Identifier: markinconnect00osbo (find matches)
Title: Men of mark in Connecticut; ideals of American life told in biographies and autobiographies of eminent living Americans
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Osborn, Norris Galpin, b. 1858, ed
Subjects: Connecticut -- Biography
Publisher: Hartford, Conn., W.R. Goodspeed
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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matics. He lived a con-scientious Christian life and the Sperry home was beautiful in itsgentle, consistent Christian atmosphere. Mr. Sperrys mother wasAtlanta (Sperry) Sperry, a woman whose character and influencewere of strength and beauty comparable to that of her husband. Brought up on his fathers farm, healthy in body and alert inmind, Nehemiah Sperry was a busy, vigorous, and active lad, whoformed habits of industry at an early age and made the most ofmeager educational advantages. He loved nature and books, espe-cially historical works, and when not at work or school he usuallyemployed his time in fishing or reading. He evinced unusual mentalpowers and was qualified to teach school and did so with success at suchan early age that he had contemporaries for pupils. After a few yearsat the district school he went to New Haven and studied for one yearat Professor Smiths private school, earning his board by working nightsand betimes in the morning. He taught school several terms and
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1 NEHEMIAH D. SPERRY 61 received the highest salary of any district school teacher in the State.From the time he was fourteen Mr. Sperry lived in New Haven, whichis still his home, and when not studying or teaching he worked at learn-ing the trade of mason and builder. When he was still a very youngman he entered into partnership with his brother-in-law, forming thefirm of Sperry & Smith, which is in existence to-day and is the old-est and one of the largest and finest firms of its kind in the State.They have built many of the leading factories and most handsomepublic buildings and residences in New Haven and vicinity. Thefirm is now Smith, Sperry & Treat, masons, builders, and con-tractors. When Nehemiah Sperry as a young boy first became a resident ofNew Haven he began at once to be identified with all the best interestsof that city. He joined the Congregational Church of which he is stillan active member and as soon as he could vote he became a staunchand prominent member o

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