Identifier: menofprogressbio00her (find matches)
Title: Men of progress; biographical sketches and portraits of leaders in business and professional life in the state of Rhode Island and Providence plantations
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Herndon, Richard Williams, Alfred M. (Alfred Mason), 1840-1896 Blanding, William F
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Publisher: Boston, New England Magazine
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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Dr. Cooks privateschool for boys in Webster, Mass. At the age ofeighteen he left school and settled in Providence,where he commenced his business career. In 1857he went to New York, where he engaged in the HOLBROOK, Albert, manufacturer, Provi-dence, was born in Providence, February 5, 1813,son of Abel and Sally (Hopkins) Holbrook. Hewas one of the originators of the firm of A. & C.W.Holbrook, manufacturers of raw-hide goods, princi-pally at first of loom pickers, but developing intonumerous other articles composed of that material.This business is at the present time managed byhis three sons, George A., Albert, Jr., and CharlesW. Holbrook 2d. At its origin, in 1842, the firmname was the same as to-day, the Charles W. Hol-brook associated with him being his brother, aboutsix years his junior. His paternal ancestral line, sofar as known, starts from Thomas Holbrook, whoemigrated from England in 1635 and settled inWeymouth, Mass., and runs through John, Ichabod, 40 MEN OF PROGRESS.
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,^M^<r)/s^^n^p^. MEN OF PROGRESS. 41 David,Ichabod, Nathaniel, Abel and Albert Hol-brook. The ancestral home was soon changed toBraintree, Mass., where Abel was born April 5,1788. About the year 1812 Abel removed to Prov-idence, where he became acquainted with SallyHopkins and made her his wife. Sallys ancestralline ran from Thomas Hopkins, son of William andJoanna (Arnold) Hopkins, born in England, April7, 1616, and continuing through Thomas, Amos,Uriah, Sally and Albert. Four children were bornto Abel and Sally: Albert, February 5, 1813;Harriet, June 23, 1814; Charles, July 21, 1816;who died in childhood; and Charles William, Jan-uary 6, 1819. Mr. Holbrooks early life was veryinauspicious, being left fatherless when six yearsold and motherless before the age of twelve. Inhis twelfth year, November 1824, he was sent tolive with Benjamin Lewis, who had married a rela-tive, with the understanding that he was to serve anapprenticeship with Mr. Lewis, learning the tradeas a mason. Thi

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