James Milton Gill was born in Bristol
Ferry, Rhode Island, August 24, 1875, but
was educated in Springfield, Massachu-
setts, public schools, finishing with grad-
uation from high school, class of 1895.
After completing his school years, he en-
tered the employ of the George C. Gill
Paper Company, owned by his uncle, first
going in the factory, later was in the office
department and went "on the road" in the
interests of the company. Later, he re-
signed to become manager of the Spring-
field Paper Company, with mills at Rain-
bow, Connecticut. This preparatory busi-
ness experience was all valuable in an
educational sense, and in 1902 Mr. Gill en-
gaged in the ice business in Springfield,
organizing the Springfield Consolidated
Ice Company, which was later reorganized,
he having purchased the Springfield Ice
and Coal Company and also the business
of Burger & Taft, the two largest con-
cerns in the ice business and merged them
under the title of the Springfield Ice Com-
pany, of which Mr. Gill is president.
Through these developing changes Mr.
Gill was the leading spirit and is the pres-
ent efficient chief executive of the com-
pany. He is also president of the Peerless
Hand Cuff Company, the largest manufacturers of
hand cuffs in the United States.

As a citizen, Mr. Gill bore his share of
public responsibility, and from May i,
1913, until May I, 1916, was chairman of
the Springfield board of police commis-
sioners. Politically, he is a Republican.
His clubs are the Nayasset, Rotary, Win-
throp, and Springfield Country.

Mr. Gill married, October 23, 1901, Jose-
phine Mary Wright, of Springfield, daugh-
ter of Andrew J. and Mary (Case)
Wright. Mr. and Mrs. Gill are the par-
ents of three children : Barbara, born
October 12, 1906; Clyde, born August 9,
1908; and Marjorie, born June 6, 1915.