Advertisement

Edward Alonzo Adey

Advertisement

Edward Alonzo Adey

Birth
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
21 Sep 1930 (aged 74)
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Burial
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 29.7652774, Longitude: -95.3850323
Plot
Sect. F-2, Lot 86
Memorial ID
View Source
Married Flora Sweet, December 31, 1884, in Houston, Harris County, Texas
**************************

Men of Affairs of Houston and Environs:
A Newspaper Reference Work
1913

Edward Alonzo Adey, pioneer Houston stationer and printer, vice-president of the Dealy-Adey-Elgin Company, stationers and printers, was born in Springfield, Mass., March 27, 1856; son of Alonzo A. and Harriet Fitzhugh Adey, who were born in England. Has resided in Houston nearly fifty years. Began business career when 14 years of age with the E. H. Gushing Company, then the largest printing and publishing concern in Houston. In 1881 he formed a partnership with A. H. Wilkins under the name of Wilkins & Adey. In 1898 became a member of the Pastoriza Printing Company, serving as vice-president. Mr. Adey was one of the organizers of the Standard Printing Company, being manager, vice-president and later president of this concern. In 1910 he severed his connection with the Standard to found the Dealy-Adey Company, now the Dealy-Adey-Elgin Company, Inc. Mr. Adey is a member of the Houston Club and the Elks. He was married December 31, 1884, to Miss Flora Sweet. Has two sons, E. M. Jr. and Herbert Fitzhugh Adey.

Married Flora Sweet, December 31, 1884, in Houston, Harris County, Texas
**************************

Men of Affairs of Houston and Environs:
A Newspaper Reference Work
1913

Edward Alonzo Adey, pioneer Houston stationer and printer, vice-president of the Dealy-Adey-Elgin Company, stationers and printers, was born in Springfield, Mass., March 27, 1856; son of Alonzo A. and Harriet Fitzhugh Adey, who were born in England. Has resided in Houston nearly fifty years. Began business career when 14 years of age with the E. H. Gushing Company, then the largest printing and publishing concern in Houston. In 1881 he formed a partnership with A. H. Wilkins under the name of Wilkins & Adey. In 1898 became a member of the Pastoriza Printing Company, serving as vice-president. Mr. Adey was one of the organizers of the Standard Printing Company, being manager, vice-president and later president of this concern. In 1910 he severed his connection with the Standard to found the Dealy-Adey Company, now the Dealy-Adey-Elgin Company, Inc. Mr. Adey is a member of the Houston Club and the Elks. He was married December 31, 1884, to Miss Flora Sweet. Has two sons, E. M. Jr. and Herbert Fitzhugh Adey.



Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement