Ames, Oakes Angier
manufacturer, banker, was born April 15, 1829, in Easton, Mass. This successful manufacturer and financier is the president of the Oliver Ames and Sons corporation of North Easton, Mass., an institution which has a national reputation as manufacturers of shovels, spades, and hardware specialties. He is president of the North Easton savings bank; vicepresident of the Easton national bank; director of the Lincoln national bank of Boston; director of the Kenily iron and machine company of Canton; director of the Washington Mills emery company; president of the Ames security register company; and trustee of the state lunatic hospital at Taunton. Mr. Ames is an influential man in manufacturing and financial circles in the New England states.