Wakefield, Cyrus
manufacturer, was born Feb. 7, 1811, in Roxbury, N. H.
He originated the rattan business in this country, and discovered several methods of utilizing the rattan waste, while of the split rattans he made furniture and carriage-bodies. He established a large factory for these manufactures in South Reading, Mass., where his rattan-works cover seven acres of ground. He died Oct. 26, 1873, in Boston, Mass.
WAKEFIELD, GEORGE WASHING- TON, lawyer, jurist, was born Nov. 22, 1839, near De Witt, Ill. He was admitted to the bar in 1868; in 1885-86 he became circuit judge in the fourth judicial district of Iowa; and since 1887 has been district judge. Since 1892 he has been president of the board of trustees of Sioux City Public library. He is interested in science and literature, and occasionally writes on those subjects.