Wayne County Biographies



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A. W. Meyer

A. W. Meyer, proprietor of the Richmond Carpet Company, 727 Main street, Richmond. Ind., was born in Prussia in 1845, and in 1853 came to the United States and settled in Cincinnati, Ohio; subsequently removed to Dayton, and in 1869 came to Richmond. He learned the book-binder's trade in Dayton, and after coming to Richmond was employed as foreman in Nicholson's bindery six years. He was then in business for himself in a grocery six years, and then in the queen's-ware business. In January, 1884, he became established in his present business, keeping purely a carpet house. C. H. Personett, formerly of L. M. Jones & Co., is the general manager. Mr. Meyer was a member of the City Council from 1880 till 1882. He is a member of Richmond Lodge, No. 254, 1. O. O. F., and Oriental Encampment, No. 28. In 1876 he represented his lodge in the Grand Lodge of Indiana.

Source:
History of Wayne County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884. Volume 2