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John W. Page |
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Banker and merchant, was born in
Gilmanton, N. H., Jan. 13, 1814; resided there until he became of age, and
on his twenty-first birthday, Jan. 13, 1835, was married, and the same
year removed with the other members of his father's family, to
Metamora. His wife was Miss Rebecca Edgerly Page, daughter of True
Page, Esq., of Gilmanton, and was born in Montville, Me., June 11,
1812. They have had a family of five children, all but one of whom,
Charles A., are now deceased. Mr. Page engaged in farming and house
carpentering, and built the first frame house in Metamora village, then
Hanover. In 1858, he, with his brother Adino, engaged in the grocery
business, afterward adding general merchandise, and in the Spring of 1875,
they purchased of James F. Earl the Metamora Bank. He was elected
Coroner of the county, in 1844, and Commissioner of Schools the following
year, both of which offices he resigned in 1846, to enter the Mexican war,
where he served nearly a year as Sergeant in the 4th I. V. At the
time of his enlistment he held a commission as First Lieutenant in the
Illinois State Militia. In 1857, he was elected County Treasurer,
and held the office two terms. He was the first Treasurer of the
village corporation, holding that office from 1859 to 1869, and has also
been the Treasurer of the Woodford County Agricultural Society since its
organization. He has served two terms as Conty Supervisor, and has
been Township School Trustee and Township Treasurer, and is also the
Treasurer of the Metamora Public
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