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William Stimson has been a general merchant of St. James, Mo., since 1884, and was born about ninety miles from London, England, in 1848. His parents, William and Jane (Gregory) Stimson, were also of English birth, and when our subject was about two years of age immigrated to the United States, locating in Cleveland, Ohio, where they made their home until about 1859, at which time they took up their abode in Phelps County, Mo., settling about twelve miles south of St. James, where the family still owns a good farm. The father was killed about 1874 by a runaway horse. He was a brick mason by trade, and while residing in his native land was a member of the I. O. O. F. The mother is still living, and resides at St. James, aged about seventy-three years, and is a worthy and consistent member of the Episcopal Church. William Stimson is the third of their four children, and received his education in the public schools of Cleveland, Ohio. After coming to Missouri he clerked in St. James for a number of years, and then engaged in merchandising at Stimson’s Iron Bank, on their farm, where he continued until 1884, since which time he has resided in St. James. He carries a stock valued at about $2,000. He has served as postmaster of St. James about four years, and is a stanch Republican in politics, and is an active worker for that party. He is a member of the A. F. & A. M. and the A. O. U. W. October 25, 1887, he was married to Miss Lizzie M., a daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Chandler, of Cleveland, Ohio. The father was formerly a sailor. Mrs. Stimson is a member of the Baptist Church.