Walter Chichester Quintard (January 14, 1816 – November 10, 1899) was a two-term Mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut from 1873 to 1875 and in 1879. He was a partner in the carriage-making firm of Quintard and Smith. He is included in the Victorian and Album of Norwalk.[1] Quintard was the second chief executive of South Norwalk, succeeding Dudley P. Ely who then had a second term after Quintard's before Quintard returned to office in 1879. [2]
Biography[]
Quintard was a woodworker and worked at the Big Shop in Ridgefield, Connecticut where carriages were made.[3] The Big Shop was on the site of the present Congregational Church at the corner of West Lane and Main Street.[4] A carriage from his own firm, Quintard & Smith, was purchased for $142.50 and added to with harness from Stamford for a total of $175. [5]
On April 7, 1868, Quintard was a corporate sponsor for the new parish established in South Norwalk.[6] Quintard and his business partner Wm. Alex Smith served as trustees of the parochial fund.[7]
References[]
- ^ Bloom, Ralph C.; Ray, Deborah Wing; Stewart, Gloria P. (5 February 1983). "Tintype to Snapshot: An Album of Victorian Norwalk". Donning Publications. https://books.google.com/books?id=bOYnAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Walter+C.+Quintard%22&dq=%22Walter+C.+Quintard%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj5nKzGno_ZAhUDXa0KHTzYD384ChDoAQg3MAM.
- ^ Association, Norwalk Historical and Memorial Library (5 February 2018). "Norwalk After Two Hundred & Fifty Years: An Account of the Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Charter of the Town, 1651-September 11th-1901 : Including Historical Sketches of Churches, Schools, Old Homes, Institutions, Eminent Men, Patriotic and Benevolent Work, Together with the Record of Soldiers and Sailors Enlisted in Norwalk from 1676 to 1898, the Civic Progress in the Last Century and Statistics of Commerce and Other Miscellany of Local Interest". C.A. Freeman. https://books.google.com/books?id=J-NDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA882&lpg=PA882&dq=%22Walter+C.+Quintard%22+-wikipedia&source=bl&ots=8XZ_xYCMMq&sig=lgQ5Wv48hm8bne3LIoJKfvxRcVA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiHprWto4_ZAhUESa0KHft5DmAQ6AEIQjAJ#v=onepage&q=%22Walter+C.+Quintard%22+-wikipedia&f=false.
- ^ Rockwell, George Lincoln; Rockwell, George Lounsbury (5 February 1979). "The History of Ridgefield, Connecticut". Harbor Hill Books. https://books.google.com/books?id=yPELAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Walter+Quintard%22&dq=%22Walter+Quintard%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjd6vHpoo_ZAhUILKwKHVPpB8kQ6AEILzAB.
- ^ Ridgefield in Review page 165
- ^ Landmarks of New Caan page 45, from the New Canaan advertiser, New Canaan Historical Society 1951
- ^ Association, Norwalk Historical and Memorial Library (5 February 2018). "Norwalk After Two Hundred & Fifty Years: An Account of the Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Charter of the Town, 1651-September 11th-1901 : Including Historical Sketches of Churches, Schools, Old Homes, Institutions, Eminent Men, Patriotic and Benevolent Work, Together with the Record of Soldiers and Sailors Enlisted in Norwalk from 1676 to 1898, the Civic Progress in the Last Century and Statistics of Commerce and Other Miscellany of Local Interest". C.A. Freeman. https://books.google.com/books?id=J-NDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA56&dq=%22Walter+c.+Quintard%22+and+smith&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjg1rPRoY_ZAhUSP6wKHVZrBzQQ6AEIOzAD#v=onepage&q=%22Walter+c.+Quintard%22+and+smith&f=false.
- ^ "Journal of the ... Annual Convention, Diocese of New York". The Diocese. 5 February 1896. https://books.google.com/books?id=DKk9AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA74&dq=%22Quintard+and+Smith%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjiqPm-oI_ZAhUDSq0KHZkYAjcQ6AEINDAC#v=onepage&q=%22Quintard+and+Smith%22&f=false.
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Preceded by Winfield S. Hanford |
Mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut 1879 |
Succeeded by Christian Swartz |
Preceded by Dudley P. Ely |
Mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut 1873–1875 |
Succeeded by Dudley P. Ely |
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