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TOLEDO
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LUCAS COUNTY, OHIO
1623 - 1923
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VOL. II
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ILLUSTRATED
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Chicago and Toledo
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
1923
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RALPH ABNER LANDERS.
Toledo owes much to the enterprising spirit and
business ability of Ralph Abner Landers, whose
activities for nearly twenty years have been a forceful
factor in advancing the interests of the city along
industrial lines. He was born at Somerville,
Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, Sept. 23, 1873, and his
parents were Stephen and Isabella (Adams) Landers,
the former a native of Nova Scotia, Canada, while the latter
was born on the Isle of Man, England. They became
residents of Massachusetts at an early period in their lives
and both passed away in that state. In their family
were eight children, six of whom are living: Joseph
W., of Boston, Massachusetts; James H., whose
home is at Mattapan, that state; T. Nelson, residing
at Milton; Charles S., of Somerville; Edward E.,
who is a resident of Belmont; and Ralph A. All
are residents of the Bay State except Ralph A., their
homes being either in or near the city of Boston.
Ralph Abner Landers acquired his education in
the public schools of Somerville, Massachusetts, and on
becoming a wage earner he attended night classes. He
was connected with the dry goods commission houses in the
east until 1904, when he came to Toledo for the purpose of
opening a branch plant of the Landers Brothers
Company, whose main factory had been established at Boston,
Massachusetts. Mr. Landers is president and
treasurer of the firm, which manufactures burlap, cotton
goods, buckram, rubber cloth and webbing, and under his
capable direction the business in this city ahs been rapidly
developed, one hundred and fifty employes now being required
to operate the plant. Mr. Landers is also
prominently identified with other business enterprises,
serving as president and general manager of the Toledo Auto
Fabrics Company, president and treasurer of the American
Buckram Weaving & Finishing Company; and is also a director
of the Commercial Savings Bank and Trust Company. He
possesses the foresight initiative and executive force
necessary for the successful management of extensive
interests and his efforts are resultant factors in whatever
he undertakes.
At Boston, Massachusetts, on the 28th of January, 1902,
Mr. Landers was married to Miss Annetta McClure,
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John McClure, members of a
prominent family of Prince Edward Island, Canada. They
have become the parents of three children: John W.
Landers, the second son, is deceased; the others are:
Robert G. Landers, who was born in Toledo in 1905 and is
a senior in the Scott high schools; and Sarah Louise
Landers, who was born in 1912 and is also attending the
public schools of the city.
Mr. Landers is a member of St. Paul's Methodist
Episcopal church and his political support is given to the
republican party. He is a member of the Toledo Club,
the Inverness Club, the Toledo Yacht Club and the Orpheus
Club and of the last named organization has served as
president. He is a Knights Templar Mason and in the
consistory he has attained the thirty-second degree, while
he has also crossed the sands of the desert with the Nobles
of the Mystic Shrine. Like all men who have achieved
success in the best sense of the terms, he has been an
indefatigable worker and his prosperity has been won by
methods which neither seek nor require disguise. In
manufacturing circles of Toledo he occupies a position of
importance and what he has accomplished represents the fit
utilization of his innate powers and talents. Mr.
Landers' residence is at No.
403
Melrose avenue.
Source: Toledo and Lucas
County, Ohio 1623-1923 - Vol. II - Publ. 1923 - Page 625 -
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