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Charles W. Radford, superintendent of sash, door and blind factory of S.
Radford & Bro.; was born in Prospect, Seneca Co., N.Y., June 11, 1853; came
to Oshkosh with his parents, William A. and Elizabeth Robinson Radford in
1854. He has been engaged in lumber business since he was ten years of
age, first with Tolman & Harris, afterward with Chapman & Danforth. Since
1871, he has been connected with S. Radford & Bro., until 1877 as book-
keeper, since then as financial manager and superintendent of the sash,
door and blind department of the firm's business.