John S. Cunningham

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John S. Cunningham

The iron foundries owned and managed by the firm of Cunningham Brothers represent an important place in the business world of Boonton. This concern has been doing business here for the past ten years and the industry is located in the old Lord Estate Foundry, which was built in 1850.

James S. CUNNINGHAM, general manager of the business, was born at Boonton, Morris county, New Jersey, September 1, 1868. His parents, Edward and Mary (COLLIGAN) CUNNINGHAM, are still living and they are spending the closing years of their lives in Boonton, where the former is known as a retired business man. He was a cooper by trade and through hard work and constant application won a fair place for himself in business circles of this county. To him and his wife were born six children, whose names are here entered in respective order of birth: James S.; Nellie, wife of John J. HILLIERY; Edward; Mary, wife of William J. LOWERY; John J.; Catherine, who is at the parental home. Mr. and Mrs. CUNNINGHAM are both in good health and they are sincerely beloved by their fellow citizens.

At the tender age of eleven years James S. CUNNINGHAM left school and began to work. He filled various positions until eighteen years of age when he began to learn the trade of moulder. He has been engaged in foundry work during the long intervening years to the present time and since 1903 has been a member of the firm of Cunningham Brothers, who conduct the iron foundries in Boonton. The firm is comprised of James S. CUNNINGHAM, John J. CUNNINGHAM and Charles S. CASE, the first mentioned being general manager of the foundries. A force of thirty-five men are employed and a fine business is controlled.

In 1892 Mr. CUNNINGHAM married Alice GUITON, a native of Boonton, daughter of Jeremiah and Mary (KELLY) GUITON. Mr. GUITON was for many years engaged in agricultural pursuits in the vicinity of Boonton, but he and his wife are now both deceased. The Guiton family consists of the following children: James, Mary, Edward, Dennis, Alice, Margaret, Ellen, Patrick, Josephine, John. To Mr. and Mrs. CUNNINGHAM have been born four children: Marie, Dolores, James, Monica. In religious faith the family are devout communicants of the Catholic church. Politically, Mr. CUNNINGHAM is Independent. He is affiliated with the R.A. and with the S.P.A.