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Bushnell, Holton A., p. o. Bridgeport, the genial and popular proprietor of the Servis Hotel at Bridgeport,
is descended from one of the oldest local families. His father is James A. Bushnell, whose large farms are situated
on the lake road near Lakeport. James Bushnell is a staunch Republican and has for years been a prominent factor
in town politics, besides filling various offices of responsibility, such as assessor and town auditor. Holton
Bushnell was born at the homestead farm. March 8, 1869, and began his education at Yates Polytechnic Institute
at Chittenango. taking the full course of three years. Returning to the farm for a year he decided to prepare for
a life of business activity and took a course of study at the Wells Business College, Syracuse, during the winters
of 1887 and 1888. Then, after an extended tour of the West. he accepted a Situation as freight clerk with the N.
Y. C. R. R. at Canastota, N. Y., remaining there a year. After a few months in the office of Hill & Co., wholesale
jewelers of Chicago, he became a traveling salesman for Groveham & Co., Chicago jobbers in grocer's specialties,
having the State of Michigan for his field of operations. The year following was spent still further west, traveling
through Minnesota and Wisconsin for a Syracuse manufacturer of silverware and novelties. Mr. Bushnell's wanderings
were cut short May 3, 1896, by his marriage to Nellie Grace Nichols, daughter of J. H. Nichols, a prominent merchant
of this place. Soon after marriage he leased the somewhat venerable hotel then known as the Nichols House at Bridgeport,
operating it with success until November of 1897, when he secured a lease of the Servis Hotel, which he now conducts
as a first class hotel.
FROM:
Our County and it's people
A Descriptive and Biographical Record of
Madison County, New York
Edited by: John E. Smith
The Boston History Co., Publishers 1890
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