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JOHN T. ARNOLD John T. Arnold, who is numbered among the successful business men of Bradford, where he is carrying on a thriving lumber yard enterprise, was born in Miami county, in 1868, a son of David and Mary (Ross) Arnold. His father, who fought four years in the Union army during the Civil war, as a member of an Ohio volunteer infantry regiment, later became a farmer, then entered the lumber and grain business, and became one of the successful commercial operators of Bradford, where he was also vice-president of the Bradford Bank. There were three children in the family: John T.; Mrs. J. C. Weaver, of Bradford; and Mrs. R. J. D. Hoover, of Waynesboro, Pa. John T. Arnold was educated in the public schools of Bradford, after leaving which he received his introduction to the lumber business as assistant to his father. At the time of his father's death, in 1914, he took charge of the business, which he has operated to the present time with increasing success. Mr. Arnold married Ida V., daughter of Abraham and Katherine Brandt, of Bradford, and to this union there has been born a son: John Lawson, who volunteered for service in the United States army during the World war, rose to the rank of top sergeant, and saw overseas service of one year's duration. On his return he became associated in business with his father. He married Eldora, daughter of Albert Mautz, of Illinois. Until a year ago, John T. Arnold was president of the Bradford Bank, but at that time a consolidation was effected with the First National Bank and he disposed of his interests, although he still continues to be numbered among Bradford's leading citizens and business men. He has served five years as a member of the board of school directors and in various other ways has displayed his public spirit and good citizenship. His only fraternal connection is with the local lodge of the Masonic order,, in which he has numerous friends. He is a member of the Presbyterian church. Return to the biography index Copyright
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