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# The Late Jared E. Redfield. The funeral of Jared E. Redfield of Essex, whose death was announced yesterday, took place from his late residence in Essex yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, attended by a large number of 'relatives and friends, including many prominent gentlemen from Hartford and from other parts of the State. Mr. Redfield was Essex's most prominent resident. He had been suffering from a cold for some days prior to Tuesday, the 15th, when he left Essex on a trip to Columbus, Ohio. He drove over to Westbrook to take the cars on the Shore Line road, and feeling quite ill before the train arrived, returned home. The physicians found symptoms of pneumonia. The local physician called Dr. Shepard, of Hartford, in consultation, and under their treatment Mr. Redfield showed improvement up to Saturday evening, when the disease took an unfavorable turn and death occurred Sunday morning at 6 o'clock. The deceased was a man of much executive ability and force of character. He became largely interested in railroad operations in the West and Southwest. He was president of the Little Rock, Mississippi and Texas road, and the Columbus and Eastern, and had large interests in other enterprises. He lost a considerable fortune in one of the roads, but had recently been encouraged by a favorable outlook for realizing on his large investments in an Ohio road. He was some years ago connected with the late Governor Jewell in one of the schemes for a new road between New York and Boston. He had large interest in lumbering at Bay City, Mich., and in years past gave help to manufacturing enterprises in Essex and vicinity. For several years he was associated with State Attorney Tilton E. Doolittle of this city in winding up the affairs of the Townsend Savings bank of this city. The Hartford Post says of deceased: The death of Mr. Jared E. Redfield of Essex removes a man who has been very prominent in business circles in that town, and the announcement of his decease will be a surprise to his large circle of friends throughout the State. Mr. Redfield was closely connected with the Saybrook bank as cashier and president. Since he retired from the bank he has been engaged in railroad business. He was a genial and courteous gentleman. He was also one of the receivers of the Townsend bank of New Haven. His wife was the daughter of the late Dr. Hough, who was one of the most prominent physicians in Middlesex county. Hon. William C. Hough of Essex, and Mr. Niles P. Hough of this city, are her brothers. There are two sons of the deceased, one residing in the South and one at Danbury. The father of Mr. Redfield, Mr. Jared Redfield, was a merchant in Essex for many years, and with his excellent wife was a prominent member of the Baptist church in that place. They had three sons, all of whom engaged in the banking business, and all by their industry and superior qualifications have been promoted to the presidency of the respective bank with which they were connected. Two of them, Mr. Henry A. Redfield, president of the Phoenix National bank and Mr. John R. Redfield, president of the National Exchange bank, Hartford, are men of sound judgment and are well and most favorably known in commercial circles. It is a rare occurrence that three brothers have obtained so similar and prominent business positions.