The Biographical Dictionary of America/Ames, Oakes Angier

AMES, Oakes Angler, manufacturer, was born in Easton, Mass., April 15, 1829, son of Oakes and Eveline (Gilmore) Ames. He early gained complete knowledge of the shovel business begun by his grandfather, Oliver Ames, in 1803, and was for many years its painstaking superintendent, and ultimately its president. His business interests extended to many other important enterprises, he being president of the South Side plantation company of Louisiana, and director in the American loan and trust company of Boston, and in other concerns. He served as president of the North Easton savings bank and vice-president of the Easton national bank, and as a trustee of the Taunton lunatic asylum. He was married July 19, 1855, to Katherine, daughter of Aaron Hobart. Two sons, Hobart and Winthrop, survived him. He died at Easton, Mass., Sept. 19, 1899.