E. S. Conway

Biography

E. S. Conway appears in the text as an influential figure at the W. W. Kimball Company in Chicago. Earle Brewster Bartlett made his acquaintance in 1872, which led to Bartlett's engagement as manager of one of the company's branch stores in 1880. Conway also took an interest in Edgar C. Smith when the latter applied for work at the Kimball Piano Store, and under Conway's tutelage and protection Smith advanced from floor salesman to manager of the store's retail department, including several branch stores. Conway was the well-known vice-president of the W. Kimball Company of Chicago. On noticing that his son Earle was making money quickly selling pianos independently in southern Minnesota, he brought him into the Kimball Company's service. He was also the father of Carle Cotter Conway, whom he induced to enter the piano business after graduating from Yale. No further biographical detail is given about him beyond his Kimball Company vice-presidency and his role in launching his sons' piano careers.

Highlights

• Well-known vice-president of the W. W. Kimball Company, Chicago
• Father of Earle Edward Conway and Carle Cotter Conway, both of whom he steered into the piano trade
• Mentored both Earle Brewster Bartlett and Edgar C. Smith at the W. W. Kimball Company

Source

Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. II (1913), pp. 106, 118, 119.

Public domain.