Aug 22,1827 Ezra Butler Eddy 1827-1906 match manufacturer, was born on this day in 1827 in Bristol, Vermont; died in Hull, Quebec Feb. 12 1906. Eddy moved his small friction match factory from Burlington Vermont to Hull in 1851 to be near a steady supply of matchwood and water power. He sold his product all across eastern Canada, and after disastrous fires in 1983 and 1900, his E. B. Eddy Co. diversified into paper and box products, as well as export markets. He was elected Mayor of Hull 6 times, and served in the Quebec Assembly from 1871-75. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 22,1834 - Samuel Langley pioneer in aviation: Langley Air Force Base [in Virginia] bears his name; died Feb 27, 1906 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------