Hunt, Herbert and Floyd C. Kaylor. Washington: West of the Cascades. Vol. II. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1917. p. 214-217. CHARLES WARREN MAYNARD: Charles Warren Maynard, manager of the Olympia Knitting Mills Company, deserves practically the entire credit for the success of this concern, as when he took charge of its affairs it was on the verge of bankruptcy. He has built up its business until its trade extends into many sections of the country and today is one of the leading productive industries of the capital city. He was born in Rockford, Winnebago county, Illinois, December 7, 1855, a son of Henry and Lucy Emeline (Kilbourn) Maynard, both of whom were natives of western Massachusetts but were married in the Prairie state. The father was born in 1807 and was therefore thirty years of age when in 1837 he removed westward to Illinois, which was then still sparsely settled. He purchased a farm, to the operation of which he devoted his remaining days, dying in 1865. He was a republican and held membership in the Unitarian church. His wife passed away in 1899, when ninety-three years old. Three of their six children survive. Charles Warren Maynard completed a course of study in the Rockford (Ill.) Academy, but in 1872, when only seventeen years old, removed to Chehalis, Lewis county, Washington territory. For a time he worked as a farm hand at twenty-five dollars a month and board and later rented land, which he cultivated successfully. In 1880 he gave up farming and engaged in the hardware business in Chehalis, becoming in time the leading hardware merchant of that section. He erected a fine block, in which he housed his store, and invested quite heavily in other town property. He was one of the founders of the Chehalis State bank and also a director therein. In 1899 he was a candidate on the republican ticket for the office of state treasurer and although he made only a few campaign speeches he was elected and in the discharge of his responsible duties more than justified the confidence of the people in his efficiency and trustworthiness. Upon taking that office, he disposed of his hardware business and upon the expiration of his term in 1904 he organized the St. Helen Condensing Company of Chehalis, of which he was president and manager until the business was sold in 1906 to the Pacific Coast Condensed Milk Company. In that year he took up his residence in Olympia and for three years lived retired, but at the end of that time reentered the business world, becoming secretary, treasurer and manager of the Olympia Knitting Mills Company, which was then almost in bankruptcy. He still retains his connection with the company, which is now the largest one of its kind in the northwest, employing fifty-five people in the factory and three traveling salesmen, who cover the northwestern states. The company manufactures sweaters, jerseys, bathing suits, knitted caps and toques and its name has already become synonymous in the Puget Sound country with high grade material and expert workmanship. Mr. Maynard was married in Chehalis on the 30th of March, 1876, to Miss Mary Alice White, a native of Lewis county, Washington , and a daughter of Charles F. White, who was one of the early pioneers of the state. They are the parents of five children, namely: Clarence Eugene, who operates a sawmill at Little Rock, Washington; Lucy E., the wife of Dr. N. J. Redpath, of Olympia; Alice, the wife of George R. Sibley, manger of the Pacific Coast Condensed Milk Company at Chehalis; Bessie, deceased; and Everett, twenty-one years old, who is now in the employ of the Olympia Knitting Mills Company and is learning the business. Mr. Maynard has been a lifelong republican and a short time after removing to Washington served for two terms as treasurer of Lewis county and later was made mayor of Chehalis. He belongs to the Masons, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias, the Ancient Order of United Workmen, the Elks and the Chamber of Commerce. Since pioneer days he has been prominently identified with the state and as agriculturalist, merchant, state official and manufacturer he has made a record of which he may well be proud. In all that he has done integrity and faithfulness to trust have gone hand in hand with sound judgment and marked ability. Submitted by: Jenny Tenlen * * * * Notice: These biographies were transcribed for the Lewis Co., WA GenWeb Project. Unless otherwise stated, no further information is available on the individual featured in the biographies.