Notable Figures

Modern-day figures of note around the township. Founding-era people are organized by what made them notable, on the Historical Archive shelf: Founding Families (the Ashton, Hale, and Briggs lines), Hartwell Timber Co. (the company and its men), College Origins (the founders of Oakridge), and Founding and Town Origins (Elias Hartwell and the birth of Briarmont).

• Arthur Bellamy

  
  Arthur Bellamy

  Arthur Bellamy was one of the central figures in Oakridge’s transition into a fully accredited college. A geologist from Montana, he arrived in Briarmont with a strong academic background, a disciplined administrative style, and…

• Clarence Ashton II

  
  Clarence Ashton II

  Clarence Ashton II is the current Mayor of Briarmont and one of the most visible modern representatives of the Ashton name. A descendant of the collateral Ashton branch rather than the line that inherited…

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