Charles G. Sargent, Westford’s Edison
We might think of Charles Grandison Sargent as Westford’s Thomas Alva Edison. He lived a generation before Edison, but like Edison, he had that inventive genius that brought wealth to both men. Named after Samuel Richardson’s 18th century fictional character, Charles Grandison, who personified Richardson’s views of a true Christian gentleman, Mr. Sargent lived up to his namesake.