ALFRED HUNTLEY is a prominent engineer and machinist of the city of Holland, Mich., and is also manager of the Wolverine Electric Light Company of that city. He is a native of Kent, England, and the son of George and Harriet Huntley, who owe their nativity to that country also. The youthful days of our subject were passed in England, and he there secured a good practical education. When fifteen years of age he began serving, an apprenticeship at the machinist trade in London, England, and was thus engaged until twenty-one years of age. After this he began working at his trade in London as a journeyman, and being a thorough master of his business, seldom lacked work.

The principal event of our subject’s life occurred in 1871, when he was united in marriage with Miss Eliza Hobson, a native of England, as was also her father, Robert Hobson, who was born in Yorkshire. Mr. Hobson was a successful farmer there, and became quite wealthy. Two days after his marriage, our subject and his wife sailed for America, and reached the United States after an uneventful voyage. They settled in Holland, Mich., and Mr. Huntley was engaged as a engineer in the Metz Leather Company’s tannery, and remained there two or three years. He then removed to Muskegon and became foreman in the shops of the Chicago and West Michigan Railroad, which position he filled in a satisfactory manner for three years. Seeing a better opening for himself, he came to Holland, Mich., opened a machine-shop, and has engaged in this business up to the present time. He does general repairing in all kinds of machinery, and has five engines on the Mississippi River. He repairs all kinds of machines and stationary engines, and has just repaired a large engine of two hundred horse power. He has all the work he wants, for he is a first-class workman. Huntley & Holly organized the first electric light company, known as the Huntley & Holly Electric Light Company, which, however, only lasted on year. Later they organized the Wolverine Electric Light Company.

Mr. Huntley is a practical electric light engineer and manager for the company. He is a very expert machinist and engineer, possesses splendid executive business ability, and is most reliable, being highly esteemed in the county. He is a member of the Episcopal Church, which he supplies with electric light. Mrs. Huntley is also a member of that church, and a consistent, worth Christian. Their union has been blessed by the birth of seven children, all now at home. Mr. Huntley is a strict business man, but is public-spirited and enterprising to a great degree. In politics, he is a Democrat, and socially he is a member of the order of the Ancient Free & Accepted Masons, and has filled all the positions in his lode except that of Treasurer. He is Past Master, and takes a great deal of interest in his lodge.