His boyhood days were partly spent in Northumberland County, where he enjoyed such educational advantages as the country schools of those times afforded. He was a clerk at Berlinsville, Milton, Easton and Catasauqua, all in Pennsylvania. At the age of twenty he became an apprentice to the Crane Iron Works, and, having learned the machinist trade, he became an agent of their mining interests at Catasauqua and vicinity.

After Mr. Weaver was thus employed for several years, he became assistant superintendent of the Thomas Iron Company at Hokendauqua. The Lock Ridge furnaces were erected for the Lock Ridge Iron Company and were successfully, operated by him in the interest of the Thomas Iron Company. After concluding his labors at this place, he went to Pine Grove, where the latter company had extensive property and remained three years. The Millerstown Iron Company secured his services for a time. In July, 1879, he took charge of the Coplay furnaces as superintendent. Here he remained for a number of years. He died in Catasauqua October 11, 1893.

Mr. Weaver was a director of the Macungie Iron Company; a director of the National Banks of Catasauqua and Slatington; and a director of the Hokendauqua Bridge Company. In politics he was a Republican, but he never aspired for official position. In his religious affiliations he was a Presbyterian. He had an active business career in various fields of labor, in which he demonstrated his thorough knowledge of all departments. As a citizen, Mr. Weaver was patriotic, enterprising and public-spirited. Socially he was a prince of gentlemen. The better he was known, the more he was loved.

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