But his ambitions led him to seek in America a broader and better field for the development of those talents which he has displayed in various business capacities, and which have marked him as a man of ability and enterprise. Landing in New York City on the 29th of August, 1880, he entered the employ of the American Gas Meter Company, manufacturers of gas meters, where he remained twelve years. In 1892 he associated himself with the Union Granite Company as a salesman in the factory, and a year later was made Vice-President and in 1894 President, which office he still holds. This corporation has its office and factories at the old Weehawken ferry landing above Weehawken, in Hudson County, and is one of the largest and most Successful of its kind in the United States. The company manufactures sanitary laundry trays, granite, slate, and porcelain wash trays and sinks, combination bath and wash trays, slate mantels and wainscoting, slate stairs, water closets and urinals, vestibules, wood mantels, soapstone washtubs, etc. Mr. Conway's genius is well illustrated in his slate tub and combination bath and washtubs, which he invented and patented, and which have gained a wide reputation. Under his able and energetic management the business of the company has steadily grown to extensive proportions and ranks among the leading industries of Hudson County. Its present standing and successful trade are largely due to his ability, sagacity, and unceasing devotion to the manufacturing and business ends.

Mr. Conway was elected to the Board of Council of the Town of Union for the years 1891, 1892, 1898, and 1899, and during one term was its Chairman. As a Democrat he has been active and influential in party affairs, has frequently served as a delegate to local, county, and congressional conventions, and has been a member of the Hudson County Democratic Committee. He is Chairman of the Third Ward Democratic Club of the Town of Union, where he resides, and was for three years Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Union Hill Fire Department. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, of the Royal Arcanum, of the Catholic Benevolent Legion, and of the Columbia Hose Company of Union Hill, which he largely aided in organizing. In all these positions as well as in business affairs he has exhibited ability, sound judgment, and all the qualities which distinguish the successful man.