Although he began his residency as a simple blacksmith , McCracken later made himself into one of the most prominent members of local society .
William McCracken settled in Cambridge in 1809 at the age of twenty - two .
Although William McCracken began William McCracken 's residency as a simple blacksmith , McCracken later made himself into one of the most prominent members of local society .
William McCracken settled in Cambridge in 1809 at the age of twenty - two .