# David Harum — Character guide

> Key figures in David Harum by Edward Noyes Westcott.

- [David Harum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/david_harum.md): David Harum runs the local bank and horse-trading business, holding court over Homeville gossip with a tongue that slides between the serious and the facetious without any clear boundary. He hires a young city man named 
- [John Lenox](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/john_lenox.md): John arrives in Homeville with modest bookkeeping experience and a letter of introduction from General Wolsey, expecting straightforward employment under an eccentric old banker. His half-formed prejudices against David 
- [Aunt Polly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/aunt_polly.md): Known to nearly everyone as Aunt Polly, Mrs. Bixbee manages David's home and watches him with affectionate suspicion across the supper table. When David announces he has telegraphed for a young man from New York, she pre
- [Mrs. Bixbee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/mrs_bixbee.md): A deceased woman whose memory and affairs are discussed in the community.
- [Miss Blake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/miss_blake.md): Miss Blake enters John's orbit as he settles into Homeville life, and her presence gradually turns his attention from city ambitions toward something more personal. Their developing connection gives the novel a romantic 
- [Dick Larrabee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/dick_larrabee.md): Dick Larrabee pursues amusement with little regard for delicacy or bashfulness, yet he is fundamentally honest and fiercely loyal to David, whom he cannot fully fathom. His strong opinions and easy sociability place him 
- [Mrs. Cullom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/mrs_cullom.md): Known variously as the Widow Cullom and Old Mrs. Cullom, she belongs to the older layer of Homeville society that David recalls with a mixture of nostalgia and dry commentary. Her presence in the town's talk and dealings
- [Mary Blake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/mary_blake.md): A young woman from John Lenox's past, connected to Miss Blake.
- [Mrs. Julius Carling](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/mrs_julius_carling.md): Mrs. Carling belongs to the moneyed set that descends on Homeville in warm months, her presence noted and discussed by locals like David Harum. She moves in the same circles as the Verjoos family, whose daughters Claricy
- [Chet Timson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/chet_timson.md): Chet Timson runs the routine of Harum's bank with an unceasing flow of words, instructing newcomer John Lenox while boasting of grievances and imagined slights. David calls him a helpless critter for all his bragging, an
- [Price](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/price.md): A minor character involved in local business transactions.
- [Mr. Euston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/mr_euston.md): A gentleman from the city who interacts with John Lenox.
- [Billy P. Cullom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/billy_p_cullom.md): A local man, part of the Cullom family, involved in community life.
- [Zeke Swinney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/zeke_swinney.md): A farmer and occasional horse trader in the town.
- [Mr. Smith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/mr_smith.md): A minor character, possibly a church member or local businessman.
- [Miss Verjoos](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/miss_verjoos.md): A local woman, part of the Verjoos family, known in the community.
- [Lish Harum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/lish_harum.md): A relative or acquaintance of David Harum, mentioned in passing.
- [The Doctor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/the_doctor.md): The town physician, called upon for medical emergencies.
- [Miss Clara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/miss_clara.md): A young woman, possibly a friend or relative of the Blakes.
- [Jeffrey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/jeffrey.md): A minor character, possibly a servant or worker.
- [Peleg Hopkins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/peleg_hopkins.md): A young man, possibly a clerk or apprentice.
- [Mis' Jones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/mis_jones.md): A local woman, possibly a churchgoer or neighbor.
- [General Wolsey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/general_wolsey.md): A historical figure mentioned as a reference, not a character.
- [Charley Cullom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/charley_cullom.md): A member of the Cullom family, possibly a son.
- [Mrs. Ruggles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/mrs_ruggles.md): A married woman, part of the Ruggles family.
- [Deakin Perkins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/characters/deakin_perkins.md): A church deacon in the town.

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