A modern history of New Haven and eastern New Haven County, Vol. II, Part 74

Author: Hill, Everett Gleason, 1867- [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1918
Publisher: New York, Chicago, The S. J. Clarke publishing company
Number of Pages: 986

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In early life Dwight M. Lewis attended the schools of New Haven and the Hillhouse high school and, like many of the successful representatives of the medical fraternity of this city, he is a Yale man. He there pursued liis more specifically classical course and won his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1897. He went to the south, however, for professional training, matriculating in Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore, from which he was grad- uated with the M. D. degree in 1901. He then entered upon the actual work of the profes- sion in connection with the City Hospital of Boston, Massachusetts, where he remained for two and a half years. He afterward spent one year in post graduate work in Germany and entered upon private practice in New Haven in 1906, and through the intervening period has built up a large and lucrative practice that is indicative of the confidence and trust reposed in him. He is careful in the diagnosis of his cases but upon reaching a conclusion he attacks disease vigorously and generally successfully, and seldom errs in foreseeing the out- come of a case. He belongs to the New Haven Medical Society, of which he was formerly an officer and also has membership in the New Haven County and Connecticut State Medical Societies and the American Medical Association, and belongs to the American Public Health Association. In 1906 he was appointed a member of the board of health and has been city bacteriologist of New Haven from that date to the present time. In this connection he has done splendid service, his scientific knowledge and skill making his labors of the greatest possible public worth.

On the 2d of September, 1909, Dr. Lewis was married to Miss Helen Fuller, of Hamp- ton, Connecticut, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Fuller. They became the parents of three children, of whom one, Richard Fuller, died when four years of age. The others are: Dwight Milton, born in 1914; and Lawrence Hart, born in November, 1916.

Dr. Lewis gives his political allegiance to the republican party and is well informed Vol. 11-27

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concerning the questions and issues of the day. His ambition, however, does not center along political lines but is concentrated upon professional attainment. Recognizing fully the grave responsibilities that devolve upon the physician, he puts forth every effort to qualify for the important work that is before him and he has made for himself a most creditable position in professional circles of the city.

SIG HERRMANN.

Sig Herrmann, conducting a successful tailoring business in New Haven, was born in Saaz, Bohemia, June 9, 1866, a son of Jacob and Anna (Freund) Herrmann. The father engaged in merchandising in Bavaria and is still living there at the very advanced age of ninety-four years, but his wife passed away in that country in 1909. In the family were eight children, of whom Sig Herrmann was the youngest.

In his boyhood days he attended school in his native country and was about ten years when his parents removed to Bavaria, after which he learned the tailor's trade, serving an apprenticeship which he begun at the age of fourteen years. He was a youth of sixteen when he crossed the Atlantie to America in 1882, and after reaching the new world he worked at his trade in New Haven, heing thus employed until he attained his majority, when he went to New York city, where he served in the capacity of a cutter. He remained in the metropolis for five years, after which be established himself in the tailoring business in New Haven in 1893. Ile began business in a small way but has de- veloped one of the largest tailoring establishments of the city and has won a place among New Haven's representative business men. He holds to the highest standards in his busi- ness, both in workmanship and in design. His prices are reasonable, his goods thoroughly attractive and his lines show the latest designs known to the tailoring trade. His record is that of a self-made man and he deserves much credit for what he has accomplished, as he has depended entirely upon his own resources for advancement in the business world.

On the 17th of March, 1895, Mr. Herrmann was united in marriage to Miss Caroline G. Weil, of New Haven, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Weil. Mrs. Herrmann passed away in New Haven, November 7, 1914. There were three children born of that union: Julius B., born in 1896, was graduated June 20, 1917, from the Sheffield 'Scientific School; Albert M., born in 1898, is a freshman attending the Sheffield Scientific School and it is expected that he, too, will complete a full course at Yale. Bertha Louise, born in May, 1904, is a student in the public schools.

Politically Mr. Herrmann is not allied with any party but maintains an independent course. He is identified with the Fraternal Order of Eagles, also with the Red Men and the Woodmen of the World, and he is widely and favorably known in these different organizations. He has many sterling qualities which have gained him the thorough re- spect and high regard of his business associates and have won him the warm friendship of many with whom he has been brought in contact.

REV. JOHN J. McGIVNEY.

Rev. John J. MeGivney, pastor of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic church of Westville and one of the best known priests in the diocese, was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, Oeto- ber 25, 1870, a son of Patrick and Mary (Lynch) McGivney, both of whom were natives of Ireland, whence they came to America in early life. The father crossed the Atlantic in 1847 and the mother a few years later, both becoming residents of Waterbury, where the father worked for E. C. Lewis as an iron moulder. He continued in the iron business at Water- bury to the time of his death, which occurred in 1872. His widow survived him for a con- siderable period and died in 1888. In their family were thirteen children, of whom Rev. John J. McGivney was the twelfth in order of birth.

In early life he attended the public and high schools of Waterbury and was grad- uated with the class of 1888. He continued his education in St. Charles College of Baltimore,

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Maryland, being graduated in 1890. He next became a student in St. John's Seminary at Brighton, now a part of Boston, Massachusetts, and later he entered Niagara University, where he was ordained to the priesthood in 1896. 1Ie entered upon active service as a representative of the Catholic ministry in connection with St. Augustine's church at Bridgeport, where he continued for three years. He was next assigned to dnty with St. Rose's church at Meriden, where he continued for two years, and later he was pastor of St. Mary's church at Milford, Connecticut, and missionary apostolic for the diocese of Hartford. He occupied that position for three years and in 1905 came to Westville, since which time he has been the beloved pastor of St. Joseph's church, which had been established some years before. Father McGivney is a member of all the different church societies and is prominent in the Knights of Columbus, being state chaplain in that organization.

In public affairs Father McGivney takes an active and helpful interest. He is a member of the board of directors of the New Haven Public Library and is a member of the board of education at Westville. He is also on the board of directors of the Westville Donald G. Mitchell Memorial Library. He takes a most active and helpful interest in community affairs but allows nothing to interfere with the performance of his ecclesiastical duties and has become one of the prominent representatives of the Catholic priesthood in his diocese.

CLARENCE PECK BRADLEY.

Clarence Peck Bradley has since 1885 been connected with the affairs of the Bradley & Hubbard Mfg. Co., of which he is now the president. He was in that year elected one of its directors and has since had active voice in its management. He is now bending his energies to administrative direction and executive control in this connection, and experience covering a third of a century well qualifies him for bis onerous duties and responsibilities.

The only son and child of Nathaniel L. Bradley, he was born in Meriden and comes of New England ancestry. His father and his grandfather were natives of Connecticut, while his great-grandfather, Daniel Bradley, was a Vermont farmer who was driven from his home at the time of the military operations of the British in that section during the Revolutionary war. He removed to Hamden, Connecticut, and afterward became a resident of Cheshire, where his son, Levi Bradley, was born on the 11th of November, 1792. The latter devoted his life to agricultural pursuits and maintained the highest standards in farm work, being a man of great energy and keen business discernment. He passed away March 18, 1877. His wife bore the maiden name of Abigail Ann Atwater and they were the parents of three sons and two daughters: Samuel; William L .; Nathaniel L .; Emeline Amelia, who became the wife of Alfred P. Curtis: and Abby Ann, who became the wife of Walter Hubbard, at one time president of the Bradley & Hubbard Mfg. Co. Her death occurred in 1852.

Of this family Nathaniel Lyman Bradley was born in Cheshire, December 27, 1820, and supplemented his educational training received in the Cheshire schools by study in the Meriden Academy, from which in due time he was graduated. At the age of fifteen he entered the employ of E. B. M. Hughes, a hardware merehant of New Haven, but after a year he was obliged to return to the farm, as his father needed bis assistance, and he there worked in the fields until he attained his majority. He did not find the pursuit congenial, however, and after reaching man's estate he eagerly availed himself of the oppor- tunity to become one of the stockholders in a clock manufacturing concern at Sonthington, Connecticut. After six months' experience in the factory he was offered a contract of making three hundred clocks per day and accepted it. The company, however, soon became overstocked and Mr. Bradley was sent to New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash- ington to push the sale of the product. It was at this time that he proved his ability in salesmanship. He not only disposed of the stock on hand but secured orders for more. and in 1854 he became one of the organizers of the business which has since figured so prominently in the industrial and commercial life of Meriden under the name of the Bradley & Hubbard Mfg. Co. Mr. Bradley was made its treasurer and contributed in marked measure to the success of the undertaking. He was also one of the directors of the first street railway company of Meriden, became a director of the First National Bank,

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of the City Savings Bank, the Meriden Trust & Safe Deposit Company and the Meriden Republican Publishing Company, together with other business enterprises which have been dominant factors in the upbuilding of the city.

In the midst of business interests which would have taxed to the utmost many a man of no inconsiderable power and resourcefulness, Mr. Bradley yet found time to devote to public interests and served as alderman of his city and as acting mayor, giving stanch support at all times to the principles of the republican party. He was also a helpful mem- ber of the First Congregational church and for several decades served as chairman of the society's committee. He was ever most generous in his contribution to the work of the church and its kindred interests and was a helpful advocate of the Young Men's Chris- tian Association and gave liberally toward the erection of the Association building. He was also a liberal contributor toward the Curtis Memorial Public Library and manifested the same spirit of aid and helpfulness toward the Meriden Boys' Club. For a long period he was one of the trustees of the Connecticut School for Boys and in July, 1899, was elected president of its board, but other urgent demands upon his time and attention caused him to resign. He was deeply concerned in those matters which have to do with civic virtue and civic pride and his aid and influence were always given on the side of improvement in the way of streets, parks, cemeteries, etc. In 1905 he gave to Meriden several acres for park pur- poses. He was a director of the Walnut Grove Cemetery Association and he was president of the Meriden Hospital. He was also president of the Meriden Trotting Park Association. He belonged to the Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and his in- terest in public affairs was deep, effective and beneficial. On the 25th of October, 1859, he wedded Harriet E. Peck, a daughter of Selden and Lucy Hooker ( Hart ; Peck. of Kensington, Connecticut, and they became the parents of one only son, Clarence Peck.

The closest business as well as personal relations existed between father and son and it was but natural that Clarence P. Bradley should continue in the line of business with which his father had so long been identified. He had been well qualified for life's practical and re- sponsible duties by thorough educational training. After attending the schools of Meriden he continued his studies in the Russell Military School at New Haven and afterward went abroad, being given the choice of a college education or of extensive foreign travel. One of the modern philosophical writers has said that a year's travel abroad is equivalent to a four years' college education-a point upon which Mr. Bradley was thoroughly agreed. After months spent in travel through the different European countries, in which he gained much knowledge of things ancient and modern, he returned to the new world and entered the office of the Bradley & Hubbard Mfg. Co. to acquaint himself with the business. Parental authority did not intervene to secure him promotion until he had proven his ability. He was then made assistant treasurer and more and more he took over the management of his father's private affairs, also relieving him of the cares in connection with the Bradley & Hub- bard Mfg. Co. He was elected to the directorate in 1885 and with the passing of the older generation of men who controlled the interests of the concern he was called to the presidency and is now chief executive of the company, which was organized January 1, 1875, to take over the business that had been conducted by Nathaniel L. Bradley and Walter Hubbard as a partnership concern since 1854.

The output of the plant includes gas and electric light fixtures of all kinds, including some of the most elaborate and artistic designs for residences, churches and other public buildings. They are also the manufacturers of the celebrated "B & H" lamps, together with fireplace furniture and a large variety of miscellaneous metal goods, which are sold extensively through the United States. Salesrooms are maintained in a number of the leading cities and the trade interests of the house reach out over a most extended territory, adding to the reputation of Meriden as a great manufacturing center.

In his political views Mr. Bradley has ever been a republican but never an office seeker. His cooperation, however, is given to many well defined plans and measures for the general good and his aid can be counted upon to further any enterprise which seeks the upbuilding of Meriden. He did splendid committee work in connection with the Centennial celebration and many tangible evidences of his public spirit can be given. In Masonic circles Mr. Bradley has attained high rank. He belongs to Meridian Lodge, No. 77, F. & A. M .; Keystone Chapter, No. 27, R. A. M .; Hamilton Council, No. 22, R. & S. M .; St. Elmo Commandery, No. 9. K. T .; and the various Scottish Rite bodies of New Haven, together with Lafayette Consistory of

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Bridgeport. He is likewise a member of Pyramid Temple of the Mystic Shrine of Bridgeport. He is also a prominent figure in club circles and in 1905 was elected to the presidency of the Home Club and was one of the most active workers in bringing about the erection of its present handsome club house. He has membership with the Sons of the American Revolution and has been an earnest supporter of the Curtis Memorial Library.

He is charitable, his generous impulses and broad views prompting him to give freely to worthy objects. He has lent vigor to the era of manufacturing development and has thus stamped his intensely practical ideas upon the welfare of his city and state. As the years have passed he has secured almost everything that men covet as of value and it is well that so successful a life should also have found time for the finer things which some men are so prone to overlook-aid in money and personal attention to schools and churches, collection of rare objects of beauty from all over the world and the artistic adornment of his city and of his home.

THOMAS VINCENT HYNES, M. D.

Dr. Thomas Vincent Hynes, one of the best known physicians and surgeons of New Haven, numbered among the medical instructors at Yale, was born in Meriden, Connecticut, July 9, 1873, a son of John and Elizabeth (Crookes) Hynes, both of whom were natives of England, coming to America after their marriage. They settled in Meriden in 1865 and there the father engaged in mechanical pursuits. They are still residents of Meriden and they have reared a family of ten children.

Dr. Hynes, the fifth in order of birth, pursued his education in the schools of Meriden until graduated from the high school, after which he took up the study of medicine, complet- ing his course by graduation from Yale in 1900. He entered upon his professional career in New Haven, where he has won an enviable reputation as physician and surgeon. He is espe- cially well known as a consulting physician, his opinions being largely regarded as authority by his colleagues in the profession. He is also an instructor in the Yale Medical School, where he is considered a most valuable adviser. He is identified with various professional organiza- tions, holding membership in the New Haven, the New Haven County, the Connecticut State and American Medical Associations.

In February, 1906, Dr. Hynes was united in marriage to Miss Mary Louise MeHugh, of Meriden, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John MeHugh, representatives of a well known family of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. They have become the parents of three children: John Francis, who was born in 1907; Thomas Vincent, born in 1909; and Mary Louise, born in 1912. The two older children are attending school.

Dr. and Mrs. Hynes are of the Roman Catholic faith and the former belongs to the Knights of Columbus Club and to the Graduates Club. He and his family occupy a fine home at No. 1441 Chapel street which is visible evidence of his success. In a profession where ad- vancement depends entirely upon individual merit he has made steady progress and his ability is attested by his professional colleagues as well as by those who have profited hy his labors as a physician and surgeon. In the educational field he is a recognized power, imparting clearly and readily to others the knowledge that he has acquired, and Yale now numbers him among her most able instructors.

ARTHUR C. MORSE.

Arthur C. Morse, sales manager of the Crocker-Wheeler Company of New York, engaged in the building of motors and generators, with offices at No. 129 Church street, New Haven, was born in Norwood, Massachusetts, July 27, 1876, and is a son of Herbert Francis and Cora Clayton (Carr) Morse, who were also natives of the Old Bay state. The father was born at Norwood and after living there for a long period engaged in the furniture business in Boston as the head of the Morse, Haley & Boyden Furniture Company. He remained in Boston until 1883, when death called him to the home beyond. His widow survives and is now living in

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Summit, New Jersey. They were the parents of two children, the younger being Lillian E., also a resident of Summit.

In his boyhood Arthur C. Morse attended the Roxbury Latin school from which he was graduated with the class of 1895. His college course was pursued at Amherst, where he took up academic work and won the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1899. In that year he entered the employ of the Western Electric Company of New York city, continuing with that corpora- tion for a decade. He started in the humble capacity of messenger and rose to the position of sales engineer. He next entered the New Bedford Copper Company as New York sales manager, continuing in that position for three years or until 1912, when he became connected with the Crocker-Wheeler Company of New York. He came to New Haven as sales manager and has since remained in that position, controlling the interests of the company at this point.

On the 2d of June, 1917, at Summit, New Jersey, Mr. Morse was united in marriage to Miss Isabella Elizabeth Neely. He has been quite active in public and semi-public affairs here, having been appointed a member of the committee of public health and sanitation of the chamber of commerce. He belongs to the Quinnipiac Club and is a master mason, belonging to the Overlook Lodge at Summit, New Jersey. He is likewise a member of the Masonic Club and of the Rotary Club of New Haven in which he was chairman of organization, and Is now vice president. He belongs to the Calvary Baptist church. He stands very high in business circles throughout the city and ranks with the best known young men of New Haven. He has advanced step by step through his own efforts, developing his power through exercise, and each year has found him more able to solve important business problems than the year before.

CHARLES W. GAYLORD, M. D.

Dr. Charles W. Gaylord is not only a distinguished representative of the medical profes- sion in New Haven county, practicing at Branford, but is also a representative of one of the old and honored families of the state, his ancestral line being traced back to Deacon William Gaylord, who came from his native land, England, to America in 1630 and settled at Windsor, Connecticut, in 1636, casting in his lot with the earliest residents of that place. Throughout the succeeding generations representatives of the family have been among the most valued citizens there. The line comes down through Walter Gaylord, Joseph Gaylord, who was born in 1649, and John Gaylord, who was born April 12, 1677, at Bucks Hill. He made his home at Durham for a time and afterward removed to Wallingford, where he passed away in 1753, while his wife, Elizabeth, also died in Wallingford on the 19th of December, 1751. Their son, Nathan Gaylord, was born in 1724 and died in Cheshire, Connecti- cut, July 2, 1802. He was the father of John Gaylord, born in 1752 or '53 and who followed farming on the west side of Wallingford, but at the time when the colonists at- tempted to throw off the yoke of British oppression he joined the army and did active serv- ice in the cause of independence. His son and namesake, John Gaylord, was born in 1790 and manifested the same military spirit of his father, serving in the War of 1812. He fol- lowed the occupation of farming at Wallingford and married Betsy Tuttle. Their family included David P. Gaylord, who was born in 1814 and also made farming his life work. He wedded Bertha Bartholomew and they reared a family of three children and also lost one son, Frank, in infancy. The others were: Charles W., of this review; William B., who was a merchant of Meriden and died at the age of forty years; and Ida W., who became the wife of Frank Brown, of Meriden. The father gave his political allegiance to the republican party and for some time was the only man of that political faith on the west side of Walling- ford. His religious belief was that of the Congregational church. A man of personal worth and merit, he died July 27, 1896, respected by all who knew him.

Dr. Charles W. Gaylord spent his youthful days upon the home farm to the age of eighteen years and after attending the district schools, in which he mastered the elementary branches of learning, he continued his education in the Connecticut Literary Institute of Suffield, from which he was graduated with the class of 1866. In the fall of that year he entered Yale and completed a course in the academic department by graduation with the

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A modern history of New Haven and eastern New Haven County, Vol. II, Part 74

Author: Hill, Everett Gleason, 1867- [from old catalog] Publication date: 1918 Publisher: New York, Chicago, The S. J. Clarke publishing company Number of Pages: 986

Author: Hill, Everett Gleason, 1867- [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1918
Publisher: New York, Chicago, The S. J. Clarke publishing company
Number of Pages: 986