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For sixteen years, he has been a direc- tor of the Westport Bank and Trust Com- pany, and for a similar length of time has served Westport as town treasurer. He is a Republican in politics, and has served as a delegate to many conventions. Sev- eral times he has been the candidate of both parties for town treasurer, and a number of times has been the only one on the Republican ticket. An upright citi- zen, public-spirited, he ranks among the leading men of Westport.
Mr. Osborn married Ida Frances Jel- liff, daughter of James F. Jelliff, of Georgetown, and their only child, William Francis Osborn, receives extended men- tion below.
OSBORN, William Francis, Manufacturer.
It is always profitable to study the rec- ords of such men as William Francis Os- born, representative as he is of one who has raised himself by means of his own efforts. Beginning as an assistant to his father in the work about his store, he persevered and applied himself dili- gently to each task as it came to hand until he now occupies a position as a man-of-affairs and an upright citizen in his community.
grocery business. He later became iden- tified with the firm of Osborn, Kimber & Kemper, leather manufacturers of West- port, Connecticut. This firm is one of the oldest manufacturers of leather in the United States, the firm being founded by Daniel Kemper in the early part of the nineteenth century. They make a spe- cialty of fine Morocco leather and their product is marketed all over the country. Mr. Osborn was admitted to partnership in the firm.
For a term he served as town auditor, and has in many other ways shown him- self to be a public-spirited citizen and a worthy scion of the family he represents. He is a member of the Westport Club and served as its treasurer.
Mr. Osborn married Carrie Louise Kemper, daughter of C. H. Kemper, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. Mr. Osborn and his wife attend the Congregational church of Westport, as do their paternal families.
BRATHWAITE, Dr. Frederick G., Surgeon, Participant in World War.
The origin of the name Brathwaite is particularly interesting. It is common knowledge that previous to the thirteenth century there were no surnames. It was the custom to designate a person by ref- erence to his occupation, his place of abode, or some personal mannerism or characteristic. Brathwaite is of the sec- ond class. Literally, it means broad- clearing, and was first assumed by one who lived near such an open space. The spelling is found Braith and Braithe, also Brath, being old English for broad, as waite is for clearing.
Mr. Osborn was born in Georgetown, Connecticut, the only child of William E. and Ida F. (Jelliff) Osborn (q. v.). He A distinguished scion of this family is Dr. Frederick G. Brathwaite, son of the Rev. F. Windsor and Mary Elizabeth was educated in the grammar schools and in the Staples High School, and then be- came associated with his father in the (Woolsey) Brathwaite. The Rev. F.
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Windsor Brathwaite was born in Barba- does, and was educated in the West In- dies. As a young man, he came to Connecticut and attended the Berkley Divinity School, where he was ordained to the ministry. Subsequently he was assigned to St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, of Stamford, being the first rec- tor of the church, and he continued his labors there throughout his lifetime. Dur- ing his rectorship the present church and rectory were erected and they are among the most beautiful edifices in the State. Rev. Mr. Brathwaite represented a type of churchmanship which is peculiar to Connecticut ; he was a very high church- man and exalted the authority and jurisdiction of his church. To all his ecclesiastical dignities and ceremonies he attached great importance, and was be- loved by his congregation. A great stu- dent of literature and the arts, Rev. Brathwaite collected a very fine library.
Rev. Mr. Brathwaite married, in 1865, Mary Elizabeth Woolsey, daughter of Commodore Melancthon Lloyd Woolsey. The latter was born June 5, 1780, and died in Utica, New York, May 19, 1838. At the age of twenty years he entered the United States navy and fought under Commodore Decatur in the Tripolitan War. In the War of 1812 he was an ac- tive officer under command of Commo- dore Chauncey. Commodore Woolsey was in command in Oswego when the British were repulsed there. Subse- quently he was transferred to the ocean service and was successively in command of the West Indies Station, Pensacola, Florida, and the Brazilian Squadron. Commodore Woolsey was a descendant of Rev. Benjamin Woolsey, born November 19, 1687, in Jamaica, Long Island. Com- modore Woolsey married, November 3, 1817, Susan C. Treadwell, born December 8, 1796, died March 13, 1863, daughter of
James Treadwell, of New York. Their daughter, Mary Elizabeth, born April 16, 1831, married, in 1865, Rev. F. Windsor Brathwaite, as above mentioned.
Frederick G. Brathwaite, son of Rev. F. Windsor and Mary Elizabeth (Woolsey) Brathwaite, was born March 9, 1868, in Stamford, Connecticut. He was educated in St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire, and in 1890 was graduated from the College of Physicians and Sur- geons, of New York. Thence Dr. Brath- waite went into the United States navy as assistant surgeon. He remained there for nine years, and then became medical officer for the New York Life Insurance Company. Subsequently he was ap- pointed general manager in the depart- ment of Australia with headquarters in Sidney, New South Wales. Later, Dr. Brathwaite became assistant medical di- rector for Europe, with headquarters in Paris. His next office was as medical director for Europe for the Equitable Life Assurance Society, with headquar- ters in Paris.
Dr. Brathwaite was occupied with these duties at the time of the World War, and was then transferred to the United States as associate medical director for this country. When the United States entered the conflict, Dr. Brathwaite gave valuable service as an ambulance surgeon in the American Hospital in Paris and served in that capacity during the first battle of the Marne. Thence Dr. Brathwaite was sent to Russia, where he spent the winter of 1914-15, and in the spring of the latter year returned to France. He was all over Germany and was arrested at Sasnitz. Since the close of the war, Dr. Brathwaite has been located in New York City, as associate medical director of the Equita- ble Life Assurance Society. He has made some remarkable and unique as well as valuable studies along the line of selec-
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tion in life insurance by means of the system of "numerical notation."
Dr. Brathwaite married Marguerite Force, daughter of Silas Force, of New York City. They are the parents of a son, Melancthon Woolsey, born in 1898. He is now a member of the class of 1922 in the United States Naval Academy, his early education having been obtained in France. The family attend St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, of Stamford.
SALMON, Frederick Morehouse, Judge of Probate.
The introductory phrases ordinarily used in a work of this character in pre- senting to the public an eminent and honored name would be wholly super- fluous if used in connection with the one inscribed at the head of this article. As a member of the judiciary of Fairfield county, Judge Salmon requires no intro- duction, and as ex-State Senator he is equally independent of any form of pre- sentation. He is simply and most respectfully announced to his friends and neighbors of Westport and to his fellow- citizens of Fairfield county and the State of Connecticut.
The manor of Salmans, in Caterham, Surrey, England, is known to have be- longed, in the reign of Edward the Third, to Roger Saleman. The name, in this orthography, is common in the Hundred Rolls.
Three families of the name of Salmon came in 1640 to the American colonies, one settling in Massachusetts, another in New Jersey, and the third in Southold, Long Island. The race appears to have been originally Scottish, but during the Highland wars some of its members mi- grated to Southwold, England, and from the name of that place it seems not im- probable that the designation of Southold, Long Island, may have been derived.
(I) Daniel C. Salmon, grandfather of Frederick Morehouse Salmon, was born in the town of Trumbull, Fairfield county, Connecticut, educated in the district school, and followed the carpenter's trade in conjunction with the business of under- taking. He married Mary Catherine Bradley, some account of whose family is appended to this biography, and they became the parents of two sons: Morris, and David A., mentioned below. Daniel C. Salmon, who was a very successful man and a good citizen, died October 14, 1851.
(II) David A. Salmon, son of Daniel C. and Mary Catherine (Bradley ) Salmon, was born September 26, 1836, in Weston, Connecticut, and attended the local public schools. As a boy he was employed in the dry goods store of Sullivan Moulton, in Westport, and later, in partnership with his father-in-law, he purchased the busi- ness and carried it on under the name of D. A. Salmon & Company. While never an office seeker, he took an active interest in public affairs and for many years served as chairman of the Republican town committee. He married Frances Augusta Morehouse, born September 3, 1839, daughter of Frederick Morehouse, of Westport. The English origin of the family is indicated by the patronymic which is the designation of several places in England. Thomas Morehouse, the first American ancestor of record, was in Wethersfield in 1640, and was among the first to receive a grant of seven acres in Stamford. Of the six children born to Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Salmon, the following reached maturity : Catherine, died unmar- ried ; Anna Frances, married William L. Taylor, and is now deceased; Frederick Morehouse, mentioned below; Edith, be- came the wife of Austin Wakeman; and David A., of Washington, District of Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Salmon were members of the Methodist Episcopal
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church, in which Mr. Salmon at different times held most of the offices. For twenty-five years he was superintendent of the Sunday school, and for a long period served as chairman of the board of trustees. Mr. Salmon died March II, 1894, but the name of D. A. Salmon & Company stood over the door of his store until August 18, 1918, when his son, Frederick Morehouse Salmon, sold the business. To the close of his life David A. Salmon was the active head of the firm. Mrs. Salmon passed away Febru- ary II, 1913.
(III) Frederick Morehouse Salmon, son of David A. and Frances Augusta (Morehouse ) Salmon, was born February 27, 1870, in Westport, Connecticut. He received his preliminary education in public schools of his native town, after- ward attending Packard's Business Col- lege, New York City. His business life began as the associate of his father whom he succeeded as owner of the concern. In early manhood Mr. Salmon began to take an active interest in the political life of his community, allying himself with the Republican party. His aptitude for public affairs met with speedy recognition and he was made chairman of the Republican town committee, an office which he has retained to the present time, a period of twenty-seven years. He served as county treasurer for six years. For twenty-two years he has been a member of the Con- necticut State Prison Commission, and for ten years served as its secretary. In 1915 and 1917 he represented his party in the Twenty-fifth Senatorial District in the Senate at Hartford, serving as chairman of the roads, bridges and rivers commit- tee, and in 1916, during this period, the concrete bridge was erected over the Sau- gatuck river at Westport. During his second term he served as a member of the appropriations committee. His fulfill-
ment of the important duties devolving upon him as a representative of his fel- low-citizens elicited the vigorous support and hearty approval of his constituents. He was alternate delegate to the Chicago Convention that nominated Warren G. Harding for President of the United States. In October, 1919, Mr. Salmon was elected judge of probate, and on April II, 1920, was inducted into office, suc- ceeding Judge D. B. Bradley, who was retired by the statute limiting the age beyond which a judge may not continue in office. Judge Salmon was reelected November 2, 1920.
In everything pertaining to the welfare and prosperity of his home community Judge Salmon has ever manifested the most helpful interest, and every move- ment which in his judgment is calculated to further the attainment of those ends receives the aid of his influence and means. He is vice-president of the West- port Bank and Trust Company, and a trustee of the Staples High School. To him was entrusted the organization of the Young Men's Christian Association to which E. T. Bedford, of Greens Farms, intends to give $200,000 for the building, $50,000 for furnishing, and $200,000 for an endowment.
During the late World War, Judge Sal- mon was a leader in various patriotic activities, serving as chairman of the last three Liberty Loan campaigns in West- port, and acting in the same capacity in behalf of the great drives conducted for the assistance of different charities.
Judge Salmon married, October 12, 1892, Martha Grace King, daughter of Theodore E. and Abigail W. (Carpenter) King, of Westport, Connecticut. Judge and Mrs. Salmon are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which for twenty-five years Judge Salmon has held the office of treasurer, also serving as
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chairman of the committee appointed to supervise the building of the present edi- fice.
Judge Salmon's career which, in trend and purpose, has been steadily upward, has not yet reached its zenith. He is in the prime of life, and his record of public service justifies the belief that his fellow- citizens will again and perhaps yet again summon him to fill higher places and to work in more extended fields.
(The Bradley Line).
Bradley is one of the oldest English surnames. It is pure Anglo-Saxon, being a compound of brad, broad, wide, and ley, field or pasture. It is used to designate many parishes in various counties of England.
Francis Bradley is thought to have come from England in 1637 with Gover- nor Theophilus Eaton. He could then have been only a lad, and there is reason to believe that he was a son of Francis Bradley, Jr., of Coventry, who was born in 1595, and was son and heir to Francis Bradley, Sr. Theophilus Eaton was born in Coventry, as was the Rev. John Daven- port, co-leader with Eaton of the New Haven colony. It is thought that Eaton and Francis Bradley, Jr., were school- mates, and it was therefore natural that Bradley should confide his son to Eaton's care. In 1657 Francis Bradley resided in Branford, Connecticut, and in 1660 he went to Fairfield. He married Ruth Bar- low, daughter of John Barlow, and his descendants are numerous in many of the Northern States. The first three or four generations remained in Fairfield and its vicinity, particularly in and about Green- field Hill.
Wakeman Bradley, father of Mrs. Mary Catherine (Bradley) Salmon, was born in Fairfield, educated in the common schools, and learned the manufacture of axes and edge-tools. In 1812 he settled
in Weston, where he built an edge-tool factory which he operated during the re- mainder of his life. He married Cather- ine Andrews, of Weston, and they became the parents of a numerous family.
Mary Catherine Bradley, daughter of Wakeman and Catherine (Andrews) Bradley, became the wife of Daniel C. Salmon, as stated above.
MALKIN, Albert Richard, Building Contractor.
The energy, promptness and good judgment which Albert R. Malkin, lead- ing contractor of Norwalk, Connecticut, has manifested in his business career, has gained for him an excellent reputation as a contractor and builder. The surname of Maikin is derived from Mathilde, meaning "might in war." Mr. Malkin's grandfa- ther was Richard Malkin, a native of Mac- clesfield, England. The latter came to America, bringing with him his son, Samuel Malkin, who was born in Mac- clesfield, in 1834. He learned the trade of baker, and after locating in this country became a shoemaker, which vocation he followed in New Canaan the greater part of his life. Mr. Malkin was a member of the Masonic and Independent Order of Odd Fellow lodges in New Canaan. He married Julia Raymond, born May 10, 1839, daughter of Russell G. Raymond, and of their children five grew to matur- ity. They were: Albert Richard, of fur- ther mention ; Eliza Jane, wife of Albert Betts, of Norwalk; Nellie N. (deceased ), wife of Irving C. Bynington, of Norwalk ; Mary L., wife of E. H. Morehouse; Har- riet, wife of L. O. Fauntleroy, of Hart- ford. The family were members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
The Raymond family, from which Mrs. Malkin is descended, has long been set- tled in Fairfield county. Richard Ray- mond, the ancestor, was among the earli-
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est settlers in Norwalk and a leading citizen of his day. By occupation he was a mariner and was engaged in a coast- wise trade with the Dutch and English settlers. His wife's Christian name was Judith, and they were the ancestors of a long line of distinguished and useful citizens. Of these Russell G. Raymond, a lifelong resident of Norwalk, holds a prominent place. He was the father of Julia Raymond, who became the wife of Samuel Malkin, as above stated.
Albert Richard Malkin, son of Samuel and Julia (Raymond) Malkin, was born April 16, 1860, in New Canaan, Connec- ticut. He was educated there in the pub- lic schools and in the schools of Norwalk. In 1880 he entered the drug store of E. P. Weed to learn the profession of phar- macist and was duly licensed. For about ten years Mr. Malkin remained in the drug business, and during the greater part of that time conducted his own store in partnership with Dr. J. P. Gregory. In 1885, Mr. Malkin sold his interests and served his apprenticeship at the carpen- ter's trade with a view to going into busi- ness on his own account as a builder. This he did upon completing his appren- ticeship and formed a partnership with Hart Denton, under the firm name of A. R. Malkin & Company. They began building operations at once, first in a small way, and the business has now de- veloped to such proportions that between seventy-five and one hundred men are employed. Their operations are in West- ern Connecticut and Eastern New York. Mr. Denton was succeeded by R. S. Van Buren as a partner, and about twenty- five years ago the company opened a mill and now get out all their own dressed lumber and interior finish. They do a general building contracting business and have erected many stations and other buildings for the New York, New Haven
& Hartford Railroad Company. Many schools all over the State have been built by this company. A large part of their work is the erection of fine residences, out of an immense number, space permits mention of only a few: A large summer home for the New York Society for Ethi- cal Culture in Mountainville, near New- burgh, New York; the P. W. Brooks residence, the Porter Emerson Brown residence, the Herman Aaron residence and the residence of Judge E. M. Lock- wood, all in Norwalk. In New Canaan, the residence of Dr. P. H. Williams, of Mrs. Bradley, of Payson Merrill, Thomas Hall and of Dr. Bishop.
Mr. Malkin is a Republican in politics, and actively interested in all public mat- ters but does not seek public office. He is a member of St. John's Lodge, No. 6, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Washington Chapter, Royal Arch Ma- sons; Clinton Commandery, Knights Templar; Pyramid Temple, Mystic Shrine; the Norwalk Club ; the Norwalk Country Club; the Knob Outing Club, and the Westport Country Club. He is a director of the Norwalk Library, Nor- walk Club Company, National Bank of Norwalk, and was vice-president, but is now (1921) president of the Norwalk Savings Society.
Mr. Malkin married Catherine Au- gusta Denton, daughter of Hart Den- ton, of Norwalk, and they are the par- ents of four children: 1. Albert Den- ton, married Ida M. Steele, and has one son, Edward Steele, and one daugh- ter, Marjorie; they reside in Norwalk. 2. Kathryn Hoyt, married Gibson Smith, a sketch of whom follows. 3. Allen Ray- mond. 4. Ward Gregory. The family attend and aid in the support of Grace Episcopal Church, of Norwalk, and Mr. Malkin also serves as vestryman of this church.
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SMITH, Gibson,
Building Contractor.
One of the leading business men of South Norwalk, and a foremost citizen of that place, Gibson Smith was born there February 10, 1894, son of William and Jennie (Gibson) Smith, and grandson of Samuel and Anna (Gibbooney) Smith.
Samuel Smith, grandfather of Gibson Smith, was born in Smithtown, Long Island, March 12, 1812, and died in 1892. He became an apprentice at the mason's trade in New York City and worked on Trinity Church. Early in his life he en- tered the contracting business and was in business for himself for about twenty-five years. From New York City he went to Northport, Long Island, and built a hos- pital at St. Johnland, and remained for four years, removing thence to Norwalk, Connecticut. Samuel Smith married Anna Gibbooney.
& Bates building, Hanford building, and the South Norwalk Public Library. The latter was the last important building erected by Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith was not a politician, but was actively interested in all public matters. He served as street commissioner of South Norwalk. So- cially he was a member of the South Nor- walk Club. He married Jennie, daughter of James Gibson, also a mason builder of Danbury, Connecticut. James Gibson was born in America of Scotch parents, and he was in charge of the construction work on the Danbury Division of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail- road. The children of William and Jen- nie (Gibson) Smith were: I. Jane, mar- ried Jarvis Williams, Jr., general man- ager of the Union Metallic Cartridge Company of Bridgeport, and the mother of a son, Jarvis, 3d. 2. Gibson, of whom further. The Smith family attended the Congregational church, and Mr. Smith took an active interest in church work.
William Smith, father of Gibson Smith, was born in New York City in June, 1854, and died July 5, 1915. When he Gibson Smith was educated in the South Norwalk grammar and high schools and the Packard Commercial Col- lege of New York City. During the in- tervals between school seasons he learned the trade of mason, a calling of his family for three generations. His formal educa- tion was completed with a course in ar- chitectural construction at Pratt Insti- tute, Brooklyn, and as soon as he com- pleted his apprenticeship, he started in business for himself, being one of the youngest mason contractors in the State. Among his work may be mentioned the masonry on La Dentelle Lace Mill in East Norwalk, the additions to the May- hoffe plant in Norwalk, and his latest work is the completion of a new unit of the South Norwalk Electric Works. Mr. Smith has about thirty-five men employed was a boy his parents removed to Smith- town, Long Island, and for a time they lived also at Northport. William Smith learned the trade of mason with his father and worked with him for several years. When he was about twenty-four years of age he started in business on his own ac- count as a contractor and builder and so continued as long as he lived. He was brought up in South Norwalk, Connec- ticut, where his parents removed from Long Island. He was the most important mason builder in the Norwalks and among those buildings constructed by him were the Clifford Hotel, the R. & G. Corset factory, Swartz & Corbett build- ing, the Masonic building in Norwalk, the buildings of the Norwalk and South Norwalk clubs, the Franklin school in South Norwalk, the Ashe factory, Martin on an average, and makes a specialty of
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heavy masonry work. He is a member of the South Norwalk Club.
Mr. Smith married Kathryn Hoyt Mal- kin, daughter of Albert R. Malkin, of Norwalk, a sketch of whom precedes this in the work. They are the parents of a daughter, Jane Smith, born April 1, 1918. Mr. and Mrs. Smith attend the Congre- gational church of Norwalk.
QUINTARD, Frederick Homer, Manufacturer.
Through every branch of an extensive and honorable family tree, Frederick H. Quintard, a leading manufacturer of the city of Norwalk, is a descendant from a long line of men prominent in the settle- ment, government and military history of Fairfield county. The Quintard family are of French Huguenot extraction, and the first ancestor on the paternal side was Isaac Quintard, of whom further.
(I) Isaac Quintard was born in Lusig- nan, France. The revocation of the Edict of Nantes forced him to leave his native land where he had been engaged in woolen manufacture. In New York City he became a merchant and owned vessels that plied at least in coastwise trade. He was a man of exceptional business acu- men in his day; was thrifty and indus- trious; and at his death left an estate which inventoried about five thousand pounds, a large fortune in those days. He married, in the Chapel of the Gaunt in Bristol, England, November 26, 1693, Jeanne Fume, also of a French family. Their children were: Marie, born in Bris- tol, in 1695; Isaac, born there, 1696; Abra- ham, born in New York City, 1698; Pierre (or Peter), of whom further. The births of the children show that the father must have crossed the ocean after the birth of Isaac in England in 1696.
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