History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1928. Volume III, Part 31

Author: Burpee, Charles W. (Charles Winslow), b. 1859
Publication date: 1928
Publisher: Chicago : S.J. Clarke
Number of Pages: 1390

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Mr. McManus is a member of the City Club and the Wampanoag Country Club. His interest in the material progress and development of the city is shown in his con- nection with the Hartford Chamber of Commerce. He is a public-spirited man, well known and highly esteemed by reason of what he has achieved and the manner of its attainment, for his course has at all times measured up to high business standards.

ALBERT J. MARKS

Albert J. Marks, practicing at the Hartford bar as a member of the firm of Gilman & Marks, enjoys a reputation that has been won through earnest, honest labor, and his standing in the legal profession is a merited tribute to his ability. As few men have done, he has seemed to realize the importance of the calling to which he has devoted his energies and has met his responsibilities and obligations in a most creditable manner. His birth occurred in Hartford, June 29, 1895, his parents being Leopold and Nettie (Leopold) Marks. The father died in 1910.

At the usual age Albert J. Marks entered the public schools and attended the high school of Hartford before entering the University of Pennsylvania in Philadel- phia for the purpose of studying law. There he was graduated with the class of 1917 and the same year was admitted to the bar, after which he was employed by the law firm of Hyde, Joslyn, Gilman & Marks until 1919 and later continued with Tuttle, Gilman & Marks until 1920, when he became a member of the firm of Gilman & Marks and has since remained in this connection.

On the 21st of April, 1925, Mr. Marks was married to Miss Mary L. Hydeman, a daughter of Marcus and Caroline (Lehmayer) Hydeman, of Norristown, Pennsyl- vania, and their home has been brightened and blessed by the presence of a little son, Albert J., Jr., born September 29, 1926.

Politically Mr. Marks is a republican but does not seek nor desire office as a reward for party fealty, preferring to concentrate his undivided time and attention upon his professional interests. He is a member of the Hartford County, Connecticut State and American Bar Associations and his close conformity to the highest ethical standards of the profession has brought him the good will and respect of his brethren of the legal fraternity and has established him as a valued citizen here.

GEORGE HARRY COHEN

George Harry Cohen, assistant United States attorney, with offices in the Fed- eral building in Hartford, and also a member of the law firm of Cohen & Cohen, was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, February 5, 1892, his parents being Abraham and Sarah (Grodziensky) Cohen. He attended the public schools of his native city and was graduated from the Hartford Public High School with the class of 1908. In Trinity College he received further scholastic training and won his Bachelor

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of Arts degree in 1911. He then studied at Yale and the Master of Arts degree was conferred upon him in 1912, while in 1914 he received from Yale the Doctor of Phil- osophy degree in languages, being one of the youngest upon whom that degree has ever been conferred. He began his preparation for the bar as a student in the Yale Law School, was graduated with the LL. B. degree in 1917 and in the same year was admitted to practice, but soon afterward all personal and professional interests were put aside that he might give his service to his country. He enlisted on the 23d of November, 1917, in the infantry division of the United States army, and was sta- tioned at Camp Devens. In March, 1918, he was made a corporal in the Sixth Com- pany, Second Battalion, Depot Brigade, and on the 1st of May, 1918, was transferred to Camp Joseph E. Johnston at Jacksonville, Florida, and soon afterward was as- signed to the quartermaster's officers' school, where three weeks later he was made an instructor. On the 7th of July he was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant and on the 1st of October became a first lieutenant, being discharged with that rank on the 10th of December, 1918, just a month after the signing of the armistice.

When the country no longer needed his military service Mr. Cohen returned to Hartford and entered upon the practice of law in association with his brother, Naaman Cohen, mentioned elsewhere in this work. On the 1st of January, 1919, he was appointed special assistant United States attorney and in 1922 was made the regular assistant United States attorney, in which position he is still serving, while at the same time he continues in the practice of law as a member of the firm of Cohen & Cohen, with offices at 750 Main street. In 1920 he and his brother established the Connecticut Hebrew Record, an English weekly, which they published and edited for three years in Hartford, when they sold the paper to the Jewish Advocate of Boston, George Harry Cohen having acted as editor during that period, with his brother as assistant editor.

Mr. Cohen is very widely and favorably known in Hartford by reason of his ability and many admirable qualities. He holds membership in Hartford Lodge No. 188, F. & A. M., and also is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa, the Alpha Mu Sigma, the American Philological Society, the Connecticut Historical Society, the Connecticut Editorial Association, the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith, the Inde- pendent Order of B'rith Abraham, the Jewish Publication Society and the Hebrew Home for Children, of which he is the vice president. He is also one of the na- tional directors of Young Judaea in New York. His activities thus cover a broad scope and have been of far-reaching importance. He is a member of the Hartford County Bar Association and the Connecticut State Bar Association and ranks high in Hartford not only as a lawyer but as a citizen and as a man.

COE CORWIN HAWKINS

· "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches," wrote the Psalmist many centuries ago, and it was that heritage which Coe Corwin Hawkins left to his family when he passed away on the 16th day of October, 1926. He had made for himself a creditable place in the business circles and in the public life of Hartford, but most of all he had endeared himself to his fellowmen by traits of character which were most pleasing and which won him the high respect and enduring friendship of many. They valued his companionship because he was a likable man, courteous, kindly and pleasant, and it is those traits of character which make the world a good place in which to live.

Coe C. Hawkins was born in Otisville, New York, November 6, 1881, and was a son of Joshua Corwin and Margaret Anne (Johnson) Hawkins. The family is of English lineage, tracing their descent from Robert Hawkins, who came from England on the good ship Anne in the middle of the seventeenth century and settled at Boston, Massachusetts. Joshua Corwin Hawkins, the father of Coe C. Hawkins, was born on the old Hawkins homestead in the town of Mount Hope, May 26, 1842, and was the youngest of the five children of Eliab and Clarinda (Mullock) Hawkins and a grandson of Samuel Hawkins, Jr., who was born at Stonybrook, Long Island, March 14, 1752, and became the owner of the homestead farm in Orange county, New York, in 1785. He married Miss Eunice Osborn, who belonged to the Osborn family long connected with Otisville, New York, but now extinct, and she was of German lineage.

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Prior to taking up the occupation of farming Samuel Hawkins, Jr., was a sea captain, but for many years devoted his attention to the tilling of the soil, and at his death, on the 25th of November, 1822, he left the homestead to his son Eliab, who was there born March 4, 1802, and who was married April 10, 1824, to Miss Clarinda Mullock, a daughter of Jesse and Amy (Raynor) Mullock. He died August 9, 1896. In the Mullock line the ancestry is traced back to Jeremiah Mullock, the original spelling of the name being Mullex. He was born June 24, 1711, in County Down, in the province of Ulster, Ireland, and was of Scotch ancestry. Jeremiah Mullock died near Otisville, New York, December 24, 1802. Jesse Mullock, son of Jeremiah and Sarah (Ward) Mullock, married Amy Raynor, a daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Higbee) Raynor. The former was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1719 and died in Goshen, New York, in 1804. He was a son of Gabriel Raynor, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1654. The Raynor family were large landholders in the neighbor- hood of Sugar Loaf and Florida, New York, prior to the Revolutionary war, but the family name became extinct in December, 1900, with the death of Miss Frances Raynor, whose father, Gabriel Raynor (II), was a brother of the maternal grand- mother of Joshua Corwin Hawkins.

Joshua Corwin Hawkins spent three years, from 1871 until 1874, in Waverly, New York, where he was assistant baggage transfer agent for the Erie and Lehigh Valley Railroads, and he then became a tiller of the soil, taking up his abode on the old homestead farm which had been purchased by his grandfather and was inherited by his father. Joshua C. Hawkins was married November 13, 1879, to Mrs. Margaret Ann (Johnson) McWilliams, a daughter of James Thomas and Sarah Ann (Avery) Johnson, of Bridgeville, Sullivan county, New York. Mrs. Margaret Hawkins passed away April 9, 1914. By her marriage she had become the mother of three children: James Johnson, Coe Corwin and Eva J. Hawkins.

Coe Corwin Hawkins supplemented his preliminary education by study in the Ramsdell Business College at Middletown, New York, and then entered the employ of the Drake & Stratton Company, railroad contractors of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, becoming assistant superintendent in the construction of railroad yards at Conway, Pennsylvania. His residence in Hartford covered a period of about twenty years, and on his arrival he entered the employ of the Sturtevant Company, manufacturers of poultry and veterinary remedies. He became vice president and general manager and was afterward elected president and treasurer of this company, proving a capable business man of sound judgment and keen discrimination, so that his labors became a vital force in the continued success of the business.

On the 21st of June, 1904, at Middletown, New York, Mr. Hawkins was united in marriage to Miss Helen Prior, who was born November 5, 1884, and they became parents of a son, Corwin Prior.

Mr. Hawkins was a member of Hoffman Lodge, F. & A. M., of Middletown, New York, and attained the thirty-second degree in Masonry, also holding membership in Washington Commandery, K. T., and in the Mystic Shrine. He closely followed the teachings and high purposes of the craft and was recognized as one of its most loyal exemplars. His military record covered service with the Fifth Separate Company of Newburgh, New York. In matters of citizenship he was always progressive and loyal and during the World war period was a member of the city council's soldiers' athletic fund committee and worked hard to provide athletic equipment for Hartford's men in the service. He was also greatly interested in the Boy Scout movement and at one time was a district commissioner, having fourteen troops under his care. His political endorsement was always given to the republican party and he served as chairman of the eighth ward republican committee. He also filled the office of alder- man, serving from 1918 until 1922 and giving most thoughtful and earnest considera- tion to the vital questions which came up for settlement during that period. He also was a member of the city board of finance during his aldermanic term and he served on the boxing commission by appointment of Mayor Newtown C. Brainard. He was likewise chairman of the committee on education while serving as alderman and a member of the committee on city planning and claims. He carefully studied the situation in all matters relating to the public welfare and his labors were effective and far-reaching, the city at all times benefitting by his efforts. He belonged to the Hartford Republican Club and also to the City Club and at all times was keenly appreciative of the social amenities of life. Death came to him suddenly October 16, 1926. With his wife and a group of friends he went to Amherst, Massachusetts, to

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attend the football contest of Storrs College, in which his son was a student and at the time a member of the college eleven. There Mr. Hawkins, who had been suffering from a severe cold, suddenly collapsed and within a short time had passed away. His death was the occasion of exceedingly widespread regret, for in every relation of life his course had commended him to the confidence, the good will and the friend- ship of those with whom he was associated. During the time of the funeral service the office of the board of fire commissioners was closed and the flags remained at half- mast on the several fire houses. The many and beautiful floral offerings which were sent attested in no uncertain manner his high standing among his fellowmen, and the funeral services were attended by the governor, the mayor and many of the most distinguished citizens of Hartford and Connecticut, as well as by the various Masonic organizations and official bodies with which he was identified. The board of fire commissioners adopted the following resolutions: "In the death of Coe C. Hawkins, there passes an active, useful life. Interested as he was in the civic, social and industrial life of the city, having served as a member of the board of aldermen for four years, and on important committees on war work; having a warm heart for the boys, he was an active worker in the Boy Scout movement; he was a pleasant asso- ciate and prominent in fraternal and benevolent orders; he was loyal to his associates, and demonstrated his integrity on all occasions. He was untiring in his efforts in all his interests and gave unselfishly of his time; he was thoughtful, considerate and charitable, and in his humble manner added to the good and welfare of the com- munity. The board of fire commissioners will miss a pleasant, pleasing personality in their future work." It will be long ere his absence ceases to be felt in the organiza- tions which knew and honored him, but most of all is he missed in the household where as a devoted husband and father he found his greatest happiness in ministering to the pleasure and welfare of his wife and son.

NORMAN ADELBERT BARNES

Seventeen years have passed since Norman Adelbert Barnes was called from this life, but those who were associated with him bear testimony to the valuable part which he played in promoting the upbuilding and industrial growth of Southington. He had many qualities which won him the confidence and good will of the public to an unusual degree and thus his death was the occasion of deep and widespread regret. Mr. Barnes was born at Marion, in the Town of Southington, August 18, 1843, and passed away March 8, 1911. He traced his ancestry back to Stephen and Mary Barnes, who were among the first settlers of Branford, Connecticut, and afterward lived at Southington, the successive generations of the family being represented by Benjamin, Jonathan and Joel H. Barnes, the last named being the father of Norman Adelbert Barnes. He was a carpenter and builder and was also connected with public affairs in his town as the incumbent of several official positions. He married Anna B. Clark, who proved a model wife and mother, devoting every effort to rearing her son in ways that would lead to his development along physical, mental and moral lines. She saw to it that he had plenty of time for reading and study and also that through practical experience he should learn the value of industry. He acquired a public school education and also attended the Lewis Academy in Southington. Taking up the profession of teaching, for several months he received the weekly stipend of but three dollars and from that sum provided for his own support. He continued to teach for seven years, spending two years of that period as superintendent of the Southington schools, and imparted readily and clearly to others the knowledge that he had acquired. Thinking to find a broader field of labor, however, he accepted a position as accountant with Amon Brad- ley & Company, with which concern he remained until the business was discontinued. He afterward spent two years as a member of the mercantile firm of M. N. Woodruff & Company but severed that connection to become secretary and treasurer of the Aetna Nut Company, which has lately passed out of existence. At a subsequent period he was associated with mercantile interests in Southington and New Haven until 1880, when he became secretary and treasurer of the Atwater Manufacturing Company, filling the dual position for about three decades, when he became president of the com- pany and continued as the chief executive officer to the time of his demise. He was active in promoting this enterprise, which features as one of the foremost industrial

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concerns of Southington, and he also won a substantial measure of success which ranked him with the prosperous residents of the town.

On the 9th of October, 1873, Mr. Barnes was united in marriage to Miss Alice Barnes Bradley, a daughter of Amon Bradley. She passed away in 1897, survived by one son, Bradley H., now a leading business man of Southington. The family circle was again broken by the hand of death when Norman A. Barnes passed away. He had been a devoted member of the First Baptist church and he gave his political alle- giance to the democratic party. Fraternally he was a Mason, having membership in Friendship Lodge, No. 33, F. and A. M., of Southington, of which he served as treas- urer. The cause of education ever found in him a warm friend and stalwart champion and he held many offices in connection with the schools, serving at different times as chairman of the town school committee, as secretary of the school board, as a trustee of the Lewis high school and as president of the board of education. He was also one of the regents of the Lewis high school and believing, as he did, that education is one of the bulwarks of the nation, he did everything in his power to further the interests of the schools and to provide the youth of the county with excellent educational oppor- tunities. He had a wide acquaintance and all who knew him recognized the fact that he possessed many sterling qualities. He was known and honored as a substantial and successful business man whose example should serve to inspire and encourage others; as a citizen of marked devotion to the general good, and as a husband and father who found his greatest happiness in providing for the welfare of those of his own household.

BRADLEY H. BARNES

Bradley H. Barnes, son of Norman A. Barnes, mentioned above, and his suc- cessor as one of the executives of the Atwater Manufacturing Company, was born at Southington on the 27th of January, 1883, and was here reared, having the advantage of excellent home training as well as of a thorough education. He atttended the public schools, mastering the work of successive grades, and Lewis high school, and later be- came a student in the Pequod Business College at Meriden, Connecticut. When his textbooks were put aside he entered the employ of the Atwater Manufacturing Com- pany and there gained his initial business experience, working his way steadily upward through industry and diligence until he is now one of the chief executives of the busi- ness, being the vice president. Nor does this limit his activities, for he is widely known in business circles, being a director of the Atwater Corporation, of the South- ington Hardware Company, the Southington Bank & Trust Company, a trustee of the Southington Savings Bank, and vice president and director of the Oak Hill Cemetery Association. He is also a trustee and on the executive board of the Hospital Corpo- ration of Southington and one of the board of governors of the Automobile Club of Hartford. He is a member of the Southington Country Club, the City Club of Hart- ford, the National Geographic Society, and the Southington Club, having served three years as vice president of the latter.

Mr. Barnes was married October 5, 1910, to Miss Leila H. Upson and they occupy an enviable social position, the hospitality of their home being greatly enjoyed by an extensive circle of warm friends. Thus it is that Bradley H. Barnes is widely and favorably known in both social and business connections and is making a most credit- able record in carrying forward a business of which his honored father was formerly the head.

HENRY J. GALLAGHER

Henry J. Gallagher was a representative of that class of men who owe their success not to any fortunate combination of circumstances, or to any outside aid or influence, but to industry and determination supplemented by laudable ambition and guided by sound judgment. Practically his entire life was passed in Hartford, al- though he was born in New York city in 1862, a son of James and Elizabeth (Car- michael) Gallagher, the former a native of New York city and the latter of Nova Scotia. During his boyhood he came to Hartford, Connecticut, and here took up

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the trade of tool making, in which line of business he engaged for some time, be- coming well known as a representative of industrial interests here. Finally he en- tered the insurance field, holding the responsible position of manager of the Phila- delphia General Casualty Company for a number of years, having his offices in the Mutual building on Main street. During the World war he put aside personal in- terests and went to Washington in the service of the government, spending two years in connection with the salvage department. After the close of hostilities in Europe he returned to Hartford, but here his health failed rapidly.

It was on the 30th of June, 1889, that Mr. Gallagher was united in marriage to Susan A. Boyle, of this city, a daughter of Richard and Mary (Bailey) Boyle. They had one son, Harry Richard, who was born in Hartford in 1893, pursued his education in the schools here and for some time was a salesman with the Walkover Shoe Company of Hartford, but during the World war he enlisted on the 1st of October, 1918, in the Medical Corps and was stationed at Camp Greenleaf in Georgia. On the 22d of October of the same year, junst three weeks after his enlistment, he passed away of influenza. Mr. Gallagher never recovered from the great blow that his son's death was to him. When he retired from the government service he did not resume his insurance business, as his health would not permit. Instead he became assistant manager of the Grand theatre in Hartford and was acting in that capacity until he passed away November 25, 1925. His death was deeply regretted, for he had made many friends through the long period of his residence here. He was very active from time to time in labor union circles and he was a prominent member of the Hartford lodge of Elks, of which he served as exalted ruler. Those who knew him found him genial and companionable, so that his friendship was greatly prized by all with whom he was associated,

ROBERT A. BOARDMAN

Robert A. Boardman, well known in banking circles of Hartford as vice president and cashier of the First National Bank, illustrates in his career what can be accom- plished by determined purpose intelligently directed. It seemes a far step from bank messenger to executive office, but the steady growth of his powers, combined with diligence and loyalty to duty, have constituted the path whereby Robert A. Boardman has reached his present position. Born in Hartford, November 20, 1875, he is a son of Charles H. and Margaret (Allen) Boardman, who were also born in this city, where they spent their entire lives. The father followed the occupation of farming and passed away July 4, 1889.

His son Robert was then but fourteen years of age. He had attended the public schools and when he had completed his high school course in Hartford became a student in the Yale Scientific School, from which he was graduated with the class of 1897. In vacation periods he had been employed in banks, and in October, 1897, he became associated with the First National Bank of Hartford as a messenger. He earned his promotions, working up step by step, each advancement bringing him greater responsibilities but also wider opportunities, and in 1916 he was given the post of assistant cashier. He acted in that capacity for six years, and in 1922 became cashier, while in 1926 he was elected vice president and now holds the dual position, his close attention to the interests of the bank, his capability in management and his sound judgment concerning business affairs being strong elements in the continued growth and expansion of the business of this institution. In addition to his other interests he is a director of the South Windsor Cemetery Association, Incorporated.

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History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1928. Volume III, Part 31

Author: Burpee, Charles W. (Charles Winslow), b. 1859 Publication date: 1928 Publisher: Chicago : S.J. Clarke Number of Pages: 1390

Author: Burpee, Charles W. (Charles Winslow), b. 1859
Publication date: 1928
Publisher: Chicago : S.J. Clarke
Number of Pages: 1390