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Joseph's Church at Fall River, May 30, 1878, the father born in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, the mother in Westport, Bristol county, Massachusetts. James McDonald died at Fall River in 1900, his widow yet surviving him (1923).
Thomas A. McDonald was born May 16, 1879, in Fall River, Massachusetts, and was there educated in the public schools. He had chosen his calling and immediately after graduation he became a "cub" on the "Fall River Globe," there serving a full apprenticeship to the business of making a newspaper. He passed through all the 'successive stages of a district man, covering in turn all district police news, city hall and the city districts, police court, labor organization reporting, then became sporting editor, telegraph editor, city editor and finally reaching his present position, managing edi- tor. In 1900 he was elected a member of the board of directors of the Globe Publishing Company, and has a recognized position among the leading men of the newspaper guild. He is an able, forceful editorial writer, is the Associated Press corre- spondent from Fall River, serves the "Boston Globe" in the same capacity, and for years was the correspondent for the "New Bedford Standard" daily and Sunday, for the "New Bedford Mercury," and for the "Providence Journal."
Mr. McDonald married, at Fall River, Massa- chusetts, September 26, 1910, Ella Tillinghast Gardi- ner, who, at the time of her marriage, was engaged in newspaper work on the "Providence Journal," "Providence Tribune," and the "Fall River Globe," being society editor of the last named. Mrs. Mc- Donald is also a well known magazine contributor of short stories. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. McDonald: Jeanne Frances, Thomas Ran- dall, and Mary Louise. The family home is in Fall River.
RAYMOND J. REGAN, LL.B .- In legal circles in Bristol county, Massachusetts, the name of Raymond J. Regan is gaining marked prominence, and in the younger group of attorneys in Taunton he is taking a noteworthy place. Mr. Regan comes of a prominent family in Boston and vicinity, and is a son of John J. Regan of that city, who has been for many years active as a railway manager. The mother, Winifred (O'Brien) Regan, was born in Wareham, Massachusetts, and both are still living.
Raymond J. Regan was born at Taunton, Massa- chusetts, April 17, 1894. Receiving his early educa- tion in the local public schools, he was graduated from the Taunton High School in the class of 1913. Interested from boyhood in the industries, he then entered the Bradford Durfee Textile School at Fall River, Massachusetts, from which he was graduated in the class of 1915. Determining, however, upon his present profession as the scene of his life-work, Mr. Regan entered the Boston University Law School and received the Bachelor of Laws degree upon his graduation in 1919. He was admitted to the bar in June, 1919, and entered upon the practice of his profession in Taunton under his own name,
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with offices in the Taylor building. In February, 1921, he associated himself with a partner, and under the firm name of Regan & Powers these young men are going forward to marked success. They continue in the Taylor building, and are com- manding the esteem and confidence of their con- temporaries in the profession, as well as the peo- ple generally.
On July 5, 1917, Mr. Regan enlisted in the United States Navy at Newport, Rhode Island, and was assigned to duty on the United States De- stroyer "Morris," on which he served until his dis- charge in January, 1919, with the rank of yeoman. After his discharge from active service he was re- tained in the Naval Reserve Force until February, 1920. On April 13, 1923, Mr. Regan accepted a commission in the United States Army (O. R. C.) as judge advocate, with the rank of first lieutenant, assigned to duty in case of national emergency to Headquarters, 1st Corps, United States Army. A Republican by political affiliation, Mr. Regan has become one of the prominent figures among the younger leaders of the party, and serves as secre- tary and treasurer of the Republican League of Massachusetts, and is a member of the Taunton Bar Association and the Massachusetts Bar Associa- tion. He is also a member of the Republican City Committee. Fraternally he is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Knights of Columbus, the American Legion, the Improved Order of Red Men, and the Phi Delta Phi (legal) fraternity, and Phi Psi fraternity. His religious affiliation is with St. Mary's Roman Cath- olic Church.
S. FRANK HAMMETT-The immensity of the operations carried on in the industries today has opened many avenues of business activity, and in one of the most interesting S. Frank Hammett is winning large success. The scope of his work in- cludes erecting machinery of every kind, trucking and its incidental details, and the distribution of various other lines of builders' supplies. Having begun life in the transportation field, Mr. Ham- mett later went over into the present general branch, but his endeavors have widened extensively in their scope to include much that is peculiarly the meet- ing of the needs of today. Mr. Hammett is a son of William Hammett, who was born at Long Plain, Massachusetts, and died in 1892. The mother, Mary J. (Cahoon) Hammett, died in 1920.
S. Frank Hammett was born in the city of Taun- ton, Massachusetts, May 7, 1852. His education was begun in the local public school, and later taking a practical business course at Bryant & Stratton's Commercial College, at Providence, Rhode Island, he laid a substantial foundation upon which to build his success. Mr. Hammett's early business experience was with the firm of Washburn & White, in the capacity of bookkeeper, and he remained with this concern until the year 1872. He then became identified with the Taunton Branch railroad in the capacity of clerk, later being appointed freight agent, remaining in this connection until he entered his
present field in 1904. This was in association with B. F. Kingsbury & Company, then leaders in team- ing and local transportation. Mr. Hammett be- came the managing executive of the organization, and continued active with the firm until taking over the business, and is still active. This is a stock company and was incorporated in 1907, under the present title of the Taunton Teaming Company. This enterprise was originally founded in 1852, under the name of Sproat & Luscombe, with headquarters on Wales street, and for many years they practically handled all the teaming of Taunton. After the death of Mr. Luscombe Mr. Sproat continued the business under his own name until 1883, when he sold it to Mr. Kingsbury, who continued at the head until 1893, when it became B. F. Kingsbury & Company, continuing under that title until organ- ized as the Taunton Teaming Company. Mr. Ham- mett's policy of recognizing special needs of the industrial world, and indeed of the people generally, has carried him to a position of large importance in his chosen field of endeavor. With his associates, also progressive and enterprising men, he handles many branches of work. They specialize in erect- ing and rigging, unloading from cars, placing on foundations and preparing for efficient service every kind of equipment, including boilers, engines, gen- erators, turbines, steel vestibules, cranes, flag poles, stacks and all kinds of heavy machinery. They dis- mantle factories for removal, pack, ship, unload and erect all equipment at destination. They take pride in being experts "for rigging of the heaviest jobs or for the packing and crating of the most fragile and delicate articles." Their motor truck service handles long distance moving of household or other goods promptly and efficiently, and while of course the bulk of their business is in New England, they contract for service anywhere. In addition to the various activities outlined above, they deal, at whole- sale and retail, in lime, cement, plaster, wall board, stucco and other mason's materials. With offices and plant at No. 18 High street, Taunton, and spacious storehouses on Wales street, they hold leading rank in their field over a wide territory, as well as being the oldest concern in Taunton in this field, and employ about forty people. Mr. Hammett's further affiliations include membership in the New England Builders' Supply Association, of which he is at present (1923) treasurer, having served in that responsible office for eight years. He is also a director and secretary of the City Invest- ment Trust. Fraternally he is affiliated with King David Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Massa- chusetts Consistory; and Palestine Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He was formerly a member of Sabbatia Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and his club is the Win- throp. His religious connection is with the Uni- versalist church.
Mr. Hammett married, in 1875, Isabella W. Ma- comber, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and they are the parents of two children: George Brownell, born in 1877; and Harold Macomber, born in 1889.
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HENRY FRANKLIN NICKERSON-In the law and in journalism Henry F. Nickerson has found the channels of his service to his community. He is a son of Benjamin Franklin and Ellen (Fitz- gerald) Nickerson, for many years esteemed citi- zens of Fall River, both now deceased. Benjamin Franklin Nickerson was born in Fall River and for many years was prominent in the dry goods business in this city; also was well known as a progressive and public-spirited citizen. The mother, who was a native of County Cork, Ireland, came to the United States as a child with her family and, settling at Fall River, grew to womanhood there. She was a lovely and estimable woman and is well ' remembered in Fall River.
Henry Franklin Nickerson was born in Fall River, May 16, 1875. His education was begun in the local public schools, and after a course at Holy Cross College in Worcester, Massachusetts, he entered Harvard University School of Law, being admitted to the bar in September, 1900. Immedi- ately thereafter he began practice in his native city, first entering the law office of Jennings, Mor- ton & Brayton. For about eighteen months he was associated with this well known law firm, after which he formed a partnership with Charles P. Ryan, under the firm name of Ryan & Nickerson. This affiliation continued until July, 1906, since which time he has practiced independently. Later he was appointed special justice of the Second Dis- trict Court of Bristol county, in which responsible office he was active for something more than ten years, resigning in the year 1921. Since his resig- nation he has gone forward in the private practice of law, and his extensive clientele has largely com- manded his time. He is also interested in various enterprises of the local public world, acts as treas- urer and director of the Fall River Daily Globe Publishing Company, one of the foremost daily papers of New England, and is also secretary of the New England Brass Company of Taunton. Frater- nally Judge Nickerson is identified with Fall River Lodge, No. 118, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Knights of Columbus, and his clubs are the Quequechan, Holy Cross, and Harvard.
Judge Nickerson married, July 12, 1899, Mary E. Dwyer of Fall River, and they are members of the Church of the Sacred Heart.
JOHN P. JACKSON, M. D .- A leading physi- cian of the younger group of Bristol county, Massa- chusetts, Dr. John P. Jackson is widely known pro- fessionally, his interests centering in Fall River. His name is far more familiar, however, and far more widely esteemed through his distinguished service in the World War. Dr. Jackson is a man of large ability and tireless energy, and is giving to his professional activities the wealth of experience gained in the trying years of his service overseas. This, added to his excellent training, places him in a leading position in medical circles in Fall River. He is a son of Patrick J. and Sarah (Rogers) Jack- son, both natives of Ireland, who came to the
United States as children with their parents, both families settling in Tiverton, Massachusetts. Both the doctor's father and mother are now deceased.
John P. Jackson was born at Tiverton, Massa- chusetts, December 29, 1888. His education was begunin the public schools of Fall River and, later entering Holy Cross College, he there covered the usual course in the liberal arts, after which he took up his professional preparations at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Baltimore, Maryland, from which he was graduated in the class of 1903, receiving the degree of Doctor of Medicine. There- after for nine months Dr. Jackson served as intern at the Maryland Insane Asylum, then in July, 1904, took up the practice of medicine in Fall River. Dr. Jackson has gone forward to large success in his practice, and holds a leading position in medical circles in Fall River today, being a member of the American Medical Association, and prominent in all professional advance. The military record of Dr. Jackson begins with his enlistment for service in the World War as a member of the United States Medical Corps on August 19, 1917. He was commissioned captain and sent to France shortly thereafter, being one of the first contingent of six hundred medical men to be sent across. Fol- lowing his arrival at Liverpool, England, Dr. Jack- son was assigned to the British Army, and served for six months in England, during which period he had complete charge of the Suffolk Hospital at Bury St. Edmunds. There he did all the surgical and medical work of the institution, the dearth of skilled attendants being very great. He had 150 beds under his care. From this point Dr. Jack- son was later sent to France, and two weeks after his arrival in that country he was transferred to Belgium, where he saw service of the most trying character at the front. Staying at Ypres, he saw all the fighting along the Somme river from Ypres to central France, and was active with the same ambulance corps until Labor Day, 1918. On that day he was severely wounded at the Battle of Amiens and was taken to a hospital in London. On October 11, 1918, Dr. Jackson landed in New York City on his return from France and was sent im- mediately to the Lakewood General Hospital, where he received his honorable discharge from the serv- ice, January 30, 1919. Returning to his private practice in Fall River, Dr. Jackson has achieved large success following general lines of medicine and surgery. His popularity as a prominent young man of the day and his high level of professional achievement give him a leading position in this city. Fraternally he is a member of Fall River Lodge, No. 118, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; Knights of Columbus; Aerie No. 570, Fra- ternal Order of Eagles; American Order of For- esters and Division No. 6; Ancient Order of Hi- bernians. His religious affiliation is with St. Louis' Roman Catholic Church.
Dr. Jackson married, on Thanksgiving day, 1920, Etta Duffy of Fall River, and they are the parents of one daughter, Barbara Virginia. The residence and office are at No. 589 South Main street.
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HON. EDWIN J. HORTON-It is eminently fitting that in the permanent records of the city of Attleboro, Massachusetts, the name of the Hon. Edwin J. Horton should hold a prominent position, and as a progressive and forward-looking citizen of a day now gone by, he did much for the com- munity of which he was a native and a lifelong resi- dent. As a business man he established concerns of this city, thereby contributing to the prosperity of the people and the economic welfare of the com- munity. In his social and fraternal affiliations, his benevolence of spirit made him a man widely beloved as well as universally respected, and his sad death was a source of great sorrow not only to those who came in close daily touch with his life but to the entire community. He was a member of an old and honored family of Bristol county, and his life was one of broad usefulness.
Edwin J. Horton was born in Attleboro, Massa- chusetts, November 10, 1837, and was drowned June 11, 1880, a victim of the fearful catastrophy occasioned by the collision between the steamers "Stonington" and "Narragansett," on which latter vessel he was a passenger. Reared and educated in his native town of Attleboro. Mr. Horton en- tered the business world as a young man and be- came identified with the manufacture of jewelry. This industry at that time was in its infancy and Mr. Horton's activities contributed much to its de- velopment and expansion. He was in many ways an uncommon man and became an outstanding figure in his generation in local industrial affairs. He was the senior member as well as one of the founders of the firm of Horton, Angell & Company, which began as a small enterprise but under his able management developed to be one of the ex- tensively important manufacturing jewelry concerns of Attleboro. Mr. Horton was gifted with truly remarkable fertility of resource and ability as an executive, and his masterly handling of the early problems of the enterprise carried the concern through the various phases incident to the building up of any business and placed it on a substantial and permanent foundation. He was a man of the most conscientious principles, which he carried into his business life, and he would permit no dealings of any kind whatsoever even in the smallest detail which were not governed by the strictest integrity. Interested throughout his lifetime in every branch of community effort, he displayed the higher quality of patriotism in the time of dissension between the North and South, enlisting for service in the Civil War on August 17, 1862, as a member of Company H, 40th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer In- fantry, and received his honorable discharge from the service following the close of hostilities on June 17, 1865. He was throughout the remainder
of his lifetime a leading member of the Grand Army of the Republic and was one of the beloved as well as esteemed members of this organization. Fraternally he was affiliated with Ezekiel Bates Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; and at the time of his death was noble grand of Orient Lodge,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Mr. Horton was a man of the broadest sympathies, and no worthy cause failed to win his generous support and cordial aid. He was also lavish in charitable ways, giving of his means to the poor and needy. His public services were in the nature of loyal support and encouragement of every civic interest rather than purely political effort. His usefulness in the community and the great esteem and confidence in which he was held were demonstrated by the fact that he was elected representative to the General Court of Massachusetts and served during the years 1879-80, his death terminating his public career at a time when all his friends looked upon him as a man whose future would mean much to the town and State and, perhaps, to the nation. He was a leading figure in the local Young Men's Christian Association and contributed largely to its support. A man of deep religious convictions and unvarying consistency, he was from his youth a member of the Congregational church, having joined this so- ciety in 1867.
Edwin J. Horton married, on May 8, 1862, R. Adelaide Lee, who died in 1920, and they were the parents of two children: Raymond M., a sketch of whom follows; and one who died in infancy.
RAYMOND M. HORTON-Prominent in the business life of Attleboro, Massachusetts, as a manufacturer of jewelry, Raymond M. Horton is looked upon as one of the largely successful men of the day in this city, and both among his associ- ates and the people generally is enjoying the es- teem and confidence of all. Mr. Horton is a mem- ber of an old family of Massachusetts, and a son of Edwin J. and R. Adelaide (Lee) Horton (see preceding sketch).
Raymond M. Horton was born at Attleboro, Massachusetts, August 28, 1875. His education was begun in the local public schools and com- pleted in the high schools of Attleboro, and im- mediately following the completion of his studies, he identified himself with the jewelry industry of Attleboro. He entered the employ of the W. E. Richards Company of this city and has been con- nected with this concern continuously until the present time. This business was established many years before its incorporation, which took place in 1907, and the plant is in the Simmons building, located at No. 191 Main street, where they occupy about 3,500 square feet of floor space and employ fifty people. They send their products to all parts of the United States, manufacturing a general line of gold jewelry. This company has developed ex- tensively in the past decade or so, and as president and treasurer of the concern Mr. Horton, together with C. A. Howard, secretary of the company, is leading the interest forward to ever larger success. In the world of finance of Attleboro, Mr. Horton is prominent as a director of the First National Bank, a trustee and director of the Attleborough Savings and Loan Association; a director of the Attleborough Savings Bank, in which he serves as
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a member of the investment board; and he is treas- urer and a member of the board of trustees of the public library. He is a member of the Attleboro Chamber of Commerce; the Associated Industries of Massachusetts; the Manufacturing Jewelers' Board of Trade of Providence, Rhode Island; the New England Jewelers' and Silversmiths' Associa- tion; and the New York Board of Trade. In public affairs Mr. Horton takes a deep interest, and politi- cally supports the Republican party, but he has never accepted public offices of any kind. He was a member of Company M, Massachusetts State Guard, during the World War, and also during that trying period served as chairman of the first Red Cross campaign. Fraternally Mr. Horton: affiliated with Ezekiel Bates Lodge, Free and Ac- cepted Masons; King Hiram Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Attleboro Council, Royal and Select Mas- ters; Bristol Commandery, Knights Templar; and Attleboro Lodge, No. 1014, Benevolent and Pro- tective Order of Elks. His religious affiliation is with the Second Congregational Church, and he serves as a member of the standing committee.
Mr. Horton married, in 1901, Una MacGregor of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, daughter of Rev. Alex- ander and Mary MacGregor, of Pawtucket.
DANIEL F. SULLIVAN-In commercial circles in Fall River, Massachusetts, Daniel F. Sullivan holds a position in the front ranks as one of the leading retail shoe merchants of Bristol county. Mr. Sullivan has had a long and eventful career; and his broad experience in business circles and in the fraternal and social affiliations of life have come to mean much to the people of Fall River, through his prominence in many forms of organized endeavor and also through his activities in the public service. Mr. Sullivan is a son of John and Margaret (Reagan) Sullivan, both natives of County Cork, Ireland, coming to the United States as young people and settling in Fall River, where they were married `at Saint Mary's Church. John Sullivan was identified with the iron industry in this city throughout his life, and died in the year 1884. The mother survived him for many years, passing away in 1906.
Daniel F. Sullivan was born in Fall River, August 10, 1864. His education was very limited, so far as formal school attendance was concerned, his parents being in humble circumstances. It became necessary for him to contribute to the family finances at the age of twelve years, and he secured a position in the iron foundries, where he worked for four or five years. His time up to this period of his life had been spent principally at the farm of his grandmother Reagan, in the town of Somerset, Massachusetts. He later secured a position with the American Print Works of Fall River, and engaged in this line of endeavor for three or four years. During this time, however, he supplemented his meager education with regular attendance at the Fall River Evening High School, and after four years of study in this connec- tion he was appointed one of the principals of the even- ing school. . In further preparation for a successful commercial career, Mr. Sullivan attended Bryant &
Stratton Business College, and graduated in the class of 1886. He then secured a position as bookkeeper in one of the large shoe factories in Brockton, Massa- chusetts, where he remained for about three months Then, feeling he would find in independent activity larger and more permanent success, he returned to Fall River and established himself at No. 40 South Main street, in the retail shoe business. This adress is across the street from his present location at No. 155 South Main street. He was prosperous from the be- ginning, and after ten years at the original location the business had increased to such an extent that he was compelled to seek larger quarters. The expansion pos- sible in his present address gave the business fresh im- petus. He now has one of th largest retail shoe and hosiery stores in Bristol county, and his trade is not only among the people of the city, but from the sur- rounding towns and country villages he commands a large patronage. In 1916 the business was incorporated under the title of D. F. Sullivan, Inc., Mr. Sullivan becoming president and treasurer of the corporation. Not only in his business interests but in the wider activities of civic and benevolent endeavor, Mr. Sul- livan holds a leading place in Fall River .. He has been identified since the year 1905 with the Associated Shoe Company, of Boston, of which he was an organizer, and of which he has been president since its formation. He has for many years been a member of the Fall River Chamber of Commerce, and in every branch of civic endeavor he takes a deep interest, although he has rarely been persuaded to accept official responsi- bility. Mr. Sullivan served as a member of the Board of Fire Commissioners of Fall River for six and one- half years, during five and one-half years of the period as secretary, and during one year as chairman of the board. He has been a member of the Young Men's Irish-American Temperance Society for forty-two years, and was president of this organization in 1885; also has been a member of the board of trustees con- tinuously since that date. He has served as treasurer of the board of trustees since the erection of the build- ing of this society, which was financed and built in the year 1892. Mr. Sullivan is also a leading member of the Knights of Columbus, and in club circles he holds a very noteworthy position as one of the organizers of the Fall River Rotary Club. He was made the first president of this organization, in which capacity he served two terms, and at the spring conference of Rotary clubs, held at Providence, Rhode Island, on March 12 and 13, 1923, he was paid the very high honor of receiving the nomination for the office of governor of the thirty-first district of Rotary clubs, and served as district governor, 1923-1924. He has been a member of the board of directors of the Fall River District Nursing Association since its organiza- tion. Mr. Sullivan is also a member of the Queque- chan and Fall River Country clubs, but his special in- terest is in those organizations which have as their purpose the benevolent or helpful activities with breadth of scope and purpose loftier than the mere pleasures of the moment. As a member of the Citizens' Sav- ings Bank Corporation he is doing much to encourage thrift and kindred qualities among the young people of the city. He is a member of the Holy Name Roman Catholic Church.
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