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success is contributing much to the general walfare. Mr. Francis is a son of Henry H. Francis, who is a pattern-maker by occupation. He was for many years identified in this capacity with the Weir Stove Com- pany, and is the last of the pattern-makers who were associated with Mr. Wilbur, one of the founders of that great concern. The mother, Clara Dolly (Briggs) Francis, was born at Dighton, Bristol county, Massa- chusetts, and was a descendant of Matthew Briggs, one of the early settlers of that community. She died in 1919.
Percy Franklin Francis was born at Dighton, Bristol county, Massachusetts, March 1, 1879. His early education was acquired in the public schools of Taun- ton, where the family later resided, and he is a graduate of the Taunton High School, class of 1898. Upon the completion of his studies, Mr. Francis entered the employ of Colby's Clothing Store, in Taunton, Mas- sachusetts, where he remained for about one year. He then became identified with the Whittenton Manufac- turing Company, which is one of the largest textile mills in New England and has a world-wide reputation for the manufacture of cotton goods, blankets, etc. The first position Mr. Francis held in this organization was that of clerk, and he was later made paymaster, then bookkeeper, and now, for several years, has been office manager and cashier. He has now, for a period of twenty-four years, been continuously associated with this great industrial organization. Not only as a busi- ness executive, but as a man and a citizen, Mr. Francis commands the esteem and confidence of all who know him, and he is numbered among the really significant figures of Bristol county. His further business connec- tions include a directorship in the Mechanics' Co- operative Bank, and in political matters he supports the Republican party, although he has never desired nor accepted official responsibility in public life. When in high school, Mr. Francis held the rank of first sergeant of the High School Cadets. His present affiliations are of a fraternal and social nature, and include member- ship in Ionic Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, of which he is past master; and at the present time is clerk of the Masonic Corporation. He is a member of the Bristol Club. His religious affiliation is with the Union Congregational Church.
Mr. Francis married, September 25, 1907, Alice M. Warren, of Taunton, Massachusetts, her paternal ancestor being Colonel Warren, of Revolutionary fame, and is a daughter of George Bryant Warren, of Mas- sachusetts, employed by Reed & Barton for many years. The mother, Carrie M. (Dawley) Warren, is a native of Massachusetts. Mr. and Mrs. Francis are the par- ents of two children : Warren B., born July 15, 1908, a student of Taunton High School, and Roger B., born September 10, 1915.
BERNARD ANTHONY DOHERTY, JR .- Ber- nard A. Doherty, Jr., was born in Fall River, Novem- ber 1, 1892, son of Bernard A. and Mary C. (Kearney) Doherty, his father a retired grocer and real estate dealer. He attended the public schools until graduated from the B. M. C. Durfee High School, class of 1909, and then entered Manhattan College, New York City, where he spent three years, playing on the school athletic teams, and being a "Four Letter" man. He
then prepared for a professional career at Boston Uni- versity Law School, 1912-1916, and in the latter year was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in Boston. He was associated with the law firm of Jennings, Morton & Brayton, and the firm of Jennings & Brayton in their Fall River offices until enlisting in the United States Navy at the outbreak of the war in 1917, remaining in the service until after the armistice was signed. He returned to Fall River and remained with Jennings & Brayton until 1920, when he entered private practice, and is successfully winning his way. While engaged in general practice Mr. Doherty has been called upon to handle many criminal cases, in which he has been unusually successful, and is considered among the lead- ing criminal lawyers of this section of Massachusetts. He has been connected with several large business ventures, and is a director in many corporations, among them the Otaka Paper Company, the Fall River Fruit and Produce Company, and the American Food and Products Company.
While in the United States Navy Mr. Doherty was attached to the Medical Corps at the Reserve Barracks, Newport, Rhode Island, the commandant's office of the Second Naval District, and as an instructor of mathe- matics for the Bureau of Ordnance in its Binocular School. He was honorably discharged from the service in December, 1918, and then resumed legal work with Jennings & Brayton.
Mr. Doherty is a Democrat in politics, and in re- ligion a Roman Catholic. He is a member of the Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, and American Bar associations; Fall River Lodge, No. 118, Benevo- lent and Protective Order of Elks; Newport, (Rhode Island) Council, No. 256, Knights of Columbus ; and the Colonial Club.
Mr. Doherty married, June 25, 1923, Mary E. Mur- phy, born in Fall River, and a teacher in the public schools, the daughter of John and Ellen Murphy.
DAVID HERMAN FULLER, M. D .- Few phy- sicians of Bristol county have enjoyed a wider experience or now hold larger responsibility than Dr. David Herman Fuller, who is serving as general superintendent, also medical and surgical director, of the consolidated hospitals and dispensaries of Fall River. Highly skilled in his profession and a noted authority on various diseases, especially tuber- culosis, Dr. Fuller has won a wide reputation, and his services in Fall River are the source of much good to the city and vicinity. Dr. Fuller is a son of David and Mary (Meier) Fuller, his father a native of Austria, and his mother of Brooklyn, New York. David Fuller came to America as a young man and shortly after his arrival here he enlisted in the regular army. He continued throughout his lifetime his interest in military affairs, and during the greater part of the period was identified with military advance in one way or another. He was at one time a member of the body-guard of Jeffer- son Davis. After several years of service in the regular army Mr. Fuller came to Fall River and was engaged in various business enterprises for many years in this city. As a member of the Massachusetts National Guard he rose to the rank
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of major, and for some years was military instructor at the B. M. C. Durfee High School in this city, also of the Fall River Police Department. He died about 1916, at the age of seventy-four years, the mother still (1923) surviving him and residing in New York City.
David Herman Fuller was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, October 19, 1879. Receiving his early education in the local public schools, he was graduated from the B. M. C. Durfee High School in the class of 1898. Immediately taking up the study of his chosen profession, the young man went forward under the preceptorship of Dr. John H. Abbott, a prominent physician of that day, then in 1900 entered the Jefferson Medical College of Phila- delphia, Pennsylvania, from which he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine, being graduated in the class of 1904. Shortly after his graduation Dr. Fuller entered the United States Government ser- vice as a member of the medical staff of the Ohio State Soldiers' Home, at Dayton, Ohio. He was active for about eighteen months in that connection, after which he returned to Fall River to take up special work in tuberculosis under Dr. Millett, one of the most noted authorities on the white plague in New England. At that time, also beginning the general practice of medicine, Dr. Fuller gained a se- cure footing in his chosen field of endeavor in Fall River, and after about three years of practice was appointed diagnostician on the Board of Health, in which official capacity he served until 1910. During this period he continued special study and research on tuberculosis and kept broadly in touch with all that was being done in the world-wide effort to stamp out the plague. In 1910 he was made super- intendent of the Fall River Tuberculosis Hospital and three years later, when the city consolidated all the hospitals of the municipality, he was made general superintendent of these consolidated institu- tions, in which important office he still ably serves. This gives Dr. Fuller jurisdiction over the City Hos- pital, the Contagious Hospital, the Tuberculosis Hospital, and all dispensaries. The consolidation has proved a step in the right direction, and while Dr. Fuller, of necessity, delegates large responsi- bilities to others, still the single head, directing all activities and coordinating all energies and forces. has tended toward constant improvement and ad- vance in every branch of this consolidated effort. Dr. Fuller's long experience and his eminent fitness for his position are considered acquisitions of import- ance to the institutional advance of the time in Fall River, and he is counted among the most note- worthy professional men in the State of Massachu- setts. He is a member and director of the Anti- Tuberculosis Society, American Hospital Associa- tion, and other organizations whose avowed object is the stamping out of this disease. He has few in- terests which do not closely align with his profes- sion, but is a member of Pocasset Lodge, No. 134, Knights of Pythias.
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Dr. Fuller married, January 9, 1918, Elizabeth M. Flynn, of Fall River, Massachusetts.
LOUIS L. LINCOLN, who is active in the man- ufacture of the famous "Fairmount" and "Glendale" stoves in Taunton, Massachusetts, as a member of The Leonard & Baker Stove Company, is a figure of interest in Bristol county, Massachusetts. He is a direct descendant of Thomas Lincoln, one of the early pioneers of Taunton, whose grist mill was the actual beginning of industry along the riverside in this county. Down through the generations the Lincoln family has given to the world leaders in every branch of progress, and Thomas Lincoln, grandfather of the subject of this sketch, owned much valuable property near what is now known as Taunton Green. The land upon which the Taylor building now stands was formerly called Knotty Walk and is still in possession of the heirs of Thomas Lincoln, Louis L. Lincoln being the ad- ministrator of this estate. Theodore G. Lincoln, son of the Thomas Lincoln last-mentioned, and father of Louis L. Lincoln, was born in Taunton, Massachusetts, and died in 1905. His lifetime was spent in agricultural pursuits, and he was one of the most highly esteemed men of this section. He mar- ried S. Ellen Lothrop, who was also born in Taunton and who still survives her husband, at the age of eighty-three years. Their children are four, three sons and one daughter, the oldest now living, Louis L., being the subject of this sketch.
Louis L. Lincoln was born in Taunton, Massa- chusetts, November 1, 1870. His education was be- gun in the local public schools, and he completed his studies at the School of Mechanics, a branch of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology devoted to the manual arts. Mr. Lincoln thereafter learned the trade of pattern-making with Samuel Miller, of Taunton, Massachusetts, then entered the employ of the Dighton Furnace Company, with which he was connected until 1898. Then he became identified with the Weir Stove Company, as pattern-maker and ornamenter, and was active in their employ for about ten years. In 1908 Mr. Lincoln, with Eugene L. Baker and Chester N. Leonard, left the Weir Stove Company and incorporated under the name of The Leonard & Baker. Stove Company, Mr. Lin- coln being made president. Their plant is located on Cushman street, and the concern has since been prominent in their field of activity, developing a very extensive business. They purchased the Somerset Stove Foundry in 1921, and they now occupy a five- acre plant, with improvements, covering about 30,000 square feet of floor space. They employ over one hundred and fifty hands, and their product goes to every part of the United States and Canada. Under the trade mark, "Fairmount" and "Glendale," they have built up an enviable reputation for stove excellence and satisfaction. As assistant treasurer and purchasing agent for this concern, Louis L. Lin- coln is bearing a very practical part in its advance. He has few interests outside of business, and al- though supporting the Republican party and bearing the part of a progressive citizen in the public ad- vance, he has never accepted political office. He is identified with Sabbatia Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Taunton, Massachusetts; and
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Taunton Grange, Patrons of Husbandry; and is affili- ated with the Baptist church.
Mr. Lincoln married, in 1901, Flora F. Hall, of Taunton, Massachusetts, daughter of Anthony and H. Fannie (Staples) Hall, of Taunton.
BERNARD J. McDONALD, Jr., LL. B .- Broad- ly prominent in the practice of the law in Bristol county, Massachusetts, although as yet only active for a comparatively few years in this field of profes- sional endeavor, Bernard J. McDonald, Jr., is taking a definite place in the general advance, and is giving to his professional work the clear vision and tireless energy which count for permanent achieve- ment and large success. A native of this city, Mr. McDonald is a son of Bernard J. and Anna (Barry) McDonald. The father was born in Fall River and the mother in Ireland, coming to the United States as a young woman with her brother, William Barry. For the past thirty-eight years Bernard J. McDon- ald, Sr., has filled an important position in the em- ploy of the Sagamore Manufacturing Company of Fall River, as buyer of supplies, grader of cotton, etc. The mother died in 1894, at the age of about thirty-two years.
Bernard J. McDonald, Jr., was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, June 3, 1893. His education was be- gun in the public schools of Fall River and he was graduated from the B. M. C. Durfee High School in the class of 1912. Thereafter entering Boston Uni- versity Law School, he was graduated from that institution in the class of 1916, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Returning to his native city, Mr. McDonald entered the office of John T. Cough- lin, and on December 1, 1917, entered the service of the United States Navy as a seaman, deferring his practice until some future date. He saw service on a government cruiser off the coast of Maine for sixteen months and after his discharge from the service returned to civilian life. Taking the law ex- aminations of the State in July, 1919, he was ad- mitted to the bar at that time and continued his association with Mr. Coughlin, now the senior mem- ber of the firm of Coughlin & Harrington. Early in the year 1922 Mr. McDonald opened his own offices at suite No. 207, the Granite Block, in Fall River, and he has gained an assured footing in his chosen profession, now being numbered among the largely successful lawyers in Bristol county, Massa- chusetts. He is a member of the Knights of Colum- bus, and his religious affiliation is with the Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart.
GUILFORD C. HATHAWAY, Ph. D., LL. B .- Bringing to the duties of a responsible office ex- cellent training and wide experience, Guilford C. Hathaway, who has long been numbered among the leading lawyers of Bristol county, Massachu- setts, has now for more than ten years served as registrar of probate and insolvency of Bristol county. He has filled the duties of this office ably and well, and his part in the public service is contributing to the general welfare. Mr. Hathaway is a son of George W. and Emily A. (Porter) Hathaway, his
father a native of Freetown, Massachusetts, and his mother of Taunton. The parents lived in Dighton for some years after their marriage, later moving to Somerset, then in 1882 settling permanently in Fall River, where the father still resides, making his home with his son, Guilford C. George W. Hathaway was for many years active as a commer- cial salesman, but for some time past has been retired from business. The mother is deceased.
Guilford C. Hathaway was born at Dighton, Bristol county, Massachusetts, May 14, 1877. His education was begun in the Fall River public schools and he is a graduate of the B. M. C. Durfee High School, class of 1895. Taking up his higher studies at Brown University at Providence, Rhode Island, he was graduated from that institution in 1899 with the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy. His choice of a profession early made, he then entered Har- vard University School of Law, from which he was graduated in 1902 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Passing the bar examinations in June of the same year, Mr. Hathaway was admitted to the bar the following fall, and immediately took up the practice of his chosen profession. He was first asso- ciated with the well known law firm of Jennings, Morton & Brayton, in whose offices he had spent his summers while attending Harvard Law School. Remaining with this firm for about one year, Mr. Hathaway then formed an association with L. Elmer Wood, and this partnership endured until January 1, 1913, when it was dissolved on account of Mr. Hathaway's duties in the public service. On that date he took up the responsibilities of his pres- ent office of registrar of probate and insolvency, and has since served continuously in this capacity, taking care of the work of this office with large efficiency. He has commanded the respect and con- fidence of his contemporaries in the public service, as well as the people, and is looked upon as one of the broadly useful men of the day in Fall River. His political affiliation is with the Republican party and he is a worker for its interests. Fraternally he is identified with King Philip Lodge, Free and Ac- cepted Masons, of which he is past master; Fall River Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Godfrey de Bouillon Commandery, No. 25, Knights Templar, of which he is past commander. His religious affili- ation is with the Episcopal church. He served as brigade adjutant with the rank of lieutenant in the Naval Militia of Massachusetts, from 1903 to 1912.
Mr. Hathaway married, September 14, 1904, Nellie M. Shirley of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Mr. and Mrs. Hathaway are the parents of four children: Ellen, now in high school; Shirley, in high school; Emily A., and Constance.
CHARLES CLARKE COOK-With large inter- ests constantly in his hands, and his entire field of operation directly connected with the business pros- perity of the people, Charles Clarke Cook is a figure of importance in the business life of Bristol county. With interests centered in Fall River, but far reach- ing, he operates in real estate on a brokerage basis largely, also, however, as developing agent. For
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many years he has been connected with the Travel- ers Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, and in that field he has won honorable mention. He is a son of Alexander Otis Cook, and a descend- ant of Thomas Cook, an early settler of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, where he was received as an inhabi- tant in 1643, and was there granted lands. He died February 6, 1674, leaving a will. The line of de- scent from Thomas Cook to Charles C. Cook, of Fall River, is traced through the founder's son, Cap- tain Thomas Cook, and his wife, Mary (Havens) Cook; their son, Captain John Cook, and his wife, Mary; their son, Joseph Cook, and his wife, Pa- tience; their son, William Cook, and his wife, Ruth; their son, Joseph Cook, and his wife, Anne (Negus) Cook; their son, Captain Perry Cook, and his wife, Lydia (Gifford) Cook; their son, Alexander O. Cook, and his wife, Mary S. (Bronson) Cook; their son, Charles Clarke Cook, of this review.
Joseph Cook, of the sixth generation, was a large landowner of Tiverton and in what is now Fall River, Massachusetts. He was large physically, weighing over three hundred pounds, but was well proportioned. He lived to be eighty-four years of age. His son, Captain Perry Cook, was a captain of militia and was stationed at Newport and vicinity during the second war with Great Britain, his widow drawing a pension on account of that service. He died of yellow fever in Wilmington, North Caro- lina, and was buried there.
Alexander O. Cook, head of the eighth generation, was born in Tiverton, Rhode Island, May 29, 1827, but in May, 1844, came to Fall River, which was ever afterwards his home. He was a tinsmith and sheet iron worker, forming in 1851, with John Johnston, the firm Cook & Johnston. In 1860 the firm became Shaw & Cook, and later Cook, Grew & Ashton, finally a corporation, the Cook & Grew Company. Mr. Cook was connected with the busi- ness for fifty-five years before he retired, and finally became one of Fall River's venerable and esteemed citizens. He was a devoted member of the Bap- tist church both in Tiverton and Fall River, uniting with the Second Baptist Church of Fall River by letter in 1853. He was elected deacon in 1880, hold- ing until 1897, when, with others, he withdrew to form the Third Baptist Church, of which he was deacon until his death. He was also deeply inter- ested in Sunday school work both as teacher and superintendent. In politics he was a Republican.
Alexander O. Cook married, May 19, 1853, at Fall River, Massachusetts, Mary S. Bronson, born in Stratford, Connecticut, June 16, 1825, daughter of Rev. Asa and Marinda (Jennings) Bronson, her father for a number of years pastor of the First Baptist Church of Fall River, and at a later period pastor of the Second Baptist Church of Fall River. To Mr. and Mrs. Cook was born a son, Charles Clarke, of further mention; and a daughter, Char- lotte Elizabeth Grosvenor, who married Walter J. Titcomb, of Fall River. Alexander O. Cook died October 19, 1915. Mary S. (Bronson) Cook died September 10, 1905.
Charles Clarke Cook was born at Fall River,
Massachusetts, March 28, 1854. His education was obtained in the public schools, and in 1871 he en- tered the employ of Hathaway & Dean, grocers of Fall River, remaining about one year. He then be- came a salesman in the store of Cook, Grew & Ashton, tinners, plumbers and dealers in mill sup- plies, he being in charge of the mill supply de- partment. He remained with that firm of which his father was head until. June, 1887, when he became general agent for the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, a position he held for a num- ber of years, resigning to become district agent for the Travelers Insurance Company, a connection which has never been dissolved, but has grown stronger with the years. In course of time real es- tate, stocks, accident and fire insurance and the management of estates were added to his activities, and from his offices, No. 109 South Main street, he has conducted an immense business during the thirty-five years these lines have been carried. It is confidently asserted by his friends that Mr. Cook has consummated more deals in down town real estate than any other operator in the city. For two years prior to the death of A. J. Borden, Mr. Cook was associated with him in the manage- ment of his property and after Mr. Borden's death became agent for the estate. He was also in charge of the John Campbell estate for thirteen years until it was divided, and has always stood high in the confidence and esteem of his business associates.
He has maintained a high standard in his business life and has been an important factor in the devel- opment of his city. Mr. Cook manages the Borden building, in which he is located, which is a part of the Borden estate that he has handled since 1892. He is frequently called on as an expert witness on real estate values, and in all these responsibilities he gives to his work the breadth of vision and the ability which have carried him in his personal interests to the high position he occupies in the business world. Politically he supports the Repub- lican party, but has never accepted public office, in fact has never had leisure for outside interests, his time being almost wholly devoted to his business. He is identified with the Baptist Temple Church.
Mr. Cook married, at Fall River, in 1877, Wealthy W. Winslow, daughter of Squire Benjamin F. and Margaret (McCuen) Winslow, her father born in Berkley, Bristol county, Massachusetts, her mother born in Scotland. The Cook residence is in Fall River, their country home in Tiverton, Rhode Is- land.
CLARENCE CHARLES MCCREERY, M. D .- Specializing in orthopedic surgery, Doctor McCreery of Fall River, Massachusetts, has gained an enviable reputation both in the profession and among the general public, and is now active as a member of Truesdale Clinic of Fall River, Massachusetts. Dr. McCreery is a son of Charles John McCreery, who has been for many years prominently identified with educational advance as principal of the Davenport Grammar School of this city. He still ably fills this important position and in his activities as an
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