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Mr. Crowley married, on February 4, 1889, Cath- erine Mulcahey, daughter of John and Mary (Daly) Mulcahey, natives of Ireland. Mr. and Mrs. Crowley are the parents of five children : John J., who enlisted in the United States Navy Aviation Corps; William P., who did industrial work during the World War; Francis H., served in the United States Army; Mildred M., now the wife of E. G. Maxwell; and Harold G.
ARTHUR RANDALL KNOX-In financial cir- cles in Taunton, Massachusetts, Arthur Randall Knox holds a position of large prominence as treasurer of the Mechanics' Cooperative Bank, which position he has filled for the past eleven years. With excellent training and long experience in the business world prior to his present connection, Mr. Knox is handling the duties now devolving upon him in a constructive and able man- ner and is thereby taking a definite part in the public progress. He is a son of Benjamin F. Knox, who was born at Chichester, New Hampshire, and was a britan- nia worker by occupation. He died in 1900. The mother, Mary E. (Goff) Knox, who was born at Nor- ton, Massachusetts, is still living.
Arthur Randall Knox was born at Taunton, Massa- chusetts, September 6, 1876. His education was begun in the local public schools and was completed with
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his graduation from the Taunton High School in the class of 1894. His first business experience was in the employ of the Whittenton Manufacturing Company, where he was engaged for seven years, and he later became identified with the Reed & Barton Silver Works, where he remained for a period of twelve years. It was upon his resignation from this position that Mr. Knox accepted the treasurership of the Mechanics' Co- operative Bank, and he has fulfilled the duties of this exacting position ably and faithfully. A director of this institution, also, he is well known in financial cir- cles in Bristol county, and his influence is always on the side of progress. In political affairs Mr. Knox sup- ports the Republican party, but he takes no interest in public life beyond that of the forward-looking citizen. His fraternal affiliations are with King David Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, of which he is master now (1923) ; St. Mark's Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; and Taunton Council, Royal and Select Masters. He is a member of the Union Congregational Church.
Mr. Knox married, in 1899, Marjorie Tidd, of Taun- ton, Massachusetts, daughter .of Joseph S. and Helen H. (Howard) Tidd. Mr. and Mrs. Knox are the parents of seven children: Dorothy H., born in 1901, a graduate of Radcliffe College; Marjorie T., born in 1903, a student at Simmons College; Barbara H., born in 1905, a graduate of Taunton High School; Gertrude E., born in 1906, a graduate of Taunton High School; Arthur R., Jr., born in 1912; Howard T., born in 1916; and Jeanette E., born in 1918.
WILLIAM H. CREAMER, M. D .- With un- usually comprehensive preparation for his chosen pro- fession of surgery, and experience which has given him broad familiarity with) every phase of advance in this field, Dr. Creamer has become one of the noted sur- geons of Bristol county, and his success in surgery has placed him among the leaders in the healing art in this part of the State of Massachusetts. Dr. Creamer is a son of John F. Creamer, who was born in Provi- dence, Rhode Island, and throughout his lifetime was engaged in various business enterprises. He became a very extensive owner of real estate in Fall River and an influential figure in the business life of this city. His death, which occurred in 1918, at the age of fifty- eight years, removed from the city a man of progressive spirit and beneficent activities. The mother, Mary Elizabeth (Turley) Creamer, was born in Manchester, England, coming to the United States with her parents when only a child, and she still survives the husband and father, residing in the old Creamer residence.
William H. Creamer was born in Fall River, Massa- chusetts, June 9, 1883. His early education was received in the public schools of this city, and he later entered Holy Cross Preparatory School at Worcester, Massa- chusetts, after which followed the liberal arts course at Holy Cross College, from which he was graduated in 1907 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. His choice of a profession early determined, he then entered Harvard University Medical School, and was graduated from that institution in the class of 1911 with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. Serving an internship of sixteen months at Carney Hospital at Boston, Mas- sachusetts, Dr. Creamer remained for a second period of the same length as resident surgeon of that institu-
tion, after which, in 1914, he returned to Fall River and began the private practice of medicine. From the first Dr. Creamer has given his entire attention to surgical work, and he has gained a very high position among his colleagues in this profession. For two years, 1921-1922, his work was particularly noteworthy, for he performed in each year more than 400 major operations, and during the first half of 1923 the number far ex- ceeded this ratio. Dr. Creamer is a member of the surgical staff of St. Anne's Hospital of Fall River, and also of the City Hospital. Both in his private practice and in institutional work Dr. Creamer displays the sure touch of the surgeon naturally gifted in his chosen calling, as well as the precision and skill of the highly trained specialist. He is a member of the American Medical Association, the Massachusetts State and Fall River Medical societies, and is identified with the Knights of Columbus. He is affiliated with many clubs, including the Rotary Club of Fall River; Que- quechan and Fall River country clubs; Metacomet Country Club of Providence, Rhode Island; Fall River Yacht Club; Harvard Club of Boston; Harvard Club of Fall River ; and Holy Cross Club of Bristol county. His religious affiliation is with the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church.
Dr. Creamer married, January 2, 1918, Elizabeth G. Horne, of Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. and Mrs. Creamer are the parents of two children: Mary Eliza- beth; and Ann Margaret.
JOHN E. WELCH, A. B., LL.B .- In the ranks of legal profession in Bristol county., Massachusetts, John E. Welch is counted as a noteworthy figure, having practiced for eight years with the sole in- terruption of the recent World War. He is one of the young men of the day who have attained definite success and whose activities auger large things for the future. Mr. Welch is a son of John and Hannah (Cagney) Welch, both natives of Bridgewater. His father died April 14, 1922, but the mother still survives him and is a resident of Taunton, where the family home has been located for many years.
John E. Welch was born at Taunton, Massa- chusetts, February 22, 1891. Following his public school education, he attended the Taunton High School, his graduation occurring with the class of 1908. He covered his course in the liberal arts at Holy Cross College at Worcester, Massachusetts, from which he was graduated in the class of 1912, with his Bachelor's degree in the arts. Later enter- ing Harvard University School of Law for his pro- fessional preparation, he was graduated from that institution in the class of 1915, with the Bachelor's degree in law. Admitted to the bar of his native State shortly thereafter, Mr. Welch began the prac- tice of his chosen profession in Taunton, opening offices in the Court House block at No. 18 Broad- way, and has continued at the same location until the present time.
Professionally Mr. Welch has won a high posi- tion, carrying forward a general practice, which has steadily increased until he now commands a very extensive clientele. Interested in all branches
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of public advance, Mr. Welch has served as a member of the Electric Light Commission, but has otherwise thus far declined responsibilities of civic nature. His military record begins with his enlistment on September 16, 1917, in Company F, 302nd Infantry. He was sent to Camp Devens, Massachusetts, then was later transferred to Camp Hancock at Augusta, George, where he was active as a member of the Machine Gun Training Corps, but the armistice was signed before his turn came to sail overseas, and he received his honorable dis- charge from the service on December 6, 1918, with the rank of lieutenant. Since his return to civilian life, Mr. Welch has made marked progress in his profession and now stands among the leaders of the younger group. Fraternally he is a member of Taunton Lodge, No. 150, Benevolent and Pro- tective Order of Elks; and the Knights of Columbus. He is further a member of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church.
WILFRID TRUDEAU, M. D .- Prominent in the practice of medicine and surgery in Fall River, Massachusetts, and noted as a scholar and traveler, Dr. Wilfrid Trudeau has been active in the practice of his chosen profession for a period of thirty- eight years, during the entire time in the city of Fall River. Dr. Trudeau is a native of the Province of Quebec, Canada, and a son of David and Mary Louise (Fontaine) Trudeau, also natives of that province, both of French families, coming direct from France to Canada the previous generation. David Trudeau was active in farming throughout his lifetime in Montreal, and was a man of broad interests and the highest integrity.
Wilfrid Trudeau was born in the Province of -. Quebec, Canada, July 30, 1860. Reared on the farm near Montreal, he was sent to the Jesuit College in that city at the age of ten years, and remained there throughout his classical course, receiving his degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1878 from that insti- tution. Two years later he entered the medical department of the Victoria University Medical School, from which he received his degree of Doc- tor of Medicine in the class of 1884. He immedi- ately came to the United States and, locating in Fall River, has since been in practice here. Early gaining a foothold in his chosen profession, he went forward along progressive lines, keeping in touch with all advance in medical science and developing genius for medicine which has given him an extensive reputation. The interests of his leisure are literature and travel. He spends three or four months of each year in travel either in the United States or in Europe, and at one time or another C· E
has visited practically every nook and cranny of the continent, having seen the leading points of interest 1 America. He has few other interests outside of his profession, but is a member of the Fall River Medical Society and the Quequechan Club.
Dr. Trudeau married, in 1892, Mary Agnes Cyr, of Van Buren, Maine, and they are now the parents of one child, Bertha E., now the wife of Hon.
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HERBERT F. BLISS, president of the Morton Brothers Company, operating Taunton's largest steam laundry, was born in Taunton, Massachusetts, January 8, 1891, son of Frank M. and Mary E. (Thornton) Bliss. He was educated in the public schools of Taunton, and upon finishing high school became an employe of the Morton Brothers Com- pany, a steam laundry business established in 1882. The laundry employs forty hands in its various de- partments, and covers territory as far distant as At- tleboro and Mansfield. In 1919 Mr. Bliss was elected president of the company, the business having been incorporated in that year. The present officers of the Morton Brothers Company are W. J. David- son, treasurer; Herbert F. Bliss, president; Oscar Blackwell, clerk.
Mr. Bliss married, in Taunton, September 19, 1916, Beatrice B. McClellan, daughter of Frederick and Mary McClellan. Mr. and Mrs. Bliss are the parents of two sons, Herbert F., born May 31, 1918, and William T., born February 1, 1921.
JOHN D. FAHEY-As one of the foremost un- dertakers and embalmers of Bristol county, Massa- chusetts, Mr. Fahey holds a leading position in the city of Taunton, and his establishment is unques- tionably the handsomest that can well be arranged, even in these days of scientific achievement and lofty ethical standards in this profession. Mr. Fahey began life in the industries, but rose by his own efforts to the ranks of professional activity and now stands among the oldest, as well as the most im- portant, undertakers in Bristol county. He is a son of John Fahey, who was born in County Lim- erick, Ireland, who came to the United States as a young man and was engaged during his active lifetime in the iron industry, as a puddler in the foundry. He died in July, 1881, honored and es- teemed by all who knew him. The mother, Cath- arine (Scanlan) Fahey, was born in County Cork, Ireland, and died in the year 1920.
John D. Fahey was born at East Taunton, Massa- chusetts, December 12, 1869. His education was acquired in the local public schools, and his ear- liest experience in the world of men and affairs was in the rolling mills of East Taunton. There- after, he was identified with the shovel works until that business was removed from this vicinity, after which he learned the trade of blacksmith with Mr. Brennan. Mr. Fahey next entered the employ of Brownell & Burt, then prominent carriage makers and more recently engaged in automobile activities, and remained with them for about three years, as a blacksmith. It was from this position that he resigned to take up his present profession, and first learning the details of undertaking and embalming, he formed an association with John Reed, of Charlestown, Massachusetts, where he gained a thoroughly practical experience in his chosen field
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of endeavor. He then became identified with Thomas O. Day in the undertaking business, and this endured until 1897, when Mr. Fahey went into business for himself. At that time he purchased the undertaking business of William McKenna, of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, and removed the head- quarters of the business to Taunton, locating at No. 13 Cohannet street. In 1906 he removed to his present location at No. 41 Cohannet street and there continued under his own name until 1917, when he incorporated under the title of the John Fahey Company, Inc. From the first Mr. Fahey has been awake to every phase of progress in his chosen profession and with the passing of the years he has not only developed a very extensive patronage, but has improved his establishment in every possible way. He has a complete motor equipment, including three handsome motor hearses, and he has installed every approved device for the furtherance and perfection of the work done. He occupies the entire building at No. 41 Cohannet street, having extensive funeral parlors and elaborate showrooms, also a room equipped for autopsies. He operates one of the most modern ambulances pro- curable, which is used only for the transportation of sick and accident cases and is entirely apart from the undertaking branch of his business, never hav- ing been used in connection with it. Mr. Fahey's personality, and his constant effort to improve his service and increase his usefulness, have given him very high standing in the community, and he com- mands the most cordial esteem, both as a profes- sional man and as a citizen.
A Democrat by political affiliation, Mr. Fahey has served as a member of the Taunton Board of Health since the year 1906, but has never other- wise accepted public responsibility. His fraternal affiliations are with the Knights of Columbus; the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters; Taun- ton Lodge, No. 150, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; the Fraternal Order of Eagles; the Ancient Order of Hibernians; and the Improved Order of Red Men. He is a member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church.
Mr. Fahey married, in June, 1899, Mary E. Dunn, of Boston, Massachusetts, daughter of John and Mary (Rowe) Dunn, both natives of Ireland. Mr. and Mrs. Fahey are the parents of one child: Kath- leen M., who was born April 30, 1908, and is now a student at the Taunton High School.
REV. MANUEL A. SILVA-In ecclesiastical circles in Fall River, Massachusetts, Rev. Father Manuel A. Silva is a figure of more than usual prominence, and in his activities as pastor of the Santo Christo Roman Catholic Church of this city he is doing a great work. Father Silva has served in various charges in different parts of the United States and his devoted labors in Christian advance have carried him to wide prominence in the church. He is a son of Manuel G. and Mary Magdalena (Rosa) Silva, both natives of Peco Island, of the Azores group, where they lived and died.
Father Silva was born on Peco Island, the Azores,
October 9, 1875. His education was begun in the schools of that country and after completing the high school course he entered the college at Horta, in the Azores Islands, later attending Angra Sem- inary, also in this group of islands, where he studied theology and from which institution he was or- dained to the priesthood, March 10, 1900, by the Rt. Rev. D. Francisco R. V. e Brito. Father Silva's first appointment was as assistant priest of Flores Island, and he served one year at that church, after which he came to the United States, having re- ceived the appointment of curate of the Santo Christo Church, of which he is now pastor. He served as assistant priest of that parish until June, 1905, when he was appointed pastor to establish the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes in Taunton, Massa- chusetts. There he built the church and parish house and presided over that parish and territory, which included the districts of South Dighton, South Swansea and Seekonk. His achievements at this church attracted wide attention, for in such a scat- tered parish the coordination of forces and the unifying of the people required diplomacy and tact, as well as administrative ability of a high order. Father Silva served at this parish until 1910, when he was appointed to the Church of St. John. The Baptist at New Bedford, Massachusetts. This parish was in a more or less unsettled condition, with a church edifice in the course of erection, and Father Silva took up the duties of this pastorate with characteristic energy and ability. He completed the church and built a rectory in keeping with the dignity of the church and the importance of the parish as it was devel- oping, and remained there until 1913. He was then returned to Fall River, as pastor of the Church of Santo Christo, where he had first served as curate, or assistant priest, upon first coming to the United States. Here he has done much for the growth and progress of the parish. He built the present rectory in 1915 and the old church edi- fice is now (1923) being replaced by a beautiful and dignified structure, which more fully represents the importance of this parish and expresses the devo- tion and loyalty of its people. Father Silva has made extensive plans for beautifying the grounds about the church and the rectory, and when the : new edifice is completed this will be one of the : most attractive and beautiful church properties in the city of Fall River. Father Silva has taken a constructive place in many branches of benevolent and civic advance, doing the work of a progressive citizen in an unostentatious and thoroughly devoted way. He has commanded the esteem and admira- tion of all who know him, whether of his own faith or of other creeds or denominations. His leadership of the people placed under his charge is indeed that of a father who feels the spiritual and ma- terial responsibility toward his people, and the future of this parish is very bright.
MOSES ENTIN-The name of Entin has been widely distinguished in the profession of medicine in a former generation and is now counted among
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those names worthy of note in the profession of the law in Fall River, Massachusetts. Moses En- tin, who has been active in legal advance for nine years, has won an enviable position in his chosen field of endeavor, and is numbered among the really important young men of Bristol county, Massachusetts.
Hillell Entin, M. D., Moses Entin's father, was born in Russia, reared and married there, and about 1885 came to America, locating in Lisbon Falls, Maine. He became one of the most noted surgeons of New England. He was educated in Medicine in Russia, later covering a post-graduate course at Harvard University Medical School, and for some years was a member of the surgical staff of Mount Sinai Hospital of New York City. He removed to Fall River in the year 1892 and eventually retired from the professiono f surgery, giving his attention to financial and business interests which represented his life investments. He died in September, 1918. He married Minnie Berlie, also a native of Russia, who died in 1904.
Moses Entin was born in Lisbon Falls, Maine, September 15, 1891. His education was begun in the public schools of Fall River, where his father had meanwhile become active in practice, and he was graduated from the B. M. C. Durfee High School in the class of 1911. In September of the same year Mr. Entin entered Boston University Law School, and from this institution he received his degree of Bachelor of Laws, being graduated as a cum laude student in the class of 1914. In Sep- tember of the same year Mr. Entin began the prac- tice of law with offices in the Borden building, and he has since specialized in criminal practice with large success. Mr. Entin's keen apprisal of men and conditions and his forward-looking spirit are definite forces in the constructive work which he is doing and he is achieving much for the immedi- aate administration of justice. Fraternally Mr. Entin is affiliated with Concord Lodge, No. 174, Knights of Pythias, of Fall River, of which he is a past chancellor. He is a member of various other organizations and is affiliated with the Hebrew Orthodox Congregation.
Mr. Entin married, in September, 1916, Elizabeth B. Gross of Boston and they have two sons: Hil- liard William and Richard. The family residence is at No. 426 Robeson street.
JOSEPH BORLAND SAYLES-Among the notably successful men of the medical profession in Bristol county, Massachusetts, is Dr. Joseph Bor- land Sayles, of Taunton, specialist dermatology, who, with the exception of his term of military service during the World War, has been practicing n Taunton since 1910.
Dr. Sayles was born in Somerset, Massachusetts, February 28, 1865, and is a son of John A. Sayles, who served as a lieutenant in the United States Military Forces during the Civil War and who was postmaster of Somerset, and of Mary (Pierce) Sayles. He received his early education in the public
school of Somerset, and then prepared for college in the Harvard College Preparatory School, in New York City. He then became a student in the medical department of Dartmouth College, front which he was graduated in 1887, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. When his college course was completed he continued his professional studies in the Bellevue Hospital Medical College, from which he was graduated with the class of 1888. Immedi- ately after his graduation from the latter institution, he went to the Rhode Island Hospital, where he served an interneship for a period of one year. By that time he had become deeply interested in the treatment of diseases of the skin, and instead of engaging in general practice he went to Harvard College, where in the medical school he made a special study of skin diseases. From 1898 to 1910 he was engaged in practice at Dighton, Massa- chusetts, and in the latter year he removed to Taunton, Massachusetts, continuing his practice there until 1910. In 1917 he enlisted for service in the Medical Corps. He was assigned to Camp Lee, Virginia, where, as chief of dermatology, he served during the years 1917 and 1918. In May, 1918, assigned to U. S. A. G. H. No. 6, to the close of the war, from which he was discharged after the armistice was signed. He then returned to Taun- ton, Massachusetts, and resumed practice in his offices, which are located in the Crocker Building, where he is still located (1923). He is still special- izing in skin diseases and in addition to his profes- sional activities and his affiliations with professional organizations, has also found time for club connec- tions, and for special intercourse. He is a member of the New England Society of Dermatology, of the Massachusetts Medical Society, and the Ameri- can Medical Association. He is also a member of the Taunton Doctors' Club, of the Rhode Island Hospital Club, and of the New York Athletic Club. His religious affiliation is with the Unitarian Church.
On June 19, 1895, at Lenox, Massachusetts, Dr. Jos- eph Borland Sayles married Minnie K. Tuttle, of Holyoke, Massachusetts, daughter of John and Sarah (Hunter) Tuttle, and they are the parents of one son, Gouverneur Brooks Sayles, who was born April 25, 1896. During the World War Gouver- neur Brooks Sayles served in the United States Navy from 1917 to July, 1919.
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