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In July, 1896, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Stetson and Miss Hattie Wright, who passed away ten years later, in 1906. In August, 1917, he was again married, his second union being with Louise B. Winslow. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity, holding mem- bership in the lodge, chapter, commandery and Mystic Shrine, and he is also connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His political belief is that of the republican party, while his re- ligious faith is that of the Congregational church. He is interested in many of the forces which make for the benefit of mankind and the upbuilding of city and state and at the same time he has con- centrated his efforts and attention so largely upon business affairs
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that success in notable measure has come to him. His is a progres- sive spirit ruled by more than ordinary intelligence and good judg- ment. An indomitable perseverance fosters and impels a deep earnestness and the native justice of his character expresses itself in correct principle and practice.
F. MORTIMER LAMB.
Among those whose names have found place among the leading artists of New England and whose canvases are dear to the hearts of their possessors, more than passing mention should be made of F. Mortimer Lamb, whose landscapes have been exhibited and have won prizes in many of the leading cities of the country. Mr. Lamb is a native son of Massachusetts, his birth having occurred in Middle- boro on the 5th of May, 1861, his parents being Amasa A. and Ardelia A. (Monk) Lamb. The father was a native of North Easton, Massachusetts, while the mother's birth occurred in Troy, New York. Amasa A. Lamb was a carriage painter by trade and arrived in Stoughton in 1863. While his painting contributions were mostly to the mechanical art, he gave more or less attention to the painting of pictures and scenery. He had the distinction of putting upon the road probably the first moving picture show ever displayed in this country. It was called a Diorama and was built and made entirely by himself. He drew and painted all the figures, cutting them out with a jack knife, and he constructed the mechanism in such a way that they were a moving mass. He went upon the road with that show in 1861. After locating in Stoughton he was employed to some extent in shoe factories, but in 1869 he purchased a shop and con- tinued in the carriage painting business. His artistic nature, how- ever, found expression and he became well known as a scene painter and also as a painter of various patriotic pictures, one of which, his "Emancipation," attracted wide attention and is now in the possession of the Stoughton Historical Society. His death oc- curred in November, 1909, while his wife passed away about a year before, in August, 1908. Mrs. Lamb was also a painter and decorator and did much work of a superior quality. She was also for twelve or fourteen years at the head of the public schools of Stoughton.
F. Mortimer Lamb spent his youthful days in Stoughton, where he attended the public schools, reaching the third year in the high school. His parents recognized; however, that he would not become
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a scholar in the sense of mastering the contents of books, for through- out his school days his books were decorated with drawings and they decided to see what the art schools would do for him. Accordingly when he was seventeen years of age he entered the Massachusetts Normal Art School of Boston, which has produced some of the most distinguished painters and sculptors not only of this country but of the world. He spent five years as a student there and was graduated with the class of 1883. He had been in the school only a brief period when he won leadership in his classes. After two years in the Normal Art School he began teaching in the evening schools in South Boston, Malden, Woburn and Brockton and for twenty years has been principal of the Evening Drawing School in Taunton. Fol- lowing his graduation from the Normal Art School he taught in the School of Art of the New England Conservatory of Music and he also entered the Boston Art Museum, where he studied for three years. He afterward went to Europe and for two years was a student in Julien's Studio in Paris under Boulanger and Le Fevbre. Following his return to his native country he opened a studio in Brockton, Massachusetts, and at the same time he continued his in- struction in the Evening Drawing School of Taunton, which has developed the powers of some of the eminent artists of America, this being regarded as one of the best evening schools of the country. For three years Mr. Lamb also conducted a studio on Beacon street in Boston, but throughout the entire period he was making his home in Stoughton and at length determined to establish his studio at home, which he did, doing all his work in the city in which he has practically spent his entire life. He has a fine residence at No. 59 Grove street, which was erected by his father in 1869. Mr. Lamb has won wide fame as an animal and landscape artist and his canvases are seen in all parts of the United States, and a considerable number have been sent abroad. Today his pictures are sold to a large extent in Philadelphia. They have been on exhibit at the Chicago Expo- sition and at the Chicago Art Institute, at the California Midwinter Exposition, the Detroit Museum of Fine Arts, the New York Society of American Artists, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Boston Art Club. He was awarded the gold medal at the Twentieth Century Exposition in Boston in 1900 and won the silver medal at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915.
On the 23d of November, 1906, Mr. Lamb was united in mar- riage to Miss Anna R. Farrell, a daughter of John and Rosa (Sheri- dan) Farrell, and a relative of General Phil Sheridan. Her parents were natives of Ireland, the father born in County Longford and the Vol. II-15
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mother in County Cavan, and they came to America in early life. Mr. Farrell was employed in the shoe factories of Stoughton for many years and finally removed to Illinois, settling near Chicago, where he carried on agricultural pursuits for a time. He then re- turned to Massachusetts and established a grocery store at Canton, Norfolk county. Later he again took up his abode in Stoughton, where he devoted his attention to crimping boots and to farming. He died in 1904. Mr. and Mrs. Lamb became parents of two children but lost both in infancy.
In politics Mr. Lamb has always maintained an independent course. His religious faith is that of the Universalist church and he is a broad and liberal minded man who keeps in touch with the trend of modern thought and activity but who devotes the greater part of his attention to his art, his developing powers having placed his name high on the roll of the leading artists of New England. He is a life member of both the New York Water Color Club and the American Water Color Society of New York, and also belongs to the Artists Guild of Chicago.
JOHN W. MCANARNEY.
John W. McAnarney, a distinguished representative of the Massachusets bar, practicing at Quincy and at Boston, is heard as well in various courts in this and other states. Massachusetts num- bers him among her native sons, his birth having occurred in Stough- ton on the 22d of January, 1867, his parents being Thomas and Bridget T. McAnarney, who came to the United States from Ire- land, their native country, in the early 'sos. The father was a boot maker and in following that pursuit provided for his family.
John W. McAnarney acquired his education in the public schools of Abington, supplemented by a short course in an academy at Braintree, Massachusetts, after which he devoted two years to study under private tutors. Deciding upon the practice of law as a life work, he began reading in the office and under the direction of the firm of Cotter & Jenney at No. 209 Washington street, Boston, and in July, 1888, he was admitted to the bar. For two years there- after, however, he remained with his preceptors, but in 1890 re- moved to an office in the Sears building. In the year of his admis- sion he had opened an office in Quincy, where he has continuously
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made his home, but has also maintained his office in Boston. He is well known as an advocate, having specialized in the trial of cases, but for seventeen years he has never taken part in the trial of crim- inal cases. He has been connected with much important litigation and is now attorney for the Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation, the Bay State Street Railway Company, the Granite Manufacturing Association and many other corporations. He has practiced all over Massachusetts and in six or seven other states, and he is often heard in the United States courts in important cases. While he has con- tinued in general practice, the nature of his law business has con- stantly changed until he is now retained in connection with most important interests. He has comprehensive knowledge of the prin- ciples of jurisprudence and of precedent and is never surprised by an unexpected attack of opposing counsel, for he prepares for the unexpected, which happens in the courts quite as frequently as out of them.
On the 15th of September, 1897, Mr. McAnarney was united in marriage to Miss Mary Webb, of Quincy, a daughter of William and Hannah Webb. They had one child, Mary W., who was born May 6, 1900. Mrs. McAnarney passed away January 3, 1903.
In religious faith Mr. McAnarney is a Catholic and has mem- bership with the Knights of Columbus and the Massachusetts or- ganization of Catholic Foresters. He is also connected with the Ancient Order of Hibernians and with the Scottish Clans and he has membership with the Sons of Veterans, his father having served as a soldier of the Civil war. He is likewise identified with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks at Quincy and along more strictly social lines he is connected with the Quincy Yacht Club, the Granite City Club, the Neighborhood Club, all of Quincy, and the Boston City Club. In politics he is independent. For nine years he filled the office of city solicitor of Quincy and his membership associations along professional lines are with the Norfolk County Bar Association, of which he is the vice president, the Massachusetts Bar Association and the American Bar Association. For the past twelve years he has been president of the Quincy Bar Association, of which he was one of the organizers, and upon the death of Wil- liam G. Pattee, its first president, he was elected to the office, show- ing his high standing among his colleagues and contemporaries in professional circles in the city of his residence. Mr. McAnarney was called upon to deliver the address upon the dedication of the new Quincy courthouse and he has been closely associated with many
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events of public interest and at all times is active in support of plans and measures for the general good, keeping in close touch with the vital and significant problems of the day.
DANIEL J. DALEY.
Daniel J. Daley, a prominent attorney of Boston residing in Brookline, was there born June 19, 1877, and is a son of Daniel J. and Annie (O'Leary) Daley, both of whom came to America from Ireland, where they were born. They crossed the Atlantic in early life and became residents of the village of Brookline, where Mr. Daley afterward engaged in contracting and building for a number of years, conducting a profitable business. The parents were mar- ried in Brookline and continued their residence there until called to their final rest.
Daniel J. Daley, their only child, attended the public schools of Brookline and later became a student in the night high school and eventually matriculated in the Northeastern College, in which he prepared for his professional career, being graduated on the com- pletion of the law course in 1905 with the LL. B. degree. The same year he began practice in association with Sherman L. Whip- ple, a leading attorney of Boston, and this connection has since been maintained. Mr. Daley is an able lawyer, thoroughly versed in the principles of jurisprudence, is strong in argument, clear in his rea- soning and logical in his deductions. He has been connected with much important litigation and his ability has placed him in the front rank among the leading attorneys of the city.
On the 12th of April, 1899, Mr. Daley was united in marriage to Miss Mary F. Crager, of Boston, a daughter of Eugene G. and Margaret Crager. Ten children have been born to them. Florence M., born in Brookline in March, 1900, is attending Notre Dame. Frank M., born in 1901, is a student in St. John's College. Harry B., born in Brookline in 1903, Daniel J., born in 1905, George Wash- ington, born February 22, 1907, Eleanor Margaret, born in 1909, and Sherman Whipple born in 1910, Walter C., born in 1912 and Jack, in 1913, are all attending school. Frederick G., born in 1915, com- pletes the family.
Fraternally Mr. Daley is connected with the Benevolent Pro- tective Order of Elks. He is a Knight of Columbus of the fourth degree and is also connected with the Massachusetts Catholic Or-
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der of Foresters. He belongs to the City Club of Boston, to the Boston City Bar Association, the Boston Chamber of Commerce and the Boston Press Club. A prominent democrat, he has served as a member of the board of assessors of Brookline, occupying that position from 1904 until 1914, when he resigned. He was the dem- ocratic candidate for Congress in 1910 against Senator John W. Weeks. He has been one of the active party workers in Boston for many years and was a delegate to the democratic convention in Bal- timore which nominated President Woodrow Wilson. He closely studies the leading questions and issues of the day and upon politicai problems brings to bear the same habits of keen analysis which char- acterize his conduct of his law practice.
CHARLES BUMPUS HUSSEY, M. D.
Dr. Charles Bumpus Hussey, a physician and surgeon, actively and successfully engaged in practice in Franklin, was born in China, Maine, on the 31st of July, 1873. His father, the late Jedediah F. Hussey, was also a native of China and came of English ancestry, the family having been established on American soil at an early period in the colonization of the new world by three brothers who crossed the Atlantic on the good ship Ann. Jedediah F. Hussey in young manhood engaged in agricultural pursuits and in later life turned his attention to the plumbing business. In 1892 he established his home in Franklin, Massachusetts, where he continued his resi- dence to the time of his death, which occurred May 12, 1914, when he had reached the age of sixty-seven years. He married Ella Bumpus, a native of China, Maine, and a representative of one of the old families of the Pine Tree state, of English lineage, a family that was founded in America in 1620, the first American ancestor settling at Plymouth, Massachusetts. Mrs. Hussey still survives and is now living in Franklin. In the family were two children, the younger being Dr. Frederick Hussey, of Providence, Rhode Island.
The elder son, Dr. Charles Bumpus Hussey, was educated in the public and high schools of China, Maine, and following his gradua- tion there continued his studies in the Coburn Classical Institute at Waterville, Maine, from which he was graduated with the class of 1891. He then spent one year in Harvard and completed his medi- cal course in the University of Vermont by graduation with the class of 1895, at which time his professional degree was conferred upon
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him. In the succeeding summer he entered upon active practice at Franklin, Massachusetts, in connection with Dr. Gregory A. Martin, with whom he was associated until 1900, when he went to London for post graduate work, spending six months there. Upon his return he resumed practice in Franklin, where he has since continued. He has not specialized along a certain line but has given his attention to general practice and is the loved family physician in many a house- hold of Franklin and vicinity. He belongs to the Thurber Medical Association, the American Association of Progressive Medicine, and in the former he served as president in 1892 and 1893.
On the 3d of December, 1906, Dr. Hussey was united in mar- riage in Franklin, Massachusetts, to Miss H. Mabel Turner, a native of Franklin and a daughter of Thaddeus and Harriet (Corley) Turner. Dr. Hussey gives his political support to the republican party, of which he is a stanch advocate, and he is now serving as a member of the Franklin Board of Health but otherwise has never sought or filled political positions. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to lodge and chapter, and is a past master of Excelsior Lodge. He is also connected with the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He is widely and favorably known in these organizations and to the general public as well and he commands the confidence, goodwill and respect of all with whom he has been associated.
GEORGE MOWRY GRAVES.
George Mowry Graves, purchasing agent for Bird & Son, paper manufacturers, since the Ist of April, 1893, and prominently known in connection with the paper trade of eastern Massachu- setts, was born in Millbury, Massachusetts, January 26, 1873, a son of Parley Whittemore and Emily A. (Greene) Graves. The ancestry of the family is traced back to Thomas Graves, who was born in Ratcliff, England, June 6, 1605, and in 1636 became a resi- dent of Charlestown, Massachusetts. He was a mariner and became master of the first American-built vessel, the Tryall. He was after- ward commissioned a rear admiral in the British navy and was killed in action with the Dutch, July 31, 1653. The line of desecnt comes down through his son, Joseph Graves, who was born April 13, 1645, and was a soldier of King Philip's war, his death occurring June 5, 1676; John Graves, who was born May 10, 1674, and died
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April 9, 1762; John Graves, who was born January 27, 1720; David Graves, who was born October 13, 1768, and died April 12, 1815; Ira Graves, who was born September 7, 1794, and died January 10, 1873; and Parley Whittemore Graves, who was born July 12, 1827, and died December 15, 1906. The last named married Emily A. Greene, who traces her ancestry from Ebenezer Greene, of Thomp- son, Connecticut, who was a soldier of the Revolutionary war. The next in the line of descent was Samuel Greene, the father of Emily Almira Greene.
George Mowry Graves was a pupil in the public schools of Mill- bury, Massachusetts, and in Hinman's Business College of Worces- ter, from which he was graduated with the class of 1890. Enter- ing upon his business career, he has throughout the entire period been identified with the paper trade and since the Ist of April, 1893, has been purchasing agent for the firm of Bird & Son, paper manu- facturers. As the years have passed on he has also extended his busi- ness connections and is now president of the Corey-Whiting Cran- berry Company of Plymouth, Massachusetts, is secretary and treas- urer of the Felt Manufacturers Association of Boston, is chairman of the felt division and director of the Canadian Pulp & Paper Association of Montreal, Canada, and is a director of the Walpole Cooperative Bank. His broad experience, his sound business judg- ment and his indefatigable enterprise have made him one of the prominent and representative business men of his section of the state.
On the 30th of October, 1901, Mr. Graves was united in mar- riage to Miss Maude C. Ryan, a daughter of William and Hughena (Ross) Ryan. They have become parents of two children, Nancy Whittemore and Constance Ross Graves.
The religious faith of the family is that of the Unitarian church. Mr. Graves has always been deeply interested in community affairs and has served as chairman of the board of selectmen of Walpole for two years-1906 and 1907. He has also been a member of the school committee since 1913. Fraternally he is connected with Orient Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Norwood ; Hebron Chapter, R. A. M., of Norwood; Cyprus Commandery, K. T., of Hyde Park ; and Aleppo Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. He likewise belongs to the Economics Club of Boston, the New England Purchasing Agents' Association of Boston and the Norfolk Golf Club of Islington, Massachusetts. Actuated by a laudable ambition, he has embraced every opportunity for advancement in his business career, and recognizing the fact that power grows through the exercise of effort, he has so directed his labors that his strength and resourcefulness in business affairs have
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constantly increased. At the same time he has recognized his duties and obligations in citizenship and has manifested an appreciation for the social amenities of life in his connection with fraternal and club organizations.
GEORGE E. EMERSON, M. D.
For over a decade Dr. George E. Emerson has been engaged in medical practice in South Weymouth and has received due recog- nition of his talents and experience, having a notable and extensive practice. He was born in New Hampton, New Hampshire, Novem- ber 6, 1880, and is a son of George A. and Luzetta (Draper) Emer- son, the mother also a native of that state and the father of Maine. George A. Emerson is a lawyer by profession and was successful in this line, his ability being widely recognized by the general public as well as by his professional friends. He was in the service of the government for a time, his duties calling him to all parts of the United States. In 1892 he located in Massachusetts and selected Everett as a place of residence, while he practiced in Boston, gain- ing a position of prominence at the Boston bar. In 1907 he gave up his law practice and proceeded to Bristol, New Hampshire, where
he has since resided. He is an honored veteran of the Civil war, having served for about a year with the Forty-second Massachusetts Infantry, and the patriotic spirit of the family is proved by the fact that five of his brothers took part in the same conflict. While in the field he was taken sick and the effects of this illness have always re- mained with him. His wife is also living. She is a daughter of Jason C. Draper, one of the founders of the well known firm of Draper & Maynard, famous manufacturers of gloves and sporting goods at Plymouth, New Hampshire.
George E. Emerson was reared in Massachusetts, was a pupil in the grammar and high schools of Everett, Massachusetts, and also at- tended the Tilton Seminary of Tilton, New Hampshire, for one year. After due preparation he entered Harvard University and matricu- lated in the medical department, graduating with the class of 1903. Putting his theoretical knowledge to the test, he engaged in hospital work until 1907, gaining valuable knowledge from the many intricate cases which came under his attention. During all this time he re- mained as much a student as he had been in the university and his experience well qualifies him for the large practice which he now enjoys. In 1907 he came to South Weymouth, Norfolk county,
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Massachusetts, and has for the last eleven years continued in this city. Dr. Emerson keeps continuously in contact with the latest discoveries in the world of medical science and is never at a loss to institute the latest and best adapted method a case demands. He is studious and yet not a bookman and is practical, his treatment being based upon actual experience.
In February, 1907, Dr. Emerson married Miss Myra Pearl Hill, a daughter of Frank and Clara (Scribner) Hill, the fomer a native of Northfield and the latter of Franklin, New Hampshire. In his earlier years Mr. Hill was engaged in the grocery business, but for a number of years past has been engaged in the lumber trade. He is one of the prominent dealers in this line, being president of the Asquam Lumber Company of Ashland, New Hampshire. His wife is also living. To Dr. and Mrs. Emerson were born three children : George Frank, born January 8, 1912; Eleanor Pearl, who was born June 28, 1913, and died March 4, 1914; and Roger Hill, born July 20, 1915.
Dr. Emerson has taken part in the public life of his city and as chairman of the board of health has done much toward improving the sanitary conditions of South Weymouth. He keeps in contact with his colleagues through his membership in the Norfolk South District Medical Society, the Massachusetts State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. Although both he and his wife were born and reared in the Methodist faith, the Doctor affili- ates with the Universalists. Politically he is a republican but he has not taken an active part in the game of politics although he is is conversant with the questions and issues of the day. Fraternally he is a member of the Masonic order and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Along professional, social and fraternal lines he has made an enviable place for himself and the respect which is accorded him as a physician, as a public-spirited citizen and as a genial and pleasant gentleman is well merited. He and his family occupy a handsome modern residence at No. 52 Columbian street, South Weymouth, and here he also maintains his office.
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