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Dr. Gallison was married three times. He first wedded Miss Mabel Eastman, of Woodstock, Maine, and to them was born a son, Dr. James Murry Gallison, now a prominent practicing surgeon of Boston, who is on the staff of the Massachusetts General Hospital of that city. On the 24th of June, 1891, Dr. Gallison was again married, his second union being with Miss Mary E. Thayer, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Davis Thayer. Mrs. Gallison passed away May 2, 1904, leaving one son, Davis Thayer, born September 8, 1893. who is now an enlisted soldier in the National Army at the Army Medical School, Washington, D. C. It was on the 6th of
DR. AMBROSE J. GALLISON
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June, 1905, that Dr. Gallison was married to Mrs. Mima (Allen) Holmes, of Franklin, a daughter of Thomas B. and Martha Miller (Metcalf) Allen. She came of a very prominent and representative family of Massachusetts. Her ancestors were of distinguished line- age and were among the first residents of this section of the state.
Dr. Gallison was a Mason, connected with both the York and Scottish Rites. He belonged to the Excelsior lodge, to Miller Chapter, R. A. M., Woonsocket Council, R. & S. M., and Mil- ford Commandery, K. T., while in the Scottish Rite he was connected with Olivet Chapter of the Rose Croix and Massachusetts Consistory, S. P. R. S. He was also identified with King David Lodge, I. O. O. F. Along strictly professional lines he had member- ship in the American Medical Association, the Massachusetts Medi- cal Society, the Massachusetts Medico-Legal Society and the Thur- ber Medical Association of Norfolk County, of which he served as secretary for fifteen years, acting in that capacity at the time of his death, which occurred on the 13th of February, 1918. He was long a devoted and valued member of the Congregational church and served on its prudential committee and he was also identified with the Universalist Society of Maine. His fellow townsmen, appreci- ative of his worth and ability, continued him in the office of select- man of Franklin for eight years and for a similar period he was a member of the board of education.
In his chosen profession Dr. Gallison's career was determined by the spirit of progress which underlay all that he did. He held to the highest standards and put forth every effort that would advance his efficiency and render him still better qualified to cope with the intricate and complex problems which always confront the physician in his efforts to restore health and check the ravages of disease. He was very conscientious in diagnosing his cases and his judgment was justified in the results which attended his efforts. He was well known as a leading physician and surgeon of Franklin and he en- joyed in full measure the trust and confidence of his fellow represen- tatives of the profession. A man of genuine worth was called when on the 13th of February, 1918, Dr. Gallison passed to the home be- vond. The local papers spoke of him as "a man quick at decisions, of excellent judgment, outspoken in his convictions, and one whose position upon any vital question was never an equivocal one. He made no claims to always being right, but he conducted his private as well as his civil life on the basis of doing his duty unflinchingly and faithfully. When he differed from his colleagues it was always cour- teously. He was not unduly sensitive to criticism, which made it the Vol. II-3
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easier for him to do his duty as he saw it. He was an excellent com- panion, generous and jovial, and was an ideal man in the sick room, to which he always brought a spirit of good cheer and helpfulness which rarely failed to react helpfully upon his patient." His was a life well spent in the service of his fellowmen and Franklin could truly term him a "beloved physician." The greatest tribute to his memory is the sincere affection in which he was held by all with whom he came in contact through professional or social relations.
EDMUND GROVER.
Edmund Grover, a civil engineer of East Walpole, is a repre- sentative of one of the old families of this section of the state. He was born April 7, 1855, at the corner of East and Short streets in East Walpole, and traces his ancestry back to David and Rebecca Grover, who had a family of twelve children, namely: David, Jesse, Isaac, Lemuel, Joseph, Anna, Luther, Jacob, Darius, Chloe, Try- phena and Rebecca. The eldest of the family, David Grover, was born in October, 1775, in Mansfield, Massachusetts, and married Martha Burr, of Providence. They had seven children: Mercy, Abby, George, Martha, Lindoll, Edmund and Robert Barclay. The sixth in order of birth, Edmund Grover, was born September 21, 1803, and died in April, 1836. He was the grandfather of Edmund Grover, whose name introduces this review, and he removed from Mansfield to Walpole and became connected with the industry of spring making at Plymptonville. He married Sally Farrington, of Dedham, and they had a family of four children: Henry Edmund, who died in California; Lydia Ann, who became the wife of Phineas Coburn, of Lowell; David Farrington; and Sarah Burr, who be- came the wife of Herbert A. Lewis, of Providence, Rhode Island. The second son, David Farrington Grover, was born March 6, 1831, and died August 31, 1909. He was only five years of age at the death of his father and when still a boy he entered the employ of F. W. Bird. He became the inventor of several processes and machines for improving the manufacture of paper and at two dif- ferent times operated a mill on his own account. He was a very thorough student of religious philosophy and was somewhat of a disciple of Thomas Paine and Robert Ingersoll. During his active life he erected several houses in East Walpole, doing much of the work himself. He married Ann Maria Lewis, who was born at East
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Walpole, October 27, 1833, a daughter of Warren and Mary (Morse) Lewis.
Their son, Edmund Grover, pursued his education in the Wal- pole high school and in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in which he completed a course in civil engineering with the class of 1877. He afterward engaged in railroad construction in Illinois and in Iowa but returned from the west to again identify his inter- ests with those of East Walpole and has since practiced his profession in Massachusetts. His work has been of an important character.
In Milford, New Hamphire, at the home of John McLane, on the 25th of December, 1883, Mr. Grover was united in marriage to Miss Isabel Joudro, a daughter of Charles and Mary (Hay) Joudro. The father of the former came from France and settled in the province of Quebec, while Mary Hay was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and was first married to Malcolm McLane. Their son, John McLane, was governor of New Hampshire' and it was at his home that the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Grover was celebrated. They became the parents of three children: Edmund Stanley, who married Ida Louise Pelletier, of Whitinsville, Massachusetts; Isabel Shirley, who became the wife of Fred V. Bell, of Attleboro, Mas- sachusetts, and has a son, Vernon Grover; and Arnold Farrington, who married Belle E. Wells, of Willimantic, Connecticut, and has a daughter, Christine Wells.
Mr. Grover is a member of Walpole Grange, No. 214, Pomona and State Grange, and for four years was lecturer of the Walpole Grange, also lecturer of the Pomona Grange and master of Walpole Grange. In other words he has taken a very active part in the work of the Grange and has done much to advance its interests. From 1900 until 1906 he was a member of the school board of Walpole and from 1900 until 1903 was tree warden, and at all times he manifests a public-spirited interest in the general good.
THOMAS S. MCDERMOTT.
Thomas S. McDermott is the vice president of the Clark, Cutler, McDermott Company, engaged in the manufacture of wool blankets at Franklin, where his birth occurred April 4, 1874. He is a son of James and Rose (Mullen) McDermott, who were natives of Ireland but were married in Milford, Norfolk county, where the father followed the occupation of farming until his death. When
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called to his final rest his remains were interred in the St. Marie cemetery. The mother is still living and makes her home in Frank- lin. They had a family of four children: John, who is living in Franklin; Sarah, the wife of Charles Stevens, also of Franklin; Thomas S. of this review; and Mrs. Rose Hines, who has de- parted this life. The religious faith of the family has always been that of the Catholic church and the father in his political views was a stalwart democrat. Whatever success he achieved or enjoyed was attributable entirely to his own efforts, for he started out in the business world empty-handed and by persistent effort and energy worked his way upward.
Thomas S. McDermott acquired a common school education and when a lad of fourteen years made his initial step in the busi- ness world by entering the employ of the Ray Fabric Mills Com- pany at Unionville. That he was efficient, faithful and trustworthy is indicated in the fact that he remained in the employ of that com- pany for twenty-one years and steadily working his way upward he occupied the position of superintendent during the last two years of his connection with the business. His promotions had come to him in recognition of his genuine worth and capability and he en- joyed the unqualified confidence of the company which he repre- sented. He was ambitious, however, to engage in business on his own account and in 1911 he assisted in organizing the Clark, Cutler, McDermott Company, which was incorporated, a factory being es- tablished for the manufacture of horse blankets. They built a factory on Fisher street in Franklin, the partners in the concern being Wil- liam Cutler, who is now president of the company; Thomas Mc- Dermott, who is vice president, and Walter A. Clark, who is the treasurer. All three were active in the organization of the business in 191 1 and have since been connected with its conduct. They erected a fine brick factory, equipped it with the latest improved machinery necessary in their line and have since given their attention to the manufacture of horse blankets and kindred goods. They further ex- tended their interests in 1917 through the purchase of another large factory which had formerly been the straw manufacturing plant of E. A. Staples & Company. They now employ seventy-five men as operatives in the two factories and their business is steadily grow- ing along substantial lines. The officers of the company are men of broad experience and their enterprise and ability are factors in the growing success of this concern.
On the 22d of October, 1898, Mr. McDermott was united in marriage to Miss Mary Collins, a daughter of Daniel Collins, of
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Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Her parents have now passed away and were laid to rest in the cemetery at Woonsocket. Mr. and Mrs. McDermott have become the parents of two children: Roland, who is now a student in Holy Cross College at Worcester, Massachusetts, and Marguerite, who is attending the Jesus Marie convent at Woon- socket.
The religious faith of the parents is that of the Catholic church. Both Mr. and Mrs. McDermott are widely known in Franklin, where they have a large circle of farm friends, and he is classed with the representative business men, energy and determination having constituted the foundation upon which he has built his suc- cess. As the years have gone by he has crowned his labors with successful achievement and is today one of the prosperous men of Franklin.
EDMOND H. BOWLER.
Edmond H. Bowler, filling the office of postmaster at Dedham is numbered among the native sons of Norfolk county, his birth having occurred at Stoughton in 1864. His father, Edmond Bowler, was born in County Cork, Ireland, in 1840, and came with his parents to the United States in early childhood, the family home being estab- lished in Stoughton, where Edmond Bowler was reared to man- hood and was married. He wedded Julia Murphy and both have now passed away, the father having died in 1885, while the mother's death occurred in 1883.
The youthful days of Edmond H. Bowler were passed in Stoughton and the public schools of that place afforded him his edu- cational privileges until 1874 when he accompanied his parents on their removal to Canton, Norfolk county. There he again became a public school pupil and eventually finished his education in that place. In 1888, when a young man of twenty-four years, he became a resident of Dedham, where he has since made his home. In the year 1913 he was appointed to the position of postmaster of Dedham by President Wilson and entered upon the duties of the position, which he is now discharging in a very prompt, systematic and capable manner.
In 1887, in Boston, Mr. Bowler was united in marriage to Miss Catherine E. McEvoy, a daughter of the late William McEvoy, who was a resident of Calais, Maine. To Mr. and Mrs. Bowler have
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been born two children: Marion, and Edmond Wesley, who was born in 1892. The religious faith of the parents is that of the Catholic church, while politically Mr. Bowler is a democrat. Spending prac- tically his entire life in Dedham, he is well known and has gained a circle of friends that is almost coextensive with the circle of his acquaintance. He has many sterling traits of character and his gen- uine worth has gained for him the high regard of those with whom he has been brought in contact.
EDWARD PAYSON BENNETT.
Edward Payson Bennett, actively identified with farming in- terests at Wrentham, where he was born on the 30th of June, 1848, is a son of Edward R. and Susan (Dale) Bennett. He acquired his education in the district schools of Wrentham and, entering upon his business career, was connected with the jewelry trade for a time. He is now concentrating his efforts and attention upon the develop- ment of farm property and excellent results are attending his labors. He has not only figured in connection with commercial and agri- cultural interests but also as a factor in financial circles and from 1912 until 1917 was a director of the Wrentham National Bank.
In Sheldonville, Massachusetts, on the 20th of May, 1873, Mr. Bennett was united in marriage to Miss Henrietta Nash, a daughter of William H. and Mary (Mountfort) Nash. Having lost his first wife, he was married in Wrentham, November 27, 1883, to Evelyn A. Whiting. a daughter of Elkanah and Mary (White) Whiting. The children of Mr. Bennett are: Florence Payson, the wife of Harry B. Agard; Grace Randall, the wife of Frederick Notman ; Bertha Mountfort, the wife of Frank W. Averill; Charles Whiting, who married Grace Knapp; Edward Payson, who married Esther Thomas; Meta Evelyn, who married Harold Wade; and Homer Dale.
Mr. Bennett and his family are of the Congregational faith. He is a member of the Wrentham Board of Trade. His political al- legiance has been given to the republican party since age conferred upon him the right of franchise and he has been called upon for service in public office. He was selectman in 1906-1907 and in 1914 was called to represent his state in the general assembly. He has made an excellent record by devotion to duty when in public office and at all times he manifests a public spirit that is most commendable.
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He has ever made his home in Norfolk county, in fact has spent his entire life within its borders, and his sterling traits of character are attested by all with whom he has been associated.
NATHAN W. FISHER.
Nathan W. Fisher is assessor of the town of Walpole and is one of the well known and representative citizens of Norfolk county. He has been actively identified with several lines of business and through- out all the passing years he has been as true and loyal in citizenship as when he followed the stars and stripes upon the battlefields of the south, for he is one of the veterans of the Civil war. He was born February 9, 1846, and is a representative of one of the old families of Walpole. The first of the name residing in Walpole of whom there is record was Daniel Fisher, Sr., who was born December 20, 1735, and who died on the 16th of October, 1818. His son, Daniel Fisher, Jr., was born December 7, 1767, and on the 15th of Decem- ber, 1793, was married to Nabby Lewis, of Walpole. His death occurred October 8, 1854. His family numbered the following named, Isaac, Achsa, Maria, Olive, Lewis, Harriet and Hannah.
Of this family Lewis Fisher was the father of Nathan W. Fisher and was born in Walpole, January 31, 1806. Having arrived at years of maturity he was married on the 31st of October, 1838, to Katherine Bassett, and to them were born five children: Martin Lewis, who died while returning from the Civil war; Simon E., who is living in Worcester, Massachusetts; Nathan W., of this review; Lewis H., who is also a resident of Walpole; and Laura H., who makes her home in Providence, Rhode Island. The father of these children was a farmer and nurseryman, devoting his entire life to those pursuits and occupying the old homestead on Fisher street in North Walpole. He passed away May 26, 1848, while his wife lived to a good old age, her death occurring on the 12th of March, 1913, when she had reached the age of one hundred and one years, two months and ten days. After the death of her husband she remained upon the home farm and there reared her family, continuing to occupy the old homestead until called to her final rest.
Nathan W. Fisher after acquiring a common school education in Walpole assisted in the work of the home farm but was a youth of only sixteen years when, in response to the country's call for troops, he joined the "boys in blue," becoming a member of Company K,
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Forty-fourth Massachusetts Infantry. He saw active service through- out the remainder of the war, participating in a number of hotly con- tested engagements, and at the close of hostilities returned home and through the succeeding quarter of a century divided his time between carpenter work, farming and dairying on the old homestead. He was appointed by President Harrison to the position of postmaster of Walpole and occupied the office for five years. On the expira- tion of that period he turned his attention to the lumber and wood trade, in which he engaged for twelve years, building up a good business in that connection. At the same time he served as assessor of the town, which office he still fills, and at the same time is engaged in the lumber and wood business, having been accorded a liberal patronage through all the intervening years as a result of his thorough business methods, his honorable dealing and his earnest efforts to please his patrons.
Mr. Fisher has been married twice. He first wedded Mrs. Hannah Katherine Hill, the wedding being celebrated at Wakefield on the 4th of November, 1866. Mrs. Fisher had acted as a nurse in Wash- ington during the period of the Civil war. She passed away August 27, 1878, and was laid to rest in Rural cemetery. Later Mr. Fisher was married to Alma V. Winslow, a daughter of Nathaniel B. and Susanna (Clapp) Smith, who were natives of Maine and later be- came residents of Walpole, where their last days were passed. To Mr. and Mrs. Fisher were born three children. Fred C., born Sep- tember 13, 1882, is now conducting the home farm. Bernard W., born September 6, 1884, is a bookkeeper in Walpole. He married Maude Randlett, of Walpole, by whom he has one child, Robert Harrison, born July 3, 1913. Daniel W. Fisher, the youngest of the family, born July 10, 1890, married Frances Whelen, of Boston, where they now reside, and he is manager of the Antique Store. Mrs. Alma Fisher passed away June 22, 1913, and was laid to rest in the Maple Grove cemetery.
Mr. Fisher is a member of the Congregational church and has guided his life by its teachings. For the past eight years he has served as one of the deacons in the church and has ever been a generous con- tributor to its support. His political allegiance has always been given to the republican party, of which he is a stanch champion. He has not only served as assessor but for six years was a member of the school board of Walpole and for four years was a trustee of the library. He holds membership in the Grange, of which he is a past master, and he has filled all of the offices in that organization. He is also connected with the Ancient Order of United Workmen and
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served as recorder for a number of years. He also has membership with the Grand Army of the Republic, has been quartermaster for the past twenty-five years and has also been commander of his post. He is likewise one of the directors of the Walpole Cooperative Bank. His activity along many lines and his deep interest in all those things which are a matter of public concern have made him a valued and representative resident of his section of the county. All who have come in contact with him have learned to know that they have every reason to give him their confidence, goodwill and friendship, for his life has been at all times deserving of the high regard which is uni- formly tendered him.
FRANK W. VYE.
Frank W. Vye, treasurer of the Randolph Trust Company at Randolph, Norfolk county, was born July 9, 1881, in Woburn, Massachusetts, a son of Frederick W. and Lizzie S. (Wallace) Vye, the former a native of Winchester, Massachusetts, and the latter of Virginia. Mr. Vye was foreman with the Boston Terminal for many years and in 1883 he removed to Randolph, where he conducted a bakery for an extended period. At present he is filling the office of deputy sheriff of Norfolk county, a position which he has occupied for the past ten or twelve years.
Frank W. Vye was two years of age when his parents became residents of Randolph and he acquired his education in the schools of the city and was also for a time a student in Boston University. He afterward went to work for the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company as freight claim adjuster and remained with that corporation for a decade. He afterward entered the em- ploy of the Stoughton Trust Company, with which he was connected for thirteen months, and on the expiration of that period he was elected treasurer of the Randolph Trust Company and one of the organizers in 1915. In June of the same year they erected a modern banking building, to which they removed in January, 1916. The bank is capitalized for sixty thousand dollars and has a surplus of six thousand dollars. It entered upon a prosperous career owing to the wise policy underlying the organization and management and today the bank has four hundred thousand dollars in deposits-an excellent record for so short a period. James D. Henderson, of Brookline, is the president of the bank, with Mr. Vye as the treasurer and active
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manager, and his business ability is manifest in the substantial and rapid growth of the bank.
On the 17th of September, 1907, Mr. Vye was united in marriage to Miss Amy E. Tucker, a daughter of C. Edson and Mary E. Abben- zeller) Tucker, who were natives of Randolph, as were the parents of Mr. Tucker. The father was a shoe cutter by trade and followed that business throughout his entire life, passing away October 30, 1913. His wife is still living. To Mr. and Mrs. Vye has been born one child, Tucker M., whose birth occurred August 30, 1909.
In addition to managing the banking interests Mr. Vye conducts an insurance business, handling all kinds of insurance and thus adding materially to his income. Fraternally he is a Mason, belonging to Norfolk Union Lodge, F. & A. M. His religious belief is that of the Congregational church, while his political opinions are indicated in the support which he gives to the republican party at the polls. He is a substantial citizen whose influence is always on the side of progress and improvement, and his developing business powers have brought him into important financial relations.
EDWIN CLAPP.
The life record of Edwin Clapp covered sixty-five years and his activities constituted a valuable contribution to the productive activity of New England, for he long figured as one of the foremost shoe manufacturers of the country. The interests under his control were both carefully planned and thoroughly organized and the results achieved constituted a source of general prosperity as well as of individual wealth, inasmuch as his establishment furnished employ- ment to between four and five hundred people, the trade covering many parts of this country and extending to foreign lands as well. But it was not merely as a business man that Edwin Clapp must be remembered, for he supported many projects for the public good and was constantly extending a helping hand to benevolent projects and to the individual needy as well.
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