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William I. (W. Irving) Atwood was born in Provincetown, on April 21, 1859. He was educated in the Provincetown public schools and after finish- ing his education, went into the fish business with his
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father. He was in this association only a few months when he entered the employ of H. D. Stone & Brother, wholesale fresh fish dealer, where he re- mained for one year, and then went back into business with his father. They formed the firm of Atwood and Company, commission fish merchants, in about 1874. This firm continued until 1884, when the elder Mr. Atwood retired and the son took over the busi- ness, which has continued up to the present time. However, William I. Atwood expanded his interests and his son, W. E. Atwood, is now managing the firm of Atwood and Company. Mr. William I. At- wood became interested in, and later sole owner of the Freeman and Cobb Company, wholesalers of fresh fish, which he sold in 1924. In 1900, he estab- lished the Consolidated Weir Company of Province- town, Massachusetts, operating in Chatham, Barn- stable, and Provincetown, erected a concrete freezer plant and a modern ice plant in 1913, and of late years, Mr. Atwood has given all his time to man- aging this business. He is a member of Harmony Lodge, No 68; and Bunker Hill Encampment, No. 5, at Charlestown, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Free and Accepted Masons, Union Lodge, of Dorcester. He also is a member of the Anchor and Ark Masonic Club at Provincetown.
In Boston, Massachusetts, on July 26, 1880, Wil- liam Irving Atwood married Georgia Augusta Mor- rill, a native of Charlestown, Massachusetts, daugh- ter of George Elliot and Abbie (Rogers) Mor- rill. Mr. and Mrs. Atwood have two children: 1. Irving, residing in Boston. 2. William Elmer, also a resident of Boston.
OSCAR T. BENSON-As a native of Sweden who has done well in this country of opportunity, Oscar T. Benson, of Brockton, stands unusually well, not only in financial circles, but in the civic activities of this community. Mr. Benson started in at the bottom in the shoe manufacturing business, worked hard, saved his money, joined others in the patent of a shoe- heel without nails, and became president of the Cam- pello Nailless Heel Company, Incorporated, which po- sition he still holds with great credit to himself and his associates and contemporaries. Inasmuch as his company has been in business nearly twenty years, or since 1908, the position it fills in its field may well be imagined. Mr. Benson thus enjoys an enviable place not only in the commercial world but in community life generally, and he stands as a living example of what the young man from abroad may expect by ap- plying himself assiduously to industry under the American system.
Oscar T. Benson was born in Sweden, June 5, 1874, son of Trued and Christine Truedson; his father hav- ing been a successful farmer; his mother, a woman of sterling character and attributes, is now deceased. He received his education in the public schools of Sweden, which are among the most advanced among the Scandinavian countries. He helped his father a while on the farm and learned many valuable lessons, but yielded when a far-off country called him, and he came to Brockton, where he later assisted in founding the business which he now heads.
The Campello Nailless Heel Company was estab- lished in 1908, as a partnership, with factory located on the site where it still stands. In 1914 the com- pany was incorporated, and Mr. Benson was made
president, in which office he has continued to serve. The factory, a three-story building, has a ground space of one hundred and sixty by one hundred and twenty feet, wherein one hundred employees are en- gaged in the manufacture of vamps, tops, and nail- less heels for men's and women's shoes. The prod- ucts of this company have become decidedly popular in the shoe-manufacturing industry, and are now shipped to far distant points of the world.
Mr. Benson is an Independent voter, but is not otherwise interested in politics, for his business oc- cupies practically all of his time. In commercial affairs he is a member of the Brockton Chamber of Commerce. In fraternal order work he is popular as a member of the Knights of Pythias, and Past Cancel- lor Commander thereof. In religious affairs he is a member of the Swedish Lutheran Church.
Mr. Benson married, on his twenty-sixth birthday, June 5, 1900, Ellen Erickson, also of Nordic descent, and they have a son, Eldon, born September 7, 1909.
OSCAR DAVIS-It is fitting that in the busy days of this age, we sometimes pause and bring to mind those who have helped to lay the foundations of the present and have passed on to the next life, leaving behind them substantial contributions to the life of the present. Among those who aided in the develop- ment of big business concerns was the late Oscar Davis, who at the time of his death was vice-presi- dent of the Walk-Over Shoe Company. Mr. Davis had been identified with that concern since 1885, and during the thirty-seven years of his association with the business, first as employee and later as an of- ficial, he was an important factor in its development.
Oscar Davis was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, July 25, 1870. He was a son of Stephen Davis, who was for many years engaged as a shoe worker, and of Julia (Copeland) Davis. He attended the public schools of Brockton, and then continued his studies for one year in the Moody School for Boys. When his year at Mount Hermon, Massachusetts, was com- pleted he entered the employ of the Walk-Over Shoe Company, in 1885, and from that time until his death, his connection with that concern was con- tinuous. Ability, energy, and faithfulness brought substantial reward in the form of promotion and financial prosperity, and when he died he was vice-president of the Walk-Over Shoe Company. Po- litically, he gave his support to the Republican party. He was well known in Masonic circles, being a mem- ber of all the bodies up to and including the Consis- tory, in which he held the thirty-second degree. He was a member of the Brockton Chamber of Com- merce, of the Commercial Club, and of the Country Club, and had a very large number of friends in Brockton and vicinity. As a business man, as citizen, and as a friend, he was true to the highest and best ideals, and his passing at the early age of fifty-two years represented a distinct loss to the community, as well as to his many friends.
Oscar Davis was married, January 31, 1922, to Hazel E. Buck. Mr. Davis was the father of three children: Marjorie, John A., and Lincoln K.
OVIDE V. FORTIER-The hope of the cause of clean politics and government, in the view of certain economists, lies in the exactions of the Independent voter; "blind voting" for party labels will never at-
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tain the ultimate. In Ovide V. Fortier, Brockton law- yer, is presented an illustration of an ex-service man with a World War record who studies the merits of the various candidates and votes his convictions. In this frame of mind he is qualified to judge ques- tions impartially and to properly estimate the value of men in the service of the State. He has accord- ingly won a reputation for correct principles and upon it as a foundation built up a most gratifying practice, while in civic affairs he has taken a vital interest, with the result that he has won the respect and admiration of his neighbors and fellow-members of the pro- fession.
Ovide V. Fortier was born October 27, 1887, at Brockton, son of Ovide and Catherine (Brady) For- tier, his father having been engaged in the shoe- cutting trade. He attended the local schools of Brockton, where he made a most creditable record, and at the completion of which courses he matricu- lated at Boston University. Having decided to take up the law as a life profession, he entered upon his studies with avidity, mastered the fundamentals and graduated in the class of 1910 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. On passing the requisite examina- tion he was admitted to the Massachusetts bar the same year, and although he received flattering offers to go elsewhere, of his own volition, turned his face toward his native soil, and took up the practice of law at Brockton. For nearly a decade he practiced with more than ordinary success and was upon the verge of greater accomplishments when the bugles of the World War called him' into the service of his country in the alliance to put down German militarism. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1918, and was assigned to duty with the Three Hundred and First Supply Train, and later transferred to the Sev- enth Infantry; won a commission as second lieuten- ant, and after a service of fourteen months over- seas returned to the United States and was mustered out. He then returned to Brockton and picked up the unfinished ends of his practice among his neigh- bors who had sent him away with a cheer and who now welcomed him home with open arms. His ca- reer since has been a succession of steady successes until it may be said his place among the younger members of the bar is abundantly secure. His office is at No. 106 Main Street.
Mr. Fortier is a fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus and a devoted member of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church. His social and civic activities center largely in the National Club. He is a supporter of every worthy charity and movement for the advancement of Brockton, and in a quiet way has done a great deal of good.
Mr. Fortier married, July 15, 1920, Louise J. Smith, and their union has been blessed with three chil- dren: 1. Ovide, Jr., born March 8, 1922. 2. Louise M., born July 5, 1924. 3. Silvia C., born December 12, 1927.
DR. RAOUL J. Le BEAU-In the interests of medi- cine, Dr. Le Beau has devoted his energies to the practice of his profession, and following an intensive and extensive preliminary training, has established his offices in Brockton, Massachusetts, where he is engaging in a general practice. His father is a drug- gist in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and during his childhood, Dr. Le Beau was reared to familiarity with
medicine, and he gained valuable experience and in- formation by his association with his father. In the few years in which he has resided in Brockton, he has won the confidence of the members of his com- munity by the tireless and efficient manner in which he attends the ills and needs of those who seek his advice.
Raoul J. Le Beau was born at Pawtucket, Rhode Island, July 7, 1898, a son of Phileas and Albina Masse (Derd) Le Beau. His mother died April 12, 1920. Mr. Le Beau went to the grammar and high schools of his native town, and attended the Rhode Island College of Pharmacy for one year. In 1918 he matriculated at the Physicians and Surgeons' College in Boston, Massachusetts, and received his degree of Doctor of Medicine with the class of 1922, in which he was an honor student. Thereafter he became an interne in Hartford, Connecticut, City Hospital, and later in New Britain, Connecticut, General Hospital, where he completed his interneship. Upon qualify- ing to practice, Dr. Le Beau came to Brockton, and established his office in this city, where he has been located since, with increasing patronage, reputation and prosperity. He is a member of the Artisans' Club, Brockton Medical Society, and Phi Sigma Fra- ternity. His religious faith is with the Catholics, and he is a communicant of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church of Brockton.
On September 15, 1924, Dr. Le Beau married, in Pawtucket, Mary Louise Malo, a daughter of Joseph and Delia (La May) Malo, of Pawtucket, Rhode Is- land, where her father is a prominent real estate dealer.
JEREMIAH FITZPATRICK, one of the leading citizens of North Abington, Massachusetts, and a half owner there, with his brother, of the Fitzpatrick Brothers Company, last manufactory, was born March 10, 1880, at Stoughton, Massachusetts, a son of Henry and Elizabeth A. (Dolan) Fitzpatrick, both now deceased. Henry Fitzpatrick held a position of prominence for a great many years in the shoe in- dustry of Massachusetts.
His son, J. Fitzpatrick, received his education in the public schools of the community in which he was born; and immediately after entered the employ of the George E. Belter Last Company, with whom he remained for ten years. At the end of this time, he formed a partnership with his brother, and they purchased the interests of the Arnold Brothers Company, tlast manufactory. This was a most successful venture, and the one in which these two men have since remained. The plant and its out- put of shoe lasts, et cetera, have been greatly en- larged during their tenure of ownership, and they keep more than seventy people in constant employ. The factory utilizes two hundred thousand square feet of floor space in North Abington. In 1927, Mr. Fitzpatrick purchased the George Henry Shoe Com- pany of East Weymouth, Massachusetts. This he added to his other interests. The Weymouth plant, noted for the high grade of its product, manufactures seven hundred and fifty pairs of shoes each day, which are used in the first-class trade.
In addition to the duties of the work in which he has been engaged, Mr. Fitzpatrick has found time in which to participate in the civic and community affairs of his township. He has been active in social
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life, and is affiliated with the Knights of Columbus, in which he holds the third degree; and with the North Abington Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
J. Fitzpatrick resides in Brockton, in which com- munity he is a devotee of the St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church.
WILLIAM G. McGLINCHEY-Having spent the major part of his life in commercial pursuits, Mr. McGlinchey has won the esteem and admiration of the members of his community. Coming to Brock- ton' in 1905, he has been engaged in the undertaking business continuously; his parlors are fitted out in a modern manner, and the accoutrements are befitting the offices which he performs. He is the son of John and Alice (Campbell) McGlinchey, the former of whom was engaged in the coal business for many years before his death in 1912.
William G. McGlinchey was born at Waltham, Massachusetts, February 22, 1859. He attended the local grammar schools of the district, and early en- tered into the business world, when he was em- ployed by the Waltham Watch Company, at the factory. After three years, he went to Clinton, Mas- sachusetts, where he engaged in the coffee and tea business, in which enterprise he remained for twenty- two years, and during which time he achieved sub- stantial success. In 1905, Mr. McGlinchey disposed of his interest in this work, and came to Brockton, where he established himself in the undertaking busi- ness, and has devoted his time and attention con- tinuously to this pursuit since. His sympathetic and courteous manner of attending the needs of the com- munity, at a time when such a manner is so thought- ful, has gained for him the confidence and respect of all who seek his services. He is a fourth degree member of the local branch of the Knights of Co- lumbus, and is also affiliated with the local lodge of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Catholic Order of Foresters. He attends the Roman Catholic Church of Brockton, and in politics supports the Democratic party.
Mr. McGlinchey married, June 13, 1913, at Brock- ton, Elizabeth Riordon, and they are the parents of the following children: John A., Joseph J., and Alice.
WILLIAM J. McCAUSLAND, M. D .- In the course of his professional activities, Dr. William J. McCausland has served in a broad and increasingly important field, both in Boston and Quincy, his pronounced success, particularly in the surgical branch, being due to a thorough specialization therein. and his work in the hospitals being generally recog- nized as of a high order of skill and efficiency. As a result, Dr. McCausland has been accorded respon- sible office, both in the municipality and in medical societies. He is a son of Samuel McCausland, a farmer, who died in 1923, and Elizabeth (Barlow) McCausland, who died in 1906, both parents natives of Prince Edward Island.
William J. McCausland was born July 18, 1875. at Prince Edward Island, Canada. where he attended the public schools and was graduated at Prince of Wales College. Preparing for his profession at the Medical School of Harvard University, he was grad- uated in 1900 wth the degree of Doctor of Medicine.
Dr. McCausland then served four years in Boston City Hospital, and two years of that time he was surgical house officer there, as well as resident sur- geon at Haymarket Relief Station. In 1904, Dr. Mc- Causland removed to Quincy where, with his offices at No. 123 Franklin Street, he is a general practi- tioner and surgeon, specializing in surgery. He is a member of the staff of the Quincy City Hospital, and for two years he was physician for the Board of Health. In political matters a Republican, Dr. Mc- Causland, with his vote and influence, supports the principles of that party.
During the World War, Dr. McCausland served as physician for the Quincy Draft Board. He is surgeon for the United States Mutual Liability Insur- ance Company, which insures employees of the Beth- lehem Shipbuilding Corporation, and Standard Oil employees, and surgeon of this district for all Fed- eral employees. He is a censor of the Massachusetts State Medical Society; member of the American Medical Association, and the Norfolk South District Medical Society; and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Fraternally, he is affiliated with Rural Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; St. Stephen's Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Quincy Commandery, Knights Templar; Boston Council, Royal and Select Masters; Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; and Clan McGregor, Order of Scottish Clans. His clubs are: University of Boston, and First Parish, of Quincy. He attends the Presbyterian church.
Dr. William J. McCausland married, in 1905, Belle Hamilton Gulliland, who was born in Lowell; and they have one son, William Alexander McCausland, member of the class of 1929, Harvard University.
JOHN G. SWEENEY, M. D .- Among the younger members of the medical profession in Plym- outh County is Dr. John G. Sweeney, who has been practicing in Hingham, Massachusetts, for a little more than seven years. Dr. Sweeney is a graduate of Tufts Medical College and during the time he has been in Hingham has won in a high degree the confi- dence and esteem of his associates.
John G. Sweeney was born in Hull, Massachusetts, August 10, 1895, son of John W. Sweeney, who is a hotel proprietor in Hull, and of Elizabeth (Uni- ack) Sweeney, now deceased. He received his early and preparatory education in the public schools of Hull, and then matriculated in Tufts Medical Col- lege, from which he was graduated with the class of 1916, receiving at that time the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He began general practice in Hingham in 1919, and has been successfully engaged there to the present time (1928). During the period of his service here he has made many friends and has built up a very satisfactory patronage. Politically, he gives his support to the Republican party. During the period of the participation of the United States in the World War, Dr. Sweeney was a member of the Medical Corps of the United States Army, ranking as first lieutenant and serving for the duration of the conflict. Fraternally, he is identified with the Knights of Columbus, in which order he holds the third degree; with the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, all three of which he serves as physician. His religious affiliation is with the Roman Catholic church. He resides in Hingham.
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CLARENCE BURGIN-As treasurer of the Quincy Savings Bank, Clarence Burgin has been ren- dering faithful and efficient service for more than three decades. He has a wide and varied business experience, and his association with the banking busi- ness extends over some thirty-five years.
Clarence Burgin was born in Rutland, Vermont, October 27, 1865, and is a son of Thomas Burgin, a native of London, England, who was engaged in business as a furniture manufacturer to the time of his death in 1886, and of Jane (Scudder) Burgin, a native of England, whose death occurred in 1909. Mr. Burgin received his education in the public schools of Springfield, Massachusetts, graduating from the high school there, and then taking a post- graduate course in civil engineering and architecture. Upon the completion of his special training he found employment with John Lyman Faxon, a well-known architect of Boston, with whom he remained until 1884, when he came to Quincy, Massachusetts, and entered the employ of Frederick and Field, granite manufacturers, which connection he maintained un- til 1890. In that year he became associated with the National Mount Wollaston Bank of. Quincy, but after a short time he went to Boston, where he was engaged in the wholesale jewelry business. In 1896 he became associated with the Quincy Savings Bank in the capacity of treasurer, and during the more than thirty years which have passed since that time he has continuously filled that responsible office. In addition to his responsibilities in connection with the Quincy Savings Bank, however, Mr. Burgin is a di- rector of the Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Com- pany; and of the W. B. White and Sons Company, of Quincy. Politically, he gives his support to the principles and candidates of the Republican party, and in 1895-6 he served as city treasurer. He is ac- tively interested in civic affairs, is a member of the Quincy Chamber of Commerce, and of the Neighbor- hood Club, and has always been a generous supporter of all movements planned for the advancement of the general welfare of Quincy. He finds healthful rec- reation and pleasant social contacts on the golf links, and his religious affiliation is with the First Parish Unitarian Church, which he serves as treasurer.
Clarence Burgin was married, in 1898, to Minnie M. Rodgers, a native of Quincy, Massachusetts, and they are the parents of two sons: 1. Clarence R., a graduate of Harvard College, who served in the United States Navy during the World War. 2. Thomas S., a graduate of Milton Academy, who is engaged in the real estate and insurance business in Quincy, and a fuller account of whose life follows this.
THOMAS S. BURGIN-One of the "live wires" in the real estate and insurance business in Quincy, Massachusetts, is Thomas S. Burgin, who specializes in large estates and trust funds. He was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, April 15, 1902, son of Clar- ence and Minnie M. (Rodgers) Burgin. (q. v.) . His father is treasurer of the Quincy Savings Bank.
Thomas S. Burgin received his early education in the public schools of Quincy, but after attending high school for one term became a student in Milton Academy, from which he was graduated. After the completion of his academic course he became asso- ciated with the Quincy Savings Bank, in charge of the School Savings Department, which was con- sidered a model system for many years in Massachu-
setts, and in this position he served for a period of four years. At the end of that time he engaged in the real estate and insurance business in association with Herbert T. Whitman, under the name of Her- bert T. Whitman, but about one week afterward, Mr. Whitman died and Mr. Burgin took over the busi- ness, which he has successfully conducted to the present time (1928), under the name of Thomas S. Burgin, real estate and insurance. Mr. Burgin speci- alizes in large estates and trust funds, and is Quincy representative of the Honorable Charles Francis Adams, of Boston, a trustee of the Adams prop- erties here. He is superintendent and general man- ager of the Adams Building in ,Quincy. Along with his business responsibilities Mr. Burgin has found time for much local public service. He was elected to the Quincy City Council in 1924, sworn in January 1, 1925; reelected and sworn in for a two-year term, January 1, 1926; reelected for a third term and sworn in January 1, 1928. He served as president of the City Council, 1927 and 1928, being the young- est member ever elected, and therefore also the youngest president. He is a member of the Rural Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; St. Stephen's Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Quincy Commandery, Knights Templar; and of Taleb Grotto, Mystic Or- der Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm. He is also a member and past president of the Quincy Kiwanis Club, a director of the Quincy Chamber of Commerce, and was a member of the board of governors of the Neighborhood Club. Mr. Burgin is a director of Stoney Brae Golf Club, a member of the Granite City Club, a member and past secretary of Quincy Council, Boy Scouts of America, and a member of the Young Men's Christian Associa- tion. He is a director of the National Mount Wollas- ton Bank, a trustee of the Quincy Savings Bank, and is known as a business man of sound judgment. He is enthusiastically interested in out-of-doors life and sports, and has a very large number of friends in Quincy and vicinity. His religious affiliation is with the Unitarian church.
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