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Harry W. Flagg received his early education in the public and high schools of Providence, Rhode Island. Upon the completion of these courses of study he went to Sioux County, Iowa, where he taught school one year and during the next eight years was an examiner of titles in Iowa and Los Angeles, California. In 1890 he settled in Brockton, Massachusetts, where he entered the offices of White & Goddard, and studied law under the competent pre- ceptorship of these two prominent attorneys of Brockton. In October, 1897, Mr. Flagg was admitted to the Massachusetts bar, and began practice in Brockton. Later he formed a partnership with Francis M. Hall, Esq., and this firm was known under the name of Flagg & Hall. In 1923, Miss A. Ger- trude Adams, the first woman lawyer in Brockton, became a member of the firm, and under the name of Flagg, Hall & Adams they now carry on a markedly successful general law practice. For many years Mr. Flagg has been closely connected with the courts of Brockton, having held the position of Clerk of the District Court for more than twenty years. He also filled the office of Bail Commissioner for twenty years.
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In 1927 he was Public Administrator for Plymouth County.
Mr. Flagg has been deeply interested in military affairs, having been for about four years during the World War a member of Company I, Fifth Regiment, Massachusetts State Guard, in which or- ganization he held the rank of first lieutenant. He has been active also in social life. Among organiza- tions pertaining to his profession, he holds member- ship in the Brockton Bar Association, of which he was at one time the president; the Plymouth County Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. He is affiliated with Paul Revere Blue Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and a member of the Com- mercial Club of Brockton. In his political prefer- ences, he is a supporter of the Republican party.
Harry W. Flagg married, in 1891, Katharine E. Miner, a daughter of Anderson and Elizabeth (Har- gate) Miner, of Vermont. Mr. and Mrs. Flagg are the parents of one son: Richard Flagg, who graduated from Harvard as a radio engineer, and who served in the United States Navy during the World War, be- ing assigned to duty at Pensacola, Florida. He is now a merchant in Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Flagg is a member of the Church of the New Jerusalem, in Brockton, of which he is chairman of the board of trustees and of the finance committee, and president of the society.
DR. PEIRCE H. LEAVITT, of Brockton, brings to the medical profession an unusual equipment, hav- ing had experience of the most valuable kind as a member of the British Army in the early days of the World War, and having continued his humanitarian service in the Medical Corps of the United States Army, thus attaining a record which few members of his profession reached during those never-to-be- forgotten days. Inasmuch as Dr. Leavitt was a native of Cambridge, and received some of his most valuable early training in Boston, it must constitute a tribute to Brockton that he began his practice here, and that despite flattering offers to go else- where after the World War, he returned to this city. That this compliment to Brockton is appreciated is evidenced by his large and lucrative practice, while in civic affairs he enjoys unusually high standing.
Dr. Leavitt was born December 19, 1887, at Cam- bridge, son of Fred H. Leavitt, a wholesale and re- tail tobacco dealer, now deceased, and Helen (Hunt) Leavitt, who has been spared to see and participate in her son's success. He proved an adaptable pupil in the local public schools of Cambridge, and upon the completion of his courses there matriculated at Harvard University, Cambridge, in the Academic Department, from which he was graduated with the class of 1910 with the degree of Bachelor of Science. He played lacrosse for four years, and in his last year was placed on the All American lacrosse team. Coming to the decision that medicine and surgery should be his life-work, he entered the Harvard University Medical School, and graduated in 1914. His originality won him an enviable place in the estimation of the professors and his fellow-students, and he graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medi- cine. Less than two months after his graduation, the tinder box of European animosities was ignited through the assassination of a young royalist in Bosnia. For some time the war looked far away to most Americans, so we find Dr. Leavitt serving an interneship of a year at the Boston City Hospital, the
Massachusetts General Hospital and the Boston Ly- ing-in Hospital, until 1915, when, feeling that this country must inevitably be drawn into the European holocaust, and from sentiments of fealty to his Eng- lish ancestry, he managed to enlist in 1915 in the British Army Medical Corps, with the Harvard Unit, with which he served valiantly in alleviating the suffering of the wounded, and for which he was advanced to a first lieutenancy. Then, in 1917, the United States having entered the war, he transferred to the Medical Corps of the American Expeditionary Forces as a captain, and later was made assistant commanding officer of the important hospital group at Toul, France. As a member of the British Army he was awarded the "Mons Ribbon" by King George V of Great Britain. The training Dr. Leavitt thus received, involving though it did so many melancholy situations for the men and their friends and loved ones, proved invaluable, and when he repaired to Brockton to take up the practice of his profession, he was received with acclaim. He began as a surgeon at the Goddard Hospital, of which institution he has been made treasurer, a position he still holds.
Dr. Leavitt is a member of the Fraternal Asso- ciation of Commercial Surgeons, New England Sur- gical Association, the Massachusetts State Medical Society, and the Brockton City Medical Society. He takes an active interest in every forward movement for the advancement of Brockton, and not only stands high in his profession but as a participant in worth-while collateral activities has won the name of valuable citizen. He is a member of the Republi- can party, while in general religious activities he ad- heres to the Swedenborgian faith. His secret orders include Blue Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; the Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; the Council, Royal and Select Masters; and the Commandery, Knights Templar, of which he is Senior Warden. His civic activities center in the Kiwanis Club, in which he represents his profession; the Commercial Club; Har- vard Club of Boston, and the Chamber of Commerce, of which he is a director. Socially, he is a valued mem- ber of the Brockton Country Club. Appointed by Gov- ernor Fuller, he is associate medical examiner of the First Plymouth District.
Dr. Leavitt married, August 1, 1921, Edna Hastings, of Brockton, and their union has been blessed with three children: Anne H., Donald, and Robert. Mrs. Leavitt also represents a family old and distinguished in American life.
HERBERT W. HARLOW -- As treasurer of the Bion F. Reynolds Shoe Company, Herbert W. Har- low is officially identified with the concern with which he has been connected throughout his active career. He is well known in Brockton, where he at- tended school, and where he has lived since boy- hood.
Herbert W. Harlow was born in Whitman, Mas- sachusetts, November 15, 1872, son of Aaron S. Har- low, now deceased, who was engaged as a shoe worker, and of S. Almena Reynolds. He received his education in the local schools of Brockton, and then secured a job in the employ of the Bion F. Reynolds Shoe Company, makers of men's fine shoes. His connection with that concern has been con- tinuous since that time, rising through successive promotions to more and more responsible positions until, in 1921, when the concern was incorporated, with Bion F. Reynolds, the founder of the business,
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as president, Mr. Harlow became treasurer of the corporation. Mr. Harlow had been superintendent for some years previous to the incorporation and to- day, as then, he is the executive factory manager, supervising each department. The concern was founded by Mr. Reynolds in 1891, after an experi- ence of several years in the shoe manufacturing busi- ness with his brother as a partner. It has steadily grown and prospered and the plant now has a floor space of 150,000 square feet, and produces an output which requires the services of one hundred employees the year round. The product of the Bion F. Reyn- olds Shoe Company is well known to the trade throughout the country, and the concern has estab- lished an enviable reputation for fine quality and ex- cellent workmanship. Mr. Harlow's long connec- tion with the company, as well as his ability, make him an important factor in the continued and in- creasing success of the business, and there is every prospect that an increasingly successful future awaits the enterprise. Politically, Mr. Harlow gives his support to the principles of the Republican party. He is a member of Paul Revere Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Satucket Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Brockton Council, Royal and Select Masters; and Bay State Commandery, Knights Templar, and is also a member of the Brockton Chamber of Com- merce and of the Brockton Commercial Club. He has many friends in Brockton and vicinity, where he is known as an able business man and a public- spirited citizen, though he prefers to serve his com- munity in the many ways in which a successful busi- ness man may serve as a private citizen, rather than as a public official.
Herbert W. Harlow was married to Abbie F. Smith, and they are the parents of one son, Wesley S., who is in the employ of the Bion F. Reynolds Company, associated with his father.
DR. JOSEPH HENRY LAWRENCE, of Brock- ton, has been actively engaged as a practitioner of medicine and surgery for thirty-five years and has served as a member of the staff of Brockton Hospital for twenty-four years. Dr. Lawrence holds a high place in the public esteem and has held various of- fices in the health department of this city. He has been known as an interesting and enlightening lec- turer on the subjects of obstetrics and fractures for many years.
Dr. Lawrence was born in New Bedford, June 23, 1870, son of Ephraim Lawrence (2), and Sarah E. Lawrence. Ephraim Lawrence (2) was engaged for many years in the business of painting and interior decorating.
Joseph Henry Lawrence was educated at Falmouth High School and Lawrence Academy, graduating from both these institutions, after which he tutored for five years with Professor William G. Aurelio, of the Boston University, department of languages. He studied for the medical profession at the Bellevue Hospital Medical College, graduating in 1892, and receiving his degree of Doctor of Medicine. He served his interneship at the House of Relief, branch of New York Hospital, after which he engaged in the practice of his profession. He was successful from the first, by reason of his indefatigable energy and his thorough mastery of his work, ever alert to new ideas and inventions and always keeping abreast with modern scientific advances. He is a member of the executive committee and also acts as a trustee
of Brockton Hospital, while in civic affairs he has been active for many years. In 1902, he was ap- pointed a member of the Board of Health of this city, for a term of six years, and he has held the offices of chairman, health officer and secretary. In 1926, he was again appointed to this board, holding the chairmanship for one year, and then elected health officer, in which capacity he continues. Dr. Lawrence is a member of the Brockton Medical Society, and the Plymouth District Medical Society, in both of which organizations he is an ex-president; and of the American Medical Association. In fra- ternal circles, he is active in the Paul Revere Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Brockton Council, Roy- al and Select Masters, Satucket Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Bay State Commandery, Knights Templar; Damocles Lodge, Knights of Pythias, and Massasoit Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is a leading figure in the affairs of the Commercial Club, this city, and the Boston City Club, of Boston. His religious affiliations, and those of his family, are with St. Paul's Episcopal Church, where he is a member of the vestry and of the St. Paul's Episcopa- lian Club. During the World War, he enlisted in the United States Army and served with the rank of captain, stationed in Boston, at the Franklin Union Institute.
Dr. Joseph Henry Lawrence married, April 15, 1897, at Brockton, Minnie Leah Dunbar, daughter of A. Alden Dunbar and Aroline Dunbar, and they have two daughters: Madeleine Alden, born Febru- ary 18, 1900, and Helen Elizabeth, born May 19, 1901. Dr. Lawrence's offices are located at No. 23 Main Street, and the family residence is at No. 4 Manomet Street.
ALDEN CHESTER SISSON-A varied experi- ence has been that of Alden Chester Sisson, Chief of Police, of Middleboro, who has been efficiently filling that important office for the past seven years. He is making his name one to be carefully regarded by wrongdoers and is materially contributing to the peace and safety of the community which he serves. Chief Sisson is well known in Middleboro and vicin- ity, and although some make his acquaintance most unwillingly the majority of those with whom he is associated are glad to exchange a word with him or to assist, if need be, in the various problems which present themselves for solution by the police depart- ment.
Alden Chester Sisson was born in Westport, Mas- sachusetts, January 26, 1882, son of Sanford G. Sisson, a native of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, engaged in agricultural activities, and of Sarah F. (Lawton) Sis- son, the last-mentioned of whom is a native of West- port, Massachusetts. He received his education in the public schools of Westport, and after completing his studies in the high school engaged in farming activities. He continued in that line for a period of five years, and then decided to leave the farm and find other employment. He found employment in a retail meat concern in Westport, but after three years spent in that connection he decided that he had not yet found the congenial occupation for which he was searching. It sometimes requires several different business experiences to enable an enterprising young man to discover in just what field he can work freely and efficiently and at the same time get from his work that content which comes to those who have found the right job. After leaving the butcher busi-
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ness he came to Middleboro and secured a position in the employ of the Street Railway Company. He brought to his work energy and persistence and year after year remained with that company, until fifteen years had passed. At the end of that time he entered municipal employ as a member of the police depart- ment, and there he seems to have found the right job. He became associated with the Middleboro Po- lice Department in 1920, and the following year, 1921, he was appointed chief of the department. Dur- ing the seven years which have passed since his ap- pointment he has met the responsibilities of his posi- tion with a vigor and a resourcefulness which has put new life into the business of establishing justice and the reign of law in the community, and he has fully justified the action of those who were responsible for his appointment. Alert, thoroughly acquainted with the town through his long connection with the Street Railway Company, and entirely fearless, he is an important factor in the establishment of that sense of security which is enjoyed by the majority of the residents of Middleboro. Politically, Chief Sisson gives his support to the principles and the candidates of the Republican party. He is well known in fra- ternal circles, being a member and past treasurer of Middleboro Lodge, No. 135, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; also of Colfax Encampment, No. 164; and of Alberta Lodge, No. 155, Order of Rebekah. He is a member of Mayflower Lodge, Free and Ac- cepted Masons, of Middleboro; of Old Colony Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; and of Hannah Shaw Chapter, No. 147, Order of the Eastern Star; also of Nemasket Tribe, No. 94, Improved Order of Red Men; and of Middleboro Lodge, No. 1274, Benevolent and Pro- tective Order of Elks. He is identified with the Middleboro Commercial Club and with the Massa- chusetts Police Chiefs' Club, and his religious inter- est is with the Methodist church, of which he is an attendant.
Alden Chester Sisson was married, October 2, 1922, to Lucy M. Ashley, who was born in East Free- town, daughter of Harry and Sophia (Wolfe) Ashley. Mrs. Sisson is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Mr. Sisson is interested in intensive farming, owning ten acres of land which he utilizes for his experiments.
WILLIAM B. CROSSLEY-The brass manufac- turing industry in the southeastern part of Massachu- setts is most thoroughly and expertly represented in the plant and the product of the Colonial Brass Com- pany, at Middleboro, a concern which has for its treasurer William B. Crossley, whose association with the interests of this business has ever been one of increasing importance and success. A factor of promi- nence in this and allied industry, Mr. Crossley has the high regard of his colleagues in the progress of brass manufacture, and of his many friends in the civic and social life of his community.
William B. Crossley, a son of William M. and Emma (Buck) Crossley, was born in 1889 at Hart- ford, Connecticut, and attended the public and the high schools of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. He was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, then entering upon his business career. From 1907 to the present, he has been associated with the Colonial Brass Company at Middleboro.
The Colonial Brass Company was established in 1847 at Middleboro by Major Thomas B. Griffin, and
it has been in continuous operation from that time to the present. When the business first made its advent in local industry, the firm was engaged in the manufacture of brass castings and parlor grates, and the plant itself was small and unpretentious. Today, the only brass company in its manufacturing specialty in New England, the business is carried on in thrce structures, with the employment of one hundred hands. The product now manufactured consists of brass interior fixtures, as well as architectural and ornamental bronzes and iron, the factory and offices located on Vine Street in Middleboro. The company was incorporated in 1917, and the following officers were elected: President, John J. McCarthy; treas- urer, William B. Crossley; secretary, Gerard S. Shaw.
Mr. Crossley has also been connected with the interests of the Nemasket Worsted Mill since 1909; with the Colonial Casket Company since 1919; and he is also treasurer of the J. E. Kenworthy Com- pany, at Warren, Rhode Island.
Fraternally, Mr. Crossley is affiliated with the Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; the Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and with the college fraternity, Theta Delta Xi. He is also a member of the Commercial Club, and his religious fellowship is with the Church of Our Saviour.
William B. Crossley married Madeline Beers, daughter of Stephen and Frances Beers. Their children: Frances Caroline, Jean Madeline, and Wil- liam B., Jr.
DR. EDWARD S. TALBOT has practiced den- tistry in Sandwich, Massachusetts, for nearly forty years. Beyond this he has an office at Sagamore and a dental clinic in the town of Bourne. He has been chairman of the Board of Health of Sandwich and has held other responsible positions which indicate the degree of confidence in which he is held by his fellow-citizens. The work of the dentist, like that of the physician, brings its practitioner in peculiar con- tact with the public which it serves, and nearly forty years of service in an indispensable profession are well worthy of the general sense of gratitude which is one of the rewards for the patience, skill, and per- severance necessary to its successful practice.
Edward S. Talbot was born in Turner, Maine, No- vember 9, 1862, son of Jacob Emory and Martha O. (Stevens) Talbot, of whom the father was a farmer, now buried at Turner, Maine. He attended the pub- lic schools of Turner, Maine, and also the high school at Gorham, Maine. He then went to the Philadel- phia Dental College from which he graduated in 1889, when he came to Sandwich. He has practiced in Sandwich ever since the April of that year, and, as already indicated, has also an office at Sagamore and a dental clinic in Bourne. Dr. Talbot is a director of the Co-operative Bank of Sandwich. He has been a trustee of the Sandwich Public Library eighteen years and has been its chairman seventeen years, re- signing in 1927. He was chairman of the Board of Health in Sandwich ten years, and resigned in 1926. He has been Past Master of the DeWitt Clinton Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons of Sandwich, for twenty years, and is trustee of the new DeWitt Clinton Lodge Building in Sandwich, and belongs also to the Knights of Pythias of Bourne. He has been treasurer of the Congregational church for twenty-five years.
Dr. Edward S. Talbot married (first), in 1890, Nel-
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lie Roberts, daughter of Leonard Roberts; she died in March, 1891, and he married (second), in 1893, Ruth Jenkins, daughter of Captain James H. Jen- kins, who died November 11, 1910; he married (third) Nellie (Nye) Crowell, daughter of Nathaniel Nye, a sea captain. There were three children by the second wife: Gilman Stanley, Edward Stevens, and Ruth, now Mrs. Bartley. There are three grandchildren: Gilman Stanley, Elizabeth Jenkins Talbot, and Hast- ings N. Bartley.
JOHN H. SHEPARD-In the commercial life of Chatham, John H. Shepard is a well-known figure, conducting the plumbing and heating business origi- nally founded by J. C. McCarron. Mr. Shepard came to Chatham in 1913 as manager for this concern, and through his energy and ability, later became a part- ner, and in 1922, he purchased Mr. McCarron's in- terest and now carries on a successful and increas- ing independent business.
Mr. Shepard was born in Chelmsford, Massachu- setts, August 13, 1876, son of John Shepard, who died in 1888, and Ellen (Lord) Shepard, both of Chelms- ford. John Shepard, Sr., was engaged in the trade of blacksmith and machinist, and during the Civil War, was a blacksmith in the Charlestown Navy Yard. He carried on his trade until the time of his death, and he is buried in West Chelmsford, Middle- sex County.
John H. Shepard received his education in the pub- lic schools of Lowell, and after the completion of his formal education, became an apprentice in the plumb- ing and steam-fitting trade with H. H. Wilder and Company of Lowell, remaining with this firm for seventeen years. He then removed to Boston, where he was a master plumber and steamfitter for a year and a half. As before mentioned, in 1913, he came to Chatham, where he has ever since continued pros- perously, and at the present time, he is a prominent factor in the business affairs of the town. In the civic life of his community, Mr. Shepard has always taken a deep interest and is active in all projects for local progress. He is an energetic member of the Board of Park Commissioners ever since its incep- tion in this town. In social circles, he is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and also a member of the Cape Cod Chamber of Com- merce.
John H. Shepard married, in June, 1904, at Quincy, Ann Carmichael of Lowell, daughter of James and Esther (Maher) Carmichael, and their children are: 1. Ellen E., born 1905, in Lowell, attended public schools of Chatham, Hyannis Normal School and Boston University, and now teaches school at Frank- lin. 2. Charles H., born 1906, graduated from Chatham High School, attended Dean Academy and now a member of the class of 1929, University of Pennsyl- vania. 3. James C., born 1908, died in August, 1925.
GEORGE H. SWIFT-President of the Sagamore Lumber & Coal Company, at Sagamore, and well known both in Sagamore and in Plymouth, where he maintains his home and has been engaged com- mercially for a number of years, George H. Swift is a native of Plymouth and is accounted among the most prominent men in the business and social life of both of these communities. His career has been widely varied, on land and sea, and he has traveled extensively.
George H. Swift was born on September 21, 1867, son of George W. and Sarah (Leonard) Swift, his father having been a sea captain, keeper of a gen- eral store, for seventeen years superintendent of the White Island Cranberry Bog, and veteran of the Civil War; deceased, interred at Plymouth, where he was warmly liked and respected by all persons who knew him. George H. Swift received his education in the public schools of Plymouth, and, like so many of the youth of the locality, went to sea at an early age. He followed the sea for a considerable time, mak- ing voyages on freight craft to New Zealand, Aus- tralia, and Brazil. Continuing in the service of the merchant marine, he next worked on the Old Doniin- ion Line, outward bound from New York City, for three years, at the conclusion of which period he abandoned the sea, and located at Falmouth. There he engaged himself as apprentice to James H. May- hew, under whom he learned the trade of carpenter, and followed the trade for fifteen years, during the last four years in business for himself, as building contractor. Leaving Falmouth he returned to Plym- outh and purchased the shares held by his father in a general store, at the death of his father, and con- ducted the business for several years, until 1920. In that year he joined in association with Walter F. R. Nye and A. G. Nye, and organized the Sagamore Lumber & Coal Company, also dealing in building supplies. Because of his well-cultivated knowledge of lumber and its uses in the building of houses, small buildings, its use in floors, from his years in car- pentry and as a contractor, Mr. Swift has been able to fill exactly the requirements of contractors in Plymouth, Sagamore and neighborhood; and this ability in conjunction with his high character and pleasing personality has earned for him a substantial material success. He is actively occupied with the welfare of the towns of Plymouth and Sagamore, constantly ready to serve in any capacity designated for the furtherance of well being for the citizens in general. Mr. Swift is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Encampment of New Bed- ford, Massachusetts; the Order of Rebekah; Im- proved Order of Red Men, and the Sons of Veter- ans. He attends the Methodist church, though his religion is of the kind and practical nature, and broad, not limited to one denomination in its exercise, and constituting an elevated type of Christianity.
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