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Brothers in the granite business. Ernest Bizzozero & Company constructed its sheds and office at No. 35 Bates Avenue, prospered, and in 1926, his son Angelo was admitted as a partner, and the business has grown by leaps and bounds ever since. They manufacture high-class monuments and memorials for cemetery use, entirely out of New England gran- ite. The concern is one of the oldest and largest in this section.
Mr. Bizzozero has taken an admirable stand in community affairs, and is highly respected by all who have been so fortunate as to form his acquaintance. He is a member of the Granite City Club, the Gran- ite Manufacturers' Association and the American Granite Manufacturing Association; the Chamber of Commerce; the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters; Ave Maria Council, Knights of Columbus; St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church; and the Repub- lican party. Undoubtedly, much of his success is due to the careful instruction of his father, John Bizzozero, native of Milano, who engaged in granite cutting throughout his life, and to the interest dis- played by his mother, Giovanna (Bianchi) Bizzozero, who was likewise a native of Milano, and is now deceased.
Mr. Bizzozero married, in 1888, Giovanna Bianchi, native of Milano, who died in 1919. Their union was blessed with four children: 1. Rina C. 2. Angelo P., served as a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force during the World War. 3. Livia M. 4. Ernest B.
WALTER G. COGAN, one of the most talented of the younger lawyers of Brockton, Massachusetts, was born on December 15, 1898, in that city. Mr. Cogan, a veteran of the World War, is a son of Wil- liam F. and Mary E. (Reardon) Cogan, both natives of Massachusetts. The mother was born in North Easton; while the father was born in Brockton, where he is now connected with the shoe industry.
Walter G. Cogan received his early education in the grammar and high schools of Brockton, and graduated from Northeastern University with the class of 1923, when he received the degree of Bach- elor of Laws. Mr. Cogan was admitted to the Mas- sachusetts bar in 1923 and he began practice during that year in Brockton. His period of legal training was interrupted by the entry of the United States into the World War, for Mr. Cogan was among the first to offer his services to his country. He was assigned to duty with the Three Hundred and Seventh Regi- ment, United States Cavalry, but later was transferred to the Fifty-first Artillery Battalion, United States Army, in which he served for the entire period of the emergency. He was honorably discharged from military service on February 10, 1919, with the rank of battalion sergeant-major. It was after this that he completed his legal training, received his degree and was admitted to the bar, and he has since shown much promise of a successful future. He is taking an increasing interest in the public affairs of his township, and in his political preferences he is an Independent voter, refusing to be bound by party lines. Mr. Cogan is affiliated with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and the Knights of Columbus, and the American Legion. He resides in Brockton, and attends St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church.
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ALBERT SESONA-The Italians have long been noted for their art and architecture, of which stone cutting and granite work are a component part. Albert Sesona, of South Quincy, a native of Italy, has been executing clever granite work for many years, especially tombstones for cemeteries, and his work has recently been recognized to such extent that he has been admitted to partnership in the Co- lumbia Granite Company, one of the leading con- cerns of this territory.
Albert Sesona was born in Province Como, Italy, September 11, 1883, son of John Sesona, a quarry- man, and Romilda (Guglielmi) Sesona, his father, deceased in 1909, and his mother, living, having both been natives of Province Como. He received his education at the public schools of his native town, and he came to the United States at the age of seven- teen, in 1900, going to Milford, Massachusetts, and working there in the granite business, until 1902. He then removed to Quincy and accepted a position with Patrick T. Fitzgerald, for whom he worked four years. He had done well and in 1906 returned to Italy, where he told relatives and friends of his progress and good fortune and advised them to come across the Atlantic. Returning to Quincy, he worked for Patrick Fitzgerald until 1907, when he formed a connection with Angelo Malati in granite work until 1911. He removed to Waterbury, and engaged in the same line of business until 1912, when he again returned to his first love, the granite business of Patrick Fitzgerald. He worked for other companies up to 1924, when he bought an interest in the Columbia Granite Works. This concern had been established fifteen years before by Richard Gordon under his own name. The partners who now joined Mr. Sesona were Nicholas and Julio Franceschini, and the name was changed to the Columbia Granite Works, Incor- porated. The office and cutting shed are located at Center and Columbia streets, South Quincy. The company enjoys a large trade in headstones and memorials, principally, made of New England granite, and widely distributed. Much of this success, it is unnecessary to state, is due to the indefatigable en- ergy and magnetic personality of Mr. Sesona.
Mr. Sesona is a member of the Granite Manufac- turers' Association and the American Granite Manu- facturers' Association. In political affairs he is a fol- lower of the Republican party. He is a member of the Roman Catholic church, and his hobby is hunting.
Mr. Sesona married, in 1912, Rita Verda, a native of Province Como, Italy, who died in 1926, and their union was blessed with a son, Albert Sesona, Jr.
CHARLES M. HICKEY-As a public-spirited citizen who has served the community in which he lives in various capacities, including most effective service as mayor of the city, Charles M. Hickey is numbered among the most prominent of the residents of Brockton, Plymouth County. He has given three years service as chairman of the Board of Health. During his term as mayor he inaugurated reforms which have become a part of the community life of Brockton, and he has made his influence felt for good in numerous fields of activity. He is engaged in the undertaking business, and is known as one of the most progressive of his profession in Plymouth County.
* Charles M. Hickey was born in Boston, Massa- chusetts, December 2, 1859, son of James F. Hickey, who was born in County Clare, Ireland, and died in this country in 1900, and of Martha (Field) Hickey, a native of Ireland, who died in Boston. He received a good practical education in the public schools of his birthplace. When his school training was com- pleted he began his active business life with a posi- tion in the employ of M. A. Packard shoe manufac- turing concern, with which he remained for more than twenty years, giving to his employers expert service and thriftily saving a portion of his earnings in order that, when' the time came, he might be able to engage in business for himself. In 1900 he severed his connection with the M. A. Packard concern and purchased the undertaking business of Charles L. McCann, which from that time he has conducted under his own name. Able, energetic, progressive, and tactful, he rapidly built up a very satisfactory pa- tronage, and as time passed made a point of keeping his equipment modern and up-to-date in every way. He was one of the first to use an ambulance hearse in Brockton, and his funeral parlors and equipment are second to none in the county in point of con- venience, attractiveness, and quality. His quiet, un- ostentatious way of rendering the services which are required in times of bereavement, his readiness to meet the wishes of his patrons in all points, his sound business methods, and his thorough knowledge of all the technical details of his calling have made him well known in Brockton and in the section of Plymouth County environing Brockton, and he has won for himself a reputation which is a valuable business asset. In addition to his business responsibilities and his service in his profession, however, Mr. Hickey has made himself one of the foremost of the citizens of Brockton through the service which he has rendered. Always deeply interested in the welfare of the com- munity in which he lives and in which his life has been spent, he has given freely of his time and his ability for the furtherance of the general welfare, serving in local public office, when the need presentcd itself in that form, and rendering service in the many ways in which a private citizen can contribute to the advancement of the best good of his home city. He has served as a member of the Common Council of Brockton, and so well did he serve the town in that capacity that in 1913 he was elected mayor of Brock- ton, succeeding Harry Howard. The duties of this important office he discharged with marked effici- ency, but as has been true of all Mr. Hickey's work, whether in business or civic fields, he was not con- tent with the mere routine performance of duty. Original, resourceful, and skilled in "getting things done," he instituted reforms and improvements which have become permanent parts of the civic life of Brockton. A keen judge of human nature, and a man of unusual administrative and executive ability, he made his term of office one of the "landmarks" in the local development of a sound and progressive city government, and he long has been recognized as one of the foremost citizens of Brockton. He was the founder, organizer, and first Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus in Brockton, and has been active in many fields of service there. Politically, he gives his support to the principles and the candidates of the Democratic party. During the period of the participation of the United States in the World War he was chairman of the Home Guards; was industri-
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ous in forwarding all activities of the various "drives," and was an important factor in enabling Brockton to go "over the top." In fraternal circles he is very well known and has always been a leader. He is affiliated with the Knights of Columbus, as has al- ready been stated, being founder, first Grand Knight, and District Deputy in that organization; with the Massachusetts (Catholic) Order of Foresters, and Foresters of America, which he serves as Chief Ranger; with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, which he has served as Exalted Ruler, 1917- 18; Fraternal Order of Eagles; the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and with several others, includ- the Mayors' Club of Massachusetts. He is a mem- ber of the local clubs, and his religious affiliation is with St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church.
Charles M. Hickey was married, at Brockton, in 1884, to Hannah L. Murphy, daughter of Patrick and Margaret (Sullivan) Murphy. Mr. and Mrs. Hickey are the parents of five children: Frank B., Charles F., James F., John A., and Alice M.
GEORGE M. MAVER-A lifelong association with the industry of granite-cutting for the various uses to which the product is put, is that of George M. Maver, an expert in the business, and partner in the prominent firm of Long and Saunders Company, at Quincy. Mr. Maver is a business factor of pro- nounced ability, and he takes a keen interest in what- soever pertains to the welfare and progress of Quin- cy. He is a son of William M. Maver, a native of Aberdeen, Scotland, now deceased, and of Elizabeth (Mutch) Maver, also a native of Scotland.
George M. Maver was born May 28, 1878, in Aber- deen, Scotland, where he attended the public schools, afterwards being employed at gardening for four years. In 1896, Mr. Maver came to the United States, settled in Quincy, and was employed by the Glencoe Granite Company until 1907, when he became associa- ted with the firm of Long and Saunders Company.
Long and Saunders Company was established at Quincy in 1889 by Charles W. Long and William L. Saunders, this partnership existing until 1913, when the business was purchased by George M. Maver and Arthur Crowley, who retained the old firm name. Upon the death of Mr. Crowley, in 1923, Mr. Maver received his brother, Alexander Maver (q v.), as a partner, and the business has since continued under this partnership. The company ranks as one of the oldest and most extensive doing business in its line in Quincy, with the employment of about twenty- five men locally. The offices and cutting sheds are at No. 201 Quincy Street, South Quincy, and there is also a Brockton office, opened in 1909, at No. 79 North Pearl Street. All the granite made use of by the company is produced in New England, and it manufactures memorials, monuments, and mauso- leums, for the cemetery requirements.
In his political views a Republican, Mr. Maver with his vote and influence supports the principles of that party. Fraternally, he is affiliated with Clan Mc- Gregor, Order of Scottish Clans, as a Past Chief; Rural Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Satucket Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Brockton Council, Roy- al and Select Masters; Bay State Commandery, Knights Templar; and Shedad Grotto, Mystic Order Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm. He is also a member of the Quincy Granite Manufacturers' As- sociation; and of the Hancock Club, in Brockton.
Baseball and football are his diversions. He attends the Presbyterian church.
George M. Maver married, in 1903, Annie Cole, who was born in Plymouth, England. Their children: Blanche Irene, Elizabeth Ann, Edna Maude, and Lloyd George.
ALEXANDER MAVER-To the further develop- ment of the granite-cutting industry in Quincy, and in the expansion of the interests of his own firm, Alexander Maver, partner in the Saunders & Long Granite Manufacturing Company, has rendered the service of one who, having spent the larger part of his business life in these lines, has become expert and a leader. He is a son of William M. Maver, a gardener, and Elizabeth (Mutch) Maver, both natives of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Alexander Maver was born August 1, 1885, in Aberdeen, Scotland, where he attended the public schools. After employment for seven years on a farm there, Mr. Maver came to the United States in 1904, and settling in Quincy, served his time as a granite cutter for three years with the Glencoe Gran- ite Company. He afterwards worked for several other granite-cutting concerns; and in 1914 he be- came associated with the firm of Long & Saunders, granite manufacturers, and he continued therewith as a cutter until 1923. Upon the death of Arthur Crow- ley, a member of the firm, Mr. Maver bought an in- terest in the business, and has continued as a partner to the present time. In political matters he is a Re- publican, and with his vote and influence he supports the principles of that party.
Fraternally, Mr. Maver is affiliated with Rural Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; St. Stephen's Chapter. Royal Arch Masons; Taleb Grotto, Mystic Order Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm; Clan McGregor, Order Scottish Clans; Foresters of America; and he is a member of the Quincy Gran- ite Manufacturers' Association. His recreations are football and baseball. He attends the First Presby- terian Church.
Alexander Maver married, April 30, 1917, Mary S. Summers, a native of Quincy. Their children: William H., Russell A., George S., and Elizabeth J.
WILLIAM M. ADRIAN-Foremost among that group of granite industrialists the product of whose firms is the means of securing to Quincy that city's precedence in the making of monuments and memor- ials, William M. Adrian, who has always been as- sociated with this great business and its affiliations, is an accredited leader in Quincy granite manufac- ture, and one who, in all matters pertaining thereto, keeps well to the fore of the requirements of the in- dustry. He is a son of Edward Henry Adrian, a na- tive of Zanesville, Ohio, and who engaged in the steel business to the time of his death in 1896, and of Anna (Vawdon) Adrian, who was born in Zanes- ville, and died in 1887.
William M. Adrian was born March 30, 1879, in Zanesville, Ohio, where he attended the grammar and high schools. He then removed to Quincy, where he entered upon his activities in the granite man- ufacturing business, continuing in the office of H. W. Adrian for two and a half years, afterwards with the Quincy Quarries Company for three years, and then for a year, with J. S. Swingle. In 1905, Mr. Adrian associated himself with the Quincy Avenue Granite
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Company, and in 1912, became its sole owner. Be- sides being a manufacturer of granite, Mr. Adrian is an authority on the cleaning of this stone, and for a number of years he has been agent for granite cleaners.
The Quincy Avenue Granite Company was estab- lished in 1904 by Jasper Restelli, who continued as sole owner until 1905, when William M. Adrian was given the management. In 1912, Mr. Adrian pur- chased the interests of Mr. Restelli, and the business has been continued under his name. When it was first started, it was located on Quincy Avenue, and in 1906 it was removed to its present location, No. 48 Penn Street, where the office and the cutting sheds are; and here Mr. Adrian manufactures granite for monuments and cemetery memorials, ranking today as one of the oldest and most extensive of granite workers in this city.
A Republican in his political views, Mr. Adrian with his vote and influence supports the principles of that party. He served in the Spanish-American War, with the Tenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He is presi- dent of the Granite Manufacturers' Association; member of the Cochato Club; and Granite City Club; American Granite Association; treasurer of the Quincy Chamber of Commerce; and secretary of the Quincy Traffic Committee. He makes a collection of clocks and mirrors; and his hobbies are photog- raphy, swimming, and bowling.
William M. Adrian married, July 22, 1901, Charlotte Crabb, who was born in Prince Edward Island, Can- ada.
RICHARD JAMES LARKIN, D. D. S .- Since the close of the World War, Dr. Richard James Larkin has been engaged in dental practice in, Quincy. His offices are located at No. 1458 Hancock Street, where he takes care of a large patronage. Dr. Larkin is known as a skilled dental surgeon and has made many friends in Quincy since becoming a resident of this place, which is also his native town.
Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, April 28, 1895, Dr. Larkin is a son of Richard James Larkin, a native of Quincy, who was engaged in the granite manu- facturing business here to the time of his death in 1898, and of Anne E. (Heaney) Larkin, who was born in Clinton, Massachusetts. He attended the public schools here, and after finishing the high school course continued his studies in Harvard Uni- versity for two years. He then made a change and entered Georgetown University, from which he was graduated in 1917 with the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery. For one year after graduation he was a dental surgeon in the Hood Rubber Company Hospital, at Watertown, Massachusetts, but he en- listed for service in the World War, July, 1918, and was a member of the United States Army Dental Reserve Corps until March, 1919. when he was dis- charged with the rank of first lieutenant. He then engaged in dental practice in his home town, Quincy, where he has since been engaged in building up a very prosperous practice. He is a member of the Northeastern Dental Society, the Metropolitan Dis- trict Dental Society, the American Dental Associa- tion, and the Guild of St. Apollonia Dental Club. He is a member of the visiting staff of the Forsythe Dental Infirmary, in which connection he is render- ing efficient service. Dr. Larkin is an Independent in his political sympathies, giving his support to no
one political party, but casting his vote for those candidates whom he considers best qualified to efficiently discharge the duties of the office to which they aspire. He is a member of Psi Omega College Fraternity, and of Quincy Lodge, No. 943, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; also of Quincy Council, Knights of Columbus. He is a member of the Amer- ican Legion, and of the Merrymount Improvement Association, in which connections he is actively in- terested. He is fond of out-of-door sports, in which he finds healthful recreation. His religious affiliation is with St. John's Roman Catholic Church.
Richard James Larkin was married, in September, 1926, to Alice Wedd Murphy, of Boston.
DR. TONINO VINCENT CORSINI-A good ex- ample of the progress made by the son of Italian parents in this country is furnished in the career of Dr. Tonino Vincent Corsini, of No. 1511 Hancock Street, Quincy, who is making notable progress in his profes- sion as a physician. Dr. Corsini's father was a la- borer, and it would have been natural in the old country, following the usual custom, for the son to have been the same; but the parents were ambitious for Tonino and gave him every advantage they could afford, denying themselves at every turn that he might equip himself with the proper battle weapons in life, and the result is that he has gone right ahead and justified their confidence in him.
Tonino Vincent Corsini was born at Middleboro, Massachusetts, March 31, 1898, son of Vincent Cor- sini and Mary (Cappelli) Corsini, both of whom are now deceased. He received his educational prelimi- naries in the grammar and high schools of Plymouth, after which he matriculated at Boston University, in the College of Liberal Arts, from which institu- tion he graduated with the class of 1922. Determin- ing that his talents lay in the direction of the practice of medicine, he entered the Medical School of the same university, and graduated in 1925 with the de- gree of Doctor of Medicine. Then he applied him- self one year to the position of interne at the New Britain (Connecticut) General Hospital. In 1926 he removed to Quincy and took up the general prac- tice of medicine, with offices at No. 1511 Hancock Street, and has done well ever since. His high stand- ing is evidenced by the fact that his alma mater, Bos- ton University, conferred upon him the honorary degree of Bachelor of Chemical Hygiene. He is an ac- tive worker in civic affairs as well as in his profession, and maintains a high standing among his neighbors.
Dr. Corsini was only nineteen years of age when the United States became involved in the World War, in 1917, but he enlisted in the Student Army Training Corps to fight on the side of the Allies. His class, however, was not called to go to France.
Dr. Corsini is a member of the American Legion and the Roma Independent, the latter an organization of Italians. He belongs to St. John's Roman Catholic Church. In political affairs he is an Independent, always voting for and supporting the best man for any office without regard to party labels, which he consid- ers in this advanced age mean much less than form- erly. He is a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society, the Norfolk South District Medical Society and the American Medical Association, and through these connections keeps up with the latest develop- ments in his profession. In fraternal circles, he is a member of Plymouth Lodge, No. 1476, Benevolent
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and Protective Order of Elks. At Boston University he joined the Phi Chi Medical Fraternity, and is a leader in the alumni association work of that country- wide organization.
Dr. Corsini married, June 19, 1925, Lina Borgatti, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Nannini) Borgatti. His hobbies are hunting and fishing.
JOSEPH A. LeCLAIR-The granite works of N. LeClair & Company, of which the capable propri- etor is Joseph A. LeClair, of West Quincy, was established in 1892 by Charles Biganess and Narcisse LeClair under the firm name of Biganess & LeClair. In 1894 Charles D. LeClair was admitted as a partner of the business and it existed in this way until 1902, when Mr. Biganess retired and the name was changed to LeClair Brothers. Up to this time the business had been located on Forest Avenue, West Quincy; but in 1902 it was moved to its present lo- cation, No. 34 Robertson Avenue, West Quincy. This partnership existed until 1916, when Narcisse LeClair bought out the interest of Charles D. LeClair, changed the name to N. LeClair & Company, and continued by himself until his death in 1920, when his two sons, Joseph A. and Henry G. LeClair, took over the business. In 1923 Joseph A. LeClair bought out the interest of Henry G. LeClair, and has since con- tinued as sole proprietor under the same name. This concern does strictly wholesale business in New England granite, only occasionally going outside for material; it did the monument for the late Judge Flint, of the Probate Court of Norfolk County; the mon- ument for J. W. McGuire, distributor of Pierce- Arrow motor cars in New England; and the seven gateposts bordering the Boston Common at Park Square, Boston.
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