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Isaac K. Proctor, the eighth and direct descendant from Robert, the immigrant, and father of Dr. Proctor, was born at Franklin, New Hampshire, and later became a resident of Chelsea and Malden, Massachusetts. He married Emma Bucknam, a native of Columbia Falls, Maine, and a member of a prominent family of that section.
Charles M. Proctor, son of Isaac K. and Emma (Bucknam) Proctor, was born in Chelsea, Massachu- setts, March 29, 1880. His early education was received in the public schools of Malden, Massachusetts, and as a young man he realized an early ambition in entering Tuft's College Dental School, where he prepared for his chosen profession. He was graduated from that institution in 1901, receiving his degree in dentistry. He has been active in practice since in Boston, his offices now being at No. 19 Bay State Road in that city, while he resides at Oak Hill Road, Southboro, Massachusetts. Dr. Proctor's largest prominence has been won through his institutional activities and his authoritative writings on topics connected with dental science. In 1912 he was appointed demonstrator of clinical dentistry at Tuft's College Dental School, then three years later he was elected assistant professor of oral surgery, event- ually, in 1918, being elected professor of oral surgery, which position he has since ably filled.
On October 24, 1904, Mr. Proctor was elected an
active member of the Massachusetts Dental Society, and has served as its councillor from the metropolitan district during the years 1910, 19II, and 1912. He was elected assistant secretary in 1912 and served until 1915, when he was elected to the presidency. He is an ex-president of the East Middlesex Dental Society; a member of the American Medical Association; the American Dental Association; the American Academy of Dental Science; the Robert R. Andrews Society of Research of Tuft's College; an honorary member of the Maine Dental So- ciety; a member of the Psi Omega dental fraternity, and the Boston and Tufts Dental Alumni Association; consultant in oral surgery at the Carney Hospital; oral surgeon to the Roxbury Hospital, Boston Dispensary, and Marlboro Hospital, Marlboro, Massachusetts. He was formerly a member of the visiting staff of the For- syth Dental Infirmary and Massachusetts General Hos- pital. He is a member of the First District Dental So- ciety of New York and also a member of the Clinical and Surgical Association of Massachusetts, Sixth In- ternational Dental Congress of London in 1914, and the Panama-Pacific Dental Congress in 1916. During the World War he was State director of the Preparedness League of American Dentists, under the direction of the Commission of Public Safety. He is a member of the Boston Medical Library Association.
The published work of Dr. Proctor includes the fol- lowing, which have been published in various profes- sional journals allied to dentistry: "Infections Through the Dental Path," "Oral Sepsis," "Character as Devel- oped by Dentistry," "Do We Justify Our Existence?" "Dental Officers on the Hospital Staff," "Pyorrhoea Alveolaris," "Independent Journalism as a Factor in Elevating Our Professional Position," "The Need of the Dental and Oral Surgeon on the Hospital Staff," "The Dental Profession and the War," "A Young Doc- tor's Sign," "New Facts About Osteogenesis," "Mouth Hygiene," "The Power of the Machine"; president's address to the Massachusetts Dental Society, in June, 1916; address delivered at the fiftieth anniversary of the Maine State Dental Society, June 30, 1915; address de- livered at the dedication of the memorial to Dr. Chester Twitchell Stockwell, Springfield, Massachusetts, Oc- tober 14, 1915.
Dr. Proctor is widely affiliated in fraternal circles, being a member of Converse Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, of which he is Past Master, and is a member of the Past Masters' Association of the Seventh Masonic District of Massachusetts; is also a member of St. Ber- nard's Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and Omar Grotto of Southboro, Massachusetts; Tabernacle Chap- ter, Royal Arch Masons, of which he is Past High Priest; Melrose Council, Royal and Select Masters, of Malden, Massachusetts ; De Molay Commandery, Knights Templar, of Boston; Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; also the Royal Arcanum and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. His clubs are: The University Club of Boston, Framing- ham Country Club, and he served as a member of the Southboro School Committee during 1918 to 1921, and was chairman of the board the last year. His religious affiliation is with the Newton Center Methodist Episco- pal Church, of which he is a steward.
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Dr. Proctor married, April 12, 1903, Clara M. Shute, of Malden, Massachusetts. Dr. and Mrs. Proctor are the parents of four children : Robert Raisbeck; Virginia Kent, Helen Bucknam, and Aurelie Louise.
HERBERT M. ABBOTT was born at Lawrence, Massachusetts, February 28, 1886, and is a son of William E. and Eveline R. (Landers) Abbott, his father a native of Hancock, Maine, and the mother of King- field, Maine, both now living and the father prominent in the textile industry in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Educated in the public and high schools of the city of Lawrence, Mr. Abbott became identified, at the age of twenty years with the Lawrence National Bank, begin- ning in the capacity of messenger. For five years he was active with this institution, and when the Merchants' Trust Company took over the Lawrence National Bank he remained with the new organization until 1917, when he enlisted in the United States Army, his record fol- lowing below. Subsequent to his discharge from the service, Mr. Abbott came to Worcester, where he be- came associated with the Merchants' National Bank, accepting the position of auditor. This he filled until February, 1921, when he became vice-president and treas- urer of the Parker Trust Company, in which capacity he acted until July 1, 1922. On that date this institu- tion was consolidated with the Merchants' National Bank and Mr. Abbott became a vice-president of the new institution, in which capacity he still serves. His broad experience and native ability well fit him for the re- sponsibilities of this position, and while conservative and cautious, he is still a man of progressive spirit and broad vision, and his connection with this institution is a force for its advance.
Mr. Abbott's military record began with his enlist- ment on May 15, 1917. He was sent to the Plattsburg Training Camp, where he was commissioned second lieu- tenant of the Quartermasters' Corps on August 15, 1917. On the first day of September he was transferred to Camp Devens, Massachusetts, where he was made a's- sistant finance officer and served in this capacity until July 14, 1918. He then went overseas with the 76th Division and served as finance officer with this divi- sion until October 30, 1919, during this period being pro- moted to the rank of captain. He received his discharge from the service on the last mentioned date and is now cap- tain of the Reserve Corps and finance officer of the 94th Division .. Mr. Abbott is identified with Phoenician Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, of Lawrence, Massa- chusetts; and Lawrence Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; and also the American Legion. He is a prominent mem- ber of the Lions Club of Worcester, of which he is at this time (1923) president; a member of the Common- wealth Club and the Automobile Club. He holds a seat in the Worcester Chamber of Commerce, and is a member of Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he serves on the board of trustees.
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Mr. Abbott married, on October 29, 1921, Grace Sears, who was born in Worcester, and is a member of a prominent family of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Abbtt are the parents of a daughter, Shirley Evelyn Abbott, born June 12, 1923.
CHARLES A. KIDDER-With the exception of twelve years, the entire period of the active career of Charles A. Kidder has been identified with the banking concern of Kidder, Peabody & Company, of Boston, with which firm he is now associated as manager of the trans- fer department.
Mr. Kidder was born in Boston, Massachusetts, July 22, 1858, son of Henry P. and Caroline W. (Archbald) Kidder, and after receiving a good practical education in the public schools of Boston, prepared for college in the Noble Preparatory School, and then became a student in Harvard College, from which he was gradu- ated in 1879 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Im- mediately after the completion of his college course, he secured a position with Kidder, Peabody & Company, bankers of Boston, beginning his connection with that firm as a clerk, and finally, in 1886, becoming a member of the firm. Three years later, in 1889, he resigned, severing his connection with the firm both as a member of the firm and as an employee. In 1901 he renewed his connection with Kidder, Peabody & Company, how- ever, and at the present time he is the efficient manager of the transfer department. Along with his business responsibilities Mr. Kidder has found time for club as- sociation and now holds membership in the Somerset Club, the Exchange Club, and the Harvard Club, all of Boston. Mr. Kidder is well known in the Southboro and Boston section of Worcester County, having many friends in both places.
Charles A. Kidder married, on October 1I, 1888, Josephine Burnett, daughter of Joseph and Josephine (Cutter) Burnett, of Southboro, Massachusetts. Mr. and Mrs. Kidder are the parents of two children: I. Francis Fiske, born December 2, 1892, died January 30, 1893. 2. Henry P., of whom further.
Henry P. Kidder was born October 2, 1895. He re- ceived his early education in the Fay School, and then became a student in St. Mark's School at Southboro,
from which he was graduated with the class of 1914.
He matriculated the following fall in Harvard College, from which he was graduated in 1918 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Upon the entrance of the United States into the World War he at once enlisted and was located at the Recruiting Officers' Training Camp at Plattsburg, New York, from April 17 to August 15, 1917. He was commissioned first lieutenant of artil- lery, Officers' Reserve Corps, August 15, 1917, and two days later was assigned to the 302d Field Artillery and transferred to Camp Devens, at Ayer, Massachusetts. He served with that unit until the time of departure for France, July 14, 1918, at which time he was appointed regimental information officer, in which capacity he was in active service at the front in France, serving in the Meuse-Argonne sector during the St. Hilaire offensive campaign, and being returned with his regiment May 13, 1919. He received his honorable discharge from ser- vice in May, 1919, and is now associated with Kidder, Peabody & Company, of Boston.
Henry P. Kidder married Julia E. Howell, daughter of George D. and Grace (Hurd) Howell, of Boston, the ceremony taking place June 24, 1922. Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Kidder reside at Concord, Massachusetts.
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REV. DENIS P. SULLIVAN-Worcester County, Massachusetts, has given to every branch of human endeavor men who have become leaders, teachers, and disciples of progress, and no less in the church than in the professions and the industries have the sons of Wor- cester County gone forth to high endeavor. Rev. Denis P. Sullivan, who was born in this country and reared in its institutions, has done a wonderful work in distant places, following here and there at the call of duty, and within the past few years has returned to this part of his native State as pastor of the Roman Catholic church of Uxbridge.
Father Sullivan was born at Gilbertville, Massachu- setts, November 5, 1875, and is a son of Michael and Mary (Carroll) Sullivan. His education was begun in the local schools and continued in the Ware High School. Dedicated to the priesthood from his youth, he then entered Holy Cross College in Worcester, Massa- chusetts, and was graduated from that institution in the class of 1897, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Later going to Montreal, he entered the Grand Seminary of that city, from which he was graduated in 1899, then going abroad to complete his studies, he attended St. Sulpice Seminary at Paris, France, and was ordained in Paris August 15, 1901. Returning to this country, Father Sullivan received his first appointment as curate at St. Peter's Cathedral at Marquette, Michigan, where he served until 1902. He was then appointed to Glad- stone, Michigan, as pastor, and serving there for two years, he later came to Springfield, Massachusetts, as pastor in 1904, remaining for four years. He was then sent to South Hadley Falls, Massachusetts, where he served as pastor until April, 1913, when he was sent to Shelburne Falls. Active there until December, 1919, he came to Uxbridge at that time and has since served the people of this church with devotion and ability. In all his work in these various parishes, Father Sullivan has been most active in building up the churches and leading the people to higher moral responsibility and spiritual attainment. The organizations connected with the church through which the people are benefited both spiritually and materially have felt the inspiration and impetus of his constant care. Since coming to Ux- bridge Father Sullivan has done much for the local church, taking up his duties with the high courage and faith of the true apostle. He has increased the member- ship of the church and improved and beautified the church property. He commands the esteem and confi- dence of his contemporaries of the cloth, irrespective of denominational differences, and in all the work of civic and welfare organizations in the community, lends his influence for widespread good and constant progress. During the World War he served on Liberty Bond com- mittees, and in every way did all in his power to pro- mote the many welfare activities of the period. He is chaplain of the Knights of Columbus of Uxbridge, and also the Daughters of Isabella and the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
SETH H. HOWES, manager of the Marlboro Dairy Company, Inc., of Marlboro, Massachusetts, is one of the well-known citizens of Worcester County. He was born in Chatham, Massachusetts (on the Cape) October
2, 1862, son of Seth C. and Jedidiah (Ryder) Howes. Throughout his childhood and youth the subject of this sketch was constantly associated with seacoast activities. From the time he was old enough to be of use in the care of a boat he followed the sea, and during the vacations and other periods when he was not attending school, he was frequently to be found fishing off the banks of Newfoundland. He attended the public schools of his native district, and after the completion of his high school course became a student in Comer's Business College of Boston. When his commercial course was completed he secured a position with Mahn & Barnes, of South Natick, Massachusetts, a firm which was engaged in the manufacture of baseballs. For about a year he was identified with that concern in the capacity of clerk. At the end of that time he removed to Med- field, Massachusetts, where he found employment with the Medfield Straw Factory in the capacity of general handy man. That connection he maintained for a short time and then, in 1883, became associated with the Deer- foot Farm, and during that period his energy, ability, and faithfulness were important factors in the rapid development of that branch of the enterprise. In 1918 he resigned his position as manager of the dairy depart- ment of the Deerfoot Farm in order to accept a posi- tion as treasurer of the Grafton County : Dairy Company of Haverhill, New Hampshire, which official position he still holds. Although still holding the last-named po- sition (1923), Mr. Howes has recently (1922) been en- gaged as manager of the New Marlboro Dairy Company, Inc., of Marlboro, Massachusetts. His long experience in the management of a modern dairy, combined with his general ability, enabled him to bring to the new enterprise just the qualities most needed to place the business on a firm foundation. Mr. Howes, who is a descendant of one of the "Mayflower" group, is related to the author of the well-known Hawes genealogy. He also traces to Elder William Brewster, John Howland, Elizabeth Tilley, the Hopkins, and other Colonial fam- ilies, also to John Graham an officer in King Philips War. He is deeply interested in the general subject of economics, and has devoted much time to the theoret- ical as well as to the practical aspects of that subject. Mr. Howes is a member of Marlboro Lodge, No. 1239, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
Seth H. Howes married, on October 15, 1885, Cath- erine Lavelle, daughter of Michael and Ann (O'Toole) Lavelle, of Southboro, Massachusetts. Mr. and Mrs. Howes are the parents of eight children: I. Robert Howard, who is now postmaster of Southboro, Massa- chusetts ; married Mary Burke, and has two sons : Rob- ert and Richard. 2. Addie Lavelle, who married Harry Wisell, and has one son, Donald. 3. Annie Azubah, who married Julian W. Pollard; now resides in Wash- ington, District of Columbia. 4. Seth Francis, who mar- ried Ruth Bullard, and they have two daughters: Ruth and Catherine. 5. Ellen Bryan, who married Daniel F. Buckley, and has one daughter, Catherine. 6. Alfred Winslow. 7. Richard Odin. 8. Constance Catherine.
PHILIP HENRY DUPREY-Real estate opera- tions are the field which Mr. Duprey has made the chief instrument of his service to his community, and although
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he has, on occasion, accepted public office, it has not been necessary for him to leave the duties of every day to find an effective means for the advancement of the general welfare. The largest and most successful real estate operator of Worcester, he has through over a quarter of a century of consistently resultful effort ably fostered the progress and, literally and figuratively, the upbuilding of the community.
Mr. Duprey is a descendant of French-Canadian an- cestry, the line founded in Massachusetts by his grand- father, Henry Duprey, who came to this State from his Canadian home. Mr. Duprey's father was Joseph H. Duprey, deceased, a farmer of West Boylston; his mother, Addie Duprey of Parisian French parentage, now living in Worcester. Joseph H. and Addie Duprey were the parents of : Philip Henry, of whom further; Joseph H., head of the Duprey-Faulman Company, dealers in table necessities at Detroit, Michigan; Celina, who married Frank J. Bousquet, of Worcester.
Philip Henry Duprey was born in West Boylston, Wor- cester County, Massachusetts, September 29, 1877, and was educated in the public schools of Worcester and St. Ann's Parochial School, where he perfected his knowledge of the French language, which he speaks as fluently as English. He was fourteen years of age when he began active life, entering the office of a real estate dealer as office boy, and gaining, as opportunity presented itself, a general knowledge of the business. On March 1, 1897, before he had attained his majority, he established an independent enterprise with a capital of fifty dollars. He opened a real estate office in the Walker building on Main Street, Worcester, his early activity being agent for property owners in negotiating sales. Possessing a strong natural aptitude for this line of work and early adopting the straightforward policies that have dom- inated all his dealings, he acquired substantial standing among local realtors. As his resources increased he began independent development, and he has now to his credit the development of more sub-divisions than any other individual in Worcester. One of the most noted of these is "Hillcroft," while others are Indian Lake Park, within two miles of the business center of Wor- cester, adjoining Indian Lake and approached by Grove Street and Salisbury Park, on Salisbury Street, covering seventy-five acres, twenty acres of which have been laid out as a park. That aspect of Mr. Duprey's work which has reacted most beneficially upon community life has been his encouragement of individuals of moderate means in home owning. Large initial payments have never attracted him, for he has found his customers among salaried working men, to whom he has extended terms and credit to meet their needs, their character, and records the prime consideration in the transaction. The houses which Mr. Duprey has built in such large num- bers constitute a real artistic, as well as economic, asset to Worcester, where he has for many years been one of the heaviest taxpayers. He is widely known as one of the best informed authorities on realty values in Wor- cester and vicinity, and for twenty-two years has been appraiser of real estate for the Worcester Mechanics' Savings Bank, although the best of his energies and time have been given to his real estate business and an insurance and mortgage business that has naturally ac-
companied it. Mr. Duprey has discharged executive responsibilities as president of the Worcester Lunch Car Manufacturing Company, pioneer builders of lunch cars, and as president of the People's Loan Association.
Mr. Duprey is a member of the Benevolent and Pro- tective Order of Elks, and his clubs are the Worces- ter Automobile, of which he is a director, the Worcester Country, and the Commonwealth. A Republican in pol- itics, he has long taken a public-spirited part in public matters, and as the representative of Ward One, in the Worcester City Council, has served on numerous im- portant committees, including finance, streets, water, education, public buildings, and military. He is a man of pleasing personality, whose touch with community life has been helpful and constantly conducive toward progress and improvement.
Mr. Duprey married, January 6, 1904, Clara Frances Mulvey, daughter of James and Margaret (Claffey) Mul- vey, and they are the parents of : Dorothea M., who was born November 21, 1906; Ruth O., who was born June 18, 1909; Barbara J., who was born March 28, 1911, and Mary E., who was born December 8, 1914. The family home is a beautiful residence on Kenwood Avenue, and their summer home is at Bass Rocks, Gloucester, Massa- chusetts.
WILLIAM C. KLEBART-Allied with the con- struction world in the wholesale and retail distribution of plumbing supplies, Mr. Klebart is bearing a very practical part in the community advance of Webster, Massachusetts. He has had experience in various lines of business activity, and is a son of Albin and Eliza (Steinberg) Klebart, his father for many years active in the hotel business in Webster.
William C. Klebart was born at Putnam, Connecticut, April 5, 1871. Four months old when the family moved to Webster, Massachusetts, he acquired his education in the public schools of this community, and as a young lad was employed at various clerical jobs such as a boy can handle, then, after a time, took over his father's hotel business. This he continued successfully for a number of years, after which he bought the Webster Press, Inc., and was associated with this enterprise with his cousin, Henry J. Steinberg. This is a weekly paper enjoying a wide circulation, and connected with it is a thriving job printing business. The young men changed the name of the firm to Klebart & Steinberg, Inc., but eventually sold the interest, and the name of the paper has since been changed to the Webster "Times." Mr. Klebart's next venture was in the plumbing supply busi- ness, and he opened a store at Webster, under the title of the Webster & Putnam Plumbing Supply House. Covering a wide field as jobbers of plumbing and heating supplies, Mr. Klebart is now associated with George A. Rawley, of Putnam, in partnership. In addi- tion to the general run of small supplies the firm repre- sents the Standard Sanitary Company, manufacturers of enameled iron plumbing fittings, the American Radi- ator Company's products, the United States Radiator Company's products, and other important stocks. They have achieved marked success and are doing an exten- sive and constantly growing business, keeping in touch with the movements of the times and giving the people
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of Webster and vicinity a comprehensive and up-to-date service in their field. Mr. Klebart's other business affili- ations include directorship in the Webster National Bank and the Webster Cooperative Bank. He is a staunch supporter of the Republican party, and has for a number of years been prominent in public life, serving for two years as chairman of the Republican Town Com- mittee, and for seven years on the Board of Selectmen. Following the close of that period of activity Mr. Klebart was not a member of that board for two years, but was reelected in 1922 and is now serving. During the World War he was very active on all committees, having in charge the various drives of that time. Mr. Klebart is an associate member of the Grand Army of the Republic also of the Sons of Veterans. Fraternally he is a leading member of Webster Lodge, Free and Ac- cepted Masons ; Doric Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, of Southbridge; the chapter, Royal and Select Masters, of Webster; Massachusetts Consistory, and Aletheia Grotto, of Webster. He also holds membership in the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Foresters of America, the Benev- olent and Protective Order of Elks, and Siegel Lodge, D. O. H.
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