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offered and accepted a position as superintendent and designer in the mill belonging to C. J. Milne & Sons of Philadelphia. In this important position Mr. Tat- tersall was responsible for a large output of fine dress goods, shirtings, and cotton novelties. After continu- ing to supervise the work of this mill for two years he decided that the time had come for him to enter the business of manufacturing on his own account and, ac- cordingly, in 1915, he began in a small way to manufac- ture high grade Turkish towels and towelings at Phila- delphia. Of all the places in which he had lived during the years he had spent in America, none had impressed him so favorably as Clinton, and he had always enter- tained the hope that he might some day return to the hills of Western Massachusetts. Shortly after he be- came an independent manufacturer at Philadelphia, a way of gratifying this ambition opened out before him. He had an opportunity to rent the old Wall-Trunk fac- tory at Clinton and at once entered into a long-term lease of the property. Moving his business from Philadelphia to this new location as expeditiously as possible, Mr. Tat- tersall opened the doors of his Clinton factory in Au- gust, 1915, and was soon obliged to work overtime to supply the demand for his product, a demand which had already begun to show the effect of the World War upon production. He continued his business with great success until January 17, 1917, as an individual business, and then incorporated it under the name of the Sterling Textile Mills, of which he became president, the posi- tion he still holds. In 1917, when the incorporation took place, the authorized capital amounted to $50,000. In 1922 the authorized capital amounted to $100,000, and the increase must be taken as an indication of Mr. Tat- tersall's success.
Although he is not a' politician, Mr. Tattersall is deeply interested in political affairs. He is a member of the Republican party and always votes the straight Republican ticket in national affairs, but is independent in local politics. In local affairs he exerts a great deal of influence in the direction of social welfare and in- creased educational facilities, and is strongly in favor of public recreational facilities. He is a member of the Episcopal church, also vestryman of same, and takes an active interest in the affairs of his church at Clinton.
Mr. Tattersall married, in 1910, Margaret A. Smith, daughter of William J. and Nancy Smith, of England. Mr. and Mrs. Tattersall have two children: James A., who was born at Clinton, Massachusetts, February 19, 1912; and Margaret Nancy, who was born at Philadel- phia, Pennsylvania, on January 7, 1915.
CHARLES D. WHITNEY-A leading figure in the real estate and insurance business in Millbury, Massachusetts, is Charles D. Whitney, who for the past nine years has been active along this same line and has brought to his work in this connection a splendid breadth of experience which has been of inestimable value to him and has counted definitely for the advance of the community. Mr. Whitney is a native of Chicago, Illi- nois, and is a son of Charles A. Whitney, who was born in Princeton, Massachusetts, and went to Chicago as a' young man. He was active there as a manufacturer of shoes for many years. His death occurred in 1912 in Millbury. The mother, Martha E. (Waters) Whitney,
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was born in Millbury, Massachusetts, and still survives her husband.
Charles D. Whitney was born in Chicago, Illinois, March 18, 1866, and his education was acquired in the public schools of his native city. In 1890 he became as- sociated with the Adams Express Company in Millbury, Massachusetts, with which he was identified until after it was taken taken over by the American Railway Ex- press. He remained with this organization until the year 1914, then for three years acted as their agent in connection with his present business, the insurance busi- ness, by purchasing an old established agency, and in connection therewith has also handled real estate. He has met with marked success in these allied fields. He has handled large interests in real estate, taking a con- structive and broadly practical part in the development activities of the community as well as handling much realty on a brokerage basis. In insurance he represents several of the old line companies and also various modern forms of protection, such as automobile, industrial, life, accident, health, and others. During his many years of residence in the town of Millbury, Mr. Whitney of neces- sity has been in close touch with the local advance, and in 1914 he was elected Town Clerk, in which capacity he has since been active, still ably filling this office. He was also Town Constable for a number of years. His work in the public service has contributed in a marked degree to the progress of the community and the wel- fare of the people. Fraternally, Mr. Whitney is identi- fied with Olive Branch Lodge, Free and Accepted Ma- sons, of which he is Worshipful Master; and Tyrian Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, both of Millbury. He is also identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, and is Past Grand of Morning Star Lodge. He attends the Federated church of Millbury.
Mr. Whitney married, in 1892, Nellie L. White, who was born in Chicago, and they have one son, Raymond C., born March 19, 1893, who served during the World War as a member of the Harvard University Medical Reserve Corps. He married Dorothy Belknap.
JAMES F. CUDDY, M. D .- Among the successful men of the medical profession in Worcester County is Dr. Cuddy, who for the past sixteen years has been engaged in ministering to a very large general prac- tice in Athol, Massachusetts. His offices are located at No. 585 Main Street.
James Henry Cuddy, father of Dr. Cuddy, was born in Ireland, and as a young man came to this country and settled in North Brookfield, where he was engaged in agricultural pursuits to the time of his retirement. He is now living in North Brookfield, Massachusetts. He married Anne Pratt, also a native of Ireland, who died in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, in the house in which Dr. Cuddy was born, July 21, 1921. They were the parents of seven children: Thomas F., who resides in North Brookfield, married Katherine Doyle; Anne, who married John J. Sullivan, of Leominster, Massachusetts ; Julia E., who resides in Leominster, Massachusetts; Mary, who married John J. Dorney, of Leicester, Massachusetts, died in North Brookfield in 1905; Sarah M., who is living in North Brookfield; Stella, who is supervisor of physical culture in the
public schools of New Britain, Connecticut; and James F., of further mention.
Dr. James F. Cuddy, son of James Henry and Anne (Pratt) Cuddy, was born in North Brookfield, Massa- chusetts, January 18, 1882, and received his early and preparatory education in the public schools of his native city. After the completion of his high school course he became a student in the Baltimore Medical College, which is now known as the University of Maryland, from which he was graduated in 1905 with the degree Doctor of Medicine. He then served an interneship of one year at the Metropolitan Hospital, in New York City, after which he opened an office in Worcester, where he was engaged in general practice for one year. At the end of that time he removed to Athol, Massachu- setts, and opened an office at No. 585 Main Street. There he has been successfully engaged in general prac- tice for more than sixteen years, and has built up a very large clientele in Athol and the surrounding coun- try. He is well known and highly esteemed both among his many patients and among those with whom he is associated in civic and social relationship. He is a stockholder in the Athol National Bank, and serves as medical examiner for his district. Politically he gives his support to the Democratic party. During the World War he served as a member of the Medical Advisory Board, having been appointed by President Wilson. Fraternally he is affiliated with Lodge No. 847, Benev- olent and Protective Order of Elks, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts; and with the Knights of Columbus, of Athol, in which he holds fourth degree. He keeps in touch with the progress of his profession through mem- bership in the Massachusetts State Medical Society and the Worcester North Medical Society, and is also a member of the Foresters of America, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and Poquaig Club, of Athol. His re- ligious affiliation is with the Roman Catholic church.
Dr. James F. Cuddy married, on January 15, 1908, at Worcester, Massachusetts, Clare E. Quinn, of Wor- cester, daughter of Thomas H. and Mina (Kennedy) Quinn. Mrs. Cuddy was born in Worcester, Massachu- setts, August 30, 1885. Dr. and Mrs. Cuddy are the parents of one daughter, Arlin Clare, who was born July 27, 1909, now attending Notre Dame Academy at Roxbury, Massachusetts.
WILLIAM W. BUCKLEY-In legal circles in Southern Worcester County, Massachusetts, William W. Buckley is a prominent figure, and his success in his chosen profession has brought him into more than local repute. Broadly active in various branches of civic, fraternal, and social advance, Mr. Buckley holds an en- viable position in the community and is numbered among the noteworthy men of the day in Worcester County. He is a son of Cornelius Buckley, who was born in Lim- erick, Ireland, and was engaged in railway construction work until his retirement. The mother, Ellen (Wallace) Buckley, was born in Cork, Ireland, and died in 1916.
William W. Buckley was born in Winchendon, Massa- chusetts, September 6, 1881. Receiving his early educa- tion in the Murdock School in that city, he later entered the University of Maine, from which he was graduated in the class of 1901 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts.
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Thereafter entering Maine Law School, he was gradu- ated from that institution in the class of 1903 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Before the close of the same year he was admitted to the bar of his native State and entered practice in Fitchburg, where he remained until 1904. Then coming to Southbridge, he established his offices here at No. 67 Main Street and has con- tinued here until the present time. An able lawyer and a forceful and persuasive speaker, Mr. Buckley has taken a leading part in the public life of the com- munity for more than fifteen years. A supporter of the Democratic party, he was elected Town Clerk of South- bridge in the year 1907 and has acted in this capacity continuously since, still fulfilling the duties of this office. He has served as the Southbridge Town Counsel for ten years, and during the World War did a great deal in the many home activities of the period. He served as a member of the Fuel Commission for the State of Massachusetts under the United States Government, and also acted as chairman of the Home Service Committee and secretary of the Public Service Committee. Giving of his best not only to the offices in which he is active, but to the many organized endeavors which contribute to the advancement of the community, he is now presi- dent of the Worcester County, City, and Town Clerk Association, and is also a member of the Southbridge Chamber of Commerce, in which he is an influential force for progress. Fraternally Mr. Buckley is identi- fied with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Knights of Columbus, of which he is Past Dis- trict Deputy, Sir Knight, and in 1914 was a delegate to the Supreme Convention at St. Paul, and again in 1915, to Seattle, Washington. At this time he made a tour of the United States and Canada. He is also a mem- ber of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Frater- nal Order of Eagles. His choice of recreations is mo- toring.
Mr. Buckley married, in 1916, Ida Costello, who was born in Portland, Maine, and they have two daughters : Lenore and Constance.
EDWARD FULLER MINER-With interests cen- tering in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts, Edward F. Miner has for many years been active in the general building and constructing field, the scope of his work extending to distant points in New England, and its quality being of the highest. He has built many im- portant structures in several States, and is counted one of the foremost men in structural engineering circles in this part of the country. A native of the State of Con- necticut, Mr. Miner is a son of George Henry and Phoebe Ann (Fuller) Miner, and a descendant of Thomas Miner, who came to Boston in 1630 and was one of the original settlers of Stonington, Connecticut, and of Edward Fuller, one of the founders of the family in this country.
Edward F. Miner was born at Vernon, Connecticut, October 13, 1862. His education was begun in the public schools, and following his high school course and special courses at Wesleyan Academy, he entered Worcester Polytechnic Institute, from which he was graduated in the class of 1887, with the degree of Bachelor of Science. His first business experience was with the firm of Nor- cross Brothers, of Worcester, Massachusetts, at that
time the leading concern of general contractors. Mr. Miner continued with this concern for a period of six- teen years, rising to a position of large responsibility in their employ and gaining a wealth of valuable experi- ence. He then organized the Central Building Com- pany, of Worcester, Massachusetts, of which he be- came president. He continued at the head of this or- ganization for nine years, and during his connection with it erected many buildings of general interest, a few of which may be mentioned herein. He erected the Spring- field Fire and Marine Insurance Building of Springfield, Massachusetts; the electrical engineering laboratory of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Webster Hall, Dartmouth College; the New Hampshire Historical So- ciety Building, of Concord, New Hampshire; the exten- sion of the State Capitol at Concord, New Hampshire; Grace Chapin Hall, at Williams College, and many buildings of lesser interest. In 1912 Mr. Miner organ- ized the Edward F. Miner Building Company, of which he became president, H. Willard Miner acting as treas- urer. In this connection also Mr. Miner erected many important buildings in various cities, including the Ma- sonic Temple of Worcester, the Worcester Young Men's Christian Association Building, the Worcester Acad- emy gymnasium, All Saints' Church of Peterboro, New Hampshire; the Bank of Commerce at New London, Connecticut; St. George's Memorial School Building at Newport, Rhode Island; the George A. Draper mau- soleum at Hopedale, Massachusetts, and many other structures of similar character. Mr. Miner is a mem- ber of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the En- gineers' Club of New York City, and the Allied Engi- neers' Society of Boston. He is broadly interested in all that pertains to educational advance, and has served for some years as chairman of the Educational Com- mittee of the Worcester Division of Northeastern Uni- versity, and is also a trustee of the university. A stu- dent along many lines himself, his special interest and pleasure is in mineralogy and astronomy. He is a di- rector of the Worcester Young Men's Christian Associ- ation, and socially is identified with the Worcester Club and the University Club of Worcester. He is a mem- ber and trustee of the Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church of Worcester.
Mr. Miner married, June 26, 1890, Flora M. Spencer, of Hazardville, Connecticut, daughter of John N. and Matilda E. (Hooker) Spencer, both members of old New England families.
DR. GEORGE ARTEMAS BROWN-The work accomplished by Dr. Brown during his long connection with the School for Feeble-Minded Youths at Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, would entitle him to a high place in the esteem of his fellow-citizens, even if that work represented the entire sum of his achievements. As a matter of fact, however, that constructive achieve- ment is only a part of the numerous and varied fields in which Dr. Brown has rendered service to the com- munity in which he lives. In financial and civic affairs, as well as in the political activities of the Republican party, he has contributed much and he has also trav- eled extensively.
Dr. Brown is a descendant in the eighth generation of Thomas and Bridget Brown, who came to this coun-
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try from England and settled in Concord, Massachusetts, in 1638. Thomas Brown died November 3, 1688. From him the line continues through Thomas (2), born in Concord, in 1651; Ephraim, born April 21, 1689; Thomas (3), born December 26, 1720; and Jonas, born December 15, 1752; to Ephraim Brown, Dr. Brown's grandfather.
Ephraim Brown, son of Jonas Brown, was born in Temple, New Hampshire, July 13, 1790, and settled in Wilton, New Hampshire, where he followed the printer's trade in connection with farming. He had much me- chanical ingenuity, and in 1838 invented a threshing machine, which much resembles those in use at the present time. He was one of the most prominent men in Wilton in his day, taking an active interest in all matters of public importance. He was a member of the Uni- tarian church. Politically he was a Whig. He died in Wilton December II, 1840. His wife, whose maiden name was Sarah King, was born in Wilton November 4, 1797, and died in 1890, aged ninety-three years. Their children were: Sarah M., who was born November 7, 1817, and died December 2, 1818; Ephraim, Jr., born October 1, 1819, and died in Lowell Massachusetts; Abigail K., born December 9, 1821, who died December 29, 1824; Dr. George, of further mention; Abigail M., born July 28, 1828, died July 17, 1852; Diantha B., born February I, 1831, died in Barre in 1901; and Erastus, born March 5, 1834, who died in infancy.
Dr. George Brown, son of Ephraim and Sarah (King) Brown, was born in Wilton, New Hampshire, October II, 1823, and died at Barre, Massachusetts, May 6, 1892. He was fitted for college at Phillips Academy, Andover ; was graduated from Burlington College, Vermont; began the study of medicine with Dr. Norman Smith, of Groton, Massachusetts; matriculated at the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia; and was graduated from the medical department of the University of New York. In 1850 he located for practice in Barre, and the follow- ing year became so deeply interested in a private school for feeble-minded youth, which had been established in June, 1848, by Dr. Hervey Wilbur, that he decided to take upon himself the proprietorship and superinten- dency, which from that time forward constituted his life work. New quarters were soon provided, a splen- did estate of two hundred and fifty acres, situated at an altitude of 1,000 feet above sea level, being utilized for the purpose; and by the inauguration of a system of manual and mental training, conceived by the philan- thropic physician and his intellectual wife, who became equally devoted to the cause, this school rose from a small beginning to be the largest private institution of its kind in the United States. Aside from the care of the school, the doctor was actively interested in the wel- fare and prosperity of the town and its public institu- tions, taking the necessary measures for the planting of trees in the parks and otherwise beautifying its sur- roundings.
He was one of the founders of the library associ- ation and of the Glen Valley Cemetery Association, being president of the former until his death, and all other movements instigated for the benefit of the gen- eral community were sure of receiving his hearty co- operation and support. He was especially devoted to
educational matters, being twice a member of the School Board. He was for years one of the leading members of the Congregational church, and contributed liberally toward its support. Originally a Whig in politics, he joined the ranks of the Republican party at its for- mation.
Dr. Brown married, on November 28, 1850, Catharine Wood, born in Groton, June 13, 1827, and died October 28, 1907, daughter of Artemas and Susan (Barber) Wood. Madam Catharine W. Brown, who labored diligently for the welfare of the feeble-minded children under her charge, was a descendant of William Wood, an Englishman, who settled in Concord, Massachusetts, in 1638, and died there in 1671. Her ancestry is traced through William's son, Michael, who died in 1674; Michael's son, John, who died January 3, 1729; John Wood, second, who was born September 13, 1680, and died July 12, 1746; and his son, Ensign John Wood, born March 1, 1716, who died in Mason, New Hamp- shire, December 12, 1785; to Colonel James Wood, her grandfather an officer in the New Hampshire Militia, who was born November 4, 1755, and died July 31, 1831. Artemas Wood, Madam Brown's father, was born in Mason, New Hampshire, August 9, 1791. Settling in Groton, Massachusetts, he was for many years en- gaged in mercantile business, and later became a trusted official of the Worcester & Nashua Railroad Company, acting as station agent for some time. He married Susan Barber, and became the father of seven children, namely : Artemas, Jr., Emily, Elizabeth, "Samuel P., Catharine, now Madam Brown; Jonathan A., and Mar- cella. Artemas Wood died June 30, 1866. The late Dr. George Brown left one son, George Artemas, of further mention.
George Artemas Brown, son of Dr. George and Catharine (Wood) Brown, was born in Barre, Massa- chusetts, April 18, 1858. After receiving his early school training in the public schools of Barre, he prepared for college at Phillips Academy, at Andover, Massachusetts, graduating with the class of 1876. In 1880 he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Yale College, and at once began the study of medicine in the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City, completing his course there in 1883, when he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine. After graduation from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, he returned to Barre, Massachusetts, and at once identified himself with his father's work in the Elm Hill School for Feeble-Minded Children. Since that time his connec- tion with that institution has been continuous, and a very large portion of his time and energy has been de- voted to the advancement of its interests. Upon the death of his father, in 1892, he became superintendent of the school, and that position he has continued to hold to the present time. He has taken several supplemen- tary courses in nervous diseases and has kept in touch with every advance made by the medical profession in the study of the causes and the treatment of feeble- mindedness, in order that he might give to those under his care the very best possible treatment. He has de- voted the best of his ability and the major portion of his energy to the improvement of the system and has accomplished results which merit the highest praise.
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When his father, Dr. Brown, Sr., took charge of the institutions it was an ordinary dwelling house, giving accommodation to only fifteen patients. It is now an estate of two hundred and fifty acres, with several large buildings and modern equipment for the most advanced work in educating the feeble-minded, and accommodates seventy-five pupils. Dr. Brown is a member of the State and County Medical Societies, the Brookfield Medical Club, and the New England Psychological So- ciety, now called Psychiatry Society. He was presi- dent of the Association of Superintendents of Schools for Feeble-Minded Youth. He is actively concerned in matters of public interest, being president of the Barre Library Association; past vice-president of the Village Improvement Society, and now one of its trustees ; ex- treasurer and president of the Glen Valley Cemetery Association, of which he is now a trustee, as well as having served for twenty years as a member of the School Committee, of which he was chairman for many years; ex-member of the Board of Health, and former Tree Warden. He served as president of and was the largest stockholder in the Barre Water Works, which he was instrumental in establishing and which is now town property. He is a stockholder in the Barre Na- tional Bank, and was one of the incorporators of the Barre Savings Bank. He has always been active polit- ically, and several times was appointed a delegate to the conventions of the Republican party. He owns a large amount of property in Barre, and has been per- sistent in his efforts to contribute to the growth and development of the community in which he lives. With all his numerous responsibilities, Dr. Brown has found time for extensive travel. He visited Europe in 1881 and again in 1907, and has travelled extensively in the United States. In the winter of 1922 he visited Ja- maica. His religious affiliation is with the Congrega- tional church, which he has served as clerk of the parish since 1886.
At Bethel, Connecticut, May 18, 1887, George Artemas Brown married Susan Emily Barnum, daughter of Edmund Romaine and Maria (Durant) Barnum. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are the parents of five children, four of whom are living : 1. Dr. George Percy, born April 17, 1888, was graduated from Yale University in 1911, and from Harvard University in 1915, with the degree of M. D., and since the latter year has been engaged with his father in practice in Barre. He was elected to Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity at Yale, and is a member of Mt. Zion Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. He married, August 15, 1916, Mary Elizabeth Hicks, daugh- ter of W. E. and Caroline (Davis) Hicks, and they are the parents of two children: Durant Hicks, born June 9, 1917; and Elizabeth Seabury, born June 20, 1922. 2. Catharine Durant, born September 17, 1889, a graduate of Wellesley College, A. B., class of 1912, received her M. A. at Columbia University in 1914. She married, December 25, 1914, Donald G. Campbell, who died De- cember 16, 1921, son of Neil Campbell. Their children are: Donald Durant, born September 26, 1915; and Gordon Freeston, born May 2, 1917. 3. Donald Romaine, born April 13, 1895, was graduated from Sheffield Scientific School, Yale University, in the class of 1918, receiving his Ph. B. in 1920. During the World War he served in the United States Navy, where he won the rank of ensign, making three trips to Europe while on
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