Men of Massachusetts; a collection of portraits of representative men in business and professional life in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Part 7

Author: Boston Press Club, ed
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: Boston [Rockwell and Churchill Press]
Number of Pages: 426


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RUFUS A. SOULE, Born, March 16, 1839. President of the Senate, 1901-1902. Manufacturer. .. Of Hathaway, Soule & Harrington, Inc.


BENJAMIN E. COLE, Born, Beverly, Mass., January 16, 1826. Of B. E. Cole & Co., Boot and Shoe Manufacturers.


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BOOTS AND SHOES


GEORGE HUTCHINSON, Born, December 5, 1852. Of Clark-Hutchinson Company, Boots and Shoes.


WILLIAM BALL RICE, Born, Hudson, Mass., April 1, 1840. Of Rice & Hutchins, Manufacturers of Boots and Shoes.


CHARLES H. PERKINS, Born, Boston, Mass., April 12, 1843. Ot Perkins, Linscott & Co., Boots and Shoes.


W. H. EMERSON, Born, Charlestown, Mass., 1854. Of W. D. Brackett & Co., Manufacturers Boots and Shoes, Nashua, N.H.


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BOOTS AND SHOES


WILLIAM HARTWELL BRIGHAM, Born, Hudson, Mass., February 1, 1863. President F. Brigham & Gregory Company. Inspector-General Massachusetts Volunteer Militia.


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ELMER J. BLISS, Born, Wrentham, Mass., August 11, 1867. Of L. C. Bliss & Co., Shoe Manufacturers.


LEONARD C. BLISS, Born, Rehoboth, Mass., July 10, 1834. Of L. C. Bliss & Co., Shoe Manufacturers.


CHARLES H. CROSS, 2d, Born, Montpelier, Vt., August 30, 1867. Of L. C. Bliss & Co., Shoe Manufacturers.


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BOOTS AND SHOES


LAWRENCE F. NORMAN, Born, Boston, Mass., July 1, 1856. Of Norman & Bennett, Boots and Shoes.


HERBERT ALLEN PIKE, Born, Boston, Mass., December 25, 1869. Treasurer Farmington Shoe Company.


GEORGE F. DANIELS, f George F. Daniels & Co., Manufacturers of Slippers.


WILLIAM HENRY KEENE, Born, New York City, N.Y., 1840. Of Davis Boot and Shoe Company.


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MEN OF MASSACHUSETTS


WOOL


W. G. BENEDICT, Born, Millbury, Mass., May 24, 1834. Of Denny, Rice & Benedict, Wool Merchants.


WARREN D. HOBBS, Born, Amherst, Mass., June 23, 1843. Wool Merchant.


THOMAS C. THACHER, Born, July 20, 1858. Wool Merchant.


JACOB F. BROWN, Born, Newburyport, Mass., August 30, 186 Of Brown & Adams, Wool Merchants.


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WOOL


JOHN G. WRIGHT, Born, Lowell, Mass., July 29, 1842. Wool Merchant and Importer.


WILLIAM RICHARDSON DUPEE, Born, August 10, 1842. Of Nichols, Dupee & Co., Wool Merchants.


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ELLERTON LODGE DORR, Born, Boston, Mass., March 7, 1838. Ellerton L. Dorr Company, Cotton Merchants.


GEORGE II. GOODHUE, Born, Weymouth, Mass. Wool Merchant.


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WOOL - TWINE, ETC.


EDWIN WILCOCK, Born, Bradford, England, April 10, 1844. Of Wilcock & Cordingley, Wool Merchants.


GEORGE FRANKLIN WILLETT, Merchant.


IVERS W. ADAMS, Born, Ashburnham, Mass., May 20, 1838. Treasurer and General Manager American Net and Twine Co., Boston, New York, and Alabama.


WILLIS S. SHEPARD, Born, Canton, Mass., October 5, 1858. President American Net and Twine Compan


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MEN OF MASSACHUSETTS


DRY GOODS COMMISSION MERCHANTS


WILLIAM WHITMAN, Born, Annapolis, N.S., May 9, IS42. Of Harding, Whitman & Co. President Arlington Mills.


GEORGE FRANCIS FABYAN, Born, Somersworth, N.H. Dry Goods Commission Merchant.


FRANCIS APPLETON FOSTER, Born, Boston, Mass., 1843. Of F. A. Foster & Co., Dry Goods Commission. Director National Shawmut Bank.


EDMUND W. CONVERSE, Born, Boston, Mass., June 5, 1859. Dry Goods Commission Merchant. Converse, Stanton & Co.


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MEN OF MASSACHUSETTS


DRY GOODS COMMISSION MERCHANTS


BENJAMIN PHIPPS, Born, Charlestown, Mass., IS24. Of Parker, Wilder & Co., Dry Goods Commission Merchants.


CHARLES B. GOOKIN, Born, Boston, Mass., September 26, 1847. Of Joy, Langdon & Co., Dry Goods Commission Merchants.


ARTHUR AMORY, Born, Boston, Mass., 1841. Of Amory, Browne & Co., Dry Goods Commission Merchants.


HERBERT L. TAFT, Born, Uxbridge, Mass., 1846. Of MacIntosh, Taft & McKenney, Dry Goods Commission Merchants.


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DRY GOODS COMMISSION MERCHANTS - LINEN, ETC.


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ANDREW B. COBB,


Born, Newton, Mass., November 2, 1852. Of Converse, Stanton & Co., Dry Goods Commission Merchants.


WILLIAM LAWRIE, Born, Dunfermline, Scotland, May, 1833. Of Mackintire, Lawrie & Co., Importers of Linens.


WALTER C. BAYLIES, Born, Taunton, Mass., August 13, 1862. Of Amory, Browne & Co., Dry Goods Commission Merchants.


ANDREW W. LAWRIE, Born, Boston, Mass., July 24, 1867. Importers of Linen and Jute Goods and Converters of Cotton Goods.


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WHOLESALE DRY GOODS


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McIVAH LARRABEE, Born, Limington, Me., September 4, 1843. Of Wilson, Larrabee & Co., Wholesale Dry Goods.


EDWARD B. WILSON, Born, Haverhill, N.H., April, 1840. Of Wilson, Larrabee & Co., Wholesale Dry Goods.


CHARLES W. ADAMS,


Born, South Newmarket, N.H., September 21, 1859. Merchant. Of Chas. U. Thomas & Co., Wholesale Dry Goods.


CHARLES U. THOMAS, Born, New Salem, Mass., 1837. Of Chas. U. Thomas & Co., Wholesale Dry Goods.


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WHOLESALE DRY GOODS -LINENS, ETC.


GEORGE D. HARVEY, Born, Walpole, N.H., 1840. Merchant. Firm Farley, Harvey & Co.


ARTHUR J. PIERCE, Born, Middleboro, Mass., May 19, 1856. Of A. J. Pierce & Co., Importers and Jobbers of Linens.


WILLIAM THAYER FARLEY, Born, Boston, Mass., January 9, 1855. Of Farley, Harvey & Co., Wholesale Dry Goods.


ARTHUR C. FARLEY, Born, Boston, Mass., March 13, 1851. Merchant. Of Farley, Harvey & Co.


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WHOLESALE WOOLENS - DRY GOODS, ETC.


WILLIAM BLOOM, Born, Rheinpfalz, Germany, January 21, 1861. Of William Bloom & Co., Wholesale Woolens.


JOHN R. AINSLEY, Born, Boston, Mass., 1846. Of Brown, Durrell & Co., Wholesale Fancy Dry Goods.


JOSEPH A. RYAN, Born, Boston, Mass., June 30, 1869. Of Joseph A. Ryan & Co., Importers of Clothiers' and Tailors' Trimmings.


WINTHROP P. SOULE, Born, St. Paul, Minn., April 30, 1859. Of W. P. Soule Company, Importers Woolen Goods.


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MEN OF MASSACHUSETTS


HATS - MEN'S FURNISHINGS, ETC.


CORNELIUS P. HATCH, Born, Vermont. President Simons, Hatch, Whitten Company, Wholesale Men's Furnishings.


GEORGE WEBSTER SPAULDING, Born, Scituate, Mass., 1842. Of Spaulding & Co., Manufacturers of Hats, Caps, Gloves, and Furs.


JAMES D. RONIMUS, Born, Boston, Mass., 1846. Of Hawley, Folsom & Ronimus, Wholesale Men's Furnishings.


GEORGE ROBINSON FISKE, Born, Scituate, R.I., January 18, 1837. Of North, Fiske & Co., Hat and Cap Jobbers.


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WHOLESALE HATS, GLOVES, ETC.


CHARLES L. COE, Born, Portland, Me., IS47. President Coe, Ray, Creelman Company, Jobbers in Hats, Caps, and Gloves.


JARVIS LAMSON, Born, Hamilton, Mass. Of Lamson & Hubbard, Hatters and Furriers.


GEORGE W. RAY, Born, Boston, Mass., May 8, 1875. Treasurer Coe, Ray, Creelman Company, Hats, Caps, Gloves, and Straw Goods.


ORRIN CALVIN HUBBARD, Born, Rowley, Mass., 1851. Of Lamson & Hubbard, Hatters and Furriers.


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WHOLESALE MERCHANTS


J. FRANK RUSS, Born, Boscawen, N.H., June 29, IS39. Of Russ, Eveleth & Ingalls, Merchants.


EDMUND F. ANNABLE,


Born, Boston, Mass., April 15, 1827. Ex.Capt. First Light Infantry, Providence, R.I. en. N. E. Agt. Baker Underware Co., Peekskill, N.Y.


JULIUS E. EVELETH, Born, Durham, Me., 1841. Of Russ, Eveleth & Ingalls, Merchants.


EDWARD W. PHILLIPS, Born, Somerville, Mass., 1870. Of E. W. Phillips & Co., Manufacturers of Ladies' Hose Supporters.


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WHOLESALE MERCHANTS


WINGATE P. SARGENT, Born, Merrimac, Mass., March 23, 1822. Of Wingate P. Sargent & Babcock, Converters and Jobbers of Lining Goods.


HARRY W. CUMNER, Born, Manchester, N.H., July 18, 1860. Of Cumner, Jones & Co., Wholesale Merchants.


FREDERICK H. WARNER, Born, Enfield, Mass., August 20, 1849, Silk Merchant. New England Manager for William Skinner Manufacturing Company.


THOMAS P. CURTIS, Born, Quincy, Mass., May 16, 1850. Woolen Manufacturer and Dry Goods Commission Merchant.


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MILL TREASURERS


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CHARLES B. AMORY, Born, New York City, N.Y ., July 30, 1841. Treasurer Hamilton Manufacturing Company of Lowell.


FRANKLIN D. WILLIAMS, Born, Shanghai, China, August 28, 1858. Treasurer of Fiskdale Mills.


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ALPHONSO SMITH COVEL, Born, Berkeley, Mass., November 22, 1842. Treasurer Tremont and Suffolk Mills of Lowell.


WILLIAM M. WOOD, Born, Edgartown, Mass., 1860. Treasurer American Woolen Company, Boston.


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MILL TREASURERS


C. A. COLEMAN, Born, Boston, October 14, 1849. Treasurer Hamilton Woolen Company.


FRANK C. ROBERTS, Born, Bar Harbor, Me., 1858. Treasurer Laurence Duck Company.


LINZEE PRESCOTT, Born, Boston, Mass., November 27, 1859. Treasurer Atlantic Cotton Mills.


FRANKLIN W. HOBBS, Born, Boston, Mass., September 24, 1868. Treasurer of the Arlington Mills.


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MEN OF MASSACHUSETTS


COLLARS, SHIRTS, ETC.


HENRY BEIERMEISTER, Born, New York City, N. Y., April 6, 1859. Of Beirmeister Bros. & Co., Shirts, Collars, and Cuffs.


WALTER H. FOLSOM, Born, Lowell, Mass., March 12, 1864. Manager Cluett, Peabody & Co., Shirts and Collars.


CHARLES S. BURGESS, Born, Portland, Me., February 14, 1873. Manager Geo. P. Ide & Co., Collars, Cuffs, and Shirts.


DAVID WILLIAM EDWARDS, Born, London, England, May 20, IS54. With Corliss, Coon & Co., Collars and Cuffs.


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CLOTHING MERCHANTS


GEORGE J. RAYMOND, Born, Woodstock, N.B., 1852. " Sold out to Raymond."


E. J. BOYLE, Born, Millville, Mass., May 14, 1857. Originator of the No Money Down Credit Clothing System.


ALPHEUS J. HILBOURN, Born, Oxford, Me., February 21, 1829. Merchant.


WILLIAM C. LOFTUS, Born, Westport, Ireland, June 4, 1861. Organizer of the W. C. Loftus Clothing and Tailor Stores in Principal American Cities.


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WHOLESALE CLOTHING


GEORGE S. BURTON, Born, Boston, Mass., November 26, 1850. President Burton-Pierce Company, Clothing Manufacturers.


GEORGE PUTNAM HODGDON, Born, Boston, Mass., 1863. Of Hodgdon, Anderson & Merry, Clothing Manufacturers.


ARTHUR O. CHARTIER, Born, France, May 9, 1854. " Chartier," Importer Cloaks and Suits.


LEONARD FOWLE, Born, Woburn, Mass., 1855. Of Fowle & Pearson, Wholesale Clothing.


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MEN OF MASSACHUSETTS, WORCESTER


MANUFACTURERS, LAWYERS, PUBLIC OFFICIALS


JOSEPH HENRY WALKER, Born, Boston, Mass., December 21, 1829. Manufacturer. Ex-Congressman. Trustee Brown University.


(EDWARD F. FLETCHER, Born, Littleton, Mass., June 17, 1855. Mayor of Worcester. President Lincoln Shoe C


ROCKWOOD HOAR, Born, Worcester, Mass., August 24, 1855. Lawyer. District Attorney, Middle District.


JOHN R. THAYER, Born, Douglass, Mass., March 9, 1845. Lawyer. Member of Congress, 1899-1903.


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LAWYERS


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JOHN SEWELL GOULD, Born, Newton, Vt., December 2, 1856. Lawyer.


T. S. JOHNSON, Born, Dana, Mass. Lawyer. Clerk of Courts, Worcester County.


ARTHUR P. RUGG, Born, Sterling, Mass., August 20, 1862. Lawyer. City Solicitor, Worcester, Mass.


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DAVID MANNING, Born, Paxton, Mass., August 29, 1846. Lawyer.


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MEN OF MASSACHUSETTS, WORCESTER


LAWYERS


THOMAS GODDARD KENT, Born, Framingham, Mass., December 12, 1829. Lawyer.


HENRY FRANCIS HARRIS, Born, W. Boylston, Mass., August 19, 1849. Lawyer. Treasurer West Boylston Mfg. Co.


CHARLES F. ALDRICH, Born, Worcester, Mass., December 8, 1858. Lawyer. Referee in Bankruptcy for Worcester County.


FRANK L. DEAN, Born, April 3, 1865. Lawyer.


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LAWYERS


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PHILIP WOOD SOUTHGATE, Born, Worcester, Mass., May 14, 1868. Patent Lawyer.


CHARLES C. MILTON, Born, Worcester, Mass., April 22, 1872. Lawyer.


ALEXANDER HAMILTON BULLOCK, Born, Worcester, Mass., November 4, 1874. Lawyer.


RUFUS BENNETT FOWLER, Born, Northbridge, Mass., December 5, 1841. Expert in Patent Cases. President Worcester Board Trade, 1900-01.


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MEN OF MASSACHUSETTS, WORCESTER


ARCHITECTS, ENGINEER, PHYSICIAN


GEORGE HENRY CLEMENCE, Born, January 13, 1865. Architect.


GEORGE MASON FOSKETT, M.D., Born, Charlton, Mass., October 26, 1856. Physician.


O. WILLIS RUGG, Born, Sterling, Mass., March 24, 1850. Civil Engineer. Chief Engineer Worcester Con- solidated St. Ry. Co. and its connections.


ALBERT AUGUSTUS BARKER, Born, Guadalajava, Mexico, November 20, 1852. Architect and Solicitor of Patents. President Worcester Co. Mechanics' Assn., 1900-02.


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MEN OF MASSACHUSETTS, WORCESTER


CLERGYMEN, EDUCATORS, ETC.


JOSEPH F. HANSELMAN, Born, Brooklyn, N.Y., October 28, 1856. Clergyman. Pres. Holy Cross College, Worcester, Mass.


THOMAS JAMES CONATY, Born, Ireland, August 1, 1847. Domestic Prelate. Pastor Church of the Sacred Heart, 1 880-1897. Now Rector Catholic University, Washington, D.C.


EDMUND ARTHUR ENGLER, Ph.D., LL.D., Born December 23, 1856. President Worcester Polytechnic Institute.


SAMUEL SWEET GREEN,


Born, Worcester, Mass., February 20, 1837. Librarian Free P. L., Worcester ; Founder and ex-Pres. A. L. A .; Vice-Pres. Internat'l Cong. Librarians, London, 1897; Mem. Mass. Lib. Comm.


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MEN OF MASSACHUSETTS, WORCESTER


BANKERS


NATHANIEL PAINE,


Born, Worcester, Mass., August 6, 1832. Pres. City Nat. Bank, Worcester; Vice-Pres. Worcester Five Cent Sav. Bank; Treas. Am. Antiquarian Soc.


JAMES PRESCOTT HAMILTON, Born, Worcester, Mass., March 10, 1844. Cashier Worcester Nat. Bank; Treas. Gas Light Co .; Vice-Pres. People's Savings Bank.


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LINCOLN N. KINNICUTT, Born, Worcester, Mass., March 14, 1849. Of Kinnicutt & De Witt, Bankers, Worcester, Mass.


ALEXANDER DE WITT, Born, Pepperell, Mass., March 7, 1854. Banker.


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MEN OF MASSACHUSETTS, WORCESTER


BANKERS, MANUFACTURERS, ETC.


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CHARLES A. CHASE, Born, Worcester, Mass., 1833. Staff of the Boston Advertiser, 1855-62. County Treasurer, 1865 to 1876.


JOSIAH H. CLARKE, Born, Marlboro', Mass., December 24, 1827. Retired Merchant. Director United Shoe Mach'y Co. Worcester Nat. Bank, Norwich & Worcester R.R.


SAMUEL ELLSWORTH WINSLOW, Born, Worcester, Mass., April 11, 1862. Banker and Manf'r. Pres. Samuel Winslow Skate Manufacturing Co.


CHARLES MARTIN THAYER, Worcester Mass.


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MANUFACTURERS, OILS AND CHEMICALS


CHARLES HENRY HUTCHINS, Born, East Douglass, Mass., January 13, 1847. Pres. Crompton & Knowles Loom Works, Worcester.


PHILIP WASHBURN MOEN, Born, Worcester, Mass., April 28, 1857. 2d Vice-Pres. American Steel and Wire Co.


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RUFUS STANLEY WOODWARD, Born, Worcester, Mass., August 14, 1859. Of Jerome, Marble & Co., Oils, Chemicals, and Dye Stuffs.


GEORGE FORDYCE BLAKE, JR., Born, Medford, Mass., February 9, 1859. Iron, Steel, and Coal.


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MEN OF MASSACHUSETTS, WORCESTER


MANUFACTURERS


MATTHEW J. WHITTALL, Born, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, 1843. Carpet Manufacturer.


HARRY W. GODDARD, Born, Holyoke, Mass., September 14, 1863. Pres. Spencer Wire Co., Worcester and Spencer, Mass. Treas. Hobbs Manufacturing Co.


WILLIAM HENRY BURNS, Born, Charlestown, Mass., 1856. President and Treasurer Wm. H. Burns Co., Worcester, Mass.


LORING COES, Born, Worcester, Mass., April 22, 1812. Pres. and Tr. Coes Wrench Co., Loring Coes Co., Inc. Director City Nat. Bk., Worcester Elec. Light Co.


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MANUFACTURERS


ALBERT H. HOWARD, Born, Worcester, N.Y., December 14, 1843. Pres. and Tr. Howard Bros. Mfg. Co., Mfrs. of Card Clothing and Wire Heddles; Director and Treasurer Worcester Umbrella Co.


DAVID HALE FANNING, Born, Jewett City, Conn., August 4, 1830. Manuf'r Corsets. Pres. Royal Worcester Corset Co.


EDWIN T. MARBLE, Born, Sutton, Mass., August 18, 1827. Pres. and Tr. Curtis & Marble Machine Co .; Dir. Worcester Safe Dep. & Trust Co .; Vice-Pres. People's Savings Bank.


SAMUEL R. HEYWOOD, Born, Princeton, Mass., November 24, 1821. President Heywood Boot and Shoe Co. President People's Savings Bank.


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MEN OF MASSACHUSETTS, WORCESTER


GAS, STREET RAILWAY, LAWYER, ETC.


CHARLES DUDLEY LAMSON, Born, Cambridge, Mass., April IS, 1841. President Worcester Gas Light Co. President Association Mass. Gas Companies.


FRANCIS HENSHAW DEWEY, Born, Worcester, Mass., March 23, 1856. Lawyer. Pres. Mechanics' Nat. Bank, Worcester. Pres. Worcester Consolidated St. Ry. Co.


RICHARD TILDEN LAFFIN, Born, Hancock, Me., May 27, 1862. jen. Manager Worcester Consolidated St. Ry. Co. With Boston Elevated Ry. Co., 1882-1901.


HERBERT H. FAIRBANKS, Born, Worcester, Mass., March 23, 1847. Treas.fand Sec. Worcester Electric Light Co.


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MEN OF MASSACHUSETTS, WORCESTER


BOOTS AND SHOES, COAL, HAY, ETC.


WALTER H. BLODGETT, Born, Denmark, N.Y., November 2, 1849. Pres. W. H. Blodgett Co., Worcester and Boston. Pres. Worcester Board Trade, 1902.


LIEUT .- COL. HENRY E. SMITH, Born, North Brookfield, Mass., April 26, 1841. H. E. Smith & Co., Wholesale Boots, Shoes, and Rubbers. Commander Ancient and Hon. Artillery Co., 1888-89.


CHARLES W. BOWKER, Born, Royalston, Mass., June 15, 1841. Hay and Straw Commission Merchant. Real Estat Investments.


BRIG .- GEN. |FRED W. WELLINGTON, Born, Shirley, Mass., May 31, 1851. Of F. W. Wellington Co., Coal. Commissioned Ba B, Lt. Art'y, March 24, 1882; Col. and Asst. Adj. Gen., 1886. Brig .- Gen. and Commissary Gen. of Mass., May 25, 1900.


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MANUFACTURERS


JAMES H. WHITTLE,


Born, Pawtucket, R.I., May 15, 1857. Mfr. Sheet Metal Specialties. Prop. Cleveland Machine Works, Woolen Machinery.


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FRANK H. HAMBLIN,


Born, East Boston, Mass., August 23, 1854. Treas. Hamblin & Russell Mfg. Co. Manufacturers of Hardware Specialties and Standard Wire Goods.


PETER BAKER, Born, Baltimore, Md., October 20, 1855. Pres. and Treas. Baker Lead Mfg. Co., Manufacturers of Plumbers' Supplies.


EDWIN BROWN, Born, Worcester, Mass., March 24, 1844. Treas, American Card Clothing Co.


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MANUFACTURERS, INVENTORS, ETC.


JAMES KINDRED, Born, St. john, N.B., April 5, 1851. Prop'r Boynton & Plummer, Manfrs. of Machinery, Shapers, Drills, Forges, etc.


GEORGE W. B. SISSON, Born, Uncasville, Conn., February 16, 1868. Inventor and Designer, with Worcester Umbrella Co. Member Republican State Committee, 1899-1900.


WALTER MARCELLUS SPAULDING, Born, Pepperell, Mass., October 17, 1846. Vice-Pres. and Sec. Graton & Knight Mfg. Co., Tanners and Leather Belting Manufacturers.


GEORGE L. BROWNELL, Born, East Haddam, Conn., July 13, 1854. Inventor and Builder of Improved Twisting and Spinning Machinery.


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MEN OF MASSACHUSETTS, WORCESTER


MANUFACTURERS, ART PUBLISHER


JOHN AMES SHERMAN, Born, Brimfield, Mass., June 6, 1852. Pres. and Treas. Sherman Envelope Co.


GEORGE CLARKSON WHITNEY, Born, Westminster, Mass., September 19, 1842. Pres. Geo. C. Whitney Co., Worcester, Mass., Art Publishers.


HENRY G. STODDARD, Born, Athol, Mass., September 13, 1873. Manager Worcester District, Amer. Steel and Wire Co.


JAMES LOGAN, Born, Glasgow, Scotland, May 6, 1852. Ist Vice-Pres. and Gen. Mgr. U.S. Envelope Co., Worcester, Mass.


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MANUFACTURERS, CONTRACTOR, ETC.


CHARLES GRIFFIN STRATTON, Born, Worcester, Mass., August 4, 1857. Pres. and Treas. Curtis Manufacturing Co. .


WILLIAM H. TYLEE, Born, Painted Post, N.Y., May 2, 1859. Contractor.


EDWIN P. CURTIS, Born, St. Louis, Mo., February 18, 1844. Pres. The Richardson Mfg. Co., Mowers and Agricultural Implements.


ENOCH EARLE, Born, June 11, 1843. Man'f'r of Machine Tools, P. Blaisdell & Co.


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INSURANCE


GEORGE AUGUSTUS BULLOCK, [Born, Enfield, Conn., June 2, 1847. res. State Mut. Life Assur. Co. of Worcester; Pres. Norwich & Worcester R.R .; Pres. State Safe Deposit Co .; Director in Corporations.


GEORGE WINTHROP MACKINTIRE, Born, Boston, Mass., December 15, 1855. reas. State Mut. Life Assurance Co. of Worcester. ,


ROGER FREEMAN UPHAM, Born, Worcester, Mass., September 13, 1848. Sec. and Treas. Worcester Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Worcester, Mass.


HENRY M. WITTER,


Born, Plainfield, Conn., March 24, 1830. Sec. State Mut. Life Assur. Co. of Worcester. Sec. State Safe Deposit Co. Vice-Pres. Five Cent Sav. Bank. Director City Nat. Bank.


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MEN OF MASSACHUSETTS, WORCESTER


INSURANCE, PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT, ETC.


GEORGE HERBERT VARS, Born, Charlestown, R.I., August 6, 1865. Resident Manager Equitable Life Assurance Assoc. of the United States at Worcester.


CHARLES E. GRANT, Born, Kennebunk, Me., June 14, 1842. Fire Insurance Agent.


JOHN PERLEY KILGORE, Born, Gardiner, Me., February 6, 1875. Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co. Vice-Pres. Life Underwriters Association, Central Mass.


LEWIS C. MUZZY, Public Accountant, Auditor, and Instructor, Commercial Counsel, Notary Public, Justice of the Peace.


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WHOLESALE MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS


GEORGE FARNUM HEWETT, Born, Worcester, Mass., July 5, 1836. Pres. Geo. F. Hewett Co., established 1860.


JOHN PIERCE KETTELL OTIS, Born, Worcester, March 9, 1853. Pres. Union Water Meter Co.


EDWIN S. PIERCE, Born, Worcester, Mass., June 14, 1855. Wholesale Liquors.


JAMES MONTGOMERY, Born, Glasgow, Scotland, August 29, 1867. Manufacturer. Secretary and Manager Wachusett Thread Co.


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MEN OF MASSACHUSETTS, FITCHBURG


MANUFACTURERS, BANKERS, LAWYER


RODNEY WALLACE, Born, New Ipswich, N.H., December 21, IS23. Manufacturer, Fitchburg, Mass.


HENRY ALLISON, Born, Rome, N. Y., Jan. 12, 1840. Pres. Safety Fund Nat. Bank, Fitchburg, Mass.


DANIEL SIMONDS, Born, Fitchburg, Mass., Sept. 18, 1847. Pres. Simonds Mfg. Co., Fitchburg and Chicago.


CHARLES ELIOT WARE, Born, Fitchburg, Mass., July 17, 1853. Lawyer. Pres. Fitchburg Savings Bank.


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MEN OF MASSACHUSETTS, FITCHBURG


GAS AND ELECTRICITY, MANUFACTURERS


HENRY FAYETTE COGGSHALL, Born, Mansfield, Conn., December 26, 1823. Treas. and Gen. Manager Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Co.


ADAMS CROCKER, Born, Fitchburg, Mass., August 9, 1861. President Union Machine Co.


CHARLES FRANKLIN PUTNAM, Born, Fitchburg, Mass., August 5, 1845. Pres. Putnam Machine Co., Manf'rs Steam Engines and Metal Working Machinery.


CHARLES BRADLEY SMITH, Born, Paxton, Mass., March 9, 1857. Treasurer and Manager Star Worsted Co.


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MEN OF MASSACHUSETTS, NORTHAMPTON


BANKERS, MANUFACTURERS


A. LYMAN WILLISTON, Born, Northampton, Mass., December 13, 1834. President First National Bank of Northampton, Mass.


EDWARD S. WILKINSON, Born, Rowe, Mass., March 21, 1842. Pres. Adams Nat. Bank, No. Adams, Mass .; Mayor No. Adams, 1900, 1901, 1902.


WILLIAM B. PLUNKETT, Born, Adams, Mass., April 2, 1850. Manufacturer, Adams, Mass.


HENRY R. DALTON, JR., Born, Boston, Mass. Treasurer and Manager Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., Indian Orchard, Mass.


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MEN OF MASSACHUSETTS


MANUFACTURERS, PHYSICIAN, ETC.


ARTHUR HOUGHTON LOWE, Born, Rindge, N.H., August 20, 1853. Treas. Parkhill Mfg. Co., Fitchburg. Pres. Lowe Mfg. Co., Huntsville, Ala. Fitchburg, Mass.


FREDERIC SIMMONS CLARK, Born, Boston, Mass., October 9, 1850. Treasurer Talbot Mills, North Billerica, Mass.


WILLIAM RICHARDSON HAYDEN, M.D., Born, Salem, Mass. Physician and President N. Y. Pharmaceutical Co., Bedford Springs, Mass.


GEORGE DALLAS BATES,


Born, South Deerfield, Mass., April 2, 1846. Pres. and Treas. Bates Bros. Co .; Pres. Miller's River Nat. Bk .; Pres. Athol Coop. Bk .; Pres. Athol and Orange Elec. Ry. and Athol Gas and Elec. Co., Athol, Mass.


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MEN OF MASSACHUSETTS, NORTH ADAMS


MANUFACTURERS, CONGRESSMAN, ETC.


CHARLES WINFIELD DENNETT, Born, Bowdoin, Me., November 4, 1849. Vice-President and Agent Johnson-Dunbar Mills Co.


GEORGE PELTON LAWRENCE, Born, Adams, Mass., May 19, 1859. Member Congress, First Massachusetts District.


FRANK S. RICHARDSON, Born, North Adams, October 16, 1856. President Hoosic Valley St. Ry. Co. Treasurer and Manager North Adams, Adams, and Williamstown Gas Light Cos. Vice-President New England Association Gas Engineers.


WILLIAM ARTHUR GALLUP, Born, North Adams, Mass. Treasurer Arnold Print Works.


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MEN OF MASSACHUSETTS


MANUFACTURERS


HENRY KIRKE WIGHT,


Born, Brimfield, Mass., January 28, 1836. Treasurer Indian Orchard Co., Treasurer The Metallic Drawing Roll Co., President Hodge Fibre Carpet Co., Indian Orchard, Springfield, Mass.


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BYRON WESTON,


Born, Dalton, Mass., April 9, 1831. Paper Manufacturer. Lieutenant-Governor of Massa- chusetts 1879, 1880, 1881. Dalton, Mass.


WILLIAM WHITING, Born, Dudley, Mass., May 24, 1841. Member U.S. House of Representatives, 1883-89. Paper Manufacturer. President and General Manager The Whiting Paper Co., Holyoke, Mass.


ZENAS CRANE, Born, Dalton, December 6, 1840. Paper Manufacturer, Dalton, Mass.


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MEN OF MASSACHUSETTS


MANUFACTURERS


JOSEPH W. GREEN, JR., Born, Marblehead, Mass., August 23, 1848. Treasurer Glendale Elastic Fabrics Co., Easthampton, Mass.


GEORGE SYLVESTER TAYLOR, Born, South Hadley, Mass., March 2, 1822. Agricultural Tool Manufacturer, Chicopee Falls, Mass.


FRANKLIN W. PITCHER, Born, December 25, 1833. General Manager Easthampton Rubber Thread Co., Easthampton, Mass.


IRVING HOWARD PAGE, Born, Biddeford, Me., November 15, 1859. President and Treasurer J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co., Chicopee Falls, Mass.


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MEN OF MASSACHUSETTS


MANUFACTURERS, ENGINEER, ETC.


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THOMAS POST, Born, Lenox, Mass., August 16, 1834. Attorney at Law, Lenox, Mass.


GEORGE Z. DEAN, Born, Cheshire, Mass., February 22, 1844. Merchant and Linen Manufacturer. Senator Berkshire District, 1902. Cheshire, Mass.


JOHN W. WHEELER, Born, Orange, Mass., November 20, 1832. O F 3. New Home Sewing Machine Co. Pres. Leavitt chine Co. Pres. Boston Mutual Life Insurance € Pres. Orange Nat'l and Orange Savings Banks, Orange, Mass.




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