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Association. During his term of office he made a journey through the country, visiting local paint and varnish clubs and addressing each club on association matters. In his political views he is a staunch supporter of the Repub- lican party, and as such he is noted for the excellent manner in which he stands behind any movement designed for the welfare or ad- vancement of his community. He is a mem- ber of the Adjustment Bureau of the Boston Credit Men's Association, and he has also served as a member of the Arbitration Com- mittee of the Boston Chamber of Commerce. He has been almost equally active in his club and social life, for he now holds membership in the Boston City Club, and the Oakley Coun- try Club.
George Carpenter Morton married, during the year 1893, at Cleveland, Ohio, Harriet Evans, a daughter of Albion and Harriet (Wilder) Evans, of Cleveland. Mr. and Mrs. Morton became the parents of three children: 1. Eugene Evans Morton, who married Helen Levitt. 2. John Dwight Morton. 3. Marjorie Morton. Mr. Morton and his family maintain their principal residence at No. 12 Brookledge Street, Grove Hall, Boston, in which city they attend the Second Christian Church, of which Mr. Morton was a member of the building com- mittee.
MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY- The extensive patronage and the varied business alliances of the Maryland Casualty Company have long demonstrated the secure stand- ing and reliability of that concern in the in- surance world, whose ability to meet the de- mands made upon its resources, and whose official personnel have place and influence sec- ond to no other in the expanding field in which it has its activities.
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Resident manager of the Boston office of the Maryland Casualty Company, in charge of the casualty lines, Henry K. Metcalf is a factor in the steady advance of that firm's prosperity in this part of the State, a supervisor of ster- ling abilities in the field in which he has suc- cessfully carried along insurance matters practically from the beginning of his career. He is a son of George Metcalf, Jr., an attorney- at-law, who was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and died in 1884, and Jennie R. (Thur- ber) Metcalf, also a native of Providence, and survives her husband.
Henry K. Metcalf was born July 6, 1879, in Providence, Rhode Island, and after attending the public schools and the Classical High School, he was graduated at Brown University in the class of 1902, with the degree of Bach- elor of Arts. Upon the completion of his uni- versity training, Mr. Metcalf became associ- ated with the Rhode Island Company, and he remained with that firm from 1902 to 1906, in the capacity of investigator in the claims de- partment; and from 1906 to 1911, he was as- sociated with the Wanskuck Company in the general office as a clerk.
In 1911, Mr. Metcalf first joined his inter- ests with those of the insurance world, when he entered the employ of the Travelers' In- surance Company in New York and Montreal, as a payroll auditor. He was then with the Boston office of the firm from 1914 to 1926, as special agent and field supervisor, and he had become assistant manager, when he resigned his position in April of that year to become as- sociated with the Maryland Casualty Company as resident manager, with his Boston office at No. 40 Broad Street. He is a member of the board of overseers of the Shady Hill School, at Cambridge.
Fraternally, Mr. Metcalf is affiliated with Alpha Delta Phi College Fraternity, and has taken an active part in Brown University alumni affairs in Boston. He is a member of the Boston City Club; and his hobbies are reading and hiking.
Henry K. Metcalf married, April 19, 1913,
Eleanor M. Thomas, a native of East Orange, New Jersey, and they have two sons, David M., and Paul C.
Harry J. Fagan, resident manager of the Maryland Casualty Company, in charge of the bonding business, with offices at No. 40 Broad Street, Boston, through a lifelong training and practical experience has become one of the leading men in the contract bonding field. Mr. Fagan holds a secure place of esteem in the fraternity of his business world. He is the son of William Wallace Fagan, a native of Boston, and to the time of his death, which occurred in 1914, in the employ of the Boston Elevated Railway Company, and Winifred (McGlone) Fagan, who was born in Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada, and survives her husband.
Harry J. Fagan was born June 9, 1883, in Boston, where he attended the public schools, and he was afterwards graduated at Brighton High School. Upon completing his school work, Mr. Fagan made a study of the law for a year, when he entered the employ of the Employees' Liability Company, so continu- ing from 1901 to 1904. In the latter year, Mr. Fagan accepted a position with the Columbia National Life Insurance Company as a clerk in the statistical department; and in 1907 he became an assistant in the surety department of the firm of OBrion Russell and Company.
In 1911, Mr. Fagan was made the manager of the bonding department of the Field and Cowles Insurance Agency, and he continued therewith until 1916, when he transferred to the Maryland Casualty Company, with the Bos- ton office, as manager of the bonding depart- ment; and in 1926 he became, as at present, resident manager of the company. Politically, he prefers to vote the Independent ticket.
Fraternally, Mr. Fagan is affiliated with the Albemarle Golf Club, the Boston Athletic Club, the Boston Press Club, the Boston Chamber of Commerce, and the Massachusetts Brokers' Association; and he is also a mem- ber of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, in Boston. He is a communicant of St.
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Ignatius Roman Catholic Church; and his hob- by is pedestrianism.
Harry J. Fagan married, in 1911, Helen Mc- Kenney, who was born in Roxbury. Their children: Helen, Marion, Henry J., Jr., Wil- liam Wallace, and Frederick D.
CHARLES OSCAR HOLT-Aside from the lawmakers themselves, probably the most important person within the legislative cham- bers of a State House is the sergeant-at-arms. To this official are entrusted great powers and responsibilities, his position, therefore, being an enviable though an arduous one. In the State of Massachusetts, the functionary in possession of this post is Charles O. Holt, who has been connected with the State House for many years in increasingly responsible posi- tions.
Elias Oscar Holt, father of Charles O. Holt, was a native of Hubbardston, Massachusetts, and throughout his active life was engaged in business as a custom shoemaker, at which trade he achieved an excellent reputation. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he proffered his services, and, if necessary, his life to the sal- vation of the Union, enlisted as a private in the Twenty-fifth Volunteer Infantry, but was honorably discharged from military service in 1862, due to serious defectiveness of vision, which impairment rendered him unfit as a fighting man, and thereupon, he returned to his home community, and proceeded to serve the cause of emancipation in the only other way available, by turning out quality shoes. Elias Oscar Holt took as his wife Lucy E. Under- wood.
Charles Oscar Holt, son of Elias Oscar and Lucy E. (Underwood) Holt, was born in 1879 in the town of Hubbardston, Massachusetts, but subsequently removed with his parents to Gardner, and still later to the city of Somer- ville, Massachusetts. It was during the days of
his boyhood at Gardner that he acquired his education, which was obtained in the grammar schools of that community. Beginning as a lad of fourteen years he earned his living as a clerk and in other capacities with various mer- cantile establishments. It was in 1911, when Mr. Holt had attained his thirty-second year, that he received the appointment through Hon. Thomas F. Pedrick, as a messenger in the State Senate, and he thus continued to serve with the utmost satisfaction to all concerned until January 1, 1919, at which time he was chosen to fill the more responsible position of doorkeeper to the Senate. For practically two years, or to be exact, until January' 5, 1921, Mr. Holt occupied the office of doorkeeper, and on the latter date was elected to the post of Sergeant-at-Arms of the Legislature, in which capacity he is the sole arbiter in con- nection with the appointment of eligible per- sons to occupy the forty-nine salary-paying positions which are under his supervision and authority. Mr. Holt is a Republican in po- litical belief, and invariably votes for the can- didates sponsored by that party. He is affili- ated with the Sons of Veterans at Gardner, and is a member of the Central Club of Somerville.
On January 1, 1901, in Gardner, Massachu- setts, Charles Oscar Holt was united in mar- riage with Susan E. Brown, who is the daugh- ter of William W. and Ella C. (Smalley) Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Holt are the parents of a daughter, Marjorie Louise. The family are members and attendants of the Universalist church. Mr. Holt's official offices are in Suite No. 200, State House, and he and his family maintain their residence at No. 88 Bartlett Street, Somerville.
FRED G. HAVLIN-Well known among the business men of Boston is Fred G. Havlin, clerk and assistant treasurer of the Edison Elec- tric Illuminating Company, of Boston, whose
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offices are located at No. 70 State Street. Mr. Havlin has been identified with this concern for more than thirty-six years, and with the elec- trical business for nearly half a century.
Born in Blue Hill, Maine, November 5, 1867, Mr. Havlin is a son of John Havlin, who was a sea captain of early days, and who during the Civil War was engaged in carrying coal for the navy, and of Ellen M. (Lord) Havlin. He received his education in Blue Hill Academy, at Blue Hill, Maine, and in a commercial school in Boston, and then found his first remunera- tive employment with the New England Wir- ing Company, beginning his connection with that concern in 1887. From that time to the present (1928), a period of forty-one years, he has been identified with the electrical busi- ness. He remained with the New England Wiring Company for five years, and then be- came associated with the Edison Electrical Il- luminating Company, of Boston, with which con- cern he has continued his connection to the present time (1928). Able, energetic, and am- bitious, he gave to his work the care and at- tention which brings success, and by successive promotions steadily rose until at the present time he is assistant treasurer and clerk of the corporation. From 1892 to the present time his connection with this corporation has been con- tinuous, and he is thoroughly familiar with every department of the enterprise. Possessed of excellent business ability, perseverance, and sound judgment, he has made for himself an enviable reputation and his opinion is much sought in business matters. Mr. Havlin has not confined his interests solely to business affairs, however. He early became a member of Troop A, First Battalion Cavalry, Massachusetts Vol- unteer Militia, known as the National Lancers, and continued as a member for sixteen years, re- tiring at the end of that time with the rank of captain. Fraternally, he is identified with Soley Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and he is well known in club circles, being a member of the Engineers' Club, Exchange Club, and Win- chester Country Club. His religious affiliation is with the Congregational church.
Fred G. Havlin was married, at Boston Massachusetts, October 9, 1894, to Nellie Brooks Plummer, daughter of Cyrus Moody and Ellen Plummer. Mr. and Mrs. Havlin are the parents of two children: 1. Arthur C., who married Ruth Bentley. 2. Marian C. The family resi- dence is located at No. 37 Browning Road, Somerville, Massachusetts.
LOUIS B. HARDING-Representing the most famous specialized wool manufacturing house in the world, Louis B. Harding, of Bos- ton, has made a place for himself in that busi- ness here that is both secure and enviable. During the twenty years that he has been as- sociated with the wool business he has operated in such a way as to justify the faith that has been placed in him by the large clientele he has made, and which grows with each year of his work among them. He is a man of high character, has a deep knowledge of his business and is possessed of a personality of attractive quality. His citizenship is unimpeachable and his patriotism proven and found true.
He was born in New Canaan, Connecticut, June 27, 1885, a son of Louis B. Harding, a native of Winooski Falls, Vermont, and Annie A. (Jenckes) Harding, of Blackstone, Massa- chusetts, still living. The father was a graduate of Harvard University of the class of 1879, and had been in the wool business since 1879 until his death in 1917, wherein he had the reputa- tion of being one of the leaders in the trade. His son was educated in St. Mark's School and at Harvard University, from which last- named institution he was graduated in 1908 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. In that year he became associated with his father in the wool business and continued with him until 1917, upon the death of his father taking over the business and changing the firm name to Louis B. Harding Company, which still continues as
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such. He handles wool, tops and yarns, the lat- ter for the Masurel Worsted Company, of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, and for Fran- çois Masurel Frères, of Turcoing, France, the largest house of its kind in the world, manufacturing spun yarns for women's dress goods. His headquarters is at No. 263 Sum- mer Street, Boston. In February, 1918, he enlisted in the United States Army and was sent to Camp Jackson and then to Camp Taylor, being commissioned a second lieutenant in November, 1918, and a captain in the Reserve Corps in 1920. His pastimes are golf and gardening and his clubs and affiliations in business include the Brookline Country Club, Boston Athletic Association, Harvard Club of Boston, Manufacturers' Club of Philadelphia, Boston Wool Trade Association and the Amer- ican Legion. In politics he is a Republican, and his church is the Protestant Episcopal.
Louis B. Harding married, in April, 1920, Eleanor Rudloff, of Montclair, New Jersey. They are the parents of three children: Eleanor, Louis B. (3), and John Lawrence.
RALPH WILLIAM GRAY-An outstand- ing figure in Boston, already successful and giving promise of far greater advancement in public service, is that of Ralph W. Gray, chief clerk and Deputy United States Marshal, of Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Gray comes to his present work, from patriotic and courageous service in the United States Navy during the World War.
Ralph W. Gray was born in New England, son of Willian M. and Charlotte E. (McInnes) Gray. The father is a prosperous manufacturer. The son was educated in the Salem schools, graduating in 1918, and enlisting almost at once as seaman in the United States Navy at Charles- town, whence he went to the danger zone in the flotilla of destroyers off the coast of Ire-
land, remaining there from March, 1918, to September, 1919. He was discharged with the rank of chief yeoman. He then spent a year at Liverpool, England, in the consular service. August, 1921, saw him returned to his own country and settled in Boston. There, in 1922, he was appointed chief clerk in the office of the United States Marshal, and deputy marshal, an office he continues to fill capably and to the general satisfaction. He is a member of the American Legion.
In Hudson, Massachusetts, in 1925, Ralph W. Gray married Grace E. O'Donnell, and they have a son, Ralph W., Jr., born December 27, 1926.
GEORGE FRANKLIN JEWETT-Jew- ett is a name which has flourished in Eng- land and America since the time of the Nor- man Conquest of England in 1066. Through- out the centuries the family has maintained its reputation for integrity and service. The Amer- ican branch of this old English family has been prominent in all walks of life since its founder first set foot on these shores. In Colonial gov- ernment, in civil and military life, and in pro- fessional achievement, the name of Jewett has always stood for single-minded devotion to duty.
By derivation the name means "the son of Julian." Julian or Gillian was a popular per- sonal name many centuries ago, and in many localities it was used in the diminutive forms Juliet and Gilot. This was gradually slurred into Juwet or Jewett. The name was spelled in a great variety of ways, among them Jowett, Jowitt, Juet, Juatt, etc. It appears frequently on the early records of England. William Juet is found in the county of Hunts in 1273, and other persons of the name are found in Chester, London, Yorkshire, and Somersetshire.
Henri de Juatt, of the "House of Juatt," was one of the knights who took part in the first Crusade, 1096-1099. Another distinguished member of the family was Henry Jewet, to
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whom, on July 5, 1486, King Henry VIII granted the offices of "Forrester of Windsor Forest and Parker of Sunning-Hill Park within Windsor Forest" for life.
(Bardsley: "Dictionary of English and Welsh Sur- names"; F. C. Jewett: "History and Genealogy of the Jewetts of America," Vol. I, pp. 14-19; "'The Jewett Family of America Year Book," pp. 40-49.)
Juet (Jewett) Arms-Argent on a cross gules five fleurs-de-lis of the field. (Burke: "General Armory.'')
(I) Edward Jewett was born about 1580 in Bradford, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, and died there. His will was dated February 2, 1614, and proved by his widow July 12, 1615; it is on file in the Archbishopric of York. He was a manufacturer and merchant of cloth, a man of considerable property, and one who bore the title of "Gentleman." He married, October 1, 1604, in Bradford, Mary Taylor, daughter of William Taylor. This marriage is recorded in the Bradford parish register. Children, born in Bradford: 1. William, baptized September 15, 1605. 2. Maximilian, baptized October 4, 1607; married (first) Ann; (second) Elinor Boynton. 3. Joseph, of whom further. 4. Sarah.
(F. C. Jewett: "History and Genealogy of the Jewetts of America," pp. 3-4.)
(II) Joseph Jewett, son of Edward and Mary (Taylor) Jewett, was baptized December 31, 1609, in Bradford, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, and was buried in Rowley, Massa- chusetts, February 26, 1660. Together with his wife, one or two children, and his brother Maxi- milian, he sailed from Hull, England, in the ship "John," in 1638, thus arriving in Boston, Massachusetts, within ten years after the first settlement made in that place. The Jewetts were associated with other settlers from York- shire under the leadership of the Rev. Ezekiel Rogers, of Rowley, England, and it was this company which founded Rowley, Massachusetts, in 1639. They also introduced into America the manufacture of cloth. As Joseph Jewett was the son of a cloth manufacturer, he undoubtedly was familiar with this industry and helped to establish it on American soil.
On May 22, 1639, Joseph Jewett was admitted as a freeman to the colony of Massachusetts. He subsequently became a leading citizen of Rowley, where he owned much land and took an active part in the affairs of the town. He was chosen as a representative to the General Court from 1651 to 1654 and again in 1660. He is referred to in the records as "clothier" (which then denoted a manufacturer of cloth) and later as "merchant."
Joseph Jewett married (first), in Bradford, England, October 1, 1634, Mary Mallinson, who was buried in Rowley, Massachusetts, April 12, 1652; (second), in Boston, Massachusetts, May 13, 1653, Ann Allen, widow of Captain Bozoan Allen, of Boston. She was buried February 8, 1660-61. Children of first marriage: 1. Jeremiah, born in Bradford, England, about 1637; died in Ipswich, Massachusetts, May 20, 1714; married in Rowley, Massachusetts, May 1, 1661, Sarah Dickinson, daughter of Thomas and Janet Dick- inson; was a soldier in King Philip's War. 2. Sarah, born probably in Rowley, Massachusetts, about 1639; buried December 17, 1665; married, June 24, 1657, Captain Philip Nelson, who was a Harvard graduate, and prominent in Sir Wil- liam Phipp's expedition to Nova Scotia; he married (second) Elizabeth Lowell. 3. Hannah, born in Rowley, Massachusetts, April 15, 1641; married (first) John Carlton, son of Edward and Ellen (Freeman) Carlton, who died at Haver- hill, Massachusetts, January 22, 1668; (second) Christopher Babbage, son of Roger and Hester Babbage, of Totnes, Devonshire, England. 4. Nehemiah, of whom further. 5. Faith (twin), born March 5 or 15, 1645, in Rowley, Massachu- setts, died in infancy. 6. Patience (twin), born March 5 or 15, 1645, in Rowley, Massachusetts; married (first), at Lynn, Massachusetts, May 29, 1666, Shubeal Walker, of Bradford, Massa- chusetts; (second) a Dole. Children of second 7. marriage, born in Rowley, Massachusetts: Mary, born February 4, 1654; died in infancy. 8. Captain Joseph, born February 1, 1656, died at Rowley, October 30, 1694; married, January 16, 1680, Ruth Wood, daughter of Thomas and Ann Wood, who married (second) John Lunt; served in King Philip's War. 9. Faith, married, in
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Ipswich, Massachusetts, May 20, 1678, John Pingry, son of Deacon Moses and Lydia (Clement) Pingry.
(Ibid., Vol. 1, pp. 15-19, 7-35.)
(III) Nehemiah Jewett, son of Joseph and Mary (Mallinson) Jewett, was born in Rowley, Massachusetts, April 6, 1643, and died January 1, 1719-20. He was a freeman at Lynn, April 29, 1668. Although owning land in Rowley, he apparently made his home in Ipswich, Massa- chusetts. He drew up most of the wills and deeds for his fellow-townsmen, and was evi- dently an important man in Essex County. We find his name appearing prominently in the affairs of the colony and also in those of the church. He was an elder of the church, a representative to the General Court from 1689 to 1719, Speaker of the House in 1693, 1694, and 1719, and Justice of the Session in 1711 and 1712.
Nehemiah Jewett married, in Lynn, Massa- chusetts, October 19, 1668, Exercise Pierce (Pierce II.) Children, born in Ipswich, bap- tized in Rowley, Massachusetts: 1. Mary, born August 9, 1673; married (intentions published April 24, 1708) Benjamin Skillion, of Ipswich. 2. Thomas (or Nehemiah,) born August 8, 1675; died November 26, 1675. 3. Joanna, born May 8, 1677; married, November 9 or 10, 1697, Thomas Varnum (or Warren), of Ipswich. 4. Nathan, born October 25, 1679, died November 8, 1679. 5. Mercy, born February 11, 1680-81, died August 30, 1681. 6. Nehemiah, born March 14, 1683; died August 24, 1747; married, in Salem, December 8, 1700, Katherine Garland. 7. Joseph, of whom further. 8. Mehitable, born December 30, 1687, died May 23, 1688. 9. Mehitable, born September 16, 1689, died No- vember or December, 1742; married, May, 1715, Daniel Dow, of Ipswich, Massachusetts. 10. Benjamin, born September 28, 1691, died Jan- uary 22, 1715-16; married, in Milton, Massachu- setts, January 12, 1714-15, Reform Trescott, of Milton. 11. Purchase, born March 7, 1695, died August 7, 1695.
(Ibid., pp. 30-54.)
(IV) Joseph Jewett, son of Nehemiah and Exercise (Pierce) Jewett, was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts, September 14, 1685, and bap- tized in Rowley, on September 20 following. He died in Pepperell, Massachusetts, in 1751. He settled first on part of his father's farm at Ips- wich, but removed to Groton in 1720. He mar- ried, January 1, 1707-08, Jane Hazen. (Hazen III.) Children: 1. Joseph, born in Ipswich, October 9, 1708; married Mary. 2. Exercise, born November 19, 1710, in Ipswich; married, April 4, 1732, James Horsley, of North Town. 3. Edward, born June 15, 1714, in Ipswich, died in Stowe, New Hampshire, December 30, 1790; married, in 1741, Sarah Farmer, of Billerica, Massachusetts. 4. Nehemiah, born February 28, 1716-17, in Groton, Massachusetts, died Sep- tember 13, 1758-59; married, August 29, 1738, Lydia Blood, of Groton. (Blood IV.) 6. Jedediah, of whom further. 6. Jane, born in Groton, April 12, 1722; married a Sloan. 7. Benjamin, born November 30, 1724; married, December 31, 1754, Sarah Flagg, of Hollis, New Hampshire; served in the Revolution. 8. Hep- sibeth, born in Groton, August 12, 1727; married Ezekiel Shattuck, of Pepperell, Massachusetts.
(Ibid., pp. 54-102.)
(V) Jedediah Jewett, son of Joseph and Jane (Hazen) Jewett, was born in Ipswich, Massa- chusetts, September 5, 1719, and died in Pep- perell, Massachusetts, May 12, 1804. He was a farmer of considerable property, and held an important place in the life of his town, serv- ing often in public offices. In 1756 he and his wife became members of the church of which a son and a grandson were afterward deacons.
Jedediah Jewett married (first), at Pepperell, Massachusetts, January 17, 1745, Elizabeth Shattuck (Shattuck V); (second), October 1, 1783, Mrs. Mary Baldwin, of Townsend, Mass- achusetts. Children of first marriage: 1. Elizabeth, born January 25, 1745-46, died in Pepperell, April 9, 1773; married, January 12, 1769, James Blood, Jr., who married (second) Martha Shattuck. 2. Keziah, born in Groton, Massachusetts, October 6, 1748; married, in
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