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On June 12, 1901, Mr. Allen married Caro- line Cheney Hills, of Amherst, Massachusetts, and they live in Newton Highlands, Massachu- setts. Children: Helen Spencer (Allen) Cam- field, born April 8, 1902, married to Russell W. Camfield, of Chicago, Illinois; Grace Wes- ton Allen, born November 5, 1905; Caroline Hills Allen, born June 26, 1914.
JUNIUS BEEBE-The activities of Junius Beebe, of Wakefield, cover such a wide range that few people, aside from intimate friends, realize the extensive interests with which he is identified. Mr. Beebe was born October 8, 1854, and attended the Old North Ward School, also the Wakefield High School for three years. He preferred to enter business rather than a professional career, so he com- menced at the age of eighteen, by entering the employ of his father, first in the cotton busi- ness, temporarily, and later in the leather busi- ness. At the age of twenty-one, in 1875, he was admitted to membership in the leather firm of Lucius Beebe & Sons, of Boston, his brothers, Marcus and Decius Beebe (twins),
having been previously admitted to the firm. Upon the death of their father, the three sons succeeded to the business, which they carried on for many years. Junius Beebe is now the only survivor of the original firm.
The firm met with heavy losses at the great Boston fire in November, 1872, but immedi- ately resumed business in temporary quarters. Later, the firm occupied one of the first build- ings rebuilt in the devastated district on High Street, remaining there many years until changing to the present location at No. 129 South Street. The firm was incorporated as Lucius Beebe & Sons, Incorporated, Mr. Bee- be being treasurer, and John H. Beebe, vice- president. The firm is internationally known, having business interests and representatives in many parts of the world. The Ayer Tan- ning Company, an auxiliary of which Mr. Bee- be is also treasurer, is widely known in the shoe and leather trade.
At the age of twenty-one years, Mr. Beebe was elected a director of the old Manufactur- ers' National Bank, and at that time he was the youngest bank director in Boston. He has served as director of many Boston and Greater Boston banks, some of which have consolidated with others. From the distinc- tion of being at one time the youngest direc- tor, his long term of service now gives him the unique honor as the oldest bank director in Boston, in point of service. He is a di- rector of the Atlantic National Bank, Boston, and president and director of the Wakefield Trust Company, and is a member of the ex- ecutive committee of the New River Com- pany, of West Virginia, producers of smoke- less coal. He is treasurer and director of the Securities Investment Association of Bos- ton; and a director and member of the ex- ecutive committee of the Mutual Chemical Company of New York.
Perhaps the most successful enterprise in which Mr. Beebe takes fully as much pride as any of his numerous activities is the Wen- atchee-Beebe Orchard Company, at Beebe, Washington, in the famous Wenatchee apple
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section, comprising 40,000 trees. The orchards produce 200,000 boxes of apples annually, and the cold storage and packing plant erected for the accommodation of growers in that district has a capacity of 400,000 boxes at picking time. Over two hundred men are em- ployed in the Beebe orchards.
The Beebe Bridge, named for him, at Bee- be, Washington, was dedicated with notable ceremonies a few years ago. It is the only bridge across the Columbia River within forty miles, and its construction marked an enter- prise of unusual importance to people in that territory.
Inhabitants of Wakefield, Mr. Beebe's native town, through the energy and generosity of Mr. Beebe and members of his family, enjoy one of the finest library buildings in the coun- try, who erected what is known as the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library. This building, cost- ing over $225,000, was dedicated April 15, 1923, as a memorial to Lucius and Selenda (Mor- ris) Beebe by their children, the library hav- ing been named in honor of the senior Mr. Beebe in 1856, at the time of its establish- ment. The library has the distinction of be- ing one of the ten public libraries in the United States having the highest per capita popula- tion, and patrons are very grateful to the donors for the exceptional advantages of the institution.
The erection of the Wakefield Trust Com- pany's bank building and the Wakefield Post Office Building, largely through Mr. Beebe's efforts, followed the completion of the li- brary. Mr. Beebe is president of the Wake- field Real Estate and Building Association, owners of much valuable business and resi- dential property in Wakefield.
Mr. Beebe and two sisters, Mrs. Alice B. Carpenter and Mrs. Selenda Stearns, both of Wakefield, are the survivors of a family of twelve children. Mr. Beebe is the last of nine brothers, and some of the varied interests and responsibilities of his predecessors have accu- mulated to an extent rarely assumed or even desired by an individual. The ancestral home-
stead at Lakeside, Wakefield, occupied by members of the family for seventy-five years and the birthplace of Junius Beebe, has been owned by him for many years. It is a stately New England homestead of Colonial type, with ample grounds where old-fashioned gar- dens laid out by older generations are re- tained with cherished memories of those who have gone before. The extensive farming lands, augmented by Mr. Beebe in recent years, have been incorporated as the Beebe Farm, Incorporated, of which Mr. Beebe is treasurer.
Mr. Beebe's career has been marked with an unusual degree of enterprise and success, due entirely to energetic, industrious traits and initiative personality. In early boyhood his personal preference was to work during school vacations rather than to seek recrea- tion. He has shared the common lot of men of affairs, experiencing periods both of per- plexing depression and abundant success.
Mr. Beebe married, November 30, 1886, Eleanor H. Merrick, of Walpole, Massachu- setts, and they have children: 1. Lucia B., wife of Albert Wright Rockwood, born in Boston. 2. Junius Oliver, born in Boston. 3. Lucius Morris, born in Wakefield. 4. A son, Merrick, died in infancy.
SHIRLEY F. BROOKS-One of the old- est firms in Boston is E. D. Brooks Company, founded in 1820 by Luke Brooks, and taken over by his descendants through two genera- tions. The present head of the corporation is Shirley F. Brooks, grandson of the founder, who is acting president and treasurer. Luke Brooks established the business for the man- ufacture of tanners and curriers' supplies. He also invented many tools used by those who manufacture shoes by hand. When he died, the business was continued by his son, Eugene
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D. Brooks, who in turn managed the business until his death in 1912.
Shirley F. Brooks was born in Winthrop, Massachusetts, July 3, 1885, son of Eugene D. and Sarah (Whitney) Brooks. He counts twenty-one ancestors in direct line who fought in the War of the Revolution. He attended the public schools of Cambridge, Massachu- setts, and finished his education with a course in the Rindge Manual Training School. Ready for an active career, he at once entered the leather business in 1905, and since 1909 he has been in business for himself. A second business enterprise in which Mr. Brooks is actively interested is the Brooks' Real Estate Trust, of which he is a trustee.
Mr. Brooks' political affiliations are with the Republican party. Fraternally, he is identified with the Masonic Order. He is a member of Winthrop Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Winthrop Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Winthrop Council; William Parkman Com- mandery, Knights Templar; Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. His clubs are the Cottage Park Yacht, of which he was commodore for two years, and the Tedesco. Mr. Brooks was an all- round athlete in his school days, winning his "R" while in the Manual Training School in all sports. His favorite diversion now is yachting.
In 1906, Shirley F. Brooks married Ruth F. Locke, of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks have two daughters, Sarah and Nancy. The family attends the Congre- gational church.
JOHN GAYLORD BRACKETT-The legal career of John Gaylord Brackett has been one of marked success, both as a private practitioner and as a public official. Born of distinguished parentage, he received the high- est advantages which the country affords, be-
ing a graduate of Harvard College and of Harvard Law School, and his natural ability has enabled him to make the most of his many opportunities. He practiced in partnership for some years, but since 1915 has handled his clientele alone. He has served in professional capacity in various offices, and has also served as a member of the State Legislature, but at the present time (1929) is a special justice of the Municipal Court of Boston.
John Quincy Adams Brackett, father of Judge Brackett, was born in Bradford, New Hampshire, June 8, 1842, and died at Arling- ton, Massachusetts, April 6, 1918, a descend- ant of Captain Richard Brackett, who settled at Braintree, Massachusetts, in 1629. He was a graduate of Harvard College, distinguished for his platform work and orator of his class, and became a prominent attorney in Boston. From early years he was interested in public affairs, and his ability brought him increasing responsibilities. For many years he was Speaker of the House of Representatives. From 1887 to 1889 he was lieutenant-gover- nor, and in 1890 he was elected governor of the State of Massachusetts. Few men have rendered more continuous or more effective service in the State than did John Quincy Adams Brackett. Locally, as well as in State affairs, he was one of the most active, serv- ing as president of the Boston Common Council and being always a generous sup- porter of all progressive movements for the advancement of the municipal interests. He was adjutant-general of Governor Burrell's staff, and throughout his life was prominent in the councils of State and city. He married Angeline Moore Peck, who was born in Bos- ton, Massachusetts, October 18, 1848, and is now (1929) living in Arlington. They became the parents of four children: Clifford B., Wal- lace W., Beatrice, all deceased; and John Gay- lord, of further mention.
John Gaylord Brackett, son of John Quincy Adams and Angeline Moore (Peck) Brackett, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, April 12, 1879. He received his early education in the
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local schools, graduating from Arlington Grammar School in 1893, and from Arlington High School in 1897. When his preparatory course was completed he matriculated in Har- vard College, from which he was graduated with the class of 1901. He then entered Harvard Law School where he completed his course with graduation in 1904. Meantime, in 1903, he had successfully passed the ex- aminations to the Massachusetts bar. In 1904 he became associated with Elder and Mac- Kusick, under the firm name of Elder, Mac- Kusick and Brackett. Later, two of the mem- bers withdrew, and the firm became Elder and Brackett. That association was maintained until 1915, when the partnership was dis- solved, and since that time Mr. Brackett has practiced alone. In addition to the care of a large and steadily growing practice, Mr. Brackett has found time for a large amount of public service. He was representative to the General Court at the twenty-ninth session, representing Middlesex County, in 1911-12. In 1909-10 he served as assistant to the district attorney of Middlesex County, and was later reappointed, continuing in that office for five terms. He is attorney for the Arlington Co- öperative Bank, which position he has filled since January, 1910, and is well known for his business ability. From November, 1907, to 1917, he served as town moderator for Ar- lington, and he is now (1929) special justice of the Boston Municipal Court, in which ca- pacity he has served since May, 1913. Fra- ternally, Mr. Brackett is identified with all the Masonic bodies of the York Rite. He is a member of the Boston Bar Association, of the Middlesex County Bar Association, and of the Massachusetts State Bar Association, of whose Committee on Legislation he is a mem- ber. He holds membership in the Boston City Club and in the Middlesex Club. He is also a member of the Massachusetts Republi- can Club. Mr. Brackett finds healthful recre- ation in tennis and in hiking, and is interested in all active sports.
John Gaylord Brackett was married, in Bos-
ton, April 12, 1914, to Mary Louise Clark, who was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, daughter of George Washington and Louise M. (Cronan) Clark, the first-mentioned of whom is deceased and the last-mentioned of whom is living in Cambridge. Mr. and Mrs. Brackett are the parents of three children: 1. June Clark, born June 23, 1915. 2. John Gay- lord, Jr., born February 8, 1918. 3. Janice Boles, born December 11, 1924. Mr. Brackett has his offices at Nos. 1050-51 in the Exchange Building, Boston, Massachusetts.
CHARLES I. BOYNTON-Practically all of the active career of Charles I. Boynton, to the present time, has been identified with the Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company, of Boston, whose offices are located at No. 30 State Street, in this city. Mr. Boynton is a graduate of Northeastern University, and he also studied in the Carnegie Institute of Tech- nology, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Charles I. Boynton was born in Oxford, Maine, August 16, 1890, son of Ernest H. Boynton, also a native of Oxford, Maine, who was engaged in railroading to the time of his retirement, and of Cora (Blanchard) Boynton, who died in 1919. He attended the public schools of Berlin, New Hampshire, and of Auburn, Maine, and the high school of Mel- rose, Massachusetts. When his preparatory course was finished he became a student in Northeastern University, from which he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Sci- ence. He then continued study in the Carne- gie Institute of Technology, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and when his course there was completed became associated with the Provi- dent Mutual Life Insurance Company, begin- ning as clerk, and since 1919 acting as a broker for the company, with offices at No. 30 State Street. Mr. Boynton is a Republican
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in his political sympathies. Upon the entrance of the United States into the World War he enlisted, June 7, 1917, as a private in the Quartermaster's Department, Massachusetts National Guard, and on October 9, 1917, sailed for France with the headquarters of the Twenty-sixth Division. In September, 1917, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant, and in April, 1918, was promoted to the rank of sergeant, first class. In November, 1918, he was commissioned a second lieutenant, all of his service being in the finance department, and he was discharged May 31, 1919, with the rank of second lieutenant. In April, 1920, he was commissioned captain of the Quarter- master's Corps, of the Massachusetts National Guard, promoted to the rank of major in May, 1925, and on November 1, 1926, he was com- missioned a lieutenant-colonel and made finance officer of the Twenty-sixth Division. Fraternally, Mr. Boynton is identified with Fidelity Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Waverly Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; and he is also a member of Pi Tau Kappa College Fraternity. He is a member of the American Legion and of the Military Order of the World War, the Reserve Officers' Association of the United States of America, and of other mili- tary organizations, and he is also a member of the Boston Life Underwriters' Association, and the Bear Hill Golf Club. His chief in- terest outside of his business is military tactics and golf. His religious interest is with the Universalist church, of which he is an at- tendant.
Charles I. Boynton was married, in 1921, to Myrtie Hutchinson, who was born in Everett, Massachusetts, and they have one child, Charles I., Jr.
HARRY N. BLOOMFIELD-The com- pany of Haines-Bloomfield-Kincaid, of Boston, Massachusetts, doing a large business in do-
mestic and foreign wools, was organized in 1923 by Harry N. Bloomfield, in association with Samuel R. Haines and Percy B. Kin- caid, with officers as follows: Harry N. Bloom- field, president; Samuel R. Haines, treasurer, and Percy B. Kincaid, vice-president and sec- retary. This company specializes in pulled wool and also some business in wool waste. It imports wool from Australia, New Zealand and South America, in addition to dealing in the domestic product, supplying mostly the New England textile mills with this raw product. Although it is a young firm, the personnel is composed of men thoroughly con- versant with every phase of the business and it is going forward with the prospects of con- stantly increasing success.
Harry N. Bloomfield was born at East Bos- ton, Massachusetts, November 8, 1879, the son of Henry and Maria J. (Stewart) Bloom- field. His father, who was a native of Wiss- beach, England, was for a period of forty- seven years in the employ of the Cunard Steamship Company at the Boston docks. He died in 1908. His mother was a native of Montrose, Scotland, and died in 1927.
Harry N. Bloomfield was educated at the public and high schools of Winthrop, Massa- chusetts. In 1897, at the age of eighteen years, he entered the wool business with the Swift Wool Company of Boston, and remained with this firm until 1900. At that time, he left the Swift Wool Company to go with the Good- hue Studley Company, also of Boston, where he remained until 1910. He then made an- other change, becoming associated with Walker Wool Company of Boston, where he was for a time president of the company. In 1923, he withdrew from this connection and formed the company of which he is now the president. Mr. Bloomfield is very active in the Masonic Orders, being a member of Winthrop Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; the Winthrop Chapter; the Winthrop Com- mandery, Knights Templar; and the Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He is especially fond of yacht-
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ing and golf, and is a member of the Boston Yacht Club, of which he has served on the Regatta committee; Corinthian Yacht Club, of which he is a director; Cottage Park Yacht Club; Tedesco Country Club; Wollaston Golf Club; Homestead Golf Club; Bos- ton Chamber of Commerce; Boston Wool Trade Golf Association, of which he is past president; and the Boston Wool Trade Asso- ciation. In politics he is a Republican, and he attends the Presbyterian church.
In 1901, Harry N. Bloomfield married Luella Fish, of Winthrop, Massachusetts. They have two children: Gwendolyn F., and Barbara H.
HERBERT PARKER-In Boston, Herbert Parker is well known to the legal profession and to the people. As barrister, as attorney- general of the State for four years, and as a good citizen he has always been a leader, and at the present time (1929) he is vice-president of the Boston Bar Association. He has served as president of the Massachusetts Bar Asso- ciation and of the Worcester County Bar Asso- ciation, and was formerly chairman of the Worcester County Board of Bar Examiners. He is a director of the State Mutual Life As- surance Company, a trustee of Clarke College and University, and a trustee of the Bromfield School.
George A. Parker, father of Mr. Parker, was born in Concord, New Hampshire, and died in Lancaster, Massachusetts, in 1887, aged sixty- seven years. He was a civil engineer of abil- ity, built many miles of railroad in Massachu- setts, and also built the first railroad bridge across the Susquehanna River, at the bend of Chesapeake Bay. He married Harriet Newell Felton, who was born in Saugus, Massachusetts, and died in Lancaster, Massachusetts, at the age of ninety-three years, and they had six children, of whom only three are now living: Herbert, of further mention; Bertha, who lives
in the old homestead in Lancaster; and Chester, who makes his home in California.
Herbert Parker, son of George A. and Har- riet Newell (Felton) Parker, was born March 2, 1856, in Charleston, now part of Boston, re- ceived his early and preparatory education un- der the direction of private tutors in Philadel- phia, and then entered Harvard College, from which he was graduated. He read law in the offices of Senator Hoar, in Worcester, Massa- chusetts, and in 1883 was admitted to the Massa- chusetts bar, and was secretary to that senator at Washington during that year. After his admission to the bar he was engaged in general practice in Clinton, Massachusetts, for about five years, during which period he served as assistant district attorney for the County of Worcester. He continued practice in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, was appointed district attorney, on the appointment of his predecessor to the Superior Court, and was thereafter elected as district attorney. In 1901 he was elected to the office of attorney-general of the State of Massa- chusetts. For four years he gave in that posi- tion most commendable service, winning the approbation of those with whom he worked and the high regard of his professional col- leagues. When his four-year term as attorney- general expired he came to Boston, in 1905, and since that time he has been engaged in general practice here. He has his offices in Barrister's Hall, and the practice which he has built up during the twenty-three years of his work here is a large and important one. His ability is unquestioned, and his thorough knowl- edge and power of clear and cogent presentation are formidable weapons when he matches strength with an adversary. He has always been prominent among his professional col- leagues, has served as president of the Massa- chusetts Bar Association, and as vice-president of the Boston Bar Association. He served as associate justice of the Second District Court of Eastern Worcester, was chairman of the Worcester County Board of Bar Examiners, and in all those positions of trust rendered excel- lent service. During the noted police strike in Boston, Mr. Parker served as counsel for
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Edwin U. Curtis, Police Commissioner, and dur- ing the World War he was one of the State Appeal Board and an enlisted member of the State Guard.
Along with his success in his profession Mr. Parker finds time for recreational interests which are both health building and mentally stimulating. He is intensely interested in birds and is one of the original members of the Nut- tall Ornithological Society. In field and wood he finds delight in watching and studying bird life, and in his reading he devotes considerable time to bird lore. He is a good fisherman and in this activity, too, he finds incentive to spend time in the open, storing energy for the strenu- ous demands of his professional life. He is a member of the Tavern Club and of the Union Club, both of Boston, and his religious mem- bership is with the Unitarian church.
Herbert Parker was married in Lowell, Massachusetts, September 22, 1886, to Mary C. Vose, and they have six children: 1. George A., who was a major of artillery in the World War, and later was organizer and captain of the State Police, then Federal Prohibition Ad- ministrator for New England, and is now the Registrar of Motor Vehicles for Massachusetts. 2. Katherine V. 3. Edith, wife of Thorald S. Ross. 4. Haven, an attorney in Boston. 5. Mary C. 6. Harriet F.
EDWIN ALLEN BAYLEY-For many years a resident of Lexington, and later of Boston and Beverly, Massachusetts, Edwin A. Bayley is regarded as a public-spirited citizen, a man of strong convictions, an able lawyer, and a constructive legislator during his serv- ice as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
He was born in Boston (Jamaica Plain), Massachusetts, July 30, 1862; his father, Ed- win Bayley, born in Newbury, Vermont, was a successful merchant; his mother, Vesta (Ca-
pen) Bayley, born in Dorchester, Massachu- setts, was the daughter of General Aaron and Izanna (White) Capen.
On his paternal side he is a descendant in the eighth generation from John Bayley (then spelled Bayly), who came from Chippenham, Wiltshire County, England, in the year 1635, and settled at Salisbury Point, in the town of Amesbury, Massachusetts. One of his direct ancestors was Brigadier-General Jacob Bay- ley, who served with great distinction through the French and Indian War, and the War of the Revolution; General Bayley founded the town of Newbury, Vermont, in 1762, naming it after the place of his birth in Massachusetts, and was one of the outstanding leaders in the early history of the State of Vermont, holding numerous high civil, military and judicial offices.
On his maternal side Mr. Bayley traces his ancestry to Barnard Capen, who came from England in 1630 and settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and also to Peregrine White, who was born on board the "Mayflower" in Massachusetts Bay.
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