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Charles Sebastian O'Connor was graduated from the John A. Andrew Grammar School, in South Boston, and later attended prepara- tory school and Boston College. For two years thereafter he was a member of the staff of
the Boston "Journal," following which, for ten years, he acted as health officer for the city of Boston. Deciding upon a legal çareer, he entered Suffolk Law School, and was there graduated in 1913 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. In the same year he was admitted to the Massachusetts bar, and began the prac- tice of his profession which he has since con- tinued very successfully, occupying offices in Boston at No. 11 Beacon Street.
In 1917 and 1918, Mr. O'Connor served as a member of the Massachusetts State Legis- lature, and in the years from 1920 to 1922 he was a member of the Boston School Com- mittee. Although politically a member of the Democratic party, he is always ready to sup- port any movement for the growth and wel- fare of the community, whatever its source. Aside from his private law work, Mr. O'Con- nor gives courses in torts at Suffolk Law School. He is affiliated, fraternally, with the Knights of Columbus, and is also a member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Boston, Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Catholic Union of Boston, and the Charitable Irish Society of Boston. He is also a mem- ber of the Boston and American Bar associa- tions. He worships in the faith of the Roman Catholic church, and is a member of the St. Ignatius Parish, in Boston.
On October 12, 1926, in Boston, Charles Sebastian O'Connor married Katherine C. Mc- Dermott, born in Boston, daughter of William J. McDermott, deceased, who was the first State Secretary of the Knights of Columbus in Massachusetts, and former head of Comers Business College in Boston.
PATRICK J. DONOGHUE, superintend- ent of Mt. Hope and the seventeen municipal cemeteries of the city of Boston, is the son of John Donoghue, who was born in Ireland but came to this country as a young man, locat-
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ing in Boston, where he acted as foreman for a number of large stables. This he followed to the time of his death, which occurred at the age of forty-eight years.
The son, Patrick J. Donoghue, was reared in Boston, attending the public schools of this city, and as a young man secured his first po- sition in the employ of William Miller, of Lynn, Massachusetts, with whom he remained until 1903. In that year he entered the employ of the city of Boston, in the Park Department, where he served with such efficiency that he was made foreman. That responsible position he continued to hold for some years. He then took the civil service examination and was appointed to his present position as superin- tendent of cemeteries of the city of Boston, of which there are eighteen distinct cemeteries scattered throughout Greater Boston, namely; Bunker Hill, Phipps Street Cemetery, Charles- town Cemetery, Copps Hill, Kings Chapel, Granery Burying Ground, located on Tremont, near Park Street, the oldest burying ground in the city and one of the oldest in the coun- try; the Central Common, the South End, South Hawes, the Elliott, the Warren, Dorchester North, Dorchester South, Westerley, Evergreen, Market Street, Fairview, and Mount Hope, an aggregate acreage of one hundred and sev- enty acres. Recently, two additional pieces of ground have been purchased by the city as a part of Mt. Hope Cemetery, a proceeding made necessary by the fact that while there already are more than one hundred thousand people buried in these scattered burying grounds, each year increases the population of these cities of the dead by some eighteen hundred, which is nearly three times the increase of any cemetery within the limits of Greater Boston. Since taking charge of this important work, Mr. Don- oghue has made many improvements, and his experience in the park department he finds very useful. A vast amount of landscape gardening is necessary to keep these various tracts in the orderly beauty which is desirable and Mr. Don- oghue takes a keen interest in this phase of his work, suggesting many changes which have added to their beauty. Mr. Donoghue has given
ample evidence of his executive ability of a high order and he is a man who is always courteous and obliging, having a host of friends among those with whom he is associated. The Park Board give him, in his position, their un- qualified approval, and the many lot owners find him a man with whom it is pleasant to deal. Mr. Donoghue is a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Patrick J. Donoghue married, June 26, 1912, Annie G. Sullivan, and they have one child, Ruth A.
LYNDON HOWARD SULLIVAN-One of the older undertaking establishments in Roslin- dale is the one owned by Lyndon "Howard Sulli- van, located at No. 959 South Street. Daniel F. Sullivan, father of Lyndon H. Sullivan, was born in Quebec, Canada, but located in the States and became a locomotive engineer on the Vermont Central Railroad. For a number of years he made his home in Winooski, Chit- tenden County, Vermont, where he built a house and remained until 1880 when he removed to Dedham, Massachusetts, and entered the employ of the Old Colony Railroad, with which he was connected for a number of years. He enlisted in the Civil War from Missouri, and served three years in the Second Volunteers. After his honorable discharge, he entered the em- ploy of Edwards & Stevens, where he remained for some time. He was a genial, well-liked man, popular among a very large circle of associates, and his death in 1890, at the com- paratively early age of sixty-three was deeply mourned. He married Helen S. Robinson, a native of Burlington, Vermont, and they became the parents of four children, of whom three are living (1929), Daniel F., Jr., Lillian, who mar- ried Samuel F. Perry, and has a son who is cashier in the Southbridge National Bank; and Lyndon Howard, see next paragraph.
Lyndon Howard Sullivan, son of Daniel F. and Helen S. (Robinson) Sullivan, was born in
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Winooski, Chittenden County, Vermont, April 21, 1877. When he was three years of age his parents removed to Dedham, Massachusetts, and in the public schools of that place he re- ceived his education. After leaving high school he learned the trade of toolmaker, which he followed successfully until 1904. In that year he decided to make a change and prepare him- self for the management of a business of his own, and the line of activity which he chose was that of the embalmer and funeral director. Accordingly, he entered the Dodge, now known as the Massachusetts, School of Anatomy and Embalming, from which he was graduated, and, after registering on November 17, 1904, he en- gaged in business for himself in Roslindale. By close application and careful attention to every detail of his business he has made for himself an enviable reputation and has built up a large patronage. From the beginning he has made first class service his aim, and has equipped his establishment with all of the latest appliances. A well-furnished office, completely furnished chapel, an embalming room which lacks noth- ing that money can procure in the way of equip- ment, and a garage which houses funeral cars and limousines of the highest grade, make up his well-appointed funeral home, and although Mr. Sullivan has been located in Roslindale since it came into existence as a small village, much of his patronage is drawn from Boston proper and includes some of the most promi- nent families of that city. He caters to the best class of trade in the metropolitan district, and is also known for his skill in the handling of large funerals. Along with the responsibili- ties of his profession, Mr. Sullivan finds time for civic interests and for participation in the business life of the community. He is a mem- ber of the Roslindale Board of Trade, the Ros- lindale Improvement Association, and is well known in several fraternal organizations, includ- ing the Knights of Columbus; John J. Williams Council, No. 1308, Massachusetts Catholic Or- der of Foresters; and Loyal Order of Moose. He is one of the progressive and well-known citizens of Roslindale.
Lyndon Howard Sullivan married, January
1, 1901, Alice R. Walsh, who was born in Hyde Park, Massachusetts, daughter of Stephen Walsh, now (1929) retired. Mr. and Mrs. Sulli- van are the parents of one' son, Ernest G., who is a graduate of the Roslindale High School and the Massachusetts School of Anatomy and Embalming, and is associated with his father in business.
JAMES ANDREW WATERS - Of the
many distinguished lawyers who reside in New- ton, the Garden City of Massachusetts, the name of none is perhaps better known than that of James Andrew Waters, whose many and diverse activities have made him a fa- miliar figure in legal and political circles, both in his native city and in Boston, in both of which he maintains offices for the general practice of the law.
Mr. Waters was born at No. 84 Clinton Place, Newton Center, December 3, 1885, the son of Patrick and Ann Waters, who, on Febru- ary 7, 1929, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, on which occasion they received the cabled congratulations of Pope Pius XI. The event was made memorable, also, by the celebration of the Mass in their home by Rev. Patrick J. Waters, Ph. D., of St. John's Semi- nary, Brighton, assisted by Rev. David B. Waters, of St. Mary's Church, Ayer, both sons of the aged couple. Both parents were born in Ireland, and have lived in Newton Center for over fifty years.
In June of 1899, Mr. Waters was graduated from the Mason Grammar School and entered Newton High School, which he left in No- vember, 1902, to enter business. Later, the preference which he had manifested for the law having increased, he matriculated at Northeast- ern University, and from that institution, after four years of evening study, received his de- gree of Bachelor of Laws, cum laude, in June, 1911. Meanwhile he had passed the examina-
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tions for the bar of Massachusetts, and was admitted to practice in January preceding his graduation. During his four years of study he maintained the highest average of his class.
Setting out in practice immediately, he has been actively engaged in his profession down to the present, except for the period of the World War, when he answered the call to the colors. His offices are at Barristers Hall, Bos- ton, and in the Stuart Building, Newton Center.
In 1912 and 1914 Mr. Waters ran on the Democratic ticket for the Massachusetts Legis- lature. He organized the David I. Walsh Club of Newton and was its president until it be- came merged with the Alfred E. Smith Club in 1928, when the New York governor made his memorable campaign against Herbert C. Hoover for the Presidency of the United States. As a member of the executive committee of the Smith Club, Mr. Waters took great pride in the governor's majority in Massachusetts, normally a Republican State, and in the re- ëlection of his friend, David I. Walsh, to the United States Senate.
Appointed in 1914 by Mayor Edwin O. Childs as a member of the Board of Registrars of Voters of Newton, Mr. Waters was named as chairman of the board in 1924, a position he still holds. He is a director and the attorney of the Newton South Co-operative Bank, a member of Newton Council, Knights of Co- lumbus, Bishop Cheverus Assembly of the same order, the Charitable Irish Society, Mass- achusetts Catholic Order of Foresters, Newton Catholic Club, Newton Post of the American Legion, Boston Chapter Military Order of the World War, Albemarle Golf Club and Cliff Haven Golf Club, and of the American Bar Association. He is a communicant of the Sacred Heart Church, Newton Center.
In April, 1917, the United States entered the World War, and on May 12 of that year Mr. Waters entered the First Officers' Train- ing Camp at Plattsburg, New York, and was assigned to the 13th Provisional Training Company. Later he was transferred to the Fourth Company, and on August 15, 1917, re-
ceived his commission as second lieutenant of infantry, National Army. Ordered to report at Camp Devens, Massachusetts, he served as supply officer, 1st Battalion, 151st Depot Bri- gade, and as adjutant of that battalion, receiv- ing his commission as first lieutenant in Jan- uary, 1918. In September, 1918, he was com- missioned captain of infantry, United States Army. He served as battalion adjutant, 74th Infantry, 12th Division, and commanded Com- pany H of the 74th. Discharged on December 30, 1918, he resumed active practice of the law. While in the army, Mr. Waters served as judge advocate and as a member of many courts martial.
Mr. Waters married, on October 14, 1925, at Brockton, Rosemary Burgess, daughter of Patrick Henry and Mary Burgess, late of Franklin.
Mr. and Mrs. Waters have one son, James Patrick David Waters, born September 26, 1927. They reside at No. 3 Aberdeen Street, Newton Highlands.
JOHN FRANKLIN HURLEY-Within the legal fraternity of Boston there are few men whose experiences have been as varied as have those of John Franklin Hurley, whose practice, begun here in 1899, was preceded by an adven- turous and widely traveled period. He is among the foremost of Boston's attorneys, highly esteemed by confreres in the profession for his ability as a lawyer and character as a man. In citizenship he ranks among those persons of the greater city who are most heartily and constructively interested in its advancement, and, a resident of Hyde Park, is an outstanding figure in works of citizenship pertaining to the Hyde Park community.
John Franklin Hurley was born April 9, 1865, at Putnam, Connecticut, son of Michael and Mary (Howard) Hurley. His father was born in Cork, Ireland, came to the United States
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and took residence in Hyde Park in 1845, and died in Hyde Park, in 1896. He was a land- scape gardener, a man of sterling qualities of character, deeply respected by persons around him. Mary (Howard) Hurley was born in Clare, Ireland, came to Boston as a child, and died at Forest Hills, in 1898. In the family were four children: 1. John Franklin, of whom we write. 2. Catherine, widow of James Mac- Donald. 3. Dennis. 4. Mary, who died in child- hood.
John Franklin Hurley received his academic instruction first in Hyde Park, where his father was a well-known figure in the community, completing the course at Grew Grammar School in 1879. He then went to work in the tea and coffee business, which claimed his attention for several years, in Hyde Park. For a year after leaving this business he traveled in the West, spending a considerable part of the twelve months in California, and afterward went to England, where he remained three months. Leaving England, he continued his travels, re- turning to the North American Continent, at this time traveling in Canada, then returned to the tea and coffee business, and subsequently resumed his education where he had left it, now having satisfied for a time, at least, the adven- turous urge which kept him at his travels so long. He entered business college at Provi- dence, Rhode Island, next studied at Rice and Goff's Academy, there prepared for entrance into Brown University, and in 1896, his tastes having turned toward the law, entered Boston University, whence he took the degree of Bache- lor of Laws in 1899, and was admitted to the Massachusetts bar that year. Mr. Hurley has been engaged in practice continuously through the years that have followed his admittance to the bar. His clientele speedily became one of the most important in the Boston area, and to- day is regarded as one of the city's most profit- able. For two years, 1903-05, Mr. Hurley prac- ticed in the city of Butte, Montana, then re- sumed practice here. His offices are in the Car- ney Building, No. 43 Tremont Street. First he was in partnership with John A. Coulthurst, for
two years, but since then has been independently located. He was candidate for election to the State Legislature on one occasion, Republican nominee, but was defeated. He makes a hobby of history, genealogy, and biography, and is an authority on the first families of Massachusetts. He also is an authority on the early history of Massachusetts. Mr. Hurley is a member of the Hyde Park Historical Society, the Bostonian Historical Society, is a communicant of the Roman Catholic Church, and attends the Polish Catholic Church, Hyde Park. His residence in Hyde Park is at No. 10 Cleveland Street.
At Ingleside, New Jersey, July 24, 1893, Mr. Hurley was united in marriage with Ina B. Lackey, and they have one child, Ruth B., who was born January 9, 1909.
J. FRANCIS MOLONEY-A native of Bos- ton, born March 2, 1890, J. Francis Moloney, barrister, has lived here to the present time (1928), and since 1912 has practiced law. His offices, at No. 10 Tremont Street, are known to a large and important clientele, and by his confreres in the profession he is accounted of high and respected standing. Of marked talent in the law, his progress in it has been steady, firmly rooted on merit. As a citizen of loyal public spirit, his feeling for Boston is of necessity a more personal element than could be the case with newcomers, however much they might interest themselves in the welfare of the metropolis. He has seen the evolution of metropolitan life and structure through three decades, and of recent years himself has con- tributed to that change, ever for the better.
Mr. Moloney employs the signature of J. Francis Moloney, though his baptismal name was John. He is a son of Michael Joseph and Ellen Frances (Sullivan) Moloney. Michael Joseph Moloney was born in County Limerick, Ireland, and came to the United States and to Boston as a young man. Here, for many years
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he engaged in business as a photographer, with studios in Hanover Street, at Nos. 219 and 22. He died in April, 1908, at the age of fifty- two years. Ellen Frances (Sullivan) Moloney was born in Boston, and here died, December 30, 1924, aged sixty-five years. Until 1925 the family residence was maintained at No. 807 Broadway. There were seven children, and of the seven, six survive: 1-2. (Twins) Jo- seph F. and J. Francis, the latter of whom further. 3. Dr. James B., lieutenant-com- mander in the United States Navy. 4. Marie M., who resides in Boston. 5. Dr. Albert M., X-ray specialist on the staff of the Boston City Hospital. 6. Helena, who lives in Boston. Both parents gave to their sons and daughters the best of home trainings, and inculcated in them those right principles of thought and con- duct which made them men and women of strong character.
From Lincoln Grammar School in South Boston, J. Francis Moloney was graduated in 1905, at the age of fifteen years. From Boston English High School he took his diploma in 1908, completing the curriculum in three years, with high scholastic markings. He then ma- triculated in Boston College, entered Boston University Law School, and from it graduated in 1912, with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. That same year he was admitted to the bar, and lost no time in the commencement of a pro- fessional life, which he has continued, as noted above. Soon after the United States entered the World War, Mr. Moloney dropped his career to enlist in the service of his country, in June, 1918. He was stationed first in train- ing camp, and thereafter in Boston Navy Yard, where he remained on duty until December 4, 1918. Then, mustered out with honor, he re- sumed the course of his professional career. Mr. Moloney makes a hobby of sailing, and is fond of maritime sports. Formerly he owned the "Sentinel," speedster that was a cham- pion of her class on Massachusetts Bay. Fra- ternally, he is affiliated with the Knights of Columbus, and in religion adheres to the views of the Roman Catholic church, with member-
ship in the Church of St. Eulalia, South Bos- ton.
On January 28, 1926, in Somerville, Mass- achusetts, Mr. Moloney was united in marriage with Helena Conners, native of Lowell, Massa- chusetts, daughter of Michael J. and Margaret (Mitchell) Conners, both of whom are living in Winchendon, Massachusetts.
FRANCIS JOSEPH HORGAN-Another of the citizens of Boston who altered the course of his life by abandoning journalism and achieving success at the bar is Francis Joseph Horgan. For more than thirty years he has been in active practice at the bar of Massachusetts, during which period he has won the admiration and respect of his fellow practitioners and of the public which has ap- plied to him for assistance in untangling their legal difficulties. His interest in political mat- ters has been so active that he has been called upon to represent the people in important elec- tive positions, in each of which he acquitted himself with credit and to the satisfaction of his followers.
Francis Joseph Horgan was born in Boston, July 2, 1869, a son of Cornelius F. Horgan, a native of Cork, Ireland, who was born there, September 17, 1841, came to Boston when a boy and died here, April 25, 1917. He was a policeman on the Boston force for more than twenty-seven years. His wife, the mother of Francis, was Rose Ann, born in Athlone, Ire- land, May 1, 1842, and died in Boston, Octo- ber 10, 1921. She and her husband were the parents of five children.
Francis Joseph Horgan was educated in the public schools of Boston, graduating from Phillips Grammar School in 1884. He then attended the Boston College Preparatory School, took the college and course and was graduated in 1891. For three and one-half
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years after that he worked as a reporter on the Boston "Globe," then taking a course at the Bos- ton University School of Law and graduating therefrom in 1895, when he was admitted to the bar and at once established himself in practice here. Entering politics, he became a member of the Boston City Council from 1896 to 1897; was elected to a seat in the Lower House of the State Legislature in 1898 and again in 1901 and 1902; and served as prin- cipal assessor of Boston, 1907-08. These offi- ces were followed by election to the State Senate, in which he served during 1912, 1913 and 1914. He was a delegate to the Consti- tutional Convention of 1917. He is a member of the Roman Catholic church, and is affiliated with the National Geographic Society, the Travel Club, South Boston Athletic Associa- tion, Massachusetts Catholic Order of Fores- ters, Knights of Columbus, Iowa Traveling Men's Association, American Bar Association, American-Irish Reform Club, Coolidge Round Table Club and others. His favorite recreations are boxing and fishing. His specialty in the law is taxation and patent cases.
Francis J. Horgan married, in Boston, De- cember 26, 1899, Mary Margaret Donahue, daughter of Michael and Mary (O'Neil) Don- ahue, both deceased. The couple are the par- ents of eight children, all living: Francis J., Jr., who is now a Catholic priest stationed at the Immaculate Conception Church, Malden; Marion R., Daniel T., Dorothy C., Marguerite F., Virginia B., Gertrude, and Frederick R.
JAMES MATTHEW GRAHAM-Among the members of the legal fraternity in Metro- politan Boston, James Matthew Graham occu- pies a position of prominence, while in business circles of the city he is an active factor, by rea- son of his official connections with a number of the leading financial institutions of the most
progressive type, which contribute such an im- portant part to the development and prosperity of Boston. Mr. Graham has been engaged in the practice of law since 1906 and maintains his office at No. 73 Tremont Street, conducting a successful legal business with a large and dis- tinguished clientele, being known as an attorney of marked ability, capable of penetrating keenly into involved cases, and having to his credit the accomplishment of many favorable decisions in the courts of law. In matters concerning civic progress he is deeply interested and gives gen- erously of his time and support to all campaigns which are inspired by public improvement or welfare.
Mr. Graham was born in Boston, May 26, 1884, son of James J. and Mary E. (Stanton) Graham, both of whom now reside at No. 164 Hyde Park Avenue, Forest Hills. James J. Graham was born in County Roscommon, Ire- land, and as a boy came to Boston alone. He has been active for many years as a landscape gardener and he is the second oldest settler now in Forest Hills, in point of residence. Mr. and Mrs. James J. Graham had four children: 1. John S., now resident in Forest Hills. 2. James Matthew, of whom further. 3. Thomas J., de- ceased. 4. Robert Emmett, deceased.
James Matthew Graham was educated in the Agassiz Grammar School of Boston, graduating in 1898, from which he entered Boston Latin School, and later studied law in the office of John F. McDonald and Daniel B. Ruggles. After completing the required course of study, he was admitted to the bar of the State of Massachu- setts, February 23, 1906, and since that time has been actively engaged in the practice of his pro- fession. He is a director of the Forest Hills Co-operative Bank, director of Bellevue Co-op- erative Bank, trustee of the Hibernia Savings Bank and director of the First National Bank of Revere. His fraternal affiliations are with the Knights of Columbus, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. In the social organizations of this vicinity, he is popularly identified with the Savin Hill Yacht Club, the Boston City Club, and the Catholic Union Club
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