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of Boston. His religious adherence is given to the Roman Catholic church.
James Matthew Graham married, April 21, 1913, in Boston, Angeline McKenna, and they have six children: Angelina, born July 10, 1915; James M., Jr., born January 9, 1918; Mary, born February 7, 1920; Elizabeth, born February 7, 1922; Robert E., born May 20, 1924; Marguerite, born August 3, 1926. The family residence is located at No. 29 Orchard Avenue, Forest Hills. Mr. Graham finds great relaxation from busi- ness and professional cares in outdoor sports, his particular hobbies being hunting, boating and fishing.
JOSEPH PETER FAGAN-Born of sturdy Irish stock and inheriting the vigorous qualities of that race, Joseph Peter Fagan, of Boston, has illustrated well the value of his heritage during almost thirty years of practice of the law at the bar of Massachusetts. With conspicuous care for detail in the many cases he has handled with success, together with a rare knowledge of the technicalities involved and of their so- lution according to the letter of the statutes, his work has attracted the attention of'lawyers of distinction. A man of quiet manner, interested in his profession equally with affairs of civic im- portance, he has made a model citizen and holds a place at the bar of dignity and importance to the community he serves with his profes- sional knowledge.
Joseph Peter Fagan was born in Dedham, Massachusetts, January 1, 1878. His father was John Joseph Fagan, a native of West Meath, Ireland, who emigrated to America when he was sixteen years of age and settled in Dedham, but later removed to Brighton, where he lives, a retired mason. His wife, mother of Joseph Peter, was Mary Theresa (O'Brien) Fagan, who was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, June 14, 1858, and is still living. They were the parents
of two children, Eleanor Frances being the younger, now living with her parents at home.
The son, Joseph P. Fagan, began his educa- tion in Dedham, but finished it in Boston, where he had come with his parents when he was twelve years of age. He finished the elemen- tary grammar schools in 1892 and the Boston English High School three years later, then at- tending the Boston University Law School, from which he was graduated in 1898. His ad- mission to the bar of Massachusetts came one year later, since which time he has been in ac- tive practice. He is professionally associated with James E. Cotter, with offices at No. 18 Tremont Street. He has two particular hob- bies, golf and angling, in which he indulges whenever opportunity offers. He attends the Roman Catholic Church of St. Columbkille, in Brighton. His clubs are the Boston City and Commonwealth Country. He holds member- ship in the American Bar Association and the Boston Bar Association. Mr. Fagan resides at No. 19 Wallingford Road, Brighton.
LEO JOSEPH DUNN-Ancestry originat- ing in Scotland and Ireland, and settling in this country in New York and New England has produced in Leo Joseph Dunn, of Boston, a successful practitioner, who, although still a young man, has more than held his own among a vast number of experts to whom the law is a family tradition.
Leo Joseph Dunn was born in Boston, June 7, 1889, a son of Alexander Thomas and Alice Bowen (Moriarty) Dunn. His father was born in New York State and died in Boston, October 25, 1916. His mother was a native of Boston, and died in 1912. His grandfather came from Scotland. Alexander Thomas Dunn was a clothier in Roxbury, a man of high character and a successful merchant. Leo was educated in the public schools of Boston, and was grad-
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uated from the Charles Sumner Grammar School, in 1903, and from the English High School, in 1906. He then went to work in the law offices of Benton, Clarke and Beal, in Bos- ton, also taking the four-year course, from 1908 to 1912, in the Northeastern University, from which he was graduated with the distinction of cum laude. In that year he was admitted to the Massachusetts State bar, and became associated in practice with Henry W. Beal. His military service includes his enlistment in the United States Navy, in October, 1917; honorably dis- charged in 1918. He enlisted as a chief yeoman, and was discharged as an ensign in the Pay Corps. He is a member of the Knights of Co- lumbus, a Roman Catholic in religion, and a member of the Church of the Sacred Heart of Roslindale. His favorite recreation is golf, and he is a member of the Needham Golf Club.
Leo J. Dunn married, November 16, 1918, in Somerville, Massachusetts, Winifred Veronica Costello, a native of Somerville, and a daughter of Patrick and Barbara (Conley) Costello. The couple have three children: Barbara, born May 10, 1920; Alice, born February 28, 1923, and Leo J., Jr., born September 17, 1926.
JAMES HENRY DOOLEY-An attorney of considerable ability and wide experience is James Henry Dooley. Admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1920, he has practiced in Boston since that time, and has won for himself the con- fidence and esteem of those who come to con- sult him, and the high respect of the members of his profession. Mr. Dooley is prominent in civic and fraternal affairs, being a member of several organizations, and for many years he has been an active member of the Most Pre- cious Blood Roman Catholic Church, at Hyde Park, Boston.
He was born on October 3, 1887, at Hyde Park, now the eighteenth ward of the city of Boston, Massachusetts, the son of James Henry and Bridget (Broderick) Dooley. Both of his
parents were born in Ireland, and his father, who came to Boston as a boy, was a foundry- man and engaged in this work until his death on December 22, 1912, at the age of fifty-two. His mother now lives in the Hyde Park section of Boston. They were the parents of five chil- dren all of whom are still living: 1. Edward, who lives in Kansas. 2. Mary, who married Timothy Burns, of Boston. 3. James Henry, of whom further. 4. John Patrick, of Boston. 5. Joseph, also of Boston.
James Henry Dooley attended St. Raphael's Grammar School, where he was graduated in 1903, and later entered the Mechanics Art Eve- ning High School. He also attended the eve- ning session of Wentworth Institute, and finally the Suffolk Law School's evening sessions. In 1920 he was admitted to the bar, and began his career in the profession in which he has been so successful. In 1926 and 1927 he under- took a course of study at Boston University leading to the degree of Master of Laws, which he received. His present office is at Room 517, in the building at No. 53 State Street, Boston.
Mr. Dooley is affiliated, fraternally, with the Knights of Columbus, of which he is Advocate, and Past Dictator, and with the Loyal Order of Moose. For the past eighteen years he has been an active member of the Most Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church, at Hyde Park, Boston. Mr. Dooley finds recreation in auto- mobiling in the country districts. It has always been a source of regret to him that, in spite of his best efforts, he was unable to enter the United States military service during the World War.
On April 22, 1924, at Hyde Park, Boston, he married Mary A. Cox, who was born at Hyde Park, the daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Foley) Cox, both of whom are still living.
JOHN FRANCIS DALY-The Celtic char- acteristics which attract the many admirers of
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John Francis Daly are his rightful heritage, for though he was born in Cambridge, both of his parents came to this city from Cork, Ireland, thus giving to their children the unquestioned advantages of Celtic birth and New World education and experience. Mr. Daly made good use of the opportunities of the land to which his parents came early in life, and is a graduate of the Law School of Boston University. Since his admission to the Massachusetts bar in 1904 he has practiced under his own name, alone, in Boston, where his offices are located at No. 6 Beacon Street, Room 322.
Daniel J. Daly, father of Mr. Daly, was born in Cork, Ireland, but left his native land while a boy and came to Massachusetts, settling in Cambridge, where he was engaged in the hack and livery business to the time of his death, which occurred March 17, 1884, at the early age of thirty-nine years. He married Catherine M. Penny, also a native of Cork, Ireland, who died March 6, 1922, aged seventy-six. They were the parents of three children, all of whom are living (1928): Thomas Leo; John Francis, of further mention; and Edward Daniel.
John Francis Daly was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, August 4, 1878, and received his education in Cambridge and in Boston, at- tending Thorndyke Grammar School, in Cam- bridge, where he was graduated in 1892; Cam- bridge High and Latin School, graduating in 1896; and the Law School of Boston University, where he completed his course with the class of 1902, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Laws. He was admitted to the bar in 1904, and since that time has devoted his energies to the care of a general practice which has grown to be a large and important one. He has made for himself an honored place among his associates, and during the nearly twenty-four years of his professional experience he has become known for his ready wit, his effectiveness as an ad- vocate, and his generosity. In 1922 he was nominated for Congress from the Eighth Con- gressional District, and his interest in political affairs is constant. Able, and vigorous, he has always been interested in active out-of-door
sports, and he still retains his interest in base- ball. For recreation he frequents the golf links, and as a member of the Boston City Club, he keeps closely in touch with general munici- pal affairs. As a citizen he is public spirited and always generous in his support of those measures which look toward the betterment of municipal conditions whether political, civic, philanthropic, or religious. His religious affilia- tion is with St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, of Cambridge.
John Francis Daly was married, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, September 26, 1908, to Eleanor Marie Doherty, who was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, daughter of Frederick and Mary Doherty, both deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Daly have two children: 1. Eleanor Marie. 2. John Francis, Jr. The family home is at No. 64 Highland Avenue.
EDWARD JOSEPH CASEY-In the prac- tice of the law in Boston for a decade, Edward Joseph Casey has established for himself a valuable reputation in his profession and is held to be one of the rising younger members of the local bar.
He was born in Boston, March 8, 1884, a son of Cornelius Casey, a native of County Kerry, Ireland, who came to Boston when a boy and died here in October, 1897, and of Bridget Lydia Casey, born in County Leitrim, Ireland, coming to America when an infant and who died here, April 30, 1907, at the age of sixty-two years. They were the parents of four children, of whom Edward Joseph, of whom further, is the youngest; the eldest, Dennis Francis, being deceased. The other two are Anna M., of Boston, and Mary A., living in Florida.
Edward J. Casey acquired his education in the public schools of South Boston, graduating
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from the Lawrence Grammar School there in 1897 and then taking two years at the Boston English High School. His father's death oc- curred at this time and the young man, then fifteen years of age, went to work, keeping at it for twenty years, his idea being at some time to become a lawyer. His ambition was even- tually achieved and he was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1918, when he at once established himself in practice. He maintains his residence in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and in 1920 was a candidate from Ward Eleven, of the city of Boston, for the House of Representa- tives. He is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of Boston, and at- tends the Roman Catholic Church of St. Mar- garet's, in Dorchester.
Edward J. Casey married, in Dorchester, August 26, 1906, Gertrude Vincent Prowse, a native of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She is also a lawyer, having been admitted to the bar of Massachusetts in Boston, in October, 1923, and is now associated with the Transit Depart- ment of the city of Boston, in the capacity of conveyancer. She and her husband are the parents of three children: 1. Ralph Edward, born May 26, 1911; a graduate from the Boston Latin School, 1928, and now a student at Har- vard University. 2. Warren Albert, born Janu- ary 14, 1913; a student at Boston Latin School. 3. Howard Franklin, born February 26, 1917; a first year student of Boston Latin School.
WILLIAM WINTHROP BROOKS-Born January 16, 1894, William Winthrop Brooks is a son of Emanuel and Rose (Nevins) Brooks. Emanuel Brooks was a native of Boston, a block maker and wood worker on ships. He died in 1918, aged sixty-five years. Rose (Nevins) Brooks was born in Portugal, and now survives (1928). Emanuel and Rose
(Nevins) Brooks became the parents of five children, all of whom are living: John J., Wil- liam Winthrop, Mary I., George J., and Henry E. The family was established in this country by the grandfather of William Winthrop Brooks: by Edward Brooks, who emigrated from England and first settled in Gloucester, Massachusetts, later coming to Boston. The family is old in the records of the metropolis.
William Winthrop Brooks acquired his graded education in Lyman Grammar School, East Boston, completing his studies there in 1909, at the age of thirteen. He then attended East Boston High School, and prepared for college in Huntington Preparatory School, thereafter matriculating in Northeastern School of Law, from which he graduated in 1919, with the de- gree of Bachelor of Laws. Admitted to the bar that year, he has been engaged in practice through the years succeeding until the present time, and is retained by a large and important clientele. He is a member of the American Bar Association, and in Winthrop, where he makes his residence, at No. 27 Washington Avenue, is a member of the Golf Club. He is a communicant of the Roman Catholic Church of St. John, in Winthrop. £ His relaxations from professional practice are taken mainly in golf and automobiling.
For a year and one-half Mr. Brooks was in the service of his country, in the World War. When the United States entered the conflict he enlisted, in July, 1917, while a student in North- eastern School of Law. First he was stationed at Fort Banks, in Winthrop, remaining there until December, 1918, and then at Fort Ogle- thorpe, Georgia. He went into the service as a private, and when mustered out honorably, in December, 1918, held the commission of second lieutenant. He returned to law school, there to resume the course of the career which he has made his own in legal practice. His offices are at No. 73 Tremont Street.
Mr. Brooks married, in Boston, September 7, 1925, Alice Irene Martin, native of Boston, daughter of William T. and Helen T. (Maloney) Martin, both of whom are living.
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JAMES EDWARD CAULFIELD-Fol- lowing his graduation from high school, in 1910, for seven years James Edward Caulfield, one of the younger practicing attorneys of Boston, worked in a commercial house here. The World War began and soon the United States entered. He enlisted and was sent to the Radio School. The war ended and he de- cided that the law was to be his career. Per- haps it is a matter for our community to feel satisfaction, when the legal profession draws to its ranks such potential talent as has been shown by Mr. Caulfield during his compara- tively brief career at the bar of this State. He has shown himself to be vitally interested in political affairs and has been entrusted by his fellow-citizens with positions of high impor- tance, which he has cared for with judgment and ability. His social and fraternal associa- tions also commend him to his fellows, whose belief it is that he will rise high in the pro- fession and its radiating tasks that he has chosen for a life occupation.
He was born in Boston, of Irish parentage, October 6, 1893. His father was John Henry Caulfield, born in County Mayo, Ireland, who came to Boston when a boy and died here, Au- gust 13, 1898, at the age of thirty-nine years. He was a foreman here for the Lyman Side- walk Manufacturing Works. His widow was Bridget (Morley) Caulfield, born in County Mayo, Ireland, who came to America when a child. She and her husband were the parents of seven children; all living: 1. Mary, a clerk in the Probate Court. 2. Patrick, a foreman in the Boston City service. 3. John. 4. Cath- erine, wife of George L. Bong. 5. James Ed- ward, of whom further. 6. Julia, wife of Ed- ward Roth. 7. Winifred, wife of Raymond McCobb.
James Edward Caulfield was educated in the Boston public schools and was graduated from Jefferson Grammar School in 1908, after which he attended the Boston English High School for two years. He then obtained a position with the Thomas G. Plant Company, for which he worked from 1910 until 1917, on December
12 of the last-named year enlisting in the serv- ice of the United States and being sent to the Boston Naval Radio School at Cambridge. There he remained until after the Armistice, when he was honorably mustered out with the rank of First Class Storekeeper. He returned to Plant and Company for nearly two years, in the meantime studying law. In 1922 he passed the bar examination and was admitted to practice, since which date he has been active in his profession. He has been a member of the Republican State Committee and has been ac- tive in all campaigns, being the Republican nominee for the Massachusetts Senate in 1925 and also a candidate for the Boston City Coun- cil the same year. His church is the Roman Catholic, Our Lady of Lourdes, of Jamaica Plain, where he resides, at No. 40 Robinwood Avenue. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, is a devotee of boxing and has adhered to his training in radio, being a mem- ber of the Naval Radio Association. His po- litical club is the Republican, of Ward Nine- teen.
He married, in Everett, Massachusetts, Oc- tober 30, 1924, Helen A. Murphy, daughter of Daniel and Hannah (Kenney) Murphy, of Boston.
JAMES FRANCIS AYLWARD-Honors of a broadly distributed nature have been con- ferred upon James Francis Aylward, of Cam- bridge, whose legal acumen, education and long practice at the bar of Massachusetts have brought to him a fine reputation among the members of his profession and the community-at-large. He has held many offices, both elective and ap- pointive, wherein a high order of ability, integ- rity and the accurate administration of justice were essential. In all he has proven worthy
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of the trust, standing today a commanding figure among his fellows, with hosts of friends in and out of the profession which he ornaments.
James Francis Aylward was born in Cam- bridge, August 4, 1862, a son of James and Johanna T. (Maher) Aylward. His father was a native of the County Kilkenny, Ireland, and came to America when a young man, establish- ing himself in business in Gore Street, Cam- bridge, and also making his home in Cambridge. He was a prosperous merchant and died in 1887, at the age of sixty years. His wife, Johan- na T. (Maher) Aylward, was a native of Prince Edward Island, Canada, and died in Cambridge in April, 1904, at the age of sixty-eight years. They were the parents of six children, four of whom at this writing are still living.
· James Francis Aylward, their eldest son, was educated in the elementary schools of Cam- bridge, from which he was graduated in 1876. He then took the course at Boston College Preparatory School, ending it with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1884. This was followed in 1892 with the additional degree of Master of Arts. He continued his education, studying through the course at the Harvard Law School and obtaining his law degree, whereupon he entered the offices of Governor Gaston in Bos- ton. He was admitted to the bar in 1887 and has been in general practice in Boston and Cambridge ever since. In 1888 he served as a member of the Common Council for Cambridge and for four years was an alderman there, from 1889 to 1892, inclusive. He was again elected to this office in 1901 and served in that and the following year as president of this body. This office was succeeded by his election to the State Legislature, in which he represented the Second Middlesex District of Cambridge. He was nominated for mayor of Cambridge and for seven years served as city solicitor, after which period he was elected to the Constitu- tional Convention in 1917, and held other of- fices, among them Assistant United States At- torney. He is a Roman Catholic, a member of the Knights of Columbus and of the Boston Bar Association, the Middlesex Bar Associa-
tion, the Massachusetts Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.
James F. Aylward married, in Boston, Sep- tember 19, 1895, Emma B. Anderson.
CHARLES THOMAS WILLOCK-Among the men who have made success of the prac- tice of law in Boston, is Charles Thomas Wil- lock, of No. 40 Court Street. He is the son of Edward Henry Willock, who was born in Scotland and came to this country when a baby only four months old. He lived until he was fifty-two years of age and died on December 22, 1904. His trade was that of a glass blower. Mr. Willock's mother, who before her marriage was Julia A. Laughlin, was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, and now lives in the enjoyment of good health at the age of seventy-two years. She and her husband had fifteen children, six of whom are living and make their homes in Boston: Charles " Thomas, of whom further; James, Edward, Agnes, Lillian, and Gertrude.
Charles Thomas Willock was born at Bos- ton, Massachusetts, on April 16, 1892. He was educated in the local schools and, in 1906, graduated from the Bigelow Grammar School, then for two years he attended the Boston Latin School and, in 1912, he entered the law school of Boston University from which he was graduated in 1916 and a year later, in 1917, he was admitted to the bar and since that time he has been practicing law.
Mr. Willock's hobby is music and in this accomplishment he is quite proficient. He is a song writer of ability and plays both the piano and the violin. It is in the enjoyment of music that Mr. Willock finds his chief rec- reation and with a nature to enjoy such an art and the talent to increase its value by writing songs, he is adding to the enjoyment of others by that which gives him pleasure also.
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held the position of second assistant clerk of the Municipal Criminal Court of Boston, and in the discharge of the duties of this office his work has always been of the most satisfactory character. The responsibility of the office is one which requires diligence and accuracy and in both these qualities Mr. Willock has at all times shown himself most ably fitted for the position. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus; and Revere Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; president of the Park Street Club of Boston; and a member of the Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Lourdes.
In Boston, Massachusetts, on June 8, 1916, Charles Thomas Willock married Marie Alloise Parker, who was born in Leominster, Massa- chusetts, the daughter of Eugene J. and Mar- garet A. (Ryan) Parker. Her father is now retired and makes his home in Winthrop. The children of this union are: 1. Margaret Elloise, born February 22, 1917. 2. Charles Eugene, born March 10, 1918. 3. Miriam Arline, born March 22, 1926. 4. Barbara Ann. Mr. and Mrs. Willock make their home at No. 45 Highland Avenue, Winthrop, near Boston.
FRANCIS RUSSELL WHELTON-To Bostonians the name Whelton has long stood for all that is honorable in the general affairs of the city. Francis Russell Whelton, attorney, with offices at No. 6 Beacon Street, has come rapidly to the fore in the city's life, and is today accorded marked distinctions by confreres of the bar for his ready talents in litigation. Both in peace and in war his distinctions have been elevated, and his career inspiring.
Francis Russell Whelton was born in Boston, July 20, 1896, son of Daniel A. and Ellen Frances (Caffrey) Whelton. On his father's side he is of the third generation of the family in America, his grandfather, Daniel Whelton,
having come to the United States from Cork, Ireland, making his residence in Boston, here establishing it among the foremost of the me- tropolis. On his mother's side, through the family of Caffrey, he is descended from ances- tors who figured in Boston's early history, and from men who fought in the Civil War. His father, Daniel A. Whelton, well known to the city, was born in Boston in 1876. He served the city as mayor in 1905, having given it a most able administration, and served further for seven years on the Board of Aldermen. Ellen Frances (Caffrey) Whelton was also born in Boston, and here continues to make her home. Daniel A. and Ellen Frances (Caffrey) Whelton are the parents of six children: Francis Russell Whelton, of whom further; Frederick, Daniel, (3), Anna, William, and Robert.
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