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From Boston English High School, Francis Russell Whelton was graduated in 1916, hav- ing taken his elementary course in the Wendell Phillips Grammar School, there concluding his classes in 1910. After the World War he matriculated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, studied there a year, in the class of 1921, then entered Boston University Law School, from which he took the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1924. He was admitted to the Massachusetts bar thereafter, and com- menced practice without further delay. Already he has built up an extensive and responsible clientele, and it is said of him that his course is marked for great legal excellence and renown.
Meanwhile, a year after Mr. Whelton had completed high school, the United States went into the war, and on January 5, 1918, he en- listed. At the Third Officers' Training School, Camp Upton, New York, he received military instruction, then went overseas to France with the 77th Division, New York, 305th Infantry, later serving with the 111th Infantry, 28th Division, Pennsylvania. On June 15, 1918, he was commissioned a lieutenant, and saw action in Lorraine, the Marne, the Aisne, the Vesle and at Fismette. He was wounded three times at the Vesle, and took part in three major engagements at Fismette. His valor was proven
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so great that he was given the highest honors possible to a soldier-in December, 1921, he was decorated with the Croix de Guerre, by Mar- shal Foch, in Boston, the only one in the United States to be so decorated.
Mustered out of the service, Mr. Whelton resumed his studies, as recounted, and went forward with his professional training. He is active in the community life of Boston, and is a member of the Hendricks Club, the Boston University Varsity Club, the American Legion, and Veterans of Foreign Wars. His church is St. Joseph's, Roman Catholic, Boston.
Mr. Whelton married, April 19, 1922, Lillian T. Goodwin, who was born at Northampton, daughter of William C. and Agnes E. (King) Goodwin, both deceased. Of this union were two children: 1. Francis Edwin, born April 25, 1923. 2. Eleanor Ann, born July 23, 1925. 3. Daniel Aloysius, born July 20, 1928. The family residence is at No. 13 Allen Street, Boston.
WILLIAM M. SLATTERY-As treasurer of Slattery Brothers, Incorporated, manufactur- ing patent leather and dealing in all varieties of calfskin, William M. Slattery fills an important place in the life of Boston, where for many years he has been a leader in the leather trade, both as an executive of the present company and in his previous connection with the J. W. and A. P. Howard Company. In his years as treasurer of the Slattery organization, he has done much to build up this corporation and to make it one of the outstanding houses in the entire New England leather industry.
Mr. Slattery was born in South Boston, Massachusetts, on April 26, 1892, a son of John T. and Ellen L. (Flahaven) Slattery. His father, John T. Slattery, was born in Mitchels- town, Ireland, came to America, and was en- gaged in business as a merchant tailor in Boston
for many years; while the mother, Ellen L. (Flahaven) Slattery, was born in Foxboro, Massachusetts. As a boy, William M. Slattery attended the public schools in Boston, and went to the High School of Commerce. In 1911, he entered the leather business, becoming asso- ciated with the J. W. and A. P. Howard Com- pany, sole leather manufacturers, with whom he remained until 1920, when he and his broth- er, Robert B. Slattery, started the firm of Slattery Brothers. This company was situated first at No. 33 Lincoln Street, where it remained until 1922, when increasing business made it necessary that it should be removed to No. 95 South Street. Here it remained until 1925, when it went to its present location at No. 119 Beach Street. Continuing as a partnership until 1928, it made rapid headway in these years, principally as a result of the sound business judgment and methods of the brothers who conducted it; and then it was incorporated, with Robert B. Slattery as president, and William M. Slattery, treasurer. The com- pany does a general business as a commis- sion house, jobbing and tanning, and specializ- ing in calfskin leather and manufacturing patent leather. The calfskins sold by this firm carry the trade name of "Tandrite" and "Onyx Patent Sides." Slattery Brothers, Incorporated, in addition to acting as a general commission and selling house, are the selling agents in the eastern district for E. Hubschman and Sons Company, Incorporated, of Philadelphia, Penn- sylvania; the Superior Tanning Company, of Chicago, Illinois, and William Pauls', Limited, of Leeds, England. Slattery Brothers distrib- ute about five million feet of leather annually, and the company ranks among the foremost independent leather merchants of Boston. Rob- ert and William Slattery have worked hard and spared no time or effort in bringing this organi- zation in a few short years to the position which it occupies in the business life of Boston today, and as a treasurer, William M. Slattery handles the financial and business affairs of the con- pany in a manner that has gone far toward plac- ing it in an enviable condition.
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In addition to his activities in his own busi- ness, William M. Slattery takes an important part in the public life of Boston, and shares in considerable organizational work. He is a member of the Boston City Club, and the Boot and Shoe Club. In his political views, he is a member of the Republican party, whose policies and candidates he supports. During the period of participation by the United States in the World War, he was in the service of his coun- try, having enlisted in the Quartermaster's Corps of the United States Army in August, 1917, and having been commissioned second lieutenant in July, 1918. He was discharged from the army in February, 1919, with the rank of second lieutenant. Mr. Slattery's religious affiliation is with the St. Thomas Roman Catho- lic Church. When he is not busy with his other activities, he likes nothing better than to in- dulge in his favorite hobbies, which are reading and golf; and few men are fonder than he of a healthful, invigorating outdoor life.
TIMOTHY DANIEL SULLIVAN-Eldest of nine children of Irish parentage and native to New England, Timothy Daniel Sullivan, of Boston, is held to be one of the rising mem- bers of the bar of the Commonwealth of Mass- achusetts. As in the case of many other young men of his age, the World War seriously inter- rupted his studies for the bar, yet he rose su- perior to circumstances and, for nearly ten years, has practiced his profession, with ever- growing reputation as an advocate and adviser. Judgment of his future on the basis of what he already has done would foretell advance- ment to high place in the ranks of the pro- fession which he even now ornaments. His temperament and personality have brought to him a host of friends, both in and out of pro- fessional circles, and a clientele of proportions and quality that should be most flattering to a lawyer of his age and general experience.
He was born in Somerville, Massachusetts, December 7, 1895, a son of Martin Joseph and Ellen (Morgan) Sullivan, both natives of County Clare, Ireland, from where they emi- grated to the United States and settled in Cam- bridge in their youth. The other children of the couple, all of whom are living, are: Mary, Anna, Ellen, Martin L., John J., Thomas E., Margaret, and Christopher. The father was a contracting scaffold builder in Cambridge for many years, where he is now living, retired.
The eldest son, Timothy Daniel Sullivan, be- gan his education in St. Mary's Parochial School, from which he was graduated in 1910. Three years later he was graduated from the Cambridge Evening High School, and then took a course at the Huntington Evening Preparatory School, upon finishing which he attended the law school of Northeastern Uni- versity and was graduated from that institu- tion in 1917 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws, cum laude. He' was admitted to the bar in September, 1917, but in April, 1918, en- listed in the Navy, the United States having entered the World War., With this branch of the service he was active as a seaman, second class, operating on patrol boats through Vine- yard Sound and other local waters, until his discharge, in February, 1919. He then began the practice of his profession, in association with John E. Conway, with offices at No. 73 Tre- mont Street, Boston. Mr. Sullivan was elected to the Massachusetts Legislature for the years of 1929 and 1930, as a member of the House of Representatives. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, of Cambridge Post, American Legion, and of the St. Mary's Catho- lic Association. His favorite recreations are walking and tennis. Mr. Sullivan's residence is at No. 390 Broadway, Cambridge.
JOHN BOYLE O'HARE-Recognized by confreres in the profession as a lawyer of pro- nounced talent, John Boyle O'Hare was born
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in Boston, October 10, 1887, son of Joseph and Mary Ann (McCann) O'Hare, deceased. Jo- seph O'Hare was a native of Boston, here lived and died, at the age of sixty-nine years, in De- cember, 1917. He was an examiner in the Cus- toms service of the United States, a man of character, widely known and esteemed. Mary Ann (McCann) O'Hare was a native of Maine, born in Portland, died in Boston, 1912, aged fif- ty-six years. Joseph and Mary Ann (McCann) O'Hare were the parents of three children, all of whom are now (1928) living: 1. John Boyle, of whom follows. broker, of Boston.
2. William G., insurance 3. Joseph, Jr., a major in the United States Army, at the present time stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Of Irish origin, the family of O'Hare was established in this country by the great-grand- father of John Boyle O'Hare, and is old in the history of Boston. John Boyle O'Hare attended the Warren Grammar School, whose courses he completed in 1900. Thereafter he attended Boston Latin School, graduating in 1904 with high scholastic honors; then matriculated at Har- vard College, whence he graduated, in 1907, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts and cum laude honors. He took the degree of Master of Arts from Harvard in 1908, and began his career in sociological works, spending two and one-half years in the Boston School for Social Workers. The next fifteen years he served in Boston's Juvenile Court, as probation officer. Meanwhile, in 1909, he had taken the degree of Bachelor of Laws from Northeastern Univer- sity, cum laude honors, as in Harvard, and, admitted to the bar that same year, has been engaged in the practice of law through the years that have followed, with present offices at No. 73 Tremont Street. His clientele is large and responsible. While at Harvard, Mr. O'Hara played football on the college eleven. He re- tains his interest in sports, and takes his re- laxation from professional cares in several of them, practicing out-of-doors. He makes his home in Brighton, and in Brighton is a member of the Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Presentation.
Mr. O'Hare married, October 23, 1911, in Boston, Margaret Mary Collins, native of Bev- erly, daughter of John Collins, living, resident of Boston, and Ann (Concree) Collins, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. O'Hare are the parents of seven children, all of whom are living: 1. John B., sixteen years of age (1928). 2. Richard C., fourteen. 3. Joseph, twelve. 4-5. Margaret and Mary (twins), ten. 6. Ann, six. 7. Elizabeth, one year old.
GEORGE EDWARD O'BRIEN-Among the younger men who have made for them- selves names for ability in the leather business of New England is George Edward O'Brien, manager of the Boston office of the Monarch Leather Company. Mr. O'Brien is the son of George J. and Ellen E. (Jordan) O'Brien, both natives of Ireland. George J. O'Brien is a merchant in Dorchester, Massachusetts, where he conducts a business under the firm name of George J. O'Brien and Sons.
George Edward O'Brien was born at Dor- chester, Massachusetts, on July 25, 1893. He was educated at the Henry L. Pierce School, of Dorchester; at the Dorchester High School, of Boston; at the Wentworth Institute, of Boston, and at the Harvard Reserve Officers' Training Corps School in 1917. Mr. O'Brien worked for three years with the George J. O'Brien and Sons at Dorchester until the outbreak of the World War, or the time when this country en- tered the conflict. He then, in 1917, enlisted for military service. For four years he had been in the regular Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. He was in the United States Army for two years, from 1917 to 1919, and for five years he has been in the United States Army Reserve. He was a private and sergeant in the National Guard, and in the United States Army he was a first lieutenant, and in the Reserves he was a first lieutenant. He returned to business after his military service, in 1919, and became asso-
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ciated with the leather business, in connection with the Monarch Leather Company. He has held the different positions of shipper, salesman and manager. Having been in the leather busi- ness practically all of his business career, he is familiar with its many phases, and in 1925 he was appointed manager of the New England office of the Monarch Leather Company. This company maintains its tannery in Chicago, and has offices in Chicago, New York City, Seattle, and the New England office at Boston, which was established in 1906. The product is high grades of upper leather, calf, veals, kip, and side leather. Mr. O'Brien has proven his ability to handle this territory and is making a success of the office. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus; the American Legion; and was at one time the finance officer of the Old Dorchester Post, No. 65.
On June 2, 1926, at Boston, Massachusetts, George E. O'Brien married Anna E. Lydon, of Boston, a daughter of John J. and Elizabeth E. (Hartigan) Lydon, both of whom were born in Ireland.
FRED T. MOORE-The story of a suc- cessful career is not at all unusual-but it never ceases to be of interest; for in each separate case the central figure is motivated differently, by character and by purpose. In the business spheres of Boston are encountered leaders in every type of endeavor, as perusal of this volume of contemporary biographies will illustrate; and of these leaders none is worthier of record, nor has had a career of greater interest, than Fred T. Moore, dis- trict manager of the internationally known B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company, dominant American manufacturers of tires and allied products.
Mr. Moore is a native of Massachusetts, born at Worcester, August 20, 1884, son of William H. and Anne (McGrath) Moore. His
father for years was engaged in the employ of the Boston & Albany Railroad, as con- ductor. He was one of the men most relied on by the rail corporation, possessed of the deepest integrity. His death, July 6, 1911, brought sorrow to a legion of staunch friends. He was interred at Worcester.
While Fred T. Moore was given a good home, with the love and guidance of both parents, still it appeared advisable for him to go to work before the age when the aver- age youth considers such a move seriously. He left high school at Framingham, to which city his family had removed from Worcester when he was six years old, during his junior year, to take employment in the R. H. Long Shoe Factory, of Framingham. There he worked for a time, saved his money to the fullest extent possible, and later found em- ployment with the Dennison Manufacturing Company, also of Framingham, where he con- tinued through a further period. At the end of his connection with the Dennison organiza- tion he had in hand sufficient money to pay his tuition in Burdett College, of Boston, and came then to the capital city. In a very short time he completed necessary business courses, with honorable scholastic standing. His very first employment, as it happened, was with the B. F. Goodrich Rubber Com- pany, in its Boston offices. Thus it was after several trials and no mean determina- tion that he found himself on the threshold of the distinguished commercial career that was to follow.
Innate and cultivated ability soon made their effect felt in the offices of the Goodrich or- ganization. Mr. Moore was promoted through the general routine of work, becoming in turn a salesman, then retail sales adjuster, and in due manner assistant manager. On March 14, 1914, he was promoted to the highest position within all New England-that of dis- trict manager, in charge of all the company's business in the New England States. He has seen the business grow in financial volume from several thousands of dollars to millions of dollars annually. Largely, this favorable
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evolvement has come about through his own initiative and wise direction, his vision and practical grasp of situations. Mr. Moore is accounted a pioneer in the tire industry, and of a certainty, within the industry he is a figure of prominence, not alone in Boston and New England but throughout the centers of the industry in the nation.
Despite the responsibilities of his position as district manager of New England Good- rich interests, Mr. Moore has not failed to entertain diversified connections socially. Fra- ternally, he is affiliated with the Knights of Columbus, Framingham Council. He is an ac- tive member of the Boston Chamber of Com- merce, the Advertising Club of Boston, the Boston Rotary Club, Boston Athletic Associa- tion, and the Woodland Golf Club. His chief relaxation out-of-doors is golf. He is fond of driving also, and formerly was presi- dent of the Boston Motor Club. He is a communicant of the Roman Catholic church.
Mr. Moore married, November 21, 1910, Susan O'Donnell, daughter of James and Susan (McMullin) O'Donnell; and their chil- dren are six: 1. Gerard, born in 1911, who has attained honors in golf and is now (1928) regarded as championship material. 2. Fred T., Jr., born in May, 1914. 3. Mary, born in October, 1915. 4. Paul, born in May, 1917. 5. Anne, named after her paternal grandmother, Anne (McGrath) Moore, born in July, 1923. 6. Jane, born in September, 1924. The family residence is at No. 687 Washington Street, Brighton, while Mr. Moore's offices are at No. 145 Ipswich Street, Boston.
CHARLES C. GILMAN-When he was seventeen years of age Charles C. Gilman, of Boston, his elementary and high school work completed, began his active business career by engaging in insurance. That was nearly thirty years ago, during which time, by perseverance, a keen perception of the intricate business which
he has followed, and with the fortunate pos- session of engaging qualities, he has risen to a position of importance and of great personal value to himself.
Charles C. Gilman was born in Boston, June 19, 1882, a son of William Gilman, a native of Rutland, Vermont, who was engaged in the liquor and fruit business until his death in 1911, and of Mary (Carroll) Gilman, of Pomfret, Connecticut, who is still living. Charles C. Gilman completed the courses in the Boston public and high schools and attended the Bos- ton English High School, graduating therefrom in 1899. His first essay into business was with the North American Insurance Company, with which he remained until 1904, when he accepted a post with the National Life Insurance Com- pany, as special agent. He has since continued with this organization in the same capacity, with offices at No. 159 Devonshire Street. He is a member of the Mt. Pleasant Council, Knights of Columbus, and belongs to the Boston Chamber of Commerce; was vice-presi- dent of the Catholic Union of Boston; has been a member of the Boston Athletic Associa- tion, the Wollaston Golf Club, and is past president of the Boston Life Underwriters' As- sociation; member of the Neighborhood Club, of Ashmont, the Appalachian Mountain Club and is past president of the Boston Round Ta- ble. In politics he is Independent. He holds membership in the Milton School Board. He attends St. Angela's Roman Catholic Church, he is devoted to his family, and takes great interest in golf and football. He is a public speaker of high reputation, his subjects gener- ally on ·insurance.
Charles C. Gilman married, in 1912, Rose L. Sullivan, born in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Their children are: Charles S., Robert D., Wil- liam C., Mary Elizabeth and Richard T.
JOSEPH FINNEGAN-It was at the age of eighteen years that Joseph Finnegan, now
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one of Boston's leading attorneys, left his native Ireland and came to this country, where he obtained his legal education. Although but young in years, Mr. Finnegan has already ac- quired an extensive practice, and is recognized throughout the profession as a man who will assuredly secure a position of the highest stand- ing at the bar.
Mr. Finnegan was born in County Mayo, Ireland, May 15, 1898, the son of Michael and Nora (Prendergast) Finnegan, both natives of County Mayo. The father of Mr. Finnegan was a farmer, well known and highly respected in his community. He died in 1923 at the age of seventy years, and his wife, the mother of Joseph Finnegan, passed away in 1926, at the same age. Mr. Finnegan, of this record, was one of ten children, all living in Ireland with the exception of himself; a brother Luke, who lives in New York City, and a sister, Helen and a brother Patrick, who reside in Dorchester.
Upon his arrival in this country, Mr. Finne- gan, who had received his early education in the National schools of his native land, entered the Holyoke High School, from which he grad- uated in 1919. He then studied at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, for a year, later entering the law school of Boston University, from which he received his degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1923, being admitted to the bar of Massachusetts the same year. Mr. Finnegan has always taken a deep interest in politics and in 1926 he was elected to the State Legisla- ture, and reëlected in 1928, which office he still holds. He resides at No. 119 King Street, Dorchester, where he is a member of the Old Timers' Club of that municipality. He is also affiliated with the Knights of Columbus; Bos- ton Lodge, No. 10, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters; the Ancient Order of Hi- bernians; the Mayo Men's Benevolent Associa- tion, and the National Democratic Club. Mr. Finnegan is also one of the leading figures in the Adams Street Improvement Association, of Dorchester. His religious affiliations are
with St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church, of Dorchester. His offices are at No. 6 Beacon Street, Boston.
FREDERIC JOHN MULDOON-Veteran of the World War, barrister, member of the legal profession in the city of Boston since 1913 with offices in the Old South Building, Nos. 819-21, Frederic John Muldoon is a native of this city, born on April 23, 1890, son of Charles James Muldoon and grandson of Patrick Muldoon, who came to the United States from Ireland in the first quarter of the nineteenth century. It is recorded that Patrick served most loyally the country of his adoption and was highly respected by all who knew him, a patriotic and public-spirited citizen.
Charles James Muldoon, son of Patrick Mul- doon, progenitor of the American branch of the family, was born in Boston and here ended his years, in 1907, after having spent the whole of his active career, some fifty years in all, as merchant in the metropolis of Massachusetts. His reputation with business men with whom he was associated was of the finest; as merchant he dealt wisely and accumulated a fair fortune. He married Catherine Frances Cain, born in Boston, and to this union were born five chil- dren: 1. Charles, manufacturer of wooden and metal signs for advertising purposes and dis- play, residing at Wollaston, Massachusetts. 2. Catherine A., wife of William F. Wright, of the State of Oregon. 3. Anna E., a teacher; unmarried and residing in Winthrop, Massa- chusetts. 4. Frederic J., of whom further. 5. Alice G., a teacher; unmarried, of Winthrop. The widow, Catherine Frances (Cain) Mul- doon, resides with her son Frederic.
Frederic John Muldoon, son of Charles James and Catherine Frances (Cain) Muldoon, received his elementary education in the Bigelow Gram- mar School, Boston. In the fall of 1903 he entered Boston High School, and graduated
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in 1907, at the age of seventeen years. Then, for the next three years, Mr. Muldoon traveled extensively, visiting chief points of interest in the United States and the Dominion of Canada, and across the sea, in Europe. After this most beneficial and broadening period of travel edu- cation, he returned to the city of his birth and in realization of an ambition that had possessed him for a number of years, did, in the year before attainment of his majority, enter law school, the Boston University School of Law. Because of his early leaning toward the law and the settling influences of his extensive wander- jahr, which caused him to eschew major in- terest in other professions and to decide firmly on the law as his life's career, he matriculated in the law school in that earnest aspect of mind sometimes lacking in the youth of suc- ceeding decades: with his mind firmly bent on attaining proficiency in this profession, therefore, he was an apt student, and accredited himself to the commendation of his professors in all branches of study undertaken. Mr. Muldoon graduated in 1913 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws, and was admitted by the Massachusetts State Bar Association to practice before any bar in this State the same year. He established an address in Boston immediately, and in the engagement in general practice has won the praise of confreres in the city's legal fraternity. When, in 1917, the United States entered into the World War, Mr. Muldoon, being of age, sound of body, intelligent and a patriot, en- listed as private in the army. He was stationed at Syracuse, New York, at Florida, and later at Camp Devens, receiving his honorable dis- charge from the service of his country in January, 1919. Aside from this period devoted to the cause of the United States he has given his whole time to general practice in Boston, and to participation in the diverse interests that are his: a resident of Winthrop, he is active in community matters there; always he is ready to give his services to projects for local improve- ment, and in matters of a political character exerts, quietly, a considerable influence. So, too, is he active in the metropolis, though here
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