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mainly as such projects have legal bearing, i. e., as in city administration. He has a hobby, which, for a lawyer may be termed unusual; it is music, the piano. Upon this instrument Mr. Muldoon is accomplished, but seldom plays other than for himself or for members of the family. He is keen in his appreciation of good music and seldom misses an opportunity to indulge this pleasure whenever especially in- teresting concerts, operas, or operettas are on the bills. Mr. Muldoon is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and a communicant of St. John's Church, at Win- throp. In matters of charity he is ready with sympathy, contributions, and personal effort to remove the causes making the charity neces- sary.
Frederic John Muldoon married, at Winthrop, June 29, 1921, Mary C. Bisbee, now deceased, native of Waltham, daughter of Charles Bisbee of California. Mr. and Mrs. Muldoon were the parents of two children: Frederic John, Jr., born April 16, 1922, and James Bisbee, born January 7, 1925.
JAMES FRANCIS MEAGHER-Qualified students of the work of the younger members of the bar of Massachusetts predict for James Francis Meagher, with offices in Boston and residence in Watertown, a high place among the practitioners with whom he is officially as- sociated. He prepared thoroughly for the career he selected as an avenue for his professional efforts, and still works upon the principle that the intricacies of the law are never wholly com- prehended, and that constant delving is es- sential to maintain a position which may attract the favorable attention of those interested. A proven patriotism in time of war and a staunch devotion to the civic causes that he deems of importance to his fellow-citizens and the pro- motion of their content are among many other
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estimable qualities with which he is endowed.
He was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, Octo- ber 15, 1895, a son of William Edward and Ellen (Burns) Meagher, both natives of Ireland. The elder Meagher died in 1902 at the age of fifty- five years, his widow now residing in Waltham. They were the parents of six children: 1. Wil- liam E. 2. Mary, married D. W. Taylor. 3. Helen T. 4. Joseph L. 5. Lucy, married Thomas J. Foley, of Belmont. 6. James Francis, of this review.
James Francis Meagher was educated in the Chelsea elementary public schools and in Dorchester, where he completed the course at the evening high school. This preliminary work was followed by a course at the Suffolk Law School, from which he was graduated in 1919 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. He was then admitted to the bar and has since been in practice here. Rising step by step, he is now qualified to practice before the United States District Court, the Circuit Court of Appeals, the highest courts in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Supreme Court of the United States. In 1917 he enlisted in the United States Navy for service during the World War and was assigned to submarine patrol off the coast of Maine. He was honor- ably mustered out in December, 1918. During his student days he augmented his education by practical experience in observation in the law offices of Lowell & Lowell, where he re- mained for ten years, adding to this two years in association with John H. Backus, formerly Assistant United States Attorney. At the pres- ent time and for the last two years Mr. Mea- gher has been associated in the practice of the law with Robert T. Bushnell, District At- torney of Middlesex County, and Frederic A. Crafts, Assistant District Attorney, in civil prac- tice. He is a Roman Catholic and a member of the Knights of Columbus, of the American Bar Association, the Suffolk Law Alumni and the University Club of Boston. His recrea- tions are landscape gardening and fancy poultry.
James Francis Meagher married, in Hull, Massachusetts, January 7, 1927, Dorothy Fran-
ces Antone, daughter of Charles V. and Helen C. (Frances) Antone. She is a graduate of Simmons College, of the class of 1921, and afterward was a teacher in Quincy High School.
DAVID JOSEPH CODDAIRE-Among the barristers of Boston is David Joseph Cod- daire, who has within the few years of his practice here attained to favorable recognition from confreres in the law. He demonstrates amply those qualities of ability and character which best fit one for the legal profession, and already his clientele is large, constantly increasing. He has acquired a reputation in the preparation of cases, for careful and bril- liant work, and his future in the career that he has chosen is considered to be filled with op- portunities. Surely, if his practice during the next ten years is as substantial and as pro- gressive as that of the last five, his place in the city's bar will be respected, and himself esteemed in a manner commensurate. More than his interest in the profession, Mr. Cod- daire is possessed of large public spirit, and is active in all enterprises directed toward the welfare of the greater community in which his assistance is requested. Vigorous, genial, lib- erally endowed with talents for his profession and otherwise, he is cordially received in all circles.
David Joseph Coddaire was born at Haver- hill, Massachusetts, May 6, 1893, son of John Wilfred and Katherine Ellen (Miller) Coddaire, of Haverhill. John Wilfred Coddaire was born at Ayer Village, Massachusetts, August 1, 1867. As a young man he came to Haverhill, and here went into business, as groceryman. He built up a great business under the style of LaFayette Grocery Company, operating a chain of grocery stores. In all he was in this business thirty-eight years, and has since re- tired, though he continues to give of his lively
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interest and sharp intellect to the projects of welfare entertained in Haverhill. Katherine Ellen (Miller) Coddaire was born at Wood- stock, New Brunswick, August 15, 1869. Her father came to North America from Glasgow, Scotland, made his home in New Brunswick, Canada, there spent a useful and full career, and died, in 1925, at the age of eighty-one years. John Wilfred and Katherine Ellen (Mil- ler) Coddaire were blessed with five children: 1. Mary Louise, wife of John A. Cavan, of Haverhill. 2. David Joseph, of whom follows. 3. Katherine S., who died in 1927. 4. Rose, now in a convent at Cambridge, St. Joseph's Order. 5. John Wilfred, Jr., student in Bos- ton University Law School, class of 1930.
At Haverhill, where he was born and where he makes his residence today, David Joseph Coddaire attended public school, studied in St. Joseph's College, then, in 1909, graduated from St. James High School, Haverhill. Following this, he studied in the Huntington Preparatory School, and matriculated in Northeastern Uni- versity, College of Law, whence he graduated in 1921, with the degree of Bachelor of Laws, at the age of twenty-eight years. In 1922 he was admitted to the bar, and began at once to practice law in Boston. His offices are at No. 40 Court Street, and he has been most satis- factorily successful, as recounted earlier, es- pecially in the light of the comparative brevity of his establishment in the profession. At Hav- erhill, he makes his home at No. 94 Portland Street, and in the affairs of both Haverhill and the city proper he is active. A Republican, he is staunch in support of the party's principles, and among the younger men of the city sways a quiet influence, always with the welfare of the community in mind, with its greatest good to be desired. On February 6, 1918, Mr. Coddaire enlisted in his country's service for the World War, at Charlestown Navy Yard. He was con- nected with the chaplain's office there, and was detailed to shore duty. His discharge came September 13, 1919. Without delay, he at that time resumed the course of his training at Northeastern University. While at college Mr.
Coddaire gave himself wholeheartedly to ath- letics. He played on both the football and baseball teams, and was a valuable man at his position in each. Of later years his chief relaxations have been hunting, fishing and travel. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, at Haverhill; St. Jean Baptiste, at South Haver- hill; and he is a member of the executive board of the Franco-American Club of Essex County. Mr. Coddaire is a communicant of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Haverhill, and gen- erous in contributions to charity.
Mr. Coddaire married, May 26, 1928, Ruth Nina Dauphnice, of Chester, Nova Scotia.
JAMES JOSEPH CODY-One of the most enterprising of the younger lawyers of Boston, James Joseph Cody is active in many fraternal organizations, and in Democratic politics, and was a Democratic nominee for City Council in 1925.
Born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, July 7, 1892, he was the son of John and Mary (McCallogue) Cody. The elder Cody, who was born in County Roscommon, Ireland, June 24, 1839, came to America when a boy of fourteen, and was in the coal and milk business in Boston forty years. He died April 3, 1925. His widow, who was born in County Donegal, Ireland, and makes her home with her son, is seventy years of age. Eight children were born to her, of whom three are living: Dr. Joseph J. Cody, a practicing physician, of No. 35 Central Square, East Boston; Mary A. Cody, assistant buyer for Smith, Patterson & Company, of Boston, and lives with her brother, James Joseph Cody, of whom further. Thomas, Ellen and Grace Cody died in infancy, and Sophia, who was born March 10, 1894, died October 13, 1918.
Educated in the public schools of Dorchester, to which the family removed in his boyhood,
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and at the Boston Latin School, James Joseph Cody then entered the University Preparatory School, and was admitted to the Law School of Boston University on its certificate, where he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1916. The following year he was ad- mitted to the bar in the Massachusetts courts, and has since practiced his profession, except for the interruption caused by service during the World War. He entered the army in July, 1918, and was sent to Camp Devens, where he was discharged, January 21, 1919. Mr. Cody is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of the Knights of Columbus, and of the Royal Arcanum. He is also a member of Michael J. Perkins Post of the American Le- gion. He is a communicant of St. Margaret's Roman Catholic Church.
On July 28, 1920, Mr. Cody married Josephine M. Flanagan, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, who died April 21, 1925. Their children were: James J., Jr., born June 28, 1921; Virginia Marie, born March 11, 1923; Josephine Marguerite, born April 17, 1925, died June 16, 1925.
HENRY P. CRAIG-One of the finest and most perfectly equipped funeral directing and embalming establishments in Western Massa- chusetts is Craig's Funeral Home, located at No. 194 Norfolk Street, in Dorchester. The business and the building in which it is housed is owned by Henry P. Craig, who has been en- gaged in this profession for twenty-one years, and in business for himself in Dorchester since 1912.
Henry P. Craig was born in Providence, Rhode Island, August 8, 1880, son of Patrick H. Craig, a native of Ireland, who left his native land and came to this country as a young man, locating in Providence, Rhode Island, where he spent the remainder of his life, and where he died at the age of sixty years. Anne (Queenan) Craig, mother of Mr. Craig, was also born in Ireland, and died in 1895, at the
age of fifty-six years. The young parents were hard working and intelligent peo- ple, devoted to their large family, which con- sisted of seven children, of whom only the youngest, Henry P. Craig, survives (1928). The children were: Anna, Elizabeth, Mary, George, William, Joseph, and Henry P., of further mention.
As a boy, Henry P. Craig attended the pub- lic schools of Providence, Rhode Island, and then, at a very early age, found employment in one of the big markets, serving as a meat cut- ter, in which capacity he became an expert by the time he was eighteen years of age. His skill as a cutter secured him a position in the produce branch of the great meat packers and dealers, Swift & Company, in 1898, and in that connection he remained until 1906, a period of eight years. Being an ambitious young man, desirous of establishing for himself a business which would insure him financial independence, he worked hard and saved a fair proportion of his earnings; thus making himself ready to take advantage of whatever opportunity pre- sented itself. Conscious of the fact that if he was to succeed in any chosen line of business activity he must secure the proper training, he chose the embalming and undertaking busi- ness and entered the Massachusetts College of Anatomy and Embalming, from which he was graduated January 31, 1907. When his technical training was finished he secured practical ex- perience by entering the employ of George W. Healey & Company, of Lowell, Massachusetts, the most prominent concern of its kind in that city, and there he remained for a year. He then further enlarged his experience by coming to Boston, where he accepted a position in the employ of Alfred G. Ochs, with whom he con- tinued for five years. During this time he was not only perfecting himself in the professional work of the mortician, but he was also making himself familiar with local conditions in his line of business and keeping watch for the oppor- tunity to establish a business of his own. In 1912, he opened an establishment on Norfolk Street, in Dorchester, opposite the site of his present location, and there for fourteen years he
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served an increasingly large number of patrons. Skill and knowledge, combined with long ex- perience and personal ability in the art of funeral direction, soon made him known as one of the best morticians in the city, and as the years passed his clientele became a very large one. The old building became inadequate, and in 1926 Mr. Craig laid the foundations of the fine building which today houses his business. It was completed the following year, 1927, and is one of the most modern and completely equipped concerns of its kind in the State. Built of tapestry brick, the structure is sixty feet long and twenty feet wide, the length running from the street back. A beautiful office, furnished in gum wood, occupies the front section of the building, and passing through this one is ushered into a beautiful chapel which offers seating ca- pacity for one hundred and twenty-five people, and which also, when not in use as a chapel, serves as a showroom for the exhibition of a full and complete stock of caskets and ac- cessories. Beyond the chapel is the preparatory, or embalming, room, and this is fitted with all the latest devices for the work of scientific embalming. In the rear of the building is a large, well-built and well-equipped garage, which houses the finest type of funeral cars and limousines. Craig's Funeral Home is well known in Dorchester and vicinity, and its well-liked owner has won for himself the reputation of being the kind of a man who knows how to serve quietly, unobtrusively, and skilfully in those try- ing times during which his services are needed.
During the war Mr. Craig was appointed by the President to serve on the War Board, and was chairman of Division No. 21. Mr. Craig is a loyal and progressive citizen, and is affiliated with several fraternal organizations, including the Massachusetts Catholic Order of For- esters, the Knights of Columbus, the United Order of the Golden Cross, and he is also a member of the Massachusetts Funeral Directors' Association. Sixteen years of service in this one line of business in Dorchester have made Mr. Craig very well known throughout this lo- cality and he is popular among a very large group of friends and associates.
JOHN MARTIN BOYLE, Jr .- Since 1923, John Martin Boyle, Jr., has practiced law in Boston, a profession in which his unusual en- ergy and ability have brought him much suc- cess. He is a member of the firm of Allison and Boyle, with offices at No. 11 Beacon Street, Boston, and in this capacity his services have been of the greatest value in expanding the practice and continuing the prosperity of the firm.
Mr. Boyle was born in Boston on April 1, 1898, son of John Martin and Mary Ann (May) Boyle. His father, who was born in St. Clair, Michigan, came to Boston in connection with the city subway system in 1895, and is still em- ployed by the city in important building opera- tions, as well as by private interests. His mother was born in Ballinrobe, County Mayo, Ireland, and is also still living. Of their mar- riage six children were born: Matthew J., Mary H., John Martin, Jr., Gertrude A., Patrick Henry, and Veronica Josephine.
John Martin Boyle, Jr., attended Emerson Grammar School in Boston, and the High School of Commerce, from which he was grad- uated in 1915. In 1916 he was also graduated from the East Boston Evening High School. From 1918 to 1920 he attended Harvard Col- lege, and thereafter undertook the course of study at Suffolk Law School, Boston, where he was graduated in 1923, with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. In the same year, Mr. Boyle was admitted to the Massachusetts bar and soon afterwards began the practice of law in Boston, where his brilliant talent, thorough training, and diligence on behalf of his clients, have won him many notable victories in the courts and a wide reputation throughout East- ern Massachusetts.
During the period of the World War, Mr. Boyle was a member of the Students' Army Training Corps, stationed at Harvard Uni- versity, and he is also a member of the 110th Cavalry, Massachusetts National Guard. He is affiliated, fraternally, with the Knights of Columbus, and the Catholic Order of Foresters, and he is a member of Orient Heights Post,
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No. 54, of the American Legion. Mr. Boyle is a member of Iona Social Club, of East Bos- ton, and he and his family are members of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church at East Bos- ton. In his leisure time he finds recreation in outdoor sports, particularly in baseball, foot- ball, tennis, and swimming.
On April 21, 1924, in East Boston, John Martin Boyle, Jr., married Elizabeth T. Mc- Ardle, who was born in East Boston, daughter of Bernard M. and Ella M. (Hartley) McArdle, of that place. Mr. and Mrs. Boyle are the parents of three children: 1. Mary Agnes, who was born on February 5, 1925. 2. Eileen Eliza- beth, born November 3, 1926. 3. Barbara Ann, born July 17, 1928. The family home is at No. 18 Faxon Street, East Boston.
CONDE JOSEPH BRODBINE-One of Boston's attorneys who has made much of a reputation for himself in the short time he has been in practice and who bids fair to attain a high reputation for his knowledge and ability, is Conde Joseph Brodbine, who has offices at No. 8 Beacon Street, Boston, and resides at No. 42 Washburn Avenue, Revere Beach.
Mr. Brodbine was born in the Washburn Avenue residence where he now lives, the house being built by his father in 1890. He was the son of James William and Ellen Frances (Keefe) Brodbine, the former a native of County Donegal, Ireland, who came to Bos- ton alone at the age of fifteen years, and after a lifetime of success died at the age of fifty- eight years on October 11, 1911. He was in the hotel business in Boston and had several small hotels of his own in and around the city.
The early education of Mr. Brodbine was obtained in the public schools of Revere. He graduated from the grammar school of that community in 1911 and from the high school in 1915. He then attended the Catholic Uni-
versity in Washington, District of Columbia, returning to Boston in 1917 and entering the Boston University Law School. When the United States entered the World War Mr. Brodbine enlisted in the United States Naval Aviation service. He was stationed at one of the Mississippi training schools from June to November, 1918, and after the Armistice returned to the Boston University Law School, from which he graduated in 1920 with the de- gree of Bachelor of Laws. He has been in practice in Boston ever since that time, hav- ing been admitted to the Massachusetts bar the year of his graduation. Mr. Brodbine has been very actice in community work in Revere and has received many honors from his fel- low-citizens. He was elected to the Revere School Committee from 1922 to 1924, acting as chairman of that body in 1923. He was on the Revere City Council, 1924 to 1926, and was Representative from Revere, 1926 to 1928, then being elected Senator from the First Suffolk Senatorial District. He is affiliated with the Knights of Columbus and is an active member of the American Legion. He is a member of Psi Chi, the legal college fraternity, and is associated with the Revere Chamber of Com- merce. He attends the Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Lourdes at Beach- mont.
The parents of Mr. Brodbine had a family of nine children, all of whom are living. They are as follows: Helen Agnes, Anna Madeline, John Alfred and Frances Robert (twins), Conde Joseph, of whom this is a record; Joseph James, James William, Mary Pauline, and Katherine Emily.
THOMAS JOSEPH GRADY-Prominent in the practice of law and in public affairs of Boston since the turn of the century, Thomas Joseph Grady was born at Newport, Rhode Island, December 16, 1877, but came to Boston
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as a child, and regards this city as his native place. His parents, Michael and Katherine Grady, deceased, were born in Ireland, but came to the United States in their youth and settled in the North End of Boston, where they were married, later moving to Newport, Rhode Island, where they resided for two years. His father was engaged in the grocery business, with a retail store in Boston's North End, for thirty-five years. He lived to the age of seventy-four, his death occurring in 1915. Michael Grady married Katherine Mc- Donald, who lived to the age of seventy, dying in Boston in 1915. In the family were children: 1. Thomas Joseph, of whom follows. 2. Eliza- beth K., wife of Henry J. Barry. 3. Nora L., wife of Captain Michael J. Brennan. 4. Mich- ael, Jr., who died as a child in Boston.
Thomas Joseph Grady completed the course at St. Mary's School, North End, Boston, in 1891, receiving a scholarship to Boston Col- lege High School and Boston College for pro- ficiency in studies. He entered Boston Col- lege High School, where he received his diploma in 1894, with scholastic markings in- dicative of high standing. He matriculated in Boston College the fall of 1894, in 1898 re- ceived the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and without loss of time now embarked on prepara- tion for a career at law, as his interest in this profession had increased greatly meanwhile. From Boston University Law School, where he was president of the William E. Russell De- bating Club, he received the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1901, with cum laude honors, and was admitted to the bar that year. He has engaged in the practice of law in Boston con- tinuously through the years that have suc- ceeded.
On December 12, 1899, at the age of twenty- one years, he was elected to the Boston City Council and served in that body for three terms, 1900-1901-1902, from the North End. From the same district, he was chosen Repre- sentative in the Lower House of the Massa- chusetts State Legislature, first in 1903, again in 1904, and every year following up to and
inclusive of 1909, having had seven successive terms in that body, a very unusual honor. On June 21, 1906, by the House and Senate, in joint convention, he was elected to the Gov- ernor's Council, to fill a vacancy left in the death of the Boston member. In all his gov- ernmental contacts, he attained distinction. He frequently acted as speaker pro tem of the House, and was leader of the minority under Speakers Cole and Frothingham. He served on many important committees, which included the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Liquor Law, Public Health and Federal Relations.
Thomas Joseph Grady has interested him- self widely in general affairs. While in col- lege, he played both football and baseball, and played right tackle on the varsity football eleven. In his day, he held the Boston College record for putting the 16-pound shot. He now attends all football and baseball games of in- terest in the Boston area. He belongs to the Knights of Columbus, Benevolent and Protec- tive Order of Elks and is a communicant of St. Theresa's Roman Catholic Church. Mr. Grady makes his residence in West Roxbury, at No. 25 Pomfret Street, being a foremost citizen of that community. His Boston offices are at No. 43 Tremont Street.
On June 23, 1908, Thomas Joseph Grady was united in marriage with Katherine M. Sin- nott, who formerly lived on the same street as himself, in the North End, being the daugh- ter of an old and respected North End family. Her father, Michael Sinnott, and her mother, Sarah Sinnott, are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Grady have children: 1. Kathleen Sinnott, who was born in April, 1909. 2. Thomas Joseph, Jr., born in January, 1911.
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