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In fraternal circles Mr. Mulcahy is an active member of Veragua Council, No. 76, Knights of Columbus, and he is also affiliated with the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters. In politics he is a Republican but he has never sought for nor held office. In religious belief he is a Roman Catholic, and attends St. John's Church, at Peabody. His greatest hobby is dogs, particularly Boston terriers, of which he is a well-known breeder, and has officiated as judge at numerous shows.
In 1894, Mr. Mulcahy married Alice Millea, a native of Peabody. Mr. and Mrs. Mulcahy were the parents of six children, as follows: 1. James C., served as Infantry Instructor at Camp Devens, during the World War, holding the rank of lieutenant of the United States Army. 2. George H. 3. Alice I., Supervisor of Art in the public schools of Peabody. 4. Richard. 5. Nancy, deceased. 6. Marjorie.
JOHN HENRY HOPWOOD-Practicing at the Massachusetts bar for forty years, John Henry Hopwood, of Boston, has established a record of sound achievement in his profes- sion and gathered to himself a clientele of which any lawyer might well be both satis- fied and proud. He is a man of erudition and profound knowledge of the law, of engaging personality and possessed of a deep interest in athletic and civic affairs which appeals to the great mass of the people. His position is one of importance to the community, his name one of honor among the legal fraternity as well as in all circles in which he moves.
He was born, with English and Irish an- cestry, in Lowell, Massachusetts, March 1, 1862, his father being John Hopwood, a na- tive of England, who came to Lowell in early manhood and died in Mystic, Connecticut, aged seventy-four years; his mother, Mary (Dever) Hopwood, was born in Ireland, and also died in Mystic. They were the parents of four children, John Henry, of whom fur- ther, having been the second.
He acquired his education in the public schools of Norwich, Connecticut, where the family had removed when he was six years of age, and attended Norwich Academy, and St. Lawrence College, Montreal, Canada, af- ter which he came to Boston and graduated from Boston College, with the degree of Bach- elor of Arts, and later taking the degree of
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Master of Arts, from the same institution, in 1888. After studying law he was admitted to the bar in Connecticut and then in Massachu- setts, when he established himself in practice here, where he is now associated with E. P. Barry, with offices at No. 10 Tremont Street. His hobbies are baseball, boating, and fishing; the latter he has taken much pleasure in, and is an enthusiastic and expert fisherman. When he was a student at Boston College he was manager of the baseball team of that student body. He is a member of the City Club of Boston.
John H. Hopwood married Rose Rothfuchs, of Boston.
EDWARD E. LYNCH-One of the oldest morticians in the State of Massachusetts is probably Edward E. Lynch, of Woburn. Mr.‘ Lynch has been associated with the embalm- ing and funeral directing business for fifty-seven years and in business for himself for nearly forty years. His establishment, located at No. 263 Main Street, Woburn, is thoroughly mod- ern and up-to-date in its equipment and manage- ment. His funeral cars and coaches are of the latest type, and it is said that he has one of the finest outfits in Eastern Massachusetts. In addition to the successful management of his business, Mr. Lynch has been active in civic affairs, as a member of the City Council and in forwarding the various projects planned for the betterment of the general welfare of Wo- burn.
Richard Lynch, father of Edward E. Lynch, was born in Ireland, and came to this country in 1852. He was a currier by trade and found employment in the tanneries in Woburn, where he remained to the time of his retirement. He was well known in Woburn, where both he and his wife were very active in the affairs of the Catholic church, and generous helpers in for- warding the work of securing a church for the
Catholic people of Woburn. At the time Rich- ard Lynch and his wife settled in Woburn there was no Catholic church here, but they were con- tributors to the fund for the erection of the first church upon the site of the present house of worship, and after the old church was re- moved they were contributors to, and workers for, the fund which was raised to build the pres- ent structure. Richard Lynch lived to the good old age of ninety-six years, honored and respect- ed, and giving to the community in which he lived his service and his best endeavor as a citizen and a faithful church member. He mar- ried Catherine Buckley, who was born in Ire- land in 1819, and died in 1886, aged sixty- seven years. She came to America in 1851, the year prior to the coming of her future hus- band, and, like him, she took an active part in soliciting subscriptions for both the original Catholic Church in Woburn and for the pres- ent one. Richard and Catherine (Buckley) Lynch became the parents of three children, of whom only one is now living (1929), Ed- ward E., of further mention.
Edward E. Lynch was born in Woburn, Mas- sachusetts, June 28, 1855, and received his early education in the public schools of his birthplace. When his preparatory course was completed he entered Boston College, which he attended at the same time that Father Cummins, now pastor of the Church of the Sacred Heart in Roslindale, was a student there. After leaving college he found his first employment with James Little, a prominent undertaker of Wo- burn, with whom he remained for about a year. At the end of that time he took a position in a shop, and later engaged in other occupations for a time. Eventually, however, he returned to his first choice of a profession, that of a mor- tician, and decided to learn the business thor- oughly. He entered the employ of Lawrence Reed, one of the best-known morticians of Wo- burn, and that connection he maintained for a period of nine years, learning the business thoroughly and giving to his employer the best of service. On April 14, 1887, he associated himself with Mr. McLaughlin under the firm name of Mclaughlin & Lynch, and engaged
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in the undertaking business for himself. This partnership continued for eighteen months when he sold his interest to Mr. Mclaughlin and pre- pared to "go West." The earnest solicitations of friends, however, prevailed and instead of starting westward he remained in Woburn and again engaged in business for himself, this time alone, under his own name, and in this he still continues (1929). Mr. Lynch began his work as an assistant, September 23, 1871, and has now (1929) been associated with the undertak- ing business for fifty-seven years, which prob- ably makes him the oldest embalmer and fu- neral director in the State. Though he has been long in the business, Mr. Lynch has always kept in touch with the progress made by those in this profession and steadily improved his facilities for scientific and efficient work. His funeral cars and coaches, manufactured by the Cadillac Company, are of the latest and most improved models, and all of the details of his establishment are thoroughly modern. In fact, he is said to have one of the finest outfits in this section of the State, and it is certain that he has the largest following of any undertaker in this locality
As a citizen Mr. Lynch has always been help- fully interested and ready to serve in any pos- sible way the interests of the town of Woburn, either officially, or as a private citizen. He was Ward Alderman of Ward No. 2 in the years 1898 and 1899, and was president of the Com- mon Council in 1909, and has always stood for progress in local affairs. Fraternaliy, he is identified with the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters, in which order he served as chief ranger for a period of fourteen years, and Deputy High Chief for a number of years, finally declining to hold office any longer; he is also a member of Lodge No. 1908, Benevo- lent and Protective Order of Elks. The family attend the Catholic Church of Woburn, in the affairs of which they take an active part, and at the celebration of the first Mass in the pres- ent church, Mr. Lynch served as altar boy.
Edward E. Lynch was married (first), in 1880, to Julia E. Cantillon, who was born in Ireland. To this marriage one son was born, Richard M.,
who was a postal clerk, but whose death oc- curred April 16, 1921. He married Margaret Rourke, and they became the parents of four children, of whom only two are living. The four children were: Julia, Edward, Marjorie, deceased; and Mary, deceased. Edward E. Lynch married (second) Nellie T. Cantillon, who was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
EDWIN DANIEL GALLAGHER-In a field where competition is keen and filled with experts, where the law has traditions of ex- cellent representation from Colonial days, where some of the most brilliant advocates have been resident, it requires deep faith in one's abilities to enter the lists with any great hope of suc- cess. Nothing daunted Edwin Daniel Galla- gher when he introduced himself to the public of Boston as another young law graduate looking for business. In his nature there was the quality that begets success-industry and tireless attention to the task in hand. Believing that he was educationally qualified to pit himself against great numbers of experienced lawyers and having the successful record of his father to encourage him, he has already had the satisfaction of advancing in the ranks with commendable stride, and may look forward with surety to a high place among the leaders at the bar of Massachusetts. His rep- uation as a citizen is high, his knowledge of his profession broad, his ambition limitless, his industry tireless. It would seem that there is no question of the steady advancement of a young lawyer of these attributes, in the pos- session of which he draws a legion of friends and develops a clientele that is the foundation of the business structure he is building.
He was born in Newton, Massachusetts, September 1, 1899, a son of Daniel Joseph Gallagher, a native of Newton, later removing to Dorchester, and is in legal practice at No.
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209 Washington Street, Boston. He served during the administration of President Woodrow Wilson as United States District Attorney and is now an assistant district attorney of Suf- folk County. The mother of Edwin D. Gal- lagher was Mary Agnes (Cronin) Gallagher, a native of Lowell, Massachusetts.
He was educated in the elementary schools of Newton for the first three years of his school age, then continuing in Dorchester, where he was graduated from the Gilbert Stewart Grammar School in 1913. Four years later he finished high school and then attended the Boston University School of Law, from which he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1924. He was then admitted to the bar of Massachusetts and has since been in independent practice in Boston. In 1918 he enlisted for service with the American Army, then engaged in the World War, was trained at Plattsburg, New York, and Camp Lee, Virginia, and was honorably mustered out after the signing of the Armistice. He is devoted to all outdoor sports and a follower of Izaak Walton; is a Democrat in politics, and a Roman Catholic in religion, being an attendant at St. Mark's Church, in Dorchester. He belongs to the Knights of Columbus and to the Cod- man Square Improvement Association of Dor- chester.
DANIEL JOSEPH YOUNG-With the ex- ception of the period of his service in the World War the entire mature life of Daniel Joseph Young has been passed in Boston, where he was born and where he received his education. Since his admission to the bar in 1920 he has been engaged in general legal practice at No. 40 Court Street, in Boston. Here he has built up a very satisfactory prac- tice and has established a reputation for
thoroughness and for ability in handling dif- ficult cases. Mr. Young has served as a mem- ber of the House of Representatives of Massa- chusetts and is actively interested in public affairs, both local and national. He is a grad- uate of Boston College and of Harvard Law School.
Martin Young, father of Mr. Young, was born in Ireland, but came to this country at an early age, landing in Boston, where he remained and where he was engaged in busi- ness for himself as a carpenter and builder. He was an able and active man, quick-witted, and popular among his associates. He married and to the marriage two sons were born: Rev. Thomas J. Young, S. J., now deceased, who was a graduate of Loyola College, at Baltimore, Maryland; and Daniel Joseph, of further mention.
Daniel Joseph Young, son of Martin Young, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, January 9, 1893, and as a young lad attended the local schools, graduating from Quincy Grammar School, in Boston, in 1906. He then entered Boston College High School, where he com- pleted his course with graduation in 1910. In the fall of that year he matriculated in Boston College and four years later, 1914, received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from that institution. For a year and a half follow- ing his graduation he studied law in the Har- vard Law School, at Cambridge, and in 1917 he was elected to represent his district in the State Legislature. The entrance of the United States into the World War found him eager for active service, and in January, 1928, he enlisted in the Air Service and was commissioned a first lieutenant, stationed at Ebert's Field, Lonoke, Arkansas. In November, 1918, he was transferred to Kelly Field, in Texas, where he received his discharge in 1918. Meantime, before his enlistment, he had, while study- ing law, been serving as a professor in a Boston High School, and after his discharge from serv- ice he resumed his legal studies and was ad- mitted to the bar in 1920. Since that time he has been engaged in general practice here
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in Boston, where he is known as one of the especially able of the younger men of his profession. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, and his religious membership is with St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, of Dorchester.
Daniel Joseph Young has begun his career in public life at an early age, and there is every prospect that both in his profession and in public affairs he will carve out for himself a more than moderately successful career. He makes his home at No. 40 Cushing Avenue, in Dorchester. Mr. Young is unmarried. He finds his favorite recreation in golf and base- ball, and in earlier years was a basketball enthusiast. Vigorous, wholesome, able, his many friends bear witness to his worth, and among both his patrons and his professional associates he has made for himself an assured place.
MARCUS AUGUSTUS COHEN-Pursuing his studies of the law at evening school, after his daily work was done, Marcus Augustus Cohen was admitted to the bar of Massachu- setts when he was twenty-nine years of age and since then has achieved a fine reputation in his profession. Always a man of action, he has shown a deep interest in civic and social affairs and has made a host of close friends by reason of his upright character and pleasing personality. His professional work has been clean cut and intelligently performed, his success proportionate to the industry and ability which he has brought to bear in be- half of his clients. Comparatively young in legal ranks in this district, he has won a posi- tion of importance that is certain to develop as the circle of his activities is enlarged. He is a citizen of merit and a valued addition to the legal profession of the community.
He was born in London, England, October
2, 1884, a son of Hyman L. and Charlotte (Epstein) Cohen, both natives of Vilna, Russia, his father emigrating to England when he was eleven years of age and then coming to Amer- ica, where he settled in Boston and worked as a commercial traveler. His death occurred in this city, February 22, 1908, at the age of fifty-two years. His widow died in Boston, February 20, 1920, at the age of sixty-four years. They were the parents of five chil- dren: 1. Frances L., married Joseph Chertok of New York City. 2. Marcus Augustus, of whom further. 3. Benjamin H. 4. Joseph W. 5. Ida, married David Levine, of Boston.
Marcus A. Cohen attained his education in the public schools of Boston, after living with his parents in New York until he was four years of age, graduating here from Phillips Grammar School in 1899 and then attending high school. He passed the United States Civil Service examination and was appointed to a position that took him to the Panama Canal, where he was under the observation of John F. Wallace, then chief engineer of the work there. Returning to Boston, he attended the Northeastern University in the evening classes and, upon graduation and passing of the legal examination, was admitted to the bar of Massachusetts in 1913. He is active in politics and a regular Republican. For a time he indulged his favorite recreation of base- ball by reporting the professional games for the Boston "Herald." He is a member of the Order of Free and Accepted Masons and of the Free Sons of Israel, and is also affiliated with the Knights of Pythias, of which organ- ization he is Past Chancellor. He attends the Reformed Synagogue, Temple Israel.
Marcus Augustus Cohen married, in Boston, August 26, 1908, Rose Brosman, a native of Russia, who has lived here since babyhood. Their children are: 1. Arline L., born Janu- ary 12, 1911. 2. Howard L., born March 16, 1915. 3. Ruth D., born September 30, 1919. He maintains his residence at No. 76 Arlington Street, Newton, Massachusetts, with offices at No. 20 Pemberton Square, Boston.
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HUGH JOSEPH CAMPBELL-Since his admission to the bar in 1924 Hugh Joseph Campbell has been engaged in general legal practice here in Boston. His offices are located at No. 73 Tremont Street, where he practices alone, under his own name. Mr. Campbell is one of the younger men of his profession in this city, and has chosen the place of his birth as the scene of his professional activities. He is actively interested in public affairs, and represented his district in the State House of Representatives for two terms. He also served as assistant district attorney of Suffolk County in 1925-26.
Neil Campbell, father of Mr. Campbell, was born in County Donegal, Ireland, in 1857, and came to this country as a young man of thirty, arriving in Boston, where he remained to the time of his death, which occurred in October, 1917, at the age of sixty years. He married Susan Doherty, also a native of County Done- gal, Ireland, who survives him (1928), and they became the parents of six children, of whom the following four are living: Mar- garet, widow of Edward Mclaughlin: Mary, wife of John Mclaughlin; James J., who is cashier in the United States Clearing House; and Hugh Joseph, of further mention.
Hugh Joseph Campbell, son of Neil and Susan (Doherty) Campbell, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, September 28, 1896, and received his early and preparatory education in the local public schools, graduating from Cheverus Grammar School in 1910, and from the Boston English High School in 1914. When the United States entered the World War Mr. Campbell enlisted for service, but he was sta- tioned at Camp Devens, at Ayer, Massachu- setts, until the time of his discharge which he received December 4, 1918. In 1923 and 1924 he attended Harvard Summer School, and gave his attention to the study of law. He had worked hard and had used a large amount of time earlier in preparing himself for professional study, and he became a student in Law School, taking his degree with the class of 1924. That same year he successfully passed the
required examinations for admission . the bar, and since that time he has been engaged in practice for himself under his own name. While he was still a law student he was elected to represent his district in the House of Rep- resentatives, where he served acceptably dur- ing 1921-22-23-24. In 1925 he was made assist- ant district attorney of Suffolk County, and in this public office also he served faithfully and ably. During his high school days Mr. Campbell was deeply interested in athletics, playing on the track and baseball teams, and he has retained his interest in these sports. He attends football games and is also a hockey and baseball enthusiast. Fraternally, he is iden- tified with Boston Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; also with the Knights of Columbus; and he is a member of Michael J. O'Connell Post, American Legion, of Boston.
Mr. Campbell makes his home at No. 105 Day Street, in Roxbury, Massachusetts, where he attends the Roman Catholic Church of the Blessed Sacrament, and he is also a member of St. Alphonso's Association. He is unmarried.
JOSEPH CHARLES BLOOM-Having ac- quired a very liberal education in the arts and sciences, Joseph Charles Bloom then undertook preparation for the profession of law, and since 1926 has been engaged with marked success in the legal practice of Boston. He is counted among the foremost of barristers of his gen- eration within the greater city, and has an , extensive clientele. His record, one of ac- complishment and variety, is of interest to all members of the Boston bar.
Mr. Bloom is the only child of Harris and Esther (Silverman) Bloom, both of whom were born in Russia. Harris Bloom is a man of great wisdom, a rabbi. Born December 10, 1873, he came alone to the United States at
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the age of sixteen, and here has made his career. First he dwelt in Boston, then, in 1903 removed to Roxbury, where he has con- tinued to make his residence through the years succeeding.
Born in Boston, August 7, 1899, at No. 84 Prince Street, Mr. Bloom removed to Rox- bury in childhood with his parents, and there attended Christopher Gibson Grammar School, courses, which he completed in 1913. In 1917 he graduated from Boston Latin School, holding markings significant of scholastic ex- cellence, and in the fall of that year matric- ulated in Harvard College. Though rightly a member of the class of '21, he pursued his studies with such diligence and application that he took the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1920, and thus was enabled to commence prep- aration for the law in the fall of that year, twelve months prior to the time which would ordinarily have been the date. In 1925, fol- lowing studies of broad scope in Harvard School of Law, he took the degree of Bache- lor of Laws, and in January of 1926 was admitted to the bar of Massachusetts. Since then he has practiced continuously in Boston, independently, with offices at No. 20 Pember- ton Square. He continues to make his resi- dence in Roxbury, at No. 97 Elm Hill.
Mr. Bloom is a Republican, staunch sup- porter of the party's principles and candidates. He interests himself in all those general affairs of a constructive character which are open to good citizens, is a member of Tau Epsilon (international fraternity), and belongs to all bodies of the Free and Accepted Masons, in- clusive of the Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, being a holder of the thirty-second degree of Masonry. He is a communicant of Adath Jesheurun, reads widely of the classics and of current literature, and makes hobbies of bridge whist and auto- mobile trips into the country.
In Boston, October 5, 1926, Mr. Bloom was united in marriage with Esther Madeline Levins, daughter of Dr. Nathan N. and Mary S. (Skibthski) Levins, of Boston, No. 30. Cham-
bers Street. Of this union has been born one child, Mary, the date of whose birth was Sep- tember 14, 1927.
WILLIAM J. BARRY-For nearly thirty years, William J. Barry has practiced the profession of law in the city of Boston, and is today one of Boston's foremost attorneys. He interests himself diversely, as lawyer, citizen and fraternal figure, being active in these three directions. His record is of note, and here is given briefly.
The family of which William J. Barry is a member had its origin in Ireland, and he is of the second generation in his line in America. His father, William Barry, born in Cashel, Ireland, in 1850, came to the United States in 1870, and spent the balance of his life and the whole of his business endeavor in the heating and ventilation business. He died in 1905. William Barry married Mary Alice Far- rell, native of Boston, born in 1855, died in 1899, when her son, William J., was aged twenty-three years.
William J. Barry was born in Boston, June 30, 1876. He completed his elementary aca- demiç training in public and private schools in Lynn and Boston, Massachusetts, having been under the instruction of the famous Master Chase of the Whiting School, of Lynn. After this he graduated from Boston University Law School, from it taking the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1901, at the age of twenty-five, and be- ing admitted to the Massachusetts bar that year opened offices in Barristers Hall, in which he has retained offices through the three decades that have succeeded. His practice has expanded gradually, steadily, until today it is among the most considerable in the greater Boston area.
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