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Dr. Poirier married, October 15, 1912, Louise H. Hayes, daughter of Abraham Hayes. She was a graduate nurse of Salem Hospital. Dr. Poirier is a member of St. Joseph's (French) Roman Catholic Church. The doctor has little time for social re- laxation, always at the command, as he is, of his extensive practice. He acknowledges one hobby, a great fondness for all dumb animals.
F. NORRIS OSBORNE Successful in his own chosen line of endeavor, and prominent in the public life of the town, F. Norris Osborne, of Marble- head, Massachusetts, represents a group of thor- oughly progressive men, in whose hands the busi- ness interests of the community move constantly in the right direction.
Mr. Osborne was born in Marblehead, on Decem- ber 26, 1877. He received a practical education in the public schools of the town, and at an early age entered the world of industry. His first position was with the Clark & MacIntosh Company, of Marblehead, as shoemaker, and he remained with this company for about three years. He next went to J. C. Nicholson, of Swampscott, also shoe manu- facturers, and was with them for about two years, later returning to Marblehead, and entering the em- ploy of A. Stevens & Sons. A year there, then a year with Frank Carroll, also of Marblehead, and Mr. Osborne severed his connections permanently with the shoe business. He became associated with S. H. Cole, in the provision business, with whom he remained for about eleven years. He then estab- lished a meat and provision business for himself, un- der the name of the F. N. Osborne Market. Along this line he was very successful, the business de- veloping into an important interest. In 1914 he formed a partnership with Mr. Lewis, and while this endured, the firm name was the Osborne & Lewis Company. In 1915, however, he purchased the interest of Lewis Bragdon and incorporated the business. The name then became the F. N. Osborne Company, and still continues thus. The business now is one of the leaders in its line in Marblehead.
Mr. Osborne's prominence in the business life of the town brought him much before the public eye, and he was very naturally sought for public office. For one year he served as a member of the Board of Overseers, and was for some time a member, and also chairman of the "Live Wire Committee," of Marblehead.
In fraternal circles, Mr. Osborne is well known, being a member of Philanthropic Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; of Washington Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; of the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows; of the Improved Order of Red Men; and of the Knights of Pythias.
On January 1, 1901, Mr. Osborne married Anna C. Blaney, of Marblehead, and they have four chil- dren: Bowden G., Edith B., Frank N., Jr., and Elizabeth M.
BENJAMIN W. TREFRY was born in Marble- head, Massachusetts, June 15, 1855, and there at-
tended the public schools. At the age of fourteen years, he became a shoe factory worker, and for twenty-five years was so employed in different posi- tions. In 1894 he engaged in the shoe business in Marblehead, but in 1900 again made a change, and from 1900 until the present, 1921, he has been in business for himself as a contractor. He is a ceme- tery commissioner for Marblehead, and a man of good business capacity.
Mr. Trefry married, in Marblehead, in November, 1910, Almira B. Phillips, born in Marblehead, Octo- ber 6, 1860, daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Elizabeth (Stone) Phillips, her father born October 22, 1829, died in January, 1919, her mother born in Marblehead, April 30, 1830, died February 21, 1920. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips are the parents of nine chil- dren: Addie, married Charles Simmons, of Marble- head; Eliza, married Benjamin F. Brown, of Marble- head; William, died in Marblehead; Sarah J., mar- ried Joseph Walsh, of Peabody, Massachusetts; Al- mira B., married Benjamin W. Trefry, of Marble- head; Susie G., married John Greffy, of Essex; Annie M., married Fred Shampine, of Maine; Thomas J., died in Marblehead; and Joseph.
FRANK HERRICK SANGER-The leather busi- ness, one of the leading industries of Essex county, Massachusetts, commands the attention of a very large group of efficient, progressive men. Among these men, Frank Herrick Sanger, of the Nathan H. Poor and Company at Peabody, is a prominent figure.
Mr. Sanger is a son of Charles Albert and Catherine S. (Wright) Sanger, of Peabody, Massa- chusetts. Charles A. Sanger has for many years been well known in the life insurance business in this section.
Frank Herrick Sanger was born in Peabody, on October 27, 1873. Beginning his education in the public schools of the town, he continued through grammar school, then covered one year in high school. As a young man he followed various lines of endeavor. Becoming connected with the Nathan H. Poor Leather Company as clerk, on December 11, 1899, he was a stockholder one year later, and since January 1, 1916, has been half owner of the business. Mr. Sanger now bears. a prominent part in the management of the affairs of the business. Besides his individual business interest in the Na- than H. Poor and Company, which has been the name of the firm since December 28, 1909. Mr. San- ger is a director of the Peabody Cooperative Bank.
The call of public responsibility reached Mr. San- ger some years ago, and was not denied. He was appointed to the finance committee of the town of Peabody, in which connection he served for a period of five years. He served as a trustee of the Pea- body Institute for six years, and he is president of the Chamber of Commerce, having long been a member of that body, a director for two years, and was made its president in 1921. Mr. Sanger served in the Second Corps Cadets, Massachusetts State Militia, of Salem, for six years.
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In fraternal circles Mr. Sanger is widely known. He is a member of Jordan Lodge, Free and Accept- ed Masons, of Peabody; of the Salem Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; of the Salem Council, Royal and Select Masters, and of the Winslow Lewis Com- mandery, Knights Templar, of Salem. He is also a member of Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Boston; and is a member of Peabody Lodge, No. 1409, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of which he is the treasurer.
In social circles Mr. Sanger is popular, and he is a member of the most prominent clubs of this sec- tion. He holds membership in the Rotary Club, No. 9, of Peabody, in the Peabody Club, the Homestead Golf Club, of Danvers, Massachusetts, the Salem Club, and the Colonial Club, of Salem, the Corin- thian Yacht Club, of Marblehead, and the Boston Athletic Association.
Mr. Sanger has not declined to identify himself with religious work, and is active in the support of the Congregational church, and he is a member of the parish of the Universalist church.
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Mr. Sanger married (first) on February 28, 1900, Lena Mabel, daughter of Frank and Urilda (Put- nam) Newhall, of Lynnfield, Massachusetts, and to that union was born a son, Richard Herrick Sanger. Mr. Sanger married (second) Gertrude Goddard Eames, daughter of Jonathan Goddard and Car- rie Elizabeth (Perry) Eames, and they have one son, John Alden Sanger, born on August 12, 1910.
CARLISLE ROYAL GOULD, M. D .- Among the brilliant group of professional men of Salem, Massa- chusetts, Carlisle Royal Gould, M. D. is a representa- tive individual. Dr. Gould was born in Biddeford, Maine, May 14, 1890. Descended from an old Maine family, he is a son of Royal and Elizabeth (Nicker- son) Gould. Royal Gould was a prominent attor- ney of Biddeford, a man of dignity, and highly ro spected in the community,
The doctor received his early education in the public schools of Biddeford, then entered Phillips- Exeter Academy. He finished the course there in 1909, but was not graduated. For his technical training he entered Bowdoin Medical School, from which he was graduated in 1918. He, began im- mediately upon his hospital training, coming to the. Salem Hospital July 1, 1918, There. he remained until November 1, 1914, then took up general medi- cal practice in the city of Salem. Although still one of the younger members of the medical fra- ternity in this section, he is building up a practice which clearly indicates the fact that he has Armly established himself in the confidence of the public. Dr. Gould is not only a professional man; he is in- terested in every branch of civic welfare; and recog- nizes the responsibility of every man to the gen- eral good. He was an associate member of the Draft Board during the European War, and is iden- tified with such movements as make for public pro- gress. He was city physician of Salem, from June 1, 1917, to June 1, 1920. He is a member of the
Essex County Medical Society, and of the Ameri- can Medical Association.
Dr. Gould married, November 5, 1913, Gladys Loring, daughter of Nesmith Loring, of Yarmouth, Maine. They have one daughter, Elizabeth, born August 20, 1915.
WALTER T. ROCHEFORT-Having established himself in the practice of his chosen profession at Lawrence, Massachusetts, his native city, in 1906, Walter T. Rochefort has for the past fourteen years identified himself closely with all that makes for civic betterment, and at the same time has met with the consistent success professionally which is the result of the possession of those sterling qualities, energy and integrity, linked together with public spirit and a broad vision.
Walter T. Rochefort was born in Lawrence, Mas- sachusetts, March 1, 1882, the son of Matthew B. R. and Mary (Gilson) Rochefort. His parents came to Lawrence in 1865, where for many years his father was engaged in the tea and coffee busi- ness. Walter T. Rochefort attended the public schools of his native city, and after graduating from the Lawrence High School, matriculated at Har- vard College, where he was graduated in 1903, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He then entered th Law School of Harvard University and won from this institution the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1906. Passing his bar examinations that same year he returned to Lawrence and immediately establish- ed himself in the practice of his profession. He opened an office in the Bay State building and this has remained his headquarters ever since. He has built up an excellent practice and has handled many important cases up to the present, proving himself to be most efficient in his particular line.
Mr. Rochefort is a member of the Essex County Bar Association, the Lawrence City Bar Association, the Chamber of Commerce, and is vice-chairman of the local school board, serving his second term as a member. He affiliates with the Knights of Co- lumbus, St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, and also holds membership in the Lawrence Catholic Club.
On June 28, 1911, at Lawrence, Walter T. Roche- fort was united in marriage with Mary Elizabeth Carroll. They are the parents of one child, Mary, born April 18, 1912. The family resides at No. 10 Yale street. -
JAMES B. ROBINSON-A member of the Robin- BOD-Toohey Company, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, James B. Robinson stands high in the mercantile world of Essex county. With splendid show rooms and an efficient service station at Nos. 10 to 20 Winter street, in Lawrence, this firm is coneeded to be the largest in New England outside the city of Boston in the line of motor distribution and ser- vice.
Mr. Robinson was born in Deerfeld, New Hamp- shire, September 22, 1861, and is a son of James and Eliza (White) Robinson. The family came to Lawrence in 1870, and the elder Mr. Robinson for
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many years had charge of Belleview Cemetery. Both parents are now deceased.
Having begun his education in the schools of his native town, Mr. Robinson completed his studies in the Lawrence public schools, then entered the business world in the employ of C. A. Metcalf, a prominent hardware dealer of that day, in the spring of 1884. Four years later, upon the death of Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Robinson, in association with Ed. M. Sanborn and M. E. Austin, took over the business, the firm name becoming Sanborn, Austin & Robin- son. This was the beginning of the present im- portant business. Changes, in the nature of the case, took place from time to time, but each change counted for growth and development. In 1887 Mr. Austin withdrew from the firm, which continued as Sanborn & Robinson, remaining thus until the withdrawal of Mr. Sanborn in 1907 Then J. L. Toohey, still a member of the firm, was received in partnership, also M. T. Doyle, and the business was continued under the name of the Robinson Hard- ware Company. Mr. Doyle retiring from the firm in 1914, the name became the Robinson-Toohey Company, no further change having been made since that time in the personnel or name.
During all these years the hardware business was & constantly growing interest, but in the past de- cade the automobile department has so far out- stripped the regular hardware business in import- ance that in 1919 the hardware business was dis- continued and the automobile business very largely increased. This places the Robinson-Toohey Com- pany in the lead in a very extensive territory in the distribution of motor vehicles. They handle the Cadillac, the Durant, and the Nash cars. Their service station is a model of convenience and mod- ern equipment, and in the two departments they keep fifty-five employees busy.
The first location of this business, in the early days of its history, was at No. 327 Essex street, where the original business was founded in 1852. In 1900 a building was purchased at the corner of Essex and Amesbury streets, the firm taking posses- sion the following spring. In August, 1919, the business having outgrown these premises, the pres- ent large, handsome building was purchased, and as soon as the necessary interior alterations were com- pleted the business was removed to its new location.
Mr. Robinson is a member of the Lawrence Cham- ber of Commerce. He is a member of Phoenician Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; of the Merri- mack Valley Country Club, and of the North An- dover Country Club. He resides at No. 79 Johnson street, North Andover.
CHARLES HENRY BEAN-The passing of Charles Henry Bean, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was deeply regretted, for he had endeared himself to a very large circle of friends by his upright, manly life and for close adherence to high standards of business ethics and private morality. Industry and thrift marked his life and he accomplished much through persevering effort, coupled with marked
business ability, He was the architect of his own fortunes, and when at the end of life his record was closed, there was neither blot nor blemish in the name he bore, a name brought to New England by John Bean, who settled in Exeter, New Hamp- shire, not later than 1660, he being one of the com- mittee appointed to run the boundary lines be- tween Exeter and adjoining towns. Men of his name have served their country in every war from the days of King Philip and the "Swamp Fight" to the forests of the Argonne, and their citizenship has been of the quality to endure every test of war or peace.
Charles H. Bean, a descendant of the American ancestor, John Bean, and son of Elkanah F. and Charlotte (Evans) Bean, was born in Franklin, New Hampshire, July 17, 1840, and died at his home on Lowell street, Lawrence, Massachusetts, November 18, 1914. The first twelve months of his life were spent in Franklin, then the family moved to Lowell for a short time, but later, in 1852, coming to Lawrence, Massachusetts, and that city was ever afterwards his home. He attended the public schools of both Lowell and Lawrence, and to that equip- ment added a course of study at Comers Commer- cial College. After school years were over the young man entered business life and continued ac- tively engaged in commercial enterprises until his retirement in 1901. He worked his way upward in the business world, being at the time of his retire- ment senior member of the firm of Bean & Poole, lumber dealers, of Lawrence, a business to which the sons of the partners succeeded.
Another interest with which Mr. Bean was iden- tified for many years was the Merchants' Trust Company, a connection recognized by the board of directors of that institution in the following reso- lution of respect:
On Wednesday, November the eighteenth, 1914, after a brief illness, Charles Henry Bean died at his home on Lowell street, Lawrence, Massachusetts. Mr. Bean became identified with the banking inter- ests of the city in 1889 as a member of the first board of directors of the Merchants' National Bank, and in 1911, when the bank was consolidated with the Lawrence National Bank by the formation of the Merchants' Trust Company, he was elected a director of the new institutions, serving upon the board up to the time of his death. Mr. Bean's high character and conscientious fidelity in the discharge of his duties and responsibilities which he undertook make his death a distinct loss to the city. We wish to record our due appreciation of the honesty of purpose, business ability and uprightness of char- acter of Mr. Bean, and regret at the loss of his presence from among us.
An estimate of Mr. Bean's character cannot be formed without taking into consideration his re- lation to the church. For many years he was a member of Lawrence Street Congregational Church, but later he became a member of the United Con- gregational Church. He was particularly useful in his latter years, and his Christian life was sincere and earnest. He was a member of Grecian Lodge,
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Free and Accepted Masons; and he was keenly alive to the duties involved in American citizen- ship. He always declined all offers of public office for himself, except one term as councilman, but he worked zealously for his friends if they were candidates for an office. In his business dealings he was just and upright, and in disposition, genial and agreeable. His friends were legion and he was loyal to every obligation friendship imposes.
Mr. Bean married (first) November 20, 1867, Jen- nie M. Simonds, daughter of Oliver Plympton and Mary Angelina (Cone) Simonds, both of Peru, Vermont. Mrs. Jennie M. Bean died January 16, 1877, the mother of three children, all born in Lawrence: Mary E., Cyrus E., and Jennie S., the last-named dying in infancy. Mr. Bean married (second) March 22, 1881, Martha Ellen Osgood, daughter of Ira and Sarah Burnham (Parsons) Os- good, her father born in Loudon, her mother in Gil- manton, New Hampshire. Mr. Bean was essentially a home man, here, amid home environment, he was happiest and at his best. Mrs. Martha E. (Osgood) Bean died May 22, 1920.
CHARLES EUGENE FABENS-Four genera- tions of Fabens were vessel owners and shipping merchants of Salem, Massachusetts, Charles Eugene Fabens being the fourth in direct line, the business having been inaugurated by his great-grandfather, William Fabens, who established trade by shipping between Salem, Massachusetts, and Cayenne, French Guiana, South America, in 1816. The business then established continued through four generations, with offices in Salem until they were removed to Boston, and in 1877, by Charles Eugene Fabens, to whose memory this review is dedicated. He was a man of unusual quality and obtained his high dis- tinction as merchant before reaching the prime of his powers, at the age of thirty-nine.
Although born in Cayenne, Charles Eugene Fa- bens was brought to Salem an infant, and was deep- ly attached to that city and its people. So strong was his sentiment toward Salem, the headquarters of the fleet of vessels connected with the Fabens' business, that at great inconvenience to his firm, and long after the once extensive foreign commerce of the port had ceased to exist, Mr. Fabens con- tinued to have his vessels arrive and depart from Salem. It was with deep regret that in 1877 he gave the orders to move the business to Boston, and with genuine sadness on his part that the advertise- ments were posted offering for sale the wharves and buildings which had been so long in the family name. Theirs was a family business and as there were resident heads in Cayenne, as well as in Salem, many Fabens were concerned in this great shipping house.
Charles Eugene Fabens was a son of Charles Henry Fabens, of Salem, and Marie Euphrasie Fabens, daughter of Samuel and Marie Euphrasie (Mathey) Fabens, of Cayenne, French Guiana, and her husband's cousin. At the time of his birth, March 27, 1845, the parents of Charles E. Fabens
were living in Cayenne, French Guiana, but two months later they came to Salem, Massachusetts, although only for a few months. They then re- turned to Cayenne, which was the family home until 1848, when they came again to Salem, which was ever afterward the home of Charles E. Fabens, the home in Lafayette street being abandoned in 1866 for the Chestnut street residence. The lad, Charles E., attended the private schools in Salem, taught by Miss Robinson, Miss Pierce, Mr. Fitz Waters and Oliver Carlton, these being really a suc- cession of grades. He finished with a business course in a Boston commercial college.
In 1862, at the age of seventeen, he entered the employ of his father, Charles Henry Fabens, then at the head of the Fabens shipping house, and was assigned to the New York office of the house, No. 17 Broadway, where he was bookkeeper and assistant to the manager in chartering and dispatching ships to Cayenne. On the death of Samuel Eugene Fa- bens, his mother's brother and resident head of the house at Cayenne, Charles E. Fabens was at once sent out by his father to settle his affairs and take charge of the business in Cayenne. In 1869 Charles Henry Fabens died and was succeeded by his two capable sons, whom he had trained for their posi- tions as he had been trained by his father, and he by his father, the founder of the business in 1816.
When these sons, Charles Eugene and Benjamin H. Fabens, succeeded to the shipping business of the Fabens, they formed a partnership and traded under the firm name C. E. & B. H. Fabens, with offices at 211-213 Derby street, Salem, from 1869 to 1879, and at No. 1 Commercial Wharf, Boston, and Atlantic avenue, Boston, at the head of T wharf. Both men were prominent in the business world, Charles Eu- gene always remaining loyal to the Fabens' shipping house, Benjamin H. being at his death, president of the Naumkeag Bank of Salem. The firm owned a fleet of vessels, including the three brigs, "Lizzie Bigelow," "Mary E. Dana," and "Anna Mitchell"; schooners, "Juno," "Golden City," "Cayenne," and the "Charles H. Fabens," and were part owners in numerous other vessels.
Charles E. Fabens was a man of fine physique. genial manners, lively disposition and cultivated tastes. On his mother's side he traced to French ancestry and he spoke French so well that he was occasionally called upon to act as interpreter in court. He possessed a rich deep bass voice and was prominent in Salem's musical life. He was a charter member of the Salem Oratorio Society and ever retained his membership and his interest, being the central figure in the operetta given in aid of the society the year preceding his death. He sang in the Grace Episcopal Church choir for two de- cades, he and his family being communicants of that church. He was president of the Salem Schubert Club from its beginning, took leading parts in all their concerts and entertainments, and his death was a stunning blow to the club.
This many-sided man was not only an able, influ- ential business man, a talented musician, and an
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excellent citizen, but was also great-hearted, and among his philanthropies was the Old Ladies' Home of Salem, which he served for years as a member of its board of management. He was a Democrat in politics, but never accepted a political office, al- though never unmindful of his duty as a citizen. On the contrary he was most public-spirited and helpful in all movements to aid Salem interests. All who knew him respected and loved him and his acquaintance was large. In addition to his shipping interests he was a trustee of Salem Savings Bank and a director of Naumkeag National Savings Bank, an institution of which his brother Benjamin H. Fabens was president, as was Eugene Jerome Fa- bens, whose sketch follows, both these men now, too, gone to join the "great majority."
Charles Eugene Fabens married Bessie Hannah Dyer, of Eastport, Maine, daughter of Charles H. and Hannah Elizabeth (Stevens) Dyer. Children, all born in Salem, Massachusetts: Charles Henry, born at No. 10 Chestnut street, in 1870, died in 1874; Marie Euphrasie, born at No. 44 Chestnut street, November 21, 1874; Bessie Dyer, born at No. 44 Chestnut street, in 1880; and Eugene Jerome, (q.v.). The father of these children, Charles Eu- gene Fabens, died in Salem, Massachusetts, at his home at No. 10 Chestnut street, January 22, 1885, in his fortieth year.
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EUGENE JEROME FABENS The foregoing record of the parents and connections of Eugene Jerome Fabens, now gone to join the "great cara- van," explain how at the age of twenty-five, he was a National bank president, the youngest man ever to hold that high honor in all New England. He was a son, grandson, great-grandson and great- great-grandson of strong-bodied, strong-minded and able business men, and in him the lines of business ancestors, paternal and maternal, converged. He was one of the strong men of his day in the business world, and though stricken in the prime of his youth, his thirty-five years had been so fruitful and so well improved that he had reached a position of honor and importance that few men ever attain, and then only at a much greater age. He was the youngest of the children of Charles Eugene (q.v.) and Bessie Hannah (Dyer) Fabens.
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