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Haverhill, Massachusetts, and they have three daughters: Barbara, Jane and Janet, twins.
GEORGE ALBERT WANING, a shoe manufac- turer, and head of the firm of Waning & Company, Inc., of Haverhill, Massachusetts, is a native of Haverhill, and has spent practically his whole life in the city. He was born on January 12, 1892, the son of Frank Wilson and Nancy (Demerest) Wan- ing. His father was originally of Maine, and his mother of Biddeford. His father, who still lives, has been in the shoe industry for the greater part of his business life, and it was that connection which brought the family into Massachusetts, and to Haverhill, where George Albert was born. The latter received the whole of his academic education in Haverhill schools, and when ready to enter upon a business career, he became associated with his father in business. The firm was known as F. W. Waning & Sons in 1911, and then had its factory at No. 112 Phoenix street. They were contracting shoemakers, and the output of the plant was not inconsiderable. In 1918 the business was sold to the C. B. Edwards Company, of Haverhill, soon after which the firm of Harriman & Waning was established, the firm setting its plant originally at No. 32 Locke street, Haverhill. Several changes in address were necessary, as is the general experience in the expansion of an active business, and after some time spent at No. 78 Fleet street, the factory was removed to No. 495 Lincoln avenue, where it has since remained. In November 1, 1920, a re- organization of the company became necessary, and the firm of Waning & Company, Inc., was founded. Its specialty is high-grade women's shoes, and the capacity of the plant is one thou- sand pairs a day. An indication is thus conveyed of the importance of the enterprise.
Mr. Waning is a popular Mason, being a member of Merrimac Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; he is also a member of the Superintendent and Foremen's Association, and is past officer of the Loyal Order of Moose. He is of military record, being president of the State Guard Veterans' Asso- ciation. In church affiliation he is a member of the First Universalist Church of Haverhill, and of the Universalist Men's Club.
Mr. Waning married, at Haverhill, Massachusetts, January 22, 1912, Jessie M. McIntosh, daughter of Dan and Edith (Kimball) McIntosh, of Haverhill, the former originally of Nova Scotia, and the latter of Salem, New Hampshire. They have two chil- dren: George Albert, and Edith Elizabeth.
HON. WILLIAM A. SHEA was born at Salem, Massachusetts, about 1869, and is a son of John and Mary (Foley) Shea. His father, who was born in Ireland, was brought to the United States when he was but two years old. John Shea was engaged in the leather industry, and spent most of his life at Salem, where he died. His widow, Mary (Foley) Shea, still lives in the old Shea residence at Salem, where Mr. Shea was born.
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William. A. Shea received his early education at the Bowdich Grammar School of Salem. After hav- ing completed his studies, he obtained employ- ment in the leather industry and acquired a thor- ough knowledge of the methods employed in the various branches of that industry. He spent some time as a hand-finish leather worker, and his knowl- edge was practical as well as theoretical. While he was still quite young, Mr. Shea engaged in the hand-finished leather business as an independent manufacturer, but adverse circumstances brought about the failure of the venture, and Mr. Shea lost both the profits of the business and the capital he had invested in it.
Undismayed by his losses in the leather business, Mr. Shea entered the service of the Salem Electric Railway Company. He spent some time in the em- ployment of the Railway Company and when the Salem-Willows trolley line was opened, it was Mr. Shea who collected the fares on the first trip made over the new road. After a time, however, he left Salem and moved to Peabody, Massachusetts, where he found employment in a fruit store and lunch room that stood on the site of the present post office. Some time later, in 1893, Mr. Shea bought a lunch room, which is still being conducted suc- cessfully under his name. As the proprietor of the little restaurant, Mr. Shea also conducted a re- tail tobacconist's stand. The tobacco business aroused Mr. Shea's interest, and he gradually gave up his other interests in order to devote all his at- tention to it. He is now the proprietor of a whole- sale tobacco business, which is constantly increasing in size and which is widely known throughout Essex county and along the north shore of Mas- sachusetts. The annual volume of business tran- sacted by Mr. Shea and his associates' amounts to about $1,000,000. On October 12, 1915, Mr. Shea opened a fine new store in Peabody, Massachusetts, where the local business of the tobacco company is transacted.
In addition to his ever-increasing business inter- ests, Mr. Shea has concerned himself with public affairs. He served for several years as overseer of the poor. Later he acted as sewer commissioner, before the abolition of that office. At the time . when the town of Peabody became a city, Mr. Shea was serving as selectman. When the first City Council of Peabody was formed, Mr. Shea became its president. In May, 1920, Mr. Shea was elected mayor of Peabody. Although his election was op- posed by various newspapers of the vicinity, Mr .. Shea, standing upon his record as a public servant and a private individual of unimpeachable char- acter, was elected by one of the largest majorities in the political history of the city. As a business man and a public-spirited citizen, Mr. Shea is de- voting all his energies to the task of administering the city's affairs in an efficient and honorable man- ner. In political matters Mr. Shea is a supporter of Republican ideals.
Mr. Shea and his family are Catholics, and belong to St. John's Catholic Church. He is a member of
the Knights of Columbus and belongs to the fourth degree of that order. He also belongs to the An- cient Order of Hibernians; the Loyal Order of Moose; the Fraternal Order of Eagles; the Benevo- lent and Protective Order of Elks; and the Penny Ade.
William A. Shea married Alice Crouse, at Salem, Massachusetts. Mrs. Shea was very well known as a concert singer, being gifted with true musical feeling and with a thorough technical training, she died about nineteen years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Shea were the parents of two children: Alice C., and William G. During the World War, William G. Shea served as a truck driver in the United States army. While on active service in France he was the victim of a gas attack. His injuries, however, were not serious and in course of time he recovered from the effects of the poison gas. After his re- turn from France he married Agnes E. Gordon, and settled at Nahant, Massachusetts.
CLIFTON, LEON BUCK, M. D. - Among the progressive members of the medical profession in Essex county, Massachusetts, is Dr. Buck, of Dan- vers, whose unusually broad hospital experience has given him advantages of especial value.
Dr. Buck was born in Boston, September 10, 1882, but received his early education in Maine. After completing the public school course he attended Wilton Academy, and was graduated in 1906. Then entered Tufts College, in the Medical Department, he was graduated in 1911, receiving his degree of Doctor of Medicine from that institution. Follow- ing his graduation, Dr. Buck served as house officer on the Boston Floating Hospital, later was con- nected with the Boston Dispensary, then for a time was at Carney Hospital, as interne, after which he served as interne at the Boston City Hospital for a period of eighteen months, then, for two years, was assistant resident physician at this hospital. Coming to Danvers in 1914, Dr. Buck established an office for the general practice of medicine, and during the time which has since elapsed, has built up an excellent practice, and now takes a leading place among the medical practitioners of this com- munity.
Dr. Buck is a member of the American Medi- cal Association, and of the Massachusetts Medical Society. He is visiting physician at Beverly Hos- pital. He also is a member of the Danvers Board of Health, and a leader in such civic activities as tend to promote the welfare of the people. Politi- cally he supports the principles and policies of the Republican party. His fraternal affiliations include membership with the Free and Accepted Masons, and his college fraternity is the Alpha Kappa Kappa.
Dr. Buck married, in 1915, Grace M. Marston, in Danvers, Massachusetts.
JOHN AUGUSTUS TEAGUE-In the financial circles of Peabody, Massachusetts, there are many names which are held in the highest esteem, names
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which bear the deepest significance to the welfare of the people. Some of these names have become only a memory, but the name of John Augustus Teague is a memory which will long be cherished, not only by his associates, but by every one who enjoyed the privilege of his acquaintance. To the biographer it is more than a passing gratification to commemorate such a life of usefulness and de- votion to high purpose.
John Augustus Teague was a son of Theodore Parker and Louise Ann (Marston) Teague, and was born on July 9, 1870. He died at his home on Lowell street, in Peabody, on March 17, 1920. As a boy Mr. Teague attended the public schools of Peabody, where he was always an apt scholar, and a popular exhaustive student. He preferred a busi- ness career, and in his younger days he was a traveling salesman. Later, for many years, he was identified with the office of the United Shoe Ma- chinery Company at Boston. Then, upon the death of Harry F. Walker, in January, 1909, Mr. Teague succeeded him as secretary and treasurer of the Peabody Co-operative Bank, Mr. Walker having held that position since the incorporation of this institution.
During the years which Mr. Teague served in this capacity the development of the bank was most re- markable. At the time he took charge the assets of the institution were only about $500,000, and at his death, in a period of eleven years, they had grown to the amount of $2,000,000. This was large- ly due to Mr. Teague's efficient management. He was a man of rare discretion, a keen judge of men and affairs, and his work became so much a part of his existence, and so near to his heart, that he may well. be said to have lived for it. Certain it is that his deep interest in it prolonged his life. For the sake of his work he fought off for many months the insidious malady which was undermining his health for years, and the end was postponed far beyond the expectation of his physician and those who were familiar with his case. The Peabody Cooperative Bank owes much to the untiring labor and constant devotion of John Augustus Teague.
Mr. Teague married, on April 14, 1897, Nancy Poor Osborn, daughter of Franklin and Sally Bat- chelder (Wheeler) Osborn. His wife, who had been his constant help through his long illness, died a few months before him, passing away on Feb- ruary 14, 1920. Their daughter, Sally Wheeler Teague, survives him.
Not alone in banking circles, but in every branch of civic endeavor Mr. Teague was a force for progress. Quiet and unassuming, his activities were unheralded, but none the less constructive. His death was a loss to the entire community, and it will be long before his place is filled.
FRED E. TWISS-There is no man in Lawrence, Massachusetts, more active in the affairs of that town than Fred E. Twiss, paymaster and purchas- ing agent of the Everett Mills, of Lawrence. Mr. Twiss was born April 3, 1867, at North Andover,
Massachusetts, son of Alfred E. Twiss, of Antrim, New Hampshire, who died in 1875. The latter is survived by his wife, Sarah E. Goodwin, of Merri- mack, New Hampshire.
Mr. Twiss attended the public schools and the Lawrence Commercial College, and his first posi- tion. was with the George Armstrong Company, dry goods merchants, where he remained a year and then entered the employ of the Pacific Mills Com- pany, as runner boy. After three years there he was employed for a time by A. E. Mack, who was in the insurance business and at one time mayor of the city, and in March, 1886, Mr. Twiss entered the employ of the Everett Mills as a general clerk. Four years later he was made assistant paymaster, and ten years from the time he. entered the em- ploy of this company he was appointed paymaster, which position he has held to the present time, and for several years has held the position of pur- chasing agent in connection with his other duties. Mr. Twiss has the unique distinction of holding this office of paymaster longer than any other individual in Lawrence.
Besides discharging the duties incumbent on his positions, Mr. Twiss is very active in Americaniza- tion work, particularly among the foreigners em- ployed in the mills. He has established several community clubs in different sections of the city, and each time that he comes in contact with the men he never loses an opportunity to instill into their minds a love and reverence for the country where they earn their living and where their chil- dren are being educated. Mr. Twiss is so imbued with patriotism and love of country that it is an easy matter for him to impress those whom he ad- dresses. Naturally, along these lines, Mr. Twiss has been interested in the defenses of the country, and from 1886 to 1898 was connected with the militia, retiring with the rank of senior sergeant. He is a member of Company K and M, and Bat- tery C, Veteran Association.
During the World War, 1917-18, in recognition of his zealous services, he was appointed clerk of the Exemption Board of the First District, and later enlisted in service and was commissioned first lieu- tenant of the Emergency Men, known as Engine Company, No. 6, Emergency Police, of the city of Lawrence. He personally equipped a company of one hundred and fifty men in this division and this company was not only the largest, but it was the only company to remain intact, and it is still in existence, with Mr. Twiss as its captain.
Fraternally, Mr. Twiss is a member of the Im- proved Order of Red Men; and Monadnock Lodge, Kearsarge Encampment of Independent Order of Odd Fellows, serving for a quarter of century as de- gree master through various branches of the order.
Mr. Twiss married, in 1896, Isabella F. Strout, of Belfast, Maine, and they are the parents of a daughter, Dorothy, born in 1902, and who passed away in 1906. Mr. and Mrs. Twiss are regular at- tendants and members of the Universalist church, and Mr. Twiss is a member of the Men's Club. He
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is also presidence of the board of director of Belle- vue Cemetery of the city of Lawrence.
ARTHUR E. JOSLYN, B. S., A. M., M. D .- One of the leading physicians of Lynn, Massachusetts, Dr. Joslyn has had an unusual breadth of prepara- tion for his professional career. He is a son of Everett Osgood Joslyn, who was born on the home- stead farm in Seneca township, McHenry county, Illinois, and has followed farming throughout his active lifetime. He is now retired, and resides in Marengo, in that State. He married Ella Laura Burritt, who was born in Wauconda, Lake county, Illinois. Their four children are: Dr. Arthur E. Joslyn, whose name heads this review; Dr. Leslie B. Joslyn, a successful practitioner in Maywood, Illinois; Flora Mabel, now Mrs. Fisher, of Evanston, Illinois; and Gladys Irene, instructor in the Uni- versity of the State of Washington, in Pullman, Washington.
Dr. Joslyn was born in Seneca township, Illinois, on the same farm which was his father's birthplace, on March 13, 1881, and remained on the farm until he was twenty years of age, acquiring his early edu- cation in the nearby schools, then assisting with the farming operations. Thereafter he entered Northwestern University, in Chicago, Illinois, from which he was graduated in 1903, with the degree of Bachelor of Science, then, in 1904, he was grad- uated from Harvard University, with the degree of Master of Arts. For two years following he was instructor in mathematics at the Armour In- stitute of Technology. Between 1907 and 1916 Dr. Joslyn taught in various high schools, during that period studying medicine, and receiving his degree of Doctor of Medicine from Harvard University in 1911. He is now a member of the staff of the Union Hospital Corporation, of which he has also been clerk since October of 1920.
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During the World War, 1917-18, Dr. Joslyn volun- teered for service. He was commissioned captain of the Medical Corps October 23, 1918, and was discharged February 5, 1919. The doctor is a mem- ber of the American Medical Association, of the Massachusetts Medical Society, and of the Lynn Medical Fraternity. Politically he supports the Republican party. His religious convictions place his membership with the Maple Street Methodist Episcopal Church.
Dr. Joslyn married, June 28, 1905, in Winchester, Massachusetts, Clare Jean Allen. They resided in Chicago, Illinois, until 1907, when they returned East. They have four children: Jean, born May 6, 1906, in Chicago; Arthur Everett, born April 19, 1911, in Winchester, Massachusetts; Emerson Allen, born December 13, 1912, in Lynn, Massachusetts; and Elleva, born December 15, 1916, also in Lynn.
WILLIAM FREDERICK MUNROE-The life of William F. Munroe was a comparatively short one, covering a period of but forty-eight years, yet it was of great usefulness and business success. He came of an ancient Scotch family, early settled in
Massachusetts, and from worthy ancestors inherited strong elements of character which made him a man of force in both business and civic life. He was a descendant of William Munroe, who was of the Scotch clan Munroe, who were overthrown by Cromwell, the Munroes being adherents of the Stuarts.
(I) William Munroe, born in Scotland in 1625, came to New England in 1652, and was a property owner in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1657. In 1660 he settled in Cambridge Farms (now Lexing- ton), his farm on Woburn street, near the Woburn line. He was admitted a freeman in 1690, was married three times, and although forty years of age when first married, reared a family of thir- teen children. His sons lived at the home farm after they reached manhood, and he made many additions to his house to accommodate the families of his sons. He died January 20, 1717, and in his will names five sons and five daughters. His first wife, Martha, bore him four children; his second wife, Mary, nine children; his third wife, Elizabeth Wyer, died childless, aged almost eighty years. The line of descent to William F. Munroe was through George Munroe, the fourth child of William Mun- roe and his first wife Martha.
(II) George Munroe was born in Lexington, Massachusetts, and there died, January 17, 1749. He was generally known as Sergeant George Mun- roe, was tithingman in 1719, and selectman in 1728. His wife, Sarah, died December 4, 1752, the mother of nine children, the eighth a son, Andrew, head of the third generation.
(III) Andrew Munroe was born in Lexington, Massachusetts, was there baptized June 4, 1718, and died September 15, 1766. He served in the Colonial wars of 1758-59-60, and accumulated an estate that was settled by his widow. He married, May 26, 1763, Lucy, widow of Daniel Simonds, her maiden name Mixer. They were the parents of two sons, descent being traced through the eldest, Andrew (2).
(IV) Andrew (2) Munroe was born in Lexing- ton, Massachusetts, March 30, 1764, died in Dan- vers, Massachusetts, August 7, 1836. He married, in Burlington, Massachusetts, March 22, 1785, Ruth Simonds, born in Woburn, April 13, 1763, died in Danvers, January 29, 1840, and was laid with her husband in the Old King burying ground at Pea- body, then a part of South Danvers. Ruth (Sim- onds) Munroe was of early Woburn family and re- lated to Count Rumford. Her ancestor William Simonds, is mentioned in Woburn records as early as 1644. He was one of the proprietors of the town, owned land about a mile and a half from the centre of the town, and during the Indian wars his home was used as a garrison house. He mar- ried Judith (Phippen) Hayward, widow of James Hayward, both she and her first husband coming from England on the ship "Planter" in 1635. The line of descent was through James Simonds, sixth son of William and Judith (Phippen-Hayward) Simonds, and his wife, Susanna Blodgett; their son,
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James (2) Simonds, and his wife, Mary Fowle; their son, Caleb Simonds, and his first wife, Susanna Convers; their daughter, Ruth Simonds, married Andrew (2) Munroe, and they were the parents of eleven children, the last six born in Danvers, Mas- sachusetts. Descent in this branch is through the youngest of these children, Luther.
(V) Luther Munroe was born in Danvers, Mas- sachusetts, May 10, 1805, and there died, Decem- ber 23, 1851. He married, at Reading, Massachu- setts, September 3, 1826, Olive Flint, born in Read- ing, July 27, 1805, daughter of John and Phebe Flint, granddaughter of Jonathan (2) Flint, son of Jonathan (1) Flint, son of Captain Thomas Flint (wounded in the Swamp Fight with King Philip's Indians, builder of the first meeting house in Salem Village), son of Thomas (1) Flint, of early record in Salem, Massachusetts, who died in 1663. Luther and Olive (Flint) Munroe were the parents of six children, the third a son, William Calvin, being the head of the sixth generation in this branch.
(VI) William Calvin Munroe was born in Salem, Massachusetts, December 21, 1833, died there Aug- ust 10, 1891, and was buried in Monumental Ceme- tery, Peabody, Massachusetts. He came in early life with his parents from Salem to Peabody, and there ever afterward resided, his death occurring at his summer home in Salem. He first engaged in the milk business in Peabody, and later began in a small way a local express business. During the Civil War he, with his brother-in-law, John H. Grout, established an express business, and they were the first to carry express matter over the railroad from Peabody, securing a contract from the old Eastern railroad, (now Boston & Maine). They shipped thetr express goods over the railroad to East Boston, their own teams then delivering them in Boston. This business was dissolved by Mr. Munroe selling his interest to his partner, but later he bought it back and with Frank T. Arnold continued the business as the Munroe & Arnold Express Company. Moses Shackley, some time afterward, was admitted a partner, but the old firm name was retained. In 1872 Mr. Shackley retired from the firm, Messrs. Munroe & Arnold continuing until the death of Mr. Munroe, August 10, 1891, his place in the firm being taken by his son William F. Munroe.
William C. Munroe married (first) November 26, 1859, in South Danvers, Massachusetts, Adeline Bradley Jones, born in Hampstead, New Hamp- shire, February 28, 1835, died in Peabody, Massa- chusetts, April 23, 1864, daughter of Justus and Sophronia (Wood) Jones. Two sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. Munroe: William Frederick, who died young; and William Frederick (2), head of the seventh generation in this branch of the Munroe family. Mr. Munroe married (second) in Salem, Massachusetts, July 28, 1865, Jane Wood Jelly, born in Salem, Massachusetts, February 12, 1887, daugh- ter of Charles and Mary (Hammond) Jelly. Wil- liam C. and Jane W. (Jelly) Munroe have an only
child, a daughter Jennie, who married Dr. Harry Delano Kennard.
(VII) William Frederick Munroe, son of Wil- liam Calvin Munroe and his first wife, Adeline B. (Jones) Munroe, was born in Peabody, Massachu- setts, March 31, 1864, there spent his life in honor- able usefulness, and died June 10, 1912. He was educated in Peabody schools, and the Bryant & Stratton Business College, then began his business career with his father, founder of the express busi- ness which was so long known as the Munroe & Arnold Express Company. At the death of his father, William C. Munroe, he succeeded him as head of the business and conducted it for the benefit of the Arnold estate. In 1904 the Munroe & Ar- nold Express Company bought the old-established express business of David Merritt, and in 1905 ac- quired the J. H. Moulton Express Company, of Salem, and both those companies were merged with the Munroe & Arnold Express Company. On Sep- tember 1, 1905, the business was incorporated under the Massachusetts laws as the Munroe-Arnold- Merritt Express Company, William F. Munroe president, a position he held until his passing seven years later.
In civic affairs Mr. Munroe was the interested, patriotic citizen. In politics a Republican, he served as member of the party town committee for ten years; in 1896 was elected a trustee of Peabody Institute; member of the School Committee and chairman of the board until his death; and in 1910 represented Peabody in the Massachusetts Legis- lature. He was held in the highest esteem by his townsmen, and at the spring election preceding his death, he was re-elected to the School Committee to serve three years. He was a director of the War- ren Five Cents Savings Bank, a member of the Investment Committee, and deeply interested in these duties as he was in all the business and other organizations with which he was connected. He was a Master Mason of Jordan Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; a companion of Washington Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; a sir knight of Win- slow Lewis Commandery, Knights Templar, all of Salem; past noble grand of Holten Lodge, Indepen- dent Order of Odd Fellows; a member of Abbott Council, Order of United American Mechanics; Peabody Board of Trade; Danvers Golf Club; Co- lonial Club of Salem; and was active in the affairs of the Universalist church.
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