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year. For the next three years he was dental sur- geon at Forsythe Infirmary, there doing dental surgery for dentists in and around Boston, Massa- chusetts, and in 1917 came to Peabody, where he opened his present office, in the O'Shea building, at No. 23 Main street, which has been his headquarters ever since. Here he has been devoting himself to the surgical branch of the profession and is speed- ily winning the confidence of the people, consequent- ly a large and valuable practice is now at his com- mand.
On March 4, 1918, Dr. Bugler enlisted in the Medical Department of the United States army and was commissioned first lieutenant and assigned to Camp Jackson, South Carolina, where he received his honorable discharge December 15, 1918, and is now in the Reserve Corps. He fraternizes with the American Legion, the Knights of Columbus, and the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Dr. Bugler is a trus- tee of the Peabody Public Library Board, and in connection with his profession, is United States Pub- lic Health Examiner for veterans of the World War. In politics he is an Independent, preferring to vote for the man regardless of party label. His re- ligious affiliations are with the Roman Catholics, and he is a devout member of St. John's Roman Catholic Church of Peabody. Dr. Bugler is un- married.
PATRICK A. McSWEENEY-For many years the name of McSweeney in Salem, Massachusetts, has been identified with private enterprise and pub- lic endeavor. Patrick A. McSweeney is now one of the leading real estate dealers of this city. He was born in Salem, on August 11, 1873, and is a son of Dennis and Mary (Dempsey) McSweeney, natives of County Cork, Ireland.
Receiving a practical education in the public schools of Salem, the boy went out early into the world of industry, beginning life in a shoe factory, where he remained for seven years. But he was ambitious to achieve something more in life than a round of drudgery in the shops, and at the end of this time started out in a modest way, in the real estate business. Possessed of genuine business abil- ity, resourceful to an unusual degree, and deeply in- terested in the progress of his native city, the young man found his way quickly to the high road of success. An element of fearlessness entered into his makeup, and when the crucial period came in the real estate business in Salem, Mr. McSweeney was prepared to make history. This was in 1914, when the great fire had destroyed a large part of the city, and left thousands of people homeless.
At this time Mr. McSweeney organized the Lor- ing Realty Company, their property comprising the Loring farm, of three hundred and twenty. acres. This property was named Pickering Park, and al- most over night new homes began to go up for those whose homes. had been destroyed by fre. This property was well outside the devastated dis- trict, and is now a charming suburb. This radically and beneficently constructive operation involved a
deal of between $200,000 and $300,000 and was handled by Mr. McSweeney, who was made presi- dent of the Loring Realty Company. This placed him in the forefront of the realty interests in Salem, and he has continued to go forward in his chosen line of endeavor.
Mr. McSweeney is interested in every phase of public progress. He was treasurer of the Father Mathew Total Abstinence Society, and is a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters. He is a mem- ber of the Knights of Columbus, and is secretary of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. . On June 21, 1900, Mr. McSweeney married Mary E. Regan, of Peabody, Massachusetts, daughter of Michael and Mary (Barrett) Regan, also natives of County Cork, Ireland. Mr. and Mrs. McSweeney have three childrn: Mary L., who is now employed in the Internal Revenue Department in Boston; William H. (2), in school; and Morgan. The fam- ily are members of the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
MORGAN J. McSWEENEY, son of Dennis and Mary (Dempsey) McSweeney, and a younger bro- ther of Patrick A. McSweeney (see preceding sketch), is a prominent attorney of Salem, Massa- chusetts, and is clerk of the District Court of Essex county. He was born in Salem, on Novem- ber 9, 1875, and received a limited education in the public schools of the city, being obliged to leave school very early on account of the death of his parents. He was only ten years of age when his father died, and his mother passed away five years later. Thus he worked with his older brother in the shoe factory, and together they cared for the family, giving the younger brother the op- portunities denied them. Nevertheless Morgan J. McSweeney held to his cherished purpose in life, which was the practice of the law. He studied at home nights until he was relieved of the responsi- bilities courageously borne, and finally, in 1904, at- tended the law school conducted by Charles H. Innes, of Boston.
Meanwhile, his younger brother, William H., had concluded his studies and was admitted to the bar. For a time Mr. McSweeney studied in his brother's office, then, in 1907, was admitted to the bar of Essex county. His success has been such as would reflect credit upon any man, even without the han- dicap with which he began. In 1912 Mr. Mc- Sweeney was appointed clerk of the First District Court of Essex county, and has served continu- ously in that capacity ever since.
In 1901 he was a member of the Board of Health; in 1900-01 a member of the Common Council; and in 1904 was appointed License Commissioner, which position he filled until 1910. He is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and of the Father Mathew Total Abstinence Society. He is also a member of the Rotary Club. He has never married, and is a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
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WILLIAM HENRY McSWEENEY, son of Den- nis and Mary (Dempsey) McSweeney, and the youngest brother of Patrick A. and Morgan J. McSweeney (see two preceding sketches), was born in Salem, Massachusetts, on February 25, 1878. He received his early education in the public schools of the city, and continued at St. Mary's Educational Institute of Salem. Choosing the pro- fession of the law, he pursued his studies in the office of M. L. Sullivan. On October 3, 1900, Mr. McSweeney was admitted to the bar, then began the career in which he is winning gratifying suc- cess. In 1907 he formed a partnership with his brother, Morgan J., and the firm is now one of the leading law firms in Essex county.
William Henry McSweeney has always been broadly active in the public interest. He was president of the City Council for a period of eight years, was a member of the Board of Aldermen for three years, and of the Common Council for five years. He was appointed assistant district at- torney in 1916, and served for one year in that capacity under the Hon. Lewis S. Cox. He is now a member of the Chamber of Commerce.
During the World War, 1917-18, Mr. McSweeney was a leader of the "four-minute men," his ability as a public speaker counting far in the various war activities. He is a member of the Father Mathew Total Abstinence Society, of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and of the Knights of Columbus.
William Henry McSweeney married, on Septem- ber 25, 1907, Frances K. McGlew, daughter of Michael and Mary (McDonough) McGlew. Mr. and Mrs. McSweeney are members of the Immacu- late Conception Roman Catholic Church.
CHARLES D. C. MOORE, one of the successful attorneys of Lynn, Massachusetts, and a man who has already made a name for himself in his chosen profession, is a native of Brockton, Massachusetts, where he was born October 20, 1883. He is a son of Frank R. D. and Helen L. (Bradbury) Moore. When but a year old he removed with his parents to Lynn and here received the elementary portion of his education. Upon his graduation from the Lynn English High School in 1903, having in the mean- time determined to adopt the law as' a profession, he accordingly matriculated at the University of Maine, where he obtained his legal education, and was admitted to the Bar in 1906. Throughout his school and college years he had proved himself an intelligent and painstaking student, and at the close came to the opening of his career unusually well- equipped both with natural gifts and a training that was the result of long conscientious effort. Im- mediately after graduating, he returned to Lynn, where he passed his bar examinations and establish- ed himself in the practice of his profession, associat- ing himself with the law firm of Parsons, Bowen & Moore. When the firm of Parsons, Wadleigh & Crowley was formed, May 1, 1919, Mr. Moore be- came associated with them, being taken in as a mem-
ber May 1, 1921. He has handled many important cases up to the present time, proving himself to be a most capable and conscientious attorney.
Besides his legal practice Mr. Moore has inter- ested himself in the conduct of public affairs in the community, and in everything pertaining to the welfare and advancement of the community, he takes an active interest. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1917-19. He is affili- ated with the Masonic order and the Knights of Pythias. In religion he is a Baptist.
On September 29, 1909, Charles D. C. Moore was united in marriage with Hazel Burt, daughter of George C. and Anna I. (Crane) Burt, of Milton, Massachusetts. Mr. and Mrs. Moore are the par- ents of two children: Charles Dana, born Septem- ber 22, 1915; and Loring Burt, born October 11, 1917.
J. ALEXANDER LODGE-A resident of Man- chester, Massachusetts, since boyhood, J. Alexander Lodge, editor and owner of the "North Shore Breeze," conducts a printing and publishing business which is a prosperous and rapidly growing interest.
Mr. Lodge was born in Newfoundland, on Feb- ruary 26, 1880, and is a son of Charles A. and Catherine Margaret (Morris) Lodge, of Manchester. His brother, Charles A. Lodge, Jr., is engaged in agricultural work in Colfax, State of Washington; he has two sisters, Mrs. Roy Wilfong, of Elkins, West Virginia; and Mrs. E. Russell Lloyd, of Pal- ermo, California.
Coming to Manchester, Massachusetts, with his parents, at twelve years of age, Mr. Lodge attended the local public schools, then later went to Lewiston, Maine, for his collegiate course, where he was graduated from Bates College in 1902. He then went to Boston, where he was in the employ of the Boston "Journal" for a year and a half. In May, 1904, Mr. Lodge founded the "North Shore Breeze,". of which paper he has since been editor, and through which he has achieved a position of wide usefulness. In connection with the paper a small printing busi- ness immediately sprung up, and this has developed to become a large and constantly growing concern, of which Mr. Lodge is president.
Mr. Lodge is widely known fraternally. He is a member of Liberty Lodge, Free and Accepted Ma- sons, of Beverly, and also of the Manchester Lodge. He is a member of Amity Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, of Beverly; of Salem Council, Royal and Select Masters, of Salem; of St. George Comman- dery, Knights Templar, of Beverly; of Sutton Lodge of Perfection; of Jubilee Council, Princes of Jerusalem; and Emanuel Chapter of Rose Croix, the latter three all of Salem. He is also a member of Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and of Massachusetts Consistory, both of Boston. In other fraternal orders Mr. Lodge also is prominent. He is a member of Mag- nolia Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; of Liberty Lodge of Rebekah; of Conomo Tribe, Im- proved Order of Red Men; and of Masconomo Council, Degree of Pocahontas, all of Manchester.
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He is a member of Cape Ann Lodge, Loyal Order of Moose, of Gloucester, and is a member of the Young Men's Christian Association of Beverly. He holds a seat in the Chamber of Commerce, of Salem, and is a member of the Massachusetts Press Club, and of the Manchester Club. The trend of his taste is revealed by his membership in the Horticultural Society, of Manchester. His church membership is with the Congregational denomination.
DR. JOHN E. VAN SCIVER, M. E., of Lynn, Massachusetts, was born in Burlington, New Jer- sey, on February 9, 1875, and is a son of John E. and Margaret (Cunningham) Van Sciver. The elder Mr. Van Sciver was a prominent shoe manufac- turer of New Jersey, but is now deceased.
Dr. Van Sciver received his early education in the public and high schools of his native city, then learned the shoe and leather business. But he was not content to look forward to a business career, and spent every spare moment in study along vari- ous lines of scientific research and invention. He was particularly interested in medical and surgical topics, and became thoroughly familiar with all available data on the X-ray, eventually designing an X-ray cabinet himself which met the commenda- tions of the profession. He then became connected with the experimental department at the Campbell Electric Company's plant, at Lynn, Massachusetts, and also sold X-ray machines, becoming an expert in the use and manufacture of these machines. He entered the Indiana National College of Electro- Therapeutics and Physics, from which he was grad- uated with the degree of M. E. in 1914. He has had seven years' training under Dr. Eastman, the world-famous authority in this science. Dr. Van Sciver opened an office in Lynn in 1914, and has become a significant factor in this branch of the city's economy. He does work for the leading physi- cians and surgeons, and is now studying for the degree of M. D.
Dr. Van Sciver is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and of the Improved Order of Red Men. Politically he stands for everything that makes toward progress, acknowledging frankly convictions that are in line with the higher theory of Socialism. He believes in a constant and systematic effort to do all the good he can, but is a member of no religious organization.
Dr. Van Sciver married Annie McNinney, of New Jersey, and they have one daughter, Dorris Helen.
EDWARD SHIPPEN UNDERWOOD-A promi- nent Essex county attorney, successful in his pro- fession, and widely known, Mr. Underwood, of Lynn, Massachusetts, is also broadly active in the social and benevolent organizations of the city. He is a son of William A. and Annie C. Underwood.
Mr. Underwood was born in Philadelphia, Penn- sylvania, in September, 1876. The family removing from that State when he was still a child, he re- ceived his early education in the public schools of Hampstead, Rockingham county, New Hampshire, then coming into Essex county, this State, he at-
tended the schools of Newburyport. Taking a pre- liminary classical course at the Boston University, he thereafter entered Boston University Law School, from which he was graduated in 1899, with the de- gree of Bachelor of Laws. Admitted to the bar in the fall of 1899, he came directly to Lynn, and here became identified with the firm of Niles & Carr, leading attorneys of that day in this city. Later, in 1906, with the reorganization of the firm, Mr. Underwood was admitted to the firm, which has since conducted a general practice of law under the name of Niles, Stevens, Underwood & Mayo, hold- ing a leading position in the profession.
Mr. Underwood is a member of the Lynn Cham- ber of Commerce and served as president of that body in 1917-18. He is a director of the Security Trust Company; his clubs are the Oxford, the Te- desco Country, and the Whiting, the last-named being a literary club. During the World War Mr. Underwood organized the Greater Lynn War Chest Association, for the help and encouragement of the boys overseas, and was its first president. He was very active in the Red Cross campaigns, and still holds membership in that order. He is deeply inter- ested in the work of the Boys' Club, and active in its support, and is a member of the Universalist church.
On October 14, 1902, Mr. Underwood married Maude B. Johnson, daughter of William A. John- son, ex-mayor of Newburyport, Massachusetts. They are the parents of two children: Beulah J., born June 1, 1907, died February 3, 1920; and Ed- ward S., Jr., born April 20, 1915.
LORD & COMPANY, INC .- This company was founded in 1875 by Daniel W. Lord, father of the present official of the company, George H. Lord, treasurer and general manager, he entering the business in 1898 and succeeding to its management in 1904. Daniel W. Lord, the founder, came to Lawrence from England at an early date, and there both his sons were born.
George H. Lord was born in Lawrence, Massa- chusetts, August 5, 1874, and educated in the city public schools. For a few years after leaving school he was employed in the print works of the Pacific Mills, but in 1898 became associated with his father in his music store, and in 1904 succeeded him as manager of the business, which consisted of the sell- ing of pianos, phonographs and general musical goods and supplies. Lord & Company, Inc., also have a store in Boston at No. 757 Boylston street.
Mr. Lord is a member of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce; the Home Club; Tuscan Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; all bodies of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, in which he holds the thirty- second degree; and Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
Mr. Lord married, March 13, 1892, Ella E. Clark, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, and they are the par- ents of three sons: Walter F., of further mention; Herbert, who resides in Boston; and Raymond, of Lawrence. The family are members of the United Congregational Church; the family residence is at
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Walter F. Lord, eldest son of George H. Lord, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, July 24, 1894, and was educated in the public schools, finishing with graduation from high school, class of 1913. His first business engagement was with the Chal- mers Motor Company, in Detroit, Michigan, where he continued until 1915, when he returned to Law- rence and became manager of Lord & Company, Inc.
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On May 24, 1917, he enlisted in the United States army for service in the war with Germany, going to France, in August, 1917, with the First Engi- neers. In the fall of 1917 he was transferred to General Headquarters, and drove a Cadillac car for the Secret Service, continuing in that service while overseas, and was honorably discharged June 10, 1919. The business of Lord & Company, Inc., is conducted at No. 34 Lawrence street, Lawrence.
EDWIN JOHNSON GRAVES - Massachusetts has many historic families, but none go much far- ther back in American generations than those that come into the genealogy of Edwin Johnson Graves, of Amesbury. A native of Lynn, Massachusetts, his paternal descent is from Samuel Graves, who set- tled in Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1630, having come into the Massachusetts colony from Gravesend, England; and the maternal descent of Edwin J. Graves is directly from the Alden family, the most conspicuous member of which was perhaps John Alden (1599-1687), the hero of Longfellow's "Court- ship of Miles Standish," and the youngest of the Pilgrims. Susan Emerton, mother of Edwin J. Graves, was a direct descendant of Mary Alden, who also came on the "Mayflower," with her brother John.
Edwin Johnson Graves was born in Lynn, Massa- chusetts, on August 9, 1858, son of Isaiah and Susan (Emerton) Graves. He was educated in the Lynn public schools, graduating from the high school in the class of 1875. . He later took a business course at Comer's Commercial College, of Boston, Massa- chusetts, and thus fitted for a business life, he as- sociated with his father, a grocer, for several years, concurrently acting as correspondent for the Lynn journals, the "Item" and the "Bee." He became much interested in newspaper work, and was apt as a writer; therefore, eventually, in 1889, he was induced to cast other work aside and enter the literary profession. He joined the staff of the Lynn "Daily News," and in the fall of the next year left his native place to become editor of the Amesbury "Daily News." He has been editor of that journal ever since, and in that capacity has had an influen- tial part in moulding public opinion in that part of Massachusetts, and of furthering Amesbury pro- jects in particular. He is now one of the veteran editors of Essex county. The main details of his business career are that he, in 1902, in association with Thomas F. Coffin, acquired the plant and busi- ness of the Amesbury "Daily News," and formed the Amesbury Publishing Company, under which
name the publishing and printing business of the partnership has since been transacted. In addition to the ever-present work that is represented in the daily publishing of a news medium, the company has developed a large job printing business, which probably has been more lucrative than the news- paper. But Mr. Graves has been a leader in Ames- bury mainly through his capable handling of his newspaper, and the common sense and farsighted- ness he has shown in his editorial policy on public and local questions. He has been interested in all matters affecting the community, but especially in educational matters. For four years he was a mem- ber of the Lynn School Committee, and for nine years served on the Amesbury Board of Education. He is a director of the Amesbury Chamber of Com- merce, and for several years was its president. He has been much interested in agriculture, as will be seen by the fact that for twenty years he has been a director of the Amesbury and Salisbury Agri- cultural Society. Fraternally, Mr. Graves belongs to Warren Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Trin- ity Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; to Amesbury Council, Royal and Select Masters; to Friendship Chapter, Order of Eastern Star; and to the Ames- bury Lodge, Ancient Order of United Workmen, of which body he was recorder for thirteen years. He is a Methodist, and has undoubtedly been active in that connection, being one of the trustees of the local Methodist church, its treasurer, and superin- tendent of its Sunday school. Mr. Graves has been active in the Amesbury Hospital Association, being a director for many years and its vice-president.
Mr. Graves was married, June 15, 1882, to Julia A. Nichols, of Lynn, Massachusetts. They have three sons, two of whom are veterans of the World War. Ralph I. became a major, and Warren E. a lieutenant. Both continued in Federal service later, Warren E. with the River and Harbor Division, and Ralph I. with the Railroad Administration. The third son, William H., is now a foreman in the auto body plant of the Biddle & Smart Company, Ames- bury. Mr. and Mrs. Graves have two grandchil- dren: Hilda, and William H., Jr.
JOHN KELLY SARGENT, of Merrimac street, Merrimac, Massachusetts, is a member of the old Colonial Massachusetts family of that patronymic. The record goes back even to the Virginia colony, to which came, early in the seventeenth century, Richard Sargent, an officer in the Royal navy of Great Britain. He was the son of William Sargent, of England, and the first of that house to come to America. Richard Sargent came into the Mas- sachusetts colony about 1634, and settled at Ips- wich. Two years later he removed to Salisbury, Massachusetts. Several references appear else- where in this volume to the Sargent family, which is one of the oldest in the Amesbury part of Mas- sachusetts.
John K. Sargent, grandfather of his namesake of the present generation, was born in West Amesbury in 1802, was a farmer until old age, and reached
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the extreme age of ninety-five years, death not com- ing until 1897. He married his relative, Elizabeth Sargent, also of West Amesbury; she also died in 1897.
Charles N. Sargent, son of John K. and Elizabeth (Sargent) Sargent, of Groveland, Massachusetts, was born on August 15, 1837, and died April 1, 1899. He married, on November 12, 1873, Rebecca K. Bixby, who was born at Boxford, Massachusetts, on March 17, 1841, and died on June 4, 1918.
John K. Sargent, son of Charles N. and Rebecca K. (Bixby) Sargent, was born in West Amesbury, Massachusetts, February 2, 1875. His education was obtained in the public schools of that place, and included the high school course. After leaving school he secured employment in the store of G. G. Kimball, of Bradford, Massachusetts, following the grocery business for about eighteen months. Next he worked for Charles Bisbee, of Bradford, Massachusetts, a market gardener. With him he re- mained for about a year, and then entered the em- ploy of Armour & Company, at their Boston branch. A year and a half later, however, he took a farm, and since then has held to agricultural pursuits, owning a good farming property.
Mr. Sargent is a Republican in National politics, and for many years has taken an active part in local affairs. He has been a selectman of the town of Merrimac for seven years, and was an assessor for four years. He is widely known and obviously popular and esteemed. Twice he has been master of the local Grange; and he also belongs to the Knights of Malta, and the Junior Order United American Mechanics. Religiously he is a Congre- gationalist, a member of the Pilgrim Congregational Church, of Merrimac.
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