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Jacobs has come to be a leader in this line of wort and is doing a very successful business.
Mr. Jacobs was born April 17, 1868, in Neponset Illinois, and is a son of James and Lucy A. (Keene) Jacobs. His father was born in Fairfield, Maine and his mother in Stockton. They went West in early life, but after a few years returned to their native State.
Mr. Jacobs received his education in the pub- lic schools of Stockton Springs, Maine. After com- pleting his studies he took up farming, but decided not to make it his life-work. Coming to Essex county, he entered the employ of J. F. Seavex, in the carpenter's trade, later remaining with hin as a journeyman. Altogether he was associated with Mr. Seavex for about ten years. Thereafter he struck out for himself as a contractor and jobber, and is still carrying on an ever-increasing and pros- perous business.
Mr. Jacobs is a member of Philanthropic Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, of Marblehead, and is & member of the Clifton Hunt Club.
James H. Jacobs married M. Elizabeth Kiely, daughter of David H. and Elizabeth P. (Hunson) Kiely, of Boston. Mrs. Jacobs' mother came from the Straits of Canso. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs have two daughters, Ethel Hunter, and Grace Masons
GEORGE H. NEWHALL, one of the most prominent citizens of Lynn, Massachusetts, bears : name that is very frequently found in the early records of that city and of northeastern Massachu- setts. He was born in Lynn, October 24, 1850, son of Isaac and Sarah (Graves) Newhall, and a des cendant of Thomas Newhall, the first white child born in Lynn in 1680. Mr. Newhall attended the public schools and the Wesleyan Academy at Wil- braham, and at a very early age entered the public service, to which he has devoted the greater part of his life, and today, at the age of seventy-one years, ably represents his constituents in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He is a Republican. In addition to his civic duties Mr. Newhall has carried on a successful real estate busi- ness for many years, in which he also retains an interest at the present time. In 1886 he was a member of the Common Council, serving as presi- dent of this body the following year; in 1889 and 1890 he was an alderman, and in 1894 and 1895 represented his party in the Lower House; he also served 1904-05 on the board of aldermen, again be- ing elected to this office in 1905, 1906, '07 and '08. Later, in 1910-11-12 he served in the Senate, and in 1912 received the nomination for mayor and was elected and served for five successive years, serving as mayor longer than any other mayor of Lynn up to that time. Again, in 1919, Mr. Newhall was elect- ed to the House of Representatives, and is stil serving there, having been elected 1919-20-21 and 22.
He has long been one of the most eminently pub- lic-spirited citizens of Lynn, and has been dis tinguished for his zeal. He has always regarded
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himself as a public servant, and by thinking of nothing but serving the public, he has served it well.
During the World War Mr. Newhall was an associate member of the Board of Legal Advisers for the Government, and he was chairman of the Legislative Committee which drafted the Municipal Finance Act for the State of Massachusetts.
Mr. Newhall married Martha L. Nourse of Cam- bridge, and of their five children two are now liv- ing. They are: Loella, a French and German in- structor in the Lynn High School; and Elizabeth, wife of Ralph J. Fogg, a member of the Lehigh University faculty of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The family attend the First Methodist Episcopal Church and aid in its support, Mr. Newhall being one of the official members of this church. He is a member of Blue Lodge, Council, and Commandery of Masonic order; a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and encampment; Knights of Pythias, the Red Men, the Benevolent and the Lynn Historical Society, and the Sons of the American Revolution.
HENRY H. FULLAM-Prominent in the busi- ness life of Lynn, Henry H. Fullam has achieved success, entirely by his own efforts, and is carry- ing forward a prosperous interest.
Mr. Fullam was born in Bucksport, Maine, March 4, 1863, and is a son of Henry O. and Su- san M. (Billings) Fullam, both natives of that State.
Receiving only the education to be secured in the public schools of his native town, Mr. Fullam worked on board the coast-wise sailing boats be- tween Bangor and Boston, for about six years. Then, in 1878, he enlisted in the United States Navy, and for four years was on the Man-of-War "Trenton," which was wrecked on the Samoan Islands. When Mr. Fullam returned to Massa- chusetts, he spent about five years in the em- ploy of Samuel C. White; then at the end of that period, purchased the business, and continued it under the name of "H. H. Fullam & Company." This business is conducted under Mr. Fullam's personal supervision. It is located at No. 127 Ox- ford street, Lynn, and long since has become a prosperous interest. In connection with this prin- cipal business activity, Mr. Fullam was for fifteen years proprietor of a stable at No. 210 Union street. Mr. Fullam is a member of the Lynn Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Gentle- men's Driving Club, and is a member of Lodge No. 55, Improved Order of Red Men.
On July 3, 1902, Henry H. Fullam married Jennie Adair, daughter of John and Mary A. (Joab) Adair, of New Brunswick, Canada.
JOSEPH ODILON LE BLANC, D. D. S .- One of the younger professional men of Salem, Massa- chusetts, who gives promise of gratifying success, is Dr. Joseph Odilon Le Blanc, the young Essex street dentist. Dr. Le Blanc is the son of Joseph
Le Blanc, of this city, for many years a carpenter, but now retired from active business. He mar- ried Elisine Blanger, who is now deceased. Dr. Le Blanc is the only son, the two daughters now being respectively, Mrs. Diana, and Mrs. Le May.
Joseph Odilon Le Blanc was born in Salem, October 23, 1889. He received his early education in St. Joseph's Parochial School, then attended the grammar and high schools of the city. Fol- lowing his high school graduation he spent four years at St. Hyacinth Seminary, in Canada; then returned to Salem, and entered the office of Dr. Bickell. Here he remained for eleven years, study- ing and practicing until he became proficient in the profession of dentistry. He passed the Mas- sachusetts State Board October 18, 1917. On that date he enlisted for service in the World War, as associate dental surgeon. He went to Fort Ethan Allen, in Vermont, and was assistant at the Base Hospital of the Massachusetts Unit, No. 66. On December 19, 1917, he sailed for France, and upon arriving there was assigned to the American Hospital, No. 1, stationed at Neuilly. He served until early in the year 1919, then re- turned to Camp Devens, Massachusetts, and was discharged from the service, February 27 of that year. Immediately thereafter Dr. Le Blanc re- turned to Salem, and opened an office in the city, becoming a practicing dentist. He is already win- ning his way to substantial success. He is a mem- ber of the New England Dental Society. The Doctor is a member of the Roman Catholic church.
JOSEPH H. GOVE-Long prominent in the musical world, Joseph H. Gove, of Lynn, is most widely known as the leader of Gove's Military Band.
Mr. Gove was born at Nahant, Massachusetts, March 18, 1878, and is a son of George W. and Isabelle E. (Johnson) Gove, both natives of Na- hant. His father, who was a fisherman, died in 1882.
Receiving a practical education in the public schools of his native town, Mr. Gove, with a nat- ural talent for music, entered the Ivers & Pond piano factory, in Boston, as a tuner. Later he was associated with the New England Piano Com- pany in the same capacity, and still later became head tuner for the Gile Company's factory. Dur- ing all this time he studied music, making a specialty of the cornet, and in 1904 became cornet soloist at Point of Pines. Ten years later, in 1914, he established Gove's Military Band, which has since been one of the most popular musical organizations in this part of Essex county.
Mr. Gove is a member of Damascus Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons of Lynn, and of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is a mem- ber of the Chamber of Commerce, of the Rotary Club, both of Lynn; of the Swampscott Masonic Club, and of the Maolis Club, of Nahant. For three years Mr. Gove was a member of the
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Twelfth Regiment, Massachusetts National Guard, and was commissioned lieutenant on October 18, 1920.
On April 24, 1909, Joseph H. Gove married Ethel F. Jenkins, of Lynn, daughter of Frank and Florence (Bartlett) Jenkins, of Lynn. Mr. and Mrs. Gove have one daughter, Dorothy C.
FRANCIS H. RAMSDELL - The name of Ramsdell has for many years been connected with the growth and development of the town of Marblehead, Massachusetts, and Francis H. Rams- dell now takes a leading part in real estate inter- ests here.
Mr. Ramsdell is a son of Samuel F. and Eliz- abeth W. (Hathaway) Ramsdell, of this place. Samuel F. Ramsdell was born in Marblehead, and for the greater part of his life was engaged in the contracting business. He was identified with many of the important building operations of a generation ago, and died in 1911, at the age of seventy-six years.
Francis H. Ramsdell was born in Marblehead, August 8, 1857, and received a practical education in the public schools of the town. After com- pleting his studies he took up the carpenter's trade, and for years worked along this line, in Marblehead and the surrounding towns. He has now, for some time, been engaged in the real estate business, and is carrying forward this branch of endeavor, most successfully.
Mr. Ramsdell is broadly interested in every phase of public progress, and endorses every move- ment which advances the public good. He is a member of the Improved Order of Red Men.
LOUIS E. TIMSON-The name of Timson, in Lynn, Massachusetts, is a leading one in the shoe industry, and Louis E. Timson, of the Charles O. Timson Shoe Company, Incorporated, has placed his name prominently also in the war records of the city.
Mr. Timson was born in Swampscott, Massa- chusetts, March 23, 1890, and is a son of Charles O. and Susan M. (Herrick) Timson, his maternal grandfather being George W. Herrick, of the G. W. Herrick Shoe Company.
Gaining his early education in the public schools of Swampscott and Lynn, Mr. Timson attended both Dean and Cushing academies, then entered the world of business. In association with his brothers, George E. and Fred Timson, he found- ed the wholesale shoe business known as Timson Brothers, Inc., of Boston. The success of this interest seemed assured from the start, which was made in 1907, and its growth was steady.
Business became a secondary matter to Mr. Tim- son, however, when the United States intervened in the war overseas. Entering the American Field Service in April, 1917, he went to France and served with the French army. Later, September 15, 1917, he enlisted as a private in the am- bulance service of the American Expeditionary
Forces, with a unit known as Sect. 631, U. S. A. A. S., composed largely of Harvard University men who had joined the French army previous to United States intervention. Mr. Timson saw active service in the Argonne, Champagne, Toul, Verdun, and other sectors. He was decorated with the French Croix de Guerre at Hill No. 344, at Verdun, and was later promoted to the rank of sergeant. He also received the American Field Service Medal, accompanied by a commemorative citation from the officers of the French army, and was discharged from the service at Camp Dix, in April, 1919.
Returning to Lynn, and to his interrupted busi- ness interests, Mr. Timson became a part of the present industrial organization known as the Charles O. Timson Shoe Company, of which Charles O. Timson is president, George T. Timson, vice- president, and Louis E. Timson, treasurer.
Mr. Timson is prominent fraternally, in the Free and Accepted Masons, thirty-second degree, and Shrine, and was president of the Masonic Club of the U. S. A. A. S., A. E. F., also is a member of the American Legion.
LEWIS HERBERT LIMAURO, M. D .- The city of Lynn, Massachusetts, takes a justifiable pride in the men who have come from citizenship in differ- ent lands and, taking up their residence within her borders, have exemplified in their daily lives the true spirit of Americanism, and are filling a useful part in her economic security and well-being. Such a man is Dr. Lewis Herbert Limauro.
Dr. Limauro was born in Naples, Italy, April 6, 1884, and is a son of Vincent and Adelaide (Boni- facio) Limauro. His mother is now deceased. The doctor received his early education in the public schools of Italy, in his native city of Naples. He entered the University of Naples, and was gradu- ated in 1901, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts He came to America in the following year to prepare for a career of usefulness in this country. He entered Booth's Preparatory School in New Haven, Connecticut. With the college training in his native land behind him, and applying himself to the study of English, he was soon ready for his university course. In 1902 he entered Yale, and pursued his studies there for three years. Then he spent one year at the University of Maryland, in Baltimore, and was graduated from that institu- tion in 1906 with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He took a post-graduate course, then spent six months at the Polyclinico of Rome, Italy. He open- ed his first office in New Haven, then removed to Lynn, Massachusetts, and opened an office there in 1914. He met with a most cordial reception among the Italian-American population of the city, and soon won his way to respect and confidence of the general public. When the United States en- tered the European War, he laid aside the inter- ests, growing continually more substantial, and en- listed among the first volunteers, in June, 1917, as first lieutenant of the Medical Corps. He went to
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Washington, D. C., and attended the United States Army Medical School for one month; then over- seas, and was assigned to the British Field Artil- lery as medical officer in the field. He was in the battles of Arras, Ypres, and the Somme offensive. He was made captain in August, 1918, and spent all his time in the field service. Returning to the United States, he was discharged at Camp Devens on September 20, 1919, as major in the Medical Reserve Corps. Major Limauro was decorated with the British Military Cross for bravery in field and devotion to duty.
Dr. Limauro is now, once more engaged in the general practice of medicine and surgery at his office, in Lynn. He is a member of the Lynn Medical fraternity; of the Massachusetts Medical Society; and of the American Medical Association. He is surgeon in the Out-Patient Department of the Lynn Hospital, and is also on the staff. He is a member of the college fraternities of Eta Nu Epsilon and Kappa Phi. He is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars; and of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons.
Dr. Lewis Herbert Limauro married, at New Haven, Connecticut, February 17, 1918, Chiara Lombardi, and they have one son, Ulysses D. Per- sonally, the doctor is a man of rare charm. Of frank and open countenance, cordial and friendly manner, he makes friends among all kinds and classes of people, and will surely forge ahead to the success which he so richly deserves.
RAYMOND W. TILLEY-Experienced in the production departments of the shoe business, and for the past two years associated as the head of that department of a growing concern, Raymond W. Tilley, of Lynn, Massachusetts, is bearing a part in the forward movement of this industry.
Mr. Tilley was born in Clarenville, Newfound- land, November 12, 1890, and is a son of Moses Tilley, a native of Newfoundland, who spent his lifetime in the mail service there. He died in 1902.
Receiving a practical education in the schools of his native place, Mr. Tilley came to the United States in the sixteenth year of his life, arriving in Lynn, May 17, 1906. Entering the employ of C. H. Tisdale, of this city, he remained for seven months, later employed by Kennes & Bessant, heel manufacturers. He remained in this connec- tion until early in 1917, when he went to Marble- head to work for the Burgess Airplane Company, of that city, continuing in this work for about two years. Returning thereafter to the Kennes & Bes- sant plant, he was with them for about two months, when they sold out to James Setcliff, of Lynn. Remaining for about three months with the new firm, Mr. Tilley then made a definite change. Form- ing a partnership with Melvin N. King, of Lynn, the two young men entered the field of manufac- ture, producing heels of every description. This enterprise was started under the name of Tilley & King, April 15, 1919, and is taking a significant place in the industrial world. Mr. Tilley acts as
production manager, and Mr. King, whose life is reviewed elsewhere in this work, is the head of the sales department.
Raymond W. Tilley married, May 23, 1914, Jessie A. White, who was born in Nova Scotia, and came to Lynn when she was a young girl. Mr. and Mrs. Tilley have two daughters, Ruth A., and Grace E. The family are members of the Meth- odist Episcopal church, of Lynn.
MELVIN N. KING-One of the younger execu- tives in the shoe industry of Lynn, is Melvin N. King, sales-manager of the firm of Tilley & King, heel manufacturers.
Mr. King is a son of Robert and Rebecca J. (Gulliford) King, both born in Newfoundland, but residents of Swampscott, Massachusetts, from an early age. The elder Mr. King has been connected with the Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company for many years, as superintendent of agencies.
Melvin N. King was born in Swampscott, on September 29, 1894, and received his education in the public and high schools of that town. When he had completed his studies, he entered the em- ploy of the Boston Mutual Life Insurance Com- pany, remaining with them for about four years.
The World War was the interruption, which broke into Mr. King's business career at this time. He enlisted in the Eleventh Division, 211th Field Sig- nal Battalion, United States Army, and was lo- cated at Camp Mead, Maryland, holding the rank of sergeant. Enlisting on February 14, 1918, he re- ceived his discharge on February 1, 1919.
Returning to the same office in 1919, Mr. King resumed the duties of his old position. About a year later he resigned to enter the present partner- ship, with Mr. Raymond W. Tilley (see preceding sketch), and the firm of Tilley & King was found- ed. This firm is developing a large and important business, in the manufacture of heels and top lifts for shoes, Mr. Tilley being the manager of the production end of the business and Mr. King being manager of sales. The factory and offices are at No. 853 Washington street, in Lynn.
Mr. King is broadly interested in civic progress, politically supporting the Republican party, and has served on the Republican committee of Lynn. Fra- ternally he is a member of Wayfarer Lodge, of Swampscott, Massachusetts; and Haswell Lodge of Perfection, Free and Accepted Masons, of Burling -. ton, Vermont. In club circles he is well known as a member of the Swampscott Club, and the Masonic Club of Swampscott. He is a member of the Meth- odist Episcopal church, of Swampscott.
THOMAS LOHAM-A well-known figure in the commercial world of Marblehead, Massachusetts, Thomas Loham, has ably filled positions of public trust, and the community has received the benefit of his business ability and experience.
Mr. Loham is a son of Thomas Loham, who was born in Peabody, Massachusetts. The family be- coming residents of Marblehead when he was eight
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years of age, he lived here throughout his lifetime. He married Sarah E. Graves, who was born and reared in Marblehead. Both are now deceased.
Thomas Loham was born in Marblehead, August 17, 1871. He received a thoroughly practical educa- tion in the public schools of the town, and when he had completed his studies, became baggage mas- ter at Clifton, Massachusetts. Later he entered the employ of the C. F. Cushman Company, of Boston, in the capacity of clerk, and remained there for about one year. At the end of that time, his father's business in Marblehead required more at- tention than previously, and the young man became associated with him. This was in the line of hay and grain, and was a constantly growing interest. In 1906 the elder man turned the business over to his sons, who have since conducted it.
Widely known throughout the community, Mr. Lohman has always been a supporter of the Re- publican party. He has been elected to the board of selectmen for six successive years, and has served as chairman of the board. During the World War, Mr. Lohman served in the capacity of fuel commissioner. Fraternally he is a member of the Order of United American Mechanics, and also of the Free and Accepted Masons, of Marblehead.
Thomas Loham married, in 1896, at Lynn, Ida May Phillips, of Wells Depot, Maine.
HAVELOCK S. MADER, of Lynn, Massachu- setts, has found broad opportunities for usefulness in his business experience, and is carrying forward an eminently practical branch of mercantile en- deavor. Mr. Mader was born in Canada, Novem- ber 26, 1885, and is a son of Aaron and Alice L. Mader, his father having been a shipbuilder by occupation.
Early making plans for a professional career, Mr. Mader, as a boy, fitted himself for pharmaceu- tical service, purposing to make that a stepping- stone to the medical profession. Relinquishing this ambition, however, after working for four years in Seeley's Pharmacy, in Lexington, Massachusetts, and studying also, he entered business permanently. In 1906 he started with the Ford Motor Company, at No. 147 Columbus avenue, in Boston, when they established a branch sales and service station in that location. This was in April, a busy season, and Mr. Mader began in the repair department, working up in the business, through each depart- ment in turn, including the retail salesrooms. In 1915 he was made general superintendent of the branch, and continued in this capacity until 1917, when it was taken over by the United States Gov- ernment for a quartermasters' depot. At that time Mr. Mader was transferred to the New York assem- bling plant, where he filled the position of assistant superintendent. He also took charge of the export building and assembling, consisting of army and Red Cross cars, ambulances and trucks for the various activities of the Army and Navy depart- ments. In the fall of 1918, the New York assem- bling plant was taken over by the government,
for making gas masks, which closed this plant. Re- turning to Boston, Mr. Mader assumed the man- agement of Burnett & Shuman, Incorporated, deal- ers in Ford cars, located at No. 1019 Common- wealth avenue. In 1920 he established himself in this business in Lynn, as the active head of Stevens-Mader, Incorporated, at No. 75 Exchange street.
Mr. Mader is a member of the Lynn Chamber of Commerce. He resided formerly in Arlington, but now in Swampscott; is a member of Simon W. Robinson Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and of the Swampscott Masonic Club. He is a member of the Middlesex Sportsman's Association, of Ar- lington, and is ex-secretary of the organization. He is also an active member of the Lynn Young Men's Christian Association.
On June 24, 1911, Havelock S. Mader married May F. Spaulding, daughter of Charles F. and Caroline (Rothwell) Spaulding, of Lexington, Mas- sachusetts. Mrs. Mader's mother is a member of the Rothwell family of Tyngsboro, Massachusetts.
NATHAN GASS-Coming to America as a young man, Nathan Gass, of Lynn, Massachusetts, has followed the line of effort in which he was experi- enced, and is now well established in a thriving busi- ness of his own. Mr. Gass was born in Russia, April 15, 1888, and received his education there. Working in his father's tannery, a large and im- portant plant, until he was twenty-one years of age, he came to America, locating in Peabody. This was in 1909, and for a time he was employed at the A. C. Long tannery in Peabody. Later he worked at this trade in Brockton, Massachusetts, also being employed by the Brockton Heel Com- pany.
Knowing the many branches of the great shoe industry, Mr. Gass came to Lynn in 1918, and estab- lished the business in which he is making a suc- cess, sorting heels and leather remnants. From a small beginning he has already developed a con- siderable interest which is growing rapidly. He now occupies two floors of the building in which he is located, at No. 344 Broad street, and keeps about twenty-five employees busy.
Mr. Gass is a member of the Chamber of Com- merce of Lynn, and is interested in every phase of public progress in the country of his adoption. He served for three years in the Russian army, in the infantry, before coming to America. In April, 1918, Mr. Gass married, in Lynn, Ester Seigel, and they have one daughter, Lydia B., born in May, 1920.
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