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WILLIAM C. CROWLEY-Widely interested in commercial and civic progress in Andover, Massachu- setts, William C. Crowley is a prominent figure in many circles here. He was born in Andover, October 25, 1871, the son of Cornelius and Ellen ( Burns) Crowley, both born in Ireland. He received his early education in the public schools of the town, later attending Can- non's Commercial College, in Lawrence, and there gain-
In connection with the main interest outlined above, Mr. Crowley owns a tailoring and men's furnishing establishment, which is also contributing materially to his success.
For many years Mr. Crowley has been active in civic matters in Andover. He has been chairman of the Democratic Town Committee for the past seventeen years. By no means entirely in a political sense, he has always been interested in the betterment of conditions in the community and the advancement of the general good. During the World War, 1917-18, Mr. Crowley was treasurer of the Red Cross, and was a member of the United States Food Administration, also on the local Committee on Public Safety. He has for some years filled the local office of Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Mr. Crowley is a member of the National Associa- tion of Retail Druggists, of the Massachusetts Phar- maceutical Association, and of the Massachusetts Seal- ers' Association. Fraternally he is prominent in An- dover Council, No. 1078, Knights of Columbus. He is also a member of the Andover Club.
On July 10, 1907, Mr. Crowley married Mary Buck- ley, daughter of Daniel Buckley, of Andover, and they have three sons: William C., Jr., born April 13, 1909; Woodrow Wilson, born July 2, 1912; and Paul, born October 29, 1914. The family are members of St. Augustine's Parish, and the children attend St. August- ine's Parochial School.
JOHN BROADHURST-A rising young architect, whose work is attracting much favorable attention, is John Broadhurst, of Lawrence, Massachusetts. Mr. Broadhurst is a son of Walter and Mary (Cooper) Broadhurst, who were born in England, and are now residents of Andover, Essex county, Massachusetts. Walter Broadhurst is associated with the Pacific Mills, in the print works.
John Broadhurst was born in Derbyshire, England, on March 19, 1886, and came to this country with his parents at the age of four years. Receiving his early education in the parochial schools of Lawrence, where the family located, he left school at the age of thirteen years to enter the world of industry. He had a settled ambition, however, and circumstances could not deter him from accomplishing it. Before his graduation from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology he was employed in an architect's office for seven years. He also studied architecture at night. He was graduated from the Institute with the degree of B. S. in 1915. Thereafter, Mr. Broadhurst was in the employ of local architects for about three years, then opened an office for himself. He has attained, already, a marked degree of success, having done some of the best work of the day in the recent building operations in Lawrence. He
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has designed a large number of residences, and one of the most noteworthy of his designs of public buildings is a modern theatre on Broadway. Another is the $100,- 000 Lithuanian Roman Catholic Church-St. Francis ; other buildings are "The Electrical House," which is his own residence and which when opened was visited by 9,000 people; the Lyons theatre and office building, at Methuen; and St. Monica's parochial residence, Methuen. Nor is his field confined to the local build- ing world; he has designed buildings for a number of out-of-town mercantile and industrial organizations, notably the Carlyle Cord Tire Company building, of Stamford, Connecticut.
In fraternal circles Mr. Broadhurst is well known, being a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, No. 65, and of Lawrence Council, Knights of Columbus.
In 1909 Mr. Broadhurst married, in Lawrence, Ellen M. Livingstone, daughter of Thomas and Jane (Horm- by) Livingstone, and they have two children: Doro- thy M., born July 13, 1911, and Leonard L., born December 25, 1913. The family are members of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church.
WILLIAM J. DOHERTY-A lifelong resident of Andover, Massachusetts, and for many years promi- nent as a contractor and builder, William J. Doherty has borne a part in the constructive activities of the town for the past sixteen years.
Mr. Doherty was born in Andover, on July 27, 1869, and is a son of John and Margaret (Hart) Doherty, both deceased. John Doherty was a gardener by occu- pation, but was killed in a railroad accident in Andover.
Acquiring a practical education in the public schools of Andover, Mr. Doherty, as a young man, entered the employ of the Craighead & Kintz Manufacturing Com- pany, of Ballard Vale, Massachusetts, where he remained for three years. Thereafter he worked for George S. Cole, of Andover, for a similar period, and while in this connection, learned the carpenter's trade. He then was associated with Hardy & Cole, in Andover, for about fifteen years, following this trade. In 1905 Mr. Doherty started in business for himself, along the line of con- tracting. He was successful from the beginning, and has come to a point where he holds a leading position in this branch of endeavor in this vicinity. Mr. Doherty does business under his own name, W. J. Doherty, Car- penter and Builder.
In fraternal circles Mr. Doherty is prominent. He was a charter member of Andover Council, No. 1078, Knights of Columbus, and has been a member of Mer- rimac Council, Royal Arcanum, of Lawrence, Massachu- setts, for thirty-one years. In the public life of the town he has held the responsible position of election officer for the past twenty-eight years.
On June 20, 1899, Mr. Doherty married Josephine Powers, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, and they have five children: John P. S., now employed in the adver- tising department of the Lawrence "Eagle-Tribune;" William A., student at St. Rita Hall, at Villanova, Pennsylvania; Margaret, now (1922) in parochial school; Joseph, also in parochial school; and James, five years of age. The family are members of St. Augustine's Parish, of Andover.
WILLIS RICHARDSON, for several years a resi- dent of Lawrence, Massachusetts, is making a business success in a line allied with the metal trades. He was born in Pittsville, Maryland, on February 17, 1888. Receiving a thorough grounding in the essentials of education in the public schools of Pittsville, he took up telegraphy, and in 1900 accepted a position as a rail- way telegraph operator. Later, however, he turned to mechanical work, and in 1914 began welding. He became an expert at this art, and coming to Lawrence in 1916, entered the employ of the F. T. Abell Com- pany, where he remained for about two years. In July, 1918, Mr. Richardson started in business for himself, and now has a large and rapidly growing business in the acetylene welding of metals. This business is by no means confined to the city of Lawrence, but extends to states as far west as the Mississippi Valley. Mr. Richardson is located at Lowell street, Lawrence, in a building which he specially constructed for the busi- ness, and it is one of the best equipped welding shops in New England; he is doing business under the name of the Auto Welding Company.
Mr. Richardson married, in 1912, in Boston, Massa- chusetts, Marie Simonds, of that city, and they have two daughters, Edith and Grace. The family resides at No. 70 Boxford street, South Lawrence, and attends the Episcopal church.
NAPOLEON OUELLETT-Closely identified with the physical growth and development of Salem, Massa- chusetts, is Napoleon Ouellett, the well-known con- tractor of No. I Harbor street, who besides the import- ant business he carries on as a building contractor, owns large real estate holdings in the city and its environs.
Mr. Ouellett was born in Quebec, Canada, on Sep- tember 9, 1874, and is a son of Napoleon and Osite (Correar) Ouellett. The father owned a flour and saw mill in Canada, and did custom milling for the resi- dents of a large farming region. After completing his grammar school studies the son worked with his father for five years. Then the family removed to Salem, Mas- sachusetts, where Napoleon the elder entered the employ of the Trask Roofing Company, and learned the tin- smith and roofing trade. When he became skilled in this work he started in business for himself, and his son worked with him, also learning the trade. After his father's death the younger man carried on the busi- ness alone. Possessed of excellent business ability, and an industrious and capable worker, Mr. Ouellett was more than ordinarily successful from the start. He was deeply interested in the real estate situation in the rapidly growing city, and when he was able to command a little capital invested it in that class of property. By judicious turns and far-sighted investments, he was enabled gradually to increase his holdings, until now he is one of the important individual owners of real estate operating in Salem. The great fire of 1914 did serious damage to much of his property, but in the rebuilding of the city he handled a large amount of work, and by careful management was enabled to recoup his losses. He recently built a very beautiful modern apartment house, called the Napoleon Apart- ments. Mr. Ouellett is a thoroughgoing American, and
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a supporter of the policies of the Republican party. He keeps in close touch with the city government, and is a member of the Chamber of Commerce.
He married, in Canada, on February 15, 1909, Mary Laura Leveille, who was also born in Canada, and their eight children are: Cecile, Irene, Mary Laura, Helene, Napoleon, Jr., Girard, Rita, and Elizabeth Yvonne. Mr. Ouellett is himself one of ten children, he having four brothers and five sisters. The family have always been devout attendants upon the services of the Roman Catholic church, and since coming to Salem have been members of St. Joseph's Church.
HENRY CURTIS WINN, one of the most success- ful business men of Haverhill, Massachusetts, was born November 27, 1860, in Burnham, Maine, son of Lyman and Harriet N. (Perkins) Winn. The former was engaged in farming at Burnham for many years and lived to the advanced age of eighty-two years. Mrs. Winn was also a native of Burnham, and she died in 1901. After completing his formal education Mr. Winn learned the machinist's trade while working for the F. S. Perkins Company of Lowell, Massachusetts, and when he had completed his apprenticeship, went to Marl- boro, Massachusetts, where he was employed at this occupation for two years. At the end of this time he came to Haverhill and entered the employ of the Haver- hill Iron Works, and was subsequently employed in a mechanical capacity by various firms; each new posi- tion he held not only gave him more experience but also enlarged his skill, and it was natural that after a time he would turn to the automobile repair work, then in its early stages. After four years Mr. Winn engaged in the business of automobile repairing on his own account, taking as a partner Frank Bailey, of Haverhill, and the firm name was Winn & Bailey, con- tinuing in this form until 1918, when Mr. Bailey sold his interest to Mr. Winn, and at the same time the business was removed to Haverhill and the name changed to Kenoza Garage, with Mr. Winn as manager. An accessory store was opened in connection with the garage; the latter has a storage space of 3,750 square feet, and is one of the largest in Haverhill. Mr. Winn is a member of the Haverhill Chamber of Commerce and also of the Ancient Order of United Workmen.
In 1884 he married Annie W. Whitten, of Burnham, Maine, and their children are: Lyman E., foreman of the Kenoza Garage; and Doris B., a graduate of Dr. Arnold's Physical Culture School of New Haven, and is now a teacher at the Young Women's Christian Asso- ciation in Portland, Maine.
ARTHUR E. STEINERT, who is in the contract- ing field in Lawrence, Massachusetts, has within the past few years become identified with the progress of the city. Mr. Steinert is a son of Otto E. and Emily Steinert, of this city. Otto E. Steinert was born in Lawrence, and for the past thirty years has been a well- known figure in building circles in this vicinity.
Arthur E. Steinert was born in Lawrence, on August 8, 1888. He received his early education in the public schools, attended the evening high school while he assisted his father during the day, then completed his formal studies with a course at the Lawrence Commer-
cial College. Having already chosen his line of future endeavor, the young man then learned the trade of car- penter and builder with his father. Beginning in 1904, he worked with his father until his enlistment for the World War in the United States navy, on June 4, 1918. The need of skilled labor of every kind was so great that he was immediately detailed as chief carpenter to the naval ammunition depot, at Hingham, Massachu- setts, where he served until his discharge, in January, 1919. Returning to Lawrence, Mr. Steinert made a definite start for himself in the construction world, open- ing an office in the Bay State building. He has made a most promising beginning, handling general construc- tion, and thus far specializing in residences and com- mercial buildings.
Mr. Steinert is a member of the Lawrence Master Builders' Association, and of the Home Club. Frater- nally he is well known, being a member of Grecian Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Mount Sinai Chap- ter, Royal Arch Masons; Lawrence Council, Royal and Select Masters; Bethany Commandery, Knights Tem- plar; and is also a member of Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Boston. He also is a member of Essex Lodge, Knights of Pythias. Mr. Steinert resides at No. 288 High street, Lawrence.
EDWARD PERLEY ELDREDGE-For a num- ber of years prominent in the business world of East- ern Massachusetts, and now devoting his practical abil- ity and experience to the public service, Edward Perley Eldredge, city clerk of Beverly, Massachusetts, is a representative citizen of Essex county.
Mr. Eldredge is a son of Perley Gillam and Mary Augusta (Kennison) Eldredge. Perley G. Eldredge was born in Beverly, and served in the Civil War, but never was in any active engagement, entering the serv- ice late in the period of the war. Thus he served for only three months as a member of the 8th Massachu- setts Infantry, unattached. He was mustered out at Readville, Massachusetts. He died at the age of seventy- seven, in 1919. His wife, who was also born in Bev- erly, still resides here, and is seventy-three years of age.
Edward Perley Eldredge was born in Beverly, on May 21, 1872. He received his early education in the public schools of this city, then continued his studies at the part-time high school. This preparation he followed with a course at Burdette's Business College, this also being in part-time hours. The young man spent some time with the John M. Carriave Paper Company, then later was with the United Shoe Machinery Corporation, holding a responsible position in their order department for thirteen years.
Having been practically a lifetime resident of Bev- erly, Mr. Eldredge has been, ever since his majority, more or less interested in the public life of the city. He has always supported the Republican party, and of more recent years has been a leader in party affairs. For several years he was financial secretary of the Beverly Republican Club. Thus, Mr. Eldredge's elec- tion, in 1918, to the office of city clerk was in the natural course. The choice of the people has been amply vindi- cated in his service since assuming the duties of this office. He is often referred to as the "right man in the
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right place," and is bearing an important part in the city government.
Mr. Eldredge married, in Beverly, Emily Reed Craig, a daughter of William J. and Ella L. Craig. The fam- ily are members of the Baptist church.
ALBERT HENRY RICHARDSON-Holding a position of broad public responsibility, Albert H. Rich- ardson, of Beverly, Massachusetts, is closely identified with the physical growth and progress of the city as city engineer. Mr. Richardson was born in Essex, . Massachusetts, on October 22, 1884, and is a son of William A. and Grace (Burnham) Richardson, long residents of Essex.
Receiving his early education in the public schools of his native place, the young man also covered the high school course. During this time, and through his early employment, Mr. Richardson took advantage of spare hours to fit himself for the place higher up. He was first employed as rodman in the engineering depart- ment of the city of Beverly, then, in time, his studies, together with the practical experience which he was gaining meanwhile, fitted him for his present position at the head of this department. He was made city engineer of Beverly in 1917, and still ably fills this office. Mr. Richardson is deeply interested in every phase of public progress, and politically supports the Republican party. He is also a member of the Repub- lican Club, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of Beverly.
Mr. Richardson married, in 1907, Edith A. Twitchell, daughter of Charles E. Twitchell, of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Richardson have two sons: Kenneth W., and Gordon T. They reside on Cabot street, and attend the services of the Dane Street Congregational Church.
WILLIAM CHARLES GOODRICH-The field of undertaking and funeral directing is represented in Lynn by a large group of men whose methods and equipment are the most modern to be found in this business, and among these men Mr. Goodrich is a leader.
Mr. Goodrich was born in Alfred, York county, Maine, and is a son of Jacob M. and Augusta A. Good- rich, the date of his birth having been October 26, 1881. The elder Mr. Goodrich was an undertaker in Alfred until his death, which occurred in 1900, and after the young man completed his education in the high school of his native town, he became associated with his father in business at the age of eighteen years. The death of his father taking place about a year later, he went to Portland with the intention of completing his prepara- tions for following the undertaking profession, and to that end entered the employ of Hay & Peabody, of Portland, as an apprentice. The wages he received, however, were insufficient to provide for his mother, who was more or less dependent upon him, and he sought a more remunerative opportunity in electrical work, having had a little experience in that field, pro- curing a position in Portland which he filled for several years. Never despairing of returning to his chosen profession, he later availed himself of an opportunity which offered, and going to Boston secured a position with the undertaking firm of W. H. Graham, Inc., prom-
inent funeral directors of that city. There, in three years, he rose to the position of manager, and remained with the concern for several years. Thereafter coming to Lynn, he founded his present business, at No. 57 Monroe street, in Lynn, and has since built up one of the leading mortuary establishments of the city.
Mr. Goodrich is well known fraternally, holding membership in the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Knights of Pythias, the Improved Order of Red Men, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is a member of the State of Maine Club, of Lynn, and a member of the Lynn Young Men's Christian Associa- tion. For relaxation he seeks the great out-of-doors, and takes an occasional hunting and fishing trip in the wilds. In November, 1916, Mr. Goodrich married Mar- garet Langill, daughter of Angus and Margaret Lan- gill, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and they have one son, William, born in 1918.
ARTHUR PARKER CHICKERING-Nearly a quarter of a century has elapsed since Mr. Chickering began his legal practice in North Andover and Boston, those years, 1896-1921, having returned him richly the honors of his profession.
Arthur Parker Chickering was born in North An- dover, Massachusetts, December 2, 1872, the son of William W. and Ruth (Brierley) Chickering. There he attended public school, and after graduating from high school, attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for two years. About this time he became interested in law and decided to adopt it as a profes- sion so, with this end in view, he accordingly matricu- lated at Boston University Law School and was grad- uated from this institution in 1896 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. That same year he was admitted to the bar and established himself in the practice of his chosen profession, opening offices both in Boston and North Andover, and these locations have remained his headquarters ever since. The papers which Mr. Chick- ering prepares are exceptionally strong, and present the matter under consideration in a manner which admits of little dispute. He has a broad, comprehensive grasp of all questions that come before him and is particularly fitted for affiairs requiring executive and administra- tive ability. Aside from his law practice Mr. Chicker- ing is connected with several business and manufactur- ing corporations. He has been moderator of North Andover for over twenty years. He is very fond of music and also devotes a great deal of his time to reading.
DR. WILLIAM C. TANNEBRING-Prominent in the ranks of the dental profession in Beverly, Mas- sachusetts, is Dr. Tannebring, who in connection with his regular practice, is also a part time instructor at Tufts College.
Dr. Tannebring was born in West Warren, Massachu- setts, on June 2, 1889, and is a son of Charles F. and Anna (Heidel) Tannebring, of West Warren. Receiv- ing his early education in the public schools of his native town, the young man entered the Palmer High School, of Palmer, Massachusetts, from which he was gradu- ated in 1908. Then, with his choice of a profession determined, he became a student at Tufts College Dental
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School, and was graduated from that institution in the class of 1911. He came to Beverly before the close of that year, and purchased the old-established dental prac- tice of Dr. A. M. Bruce, long well known in Beverly, and now deceased. Dr. Tannebring has been very suc- cessful in his private practice here, and is located in the Endicott building, the scope of his business con- stantly broadening. Since the time of his graduation he has been connected with Tufts College as part time instructor.
Enlisting for service in the World War, 1917-18, Dr. Tannebring was commissioned first lieutenant of the Dental Reserve, but was never called for active service. Dr. Tannebring is a member of the Metropolitan, Essex County, and Northeastern Dental societies. Fraternally he is a member of Liberty Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; and of Amity Chapter, Royal Arch Masons. He is also a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. His college fraternity is the Psi Omega. In political matters he supports the Repub- lican party, but has little leisure to devote to public activities. He attends the Congregational church.
On June 2, 1913, Dr. Tannebring married, in Law- rence, Massachusetts, Adaline Derbyshire, daughter of Senator James H. and Adaline (Ashton) Derbyshire. Dr. and Mrs. Tannebring have two children: William C., Jr., born August 9, 1918; and Barbara, born Decem- ber 8, 1919.
JAMES PATRICK DONAHUE-Belonging to a family of Irish origin, but for three generations resi- dent in Amesbury, Massachusetts, James P. Donahue, chief of police, of Merrimac, Massachusetts, is dis- tinetly American, even though he still has some of the happy characteristics of his Celtic forebears.
James Patrick Donahue was born in Amesbury, Mas- sachusetts, on March 16, 1894, son of Patrick J. and Nora (Mulryan) Donahue, and grandson of Bartholeme and Nora (Donahue) Donahue. His grandfather was born on the Island of Arran, on the west coast of Scotland. He became a stationary engineer after emi- grating to this country with his wife, who was a native of Ireland. She lived to a great age, being ninety years old when death came to her in 1920. The family set- tled in Amesbury, Massachusetts, and there their son, Patrick J., father of James P. Donahue, was born. He is still alive, and latterly has been in the automobile business. He married Nora Mulryan, who was born in County Galway, Ireland, and died in 1920, in Ames- bury, Massachusetts.
James P. Donahue was educated in the public schools of Merrimac, Massachusetts. After his schooldays were ended, he entered the employ of the Jonah & George Company, of Merrimac, but about a year later, went to Haverhill, and there for the next five years worked for the Macree Brothers Company of that place, for three years as an apprentice and for two years as a journeyman metal worker, leaving at the end of that time to become chief of police of Merrimac, which appointment he was offered and accepted in March, 1916. He is still chief of police, but when the United States entered into a state of war with Germany in 1917, Chief of Police Donahue gave up his civic appointment and enlisted as a seaman in the United
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