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JAMES HAINSWORTH was born in Leeds, Eng- land, October 3, 1872, a son of Joseph and Martha (Mathers) Hainsworth. His father, who was born in Leeds, England, was engaged in the textile business until his death in 1911. His mother, who was born in Bradford, England, is now deceased.
Mr. Hainsworth received his early education in the schools of Leeds, and after having completed his stud- ies obtained employment in the textile business there. In 1890, however, he decided to leave home and seek his
fortune in a new country. Accordingly, he came to the United States and obtained employment at the Sayles Bleachery of Rhode Island during the same year, 1890. He spent ten years in the service of the Sayles Bleach- ery, but at the end of that period he moved to Lowell, Massachusetts, and accepted a position as overseer for the Lowell Bleachery. Thirteen years later, in 1913, he became superintendent for the Lowell Bleachery and remained in that position until 1917. When his connec- tion with the Lowell Bleachery came to an end, Mr. Hainsworth moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts, where he associated himself with the Pacific Print Works, becoming superintendent of the shoe goods department. This position he still holds. Mr. Hainsworth is a mem- ber of the Baptist church. In politics he is a Repub- lican.
Mr. Hainsworth married Sarah F. Tucker, of Sayles- ville, Rhode Island. Mr. and Mrs. Hainsworth have four sons: Norman T., James P., Herbert F., and Joseph C. Hainsworth.
CHARLES F. SKILLINGS was born in Dexter, Maine, in the year 1877. He received his early educa- tion in the public schools of Dexter, and after graduat- ing from the Dexter High School proceeded to Boston University for collegiate work. After completing his studies, Mr. Skillings spent eight years in the hotel busi- ness at Boston. He then established himself in a busi- ness of his own, which he conducted with entire success until 1911, when he decided to leave Boston and came to Hathorne, a part of Danvers, Massachusetts, where he now lives. He has been the United States postmaster at Hathorne for more than eight years. He is an Epis- copalian.
Mr. Skillings married Jean H. Graham. Mr. and Mrs. Skillings have one daughter.
GEORGE L. BRIGGS, one of the most prominent citizens and business men of Amesbury, Massachusetts, was born there, December 5, 1877, son of James W. Briggs, also a native of Amesbury, who was born Octo- ber 25, 1832, and died June 18, 1890. The latter was engaged in mercantile pursuits in Amesbury for many years, and married Almira A. Cowden, born there, April 22, 1834. The son was educated in the public schools and graduated from the high school in the class of 1896, soon afterward entering the employ of the Briggs Carriage and Street Car Company, where he learned the trade of electrician. After three years he resigned from this work and became associated with his uncle, George H. Briggs, in the insurance business, later being admitted a partner to the agency which had been established in 1866, and which to-day is the oldest insurance agency in Amesbury. The partnership existed until 1903, when George L. Briggs purchased the busi- ness from his uncle. Since that time, during a period of nearly twenty years, he has conducted a steadily growing business, under the orginal name, Briggs Insur- ance Agency. In connection with the insurance end of the business Mr. Briggs opened a real estate depart- ment, which has steadily grown with each year, and at the present time (1922) has business connections with thirty of the leading insurance companies of the country.
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Mr. Briggs has also taken a very active part in the public affairs of Amesbury and as a member of the Republican party, he has served in many public offices, discharging his duties in a most commendable manner. Since 1912, he has been chairman of the Republican Town Committee; in 1919, he was elected to represent his district at the General Court, and was reelected in 1920 to serve until 1922. For several years he has been a member of the Finance Committee and was a member of the new high school building committee. He is treas- urer of the Bartlett Cemetery Association, and trustee of the Nanen Building Trust; a member and past grand of Powow River Lodge; trustee of Phintias Lodge, since 1914: member of Warren Lodge, Free and Ac- cepted Masons; and of several other local organizations. Mr. Briggs, with his family, attends and aids in the support of the Congregational Church, of Amesbury, which he serves as a member of the board of trustees.
In 1904, Mr. Briggs married Mary Elizabeth Clark, born at Amesbury, November 26, 1877, and they are the parents of the following children: George L., born August 21, 1905; Richard C., born January 9, 1912; Mary Elizabeth, born May 14, 1914.
ABRAHAM LIVINGSTON-Born in far-away Po- land, Europe, then a vassal, now again a free nation, Mr. Livingston experienced all the rigors of autocratic rule before leaving the land of his birth to seek the freedom found beneath the banner of England in Canada, and later under Old Glory in the United States. He re- turned to Poland as a bearer of good tiding of America. but did not remain; he is now again in the city of his adoption. Salem, Massachusetts.
Abraham Livingston was born in Poland, Europe, March 10, 1881, and there, when six years of age, was sent to a religious school, which he attended for three years. He started to work at the age of nine years and was engaged in farming until 1900, when he was called for military service. He continued in the army until 1904, when he received a full discharge. He then left Poland, and crossed the seas to St. John, New Bruns- wick, Canada, arriving February 5, 1904. He settled in Digby, Nova Scotia, where he peddled dry goods and clothing, mostly from farm to farm, continuing in that line about one year, spending many nights at farm houses, where the children taught him to read and write English. He then sold out and in 1905 located in Salem, Massachusetts, where he was in the provision business until 1912. In that year he started in business in Bev- erly, Massachusetts, where he began business as the American Coke & Charcoal Company. The latter part of the same year Mr. Livingston returned to Salem, where he bought out C. A. Bissell and formed a cor- poration, the American Coke & Charcoal Company, the incorporators being: Abraham Livingston, secretary; Jacob Macknalsky, president; Himan Freedburg, treas- urer. In 1914 Mr. Livingston bought out his partners and conducted the business under the same name until 1917, when the corporation was dissolved, and he con- tinued as the American Coke & Charcoal Company, of Salem, Abraham Livingston, sole owner. He has since then continued the coal and charcoal business in Salem and has been very successful.
Mr. Livingston is a member of the Knights of Py- thias, and a member of the Congregation Sons of Jacob, Salem. He is president of the Zionist Association of Salem, and one of the leading Zionists of his city. On February 20, 1920, he went abroad as worker for the Jewish Relief, and as an observer to report on condi- tions as he found them. He was also entrusted with money given him in the United States to deliver to relatives of the givers. On this mission he also repre- sented the Carmon Kimball Company, bankers of Salem, and the First State Bank, of Boston. He re- mained in Europe until July, 1920, then returned, reach- ing New York, July 17. At a mass meeting called for the purpose, Mr. Livingston gave an account of his mission and of conditions as he found them in Europe, after visiting Poland, Germany and Belgium. After making this report, Mr. Livingston returned to Salem, where he resumed the management of his private busi- ness.
Abraham Livingston married, in 1909, Esther B. Freedburg, of Poland, and they are the parents of two sons: Maurice and Arthur.
ADOLPH ST. LINGER was born at Reichenbach, Silesia, Germany, September 30, 1860, a son of August and Pauline (Heine) St. Linger. His father, who was born in Germany in 1836, was engaged in business as a contractor until his death in 1862. His mother, who was born in Germany, in 1836, survived her husband. She died in 1918.
Mr. St. Linger received his early education in the public schools of his native city, and after graduating from the college of Breslau, spent about three years en- gaged in commerce. In 1881 he decided to seek his for- ttine in a new country and accordingly came to the United States. He settled in Lawrence, Massachusetts, where he has lived ever since. He first became an in- structor in a private school at Lawrence, spending three years in teaching. At the end of that period he decided to seek a change of employment and accepted a position with the Warren Cotton Mills of Massachusetts. He spent three years in their service, as designer. In 1892 he left the Warren Cotton Mills and formed a connec- tion with the Everett Mills. He has already completed twenty-nine years of continuous service as a designer for the Everett Mills and is still actively engaged in the duties of his position.
During the World War, Mr. St. Linger was chair- man of the Eastern Division of German Americans. He took an active part in all the Liberty Loan cam- paigns conducted by the United States Government, and was actively engaged in many governmental enterprises for the successful conduct of the war. He is a member of the Lutheran church. In politics he is a Republican. He belongs to the Turner and Hermans Sons' Society.
Mr. St. Linger married Annie Frank, in 1881. Mrs. St. Linger was born in Germany, March 25, 1861, and is still living. Mr. and Mrs. St. Linger have five chil- dren: Frederick A., Hans F., Lena A., Otto F., and Arno F. St. Linger. Two of Mr. St. Linger's sons were engaged in active service during the World War. Hans F. St. Linger served in the Naval Aviation Corps of the United States navy, and was first-class machinist
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mate at the time of his discharge from the service. Arno F. St. Linger served in the United States army, artillery, during the years 1917 and 1918, and was a first-class private at the time of his discharge from the service. At the present time he is engaged in the pho- tography business. He is the proprietor and manager of the Seeton Studio, at Lawrence.
WILLIAM SANFORD WOODBURY-Promi- nent in the Textile industry of Essex county, William Sanford Woodbury, of Newburyport, has won his way to his present position by thorough knowledge acquired by practical methods.
Mr. Woodbury was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, May 24, 1875, and is a son of Moses and Emma Jane (Grimes) Woodbury. Receiving his early education in the public schools of his native city, and later being graduated from Cannon's Commercial College, Mr. Woodbury thereafter attended the Lowell Textile School, from which he was graduated in 1900. He began work, however, before taking up his technical studies, his first employment being with the Pacific Mills, of Lawrence, as clerk in their office, where he remained for six years. During this period he learned the various operations of the mill, and gained a good knowledge of the business. Later he was overseer of the carding department of the Millville Manufacturing Company, at Millville, New Jersey, then with the Dana Warp Mills, at Westbrook, Maine, then with the Ors- wald Mills, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. He came to Newburyport, in 1911, as superintendent of the carding room in the factory with which he is still connected. Then in 1917 Mr. Woodbury became agent of the Bay State Cotton Corporation, which responsible position he still ably fills. This concern manufactures fine fab- rics, special ducks, and fine sail cloth, the product reach- ing a very extensive market. Mr. Woodbury is a mem- ber of the Free and Accepted Masons, and is a mem- ber of the Dalton Club, the Textile Club, and of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers. He is a member of the Calvary Baptist Church, of Lawrence, Massachusetts.
On September 8. 1897, Mr. Woodbury married Ethel M., daughter of Albert W. and Marie S. (Thompson) Brainerd. Mr. and Mrs. Woodbury have two daugh- ters: Gwendolyn, born January 30, 1903, and Lorraine, born March 9, 1909.
FRED JEWELL THOMPSON, JR., a native of Haverhill, Massachusetts, is now connected with one of the promising garage businesses of the city, being treas- urer of the Thompson, Martin Company, Inc., to which firm other reference has been elsewhere made in this work. . He was born in Haverhill, on September 10, 1893, son of Fred Jewell and Cora Belle (Walker) Thompson, the former born in Sanford, Maine, and the latter in New Durham Plains, New Hampshire. The Thompson family, however, has been resident in Haver- hill for several decades, the father being a local shoe manufacturer. The son received his elementary and high school education in Haverhill, graduating from Haverhill High School, class of 1913. Soon afterwards he went to Boston, and took the commercial course at
the Bryant and Stratton Business College there. After graduation he returned to his native place and for the next four years worked in his father's shoe factory, after which he took up the raising of pure-bred live stock with some success apparently, for he still con- tinues the enterprise. However, he recently, on April 25, 1921, joined Orville A. Martin in a business venture, the two purchasing the automobile garage service repair business of H. J. Collins, at No. 62 Elm street, Haver- hill, where the new owners have since traded as a cor- porate concern, known as the Thompson. Martin Com- pany, Inc. There is evidence that the business, which was already substantial when Messrs. Thompson and Martin acquired it, is being expanded appreciably by the enterprising young men now in control. Mr. Thomp- son is well known in Haverhill, especially in Masonic circles. He has advanced to the thirty-second degree in that order, and is a member of all the Haverhill Ma- sonic bodies. Socially, he belongs to the Pentucket Club. His church is the Methodist, he being a mnem- ber of the Haverhill Methodist Episcopal Church.
He was married, in 1917, to Marion Wallace Evans, of Haverhill, daughter of Thomas J. Evans, a native of Haverhill, and connected with the local shoe manu- facturing industry until his death, which occurred in 1920, and of Annie G. (Hall) Evans, of West New- bury, Massachusetts. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson reside at No. 5 Quimby street, Haverhill.
JOHN T. JANSON-For thirty-four years identi- fied with the Merrimac Paper Company, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, John T. Janson has worked his way upward from an operator to the position of superin- tendent of the plant, which position he now holds. Mr. Janson is skilled in the art of papermaking, having learned this trade in his home country of Sweden, and perfected his art in Germany. He was born at Goth- enburg, Sweden, December 1, 1859, son of Carl Janson, also a papermaker in Sweden, who died in 1863. The mother of Mr. Janson was Sophia Larsen, also of Swe- den, and she died in 1912.
John T. Janson attended the public schools of Sweden and the school which is equivalent to the high school of America. He had been interested in the trade of papermaking from childhood through association with his father's occupation, and he became an apprentice to this trade after completing school. To further perfect his trade, and in order to learn other methods of manu- facture, Mr. Janson went to Germany and made a study of the methods used there. An interesting fact of his career as an apprentice is that it was the factory where he was employed that the process of making sulphite was invented and perfected. This product was marketed in 1876, and eleven years later, in 1887, Mr. Janson came to America and to Lawrence, and entered the em- ploy of the Merrimac Paper Company, of which plant he is now superintendent as above stated. Mr. Janson is a member of the Masons, and of the Order of Vasa.
Mr. Janson married in 1892, at Lawrence, Levida Jacobson, of Sweden, and they are the parents of two children: Ebba M., born in 1894; and John C., born in 1896. The latter attended school in Lawrence, and was in the class of 1913 at the high school there. Subse-
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quently he spent a year at Phillips Academy, and one year at the Rhode Island State College. He then entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, spending two years there. Mr. Janson then entered the employ of the Merrimac Paper Company, and in 1919 was ap- pointed assistant superintendent of the plant, being his father's assistant. Mr. Janson is a member of the Ma- sonic order, and of the fraternity, Delta Alpha Psi, and with his parents attends the Lutheran church.
FRANK E. GAGE, one of the most enterprising citi- zens of Lawrence, Massachusetts, and who can always be depended upon to give his aid, in time or other ways, to any movement for the general welfare, holds a place high in the esteem of his fellow-citizens. Mr. Gage was born August 13, 1876, in Methuen, Massachusetts, one of three children born to Cyrus B. and Josephine A. (Silver) Gage, both natives of New Hampshire, who later moved to Methuen, Massachusetts, where Cyrus B. Gage was engaged in the express business.
Frank E. Gage attended school in Methuen, and after completing the high school course obtained employment in the shoe store owned by George H. Woodman, in Lawrence, For seven years he was a clerk, and dur- ing this time made many friends among the store cus- tomers through his genial manner and courteous treat-
ment. The following two years Mr. Gage spent as traveling salesman for the Thomas A. Edison Company, his territory being through the Southern States. After his return to Lawrence, he worked for various concerns, in all gaining more experience and adding to his store of knowledge. In February, 1918, he entered the em- ploy of the Champion International Company, where he is now one of the valued employes of the office depart- ment.
Mr. Gage married Lizzie P. Edmester, of Lawrence, January 7, 1904, and they are the parents of a daughter, Mildred Ruth, born October 6, 1911. The family at- tends the Universalist church.
FRANK L. SINGER-Actively engaged in one of the most necessary public service industries, Frank L. Singer is bearing a part in the general welfare. Mr. Singer was born in Essex, August 18, 1889, and is a son of James J. and Kate (Smith) Singer. The elder Mr. Singer was for many years active in the shipbuild- ing industry.
As a boy Frank L. Singer acquired a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of education at the pub- lic schools of his native town, then entered the employ of the Bay State railroad, with which company he was continuously associated for about fifteen years. Since then he has been engaged in the fish business on his own account. Mr. Singer is a member of the Knights of Pythias; his church membership is with the Congrega- tional church.
Mr. Singer married, in 1913, Mary J. Burrows, of West Gloucester, and they have one daughter, Bea- trice E. They reside on Addison street, Essex.
CHARLES C. BATCHELDER was born at Dun- barton, New Hampshire, on December 5, 1881, and is a son of George D. and Jennie M. (Clough) Batchelder.
His father was engaged as a farmer and spent his life in New Hampshire. He was born at Concord, New Hampshire, in 1841. Mr. Batchelder's mother was born in 1840 at Concord, New Hampshire, and died in 1908.
Mr. Batchelder received his early education in the public schools of Dunbarton, where he was born, and after having completed his studies, decided to follow in his father's footsteps by becoming a farmer. Accord- ingly, he obtained employment on a neighboring farm and spent two years in the pursuit of agriculture. At the end of this period, however, he decided that an occupation of a different sort would be better suited to his tastes and abilities. He left Dunbarton, accord- ir.gly, and moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts, where he obtained employment with the Essex Company. He spent one year in the service of the Essex Company, and then accepted an offer of employment with the Hamblett Machine Company. He spent five years work- ing for the Hamblett Company in various capacities and acquired a thorough knowledge of machinery. In 1904, after having served his time as a machinist with this company, he became associated with the Pacific Mills, retaining this position for several years.
In July, 1917, Mr. Batchelder enlisted in the United States army as a private. He received a commission as second lieutenant in the Massachusetts State Guard, and served from November, 1917, until November, 1920, as an officer of that organization. Mr. Batchelder is a member of the Second Baptist Church, of Law- rence, and has served as president of the brotherhood for a term of two years. In politics, he is a Republican. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, and belongs to the encampment of the Rebekahs and the Grand Lodge. He has been secretary of the Merrimack Lodge since 1915.
He married Louise E. Spencer, of Cambridge, Massa- chusetts, in 1905. Mrs. Batchelder was born at Cam- bridge on December 21, 1883. Mr. and Mrs. Batchelder have one daughter, Vera Spencer Batchelder, who was born on October 15, 1910.
CHARLES E. ROUNDEY-A lifetime resident of Marblehead, Massachusetts, and always active in some linc of practical endeavor, Charles E. Roundey is broadly representative of the sturdy manhood which contributes so large a share to the prosperity and prog- ress of the community.
Charles E. Roundey was born in Marblehead, Massa- chusetts, June 14, 1845. He received his education in the public schools of the day, gaining a thorough grounding in the essentials of education, then at an early age entered the world of industry. His first work was in connection with the shipping at the docks. But lie had scarcely begun life before the Civil War broke out. Although only a boy of sixteen, he was fired with patriotic zeal, and succeeded in enlisting for service in the United States army. He was a member of Com- pany B, 23rd Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer In- fantry, but was later transferred to Company G, of the First Heavy Artillery. He served as a non-commis- sioned officer throughout the period of the war, and received an honorable discharge late in the year 1865. After his return to civilian life, Mr. Roundey was
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always connected either with the shipping or the fishing interests of Marblehead. He was for many years a member of John Goodwin Post, Grand Army of the Republic, of Marblehead. His religious membership was with St. Michael's Episcopal Church.
Mr. Roundey married, April 2, 1872, Mary T. Bow- cien, of Marblehead, and they were the parents of two children : Augustus Knight, who married Georgia Nick- erson, of Nova Scotia; and Levina Langley, who is now the wife of Charles E. Clapp, of Lynn.
WILLIAM E. BAILEY, ice merchant, of George- town, Massachusetts, was born there on December 2, 1881, the son of Forest E. and Mary (Berry) Bailey. His mother was originally of Reading, Massachusetts, but his father, who is still living (1922), was a farmer at Rowley for a time. After attending the local public schools and doing some work on the home farm, Mr. Bailey worked for H. Harriman for two years, after which he decided to work independently as a teamster and hauling contractor. He did a satisfactory business at such occupations for many years, but eventually he joined Wallace Adams, and they acquired the ice busi- ness of Edward Lee in 1918. That business they had conducted until April, 1922, with satisfactory results, when they sold out to Davis Hemion.
Mr. Bailey married, in 1909, Priscilla Poole, daughter of William and Susan Evaline (Reed) Poole, of Row- ley, where the former is in the shoe business. Mrs. Poole, however, was born in Newburyport. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey have five children: Gertrude, William, Jr., Charles, Ruth, and Marion.
ANDREW C. REID was born at Summer Hill, Queens county, New Brunswick, Canada, November 3, 1866. He completed grammar school courses, and has spent his adult years engaged as a farmer. He has been a resident of the United States since March 28, 1891, now resides at No. 210 Conant street, Danvers, Massa- chusetts. He is a member of Danvers Grange, Patrons of Husbandry. He belongs to the Presbyterian church in Summer Hill, New Brunswick. He married, in New- ton Center, Massachusetts, December 5, 1895, Rose King, daughter of William and Sarah King. Mr. and Mrs. Reid are the parents of five children : Alma Estes, born April 7, 1897, at Newton Center; Mary Rita, born April 6, 1899, at Newton Center; William Thomas, born September II, 1901, at Newton; Wendell, born Novem- ber 3, 1906, in Salem; Sinia Rose, born November 27, 1908, in Salem.
EARLE FLETCHER RAMSBOTTOM-Locating in Essex, Massachusetts, after returning from service in the World War, Earle F. Ramsbottom is taking a prominent place in the grocery business here. Mr. Ramsbottom was born in Arctic Center, Rhode Island, and is a son of James F. Ramsbottom, of Arctic, and later of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, who was engaged in the textile industry during his lifetime. He married Lottie Cook, of Pawtucket, and they met accidental death together, July 30, 1919. Two sons and a daugh- ter survive them: Earle Fletcher, whose name heads this review ; Ruth, a resident of West Barrington, Rhode
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