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Mr. Jordan left Roxbury in 1872, and resided for six years in Quincy, when he returned to Roxbury, where he has since resided.
In addition to his army service, he was for three years commander of company D, Ist regiment of infantry, M. V. M. (Rox- bury city guard), which under him gained a high reputation and great proficiency in drill. He was also at one time commander of Post 88, G. A. R., of Quincy ; Post 26, G. A. R., of Roxbury ; commander of Rox- bury Artillery Association, and was chief of Norfolk county division of the G. A. R., at the laying of the corner-stone of the Boston soldiers' monument. He was com-
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missioned a colonel by Gov. John D. Long, January 9, 1880, and served on his staff for three years.
In presidential campaigns his services have always been in great demand in the organization of campaign battalions, and he commanded corps of this kind in 1868, '72, '76, '80 and '84.
Mr. Jordan is a staunch Republican in politics, in which he has always taken a lively interest. He has always held a high position in local affairs in Roxbury, declin- ing public office until 1887, when he was elected senator for the 7th Suffolk district. His commercial relations have given him honorable prominence throughout the coun- try, and his executive ability has been often recognized in contact with the prominent business men of Boston. He is vice-presi- dent of the Boston Paper Trade Association.
He was married May 19, 1870, to Martha Shackford Meserve, the daughter of Capt. Isaac H. and Mary W. Shackford. He has four children : Robert Anson, William Meserve. Porter Bolles, and Mary Shack- ford Jordan.
JOSLIN, ALLEN LAFAYETTE, son of Elliott and Almira (Davis) Joslin, was born in East Thompson, Windham county, Conn., August 30, 1833. His education was limited to what he gleaned from the district school.
At twenty-four years of age he started in the shoe business for himself, in Oxford, Mass.
In 1860 he formed a co-partnership with L. B. Corbin, under the firm name of L. B. Corbin & Co., shoe manufacturers. This co-partnership was dissolved in 1870, and a new one formed in 1871, under the firm name of A. L. Joslin & Co., who carry on the business at the present time.
Mr. Joslin was married in Oxford, Sep- tember 15, 1857, to Lucretia M., daughter of Loriston and Clarissa (Eddy) Shumway. Of this union were two children : Ada I .. and Homer S. Joslin. He was again mar- ried in Peabody, October 24, 1867, to Sarah A. E., daughter of Abel and Lydia P. (Emerson) Proctor. Of this union were two children : Elliott Proctor, and Abel Proctor Joslin (deceased).
Mr. Joslin has served his adopted town in various official capacities - selectman, treasurer, member of school board, etc.
He was a representative to the Legisla- ture in 1885 ; state senator in 1886. He is president of Oxford National Bank, and trustee of Leicester Academy. His sum- mer residence is Oxford, and his winter residence, Beacon Street, Boston.
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JOSLIN, JAMES THOMAS, son of Elias and Elizabeth (Stearns) Joslin, was born in Leominster, Worcester county, June 23, 1834.
He is a lineal descendant of Thomas Joslin, who came to America from Eng- land in 1635, and who was a pioneer settler in Lancaster, where he died in 1660.
Mr. Joslin was educated in the common and high schools of his native town, and subsequently pursued a two years' course of study in Lawrence Academy, Groton. He then began the study of law in the of- fice of the late Hon. Charles H. Merriam, Leominster, where he remained two years, and then spent two years in the office of Wood & Bailey, Fitchburg, where he was admitted to the bar in 1860.
Like many another lad who has to de- pend upon his own resources, he com- menced to teach school when he was
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eighteen years of age, and taught five winters in Leominster, besides acting as assistant in the high school one year. He also taught the Hale high school at Stow during the autumn of 1857, and in the winter of 1859 completed a term in a school where three teachers had proved unegnal to the task.
While pursuing his legal studies in Leominster he served two years on the
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school board, and one year was collector of taxes. Immediately after admission to the bar he opened an office in Felton- ville, Marlborough. The growth of the village was so rapid, that in 1864 Mr. Joslin wrote a series of articles which were published in the local paper, recommend- ing the incorporation of a new town. As a result of this and other efforts in the same direction, the town of Hudson was incorporated in 1866. Mr. Joslin was made a member of a committee of three to attend to all matters pertaining to the changes made, and served until the work was consummated. Since the town was incorporated, he has been elected thirty- nine times as moderator to preside at town meetings.
In politics he has always been a staunch Republican, and for two years was a mem- ber of the Republican state central com- mittee. He was an active participant in the construction of the Massachusetts Central Railroad, and retained his interest therein until it was leased to the Boston & Lowell Railroad Company. For some years he was a director in the corpora- tion.
Mr. Joslin is a trial justice, to which office he was appointed in 1867. He was postmaster two years during President Lincoln's administration. With the fra- ternity of Odd Fellows he has been ac- tive ; was elected noble grand of Hudson lodge at its institution in 1871; in the grand lodge has served several years on the committee on appeals; in 1880 was elected grand master, and the two years following was representative to the sov- ereign grand lodge. He is also a trustee of the Odd Fellows' Home. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and is a past eminent commander of Trinity com- mandery of K. T. of Hudson.
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In religion he has always affiliated with the liberal school, and is a life-member of the American Unitarian Association. Not- withstanding his activity in society mat- ters, he has not neglected his profession, to which he is devoted, and in which he has attained an honorable rank. He married Annie Catherine Burrage, October 14, 186 1. Their children are : Ralph Edgar, a lawyer, and Nellie Watson Joslin.
JUDD, FREDERICK EUGENE, son of William D. and Melvina A. (Carleton) Judd, was born in Lowell, Middlesex county, March 30, 1852.
His educational training was received in the Lowell schools, he graduating from the high school July 24, 1869.
He entered business life as book-keeper for a wholesale woolen house, Boston, and subsequently removed to Northampton, engaging in the same business.
In November, 1887, he was taken into company with A. G. Judd, in a general store at Southampton, under the firm name of A. G. Judd & Co. Previous to this he was in the employ of Mr. Judd.
Mr. Judd has been for the past twelve years chairman of the Republican town committee, Republican district committee, assistant postmaster, and town clerk. He has served three years as town treasurer, and has been census enumerator three terms for Easthampton and Southampton. At present he is town treasurer.
He is a justice of the peace, and is much employed in settling estates, as executor and administrator. His church connec- tions are with the Congregational church, of which he is an officer, organist and musical director.
Mr. Judd is a lineal descendant of the Rev. Jonathan Judd, first minister of South- ampton, who was settled in that parish from 1743 to 1803.
KEENE, WALTER SCOTT, son of Norris and Sarah Ann (Nye) Keene, was born in Palmyra, Somerset county, Maine, Novem- ber 9, 1858.
He received his education in the common schools of Palmyra and adjoining towns in Somerset county. He was for a time. clerk for his father in Palmyra. At nine- teen years of age he entered, as porter and laborer, the store of Shaw Brothers, Bos- ton. Of this house he is now head sales- man and partner.
Mr. Keene was married in South Boston, January 6, 1881, to Kate Millet, daughter of Josiah L. and Clarinda (Sherman) Thomas. They have two children : Walter Scott, Jr., and Nellie Iva Keene.
Mr. Keene is a member of the Stoneham board of trade, and a director in the Co-op- erative Bank of Stoneham , is a prominent member of the I. O. O. F., and of the Im- proved Order of Red Men ; he has also been a member of the Republican town
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committee for some years, and in 1889 was chosen one of the selectmen of Stone- ham, where he resides.
KEITH, GEORGE E., son of Franklin Keith, was born in Brockton, Plymouth county, February 8, 1850.
He attended the common schools of his native town, working mornings and even- ings, during the time, in his father's shoe factory.
Finishing his high school studies, he fol- lowed his trade until 1874, when he started in business for himself as a shoe manufact- urer, which he has since followed, without change.
Mr. Keith was married in Whitman, October, 1877, to Anna G., daughter of Hon. Wm. L. Reed. Of this union are two children : Eldon B. and Harold C. Keith.
Mr. Keith has been called upon to serve his city as alderman, is president of the Loan Fund Bank, director in the Brock- ton National Bank, and holds the same position in the Brockton Savings Bank. He is president of the Y. M. C. A., and holds his church connections with the Congregational church.
His success in business is shown by an increase in number of employees since 1874, when he began with twenty. He now employs five hundred, and is the largest manufacturer of shoes in the city of Brockton.
KEITH, ISAAC NEWTON, son of Isaac and Delia B. Keith, was born in West Sandwich, Barnstable county, November 14, 1838.
He received his early education in the public schools of Sandwich. He learned the business of telegraphy, and worked two years as operator. He was superin- tendent of the American Telegraph Com- pany, Cape Cod and Cape Ann districts, seven years, with headquarters in Boston.
In October, 1867, he began business as a manufacturer of railway cars, two years with Isaac Keith & Sons, eight years under the firm name of H. T. & I. N. Keith, and ten years as the Keith Manu- facturing Company, Isaac N. Keith, sole proprietor.
Mr. Keith was married in Provincetown, September 7, 1865, to Eliza Frances, daughter of Eben S. and Adeline Smith. Of this union are two children : Adeline Eloise and Eben Sturgis Smith Keith.
Mr. Keith was called to serve the Com- monwealth as representative to the Gen- eral Court, 1875 and '76, and was elected
to the state Senate, 1887 and '88, from the Cape district.
He was prominent in the division of the town of Sandwich. That portion set off was incorporated as the town of Bourne, April 2, 1884.
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In 1889 Mr. Keith served as an influen- tial member of the executive council of Governor Ames.
KEITH, LAFAYETTE, son of Solomon and Lucinda (Keith) Keith, was born October 21, 1824, in Bridgewater, Plym- outh county.
He received a common school education, supplemented by a limited attendance at Bridgewater Academy.
In 1841, being seventeen years of age, he decided to learn the trade of carpenter, and followed the business until 1854.
In 1854 he was appointed postmaster at Bridgewater, holding the position until 1862, when he was appointed assistant assessor of internal revenue. This office was changed to deputy collector of in- ternal revenue, May 20, 1873. He has retained the office through several changes of administration, and still holds the posi- tion.
Mr. Keith was married at the St. Nicholas Hotel, New York, April 13, 1858, to Mary K., daughter of Oliver and Diana Eaton,
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by whom he has one child : Cassie E. Keith.
Mr. Keith has always refused any elective office in the gift of the people. He was secretary of the Plymouth County Agricul- tural Society for twenty-four years (1863 to 1887).
The path of his life-work has been an uphill one, especially during his early years. His father died when he was eight years old. At this tender age he was obliged to work in a cotton mill, receiving seventy-five cents per week -a contrast indeed to the amount received in later years of prosperity.
KEITH, MONROE, son of Avery and Lydia (Hathaway) Keith, was born at Granby, Hampshire county, March 28, 1835.
He received his early education in the district schools and high school of Granby. Subsequently he attended the Wesleyan Academy, Wilbraham, two terms, and two at the Amherst Academy.
He then turned his attention to farming, in which occupation he still continues, at Granby, being also engaged in the wood and lumber business.
Mr. Keith has been an assessor of Granby ten years, and for the last eight, chairman of the board. He has served five years as selectman, being chairman of that board three years.
In 1876 he represented the 5th Hamp- shire representative district in the Legis- lature, serving on the committee on educa- tion.
Mr. Keith was married November 22, 1859, to Carrie A., daughter of Ashael and Samantha (Robinson) Nash, by whom he has one daughter : Bertha Keith.
Mr. Keith has long been identified with the interests of the Democratic party, and yet has been so impartial in the execution of the trusts committed to his hands, that he always commands a very generous support from his political opponents.
KEITH, PRESTON BOND, son of Charles Perkins and Mary (Williams) Keith, was born in Campello, Plymouth county, October 18, 1847.
He traces his ancestry in this country to the Rev. James Keith, who came from Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1662. He was the first ordained minister in Bridgewater.
Mr. Keith was educated in the public schools, finishing with the Brockton high school, and at the age of eighteen went to Boston and entered the employ of Martin L. Keith, shoe manufacturer in Brockton, with store and salesroom in Boston. Here he remained about five years, learning the
shoe business. Returning to Brockton in 1871, he commenced business for himself in Campello. The growth of the business compelled his removal to a better location with increased facilities, where he con- tinued for some thirty years. Three years later he leased the property and erected his present large manufactory, which was opened in July, 1878.
Mr. Keith was a member of the board of aldermen, Brockton, in 1882 and '83. He is a director in the Home National Bank, which position he has held since its organization. He is vice-president of the Campello Co-operative Bank. He is a Republican in politics, and a member of the South Congregational church.
Mr. Keith was married December 8, 1869, to Eldora Louise, daughter of Josiah W. and Margaret (Dunlap) Kingman. Of this union is one child : Alice Keith, born April 2, 1877.
KEITH, ZIBA C., son of Ziba and Polly (Noyes) Keith, was born in North Bridgewater - now Brockton - Plymouth county, July 13, 1842. In the home where
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he was born, six generations of the Keith family have lived and died.
His early educational training was se- cured in the public school and in Pierce Academy, Middleborough. Entering upon
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a business life, he was for five years book- keeper and salesman in the office of his brother, Martin L. Keith, Boston. In 1864 he returned to his native place, and in partnership with Embert Howard, opened a general store, under the firm name of Howard & Keith. After some changes in partners and ownership, Mr. Keith pur- chased the entire business and conducted it until 1882.
In 1875 he was elected to the House of Representatives, and re-elected in 1876. In 1879 he served his town as selectman. He was the first mayor of Brockton, elected in 1881 ; was re-elected with an increased majority in 1883, and again in 1884. He was a member of the state Senate 1887 and '88, serving on the committees on water supply (chairman) and labor.
Mr. Keith is connected by membership with the South Congregational church, and prominently identified with commandery, chapter, and lodge of the local Masonic fraternity. He was largely instrumental in organizing the Campello Co-operative Bank, which has done much to build up that part of the city. He is vice-presi- dent of the Brockton Savings Bank, and director in the Brockton National Bank.
Mr. Keith is one of the sterling business men of that rapidly growing city, and a man of acknowledged executive ability.
Mr. Keith was married in North Bridge- water, December 31, 1865, to Abbie F., daughter of Oliver and Melvina (Packard) Jackson. Of this union is one child : William Clifton Keith.
KELLOGG, JOHN EDWARD, youngest son of the late Eleazer Kellogg of Am- herst, was born at Amherst, Hampshire county, July 2, 1845, and received his early education at the Amherst public schools and academy. During his boy- hood he worked on his father's farm. He graduated at Williston Seminary, East- hampton, in the class of 1865, and at Am- herst College in the class of 1869. While in college he commenced his newspaper work by being Amherst reporter for the " Northampton Free Press and the "Springfield Republican ;" he also did some work on the "Amherst Record."
In June, 1869, he commenced work in the "Springfield Republican " office, in the proof-reading department, and then did local and New England reporting.
In May, 1870, Mr. Kellogg went to the New York Associated Press office, as day agent of the New England Associated Press. In October, 1871, he returned to the " Springfield Republican " office, and in
May, 1872, changed to the " Taunton Ga- zette." His next move was to Fitchburg, where he bought an interest in the "Weekly Sentinel." In May, 1873, the Sentinel Printing Company started the " Fitchburg Daily Sentinel," of which he has been managing editor ever since.
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Mr. Kellogg was never married. He was clerk of the common council from April, 1880, to January, 1889 ; has been a member of the school committee since January 1, 1887, and a director in the Fi- delity Co-operative Bank since its incor- poration. His life has been devoted to newspaper work.
KENDALL, EDWARD, son of Caleb and Dolly (Sawyer) Kendall, was born in Hol- den, Worcester county, December 3, 1822. The early years of his life were passed upon his father's farm, between work and study. His first venture in business was when he became of age and started in the lumber trade. This, however, was not successful, and he removed to Boston in 1847, and became an apprentice at the West Boston Machine Shop at one dol- lar a day. Nine months later he was transferred to the boiler department and very soon became the superintendent. This position he occupied for eleven years, and during that time paid off the
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debts which he had contracted in the lumber business.
In 1860 Mr. Kendall began business for himself, in Cambridgeport, under the firm name of Kendall & Roberts, giving his at- tention chiefly to the construction of boilers. At present his sons are connected with him, conducting the extensive Charles River Iron Works, under the firm name of Edward Kendall & Sons. He has made many improvements and inventions in boiler manufacture.
Almost from childhood Mr. Kendall has been connected with the temperance move- ment, and has become identified as a leader
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in the cause. In 1886 and '88 he was the Prohibitory candidate for representative to Congress from the 5th district. The Ken- dall Cadet Corps bears his name. He is one of the directors of the Massachusetts Alliance. He was one of the founders and the first deacon of the Pilgrim Congrega- tional church of Cambridgeport, and a trustee of the Cambridgeport Savings Bank. He was for two years president of the Cambridge Temperance Reform Asso- ciation. He has been four times elected on the board of aldermen, and twice a member of the state Legislature, in the years 1875 and '76. His career forms a striking illustration of the vast amount of
good which can be accomplished by hard work, fair and honest dealing, and a prac- tical application of the golden rule in all the varied walks of life.
In Paxton, on the 16th of December, 1847, Mr. Kendall was married to Reliance, daughter of Solomon and Abigail (War- ren) Crocker. They have had four chil- dren : Edward and Emma, both deceased, and George Frederick and James Henry Kendall.
KENDRICKEN, PAUL HENRY, son of Martin and Annie Kendricken, was born in Galway, Ireland, December 26, 1834.
His early education was obtained in the public schools of Boston, and his instruc- tion in the evening schools helped to culti- vate a natural taste for mechanics.
Having passed a successful examination, he was commissioned third assistant engi- neer, June 20, 1862, and entered the naval service at that time, joining the "Cone- maugh," of Admiral Dupont's fleet ; after- wards served under Admirals Dahlgren and Farragut. On September 6, 1863, he was promoted to second engineer for gal- lantry and courage under fire. From the "Conemaugh " he was transferred to the iron ship, "Circassian," and the monitor, "Nauset," but was afterwards returned to the "Conemaugh," as he best understood her complicated machinery.
His first engagement was the attack on Fort Wagner, Morris Island. He also par- ticipated in the attack and the passage of forts in Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864, with Admiral Farragut. He served in many other important engagements during his four years and three months' term of ser- vice, and at the close, September 6, 1866, received a diploma from the naval depart- ment and one from the State of Massa- chusetts.
On returning to Boston he was made superintendent of the steam-heating works of T. S. Clogston & Co., which position he held until the death of Mr. Clogston, when a new corporation was formed, of which he was made a partner, under the firm name of Ingalls & Kendricken.
Mr. Kendricken was a member of the Boston common council from ward 20, in 1878, '79 and '80. In 1883 he was elected to the board of aldermen, and was appointed director of public institutions, and intro- duced several reforms in their manage- ment. He was elected to the Senate in 1885, and re-elected in 1886, being the first Democrat elected from his district. In the Senate he favored the following meas- ures : weekly payments, soldiers' exemp-
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tion bill, tenure of office for school teach- ers, tax limitations, and was specially influ- ential in the passage of the two-and-a-half million dollar park loan bill. His famil- iarity with municipal affairs rendered him a valuable member of the committee on cities, where he suggested many excellent modifications in the charter, among others that feature requiring the mayor to submit nominations to the board of aldermen.
Mr. Kendricken is a large real estate owner at Boston Highlands, where he re- sides ; is a director of the Roxbury Club ; a member of the Irish Charitable Society, and of Edward W. Kinsley Post, G. A. R., and is commodore of the Kearsarge Asso- ciation of Naval Veterans.
Mr. Kendricken was married in Boston, in 1866, to Cecilia A., daughter of Alexan- der and Annie Garvey. Of this union are five children : three boys and two girls.
Mr. Kendricken is a public-spirited man, possessing liberal and progressive ideas.
KENNEDY, DONALD, son of John and Isabella (Sinclair) Kennedy, was born in Glenmoriston, Scotland, April 2, 1812. Gaelic was his mother tongue, and he learned at the same time English and Latin in the primary schools of his native country.
He was apprenticed at the usual age to learn the trade of currier. Having served his time and fitted himself for business, he came to America when quite a young man. On his arrival he at once commenced work at the trade in which he was now proficient, utilizing his spare time in the study of medicine, for which he seemed to possess a strong predilection.
Mr. Kennedy began the manufacture and sale of his celebrated medicinal com- pound known as " Kennedy's Medical Dis- covery," in a very humble way, carrying it around for sale in a carpet-bag which is now in the possession of the family as a relic. The judicious manner in which the " Discovery " was placed before the public, together with the intrinsic merit of the ar- ticle itself, soon made his name well known throughout the civilized world. The rows of apartment houses and business blocks recently erected by him in his adopted home bear witness to his thrift, enterprise and public spirit.
Mr. Kennedy was married in Boston by " Father Taylor," December 23, 1835, to Ann Colgate, Hastings, England, daughter of William and Celia (Golding) Colgate. Of this union were six children : of whom two, Celia and Flora Sinclair, died in in- fancy. The living children are: Ann Isa-
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bella, George Golding, M. D., Cordelia Martin, and Louisa Colgate Kennedy.
In 1874 Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy went to Europe on account of the ill health of Mrs. Kennedy. She was violently ill on the outward voyage, and the permanent effects were so serious that she never felt suffi- ciently strong to undertake the return, residing in Europe until her death, which occurred in Italy in the fall of 1887. Mr. Kennedy spent his winters there, but was usually in or near Roxbury during the re- mainder of the year.
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