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Hubbard, Orrin C., was born in Rowley, Mass., May 13, 1851, the son of Calvin and Mary E. (Chaplin) Hubbard, of that town. He was educated in the public schools of his town, and the Dummer Academy. In 1870 he came to Boston, and learned the silk hatter's trade, remaining with the firm of Brown & Wilcox fourteen years. His entering business on
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his own account resulted in the establishment of the firm of Lamson & Hubbard, where he still continues. Mr. Hubbard came to Somerville in 1881. He is a member of John Abbot Lodge, F. A. A. M., Somerville Chapter, R. A. M., of which he has heen high priest; Orient Council, R. and S. M., De Molay Commandery, K. T., and Boston Lodge of Perfection, S. R. He resides on Highland avenue.
Hughes, Albert E., was born in Truro, Mass., in December, 1831, son of James and Jane (Avery) Hughes. He was educated in the schools of his native town, and came to Boston in 1850, when he engaged with his brother, John Avery Hughes, in the manufacture of show-cases, which business he still carries on, at the original location on Washington street, opposite the Old South Church. Mr. Hughes was married to Miss Anna M. Magoun. daughter of Joshua Magoun, of Charlestown, who was the pioneer ship-builder on the Mystic River, and whose yard occupied the site where the Charlestown gas-works are now . located. Mr. Hughes came to Somerville in 1856. He resides at 59 Pearl street.
Huntley, L. Herbert, was born in Charlestown, May 1, 1858. He came to Somerville in 1870, and attended the Prescott Grammar and the High School; on the completion of his education he entered the employ of his father in the produce commission business in Boston, and subsequently became a member of the firm of R. Huntley and Son. He is now sole proprietor of the business, and is located on Blackstone street, and in Blackstone Mar- ket. Mr. Huntley is a member of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, Excelsior Council, R. A. M., Harmony Council, H. C., and the East Somerville Baptist Church. He was elected to the Common Council in 1894, re-elected in 1895, and by a unanimous vote was chosen president of the Council in that year. He is now a member of the Board of Alder- men. His residence is at No. I Pearl street.
Ireland, George W., son of Jonathan and Mercy (Pollard) Ireland, was born January 13, 1816, in Boston, on Warrenton street, at the corner of Tremont street, in the house that stood on the triangular piece recently taken for subway purposes. His ancestors were born in that part of Charlestown now Somerville, at the corner of Ireland's rangeway (School street) and Milk Row (Somerville avenue). He received his education at Madam Rider's private school, the Franklin School, and the English High School of Boston. Hle was true to the friendships of his youth, and made great efforts in his old age to attend the meetings of the Boston Old Schoolboy's Association. He entered the employ of Whittemore & Chamberlin in 1833, rising to the position of chief clerk, and having charge of their busi- ness. In 1837 he went to Stoddard, N. H., where, with his brother, Wm. H. Ireland, he engaged in a general-store business, and the manufacture of potato-starch and potash.
The brothers bought out the soda manufacturing business of Darling & Pollard, Boston, in 1845. Mr. Ireland sold out in 1853, and moved to Somerville, building a residence, and engaging in the real estate business and fruit-raising. He was one of the founders of the First Universalist Church, and at the time of his death, its senior deacon. He was assessor four years, and the last collector under the town government. Mr. Ireland was married, November 28, 1841, to Jane Preston of Windsor, N. H., who is still living. He has had three children : Emma Jane, who died in infancy; George H. Ireland, assistant treasurer of the Milton Bradley Co., Springfield, Mass .; and Martha Jane, wife of Dr. E. P. Gerry, Jamaica Plain. He became ill while on a visit to his daughter, and died after a long and painful illness, July 2, 1895.
Jones, Melville D., was horn in Boston, September 25, 1842. He received an edu- cation in the public schools of his native city, and when but eighteen years of age, at the breaking out of the Civil War, he enlisted in Captain Wm. R. Swan's Company (C), 5th Regi- iment, Massachusetts Volunteers, and with the regiment started for the scene of war on the 19th of April, 1861. The regiment served the State and nation creditably, and even after its term of service had expired, participating in the first hattle of Bull Run, in which it took
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a prominent part. Mr. Jones, wearied by the excitement and fatigue of the day's battle, by sheer exhaustion, fell out of the ranks of the regiment with a comrade on the retreat, and slept in the woods, within a few miles of Centreville, the place for which the troops had started in the morning, and was accounted one of the missing; but in consequence of the rebels not following up their victory, he found his way back to Alexandria on the evening of the 22d. When the call for six months' troops was made in 1862, he again offered his services, and enlisted in Company F, Captain J. F. Sawyer, Cambridge, of the 6th Regiment, and served for nine months. This regiment was stationed during its term of service in Suf- folk, Va., and, operating with the troops in that vicinity, was in many engagements. After his discharge from the service he entered the employ of the John A. Winn & Co., ornamental iron works, and in 1870 he embarked in business on his own account in the same trade, and continues in it at his present location, 368 Washington street, Boston. Mr. Jones came to Somerville in 1868, and has had his residence here since that time. He was married to Catherine F. Lovett of Boston, August 31, 1864, and they have a family of three sons and one daughter, the oldest son, Melville F., being associated with his father in business, and the third son, Frederick G., employed in his factory. Mr. Jones joined the Willard C. Kins- ley Post No. 139, G. A. R. in 1870, and has been a prominent member, and has taken an active part in the work of the post. He was chairman of its relief committee in 1884 to 1886, and was elected S. V. Commander to fill a vacancy in 1885, and was unanimously chosen Commander for 1886. He served on the Department Commander's staff in 1887, and was national delegate for two succeeding years. Mr. Jones is a member of A. O. U. W., Somerville Lodge; Winter Hill Lodge, Knights of Honor; John Abbot Lodge, F. A. A. M .; Somerville Royal Arch Chapter; De Molay Commandery, K. T. Though evincing a great interest in city affairs, he took no prominent part in Somerville politics until 1894, when he was elected a member of the Board of Aldermen from Ward 2, to which office he was re- eleeted in 1895, and was unanimously chosen president of the board. He served on some of the important committees, and was chairman of the Sewer Committee in 1896. In No- vember last, he was elected a member of the General Court as an independent Republican. He resides at 53 Walnut street.
Jones, William P., second son of William Edward and Ellen F. ( Preble) Jones, was born in Somerville, April 22, 1869, and has always lived in this city; he graduated from the Forster Grammar School in 1883, from the High School in 1887, and from Harvard College in 1891. In college he made a specialty of history and political economy and kindred sub- jects, with the intention of studying law, and in the fall of 1891 entered the Harvard Law School. After one year there he embarked in journalism, and since May, 1892, has been connected with the "Somerville Journal," of which he is one of the editors. His especial pride is the fact that by hard work he earned and paid for his education. He is a member of the Central Club, Unity Couneil, Royal Arcanum, and other organizations. Resides at 50 Vernon street.
Kaan, Frank W., was born in Medford, Mass., September 11, 1861. He came to Somerville in 1864, and attended the public schools, being a member of the class of 1878 in the High School. After spending a year as elerk in the Boston office of the Warren Steam- ship Line, he entered Harvard College, from which he graduated in 1883. He taught one year in the Heathcote School, Buffalo, N. Y., and one year in the High School, Waltham, Mass., he then studied law in the Harvard Law School, receiving the degrees of A.M. and LL.B., and for the last ten years has been engaged in the practice of law in Boston.
He is a member of the Central Club and of the Boston Bar Association; secretary of the Home for Aged Women, Revere street, Boston; past master of John Abbot Lodge, A. F. and A. M., and for three years has been one of the Masonie state lecturers. From 1888 to 1892 inclusive he was clerk of the Overseers of the Poor; a member of the Common Council
JOHN KELLEY.
FREDERICK L. KELLOGG, M. D.
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in 1893; its president in 1894 ; and representative from Ward 2 in the General Court in 1895 and 1896, serving as a member of the committee on mercantile affairs both years, also as house chairman of the committee on election laws the second year.
Kelley, John, was born in Portland, Me., May 6, 1845, where he passed his boyhood and attended the public schools. At the age approaching seventeen he enlisted in the Fifth Maine Infantry, and served his country for four years and four months. On his return home he was apprenticed as a mason, and after serving his time, which was three years, he moved to Boston, and for nine years was foreman for Page Brothers, contractors. At the end of his term of service he went into the mason business for himself, and has since continued in it. He has erected many substantial and elegant buildings, among which are the Columbia Theatre of Boston, the Haymarket, Lynn, and Worcester telephone buildings, besides many other structures used for mercantile and public purposes.
Mr. Kelley came to Somerville in 1869, having married Miss Sarah J. Blake of Charles- town, Mass. For nine years they have made their home on Highland avenue, near the City Hall. He early took an interest in Willard C. Kinsley Post 139, G. A. R., and worked up from the subordinate positions to be commander in 1888. On his retirement from office he was presented with an elegant and costly gold medal. A further expression of esteem in which he is held by his comrades is shown by his selection as delegate to various annual conventions of the National Department. Mr. Kelley has always refused a municipal office, but takes a lively interest in politics.
Kellogg, Dr. Frederick L., son of Frederick D. Kellogg and Cynthia R. (Bragg) Kel- logg, was born in New Salem, Mass., May 26, 1867. He was educated in the schools of Orange, Mass. Received his medical diploma from Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York, in 1889. In 1890 he was house surgeon in the United States Marine Hospital of New York.
IIe located in Somerville in 1891, and resides at 1912 Marshall street. He enjoys a large and increasing practice.
Kennard, John F., was born in Newmarket, now Newfields, N. HI., August 14, 1830, and was educated in the common schools of that town. After leaving school he learned the machinist trade, and was in the employ of the Swampscott Machine Co., until August, 1862, when he enlisted in the quota of his native town, and on the 28th of that month was mustered into the United States service in Co. A, Eleventh Regiment, N. H. Volunteers. He followed the fortunes of the regiment, participating in its various marches, battles and skirmishes; he was in the battle at Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862, where a brother in the same com- pany was mortally wounded. He was also in the siege of Vicksburg under Grant, and after the surrender of that stronghold his regiment was ordered to Jackson, Miss., in pursuit of Gen. J. E. Johnson and his troops. After the engagement at that place the regiment came back to Milldale and Oak Ridge, Miss., where it remained about two weeks awaiting trans- portation north. When the regiment reached Cairo, Ill., his only remaining brother was carried to a hospital at Mound City, Ill., where he died from disease contracted in Mississippi. The regiment was ordered to Cincinnati, August 14, 1863, and then went into camp at Cov- ington, Ky., after which it was ordered to East Tennessee; Mr. Kennard, who was sick with malarial fever, was left at the hospital in Covington, and was finally discharged for disability, April 22, 1864. He came to Boston in the autumn of 1866, and was employed as a salesman for the firm of Geo. K. Paul & Co., and was with them twenty-eight years, until they went out of business. He came to Somerville to reside in 1877; represented Ward 3 in the City Coun- cil in 1884, 1885, 1886, and was a member of the Board of Aldermen in 1887 and 1888. He is a member of Soley Lodge, F. A. M., Paul Revere Lodge, I. O. O. F., Somerville Encampment, I. O. O. F., Willard C. Kinsley Post 139, G. A. R., Unity Council, R. A., Winter Hill Lodge, K. of H., and Harmony Council, H. C. He has been married three times, but has no children living; he resides on Dartmouth street.
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Keyes, Amos, was born in Acworth, N. 11., July 16, 1820, the eldest son of Ralph and Hannah ( Wilson) Keyes. He attended the district school of the town, and when a young man served for a time as teacher. Much of his early life was spent in hard work upon his uncle's farm and in a country store. At the age of twenty he went to Bellows Falls, Vt., where he worked in a hotel four years. He then came to Boston, where he obtained employment at Faneuil Hall Market. In 1848 he went into business with Sartwell & Walker, and a year later started in the produce trade for himself at 24 Faneuil Hall square, where, with his brother Dean W. Keyes as partner, he remained eleven years, removing thence to 26 Black- stone street. Here for thirty-seven years he carried on a large and successful wholesale pro- duce business, and became widely known. In 1853 he married Miss Martha W. Ginn, daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Odom) Ginn of Belmont, Me., then residing in Charlestown, Mass. In 1855 he removed to Somerville, purchasing a house and lot at the corner of Cen- tral and Medford streets. In 1872 he erected the substantial dwelling that now occupies the site of the old one, and there he resided until his death, which occurred August 17, 1896. He left a widow, two daughters, and two sons, who for fifteen years past have heen in the firm, and now carry on the business. Mr. Keyes was one of the organizers of the Congre- gational Church at the corner of Broadway and Central street, and was for many years its treasurer, and always a constant attendant. He was a member of the Boston Chamber of Commerce and of the Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange. Mr. Keyes lived quietly and unostentatiously. His business integrity and his all-round qualities as a Christian gentleman were the chief traits in his character. At the time of his death the Boston Chamber of Com- merce paid a tribute to his memory that none too many in business life win. The following are part of the resolutions adopted by that body and spread upon their records : -
" Amos Keyes was one of the best known and most highly respected men in the pro- duce trade in Boston. It is over half a century since he first came to this city, and for forty years past he conducted the business of the firm which bears his name, and which from small beginnings has become one of the leading houses in its line in New England.
" All who have known him during these years bear willing testimony to his sound judg- ment, his strict integrity, and to the conscientious manner in which he discharged every obli- gation of life. He was scrupulously honest, and had the confidence of every person with whom he had dealings. It had become a current expression around the market that ' Amos Keyes's word was as good as gold.'
" He was not known much in public life, but in religious and charitable circles he was charged with several important trusts, and was a liberal contributor to all movements for the honor of his country, for the alleviation of suffering and for the spiritual welfare of mankind. Ile was a Christian gentleman in the broadest sense, and his kindness and generosity were proverbial. Nobody ever appealed to Amos Keyes for advice or assistance in vain.
" While we, his fellow-members, business associates and personal friends, deeply deplore his loss, we feel consoled by the belief that his truly Christian life has won for him an eter- nal reward, and that his example will be a guiding star to the younger generation of mer- chants, showing them that industry, truth and fair dealing are the surest paths to success."
Kimball, Fred Mason, was born at Barton, Vt., July 7, 1861, the son of R. M. and L. D. Kimball. In May, 1870, his parents removed to Somerville, and took up their residence at the corner of Main and Fremont streets, Winter Hill, where the family have ever since lived. Mr. Kimball is a graduate of the Forster Grammar School and the Somerville High School. After graduating from the latter institution he entered Massachu- setts Institute of Technology, being one of the first to take a course in electrical engineering in that school. Upon leaving the institute he immediately became connected with one of the pioneer parent electric lighting companies, and rapidly advanced to the position of chief constructing engineer. In this capacity he designed and superintended the erection of many
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of the early electric light stations in New England, among them one of the largest which at that time had been erected in this country. When his employers, the American Electric and Illuminating Company, removed their principal offices to New York City, Mr. Kimball re- signed his position to accept an engagement as assistant general manager and director of laboratories with the Electrical Development and Manufacturing Co., a newly organized con- cern employing over one hundred men, and engaged in building electrical apparatus and developing electrical inventions.
Foreseeing the rapid growth of electrical enterprises, in 1885 Mr. Kimball formed a partnership with Mr. Frank E. Davis, also of Somerville, under the firm name of Kimball & Davis, for the manufacture of all varieties of small electric light and power machinery and supplies. Mr. Davis retired from the firm in 1887, and the business was continued under the style of Fred. M. Kimball & Co. Especial attention was given to the export trade, in which a large business was secured, with South American and Mexican States principally, but which also extended to the Sandwich Islands, India and Europe. In September, 1891, a year marked by consolidations, patent litigations and general changes in the electrical field, Mr. Kimball disposed of his business to enter the employ of the Edison General Electric Company as one of the department managers of that company in New England. With the absorption of the Edison Company by the General Electric Company in 1892, he became New England manager of one of its largest departments, which position he now holds. On August 5, 1885, Mr. Kimball was married to Miss Nellie S. Ross of Medford, and three daughters, Nellie L., Winifred R. and Irene M., have been born to them.
Mr. Kimball is a member of John Abbot Lodge, F. A. M .; Somerville Chapter; Cœur de Lion Commandery of Charlestown; the Royal Arcanum; A. O. U. W .; 999th Artillery Association; the Society of Arts; " Electric Potential," an association of pioneer electrical workers of New England; and is connected officially with several corporations.
Kimball, George A., was born in Littleton, Mass., May 14, 1850, and received his edu- cation in the public schools of his native town and at the Appleton Academy, New Ipswich, N. H. He came to Somerville in 1869, and entered the office of Frost Bros., civil engineers, as a student. In 1876 he was appointed city engineer by Mayor Belknap, which position he held until 1886, when he resigned. He has since been engaged as consulting engineer for Brockton on its sewerage system, and for New Bedford, Brockton and Haverhill in regard to the abolition of grade crossings. He designed and built the Arlington sewerage system; de- signed sewerage works at Montpelier, Vt., Milton, Salem and Peabody; built the Millis water- works; and was a member of the original grade-crossing commission appointed by Gov. Ames in 1888. He was for seven years a member of the Somerville Board of Health, and an alderinan from Ward 2 in 1889 and 1890, and is at present a member of the Somerville Mystic Water Board. He was appointed consulting engineer for the city of Somerville in January, 1896, by Mayor Perry, and in November, 1896, was appointed by the governor and council a member of the Metropolitan Sewerage Commission.
Mr. Kimball is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Boston Society of Civil Engineers, and the New England Water Works' Association. IIe is a member of the Prospect Hill Church, John Abbot Lodge, F. A. A. M., and other societies in Somerville. He resides at 33 Warren avenue.
Knapp, Oren S., was born in Boston, July 16, 1829. At the age of six he removed to Malden, and was educated in its schools, beginning to teach at the age of seventeen. Hle entered Amherst College, but at the end of two years was obliged to relinquish his course, on account of a trouble with his eyes. He taught two years in Medford, and was elected prin- cipal of the Prospect Hill School in Somerville, then the most important school in this vicin- ity, in 1853. He was a faithful and efficient teacher for eleven years, relinquishing his posi- tion for the practice of law in 1865. He was chosen a member of the School Board in the
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same year, and served at intervals for fifteen years, one year of the time as superintendent of schools. He died suddenly, November 4, 1890 .;
Mr. Knapp was one of Somerville's foremost citizens, always interested and prominent in every movement to advance its interests, fearless and independent in the expression of opinion and in action, wise in counsel, kind and sympathetic and helpful as a friend, loyal and devoted as a citizen, respected and loved by all who knew him. The O. S. Knapp School, on Concord avenue, was opened in 1890, and named in his honor.
Lacount, Eugene D., was born in Spencer, Mass., November 1, 1844. His early years were passed among the vicissitudes incident to a Methodist minister's family of that period. At the age of seventeen he cnlisted in the 25th Massachusetts Volunteers, and was in the service over three years, four months of which were passed in a Southern prison, he having been wounded and taken prisoner at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864. Soon after coming to Somerville he. with his father, identified himself in the formation of a Methodist society in West Somerville, from which resulted the present Park-avenue M. E. Church, in which he has always taken an active part. Ile is also a director of the Somerville Y. M. C. A. Mr. La- count is the senior member of the firm of John Holman & Co., Boston, one of the oldest and most prominent manufacturing firms of bedding in New England, and has, on many occasions, been called upon to represent his associates of the wholesale furniture and kindred trades. His residence since 1870, the year of his removal to this city, has been on Day street.
Lamont, Andrew A., was born at Douglastown, N. B., March 16, 1849. He was educated in the schools of that town. Speaking of himself, Mr. Lamont said: "Thus far my life has been one of hard work and activity along several lines." Between the ages of twelve and seventeen years he became a competent ship-carpenter. This business being at a low ebb on the Miramichi, he learned carriage-making at New Castle, N. B., and Salem, Mass., landing at the latter place January 1, 1868. He carried on business successfully in Chicago for a time, and in the fall of 1873 made a tour of Southern cities, visiting New Orleans, Galveston, Austin and other places.
Returning North, he entered the service of his former employer at Salem. In Septemn- ber, 1874, he married Henrietta H. Powell. Two of his children, Mary A. and Sarah J., were born in Salem; two others, Charles A. and Harold B., were born in Somerville, where he has resided since the fall of 1878. In the winter of 1881 he started in business at the corner of Lancaster and Merrimack streets, Boston, where he has now a successful estab- lishment. The sudden death of his wife, in 1887, was a severe affliction. March 16, 1891, he married Mary Z. Russell, a resident of his native town. Mr. Lamont has for the past four years given much attention to real estate, and is a trustee of three prosperous land com- panies. He was elected to the Council in 1894 and 1895, to the Board of Aldermen in 1896, is a member of Broadway Congregational Church and a teacher in the Sabbath-school, a Past Noble Grand of Paul Revere Lodge, I. O. O. F., High Priest of the Winter Hill Encamp- inent, I. O. O. F., member of the Knights of Honor, of the Royal Arcanum, and a trustee of the Somerville Finance Club. Mr. Lamont resides at 43 Heath street.
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