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Seth Whittemore Rowell Eames, son of Seth J. and Minnie A. (Rowell) Eames, was born in Watertown, September 30, 1889. After passing through the public schools of Watertown, he attended the famous Powder Point School at Duxbury for two years. He then entered the Phillips Academy at An- dover, where he graduated in the class of 1910. At the academy he was president of the undergraduate body, president of his class, 1910, and was captain of the track team in 1910. Following his graduation he became associated with the Hood Rubber
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Company in Watertown, filling the position of an accountant for eighteen months. He then went with the Besse System of Brock- ton and Providence, Rhode Island, and the Talbot System of Salem and Lynn, which concern he served as a buyer and salesman for three years. It was in 1916 that he joined the staff of Huntt's Restaurants in Lynn. Upon the chartering of the business as Huntt's, Incorporated, in 1917, he was made treasurer, which important post he has since filled. The corporation operates a sys- tem of seventeen restaurants in Lynn, Pea- body, Salem, Brookline, and Boston, the head office being No. II, The Arcade, in Lynn.
Mr. Eames is a member of the National Restaurant Association. In politics he is a Republican and his religious preference is Episcopal. He is a member and a director of the Oxford Club of Lynn and a member of the Tedesco Club of Swampscott. His principal diversion or recreation is golf.
Seth Whittemore Rowell Eames married (first), in December, 1915, Marguerite Huntt, born in Gorham, Maine, died in Lynn, in January, 1921. He married (second), Feb- ruary 7, 1922, M. Adele Hyde, born in Lynn, the daughter of W. W. and Flora (Valique) Hyde, of this city. He has two children : I. Seth C., born July 20, 1917, who graduated at the Fessenden School, West Newton, in 1933, and is a junior at the Phillips Academy in Andover. 2. Patricia Adele, born July 24, 1923, a pupil in the public schools of Swamp- scott.
WILLIAM ALEXANDER CAMPBELL -Campbell Brothers, general contractors and builders of Lynn, Essex County. The firm is headed by William Alexander Camp- bell, son of the founder and prominent in the commercial and community life of his adopted city. Mr. Campbell was born in Ireland, July 9, 1863, a son of Thomas and
Emily (Crozier) Campbell. The Campbells and Croziers were of Scotch descent and generally engaged in farming. Thomas Campbell brought his family to America and resided in Philadelphia for a while, then moved to Lynn in 1866. In Ireland, under William Armstrong Crozier, Thomas Camp- bell had learned the contracting and build- ing trade and two years after he settled in Lynn, he established his own firm. He be- came one of the leading citizens of Lynn and served on the city council, was elected an alderman, and while president of the board of water supply was instrumental in con- verting the Ipswich River at Middleton into the Lynn water supply. When the city adopted the commissioner form of govern- ment Mr. Campbell was one of the five com- missioners responsible for civic administra- tion. He had taken all the degrees in Scot- tish Rite of the Masonic Order up to and including the thirty-second. He was a char- ter member of Bay State Lodge, Independ- ent Order of Foresters, a member of St. Ste- phen's Episcopal Church, and a Republican. Emily (Crozier) Campbell was a daughter of William Armstrong Crozier and a grand- daughter of the Rev. William Crozier, who was ordained into the Methodist Episcopal Church in England and went to Ireland, where he served his ministry.
William Alexander Campbell was edu- cated in the public schools of Lynn and learned his father's trade by serving in a woodworking mill, then in the interior and exterior department of construction, and for eight years was superintendent of buildings. To acquire a knowledge of building con- struction as practiced in other parts of the country, he became a journeyman carpenter and worked in towns from Massachusetts to California.
In 1906 Thomas Campbell turned the busi- ness over to his three sons, William Alex- ander, Robert, and the late Fred Campbell,
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and retired from business. Robert Camp- bell, the second son, withdrew from the firm March 1, 1917, and William Alexander Camp- bell has since continued business under the firm name of Campbell Brothers. The firm does general contracting and building and has erected some of the most important buildings in Lynn : The Lynn Gas and Elec- tric Light; the Spinney residence and that of the late Charles Coffin ; and a number of the Huntts' Restaurants, of which the last one, in Salem, has been much admired. They have also built many factories and have done much of the mill work and interior finish in many buildings in and around Lynn.
In addition to his responsibilities with Campbell Brothers Construction Company, Mr. Campbell is president of the Spalding Dry Goods Company of Lynn, is proprietor of the Farrar Street Garage, and is finan- cially interested in the Kimball Starlight Ball Room of Lynnfield. He is also a direc- tor in the Lincoln Cooperative Bank; is a member of Golden Fleece Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; is a member of all the Scottish Rite bodies, including the thirty- second degree ; the Rotary Club of Lynn ; the Oxford Club ; the Republican Club ; the Lynn Chamber of Commerce; and was for twenty years president and treasurer of the Master Builders' Association. Religiously he is affiliated with the Congregational Church.
Mr. Campbell married Hattie Heal, whose premature death deprived him of a loving wife and companion. She was a daughter of the late J. W. Heal, of Lynn. Mr. Campbell is a brother of Robert Campbell and Mrs. R J. Noyes, both of Lynn, and of Mrs. Emily C. Hutchins, of Hampton, New Hampshire
EARLE ULMONT HUSSEY, M. D .- In devoting his talents to the field of medicine, Dr. Earle Ulmont Hussey, well known phy- sician and surgeon of Lynn, is continuing
family traditions for broad and useful serv- ice. His genealogy is ancient in both the Old and the New Worlds. According to family records, the name Hussey was origi- nally D'Orsey and one of that family went with Oliver Cromwell to Ireland, where members of the D'Orsey family have since been prominent among the Roman Catholic clergy. Through his maternal grandfather Dr. Hussey is related to the family of Chris topher Sower, a Quaker, whose property was confiscated by the State authorities of Pennsylvania because of his refusal to bear arms.
Dr. Hussey was born in Topsfield, Massa- chusetts, on March 28, 1891, the son of Elmer Osgood and Lucy May (Kitchen) Hussey. Elmer O. Hussey was born in Athens, Maine, on April 29, 1864, died in Lynn, January 26, 1925, was a teamster by occupation and a Republican in politics. Lucy May (Kitchen) Hussey was born in China, Maine, on November 24, 1875, died October 12, 1930, in Lynn, and was the daughter of Joseph and Marie Kitchen. Born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Joseph Kitchen was a farmer. He served in the Civil War as a Union soldier, was captured by the Con- federate forces and confined to Libby Prison, where his privations and the appalling con- ditions that existed there caused him to be- come tubercular and hastened his death. He died in Lynn.
Receiving his grammar school education in the public schools of Lynn, Dr. Hussey attended evening classes at the Young Men's Christian Association, day classes at Berk- ley Preparatory School, East Greenwich Academy, Greenwich, Rhode Island, and completed his elementary studies in Boston. Having decided upon a career in medicine, he matriculated at Boston University Medi- cal School and was graduated in 1917 with the Doctor of Medicine degree. He served his interneship at Trull Hospital, Biddeford,
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Maine, from May 21, 1917, to October I, is a graduate of Lynn public schools and is 1918, and in January of the following year a member of Lynn Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, No. 136, and also attends Bos- ton Street Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. and Mrs. Hussey are the parents of two chil- dren : I. Earle Ulmont, Jr., who was born in Biddeford, Maine, on June 27, 1918, and is a student at Lynn Classical High School. 2. Esther May, who was born in Lynn on Au- gust 4, 1923, and is attending grammar school. served as clinician, medical and surgical clinic, at Hull Street Medical Mission in Boston, continuing until 1921. In October, 1918, Dr. Hussey began private practice in Lynn, locating his offices at No. 32 Cedar Street, engaging in general practice and as a specialist in physio-therapy and ambulant proctology. His success as a physician and surgeon is attested by the large practice he has established and also by the gratitude of the many patients he has restored to health. In addition to his private practice he is a member of the staff of Union Hospital, Lynn, and a commissioned officer in the United States Army Officers' Reserve Corps, having received his first commission in April, 1919, and now holds a captain's rank (medi- cal) with the 376th Infantry, 94th Division Corps Area.
Professionally, Dr. Hussey is a member of various medical associations and the Lynn Medical Fraternity, and is also a member of Mount Carmel Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Sutton Chapter, Royal Arch Ma- sons; Mount Olivet Commandery, Knights Templar; Kearsarge Lodge, No. 217, and Fraternity Encampment, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Peter Woodland Lodge, No. 72, Knights of Pythias; Allan A. Dale Court, No. 96, Foresters of America, and is physician for this court; Shoe City Aerie, No. 2131, Fraternal Order of Eagles, and is also physician for this aerie. He is a mem- ber of the Lynn Young Men's Christian Association, the Happy Valley Golf Club, and attends Boston Street Methodist Epis- copal Church, Lynn. Badminton, volley ball and golf are his favorite diversions.
On March 17, 1917, he married Esther May Hennigan, who was born in Lynn and is the daughter of George and Marie (Hand) Hennigan, the former of whom is deceased and the latter resides in Lynn. Mrs. Hussey
WALTER M. LAMONT-For over a quarter of a century, Walter M. Lamont, resident manager of the Wood Worsted Mills of Lawrence, has occupied a promi- nent position in this community, being one of the most active leaders in the social, civic and business development of the city, where, during the course of his career, he has be- come a participant and supporter of the lead- ing organizations and movements.
Mr. Lamont was born in Andover, Massa- chusetts, August 24, 1880, the son of Alex- ander and Isabella (Dick) Lamont, both natives of Scotland. His father came to this country in 1865, and his mother a few years later, both settling in Andover, where the former still resides at the age of eighty- seven years. The elder Lamont for many years was associated with the firm of Smith and Dove, manufacturers of linen carpet threads, and through his exceptional ability came to be recognized throughout the coun- try as one of the outstanding authorities on vegetable fibre. In this capacity his advice was sought by individuals and concerns all over the world and he readily and unselfishly cooperated.
Mr. Lamont, of this review, received a general education in the public schools of his native community and was graduated from the high school there in 1898. Shortly after completing his studies here he was ap- pointed inspector of sewage construction for
balta M. Laurent
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the town of Andover, a post he maintained until he joined the Washington Mills of the American Wool Company in 1899. He stayed with this organization for about six years and in March, 1906, became associated with the Wood Worsted Mills as a superin- tendent of the yarn department. His apti- tude and ambition coupled with the ability he displayed enabled him to rise rapidly with this organization and by 1908 he had been appointed assistant agent in charge of the plant, gaining the full title of agent in October of the following year. Today this position is known as that of resident man- ager.
While most of his interests have been con- centrated on his business he has found time to take an active part in the affairs of his community, and through the business abil- ity he has demonstrated has been sought to serve as an advisor to a number of the lead- ing enterprises here, being a director of the Bay State Merchants' Bank and one of the vice-presidents of the Essex Savings Bank, as well as being a director for both the Mor- ris Plan Bank and president of the Atlantic Cooperative Bank. Always interested in the civic affairs of his surroundings, for a num- ber of years he was a member of the finance committee of Andover. Today he is a mem- ber of the Lawrence Rotary Club, a director of the Young Men's Christian Association, and belongs to the City Mission, the Boys' Club, and the Tuberculosis League. He fra- ternizes with the Masonic Order, where he holds a thirty-second degree, and the Benev- olent and Protective Order of Elks.
On April 9, 1906, Mr. Lamont married Frances Littlefield, of Lawrence, and they are the parents of two children: I. Frances Isabel, graduate of Bradford Academy, and Knox and Goucher colleges, and the wife of Vinton C. Johnson, of Galesburg, Illinois, who is in the banking business in Boston.
2. Walter M., Jr., graduate of Phillips Acad- emy and Tabor Academy, also from Yale University, from which he received a degree of Civil Engineer, and participated in ath- letics, being a member of the football and hockey teams.
MICHAEL TOBIN-As a member of the firm of Tobin and Tobin, Attorneys-at- Law, Michael Tobin is well known to legal circles of Lynn and is also a familiar figure in the financial world of that city as one of the founders of the United Insurance Fi- nance Corporation of Lynn, in which com- pany he is an officer. He was born in Lynn on January 2, 1903, the son of Morris and Celia (Cohen) Tobin. His father, who was born in Russia in April, 1875, came with his wife to this country, entered the wholesale and retail butter, cheese and egg business in Lynn, and is identified with the Demo- cratic party and the Congregation Anshis- fard. Morris Tobin is the son of Jacob Tobin, a native of Shiptatoski, Valina, Rus- sia, who also was a wholesale egg mer- chant. Michael Tobin's mother is the daughter of Louis Harris and Elizabeth (Levine) Cohen, who were born in Poland and came to the United States, and settled in Boston. Here Mr. Cohen engaged in business as a retail grocer, and in that city both are buried.
Michael Tobin received his education at Corbett Grammar School, Lynn English High School, graduating in 1921, and en- tered Suffolk Law School from which he received his degree in law in 1925. Upon passing his bar examination in the same year, he became associated with Joseph G. Boyer, attorney, whose offices were at No. 85 Devonshire Street, Boston, and under this able lawyer Mr. Tobin acquired broad, practical experience. After remaining in
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this connection for three years, Mr. Tobin formed a partnership with his brother, Na- than Tobin, and, under the name of Tobin and Tobin, Attorneys-at-Law, opened offi- ces at No. 25 Central Square, Lynn, where they are still located. Possessing qualifi- cations that would have brought him suc- cess in almost any profession, Mr. Tobin's choice of a career in law has proved that his abilities are well directed, for he has made remarkable progress, and, with his brother, serves a large clientele.
Michael and Nathan Tobin also entered the financial field of Lynn when, in June, 1930, they organized the United Insurance Fi- nance Corporation of Lynn, to finance in- surance premiums on the monthly payment plan, establishing a branch office at No. III Summer Street, Boston. Ably managed, the firm has shown steady development and in addition to the original business, has broad- ened its service to include mortgages, real estate and since May, 1933, conducts a small loan department. The United Insurance Finance Corporation of Lynn has estab- lished itself firmly in the confidence of the public and among commercial houses of the city.
Formerly a member of the Boston Bar Association, Mr. Tobin is a member of the Lynn Bar Association and the Essex County Bar Association. In politics he is a Demo- crat and is a member of Sampson Lodge, No. 21, Knights of Pythias, Lynn. A char- ter member of the Toynbee Club of Lynn, he has served that organization as treas- urer. His religious affiliation is with Tem- ple Bethel of Lynn, and he also holds mem- bership in the Brotherhood of the Temple.
On December 31, 1929, he married Fran- ces Litrack, born in Lynn and the daughter of Morris L. and Rose I. (Feldman) Lit- rack, of Lynn. Mr. Litrack is president and treasurer of the Prospect Shoe Company of
Boston, manufacturers of women's shoes. Mrs. Tobin is a graduate of Lynn English High, class of 1924, and of Boston Univer- sity from which she was graduated in 1928 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Her activities are in women's organizations. Mr. and Mrs. Tobin are the parents of a daugh- ter, Barbara Lee, born on April 6, 1932.
NATHAN TOBIN, lawyer and business man, is a member of a family well known to Lynn. Mr. Tobin's father, Morris Tobin, is a wholesaler and retailer of cheese, eggs and butter, and is active in the affairs of Congre- gation Anshisfard. In politics he is a Demo- crat. One of six children, Nathan Tobin's brothers and sisters are : I. John J., formerly associated with the Carnegie Steel Company at Wilson, Pennsylvania, for five years, and now president and treasurer of the United Chemical Products, Inc., of Lynn. 2. Solo- mon, associated with his father's business. 3. Michael, an attorney in partnership with Nathan and president and director of the United Insurance Finance Corporation of Lynn. 4. Louis Harris, was a student at Boston University, College of Liberal Arts, and is now at George Washington Univer- sity, Washington, District of Columbia. 5. Etta Ethel, a stenographer in her brothers' law office, Tobin and Tobin.
Nathan Tobin was born in Boston on July 5, 1905, and is of Russian and Polish descent. His father was born in Russia, in April, 1875, and his mother, Celia (Cohen) Tobin, was born in Poland in 1879, the daughter of Louis Harris and Elizabeth (Levine) Cohen, who came to America from Poland and set- tled in Boston, where Mr. Cohen became a retail grocer.
Having received his preliminary education at Lynn Grammar School and Lynn Classi- cal High School, graduating in 1922, Nathan Tobin matriculated at Boston University,
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College of Liberal Arts, studying cultural subjects for two years and then entered Bos- ton University Law School, from which he was graduated in 1927, receiving a degree in law. He was admitted to the bar in the same year and began to practice in the firm of Bryer, Crawford and Blaney, Boston, de- voting most of his time to title practice. A year later he became associated with M. B. Klubock, attorney of Boston, and continued in this office one year. Then, with his brother, Michael, whose biography appears on a preceding page. with whom he formed a partnership, he removed to Lynn and in offices at No. 25 Central Square, engaged in the general practice of law, under the firm name of Tobin and Tobin.
In addition to his law practice, Mr. Tobin is a director and secretary of the United Insurance Finance Corporation of Lynn, an organization founded by him and his brother, Michael. The United Insurance Finance Corporation of Lynn conducts a business of financing insurance premiums on the monthly payment plan, deals also in mort- gages and real estate, and, since May, 1933, offers the services of a small loan depart- ment. Capably managed, the business has grown remarkably and to serve its increas- ing patronage the firm has established a branch office at No. III Summer Street, Boston.
Mr. Tobin is actively identified with sev- eral community, fraternal and benevolent organizations. He is a member of the Lynn Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar As- sociation and the Essex County Bar Asso- ciation. He is a Chancellor Commander of Sampson Lodge, No. 21, Knights of Pythias, and is a member of Prince Jonathan Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His religious affiliation is with Congregation Anshisfard of Lynn and he is a member of the Brotherhood of Temple Bethel. Nathan Tobin is also a member of the Young Men's
Hebrew Association. In politics he supports the principles of the Democratic party. Mr. Tobin is interested in all outdoor sports, especially fishing, and when opportunities for leisure are offered, engages in his fav- orite recreation.
ERNEST MELVIN GOLDSMITH-On both sides of his ancestry Ernest Melvin Goldsmith, well known business man and citizen of Lynn, is descended from families long resident and prominent in Essex County. His father, Edward Brooks Gold- smith, deceased, was a native of Lynn, the son of Edward Iverson Goldsmith, who was a retail clothing merchant in Lynn and a Civil War veteran, and of a Miss Estes, who was born in Lynn, and was a sister of Lydia (Estes) Pinkham, of patent medicine fame in Lynn. Through his mother, Clara B. (Gard- ner) Goldsmith, a direct descendant of Thomas Gardner, of early Colonial history, Mr. Goldsmith is a grandson of George Au- gustus Gardner, who was a native of Salem, and was engaged in the shipping business, and was related also to United States Sena- tor Gardner and to Dr. Gardner, of Salem. According to family tradition the subject of this review is a direct descendant of one of the signers of the Magna Charta and before that of Charlemagne and Saxony kings.
Ernest Melvin Goldsmith was educated in the public schools of Lynn, and then became a clerk in a grocery store for a few months. His association with the Boynton Towel Supply Company of Lynn began in June, 1895, when he was engaged as a clerk in that organization, and with which he continued until 1915, at which time he purchased the business and has conducted it successfully until the present. Under Mr. Goldsmith's capable management the business has made steady growth and has been highly profit- able, clearly demonstrating his efficiency and ability as a business executive. The
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Boynton Towel Supply Company supplies the store, shop, office and factory trade in Lynn, Salem, Chelsea and Boston, and is steadily increasing. During the twoscore years in which Mr. Goldsmith has been asso- ciated with this company, as clerk and as proprietor, his integrity and honorable con- duct have won the respect and friendship of business associates and of representative leaders in various fields.
Besides his business interests, Mr. Gold- smith is active in many organizations of the community. He is a member of Damascus Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, the Scot- tish Rite bodies, holding the thirty-second degree, and of Aleppo Temple, Boston, An- cient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He is also a member of the Lynn Chamber of Commerce, Lynn Rotary Club ; an associate member of the Lynn Young Men's Christian Association, and his reli- gious affiliation is with the Universalist Church of Lynn. Sports of all kinds receive his interest, his hobbies being camping and golf.
On October 6, 1914, in Lynn, Mr. Gold- smith married Mable Donovan, who is a native of Auburn, Maine, and is the daugh- ter of Henry and Malinda Amanda (Little- field) Donovan; the former of whom is de- ceased and the latter resides in Swampscott. Henry Donovan was a shoe manufacturer of Lynn, and was a prominent Mason, hav- ing served his lodge as Master. Mrs. Gold- smith was educated in Auburn, and after being graduated from high school, com- pleted her education at the New England Conservatory of Music, in Boston, majoring in voice. She is a singer of considerable reputation and is well known for her soloist rôle in church choirs. She is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution ; the Universalist Church of Lynn, and of the Rotaretts of Lynn. Mr. and Mrs. Goldsmith are the parents of two children: I. Ernest
Gardner, who was born on February 25, 1916, and was graduated from Marblehead High School in 1934. 2. Paul Henry, who was born on February 25, 1917, and is attend- ing Marblehead High School, class of 1935.
FRED REO FARWELL-For over two decades Fred Leo Farwell has directed the activities of one of the foremost electrical contracting firms in the city of Lynn, where, throughout his career, he has taken an active part in the social, civic and business life of the community. From his youth he has de- voted his life to this business and the envi- able reputation he has gained in this field is richly merited.
A native of Lynn, Mr. Farwell was born April 5, 1888, the son of James T. and Eme- line (Heckman) Farwell. His father, who was born in New London, New Hampshire, on June 12, 1856, engaged in farming in that community and was also the proprietor of the Q. A. Towns Company for many years. The elder Farwell was the son of Reo Els- worth and Adiline (Town) Farwell, his father having engaged in the real estate business and farming.
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