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Mr. MacDuff is an independent in politics, a member of the Happy Valley Golf Club,
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of Lynn, and is a communicant of St. John's Catholic Church. He has a more than local reputation as a vocalist. Possessing a fine natural baritone voice he has studied under Charles Adams White, of Boston, and Wil- liam Earl Brown, former assistant to Lam- perti. Mr. MacDuff does concert and radio work, and for a large part of a year was sing- ing in New York City over several of its radio stations.
THOMAS F. GALVIN-To his duties as Commissioner of Public Safety, city of Lawrence, to which office he was elected first in 1931, Thomas F. Galvin brought a varied and most useful experience and gifts. There are few better schools in which to study human nature, and he has been for years connected with the theatrical profes- sion. Early in life he worked at a trade and came in contact with people in all walks of life. His are the gifts of the Celt, wit and sense, enthusiasm and energy, and that in- definable magnetism which wins the con- fidence of those with whom he has contacts. Mr. Galvin was born in Lawrence, October 5, 1897, the son of Patrick and Minnie (Dean) Galvin, both natives of Ireland who have been residents of Lawrence for about forty-five years.
After attending the local schools, Thomas F. Galvin went into the theatrical profes- sion, becoming an actor, and appearing in stock and repertoire companies, mainly in New England. After fifteen years in the business, his last engagement was at Waterbury, Connecticut, where he was en- gaged as a director of a stock company. In the earliest years of an active life, Mr. Galvin learned the steamfitters trade, but never pursued it for any long period. His interest in politics has continued intermit- tently over a number of years, but expressed itself mainly in compaigning for the candi-
dates for office of his party. In 1931 he was elected to his present office, commissioner of public safety, and in 1933 he was re- elected for his present unexpired term. He is also serving as high chief ranger of the Irish National Foresters of the United States, having been elected in 1932 for two years. Fraternally Mr. Galvin is affiliated with the Knights of Columbus, the Benevo- lent and Protective Order of Elks, the Irish National Foresters, and the Ancient Order of Hibernians, and he is a member of Actors Equity, the St. Mary's Holy Name Society, and the Gibbons Club. During the years 1925-26-27, he taught the junior class dra- matics in the Methuen High School.
On July 24, 1922, Thomas F. Galvin mar- ried Flora McLean, of Lawrence, and they are the parents of four children: Thomas, Bartholomew, Janice, and Barbara.
JAMES WILLIAM SANTRY, JR .- In- heriting a natural aptitude for the law from notable parents, James William Santry, Jr., has made for himself an increasingly impor- tant place among the legal coterie of Lynn and Swampscott, Massachusetts. The San- try family is of Irish origin, the great-grand- father, John Santry, coming from his native Ireland to Lynn where he worked and died. His son, George W. Santry, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and was variously engaged in the shoe industry before his re- tirement and death in Santiago, California. He was the father of James, William Santry, Sr., who was born in Lynn, in 1876 and died in Swampscott on July 30, 1930. The elder Mr. Santry was a graduate of the Lynn Classical High School, and in 1900 from the Boston University Law School, receiving his Bachelor's degree in Laws. Admitted to the bar in 1903 he was for three years a partner of James W. Sullivan, in the law firm known as Santry and Sullivan. During his latter
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career, Mr. Santry, Sr., while engaged in a general practice of the law, was also some- what of a specialist, and often served as mas- ter and auditor in many cases under appoint- ment by the court. In 1911, he moved to Swampscott, where he was for fourteen years town counsel. He was also chairman of the board of selectmen; chairman of the finance committee for the town of Swamp- scott ; chairman of the draft board of Swamp- scott during the World War period, and a member of St. John's Catholic Church. Mr. Santry, Sr., married Agnes T. Maroney, who was born in Lynn, in December, 1874, and was in 1934, a resident of Swampscott. She is the daughter of John and Mary (Coffee) Maroney, both natives of Ireland, and both died in Lynn. A graduate from the Lynn Classical High School in 1894, and from Bos- ton University, Bachelor of Arts, 1898, Mrs. Santry received her Master of Arts degree from her alma mater in 1929. Mrs. Santry taught in the Lynn English High School from 1900 to 1903 just prior to her marriage. She has been a special student in the Mas- sachusetts Institute of Technology, and also at the Marine Laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island. At the time of this writing she is an instructor in English in the Swampscott High School.
James William Santry, Jr., of whom this is primarily a review, was born in Lynn, October 10, 1904, and had the good fortune to be reared in surroundings cultured and intellectual. He attended the public schools and was graduated from the Swampscott High School in 1922, from which he went to Brown University, Providence, Rhode Is- land, and remained for two years. With the class of 1928 he was graduated from the Bos- ton University School of Law with the de- gree of Bachelor of Laws. Two years later he received the Master's degree in Laws. Mr. Santry, Jr., was admitted to the bar on
November 14, 1928 and immediately became associated in practice with his father in Lynn until the latter's demise. He is a member of the Lynn Bar Society, Essex County Bar Association, American Bar As- sociation, and the Bigelow Associates of Masters of Laws in Boston, Massachusetts. An independent in politics, he is a member of the Limited Town Meeting of Swamp- scott. Socially minded and a lover of golf and yachting, Mr. Santry is a member of the Colonial Golf and Country Club of Lynn- field, and of the Swampscott Yacht Club.
James William Santry, Jr., has a sister and brother : Agnes D. Santry, graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, Bos- ton, in 1933 assistant supervisor of music in Swampscott; Daniel Santry, graduate of Swampscott High School, a two-year stu- dent at Brown University and a graduate from Boston University Law School, in 1933 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. He was admitted to the bar on November I, 1933, and has since been associated in prac- tice with James William Santry, Jr.,
STARR PARSONS-A leading member of the bar of Lynn, Starr Parsons has given his attention and service generously to all activities for civic and social betterment, and is highly regarded as one of the city's substantial citizens.
Starr Parsons was born September 4, 1869, at Lynnfield Center, Massachusetts, a son of Eben and Mary A. (Dodge) Parsons. His father was born July 29, 1832, at Lynn- field Center, and resided there his entire life. Occupied with farming, he neverthe- less found time to devote to writing poems and articles for publication and his literary accomplishments won wide acclaim. A Re- publican, he took an active part in the coun- cils of his party and served as selectman of Lynnfield Center. Starr Parsons is a de-
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scendant of pioneer American stock, tracing his lineage to Ensign Joseph Parsons.
Mr. Parsons attended the public schools of Lynnfield, was graduated from Boston Latin School in 1887, and four years later, in 1891, was graduated from Harvard Col- lege with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. The following year he taught school and studied law, and in the same year, 1892, was admitted to the Massachusetts bar, becom- ing a junior partner of the law firm of South- wick and Parsons. Ten years later a new law firm was organized, Parsons, Bowen and Moore, and that continued for seven- teen years, when Mr. Parsons formed an association with Arthur G. Wadleigh, Pat- rick F. Crowley, and Eben Parsons, his son, whose career is described in an accompany- ing biography. This firm of Parsons, Wad- leigh and Crowley is engaged in the gen- eral practice of law, is one of the most suc- cessful law firms in Massachusetts, and their reputation is of the highest integrity.
Mr. Parsons is an active Republican and served the city of Lynn as solicitor for ten years, from 1897 until 1907. His church membership is in the Unitarian Church, and he is a member of the Layman's League of Marblehead, Massachusetts ; also a member of the Knights of Pythias, Peter Woodland Lodge ; secretary of the Massachusetts Pyth- ian Relief Commission, and is a past Chan- cellor Commander of this lodge. He is a member of the Colonial Golf and Country Club, the Boston City Club, the Lynn Bar Association, the Essex County Bar Associa- tion, the Massachusetts Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
Mr. Parsons married on June 26, 1894, at Lynn, Minnie C. Bickford, who was born at Clinton, Maine, and who died at Marble- head, Massachusetts, July 15, 1923. She was a daughter of Charles M. and Laura (Ellis) Bickford, both deceased.
EBEN PARSONS-One of the enterpris- ing young attorneys of Essex County, who has had an interesting and varied career is Eben Parsons. The wide range of his inter- ests and his ability and enthusiasm in the improvement of public welfare is rapidly bringing him to the forefront of public at- tention as one of the leading figures of this section of Massachusetts.
Eben Parsons was born at Lynn, Massa- chusetts, March 10, 1896, son of Starr and Minnie Cora (Bickford) Parsons. His father (an account of whose career appears in the preceding biography) is a prominent attor- ney of Lynn. Mr. Parsons' grandfather, Eben Parsons, after whom he was named, was a well-known farmer and Republican leader in this part of the State.
He received his education at the public schools of Lynn, graduating from Cobbett Grammar school in 1909; attended Brewster Academy at Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, from 1909 to 1912; Browne and Nichols School, Cambridge, 1912 to 1914, and re- ceived the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College in 1918. Due to his high marks at college, his degree was given to him while he was in service as an aviator in the United States Navy Aviation Corps, having enlisted in December, 1917. He was assigned to the aviation "ground" school and received further instruction at the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology from May to August, 1918, and was commissioned an ensign in September, 1918. He was placed in charge of aerography training at Blue Hill Observatory in September and con- tinued there until November, 1918, when he was sent to the air station at Brunswick, Georgia, where he was stationed from No- vember, 1918, until February, 1919, when he received his discharge.
After being honorably discharged from the Navy he returned to Lynn, and accepted
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a position in the accounting department of the Boston and Maine Railroad. In Septem- ber, 1919, he resigned to enter the office of Parsons, Wadleigh and Crowley, attorneys- at-law, of which his father was a senior partner, to study law, and on March 17, 1922, he was admitted to the bar of Mas- sachusetts. He is now a junior member of the firm. He was admitted to practice in the United States District Court on June 28, 1927.
Mr. Parsons was elected to the Finance Committee of Marblehead, in 1927, serving until 1933, when he became a selectman and served in this office until 1935. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, Peter Woodland Lodge, Lynn, and of the Amer- ican Legion, Post, No. 32, Marblehead. His clubs are the Oxford, the Colonial Golf and Country, and the "Y's" Men, all of Lynn. He is a member of the Unitarian Church, and the Unitarian Laymen's League, of Marblehead. In politics he is a Republican.
Mr. Parsons married, October 14, 1922, at Lynn, Elinor Ingeborg Mattson, daughter of Axel and Hannah M. Mattson. They are the parents of two daughters: I. Elaine, born November 16, 1923. 2. Estelle, born November 20, 1927.
JOHN EBEN MOULTON-Descended from families long resident in Maine, John Eben Moulton has made Lynn the scene of his activities. Here he has established him- self as one of the successful real estate and insurance brokers of Essex County, and has taken a leading party in community and municipal affairs. A Mason, his work in this order has been extensive and he is widely known throughout the State for his services.
Mr. Moulton is a grandson on his father's side of Jonathan and Lucy M. (Foss) Moul- ton, both natives and lifelong residents of
Wayne, Maine, where the former was in business as a retail grocer. Mr. Moulton's father, James M., was born in Wayne and died there in September, 1908, at the un- timely age of forty-nine years. He, too, was a retail grocer and later was proprietor of the Mansion House in Wayne. For many years he was postmaster of that town and served as town clerk. Politically he was a Democrat and his religious affiliation was with the Methodist Episcopal Church. James M. Moulton married Sarah Stinchfield, who was born in Danforth, Maine, and died there in 1926, and was the daughter of Seth Stinch- field, who was born in Maine and died at Leeds Centre, that State at the age of ninety- four. Seth Stinchfield was a prominent lum- berman, holding large timber tracts in Maine.
John Eben Moulton, born in Wayne on November 26, 1880, was graduated from the local high school in 1895, entered Maine Wesleyan Seminary at Kents Hill, Maine, and was graduated in 1900. After complet- ing his education, Mr. Moulton, in August, 1901, engaged with his cousin, Maurette S. Foss, in cattle and sheep raising on a ranch at Pine Bluffs, Wyoming. In March, 1902, however, he returned to Maine, and in Lewiston, entered the employ of the Lewis- ton, Brunswick and Bath Street Railroad Company, remaining but one year when in June, 1903, he came to Lynn and was em- ployed by the General Electric Company in the West Lynn plant. Beginning in the purchasing department, he was transferred to the production department, and subse- quently served in the cost department, con- tinuing until March, 19II.
In that year he formed a partnership with Charles R. Sibley and engaged in real estate and insurance brokerage and building con- tracting, with offices at No. 9 City Hall Square. Under the firm name of Sibley and Moulton, the business was continued until
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1925, when Mr. Moulton purchased Mr. Sib- ley's interest and has since conducted the business under his own name. Removing from No. 9 City Hall Square after nine years, the firm was located at No. II City Hall Square for eight years and then in May, 1929, was established in offices at its present address, No. I City Hall Square. For nearly a quarter of a century located in City Hall Square, the enterprise is a landmark in the business section of Lynn and has established a reputation for sound integrity in its field of real estate, and insurance. The continued patronage of their early clients testifies to the confidence this concern enjoys among Lynn's citizens. Mr. Moulton is a member of the Lynn Board of Fire Underwriters and the Lynn Real Estate Exchange and in these organizations his long experience and fami- liarity with conditions peculiar to Lynn have proved invaluable.
Aside from trade organizations, Mr. Moul- ton is a member of the Lynn Chamber of Commerce; the Lions Club of Lynn; the Lynn Young Men's Christian Association ; and the Homestead Country Club of Dan- vers. He holds membership in numerous Masonic bodies including Asylum Lodge, No. 133, Free and Accepted Masons, of Wayne; Swampscott Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, of which he is a past high priest ; Zebulon Council, Royal and Select Masters, which he has served as Illustrious Master ; Olivet Commandery, No. 36, of Lynn, of which he is recorder; is a life member of Aleppo Temple, Boston; and is a Past Pa- tron of the Order of Eastern Star of Lynn. In politics Mr. Moulton supports the prin- ciples of the Republican party and his reli- gious membership is with the First Univer- salist Church of Lynn. His favorite diver- sions are hunting, fishing and golf.
In 1911, in Boston, Mr. Moulton married Carrie M. Estes, a native of North Berwick,
Maine, and the daughter of Fred A. and Anna (Perkins) Estes. Mrs. Moulton is a graduate of North Berwick High School and of Maine Wesleyan Seminary. She is active in Lynn Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, being a past matron of that body, and at- tends the First Universalist Church of Lynn. Mr. and Mrs. Moulton are the parents of a son, John E., Jr., who was born on January 23, 1913, was graduated from Hebron Acad- emy, Hebron, Maine, in 1932, and is a stu- dent at Boston University, pursuing a course in business administration. Mr. Moulton and family reside at No. 27 West Street, Marblehead, Massachusetts.
GEORGE FRANCIS MADDEN-Valu- able knowledge acquired from many years experience in the fields of mechanical and marine engineering led George Francis Mad- den to organize and successfully direct the Eureka Pipe Company of Lynn, one of the prominent industries of that city. Mr. Mad- den's career has been one of increasing use- fulness in the commercial and industrial life of Lynn and, naturally to one of his quick intelligence and broad outlook, in civic and community affairs.
Of Scotch-Irish descent, he was born in Jefferson, Maine, on February 19, 1885, the son of John H. and Mary B. (Shay) Mad- den, the latter of whom was born in Man- chester, England, on February, 1844, and died in Lynn on February 8, 1899. His father, John H. Madden, was born in Boston in 1844, died on November 13, 1908, in Lynn, was a veteran of the Civil War, and after- wards served in the navy as an engineering officer. J. H. Madden was the son of John Madden, who, born in Charlestown and died there, was a veteran of the Mexican War and a stevedore, and of Catherine (Mac- Devitt) Madden, born in Scotland and died in Jefferson, Maine. George F. Madden's
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great-grandfather was Daniel Madden, who was probably a native of Ireland, and im- migrated to the United States where he set- tled in Summerville.
Educated in the public schools of Maine and Massachusetts, Mr. Madden was grad- uated from Cony High School in Augusta, Maine, and studied marine engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After completing his education Mr. Madden became a steamfitter in the United States Navy Yard in Boston, and two years later obtained a position as inspector of the Lynn Gas and Electric Company. He remained in this work ten years, resigning to become associated with the General Electric Com- pany (River Works plant) in Lynn, per- forming important work in the turbine de- partment. Following two years of service in this capacity, he was connected with the United States Shipping Board as engineer, and from 1917 to 1922, in the interests of this board, traveled on various vessels to all parts of the world.
In becoming associated with the Cement Line Pipe Company of Lynn, following his service with the United States Shipping Board, Mr. Madden found a fruitful field for his abilities and an outlet for his wide ex- perience and knowledge. He continued with the Cement Line Pipe Company of Lynn until 1931, when he organized the Eureka Pipe Company of Lynn, and since its found- ing, has been president and general manager of the company. The expansion of their business required the establishment of a branch in Brooklyn, New York, to increase the manufacturing capacity of cement lined pipes which, resisting acids, alkalies and cor- rosive conditions of all kinds, have greater life and strength. The Eureka Pipe Com- pany, Incorporated, of Lynn, under Mr. Madden's able guidance has attained an en- viable reputation in its field and enjoys a
wide patronage among engineering firms and users of pipes.
Continuing the traditions of his family for patriotic service in time of war, Mr. Mad- den served during the World War in the United States Transport Service. He is a Republican, a member of Lynn Lodge, Be- nevolent and Protective Order of Elks ; Shoe City Aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles; and heartily supports all movements affecting community improvement. He is non-sec- tarian in religion. Mr. Madden spends much of his leisure time in working out inventions.
Despite the attention required by busi- ness and other interests, Mr. Madden has continued unabatedly his attachment to his brothers and his sisters : Mrs. Anna Leavitt, of Augusta, Maine ; Mrs. T. Criqui, of Lynn ; John H. Madden, of Jefferson, Maine; Cap- tain E. J. Madden, who is vice-president of the Eureka Pipe Company, Incorporated, of Lynn; Arthur D. Madden, of Malden; and Ernest T. Madden, of Lynn.
LAWRENCE JOHN EWING-Owner of the Lawrence J. Ewing Shoe Patterns, one of the leading firms of its kind in New England, Mr. Ewing has combined a highly successful business career with an extensive interest in church and boys' work, two in- valuable forms of service. A community is as wholesome as its citizens and in his un- selfish and laudable efforts to build strong citizens of tomorrow, Mr. Ewing is perform- ing an act of great value. Born on Novem- ber 10, 1899, at Somerville, he is the son of John W. and Olive E. (Smith) Ewing, natives of Indiana. His father, who died in 1919, was prominent in railroad circles as chief auditor of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad.
After receiving his education in public schools of the community, Mr. Ewing started his career as a clerk in the firm of
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Rice and Hutchins, at South Braintree, Mas- sachusetts, manufacturers of shoes. He re- mained in this position several years, study- ing the business and acquiring a thorough knowledge of shoe design and construction, and in 1922 engaged in businss for himself as a designer and manufacturer of shoe patterns in quarters located at No. 86 Win- gate Street. His venture has proved highly successful. Beginning in a small way, the firm has enjoyed a steadily increasing patronage and employs fifteen and more per- sons to operate the thoroughly equipped plant. Ewing products are distributed chiefly through New England and are recognized as synonymous for the best in shoe pat- terns. Mr. Ewing's leadership within the trade was recognized several years ago when he was elected president of the American Pattern Men's Association.
A member of Winter Street Baptist Church of Haverhill, Mr. Ewing has set a splendid example of practical Christianity by living his convictions in service. His interest in boys' work has led to his being elected a director of the Boys Club and president of the Lone Tree Council. Boy Scouts of Amer- ica. He is also a director of the Haverhill Young Men's Christian Association. His activities in church affairs include that of superintendent of the Sunday School. teacher of the Men's Bible Class and a member of the executive board of the Massachusetts Board of Baptist Men's Association. He is president of the Merrimack Valley Bible Class Association and has served as delegate to many conventions and conferences on religious matters. It is natural that a man of his mental calibre and interest in others should be active in civic problems, and in this field he has given hearty support to all causes and movements promoting public welfare. He is a member of the Haverhill School Board, was a member of the National
Guard and aided Liberty Loan and other drives during the World War. Fraternally he is a member of Delta Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons.
Lawrence J. Ewing married, in 1922, J. Catherine Mackenzie, of South Braintree, Massachusetts. daughter of John D. and Florence (McIvor) Mackenzie, and they are the parents of three children: I. Lawrence John, Jr., born June 6, 1923. 2. Malcolm Marvin, born April 20, 1926. 3. Nancy Ann, born November 2, 1930.
RALPH CLIFTON NICKERSON -- In the vicinity of Lynn and Swampscott, Ralph Clifton Nickerson has been for many years engaged in the automobile business, han- dling the Ford agency.
Mr. Nickerson was born at West Dennis, Massachusetts, on February 27. 1893. son of Arthur L. and Ada E. (Crowell) Nickerson. His father, a native of South Dennis (Cape Cod), born August 31, 1860, died September 12, 1912, was a sea captain, serving for some years as captain of the schooner, "Allen C. Green," which plied in the coastwise trade between Bath, Maine and Lynn, Massachu- setts, touching other points along the Ken- nebeck River and going as far south as Savannah, Georgia, carrying cargoes of lum- ber, coal, cement paving blocks and gen- eral transportation. At one time, during his sea career, he was shipwrecked on Point Judith, off Long Island, in the Sound, res- cued and brought ashore in a breeches- buoy. He was a Republican in political alignment, and at the time of his death was a candidate for State Legislature. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and very charitable in his church and social associations. After giving up his voyages, Captain Nickerson engaged in the hay and grain business in West Dennis. He married Ada E. Crowell, born at West Dennis Sep-
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