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In addition to his own business, Mr. Hooper is president of the Hawthorne Hotel Corporation, and during the World War period he served as president of the Salem War Chest Association.
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Mr. Hooper married, in September, 1923, Rebekah Bruorton, of Reading, this State, and they have two adopted children, John and Anne. He has his office and business at No. 71 Lafayette Street, and the home of the Hooper family is No. II Fairfield Street, Salem.
DANIEL F. O'ROURKE-Besides car- ing for a growing law practice at his office in Salem, Daniel F. O'Rourke holds the of- fice of town counsel of Danvers, where he resides. Mr. O'Rourke's parents, Patrick and Sarah J. (McKeigne) O'Rourke, are old residents of Danvers, the mother descended from early settlers of the town, of which she is a native. The father, born in Ireland, was caretaker of the Danvers State Hospital for a long term of years.
Born in Danvers, September 6, 1892, Dan- iel F. O'Rourke graduated at the local high school in 1910 and entered the Boston Uni- versity College of Law, where he won his degree and graduated in the class of 1914. He was admitted the same year to the Mas- sachusetts bar and began practice in Bos- ton as an associate of the William B. Sul- livan law firm. In January, 1918, he aban- doned his practice temporarily in order to enlist for the World War, joining the Naval Reserve Force. He was stationed princi- pally at the Hingham and Boston navy yards and was mustered out of the service in March, 1919. For a time he acted as at- torney in charge of the legal bureau oper- ated by the "Boston American" (newspaper) for discharged soldiers and sailors. He en- tered private practice in Lynn and had an office there for a few years. In 1923 he es- tablished himself in an office of his own in Salem, where he has become favorably known to the bench and bar. He is a mem- ber of the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Essex County Bar Association. He
is a director and attorney of the Danvers National Bank.
His public service to the town of Danvers began in 1921 as a member of the finance committee and in 1923 he was appointed town counsel, completing his first term in 1924. He was reappointed for the years 1926-28-30-32-33, filling this post in addition to serving on the Finance Committee, an im- portant body of the town government. He is also a commissioner of trust funds, a trus- tee of the Hunt Memorial Hospital, and a member of the American Legion, Rotary Club and Knights of Columbus. He takes his recreation in many forms of outdoor sports.
Mr. O'Rourke married, November 26, 1919, Catharine M. Shay, of Salem, and their chil- dren are: I. Catharine M. 2. Jane F. 3. Phyllis B. 4. Elizabeth A. 5. Nancy L. 6. Daniel F., Jr. The family resides at No. 321 Maple Street, Danvers, and Mr. O'Rourke has his law office at No. 73 Washington Street, Salem.
ARTHUR D. FOWLER-After practic- ing law for ten years, Arthur D. Fowler was appointed assistant register of the Probate Court of Essex County, and since then has had his headquarters at the Courthouse in Salem. His residence is in Marblehead. From an early date the Fowler family has been settled in Salem. Charles B. Fowler, grandfather of Arthur D., was a member of the Salem Board of Aldermen soon after the city was incorporated under a charter. The parents of Mr. Fowler, Arthur Burnham and Carrie (Ashby) Fowler, are natives of Salem, the father a former special agent for the Providence-Washington Insurance Com- pany, traveling out of Boston, and at one time he was president of the New England Insurance Exchange.
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Arthur D. Fowler was born in Salem, Sep- tember 26, 1897, passing through the local public schools, graduating from the high school in 1915. He next entered the Boston University School of Law, where he was made a Bachelor of Laws on graduation in the class of 1918. He immediately offered himself for service in the World War, being assigned to a branch of the United States Navy. He later attended the Officers' Train- ing School at Brown University, and still was stationed there at the time the Armis- tice was signed.
He began law practice in association with the firm of Hannigan & Fox in Boston, re- maining with them until 1922. In that year he came to Salem, his native city, and helped form the firm of Coffey & Fowler. This was in existence until 1928, in which year it was dissolved and Mr. Fowler received his appointment as assistant register of the Pro- bate Court. He is affiliated with the Mas- sachusetts Bar Association, Essex County Bar Association, Delta Theta Phi (law) Fra- ternity, and the Woolsack Society. He be- longs to the Masonic organization and the Triangle Club in Salem.
Mr. Fowler married, September 15, 1923, Grace D. Jones, of Beverly, and their chil- dren are : I. Deborah Caroline, born July 17, 1924. 2. Arthur Dexter, Jr., born August 14, 1928.
JAMES EDWARD FARLEY-Forging to the front with leaders of the county bar, James Edward Farley, of Peabody and Salem, has his law office in the latter city and his residence in the former town, in which he holds civic positions. The Farley family of this connection originated in Ire- land. Thomas F. and Mary (Harrington) Farley, parents of Attorney Farley, are na- tives of Massachusetts, the maternal side
having its early seat in Nova Scotia, Canada, the father being engaged in the leather business.
Born in Danvers, July 10, 1894, James Ed- ward Farley passed through the public schools, graduating from the Peabody High School in 1912, going thence to Harvard Uni- versity, where he received his degree of Bachelor of Arts in the class of 1916. He next entered Harvard Law School, which made him a Bachelor of Laws on gradua- tion in 1921. In March, 1921, he was ad- mitted to the Massachusetts bar and began practice in the office of Peabody, Arnold, Batchelder & Luther at No. 10 State Street, Boston. He was there two years and in Peabody in private practice one year. In 1924 he opened an office in Salem, and has since attended to his clients' interests in this city.
His career was interrupted for a time by his enlistment for service in the World War and he was assigned to the field artillery. Receiving a commission as second lieuten- ant, he was detailed as instructor in the con- duct of the school of fire at the Officers' Training Camp, Camp Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky, where he was on duty when the Armistice was signed. Resuming his law studies, he finished his course and soon was a full-fledged practicing lawyer. In the right of his war service he is a member of the American Legion.
His public service to the town of Peabody has included membership on the School Committee in 1923-25. He is a member of the Peabody Library Committee also. In the Essex County Health Association he is a member of the executive committee, and he is also a director of the Welfare Society of Salem. He is a member of the Salem Country Club, Salem Squash Club, the Har- vard Club of the North Shore, and the Knights of Columbus.
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Mr. Farley married, November 27, 1930, Jeannette McDonald, of Salem, and they have two sons, Richard Paul, born January 22, 1932, and Robert Donald, born December 26, 1933. The Farley home in Peabody is No. 43 Gardner Street, and Attorney Far- ley's law office in Salem is at No. 126 Wash- ington Street.
PAUL N. CHAPUT-For more than a quarter-century, Paul N. Chaput has been engaged in the real estate and insurance business in Salem. He has already served on the Park Commission of this city for ten years, and is a former member of the City Council. His many and varied interests in- clude official association with a newspaper publishing company.
Born in St. Damase, Canada, September 25, 1862, Mr. Chaput is a son of Edouard and Philonise (Duchene) Chaput. With his parents and other children of the family he came to Salem in 1876, and here completed his public school education. For some years he attended classes in the morning and worked in the mills afternoons to assist his father from his wages in caring for his five brothers and one sister. Later he attended an evening school regularly in order to equip himself for entry into a business career.
He engaged in the grocery line in a small way in 1885, and by close application and honest methods he made a success of the business. For.twenty-three years he car- ried on this his first establishment, and then he purchased a shoe store, later acquiring a general hardware business, and somewhat later a second grocery. His chain of busi- nesses now had four links-one hardware store, one shoe store and two groceries. In 1908 he disposed of all these stores and es- tablished himself in the fire insurance and real estate business, being given the agency for fifteen different insurance companies, and becoming the sole agent of a number of
old-line companies. As in his former lines, so in this then new departure he went for- ward to success, becoming a leading insur- ance representative in the Salem district and acquiring large and valuable real properties. The business was incorporated a few years ago as Paul N. Chaput, Inc., Mr. Chaput be- coming treasurer.
Practical politics with a view to employ- ing it in service of the public engaged his attention as a young business man in Salem. He was elected a member of the City Coun- cil from the Fifth Ward. In 1894 he won a seat on the Board of Aldermen as a member- at-large. From 1903 to 1907, inclusive, he served on the committees for streets, bridges, sewers and public property, on the military aid committee, and on the committee on re- counts. His membership on the Salem Park Commission has given him further op- portunity to render service in a department in which he is keenly interested. His party is the Republican and in its behalf he has always been an earnest worker. He is vice- president of the Bay State Fire Insurance Company of Lawrence.
In 1902 Mr. Chaput was one of the origi- nal organizers of the Le Courier Publishing Company, and became its treasurer, having since held this office. This company pub- lishes "Le Courier de Salem," and "Le Cour- ier de Lynn," French-language weekly news- papers, and at one time published "Le Cour- ier de Lawrence." He is a helpful member of the Salem Chamber of Commerce. An earnest advocate of total abstinence, he has devoted much time and energy in the pro- motion of this cause in Salem and the vici- nity. For many years he has been one of the most enthusiastic and dependable workers in the No-License League and the Father Mathew Total Abstinence Society of Salem. He is also a director of the Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society. Deeply inter- ested in organized aid of the worthy poor,
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he is a member of the Salem Associated Charities. His fraternal affiliations include the Société de St. Jean de Baptiste, L'Un- ion St. Jean de Baptiste d'Amerique, the Order of Artisans, Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters, American Order of United Workmen, and St. Joseph's Mutual Benefit Association. He is a member of the Salem Young Men's Christian Association, and a communicant of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church.
Paul N. Chaput married, in November, 1886, at Lynn, Josephine Brulotte, daughter of Isadore and Delphine (Ratte) Brulotte.
RICHARD TUTT-For many years Richard Tutt has been keenly and actively interested in the civic affairs of Marblehead, contributing unselfishly to the welfare and happiness of his community. As a result of his labors the citizens of this town have seen fit to entrust him with many important and responsible public offices, among them the town clerkship, a post he maintains to- day and has filled for the past ten years with distinction and ability. In his capacity as a civic leader he has also become an out- standing figure in the social and business life, being prominently identified with many of the leading organizations here.
Mr. Tutt was born in Marblehead on June 8, 1865, the son of John Selman and Sarah Bartol (Vickery) Tutt, both natives of this community. The original American representatives of the Tutt family came to this country from the Island of Guernsey, England. The first members of this family to arrive here were three brothers, namely, James, Benjamin and Richard. After living here together for some time the brothers separated, with James going to Virginia, according to family records. Richard, who remained in New England, and his son Richard, were to distinguish themselves by
joining the Continental forces during the Revolutionary War. Mary Selman, Mr. Tutt's grandmother, was the daughter of Captain John Selman.
Mr. Tutt was one of six children, three girls and three boys, two of whom are de- ceased. Those living today are John S., Mary, Eliza, and Hannah, who is the secre- tary of the Marblehead Historical Society. Richard Tutt, of this review, received a gen- eral education in the public schools of his native community, completing his studies here after having taken two years in high school. As a boy he worked on a farm and later entered the shoe industry. He then secured a position with the American Ex- press Company in Lynn and worked with this organization until he became associated with the Paine Furniture Company in Bos- ton, where he was employed as a cost accountant, a position he maintained for thirty-three years.
During this period he was actively inter- ested in the civic affairs of Marblehead and in 1903 was elected a member of the board of selectmen, serving this body for four years. In 1924 he was appointed town clerk to fill the office of town clerk and handled the affairs of this post in such a creditable and successful manner that the people of this community have seen fit to reëlect him for the past ten years. As well as being prominent in this work he has also been a member of the school board for two terms of six years, from 1907 to 1913, and has served two three-year terms, between 1896 and 1902. In a business capacity he is a member of the board of trustees for the Marblehead Savings Bank, serving as clerk of the corporation and is also a director of the Marblehead Cooperative Bank.
In his social work he is a charter member of the Marblehead Historical Society, an organization he headed as president in 1921.
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He still retains this office and at one time served as secretary. He has also been sec- retary and president of the Young Men's Christian Association, having served in the latter capacity for over six years. In reli- gion he is a Congregationalist and worships at the Old North Congregational Church.
On August 16, 1892, Mr. Tutt married (first) Annie Catherin Haalston, who died in 1927. He married (second) in July, 1928, Vina Calef Badger of Sunapee, New Hamp- shire, who is a member of the Congrega- tional Society and is also a member of the Marblehead Historical Society. There were two children by the first union : I. Richard. 2. Alice, who died in December, 1916.
ALFRED W. PUTNAM-Practice of law and public service has given Alfred W. Put- nam a standing among his legal brethren and in the community of Salem. He has been a member of the Massachusetts bar for more than thirty-five years, and former- ly practiced in Boston.
Mr. Putnam's father, Rev. Alfred P. Put- nam, was born in Danvers, Massachusetts, and graduated from Brown University, which later conferred upon him the honor- ary degree of Doctor of Divinity. He next entered the Harvard School of Divinity, where he graduated. After ordination as a minister of the Unitarian denomination, he served a church in Roxbury, this State, and later a church in Brooklyn, New York. On retirement from the active ministry, he lived in Concord and Salem. He married Eliza K. Buttrick, a native of Massachusetts.
Alfred W. Putnam, their son, was born in Brooklyn, New York, January 23, 1870, and received his early education in the public schools of Concord, Massachusetts, grad- uating from the high school in 1888. On leaving school he went into the West and was employed by the Union Pacific Railway and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail-
way for several years. In 1894 he returned to his home State and entered Boston Uni- versity Law School, where he graduated with his degree of Bachelor of Laws in the class of 1896. In the latter year he was ad- mitted to the bar and at once entered prac- tice in Boston. For ten years he also had an office in Salem, but in 1933 he came to this city to practice exclusively here.
Politics, chiefly along the line of the Dem- ocratic party, has engaged the attention of Mr. Putnam for some years. He was a mem- ber of the Democratic City Committee of Salem. In 1902 he was a member of the Salem Common Council, and for five years he served on the School Committee of this city. He was president of the Salem Char- ter Association for one year. He is a mem- ber and was acting president of the Family Welfare Society, and a member of the Salem Club.
Mr. Putnam married, December 8, 1900, Rebecca Crowninshield, of Salem, and their children are: I. Katharine, married James H. Morrish, of Caterham, England. 2. Al- fred P., associated with the State Street Trust Company in Boston. Mr. Putnam has his law office at No. 126 Washington Street, and his residence at No. 34 Summer Street, Salem.
NORMAN R. AUGER, president and manager of Paul N. Chaput, Incorporated, dealers in insurance, of Salem, Massachu- setts, is prominent among the younger busi- ness men of this city. He was born in Keene, New Hampshire, on March 30, 1903, son of Leon J. and Felenise (Bouchard) Auger. His father, also a native of Keene, is associated in the management of the Mill Hill Beverage Company, at Salem. His mother was born in St. Lambert, Canada. Norman R. Auger received his education in the public grammar schools of Salem and the Salem Commercial School. For six years
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he was employed as clerk in the North Sta- tion, Boston, of the Maine Railroad, and dur- ing this time he pursued college courses at night in Boston University and the Bentley Accounting School.
Mr. Auger became associated with the P. A. McSweeney Insurance Agency, at Salem, a connection which was continued for about a year. Then for the following two and a half years, he was with the Travelers Insur- ance Company, in their Boston office. On March 1, 1929, Mr. Auger returned to Salem and incorporated the Paul N. Chaput Insur- ance Company, of which he was made pres- ident and general manager. The company handles all forms of insurance, in which line of business it has been most successful. In the furtherance of his ambitions, Mr. Auger is studying law in the Suffolk Law School in Boston (1934). Although his principal interest is his insurance business, he also is active in the social and civic circles of his community. On December 6, 1932, he was elected a member of the School Board for a term of three years. He is a popular figure in the Kiwanis Club, a member of the Salem Willows Yacht Club and the Canadian Klon- dike Club. His favorite recreation is golf.
On September 5, 1927, Norman R. Auger married Lucienne I. Ledoux, of Salem, and they are the parents of three daughters : Denise, born March 3, 1929; Helene, born July 17, 1930; and Jeanne, born October 20, 1931.
JOHN L. TUDBURY-The manager of the Salem Electric Lighting Company and Salem Gas Company, John L. Tudbury is a native of Peabody, Massachusetts, born July 10, 1886, son of William and Ann (Hay- ward) Tudbury, both natives of England, who came to the United States in the early 1860's, and settled in Peabody for the re- maining years of their lives. John L. Tud- bury was reared upon his father's farm and
received the preliminaries of his education in the local schools. He entered Boston University, from which he was graduated in 1906 with the degree Bachelor of Arts.
College days over, Mr. Tudbury went in- to the electric light business, with which he has since been connected. He was first an employee of the Lynn Gas & Electric Com- pany as superintendent of underground con- struction. In I911 he came to the Salem Gas Light Company as manager. On Janu- ary I, 1928, he was made manager of the Salem Electric Lighting Company, retaining his position with the former-named corpora- tion. The combined companies cover the territory included in Peabody and Salem.
Mr. Tudbury is a director of the Mer- chants National Bank, of Salem. He is a member of the American Gas Association, the New England Gas Association, and of the Salem Country Club.
On September 7, 1916, John L. Tudbury married Katherine Enlind, of Peabody, and they are the parents of two children: I. John L., Jr., born July 2, 1917, now a student at Exeter. 2. Barbara, born December 24, 1920.
J. ANDREW FOISY, a successful attor- ney of Salem, was born in Lowell, Massa- chusetts, on February 2, 1903, a son of Joseph A. and Marie (Mongrain) Foisy, his father a native of the Province of Quebec, Canada, and his mother of Boston, Massa- chusetts. The elder Mr. Foisy was for a year less than two full decades, engaged in the baking business in Lowell. He died in 1932.
In St. Louis Parochial School of Lowell, J. Andrew Foisy received his preliminary schooling, and also attended Assumption College, at Worcester, Massachusetts. He then matriculated at Boston College, from which he was graduated in 1923, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He also holds the
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degree, Bachelor of Laws from Boston Uni- versity, 1926, and for post-graduate work was awarded the Master's degree of Laws, by his alma mater. In 1927 Mr. Foisy was admitted to the Massachusetts bar and be- gan the practice of his profession in Salem, and has since secured a large clientele.
Mr. Foisy is a director, auditor and attor- ney for the St. Joseph Credit Union, and is treasurer of the Jefferson Investment Cor- poration. He is also one of the incorpora- tors of the Salem Savings Bank, and is a member of the licensing board for the city of Salem. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Foresters, the St. Jean de Baptiste Soci- ety, the Klondike Club, of Salem, the St. John Baptist Association, director of the local Red Cross, and a member of the Franco-American Association.
On July 16, 1930, J. Andrew Foisy mar- ried Juliette M. Cashman, of Lowell, Mas- sachusetts, and they are the parents of a daughter, Marie Juliette, born January 12, 1932.
DANIEL BETTON BLONDEL-For- merly connected with the shoe manufactur- ing industry, in which he rose to a foreman- ship, Daniel B. Blondel for the past thirty- five years has been identified with the coal business in Lynn, where he is a member of the firm of Reed & Costoto.
The family of Blondel is of French de- scent. Four brothers Blondel left their native France; three settled in England and one in Ireland. Daniel B. Blondel is of the opinion that his direct ancestor is the brother who went to live in Ireland, and that he or one of his descendants came to America, founding the family of this name in this country.
John Blondel, born in Maine, died in Lynn, was a farmer and lumberman. He married and had a son, James A. James A.
Blondel was born in Topsham, Maine, died in Lynn. He was a shoemaker, employed by Keene Brothers, shoe manufacturers, in Lynn. He was a Republican and prominent in Freemasonry. He married Sarah Betton, who was born in Lynn and died there, daughter of Daniel Betton, a shoe manufac- turer, who passed his entire life in Lynn.
Daniel Betton Blondel, son of James A. and Sarah (Betton) Blondel, was born in Lynn, April 9, 1865, and received his edu- cation in the local public schools, including a high school course. At the age of fifteen years he went to work for Keene Brothers, shoe manufacturers, first as errand boy, and advancing to other positions during his stay of three years. He next entered the employ of Frank Breed, shoe manufacturer, and was a laster in his factory for two years. In the succeeding years he was employed in other shoe factories in Lynn until 1889. His next position was that of traveling salesman for Young & Sampson, selling shoe count- ers. From Lynn he went to Auburn, New York, to accept the foremanship of the last- ing department of Dunn & McCarty. At the end of a year he was back in Lynn work- ing as a laster for Harney Brothers and later for Seymore & Jackson.
In 1898 he withdrew from the shoe indus- try and made his first contact with the coal business, accepting the position of office boy for Reed & Costoto at a wage of eight dol- lars per week. He had made this change believing that he had a greater future in the coal line than in the shoe trade. He was promoted to bookkeeper for the coal firm. In January, 1913, Mr. Costoto died and Mr. Reed took over the business, hav- ing bought his late partner's interest, and continued to manage it until his death, which occurred in November, 1916. By his will Mr. Reed bequeathed the business to Mr. Blondel and William M. Shaw, who had
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