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In December, 1925, Dr. De Aguiar came to the United States and received a license to
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practice medicine in the State of New York, and later was licensed also in New Jersey and Massachusetts. She served as assistant physician of Northern Wisconsin Training School for a year, and then became a resi- dent physician and surgeon at St. Francis Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where most of her work was in the psychopathic department. Dr. De Aguiar then accepted the position as assistant physician in the Rome State School for Mental Defectives at Rome, New York, remaining there two years, after which she engaged in private practice at Newark, New Jersey, where she also served in the city dispensary. In No- vember, 1932, Dr. De Aguiar came to Pea- body and took offices at No. 76 Central Street. Her skill and knowledge have won the admiration of her colleagues and the J. B. Thomas Hospital has added her to its medical staff. Public appreciation of her professional talents has resulted in her pres- ent large practice.
Dr. De Aguiar is a delightful conversa- tionalist in English, French and several other languages, including, of course, her native Portuguese. She is actively inter- ested in all movements and organizations that lie within her professional range and is performing more than an average share in community affairs.
FREDERICK ALLEN-The name of Frederick Allen is prominent in the indus- trial history of the city of Lynn. Through- out a long and distinguished career, which spanned over three decades, he rose from an humble position to become one of the business leaders and financiers of this vicinity and through his accomplishments won the respect and esteem of a host of friends and associates. As one of the promi- nent figures of this community he was also widely known for his activities in social and civic affairs and in this connection was as-
sociated with many of the leading organiza- tions of this section.
Frederick Allen, a native of England, was born in Leicester, March 6, 1870, the second child of the oldest son of Joseph and Louise (Herrick) Allen, who were the parents of nine children. At an early age he deter- mined to seek his tortune in America and allowed nothing to dissuade him in his pur- pose. Consequently in 1890 we find the young man arriving in this country and settling in Lynn. A stranger in a strange land he faced circumstances courageously and set out to seek work. He soon found a position in one of the shoe manufacturing concerns and began to learn the trade of cutter. Quick to realize the possibilities of this business he strived to master its every detail and the unusual efficiency and apti- tude he displayed won rapid promotion. He became foreman in the P. J. Harney Com- pany, and later he took a position with the D. A. Donovan Company, who were among the largest shoe manufacturing concerns at the time. Subsequently he entered the Joseph Caunt Company and became fore- man of the cutting department. He was steadily promoted with this concern, rising to the post of superintendent of the com- pany and eventually was chosen president, an office he filled successfully until his res- ignation in 1904. This briefly summarizes the early years of his career.
After severing his connections with the Joseph Caunt Company, he established a business in partnership with C. H. Foster and J. H. Willett, under the firm name of Allen, Foster, Willett Company. This com- bine was maintained until 1916, when Mr. Willett withdrew. The concern was then reorganized becoming Allen, Foster and Bridgeo, which later became Allen, Goller and Leighton, a concern in which Mr. Allen was the senior and first executive. He was also active in the organization work of the
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trade being prominently affiliated with the State National Boot and Shoe Manufac- turers Association of the United States, In- corporated. Recognized as an outstanding business leader his advice was often solic- ited by many of the largest enterprises of the city and in this connection he became president of the State National Bank, serv- ing as a member of the executive board of this institution, 1919-20, and was a director of this bank from the date of its organiza- tion.
Apart from his business pursuits he also took a keen and active interest in the social and civic life of his surroundings. He was a member of the Boston Athletic Associa- tion, and also the Oxford Club of Lynn, the Ionic Club of Swampscott, and the Lynn Historical Society. Mr. Allen was widely known in fraternal circles, being a member of Mount Carmel Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Sutton Chapter, Royal Arch Ma- sons; Zebulon Council, Royal and Select Masters; Olivet Commandery, Knights Templar, and Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and held the thirty-second degree. He was also a member of Lynn Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. In his reli- gious affiliations he was a worshipper at St. Stephen's Protestant Episcopal Church of Lynn.
On June 29, 1898, Mr. Allen married Mary Lillian Johnson, daughter of Horace Lyman and Mary (Gale) Johnson, both descend- ants of old Lynn families. Her father was a member of the Johnson family who had long been prominent in the shoe industry of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Allen were the parents of four children: I. Vivian Ger- trude. 2. Louise Johnson, who married Philip N. Clerke and is the mother of one son, Donald A. 3. Lillian G., who married Henry S. Hayward. 4. Frederick, Jr., who (1934) attends Harvard College.
Mr. Allen died at his home in Lynn, November 22, 1924. News of his death caused sincere sorrow to his many friends and associates who had known him as a business leader in this community. Throughout his life he was regarded as an exemplary citizen, a man whose influence in business and civic affairs had made a deep impression. He lived his life in accordance with the highest Christian ideals, and con- ducted his business activities on the highest ethical plane. The esteem he was held in by members of his own trade is graphically revealed in a resolution drawn up by the National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers As- sociation of the United States, Incorporated, at its annual meeting held on January 20 and 21, 1925, which read :
WHEREAS, By the divine will of the Creator the immortal spirit of Frederick Allen was called to his eternal home on November 22, 1924, the National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers' Association of the United States, Incorporated, sorrowfully expresses the loss it has sustained of one who was for so many years identified with the trade, and hereby records its high appreciation of the services rendered by Mr. Allen to the industry of which he was a prominent member. Mr. Allen was respected and loved by a host of friends attracted to him by his simplicity and kindliness. He was identified with all civic, patriotic and fraternal movements, and was one of the highest types of American citizens. Therefore, his passing from us is a great loss to his friends and the commu- nity in which he lived. And, be it
Resolved, That we tender our heartfelt sympathy to his bereaved family and his business associates.
A. H. BANCROFT, A. N. BLAKE, A. M. CREIGHTON, Committee.
ROY H. TOWNSEND-Salem has claimed the interest and activity of Roy H. Townsend, for many years a leading dealer and a constructive influence in civic and commercial life. He was born in Danvers, May 17, 1883, a son of Francis and Annie (Hicks) Townsend. His father was a native
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of Massachusetts and his mother of Nova Scotia. He received his education in the public schools of Danvers, then, following his desire to be an electrician, learned the trade.
For ten years he was employed by various electrical firms and engaged in business for himself, but a growing interest in a com- paratively young and expanding industry, the automobile, led him in 1913 to enter this new field as a dealer. He represented sev- eral manufacturers until 1917, when he be- came a distributor for the Hudson Motor Car Company. His faith in this venture was justified and the business has had a satisfac- tory development that compelled the firm in 1928 to obtain larger quarters. A new build- ing, two hundred and fifty feet by seventy feet, now houses the Townsend Motor Car Company, Incorporated, and contains a large salesroom, service station, storage space. The firm uses the latest equipment and em- ploy twelve persons. The company is located at No. 285 Derby Street and is the largest concern of its kind in Essex County, selling Hudson Motor Car Company's products ex- clusively.
Mr. Townsend is a member of the Na- tional Automobile Association; the Essex County Automobile Association, of which he is a director ; and the Boston Automobile Association. He is a member also of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He is considered an expert judge of horses and has made the study of them his hobby.
WARREN A. KIMBALL-The Kimball family, of which Warren A. Kimball, of Salem, is one, has successive generations which reach back to pioneer days. Many lived close to the land, some were connected with the stone business in one way or an- other, and a number were sailors and sol- diers serving their country. His paternal grandfather, Captain Thomas Carpenter, was
a seafaring man and lived at Newburyport, Massachusetts. Warren A. Kimball was born in Albany, New York, February 6, 1873, where his father, Hiram Kimball, was a stone cutter on the famous capitol building in that city. The elder Kimball later was a maker of memorials in granite, with an establishment in Beverly, Massachusetts, for many years. The son, Warren A., was edu- cated in the Beverly and Salem schools.
In 1845 James S. Butler, an uncle, founded a marble, slate and granite works in memo- rials. In 1902 Warren A. Kimball took over this business, and for three decades has been engaged in the making of monuments of all designs, and similar stone work. He had learned his trade in association with his father, and his success has amply proved his natural aptitude and acquired skill. The business, now known as Kimball Brothers, is owned entirely by Warren A. Kimball, he having purchased the interest of his brother, Charles J. Kimball in 1933.
A man of varied interests, Warren A. Kimball is fraternally a Mason and a mem- ber of several of its bodies ; a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, as is his son, Earle Raymond. His favorite club is the Now and Then Club, of Salem. In civic and welfare movements he plays a part, but is averse to prominence and public office. He travels often and widely, both in this country and in foreign countries.
In March, 1897, Mr. Kimball married Eu- phemia Hulburt, of Nova Scotia, Canada. She is the great-granddaughter of Nathan Pusher, who was a trumpet major during the American Revolution, serving under General George Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Kimball are the parents of two sons: I. Howard W., born March, 1899, who served in the World War and was overseas for three years. 2. Earle Raymond, born June 4, 1901. Both sons are associated in busi- ness with their father.
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FRANCIS J. MURPHY-Although him- self one of the youngest funeral directors of Salem, Massachusetts, Francis J. Murphy is the son of pioneer undertakers of the town. Five generations of the family have been residents of Salem and prominent in its busi- ness and civic affairs.
Francis J. Murphy was born in Salem on July 16, 1899, son of Patrick W. and Eliza J. (Devine) Murphy. After attending the ele- mentary schools and being graduated from the Salem Commercial School, he entered the New England Institute of Anatomy, Sani- tary Science and Embalming, from which he was graduated in 1922. Within a year after this he became associated with his father, who had for many years been established in Salem, and, since the death of the older man in 1928, has been the sole proprietor of the business. Thoroughly modern in ideas and training, Francis J. Murphy has kept fully abreast of the time as a funeral director and in the equipment of his establishment.
Fraternally Mr. Murphy is affiliated with Division Eighteen, Ancient Order of Hiber- nians; Veragua Council, Knights of Colum- bus; Father Gabriel Druilette Fourth De- gree, and is a member of the Young Men's Temperance Association, and the Salem Ro- tary Club. He is a member of the Massa- chusetts Funeral Directors' Association, and was the first chairman of the old age assist- ance in Salem. For six years he has been a member of the board of overseers, depart- ment of public welfare, and in recognition of Mr. Murphy's able service on this local board, he was appointed, in 1934, by Gov- ernor Ely and confirmed unanimously by the Governor's council, a member of the ad- visory board of the State Department of Public Welfare.
In April, 1926, Francis J. Murphy married Louise M. Brophy, of Salem, and they are the parents of two children : I. Mary Theresa,
born October, 1928. 2. Francis Joseph, born July 19, 1933.
The family residence is No. 146 Federal Street, and is one of the old homes of the city.
PATRICK A. McSWEENEY is one of the progressive real estate operators of Salem, his native city, where his firm has done a large and constructive work. He was born August II, 1873, a son of Dennis and Mary (Dempsey) McSweeney, both natives of County Cork, Ireland.
He attended public schools and began his business career in a shoe factory, where he remained seven years. His earnings were contributed to the upkeep of his family, but as soon as family finances enabled him to accumulate a small sum, he began to deal in real estate. The beginning was modest, but his resourcefulness and ability were assets sufficient to carry him slowly but surely for- ward on the road to success.
The great fire of 1914 that destroyed a large part of the city and left thousands of people homeless was an opportunity to make real estate history in Salem. Mr. McSweeney organized the Loring Realty Company and purchased the Loring farm of three hundred and twenty acres which was renamed Pick- man Park. Overnight houses began to go up and those whose homes had been de- stroyed were quick to avail themselves of the opportunity of living in this beautiful suburb. This entire program of property and construction was handled by Mr. Mc- Sweeney and involved an amount of nearly $2,300,000. He was elected president of the Loring Realty Company and has brought it to the forefront of realty firms in Salem and vicinity.
Mr. McSweeney has long been interested in affairs affecting the community and has served as treasurer of Father Mathew's Total
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Abstinence Society, is a member of the Cath- olic Order of Foresters, and the Knights of Columbus; is secretary of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; is chairman of the board of assessors, and an ex-presi- dent of the County Assessors' Association.
On June 21, 1900, he married Mary E. Regan, of Peabody, a daughter of Michael and Mary (Barrett) Regan, natives of County Cork, Ireland. They are the parents of three children : I. Mary L., married Cor- nelius J. Dacey, of New York. 2. William H., who was graduated from Harvard Uni- versity in 1924; was associated in business with his father, and died December 28, 1928, at the age of twenty-six years. 3. Morgan J., who is a member of the class of 1937, Bos- ton University. The family are members of the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
GERARD COTÉ, M. D .- Engaged since 1929 in the practice of medicine in Salem, Dr. Gerard Coté has performed a work of value in his adopted city. Here and in the State as a whole he has taken a lively inter- est in public affairs, and has done much to promote the general well-being.
Dr. Coté was born at Isle-Verte, Canada, on May 24, 1898, son of Joseph N. and Luce (Rouleau) Coté, both natives of the Do- minion of Canada. His father was station agent at Isle-Verte. In the parochial schools of his native district of Canada, Gerard Coté received his early education. Later he was graduated from Montreal College, taking his degree of Bachelor of Arts there in 1920. In 1925 he was graduated at the University of Montreal with the degree of Doctor of Medi- cine, and immediately thereafter began serv- ing an interneship at Ste. Justine Hospital, Montreal. He spent a year at that hospital and a year at Danvers State Hospital, Danvers, Massachusetts, supplementing this work with another year at Allentown Hos- pital, Allentown, Pennsylvania. It was at
Hudson, Massachusetts, that he began his formal practice of medicine, but after one year there, he removed, in 1929, to Salem. Here he has since been carrying forward his professional labors, thereby winning the esteem, respect and confidence of his fellow- citizens.
Along with his other activities, Dr. Coté has been a leader in the work of the Massa- chusetts State Medical Society and has stood high in the regard of those individuals who are devoted to the best interests of his city, county, State, and Nation. His personal qualities assure him of a cordial welcome wherever he goes and his faculty of being friendly to all has won for him a large circle of friends and acquaintances in all walks of life.
Dr. Gerard Coté married, on September I, 1926, Beulah Meader. They have become the parents of two children: I. Claire. 2. Colette.
JOHN ALFRED LAMPREY-After securing a thorough collegiate and special- ized education, John Alfred Lamprey be- came associated with the Lawrence Lumber Company, of which, within a very few years, he was elected treasurer, his present position. He was born at Newton, Mas- sachusetts, July 11, 1904, the son of Alfred and Mary (McDonald) Lamprey. His father was a native of Massachusetts, and his mother of Canada. The elder Mr. Lam- prey was for many years engaged in the textile business prior to his demise.
A graduate of Lawrence High School, in 1922, John Alfred Lamprey matriculated at Bowdoin College, from which he was grad- uated with the degree of Bachelor of Sci- ence, with the class of 1926. He then entered the Harvard Graduate College of Business Administration, from which he received the degree Master of Business Administration, in 1928. During his vacations he had worked
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with the Lawrence Lumber Company, and in 1928 he continued with it in a yard post. Subsequently he became assistant manager, and in 1932 was elected treasurer of the concern. The Lawrence Lumber Company is one of the largest of its kind in New Eng- land, and has a plant covering nearly a quarter of a million square feet. A planing and moulding mill, a box shop, and other works are a part of its local equipment, and a large number of hands are employed in normal times. Mr. Lamprey is a trustee of the Broadway Savings Bank, and a mem- ber of the Harry L. Folsom Hoo Hoo Club, of which he is also president.
On October 25, 1933, John Alfred Lam- prey married Ruth M. Stafford of Andover, Massachusetts.
HARRY LIBBY ELLIOT, M. D .- In the medical profession and in his civic works, Dr. Harry Libby Elliot, of Salem, has dis- tinguished himself. Though not a native of this city or State, he has, since coming here, participated to the fullest degree in local activities, and he is definitely responsible for a great deal of good work that is being done in the county of Essex.
Dr. Elliot was born at Thomaston, Maine, on December 9, 1874. Both his parents, George and Mary Ella (Libby ) Elliot, were natives of Maine, where his father was for many years a prominent ship builder and sail maker. Both of them are now deceased.
In the public schools of his native Maine community, Harry Libby Elliot received his early education. In 1894 he was graduated from the high school at Thomaston, his native State, and immediately thereafter he entered Fryeburg Academy, in Maine. There he prepared himself for the professional studies that were to follow, and in due course of time matriculated at Bowdoin Medical College and was graduated in 1898, a Doctor of Medicine. There followed a period of
study at Post-Graduate Hospital, New York City. He served an interneship at Central Maine General Hospital, Lewiston, Maine, for six months, and then, in July, 1899, came to Salem, Massachusetts, and accepted the house surgeon's post at Salem Hospital. In this capacity he served for one year. In 1902 he was elected to the staff of Salem Hospital, on which he still serves effectively and usefully. His work on this staff has covered a period of more than three decades. Never adopting any specialty in his practice, Dr. Elliot has devoted himself to general medicine and surgery, and has been success- ful in his work.
With the passing of the years Dr. Elliot's clientele has grown in number and has been steadfast in its loyalty to him. His influ- ence has become more extensive in his own profession as he has come to be more widely known among his medical colleagues. As a member of the American Medical Associa- tion, the American College of Physicians, and the Massachusetts State Medical Soci- ety, he not only keeps in close touch with other physicians and with the newest dis- coveries and developments in the profession, but at the same time is able to exert an influ- ence upon them and to help them in the pro- cess of solving common problems.
To his medical activities, Dr. Elliot has added his works in the general civic and social sphere. Active in the Free and Ac- cepted Masons, he is affiliated with sev- eral prominent Masonic bodies, including Salem Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, the Wilson Lewis Commandery of Knights Templar, and Aleppo Temple of the An- cient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Boston. He has abided by the highest teachings of Masonry, and in his work and his life has held to lofty principles of acting and thinking. Also interested in the work of certain patriotic societies, he is a member of the Sons of the American Revo-
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lution. His chief achievements have been in the world of medicine and surgery, however, and it is for his achievements in the profes- sion of his choice that he is most generally known and highly regarded. He has richly contributed to the well-being of Salem and its people and institutions, and his position here is established.
Dr. Harry Libby Elliot married, on Janu- ary 22, 1924, Lillian Langille, who died in 1927. To Dr. and Mrs. Elliot were born two children: I. Elizabeth, who was born on July 24, 1925. 2. Richard, who was born on August 14, 1926. In addition to the Elliot residence in Salem, Dr. Elliot maintains a summer home at South Cushing, Maine. His offices are at No. 21 Washington Square, Salem.
JACOB B. BAGDOIAN-A well-known lawyer of Lawrence, Jacob B. Bagdoian was two years of age when his parents, Bagdasar and Aznive (Shagian) Bagdoian, came to the United States from Armenia and settled in Lawrence, where they have since resided. Mr. Bagdoian equipped him- self with a thorough cultural and legal edu- cation and through his well directed efforts has acquired a large practice with which he combines an active interest in many com- munity affairs and organizations. He was born on March 15, 1902.
The public schools of Lawrence provided him with his preliminary education and, after being graduated from Lawrence High School in 1922, he matriculated at Boston University Law School from which he was graduated in 1925 with the degree of Bach- elor of Laws. On January 29, 1926, he passed the bar examinations, opened offices under his own name, and began to practice in Lawrence. The clientele he has estab- lished and the results he has attained have proved that he chose wisely the profession
of law as his field of service. Mr. Bagdoian, it is said, is the only Armenian lawyer in the State that speaks the Turkish language fluently and he has been of help to many Lawrence citizens of Armenian and Turkish birth. His well furnished offices are located in the Bay State Building, Lawrence.
A member of the Lawrence and Essex County Bar Associations, he is also promi- nent in fraternal circles, holding member- ship in the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Loyal Order of Moose and the Knights of Vartan. As a true citizen Mr. Bagdoian has been active in advancing civic and welfare movements and in this respect has been of large usefulness because of his leadership and influence among foreign-born citizens. His personality and character have won a wide circle of friends among all classes and he has the esteem of not only his associates of the bar but of the representatives of social and business groups.
Four generations in each of two promi- nent families were united in his marriage to Rose Boornazian, who was born in Methuen, the daughter of Mrs. Marion Boornazian, and they are the parents of four children: 1. Jacob, Jr., who was born on October 8, 1929. 2. Grace Gloria (twin) who was born on October 28, 1930. 3. John (twin), who was born on October 28, 1930. 4. Shirley Mae, who was born on November 14, 1931. The family resides at No. 83 War- wick Street, Lawrence, where Mr. Bag- doian had constructed a house according to his own plans.
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