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Charles M. Sumner
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berships in the Pentucket Club and the Haverhill Historical Society.
On March 27, 1907, Mr. Sumner married Gertrude W. Nichols, of Haverhill, and the daughter of Lucian and Maria (Kelly) Nich- ols, both natives of New Hampshire, the former of Hempstead, and the latter of Salem. Her father was a veteran of the Civil War, and at one time was connected with the shoe industry.
On January 19, 1928, Mr. Sumner passed away at his home in the city of Haverhill. His death was deeply mourned among that host of friends and associates he had made throughout his long and distinguished career here who had come to admire and respect him for the outstanding qualities he dis- played in every department of life. His life was guided by high idealistic Christian prin- ciples, a factor which made him beloved by all. Through his death this community has lost one of its sturdy business men.
AUGUSTUS P. LORING, JR .- Follow- ing in the footsteps of his illustrious father, Augustus P. Loring, Jr., has come to oc- cupy a prominent place in the city of Bos- ton, where for over a quarter of a century, he has been identified with many of the leading social, civic and business activities.
Augustus P. Loring, Jr., was born in Bos- ton, April 15, 1885, the son of Augustus P. and Ellen P. (Gardner) Loring (q. v.), both natives of this State. His father, who is one of the prominent attorneys in this Common- wealth, has been exceedingly active in all public affairs during his long and distin- guished career. The elder Loring served as a delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention and was responsible for prepar- ing the history of this gathering which sub- sequently was published in Harts History of Massachusetts and the New England Quarterly. He is also the author of the "Trustees Handbook" and has served two
terms in the State Senate. At present he is regent of the Smithsonian Institution at Washington, District of Columbia.
Mr. Loring, Jr., received his early educa- tion in the Noble and Greenough School of Boston, and later attended the Florida Adi- rondack School. He matriculated at Har- vard University, was graduated with a de- gree of Bachelor of Arts in the class of 1908, entered the Harvard Law School, where he studied for two years, and later attended the law school at Boston Univer- sity. He entered the office of Alfred Bow- ditch, a Boston trustee, and has since de- voted his talents to this phase of legal work.
In his professional field as well as in his social and civic contacts Mr. Loring's in- telligent understanding of current affairs attracted attention to him as a citizen cap- able of holding public office. In this con- nection he has been a member of the Bev- erly Common Council for two years, served on the Board of Aldermen for eight years, and has been a member of the school com- mittee for thirteen years, ten of which he has served as chairman of this body, a post he now occupies. He is treasurer of the Boston Society of Natural History, treas- urer of the Farm and Trade School of Bos- ton, president of the Lee School for Girls of Boston, vice-president of the Dexter School for Boys in Brookline and trustee of the North Shore Country Day School. In business affiliations Mr. Loring is a direc- tor of the New England Trust Company, the Fall River Gas Company, the Plymouth Cordage Company, and serves many other organizations in a like capacity.
In his social affiliations Mr. Loring is a member of the Colonial Society, the Club of Odd Volumes and the Somerset Club. He fraternizes with the Masonic Order where he holds a thirty-second degree; belongs to the St. George Commandery, Knights Templar, and Aleppo Temple, Ancient
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Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Boston. He is also a member of the In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
June 22, 1911, Mr. Loring married Ros- mond Bowditch and they are the parents of six children : 1. Mary B., now the wife of Nathaniel D. Clapp of Weymouth, Massa- chusetts. 2. Rose. 3. Augustus P. III. 4. Elizabeth S. P., 5. William C. 6. Jane G.
Mr. Loring resides at Prides Crossing, and his winter residence it at No. 2 Glouces- ter Street Boston.
ALDEN L. HATHAWAY-For nearly a third of a century the Hathaways, father and son, have represented outstanding na- tional insurance companies in Marblehead. Gardner R. Hathaway, a native of Marble- head and a member of a family which was numbered among its pioneer settlers, started a real estate and insurance business, and was throughout his mature life promi- nent in town affairs. He married Gertrude Devereaux, and died in May, 1932. Mrs. Hathaway died September 5, 1933.
Alden L. Hathaway, son of Gardner R. and Gertrude (Devereaux) Hathaway, was born in Marblehead on October 29, 1894. He was educated at the Abbott School in Farmington, Maine, but, at the age of sev- enteen, because of the ill health of his father, was called home to become associ- ated with the business of the older man. Since that time Alden Hathaway has spe- cialized in insurance and real estate and has been unusually successful. He also, at one time, manufactured Hathaway trucks in Peabody and is financially interested in a number of local enterprises. With his father he has represented the Springfield Agricultural and the Phoenix Insurance Company of Boston, for thirty years. Fra-
ternally he is affiliated with the Independ- ent Order of Odd Fellows, and is a member of the Corinthian Yacht Club. His favorite recreation and sport is yachting, especially racing.
RALPH W. WILSON-Engaged in the practice of law in the city of Gloucester, Ralph W. Wilson is one of the younger native sons of this seashore community who have won outstanding positions among their fellow-citizens.
Mr. Wilson was born September 30, 1902, in Gloucester, son of Reuben A. and Rose A. (Ambrose) Wilson, both natives of Nova Scotia. The father was brought to Glouces- ter by his parents when he was a small child, and here grew to maturity. He was one of the old-time fishermen of this region of New England, and, during the Spanish- American War, served in the United States Navy. He died in 1924, though his wife, Mrs. Rose A. (Ambrose) Wilson, mother of Ralph W. Wilson, is still living in Gloucester.
Here Ralph W. Wilson received his early education in the Gloucester public schools, being graduated from high school in 1920. He then attended Burdett College, at Lynn, where he was graduated in December, 1921, and the School of Commerce and Finance of Northeastern University, where, in 1926, he took the degree of Bachelor of Commer- cial Science. In 1932 he took the Bachelor of Laws degree with honors from Suffolk Law School, and in the same year was ad- mitted to the bar of Massachusetts. Since that time he has been engaged continuously in the practice of law in Gloucester. In 1933 he was admitted to practice in the United States District Court for Massachusetts, and in the same year he was elected alder- man of the city. In 1934 he was reelected to the city council as alderman.
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Taking a deep interest in the general af- fairs of the legal profession, Mr. Wilson holds memberships in the Gloucester Bar Association, the Essex County Bar Associa- tion and other professional groups. His own lucrative practice has given him high standing in legal circles and has led him into other realms of activity, notably the business field. Mr. Wilson is president and a director of the Gloucester Auto Bus Com- pany. Fraternally he is connected with both the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Knights of Columbus. Each of the organizations with which he is affili- ated, regardless of its individual nature, has in some concrete way benefited from his labors in its behalf, so that he stands today in a position of real leadership in Glouces- ter.
On June 14, 1925, Ralph W. Wilson mar- ried T. Maude Frazier, of Gloucester. Three sons have been born to them : I. Ralph W., March 5, 1927. 2. Sherman H., April 24, 1928. 3. Robert F., April 25, 1930.
JOHN E. PARKER-The many parts that John E. Parker has played in the af- fairs of Gloucester, Massachusetts, and the county have won him the respect of all who know him, or are familiar with his varied achievements. He is a native of Gloucester, born May 17, 1879, the son of John and Elizabeth (Scott) Parker, descendants of the pioneer settlers of this part of the Com- monwealth. A grandfather, John Parker, was a sea captain whose vessel was engaged in the coast trade from Nova Scotia to the West Indies. His father, also John Parker, started like many of the past generation as a fisherman out of this famous port, but he later became one of the best known of the interior decorators of the Gloucester area. He was a Union veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted as a boy under an as- sumed name to escape parental interference.
John E. Parker was educated in the Gloucester schools, leaving early to become associated with his father in business. Like others, the brevity of his schooling led to a lifelong habit of study and reading which has proved more valuable than all the insti- tutions of learning could contribute. At the age of twenty years, in 1897, he became a member of Company G, 8th Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, and on April 18, 1898, was called into service for the Spanish- American War. About a year later when the conflict was over, he returned home to engage in a mercantile business. His con- nection with the Massachusetts Militia, or National Guard, was not broken, and in 1916, he went with his regiment to the Mexican Border a ranking captain of the 8th Massachusetts. Mustered into the United States Army service at the entry of the United States into the World War, John E. Parker was commissioned captain of Company A, of the famous 104th Regi- ment which formed a part of the Yankee or 26th Division, first of the enlisted regiments to be sent overseas. He had two years of service overseas, for the greater part of the time in or close to the French battle front. He was shell shocked and confined to the Regimental Hospital. Upon his recovery, Captain Parker was assigned to the Intelli- gence Department, and on September 15, 1919, received his honorable discharge at Camp Devens, Massachusetts. Later in that same year he was appointed fuel ad- ministrator.
In civilian life various enterprises have engaged Mr. Parker's attention, and he is very well known for his real estate activi- ties at Rocky Neck, Gloucester. Something of the artistic is his by inheritance and ex- perience, and the artists who gather each year in this section hold him their particu- lar friend and especially depend upon him to find them desirable studios. In 1923 he
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rehabilitated the buildings that are now his home and rents them to shore residents. In 1923 he was chosen city marshal of Glouces- ter, and in 1928 was in the United States Customs Service in Boston. In 1930 Mr. Parker was elected mayor of Gloucester, and reelected in 1931-32-33, proving himself a most efficient and satisfactory official. Fraternally he affiliates with the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Blue Lodge, and the Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, and is a member of the Spanish-American War Veterans, the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Since boyhood he has been an expert rifle shot, and has won many trophies in national and other matches.
John E. Parker married, in 1919, Laura A. Scott, and they have a son, John E. Parker, Jr., born June 2, 1920.
WESTON U. FRIEND-The well-known Gloucester lawyer, Weston U. Friend, was born in Gloucester as were his parents and a number of his ancestors. He is the son of Elbridge G. Friend, a merchant who died in 1928, and Helen (Upham) Friend; the Friend family coming to the United States shortly after the Revolutionary War, set- tling first at Wenham, Massachusetts. The American progenitor of the family was a millwright. The paternal grandfather, El- bridge G. Friend, was a prominent Glouces- ter citizen, an associate justice of the local court, collector of taxes, director of the Cape Anne Savings Bank, and a stone ma- son and builder by trade. The maternal grandfather was Simeon Upham, born in 1816, a seafarer and sailmaker, who made Gloucester his home for many years.
Weston U. Friend was born June 13, 1887, and received the preliminaries of his education in the grammar and high schools of Gloucester, being a graduate of the latter named in 1905. He matriculated at the Bos-
ton University School of Law, from which he received his degree of Bachelor of Laws, with the class of 1910. That same year he was admitted to the bar and from 1910 to 1919, engaged in the general practice of his profession with Boston law firms. From 1919 to 1927 he was attorney for the State Treasurer, in connection with the payment of gratuities voted by Massachusetts to residents of the Commonwealth who had served in the World War. Since 1927 Mr. Friend has practiced in Gloucester with in- creasing success. He was a member of the Gloucester school committee from 1925 to 1933, resigning upon his election as a mem- ber of the Municipal Council. He served in the Municipal Council in 1933 and 1934, being president of the council in 1934, of which he is now the president. Mr. Friend is a member of the Gloucester and Essex County Bar associations. He is a member of Tyrian Lodge Free and Accepted Ma- sons, and of the Cape Anne Camera Club.
STEPHEN TERRY-Among the suc- cessful younger executives of the commu- nity of Amesbury is Stephen Terry, who, during his career, has risen from a modest position in the Merrimac Hat Corporation to a place of importance with that organiza- tion, which is the largest industrial unit of its type in the country. It was perseverance and ambition that paved the way to the suc- cess he has so richly merited and it is these qualities that have won for him the re- spect and esteem of business colleagues and friends.
Mr. Terry was born in Plaistow, New Hampshire, on January 16, 1894, the son of William L. and Kate (Raymond) Terry. His father, who was a native of Weymouth, Massachusetts, farmed in the Granite State throughout his life, while his mother came from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Mr. Terry, of
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this review, studied in the public schools of his native community, later attended Haver- hill High School and entered the Haverhill Business College. Shortly after completing his studies he entered the accounting busi- ness and followed this vocation until 1915, when he came to Amesbury and became associated with the Merrimac Hat Company. Ambitious to make headway in this busi- ness, he has given himself over to mastering the details of the business, and there is prob- ably no one in the organization who is more thoroughly equipped to carry out the work he is doing now. He made it a point of getting experience in every department of this industry and the net result was that he equipped himself admirably for the impor- tant tasks he is entrusted with. Coupled with his desire to get ahead, he also pos- sessed a native ability and aptitude which did much to hasten his rise with the com- pany. In a little over four years he had reached the position of vice-president, hav- ing held the offices of superintendent and purchasing agent previously. This concern manufactures woolen hats and in its field is the largest in the United States.
Though much of his time has been given over to business he has not neglected his civic duties and is identified with some of the leading organizations of this community. He is a member of the Amesbury Country Club, the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Warren Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons ; Trinity Chapter, Royal Arch Masons ; Ames- bury Council, Royal and Select Masters; Newburyport Commandery, Knights Tem- plar ; and Aleppo Temple, Mystic Shrine, at Boston. In his religious affiliations he is a member of the Congregational Church.
In 1925 Mr. Terry married Edythe M. Feltham, a native of Amesbury, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Feltham, the father being chief of the Amesbury Fire Depart-
ment. Mr. and Mrs. Terry are parents of two daughters: I. Jane F., born April 28, 1926. 2. Suzanne, born August 20, 1931.
RUPERT WARD JAQUES-The pro- fession of accountancy has furnished Ru- pert Ward Jaques opportunity for valuable civic service in the Boston area. He has his offices and home in the city of Lynn, where his affiliations with local institutions are many and influential.
Mr. Jaques was born at Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, on February 3, 1886, son of Harry A. and Junie Arvilla (Hicken) Jaques and member of an old and honorable family. The founder of the Jaques line in America, Henry Jaques, was born in England in 1618, and died in New- bury, Massacchusetts, on February 24, 1867. His wife was Anne (Knight) Jaques. His great-grandson, Samuel Jaques, born in Newbury, Massachusetts, November 20, 1728, died in West Newbury June 4, 1824, was a Revolutionary soldier, and his wife was Mary (Noyes) Jacques. They had a son, Stephen, born in West Newbury March 31, 1759, died there January 15, 1827, who married Mary Bartlett, born there Septem- ber 3, 1763, died there November 20, 1836. Their son, Giles Merrill Jaques, born in West Newbury on April 25, 1801, died in Dorchester on April 18, 1876, married Mary Ann Smith, born in Nottingham, England, June 24, 1806, died in Dorchester November 3, 1876. They had a son, Edwin Shepard Jaques, born in Boston on March 4, 1837, died in Rowley, June 10, 1921, married Car- oline Louisa Robinson, born in Patten, Maine, August 6, 1837, died in Newbury- port, Massachusetts, June 23, 1918.
Their son was Harry A. Jaques, father of the man whose name heads this review. He was born at Nashua, New Hampshire, on September 15, 1861, and is now living in
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Lynn. He married Junie Arvilla Hicken, referred to above, daughter of Thomas W. and Mary Elizabeth (Sanders) Hicken. Her father was born in Prince Edward Island, June 1, 1837, and died in Rowley, Massa- chusetts, and his wife was born in Rowley May 31, 1838, and died in Lynn July 7, 1919. She was a daughter of David San- ders, Jr., and Mary Elizabeth (Howe) San- ders. Both the Sanders and Howe lines have been traced back to Revolutionary and Colonial wars, members of these two fami- lies having been among the first settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts, in 1639.
Rupert Ward Jaques, son of Harry A. and Junie Arvilla (Hicken) Jaques, received his early education in the public schools of Rowley and Lynn, and was graduated from Lynn English High School in the class of 1903. He was for two years with the Bos- ton and Maine Railroad, and, until 1911, was with the Winthrop National Bank, of Bos- ton. Thenceforth, until the end of 1916, he was in the employ of a certified public ac- countant in Boston. During those years he attended evening classes. On January I, 1915, he was admitted to practice as a certi- fied public accountant in Massachusetts, and he opened an office for the practice of his profession on January 1, 1917. His office is in Lynn and since that time he has carried on his professional work.
Successful in his undertakings, he has come to be highly regarded in his profes- sion, and was early admitted to membership in the American Institute of Accountants. He also belongs to the National Association of Cost Accountants. He is treasurer of the Lynn Historical Society and a member of Essex Institute and the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, Mr. Jaques has revealed a large interest in historical matters of New England, particu- larly in his own region of this country. He is also a member of the Rowley Historical
Society. He is a leader in a number of pa- triotic groups, being a member of the board of managers of the Massachusetts Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and secretary of Old Essex Chapter of the same body. He is also treasurer of the Lynn Rotary Club, treasurer of the Colonial Golf and Country Club, and a member of the Young Men's Christian Association and the Lynn Chamber of Commerce. In the Sons and Daughters of First Settlers, of New- bury, Massachusetts, he has still another important historical affiliation. Fraternally he is prominent in the Free and Accepted Masons, in which he holds the thirty-second degree of Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, and is a Knight Templar and a Shriner.
Each of these organizations has definitely benefited from Mr. Jaques' affiliation with it. He has, moreover, displayed a deep in- terest in a variety of human affairs in his community and in this region of New Eng- land. His hobbies are book collecting and philately. He has bought and sold a num- ber of fine old volumes, and has a splendid collection of his own books.
On October 25, 1914, Rupert Ward . Jaques married, in Waverly, Massachusetts, Helen Woodberry Downing, a native of Fitchburg, this State, daughter of Charles A. and Charlotte V. (Allen) Downing, of Marblehead. Mrs. Jaques is a descendant of a family whose ancestors were among the first settlers of Salem and Ipswich. She attended the Lynn schools, and has been a director of the Swampscott Women's Club and a regular attendant at the services of the Congregational Church in Swampscott. The family residence is Greenwood Ave- nue, Swampcott, and Mr. Jaques has his offices at No. 7 Willow Street, Lynn.
NEIL JOSEPH MURPHY is one of the well-known attorneys of proved capabilities and skill of Lynn. He is a native of Lynn,
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and his whole life has been closely identi- fied with the modern development of the city. Born July 25, 1905, he is the son of David H. and Mattie F. (O'Neil) Murphy, the former of whom was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, August 12, 1872, and died in Lynn, November 20, 1926. He was asso- ciated for many years with Hennessey, Maxwell and Hennessey, of the City, manu- facturers of footwear. Mrs. David H. Mur- phy was born in Lynn and still resides there. She is the daughter of Dennis and Annie (Lyons) O'Neil. Her father was born, lived and died in Lynn, where he was a car- riage maker in earlier days, and her mother was born in Ireland and died in 1917 in Lynn. The paternal grandparents of the subject of this review were David D., Sr., and Hannah (Finnegan) Murphy, the first Irish by birth, the latter a native of Rox- bury, where he was connected with the shoe industry ; both are deceased.
After being graduated from the Lynn English High School in 1922, Neil Joseph Murphy for the next four years was em- ployed in the stationery store of Ralph S. Bauer, and during this time was pursuing a law course in the Suffolk Law School, from which he was graduated in 1926 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. It is worthy of note that at the time of his graduation he had not yet reached his majority and therefore was ineligible for admission to the bar. However, he became associated with James W. Sullivan, attorney-at-law, and the following year passed the bar exam- inations and began the practice of his pro- fession. In 1929 he located at No. 145 Mon- roe Street, in the Woodbury Building, where he has since been located. He was alone in practice for one year, then became associated with Timothy A. Curtain, special United States attorney for the veterans' bureau, and president of the Lynn City
Council, and with W. J. Landergan. His colleagues credit his success to pronounced abilities well applied. But Mr. Murphy feels that he is also personally indebted to Ralph S. Bauer, in whose stationery store he was employed while a high school student, for counsel, encouragement and help. To James W. Sullivan, attorney, and the first lawyer with whom Mr. Murphy came in intimate contact, he is deeply grateful for friendship, example and training.
Social and civic-minded, Neil J. Murphy is active in many phases of city and State affairs. He is a member of the Lynn Bar Association, and the Essex County Bar As- sociation. He is president of the Lynn Ki- wanis Club and a member of Allied Service Council of Lynn, St. Pius Men's Club, Young Men's Christian Association, mem- ber of the National Recovery Act Board, and in charge of the speakers committee. For several years he has been assistant chairman of the Lynn Health Week Exer- cise. He is also attorney for the North Shore Ice Company and the Leader Last Com- pany, the Troy Shoe Company of Lynn and the R. S. Bauer Company. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Lynn Lodge of Eagles, serving as their attorney, and is also a mem- ber of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church.
Mr. Murphy has a sister, Anna, now the wife of Arthur Sullivan of Lynn. She is a graduate of Lynn High School and of the Burdett Business College. Prior to her marriage she was as active in business as she is now in social and welfare circles.
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