Who's who in Massachusetts, 1940-41; biographical history of every person in the commonwealth, V. I, pt 2 1940-1941, Part 62

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PETERS, Heinrich, asso. professor of aeronautical engineering; b. Essen, Ger., Nov. 29, 1901; s. Wilhelm Peters and Dorothea (Janssen) P .; ed. T. H. Darmstadt, Dr.Eng., T. H. Munich, 1930;

m. Gabriele Philipp of Ludwigshafen, Ger., Sept. 3, 1932, Asso. prof. aeronautical engring., Mass. Inst. Tech .; mem. I.Ae.S., Am. Soc. M.E. Co- author: Handbuch der Experimental Physik. Cathollc. Office: Mass. Institute of Technology, Cambridge. Home: 9 Lila Rd., Jamaica Plain.

PETERS, Henry William, manufacturing jeweler, Inventor; b. W. Roxbury, Jan. 29, 1891; s. Henry Peters and Angie Louise (Weber) P .; ed. Mechan- les Arts high sch., 1905-08 (4 yr. course in 3); m. Ada E. Hodgdon of Westwood, June 4, 1912; children-Henry William, Jr., Irving Hodgdon, Ada Louise, June Fogg. Engaged in mfg. jew- elry and investing, 1911 -; inventor of modern safety catches and other findings universally used today, or new basic methods of mfg. stone rings and jewelry; has over 60 sound inventions; organized H. W. Peters Co., 1911, and Is pres. of three business enterprises; served in civic and social matters on bldg. coms., etc., 1912-32; mem. Masons (32°). Club: Stoney Brae Golf. Meth- odist. Office: 5178 Washington St., Boston. Home: 73 Grayfield Av., W. Roxbury.

VPETERS, James Lee, curator; b. Boston, Aug. 13, 1889; s. Austin Peters and Frances Howie (Lee) P .; ed. Roxbury Latin sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1912 (1913); m. Eleanor K. Sweet of Belmont, May 28, 1932. Field asst., U.S. Dept. Agr., 1914-16; asst. ornithology, Mus. Comp. Zoology, Cambridge, 1920-26, asst. curator of birds, 1927-32, curator of birds, 1933 -; 2nd It. Q.M.C., U.S.A., 1917-19, with A.E.F. in Fr. and Ger .; fellow Am. Ornithologists Union; mem. Washington Acad. Sci., Biol. Soc. Washington, Amn. Soc. Mammalologists, several for. socs. Clubs: Harvard (Boston), Faculty (Cambridge), Nuttall Ornithological. Author: Check List of Birds of the World (3 vols., others in preparation). Travel: Europe, W.I., Cent. and So. Am., Anı. Office: Museum of Comparative Zo- ology, Cambridge. Home: Harvard.

- PETERSON, Abbot, clergyman; b. Boston, Mar. 16, 1884; s. Ellis Peterson and Abby A. (Wheeler) P .; ed. Boston Latin sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1904; S.T.B., Harvard Div. Sch., 1907; D.D., Norwich Univ., 1936; m. Edna Pollard Jones of Weston, Sept. 28, 1907; children -- Abbot, Jr., Ann. Minis- ter, 1st Ch. (Unitarian), Lancaster, 1907-13, 1st Parish, Brookline, 1913 -; tr. Hopkins Founda- tion; pres. Soc. Promoting Theol. Edn .; chmn. Brookline Lib. Bd .; past chinn. sch. com .; chap- lain, Mass. Ho. of Rep., 1930-32; 1st lt., chaplain, Camp Taylor, Loulsville, Ky., 1918; now lt. col. and Div. Chaplain, 26th Div., Mass. Nat. Guard; mem. Mil. Order World War, Unitarian Ministerial Union (past pres.). Clubs: Army & Navy (Bos- ton), Brookline Thursday, Duxbury Yacht. Au- thor: Opening of the House, 1931; sermons. Travel: Brit. Isles (3 times), Europe (twice). Desc. John Alden, John Prescott, Gov. Thomas Mayhew of Martha's Vineyard. Unitarian. Re- publican. Office and home: 353 Walnut St., Brook- line. Summer res .: Duxbury.

V: PETERSON, George Conrad, lawyer; b. Christlan- sand, Nor., Nov. 23, 1880; s. Thomas Alfred Peter- son and Berthine (Johnson) P .; ed. Plymouth high sch .; Amherst Coll .; A.B. (cum laude), Har- vard, 1904; LL.B., Boston Univ. Sch. Law, 1911; in. Bessie Lee Sears at Whitman, Sept. 28, 1920; 1 dau .- Barbara Lee. Teacher, high schs., Cotuit, Norfolk, Roxbury; admitted to Mass. bar, 1910, U.S. Dist. Ct., 1917; practiced law, Plymouth and Boston, 1910 -; temp. clk., 3rd Dist. Ct., Ply- mouth, 1912; counsel, in court cases, Town of Plymouth, 1918-22; cases before Mass. Superlor and Supreme Cts .; dir. Jordan Hosp., Plymouth; mem. Plymouth Sch. Com., 6 yrs .; del., 3 Rep. State Convs .; mem. Mass. and Plymouth (pres.) Bar Assns. Club: Plymouth County Republican (mem. exec. com.). Congregationalist. Repub- lican. Office: 5 Town Sq., Plymouth. Honie: 68 Sandwich St., Plymouth. Summer res .: Manomet. PETERSON, Hugo Oliver, physician; b. Moline, Ill., Oct. 14, 1886; s. Rev. Olaf P. Peterson and Anna A. (Kling) P .; ed. Cleveland (O.) hlgh sch .; Unlv. Minn .; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1911; m. Marie E. Dahlstrom of Worcester, May 19, 1915; 1 dau .-

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Mrs. Mae Peterson Bissell. Interne, Mass. Gen. Hosp., 1911-12; practiced med., Worcester, 1912 -; City Phys., 1915-21; examiner for 40 ins. cos .; mem. Parole Bd., Mass,, 1921-26; mem. all Masonic bodies, I.O.O.F. Clubs: Harvard ( Worcester), Worcester County Republican. Universalist. Re- publican. Office: 36 Pleasant St., Worcester. Home: 30 Laconia Rd., Worcester. Summer res .: Laurel Lake, Fitzwilliam Depot, N.II.

V PETERSON, Renben, obstetrician, gynecologist; b. Boston, June 29, 1862; s. Reuben Peterson and Julia Turner (Beale) P .; ed. A.B., Harvard, 1885; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1889; Sc.D. (hon.), Univ. Mich., 1936; m. Josephine Davis, Mar. 6, 1890; children-Reuben, Jr., Marion, Ward Davis, Julia. In gen. practice, Grand Rapids, Mich., 1890-98; prof. gynecology, Post-Grad. Med. Sch. of Chicago, 1898-1901; asst. prof. obstetrics and gynecology, Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1898-1901; prof. obstet- rics and gynecology, Univ. Mich., 1901-31; emeritus prof., 1931 -; retired from practice, 1933; maj. M.C., U.S.A., and med. adviser to governor of Mich., 1917-19; med. dir., Univ. Mich. Hosp., 1911- 18; fellow A.C.S. (a founder), Am. Gynecol. Soc. (hon. 1931-, pres., 1911); hon. fellow A.M.A .. Mich. State Med. Soc. (pres. 1915), Edinburgh Obstet. Soc., Detroit Obstet. and Gynecol. Soc., Washtenaw County Med. Soc. (pres. 1902); mem. Nu Sigma Nu, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha. Au-

thor: Demonstration Course in Obstetrics, 1930, V PETTINGELL, Charles Ireland, judge; b. Newbury- 2d edit., 1937; many articles on med. topics Ed- itor: Peterson's Obstetrics, 1907. Dese. George Soule and John Alden of the Mayflower. Uni- tarlan. Democrat. Home: Powder Point, Dux- bury.

PETERSON, Thomas Howard, orthopedic surgeon ; b. Chicago, Ill., July 17, 1899; s. Charles Wesley Peterson and Sarah (Bigelow) P .; ed. A.B., Deni- son Univ., 1921; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1925; m. Rhea deCoudres of Providence, R.I., Nov. 18, 1931; children-Hart deCoudres, Bruce Bigelow, Mark Bosworth. In practice, 1925 -; asst. visiting surg., Boston City Hosp .; asso. orthopedie surg., N.E. Bapt. Hosp .; instr. or- thopedic surgery, Harvard Med. Sch .; asst. ortho- pedic surg., N.E. Med. Center; instr. in orthopedics, Tufts Coll. Med. Sch .; fellow A.C.S .; mem. A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc Clubs: Ifarvard, Boston Ortho- pedic, Nat. Exchange (Boston); Newton Medical. Office: 23 Bay State Road, Boston. Home: 47 Hancock Av., Newton Centre.

PETITTI, Jerome A., lawyer, consul; b. Avellino. It., Aug. 12, 1873; s. Charles Petitti and Adclina (Tango) P .; ed. pvt. schs .; Northeastern Univ .; m. Armelle Laura Lefeure, Aug. 7, 1923; children- Genevieve, Sylvere, Jerome. Adm. Mass. bar, 1908; practiced law, Boston, 1908 -; judge advo- cate, Dept. Mass., United Sp. War Vets., 4 yrs .; apptd. consul of the Republic of Paraguay, 1924; inventor of dual basin tidal system for uninter- rupted tidal energy, adopted by U.S. Govt. at Passamaquoddy Bay, and of many other things not yet published; Rep. pres, del, year Wm. H. Taft was nominated; mem. Rep. State Com., sev- eral yrs .; chmn. old Ward 6 (Boston) Rep. Com., 10 yrs .; volunteered in Sp .- Am. War. Author: Time Monetary System. Travel: Eng., Hol., Belg., Fr., Ger., Aus., etc. Progressive, If there is to be such. Office: 110 State St., Boston. Home: 5 Morse St., Randolph.

PETRALIA, Joseph, lawyer; b. Providence, R.I., May 2, 1905; s. Salvatore Petralia and Domenica (Messina) P .; ed. Lawrence high sch .; Phillips Andover Acad .; LL.B., Boston Univ. Sch. Law, 1929; m. Anne M. Del Vecchio of Lawrence, June 11, 1939. Practiced law, Lawrence, 1929 -; finan- cial sec., Lawrence Rep. City Com .; mem. Law- rence Bar Assn., Order Sons of Italy in Amn. (tr. Italia Suprema Lodge No. 902), etc. Club: Italian College (pres.). Catholic. Republican. Office: 263 Essex St., Lawrence. Ifome: 26 Custer St., Lawrence.

PETROCELLI, Peter Nicholas, lawyer; b. Boston, Oct. 24, 1895; s. Francis Anthony Petrocelli and Mary Josephine (Mazziotti) P .; ed. Boston Dear- born pub. sch., 1900-08; Latin Sch., 1908-13; A.B.,

Boston Coll., 1917; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1921; m. Agnes Josephine Gorman of Belmont, Apr. 20, 1927; 1 son-Joseph. Admitted to Mass. bar, 1921; engaged in gen. practice of law, Bos- ton, 1921 -; asso. counsel, Boston Legal Aid Soc., 1921-22; asst. corp. counsel, City of Boston, 1922- 26; counsel, dir., First Fed. Sav. and Loan Assn. of Boston; served in U.S.N.R.F., 1918-19; mem. Am. Bar Assn., Bar Assn. of City of Boston, Am. Legion, K.C., Foresters of America. Catholic. Democrat. Office: 11 Beacon St., Boston. Home: 719 W. Roxbury Parkway, W. Roxbury.

PETTIBONE, Charles Eugene, casualty Insurance executive; b. Syracusc, N.Y., Jan. 19, 1884; s. Edward Pettibone and Alice Caroline (Lacey) P .; ed. B.S .. Case Sch. of Applied Science, 1908; m. Mary Mallory of Toledo, O., Oct. 9, 1911; chil- dren-Elizabeth Ann, John Hopkins. Dist. safety insp., Am. Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland, O., 1910- 11; in charge safety and welfare dept., Pickands, Mather & Co., Cleveland, O., 1911-20; mgr., engring. dept., Am. Mut. Liability Ins. Co., Boston, 1920-, v.p., 1921 -; dir. Am. Standards Assn., Nat. Safety Council; mem. Am. Soc. M.E., Am. Acad. Polit, and Social Sci. Club: University ( Boston). Baptist. Republican. Office: 142 Berkelcy St., Boston. Home: 159 Nehoiden Rd., Waban.

port, Dec. 28, 1878; s. Andrew Haskell Pettingell and Mary (Nash) P .; ed. Newburyport high sch., 1897; A.B., Harvard, 1901; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1904; m. M. Edith Winslow of Somerville, June 20, 1906; children-Dorothy Nash (Mrs. John Fletcher Rich), Winslow Lockwood, Elizabeth Hilton, Warren Haskell. Admitted to Mass. bar, 1904; in gen. practice, 1904-14; judge, Second Dist. Ct. of Essex, 1914 -; mem. Appellate Div., Dist. Courts for Northern Dist., 1929 -; pres. Amesbury Hosp. Assn .; dir. and former pres. Piscataqua Pioneers; capt. Co. B, 16th Regt., Mass. State Guard, World War; mem. Masons, Odd Fellows. Congregationalist. Democrat. Office: School St., Amesbury. Home: 394 Main St., Amesbury.

PEVEAR, Munroe Rhodes, color and illumination specialist; b. Lynn, May 20, 1886; s. Waldo Lin- coln Pevear and Mary Fenno ( Rhodes) P .; ed. Middlesex Sch., Concord; Mass. Inst. Tech, 1911; m. Ina M. Calef of Danvers, Aug. 12, 1918. Archi- tect, 1911-14; pioneer in transmitted and reflected color research, with study of applicable projection and illumination, 1912; spl. designs for displays, lighting and structural equipment for theatres and optical labs., 1912 -; estab. Pevear Color Spe- cialty Co., Boston, 1914; designed and operated the units and equipment for lighting Tech. Masque and Pageant at Cambridge and the Plymouth Tercentenary Pageant in 1921; consultant for spl. types of lighting problems and allied projects; worked in relation to the Dept. of Hidden Insig- nia during World War; mem. Delta Upsilon, Optical and Illuminating Engring. Soc. Club: Canibal. Author: a few articles on color and color projection. Travel: U.S.A. Ancestors in battles of Concord and Lexington. Protestant. Republican. Office: 71 Brimmer St., Boston.

PFATTEICHER, Carl Frederick, director of music; b. Easton, Pa., Sept. 22, 1882; s. Rev. Phillip Pfatteicher and Emma (Spaeth) P .; ed. A.B., Lafayette Coll., 1903, A.M., 1908; A.M., Harvard, 1913, Th.D., 1922; Ph.D., Univ. Freiburg, 1931; m. Lilian Dubois Rockefeller of Germantown, N.Y., June 30, 1923. Instr. Latin, Lafayette Coll., 1906- 08, 1910-11; dir. music, Phillips Acad., 1912-, instr. philosophy, 1920 -; has given organ recitals in larger citics of the East, including several at Harvard Univ .; mem. Alumni Visiting Bd., Lafay- ette Coll .; mem. Am. Musicol. Soc., Am. Hymn Soc., Delta Kappa Epsilon. Editor: The Oxford American Hymnal, 1930; The Organ Works of John Redford, 1934; Introduction to The History of Music, 1935; also editions of both secular and sacred songs and chorals. Travel: Europe (re- peatedly); West Coast. Society of Friends. Home: 173 Main St., Andover.

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V PFEIFFER, Fritz, artist; b. Adams Co., Pa., June 3,

1889; s. Henry H. Pfeiffer and Mary Jane (Sour- bier) P .; ed. York (Pa.) high sch .; Pa. Acad. Fine Arts, 1908: Robert Henri Sch. Art, N.Y., 1910; m. Florence Brillinger of Emigsville, Pa., Nov. 25, 1914; 1 son-Sigmund B. Had works in exhbns. at Chicago Art Inst., 1926, Pa. Acad. Fine Arts, 1924-33, Gillespie Galleries (Pittsburgh), 1933-34, Pa. Art Alliance, 1934-35, Ehrich-Newhouse Gal- lery (N.Y. City), Boston Men's City Club, 1936, Onya la Tour Gallery (N.Y. City), 1937-38; repre- sented in permanent collections at Springfield, Mus. Art; mem. Provincetown Art Assu. (hon. v.p.). Travel: Fr., Sp., Algeria, Tunisia, Belg., It., Eng. (spent 11/2 yrs. painting). G.s. Dr. Mordecai D. Pfeiffer. Studios: 270 West 12th St., New York City, and Provincetown. Home: Provincetown.

PFEIFFER, Heinrich, landscape and marinc painter; b. Hanover, Pa., Oct. 19, 1874; s. Henry H. Pfeiffer and Mary Jane (Sourbier) P .; ed. Pa. Acad. Fine Arts, Phila., Pa .; Art Students League, N.Y. City; m. Daisy Florence Throne of York, Pa., Feb. 15, 1904; children -- Mary, Grace, Chester Donald, Ruth. Hlas followed profession as artist since 1900, specializing on landscapes and marine views; has exhibited at Pa. Acad. Fine Arts (Phila., Pa.), Art Institute of Chicago, Corcoran Art Gallery (Washington, D.C.); art dir., the Artists Theater and Art Galleries, Provincetown. Travel: Fr., It., Ger. Studio: Artists Wharf, Provincetown. Home: 244 Commercial St., Prov- incetown.

PFEIFFER, Robert Henry, professor, museum cura- tor; b. Bologna, It., Feb. 14, 1892; s. George Washington Pfeiffer and Adelia (Rodenbach) P. (both U.S. citizens, born in U.S.); ed. tech. sch., Bologna, It., 1903-08; Licée, Bologna, It., 1908-11; student, Berlin and Tübingen, Ger., 1913-14; S.T.B., univ. of Geneva, Switz., 1915 -; A.M., Harvard, 1920, Ph.D., 1922, S.T.M., 1923; m. Matilde Valenti of Bologna, It., Mar. 29, 1916; children-Paul Henry, Louise Anna, Pastor, Meth. Ch., Sanborn, N.Y., 1916-19; instr. Semitic languages, Harvard, 1922-28, lecturer on Assyriology, 1929-30, asst. prof., 1930-36, lecturer, 1936-, curator of Semitic Mus., 1931 -; asst. prof., Boston Univ., 1925-27, asso. prof., 1927-29, prof., 1929-30; dir. Harvard- Bagdad Sch. Archacol. Excavations, Nuzi, Kir- kuk, Iraq, 1928-29; asso. tr. Am. Sehs. of Oriental Research; mem. Am. Acad. Arts & Sciences, Archaeol. Inst., Am. Oriental Soe., Soc. Bibl. Lit. Club: Harvard Faculty. Author: The Archives of Shilwateshub (Harvard Semitic Series, vol. 9), 1932; State Letters of Assyria (Am. Oriental Series, vol. 6); many contributions to encyclo- pedias and articles in learned journals. Travel: It., Switz., Ger., Eng., Fr., Egypt, Iraq, Turkey, Palestine, Greece. Methodist. Republican. Of- fice: Semitic Museum, Harvard University, Cam- bridge. Home: 57 Francis Av., Cambridge. Sum- mer res .: Route 1, Westport, Conn.

PHANEUF, Louis Eusèbe, gynecologist, obstetri- cian; b. St. Illaire, P.Q., Can., Feb. 27, 1881; s. Wilbrod' Phaneuf and Laura (L'Heureux) P .; ed. Ware high sch .; Pharm. D. and Ph.C., Mass. Coll. Pharmacy, 1905; M.D. (summa cum lande), Tufts Coll. Med. Sch., 1913; Se.l. (hon.), Tufts Coll., 1933; in. Florence Alles of Chicago, Ill., Sept. 24, 1921; asst. in dept. gynecology, Tufts Coll. Med. Sch., 1915-20, asso. prof. clin. gynecology, 1920-27, prof., head of dept., 1927 -; gynecologist, obstetri-

cian-in-chief, Carney Hosp. (Boston), Malden Hosp .; surg., dept. gynecology, N.E. Med. Center; cons. gynecologist, Beth Israel ( Boston), Leon- ard Morse (Natick), Henrietta D. Goodall (San- ford), Noble (Westfield), and Attleboro Hosps., High Fields (Falmouth) Sanatorium; cons. gyne- cologist and obstetrician, Fall River Gen., St. Anne's (Fall River), Burbank ( Fitchburg) Hosps. ; 1st It. M.C., U.S.A., World War; fellow A.C.S .; mem. A.M.A., Am. Gynecol. Soc., Am. Assn. Ob- stetricians, Gynecologists, & Abdominal Surgeons (pres., 1936), Mass. Med. Soc. (chin. sect. ob- stetrics & gynecology, 1929-30), Internat. Soc. Surgery, Am. Ra Soc .; Boston Surg. Soc., Inc., Boston Obstet. Soc., N.E. Obstet. & Gynecol. Soc., Tufts Coll. Med. Hon. Soc. (1938), Sir William Osler Soc. (Tufts Coll. Med. Sch.), Am. Bd. Ob- stetrics & Gynecology; hon. mem. Société Belge de Gynécologie et d'Obstétrique (Belg.), Obstet. Soc. Bucharest ( Roumania), Los Angeles Surg. and Obstet. Soes .; corr. mem. Société d'Obstétrique et de Gynécologie de Paris (Fr.), Association des Gynécologues et Obstétriciens de Langue Fran- çaise (Fr.). Clubs: University, Algonquin. Au- thor:' many monographs on gynecol. and obstet. subjs. in Am., Can., and European med. journals; chap. on Cesarean Section, Cumulative Supple- ment, Gynecol. & Obstet. Monographs (D. Apple- ton & Co.). Office: 270 Commonwealth Av., Bos- ton. Home: 84 Hammondswood Rd., Chestnut Ilill.

V PHELPS, Carlton Thomas, judge; b. New Ashford, Oct. 13, 1867; s. George W. Phelps and Celestia R. (Beach) P .; ed. LL.B., Boston Univ. Sch. Law, 1891; m. Virginia Turner of Williamstown, Aug. 17, 1884; children-Christine M. (Mrs. Clarence Kimball), Gordon W. Has practiced at North Adams since 1891; mem, Mass, Ho. of Rep., 1894- 95; spl. justice, Dist. Ct. of Northern Berkshire, 1895-97, justice, 1897 -; pres. North Adams Sav. Bk .; dir. North Adams Nat. Bk .; tr. North Adams Hosp .; mem. Masons. Methodist. Republican. Office: 82 Main St., North Adams. Ilome: 188 Main St., North Adams.

PHELPS, John Samuel, physician; b. Stoddard, N. H., Aug. 26, 1866; s. Franklin S. Phelps and Mary Eliz- abeth (Richardson) P .; ed. Boston Latin Sch., 1885; A.B., Harvard Coll., 1889; A.M., 1893; M.D. (cum laude), Harvard Univ. Med. Sch., 1893. In gen. practice med., Boston, 1893-1935; med. dir., Colum- bian Nat. Life Ins. Co., Boston, 1902-35; consulting med. dir., 1935 -; mem. bd. dir., 1912-35; mem. Med. R.C. during World War; mem. Mass. Med. Soc., Soc. Colonial Wars, Boston City Hosp. Alumni Assn., Harvard Med. Sch. Alumni Assn. Clubs: University ( Boston), Harvard (Lynn). Au- thor: several articles to med. jours. Travel: four trips to Europe, many trips throughout the U.S. when Medical Director of the Columbian Natnl. Life. Episcopalian. Republican. Address: 768 Boston St., Lynn.

PFROMM, David A., lawyer; b. Philadelphia, Pa., Y PHELPS, Olney Draper, urologist; b. Brattleboro, Feb. 10, 1887; s. Adam Pfromm and Mathilda Vt., Jan. 22, 1881; s. Olney W. Phelps and Mary (Draper) P .; ed. Warren high sch .; A.B., Dart- mouth Coll., 1904; Dartmouth Med. Sch., 1907; m. Louise M. Houghton of Worcester, Dec. 25, 1919; children-Mary-Louise, Windsor Houghton. Prac- ticed surg., Worcester, 1907 -; now specializes in urology; surg., Worcester City and Mem. Hosps .; tr. Mem. Homes for Blind; dir. Animal Rescue League; police surg., 1910-11; fellow A.C.S, Am. Bd. Urology; mem. Mass. Med. Soe. Clubs: Ki- wanis, Economic. Travel: Europe, 1914. Congre- gationalist. Republican. Office: 27 Elm St., (Semelroth) P .; ed. A.B., Philadelphia (Pa.) Cen- tral high sch., 1904; A.B., Harvard, 1908, A.M, 1909; Ll .. B., Harvard Law Sch., 1910; m. Cecilia Rogers of Boston, Nov. 22, 1924. Adm. to Pa, bar 1910; in gen, practice in Phila., 1910-13; adm. to Mass. bar 1913; in gen. practice, Boston, 1913 -; sergt. coast arty. U.S.A., 1917-19, with A.E.F .; lt. capt., then maj., O.R.C., 1920-, pres. Mass. Dept. Res. Officers Assn. of U.S., 1936-37; mem. Bar Assn. of City of Boston. Clubs: llarvard, City ( Boston). Reformed Ch. of U.S. Republican. Of- fice: 73 Tremont St., Boston. Home: 128 Chestnut Worcester. Home: 734 Pleasant St., Worcester. Summer res .: Boylston Center. St., Boston.

PHELPS, Roswell Foulk, statistician; b. Milford, Del., Apr. 22, 1877; s. Dr. William Griswold Phelps and Edith Catherine (Foulk) P .; ed. Amherst high seh .; Mt. Hermion Boys Sch., 1893-95; B.S., Amherst Coll., 1899, hon. M.A., 1900; A.B., Har- vard, 1900, A.M., as of 1901; m. Elizabeth Laing Gibb of Dedham, Oct. 5, 1904; children-Mrs. Elizabeth Phelps Allen, Mrs. Alline Phelps Oliver, William Griswold, Edith Catherine. Statis, clk., then ed. asst., statistician, chief statistician, Mass.

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Bur. Statistics, 1902-19; dir. statisties, Mass, Dept. Labor & Industries, 1920 -; writer, 1904-19; ed. or contbr., 1920 -; town meeting mem., Dedham; dir. Huntington Av. Br., Boston Y.M.C.A .; mem. Am. Statis. Assn. (eleeted fellow; sec. Boston Chap.). Club: Boston City. Author: articles and reviews in Am. Statistical Journal, etc .; ed, many State reports on industrial statistics. Travel : Europe (twice), Japan (bus.), Can., U.S. Congre- gationalist. Republican. Office: Room 481, State House, Boston. Home: 127 Oakdale Av., Dedham. Summer res .: Captain's Hill, South Duxbury.

PHILBRICK, Burton Garfield, bacteriologist, ehem- ist; b. Newburyport, Apr. 14, 1881; s. George A (ustin) Philbrick and Arabella (Stiles) P .; ed. Newburyport high sch .; S.B., M.I.T., 1902; m. Ethel Gertrude Holt of Salem, Mar. 26, 1913; children-Burton Stiles, Richard Balcomb. Biolo- gist, in charge of lab., Metrop. Water Bd., Boston, 1903-05; chem. and bacteriologist, Lederle Labs., N.Y. City, 1905-07, People's Water Co., Oakland, Calif., 1907-11; cons. analytical chem., mem. Eaton-Philbriek Labs., San Francisco, 1911-13; dir., active mem. Boston Bio-Chem. Labs., Boston, 1913-20; with Skinner, Sherman & Esselen, Inc., and its successor, Skinner & Sherman, Inc., 1920 -; dir. Skinner, Sherman & Esselen; v.p. Skinner & Sherman, eons, and industrial chemists; pvt. Co. E, 15th Regt., Mass. State Guard, 1 yr .; It. Sani- tary Corps, Med. Div., Mass. State Guard, 1 yr., World War; mem. Soc. Am. Bacteriologists, Am. Chem. Soc., Am. Pub. Health Assn .; affiliate, Am. Soc. C.E. Clubs: Boston Bacteriological, Mass. Republican. Travel: U.S., So. Am. Unitarian. Republican. Office: 246 Stuart St., Boston. Home: 16 Ocean Av., Salem.

PHILIPP, Jane Peterson, artist; b. Elgin, Ill .; d. Julius Peterson and Kate (Wilson) P .; ed. Elgin (Ill.) high sch .; grad., art dept., Pratt Inst., Brooklyn, N.Y .; Brangwyn Art Sch., London, Eng .; m. M. Bernard Philipp of N. Y. City and Ip- swich, 1925. Worked with Frank Brangwyn, Joa- quin Sorello, Andre L'Hote painted in various countries of Europe, splty. reflections of boats and buildings in water; later flowers; reputed best flower painter in U.S.A .; taught art, Art Students' League, N.Y. City; Maryland Institute, Baltimore, Md .; bd. dirs., Home Thrift Assn. (N.Y.); mem.

Am. Water Color Soe., Allied Artists, Nat. Assn. Women Painters & Sculptures, Studio Guild, Metropolitan Art Mus., Art Alliance; fellow, N.A.D. Clubs: Three Arts (bd. dirs.), N.Y. Water Color, Pen & Brush (N.Y.). Travel: (painting) Eng., Fr., It., Turk, Gr., Tunesia, Algeria, Egypt, Can., Alaska, all U.S. Awards: Water Color Prize, Girls' Art Club, Paris, Fr .; Flagg Prize, Conn. Acad.' Fine Arts; John C. Martin Mem. prize, Fed. Arts, Fla., 1938; selected as outstanding personality of 1939 by Am. Hist. Soc .; selected outstanding artist of the year, 1938, and given scroll by aviation elub of N.Y. City. Works: Glimpse of Grand Canal, Art Assn., Grand Rapids, Mich .; Bridge of Sighs, Girls Art Club, Paris, Fr .; Portrait, Brooklyn Athletic Club; Country Club, Farmington, Conn .; Venice, Sears Art Gallery, Elgin, Ill .; Venice, Art Assn., Boise City, Ia .; Street in Broose, Turkey, Brooklyn Art Mus .; Turkish Palace, Syracuse (N.Y.) Art Mus .; Zin- nias, Palm Beach Soc. Four Arts. Protestant. Republican. Office and home: 1007 5th Av., New York City. Summer res .: "Roeky Hill", Ipswich.

PHILIPS, Samuci Kniess, lawyer, corp. executive; b. Butler, Pa., June 24, 1895; s. Orin Miller Philips and Olive Annette (Kniess) P .; ed. Butler (Pa.) Y high sch .; Konner pvt. sch., Pittsburgh, Pa .; Duquesne Univ .; LL. B., Duquesne Univ. Law Sch .; m. Irma Dell Nash of Cineinnati, O., Nov. 28, 1918; children-Elizabeth Annette, John Nash. Law student, accountant, financial analyst, 1913-29; with The Koppers Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., 1915-29; held various positions with Eastern Gas & Fuel Assos. and associated cos., 1929 -; mem, bar Supreme Ct. of Pa., Supreme Court of U.S., Su- preme Judicial Ct. of Mass .; tr., see., treas. Eastern Gas & Fuel Assos .; tr., sec., asst. treas. Koppers United Co., Fuel Investment Assos .; sec., asst. treas. The Koppers Coal Co .; dir., treas. Old

Colony Gas Co .; dir., pres. Boston Tow Boat Co., tr. Mass. Mem. Hosps .; chmn. standing com. trs .. Evans Mem. for Clin. Research and Preventive Med., Boston; mem. Am. Bar Assn., Tau Delt: Phi (legal); mem. collateral br. family of John and Samuel Phillips, founders of acads. at Ando- ver, Mass., and Exeter, N.II. Episcopalian. Re- publican. Offiee: 250 Stuart St., Boston. Home: 155 Upland Rd., Waban.

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Who's who in Massachusetts, 1940-41; biographical history of every person in the commonwealth, V. I, pt 2 1940-1941, Part 62

Author: Publication date: 1940 Publisher: Boston, Larkin Number of Pages: 880

Author:
Publication date: 1940
Publisher: Boston, Larkin
Number of Pages: 880