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tunity presents itself he attends the musicales, which he considers his greatest pleasure outside of his home.
GEORGE EDGAR ALLEN-A native son of Knox, Mr. Allen has spent his life within the limits of that county, and is now residing in the city of Camden, a beautiful Penobscot Bay re- sort in the eastern part of the county. He is a son of Joshua and Sophronia (Grinnell) Allen, of ancient New England family. Joshua Allen was a resident of South Hope, Knox county, Maine, but during the Civil War he was employed in the United States armory at Springfield, Mas- sachusetts.
George Edgar Allen was born at South Hope, Maine, January 21, 1864, and there the first seven years of his life were passed. In 1871 his parents moved to Camden, Maine, where he attended public school for three years. The family then moved to St. George, Knox county, Maine, and there resided until 1903. At St. George, George E. Allen attended public and private school, and by self-study and reading added so abundantly to his school advantages that he was able to pass the required teacher's examinations, and for eight years was engaged in teaching. He then entered mercantile life, opening a clothing store in St. George, continuing in business very successfully for thirteen years. He then became interested in the development of the Eastern Telephone Company, sold out the business in St. George, and moved to Camden, where he has ever since been engaged in the real estate and insurance business. Mr. Allen is a Republican in politics, and in St. George was for many years selectman and town treasurer. In 1914 he was a candidate for the Maine Legislature. He is a member of the Cam- den Business Men's Association; the Masonic Club; and Camden Board of Trade, its present secretary and a former president, and also belongs to all the Masonic bodies, Odd Fellows, and Knights of Pythias. In religious faith he is a Baptist. Mr. Allen is a man of good business ability, genial and kindly in manner, and highly esteemed in his community.
Mr. Allen married, at St. George, November 22, 1886, Mary E. Googins, daughter of Dr. George and Mary S. (McClure) Googins. Mr. and Mrs Allen were the parents of two sons: Harvey C., born Angust 27, 1889; Harold P., born Decem- ber 1, 1891, died September 10, 1892.
ARTHUR EUGENE BUCKNAM-There are a number of families in this country descended
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from carly Colonial immigrants. Two brothers came from Suffolk, England in 1623, who bore the name of Buckingham, from which have been de- rived the names Buckman and Bucknam.
The particular branch of the family with which we are concerned settled very early at Duxbury, Massachusetts. At the time of settlement the name of the family was still Buckingham, but after several generations we find record of one Nathan Bucknam, who belongs to that line, living in Falmouth, Maine, during the carly part of the nineteenth century. He was a grandson of Nathaniel Bucknam, a lieutenant in the Continen- tal Army during the Revolutionary War. It was in Falmouth, Maine, in the year 1843, that Wood- bury Robert Bucknam, father of Arthur E. Buck- nam, of this sketch, was born. The occupation of his entire life was that of a steamboat engi- neer, in which capacity he served the United States Government during the Civil War. He is now retired from active work and lives in Port- land, Maine. Woodbury Robert Bucknam mar- ried Ellen Maria Capen, of Portland, where she still lives. Their children were: Edward Wood- bury, an engineer and electrician of Portland; Alice, who died when three years old; Nathan Clifford, born February, 1877, who is employed as receiving teller in the Portland National Bank; and Arthur Eugene, of whom further.
Arthur Eugene Bucknam was born December 24, 1880, at Deering Center, Cumberland county, Maine, which is now a part of Portland. He received his early education in the public schools of his native town, and was graduated from the Deering High School in 1899. He then became employed as a clerk with M. Steinert & Sons Company, with whom he remained for four years. The next five years were spent in Boston in a similar occupation with C. W. Homeyer & Com- pany. At the end of that time he returned to Portland where he was re-employed by the M. Steinert & Sons Company, as salesman in the piano department, continuing until August, 1916, when he became manager of the Portland store, which position he still holds (1917). Giving his whole time and attention to the duties of his business, Mr. Bucknam is one of the most valued members on the staff of the large concern with which he is connected.
On September 1, 1903, Mr. Bucknam was mar- ried at Trinity church, Woodfords, to Jennie May Woodford, of Portland. Mrs. Bucknam was born there, the daughter of Edward G. and Lu- cinda (Johnson) Woodford. The family has for many generations lived in that part of the coun-
try and its name has been given to various land- marks in Portland, which is still their home. Mr. Woodford is treasurer of the Portland Rubber Company. Mr. and Mrs. Bucknam are the par- ents of three children: Doris Aldrich, born June 2, 1904; Muriel Nathalie, born February 12, 1907; and Eleanor Ruth, born May 17, 1908.
WILLIAM LANCEY PUSHOR, one of the most active figures in the business life of Pitts- field, Maine, where he has been associated with a number of important institutions for a long period, is a member of an old family of French and Irish extraction, a son of Dr. Harris Pushor and a grandson of Timothy Pushor, of this place His father was born at Pittsfield, Maine, and was an active and sucessful physician and surgeon in this region for many years. He was a graduate of the New York Medical School, and took a post-graduate course at Johns Hopkins Univer- sity, Baltimore. He married Mary Packard Has- kell, a native of Palmyra, Maine. Her death oc- curred in 1913. Dr. Pushor died in 1895, after a long and useful life. He was a staunch Democrat in politics, but was quite indifferent to political preferment and never sought office.
William Lancey Pushor was born November 1I, 1866, at Hartland, Maine, where his father was practising at that time, and as a lad attended the public schools of Hartland and Hartland Acad- emy. He later was a student at the Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield, where he was prepared for college, and graduated with the class of 1884. Still later Mr. Pushor took a course at Gray's Business College, at Portland, thus preparing himself for his subsequent career. After com- pleting his studies at the last named institu- tion, Mr. Pushor secured a position under H. F. Libby in the post office and drug store of Pitts- field. In the year 1891 he was appointed a deputy sheriff of Pittsfield, Maine, and served in that capacity in that and the following year. In 1892 he was offered the position of cashier with the Pittsfield National Bank and remained with that concern for eleven years. He then became as- sociated with the Pittsfield Trust Company and was prominent in the affairs of that institution until 1913, when he was appointed receiver when that institution failed. Mr. Pushor is the owner of a tract of valuable farm lands in this region, and is known as one of the most successful busi- ness men of the region. Mr. Pushor has been a prominent member of the Democratic party since early youth and, although quite unambitious for public office, served as selectman of Pittsfield for
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one year. He is a member of Meridian Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Ira Berry Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, which chapter he served for many years as treasurer, and St. Imer Commandery, Knights Templar. He is also a member of the local lodge of the Knights of Pythias. In his religious belief Mr. Pushor is a Universalist and attends the church of that de- nomination at Pittsfield.
William Lancey Pushor was united in marriage, November 11, 1895, at Pittsfield, Maine, witlı Blanche Louise Connor, a native of Pittsfield and a daughter of James F. and Josephine M. (Wells) Connor. Her father, a son of Hiram B. Connor, was bort at Pittsfield, Maine, and was engaged here in business as a cattle broker and real estate agent. Mrs. Connor was a native of Clinton, Maine, and a daughter of Gideon Wells. To Mr. and Mrs. Pushor one daughter has been born, Rita Mildred. Mrs. Pushor is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and is very active in the social life of this city.
GEORGE LEONIDE CLOUTIER-Among the successful of the younger business men of Lewiston, Maine, is George Leonide Cloutier, manager of the well known lumber establishment of W. E. Cloutier & Company with offices lo- cated at No. 77 Cedar street, Lewiston. Mr. Clou- tier is a son of Wolfred Edward Cloutier, whose death occurred March 13, 1910. He was the son of Joseph E. Cloutier, who came to Maine about 1872 and settled at Lewiston. He followed the occupation of farming and was also a carpenter. He worked on the early building of the Grand Trunk Railroad. Wolfred E. Clou- tier established the lumber business about the year 1895, but was previously engaged in the gro- cery business, in which line he had been engaged for a great many years, and in fact for the major portion of his life. He was united in marriage with Anna Sedulie Bernard, a native of St. Thomas, Montmagny, Province of Quebec, and who survives her husband, at present making her home with her son, George Leonide Cloutier, at Lewiston. She is in her sixty-second year. To Mr. and Mrs. Cloutier, Sr., four children were born, three of whom survive, as follows: I.
Anna. 2. Blanche, who became the wife of Dr. A. N. Senesac, who practices his profession at New Bedford, where he is well known and takes a prominent part in the affairs of that Massachu- setts town. Dr. and Mrs. Senesac are the par- ents of three daughters, Muriel Blanche, aged nine years; Alice Emma, eight, and Corinne Gab- riel, six. 3. George Leonide.
George Leonide Cloutier was born August 27, 1881, at Lewiston, Maine, and it was with this city that he has since been identified both in the civil and business circles and in the upbuilding of the community. He attended the local schools, from which he graduated, and then entered the high school there and received his diploma from this institution in 1899, having in the meantime established a record for scholarship and probity. He then matriculated at the St. Louis Institute at Montreal, Canada, and after graduating he entered the business of his father, which at that time was still in its infancy, although firmly es- tablished. He greatly assisted his father in the business and at the time of his death became the owner of the establishment. The business consists chiefly of lumber selling to the retail and wholesale trades, but in addition to this the com- pany does an extensive trucking business, selling stone, crushed stone, stone dust, and for this line of their business the company has purchased two quarries, and is one of the leading concerns of this kind in Lewiston.
George Leonide Cloutier was united in marriage in June, 1904, to Adele Madeau, a native of Au- burn, Maine. Of this union one daughter was born, Georgette Adele, June 28, 1906. Mrs. Clou- tier died May 31, 1908.
EVERETT IRVING WHITE-After engaging in lumbering and shipbuilding extensively for inany years, Mr. White retired to the quiet of ag- ricultural life, and on his farm at Machias, Wash- ington county, Maine, is spending the evening of an active, well spent life. His home for many years was at Columbia, eighteen miles west of Machias, that town also his birthplace. Seventy- six years have now passed over his head, years full of effort and recompenice, and he can review his life with that satisfaction which every man feels who has met his responsibilities fairly, dodged no duty, and kept faith with his fellow- men. He is a son of Israel Woodbury and Judith Ann (Nash) White, his father a ship carpenter, lumberman and farmer.
Everett Irving White was born in Columbia, Maine, March 19, 1843. There he grew to man- hood, obtaining a good education in the public schools and Washington Academy. After com- pleting his own education he taught school for a few years, then began his business career. He became engaged in lumbering, and as the years advanced his dealings became very extensive. To that staple Maine industry he added another, for which the State was and is equally famous, shipbuilding. These two long allied Maine in-
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dustries were Mr. White's principal activities for many years, but finally he retired to his farm at Mfachias, his present home. He was very suc- cessful in all his business undertakings, and in a fair, honorable way won his way to a compe- tence. In his political faith Mr. White has long been a Prohibitionist, and in Columbia held sev- eral town offices. He is a firm believer in the Constitutional prohibition of the liquor traffic, and has done his full share in bringing about the National sentiment which has crystalized into law. He is a member of Machias Valley Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, and is an attendant of the Congregational church.
Mr. White married, in Harrington, Maine, Oc- tober 8, 1867, Emily I. Nash, daughter of Alvin Bridgham and Harriett Hodgdon (Cole) Nash. Mr. and Mrs. White are the parents of two sons: Clifford Irving, born April 22, 1870; and Bertram Nash, born October 17, 1879, both of whom are now living and engaged in business.
CYRUS M. CASWELL, for many years promi- nently associated with railroading in Maine, and whose death at his home in Portland, on October 17, 1913, was felt as a loss, not only by the en- tire community, but in railroad circles generally, and the Boston & Maine Railroad in particular, with which for so many years he had been con- nected, was a member of an old and distin- guished New England family, of French Hugue- not descent.
The Caswells were founded as a family in this country by one Job Caswell, who came from Switzerland to New England and settled in the district of Maine, prior to the Revolution. He was a great lover of freedom and took an en- thusiastic part in the great struggle for independ- ence. After the completion of hostilities, when independence had been won, he located at Han- over, Massachusetts, and there became a land- owner and farmer, remaining thus occupied until the close of his life. He married Mercy Perry, and they were the parents of a number of chil- dren of whom Levi Caswell, mentioned below, was one.
Levi Caswell, son of Job and Mercy (Perry) Caswell, was born at Hanover, Maine, and there grew to manhood. He later moved to Andros- coggin county, Maine, and settled at Leeds, where he purchased a farm and made his home there until his death, April 10, 1809.
Job Caswell, son of Levi Caswell, was born at Leeds, Maine. He was reared amid rural sur- roundings and, upon reaching manhood, followed
in his father's and grandfather's steps and be- came a farmer. He did not remain at Leeds, however, but removed to the town of Greene, in the same county, where he added the occupation of blacksmith to that of farmer, following both during the remainder of his active life. He finally retired from business, however, and came to Portland, where he resided until his death. During his declining years he made his home with his son, Cyrus M. Caswell, who cared for him, and in whose house he died. He married Elvira Sprague, a member of an old and well known New England family, and a daughter of Moses and Augusta (Benson) Sprague.
Cyrus M. Caswell, son of Job and Elvira (Sprague) Caswell, was born September 14, 1840, at Greene, Androscoggin county, Maine. He at- tended, as a lad, the local public schools, and spent his childhood upon his father's farm. Dur- ing the intervals in his schooling he was trained in the work of the farm, and a little later also learned the blacksmith's trade, working in his father's shop. He continued in this trade until 1868, when he left the parental home and came to Portland, believing that a wider future awaited him in the city. He sought and found employ- ment as a machinist in the locomotive shop of the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth Railroad Com- pany. Mr. Caswell was still working for that company when it was absorbed by the Boston & Maine system, and thereafter continued to work for the new concern in the same capacity. He was an expert machinist, and soon rose in rank until he was given the post of general foreman of the locomotive shops and the locomotive de- partment of the road. He continued to hold this responsible office until his retirement in 1910, at which time he had been connected with the rail- road machine shops for a period of forty-two years. During that entire time he made his home in Portland, and continued to reside there until his death, which occurred October 17, 1913. A brother of Cyrus M. Caswell, Augustus Ben- son Caswell, was also a mechanic, and worked for the Portland & Auburn Railroad in differ- ent parts of the State. Mr. Caswell was promi- nent in fraternal circles in this city, and was a charter member of the Veterans Railroad Asso- ciation. He was also affiliated with the Atlantic Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Greenleaf Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; and St. Albans Commandery, Knights Templar; and the local lodge of the Knights of Pythias.
The character of Mr. Caswell was a noteworthy one, based as it was on the most fundamental
Cyrus. M. Caswell.
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virtues. A modest and retiring man, he was, nevertheless, a very forceful personality, and possessed of strong convictions, which he al- ways forcefully defended. He was exceedingly domestic in his tastes, and devoted to his home and family. He was always a friend to those who needed and sought his aid, and his life was a shining example of essential honesty and of Christian virtue and charity. Broad minded and tolerant in his views upon men, he never turned a fellowman away without personally in- quiring as to his needs. In politics he was a Democrat, but was entirely without ambition for himself, and was contented to do his part as a private citizen.
Cyrus M. Caswell was united in marriage, at Auburn, Maine, October 8, 1870, with Margaret Dearman, of Eastport, Maine, a daughter of Peleg and Jean (McBurney) Dearman, and a member of one of the old families of that region. Mrs. Caswell was a lady of beautiful Christian character and a devoted wife and mother. She died January 12, 1914. Mr. and Mrs. Caswell were the parents of one child, a daughter, Elvira J., born at Portland, where she received the cle- mentary portion of her education. She graduated from the Portland High School, and then studied music at the New England Conservatory of Music at Boston. She is now a teacher of music and the piano, and is well known for her success in this field throughout the State. Miss Caswell is a woman of unusual culture and artistic talent.
WILLIAM KENNEDY SANDERSON, gen- eral freight agent of the Maine Central Railroad, was born May 3, 1863, from good old Maine stock. Mr. Sanderson's grandfather, Beriah Sanderson, a descendant of Edward Sanderson, of Colonial English stock, was born in Mercer, Maine, and lived there as a farmer during his entire life. The grandfather, Beriah Sanderson, followed the oc- cupation of farming during his entire life in Mer- cer county (now Franklin county), and there his death occurred February 3, 1867. He was one of those who first took the stand for the abolishment of the liquor traffic in this State. In those early days there was a keen community spirit and neighbors for miles distant would respond to a call for assistance. Whenever there was a large building constructed, for instance, there would be a "raising," i. e., erecting the frame. These oc- casions were great sport and it had become the custom to furnish and use liquor freely. When Beriah Sanderson erected one of the largest barns in that county the "raising" was participated in
by people coming from long distances, but true to his prohibition principles he permitted no liquor drinking on this occasion, being the first to take such a stand in that county. His example and firm stand on this question did much to fur- ther the cause. He was also a strong abolishion- ist, believing in the freedom of the colored race. In this county there live a colored family named Fay, or Foye. They were a family' above re- proach and enjoyed the highest respect of their white neighbors. One member of the family was a very intelligent and attractive daughter. She was forcibly seized by a band of ruffians who started toward New Hampshire where she could be held in slavery. Beriah Sanderson gathered a following that pursued the abductors and res- cued Miss Foye. The treatment of the guilty par- ties, when overtaken by the rescuers, is said to have been such as to protect all colored people of that region against further danger of that kind.
His son, Benjamin Sanderson, the father of the present William K. Sanderson, was born August 10, 1829, at Mercer, but in his early manhood moved to Vienna, Maine, where he acquired a large and prosperous farm. He married Mary Elizabeth Little, of Vienna, to whom two children were born, Benjamin, Jr., who died in infancy, and the present William K. Sanderson.
William K. Sanderson received his early school- ing at Hallowell where he attended the Hallowell Classical Academy. At the age of eighteen years he entered the employ of the Maine Central Rail- road as telegraph operator. Later he joined the forces of the Eastern Railroad and after its ab- sorption by the Boston & Maine Railroad con- tinued in the service of the latter road for many years as local agent at various points. In 1892 he was placed in charge of the freight terminal of the Southern division at Boston, Massachusetts, where he inaugurated the practice for the first time of making a storage charge upon freight not promptly removed by the owner. This practice later became universal throughout the country. His exceptional abilities in traffic matters were recognized and in 1898 he again returned to the Maine Central as assistant general freight agent and the following year was promoted to the posi- tion of general freight agent of the Maine Cen- tral Railroad. Under his management the freight department of this road soon became one of the most efficiently organized and managed roads of any in this section of the country. The policy of readjusting rates to meet the constantly increas- ing costs of operation, and a simplified method of publishing rates are some of the reforms he es-
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tablished. Upon taking over the railroads by the Federal Government and the consequent di- rection of all traffic matters from Washington, Mr. Sanderson became special representative of the railroad, handling any matters of special im- portance. He is a director of the New England Traffic Association and of the American Associa- tion of Freight Traffic Officers.
Aside from the railroad business to which he has devoted his life, Mr. Sanderson is active in many branches of civic work, particularly in the work of the Young Men's Christian Association. He is a member of the executive committee of the State Young Men's Christian Association, being chairman of the Boys' Work Committee, also a member of the board of directors of the Maine Central, Boston & Maine Railroad Association at Portland, and was for many years a director of the Portland City Association. He is also a mem- ber of the Portland Country Club, member of Society of Colonial Wars, and president of the Maine Society of the Sons of the American Revo- lution. Mr. Sanderson is a member of the State Street Congregational Church of Portland.
In 1884 Mr. Sanderson married Ella Louise Blethem, of Auburn, Maine, the daughter of Zebulon Blake and Sarah J. (Chick) Blethem, the latter of fame on account of his activities as captain in the First Maine Cavalry in the Civil War. Mrs. Sanderson died November 15, 1911. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Sander- son, Benjamin B., an attorney of Portland, Maine, and Helen Louise.
RUFUS ALBERT FAIRFIELD, the able and efficient cotton inspector of the great Pepperell Cotton Mills at Saco, Maine, a position that he has held for nearly four decades, a public- spirited citizen and a well known athlete, is a member of a very distinguished family in Maine, his paternal grandfather having been Governor John Fairfield of this State. He is a son of George Albert and Harriet (Nichols) Fairfield, and on his mother's side also a descendant from fine old Maine stock. His maternal grandfather was Rufus Nichols, for many years agent of the Saco Water Power Company, a prominent Free Mason and one of the men who aided in the building of the Pepperell Mills. George Albert Fairfield, father of the present Mr. Fairfield, was born at Saco in 1829, where he passed his life, and was assistant United States coast surveyor for a long period. He married Harriet Nichols, and they were the parents of the following children: Rufus Albert, with whom we are especially con-
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