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On Nov. 3, 1910, Mr. Ingram married Miss Edna B. Keyes, of Albany, the daughter of Edgar B. and Mollie (Ryan) Keyes. Mr. Keyes was a native of Jefferson County and died in 1919. His widow was born in
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Missouri and now lives at Potsdam. To Mr. and Mrs. Ingram were born two children: 1. Verner Merritt, born in 1911, a graduate of Albany High School, attends Cornell University, class of 1932. 2. James Redfield, born in 1913, a graduate of Albany High School, attends Cornell University, class of 1934.
Mr. Ingram is a member of Trinity Episcopal Church and belongs to the Potsdam Club, Potsdam Country Club, Ogdensburg Century Club, and Albany Club. He is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge. He also holds membership in the American Academy of Political Science and New York State Historical Society. He is treasurer of the New York State Bar Association, and is a member of the St. Lawrence and American Bar asso- ciations.
Mr. Ingram is president of the Unity Paper Corporation, and a direc- tor of the Citizens National Bank of Potsdam.
Sidney P. Brown, M. D .- One of the prominent representatives of the medical profession in St. Lawrence County is Dr. Brown of Potsdam, who has engaged in practice there for more than 35 years. He was born at New Berlin, N. Y., June 12, 1870, the son of Hiram and Angeline (Pope) Brown.
Hiram Brown was born at New Berlin, and successfully engaged in the manufacture of cheese and butter there until 1890. He then located at Potsdam, where he died in 1918. Mr. Brown was a Republican and held membership in the Presbyterian Church. His wife died in 1908. They were the parents of the following children: Two died in infancy. 3. Nellie D. Henderson, who died in 1899. 4. Duane, who died in 1902. 5 and 6. Burton and Bertha, twins. The former lives at Adams. 7. Elizabeth, who died in 1890. 8. Mary Myers, who died in 1924. 9. Sidney P., the subject of this sketch. 10. L. R., lives at Cleveland, Ohio.
Sidney P. Brown received his early education at New Berlin. He was graduated from Potsdam State Normal School in 1891 and received the degree of Doctor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 1894. With the exception of the World War period, when he served in France, Dr. Brown has been located in practice at Potsdam. He enlisted in July, 1917, and served as a first lieutenant, U. S. Medical Corps, attached to the 32nd division. His company participated in active service at the front and later served in Germany with the Army of Occupation. He was dis- charged in June, 1919.
Dr. Brown was married (first) in 1896 to Miss Ruby Welch, of Ham- mond, N. Y., the daughter of David and Alice Welch. To them were born
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two children: 1. Alice, born in 1898, a graduate of Potsdam State Nor- mal School, married Clemment C. Coleman, and they have a son, William Coleman. 2. Gary M., born in 1920. Dr. Brown was married (second) in 1928 to Miss Pauline Forrester, of Hammond, the daughter of Alton W. and Margaret (Henderson) Forrester. The former resides at Chippewa Bay, N. Y. The latter died in 1920.
Dr. Brown is a member of the Presbyterian Church and is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge, Modern Woodmen of America, and Independent Order of Forresters. He also belongs to the American Legion. He has served as local health officer and county coroner and holds membership in the St. Lawrence County, New York State, and American Medical Asso- ciation.
Lewis D. Dewey, who is news editor of the Courier and Freeman, is considered a leading newspaper man of St. Lawrence County and is a prominent citizen of Potsdam. He was born in this city, Nov. 15, 1890, the son of Frederick L. and Jessie (Henry) Dewey.
Frederick L. Dewey, deceased, was a representative citizen of Potsdam, where he served for many years as president of the Citizens National Bank. He was born at Otego, N. Y., and in 1878 was graduated from Delaware Literary Institute at Franklin. Four years later he received a de- gree from Hamilton College, and spent the following three years as a mem- ber of the faculty of Delaware Literary Institute. He came to Potsdam in 1885 to take the chair in Latin and Greek in Potsdam State Normal School, and remained in that capacity until 1892. Mr. Dewey was one of the found- ers of the Racquette River Paper Company, of which he served as treasurer for three years, and he was also treasurer and manager of the Colton Pulp Company. He was identified with the Canton Lumber Company and in 1906 became president of the Citizens National Bank of Potsdam. Mr. Dewey was a Republican and served as treasurer of the Republican county committee for many years. He was also president of the library board, treasurer of the board of trustees of Potsdam State Normal School, and president of the Potsdam Club. He was a prominent member of Trinity Episcopal Church and belonged to the Masonic Lodge, Sigma Phi and Phi Beta Kappa fraternities. He was a director of the Northern New York Trust Company from its organization until his death. Jessie (Henry) Dewey was born at Potsdam and now resides at Canandaigua, N. Y. Their only child was Lewis D., the subject of this sketch.
After his graduation from Potsdam High School, Lewis D. Dewey attended Potsdam State Normal School and Hamilton College. Then he became associated in business with Robert H. Byrns under the firm name
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of Dewey & Byrns, automobile dealers. The partnership continued for three years and in 1913 Mr. Dewey accepted his present position on the Courier and Freeman as news editor. He was also interested in the coal business at Watertown from 1923 until 1928, as secretary-treasurer of the Bisnett & Dewey Coal Company, and later, when the firm was merged with the H. E. Tyler Company, Mr. Dewey served as vice president.
On June 29, 1916, Mr. Dewey was united in marriage with Miss Alice Edna Sanford, of Potsdam, the daughter of Herbert J. and Bertha (Chit- tenden) Sanford, natives of Hopkinton, N. Y. The former died in 1924 and the latter lives at Potsdam. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey have a son, Sanford Dayton, born Oct. 16, 1917.
Mr. Dewey is identified with the Republican party in politics. He is chief of the local fire department and was a member of the board of edu- cation for three years. His wife holds membership in the Presbyterian Church and he is affiliated with B. P. O. Elks.
William James Baldwin, M. D .- One of the better known professional men of St. Lawrence County, successfully engaged in practice for 20 years at Potsdam, is Dr. Baldwin. He was born at Ogdensburg, Dec. 13, 1879, the son of James and Elizabeth (McCaffery) Baldwin.
James Baldwin, deceased, spent 57 years in the employ of the Rutland railroad. He was a native of Canada and was four years of age when his parents brought him to New York and settled at Brasher Falls. He was educated in the public schools and was a graduate of Lawrenceville Acad- emy. He entered the employ of the Rutland Railroad Company in 1868, and served as passenger conductor from 1877 until the time of his death in December, 1925. He was a Democrat and held membership in the Cath- olic Church. Elizabeth (McCaffery) Baldwin was born at Dannemora, N. Y., and died April 7, 1915. Both are buried at Ogdensburg. To Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin were born six children: 1. Mary, died in 1924, was the wife of Michael Collins. 2. John, who died in 1878. 3. William James, the subject of this sketch. 4. Thomas Francis, who died April 27, 1912. 5. Charles A., lives at Kansas City, Mo. 6. Margaret, married Patrick Casey, lives at Ogdensburg.
After his graduation from Ogdensburg High School and St. Mary's Academy, William James Baldwin entered Holy Cross College at Wor- cester, Mass. He received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from that insti- tution in 1903 and was graduated in Medicine from McGill University, Montreal, in 1910. During the following year he established his present practice at Potsdam. He has been a member of the board of health and
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is on the staff of Potsdam Hospital. He also is identified with the St. Lawrence County, New York State, and American Medical Associations.
On Sept. 27, 1913, Dr. Baldwin married Miss Mary Eleanor McCarter, the daughter of John and Caroline (Marshall) McCarter. Both Mr. and Mrs. McCarter were born at Lisbon, N. Y. He died in 1921 and she died in 1906. They are buried at Ogdensburg.
Dr. Baldwin is a Democrat, a member of the Knights of Columbus, Fourth degree, and belongs to Theta Delta Chi fraternity. He is a director of the Peoples Bank of Potsdam.
Ira H. Kendall .- Active and progressive in business, Ira H. Kendall is prominent in Potsdam, where he is president and treasurer of the Kendall- Lamar Corporation. He was born at Enosburg Falls, Vt., April 16, 1878, the son of H. D. and Deda (Hunt) Kendall.
H. D. Kendall was a life long resident of Enosburg Falls and for 40 years owned a woodworking shop, located on the Misisquoi River. It was in this shop that Ira H. Kendall received his early training. It was not uncommon in those days for the owner of a shop to actually design and make much of the machinery which he used. The father also owned and operated the local electric light plant, which was one of the very first in Vermont. Ira H. Kendall operated this station and while there completed his first useful invention. At the age of 16 he had made a water wheel governor which functioned perfectly and cost only fifty dollars. This governor was mechanically and electrically operated and would have cost at least twelve hundred dollars had it been purchased at that time. In the spring of 1898 the electric light plant was removed from Enosburg Falls to Bedford, Canada.
In 1898 Mr. Kendall entered the employ of the DeLaval Separator Company, going to their Poughkeepsie factory. The following year he entered the University of Vermont, where he took a short dairy course and later located at Sidney, N. Y. His first work was repairing and instal- ling DeLaval equipment. He soon became a salesman for the company and later was transferred to the DeLaval Steam Turbine Company and entered their factory at Trenton, N. J., where he received instruction re- garding turbine engines. After two years with this company he went with the Stoddard Manufacturing Company of Rutland, manufacturers of dairy equipment. This company later became amalgamated with the Creamery Package Manufacturing Company of Chicago, and Mr. Kendall remained with them until 1917, when he became associated with Dr. F. L. Dewey and Robert H. Byrns, of Potsdam, taking over the H. D. Thatcher Com-
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pany, which at that time was manufacturing butter and cheese color and fiber butter packages. Soon after Mr. Kendall invented and built a ma- chine for making these butter packages, which had a capacity of 10,000 packages per day. Later a complete line of dairy equipment was added to the business. About this time Mr. Kennedy made his first application for a U. S. patent. This covered a new type of test bottle for use with the Babcock tester for determining the amount of butter fat in milk and cream.
During 1922 Mr. Kendall made application for a patent covering a very new and unique type of milk can washer, using sand and water as a wash- ing medium. This washer has been most successful and is being used by some of the most critical milk companies. This application required sub- dividing and eight U. S. and Canadian patents have now been allowed upon this machine alone. Mr. Kendall then invented and was allowed patents covering a high temperature milk heater, capable of heating milk to a temperature of 190 degrees without the milk burning to the tubes, the first successful high temperature milk heater ever produced. Another invention, covering a mechanical cleaned jet head for bottle and milk can washers was patented, and a one-half interest sold to the Manning Manu- facturing Company of Rutland. The Creamery Package Company has a manufacturer's license under two of Mr. Kendall's patents, which are the sand and water milk can washer and the high temperature milk heater. Rice & Adams Corporation, of Buffalo, also operates under two of his patents, so that there are three large dairy manufacturing plants using his inventions.
On Jan. 1, 1928, J. C. Lamar, of Potsdam, and F. H. Burns, of Wad- dington, became associated with Mr. Kendall and the business was incor- porated as the Kendall-Lamar Corporation. Mr. Kendall has since de- signed a new internal tube milk cooler with patents pending, and also a straight-of-way milk pan washer. In the short space of eight years he has been granted 16 U. S. and Canadian patent rights and has ten others pending. The plant has installed over $18,000 worth of new tools and employs about 50 expert machinists and welders.
On July 4, 1898, Mr. Kendall married Miss Genevieve A. Mears, of Enosburg Falls, Vt., the daughter of Joseph H. and Marian (Crossett) Mears. He was born in England and died in 1926. His wife, a native of Vermont, died in 1924. Mr. and Mrs. Kendall have two children: 1. Marian Deda, born in 1901, a graduate of Potsdam State Normal School, now a teacher. 2. Harold M., born in 1911, a graduate of Potsdam High School, class of 1930.
Mr. Kendall has served as president of the village and has always been interested in matters of a civic nature. His contribution to the dairy
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manufacturing industry is second to none, his machines being used wher- ever there is milk to pasteurize and milk cans to be made clean.
Theodore Swift Barnett, M. D .- One of the better known professional men of St. Lawrence County is Doctor Barnett, who is engaged in prac- tice at Potsdam, with offices at 60 Market Street. He was born at Pots- dam, Aug. 23, 1893, the son of Dr. Cornelius Arthur and Clara Maude (Lobdell) Barnett.
Dr. Cornelius Arthur Barnett was born at Waddington, N. Y. He was a graduate of Potsdam State Normal School, University of Michigan, and received the degree of Doctor of Medicine at the latter institution in 1888. He then took graduate work at Bellevue Hospital, New York City, and in 1889 established a private practice at Potsdam, where his son now has offices. Doctor Barnett successfully practiced his profession in this city for a period of 42 years and was outstanding in his work as a sur- geon. He died Nov. 13, 1922, and his wife died in 1896. She was born at Madrid, N. Y. Dr. Barnett was a Republican and took an active part in local affairs. He served for a number of years as public health officer. He held membership in the Catholic Church and was a charter member of the Knights of Columbus. He was also a familiar figure on the North Country Fair Grounds for many years and was widely known as a breeder of fine horses. He was identified with the Racquette River Valley Agri- cultural Society. To Doctor and Mrs. Barnett were born three children: 1. Blanche, married Carl H. Vogt, lives at Elizabeth, N. J. 2. Theodore Swift, the subject of this sketch. 3. Charles, who died in infancy.
Theodore Swift Barnett attended the public schools of Potsdam, from which he was graduated in 1912. During 1912-13 he was a student at St. Lawrence University, and in 1916 he received the degree of Bachelor of Science at the University of Michigan. Two years later he was graduated from the College of Medicine at the latter institution, and during 1918-19 was an interne at Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. From July 1, 1919, until March 1, 1920, Dr. Barnett was assistant resident surgeon at Barnes Hospital. He then entered the service of the American Red Cross for foreign duty and sailed for Serbia on March 19, 1920. After several months he was transferred to Poland and detailed to the Polish army as a medical officer at the front during the Polish-Bolsheviki war. After the close of the war he engaged in child welfare work in Poland. He later studied in different European cities and returned to the United States, Dec. 2, 1921. From Jan. 1, 1922, until Jan. 1, 1924, Dr. Barnett served a sur- gical internship on the service of Dr. Eugene Pool in the New York Hos-
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pital. He then became resident surgeon at Lying-In Hospital, New York City. For a time he was also ship surgeon on the S. S. Christobal, Panama Railway Steamship Company. Dr. Barnett returned to Potsdam in 1924 to establish a private practice. During 1928 he spent three months in graduate study in Vienna and Berlin. He is a member of the St. Lawrence County, New York State, and American Medical associations. In 1931 he served as president of the St. Lawrence County Medical Society.
Dr. Barnett was married (first) Feb. 12, 1926, to Miss Sophie Komor- ska, of Warsaw, Poland, the daughter of Michael and Paulina (Shalea- wicz) Komorska. The former died in 1927 and the latter resides in War- saw. Sophie (Komorska) Barnett died March 4, 1930, and is buried at Potsdam. To Dr. and Mrs. Barnett were born two daughters: Sophie Marie, born Nov. 11, 1926; and Adele Maud, born Sept. 14, 1928. On June 30, 1931, Dr. Barnett married Miss Isabel Catherine Hayes, of Bridgeport, Calif., the daughter of Charles and Ella Hayes. Mr. Hayes died in 1929 and his widow resides at Rochester, N. Y. Mrs. Barnett is a graduate of the University of Nevada, class of 1925.
Dr. Barnett is president of the Rotary Club, and holds membership in the Knights of Columbus, the Elks, Alpha Tau Omega and Nu Sigma Nu fraternities.
William Andrew Sullivan .- Representative of the prominent and influ- ential business men of Watertown was William Andrew Sullivan, who died April 7, 1930. He was president of the W. A. Sullivan Lumber Company, the Sullivan Realty Corporation, and the Sullivan Securities Corporation. Mr. Sullivan was born at Brownville, N. Y., March 21, 1868, the son of John C. and Agnes (McConnell) Sullivan.
John C. Sullivan and his wife were natives of Ireland, and were promi- nent pioneer citizens of Brownville, N. Y. He died in December, 1898, and his wife died in 1912. Both are buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Water- town.
William Andrew Sullivan attended the public schools of Brownville and came to Watertown in 1885. He entered the employ of the E. W. Knapp Lumber Company as a mill hand. The firm later became Winslow & Knapp, and after a number of years was reorganized as White & An- thony. Mr. Anthony's interests were subsequently purchased by Mr. Sullivan, the business being known as White & Sullivan until 1912, at which time Mr. Sullivan retired from the firm. In 1913 he organized the W. A. Sullivan Lumber Company in Polk Street. Mr. Sullivan maintained his yard office in the northwest corner of his first planing mill. In 1915 he expanded his business and purchased the present Lamon Street Lumber
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Yard. In 1920 he bought the land for the Water Street Yard and in 1923 erected a modern office at 140 Polk Street. At the time of his death in 1930, he was recognized as one of the North Country's leading lumber dealers and a reliable business man. Mr. Sullivan is buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Watertown.
April 29, 1902, Mr. Sullivan was united in marriage with Miss Agnes O'Leary, the daughter of Patrick and Elizabeth (Berry) O'Leary. Both were natives of Ireland. Mr. O'Leary died in 1888 and his wife died in 1876. Both are buried at Mt. Morris, N. Y. To Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan have been born two children: 1. Helen Elizabeth, married John M. Reynolds, attorney, Watertown. They have a son, William Sullivan Reynolds. 2. Edward Cornelius, who is identified with the W. A. Sullivan Lumber Company.
Mr. Sullivan was a prominent member of Holy Family Catholic Church, where he served as trustee for over 30 years. He belonged to B. P. O. Elks, No. 496, and Knights of Columbus, Watertown Council, No. 259.
William M. O'Brien, who is secretary of the Unity Paper Corporation, of Potsdam, is recognized as one of the city's dependable business men and substantial citizens. He was born here, April 3, 1876, the son of Timothy and Martha C. (Whalen) O'Brien.
Timothy O'Brien was born at Norfolk, N. Y. He came to Potsdam in 1870 and during the next year built the family residence here, which is still owned by members of his family. He was interested in the marble and granite business, and about 1889 purchased the interest of Frank F. Flint, of Flint and Maxfield, which became known as the firm of O'Brien & Maxfield. He was connected with this well established business until his retirement in 1903. Mr. O'Brien died Oct. 30, 1916, and his wife died Oct. 11, 1915. Both are buried at Potsdam. Politically, Mr. O'Brien was a Democrat, and he held membership in the Catholic Church. To Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien the following children were born: 1. Rose, a teacher, lives at Weehawken, N. J. 2. William M., the subject of this sketch. 3. J. Leo, an attorney, lives at Mt. Vernon, N. Y. 4. Katherine M. 5. Margaret; the latter two are employed in the offices of the U. S. Treasury Department, Washington, D. C.
William M. O'Brien attended the Potsdam public schools and was asso- ciated with his father in the hardware business until 1903. He then be- came treasurer and manager of the Potsdam Clothing Manufacturing Com- pany, in which capacity he served for seven years. In 1915 he accepted his present position with the Unity Paper Corporation as secretary.
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On July 8, 1903, Mr. O'Brien was united in marriage with Miss Ger- trude M. Meeker, of Madrid, the daughter of John A. and Laura (Howe)' Meeker, natives of Canada and New York, respectively. The former died in 1926 and the latter in 1911. Both are buried at Madrid, N. Y. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien: 1. Catherine L., born in 1906, valedictorian of her high school class, also a graduate of Welles- ley College, and taught psychology for two years at Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass. 2. John L., born in 1911, a graduate of Potsdam High School, attends St. Lawrence University. 3. William Allen, born in 1914, a graduate of Potsdam High School, and valedictorian of his class, now attends the Clarkson School of Technology.
Politically Mr. O'Brien is a Democrat. He is a member of the Catholic Church, and belongs to the Potsdam Club and Potsdam Country Club.
Mr. O'Brien is the owner of a fine farm of 300 acres on Fuller Road, ' three miles from Potsdam, and he has 80 head of purebred Holstein cat- tle on the place. It is there that Mr. O'Brien spends much of his time.
Robert H. Byrns, who is president of the Citizens National Bank of Potsdam, is recognized as one of the city's able and successful business men. He was born at Canton, N. Y., March 21, 1881, the son of George E. and Margaret (Devlin) Byrns.
George E. Byrns was born at Hammond, St. Lawrence County, and now resides at Potsdam. He is 81 years of age. During his early life Mr. Byrns was interested in the lumber and saw mill business, and in 1901 he came to Potsdam, where he organized the United States Brush Com- pany, with which he was identified for about ten years. He served as overseer of the poor in the town of Potsdam for a number of years, and as village trustee of Canton. He is a member of the Catholic Church. His wife was born at Canton and died in 1923. There were three children born to Mr. and Mrs. Byrns: 1. Robert H., the subject of this sketch. 2. Mrs. Fred Burke, lives at Watertown. 3. Benjamin, who served in France during the World War, now an examiner with the Federal Reserve Bank in New York City.
Robert H. Byrns attended the Canton public schools and is a graduate of the Eastman Business College at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He was identi- fied with the First National Bank of Canton for two years, after which he came to Potsdam as bookkeeper for the Citizens National Bank. Later he was made cashier, and vice president, and since March, 1923, he has held the office of president. He is also a director of the bank and is a direc- tor of the Unity Paper Mills.
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In 1913 Mr. Byrns was married to Miss Mabel Allen, of Watertown, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Allen. Both are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Byrns have a daughter, Betsy Jane, born at Potsdam in 1923.
Mr. Byrns is a Republican and a director of Potsdam Hospital. He holds membership in the Catholic Church, and belongs to the Knights of Columbus, Potsdam Club, Potsdam Country Club and the Canton Club.
William E. Flanders .- Identified with the Flanders Insurance Agency, Mr. Flanders is one of the progressive and well known business men of Potsdam and is a veteran of the World War. He was born at Blooming- dale, Essex County, N. Y., March 2, 1888, the son of Eugene and Hattie (Winch) Flanders.
Eugene Flanders was born at Bloomingdale and spent his early life as a guide in the Adirondack Mountain regions. He was identified with the estate of William Rockefeller as superintendent for 26 years, and after his retirement lived at Oswego. Mr. Flanders died in 1927 and his widow re- sides at Malone, N. Y. He was a Republican, a member of the Methodist Church, and belonged to the Masonic Lodge. To Mr. and Mrs. Flanders were born four children: 1. William E., the subject of this sketch. 2. Marian, a graduate of Malone Academy and Oswego State Normal School, now a teacher at Malone. 3. Harriet, married William Preston, also a graduate of Oswego Normal, lives at Babylon, L. I .; and 4. Ralph W., attending Franklin Academy at Malone, N. Y.
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