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Wyman D. Pasco acquired his early education in the local schools, and after graduating from Warrensburg High School, he enrolled at the Albany Business College. For one year after he completed his education, he was
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engaged as a teacher at Stony Creek, and then returned to Warrensburg to become associated with his father's business. He continued in this work until 1931, when he entered the employ of the A. C. Emerson Company, as secre- tary and treasurer, which offices he has continued to hold to the present day. He also serves as a director of the Emerson National Bank.
He is a member of the board of trustees of the Methodist Church, and is prominently identified with the affairs of the Republican party, serving ten years as justice of the peace, seven years as town supervisor, and one term as town assessor. He is a Past Master of Lodge, No. 425, Free and Accepted Masons, Past Grand Master of the Warrensburg Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and an active member of the local Kiwanis Club.
He was married, in 1912, to Leneta Mills, a native of Warrensburg, and they are the parents of three children: I. Clara, a graduate in 1937 of St. Lawrence University. 2. Robert. 3. Helen Mary Pasco.
KENNETH H. SHELDON-Of banking, Kenneth H. Sheldon, of Glens Falls, has made a career since he began making a livelihood. He is a native of Queensbury, Warren County, born October 2, 1891, son of Curtis N. and Lillian (Perkins) Sheldon. His father was also born in Warren County, where he is well known for his connection with the hotel business. The mother came originally from Fair Haven, Vermont.
Kenneth H. Sheldon was educated in the public schools of his birthplace, and then started in with Glens Falls National Bank as a clerk. Since 1922 he has been assistant cashier of the institution and a popular figure in the banking circles of this section of New York State. He takes an active part in civic affairs and attends the Presbyterian Church. Hunting, fishing, and almost any sport that takes him out of doors, are among his recreations.
In 1913 Kenneth H. Sheldon married Blanche P. Perkins, of Glens Falls, and they are the parents of one son, Kenneth H., Jr., an undergraduate at Oberlin College, class of 1942.
JAMES E. GOODMAN, M. D .- For thirty-five years Dr. James E. Goodman has been engaged in the practice of medicine at Warrensburg. Early in his career the value of his service and professional qualifications to the community was clearly recognized and the intervening years have seen him busily occupied with the responsibilities of his extensive practice.
Dr. Goodman was born in Hartford, New York, on December 17, 1871, son of James E. and Sarah F. (Beecher) Goodman. His father, who was born in Bolton, New York, was a farmer throughout his active career but also had important business interests. He was president of the Farmers' Bank of
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Granville and later of the Washington County Bank. He was influential in the public life of this section aand served one term in the State Assembly. Sarah F. (Beecher) Goodman, the mother, was born in Ticonderoga, New York.
Dr. James E. Goodman received his preliminary education in the public schools of Hartford, New York, and in Granville High School. In 1896 he was graduated from Middlebury College with the degree of Bachelor of Arts and after teaching school for two years at South Jersey Institute, he entered the medical school of the University of Pennsylvania to prepare for his pro- fessional career. At this institution he took the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1902. Subsequently, he spent one year as an interne at West Chester Gen- eral Hospital, Pennsylvania, and in 1903 came to Warrensburg, where he has since devoted himself to the general practice of medicine. Dr. Goodman has always enjoyed the highest professional standing, commanding both the respect of his colleagues and the confidence of the general public. In addition to his own practice, he has served for twenty-eight years as health officer of War- rensburg and for twenty-five years as coroner. He is a member of the asso- ciate staff of Glens Falls Hospital.
Dr. Goodman's civic interests have touched a number of community insti- tutions, among them the Richards Library, of which he is a trustee. He is also a trustee of the Warrensburg Cemetery Association and has lent his influence and support to other useful enterprises. He is affiliated fraternally with Warrensburg Lodge, No. 425, Free and Accepted Masons, and is a member and elder of the Warrensburg Presbyterian Church. Dr. Goodman is fond of outdoor recreations and finds his principal diversion in golf and fishing.
He married, in 1910, Julia Howard, born in Warrensburg, who died in 1932.
MELVIN CLAYTON LIVINGSTON-Born and educated in Ver- mont, Melvin Clayton Livingston early in life chose teaching as his profession and since receiving his Bachelor of Science degree thirteen years ago, has taught in and been principal of, various schools in the State of New York. For the past six years he has been the directing head of the Schroon Lake Central School at Schroon Lake.
Mr. Livingston was born on the farm of his father, Robert R. Livingston, located in the town of Waitsfield, Washington County, Vermont, the date of his birth being February 21, 1904. His mother's maiden name was Anna May Russ. He finished his grammar school studies at Fayston, Vermont, in 1917, and then took the regular four-year course at Waitsfield, graduating in 1921. The next four years were spent by Mr. Livingston at Middlebury (Vermont) College, where he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in 1925. In 1932
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he received a Master of Arts degree from Teachers' College of Columbia Uni- versity, New York City. In the meantime, he had started his teaching career in the Ephratah Public School, Ephratah, New York, where he taught during the latter half of 1925 and the first half of 1926. Mr. Livingston then went to Valley Falls (New York) High School as principal, remaining there in that capacity until 1928, when he was appointed principal of the Peru (New York) High School. After five years in that connection, he became principal here at the Schroon Lake ( New York) Central School in 1933, and still serves (1939). During 1938 he was chairman of the Central School Principals in the State of New York.
Mr. Livingston is an Episcopalian. While attending Middlebury College he became a member of the Epsilon Chapter of Beta Kappa Fraternity. He is also affiliated with Morning Sun Lodge, No. 142, Free and Accepted Masons, at Port Henry, New York, and with the Ticonderoga Lodge, No. 1494, of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks at Ticonderoga, New York.
MAURICE HOOPES-Since his coming to Glens Falls, thirty-four years ago, Maurice Hoopes has been associated with Finch, Pruyn and Com- pany, Inc., and for the past twenty-nine years has served as president of this well-known industrial establishment. He was born in West Chester, Pennsyl- vania, October 16, 1870, the son of Thomas and Amanda (Russell) Hoopes, both deceased. Thomas Hoopes, a native of Chester County, Pennsylvania, was engaged in the manufacturing and banking field for many years prior to his death. Amanda (Russell) Hoopes was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
Maurice Hoopes received his early education in private schools in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and then entered Cornell University, being a member of the class of 1891. After recovering from illness that caused him to leave college without completing his course, Mr. Hoopes became superintendent of the Edison Electric Illuminating Company and the West Chester Street Rail- way Company, serving in these two positions until 1892, at which time he became electrical engineer for the Lynn and Boston Railway Company. He remained at this post until 1899, and was then appointed general manager of the Albany and Hudson Railway and Power Company. Two years later he went to New York City to become engineer for the J. G. White Company, continuing until 1904 when he became associated with Finch, Pruyn and Com- pany, serving in the capacity of vice-president until 1909, when he assumed his present duties as president of this corporation, and to the present day has been largely instrumental in the growth and development of this leading Glens Falls center of industry. Mr. Hoopes has also served as president of the First National Bank since 1930, and is also a director of the Glens Falls group of insurance companies. He also served for twelve years as president
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of the Glens Falls Hospital, and has interested himself in many worth while local civic activities.
He attends the Presbyterian Church, is an affiliate of Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity, and is a member of the local Chamber of Commerce. He also holds membership in the Glens Falls Country Club, Lake George Club, Lake George Association and the Sagamore Golf Club.
Mr. Hoopes married, in 1901, Mary E. Pruyn, of Glens Falls, and they became the parents of two children: I. Samuel Pruyn, since deceased. 2. Mary H., now the wife of Byron J. Lapham.
MARK H. PEET-Identified with the world of finance throughout the major part of his business career, Mark H. Peet is now associated with the Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company, where he has been engaged as cashier and trust officer since 1935. He was born in Shongo, July 1, 1898, the son of the late Edgar and Bertha (Graves) Peet. Edgar Peet, a native of Allegany County, was engaged as a blacksmith for many years prior to his death.
After completing his public and high school education in the Allegany County schools, Mark H. Peet entered the employ of the Kerr Turbine Com- pany of Wellsville, New York, where he remained for three years. He then secured a position in the State Income Tax Bureau, and was in the employ of the State for a period of five years, after which he became associated with the New York State National Bank at Albany, where he served for seven years as trust officer. Then, after one year as an employee of the Reconstruc- tion Finance Corporation, he became mortgage officer for the National Sav- ings Bank at Albany, continuing in this capacity until 1935 when he assumed his present duties with the Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company. Mr. Peet is also a member of the board of directors of both the Glens Falls Savings and Loan Association and the Schroon River Pulp and Paper Com- pany at Warrensburg.
Mr. Peet is a trustee of the Presbyterian Church, and is active in civic affairs, being president of the Chamber of Commerce, a member of the local Rotary Club, and a director of the Young Men's Christian Association. He is also affiliated with Greenbush Lodge, No. 337, Free and Accepted Masons, and is a member of the board of governors of the Glens Falls Country Club. As a diversion from his banking duties, Mr. Peet enjoys the opportunity of engaging in motorboating and other outdoor sports, but only on occasions when the pressure of business affairs will permit.
He was married, in 1925, to Fanny Carr, a native of Rensselaer, and they are the parents of a daughter, Susan Graves Peet.
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JESSE D. STARBUCK-Few Northern New York public officials are better qualified for their present posts by varied and broad experience than Jesse D. Starbuck, Commissioner of Public Welfare for Warren County.
He is a native of New York State, born in Chestertown, March 17, 1876, son of Samuel C. and Mary E. (Prouty) Starbuck. His mother, originally from Horicon, New York, is deceased, as is his father who was a native of Chestertown. Their son was reared on the home farm and attended county schools at Meadville, New York. At the age of seventeen years he went into the woods, working in lumber camps and followed the log drives down the river in the spring. In 1897 Jesse D. Starbuck entered the employ of the International Paper Company, measuring logs. At Warrensburg, New York, in 1901, he married Eva Smith, of Warrensburg, daughter of Sylvanus and Martha (Middleton) Smith, and in the same year he left the International Paper Company and farmed and lumbered until 1906. In that year he became the manager of the A. Bernhard City Camp, on Brant Lake, New York, remaining until May 1, 1915, when he entered the State Forest Conservation Commission service as a forest ranger. In 1918, his last year with the com- mission, he managed the estate of C. L. Collins, at Brant Lake and also pur- chased a sawmill at Horicon, New York. Mr. Starbuck operated this mill outfit until 1931.
One June 1, 1931, he became Commissioner of Public Welfare for Warren County, an office he since has filled with an ability and skill which have won him a reputation of far greater extent than local. He is second vice-president of the New York State Association of Public Welfare Officials, and a mem- ber of the New York State Conference of Social Workers. Mr. Starbuck was supervisor during 1914-15 for the town of Horicon, and has also served as assessor of this place. Fraternally, he is affiliated with Glendale Lodge, No. 497, Free and Accepted Masons; the Independent Order Odd Fellow Lodge at Chestertown, and has been a Noble Grand and filled all the chairs in this order ; is a member of the Floral Encampment, Warrensburg, and Lodge No. 81, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of Glens Falls. He is a member of the Warrensburg Kiwanis Club, and of the Queens Village Golf Club of Warrensburg. Back at the turn of the century he joined the Glens Falls unit of the New York State National Guard.
ALONZO W. MORGAN-As comptroller of the Glens Falls Insur- ance Company, Alonzo W. Morgan continues his long service in the organiza- tion. He has been associated with the company during his entire career and has held his present office since 193I.
Mr. Morgan was born in Glens Falls on March 22, 1890, son of Alonzo W. and Mary K. (Martin) Morgan. His father, who was also born in Glens
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Falls, was engaged in the lumber business here until his death. The mother, who is still living, was born at Lake George.
Educated in the public schools of Glens Falls, Mr. Morgan entered the employ of the Glens Falls Insurance Company after completing his high school course. He began as a clerk and as he learned the business, was advanced to various higher positions in several different departments. In 1931, after a quarter of a century of service, he was appointed comptroller of the company and has since been in charge of its audits and accounts.
Mr. Morgan is a member of the Glens Falls Chamber of Commerce and is affiliated fraternally with Senate Lodge, No. 456, Free and Accepted Masons. In this order he is also a member of the various higher York Rite bodies and of Oriental Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Mr. Morgan is a Presbyterian in religious faith.
He married, in 1913, Kathleen O'Brien, who was born in Glens Falls and has had an active part in the civic life of the city. She is president of the Glens Falls Women's Republican Club and a member of the Glens Falls Women's Club. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan are the parents of two children: I. Robert H., a member of the class of 1939 at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis. 2. Alonzo W.
WILLIAM M. LYNCH-Business manager of the Plattsburg Press, William M. Lynch, of Plattsburg, is one of the leading members of the Fourth Estate in Clinton County having held his present office for over thirty years, and is also widely known in Northern New York as a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
William M. Lynch was born at Beekmantown, New York, January 17, 1885, son of Michael and Hannah (Shields) Lynch. Michael Lynch, who was born in Ireland, came to the United States and established himself in life as a farmer, an occupation which he followed until the time of his death. Hannah (Shields) Lynch, his wife, also deceased, was born in Beekmantown.
After passing through the district school of Beekmantown, William M. Lynch attended the Plattsburg State Normal School and then completed his education with a business course at the Plattsburg High School. His first regular employment was in Plattsburg where, for two years, he was engaged by the firm of Childs & Byrnes, dealers in agricultural implements, wagons and carriages. Then, after another two years in a business capacity as assistant cashier with the local branch of Armour & Company, Mr. Lynch, in 1908, became associated with the Sentinel Publishing Company as a bookkeeper. In this final connection, Mr. Lynch forged ahead constantly, passing through various positions until 1910 when he was made business manager of the com-
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pany, the organization publishing the "Plattsburg Press," the leading daily morning paper of Clinton County. In 1929 Mr. Lynch became a director of the Sentinel Publishing Company, thus holding two positions on the news- paper. A Republican in politics and deeply interested in community and county problems, Mr. Lynch, like most newspaper men has refused to accept public office although he is always ready to give his support to all worthy community enterprises. Mr. Lynch has been active in the affairs of the Platts- burg Chamber of Commerce, an organization which he has served twice as vice- president and of which he is a director. He is a member of St. John's Roman Catholic Church and is also a member of Plattsburg Lodge, No. 621, Benevo- lent and Protective Order of Elks and belongs to Plattsburg Council, No. 255, Knights of Columbus, serving the Council as Grand Knight and holding fourth degree rank in the order. Mr. Lynch, who is fond of bowling, finds in the game, as well as in various outdoor sports, means of recreation from his professional duties and responsibilities.
HENRY W. COWLES-During his entire career, Henry W. Cowles has been associated with the Glens Falls Insurance Company, continuing the record of service begun by his father. He has been a valued member of the organization for many years and is now secretary of both the Glens Falls Insurance Company and its affiliate, the Commerce Insurance Company.
Mr. Cowles was born in Glens Falls on April 27, 1896, son of Willard R. and Eva (West) Cowles. His father, now deceased, was born at Fort Edward, New York, and spent over thirty years in the service of the Glens Falls Insurance Company. The mother, who is still living, was born in Glens Falls.
Henry W. Cowles was educated in local public schools, and after finishing high school in 1913, entered the employ of the Glens Falls Insurance Com- pany as a clerk. He served a thorough apprenticeship with the company and won promotion regularly until, in 1927, he was appointed assistant secretary. A short time later he was made secretary of the company and has since served in this capacity, holding, in addition, the office of secretary of the Commerce Insurance Company. His successful record and energy in the performance of his duties have made him well known among the executives of the organi- zation.
Mr. Cowles is also a director of the Glens Falls Savings and Loan Asso- ciation. He is active in the civic life of the community and despite the pres- sure of business interests, has been willing to assume public responsibilities. Since 1936 he has served as Commissioner of Public Safety of the City of Glens Falls. Mr. Cowles is a Republican in politics and is affiliated fraternally with Senate Lodge, No. 456, Free and Accepted Masons. During the World
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War he enlisted as a seaman in the United States Navy, continuing in the service until after the close of the conflict. Mr. Cowles is now a member of the American Legion. He is also a member of the Glens Falls Country Club and of the Presbyterian Church. His hobbies are golf and fishing.
In 1925 Henry W. Cowles married Christine Bolstetter, who was born in Cold Spring, New York. They are the parents of three children : Dorothy, Donald W. and David H.
JOHN JAMES COFFEY-County Superintendent of Highways for Clinton County, John James Coffey, of Plattsburg, is also active as a member of the Democratic party and an outstanding member of the Grange.
John James Coffey was born in Schuyler Falls, May 7, 1904, son of James Martin and Mary (Dwyer) Coffey. James Martin Coffey, who was born at Saranac, established himself as a farmer, a calling which he followed until the time of his death. Mary (Dwyer) Coffey, his wife, is a native of Palmer Hill, Clinton County.
After passing through the public schools of Schuyler Falls, John James Coffey entered the Peru High School, Clinton County, graduating as a member of the class of 1923, and then, selecting a career as an engineer, he attended Union College, Schenectady, for four years, in civil engineering with the class of 1927. His first employment after graduation was with the New York State Highway Department, following which Mr. Coffey spent two years with the Nassau County Highway Department, leaving his work in 1932 to spend a year engaged in farming. However, on May 5, 1932, he was given the appointment as acting superintendent of county highways for Clinton County, an office to which he was permanently appointed in November of 1932, being then but twenty-eight years of age and thus the youngest man to be appointed to the responsible post of county highway superintendent in all New York State. Retaining this position through the present time, Mr. Coffey, who takes a deep and abiding interest in civic and community problems as well as being concerned with county questions, has served two years as a member of the Clinton County Democratic Committee and taken an active interest in the school affairs of School District No. I of Schuyler Falls. A member of St. Augustine's Catholic Church, John James Coffey is a member and Past Master of Schuyler Falls Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, and belongs to Plattsburg Lodge, No. 621, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and Plattsburg Council, No. 255, Knights of Columbus. Mr. Coffey, who is devoted to the twin sports of hunting and fishing, finds in their enjoyment a means of recreation from his public duties and responsibilities.
John James Coffey married, June, 1937, Jane Ryan, who was born in Clintonville, Clinton County. Mrs. Coffey is a member of St. Augustine's Catholic Church and of various Plattsburg organizations.
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ISLAY VAN HORN GILL-A man who has for years figured prom- inently in the public utilities organization in Greenwich, Islay Van Horn Gill is now resident manager of the Greenwich district of the New York Power and Light Corporation. His contribution to the community in which he lives has been a distinctive one, rich in its good results and vastly beneficial to his fellow-citizens, and he is honored and respected in every circle in which he is known.
Mr. Gill was born June 14, 1875. in New York City, son of John M. and Mary A. (Sheldon) Gill. His father, who was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, spent most of his life in Greenwich as an accountant. He is now deceased. The mother, Mary A. (Sheldon) Gill, was a native of Napoleon, Michigan, and is now also deceased. She came early to Greenwich, where she spent most of her life.
The public schools of Greenwich provided Islay Van Horn Gill's early education. Completing his high school studies in Greenwich, he then became a student at Williams College, where he received the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1896. He studied law in a local law office, afterward becoming editor of the "Greenwich Journal" and so continuing for one and one-half years. In 1919 he went to work for the Consolidated Electric Company, which was merged into the New York Power and Light Corporation in 1927. At the time, Mr. Gill was president and manager of the Consolidated Electric Company.
Mr. Gill has been a director of the Consolidated Electric Company, the Mohican Pulp and Paper Company, the Greenwich Union Water Works, the W. Eddy Plow Company and the First National Bank of Greenwich. From an early period he has been active in public affairs, becoming supervisor for the town of Greenwich in 1910 and so continuing until 1918. For one year he was chairman of the Board of Supervisors. He is a staunch Republican in his political views.
Islay Van Horn Gill married Katherine Barr, who was born in Cambridge, New York. Their daughter, Nancy A. Gill, was born in Greenwich, New York. She became the wife of William W. Meisburger, of Buffalo, New York, and they live in Greenwich.
JOHN C. DORAN-A member of the New York State Bar since 1928, John C. Doran has maintained his offices in Plattsburg for the past five years, and in his comparatively short period in this locality, he has proven himself a most able attorney, well versed in the various phases of the law.
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