Educated in Queen’s College, Galway. Came to America in 1880. Studied
medicine in Bellevue Medical College, New York; graduated 1888. Moved to
Salem, Mass., 1892. Was elected to the board of education, served four
years. Moved to Charlestown, Mass., in 1896, where he has since
practiced his profession. Published one volume of poems in 1899, and is
a popular lecturer on Irish historical subjects.
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GAMBLE, ROBERT JACKSON, LL. D., of Yankton, South Dakota, United States
Senator, was born in Genesee County, N. Y., February 7, 1851; removed to
Fox Lake, Wis., in 1862; graduated from Lawrence University, Appleton,
Wis., in 1874, and received the degree of LL. D. from that institution
in 1909; located at Yankton, S. D., in 1875, where he has since been
engaged in the practice of law; was district attorney for the second
judicial district of the Territory in 1880; city attorney of Yankton for
two terms; State Senator in 1885, under the constitution adopted that
year; was elected to the Fifty-Fourth and Fifty-Sixth Congresses, and
was elected to the United States Senate, January 23, 1901, and
re-elected in 1907. He was married to Miss Carrie S. Osborne in 1884.
They have one son, Ralph A., who graduated from Princeton University in
the class of 1909. He is a member of the Cosmos Club of Washington, D.
C.
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GARVAN, EDWARD J., appointed last April member of the new Connecticut
juvenile commission for one year, has devoted many years to the city’s
service. He was born in East Hartford in 1871, the son of the Hon.
Patrick Garvan, now of this city. Judge Garvan attended the Hartford
Public High school, was graduated from Yale college in 1894 and from the
Yale Law school two years later. For four years after beginning practice
in Hartford he was clerk of the city court, and was also first clerk and
attorney for the Hartford Business Men’s Association. In 1902 he was
elected judge of the police court in which position he served five
years, up to January 1, 1908. Under his régime two important movements
were initiated, namely, the probation system for prisoners and the
juvenile court. He resigned as judge to become vice-president of the P.
Garvan Co., Inc. He organized the Riverside Trust Company in 1907 and
made the nominating speech naming Lieutenant-Governor Everett J. Lake
for governor at the last Republican State Convention. He is assistant
quartermaster, with the grade of lieutenant, on the Staff of Major Frank
L. Wilcox of the Governor’s Foot Guard, and is a member of the Hartford
Club, Hartford Golf Club, the Farmington Country Club, the University
Club of Hartford, the Twentieth Century and the Republican Clubs. He is
not married.
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GLEASON, JOHN H., 25 North Pearl Street, Albany, N. Y.; was born in Troy
February 25, 1857; educated at the Christian Brothers Academy there;
admitted as an attorney and counsellor at law January 30, 1880, at
Albany, N. Y., and has since been engaged in active practice of the law
at Watervliet and Albany; corporation counsel for West Troy and City of
Watervliet several years, and is in partnership with his son at above
address, and also at No. 1595 Broadway, Watervliet, N. Y.
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GORMAN, PATRICK FRANCIS, of Alexandria, Virginia, is an old “Confederate
Veteran.” He was born in Powerstown, Kilkenny County, Ireland, February
14, 1842. His father was Edward Gorman of Mount Loftus, his mother
Bridget Whitehead of Powerstown, his grandfather Patrick Gorman, a noted
stone mason, architect and builder, of Mount Loftus, Kilkenny County.
His father and family came to the United States in 1846, landed at
Baltimore, Maryland, but soon went North, resided at Worcester, Mass.,
about two years, came South and settled in Alexandria, Va., in 1849,
where he has resided ever since. He received his education at St. Johns
Academy (a private school), was indentured apprentice to Green & Bro.,
large furniture manufacturers, in 1859. With permission from Messrs.
Green & Bro. he enlisted as private in the Alexandria Light Artillery
(better known as Kempers Battery), April 17, 1861, and served all
through the Civil War. In 1863, on account of the scarcity of horses
this company was transferred to the 18th Virginia Battalion Heavy
Artillery, and served as infantry until the end of war. He was promoted
to sergeant, was color guard at the Battle of Sailors Creek, April 6,
1865, just three days before the surrender of General Lee, was badly
wounded in this battle, captured and sent to prison at City Point,
thence to Baltimore and Fort McHenry, Md. He was released and sent home
June 23, 1865, and was compelled to use crutches about a year and a
half. He commenced boiler making with a partner early in 1867 under the
firm name of Germond & Gorman, afterwards Gorman & Pettit, and later P.
F. Gorman. He was married October 24, 1867, has eight children, five
boys and three girls, all living at this time. Was elected City Tax
Collector in 1889, and held office continuously and received democratic
nomination (equivalent to election) for four years more, beginning
January 1, 1910. He is a director in the leading building association of
the city, also in the Alexandria National Bank and is an ex-Commander of
R. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans, and a Fourth Degree member of the
Knights of Columbus.
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HAMILL, JAMES A., A. M., of Jersey City, New Jersey, was born in Jersey
City, New Jersey, March 30, 1877; received his education at St. Peter’s
College, Jersey City, from which institution he was graduated in 1897,
receiving the degree of A. B., and in the subsequent year that of A. M.;
completed the regular course of lectures in the New York Law School and
in 1899 obtained the degree of LL. B., was admitted to the bar of New
Jersey in June, 1900; was elected in 1902 a member of the New Jersey
house of assembly, where he served four consecutive one-year terms,
during the last two of which he was leader in that body of the
Democratic minority; was elected to the Sixtieth Congress and re-elected
to the Sixty-first Congress.
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HOGAN, JOHN P., B. A., was born in Chicago, Ill., June 12, 1881 (son of
Denis John Hogan, also born in Chicago December 8, 1856); graduate
University Preparatory School, Chicago, Ill., 1899; Harvard College, A.
B., 1903; Lawrence Scientific School, Harvard University, S. B., 1904.
Since leaving college he has been engaged in civil engineering work in
New York City and vicinity and at present is Assistant Engineer, Board
of Water Supply, City of New York, on construction of the Catskill
Aqueduct, stationed at High Falls, N. Y.; member of Harvard Engineering
Association, Municipal Engineers of New York City and Junior American
Society of Civil Engineers.
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HOGAN, RIGHT REV. JOHN J., D. D., Bishop of Kansas City, Missouri; born
in County Limerick, Ireland, May 10, 1829; ordained Priest in the
Cathedral of St. Louis, Missouri, April 10, 1852; consecrated Bishop of
St. Joseph, Missouri, September 13, 1868; transferred to the See of
Kansas City, Missouri, September 10, 1880.
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HOGAN, JOHN J., was born at Lowell, Mass., July 10, 1857. His father’s
name is William Hogan, and his mother’s name Ellen (Ahearn) Hogan. Both
his parents came to America in the year 1854, and lived continuously at
Lowell, Mass., until their death. The family consisted of five boys and
three girls, four of the boys now living, all the rest of the family
being deceased. The sons now living are: John J. Hogan, William A.
Hogan, David H. Hogan and Daniel E. Hogan, all of whom reside at Lowell,
Mass. John J. Hogan attended the public schools of Lowell, and was
graduated from the Lowell High School. He afterwards was tutored
privately, and studied law in the office of Hon. Jeremiah Crowley of
Lowell. He was admitted to the bar as an attorney-at-law in 1881, and
has continued in active practice until the present time. He was city
solicitor of the city of Lowell during the years 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894
and 1895, and tried as such a large number of cases, and is considered
one of the best trial lawyers in the State of Massachusetts. He also has
held many public offices. In 1883 and 1884 he was a member of the Common
Council of the city of Lowell, and was president of that body in 1884.
In 1885 and 1886 he was elected to the Massachusetts House of
Representatives and served in that body during those years on important
committees. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, and a very
prominent member of the Royal Arcanum, having served as Grand Regent of
Massachusetts in the year 1908, and is now a member of the Supreme
Council of that body. He is a director and counsel of the Lowell Trust
Company, and is president of the Washington Savings Institution of that
city, and is also president of the Washington Club of Lowell. Mr. Hogan
married Marietta McEvoy on January 18, 1888, and has five children,
viz.: Miss Marietta F. Hogan, Miss Helen L. Hogan, Miss Elizabeth I.
Hogan, John J. Hogan, Jr., Miss Margaret Hogan. Mr. Hogan has offices at
Lowell, Mass., and has associated with him his brother, William A.
Hogan, the firm name being John J. & William A. Hogan.
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HOPKINS, GEORGE A., Attorney at Law, 27 William Street, New York City,
born in Detroit, Michigan, July 13, 1883; graduate of St. Mary’s
Institute, Amsterdam, New York, 1901. Graduated from Princeton
University, 1906, with degree of Litt. B.; received degree LL. B. from
New York Law School.
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JOHNSTON, MARY H. S., was born in Red Wing, Minn., February 28, 1865.
Her father was James Gallup Stoddard, a direct descendant of Elder
William Brewster, who came in the Mayflower in 1620, and of Gov.
Theophilus Eaton, one of the founders of New Haven Colony, Conn.; his
father, Jonathan Stoddard, was the son of Mark Stoddard, sergeant of
10th Co., 6th Regiment, Connecticut Troops, at Battle of Bunker Hill,
and Lucy (Ally) Stoddard, who was a sister to Captain Samuel Allyn, who
was killed at Fort Griswold, Conn., at the time of Arnold’s invasion of
Connecticut. The mother of James Gallup Stoddard was Hannah Morgan, a
daughter of Captain Israel Morgan of Groton, Conn., who served under
Gates during the Revolutionary War, and who was one of the defenders of
Stonington, Conn., at its bombardment during the war of 1812; she was
also a direct descendant of James Fitch, chaplain of the Connecticut
forces during King Philip’s War under Majors Treat and Talcott, of Henry
Wolcott, one of the early settlers of Windsor, Conn., and of Rev. Henry
Whitfield of Guilford, Conn. The mother of the subject of this sketch
was Margaret Barr, daughter of Andrew and Mary (Auld) Barr. Andrew Barr
was born in Ireland in 1815 and was the son of Andrew and Martha
(Douglas) Barr; he married in Ireland, in 1838, Mary Auld, daughter of
Robert and Margaret (Stewart) Auld; they resided in Parish of Carmony,
Town of Ballyhone, County Antrim, Ireland, until August, 1840, when they
came to America, settling first at Henrietta, N. Y., thence to
Wisconsin, then to Red Wing, Minn.; he enlisted in Company E, 3d
Minnesota Volunteers, at the outbreak of the Civil War, where he served
for five years, the latter part of his service acting as regimental
veterinarian. She was educated in the schools of Humboldt, Iowa,
graduating from the High School at the age of fifteen years. Upon
leaving school she accepted a position with the Humboldt County Bank,
now the Humboldt State Bank, where she has worked ever since, at the
present time being one of the directors, secretary of the board of
directors and assistant cashier. She was married June 27, 1888, at
Humboldt, Iowa, to Robert J. Johnston, son of John and Jane (Porter)
Johnston. Mrs. Johnston is interested in the work of patriotic societies
and club work, and at the present time is State Historian of the Iowa
Daughters of the American Revolution, vice-president of the Iowa United
States Daughters of 1812, and state treasurer of the Iowa Federation of
Women’s Clubs.
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KEENAN, FRANK, was born April 8, 1859, in Dubuque, Iowa, where he lived
for one year, moving to Boston with his parents, and attending the old
Rice school in Boston. He made his first theatrical appearance on any
stage at the Boston College in “Wild Oats” in 1876, and then started to
learn the wholesale dry goods business. After several years he was sent
out as a salesman on the road, later going into the wholesale cigar
business as a traveling salesman. During this time he began to take up
amateur theatricals, and gave imitations of popular actors whom he had
never seen. Securing employment with the largest importers of German
cutlery in New York, he left his samples in Connecticut town, slipped up
to Boston and played “Green Jones” in “The Ticket of Leave Man,” in an
amateur performance at Chelsea. On the strength of his performance he
was engaged as leading man for “Musical Thompson’s repertoire company,”
about to play the state of Maine, at a salary of $9 a week and board. He
opened as Archibald Carlisle in “East Lynn,” and the next night played
Tom Badger in “The Streets of New York.” This company carried its own
scenery as the halls played had no scenery. The engagement was
short-lived as salaries soon ceased to appear. His next professional
engagement was with the tragedian Joseph Proctor. The part was Wenonga,
the Indian chief in “Nick of the Woods,” under the management of that
veteran stage manager and splendid actor, J. W. Lanergan, at his own
theatre, the Lawrence Opera House at Lawrence, Mass. The repertoire
included “Virginius,” “Damon and Pythias,” “Othello,” “The Red
Pocketbook,” “Lady of Lyons,” “La Tour de Nelle,” and other sensational
old timers. Under the direction of Lanergan this proved a successful and
splendid school, such a one as does not exist today, for the young
actor, for then one learned the trade, received the ground work of
instruction—dramatic expression, movement, and grace. Following this
came an engagement with Sol Smith Russell as the Deacon in his first
play, “Edgewood Folks,” after which came an engagement with the Boston
Museum Company, in the original production in this country of “Nunky,”
afterwards called “The Private Secretary.” Then came the position of
stage manager of a large company, having thirty-two plays in repertoire,
touring New England; and engagements with prominent stars, including
James A. Hearne, in “The Minute Man.” Then a starring engagement of his
own in repertoire through the West, followed by “The Counterfeiter” in
the original production of Steele Mackeye’s play, “The Noble Rogue,” in
Chicago. This engagement was followed by a starring tour as “Terry
Denison” in James A. Hearne’s play, “Hearts of Oak,” and a season
co-starring with the Irish comedian, Billy Barry, in “McKenna’s
Flirtation.” He then played “Fagin” in “Oliver Twist,” followed by the
gypsy, “Miles McKenna,” in “Rosedale,” and stock starring in his own
companies in Providence and Boston. A long engagement followed with the
late Charles H. Hoyt and Frank McKee—in the New York production of “The
Milk White Flag,” and “The Contented Woman.” This followed by his own
production, the greatest scenic production ever made of “Oliver Twist.”
This was followed by a return to the Hoyt forces. The next engagement
was with “The Texas Steer,” in the part of “Maverick Brander,” under the
late Sam S. Shubert, his first experience as a manager. Then came an
engagement in Augustus Thomas’ play, “The Capitol,” under the management
of James Hill, at the Standard Theatre, New York. This was followed by a
performance of “The Major” in Jacob Litt’s original production of “The
War of Wealth.” Then as director of the Pike Stock Company for a season
in Cincinnati, Ohio, and on the collapse of the late Sol Smith Russell
came a starring tour of two years in “The Poor Relation,” followed by
another season starring in “The Honorable John Grigsby.” Then two
seasons in vaudeville, after which came an engagement under the
management of David Belasco, which lasted four years, including the
parts of “Jack Rance” in “The Girl of the Golden West,” and “General
Buck” in “The Warrens of Virginia.” Mr. Keenan is starring this season
in “The Heights” under the management of Henry B. Harris.
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KEENAN, WALTER F., was born in Philadelphia on October 20, 1855. His
parents were Michael F. Keenan and Hannah Elizabeth Quigg, both also
born in Philadelphia.
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KEHOE, MICHAEL P., was born in Baltinglass, County Wicklow, Ireland, in
1873; son of Nicholas and Catherine Kehoe; was reared in
Leighlingbridge, County Carlow, Ireland, and educated in the National
schools. He quickly realized that the old land, under its alien rulers,
offered very little encouragement for a patriotic, ambitious young man,
so he turned towards this “land of opportunity,” arriving in the United
States in 1893 and settling in Baltimore, Md. He became connected with a
mercantile agency and diligently applied himself to master the business.
With this end in view, while working daily at his regular duties, he
attended a business college at night and became proficient in
typewriting, stenography, accounting and the usual commercial studies.
Later he attended the evening classes of the Baltimore Law School. He
was admitted to the Baltimore Bar in 1904. In association with Robert W.
Mobray, he formed the law firm of Kehoe & Mobray with offices at 502–506
Law Building, Baltimore, Md.
To add to his legal training he took post-graduate courses at the
Catholic University of America at Washington, D. C., making a special
study of corporation law. The University conferred on him degrees of LL.
M. in 1906 and J. D. in 1907. He was elected to serve as a delegate from
Baltimore County in the Maryland legislature for 1907–1908. He was a
member of the corporations, claims and various other important
committees. In the Spring of 1909, he delivered, by request, before the
Philosophical students of the Catholic University, several lectures on
the “Procedure of Legislative Bodies,” drawing upon his practical
experience in the Maryland legislature. Mr. Kehoe has maintained
unflagging, fervent interest in the movement to restore Home Rule to the
land of his birth. Indeed, at one time he contemplated a return to
Ireland to offer himself as a candidate for Parliament. He has been
actively identified with the United Irish League of America, being among
the first to welcome Messrs. Redmond, O’Donnell and McHugh when those
gentlemen visited the United States to establish the League. He was a
member of the Provisional Committee of the League which met at the
Hoffman House, New York City, in 1901. He was also a delegate to the
National Convention of the United Irish League when it met at Boston,
Mass., in 1902. Mr. Kehoe has managed to make a thorough study of Irish
history and the Irish National cause. He is especially well versed in
the speeches of the great Irish orators, having made a careful study of
them. He is in great demand by the various Irish societies as an orator.
Not content with using his voice in behalf of the Irish race, he has
also used his pen. He wrote an extended series of “Studies in Irish
History,” for the Baltimore Catholic Mirror a few years ago. They
attracted considerable attention and displayed extensive research and
wide reading. He is a student of political and economic subjects. In
politics, Mr. Kehoe is a Democrat, takes an active part in the
management of the party, and is one of its recognized leaders in his
county. He is County President of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in
Baltimore County, and is an active member of the Catholic Benevolent
Legion, the Elks, Knights of the Golden Eagle, Royal Arcanum, and the
Tribe of Ben Hur. In 1900 he married Miss Catherine Byrne; the couple
have six children. He is a director of and counsel for the Suburban
Trust Company of Govans, Baltimore County, Maryland, where he resides.
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KELLEY, JOHN W., was born December 3, 1865, in Portsmouth, N. H.
Educated in public schools of Portsmouth. Graduated from Dartmouth
College in 1888. Studied law with Hon. J. S. H. Frink at Portsmouth from
the summer of 1888 to the spring of 1894, in the last three and one-half
years of which he was principal of the Whipple school in Portsmouth. He
has been in constant practice of law in Portsmouth since, up to the
present time. Was City Solicitor of Portsmouth for two years, County
Attorney of Rockingham County for five years, member of the School Board
of Portsmouth for three years, member of the Water Board of Portsmouth
three years. Roman Catholic; Republican; member of the State Republican
Committee; United States Commissioner for the District of New Hampshire
for the past eight years and is now; was a member of the United States
Assay Commission in 1906. Mother born in County Clare, father born in
County Cork; came to this country about 1850. He has a wife and two
children, a boy and a girl.
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KELLY, JAMES E., was born in Ogdensburg, N. Y., November 23, 1853, and
was educated in the public schools of Ogdensburg and the Ogdensburg
Educational Institute, under the late Julius S. Grinnell, District
Attorney of Chicago, and A. Barton Hepburn, of New York, the New York
banker. He began life in 1866 as bookkeeper in the old Crichton brewery.
About this time he lost his father and was suddenly left with a mother
and her young family to care for. In 1871 he entered the employ of C. B.
Herriman as bookkeeper in the largest wholesale and retail grocery store
and butter business in Northern New York. In 1876, through the influence
of Hon. Daniel Magone, Mr. Kelly was appointed as manager of the
manufacturing department of Clinton prison, serving in that capacity for
two years. In 1880 the Ogdensburg Coal & Towing Company was organized
with Hon. John Hannan as president, and Mr. Kelly entered that
well-known and successful corporation, acting first as secretary and
bookkeeper and from 1883 to 1892 as local manager of the concern’s
interest in Montreal. In 1892 he was appointed sales agent at Utica for
the N. Y. & O. W. R. R. in Central and Northern New York and Eastern
Canada. About this time he entered the retail coal business in
Ogdensburg with L. B. Leonard, which still continues. In 1894 Mr. Kelly
was appointed postmaster of Ogdensburg by President Cleveland, holding
the office for five years. Mr. Kelly is a Democrat in politics and has
been a delegate five times in recent years to the State Convention of
his party. He has been chairman of the Democratic city committee, for
three years, and in 1902 was elected chairman of the county committee,
succeeding Mayor Hall. Mr. Kelly has been on the city school board since
1895, being president in 1901 and 1902. Upon the establishment of a
municipal civil service board in 1900 Mr. Kelly was made chairman of
that board by Mayor Hall. Mr. Hall appointed Mr. Kelly president of the
Board of Public Works in 1907 and Mayor Hannan reappointed him in 1908.
When the St. Lawrence County Savings Bank was established in 1908 Mr.
Kelly was chosen trustee and manager. He is an active member of the C.
M. B. A., Knights of Columbus and Century Club. He is president of the
Holy Name and St. Vincent de Paul Societies. The Oswegatchie
Agricultural Association was reorganized in 1909 and has been conducted
to the present year by Mr. Kelly as president. It is now the best
agricultural fair in Northern New York. Mr. Kelly was married in 1886 to
Miss Mary Spratt and has a family of one son and three daughters.
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KELLY, JOHN JOSEPH, General Agent in Missouri, State Mutual Life
Assurance Company of Worcester, Mass., born in Albany, N. Y., May 23,
1871. Son of Thomas and Mary (Raleigh) Kelly, both of whom were born in
Ireland; was educated in public schools of Albany, N. Y.; graduated with
honors from St. Louis Law school, Washington University, LL. B., 1899;
unmarried. Began business career as clerk in First National Bank,
Albany, N. Y. Engaged in the life insurance business in 1893 and went to
St. Louis same year; in 1903 received the appointment to present
position with the State Mutual Life Assurance Company. Member of the
Glen Echo Country Club and Aëro Club. Both parents born in Ireland.
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