Conducting one of the finest retail industries in Newport County, located on East Main Road, Portsmouth, the name of Perry J. Sherman stands in Rhode Island for commercial and social rectitude of indisputable soundness. His race on American soil extends back for generations and has been noted for its achievements and high citizenship, many of …
A member of one of the old and prominent Rhode Island families, Mr Perry is a native and lifelong resident of Newport and is one of this city’s oldest and best-known coal merchants. In this business he has been engaged for many years as a member of the firm bearing the family name and dating …
A member of an old and prominent New England family, dating back to Colonial times, Mr. Harvey himself was born in Newport and has been a life-long resident of this city. There he has practiced for a quarter of a century his profession of law and today he ranks very high among Rhode Island lawyers. …
Serving his fifth term as the mayor of Newport, Hon. Mortimer Aloysius Sullivan, former judge of the Probate Court, is known as a leader of the State bar, and in the practice of his profession has attained distinction. That he has a large and constant partisan and non-partisan following is attested by the fact of …
A long and successful term of service has been that of Rev. Edward A. Higney, pastor of St. Joseph’s Church of Newport, Rhode Island, who took charge there January 18, 1912, and is still ably leading the people of that parish (1930). St. Joseph’s parish is, in reality, the oldest in Newport, though its existence …
A native of Utah, but a resident of Newport during practically all of his life, Frank Floyd Nolan has been for many years, one of the leaders of the Newport bar. As a lawyer he has to his credit a successful career, covering more than four decades. Frank Floyd Nolan was born in Salt Lake …
Mr. Harvey, born in Newport, has been a lifelong resident of this city, and on both his parents’ sides is a member of old and prominent Rhode Island families. With the exception of the early years of his career, in which he was engaged in business, he has been connected with the judiciary branch of …
William A. Peckham, a well-known attorney, of Newport, was born in Newport, April 13, 1892, a son of the late William A. and Emma L. (Slocum) Peckham. His father, a native of Middletown, Rhode Island, was successfully engaged in the grocery business until his death. Mr. Peckham’s mother was a native of New York City. …
Occupied during his mature life as a civil engineer and a practical farmer, Thomas G. Hazard, Jr., of Narragansett, has been highly successful in both activities and has achieved a reputation that has brought him the admiration of the community. He is a representative of old Colonial stock and has lived up to the fine …
Numerous enterprises have engaged the attention of Hugo R. A. Anthony, at present Collector of Taxes of the city of Newport; and in all of them he displayed an ability that attracted the attention of the community to his ability and versatility. He has served in numerous public offices, is popular in social and fraternal …
