Topic: Biographies

One of the families which has long held an important place in public life is that of Lippitt, of whom one of the recent representatives was Governor Charles Warren Lippitt of Providence. He was a native and life-long resident of this city, as well as a descendant of an old and honored family, and, like his father before him, served in the chief executive office of the State Government. His election to the governorship came in 1895, just twenty years after his father, Henry Lippitt, had held the same office; and again in 1896, he was chosen to this position. … Read more

Entering the employ of the J. B. Farnum Company of Woonsocket as a young man, Mr. Carroll continued with this company and today is its president. For many years he represented the company as one of its sales representatives on the road, but in more recent years he has devoted all of his time to executive work. He is also an executive officer of several other important manufacturing concerns in Woonsocket and Thornton. Though interested in public questions and in the civic affairs of Woonsocket, he has never taken an active part in politics. He is, however, a popular member … Read more

Having entered the business established by his father in 1886, Mr. Hough has continued to be associated with this well-known dye plant of Woonsocket, and now (1931) is its treasurer and general manager. M. Leslie Hough was born at Woonsocket, on February 26, 1886, a son of Mark and Mary A. (Wardle) Hough. His father was born in England, but has lived in the United States since he was five years of age. His mother is a native of Rhode Island. Mr. Hough received his early education in the schools of Woonsocket and then attended Worcester Academy, Worcester, Massachusetts, and … Read more

Though still relatively young, Joseph Pratt, city clerk of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, has demonstrated an independence of spirit and native ability which qualifies him among the important men of affairs in this city. Mr. Pratt has been connected with many enterprises in his business career, all of them successfully, and his services to the city in his present office have been of genuine value. Born at Webster, Massachusetts, on June 26, 1889, Mr. Pratt is a son of Nelson and Mary (Labonte) Pratt, the former born at Milton, Vermont, and the latter a native of Webster. Both now reside in … Read more

A figure of distinguished importance in the life of Rhode Island for many years, Colonel Harold Judson Gross was one of the most prominent of the State’s business men, and a public servant whose efforts were very valuable in the civic development of the Commonwealth. His business activities extended beyond Rhode Island’s borders, but his interest and his affection always centered about the State of his birth. Mr. Gross was born at Providence, on April 15, 1866, son of J. Mason and Elizabeth H. (Judson) Gross. His father was a manufacturer of this city, and the son was educated in … Read more