Men of progress; biographical sketches and portraits of leaders in business and professional life in the state of Rhode Island and Providence plantations . or the past two years and still holds the ofifice. Hehas also been Chairman and Secretary of the Demo-cratic Town Committee of Warren for the past fiveyears, and has held other offices of importance andresponsibility in his party. He is a good speaker,and occasionally writes for the current magazinesand newspapers. He served in the Rhode Islandmilitia for over two years as First Lieutenant ofCompany A, Second Regiment, and was electedCaptai
Men of progress; biographical sketches and portraits of leaders in business and professional life in the state of Rhode Island and Providence plantations . or the past two years and still holds the ofifice. Hehas also been Chairman and Secretary of the Demo-cratic Town Committee of Warren for the past fiveyears, and has held other offices of importance andresponsibility in his party. He is a good speaker,and occasionally writes for the current magazinesand newspapers. He served in the Rhode Islandmilitia for over two years as First Lieutenant ofCompany A, Second Regiment, and was electedCaptain in May 1892, resigning in February is President of the Catholic Club of Warren, isa member of Burnside Lodge Knights of Pythias,Bristol, R. I., of Massasoit Council Royal Arcanum,Warren, and a member of the Democratic Club ofthe city of New York. He married, September 22,1891, Miss Esther J. Murphy; they have twochildren : Gertrude and Esther Conley. Burnside Lodge Knights of Pythias of Bristol, ofMassasoit Council Royal Arcanum and the CatholicClub of Warren. He is much interested in athlet-ics and at present holds the county championship. CONLEY, Martin Joseph, Postmaster at War-ren, was born in Warren, R. I., December 4, 1869,the son of Michael F. and Catherine (Dolan) Con-ley. His father was born in County Roscommon,Ireland, came to this country when a small boy andwas engaged in the grocery business in Warrenfrom 1871 until October 14, 1880, the date of hisdeath; he was well-known and highly respected,and a citizen who took a prominent part in townaffairs. His mother was born in Longford, Leinsterprovince, Ireland, and came to this country when achild. He received his education in the publicschools of Warren and in Bryant & Strattons Com-mercial College of Providence. His business ser-vice has been that of a bookkeeper and collector,and he was engaged in the boot and shoe anddrygoods business for three years. He was ap-pointed Postmaster in Warren, February 10, 1
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