Men of progress; biographical sketches and portraits of leaders in business and professional life in the state of Rhode Island and Providence plantations . FARRALLY, Wiilliam Henry, co-editor and pro-prietor of the Bristol, R. I., Phoenix, was born inPittsfield, Mass., April 2, 1859, the son of John andJuliette E. (Rogers) Farrally. His father was bornin the northern part of Ireland and caine to thiscountry when a young man; he served during thewar of the Rebellion and was honorably his mothers side he comes from old Revolution-ary stock; his maternal grandfather was CaptainJosep
Men of progress; biographical sketches and portraits of leaders in business and professional life in the state of Rhode Island and Providence plantations . FARRALLY, Wiilliam Henry, co-editor and pro-prietor of the Bristol, R. I., Phoenix, was born inPittsfield, Mass., April 2, 1859, the son of John andJuliette E. (Rogers) Farrally. His father was bornin the northern part of Ireland and caine to thiscountry when a young man; he served during thewar of the Rebellion and was honorably his mothers side he comes from old Revolution-ary stock; his maternal grandfather was CaptainJoseph Rogers, who served in the war of 1812, andand his great-grandfather. Captain Joseph Rogers,served in the war of the Revolution. He receivedhis early education in the public schools, and in thehigh school of Great Barrington, Mass. He learnedthe printing trade when fifteen years of age in the 32 MEN OF PROGRESS. office of the Berkshire Courier at Great Barrington,where he served seven years, and then acceptedthe foremanship of the NewMilford Gazette, at NewMilford, Conn. He was general superintendentthere for ten years, and in September 1892 pur-. WM. H. FARRALLY. chased a half interest in the Saturday Record ofCedar Rapids, Iowa, and was business manager fortwo years. In November 1894 he purchased theBristol, , Phoenix, in connection with his brother,Joseph Franklin Farrally, who had had a thoroughtraining in the business with Clark M. Bryan of Spring-field, Mass., and others. Since that time they havechanged the Phoenix from a weekly to a semi-week-ly, and greatly enlarged and improved the businessin all its departments, being the pioneers of semi-weekly journalism in the state. He has never en-gaged in politics or public life, preferring to devotehimself strictly to a business career. He is a mem-ber of the executive committee of the Valley Club,a business mens club of New Milford, Conn. InCedar Rapids, Iowa, he was a member of the FifthDistrict Editorial Association. H
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