Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Berkshire County, Massachusetts . y as a general practitioner has obtained wide-spreadrecognition. Although practicing with equal skill both medicine andsurgery he has a decided preference for the last named branch of hisprofession, and is now serving as visiting surgeon to the North AdamsHospital. Dr. Brown is quite active in civic affairs, especiallv in mat-ters relative to public education, and has served two terms upon theschool board, a portion of that time as its chairman. He is a memberof the Massachusetts State, t
Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Berkshire County, Massachusetts . y as a general practitioner has obtained wide-spreadrecognition. Although practicing with equal skill both medicine andsurgery he has a decided preference for the last named branch of hisprofession, and is now serving as visiting surgeon to the North AdamsHospital. Dr. Brown is quite active in civic affairs, especiallv in mat-ters relative to public education, and has served two terms upon theschool board, a portion of that time as its chairman. He is a memberof the Massachusetts State, the Berkshire District, the North Berkshireand the Union Medical Societies, having served as president of thetwo county organizations, and in addition to tlie above he affiliates withLafayette Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Composite Chapter, RoyalArch Masons; St. Pauls Commandery, Knight Templars, of NorthAdams, and Melha Temple, Ancient and Accei)ted Nobles of the Orderof the Mystic Shrine, of Springfield. He is also a member of OnegaLodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Wells Encampment, and. BERKSHIRE COUNTY 375 of Oiympian Lodge, Knights of Pythias. Aside from his endeavorsto safeguard as far as possible the health of the community, he is act-ively interested in its moral and religious welfare as well, being aleading member of the Universalist church, and for the past twelve yearshe has served upon its executive board, and as superintendent of itsSunday school. On June 3, 1893, Dr. Brown was united in marriagewith Miss Mary L. Blakeslee, daughter of Lorenzo S. and Lestina(Bemis) Blakeslee. They have had two sons, Lawrence and OrlandB., neither of whom are now li\ing. HON. HENRY LAURENS DAWES. Henry Laurens Dawes was born at Cummington, Hampshirecounty, Massachusetts, October 13, 1816. His family is a branch ofthat of the same name which is distinguislied in politics and literaturein eastern Massachusetts. He graduated at Yale University in the classof 1839. While a
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