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 152 CROSBY. CROWELL. found in the principal cities of the United States, Great Britain and the Continent. Mr. Crosby has secured in all over thirty patents, and with the exception of two, these are all in successful operation. Mr. Crosby was a member of the Somer- ville common council in 1876 and '77 ; was a member of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association until 1889 ; and is a member of the American Society of Me- chanical Engineers. -Mr. Crosby's second marriage occurred in 1886, with Alice J., daughter of Harri- son W. and Abbie J. (Thompson) Crosby, of Albion, Me. Of this union are' two children : Carlotta Hortense and Omar George Crosby. Mr. Crosby at the age of fifty retired •from active business, and has lately built him a beautiful summer residence in Albion, Me., where he cultivates his taste for agri- cultural pursuits, and enjoys the well- earned fruits of an honorable and success- ful career. CROSBY, TULLY, JR., son of Tully and Mehitable Crosby, was born in South Boston, August 21, 1841. Passing his preparatory studies in the public schools, and the academy at Hyan- nis, he then went to sea at the age of eighteen. In i860 he sought the gold fields of California, and the Nevada silver mines, where he remained until 1863. He spent the years 1864 and '65 in the city of Chicago, engaged in the pork business ; afterwards he followed the sea again as master mariner. In 1876 he retired from a sea-faring life, and studied law at Boston University. He was admitted to the bar in 1886, and began practice in Barnstable county, having his residence in Brewster. Mr. Crosby was married in Melrose, June 13, 1867, to Lovella J., daughter of Walter and Martha Hopkins. Mrs. Crosby died January 25, 1873. In 1876 Mr. Crosby was again married to Malissa H. Foster of Brewster, daughter of God- frey and Reliance Hopkins. Of this union was one child : Grace L. Crosby, still living. Mr. Crosby served as representative from his district in the General Court in 18S5, acting as clerk of the committee on edu- cation. He has been chairman of the school committee, and superintendent of schools the past eight years. He is treas- urer of the First Unitarian parish, Brewster, and trustee of the Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank. CROSSLEY, AZRO T., son of Henry T. and Eliza G. (Stetson) Crossley, was born in Harshfield, Plymouth county, De- cember 12, 1855. Passing through the public schools of his native town, he fitted for college in Phillips Academy, Andover, and the high school at South Weymouth. Instead of pursuing his classical studies further, he studied law, reading with Sam- uel C. Darling, city solicitor of Somerville. He began the practice of law in Boston in 1879. I" !883 he removed to Northamp- ton, and was elected city solicitor in 18S6, which office he has continued to hold to the present time. Mr. Crossley was married January 2, 1882, at Saratoga, N. Y., to Bertha I)., daughter of Leslie A. and Mary E. (Dewey) Belding. Of this union are two children : Elsie and Marjorie Crossley. CROWELL, JOHN, son of John and Anne (Greenleaf) Crowell, was born in Haverhill, Essex county, September 28, 1823. The name was originally Cromwell, but after the restoration of Charles II., so intense was the feeling against anything pertaining to the great commoner, that some were forced to modify the name, for the sake of peace and safety. His early education was chiefly under the direction of that noted mathematician and teacher, Benjamin Greenleaf, his ma- ternal uncle, with whom he fitted himself for college. His health failing, he did not enter college, but subsequently was able to keep abreast with its curriculum. In 1844 he took charge of the School Street grammar school in Haverhill, where he won success. He commenced the study of medicine under the preceptorship of Dr. George Cogswell, of Bradford. He pur- sued his professional studies still further with Prof. James McClintock of Phila- delphia, and in the Pennsylvania hos- pital in that city, graduating from the Philadelphia College of Medicine in 1850. After remaining a year in Philadelphia, in hospital and dispens- ary service, he began the practice of medicine in his native town in 185 1, where he has since resided, identifying himself with its literary and social life, and always taking a deep interest in whatever related to the welfare of his fellow-citizens. Among the positions of honor and trust that Dr. Crowell has been called upon to fill may be mentioned : chairman of the school board, trustee of the public library and secretary of the board, trustee of Bradford Academy, Haverhill City Hospital