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 DWINELL. DYER. 193 herst College in the class of 1881. He began his newspaper career as reporter on the " Springfield Daily Union," and was afterwards connected with the " Holyoke Daily Transcript," to the sole proprietor- ship of which paper he succeeded in 1888. Mr. Dwight was married in Malone, N. Y., July 28, 1888, to Annie M., daughter of David and Aurelia (Percy) Bush. Too much engaged in the management of his paper to seek for office, he has not served his city in any public capacity. He is a young man of energy and ability, which is shown in the fearless and able manner in which he edits and conducts his paper, which is recognized as one of the leading journals of western Massachusetts. DWINELL, James Fisher, son of Amos and Achsa Dwineli, was born in Newport, Sullivan county, N. H., July 23, 1825. His parents removed in 1826 to Marshfield, Vt., where he remained on the farm, except when at school, until 1845, when he went to Charlestown, Mass. Dis- trict and select schools in Marshfield and the Lowell high school furnished his edu- cational training. In 1845 he began work, peddling tin and glass ware. Two years later he was in the dry-goods business for a short time in Lowell. November, 1848, he bought an express team and located at Haymarket Square, Boston. In 1850 he sold the express busi- ness and bought a half interest in a coffee- roasting business, under the firm name of Taylor & Dwineli. In 1851 he bought out Mr. Taylor's interest and took another partner. In November, 1852, he sold the business, bought out another coffee busi- ness, and after enlarging his sphere of action, changing co-partnership several times, extending the business until it em- braced the manufacture of spices, he be- came sole proprietor in 1876. In 1S77 the spice firm of Hayward & Co. united their business with his, under the firm name of Dwineli, Hayward & Co., which is the present commercial title of the house. Mr. Dwineli was married in New Hamp- ton, N. H., November 27, 1849, to Martha C, daughter of Noah and Martha Mason. Of this union are three children : James H., Emily F., and Mattie A. Dwineli. Mr. Dwineli was a member of the House of Representatives 1859 and '60, from Charlestown ; member of the board of al- dermen 1863, '64, and '65 ; member of the Republican city committee from the or- ganization of the party until 1867, when he removed to Winchester. During this time he was a member of the Republican state central committee two years, and was again a member from 1870 to '72. He was a delegate to the national Republican < on- JAMES F. DWINELL. vention in 1876. He has been a m,ember of the Winchester town water board from 1872 to the present time, and its chairman the past eight years. He was again a mem- ber of the House in 1883, and again a mem- ber of the state central committee for 1S88. In 1SS9 he was elected to the Senate and served on the committees on drainage and water supply. He is a prominent Mason of the thirty-second degree in the Scottish Rite. He has been an active, and is now an honorary member of the Boston Lancers. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. He worships with the Congregational church, though not a member. He was a charter member of Winchester Savings Bank, in- corporated in 187 1, and is vice-president, trustee, and member of the investment committee. DYER, David Harwell, son of David and Silvia (Jackson) Dyer, was born in Lee, Penobscot county, Maine, September 16, 1833. The family moved to Fall River in 1844. He availed himself of the advantages for an education furnished by the public schools, closing his studies by one year's attendance at the hisfh school.