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 GALVIN. (JAM WELL, 241 Dr. Gallison was married in Portland, Me., January 2, 1S64, to Ellen S., daughter of Isaiah M. and Abigail S. Burnell. They have one child, Annie Louise Gallison, born ( (ctober 28, 1871. Dr. Gallison has been a member of the town committee five years, was president of the Alumni Association of Boston Uni- versity one year, instructor in surgery in the same university three years, president of the Phi Sigma Society, College of Physicians and Surgeons, one year, and is now demonstrator of anatomy and in- structor in surgery in the latter college. He is surgeon to the New York & New J CUSH1NG GALLISON. England Railroad, is, a director of the Franklin National and the Benjamin Franklin Savings banks, and also of the Milford, Franklin & Providence Railroad. Dr. Gallison has successfully surmounted all the difficulties incident to a lack of means during his preparatory course, and by his own unaided efforts has worked his way up to an honorable position in profes- sional life. GALVIN, OWEN A., son of Patrick and Mary (Hughes) Galvin, was born in Boston, June 21, 1852. After attending the public schools of Boston, he studied law in the Boston Uni- versity, and in the office of C. F. Donnelly. He was admitted to the bar February 29, 1876, and began the practice of the law in Boston in r88i. Mr. Galvin was married at Boston, July 3, 1879, to Jennie T., daughter of Timothy K. and Ellen (O'Driscoll) Sullivan. Their children are : Stephen P., Augustus H., and Frederick S. Galvin. Me was a member of 'he Democratic city committee in 1879, ''" ; °' Sl alul '82 — serving as vice-president the two latter years. He was a member of the House of Representatives in 1SS1, serving upon the committees on education and constitutional amendments. In 1 S s -, '83, and '84 he was elected to the Senate, and received the entire vote of the Democratic members for president of that body. He served upon the important committees of the liquor law, labor, education, judiciary, and elec- tion laws. He also served upon a special committee to visit penal and charitable institutions, and on the report of this com- mittee, the reformatory prison at Concord and the homoeopathic hospital for the in- sane were established. He was appointed assistant United States district attorney by Hon. George M. Stearns, in July, 1886, and upon "Mr. Stearns's resignation in September, 18S7, was appointed United States attorney, the appointment, made during recess, being afterwards confirmed by the Senate. Mr. Galvin has conducted the affairs of his office with marked ability and success. GAMWELL, Harlow, son of Morgan and Julia (Spring) Gamwell, was born in Washington, Berkshire county, October 3°. i833- He received his early educational train- ing in the public schools and Hinsdale Academy. He chose the medical profes- sion, and after a course of preparatory study he entered the Berkshire Medii al College, and was graduated therefrom in the class of 1858. In 185c; he began practice in Lee ; re- moved to Huntington in i860 ; was made assistant-surgeon of the 2d Massachusetts cavalry, 1863 ; promoted to surgeon of the 5th Massachusetts cavalry, May, 1864 ; removed to Westfield in 1873, where he is still in eminently successful practice of medicine and surgery. Dr. Gamwell was married in Hunting- ton, November 24, 1859, to Alice, daugh- ter of Gilbert and Caroline (Kelsoe) Lewis. Of this union were two children : Ida Alice (deceased) and Alice Lewis Gam- well. His second marriage was with Sarah A., daughter of Thaddeus K. De Wolfe,