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 37° LEACH. LEACH. LEACH, George Carroll, son of Ezekiel W. Leach, M. D., and Charlotte E. (Forster) Leach, was born in Boston, October 19, 1837. He came from an honored line, dating back to an early period in the history of Salem, where, in 162S, Lawrence Leach came from Scotland, and was proposed for a " freeman," and obtained a grant of one hundred acres of land. His son Robert came to Manchester in 1640, and settled upon a farm on the " Plains," which has ever since remained in the family. His son Samuel was one of the selectmen in 16S0, and he, in turn, was succeeded in the same office by his own son, Richard. Ben- jamin, the latter's son, was a shipmaster, and died at sea, leaving among other children, Ezekiel, who was born in 1755, served in the revolutionary army, and who died in 182 1. His son Thomas was like- wise extensively engaged in navigation, dvmg in one of his own vessels on a voyage from Havana to Hamburg in 1828. His son Ezekiel was born in Manchester, 1809. He graduated from Amherst at the age of nineteen, and delivered the 4th of July oration at Manchester the same year, and entered the office of Dr. George C. Shat- tuck for the study of medicine, compiled a history of the town of Manchester, and died at the age of thirty-three. Mr. Leach's early education was re- ceived in the public schools of Boston and Manchester. He obtained a position as messenger in the Blackstone Bank, Boston, in December, 1853, filling various positions of trust and responsibility, and in 1865 he was promoted to the office of assistant cashier. In July, 1868, he was elected cashier of the People's National Bank of Roxbury, and in August of the same year he was made treasurer of the Elliot Five Cents Savings Bank. In January, 1880, he was elected a director of the People's National Bank, being the youngest mem- ber of the board, and on the death of the late Henry Guild, he was chosen president. Mr. Leach was married in i860 to Angelina E., daughter of Willis A. and Elizabeth (Pray) Colson. They had as children : Grace, born 186 1 ; AngieE.,born 1864 (deceased) ; Benjamin Allen, born 1870 (deceased), and George Carroll Leach, born 1870. Mr. Leach died July 30, 1889, at his summer residence, Manchester-by-the-Sea. He was a man greatly respected by all who knew him, for his sterling integrity, finan- cial judgment and his uniformly courteous and grenial manner. LEACH, Giles Luther, son of Giles and Lucy K. (French) Leach, was born in Raynham, Bristol county, July 10, 1823. His educational advantages were limited to the common schools of Berkley, Taun- ton, and Raynham. When he first started in life for himself, he was employed at Raynham in farming, and his present vocation is still that of farmer and cattle-broker. Mr. Leach was first married June 17, 1857, to Hertilla Seaver, daughter of Da- vid and Hannah (Seaver) Standish. His second marriage occurred February 13, 1 86 1, with Betsey Tobey Sprague, daugh- ter of Joseph D. and Betsey T. (Porter) Hathaway. Of this latter union are four children : Harry Sprague, Carrie Tobey, Giles Edward, and Jesse Porter Leach. Mr. Leach has been president of a tem- perance society ; vice-president of the Mutual Improvement Society ; lieutenant of light infantry, Massachusetts volunteer militia ; has held the various town offices ; moderator of the annual town meetings for eighteen years, and of parish meetings twen- ty-five years ; trustee of the ministerial fund fifteen years ; selectman and member of the school board four years each ; assessor twenty years ; justice of the peace twenty- four years ; was enrolling officer for district No. 3 during the war, and was a member of the House of Representatives 1852 and '66. His residence is Berkley. LEACH, JAMES CUSHING, son of Al- pheus and Elizabeth C. (Mitchell) Leach, was born in Bridgewater, Plymouth county, June 11, 1 83 1. His early education was gained in the district schools of those days. In the sev- enteenth year of his age he began serving his time as apprentice with Ambrose Keith, builder, Bridgewater. After sev- eral years with Mr. Keith, he engaged with J. E. Carver, cotton-gin manufacturer, where he remained until 1869. Possessing a strong physique, he was enabled to do an unusually large amount of work daily, and by his diligence and economy he soon put himself in possession of means to go into business for himself. In 1S70 he began the manufacture of oil- proof paper, and with this specialty, and his agency for the sale of leather board, he has built up a prosperous business, in which he is still engaged. Mr. Leach was married in Bridgewater, April 29, i860, to Phebe, daughter of Mar- cus and Hannah K. (Leach) Conant. Of this union were three children, all dying in early childhood.