Atty. James T. O'Hearn Is Dead
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Practiced in Lowell for
Almost Half a Century
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LOWELL—A practicing lawyer in this city for almost a half
century, James T. O'Hearn died late Saturday night at the Delaney private hospital after a long illness.
Mr. O'Hearn, widely known throughout the city, had been ill for the past six years.
A native of this city, he was the son of the late
John and Ellen (Crowley) O'Hearn. He graduated from St. Patrick's
high school for boys and studied law in the office of his uncle, the late Hon. Jeremiah Crowley, a former
mayor. He was admitted to the bar in 1896, along with two other widely known Lowell lawyers who recently
passed away, the late James J. Kerwin and the late J. Joseph Hennessy.
Mr. O'Hearn served as a member of the board of aldermen before the turn of
the century but later eschewed political life to devote himself to his law practice.
Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Annie (Coughlin) O'Hearn; one daughter, Mrs.
Helen E. Joy of this city, four sons, Atty James D. O'Hearn,
Walter J. O'Hearn, Francis T. O'Hearn and John P. O'Hearn, all of Lowell; one brother John D. O'Hearn;
five grandchildren; one niece and one nephew. |
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Westford Woman Killed
In Auto Crash
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Mrs. Frances B. Sugden
of Conn. Accident
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WESTFORD, Sept. 16—As the result of an automobile accident in Manchester, Conn. last Friday, Mrs. Frances B. (Goodchild) Sugden, 73, of Graniteville road, died Saturday in the Manchester Memorial hospital.
According to reports, Mrs. Sugden was returning home from New York with her husband, Thomas W. Sugden, when the accident took place along a stretch of road under construction.
The victim was rushed to the hospital immediately.
Mrs. Sugden was a former resident of North Chelmsford but has been a resident of Graniteville for the past two years. She was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal church, Hudson, and an attendant of the Methodist church, Graniteville.
In addition to her husband, she leaves a daughter, Mrs. Walter L. Blanchard, both of Graniteville road, Westford; a son, Thomas W. Sugden, Jr., of Bellrose, N. Y.; three grandchildren and one great grandchild. |
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