Born in Milngavie, Scotland. The fifth of nine children. He was a sucessful foreman dyer in the textile industry of Pawtucket Rhode Island. His wife was Mary Lawrie. He had one daughter Phyliss L. Reid. He belonged to many fraternal societies including the Masons. He was a member of the Congregational Church of Central Falls, Rhode Island.
Born in Milngavie, Scotland. The fifth of nine children. He was a sucessful foreman dyer in the textile industry of Pawtucket Rhode Island. His wife was Mary Lawrie. He had one daughter Phyliss L. Reid. He belonged to many fraternal societies including the Masons. He was a member of the Congregational Church of Central Falls, Rhode Island.
