Fred L. Leach of Portsmouth, N.H. Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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Source:  History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens
          by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915

Page 1290

     FRED L. LEACH,* owner and proprietor of the Portsmouth Heating
and Plumbing Company, was born in this city November 17, 1872. His
parents were Leonard and Fannie M. (Sawyer) Leach, the father being now
a resident of Portsmouth. The mother of our subject died in 1879.  They
had but two children: Mabel, wife of Frank A. Moulton and Fred L.
     Fred L. Leach was educated in the grammar and high schools of this city,

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graduating from the latter in 1890. He began industrial life as clerk and
bookkeeper in his present line of work and was employed successively by sev-
eral different firms until the present company was organized in 1904. It was
established as a corporation and still remains so, although the other original
members, C. H. Paul and Geo. D. Richardson, are no longer connected with
it. Mr. Leach is doing a prosperous business and is widely known as a pro-
gressive and substantial citizen. He is a republican in politics and a mem-
ber of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and the Royal Arcanum.
     He was married in 1895 to Grace A. Lord, who was born in Portsmouth,
a daughter of Norman W. and Mary (Townsend) Lord, the former of whom
was a liquor dealer of this city. Both parents of Mrs. Leach are deceased.
They had but two children, their other child being a son, Norman. Mr. and
Mrs. Leach are the parents of a daughter, Ethel M. The family attend the
Episcopal church.