John Goodwin Tobey of Portsmouth, N.H. Biography from A History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire (1915)

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   JOHN GOODWIN TOBEY, attorney at law, having an office at
No. 48 Congress Street, Portsmouth, N. H., was born at Worcester,
Mass., November 10, 1873, a son of John G. and Emily A. (Laighton)
Tobey. The father, a native of Eliot, Maine, was for a number of years
connected with the Boston stock exchange; he died in 1907. The sub-
ject of this sketch was educated in the public schools, He then studied
law and was admitted to the bar June 20, 1902. Opening an office in
Portsmouth, he practiced law here until 1908, at which time he went
south and located in Atlanta, Ga., where he practiced his profession
until 1911. He then returned to Portsmouth and has since been engaged
in the practice of law in this city. He has made a good reputation in
his profession and handles a considerable amount of law business every
year, his able and conscientious work having gained the confidence of
his clients. Mr. Tobey is a progressive and up-to-date citizen, taking
an interest in everything calculated to promote the welfare of the city
and county. In former years-about 1895-he served in the city coun-
cil, and for a time was president of that body, but his attention is now

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chiefly given to his professional duties. He belongs to the Masonic
order, the Knights of Pythias, the Odd Fellows and the Grange.
   Mr. Tobey married Miss Emma J. Morrison, a daughter of Josiah
H. Morrison of Portsmouth. They became parents of one child, Emily
Laighton Tobey, born March 20, 1909. Mrs. Tobey died July 3, 1911.
Mr. Tobey is a member of the Unitarian Church, his wife having be-
longed to the Christian Science Church. He resides at the Rocking-
ham hotel. He is a member of the Portsmouth Athletic Club.