An Account of Oakland County / edited by Lillian Drake Avery.

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also in his being called to positions of distinctive public trust. He
was three times elected mayor of Pontiac, and his service in this
capacity constitutes a commendable chapter in the municipal history
of the Oakland county metropolis and judicial center. In 1889 Doctor
Galbraith was elected to the state senate, in which he made a record
of characteristically loyal and constructive administration, his election
having been compassed by an exceptionally large majority that denoted his hold upon popular confidence in his constituent district.
He was a stalwart advocate and supporter of the principles of the
Republican patty, was a courteous, dignified gentleman of the fine
old school type, was a student and thinker, and was a man whose
earnest stewardship was expressed in service for his fellow men. He
was one of the influential and honored members of the Oakland County
Medical Society and the Michigan State Medical Society, and held
membership also in the American Medical Association. His ancientcraft Masonic affiliation was with Pontiac Lodge No. 21, F. and A. M.
At Pontiac was solemnized the marriage of Doctor Galbraith to Miss
Maria S. Smith, who was born in the state of New York, a daughter
of John Smith, and who was a child at the time of the family removal
to Oakland county, Michigan, where she was reared and educated.
The death of Doctor Galbraith occurred February 21, 1903, and his
widow passed away on the 7th of May, 1912. They are survived by
two children: Grace G., who is the wife of James H. Harris, of
Pontiac, Michigan, and Dr. Stuart E., who is the subject of personal
mention elsewhere in this volume. Dr. Franklin B. Galbraith was a
man who measured up to the highest standard in all of the relations
of life, and this publication exercises a consistent function in here
rendering tribute to his memory.
George G. Gasco was the first to become a member of the committee which had charge of the securing of the village charter for
Berkley, and has been one of the loyal and influential citizens who
have worked in season and out for the advancing of the civic and
material interests of this attractive Oakland county community, in
which he has consistently been given the title of "Father of Berkley."
In business connections Mr. Gasco is a skilled asbestos worker, and he
has been identified with this line of industrial enterprise during virtually his entire active career. He is now in the employ of the Standard Asbestos Company, of Detroit, and has maintained his residence
at Berkley since 1919. Though he himself is a native of the province
of Ontario, Canada, Mr. Gasco is a scion of Michigan pioneer families,
his parents, Charles and Olive (Graves) Gasco, having been born in
this state-the former in 1856 and the latter in 1859. Charles Gasco
was for many years a sailor on the Great Lakes, his association with
lake navigation interests having continued the greater part of his
active life and his death having occurred November 9, 1914; his
widow now maintains her home at Redford, Wayne county, Michigan.
George G. Gasco was born at Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada, October
13, 1882 and his youthful education was acquired mainly in the public
schools of Detroit, Michigan, and Toledo, Ohio. He is an expert in