▁Mal one ▁married ▁El in or ▁Lucy ▁( née ▁P enn ). ▁The ▁couple ▁would ▁eventually ▁have ▁five ▁children , ▁a ▁daughter ▁and ▁four ▁sons . ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁supporting ▁his ▁young ▁family ▁he ▁found ▁time ▁to ▁take ▁an ▁active ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Str at ford ▁community . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ha wer a ▁County ▁Council ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Tar an aki ▁Hospital ▁and ▁Char itable ▁A id ▁Board . ▁From ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁far ming , ▁Mal one ▁also ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁land ▁agent . ▁Later , ▁he ▁helped ▁found ▁the ▁Str at ford ▁County ▁Council ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁its ▁first ▁cl erk ▁and ▁tre as urer ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁ ▁Mal one ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁law , ▁becoming ▁a ▁solic itor ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁and ▁a ▁bar r ister ▁five ▁years ▁later . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁P ly mouth , ▁he ▁formed ▁a ▁partners hip ▁dealing ▁mostly ▁with ▁land ▁transactions ▁with ▁James ▁Mc V e agh ▁and ▁W . ▁D . ▁Anderson . ▁The ▁partners ▁would ▁open ▁several ▁law ▁offices ▁around ▁the ▁Tar an aki ▁region . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁Mal one ▁suffered ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁his ▁wife ▁El in or ▁in ▁child b irth . ▁Their ▁baby ▁son ▁also ▁died