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He was appointed by President Lincoln consul to Venice, where he resided from 1861 to '65, devoting his spare time to the study of the Italian language and litera- ture, and the general cultivation of letters. The first fruit of his labor was " Venetian Life," in which his original style was at once caught and appreciated by the read- ing public of this country and Europe. Re- turning home, Mr. Howells was for some time editorial writer for the New York " Tribune," the "Times," and the "Na- tion," and in 1886 he became assistant
editor of the " Atlantic Monthly." From 1872 to '81 he was editor of that maga- zine.
During this period he was a contributor to the " North American Review," and was a member of the coterie that gathered at Longfellow's home in Cambridge to con- sider his translation of Dante. Latterly he has pursued the career of a profes- sional man of letters, devoting himself mainly to fiction, with the occasional pro- duction of plays, travel sketches and literary criticism. Since 1881, the "Cen- tury " and "Harper's Magazine " have given preliminary publication to the greater portion of his works. After a second sojourn in Italy, the residence of Mr. Howells has been in Boston and New York. To him this is a new era in fiction. Realism is the keynote, and in his opinion this idea is best exemplified in the fiction of the Russian novelist, Count Leo Tolstoï.
Mr. Howells was married in Paris, De- cember 24, 1862, to Elinor G., sister of Larkin G. Mead, the sculptor. Of this union were born three children : Winifred, John M., and Mildred Howells; the eldest, no longer living, contributed several poems to the "Century."
Among Mr. Howells's later works of fiction, "The Rise of Silas Lapham" perhaps is best known, although twenty- five or thirty of this author's books have delighted the readers of this and other countries.
HOWLAND, WESTON, son of Weston and Abigail (Hathaway) Howland, was born in New Bedford, Bristol county, June 18, 1815.
He received his early educational train- ing in the private schools of New Bedford, and the Friends' school at Providence, R. I.
He started out in life as cabin boy in a merchant ship ; rose to seaman, officer and captain. His first connection with mer- cantile business on shore was as ship chandler and general commission mer- chant.
From 1860 to '77 Mr. Howland was en- gaged in the manufacture and refining of petroleum. He is now collector of the port of New Bedford, under appointment of President Cleveland.
Mr. Howland was married in Dartmouth, May 14, 1846, to Rebecca S., daughter of George and Abby (Smith) Kirby. Of this union were twelve children : Mary S., Thomas H., Rebecca, Weston, Jr., Rachel, Abby S., Thomas H., George K., Abby S.,
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J. Sedgwick, Rebecca, and Alice How- land.
Mr. Howland built and established, in New Bedford, the first factory in the coun- try for distilling and refining the products of petroleum. These products he shipped to New York and Boston markets as early as September, 1860.
His residence is Fairhaven.
HOWLAND, WILLARD, son of Jairus and Deborah L. Howland, was born in Pembroke, Plymouth county, December 3, 1852.
His early education was obtained in the public schools of Kingston and Woburn. Ill health prevented his full academic
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course, and not until after some years of mercantile life did he take up his studies. He finally began to carry out a long cher- ished purpose of studying law, and entered Boston University law school
He had at eighteen years of age be- gun a business career, and remained in it until just previous to his admission to the bar. He was admitted to practice November 11, 1878, and has since been engaged in the practice of law as a pro- fession.
In the meantime he married (1873) Lottie Barry, of Boston, to which city he had removed when he was seventeen years
of age. Of this union are two children : Fred C. and Lizzie A. Howland.
Mr. Howland was elected to the Legis- lature from the 27th Suffolk district in 1888, and served on the committee on the judiciary. He is a member of various secret and benevolent societies, in which he has held prominent office. He is an officer in the military order of Sons of Vet- erans, and is somewhat prominently known in that order throughout the State.
Mr. Howland has been closely engaged in the labors of his professional life, during the time he has resided in Chelsea, and has only come to the front as a public man when his fellow-citizens have demanded it, but has carefully and diligently made the most of his opportunities.
HOYT, WARREN, son of William and Harriet (Hooke) Hoyt, was born in North Danville, Rockingham county, N. H., Jan- uary 4, 1843.
His early education was received in the common schools of his native town, and he afterwards supplemented this by attend- ance at Kingston Academy, N. H., and Thetford Academy, Vt.
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During his early manhood he engaged for a time in teaching. He was clerk in the internal revenue office of James M. Lovering, Exeter, N. H., in 1864 and '65.
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In April, 1872, Mr. Hoyt went to Haver- hill, and was employed on the reportorial staff of the " Daily Bulletin." In 1875 he, in company with I. L. Mitchell, became proprietor, and assumed the editorial man- agement of that paper, which greatly in- creased in circulation and influence. He still holds the position of editor.
Mr. Hoyt was married May 4, 1871, to A. Isabelle, daughter of Joseph and Almira P. (Dearborn) Cook, of South Dan- ville, N. H. Of this union were four chil- dren : Lewis Carleton (deceased), Howard William (deceased), Bernard Allison, and Lillian Gracie-Belle Hoyt.
Although holding no political office, Mr. Hoyt is always active in public matters, and a consistent advocate of Republican principles. His church connections are with the Universalist society.
Mr. Hoyt came from that sturdy New England stock that has given stability and character to our national life. He has been able to gratify his artistic tastes in decorative gardening, his love of flowering plants and shrubs being evidenced by the beautiful grounds that adorn his residence in Haverhill.
HUBBARD, SILAS GRAVES, son of John and Clarissa (Clapp) Hubbard, was born in Hatfield, Hampshire county, January 13, 1827.
The common schools gave him his early educational training, which was supple- mented by four terms' attendance at Willis- ton Seminary, Easthampton.
From 1844 to '51 he was manager of a large farm. He was appointed postmaster in 1851, and also elected a member of the school board. He was elected town treas- urer in 1854; chairman of selectmen in 1855 ; a member of the Legislature in 1857 ; a director of the Holyoke Bank of North- ampton, 1859- being a director when it was merged into the First National Bank of Northampton, and held the office eighteen years. He has also been engaged in the work of civil engineer. He employs his time at present in managing his farm and attending to the duties of treasurer of Smith Academy.
Mr. Hubbard was married in Hatfield, April 16, 1851, to Rhoda Waite, daughter of Justin and Dolly (Waite) Hastings. They have no children.
Mr. Hubbard has been president of the New England Tobacco Growers' Associa- tion for three years, up to the present time. In 1884 he wrote in pamphlet form an appeal to Congress for the better protec- tion of certain agricultural industries.
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He wrote an argument, which was read at a hearing before Judge Maynard, assist- ant secretary of the treasury, at Washing- ton, July 20, 1887 - advocating a plan of a new decision under the tobacco schedule of the tariff law to prevent fraud and un- dervaluation, which was adopted by the government. He was empowered to visit custom houses to sce the new rule enforced, and report to the department. This mis- sion was successfully accomplished.
HUNNEWELL, JAMES FROTHINGHAM, son of James and Susan (Lamson) Hunne- well, was born in Charlestown, Middlesex county, July 3, 1832, in the house which he still occupies. The Hunnewell family have lived in Charlestown since 1698, and the Frothinghams since 1630.
He received his education mostly in private schools, and then was engaged with his father in the shipping business, chiefly with foreign ports, especially with Honolulu, and in the export of American products to them-the mercantile house founded by his father at Honolulu, in 1826, being still in a flourishing condition. For some years he has not been engaged in mercantile pursuits, but is occupied with private and trust affairs, and with antiqua- rian and historical subjects.
Mr. Hunnewell was married in Boston, April 3, 1872, to Sarah Melville, daughter of Ezra and Sarah (Parker) Farnsworth, of Boston. They have one child : James Melville Hunnewell.
Mr. Hunnewell has served upon the Charlestown school board ; was a trustee of the Charlestown public library for eight years from its formation ; is chair- man of the standing committee of the First parish ; president of the Charlestown Gas Company ; vice-president of the Winches- ter Home for Aged Women ; a trustee of the Free Dispensary ; trustee of the Five Cents Savings Bank ; a director of the Bun- ker Hill Monument Association ; an officer of the Society for Propagating the Gospel, and in connection with the Hawaiian Is- lands, president of the Hawaiian Club, and treasurer of United States Endowment of Oahu College. He was also for several years an ex-officio director of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, and since 1868 has been a member of the American Antiquarian Society. He is also connected with the Massachusetts, Reform, St. Botolph, Union, and Boston Art clubs, and holds a membership in various other organizations.
He has published several historical works of interest, which represent a large amount
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of careful study, and has collected in his extensive travels many rare books, plates and records. Among the more important of his published works may be mentioned : "The Lands of Scott ; " "Bibliography of Charlestown, Mass., and Bunker Hill ; " " The Historical Monuments of France ; " " The Imperial Island ; " "England's Chronicle in Stone ; " " A Century of Town
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Life ;" "Historical Sketch of the Society for Propagating the Gospel among the Indians and Others in North America ;" "Civilization at the Hawaiian Islands ; " " An American Shrine ;" " Records of the First Church, Charlestown ;" " Journal of the Voyage of the Missionary Packet, Boston to Honolulu."
HUNT, CYRUS DEXTER, son of Cyrus and Lucy (Porter) Hunt, was born in East Weymouth, Norfolk county, November 15, 1833.
He attended the common school until seventeen years of age. At twenty-seven he entered the Bridgewater normal school, and was graduated in the class of 1863.
Before his entrance into the normal school, he learned the trade of nail-making, and worked in the factories at East Wey- mouth and Somerset. After leaving the normal school, he entered the employ of the American Tack Company as agent and
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manager, and still retains that position with the company.
In 1885 he went to Europe, where he spent six months studying the condition of manufacturing, and of the laboring and producing classes in those countries which compete with the United States in the for- eign markets of the world.
Mr. Hunt has always been a Republican, but has never held any political office, having devoted his time entirely to his business. He was president of the Repub- lican campaign clubs during the last five presidential campaigns, and worked to pro- mote the interests of the party to which he belonged.
He is a director in the National Bank of Fairhaven, and one of the board of investment in the Savings Bank of that town.
He was married in East Weymouth, Feb- ruary 5, 1865, to Sarah E., daughter of William and Sarah (Wyman) Mansfield, of Braintree. Of this union were five children : Everett A., Wallace D., Fred- erick M., Alice, and Mabel M. Hunt.
HUNTINGTON, WILLIAM EDWARDS, son of William Pitkin and Lucy (Edwards) Huntington, was born July 30, 1844, at Hillsborough, Montgomery county, III.
His early education was accomplished at public and private schools in Milwaukee, Wis., and he graduated at the State Uni- versity of Wisconsin in 1870, and from the school of theology, Boston University, in 1873.
He was ordained elder in the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal church by Bishop Wiley, in Lynn, in 1872, and appointed to the Nahant Methodist Episcopal church. His subsequent pastorates were at Roslindale, 1872-74 ; Newton, 1875-'76 ; Harvard Street, Cambridge, 1877-'79; Tremont Street, Boston, 1880-'82. Since 1882 Mr. Huntington has been dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Boston University.
On the 3d of October, 1876, in Newton, Mr. Huntington was married to Emma Caroline, daughter of Alden and Caroline (Robinson) Speare, who died the following year ; and May 10, 1881, he married her sister, Ella Maria. Their only child is Raymond Edwards Huntington.
During the last year of the civil war Mr. Huntington served as first lieutenant in the 49th Wisconsin infantry. In 1881 he received the degree of Ph. D. from the Boston University, where he is highly es- teemed as one of the leading members of the faculty. His present residence is New- ton Centre.
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HUTCHINSON, EBEN, son of Eben- ezer and Lois W. (Williams) Hutchinson, was born in Athens, Somerset county, Maine, August 2, 1841.
After the usual attendance at the public schools, he received academic training in Somerset Academy, Athens, and Bloom- field Academy, Skowhegan, Me. Having chosen the profession of law, and pursued the prescribed course of reading, he was admitted to the bar at Norridgewock, Maine, in 1862.
He soon after entered military service in the 24th regiment, Maine volunteers, and rose rapidly from the grade of private to that of lieutenant-colonel. He was subse- quently commissioned major of the 2d Maine veteran volunteer cavalry, where he served till December, 1865. In the summer of 1866 he came to Boston, settled in Chelsea, and resumed the prac- tice of law.
Mr. Hutchinson was city solicitor of Chelsea from 1875 to '80 ; member of the House of Representatives in 1878, serving as chairman of the committee on bills in the third reading, and clerk of the com- mittee on towns. In 1879 he was elected to the Senate, and again served as chair- man of the committee on bills in the third reading ; also chairman of the joint committee on towns, and a member of the joint committee on taxation. In 1880 he was re-elected to the Senate, and was chairman of the committee on towns and that of federal relations, and of the Senate committee on probate and chancery.
He was appointed special justice of the Chelsea police court in 1874, and held this position until 1878. In 1880 he was re-ap- pointed a special justice of the court, and later in the same year he qualified as jus- tice of the same court.
Mr. Hutchinson was first married in Skowhegan, Me., November 11, 1863, to Rachel W., daughter of Edmund C. and Mary R. (Humphrey) Lane. Mrs. Hutch- inson died in February, 1880. On August 20, 1882, Mr. Hutchinson was married to Abbie A. Lane, sister of his first wife. His children are : Maud Hutchinson, now in Wellesley College, and Eben Hutchinson, Jr., captain of cadets in Episcopal Institute, Burlington, Vermont.
Mr. Hutchinson has long been an active and influential member of the Republican party, is a public-spirited citizen in local affairs, and has fairly merited the success he has achieved in military, civic and pro- fessional life.
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HUXFORD, DANIEL HOLLEY, son of Henry Brown and Lavinia Allen (Holley) Huxford, was born in Edgartown, Dukes county (Martha's Vineyard), November 28, 1850.
He was educated in the common and high schools of Edgartown. He left school in February, 1867, to enter the " Vineyard Gazette " office as an appren- tice. He remained there until May, 1869; he was then employed in New Bedford in the "Standard" office for a short time, when he was forced to leave on account of ill health. In August, same year, he went to East Abington (now Rockland) to work
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on the "Abington Standard " (now " Rock- land Standard "). Here he was foreman two and one-half years, leaving there De- cember 25, 1872. During the winter he purchased the " Norfolk County Register," Randolph, and entered upon the duties of publisher March 5, 1873.
Since this time the paper has twice been enlarged, and the "Holbrook News" added. Mr. Huxford has been a printer twenty-two years, an editor nearly seven- teen years, and issued every paper (save three) during the time. His residence is Randolph.
Mr. Huxford is a prominent member of the I. O. O. F., joining Rising Star Lodge
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No. 76 in 1876; became past grand in 1889 ; was made district deputy grand master over district 31, in 1880 ; was re- appointed, but declined the honor. He was a charter member of Webster Council, No. 451, Royal Arcanum, in 1880 ; was past regent in 1882 ; installing officer, that and the following year. In 1884 he was appointed district deputy grand regent, and was re-appointed in 1885. In 1888 he was appointed deputy over district 39, and in 1889, over district 4.
Mr. Huxford has never been active in politics, but he has given much time to social, literary and charitable organizations in a line more consonant to his tastes.
He was raised to the sublime degree of master Mason in Norfolk Union Lodge, F. & A. M., of Randolph, May 19, 5880. He has recently been appointed D. D. G. M. over district 4 for 1889 and '90.
HYDE, HENRY STANLEY, son of Oliver M. and Julia Ann (Sprague) Hyde, was born at Mount Hope, Orange county, N. Y., August 18, 1837. Very early in life
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he was taken to Detroit, Mich., where he was educated in private schools, and began business life as a clerk in a Detroit bank- ing house.
He afterward studied law and removed to Springfield, Mass., in 1862, where he
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became treasurer of the Wason Manufac- turing Company, car-builders.
In 1870 he was chosen president of the Agawam National Bank, which position he still holds He is also president of the E. Stebbins Manufacturing Company, a prosperous corporation ; vice-president of the Hampden Savings Bank, and of the New England Telephone & Telegraph Company ; director in the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, the Bos- ton Electric Light Company, Riverside Paper Company, and several other corpora- tions. He is also treasurer of the Spring- field Steam Power Company.
In politics Mr. Hyde has held office in the city government of Springfield as coun- cilman and alderman. He has represented his district as state senator, and has been a member of the Republican state central committee and the national Republican committee. In 1884 and '88 he was dele- gate to the national Republican conven- tions at Chicago.
On the 4th of December, 1860, Mr. Hyde was married in Springfield, to Jennie S. Wason. Their children are : Jerome W., Henry S., Thomas W., and Fayolin Hyde.
HYDE, JAMES FRANCIS CLARKE, was born in Newton, Middlesex county, July 26, 1825. He descends in a direct line, through both his parents, from the early settlers of that ancient town. His first education was principally acquired in the schools of the town. In early manhood he was engaged in the nursery business and general farming, but for the last forty years has been engaged in the auction, real estate and insurance business in New- ton and Boston, in which he has been quite successful.
His energy of character and administra- tive talent brought him, at an early age, to the notice of the public. For fifteen years he served his townsmen as one of their selectmen. He was selected as mod- erator of nearly all their town meetings for twenty-two years, and for several years elected a member of the school committee. He represented his town in the Legisla- ture, as a member of the House, two years, and was a member of the state board of agriculture, and also president of the Mas- sachusetts Horticultural Society. He is a director in several insurance companies, and is, and has been for a long time, promi- nently connected with the Newton Savings Bank, and was for several years a director in the Newton National Bank. He has also been agricultural editor for many
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years of a leading religious paper published in Boston.
Mr. Hyde has the distinctive honor of having been the first mayor of his native city, which office he administered with wisdom and prudence, counseling economy and integrity in all its depart- ments, faithfully illustrating these virtues in his own official conduct.
Mr. Hyde has always been notable for enterprise and public spirit, and has always been found foremost among those who seek to promote the highest welfare of his native town. He has always taken deep interest in moral and religious sub- jects. He was the principal mover in
the establishment of the Congregational church at Newton Highlands, and was the first deacon of that church.
He early realized the importance of a railroad to facilitate communication be- tween all the Newtons, and labored long and assiduously for the establishment of what is now known as the Newton Cir- cuit Railroad -a lasting monument to his enterprise and liberality.
Mr. Hyde has been twice married : De- cember 13, 1854, to Sophia, daughter of Jonathan Stone of Newton ; and May 30, 1861, to Emily, daughter of John Ward, of that town. He has three children living : Elliott J., Mary E., and Frank C. Hyde.
IDE, JACOB, son of Jacob and Mary (Emmons) Ide, was born in West Medway, Norfolk county, August 7, 1823.
He received his early educational train- ing at the academy in Leicester, and was graduated from Amherst College in the class of 1848.
He was for a short time teacher of ancient and modern languages in the city of Boston, afterwards teaching two years in the academy at Leicester. Deciding to adopt the ministry as a profession, he for two years pursued his theological studies with his father, and afterwards was a resi- dent licentiate in the theological seminary at Andover.
March 26, 1856, he was ordained and installed as pastor of the Congregational church in Mansfield, where he has since remained. His pastorate has been one of unusual length, and he has been, during all these years, a faithful and earnest preacher, a worthy and honored citizen - active in all enterprises and projects tend- ing to elevate the moral standing of the town in which he has lived and labored for so many years. In 1860 he went abroad, traveling through the different countries of Europe.
Mr. Ide is a trustee of the Mansfield public library and of the Wheaton Female Seminary in Norton. In 1864 he was a member of the lower branch of the state Legislature, and a member of the Senate in 1866.
March 24, 1859, at West Medway, Mr. Ide was married to Ellen M., daughter of John and . Eliza Ann (Williams) Rogers, of Mansfield. They have one child : John Emmons Ide, born August 2, 1868.
INGALLS, DANIEL BOWMAN, son of James and Mary (Cass) Ingalls, was born in Sutton, Caledonia county, Vt., May 25, 1829. His father moved to Connecticut, when he was eleven years of age.
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His early education was obtained in the common schools. Starting out in life for himself at the age of seventeen, he learned the machinist's trade in Norwich, Conn.
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At the age of twenty-six he began the study of dentistry in Clinton, Mass., and was graduated at the Boston Dental College in the class of 1874. Previous to his choice of the latter profession, he spent two years in California (1851 and '52). He has prac- ticed dentistry in Clinton since 1856.
Mr. Ingalls was married in Newbury, Vt., October 22,1850, to Rebecca Nelson, daugh- ter of Mason and Mary (Nelson) Randall. Of this union were six children, all deceased.
Mr. Ingalls was a representative to the General Court in 1880, and was elected to the Senate in 1881 and '82. He served on the committee on public health both years, was chairman the last named year of the committee on claims, and wrote the mi- nority report on the "Shanley Claim."
His church connection is with the Bap- tist church, of which he is a member, and he takes an active part in church and association work.
He was for several years a member of the investment committee for the Clinton Savings Bank, and left this position to be- come a director of the Lancaster National Bank. He withdrew from that position and sold his stock a year before the bank was robbed by its cashier, and made a written statement at the time to the stock- holders, pointing out the irregularities of that officer. He is now president of the Clinton Co-operative Bank.
INGRAHAM, ELIHU, son of Elihu and Olive (Mallery) Ingraham, was born in New Ashford, Berkshire county, October 18, 1822.
His education was limited to the public schools of those days. At twenty years of age he began life for himself, and chose farming for a vocation.
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