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VBOWEN, Robert Montgomery, lawyer; b. Boston, Mar. 18, 1881; s. Henry James Bowen and Sarah Elizabeth (Dean) B .; ed. Boston Latin sch .; liop- kinson's Sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1903, Harvard Law Sch .; m. Marguerite Waldmyer of Winchester, Sept. 27, 1924; children-Henry, Sarah. Pvt. prac- tice of law, Boston, 1906 -; v.p., tr., So. Boston Sav. Bk .; mem. Boston Bar Assn., S.R. Clubs: llarvard ( Boston), Mass. Republican. Unitarian. Republican. Office: 85 Devonshire St., Boston. Ilome: Strawberry Hill Rd., Acton (P.O. Concord). V BOWERS, Richard S., lawyer; b. Boston, June 18, 1900; s. Leon A. Bowers and Helen (Wetherbee) B .; ed. Brookline high sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1921; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1926; unmarried. With Peabody, Arnold, Batchelder & Luther, 1926-29; own practice, 1929 -; lecturer on law, Bentley Sch. Accounting & Finance, 1929-1936; inem. Council, Norfolk Bar Assn., Brookline Citizens Com. (past v.p.), Harvard Ch. Brotherhood (past pres.), Ma- sons (Brookline Lodge), For. Policy Assn., Mass. Soc. Mayflower Deses., Selectman, Town of Brook- line, 1939. Club: Kiwanis. Author: Business Law, 1933. Travel: Europe, 1925-1926. Dese. John Howland of Mayflower. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: 10 State St., Boston. Home: 357 Clinton Rd., Brookline.
/ BOWLES, Charles A., Jr., insurance agent; b. Springfield, Sept. 20, 1889; s. Charles A. Bowles and Nellie S. (llarris) B .; ed. Hotchkiss Sch .; . Phillips Andover Acad .; Ph.B., Yale, 1913; m. Helen Simms of Brooklyn, N.Y., Oct. 20, 1917; children-Nancy, Mary Gardiner. With Ain. Writing Paper Co., 1913-22; Dexter & Bowles, 1922-25; in ins. bus., 1925 -; Camp Devens, 1917, F. A. Sch., Camp Taylor; mem. Book & Snake Soc. (Yale). Clubs: Cloisters (Yale), Worthington Golf. Unitarian. Republican. Office: 1200 Main St., Springfield. Home: 166 Forest Park Av., Springfield. Summer res .: Worthington.
BOWLES, Edward Lindley, professor of electrical communications; b. Westphalia, Mo., Dec. 9, 1897; s. Samuel Addison Bowles and Juiia (Johnson)
B .; ed. Soldan high sch., St. Louis, Mo .; S.B., Wash- ington Univ., 1920; S.M., M.I.T., 1922; m. Lois Wuerpel of St. Louis, Mo., June 17, 1922; chil- dren-Edmund Addison, Frederick Wuerpel. Instr. elec. engring., M.I.T., 1920-25, asst. prof. elec. communications, 1925-27, asso. prof., 1927-36, prof., 1936 -; dir. Round Hill Research; in charge of communications option, Elec. Engring. Dept .; cons. engr., specialist in communications patents, 1923 -; 2nd It. F.A., U.S.A., 1918; mem, Sigma Xi, Am. Inst. E.E., Am. Phys. Soc., Am, Inst. Radio Eugrs., Soc. Promotion Engring. Edn., A.A.A.S. Club: Wellesley. Author: Radio and vacuum tube Sections of Standard llandbook for Elce. Engrs. Protestant. Office: Mass. Institute of Technology, Cambridge. Home: Glen & Riverdale Rds., Wel- lesley Farms. Summer res. : Clayton, N. Y.
Y BOWMAN, George Ernest, historian, editor; b. Man- chester, N.HI., Jan. 5, 1860; s. Rev. George Augus- tus Bowman and Ernestine (Lord) B .; ed. Hart- ford (Conn.) high sch .; A.B., Yale, 1883; unmarried. Devoted 43 yrs. to study of Mayflower passengers and compiling Mayflower genealogies to contain every descendant; founder, 1896, and since sec., Mass. Soc. Mayflower Descs .; founder, 1895, Bos- ton chap., S.A.R. (1st sce., 2nd pres.); founder, 1899, and ed., The Mayflower Descendant (quar- terly mag.); founder, 1913, ed., Pilgrim Notes and Querles (monthly mag., 1913-17); deputy gov .- gen., Soc. Mayflower Descs., 1927-36; hon. life mem. Mass. Soc. Mayflower Descs. (1915), Calif. Soc. (1920); life mem. N.H. Soc. Cincinnati, Mass. Soc. S.A.R., Pilgrim Soc. (Plymouth), Cape Cod Pilgrim Mem. Assn., Standish Monument Assn., Old Colony Hist. Soe., S.C.W., Order Colonial Govs., N.E. Hist .- Geneal. Soc .; mem., N.H. Hist. Soc., Masons. Clubs: Yale, Boston City. Compiler: Bowman's Ancestral Charts, 1896; Vital Records of Brewster, Mass., 1904; Vital Records of Halifax, Mass., 1905; Gravestone Records in the Ancient Cemetery and the Woodside Cemetery, Yarmouth, Mass., 1906; Gov. William Bradford's Letter Book, 1906; The Mayflower Compact and its Signers, 1920; Vital Records of Truro, Mass., 1933. Con- gregationalist. Republican. Office and home: 9 Walnut St., Boston.
BOWMAN, Grover Chester, college president; b. Cov- ington, Ind., Dec. 15, 1884; s. Herschel Volney Bowman and Cora Alice (Winders) B .; ed. A.B., Williams Coll., 1906; A.M., Yale, 1912; grad. work, Columbia, 1913-14; in. Matilda Elizabeth Bullett of North Adams, Nov. 27, 1907; children-Mary Elizabeth (Mrs. Irving Hartley Call), Margaret Louise (Mrs. Mario Marciano), Marion Eileen. Teacher in New Brighton, N.Y., 1906; supervising agt., Conn. State Dept. of Rural ISdn., 1907-09; supt. of sehs. Seymour, Conn., 1909-12, Fairfield and Westport, Conn., 1912-18, Thompsonville, Conn., 1918-22, North Adams, 1922-36; pres. Mass. State Teachers' Coll., 1937 -; instr. and lecturer at various coll. summer courses, 1911-36; lecturer before ednl, and civic groups; tr. North Adams Pub. Lib., 1927-33; mem. N.E.A., Acad. Polit. Sci., Anı. Sociol. Soc., Berkshire Co. Teachers' Assn. (pres. 1937-38), Masons. Clubs: Kiwanis (North Adams), Faculty (Williamstown). Author: The Traditional Philosophy of Education; and other essays and addresses on education. Congregation- alist. Republican. Office: State Teachers College, Nortlı Adams. Home: 375 Church St., North Adams.
VBOWMAN, Harold Martin, professor of law; b. Des Moines, Ia., Jnn. 17, 1876; s. Martin T. V. Bowman and Josephine ( Webber) B .; LL. B., Univ. of Mich., 1899, B.Litt., 1900, A.M., 1901; Ph.D., Columbia Unlv., 1903; Columbia Unlv. fellow in administra- tive law, 1902-03; m. Mary Catherine Kauffman of Des Moines, June 19, 1907; children-Mary Jean, Nancy Ray (Mrs. Paul J. Petltmermet). Admitted to bar, Michigan and lowa, 1899, and practiced in Des Moines and New York; Instr, political science, Dartmouth Coll., 1903-04, asst. prof., 1904-06; instr. law, Tuck Sch. of Administration and Fi- nance, 1903-06; spl. expert Interstate Commerce Commn., 1904; expert U.S. Senate com. on inter- state cominerce, 1905; editorial writer, N.Y. "Globe", 1906-10; lecturer, 1910-14; prof. of law,
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Boston Unlv. Sch. of Law, 1914-, dir. curriculum, 1935 -; mem. S.A.R., Soc. of Governor, and Co. of Mass. Bay, Acad. of Polit. Science, Am. Bar Assn., Am. Polit. Scienee Assn., Chi Psi, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi, Boston Chamber of Commerce. Club: University (Boston). Author: The Adminis- tration of Iowa, 1903; many legal articles; com- piled a Twelve Year Survey of State Railroad Taxation (Interstate Commerce Comm.), 1903. Desc. of Thomas Mayhew, Governor of Martha's Vineyard; Thomas Clark, who came to Plymouth in 1623; Dennis Getchell, capt. of Mass. Inf. in Am. Rev .; father served in Civil War, in First Maine Cavalry, 1861-65, later It. col. on staff's of Gov- ernors Gear and Sherman of Iowa. Office: Boston Univ. Sch. of Law. Home: Newton Centre.
BOWSER, Eden Kirk, lawyer; b. Sackville, N.B., June 26, 1874; s. Charles Allison Bowser and Emma (Henwood) B .; ed. Mt. Allison Acad., Sackville; Wakefield high sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1896; LL. B., Harvard Imw Sch., 1899; m. Lulu B. Gould of Reading, Aug. 20, 1913. Admitted to Mass. bar, 1899; practiced law at Wakefield, 1899 -; mem. Sch. Com., 6 yrs., Sewerage Commn., 6 yrs., Bd. of Selectmen, 3 yrs .; rep. Gen. Court of Mass., 1914-21; mem. Harvard Law Sch. Assn., Middlesex Bar Assn., Mass. Conveyancers' Assn., B.P.O.E., Masons. Club: Massachusetts. Congre- gationalist. Progressive Republican. Home: Wakefield.
BOWSER, Henry Reed, economist; b. Toronto, Ont., Can., Aug. 18, 1887; s. Rev. Alexander T. Bowser and Adelaide P. (Rced) B .; ed. Phillips Exeter Acad .; A.B., Harvard, 1912; M.B.A., Harvard Grad. Sch. Bus. Adm., 1914; m. Eleanor Clarke of Cam- bridge, Oct. 25, 1919. Instr. economics, Brown Univ., 1914-1915, investment banking, 1916-1920; Economist, Federal Res. Bk., Boston, 1921 -; 1st lt. Alr Service, during World War, 13 mos. Author: artleles on econ. statistics in Harvard Bus. Rev. and in Harvard Rev. of Econ. Stat- isties. Unitarian. Office: Federal Reserve Bank, Boston. Ilome: 20 Clark Rd., Wellesley Hills.
BOYAJIAN, Aram, electrical engineer; b. Armenia, Mar. 15, 1888; s. Garabed Boyajian and Akabie ( Minegeuzian) B .; ed. Am. Acad. for Boys, Talas, Armenia; A.B., Anatolia Coll. (Armenia), 1908; S.B., Swarthmore Coll., 1915, E.E., 1919; m. Jose- phine Shamlian of Boston, Jan. 16, 1922; 1 SON- Ilerbert. Elec. engr., Gen. Elec. Co .; on staff, M.I.T .; fellow Am, Inst. E.E. (chmn. Pittsfield Sect.). Author: tech. papers, transactions of Am. Inst. E.E. Quaker. Independent Republican. Of- fice: General Electric Co., Pittsfield. Home: 55 Stratford Av., Pittsfield.
BOYCE, Ellas II., food and drug analyst; b. Averill Park, N.Y., Aug. 1, 1901; s. Elias B. Boyce and Angeline (Duncan) B .; ed. Troy (N.Y.) high sch .; Mt. Hermon Sch .; A.B. (chem.), Harvard, 1927 (1926); Harvard Med. Sch., 1 yr .; m. Rosamond K. Kent of Phila., Pa., Junc 30, 1931; children- Louise Elaine, Herbert Warren, Rose Duncan. Jr. chemist, Commonwealth of Mass., Sept. 1929- 1932, asst. analyst, 1932-38, in charge of food and drug lab., Westfield, enforcing food and drug laws in Western Mass., 1938-, as dir. of activities of Western Mass. unit of Food & Drug Div., Mass. Dept. Pub Health; mem. Am. Chem. Soc. Club: Kiwanls (Westfleld). Office: Westfield State San- atorium, Westfield. Home: 26 Mill St., Westfield. BOYCE, Joseph Canon, physicist; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan 23, 1903; s. David C. Boyce and Mary L. (Wright) B .; ed. Allegheny Prep. Sch .; A.B., Princeton, 1922, Ph.D., 1926; m. Emily M. Hughes of Ames, {a., June 15, 1934; children-Mary Hughes, Emily Jane. Research student, Univ. London, 1923-24, Cambridge Univ., 1924-25; instr. physics, Princeton, 1926-29, research asso., 1929- 31; research asso., M.I.T., 1931-34, asst. prof., 1934-38, asso. prof., 1938 -; research asso., Car- negle Instn. of Washington, 1939; mem. Harvard- M.I.T. Eelipse Expedn. to Soviet Central Asia, 1936; mem. Am. Physical Soc., Royal Astron. Soc .; field of research is spectroscopy of the extreme ultraviolet with applications to astrophysics. Clubs: Harvard Faculty, Princeton (N.Y.), Aus-
able (St. luberts, N.Y.). Author: papers in sci. jours. Office: Mass. Institute of Technology, Cam- bridge. Home: 119 Walker St., Cambridge. Sum- mer res. : St. Huberts, N. Y.
VBOYD, Francis R., lawyer; b. Quincy, Aug. 25, 1881; s. William Boyd and Ellen (Moriarty) B .; ed. Adams Acad .; A.B., Harvard, 1902; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1908; m. Sarah H. Lvles of Columbia, S.C., Apr. 27, 1915; children-ilarriet Earle, Fran- cis R., Jr. Practiced law, Boston, 1908 --; mein. firm Loring, Coolidge, Noble & Boyd, 1913-1937; this firm consolidated with Gaston, Snow, Salton- stall, Hunt & Rice, 1937; new firm name Gaston, Snow, Hunt, Rice & Boyd. Office: 82 Devonshire St., Boston. Home: 8 Hubbard Park, Cambridge. BOYD, Frederick Stewart, principal architect, en- gineer; b. Cambridge, Aug. 27, 1887; s. James Renwick Boyd and Elizabeth Anderson (Stewart) B .; ed. Rindge tech. sch., Cambridge; S B., Har- vard, 1912; m. Christene MacDonald at Center Harbor, N.II., Apr. 17. 1920; children-Frederick Stewart, Jr., William Angus, John James. Princi- pal architect, Cambridge, 1914-32; civ. engr., Mass. State Planning Bd., 1932-38; cons. engr., Newport (R.I.), Pittsburg (Pa.), 1938-39; civ. engr., Mass. Dept. Pub. Works, 1938; mem. firm Frederick S. Boyd, associates, cons. engrs .; election officer, Medford, 1934-36; mem. S.A.T.C., Co. A, Persis Smith Barracks, Cambridge, during World War, 3 mos .; mem. Housing Assn. Metro. Boston, Fed. Architects, ingrs., Chemists & Technicians of Bos- ton, Archtl. Guild Am. (N.Y. Chap.). G.s. James Stewart, a Forty-niner in gold rush to Calif., later typical Yankee farmer at Waltham; father, named for Scotch martyr, Renwick, founded Reformed Presbyn. Ch. (Covenanters), Boston. Protestant. Office: 100 Nashua St. (5th floor), Boston. Home: 56 Austin Rd., West Medford.
VBOYD, John Merrill, insurance company executive; b. St. Stephen, N.B., Can., Feb. 19, 1875; s. John Boyd and Janet (Campbell) B .; brought to U.S. by parents, 1880, naturalized citizen, 1900; ed. A.B., Dartmouth Coll., 1897; LL.B., Boston Univ. Sch. Law, 1907; m. Jean Mitchell of Hartford, Conn., June 17, 1909; children-Priscilla, Mitchell Campbell, Began career as private tutor, 1897; sec. Boston Univ. Sch. Law, 1900-13; supt. bonding dept. The Employers Liability Assurance Corp., Ltd., 1929 -; v.p. American Employers Ins. Co., 1929 -; mem. Casque and Gauntlet, Theta Delta Chi, Phi Beta Kappa, Masons. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: 110 Milk St., Boston. flome: 109 Bradford St., Needham.
BOYD, Lucile Blanchard, teacher, journalist, poet; b. Lincoln, R.L., Sept. 18, 1888; d. Charles Edward Blanchard and Ariadne Josephine (Ballou) B .; ed. Uxbridge high sch .; A.B., Brown Univ., 1909; grad. student, Mass. State Coll., Middlebury Coll., Clark Univ., Univ. Vt .; m. Gardner Boyd of Dedham, Apr. 10, 1913; children-Grace Wolcott Maynard, Gardner Boyd, Jr., Elizabeth Blanchard. Teacher in high schs., Sudbury, Grafton, Springfield, Bris- tol (Conn.), and Barre; asso. ed., Barre Gazette, 1920-25; free lance writer; tr. lib., Barre; mem. Ballou Family Assn. Am. Clubs: Barre Friday, Worcester Co. Brown. Author: several one-act plays; poems ( In anthologies, mags., newspapers) ; feature articles. Desc. Roger Williams, who went to R.I. Unitarian. Republican. Office: Barre High School, Barre. Home: Barre.
BOYD, Lyle GHfford (Mrs. W. C.), serologist; b. St. Joseph, Mo., June 29, 1907; d. Dallas Fern Gifford and Ardetia (Scott) G .; grad. Central high sch., St. Joseph, Mo .; A.B., Univ. Kan., 1931; Boston Univ. Grad. Sch .; Harvard Summer Sch .; studied abroad 1935-36; m. William Clouser Boyd of Cam- bridge, June 9, 1931; 1 dau .- Sylvia Lyle. Began research into blood groups of mummies with hus- band, 1932; anthropological work in Near East, 1937-38; research asst. to husband at Evans Me- morial Hosp., Boston; mem. Am. Assn. Phys. An- thropologists. Author: Blood Grouping Tests on 300 Mummies; Blood Grouping Studies in Europe and Egypt, etc. Travel: Rus., Egypt, Western Europe, Syria, Iraq. Office: 78 East Concord St., Boston. Home: 85 Grozier Rd., Cambridge.
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VBOYD, Oran Ceell, plant pathologist; b. Dlamond, YBOYNTON, William George; b. Weathersfield, Vt .. Mo., Mar. 16, 1894; s. David Dillard Boyd and Agnes Martha (Milier) B .; B.S., Okla. Agrl. and Mcch. Coli., 1916; post grad. study, Unlv. Mo., 1916-17, 1919-20; Ph.D., Cornell, 1923; m. Nana P. Burwell of McPherson, Kan., Mar. 27, 1921; chil- dren-Oran Cecii, Dallas David, Harold Eugene. Plant pathologist, Ga. State Bd. of Entomology, 1923-29, Mass. State Coll., 1930 -; 2nd lt. Inf., U.S.A., 1917-19; mem. Am. Phytopathol. Soc., Am. Legion, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Zeta, Kappa Sigma, Gamma Alpha. Club: Faculty (Am- herst). Episeopalian. Home: 15 Halloek St., Am- herst. Junc 9, 1878; s. John C. Boynton and Mary E. (Starrett) B .; ed. Boston Eng. high sch., 1896; m. Agnes M. MeNamara of Thomaston, Me., June 30, 1913. Lab. asst., Boston Eng. high sch., 1897- 98; grocer, 1899-1925; assessor, Town of Middle- boro, 1925-35; supervisor, Old Age Assistance and Welfare, Middleboro, 1926-38, chmn. bd. of Select- nen, 1920-21; mem. Middleboro Chamber of Com- meree; v.p. Middleboro Trust Co .; tr. Middleboro Sav. Bk .; treas, and dir. Montgomery llomc for Aged People; mem. K.C. Interested in stamp col- Iceting and loeal gencalogy. Catholic. Inde- pendent. Ofllee: Town Hall, Middleboro. Home: 11 Forest St., Middleboro. Summer res .: South Cushing, Me.
VBOYDEN, Albert, lawyer; b. Beverly, Sept. 19, 1871; s. William C. Boyden and Amy L. (Hoag) B .; ed. Beverly high sch .; Roxbury Latin sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1894; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1898; unmarried. Practiecd law, Boston, partner, Boy- den, Palfrey, Bradlee & Twombly, 1898-1916; part - ner, Ropes, Gray, Boyden & Perkins, 1916 -; mem. Am., Mass., and Boston Bar Assns. Clubs: Harvard (Boston), Salem Country. Travel: Eur- ope, U.S. Unitarian. Mugwump, mostly Repub- liean. Office: 50 Federal St., Boston. Home: 6 Washington St., Beverly. Summer res .: Tanı- worth, N.H.
V BOYDEN, Frank Learoyd, teacher; b. Foxboro, Sept. 16, 1879; s. Benjamin Franklin Boyden and Anna Wales (Cary) B .; ed. Foxboro high sch .; A.B., Amherst Coll., 1902, A.M., 1922; A.M., Williams Coll., 1924, Yale Univ., 1926; Se.D., Colgate Univ., 1930; Ph.D: (pedagogy), N.Y. State Coll. for Teachers, 1931; LL.D., Wesleyan Univ., 1933, Bow- doin College, 1936, Kenyon Coll., 1937; L:Il.D., Amherst, 1935; m. Helen Childs of Deerfield, June 27, 1907; children-John Cary, Theodore, Eliza- beth. Prin. Deerfield Acad., 1902 -; mem. State Constn. Conv., 1917-19; mem. Masons. Congrega- tionalist. Republican. Home: Deerfield.
BOYNTON, Lawrence B., general manager; b. Grot- on, Feb. 26, 1901; s. William T. Boynton and Mary R. (Mack) B .; ed. Groton high sch .; C.P.A., Bentley Sch. of Accounting, 1921; m. Edith L. Rowell of Fitchburg, July 26, 1926; 1 son-Lawrence B., Jr. Pub. accountant, 1921-29; gen. mgr., Earnshaw Knitting Co., 1929 -; dir., Earnshaw Knitting Co., Earnshaw Publications, Ine. Protestant. Re- publican. Office: 148 California St., Newton. Home: 31 Bertweli Id., Lexington.
BOYNTON, Morrison Russell, elergyman; b. Haver- hill, Oet. 31, 1887; s. Nchemiah Boynton and Mary Ella (Wilcox) B .; ed. high sch., Medford; A.B., Amherst Coll., 1910; B.D., Andover Theol. Sem., 1913; S.T.B., Harvard Div. Sch., 1913; D.D., Chi- eago Thcol. Sem., 1928, Amherst Coll., 1930; m. Margaret Whitnall of Des Moines, Ia., May 2, 1923; ehildren-Mary Margaret, Martha Ann. Ordained to Cong. ministry, 1913; student pastor, Ashland, 1911-13; asst. minister, Clinton Av. Ch., Brooklyn, N.Y., 1913-18; pastor, Bryn Mawr Community Ch., Chicago, Ill., 1920-36, First Ch. in Newton, 1936 -; mem. exec. com., Gen. Council of Cong. and Chris- tian Chs .; tr. Andover Theol. Sem .; ehmn. Greater Boston Regional Couneil; Boy Scout Troop Com. (Troop 19), Norumbega Council; served as It., Chaplain's Corps, U.S.N., 1918-20; mem. Chi Phi. Clubs: Monday, Fortnightly, Winthrop. Oflice: The First Church in Newton, Newton Centre. Home: 70 Sumner St., Newton Centre. Summer res .: Five Islands, Me.
BOYNTON, Thomas J., lawyer; b. Westfield, Vt., Dec. 30, 1856; s. David F. Boynton and Lydia (Roberts) B .; ed. State normal sch., Johnson, Vt .; hon. LL.B. and Litt.D., Suffolk Univ .; m. Hattie L. Story of Johnson, Vt., Dee. 27, 1879; 1 dau .- Marion J. Admitted to Vt. bar 1881; post office insp., Boston, 1887-89, 1893-97; mcm. Vt. Ho. of Rep., 1892; city eouneil, Everctt, 1898, city solicitor, 1900-01; mayor, 1904-1906, 1907; atty. gen. Mass., 1911; U.S. dist. atty. Mass., 1917-20; pres., tr. Suffolk Law Sch .; mem. Law Soc. Mass., Middlesex Bar Assn., Vt. Assn. (Boston). Travel: U.S. Unitarian. Democrat. Office: 433 Broadway, Everett. Ilome: 19 Adams St., Arlington.
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YBRAATEN, Ingvald Theodore, electrical engineer; b. Bryant, S.D., July 21, 1894; s. Christian Knute Braaten and Gertrude (Larsen) B .; ed. Bryant (S.D.) high sch .; St. Olaf Aead .; A.B., St. Olaf Coil., 1916; S.B. (elec. engring.), M.I.T., 1920 (1918); S.B., Harvard, 1921; m. Eunice Eddy of Auburn, N.Y., July 16, 1920; children-Theodore Eddy, David Galc. Teacher, M.I.T., 1920-21; fel- low Am. Scand. Foundation, studying hydro-clee. developments in Norway, 1921-22; sta. and system operator, Pub. Service Co. of No. Ili., Chicago, 1922-25; switchboard and cent. sta. engr., West- inghouse Elee. & Mfg. Co., East Pittsburgh, Pa., and Boston, 1925-37; clcc. engr., Boston Edison Co., 1937 -; town mceting mem., Dedham; pvt. Engrs., sorgt., 2nd It., 1st lt. F.A., U.S.A., Camps Dodge, Jackson, Meade, A.E.F., Sept. 1917-Apr. 1919; mem. Am. Inst. E.E., R.O. Assn. Club: Nor- folk Golf. Author: mag. articles. Travel: U.S., Can., Eng., Fr., Belg., Nor., Den., Ger. Protestant. Republican. Ollicc: 39 Boylston St., Boston. Ilome: 17 Young's Rd., Dedham. Suminer res .: Province- town.
BRACE, Gerald Warner, writer, teacher; b. Isllp, N.Y., Sept. 23, 1901; s. Charles Loring Brace and Louise (Warner) B .; ed. Loomis Sch., Windsor, Conn .; B A., Amherst Coll., 1922; student, Harvard Archtl. Sch., 1922-23; M.A., Harvard, 1924, Ph. D., 1930; m. Huldah Laird of Boston, 1927; children- Charles Loring, Gerald Warner, Jr., Barbara.
Instr. Eng., Williams Coll., 1924-26, Radcliffe Coll., 1927-30, Dartmouth Coll., 1930-34, Mt. Hol- yoke Coll., 1934-39, Boston Univ., 1939 -. Author: The Islands (novel), 1936; The Wayward Pilgrims (novel), 1938; short stories, articles. Office: Bos- ton University, Boston. Summer res .: Deer Iste, Me.
VBRACE, Lioyd DeWitt, banker; b. Lineon, Neb., Feb. 26, 1903; s. DeWitt Bristol Brace and Eliza- beth Russell (Wing) B .; ed. grad., Newton pub. schs .; Phillips Andover Acad., 1921; B.S., Dart- mouth Coll., 1925; in. Helen Rhodes of Boston, Oct. 6, 1928; elrildren-Robert D., Richard G., Lloyd DeWitt, Ann Russell. Began as bank clerk, 1925; now v.p. First Nat. Bk. of Boston; tr. Phil- lips Acad .; pres. Boys' Camp, Ine .; mem. Theta Chi. Clubs: Dedham Country, Polo, Blue Mountain Forest Game. Congregationalist. Offiee: 67 Milk St., Boston. Honie: Dedham and Mill Sts., Charles River,
Y BRACKETT, Elliott Gray, surgeon; b. Newton, Apr. 6, 1860; s. Nathaniel Brackett and Abigail (Wilder) B .; ed. grad. Newton high sch., 1878; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1886; m. Katherine F. Pedrick of Lawrenee, Jan. 17, 1901. Formerly chief of service, orthopedic dept., Mass. Gen. Hosp .; dir. orthopedie surgery, U.S. Army, since Aug. 1917; eol. M.C., U.S.A .; fellow A.C.S .; mem. Am. Orthopedie Assn., Mass. Med. Soc. Clubs: University, Harvard. Author: Numerous publiea- tions on orthopaedic surgery. Editor: Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. Travei: extensive. Home: 166 Newbury St., Boston.
BRACKETT, Gilbert Pant, business man (retired) ; b. Springfield, Jan. 11, 1887; s. Gilbert Haskell Brackett and Martha E. (Stimson) B .; ed. Brook- line high sch .; DeMeritt Sch .; Bryant & Stratton Commerelal Sch., Boston; Boston Univ .; M.I.T .; m. Mary Blanchard Bridge of Marblehead, Apr. 5, 1911; children-Mrs. Martha Speck, Robert Paul.
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In hotel, later real estate bus., 1920-38; dlr. Gregg, Storer, Inc .; tr. Blanchard Trust; ensign Army Transport Service, U.S.N., World War; past pres. Marblehead Chamber of Commerce; chmn. local chap., Red Cross. Clubs: Eastern and Corinthian Yacht. Episcopalian. Republican. Office: 35 Con- gress St., Boston. Home: Marblehead Neck.
VBRACKETT, Haven Darling, professor of Greek; b. Southbridge, Sept. 16, 1876; s. George Brackett and Frances Louise ( Darling) B .; ed. Southbridge high sch .; A.B., Amherst Coll., 1898; A.M., Har- vard, 1902, Ph.D., 1904; m. Marion Louise Galllard of New London, Conn., June 15, 1918. Teacher of Greek, Mercersburg (Pa.) Acad., 1898-99; Master in Greek, Lake Forest (Ill.) Aead., 1899-1900; sub- master, Greek and French, Boston Latin sch., 1900-01; asst. prof. and prof. Greek, Clark Univ., 1904 -; mem. Am. Philol. Assn., Brit. Classical Assn., Am. Assn. Univ. Profs., N.E. Classical Assn. (v.p. and aeting pres., 1919-20), Ex. Com., Mass. Civ. Liberties Com. (exec. com., 1935-37), Worcester Pub. Forum (pres.), Worcester Emer- gency Peace Campaign (exec. com.), Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Upsilon, Masons. Author: Temporal Clauses in Herodotus, articles in . classical and ednl, periodicals. Travel: Europe, Near East, Egypt, 1926. Desc., Capt. Richard Brackett (Scar- let Letter), who came to Boston 1631. Episco- palian. Independent. Office: Clark University, Worcester. Home: 114 Woodland St., Worcester. Summer res .: The Sabine Farm, Dodge, Charlton. (BRACKETT, John Gaylord, lawyer; b. Boston, Apr. 12, 1879; s. John Quincy Adams Brackett and An- geline Moore (Peck) B .; 'ed. Arlington high sch .; A.B. (magna cum laude), Harvard, 1901; LL.B., Harvard Law Sel., 1904; m. Mary Louise Clark of Cambridge, Apr. 12, 1914; children-June Clark, John Gaylord, Janice Boles. Began practice of law, 1903; asst. in office of dist, atty. of Middlesex Co., 1909-10; apptd. atty. for Arlington Coop. Bks., 1910; rep. to Gen. Ct. from 29th Dist., Middlesex Co., 1911-12; spl. justice Mun. Ct. of City of Bos- ton, 1913 -; dir. and atty. Arlington Coop Bk .; dir. and clk. Harvard Delta Upsilon Assoclates; mem. Amn., Mass., Middlesex, and Boston Bar Assns., Law Soc. Mass. (treas.), Delta Upsilon, Masons. Clubs: Boston City, Middlesex, Republi- can of Mass. (all of Boston). Office: 53 State St., Boston. Home: 87 Pleasant St., Arlington.
BRACKETT, Ledru Joshua, manufacturer; b. Har- per's Ferry, W. Va., Mar. 29, 1873; s. Nathan Cook Brackett and Nancy Louise (Wood) B .; ed. A.B., Bates Coll., 1891; m. Anna Cordelia Hicks of Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec. 23, 1897; children-Anthony lllcks, Nathan Cook (d.), Truman Hicks. News- paper and advertising bus, many yrs .; now pres. Durand Co. (chocolate mfrs.), II. N. Fish Co .; pres. and treas. Brigham's, Inc .; treas. Thos. F. Galvin, Inc. (florists); mem. Mass. Rep. State Com., 1911-12; Boston Chamber of Commerce. Clubs: University, Boston City, Longwood Cricket, Charles River Country. Office: 40 Ames St., Cam- bridge. Home: 10 Parley Vale, Jamaica Plain.
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