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VBURROUGHS, Harry Ernest, lawyer; b. Apr. 15, 1890; s. Nathan Burroughs and Hannah B .; ed. Suffolk Law Sch., 1909-12; LL.B., Boston Univ., 1912; m. Ilannah Sonnabend of Boston, June 27, 1922; children-Warren Herbert, Jean, Harry Er- nest, Jr. Admitted to Mass. bar, 1912; pros. and founder, Burroughs Newsboys Foundation, Bos- ton, pres. and founder. The Agassiz Village of Burroughs Newsboys Foundation, West Poland, Me .; mem. Nat. Youth Administration, Am. Bar Assn., Bar Assn. Clty of Boston, Law Soc. Mass. (tr.), Bigelow Assos., Masons (32°), Elks. Clubs: Twentieth Century, City (Boston). Author: Taie of a Vanished Land, 1930. Office: 18 Tremont St., Boston. Home: 131 Kilsyth Rd., Brighton.
BURT, Clarence Edward, physician; b. Berkley, Nov. 1, 1886; s. Stephen Albert Burt and Clara Amelia (French) B .; ed. M.D., Boston Univ. Sch. Med., 1908; p.g. Ilarvard Univ. Sch. Med .; m. Mildred Sherman Rounseville of Rochester, Feb. 12, 1929. In gen, practice med., New Bedford, 1908 -; mem. New Bedford Sch. Com., 1922-24; sec. and treas. N.E. Alumni, Phi Alpha Gamma; served as capt. Med. Corps, U.S.A., retired, Jan. 28, 1920; mem. Mass. Med. Soc., Mass. Ilomeo. Soc., Am. Inst. Ilomeo., A.M.A .; mem. founders Am. Legion; Dis- abled Am. Vets. World War (past state comdr.); V.F.W. (past dept. surgeon). Clubs: New Bed- ford Yacht, Harvard (New Bedford). Author: various med. papers. Interested in fishing, farm- ing. Protestant. Republican. Office: 261 Union St., New Bedford. llome: 1384 Rockdalo Av., New Bedford.
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YBURTNER, Evers, asso. professor of naval architec- ture, engineer; b. Hagerstown, Md., Apr. 24, 1893; s. Daniel Emory Burtner and Alice Mary (Evers) B .; ed. Lynn Class, high sch .; S.B, M.I.T., 1915; m. Mary Ellen Dubois of Lynn; children-Cynthia, James. Marine supt. & port engr., John S. Emery, operators U.S. Shipping Bd. Lines, Boston, 1918- 19; instr., asst. prof., asso. prof. naval architecture and marine engring., M. I.T., 1916, 1920 -. Ship draftsman, submarine design, World War; mcm. Soe. Naval Architects & Marine Eugrs., Am. Soc. Naval Engrs., Essex Inst. Protestant. Republi- can. Office: Dept. Naval Architecture, Mass. In - stitute of Technology, Cambridge. Home: 15 Au- dubon Park, Lynn.
Y BURTON, Carlisle W., merchant; b. Cambridge, Aug. 24, 1886; s. Joseph Strain Burton and Emma Car- lisle (Whitney) B .; ed. Cambridge Latin sch., 1899-1904; A.B. (cum laude), Harvard, 1908; m. Marjorie de Krafft of Merion, Pa., Mar. 22, 1919; children-Marjorie Ann, Joseph Strain, William dc Krafft. With Dennison Mfg. Co., 1908-11; B. F. Moore & Sons, leather, Boston, 1911-13, WII- lett Sears Co., Boston, 1913-14, treas. Burton, Rogers Co., 1915-, pres. and treas. 1925 -; tr. Estate of J. S. Burton, 1908 -; sec. Finance Com. of Winchester, 1923. Clubs: Harvard (N.Y.), Ap- palachian Mt. (Boston). Episcopalian. Republi- can. Oflice: 857 Boylston St., Boston. Home: 9 Felsdale Close, Winchester.
BURWELL, Charles Sidney, university dean; b. Den- ver, Colo., Apr. 10, 1893; s. Charles Sidney Bur- well and Elizabeth (Clark) B .; cd. A.B., Allegheny Coll., Meadville, Pa., 1914, LL.D., 1936; M.D., llar- vard Med. Sch., 1919; m. Edith Mary Churchill of New York, N.Y., Oct. 10, 1922; ehildren-Sidney Moseley, Eleanor Churchill. Med. house pupil, Mass. Gen. Hosp., Boston, 1919-20; with Am. Red Cross Commun. to West Russia, 1920; house phys., Mass. Gen. Hosp., 1920-21; teaching fellow in med., Harvard Med. Sch., 1921; instr. med., Johns Hop- kins Med. Sch., Baltimore, Md., resident phys., Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1921-22; asso. in med., Johns Hopkins Med. Sch., and asst. visiting phys., Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1922-24; asso. prof. med., Vander- bilt Univ. Med. Sch., Nashville, Tonn., and visiting phys. Vanderbilt Univ. Hosp., 1925-28; prof. med., Vanderbilt Unlv. Med. Sch., and phys .- in-chief, Vanderbilt Ilosp., 1928-35; dean faculty of med. and research prof. clin. med., Harvard Med. Sch., 1935 -; phys., Peter Bent Brigham Hosp., Boston, 1935 -; fellow A.C.P .; mem. A.M.A., A.A.A.S., Am. Acad. Arts & Sciences, Am. Soc. Clin, Investigation (pres. 1933-34), Assn. Am. Physicians, Clin. and Climatol. Assn., Am. Heart Assn. Address: Har- vard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St., Boston. Ilome: 23 Dudley St., Brookline.
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YBUSBY, Nahum J. Jr., Chamber of Commerce Sce- retary; b. Malden, Aug. 31, 1887; s. Nahum JJ. Bus- by and Elizabeth A. (Kidder) B .; ed. Malden high sch .; B.S., Northeastern Univ., 1922; student, Har- vard Summer Sch., Babson Inst., Nat. Inst. of Banking; m. Lillian C. Estes of Holyoke, June 10, 1919; 1 dau .- Dorothy C. Newspaper reporter, 1907; now sec. and dir. Wakefield Chamber of Commerce, Wakefield; sec. Retail Trade Bur., Wakefield; dir. Wakefield Chamber of Commerce Sch. of Business; fellow Nat. Inst. of Credit; mem. Am. Accounting Assn. Mem. M.E. Church. Office: Wakefield Chamber of Commerce, Wakefield. Home: 35 Renwick Road, Melrose Highlands.
BUSH, Almon Allen, business man; b. Otsego, Mich., Sept. 13, 1862; s. Myron D. Bush and Anne IS. (Dunning) B .; ed. Vineland (N.J.) high sch .; m. Laura Stone Buck of Wilmington, Jan. 4, 1888: children-Roland Allen, Mrs. Ethel Hall. Learned trade of machinist; salesman, E. D. Jones & Sons Co., Pittsfield, mgr. sales, mgr. plant, v.p., 1928 -; dir. E. D. Jones & Sons Co .; mem. Masons. Travel: Japan, Europe. Methodist. Republican. Office: 7 North St., Pittsfield. Home: 115 Bart- lett Av., Pittsfield.
V BUSH, Charles William, physician and surgeon; b. Lancaster. O., 1872; s. William Bush and Phoebe (Foust) B .; ed. Ch.B., Boston Univ., 1898; M.D., Boston Univ. Sehi. Med., 1899; in. Esther M. Haw-
kins of Southboro, 1908; children-Charles Wil- liam, Jr., Esther Louise. Phys., Med. Mission Dispensary, 1899-1905; asst. in nose and throat dept., Mass. Mem. Hosp., 1905-21, instr. and surg., 1921-28; asst. prof., Boston Univ. Sch. Med. and Mass. Mem. Hosp., 1928-33, asso. prof., 1933-37, consultant, 1937 -; fellow A.C.S .; niem. Eastern Homeopathie Med. Soc., Mass. Homeopathic Med. Soc., Boston Univ. Med. Soc., Masons (32°). Travel: Europe. Desc. Jacob Foust of Continental Army; Bush of Battle of Bunker Hill. Congrega- tionalist. Republican. Office: 371 Commonwealth Av., Boston. Hlomc: 17 Cary Av., Milton.
V BUSH, Edith Linwood, dean, professor of mathe- matles; b. Everett, Sept. 15, 1882; d. Richard Perry Bush and Emma Linwood (Paine) B .; ed. Chelsea high sch .; Radcliffe Coll .; Boston Univ .; A.B., Tufts Coll., 1903; unmarried. Teacher, secondary schs .; prin., high sch., Provincetown; instr., asst. prof., prof. math., Tufts Coll .; dean, Jackson Coll. for Women, Dept. of Women, Tufts Coll .; mem. Am. Assn. Univ. Women, Phi Beta Kappa, Assn. Teachers Math., Assn. Deans Women, Chi Omega. Club: College (Boston). Universalist. Republi- can. Office and home: Tufts College, Medford. Summer res .: Provincetown.
BUSH, Herman L., lawyer, Soldiers Relief Commnr., City of Boston; b. Boston, Mar. 4, 1893; s. Samuel Bush and Esther (Simon) B .; ed. Mech. Arts high sch .; Boston Univ., C.B.A .; Boston Univ. Sch. of Law LL.B. 1925; m. Eda T. Gorfinkle of Brookline, Mar. 27, 1927; children-Alan Richard, Robert Lee. Admitted to Mass. bar, 1925, and since engaged in gen. practice of law at Boston, mem. Boston City Council, 1926-32, Mastery in Chancery, apptd. by Gov. Ely, 1934, Soldiers Relief Commr., since 1938, served on Mexican border in 1st Mass. Cav- alry, 1916, 1st sergt. Co. B, 102d Mah. Gun Batt., Yankec Div., World War, decorated with Distin- guished Service Cross, Croix de Guerre, Purple Heart; mem. Nat. Geog. Soc., Roxbury Ilist. Soc., Army & Navy Legion of Valor of U.S., all veter- ans organs. Jewish. Republican. Office: City Hall, Boston. llome: 148 llomestead St., Rox- bury.
BUSH, John Nash Douglas, professor of English; b. Morrisburg, Ont., Canada, Mar. 21, 1896; s. Dexter Calvin Bush and Mary Evelina (Nash) B .; ed. A.B., Univ. Toronto, 1920, A.M., 1921; Ph.D., Harvard, 1923; m. llazel Cleaver of Burlington, Ont., Sept. 3, 1927; 1 son-Geoffrey Douglas. Awarded Shel- don travelling fellowship, Harvard, In England, 1923-21; instr. Eng., llarvard, 1924-27; asst. prof., Univ. Minn., 1927-28, asso. prof., 1928-31, prof., 1931-36, chmn. dept., 1935-36; Guggenheim follow in Eng., 1934-35; asso. prof. Eng., Harvard, 1936- 37, prof., 1937 -; mem. Modern Language Assn. of Amer., Modern Humanities Research Assn. Au- thor: Mythology and the Renaissance Tradition in English Poetry, 1932; Mythology and the Roman- tic Tradition in English Poetry, 1937; articles in mags, and philol. jours. Editor: (with C. A. Moore) English Prose, 1600-1660, 1930; Shake- speare-Five Plays, 1935; Turbervile's Ecologues of Mantuan, 1937. Home: 3 Clement Cirele, Cam- bridge.
BUSH, Samuel Dacre II, cotton merchant; b. Pitts- boro, N.C., Apr. 30, 1886; s. Franklin Leonard Bush and Mary ( Walker) B .; ed. St. Mark's Sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1909; m. Mary S. Williams of Ded- ham, Oct. 3, 1916; children-Mary Franklin, Sam- uel Daere HI. Engaged as cotton nicht., Boston, 1909; mem. firm S. D. Bush & Co., 1916 -; v.p. and dlir. Bush & Witherspoon, Waco, Tex., since 1925 -; served at Officers Training Camp, Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, Ky., during World War. Clubs: Harvard (Boston), Country and Polo ( Dedham). Episcopalian. Republican. Office: 48 Franklin St., Boston. Home: Dexter St., Dedham,
VBUSH, Vannevar, electrical engineer; b. Everett, Mar. 11, 1890; s. Rev. Richard Perry Bush and Emma Linwood (Paine) B .; ed, pub. schs., Chelsea; B.S. and M.S., Tufts Coll., 1913; hon. SeD., 1932; Eng. D., M.I.T. and Harvard, 1916; m. Phoebe Davis of Chelsea, 1916; children -- Richard Davis, John Hathaway. With test dept., Gen. Elec. Co.,
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1913; inspection dept. U.S. Navy, 1914 ; instr. math., Tufts Coll. 1914-15, asst. prof. clee. engring., 1916-17; research on submarine detection with special board on submarine devices, U.S. Navy, 1917-18; assoc. prof. elec. power transmission, M.I.T., 1919-23, prof. 1923-32, v.p. and Dean of Engring., 1932-38; Pres .- elect Carnegie Inst. of Wash., 1938; tr. Tufts Coll .; dir. Spencer Thermo- stat Co., Raytheon Mfg. Co., Am. Inst. E.F .; chmn. Div. Industrial and Engring. Research, Nat. Re- search Council; It. eomdr., Naval Res., 1924-32; fellow Am. Inst. E.E., Am. Acad. Arts and Sci- ences, Am. Phys. Soe .; mem. Nat. Acad. Sciences, A.A.A.S., Am. Phil. Soc., Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Soc. Promotion Engring. Edn., Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Kappa Eta Kappa, Alpha Tau Omega. Club: St. Botolph. Author: Principles of Elec- trical Engineering, with W. H. Timbie, 1923; Operational Circuit Analysis, 1929; numerous tech. articles, esp. on Differential Analyser. Travel: Europe, U.S. Recd. Louis Edward Levy medal, Franklin Inst., 1928; Lamme medal, Am. Inst. E.E., 1935. Responsible for development at M.I.T. of many mech. and elec. math. devices, esp. Differen- tial Analyser. Universalist. Office: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge. Hoine: 404 Common St., Belmont. Summer res .: South Dennis and East Jaffrey, N.H. (Removed to Wash., D.C.)
YBUSHBY, Fred W., business man (retired) ; b. Pea- body, Feb. 11, 1871; s. Horace Bushby and Susan L. (Gray) B .; ed. Peabody high seh .; M.I.T., 1 yr .; m. Ida A. Tigh of Peabody 1896. Bushby & Co., Grocers, 1900-37; tr. and v.p. Investment Com., Warren Five Cent Sav. Bk .; dir. Storage Grocery Co .; past tr. Peabody Inst. Lib .; tr. Sutton Home for Aged Women; pres. Haven Home for Aged Men; pres. Isaac Munroe Home; chmn. local com., Tercenteny, writing inscriptions on tablets erected throughout city; started a little theatre move- ment, Peabody, 1933; mem. Essex Inst., Peabody Hist. Soc. (pres.), Essex Co. Ornithol. Soc., Pea- body Theatre Guild, Essex Co. Unitarian Conf. (past pres. ), Unitarian Laymen's League. Author: monographs on local hist. subjs. Travel: exten- sive, U.S., Europe, W.I. Unitarian. Republican. Home: 17 Washington St., Peabody.
BUSHNELL, Nelson Sherwin, asso. professor of . English; b. Cleveland, O., May 10, 1899; s. Edward Bushnell and Maude Kidder (Sherwin) B .; ed. Univ. Sch., Cleveland O .; Evans Sch., Arizona; B.A., Willlams Coll., 1920, M.A., 1926; LL.B., Baldwin-Wallace (Cleveland) Law Sch., 1923; Ph. D., Harvard, 1928; m. Victoria Britton of Cleve- land, O., July 1, 1922; children-1edward II, Ann Card. Admitted to Ohlo bar, 1923; taught at Taft Sch. and Evans Summer Sch .; grad, study and as- sistantship, Harvard, 1925-28; teacher, North- western Univ., 1928-31; instr., Willlams Coll., 1928, asst. and asso. prof. Eng., 1931 -; with Am. Ambulance Corps in France, Field Artillery Train- ing Sch., Camp Zachary Taylor, 2nd It. F.A. Res., during World War; mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, M.L.A., A.A.U.P. Co-author: Literary Masters of England; Outline Guide to Major English Poems. Author: Historical Baek- ground of English Literature; Walk after John Keats; articles in philol. jours. Travel: Scotd. Episcopalian. Democrat. Office: Willlams Coll., Williamstown. Home: Sloan Rd., So. Williams- town. Summer res .: Rosseau Rd. P.O., Ontario, Can.
Y BUSHNELL, Robert T., lawyer; b. N.Y. Clty, July 9, 1896; s. Robert Stowe Bushnell and Mary Rockland (Tyng) B .; ed. Phillips Andover Acad .; A.B., Har- vard, 1919, LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1921; m. Sylvia P. Folsom of Bridgewater, June 30, 1924; children-Frederic Folsom, Prisellla Alden. Ad- mitted to Mass. bar, 1921; asst. dist. atty., Middle- sex Co., 1923, first asst. dist. atty., 1923-27, dlst. atty., 1927-31; in private practice, 1931 -; 2nd lt. U.S. Infantry, World War; mem. Am., Mass., Bos- ton, and Middlesex bar assns., Mass. Law Soc., Pi Eta, Masons, Odd Fellows. Clubs: Harvard, City (Boston). Mem. Union Ch. of Waban. Re- publican. Office: 31 State St., Boston. Home: 193 Fulier St., West Newton.
YBUTLER, Allan Macy, physician; b. Yonkers, N.Y., Apr. 3, 1894; s. George P. Butler and Ellen (Mudge) B .; ed. Hill sch., Pottstown, Pa .; Lltt.B., Princeton, 1916; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1926; m. Mabel IF. Churchill of Cornish, N.H., 1921; chil- dren-Margaret B, Allan C., Beverley A With Cunard SS. Co., 1920-21; Harvard Grad. Sch., Med. Sch., 1921-26; Rockefeller Inst., 1926-28; tutor, Harvard, 1929-30; instr., Harvard Med. Sch., 1930- 36; visiting phys., Infants and Children's Flosps., 1930 -; asst. prof. pediatrics, IFarvard Med. Sch., 1937 -; mem. Am. Relief Commn., 1917, 2nd lt., 1st lt., capt. 6th F.A., A.E.F., 1917-19; citation, Meuse Argonne; mem. Am. and N.E. Pediatrle Soes., Am. Acad. Pediatrics, Soc. Clin. Investigation, Soc. Pediatric Research, Mass. Med. Soc., A.M.A. Clubs: Ivy (Princeton), Country (Brookline), Harvard (Boston), Aesculapian, Interurban, Peripatetic. Author: many papers on med. subjs. Office: Chil- dren's Hospital, Boston. Home: 204 Walnut St., Brookline. Summer res .: Cornish, N.H.
BUTLER, Edmund John, physician; b. Cambridge, June 22, 1889; s. Matthew P. Butler and Elizabeth (Gannon) B .; ed. Boston Coll. high sch .; A.B., Boston Coll., 1912; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1916; Univ. Pa .; m. Agnes McCarthy of Somerville, Oct. 15, 1918; children-Virginia, Edmund, John. In- ternc, Providence City Hosp., Boston City Hosp .; in practice of med. at Cambridge, specializing in eye, car, nose and throat; surg .- in-chief, ear, nose and throat service, Cambridge Hosp .; served as contract surgeon, S.A.T.C., Chestnut Ilill, World War; mem, A.C.S., A.M.A., N.IC. Ear. Nose and Throat Assn. Club: Clover (Boston). Travel: U.S. Office: 25 Garden St., Cambridge. liome: 14 Meadow Way, Cambridge. Summer res .: No. Scituate.
Y BUTLER, J (ohn) Vernon, musician; b. Birmingham, Eng., Aug. 24, 1868; s. Thomas Butler and Hephzi- bah (Vernon) B .; ed. studied voiee culture and organ with prominent Boston and London teach- ers; m. Ruth Nelson of Worcester, June 22, 1905; children-John Vernon, Ruth Vernon, Marion Nel- son. Organist and choirmaster, Chestnut Street Cong. Ch., Worcester; founder and condr., Worcester Oratorio Soc., 1897-1937, at which has been given the first performance in U.S. of sev- eral important choral compositions; condr. Worcester Woman's Club Choral Class, 1919-30; v.p. Worcester County Music Festival Assn., 1904- 23; mem. Am. Guild of Organists. Home: 21 Ein- horn Rd., Worcester.
VBUTLER, Morgan, textiles; b. New Bedford, Oct. 15, 1888; s. William Morgan Butler and Minnie Ford (Norton) B .; ed. Saint Marks Sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1911; m. Bernice S. Fisher of Evanston, Ill., June 9, 1913; children-Elizabeth, William Morgan II. V.p. and gen. mgr. Hoosac Mills Corp .; dir. Llb- erty Mutual Ins. Co., Columblan Life Ins. Co. and other textlle eos .; capt. Air Service, World War, discharged 1918. Clubs: Tennis and Racquet, Wamsutta (New Bedford), Dedham Country and Polo, Ilarvard (N.Y.). Republican. Oflice: 77 Franklin St., Boston. Home: Dedham. Summer res .: South Dartmouth.
BUTLER, Patrick F., physician; b. Boston, June 12, 1877; s. James Butler and Margaret (Sullivan) B .; ed. Boston Latin sch .; Holy Cross Coll .; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1903: m. Teresa Dillon of Boston, June 16, 1914. Interne, Carney Hosp., 1904-05, asst. Roentgenologist, 1910-1912; asst. Roentgenologist St. Elizabeth's Hosp., 1913, Bos- ton City Ifosp., 1920 -; asst. prof. Roentgenology, Ilarvard Med. Sch., 1929 -; work wholly practice and teaching of Roentgenology; mem. 8 nat. and local sei. socs. connected with X-ray, incl. Am. Roentgen Ray Soc. (pres., 1927), N.E. Roentgen Ray Soc. (pres., 1924). Clubs: Harvard (Boston), Commonwealth Country. Author: many articles on X-ray. Travel: U.S., Europe. Cathoilc. In- dependent. Office and home: 35 Bay State Rd., Boston.
BUTTERFIELD, Charles Buckingham, Jr., real es- tate agent; b. Chestnut Hill, Nov. 18, 1897; 8. Charles Buckingham Butterfield and Helen (Thay- er) B .; ed. Country Day Sch., Newton; Harvard,
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1921. Asso. with Nat. Life Ins. Co., Curtiss- Wright (airplanes), Sprayed Metal Coating Co .; at present asso. with Douglass & Hunneman, real estate agents; served in Naval Reserve, World War; mem. S.A.R. Club: Longwood Cricket. Travel: Europe, South Seas, Can., U.S., Bermuda. Republican. Office: 5 Arlington St., Boston. Home: 29 Commonwealth Av., Newton.
Y BUTTERFIELD, Earle S., bullder, real estate; b. Brookton, Me., May 24, 1879; s. Henry Clay But- terfield and Mary Luclsa (Boulter) B .; ed. Blaine (Me.) high sch .; m. Helen Buzzell Penney of Ban- gor, Me., Oct. 1, 1898. Various positions, hotel, ins., real estate, construction, until 1914; con- tractor, bullder, Boston, 1915 -; construction loans, 1928 -; real estate, 1928 -; pres. E. S. Butterfield Co., Security Loan & Mortgage Co., Quincy Apart- ments, Inc .; dir. Zipco Co .; tr. Helen P. Butter- field Estate; served in Sp .- Am. War; mem. Bos- ton and Newton Chambers of Commerce, Masons (Blue Lodge), K.T. (Newton Royal Arch). Club: Boston City. Desc. Gov. Thomas Dudley, 1630; of family of William Butterfield of Pony Express fame. Built 1st large reinforced concrete and brick office and warehouse bldg., Salt Lake City, Ut .; gen. supt. in building 1st modern concrete irrigation canal In Utah (Davis & Weber Co. canal). Congregationalist. Republican, Office: 44 School St. and 844 Beacon St., Boston. Home: 592 Chestnut St., Newton. Summer res .: Beaver Brook Butte, Ilollis, N.Il.
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BUTTERWORTH, Arthur Fiske, judge; b. Brook- field, Sept. 20, 1869; s. Henry Lucius Butterworth and Sarah Antoinette (Flske) B .; ed. pub. schs., Brookfield, 1876-87; LL.B., Boston Univ. Sch. Law, 1893; m. Olive Edith Miller of Brookfield, Oct. 18, 1893 (d. Apr. 29, 1917); children-Henry Louis, Stuart Paine (d.); m. (2nd) Abbie E. Prouty of Brookfield, Jan. 16, 1919. Admitted to Mass, bar, 1893; in gen, practice of law, Brookfield, 1893 -; clk. Dist. Ct. of Western Worcester, 1902-24, justice, 1924 -; treas. town of Brookfield 1907-, moderator of town meetings, 1902-33; tr. Merrick Pub. Lib. 1912 -; mem. Masons. Unitarian. Re- publican. Home: Brookfield.
YBUTTERWORTH, Elwell R., business man; b. Charlestown, Feb. 1, 1874; s. Robert Butterworth and Carrie E. (Gibbs) B .; ed. Somerville high sch .; S.B., M.I.T., 1898; m. Mary Baldwin Reed, Oct. 11, 1900; children-Robert R., Clara P. Mech. engr., Reversible Collar Co., 1898-1903, asst. supt., 1903-26, supt., 1926; dir. Middlesex Products Corp., 1922-, v.p. 1931-38 ;. tr. Cambridge Sav. Bk .; Water Commn., Winchester; mem. Cambridge Industrial Assn., Mass. Charitable Mechanics Assn., A.F.&A.M. (William Parkman Lodge, Winches- ter Royal Arch Chap.). Club: Rotary (Cam- bridge). Unitarian. Republican. Office: 111 Put- nam Av., Cambridge. Home: 107 Cambridge St., Winchester.
BUTTRICK, Allan Gordon, Superior Court judge; b. Fitchburg, Mar. 16, 1876; s. George T. Buttrick and Ellen M. (Rice) B .; ed. Lancaster high sch .; LL.B., Boston Univ. Sch. Law, 1897; m. Hilve I. Wilbur of Boston, Dec. 11, 1937. Admitted to bar, 1897; began practice in Clinton, 1897, established Boston office, 1907; Town Moderator of Lancas- ter, 1898 -; Mass. Ho. of Rep., 1904; Senate, 1906- 07; mem. Constl, Conv .; mem. Lancaster Bd. Health, Lancaster Sch. Com., Lancaster Bd. Selectmen, 1929 -; presiding justice, 2nd Dist. Court of Eastern Worcester, 1924-39; mem. Dist. Court Div. of Superior Court, 1925. Clubs: Mass. Republican, Worcester County Republican. Uni- tarian. Republican. Office: 60 State St., Boston. Home: Lancaster.
YBUXTON, Frank W., editor; b. Woonsocket, R.I., Oct. 24, 1877; s. Parker Jonas Buxton and Ellza- beth (Byrne) B .; A.B., Harvard, 1900; m. Grace M. Cushing; 1 son-Francis Cushing. Sunday ed. and ming. ed., Boston Herald, ed., 1929 -; tr. Five Cents Sav. Bk. of Boston; winner Pulitzer edi- torlal prize, 1923; tr. Boston Pub. Lib., N.E. Con- servatory of Music, N.E. Deaconess Hosp. Clubs: Unlon Boat, Harvard (Boston). Address: Boston
Herald, 171 Tremont St., Boston. Home: 29 Suth- erland Rd., Boston.
BUXTON, Warner Rockwell, business executive; b. West Warren, Dec. 21, 1885; s. Dana Buxton and Julia G. (Rockwell) B .; ed. Springfield tech. hlgh sch .; Harvard; m. Mabel Terry Allen of Long- meadow, Sept. 9, 1911. Employed in N.Y. Clty; sales office of woolen mill, 1909-10; salesman for L.A.W. Novelty Co. (now Buxton, Inc.), mfrs. of leather pocket accessories, Springfield, 1910-15, mgr., 1915-21, when company was inc. under name of Buxton, Inc., pres., 1921 -; dir. Springfield Safe Deposit & Trust Co. Clubs: Harvard (New York), University (Springfield). Congregationallst. Of- fice: 322 Main St., Springfield. Home: 826 Long- meadow St., Longmeadow.
/BUZZELL, Harry Alonzo, lawyer; b. Chelsea, June ,5, 1875; s. Alfred A. Buzzell and Ann E. Stearns (Brown) B .; ed. Oak Bluffs Town Sch. at Cottage City, East Greenwich (Conn.) Acad .; LL.B., Yale Sch. Law, 1897; m. Florence V. Williams of Spring- field, Oct. 30, 1907. Adm. to Conn. bar, 1898, m. Mass. bar, 1899; engaged in gen. practice of law, Springfield, 1899 -; served in U.S.N. Reserve, 1898, during Spanish Am. War. Clubs: Orpheus, Reciprocity (Springfield). Republican. Office: 115 State St., Springfield. Home: 147 Belmont Av., Springfield.
BUZZELL, Philip Burnham, lawyer; b. Wilmington, Jan. 29, 1892; s. Daniel Thompson Buzzell and Mary Louisa (White) B .; ed. Wilmington high sch .; A.B., Yale, 1913; LL.B., Yale Sch. Law, 1915; In. Rhoda Ilelen White of North East, Md .; chil- dren-Mary Louise, Anne. Adm. to Mass. bar, March, 1916; lawyer, assoc. with Hemenway & Barnes, Boston, 1916 -; town moderator, Wil- mington; pvt., Plattsburg Camp, May to Aug. 1917; 2nd lt. Inf., U.S.A., Aug. 1917; 1st It. at disch., Dec. 1918; mem. Am., Boston and Middlesex Co. Bar Assn., Phi Alpha Delta, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Union, Yale (both of Boston), Meadow Brook Golf (Reading). Desc. Harnden family, early settlers of Wilmington. Congregationalist. Independent Democrat. Office: 73 'Tremont St., Boston. Home: 482 Middlesex Av., North Wil- mington.
BYERS, Douglas Swain, archaeologist; b. Newton Centre, Jan. 15, 1903; s. William Byers and Susie (Kunhardt) B .; ed. St. George's Sch., Newport R.I .; A.B., Harvard Coll., 1925, A.M., 1927; m. Dorothy Hayes of Andover, June 15, 1929; children -Corinne Weston, William, Marjorie Hayes. Asst. dean, Harvard Coll., 1929-31; asst. to dlr., Peabody Mus., 1931-33; asst. dir., Dept. of Archae- ology, Phillips Acad., 1933-38, dir., 1938 -; mem. Am. Anthropol. Assn., Soc. for Am. Archaeology, Mass. Archacolog. Soc. Club: Harvard (Boston). Editor: American Antiquity, journal of Soc. for Am. Archaeol., 1939 -. Office: Phillips Acad., An- dover. Home: Phillips St., Andover.
YBYINGTON, Edwin Hallock, professor; b. Adriano- ple, Turkey, Dec. 15, 1861; s. Theodore Linn Bying- ton and Margaret Esther ( Hallock) B .; ed. Rob- ert Coll., Constantinople; Phillips Andover Acad .; Amherst Coll .; Hartford Theol. Sem .; Auburn Theol. Sem .; D.D., Amherst Coll., 1928; m. Helen Prince Foster of Beverly, June 28, 1910; 1 dau .- Margaret Mary. Ordained Cong. minister, 1887; served churches in Springfield, Brooklyn (N.Y.), Beverly, Boston; W. Roxbury Cong. Ch., 18 yrs .; taught homiletics and Chr. hlst., Gordon Coll. of Theol. and Missions, Boston, 1918-27; full time prof., 1927 -; volunteer speaker at camps in U.S. during World War; mem. Psi Upsilon, Phl Beta Kappa. Author: The Minister's Trilogy, consist- ing of The Quest for Experience in Worship, Pulpit Mirrors, and The Minister's Weekday Chal- lenge, etc. Travel: Turkey (twice). Congre- gatlonalist. Republican. Office: 30 Evans Way, Boston. Home: 349 Brookline St., Needham.
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