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CRANE, William Merriam, clergyman; b. N.Y. City, Feb. 26, 1880; s. William Nevins Crane and Caro- line Abbie (Merriam) C .; ed. Morse Sch., N.Y.C .; A.B., Harvard Coil., 1902, S.T.B., 1904, Ph.D., 1906; Univs. Gottingen and Berlin, Ger .; D.D. (hon.) Am. International Coll .; m. Eleanor Winslow Runkle of Cambridge, July 29, 1902; children- William Merriam, Jr., Edward Payson (d.), Gor- don, Chilton, Caroline Merriam, Frances Whitney, Eleanor Winslow. Pastor Congregational Ch., Richmond, 1907-21; minister-at-large in Berk- shire Co. for Mass. Cong. Conf., 1923-35; co-dir. with Mrs. Crane in own pvt, sch., "Morning Face," Richmond, 1935 -. Club: Harvard (N.Y.). Trav- el: Europe, Syria, Palestine. Interested in hymn- ology; organ music. Congregationalist. Republi- can. Address: "Morning Face," Richmond,
CRANE, Winthrop Murray, Jr., paper manufacturer; b. Dalton, Sept. 12, 1881; s. W. Murray Crane and Mary (Benner) C .; ed. Hill Sch., Pottstown, Pa .; A.B., Yale, 1904; m. Ithel G. Eaton of Pittsfield, Feb. 9, 1905; children: Barbara (Mrs. George Monaghan), Winthrop Murray, HI, Arthur Eaton. Entered family paper mills, Crane & Co., 1904, pres. and gen. mgr., 1923 -; dir., mem. exec. com., Otis Elevator Co .; dir. Am. Brake Shoe & Foundry Co., Am. Bank Note Co., Air Reduction Co., Agrl. Nat. Bk. (Pittsfield) ; Tr. Miss Hall's Sch., The Fes- Senden Sch .; lt. col., U.S.A., World War. Mem. Skull and Bones (Yale). Clubs: Yale, Midday (New York), Yale (Boston). Congregationalist. Republican. Home: Dalton.
CRANNELL, Dorothy Winslow, lawyer; b. N.Y. City; d. Ralph Monroe Crannell and Antionette (Nel- son ) C .; ed. Winchester Prep. Sch .; Miss Thurs- ton's Sch .; Portia Law Sch .; Boston Jr. Coll .; Berlitz Sch. of Lang .; unmarried. Practiced law, Boston, 1934 -; mem. Mass. bar, 1934, Fed. Dist. Ct. bar, 1935, U.S. Supreme Ct. bar, 1937; splty. in- surance law; mem. D.A.R., Jr. Philomatheia, Amn. Bar Assn., Boston Bar Assn., Mass. Law Soc., Ital. Lit. Circle. Club: Prof. Women's. Travel: W. I., So. Am., Labrador, Can. Desc. Gov. Edward Wins- low, Gov. Josiah Winslow. Catholic. Office: 44 School St., Boston. Home: 33 Waban Hill Rd., Chestnut Hill.
CRAVEN, Frederlek Barnard, shipping executive; b. Pittsfield, N. Y., Dec. 17, 1894; s. Commodore John E. Craven, U.S.N., and Emily H. (Barnard) C .; ed. Boston Eng. high sch .; B.S., U.S. Naval Acad., Annapolis, Md., 1916; diploma for 6 mos. course, U.S. Naval War Coll .; diploma U.S. Submarine Sch., New London, Conn., 1917; m. Christine Greg- son of Norwich, Conn., Nov. 20, 1917; I dau .- Christine Craven. Jr. officer, U.S.S. Pennsylvania, 1916-17; exec. officer U.S. Submarine C-3, Canal Zone, 4 mos .; U.S. Submarine AL-3, Bantry Bay, Ire .; comdr. U.S. Submarine N-3, and instr., Sub- marine base, New London, Conn., 1 yr .; resigned from U.S.N. as It., 1920; now It. comdr. U.S.N.R .; in paper box and boxboard industry, 1920-28, pro- duction ingr. and gen. mgr., 1922-28; marine mgr., Mystic S.S. Co., 1929 -; v.p. and dir. Boston Tow Boat Co., 1931 -; dir. Boston Port & Seamen's
Aid Soc., Winchester Community Chest; sec. Win- chester Hosp .; Comdr. Gen'l. Naval Order of U.S .; mem. Naval Acad. Alunini Assn. of Boston (dir.), Queenstown Assn., Soc. Naval Architects & Ma- rine Engrs., Am. Soc. Naval Engrs., S.A.R. Clubs: Propeller (dir.), For. Commerce of Boston, Win- chester Country, Winchester Republican. Protes- tant. Republican. Oflice: Mystic Steamship Co., Lewis Wharf, Boston. Home: 28 Winslow Rd., Winchester.
V CRAWFORD, Franzo Hazlett, professor of physics; b. Diekinson, N.D., July 5, 1900; s. Lewis Ferandus Crawford and Cora Belle (Hazlett) C .; ed. Sen- tinel Butte (N.D.) high sch .; S.B., Univ. N.D., 1920; B.A. (honors), Oxford, Eng., 1923; Ph.D., Harvard, 1928; m. Marie Edna Timberlake of l''redericksburg, Va., June 18, 1928. Rhodes schol- ar, Oxford, 1920-23; instr. physics, Northwestern Univ., 1923-24; John Tyndall fellow, Whiting fel- low, Cutting fellow, Harvard, 1924-30, instr. physics 1928-30, asst. prof., chmn. tutorial bd. in natural sciences, 1930-36; visiting prof. Williams Coll., 1936-37; Thomas T. Reed Prof. physics, chmn. dept., 1937 -; fellow Am, Acad. Arts & Sciences, Am. Optical Soc., Am. Phys. Soc .; mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi. Author: papers on molecular spectroscopy. Travel: Europe, Egypt, Near East. Democrat. Office: Thompson Physics Laboratory, Williamstown. Home: 135 Main St., Williams- town.
CRAWFORD, Ruth D., museum director; b. Lowell; d. Henry E. Crawford and Kate (Taisey) C .; ed. Lowell high sch .; Lowell State Teachers Coll, 1911. Prin., sch. used as model seh. by Lowell State Teachers Coll .; So. Chelmsford, 1911-16; teacher hist. and civies, Newton, 1916-19; geog- raphy and hist., Cambridge, 1919-20; asst. dir. Camb. Mus. for Children, 1920-25, dir., 1925 -. Travel: U.S., Can, Universalist. Republican. Of- lice: Cambridge Museum for Children, Cambridge. llome: 10 Dana St., Cambridge. Summer res .: 155 Westford St., Lowell.
YCREIGHTON, Albert Morton, manufacturer, banker; b. Lynn, Sept. 6, 1878 ; s. George Alexander Creigh- ton and Ella (Morton) C .; ed. pvt. sehs. and high sch .; in. Margaret Abbott of Lynn, 1906; children- Margaret, Constance, George, Abbott, Albert Mor- ton. In shoe mfg. with father, 1897; mem. G. A. Creighton & Son, 1899-1906; mfr., A.M. Creighton, 1906-28; retired; dir. Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Co., Nat. Shawinut Bk., Lynn Gas & Elec. Co., Lynn Five Cents Sav. Bk., John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co .; chmn. Industrial Adv. Com., Federal Reserve Bk .; mem. N.E. Dist. Recovery Bd., N.R.A .; mem. War Service Com. for Shoe Mfg. In- dustry, World War; dir. Lynn Hosp .; former v.D. and dir. Nat. Boot and Shoe Mfrs. Assn. Clubs: Union; Algonquin; Exchange; Tedesco; Es- sex County. Episcopalian. Republican. Office: 50 Congress St., Boston. Home: 340 Beacon St., Bos- ton.
CREIGHTON, Bessy Ella, artist; b. Lynn, Apr. 21, 1884; d. George A. Creighton and Ella (Morton) C .; ed. Lynn Class, high seh., Miss Kelly's Board- ing Sch., Cambridge; grad. design dept., Museum Sch. Fine Arts, Boston. Began as designer and illustrator for children's magazines; then changed to painting with water colors, oils, lithographs; work exhibited in "one man shows" in N. Y. City, Boston and other places; also represented In pvt. collections; dld med. social service work, Am. Red Cross, In Chelsea Naval Hosp .; then Asso. Field Dir. Red Cross, in charge at New London (Conn.) Naval Hosp. Author: The Adventures of the Wan- dies (writing and illustrations). Baptist. Repub- lican. Studio: Swampscott. Home: 11 Hawthorne Rd., Beach Bluff.
CRESSON, Margaret French, sculptor; b. Concord; d. Daniel Chester French and Mary (Adams) F .; ed. Clarke Sch. (N.Y. City), 1896-1902; Brearley Sch. (N.Y. City), 1902-08; m. William Penn Cres- son of Phila., Pa., Jan. 10, 1921. Prin. works: Bronze bust Daniel Chester French, Corp. Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, N.Y .; bust Comdr. Richard E. Byrd, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C .; bronze relief Frank Fuller Murdock, No.
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Adams State Normal Sch .; bronze memorial Mrs. Alvin Klein, St. Paul's Ch., Stockbridge; bust Daniel Webster, Franklin, N.IL .; bust Daniel Chester French, Hall of Remembrance, N. Y. Univ. ; bronze relief Dr. Morton Prince, Harvard Med. Lib .; bronze memorial Hideyo Noguchi, Rockefel- ler Inst. Med. Research; mem. Nat. Seulpture Soc., Nat. Assn. Women Painters & Sculptors, Grand Central Art Galleries, Soc. Washington Artists, Awards: Shaw Mem. prize, Nat. Acad. Design, 1927; hon. mention, Junior League Exhibn., N.Y. ('ity, 1928; lion, mention, Soc. Washington Artists, Corcoran Gallery, 1929; Crowninshield sculpture prize and popular prize, Stockbridge Exhibition, 1929; bronze medal, Soc. Washington Artists, 1937. Clubs: Chevy Chase, Washington Arts, Lenox Garden, Stockbridge Golf, Women's Republican Club ( Boston), Junior League of New York. Trav- el: Sp., It., Fr., Eng., Am., Panama, etc. Republi- can. Ilome: Stockbridge.
V CRIST, Bainbridge, composer, teacher of singing; b. Lawrenceburg, Ind., Feb. 13, 1883; s. Kendall Crist and Maley (Bainbridge) C .; ed. studied piano with mother at age of 5; flute with Theodore Halm (Cin- cinnati); cent. high sch., Washington, D.C .; LL.B., George Washington Univ., 1906; m. Florence Lib- bey of Washington, D.C., 1909; I son-Bainbridge Crist, Jr. Practiced law, Boston, 1906-12; com- posed in spare time; studied composition under Paul Juon and Claude Landi, singing under Franz Em- erich, Charles W. Clark, and William Shakespeare, Europe; teacher singing, Boston, 1915-21, Wash- ington, 1922-23, Florence, Paris, Lucerne, Berlin, 1923-27; liis compositions (vocal, plano, choral, or- chestral) number 171, many of which have been performed in U.S. and abroad; mem. Am. Soc. Com- posers, Authors & Publishers, Nat't. Ass'n. for Amer. Composers & Conductors. Club: Cape Cod Republican. Travel: 7 yrs. in Eng. and on Con- tinent. Works performed by St. Louis, Boston Symphony, San Francisco, Radio City Music Hall, Orchestras, Stadtorchester (Lucerne), U.S. N. Band, etc. Republican. Home: So. Yarmouth.
V CRIST, Harris MeCabe, editor (retired) ; b. Sparlan, Ill., Aug. 25, 1874; s. Philip A. Crist and Mary (Fowler) C .; ed. publie schools, Wash., D.C .; m. Addie K. Slack, April 26, 1911; children-Marjorie, Buckley. Began as page boy, U.S. Senate; Wash- ington corr. "Brooklyn Eagle", 1905-10, asst. mng. ed. and news ed., 1911-16, mgn. ed., 1916-34, v.p., 1932-34, mem. adv. Dd. Mfrs. Trust Co. of N.Y. Clubs: Gridiron, Chevy Chase. Ilome: Vineyard Haven.
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CRITES, Llewellyn Lloyd, dentist; b. Cornwall, Ont., Jan. 18, 1895; s. John Mathias Crites and Margaret Alexandria (Kingsley) C .; ed. Jordan high sch., Lewiston, Me .; D. M.D., Tufts Coll. Dental Sch., 1917; m. Mary Janette Fox July 2, 1917; children- L. Lloyd, Jr., Janette Fox. Interne, Forsyth Dental Infirmary, Boston; gen, practice of dentistry, 1919 -; faculty, Tufts Coll. Dental Sch. 1929 -; 1st lt. Dental Corps., 602nd Engrs., A.E.F. capt. 7th Army Corps, Army of Ger, Occupation, World War; major Dental Res. Corps, U.S.A. Fellow Am. Acad. Dental Seienee; mem. Am. Dental Assn., Mass. and Me. Dental Socs., Masons, Shrine. Club: Ki- wanis. Episcopalian. Office: 1219 River St., Bos- ton. Home: Ferry St., Marshfield.
CROCKER, Courtenay, lawyer, bus. executive; b. Boston, Feb. 4, 1881 ; s. George Glover Crocker and Annie Bliss (Keep) C .; ed. Volkman's Sch., Bos- ton; A.B., Harvard, 1901; LL. B., Harvard Law Sch., 1905; m. Clara Ballard Crocker of Boston, Feb. 20, 1912; children-Jane (Mrs. Emerson Allen Joslyn), Courtenay, Jr., Benjamin B. Admitted Mass. Bar, 1905; with Burdett & Wardwell, 1905-10; mem. Crocker & Dutch, 1910-18; advisor foreign affairs, Govt. Siam, 1924-26; hon, consul of Japan, Boston, 1929-34; v.p. and treas. Safetyseal, Inc .; dir. Bay State Mortgage Corp .; mgr. and sec. Old South Assn. in Boston; mem. Boston . Common Council 1908, 1909, Mass. H. of Rep., 1910-13 (chin. Com. on Ways and Means), Mass. Civil Service-Comn., 1917-19; see. Rep. Club Mass., 1912-15, pres. 1915- 17; mem. Rep. Ward Com., Ward 11, Boston, 1908- 15; awarded grand Order of the Cross (Portugal), Order of the Crown (Belgium). Travel: India,
Burma, Siam, Indo China, China, Japan. Unita- rian. Office: 131 Clarendon St., Boston. Home: 311 Marlboro St., Boston.
CROCKER, Ernest Charlton, chemist; b. Boston, June 11, 1888; s. Joseph Samuel Crocker and Mar- garet M. (Charlton) C .; ed. cent. evening high sch., Boston; S.B., M.I.T., 1911; m. Frieda Wienold of Boston, 1918; children- E. Charlton, Jr., Allen C. Plate-glass chemist, 1911-15; developing new shoe- dressings and polishes, 1915-18; research work on gelatine, paper, and rubber, Research Lab, of Ap- plied Chem., M.I.T., 1919-22; development of latex rubber specialties, Dewey and Alny Chem. Co., 1922; gen. consultant, writer, research worker, Ar- thur D. Little, Ine., 1922 -; has developed system of odor analysis and classification, applicable to per- fumes and to foods as well as to industrial odor situations; occasional speaker on food flavors, per- fumes and other subjs. dependent upon an under- standing of the senses of taste and smell; corpl. C.W.S., U.S.A., World War, 10 mos .; mem. Amn. Chem. Soc., Arthur D. Little Orgn. of Cambridge. Author: articles on organle chem., senses of smell and taste, botany, in tech. jours. Related to Crock- ers of early Cape Cod days. Unitarian. Repub- lican. Office: 30 Charles River Rd., Cambridge. Ilome: 40 Lincoln St., Belmont. Summer res .: So. Chatham, Cape Cod.
CROCKER, Frederick Greeley, security salesman; b. Paris, Fr., Aug. 20, 1911; s. Alvah Crocker and Harriet (Greeley) C .; ed. fray sch., Groton sch .; A.B., llarvard; M.B.A., Harvard Grad. Sch. Bus. Adın .; m. Mary Jane Bigelow of Chestnut Hill, June 9, 1934; I son -- frederick Greeley, Jr. Sales- man, Hayden, Stone & Co., Boston, 1934 -. Clubs: A.D. (Harvard), Hasty Pudding, Hochgebirge Ski. Travel: Europe (3 times). Episcopalian. Repub- lican. Office: 1layden, Stone & Co., 75 Federal St., Boston. Home, 1070 Brush Hill Rid., Milton. Summer res. : Marion.
CROCKER, Grace Goodnow, educator; b. South Yar- mouth; d. John F. Crocker and Martha A. (Darl) C .; cd. B.A., Wellesley, 1901; unmarried. Mem. Bd. of Trustees, Wellesley Coll., secretary, 1930 -; mein. A.A.U.W. (Internat. relations com.), Inter- nat. Fed. Univ. Women (asst. treas .; mem. fin. com.), Y.W.C.A. (Boston adv. com.), For. Policy Assn. ( Boston); League Women Voters, Zeta Al- pha. Clubs: Boston Wellesley College, Women's City ( Boston) College ( Boston, v.p.). Episcopalian. Republican. Office: Wellesley College, Wellesley. Home: 10 Channing Pl., Cambridge.
CROCKER, Harold Simpson, civil engineer; b. Brockton, Nov. 26, 1888; s. Frank L. Crocker and Mabel (Simpson) C .; ed. Thayer Acad .; M.I.T .; m. Sally Perry of Braintree, Oct. 30, 1917. Asst. City Engr. Office, Brockton, 1911-15; private practice, 1916, 1934 --; City Engr., 1917-33; dir., asst. trens. Brockton fair; tr., mem. Investment Bd., Brockton Sav. Bk .; dir., mem. Appraisal Com., Security Fed- eral Sav. & Loan Assn .; mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Masons. Club: Commercial (Brockton, treas.). Anthor: pamphlets. Unitarian. Republican. Office: Brock- ton. Home: 301 Spring St., Brockton. Sumnier res .: Megansett Beach, No. Falmouth.
CROCKER, John, headmaster-elect; b. Fitchburg, Jan. 16, 1900; s. Alvah Crocker and Charlotte (Bar- tow) C .; ed. Groton Sch. ; A. B., Harvard Coll. ; Bal- liol Coll., Oxford: m. Mary B. Hallowell of Milton, Sept. 7, 1923; children-John, Margaret, Charlotte, William, Sarah, Mary. Chaplain Episcopal stu- dents, Princeton Univ., 1929-39; headmaster-elect, Groton Sch., 1940 -; served as pvt. Marine Unit, Harvard S.A.T.C., 2 mos., World War, Address: Groton School, Groton. Sununer res. : No. Haven, Me.
Y CROCKER, Paul Earl, business man; b. Boston, Nov. 1, 1895; s. Joseph S. Crocker and Margaret M. (Charlton) C .; ed. Dorchester high sch .; B.C.S., Sch. Commerce & Finance, Northeastern Univ., 1918, 1.1 .. 13., Sch. Laws, 1926; Am. Inst. Banking; m. Celine Doane Nickerson of Boston, Nov. 1, 1918; children-Paul Earl, Jr., Jane Olive, June Eleanor. With 2nd Nat. Bk., Boston, 1913-20; v.p. Pep- perell Mfg. Co., 1920 -; C.P.A., 1928; adm. Mass. Bar, 1926; chief yeoman, U.S. Naval Aviation De-
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tachment, M.I.T., World War; mem. Nat. Assn. Cotton Mirs., Mass. Soc. C.P.A., Boston Chamber of Commerce, Pi Tau Kappa, Sigma Epsilon Rho. Clubs: Exchange, Brae Burn Country. Desc. orig. settlers, Barnstable, about 1630. Protestant. Re- publican. Office: Ico State St., Boston. Home: 10 Nehoiden Rd., Waban.
CROCKETT, Arthur J., publisher, retired; b. Dover, N.11., Dec. 29, 1865; s. Benjamin T. Crockett and Ann E. (Chandler) C .; ed. English high sch., Bos- ton; in. Alice C. Clapp of Boston, June 14, 1905; children-Mabelle Crockett Magoun, Virginia Crockett Duncan. Bus. mgr. N.E. Pub. Co., 1891- 1901; adv. mgr., Modern Priscilla, 1902-27; v.p. and trens. The Priscilla Co., 1916-1928; treas. Con- gregational Pub. Soc., Congregational Edn. Soc., 1922-37 (without salary); dir. Mass. Trust Co., 1915-25; dir. Mass. Four Minute Men, Great War; treas. and dir. Boston Scamen's Friend Soc .; v. pres. and dir. N.E. Kurn Hattin Homes, 1924; treas. and dir. St. Mark Social Center, Boston. Clubs: Boston City, Congregational of Boston (pres., 1927), Advertising of Boston (pres., 1927-28). Congregationalist. Republican. Office: 14 Beacon St., Boston. Home: 56 Kenneth St, West Rox- bury. Summer res : Sagamore Beach.
CROMMETT, Orrin James, insurance ollicial; b. Somerville, Aug. 1, 1883; s. Freeman T. Crommett and Annie (Chandler) C .; ed. B.S., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1910; m. Iva B. Wedger of Chelsea; June 5, 1916. Ins. inspector, Am. Mut. Liability Ins. Co., Boston, 1914-17; ins. engr. Smith Ins. Service, 1917- V 18; engr. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 1919-20; ins. engr. Smith Ins. Service, 1920-29; organized (with Mr. Smith) Service Mut. Liability Ins. Co., 1st vice pres. and chief engr. since 1920; 1st It. Co. B. 97th ongrs., U.S.1., 1918; mem. Needham Bd. of Trade, Boston Chamber of Commerce, Nat. Safety Council, Mass. Safety Council, Mass. Inst. Tech. Ammuni Assn,, Theta Chi, Masons (K.T.). Club: University (Boston). Office: 31 St. James Av., Boston. Home: 516 Iligh Rock St., Needham.
Y CROMPTON, George, in real estate and manufac- turing; b. Worcester, June 7, 1872; s. George Crompton and Mary Christina ( Pratt) C .; ed. Wor- cester Acad .; A.B., Harvard, 1895; m. Alice last- ings of Boston, April 11, 1896; children-George, Davis H. Began with Crompton Loom Works, 1895; pres. and treas. Crompton Assos., real estate, 1896; treas. Crompion and Knowles Loom Works, 1897- 1900; mem. hirm, Crompton-Thayer Loom Co., 1903- 07; treas. Reed-Prentice Co., 1912-16; v.p. and mem. bd. of investment, People's Sav. Bk. of Worcester; dir. Crompton and Knowles Loom Works; chinn. adv. bd., Mass. State Dept. Pub. Welfare; v.p. St. Vincent's Hosp .; ir. Rurad Cemetery; dir. Com- munity Chest of Worcester; mem. Am. Antig. Soc., Am. Econ. Assu., For. Policy Assn. Clubs: Somer- set, Harvard ( Boston), Worcester, Tatnuck Conn- try, Fire Society ( Worcester). Author: The Tar- iff: An Interpretation of a Bewildering Problem. Catholic. Republican. Office: 695 Main St., Wor- cester. Home: 71 William St., Worcester. Sum- mer res .; Pocasset.
CROMPTON, Randolph, manufacturer, trustee; b. Worcester, July 12, 1871; s. George Crompton and Mary C. (Pratt) C .; ed. pvt. tutors; Worcester Acad .; Fish's School; m. Miriam \' B. Sears of Boston, Apr. 23, 1896; 1 dau .- Rosamond. Mfr. weaving machinery; ning. dir., Crompton Loom Works, 1895-97; dir. v.p. and mem. exec. com., Crompton & Knowles Loom Works, 1897-1903; gen. mgr., Crompton-Thayer Loom Co., 1903-07 (110W combined with Crompton-Knowles Works; v.p. Hopedale Mig. Co. (how combined with Draper Corp. of Hopedale), 1924-26; inventor of Ist com- mercialized automatic shuttle changing loom in Am .; former pres. Star Foundry Co., now part of Crompion & Knowles Loom Works, Worcester; mem. Mass. Fish & Game Assn. Clubs: Worcester, Stage Harbor Yacht ( Chatham), Roosevelt, The Massachusett. G.s. William Crompton of England, inventor of 1st Fancy Power Loom, 1837; his son, George Crompton, born in Eng., founded Fancy Loom bus. in Am. at Worcester, 1851, predecessor to Crompton & Knowles Loom Works. Episcopa-
llan. Republican. Home: 186 Commonwealth Av., Boston. Summer res. : Sear's Pt., Chatham.
V CROMWELL, Richard Presbury, investment counsel ; b. Medford, Dec. 12, 1903; s. Harry P. Cromwell and Edith (Graves) C .; ed. Reading high sch .; S.B., Harvard, 1925; m. Margaret E. Miller of Arlington, Oct. 12, 1933; children-Virginia, Robert. Treas., dir. Fidelity Fund, Inc., 1930-38, dir., 1938 -; treas., dir., Cromwell & Cabot, Inc., (formerly Anderson & Cromwell, Inc. ) 1930-36; pres., dir., 1936 -. Club: Harvard ( Boston). Office: 1 Federal St., Boston. Home: Lexington.
CROMA, John Walter, lowyer, insurance co-execu- tive; b. Weymouth, Apr. 4, 1882; s. Timothy J. Cronin and Mary A. ( Fitzsimmons) ( .; ed. student Weymouth pub. schs., 1888-1900; A.B., Dartmouth Coll., 1904; L.1,. B., Harvard Law Sch., 1907; m. Emma M. McKenna of Providence, R. L., Oct. 20, 1915; children-Mary (d.), Elizabeth, John W., Jr. ((.), Carol, Jean. Admitted to Mass. bar, 1907; Trial atty, Boston Elevated St. Ry. Co., 1907-12; atty. Mass. Employees Ins. Assi. (later Liberty Mntnal Ins. Co.), 1912-17; gen. atty., 1917-22; v.p. and gen. counsel, 1922 -; gen. counsel, United Mut. Fire Jus. Co., 1929 -; dir. 12. H. Birch Co., Dorothy Murial, Inc .; mem. Am. Bar Assu. (Seet. ms. low, chinn. 1939-10), Mass. Bar Assn., Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: University (mem. bd. govs.), City ( Bos- ton), Oakley Country ( Watertown). Catholic. Republican. Office: 175 Berkeley St., Boston. Home: 61 Shattuck Rd., Watertown.
CRONKHINE, Bernice Brown, dean; b. Calais, Me., July 23, 1893; d. J. Edmund Brown and Grace ( Veazey ) 1 ;.; ed. A. B., Radcliffe Coll., 1916, A.M., 1918, Ph.D., 1920; Yale Law Sch., 1918-19; Univ. Brussels, Belg., 1920-21; m. Leonard Wolsey Cronk- hite of Boston, July 21, 1933. Dean, Radcliffe Coll., 1923-34, Grad. Sch., 1931 --; mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Nat. Assn. Deans of Women, Am. Assn. Univ. Women, For. Policy Assn., Am. Soc. Inter- hat. Law. Clubs: College (Boston), Faculty (Ilar- vard), Cosmopolitan (N. Y.). Office: Radcliffe Col- lege, Cambridge. Home: 14 Appian Way, Cam- bridge.
CRONKHITE, Leonard Wolsey, merchant; b. Maul- mein, Burma, Dec. 11, 1882; s. Leonard Wolsey Cronkhite and Carrie Sylvia (Foster) C .; ed. New- ton high sch .; M.I.T., 1901-02; Ph. 1., Brown Univ., 1905; Rhodes Scholarship, 1905-08; B. Sc., Oxford, Ing., 1908; Harvard Grad. Sch., 1933; m. Bernice Brown of Cambridge, 1933; children-Leonard W., Jr., Bayard M., Elizabeth. Lecturer on Internat. Relations; dir., past pres., Assn. Am. Rhodes Scholars; tr., World Peace Foundation; dir. leagne of Nations Assn., ( Mass.); Regional Priorities Ad- viser, War Industries Bd., spl. agt., Dept. Labor, World War; mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Up- silon. Travel: Europe, 3 yrs. Independent. Ollice: 72 Granite St., Boston. lome: 14 Appian Way, Cambridge.
)CROOK, Douglas, lawyer; b. Eastbourne, Eng., Sept. 15, 1883; s. Herbert Crook and Louisa M. (Avery) C .; came to U.S. From Canada, 1905, naturalized citizen, 1911; ed. City of London Sch .; London Univ .; (.19, LI.B., LI.M. (honors) Boston C'hiv .; m. Marian Bell of West Newton, Jan. 1, 19 !!; 1 dau .- Mary-Louise. Formerly asst. city engr., Twickenham, Eng,, and an asst. engr., C.P Ry .; admitted to Mass, bar, 1910; began practice, Bos- ton, 1910; asso. with Ropes, Gray, Boyden & Per- kins, 1910-17; tr. and counsel, Elis Title Co., Springfield, 1917-36; sr. partner, Ganley & Crook, Springfield, 1936 -; prof. law of real property, Northeastern Univ., 1921 --; official examiner, Land ('1. of Mass., 1912 --; mem. Draft Bd. during World War; mem. Am, and Mass. Bar Assn., Convoyances Assn., Masons, K.T. Club: University. Travel: Europe, Africa, No. Am. Church of England. Re- publican. Ollice: 1200 Main St., Springfield. Home: 111 Harvard St., Springlick.
Y CROOK, Margaret Brackenbury, asso. professor of religion ; b. Dymock, Gloucestershire, Eng., May 5, 1886; d. Leopold George Harris Crook and Ellen ( Brackenbury ) C .; ed. Edgbaston Coll., Birm- ingham, Eng .; B.A., Univ. London, Eng., 1913; Dip- loma in Anthropology ( with distinction), Univ. Ox-
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ford, 1914; certificate (3 yr. theol.), Manchester Coll., Oxford, 1917; unmarried. Minister, Octagon Chapel, Norwich, Eng., 1918-20; asst. prof., dept. religion and Biblical lit., Smith Coll., Northampton, 1921 -; hon. lecturer, Am. Sch. Oriental Research, Jerusalem, summer 1934; with Soc. Friends War Victims Relief Com., No. France, 1915-16 (5 mos.), visited Mass., speaking for it, spring 1916; mem. Women's Internat. League, Am. Assn. Univ. Profs., Nat. Assn. Bibl. Instrs., Soc. Bibl. Lit. & Exegesis; Old Students Assn. (Edgbaston Coll .; Soc. Oxford Home Students; Manchester Coll., Oxford). Travel: Brit. Isles, Europe, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Trans- jordan. Author: Track of the Storm (experiences as war relief worker); Outline of the Literary His- tory of the Bible (chart) ; Reunion Song (musie by brother, Waldo N. H. Crook) ; ed., part-author. The Bible and its Literary Associations, 1937; articles in rel. journals. Unitarian. Office: Pierce Hall, Smith College, Northampton. Home: 30 Washington Av., Northampton.
CROOK, Samuel Russell Gerry, ceramic artist; b. San Francisco, Calif., July 26, 1869; s. Dr. John T. Crook and Clara Alice (Reilly) C .; ed. Sedgwick Inst., Great Barrington; Alfred (N.Y.) Univ., sum- mer session in ceramics; m. Minnie Simpson of Cheadle, Staffordshire, Eng., Oet. 1899. Studied sculpture under Augustus St. Gaudens at Art Stu- dents League, N.Y. City, 3 yrs., Pa. Acad., Phila .; worked in various mediums, Grueby & Argo Pot- teries; chief work In ceramics; bronze bust of Charles Francis Adams; reed. medal, Boston Ter- centenary; hon. mem. Boston Soc. Arts & Crafts. Independent in politics. Studio and home: South Lincoln.
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