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FLETCHER, Paris, lawyer; b. Middlebury, Vt., June 19, 1903; s. John A. Fletcher and Sophia Allen (Warner) F .; ed. Middlebury (Vt.) high sch .; Phillips Acad., Andover; B.S., Middlebury Coll., 1924; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1927; m. Janett Marion Stoddard of Worcester. Apr. 18, 1936; 1 dau-Patricia Allen. Practiced law, Worcester, 1927 -; mem. Gage, Hamilton & June; mem. Worecster Co. and Mass. Bar Assns. Club: Worcester. Baptist. Republican. Ollice: 808 State Mutual Bldg., Worcester. Ilome: 11 Mon- mouth Rd., Worcester.
FLETCHER, Richmond Knapp, artist; b. Lowell, Mar. 23, 1885; s. Horatio R. Fletcher and Fran- ces (Knapp) F .; ed. Lowell high sch .; Phillips Acad., Andover, 1 yr .; S.B., Harvard, 1908; m. Marion Faulkner of Lowell, 1912; 1 son-Win- throp. Artist, portraits, murals, decorative de- sign, landscape; designer. insp. marine camou- flage, N.R. Dist., U.S. Shipping Board; men. Boston Soc., Am. Inst. Architects; former mem. Theta Delta Chi. Author: songs: Old P'A., Andoverian, Royal Blue (Phillips Andover), Sol- diers Field, Gridiron King, Red Pepper, 1908 Re- union Song ( Harvard) ; Stars Ablaze, Convention Days. Fraternai Hymn (Theta Delta Chi); tech. articles. Travel: Eng., Fr., It. Dese. Fletchers, Westford and Cheimsford; Harringtons, Con- cord; Knapps, Montpelier, Vt. Office and home: 34 Annawan Rd,, Waban.
VFLETCHER, Robert Stillman, librarian; b. Hart- ford, Conn., Sept. 12, 1874; s. William Isaac Fletcher and Annie LeBarron (Richmond) F .; ed. A.B., Amherst Coll, 1897; m. Charlotte I. Stephenson of Oil City, Pa., Nov. 19, 1907; 1 dau. -Suzanne Stephenson. At Buffalo Pub. Lib., 1898-1900; Carnegie Lib., Bradford, Pa., 1900- 1903; Brooklyn Pub. Lib., 1903; Carnegie Lib., Pittsburgh, 1904-08; Amherst Coll. Lib., 1908, librarian, 1911-35, retired; mem. A.L.A., Chi Psi Congregationaiist. Republican, Home: Amherst.
VFLETCHER, William L., personnel manager: b. Au- gusta, Me., May 11, 1890; s. Charles William Fletcher and Sarah (Black) F .; ed. Dorchester high sch., 1909; Univ. Me., 1909-1910; Dartmouth, 1910-12; Harvard Sch. Bus. Adm., 1912-13; m. ISleanor Symmes Hall of Revere, Oct. 3, 1914; children-Sarah Symmes, Eleanor Hall, Julia Bancroft, William Sigourney. Sales exec., acci- dent and health ins., 1913-16; N.ES. mgr., Bus. Training Corp., 1916-17; sales mgr., Cutting & Washington, radio mfrs., 1917-18; pres. Wn. L .. Fletcher, Inc., personnel mgrs. and counseliors, 1919-, chief of survey branch, Div. Surveys and Statistics, Joint Bd. on Industrial Surveys, Wash., D.C., 1918-19; mem. Alumni Assns. Univ. Me., Dartmouth Coil., and Harvard Grad. Sch. Bus. Adm., Delta Tau Delta. Clubs: Bankers, Dartmouth (N.Y.), 20th Century ( Boston). Au- thor: How to Get the Job You Want; textbooks ou personnel work. Unitarian. Republican. Of- fiee: 8 Newbury St., Boston.
FLINT, Weston Brown, publisher; b. Wash., D.C., Apr. 4, 1884; s. Weston Flint and Lucy R. (Brown) F .: ed. Columbian Acad .; Emerson lust .; Colum- bian Coll .; A.B., Harvard, 1903, A.M., 1904; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1907; m. Ruth Ethridge of
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Rome, N.Y., Sept. 8, 1917; 1 son-Weston. Ad- mitted Mass. bar, 1907; law practice at Boston, 1910-17, 1919-27; v.p. and dir. Hale, Cushman and Flint, book and art publishers, 1927 -; travel and study overseas, 1907-09; Mass. N.G., 1910-16, 1st lt., 1917, capt., maj., 74th Inf., 12th Div., U.S.A., with A.E.F., 1917-19; medal for services, Messina, 1908; mem. Delta Upsilon, Masons. Clubs: Harvard ( Boston, N. Y.), Country (Welles- ley Ilills). Presbyterian. Republican. Office: 116 Newbury St., Boston. Ilome: 27 Windsor Rd., Wellesley Hills.
FLOOD, Frank Lee, civil engineer; b. Framing- ham, Oct. 24, 1897; s. Enos C. Flood and Azuba M. (Douglass) F .; ed. Framingham high sch .; B.S. (civ. engring.), Northeastern Univ. Sch. Engring., 1922; m. Elizabeth L. Barnes of West- field, Sept. 2, 1925; children-Frank L., Jr., John W. Asst. engr., Mass. Dept. Pub. Health, 1922- 25; asst. engr. and sr. engring. asst., Metcalf & Eddy, Boston, 1925 -; lecturer on san. engring., Northeastern Univ., 1934-35; mem. Necdham Sewerage Commu., 6 yrs .; sergt., U.S.A., Mar. 30, 1917-May 13, 1919, overseas, Sept. 1918-Jan. 1919; mem. Am. and Boston Socs. C.E., N.E. Sewage Works Assn., N. E. Water Works Assn., A. F.&A.M. (Neltoiden Lodge). Clubs: Needham Tennis, Com- munity. Author: many articles on san. engring. in nat. publs. Protestant. Republican. Office: 1300 Statler Bldg., Boston. llome: 44 Stevens Rd., Needham. Summer res .: Otis.
VFLORA, Charles Paxson, industrial engineer; b. Columbia, Pa., July 20, 1878; s. Samuel Slocum Flora and Emma Elizabeth (Daugherty) F .; ed. A.B., Yale, 1902, Ph.D., 1905; m. Margaret Ann Cairns of New Haven, Conn., Nov. 5, 1906; 1 son -Charles Cairns. Teacher, Derby (Conn.) high sch., 1903; asst. instr. chem., Yale, 1903-05; chem. engr., then dept. supt., mgr. standards, Hood Rubber Co., Inc., Watertown, 1905 -; lecturer, llarvard Grad. Sch. Bus. Administration, 1922, M.1.T., 1924, Northeastern Univ., 1926; granted patent on deresination of low grade rubber, 1909; fellow, A.A.A.S .; mem. Soc. Advancement Man- agement, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi. Club : Yale ( Boston). Author: many papers on chem. analysis and industrial engring, in tech. mags. Protestant. Republican. Office: Hood Rubber Co., Watertown. Home: 155 Church St., Water- town.
FLOWERS, Leonard Colerick, chemical engineer; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 16, 1904; s. John Il. Flow- ers and Caroline (Colerick) F .; ed. Univ. Pitts- burgh, Univ. Cincinnati; M.S., Carnegie Ist. Tech., 1933; m. Dorothy Cullen of Pittsburgh, 1928; children-Dorothy M., Margaret V., James B. Research chemist, Procter & Gamble Co., then Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg. Co .; instr., Carnegie Inst. Tech., followed by appointment to Panania Canal Service to assist in founding and organiz- ing Jr. Coll. for Canal Zone community; now conducting chem. research for Westinghouse Elec. & Mig. Co. at Springfield; mem. Sigma Nu Frat., Tau Beta Pi, Am. Chem. Soc. Club: Cen- tury (R. Panama), Author: Publications on Electrochemistry in technical journals. Travel: W.I., Cent. Am. Protestant. Democrat. Office: Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., Springfield. llome: 180 Bristol St., Springfield.
V FLOYD, Harry Rabardy, department store official; b. Newbury, Jan. 4, 1887; s. Lyman W. Floyd and Lizzie A. (Smith) F .; ed. Manchester high sch .; A.B., Dartmouth Coll., 1909; m. Louise A. Phillips of Chelsea; children-Richard P., Henry W. Asso. with Wm. Filene's Sons Co., 1912-, sec. and clk., 1919 -; clk., R. Il. White Co., Con- tinental Clothing Co .; dir. 80 Federal St. Res- taurants; mem. Boston Ch. Commerce. Clubs: City, Charles River Country, Auld Newbury Golf ( Newburyport). Protestant. Republican. Of- fice: Wm. Filene's Sons Co., Boston. Home: By- field.
FLOYD, Richard Clark, manufacturer; b. Brook- line; s. Eugene Benton Floyd and Mary Cleave- land (Taylor) 14 .; ed. A.B., Harvard, 1911; Har- vard Grad. Sch. Bus. Adm .; m. Nancy Ogden
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of Brookline, Dec. 7, 1929; children-Mary Cleave- land, Naney Ogden. V.p., Bird & Son, Inc., mfg .; dir., Bird & Son, Inc., Harvard Alumni Assn., Nor- folk Co. Trust Co., llarvard Alumni Bulletin, Inter- coll. Assn. Amateur Athletes Am., Coolidge Coop. Bk., Boys' Club Camp Wing; tr., Park Sch .; dir. Brookline Citizens' Com .; mem. Overseers Com, on Athletic Sports, Harvard Univ .; Offices held in Town of Brookline: chmn. Rep. Town Com., chin. Playground Comin., chinn. Gymnasiums and Baths Commn .; mem. sch. com., Park Commr., men. Finance Com., men. Limited Town Meet- ing; mem, Republican State Com. (exec. com.); del., v.p., Mass. Republican State Conv .; mem. Harvard Class Com .; chinn., Harvard Ch., Pru- dential Com .; chmn. Harvard Class Twenty- fifth Reunion; Harvard Commencement Mar- shal, chmn., Con. on Rules of Athletic Compe- tition of Intercoll. Athletic Assn .; Harvard rep. Conv. Amateur Athletic Union and Am. Olympic Assn .; mem. Harvard Grad. Advisory Com. on Track Athletics; mem. Boys' Com. Boston Y.M.C.A .; Capt. C.W.S., U.S.A., in Great War; mem. Boston Ch. Commedce. Clubs: Country (Brookline), Dedham Country & Polo, Univer- slty, llarvard (Boston, mem. Com. on Elcetions and House Com .; and New York), Longwood Cricket, Boston Madison Sq. Garden, llarvard Varsity (pres.), Phoenix S-K, Hasty Pudding, Institute of 1770, D.K.E., Republican of Mass., Middlesex, Norfolk Co. Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Republican. Office: Kasst Walpole. Ilome: 207 Fisher Av., Brookline. Summer res. : Scituate.
FOGG, Ralph (JJustin), consulting engineer; b. Lynn, Feb. 5, 1881; s. Fred Alby Fogg and Nellie Mae (Fogg) F .; ed. B.S., Tufts Coll., 1906; m. Elizabeth Grace Newhall of Lynn, Nov. 26, 1908 (d. Sept. 20, 1935); children-George Justin, Avis Newhall (d.), Charles Watson; in. (2d) Rosa- lie Wiesenburg Kreutz of Bethlehem, Pa., Oct. 12, 1936. With Am. Bridge Co., and N.I. Struc- tural Co., 1906-08, instr. civ. engring., Lehigh IJniv., 1908-11, asst. prof. 1911-14, asso, prof. 1914-19, prof. and dir. of dept., 1919-29; asst. engr. In charge of bldg., div. on construction of Camp Devens, June-Sept. 1917; res. engr., coll- struction of Victory Destroyer Plant, Squantum, Oct. 1917-Apr. 1918; asso. with Nat. Trans. Commn. (known as Coolidge Railroad Commn. ), in charge of two major studies, the Unification of Terminals, and Coordination of Rail and Motor Transport, Oct. 1932-March 1933; deputy admin- istrator with NRA, 1933-35, dir. investigations, Pub. Contracts Div., U.S. Dept. Labor, 1936 -; mem. Am. Engring. Council (chimn. com, on air- ports), Am. Soc. C.E. (sec. com. on stresses in structural steel; pres. Lehigh Valley Sect., 1928), Am. Soc. for Testing Materials, Am, Concrete Inst., Delta Tau Delta, Tau Beta Pi (departmental editor Nat. Ency. since 1933. Clubs: Rotary, Bethlehem. Asso. author: The American Trans- portation Problem (book), 1933; also writer of engring. rpts. and tech, articles, Departmental editor: Nat. Ency. 1933 -. Travel: Europe, U.S. llome: 313 Chatham St., Lynn.
FOGLER, Ben Baker, mechanical engineer; b. Skowhegan, Me., July 3, 1886; s. John W. Fogler and Hattie 1. (Baker) F .; ed. Skowhegan high sch .; B.S., Univ. Me., 1908; m. Berdena E. Traf- ton of Skowhegan. May 8, 1912; children-Ben- jamin B., Margaret E, Anne M., Mary P. Sales engr., Fairbanks Co., 1908; junior plant engr., llood Rubber Co., 1909; private research, 1910; in charge Efficiency Dept., Ludlow Mfg. Assos., 1911-18; in charge mech. research, Nat. Lamp Works, Gen. Elec. Co., 1920-24; miech. engr., Arthur D. Little, Inc., 1924-, now in charge engring .; war gas investigations, U.S. Bur. Mines, 1918; major, in charge mech. research, Research Div., C.W.S., U.S.A., 1919; mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs. Am. Inst. Chem. Eugrs. Club: Bel- mont Men's. Author: numerous tech. papers. Travel: American tropics. Unitarian.
Repub- lican. Ollice: 30 Charles River Rd, Cambridge. llome: 106 Orchard St., Belmont. Summer res .: Antassawamock, Mattapoisett.
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V FOISY, Paul R., lawyer; b. Lowell, Mar. 1, 1900; s. Joseph A. Folsy and Marie E. (Mongrain) F .; ed. Lowell high sch .; A.B., Boston Coll., 1922; LI.B., Boston Univ. Seh. Law, 1926; m. Irene M. Gilet of Lowell, Apr. 6, 1932; children-Andree M., Yolande I. Admitted to Mass. bar, 1926; engaged in gen. practice of law, Lowell, 1926 -; dir. Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union, Lowell; asst. D.A., Middlesex Co., 1930-34; served in S.A.T.C., Holy Cross Coll., Woreester, 4 mos., World War; mem. Franco-Am. Civic League of Mass. (v.p.), C.C.A., Mass., Middlesex and . Lowell Bar Assns. Clubs: C.M.A.C., Lafayette (v.p.), Vesper Coun- try. Travel: So. Am., W.I., Bermuda. Catholic. Republican. Office: 174 Central St., Lowell. Home: 259 Beacon St., Lowell. Summer res .: Cobbett's Pond, Windham, N.IL.
V FOLEY, Henry Elliott, lawyer; b. Boston, Mar. 30, 1902; s. Henry J. Foley and Ella J. (Carroll) F .; ed. Boston Coll. high sch .; A.B., Boston Coll., 1922; LL. B., Harvard Law Sch., 1925, S.J.D., 1926; m. Catherine Sullivan of Boston, Sept. 10, 1931; elildren-Carol Elizabeth, Susan. With Ropes, Gray, Boyden & Perkins, Boston, 1925-34; corp. counsel, City of Boston, 1934-38; Dvt. practice, act- ing dean, Boston Coll. Law Sch., 1938-39; prof. corp. law, Boston Coll. Law Sch., 1931 -; mem. Am. and Boston Bar Assns. Clubs: St. Botolph, Engineers, Exchange. Author: articles in Har- vard Law Rev., Ency. Social Sefences, etc. Cath- olic. Democrat. Office: 10 Post Office Są., Bos- ton. Home: 7 Summit St., Hyde Park.
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FOLEY, John Arthur, physician; b. Hopkinton, Apr. 28, 1888; s. James Foley and Margaret (Don- nelly) F .; ed. Boston Latin sch., 1902-07; A.B., Harvard, 1911; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1915; m. Elizabeth Ewing of Dorchester, Oct. 2, 1918; children-John Arthur, Jr., Robert Ewing, Rich- ard Vincent, Paul Franeis, James Edward. House officer, Boston City Hosp., 1915-17, exec. asst., 1917-21, jr. visiting phys .; 1921-30, phys .- in- chief, 1930 -; prof. biology, Emmanuel Coll., 1930 -; clin. prof. med., Boston Univ. Sch. Med., 1935 -; chief of staff, Boston Sanatorium Div., Boston City Ilosp., 1936 -; pres. staff, St. Mar- garet's Hosp., Dorchester, 1937 -; clk. corp., St. Mary's Lying-in llosp .; fellow A.C.P .; mem. A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc. Catholic. Office: 4641 Commonwealth Av., Boston. Home: 2 Wilbur St., Dorchester.
FOLEY, William J., lawyer, district attorney; b. So. Boston, Mar. 2, 1887; s. Patrick A. Foley and Julia (Ilayes) F .; ed. Boston Eng. high sch .; So. Boston high sch .; LL.B., Boston Univ. Sch. Law, 1908; m. Theresa Liston, Nov. 1922; ehildren-William J., Jr., Patricia. Admitted to Mass. bar, 1908; in gen. practice law, Boston, 1908 -; district attorney, Suffolk . Co., 1927 -; mem. Ho. Rep., 1915-18; State Senate, 1919-20; Gov.'s Council, 1921-22; mem. K.C., Eng. High Sch. Assn., Knights St. Finbarr. Club: So. Bos- ton Democratic. Catholic. Democrat. Office: FORBES, Alexander, professor of physiology; b.
6th Floor, Court House, Boston. Home: 388 W. 4th St., So. Boston.
FOLSOM, Hugh Francis, physician; b. Markesan, Wis., Apr. 11, 1904; s. Wllllam Hugh Folsom and Luella (Curtis) F .; ed. Fond du Lac (Wis.) high sch .; B.A., Univ. Wis., 1925, M.A., 1927; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1929; m. Mary Tuttle Dadmun of Whitewater, Wis., July 14, 1928; chil- dren-Hugh Curtis, John Bentley. Med. house officer, Mass. Gen. Hosp., 1929-31; med. asst., Dept. Univ. Health, Yale, 1931-36; phys. for St. Mark's and Fay Schs., Southborough, 1936 -; pvt. practice, Southborough and Framingham, 1936 -; mem. Bd. Health, Southborough; mem. A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc., A.C.P. (asso.). Clubs: St. Bo- tolph, Aescalapian. Desc. John Folsom, who built 1st frame house in Hingham, 1645. Office and home: Deerfoot Rd., Southborough.
VFOLTS, Franklin Erton, asso, professor of indus- trial management; b. Machias, N.Y., March 10, VFORBES, Allan, banker; b. Boston, Nov. 20, 1874; 1893; s. Burdette Erton Folts and Frederica N. (Goo) F .; ed. Griffith Inst .; Cornell, 1913, 1914; Eva A.B., Univ. Ore., 1920, M.B.A., 1922; m.
Annette Boyed of Odell, Ore., Sept. 21, 1920;
ehildren-Naomi Jane, Patricia. Instr., asst. prof., asso. prof., prof. and asst. dean, asso. dean, Univ. Ore., 1920-28; asso. prof, industrial man- agement, Harvard Grad. Sch. Bus, Adm., 1928 -; instr. of Field Arty. (1st It., F.A. Battery A., 120th F.A.) A.E.F., 1918; mem. Alpha Tau Omega, Am. Econ. Soc., Beta Gamma Sigma, Soc. for Adv. of Management, Am. Assn. Univ. Profs., Boston Soc. Industrial Engrs. Club: Harvard (Belmont). Author: Introduction to Ind. Mgmt .; co-author of Interpretive Acctg .; Industrial Mgmt., a Case Bk. Protestant. Republican. Offiec: 205 Morgan Hall, Soldiers Ficid, Bus-
ton. Home: 30 Oakley Rd., Belmont.
Y FOORD, James Alfred, expert in farm manage- ment; b. Portsmouth, Eng., Oct. 30, 1872; s. James Foord and Elizabeth N. (Knight) F .; eame to U.S., 1887; ed. Grove Hall Acad., Portsmouth, Eng .; Walpole (N.II.) high seh .; B.S., Unlv. N.11., 1898; M.S. in Agr., Cornell, 1902; in. Grace M. Law of Ithaca, N.Y., Nov. 14, 1904; 1 dau .- Elizabeth. Asst. in animal husbandry and dairy- ing, Cornell, 1900-03; prof. agr., Del. Coll., 1903- 06; asso. prof. agronomy, O. State Univ., 1906-07, Mass, State Coll., 1907-08, head div. agr., 1908-25, prof. farm management, 1908-33, retired; with Farm Credit Adm. and Farm Security Admin., U.S. Dept. of Agr., 1933 -; fellow A.A.A.S., char- ter member Am. Soc. Agronomy, Am. Farm Eco- nomies Assn .; Am. Breeders Assu. (now Am. Genetic Assn.); mem. Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Sigma. 'Author: various bulletins, Mass. Dept. Agr., O. State Univ. Extension Service, and Cornell Univ. Agr. Exp. Station (joint author) ; also articles Cyclopedia of American Agricul- ture, Cyclopedia of American Horticulture. Uni- tarian. Independent Republican. Office: 34 Amity St., Amherst. Home: 272 Lincoln Av., Amherst.
V FOOTE, Henry Wilder, elergyman; b. Boston, Feb. 2, 1875; s. Henry Wilder Foote and Frances Anne (Eliot) F .; ed. A.B., Harvard, 1897, A M., 1900; S.T.B., Harvard Div. Sch., 1902; D.D., Pacific Unitarian Sch. for the Ministry, Berkeley, Calif., 1929; in. Eleanor Tyson Cope of Philadelphia, June 22, 1903; children-Henry Wilder, Agnes Cope, Arthur, Caleb, Elizabeth Stewardson. Min- ister First Unitarian Ch., New Orleans, La., 1902- 06, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1906-10; sec. Dept. E'dn., Am. Unitarian Assn., 1910-14; asst. prof., Har- vard Divinity . Sch., 1914-24; minister, First Ch. in Belmont, 1924 -; tr. Hampton Inst., Va., Penn. Sch., S.C .; pres. Gen. Theol. Lib., Boston; mem. Mass. Ilist. Soc., Colonial Soc. of Mass., Am. An- tiq. Soc., Essex Inst. (Salem), Amer. Red Cross ( Washington, 1918-19). Clubs: Union (Boston), Harvard (N.Y.), Author: The Minister and his Parish; Robt. Feke, Colonial Portrait Painter; Jeremiah Dummer, Colonial Craftsman (with H. F. Clarke) ; ed. ehmn. Hymns of the Spirit. Uni- tarian. Home: 112 Clifton St., Belmont. Sum- mer res .: South West Harbor, Me.
Milton, May 14, 1882; s. William H. Forbes and Edith (Emerson) F .; ed. Milton Acad .; A.B., Har- vard, 1904, A.M., 1905; M.D., llarvard Med. Sch., 1910; m. Charlotte I. Grinnell of N.Y. City, June 9, 1910; children-Katharine (Mrs. Nathan- iel M. Goodhue), Janet, Florence E., A. Irving. Instr. physiology, Harvard Med. Sch., 1910-11; research student, Unlv. Liverpool (Eng.), 1911-12; instr. physiology, llarvard Med. Sch., 1912-21, asso. prof., 1921-36, prof., 1936 -; It., j.g., U.S.N. Res., 1917-19; pres. George Jr. Republic, 1928 -; mem. Am. Acad. Arts and Sciences, Am. Philos. Soc., Nat. Acad. Sciences. Clubs: St. Botolph, Tavern, Cruising of Am. Author: Offshore Navi- gation in its Simplest Form; Northernmost Lab- rador Mapped from the Air. Travel: Europe, Alaska, Labrador, Cent. Am. Unitarian. Inde- pendent. Office: Harvard Medical School, Bos- ton. lfome: llarland St., Milton.
s. James Murray Forbes and Alice F. (Bowditch) F .; ed. Noble & Greenough Sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1897; m. Josephine M. A. Crosby of N.Y. Clty, June 4, 1913; ehildren-Phyllis, Robert Bennet,
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Allan, Jr., James Murray, II, Henry Ashton Cros- by. Pres. and dir. State Street Trust Co., dir. Boston Consolidated Gas Co., Boston Fund, Inc., Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co., Warren Bros. Co., Boston Ins. Co., B.&A.R.R., N.E. Mut. Life Ins. Co., Norfolk & Dedham Mut. Fire Ins. Co., Old Colony Ins. Co., Railway & Light Securities Co., Russell Mfg. Co., Waltham Watch Co., Franklin Sav. Bk .; Class A dir. Federal Reserve Bk. of Boston; tr. Franklin Sav. Bk .; Chevalier Legion of lionor (Fr.); mem. Mass. Hist. Soc. Clubs: Somerset, Exchange (Boston), The Coun- try (Brookline), Harvard (N.Y.), Dedham Country & Polo. Author: Towns of Old England and New England, Ireland and Scotland; France and New England; Sport in Norfolk County. Interested in history. Office: State Street Trust Co., Boston. Home: Westwood; 70 Beacon St., Boston.
FORBES, Allan W., manufacturer; b. Westbor- ough, June 20, 1886; s. William T. Forbes and Harriette (Merrifield) F .; ed. A.B., Amherst Coll., 1908; B S., Worcester Poly. Inst., 1910. Partner and prop. Forbes & Myers, 1913 -. Author: many articles in periodicals on ednl., econ. and tech. subjects. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: 172 Union St., Worcester. Home: 23 Trow- bridge Rd., Worcester.
V FORBES, Allyn Bailey, librarian, editor; b. Taun- ton, Nov. 2, 1897; s. Harrle W. Forbes and Ber- tha (Wilbur) F .; ed. Taunton high sch .; St. George's Sch., Newport, R.I .; A.B., Amherst Coll., 1919; A.M., Ilarvard, 1927; m. Lois Whitney Perry of St. Cloud, Minn., June 15, 1938. Instr., Deer- field Acad., 1920-25; Instr. and tutor hist., Har- vard, 1928-31; ed., Coloniai Soc. Mass., 1931 -; lib., Mass. Ilist. Soc., 1934 -; mem. Mass. Hist. Soc., Colonial Soc. Mass., Am. Antiq. Soc .; fel- low Am. Acad. Arts & Sciences. Clubs: Harvard (Boston), Odd Volumes. Episcopallan. Office: 1154 Boylston St., Boston. Home: 144 Coolidge Hill, Cambridge.
\FORBES, Edward Waldo, lecturer on fine arts, mu- seum director; b. Naushon, July 16, 1873; s. Wil- liam Hathaway Forbes and Edith (Emerson) F .; ed. Milton Acad .; A.B., Harvard, 1895, hon. A.M., 1921; student at New Coll., Oxford, 1900-02; LL.D. (hon.), Univ. Pittsburgh, 1927; m. Margaret Lalghton of Boston, Jan. 29, 1907; children- Mrs. Rosamond Bowers, John Murray, Mary E., Elliot, Anne. Dir. William Hayes Fogg Art Mus. and Martin A. Ryerson lecturer on Fine Arts, Harvard, 1909 -; tr. of Public Reservations 1899-, of Boston Mus. of Fine Arts, 1903-, of Wadsworth Atheneum (Hartford). 1927 -; Chev- alier of Leglon of Honor, 1937; mem. Phi Beta Kappa (hon.), Am. Acad. of Arts and Sci., Archae- ol. Inst. Am .; served in Am. Red Cross (Civil) In Italy, 1918-19 (lt. and capt.). Clubs: Union, Harvard (Boston, N.Y.), The Century (N.Y.). Travel: Europe, Asia, Africa, Azores, Algiers, Philippines, Ilonolulu, Can. Unitarian. Oflice: Fogg Museum of Art, Cambridge, Home: Gerry's Landing, Cambridge.
| FORBES, Esther, author; b. Westborough; d. Wil- Ham Trowbridge Forbes and Ilarriette (Merri- field) F .; ed. Bradford Acad .; student, Univ. Wis., 1916-18: m. Albert Learned Hoskins, Jr., of Devon, Pa., 1926 (div. 1933). Mem. ed. staff, Houghton, Mifflin Co., 1920-26. Author: O Genteel Lady!, 1926; A Mirror for Witches, 1928; Miss Marvel, 1935; Paradise, 1937; The General's Lady, 1938. Home: 23 Trowbridge Rd., Worcester.
| FORBES, F. Murray, Jr., lawyer; b. Boston, Apr. 21, 1904; s. F. Murray Forbes and Marjoric (Cochrane) F .; ed. grad. Groton Sch., 1923; Harvard, 1923-24; B.A., Cambridge Unlv., Eng., 1927; LL. B., Boston Univ. Sch. Law, 1936; m. Ellzabeth Liver- V more of Boston, Dec. 10, 1929; children-Dlana, Marjorie. Salesman, F. S. Moseley Co., 1927-30; Bancamerica Blair Corp., 1930-31; G. M. P. Mur- phy Co., 1931-32; asso. with E. Sohier Welch and George E. Brown, 1932 -; sec., dir. Boston Coop. Bldg. Soc., dir. Lewis Wharf, Commercial Wharf, Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, tr. No. 1 State St .; mem. bd. mgrs. and sec. Exec. Com. Children's Hosp .; mem. Boston Bar Assn. Clubs: Tavern (treas.),
Union Boat, des Arts Gastronomiques. Travel:
Can., Eng., Fr., Ger., It., Hlung. Episcopalian. Republican., Office: 73 Tremont St., Boston. Ilome: 43 West Cedar St., Boston. Summer res .: Wellesley.
WFORBES, Frank W .; b. Westboro, May 1, 1852; s. Ephraim Trowbridge Forbes and Catherine S. (White) F .; ed. grad. Westboro high sch., 1869; grad., Worcester Bus. Coll., 1871; m. Jane A. Nason of Westboro, Nov. 14, 1877 (d. Sept. 1881); 1 dau .- Helen Cady; m. (2d) Fannie E. Hooker of Chi- cago, Ill., Jan. 7, 1886; children-Henry H., Mrs. Florence E. Ayer, Mrs. Mary Louise Foster. Dry goods merchant, Westboro, 1871-91, real estate, Boston, 1891-1900; retired; dir. First Nat. Bk., Westboro; treas. Westboro Water Commrs., 10 yrs .; chin. tr. Westboro Sav. Bk., 12 yrs .; treas. Westboro State Hosp. Congregationalist. Re- publican. Home: 12 lligh St., Westboro.
VFORBES, George Shannon, professor of chemistry; b. Boston, Mar. 17, 1882; s. George Fairfield Forbes and Elizabeth, Lemmon Prentice (Shannon) F .; ed. A.B. (summa cum laude), Harvard, 1902, A.M., 1904, Ph.D., 1905; John Harvard fellow, Leipzig and Berlin, 1906-07; in. Marie Louise Hersey of West Hartford, Conn., June 1, 1918; children- Richard W., Elizabeth S., George F. Asso. in chem., Bryn Mawr, 1907-09; instr. chem., Har- vard, 1909-13, asst. prof. 1913-20, asso. prof. 1920- 26, prof., 1926 -; mem. Assos, of Radcliffe Coll., 1917-20; mem. com. on photo-chem., Nat. Research Council, 1925-1937; fellow Am. Acad. Arts and Sciences, A.A.A.S .; mein. Am. Chem. Soc. (chmn. northeastern sect., 1920, councilor 1920-25, 1931- 33; chmn. div. phys. and Iorganic chem., 1926-27), Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Chi Sigma. Author: articles on photochemistry and electrochemistry in Journal Am. Chem. Soc. Travel: Europe, U.S. Desc. James Forbes, who came from Scot., 1658; Nathaniel Shannon, from Londonderry, Ire., 1687. Episcopallan. Republican. Home: 812 Ash St. Pl., Cambridge.
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