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THAYER, Mary Dixon, writer; b. Phila., Pa., Dec. 16, 1896; d. Russell Thayer and Mary Homer (Dixon) T .; ed. in pvt. sehs .; m. Maurice Fremont - Smith, M.D., of Boston, Oct., 1928; 3 sons. Writer of verse and short stories since 1915; staff writer Phila. Evening Bulletin, 1926-28; held lawn ten- nis championship of Pa. and Eastern States, 1927; awarded the Browning medal for poem, "A Prayer", 1925; Contemporary Verse prize for poem, "New York", 1924. Author: Intellectuals, 1921; Songs of Youth (verse), 1922; New York and Other Pocms, 1925; The Child On His Knees (verse), 1926; Foam (novel), 1926; Ends of Things (prose), 1927; A Child's Way of the Cross (prose), 1928; Songs Before the Blessed Sacrament, 1932; Sonnets, 1933; articles in Saturday Evening Post, Ladies Home Journal, Forum, Commonweal. Ilone: 12 Hereford St., Boston.
THAYER, Philip Warren, professor of law; b. Springfield, Sept. 13, 1893; s. Dwight Ransom Thayer and Katharine (Pcase) T .; ed. A.B. (magna cum laude), Harvard, 1914; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1917; m: Miriam Newell of Boston, Apr. 30, 1918 ( divorced); children-Jcan, George Newell; m. (2d) Margaret Donly of Simcoe, Ont .. May 27, 1929. Resident of Far East most of time, 1920-31; research asst., Ilarvard Law Sch., 1933-37, research asso. in comparative law, 1937 -; prof. internat, commercial law, MMIetcher Sch. of Law and Diplomacy, 1934 -; visiting lecturer, Brooklyn Law Sch., 1937-38; It. j.g., U.S.N.R.F., 1917-21; mem. Am. Bar Assn., Am. Soc. Internat. Law, Internat. Law Assn. (Am. Sect.), East Asiatic Soc. Boston. Clubs: Harvard (Boston), Faculty (Cambridge). Author: many articles on comparative law to legal periodicals. Travel : Asia, Europc. Desc. of Elder Brewster. Home: 107 Irving St., Cambridge.
THEOPOLD, Philip Huntington, manager of real estate and personal property; b. Faribault, Minn., Aug. 8, 1902; s. Herbert C. Theopold and Anna I. (Cole) T .; ed. St. Mark's Sch., Southboro; A.B., Harvard, 1925; m. llarriet E. Royce of Dedham, June 16, 1928; children-Ann H., Harriet R., Karen, Jean A., Freda. Mem. faculty, St. Mark's Sch., 1925-27; with Lee Higginson & Co., 1927-32; F. L. Dabney & Co., 1932-35, partner, 1935-37; treas. and dir., Polaroid Corp., 1938; with Messrs. Geo. L. De Blois and A. N. Maddison, 1939 -. Episcopalian. Democrat. Office: 11 Pemberton Sq., Boston. Ilome: Bemis Rd., Ded-
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Y THIEME, Anthony T., artist, painter; b. Rotter- dam, Hol., Fcb. 20, 1888; s. Karel Thieme and Alida Cornelia (Lans) T .; ed. Acad. Fine Arts, Rotterdam, 1902-04: Royal Acad., The llague, 1905: Scuola di Belli Arti, Torino, 1909-10; pupil of Garlobini and Guiseppe Mancini; m. Lillian Beckett of Eastport, Me., 1929. Arrived U.S. 1917; naturalized, 1935; served as apprentice in Dusseldorf, Ger., 1905-08; designer and painter of stage settings in U.S., 1917-27, instr., 1917 -; dir. of Thieme School of Art (Summer), Rockport; permanently represented in Boston Mus. Finc Arts, Pittsfield Mus., Albany (N.Y.) Inst. of
Hist. and Art, Dayton (O.) Art Inst., City of New Haven (Conn.) Art Collection, Springville (Ut.) Art Collection, Iowa Univ. Mus. (Daven- port, Ia.), Beach Memorial Collection (Storrs. Conn.), Metropolitan Mus. (N.Y. City), New Brl- tain (Conn.) Art Mus., Montclair (N.J.) Art Mus., Scattle (Wash.) Art Mus. Awards Include 1st' landscape prize, Gloucester Art Assn., 1928; Springfield Art Assn., 1928; Springfield Art League prizc, 1928; Shaw Prize, Salamagundi Club, 1929 and 1931; Delano prize, N.Y. Water Color Club, 1930; Marine prize, North Shore Art Assn., 1930; Atheneum prize, Conn. Aead. Fine Arts, 1930; Mansfield prize, New Haven Paint and Clay Club; Lucien Powell Memorial Award; Citizens' Jury award, Los Angeles Mus .; Purehase prize, Spring- ville High Art Exhbn. Republican. Studio and home: 6 South St., Rockport.
THIES, Wilbur Herman, horticulturist; b. Leland, Mieh., Oct. 21, 1892; s. Herman John Thies and Elizabeth (Lewis) T .; ed. B.S., Mich. State Coll .. 1919, M.S .. 1925; Cornell, 1931; m. Emily Perry of East Lansing, Mich., June 28, 1925; children- Wilbur, Jr., Arhur, John. Instr., Mich. State Coll., 1920-1924; Extension Ilorticulturist, Mass. State Coll., 1924 -; sergt., 211th Field Signal Battalion; mem. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci., Am. Pom- ology Soc. Author: several bulletins on mat- ters pertaining to pomology. Congregational- ist. Republican. Office: French Hall, Mass. State College, Amherst. Home: 902 Pleasant St., Am- herst.
THIMANN, Kenneth Vivian, associate professor; b. Ashford, Eng., Aug. 5, 1904; s. I. Phoebus Thl- mann and Muriel (Harding) T .; ed. Caterham Sch., Surrey, Eng .; B.Sc., Imperial Coll., Lon- don, 1924, A.R.C.S., 1924, Ph.D., 1928; m. Ann Bateman of Letchworth, Eng., 1929; children- Vivianne, Karen. Asst. in bacteriology, King's Coll., London, 1926-28; Belt Mem. research fel- low in biochem., Univ. London, 1927-29; instr. biochem., Calif. Inst. Tech., 1930-35; lecturer on botany, Harvard, 1935-36, asst. prof. plant phys- iology, 1936-39; assoc. prof., 1939 -; rced. Ste- plen Ilales Prize, Am. Soc. Plant Physiologists. 1936; mem. Am. Acad. Arts & Sciences, Am. Bot. Soe., Soc. Am. Naturalists, Am. Assn. Sei. Workers, Chem. Soe. (London), Biochem. Soc. (London). Club: Harvard Faculty. Author: Phytohormones (with Prof. F. W. Went); many sci. papers. Protestant. Office: Biological Laboratories, Ilarvard University, Cambridge. Ilome: 18 Gib- son St., Cambridge. Summer res .: Alstead, N.1.
HOLL, John Frederick, management manager; b. Carleton, Monroc Co., Mich., Aug. 26, 1888; s. Matthew M. Tholl and Mary M. ( Discher) T .; ed. Mich. State Normal Sch., 1904-06; Army Post Sch., 1906-09; in. Ilelen A. Muir of Ypsilanti, Mich., June 8, 1910; children-John E., David M .; m. (2nd) Margaret Arnold of Groveport, O., Jan. 1, 1923. Began as machinist. 1909; fore- man, Studebaker Co., toolmaker, 1910-16; gen. foreman Ford Motor Co., 1916, engring. dept .. 1917-24, migr. Green Island (N.Y.) plant, 1924-31; plant mgr. Am. Tool and Machine Co., 1931, gen. mgr. 1932-, v.p., 1933 -; served in Arty. Corps, U.S.A., 3 yrs .; mem. adv. bd., Hyde Park Voca- tional Training Sch .; pres. Troy (N.Y.) Council Boy Scouts Am .; men. Am. Soc. M.E., Masons (32°), Shrine. Clubs: Rotary ( Troy, N.Y.), Coun- try (Troy); Boston City. Baptist. Republican. Office: 1415 Hyde Park Av., Boston. Home: 63 Parkinson St., Needham.
THOM, Douglas Armour, psychiatrist; b. Boston, Oct. 4, 1887; s. James Thom and Agnes (Russell) T .; ed. Dow Academy; M.D., Univ. Vermont, 1912, M.S., 1935; m. Emily Noyes Barbour of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 1920; 1 son-Robert Armour. In practice, Boston, 1920 -; pathologist at Monson State Hosp., 1912-1916; asst. State pathologist, 1916-17; cons. psychiatrist, Smith Coll., 1925-1932, St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N.H., 1928-1930; prof psychiatry, Tufts Coll. Med. Sch., 1928 -; pres. Corp., Boston Sch. of Occupational Therapy; served as Captain in Mcd. Corps, July 1917-Mar. 1919, 6 mos. abroad; dir. O.P. Dept., Boston
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Psychopathic Hosp., 1920-1923; dir. Div. of Men- high sch., Indianapolis, Ind., 1901-08, Newton
tal Hygiene, Mass., 1923 -; dir. Habit Clinic for
Child Guidance, 1921 -; mem. Am. Neurol. Assn.,
Am. Psychiatrie Assu., Société Medico-Psycholo-
gique, Royal Medieo-Psychol. Assn., N.E. and Bos- ton Socs. Psychiatry and Neurology, Am. Bd. Neu-
rology & Psychology, Mass. Psychol. Soc., A.M.A., Internat. League
Aın. Psychopathol. Assn.,
Against Epilepsy. Clubs: Army and Navy (Wash-
ington), Harvard (Boston), Hoosic-Whlsick Golf
(Milton ). Author: Everyday Problems of the
Everyday Child, 1927; The Mental Health of the
Child, 1928; Normal Youth and Its Everyday Prob- lems, 1932; Health-Physical, Mental, and Emo- tional, (coll. with Dr. Richard Smith), 1936; ar-
ticles in journals. Episcopalian. Independent. Office: 520 Commonwealth Av., Boston. Home:
256 Beacon St., Boston. Summer res .: Camden, Me. THOMA, Kurt Hermann, author; b. Basel, Switz., Dec. 2, 1883; s. Ilermann F. Thoma and Bertha (Schill) T .; ed. in Switzerland; D.M.D. (cum laude), Harvard Dental Sch., 1911; m. Louise Bird of Newton, Feb. 12, 1912; children-Kurt Rich- ard, Palma Louise. Came to U.S., 1908, natural- ized citizen, 1920; began as asst., Harvard Med. and Dental Schs., 1912; asst. prof., Harvard Dental Sch., 1919-, also mem. research dept .; prof. oral pathology, Harvard Univ., 1927-, Charles A. Brackett prof., 1934 -; oral surg., Robert Bent Brigham Hosp., 1914-20; cons. oral surg., N.E. Baptist Hosp. Tumor Clinic Boston Dispensary and Beth Israel Hosp .; fellow Am. Acad. Dental Sci., Am. Soc. Oral Surgeons and Exodontists; mem. Nat., Mass. and local dental societies, Internat. Assn. for Dental Research, Harvard Dental Alumni Assn. (past pres.), Sigma Xi, Omi- cron Kappa Upsilon (past pres.), Phi Epsilon Tau, Psi Omega. Clubs: Harvard (Boston, Ber- muda), Brae Burn Country. Author: Oral All- esthesla, 1914; Oral Abscesses, 1916; Oral Roent- genology. 1917; Teeth, Diet and Health, 1923; Clinical Pathology of the Jaws, 1935; Oral Diag- nosis and Treatment Planning, 1936. Travel: Europe (extensive). Unitarian. Republican. Of- fice: 53 Bay State Rd., Boston. llome: 242 Fuller St., West Newton.
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THOMAS, Albert Clark, clergyman; b. Henzada, Burma, Asia, May 2, 1886; s. Willis Frye Thomas and Emma Lucy (Upham) T .; ed. Wakefield high sch .; A.B., Brown Univ., 1908, D.D., 1931; B.D., Newton Theol. Sen., 1911; m. Minnie Ber- tha Mansfield of Wakefield, June 23, 1913 (d.); m. (2ud) Loretta Caroline Barner of Buffalo, N.Y., July 6, 1927; children-Robert Mansfield, Ches- ter Barner, Sylvia May. Dir. rel. edn., 1st Bapt. Ch., Providence, R.I., 1911-12, 2nd Bapt. Ch., St. Louis, Mo., 1912-16, Emmanuel Bapt. Ch., Brook- lyn, N.Y., 1916-20; pastor, Creston Av. Bapt. Ch., N.Y. City, 1920-27, Ist Bapt. Ch., Fall River, 1927 -; tr., mem. Administrative Com., Andover Newton Theol. Sch .; tr. N.E. Bapt. Conf .; dir. Am. Bapt. For. Mission Soc .; chaplain, 306th F.A., 77th Div., A.E.F., with rank of It. and capt .; in France 1 yr .; at Oise-Aisne and Argonne offen- sives; pres. Mass. Bapt. Conv., Fall River Min- isterial Assn., Southern N.Y. Bapt. Assn., N. Y. State Bapt. Ministers Conf. ; chaplain, Am. Legion, 306 F.A. Assn. (N.Y.). Club: Fall River Lions. Author: mag. articles in The Christlan Register, The Pulpit Digest, The Crozer Quarterly, World Christianity. Parents and grandparents were missionaries from Mass. to Burma. Baptist. In- dependent. Office: First Baptist Church, 178 Pine St., Fall River. Home: 435 Cherry St., Fall River.
V THOMAS, Charles Swain, teacher, editor, author; b. Pendleton, Ind., Dec. 29, 1868; s. John Lewis Thomas and Caroline (Swain) T .; ed. A.B., Ind. Univ., 1894, A.M., 1895; A.B., llarvard, 1897; post- grad. study, Univ. Chicago, 1902; Litt.D., R.I. Coll. Edn., 1933; m. Charlotte Thornton of Bed- ford, Ind., July 23, 1896; 1 son-Thornton Swain (d. 1921). Teacher, pub. schs., Pendleton, Ind., 1887-89; prin., Bedford (Ind.) high sch., 1891-92; supt. schs., Bedford, Ind., 1892-93; instr. English, Ind. Univ., 1894-97; prof. English, Centre Coll. (Ky.), 1897-1901; head of Eng. dept., Shortridge
high sch., Newtonville, 1908-18; dir. of Eng., Cleveland, O., 1918-20; on ed. staff, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1920-25; lecturer on teaching of Eng., Harvard, 1920-30, asso. prof. of edn., 1930- 36; emeritus, 1936 -; visiting prof., Wellesley Coll., 1933-39; lecturer, Cornell summer sessions,
1937, 1938; mem. Nat. Council of Teachers of Eng. (pres. 1934-35), N.E. Assn. Teachers of Eng., Harvard Teachers' Assn. (sec .- treas.), Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Kappa, Beta Theta Pi. Clubs: English Lunch (pres.), Tuesday (Newton). Au- thor: (with W. b). Howe and Zella O'llair) Com- position and Rhetoric, 1908; Ilow to Teach the English Classics, 1910; Teaching of English in Secondary Schools, 1916; When I Write a Theme (with J. C. Bowman), 1930; Examining the Ex- amination in English (with mems. of Com. on Eng., Coll. Entrance Exam. Bd.), 1931; articles in many publs. Editor: Tom Brown's School Days, 1909; Cooper's The Spy, 1911; English Leaflet, since 1909; Harvard Teachers Record, 1931-36, Compiler and editor: Selections from Byron, 1910; Milton's Minor Poems, 1911; Se- lected Lyrics, 1913; Atlantic Narratives, series 1 & 2, 1918; Atlantic Prose and Poetry ( with H. G. Paul), 1920; Story, Essay and Verse ( with same), 1921; Atlantic Book of Junior Plays, 1924; Modern Atlantic Stories, 1932; Thought and Expression ( with others), Book I and Book HI, 1938. Society of Friends. Republican. Office: 4 Lawrence Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge. Ilome: 283 Highland Av., West Newton.
THOMAS, Roscoe Cary, teacher; b. Greenfield, Ind., Aug. 24, 1884; s. Arthur llamlin Thomas and Mary Ileaton (Cary) T .; ed. Charlottesville and Green- field, Ind., schs .; A.B., Butler Coll., Indianapolis, Ind., 1906; grad. student, Butler Coll., 1911, Har- vard, 1913-14, Sorbonne, 1922-23, Rome and Athens, 1929-30; unmarried. Prin., Charlottesville (Ind.) schs., 1906-13; master, Dummer Acad., 1914-16; master, Groton Sch., 1916-, head of math. dept., 1921 -. Clubs: Harvard ( Boston), Columbia (1n- dianapolis), Country (Greenfield, Ind.). Travel: (extensive) Europe, No. Afriea, Western Asia. Methodist. Republican. Office and home: Groton School, Groton. Summer res .: Greenfield, Ind.
/THOMAS, Russell, physician and surgeon; b. Ameri- eus, Ga., July 15, 1906; s. Frank Almarine Thomas and Ettie Lou (Thompson) T .; ed. Amerieus (Ga.) high sch., 1919-23, Emory Univ., Atlanta, Ga., 1923-25; M.1)., Emory Univ. Sch. Med., 1929; m. Margaret Camp of Moreland, Ga., Nov. 7, 1931; children-Margaret, Russell, Frank Gordon. In- terne, Grady Hosp., Atlanta, Ga., 1929-30; asst. prison phys., U.S. Penitentiary, 1930; acting asst. surg. U.S. Pub. Health Service, 1931, asst. surg. 1931-34, passed asst. surgeon, 1934 -; assigned to Boston Psychopathic Hosp., 1931-32, U.S. Peni- tentiary, Lewisburg, Pa., 1932-34, U.S. Marine Hosp., Baltimore, Md., 1934, U.S. Marine Hosp., Chelsea, as chief of surg. service; fellow A.M.A .; mem. Assn. Mil. Surgeons, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Rho Sigina. Methodist. Democrat. Ilome: U.S. Marine Hospital, Chelsea.
THOMASON, Alfred Van Allen, lawyer; b. Buffalo, N.Y., Jan. 9, 1889; s. Alfred G. Thomason and Anna L. (Van Allen) T .; ed. Scranton (Pa.) Cent. high sch., 1904-08: Univ. Pa., Wharton Sch., 1909- 10; LL.B. (magna cum laude), Boston Univ. Seh. Law, 1916; m. Lillian M. Leveroni, Sept. 16, 1926. Admitted to Mass. bar, 1916; engaged in practice of law, Boston, 1916 -; with Tyler, Corneau & Eames, 1916-17; with Homer Albers, 1919-21; mem. firm Pattison & Thomason, 1921-26; mem. firm Thomason & Downs, 1926-30; asso. with Chester C. Steadman as Steadman & Thomason, 1931 -; served in Aviation Corps, U.S.N. Res., 1917-19; men. Masonic Lodge, Delta Theta Phi. Office: 45 Milk St., Boston. Flome: one Pine Ridge Rd., Melrose Highlands.
THIOMES, John Blanchard, surgeon; b. Cumberland, Ne., Aug. 9, 1870; s. Oren S. Thomes and Abbie (Eveleth) T .; ed. Greeley Inst., Cumberland (Me.) ; M.D., Dartmouth Coll. Med. Sch., 1895; m. Maud Merrill of Cumberland, Me., June 24, 1896.
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practice of med., specializing in surgery, Pitts- field, 1896 -; mem. staff, House of Mercy Hosp., 1897-, chief of surg. staff, 1935 -; served as Ist lt. M.O.T. Camp, Ft. Oglethorpe, .Ga., 1918; fellow A.C.S .; mem. A M.A., Mass. Med. Soc., Alpha Kappa Kappa Med. Soc. (Alpha Alum. sec.). Clubs: Pitts- field Surgical, Monday Evening, Rotary. Congrega- tionalist. Republican. Office: 18 Bank Row,
Pittsfield. lome: 189 Wendell Av., Pittsfield.
THOMPSON, A(ugustus) Roy, professor; b. Santa Barbara, Calif., Mar. 28, 1882; s Charles Augustus Thompson and Gertrude Henrietta (Carr) T .; ed. Santa Barbara (Calif.) high seh .; S.B., Occidental Coll., 1904; San Francisco Theol, Sem., 1904-06; A.M., Boston Univ., 1926; m. Dorothy H. Boyen of San Rafael, Calif, Feb. 17, 1906; children-Jean E., Charles C., Wilma O., Roy E., Dorothea Thomp- son Powers, Gertrude Thompson Fogg, Albert A. Ordained to ministry, Presb. Ch., 1906; teacher hist. and homiletics, Seminario Teologico Portor- ricense, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, 1915-19; head of Spanish dept., Coll. Bus. Administration, Boston Univ., 1920 -; see. Y.M.C.A., 3rd O.T.C., Porto Rico, during World War; capt., U.S.A. Chaplain Res .; mem. N.E. Modern Lang. Assn., N.E. League Teachers of Spanish (pres., 1917-19), Masons, Al- pha Kappa Psi, Scabbard and Blade. Travel: I.S., Puerto Rico, Cuba. Author: Español Pratico Comercial (with Arán), 1938. Presbyterian. Re- publican. Office: 685 Commonwealth Av., Boston. Ilome: 52 Hillcrest Pl., Westwood.
THOMPSON, Charles Edward, physician; b. Middle- ton, Jan. 24, 1879; s. Charles E. Thompson and Ellen L. (Simpson) T .; ed. M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1902; m. Enza L. McGill of Lynn, June 10, 1907. Asst. phys, Mass. State Infirmary, 1902-04; asst. phys. Gardner State Ilosp., 1904-07, supt., 1907-11; sec. and exee. officer, State Bd. of In- sanity, 1911-14; supt, Gardner State Hosp., 1914 -; v.p. Gardner Sav. Bk .; mem. Mass. Soc. Mental Ilygiene (see.), Mass. Psychiatric Assn. (past pres.), Am. Psychiatric Assn. (life), Masons (32°). Club: Rotary (past pres.). Author: System of Family Care of the Insane. Congregationalist. Office and Home: Gardner State Hosp., Gardner.
V THOMPSON, Charles Miner, author; b. Montpelier, Vt., Mar. 24, 1864; s. George R. Thompson and Serafina (Taplin) T .; ed. A.B., Harvard, 1886; m. Isabella Wayman Carr of Cambridge, Apr. 28, 1898. Lit. ed., Boston Advertiser, 1887-90, asso. ed., 1890-1911; ed .- in-chief, Youth's Companion, 1911-25; connected with flarvard Univ. Press, Cambridge, until 1936; hon. mem, Harvard Chap- ter of Phi Beta Kappa. Author: The Nimble Dol- lar (a book for boys), 1896; The Calico Cat, 1908; An Army Mule (humorous fiction ), 1910, Transla- tor: Wild Heart (from the French of Isabelle Sandy), 1926; Demosthenes (from the French of Georges Clemenceau), 1926; In the Evening of My Thought ( from the French of Georges Clemen- cenu), 1929; America, the Menace (from the French of Georges Duhamel), 1931. Desc. James Thompson, Woburn, one of Winthrop's eolony, 1630. Home: 161 Brattle St., Cambridge.
THOMPSON, Donald Church, manufacturer; b. Am- herst, June 27. 1894; s. Frank Marion Thompson and Jessie (Allen) T .; ed. Amherst high sch .; B.S., Cornell, 1917; m. Sylvia Perry of Amherst, Oet. 4, 1919; 1 son-Perry Allen. Factory 'mgr., 1919-29; v.p. Sprague, Grout and Lowe, Inc., 1919- 29; pres., treas. Orange Mfg. Corp., 1931 -; chmn., bd. of trs., Wheeler Mem. Library, Orange; served as 1st It. Inf., U.S.A., 1917-19; mem. Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Club: Kiwanis. Congregationalist. Re- publican. Office: 110 East Main St., Orange. Home: 15 Linden St., Orange.
THOMPSON, Dorothy Dewhurst, asst. professor; b. Newton, May 22, 1909; d. Sanford E. Thompson and Stella A. (Converse) T .; ed. Newton high sch .; B.A., Mt. Holyoke Coll., 1931, M.A., 1932; Ph D., M.I.T., 1935. Instr., Wheaton Coll., 1935-39; asst. prof., 1939 -; mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Am. Assn. Univ. Profs., N.E. Assn. Chem. Teachers. Author: several articles in Journal of Am. Chem. Soc. on physical properties of certain organic compounds. Office: Travel: Europe. Congregationalist.
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YTHOMPSON, Edward Murdock, banker; b, Brockton, Dec. 31, 1856 ; s. Henry Thompson and Anne With- ington (Thayer) T .; ed. Brockton pub. schs .; grad., Bridgewater Acad., 1870; m. Mattie M. Al- len of Broekton, Jan. 14, 1892 (d.). Clerk In dry goods store, 1871-81, news distributor, 1881-1927; tr. Broekton Sav. Bk., 1895-, pres., 1924 -; dir. Broekton Nat. Bk., 1914-, tr. of trust dept., 1930 -; dir. Security Coop. Bk., 1887 -; treas. Brockton Agrl. Soc., 1888 -; treas. Ilome for Aged Men, 1927 -; mem. Masonic Lodge (K.T., 32°, Shrine). Clubs: Commercial, Rotary (Brockton), Congre- gationalist. Republican. Office: 7 Main St., Brockton. Home: 39 Newbury St., Brockton.
Y THOMPSON, Elroy Sherman, author, free lance writer, columnist; b. Ilalifax, Feb. 19, 1874; 8. John T. Thompson and Irene L. (Sturtevant) T .; ed. Kingston high sch .; m. Gertrude I. Tilden of Boston, Oct. 19, 1899 (d. 1921); m. (2nd) Edna H. Risch of Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 20, 1924. City ed., Brockton Enterprise, 1896-1906, now colum- nist; corr. In past for Boston Globe, Asso. Press, and N.Y. newspapers; life ins. underwriter, Bos- ton and Brockton, 35 yrs .; publieity mgr., Brock- ton War Chest. United War Work Campaign, Llb- erty Bonds and War Stamp Campaigns; city tax collector, City of Brockton, 1906-16; sec. Brockton Chamber of Commerce, 1919-21; promotion mgr .. Brockton Fair, 1921-34; welfare mgr., W. I .. Douglas Shoe Co., 1917-18; sewer constrn. commr. Broekton, 1899-1904; chmn. Bd. Health, 1931-34; mgr., U.S. Employment Bur. for Returned Sol- diers, 1919-21; after-care rep. Red Cross, 1919-21; supervisor, U.S. Federal Census Dist., 1930; tr. Brockton Pub. Lib .; mem. Internat. Assn. Falrs and Expns., Mass. Fairs Assn. (dir.), Mass. Tax Collectors Assn. (see.), Brockton Retail Mchts. Assn. (sec.), Halifax Hist. Soc. (pres. ); Plymouth Colony Research and Antiquarian Soc. (archivist- curator); Old Bridgewater Ilist. Soc .; Middleboro liist. Soc. Club: Kiwanis. Author: Brockton. Historical, Industrial and Picturesque; Ilistory of Plymouth, Norfolk, and Barnstable Counties; Story of Duxbury. Desc. Myles Standish; George Soule, Stephen Hopkins, John Alden, and Francis Cooke. Christian Scientist. Republican. Office and Ilome: 55 Ilighland Terrace, Brockton.
THOMPSON, Francis Nims, judge, Probate Court in the County of Franklin; b. Greenfield, Aug. 26, 1872; s. Judge Francis M. Thompson and Mary (Nims) T .; ed Greenfield pub. schs. and high sch .; m. Cora E. Blake, 1915 (d. 1921); 1 dau .- Mary N. Studied law in office of Judge Thomp- son, Sr .; admitted to bar; elk. in registry of pro- bate, 1890-93, asst. register, 1893-99, register of probate and insolvency, 1899-1914; judge of Pro- bate Court, County of Franklin, 1914 -; pres. Pocumtuck Valley Mem, Assn. of Old Deerfield; mem, Mass. Congregational Conference, Ances- tors: Scotch-Irish settlers of Colrain; frontiers- men of Deerfield; Adams, Capen, Eliot and Swift of Mass. Bay; Hooker of Conn. Author of essays on nature and papers on local hist. and probate law. Judge Thompson, Sr., was an organizer of Montana, the designer of its great seal, and author of History of Greenfield. Congregationalist. Home: Greenfield. Summer home: Heron Island, Me.
THOMPSON, Frank William, minister; b. Manches- ter, N.Il., Feb. 2, 1892; s. William Thompson and Ann Grey (McIntosh) T .; ed. Pittsfield Acad. (N.I.); Eng. high sch., Boston; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1916; S.T.B., Andover Theol. Sch., 1920; m. Alice Elizabeth French of Waltham, Aug. 1, 1922; children-Marion McIntosh, Ruth French, Jean Bates. Ordained Cong. ministry. 1920; pas- tor Ch. of Christ, Bedford, 1920 -; chaplain, United Vets. Facility, Bedford, 1929 -; Anthony- Ilunt-Hamilton, Post 221, Am. Legion; Walden Royal Arch Chapt., Concord; Simon W. Robinson Lodge, A.F.&A.M., Lexington; past chaplain, Mid- dlesex.Co. Council, Am. Legion; served as corp., Psych. Co. 1, Sch. Military Psych., 6 mos., World War; tr. Bedford Library. Interested in town
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planning, nature study. Congrégationalist. In-
dependent Republican. Office: The Church of Christ, Bedford. Home: 27 Great Road, Bedford. Summer res .: Camden, Me.
THOMPSON, Frederick Henry, physician-surgeon (retired) ; b. New Salem, Aug. 5, 1844; s. Clark Thompson and Nancy (Kendall) T .; ed. New Salem Acad .; Phillips Exeter Acad .; Amherst Coll .; M.D., llarvard Med. Sch., 1870; m. Harriet Fiske Ilowes of Petersham, June 1, 1870; children-Ada Howes, Harriet Howes, Frederick Henry, Jr. Practiced medicine and surgery, Lancaster, 1870- 1874; phys, to State Industrial Sch. (Lancaster), 1873-1874; practiced in Fitchburg, 1874-1928, city phys., 1878; mem. U.S. Exain, Bd. for Pensions, 1884-1887; visiting surg., Burbank Jlosp., 1894- 1912: cons. surg., Burbank Hosp., 1912 -; mem. Bd. Jlealth, 1910-1916; med. examiner, 3rd Dist., Worcester Co, 1898-1905, 1908-1915; surg. with rank of capt., med. staff of State Guard of Mass., 1917; chin. Med Adv. Bd. of Selective Servlec, Div. 14, Mass., during World War; charter mem. trs., of Burbank Hosp., 1891-, of Fitchburg Publ. Lib., 1882-1925; mem. sch. com. (Fitchburg), 1875- V 1881; mem. Mass. and Worcester North Dist. Med. Sos., 1870 -. Club: Fay (hon.). Travel: Europe, 1886, 1901-1905. Unitarian. Republican. Home: 3 Pleasant St., Fitchburg.
Y THOMPSON, George Linnaeus, clergyman; b. Staf- ford, Conn., Oct. 16, 1870; s. George Thompson and Emily Jeanette (Colburn) T .; ed. Monson Acad .; S.T.B., Crane Theol. Sch. (Tufts Coll.), 1897; m. Edith Louise Stone of Springfield, Vt., June 29, 1904; children-Donald A., George C., Robert L. Pastor, Keene, N.H., Springfield, Vt., N.Y. City, Laconia, N.H., Northfield, Whitman, Dighton; also engaged various times as editor of mags. and newspapers; also as bus. mgr. of same; pres. Thompson Families Assn. Am., Am. Uniou for Social Progress, International Cosmotheist Soe. Club: American Poetry. Author: Young George Washington; Vagaries In Verse; Life and Land of D). L. Moody. Travel: U.S., Europe, Mex. Dese. Robert Moulton, a first settler of Salem, Nathaniel Colburn, a first settler of Dedham, Mary Neff of Haverhill (with Hannah Dustin). Unitarian. Prohibitionist. Office and home: 540 North Main St., Randolph,
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