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WHITNEY, James Theodore, structural engineer; b. Chelsea, June 3, 1888; s. George Augustus Whit- ney and Minnieville Whitney (Woodward) W .; ed. Wakefield gram. and high schs., 1893-1906: B.S., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1910; m. Grace C. Wells of Melrose, Apr. 19, 1924; children-Carol, Dor- othy. Engr., The Whidden Co., 1910-15; engr. The Whidden-Bcekman Engring. Co., 1922-30; pres., treas. and engr. The Whitney Engring. Co., 1930 --; dir. The Whidden Co .; pres. Mass. Uni- versalist Conv .; mem. Wakefield High Sch. Cadets, 1902-06, Co. A, 6th Inf., Mass. Vol. Mil., 1905; 1st It. and capt. Mass. Inst. Tech. Batt., 1906-08; capt. Engr. Reserves, U.S.A., 1925 -; mem. Am Soc. Mil. Engrs., Engring. Soc. of N.E .; asso. mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Welding Soc. Desc. John and Eleanor Whitney, who settled in Water- town, 1635. Universallst. Office: 100 Arlington St., Boston. Home: Outlook Rd., Wakefield.
V WHITNEY, John R., wholesale paper merchant; b. Claremont, N.H., June 23, 1895; s. William Augus- tus Whitney and Shirlie Louisa (Robertson) W .; ed. Claremont (N.H.) Stevens high sch., 1910-14; Lehigh Univ., 1914-17; m. Claire Mitchell Ander- son of Brookline, June 4, 1921; children-Martha Anderson, William Robertson. In employ Beth- lehem Shipbuilding Corp., 1919-21; apprentice course with Great Northern Paper Co .; now pres. and dir. Whitney Anderson Paper Co., Inc., Springfield; clk. and dlr. Emerson Paper Co .; Served in U.S.A., 1917-19; mem. Psl Upsllon. Clubs: Springfield Advertising (past pres.), Ro- tary (Springfield), Longmeadow Country (Long- meadow). Episcopalian. Republican. Office: 32 Worthington St., Springfield. Home: 234 Elling- ton Rd., Longmeadow.
WHITNEY, Lyman Flake, research engineer; b. Boston, Jan. 28, 1889; s. William Fiske Whitney
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and Louise (Elliott) W .; ed. Volkmann Sch., Bos- ton; A. B., Harvard, 1910, M.E.E., 1912; m. Eunice Elizabeth Dalton of Asheville, N.C., Mar. 17, 1931. Exec. v.p. Stator Corp .; v.p., dir. Comstock and Wescott, Inc., Stator Corp., and Engineers' Hold- ings; v.p. and dir. Stator Refrigeration, Inc .; capt. in World War, 112 yrs. service. Club: Harvard (Boston). Author: The Mercury Ejector Refrlg- erator ( "Refrigerating Engineering" for Sept. 1932). Republican. Office: 179 Fifth St., Cam- bridge. Home: 41 Bowdoin St., Cambridge,
WHITNEY, Perey Theodore, physician; b. Salis- bury, Vt., July 5, 1902; s. Edward James Whitney and Ida May (Thomas) W .; ed. Middlebury (Vt.) high sch .; B.S., Middlebury Coll., 1925; M. D., Boston Univ. Sch. Med., 1930; Univ. Pa, Grad. Sch. Ned., 1931-1932; m. Pauline Mildred Cross of Worcester, June 21, 1930. Interne, Mountainside Hosp., Montclair, N.J., 1930-31; res. surg., Newark Eye & Ear Infirmary, 1932-33; pvt. practice, Worcester, 1933 -; on staff, Worcester Hahne- mann Hosp., out patient dept., Worcester Meni. Hosp .; mem. . A.M.A., Am. Acad. Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology, N.E. Ophthalnol. Soc., N.E. Otolaryngology Soe., Mass. Med. Soc., Worcester Iye, Ear, Nose & Throat Soc., Wachusett Med. Soc., Chi Psi, Alpha Kappa Kappa. Methodist. Republican. Office: 390 Main St., Worcester. Ilome: 8 Newton Av., Worcester.
WHITNEY, Philip Richardson, professor of archi- tecture (retired) ; b. Council Bluffs, Ia., Dec. 31, 1878; s. William Lambert Whitney, Jr., and Alpa Matilda (Nutt) W .; ed. Newton high sch .; S.B. (arch.), M.I.T., 1902, post grad. work, 1902-03; n. llelen Reed Jones of Brookline, Apr. 17, 1906; children-Reed, Alpa W. Shelton. Worked in collaboration with Prof. Wm. Rotch Ware of Milton on text books on arch., 1904; instr. arch., U'niv. Pa., 1904-10, ast. prof. arch., 1910-20, prof., 1920-36; retired due to ill health, 1936; studied painting under Fred Wagner, Phila., 1917-19: painter in oils, water colors, pastels; mem. Sigma Xi (Univ. Pa. Chap.). Club: Art ( Phila.), Travel: Europe. G.s. Wm. Lambert Whitney, mem. 1st City Council of Cambridge. Interested In crafts- work in metal (iron and brass). Episcopalian. Republican. llome: Orchard Av., Moylan, Pa. Summer res .: Nantucket.
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DITNEY, Theodore Train, Jr., trustee,; b. St. Louis, Mo., July 22, 1881; s. Theodore Train Whitney and Annie C. (Mann) W .; ed. Milton Acad .; A.B:, Harvard, 1906; m. Ruth Wiggles- worth of Milton, Jan. 26, 1924; children-Theo- dore Train, Ill, George Wigglesworth, Seth Dun- bar. Clk., Blodget, Merritt & Co., bankers, 1900- 02; in investment div., Stone & Webster, 1905-26; vp. Stone & Webster and Blodget, Inc., 1926-32, retired 1932; tr. Milton Acad., Boston Sch. Occu- pational Therapy, Robert B. Brigham Hosp. ; treas. Brush Hill Sch., Inc .; Town of Milton, 1934; chmn. Water Commrs., 1916-21, Town Treasurer pro tem. 1933-34; served with Battery A, Mass. Militia, 1905-09; Plattsburg O.T.C., 1915-16; mem. Boston Chamber of Commerce, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: Norfolk Co. Republican (pres. 1935-37), Hasty Pudding, Delphic, Union, Exchange, Har- vard (Boston, N.Y.), Milton, IFoosic Whisick (Canton ). Travel: So. Am., 1924; most of U.S. and Can. during business career; Eng., 1935; ; Dutch Guiana, 1937. Ilome: 245 Highland St., Milton.
& WHITNEY, Warren Appleton, manufacturer; b. Worcester, Apr. 16, 1883; s. George C. Whitney and Amy W. ( Whidden) W .; ed. Worcester Acad .; Brown Univ .; in. Eleanor H. Brown of Beverly, Apr. 22, 1909; children-George C., Virginia. With The Geo. C. Whitney Co., mfrs. greeting cards and valentines, Worcester, 1902-, pres., treas., 1914 -; tr. People's Sav. Bk .; dir. Worcester Co. Trust Co .; pres. bd. trs., Worcester Acad .; mem. Delta Upsilon. Clubs: Worcester, Tatnuck Coun- try, Worcester Country, Oak Hill Country (Fitch- burg). Baptist. Republican. Office: 67 Union St., Worcester. Ilome: 15 Trowbridge Rd.,
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WIHTFALL, James Paget, manufacturer of carpets and rugs; b. Worcester, July 25, 1903; s. Matthew Percival Whittall and Betsy ( Whitin) W .; ed. Fay Sch., Southboro, 1912-16; St. Mark's Sch., 1916-21; A B., Ilarvard, 1925; m. Millicent Ewell of Worees- ter, June 7, 1930; children-Edgeworth Paget, James Paget, Jr., Milicent Barrett, Arthur Wool- sey. Asso, with M. J. Whittall Assos., Inc., carpet and rug ifrs., founded 1880, Worcester, 1926-, v.p. 1931 -; treas. Worcester Airport, Inc., Fleetwing, Inc .; dir. St. Pierre Chain Corp .; served in U.S.A. Res., 1925-35. Club: Worcester. Travel: World, Europe, Caribbean, Episcopalian. Office: 1 Brussels St., Worcester. Home: North Grafton.
WHYITALL, Matthew Percival, manufacturer of carpets and rugs; b. Worcester, July 6, 1874; s. Matthew John Whittall and Ellen ( Paget) W .; ed. student Dalzell Sch., 1888-92, Worcester l'oly. Inst., 1892-94, Harvard Univ., 1894-97; m. Betsey Whitin of Whitinsville, Feb. 20, 1900; children- Matthew Whitin, James Paget, Betsey (Mrs. Rich- ard Ileywood), Matthew John Il. With M. J. Whittall Associates, Worcester, mfg. carpets and rugs, business founded 1880, 1898-, pres. 1922 -; v.p. S. P. Wright Steel & Wire Co., Worcester: Worcester County Musical Assn., Worcester Ora- torio Soc .; tr. Tabor Acad., Nat. Hist. Soc., Worces- ter Y.M.C.A .; mem. Am. Safety Engrs., Harvard Engring. Soc., Masons (K.T., 32°, Shriner), Clubs: Worcester Boys, Worcester Horticultural, Worces- ter County Rep., Harvard ( Boston, Worcester), Worcester, Players, Kittansett, Tatnuck Country, Marion Golf, Yacht (Beverly). Episcopalian. Re- publican. Office: 1 Brussells St., Worcester, Home: 692 Southbridge St., Worcester.
WHYFREM, Arthur Fisher, professor of Romance languages; b. Boston, July 21, 1879; s. Thomas Jarvis Whitten and Annabelle Davison ( Fisher) W .; ed. Boston Eng. high sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1902, A.M., 1903, Ph.D, 1908; m. Ellen Alden Huntington of Hartford, Conn., Dec. 21, 1912; children-Margaret Il., W. Howard, Instr. Ro- mance langs., Harvard, 1904-06, 1907-15, asst. prof., 1915-22, asso. prof., 1922-, dir. Summer Sch., 1917-20, Dean of Spl. Students and Dir. Univ. Extension, 1922 -; $1 per year man during World War; chmn. Comin. Extension Courses, Boston; mem. Modern Lang. Assn. Am. Clubs: Harvard (Boston), Faculty (Cambridge). Author: College text books; articles on Romance lang. subjs. Travel: Europe, So. America. Republican. Office: Harvard University, Cambridge. llome: 11 Cle- ment Circle, Cambridge. Summer res .: Clifton.
WIRITFEMORE, Arthur Easterbrook, lawyer; b. Reading, June 3, 1896; s. Frederick Ellsworth Whittemore and Edith L. (Easterbrook) W .; ed. So. Hadley high sch .; S.B., Harvard, 1917; LL.B., llarvard Law Sch., 1922; m. Suvia L. Paton of llartford, Conn., 1924; children-Suvia Edith, Ar- thur Paton, Elizabeth Bayles. Practiced law, Boston, 1922 -; inem. firm, Nutter, McClennen & Fish; tr. Derby Acad. (llingham), Mass. Mem. Hosps .; moderator, Town of Hingham; 1st It., 168th Inf., 42nd Div., U.S.A., in France and Ger- many, 1917-19. Clubs: Union (Boston), llingham Yacht (sec.). Unitarian. Office: 161 Devonshire St., Boston. Home: 189 Gardner St., Hingham. Summer res .: Marlboro, Vt.
WHYTHEMORE, Homer F., investment banker; b. Wayland, June 18, 1879; s. William Whittemore and Hannah Morse ( Flint) W .; ed. Wayland high sch .; m. Sylvia K. Durfee of Mattapoisett, July 19. 1897; children-W. Edward, Mrs. James De- Wolfe Smith. Clk., Nevins & Co., dry goods comin. house, 1895-1905; with N. W. Harris & Co., investment bankers, 1905-, partner, 1916-17; dir., v.p., same under name of Harris, Forbes & Co., 1917-31; dir., exec. v.p., under new name of Chase, Harris, Forbes Corp., 1931-33; firm liquidated; organized Ballou, Adams & Whitte- more, Inc .; pres., dir., 1933 -; dir. Lincoln Mort- gage Co., Newark, N. J .; mem. Bostonian Soc., Soc. Preservation N.E. Antiqs. Clubs: Golf, Sad- dle & Bridle (Weston), Bankers (N.Y.), Repub- lican. Baptist. Republican. Office: 49 Federal
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WHITFEMORE, Irving Chamberiln, professor; b. Cambridge, Nov. 11, 1895; s. F. Irving Whittemore and Franees M. (Chamberlin) W .; ed. Cambridge high and Latin sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1917, A.M., 1921, Ph.D., 1923; m. Alice M. Day of Morris- town (N.J.), June 21, 1923; children-Irving C., Jr., Andrea Day. Teacher Rindge Tech. sch., Cambridge, 1919; asst. in psychology, Harvard, 1920; Instr., Boston Unlv. Coll. Bus. Adm., 1921-23, asst. prof., 1924-27, asso. prof., 1928-33, prof., 1934 -; lecturer, M.I.T., 1927-35; extra-mural
teaching, Boston Y.M.C.U., Y. W.C.A., Webber Coll., Boston Sch. of Occupational Therapy, Mass. Div. of Unlv. Extension; mem. sch. com., Belmont, 1935 -; 2d and 1st lt., 55th Arty. (C.A.C.), A.E.F., 1917-19; ex-lt. col. C.A., U.S. Res .; mem. Am. Psychol. Assn. Travel: Europe. Author: tech. articles In prof. journals. Independent. Office: 685 Commonwealth Av., Boston. Home: 71 Or- chard St., Belmont.
V WHIPPEMORE, Laurence Frederick, railroad offl- cial; b. Pembroke, N.H., June 8, 1894; s. Frederick B. Whittemore and Candace (Norton) W .; ed. Pembroke (N.II.) Acad., 1912; m. Evelyn D. Ful- ford of Concord, N.H., Oct. 6, 1923; children- Charles F., Frederick B., Bert R. With B. &M. R.R., 1912-1917; gen. mgr., Fellows & Son Lumber Co., 1922-25; gen. rep., B.&M.R.R., 1929-33; asst. to pres., B.&M. and Maine Cent. R.R.'s, 1933 -; v.D. Boston & Maine Alrways; dir. Boston Gar- den Corp., Cheshire Bridge Co., Concord & Mont- real R.R., Concord & Claremont (N.H.) R.R .; The Sullivan County R.R., Franklin & Tilton R.R., Peterboro & Hillsboro R.R., Springfield Elec. Ry. of Charlestown, N.H., First Nat. Bk. of Con- cord, N.Il., N.E. Council; treas, and dir. Pemige- wasset Valley R.R .; tr. N.H. Sav. Bk. (Concord, N.II.), Kimball Union Acad. (Meriden, N.I.), Pembroke (N.H.) Acad .; p. mem. N.H. Water Re- sources Bd., mem. Northeastern Div. Council of Chamber of Commerce of U.S., Northeastern For- est Research Adv. Council; moderator, Pembroke, N.Il., 20 yrs .; mem., N.H. Legislature, 1927-29; asst., N.II. State Tax Commn., 1919-22; State Tax Com., 1925-29; It. Inf., U.S.A., 1917-1919; men. Newcomen Soc., Masons, N.H. Mfrs. Assn. Clubs: Snowshoe, Algonquin, Boston Madison Sq. Gar- den (mem. bd. govs.), N.E. Railroad. Congrega- tionalist. Democrat. Office: North Statlon, Bos- ton. Ilome: Pembroke (N.H.).
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WHITEMORE, Parker W., manufacturer, trustee (retired) ; b. Boston, Mar. 4, 1872; s. Charles W. Whittemore and Lucy J. (Williams) W .; ed. Bos- ton Latin sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1895; m. Grace J. Sinclair of Portsmouth, N.H., Jan. 1, 1896. Gen. mgr. & dir., Laconia Car Works, 1895-1912; pres., dir. Morley Mfg. Co .; in Ordnance Dept., U.S.A., World War. Clubs: Country, Algon- quin, Essex County. Travel: Eng., Europe (sev- eral times), Honolulu. Unitarlan. Republican. Offiee: 1316 Statler Bldg., Boston. Home: 68 Beacon St., Boston. Summer res .: West Glouees- ter.
WHITTEMORE, Thomas, archaeologist; b. Can- bridge, Jan, 2, 1871; s.' Joseph Whittemore and Elizabeth (St. Clair) W .; ed. A.B., Tufts Coll., 1894; Harvard Grad. Sch .; Oxford. Prof. Eng., later of fine arts, Tufts Coll .; asst. prof. fine arts, N.Y. Univ .; lecturer on Egyptian and By- zantine art, Columbia; Am. rep., Egypt Explora- tion Fund, 1911 -; dir. The Byzantine Inst., 1929 -; keeper, Byzantine coins and seals; fellow for research in Byzantine Art, Fogg Mus., Harvard; Chevalier Légion d'honneur, France; dir. for Byzantine Inst. of work of uneovering and conserving the mosaics In St. Sophla, Istanbul; Com. for Education of Russian Youth, 1915-31; relief work throughout Europe and Near East; fellow Royal Geog. Soe. (London), Soc. of Antl- quaries (London ) .; mem. Archacol. Inst. Bulgaria, Am. Numismatie Soe. Clubs: Harvard (Boston, N.Y.), St. Botolph (Boston), Century (N.Y.), Ox- ford Union, (Eng.), St. James, Gargoyle (Lon- don). Author: The Mosaics of St. Sophia in
Istanbul; Poss Luminla; contbr. on archaeol. subjects to many jours. and perlodicals. Travel: Europe, Africa, America. Office: 712 Sears Bldg., Boston. Home: 983 Memorial Drive, Cambridge.
WHIFFTEMORE, Walter Gale, retall druggist; b. Ashland, Sept. 17, 1867; s. George ES. Whittemore and Anna F. (Gale) W .; ed. grad., Ashland high sch., 1884; grad., Mass. Coll. Pharm., 1890; m. Adelalde Jenkins of Hopkinton, April 6, 1893; m. (2d) Vera S. Carleton, Dec. 14, 1937. Retail druggist, 1890 -; mem. Water Bd., Ashland, 1910-, Town Clerk, 1905-, mem. school com. 3 yrs .; mem. Mass. Ho. of Rep., 1909; served in State Guard, World War; mem. Masonic Lodge (32°); Eastern Star (past master, past high priest, past commander, past patron). Club: Megonko. Travel: U.S., Canada, Tropics. Protes- tant. Republican. Office: 10 Front St., Ashland. Ilome: 23 Alden St., Ashland.
VWHITTEMORE, WIliam Stewart, surgeon; b. Cam- bridge, Aug. 13, 1882; s. William R. Whittemore and Isabella (Stewart) W .; ed. Cambridge Latin sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1904; M.D., Ilarvard Med. Sch., 1908; m. Alice Stearns Babson of Glouces- ter, Apr. 14, 1910; children-Frederick W., Rich- ard II., Eleanor S. Surg. Interne, Mass. Gen. llosp., 1908-10, accident surg., 1911, asst. surg., Out Patlent Dept., 1912-13; asst. In anatomy, Harvard Med. Sch., 1910-14; asst. visiting surg., The Cambridge llosp., 1915-27, visiting surg., 1927 -; dir. Cambridge Chap., Am. Red Cross; fellow A.C.S., A.M.A .; mem. Mass. Med. Soc. (council), Delta Upsilon, Alpha Omega Alpha, Lancet, A.A.A.S. Clubs: The Cambridge, The
Economy, Oakley Country, Republican. Travel: Europe, So. Am. Desc. Henry Dunster, 1st pres. of llarvard Coll., and of Samuel Whittemore, early settler. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: 3 Concord Av., Cambridge. llome: 39 Meadow Way, Cambridge. Summer res .: Brown's Camps, Centre Lowell, Me.
WHITTEN, Edmund Sumner, advertising agent; b. Holyoke, Oct. 27, 1889; s. Sumner II. Whitten and Laura C. (Antz) W .; ed. Holyoke high sch .; A.B., Amherst Coll., 1911; M.A., Harvard, 1914; also attended Columbia Univ. and Boston Univ .; m. Dorothy J. Schartle of Asheville, N.C., Aug. 26, 1914; children-Julia, Sumner Ilollis I, Ed- mund S., Jr. Teacher, Pomfret Sch., Conn., 1912-13; football coach and prof. langs., St. Ste- phen's Coll., N.Y., 1913-15; teacher of langs., Riverdale Country Day Sch., N.Y. City, 1915-16, Country Day Sch., Newton, 1916-20; Derby Brown Adv. Agency, Boston, 1920-24; Albert Frank Adv. Agency, 1924-25; pres. and dir. Edmund S. Whit- ten, Inc., 1925 -; pres. Advertising Club of Bos- ton, 1937-38; v.p. Waban Improvement Soc., 1935- 37; dir. publicity, Newton Community Chest, 1934; miem. postal facilities com., Boston Chamber of Commerce, 1938-39; pres. 76 Club, 1926-28; mem. com. Boston Y.M.C.A., 1921 -; adv. com., Blind Craftsmen of N.E., 1938. Episcopalian. Republican. Office: 216 Tremont St., Boston. Ilome: 11 Owaisa Rd., Waban.
WHFTPEN, Sumner Hollls, hydraulic engineer; b. Holyoke, May 8, 1857; s. Nathan llollis Whitten and Ellen Maria (Wood) W .; ed. grad., high sch., Ilolyoke, 1875; student, Amherst Coll., 1875- 78; m. Laura Catherine Antz of Holyoke, June 20, 1888; children-Edmund Sumner, Philip Francis, Madeleine (Mrs. Herbert S. Allan), El- eanor (Mrs. James T. Cronk). Has been con- nected, almost continuously, with Holyoke Ma- chine Co., mfrs. of mill machinery, 1879 -- , draftsman, 1881-95, chlef draftsman, 1896-1906, engr., 1906-, pres. and dir., 1936 -; mem. Delta Upsilon. Club: Holyoke Canoe, Episcopalian. Republican. Office: 517 Main
St., Holyoke. Home: 76 Park Slope, Ilolyoke.
WHITTLESEY, John Jacob, lawyer; b. Detroit, Mich., Jan. 23, 1878; s. John Jacob Whittlesey and Agnes (Martine) W .; ed. high sch., Green Bay, Wis .; Ph.B., Univ. Mich., 1900; m. Ina Finlay Ackerman of New Ilaven, Conn., June 22, 1916; children-Stephen M., Philip, Frances, Emmet F. Gen. practice of law, Pittsfield, 1903-19; city
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solicitor, 1915-16; gen. practice, Boston, 1920-35; law dept., N.Y., N.H.&II.R.R., 1935 -; nicin. Psi Upsilon. Author: Law of the Seashore; Tide- waters and Great Ponds in Massachusetts and Maine, 1932. Episcopalian.
Republican. (f- fice: 460 South Station, Boston. Home: 20 Nor- wood Av., Newton Centre. Summer res .: West Tremont, Mt. Desert Island, Mc.
WHITTLESEY, William Augustus, Jr., corporation official; b. Florence, Wis., Sept. 22, 1881; s. Wil- liam Augustus Whittlesey and Caroline B. (Til- den) W .; ed. University Sch., Cleveland, O .; M.E., Cornell Univ., 1901; in. Helen S. Block of St. Louis, Mo., 1907; children-William A., 11I, Jean W. Birnle, George B. Pres. Pittsfield Elce. Co., Berkshire Co. Sav. Bk .; dir. Berkshire Life Ins. Co., Berkshire Trust Co., Berkshire Mutual Fire Ins. Co. Episcopalian. Republican. Office: Pittsfield Electric Co., 1 Crofurt St., Pittsfield. Home: 1 Crofurt St., Pittsfield.
WHITTY, Wilbur II,, business executive; b. Wyan- dotte, Mich., Nov. 7, 1894; s. Casper Whitty and Catherine (Murnahan) W .; cd. Wyandotte (Mich.) high sch .; Ga, Sch. Technology; m. Catherine Day of Boston, Oct. 25, 1934; 1 dau .- Jane Day. Apprentice in auto work, 1912-14; asst. purchas- ing agt., Scripps Booth Co., Detroit, Mich., 1914- 17; dir. of purchases, All American Truck Co., Chicago, 1920-22; dist. mgr., Riley Stoker Corp., Worcester, 1922-29; v.p., dir., Slade & Co., Inc., stokers, oil burners, Boston, 1935; pres., dir., Whitty Mfg. Co., Inc., Boston, 1929 -; It., Alr Service, U.S.A., 1918-19; mem. Boston Executives Assn. Travel: Europe, West Indies. Catholic. Office: 216 High St., Boston. lfome: 124 Theo- dore Parker Rd., West Roxbury.
WICKHAM, Thomas Willlam, surgeon; b. Lec, June 23, 1886; s. Nicholas Wickham and Ellen (Smallwood) W .; ed. A.B. (cum laude), Holy Cross Coll., 1909, hon. A.M., 1916; M.D. (cum laude), Harvard Med. Sch., 1913; unmarried. Practiced surgery, Boston, 1913 -; men. surg. staff, Boston City llosp .; capt., M.C., U.S.A., 1918- 19; fellow A.C.S .; mem. A.M.A .; Mass. Med. Soc. Catholic. Office and home: 395 Commonwealth Av., Boston.
WICKHAM, William Edward, purchasing agent; b. South Boston, July 11, 1906; s. John P. Wick- ham and Mary Elizabeth (Power) W .; ed. Boston Latin seh .; Tufts Pre-Med. Sehr .; Tufts Med. Sch .; 11. Stella L. Wickham of Boston, June 3, 1929; 1 son-Paul. Engaged as purchasing agent, 1929 -; mem. N.E. Purchasing Agts. Assn., Nat. Assn. of Purchasing Agts. Club: Cottage Park Yacht (Winthrop). Interested in golf, yacht- ing and tennis. Office: 405 Atlantic Av., Boston. llone: 9 Albert Av., Winthrop.
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WIDDER, David Vernon, professor of mathematics; b. Harrisburg, Pa., March 25, 1898; s. David Henry Widder and Edith ( Drabenstadt) W .; cd. Harrisburg high sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1920, M.A., 1923, Ph.D., 1924; Univ. Paris, 1920-21. Asso., Bryn Mawr Coll., 1924-26; Nat. Research fellow, 1926-27, studying in Chicago Univ. and Rice Inst. (Tex.); asso. prof., Bryn Mawr, 1927-30, head of math. dept., 1928-31, prof., 1930-31; asst. prof., Harvard, 1931-32, asso. prof. 1932-35, 1936- 37, prof., 1937 -; Guggenheim Fellow, studying in Cambridge Univ., Eng., 1935-36; civilian com- putor, Range Firing Sect. of Ordnance, Aber- deen Proving Grounds, Md., Sept .- Dec. 1918; fellow Am. Acad. of Science (Boston); mem. Am. Math. Soc., Math. Assn. Am. Clubs: Harvard (Boston), Ilarvard Faculty. Author: various memoirs in "Transactions of the American Mathematical Society" and other journals; editor (analysis), D)uke Mathematical Journal. Travel: most coun- tries of Europe, Brit. Istes, Rus., Near East, Egypt, North Africa, etc. Office: Widener Library 572, Cambridge. Ilome: 2401 Derry St., Harris- burg, Pa.
WIENER, Leo, philologist; b. Bialystok, Poland, July 26, 1862; s. Solomon Wiener and Frieda (Rabinowicz) W .; ed. gymnasia at Minsk and Warsaw; student of ined., Warsaw Unlv., 1880; Polytechnic of Berlin, 1881-82; came to U.S.,
1882; m. Bertha Kahn of Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 27, 1893. Teacher Greek, Latin and math., Odessa, Mo., 1883-84, Kansas City high sch., 1884-92; asst. prof. Germanic and Romance langs., Univ. Mo., 1892-95; teacher langs., N.E. Conser- vatory of Music, 1895-96; instr. Slavie langs. and lits., Harvard 1896-1901, asst. prof., 1901-11, prof. 1911-30, emeritus; mem. philol. socs. Au- thor (or editor): Songs from the Ghetto, by Morris Rosenfeld, with prose translation, etc., 1898, enlarged edit., 1900; Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century, 1899; Anthology of Russian Literature (2 vols.), 1902-03; An Inter- pretation of the Russian People, 1915; Commen- tary to the Germanic Laws and Mediaeval Doc- uments, 1915; Contributions toward a History of Arabico-Gothic Culture (4 vols.), 1917; Africa and the Discovery of America, (3 vols.), 1919; Mayan and Mexican Origins, 1926. Editor and translator: Complete Works of Count Lco N. Tolstoy (24 vols.), 1904-05. Contbr. 8000 ety- mologies In Webster's New Internat. Diet .; conthr. to Am. and for. philol. jours. Home: 28 Cedar Rd., Belmont.
WIESE, Robert George, investment counsel; b. Meriden, Conn., Dec. 26, 1904; od. A.B., Yale, 1925, A.M., 1926. With Seudder, Stevens & Clark; treas., dir. 1st and 3rd Investment Counsel Corps, ; dir. Fiduciary Trust, Boston; mem. Phi Beta Kap- pa. Episcopalian. Office: 10 Post Office Sq., Bos- ton. Home: Wellesley Farnis.
WIGGIN, Arthur Meserve, banker, trustee; b. Chel- sca, Nov. 13, 1875; s. Charles Edward Wiggin and Lizzie Frank (Meserve) W .; ed. Roxbury high sch .; m. Dorothy Taylor of Brookline, May 21, 1921; children-Henry Taylor, Jean. Started with Third Nat. Bank, Boston; v.p., mem. Invest- ment Bd., chin. Auditing Com., Mass. Sav. Bank, Boston; active treas., Boston Symphony Orches- tra, ine., many years; dir. mem. exec. com., Brookline Trust Co .; v. chmin. Liberty Loan Com .; mem. Brookline Home Guard, World War; mem. S.C.W., S.R., S.A.R., N.E. Hist. & Gencal. Soc., Beacon Soc., Ancient & Hon. Arty. Co., Masons, K.T., Shrine. Clubs: Algonquin, University, Ex- change, Brae Burn Country, Skating (Boston), Annisquam Yacht. Desc. Colonial Govs .: Wig- gin, Dudley, Bradstreet, Wentworth. Unitarian. Republican. Office: Massachusetts Savings Bank, Boston. Home: 151 Tappan St., Brookline. Sum- mer res .: "Toddington", Annisquam.
WIGGIN, Frederick Alonzo, clergyman, lecturer; b. Tuftonboro, N.Il., July 11, 1858; s. William Harrison Wiggin and Ann (Swett) W .; A.B., Madison Univ. (now Colgate Univ.), Hamilton, N. Y., 1881; D.D., Coll. Science and Philosophy, Los Angeles, Calif., 1917; in. Ethel P. Hunting, Jan. 12, 1920. Educated for Bapt. ministry but served as non-sectarian pastor, Unity Church, Boston, 1897-1935 (resigned); lecturer on reli- gious and metaphysical subjects; also engaged in educational work; mem. Masons. Author: Cubes and Spheres in Human Life, 1899; The Living Jesus, 1921; also numerous articles and pamphlets. Republican. Ilome: 19 Stanton Rd., Brookline.
WIGGIN, Henry Dwight, lawyer; b. Winthrop, Me., Sept. 5, 1879; s. Henry Dwight Wiggin ' and Mary Louisiana (Sturtevant) W .; ed. A.B., Harvard, 1900; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1902; m. Edith May Shattuck of Newton, June 15, 1915 (d. 1921); 1 dau .--- Edith Betty; m. (2d) Eliza- beth HI. Howard of Worcester, May 14, 1927. Practiced law, Boston, 1902 -; . employed by Commrs. for Consolidating and Arranging Gen. Laws of Commonwealth of Mass., 1917-21; counsel to Mass. Ilo. of Rep., Jan. 1, 1921-, having been appointed for 9 successive terms; mem. Am. and Mass. bar assus., Bar Assn. City of Boston, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Masons. Clubs: Harvard, City
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