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NICHOLS, Florence Louise, edueator; b. Lynn, Oct. 27, 1865; d. John Brooks Nichols and Celia Hatch ( Ramsdell) N .; ed. A.B., Boston Univ., 1889, A.M., 1891; unmarried, Pres., Isabella Thoburn Coll., Lucknow, India, 1894-1909, 1921-25; mem. W.F.M.S., Methodist Church (br. sec., 1910-1920). Author: Life of Lilavate Singh. Travel: India, by Eng. and Europe, 4 times; Japan. Methodist. Democrat. llome: 57 Prescott St., Reading.
NICHOLS, Frederlek George, professor of educa- tion; b. Avon, N.Y., Mar. 18, 1878; s. George William Nichols and Ella (Fitzpatrick) N .; ed. Avon (N.Y.) high seh .; Genesee Wesleyan Sem., Lima, N.Y .: Rochester (N.Y.) Bus. Inst .; spl. courses, Univ. Mich .; m. Bessie L. Winans of Avon, N.Y., Aug. 23, 1899; 1 dau-Catharine Freda (d.). Head, commercial dept., Montpelier (Vt. ) Sem., 1899-1902, Martin seh., Pittsburgh, l'a., 1902-04; teacher, high sch., Schenectady, N.Y., 1903-05; dir. commercial edn., day and eve- ning schs., Rochester, N. Y., 1905-10, 1912-17; N.Y. State supervisor, commercial edn., 1910-12; chief, commercial edn. service, asst. to dir., Fed. Bd. Vocational Edn., 1917-20; State dir. commercial edn., Pa., 1920-22; asso, prof. edn., Ilarvard Grad. Sch. Edn., 1922 -; treas., pres., Alexander In- vestment Corp., 1928-34; pres. Ednl. Research Corp., Cambridge; dir. Monroe Co. (N.Y.) Mil. Census and Food Enrollment (1917); ehmn. spl. eom. sent by Fed. Bd. Vocational Edn. to inves- tigate rehabilitation work in Europe during World War; mem. Phi Delta Kappa, Pi Gamma Mu, Mass. Fed. Taxpayers' Assn. (consultant), Eugene Field Soc., Nat. Council Bus. Edn. (pres.) ; gen. adviser, Joint Com. on Nat. Clerical Ability Tests (members from Nat. Office Management Assn. and Nat, council Bus. Edn.), Clubs: Harvard Faculty, University (Cambridge). Author: Com- mercial Education in the High School; Junior Business Training for Economic Living; The Personal Secretary; Duties and Traits; ete .; col- umnist, Jour. of Bus. Edn. Asso. editor: Am. Voc. Edn. Jour., Education. Travel: Europe (several times), U.S. and C'an. (extensive). Pres- byterian. Progressive Republican. Office: 16 Lawrence Hall; 1 Kirkland St., Cambridge. Win- ter res .: 89 Strathmore Rd., Brookline. Home: 110 Siders Pond Rd., Falmouth.
NICHOLS, Henry Gilman, cotton textiles manufac- turer; b. Boston, Apr. 8, 1894; s. llenry Gilman Nichols and Elsie (Quincy) N .; ed. grad., Har- vard, 1916; m. Elizabeth Griggs, of St. Paul, Minn., 1926; children-llenry G .. Jr., George Quincy, Milton Griggs. Asso. with Pacific Mills, Lawrence, and Boston, 1916-23; with Lockwood Greene & Co., Boston, 1923-26; treas. Otis Com- pany. 1926-29, pies. and dir. 1929-37; v.p. and dir. Pacific Mills 1937 -. Office: 110 Federal St., Boston. Home: Lincoln.
NICHOLS, Henry Joseph, banker. With Citizens State Bk. and Ist Nat. Bk., Council Bluffs, Ia., 1894-1902; Detroit-Monroe & Toledo Short Line, Detroit, Mich., 1903-04; financial mgr., Swift N.E. Interests, 1908-30; v.p. Nat. Shawmut Bk., Bos- ton, 1930 -; dir. Shawmut Corp., Devonshire Fi- nancial Service Corp., County Bk. & Trust Co., Cambridge, Am. Enka Corp., Caribbean Sugar Co., Dorchester Mut. Fire Ins. Co .; tr. Warren Instn. Sav., Suburban Elec. Securities Co .; treas., dir., Boston Ch. Conmerce. Clubs: Algonquin, Commercial, Exchange, Boston City, Brae Burn Country. Desc. Francis M. & Eliza A. (Jones)
Nichols. Office: 40 Water St., Boston. Home: 31 Burnham Rd., West Newton. Summer res .: Walpole, N.11.
'NICHOLS, John Robert, consulting structural engi- Deer: b. Somerville, May 16, 1883; s. John Loring Nichols and Emma A. (Taylor) N .; ed. Somer- ville high sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1906; m. Alice B. Berry of Hammonton, N.J., Aug. 8, 1906; children -Mrs. Helen Nichols Atwell, Mrs. Esther Nichols Clarke, Henry W., John R, Jr., Burt E. Drafts- man, structural designer, 1906-09; instr. engring., llarvard, 1909-13; practiced engring., chiefly in structural design of blogs., 1906 -; designer to chief engr, Monks & Johnson, Boston, 1913-23; pvt. practice, 1927 -; dir., treas., Merchants Ware- house Co., Boston; designed shipyards, U.S., dur- ing World War; mem. Am. Soe. C.E., Am. Con- erete Inst. Club: University. Author: various tech. papers. 'Travel: Eng., Calit. Unitarian. Independent. Oflice: 45 Newbury St., Boston. Home: 40 Laurel Av., Wellesley Hills.
NICHOLS, Philip, lawyer; b. Boston, July 25. 1875; William Nichols and Julia Anna ( Batchelder)
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N .; ed. Niehols Sch., Boston, 1884-91; A.B., Har- vard, 1895; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1898; m. Mabel Gibson of Boston, June 26, 1906; children -Philip, Katharine (Mrs. Henry D. Winslow), Margaret. Admitted to Mass. bar, 1898; began practice at Boston; asst. corp. counsel, City of Boston, 1898-1909; mem. firm Iludson and Nleliols, 1909-19; in private practice, 1919-35; mem. firm Nichols, Boyer & Morton, 1935 -; lec- turer Taxation and Mun. Corps., Boston Univ. Schi. - Law; tr. Wildey Sav. Bk .; mem. Newton Bd. Alder- man, 1918-23; chmn. bd., Housing Assn. of Boston; Mem. Boston Ch. Commerce (chin. Com. on F'ed. Taxation); v.p. Children's Mission to Children; mem. Am., Mass., Middlesex, and Boston Bar Assns., Nat. Econ. League (council). Clubs: Har- vard, Exchange, Tennis and Racquet (Boston). Author: Land Damages In Massachusetts, 1907; The Power of Eminent Domain, 1909, 2nd edit., 1917; Taxation in Massachusetts, 1913, 2nd edit., 1922, 3rd edit., 1938. Travel: Eng., 1926; Fr. and Sp., 1928. Unitarian. Office: 45 Milk St., Boston. Home: 234 Park St., Newton.
NICHOLS, Robert Leslie, professor of geology; b. Boston, June 10, 1904; s. Clarence Leslie Nichols and Eva Maud (Wilson) N .; ed. Quincy hlgh sch .; B.S., Tufts Coll., 1926; M.A., Harvard, 1930; m. Frances Brown of Boston, Sept. 16, 1935; 1 dau .- Susan Leslie. Master, Montpeller Semin- ary, 1927, Milton Acad., 1928; asst., dept. geol- ogy, Harvard, 1928-30; Instr. Tufts Coll., 1929-36; naturalist, Nat. Park Service, 1930-31; asst. prof. geology, Tufts Coll., 1936 -; geological field work, N.M., Ore., Ida., and N.E .; mem. A.A.A.S., Boston Geologieal Soe., N.Y. Acad. Sci., Beta Kappa Fraternity, Gamma Alpha, Sigma Xi. Author: various articles on vulcanology, physi- ography and glacial geology. Desc. Win. Nichols, Ipswich, 1635. Unitarian. Republican. Oflice: Barnum Museum, Tufts College. Ilome: 11 At- kins Pl., Medford.
NICHOLSON, Benjamin, dentist; b. Russia, Dec. 20, 1890; s. Nathan Nicholson and Bessie (Ger- son) N .; ed. Lawrence high sch .; D.M.D., Tufts Coll. Dental Sch., 1919; unmarried. Practiced dentistry, Lawrence, 1919 -; mem. Am., Mass., and Lawrence Dental Socs., Y.M.H.A., Alpha Omega. Jewish. Democrat. Office: 499 Essex St., Lawrence. Ilome: 67 Swan St., Lawrence.
NICHOLSON, Theodore Otto, insurance official; b. Boston, Jan. 12, 1877; s. Albert T. Nicholson and Laura S. (Johnson) N .; ed. Boston pub. sebis ; m. Blanche S. Ballard, of Boston, June 25, 1902; children-Blanche Ilelen (Mrs. Arthur Fiske Perkins), Dorothy Sayward. Began, 1892, with C. E. Riley & Co., textile machinery, of which was dir. and treas. 1906-1919, also v.p. H. & B. Am. Machine Co., Pawtucket, R.I., build- V NIGHTINGALE, John ers textile machinery; Dartmouth Mfg. Corp., New Bedford, 1919-21; became associated In 1924 and 1936 elected treas. Am. Mutual Llability Ins. Co., Am. Polley Holders Ins. Co., Allied Am. Mutual Fire Ins. Co .; mem. Masons (York and Scottish Rite), Shrine. Episcopalian. Re- publican. Office: 142 Berkeley St., Boston. Home: 46 S. Sixth St., New Bedford. 'Trowbridge, investment banker; b. Boston, Aug. 4, 1888; S. Samuel Crawford Nightingale and Ella (Trowbridge) N .; ed. Wellesley high sch .; private tutors; A.B. (cum laude), Ilarvard, 1910; m. Augusta (Wahrendorff) Ilarrison of Philadelphia, Dec. 2, 1933. Engaged in mfg., 1911-17; ins. bus., Bos- ton, 1920-26; Investment banking, Spencer Trask & Co., 1926-34, gen. partner, 1930-31; v.p., treas., NICKERSON, Howard Tarbell, business executive; b. Boston, Mar. 21, 1891; s. Augustus Nickerson and Nellie Sophia (Tarbell) N .; ed. Roxbury Latin sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1913; student, Har- vard Grad. Sch. Bus. Adm., 1 yr .; unmarried. With Cent. Sta. Elec. Light Cos., 1915-18; pub. accountant, 1920-23, ITaskins & Sells; with Ray- mond Whitcomb, Inc., 1924-, now asst. gen. operating mgr .; pres. Ruth Evelyn Food Shops, Inc., Cambridge; at Plattsburg, 1917, in Engr. Corps, U.S.A., 1917-19, in France, Nov. 1917- Oct. 1919; mem. Hingham Hort. Soc., Pl Eta. Club: Brewster Park. Travel: Europe, around Learoyd & Nightingale, Inc. (formerly Nightin- gale & Co., Inc.), 1934 -; dir. L. S Starrett Co., Athol; capt. 71st Arty., C.A.C., enlisted Platts- burg, 1917, discharged Hoboken, 1919, overseas, 1 yr., junior mil. aide to Pres. Wilson during his two visits to France for Peace Conf., ree'd Ordre de la Couronne de Belgique, personally awarded by King Albert; pres. Coop Workrooms; dh. So. End House, Boston. Clubs: Somerset, Club of Odd Volumes, Myopia Ilunt, Exchange, Har- vard (N.Y.). Travel : Europe (many times), U.S. (extensive). Gt., gt. grandfather, grad. Ilar- vard 1734, estab. Providence, R.I., br. family. Unitarian. Republican. Office: 50 Congress St., world, So. Am., W.I. Nephew of Edmund C. Boston. Ilome: Hamilton.
Tarbell, artist; gt. g.s. Frederick Nickerson, who with Fred Ames bullt Union Pacific R.R .; gt. nephew of Thomas Nickerson, Ist pres. Mex. Cent. R.R. Unitarian.
Republican. Of- fice: 145 Tremont St., Boston. Home: 155 Otls
St., Hingham. Summer res .: Brewster, Cape Cod.
NICKERSON, Thomas Hulbert, real estate and insurance agent: b. Harwichport, Sept. 29, 1874; s. Thomas A. Nickerson and Eglantine (Doane) N .; ed. Harwich high sch .; m. Abbie Stuart Baker of Harwichport, Oct. 28, 1909. Clk. Cape Cod Nat. Bk., 1892-98, asst. cashier, 1898-1912; auc- tioneer, 1912 -; real estate and Ins. agt., 1912 -; dir. Hyannis Trust Co., Ilyannis Coop. Bk., Cape Cod Ilosp. (Hyannis); former mem. sch. com., selectman, Harwich; mem. Mass. Ho. of Rep., 1923-24; chmn. all Liberty Loan drives in Har- wich during World War; mem. Masons (past Master, past High Priest, past Dist. Dep.), Odd Fellows (past Grand), Grange (past Master). Travel: U.S. (extensive). Congregationalist. Re- publican (Ind.). Oflice and home: Harwichport, Cape Cod.
VNICOLSON, Marjorie Hope, professor of English, dean; b. Yonkers, N.Y., Feb. 18, 1894; d. Charles Butler Nicolson and Lissie (Morris) N .; ed. East- ern high sch., Detroit, Mich .; A B., Univ. Mich., 1914, A.M., 1918; Ph.D., Yale, 1920; studied, Johns Hopkins Unlv .; Litt.D., Mt. Holyoke Coll, Univ. Mich .; unmarried. Teacher, Saginaw (Mich.)
East side high sch., 1914-15; Detroit North- western high sch. and Martindale Normal Sch., 1915-18; Instr. Eng., Univ. Minn., 1920-22, asst. prof., 1922-23; Goucher Coll., Baltimore, 1923-26; Guggenheim fellow, England, 1926-27; asso. prof., Smith Coll., 1927-29, prof., dean, 1930 --; vol. nurse for some time, in charge of Draft Bd .; Red Cross work, during World War; mem. Chl Omega, Phl Beta Kappa (v.p. United Chaps., 1938-), Am. Assn. Univ. Profs., Ilist. Scl. Soc., Modern Lang. Assu. Am. (V.D., 1936-37); exec. com. Guggenheim Foundation. Author: Art of Description; Selections from Tennyson; Selec- tions from Shelley and Keats; Conway Letters; many articles in scholarly journals, Atlantle Monthly; Yale Rev. Travel: Europe, 1923, 1926- 27, 1938. Oflice: Smith College, Northampton. Home: 7 College Lane, Northampton.
NIEDNER, William, manufacturer; b. Malden, Oct. 18, 1876; s. Charles Henry Niedner and Augusta (Trapp) N .; ed. Malden pub. schs. and high sch., 1882-94; m. Cora M. Dewire of Mal- den, July 5, 1899. Employed in mill, learning bus., 1894-1908; pres. and treas. Chas. Niedner's Sons Co., mfrs. linen fire hose, Malden, 1908 -; v.p., dir. and mem. exec. com. Malden Trust Co .; dir. Malden Coop. Bk .; incorporator Malden Sav. Bk .; pres. Malden Investment Corp .; mem. All- cient and Ilon. Arty. Co. of Boston, Masons (32º ), 1.O.O.F., Elks. Universalist. Republican. Of- fice: 10 to 20 James St., Malden. Ilome: 235 Sum- mer St., Malden.
NILSS, Haroid Louville, trustee, real estate and insurance manager; b. Somerville, Dec. 31, 1884; s. Louville V. Niles and Susan ( Brewer)" N .; ed. Somerville Latin sch .; A.B., Dartmouth Coll.,
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1907; m. Luna French of Wellesley, Oct. 7, 1911; children-Louvllle F., Mrs. Katharine Niles Parker. With L. V. Niles, real estate manage- ment, 1907-28; treas. Niles Management, Inc., Boston, 1928 -; treas. Niles, Inc., ins. agency, 1928 -; dir., mem. real estate investment com., Wellesley Trust Co .; tr. Charlestown Five Cents Sav. Bk .; dir. Ft. Worth Stockyards Co., United Stockyards Corp. (Chicago); mem. advisory com., Wellesley; chinn, Bd. Selectmen, 1928-31; mem. Cryptie Council, A.F.&A.M., Newton, Wel- lesley and Natick. Club: Boston City. Unt- tarian. Republican. Office: 44 School St., Bos- ton. Home: 87 Hundreds Rd., Wellesley Farms. Summer res .: Falmouth.
NISSEN, Harry, teacher phys. edn., camp dir .; b. Oslo, Norway, Sept. 7, 1890; s. Hartvig Nissen and Helene (Peterson) N .; ed. Mechanic Arts high sch., Boston; BS., Mass. State Coll., 1914; di- ploma, Posse Normal sch. Phys. Edn., Boston, 1923; grad. study in Edn. at Harvard, Boston Univ. & Mass. State Coll .; m. Jane Churchill of Garden City, Kan., May 6, 1916; children- Helen, Harriett, Ruth, Priscilla. Pres. Posse- Nissen Sch. Phys. Edn., Boston, 1924-35; mem. Mass. State Soc. Phys. Edn., (pres., 1933-34), Am. Olympic Com. (1932), N.E.A., Masons, Am. Phys. Edn. Assn., Alpha Sigma Phi, Pl Gamma Mu, Laymen's League (Unitarian), Order of DeMolay (mem, advisory council). Club: Men's. Author: Massage and Corrective Exercise. Trav- el: U.S .. Nor. Unitarian.
Republican. Home: Bertwell Rd., Lexington. Summer res .: Ilills- boro, N.H.
NISSEN, Harry Archibald, physician; b. Omaha, Neb., Mar. 6. 1891; s. George Christian Nissen and Louise Clare (Strenzke) N .; A.B., Unlv. S.D., 1911; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1916; m. Freda Aines Ilyde of Merrimac, Sept. 25, 1915. In- terne, Boston City losp., 1916-18, asst. visiting phys., 1918-27; asst. in med., Harvard Med. Sch., 1918-23, instr., 1923-27; phys. in charge Army and Navy Wards, N.E. Deaconess Hosp., 1918, mem. staff, 1932-, visiting phys. 1934 -; asst. phys., Robert Bent Brigham Hosp., 1919-31, Palmer Memorial llosp. 1928 -; served on Mass. Br., Am. Soc. for Control and Study of Cancer, 1924-27; fellow Royal Soc. Med .; mem. A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc., Am. Rheumatism Assn., Am. Neisserian Med. Soc., lleberden Soc. (London), Assn. for Study Internal Secretions, Boston Or- thopedie Club, Ligue Internationale Contre le Rhumatisme, Phi Beta Pi. Clubs: Harvard, Unton Boat (Boston), Newton Medical. Author: med. articles in jours. Episcopalian. Office: 205 Bea- con St., Boston. llome: Newton Centre.
NIXON, Hugh, teacher, executive secretary, editor; b. Boston, Apr. 15, 1899; S. William G. Nixon and llelen (Andrews) N .; ed. Boston Latin sch .; Quincy high sch .; B.A., Bowdoin Coll., 1921; Ed.M., Harvard Grad. Sch. Edn., 1932; m. El- eanor Brown Phillips of Quincy, Aug. 1, 1923; children-Ruth Pauline, Theodore Phillips.
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NOBLE, Royce Jennings, chemical engineer; b. Hi- ram, Me., June 12, 1897; 8. Arthur M. Noble and Ada B. (Jewel) N .; ed. Westbrook Sem., Portland, Me .; B.S., Boston Univ., 1919; grad. stu- dent Harvard, 1919-20; M.S., Univ. Pittsburgh, 1920. Ph.D., 1922; m. Ruth Stevens Moulton of Malden, Dec. 21, 1921; children-Martha R., Char- lotte R. Instr. chem., Univ. Pittsburgh, 1920- 22; Franklin Inst., Boston, 1922-24; research chem. (rubber), 1924-32; cons. chem. engr., 1932 -; owns many patents; major, Chem. Warfare Serv- ice (Res.); mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Am. Inst. Chem. Engrs., Phi Lambda Upsilon; fellow Am.
Inst. Chemists, Instn. Rubber Industry (Brit.). Author: Latex in Industry, 1936; many articles in tech. jours. Travel: Eng., Fr., Ger., Belg., Switz. Office and home: 21 Woodland Rd., Malden.
NOBLE, Walter Edwin, civil engineer; b. Newton Centre, Dec. 1870; s. John Joseph Noble and El- len (Wilson) N .; ed. grad., Newton high sch., 1889; civ. engring. course with class of 1893, M.I.T., 2 yrs .; m. Mary Frances Gifford of Fall River, Apr. 23, 1910. Engring. asst., City Engring. Dept., Newton, Rice & Evans, Boston, Mass. and Metrop. Water & Sewer Commns., 1891-98; asst. Engr., City Engring. Dept., Fall River, 1898-1913, asst. city engr., 1913-31, dep. city engr., Engring. Div., Dept. Pub. Works, 1931 -; asso. legal advisor, Provost Marshall's Dept., In connection with draft, World War; mem. Soc. Am. Mil. Engrs., Am. Soc. C.E. (asso. men., 1902-), Boston Soc. C.I. Club: Coles River. Eighth generation of Sampsons, Dudleys, and Youngs in this country. Protestant. Office: Engineering Division, Dept. Public Works, City Hall. Fall River. Ilome: 507 No. Maln St., Fall River. Summer res .: Sea View Av., Touisset, Swansea.
KNOCK, Arthur Darby, professor of history of reli- gion; b. Portsmouth, Eng., Feb. 21, 1902; s. Cor- nelius Nock and Alice Mary Ann (Page) N .; ed. B.A., Trinity Coll. (Cambridge Univ.), 1922, M.A., 1926; LL.D., Birmingham Univ., 1934; un- marrled. Fellow Clare College (Cambridge Univ. ), 1923-30, univ. lecturer in classles, 1926-30; vis- iting lecturer, Harvard, 1929, Frothingham prof. history of religion, 1930 -; Donnellan lecturer, Trinity Coll, Dublin, 1931; Lowell lecturer, King's Chapel, Boston, 1933; Swander lecturer, Gen. Sem. of Reformed C'h., Lancaster, Pa., 1938; apptd. Clifford lecturer, Aberdeen Univ., for 1939-40; fellow Am. Assn. Arts and Sciences; senior fel- low Soc. of Fellows, Harvard, 1937 -; mem. Am. Council Learned Socs. (advisory bd. ), Am. Philol. Assn., Soc. Bibl. Lit. and Exegesis, Classical Assn., llellenie Soc., Roman Soe., Assn. Budé; corr. mem. Prussian and Bavarian Acads. Sci- enees, German Archacol. Inst .; for. mem. Royal Soc. of Letters of Lund. Awarded 1st Chancel- lor's Medal for Classics, Cambridge Univ., 1923. Clubs: Harvard ( Boston), Faculty (Cambridge), Century (N.Y.). Author: Sallustius Concerning the Gods and the Universe, 1926; Early Gentile Christianity and Its Hellenistic Background (in Essays on the Trinity and Incarnation), 1928; Conversion, 1933; St. Paul, 1938; contbns. to Cambridge Ancient History, Ency. Britannica, Ency. Soc. Science, Pauly- Wissowa Real Ency., ete. Translator: Magical Texts from a Bilingual Papyrus in the British Museum (with 11. I. Bell and Sir Herbert Thompson ), 1931. Editor Harvard Theol. Rev. Mem. Church of England. Home: Ellot flouse, Harvard University, Cambridge.
NOLEN, James R., lawyer, dist. court judge; b. Holyoke, Dec. 7, 1900; s. William D. Nolen and Agnes (Keefe) N .; ed. Holy Cross Coll., 1918- 20; U.S. Mil. Acad., West Point, N. Y., 1920-21; LL.B., Boston Unlv. Sch. Law, 1924; m. Katherine M. Dillon, Sept. 1, 1925; children-William A., Mary T., Elizabeth J., James R., Judith A. Ad- mitted to Mass. bar, 1921; engaged in gen, prac- tice of law, Holyoke, 1924 -; mem. firm Nolen & Nolen; judge, Dist. Court; mem. K.G. Catho- lie. Democrat. Office: 225 High St., Holyoke. Ilome: 37 Granby Rd., South Hadley.
NOON, Henry J., Catholic priest; b. Fall River, July 18, 1874; s. Michael Noon and Mary (Far- rell) N .; ed. Fall River high sch .; St. Michael's Coll., Toronto, Can .; St. John's Sem., Boston. Priest, Sts. Peter and Paul's Cath., Providence, R.I., 1900; St. James' Ch, New Bedford, 1900-07; St. Mary's Cath., Fall River, 1908-11; St. Wil- liam's Ch., Fall River, 1911-13; St. James' Ch., New Bedford, 1913 -; domestic prelate; Vicar Gen., diocese of Fall River; dir. St. Mary's Home, New Bedford Anti-Tuberculosis Assn., New Bedford Boys Club, Family Welfare Assn., Catholic Welfare Bur., etc. Office: St. James'
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NORDBLOM, Robert C., real estate executive; b. Boston, Aug. 27, 1904; s. Robert A. Nordblom and Mary N .; ed. Boston Eng. high sch., 1917-21; Mercersburg (Pa.) Acad., 1921-22; Syracuse Univ., 1922-24; m. Marjorie C. Payson of Quincy, Feb. 8, 1926; children-Rodger P., June. With Rob- ert A. Nordblom Co., real estate, Boston, 1924 -; pres. R. A. Nordblom Housing Corp., R. A. Nord- blom Mortgage Co., The Raleigh Corp., Federal Distriet Corp .; tr. Worcester Bldg. Trust; dir. Mass. Plate Glass Ins. Co .; mem. Am. Inst. Real Estate Appraisers, Am. Inst. Real Estate Management (v.p., mem. bd. govs.), Delta Upsi- lon. Club: Exchange (Boston). Congregation- alist. Oflice: 18 Oliver St., Boston. lome: 77 Reservoir Rd., Quincy.
(NORDELL, E. Parker (Polly Nordell), artist; b. Gardner; d. Thomas Simpson Parker and An- toinette Caroline P .; ed. grad., R.I. Sch. of De- sign; Students' League; Chase Art Sch .; studied abroad at Ecole des Grand Chaumiere, Paris, 1910; m. Carl J. Nordell of Providence, R.I., Dec. 24, 1912. Instr. at R.I. Sch. of Design, 1900-12; estab. own studios Boston, 1914; represented in exhbns. at Boston, N. Y. City, Baltimore, Pan-Am. Exhbn., North Shore Arts Exhibit (Gloucester), Providence Art Club (Springfield) ; mem. Boston Art Club, Boston Soc. Water Color Painters, Providence Art Club, Providence Water Color Soc., N.Y. Water Color Soc., Copley Soc. (Bos- ton), North Shore Arts Assn. (Gloucester). Ad- dress: Fenway Studios, 30 Ipswich St., Boston.
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NORMAN, Edwin Gates, lawyer; b. Preston, Conn .. Oct. 27, 1878; s. Thomas P. Norman and Martha N .; ed. Norwich (Conn.) Free Acad., 1891-98; A.B., Yale, 1902; LI,.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1905; m. Louise H. Thresher, June 30, 1910; 1 dau .-- Hope. Admitted to Mass. bar, 1905; engaged in gen. practice of law, Worcester, 1905 -; mem. firm Norman & Campbell; asst. dist. atty., 1923-29, dist. atty., 1929-34; mem, Mass. Ilo. of Rep., 1920-22; life mem. Am. Law Inst. Clubs: Worcester, Bohemians ( Worcester). Congrega- tionalist. Republlean. Office: 314 Main St., Worcester. llome: 60 Wachusett St., Worcester.
NORRIS, Anne Chamberlin; b. Fortress Munroe, Va., May 29, 1879; d. Lowell A. Chamberlin and Mary Elizabeth (Bent) C .; ed. Quincy high sch .: Sch. of Design, Boston Mus. of Fine Arts; m. James F. Norris of Baltimore and Boston, Feb. 4, 1902. Pioneer lay volunteer worker in the
field of social welfare work by the hard of hearing for the hard of hearing and in the field of prevention of deafness; in charge of surgical dressings work done by the Boston Guild for the ll.o. H. (Hard of Hearing), while husband was lt. col. in C.W.S. overseas; mem. advisory com., Boston Guild for the H.o.H .; past pres. Am. Soc. for the llo.H. and Boston Guild for the H.o.Il .; hon. mem. Moscow Club for Fluent Lip Readers, Moscow, July, 1928. Club: Wom- en's Republican of Mass. Author: misc. arti- eles on work for hard of hearing children and the problems of acquired deafness. Travel: Eu- rope and U.S. Desc. John Howland. Episco- palian. Republican. llome: 290 Commonwealth Av., Boston.
Y NORRIS, Forris Wood, real estate dealer; b. Pot- ten, Que., Canada, June 25, 1885; s. Anson Olin Norris and Emma Adelia (Broek) N .; ed. Pot- ton (Que.) dist. sch .; grad., North Troy, Vt. Acad., 1904; m. Bessie E. Griffin, Mar. 7, 1907; children-Forris Wood, Jr., Jackson Morton. En- gaged in real estate bus. continuously, 1905 -; propr., F. W. Norris Co., Boston; served as chmn. Cambridge Industrial Commu., 1912-13; pres. Cam- bridge Chamber of Commerce, 1917-18; pres. Cape Cod Real Estate Bd., 1926-27, 1928; mem. Nat. Assn. Real Estate Bds. of U.S. and Can. (past dir., now mem. exee. com, and advisory council of Home Builders and Land Developers Div. ). Olliee: 31 Milk St., Boston. Home: 269 Commonwealth Av., Boston.
nel and spl. instruction; b. Phila., Pa., Apr. 26. 1873; s. Samuel Wilson Norris and Mary Rachel ( Hutchinson) N .; ed. Phila, manual tr. sch .; B.Engring, Johns Hopkins Univ., 1891; M.E. (elec. engring.), Cornell, 1896; m. Annie T. Reese of Baltimore, Md., Dec. 29, 1899 (d. 1922); n. Helena R. Walley of Newton, June 5, 1926; chil- (Tren-Mrs. Elinor N. Roundy, Mrs. Rachel N. Ilaydn. Designer, draftsman, elec. firms; asst. instr., Johns Hopkins, 1892-94; asst. prof., elec. engring., Cornell, 1900-05; prof., 1905-13; head dept., 1909-13; asso. ed. Elec. Ry. Journal, 1913- 21; ing. ed., 1921-22; engring. ed., 1922-23; now supervisor of personnel and spl. instru., Boston Elevated Ry. Supt. tests, Elec. Ry. Test Commn. and mem. Internat. Jury of Awards (sec., group on elve. machinery), St. Louis Expn., 1904: spl. expert on reorganization of Am. St. Ry. Assn., 1905; fellow Am. Inst. E.E. (life mem .; mgr., 1909-12); mem. Soc. for Promotion of Engring. Edn. (sec., 1909-14), Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu. Clubs: Cornell (N.E.), N.E. Transit. Author: text-books and articles in engring. journals. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: Boston Elevated Ry., 31 St. James Av., Boston. lome: 16 Sheffield West, Winchester.
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