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PHILIPS, Smith Gibson, physician; b. Pullman, Wash., June 29, 1903; s. William H. Philips and Olive Clark (Gibson) P .; ed. high seh., Waitsburg, Wash .; BS., Wash. State Coll., 1927; M.D., Har- vard Univ. Med. Sch., 1934; m. Elizabeth McCoy of Waitsburg, Wash., Dec. 25, 1926; 1 dau .- Elizabeth Longstreet. Interne, Worcester City Hosp., 1934-36; Boston Lying-In Ilosp., 1936-37; in gen, practice med. at Worcester, 1937 -; mem. A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc., Phi Delta Theta. Protes- tant. Republican. Address: 22 Boynton St., Worcester.
PHILLIPS, Alexander Van Cleve, business man; b. Dubuque, Ia., Feb. 24, 1868; s. John Van Cleve Phillips and Mary (Byles) P .; ed. St. Louis, Mo., pub. schs .; m. Anna Davis Mills of Milford, N.H., Mar. 7, 1894; ehildren-John Mills, Mrs. Alice P. Weeks, Robert Titus (M.D.), Richard Betts (M.D.), Alexander Van Cleve, Jr., Mrs. Juliet P. Miller, Barbara. With Mo. P. Ry. Co., St. Louis, Mo., 1881-91; clk., dir., 1st v.p. Bemis Bro. Bag Co., Boston, 1891-1938; dir. Can. Bemis Bag Co., Ltd., Winnipeg; chmn. The Angus Co., Ltd., Calcutta, Ind., 1923-32; mem. Boston Chamber of Com-
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Family Chart, 1935. Travel: over 400.000 miles in No. Am., Europe, Asia; lived in India 7 yrs., made 11 trips to India, incl. one around world. Unitarian. Republican. Office: 40 Central St., Boston. Home: 6 Roanoke Av., Jamaica Plain. Summer res .: Milford, N.H.
Y PHILLIPS, Arthur Sherman, lawyer; b. East Bridge- water, Dec. 13, 1865; s. Mark Phillips and Susan Sherman (Pratt) P .; ed. A.B., Willlams Coll., 1887; LL.B., Boston Univ. Sch. Law, 1892; in. Elizabeth L. Cheney of Waltham, Sept. 13, 1893 (d. Sept. 4, 1905); children-Lurena (Mrs. Roswell B. Whid- den), Mrs. Kathleen P. Sweet (widow), Elizabeth A. (Mrs. Raymond P. Squier); m. (2d) May Churchill Wiggin of Haverhill, Mar. 2, 1908; 1 dau .- Margery M. Began practice In office of Andrew J. Jennings; then alone until 1895; asso. with William E. Fuller, as Phillips & Fuller, 1895-1907, alone sinee Mar. 1, 1907; city solicitor, Fall River, 1900; pres. Mechanics Foundry & Machine Co., Charlton Mills; formerly treas, and dir., later tr. Bradford Durfee Textile Sch .; mem. Am. and Mass. Bar Assns., Soe. Mayflower Descs., S.C.W. Clubs: Quequechon (Fall River), Pocasset (pres.). Travel: Western hemisphere (extensive). Congregationalist. Republican. Oflice: 177 Sec- ond St., Fall River. Home: Portsmouth, R.I.
PHILLIPS, Henry Bayard, professor of mathe- matics; b. Yadkin Coll., N.C., Sept. 27, 1881; s. Henry Thomas Phillips and Linnie V. (Robbins) P .; ed. B.S., Erskine Coll., 1900, LL.D., 1939; Ph. D., Johns Hopkins, 1905; m. Charlotte T. Perry of Greene, R.I., June 29, 1929. Instr. math., Unlv. Cincinnati, 1905-07; instr., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1907-34, prof. and head dept. math., 1934 -; fellow Am. Phys. Soc., Am. Aead. Arts & Sciences; mem. Am. Math. Soc., Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi. Home: Mt. Tabor Rd., Lincoln.
PHILLIPS, James Duncan, publisher; b. San Fran- cisco, Calif., Feb. 5, 1876; s. Stephen H. Phillips and Margaret (Duncan) P .; ed. Salem Class. and high sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1897; m. Nannie Jenks Borden of Fall River, Mar. 20, 1907. With Hough- ton, Mifflin Co., 1898 -; head ednl. dept., 1905-07, dir. 1907-, treas., 1915-, v.p., 1921 -; dir. Am. Mut. Ins. Co., Allied Am. Mut. Ins. Co., Boston Mfrs. Mut. Ins. Co., Paper Mill Mut. Ins. Co .; pres. Bd. Trs., Gov. Drummer Acad .; mem. Salem Com- mon Couneil, Topsfield Sch. Com .; chmn. Com. Pub. Safety, Topsfield; eapt. Mass. State Guard, 15th Regt .; bus. mgr. N.E.S.A.T.C., World War; mem. Am. Antiq. Soc., Mass. Ilist. Soe. Clubs:
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Union, Boston City, Harvard (Boston, NY.), East- ern Yacht (Marblehead), North Andover and Salem Country. Author: Salem in the 17th Century; Salem in the 18th Century; many papers and mag. articles. Travel: all over Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, No. Am. Father was Atty. Gen. Mass. and Hawaii; g.s. S. C. Phillips and James H. Duncan, both congressmen. Protestant. Re- publican. Office: 2 Park St., Boston. Home: "Donibristle", Rowley Bridge Rd., Topsfield.
PHILLIPS, Mary Elizabeth, author; b. Chicago, Ill., May 16, 1854; d. Charles Burton Phillips and Elizabeth Ann P .; ed Notre Dame Univ., Reading, O. Biographer of Edgar Allan Poe and J. Feni- more Cooper; life mem. National Arts Club, N.Y. City. Author: James Fenimore Cooper, the Man. Travel: Europe, London to Rome, 4 yrs. G.d. Sophia Huntington, great neice of Samuel Hunt- ington, signer of Declaration of Independence. Christian. Home: 6 Myrtle St., Jamaica Plain.
PHILPOTT, Anthony John, news and art writer; b. Newmarket, Ire., Nov. 12. 1861; s. John Phil- pott (an Am. citizen) and Katharine (Ryan) P .; ed. grad., old Brimmer Sch., Boston; lectures at Harvard; LL.D., Boston Coll .; m. Georgiana S. Miles, Mar. 26, 1885; children-Edith, Dora, Ralph, Herbert, Chester, Marion, Ruth. Studied printing at Univ. Press, Cambridge; studied drawing, painting, and engraving under Frederic Vinton, Joseph De Camp, W. L. Taylor, and Frank Small; wrote first for Cambridge Tribune; reporter and ed, Boston Globe, 1893 -; mem. Belg. Relief Com., World War, awarded medal of King Albert by Belg. Govt., gold service button for Red Cross work under James Jackson; fellow Am. Acad. Arts & Sciences; mem. Boston Vet. Journalists; hon. mem. Franklin Typograph. Soc. Clubs: Bos- ton City, Boston Art. Author: The Quest for Dean Bridgman Conner. Travel: all over U.S., Can., Mex., much of Europe. Philpotts came first to Boston, 1640, also to Me., N.H., Vt., niostly to country around town of Philpot, Ky. Christian. Independent. Office: Boston Globe, Boston. Home: 260 Mass. Av., Arlington.
Y PHINNEY, Arthur Osgood, clergyman; b. Lynn, Nov. 4, 1892; s. William Benjamin Phinney and Carrie Elizabeth (Warren) P .; ed. Lynn Eng. high sch .; Browne & Nichols Sch., Cambridge; A.B., Harvard, 1917; B.D., Episc. Theol. Sch., 1921; m. Lucile Snow Flagg of Longmeadow, June 18, 1921; children-Frederick Warren, Arthur Osgood, Jr., William Flagg. Ordained deacon, P.E. Ch., by Bishop William Lawrence, 1920; priest by Bishop Arthur Moulton, 1921; asst. minister, Grace Ch., Lawrence, 1920-23, Trinity Ch., Boston, 1923-28; rector, St. Paul's Ch., Concord, N.H., 1928-31, St. Stephen's Mem. Ch., Lynn, 1931-38; archdeacon of Lowell, exec, scc., Dept. Youth, Diocese of Mass., 1938 -; nat. dir., Order of Sir Galahad for Boys; dir. Camp O-At-Ka, pres. Camp O-At-Ka, Inc .; with Am. Field Service with French army, May-Nov., 1917; Am. regional dir., Les Foyers des Soldats, 4th French army, 1918. Club: Boston City. Episcopalian. Republican. Office: Dlocesan House, 1 Joy St., Boston. Home: 69 Yale St., Win- chester.
Y PHINNEY, Charles WIIls, mfg. rubber products; b. Boston, May 8, 1886; s. Charles Atherton Phinney and Mary Ellen (Wills) P .; ed. grad. Dedham high sch., 1905; Mech. Eng., Northeastern Univ., 1910; m. Amylita Gardner of New York, N.Y., Sept. 17, 1913 (div.); 1 son-Gardner Augustus; m. (2d) Cordella Gould of Brookline, Sept. 14, 1923 (div.); m. (3d) Charlotte De La Rue of Berwyn, Pa., July 26, 1937. Employed as mech. engr. Am. Locomo- tive Co., 1910-14; mgr. Mayflower Rubber Works Co., 1914-18; with Kleistone Rubber Co., Warren, R.I., 1918-22; mgr. Bonded Floors Co., 1922-26; New England Mills rep., 1926-33; pres. and treas. Mayflower Rubber Products Co., Braintree, 1933 -; served with First Corps Cadets M. V.M., 1910-14; is an antiquarian and collector early Americana, fine library of first edltlons and source books of early Am. history of N.E., the Indians and early western pioneer history; mem. Mass. Soc. of May- flower Descendants. Clubs: Cambridge Boat,
Cambridge Skating. Episcopalian. Republican. Office: Mayflower Rubber Products Co., Braintree. Home: 52 Garden St., Cambridge.
PIHIPPEN, Edward Willard, banker; b. Newtonville, Apr. 4, 1891; s. Edward Augustus Phippen and Mary Louise (Darling) P .; ed. Newton elementary and high schs .; LL.B., Northeastern Coll. Law Sch., 1917; m. Ina Thomas Morrison of South Pasadena, Calif., Feb. 23, 1936. With Cambridge Trust Co., 1911-, beginning as bank messenger, now v.p, treas., and dir .; served in U.S. Army, World War; treas, and dir. Cambridge Investment Corp., Cambridge Homes for Aged People, Har- vard Sq. Bus. Men's Assn .; mem. Masons. Clubs: Cambridge, Faculty (Harvard). Episcopalian. Republican. Office: 1336 Massachusetts Av., Cam- bridge. Home: 29 Stults Road, Belmont.
Y PILIPPEN, Walter Gray, surgeon; b. Salem, Dec. 25, 1876; s. Arthur H. Phippen and Elizabeth E. (Chamberlain) P .; ed. Salem high sch .; A.B., Har- vard, 1900; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1904; m. Ethel A. Patch of Buffalo, N.Y., Apr. 16, 1906; children-Robert Jordaine, Barbara Emily. Pres. of staff, Salem Ilosp., chief of surg. service; mem. A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc. (v.p., 1937, pres., 1939-40) ; N.E. Surg. Soc., A.C.S., Am. Bd. Surgery, Founders Group. Clubs: Harvard (N.Y.), Union (Boston), Aesculapian (Boston), Salem Country, Oyster Har- bors. Protestant. Republican. Office: 31 Chest- nut St., Salem.
PHISTER, Lispenard B., lawyer; b. Chicago, Ill., Sept. 27, 1896; s. Walter Bell Phister and Elizabeth Lispenard (Johnson) P .; ed. grad., Univ. Ele- mentary Sch., Chicago, Ill., 1910, Univ. High Sch., 1914; student, Williams Coll., 1914-16; A.B., Trin - ity Coll., 1920; LL. B., Harvard Law Sch., 1924. Admitted to Mass. bar, 1924; engaged in gen. practice of law, Boston, 1924 -; asso. with Dunbar, Nutter & McClennen, 1924-26; with Treasury Dept., U.S. Govt., 1926-28; with Joseph Wiggin, Boston, 1929-35; in practice as individual, 1935 -; counsel, Town of Newbury, 1934 -; dir, Channing Home, Inc., Gen. Theol. Lib .; served as 2nd lt. and pilot Air Service, U.S.A., 1917-19, with A.E.F. in France; tr. Social Law Lib., Boston; mem. Diocesan Coun- cil, Episc. Diocese of Mass .; mem. Am., Mass. (mem. exec. com. and sec, grievance com.), and Essex County Bar Assns., Bar Assn. of City of Boston (mem. com. on unlawful practice of law), Delta Kappa Epsilon, Mass. Civic League. Clubs: Union Boat (Boston), Republican of Mass., Episco- palian of Mass. (sec. 1936-38, pres. 1938). Eplsco- palian. Republican. Office: 910-919 Barristers' Hall, Boston. Home: Rolfe's Lane, Newbury,
PICKETT, Luey Weston, scientist; b. Beverly, Jan. 19, 1904; ed. B.A., Mt. Holyoke Coll., 1925, M.A., 1927; Ph.D., Univ. Ill., 1930. Instr., Goucher Coll., 1927-28; A.A.U.W. European fellow, in Eng., 1932- 33; C.R.B. fellow, in Belg., 1938-39; asst. prof. chemistry, Mt. Holyoke Coll., fellow, Mary E. Woolley; mem. A.A.U.W .; Sigma Delta Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi. Author: sci. papers. Travel: Eng., Belg. Desc. George E. Pickett and Lucy Weston. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: Mt. Holyoke College, So. Hadley. Home: 100 College St., So. Hadley.
PICKMAN, Edward Motley, historian; b. Boston, Oct. 13, 1886; s. Dudley Leavitt Pickman and Ellen Rodman (Motley) P .; ed. Noble & Green- ough Sch., Boston; A.B., Harvard, 1908, A.M., 1909; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1912; m. Hester Marion Chanler of Geneseo, N.Y., Jan. 30, 1915; children-Anthony, Margaret, Jane, David, Mar- tha, Deborah. Gen. practice of law, Boston, 1912- 14; asst. in hist., Harvard, 1925-26; tr. Boston Athenaeum, Boston Mus. Fine Arts, Boston Syni- phony Orchestra, 1927-34; Q.M., U.S.S. Wain- wright, Apr., 1917-Mar., 1918; ensign, U.S. Naval Hdqrs., Paris, Fr., Mar .- Dec., 1918; mem. Mass. Hist. Soc. Author: The Mind of Latin Christdom, 1937. Travel: Europe, 1902-03, 1915, 1917-18, 1921- 23, 1929, 1937. Desc. Pickman and Silsbee families in Salem, Motleys in Portland, Me. and Boston, Rodmans in New Bedford. Home: 17 Chestnut St., Boston. Summer res .: Bedford.
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PIERCE, Alvah Henry, business executive; b. Hyde Park, Feb. 28, 1883; s. Frank H. Pierce and Kata- line (Lowe) P .; ed. Boston Latin sch., 1896-1900; A.B., Harvard, 1904, grad, work, 1904-06; m. Helen Holbrook Claflin of Quincy, 1908; children-Rosa- mond, Alvah Nathaniel, Patricla Benson. Sales- man and asst. ingr., Avery Chem. Co., 1906-11; salesman, Bayer Co., 1911-19; sales mgr., Grasselli Chem. Co., dyestuffs div., 1919-25; mgr. Boston office, Gen. Dyestuffs Corp., 1926 -; mgr. Boston oflice, Bayer Co., under Alien Property Custodian, during World War; mem. Am. Assn. Textile Colorists & Chemists, U.S. Seniors' Golf Assn. Clubs: Brae Burn Country, Duxbury Yacht, Re- publican of Mass. Travel: Europe, So. Am., U.S. Ancestors served in carly Indian wars, Revolu- tion, and Civil War. Protestant. Republican. Office: 159 High St., Boston. Home: 691 Boylston St., Brookline. Summer res .: Duxbury.
PIERCE, Clarence A (Ibert), professor; b. Redding, Conn., Nov. 4, 1878; s. Albert L. Pierce and Flor- ence E. (Ridgeley) P .; ed. Mt. Hermon Sch .; B.S., Wesleyan Univ., 1902, M.S., 1904; Ph.D., Cornell, 1908; m. Clara B. Powell of Catskill, N.Y., Apr. 3, 1905; 1 dau .- Dorothy. Asst. in physics, Wesleyan Univ., 1902-04; instr. elec. engring., Cornell, 1904- 11; asst. prof., Worcester Poly. Inst., 1911-31, prof., 1931 -; in U.S. Bur. Standards, summers, 1902-08; engr. Gen. Elec. Co., 1927-28; mem. Phi Beta Kappa ( Wesleyan Univ.), Sigma Xi (Cor- nell), Soc. Promotion Engring. Edn., Am. Assu. Univ. Profs. Author: papers in physics and elec. engring. Congregationalist. Republican. Of- fice: Worcester Polytechnical Institute, Worces- ter. Home: Holden.
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(PIERCE, Dwight Samuel, banker; b. Worcester, Apr. 26, 1885; s. Harlan B. Pierce and Marion E. (l'ratt) P .; ed. Worcester high sch .; 1 son-Dwight Lindsay. Clk., Cent. Nat. Bk., Worcester, 1901- 03; elk. to pres., Worcester Co. Instu. for Sav., 1903 -; dir. Worcester County Trust Co., Morris Plan Co., Mehts. & Farmers Mut. Fire Ins. Co., Worcester Safe Deposit Vaults, Inc., Children's Friend Soc., Worcester Area Council Boy Scouts (past treas.), Real Estate & Mortgage Corp .; State v.p., Sav. Div., Am. Bankers Assn .; mem. Homes for Blind, Temporary Home & Day Nur- sery; mem. Masons (32º), For. Policy Assn., Acad. Polit. Sci. (N.Y.), Am. Aead. Polit. & Social Sci. (Phila.), Worcester Hist. Soc., Nat. Hist. Soc., Philatelic Soc., Art Mus., Worcester Co. Mechanics Assn., Hort. Soc., Musical Assn., Fish & Game Assn .; Savings Bank Officers Club (past pres. ). Collectors' Club (N.Y.). Methodist. Republican. Office: 365 Main St., Worcester. Home: 20 Fran- conia St., Worcester.
PIERCE, George Edwin, banker; b. Brattleboro, Vt., Aug. 7, 1887; s. George W. Pierce and Ida M. (Weed) P .; ed. Brattleboro (Vt.) high sch .; A.B., Amherst Coll., 1909: student, Boston Unlv. Sch. Law, 1911-13; m. Vashti Bitler of Eureka, Kan., Sept. 22. 1915; children-Helen C., Sylvia B., George G., Willard W. Teacher, Cushman sch., Bernardston, 1909-11; legal and credit investiga- tor, Bradstreet's, 1911-16; asst. cashier, Nat. Shaw- mut Bk., Boston, 1916-26, v.p., 1926-37, 1st v.p., 1937 -; dir. Nat. Shawmut Bk., Gen. Mortgage & Credit Corpn., Caribbean Sugar Co .; tr. Shawunut Bk. Investment Trust, Shawmut Assn .; incorpora- tor Northeastern Univ .; permanent tr. Amherst Coll .; mem. Theta Delta Chi. Clubs: Exchange, Bass Rocks Country, Woodland Golf. Travel: Europe (extensively). Author: articles on inter- national finance. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: National Shawmut Bank, 40 Water St., Boston. Home: 37 Radcliffe Rd., Waban. Sum- mer res .: Atlantic Rd., Bass Rocks, Gloucester.
PIERCE, George Washington, professor of com- munication engineering; b. Weberville, Tex., Jan. 11, 1872; s. George W. Pierce and Mary E. (Gill) P .; ed. S.B., Univ. Tex., 1893, A.M., 1894; A.M., Harvard, 1899, Ph.D., 1900; student, Univ. Leipzig, Ger., 1900-01; m. Florence H. Goodwin of Fram- ingham, Aug. 12, 1904. Instr, physics, Harvard, 1903-07, asst. prof., 1907-17, prof., 1917-, now Rumford prof. of physics and Gordon Mckay, prof.
of communication engring., dir. Cruft Lab., 1914 -; mem. Am. Acad. Arts & Sciences, Nat. Acad. Sci., Am. Phys. Soc., Am. Inst. E.E., Inst. Radio Engrs. (awarded medal for distinguished service in radio communication, 1928), etc. Clubs: Harvard (Bos- ton), Faculty (Cambridge). Author: Principles of Wireless Telegraphy; Electric Oscillations and Electric Waves; articles and patents on radio communication and sound. Usually Democrat. Office: Cruft Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge. Home: 7 Berkeley Pl., Cambridge. Summer res .: Franklin, N.H.
PIERCE, Henry Haskins, banker; b. Malden, Oct. 23, 1892; s. Charles F. Pierce and Ada C. ( llaskins) P .; ed. Malden high sch .; in. Alice Norton of Dorchester, Oct. 15, 1918; 1 son-Henry H., Jr. In banking bus., 1912 -; pres. and dir. Merchants Coop. Bk .; tr. Warren Instn. Sav., Massachusetts Foundation, Burroughs Newsboys Foundation; dir. Joseph Breck & Sons; Bank Commr., 1935-37; pvt., 1st Class, World War, 1 yr .; mem. Mass. Bankers Assn. (exec. com.), Boston Chamber of Commerce, Masons (32º), Shrine. Clubs: Boston City (mem. bd. govs.), Duxbury Yacht, Rotary. Protestant. Republican. Office: 24 School St., Boston. Home: 94 Kemper St., Wollaston. Sum- mer res .: Duxbury.
PIERCE, John Burney, lawyer; b. Fitchburg, Aug. 6, 1885; s. Edward Peter Pierce and Adele (Du- teau) P .; ed. Phillips Andover Acad .; A.B., Har- vard Coll., 1907; LL.B., Harvard Law Seh., 1909; m. Rosamond Williams, May 22, 1920; children- John Burney, Jr., Rosamond Williams, Marie Adele. Admitted to Mass. bar, 1909; assoc. with Ropes, Gray & Gorham, 1909 -; partner, Ropes, Gray, Boyden & Perkins, 1915 -; assoc. with U.S. Fuel Administration for N.E., deputy administr. and gen. sec., World War; was acting sec., Mass. Com. Pub. Safety; mem. Anı, Bar Assn., Boston Bar Assn. Clubs: Somerset, University (Mont- real). Catholic. Republican. Office: 50 Federal St., Boston. Ilome: Glen Ridge Rd., Dedham.
PIERCE, Lydia Baker, physician; b. Williamsport, Pa., Apr. 24, 1883; d. Ernest llerbert Baker and Mary Jane (Reinhold) B .; ed. Williamsport (Pa.) high sch .; Ch.B., Boston Univ., 1905; M.D., Boston Univ. Sch. Med., 1906. Interne, Mass. Mem. Hosp., Boston; fes. pathologist, Allentown (Pa.) State Hosp .; pathologist, Westborough State Hosp., 1921 -; certified by Am. Bd., Pathology; mem. A.M.A., Am. and Mass. Psychiatric Assns., N.E. Soc. Psychiatry. Club: Appalachian Mt. Author: articles in Am. Jour, of Psychiatry and in Ency. Med. Episcopalian. Independent. Office: West- borough State Hospital, Westborough. Home: Westborough.
PIERCE, Robert Milton, clergyman; b. Cape Negro, N.S., Aug. 20, 1884; s. John Fremont Pierce and Mary M. (Ryer) P .; ed. Tilton Sch., N.If. ; A.B., Bates Coll., 1911, D.1)., 1926; in. Franees E. Hewett of Rockland, Me., June 30, 1910; children-John Hewett, Mrs. Ada Pierce Priest, Mrs. Ruth Pierce Robinson, Mary Elizabeth. Pastor, Winchendon, 1911-12, Peabody, 1913-16, Greenwood Mem. Ch., Boston, 1919-24, 1st M.E. Ch., Somerville, 1925-30; supt., Worcester Dist., M.E. Chs., 1931-36; pastor, Parkway M.E. Ch., Milton, 1937 -; chaplain, U.S.A., 1918; Gen. Conf. del., Meth. Ch., 1936. Clubs: Bos- ton Itinerants, Clerics. Travel: Europe, U.S. Methodist. Republican. Office and home: 158 Blue Hill Parkway, Milton. Summer res .: Cousin's Island, Casco Bay, Me.
PIERCE, Roger, corporation executive; b. Boston, July 8, 1882; s. Matthew Vassar Pierce and Mar- garet Gray (Whitten) P .; ed. grad., Milton Acad., 1900; A.B., Harvard, 1904; m. Ruth Eliot of Cam- bridge, Oet. 19, 1912; children-Ellen, Charles Eliot, Roger, Daniel. With S. S. Pierce & Co., grocers, 1904-07; Houghton Mifflin Co., pubs., 1907-11; sec. to Pres. and Fellows, Harvard, 1912- 19; v.p. N.E. Trust Co., 1919-27, pres., 1927; chmn. Harvard Infantile Paralysis Commn .; mem. exec. com., Employers' Liability Assurance Corp., Ltd .; dir. Abbott Worsted Co., Am. Employers' Ins. Co., Employers' Fire Ins. Co., S. S. Pierce Co .; dir. and inem. exec. com., Quincy Market Cold Storage &
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Warehouse Co .; tr. Employers' Group Assos., Sum- mer St. Firemen's Fund; mem. Trs. of Pub. Reser- vations; pres. bd. trs. Milton Acad .; dir. Milton Hosp. Clubs: Somerset, Union, Harvard, Milton. Unitarian. Office: 135 Devonshire St., Boston. Home: Adams St., Milton.
YPIERCE, Walworth, importing grocer; b. Boston, Aug. 7, 1877; s. Wallace Lincoln Pierce and Lulie (Walworth) P .; ed. Milton Acad., 1889-95; A.B., Harvard, 1899; m. Marie Burr Harmon of N.Y. City, May 9, 1911; ehildren-Wallace Lincoln, Marie Louise, Dorothy Walworth, Janet. Began with S. S. Pierce Co. of Boston, 1900, and ad- vanced through various positions to pres., 1920, pres., 1920 -; tr. Suffolk Sav. Bk. of Boston, Bos- ton Lying-In Hosp., Robert B. Brigham Hosp. ; dir. N.E. Trust Co. (Boston), Walworth Co. of N.Y. Clubs: Union, Harvard, Algonquin (Boston), Coun- try (Brookline), Eastern Yacht (Marblehead), Harvard (N.Y.). Episcopalian. Republican, Of- fice: 133 Brookline Av., Boston. lome: 79 Bay State Rd., Boston.
Y PIERPONT, Harlan Trimble, investments; b. Ches- ter Hill, O., Apr. 14, 1883; s. I. E. S. Pierpont and Sarah (Trimble) P .; ed. Albany Acad .; Roxbury Latin sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1906; m. Dorothy Lang- ley Hobson of Boston, June 1, 1911; children- Harlan T., Jr., Mrs. Dorothy L. Grose, Mrs. Bar- bara H. Ewer, John Hobson, Janet Wyatt, Carle- ton Langley. Reporter, Springfield Republican, 1906-09; investment counsel, 1909 -; dir. Nash- Kelvinator Corp .; ehimn., bd. dirs., Royal Worces- ter Corset Co .; v.p., Mechanics Sav. Bk., Red Cross, 1915-18; chin. Liberty Loan com., West Boylston; mem. Children's Friend Soc. Clubs: Worcester, Tatnuck Country, Harvard, Worces- ter. Shakespeare. Travel: Europe, U.S. Baptist. Republican. Office: 340 Main St., Worcester. Home: 85 William St., Worcester. Summer res .: "Stonebridge", West Boylston.
Y PIGEON, Richard, investment banker; b. Boston, Apr. 25, 1882; s. William B. Pigeon and Clemmle I. (Gardner) P .; ed. Boston Latin sch .; m. Emma R. Kelley of Harwich, Feb, 20, 1911; children- Mrs. Mary Pigeon Pelletreau, Mrs. Judith Pigeon Brainerd, Ruth. With Estabrook & Co., invest- ment bankers, 1901-, partner, 1916 -; dir. Palmer Bros. Co .; tr. Maritime Corp., Copley Sq. Trust; mem. Governing Bd., N.Y. Stock Exchange; served with 1st Motor Corps, Boston, 1916-18. Clubs: Algonquin, Wellesley Country, Woods Hole Golf. Unitarian. Republican. Office: 15 State St., Bos- ton. Home: 49 Pine St., Wellesley Hills. Summer res .: East Falmouth.
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PILLSBURY, Alfred Perkins, business man; b. Springfield, Oet. 27, 1890; s. Alfred F. H. Pills- bury and Ella (Perkins) P .; ed. Springfield high sch .; A.B., Williams Coll., 1915; m. Lillian M. Peterson of So. Thomaston, Me., Jan. 4, 1917; children-Alfred P., Jr., Charles P. Clk., R. Il. Smith Mfg. Co., Springfield, 1915-16; hardware bus. and construction engring., Boston, 1916-17; employment mgr., Stetson Shoe Co., 1919-20; mgr., box mill and lumber yard, 1920-27; gen. mgr., Weymouth Lumber Co., 1927-37, John Foster Lum- ber Co., 1930 -; dir. Weymouth Lumber Co., John Foster Lumber Co., Weymouth Trust Co., Rock- croft Co., Inc .; seaman, 1st class, 13 mos., World War. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: 44 Mill St., So. Weymouth. Home: 22 Sargent Rd., So. Weymouth. Summer res .: Owl's llead, Me.
PILLSBURY, Avis Miller, librarian; b. Providence, R.I., May 2, 1898; d. Frederick B. Pillsbury and Eunice Etta (Miller) P .; ed. Eng. high sch., Providence, R.I .; Ph.B., Brown Univ., 1920; grad. study, Univ. Ill. Lib. Sch .; unmarried. Cata- loguer, Univ. Minn. Lib., 1921-22, Univ. N.D. Lib., 1922-24; asst. Iib., Bangor (Me.) Pub. Lib., 1925- 26; asst., Univ. Ill. Lib. Sch., 1926-27; instr., Lib. Sch., McGill Univ., Montreal, Can., 1927-28; lib., Millicent Lib., Fairhaven, June, 1928 -; mem. Mass. (past ree. see.) and Am. Lib. Assns., Am. Assn. Univ. Women, Fairhaven Improvement Assn. Clubs: Cape Cod Lib. (past pres.), Old Dartmouth Lib. (v.p.), New Bedford College. Author: prof. articles in lib. periodicals. Travel:
U.S., Europe. Dese. "The Pillsbury family"; Hist. Pillsbury house in Newbury where family were early settlers. Baptist. Republiean. Office: The Millicent Library, Fairhaven. Home: 88 Green St., Fairhaven.
V PINANSKI, Abraham Edward, lawyer, judge; b. Boston, July 9, 1887; s. Nathan Pinanski and Ida (Ginsburg) P .; ed. Boston Eng, high sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1908; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1910; in. Viola J. Rottenberg of Boston, Aug. 10, 1920; children-Jean, Joan, Jane, June. Practiced law, Mass., 1910-30; with legal dept., Boston Elevated Ry. Co., 1910-12; mem. McConnell, Pinanski & Morris, 1912-30; judge, Superior Ct., Mass., 1930 -; mem. Sinking Fund Commn., Boston, 1926-31; Ad- visory bd., State Dept. Edn. under Govs. MeCall, Coolidge, and Cox; bd. mgrs., Boston Dispensary; Coop. Workrooms for Handicapped Women; Jew- ish Child Welfare Assn. Boston (pres.); Hebrew Free Loan Soc. Boston (pres. ); 1st v.p. Beth Israel Hosp .; exec. com., Asso. Jewish Philanthropies Boston; tr. Congregation Adath Israel; chmn. examining eom., Boston Pub. Lib., 1937-39; 1st lt., then capt., Ordnance Dept., U.S.A. for dura- tion of World War and thereafter; mem. Ain. Le- gion. Clubs: Harvard, University, Boston City, Kernwood Country. Jewish. Republican. Of- fice: Court House, Pemberton Sq., Boston. Home: 283 Buckminster Rd., Brookline.
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