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V KENNEDY, Clarence, professor of art; b. Phila., Pa., Sept. 4, 1892; s. Clarence Kennedy and Jennie May (McClintock) K .; B.S., Univ. Pa., 1911, M.A., 1915; student, Harvard, 1915-16, Ph. D., 1924; stu- dent, Am. Sch. Class. Studies, Athens, Gr., 1920- 21; m. Ruth Wedgwood Doggett of Springfield, May 5, 1921; children-Melinda Norris, Robert Lawrence. Instr., art dept., Smith Coil., 1916, asst. prof., 1921, asso. prof., 1925, prof., 1930-, dir. div. grad. study in Europe, 1925-32; visiting prof. fine arts, N.Y. Univ., 1932; annual prof., Toledo Mus. of Art, 1938-39; Norton fellow, Har- vard, 1920-21, Guggenheim fellow, 1930; Research fellow Coll. Art Assn., 1931-32; mem. Coll. Art Assn., Italy-Amerlean Soc., Sigma Xi. Author: Certain Sculptures of the Dreyfus Collection, 1930; articles In art mags, and research In stereo- photography. Editor: Studies in the History and Criticism of Sculpture, 7 vols., 1927-33. Baptist. Home: 93 Bancroft Rd., Northanipton.
VKENNEDY, Frank Brittain, investment banker; b. Medford, May 29, 1904; s. Frank Alexander Ken- nedy and Sadie May (Brittain) K .; ed. Boston Latin sch .; Boston Unlv .; m. Kathryn James of Newton, June 12, 1926; children-F. Brittaln, Martha Burrage. Held position with Merchants Nat. Bk., 1924-25; N.E. mgr., C. F. Childs & Co., Inc., 1925-30; treas, and dir. Webster Kennedy & Co., Inc., 1931-37; pres., treas. and dir. Kennedy, Spence & Co., Inc., 1937 -. Clubs: Exchange (Boston), Scituate Country, Charles River Coun- try, Bankers (N.Y.). Episcopalian. Republican. Office: 75 Federal St., Boston. Home: 160 Dart- mouth St., West Newton.
KENNEDY, Joseph Patrick, American Ambassador to the Court of St. James, banker, business execu- tive; b. Boston, Sept. 6, 1888; s. Patrick J. Ken- nedy and Mary (Hickey) K .; ed. Boston Latin sch .; A.B., Ilarvard, 1912; LL.D., Nat. Unlv. Ireland (Dublin), 1938; m. Rose Fitzgerald of Boston, 1914; children-Joseph P., Jr., John F., Rosemary, Kath- leen, Eunice, Patricia, Robert, Jean, Edward. Bank examiner for Mass., 1912-14; pres. Columbia Trust Co., Boston, 1914-17; asst. gen. mgr., Fore River plant, Bethlehem Shipbldg. Corp., 1917-19; mgr., Hayden-Stone Co., investment bankers, Boston br., 1919-21; pres., chmn. bd. dirs., Film Booking Offices of Am., 1926-29; chmn. bd. dirs., Keith, Albee, Orpheum Theatres Corp., 1928-29; pres., chmn. bd. dirs., Pathe Exchange, Inc., 1929-30; In corp. finance, 1930-34; chmn. Securitles Exchange
Commn., July 2, 1934-Sept. 1935; chmn. U.S. Mari- time Comnın., Mar .- Dec., 1937; Ambassador to Gr. Brit., Dec. 1937 -. Office: American Embassy, London, England. Home: 294 Pondfleld Rd., Bronxville, N.Y. Summer res .: Hyannisport.
KENNEDY, Owen Williams, patent lawyer; b. Wash., D.C., May 26, 1891; s. George H. Kennedy and Katherine M. (Williams) K .; ed. Central high sch., Wash., D.C .; B.S. (elec. engring.), Univ. Pa., 1913; m. Madelene M. Bell of Worcester, Oct. 3, 1921; children-Owen W., Jr., Alan. With Westing- house Elec. & Mfg. Co., E. Pittsburgh, Pa., 1913- 17; Fowler & Kennedy, Patent Attys., Worcester, 1919 -; Town Moderator, Boylston, 1925-37; Engr. Corps, U.S.A., 1917-19. Clubs: University, Quin- sigamond ( Worcester), Boston Art. Protestant. Independent. Office: 44 Front St., Worcester. Home: Central St., Boylston Center. Summer res .: Vale Perkins, Province of Quebec, Canada.
KENNEDY, William II. J., pres. Teachers Coll. City Boston; b. Boston, Oct. 28, 1888; s. William Henry Kennedy and Annie (Doherty) K .; ed. Boston Latin Sch .; A.B., Harvard Coll., 1912; A.M., Boston Coll., 1922, Ph.D., 1925; m. Josephine A. Curran of Bos- ton, July 30, 1919; children-Willlam Ilenry Joseph, Jr., Christopher Francis, Paul Anthony. Pres. Teachers Coll. City Boston; v.p. Mass. Safety Coun- cil; served as 2d lt., F.A. Res., Dec. 15, 1917-Nov. 24, 1918; mem. Phi Beta Kappa. Club: Harvard ( Boston). Author: varlous textbooks for elemen- tary and junior high sch. use. Roman Catholic. Democrat. Office: Huntington & Longwood Avs., Boston. Home: 31 Wellesley Pk., Dorchester. Summer res .: Salem Depot, N.H.
KENNEY, Fred C., college treasurer; b. Lapeer, Mich., Dec. 20, 1869; s. Joel D. Kenney and Eliza- beth (Woolhouse) K .; ed. pub. sehs., Port Huron, Mich .; grad., Ferris Inst., Grand Rapids, Mich., 1893; m. Eva Belle Shaw of Coldwater, Mich., Feb. 12, 1896. Bookkeeper and asst. auditor, Manistee & North Eastern Ry. Co., Manistee, Mich., 1893-95; asst. sec. and cashier, Mich. Agrl. Coll., East Lan- sing, Mich., 1895-1907; treas. Mass. State Coll., July 1, 1907-, also treas. Exptl. Sta .; mem. Sch. Bd., East Lansing, 1900-07; mem. Amherst Busl- ness Man's Assn. Clubs: Gun, Norwottuck Fish and Game, Rotary. Methodist. Republican. Of- flee: Mass. State Coll., Amherst. Home: 50 Mt. Pleasant St., Amherst.
KENNEY, William Howland, teacher; b. Leomln- ster, July 22, 1871; s. Clarence Kenney and Eliza- beth Carver (Howland) K .; ed. Leominster high sch .; Harvard, student class 1893; studied under leading voice teachers of Boston, N.Y., London, Paris and Dresden; m. Grace Lawrence Burrage of Leominster, Sept. 15, 1903; children-Ellzabeth Burrage (d.), William Howland. Professional singer until 1900; with Emerson Coll. of Oratory, Boston, 1900-, tr. (cik. of the bd.), head of voice dept .; with Am. Field Service In France; World War; after Armistice with Foyer du Soldat In occupled country until Sept. 1919; awarded Crolx de Guerre, Medallle Commemorative, French Vic- tory Medal, Verdun Medal; mem. Masons, Mass. Soc. Mayflower Descendants, Jolin Howland (Pil- grim ). Clubs: Apolio (Boston), Leominster. Travel: Europe, U.S. Protestant. Office: 130 Bea- con St., Boston. Home: 60 Vine St., Leominster. Summer home: Eaton, N.I.I.
KENNISON, John L., printer, publisher; b. Framing- ham, Oet. 11; 1872; s. Charles Willard Kennison and Elmira (Sampson) K .; ed. Ayer high sch .; m. Louise A. Preble of Ayer, Aug. 12, 1901; 1 son- Lawrence Sanford (Asst. Prof., Brooklyn Coll.). On Clinton Daily Item, 1893-94; Pepperell Adver- tiser, 1894-97; estab. Ayer Citizen, 1895; on Fitch- burg Dally Press, 1897; estab. (with W. B. Conant) Concord Patriot, 1899; printing bus., Ayer, 1902 -; estab. Ayer News, 1907; mem. Rep. Town Com., 1923-, Bd. Registers of Voters, 1907-12, Park Commr., 1913-36, registrar of voters, 1936 -; mem. A.F.&A.M., I.O.O.F. (past Grand), Ayer Grange Home: (charter mem.), Bd. Trade. Club: Lions. 11 Elm St., Ayer.
YKENNISON, Karl R., civll & hydraulic engineer; b. Marysville, N.B., Can., May 6, 1886; s. George A.
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Kennison and Florence M. (Lincoln) K .; ed. Water- ville (Me.) high sch .; A.B., Colby Coll., 1906; S.B., M.I.T., 1908; m. F. Mildred Foster of Providence, R.I., June 1, 1912; children-Mrs. Florence Ken- nison Fisher, Hugh Foster, George Foster, Jean. Draftsman, 1908-1909; instr., Colby Coll .; 1909- 1910; prine. asst. to John R. Freeman; cons. engr., Providence, R.I., 1910-1915; asst. engr., Providence Water Supply Bd., 1915-1918; cons., elvil & hy- V draulic engr., Boston, 1920-1926; designing engr., chief engr., Metropolitan Dist. Water Supply Commn., Boston, 1926-, supervising engr., U.S. Navy Dept., & asst. Dist, plant engr., Emergeney Fleet Corp., 1918-1920; dir. N.E. Water Works Assn., No. Eastern Seet. of Am. Soc. C.E. (past pres.), Boston Soc. C.E. (past pres.), Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Masons. Club: Boston City. Author: numerous engring. papers. Dir.
desc. Capt. Miles Standish, John Alden, and others in Plymouth Colony. Protestant. Independent Re- publican. Ofllee: 20 Somerset St., Boston. Home: 28 Byfield Rd., Waban.
V KENRICK, John, banker; b. South Orleans, Oet. 25, 1857; s. John Kenrick and Thankful (Crosby) K .; ed. Orleans high sch .; unmarried. In gen. mer- eantile bus., South Orleans, 1891-1935; succeeded to bus. estab. by father In 1865, 1891; asst. post- master, So. Orleans, 1880-98, postmaster, 1899-35; offieer, Cape Cod Five Cents Sav. Bk., Harwich and Orleans, 1899-, now pres., tr., mem. bd. invest- ment; mem. Mass. Ho. of Rep., 1891, Mass. Senate, 1893-94, selectman, assessor, Overseer of Poor, mem. Bd. Health, Orleans, 1900-11, deelining further service; as chmn. assessors, helped lower tax rate of Orleans to $3 per $1000, lowest in State; moderator Orleans Town Meetings at inter- vals, 1894-37, deelining further servlee; mem. Masons (32°, Junior Grand Warden, Grand Lodge of Mass., 1935), K.T., Shrine, I.O.O.F., Elks. Club: Republican of Mass. Desc. Gov. Thomas Prince and Elder William Brewster in line of Capt. John Kendrlek, discoverer and navigator, 1740-93, eomdr. expdn. to Pacific North West, 1787, on ship Co- lumbia (and stoop Lady Washington), 1st Am. vessel to circumnavigate world and for whleh Columbia River was named; Capt. Kendrick's "sea- letter" was signed by George Washington, Pres., and Thomas Jefferson, See. State; g.s., Joshua Crosby, gunner on U.S. frigate Constitution when she sank the Guerriere. Universalist. Republican. Offiee: Orleans. Home: South Orleans.
KENT, Edwin Newell, dentist; b. Newburyport, Oet. 10, 1874; s. Levi Edwin Kent and Margaret Choate (Burnham) K .; ed. D.M.D., Harvard Dental Sch., 1900; m. Adelade Bennett of Boston, Feb. 7, 1930. Gen. dental praetlee, Brookline, 12 yrs .; Boston (Back Bay), 1912 -; lecturer on Conduet of Prac- tice, Harvard Dental Sch., 1924 -; pres. Harvard Dental Alumni Assn. (1 yr.), Am. Acad. Dental Sci. (1 yr.), Dental Hygiene Couneil, (8 yrs.); dir. extension lectures, Nat. Mouth Hygiene Assn., (5 yrs.), Army and Navy Edn. Service, Nat. Mouth Hygiene Assn. (3 yrs.); supervisor, mouth hygiene, Mass. State Dept. Pub. Health (5 yrs.) ; mem. Edl- torial Bds., Dental Survey (Minneapolis), Harvard Dental Record (Boston); mem. Mass. Dental Soc., Am. Dental Assn., Am. Acad. Dental Sei., Harvard Odontol. Soc., Harvard Dental Alumni Assn., North- eastern Dental Soc., N.E. Dental Soc., Delta Sigma Delta, Harriet Newell Lowell Soe. for Dental Re- search, Rockport Bd. of Trade, Zetland Lodge (A.F.&.A.M.), Club: Harvard (Boston). Author: The Business Side of Dentistry, 1929, text book, guide to ethieal conduct of dental practice; many essays, editorials, lectures; two motion pictures: Mouth Hygiene and Your Mouth, circulated by dental soes., health bds., and other ednl. agencies, in U.S. and Eng., ineluding Am. Dental Assn. and Dental Bd. of United Kingdom. Dese. Capt. Rowe, who captured first naval "prize" in Revolutionary War; father major In federal army, Civil War. Congregationalist. Republican. Offiee: 157 New- bury St., Boston. Home: 157 Newbury St., Boston. Summer res .: 1 Main St., Roekport.
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KENT, Grace H., psychologist; b. Michigan City, Ind., 1875; d. Evarts Kent and Helen (Beckwith) K .; ed. Eldora (Ia.) schs .; Grinnell Coll .; A.B.,
Ia. Univ., 1902, A.M., 1904; Ph.D., George Wash- ington Univ., 1911. Worked continuously In field of clin. psychology; Positions in mental hosps. have given opportunity for research; mem. Am. Psychol. Assn., Am. Assn. for Applied Psychology. Author: Technical papers, chiefly on mental tests. Protestant. Independent voter. Office: Danvers State Hospital, Hathorne.
KENT, Ira Rich, publisher; b. Calals, Vt., Oct. 28, 1876; s. Le Roy A. Kent and Blanche (Hollister) K .; ed. Goddard Sem., Barre, Vt .; A.B., Tufts Coll., 1899; m. Louise Andrews of Brookline, May 23, 1912; ehildren-Elizabeth (Mrs. Lorie Tarshis), Hollister, Rosamond Mary. Mem. ed. staff, Youth's 'Companion, 1900-25, ed., 1925; mng. ed., Houghton Mitlin Co., 1926-, sec. 1933 -; tr. and mem. exec. com. Tufts Coll., 1911-, ehmn. 1935 -; mem. Vt. Assn. of Boston (hon.), Vt. Hist. Soe., Theta Delta Chl, Phi Beta Kappa. Club: St. Botolph (Boston). Office: 2 Park St., Boston. Home: 17 Hawthorn Rd., Brookline.
V KENT, Loulse Andrews, author; b. Brookline, May 25, 1886; d. Walter Edward Andrews and Mary Sophronia (Edgerly) A .; ed. Miss Haskell's Sch., Boston; S.B., Simmons Coll., 1909; m. Ira Rieh Kent of Calais, Vt., and Boston, May 23, 1912; children-Elizabeth, Hollister. Rosamond Mary. Writer of column, Boston Traveler (pen nanie Theresa Tempest), 1911; ed. contbr. Boston Herald, 1928-31; writer of stories; mem. Am. Country Danee Assn., Junior League. Clubs: High St. Hill, Gar- den, Saturday Morning (pres., 1929, 1930). Author: Douglas of Poreupine, 1931; Two Children of Tyre, 1932; The Red Rajah, 1933; Jo-Ann Tomboy, 1933; The Terrace, 1934; He Went with Marco Polo, 1935; He Went with Vasco Da Gama, 1937; Paul Revere Square, 1939. Episcopalian. Republican. Home: 17 Hawthorn Rd., Brookline. Summer res .: "The White House", Kents' Corner, Calais, Vt.
KENT, Norton Adams, professor physles; b. N.Y. City, July 28, 1873; s. Elmore Albert Kent and Mary Abby (Holman) K .; ed. Berkeley Seh. (N.Y. City) ; B.A., Yale Unlv., 1895; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, 1901; m. Margaret Crowninshield of Salem, Mareh 27, 1906; 1 dau .- Margaret Crowninshield. Asst .; Yerkes Obs., Williams Bay, Wis., 1901-03; prof. physics, Wabash Coll., Ind., 1903-06; asst. prof. physies, Boston Unlv., 1906-10, prof., 1910-, chmn. dept. of physics; fellow Am. Aead. Arts and Sei- ences; mem. A.A.A.S., Am. Phys. Soe., Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xl. Author: numerous scl. papers, chiefly in fleld of spectroscopy. Travel: Europe, Brit. Istes, U.S. Dese. Gov. Bradford and the Adams family. Congregationalist. Republican. Offiee: Boston Univ., 688 Boylston St., Boston. Home: 59 Hancock Av., Newton Centre.
KENT, Robert Willard, mechanical engineer; b. Woonsocket, R.I., Feb. 10, 1890; s. Willard Kent and Jennie (Moorhead) K .; ed. Woonsocket (R.I.) high sch., 2 yrs .; B.S. (mech. engring.), R.I. State Coll., 1911; m. Dorothy Elkins of Amesbury, May 1917; ehildren-Marguerite M., Dorothea 11., Naney W. Surveyman, U.S. Army Engr. Corps, summer during eoll .; surveyor, gen. pub. surveying and bldg. design, T. G. Hazzard, Jr., 1911; draftsman, shops rep., for engine drafting room, estimator Fore River Ship-Building Corp., 1911-13; detail estimating and sci. and design caleulations, New- port News Ship-Building & Dry Dock Co., 1913-14; Industrial engr., developing and Installing wage ineentive plans, revising processes, designing and developing machinery and equipment, Sayles Fin- ishing Plants, Saylesville, R.1., 1911-1916; res. industrial engr., Cooley & Marvin, 1916-17, same with supervisory position, 1919-24; partner, Bige- low, Kent, Willard & Co., Boston, 1924 -; 1st lt. Ordnance Dept., U.S.A., U.S. Army Proving Ground, Aberdeen, Md., World War; del. Am. Management Couneil; mem. Am. Soc. M.E., Boston Soc. C.E., Soc. Advancement to Management, Assn. Cons. Management Engrs. (dir.), Soe. Industrial Engrs. (dlr.), Taylor Soe. Club: Engineers (Boston). Protestant. Republican. Office: 75 Federal St., Boston. Home: 31 Rockledge Rd., Newton High- lands. Summer res .: Marshfield.
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YKENWORTHY, Harry James, manufacturer shoe supplies; b. Galesburg, Ill., Apr. 2, 1883; s. Geo. V. Kenworthy and Emma A. (Bowling) K .; cd. Irving Park (Ill.) pub. schs, 1890-98; Y.M.C.A. Bus. Sch., Chicago, Ill. 1898-1900, Alexander Ham- ilton Inst., 2 yrs .; m. Grace Hamilton of Oil City, Pa., June 28, 1904; 1 son-Herbert H. Stock boy, The Fair, Chicago, 1898-99; shoe cutter, Florsheim Shoe Co. 1900-03; travelling leather goods salesman, 1903-04; travelling felt salesman, Western Felt Co., 1905-07; founded Kenworthy Bros. Co., 1910, mfg. supplies for the shoe mfg. trade, factory at Stoughton for 20 yrs. and at Westboro, 1930 -; chmn. bd. selectmen, Dedham, 1932; mem. all the York and Scottish rite Masonic bodies (past master Lafayette Lodge A.F. & A.M., past commdr. Joseph Warren Comindg. K.T. #26). Club: Norfolk Golf. Travel: U.S., Canada. Episcopalian. Republican. Office: Westboro. llome: 57 Dartmouth Av., Ded- ham.
V KEPNER, Charles David, leather merchant; b. Port Royal, Pa., Aug. 18, 1865; s. Henry Kepner and Caroline (Kloss) K .; ed. pub. schs. Newton; Bryant and Stratton Commercial Sch .; m. Mary Ella Chase of Newton, Oct. 1, 1891; children-Charles David, L. Chase, Kenneth E. Started in leather business, 1886; treas. and dir, Grey, Clark & Engle Co., 1907, retired 1937; C. D. Kepner Leather Co .; dir. New- ton and Marblehead Y.M.C.A.'s, mem. state com. of Y.M.C.A .; chmn. Camp Day for Boys, 20 yrs. Club: Boston City. Desc. from Revolutionary ancestry. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: 137-139 South St., Boston. Home: 43 Grove Hill Av., Newtonville.
KERNS, Shirley Kendrick, educator; b. Illipolis, Ill., Oct. 16, 1872; s. Andrew Kendrick and Mary (Seeds) K .; ed. grad., high sch. Champaign, Ill .; A.B., Univ. 111., 1897, Ilarvard 1898; m. Jeanie Noyes Richard- son of Concord, Dec. 26, 1905; children-Jeanie Noyes, Kendrick, Allen, Eleanor. Teacher pub. sch., Rochester, III., 1894-95, prin., 1895-96; master, Country Sch. for Boys of Baltimore, 1898-1900, act- ing headmaster, 1900-01; sr. master, Middlesex Sch., Concord, 1901-03, asst. headmaster, 1903-04; instr. Eng., Noble and Greenough's Sch,, Boston, 1904-06; founder, owner and headmaster, Country Day Sch. for Boys of Boston, Newton, 1907-34, transferred ownership of sch. to bd. of trustees of which is treas. and mem. bd .; mem. Headmasters Assn., Country Day Sch. Headmasters Assu., Phi Beta Kappa. Club: Brae Burn Country. Repub- lican. Home: 34 Waterston Rd., Newton.
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V KETCHUM, Phillips, lawyer; b. Portland, Me., Dec. 16, 1884; s. Charles John Ketchum and Rebekah Kimball (Phillips) K .; ed. Noble and Greenough's Sch., Boston, 1895-1902; A.B., Harvard, 1906; L.L.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1908; m. Margery S. Amory of Boston, May 22, 1928; children-Phillips Jr., Jona- than, Rebekah. Admitted to Mass. bar, 1907: en- gaged in gen. practice of law, Boston, 1908 -; mem. firm Herrick, Smith, Donald and Farley, 1917 -; dir. N.E. Trust Co., B. & A. R.R. Co., Samuel Cabot Inc. Tr. Mass. Gen. Hosp. Episcopallan, Repub- lican. Office: 1 Federal St., Boston. Home: Glen St., Natick.
KETTELL, Russell Hawes, teacher; b. Cambridge, Nov. 26, 1890; s. Charles Willard Kettell and Fanny Russell (Hawes) K .; ed. Middlesex Sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1914, M.Arch., 1919; unmarried. In Wyoming, 1919-20; teacher fine arts, Middlescx Sch., Concord; greatly interested in arts of early America, esp. furniture; capt. San. Corps, Med. Dept., U.S.A., World War; mem. Concord Antiq. Soc. (v.p.), Gore Place Soc. (mem. bd. dirs.), Wal- pole Soc., Am. Legion. Clubs: Odd Volumes, Boston Architectural, Longwood Cricket. Author: Pine Furniture of Early New England; Early American Rooms. Travel: Europe (frequently ). Unitarian. Usually Republican. Office: Middlesex School, Concord. Home: 10 Eliot Rd., Lexington. Summer res .: East Gloucester.
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KEYES, Frederick George, physical chemist; b. Kingston, Can., June 24, 1885; s. John George Keyes and Margaret (Williams) K .; cd. B.S., R.I. Coll., 1906; M.S., Brown Univ., 1907, Ph.D. 1909; hon. D.Sc., Yale, 1934; m. Gabrielle Alice Bowers
of Paris, Fr., Dec. 28, 1923. Asst. in chem., Brown Univ., 1906-07, instr. 1908-09; G.A.R. research fel- low, 1909; research asso. in phys. chem., M.I.T., 1910-13; chief engr., Cooper-Hewitt Elec. Co., 1913- 16; asso. prof. phys. chem. research, 1916-19, dir. research lab. phys. chem., 1920-in charge dept. of chem., 1922 -; commd. capt., U.S.A., Dec. 1917, maj. Sept. 1918, dir. Sel, and Control Lab., A.E.F., at Puteaux, FFr., 1918-19, citation by commdr .- in- chief A.E.F., June 1919, lt. col. Chem. Warfare. R.C .; fellow Am. Acad. Arts and Sciences, Am. Phys. Soc., Nat. Acad. Sciences, Am. Soc. Re- frigerating Engrs. (hon.), Am. Philos. Soc., Phi Sigma Kappa, Sigma Xi. Author: The Thermo- dynamic Properties of Ammonia, 1916; Thermody- namic Properties of Steam (with J. H. Keenan), 1936; numerous papers on investigations of the thermodynamic properties of matter, kinetic theory of matter and applications of thermodynamics to chem. equilibria problems, etc. Office: Mass. Insti- tute of Technology, Cambridge. Home: 15 Berkeley St., Cambridge.
KEYES, John Brooks, corporation. executive: b. Baltimore, Md., Jan. 2, 1883; s. George Stuart Keyes and Emma Chamberlain (Reed) K .; ed. student Greenleaf Private Sch., Quiney, 1888-91; Codding- ton gram. sch., 1891-96; Quincy high sch., 1896- 1900; m. Muriel Elaine Clapp of Quincy, June 4, 1907; 1 dan .- Elaine Livingston. With Rice & Ilutchins, Inc., Boston, 1900-05; Chauncey Thomas & Co., 1905-06; Central Aguirre Asso. 1906-, treas. and tr. 1921 -; treas. and dir. Central Aguirre Sugar Co., Am. Corp. of N.Y., Ponce & Guayama R.R. Co., Central Machete Co., Porto Rico Sales Corp .; tr. N.E. Alcohol Co .; mem. Masons. Club: Union (Boston). Unitarian. Republican. Office: 140 Federal St., Boston. Home: 66 Dixwell Av., Quincy.
KEYES, Langley Carleton, teacher, advertising executive; b. Winchester, July 14, 1901; s. William Keyes and Bertha 11. ( Langley) K .; ed. grad. (cum laude), Phillips Acad., Andover, 1920; A.B. (cum laude), Harvard, 1924, M.A., 1933, Ph.D., 1936; m. Marianne Coleman of St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 20, 1930; children-Eben Wight, II, Langley Carleton, Jr. Copy writer and account exec., Wood, Putnam & Wood, 1924-27; free lance writer, 1927-28; asst. dean, in charge of juniors, seniors, and out-of- course students, Harvard, 1928-34; justr. Eng., Harvard and Radcliffe, 1928-30; adv. and publicity exec., R. H. Macy & Co., 1935-36; v.p. Badger and Browning, Inc., 1936 -. Club. Harvard (Boston). Travel: U.S., Can., Bermuda, Europe (twice). Re- publican. Office: 75 Federal St., Boston. Home: 1 Copley St., Winchester. Summer res .: Gunning Point, Falmouth.
KIBRICK, Isane S., insurance agent; b. Balta, Rus., May 24, 1886; s. Samuel Kibrick and Adelle ( Balter) K .; ed. Northeastern Law Sch., 1914-17; m. Anna Shapiro, Orsha, Russia, Jan. 19, 1906; 1 son-Her- bert Victor. Came to U.S. 1906, naturalized, 1912; student and teacher in Russia before coming to U.S .; sold newspapers 1 yr .; attempted to learn garment trade; learned shoe cutting, 1908-09; of- fice worker and interpreter Internat. Harvester Co., Auburn, N.Y. 1908; moved to Mass., 1912; entered life ins. bus, as life underwriter, 1915; leading producer for N.Y. Life Ins. Co. in N.E., 1922 -; pres. Top Club N.Y. Lite, 1936, Dolan Ins. Service, 1919 -; mem. Life Underwriters Assn .; dir. Life Ins. and Trust Council, Asso, Y. M.IL ... of N.E., Brockton Rotary Club, Million Dollar Round Table; mem. bd., Brockton llosp., Boy Scouts of Am .; pres, Musical Festival Assn .; mem. Ch. Commerce, For. Policy Assn. Club: Rotary. Author: articles on ins. in Life Underwriters News, N.Y.L.I.C. Review. Travel: U.S. Jewish. Office: 75 Federal St., Boston, 70 Legion Pky., Brockton. Home: 56 Gifford St., Brockton.
KICKHAM, Charles Joseph, surgeon; b. Brookline, Dec. 6, 1885; s. Lawrence Kickham and Sarah Jane (Kelly) K .; ed. Brookline pub. schs, 1891-1904; M.D., Tufts Coll. Med. Sch., 1908; m. Mary J. Keat- ing, June 28, 1916; children-Charles Joseph, Jr., Robert Thomas, John Warren, Mary Patricia. In- terne, Carney Hosp., 1908-09; res. surg., N. Y. Lying-
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In Hosp., 1910; jr. visiting surg. Carney Hosp., 1911-14, advancing from jr. to sr. grade, 1914-30; surg. in chief, dept. of obstetrics, St. Elizabeth's Hosp., 1930 -; leeturer St. Elizabeth's Training Sch. for Nurses; fellow A.C.S., N.E. Obstet. and Gynecol. Soe .; mem. A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc., K.C., C.O.F., Charltable Irish Soe. Author: sci. articles on med. and surg. in various jours. and mags. Catholic. Office: 524 Commonwealth Av., Boston. Home: 91 Crowninshield Rd., Brookline.
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KICKHAM, Edward Leonard, physician and sur- geon; b. Brookline, Nov. 6, 1891; s. Lawrence Kick- ham and Sarah J. (Kelly) K .; ed. Brookline high sch., 1909-13; Boston Coll. Prep. Sch., 1913-14; A.B., Boston Coll., 1919; M.D., Tufts Coll. Med. Sch., 1923; m. Margaret V. Burke of Somerville, June 27, 1932. After usual internements entered practice of med. and surgery at Boston, 1924; instr. gynecology, Tufts Coll. Med. Seh., 1930-, obste- trician and gynecologist Carney Hosp., 1924-, St. Elizabeth's Hosp. 1930 -; gynecologist, N.E. Med. Center; on staff, Faulkner, Cambridge, and N.E. Bapt. Hosps .; 1st It. Int., May 1917-Dee. 1918, with A.E.F. in France; fellow A.C.S .; mem. A.M.A., Am. Assn. Obstetricians, Gynecologists & Abdominal Surgeons, Boston Obstet. Soc., Mass. Med. Soc., N.E. Gynecol. Assn., Elks, Moose, K.C., Am. Legion. Clubs: Kiwants, Commonwealth Country. Author: articles for various surgical jours. Travel: Eu- rope. Catholic. Office: 270 Commonwealth Av., Boston. Home: 432 Washington St., Brookline.
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KIDDER, Alfred Vincent, archaeologist; b. Mar- quette, Mich., Oct. 29, 1885; s. Alfred Kidder and Kate (Dalliba) K .; ed. Noble and Greenough Sch., Boston; A.B., Harvard, 1908, Ph. D., 1913; hon. LL.b., Univ. N.M., 1934; m. Madeleine Appleton of Ips- wich, Sept. 6, 1910; children-Alfred HI, Randolph A., Barbara, Faith Helen, James. Explorations in Colo. and N.M. for Archaeol. Inst. Am., 1907; ex- cavations In Utah for Univ. Ut., and In N.M. for Harvard, 1908; traveled in Egypt and Gr., 1909; Austin teaching fellow, Harvard, 1910; research work for N.M. Territorial Mus., 1910-11; again Austin teaching fellow, Harvard, 1912-14, also ex- plorations in Utah, Arizona, etc. summers; curator N. Am. Archaeol., Peabody Mus., Harvard, 1914; dir. excavations at Pecos, N.M., for Phillips Acad., Andover, 1915-29; asso. Carnegie Instn. of Wash- ington in charge of archacol. investigations, 1927- 29, chmin. div. of hist. research, 1930 -; research asso. Southwest Mus., Los Angeles, Calif., 1927-30, mem. adv. bd., 1931 -; mem. adv. com., Peabody Mus., Yale, 1931 -; chmu. bd. Anthropol. Lab., Santa Fe, N.M., 1927-35; vice chmn. Div. of An- thropol. and Psychol., Nat, Research Council, 1924- 25, chin., 1926-27; commd. 1st It. Inf. U.S.R., 1917;
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