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John Reed Coffin. A.M., 1841. b. 16 Nov., 1817, Damariscotta, Me. Lawyer, Damariscotta. Clerk of Courts. d. 26 Oct., 1861.
John Lewis Cutler. A.M., 1840. b. 15 Dec., 1816, Farmington, Me. Harvard Law Sch., 1838-39. Lawyer, Farmington, 1839-54; Augusta, Me., 1854-65. County Atty., 1842-49. Maine Senate, 1854. Cotton planter, Quitman, Ga., 1866-1901. Mem. Ga. Const. Conv., 1868. Res., Boston, Mass. d. 2 Mar., 1902.
Joseph Ellery Foxcroft Dunn. b. 14 Mar., 1815, Poland, Me. Har- vard Law Sch., 1838-39. Lawyer, Machias, Me., 1840-44. Mer- chant, Waterville, Me. d. 28 Jan., 1854.
Andrew Dunning. b. 11 July, 1815, Brunswick, Me. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1840. Pastor, Plainfield, Conn., 1840-50; Thompson, Conn., 1850-72. d. 26 Mar., 1872.
Jordan Goodwin Ferguson. b. 12 Dec., 1816, South Berwick, Me. Harvard Law Sch., 1839-40. Lawyer, New York City, 1841-48. d. 30 Oct., 1851, Middletown, Conn.
George Warren Field. D.D., 1869. b. 9 Dec., 1818, Belfast, Me. Teacher, Freedom, Me., Belfast, Me., Searsport, Me., Gorham, Me., Bangor Me., Kittery, Me. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1846. Pastor, Frank- fort, Me., 1850-51, 1852-53; Brewer, Me., 1851-52, 1853-56; Bos- ton, Mass., 1856-62; Bangor, Me., 1863-92. Overseer, 1867-68. Res., Bangor, 1892-1900. d. 10 Jan., 1900.
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John Orr Fiske. A.M., 1840; D.D., 1868. b. 13 July, 1819, Ban- gor, Me. Teacher, Vernon, Miss., 1837-39. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1842. Pastor, Bath, Me., 1843-83. Overseer, 1851-59; Trustee, 1859-93, and Vice-Pres. of the Board, 1872-93. Pres., Me. Mission- ary Soc'y. Res., Bath, 1883-93. d. 18 Dec., 1893.
Mark Gould. A.M., 1887. b. 2 Dec., 1811, Wilton, Me. Andover Theol. Sem., 1841. Teacher, Georgetown, O., 1842-43; Felicity, O., 1844-45; Blendon, O., 1845-46; Cuyahoga Falls, O., 1850. Pastor, Huntington, O., 1847-48; Wadsworth, O., 1848-49; Andover, Me., 1851-58; Standish, Me., 1858-62; Monmouth, Me., 1863-64; Chi- chester, N. H., 1864-72; Nelson, N. H., 1872-77. Without charge, Ashburnham, Mass., 1877-83; Worcester, Mass., 1883-96. d. 7 Aug., 1896.
Albert Ruter Hatch. b. 10 Oct., 1817, Greenland, N. H. Lawyer, Portsmouth, N. H., 1841-82. N. H. Leg., 1847-48, 1873-76; Speaker, 1874. County Att'y, 1848-56. Clerk, U. S. Courts. d. 5 Mar., 1882.
William Hawes. A.M., 1840; M.D., Harvard, 1840. b. 2 April, 1817, Boston, Mass. Physician, Boston, 1840-54. d. 4 Feb., 1854.
Eliphalet Smith Hopkins. b. 20 Sept., 1812, New Portland, Me. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1840. Pastor, Rumford, Me., 1840-53. With- out charge, New Portland, 1853-61. d. 26 June, 1861, New Port- land.
George Whitefield Lamb. A.M., 1840; LL.B., Harvard, 1839. b. 9 May, 1818, Brunswick, Me. Lawyer, New Orleans, La., 1841-53. d. 22 Aug., 1853.
Horace Lunt. b. 7 Jan., 1818, York, Me. d. 18 Sept., 1837, York. Albert Merrill. A.M., 1840. b. 10 Mar., 1812, Frankfort, Me. Lawyer, Bath, Me .; Portland, Me., 1857-76. d. 13 Feb., 1876.
Edward Francis Mitchell. b. 15 May, 1817, Waldoboro, Me. Ban- gor Theol. Sem. Teacher, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1838-40. Princeton Theol. Sem., 1840-41. d. 4 June, 1841, Waldoboro, Me.
William Daniel Morrin. A.M., 1841; M.D., Edinburgh. b. 7 Dec., 1817, Quebec, P. Q. Physician, West Indies. d. before 1850.
Bryce Mclellan Patten. A.M., 1840. b. 1 Mar., 1814, Topsham, Me. Teacher, Covington, Ky., 1837-39; Louisville, Ky., 1839-71. Supt., State Inst. Education of Blind, 1842-71. Farmer and lec- turer, Bentonsport, Iowa., 1871-91. d. 15 Mar., 1891, Farmington, Iowa.
Thomas Fitch Perley. M.D., 1841. b. 23 Feb., 1816, Bridgton,. Me. Physician, Bridgton, 1841-53; Hazzard's Bluff, Fla., 1853-61. Surgeon, U. S. V., 1861-65; Lieut .- Col. and Med. Inspector Gen., 1862. Res., Bridgton, Portland, Me., Naples, Me., 1866-69. d. 21. Mar., 1869, Portland.
Charles Edward Pike. A.M., 1848. b. 15 Apr., 1816, Calais, Me, Harvard Law Sch. Lawyer and Editor, Machias, Me., 1841-49; Osh- kosh, Wis., 1859-65, 1878-88. U. S. Solicitor, Int. Rev., Washing- ton, D. C., 1865-66. Lawyer, Boston, Mass., 1849-59, 1866-71; Washington, D. C., 1871-76. Maine Leg., 1847; Mass. Leg., 1856. Res., San Antonio, Texas, 1876-78; St. Paul, Minn. d. 27 Dec., 1899.
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William Wilberforce Rand. D.D., N. Y. Univ., 1883. b. 8 Dec., 1816, Gorham, Me. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1840. Pastor, Canastota, N. Y., 1840-44. Editor, Publishing Dept. American Tract Soc., 1848-1909; Sec., 1872-1902; Sec. Emeritus, 1903-09. Res., New York City, 1848-1909. d. 3 Mar., 1909, Yonkers, N. Y.
Charles Alexander Savage. A.M., 1842. b. 26 Oct., 1814, Ban- gor, Me. Lawyer and land agent, Quincy, Ill., 1839-50; Banker, 1850-74; Railroad president. d. 2 Feb., 1884.
John Quincy Adams Scammon. b. 2 Dec., 1814, Saco, Me. Law- yer, Biddeford, Me., 1842-49. Ship-broker and lawyer, New York City, 1849-60; Philadelphia, Pa., 1860-63; Boston, Mass., 1863-66. Lawyer, Saco, Me., 1866-98. d. 19 Feb., 1898.
Rufus King Sewall. A.M., 1855. b. 22 Jan., 1814, Edgecomb, Me. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1840. Pastor, St. Johnsbury, Vt., 1841- 42; Cambridge, Mass., Burlington, Mass., Plymouth, Mass., 1842- 45; St. Augustine, Fla., 1846-50. Res., Wiscasset, Me., 1851-1903; Lawyer and historical research. d. 16 Apr., 1903.
John Rutledge Shepley. LL.D., 1868. b. 15 June, 1817, Saco, Me. Lawyer, St. Louis, Mo. d. 11 Oct., 1884.
Samuel Silsbee. b. 30 Apr., 1817, Alfred, Me. Bangor Theol. Sem. Hamilton Theol. Sem. Teacher, E. Machias, Me., Calais, Me. d. 22 Oct., 1842, Jackson, Me.
Gustavus Adolphus Steward. A.M., 1840. b. 24 June, 1817, An- son, Me. Harvard Law Sch. Lawyer, Anson. Maine Senate, 1853. d. 2 Aug., 1853.
Ebenezer Stockbridge. A.M., 1840. b. 15 Oct., 1807, Freeport, Me. Teacher, Ga., 1838-50. Pres., Holston Coll., Knoxville, Tenn., 1850-56. Meth. Epis. ministry, Virginia, 1857; Green Co., Tenn., 1858-87. Res., Quanah, Tex., 1887-92. d. 6 July, 1892.
Lorenzo De Medici Sweat. b. 26 May, 1818, Parsonsfield, Me. Harvard Law Sch. Lawyer, New Orleans, La., 1840-41; Portland, Me., 1841-98. City solicitor, 1856, 1860. Maine Senate, 1861-62. Member Congress, 1863-65. d. 26 July, 1898.
Moses Erastus Sweat. A.M., 1840; M.D., 1840. b. 12 Jan., 1816, Parsonsfield, Me. Physician, Limington, Me., 1840-62; Parsonsfield, Me., 1862-92. Maine Leg., 1858. d. 1 Jan., 1892.
George Foster Talbot. A.M., 1840; LL.D., 1894. b. 16 Jan., 1819, East Machias, Me. Lawyer, Skowhegan, Me., East Machias, Columbia, Me., 1840-44; East Machias, 1844-54; Machias, Me., 1854- 64; Portland, Me., 1864-1907. County Att'y, 1859-60. U. S. Dist. Att'y, 1861-70. Commissioner to revise the Maine Constitution, 1875. Solicitor of the Treasury, 1876-77. d. 17 Aug., 1907.
Isaac Winslow Talbot. A.M., 1840. b. 4 May, 1813, Turner, Me. Teacher, Georgetown Acad., Kent Co., Md. Lawyer, Andover, Me., 1843-50. Railroad contractor, Illinois, 1851-59. Merchant, Peru, Ind. d. 10 June, 1901.
Francis William Upham. LL.D., Union, 1868. b. 10 Sept., 1817, Rochester, N. H. Lawyer, Boston, Mass., 1840-49. Prof., Mental Phil. and Lecturer on History, Rutgers Female Coll., 1867-70. Lit- erary work, New York City, 1850-95. d. 17 Oct., 1895.
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William Warren. A.M., 1858; D.D., 1870. . b. 21 Oct., 1806, Wa- terford, Me. Andover Theol. Sem., 1838. Pastor, Windham, Me., 1840-49; Upton, Mass., 1849-56. Dist. Secy., A.B.C.F.M., 1857-78. Res., Gorham, Me., 1856-79. Overseer, 1868-79. d. 28 Jan., 1879.
George Albert Wheelwright. A.M., 1840. b. 3 Jan., 1818, Ban- gor, Me. Teacher, Portland, Me. Farmer, Wells, Me., 1870-82. d. 8 Sept., 1882.
George Woods. A.M., 1840; LL.D., 1878; also Jefferson Coll., Pa., 1863. b. 24 Jan., 1813, Yarmouth, Me. Prof., Math., Jackson Coll., Tenn., 1839-41. Prin., N. Yarmouth Acad., 1841-50; Yar- mouth Inst., 1850-54; Lewiston Falls Acad., 1855-56. Chancellor, Western Univ. of Penn., 1859-80. Manager, Equitable Life Ins. Co. for Western Pa., 1880-89. Res., Sewickley, Pa. d. 7 June, 1899. 43 -* 43
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Dean Andrews. b. 15 Feb., 1808, Fryeburg, Me. Pastor and teacher, Marshall, Ill., 1838-72. Prin., Marshall Coll. d. 14 Sept., 1872.
Amander Barker. A.M., 1846. b. 23 Mar., 1810, Waterford, Me. Bangor Theol. Sem. Pastor, Winooski, Vt., 1841-43. Teacher, New- burg, N. Y .; Oxford Coll., O., 1856-57; Evansville, Ind. Res:, Green- horn, Col. d. before 1870.
Elbridge Gerry Bassett. b. 21 Aug., 1814, Atkinson, N. H. Law- yer, Newcastle, Ky. d. 10 Oct., 1850.
Maurice Cary Blake. LL.D., 1884. b. 20 Oct., 1815, Otisfield, Me. Lawyer, Camden, Me., 1841-49. Maine Leg., 1846. U. S. Coll. Customs, Belfast, Me., 1849-53. Lawyer, San Francisco, Cal., 1853- 97. California Leg., 1857. County Judge, 1858-63. Judge of Pro- bate, 1863-67. Judge Municipal Criminal Court, 1872-80. Mayor, 1881. d. 26 Sept., 1897.
Edward Augustus Dana. b. 3 Nov., 1818, Portland, Me. Lawyer, Nashua, N. H., 1841-44; Boston, Mass., 1844-61. Inventor. Res., Fairhaven, Mass., 1875-97. d. 29 Mar., 1897.
Edward Henry Daveis. LL.B., Harvard, 1841. b. 3 Apr., 1818, Portland, Me. Lawyer, Portland, 1841-60. Pres., Portland Gas Light Co., 1860-1906. d. 12 Dec., 1909, Portland.
Isaac Newton Felch. b. 16 Feb., 1815, Limerick, Me. Lawyer,
Belfast, Me., 1843-55. Editor, Belfast, 1842-47; Portland, Me., 1855-67. Res., Gorham, Me .; Hollis, Me. d. 21 Apr., 1870.
Henry Joseph Gardner. A.M., 1851; LL.D., Harvard, 1855. b. 14 June, 1818, Dorchester, Mass. Merchant, Boston, Mass. Mass. Leg., 1852-54. Mass. Const. Conv., 1853. Governor, 1855-58. d. 21 July, 1892, Milton, Mass.
Smith Bartlett Goodenow. A.M., 1841. b. 16 May, 1817, Dam- ariscotta, Me. Teacher, Brunswick, Me., Supt. Schs., Bath, Me., 1838-42. Pastor, Westerly, R. I., 1843-44; Milford, Mass., 1844- 46; Edgartown, Mass., 1847-51; Newark, N. J., 1851-53; Sauger- ties, N. Y., 1855-58; Rockville, Conn., 1858-60; Vassalboro, Me., 1861-62. Editor, Independence and Cedar Falls, Io., 1863-66. Pas- tor, New Jefferson, Io., 1867-70; Como, Ill., 1870-72; Earlville, Ill.,
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1872-74; Chandlerville, Ill., 1876-78; Roseville, Ill., 1878-80; E. Marshfield, Mass., 1883-85. Res., Battle Creek, Iowa, 1885-97. d. 26 Mar., 1897.
Stephen Hobbs Hayes. b. 14 Nov., 1813, Industry, Me. Prin., Lincoln Acad., Newcastle, Me., 1838-40. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1843 .. Pastor, Winterport, Me., 1844-58; S. Weymouth, Mass., 1858-70; Boston, Mass., 1870-80. Teacher, Boston, 1872-96. d. 4 Nov., 1899, Cambridge, Mass.
Claude Lewis Hemans. A.M., 1841. b. 25 Nov., 1816, Dublin, Ireland. Medical student. d. 1842, Edinburgh, Scotland.
James Jeremiah Hill. A.M., 1841. b. 29 May, 1815, Phippsburg, Me. Andover Theol. Sem., 1843. Home missionary, Garnavillo, Io., 1844-49; Albany, Ill., 1849-53; Savanna, Ill., 1853-55; Wapello, Io., 1855-57; Glencoe and Hutchinson, Minn., 1857-59; Iowa, 1859-64. Pastor, Fayette, Io., 1864-67. Agt., Amer. Miss. Assn., 1867-70. Res., Fayette, Io., 1867-70. d. 29 Oct., 1870.
Joseph Hill. b. 12 Sept., 1814, Buxton, Me. Teacher, Bethel, Me. Prin., Bluehill Acad. d. 9 Jan., 1842, Buxton, Me.
George Payson Jefferds. M.D., 1844. b. 7 May, 1816, Kenne- bunkport, Me. Prin., Alfred Acad., Me., 1838-40; Nashua Acad., N. H., 1840-41. Physician, Kennebunkport, 1845-60; Bangor, Me., 1860-1904. Pres., Maine Homeopathic Med. Soc'y, 1878. d. 9 May, 1904. .
Elderkin Roger Johnson. A.M., 1841. b. 4 June, 1814, Plain- field, Conn. Clergyman. d. 1862.
Thomas Glidden Kimball. A.M., 1841. b. 3 Sept., 1811, Mon- mouth, Me. Prin., Waterville Inst., 1838-41; Hallowell Acad., 1841. Merchant, Waterville, Me., 1841-76. d. Dec., 1879.
Daniel Lane. A.M., 1853; D.D., Iowa, 1887. b. 10 Mar., 1813, Leeds, Me. Andover Theol. Sem., 1843. Pastor, Keosauqua, Iowa, 1843-53; also teacher, 1851-53. Prin., Prep. Dept., Iowa Coll .; Davenport, Iowa, 1853-55. Prof., Mor. Phil. and Met., Iowa Coll., 1855-58. Prin., Eng. and Classical Sch., Davenport, Iowa, 1858-62. Pastor, Eddyville, Iowa, 1862-66; Belle Plaine, Iowa, 1866-72. Res., Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1879-82; Freeport, Me., 1883-90. d. 3 Apr., 1890, Freeport, Me.
Lorenzo Marrett. A.M., 1841. b. 18 Mar., 1816, Standish, Me. Teacher, Jackson Coll., Tenn., 1838-40. Harvard Law Sch., 1841- 42. Lawyer, Cambridge, Mass., 1843-87. Mass. Leg., 1864-65. d. 31 Mar., 1887.
Benjamin Mead. A.M., 1841. b. 28 Dec., 1813, Newfield, Me. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1843. Pastor, Tazewell Co., Ill. Prof., Shel- byville Coll., Ky. d. 12 Jan., 1846, Newfield, Me.
Benjamin Francis Mitchell. A.M., 1841. b. 12 Aug., 1816, Yar- mouth, Me. Prof., Moral and Intellec. Phil., Jackson Coll., Colum- bia, Tenn .; President, 1854-58. Pres., Female Coll., Springfield, Ill., 1858-65. d. Aug., 1865, Memphis, Tenn.
Charles Copeland Nutter. A.M., 1841, b. 12 Jan., 1820, Hallo- well, Me. Lawyer, Boston, Mass., 1841-78. d. 16 June, 1884, Bos- ton.
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Gideon Stinson Palmer. A.M., 1841; M.D., 1841. b. 14 June, 1813, Gardiner, Me. Prin., Gardiner Lyceum, 1838-40. Physician, Gardiner, 1842-61, 1865-69. Surgeon, U.S.V., 1861-65; Brevet Lieut. Col., 1865. Maine Leg., 1868-69. Prof., Physiology, Howard Univ., 1869-81; Dean of Med. Faculty, 1875-81. Surgeon in Chief, Freedman's Hospital, 1875-81. d. 8 Dec., 1891, Washington, D. C. Ammi Larrabee Parker. b. 21 May, 1813, Greene, Me. Teacher, Baltimore, Md., 1838-40; Philadelphia, Penn., 1840-43. Medical
student, Philadelphia, 1843-45. Lumbering, Penn., 1846-48. Farmer, Greene and Carthage, Me., 1848-70. Contractor, Auburn, Me., 1870-81. d. 4 Sept., 1883, Auburn.
Horace Piper. A.M., 1841; LL.B., National Univ., 1879. b. 30 Dec., 1810, Parsonsfield, Me. Prin., Limerick Acad., 1838-44. Mem- ber State Bd. Education, 1846-49. Prin., High Sch., Biddeford, Me., 1849-59. Bookseller, Biddeford, 1861-67. U. S. Civil Service, Washington, D. C., 1868-93. d. 15 Oct., 1895.
Enoch Pond. b. 20 June, 1820, Auburn, Mass. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1842. Pastor, Georgetown, Mass., 1842-46. d. 17 Dec., 1846, Bucksport, Me.
David Sawyer Rowe. A.M., 1843. b. 10 Jan., 1814, Gloucester, Mass. Teacher, Salem, Mass., 1838-40; Haverhill, Mass., 1840-43; Pittsfield, Mass., 1843-45. Prin., Normal Sch., Westfield, Mass., 1845-54; Irving Inst., Tarrytown, N. Y., 1854-72. Teacher, Irving Inst., 1872-85. d. 9 Dec., 1888, Tarrytown.
Nathaniel Larrabee Sawyer. b. 9 Apr., 1814, Greene, Me. Law- yer, Gardiner, Me. d. 13 Oct., 1845, Greene.
Joseph Couch Smith. A.M., 1841. b. 18 July, 1819, Waltham, Mass. Andover Theol. Sem., 1839-41. Pastor, Frankfort, Me., 1842-43; Groton, Mass., 1843-51; Newton, Mass., 1853-57. d. 29 Dec., 1857, Honolulu, H. I.
Loring Blanchard True. b. 3 June, 1810, Pownal, Me. Prin., Freedom Acad. Pension agent, Washington, D. C. d. 14 June, 1864.
Richard Holbrook Tucker. A.M., 1868. b. 13 May, 1816, Wis- casset, Me. Sea-captain. Broker, Charleston, S. C. Res., Wiscas- set, Me., 1859-95. Maine Senate, 1862; Maine Leg., 1885-86. d. 2 Apr., 1895.
Stephen Montfort Vail. A.M .; also Wesleyan, 1841; D.D., Syra- cuse, 1856. b. 15 Jan., 1818, Union Vale, N. Y. Union Theol. Sem., 1842. Pastor, Meth. Epis. Church, Fishkill, N. Y., 1842-44; Sharon, Conn., 1844-46; Pine Plains, N. Y., 1846-47. Prin., Sem., Penning- ton, N. J., 1847-49. Prof., Gen. Bib. Inst., Concord, N. H., 1849-69. U. S. Consul, Rhenish Bavaria, 1869-74. Res., Staten Island, N. Y. d. 26 Nov., 1880, Jersey City, N. J.
Edward Webb. A.M., 1841. b. 15 Nov., 1814, Newcastle, Me. Teacher, Lewisburg, Ky., 1838-40. Teacher and farmer Washing- ton, Ky. Lawyer, St. Paul, Minn., 1857-93. d. 5 Nov., 1893.
Robert Wyman. A.M., 1841. b. 31 Aug., 1814, Cumberland, Me. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1841. Missionary, A.B.C.F.M., Ceylon. Prin., Boys' Sem., Batticotta, Ceylon. d. 13 Jan., 1845, at sea.
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Charles Frederic Allen. A.M., 1842; D.D., 1872; also Wesleyan, 1872. b. 28 Jan., 1816, Norridgewock, Me. Teacher, St. Albans, Me., 1839-40; Kent's Hill, 1840-41. Meth. Epis. Ministry, Maine; Kent's Hill, 1843-44; Bucksport, 1844-46; Saccarappa, 1846-48; Portland, 1848-49; Augusta, 1849-51; Bath, 1851-53; Biddeford, 1853-55; Hallowell, 1855-57; Farmington, 1857-60; Skowhegan, 1860-62; Kent's Hill, 1862-64; Portland, 1864-67; Skowhegan, 1867-70; Bangor, 1870-73; Fairfield, 1880-82; Farmington, 1882- 83; Presiding Elder, Lewiston Dist., 1883-87; Richmond, 1887-89; Kent's Hill, 1889-91; Kennebunk, 1891-94; Portland, 1894-95. Without charge, Portland, Me., 1895-99. Overseer, 1889-99. Pres., Univ. Maine, 1871-79. d. 9 Feb., 1899, Portland, Me.
Samuel Hazen Ayer. b. 19 Dec., 1819, Portland, Me. Lawyer, Hillsboro, N. H., 1841-51; Manchester, N. H., 1851-53. N. H. Leg., 1845-49; Speaker, 1848-49. County Att'y, 1847-53. Com'r to re- vise N. H. Statutes. d. 4 Oct., 1853.
William Griswold Barrows. A.M., 1842; LL.D., 1879. b. 12 Jan., 1821, Yarmouth, Me. Lawyer, Brunswick, Me., 1842-63. Editor, "Brunswick Telegraph," 1853-55. Judge of Probate, 1856-63; Jus- tice, Supreme Court, 1863-84. Sec'y Trustees and ex-officio Over- seer, 1851-58; Overseer, 1868-74. d. 6 Apr., 1886, Brunswick. Samuel Elliot Benjamin. b. 29 Dec., 1818, Winthrop, Me. Teacher, Ellsworth, Me., 1839-40. Lawyer, Patten, Me., 1843-88. Maine Leg., 1853. d. 20 Jan., 1888.
Calvin Chapman. b. 13 Nov., 1814, Bethel, Me. Andover Theol. Sem., 1842. Pastor, Epping, N. H., 1842-45; Saccarappa, Me., 1845- 48; Eliot, Me., 1849-50; Lakeville, Mass., 1851-57; Chatham, Mass., 1858-59; Foxcroft and Dover, Me., 1859-62; Standish, Me., 1863-66; Island Pond, Vt., 1866-67; Mannsville, N. Y., 1867-69; Kankakee, Ill., 1869-70; Windham, Vt., 1870-74; Andover, Me., 1874-75. Without charge, Kennebunkport, Me., 1876-89. d. 19 Mar., 1889.
Charles Tappan Chase. b. 7 May, 1817, Portland, Me. Lawyer, Dixon, Ill., 1841-51. Clerk of Courts. d. 28 Aug., 1851.
Franklin Davis. A.M., 1843. b. 24 Jan., 1816, Bangor, Me. Teacher, Mississippi, 1839-42. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1845. Home missionary, Missouri, 1845-47. Pastor, Warren, Me., 1847-49; E. Orrington, Me., 1849-54; Alton, N. H., 1854-56; Norfolk, Mass., 1856-60; Berkeley, Mass., 1860-64; Newington, N. H., 1864-76; Tamworth, N. H., 1876-82. d. 26 Oct., 1882, Ipswich, Mass.
John Walton Davis. b. 14 Jan., 1817, Wellfleet, Mass. Prin., Gardiner Lyceum, 1839-40. Lawyer, Topsham, Me., 1842-49; Well- fleet, Mass., 1849-69; Provincetown, Mass., 1869-80. d. 27 June, 1880.
John Dunlap. A.M., 1843. b. 21 June, 1820, Brunswick, Me. Literary work, 1839-48. d. 26 Mar., 1848.
Alfred Fletcher. b. 31 Aug., 1817, China, Me. Lawyer, China, 1841-68. Maine Leg., 1857; Senate, 1858-59. Capt., 24th Me. Vols., 1862. d. 18 Sept., 1868.
Benjamin Apthorp Gould Fuller. A.M., 1842. b. 23 May, 1818,
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Augusta, Me. Harvard Law Sch., 1840-41. Lawyer, Augusta, 1841- 55, 1859-64; Boston, Mass., 1864-85. Editor, Augusta, Me., 1855- 57. Judge, Municipal Court, 1850-54. County Att'y, 1848. Maine Leg., 1856. d. 24 Jan., 1885, Brookline, Mass.
Ichabod Goodwin. A.M., 1842; also Dartmouth, 1860. b. 9 July, 1819, South Berwick, Me. Tutor, N. Y. Univ., 1840. Tutor, Latin and Mathematics, 1842. Lawyer, South Berwick. Prin., Berwick Acad. U. S. Civil Service, Washington. d. 7 Dec., 1869, South Berwick.
Alpheus Grover. b. 25 Oct., 1809, Bethel, Me. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1842. d. 5 Nov., 1842, Auburn, Me.
Samuel Johnson. A.M., 1842. b. 23 Sept., 1815, Alfred, Me. Prin., Foxcroft Acad., 1839-41; Washington Acad., E. Machias, Me., 1841-45. Farmer and Teacher, Jackson, Me., 1845-67. Farm Supt. and Instructor in Agriculture, Univ. Maine, 1868-71. Farmer and Teacher, Bangor, Cal., 1871-84. d. 13 Feb., 1884.
Hiram Kelsey. b. 12 Apr., 1819, Nottingham, N. H. Teacher, Lee, N. H., 1839-40. Lawyer, New Liberty, Ky. Kentucky Leg. d. 1860.
Israel Kimball. A.M., 1842. b. 26 Jan., 1812, Wells, Me. Teacher, Eliot, Me., 1839-42; Dover, N. H., 1842-43; Portsmouth, N. H., 1843-62. Division Chief, Treas. Dept., Washington, D. C., 1862-90. d. 10 Dec., 1890.
Isaiah McMahon. A.M., 1842. b. 19 July, 1808, Ednageeragh, County Tyrone, Ireland. Meth. Epis. ministry, Maine; Eastport, 1839-41, Columbia, 1841-43, Lubec and Eastport, 1843-44; Western New York, 1844-62. Prin., Sem., Dansville, N. Y., 1856-57. U. S. Civil Service, New York City, 1864-69, 1873-74. Res., Lima, N. Y., 1875-92. d. 17 Jan., 1892.
William Henry Jefferson Marr. b. 1 Feb., 1817, Scarboro, Me. Harvard Law Sch., 1841-42. Lawyer, Nauvoo, Ill., 1842-44. d. 5 Sept., 1844, Appanoose, Ill.
Joseph Pennell. b. 7 Sept., 1812, Brunswick, Me. Chemist and photographer, Boston, Mass., 1841-43. Chemist, South Norwalk, Conn. d. 31 Aug., 1868.
Charles James Perkins. b. 19 Oct., 1818, Farmington, Me. Jef- ferson Med. Coll. Physician, Upperville, Va., 1840-43. d. 12 Feb., 1843.
Frederic Augustus Pike. b. 9 Dec., 1817, Calais, Me. Lawyer, Calais, 1840-86. Mayor, 1852. County Att'y. Maine Leg., 1858- 60, 1870-72, 1876-77; Speaker, 1860. Member Congress, 1861-69. d. 2 Dec., 1886.
Henry Lincoln Richardson. b. 21 Nov., 1819, Bath, Me. Har- vard Law Sch., 1841-42. Lawyer, Bath, Me., 1842-49. Commission merchant, Boston, Mass., 1850-66. d. 28 Mar., 1866, New York City.
Samuel Emerson Smith. b. 20 Apr., 1821, Warren, Me. Har- vard Law Sch., 1841-42. Lawyer, Monroe, Me., 1842-43; Warren, Me., 1843-52. Bank cashier, Thomaston, Me., 1852-55. d. 5 Dec., 1855.
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John Coffin Talbot. b. 3 Nov., 1816, East Machias, Me. Lawyer, Lubec, Me., 1840-62; East Machias, 1862-1900. Maine Leg., 1849- 53, 1856-57, 1874-76, 1880-84, 1887-90; Speaker, 1853. d. 31 Aug., 1900.
Augustus Haines Titcomb. b. 2 Sept., 1816, Farmington, Me. Law student. d. 22 Mar., 1842.
Edward Payson Weston. A.M., 1842. b. 19 Jan., 1819, Cumber- land, Me. Prin., Lewiston Falls Acad., 1840-47; Gorham Acad., 1847-60. State Supt., Schs., 1860-65. Prin., Abbott Family Sch., Farmington, Me., 1865-69; Lake Forest Sem., Ill., 1869-76; High- land Hall, Highland Park, Ill., 1876-79. Maine Leg., 1865. Over- seer, 1864-79. d. 13 Oct., 1879.
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Ezra Abbot. A.M., 1843; also Harvard, 1861; LL.D., 1878; also Yale, 1869; D.D., Harvard, 1872. b. 28 Apr., 1819, Jackson, Me. Teacher, Foxcroft Acad., 1840-41; Washington Acad., E. Machias, Me., 1841-45. Res., Cambridge, Mass., 1847-84. Student and li- brary work, Cambridge, Mass., 1847-56. Asst. Librarian, Harvard, 1856-72. Prof., New Test. Crit., Harvard Div. Sch., 1872-84. Mem. . Amer. Com. for Revision English Bible. d. 21 Mar., 1884.
Alexander Hamilton Abbott. A.M., 1843. b. 14 Sept., 1822, Farmington, Me. Prin., Farmington Acad., 1841-49; Abbott Fam- ily Sch., Farmington, 1849-65, 1876-99. d. 15 Apr., 1899.
William Stinson Blanchard. A.M., 1843. b. 10 Feb., 1813, Wil- ton, Me. Lane Theol. Sem., 1845. Pastor, Sheboygan, Wis., 1847- 50. Prof., Anc. Lang., Cleveland Univ., Ohio, 1852-60. Res., Men- dota, Ill .; Chicago, Ill., 1868-72; Knoxville, Ill., 1873-75; Wauke- gan, Ill., 1875-88; Winthrop, Me., 1888-96. d. 10 May, 1896.
Edmund Chadwick. A.M., 1843. b. 12 Jan., 1812, Middleton, N. H. Teacher, Nashville, Tenn., 1840-42. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1845. Pastor, Franklin, N. H., 1845-47. Prin., Starkey Sem., N. Y., 1847- 61; Dundee Acad., N. Y., 1863-67. Fruit grower, Eddytown, N. Y., 1867-99. d. 7. Apr., 1899, Eddytown, N. Y.
Benjamin Pearson Chute. A.M., 1851. b. 13 May, 1816, Byfield, Mass. Lane Theol. Sem. Teacher, Wilmington, Ind., 1847-49; Ips- wich, Mass., 1850-52; Castine, Me., 1853-54. Business, Newbury- port, Mass., 1855-59. Teacher, Huntsville, Ala., Nashville, Tenn., Lynchburg, Va., 1864-67; Richardson Co., Neb., 1867-73; Fremont Co., Iowa, 1873-76; Syracuse, Neb .; Kansas. Res., Newburyport, Mass., 1885-95. d. 26 Jan., 1895.
John Appleton Cleaveland. A.M., 1843. b. 29 Mar., 1819, Bruns- wick, Me. U. S. Civil Service, Boston, Mass., 1862-73. d. 3 Dec., 1873, Newton, Mass.
Nathan Smith Cleaveland. A.M., 1843. b. 10 Apr., 1821, Bruns- wick, Me. Med. Sch. Me., 1846-48. Druggist, Brunswick, Me., to 1861; W. Needham, Mass., 1861-63. U. S. Civil Service, Boston, Mass., 1863-68, 1879-85. Journalism, Boston, 1868-79. Res., Bos- ton. d. 31 Mar., 1896.
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1840
Adoniram Judson Copeland. A.M., 1843. b. 10 Mar., 1814, Hol- den, Me. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1843. Pastor, Orono, Me., 1843-45. Home missionary, Aroostook Co., Me. Pastor, Como, Ill .; Genesco, Ill. d. 3 Aug., 1855.
Isaiah Dole. A.M., 1843. b. 23 May, 1819, Skowhegan, Me. Teacher, Bluehill, Me., 1843-47; St. Stephen, N. B., 1847-48; Gor- ham, Me., 1848-64; Auburndale, Mass., 1875-81. Literary work, Keene, N. H., 1881-92. d. 17 May, 1892.
Thomas McCulloch Hayes. b. 18 Aug., 1819, Kennebunkport, Me. Lawyer, Saco, Me., 1843-64; Boston, Mass., 1864-69. Maine Senate, 1854. d. 1 Feb., 1869, Boston, Mass.
Leonard Fitz-Edward Jarvis. A.M., 1864. b. 23 Aug., 1819, Surry, Me. Prin., Ellsworth Military Acad., 1840-41. Lawyer, Ellsworth, Me., 1843-49. Horticulture, Columbia, Cal., 1851-90. Res., Newark, Cal .; Oakland, Cal. d. 2 Mar., 1906.
Elijah Kellogg. A.M., 1843. b. 20 May, 1813, Portland, Me. Andover Theol. Sem., 1843. Pastor, Harpswell, Me., 1844-54; 1871-82; 1888-1901; Topsham, Me., 1882-88. Chaplain, Boston Seaman's Friend Society, and Acting Pastor of the Mariners' Church, 1855-65. Author, Boston, Mass., 1865-71. d. 17 Mar., 1901.
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