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George Edwin Bartol Jackson. A.M., 1852. b. 14 Aug., 1829, Portland, Me. Lawyer, Bath, Me., 1852-53; Portland, Me., 1853-65, 1885-91. Manufacturer, Portland, 1865-78. Pres., Me. Cent. R. R., 1878-85. Overseer, 1872-91. d. 19 Oct., 1891.
Orville Jennings. A.M., 1854. b. 14 Jan., 1825, Leeds, Me. Law- yer, Washington, Ark .; Little Rock, Ark. Arkansas Leg., 1861. Judge, Circuit Court. U. S. Dist. Att'y, 1865. d. 3 Oct., 1866, Little Rock, Ark.
William Ladd Jones. A.M., 1852. b. 18 Sept., 1827, Minot, Me. Teacher, Litchfield, Me., 1849-50. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1853. Pas- tor, Camptonville, Cal., 1855-58; Eureka, Cal., 1858-68; S. San Juan, Cal., 1868-71; Benicia, Cal., 1871-75; Oakland, Cal., 1875-78. Pres., Oahu Coll., H. I., 1878-83. Pastor, Cloverdale, Cal., 1883-97. Res., Pomona, Cal., 1897-1901; Guerneville and Cloverdale, Cal., 1901-08. d. 18 Nov., 1908.
Ammi Ruhamah Mitchell. A.M., 1852. b. 11 Feb., 1826, Waldo- boro, Me. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1852. Pastor, Gouldsboro, Me., Prospect Harbor, Me., Swanville, Me., 1852-54; Salem and Glasgow, Iowa, 1855-57; Roseville, Il1., 1858-61; Farmington, Iowa, 1862-63; Warren, O., 1864-65; Iowa, 1866-67; Viola, Ill., 1869-72; Warsaw and Harristown, Ill., 1874; Cannon City, Minn., 1875-76; Diamond Springs, Kan., 1879-81; Springside, Kan., 1881-83. Without charge, Springside, Kan., 1883-86; Westmoreland, Kan., 1886-93; Blue Rapids, Kan., 1893-1900. d. 24 May, 1900.
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John St.Clare Paine. b. 12 Aug., 1828, Shapleigh, Me., Res., Springvale, Me. d. 6 Feb., 1851, Key West, Fla.
George Augustus Perkins. A.M., 1852. b. 24 June, 1827, Weld, Me. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1853. Inst., Hebrew, Bangor Theol. Sem., 1853-54. Missionary, A.B.C.F.M., Marash, Turkey, 1854-59. Shef- field Sci. Sch., Yale, 1861-63. Prof., Robert Coll., Constantinople, 1863-65. Teacher, Gorham, Me., 1866-71. Pastor, Pownal, Me., 1872-75; Lunenburg, Vt., 1875-78; Raymond, N. H., 1878-80; Salem, N. H., 1880-83; Harvard, Mass., 1884-87; Boxboro, Mass., 1887-92; Wendell, Mass., 1892-95. d. 15 May, 1895.
George Leland Richardson. b. 14 Jan., 1829, Bath, Me. Mercan- tile business, Bath, Me., Boston, Mass., 1849-68. Invalid. d. 24 Nov., 1909, Swampscott, Mass.
George Oliver Robinson. A.M., 1852. b. 13 Mar., 1821, Oxford, Me. Prin., Topsham Acad., Me., 1849-50; N. Yarmouth Acad., Me., 1850-52. Lawyer, Bloomington, Ill., 1854-85. Res., Cambridge, Mass., 1885-1900; Oxford, Me., 1900-08. . d. 17 May, 1908.
John Thomas Stanley. b. 13 Dec., 1826, Farmington, Me. Teach- er, Lafayette, Ky .; San Antonio, Tex .; Bastrop, Tex., 1861-65; Chapel Hill, Tex. d. 23 Oct., 1868.
Robert Richardson Thompson. A.M., 1852. b. 17 Dec., 1822, Rumford, Me. Civil engineer. Lieut., 13th N. H. Vols., 1863. d. 19 Sept., 1864, Fort Harrison, Va.
Albert Harris Ware. A.M., 1852. b. 7 Aug., 1827, Athens, Me. Teacher, Topsham, Me., 1849-51. Lawyer, Anson, Me., 1853-93. Register of Probate, 1857-60. d. 1 Apr., 1893, Portland, Me.
Spencer Wells. A.M., 1852. b. 17 Feb., 1827, West Newbury, Mass. Teacher, North Andover, Mass. Invalid. d. 25 May, 1881, Portland, Me.
Joseph Williamson. A.M., 1852; Litt.D., 1896. b. 5 Oct., 1828, Belfast, Me. Lawyer, Belfast, 1852-1902. Judge, Municipal Court, 1853-60. d. 4 Dec., 1902.
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John Pickens Abbot. A.M., 1853; M.D., Berkshire Med. Coll., 1866. b. 26 July, 1828, Warren, R. I. Purser, U.S.N., 1852-56. 9th R. I. Vols., 1861; Capt., 12th R. I. Vols., 1862. Physician, Warren, R. I. d. 10 Oct., 1886.
Francis Adams. A.M., 1853. b. 18 July, 1824, Charlestown, Mass. Teacher, Topsham, Me. Prin., Litchfield Liberal Inst., Me., 1857-58. Lawyer, Topsham, Me., 1859-69; Bath, Me., 1869-1900. County Att'y, 1864-74. d. 5 Feb., 1905.
Lemuel Weeks Atherton. A.M., 1853. b. 12 May, 1828, Castine, Me. Lawyer, Dixon, Ill., 1852-59. d. Au .. , 1859.
William Nelson Nailing Bell. b. 20 July, 1828, Dresden, Tenn. Lawyer, Dresden, Tenn., 1852-62. d. 3 July, 1862.
Samuel Preble Buck. A.M .,1853; M.D., 1853. b. 13 Dec., 1826, Woolwich, Me. Physician, Woolwich, 1853-1903. d. 24 Apr., 1903. John Johnson Bulfinch. A.M., 1853. b. 1 May, 1830, Waldoboro,
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Me. Law student, Waldoboro, 1850-53. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1856. Pastor, Perry, Me., 1858-60; Boothbay, Me., 1860-62; Newcastle, Me., 1862-70; Freeport, Me., 1870-76; Washington, Me., 1876-78; Bremen, Me., 1878-86. Without charge, Waldoboro, Me., 1886 -.
Samuel Cushing Burr. A.M., 1853. b. 14 Feb., 1830, Boston, Mass. Lawyer, Boston, 1852-61. d. 30 Dec., 1861, Bolton, Mass.
Charles Edward Butler. b. 15 Oct., 1825, Hallowell, Me. Teach- er, Trenton, Tenn., 1851-59; Crawfordville, Miss., 1859-61; Perkins- ville, Ala., 1861-66; Gainesville, Ala., 1866-68. Merchant, Fulton, Tenn., 1868-90. d. 30 Oct., 1890.
Charles Carroll Everett. A.M., 1853; D.D., 1870; also Harvard, 1874; LL.D., 1894. b. 19 June, 1829, Brunswick, Me. Student, Berlin Univ. Tutor, Modern Languages, 1853-55; College Professor, 1855-57. Librarian, 1853-57. Harvard Div. Sch., 1859. Pastor, Bangor, Me., 1859-69. Prof., Theol., Harvard, 1869-1900; Dean, Divinity Sch., 1878-1900. d. 16 Oct., 1900.
William Pierce Frye. A.M., 1853; LL.D., 1889; also Bates, 1881. b. 2 Sept., 1830, Lewiston, Me. Lawyer, Rockland, Me., 1852-55; Lewiston, Me., 1855-1911. Register of Probate, 1856-60. Mayor, Lewiston, 1866-67. Maine Leg., 1861, '62, '67. Maine Att'y Gen., 1867-70. Member Congress, 1871-81; U. S. Senate, 1881-1911; Pres., pro-tem, Senate, 1896-1911. Overseer, 1872-81; Trustee, 1881-1911. d. 8 Aug., 1911, Lewiston, Me.
William Sewall Gardner. A.M., 1853. b. 1 Oct., 1828, Hallowell, Me. Lawyer, Lowell, Mass., 1853-61; Boston, Mass., 1861-75. Judge, Superior Court, 1875-85; Judge, Supreme Court, 1885-87. Res., Newton, Mass., 1869-88. d. 4 Apr., 1888.
George Peabody Goodwin. b. 22 Apr., 1825, Baldwin, Me. Prin., High Sch., Augusta, Me., 1851-53. Lawyer, Chicago, Ill., 1857-59; Dixon, Ill., 1859-65. R.R. Land Commissioner, 1865-78. d. 12 June, 1878, Evanston, Ill.
Henry Fiske Harding. A.M., 1853. b. 28 Mar., 1827, Union, Me. Prin., Limerick Acad., Me., 1850-51; Dearborn Acad., Seabrook, N. H., 1854-55. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1854. Pastor, Machias, Me., 1855-71. Hallowell Class. Sch. Agt. for Cong'l State Conf., Minis- ter, Riverside and S. Gardiner, Me., 1871-83. Res., Hallowell, Me., 1871-83. Pastor, Red Beach, Me., 1884; East Machias, Me., 1885- 1902; Whitneyville, Me., 1903. Overseer, 1870 -. Res., Hallowell, 1904 -.
Samuel Little Hodgman. b. 17 Dec., 1827, Warren, Me. Mercan- tile business, Warren, Me., 1850-63. Clerk of Courts, 1859-61. Maine Leg., 1863. Express agent, Bangor, Me., 1863-68. Merchant, Boston, Mass., 1868-81. Accountant, Boston, 1881-92; Taunton, Mass., 1892-1907. d. 15 Jan., 1907.
Freeland Salmon Holmes. A.M., 1853; M.D., George Washington Univ., 1854. b. 8 Sept., 1827, Foxcroft, Me. Physician, Orono, Me., 1854-56; Foxcroft, Me., 1856-62. Surgeon, 6th Me. Vols., 1862. Brigade Surg., 1863. d. 23 June, 1863, near Germantown, Va.
Oliver Otis Howard. A.M., 1853; LL.D., 1888; also Colby, 1865, Shurtleff Coll., Ill., 1865, Gettysburg Theol. Sem., 1866. b. 8 Nov.,
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1830, Leeds, Me. U. S. Military Acad., 1854. Asst. Prof., Math., U.S.M.A., 1857-61. Col., 3d Me. Vols., 1861; Brig .- Gen., U.S.V., 1861; Major-Gen., 1862. Brig .- Gen., U.S.A., 1864; Bvt. Major-Gen., U.S.A., 1865. Medal of Honor. Commissioner, Freedmen's Bureau, 1865-72. Commander, Dept. of the Columbia, 1874-80. Supt., U. S. Military Acad., 1881-82. Major-Gen., U.S.A., 1886; Retired, 1894. Chevalier of Legion of Honor. Overseer, 1866-74; Trustee, 1892-
1909. Pres., Congregational Home Miss. Soc'y. Trustee, Lincoln Memorial Univ. Res., Burlington, Vt., 1894-1909. d. 26 Oct., 1909.
Daniel . Cony Ingraham. A.M., 1853. b. 14 July, 1830, Augusta, Me. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1856. Rector, Saco, Me .; Lewiston, Me., 1859. d. 23 Nov., 1860, Augusta, Me.
George Follansbee Jackson. A.M., 1853; M.D., Jefferson Med. Coll., 1853. b. 7 Oct., 1827, Pittston, Me. Physician, Boothbay, Me., 1853-57; New York City, 1857-95. d. 10 Nov., 1895.
John Nelson Jewett. LL.D., 1894. b. 8 Oct., 1827, Palmyra, Me. Teacher, Yarmouth, Me., 1850-52. Lawyer, Galena, Ill., 1853-56; Chicago, Il1., 1856-1904. Illinois Senate, 1871-72. Dean, John Mar- shall Law Sch., 1899-1904. d. 14 Jan., 1904.
Edward Albert Kelly. A.M., 1869. b. 30 May, 1831, Winterport, Me. Lawyer, Groton, Mass., 1853-61; Boston, Mass., 1861-1907. d. 25 Aug., 1907, Cohasset, Mass.
Arthur McArthur. A.M., 1853. b. 15 Sept., 1830, Limington, Me. Teacher, Louisiana. Lawyer, Sabine Parish, La. Captain, 6th La. Reg., C.S.A., 1861; Major, 1862. d. 25 May, 1862, Winchester, Va.
Abner Morrill. A.M., 1853. b. 18 Aug., 1827, Limerick, Me. Teacher, Wyoming, N. Y., 1850-51; Jackson, Tenn., 1852-55. Pas- tor and teacher, Bolivar, Tenn., 1855-59. Pastor, Farmington, Me., Turner, Me., Mechanic Falls, Me., 1859-65; Warsaw, N. Y., 1865-67; Arcade, N. Y., 1867-74; Frewsburg, N. Y., 1874-75; Painted Post, N. Y., 1875-81. N. Y. School Commissioner, 1882-85. Pastor, Susque- hanna, Penn., 1885-94; Wolcott, N. Y., 1894-1900; Shelby, N. Y., 1900-03; Etna, N. Y., 1904-11. Res., Etna, N. Y.
Peleg Stone Perley. A.M., 1853. b. 14 July, 1829, Livermore, Me. Teacher, Portland, Me., 1850-51. Lawyer, New Albany, Ind., 1853- 54; Henry, Ill., 1854-87. Illinois Const. Conv., 1869-70. Postmas- ter, 1877-87. Lawyer, Phoenix, Arizona, 1887-98. d. 4 Mar., 1898.
Trueman Summerfield Perry. A.M. b. 20 Dec., 1826, Oxford, Me. Mercantile business, Naples, Me., 1851-56; Bridgton, Me., 1856-61, 1866-73. U. S. Civil Service, Washington, D. C., 1861-66. Pastor, Cumberland, Me., 1874-86; Limerick, Me., 1886-93; Orange Park, Fla., 1893-95; Waterford, Me., 1898-1905. Without charge, Harri- son, Me., 1906-08. d. 4 Feb., 1908.
George Gilmer Poindexter. A.M., 1853. b. 28 Feb., 1829, Louisa Co., Va. Lawyer, Clarksville, Tenn., 1853. U. S. Civil Service, Washington, D. C., 1853-58. Editor, Nashville, Tenn., 1858-59. d. 18 Nov., 1859.
John Smith Sewall. A.M., 1855; D.D., 1878. b. 20 Mar., 1830, Newcastle, Me. Commander's clerk, U.S.N., 1850-54. U. S. Expedi- tion to Japan, 1853-54. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1858. Pastor, Wen-
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ham, Mass., 1859-67. Chaplain, 8th Mass. Vols., 1864. Prof., Rhet- oric and Oratory, 1867-68; Rhetoric, Oratory and English Literature, 1868-75. Prof., Sac. Rhet., Bangor Theol. Sem., 1875-1903; Prof., Emeritus, 1903-11. Overseer, 1875-85; Trustee, 1885-1911, and Vice-Pres. of the Board, 1901-11. d. 11 Oct., 1911.
Thomas Robinson Smith. A.M., 1853. b. 27 Nov., 1830, Bath, Me. Teacher, Bolivar, Tenn. Lawyer, Bolivar, Tenn .; Memphis, Tenn., 1865-72. Judge, Superior Court, 1866-67. d. 6 Mar., 1872.
George Harvey Snell. A.M., 1853. b. 27 July, 1829, Unity, Me. Lawyer, Prescott, Wis. d. 19 Mar., 1858, Unity, Me.
Samuel Adams Stinson. A.M., 1853. b. 22 Nov., 1831, Wiscasset, Me. Lawyer, Wiscasset; Janesville, Ill .; Leavenworth, Kan. d. 18 Feb., 1866, Wiscasset, Me.
Eugene Thompson. b. 8 May, 1828, Topsham, Me. d. 6 Oct., 1850.
Patrick Henry Townsend. b. 28 Oct., 1823, Salisbury, N. H. Law- yer. U. S. Civil Service, Washington, D. C., 1861-64. d. 21 May, 1864.
George Howe Vose. A.M., 1853. b. 19 Mar., 1829, Augusta, Me. Civil engineer, Maine; Oakland, Cal .; Sacramento, Cal. Farming and fruit growing, San Lorenzo, Cal. Res., Oakland, Cal. d. 22 Feb., 1908.
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Class of 1851
Philip Henry Brown. A.M., 1854. b. 16 Oct., 1831, Portland, Me. Student, Lawrence Scientific Sch., 1851-52. Banker, Portland, 1852- 93. d. 25 Oct., 1893.
John Warren Butterfield. A.M., 1854. b. 20 Dec., 1829, Vassal- boro, Me. Teacher, Orono, Me., Marshfield, Mass., Machias, Me., Pat- ten, Me., 1851-53. Prin., High Sch., Ellsworth, Me., 1854-57. Law- yer, Waterville, Me., Washington, D. C., 1876 -. U. S. Civil Service, Washington, D. C., 1861-76.
Daniel Lewis Eaton. b.31 Oct., 1825, Calais, Me. Lawyer, Port- land, Me., 1853; St. Louis, Mo. Journalist, Pittsburg, Penn., 1856- 62. Paymaster, U.S.A., 1862-65. Bvt. Lieut .- Col., 1865. Banking, Washington, D. C., 1865-73. d. 22 Feb., 1873.
Joseph Palmer Fessenden. M.D., N. Y. Med. Coll., 1854. b. 27 Sept., 1831, Portland, Me. Physician, Lewiston, Me., 1854-71; Port- land, Me., 1871-73; Salem, Mass., 1873-1909. Postmaster, 1861-71. d. 26 Mar., 1909.
John Samuel Hatch Frink. b. 9 Nov., 1831, Newington, N. H. Lawyer, Epping, N. H., 1855-61; Portsmouth, N. H., 1861-1905. U. S. Dist. Att'y, 1885-90. d. 30 Aug., 1905, Greenland, N. H.
Paris Gibson. LL.D., 1901. b. 1 July, 1830, Brownfield, Me. Farming and lumbering, Brownfield, 1851-55. Maine Leg., 1854. Manufacturer, Minneapolis, Minn., 1858-79; Great Falls, Montana, 1882 -. Mont. Const. Conv., 1889. Mont. Senate, 1891. U. S. Sen- ate, 1901-05.
Augustus Choate Hamlin. M.D., Harvard, 1855. b. 28 Aug.,
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1829, Bangor, Me. Physician, Bangor, 1855-61, 1866-1905. Mayor, 1877-78. Asst. Surg., 2d Me. Vols., 1861. Brigade Surg., 1862. Lieut .- Col. and Med. Inspector, U.S.A., 1863. Bvt. Col., 1865. Chev- alier of the Russian Order of St. Anne. d. 18 Nov., 1905.
Joshua Warren Hathaway. A.M., 1872. b. 9 July, 1832, Ells- worth, Me. Lawyer, Dubuque, Iowa, 1855-57; Bangor, Me., 1857- 64; Norridgewock, Me., 1864-1900. d. 26 July, 1900.
George Lafayette Hayes. A.M., 1854. b. 5 Dec., 1831, Barnstead, N. H. Teacher, Winchester, Va., 1851-52; Russellville, Ky., 1852- 54. Lawyer, Russellville, 1854. d. 23 July, 1854.
Hiram Hayes. b. 24 May, 1831, Industry, Me. Prin., North Yar- mouth Acad., Me., 1853-54. Lawyer, Superior, Wis., 1854 -. Quar- termaster, U.S.V., 1862; Chief Quartermaster, 11th Army Corps, 1863-64, 4th Corps, 1864-65.
John Sydney Hurd. A.M., 1862. b. 28 Dec., 1831, Fryeburg, Me. Physician, Wright Co., Iowa, 1855-59; Hampton, Iowa, 1859-62, 1865-68; Chapin, Iowa, 1868-1901. 32d Iowa Vols., 1862-65. d. 23 July, 1901, Hampton, Iowa.
Elias Osgood Libby. b. 17 Aug., 1829, Limerick, Me. Publisher, Boston, Mass. d. 31 Oct., 1860, New Orleans, La.
William Martin Luther Marshall. A.M., 1854. b. 12 Oct., 1827, Hallowell, Me. Lawyer, Baltimore, Md. d. 1863.
John Cummings Merrill. M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., N. Y., 1854. b. 3 Nov., 1831, Portland, Me. Physician, Lewiston, Me .; St. Paul, Mo .; Natchez, Miss .; Portland, Me., 1866-96. Res., Portland, 1896- 1900. Surgeon, 1st and 26th Miss. Regts., C.S.A., 1862-65. d. 8 Aug., 1900.
William Oliver Otis. A.M., 1854. b. 18 Dec., 1831, Hallowell, Me. Teacher and lawyer, Austin, Tex. Soldier, C.S.A. d. 13 Mar., 1889, Terrell, Tex.
William Henry Owen. A.M., 1860; LL.B., Columbia, 1861. b. 5 Feb., 1830, Brookhaven, N. Y. Teacher, Miss. and Tenn., 1851-53. Civil engineer, Tenn., 1853-58. 1st Lieut., 3d Me. Vols., 1861; Cap- tain, 1861; Lieut .- Col., 1863; Colonel, 1864. Lawyer, Washington, D. C., 1865-68. Civil engineer, 1869-1903. U. S. Quartermaster Dept., 1877-1903. d. 31 Dec., 1903, Washington.
William Alfred Packard. A.M., 1854; also Dartmouth, 1864; Ph.D., Hamilton, 1868; D.D., 1894. b. 26 Aug., 1830, Brunswick, Me. Tutor, Greek and Mathematics, 1853-54; Inst., Modern Lan- guages, 1859. Andover Theol. Sem., 1857. Prof., Mod. Lang., Dart- mouth, 1859-63; Prof., Greek, Dartmouth, 1863-70. Prof., Latin, Princeton, 1870-1906; Prof., Emeritus, 1906-09. d. 2 Dec., 1909.
George Adams Pollard. A.M., 1854. b. 18 Aug., 1830, Hallowell, Me. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1854. Missionary, A.B.C.F.M., Eastern Turkey, 1855-67. Res., Salem, Mass., 1867-70. Pastor, Cooper, Mich., 1870-71; Glen Arbor, Mich., 1871-74; Alpine, Mich., 1874-78. Without charge, Grand Rapids, Mich., 1878 -.
Charles Wentworth Roberts. A.M., 1854. b. 22 Oct., 1828, Old Town, Me. Lumber merchant, Bangor, Me., 1851-61, 1864-77. Lieut .- Col., 2d Me. Vols., 1861, Colonel, 1862, Bvt. Brig .- Gen., 1865.
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Graduates
1851-52
Bank cashier, Bangor, 1877-87. U. S. Coll. Customs, Bangor, 1887- 91. Res., Bangor, 1891-98. d. 23 Mar., 1898.
William Scott Southgate. A.M., 1854; D.D., 1889; also St. John's Coll., 1889. b. 10 Apr., 1831, Portland, Me. Gen. Theol. Sem., 1855. Rector, Brattleboro, Vt., 1856-60; Litchfield, Conn., 1860-63; Annapolis, Md., 1869-99. d. 21 May, 1899.
Joseph Ashur Ware. b. 30 Aug., 1832, Portland, Me. Lawyer, Portland, 1853-56. Editor and lawyer, Washington, D. C. U. S. Civil Service, Washington, D. C. d. 25 May, 1874.
Henry Willis. A.M., 1854; LL.B., Harvard, 1854. b. 5 June, 1831, Portland, Me. Lawyer, Portland, 1854-68. d. 16 Mar., 1868.
Joseph Charles Augustus Wingate. A.M., 1854. b. 16 Nov., 1830, Stratham, N. H. Lawyer, Concord, N. H., 1855-58. Bank cashier, Concord, 1858-62. U. S. consul, Swatow, China, 1863-75; Foochow, China, 1880-89. N. H. Leg., 1897-99. N. H. Const. Conv., 1902. Res., Stratham, N. H., 1875-80, 1890-1905. d. 11 Mar., 1905, Win- chester, Mass.
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Class of 1852
George Franklin Allen. A.M., 1855. b. 30 June, 1828, Wolfboro, N. H. Harvard Div. Sch., 1855. Sup't, Children's Mission Home, Boston, Mass. d. 17 Mar., 1860.
Jesse Franklin Butterfield. b. 30 May, 1825, Farmington, Me. Teacher, Augusta, Me., Foxcroft, Me., 1852-56. Prin., High Sch., Piqua, O., 1856-60. Teacher, Minneapolis, Minn., 1860-68. d. 24 Sept., 1868, E. Minneapolis, Minn.
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. A.M., 1855; LL.D., 1869; also Coll. Penn., 1866. b. 8 Sept., 1828, Brewer, Me. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1855. Instructor, Logic and Natural Theology, 1855-56; Pro- fessor, Rhetoric and Oratory, 1856-61, 1865-66; Modern Languages, 1861-65; President, 1871-83, and Prof., Mental and Moral Philoso- phy, 1874-79, and Lecturer, Political Science and Public Law, 1879- 85; Trustee, 1867 -. Lieut .- Col., 20th Me. Vols., 1862; Col., 1863; Brig .- Gen., 1864; Bvt. Maj .- Gen., 1865. Governor of Maine, 1867- 70. Pres., Florida West Coast Improvement Co., 1888-92. U. S. Surveyor of Customs, District of Portland, 1900 -. Res., Brunswick, Me., and Portland, Me.
Charles Chesley. b. 12 Apr., 1827, Wakefield, N. H. Teacher, W. Chester, Penn., 1853-55. Lawyer, Wakefield, N. H., 1856-65. County Att'y. U. S. Civil Service, Treas. Dept., 1865-71. U. S. Solic- itor Internal Revenue, 1871-88. Res., Washington, D. C., 1865-1909. d. 25 Feb., 1909.
John White Chickering. A.M., 1855. b. 11 Sept., 1831, Bolton, Mass. Teacher, Bucksport, Me., Foxcroft, Me., 1853-54; Corinna, Me., Portland, Me., 1854-55; Ovid, N. Y., 1855-58. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1860. Pastor, Springfield, Vt., 1860-63; Exeter, N. H., 1865- 70. Sec'y, Vermont Bible Soc'y, 1863-65. Prof., Nat. Hist., National Deaf Mute Coll., Washington, D. C., 1870-1900; Prof. Emeritus, 1900 -. *
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James Deering Fessenden. b. 28 Sept., 1833, Portland, Me. Har- vard Law Sch. Lawyer, Portland, 1854-61, 1865-82. Maine Leg., 1872-74. U. S. Register Bankruptcy, 1867-78. Capt., 2d U. S. Sharpshooters, 1861; Colonel, 1862; Brig .- Gen., 1864; Bvt. Major- Gen., 1865. d. 18 Nov., 1882, Portland.
John Holmes Goodenow. A.M., 1855. b. 25 Sept., 1832, Alfred, Me. Lawyer, Alfred, 1855-64. Maine Leg., 1859; Pres., Maine Senate, 1861-62. U. S. Consul Gen., Constantinople, 1864-76. Res., Saco, Me., 1876-85; New York City, 1885-1906. Overseer, 1879- 1906. d. 29 July, 1906, Atlantic City, N. J.
Joseph Dana Howard. A.M., 1855. b. 15 July, 1833, Limerick, Me. Lawyer, Portland. Teaching and literary work, New York City. d. 15 Jan., 1872.
Bezaleel Freeman Kendall. A.M., 1861. b. 7 Oct., 1827, Bethel, Me. Lawyer and editor, Olympia, Wash. Supt., Indian Affairs, Washington Territory, 1861-63. d. 7 Jan., 1863.
John Walker May. b. 21 Jan., 1828, Winthrop, Me. Lawyer, Win- throp, 1855-63; Auburn, Me., 1863-99. U. S. Register Bankruptcy, 1873-78. d. 29 Aug., 1899, Brunswick, Me.
Lewis Pierce. A.M., 1855; LL.B., Harvard, 1855. b. 15 Apr., 1832, Gorham, Me. Lawyer, Portland, Me., 1855 -. Maine Leg., 1878. U. S. Referee in Bankruptcy, 1905-11.
Dana Boardman Putnam. A.M., 1868; M.D. Georgia Med. Coll., 1854; also Jefferson Med. Coll., 1855. b. 19 Sept., 1825, Rumford, Me. Teacher, Ipswich, Mass., Fredonia, Ala., 1852-54. Physician, LaGrange, Ga., 1855-68; Boston, Mass., 1868-81. d. 11 Feb., 1881.
Albion Quincy Randall. A.M., 1856. b. 23 Feb., 1828, Bowdoin- ham, Me. Teacher, Richmond, Me. Prin., North Yarmouth Acad., 1855-61. Teacher, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Richmond, Me., 1861-77. d. 30 Mar., 1878.
Henry Stone. A.M., 1855. b. 17 Aug., 1830, Andover, Me. Har- vard Div. Sch., 1860. Journalist, Portland, Me., 1854-57; New York City, 1857-59. Pastor, Fond du Lac, Wis., 1861. Lieut., 1st Wis. Vols., 1861; Captain, 1863; Lieut .- Col., 1865; Bvt. Col., 1865. Judge, Police Court, Nashville, Tenn., 1866-69. Chief of Division, Census Bureau, Washington, D. C., 1870-72. Editor, Poor's R. R. Manual, N. Y. City, 1872-81. Res., Boston, Mass., 1881-96. Mass. Board Lunacy and Charity, 1889-94. d. 18 Jan., 1896.
George Harward Theobald. M.D., 1854. b. 1 Feb., 1830, Dres-
den, Me. Shipbuilding, Richmond.
Bank president, Richmond, 1880-1910. Res., Richmond.
Walter Wells. A.M. b. 17 Nov., 1832, Salisbury, N. H. Prin., High Sch., Augusta, Me., 1853-54. Lecturer and literary work, 1855- 65. Sec'y, Maine Hydrographic Survey, 1867-69. Sec'y, Nat'l Assn. Cotton Manfrs., 1869-70. Literary work, Portland, Me., 1871-81. d. 21 Apr., 1881.
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Jonathan Edwards Adams. A.M., 1856; D.D., 1888. b. 29 Apr., 1822, Woolwich, Me. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1858. Pastor, Boothbay, Me., 1858-59; New Sharon, Me., 1859-64; Searsport, Me., 1864-77. Sec'y, Maine Home Miss. Soc'y, 1876-95. Overseer, 1889-1901. Res., Bangor, Me. d. 19 Jan., 1901.
William Carruthers. A.M., 1856. b. 9 July, 1833, Liverpool, Eng. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1856. Pastor, Sandwich, Mass., 1857-60; Cam- bridge, Mass., 1861-66; Danvers, Mass., 1866-68; Calais, Me., 1868- 75; Pittsfield, Mass., 1875-78; Fairhaven, Mass., 1878-86; Richmond Hill, N. Y., 1886-89. Without charge, Fairhaven and New Bedford, Mass., 1890-93; Holyoke, Mass., 1894-1900; Fairhaven, Mass., 1901- 05. d. 11 Aug., 1905, Portland, Me.
John Leland Crosby. A.M., 1882. b. 17 May, 1834, Bangor, Me. Merchant, Bangor, 1855-71. City Assessor, 1871-73. City Treas., 1873-93. Treas., Bangor Savings Bank, 1893-1908. Overseer, 1888-1908. d. 31 July, 1908.
Ephraim Chamberlain Cummings. A.M., 1856. b. 2 Sept., 1825, Albany, Me. Prin., High Sch., Augusta, Me. Tutor, Latin and Mathematics, 1854-55. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1857. Pastor, Brewer, Me., 1857-60; St. Johnsbury, Vt., 1860-69. Chaplain, 15th Vt. Vols., 1862-63. Prof., Mental and Moral Philosophy, 1872-73. Literary work, Portland, Me., 1873-97. d. 14 Dec., 1897.
Henry Richards Downes. A.M., 1856. b. 17 Sept., 1832, Calais, Me. Harvard Law Sch., 1854-55. Lawyer, Sioux City, Iowa, 1856- 58; Presque Isle, Me., 1858-83. Judge of Probate, 1869-81. d. 24 Oct., 1883.
William Paley Drew. A.M., 1856. b. 11 Nov., 1829, Augusta, Me. Prof., Anc. Lang., Tufts Coll., 1854-57. Literary work, 1857-60. Maine Civil Service, Augusta, 1860-63. U. S. Civil Service, Washing- ton, D. C., 1864-72. U. S. Bank Examiner, 1872-90. Librarian, Lansdowne, Penn., 1905-12. Res., Lansdowne, 1890-12.
Charles Drummond. b. 11 July, 1831, Phippsburg, Me. d. 28 Aug., 1853, North Conway, N. H.
James Wallace Emery. A.M., 1856. b. 7 Feb., 1829, Buxton, Me. Teacher, Texas, 1854-55, 1857-98. Prin., Limington Acad., Me., 1856. Res., Bunker Hill, Tex., 1857-60, 1862-71; Comanche Co., Tex., 1860-62; Kaufman, Tex., 1872-85; Fort Worth, Tex .; Dallas, Tex .; Roby, Tex. d. 3 Oct., 1902.
Marcellus Emery. A.M., 1856. b. 24 July, 1830, Frankfort, Me. Prin., High Sch., Gardiner, Me., 1853-55. Teacher, Woodville, Miss. Lawyer and editor, Bangor, Me., 1857-62. Editor, Bangor, 1863-79. d. 23 Feb., 1879.
Stephen Foss. A.M., 1856; M.D., Harvard, 1859. b. 20 June, 1825, New Portland, Me. Dentist, Halifax, N. S., 1854-58. Physi- cian, Boston, Mass., Havana, Cuba, 1859-61. Acting Asst. Surgeon, U.S.N., 1862. Physician, Cincinnati, O., 1861-71; St. Mary's, Kan., 1871-85. Res., Brooklyn, N. Y., 1885-1901. d. 31 July, 1901.
Melville Weston Fuller. A.M., 1856; LL.D., 1888; also Northwest-
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ern, 1888; Harvard, 1891; Yale, 1901; Dartmouth, 1901. b. 11 Feb., 1833, Augusta, Me. Harvard Law Sch., 1854-55. Lawyer, Au- gusta, 1855-56; Chicago, Ill., 1856-88. Illinois Const. Conv., 1861- 62. Illinois Leg., 1863. Chief Justice of the United States, 1888- 1910. Member Tribunal Arbitration, Great Britain and Venezuela. Overseer, 1875-79; Trustee, 1894-1910. d. 4 July, 1910, Sorrento, Me.
Henry Clay Goodenow. A.M., 1865. b. 23 June, 1834, Alfred, Me. Lawyer, Biddeford, Me., 1856-58; Lewiston, Me., 1858-66. Merchant, Bangor, Me., 1866-69. Lawyer, Bangor, 1869-95. Judge, Municipal Court, 1873-80. d. 28 June, 1895.
George Stone Kimball. A.M., 1856. b. 2 Jan., 1833, Gardiner, Me. Lawyer, Stillwater, Minn., 1858-60. Lieut., 1st Me. Cav., 1861. d. 19 June, 1863, Aldie, Va.
Woodbury Fogg Langdon. b. 1 Feb., 1830, Rumney, N. H. Mer- cantile business, Wasioja, Minn., 1855-68; Mankato, Minn., 1868-70; Plymouth, N. H., 1870 -.
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