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William Miltimore McArthur. b. 7 July, 1832, Limington, Me. Lawyer, Limington, Me. Capt., 8th Me. Vols., 1861; Bvt. Brig .- Gen., 1865. Maine Leg., 1867; Senate, 1869. Farming, Limington, Me., 1866 -.
Joseph McKeen. A.M., 1856; M.D., 1856. b. 15 Oct., 1832, Brunswick, Me. Acting Asst. Surg., U. S. Vols., 1862. Physician, Topsham, Me., 1856-81. d. 15 Jan., 1881.
Kingman Fogg Page. A.M., 1856. b. 10 Oct., 1831, Rochester, N. H. Lawyer. U. S. Civil Service, Washington, D. C., 1854-58. Con- tractor, Washington, D. C., 1858-64. Capitalist, New York City, 1866-85. d. 22 Apr., 1885.
David Marks Place. b. 4 Feb., 1832, Strafford, N. H. Merchant, Boston, Mass., 1853-61, 1866-71. 32d Mass. Vols., 1861-65. Book- keeper, Lynn, Mass., 1871-90. Res., Chelsea, Mass., 1890-1900. d. 13 Mar., 1900.
Jeremiah Evarts Pond. b. 23 June, 1831, Cambridgeport, Mass. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1856. Pastor, Neenah, Wis., 1858-61; Platte- ville, Wis., 1861-72; Hampden, Me., 1872-76; Milltown, N. B., 1876- 78; Warren, Me., 1879-85; Alfred, Me., 1885-86. d. 14 Feb., 1886.
Luther Puffer. b. 11 Sept., 1833, Sudbury, Mass. Law student. d. 27 Oct., 1854, Grafton, N. H.
Thaddeus Roberts Simonton. A.M., 1856. b. 27 Sept., 1829, Cam- den, Me. Lawyer, Camden, 1855-1903. County Att'y. Maine Sen- ate, 1885-86. Editor, 1882-90. d. 30 Apr., 1903.
John Barrett Southgate. A.M., 1856. b. 25 July, 1833, Portland, Me. Gen. Theol. Sem., N. Y., 1857. Rector, Lewiston, Me., 1857- 58; Hallowell, Me., 1858-59; Saco, Me, 1860-61. d. 7 Feb., 1862, Scarboro, Me.
John Franklin Spalding. A.M., 1856; D.D., 1894; also Trinity, 1874. b. 25 Aug., 1828, Belgrade, Me. Gen. Theol. Sem., 1857. Rector, Old Town, Me., 1857-59; Lee, Mass., 1859-60; Providence,
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R. I., 1860-62; Erie, Penn., 1862-73. Bishop of Colorado, 1873- 1902. d. 9 Mar., 1902, Erie, Penn.
William Henry Todd. A.M., 1856; M.D., Edinburgh, 1857. b. 19 June, 1832, Milltown, N. B. Physician, Milltown, N. B., 1857-62; St. Stephen, N. B., 1862-94. Bank president, 1885-94. Overseer, 1867-85. d. 7 Oct., 1894.
Francis Everett Webb. b. 13 Mar., 1829, Winthrop, Me. Tutor, Greek, 1854-55. Lawyer, Winthrop, 1856-69. Maine Leg., 1861, 1865. State Bank Commissioner, 1866-67. d. 20 Nov., 1869.
William Adolphus Wheeler. A.M., 1856; also Harvard, 1871. b. 14 Nov., 1833, Leicester, Mass. Teacher, Marlboro, Mass., 1853; Northfield, Mass., 1854. Prin., Partridge Acad., Duxbury, Mass., 1854-56. Literary work, 1856-68. Asst. Supt., Boston Publie Li- brary, 1868-74. d. 28 Oct., 1874, Boston, Mass.
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George Washington Bartlett. b. 19 Feb., 1828, Litchfield, Me. Harvard Div. Sch., 1857. Pastor, Augusta, Me., 1858-60. Chaplain, 14th Me. Vols., 1861-63; 1st Me. Cavalry, 1864. d. 2 June, 1864, Cold Harbor Road, Va.
William Morrison Bartley. A.M., 1857. b. 9 May, 1833, Hamp- stead, N. H. Rector, Alabama. d. 3 Dec., 1862, Winchester, Tenn.
David Thaxter Bradford. b. 14 Aug., 1828, Yarmouth, Me. Teach- er, Charleston, Me., Mount Joy, Penn., Lancaster, Penn., Havana, Ill., Kewanee, Ill., 1854-72. Music-dealer, Atchison, Kan., 1872-90; Kansas City, Kan., 1890-1905. Res., Kansas City, Mo. d. 15 May, 1910.
Henry Purchis Brown. A.M., 1858. b. 19 Oct., 1830, Baldwin, Me. Prin., Cherryfield Acad., Me., 1854-56. Teacher, Fond du Lac, Wis., 1856-59; Waupun, Wis., 1859-61; Ripon, Wis., 1861-63. Mer- cantile business, Fond du Lac, Wis., 1863-72. Res., Fond du Lac, 1872-90. d. 21 Sept., 1890.
Charles Peleg Chandler. A.M., 1857; LL.B., Harvard, 1857. b. 4 Jan., 1835, Foxcroft, Me. Lawyer, Boston, Mass., 1857-60. Major,. 1st Mass. Vols., 1861 .. d. 30 June, 1862, Malvern Hill, Va.
John Frederic Deane. b. 3 Sept., 1834, Bangor, Me. Prin., High. Sch., Augusta, Me., 1854-55; Bangor, 1855-59. Teacher, Texas. Teacher and lawyer, New Orleans, La. Clerk, Louisiana Supreme Court. d. 2 Jan., 1872.
John Abbot Douglass. A.M., 1857; M.D., Columbia, 1861. b. 20 Oct., 1829, Waterford, Me. Teacher, Newburyport, Mass., 1854-56; Marblehead, Mass., 1856-58. Physician, Waltham, Mass., 1861-62. Asst, Surg., 11th Mass. Vols., 1862; Surgeon, 1863. Physician, Amesbury, Mass., 1865 -.
Henry Dunlap. A.M., 1857; LL.B., Albany, 1858. b. 16 Nov., 1834, Brunswick, Me. Lawyer, New York City, 1858-67. U. S. Civil Service, Washington, D. C., 1867-88. d. 27 Apr., 1888.
Ambrose Eastman. A.M., 1857. b. 18 Apr., 1834, Yarmouth, Me. Teacher, Patten, Me., 1854-55; N. Brookfield, Mass., Southbridge, Mass., 1856-57. Lawyer, Saco, Me., 1858-60; Boston, Mass., 1860-
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1903. Treas., New Eng. Cotton Manuf'r's Assn., 1865-94. d. 10 Apr., 1903.
James Bonaparte Farrington. A.M., 1857; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1861. b. 3 Jan., 1831, Rochester, N. H. Physician, Jefferson, Wis., 1862-63; Salinas City, Cal., 1868-83. Asst. Surgeon, 11th Mo. Infy., 1864-65; U.S.C.T., 1865. d. 22 Mar., 1883.
Samuel Freeman. A.M., 1859; M.D., 1857. b. 17 Mar., 1830, Limerick, Me. Druggist, Chelsea, Mass., 1858-1908. Mass. Leg., 1867-68. Res., Everett, Mass., 1868 -.
Jeremiah Howard Gilman. A.M., 1865. b. 11 Nov., 1831, Thom- aston, Me. U. S. Military Acad., 1856. Lieut., 1st U. S. Art'y, 1856. Capt., U.S.A., 1861; Bvt. Major, 1862; Bvt. Lieut .- Col., 1862; Major, 1884; Lieut .- Col., 1894; retired, 1895; Colonel, retired, 1904. Res., Washington, D. C .; New York City. d. 26 Aug., 1909, Manhattan Beach, N. Y.
Harrison Gray. b. 18 Oct., 1827, Danvers, Mass. Lawyer, Dan- vers. d. 13 Feb., 1878.
Council Greeley. A.M., 1857. b. 20 Mar., 1825, Dover, Me. Teacher, E. Raymond, Me., 1854; Orono, Me., 1855; Bangor, Me., 1856-57. Lawyer, Dover, Me., 1857-59; Quincy, Ill., 1859-72; Chi- cago, Ill., 1872-98. Res., Chicago, 1872 -.
James Lewis Hatch. b. 13 Feb., 1832, New Gloucester, Me. Journalist, Charleston, S. C. d. 25 Sept., 1858.
Charles Melvin Herrin. A.M., 1857. b. 9 Nov., 1834, Houlton, Me. Lawyer, Houlton. d. 9 May, 1876.
Warren Johnson. A.M., 1857. b. 24 Dec., 1830, Farmington, Me. Prin., Foxcroft Acad., Me., 1854-55. Tutor, Latin and Mathematics, 1855-57. Prin., Franklin Sch., Topsham, Me., 1857-68. State Supt. Schools, Maine, 1868-76. Supt., Schools, Newton, Mass., 1876-77. d. 28 Apr., 1877.
Edwin Sewall Lenox. A.M .; M.D., 1859. b. 19 Feb., 1830, New- castle, Me. Physician, Boston, Mass. Inventor and manufacturer, Worcester, Mass. d. 7 Jan., 1895.
Daniel Clark Linscott. A.M., 1857. b. 17 Mar., 1828, Jefferson, Me. Teacher, Chelsea, Mass., 1854-59. Lawyer, Boston, Mass., 1860-1910. Overseer, 1894-1910. d. 19 Nov., 1910.
George Washington Mclellan. A.M., 1857. b. 11 June, 1826, Monmouth, Me. Prin., Litchfield Liberal Inst., Me., 1854-55; Mon- mouth Acad., Me., 1856-57. Teacher and Supt. Schs., Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 1857-64, 1865-69. Lumber manufacturer and teacher, San José, Cal. d. 11 Feb., 1883, Red Bank, N. J.
Henry Nettleton Merrill. b. 23 Mar., 1827, Norway, Me. Lawyer, Haverhill, Mass., 1856-1905. City solicitor, 1876-83. Asso. Justice, Haverhill Court, 1878-1905. Judge, Dist. Court, 1905. d. 25 Apr., 1905.
Joseph Edward Merrill. A.M., 1906. b. 8 Dec., 1832, Yarmouth, Me. Merchant, Boston, Mass., 1854-68. Treas., New Eng. News Co., 1868-78. Res., Newton, Mass., 1882-1909. d. 9 Jan., 1909.
Benjamin Franklin Morrison. b. 9 Apr., 1832, Farmington, Me. Teacher, Winthrop, Me., 1853-54; Lynn, Mass., 1854-58; Nantucket,
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James Ripley Osgood. A.M., 1857. b. 22 Feb., 1836, Fryeburg, Me. Publisher, Boston, Mass., 1855-85. Representative, Harper Bros., London, Eng., 1885-92. Publisher, London, 1890-92. d. 18 May, 1892.
William Wirt Pendergast. A.M., 1893. b. 31 Jan., 1833, Dur- ham, N. H. Teacher, Amesbury, Mass., 1854-55; Hutchinson, Minn., 1856-70. Judge of Probate. County Supt. Schools, 1870-78. Asst. State Supt. Public Instruction, 1881-88. Prin., School of Agricul- ture, Univ. Minn., 1888-93. State Supt., Public Instruction, 1893-99. Res., Hutchinson, Minn. d. 17 July, 1903.
John Owen Robinson. A.M., 1857. b. 7 July, 1832, Thomaston, Me. Lawyer, Thomaston, 1857-63; Schuylkill Co., Penn., 1863-74. Pres., coal company. Lawyer, Thomaston, Me., 1874-1900. County Att'y, 1880-84. Maine Leg., 1880. Lawyer, Seattle, Wash., 1900 -.
John Wesley Simonds. A.M., 1857. b. 10 May, 1829, Franklin, N. H. Prin., High Sch., Fisherville, N. H., 1854-57; New Eng. Chris- tian Inst., Wolfboro, N. H., 1857-71. N. H. State Supt. Public In- struction, 1871-76. Supt., Schs., Milford, Mass., 1877-80. Pres., Univ. of Dakota, 1883-85. d. 3 June, 1885, Vermillion, S. Dak.
Henry Hyde Smith. A.M., 1857; LL.B., Harvard, 1860. b. 2 Feb., 1832, Cornish, Me. Teacher, Fryeburg, Me., Cedarville, Ohio, 1854- 56. Prin., Fryeburg Acad., Me., 1856-58. Lawyer, Portland, Me., 1860-61; Fryeburg, Me., 1861-67; Boston, Mass., 1867 -. Master in Chancery, 1881 -.
Joseph Emerson Smith. A.M., 1869. b. 19 Mar., 1835, Wiscasset, Me. Lawyer, Wiscasset, 1856-69; Chicago, Ill., 1869-81. Illinois Leg., 1877-78. d. 16 June, 1881.
Charles Winslow Smyth. b. 9 Apr., 1829, Holderness, N. H. Prof., Math., Catawba Coll. d. 3 Nov., 1865, Newton, N. C.
Daniel Carleton Stanwood. b. 3 May, 1829, Alna, Me. Prin., High Sch., Alna, 1854-55. d. 23 Apr., 1855, Newburyport, Mass.
John Glidden Stetson. A.M., 1857; LL.B., Harvard, 1860. b. 28 Feb., 1833, Newcastle, Me. Teacher, Bedford, O., Cedarville, O., Co- lumbus, O., 1854-56; Walnut Hills, O., 1856-59. Lawyer, Portland, Me., 1860-64; Boston, Mass., 1864-1908. Clerk, U. S. Circuit Court, 1866-91; U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 1891-1908. d. 30 Mar., 1908, Roxbury, Mass.
William Law Symonds. A.M. b. 29 Apr., 1833, Raymond, Me. Harvard Div. Sch. Pastor, Chicopee, Mass., 1860-61. Literary work, New York City, 1856-62. Editor, "New American Cyclopaedia," 1857-62. d. 18 Jan., 1862.
Charles Frederick Todd. A.M., 1857. b. 11 May, 1834, St. Ste- phen, N. B. Lumber manufacturer, Calais, Me., 1854-93. d. 13 July, 1893, St. Stephen, N. B.
William Packard Tucker. A.M .; D.D., 1894. b. 24 July, 1834, Biddeford, Me. 'Tutor, Latin and Mathematics, 1857-59; Instructor, 1859-62; Librarian, 1857-63. Rector, Bath, Me., 1866-69; Stockton, Cal., 1869-70; St. Augustine's Coll., Benicia, Cal., 1870-75; Holyoke,
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Mass., 1876-77; Pawtucket, R. I., 1877-93. Archdeacon of R. I., 1893-98. d. 4 May, 1898, Pawtucket.
William Drew Washburn. LL.D., 1901. b. 14 Jan., 1831, Liver- more, Me. Lawyer, Minneapolis, Minn., 1857-61. U. S. Surveyor General, Minn., 1861-65. Minn. Leg., 1869, 1871. Member Con- gress, 1879-85; U. S. Senate, 1889-95. Railroad president. Pres., Universalist Nat'l Convention. Flour manufacturer. Res., Minneap- olis.
Nathaniel Mclellan Whitmore. A.M., 1857. b. 15 Sept., 1833, Richmond, Me. Lawyer, Gardiner, Me. d. 4 Mar., 1871.
Franklin Augustus Wilson. A.M., 1857; LL.D., 1902. b. 6 Nov., 1832, Bradford, Me. Lawyer, Bangor, Me., 1857-1911. Maine Leg., 1874-75. President, Maine Central R. R., 1894-99. Pres., Maine Bar Assn., 1897-98. Overseer, 1893-1911. d. 2 July, 1911.
Henry Clay Wood. A.M., 1860. b. 26 May, 1832, Winthrop, Me. 2d Lieut., U.S.A., 1856; 1st Lieut., 1861; Captain, 1861; Major, 1864; Bvt. Lieut .- Col., 1865; Bvt. Col., 1865; Lieut .- Col., 1887; Col- onel, 1893; retired, 1896; Brig-Gen., retired, 1904. Medal of Honor. Res., Farmington, Me.
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Samuel Sewall Adams. b. 21 Aug., 1828, Woolwich, Me. Teacher, Gardiner, Me., 1855-56; Boothbay, Me., 1856-57; Lincoln, Me., 1857- 58. d. 11 Mar., 1858, Red Wing, Minn.
Wilmot Wood Brookings. A.M., 1858. b. 25 Oct., 1830, Wool- wich, Me. Lawyer, Sioux Falls, S. Dak., 1857-69. County Att'y., 1858-59. Provisional Governor, Dakota, 1859-60. Dakota Leg., 1863-65; Speaker, 1864; Senate, 1861-62, 1867-69, Pres., 1868-69. Justice, Supreme Court, 1869-73. S. Dak. Const. Conv., 1885. Pres., Dakota Southern R. R. Banker, Sioux Falls, S. Dak., 1878-85. Law- yer and mining promoter, Boston, Mass., 1895-1905. d. 17 June, 1905.
Seth Cornelius Burnham. A.M., 1858. b. 20 Mar., 1833, Bridg- ton, Me. Teacher, Farmington, Me., 1855-57; Hopkinton, N. H., McVeytown, Penn., 1857-61. Lawyer, Boston, Mass., 1861-73. Bank- ing and brokerage, 1873-96. Res., Farmington, Me., 1875-84; St. Louis, Mo., 1884-88; Boston, Mass .; New York City; Milford, Mass .; Worcester, Mass. d. 10 Mar., 1901.
Thomas Henry Clark. b. 16 Nov., 1829, Bristol, Me. Teacher, Ottawa, Ill., 1855-59. Prin., High Sch., Ottawa, 1859-71; Aurora, Ill., 1871-83. d. 12 Nov., 1883.
Samuel Roland Crocker. b. 17 Jan., 1837, Boston, Mass. Jour- nalist, Charleston, S. C., 1855-58; Portland, Me., 1858-61. Lawyer, Fryeburg, Me., 1861-62. Serg., 23d Me. Vols., 1862-63. Lawyer, Boston, 1863-65; Journalist, 1865-78. Founder and editor, "Liter- ary World." d. 22 Aug., 1878.
Daniel Crosby. b. 28 Feb., 1835, Hampden, Me. Paper manufac- turer, Hampden, 1855-83. Res., Topeka, Kan.
Henry Boody Durgin. b. 7 May, 1834, Portland, Me. Teacher.
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Lumber merchant. Druggist, Newburg, Ind., 1880-82. d. 31 Mar., 1882.
Stephen Melville Eaton. A.M., 1892. b. 7 Oct., 1833, Portland, Me. Lieut., 12th Me. Vols., 1861; Captain, 1863; Bvt. Major, 1865; Bvt. Lieut .- Col., 1865. Broker, New Orleans, La., 1866-91. Postmas- ter, New Orleans, La., 1891-94. Res., New Orleans, 1894-1904. d. 18 Apr., 1904.
William Howard Fessenden. A.M., 1865; LL.B., Harvard, 1860. b. 5 May, 1835, Portland, Me. Lawyer, Portland, 1860-72. Treas., Portland Machine Co., 1873-80. Res., Riverside, Cal., 1881-98. d. 21 Sept., 1898.
Benjamin Browne Foster. A.M., 1863 . b. 23 Nov., 1831, Orono, Me. U. S. Civil Service, Washington, D. C., 1855-57. Lawyer, Ban- gor and Castine, Me., 1858-62. Lieut., 11th Me. Vols., 1862; Major, 1862; Bvt. Col., 1865. Lawyer, Norfolk, Va., 1865-73; New York City, 1873-1903. U. S. Register, Bankruptcy, 1867-73. Asst. U. S. Dist. Att'y, 1874-78, 1881-87. d. 16 May, 1903.
Charles Henry Foster. A.M., 1861. b. 18 Feb., 1830, Orono, Me. Lawyer, Bangor, Me., 1855. Teacher, Augusta, Me., 1855-56. Jour- nalist, Norfolk, Va., 1857-59; Murfreesboro, N. C., 1859-60. Col., 1st N. C. Reg., U.S.V., 1861. Mercantile business, Murfreesboro, N. C., 1865-67; Lawyer, 1867-78. Lawyer and Journalist, Philadelphia, Penn., 1878-82. d. 14 Mar., 1882.
Samuel Spring Gardner. A.M., 1858. b. 9 Jan., 1831, Cambridge- port, Mass. Prin., Bluehill Acad., Me., 1855-57. Teacher, Sing Sing, N. Y., 1857-58. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1861. Pastor, Bellows Falls, Vt., 1862-64. Chaplain, U.S.A., 1864. Supt., Freedmen's af- fairs, Selma, Ala .; Greenville, Ala. Judge of Probate, Butler Co.,
Ala. Alabama Const. Conv., 1867. U. S. Civil Service, Washin ton, D. C., 1872-99. d. 24 Mar., 1899.
Joseph Kingsbury Greene. A.M., 1858; D.D., 1884. b. 10 Apr., 1834, Auburn, Me. Union Theol. Sem., 1858. Missionary, A.B.C.F.M., to Turkey, 1858-1910; Nicomedia, 1859-62; Brousa, 1862-68; Manisa, 1871-72; Constantinople, 1872-1910. Editor, Con- stantinople, 1872-84. Res., Oberlin, O.
Edward Hawes. A.M., 1858; D.D., 1879. b. 18 Oct., 1834, Tops- ham, Me. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1858. Pastor, Waterville, Me., 1858- 64; Philadelphia, Penn., 1864-73; New Haven, Conn., 1873-85; Bur- lington, Vt., 1885-99. Without charge, Hartford, Conn .; Washing- ton, D. C. d. 14 Mar., 1911.
Benjamin Francis Hayes. A.M., 1858; D.D., Hillsdale, 1871. b. 28 Mar., 1830, New Gloucester, Me. New Hampton Theol. Sem., 1858. Pastor, Olneyville, R. I., 1859-63. Prin., Lapham Inst., Scit- uate, R. I., 1863-65. Prof., Mod. Lang., Bates Coll., 1865-68; Rhet- oric and Eng. Lit., 1868-69; Mental and Moral Philosophy, 1869-75; Psychology and Exegetical Theol., 1875-94. Prof., Apologetics and Pastoral Theology, Cobb Div. Sch., Bates Coll., 1894-1906. d. 27 Feb., 1906.
Thomas Albert Henderson. LL.B., Harvard, 1861. b. 1 Dec., 1834, Dover, N. H. Prin., Franklin Acad., Dover, N. H., 1857-60.
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Adj., 7th N. H. Vols., 1861; Major, 1862; Lieut .- Col., 1863. d. 16 Aug., 1864, Deep Bottom, Va.
Obadiah Brown Hewitt. A.M., 1882. b. 18 Sept., 1828, Hope, Me. Teacher, Chicago, Ill., 1855-57. Lieut., 2d Neb. Cav .; Capt., 1864. Lawyer, Brownville, Neb., 1858-79. County Judge. Nebraska Leg. Dist. Att'y, 1868-73. Lawyer, Hastings, Neb., 1879-93. Res., Col- ton, Cal., 1893-98. d. 10 Nov., 1898, Chino, Cal.
Thomas Barclay Hood. A.M., 1858. b. 17 Mar., 1826, Halifax, N. S. Merchant, New Orleans, La .; Brownville, Tex. Teacher, Bastrop, Tex. d. 12 Dec., 1877, Seguin, Tex.
John Lathrop Hunter. b. 13 Mar., 1833, Gardiner, Me. Lawyer, Gardiner, 1858-65; Boston, Mass., Webster, Mass., 1865-71; Willi- mantic, Conn., 1871-1903. Conn. Leg. County Att'y, 1894-1903. d. 9 Apr., 1903.
Sumner Increase Kimball. Sc.D., 1891. b. 2 Sept., 1834, Leba- non, Me. Lawyer, North Berwick, Me., 1857-62. Maine Leg., 1860. U. S. Civil Service, Treas. Dept., 1860-71; Chief Revenue Marine Service, 1871-78; Gen. Supt., Life Saving Service, 1878 -.
Thomas Henry Little. A.M., 1858. b. 15 Dec., 1832, Augusta, Me. Prin., High Sch., Gardiner, Me., 1855-56. Teacher, State Inst. for Blind, Columbus, O., 1857-59; Baton Rouge, La., 1859-61. Supt., Wisconsin Inst. for Education of Blind, Janesville, 1861-75. d. 4 Feb., 1875.
John Alexander McIntosh. A.M., 1858. b. 2 Jan., 1831, Farming- ton, Me. Tutor, Greek, 1856-57. Teacher, N. Marlboro, Mass., 1858. d. 26 Dec., 1860, Farmington, Me.
Flavius Vespasian Norcross. A.M., 1858. b. 25 Apr., 1829, Dix- field, Me. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1858. Pastor, Bremen and S. Waldo- boro, Me., 1858-60; Union, Me., 1860-89; Andover, Me., 1890-96. Without charge, Newcastle, Me., 1896-1910. d. 30 Jan., 1910.
Jonathan Piper. A.M., 1886; also Iowa Coll .; A.B., State Univ. Iowa. b. 7 Oct., 1830, Stratham, N. H. Teacher, Troy, Iowa; St. Francisville, Mo .; Eddyville, Iowa. Capt., Iowa Home Guards, 1861. Educational work. Pres., Iowa State Teachers' Assn., 1870. Agent, American Book Co., Chicago. Res., Honey Creek, Wis. d. 18 Nov., 1904.
William LeBaron Putnam. A.M., 1858; LL.D., 1884; also Brown, 1893. b. 26 May, 1835, Bath, Me. Asst. Clerk, Maine House Repre- sentatives, 1856. Editor, Bath, 1856. Lawyer, Portland, Me., 1858- 92. Mayor, 1868-69. U. S. Commissioner, Behring Sea Claims Com., 1896-97. Overseer, 1868-84; Trustee, 1884 -. Judge, U. S. Circuit Court, 1892 -. Res., Portland, Me.
Ezekiel Ross. A.M., 1858. b. 25 Sept., 1829, Jefferson, Me. Law- yer, Rockland, Me., 1859-64. Clerk of Courts, 1861-64. Coal min- ing, Penn., 1864-69. Real estate, Blue Earth City, Minn. Res., Newcastle, Me., 1884-1909. Bank president, 1891-1909. d. 8 May, 1909.
Charles Edwin Shaw. b. 5 Sept., 1835, Portland, Me. Mercantile business, Portland, 1855-61, 1866-68. Lieut .- Col., 25th Me. Vols. d. 3 Mar., 1876, Austin, Tex.
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John Farnham Shaw. A.M., 1860. b. 5 Mar., 1829, Greenville, Me. Teacher, Georgia and South Carolina. Soldier, C.S.A. d. 1863. George Henry Shepard. b. 30 June, 1831, Hallowell, Me. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1858. Clergyman. d. 23 July, 1859, Winthrop, Me.
Thomas Bowman Sherman. A.M., 1858. b. 10 Aug., 1834, Dres- den, Me. Lawyer, Augusta, Me., 1858-62; Nauvoo, Ill. Mercantile business, California, 1862-66; Boston, Mass., 1866-98. d. 4 Apr., 1898, W. Somerville, Mass.
Benjamin Poor Snow. A.M., 1858. b. 14 Feb,. 1831, Rumford, Me. Prin., High Sch., Evansville, Ind., 1855-57. Tutor, Greek and French, 1858-60. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1861. Prin., Fryeburg Acad., Me., 1862-65; High Sch., Brookfield, Mass., 1865-67; Wakefield, Mass., 1867-69. Pastor, North Yarmouth, Me., 1869-72; Alfred, Me., 1875-81; Houlton, Me., 1881-83. Supt., Schools, Biddeford, Me., 1883-86. Pastor, Cape Elizabeth, Me., 1886-90. Prin., North Yarmouth Acad., 1890-1903. Librarian, Alfred, Me., 1903-07. d. 13 Feb., 1907.
Levi Wentworth Stanton. A.M., 1858. b. 19 Jan., 1827, Lebanon, Me. Prin., New Hampton Literary Inst., N. H., 1855-57; High Sch., Newburyport, Mass., 1857-60. Teacher, Maine State Sem., 1860-62. Andover Theol. Sem., 1862-63. Prof., Greek, Bates Coll., 1863-66. . Prin., Dummer Acad., 1866-72. Farming, Center Sandwich, N. H., 1873-1903. d. 8 Sept., 1903.
Peleg Tallman. A.M., 1858. b. 18 Apr., 1836, Bath, Me. Law- yer, Dubuque, Iowa. d. Apr., 1863.
Emery Purinton Thompson. b. 10 Aug., 1831, Topsham, Me. In- valid. d. 11 Aug., 1875, Somerville, Mass.
John Frothingham Tinkham. b. 7 May, 1833, Portland, Me. Law- yer. d. 28 Apr., 1858, New Orleans, La.
Charles Titcomb. A.M., 1858. b. 22 Oct., 1835, Farmington, Me. Lawyer, New York City. d. 4 Sept., 1859, Farmington, Me.
Gardiner Chandler Vose. A.M., 1858. b. 15 Aug., 1835, Augusta, Me. Lawyer, Augusta, 1858-89. Maine Leg., 1875. d. 13 June, 1889.
John Wingate. b. 5 Oct., 1831, Ossipee, N. H. Teacher, Wolf- boro, N. H. U. S. Civil Service, Washington, D. C. Lawyer, St. Louis, Mo. d. 10 Oct., 1881.
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Thomas Lyford Ambrose. b. 16 June, 1829, Ossipee, N. H. Union Theol. Sem., 1856-57. Andover Theol. Sem., 1857-58. Missionary, A.B.C.F.M., Persia, 1858-61. Chaplain, 12th N. H. Vols., 1862-64. d. 19 Aug., 1864, Fortress Monroe, Va.
Isaac Denny Balch. b. 18 Apr., 1835, Newburyport, Mass. Teach- er, Limington, Me., 1856; Kennebunkport, Me., 1857; Plaquemine, La., 1859. Lawyer, Cincinnati, O., 1859-61; Jersey City, N. J., 1861- 63. Mercantile business, New York City, 1864-69. D. C. Vols., 1861. U. S. Civil Service, New York City, 1869-82. Broker, New York City, 1882-89. d. 16 Feb., 1889, East Orange, N. J.
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James Olcott Brown. A.M., 1859. b. 28 Oct., 1836, Portland, Me. Banker, Portland, 1857-64. d. 15 Aug., 1864, Cape Elizabeth, Me.
Cyrus Henry Carlton. A.M., 1859. b. 2 Apr., 1832, Sangerville, Me. Teacher, Houlton, Me., 1856-57. Newton Theol. Sem., 1860. Pastor, Limerick, Me., 1860-62; New Gloucester, Me., 1862-63; Buckfield, Me., 1863-67; Foxboro, Mass., 1867-68. d. 26 Dec., 1868. Franklin Carsley Davis. A.M., 1859. b. 14 Jan., 1834, Farming- ton, Me. Prin., Foxcroft Acad., Me., 1856-58. Lawyer, Augusta, Me., 1858-60. Lieut., 3d Penn. Cav., 1862. U. S. Civil Service, Washington, D. C., 1865-69. d. 25 Mar., 1870, Philadelphia, Penn.
Henry Farrar. A.M., 1859. b. 26 Nov., 1831, Lancaster, N. H. Teacher, Sandwich, Mass .; Colebrook, N. H .; Great Barrington, Mass .; New York City. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1862. Pastor, Spring- field and Carroll, Me., 1862-65; Dalton, N. H., 1866-69; Andover, Me., 1870-72; Gilead, Me., 1872-77; Weld, Me., 1879-81; Stowe, Me., and Chatham, N. H., 1882-87. Res., Gilead, Me., 1887 -.
Samuel Edward Floyd. b. 18 May, 1836, Newmarket, N. H. Law- yer, Boston, Mass., 1861-72. d. 21 May, 1873, Whitehall, N. Y.
William Gaslin. A.M., 1859. b. 29 July, 1827, Augusta, Me. Lawyer, Augusta, 1858-66; Omaha, Nebr., Lowell, Nebr., Blooming- ton, Nebr., 1867-75. Judge, District Court, 1875-91. Lawyer, Kear- ney, Nebr., 1891-1905. Res., Alma, Nebr. d. 14 Jan., 1910.
Rowland Bailey Howard. A.M., 1873. b. 17 Oct., 1834, Leeds, Me. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1860. Pastor, Farmington, Me., 1860-70; U. S. Christian Commission; Princeton, Ill., 1870-75; E. Orange, N. J., 1875-79; Rockport, Mass., 1879-84. Sec'y, Amer. Peace Soc., Boston, Mass., 1884-92. d. 25 Jan., 1892, Rome, Italy.
Thomas Leavitt. b. 29 Sept., 1832, North Hampton, N. H. Teach- er, Hampton, N. H., 1858-60. Lawyer, Hampton, N. H., 1862-65; Exeter, N. H., 1865 -. N. H. Leg., 1863-65, 1874-76; Senate, 1876. Register of Probate, 1865-75; Judge of Probate, 1876-1901.
Thomas Blanchard Lenoir. b. 29 Nov., 1828, Columbia, Miss. Cot- ton planter, Bolivar Co., Miss., 1857-67. Adj .- Gen., Miss., 1864-65. Farming, Pine Bluff, Ark., 1867-69. Merchant, Thayer, Kan., 1871- 74. d. 11 Dec., 1874.
Prentiss Loring. A.M., 1859. b. 18 Feb., 1834, Yarmouth, Me. Merchant, Portland, Me., 1860-67. Insurance business, Portland, 1865-1905. Maine Leg., 1873. d. 22 Oct., 1905.
Enos Thompson Luce. b. 27 Jan., 1832, Wilton, Me. Prin., Lew- iston Falls Acad., 1856-57. Lawyer, Auburn, Me., 1859-70. Judge of Probate, 1864-71. Lieut .- Col., 23d Me. Vols., 1862. Lawyer, Lewiston, Me., 1870-74. Judge, Municipal Court, 1871-72. Lawyer, Boston, Mass., 1874-81; Waltham, Mass., 1881 -. Judge Dist. Court, 1881 -.
Woodbury Lunt Melcher. A.M., 1859. b. 7 Oct., 1832, Meredith Bridge, N. H. Lawyer, Laconia, N. H., 1862 -. Mayor, 1903-04. Register of Probate. Treas., Laconia Savings Bank, 1865-85. In- surance business.
James Francis Miller. A.M., 1859. b. 13 Oct., 1831, Hollis, Me. Lawyer, Portland, Me., 1858-61, 1864-73. Maine Leg., 1865-66.
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Captain; Ass't Adj .- Gen., 1864. d. 12 Dec., 1873, Portland. Galen Clapp Moses. A.M., 1859. b. 30 Aug., 1835, Bath, Me. Mercantile business, Bath, Me., 1856-64. Manufacturer and trus- tee, Bath, 1864 -. Overseer, 1880 -.
Edwin Beaman Palmer. A.M., 1859; D.D., 1903. b. 25 Sept., 1833, Belfast, Me. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1859. Pastor, Newcastle, Me., 1859-62. Chap., 19th Me. Vols., 1862. Pastor, Southbridge, Mass., 1864-69; Chicopee, Mass., 1869-75; Ipswich, Mass., 1876-85. Treas., Mass. Home Missionary Soc., 1886-1904. Overseer, 1878- 1904. Res., Winchester, Mass., 1886-1904. d. 2 Sept., 1904.
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