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Isaac Gardner Reed. A.M. See Overseers.
Nathan Weston. A.M .; LL.D., 1843. See Trustees.
1808
Andrew Greenwood. A.M. See Overseers.
Samuel Emerson Smith. A.B. See Trustees.
Charles Wheeler. A.B .; A.B., Brown, 1807; A.M., Brown, 1810. b. 8 Apr., 1784, Rowley, Mass. Teacher, Wiscasset, Me .; Salem, Mass .; Middleboro, Mass .; Washington, Penn., 1813-39. Baptist min- istry, Boston, Mass., 1812; Washington, Penn., 1814-39. Pres., Rec- tor Coll., Pruntytown, W. Va., 1839-51. . d. 11 Jan., 1851.
1809
Benjamin Jones Porter. A.M. See Trustees.
John Phillips Thurston. A.M .; A.B., Dartmouth, 1797; A.M., Dart- mouth, 1800. b. 22 Feb., 1781, Exeter, N. H. Merchant, Portland, Me., 1805-22; New York City, 1822-32. d. 28 June, 1832.
1812
Bezaleel Cushman. A.B .; A.B., Dartmouth, 1811; A.M., Dart- mouth, 1814. b. 13 Sept., 1785, Hebron, Me. Teacher, Bridgton, Me., 1811-15; Portland, Me., 1815-41. U. S. Surveyor Customs, Port- and, 1841-44, 1849-53. d. 21 June, 1857.
David Sewall. LL.D. See Overseers.
Benjamin Vaughan. LL.D .; also Harvard, 1807; M.D., Edinburgh, 1781. b. 19 Apr., 1751, Jamaica, W. I. Private Secretary to Lord Shelburne, 1782-83. Merchant, London, Eng., 1781-94. Member Parliament, 1792-94. Res., Hallowell, Me., 1797-1835. d. 8 Dec., 1835.
1815
Winthrop Bailey. A.M. See Officers of Instruction. David Brigham. A.M. See Officers of Instruction.
Benjamin Burge. A.M. See Officers of Instruction.
Jonathan Cogswell. A.M. See Overseers.
Stephen Fales. A.M. See Officers of Instruction.
Alvan Lamson. A.B. See Officers of Instruction.
Jeremiah Mason. LL.D .; also Harvard, 1817; also Dartmouth, 1823; A.B., Yale, 1788; A.M., Yale, 1796. b. 27 Apr., 1768, Leba- non, Conn. Lawyer, Westmoreland, N. H., 1791-94; Walpole, N. H., 1794-97; Portsmouth, N. H., 1797-1832; Boston, Mass., 1832-48. Att'y-Gen., N. H., 1802-05. U. S. Senate, 1813-17. N. H. Leg., 1820- 21, 1824. d. 14 Oct., 1848, Boston, Mass.
423
Honorary Graduates
1815-20
Moses Merrill. A.M .; A.B., Dartmouth, 1810; A.M., Dartmouth, 1813. b. 8 May, 1782, Falmouth, Me. Teacher, Baltimore, Md. d. 11 Apr., 1853.
Andrews Norton. A.M. See Officers of Instruction.
Nathan Parker. A.M. See Officers of Instruction.
Benjamin Tappan. A.M .; D.D., 1845. See Overseers.
John White. A.M. See Officers of Instruction.
Nathaniel Whitman. A.M. See Officers of Instruction.
Samuel Willard. A.M. See Officers of Instruction.
1817
Dudley Atkins. A.B .; A.B., Harvard, 1816; A.M., Harvard, 1819; M.D., Univ. Penn., 1820. b. 12 June, 1798, Newburyport, Mass. Phy- sician, New York City. d. 7 Apr., 1845, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Charles Briggs. A.B. See Officers of Instruction.
Simon Greenleaf. A.M. See Overseers.
Henry Robinson. A.M. See Officers of Instruction.
Samuel Sumner Wilde. LL.D. See Trustees.
1818
Joseph Huntington Jones. A.B. See Officers of Instruction.
Moses Fenelon Randall. M.D .; A.B., Brown, 1814; A.M., Brown, 1817. d. before 1849.
Benjamin Silliman. M.D .; A.B., Yale, 1796; A.M., Yale, 1799; LL.D., Middlebury, 1826. b. 8 Aug., 1779, Trumbull, Conn. Prof., Chem. and Nat. Hist., Yale, 1802-53; Prof. Emeritus, 1853-64. d. 24 Nov., 1864, New Haven, Conn.
Levi Whitman. A.M .; A.B., Harvard, 1808; A.M., Harvard, 1811. b. 16 Jan., 1789, Wellfleet, Mass. Lawyer, Norway, Me., 1811-67. Mass. Leg., 1813-16. County Att'y, 1815-33. d. 2 Oct., 1872, Har- rison, Me.
1820
Frederick Allen. A.M .; LL.D., 1847. See Overseers. Daniel Cony. A.M. See Overseers.
Jeremiah Elkins. A.M .; also Dartmouth, 1820; A.B., Dartmouth, 1817. b. 31 Aug., 1795, Andover, N. H. Lawyer, Washington, D. C .; Gilford, N. H .; Barnstead, N. H., 1834-47; Meredith, N. H., 1847-54. d. 24 Feb., 1854.
Daniel Goodenow. A.M .; LL.D., 1860. See Trustees.
Prentiss Mellen. LL.D. See Trustees.
John Hannibal Sheppard. A.M. See Overseers.
Jonathan Delesdernier Weston. A.M .; A.B., Harvard, 1802; A.M., Harvard, 1828. b. 30 Apr., 1782, Reading, Mass. Lawyer, Eastport, Me., 1803-34. Mass. Leg., 1813. County Att'y. d. 3 Oct., 1834.
Reuel Williams. A.M .; LL.D., 1855. See Trustees.
424
Bowdoin College
1821-24
1821
Samuel Bell. LL.D .; A.B., Dartmouth, 1793; A.M., Dartmouth, 1796. b. 9 Feb., 1770, Londonderry, N. H. Lawyer, Francestown, N. H., 1796-1835; Chester, N. H., 1835-50. N. H. Leg., 1804-06; Speaker, 1805-06; Pres., Senate, 1807-08; Exec. Council, 1809; Judge, Supreme Court, 1816-19; Governor, 1819-23. U. S. Senate, 1823-35. Trustee, Dartmouth, 1808-11, 1819-23. d. 23 Dec., 1850.
Nathaniel Coffin. M.D. b. 20 Apr., 1744, Portland, Me. Physi- cian, Portland, 1767-1826. Pres., Me. Med. Soc'y, 1821-22. d. 21 Oct., 1826.
Erastus Foote. A.M. See Trustees.
Benjamin Franklin Greene. M.D. Physician, Athens, Me .; Park- man, Me. d. 7 Apr., 1869, Bridgewater, Me.
Enoch Lincoln. A.M. See Trustees.
Ichabod Nichols. D.D. See Trustees.
Gideon Wanton Olney. A.M .; also Brown, 1822. b. 1794. Rector, Gardiner, Me .; Portland, Me. d. Feb., 1838.
Edward Payson. D.D. See Trustees.
William Wirt. LL.D .; also Princeton, 1816; also Harvard, 1824; also Rutgers, 1830. b. 8 Nov., 1772, Bladensburg, Md .. Lawyer, Richmond, Va., 1799-1817. U. S. Dist. Att'y, 1816. U. S. Att'y-Gen., 1817-29. d. 18 Feb., 1834, Washington, D. C.
1822
Hall Chase. M.D. b. 17 Apr., 1792, Fryeburg, Me. Physician, Waterville, Me., 1816-51. d. 20 July, 1851.
François André Michaux. M.D .; also Paris. b. 16 Aug., 1770, Versailles, France. Botanist. d. 23 Oct., 1855, Vauréal, France.
John Pickering. LL.D .; also Harvard, 1835; A.B., Harvard, 1796; A.M., Harvard, 1799. b. 7 Feb., 1777, Salem, Mass. Lawyer, Salem, Mass., 1801-27; Boston, Mass., 1827-46. City solicitor, 1829-46. Pres., Amer. Oriental Soc'y. Pres., Amer. Acad. Arts and Sciences. Mass. Leg., 1812, 1814, 1826; Senate, 1815-16, 1829; Council, 1818. d. 5 May, 1846.
1824
Solomon Adams. A.M .; A.B., Harvard, 1820; A.M., Harvard, 1852. b. 30 May, 1797, Middleton, Mass. Andover Theol. Sem., 1823. Prin., Washington Acad., East Machias, Me., 1823-28. Teacher, Portland, Me., 1828-40; Boston, Mass., 1840-56. Res., Auburndale, Mass., 1856-70. d. 20 July, 1870.
Parker Cleaveland. LL.D. See Officers of Instruction.
John Wallace Ellingwood. A.M .; D.D., 1851. See Overseers.
Jonathan Greenleaf. A.M .; D.D., Princeton, 1863. b. 4 Sept., 1785, Newburyport, Mass. Pastor, Wells, Me., 1815-28; Boston, Mass., 1828-33. Editor, "Sailors' Magazine," New York City. Pas- tor, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1843-65. d. 24 Apr., 1865.
Marie Jean Paul Roch Yves Gilbert Motier, Marquis de Lafayette. LL.D .; also Harvard, 1784; also Princeton, 1790; also William and
425
Honorary Graduates
1824-34
Mary, 1824; also Univ. Penn., 1825. b. 6 Sept., 1757, Chavagnac, Auvergne, France. Major-General, U.S.A., 1777. Vice-President, National Assembly, France. Commander-in-Chief, National Guard, France. d. 20 May, 1834, Paris, France.
1825
Luther Cary. M.D. b. 31 May, 1761, Bridgewater, Mass. Physi- cian, Turner, Me., 1798-1848. Pres., Me. Med. Soc'y, 1824-25. d. 12 June, 1848.
Asa Cummings. A.M .; D.D., 1847. . See Trustees.
Samuel Green. A.M. See Officers of Instruction.
William Jenks. D.D .; LL.D., 1862. See Trustees.
Edward Reynolds. M.D .; also Brown, 1825; A.B., Harvard, 1811; A.M., Harvard, 1814. b. 28 Feb., 1793, Boston, Mass. Prof., Sur- gery, Tremont Med. School. Physician and opthalmologist, Boston, Mass. d. 25 Dec., 1881.
John Smyth Rogers. M.D .; also Coll. Phys. and Surg., N. Y., 1821; A. B., Columbia, 1812; also Harvard, 1827. b. 1794. Prof., Chem. and Nat. Sci., Trinity, 1828-39. Prof., Mat. Med., N. Y. Coll. of Phar- macy. Trustee, Coll. Phys. and Surg., N. Y., 1849-51. d. 30 Mar., 1851.
1827
Grenville Temple Winthrop. A.B .; A.B., Columbia, 1827; also Harvard, 1827; A.M., Columbia, 1830. b. 23 Mar., 1807, Boston, Mass. Lawyer, Boston, 1830-46. Mass. Leg., 1834. d. 14 Sept., 1852, Cambridge, Mass.
1828
Henry Bowen Clarke Greene. A.M .; M.D., Harvard, 1819. b. 3 Apr., 1800, Saco, Me. Physician, Saco, 1819-24; Boston, Mass., 1824- 48. d. 30 Jan., 1848.
Stephen Longfellow. LL.D. See Trustees.
1829
William Pitt Preble. LL.D. See Trustees.
1831
John Angier Hyde. M.D. b. 10 July, 1771, Rehoboth, Mass. Phy- sician, Freeport, Me. Maine Leg., 1829. d. 19 Feb., 1857. Jonathan Palmer Rogers. A.M. b. 10 Oct., 1802, Acton, Me. Lawyer, Bangor, Me. Att'y-Gen., Me., 1832-33. Me. Senate, 1834. d. 26 Nov., 1846, Boston, Mass.
1834
Rufus Babcock. D.D .; A.B., Brown, 1821; A.M., Brown, 1824. b. 18 Sept., 1798, North Colebrook, Conn. Pastor, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 1823-26; Salem, Mass., 1826-33. Pres., Colby Coll., 1833-36. Pas- tor, Philadelphia, Penn .; New Bedford, Mass .; Poughkeepsie, N. Y .; Paterson, N. J. Pres., Amer. Baptist Pub. Soc'y. Trustee, Brown Univ., 1828-75; George Washington Univ., 1838-44; Vassar Coll., 1861-75. d. 4 May, 1875, Salem, Mass.
426
Bowdoin College
1836-39
1836
Gershom Flagg Cox. A.M. b. 9 Nov., 1799, Hallowell, Me. Meth. Epis. ministry, York, Me., 1830-31; Portland, Me., 1831-33; Gorham, Me., 1833-34; Ag't, Me. Wes. Sem., 1834-35; Soc'y Editor, Me. Wes. Journal, 1836-39; Presiding Elder, Portland Dist., Me., 1839-42; Or- rington, Me., 1842-43; Saco, Me., 1843-45; Saccarappa, Me., 1845- 46; Portland, Me., 1846-48; Bath, Me., 1848-49; New Eng. Confer- ence, 1849-64. Without charge, Salem, Mass. d. 16 Nov., 1879.
Elisha Jones Ford. M.D. b. 25 July, 1787, Gray, Me. Physician, Jefferson, Me., 1811-17; Alna, Me., 1817-37; Gardiner, Me., 1837-58. Maine Leg., 1825. d. 22 Jan., 1858.
Robert Goodenow. A.M. b. 19 Apr., 1800, Henniker, N. H. Law- yer, Wilton, Me., 1822-32; Farmington, Me., 1832-74. County Att'y. Maine Bank Commissioner, 1858-62. Member Congress, 1851-53. d. 15 May, 1874.
John Neal. A.M. b. 23 Aug., 1793, Portland, Me. Merchant, Bos- ton, Mass., New York City, Baltimore, Md., 1814-16. Lawyer, au- thor, journalist, Baltimore, 1817-24; England, 1824-27; Portland, Me., 1827-76. d. 20 June, 1876.
Jonathan Page. M.D. See Overseers.
Thomas Price. D.D. Clergyman, London. d. 1865.
1837
Alden Bradford. LL.D. See Trustees.
Theophilus Parsons Chandler. A.M. b. 13 Oct., 1807, New Glou- cester, Me. Lawyer, Bangor, Me., 1830-37; Boston, Mass,, 1837-63. U. S. Asst. Treasurer, Boston, 1863-68. d. 21 Dec., 1886, Brookline, Mass.
Levi Jefferson Ham. M.D. b. 16 Nov., 1805, Shapleigh, Me. Phy- sician, Newfield, Me. Maine Senate, 1837-38. Physician, South Bend, Ind. Mayor, South Bend, 1880-84. Surg., 48th Ind. Vols., 1862; Med. Director. d. 11 June, 1887.
Ashur Ware. LL.D. See Trustees.
1838
Samuel Wells. A.M .; also Colby, 1833. b. 15 Aug., 1801, Dur- ham, N. H. Lawyer, Waterville, Me., 1826-35; Hallowell, Me., 1835- 44; Portland, Me., 1844-47. Maine Leg., 1836-37. Judge, Supreme Court, 1847-54. Governor, 1856. d. 15 July, 1868, Boston, Mass.
Daniel Williams. A.M .; also Colby, 1835. b. 12 Nov., 1795, Au- gusta, Me. Lawyer, Augusta. Mayor, 1868. Maine Leg., 1831. State Treasurer, 1837-40. Judge of Probate, 1848-55. d. 27 May, 1877.
1839
Thomas Curtis. D.D. b. 1788, England. Editor and publisher, "Encyclopædia Metropolitana," London, Eng. Pastor, Charleston, S. C. Teacher, Limestone Springs, S. C. d. 29 Jan., 1859, Chesa- peake Bay.
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427
Honorary Graduates
1843-46
1843
Charles Bricket Haddock. D.D .; A.B., Dartmouth, 1816; A.M., Dartmouth, 1819. b. 20 June, 1796, Franklin, N. H. Prof., Rhetoric, Dartmouth, 1819-38; Intellectual Phil. and Pol. Econ., 1838-54; Li- brarian, 1826-51. U. S. Chargé d'affaires, Portugal, 1850-55. d. 15 Jan., 1861, West Lebanon, N. H.
William Giles Goddard. LL.D .; A.B., Brown, 1812; A.M., Brown, 1815. b. 2 Jan., 1794, Johnston, R. I. Prof., Moral Phil. and Meta- physics, Brown, 1825-34; Belles-Lettres, 1834-42. Trustee, Brown, 1842-43; Fellow, 1843-46. d. 16 Feb., 1846, Providence, R. I.
Joseph McKeen. A.M. See Trustees.
Benjamin Page. M.D. b. 12 Apr., 1770, Exeter, N. H. Physician, Hallowell, Me., 1791-1844. d. 25 Jan., 1844.
Eliakim Parker Scammon. A.M .; also Trinity, 1845. b. 27 Dec., 1816, Whitefield, Me. U. S. Military Acad., 1837. 2d Lieut., U.S.A., 1837. Prof., Ethics and Mathematics, U. S. Military Acad., 1841-46. Teacher, Cincinnati, O., 1856-61. Col., 23rd Ohio Vols., 1861. Brig .- Gen., U.S.V., 1862. U. S. Consul, P. E. I., 1866-70. Prof., Math., Seton Hall Coll., Orange, N. J. d. 7 Dec., 1894, New York City.
Ezekiel Whitman. LL.D. See Overseers.
1845
John Fairfield. A.M. b. 30 Jan., 1797, Saco, Me. Lawyer, Saco. Member Congress, 1835-39. Governor, 1839-40; 1842-43. U. S. Senate, 1843-47. d. 24 Dec., 1847, Washington, D. C.
Joseph Reed Ingersoll. LL.D .; also Lafayette, 1836; A.B., Prince- ton, 1804; A.M., Princeton, 1807; D.C.L., Oxford, 1845. b. 14 June, 1786, Philadelphia, Penn. Lawyer, Philadelphia, Penn., 1807-35. Member Congress, 1835-37; 1843-49. U. S. Minister, England, 1852- 53. d. 20 Feb., 1868.
John Alfred Poor. A.M. b. 8 Jan., 1808, Andover, Me. Lawyer, Bangor, Me., 1832-46; Portland, Me., 1846-71. Editor and railroad projector. d. 5 Sept., 1871.
George Putnam. D.D .; A.B., Harvard, 1826; A.M., Harvard, 1829. b. 16 Aug., 1807, Sterling, Mass. Harvard Div. Sch., 1830. Pastor, Roxbury, Mass., 1830-78. Fellow, Harvard, 1853-77. d. 11 Apr., 1878.
1846
William Theodore Dwight. D.D. See Overseers.
Samuel Fessenden. LL.D. See Overseers.
Lorenzo Sabine. A.M .; also Harvard, 1848. b. 28 Feb., 1803, Lis- bon, N. H. Merchant, Eastport, Me. Maine Leg., 1834-35. Member Congress, 1852-53. Author, 1849-77. Sec'y, Board of Trade, Bos- ton, Mass. d. 14 Apr., 1877.
George Shepard. D.D .; A.B., Amherst, 1824. b. 26 Aug., 1801, . Plainfield, Conn. Andover Theol. Sem., 1827. Pastor, Hallowell, Me., 1828-36. Prof., Sacred Rhetoric, Bangor Theol. Sem., 1836-68. d. 23 Mar., 1868.
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428
Bowdoin College
1846-50
Stephen Thurston. A.M. b. 22 Dec., 1797, Sedgwick, Me. Ban- gor Theol. Sem., 1825. Pastor, Searsport, Me., 1826-64. Sec'y, Maine Missionary Soc'y, 1864-76. Res., Searsport, Me. d. 27 May, 1884.
1847
Samuel Vaughan Merrick. A.M. b. 4 May, 1801, Hallowell, Me. Manufacturer, Philadelphia, Penn., 1822-60. Pres., Penn. Central R. R. d. 18 Aug., 1870.
Swan Lyman Pomeroy. D.D. See Overseers. Richard Palmer Waters. A.M. b. 29 Sept., 1807, Salem, Mass. U. S. Consul, Zanzibar, Africa, 1837-45. Res., North Beverly, Mass. Mass. Leg. d. 19 May, 1887.
1848
John Adams Albro. D.D .; also Harvard, 1851; A.M., Yale, 1827. b. 13 Aug., 1799, Newport, R. I. Andover Theol. Sem., 1827. Pas- tor, Chelmsford, Mass., 1827-33; Fitchburg, Mass., 1833-35; Cam- bridge, Mass., 1835-65. d. 20 Dec., 1866, West Roxbury, Mass.
John Barker. M.D. b. 12 Aug., 1785, Londonderry, N. H. Physi- cian, Wilton, Me. Surgeon, U.S.A., 1812-14. d. 4 Feb., 1858, New York City.
Reuel Barrows. M.D. b. 1791, Hebron, Me. Physician, Fryeburg, Me. d. 18 July, 1857.
John Dempster. D.D .; also Wesleyan, 1848; also McKendree, 1848. b. 2 Jan., 1794, Florida, N. Y. Meth. Epis. ministry, Genesee, Oneida, Black River and New York Conferences, 1818-46. Mission- ary, Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic, 1836-42. Prof., Theology, Bibl. Institute, Concord, N. H., 1847-55. Pres., Garrett Bibl. Inst., Evanston, Ill., 1855-63. d. 28 Nov., 1863, Chicago, Ill.
Cyrus Eaton. A.M. b. 11 Feb., 1784, Framingham, Mass. Teach- er and author, Warren, Me. d. 21 Jan., 1875.
1849
George Eliashib Adams. D.D. See Overseers.
Robert Charles Winthrop. LL.D .; also Kenyon, 1851; also Har- vard, 1855; also Cambridge, 1874; A.B., Harvard, 1828; A.M., Har- vard, 1831. b. 12 May, 1809, Boston, Mass. Lawyer, Boston, 1831- 40. Mass. Leg., 1834-40; Speaker, 1838-40. . Member Congress, 1840-42, 1843-50; Speaker, 1847-48. U. S. Senate, 1850-51. Pres., Mass. Hist. Soc'y. d. 16 Nov., 1894.
1850
Hugh Johnston Anderson. A.M. b. 10 May, 1801, Wiscasset, Me. Merchant, Belfast, Me., 1822-27. Clerk of Courts, Belfast, 1827-37. Member Congress, 1837-41. Governor, 1844-46. U. S. Treasury Dept., Washington, D. C., 1853-58; 6th Auditor, 1866-69. d. 31 May, 1881, Portland, Me.
John May Berry. M.D. b. 16 Oct., 1809, Newington, N. H. Phy- sician, Great Falls, N. H. d. 5 Oct., 1856, Litchfield, Conn.
429
Honorary Graduates
1850-55
Jesse Appleton Melcher. A.M. b. 19 Aug., 1823, Brunswick, Me. Teacher, Montgomery, Ala .; Howard Coll., Marion, Ala. Prin., Eu- taw Female Inst. Teacher, Milwaukee, Wis. Insurance, San Fran- cisco, Cal. d. 9 Oct., 1907, Redwood City, Cal.
Wooster Parker. A.M. b. 9 May, 1807, Underhill, Vt. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1832. Pastor, Castine, Me., 1832-36; Orono, Me., 1836- 38; Brewer, Me., 1838-41; Foxcroft and Dover, Me., 1842-56; Bel- fast, Me., 1856-70. Trustee, Bangor Theol. Sem., 1856-84. Res., Belfast, Me., 1870-84. d. 24 Jan., 1884.
Thomas Mather Smith. D.D .; A.B., Yale, 1816; A.M., Yale, 1819. b. 7 Mar., 1796, Stamford, Conn. Andover Theol. Sem., 1820. Pas- tor, Portland, Me., 1822-24; Fall River, Mass., 1826-31, 1839-42; Catskill, N. Y., 1831-39. Prof., Systematic Divinity, Theol. Sem., Gambier, O., 1845-63. Pres., Kenyon Coll., 1850-54. d. 6 Sept., 1864, Portland, Me.
Leonard Withington. D.D .; A.B., Yale, 1814; A.M., Yale, 1821. b. 9 Aug., 1789, Dorcester, Mass. Pastor, Newbury, Mass., 1816-59; Pastor Emeritus, 1859-85. d. 22 Apr., 1885.
Noah Woods. A.M. b. 26 Sept., 1811, Groton, Mass. Lawyer,
Gardiner, Me., 1841-63. Mayor, 1854-58, 1861-63. Maine Leg., 1846-47; Senate, 1862-63. Lawyer, Bangor, Me., 1863-87. U. S. Nat'l Bank Examiner, 1864-69. Treas., European & North American R. R. Co., Bangor, Me. d. 13 June, 1891, Fitchburg, Mass.
1851
Hosea Rich. M.D. b. 1 Oct., 1780, Charlton, Mass. Physician, Bangor, Me., 1805-66. Pres., Me. Med. Assn., 1856-57. Surg., 4th Me. Vols., 1814. d. 30 Jan., 1866.
George Cheyne Shattuck. M.D .; also Univ. Penn., 1807; A.B., Dartmouth, 1803; A.M., Dartmouth, 1806; M.B., Dartmouth, 1806; M.D., Dartmouth, 1812; A.M., Harvard, 1807; LL.D., Dartmouth, 1853. b. 17 July, 1783, Templeton, Mass. Physician, Boston, Mass., 1807-54. Pres., Mass. Med. Soc'y, 1836-40. d. 18 Mar., 1854.
1853
George Palmer Putnam. A.M. b. 7 Feb., 1814, Brunswick, Me. Publisher, New York and London, 1840-48; New York City, 1848-63, 1866-72. U. S. Coll. Int. Revenue, New York City, 1863-66. d. 20 Dec., 1872.
1855
John White Chickering. D.D. See Overseers.
Roswell Dwight Hitchcock. D.D. See Officers of Instruction.
Cazneau Palfrey. D.D .; A.B., Harvard, 1826; A.M., Harvard, 1829. b. 11 Aug., 1805, Boston, Mass. Harvard Divinity Sch., 1829. Pastor, Washington, D. C., 1830-36; Grafton, Mass., 1838-43; East Barnstable, Mass., 1844-47; Belfast, Me., 1848-71. Res., Cambridge, Mass. d. 12 Mar., 1888.
430
Bowdoin College
1856-60
1856
Charles Ayer. A.M .; A.B., Colgate, 1849; A.M., Colgate, 1852. b. 16 Mar., 1826, Charlestown, Mass. Newton Theol. Inst. Pastor, Tur- ner, Me., 1851-53; Brunswick, Me., 1853-56, 1859-60; Southboro, Mass., 1856-59; Athol, Mass., 1861-63; Sterling, Mass., 1863-65. Prin., Worcester Acad., Mass., 1865-66. Pastor and teacher, New York, 1866-77; Natchez, Miss., 1877-83. Pres., Jackson Coll., Miss., 1883-94. Pastor, Hinesburg, Vt., 1896-98. d. 28 Mar., 1901, Clin- ton, N. Y.
Paul Minot Fisher. M.D. b. 24 Feb., 1804, Wrentham, Mass. Physician, Corinna, Me., 1826-60; Orono, Me., 1860-76. Surg., 8th Me. Vols., 1861. d. 9 July, 1876, Chelsea, Mass.
William Safford. M.D. b. 14 Aug., 1807, North Yarmouth, Me. Physician, Litchfield, Me., 1837-58. d. 12 Dec., 1858.
John Langdon Sibley. A.M .; A.B., Harvard, 1825. b. 29 Dec., 1804, Union, Me. Harvard Div. Sch., 1828. Pastor, Stow, Mass., 1829-33. Asst. Librarian, Harvard, 1841-56; Librarian, 1856-77; Li- brarian Emeritus, 1877-85. d. 9 Dec., 1885.
1858
Seth Adams. A.M. b. 13 Apr., 1807, Rochester, N. H. Sugar re- finer, Boston, Mass. Res., Newton, Mass., 1864-73. d. 7 Dec., 1873.
Edward Ballard. A.M .; also Dartmouth, 1830; also Trinity, 1845; D.D., Trinity, 1865. b. 11 Nov., 1804, Hopkinton, N. H. General Theol. Sem., 1829. Rector, North Charlestown, N. H., 1829-32; Pittsfield, Mass., 1848-52; Brunswick, Me., 1858-70. State Supt. Schools, 1865-68. d. 14 Nov., 1870.
Charles Danforth. A.M. b. 1 Aug., 1815, Norridgewock, Me. Lawyer, Gorham, Me., 1838-41; Gardiner, Me., 1841-64. Maine Leg., 1850-52, 1857; Council, 1855. County Att'y, 1859-64. Justice, Su- preme Court, 1864-90. d. 30 Mar., 1890.
Jefferson Davis. LL.D. b. 3 June, 1808, Todd Co., Ky. U. S. Mil- itary Acad., 1828. 1st Lieut., U.S.A., 1833, Planter, Vicksburg, Miss., 1835-45. Member Congress, 1845. Col., 1st Miss. Vols., 1846. U. S. Senate, 1847-51, 1857-61. Sec'y War, 1853-57. President, Confed- erate States of America, 1861-65. Res., Beauvoir, Miss., 1879-89. d. 6 Dec., 1889, New Orleans, La.
Daniel Smith Talcott. D.D .; also Colby, 1853; A.B., Amherst, 1831; A.M., Amherst, 1834. b. 7 Mar., 1813, Newburyport, Mass. Andover Theol. Sem., 1834. Pastor, Sherborn, Mass., 1836-38. Prof., Sacred Lit., Bangor Theol. Sem., 1839-81. Res., Bangor, Me., 1881-96. d. 19 Jan., 1896.
1860
Nathan Clifford. LL.D .; also Dartmouth, 1862; also Brown, 1868; also Harvard, 1878. b. 18 Aug., 1803, Rumney, N. H. Lawyer, New- field, Me., 1827-39. Maine Leg., 1831-34; Speaker, 1833-34. Att'y- Gen., 1834-38. Member Congress, 1839-43. U. S. Att'y-Gen., 1846- 48. U. S. Minister to Mexico. Lawyer, Portland, Me. Justice, U. S. Supreme Court, 1858-81. d. 25 July, 1881, Cornish, Me.
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Honorary Graduates
1860-66
John Wingate Thornton. A.M .; LL.B., Harvard, 1840. b. 12 Aug., 1818, Saco, Me. Lawyer and historical research, Boston, Mass., 1840-78. d. 6 June, 1878, Oak Hill, Scarboro, Me.
Amos Dean Wheeler. D.D .; A.B., Williams, 1827; A.M., Williams, 1830. b. 13 Dec., 1803, Woodstock, Vt. Pastor, Standish, Me., 1834- 39; Topsham, Me., 1839-65. Res., Topsham, 1865-76. d. 28 June, 1876.
1861
George Freeman Dunning. A.M. b. 25 May, 1817, Brunswick, Me. Director's Clerk, U. S. Mint, Philadelphia, Penn., 1834-54. Clerk, U. S. Assay Office, New York City, 1854-61; Superintendent, 1861- 69. Res., Farmington, Conn .; Briarcliff, N. Y. d. 26 June, 1910. Abijah D. Sanborn. A.M.
Joseph Springall. M.D. b. 16 July, 1811, Great Yarmouth, Eng- land. Physician, Garland, Me., 1832-59; Dexter, Me., 1859-95. d. 4 Oct., 1895.
Sewall Tenney. D.D. See Trustees.
Josiah Blake Webb. A.M. b. 19 Jan., 1826, Windham, Me. Teacher. Prin., Gorham Sem., Me., 1860-63, 1870-71; North Yar- mouth Acad., 1868-69. Manufacturer and salesman canned goods, Portland, Me. d. 20 May, 1899.
1863
Isaac Adams. A.M .; also Dartmouth, 1866. b. 2 Aug., 1802, Rochester, N. H. Manufacturer, Boston, Mass., 1825-60. Mass. Sen- ate, 1848. Res., Sandwich, N. H., 1860-83. N. H. Leg. d. 19 July, 1883.
Daniel McBride Graham. D.D .; A.B., Oberlin, 1844; A.M., Ober- lin, 1847. b. 17 Nov., 1817, Milan, Ohio. Pres., Mich. Central Coll., Spring Arbor, 1844-48. Pastor, Saco, Me .; New York City; Portland, Me .; Chicago, Ill. Pres., Hillsdale Coll., Mich., 1871-74. d. 21 Dec., 1888, Philadelphia, Penn.
1865
Ulysses Simpson Grant. LL.D .; also Union, 1865; also Harvard, 1872. b. 27 Apr., 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio. U. S. Military Acad., 1843. Bvt. 2d Lieut., U.S.A., 1843; 1st Lieut., 1847; Bvt. Capt., 1847; Capt., 1853; Col., 21st Ill. Vols., 1861; Brig .- Gen., U.S.V., 1861; Maj .- Gen., U.S.V., 1862; Maj .- Gen., U.S.A., 1863; Lieut .- Gen., Commanding, 1864; General, 1866-69. President, United States, 1869-77. d. 23 July, 1885, Mount McGregor, N. Y.
Charles Baker Rice. A.M .; D.D., Colorado Coll., 1890. b. 29 June, 1829, Conway, Mass. Pastor, Saco, Me., 1859-61; Danvers, Mass., 1863-94. Mass. Leg., 1876-77; Senate, 1881. Sec'y, Congregational Board Pastoral Supply, 1894 -. Res., Danvers, Mass., 1863 -.
1866
Alonzo Boothby. M.D .; also Georgetown Univ., 1865. b. 5 Mar., 1840, Athens, Me. Asst. Surg., 2d U.S.C.T. Physician, Boston, Mass., 1867-1902. Lecturer, Surgery, Boston Univ., 1887-90; Asso.
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Bowdoin College
1866-69
Prof., 1890-95; Prof., Gynecology, 1895-1902. d. 9 Feb., 1902.
Warren Thaddeus Webster. A.M .; A.B., Brown, 1851. b. 6 June, 1830, Kingston, N. H. Prin., High Sch., Lewiston, Me., 1853-59; Lewiston Falls Acad., 1859-66. Prof., Latin and Greek, Adelphi Acad., Brooklyn, N. Y., 1867-95. d. 3 Aug., 1895.
Albert Blodgett Weymouth. M.D .; A.B., Harvard, 1860; A.M., Harvard, 1863; also Acadia, 1904; M.D., Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll., 1863; Ph.D., Northern Illinois Coll., 1904. b. 18 Mar., 1839, Chel- sea, Mass. Physician, Boston, Mass., 1863-69; Medford, Mass., 1869- 78; Malden, Mass., 1878-87; Los Angeles, Cal., 1888-98. Priest, Prot. Epis. Church, 1896-, Orange, Cal., 1899-1901. Rector, Lahaina, Hawaii, 1902 -. Canon, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Leonard Woods. LL.D. See Presidents.
1867
Thomas Amory Deblois. LL.D .; A.B., Harvard, 1813; A.M., Har- vard, 1816. b. 2 Dec., 1794, Boston, Mass. Lawyer, Portland, Me. Maine Leg., 1857. U. S. Dist. Att'y, 1849-53. d. 14 Sept., 1867.
William Willis. LL.D .; A.B., Harvard, 1813; A.M., Harvard, 1816. b. 31 Aug., 1794, Haverhill, Mass. Lawyer, Boston, Mass., 1817-19; Portland, Me., 1819-70. Mayor, 1859. Maine Senate, 1855. Pres., Maine Hist. Soc'y, 1856-65. d. 17 Feb., 1870.
1868
Charles Munger. A.M. b. 29 Oct., 1818, Rochester, N. H. Meth. Epis. ministry, Maine, Camden, 1841-42; Castine, 1842-44; Orono, 1844-46; Waterville, 1846-47; Saco, 1847-48; Cumberland, 1850-51; Brunswick, 1851-53; Winthrop, 1853-55; Farmington, 1855-57; Ken- nebunkport, 1857-59; Lewiston, 1859-61; Gardiner, 1861-63; Au- gusta, 1863-65; Skowhegan, 1865-67; Gardiner, 1867-69; Bath, 1869-71; Alfred, 1871-74; South Berwick, 1874-76; Farmington, 1876-78; Kent's Hill, 1878-81; Fairfield, 1881-82; Fayette, 1882-84; Oakland, 1884-85; E. Readfield, 1885-86; Alfred, 1886-87; Gorham, 1887-88. d. 29 Apr., 1898, Rochester, N. H.
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