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*ABRAHAM HOLLEY GRANGER, D.D .; A.B., 1839.
1865
*JONATHAN GARLAND DICKERSON, LL.D .; A.B., 1836.
*OLIVER OTIS HOWARD, LL.D .; A.B., Bowdoin, 1850, A.M., 1853; LL.D., 1888; also Shurtleff Coll., 1865, and Gettysburg Theo. Sem., 1866; U. S. Mil. Acad., 1854; 2d Lieut., U. S. A., 1855; 1st Lieut., 1857; Asst. Prof. Math., U. S. Mil. Acad., 1857-61; Col. 3d Me. Vols., 1861; Brig. Gen. Vols., 1861; Maj. Gen. Vols., 1862; Brig. Gen. U. S. A., 1864; Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. A., 1865; Com'r Freedman's Bureau, 1865-72; Supt. U. S. Mil. Acad., 1881-82; Medal of Honor; died, Oct. 26, 1909, aged 78.
1866
*WARREN BAXTER EWER, A.M. San Francisco, Calif.
*HOSEA QUIMBY, D.D .; A.B., 1832.
*EDMUND FULLER WEBB, A.M. Non-graduate, class of 1860.
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1867
*LUCIUS BRADFORD, A.M. Pastor, Sebec, Me., 1838; Guilford, 1839- 42; Jay, 1843-45; Monson, 1847-51; Sidney, 1852; No. Livermore, 1853-58; Brooklin, 1859; died, Brooklin, Me., Sept. 9, 1867, aged 56.
*GEORGE DANA BOARDMAN PEPPER, D.D .; LL.D., 1890; A.B., Amherst, 1857, and D.D.,1882; LL.D., Univ. Lewis., 1882. Newton Theol. Inst., 1860; Pastor, Waterville, Me .; 1860-64; Prof. Eccl. Hist., Newton Theol. Inst., 1865-67; Prof. Christian Theol., Crozer Theol. Sem., 1868-82; President Colby University, 1882-89; Prof. Bibl. Literature, 1893-99; Waterville, Me .; Author of Outlines of Systematic Theology (1873) ; died, Waterville, Me., Jan. 30, 1913, aged 79.
*BENJAMIN ADAMS ROBIE, A.M. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1865; Res. Licentiate, Andover Theol. Sem., 1866; Pastor, Cong. Ch., Water- ville, Me., 1866-71; Wilmington, Mass., 1871-74; Groton, 1874-83; from 1883, Grafton, Mass .; died, Worcester, Mass., Sept. 16, 1900.
*ARTEMAS WYMAN SAWYER, D.D .; A.B., Dartmouth, 1847. New- ton Theol. Inst., 1853; ordained 1853; Prof. Ancient Lang., Acadia Coll., N. S., 1855-61; Pastor, Saratoga, N. Y., 1861-64; Prin. New London Lit. and Sci. Inst., N. H., 1864-69; Pres. Acadia Coll., Wolf- ville, N. S., 1869-97; Prof. Mental and Moral Philosophy, 1897-1907; died, Wolfville, N. S., Aug. 5, 1907, aged 80.
*JACKSON SMITH SCHULTZ, A.M. Non-graduate, class of 1838. AMOS WEBSTER, A.M .; D.D., Columbian, 1867. Ed. Christian Era, 1856-76; Clergyman, Hyde Park, Mass.
*NATHANIEL MILTON WOOD, D.D .; A.B., 1844.
1868
*JOHN MCKINLEY, A.M. New Hampton Theol. Inst., 1861; Res. Licentiate, Andover Theol. Sem., 1862; Pastor, Lebanon, N. H., 1862- 68; died, Lebanon, N. H., Sept. 20, 1868, aged 36.
*WILLIAM MATHEWS, LL.D .; A.B., 1835.
*JOSEPH RICKER, D.D .; A.B., 1839.
*PHILETUS BENNET SPEAR, D.D .; A.B., Madison, 1836, and A.M., 1842. Hamilton Theol. Sem., 1838; Tutor, Madison Univ., 1837; Prof. Hebrew, to 1850; Emeritus Prof. of Hebrew and Latin, Madi- son Univ .; died, Hamilton, N. Y., Jan. 25, 1901, aged 80.
*CYRUS TIBBETTS, A.M. Pastor, Farmington, Me., 1852-55; Bel- fast, 1856-57; Plaistow, N. H., 1858-61; Eastport, Me., 1862-66; Damariscotta, 1866-70; Rockland, 1870-72; from 1872, No. Berwick; died, No. Berwick, Me., Jan. 12, 1876, aged 55.
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1869
*ELISHA HUNT ALLEN, LL.D .; A.B., Williams, 1823. Lawyer, Ban- gor, Me .; Repr. Me. Legisl. and Speaker, 1838; Member 27th U. S. Cong., 1841-43; Member Me. Hist. Soc., 1846; U. S. Consul, Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, 1850-53; Hawaiian Minister Finance, 1853-57; Chief Justice Supreme Court and Chancellor Hawaiian Kingdom, 1857-77; Envoy Extraor. and Minister Plenipo. to U. S. from Hawai- ian Kingdom; died, Washington, D. C., Jan. 1, 1883; aged 78.
*SEWALL BROWNE, A.M. Non-graduate, class of 1861.
*JONATHAN YOUNG SCAMMON, LL.D. Non-graduate, class of 1834.
1870
*LEVI SUMNER BURBANK, A.M. Instr. Paducah Coll., Ky., 1856- 58; Instr. Wake Forest Coll., N. C., 1858-59; Pres. Paducah Coll., 1859-61; Prin. Lancaster Acad., Mass., 1861; Instr. Nat. Sci., High Sch., Athol, Mass., 1862-64; High Sch., Westboro, 1864-66; High Sch., Lowell, Mass., 1866-72; Prin. Warren Acad., Woburn, Mass., 1872- 77; died, Woburn, Mass., Aug. 20, 1880, aged 51.
*JOHN ALFRED METCALF CHAPMAN, A.M. Non-graduate, class of 1855.
*HENRY VAUGHAN DEXTER, D.D .; A.B., 1842.
EPHRAIM HUNT, LL.D .; A.B., 1850.
*JOHN FRANK McKUSICK, A.M. Non-graduate, class of 1862.
*EDWARD CUSHING MITCHELL, D.D .; A.B., 1842.
*DAVID JONATHAN PIERCE, A.M .; D.D., Univ. Wash., 1888. New- ton Theol. Inst., 1870; ordained, 1870; Prin. Wyoming Inst., and Pastor, Laramie, Wyoming, 1870-74; Portland, Ore .; Seattle, Wash .; Prof. Mor. Sci., Univ. of Wash., 1888-90; Vashon Coll., 1895-97; Pastor, Berkeley, Cal., 1900-01; died, Putney, Vt., May 4, 1902.
*LLEWELLYN POWERS, A.M. Non-graduate, class of 1861.
1871
*AMASA BRYANT, A.M. Pastor, Damariscotta Mills, Me., 1852-56; Livermore Falls, 1856-60; Topsham, 1860 -; East Winthrop, Me., Dover, N. H .; died, Springvale, Me., May 26, 1879, aged 52.
*JOSIAH HAYDEN DRUMMOND, LL.D .; A.B., 1846.
JAMES MITCHELL FOLLETT, A.M. Pastor, Jay, Me., 1846-47; Dover, 1849-59; Gardiner, 1861-64; Old Town, 1864-67; Corinth, 1868-70; Dover, 1871-73; Harrington, 1874-79; Presque Isle, 1879- 83; Buckfield, Me.
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*WILLIAM BERRY LAPHAM, A.M. Non-graduate, class of 1855. *SAMUEL BALDWIN MORSE, A.M. Non-graduate, class of 1861.
*SAMUEL KING SMITH, D.D .; A.B., 1845.
1872
HAMLIN FAIRFIELD EATON, A.M. Prin. Eaton Family Sch., Nor- ridgewock, Me., 1856-72.
*HIRAM CUSHMAN ESTES, D.D .; A.B., 1847.
*JAMES HOBBS HANSON, LL.D .; A.B., 1842.
*WALTER TAYLOR SARGENT, A.M. Pastor, Damariscotta, Me., 1838-40; Bowdoinham, 1840-42; Mt. Vernon, 1842-48; Acton, 1850- 55; Sanford, 1855-57; Greene, 1857-64; Dexter, 1864-66; Richmond, 1866-68; Greene, 1869-70; Freeport, 1870-76; died, Freeport, Me., May 13, 1886, aged 77.
*BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SHAW, D.D .; A.B., 1837.
*JOSEPH OBERLIN SKINNER, A.M. Ordained, 1837; Pastor Univ. Ch., Holliston, Framingham, Dudley, Concord, Mass .; Ludlow, Ches- ter, Vt .; Rockland, Me .; Nashua, N. H .; St. Albans, Vt .; Malone, N. Y .; No. Montpelier, Vt .; Waterville, Me .; Author of History of Wat- erville Lodge, (1874) ; Ed. Universalist Register; died, Waterville, Me., Jan. 12, 1879, aged 62.
HENRY OLIN WALKER, A.M. Newton Theol. Inst., 1863; ordained, 1863; Pastor, Weare, N. H., 1864-67; Deerfield, N. H., 1867-1886; Merrimac, Mass.
*WILLIAM WHITING, LL.D .; A.B., Harvard, 1833, LL.B., 1838, and A.M., 1854. Lawyer, Boston, Mass., from 1838; Solicitor, War Dept., U. S., 1862-65; Pres. N. E. Hist. Geneal. Soc., 1853-58; Corr. Member N. Y. Hist. Soc .; Hon. Member Hist. Soc., Pa., Wis., and Fla .; Member-elect 43d U. S. Cong .; Author of Memoir of Rev. Jos. Harrington; War Powers of the President, (1862) ; Military Arrests in Time of War; Memoir of Rev. Samuel Whiting, D.D., (1872) ; died, Boston Highlands, Mass., June 30, 1873, aged 60.
1873
*WILLIAM HARRISON ALDEN, D.D .; A.B., Brown Univ., 1849, and A.M., 1852. Born, North Middleboro, Mass., April 14, 1825. New- ton Theol. Inst., 1852; Pastor, No. Attleboro, Mass., 1852-57; Lowell, 1857-64; Albany, N. Y., 1864-68; Member Bd. Trustees, from 1881; Portsmouth, N. H., 1868-88; Westboro, Mass., 1891-95; Sharon, Mass., 1896-99; died, Portsmouth, N. H., Oct. 2, 1900, aged 74.
*NATHANIEL BUTLER, D.D .; A.B., 1842.
*JAMES TIFT CHAMPLIN, LL.D .; A.B., Brown Univ., 1834, and . A.M., 1837; D.D., Univ. Rochester, 1855, and Brown Univ., 1863.
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Tutor, Brown Univ., 1835-38; Pastor, Portland, Me., 1838-41; Prof. Greek and Latin Lang. and Lit., Colby Univ., 1841-58; Pres. Colby Univ., 1857-73, and Prof. Int. and Moral Phil., 1858-73; Member Bd. Trustees, 1875-81; Member Me. Hist. Soc., 1849; Author of English Grammar, (1851) ; Greek Grammar, (1852) ; Principles of Ethics, (1861) ; Political Economy, (1868) ; Intellectual Philosophy, (1868) ; Text-Book on Constitution, U. S. (1880) ; Ed. with notes, Demos- thenes on the Crown, (1843) ; Select Popular Orations of Demos- thenes, (1848) ; Oration of Æschines against Ctesiphon, (1850) ; Bp. Butler's Ethical Discourses, (1859) ; Bp. Butler's Analogy of Reli- gion, (1860) ; Selections from Tacitus, (1876) ; Scripture Reading Lessons, (1878) ; Trans. Kuhner's Latin Grammar, (1845) ; Kuhner's Latin Exercise Book, (1856); died, Portland, Me., March 15, 1882, aged 70.
CHARLES MACOMBER HERRING, A.M. New Hampton Theol. Inst., N. H., 1848; Pastor, Dexter, Me., 1849-58; No. Oxford, Mass., 1858-59; Dover, Me., 1859-65; Brunswick, 1865-68; Gardiner, 1868- 72; Houlton, 1872-74; So. Thomaston, 1875-78; Brunswick, Me.
*AMMI STORER LADD, A.M. Pastor, M. E. Ch., New Sharon, Me., 1864-65; Kent's Hill, 1865-68, and Prof. Mental and Mor. Sci., Me. Wesleyan Sem. and Fem. Coll., 1867-68; Waterville, 1869-71; Presid- ing Elder, 8 years; Woodfords, Me .; died, 1911, aged 76.
*ADMIRAL PASCHAL STONE, LL.D .; A.M., Bowdoin, 1869. Born, Piermont, N. H., Aug. 14, 1820. Prin. High Sch., Portland, Me., 1864-73; Supt. Pub. Schools, Springfield, Mass., 1873-88; Author of History of England, (1883) ; died, Springfield, Mass., Sept. 4, 1902, aged 81.
PARKMAN SHAW WARREN, A.M. Non-graduate, class of 1869.
1874
*ADONIRAM JUDSON BILLINGS, A.M. Non-graduate, class of 1853.
*ATWOOD CROSBY, A.M. Non-graduate, class of 1863.
NELSON ALLEN LUCE, A.M. Non-graduate, class of 1862.
*MOSES LYFORD, LL.D .; A.B., 1843.
1875
*JAMES GILLESPIE BLAINE, LL.D .; A.B., Washington Coll., and A. M .; LL.D., Bates Coll., 1869, and Bowdoin, 1884. Ed. Kennebec Journal, 1854-57; Ed. Portland Advertiser, 1857-58; Repr. Me. Legisl., 1858-61, and Speaker, 1861; Me. Hist. Soc., 1864; Member 38th to 44th U. S. Cong., 1863-76, and Speaker, 41st, 42, and 43d
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Cong .; Member U. S. Senate, 1876-81; Sec. of State Dept., 1881, 1889- 92; died, Washington, D. C., Jan. 27, 1893, aged 63.
*SUSAN MARIA HALLOWELL, A.M. Born, Bangor, Me., Aug. 25, 1835. Asst. High Sch., Bangor, Me., 1856-75; Prof. Natural History, Wellesley Col., 1875-78; Prof. Botany, 1878-1902, and Emeritus, 1902-11; died, Dec. 15, 1911, aged 76.
FRANK HUSSEY JACKSON, A.M. Lawyer, Hallowell, Me., 1875. *TIMOTHY OTIS PAINE, LL.D .; A.B., 1847.
1876
*JOSEPH MANNING BURTT, A.M. Pastor, Newfane, N. Y., 1843- 50; Propr. and Assoc. Ed. Christian Era, Boston, Mass., 1852-56; Repr. Mass., Legisl., 1856; Pastor, Georgetown, Mass., 1863-71; Bux- ton Centre, Me., 1871-77; Georgetown, Mass., 1877-81; Buxton Cen- tre, Me., 1881-89; died, Arlington, Mass., Sept. 22, 1904.
DAVID WASS CAMPBELL, A.M. Non-graduate, class of 1871.
WENDALL OMAR FLETCHER, A.M. Prin. High Sch., Ft. Atkinson, Wis., 1864; Prin. Bapt. Acad .; Louisiana, Mo., 1866-69; Supt. Pub. Sch., Chillicothe, Mo., 1870-72; Prin. High Sch., Warren, Me., 1873- 77; High Sch., Rockland, 1878-79; High Sch., Biddeford, 1879-81; Bookseller, Lincoln, Neb., 1887.
*JOHN BARTON FOSTER, LL.D .; A.B., 1843.
*ALBERT CHRISTOPHER HUSSEY, A.M. Non-graduate, class of 1861.
ALBERT FRANCIS RICHARDSON, A.M .; A.B., Bowdoin, 1873, and A.M., 1876. Born, Sebago, Me., July 2, 1841. Prin. High Sch., Bridgton, Me., 1873-83; Prin. Acad., Fryeburg, Me., 1883-88; Prin. Eastern State Normal Sch., Castine, Maine, from 1888.
*DANFORD THOMAS, LL.D .; A.B., 1838.
1877
CLEMENT MARMADUKE GRAHAM HARWOOD, A.M. Ordained, 1870; Pastor, Eastport, Me., 1871-81; Camden, 1881-84; Skowhegan, Me., 1908.
*HENRY MELVILLE KING, D.D .; A.B., Bowdoin, 1859, and A.M., 1862. Newton Theol. Inst., 1862; ordained, 1862; Instr. in Hebrew, N. T. I., 1862-63; Pastor, Boston Highlands, Mass., 1863-82; Albany, N. Y., 1882-91; Providence, R. I., 1891-1906; Author of Memorial Discourse on Kendall Brooks, (1872) ; on N. O. Hart, (1875) ; on Wil- liam Hague (1887) ; on Reuben A. Guild, (1899) ; on Alvah Hovey, (1903) ; on Stephen Gano, (1903) ; Our Gospels, (1895) ; The Messiah in the Psalms, (1889) ; Why We Believe the Bible, (1902) ; Relig- ious Liberty, (1903) ; Early Baptists Defended, (1880), and (1896) ;
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The True Roger Williams, (1907) ; etc. Died, Providence, R. I., June 16, 1919, aged 80.
*CHARLES COLLINS ROUNDS, A.M .; B.S., Dartmouth, 1857, and M.S., 1860; A.M., Bowdoin, 1870; Ph.D., Bates Coll., 1881. Born, So. Waterford, Me., Aug. 15, 1831. Prin. Gram. Sch., Cleveland, O., 1859-65; Instr., Edward Little Inst., Auburn, Me., 1865-67, and Prin., 1867-68; Prin. State Normal Sch., Farmington, Me., 1868-83; Prin. N. H. Normal Sch., Plymouth, N. H., 1883-96; died, Farmington, Me., Nov. 8, 1901, aged 70.
*JEREMIAH DEARBORN TILTON, A.M. Ordained, 1851; Pastor, Limerick, Me., 1850-54; Sanbornton, N. H., 1854-66; Milford, 1866- 73; Rumney, 1873-82; Sanbornton, 1882-85; from 1885, Milford; died, Tilton, N. H., Oct. 5, 1893, aged 77.
1878
*AMORY BATTLES, A.M. Non-graduate, class of 1850. JOSHUA HOWARD MILLETT, A.M .; A.B., 1867.
1879
*ALBERT AARON FORD, A.M. Newton Theol. Inst., 1870; Pastor, Paris, Me., 1870-72; Belfast, 1873-75; E. Auburn, 1876-79; Tenant's Harbor, 1879-80; Waldoboro, 1880-84; died, Kent's Hill, Me., June 2, 1887, aged 46.
HOWARD OWEN, A.M. Born, Brunswick, Me., April 29, 1835. With Kennebee Journal, Augusta, Me., 1854-80; Ed., Bangor Whig, 1880; Ed., Maine Farmer, 1880-96; Register of Probate, 1880-97; Ed., Somerset Reporter, 4 years; Author, Biographieal Sketches of Mem- bers of the Maine Legislature; History of Bethlehem Lodge of Ma- sons; ad., Augusta, Me.
*ALBION KEITH PARRIS SMALL, D.D .; A.B., 1849.
1880
*GEORGE BULLEN, D.D .; A.B., 1853.
*AUGUSTUS MARION BURTON, A.M. Prin. Cherryfield Acad., Me., 1880-81; Prin. Union Acad., Corinna, Me., 1882; Supt. Sch., Insur- ance, etc .; died, Corinna, Me., Dec. 13, 1906.
GRANVILLE PARK COCHRANE, A.M. 1st Lieut. and Capt. 7th Me. Vols., 1861; died, Winthrop, Me., Sept. 10, 1882, aged 46.
*LARKIN DUNTON, LL.D .; A.B., 1855.
*EUSTACE CAREY FITZ, A.M. Mayor, Chelsea, Mass., 1864, 1865, 1866; Repr. Mass. Legisl., 1873, 1874; Member Mass. Senate, 1875,
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1876; Member Executive Council, Mass., 1881, 1882; Member Bd. Trustees, 1886-89; Merchant; died, Chelsea, Mass., 1895.
*ALBERT PRESCOTT MARBLE, Ph.D .; A.B., 1861.
1881
*COMFORT EDWIN BARROWS, D.D .; A.B., Brown Univ., 1858, and A.M., 1861. Newton Theol. Inst., 1861; Pastor, Peabody, Mass., 1861-64; Trustee Brown Univ., from 1878; from 1865, Newport, R. I .; died, Newport, R. I., Dec. 26, 1883, aged 52.
*GEORGE BOARDMAN GOW, D.D .; A.B., 1852.
*SAMUEL KIMBALL HITCHINGS, B.S. Prin. Greely Inst., Cum- berland Centre, Me., 1881-82; Instr. in Nat. Sei., and Prin. High Sch., Biddeford, from 1882; died, Cumberland, Me., March 10, 1887, aged 29.
*HENRY KENDALL TRASK, LL.D .; A.B., 1855.
1883
*GEORGE GREENWOOD FAIRBANKS, D.D .; A.B., 1847.
*GEORGE PENDLETON MATHEWS, D.D .; A.M., 1863.
*ROBERT BRUCE TOLLES, A.M. Pres. Boston Optical Co .; Mem- ber Royal Microscop. Soc .; Optician; died, Boston, Mass., Nov. 18, 1883, aged 61.
1884
*ELISHA BENJAMIN ANDREWS, D.D .; A.B., Brown Univ., 1870, and A.M .; LL.D., Univ. Nebr., 1884. Newton Theol. Inst., 1872-74; ordained, 1874; Prin. Conn. Lit. Inst., Suffield, Conn., 1870-72; Pas- tor, Beverly, Mass., 1874-75; Pres. Denison Univ., 1875-79; Prof. Homiletics, etc., N. T. I., 1879-82; Prof. History and Polit. Economy, Brown Univ., 1882-88; Prof. Polit. Econ. and Finance, Cornell Univ., 1888-89; Pres. Brown Univ., 1889-98; Supt. Sch., Chicago, 1898-1900; Chancellor, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1900-09; Emeritus, 1909-17; Author of Brief Institutes of Constitutional His- tory, (1886) ; Brief Institutes of General History, (1887) ; Institutes of Economics; An Honest Dollar; Wealth and Moral Law; History of the United States; History of the Last Quarter Century in the United States; died, Oct. 30, 1917, aged 73.
*PRISCILLA H. BRAISLIN, A.M. Prof. of Mathematics, Vassar Coll., Poughkeepsie, N. Y., (1884).
*ABIJAH ROBINSON CRANE, D.D .; A.B., 1856.
*OLIVER CROSBY GRAY, LL.D .; A.B., 1855.
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*JOHN ANDREW PETERS, LL.D., and Bowdoin, 1885, also Yale, 1893; A.B., Yale, 1842. Born, Ellsworth, Me., Oct. 9, 1822; Har- vard Law Sch .; Lawyer, Bangor, Me., from 1844; Member Me. Sen- ate, 1862-64; Me. House of Reps., 1864; Attorney Gen. of Maine, 1864-67; Member Me. Hist. Soc., 1866; Member 40th, 41st and 42d U. S. Cong., 1867-73; Assoc. Justice, Supr. Jud. Court, Me., 1873-83; Chief Justice, 1883-1900; died, Bangor, Me., April 2, 1904, aged 81.
FREDERICK CHARLES THAYER, A.M. Non-graduate, class of 1865.
1885
*FRANCIS WALES BAKEMAN, D.D .; A.B., 1866. ALBION HARRIS BICKNELL, A.M. Artist, Malden, Mass.
*ASA DALTON, D.D. Non-graduate, class of 1848.
*SANFORD HANSCOM, A.M. Non-graduate, class of 1867.
*WILLIAM HOWE, D.D .; A.B., 1833.
*THOMAS BRACKETT REED, LL.D., also Bowdoin, 1890, and Colum- bia, 1890; A.B., Bowdoin, 1860. Act. Asst. Paymr., U. S. N., 1864- 65; Adm. to the Bar, 1865; Member Me. LegisI., 1868-69; Me. Senate, 1870; Attorney Gen., Me., 1870-73; Member 45th-50th U. S. Cong .; Speaker, 1889-91, 1895-99; Portland, Me .; died, Washington, D. C., Dec. 7, 1902.
*FRANKLIN SIMMONS, A.M., also Bates, 1867, and Bowdoin, 1888. Sculptor, Rome, Italy; died, Rome, Italy, Dec. 8, 1913, aged 74.
1886
*ALDEN FITZROY CHASE, Ph.D .; A.B., Wesleyan Univ., 1869, and A.M. Ordained, 1872; Teacher of Math., Wesleyan Acad., Wilbra- ham, Mass., 1869-71; Math. and Eng. Lit., Me. Wesleyan Sem. Kent's Hill, Me., 1871-83; Member Me. Hist. Soc., 1884; Prin. High Sch., Millbury, Mass., 1884; Prin. East Maine Conference Sem., Bucksport, Me. (1886).
*EUGENE HALE, LL.D .; also Bates, 1882, and Bowdoin, 1896. Adm. to the Bar, 1857; County Attorney, Ellsworth, Me .; Member Me. Legisl., 1867-68, 1880; Member 41st-46th U. S. Cong., 1869-81; U. S. Senator, 1881-1911; died, Oct. 27, 1918, aged 82.
*GEORGE MELLEN PRENTISS KING, D.D .; A.B., 1857.
*DAVID DANA SPEAR, A.M. Non-graduate, class of 1864.
HORACE JEROME WHITE, A.M .; and Bates, 1896. Born, Deering, N. H., Sept. 13, 1844. Served in Civil War; Cobb Div. Sch., 1877; Pastor, Biddeford, Me., 1877-78; Bath, Me., 1879-84; Augusta, Me., 1885-88; Worcester, Mass., 1888-96; Southbridge, Mass., 1897-1903;
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Wakefield, R. I., 1903-14; Oak Lawn, R. I., 1915-17; retired; ad., Providence, R. I.
1887
*CHARLES RUFUS BROWN, Ph.D .; A.B., Harvard, 1877; D.D., Col- gate, 1892. Newton Theol. Inst., 1874-75, and 1877-78; Union Theol. Sem., 1878-79; Univ. of Berlin and Leipzig, 1879-81; Pastor, Frank- lin Falls, N. H., 1881-83; Assoc. Prof. Old Testament Interp., New- ton Theol. Inst., 1883-86; Prof. Hebrew and Cognate Lang., 1886; Prof. Bible Interp., Old Testament, Newton Theol. Inst., Newton Centre, Mass .; deceased.
*ALONZO BUNKER, D.D .; A.B., 1862.
*SAMUEL BALDWIN MORSE, D.D. Non-graduate, class of 1861.
1888
*EMORY JAMES HAYNES, D.D .; A.B., Wesleyan, 1867, and A.M., 1887, and D.D., 1874. Born, Cabot, Vt., Feb. 6, 1847. Pastor M. E. churches in Conn., Mass., and New York; Editorial staff, New York Evening Mail; Author many books; died, Dec. 31, 1914, aged 67.
JOSIAH BURNHAM KINSMAN, LL.D., Harvard Law Sch., 1854; Washington, D. C.
FRANK J. PEASLEE, A.M. New London, N. H.
1889
*WILLIAM HENRY LAMBERT, Ph.D .; A.B., 1865.
*ARTEMAS LIBBEY, LL.D. and A.M., Bowdoin, 1872. Lawyer, Au- gusta, Me .; Justice Supreme Court; died, March 15, 1894.
1890
EDMUND CLEMENT ATKINSON, A.M. Non-graduate, class of 1867. *WILLIAM EUSTIS BROOKS, D.D .; A.B., 1862.
GEORGE DANA BOARDMAN PEPPER, LL.D. D.D., 1867.
*HENRY EPHRAIM ROBINS, LL.D .; D.D., Rochester, 1868. Born, Hartford, Conn., Sept. 30, 1827. Newton Theol. Inst., 1861; or- dained, 1861; Pastor, Newport, R. I., 1863-67; Rochester, N. Y., 1867-73; President Colby Univ., 1873-82; Prof. Chr. Ethics, Roch- ester Theol Sem., 1882-1904; Author of Harmony of Ethics with Theology, (1891) ; Christian Idea of Education, (1896) ; Ethics of the Christian Life; died, Greenfield, Mass., April 22, 1917, aged 89. ERASTUS CLARENCE RYDER, A.M. Non-graduate, class of 1881. *ARNOLD STEDMAN, A.M. Non-graduate, class of 1866.
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Colby College
1891
*GEORGE FREEMAN EMERY, LL.D .; A.B., Bowdoin, 1836, and A.M. Born, Paris, Me., Nov. 10, 1817. Lawyer; Clerk U. S. Circuit Court, Portland; Editor, Boston, Mass .; died, Portland, Me., July 1, 1904, aged 86.
FANNIE ELIOT (MANN) HALL, A.M. Non-graduate, class of 1877. *WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER, LL.D., and Univ. Nebraska, 1893; A.B., Muskingum, 1870; Ph.D., Yale, 1875. Prof. Hebrew, Bapt. Union Theol. Sem., 1879-86; Prof. Semitic Lang., Yale, 1886; Presi- dent Chicago Univ., from 1891; Editor The Biblical World; Author of Elements of Hebrew, (1886) ; Inductive Latin Method, (1888) ; Hebrew Vocabularies, (1890) ; and joint author of many Greek and Latin text books. Died, Chicago, Ill., 1896.
*CHARLES BENTON TURNER, A.M. Non-graduate, class of 1882.
1892
*CHARLES VERANUS HANSON, D.D .; A.B., 1865.
*BENJAMIN HUMPHREY LANE, A.M. Born, Yarmouth, Me., March 8, 1844. U. S. Army, 1862-65. Grad. Newton Theol. Inst., 1870; Pastor Baptist churches in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, . and Rhode Island; died, Worcester, Mass., Sept. 11, 1905, aged 61.
GEORGE SMITH ROWELL, A.M. Non-graduate, class of 1869. RICHARD CUTTS SHANNON, LL.D .; A.B., 1862.
*HORACE WAYLAND TILDEN, D.D .; A.B., 1872.
1893
*JOSHUA WILLIAM BEEDE, A.M .; A.B., Dartmouth, 1858; M.D., Bellevue, 1864. Trustee Colby Col., 1894-1912; died, March 21, 1913. *WILLIAM JOHNSON CORTHELL, LL.D .; A.B., 1857.
*ADONIRAM JUDSON PADELFORD, D.D .; A.B., Rochester, 1858. Rochester Theol. Sem., 1860; Pastor, Fall River, Mass., 1860-61; Providence, R. I., 1861-66; Amherst, 1866-76; Calais, Me., from 1877; Supt. Sch., 1885-95; Calais, Me .; died, Sept. 27, 1914.
*JOSEPH OTIS SMITH, A.M. Editor Somerset Reporter; died, Skow- hegan, Aug. 31, 1905, aged 66.
*LABAN EDWARDS WARREN, LL.D .; A.B., Brown, 1866; A.M. Teacher, Taunton, Mass., and Providence, R. I., 1866-67; New Lon- don Lit. and Sci. Inst., 1867-72; Principal, 1872-75; Prof. Mathe- matics, Colby, 1875-1903; died, Littleton, Mass., April 21, 1905, aged 69.
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Honorary Graduates
1894
*WILLIAM THOMAS CHASE, D.D .; A.B., 1865.
NATHANIEL FRENCH DAVIS, LL.D .; A.B., Brown, 1870, and A.M. Born, Laconia, N. H., June 11, 1847. Engin. Dept., Providence water works, 1870-71; Inst., Riverview Mil. Acad., Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 1871-73; Vice-Prin., Keystone State Normal Sch., Kutztown, Pa., 1873-74; Instr. Math., Brown, 1874-79; Asst. Prof., 1879-89; Assoc. Prof., 1889-90; Prof. Pure Math., 1890-1915; Prof. Emeritus, 1915; ad., 19 Ash St., Cambridge, Mass.
IRVING BEMIS MOWER, A.M .; D.D., 1906. Newton Theol. Inst., 1884; Pastor, Sharon, Mass., 1883-85; Kennebunkport, Me., 1885-92; Skowhegan, 1892-93; So. Berwick, 1893-1903; Cor. Secy., Me. Bapt. Miss. Conv., 1903 -; Waterville, Me.
HENRY WINCHESTER SAWTELLE, A.M .; M.D. Chelsea, Mass.
1895
*PERCIVAL BONNEY, LL.D .; A.B., 1863.
NATHANIEL BUTLER, JR., D.D .; A.B., 1873.
*GEORGE COLBY CHASE, D.D .; LL.D., Colo. Univ., 1895; A.B., Bates, 1868. Greek and Latin, New Hampton Lit. Inst., N. H., 1868-70; Cobb Divinity Sch., 1870-71; Grad. Student, Harvard, 1871- 72; Prof. Rhetoric and Eng. Lit., 1872-94; President Bates College, Lewiston, Me., 1894-1919; died, Lewiston, Me., May 27, 1919.
*GEORGE EDMANDS MERRILL, D.D .; A.B., Harvard, 1869, and A.M., 1872; LL.D., Rochester, 1901. Newton Theol. Inst., 1872; Pastor, Springfield, Mass., 1872-77; Salem, 1877-85; Colorado Springs, Colo., 1885-87; Newton, Mass., 1890-99; President Colgate University, Hamilton, N. Y., 1899-1908; Author of The Story of the Manuscripts, (1881) ; Crusaders and Captives, (1890) ; The Reason- able Christ, (1893); The Parchments of the Faith, (1894) ; died, Hamilton, N. Y., June 11, 1908.
CHARLES CLARENCE SPEARE, A.M. Non-graduate, class of 1881. WILLIAM PENN WHITEHOUSE, LL.D .; A.B., 1863
1897
*ALFRED ELIAB BUCK, LL.D .; A.B., 1859.
JOHN ALEXANDER FORD, A.M .; A.B., Acadia Univ., 1885. Pastor, Yarmouth, N. S., 1885-88; St. John, N.B., 1888-91; Eastport, Me., 1891-1901; Houlton, Me.
ERASTUS EUGENE HOLT, A.M .; M.D., Bowdoin, 1874; Surgeon, Me. Eye and Ear Infirmary, Portland, Me.
GEORGE BOARDMAN ILSLEY, D.D .; A.B., 1863.
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Colby College
LLEWELLYN POWERS, LL.D. Non-graduate, class of 1861.
CHARLES HUBBARD SPALDING, D.D .; A.B., Brown, 1865, A.M., 1868. Born, Plainfield, Conn., Oct. 1, 1837. Newton Theol. Inst., 1865-66; ordained, 1866; Pastor, Pawtucket, R. I., 1866-71; Pittsfield, Mass., 1871-75; Arlington, 1875-80; Boston, 1880-86; District Sec. Am. Bapt. Publication Soc., Boston, Mass., 1886-1911; Fin. Sec., Newton Theo. Inst., 1911-14; Amer. Bapt. Pub. Soc., 1914; corre- spondent, The Standard, Chicago, 1881-1906; Trustee, Newton Theo. Inst. and Worcester Acad .; author memorial sermons, addresses, es- says; ad., Brookline, Mass.
1898
DANIEL WEBSTER ABERCROMBIE, LL.D .; A.B., Harvard, 1876; A.M., Brown, 1883; Litt.D., Dartmouth, 1911. Born, Bolling Green, Ala., Nov. 25, 1853. Classical Master, St. Mark's Sch., Southboro, Mass., 1877-78; Vermont Acad., 1878-82; Principal Worcester Acad., 1882-1918; Trustee and Prin. Emeritus, Worcester Acad .; Trustee, Brown Univ. and Newton Theo. Inst .; ad., Worcester, Mass.
FREDERIC HOWARD EVELETH, D.D .; A.B., 1870.
WILLIS BRYANT MOULTON, A.M .; M.D., Bowdoin, 1883. Prof. Diseases of Eye and Ear; Physician, Portland, Me.
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