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*THEOPHILUS CAPEN ABBOT, A.B., A.M., 1848; LL.D., Univ. Mich., 1871. Born, Vassalboro, Me., April 29, 1826. Teacher, Townshend, Vt., 1845-46; Augusta, Me., 1847; Thomaston, 1848; Bath, 1849; Portland, 1849-50; Houlton, 1851; Instructor, Waterville Coll., 1852- 53; Teacher, Berrien, Mich., 1855; Ann Arbor; 1856-57; ordained to ministry in Cong. Ch., 1867; Prof. Eng. Lit., 1858-63; President, Uni- versity of Mich., 1863-85, and from 1885, Prof. Mental Phil. and Logic, Mich. State Agric. Coll .; died, Lansing, Mich., Oct. 31, 1892, aged 66.
*JAMES WINCHELL CAPEN, A.B., A.M., 1855. Born, Boston, Mass., Nov. 7, 1822. Newton Theol. Inst., 1849; ord., 1849; Pastor, Sacra- mento, Cal., 1850-52; Episc. Missionary in N. Y., Cal., and Fla., 1853- 67; from 1869, Rector Grace Church, Whitney's Point, N. Y., died, Whitney's Point, N. Y., Dec. 27, 1886, aged 64.
*CHARLES GREEN HANSCOM, A.B. Born, China, Me., May 13, 1824. Lawyer, Potosi and Oshkosh, Wis., 1847-50; La Crosse, 1851- 63; Member Territorial Legisl., Colorado, 1863; shot by Indians, July 14, 1864, aged 40.
*HOBBS HATCH. Born, Wells, Me., Dec. 25, 1819. Prin. Elliot Acad., Me .; died, Wells, Me., Dec. 2, 1845, aged 25.
*AUGUSTUS PULLEN, A.B. Born, Augusta, Me., Aug. 9, 1824. Prin. Newport Acad., Me., 1845-46; Prin. Acad., Williamston, N. C., 1846- 47; Newton Theol. Inst., 1847-48; Teacher, Newport and Union, Me., 1848-49; Missionary, Union and Frankfort, 1849-50; died, Oldtown, Me., Aug. 31, 1850, aged 26.
*SAMUEL KING SMITH, A.B., A.M., 1848; D.D., 1871. Born, Litch- field, Me., Oct. 17, 1817. Tutor, 1846-47; Newton Theol. Inst., 1847- 48; Editor Zion's Advocate, 1848-50; Prof. Rhetoric, Colby University, 1850-92; Librarian, 1851-73; ordained, 1871; Emeritus Prof., 1892; died, Waterville, Me., Aug. 20, 1904, aged 86.
*JONATHAN VAN WAGENEN, A.B. Born, New Paltz, N. Y., March 4, 1828. Instr., Vt. Lit., and Sci. Inst., Brandon, Vt., 1845-46; Teach- er, Macon and Columbus, Miss .; Telegraph operator, Cape Girardeau, Ill., and Smithland, Ky .; died, Smithland, Ky., March 4, 1852, aged 24. 7 -* 7
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*HUGH DEMPSEY, A.B., A.M., 1849. Born, Londonderry, Ireland, Aug., 1816. Newton Theol. Inst., 1849; Colporteur in Maine, 1849-52; Pastor, Jay, 1853-59; died, Fairfield, Me., May 11, 1859, aged 42.
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*JOSIAH HAYDEN DRUMMOND, A.B., A.M., 1849; LL.D., 1871. Born, Winslow, Me., Aug. 30, 1827. Prin. China Acad., Me., 1846-48; Vassalboro Acad., 1848-49; adm. to the Bar, 1850; Lawyer, Water- ville, 1851-60; Repr. Me. Legisl., 1857, 1858, 1869; Speaker Me. House Repr., 1858, 1869; Member Me. Senate, 1860; Attorney Gen, of Me., 1860-64; Member Bd. Trustees from 1857; Member Me. Hist. Soc., 1878; from 1860, Lawyer, Portland, Me .; died, Portland, Me., Oct. 25, 1902, aged 75. Author of Maine Masonic Text Book (1877) ; History of Portland Lodge (1881), and other Masonic and Genea- logical Writings.
*THOMAS WEBSTER HERRICK, A.B. Born, Harmony, Me., July 20, 1816. Prin. Waterville Liberal Inst., Me., 1846-47; adm. to the Bar; Hardware dealer, Waterville, 1852-72; died, Eggleton, Va., May 7, 1872, aged 55.
*GEORGE ROGERS STARKEY, A.B., A.M., 1865; M.D. Born, Vassal- boro, Me., Jan. 2, 1823. Prof. Anat. and Surg., Hahnemann Med. Coll., 1859-64; Physician, to 1890; of firm, Starkey & Palen; died, Philadel- phia, Pa., June 18, 1896, aged 73.
*GREENLEAF AUGUSTUS WILBUR, A.B., A.M., 1849; M. D., Jeffer- son Med. Coll., 1850. Born, Sidney, Me., Aug. 4, 1820. Prin. Union Acad., Kennebunk, Me., 1846; Surgeon 11th Me. Vols., 1862; Surgeon, Provost Mar. Bd., 3d Dist. Me., 1863-65; U. S. Examining Surg., 1877-80; died, Skowhegan, Me., July 19, 1893, aged 72. 5 -* 5
CLASS OF 1847
*JOHN SMULLEN BAKER, A.B. Born, Lisbon, Me., Jan. 16, 1822. U. S. Provost Marshal, 2d Dist. Me .; Member Executive Council, 1867; Lawyer, Bath; died, Bath, Me., April 27, 1882, aged 60.
*STEPHEN LONGFELLOW BOWLER, A.B., A.M., 1850. Born, Palermo, Me., July 25, 1820. Med. Dept., Harvard, 1849-50; Bangor Theol. Sem., 1850-52; Pastor, Cong. Ch., Machias, 1852-54; Orono, 1854-62; Agent Christian Com., 1863-65; Pastor, Hampden, 1865-71; Saccarappa, 1871-74; Machias, 1874-79; Bethel, 1879-85; Berlin, N. H., 1886-90; Robbinston, Me., 1890-91; res., Orono, Me., 1891-94; Bangor, 1894-1914; Asst. pastor, Hammond St. Ch., Bangor, 13 years; Financial agent, Bangor Theol. Sem .; died, Bangor, Me., Nov. 1, 1914, aged 94.
*ELKANAH ANDREWS CUMMINGS, A.B., A.M., 1850. Born, Park- man, Maine, Jan. 31, 1820. Newton Theol. Inst., 1850; Pastor, Amherst, Mass., 1850-53; Agent Am. Bapt. Miss. Union, 1853-55; Financial Sec. Fem. Coll., Worcester, 1855-64; Publisher, Boston, 1864-68; Postmaster, Maplewood, 1868-77; Minister to Mission Ch., 1875-80; Agt. Home for Friendless and Fallen, 1884-87; died, Maple- wood, Mass., June 11, 1888, aged 68.
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*HIRAM CUSHMAN ESTES, A.M., 1850; D.D., 1872. Born, Bethel, Me., July 27, 1823. Harvard Divinity Sch., 1847-48; Pastor, Auburn, 1850-52; Agt. Am| Bapt. Miss. Union, 1853-55; Pastor, East Trenton (now Lamoine), 1855-60; Leicester, Mass., 1860-62; Jericho, Vt., 1862- 72; Paris, Me., 1872-83; Winchendon, Mass., 1883-86; Leicester, Mass. (Rochdale, P. O.), 1886-1894; Newton Junction, N. H., 1894-97; Repr. Me. Legisl., 1859; Author, The Christian Doctrine of the Soul, (1873) ; Died, Newton Junction, N. H., Feb. 4, 1901, aged 77.
*GEORGE GREENWOOD FAIRBANKS, A.B., A.M., 1850; D.D., 1883. Born Winthrop, Me., April 14, 1824. Prin. Hebron Acad., Me., 1847- 48; Newton Theol. Inst., 1851; Pastor, Medfield, Mass., 1851-55; Somerville, 1855-66; So. Dedham, 1866-69; Pres. Bd. Trustees, Peirce Acad., 1869-81; Middleboro, Mass., 1869-87; died, Middleboro, Mass., Jan. 4, 1887, aged 62.
*SETH SWEETSER FAIRFIELD, A.B., 1883. Died, Granada, Miss., Aug. 30, 1892.
*ALEXANDER GAMBLE, A.B. Prin. Acad., E. Corinth, Me., 1847-48; Mining, Calif., 1848-49; Merchant, 1850-59; Mining, Nevada; Lawyer, San Francisco, Calif .; died, San Francisco, Calif., Feb. 3, 1900.
*CHARLES EDWARD HAMLIN, A.B., A.M., 1850; LL.D., Univ. Lewis- burg, 1873. Born, Augusta, Me., Feb. 4, 1825. Prin. Vt. Lit. and Sci. Inst., Brandon, Vt., 1847-48; Prin. High 'Sch., Bath, Me., 1848-49; Assoc. Prin. Conn. Lit. Inst., Suffield, Conn., 1849-53; Merrill Prof. Chem. and Nat. Hist., Colby University, 1853-73; Fellow Am. Acad., 1876; Memb. Bd. Trustees, 1880-86; from 1873, Curator of Con- chology and Palæontology, Museum Comp. Zool., and Instr. in Geogr. and Geol., Harvard Univ., 1875-77; died, Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 3, 1886, aged 60. Author of Obituary Record of Graduates 1822-70, and Supplements 1-3, (1870-84) ; Observations of the Physical Geogra- phy and Geology of Mt. Ktaadn, (1881) ; Syrian Molluscan Fossils, (1884).
*WALTER MACOMBER HATCH, A.B. Born, New Gloucester, Me., Sept. 10, 1821. Civil Engr., 1847-48; Publisher's Agent, 1849-51; Prin. Young Ladies' Sem., Atlanta, Ga., 1853-57; Member Ill. Bd. of Education, 1863-69; Trustee Univ. of Chicago, 1864-70; Lawyer, Bloomington, Ill., 1857-87; died, Colorado Springs, Colo., May 13, 1895, aged 73.
*ABNER OAKES, A.B., 1850. Born, Sangerville, Me., April 13, 1820. Clerk to Sec. of State, 1847-48; Asst. State Libn., 1849-50; Ballston Spa Law Sch., 1850-51; from 1851, Lawyer; died, So. Berwick, Me., Sept 2, 1899, aged 79.
*TIMOTHY OTIS PAINE, A.B., LL.D., 1875. Born, Winslow, Me., Oct. 13, 1824. Semitic Prof. in Theol. Sch. of Gen. Conv., New Jerusalem Ch., Boston, Mass .; Member Am. Oriental Soc., 1874; Harvard Biblical Club, 1880; from 1856, Pastor New Jerusalem Ch., Elmwood, Mass .;
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died, Boston, Mass., Dec. 6, 1895, aged 71. Author of Solomon's Temple (1861) ; The Holy Houses (1886).
*GILBERT LAFAYETTE PALMER, A.B. Born, Athens, Me., Feb. 25, 1825. Lawyer, Athens, Me., 1849-58; Postmaster, 1852-55; died, Athens, Me., March 14, 1858, aged 33.
*JAMES MONROE PALMER, A.B., A.M., 1850. Born, Exeter, Me. Oct. 5, 1822. Prin. Waterville Liberal Inst., Me., 1847-48; Prin. Select Sch., Bangor, 1848-50; Bangor Theol. Sem., 1853; ordained, 1854; Ch. Supply, Fairfield, 1853-54; Topsham, 1854-55; New Market, N. H., 1855-58; Pastor, Cong. Ch., Rochester, N. H., 1858-64; Biddeford, 1864-67; Insurance Agent, Portland, 1867-75; Publisher's Agent, Boston, Mass., 1875-76; Sec. and Treas. Gas Economizing Co., 1877-80; died, Kenosha, Wis., May 23, 1897, aged 74.
*WILLIAM SANFORD, A.B. Born, No. Kingston, R. I., April 11, 1823. Lawyer, Providence, R. I .; Repr., Gen. Assembly, R. I .; Judge, Court of Magistrates; died, Providence, R. I., Oct. 17, 1878, aged 55.
*THOMAS MILTON SYMONDS, A.B., A.M., 1850. Born, Reading, Mass., March 18, 1821. Newton Theol. Inst., 1850; ordained, 1850; Teacher and Minister, Rock, Mass., 1850-51; Pastor, Green Bay, Wis., 1851-52; died, Green Bay, Wis., July 4, 1852, aged 31.
*AUGUSTUS EBENEZER TRAFTON, A.B. Born, So. Berwick, Oct. 24, 1827. Druggist, Great Falls, N. H., 1847-52; died, So. Berwick, Me., July 20, 1852, aged 24.
*DAVID SAWYER TRUE, A.B., A.M., 1850. Born, Monmouth, Me., Nov. 3, 1823. Prin. Charleston Acad., Me., 1847-48; East Corinth Acad., 1848-51; Lawyer, Davenport, Iowa, from 1852; died, Davenport, Iowa, April 23, 1873, aged 49.
*HENRY RIPLEY WILBUR, A.B., A.M., 1850. Born, Boston, Mass., April 5, 1825. Newton Theol. Inst., 1851; Pastor, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, 1853-57; Galena, III., 1859-64; Peoria, 1865-66; Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1866-67; Sheldonville, Mass., 1868-71; Andover, 1872-76; died, Ando- ver, Mass., May 29, 1898, aged 73.
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*JUNIUS ARTEMAS BARTLETT, A.B. Born, Harmony, Me., Oct. 7, 1833. Tutor, 1850; Pastor Presb. Ch., Newburyport, Mass., 1877-78; Congl. Ch., Reedsburg, Wis., 1879-80; Whitehall, Mich., 1880-81; Pres. Ch., Knightstown, Ind., 1882-83; Audubon, Ia., 1884-85; from 1886, Centerville, Iowa, Saline, Mich., etc .; died, Frankfort, Ind., May 15, 1900, aged 66.
*JOHN CHESTER HYDE, A.B., A.M., Lewisburg, 1864. Born, Bruns- wick, Vt., March. 2, 1821. Prin. Acad., Bucks Co., Pa., 1848-51; Rochester Theol. Sem., 1854-56; ordained, 1852; Pastor, Point Pleas- ant, Pa., 1851-54; Henrietta, N. Y., 1854-56; Hastings, Minn., 1856-59;
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St. Anthony, 1859-61; Camden, N. J., 1861-64; Cape Island, 1865-67; Financial Sec., Peddie Inst., Hightstown, 1864-66, 1868-70; Pastor. Cape May City, 1866-68; Bristol, Pa., 1871-74; died, Bristol, Pa., May 6, 1884, aged 63.
*JACOB SMITH MARSHALL, A.B. Born, China, Me., May 26, 1828. Merchant and Postmaster; died, China, Me., Aug. 21, 1860, aged 32.
*JOSEPH HARRIDEN SEAVER, A.B. Born, Salem, Mass., 1820. Newton Theol. Inst., 1851; ordained, 1852; S. S. Missionary, Boston, 1853-55; Pastor, Marshfield, Mass., 1855-56; Brewster, 1857-58; Georgetown, 1858-62; Barnstable, 1863-65; Marshfield, 1868-69; Lee, Mass., 1870-71; City Missionary, Salem, 1872-73; Pastor, So. Yar- mouth, 1875-77; Merrimacport, 1878-82; Cummington, 1882-83; Charlemont, 1885-86; died, Salem, Mass., Sept. 9, 1896, aged 76.
*WILLIAM NELSON TITUS, A.B. Born, Monmouth, Me., Oct. 27, 1823. Adm. to the bar, 1851; Lawyer, Alna, 1852-54; died, Monmouth, Me., July 20, 1854, aged 30.
*ELLIOT WALKER, A.B., A.M., 1851. Born, Brookline, Vt., Feb. 25, 1822. Lawyer; Me. House Repr., 1866, 1872; Judge of Probate, 1880- 84; died, Newport, Me., Dec. 4, 1902, aged 80.
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*THOMAS FLINT BARTON, A.B., M.D., Jefferson Med. Coll., 1852. Born, Sidney, Me., Dec. 15, 1825. Physician, Jefferson, Me., 1862-65; Oldtown, 1865-67; died, Oldtown, Me., Feb. 7, 1867, aged 41.
*SOLOMON EVERETT BIXBY, A.B. Pastor, Cong. Ch., Holland, Mass.
*AUGUSTUS REUBEN BRAINERD. Gold and Silver mining, Austra- lia.
*MARK ANDREWS CUMMINGS, A.B. Born, Parkman, Me., Jan. 22, 1815. Newton Theol. Inst., 1849-50; Prin. No. Bennington Acad., Vt., 1852-54; Black River Acad., Ludlow, 1854-55; Prof. Math. and Nat. Sci., New Hampton Lit. and Theol. Inst., Fairfax, 1855-60; Pastor, No. Fairfax, 1857-61; Prin. Boys' Boarding Sch., and Hill's Acad., Essex, Conn., 1861-70; supply, No. Lyme, 1870; died, Maplewood, Mass., Jan. 9, 1892, aged 77.
*STEPHEN ROLLINS DENNEN, A.B., D.D., Iowa Coll., 1874. Born, Poland, Me., Nov. 6, 1826. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1852. Resident Licentiate, Andover Theol. Sem., 1853; Acting pastor, Watertown, Mass., 1855-62; Providence, R. I., 1865-68; Woburn, Mass., 1868-71; Lynn, Mass., 1872-74; Pastor, Cong. Ch., New Haven, Conn., 1874-83; died, Long Beach, Cal., Jan. 18, 1898, aged 71.
*HENRY SMITH DOWNS, A.B. Born, Alfred, Me., Feb. 18, 1822. Bangor Theol. Sem., 1852; Pastor Cong. Ch., Norridgewock, 1852-58; died, Auburn, Me. Nov. 25, 1860, aged 38.
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*MARK HILL DUNNELL, A.B., A.M., 1852; LL.D., 1899, and Shurtleff, 1868. Born, Buxton, Me., July 2, 1823. Prin, Norway Acad. and Hebron Acad., Me., 1849-54; Repr. Me. Legisl., 1854; Member MIe. Senate, 1855; State Supt. Schools, 1855, 1857-60; Lawyer, Portland,. 1860; Col. 5th Me. Vols., 1861; U. S. Consul, Vera Cruz, Mex., 1862; Hon. Memb. Soc. Geog. and Statistics, Mexico; Repr. Minn. Legisl., 1867; Trustee Colby Univ., 1858-67; State Supt. Pub. Instr., Minn., 1867-70; Member 42d to 47th and 51st U. S. Cong., 1871-91; died, Owatonna, Minn., Aug. 8, 1904, aged 81.
*WILLIAM SHAW GREENE, A.B., A.M., 1852. Born, No. Kingston, R. I., Sept. 29, 1822. Prin. Ea. Corinth Acad., Me., 1849-53; Judson Fem. Sem., Marion, Ala., 1853-54; Worcester Acad., Mass., 1854-58; Lawyer, Springfield, from 1862; died, Springfield, Mass., June 21, 1878, aged 55.
*HADLEY PROCTOR HANSON, A.B. Teacher, Milford, Mass., 1849- 50; Book-keeper, Boston, 1852-66; Treas. So. Boston R. R. Co., 1866- 77; from 1877, Insurance and Real Estate Agent, Boston, Mass.
*WILLIAM HOIT HUMPHREY, A.B. Born, No. Yarmouth, Me., Dec. 2, 1823. Newton Theol. Inst., 1850-52; Pastor, Richmond, Me., 1854- 58; Halifax, N. S., 1858-62; Supt. Schools and Prin. High Sch., Min- neapolis, Minn., 1862-63; from 1863, Pastor, Hastings; died, Hastings, Minn., Dec. 6, 1865, aged 42.
*EDWARD CUSHING MITCHELL, A.B., A.M., 1863; D.D., 1870. Born, East Bridgewater, Mass., Sept. 20, 1829. Newton Theol. Inst., 1853, and Resident Graduate, 1854; Pastor, Calais, Me., 1854-56; Brockport, N. Y., 1857-58; Rockford, Ill., 1858-63; Prof. Biblical Lit. and Interp., Theol. Dept. Shurtleff Coll., 1863-70; Prof. Hebrew and Old Testa- ment Lit., Bapt. Union Theol. Sem., Chicago, Ill., 1870-76; Instr. Hebrew, Regent's Park College, London, Eng., 1876-77; President Baptist Theological School, Paris, France, 1878-82; President pro tem. Roger Williams University, Nashville, Tenn., 1884-85; Editor The Present Age, Chicago, 1883-84; Lowell Institute Lecturer for 1884, upon "Biblical Science and Modern Discovery"; Lecturer, Hebrew School, Morgan Park, Ill., Worcester, Mass., Brooklyn, N. Y., 1884- 85; President, Leland University, New Orleans, 1887-1900; died, New Orleans, La., Feb. 27, 1900, aged 70. Author of A Critical Handbook -a Guide to the Authenticity, Conon, and Text of the New Testament, (1881) ; Les Sources du Nouveau Testament-Recherches sur l'au- thenticité, le canon, et le texte du Nouveau Testament, Paris (1882) ; Hebrew Introduction, An Elementary Hebrew Grammar and Reading Book (1883). Edited and enlarged Davies' Hebrew Lexicon, (1880) ; revised and re-edited Gesenius' Hebrew Grammar (1883).
*JAMES SULLIVAN NEWELL, A.B., A.M., 1852. Prin. No. Benning- ton Acad., Vt., 1849-50; Troy Acad., 1850-53; Essex Sem., Conn., 1853- 60; firm of J. S. Newell & Co., Mechanical Engrs. and Machinists, Boston, Mass .; died, 1898.
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*ALBION PARRIS OAKES, A.B. Born, Sangerville, Me., Aug. 14, 1824. Prin. Acad., Waldoboro, Me .; Lawyer, from 1852; died, Waldo- boro, Me., June 21, 1859, aged 34.
*ANDREW CROSWELL PHILLIPS, A.B. Born, Farmington, Me., March 24, 1830. Prin. Gram. Sch., Portland, Me., 1850-52; adm. to the Bar, 1853; Lawyer, Prairie du Chien., Wis .; Dist. Att'y., three years; Lawyer, Phillips, Me .; County Att'y., 1865-68; Ed. Farming- ton Chronicle, 1867-68; U. S. Consul, Ft. Erie, Can., 1868-80; City Att'y., Sioux Falls, Dakota; died, Dubuque, Iowa, May 21, 1891, aged 61.
*GEORGE AUGUSTUS PIERCE, A.B., A.M., 1870; M.D., Univ. Penn. Born, Providence, R. I., Aug. 12, 1828; died, Providence, R. I., Aug .* 20, 1885, aged 57.
*JOHN ROUNDS, A.B. Born, Minot, Me., March 30, 1822. Newton Theol. Inst., 1851-53; Pastor, New Gloucester, Me., 1852-60; Freeport, 1860-65; Alna, 1865-68; Chelmsford, Mass., 1868-72; Holden, 1872- 74; Northfield, Minn., 1874-79; died, Minneapolis, Minn., March 29, 1888, aged 66.
* ALBION KEITH PARRIS SMALL, A.B., D.D., 1879. Born, Limington, Me., Aug. 26, 1821. Prin. Hebron Acad., Me., 1849-51; Pastor, Buck- field, 1851-58; Bangor, 1858-68; Portland, 1868-74; Fall River, Mass., 1874-83; Memb. Bd. Trustees, 1860-97; Portland, Me., 1883-92; Fair- field, 1892-94; Biddeford, 1894-96; retired, Portland, Me .; died, Port- land, Me., Aug. 19, 1909, aged 87.
*GEORGE MCLELLAN STAPLES, A.B., A.M., 1852, M.D., Harvard, 1855. Born, Buxton, Me., April 26, 1827. Prin. Hebron Acad., Me .; Gram. Sch., Portland; Physician, Farmington, 1855; from 1856, Dubuque, Ia .; Surg., 14th Iowa Vols., 1861; Surg .- in-chief, Gen. C. F. Smith's Div., at Fort Donelson, and of Gen. W. A. L. Wallace's Div. at Shiloh, 1862; Med. Director, 6th Div., 16th A. C., 1863-64; Med. Director, Right Wing 16th A. C., 1864; Bvt. Lt. Col. Vols., 1865; U. S. Exam. Surg .; Div. Surg., Ill. Central R. R .; died, Dubuque, Ia., Sept. 7, 1895, aged 69.
*MOSES HANSCOM TARBOX, A.B. Born, Kennebunkport, Me., Sept. 8, 1824. Ordained, 1851; Bangor Theol. Sem., 1855; Pastor, F. W. Bapt. Ch., Bangor, Me., 1855-62; Amesbury, Mass., 1863-65; Cornish, Me., 1865-66; Missionary, Penobscot County, 1866-69; Pastor, Dover, 1869-72; Houlton, 1872-74; Missionary, Lewiston, 1874-78; Burnham, 1878-80; Pastor, Elk River, Minn., etc .; died, Lewiston, Me., April 14, 1907, aged 82.
*VERSAL JESSE WALKER, A.B., A.M., 1852. Born, Brookline, Vt., Feb. 22, 1824. Teacher, Saxton's River, Vt., 1849-50; Prin. China Acad., Me., 1850-52; Ea. Corinth Acad., 1852-54; Teacher in Cal., 1855- 59; Prin. High School, Winona, Minn., and Supt. Schools, 1859-69; from 1869, Prof. Latin, Univ. of Minnesota; died, Minneapolis, Minn., May 18, 1876, aged 52.
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*GEORGE BOARDMAN WILLIAMS, A.B., 1885. Born, Beverly, Mass., 1819. Pastor, Hampden, Me., 1849-51; Kingston, Mass., 1853- 60; Hampden, Me., 1860-66; Braintree, Mass., 1869-71; Quincy, 1871- 77; Chaplain, Sailor's Snug Harbor, Quincy, 1873-84; died, Boston, Mass., March 4, 1905, aged 86.
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*MOSES CLEMENT BLANCHARD, A.B. Born, Whittingham, Vt., April 15, 1824. Insurance Agent; died, Atlanta, Ga., April 7, 1893, aged 69.
** JOHN AUGUSTUS BLANCHARD, A.B., A.M., 1853. Born, Newcastle, Me., Nov. 25, 1831. Lawyer; died, Oldtown, Me., Sept. 23, 1886, aged 54.
*JOSEPH BLACKWELL, A.B. Born, Norridgewock, Me., Nov. 19, 1826. Lawyer, from 1859; died, New Liberty, Ky., Dec. 5, 1895, aged 69.
*SAMUEL COLE, A.B. Born, Beverly, Mass., Sept. 5, 1824. Theol. Sem., Rochester, 1852; Pastor, Belfast, Me., 1853-54; died, Beverly, Mass., Nov. 11, 1854, aged 30.
*CHARLES FAIRMAN, A.B., A.M., 1853; LL.D., Shurtleff, 1873. Born, Northfield, Mass., Aug. 8, 1823. Prin. Litchfield Liberal Inst., Me., 1850-52; Yates Acad., N. Y., 1853-63; Medina Acad., 1863-67; Nunda Acad., 1867-68; Prof. Math., Shurtleff Coll., 1868-73; Prin. Cook Acad., Havana, N. Y., 1873-75; from 1875, Prof. Math. and Nat. Phil., Shurt- Ieff Coll .; died, Upper Alton, Ill., Feb. 14, 1895, aged 71.
EPHRAIM HUNT, A.B., LL.D., 1870. Born, Readfield, Me., Oct. 20, 1829. Prin. Monson Acad., Me., 1850-51; High .Sch., Gardiner, 1851-52; Instr., Lafayette Coll., Ala., 1852-53; Eng. High Sch., Boston, Mass., 1854-68; Head Master Girl's High and Normal Sch., Boston, 1868-72; Supt. Pub. Schools, Portland, Me., 1875-77; Supt. Public Schools, Newton Mass., 1877-81; Medford and Winchester, 1881-91; Author of Literature of the English Language (1870); Geometry for Grade Schools; Algebra: An Essay, (1914) ; Ad., Canaan, N. H.
*BENJAMIN LAURISTON KNOWLTON, A.B. Born, Newfane, Vt., Sept. 16, 1824. Teacher, Yates Acad., N. Y., 1850-51; Lawyer, from 1854, Jamaica, Vt .; County Atty., 1856-57; died, Jamaica, Vt., Sept. 19, 1859, aged 35.
*GEORGE SHEPHERD LOW, A.B. Born, Vassalboro, Me., 1831. Mas- ter Commissioner Circuit Court, Ky., 1862-68; Lawyer; died, Owen- ton, Ky., May 7, 1908, aged 78.
*JAMES HARVEY PARMELEE, A.B. Born, Wilmington, Vt., May 4, 1823. Prin. No. Conway Acad., N. H., 1851; Rochester Theol. Sem., 1852-54; Pastor in Ohio, Iowa, Wis., and III., 1854-69; Pastor, W. Wardsboro, Vt .; died, De Funiak Springs, Fla., Oct. 22, 1905, aged 82. Author of Problems of Theology (1886).
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*GEORGE MARSHALL ROBINSON, A.B. Born, Buckfield, Me., July 13, 1821. Newton Theol. Inst., 1850-52; Pastor, Sidney, Me., 1853-54; Searsmont, 1855-56; from 1857, carriage maker, Livermore Falls; died, Livermore Falls, Me., April 29, 1873, aged 51.
*LORENZO AUSTIN SMITH, A.B. Born, Wilmington, Vt., Nov. 13, 1823. Teacher in Ohio, 1850-52; Byhalia, Miss., and West Point, Ark., 1852-54; Teacher and farmer, Searcy, Ark .; forced into Confed. ser- vice, 1864; drowned in White River, Ark., 1864, aged 41.
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CLASS OF 1851
*THOMAS BARNES BUCK, A.B. Born, Oldtown, Me., Nov. 6, 1826. Merchant, Stockton, Cal .; Mayor, 1875-78; died, Stockton, Cal., Oct. 22, 1901, aged 74.
*GILBERT HERMAN CARPENTER, A.B. Born, Guilford, Vt., June 10, 1822. Dealer in Musical Instruments; died, Waterville, Me., Jan. 1, 1895, aged 72.
*ALBION BYRON CLARK, A.B. Born, New Sharon, Me., March 24, 1826. Prin. Shelburne Falls Acad., Mass., 1851-54; Newton Theol. Inst., 1854-55; Pastor, Skowhegan, Me., 1855-59; Agent Am. Bapt. Pub. Soc., New York, 1859-63; Pastor, Columbia, Cal., 1863; died, Skowhegan, Me., Sept. 9, 1865, aged 39.
*JOHN OBERON COOLIDGE, A.B. Born, Canton, Me., Dec. 22, 1826. Prin. Patten Acad., Me., 1851-52; Prin. County School, Woodstock, Ill .; died, Woodstock, Ill., Aug. 28, 1852, aged 25.
*JAMES STANLEY EMERY, A.B. Prin. Vt. Lit. and Sci Inst., Brandon, Vt., 1851-52; Member Kan. Legisl., 1863-64; U. S., Dist. Attorney, 1864-67; Memb. Bd. Regents, State Univ., 1863, 1874; Pres. Bd. Trustees, Ottawa Univ., 1868-78; from 1854, Lawyer; died, Law- rence, Kan., 1898.
*JOHN GAMBLE, A.B. Teacher, Big Oak Flat, Cal., 1852-78; San Francisco, Calif., from 1878; died, San Francisco, Cal., 1897.
*THOMAS HERSEY GARNSEY, A.B. Born, Bangor, Me., May 26, 1831. Prin. Talladega Acad., Ala., 1851-53; Lawyer, Bangor, Me., 1855; Repr. Me. Legisl., 1865-66; New York, 1867-75; Boston, 1875-84; died, Boston, Mass., May 20, 1884, aged 53.
*WILLIAM HASTINGS HODGES, A.B. Born, Fayetteville, Vt., Aug. 28, 1827. Civil Engineer and Teacher, Lincolnville, Me .; died, Lin- colnville, Me., July 23, 1888, aged 60.
*WILLIAM GODDING LORD, A.B., A.M., 1854, and Dartmouth, 1885. Prin. Limington Acad., Me., 1851-56; Teacher, Ware, Mass., 1856-57; High Sch., Saccarappa, 1860-64; Prin. Gorham Sem., 1865-67, and Village Sch., 1872-75; High Sch., Scarboro, 1876-79; Prin. Limington Acad., 1857-60, 1864-65, 1867-72, 1875-76, and from 1879; died, Lim- ington, Me., 1898.
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*BURLEIGH PEASE, A.B., A.M., 1857. Teacher, Public Schools, Ban- gor, Me., till 1880; died, Bangor, Me., March 10, 1899.
*AARON APPLETON PLAISTED, A.B. Born, Waterville, Me., March 25, 1831. Lawyer, Dubuque, Ia., 1854-57; Cashier Ticonic Nat. Bank, 1857-96; died, Waterville, Me., Nov. 27, 1908, aged 77.
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*FRANCIS MACOMBER DODGE, A.B., Born, Wenham, Mass., April 14, 1826. Prin. High Sch., Brattleboro, Vt., 1853-54; Rockingham Acad., Hampton Falls, N. H., 1855-56; Mass. House Rep., 1858; Supt. Sch., Weymouth, Mass., 1866-69; Winona, Minn., 1871-78; died, Wen- ham Depot, Mass., Feb. 28, 1907, aged 80.
*GEORGE. WASHINGTON DOW, A.B., A.M., 1855, and Brown, 1855. Born, Somerville, Me., Jan. 6, 1823. Graduate Student, Brown, 1853- 54; Prin. High Sch., Lexington, Mass., 1854; Brighton, 1855; Prof. Math., Burlington Univ., Ia., 1857-58; Prin. Ogden Sch., Chicago, Ill., 1859-60; U. S. Recruiting Officer, 1863-64; Ink manufacturer; died, Moline, Ill., Oct. 6, 1907, aged 84.
*GEORGE BOARDMAN GOW, A.B., A.M., 1861; D.D., 1881. Born, Waterville, Me., Jan. 11, 1832. Prin. Litchfield Inst., Me., 1853; Waterville Acad., 1853-55; Newton Theol. Inst., 1858; Pastor, Ayer, Mass., 1858-61; Prin. New London Inst., N. H., 1861-64; Pastor, Gloucester, Mass., 1864-67; Worcester, 1867-72; Agent, Worcester Acad., 1872-74; Pastor, Millbury, 1874-80; Brattleboro, Vt., 1880-83; Glens Falls, N. Y., 1883-95; retired; died, Glens Falls, N Y., Jan. 17, 1913, aged 81.
*WILLIAM HENRY HOBBIE, A.B., A.M., 1855. Born, Winslow, Me., Nov. 25, 1818. Teacher, Unity and Belfast, Me., to 1861; Publisher, New York; died, New York, Jan. 7, 1887, aged 67.
*EBENEZER HAWKS LIBBY, A.B. Born, Windham, Me., May 9, 1823. Prin. Vassalboro Acad., Me., 1853-54; Pastor, F. W. Bapt. Ch., East Hebron, 1860-61; East Raymond, 1861; 25th Me. Vols., 1862-63; 32d Me. Vols., 1864; Pastor, Windham, 1865; died, Windham, Me., Sept. 18, 1868, aged 45.
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