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*SELDEN FLETCHER NEAL, A.B., A.M., 1861; M. D., Harvard, 1857. Born, Madison, Me., Nov. 25, 1822. Prin. No. Anson Acad., Me., 1852; Hebron Acad., 1857-61; Teacher of Math., Maine State Sem., Lewiston, 1861-63; Prof. Math., Bates Coll., 1863-64; Surg. U. S. Vols., 1864-65; Physician from 1866, Livermore Falls; died, Livermore, Me., March 20, 1872, aged 49.
*RICHARD MEANS NOTT, A.B., A.M., 1855. Born, Boston, Mass., March 26, 1831. Prin. High Sch., Red Creek, N. Y., 1852-55; Calais, Me., 1855-57; Rochester Theol. Sem., 1859; Pastor, Rochester, N. Y., 1859-65; in business, Atlanta, Ga., 1865-68; Pastor, Aurora, Ill., 1869-
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72; Wakefield, Mass., 1872-74; died, Wakefield, Mass., Dec. 21, 1880, aged 49. Author of Memoir of Abner Kingman Nott (1865).
*GEORGE MARSHALL PRESTON, A.B. Born, Beverly, Mass., April 23, 1830. Newton Theol. Inst., 1855; Pastor, Sturbridge, Mass., 1855- 58; Medford, 1858-68; Wooster, O., 1869-71; Independence, Ia., 1871- 73; Oldtown, Me., 1873-78; Lanesboro, Mass., 1878-80; Cheshire, Mass., 1880-90; Granville, 1890-96; retired, 1896; died, Medford, Mass., Jan. 9, 1914, aged 83.
*DANIEL WEBSTER WILCOX, A.B. Born, Coleraine, Mass., Dec. 2, 1829. Teacher, Conn. Lit. Inst., Suffield, Conn., 1852-53; Rochester Theol. Sem., 1855; Pastor, Green Bay, Wis., 1856-57; Sheboygan Falls, 1857-59; Librarian, Arms Public Library, Shelburne Falls, Mass., to 1909; died, Springfield, Mass., May 8, 1915, aged 85.
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*JOTHAM FRANCIS BALDWIN, A.B., A.M., 1856; LL.D., 1899. Born, New Sharon, Me., May 7, 1829. Prin. Bloomfield Acad., Me., 1853-54; Wash. Acad., E. Machias, 1854-55; Lawyer, Belle Plaine, Minn., 1856- 60; Memb. Minn. Senate, 1858-60; Cincinnati, O., 1860-99; died, Cin- cinnati, O., Dec. 8, 1899, aged 70.
*WILLIAM PITT BARTLETT, A.B. Born, Minot, Me., Sept. 13, 1829. Prin. Hallowell Acad., Me., 1853-55; Lawyer, Watertown, Wis., 1856; Eau Claire, Wis., 1857-1917; Member Wis. Legisl., 1860, 1873; Dist. Attorney, six years; County Judge, two years; Register U. S. Land Office, 1875-79; Regent, Wis. State Univ., 1886-99; and Pres. Bd. Regents, six years; died, Eau Claire, Wis., March 16, 1917, aged 87.
*GEORGE BRADLEY, A.B. Born, Bangor, Me., April 3, 1832. Lawyer, Bangor, Me., 1855-56; Belle Plaine, Minn., 1856-65; Speaker, 1st Sess. Minn. Legisl., 1858; Receiver, U. S. Land Office, 1860; 2d Lt. 8th Minn. Vols., 1862; Maj. and Lit. Col. 7th Minn. Vols., 1862-65; from 1865, Lawyer, Minneapolis; died, Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 11, 1879, aged 46. *GEORGE BULLEN, A.B., A.M., 1856, and Brown, 1876; D.D., 1880. Born, New Sharon, Me., Nov. 8, 1833. Teacher, Me., 1853-55; Newton Theol. Inst., 1858; Univ. Berlin, and Gottingen, 1858-59; Pastor, Skow- hegan, Me., 1860-62; Chaplain 16th Me. Vols., 1862-63; Pastor, Wake- field, Mass., 1864-66; Pawtucket, R. I., 1868-91; Prof. Christ. Missions, Newton Theol. Inst., 1891-97; Pastor, New London, N. H., 1900-06; Hingham, Mass., 1908-13; Trustee, Colby Col., 1893-1916. Author of Historical Discourse, Pawtucket, R. I., (1881) ; Biographical Sketch of Rev. Sylvanus Boardman, (1894); died, Newton Centre, Mass., Aug. 21, 1916, aged 82.
*CHARLES HENRY DAVIS, A.B. Born, Worcester, Mass., March 24, 1832. Sergt. Maj. 25th Mass Vols., 1861; Captain, 1864; Commissary, 2d Div. 18th Army Corps, 1864; Chief Commissary of Ft. Fisher forces,
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1865, and of 10th Army Corps, 1865; Brevet Major, 1865; Worcester, Mass .; died, July, 1910, aged 78.
*JOHN ATKINSON LOWELL, A.B., A.M., 1856. Born, Buckfield, Me., Jan. 13, 1823. Prin. Parsonsfield Sem., Me., 1853-57; Teacher, Me. State Sem., Lewiston, 1857-60; Pastor, F. W. Bapt. Ch., Lewiston, 1861-69; Lawrence, Mass., 1870-72; Res. Lic., Andover Theol. Sem., 1872-73; Member Bd. Trustees, Bates Coll., from 1863; Pastor, Dan- ville, N. H., 1873; died, Oct. 1898, aged 75.
*ALFRED OWEN, A.B., A.M., 1856; D.D., Kalamazoo, 1871. Born, China, Me., July 20, 1829. Newton Theol. Inst., 1858; Pastor, Lynn, Mass., 1858-67; Detroit, Mich., 1867-77; Chicago, Ill., 1877-79; Presi- dent Denison University, Granville, O., 1879-86; Pres. Roger Williams Univ., 1887-95; Dean of Theological dept., 1895; Trustee, Kalamazoo Coll .; died, Nashville, Tenn., July 21, 1912, aged 83.
*HENRY MILLER PIERCE, A.B., A.M., 1857; LL.D., Lewisburg, 1866. Born, Friendsville, Pa., Oct. 6, 1831. Prin. Newcastle Acad., Me., 1853-55; High Sch., Chicopee, Mass., 1856-57; Pres. Rutgers Coll. for Women, New York, 1858-71; Gen. Man. Standard Charcoal Co., Good- rich, Tenn .; of Calera Furnace and Charcoal Co., Calera, Ala .; of Decatur Charcoal Chemical Works, Decatur, Ala .; of Nashville Iron, Steel, and Charcoal Co .; of Standard Charcoal, Iron, and Chemical Co .; and Pres. Nashville Land Improvement Co., Nashville, Tenn., resided in Washington, D. C., 1890-94; Rochester, N. Y., from 1894; died, Ocala, Fla., Feb. 18, 1902, aged 71.
*HARRIS MERRILL PLAISTED, A.B., A.M., 1856; LL.B., Albany, 1855. Born, Jefferson, N. H., Nov. 2, 1828. Prin. Waterville Lib. Inst., Me., 1853; Lawyer, Bangor from 1856; Capt. and Lt. Col. 11th Me. Vols., 1861; Col. 11th Me. Vols., 1862; Brig. Gen. and Bvt. Maj. Gen. Vols., 1865; Repr. Me. Legisl., 1867, 1868; Att'y. Gen., Me., 1873-75; Member 44th U. S. Congress, 1875-76; Governor of Maine, 1881, 1882; Editor and Propr. The New Age, Augusta, Me .; died, Bangor, Me., Jan. 31, 1898, aged 69. Author of Digest of Maine Reports (1880).
*FRANK PLUMER, A.B. Born, Goffstown, N. H., March 2, 1827. Law- yer, Davenport, Ia., from 1856; died, Davenport, Ia., Sept. 11, 1866, aged 39.
*HOBART WOOD RICHARDSON, A.B., A.M., 1856. Born, Benton, Me., Dec. 3, 1831. Tutor, 1855-62; U. S. Land Office, Washington, D. C., 1863-64; U. S. Coast Survey, Portland, Me., 1864-66; Editor Portland Press, 1866-68; Memb. Me. Hist. Soc., 1877; Supervisor Census, 1880; from 1868, Editor Portland Advertiser; died, Portland, Me., April 3, 1889, aged 57. Author of Paper Money (1878) ; The National Banks (1880) ; The Standard Dollar (1884) ; Introduction to York Deeds (1887).
*ROBERT FOLGER STRATTON, A.B., M.D., Harvard, 1857. Born, Winslow, Me., March 22, 1831. Physician, Knox Co., Ill., 1857-62;
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*STEPHEN ROLLO THURSTON, A.B., A.M., 1856. Born, Searsport, Me., July 20, 1832. Commission Merchant, Portland, Me., 1854-67; Ins. Agent, 1867-73; Real Estate, Chicago, 1873-82; Correspondent with A. H. Andrews & Co., 1882-99; died, Lombard, Ill., Nov. 19, 1907, aged 75.
*JOSHUA WOODMAN WESTON, A.B., A.M., 1856; Prin. Conway Acad., N. H., 1853-54; Bridgton Acad., 1855-57; Instr. Math., Antioch Coll., 1858-60, employed in Public Schools, Decatur, III., 1863-66; Supt. Public Schools, La Crosse, Wis., 1872-77; from 1877, drug business and real estate, La Crosse, Wis .; died, La Crosse, Wis., Dec. 6, 1898.
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*DERRICK STAFFORD BRIDGHAM, A.B. Born, Hebron, Me., Dec. 24, 1833. Engineer and farmer, in Cal., 1855-58; drowned, Frazer River, Oct. 17, 1858, aged 24.
*ALBION KEITH PARRIS KNOWLTON, A.B., A.M., 1857. Born, New Portland, Me., Dec. 10, 1829. Prin. No. Conway Acad., N. H., 1854-55; Thomaston Acad., Me., 1856-59; High Sch., Lewiston, 1860-62; Adm. to the Bar, 1860; Judge Municipal Court, 1872-76; City Solicitor, 1881-82; died, Lewiston, Me., Sept. 16, 1908, aged 78.
*CYRUS WESLEY LANDER, A.B., 1875. Born, Fairfield, Me., April 5, 1828. Prin. Bloomfield, Acad., Me., 1854-55; Teacher and miner, Columbia, Cal., 1856-61; Supt. Pittsburg R. R. and Coal Mining Co., 1861-64; from 1867, Lawyer, Martinez; County Judge from 1870; died, Martinez, Cal., Jan. 16, 1874, aged 45.
*SAMUEL WORCESTER MATTHEWS, A.B., A.M., 1858. Born, Hampden, Me., May 21, 1832. Prin. Lee Acad., Me., 1854; Williams- ton Acad., N. C., 1856-59; Corinna Acad., Me., 1859; Lawyer, Hamp- den, 1860-79; Asst. Assessor, Int. Rev., 1862-72; Repr. Me. Legisl., 1873; Dep'y Collector Customs, 1882-85; Editor and proprietor Aroos- took Republican, Caribou; State Com'r. of Industrial and Labor Sta- tistics, 1887-1907; died, New Haven, Conn., June 20, 1910, aged 78.
*HENRY ALLEN SAWTELLE, A.B., A.M., 1857; D.D., Hillsdale, 1874. Born, Sidney, Me., Dec. 11, 1832. Prin. High Sch., Waterville, Me., and Tutor, 1854-55; Newton Theol. Inst., 1858; Pastor, Limerick, Me., 1858-59; Missionary, Am. Bapt. Miss. Union, to Hong Kong and Swatow, China, 1859-61; Pastor, San Francisco, Cal., 1862-76; Assoc. Ed. The Evangel, 1862-64; Ed. The Spare Hour, 1868-70; Pastor, Chelsea, Mass., 1877-82; Kalamazoo, Mich., 1882-83; San Francisco, Cal., 1883-84; died, Waterville, Me., Nov. 22, 1885, aged 52. Author of The Communion (1866) ; Things to Think Of (1873).
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*JOHN BUTLER WILSON, A.B., A.M., 1857; M.D., Jefferson, 1859. Born, Portland, Me., Feb. 24, 1834. Prin. Ea. Corinth Acad., and High Sch., Dexter, Me., 1854-57; Physician, Exeter, 1860-61; Capt. 15th Me. Vols., 1861-63; Surg. 7th U. S. Inf .; Med. Inspector, Dist. of Fla .; from 1865, Dexter, Me .; died, Dexter, Me., Mar. 15, 1866, aged 32. 6 -* 6
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*WILLIAM HENRY BALDWIN, A.B., 1888 and Union, 1855; A.M., 1889; LL.B., Harvard, 1858. Born, New Sharon, Me., Aug. 13, 1832. Lt. Col. 83d Ohio Vols .; Bvt. Col. and Brig. Gen .; Lawyer, Cincinnati, 1857-98; died, Norwood, Ohio, June 11, 1898, aged 65.
*NATHAN WESTON BLANCHARD, A.B., 1874; A.M., 1877. Born, Madison, Me., July 24, 1831. Collector, Placer Co., Cal., 1860-62; Memb. Assembly, 1862-63; Lumber Merchant to 1872; Firm of Blanch- ard and Bradley, Flour Mills; Citrus fruit grower, Santa Paula, Cal .; died, Santa Paula, Calif., Oct. 22, 1917, aged 86.
*JAMES TYLER BRADBURY, A.B., A.M., 1858. Born, Prince William, N. B., Jan. 19, 1826. Prin. Waterville Acad., Me., 1855-58; Vassalboro Acad., 1858-59; from 1859, West Liberty Acad., West Va .; died, West Liberty, W. Va., June 14, 1863, aged 37.
*DAVID FIFIELD CRANE, A.B., A.M., 1858. Born, Fayette, Me., 1831. Teacher, Shelburne Falls, Mass., 1855-56; Law Student, 1856-58 Lawyer, Boston, Mass., 1858-1913; died, East Somerville, Mass., Feb. 26, 1913, aged 82.
*LARKIN DUNTON, A.B., A.M., 1858; LL.D., 1880. Born, Concord, Me., July 22, 1828. Prin. Lincoln Acad., Newcastle, Me., 1856-57; Lawyer, Waterville, 1858-59; Prin. High Sch., Bath, 1859-67; Sub- Master, Lawrence Sch., Boston, Mass., 1867-68, and Prin., 1868-72; Head Master Normal Sch., Boston, 1872-99; died, Allston, Mass., Oct. 30, 1899, aged 71.
*CHARLES FREEMAN FOSTER, A.B., A.M., 1858. Born, Dorchester, Mass., May 27, 1830. Newton Theol. Inst., 1855-57; Pastor, So. Ames- bury, Mass., 1857-59; Biddeford, Me., 1859-61; Yarmouth, 1861-63; Chap. State Almshouse, Tewksbury, Mass., 1864-66; Chap. and Asst. Supt., State Pri. Sch., Monson, 1866-75; Prin. Fam. Sch. for Boys, Chicopee, 1875-77; High Sch., Chester, Pa., 1877-78; Supt. Pub. Schools, Chester, Pa., 1878-1900; retired, Philadelphia, Pa., 1900-1912; died, Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 8, 1912, aged 81.
*REUBEN FOSTER, A.B., A.M., 1858. Born, Bethel, Me., Feb. 7, 1833. Prin. Vassalboro Acad., Me., 1855-56; Repr. Me. Legis !. , 1866, 1867, and Speaker, 1870; Member Me. Senate, 1871, and President, 1872; Lawyer, Waterville, Me., from 1858; died, Waterville, Me., Oct. 12, 1898, aged 65.
*OLIVER CROSBY GRAY, A.B., A.M., 1869, and St. John's 1868, LL.D., 1884. Born, Jefferson, Me., Dec. 30, 1832. Prin. Pub. Schools,
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Minneapolis, Minn., 1855-56; Monticello Acad., 1857-58; Fem. Sem., Princeton, Ark., 1860, 1866-67; Col. Confed. Army, 1861-64; Prof. Math., St. John's Coll., 1868-71, and President, 1872-74; Prof. Math. and Civil Engineering, Arkansas Industrial Univ., 1874-79; Prof. Pure Math., 1878-84; Supt. Pub. Schools, Fayetteville, Ark., Supt. Ark. School for the Blind, 1895-1905; died, Little Rock, Ark., Dec. 8, 1905, aged 73.
*WILLIAM SOLYMAN HEATH, A.B. Born, Belfast, Me., March 13, 1834. Lawyer, Minneapolis, Minn., 1856-58; Vice-Consul U. S., Mon- treal, Can., 1858-59; Lawyer, Rockland, Me., 1859-61; Capt. 3d Me. Vols., 1861; Lt. Col. 5th Me. Vols., 1861; killed at battle of Gaines' Mill, Va., June 27, 1862, aged 28.
*WASHINGTON IRVING HUMPHREY, A.B. Born, No. Yarmouth, Me., Feb. 11, 1830; Newton Theol. Inst., 1855; died, Yarmouth, Me., Feb. 13, 1856, aged 26.
*JOHN WARREN LAMB, A.B., A.M., 1858. Born, Lincolnville, Me., Dec. 11, 1829. Prin. Lebanon Acad., Me., 1857-60; Waterville Acad., 1862-65; Prof. Math., Bates Coll., 1865-68; Special Agent, Phoenix Mutual Life Ins., Co., Hartford, Conn., 1869-1916; Pres. Conn. Bapt. Educ. Soc .; died, Hartford, Conn., Dec. 26, 1917, aged 88.
*SAMUEL KELLEY LEAVITT, A.B., A.M., 1858. Born, Levant, Me., June 23, 1830. Instr. Lit. and Scien. Inst., New London, N. H .; Prin. High Sch., Holyoke, Mass., Hallowell, Me., and Evansville, Ind .; Adm. to the Bar, 1859; Lawyer, Evansville, 1861-70; Capt. 65th Ind. Vols., 1862-65; Pastor, Keokuk, Ia., 1870-72; Cincinnati, O., 1872-84; from 1884, Jacksonville, Fla .; died, Santa Barbara, Cal., April 20, 1894, aged 63.
*RUFUS KNIGHT MARRINER, A.B., A.M., 1867. Born, Searsmont, Me., Nov. 25, 1831. Asst. Boys' High Sch., Portland, Me., 1855-57; Adm. to the Bar, 1859; Prin. Waverly Inst., N. Y., 1859-60; Lawyer, Waverly, 1860-62; Teacher, Santa Rosa, Sacramento, and San Fran- cisco, Cal., 1862-67; front 1867, Lawyer; died, San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 19, 1875, aged 44.
*TRISTRAM FRANKLIN MCFADDEN, A.B., A.M., 1858. Born, Vas- salboro, Me., July 4, 1830. Adm. to the Bar, 1858; Lawyer, Fairfield, Me .; Publishers' Agent, Cambridge, N. Y .; died, Cambridge, N. Y., July 24, 1905, aged 75.
*JOHN WILLIAM PARRINGTON, A.B. Born, Somersworth, N. H., Jan. 25, 1830. Asst., Boys' High Sch., Portland, Me., 1855-56; Prin. High Sch., West Aurora, N. Y., 1856-61; and Geneva, 1861-63; Capt. U. S. C. I., 1863; Judge Advocate, 1865; Bvt. Lt. Col. U. S. Vols., 1866; Adm. to the Bar, 1867; Clerk, Circuit Court, 1868-72; Lawyer, Americus, Kan., 1876-85; Judge of Probate, 1885-89; died, Emporia, Kans., April 7, 1909, aged 79.
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*JOSEPH GANCELLO PETTENGILL, A.B. Born, Wayne, Me., Aug. 17, 1832. Instr., Flemington Acad., N. J., 1856-57; Lawyer, Pitts- field, Ill., 1858-76; Emporia, Kan., 1876-96, and Judge of Municipal Court; farming and stock-raising, Buffalo, Kan., 1896-1902; died, Buffalo, Kan., Nov. 10, 1902, aged 70.
*CHARLES JENKINS PRESCOTT, A.B., A.M., 1858. Born, Vassalboro, Me., Feb. 16, 1832. Prin. Hebron Acad., Me., 1855-56; Instr. in Classics, Mobile Coll., Ala., 1856-62; Instr. Math., Eaglewood Mil. Acad., Perth Amboy, N. J., 1862-68; Prin. Essex Hall Sch., Orange, N. J., 1868-80; Prin. Pub. Sch. No. 13, Jersey City, 1880-91; U. S. Customs service, New York City, from 1891; died, Orange, N. Y., Sept. 20, 1902, aged 70.
*CHARLES FRANCIS RICHARDS, A.B., A.M., 1864. Born, Sharon, Mass., Jan. 6, 1826. Treas. Camden Savings Bank; died, Rockport, Me., Feb. 7, 1906, aged 80.
*HENRY KENDALL TRASK, A.B., A.M., 1858; LL.D., 1881. Born, Windsor, Me., Sept. 2, 1831. Prin. Bloomfield Acad., Me., 1855-57; Prin. High Sch., and Supt. Sch., Morris, Ill., 1857-61; Prin. Wayland Acad., Beaver Dam, Wis., 1861-68; Prin. So. Jersey Institute, Bridge- ton, N. J., 1868-1900; died, Bridgeton, N. J., May 18, 1912, aged 80.
*HIRAM FULLER WALL, A.B. Born, Hallowell, Me., April 11, 1834. Died, Hallowell, Me., Sept. 13, 1855, aged 21.
*LEGH RICHMOND WEBBER, A.B. Born, Vassalboro, Me., Dec. 5, 1830. Teacher, New Portland, Me., 1855-56; Troy, Vt., 1856-57; Teacher and farmer, Kansas, 1857-61; U. S. Vols., 1861-64; died, Augusta, Me., Jan. 5, 1866, aged 35.
*CHARLES FREDERICK WESTON, A.B., A.M., 1872. Born, Skowhe- gan, Me., Jan. 25, 1827. Newton Theol. Inst., 1855-56; Rochester Theol. Sem., 1858-59; ordained, 1863; Pastor, Lincoln, Fayette, Me .; Russell, Mass .; E. Avon, N. Y .; Fowlerville, Mich .; Orleans, N. Y .; Limerick, Me .; died, Springfield, Neb., April 18, 1892, aged 65.
*ROSCOE JAMES WHITE, A.B. Born, Belfast, Me., Sept. 16, 1835. Lawyer, Belfast, Me., 1859-60; Merchant and tanner, Princeton, Me., 1860-65; died, Augusta, Me., Aug. 30, 1868, aged 32.
*JOHN WOODMAN, A.B. Born, New Gloucester, Nov. 18, 1829. Drowned, Waterville, Me., June 27, 1855, aged 25.
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*ABIJAH ROBINSON CRANE, A.B., D.D., 1884. Born, Wayne, Me., Feb. 2, 1832. Prin. Acad., Ea. Corinth, Me., 1857; Law Student, 1858; Newton Theol. Inst., 1861; Pastor, Hallowell, Me., 1861-74; Financial Sec., Colby Univ., 1874-77; Pastor, East Winthrop, 1877-90; Pastor, and Prof. Biblical Lit., Hebron Acad., Hebron, Me., 1890-1910;
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Repr. Me. Legisl., 1880; Trustee, Colby Col., 1871-1919; died, Arling- ton, N. J., March 22, 1919, aged 87.
*CHARLES CARROLL LOW, A.B., A.M., 1860. . Farmer, Lake City, Minn., 1856-87; florist, Long Beach, Calif., 1898-1914; died, Long Beach, Calif., Dec. 24, 1914.
*CHARLES ANDREW MILLER, A.B., A.M., 1859. Born, Wenham, Mass., Aug. 13, 1834. Adm. to the Bar, 1858; Lawyer, Rockland, Me., 1859-63; Asst. Clerk, Me. Ho. Reps., 1858, 1859, and Clerk, 1860- 63; Major, 2d Me. Cav. Vols., 1863-64; Planter, Montgomery, Ala., from 1865; Sec. of State, Ala., 1869, 1870; died, Skowhegan, Me., May 7, 1877, aged 42.
*ASA PERKINS, A.B. Born, Thomaston, Me., Dec. 1, 1833. Newton Theol. Inst., 1858-60; Pastor, Rockport, Me., 1860-62; Harrington, 1863-66; Livermore Falls, 1867-68; Limerick, 1870-77; Supply, Ma- chiasport and E. Machias, 1877-78; Fayette Corner, 1879-80; Treas. Savings Bank, Limerick; died, Limerick, Aug. 1, 1893, aged 59.
*JOSEPH AUGUSTUS ROSS, A.B., A.M., 1893. Born, Jefferson, Me., Sept. 22, 1829. Teaching, 1856-62; 20th Me. Vols., 1862-65; 1st Lieut., 41st U. S. C. Vols .; teaching, 1865-75; Lawyer, Princeton, Minn., 1876- 1913; County Atty., 1877-80; 1890-1912; died, Princeton, Minn., April 2, 1913, aged 83.
*ROSCOE GREENE SMITH, A.B., A.M., 1859. Born, Hollis, Me., Sept. 21, 1832. Instr. Nat. Sci. F. W. Bapt. Inst., New Hampton, N. H., 1856-58, and Prin. 1858-60; died, Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 31, 1860, aged 28.
*CHARLES HENRY SMITH, A.B., A.M., 1859. Born, Hollis, Me., Nov. 1, 1827. Prin. High Sch., Eastport, Me., 1856-60; Lawyer, Machias, 1865; Member Me. Senate, 1866; Capt. 1st Me. Cav., 1861; Maj. Lt. Col., and Col., 1863; Bvt. Brig. Gen. Vols., 1864; Bvt. Maj. Gen. Vols., 1865; Col. 28th U. S. Inf., 1866; Bvt. Brig. Gen., U. S. A., 1867; Col. 19th U. S. Inf., 1869; retired, 1891; Medal of honor, 1895; died, Washington, D. C., July 17, 1902, aged 75.
*CHARLES WESLEY SNOW, A.B., A.M., 1859; M.D., Bowdoin, 1860. Born, Cornville, Me., Aug. 11, 1834. Physician, Skowhegan, Me., from 1860; Asst. Surg. U. S. A., Augusta, 1864-65; died, Skowhegan, Me., Sept. 28, 1876, aged 42.
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*JONATHAN QUINCY BARTON, A.B., A.M., 1867. Born, Sidney, Me., March 20, 1835. Paymaster, U. S. Navy; died, Washington, D. C., Oct. 5, 1903, aged 68.
*STEPHEN BOOTHBY, A.B. Born, No. Livermore, Oct. 23, 1833. Prin. Select Sch. for Boys, Bangor, Me., 1858; Lawyer, Portland, 1860- 61; 1st. Me. Cav., 1861; 1st Lt. and Capt., 1862; Maj. and Lt. Col.,
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1863; mortally wounded, Beaver Dam Station, Va., 1864; died, Point Lookout, Md., June 5, 1864, aged 30.
*JOHN BRACKETT BRADBURY, A.B. Born, Parsonsfield, Me., June 1, 1833. Teacher, Grafton, Mass., 1857; died, Limington, Me., April 27, 1858, aged 24.
*HENRY LEWIS CHASE, A.B. Born, Westford, Vt., Sept. 9, 1832. Prin. Anson Acad., 1856; Prin. Hampden Acad., 1858-59; Teacher, Charleston, S. C., 1860-61; Hartford Theol. Sem., 1861-62; Andover Theol. Sem., 1863; Pastor, Cong. Ch., North Carver, Mass., 1863-67; Dyersville, Ia., 1867-70; Green Mountain, Ia., 1870-82; died, Clifton Springs, N. Y., March 1, 1905, aged 72.
*WILLIAM JOHNSON CORTHELL, A.B., LL.D., 1893. Born, Addison, Me., July 11, 1827. Prin. High Sch., Calais, Me., 1857; County Supt. Pub. Sch., 1869; Supt. Pub. Sch., Calais. 1869-76; Repr. Me. Legisl., 1873, 1874; Member Me. Senate, 1875; State Supt. Sch., 1876-78; Member Bd. Trustees, 1877-1907; Prin. State Normal Sch., Gorham, 1878-1904; died, Calais, Me., Nov. 1, 1908, aged 81.
*AUGUSTUS ALLEN FLETCHER, A.B. Born, Belmont, Me., Nov. 10, 1832. Teacher, Me. and Western States to 1880; Register of Probate, 1880-84; from 1884, Merchant; died, Lincolnville, Me., April 25, 1891, aged 58.
ZENAS PAINE HANSON, A.B., M.D., Rush Med. Sch., 1861. Born, Buxton, Me., Feb. 5, 1833. Surg. 43d Ill. Vol. Inf., 1861-66; Physician, Chicago, Ill., 1867-1916; Ad., Buxton Centre, Me.
*HENRY AUGUSTUS HART, A.B., A.M., 1862. Born, Portland, Me., July 5, 1836. Newton Theol. Inst., 1860; Pastor, Rockland, Me., 1860-65; Yarmouth, 1865-69; from 1869, of firm, Hart & Co., Wool dealers, Portland, Me .; died, Haverhill, Mass., Jan. 12, 1888, aged 51.
*ALANSON CURRIER HERRICK, A.B. Born, Sedgwick, Me., May 17, 1834. Prin. Hebron Acad., Me., 1861-71; Union Theol. Sem., 1866; Repr. Me. Legisl., 1867, 1868; Pastor, Canton, Me., 1872-76; Freeport, Me., 1876-84; Sacramento, and Oak Park, Cal., 1884-1900; died, Sacra- mento, Cal., Dec. 20, 1901, aged 67.
*GEORGE MELLEN PRENTISS KING, A.B., A.M., 1865, D.D., 1886. Born, Oxford, Me., Dec. 12, 1833. Newton Theol. Inst., 1857-58; Instr. Rhet., Maryland Agric. Coll., 1858-59; Pastor, E. Providence, R. I., 1860-67; Pres. Wayland Seminary, Washington, D. C., 1867-97; Prof. English, Virginia Union Univ., Richmond, Va., 1899-1917; died, Chris- tianburg, Va., Oct. 8, 1917, aged 83.
*FRANCIS MAYO, A.B., A.M., 1887. Born, Hampden, Me., Dec. 29, 1829. Prin. Acad., Monson, Me., 1857; North Anson Acad., 1858; Prin. High Sch., Libertyville, Ill., 1859; Adm. to the Bar, 1862; Private and Corp. 67th Ill. Vols., 1863; Lawyer, Chicago, 1864-78; from 1878, So. Chicago; died, So. Chicago, Ill., March 6, 1900, aged 73.
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*FRANCIS LYFORD MORSE, A.B., A.M., 1865, Ph.D., Maryville, 1886. Born, Fayette, Me., Sept. 5, 1829. Twenty-six years Professor of Mathematics in Hanover College; died, Hanover, Indiana, Feb. 5, 1904, aged 74.
*JOSEPH ODELL, A.B. Born, Conway, N. H., Nov. 14, 1832. Prin. Lebanon Sem., Ky., and Editor Central Kentuckian, 1857-59; Editor Richmond Messenger, 1860; Editor Daily Commercial, New Albany, Ind., 1866-67; Assoc. Ed. Journal, La Fayette, Ind., from 1867; died, La Fayette, Ind., Oct. 19, 1871, aged 38.
*MOSES JEWETT PRESCOTT, A.B. Born, Ipswich, Mass., July 1, 1832. Newton Theol. Inst., 1860; Pastor, Kennebunkport, Me., 1860- 63; died, Ipswich, Mass., Dec. 5, 1863, aged 31.
*RUSSELL BENJAMIN SHEPHERD, A.B. Born, Fairfield, Me., Sept. 14, 1829. Prin. Bloomfield Acad., Me., 1857-58; Girls' High School, Bangor, 1859-62; Adm. to the Bar, 1862; Adjt. 18th Me. Vols., 1862; Major 1st Me. Art., 1862; Lt. Col. and Col., 1864; Bvt. Brig. Gen. Vols., 1865; Cotton Planter, Ga., 1865-69; Repr. Me. Legisl., 1875, 1876; Member Me. Senate, 1877; Member Executive Council, 1878; Member Bd. Trustees from 1886; Trustee, Univ. of Maine; Agt., Coburn Woolen Mfg. Co .; died, Skowhegan, Me., Jan. 1, 1901, aged 71.
*JONATHAN GODFREY SOULE, A.B., A.M., 1865. Born, Sebec, Me., Nov. 16, 1826. Prin. Hartland Acad., Me., 1857-59; Instr. Evansville Sem., Wis., 1859-63; Prin. Hartland Acad., Me., 1863-67; Foxcroft Acad., 1867-71; from 1871, Lawyer; died, Waterville, Me., Jan. 1, 1888, aged 61.
*CHARLES FREDERICK VENT, A.B., Dartm. Coll., 1854-55. Born, Pittsfield, N. H., Dec. 20, 1830. Teacher, Watertown, Mass., 1857-58; Chickering Acad., Cincinnati, 1858-60; Book Publisher, Chicago, 1860- 90; died, Berrien Springs, Mich., July 13, 1905, aged 75.
*GOWEN COOMBS WILSON, A.B. Born, Boothbay, Me., Feb. 8, 1833. Prin. High Sch., Hallowell, Me., 1857-59; Bangor Theol. Sem., 1861; Pastor Cong. Ch., Winterport, 1861-66; Windsor, Conn., 1866-91; State Supt. Bible Society of Maine, from 1894; died, Portland, Me., April 25, 1905, aged 72.
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THOMAS FOXWELL BACHELDER, A.B., A.M., 1870. Born, Corinna, Me., Dec. 16, 1836. Prin. High Sch., Columbia, Me., 1858-59; Lawyer, Grand Rapids, Wis., 1859-64; San Francisco, Cal., 1865-83; Fruit grower, Sunol, Cal., and Lawyer, Oakland, Calif.
*CHARLES PIERCE BALDWIN, A.B., A.M., 1861. Born, New Sharon, Me., June 4, 1833. Prin. High Sch., Bangor, Me., 1859-61; Capt. 11th Me. Vols., 1862, Major and Bvt. Col., 1864; Lt. Col. and
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Bvt. Brig. Gen. Vols., 1865; mining, Denver, Col., 1866 -; died, Denver, Colo.
*SIMON STRATTON BROWN, A.B., A.M., 1862. Born, Benton, Me., July 6, 1833. Lawyer, Freedom, Me., 1859-64; Fairfield, 1864-81; Waterville, from 1881; Member Executive Council, 1879-80; Member House Reps., 1893; died, Waterville, Me., Sept. 5, 1908, aged 75.
*SABINE EMERY, A.B. Born, Eastport, Me., Feb. 8, 1834. Prin. Bloomfield Acad., Me., 1858-60; Prin. High Sch., Eastport, 1860-61; Capt. 9th Me. Vols., 1861; Major, Lt. Col. and Col., 1862-64; Adm. to the Bar, 1864; Lawyer, Baltimore, Md., 1865-68; died, Baltimore, Md., March 24, 1868, aged 34.
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