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Marble, Thomas Littlefield
Associate Justice Supreme Court; b. Auburn, Me., Dec. 24, 1876; s. Henry and Mercy (Littlefield) Marble; ed. Edward Little high school, Auburn, Me., Bowdoin Col- lege, A.B., 1898, Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1904, honorary de- gree LL.D., Bowdoin, 1926; with law firm of Rich & Marble, Berlin, N. H., 1904-17; associate justice superior court, 1917-25; associate justice supreme court, 1925 -; pres. N. H. Bar Ass'n., 1926-27; Repub-
lican; Universalist; member Mas- ons, Knights Templar, Delta Kap- pa Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa; m. Harriet E. Fuller, Gorham, N. H., 1906; res. Concord, N. H.
Flint, William Willard
Lawyer; registrar; b. Colebrook, N. H., Aug. 16, 1850; s. Lyman Thomas and Hannah Wilmarth (Willard) Flint; ed. public schools of Concord, high school, 1865, Dartmouth College, 1871, Colum-
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ยท bian University Law School, Wash- ington, D. C., 1874; clerk in U. S. Treasury Dept., Washington, 1871- 5; in law practice at Clinton, Mass., for a short time but returned to Concord on account of his father's death in 1876; became connected with St. Paul's School in 1878, and was its registrar for many years until retirement in Aug. 1929; member Concord School Committee, 1876-86; trustee, Con- cord Public Library, 1885-1929; member N. H. house of represent- atives, 1893-4, N. H. constitutional convention, 1912; trustee, Orphans'
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Home, now Coit House, from 1906; treas. for 11 years, and (1930) au- thor of historical sketch of Coit House; Republican; Episcopalian (Lay reader) ; member N. H. Soc. Sons of American Revolution, and N. H. Historical Society; corres- ponding member, Nuttall Ornitho- logical Club, Cambridge, Mass .; formerly a voluntary observer of the Weather Bureau and furnished for the History of Concord a chap- ter compiled from weather records of nearly fifty years; chairman, 1931, of commission for revision of State seal and flag; m. 1 Frances Caroline Chapman, Sackville, N. B., Jan. 4, 1888; m. 2 Susan Eliza Cogswell, also of Sackville, July 23, 1901; ch. William Willard, Jr .; res. Concord, N. H.
Otis, Edward Osgood
Physician; b. Rye, N. H., Oct. 29, 1848; s. Rev. Israel T. and Olive Morgan Otis; ed. Phillips Exeter Academy, Harvard College, Harvard Medical School; holds honorary degree of Doctor of Sciences from Tufts College and U. of N. H .; formerly professor at Tufts Medical School; honorary pres. Mass. Tuberculosis League; pres. Boston Tuberculosis Ass'n .; honorary director National Tu- berculosis Ass'n .; delegate In- ternational Tuberculosis Ass'n. at London and Rome; chairman of trustees, Montgomery Industrial School for Colored Girls; deacon Mount Vernon Congregational Church, Boston; author of two books on Tuberculosis and of many medical articles; Major in Reserve Corps of U. S. Army; served in World War as examiner for tuber- culosis and received Honorable Mention of this service from So- ciety of Sons of American Revolu- tion and Ass'n. of Colonial Wars; Republican ; Congregationalist; member American Legion, Sons of the American Revolution, Ass'n. of Colonial Wars, Harvard Club of Boston; m. Marion Faxon, Boston, Mass., June 6, 1894; ch. Olive, John Faxon, Edward Osgood, Jr., Wil- liam Faxon, Brooks; res. Exeter, N. H.
Whitcomb, William F.
Clergyman; also operator of dairy and fruit farm in Clare- mont; b. Claremont, N. H., Oct. 16, 1873; s. George F. and Eliza- beth A. (Holden) Whitcomb; ed. Claremont public schools, Dart-
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mouth College, 1896, Hartford Theological Seminary; member Claremont School Board, 1918-21; Representative to N. H. Legisla- ture, 1927, 1929, 1931; Republican ; Congregationalist; married; two children; res. Claremont, N. H.
Merrill, Robert J.
Life insurance company official; b. Claremont, N. H., Oct. 18, 1878; s. Martin V. and Helen E. (Barker) Merrill; ed. public schools, Charles- town, N. H. high school, Spring- field (Mass.) Business College; stenographer, law office, 1899; Court Stenographer, 1900-11; In- surance agent, 1905-11; Insurance Commissioner of New Hampshire, 1911-12; secretary United Life & Accident Insurance Co., 1917-31; vice-pres. of same, 1923-31; pres. of same, 1931-32; Representative to
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N. H. Legislature, 1907, 1909; State Senator, 1911; Republican ; Episcopalian; married; res. Con- cord, N. H.
(Died April 23, 1932)
Houlne, F. J.
Bank Cashier; b. Steige, Alsace, France, Apr. 5, 1889; s. Paul and Octave (Quirin) Houlne; ed. com- mercial, accountancy, banking and banking law; head accountant at Association Canado-Americaine ;
Cashier of St. Mary's Bank, with bank since 1908; member school board, 1918-26; alderman, 1926-32; Republican; Roman Cath- olic; member A. C. A. Jolliet Club, Lafayette Club, Cercle National; St. John Baptist Club, Cercle Dav- ignon, Hevey Alumni, Third Regi- ment, Brigadier General, Franco- American Volunteer Brigade; mar- ried; res. Manchester, N. H.
Upham, James Duncan
Banker; manufacturer; b. Clare- mont, N. H., Nov. 7, 1853; s. James Phineas and Elizebth Walker (Rice) Upham; ed. public schools, Claremont, Kimball Union Acad- emy, Meriden, 1870; Dartmouth
College, Cornell Univ., B.S., 1874; entered employ of Sullivan Machine Co., Claremont, as clerk and pay- master, continuing until chosen treas. and manager of the Bran- don, Vt. Italian Marble Co., July
1886, which pcsi ion he held until July, 1891, when he returned to Claremont to become treas. and director of Sullivan Machine Co. serving till April, 1892, when the concern was reorganized and he became treas. and director of Sul- livan Machinery Co., treas. until Feb., 1931; director and member of executive committee of said corporation; pres. Brandon Italian Marble Co., May 1895 until sold in Dec., 1909; director, Claremont National Bank since Jan. 10, 1893, vice-pres., Nov. 10, 1896-Sept. 19, 1905, pres. since Sept. 19, 1905; director, B. & M. R. R. since Oct., 1913; director United Life and Ac- cident Ins. Co., Concord, since 1913; director N. H. Manufacturers Ass'n., First Investment Co., Se- curities Co. of N. H .; first pres. N. H. Manufacturers Ass'n., 1913- 14 and director till 1918; vice-pres. N. H. American Bankers Ass'n., 1916-17; member, former director vice-pres. and pres. Claremont board of trade; trustee town of Claremont trust funds since 1903; member N. H. executive council, 1907-8; constitutional convention, 1912; member N. H. public safety
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committee of one hundred; chair- man Claremont public safety com- mittee, Claremont Liberty Loan Comm .; member N. H. League for National Defense, Red Cross, N. H. Children's Aid and Protective Soc. N. H. Ass'n. for Prevention of Tuberculosis, N. H. Soc. for Pre- vention of Cruelty to Animals, Soc. for Protection of N. H. For- ests; Republican ; Episcopalian;
member Lincoln Club, 1906-10, N. H. Historical Soc., Claremont Country Club; Zeta Psi (Cornell), Cornell New England Club; m. Katharine Hall Deane, Claremont, N. H., Oct. 25, 1882, d. July 23, 1925; ch. Katherine Duncan (Mrs. Roy D. Hunter), Sarah Elizabeth (Mrs. Percy R. Brooks) d. Oct. 26, 1927; res. Claremont, N. H.
Craft, Cecil C.
Educator; pres. Associated Col- leges; b. Mawr Glen, Pa., Apr. 4, 1880; s. George W. and Frances
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(Green) Craft; ed. public schools of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg State Normal School, Bloomsburg, Pa. and Williamsport Commercial Col-
lege, Williamsport, Pa .; taught 3 years in public schools of Pennsyl- vania; came to Concord, N. H. in 1903; pres. Concord Business Col- lege, Burlington (Vt.) Business College, Rutland, (Vt.) Business College and Watertown (N. Y.) School of Commerce; Democrat; Protestant; member Odd Fellows; m. Eva Bartlett, Concord, N. H., July 3, 1907; ch. Earl L., Apr. 9, 1909; res. Concord, N. H.
Whittier, Homer M.
Dealer in stocks and bonds; b. Webster, N. H., Aug. 3, 1878; s. George Fred and Alzora Milton Whittier; ed. Manchester public schools; employed in First National Bank of Manchester before enter-
ing business for himself; Demo- crat; member Elks, Red Men, N. E. O. P .; m. Helen M. Bixby, Manchester, N. H., June 20, 1931; res. Manchester, N. H.
Hammond, Otis Grant
Librarian; b. Manchester, N. H., May 4, 1869; s. Isaac Ware and Martha Ann (Kimball) Hammond; ed. Concord High School, Trinity
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College, honorary A.M., Dart- mouth, 1908, Trinity, 1912; asst. state historian, N. H., 1890-1915; asst. state librarian, 1896-1913; director and sec'y N. H. Histor- ical Society since 1913; capt. Com- pany E, 1st N. H. Vols., Span- ish American War; capt. and ad- jutant, 1st Inf., N. H. N. G .; major and aide-de-camp, staff of Gov. R. H. Spaulding; major, 1st. Inf., N. H. State Guard, 1917-23; Re- publican; Episcopalian; member of N. H. Historical Society, American Antiquarian Soc., American His- torical Ass'n, N. E. Historic-Gen- ealogical Soc., Essex Institute, Bibliographical Society of Amer- ica, American Library Association, N. Y. Historical Society, N. Y. Genealogical and Biographical So- ciety, Colonial Society of Mass., Naval and Military Order of the Spanish-American War,
United Spanish War Veterans, Masons, D. K. E., Wonolancet Club, Con- cord Country Club; m. Jessie A. Prescott, Jan. 19, 1898; ch. Pris- cilla; res. Concord, N. H.
Goetschius, Percy
Musician; b. Paterson, N. J., Aug. 30, 1853; s. John Henry and Mary Ann (Berry) Goetschius; graduate of Stuttgart Conservatory of Music, 1876; title Roval Wurt- temberg Professor conferred by King of Wurttemberg, Stuttgart, 1885, Doctor of Music, Syracuse University, 1892; Instructor of harmony, 1876-85; professor of history and theory 1885-90, Stutt- gart Conservatory: Professor of musical history, theory and ad- vanced pianoforte, College of Fine Arts, Syracuse University, 1890- 92; Professor of composition, his- tory and harmony, N. E. Conserv- atory, 1892-96; Private Instructor in Boston, 1896-1905; Instructor at Institute of Musical Art, New York, 1905 until retired in 1925; author: "The Material Used in Musical Composition", 1882, 1889, 1914; "The Theory and Practice of Tone Relations", 1892, 1916; "The Homophonic Forms of Musi- cal Composition", 1898; "Models of the Principal Musical Forms",
1895; Exercises in Melody Writ- in ?", 1900; "Applied Counter- point", 1902; "Lessons in Music Form", 1904; "Exercises in Ele- mentary Counterpoint", 1909; Es- sertials of Music History", 1913; "The Larger Forms of Musical Composition", 1915; Editor Anal- ytic Symphony Series; Contribu- tor to musical journals on musical form, musical history, etc .; res. Manchester, N. H.
Bell, William T.
Manufacturer; b. New Bedford, Mass., Sept. 10, 1884; s. Andrew and Elizabeth Burns Bell; ed. New-' market, N. H. High School, 1901, Dartmouth College, A.B. 1906; em- ployed by Page Belting Co. of
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Concord since 1906 as salesman 1906-12, assistant sales manager 1912-17, sales manager 1917-25, vice president in charge of sales and manufacturing 1925 -; direc- tor, Page Belting Co .; director, Mechanicks National Bank; trustee Merrimack County Savings Bank; pres. Concord Country Club; Re,
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publican; Episcopalian; member, Snowshoe Club, Bow Brook Club, Concord Country Club, Concord Chamber of Commerce; m. Marg- aret Dudley; ch., Barbara, Eliza- beth, Dudley Sargent; res. Con- cord, N. H.
Young, Oscar L.
Lawyer; b. Ossipee, N. H., Sept. 11, 1874; s. Timothy B. and Isabel S. (Buzzell) Young; ed. Brewster Free Academy. Wolfeboro, 1895, Boston University Law School, LL.B., 1900; admitted to the N. H.
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Bar in 1900 and commenced prac- tise in Wolfeboro, removing to La- conia in 1901; member firm of Young & Cheney; justice Laconia Police Court, 1903-13, Laconia Mun- icipal Court, 1915, 1918; clerk Board of Railroad Commissioners, 1909-11; chairman Rep. State Com. 1908-10; att'y-gen'l of N. H. Apr. 15, 1918 to May, 1923; reappointed and served two months until ap- pointed to the bench in Feb. 1925 by Gov. Winant; pres. and trustee Laconia Savings Bank; trustee Brewster Free Academy, Wolfe-
boro; Republican; Free Baptist; member K. of P., Elks, A. F. & A. M., I. O. O. F., P. of H .; m. Anna M. Paris, Wolfeboro, July 11, 1909; res. Laconia, N. H.
Bingham, George Hutchins
Jurist; b. Littleton, N. H., Aug. 19, 1864; s. George A. and Eliza I. (Woods) Bingham; ed. public schools, Holderness School for
Boys, St. Johnsbury (Vt.) Acad- emy, Dartmouth College, A.B. 1887; Harvard Law School, LL.B. 1891, Dartmouth, LL.D., 1917, University of N. H., LL.D., 1921; admitted to bar, July, 1891; entered partner- ship with his father, the late Hon. George A. Bingham, in Littleton,. in practice of law, continuing un- til the death of the latter in 1895; removed to Manchester in 1898 and formed a partnership with Hon. David A. Taggart, continuing till 1901, after which practiced alone till July, 1902, when appointed As- sociate Justice of N. H. supreme court, serving till June 5, 1913, when he was appointed United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, which position he still holds; Episcopalian; Democrat; m. Cornelia P. Hinckley, Chelsea, Mass., Oct. 29, 1891; ch. Elizabeth H., b. July 22, 1892 (Mrs. Warren Mc Pherson, Cambridge, Mass.), George H., b. Jan. 6, 1895 (busi- ness), Cornelia P., b. July 26, 1896 (Smith 1919), Sylvester H., b. May 22, 1901 (Dartmouth, A.B., 1922, Harvard, A.M., 1926, professor at Rollins College, Winter Park, Flor- ida), Robert P. (lawyer, member firm of Warren, Wilson, McLaugh- lin and Bingham, Manchester), Helen W., b. April 21, 1903; res. Manchester, N. H.
Flint, William Willard, Jr.
Teacher; b. Concord, N. H., July 7, 1892; s. William and Caroline (Chapman) Flint; ed. St. Paul's Schools, Concord, N. H., 1908, Dartmouth College, A.B. 1912, Bal- liol College, Oxford B.A. 1916, Princeton University, Ph.D. 1921; at Dartmouth he took leading part in presentation of "Oedipus Ty- rannus" in 1910; awarded Rhodes
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Scholarship from N. H. in Oxford University in 1914; during winter of 1914-15 served with newly or- ganized Belgian Relief Commission in German occupied territory; dur- ing war served as first lieutenant in Quartermaster Corps in Eng- land and France; since 1919 has been teacher of Latin at St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H .; trustee of Coit House; sec'y N. H. Comm. of Selection for the Rhodes Scholar- ships; m. Dorothea Chester Para- dise, July 3, 1920; ch. Robert Wil- lard, Frances Caroline; res. Con- cord, N. H.
Emerson, Charles Sumner
Merchant; b. Milford, N. H., April 2, 1866; s. Sumner B. and Martha A. (Bales) Emerson; ed. Milford public schools, Cushing Academy, Ashburnham, Mass .; member N. H. house of represent- atives, 1907, 1909; moderator, Mil- ford, since 1910; pres. Milford Bldg. & Loan Ass'n .; ex-supt. Sun- day school; moderator, N. H. Con- ference Congregational churches, 1915-16; member Milford Board of Trade; (pres. 1901, sec'y., 1908- 11); Senator 1921; Trustee State Industrial School 12 years, Chair- man of the board 10 years; Chair- man Local Board No. 2 Hills. County during the war; Republi- can; Congregationalist; member I. O. O. F., lodge, encampment Rebekah lodge and canton; past grand master, N. H .; grand repre- sentative to S. G. L. for 25 years; m. Estelle F. Abbott, June 13, 1889; ch. Dean A., Sumner B., Ruth, Mark F .; res. Milford, N. H.
Sanborn, Eugene Dana
Farmer; fire insurance; b. Fre- mont N. H., Sept. 16, 1868; s. Al- vah and Nancy (Page) Sanborn; ed. public schools, New Hampton Institution, Cushing Academy, Ash- burnham, Mass .; member N. H. house of representatives, 1901; leg- islative messenger three sessions; town clerk nine years; member Fremont board of selectmen twenty years; present inspector for N. H. Dept. of Agriculture; extensively engaged in agriculture, with dairy-
ing as a specialty; Republican ; Universalist; member A. F. & A. M. (past master), U. O. A. M., P. of H. (past master) ; m. May L. Currier (deceased) Dec. 12, 1893; ch. Curtice Sherburne, b. March 16, 1901; res. Fremont, N. H.
Fellows, Clara Doublas Merriman
Born Litchfield, Me., March 18, 1869; dau. Eli and Almeda Mary (Gilman) Merriman; ed. Woman's College, Kents Hill, Me., Wellesley College; one year study in Ger- many, Paris and Geneva; taught
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school for 15 years; in insurance business for nine years; was mem- ber of Tilton school board for 18 years; appointed a trustee of Til- ton and Northfield Memorial Libra- ry in 1920; pres. Tilton and North- field Womans Club, 1915-17; chair- man Literature and Literary Ex- tension Comm. of State Federation; started the Traveling Libraries; pres. State Federation of Womens Clubs, 1923-25; trustee of Mercy Home, East Manchester; trustee, Memorial Hospital, Concord; chair-
ROBERT EDMOND JONES
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man Belknap Co. of Republican State Comm .; Regent Liberty Chapter D. A. R. 1920; Repub- lican; Congregationalist; member New Hampshire Daughters of Bos- ton; married William B. Fellows, Aug. 24, 1909; res. Tilton, N. H.
Jones. Robert Edmond
Stage designer; b. Milton, N. H., Dec. 12, 1887; s. Fred Plummer and Emma Jane (Cowell) Jones; ed. Harvard, 1910; unmarried; res. New York City, N. Y.
Drury, Samuel Smith
Clergyman; b. Bristol, R. I., 1878; s. Samuel Smith and Han- nah Wheeler (Goodwin) Drury; ed. Harvard, A.B. 1901, Berkeley Divinity School, S.T.B., 1910, Trin- ity, L.H.D., 1911, Dartmouth, D.D., 1917, Williams College, D.D., 1921, Princeton, Litt.D., 1922; Episco- palian deacon, 1905; priest, 1908; chaplain to Bishop Brent, Philip- pine Islands, 1905-7; rector, Cal- vary Church, Providence, R. I., 1908; St. Stephen's Church, Boston, 1908-10; vice-rector, 1910-11, rec- tor 1911-, St. Paul's School, Con- cord, N. H .; author, "The Christ- ian Increase", 1910, "The Thoughts of Youth", 1922, "Backbone", 1923, "Schoolmastering", 1926. "Fathers and Sons", 1927, "In Pursuit of Pelicans", 1931; and Editor of "Ad- ventures in Prayer", 1932; m. Cor- nelia Frothingham Wolcott, Apr. 18, 1911; ch. Samuel Smith, Jr., Roger Wolcott, Edith Prescott; res. Concord, N. H.
Gagnon, Jules Octave
Physician; b. Manchester, N. H., March 12, 1896; s. William S. and Ursule Lesmerises Gagnon; ed. St. Mary's parochial school, St. Charles College, Sherbrooke, Laval, A.B., 1915, Tufts, M.D., 1920; Hospital apprentice, first class, U. S. Navy, 1916-19; surgeon, Notre Dame Hos- pital Staff and Hillsboro County Hospital Staff; member school board, 1924-25; school inspector, 1926; Medical Referee, 1928-33; Commissioner Board of Health since 1929; Republican; Catholic; member Manchester Country Club,
American Legion, Jolliet Club, La- fayette Club, Manchester Medical Ass'n., Amer. Med. Ass'n., N. H. Surgical Club; m. Beatrice Marie Riel, Laconia, N. H., June 18, 1922; ch. Beatrice, Jules, Jr., William, Richard, Robert; res. Manchester, N. H.
Butterfield, Clarence E.
Physician and Surgeon; b. Weathersfield, Vt., Dec. 29, 1875; s. Stephen Warren and Sarah Jo- sephine (Mudgett) Butterfield; ed. Springfield, Vt. High School, Dart- mouth College, 1900; Dartmouth
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Medical School, 1903; Republican ; Congregationalist; member New Hampshire Medical Society, Merri- mack County Medical Society, American Medical Ass'n., N. H. Surgical Club and Manchester Med- ical Ass'n .; m. Ethel Maude Proud of Manchester; ch. Warren H. and Faith; res. Concord, N. H.
Field, John H.
President of Nashua Coal & Coke Co., Collector of Internal Rev- enue; b. Manchester, N. H., Aug.
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29, 1858; s. John and Mary Field; ed. public schools, Crosby Academy ; formerly dealer of ladies and gents ready to wear garments; Repre- sentative; Senator; member of School Board, Board of Aldermen; pres. Nashua Bldg. & Loan Ass'n .; director, Indian Head National Bank; Republican; Catholic; mem- ber Elks, K. of C .; widower; four ch .; res. Nashua, N. H.
Muehling, John A.
Editor and publisher, The Man- chester Union and The Manchester Leader; b. Conestoga, Ontario, Nov. 26, 1862; s. Adam and Mary (Wagner) Muehling; ed. public schools; printers apprentice, 1877;
Sanatorium, Glencliff, since 1927; Republican; Lutheran; member all' Masonic orders, Elks, Derryfield Club, Manchester Country Club, New England Senior Golfers. Ass'n .; married; ch. Lawrence, de- ceased; three grandchildren; res. Manchester, N. H.
Cox, Charles Edson
Retired; b. Holderness, N. H., Dec. 2, 1846; s. Walter Blair and Nancy Nutter Cox; ed. public schools, Holderness, New Hampton, and New Hampton Institution; en- gaged in meat business and cattle
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publisher Grand Rapids Michigan Post, 1898; printer and book binder 1900-1902; treas. and business man- ager Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, Evening News, 1902-12; treas. and business manager The Manchester Union and Manchester Leader since 1913, editor and publisher of the same since 1925; Major on staff of Gov. John H. Bartlett, 1918-20; tru tee New Hampshire
dealing in firm of Cass and Cox, 1866-1887; wholesale meat busi- ness, nine years; renting, buying and selling of tenement property for several years; member of Leg- islature, 1885, 1886; member of Common Council one term; six years on Aldermanic Board; War- den, State Prison, nine years; Re- publican; Congregationalist; thirty second degree Mason, member Washington Lodge No. 61, Chapter and Commandery; widower; ch. Walter Randall, Guy Wilber, Louie Sherburne, Channing Harris; res. Manchester, N. H.
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Wadleigh, Fred Tilton
Clothing merchant; b. Sanborn- ton, N. H., Nov. 2, 1870; s. John B. and A. R. (Tilton) Wadleigh; ed. public schools, New Hampton Institute, 1891; President of the Milford Educational Foundation,
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member N. H. house of representa- tives 1907-8; N. H. Senate 1929-30; N. H. Executive Council 1931-32; member N. H. constitutional con- vention of 1912; taught school in youth, but has been engaged in the clothing trade in Milford for several years; Republican; Bap- tist; member, A. F. & A. M., and Odd Fellows; m. Alice Bancroft Conant, Boston, Mass., April 19, 1899; ch. Theodore Conant, Dec. 16, 1900, Winthrop, Jan. 23, 1902, Ruth, Oct. 18, 1903, Eleanor, Jan. 8, 1908; res. Milford, N. H.
Booth, Robert P.
Lawyer; b. Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 16, 1900; s. Frank W. and Marion E. Booth; ed. public schools, Washington, D. C. and Omaha, Neb., Dartmouth College, A.B.,
1922, Amos Tuck School of Admin- istration and Finance, M.C.S., 1923, Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1928; private, Dartmouth College S. A. T. C., Oct .- Dec., 1918; instructor of Economics, Dartmouth College, 1923-5; Ass't. to the President, Dartmouth, 1924-5; chairman, Man- chester Chapter, Am. Red Cross, 1931 -; Republican; Presbyterian; member Alpha Delta Phi; m. Lois Rundlett, Concord, N. H., 1929; ch. Thomas Eyre, July 28, 1931; res. Bedford, N. H.
Lowe, Arthur H.
Banker; manufacturer ; b. Rindge, N. H., Aug. 20, 1853; s. John and Sarah Mead Lowe; ed. public schools; vice-pres. Fitch- burg Savings Bank; director Wor- cester County National Bank; di-
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rector Equitable Life Assurance Soc. of N. Y .; pres. Rubber Mutual Fire Insurance Co .; director: Cot- ton and Woolen Mutual Fire Ins. Co., Paper Mill Mutual Fire Ins. Co., Industrial Mutual Fire Ins. Co .; Pres. Amoskeag Mfg. Co .; Di- rector Lambert Co .; has planted.
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about 500,000 trees in Rindge; member Regional Executive Comm. of Boy Scouts; former Alderman, Mayor, member Governor's Coun- cil, member Constitutional Con- vention, delegate to Republican National Convention; present mem- ber State Advisory Board, Dept. of Education; Member Union League Club, New York, Fay Club, Fitch- burg, Oak Hill Country Club, Fitch- burg, Trustee Baldwinville Hospi- tal for Children; Trustee Cushing Academy, Ashburnham; Repub- lican; Congregationalist; married; three children; res. Fitchburg, Mass.
Dolloff, Charles Hall
Physician and Superintendent, N. H. State Hospital; b. Cam- bridge, Mass., Dec. 29, 1877; s. Benjamin W. and Henrietta (Hall) Dolloff; ed. Everett, Mass. High School, 1896, Dartmouth College,
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1900 and Dartmouth Medical School, 1903; member Board of Education Union School District; Republican ; Congregationalist ;
member, Masons, Blazing Star Lodge, N. H. Medical Society, Am. Psychiatric Ass'n., N. E. Society of Psychiatry, Centre District Med- ical Society, N. H. Academy of Science; m. Gladys M. Booth, Sept. 1, 1909; ch. Elizabeth; res. Con- cord, N. H.
McDuffee, Louis H.
Mayor, city of Rochester; b. Rochester, N. H., Apr. 8, 1877; s. George and Elizabeth (Hanson) McDuffee; ed. Rochester public schools, St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H., and Yale; of firm Sanborn and McDuffee, household furnish- ings; moderator, 20 years; member Rochester City Council 2 years; elected mayor 4 terms; member, N. H. Legislature, 1921-23; Repub- lican; Episcopalian; member, Elks, Masons, Rochester Chamber of
Commerce, pres. Mayors Club of N. H .; m. Carolyn S. McDowell, Lambertville, N. J .; ch. John, Rich- ard; res. Rochester, N. H.
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