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Hoyt-Stevens, Jane Elizabeth
Physician; b., Concord, N. H., Sept. 23, 1860; dau., Sewel and Han- nah Elizabeth (Nichols) Hoit; ed. Concord public schools, Wellesley College, Woman's Med. Col., N. Y. Infirmary, 1890; University of Leipzig, Germany; assistant N. Y. Infant Asylum (10th Ave. and 61st St.), 1889- 90; resident physician, Lasell Sem- inary, Auburndale, Mass., 1890-1; interne N. E. Hospital, Roxbury, Mass., 1891-2; commenced medical practice în Concord, N. H., June, 1893, continuing since except for absence in foreign travel and study, having made four trips abroad, one of which covered two and a half years, in which she traveled extensively in Europe and Northern Africa, studying a year and
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a half at the University of Leipzig, and visiting hospitals in many of the great cities; Episcopalian; suffragist; candidate for city physician of Con- cord against several male doctors in 1897, and coming within three votes of election; consulting physician on staff of Margaret Pillsbury Hospital, Concord, 1896-7-8; member Amer. Med. Ass'n; N. H. Med. Soc .; Mer- rimack Co. and Center Dist. Med. Socs., Woman's Med. Ass'n, N. Y. City (life); delegate from N. H. Med. Soc. to International Med. Congress, Lisbon, Portugal, 1906; member N. H. Historical Soc. (Necrologist); Con- cord Seaman's Friend Soc. (life, ex- president); N. H. Bible Soc. (life); Con- cord Female Charitable Soc. (life); Equal Suffrage Ass'n; m., June 26, 1907, George Washington Stevens, Claremont, d. April 28, 1916. Resi- dence, 83 No. State St., Concord, N. H.
Bailey, Marshall Henry
Physician; b., Lisbon, N. H., Jan. 24, 1859; s. Israel C. and Jane S. Hunt Bailey; M.D., College of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore, Md., 1893; commenced practice in Boston, 1896; Medical Adviser Harvard Univ .; phy- sician in charge Stillman Infirmary; Republican; Congregationalist; mem- ber Mass. Medical Soc., Cambridge Medical Improvement Soc., Boston Medical. Library, A. F. & A. M .; m., June 13, 1894, Emma A. Jones, Con- cord, N. H. Residence, 1569 Massachu- setts Ave., Cambridge, Mass.
Parker, George Amos
Superintendent of Parks; b., Fitz- william, N. H., April 28, 1853; s. George W. and Julia A. (Deeth) Parker; ed. public schools, Mass. Ag- ricultural College, 1876, Boston Uni- versity, Harvard Univ .; headgar- dener, Vassar College, 1876-9; super- intendent, Cliffdale (Judge Board- man's estate), Ophir Farm (John Roach's estate), supervisor station grounds and approaches N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R .; now director Keney Park and superintendent public parks,
Hartford, Conn .; Congregationalist; Republican ("born and bred"); mem- ber Conn. State Park Commission, Public Market Commission, Hart- ford, Israel Putnam Memorial Camp commission, Conn. Soc., Civil Engin- eers, National Municipal League, American Civic Ass'n, American Soc. Municipal Improvement, S. A. R., A. F. & A. M., Phi Sigma Kappa; University Club, Hartford, Harvard Club of Conn .; m., Dec. 6, 1876,
Jennie Waterman Richmond, Halifax, Mass., d. 1894; children: Arthur V., A. Richmond, Robert L., Priscilla. Residence, 100 Blue Hill Ave .; office, Municipal Building, Hartford, Conn.
Sanborn, Walter Henry
Jurist; b., Epsom, N. H., Oct. 19, 1845, s. Henry F. and Eunice (Davis) Sanborn. (Henry F. Sanborn was a state senator and long prominent in public life; Eunice Davis was a granddaughter of Thomas Davis who fought under Prescott at Bunker Hill, served through the Revolution and was
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HON. WALTER H. SANBORN
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one of the veterans present addressed by Webster as "Venerable Men" at the laying of the corner-stone of the Bunker Hill Monument in 1825); ed. Pittsfield Academy, Dartmouth College, A.B. 1867 (valedictorian), A.M. 1870, LL.D. 1893; principal Milford, N. H., high school and student at law in the office of Hon. Bain- bridge Wadleigh, Feb. 1867 to Feb. 1870; removed to St. Paul, Minn. and was admitted to the bar by the Su- preme Court, Feb. 1871; formed a partnership with his uncle, Gen. John B. Sanborn and practiced with him until commissioned U. S. Circuit Judge for the 8th Judicial Circuit, March 17, 1892, in which position he has continued, having been made pre- siding judge of the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, June 4, 1903. In his long period of judicial service Judge Sanborn has delivered more than one thousand opinions, many of them involving important and intricate questions of law, which have commanded wide attention, and are cited as authority in all parts of the country; Congregationalist; Re- publican; member St. Paul City Council, 1878-80, 1885-92; receiver Union Pacific R. R., 1893-8; Chicago & Great Western, 1908-9; St. Louis & San Francisco, 1913-15; member A. F. & A. M .; E. C. Damascus Com- mandery No. 1, K. T., St. Paul, 1886-8; E. G. C. Grand Commandery, Minnesota, 1889-90; president Union League, 1890, St. Paul Bar Ass'n 1890-1; treasurer Minn. Bar Ass'n., 1885-92; member S. A. R., Minnesota Historical Soc., Minnesota Club; m., Nov. 10, 1874, Emily F. Bruce, Mil- ford; children: Grace (Mrs. Charles G. Hartin), b. Oct. 1, 1875; Marian (Mrs. Grant Van Sant), b. July 6, 1879 (Vassar College); Bruce W., b. July 11, 1882 (Dartmouth, 1904), (lawyer in St. Paul); Henry F., b. Nov. 11, 1888 (R. R. official, St. Louis, Mo.). Residence, 143 Virginia Ave., St. Paul, Minn .; office, P. O. Building, St. Paul; sum- mer home, Epsom, N. H., at the old homestead, held in the family since 1752.
Scammon, John
Lawyer; b., Stratham, N. H., Sept. 3, 1865; s. John James and Rachel (Jewell) Scammon; ed. Exeter high school, Phillips Exeter Academy, Bos- ton University Law School; engaged for a time in mercantile business, and subsequently in railway service, but later resumed the study of law, and was admitted to the bar in 1898, en- tering the office of Eastman & Young in Exeter; on appointment of John
E. Young to the Supreme Court bench became a member of the firm of East- man, Scammon & Gardiner, and has since continued, the firm, since the death of Gen. Eastman, being Scam- mon & Gardiner; Congregationalist; Republican; member N. H. house of representatives, 1903 and 1905, serving on judiciary committee each session; member and president N. H. senate, 1907; director and president Hampton Water Works Co .; director Union Pub. Co., Manchester; Mason, 32d degree; m., Nov. 27, 1890, Mary G. Dixie, Lynn, Mass .; children: Oscar
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Jewell, b. March 27, 1892; John James, June 22, 1893; Mariana, March 17, 1895 (grad. Wheelock School); Henry Glover, May 16, 1897; George Albert, Aug. 20, 1899, sons all in U. S. government service. Residence, Ex- eter, N. H.
Ryder, Herbert Daniel
Teacher, lawyer, manufacturer; b., Acworth, N. H., Nov. 12, 1850; s. Daniel A. and Elizabeth A. (Brigham)
Ryder; ed. public schools, Oberlin, O., Colby Academy, New London, N. H .; Dartmouth College, A.B. 1876, A.M. 1879; principal Springfield, Vt., high school, three years; studied law with Hon. David Cross and Henry E. Burnham of Manchester, N. H., and J. W. Pierce of Springfield, Vt .; ad- mitted to the bar in 1880 and com- menced practice in Springfield, re- moving to Bellows Falls a year later where he became principal of the high school, continuing until 1887 when he became connected with the manufact- uring firm of Derby and Ball for three
years; resumed the practice of law in 1890 and since 1907 has been the senior member of the law firm of Ryder and Graham; in 1907 became manager of the business conducted under the name of Derby and Ball and has continued the connection ever since; Congrega- tionalist; Republican; chairman Bel- lows Falls board of bailiffs, 1893-5; president of Bellows Falls Village corporation, 1918; deputy collector internal revenue, 1897-1904; state's attorney, Windham County, 1904-6; presidential elector, 1908; member Vt. house of representatives and chairman judiciary committee, 1913; superin- tendent of schools, Bellows Falls, 1890-7; chairman school board, town of Rockingham, 1889-1914; examiner of schools for Windham county about twenty years; member Vt. State Board of Education (secretary and treasurer), 1913-4; member A. F. & A. M. (lodge, chapter and council), I. O. O. F., P. of H., and Westminster Club; m., Nov. 30, 1881, Margaret E. Ball, Spring- field, Vt .; children: Jessie E., b. Feb. 18, 1884; Margaret S., b. April 26, 1885, m. Edward H. Kenerson, 1905, d. 1909; Helen W., b. June 27, 1887, m. Ralph D. Gilbert, 1912; Charlotte D., b. Sept. 4, 1889, m. Edward H. Kenerson, 1914; Katharine F., b. July 26, 1895; Daniel F., b. Jan. 9, 1900; Mary Scott, b. June 18, 1904. Residence, Bellows Falls, Vt.
Gibson, Harvey Dow
Banker; b., No. Conway, N. H., March 12, 1882; s. James L. and Ad- die (Dow) Gibson; ed. Bowdoin Col- lege, A.B. 1902; entered employ of American Express Co., and became assistant manager of the financial department of the company in New York; vice-president Raymond & Whitcomb Co, for a time; in 1912 became assistant to the president of Liberty . Nat'l Bank, New York; elected vice-president April, 1913, president since Jan. 1, 1917; director Interborough Rapid Transit Co., Pa- cific Fire Ins. Co., Mercantile Trust & Deposit Co., and many other corpor-
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ations; appointed General Manager American Nat'l Red Cross, July, 1917; member War Council and War Fi- nance Com. of same; Overseer Bow- doin College; member Ass'n, for Im- proving Condition of the Poor; Theta Delta Chi, Bankers' Club of America, Union League, New York; Metro- politan Club, Washington, D. C .; Presbyterian; Republican; m., June 10, 1903, Carrie Hastings Curtis, Newtonville, Mass. Residence, 52 E, 69th St .; business address, 120 Broad- way, N. Y.
Albee, Ernest
Educator; b., Langdon, N. H., Aug. 8, 1865; s. Solon and Ellen Lu- cilla (Eames) Albee; ed. University of Vermont, A. B. 1887, Clark Uni- versity, Cornell University, Ph.D. 1894; instructor in philosophy, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., 1892-1902, assistant professor, 1902-7; professor of philosophy, 1907- ; member Phi Beta Kappa, American Philosophical Ass'n, American Psychological Ass'n, City Club, N. Y. City, Town and Gown, Ithaca, Author's, London, Eng .; editor Philosophical Review, 1903-8; Author "A History of English Utilitarianism," 1902. M., Dec. 23, 1911, Emily Humphreys Manly. Residence, Ithaca, N. Y.
Abbott, Leon Martin
Lawyer; b., Richmond, N. H., Aug. 28, 1867; s. Joseph B. and Lydia C. (Martin) Abbott; ed. Keene, N. H., high school, 1885, Mass. Institute of Technology, Harvard College, Harvard Law School, 1887-90; in practice of law in Boston since 1891, member firm of Bates, Nay, Abbott & Dane; Republican; member Boston and Mass. Bar Associations, Boston City Club; prominent in Masonry, Grand Mas- ter Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, and active 33d degree Mason; trustee of many Masonic and other organiza- tions; m., April 19, 1894, Florence M. Tallman, Boston. Residence, 797 Washington St., Brookline, Mass .; office, Tremont Building, Boston.
Beal, Frank Johnson
Merchant; b., Orford, N. H., Nov. 11, 1862; s. Royal and Josephine (Johnson) Beal; ed. public schools and Orford Academy; engaged in furniture business in Orford for many years; removed to Plymouth in 1903 and en- gaged in the dry goods trade, doing business as "The Beal Co."; Congre- gationalist; Democrat; member N. H. senate from fourth senatorial district, 1913-4 (Chairman committee on rail-
roads), only Democrat ever elected in the district; N. H. Commissioner of Fisheries and Game, 1914-7; member N. H. constitutional convention, 1918; examiner in charge U. S. Department of Labor Service; member A. F. & A. M .; m., July 8, 1891, Elizabeth Avery, Orford; children, Ruth Carver, b. March 15, 1893 (Plymouth high school, 1910, Radcliffe College, 1914), m., June, 1916, Clinton D. Wilson, Danielson, Conn .; Gertrude, b. March 2, 1894, d. Aug. 3, 1895. Residence, Plymouth, N. H.
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Manahan, William Henry
Auctioneer; general business; b., New London, N. H., March 31, 1840; s. John and Lucintha (Felch) Manahan; kinsman of John Manahan, who was born in England in 1744, educated for the army, stationed in Canada, and left with others for New England, joined the patriot forces, fought at Bunker Hill, marched with Arnold through the wilderness to Quebec, was with Stark at Bennington, and ulti- mately located in Francestown; from his younger brother, Adam, born in Ireland about 1760, who came to America in search of John, after the Revolution, William Henry Manahan is descended, his father being Adam's eldest son, He was educated in the public schools, at Colby Academy, New London, and Eaton's Commercial College, Worcester, Mass .; he learned the machinist's trade in youth, later became a practical draughtsman and pursued the calling for several years. In 1862 he located in Hillsborough, N. H., where he was engaged in lum- bering and milling for several years, adding furniture manufacture to his interests; later commenced operating in real estate, for himself and as agent for others, and from conducting sales necessary to the business, ultimately took up the work of a general auction- eer, and followed the same with re- markable success, establishing a rep- utation second to that of no man in the business in New England; Congre- gationalist; Republican; moderator of Hillsborough twelve years; justice of the peace and quorum many years, doing a large business; member N. H. house of representatives, 1885-6, being the first Republican ever elected from Hillsborough; introduced and secured the passage of the act to prevent the double taxation of mortgages; mem- ber N. H. constitutional convention, 1889; m., March 31, 1862, Fannie Harriet Chaffin, Holden, Mass .; chil- dren: Josephine Emily, b. Aug. 14, 1863, ed. Worcester Conservatory of Music; Gertrude, b., Sept. 25, 1871 (Mrs. Charles S. Adams M.D., Wol-
laston, Mass.), graduate Plymouth N. H. Normal School, member Old South Chapter, D. A. R., Boston; William Henry, Jr., b. Dec. 28, 1877, ed. public schools, Colby Academy and Illinois College of Photography, now in business in Hillsborough. Residence, Hillsborough, N. H.
Beaton, Alexander Angus
Physician and surgeon; b., Flat River, P. E. I., April 7, 1872; s.
Angus and Christina Ross Beaton; ed. public schools, Dartmouth Medical College, 1897; commenced practice in Webster, N. H., continuing two years; removed to Franklin in 1899, where he has since been in active practice; Presbyterian; Republican; member Franklin City council three years, 1910-2; mayor of Franklin two years, 1916-7 (elected the last year without opposition, no candidate being nom- inated against him); Past Exalted Ruler, Franklin Lodge, B. P. O. E .; Past Noble Grand, Merrimack Lodge, I. O. O. F .; member Webster Encamp-
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ment, Patriarchs Militant, Colfax Rebekah Lodge; member N. H. Medical Soc., Merrimack Co. Med. Soc. (ex- president) ; president Dartmouth Medi- cal Alumni Ass'n; unmarried. Resi- dence; Franklin, N. H.
Linehan, John J.
Manufacturer; b., Penacook, N. H., Oct. 9, 1866; s. Col. John C. Linehan, many years state insurance commis- sioner and junior vice commander-in-
chief of the G. A. R., and Mary E. (Prendergast) Linehan; ed. in the schools of Penacook and Concord; president and treasurer of the Linehan-Conover Co. of Worcester, corset manufacturers; director of the Park Trust Co., Worces- ter; director of the Corset Manufac- turers' Ass'n of the United States; cor- poration member, St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester; member of the Worcester Chamber of Commerce, Young Men's Republican Club of Massachusetts, Worcester County Republican Club, Shrewsbury Camp, Sons of Veterans, Worcester Lodge, Benevolent and Pro-
tective Order of Elks, Worcester Country Club, Shrewsbury Club; Roman Catholic; Republican, Roose- velt candidate for delegate to the Re- publican national convention of 1916; "a business man of executive ability and a broad-minded, public-spirited citizen, who believes in helping to upbuild his community"; m. Aug. 29, 1893, Elizabeth J. Barrett. Resi- dence, Worcester, Mass.
Ayers, Joseph Gerrish
Surgeon; rear-admiral, U. S. N., retired; b., Canterbury, N. H., Nov. 3, 1839; s. Charles H. and Almira S. (Gerrish) Ayers; ed. University of Vermont and Columbia University, New York; served in 15th N. H. Vols., as second and first lieutenant, 1862-3; appointed acting assistant surgeon, U. S. N., Dec. 17, 1864; honorably discharged, Sept. 24, 1866; appointed assistant surgeon, Oct. 8, 1866; passed assistant surgeon, Oct. 12, 1869; surgeon, Jan. 7, 1878; medical in- spector, Feb. 25, 1879; medical director, Dec. 12, 1898; retired with rank of rear-admiral, Nov. 3, 1901; fleet surgeon, Asiatic station, 1895-7; m., July 11, 1864, Olinda H. Austin, Sitka, Alaska. Residence, Port Jer- vis, N. Y.
Andrews, Herbert Marston
Clergyman; b., Enfield, N. H., Sept. 9, 1851; s. Randall and Rhoda (Choate) Marston; ed. Dartmouth College, A.B. 1876, A.M. 1881; Grand Union Theological Seminary, 1879; ordained deacon Protestant Episcopal church, 1879, priest, 1880; in pastoral work in New York, 1879-81; rector, Littleton, N. H., 1881-3; stated supply Congregational Church, Bethlehem, N. H., 1883-4; pastor, Franklin, N. H., 1884-5; Enfield, N. H., 1885-6;
Peacham, Vt., 1887-8; Romeyn Chapel (Presbyterian), New York,. 1889-90; Missionary Presbyterian Church, U. S., in India, 1890-9; presi- dent Woodstock College, India, 1899- 1915; retired. Residence, 2625 Frank- lin St., Bellingham, Washington.
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Woodward, Susan Jones (Wentworth)
(Mrs. Susan Jones Woodward), b. Sandwich, N. H., Aug. 4, 1856, dau. Col. Joseph and Sarah Payson (Jones) Wentworth; descended from Elder William Wentworth of Dover, the first immigrant; great granddaughter John Wentworth of Dover, member of the Continental Congress; also great granddaughter Col. Amos Cogswell of Dover, who served eight years dur- ing the Revolution, was an original member of the Order of the Cincin- nati and afterwards president of the N. H. Branch; ed. Concord high school, 1875. Mrs. Woodward was the sec- ond woman to serve on the Concord Board of Education, being appointed Nov. 18, 1895 to fill out the unex- pired term of Parsons B. Cogswell, elected by popular vote, 1896-1902, and served as secretary, 1899-1902; member South Congregational Church, Concord Equal Suffrage Ass'n, Strat- ford (Shakespeare) Club (president, 1895-8), Concord Woman's Club, serving as chairman of various com- mittees, Concord Female Charitable Soc. (life), Hospital Associates, District Nursing Ass'n, Charity Organization Soc., Woman's Ass'n South church, Red Cross; m., Charles Webster Woodward of Concord, June 26, 1879 (he d. Sept. 24, 1900); child: Sarah Jones Woodward, b. June 1, 1883 (see p. 87). Residence, Concord, N. H.
Chase, Stuart
Writer, accountant; b. Somers- worth, N. H., March 8, 1888; s. - Harvey Stuart and Aaronette (Rowe) Chase; ed. Mass. Institute of Tech- nology, 1907-8; Harvard University, B.S., cum laude 1910; member firm of Harvey S. Chase & Co., Boston; direc- tor N. E. Stamp Co., member American Institute of Accountants, Certified Public Accountants of Massachusetts; Phi Gamma Delta; Author "A Honey- moon Experiment," 1916; contributor to the New Republic, Survey, Good Housekeeping, etc .; m., July 5, 1914, Margaret Hatfield, Newton, Mass. Residence, 1697 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass.
Child, Edwin Leighton
Farmer and butter maker; b., Cornish, N. H., May 15, 1867; s. William H. and Ellen Frances (Leigh- ton) Child; ed. public schools, N. H. State College, University of Vermont Dairy School, 1897; instructor in dairy school for a time after gradua- tion; superintendent Cornish, N. H., Creamery, 1897-1909; Sanborn's Creamery, Leavitt's Hill, Deerfield, 1909-12; Pembroke Creamery (pro-
prietor) since 1912; Congregationalist (deacon Pembroke church); Repub- lican; director and first president, Suncook Bank; member A. F. & A. M., Jewell Lodge and Hiram Chapter, Suncook; I. O. O. F., Howard Lodge (past Noble Grand), Hildreth En- campment; P. of H., Master Park Grange, Cornish Flat, six years, dis- trict deputy, N. H. State Grange, two years; president Suncook Board of Trade, 1915; superintendent of ex- hibits, Granite State Dairymen's Ass'n, 1908-17; received gold medal for butter exhibited at Paris exposi- tion, 1900, and Pan-American, Buffalo, 1901 -; only one coming to New
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Hampshire in each case; m., Feb. 15, 1894, Ida L. Ford, Danbury, N. H .; children: Ford Leighton, b. Feb. 2, 1895, d. Jan. 7, 1904; Roswell Towle, b. Oct. 19, 1903 (N. H. College 1921); Edna Lizzie, b. Oct. 19, 1903 (student Pembroke Academy). Residence, Pem- broke, N. H.
Tuck, Edward
Retired banker, philanthropist, b., Exeter, N. H., Aug. 24, 1842; s. Amos and Sarah Ann (Nudd) Tuck; ed. Phillips Exeter Academy, Dartmouth College, A.B. 1862, LL.D. 1903; U. S. vice-consul, Paris, France, 1864-6; engaged in foreign banking many years, New York and Paris. Gave the Amos Tuck Endowment Fund to Dartmouth College in memory of his father, Dartmouth, 1835, who was also a trustee, 1857-66; erected the building for the Tuck School of Ad- ministration and Finance, Dartmouth, 1899, also endowed Foundation for instruction in French Language and Literature, Dartmouth, making a total of more than a million dollars given to this institution; in 1903 founded and endowed Hôpital Stell, Reuil, near Paris, greatly enlarged since the be- ginning of the war; 1911, gave to the N. H. Historical Soc. the sumptuous granite building at Concord, costing nearly half a million; this will be supplemented in the near future by a magnificent museum on the same lot for the housing of the valuable Tuck collections. Has made liberal gifts to his native town, including a com- pletely equipped cottage hospital; also to Phillips Exeter Academy. Officier Légion d'Honneur, laureate Académie Française; member ad- visory council American Red Cross in Europe; N. Y. clubs, Metropolitan and Union League; m., 1872, London, Eng., Julia Stell, dau. William Shorter Stell of Philadelphia. She was made Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, 1917, and ably co-operates in all her husband's benevolence. Since 1914 Mr. and Mrs. Tuck have devoted their entire time to war relief. "Since the
days of Lafayette no American has done more to cement the bonds of friendship existing between France and the United States than has Ed- ward Tuck." Residence, 82 Champs Elysées, Paris, Vert Mont, Reuil France.
Baker, Benjamin Ward
Physician, superintendent N. H. School for Feeble-Minded Children; b., New Boston, N. H., Aug. 6, 1874; s. Benjamin F. and Annie (Ward)
Baker; ed. McCollum Institute, Mont Vernon, N. H., 1895, Dartmouth Medical College, 1898, post-graduate work at Harvard Medical College, and psychiatrical studies in the hos- pitals of England and Scotland; as- sistant physician and assistant super- intendent, Taunton State Hospital, Taunton, Mass., for eleven years; appointed superintendent of the N. H. School for Feeble-Minded Children, July 1, 1910; Mason; member of Bel- knap County Medical Soc., American
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Medico-Psychological Soc., American Soc. for the Study of the Feeble- Minded, N. H. Soc. Charities and Cor- rections, New England Soc. of Psychi- atry; Episcopalian; Republican; m., May 22, 1912, Mary Andrews of La- conner, Washington; dau., Barbara Ward, b. Jan. 27, 1918. Residence, Laconia, N. H.
Graves, Eli Edwin
Physician; b., Jericho, Vt., Sept. 9, 1847; s. Daniel H. and Lusetta R.
(Nash) Graves; ed. public schools, Essex Classical Institute, University of Vermont, Medical Department, M.D. 1868; Post graduate work at Post Graduate School of Medicine, Harvard College and Massachusetts General Hospital; located in practice in Boscawen, N. H., immediately after graduation, Sept. 17, 1868, and con- tinued till removal to Penacook, Oct. 20, 1897; Congregationalist; Republi- can; superintendent of · schools, Bos- cawen, 1870-1; health officer from the establishment of the office; library
trustee from the establishment of the town library; probation officer; mem- ber N. H. house of representatives, 1888-9; chairman Boscawen water board; moderator .Boscawen school meetings since 1870, having been ab- sent but once; member American Medical Ass'n, American Public Health Ass'n, N. H. Medical Soc., Center District and Merrimack County Medical Soc., N. H. Surgical Club, N. H. Historical Soc., N. H. Horti- cultural Soc., etc .; A. F. & A. M .; I. O. O. F .; now acting medical di- rector of United Life & Accident Ins. Co .; surgeon for B. & M. R. R. for Concord and vicinity; m., Dec. 18, 1872, Martha A. Williams, Essex, Vt .; d. Jan. 29, 1893; children: Robert J., b. June 22, 1878 (see sketch, p. 89); Katharine L. (Mrs. Henry C. Rolfe), b. March 17, 1880. Residence, Pena- cook, N. H.
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