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Vaughan, Charles Woodward
Journalist; b., Laconia, N. H., June 30, 1862; s. Orsino A. J. and Mary Elizabeth (Parker) Vaughan; ed. pub- lic schools; Congregationalist; Demo- crat; member first city council of La- conia, police commissioner of Laconia two terms; trustee N. H. State Nor- mal School; director Laconia National Bank; trustee City Savings Bank of Laconia; vice-president and director
Laconia Building and Loan Ass'n, director Winnepesaukee Telephone Co .; president and general manager La- conia Press Ass'n, publishing the La- conia Democrat, of which he is the editor; member A. F. & A. M., Knight Templar and 32d degree; Patron of Husbandry; m., Oct. 16, 1882, Florence Elliott. Residence, Laconia, N. H.
Shute, Henry Augustus
Lawyer; writer; b., Exeter, N. H., Nov. 17, 1856; s. George S. and Joanna (Simpkins) Shute; ed. Harvard Col- lege, A.B., 1879; studied law and ad- mitted to the bar, 1882; Republican
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police judge, Exeter, since 1882, ex- cept two years; treasurer Farmers' Ins. Co .; author, "Real Diary of a Real Boy," "Love Letters of Plupy Shute," "Real Boys," "A Few Neighbors,' "The Country Band," "Farming It," "A Country Lawyer," etc .; contributor to various magazines and newspapers; m., 1st, Oct. 18, 1885, Amelia F. Weeks, d. Jan. 26, 1895; 2d, Aug. 12, 1897, Ella Kent. Residence, Exeter, N. H.
Sargeant, Frank Wadleigh
Insurance, president, N. H. Fire Ins. Co .; b., Candia, N. H., March 7, 1860;
s. Jesse W. and Lydia Anne (Emerson) Sargeant; ed. public schools, Phillips Exeter Academy, 1881; entered the employ of the N. H. Fire Ins. Co. in Manchester in 1882 and has continued his connection therewith to the present time, having been promoted from one position to another, including that of assistant secretary and secretary, until in 1905, he was made president of the Company, in which office he con- tinues; Congregationalist; Democrat;
member Manchester Police Commis- sion; party nominee for executive councilor in 1911, running largely ahead of his ticket; president Suncook Valley R. R .; director Merchants Na- tional Bank, N. H. Fire Ins. Co .; Mason, Shriner; member Derryfield and Calu- met clubs, Manchester; m., Oct. 14, 1885, Lizzie A. French, Manchester; children: French Philbrick, b. Feb. 16, 1888 (Mass. Inst. Tech., 1910), now in Marine department, Worthington Pump & Machine Co., Chicago; Paul Emerson, b. March 2, 1892, first lieu- tenant of infantry, National Army. Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Hadley, Charles John
Law and Real Estate; b., Weare, N. H., Aug. 25, 1845; s. John L. and Eliza- beth L. (Cilley) Hadley; ed. public schools; Baptist, Democrat; removed to Iowa in 1865 where he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1871; in 1877 returned to New Hampshire and engaged in agriculture in his native town; held various town offices in Weare and represented the town in the legislature of 1889; removed to Manchester twenty-five years ago, and was for twelve years engaged with A. J. Lane & Co. in the real estate business, since when he has been in the same business individually; member Patrons of Husbandry and Past Master Amos- keag Grange, Manchester; m., July 10, 1879, Ella M. Peaslee, Weare; children: John L., b. April 3, 1881; Ralph, b. March 16, 1886 (Brown University, 1907, Harvard Law School, 1910). Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Jump, Herbert Atchinson
Clergyman; b., Albany, N. Y., July 21, 1875; s. Joseph Burnett and Cynthia (Atchinson) Jump; ed. public schools of Albany, Amherst College, 1896; Yale School of Religion, 1899; ordained to the ministry, Feb. 8, 1900; held pastcrates successively at Ham- ilton, N. Y., Brunswick, Me., New Britain, Conn., Oakland and Redlands, Cal .; came to Manchester as pastor of the First Congregational (Hanover
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Street) Church, Jan. 1, 1917, since con- tinuing; Congregationalist; Independ- ent; member A. F. & A. M., I. O.O. F., Theta Delta Chi fraternity, Appala- chian Mountain Club; m., April 20, 1908, May Brock, Somerville, Mass .; children : Ellis Burnett, b. Dec. 6, 1909; Laurence Atckinson, b. Oct. 17, 1913; Cynthia, b. Jan. 6, 1915. Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Conant, John Willis
Musician; b., Nashua, N. H., Dec. 20, 1866; s. Lucian W. and Sarah L. (Baldwin) Conant; ed. public schools, Medford, Mass., high school, 1883; student with Calixa Lavallee and Thomas Tapper, Boston, 1884-90; teacher Meadville, Pa., Conservatory, 1890-2; studied abroad, 1892-3; or- ganist St. Luke's Church, Scranton, Pa., 1894-1911; Park Street Church, Boston, 1911-3; director of music, National Cathedral School, Washing- ton, D. C., since 1913; teacher, concert organist and pianist; Fellow American College of Musicians, American Guild of Organists; Episcopalian; m., May, 1895, Emily Agnes Hobbs, Medford, Mass., d. 1906. Address, National Cathedral School, Washington, D. C.
Conant, Ernest Bancroft
Lawyer; b., Enfield, N. H., May 21, 1870; s. Washington Irving and Fanny Ann (Skinner) Conant; ed. Harvard University, A.B. 1895; LL.B. 1898; admitted to bar in Boston in 1898 and practiced there till 1903; law lecturer in Boston Y. M. C. A. evening schools, 1900-3; professor of law and dean, Washburn College School of Law, Topeka, Kan., 1900-7; professor of law, University of Nebraska, 1907-13; University of the Philippines, Manila, 1913-17; University of Michigan, sum- mer session, 1912; Washington Uni- versity, St. Louis, Mo .; since 1917; member American Bar Ass'n, Far. Eastern Bar Ass'n, Phi Delta Phi, Mason 32d degree; Episcopalian; m., June 26, 1906, Alice Widney, Alpha, Ill. Address, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.
Thorp, Louis Ashton
Lawyer; b., Manchester, N. H., Dec . 7, 1876; s. Frank D. and Julia E. (Boutelle) Thorp; ed. public schools of Manchester, Boston University Law School; admitted to the bar in June, 1902, and began practice in Manches- ter, Jan. 1, 1903; member of the well- known firm of Thorp & Abbott (Lee C. Abbott engaged in Y. M. C. A. work in France); Republican; assistant clerk of the N. H. senate, 1901-3; clerk,
1905-7; assistant clerk, N. H. con- stitutional convention, 1902; member of the Derryfield Club of Manchester; m., April 26, 1905, Justyne Elizabeth Burgess, New Haven, Conn .; children: Floyd, b. Nov. 6, 1906; Frank J., b. March 27, 1908. Residence, Man- chester, N. H.
Cole, Samuel Winkley
Musician; b., Meriden, N. H., Dec. 24, 1848; s. Converse and Mary A. (Winkley) Cole; ed. Kimball Union Academy and N. E. Conservatory of Music; began musical career at
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HON. ALVIN B. CROSS
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Portsmouth, N. H., 1877; organist Clarendon Street Baptist Church, Boston, 1882-94; teacher in and super- intendent of sight-seeing department in N. E. Conservatory of Music since 1883; supervisor of music, Brookline, Mass., since 1884, Dedham, Mass., 1886-1906; teacher public school music methods, Boston University, 1906-13; produced Haydn's Creation with Dedham high school, 1890 and Handel's Messiah, 1891-the first suc- cessful attempt to present an orato- rio by high school pupils; conductor People's Choral Union, Boston, 1897- 1911; author and compiler of various musical publications. Residence, Brook- line, Mass .; office, N. E. Conservatory of Music, Boston.
Cross, Alvin Benton
Investment banker; b., Wilmot N. H., July 4, 1858; s. Benjamin G. and Sarah P. (Loverin) Cross (ances- tors settled in Ipswich, Mass., in 1635); ed. public schools, Kearsarge School of Practice, and private tutors; taught school several terms in youth; unani- mously elected superintendent of schools in the town of Wilmot at 21 years of age; entered employ of Nat'l State Capital Bank, Concord, in 1882 and soon appointed assistant cashier, con- tinuing till 1894, when he resigned to become the representative of the well-known banking firm of A. B. Leach & Co., New York, in New Hampshire and Vermont, since con- tinuing in that position; Congrega- tionalist; Republican; member N. H. house of representatives from Ward 5, Concord, 1907-8 and 1909-10; chair- man committee on banks each session; member N. H. senate, 1911-12, then also chairman committee on banks; treasurer, N. H. Home Miss. Soc., since 1901; City treasurer, Con- cord 1902-3; served for some time as clerk of the Margaret Pillsbury General Hospital, also as director and president of the Concord Building & Loan Ass'n, and as treasurer of the South Congregational Church; trustee John H. Pearson trust estate, also of the John
E. Kimball, Martha E. and Wm. B. Durgin and Franklin Evans estates; director Mt. Washington R. R .; director and vice-president Concord Light & Power Co .; member A. F. & A. M., lodge, chapter, council, commandery and shrine; m., Nov. 28, 1882, Elizabeth M. Gage, dau. John Chandler and Hannah C. (Stevens) Gage of Boscawen, a grad- uate, of Penacook Academy of which her father was an incorporator and trus- tee; descended from noted Revolution- ary ancestry, actively interested in all that makes for progress, serving on boards of church and civic organ- izations, as treasurer of the Concord Woman's Club, and now chairman of the genealogical department, D. A. R. and member executive board Concord Dist. Nursing Ass'n. Residence, 19 Merrimack St., Concord, N. H.
Cross, Allen Eastman
Clergyman; b., Manchester, N. H., Dec. 30, 1864; s. Hon. David and Anna Q. (Eastman) Cross; ed. Man- chester high school, Phillips (Andover) Academy; Amherst College, 1886; Andover Theological Seminary, 1891; ordained to the Congregational minis- try, 1891; pastor, Cliftondale, Mass., 1891-6; Park Church, Springfield, Mass., 1896-1901; associate minister Old South Church, Boston, 1901-11; travelled and studied mission work all over the world at various mission stations, 1912-13; pastor Milford, Mass., 1914 -; contributor to various maga- zines and newspapers, of sermons, ad- dresses, essays, poems and hymns, the most celebrated and widely read of which is the American Army Hymn (1917), which has already appeared in numerous hymnals and patriotic col- lections; received honorary D.D., Dartmouth College, 1906; Congrega- tionalist; Republican; member A. F. & A. M., Monday Club of Congrega- tional Ministers, Boston, Mass .; m., June 11, 1896, Ethelyn L. Marshall, La- conia, N. H .; children: Louise Mar- shall, b., Nov. 9, 1902, d. March 30, 1915; Anna Emily, b. March 1, 1907. Residence, Milford, Mass.
HERBERT A. MCELWAIN
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McElwain, Herbert Andrew
Investment banker; b., Enfield, N. H., April 24, 1877; s. James and Ella R. (Gage) McElwain; ed. public schools, Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, 1899, Dartmouth College, entering the latter with the class of 1903 and leaving at the close of the second year to engage in business; went to Springfield, Mass., in 1901, where he became manager of salesmen for the Home Correspondence School of that city. In 1907 he formed a con- nection with Alonzo Elliott, investment banker, of Manchester, N. H .; on the death of Mr. Elliott, in 1909, pur- chased the business, which was in- corporated under the name of Alonzo Elliott & Co., of which corporation he is president, and has continued the same with much success, headquarters being established in Beacon Block, Nos. 308-314, Elm St., Manchester; Republican; member Derryfield, Calu- met and Intervale Country clubs, Manchester £ City and Dartmouth clubs, Boston; Nashua Country Club, Nashua, N. H .; m., April 18, 1909, R. Dorothy Favreau. Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Cole, John Adams
Civil engineer; b., Westmoreland, N. H., Dec. 16, 1838; s. John and Elizabeth (Shaw) Cole; ed. Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, and special studies; in office of Thomas Doane, civil engineer, Boston, Mass., 1856-9; general field agent Christian Commis- sion, 1862 to close of the Civil War, in charge of work in the armies of the Potomac and the James, directing ex- penditure of more than $3,000,000; civil engineer, Washington, D. C., 1867-9; Chicago, 1873-1904; engineer Lake View and Hyde Park, Ill., and consult- ing engineer for many cities; designed and constructed many water-works and sewerage systems; secreta y and treasurer, trustee Howard University, Washington, D. C., 1867-71; president Chicago Tract Soc., 1911-13; member American Soc. Civil Engineers; Pres- byterian; Republican; m., Dec. 15,
1870, Julia Mead Alvord, Boston, Mass. Residence, 1346 E. 53d St., Chicago, Ill.
Fischer, Herbert Brainerd
Banker; b., Charlestown, Mass., July 26, 1872; s. Anson B. and Caro- line Frances (Cutler) Fischer; ed. public schools, Charlestown and Marl- borough Mass .; employed several years in early life in the service of the Boston & Maine R. R. at Boston; removed to
Pittsfield, N. H., in 1901, where he has since been connected with the Pitts- field National Bank and the Farmers' Savings Bank of that town, of which he is cashier and treasurer, respectively; Congregationalist; Republican; mem- ber N. H. house of representatives, 1907-8 (secretary committee on Re- trenchment and Reform); state senate, 1919; Pittsfield town treasurer, treas- urer Pittsfield Aqueduct Co., Pittsfield Gas Co., Red Cross; chairman Pitts- field Liberty Bond Committee; and war speaker; member Corinthian Lodge A. F. & A. M., Pittsfield; president
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Pittsfeld Board of Trade; trained musician. for several years orguzici and choir-master. Pimsfeld Comers- estional Church: = Ort. 3. 1900. Clars H. M. Goss of Pittsfield. d. Sept. 22, 1906; children: Herbert Car- pezier. b. Jan. 25. 1902. d. Jam. 31. 1902: Robert H. b. March 2. 1905. Residence, Pittsfield, N. H.
Robertson, John Evans
Barking, mercantile and express business: b., Warner, N. H., May 9.
1843; s. Harrison Darling and Sarah (ETime) Roberten: ed. Pembroke und Henniker Academies and private Tutore; emmuged in produce trude in Montreal P. Q. in 1884 in Erm of Back, Robertan & Co .; two years later returned to Warmer where he was engaged in & general store til 1874. when he removed to Concord and engaged in benkring. se sesistant cookiez of the National Savings Bank. In 1882 engaged in the coal wood and ice business till 1888, when he sold out; Later establishing the Concord Ice Co .;
also cezamired the Manchester & Concord Express Co .: Episcopalian: Democrat; served se tomu clerk and selectman in Warner and se member N. H. house of representatives from GAST COME in 1871-2; tressurer of Merrimack County two years: County Commissioner two years; Mayor of Concord. 1887-8: tressmer Woodam Steamboat Co., Sumanee Lake, many rews: A. F. & A. M_ Romal Arch Chapter. Mi. Horeb Commandery. K. T. Mysti: Strine: White Mountain Loire, I. O. O. F .: Concord Lodge. B. P. O. E .: N. H. Historical Soc .: m., Anz. 15. 1564, Marika A. F. Paige of Montreal s: Bradford, N. H., d. Sept. 1, 1906: three ebiliren, all bora in Warner, 1 Sarah Darlinz. d., Con- cord. Jan. 19, 1887; (2)Shirley Louiss. 2. Concord. Oct. 27, 1892, WESam A. Whitney of Claremont lone son, John Robertson. b. Claremont, June 23, 1895, ed. Stevens high school, Clare- mozi Lehinh University, sergeant Q. M.'s Dept., Richmond, Va.l: (3 Carlton Evans, m. Caroline E. Crockett of Concord, Jan. 24, 1900. Residente, Concord, and Sunapee, N. H.
Sanborn, Eugene Dana
Farmer; fre insurance; b., Fremont, N. H., Sept. 16, 1808; s. Algh sad Nancy (Page Sambom; ei public schools, New Hampton Institution, Cushing Academy Askbum ham, Mas .; Universalist; Republican; member N. H. boz e represen atives. 1901, serving on Ammonite lege com-
nice; legislative messenger three sessione: town clerk eight pears; cec- ber Fremont board of selectmen twelve Fears (present chairman); A. F. & A. M. past master Gideon Lodge of Ambasica , U. O. A. M. P. of H. (pst master Rockingham County Pomocs Grange ; member Rockingham County Farm Bureau; extensively engaged in Sgmculture, with dairying os a specialty; also does an insurance business as agent of the Granite State and Rocking- bam County companies; m., Dec. 12, 1893, May L. Currier: one son, Car- tice Sherburne, b. March 16, 1901. Residence, Fremont, N. H.
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Ladd, Fred Newton
Banker, treasurer Loan and Trust Savings Bank; b., Concord, N. H., Jan. 21, 1859; s. William Dudley and Mary Ann (Emerson) Ladd; ed. Con- cord high school, private instruction; started in the National State Capital Bank, 1879, soon after accepting a
position with the Loan and Trust, which connection has continued ever since; Congregationalist; Republican; trustee Loan and Trust Savings Bank, director Capital Fire Ins. Co., treasurer Concord Masonic Ass'n, treasurer twenty-four years Blazing Star Lodge, chairman Christian Science Church Building Fund, member executive committee Liberty Loan Com .; Con- cord; member Mt. Horeb Comman- dery, K. T., Concord, N. H., Wono- lancet Club, Beaver Meadow Golf Club (secretary-treasurer), N. H. His- torical Soc., Council of National De- fense, Red Cross, Concord Board of Trade, Boys' City Club; m., Dec. 2, 1885, Carrie Idella Sleeper of Concord;
two children: Dorris, Concord high school, Dana Hall (Wellesley), art student, Boston and New York, m. Emerson Davis of Concord (children, Barbara Annalee, Rosemary); Phyllis Baker, student St. Mary's School, Con- cord. Residence, 113 Center St., Concord, N. H .; Meredith Bay, N. H.
Huntington, William Spooner
Banker, treasurer Merrimack County Savings Bank; b., Washington, D. C., Jan. 15, 1871, only son of William Spooner, cashier First National Bank (Jay Cooke & Co.), Washington, D. C., and Fanny A. (Dearborn) Huntington; seventh in descent from Christopher Huntington, the first male child b. in
Norwich, Conn. (1660), who was a grandson of Simon Huntington, the Puritan immigrant; moved to Con- cord, N. H., 1883; ed. Concord high school, 1889; Episcopalian; Republi- can; treasurer N. H. Historical Soc., treasurer and trustee N. H. Orphans' Home, also Holderness School for
HON. CLARENCE B. LITTLE
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Boys, treasurer Snowshoe Club, Con- cord; trustee Merrimack County Sav- ings Bank, director Phenix Mutual Fire Ins. Co., director State Dwelling House Ins. Co .; secretary executive committee Concord Liberty Loan Com .; member Wonolancet and Snowshoe clubs, Eureka Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Trinity Royal Arch Chapter, Horace Chase Council, Mount Horeb Com- mandery, K. T., N. H. Consistory, 32d degree, Bektash Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S .; m., April 17, 1900, Brad- ford, Vt., Katherine L. Parker, dau. Harry Elwood Parker (see sketch elsewhere); child: Parker, b. Jan. 26, 1901, Exeter Academy, Dartmouth College, 1922. Residence, Concord, N. H.
Little, Clarence Belden
Lawyer; banker; b., Pembroke, N. H., Nov. 18, 1857; s. George Pea- body and Elizabeth Ann (Knox) Little; ed. Pembroke Academy, Dart- mouth College. A.B. 1881; studied law with Chase & Streeter, Concord, and Harvard Law School; admitted to the bar, Sept., 1883, and com- menced practice, Bismarck, N. D .; Presbyterian; Republican; Judge of Probate for Burleigh County, 1884-8; president Bismarck Board of Educa- tion, 1887-91; elected to North Da- kota State Senate, 1889, serving con- tinuously for twenty years; chairman Judiciary Committee entire period; president pro tem, 1897. President First Nat'l Bank of Bismarck; pres- ident Mckenzie State Bank, Sterling State Bank, Farmers' State Bank, Wing and Moffet State Bank, Beulah Coal Mining Co .; vice-president No. Dakota Historical Soc .; president Dartmouth College Alumni Council; A. F. & A. M .; Past commander, Tancred Commandery, K. T .; mem- ber, Minnesota, University, and Town and Country Clubs, St. Paul, Minn., Minneapolis Club, Rocky Moun- tain Club, New York; m. Nov. 24, 1885, Caroline Gore Little of Jamaica Plain, Mass .; children: Viroque Mabel, b. Dec. 2, 1886 (Mt. Ída School, Newton, Mass., 1900); George
Peabody, b. July 13, 1888. Residence, Bismarck, N. D.
Shea, Michael Francis
Lawyer; b., Manchester, N. H., Nov. 15, 1875; s. Michael and Cath- erine (Galway) Shea; ed. Old Park Street Grammar school, St. Joseph's high school, Manchester, Manhattan College, New York, 1898, and Boston University Law School; studied law in the office of Hon. J. W. Fellows, Man- chester, admitted to the bar in Decem- ber, 1901 and has since been in practice in Manchester; Catholic; Democrat;
member N. H. house of representatives 1905-6, 1907-8; N. H. state senate, 1917-18 (member Committee on Re- vision of the Laws, chairman of Com- mittee on Soldiers' Home); member Ancient Order of Hibernians; m., Sept. 20, 1904, Margaret M. Muldoon; children, Francis M., b. June 16, 1905; Kathleen A., b. July 20, 1906; George C., b. Feb. 22, 1908; Helen M., b. Nov. 16, 1909; Justin R., b. July 31, 1913; Neil J., b. Sept. 27, 1915. Residence, Manchester, N. H.
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Towne, Hollis Frank
Farmer; b., Stoddard, N. H., Dec. 3, 1857; s. Frank A. and Melissa Ann (Thompson) Towne; ed. in public schools of Stoddard, in which town he spent his early life, and later resided several years in Vermont; in 1890 engaged in general mercantile business in the town of Marlow, where he con- tinued until 1899, when he disposed of his business and removed to Newport, N. H., remaining four years. In 1904, he purchased the fine farm on the Merrimack River in Hooksett for- merly owned by the late William F. Head, long known as one of the best in Merrimack County, where he has since been actively engaged in agri- culture, his specialty being the breed- ing of registered Ayrshire cattle, of which he has a large herd accounted the finest of the breed in the State; Re- publican; served three years as town treasurer in Marlow; member A. F. & A. M .; past Noble Grand of Forest Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Marlow, and member Grand Lodge; m., 1st., June 7, 1880, Luetta J. Lowell, Mar- low; 2d, Jan. 5, 1900, Belle C. Perry, Rutland, Vt., d. Jan. 23, 1912; 3d, June 7, 1913, Grace R. Young, Deer- field, N. H., d. Nov. 1916. One daughter, Winnifred E., b. Aug. 14, 1883, d. Nov. 28, 1914. Residence, Hooksett, N. H.
Upton, Robert W.
Lawyer; b., Feb. 3, 1884; ed. pub- lic schools of Bow, N. H., Boston University School of Law, LL.B (Magna cum laude) 1907; admitted to the N. H. bar, 1907; commenced practice in Concord as a member of the firm of Sargent, Niles & Upton; subsequently of Niles & Upton, and since the withdrawal of Mr. Niles from practice to devote his attention to the work of the Public Service Commission, alone in practice in the State and Fed- eral Court; Republican; member N. H. house of representatives from Bow, 1911-2, serving on Judiciary and Ways and Means Committees; prepared the original draft of the bill establishing
the N. H. Tax Commission; also pre- pared the original draft of the Factory Inspection Act of the last legislature and was instrumental in its passage; delegate in N. H. constitutional con- vention, 1918; member N. H. His- torical Soc., I. O. O. F. and P. of H., past secretary and lecturer Merri- mack Co. Pomona Grange; member executive committee N. H. Old Home Week Ass'n; m., Sept. 18, 1912 Martha S. Burroughs, Bow; children:
Helen, b. Aug. 15, 1913, d. Dec. 30, 1914; Richard E., b. Sept. 13, 1914; Elise, b. May 4, 1916. Residence, Bow, N. H., Concord, P. O.
Eames, George Herbert, Jr.
Wholesale and retail grain dealer; b., Keene, N. H., Aug. 25, 1884; s. George H. and Margaret A. (Ander- son) Eames; ed. Keene high school, Colby Academy, New London, Tif- fin's Business College, Keene; Uni- tarian; Republican; member Keene City Council, 1915; Board of Aldermen, 1916; elected acting mayor by the
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Board of Aldermen, June 19, 1916, on the departure of Mayor Cain to the Mexican border with the First N. H. Regiment, and since continuously re- elected by the people to that office; member A. F. & A. M., B. P. O. E., and Monadnock Club, Keene; m., Nov. 1, 1905, Amy M. Ballou, one son, Herbert Howell, b. Aug. 5, 1909. Residence, Keene, N. H.
Hendrick, Nellie Towne
General Secretary, N. H. Sunday School Ass'n; b., Keene, N. H., Jan.
5, 1866; dau. John S. and Lucy (Web- ster) Hendrick; ed. Keene public schools, high school, 1883; taught in same for several years; Congregationalist; Re- publican; member Nashaway Woman's Club-corresponding secretary for sev- eral years; member Civics Committee, N. H. Federation of Women's Clubs; Elementary Superintendent, N. H. Sunday School Ass'n for the last ten years; General Secretary N. H. Sun- day School Ass'n for the last six years,
being one of only three women in North America holding this office out of the total number of sixty-five general secretaries. Founder and dean of the Northern New England School of Religious Education (inc.) at Dart- mouth College, whose fourth session opened at Hanover in August last; delegate from New Hampshire in all International and World S. S. Con- ventions for the last ten years, and speaker in all; m., Oct. 2, 1887, George W. Hendrick, Nashua; one daughter, Marion. (Mrs. George E. Ray, Marble- head, Mass.) b. April 22, 1889 (Tilton Seminary, 1906; R. I. School of De- sign). Residence, 18 Wellington St., Nashua, N. H.
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