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Wagner, George Augustus
Lawyer; b., Manchester, N. H., May 28, 1873; s. Augustus and Mary (Bastian) Wagner; ed. public schools, Manchester high school, 1889, Phillips Exeter Academy, 1892, Boston Uni- versity Law School, 1895; admitted to the bar in 1895 and since in practice in Manchester; Unitarian; Republican; city solicitor, Manchester, 1899-1909; judge of probate, County of Hills- borough, 1912 -; chairman Republican city committee, 1911-13; secretary Republican state committee, 1915; member A. F. & A. M., lodge, chapter and council, I. O. R. M., S. of V., In- tervale Country Club, Manchester; director and attorney Manchester Building & Loan Ass'n; m., Anna M. Barndollar, Manchester, May 25, 1910; one son, Philip Augustus, b. April 24, 1917. Residence, Man- chester, 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. Johns- bury (Vt.) Academy, Dartmouth Col- lege, A.B. 1887; Harvard Law School, LL.B. 1881; admitted to the bar, July, 1891; entered partnership with his father, the late Hon. George A. Bing- ham, in Littleton, in practice of law,
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continuing until the death of the latter in 1895; removed to Manchester in 1898 and formed a partnership with Hon. David A. Taggart, continuing till 1902, after which practiced alone till July, 1902, when appointed Asso- ciate Justice of the N. H. supreme court, serving till June 5, 1913, when he received an appointment as Judge of the U. S. circuit court for the Eastern District of the United States, which position he still holds; Episcopalian (vestryman Grace Episcopal Church, Manchester); Democrat; director Mer- chants National Bank, Manchester; m., Oct. 29, 1891, Cornelia P. Hinckley, Chelsea, Mass .; children, Elizabeth H., b. July 22, 1892 (Mrs. Warren McPherson, Cambridge, £ Mass.);
George H., b. Jan. 6, 1895 (ensign U. S. Navy); Cordelia P., b. July 26, 1896 (Smith, 1919); Sylvester H., b. May 22, 1901 (Dartmouth, 1922); Robert P. and Helen W., b. April 21, 1903. Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Chase, Harvey Stuart
Public accountant; b., Portsmouth, N. H., June 18, 1861; s. R. Stuart and Ada L. (Harvey) Chase; ed. Mass. Institute of Technology, B.S. 1883; superintendent and treasurer Gas and Water Works, Great Falls (Somers- worth), N. H., 1886-91; officer in various engineering and mining cor- porations in New York and Tennessee, 1891-7; auditor and expert accountant in Boston, Mass., since 1897, firm of Harvey S. Chase & Co .; devised systems of uniform reporting and ac- counting for cities, states and public service corporations; member Presi- dent Taft's Commission on Economy and Efficiency, 1911-12; consulting. expert accountant, U. S. Treasury, 1913; controller Liberty Loan, 1st district, 1917; member American Economic Ass'n, American Statistical Ass'n, National Municipal League and , various other organizations; author of many published works; Unitarian; m., Dec. 22, 1886, Nettie F. Rowe, Haver- hill, Mass. Residence, Brookline, Mass .; Office, 84 State St., Boston.
Mc Quaid, Elias Alfred
Newspaper reporter; b., Lowell, Mass., May 10, 1873; s. Hugh and Catherine (Connor) McQuaid. At- tended the public schools and St. Jo- seph's high school, Manchester; learned telegraphy and at 17 joined the reportorial staff of the Manchester Mirror; represented the Union at Chickamauga Park in 1898 and the Mirror at several sessions of the legis- lature; in 1905 joined the staff of the
Boston Traveler, then under the editor- ship of John H. Fahey; secretary Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, 1913; assistant secretary to Governor Walsh of Massachusetts, 1915; now with the Boston Advertiser; m., at Epping, N. H., Sept. 11, 1907, Are- thusa, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Tuttle Bean; four children: Bernard J., b. July 15, 1908; Eileen, b. Oct. 24, 1910; David Forrest, b. Oct. 4, 1912 and Elias, Jr., b. April 21, 1917. Address, No. 80 Summer St., Boston; residence, Patten Hill Rd., R. F. D. No. 1, Candia, N. H.
REV. RUFUS P. GARDNER
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Gardner, Rufus Parker
Clergyman; superintendent N. H. Orphan's Home; b., Orland Me., Sept. 14, 1858; s. Jesse and Abigail (Hatch) Gardner; ed. Castine, Me., high school; Bryant & Stratton's Business College, Boston, 1876; Eastern Me. State Normal School, 1878; taught two years in Bucksport, Me., Seminary, and engaged some time in evangelistic work; entered Bangor Theological Seminary in 1883, graduating in 1886; pastor Congregational church, Waldo- boro, Me., 1886-8, Marion, Mass., 1888-92, Hampstead, N. H., 1896-1900; superintendent, N. H. Orphans Home, Franklin, N. H., since 1901; Congre- gationalist; Republican; president corporation of Sanborn Seminary, Kingston, N. H., since 1898; secre- tary Tabor Academy corporation, Marion, Mass .; chairman Executive Committee, Franklin City Hospital; member and past president Franklin Board of Trade; member A. F. & A. M. and I. O. O. F .; m., 1st, Ada Myrick, Hampden, Me., d .; 2d, June 8, 1886, Belle Brown Clement, Freedom, Me .; children, Bessie (Mrs. James S. Shaw), b. Edmunds, Me., April 23, 1881; (Hampstead High School, 1896, Ply- mouth Normal School, 1901, Emerson Hospital Training School for Nurses, 1910); Harold Parker, b. Marion, Mass., Dec. 23, 1891 (Phillips Ex- eter. Academy, 1909, Dartmouth Col- lege, 1913, post-graduate work, New York College, 1916), statistician New York Central R. R. lines. Residence, Franklin, N. H.
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Sullivan, Patrick Henry
Lawyer; b., Nashua, N. H., Dec. 29, 1866; s. John D. and Julia (Sulli- van) Sullivan; ed. public schools, Nashua high school, 1883; Boston University Law School, LL.B. 1890; admitted to the bar, 1890; commenced practice in Manchester, N. H., 1891, and has since continued; Roman Catholic; Democrat; member N. H. house of representatives, 1893 (mem- ber Committee on Revision of the Statutes); solicitor for Hillsborough
County, 1911-5, declining farther elec- tion which he might have had notwith- standing the strong adverse political majority in the county; Democratic candidate for Congress, 5th N. H. District, special election, 1917; mem- ber N. H. Bar Ass'n American Bar Ass'n, Knights of Columbus, A. O. H., A. O. U. W., Derryfield Club, Inter- vale Country Club, Manchester; m., June 15, 1898, Nellie J. Harrington,
Manchester; children, John, b. June 16, 1899 (Dartmouth, 1921- now in Naval Unit at Yale); Robert C., b. March 19, 1902, d. April 5, 1905. Residence, 357 Walnut St .; office, Amoskeag Bank Building, Manchester.
Lockhart, Burton Wellesley
Clergyman; b., Lockhartville, Kings Co., N. S., Jan. 24, 1855; s. Nathan Albert and Elizabeth Ann (Beganson) Lockhart; ed. Acadia College, N. S., 1878, Newton Theological Seminary, Newton, Mass., 1882; A.M., Acadia College, 1882; D.D., Dartmouth, 1894; pastor Second Baptist Church,
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Suffield, Conn., 1882-8; Third Con- gregational Church, Chicopee, Mass., 1888-93; Franklin Street Congre- gational Church, Manchester, 1893- ; Congregationalist; Republican; mem- ber Winthrop Club, Boston, Mass .; m., Dec. 24, 1883, Fanny Mary Upson, Westfield, Mass. Residence, Man- chester, N. H.
Hadley, George Plummer
Insurance; b., Goffstown, N. H., Sept. 30, 1846; s. Peter Eastman and
Mary (Cochran) Hadley; lineal de- scendant of George Hadley who emi- grated to Ipswich, Mass., from Eng- land, previous to 1639, and of Roger Eastman who settled in Salisbury in 1638; ed. schools of Goffstown, Kim- ball Union Academy, 1869, non-grad- uate Dartmouth College, class of 1873; taught successfully in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, afterwards became civil engineer, which profession he practiced a number of years. In ad- dition to his insurance business he de- votes his time to probate business and the settlement of estates involving
matters of trust and responsibility; takes a commendable interest in all progressive measures, and is a rec- ognized authority on matters per- taining to the history of his native town, having devoted much attention for several years to the collection and arrangement of material for a town his- tory; Congregationalist; Republican; held office of selectman, collector, member of school board, N. H. house of representatives, 1885, constitutional convention, 1912; justice of the peace and notary public; member I. O. O. F., P. of H., N. H. Historical Soc., New England Historic-Genealogical Soc .; m. June 10, 1875, Edna V. Carr of Goffstown. Residence, Goffstown, N. H.
Taylor, Amos Leavitt
Lawyer and Lecturer; b., Dan- bury, N. H., Feb. 22, 1877; s. Frank Leavitt and Nellie J. (Martin) Taylor (descendant of Anthony Taylor, first of the family in America, at Ports- mouth, N. H., 1636, of Anthony Taylor, founder and first settler of the town of Danbury (1770), fifth genera- tion in America, of Amos Taylor, trial justice at Danbury and many times representative in the legislature, of Moses L. Taylor, trial justice at Danbury, seventh generation, who was his grandfather); ed. public schools of Danbury and Franklin, N. H., Phillips Andover Academy, Brown University, A.B. 1901; Bos- ton University Law School, LL.B. (cum laude and special mention for graduation thesis) 1903; Unitarian; Republican; member law firm of Adams & Blinn, Boston; lecturer Pace Institute of Accountancy, Boston; Author of "Corporation Law in Mas- sachusetts; member Republican town committee, Belmont, Mass., six years; town counsel for Belmont nine years; delegate, Mass. Republican state con- vention, 1914, 1916; clerk American Water Supply Co. of New England; member corporation and counsel, Bel- mont (Mass.) Savings Bank; clerk and director London Sponging Works
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(inc.); director Pace Agency for Place- ments; director Waverley (Mass.) Co- operative Bank; member Boston Bar Ass'n, Middlesex Bar Ass'n, Mass. Bar Ass'n, American Bar Ass'n, Bostonian Soc., Economic Club of Boston, Acad- emy of Political Science, N. Y., Oakley Country Club, A. Z. & A. U. Belmont, Phi Gamma Delta (Brown Univ.) Gamma Eta Gamma (Boston Univ.); m., June 16, 1906, Myra Fairbank; children: Amos L. Taylor, Jr., born June 20, 1912; Elizabeth Fairbank Taylor, b. Aug. 2, 1915. Residence, 117 School St., Belmont, Mass .; busi- ness address, 40 Court St., Boston.
Bell, Charles Upham
Jurist; b., Exeter, N. H., Feb. 26, 1843; s. James and Judith A. (Upham) Bell; ed. Kimball Union Academy, Phillips Exeter Academy, Bowdoin College, A. B. 1863; studied law with Charles H. Bell and admitted to the bar in Exeter, February, 1866; prac- ticed in Exeter five years, removing to Lawrence, Mass., in 1871; Congrega- tionalist (member South Congrega- tional church, Andover, Mass.); jus- tice superior court of Massachusetts since Sept. 16, 1898; member Mass., Soc. Cincinnati, Mass. Soc. Colonian Wars, G. A. R. (having served as a private in the 42 Mass. Vols. in the Civil War); m., 1st, Nov. 21, 1872, Helen M. Pitman, Laconia, N. H., d. March 28, 1888; 2d, Elizabeth W. Pitman, April 10, 1894, d. June 17, 1916; children, by first wife, Alice L., Mary A., Joseph P., Helen P., wife of Rev. George H. Duver. Removed from Lawrence to Andover, Mass., Decem- ber, 1900.
Allen, John Eliot
Jurist; b., Claremont, N. H., June 26, 1873; s. Judge William H. H. and Ellen E. (Joslin) Allen; ed. Clare- mont public schools, Dartmouth Col- lege, A.B., 1894; Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1898; admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Keene, N. H., in 1897; Republican; instructor, Dart- mouth College, 1900-3; Judge of Pro- bate for Cheshire County, 1900-6;
City Solicitor of Keene, 1900-9; mem- ber of board of education, 1909- ; as- sociate justice N. H. superior court, 1917; director Keene Nat'l Bank; member A. F. & A. M., Lodge of the Temple, Cheshire Royal Arch Chapter, Hugh de Payen's Commandery, K. T .; m., June 10, 1901, Amy L. Abbott. Residence, Keene, N. H.
Parker, Harry Elwood
Editor and publisher; b., Lyman, N. H., June 11, 1853; s. Charles and
Amelia E. (Bennett) Parker; ed. pub- lic schools, Lisbon Academy; studied music in youth and was leader of a military band at Marion, Va., at 16 years of age; later learned the print- er's trade and established the Lisbon (N. H.) Globe; removed to Bradford, Vt., in 1881, where he consolidated the two local papers and has since suc- cessfully conducted the United Opin- ion, being now the dean of Vermont journalism; Congregationalist; Repub- lican; engrossing clerk, N. H. legis- lature, 1878-9; postmaster, Bradford, Vt., 1890-4; member Vt. Re-
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publican state committee, 1894-8; colonel on staff of Governor Fuller, 1892-4; member Vt. house of rep- resentatives, 1916; president Capital City Press, Montpelier, Vt .; treasurer and manager Opinion Press, Brad- ford, Vt .; vice-president Woodstock (N. H.) Lumber Co .; director The Parker-Young Co., Lisbon, N. H .; member A. F. & A. M .- Lodge, Chap- ter, Council, Commandery, Shrine, and 32nd degree,-I. O. O. F., all branches, 20 years secretary Grand Lodge of Vermont; B. P. O. E .; P. of H .; A. O. A. M .; m., Sept. 24, 1873, Anne M. Weston, Nashua, N. H .; children; Leslie Weston, b. Apr. 26, 1877, d. Feb. 28, 1878; Katherine Louise (Mrs. W. S. Huntington), b. July 9, 1879; Sara Knowles, b. Dec. 3, 1881; Charles, b. July 1, 1884; Levi Houghton, b. Jan. 5, 1891, d. Oct. 7, 1918 in service. Residence, Bradford, Vt.
Taggart, David Arthur
Lawyer; b., Goffstown, N. H., Jan. 30, 1858; s. David M. and Esther (Wilson) Taggart; ed. Manchester high school, 1874, Harvard Univer- sity, A.B. 1878; studied law with the late Hon. David Cross of Manchester; admitted to the N. H. Bar, Sept. 1, 1881, and has since been engaged in practice in that city; at first for several years in partnership with Judge Cross, many years past head of the firm of Tag- gart, Tuttle, Burroughs & Wyman (now Taggart, Tuttle, Wyman & Starr); Con- gregationalist; Republican; member N. H. house of representatives from Goffstown, 1883; N. H. senate (pres- ident), 1889; Republican candidate for Congress, first N. H. District, 1890; member A. F. & A. M., 32d de- gree and Knight Templar, N. H. Bar Ass'n and American Bar Ass'n; m., Nov. 11, 1884, Mary Elbra, dau. Dr. A. B. Story, Manchester; children, Esther M., (Mrs. Ernest R. Cooper), b. March 31, 1886; Ruth Story, (Mrs. Stanley C. Whipple), b. July 23, 1891. Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Norwood, Charles Miles
Box manufacturer; b., West Brook- field, Mass., Oct. 23, 1844; s. George and Eliza (Baker) Norwood; ed. public and private schools in Massachusetts and Winchester, N. H .; Unitarian; Republican; engaged in manufacture of boxes in Keene for twenty-five years; six years superintendent of Beaver Mills, also doing business in
his own name, and later as C. M. Nor- wood & Son; sold out in June, 1918 to New England Box Co .; member Keene city government as councilman and alderman fifteen years; member N. H. house of representatives, 1893-4, 1907 -8, 1911-12; N. H. constitutional con- vention, 1912: member board of com- missioners for Cheshire County since 1914; member A. F. & A. M., lodge, chapter, council, 32 degree, command- ery and shrine; Unitarian Club, S. of V .; m., Sept. 12, 1866, Louisa M. Taft, Swanzey, N. H .; one son, Leon C., b. March 16, 1871, partner with his father in business. Residence, Keene, N. H.
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Africa, Walter Greenland
Gas engineer; b. Huntingdon, Pa., April 11, 1863; s. John Simpson and Dorothea (Greenland) Africa; ed. public schools and Huntingdon Academy (now Juniata College); clerk First National Bank, Huntingdon, a year and a half, then for a time with Elkins & Widener, gas operators; subse- quently leased and operated the Hunt- ingdon Gas Works, 1885 to 1887; re- moved to Manchester, N. H., in the
spring of 1887, and became superin- tendent of the People's Gas Light Co. of which he is now treasurer and man- ager; director Amoskeag Nat'l Bank, Elliott Mf'g Co., American Guild of Gas Managers of New England (presi- dent), American Gas Institute (direc- tor), N. E. Association of Gas Engi- neers (president), and actively identified with various other corporations; A. F. & A. M., Past Commander Trinity Commandery, K. T., Commander in Chief, N. H. Consistory, Past Poten- tate, Bektash Temple, N. M. S .; mem-
ber Supreme Council, 33d degree, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, U.S. A .; m., Nov. 17, 1887, Maude E. Cun- ningham, Huntingdon, Pa .; children, Dorothea C., b. Nov. 18, 1888 (Lasell Seminary); Esther Elizabeth, b. Jan. 22, 1890; Walter Murray, b. April 22, 1892; Maude Isabel, b. April 8, 1907. Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Chamberlin, Edson Joseph
Railway president; b., Lancaster, N. H., August, 1852; s. Joseph Mark and Roeann C. Chamberlin; ed. public schools and Montpelier (Vt.) Semi- nary; served as timekeeper and clerk in railway office at St. Albans, Vt., 1871-5; secretary to general superin- tendent, Central Vt. Ry., .1875-6; private secretary to general manager, 1877-84; superintendent Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain, 1886-1905; vice- president and general manager Grand Trunk Pacific Ry., at Winnipeg, Man., 1909-12; president Grand Trunk Ry. System, and Grand Trunk Pacific, 1912-7, resigned as president Grand Trunk Pacific, 1917, but continued as president Grand Trunk System and director Grand Trunk Pacific; presi- dent Central Vt. Ry., 1912-17, now director; m., 1876, Sara G. Place, St. Albans, Vt. Residence, Montreal,
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Bell, Louis
Electrical engineer; b., . Chester, N. H., Dec. 5, 1864; s. Gen. Louis and Mary A. P. (Bouton) Bell; ed. Dart- mouth College, A.B., 1884; graduate student Johns Hopkins Univ., 1884; fellow in physics, 1885-8; Ph.D. 1888; professor applied electricity, Purdue Univ., 1888-9; editor Electrical World, New York, 1890-2; chief engineer elec- tric power transmission department, Gen. Electric Co .; consulting engineer in relation to electric power transmis- sion since 1895; lecturer on power transmission, Mass. Inst. Tech., 1895- 1905; lecturer on public lighting, Harvard Univ. and on illumination, Harvard Med. School, since 1914; Uni- tarian; Republican; Fellow American 1
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Academy Arts and Sciences, American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Na- tional Electric Light Ass'n., and nu- merous other organizations and clubs; m., Dec. 3, 1893, Sarah G. Hemenway, Somerville, Mass. Residence, West Newton, Mass. Office, 120 Boylston St., Boston.
Beckley, Chester Charles
Physician; b., Plainfield, N. H., Jan. 25, 1876; s. Charles C. and Kate E. (Daniels) Beckley; ed. public schools, Univ. of Vermont, College of Medicine, M.D. 1898; post graduate work in New York Post Graduate Med. School, Dartmouth Med. School, Clark Univ. and Harvard School of Medicine; located in practice in Lan- caster, Mass., in 1899 and there con- tinues; visiting physician to Clinton, Mass., Hospital, and Lancaster State Industrial School for Girls; member board of health and school physician, Lancaster; director Clinton Anti-tuber- culosis Ass'n, Lancaster Social Serv- ice Ass'n, member Mass. Med. Soc., American Med. Ass'n, Boston Soc. Psychiatry and Neurology, National Ass'n for Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis; Unitarian; Republican; member A. F. & A. M., 32d degree, and Shriner, and Boston Athletic Ass'n. Residence, Lancaster, Mass.
Barber, Daniel Fletcher
Hardware merchant; b., Antrim, N. H., Aug. 9, 1855; s. Rev. Daniel W. and Adeline (Haven) Barber; ed. public schools; clerk with A. M. Gard- ner & Co., and Gardner & Chandler, hardware, Boston, Mass., 1869-88; partner Chandler & Barber, whole- sale hardware, 1888-1914, since Chand- ler & Barber Co. (Inc.); made his resi- dence in Newton, Mass., in 1871; alderman, Newton, 1902-4; member Boston Chamber of Commerce; vice- president Nat'l Retail Hardware Ass'n; director N. E. Hardware Dealers Ass'n (president 1896-7, 1910), presi- dent Newton Y. M. C. A., 1888-90; member A. F. & A. M., Boston City Club, Newton Civic Club; m., Oct. 10,
1888, Artena Olivia Mansfield, East Saugus, Mass .; three children. Resi- dence, 131 Newtonville Ave., Newton, Mass.
Faulkner, Philip Handerson
Lawyer; b., Keene, N. H., May 30, 1883; s. Francis C. and Martha B. (Ripley) Faulkner; ed. Keene schools, Phillips Exeter Academy, 1901, Har- vard College, A.B. 1905; Harvard Law School, LL.B. 1907; admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Keene in 1907, with Hon. John E. Allen now associate justice N. H. Su- perior Court; Republican; member N. H. house of representatives, 1911-12; city solicitor, Keene, 1911-15; solicitor
Cheshire County, 1915-19 (resigned April, 1917), member Keene city gov- ernment, 1918; member staff of Gov. Rolland H. Spaulding, 1915-17; secre- tary Republican state committee, 1912-14; chairman, 1916-18; director Citizens Nat'l Bank; trustee Cheshire County Savings Bank, Keene; trustee and vice-president Standard Securities
RT. REV. GEORGE ALBERT GUERTIN, D. D.
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Co., Boston, Mass., director Conn. River R. R. Co., president trustees of Keene Public Library, director Keene Gas & Electric Co., Laconia Gas & Electric Co .; treasurer and director Greenfield, Mass. Gas Light Co .; gov- ernment Appeal agent Cheshire County Draft Board; chairman Community Labor Board, Keene; president Keene Chapter, American Red Cross; m., June 22, 1916, Katherine H. Kingsbury Keene. Residence, Keene, N. H.
Guertin, George Albert
Roman Catholic Bishop of the Di- ocese of Manchester; b., Nashua, N. H., Feb. 27, 1869, s. George and Louise (LeFebvre) Guertin; ed. St. Aloysius' School, Nashua; St. Charles' College, Sherbrooke, Canada; St. Hyacinthe College, Canada; St. John's Boston Ecclesiastical Seminary, Brighton, Mass., 1892; ordained priest of the Roman Catholic Church by Bishop Bradley in St. Aloysius' Church, Nashua, Dec. 17, 1892; assistant priest at St. Augustine's Church, Manchester, 1893-7; as- sistant priest, Sacred Heart Church, Lebanon, 1897-1900; pastor St. An- thony's Church, Manchester, 1900-7; consecrated bishop of the Diocese of Manchester, in St. Joseph's Cathedral, Manchester, by His Excellency, the Most Rev. Diomede Falconio, apos- tolic delegate to the United States, later Cardinal Falconio, March 19, 1907; doctor of divinity, Laval Uni- versity, Quebec, 1908; spokesman for Catholic schools at Semi-Centenary of Manchester, 1896; member of French Historical Soc. of the United States, 1914; etc., etc. Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Bartley, William Tenney
Clergyman; b., Concord, N. H., Nov. 7, 1868; s. Joseph D. and Mary A. (Tenney) Bartley; ed. public schools, Yale, A. B. 1891. Ph. D. 1895; Andover Theological Sem., 1897, S.T.B. 1899; ordained Congregational Ministry, 1897; pastor, Salem, N. H., 1896-1902, Bennington, 1902-7, Bethlehem, 1907
-11, First Church, Hadley, Mass., 1911-13, Middlefield, Mass., since 1913; member North Berkshire Ass'n, Con- gregational Churches, North Berkshire Ministerial Union; m., Feb. 6, 1900, Carrie Belle Webster, Salem, N. H .; one son, Irving Dana. Residence, Middlefield, Mass.
Babbidge, Paul Freese
Superintendent Water, Sewer and Drain Department, Keene, N. H .; b., Milford, Me., Jan. 17, 1858; s. John and Angeline (Jellison) Babbidge; ed. public schools and Oldtown (Me.)
Academy, 1876; Episcopalian; Re- publican; engaged for some time in civil engineering in Minnesota, and subsequently for seven years with George E. Waring, the eminent sani- tary engineer, Newport, R. I .; located in Keene, N. H., June 18, 1888, as superintendent of the city's water, sewer and drain department which position he has since held continu- ously; has always been interested in military affairs, served four years in
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early life as a member of the First Reg't, Me. Volunteer Militia, and member of N. H. National Guard from 1888, holding all ranks up to brigadier general with which rank he retired, Dec. 1, 1913; captain, 1st, N. H. Vols, in Spanish War, 1898; Colonel N. H. State Guard, May 3, 1917 -; member A. F. & A. M., lodge, chapter, council and commandery; Knights of Pythias and Red Men; m., Aug. 7, 1883, Kate M. Barrett, Keene. Residence, Keene, N. H.
Parker, Samuel Sewall
Lawyer; b., Wolfeboro, N. H., May 9, 1855; s. Harry Stanley and Hester
A. (Stevens) Parker; descendant of William Parker (Portsmouth, 1699) and Judge William Parker of ante- Revolution days; ed. public schools, Wolfeboro Academy and New Hamp- ton Institute; studied law with George N. Eastman of Farmington, Joshua G. Hall and Robert G. Pike of Dover; ad- mitted to the bar and began practice in Farmington in 1890, and there con-
tinuing; Congregationalist; Republi- can; member N. H. state senate from District No. 5, 1904-5; trustee Farm- ington Savings Bank; member N. H. Historical Soc., N. H. Forestry Ass'n., Henry Wilson Grange, P. of H. (treas- urer), Woodbine Lodge, I. O. O. F., N. H. Bar Ass'n; m., May 10, 1879, Mary E. Horne. Residence, Farming- ton, N. H.
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