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Gage, Walter Boutwell
Educator; b., Nashua, N. H., April 21, 1872; s. Minot Gardner and Ellena (Boutwell) Gage; ed. Phillips Exeter Academy, 1890; Harvard, A.B. 1894; Unitarian; Republican; instructor Huckley School, Tarrytown, N. Y., 1900-8; headmaster since 1908; m., June 28, 1900, Florence Davis, Syra- cuse, N. Y. Residence, Tarrytown, N. Y.
Foster, Joseph
Rear Admiral, U. S. N. (retired); b., Gloucester, Mass., June 7, 1841; s. Joseph and Adelaide Coues (Spald- ing) Foster; ed. public and private schools, Portsmouth, N. H .; entered U. S. Navy, Oct. 3, 1862; appointed acting assistant paymaster, Oct. 19, 1863; transferred to the regular navy, Oct. 10, 1866; advanced through vari- ous grades and made pay-director with rank of captain, Aug. 27, 1901; ap- pointed rear admiral and retired after 40 years service, Dec. 9, 1902; served during the Civil War in South Atlantic Blockading Squadron; Republican; member Portsmouth, N. H., Board of Instruction, 1909-13; member N. H. Historical Soc., N. E. Historic-Gen- ealogical Soc., G. A. R., S. A. R., Loyal Legion, Soc. of Colonial Wars, etc .; m., 1st, Oct. 1, 1875, Helen Dickey, Lowell, Mass., d. March 27, 1904; 2d, March 17, 1906, Josephine Hunt, Broxbourne, Eng. Residence, 298 Middle St., Portsmouth, N. H.
Gallagher, Thomas
Congressman; b., Concord, N. H., June 6, 1850; s. John and Margaret (Tighe) Gallagher; ed. public schools; removed to Chicago in 1886; engaged in mercantile business; Catholic; Democrat; member Chicago City Council, 1893-7; board of education 1897-1903 (vice-president, three years) ; ex-chairman Cook County Democratic
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Central Committee; representative from 8th Illinois District, U. S. house of representatives, since 1909; m., Oct. 12, 1886, Margaret Barsh, Chi- cago. Residence, 522 South Sagamon St., Chicago.
Winslow, Sherburn J.
General business; b., Nottingham, N. H., March 16, 1834, but removed to Pittsfield in infancy; s. Josiah and Ruth (Tucker) Winslow; ed. public
schools and Pittsfield, Pembroke and New London Academies; engaged in farming and teaching until forty years of age, after which engaged extensively in lumbering and contracting; con- structed the water-works for Merri- mack County at Boscawen, also had charge of construction of the Pittsfield and Tilton water-works; in 1894, when the concern was in financial straits, became treasurer of the Exeter Mfg. Co., and raised the necessary funds to put it "on its feet," paying the first dividend for years in 1896; treasurer, without bond, of the Crockertown
Lumber Co., spending $200,000 an- nually; Episcopalian (warden and treasurer of St. Stephens Church, Pittsfield, for years); Republican (last survivor of the organizers of the party in Pittsfield, and has voted for every Republican candidate for President); member N. H. house of representatives, 1899-1901; chairman selectmen, 1905- 6, town treasurer, 1909-13; member school board many years; president Pittsfield Aqueduct Co., Pittsfield Gas Co .; director Suncook Valley and Peterboro & Hillsboro R. R .; treasurer Pittsfield Savings Bank since 1897, deposits doubling in the time; member
Corinthian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Pittsfield; Wonolancet Club, Concord; m., March 19, 1860, Margaret Denni- son; two daughters, Cora and Nellie- Mrs. James L. Hook and Mrs. Frank H. Sargent, M. D .; one granddaughter, Margaret L. Hook. Residence, Pitts- field, N. H.
Foster, Herbert Darling
Educator; b., West Newbury, Mass., June 22, 1863; s. Davis and Harriet Louisa (Darling) Foster; ed. Dart- mouth College, A.B., 1885; Harvard Graduate School, 1891-3, A.M. 1892; Univ. of Geneva, Switzerland, Litt.D. 1909; professor English and history, Worcester, Mass., Academy, 1885-91; professor of history, Dartmouth Col- lege since 1894, having spent a year previous in European study; editor "A History Syllabus for Secondary Schools," 1904; "The Records of the Town of Hanover, 1761-1818," 1905; "A Syllabus of European History" (with S. B. Fay), 1916, etc .; m., July 7, 1897, Lillian Darlington Smith, Liverpool, Eng. Residence, Hanover, N. H.
Flanders, James Greeley
Lawyer; b., New London, N. H., Dec. 13, 1844; s. Walter Powers and Susan Everett (Greeley) Flanders; ed. Yale, A.B. 1867; Columbia Law School, 1869; located in practice in Milwaukee, Wis .; member Milwaukee school board, 1875-7; Wisconsin As-
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sembly, 1877; delegate Democratic National Convention, 1896; president Yale Alumni Association of Wisconsin, 1899-1904; member Milwaukee Bar Ass'n, Wisconsin Bar Ass'n (president 1909-10), American Bar Ass'n; presi- dent Milwaukee Public Library, 1911- 7, University Club, 1900-2; m., June 18, 1873, Mary C. Harvey. Residence, 161 Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, Wis.
French, Leigh Hill
Physician; soldier; capitalist; b., Dover, N. H., Oct. 1, 1863; s. George F. and Clara Shackford (Hill) French; ed. Portland, Me., high school, Univ. of Minn., M.D. 1894; practiced med- icine in Washington, 1897; captain and inspector of rifle practice, 1898; major 3d Cavalry, U. S. N. (Rough Riders), 1898; studied law and ad- mitted to the bar 1902; engaged in development of Alaska through build- ing of railways and hydraulic running water-ways; president New Rochelle Home for the Aged; member Loyal Legion, Arctic Brotherhood, American Institute Mining Engineers; Athletic, Larchmont and Huguenot Clubs, New York; Cosmos, Chevy Chase and Army and Navy, Washington; author, "Home Nuggets," 1902; "Seward's Land of Gold," 1905; appointed lieu- tenant commander U. S. N., and as- signed to American embassy, Paris, France, as naval attaché, 1918; m., June 27, 1893, Blanche W. Culbertson, Louisville, Ky. Residence, 116 East 58th St., New York, N. Y.
Emery, Natt Morrill
Educator; b., Suncook, N. H., April 16, 1875; s. Natt B. and Abbie H. (Sargent) Emery; ed. Pembroke Academy, 1891; Dartmouth College, A.B. 1895; M.A. Lehigh Univ., 1899; Litt.D., business college, 1916; instructor, Tilton Seminary, Tilton, N. H., 1895-6; instructor in English, Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, Pa., 1896- 1902; registrar, 1899-1912; assistant to president, 1907-10; vice-president, 1910 -; member Phi Beta Kappa;
m., June 23, 1904, Bertha Elizabeth Snyder. Residence, 137 East Mar- ket St., Bethlehem, Pa.
Emerson, Abraham Fitts
Banker; b., Candia, N. H., June 19, 1864; s. Moses Fitts and Abbie (Patten) Emerson; ed. public schools; entered employ of First National Bank and Merrimack River Savings Bank, Man- chester, October, 1884; trustee Merri- mack River Savings Bank since April, 1893; secretary of the board since April, 1895; assistant treasurer Mer-
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rimack River Savings Bank since April, 1916; acting treasurer N. H. College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, 1895-8; treasurer Northern Tel- egraph Co. of New Hampshire; di- rector of Manchester Y. M. C. A., 1902-13; member and treasurer Man- chester Food Committee, 1917-18; member Manchester Board of Com- merce, Historic Ass'n, Institute of Arts and Sciences; interested in agri- culture and forestry, and was among
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the first to recognize the importance of conservation and reforestation; set out, under the direction of State Forester Hirst, a large number of white pines on the family estate at Candia, N. H .; Congregationalist; Republican; member A. F. & A. M .; m., May 29, 1895, Emma Etta Smith; children, Howard Patten, b. Dec. 21, 1901; Walter Robie, Sept. 10, 1903; Marion, May 27, 1908; Richard Lane, March 12, 1912. Residence, Manches- ter, N. H.
Durrell, Jesse Murton
Clergyman; b., Boston, Mass., June 26, 1843; s. William Henry and Sarah (Averill) Durrell; descendant of Philip Durrell, who emigrated from the Isle of Guernsey and settled in the Pis- cataqua region previous to 1679, and of his son, Maj. Benjamin Durrell, of Revolutionary fame; ed. Eliot School and Boston Latin School, Boston, Mass., Tilton Seminary, 1869; Boston Univ. School of Theology, 1873. Pre- vious to his course at Tilton and the Divinity school, studied dentistry and practiced for four years, then, feeling a call to the ministry, prepared as be- fore noted; while studying at Tilton preached as supply for the Methodist churches in Tilton and Rumney, and for the Allen St. Church in New Bed- ford, Mass., while a student in Boston; joined the N. H. Conference in 1869; ordained deacon in 1871 and elder in 1873, spending a year following in European travel and study; pastor, Bristol, N. H., 1874-6, Wesley Church, Haverhill, Mass., 1877-8, Rochester, N. H., 1879-81; travelled in the East, 1882; pastor St. John's Church, Dover, 1883-5; Garden St. Church, Lawrence, Mass., 1886-8; St. Paul's, Manchester, N. H., 1889-90; President N. H. Con- ference Seminary and Female College (Tilton Seminary), 1891-5; pastor Main St. Church, Nashua, 1896-1900; Grace Church, Keene, 1901-2; super- intendent Dover District, N. H. M. E. Conference, 1903-4; field agent, Tilton Seminary, since 1905, having com- pleted the task of raising a fund of
$150,000 for the seminary, with an excess of $30,000 in the spring of 1918; Methodist; Republican; member Nashua school board, 1899-1900; pres- ident trustees of Tilton Seminary; member Olive Branch Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Plymouth, N. H .; Temple R. A. Chapter, Rochester; St. Paul Commandery, K. T., Dover; Israel Hunt Royal and Select Masters, Aaron Hughes Lodge of Perfection 14th degree A. A. S. R .; Oriental Coun- cil of Jerusalem 16th degree; St. George Chapter Rose Croix, 18th degree; N. H. Consistory 32nd degree, Nashua; Pea- body Chapter, O. E. S., Tilton; Vet- eran Ass'n, A. F.&A. M., Concord; Chap- lain Grand Chapter R. A. M., Grand Council R. & S. M., St. George Chap- ter Rose Croix, and Veteran Masons Ass'n m., July 23, 1878, Irene Sarah Clark, Plymouth, N. H .; d. Nov. 9, 1914. Residence, Tilton, N. H.
Gerould, John Hiram
Educator; b., Stoddard, N. H., Oct. 2, 1868; s. Rev. Samuel L. and Laura Etta (Thayer) Gerould; ed. Dart- mouth College, Litt.B. 1890; Harvard, A.B. 1892 A.M. 1893, Ph.D. 1895; traveled and studied in Europe, 1898-9; teacher natural sciences, Burr and Bur- ton Seminary, Manchester, Vt., 1890-1; associate professor zoology, Dart- mouth 19 -; Congregationalist; mem- ber American Genetic Ass'n, American Soc. Zoologists, American Soc. Natu- ralists, American Ass'n for Advance- ment of Science, Kappa Kappa Kappa; m., July 2, 1902, Adah May Hasbrook, Minneapolis, Minn .; children, May Fos- ter, b. Aug. 13, 1903; Elizabeth, Sept. 20, 1904; Virginia, Dec. 10, 1908. Residence, Hanover, N. H.
Rotch, William Boylston
Journalism and Insurance; b., Am- herst, N. H., June 6, 1859; s. Albert A. and Helen (Boylston) Rotch; descend- ant of the Boylston family who were among the early settlers of Boston, Mass .; ed. public schools of Amherst; learned the newspaper business in youth in the office of the Farmers'
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Cabinet at Amherst, since removed to Milford, of which he has been editor and publisher since 1891; also engaged in insurance business; Congregation- alist; Republican; member N. H. house of representatives from Amherst, 1895, also town clerk and collector, and first president Amherst Improvement Soc. which he organized; since removal to Milford president Milford improve- ment Soc., secretary and president Milford Republican Club; member
N. H. constitutional convention, 1902; director City Guaranty Savings Bank, Nashua; three years secretary to Congressman Currier at Washington; member Republican State Committee since 1912, and member executive committee; I. O. O. F .; m., Oct. 10, 1884, Grace Marston Burrell, Wey- mouth, Mass .; one son, Arthur Boyl- ston, b. March 24, 1887, (Dartmouth, 1908) now in the publishing business
with his father, m. April 9, 1910, Serena H. Elliman, New York; one son, William Boylston, 2d. Residence, Milford, N. H.
Gerould, James Thayer
Librarian; b., Goffstown, N. H., Oct. 3, 1872; s. Rev. Samuel L. and Laura Etta (Thayer) Gerould; ed. Dartmouth College, A.B. 1895; as- sistant librarian General Theological Seminary, New York, 1896-7; depart- ment chief, Columbia Univ. Library, 1897-1900; librarian Univ. of Mo., 1900-6; Univ. of Minn., 1906 -; Fellow American Library Institute; member Bibliographical Soc. of America, American Library Ass'n, Delta Kappa Epsilon; director of Chapters, northern division, American Red Cross; director Minneapolis Associated Charities; Episcopalian; Democrat; m., Sept. 18, 1900, Mary A. Chamberlain, Ches- ter, N. Y. Residence, 2022 Second Ave., S., Minneapolis, Minn.
Gerould, Gordon Hall
Educator; b., Goffstown, N. H., Oct. 4, 1877; s. Rev. Samuel L. and Laura Etta (Thayer) Gerould; ed. Dartmouth College, A.B. 1899; Litt. B., Oxford Univ., England, 1901; instructor in English, Bryn Mawr Col- lege, 1901-2; associate professor Eng- lish philosophy, 1902-5; assistant pro- fessor English, Princeton Univ., 1905. 16; professor English since 1916; author, "The North English Homily Collection," 1902; "Sir Guy of War- wick," 1905; "The Grateful Dead- the History of a Folk Story," 1908; "Saints' Legends," 1916; "Peter San- ders, Retired" (novel), 1917; m., June 9, 1910, Katharine Fullerton, Brock- ton, Mass. Residence, 341 Nassau street, Princeton, N. J.
Dow, George Francis
Secretary Essex Institute; b., Wake- field, "N. H., Jan. 7, 1868; s. George Prince and Ada Bingham (Tappan) Dow; ed. public schools and private tutors; in trade in Boston from 1886 to 1897; secretary of Essex Institute,
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Salem, Mass., and editor of its publica- tion since July, 1898; Congregational- ist; Republican; member Mass. house of representatives from Topsfield, 1900; chairman board of trustees, Topsfield town library; founder and secretary Topsfield Historical Soc., and editor of its publications; member Essex Institute, American Historical Ass'n, N. E. Historic-Geneological Soc., American Antiquarian Soc., A. F. & A. M. Residence, Topsfield, Mass. Business address, Salem, Mass.
Duncan, George Henry
Druggist; manufacturer; b., Leo- minster, Mass., Dec. 23, 1876; s. George C. and Mary E. (Coolidge) Duncan; ed. Murdock School, Winchendon, Mass., Amherst College, Amherst, Mass., class of 1899, leaving at the middle of senior year on account of father's death, whose business as a druggist at East Jaffrey, N. H., he took up and continued; Democrat; selectman, Jaf- frey, 1904; member school board, 1907-8, N. H. constitutional conven- tion, 1912, 1918, house of representa- tives, 1915 (committee on revision of laws); post-master, East Jaffrey, 1915 -17; treasurer Annett Box Co .; mem- ber Charity Lodge, A. F. & A. M., P. of H., Jaffrey Board of Trade (presi- dent three years); an earnest advo- cate of the Single Tax and the Initia- tive and Referendum and active in organizations promoting the same; m., Nov. 19, 1900, Helen Prescott; one son, George Prescott .. Residence, East Jaffrey, N. H.
Mclaughlin, Agnes Winifred
Lawyer; law stenographer; b., Groveton, N. H .; dau. Patrick and Elizabeth (Hopkins) Mclaughlin; ed. Lancaster Academy, Burdett's Busi- ness College, Univ. of Maine Law school; studied with Hon. George A. Wagner of Manchester; admitted to the N. H. bar, June 3, 1917, first woman admitted in the state on exam- ination; Catholic; in academy inter- ested in elocution, debates and athlet-
ics; while attending business college in Boston member of the Halcyon Club, and identified with the social ac- tivities of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross parish; in Gorham, active in club life, serving on important com-
mittees, locally and in the state fed- eration. Residence, Gorham N. H .; office, Sheridan Building, Berlin, N. H.
Shedd, Charles Gale
Pharmacist; b., South Wallingford, Vt., May 18, 1865; s. Capt. Charles W. and Sarah Frances (Doty) Shedd, his mother being a direct descendant of Edmund Doty, of the Mayflower party; removed with parents to Keene, N. H., in early life; ed. Keene public schools, high school, 1881; entered the phar- macy where he has since remained, and in which he later became a partner, in 1886, and for many years past has conducted the business, under the name of "The Bullard & Shedd Co.," with an extensive wholesale and retail trade; Unitarian; Republican; ten
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years member Keene board of health (sometime president); member Keene city council (president); member N. H. house of representatives, 1900; N. H. state senate, 1907, mayor of Keene, 1911-3; secretary and treasurer trustees Glencliffe sanitor- ium; vice-president Keene Commercial club; president Keene Forestry Ass'n., Keene Park Corporation, Peoples In- stitute, Keene Chatauqua, Unitarian club, ten years; member N. H. His- torical Soc., Keene Country club, Keene Chorus club (treasurer), A. F. & A. M. up to and including 33d degree (past Grand High Priest Grand Chapter of N. H.), Sons of the American Revolu- tion (past president N. H. Soc.), S. of V., K. of P., I. O. R. M., N. H. N. G., serving four years as hospital steward in the 2d Regiment; organized the N. H. League for National Defense in 1915; engaged in voluntary service of the American Red Cross, at the central pharmacy in Paris in 1918; m., Sept. 23, 1891, Rhoda Jane Colburn; chil- dren, Gale Colburn and Paul Wesley, b. July 14, 1892 (Phillips Exeter and M. I. T.), the former serving as first lieutenant in 146th Field Artillery, A. E. F., and the latter as first lieu- tenant in the Aviation Corps; Charles Herbert, b. Feb. 7, 1907. Residence, Keene, N. H.
Shedd, Rhoda Jane Colburn
(Mrs. Charles Gale Shedd); b., Shrewsbury, Vt., Aug. 17, 1867; dau. Leonard and Mary P. (Martin) Shedd; ed. public schools, and Black River Academy, Ludlow, Vt., 1886; taught school several terms, before marriage, in Swanzey, Troy and Fitzwilliam, N. H .; united in marriage with Charles Gale Shedd of Keene, Sept. 22, 1891, and has since resided there, taking an active part in the social life and chari- table work of the city; member Ashue- lot Chapter, Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution (regent), Colonial Club, Fortnightly Club, Country Club (secretary for the last eighteen years), Hospital Aid Soc. (secretary for twenty years); active in the organization and
work of Keene Chapter, American Red Cross, and chairman of the same for the first two years. Three children. (See preceding sketch.)
Donovan, John Joseph
Civil engineer; b., Rumney, N. H., Sept. 8, 1858; s. Patrick and Julia (O'Sullivan) Donovan; ed. Plymouth, N. H., Normal School, 1877; Worcester, Mass., Polytechnic Inst., B.S. 1882; civil engineer Northern Pacific R. R., 1882-8; chief engineer Fairhaven and Southern Ry., 1888-91; chief engineer and manager Bellingham Bay and Eastern R. R., 1891-2; chief engineer and general superintendent Belling- ham Bay and British Columbia R. R., 1898-1906; since 1906 engaged exclu- sively in lumber business; Catholic; Republican; member city council, Fairhaven, Wash., 1890-2; member committee of fifteen framing charter of the city of Bellingham, Wash .; alter- nate delegate Republican National Committee, 1912; member and past president Bellingham Chamber of Commerce; eight years trustee Belling- ham State Normal School; vice-presi- dent Bloedel-Donovan Lumber Mills, Columbia Valley Lumber Co., First National Bank of Bellingham; presi- dent Washington State Catholic Ass'n; member American Soc. Civil Engineers, National Civic Federation, American Irish Historical Soc., American His- torical Ass'n, National Municipal League, and numerous other organiza- tions and clubs; m., April 29, 1883, Clara Isabel Nichols, Melrose, Mass. Residence, Bellingham, Wash.
Clow, Fred Ellsworth
Physician, b., Wolfeboro, N. H., Oct. 25, 1881; s. Stephen W., and Car- rie (Canney) Clow; ed. Brewster Free Academy, Wolfeboro, Harvard Med- ical School, 1904; commenced prac -. tice of medicine in Wolfeboro, after graduation and has since continued; Congregationalist; Republican; mem- ber state board of registration in med- icine, local board for Carroll County; trustee and physician Huggins Hos-
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pital, Wolfeboro; lieutenant Medical Reserve Corps, U. S. Army; member A. F. & A. M. (Morning Star Lodge) Knights of Pythias, Patrons of Hus- bandry; m., Oct. 25, 1905, Bessie Frances Beless, Waltham, Mass .; chil- dren: Ethel Alma, b. Aug. 22, 1906; Mildred Beless, b. May 24, 1908; Stephen Ellsworth, b. June 9, 1910; John Hildreth, b. March 5, 1913. Residence, Wolfeboro, N. H.
Wheeler, Bertrand Thorp
Civil engineer; b., Lempster, N. H., Nov. 25, 1863; s. Daniel Bingham and Maria (Thorp) Wheeler; ed. Dart- mouth College, B.S. 1884; pursued the profession of civil engineer for many years in Boston and vicinity; street commissioner of Boston under Mayors Curtis and Hart; assistant engineer of construction, N. Y., N. H. & Hartford R. R .; chief engineer Me. Central R. R. and Portland Terminal Co. since 1912; Unitarian; Republican; member Amer- ican Soc. Civil Engineers; m., March 27, 1888, Mabel A. Cole, Fitchburg, Mass .; three sons and three daughters. Residence, 35 West St., Portland, Me.
Dudley, Albertus True
Teacher; author; b., Paris, N. Y., June 18, 1866; s. Rev. Horace Franklin and Josephine (Lamson) Dudley; ed. Harvard, A.B. 1887, and German study; teacher Phillips Exeter Academy, 1887- 95, Noble & Greenough's School, Bos- ton, 1896-1917; Republican; anti- suffragist; secretary N. H. Public Li- brary Commission, 1917 -; N. H. house of representatives, 1919-20; author, "Following the Rail," 1903; "Making the Nine," 1904; "In the Line," 1905; "With Mask and Mitt," 1906; "The Great Year," 1907; "The Yale Cup," 1908; "The School Four," 1909; "At the Home Plate," 1910; "The Pecks in Camp," 1911; "The Half Miler," 1913, etc .; m., July 2, 1890, Frances Perry, Exeter. Residence, Exeter, N. H.
Page, Charles Tilton
Manufacturer (retired); b., Woburn, Mass., Aug. 5, 1846; s. Moses Webster and Mary Ann (Ayer) Page; ed. public
schools and Eastman's Commercial College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y .; engaged with his brother, George F. Page, in the manufacture of leather belting at Franklin, N. H., after leaving school, under firm name of Page Bros .; business removed to Concord in 1871, when the now extensive and widely known Page Belting Co. was formed, of which he became treasurer, continuing in that position until 1913, serving also for three years, 1872-5, as Boston agent of
the firm, during which time he resided in Medford, but since then in Concord; Congregationalist; Republican; active in Y. M. C. A. work and some time president of the Concord Ass'n; presi- dent N. H. Congregational Ministers and Widows Fund; trustee General Conference Congregational churches of New Hampshire; moderator, 1910; president Concord Board of Trade, 1910-12; m., June 2, 1870, Almira, dau. Oliver H. and Sarah F. (Bergen) Booth of Lebanon, N. H .; children, Grace Farnum, wife of Dr. H. H. Amsden, b.
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Aug. 4, 1872; Elwin Lawrence, b. Feb. 22, 1876 (Williams 1900), lawyer in Concord; Wilbur Jewell, b. Jan, 4, 1883 (Williams 1906), in employ of U. S. Department of Commerce. Residence, Concord, N. H.
Tobey, Charles William
Banker; b., Roxbury, Mass., July 22, 1880; s. William A. and Ellen H. (Parker) Tobey; ed. Roxbury Latin
school; engaged in banking in Boston; established his home in Temple, N. H., in 1903, where he purchased a farm and engaged in agricultural pursuits; since 1916 has conducted business as an in- vestment banker in Manchester, with office in Amoskeag Bank building, re- taining his legal residence in Temple; Baptist; Republican; chairman select- men and school board in Temple; member N. H. house of representatives, 1915-16, member committee on revision of the laws; 1919, speaker; delegate in N. H. constitutional convention, 1918; chairman N. H. Liberty Loan Commit-
tee, 1918 -; member Miller Grange, P. of H., Temple; director Rotary Club, Man- chester; m., June 4, 1902, Francelia M. Lovett, Roxbury, Mass .; children, Russell B., b. June 10, 1903; Louise Cone, b. July 6, 1907; Francelia M. Cone, b. June 22, 1908; Charles W., Jr., b. Jan. 26, 1911. Residence, Temple and Manchester, N. H.
Elliot, John Wheelock
Surgeon; b., Keene, N. H., October, 1852; s. John H. and Emily Ann (Wheelock) Elliot; ed. Harvard, A.B. 1874; M.D. 1878; Mass. General Hos- pital, 1878; studied in Europe, 1879-80; began practice in Boston, 1881; physi- cian to Boston Dispensary, 1882; assistant surgeon Free Hospital for Women, 1883-7; surgeon, 1894-1907; lecturer on surgery, Harvard Med. School, 1900-5; retired from practice, 1913; Fellow American Surgical Ass'n; chairman N. E. Surgical Dressings Com., American Red Cross; director Sullivan Machinery Co .; member Tav- ern Club, Boston; frequent contributor to medical journals; m., May 8, 1883, Mary Lee Morse of Boston. Resi- dence, 124 Beacon St., Boston, Mass.
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