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Ellis, Carleton
Chemist; b., Keene, N. H., Sept. 20, 1876; s. Marcus and Catharine (Good- now) Ellis; ed. public schools, Mass. Inst. Tech., . B.Sc. 1900; instructor Mass. Inst. Tech., 1900-2; engaged extensively in the field of oils, fats, waxes, paints, varnishes, illuminating gas, etc., and has taken out more than 200 patents; president Ellis-Foster Co., Hydrogenated Oil Co., N. J. Testing Laboratories; vice-president Chade- loid Chemical Co .; Charter member Inventors Guild; member American Chemical Soc., American Institute Chemical Engineers, Society Chemical Industry, London, Eng., International Congress of Applied Chemistry, etc .; awarded gold medal for inventions at Jamestown exposition, 1907; author various scientific and technical works and contributor to technical journals;
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m., Nov. 28, 1901, Birdelia M. Wood, Dayton, O. Residence, 143 Gates Ave., Montclair, N. J.
Hall, Walter Perley
Jurist; b., Manchester, N. H., May 9, 1867; s. James Perley and Catherine (Willey) Hall; ed. Worcester, Mass., high school, 1885; Brown Univ., 1885- 8; Harvard Law School, 1888-90; honorary A.M., Brown, 1910; admitted to Massachusetts bar 1891; Unitarian; Republican; town solicitor, Clinton, Mass., city solicitor Fitchburg; assist- ant district attorney middle Massa- chusetts district, 1905; first assistant attorney-general, Massashusetts, 1906- 7; chairman Mass. R. R. Commission, 1908-11; justice superior court Massa- chusetts, Aug. 9, 1911- ; formerly cap- tain Mass. Vol. Mil .; member Repub- lican state committee; presidential elector 1904; member Mass. Bar Ass'n; St. Botolph Club, Boston; m., Dec. 4, 1893, Anna Bigelow Davis, Worcester, Mass. Residence, Fitchburg, Mass.
Brown, George Henry
Optometrist; b., Hill, N. H., June 1, 1847; s. Samuel and Nancy C. (Swain) Brown; ed. public schools, New Hampton Institution, Detroit Op- tical Institute; engaged in the specta- cle business, as it was formerly called, in youth, and has been in the lead in all movements that have made optom- etry the great profession it now is; charter member of the N. E. Optical Ass'n, the first optical organization in the United States, and went to New York by request to assist in the organ- ization of the second; regent for two years of the N. E. Optical Institute, Boston; charter member of the Ameri- can Optometrical Ass'n, and two years regent; many years president of the Granite State Optometrical Ass'n; chairman N. H. board of examiners in optometry from its establishment in 1911 to the present time; instrumental in establishing courses in optometry in several universities; pioneer in ad- vanced eye sight work in New Hamp- shire, and used the first special
sight-testing apparatus in the state; Congregationalist (member Hanover St. Congregational Church, Manchester); Republican; member N. H. house of representatives in 1878-9, from Tilton; president Tilton & Northfield Fire Ins. Co. several years, and director of Til- ton Nat'l Bank; corporate member of Amoskeag Savings Bank of Manchester; member Manchester Chamber of Com- merce and three years president of same; always interested in agriculture
as an avocation, and while a resident of Tilton, whence he removed to Man- chester over twenty years ago, pro- prietor of the famous "Brook Hill" farm; since residing in Manchester has continued his interest, acquiring a large amount of land which he has greatly improved, and adapted to the use of modern farm machinery, and for a number of years has been one of the largest growers of hay and potatoes for the local market, with extensive crops in other lines; member A. F. & A. M., Knight Templar and Shriner; m., Dec.
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25, 1870, Laura E. Thompson; one daughter, Maude E. Brown. Resi- dence, Manchester, N. H.
Huntress, Frank
Merchant; b., Lowell, Mass., Feb. 7, 1847; s. Leonard and Lydia Ann (McKenna) Huntress; ed. public schools and Philips Andover Academy; engaged in the wholesale dry goods trade in Boston many years, and, later, established a train of retail stores in
New England to whose interests his attention has been devoted, one of these being located in Keene, N. H., where he has made his home; Repub- lican; member N. H. house of repre- sentatives, 1907, 1909, 1911 (chair- man committee on appropriations) ; senate, 1913 (chairman committee on banks); executive council, 1915-16; house of representatives, 1917; con- stitutional convention, 1918; director Cheshire National Bank; trustee Eliot City Hospital; member A. F. & A. M., 32d degree and Shriner, Red Men, Elks and Grange; m., 1st, Feb. 3,
1885, Minnie E. Benton, Ogdensburg, N. Y., d. Nov. 25, 1885; 2d, Oct. 15, 1891, Birdia A., dau. Hon. W. P. Chamberlain, Keene; children, Carroll Benton, b. Nov. 25, 1885 (St. Paul's School and Williams College); William Chamberlain, b. Sept. 5, 1892, (Dart- mouth 1917) lieutenant, Motor Truck Transport Corps, A. E. F .; Frank Chamberlain, b. Aug. 4, 1894 (Dart- mouth 1917), lieutenant 11th machine gun battalion; Harriet Chamberlain, b. Oct. 12, 1898. Residence, Keene, N. H.
Evans, Ira Hobart
General business; b., Piermont, N. H., April 11, 1844; s. Dr. Ira and Emeline (Hobart) Evans; ed. public schools and Barre (Vt.) Academy, 1862; enlisted in Co. B 10th Vt. Vols. in the Civil War, July 28, 1862; pro- moted first lieutenant, captain and brevet major; awarded Medal of Honor by Congress "for distinguished brav- ery" at Hatcher's Run, Va., April 2, 1865; honorably mustered out Jan. 31, 1867; assistant assessor and deputy collector U. S. Internal Revenue, 2d District, Texas, 1868-9; member and speaker Texas house of representa- tives, 1870-1; general manager Texas Land Co., 1872-80; secretary Houston & Great Northern R. R. Co., 1874-80; president N. Y. & Texas Land Co., Ltd., 1880-6; director Austin National Bank since 1890; director and presi- dent Austin Electric Ry. Co., 1902-3; president board of trustees Tillotson College, Austin, since 1909; director Austin United Charities Ass'n, since 1910; member Texas Soc., S. A. R. (president six years), first vice-presi- dent general National Soc., S. A. R. 1903-4; Soc. Colonial Wars, Military Order Loyal Legion; American His- torical Ass'n, Soc. Army of the Potomac, Texas Historical Soc., N. H. Historical Soc., National Economic League, American Sociological Soc., American Social Science Ass'n, University Club, Austin, Army & Navy Club, New York; Congregationalist; president trustees, First Congregational church,
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Austin, since 1909; moderator North Texas, Congregational Ass'n, 1883-6; vice-president American Missionary Ass'n, 1817-18; member National Serv- ice Commission, Congregational church- es 1917 -; m., June 13, 1871, Frances A. Hurlbut, Upper Alton, Ill. Residence, 209 West 7th St., Austin, Tex.
Hanscom, Charles Ridgley
Shipbuilder; b., Portsmouth, N. H., June 6, 1850; s. Pierpont and Eliza J. (Philbrick) Hanscom; ed. public schools and private tutors; draftsman, U. S. Navy Yards, New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Washington, 1873-80; draftsman and naval expert, U. S. Navy Department, Washington, 1880- 90; superintendent Bath, Me., Iron Works, 1890-6; general superintendent, 1896-1900, building government and merchant vessels; president Eastern Shipbuilding Co., New London, Conn., 1900-6 (retired); designed and built the Aphrodite and many other notable steam yachts, and numerous large steamers; Universalist; Republican; director Union Bank & Trust Co., New London; member Soc. of Naval Archi- tects and Marine Engineers; Mason, K. T .; Thames Club, New London; m., 1st, Feb., 1874, Eva L. Pettigrew, Kittery, Me., d. June, 1874; 2d, Jan. 8, 1879, Adah L. Fernald, d. June, 1908. Residence, 335 Pequot Ave., New Lon- don, Conn.
Griffin, Appleton Prentiss Clark
Librarian; b., Wilton, N. H .; s. Moses P. and Charlotte Helen (Clark) Griffin; ed. Boston public schools and private tutors; custodian of shelves, Boston public library, 1871-90, keeper of books, 1890-4; preparing catalogue of books in Boston Athenaeum, 1895- 7; assistant and librarian, Library of Congress, Washington, 1897-1900, chief bibliographer, 1900-8, chief assist- ant librarian since Aug. 14, 1908; author of various publications relating to bibliography; contributor to Apple- ton's Cyclopedia of American Biogra- phy; member Soc. Colonial Wars, Bunker Hill Monument Ass'n; m.,
Oct. 23, 1878, Emily C. Osgood, Cam- bridge, Mass. Residence, 2150 Florida Ave., Washington, D. C.
Alexander, J. Grace
Banker; b., Winchester, N. H., Oct. 26, 1848; dau. Edward and Lucy M. (Capron) Alexander; ed. public schools of Winchester; Universalist; Republican; taught school several years; entered the Winchester Na- tional Bank in 1871 and soon became
assistant cashier, and treasurer of the savings bank, being the first New Hampshire woman to occupy such responsible position; active member Winchester Universalist Church and Sunday School; treasurer, N. H. Universalist Sunday school conven- tion many years; member, Electa Chapter O. E. S. (first Worthy Matron), Arlington Grange, P. of H., Current Events Club, Winchester; treasurer school district; trustee public library. Miss Alexander occupies the old Colonial family home in Winchester,
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where on the evening of her 70th birthday anniversary, she was visited by a host of friends from Winchester and adjoining towns, who extended con- gratulations upon the happy occasion.
Cox, Guy Wilbur
Lawyer; b., Manchester, N. H., Jan. 19, 1871; s. Charles E. and Eve- lyn M. (Randall) Cox; descendant of Edward Cox, a Scotch-Irish settler of Londonderry, N. H., and Charles Cox, one of the first settlers of Holderness; ed. Manchester schools, Dartmouth College, A.B. 1893 (valedictorian) A.M. 1896; Boston Univ. Law School, LL.B. (Magna cum laude) 1896; ad- mitted to the Suffolk bar and com- menced practice in Boston the latter year, there continuing; member firm of Butler, Cox & Murchie; Congrega- tionalist; Republican; member Bos- ton City council from Ward Ten, 1902; Mass. house of representatives, 1903, 1904 (chairman committee on probate and chancery); senate, 1906, 1907 (chairman committees on elections, metropolitan affairs and taxation); chairman Mass. state tax commission, 1907; chairman Massachusetts delega- tion to National Tax Conference; dele- gate in Mass. constitutional conven- tion, 1917-18 (chairman committee on taxation); member Putnam Lodge, I. O.O. F., Boston Bar Ass'n, Social Law Library, University Club, Algonquin Club, Boston, etc. Residence, Hotel Westminster; office, 77 Franklin St., Boston, Mass.
Guernsey, Alice Margaret
Editor; b., Rindge, N. H., April 16, 1850; dau. Rev. J. W. and Lucy Ann (Tucker) Guernsey; ed. Salem, Mass. Normal School, 1871; student - at Wellesley College, 1879-80; teacher 1872-87; editor books and papers for Woman's Temperance Publicity Ass'n, 1887-94; editor and business manager of general publications for Woman's Home Mission Soc., M. E. Church; author "Under Our Flag," 1903; "Home Mission Reading," 1905; "Citizens of To-morrow," 1907; "A Queen Esther
Round Robin," 1911; "Lands of Sun- shine," 1916; "Under the North Lights," 1917. Residence, East Orange, N. J.
Sleeper, Charles Martin
Physician; b., Lakeport (now La- conia,) N. H., June 20, 1856; s. Alvah and Rebecca Gould (Davis) Sleeper; ed. public schools, Bowdoin Med. School, Brunswick, Me., M.D. 1883; located in medical practice at South Berwick, Me., in 1883, and has there continued; Free Baptist; Democrat; member school board and superintendent of schools many years; member board of trustees of Berwick Academy; York County board of pension surgeons, 1893-7; chairman York County Demo- cratic Committee; incorporator South Berwick Savings Bank; directorSanford Savings Bank; member Me. house of representatives, 1909, 1911, 1912; ex- ecutive council, 1915-16; York County Med. Soc., Strafford District Med. Soc., Maine Med. Soc., A. F. & A. M., 32nd degree, National Geographical Soc .; m., June 25, 1884, Julia Florence Uniacke; children, Bertha Mildred, b. May 4, 1890; Roger Davis, Feb. 16, 1893. Residence, South Berwick, Me.
Sleeper, Alvah Guy
Lawyer; b., Franklin, N. H., Oct. 23, 1872; s. Charles Wellington and Clem- entine (Thompson) Sleeper; ed. Frank- lin high school, Tilton Seminary, Dart- mouth College, 1899, Harvard and Boston University; LL.B., Boston Univ., 1902 (cum laude); admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1902 and in practice in Boston since then; asso- ciated with the late Alfred S. Hayes till his death in 1912; alone since; has been counsel in many important cases including the Hiram Barker and H. W. Berry will cases, Bromfield St. Church case, and the Margaret Galbraith Chatfield litigation, all involving large amounts; Congregationalist; Republi- can; member Somerville Lodge, A. F. & A. M. (Junior deacon); Mt. Vernon R. A. Chapter, Roxbury, Mass. (King); Boston Council, De Molay Commandery, K. T. Residence, Som- erville, Mass.
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McAllister, George Isaac
Lawyer; b., Londonderry, N. H., Dec. 11, 1853; s. Jonathan and Caroline (Choate) McAllister; ed. Pinkerton Academy, Derry; Kimball Union Acad- emy, Meriden, N. H., 1873; Dartmouth College, B.S. 1877; studied law with Hon. David Cross and Hon. Henry E. Burnham; admitted to the bar in March, 1881, and since in practice in Manchester; member of the firm of Burnham & McAllister for several
years; Baptist; Republican; deputy collector Internal Revenue, November, 1885 to December, 1889; member N. H. constitutional convention, 1902, 1918; A. F. & A. M., Grand Master Grand Lodge of New Hamp- shire, 1900; Grand Commander Grand Commandery K. T., 1900; received the 33 degree (honorary) Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, 1900; A. O. U. M .; I. O. O. F .; vice-president and chair- man trustees, Masonic Home, Man- chester; member N. H. Bar Ass'n, Hillsborough County Bar Ass'n, Thayer
Soc. of Engineers, Dartmouth College; Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences, Manchester Historic Ass'n; m., Dec. 22, 1886, Mattie M. Hayes, dau. Hon. John M. and Susan E. Hayes, Manchester; children, Bertha Hayes, b. Sept. 27, 1887 (Mrs. Harry F. Hawkins, Manchester), Harold Cleveland, b. March 28, 1893 (first lieutenant U. S. Army, who m. Meribah O. French, dau. of Mr. and Mrs. George A. French, Aug. 16, 1917). Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Harrington, Karl Pomeroy
Educator; b., Somersworth, N. H., June 13, 1861; s. Calvin S. and Eliza Chase Harrington; ed. Wesleyan Univ., Middletown, Conn., A.B. 1882, A.M. 1885; studied at Univ. of Berlin, 1887- 9; Yale, 1890-1; teacher, Westfield, Mass., high school, 1882-5; professor Latin, Wesleyan Academy, Wilbra- ham, Mass., 1885-7; tutor in Latin, Weslyan Univ., 1889-91; professor Latin, Univ. of N. C., 1891-9; Univ. of Me., 1899-1905; Wesleyan Univ., since 1905; greatly interested in music; organist and director in M. E. churches, where located; now in Middletown, Conn .; member Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Upsilon, N. E. Ass'n Schools and Col- leges; Classical Ass'n of N. E., National Geographic Soc., etc .; author many educational works; lecturer on classical subjects; m., Nov. 25, 1886, Jennie. Eliza Canfield. Residence, Middle- town, Conn.
Hanson, Charles Lane
Educator; b., South Newmarket (now Newfields), N. H., May 22, 1870; s. John Clinton and Annie (Lane) Hanson; ed. Phillips Exeter Academy, 1888; Harvard, A.B. 1892; teacher of English, Worcester, Mass., Academy, 1892-5; English high school, Wor- cester, 1895-7; Durfee high school, Fall River, Mass., 1897-8; Mechanic Arts high school, Boston, since 1898 ;. head of the department of English, since 1907; president N. E. Ass'n of Teachers of English, 1905-7; author and editor of various works pertaining
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to English composition; m .. June 25, 1902, Bertha Winthrop Flint. Resi- dence, 28 Linnean St., Cambridge, Mass.
Goodall, Louis Bertrand
Manufacturer; b., Winchester, N. H., Sept. 23, 1851; s. Thomas and Ruth (Waterhouse) Goodall; ed. public schools and Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, N. H .; engaged in Woolen Manufacturing business in the Mousam River Mills, Sanford, Me., in 1874; director Sanford Mills since 1886; director Mousam River R. R. Co .; organizer Goodall Worsted Co. in 1899, and since then treasurer and agent; treasurer Harriman & North- eastern R. R. Co. (Tenn.), Sanford & Cape Porpoise Ry., Sanford Power Co., Goodall Matting Co .; Unitarian; Republican; member staff of Gov. Fernald 1909; member U. S. house of representatives, first Maine district, since 1917; m., July 21, 1877, Rose V. Goodwin, Saco, Me., d. April 15, 1894. Residence, Sanford, Me.
Goodrich, Nathaniel Lewis
Librarian; b., Concord, N. H., Feb. 9, 1880; s. Arthur Lewis and Mary Eastman (Bachelder) Goodrich; ed. public schools; Amherst College, A.B. 1901; B.L.S., N. Y. State Library School, 1904; Dartmouth, A.M. 1916; reporter Utica, N. Y. Press, 1901-2; in charge of order section N. Y. State Library, 1904-7; librarian West Vir- ginia Univ., 1907-9; Univ. of Texas, 1909-11, Dartmouth College since 1912; Congregationalist; Democrat; member American Library Ass'n, Ap- palachian Mountain Club, Theta Beta Pi; m., June 30, 1908, Alice Lyman, Albany, N. Y. Residence, Hanover, N. H.
Newton, Earl Frank
Telephone business; b., Fairfield, Vt., Aug. 8, 1879; s. Frank and Es- tella Josephine (Croft) Newton; moved to Nashua, N. H., 1888; ed. Nashua high school, 1898, private in- struction the next year under l'Abbé Marchand of Laval University, Que- bec City, Que .; on staff of L'Impartial
a French tri-weekly paper, Nashua, 1899, 1900; assistant teacher, Milford, N. H., high school, 1901; entered tel- ephone business fall of 1901; moved to Concord, N. H., 1905; since 1914, di- vision toll wire chief in charge of 10,000 miles of wire, the toll circuits of the state; since 1915 also in charge of the city plant, Concord; Republican; member Methodist church, Eureka
Lodge, A. F. & AM.,. Concord Ora- torio Soc., N. H. State Guard (bugler, Co. M); for several years choir singer (basso); m., Plymouth, N. H., June 17, 1909, Ethel Susanna Mitchell (M.D. Tufts Med. College, 1903); children, Nyleen Eleanor, b. Feb. 12, 1912; Janice Edith, b. Feb. 12, 1914. Residence, 50 North Spring St., Con- cord, N. H.
Warren, George Herbert
Lawyer; b., Shirley, Mass., Oct. 15, 1860; s. N. Lafayette and Mary (Bar- nard) Warren; ed. public schools, Law- rence Academy, Groton, Mass., 1882; Williams College, Williamstown. Mass., 1886; studied law with Burnham &
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Brown, Manchester, N. H., 1886 to 1889, admitted to the N. H. bar on examination in August of the latter year; employed in the office of Burn- ham & Brown until Sept., 1, 1890, when he became a member of the firm of Burnham, Brown & Warren, which continued till January, 1902, when Judge Burnham retired, and Edwin F. Jones was admitted, the firm name continuing Burnham, Brown, Jones & Warren; later Allan M. Wilson and Robert L. Manning entered the firm, with no change in the name; when in March, 1912, Albert O. Brown retired to become treasurer of the Amoskeag savings bank, the firm became Jones, Warren, Wilson & Manning, continuing until the death of Mr. Jones, Oct. 6, 1918; in January, 1919, De Witt C. Howe of Concord was admitted and the firm is now Warren, Howe & Wil- son; Unitarian; Republican; chairman Board of Trustees, State Industrial School, August, 1907 to June, 1913; chairman Board of Trustees of N. H. Public Institutions, June, 1915 to June, 1917; member Derryfield and Intervale clubs, Manchester; Country Club, Nashua; Boston City Club; Wil- liams Club, New York; N. H. Bar Ass'n; American Bar Ass'n; m., Nov. 19, 1891, Mary Hale Palmer; children, Helen E., b. Aug. 2, 1895; Louise, Oct. 19, 1896; Mary B., May 26, 1901; Robert P., Oct. 24, 1902; Elizabeth H., Dec. 24, 1906. Residence, Manches- ter, N. H.
Warren, Mary Hale Palmer
(Mrs. George H. Warren), club- woman; b., Groton, Mass., Oct. 9, 1864; dau. Moses Poor and Martha G. (Eaton) Palmer; ed. public schools and Lawrence Academy, Groton, 1884, taught school several years before mar- riage; has traveled extensively over the United States, Cuba, Panama, Alaska, South America, and was on her sixth trip to Europe when the war broke out in 1914; m., Nov. 19, 1891, at Groton, Mass., George H. Warren, since when her home has been in Manchester (for children see sketch of George H.
Warren); Unitarian; president Man- chester Woman's Alliance, New Eng- land Associate Alliance (Unitarian), has also served as regent of Molly Stark Chapter, D. A. R., president Manchester Federation of Women's Clubs, president Historic Art Club and New Century Club, Manchester; mem- ber art committee and Bureau of Pub- lic Speakers, N. H. Federation of Women's Clubs, Elliot Hospital Asso- ciates, District Nursing Ass'n, Man- chester Institute Arts and Sciences, Red Cross, Navy League, Anti-Suf- frage Ass'n; president and director Calumet Club, Woman's Auxiliary; speaker in Liberty Loan campaigns. Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Rundlett, Louis John
Educator; b., Bedford, N. H., March 14, 1858; s. William Ayers and Louisa (McPherson) Rundlett; ed. Bedford common schools, Manchester public schools, Dartmouth College, A.B., 1881, A.M., 1887; principal, Penacook gram- mar school, 1881-5; superintendent of schools, Concord, since 1885; financial agent, Union School District; Uni- tarian; Democrat; Mason, Horace Chase Lodge, Trinity Chapter, Mt. Horeb Commandery; member, Wono- lancet and Passaconaway clubs and Capital Grange; P. of H., Concord; m., Sept. 5, 1891, Carrie Belle Copley; who d. Sept. 30, 1915; children, Copley McPherson b. April 22, 1893 (Dart- mouth, 1916), enlisted March, 1918, in Co. B, 42d corps U. S. Engineers, and served in France. Lois, b. Sept. 4, 1904 (Concord high school, 1919). Residence, Concord, N. H.
Morrison, William H,
Clergyman; b., Farmington, Me., Nov. 4, 1850; s. William and Esther (Allen). Morrison; ed. Farmington, Me., Normal School; Wilton Academy; Westbrook Seminary, 1871; Tufts College, A.B. 1875, A.M. 1878, B.D. 1878, D.D. 1914; ordained in the Uni- versalist ministry, 1878; pastor, War- ren, Mass., 1878-80; Wakefield, 1880- 5; Manchester, N. H., 1885-99; Brock-
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ton, Mass., 1899-1909; Nashua, N. H., since 1909; Republican; member I. O. O. F., A. O. U. W., A. F. & A. M., K. T .; prelate St. George Commandery, Nashua; m., June 24, 1879, Alice W. Beckford, Salem, Mass. Residence, 8 Auburn St., Nashua.
Masseck, Frank Lincoln
Clergyman; b., Milford, N. H., March 19, 1865; s. Joseph Sewall and Sarah Frances (Hurd) Masseck; ed. public schools, Manchester, N. H .; St. Lawrence Univ., Canton, N. Y., B.D. 1886; summer courses, Harvard and Clark Universities; special courses, School of Social Economics, New York; ordained in the Universalist ministry, 1888; pastor Universalist churches in Huntington, Brooklyn, Mt. Vernon and Potsdam, N. Y., North Attleboro, Spencer, and Warren, Mass., and Brattleboro, Vt .; now, and for some years past, pastor at Arlington, Mass .; king of the international order Knights of King Arthur, 1902-15; member A. F. & A. M .; author (with William Byron Forbush) "The Boys Round Table," 1906; m., April 17, 1889, Luella Mary Clark, Potsdam, N. Y .; one dau., Carol Luella. Residence, Arlington, Mass.
Hackett, Frank Warren
Lawyer; b., Portsmouth, N. H., April 11, 1841; s. William H. Y. and Olive (Pickering) Hackett; ed. Har- vard College, A.B. 1861, A.M. 1864; studied law at home, with B. H. Brews- ter of Philadelphia and at the Harvard. Law School; acting assistant pay- master, U. S. N., 1862-64; admitted to the bar in 1866, and opened a law office in Boston; private secretary to Caleb Cushing, senior counsel Geneva Arbitration Commission, 1872; in practice at Washington, D. C., since 1873; Republican; assistant secretary of the Navy April, 1900 to December, 1901; member N. H. Historical Soc. (president 1912-13); author "Memoir of W. H. Y. Hackett," 1878; "The
Geneva Award Acts," 1882; "A Sketch of the Life and Public Services of William Adams Richardson," 1898;
"The Gavel and the Man," 1900; "Deck and Field," 1909, etc .; m., April, 1880, Ida, dau. Rear Ad- miral Thomas T. Craven. Residence, "Craighfen," New Castle, N. H .; of- fice, 1211 A. Connecticut Ave., Wash- ington, D. C.
Niles, Harold Herbert
Clergyman; b., Salem, Mass., Dec. 26, 1892; s. Charles H. and Henrietta (Parkhurst) Niles; ed. public schools,
Marlboro, Mass., St. Lawrence Univ., Canton, N. Y., B.D. 1915; ordained to the Universalist ministry at Hender- son, N. Y., 1914; pastor at Henderson and Ellisburg, N. Y., 1913-15; Lyndon- ville, Vt., 1916-18; Concord, N. H., 1918 -; president N. H. Universalist Sunday School Convention 1918 -; president N, H. Young Peoples Chris- tian Union 1918 -; secretary Concord Ministerial Ass'n; chaplain N. H. house of representatives, 1919; spoke extensively in the Red Cross, Liberty Loan and other war work campaigns; member Sons of Veterans, P. of H.,
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