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I. O. O. F .; m., Aug. 4, 1915, Hildred Irene Orr, Enosburg Falls, Vt .; chil- dren, Albert C., b. June 24, 1916; Nathan O., b. May 3, 1918. Resi- dence, 98 School St., Concord, N. H.
Thompson, Willis Duer
Merchant, hardware, wholesale and retail; b., Alton, N. H., Oct. 13, 1853; s. John S. and Charlotte A. S. (Wood- man) Thompson; moved to Concord in childhood; ed. Concord public
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schools; treasurer Thompson & Hoague Co .; director Nat'l State Capital Bank; vice-president Merrimack County Savings Bank; director Page Belting Co., State Dwelling House Ins. Co., Concord Mutual Fire Ins. Co .; Capital Fire Insurance Co. Trustee Margaret Pillsbury General Hospital, Concord public library; for some years park commissioner, also member Concord board of education; on examining board Concord branch of Red Cross; Democrat; member South Congregational church, N. H. His-
torical Soc., Wonolancet Club; m., Concord, N. H., Oct. 27, 1887, Abby Morris Whiton; children, (1) Ray- mond Whiton, b. Concord, Aug. S, 18SS; ed. Concord schools, Lawrence- ville school, N. J., 1906, two years Dartmouth College; with the firm of Thompson & Hoague nine years; m., Margaret Carpenter, Oct. 12, 1914; entered the service, June, 1917; seven weeks' training at Tuck School of Military Stores, Dartmouth College, July, August, 1917; Camp Johnston, Jacksonville, Fla., December, 1917- June, 1918; commissioned Second Lieutenant, Q. M. C .; d. Sept. 13, 1918, Boston depot, Q. M. C .; (2) Willis Duer, Jr., b. May 26, 1895; ed. Con- cord schools, A.B., Dartmouth Col- lege, 1917; enlisted Naval Flying Corps, Flight A, April, 1917, training at Mass. Inst. Tech .; Norfolk, Va., Naval Base, September, 1917-Jan- uary, 1918; commissioned ensign, Pen- sacola, Fla., Feb. 25, 1918; convoying ships in English Channel and patrol work overseas, March 9-December 1, 1918. Residence, Pine street, Concord, N. H.
Hoitt, Charles William
Lawyer; b., Newmarket, N. H .. Oct. 26, 1848; s. William K. A. and Sarah C. (Swain) Hoitt; ed. Dart- mouth, A.B. 1871; taught school three years in Nashua and Boston; studied law with Hon. Samuel M. Wheeler of Dorer and Gen. Aaron F. Stevens of Nashua, and was admitted to the bar in 1877, locating in practice at Nashua; Republican; police justice of Nashua, 1889-1907; member N. H. constitu- tional convention, 1889, N. H. house of representatives, 1901, N. H. senate, 1903 (president); U. S. District At- torney for New Hampshire, 1907-13; m., Jan. 14, 1875, Harriette Louise Gilman. Residence, Nashua, N. H.
Holden, Gerry Rounds
Surgeon; b., Concord, N. H., Sept. 12, 1874; s. Benjamin F. and Sarah E. (Rounds) Holden; ed. public schools; Yale Univ., A.B. 1897; M.D., Johns
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Hopkins, 1901; special student, Berlin, 1901; house surgeon, Roosevelt Hos- pital, New York, 1903; resident gyne- cologist, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Bal- timore, 1905; attending gynecologist, St. Luke's Hospital, Jacksonville, Fla., 1906- ; Florida State Hospital of In- sane, 1910- ; Presbyterian; Fellow, American College of Surgeons; member American Med. Ass'n, Southern, Med. Ass'n, Southern Surgical Ass'n, A. F. & A. M .; m., Nov. 8, 1905, Anne Ridgeway Milliken, Summit, N. J. Residence, 205 Goodwin St., Jackson- ville, Fla.
Hayes, Francis Little
Clergyman; b., New Hampton, N. H., Jan. 5, 1858; s. Benjamin Francis and Arcy (Cary) Hayes; ed. Nichols Latin School, Lewiston, Me .; Halle, Germany; Bates College, A.B. 1880; A.M. 1883; Cobb Divinity School, B.D. 1885; D.D., Bates, 1902; in- structor in Greek, Hillsdale College, Mich., 1880; professor of Greek lan- guage and literature, 1881-3; general secretary Y. M. C. A., Lewiston, Me., 1884; ordained Free Baptist minis- try, 1885; pastor First Church, Bos- ton, 1885-90; First Church, Minneap- olis, Minn., 1890-4; Congregational Church, Manitou, Colo., 1896-1902; First Congregational Church, Topeka, Kan., 1902-11; California Ave. Church, Chicago, 1911-14; Western secretary, Congregational Board, Ministerial Re- lief, 1914- ; president Evangelical Al- liance, Boston, 1889-90; Western Free Baptist Pub. Co., 1890-4; lecturer on. homiletics, Biblical Department, Wash- burn College, 1909-10; trustee Wash- burn College, 1902-11; director Chi- cago Theological Seminary, 1905-11; life member American Bible Soc .; m., June 26, 1884, Cora Walker, Washing- ton, D. C. Residence, 5415 University Ave., Chicago.
Kidder, Daniel
Mechanical engineer; b., Lowell, Mass., June 15, 1838; s. John and Betsey (Metcalf) Kidder; removed with parents to Groton, N. H., in 1844,
where he had his home and legal resi- dence till 1908; learned the trade of machinist in youth, and has followed the profession of mechanical engineer most of his life; master mechanic and superintendent Aiken's Knitting and Machine Shops, 1862-70; master me- chanic Mt. Washington Ry., 1870-3, Brown's Lumber Co., Whitefield, and Whitefield & Jefferson R. R., 1873- 88; afterward engaged in his profession in different localities until 1909, when
he removed to Rumney, N. H., and is now practically retired; Universalist; Democrat; held most town offices in Groton for 36 years; member N. H. house of representatives 1891 and constitutional convention 1902, also representative from Rumney 1915, 1917, 1919; member G. A. R., having
served as a private in the First N. H. Vols .; vice-president and director Na- tional Veterans Ass'n; member A. F. & A. M., Maccabees and P. of H., director Union Grange Fair, Ply- mouth, and associated in the manage
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ment of all fairs at Plymouth since 1870; m., 1st, May 27, 1862, Emeline Hardy, Groton, d. Jan. 5, 1908; chil- dren, Fred, b. April 16, 1864, farmer in Groton (m. Sept. 18, 1887, Ida M. Dunklee, one daughter, Lena G.); Ada, b. July 22, 1868, (m. Nov. 28, 1900, Henry W. Blanchard, one daugh- ter, Helen M., b. Sept. 8, 1902); 2d, March 1, 1909, Carrie Abbott, Rumney. Residence, Rumney, N. H.
Daley, Daniel James
Lawyer; b., Lancaster, N. H., July 27, 1858; s. John and Bridget (Dougherty) Daley; ed. public schools and Lancaster Academy; taught school winters and engaged in farm work in summer to meet his educational ex- penses; studied law with William and Henry Heywood of Lancaster and was admitted to the bar in March, 1885, and on Nov. 9 of the same year located in practice in Berlin, where he has since remained; was for a time a partner with Herbert I. Goss, Edward C. Niles being later admitted to the firm. Since 1906 Mr. Daley has been asso- ciated in practice with Edmund Sulli- van; Catholic; Democrat; supervisor, Lancaster, 1882-3; treasurer, Berlin, 1886-7; solicitor, Coös County, 1889- 93; member Berlin city council, 1901- 2-3; board of education, 1907-8-9 (chairman in 1909); member N. H. constitutional convention, 1902; mayor of Berlin, 1910, and four times suc- cessively re-elected by large majorities, though the city is strongly Republican; member N. H. senate, 1917, and re- elected for 1919-the only senator re- elected; now director of Berlin Na- tional Bank (president several years) and of the Fidelity Savings Bank; was also for some time president of the Peoples Building & Loan Ass'n; and the Berlin Water Co .; trustee Y. M. C. A., member Berlin Yacht Club; m.,
May 8, 1886, Ardelle A .. Cowan, Lan- caster; one daughter, Helen J., trained musician (studied in Boston and Quincy, Mass.) and teacher of the pianoforte. Residence, Berlin, New Hampshire.
Noyes, Charles Hermon
Educator; b., Atkinson, N. H., Dec. 30, 1867; s. Hermon and Harriet A. (Bailey) Noyes; ed. Atkinson Acad- emy, Dartmouth College, B.L., 1892; Congregationalist; Republican; teacher in Nashua since graduation; principal high school for eleven years previous to 1918; acting superintendent of schools, 1918-19; during absence of Superinten- dent Fassett on year's leave; president Oak Grove Realty Co .; m., June 22, 1898, Caroline R. Bemis, Burke, Vt .; children, Hermon Bemis, b. March 18, 1899 (Dartmouth, 1921); Rebecca, b. July 15, 1901 (Nashua high school, 1919); Beatrice Ellen, July 1, 1903.
Hartshorn, William Newton
Publisher; b., Greenville, N. H., Oct. 28, 1843; s. George and Mary A. (Putnam) Hartshorn; ed. public schools, Milford, N. H., Appleton Academy, Mont Vernon, N. H .; Bap- tist; president of the Priscilla Pub. Co., publishers of the Modern Priscilla, Bos- ton, Mass .; chairman executive com- mittee International S. S. Ass'n, 1902 -11; president 1911-14; vice-president World's S. S. Ass'n; ex-president Bos- ton Baptist Social Union, and vari- ous state and local, denominational and charitable institutions; m., Oct. 28, 1875, Ella S. Ford, Boston, Mass. Residence, 11 Fresh Pond Lane, Cam- bridge, Mass.
Harris, Thomas Jefferson
Physcian; b. Claremont, N. H., July 26, 1865; s. Thomas J. and Myra (Beaumont) Harris; ed. public schools, Dartmouth College, A.B. 1886; Univ, of Pa., M.D. 1889; post graduate work, Univ of Berlin, 1890-1; prac- ticed in Philadelphia two years, since then in New York City; adjunct pro- fessor, diseases of the nose, throat and ear, N. Y. Post Graduate Med. School; junior surgeon Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital; trustee Jennie Clarkson Home for Children; member N. Y. Med. Soc., American Med. Ass'n, Theta Delta Chi, etc .; Baptist; m., Oct. 21, 1896, Lena Breed, Lynn, Mass. Residence, Scarsdale, N. Y.
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Greeley, Harry Parker
Lawyer; b., Nashua, N. H., March 21, 1874; s. Onslow S. and Gertrude E. (Parker) Greeley; ed. Nashua high school; Amherst college, 1898; Bos- ton Univ. Law school, LL.B. 1900; admitted to the bar in 1900 and in practice in Nashua since; Congrega- tionalist; Republican; city solicitor Nashua, 1900, 1901, 1915-19; member N. H. house of representatives, 1907, serving on Committee on Revision of
Statutes, N. H. constitutional conven- tion, 1912; counsel for Nashua Build- ing and Loan Ass'n; member Rising Sun Lodge, A. F & A. M. Residence, 24 Manchester St., Nashua, N. H.
Hartwell, Edward Mussey
Statistician; b., Exeter, N. H., 1850; s. Shattuck and Catherine Stowe (Mussey) Hartwell; ed. Am- herst College, A.B. 1873, A.M. 1876; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, 1881; M.D., Miami Med. College, Cincinnati, 1882; LL.D., Amherst, 1898; vice-principal Orange, N. J., high school, 1874; teacher
Boston Latin School, 1874-7; asso- ciate in physical training and director gymnasium, Johns Hopkins Univ., 1883-91; director physical training, Boston, Mass., public schools, 1891-7; secretary statistical department, city of Boston since establishment in 1897; chairman Mass. State commission for the blind, 1906-8; special expert agent U. S. Department of Labor in Europe, 1888-9; author of many pamphlets and articles upon physical training, school hygiene, the condition of the blind, etc .; member numerous asso- ciations and clubs; m., July 25, 1889, Mary L. Brown, Baltimore, Md. Res- idence, 24 Burroughs St., Jamaica Plain, Mass.
Britton, Arthur Harvey
Hardware merchant; b., Surry, N. H., Sept. 28, 1865; s. George W. and Sarah (Harvey) Britton; ed. public schools, Newport, and Eastman's Na- tional Business College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 1883; removed to Concord with his father and engaged in the hardware trade in the establishment of Scribner & Britton, his father being the junior member of the firm, and succeeding to the business on the death of Mr. Scribner; upon the death of his father the business passed into his hands and he has conducted the same for the last twenty years; Universalist (member prudential committee First Universa- list Soc. of Concord); Republican; member N. H. house of representatives, 1901-2; commissioner for Merrimack County since 1905 (eight times elected; chairman of the board); director Mechanicks National Bank; member A. F. & A. M .; I. O. O. F. (colonel First Reg't, N. H. Patriarchs Militant); P. of H .; B. P. O. E .; Wonolancet Club; m., Feb. 14, 1895, Myrta M. Chase, Newport, N. H. Residence, Concord, N. H.
Gale, Stephen Henry
Shoe manufacturer; b., East Kings- ton, N. H., March 23, 1846; s. Elbridge Gerry and Ann Maria (Barnes) Gale; ed. public schools, Kingston Academy, Boston Commerical College; at the age
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of sixteen went to Haverhill, Mass., to learn the shoe manufacturing business, engaging first in the factory of William M. Chase and later with his brother, John E. Gale; soon started out on a small scale for himself; was then, for a time, a partner with Samuel L. Blais- dell, but in 1869 joined his brother in business under the firm name of Gale Bros., with factory in Haverhill, also building, and subsequently greatly en- larging one in Exeter, N. H., where he removed, later, serving as president and treasurer of the company, whose busi- ness-the manufacture of women's shoes-became one of the most exten- sive in New England, another factory also being established at Portsmouth; Congregationalist; Republican; mem- ber city council and Republican city committee while residing in Haver- hill; commissary. general on staff of Gov. John B. Smith of New Hamp- shire, 1893-5; member N. H. Senate, 1895-7; alternate delegate Repub- lican National Convention, 1896; member N. H. executive council, 1899- 1900; N. H. house of representatives, 1905-6, 1907-8; Republican Club, Exeter; Derryfield, Manchester; A. F. & A. M. to and including 32d degree; m., Nov. 22, 1866, Anna M. Brown, Haverhill, Mass. Residence Exter, N. H.
Fiske, Abby Gilman
Philanthropy and club work; b., Concord, N. H., dau. Francis Allen and Abby Gilman (Perry) Fiske, great- great-granddaughter, Rev. Timothy Walker, first minister of Concord (1730-82); grand-daughter of the elder Dr. William Perry of Exeter; tenth in descent from Edward Gilman, Hing- ham, Mass., 1638, who later settled in Exeter, N. H. Miss Fiske's line includes her great-grandfather, Col. Nathaniel Gilman, state treasurer, 1805-14; his father, Nicholas Gilman, state treasurer, 1775-82; and the latter's grandfather, Judge Nicholas Gilman, b. 1672; ed. schools of Con- cord, Bradford (Mass.) Academy, 1880-2; member board of lady man-
agers of Rolfe and Rumford Home, Concord, founded by her grand- mother's cousin, the Countess of Rum- ford; president, Concord Female Char- itable Soc., 1916-19; president, N. H. Branch of International Order King's Daughters, 1910-14 and member of Central Council; charter member of N. H. Branch, King's Daughters, 1886; president, Concord Diet Kitchen since organization, 1900; member First Congregational church and for thirty-
five years teacher in the Sunday School; Concord Woman's Club (secre- tary 1901-5); Concord District Nurs- ing Ass'n; Concord Friendly Club (vice-president upon organization); Country Club (charter, 1897); War- wick (Shakespeare) Club (1890-1900); Charity Organization Soc., N. H. Home Mission Soc. and Cent Institu- tion, Woman's Board of Missions; active Red Cross worker in surgical dressings department. Residence in home built by her grandfather, Francis N. Fiske, Concord, N. H.
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Thomas, Edwin Herbert
Editor and publisher; b., Lawrence, St. Lawrence County, N. Y., Nov. 19, 1857; s. Harris J. and Lucy D. (Wright) Thomas; ed. public schools, Nicholville, N. Y., and St. Albans, Vt .; learned the printer's trade with the St. Albans Messenger; subsequently foreman and superintendent of a Mon- treal, P. Q., printing establishment; served five years, from 1887, on the reportorial staff of the Rutland, Vt.,
Herald; later assisted in establishing the Rutland Daily Evening News; in November, 1899, purchased the Farm- ington, N. H., News, removing there; in charge of that paper till 1917 when he retired; Episcopalian; Republican; member N. H. house of representa- tives, 1915-16, 1917-18, serving on ap- propriations committee each session; delegate Republican national conven- tion, 1916; secretary and treasurer Strafford County Republican Club; president Farmington Board of Trade; trustee Farmington Savings Bank; member N. H. Pilgrim Tercentennial
committee, 1917-, Fraternal Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Columbian Chapter, O. E. S., Harmony Lodge, K. of P .; m., February, 1880, Jennie I. Shipman, Hardwick, Vt .; two sons, Carl S., b. June 3, 1883, now proprietor Farming- ton News; Guy E., b. Feb. 8, 1889, now associated with the Du Pont Mfg. Co., Portland, Me. Residence, Farm- ington, N. H.
Rich, George Frank
Lawyer; b., Bethel, Me., Dec. 1, 1868; s. James Frank and Sarah Ellen (Bean) Rich; ed. public schools; Gould's Academy, Bethel, Me .; Univ. of Me., 1892; Univ. of Mich., law de- partment, LL.B. 1893; admitted to N. H. bar, 1894; member firm of Chamberlin & Rich, Berlin, 1894-1904; Rich & Marble, 1905-17; since then. alone in practice; Congregationalist; Republican; judge Berlin municipal court, 1894-1913; member city council, Berlin, 1914; mayor of Berlin, 1915-19; member Republican state committee, A. F. & A. M., 32d degree and Shriner; Knights of Pythias; m., June 10, 1896, Persis M. Mason, Berlin; two children, Robert, b. March 25, 1897 (in U. S. Navy); Barbara, b. Aug. 2, 1904. Residence, 143 Prospect St., Berlin, N. H.
Goldthwaite, James Walter
Educator; b., Lynn, Mass., March 22, 1880; s. James W. and Olive J. (Parker) Goldthwaite; ed. Lynn, Mass., classical high school, 1898; Harvard, A.B. 1902, A.M. 1903, Ph.D. 1906; assistant professor geology, North- western Univ., 1904-8; assistant pro- fessor geology, Dartmouth, 1908-11, Hale professor geology since 1911; engaged in summers in field work for geological surveys of Wisconsin and Illinois, for the U. S. Geological Survey, and Canadian Geological Survey; Fel- low Geological Soc. of America, Amer- ican Academy of Arts and Sciences, etc .; author various geological reports and publications; Congregationalist; m., June 25, 1906, Edith Dunnels Richards, Newtonville, Mass. Resi- dence, Hanover, N. H.
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Jenks, Arthur Whipple
Clergyman; b., Concord, N. H., Aug. 9, 1863; s. George E. and Ella J. (Grover) Jenks; ed. public schools, Dartmouth College, A.B. 1884, A.M. 1887; B.D., General Theological Semi- nary, 1896; D.D., Dartmouth 1911; ordained deacon Protestant Episcopal Church, 1892; priest, 1893; rector St. Luke's Church, Woodsville, N. H., 1892-5; professor ecclesiastical history, Nashotah House, Wis., 1895-1901; Trinity College, Toronto, Can., 1901- 10; General Theological Seminary, New York, 1910- ; mem., Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Delta Phi, American Historical Ass'n; author "Beatitudes of the Psal- ter," 1914; "Use and Abuse of Church History," 1915, etc. Address, General Theological Seminary, New York.
Kendall, John Chester
Agriculturist and dairy expert; b., Harrisville, N. H., March 13, 1877; ed. public schools, N. H. College, Durham, B.S. 1902; post graduate work, Ohio State Univ .; instructor and assistant professor, in charge of dairying, North Carolina Agricultural College, 1902-7; state dairy Commissioner, Kansas, 1907-8; director N. H. Agricultural Experiment Sta., 1910- ; director of extension work; Unitarian; Republican; member Ass'n for Promotion of Agri- cultural Sciences, Official Dairy In- structors Ass'n, etc .; A. F. & A. M., Kappa Sigma, Alpha Zeta; m., Oct. 2, 1912, Marjorie Louise Foster, Malden, Mass. Residence, Durham, N. H.
Ross, Winfred Smith
Teacher; scholar; b., Somersworth, N. H., Dec. 3, 1865, in the eleventh generation from Thomas Dudley, num- bering among ancestral relatives John Winthrop, Simon and Anne Brad- street, John Hancock and Israel Put- nam; s. Jonathan Smith Ross, M.D., Surgeon-in-chief Ninth Army Corps, Civil War, and Martha Ann, dau. Aaron Brackett, a maker of Littleton, N. H., and cousin to William Baldwin, Bos- ton philanthropist; A.B., Dartmouth, 1887; A.M., Harvard, 1892; two years
Andover Theol. Sem. Learned teach- ing under William H. Ladd, 3d prin- cipal Chauncy-Hall School since 1828; taught twenty years, some in famous schools. Student from childhood; expert engrosser and illuminator; verbatim shorthand writer; journalis- tic experience as reporter, proof-reader, editor; speaks or reads fluently ten languages; owns large library master-
pieces of literature in many languages, rare works of reference, seventy dic- tionaries and enclycopaedias, astronom- ical observatory, five and nine-inch telescopes, microscopes, polariscope, spectroscopes and chemical laboratory; several months trustee Somersworth public library; member Theta Delta Chi, Phi Beta Kappa, I. O. O. F., Deutscher Orden der Harugari; an officer in Libanus Lodge 49, A. F. & A. M., Somersworth; on two oc- casions recently ran fourteen miles and walked fifty miles without stop- ping; m., 1st, Aug. 8, 1893, Mary Frances Allen, Honeoye Falls, N. Y., divorced, 1901; 2d, Feb. 19, 1912,
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Hila Maria Guptill, Berwick, Me., d. Nov. 21, 1917, leaving children- Jonathan Smith, b. Aug. 26, 1913, and Martha Brackett, b. May 26, 1916. Mr. Ross is at present teaching in Lawrence and Methuen, Mass., doing expert work in higher accountancy and preparing literary work. Residence, Somersworth, N. H.
Spaulding, Huntley Nowell
Manufacturer; b., Townsend, Mass., Oct. 30, 1869; s. Jonas and Emeline (Cummings) Spaulding; ed. public schools of Townsend, Phillips (Andover) Academy, 1889; entered business after graduation in the firm established by his father and since continued as Jonas Spaulding & Sons Co. (Inc.), manufacturers of leather-board, count- ers, novelties, etc., at Townsend Har- bor, Mass .; Rochester, North Roches- ter, and Milton, N. H., and Tona- wanda, N. Y .; Congregationalist; Republican; Federal Food Admin- istrator for New Hampshire, 1917- ; president N. H. League of Free Nations Ass'n .; member J. Spaulding & Sons Co .; treasurer Kenebunk Mfg. Co .; president International Leather Co., president Atlas Leather Co., director Spaulding & Sons (Ltd.), London, England; mem- ber Algonquin Club, Boston, Country Club, Brookline, Mass., Country Club, Rochester, N. H., Beaver Meadow Golf Club, Concord, N. H .; Sc.D., New Hampshire College, 1918; m., Aug. 11, 1901, Harriet Mason, St. Paul, Minn. Residence, North Rochester, N. H.
King, Charles Francis
Geographer; b., Wilton, N. H., Jan. 30, 1843; s. Sanford and Susan (Burn- ham) King; ed. Dartmouth College, A.B. 1867; commenced teaching in 1867; principal Dearborn grammar school, Boston, 1887-1913; lectured for many years on methods of teaching geography before educational associa- tions and institutes; founder and mana- ger National School of Methods, Saratoga and Glenns Falls, N. Y .; pres. Mass. Geographical Club; mem-
ber and secretary Committee of ten on Geography; author "Methods and Aids in Geography," 1888; "Picturesque Geographical Readers for Home and School," 1889; "This Continent of Ours," 1890; "The Land We Live In" (3 vols.), 1892; "Rocky Mountains," 1894; "Northern Europe," 1896; "Round About Rambles," 1898; "Ele- mentary Geography," 1903; "Advanced Geography," 1906, etc .; retired, 1913; m., 1st, Aug. 1, 1867, Elizabeth Board- man, Lowell; 2d, July 6, 1897, Gratia Cobb, Philadelphia. Residence, 107 Elm Hill Ave., Boston, Mass.
Keyes, Homer Eaton
Educator and business director; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 21, 1875; ed. Pratt Institute, Brooklyn; Dartmouth College B.L. 1900; traveled and studied in Europe; Princeton, A.M. 1912; in- structor in English, Dartmouth, 1900-3; assistant professor Modern Art, 1906- 13; business director, 1913- ; Congre- gationalist; member Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Upsilon, N. H. Historical Soc., Archaeological Institute of America, College Art Ass'n; editor Dana's "Two Years Before the Mast," 1908; contrib- utor to various publications; m., April 2, 1903, Caroline Gardner Abbott, Cleve- land, O. Residence, Hanover, N. H.
Kimball, Herbert Harvey
Meteorologist; b., Hopkinton, N. H., Feb. 13, 1862; s. Elbridge Gerry and Mary (Butler) Kimball; ed. public schools, N. H. College, Durham, B.S., 1884, M.S. George Washington Univ., 1900, Ph.D. 1910; fellow Univ. of Pitts- burgh, 1912-13; Meteorological Observ- er, U. S. Meteorological Service, Wash- ington, D. C., 1884-5; clerk at central office, 1886-1900; assistant editor Monthly Weather Review, 1901-3; librarian, 1904-8; professor of meteor- ology in charge of solar radiation in- vestigations, since July, 1908; member National Geographical Soc., Philo- sophical Soc., Washington, Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Astronom- ical Soc., etc .; Baptist; Independent; author many papers on meteorological
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subjects; m., Nov. 14, 1891, Margaret Gertrude Cowling, Washington. Resi- dence, 1819 Monroe St., N. W., Wash- ington, D. C.
Ledoux, Henri Toussaint
Lawyer; postmaster of Nashua; b., St. Albans, Vt., Nov. 4, 1873; s. Tous- saint and Elmire (Bourgeois) Ledoux; ed. public and parochial schools, Nashua, N. H .; Theresa Classical Col- lege, Quebec, 1893; Boston Univ. Law
School, LL.B. 1896; admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Nashua in the latter year, there continuing; Catholic; Democrat; member Nashua common council, 1895, N. H. house of representatives, 1897-9; N. H. consti- tutional convention, 1902; member Nashua board of Public Works, 1903-6; collector of taxes, 1907-13; Democratic candidate for Congress, 2d N. H. district, 1906; delegate to Democratic national convention, Baltimore, 1912; postmaster of Nashua since April 16, 1917; National President L'Union St. Jean Baptiste D'Amerique, since 1911;
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