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director American Historical Soc .; vice-chairman Nashua Chapter Ameri- can Red Cross; secretary-treasurer French American Chamber of Com- merce for New England; director Citizens Guaranty Savings Bank, Nashua, First National Bank, Van Buren, Me .; director and treasurer Union Novelty Co., Leominster, Mass .; m., June 6, 1904, Agnes A. Manseau, Nashua. Residence, Nashua, N. H.
Thayer, Lucius Harrison
Clergyman; b., Westfield, Mass., Nov. 28, 1857; s. Lucius Fowler and Martha A. (Harrison) Thayer; ed. Westfield public schools; Amherst College, A.B. 1882; Yale Univ., B.D. 1888, Dwight Fellow, 1889;' D.D., Dartmouth, 1909; ordained to the Congregational ministry, 1891; pastor North Church, Portsmouth, N. H., since 1890; Congregationalist; Pro- gressive Republican; president N. H. Home Missionary Soc .; member Pru- dential Committee, American Board C. F. M .; member Psi Upsilon college fraternity, Winthrop Club, Boston, Mass .; m., June 29, 1892, Helen Chad- wick Rand; children, Dorothy Gold- thwait, b., Aug. 29, 1893 (Smith Col- lege, A.B. 1916), Lucius Ellsworth, b. June 19, 1896 (Amherst, A.B. 1918); Sherman Rand, b. Sept. 28, 1904. In youth Dr. Thayer served for two years, 1876-8 as supercargo on the ship Lucy S. Mills, and after leaving college was engaged for a time with the.Franklin Foundry & Machine Co., Providence, R. I. Residence, Portsmouth, N. H.
Thayer, Helen Chadwick Rand
(Mrs. Lucius H. Thayer); philan- thropist and social worker; b., Moris- ania, N. Y., Oct. 3, 1863; dau., Albert Tyler and Sophia Anna (Chadwick) Rand; ed. private schools, Brooklyn, N. Y .; Adelphi Academy; Burnham School, Northampton, Mass .; Smith College, A.B. 1884; student of his- tory Newnham College, Cambridge, Eng., 1886-7; a founder, in 1889, of the College Settlement, Rivington St., New York City; president College
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Settlements Ass'n, since 1907; vice- president Smith College Alumnae Ass'n (secretary, 1888-92); alumnae trustee Smith College 1901-07; mem- ber advisory board N. H. Equal Suf- frage Ass'n, College Equal Suffrage League, Ass'n of Collegiate Alumnae, National Congress of Mothers; director N. H. Children's Aid Soc., N. H. Soc. Charities and Corrections; member State Commission for Belgian Relief, Ass'n for Labor Legislation, chairman Smith College Unit war work com- mittee, and active in various other philanthropic and civic organizations; m., June 29, 1892, Rev. Lucius H. Thayer (see preceding sketch). Resi- dence, 664 State St., Portsmouth, N. H.
Lane, Francis Ransom
Educator; b., Manchester, N. H., Dec. 23, 1858; s. John G. and Caroline (Anderson) Lane; ed. public schools, Dartmouth College, A.B. 1881; M.D. George Washington Univ., 1885; A.M. (hon.) Lafayette College, 1907; princi- pal Franklin School, Washington, D. C., 1881-2; head of English Dept., Wash- ington high school, 1882-8; principal Central high school, 1888-94; director high schools, Washington, 1894-1902; principal Polytechnic Preparatory School, Brooklyn, 1902-6; director Jacob Tome Institute, Port Deposit, Md., 1906-8; principal Worcester, Mass., State Normal School, 1909-12; headmaster Brooklyn Polytechnic Preparatory school since 1912; m., 1st, June 23, 1891, Elinor Macartney, d. March 17, 1909; 2d, June 12, 1915, Kathleen Langton. Residence, 3456 Broadway, N. Y.
Marshall, Roujet DeLisle
Jurist; b., Nashua, N. H., Dec. 27, 1847; s. Thomas and Emeline M. Marshall; removed with parents to Delton, Sauk County, Wisconsin, in 1854; ed. Delton Academy, Baraboo (Wis.) Collegiate Inst. and Lawrence Univ., LL.D. 1904; Univ. of Wisconsin, 1905; admitted to Wisconsin bar 1873; county court judge, 1876-82; circuit court, 1889-95; supreme court, 1895-
1917; Republican; m., 1869, Mary E. Jenkins, Baraboo. Residence, Chip- pewa Falls, Wis.
Amey, Harry Burton
Lawyer; b., Pittsburg, N. H., Dec. 21, 1868; s. John T. and Emily (Haynes) Amey; ed. Public schools, Lancaster Academy 1890, Dartmouth College, 1894; taught school nine years while securing education; studied law with Ladd & Fletcher at Lancaster,
admitted to the bar in 1898, com- menced practice that year in Milton, N. H., removing thence to Island Pond, Vt., where he has since remained in practice; Unitarian; Republican; mem- ber Vt. house of representatives, 1910; state's attorney for Essex County, 1904-8, 1910-2; state senate, Essex County, 1918-9; attorney Grand Trunk Ry., 1902-10; general counsel, Central Vt., Ry., 1910-13; di- rector Island Pond National Bank; A. F. & A. M., Knight Templar and Shriner; m., April, 1896, Gracia' N
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Norton; children, Henry T., b. Nov. 21, 1898; Alpa N., b. Sept. 20, 1900. Residence, Island Pond, Vt.
Hodsdon, Ervin Wilbur
Physician; b., .Ossipee, N. H., April 8, 1863; s. Edward Payson and Emma B. (Demeritt) Hodsdon; ed. Dover high school, Phillips Exeter Academy, Washington Univ., St. Louis, Mo., M.D. 1884; interne St. Louis City hospital two years; practiced in Dover and at Center Sandwich before locating
in? Ossipee twenty-three years ago, where he has since remained in prac- tice; Methodist; Republican; member Ossipee board of health since residing in town, town clerk, selectman four years, member school committee twelve years, postmaster seventeen years, phy- sician to Carroll county farm, medical referee, Carroll county, twelve years; member N. H. house of representatives, 1915-16, 1917-18, 1919-20; chairman committee on state hospital each ses- sion; member A. F. & A. M. (past
master); I. O. R. M. (P. S. S.), A. O. U. W., P. of H., K. of P .; N. H. His- torical Soc., N. H. Med. Soc., American Med. Ass'n; m., Feb. 25, 1917, Mary L. Price. Residence, Ossipee, N. H. (Mountain View, P. O.).
Hill, Joseph Adna
Statistician; b., Stewartstown, N. H., May 5, 1860; s. Rev. Joseph B. and Harriet (Brown) Hill; ed. Har- vard, A.B. 1885; A.M. 1887; Ph.D. Halle, Germany, 1892; lecturer, Univ. of Pa., 1893; instructor, Harvard Univ., 1895; went to Europe for the Mass. Tax Commission, to investigate European systems of taxation, 1897; statistician, U. S. Census Bureau, since 1898; appointed chief statistician, 1909; member American Economic. Ass'n, American Statistical Ass'n (vice- president), Cosmo Club; author "The English Income Tax," 1899; prepared many important reports for the last census; contributor to various eco- nomic journals. Residence, 8 Iowa Circle, Washington, D. C.
Chellis, Frank Otis
Lawyer; b., Meriden (Plainfield), N. H., Aug. 7, 1858; s. Otis H. and Betsey M. (Morrill) Chellis; ed. New- port high school,. 1878; Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, 1880; Dart- mouth College, A.B. 1885; studied law with Albert S. Wait of Newport three years; admitted to the bar 1888 and entered practice as a partner with Mr. Wait; taught district schools in Croy- don and Enfield before entering college, and was principal of the Newport high school for nine years after admission to the bar; interested in athletic sports while in college, and played two years on the Varsity baseball, and two years on the football team; Unitarian; Demo- . crat; has served as town moderator, and two terms as solicitor for Sullivan County (1907-8 and 1913-4), the only Democrat elected to the office in fifty years; several years a member of the Newport school board and superinten- dent of schools; member Newport fire department over twenty years and six
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years member N. H. Firemen's Ass'n; has taken an active part in local politics in his party's interest, and labored for the promotion of the civic, social and educational welfare of the community; gave much time to war work, serving as secretary of the Sullivan County draft board; trustee Sugar River Sav- ings Bank, Carrie F. Wright Hospital; member Mt. Vernon Lodge, No. 15, A. F. & A. M. (historian at its 100th anniversary), Chapter of the Taber- nacle, No. 19, and Sullivan Com- mandery, K. T .; Sugar River Lodge No. 1236, Loyal Order of the Moose, Alpha Delta Phi, Newport Playground Ass'n, Outing Club, Board of Trade; m., Dec. 8, 1892, Emma G. Wilmarth; children, Bernice Louise, b. April 20, 1894 (Newport high school, 1912, Wellesley College 1916); Robert Wil- marth, b. Dec. 6, 1898 (Newport high school, 1915,- Dean Academy, 1916). Residence Newport, N. H.
McDonald, Etta Austin Blaisdell
(Mrs. James R. McDonald); author ; b., Manchester, N. H .; dau. Clark and Clara M. Blaisdell; ed. public schools, Mass. State Normal School, Fram- ingham, 1891; taught school in Massa- chusetts, 1892-6; supervisor primary schools, Brockton, Mass., 1896-9; author (with Mary Frances Blaisdell) "Child Life," 1899; "Child Life in Many Lands," 1900; "The Child Life Primer," 1901; "The Blaisdell Spell- ers," 1901; "The Child Life Fifth Reader," 1902; "Boy Blue and His Friends," 1907, and many child books of travel; member Boston Author's Club, Women's City Club, N. E. Women's Press Ass'n; m., Aug. 3, 1899, James Richard McDonald. Residence, West Medford, Mass.
Stoddard, Edward Percy
Insurance and Real Estate, b., Ports- mouth, N. H., Jan. 2, 1877; s. D. Fox and Mary Joy (Pendexter) Stoddard; ed. Dover and Portsmouth schools and Dartmouth College; reporter for Ports- mouth Times and Manchester Daily Union, 1900-3; U. S. deputy marshal at
Concord, 1903-8; in general insurance and real estate business at Portsmouth since latter date; Congregationalist; Republican; member Portsmouth city council, 1910; N. H. house of rep- resentatives, 1911-12; 1913-14; cham- pioned the movement for the Ports- mouth armory in the former session; for Republican candidate £ state senator in District No. 24, 1918; mem-
ber A. F. & A. M., 32d degree, Knight Templar and Shriner, B. P. O. E., K. of P., Derryfield Club, Manchester; Athletic Club; Warwick Club, Country Club, Portsmouth. Residence, Ports- mouth, N. H.
Richardson, Henry Sturtevant
Lawyer; probate judge; b., Brandon, Vt., Sept. 19, 1873; s. Sidney K. and Ella I. (Sturtevant) Richardson; ed. public schools, Kimball Union Acad- emy, 1892; Dartmouth College, 1896. studied law in office of Smith & Smith at Woodsville, N. H .; admitted to the N. H. bar, June 18, 1903; located in practice in Claremont; Unitarian; Re-
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publican; judge Claremont police court, 1912-13; member school board, 1915-17; solicitor, Sullivan County, 1917; judge of probate, 1917- ; trustee Fiske Free Library, 1911- ; member A. F. & A. M. (lodge, chapter, com- mandery and shrine), Sons of Veterans (past commander N. H. division); m., June 12, 1906, Valina J. Darling; one dau., Barbara. Residence, Claremont, N. H.
Colony, Horatio
Lawyer; manufacturer; b., Keene, Nov. 14, 1835; s. Josiah and Hannah (Taylor) Colony; descendant of John Colony, Wrentham, Mass., 1640; ed. public and private schools, Keene Academy, Albany (N. Y.) Law School, LL.B. 1860, having studied in the office of Hon. Levi Chamberlain; ad- mitted to the bar in New York and New Hampshire in 1860, and practiced in Keene till 1867, when, having ac- quired an interest in the firm of Faulk- ner & Colony, woolen manufacturers, of which his father had been a member, he relinquished his profession and de- voted himself thereafter to the interests of the firm, of which he became presi- dent and treasurer upon its incorpora- tion; subsequently interested in the Cheshire Mills, Harrisville, N. H., and president and treasurer of the same; Unitarian; Democrat; member first N. H. board of labor statistics, ap- pointed by Governor Weston; first mayor of Keene, 1874-5; member N. H. house of representatives, 1877; Democratic nominee for speaker and member judiciary committee; delegate Democratic National Convention, New York, 1868; some time president Keene Steam Power Co .; director Cheshire, Ashuelot and Citizens' National banks of Keene, and Winchester National Bank; president Cheshire County Humane Soc .; trustee Thayer public library and president of the board; member A. F. & A. M., K. T., P. of H .; m., Dec. 10, 1863, Emeline Eames Jos- lin of Keene; d., Oct. 11, 1907; children, John Joslin (see page 135); Charles
Taylor, b. April 20, 1867; Kate (Mrs. James A. Frye). Residence, 104 West St., Keene, N. H.
Merrill, Charles Clarkson
Clergyman; secretarial worker; b., Marlboro, N. H., March 3, 1873; s. John L. and Mary L. (Murphy) Mer- rill; ed. Cushing Academy, Ashburn- ham, Mass., 1890, Dartmouth College, A.B. 1894; B.D. Yale Divinity School, 1897; ordained Congregational min- istry, 1897; pastor First Church Steu- benville, O., 1897-1902; North Church, Winchendon, Mass., 1902-11; secre- tary National Council Apportionment Commission, Congregational Churches, 1911-14; N. E. secretary Laymen's Missionary Movement, Boston, 1914- 17; secretary Vermont Domestic Mis- sionary Soc., 1917- ; Independent Re- publican; trustee Cushing Academy; member Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Kappa Epsilon; m., Oct. 8, 1907, Bessie Louise Nichols, Winchendon, Mass. Resi- dence, 112 Loomis St., Burlington, Vt.
Abbott, Sewall Wester
Lawyer; b., Tuftonboro, N. H., April 11, 1859; s. George and Phebe Jane (Graves) Abbott; ed. public schools of Ossipee; Hebron (Me.) Academy, 1878; Union College of Law, Chicago, 1883; admitted to Illinois bar same year; practiced one year in Chi- cago; returned East and commenced practice in Wolfeboro, N. H., Dec. 18, 1885 and has there continued; Unita- rian; Republican; moderator, Wolfeboro, twenty-two years; member school board twelve years; solicitor for Carroll County, 1903-7; judge of Probate since Dec. 27, 1889; chairman Legal Ad- visory Board, Carroll County, 1917- ; chairman fuel committee, Wolfeboro district 1917- ; president Wolfeboro Woolen Mills; president trustees Hug- gins Hospital since foundation, Dec.31, 1907; trustee Brewster Free Academy since 1895; member A. F. A. M., lodge, chapter, commandery and 32d degree (Past D. D. G. M., N. H. Grand Lodge, and member committee on trials and appeals), O. E.S .; I. O.O. F., Rebekahs,
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P. B. O. E., P. of H., Sons of the Ameri- can Revolution; m., June 10, 1893, Elma King (Hodgdon). Residence, Wolfeboro, N. H.
MacMurphy, Mary L. Stuart James
(Mrs. Jesse G. MacMurphy.) Teacher; lecturer; b., Deerfield, N. H., Sept. 1, 1846; dau. Joseph Warren and Harriet Neeley (Hoyt) James; ed. Pinkerton Academy, Derry, N. H., Salem, Mass., Normal School, first
course, 1864; advanced course, 1866; special work Vassar College and Chi- cago University; in the autumn of 1866 became head of the Senior de- partment of the Albany, N. Y., Female Academy; later at request of Eben S. Stearns, principal, accepted the posi- tion of preceptress at Robinson Fe- male Seminary; on April 22, 1870, united in marriage with Rev. Jesse G. MacMurphy, and became a resident of Racine, Wis., where she soon became principal of a college preparatory school, and lecturer to the Avon Art Club; in 1895 she was called to Chicago
as head of the history department in the Waller High School, remaining until 1911, when she returned to New Eng- land, but has retained a deep interest in the work to which her active life has been devoted and for which work she had prepared herself by foreign travel and close study. She was a member of the Woman's Club and Avon Art Club, Racine, Wis. (president of the former 1894-6; director of latter, 1879-94); the Chicago and Oak Park Woman's Clubs and The Glaux Syntelia, Chicago. She is a member of the D. A. R. and the Derry Woman's Club, in both of which organizations as well as the Red Cross she is an active worker; she served as chairman of the Art Department, N. H. Federation of Women's Clubs; 1915- 17. Two children. Residence, Derry Village, N. H.
Marvin, Winthrop Lippitt
Journalist; b., New Castle, N. H .; May 15, 1863; s. Thomas E. O. and Anne (Lippitt) Marvin; ed. public Schools, Tufts College, A.B. 1884; Litt.D. 1903; reporter and night editor Boston Advertiser, 1884-6; on Boston Journal in various capacities, 1886- 1903; member Mass. Civil Service Commission, 1901-4; secretary Mer- chant Marine Commission, Washing- ton, 1904-5; secretary-treasurer Na- tional Ass'n Woolen Manufacturers since 1908; associate editor Marine Journal, New York City; member Phi Beta Kappa, Theta Delta Chi; Uni- versalist; Republican; m., June 17, 1885, Nellie Meloon, Portsmouth, N. H. Residence, Marvin's Island, Portsmouth, N. H.
McDaniel, Allen Boyer
Civil engineer; b., Exeter, N. H., Sept. 5, 1879; s. Benjamin F. and Mary E. (Wellman) McDaniel; ed. Mass. Inst. Tech., B.S. in architectural engineering, 1901; structural engineer, N. E. Structural Co., Boston, 1901-2; Fort Pitt Bridge Works, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1903-5; instructor in civil engi- neering, Case School of Applied Science, Cleveland, Ohio, 1906-7;
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professor civil engineering, Univ. of South Dakota, 1907-12; assistant professor civil engineering, Univ. of Illinois, 1912-16; professor civil engi- neering, Union College, Schenectady, N. Y., 1917- ; fellow American Acad. Arts and Sciences; member Amer. Soc. Civil Engineers, etc .; m., Oct. 21, 1903, Amanda Fowler, Boston, Mass. Residence, Schenectady, N. Y.
MacGreggor, Henry Frederick
Railroading and real estate; b., Loudonderry, N. H., April 25, 1855; s. Lewis Aiken and Augusta (Watts) Blodgett; ed. Pinkerton Academy, Derry, and Bryant & Stratton Com- merical College, Manchester; removed to Texas in youth; secretary Galveston City R. R. Co., 1879-83; vice-president and general manager, Houston Rail- way System, 1883-1903; engaged in real estate operations since 1903; vice- president and director, State Land Oil Co .; director, South Texas National Bank, Houston Printing Co., Glen Park Co .; Presbyterian; Republican; chairman, state executive committee, 1894-6; Texas member Republican National Committee since 1912; m., Dec. 10, 1885; Elizabeth Stevens. Residence, 3530 Fannin St., Houston, Texas.
Howes, Benjamin Alfred
Engineer; b., Keene, N. H., Aug. 4, 1875; s. Benjamin Thomas and Maria Adelaide (Holt) Howes; ed. public schools, Mass. Institute Technology, B.S. 1897; with Frank Sprague, Sprague Multiple Unit System, New York, 1897-1900; with Randfontein Estates, mining equipment and con- struction, South Africa, and Thomas Robins, Paris and London, 1900-3; in research and construction work, 1903- 5; in private practice in New York since 1905; advisory to various ship- building undertakings 'in concrete, 1918; member American Soc. Mining Engineers, American Concrete Insti- tute, American Soc. Civil Engineers, etc .; author "Building by a Builder," 1914, and various technical articles on concrete and building construction;
m., Aug. 5, 1908, Ethel D. Puffer, Framingham, Mass. Residence, Scars- dale, N. Y.
Hoyt, Louis G.
Lawyer; probate judge; b., Exeter, N. H., Feb. 23, 1856; s. Gilman B. and Marianna (Jewell) Hoyt; ed. Phillips Exeter Academy, 1873; Dartmouth College, 1877; studied law and com- menced practice at Kingston, N. H.,
1878; member banking firm of E. H. Rollins & Sons, Boston, 1888-1900; Universalist; Republican; superintend- ent of schools, Kingston, 1880 to 1886; solicitor of Rockingham County, 1892- 1900; judge of probate, Rockingham County, since September, 1902; trus- tee Union Five Cent Savings Bank, Exeter; Sanborn Seminary, Kingston; Brown's Academy, East Kingston; secretary, Republican state committee, 1899-1901; member Gideon Lodge, A. F. & A. M .; author "Hoyt's Probate Practice," "Hoyt's Law of Adminis- tration in New Hampshire," "Hoyt's Homestead Right"; m., March 30, 1893, Mary S. Towle. Residence,
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French, George Barstow
Lawyer; b., Tuftonborough, N. H., Nov. 27, 1846; s. James and Eveline A. (Moulton) French; ed. Tilton Sem- inary, 1868; Dartmouth College, 1872; principal Milford, N. H., high school, 1872-4; studied law with Judge Rob- ert M. Wallace of Milford and at Bos- ton Univ. Law School; admitted to Suffolk County, Mass., bar in May, 1876, and N. H. bar, September, 1876, since when he has been in practice in
Nashua; Congregationalist; Republi- can; member Nashua board of educa- tion several years, N. H. constitu- tional convention, 1889; chairman Legal Advisory Board under Selective Service Act, 1918; member Lincoln Club; president non-partisan Civic League; formerly president. Nashua Trust Co., and director Pennichuck Water Works; D. K. E. frater- nity, Dartmouth College; Rising Sun Lodge, A. F. & A. M .; m., Dec. 24, 1879, Sarah F. Burnham, Milford, N. H .; children, Ruth H., b. Oct. 17,
1880 (Smith College, 1902, Teachers College, Columbia Univ. in Domestic Science, 1910), member of Nashua board of education, and for over a year past in Bureau of Military Intelligence, U. S. War Department, Washington; Robert A., b. Sept. 13, 1882 (Dart- mouth, 1905, Harvard Law School, 1908), lawyer in practice in Nashua till commissioned captain, Bureau of Military Intelligence, War Depart- ment, Washington, August, 1918; served three terms in N. H. house of representatives, and was associate jus- tice Nashua police court; d. in the serv- ice at Washington, Dec. 17, 1918; Helen B., b. Sept. 5, 1884 (ed. in Nashua high school, Abbott Academy and Smith College one year); George M., b. May 2, 1888 (Dartmouth, 1911, Boston Univ. Law School, 1914); prac- ticed law in Springfield, Mass., till June, 1917, when he enlisted in the 104th infantry regiment, 26th division, went to France in October, was made a sergeant, served till Oct. 29, 1918, when he was sent to a hospital and was invalided home in November. Residence, Nashua, N. H.
Merrill, William Bradford
Journalist; b., Salisbury, N. H., Feb. 27, 1861; s. Horatio · and Sarah B. (Whitman) Merrill; ed. Boston Latin School, 1874-6; finished studies in Paris, France, 1876-8; reporter on Philadelphia North American, 1879; telegraphic editor, 1880, Philadelphia Press; dramatic and Sunday editor 1881-5; managing editor 1886-91; managing editor New York Press, 1891-5; financial manager New York World, 1901-7; managing editor New York American since February, 1907; author Guide to Railways of the United States, 1881; m., Sept. 12, 1882, Sara Louise Taylor, Georgetown, D. C. Residence, Great Neck, L. I.
Messer, Loring Wilbur
Y. M. C. A. secretary; b., Somers- worth, N. H., March 1, 1856; s. Charles and Emily A. (Leathers) Messer; ed. public schools; A.M. Northwestern
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Univ., 1908; with B. & M. R. R., Bos- ton, 1872-4; in dry goods trade, Read- ing, Mass., 1874-81; general secretary Y. M. C. A., Peoria, Ill., 1881-3; Cam- bridge, Mass., 1883-8; Chicago, Ill., since April, 1888; director and instruc- tor, Y. M. C. A. College, Chicago; trustee International Y. M. C. A. Col- lege, Springfield, Mass .; director United Charities; member State executive committee, Y. M. C. A .; member execu- tive committee National War Work Council of Y. M. C. A. ass'ns; Union League University Club; Republican; m., Sept. 14, 1887, Elizabeth I. Garce- lon, Lewiston, Me. Residence, 5729 Blackstone ave., Chicago, Ill.
Morrill, Albro David
Educator; b., Tilton, N. H., Aug. 29, 1854; s. Smith and Mary (Clark) Morrill; ed. Dartmouth College, B.S. 1876, M.S. 1879; studied in Univ. of Mich., 1876-7; teacher of science, Lewiston, Pa., 1878-83; professor of chemistry, physics and higher mathe- matics, Belmont College, 1883-8; professor biology and geology, Ohio Univ., Athens, Ohio, 1888-92; profes- sor chemistry and biology, Hamilton College, 1892-6; professor biology since 1896; fellow American Acad. Arts and Sciences; member Amer. Soc. Naturalists, Amer. Soc. Zoologists, Boston Soc. Natural History; Pres- byterian; Republican; m., Dec. 23, 1879, Lena E. Carver, Binghampton, N. Y. Residence, Clinton, N. Y.
Gould, Robert Truman
Dairy and fruit farmer; b., Hopkin- ton, N. H., May 23, 1861; s. Charles and Ruth (Hill) Gould; ed. public schools and Contoocook Academy; Methodist; Democrat; selectman, Hop- kinton, 1907, 1914-15 (chairman of the board); member N. H. house of rep- resentatives, 1917-18, serving on Com- mittee on railroads, and joining in the minority report against the "re- organization" bill; member Committee of Public Safety; chairman War Sav- ings Committee, local food representa- tive, member Liberty Loan committee
and in Red Cross and Red Triangle drives; member Harris Lodge A. F. & A. M .; Patrons of Husbandry (past master Union Grange, No. 56 and Contoocook, No. 216). Mr. Gould re- sides upon the farm on "Gould Hill" in Hopkinton, owned and occupied by the Goulds for four generations; his great-great-grandfather, Joseph Gould, was one of the original proprietors of Hopkinton; Thomas Hill and Moses Hill, his maternal great-grandfather
and grandfather were both soldiers of the Revolution and fought at Bunker Hill, and the latter was a member of the Committee of Safety in Hopkinton during the Revolution, as was Robert T. Gould during the recent war. The Gould Hill farm is noted for its first class fruit and excellent dairy prod- ucts; m., April 3, 1894, Mary M. Currier; one dau., Jessie, b. May 12, 1900, graduate of Hopkinton high school. Residence, Hopkinton, N. H. (Contoocook, P. O.).
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