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HON. J. DUNCAN UPHAM
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Upham, James Duncan
Manufacturer; banker; b., Clare- mont, N. H., Nov. 7, 1853; s. James Phineas and Elizabeth Walker (Rice) Upham; ed. public schools, Claremont; Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, 1870; Dartmouth College, Cornell Univ., B.S., 1874; entered employ of Sullivan Machine Co., Claremont, as clerk and paymaster, continuing until chosen treasurer and manager of the Brandon (Vt.) Italian Marble Co., July, 1886, which position he held until July, 1891, when he returned to Clare- mont to become treasurer and director of the Sullivan Machine Co., serving as such till April, 1892, when the con- cern was reorganized and he became treasurer and director of the Sullivan Machinery Co. of Claremont, N. H., and Chicago, Ill., in which position he continues, also member executive com- mittee of said corporation; president Brandon Italian Marble Co., May, 1895, until sale of same in December, 1909; director, Claremont National Bank since Jan. 10, 1893; vice-presi- dent same from Nov. 10, 1896, to Sept. 19, 1905; president since Sept. 19, 1905; director B. & M. R. R. since October, 1913; director United Life and Accident Ins. Co., Concord, N. H., since 1913; first president N. H. Man- ufacturers' Ass'n, 1913-14 and director in same till 1918; vice-president for New Hampshire American Bankers' Ass'n, 1916-17; member and former director, vice-president and president Claremont board of trade; Episcopal- ian; Progressive Republican; trustee town of Claremont trust funds since 1903; member N. H. executive council, 1907-8; constitutional convention 1912; member N. H. public safety committee of one hundred; chairman Claremont public safety committee; chairman Claremont Liberty Loan Committee; member N. H. League for National Defense, Red Cross, N. H. Children's Aid and Protective Soc., N. H. Ass'n for Prevention of Tuberculosis, N. H. Soc. for Prevention of Cruelty to Ani- mals, Soc. for Protection of New Hamp- shire Forests, Lincoln Club, 1906-10;
N. H. Historical Soc., Claremont Country Club; Zeta Psi (Cornell Univ.), Cornell New England club; m., Oct. 25, 1882, Katharine Hall Deane of Clare- mont; children, Katharine Duncan (Mrs. Roy D. Hunter) and Sarah Elizabeth (Mrs. Percy R. Brooks). Residence, Claremont, N. H.
Miller, Charles Ransom
Journalist; b., Hanover, N. H., Jan. 17, 1849; s. Elijah T. and Chastina (Hoyt) Miller; ed. Dartmouth College, A.B. 1872, LL.D. 1905; Litt.D. Columbia, 1915; on staff of Springfield Republican, 1872-5; New York Times since 1875; editor in chief since 1883; director N. Y. Times Co .; director Tidewater Paper Co .; Century, Metro- politan and Garden City Golf clubs, New York; m., Oct. 10, 1876, Frances Daniels, Plainfield, N. H. Residence, 21 East 9th St., New York.
Mitchell, Harry Walter
Physician; b., Plymouth, N. H., Nov. 6, 1867; s. Harris B. and Frances (Blair) Mitchell; ed. Peacham (Vt.) Academy, Univ. of Vermont, M.D. 1896; ass't physician, State Farm, Bridgewater, Mass., 1896-9; Danvers (Mass.) State Hospital, 1899-1907; superintendent Eastern (Me.) State Hospital, 1907-10; Danvers (Mass.) State Hospital, 1910-12; State Hospital for Insane, Warren, Pa., 1912 -; mem- ber American Med. Ass'n, Pa. State Med. Ass'n, Mass. State Med. Soc., Boston Soc. Psychiatry and Neurology, etc .; Unitarian; m., Aug. 16, 1902, Mary Paulsell, San Francisco. Resi- dence, Warren, Pa.
Melville, Henry
Lawyer; b., Nelson, N. H., Aug. 25, 1858; s. Josiah H. and Nancy R. (Ne- smith) Melville; ed. Dartmouth College, A.B. 1879; Harvard, A.M. and LL.B., cum laude, 1884; admitted to the bar in 1885, and since in practice in New York City ; partner of Roscoe Conkling, 1885-8; captain Co. A, Sth N. Y. Vol- unteers, Spanish American War; presi- dent State Board of Managers, Elmira
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and Napanoch reformatories; member N. Y. Bar Ass'n, Naval and Military Order, Spanish American War, Soc. Co- lonial Wars; Republican. Residence, 69 East 55th St., New York City.
Wellman, Justin Owen
Educator; head master Colby Acad- emy; b., Belgrade, Me., Sept. 19, 1875; s. Owen Rogers and Ella (Russell) Wellman; ed. public schools, Augusta, Me .; Colby College, 1898; principal
Paris Hill (Me.) Academy, 1898; mas- ter of mathematics, Bangor (Me.) high school, 1899-1901; principal Ricker Classical Institute, Houlton (Me.), 1901-5; headmaster Colby Academy, New London, N. H., 1905 to date; Baptist; Republican; town auditor, New London, 1907-10, 1914 to date; delegate N. H. constitutional convention, 1912; war historian for New London, 1918- ; chairman town War S. S. committee, 1918- ; four minute speaker in war work cam- paign; trustee New London Hospital Ass'n; trustee N. H. United Baptist
Convention; member National Edu- cational Ass'n, N. E. Ass'n of Colleges and Secondary Schools; N. H. Teach- ers' Ass'n; N. E. Ass'n of Mathematics Teachers; collaborator of National Institute for Moral Instruction; A. F. & A. M. to and including 32d degree and K. T., O. E. S. (past Grand Pa- tron); I. O. O. F., P. of H., American Red Cross, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Upsilon; m., Aug. 14, 1901, Caroline Blanch Walker; children, Eleanor Blanch, b. Feb. 19, 1907; Muriel Jus- tine, b. Sept. 9, 1912. Residence, New London, N. H.
Gove, Charles Augustus
Naval officer; b., Concord, N. H., July 5, 1854; s. Col. Jesse A. and Maria Louise (Sherburne) Gove; ed. public schools, U. S. Naval Academy, Annap- olis, 1876; promoted ensign, March 29, 1879; lieutenant, Aug. 4, 1891; lieutenant commander, July 1, 1899; commander, May 6, 1905; cap- tain, Jan. 9, 1909; rear admiral, July 11, 1914; served on all principal sta- tions and at sea twenty-one years and six months; on U. S. S. Topeka during Spanish American War, 1898; com- mandant of midshipmen at U. S. Naval Academy, 1908-9; commanded the new dreadnought, Delaware 1910, mak- ing the trip around Cape Horn and, later in the naval review off Spithead at the Coronation of King George V, it being the largest warship there; commander U. S. Naval Training Station at San Francisco, 1912-3; retired, Dec. 11, 1914; Episcopalian; A. F. & A. M., member Army and Navy Club, Washington, D. C., Bo- hemian Club, San Francisco; m., May 23, 1887, Minnie Webster. Residence, San Francisco, Cal.
Cavis, Kate Chandler
(Mrs. Harry M. Cavis); b., Balti- more, Md .; dau. Maj. George Henry and Elvira Sargent (Coffin) Chandler; niece of Senator William E. Chandler (see p. 1); granddaughter of Capt. Samuel Coffin, Concord, N. H. (Maj. George H. Chandler, A.B., Dartmouth,
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1860, ¢BK, LL.B., Harvard, 1867; served in the 9th N. H. Volunteers during the Civil War and was wounded in the battle of Spottsylvania); Mrs. Cavis was educated in the schools of Concord, N. H., and at the Oldfield School, Baltimore, Md., 1887-9; spent much of her youth in Washington, D. C .; became a permanent resident of Concord, N. H., upon her marriage; communicant of St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, warden of Guild, St. Anna Branch, and active in church work; member board of managers, Orphans' Home at Millville, Stratford (Shakespeare) Club (president, 1908- 11), N. H. Historical Soc., Concord Female Charitable Soc., Country Club, Beaver Meadow Golf Club (charter, 1897), Friendly Club, District Nursing Ass'n, Charity Organization Soc., Hos- pital Associates, S. P. C. A., N. H. Children's Aid and Protective Soc .; m., Washington, D. C., May 12, 1897, Harry Minot Cavis, lawyer of Con- cord, who d. July 8, 1915; one son, George Chandler Cavis, b. Feb. 14, 1898; ed. St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H., 1916, Yale Univ., 1921; in training, Plattsburgh, N. Y., summer of 1916; served as ambulance driver in France (Yale Unit), five months in 1917; second lieutenant, Field Artil- lery, Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C., 1918. Residence, Concord, N. H.
Runnells, Everett Hazen
Farmer and contractor; b., Con- cord, N. H., June 7, 1851; s. Deacon Hazen and Sarah E. (Corliss) Runnells; sixth in descent from Sergt. Samuel Runnells, of Bradford, Mass., before 1710; fifth in descent from Lieut. Samuel Runnells and fourth in descent from Lieut. Samuel Runnells, Jr., of Boxford, Mass., both of whom served in the French and Indian Wars, 1755-6; grandson of Joseph Runnells, who served in the Revolution; ed. Concord schools; one year (1868), at Oberlin Col- lege, Ohio; Congregationalist; Repub- lican; supervisor of check list, Ward 4, several years; m., Oct. 20, 1880, Clara Frances Potter of East Concord, N. H.,
descended from Robert Potter, Lynn, Mass., 1630, great-granddaughter of Richard Potter, who served in the Revolution under Gen. Sullivan, niece of Gen. Joseph H. Potter, U. S. A. (West Point, 1843); children, (1) Clar- ence Everett, b. Dec. 10, 1881; ed. Concord high school; employed by Lynn, Mass., Electric R. R .; m. June 15, 1904, Katharine Isabel McClure, Maynard, Mass .; their children, John Franklin, b. Jan. 29, 1909; Maude
Frances, Dec. 14, 1915; (2) Maude Edith, b. Nov. 10, 1886, d. Feb. 12, 1897; (3) Morrill Potter, b. Jan. 28, 1892; ed. Concord schools; foreman in machine shops, U. S. Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H .; m. April 8, 1917, Blanche Evelyn Moran, Lowell, Mass .; (4 and 5) twin sons, Ernest Potter and Ellsworth Potter, b. April 7, 1894 (see succeeding sketches). Residence, 6 Lyndon St .. , Concord, N. H.
Runnells, Ernest Potter
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Frances (Potter) Runnells (see preced- ing); ed. Concord high school; employed National State Capital Bank; Episco- palian; Republican; entered the U. S. service, July 25, 1917; sailed for France, Oct. 3, 1917; in the Medical Corps of the 26th Division, later in the 101st Ambulance Corps; cited for bravery by Major-Gen. C. R. Edwards in the second battle of the Marne, July 18-26, 1918, "for rescuing wounded comrades under heavy enemy fire"; cited by Major-Gen. C. R. Edwards
Episcopalian; Republican; member White Mountain Lodge, I. O. O. F .; employed in the People's Market, 1912- 17; entered the U. S. service, July 25, 1917; sailed for France, Oct. 3, 1917; in the 103d Machine Gun Battalion, 26th Division, 52d Brigade, Co. B; decorated with the Croix de Guerre, Dec. 17, 1918, standing beside his twin brother who received the Ameri- can Cross at the same time (this is believed to be the only instance where twin brothers were simultaneously
for "exceptionally meritorious service and gallant conduct under a terrific enemy artillery bombardment," Sept. 25 and 26, 1918; decorated with Dis- tinguished Service Cross (American), Dec. 17, 1918 (see succeeding). Resi- dence, 6 Lyndon St., Concord, N. H.
Runnells, Ellsworth Potter
Soldier (twin brother to preceding); b., Concord, N. H., April 7, 1894; s. Everett Hazen and Clara Frances (Potter) Runnells; ed. Concord schools;
decorated with French and American crosses during the Great War); m., May 14, 1917, Amy Isabel Milton, Penacook, N. H. Residence, 6 Lyndon St., Concord, N. H.
Gove Aaron
Educator; b., Hampton Falls, N. H., Sept. 26, 1838; s. John Francis and Sarah Jane (Wadleigh) Gove; ed. pub- lic schools, Illinois Normal Univ., 1861; honorary A.M., Dartmouth, 1878;
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LL.D., Univ. of Colorado, 1888; served in Union Army Sept., 1861 to Aug., 1864, when honorably discharged as brevet major; superintendent of schools, Normal, Ill, 1864-74; superin- tendent of schools, Denver, Colo., 1874 -1904; representative of the beet sugar industry in the arid states 1905- ; com- mander Loyal Legion, Colorado Com- mandery, two years; A. F. & A. M., 33d degree; Grand Commander K. T. of Colorado, three years; president Na- tional Educational Ass'n, three years; Congregationalist; Republican; m., Feb. 13, 1865, Caroline Spofford, North An- dover, Mass. Residence, Denver, Colo.
Mclaughlin, George Asbury
Clergyman; b., Nashua, N. H., Oct. 13, 1851; s. John and Mary A. (Towle) Mclaughlin; ed. public schools, Wes- leyan University (Conn.), A.B. 1873; A.M. 1875; D.D. Taylor Univ., 1903; ordained M. E. ministry, 1875; pastor, Franklin Falls, N. H., 1875-7; White- field, 1877-9; Littleton 1879-82; First Church, Haverhill, Mass., 1882-5; Laconia, N. H., 1885-8; Exeter, 1888- 92; in evangelistic work, Chicago, 1892-1912; editor Christian Witness, Chicago, 1901-17; author of several commentaries and pamphlets; Pro- hibitionist; m., 1st, Oct. 27, 1875, Mary Ella Henshaw, Middletown, Conn .; d., Jan. 21, 1910; 2d, Oct. 20, 1914, Mrs. Jennie Reeves Walker. Resi- dence, Los Angeles, Cal.
Marden, Orison Swett
Author and editor; b., Thornton, N. H., s. Louis and Martha (Cilley) Marden; ed. public schools, Boston Univ., B.S. 1877; A.M. and Bachelor of Oratory, 1879; LL.B. 1882; M.D., Harvard, 1881; author "Rushing to the Front," 1894, and about fifty other books; founder of the Success Magazine in 1897, and editor of the same to 1912; editor Consolidated Encyclopedic Library (10 vols.), 1901; editor New Success Magazine; presi- dent Aldine Club; president League for the Larger Life; m., May, 1905, Clara L. Evans, Louisville, Ky. Residence, Sea Cliff, L. I.
Rogers, William Nathaniel
Lawyer; b., Wakefield, N. H., Jan. 10, 1892; s. Herbert E. and Lilian A. (Sanborn) Rogers; ed. public schools, Wakefield, Brewster Free Academy, Wolfeboro; Dartmouth College; Uni- versity of Maine School of Law, 1916; admitted to the N. H. bar in 1916 and practiced that year at Sanbornville and Wolfeboro; since July, 1917, in Con- cord; member firm of Streeter, Demond, Woodworth & Sulloway; Episcopalian;
Democrat; member N. H. house of rep- resentatives, 1917-18, 1919-20; mem- ber judiciary committee both sessions; Democratic candidate for Congress, 1st N. H. District, 1918; for speaker of the house in the legislature of 1919; member Phi Kappa Psi, Dartmouth; Phi Alpha Delta, Univ. of Maine, Knights of Pythias, A. F. & A. M., K. T., N. H. Bar Ass'n; m., Aug. 31, 1912, Winnie E. Stevens, Farmington, N. H .; children, Pauline E., b. April 29, 1913; Una C., b. July 3, 1915. Residence, Sanbornville, N. H .; bus- iness address, Concord, N. H.
DANIEL WEBSTER PERRY
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Perry, Daniel Webster
Paymaster, Nashua Mf'g Co .; b., Dublin, N. H., June 21, 1852; ed. pub- lic schools, Peterboro high school, 1873; freight cashier, C. R. R., at Nashua, 1873-81; in employ of Fisk Mf'g Co., Springfield, Mass., 1881-4; assistant paymaster, Nashua Mf'g Co., Nashua, N. H., 1884-1903; succeeded the late Webster P. Hussey as proprietors' clerk and paymaster in the latter year, con- tinuing until the present time, making thirty-five years of continuous service for this corporation; Universalist; Democrat; member Nashua board of education, 1906-12; treasurer First Universalist Society, Nashua, from 1898 to the present time; superintend- ent First Universalist Sunday School, 1894-1914; treasurer N. H. Univer- salist State Convention, since Sept. 1907; member A.F.& A. M., I.O.O. F .; m., Oct. 8, 1879, Emma Augusta Cook of Nashua; children, Grace M., b. Springfield, Mass., 1882 (Nashua high school, 1901, Teachers' Training School, 1903, teacher in Nashua public schools four years; m., 1907, Edward Otis Brown, South Weymouth, Mass); Fanny Gertrude, b. Nashua, N. H., 1890; Nashua high school, 1909, Massachusetts Normal Art School, 1914; supervisor of drawing, Milford, N. H., schools, 1914-15; Barre, Vt., schools, 1916-17; now teacher of Art in Rhode Island State Normal School, Providence. Residence, Nashua, N. H.
Weeks, Albert J.
Pharmacist; b., Exeter, N. H., June 12, 1866; s. John W. and Caroline A. (Colcord) Weeks; ed. public schools, Exeter; Unitarian; Republican; mem- ber N. H. house of representatives, 1909-10, serving on the committees on normal school and public. health; trustee Robinson Female Seminary, Exeter Public Library; director Exeter Co-operative Bank; member A. F. & A. M. (lodge, chapter, council and commandery), O. E. S., I. O. R. M. (past Great Sachem), A. O. U. W. (past Master); Royal Arcanum, Grand treasurer, N. H. Grand Council;
Foresters of America; Sportsman's Club, Exeter; m., June 20, 1893, Gertrude R. Towle, Exeter; children, Harold J., b. Dec. 12, 1894 (Dart- mouth, 1917), second lieutenant, ord- nance department, U. S. A., Middle- town, Pa .; Laura T., b. Dec. 4, 1897 (Robinson Female Seminary, 1916). Residence, Exeter, N. H.
Marshall, Harold
Clergyman; b., Kingston, N. H., June 8, 1866; s. James F. and Mary Miranda (George) Marshall; ed. public schools and Tufts College; ordained to the Universalist ministry, 1891; pastor successively at Beverly, Swampscott and Melrose, Mass., 1891-1917; now manager Universalist Publishing House, Boston and Chicago; president Mass. Universalist state convention, Boston Flower Mission; founder Marshall Hall Forum; secretary National Open Fo- rum Council; joint author "Democ- racy in the Making," 1915; magazine writer; m., Sept. 11, 1893, Bertha Hills, Boston. Residence, Melrose, Mass.
Carter, William Scott
Manufacturer; b., Warner, N. H., Sept. 28, 1842; s. William and Hannah (Badger) Carter; descendant of Thomas Carter, a graduate of St. Thomas College, Cambridge, who came from St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, in 1635, and settled in Dedham, and later in Watertown, Mass., and became the first minister of Woburn; ed. Warner public schools, Henniker Academy and Dartmouth College, leaving the latter in his freshman year and enlisting as a private in Co. D, 11th N. H. Volun- teers, for service in the Civil War; ap- pointed commissary sergeant and served with his regiment at Fredericks- burg, Vicksburg, Jackson, Miss., and elsewhere; spent some time in hospital with chills and fever, and subsequently served as quartermaster at a convales- cent camp at Annapolis, Md .; later returned to his regiment and served in Grant's campaign up to the battle of Petersburg; after discharge, in 1865, entered the employ of H. W. Carter of
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Lebanon, conducting a large mercantile business; five years later started in business himself, subsequently forming a partnership with Frank C. Churchill which continued till 1898, when the latter withdrew; since then Mr. Carter has been president and manager of the corporation known as the Carter & Churchill Co., engaged in the manu- facture of shirts, lined coats, overalls, jumpers, etc., in addition to this busi- ness he is also interested in manufac-
turing in Pawtucket, R. I., and in the South; Republican; has held various town offices and served in the N. H. state senate in 1891-2; auditor state treasurer's accounts, 1891; appointed by Governor Jordan, in 1901, member of commission to determine the position of N. H. regiments in the siege of Vicks- burg, and by Governor Bachelder, in 1903, to select a monument in com- memoration of their service; president Lebanon Electric Light Co. for eight years previous to 1906; director Leb- anon National Bank; trustce public library; president 11th N. H. Reg't Building Ass'n; member James B.
Perry Post G. A. R., and past com- mander N. H. Department; member A. F. & A. M., lodge, chapter, com- mandery and shrine; m., Aug. 20, 1868, Theodora Bugbee, Lakeport, N. H. Residence, Lebanon, N. H.
Blaisdell, Bertram
Lawyer; b., Meredith, N. H., April 13, 1869; s. Philip and Jane (Leavitt) Blaisdell; ed. public schools, Tilton Seminary, 1888; Brown . Univ., A.B. 1892; teacher in Meredith, 1892-5; studied law and admitted to the N. H. bar, July, 1897; in practice at Meredith; Congregationalist; Democrat; chair- man Meredith school board; special justice Laconia district court, 1913-15; member N. H. house of representatives, 1915; Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Upsilon, A. F. & A. M. to and including 32d degree; past grand patron O. E. S. of New Hampshire; trustee Meredith Village Savings Bank; president Mére- dith Casket Co .; member N. H. Bar Ass'n; m., April 25, 1893, Georgia Moulton; children, Beatrice, b. Dec. 14, 1898; Dorothy F., b. Jan. 19, 1901. Residence, Meredith, N. H.
Hamlin, Frank Wilbert
Merchant; banker; b., North Charles- town, N. H., June 14, 1863; s. George Washington and Ellen L. Hamlin; ed. public schools of Charlestown; proprie- tor of the Hamlin Department Store, Charlestown, N. H., since 1887; Episcopalian (treasurer and junior warden St. Luke's Church); Republi- can; justice municipal court; trustee town trust funds, trustee and treasurer Silsby Free Library; member N. H. house of representatives, 1903; Senate, 1909; constitutional convention, 1918; president and director Connecticut River National Bank, Charlestown; member I. O. O. F., Charlestown Lodge, No. 88; Evening Star Encamp- ment, No. 25, Claremont; Canton Oasis, No. 18, Claremont; Rebekah Lodge, No. 77; m., Dec. 26, 1887, Ada E. Perry. Residence, Charlestown, N. H.
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Prescott, Charles Henry
Editor; banker; b., Barnstead, N. H., Aug. 3, 1857; s. James Lewis and Harriet Morrill (Tripp) Prescott; ed. Berwick (Me.) Academy; Boston Univ .; studied law and admitted to the Maine bar, 1880; founder and sole proprietor Biddeford (Me.) Daily Jour- nal, 1884- ; Republican; member Me. house of representatives, 1883-4; sen- ate, 1895-6; member governor's staff, 1893-7; executive council, 1901-6; treasurer York County, Me., 1887-90; delegate at large Republican National Convention, 1888; president York County Savings Bank, First National Bank, Biddeford; director North Ber- wick Mfg. Co., Union Mutual Life Ins. Co., Portland; m., Jan. 17, 1882, Ellen S. Hobbs, No. Berwick, Me. Residence, Saco, Me.
Porter, John Lincoln
Surgeon; b., Alstead, N. H., June 2, 1864; s. Samuel H. and Harriet (Emer- son) Porter; ed. public schools; North- western Univ., M.D. 1894; interne, St. Luke's Hospital, Chicago, 1894-5; professor orthopedic surgery, Univ. of Illinois Med. School, 1900-17; same in Northwestern Univ. Med. School, since 1917; attending orthopedic sur- geon, St. Luke's Hospital; appointed member advisory board on orthopedics, U. S. A., Aug., 1917; member American Med. Ass'n, American Orthopedic Ass'n (president, 1918-19, Illinois State Med. Soc.); Republican; member Uni- versity, Quadrangle and Flossmoor Country clubs; m., Feb. 9, 1899, Ethel Quigg. Residence, 5116 Kenwood Ave., Chicago.
Lord, Harry True
Lawyer; b., Manchester, N. H., May 7, 1863; s. Harrison Dearborn and Juliette (True) Lord; ed. Manchester public schools (high school 1882); Dartmouth College, A.B. 1887; stud- ied law with Hon. David A. Taggart and admitted to the N. H. bar in 1894, since whenthe has been in Iprac- tice in Manchester; Episcopalian; Re- publican; president Manchester Com-
mon Council, 1899-1902; member N. H. constitutional convention, 1902; N. H. house of representatives, 1905- 6, 1907-8; N. H. Senate (president), 1909-10; executive council, 1911-12; member local Draft Board, Div. No. 1, city of Manchester, 1917-19; member A. F. & A. M., Knight Templar and Shriner; I. O. R. M .; N. H. Soc., Sons of the American Revolution (vice- president); Manchester Historical Soc. (treasurer); Calumet Club, Manches-
ter (secretary, 1893-1914); m., Ist, Sept. 29, 1897, Flora I. Cooper, Man- chester, d .; m., 2d, Oct. 16, 1912, Florence M. Stanley; one daughter, Elizabeth, b. July 13, 1899, now in school of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Lund, Fred Bates
Surgeon; b., Concord, N. H., Jan. 4, 1865; s. Charles C. and Lydia (French) Lund; ed. public schools, Phillips An- dover Academy; Harvard College, A.B. 1888 (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa); A.M. 1892; M.D., Harvard
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Med. School, 1892; interne Mass. Gen- eral Hospital, 1900-3; in practice in Boston since latter date; established wide reputation for surgical skill; in U. S. Medical Service in France during war with Germany. Address, 529 Beacon St., Boston.
Kimball, William Henry
Farmer; lumberman; b., Columbia, N. H., Nov. 18, 1853; s. Edward Walter and M. Jannette (Lucy) Kimball; ed. public schools of Stratford, N. H .;
engaged in agriculture in early life, and has since carried on extensive lumber- ing operations; Methodist; Democrat; member Stratford school board sev- eral years; selectman twenty-five years; member N. H. house of representa- tives, 1901-2, 1909-10, 1917-18; com- missary-general of New Hampshire 1913-14; member Democratic state committee since 1910; member Knights of Pythias; director Coos County National Bank, Groveton; m., Dec. 31, 1885, Emma J. Bass of Stratford; children, George Marden, b. March 27,
1891 (Shaw's Business College, Port- land, Me., 1908); Lina Jannette, b. Sept. 1, 1897. Residence, Stratford, N. H.,
Peterson, Oscar William
Clergyman; b., Lingdal, Wardnas Parish, Ostergolland, Sweden; s. Peter Johan Johanson and Johanna (Anders- dotter) Peterson; ed. public schools in Sweden, Rice Collegiate Institute, Paxton, Ill .; Bangor Theological Sem- inary, 1902; Bowdoin College, Bruns- wick, Me., 1906; Congregationalist; Republican; pastor Congregational churches, Phillips and Strong, Me., 1902-4; Cornish and East Baldwin, Me., 1904-9; principal Parsonfield (Me.) Seminary, 1909-10; pastor Congrega- tional churches, Brownfield and Den- mark, Me., 1911-13, Newcastle, Me., 1913-17, Claremont, N. H., 1917- ; member A. F. & A. M., Phi Beta Kappa; published, 1909, patriotic hymn, "God Save the President"; in 1910, "Songs and Lyrics," translated from the Swedish; in 1917, "Abigail Goodhue Bayley," a memoir; exten- sively engaged as a speaker for various war causes; m., 1905, Emma Augusta Stubbs, Strong, Me .; children, Alma Stubbs, Hilda Stubbs. Residence, Claremont, N. H.
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