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Women's Clubs from organization till 1904; member Livingston Manor Chapter, D. A. R., Washington, D. C .; m., Oct. 20, 1877, Edward Sherburne Osgood, Portland, Me .; Congrega- tionalist. Residence, 37 West Louden St., Philadelphia, Pa .; summer home, "Rippling Waters," Stone Harbor, N. J.
Pattee, Fred Lewis
Educator; author; b., Bristol, N. H., March 22, 1863; s. Lewis F. and Mary P. (Ingalls) Pattee; ed. public schools, Dartmouth, A.B. 1888; A.M. 1891; professor of English Literature, Penn- sylvania State College, since 1894; author, "The Wine of May and Other Lyrics," 1893; "Pasquaney-A Study," 1894; "A History of American Litera- ture," 1896; "Reading Courses in American Literature," 1897; "The Foundations of English Literature," 1900; "Mary Garvin," 1902; "Elements of Religious Pedagogy," 1909; "The Breaking Point," 1911; "Compelled Men," 1913; "History of American Literature since 1870," 1915; m., March 9, 1889, Mary L. Plumer, Bris- tol, N. H. Address, State College, Center County, Pa.
Orcutt, William Dana
Author; typographic expert; b. West Lebanon, N. H., April 18, 1870; s. Hiram and Ellen (Dana) Orcutt; ed. Harvard Univ., A.B. 1892; as- sociated with the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass .; lecturer on the higher phases of printing as an art; author, "Good Old Dorchester-A Narrative History of the Town," 1893; "The Princess Hallisto," 1902, 1911; "Robert Cavelier," 1904; "The Flower of Destiny," 1906; "The Spell," 1908; "The Lever," 1911; "Writer's Desk Book," 1912; "Madonna of Sacrifice," 1913; "The Bachelor," 1915; "Bur- rows of Michigan and the Republican Party" (2 vols.), 1917; m., 1st, 1893, Alice Wilson, Cambridge, Mass., d. 1894; 2d, 1896, Louie Thompson, St. Louis, Mo. Residence, 333 Common- wealth, Ave., Boston, Mass.
Peavey, George Smith
Farmer and cattle broker; b., Green- field, N. H., Feb. 14, 1835; s. Zebadiah and Mary B. (Patterson) Peavey; ed. public schools, Tubbs Union Academy, Washington, N. H., and Hopkinton Academy, under Dyer H. Sanborn; large landholder in Greenfield and vicinity, and extensively engaged in cattle dealing since early life, being now the oldest man in the business of sending cattle to the Boston markets;
taught penmanship in early life, and served in state militia; his land holdings include two fine parks in Greenfield, open to the public-Lake & Mountain, and Otter Lake parks; Congrega- tionalist; Democrat; has served many times as moderator, town clerk, select- man, school committee and highway agent in Greenfield; member N. H. house of representatives, 1867-8; con- stitutional convention, 1902; state senate, 1893-4; house of representa- tives again, 1919-20 (oldest member of the body, receiving an ovation on
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his 84th birthday); member com- mittee on banks and ways and means; member Altamont Lodge, A. F & A. M., Peterboro; m., June 16, 1872, Sarah Patch of Greenfield; one son, George Frederick, b. May 13, 1890, auto- mobile dealer in Milford. Residence, Greenfield, N. H.
Tilton, Frank Pierce
Lawyer; judge of probate; b., Little- ton, N. H., March 4, 1880; s. Frederick
A. and Hattie G. (Sawyer) Tilton; ed. public schools, Spokane, Wash .; Boston University Law School; admitted to N. H. Bar in 1902; member law firm of Shannon & Tilton, Laconia, until the death of E. H. Shannon in 1918; since then alone in practice; Congregation- alist; Republican; solicitor, Belknap County, 1907-13, judge of probate since 1912; member school board since 1914; member Belknap County Selec- tive Service Board; clerk and counsel for various corporations; member A. F. & A. M., lodge, chapter, commandery, shrine and 32d degree; B. P. O. E.,
P. of H .; m., Jan. 30, 1906, Leonora B. Gould; children, Frederick A., b. Oct. 24, 1906; Richard G., b. March 15, 1909; Frances B., b. Feb. 29, 1912; Sarah W., b. May 22, 1913; Robert P., b. May 11, 1917. Residence, Laconia, N. H.
Varick, Thomas Rice
Merchant; b., Manchester, N. H., Oct. 3, 1863; s. John Barnes and Jane Isabella (Rice) Varick. (Descendant of Richard Varick, lawyer of New York, who joined the Revolutionary Army in 1775, and was appointed captain in the 1st N. Y. Continental Infantry, made deputy muster-master general, Northern Department, April 10, 1777, was present at the surrender of Bur- goyne, served as inspector general at West Point, and later as recording secretary of the official and private correspondence of General Washing- ton, the commander-in-chief; was re- corder of the city of New York in 1783, speaker of the N. Y. Assembly in 1787 and 1788, attorney general in 1789 and elected mayor of New York city in 1790, serving till 1801; president of the New York Soc. of the Cincinnati, which he founded in 1800, till his decease, July 30, 1831; also grandson of Thomas Rice, Jr., of Newton, Mass., for whom he was named, who was an extensive paper manufacturer and eminent citi- zen, an elder brother of Gov. Alexander H. Rice, and served in both branches of the Mass. legislature and the execu- tive council, and other positions of responsibility); ed. Phillips Exeter Academy, 1883; Harvard College, 1887; Episcopalian; Republican; member Manchester police commission, 1910- 13; president People's Savings Bank; vice-president People's Gas Light Co .; treasurer John B. Varick Co .; director Amoskeag National Bank, N. H. Fire Ins. Co., Manchester Traction, Light and Power Co., all of Manchester, and of the Franklin and Tilton R. R .; hereditary member of the New York State Soc. of the Cincinnati, succeeding in the right of Col. Richard Varick,
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above mentioned; m., June 26, 1889, Mary Miller. Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Patrick, Mary Mills
Educator; b., Canterbury, N. H., March 10, 1850; dau. John and Harriet (White) Patrick; ed. Lyons College, Ia., 1866-9; A. M., Univ. of Iowa, 1890; Universities of Heidelberg, Zurich, Leipzig and Berlin, 1892-5; Ph.D., Univ. of Berne, 1897; LL.D., Smith College, 1914; president American College for Girls, Constantinople, since 1890; member Psychological Con- gresses, Munich, 1896, Paris, 1900; Philosophical Congresses, Paris, 1900, Bologna, 1911; author "Sextus Empiri- cus and Greek Skepticism," 1899; "Sappho and the Island of Lesbos," 1912; contributor to Hastings Diction- ary of Religion. Address, Constanti- nople College, Constantinople, Turkey.
Norris, Harry Waldo
Educator; b., Pittsfield, N. H., Sept. 11, 1862, s. Moses Leavitt and Lydia Ann (Joy) Norris; ed. public schools, Iowa (now Grinnell) College, A.B. 1886, A.M. 1889; Cornell Univ., 1888- 90; Univ. of Nebraska, 1890-91; Univ. of Freiburg, 1901-2; instructor, natural history, Grinnell College, 1888; pro- fessor biology, 1891-1903; professor zoology since 1903; Congregationalist; fellow Iowa Academy of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences; American Soc. Zoologists; American Ass'n of Anatomists; exchange lecturer, Harvard Univ., 1913-14; author (with M. L. Macy), "Physiology for High Schools," 1899; engaged in research on comparative anatomy of the nervous system; m., June 14, 1893, Harriet Victoria Ruliffson, Lincoln, Neb. Residence, Grinnell, Iowa.
Hadley, Elbridge Drew
Lawyer; banker; secretarial work; b., Deering, N. H., Sept. 16, 1842; ed. New London Literary and Scientific Institution (now Colby Academy), New London, N. H .; Appleton Acad- emy, Mont Vernon, 1862; enlisted in
Co. D, 14th N. H. Vols., Aug. 15, 1862, first sergeant; promoted to second lieutenant Co. F; first lieutenant Co. H; brevet captain of volunteers, for gallant and meritorious service in the Battle of Winchester; discharged as of Dec. 29 for disability from wound; studied law with Judge David Cross of Manchester; admitted to the bar at Nashua, Sept. 20, 1869; in practice at Manchester until Dec., 1871; re- moved to Iowa, and practiced at De-
Witt until January, 1873; removed to Luverne, Minn., and practiced there till 1880, when he became a partner in the Bank of Luverne, and later, after its in- corporation, cashier and vice-president, continuing till 1887, when he returned to DeWitt continuing till 1896, since when he has resided in Des Moines; Congregationalist; Republican; taught school in Weare two winters before enlistment; taught in Manchester while studying law, and served on the school board in that city in 1868, also as clerk of the common council several years; county attorney and judge of probate for Rock County, Minn., while
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located at Luverne, also president of the school board, and editor of the Rock County Herald; member A.F. &. A. M., lodge and chapter; G. A. R .; Sons of the American Revolution (secretary Iowa Soc. continuously since 1898); Loyal Legion (recorder Iowa commandery since 1909); author of many historical articles, published in Granite Monthly and elsewhere; m., Jan. 30, 1873, Mary Elizabeth Bourne, DeWitt, Ia. Resi- dence, Des Moines, Ia.
Frost, Stephen A.
Manufacturer; b., Halifax, N. S., Jan. 15, 1862; s. John Lewis and Mary Ann (Winters) Frost; removed with parents to Massachusetts in childhood; ed. public schools of South Natick and Shirley Village, Mass .; commenced work in the leather-board factory of Hill & Cutter at Shirley, Mass., going later into that of Jonas Spaulding at Townsend Harbor, Mass., where he continued till removal to Fremont, N. H., where Mr. Spaulding had es- tablished a large cooperage plant of which he assumed the management, and has there continued, with the ex- ception of four years at Gloucester, Mass., where he was associated with Mr. Spaulding in a similar enterprise which was disposed of in 1893, when the Fremont concern was reorganized and incorporated as the Spaulding & Frost Co., with Mr. Frost as clerk, treasurer and manager, in which capacity he has continued, the busi- ness having become one of the most extensive of the kind in New England; Universalist; Republican; has served as member of the school board, town audi- tor, trustee of town trust funds; dele- gate in N. H. constitutional conven- tion, 1918; A. F. & A. M., I. O. O. F., P. of H .; m., June 13, 1885, Catherine G. Fertig, Cleveland, O .; four daugh- ters, two of whom, Lillian E. and Lizzie J., survive. Residence, Fre- mont, N. H.
Oakes, Frederick Warren
Clergyman; b., Troy, N. H., Sept. 28, 1860; s. Appleton and Lucy J. (Stickney) Oakes; ed. public schools,
Bates College, Lewiston, Me., A.B. 1888, A.M. 1893; Yale Divinity School, B.D. 1891; ordained deacon P. E. Church, 1893; priest, 1894; rector, Church of All Saints, Denver, Col., 1893-7; founder, in 1894, and superin- tendent since, Oakes Home (church home for invalid strangers), Denver; chaplain Church of Our Merciful Saviour; Republican; member A. F. & A. M., lodge and chapter; Denver Country Club; m., June 16, 1891, Mabel Underhill, Yonkers, N. Y. Residence, 2903 West 22d Ave., Den- ver, Col.
Brown, Fred Herbert
Lawyer; b., Ossipee, N. H., April 12, 1879; s. Dana J. and Nellie (Allen) Brown; ed. Dow Academy, Franconia, N. H., Dartmouth College, Boston University Law School; student at law in office of James A. Edgerly; ad- mitted to the N. H. bar in 1907, and commenced practice in partnership with Mr. Edgerly, continuing until the death of the latter in 1908, since when he has been alone in practice; Demo- crat; city solicitor of Somersworth, 1908-14; mayor of Somersworth, 1914 to present time; U. S. district attorney for New Hampshire since July, 1914; delegate in N. H. constitutional con- vention, 1912; presidential elector, 1912; member A. F. &. A .M., lodge, chapter and commandery; K. of P. Residence, Somersworth, N. H.
Fassett, James Hiram
Educator; b., Nashua, N. H., Jan. 11, 1869; s. James Boutelle, and Ellen Maria (Morrill) Fassett; ed. public schools, Dartmouth College, A.B. 1890; principal Mount Pleasant grammar school, Nashua, 1890-3; superintend- ent schools, Nashua, since 1893; Uni- tarian; Republican; trustee N. H. State Normal School; author, "Colonial Life in New Hampshire," 1899; "History of Education in New Hampshire," 1900; "The Beacon Series of School Readers," 1914; m., June 23, 1897, Bertha Chester Smith, Northampton, Mass .; one son, James Adams. Residence, 14 Abbott St., Nashua, N. H.
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Prentiss, John W.
Farmer and lumberman; b., Wal- pole, N. H., Nov. 20, 1857; s. John W. and Emeline (Slade) Prentiss; ed. pub- lic schools, Boston, Mass., and Walpole Academy; resided in Walpole till 1910, when he removed to Alstead, purchas- ing a large farm near the village, where he has been extensively engaged in agriculture, which pursuit he has always followed, though teaching school to some extent in youth; interested in
breeding Morgan horses and Berkshire swine, but more particularly noted for his superior herd of pure-blooded Holstein-Friesian cattle; also largely interested in lumbering; Unitarian; Democrat; tax collector in Walpole three years, road agent four years, selectman ten years; member N. H. house of representatives, 1907-8, 1909- 10; N. H. Senate, 1911-12, 1913-14, serving as chairman of the judiciary committee the latter term; member I. O. O. F. and P. of H .; m., Dec. 1, 1883, Katie M. Fisher, of Alstead; children, Flora May, b. March 26, 1885 (Mrs. W. R. Long, Walpole;
three daughters); John W., Jr., b. July 17, 1889 (took two years course at State College; married Minnie Clark of Alstead, and has a son and daughter; is associated with his father in business under the name of J. W. Prentiss & Son); Ethel M., b. Sept. 26, 1890 (Mrs. R. M. Galloway of Walpole; three sons). Residence, Alstead, N. H.
Nelson, Edward William
Naturalist; b., Manchester, N. H,. May 8, 1855; s. William and Nancy M. (Wells) Nelson; ed. public schools, Cook County, Ill., Normal School, 1875; engaged in scientific explorations in Alaska, 1877-81; naturalist of the U. S. S. Corwin, on the search for the Jeannette, 1881; with Bureau of Bio- logical Survey, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 1890- ; member Death Valley expedition, 1890-91; several years engaged in scientific explorations in Mexico; chief field naturalist, 1916; president American Ornithologists' Union, 1908-9, 1912-13; president Biological Soc., Washington, 1912-13; member Washington Academy of Sciences; author many scientific mono- graphs and reports. Address, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washing- ton, D. C.
Morrill, Charles Henry
Banker; real estate operator (re- tired); b., Concord, N. H., July 14, 1843; s. Ephraim and Mahala Morrill; ed. public schools and Colby Academy, New London, N. H., private, 11th N. H. Vols., .1862-5; emigrated to Nebraska; private secretary to Gov. Nance, 1879-83: president Stromsberg (Neb.) Bank, 1883-90; Farmers' and Merchants' Bank, Stromsberg, 1890-2; president Lincoln (Neb.) Land Co., since 1895; also president Lancaster Land Co., So. Platte Land Co. and Boston Investment Co .; collector of customs, 1897-1901; regent Nebraska state university and president board of regents, 1891-1901; twice chairman Republican State Committee of Nebras- ka, and member Republican National Committee from Nebraska, 1904-8;
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founder Morrill Geological expeditions from Univ. of Nebraska; Morrill County, Neb., was named in his honor; m., 1863, Harriett Currier, Nashua, N. H. Residence, Stromsberg, Neb.
Nichols, Herbert
Civil engineer; author; b., Walpole, N. H., Feb. 7, 1852; s. Amos and Lydia Nichols; ed. public schools, Worcester, Mass., Polytechnic Institute, B.S. in architecture, 1871; Ph.D., Clark Univ., 1891; civil engineer, Pennsylvania R. R. 1871-85; instructor in psychology, Harvard, 1890-3; lecturer, Johns Hop- kins, 1896; author, "The Psychology of Time," 1891; "Our Notions of Number and Space," 1894; "A Treatise on Cosmology," 1904; also many mon- ographs and magazine articles; m., Oct. 1, 1900, Jenny L. Clark, Somerville, Mass. Residence, 219 Commonwealth Ave., Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Morse, Edward Leland Clark
Educator; b., Dover, N. H., June 12, 1855; s. Moses L. and Louisa (Clark) Morse; ed. public schools, Harvard, A.B. 1877; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1893; post-graduate work, Univ. of Chicago; principal Phil Sheridan School, Chicago, since 1892; member American Historical Ass'n, American Political Science Ass'n, Modern Language Ass'n of America, Illinois Bar Ass'n; Epis- copalian; member Harvard Club, Chi- cago; author, "Spanish American Life," 1917; m., April 27, 1897, Louisa Penn Weaver. Residence, 7650 Saginaw Ave., Chicago.
Mills, Herbert Elmer
Educator; b., Salem, N. H., Aug. 8, 1861; s. Edward and Esther (Butter- worth) Mills; ed. Univ. of Rochester, A.B. 1883; A.M. 1886; Ph.D., Cornell Univ., 1890; principal Marion, N. Y., Collegiate Institute, 1883-4; Union School, Palmyra, N. Y., 1884-6; in- structor in history, Cornell Univ., 1887-90; associate professor, history and economics, Vassar College, 1890- 2; professor economics since 1892; president board of managers, State House of Refuge for Women, Hudson,
N. Y., 1899-1903; president, Pough- keepsie, N. Y., board of education, 1909-11; member American Economic Ass'n; author, "French Revolution in San Domingo," 1891; "Practical Eco- nomic Problems," 1893; "Labor Prob- lem," 1895; "Outlines of Economics," 1906; m., July 30, 1890, Mary Louise Sansbury, Palmyra, N. Y. Resi- dence, 106 Academy St., Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Dearborn, Burt Stephen
Contractor and merchant; b., Thorn- ton, N. H., Feb. 18, 1881; s. Clarence
and Torrie Bryant (Broad) Dearborn; ed. public schools; Laconia high school commercial department; engaged in business with the late William Wallace of Laconia, and is now head of the con- cern-The Wallace Building Co., con- tractors and builders and dealers in building supplies, wood and coal; Congregationalist; Republican; super- visor of check list; member N. H. house of representatives, 1915-16 (chairman Belknap County delega-
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tion); N. H. Senate, 1919-20 (chair- man committee on roads, bridges and canals, clerk committee on finance and manufactures, and member claims and forestry committees); member A. F. & A. M., to and including 32d degree shriner, and O. E. S .; Knights of Pythias (all bodies), P. of H., Laconia Gun Club, Board of Trade, etc .; m., Feb. 8, 1905, Clara Bessie Wallace, dau. William Wallace, Laconia; three daughters. Residence, Laconia, N. H.
Hurd, Henry Norris
Lawyer; b., Manchester, N. H., March 6, 1871; s. Irving Austin and
Caroline (Norris) Hurd; ed. Clare- mont public schools (Stevens high school 1890), Dartmouth College, A.B., 1894; studied law with Thomas F. Johnson of Colebrook; attended Harvard law school 1896-7; admitted to N. H. bar July, 1897, and later to the Federal courts of the N. H. Dis- trict and First Circuit; practiced in Exeter from 1877 to 1879, in the office of the late Attorney General Eastman;
succeeded Hon. Robert J. Peaslee as partner of the late William H. Drury in Manchester 1899-1901, and con- tinued practice in Manchester till May 9, 1910, when he removed to Claremont, and has there continued in practice; Episcopalian; Republican; member N. H. house of representa- tives from Ward 2, Manchester, 1907-8, 1909-10; delegate Republican state convention, 1908; delegate in N. H. constitutional convention from Clare- mont, 1912; solicitor Sullivan County 1915-17, 1919-20; water commissioner, Claremont, 1912-15; trustee Fiske Free Library, 1916- ; member Stevens high school committee, 1919- ; member Hiram Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sullivan Lodge, I. O. O. F., Claremont Grange, P. of H., David R. Roys Camp, S. of V., Claremont, N. H .; m., Nov. 14, 1902, Zoa Mildred Plummer, Mon- mouth, Me. Residence, Claremont, N. H.
French, Daniel Chester
Sculptor; b., Exeter, N. H., April 20, 1850; s. Hon. Henry F. and Anne (Richardson) French; ed. Mass. Inst. of Tech .; studied under Dr. William Rimmer of Boston and Thomas Ball, Florence, Italy; hon. A.M. Dartmouth, 1898; Yale, 1913; Columbia Univ., Litt.D. 1913; had studio in Washing- ton, D. C., 1876-8; Boston and Con- cord, Mass., 1878-87; in New York since 1887; among notable works pro- duced are "The Minute Man of Con- cord," at Concord, Mass .; Statute of Gen. Cass in the Capitol at Washing- ton; Rufus Choate, in Boston court house; John Harvard, at Cambridge, Mass .; "Dr. Gallaudet and his first Deaf Mute Pupil," the Milmore Memorial; collossal statute of "The Republic,"at Chicago Exposition, 1893; bronze doors of Boston public library ; four groups-Europe, Asia, Africa and America-in front of New York custom house; statute of E. Rockwood Hoar at Worcester, Mass., of Abraham Lincoln, at Lincoln, Neb., etc .; mem- ber National Commission of Fine Arts, 1910-15 (chairman 1912-15); trustee
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Metropolitan Museum of Art; member National Sculpture Soc., Architectural League, American Academy of Arts and Letters, Academia di S. Luca, Rome; m., Mary French, Washington, Dec., 1888. Residence, 12 West 8th St., New York; Stockbridge. Mass.
Quimby, Charles Elihu
Physician; b., New Ipswich, N. H., June 21, 1853; s. Elihu and Nancy A. (Cutler) Quimby; ed. Dartmouth College, A.B. 1874; A.M., 1877; N. Y. Univ. Med. College, M.D., 1878; Belle- vue Hospital, 1879; in practice in New York City since 1882; assistant pro- fessor practice of medicine, Univ. of New York, 1889-90, adjunct professor 1890-5, clinical professor since 1895; visiting physician N. Y. City Hospital since 1895; trustee Mary Fletcher Hitchcock Hospital, Hanover, N. H .; member Amer. Med. Ass'n, New York Academy of Medicine, etc .; m., Sept. 28, 1881, Julia M. Cobb, Hanover, N. H. Residence, 278 West 86th St., New York, N. Y.
Putnam, Stephen Greeley
Artist; wood engraver; b., Nashua, N. H., Oct. 17, 1852; s. Abram and Clarissa (Greeley) Putnam; pupil of H. W. Herrick, Frank French and E. J. Whitney; student at Brooklyn Art School, and New York Art Students' League; received bronze medal for wood engraving, Paris Exposition, 1889; Chicago Exposition, 1893; Paris, 1900; Buffalo, 1901; m., May 21, 1881, Fanny Vetter, New York. Residence, College Point, Borough of Queens, N. Y.
Adams, Charles Henry
Journalist; b., Rochester, N. H., April 22, 1859; s. Samuel and Hannah W. (Lord) Adams; ed. public schools; went to Boston at seventeen years of age and entered employ of Boston Advertiser and Record, continuing with same through various positions to that of manager, which he held up to union of Advertiser with the Herald; Repub- lican; member Mass. house of rep-
resentatives, 1900-1-2-3; president and director Union Trust Co., Alpha Investment Co .; trustee and mem- ber finance committee, Melrose, Mass., Savings Bank; director Melrose National Bank; vice-chairman Mass. State Board of Charity; Melrose His- torical Soc., Malden Historical Soc., Boston Art, City and Press clubs. Residence, 66 Orient Ave., Melrose, Mass.
Lang, Walter Monroe
Real estate and insurance; b., Ful- ford, P. Q., Jan. 20, 1867; s. Henry and
Mary E. (Wright) Lang; ed. schools of Magog, P. Q .; came to Manchester, N. H., in early life, and was engaged for several years in connection with different mercantile enterprises, after which he commenced business in the line of real estate and insurance, in which he has been highly successful; became, in 1893, state manager for the Prudential Life Ins. Co., continuing for several years, until his real estate business so demanded his attention
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that he relinquished this position, though continuing as district manager. He is agent for other important com- panies, including Aetna of Hartford, Conn .; has attended many important insurance conventions in all parts of the country; Christian Scientist; Re- publican; member Manchester city council, 1900; member N. H. house of representatives, 1907-8 (chairman committee on insurance); member I. O. O. F. (encampment and Patri- archs Militant), White Mountain Travelers' Ass'n, Calumet Club of Manchester; president and treasurer, Walter M. Lang Realty Co., Manches- ter; ยท m., Dec. 18, 1889, Clara E. Magoon; one dau., Marion E. Lang, b. Sept. 15, 1893. Residence, Man- chester, N. H.
Streeter, Thomas Winthrop
Corporation law and business; b., Concord, N. H., July 20, 1883; s. Frank Sherwin and Lilian (Carpen- ter) Streeter (see their sketches else- where); ed. St. Paul's School, Con- cord, 1900; Dartmouth, B.L., 1904; Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1907; admitted to Massachusetts bar, 1907; in practice in Boston; member firm of Streeter & Holmes, Shawmut Bank building; Unitarian; Republican; treas- urer American International Corpor- ation, New York City; president Contoocook Mills Corporation, Mex- ican Investment Co :; chairman execu- tive committee Mascoma Light & Power Co .; member Wonolancet Club, Concord, N. H .; Tennis & Racquet Club, St. Botolph Club, Harvard Club, Brookline Country Club, Bos- ton, Mass .; m., July 23, 1917, Ruth Cheney, dau., Mrs. William H. Scho- field (see sketch elsewhere); one son, Frank Sherwin Streeter, 2d, b. March 25, 1918. Residence, 112 East 74th St., New York City.
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