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Algonquin and Boston Athletic Clubs, Boston, Mass .; m., Nov. 5, 1879, Alice, dau. Judge Geo. Y. Sawyer of Nashua (deceased); one son, Win- throp Howe, who served as captain of engineers during the late European war. Residence, Nashua, N. H .; office, 201 Devonshire St., Boston, Mass.
Bowman, George Ernest
Editor; b., Manchester, N. H., Jan. 5, 1860; s. George A. and Ernestine (Lord) Bowman; ed. public schools, Hartford, Conn., Yale College, A.B. 1883; has long been engaged in com- piling the history of the Mayflower passengers and their descendants; founder and editor of the Mayflower Descendant, quarterly magazine, and Pilgrim Notes and Queries, monthly; founder Boston Chapter, S. A. R., first secretary and second president of same; life member Mass. Soc., May- flower descendants; Soc. Colonial Wars; order Colonial Governors, N. E. Historic Genealogical Soc., etc .; com- piler various volumes of vital records; Congregationalist; Republican; A. F. & A. M. Residence, 81 Pinckney St., Boston, Mass.
Sweet, William Isaac
Clergyman; b., Throop, N. Y., June 6, 1863; s. Vaughan and Julia Ferris Sweet; ed. Union College, Auburn, N. Y., Theological Seminary, 1887; ordained to the ministry May 7, 1887, Penn Yan, N. Y .; pastor Presbyterian Church, Fair Haven, N. Y., 1887-8; Con- gregational Church, Farmington, N.H., 1888-92; Passaic, N. J., 1892-7; Ever- ett, Mass., 1897-1911 (church member- ship increasing from 250 to 700 during pastorate); Pittsfield, N. H., 1911- ; Congregationalist; Independent; al- ways interested in civic affairs; head of Boy Scout movement in Pittsfield, also chairman Red Cross; member West N. H. Congregational Club, A. F. & A. M., I. O. O. F .; m., Aug. 6, 1884, Jennie E. Johnson; three daughters, Harriet M., Elizabeth J., E. Louise. Residence, Pittsfield, N. H.
Amey, John Tillotson
Lumberman; member, N. H. Tax Commission; b., Pittsburg, N. H., Oct. 16, 1858; s. John Tillotson and Emily (Haynes) Amey; ed. public school, Pittsburg; employed at eighteen years of age by one of the large lumber operators of that region, and has fol- lowed that business most of the time for forty years, having been associated with the Van Dyke interests for several years; Democrat; elected to the N. H.
house of representatives for 1889, from the town of Stratford, where he was then conducting a lumber business for a Massachusetts corporation; sheriff of Coös County, 1893-4; chairman N. H. Democratic State Committee, 1894- 1902; appointed minority member N. H. Tax Commission when the board was created, and has continued a member of the same; delegate from Lancaster in N. H. constitutional con- vention, 1918; member A. F. & A. M., lodge, chapter, commandery and shrine, m., 1st, 1881, to Emeline Higgins of Pittsburg, to whom one son and two
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daughters were born, all of whom are living, married and have children: 2d, Feb. 28, 1897, to Elsie Dolloff of Lan- caster, who died Aug. 13, 1912; 3d, June 30, 1915, to Katherine O'Dowd, Lancaster, now living. Residence, Lancaster, N. H.
Tenney, George Amos
Banker; cotton manufacturer; b., Claremont, N. H., Feb. 11, 1864; s. Edward J. and Frances M. (Hall) Tenney; ed. public schools of Clare- mont, Stevens high school; engaged for a time as clerk in the auditing de- partment of the Boston & Lowell R. R., Boston; went through the various de- partments there, and later was located in Concord, N. H., in charge of the Northern R. R. freight account; in 18SS went West and engaged in bank- ing business in St. Joseph and Kansas City, Mo., Ellsworth, Kan., and Nebraska City, Neb .; upon organiza- tion of the People's National Bank in Claremont, N. H., in 1892 he re- turned home to accept the position of cashier, in which he has continued and is also vice-president and director; in 1907 became treasurer and general manager of the Monadnock Mills of Claremont, of which he is also a director, as well as of the Claremont Gas Light Co., of which he is treasurer and general manager; director, also, of the Sugar River Savings Bank of Newport and the Sullivan Co. R. R .; Episcopalian; Republican; member staff of Gov. Charles M. Floyd with the rank of colonel; member Algonquin Club of Boston, and of the Triton Fish and Game Club of the Province of Quebec; m., June 2, 1891, Sarah E. Ballou. No. Adams, Mass .; two sons, Edward Ballou, b. May 4, 1892 (ed. St. Ste- phens College and Philadelphia Textile School); George P., b. Nov. 17, 1900 (ed. St. Paul's School). Residence, Claremont, N. H.
Boynton, Roy J.
Physician; b., Hillsboro, N. H., July 31, 1881; s. David E. and Lydia (Roberts) Boynton; ed. public schools,
Dartmouth College: M.D., College of Physicians and Surgeons, Boston, 1904; began practice in Boston same year; professor materia medica and therapeutics, and theory and practice of medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons since 1901; secretary and professor materia medica and thera- peutics, Middlesex College, Medicine and Surgery; consulting physician, Middlesex Hospital: president N. H .- Vt. Lighting Co., American Electric Light & Power Co .: Mass. Gas & Electric Co .; m., Nov. 20, 1911, Beatrice H. Underwood, Providence, R. I. Residence, Framingham, Mass.
Crossfield, Frederic S.
Physician; b., Keene, N. H., July 29, 1854; s. Kendall and Rebecca (Martin) Crossfield; ed. Dean Academy, Frank- lin, Mass., Bellevue Hospital (N. Y.) Med. College, M.D. 1878; in practice in Hartford, Conn., since latter date; Episcopalian; Republican; laryngolo- gist to Hartford Hospital and Wild- wood Sanatorium; consultant to Cyril and Julia Johnson Memorial Hospital, Stafford Springs, Conn., and Isolation Hospital, Hartford; member American Med. Ass'n, Conn. and Hartford Co. Med. Socs., etc .: m., July 21, 1898, Mary Evelyn Affleck, Brooklyn, N. Y .; one son. Residence, 148 Kenyon St., Hartford, Conn.
Dearborn, Sam Starrett
Physician; b., Milford, N. H., Jan. 30, 1872; s. Sam Gerrish and Henrietta (Starrett) Dearborn; ed. Phillips Exe- ter Academy, 1890; A.B., Harvard, 1894; M.D. 1898; in practice in Nashua since 1899; member visiting staff Nashua Emergency Hospital and St. Joseph's Hospital; city physician, Nashua, 1900-2; chairman board of health; member board of education; director Second National Bank, Wono- lancet Co .; member Nashua Med. Soc., Hillsboro County Med. Soc., N. H. Med. Soc., N. H. Surgical Club, A. F. & A. M. (32d degree); Unitarian; Re- publican; m., Oct. 12, 1898, May H. Chandler. Residence, 6 Concord St., Nashua, N. H.
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Livingston, Frank Channing
Lawyer; b., Manchester, N. H., Nov. 10, 1858; s. Charles F. and Carrie E. (Guild) Livingston; ed. Manchester public schools, high school, 1877; studied law with Hon. Joseph W. Fel- lows; admitted to the bar in 1881 and since in practice in Manchester; Uni- tarian; Republican; treasurer Hills- boro County, 1893-1905; associate justice Manchester municipal court, 1910-12; delegate N. H. constitutional
convention, 1918; chairman Commu- nity Labor Board, replacement com- mittee for returning soldiers and sailors; director Manchester Safe Deposit & Trust Co .; Mason 32d degree, past commander Trinity Commandery, K. T .; member Grand Commandery of New Hampshire, Bektash Temple, N. M. S .; Ridgley Lodge, I. O. O. F., past chief patriarch Wonolancet En- campment; m., Nov. 13, 1890, Minnie A. Campbell; children, Carolyn Guild, b. Nov. 4, 1891 (Simmons), m. Daniel D. Chase; Alice Carey, b. Feb. 27,
1893 (Simmons); Allen Campbell, b. Feb. 27, 1893 (Dartmouth), sergeant 1st class, U. S. Engineers; one and a half years service with American Ex- peditionary Forces in France. Resi- dence, Manchester, N. H.
Taylor, Frederick Wellington
Educator; b., Wooster, O., Jan. 25, 1876; s. Samuel and Susan (Albright) Taylor; ed. public schools and Wooster College; Ohio State Univ., B.Sc. 1900; in service of the Ohio Experiment Sta- tion, 1896-1901; U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Soils, 1901-3; professor of agriculture, N. H. State College, since 1903; now dean of the Agricultural Department and agrono- mist for the Experiment Station; "Methodist by birth, Congregation- alist by adoption, Republican always"; selectman of Durham, 1916; member Alpha Zeta, Sigma Xi and Alpha Tau Alpha college fraternities, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amer- ican Breeders' Ass'n, etc .; Farm Insti- tute lecturer and author of many bulle- tins and circulars; m., Dec. 23, 1903, Jessie L. Stocker; three children, Ralph S., Julia A. and Samuel F. Residence, Durham, N. H.
Merrow, Lyford A.
Manufacturer; b., Center Ossipee, N. H., Sept. 8, 1865; s. Daniel and Maria Elizabeth (Brewster) Merrow; descendant of Henry Merrow, Read- ing, Mass., 1661; direct descendant on maternal side of William Brewster of the Mayflower; ed. public schools, New Hampton Literary Institution ; engaged in manufacture of oils, paints and var- nishes since 1882; president and man- ager New England Oil, Paint and Var- nish Co .; president Burbank & Ryder Varnish Co., Hoffman Paint & Varnish Co .; director Hildreth Varnish Co., George T. McLauthlin Co .; Congre- gationalist; Republican; colonel on staff of Gov. Charles A. Busiel, 1895-6; member N. H. executive council, 1909- 10; delegate at large from N. H. in Re- publican National Convention, 1912; member N. H. board of trustees of
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state institutions, 1915-17; N. H. Home Missionary Soc., Boston City Club; m., Dec. 17, 1902, Elizabeth Rena Mc- Lauthlin; one son, Parker McLauthlin. Residence, Malden, Mass .; Mountain- view (Ossipee), N. H.
Floyd, Charles Miller
Clothing and lumber dealer; b., Derry, N. H., June 5, 1861; s. Sewall and Sarah J. (Sleeper) Floyd; ed. public schools and Derry Academy; engaged in clothing trade in Manchester since 1886; Congregationalist; Repub- lican; member N. H. senate, 1901-2; executive council, 1905-6; governor of New Hampshire, 1907-9; director Manchester National Bank, Manchester Building & Loan Ass'n, Manchester Traction, Light & Power Co., Derryfield Lumber Co .; partner in Batchelder & Floyd Lumber Co .; m., June 16, 1886, Carrie E. Atwood, Haverhill, Mass. Residence, Manches- ter, N. H.
Straw, Herman Foster
Manufacturer; b., Manchester, N. H., Dec. 31, 1849; s. Ezekiel A. and Charlotte Smith (Webster) Straw; ed. St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H., Harvard Univ .; associated with his father in the management of the Amoskeag Mfg. Co.'s establishment at Manchester, after leaving school, con- tinuing to the present time; agent since 1885; m., Sept. 18, 1873, Mary O. Parker of Boston. Residence, Man- chester, N. H.
Spalding, James Alfred
Surgeon; b., Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 20, 1846; s. Lyman Dyer and Susan Parker (Parrott) Spalding; ed. public schools, Dartmouth, A.B. 1866; Harvard, M.D. 1870; in practice in Portland, Me., since 1873; ophthal- mological and aural surgeon, Me. General Hospital, 1881-1914 (now consulting); member American Acad- emy of Medicine, Me. Medical Ass'n, etc .; m., Nov. 16, 1882, Sarah Chase Shepley, Boston, Mass. Residence, 627 Congress St., Portland, Me.
Keyser, Frank Nathaniel
Railway conductor; b., North Haver- hill, N. H., Sept. 12, 1866; s. Scott W. and Mary E. (Stocker) Keyser; ed. pub- lic schools; entered railway service in 1888, and has continued to the present time, having been for many years past one of the best known passenger con- ductors on the White Mountain divi- sion of the Boston & Maine R. R .; Methodist; Republican; member N. H. house of representatives, 1915-16,
serving on Fish and Game committee, and 1917-8, when he was a member of the same committee and that on Liquor Laws, from which the state prohibitory law was reported; member N. H. senate, 1919-20, being chairman committee on Labor, and a member of the Incorporations, Railroads (clerk), Towns and Parishes and Fisheries and Game (clerk) committees; member A. F. & A. M., 32d degree, K. T., and Shriner; Railway Conductors of Amer- ica and Anchor Club of Boston; m., May 1, 1894, Addie M. Kimball. Residence, North Haverhill, N. H.
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Donahue, John Joseph
Insurance; b., Keene, N. H., Aug. 7, 1859; s. James and Margaret (Quinlan) Donahue; ed. Keene public schools; engaged in early life in mercantile pur- suits in Keene and Peterboro, N. H .; in insurance business since 1890, in Keene and Manchester, removing to the latter city nearly twenty years ago; Unitarian; Republican; member N. H. house of representatives, from Ward 2, Manchester, 1903-4, 1905-6 (chairman
Insurance Committee each session); U. S. pension examiner, 1907-14; dep- uty sheriff, Hillsboro County, 1917- 19; member N. H. senate (District No. 16), 1919-20; chairman committee on Revision of the Laws; clerk committee on State Hospital; member committees on Judiciary, Education and Towns and Parishes; appointed Insurance Com- missioner for N. H., April 2, 1919, to succeed the late Rufus N. Elwell; member Republican state committee,
and executive committee for Hillsboro County; chairman Republican [city committee of Manchester; member I. O. R. M. (past Great Sachem for | New Hampshire), K. of P., Amoskeag Grange, Amoskeag Veterans, ciNew Century Club, Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences; m., Jessie E. Rice. (See following, sketch.) Resi- dence, Manchester, N. H.
Donahue, Jessie Edith Rice
(Mrs. John J. Donahue); clubwoman, social worker and literary pursuits; b., Jaffrey, N. H., Nov. 7, 1873; dau. George Laban and Lucy Harriet (Bald- win) Rice; ed. Keene schools; school- teacher for some time; later had practi- cal experience in life insurance and as secretary and claim adjuster for a health and accident insurance com- pany; Unitarian; for six years director National Alliance of Unitarian Women; vice-president and director National Unitarian Sunday School Soc .; director Star Island Summer Meetings Ass'n; past president Manchester Federation of Women's Clubs (during her term of office introduced playgrounds to Man- chester); chairman Art Committee, N. H. Federation of Women's Clubs; past president Manchester New Cen- tury and Shakespeare clubs; vice-pres- ident National Shakespeare Federation; vice-president Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences, and president of its literature section; member Historic Art Club; director Settlement Ass'n of New Hampshire; state superintendent of Americanization of W. C. T. U .; regent Molly Stark Chapter, D. A. R .; vice- president Manchester Equal Suffrage League; member Amoskeag Grange, P. of H., Boston Arts and Crafts Soc., Haverhill, Mass., Arts and Crafts Soc., and instructor in wood carving in the latter organization in which art she is an experienced teacher, and skilled in various other handicrafts; has also con- ducted classes in Americanization for some years; special correspondent of the Boston Transcript, and frequent contributor to other newspapers and periodicals; m., John J. Donahue;
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children, Helen Rice, b. May 17, 1895 (Radcliffe 1916); Esther, b. Oct. 24, 1901.
Fairbanks, Charles Albert
Physician; b., Portsmouth, N. H., Dec. 17, 1849; s. Albert A. and Lydia L. (Brock) Fairbanks; ed. public schools, Dartmouth College Scientific Depart- ment, 1871; Harvard Med. School, M.D. 1877; commenced practice in Dover, N. H., in 1878 and has there continued; Republican; city physician, Dover, 1882-98; U. S. pension exam- iner, 1897-1913; mayor of Dover, 1898- 1900; member school committee, 1882- 1917 (chairman, 1909-17); member board of water commissioners, N. H. house of representatives, 1907-8, 1909- 10, 1919-20, A. F. & A. M., I. O. O. F., I. O. R. M .; Strafford County Med. Soc., N. H. Med Soc. Residence, Dover, N. H.
Currier, Clinton Harvey
Educator; b., Manchester, N. H., Jan. 1, 1876; s. Harvey L. and Eliza True (Kenny) Currier; ed. Manches- ter public schools; Brown Univ., Ph.B. 1898, A.M. 1899; Univ. of Göttingen, 1910-11; instructor in mathematics, Brown Univ., 1899-1914; instructor in mathematics and astronomy since 1914; instructor at R. I. School of De- sign, 1901-9; member Ass'n of Math- ematics Teachers of N. E., American Mathematics Soc., etc .; m., June 4, 1910, Theresa M. Connolly, Residence, 311 Wayland Ave., Providence, R. I.
Hamblett, Charles Judson
Lawyer; b., Nashua, N. H., Jan., 1862; s. Judson A. and Mary A. (Perkins) Hamblett; ed. Francestown Academy, 1883; LL.B., Boston Univ., 1889; hon. A.M., Dartmouth, 1900; admitted to the bar in 1889 and since in practice in Nashua; Republican; assistant clerk N. H. senate, 1887-89; clerk, 1891-3; city solicitor, Nashua, 1901-4; U. S. district attorney for New Hampshire, 1898-1907; m., 1st, Oct. 4, 1894, Georgie Ellen Stevens; 2d, Dec. 23, 1914, Mrs. Belle F. (Small) Fletcher. Residence, Nashua, N. H.
Young, Harrie Minot
Civil engineer; b., Manchester, N. H., Sept. 26, 1866; s. Hiram P. and Mary S. (Ayer) Young; ed. public schools of Manchester-high school, 1884; civil engineer for the city of Manchester many years; Universalist; Republican; member N. H. house of representatives, 1895-6, 1897-8 (chairman committee on Military Affairs), 1899-1900 (chair- man Appropriations) ; ass't clerk, house of representatives, 1902-4, 1905-6;
clerk, 1907-8 and since; president Realty Investment Co., Manchester, N. H .; director The Real American; clerk Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences; clerk and treasurer Amoskeag Veterans; clerk of trustees of Pine Grove Cemetery; chief of records, Agawam Tribe, I. O. R. M .; member Minnehaha Council Degree of Poca- hontas, and the Great Council of N. H., D. of P .; great chief of records of the Great Council of N. H., I. O. R. M .; member and reading clerk of the Great Council of the U. S., I. O. R. M .; mem- ber Manchester Lodge, B. P. O. E.,
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Amoskeag Grange, P. of H., Union Pomona Grange, and has received the state and national degrees of the order; member N. H. Good Roads Ass'n, Manchester Cadet Veteran Ass'n, Manchester Y. M. C. A., Manchester Historical Ass'n, Manchester Turn Verein and Calumet Club; m., July 8, 1911, Idella Frances Corser, Contoo- cook, N. H. Residence, 277 Concord St., office City Hall, Manchester, N. H.
Schofield, Mary Lyon (Cheney)
(Mrs. William H. Schofield); b., New Britain, Conn., Dec. 24, 1869; dau. Dr. Edwin Bradbury and Charlotte M. (Ward) Lyon; special student at Welles- ley College, 1888-90; m., 1st, April 27, 1893, Charles Paine Cheney of Boston, A.B. 1892, Harvard, who d. 1897; chil- dren, (1) Charles Ward, b. April 28, 1894, Lieut. Engineer Corps, A. E. F .; (2) Ruth, b. Oct. 2, 1895, m. Thomas W. Streeter (see sketch elsewhere); (3) William Halsall, b. Jan. 15, 1897, Lieut. Aviation Corps, A. E. F., killed in Italy, 1918; m. 2d, Sept. 24, 1907, Prof. William Henry Schofield, Ph.D., head of Department of Comparative Literature, Harvard Univ. Mrs. Scho- field has always been greatly interested in civic and economic problems and has spoken throughout New Hampshire on Preparedness (before the United States entered the war); on the Liberty Loan, especially women's new financial obli- gations; and on Opportunities for Women in Agriculture; has established training courses for women at her estate in Peterborough and was instrumental in the establishment of a Dairying Course for Women at the N. H. State College, Durham; chairman N. H. Woman's Liberty Loan Committee, 1917-19; president Woman's Land Army of America; member new board of trustee of N. H. Schoo for Feeble- minded Children; chairman committee on training courses, N. H. Woman's Committee, Council of National De- fense; chairman N. H. Committee, Woman's Committee of National Civic Federation; chairman committee on war relief, N. H. Soc. of Colonial Dames
of America; member N. H. Council of · Americanization; Lyceum Club, Lon- don, England; Chilton Club and May- flower Club, Boston; Episcopalian; Residence, Boston, Mass., and East Hill, Peterborough,N. H.
Minot, Lena Margaret
Bank clerk; b., Concord, N. H., July 9, 1873; dau. George Edward and Mary Jeannette (Floyd) Minot; grand dau. George Minot, president of the Me- chanicks Bank, 1854, and treasurer of the B. C. & M. R. R .; tenth in descent from Elder George Minot, one of the first settlers of Dorchester, Mass., and representative, 1635-7; ed. Concord high school, 1891; clerk for A. J. Shurt- leff, clerk of Supreme Court, later for J. S. Matthews; clerk in Mechanicks National Bank, Feb., 1901-17; clerk in Merrimack County Savings Bank, 1917 -; communicant St. Paul's P. E. Church and assistant treasurer of St. Paul's parish; member St. Anna Branch and St. Agnes Chapter of Guild of St. Paul; treasurer Woman's Auxiliary of St. Paul's parish; treasurer Concord Chapter of American Red Cross; member Woman's Council of National Defense and active in war work; charter member (1896) of Outing Club (Camp Weetamoo) and president several years; charter member Hatha- way Shakespeare Club (secretary- treasurer, 1917-); charter member (1904) Hathaway Outing Club (presi- dent, 1919-); charter member (1911) Concord Friendly Club (treasurer 1911 -14); member N. H. Historical Soc., Concord Woman's Club, District Nurs- ing Ass'n., Concord Female Charitable Soc., S. P. C. A. Residence, Concord, N. H.
Wyman, William D.
Insurance; b., Hillsboro Bridge, N. H., April 24, 1859; engaged in em- ploy of Mass. Mutual Life Ins. Co., at Chicago, 1883, becoming general agent; appointed state manager Berk- shire Life Ins. Co. of Pittsfield, Mass., 1889; now president; president Chi- cago Life Underwriters' Ass'n, 1892-3,
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1897-8; National Ass'n Life Under- writers, 1901-2. Residence, Pittsfield, Mass.
Barnes, George Washington
Farmer and general business; b., Lyme, N. H., March 18, 1886; s. Hiram and Esther B. (Gillett) Barnes; ed. pub- lic schools, Thetford, Vt., Academy, St. Johnsbury Academy, 1891; Meth- odist; Republican; member school board of Lyme; selectman nine years
and present chairman of the board; trustee town trust funds; member N. H. house of representatives, 1915-16, also 1917-18 (chairman committee on Public Improvements); N. H. senate, 1919-20 (chairman committee on Pub- lic improvements, also serving on State Library, Forestry, Public Health, School for Feeble-minded [clerk] and State Hospital committees); trustee Dartmouth Savings Bank, Hanover, and North Thetford church funds;
director Connecticut & Passumpsic . Rivers R. R. and Connecticut Valley Telephone Co .; member N. H. Public Safety Committee, and National De- fense League; local food administrator; war historian; district chairman War Savings Stamp work, etc .; trustee estate of the late Herbert H. Barnes, with large holdings in Boston, where he has an office and spends much time; has a large farm in Lyme, specializing in the raising of Hereford.cattle, sheep and poultry; also has extensive real estate interests at White River Junc- tion, Vt .; member A. F. & A. M., P. of H., N. H. Historical Soc., and Boston City Club; m., 1897, Laura A. Smith. Residence, Lyme, N. H.
Snow, Alpheus Henry
Lawyer; b., Claremont, N. H., Nov. 8, 1859; s. Alpheus F. and Sarah Maria (Dean) Snow; ed. Trinity College, 1876-7; A.B., Yale, 1879; LL.B., Har- vard, 1883; in practice of law at Hartford, Conn., 1883-7; Indianapolis, Ind., 1887-95; engaged in literary work at Washington since 1895; lecturer on Colonial Government, George Wash- ington Univ., 1908-9; member board of trustees, George Washington Univ .; executive council American Soc. In- ternational Law; American Bar Ass'n; American Political Science Ass'n; American Historical Ass'n, and various clubs; m., June 29, 1887, Margaret Maynard Butler, Indianapolis. Resi- dence, 2013 Massachusetts Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C.
Whipple, George Hoyt
Pathologist; b., Ashland, N. H., Aug. 28, 1878; s. Ashley Cooper and Frances Ann (Hoyt) Whipple; ed. Yale, A.B. 1900; M.D., Johns Hop- kins, 1905; assistant in pathology, Ancon Hospital, Panama, 1905-6; pathologist, Bay View Hospital, Bal- timore, 1908; associate professor path- ology, Johns Hopkins, 1911-14; pro- fessor research medicine, Univ. of California, and director Hooper Foun- dation for Medical Research since 1914; member American Med. Ass'n, Inter-
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national Ass'n of Medicine, etc .; m., June 2, 1914, Katherine Ball Waring, Charleston, S. C. Residence, 2085 9th Ave., San Francisco, Cal.
Weston, Robert Spurr
Sanitary engineer; b., Concord, N. H., Aug. 1, 1869; s. Lon and Mar- tha B. (Greenman) Weston; ed. Brockton, Mass., high school, 1887; Amherst College, B.S. 1891 (A.M. 1900); Mass. Inst. of Tech., 1894-5; Univ. of Berlin, 1897-8; assistant chemist Louisville Water Co., 1895-8; Superior Water, Light & Power Co., 1898-9; in private practice since; assistant professor public health en- gineering, Mass. Inst. Tech. since 1913; member American Soc. Civil Engineers, American Chemical Soc., American Public Health Ass'n, etc .; member Boston Chamber of Commerce, Twen- tieth Century, City, Engineers and Appalachian Mountain clubs; m., Dec. 21, 1909, Josephine Fitz Randolph, Plainfield, N. J. Residence, 81 Griggs Road, Brookline, Mass.
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