Born at Colchester, Vt., Sept. 25, 1865; graduated at Harvard College, 1887; teacher at Franklin, N. H., 1882 - 1883; principal of Hunnewell Grammar School at Wellsley, Mass., 1887 - 1888; principal of Franklin, (Mass.) High School, 1888 - 1890; admitted to the Pierce County (Wash.) Bar, 1891; instructor in Tacoma, (Wash.) High School, 1892 - 1893; superintendent of schools at Warren and Wales, Mass., 1893 - 1896; superintendent of schools at Chicopee, 1896 - 1901; principal of the Westfield Normal School since Sept. 1, 1901.