Yale University - Sheffield Scientific School Yearbook (New Haven, CT)

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BIOGRAPHIES. IO3 His mother, whose maiden name was Mary Seymour Andruss, was born December 25, 1847, in New Haven, Conn. She is a descendant of Governor Treat of the Con- necticut Colony, and the Rev. Samuel Andrew, one of the early rectors of Yale College. He has one brother, Henry Bronson QYale Ph.B., 1897 5.5. . He married Caroline Mundy, daughter of Wfilliam Bloomfield Mundy, May 24, 1902, in Newark, N. I., and has one child, VVinifred Mundy, born August 20, 1904, in Hart- ford, Conn. june 16, 1906, Snell became Assistant Engineer to Super- intendent of Construction for the American Railways Co. Most of his time since graduation has been occupied with street railway construction. He received the degree of M.E. in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University in 1893. From 1896 to 1904 he was in charge of all the construction work for the Hartford Street Railway Co., and has been similarly engaged in various places in Connecticut, Memphis, Tenn., Joliet, Ill., and Altoona, Pa. He has also been engaged in hydraulic and other construction work in New England. From February, 1907, to date, structural and electrical engineer for Committee on Fire Prevention, National Board of Fire Underwriters, New York, investi- gating fire hazards in various cities. Snell says: Am a Republican in national politics, and in municipal and State elections vote for the honest man fif any? on the ticket. He enlisted in the Signal Corps, C. N. G., in 1896, was commissioned First Lieutenant in 1900, and commanded the Hartford section of the corps till August, 1903, when he resigned and was placed on the retired list. He is a mem- ber of the South Congregational church, Hartford, Conn., and was formerly a member of the United Service club, New Haven, Yale Alumni association, and Hartford Yacht club, both of Hartford, Conn. x

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moz CLASS or 1891 s., YALE COLLEGE. Mr. Smith was married March 1, 1864, and resides in Plantsville, Conn, He was a member of the Legislature of Connecticut. His mother, whose maiden name was Emma Warcl Bry- ant, was born january 3, 1841, in East Hartford, Conn. She was the daughter of Ebeneezer Bryant and Freelove Smith. She died May IO, 1901, in Plantsville, Conn. He had four sisters: Emily Jeannette, Agnes Louise, Margaret Helen, and Ruth Bryant, who died August 26, 1887, in Plantsville. He married, june 15, 1898, at Plantsville, Katharine Ware CSmith College I8Q4j, of Atlanta, Ga., daughter of Edmund Asa Ware, a graduate of Yale. He was Presi- dent and Founder of Atlanta University. He died Sep- tember 25, 1885. They have three children: Alice Hold- ship, Edmund VV are, and George Milton jr. Smith became a salesman and general utility man for the George Q. Hill Co., of Boston, Mass., in May, 1907. In politics he is independent, usually voting the Republican ticket. He is also a member of the Congregational church. Bzvzis-mess address: 326 A St., Boston, Mass. Home add1'ess.' Plantsville, Conn. THOMAS CULLEN BRYANT SNELL was born july 24, 1871, in New Haven, Conn. Hillhouse High School of New Haven prepared him for college, which he entered in Freshman year, pursuing the Mechanical Engi- neering course. His father, Adolphus Gaylord Snell, a mechanical engi- neer, was born June 23, 1841, in VVare, Mass. He des- cended from Thomas Snell fEnglandj, who settled in Bridgewater, Mass., about 1640. His ancestors were the first to manufacture augurs in this country. His father made the hrst telephone switchboard used in the country. He was married Gctober 3, 1870, and resides at 105 Wfooster St., New Haven, Conn. I

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104 crass or 1891 S., YALE COLLEGE.. Brzismess address: National Board of Fire Underwriters, 135 VVilliam St., New York City. Home aa'd2'ess.' 464 Wfhalley Ave., New Haven, Conn. LEWIS EDWARDS SPARROWE was born june 19, 1868, in Brooklyn, N. Y. He prepared at Bacon Academy, Colchester, Conn., and entered college in the beginning of Freshman year, pursuing the Select course. His father, Orson Cowles Sparrowe QYale BA., Ph.B., 1854 S.j, was born September 3, 1832, in Killingly, Conn. His parents were Bradford Sparrow and Adelia Ellis. He died September 13, 1877, in'Valdosta, Ga. He was married in 1867, and resided at 481 Classon Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. His mother, whose maiden name was Sarah Edwards, was born in Norwich, Conn. She died January 4, 1874, in Brooklyn, N. Y. He married, February 15, 1899, in Colchester, Conn., Eleanor Mason Strong Qldfellesley College for 2 years, ISQ6-Q8l. daughter of Edward Loomis Strong, a merchant of Colchester. Sparrowe started the Lewis E. Sparrowe Co., investment securities, February 1, 1905. He is a member of the Cen- tral Presbyterian church, New York City, and has been a Deacon there. He is also a member of the Republican party. B'llSI'lZC'S.S' add-1'css.' 150 Nassau St., New York City. Home address: 341 Wfest 56th St., New York City. GEORGE PRATT STARKWEATHER was born July 12, 1872, in New Haven, Conn. He prepared at Hill- house High School, New Haven, and entered the Class in the beginning of Freshman year, taking the Mechanical Engineering course. Freshman year he took two prizes: one for excellence in all studies Cdivided with Noyes Dwight Clarkj, and one for excellence in mathematics