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

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II2 cmss or 1891 s., YALE coLLEGE. Yamapo Smelter in Bingham. He was with this plant nearly a year when, owing to ill health, he resigned a11d went to Cooke, Mont., t0 oversee the development of properties there in which he is interested. Busmess address: Cooke, Mont. Home address: 1930 93d St. N. E., Cleveland, O. EDWARD OWEN SUTTON was born August 8, 1871, in Bedford, N. Y. He prepared at Hillhouse High School, New Haven, Conn., and entered Yale in Freshman year, pursuing the Select course. VVhile in college he played on the Hockey team, and received general excellence and German prizes. His father, George Haviland Sutton CUnion University A.B., 18651, an investment broker with the N. VV. Harris Cv Co., was born October 18, I83Q, in Yorktown, N. Y. He received the degree of A.M., from Union University in 1866. He was married in 1867, and resides in Springfield, Mass. His mother, whose maiden name was Mary Elizabeth Owen, was born May 24, 1841, in New York City. She died in Colorado in 1891. He has one brother, Herbert L. QYa1e A.B., 18975 1 also two sisters: Caroline H. CSmith Collegej, and Marian CSmith College IQOID. He had three brothers and one sister, who died in infancy. He marriedi Ada Frances Mayo QCapen Burnham Schooll, daughter of Alfred Nye Mayo, a manufacturer, of Springfield, May 13, 1902, in Springfield, Mass. They have two children: Emily Mayo, born September 6, 1904, and Alfred Mayo, born january IO, 1906, both in Spring- field. Sutton was made General Agent, November 15, 1906, of the Mass. Mutual Life Insurance Co., with the firm of Sutton, Allis 81 Richards. He wrote and had published several essays on insurance, among which were: 1899-

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BIOGRAPHIES. I I 1. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Albany Society of Civil Engineers, and the University club of Albany, N. Y. BIVISTTI-ESS address' Barge Canal ofhce, Albany, N. Y. Home address: 28 Lancaster St., Albany, N. Y. CHARLES FERRIS STURTEVANT was born February 3, 1870, in Cleveland, O. He prepared at St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H., and entered college in Fresh- man year, pursuing the Mechanical Engineering course. His father, Carlos Merril Sturtevant, was born May 1, 1842, in Russel, O. He now resides in Cleveland, O. He is a retired member of the firm of Sturtevant Lumber Co. His mother, whose maiden name was Harriet Abbey Dickinson, was born in Lowell, Mass. She died in Cleve- land, O. He has two sisters: Ida Belle and Elizabeth Mary. He is another of the unmarried part of the Class. Sturtevant became a part owner, july 1, 1905, in the Young Bonanza Mining Co. He is a member of the Episcopal church, the Masonic order, and the Republican party. Following is the history of his life since gradua- tion: VV ent West in the fall of 1891 with the Union Pacitic R. R., and was in Tacoma, Wasli., for three years. Started mining in Cour de Alenes in February, 1895, and went to Rosslancl, B. C., in 18965 was with Trail Smelter at Trail, B. C., latter part of 1896. He went to the Northport Smelter at Northport, WVash., in 1898 as metallurgical clerk. 1900 took him to Butte, Mont., as metallurgical clerk in F. A. Heinze's Smelter, which position he held for only a short time, when he went to the Michigan College of Mines at Houghton, Mich., where he took a special course in metallurgy and surveying. He came back to Butte in 1901, and was appointed Assistant Superintendent of F. A. Heinze's Smelter, which position he held until December, 1903, when he went to Utah as Superintendent of the x

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BIOGRAPHIES. I I 3 Life Insurance as a factor in Social Economics-Ben Wfil- liams prize awarded by National Association of Life Under- writers, published in their book of annual proceedings for ISQQQ 1900--Life Agentis obligation to his Profession- Ben Calef prize, published by the above named company, IQOI and 1902, Ben Wfilliams and Ben Calef prizes respec- tively, published by the above named company. They were published in nearly all insurance journals. Since leaving college Sutton has been President of the Life Underwriters association of VVestern Massachusetts, and Chairman of the Finance Committee of the National Association of Life Underwriters. I-Ie is a member of the Masonic order, Masonic and Country clubs, the Congregational church, and a Roosevelt Mugwump Republican. He graduated with high honors from the Scientific Awkward squad. I-Ie has traveled in the West, South, Europe and Canada. I-Ie says most of his experience has been turning the grindstone, while his neighbor held the ax. Bzrsmess cia'd1'c'ss.' Masonic Building, Springfield, Mass. Home address: 47 Ridgewood Terrace, Springfield, Mass. ISSA TANIMURA was born May 1, 1872, in Matsu- moto, I-Iagi, Prefecture of Yamaguchi, japan. I-Ie pre- pared at the Centenary Collegiate Institute, I-Iackettstown, N. I., from which he graduated in the Scientific course in june, 1888. In june, 1887, he received the highest prize for geometry. I-Ie entered Yale in Freshman year, pursu- ing the Select course. I-Iis father, Kadzumasa Tanimura, who was an officer in the Imperial household, was born January 25, I84O, in Matsumoto, I-Iagi, Prefecture of Yamaguchi. As regards parentage and antecedents he says: Caste of 'Fujiwaraf and the history can be traced up as far as 600 years ago. I-Ie was married in December, 1860, and resided at 32 Kaminibanche, Kojimachiku, Tokyo. During the revolu- 8