1934-1935 Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University
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'"'"JLJ'^:_-'i .j' *-*i7i in T.' "-. \ f .'/" ; Bulletin of Yale University New Haven 15 October 1935 Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased during the Year BULLETIN OF YALE UNIVERSITY if Entered as second-class matter, August 30,1906, at the'post ^ office at New Haven, Conn,, under the Act of Congress ofJ July 16, 1894, Acceptance for mailing at the special rate of postage pro- vided for in Section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authonzed August 12, 1918. The BULLETIN, which is issued semimonthly, includes: 1. The University Catalogue. _ - - 2. The Reports of the President and Treasurer. s_ 3. The Catalogues of the several Schools. 4. The Alumni Directory and the Quinquennial Catalogue. 5. The Obituary Record. ; \ Bulletin of Yale University OBITUARY RECORD OF GRADUATES DECEASED DURING THE YEAR ENDING JULY i, 1935 INCLUDING THE RECORD OF A FEW WHO DIED PREVIOUSLY, HITHERTO UNREPORTED NUMBER 94 Thirty-second Series • Number Three New Haven • 15 October 1935 YALE UNIVERSITY OBITUARY RECORD* YALE COLLEGE Augustus Field Beard, B.A. 1857, Born May 11, 1833, in Norwalk, Conn. Died December 22,1934, in Norwalk, Conn. Father, Algernon Edwin Beard; a hat manufacturer and banker in South Norwalk; representative in State Legislature; son of Dr. Daniel Beard and Betsy (Field) Beard, of Oakham, Mass., and Stratford, Conn. Mother, Mary Esther (Mallory) Beard; daughter of Lewis and Ann (Seymour) Mallory, of Norwalk. Yale relatives include. James Beard (honorary M.A. 1754) (great-grandfather); and Dr. George M. Beard, *6i (cousin). Wilhston Academy. Entered with Class of 1856, joined Class of 1857 following year; on Spoon Committee; member Linoma, Sigma Delta, Kappa Sigma Theta, Alpha Delta Phi, and Scroll and Key. Attended Auburn Theological Seminary 1857-58, and Union Theo- logical Seminary 1858-1860; ordained May, i860; pastor Cape Eliza- beth, Maine, 1860-61, Central Congregational Church, Bath, Maine, 1862-69, Plymouth Church, Syracuse, N.Y., 1869-1883, and American Church, Pans, France, r8 83-86; corresponding secretary American Missionary Association 1886-1903, honorary secretary and editor American Missionary 1903-1928; retired 1928; in the service of the Christian Commissioner at Fredencksburg and Richmond summers of 1863 and 1864; superintendent of schools, Bath, 1864; foreign secre- tary American and Foreign Christian Union 1883-86; president Bridge Building Commission, Norwalk, 1914; D.D. Syracuse 1875; trustee Fisk University 1888-1930 (honorary trustee since 1930), Talladega College since 1889, Tougaloo University since 1891, and Straight Uni- versity 1891-1925; fellow of Yale Corporation 1898-1906; secretary of his Class from 1919; author: The Crusade of Brotherhood (1909), and Life of John Frederick Oberhn (1909); contributed to the Congregation- alist; member First Congregational Church, Norwalk. He was the last survivor of his Class and the fourth graduate of Yale to live more than *If the father of an alumnus is a Yale graduate, the father's record is not usually- given in this volume, but may be found in published form elsewhere Additional information concerning the persons whose biographies appear in this volume is on fi^ in the Secretary's Office. 4 Tale University Obituary Record 100 years. He rarely missed the Commencement exercises and was present on June 20, 1934. Married (1) August 19, 1861, in Portland, Maine, Eliza Payson, daughter of Colonel John Goddard and Lydia Leavitt (Johnson) Goddard. Daughter, Eliza Isabel. Mrs. Beard died January 27, 1863. Married (2) January a, 1865, in Lewiston, Maine, Annie Deming, daughter of Samuel F. and Annie (Deming) Barker, of Calais, Maine. - Children. Annie Beatrice (died 1927); Mary Esther (died 1920); Harriet Elizabeth, 2d; Emma Patten; and Ethel Forrest (died 1880). Mrs Beard died December 25,1918. Death due to arteriosclerosis. Buried in Union Cemetery, Norwalk. Survived by three daughters, and a brother, Edward Beard, of South Norwalk. Franklin MacVeagh, B.A. 1862. Born November 22, 1837, in West Chester, Pa. Died July 16, 1934, in Chicago, 111 Father, Major McVeagh; owned and operated Washington House Hotel, Phoemxville, Pa ; son of Nathan and Rebecca (Major) Mc- Veagh, of Charlestown, Pa. Mother, Margaret (Lincoln) McVeagh. Brother. Wayne MacVeagh, '$3. Second division stand in English composition and a declamation prize Sophomore year; dissertation appointment Junior year; oration appointment Senior year; member Alpha Sigma Phi and Phi Beta Kappa Studied in a law office in New York City and at Columbia Univer- sity School of Law 1862,-64 (LL B. 1864); partner with Charlton T. Lewis, *$3, m firm of Lewis & MacVeagh for a short time in 1864; served in Pennsylvania Militia for a time during Civil War; estab- lished firm of Franklin MacVeagh & Company, wholesale grocers, 1866 and president until 1909 and again 1915 until dissolution of firm 1932, Secretary of the Treasury of the United States 1909-1913; LL D Yale 1912, George Washington 1920; first president Citizens Association of Chicago 1874; president Chicago Bureau of Chanties 1896-1904, Municipal Art League, and Chicago Yale Association 1881-82; vice-president Civil Service Reform League of Chicago 1884-85, and American Civic Association 1905; trustee University of Chicago 1901-1913; member executive committee National Civic Federation; chairman First International Congress of Social Insur- ance 1914, member Episcopal church. Married October 2, 1866, in Chicago, Emily Shernll, daughter of Henry Frederick and Emily (Shernll) Eames. Children: Mary (died in infancy), Eames (B.A. Harvard 1895); Edith (died 1882); Donald Yale College 5 (died in infancy); and Frederick (died in infancy). Mrs. MacVeagh died May 17,1916. Death due to myocarditis and bronchopneumonia. Buried in Grace- land Cemetery, Chicago. Survived by one son. Thomas Edward Satterthwaite, B.A. 1864. Born March 26, 1843, in New York City. Died September 19, 1934, in New York City. Father, Thomas Wilkinson Satterthwaife; member of firm of Satterthwaite Brothers, marine insurance brokers in New York City; son of Thomas William and Catherine (Bache) Satterthwaite,* of New York City. Mother, Ann Fisher (Sheafe) Satterthwaite; daughter of James Sheafe (B.A. Harvard 1774) and Sarah (Fisher) Sheafe, of Portsmouth, N.H. Harrington School, New York City. Member Linonia, Varuna Boat Club, Gamma Nu, and Alpha Delta Phi. Studied comparative anatomy at Harvard 1864-65; attended Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 1865-67 (M.D. 1867); interne New York Hospital 1867-69; studied in Vienna 1869-1870 and 1871-72; served as assistant surgeon and surgeon in Prussian Army 187071 (received decoration of the Iron Cross); microscopist and pathologist St. Luke's Hospital, New York, 1872- 1882; pathologist to Presbyterian Hospital 1873-1888; conducted private laboratory for instruction in histology 1873-1890; organized medical and surgical staff of Chambers Street House Relief (now Hud- son Street Hospital) 1875; pathologist New York Orthopedic Dispen- sary and Hospital 1880-89, consulting physician 1890-1930; a founder New York Post Graduate Medical School and Hospital 1882, secretary 1882-84, professor of pathology 1882-84, of general medicine 1884- 1890 and of medicine 1904-08, vice-president 1890, and consulting physician since 1908; lecturer comparative pathology Columbia Veterinary College 1881-82; a founder Babies' Hospital 1894 and president until 1899; consulting physician to Manhattan State Hos- pital 1907-1924; First Lieutenant United States Army Medical Re- serve Corps 1911-1917; LL.D. University of Maryland 1908; Sc.D. St. John's College (Md.) 1912; retired from active practice 1923; president New York Pathological Society 1880-81, American Therapeutic So- ciety 1902-03 (also a founder) and Medical Society of Greater New York 1904-08; a founder American College of Physicians; author. Manual of Histology (1882), Practical Bacteriology (1887), Diseases of the Heart and Aorta (1905), Cardiovascular Diseases (1912), and Dis- eases of/be Heart and Blood Vessels (1918); contributed to Medical Review of Reviews, International Climcs> Medical Record^ New Tork 6 Tale University Obituary Record Medical Journal^ Monthly Cyclopedia and Medical Bulletin, The Medi- cal Times, Monthly Microscopical Journal, Journal of Comparative Medicine and Surgery, Post Graduate Journal, Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, Canada Lancet, and British Medical Journal; fellow New York Academy of Medicine and American Academy of Medicine; member American Medical Association, Medical Society of the State of New York, Medical Society of New York County, Harvey Society, Sons of the Revolution, and Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church; last surviving member of his Class. Married November 13,1884, in New York City, Isabella, daughter of James Lenox Banks (M.D. College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia, 1857), and Isabella (Mozier) Banks. No children. Death due to the infirmities of age. Buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, New York City. Survived by wife. George Unangst Wenner, B.A. 1865. Born May 17,1844, in Bethlehem, Pa. Died November 1,1934, in New York City. Father, George Wenner; a commission merchant in Bethlehem. Mother, Sarah Ann (Unangst) Wenner; daughter of Joseph and Susan (Ridenhauer) Unangst, of Bethlehem. Yale relatives include. Uriah J Wenner, ex-^\ (brother); George U. Wenner, '03, and George W. Quentin, '08 S. (nephews); and Owen G. Butts, '02 S, (cousin). Attended Gettysburg College 1860-61. Engaged in making a catalogue for Mercantile Library of