History of Chelsea, (Suffolk County) Massachusetts United States of America

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Frederick W. Crocker, naval officer, was born in Massachusetts about 1846. He was graduated at the U.S. naval academy in 1866; was assigned to the North Atlantic station in 1867, and was promoted ensign in 1868. He was then assigned to ordnance duty in Boston, and was promoted master March 26, 1869, and lieutenant March 21, 1870. He was on special duty in New York in 1870, served on board the Shenandoah, of the European fleet, 1870-72, and on board the Brooklyn, European fleet, in 1873. He did torpedo duty in 1874, served on board the Richmond of the Pacific squadron, 1875-76; on the storeship Onward, 1877; on the receiving ship Wabash, 1878-82; on board the Iroquois, at the Pacific station, 1882-85; and on the receiving ship New Hampshire, 1885-86. He was promoted lieutenant-commander in January, 1888, and was on duty at the Pacific station until 1891. He was given leave of absence, 1891-92; was on board the Wabash, 1892-93; was made lighthouse inspector in May, 1893; was promoted commander Nov. 11, 1894, and was made ordnance officer at the Norfolk navy yard, May 6, 1896. He died at Chelsea, Mass., Oct. 31, 1896.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Nathan Haskell Dole, author, was born in Chelsea, Mass., Aug. 31, 1852; son of the Rev. Nathan and Caroline (Fletcher) Dole; grandson of Wigglesworth and Elizabeth (Haskell) Dole, and of Amos and Sally (Ware) Fletcher; and a lineal descendant of Richard Dole who emigrated from Bristol, England, to Old Newbury, Mass., in 1639. His father at the time of his death was editor of the Dayspring and other publications of the American board of commissioners for foreign missions. The son was prepared for college at Phillips Exeter and Andover academies and was graduated from Harvard in 1874. He then taught classics at De Veaux college and Worcester high school, and was a preceptor of Derby academy, Hingham, Mass. He was literary editor of the Philadelphia Press, 1881-85; musical editor, 1881-87; musical editor of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletins, 1886-87. He was elected a member of the Press club and the Nineteenth century club of Philadelphia; of the Harvard musical association; of the Twentieth century club, Boston; and of L'Alliance Francaise, of which last he was made vice-president in 1897 and re-elected in 1898. He was married in 1882 to Helen James Bennett. His translations include: Dupuy's Great Master of Russian Literature (1886); eight volumes by Tolstoy (1889 et seq.); three by Vald?s (1888, et seq.); Schultze-Smidt's A Madonna of the Alps (1895); Von Sheffel's Ekkehard (1896); Von Koch's Camilla (1896); Dumas's Three Musketeers (1896); Cavalleria Rusticana (1896); and many others, including several hundred songs for music; and his original works include: Young People's History of Russia (1882); A Score of Famous Composers (1891); Not Angels Quite (1893); Handy Lexicon of Music ; a burlesque (1894); On the Point : a Summer Idyl (1895); The Hawthorne Tree, and Other Poems (1896); Life of Francis William Bird (1897); Poems for Educational Music Course (1897); Joseph Jefferson at Home (1898); Omar the Tent-Maker: a Romance of Old Persia (1898); and The Mistakes We Make (1898); He also edited a Multivariorum edition of Rub?iy?t of Omar Khayy?m (1896-97), the breviary bilingual Latin and English edition of the same (1898), and the five version standard edition; and also editions of Burns, Longfellow, Whittier, Bryant, Byron, Keats, Scott, Moore, and others, with biographies (1893-97). He was engaged on the Warner Library of the World's Best Literature, and was editor-in-chief of The International Library of Famous Literature (1898). He also edited a new twenty-volume edition of Count L. N. Tolsto?'s collected works. He lectured extensively on Russian, Italian and English literature before clubs and lyceums.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Philip Burrill Low, representative, was born in Chelsea, Mass., May 6, 1836; son of Francis and Reliance (Cobb) Low; grandson of Jennison and Dinah (Haynes) Low, and of Philip and Reliance (Burrill) Cobb, and a descendant of Francis Low of Cape Ann, whose ancestor fought in the Colonial and Indian wars, and, through the Cobbs, of Stephen Hopkins, the pilgrim. His father was a shipmaster. He was graduated from the high school, and adopted the profession of his father. In 1862 he volunteered in the U.S. navy and was appointed ensign, serving in the North Atlantic squadron, 1862-63. He engaged in mercantile business in Boston, 1863-65, and in the latter year removed to New York city, where He became identified with shipping and maritime interests. He organized and was the first commander of the New York state naval militia. He was a Republican representative from the fifteenth New York district in the 54th and 55th congresses, 1895-99.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Edward Henry Clement, journalist, was born in Chelsea, Mass., April 19, 1843, son of Cyrus and Rebecca (Shortridge) Clement, and a direct descendant of Robert Clement, who emigrated from Coventry, England, in 1643, and settled in Haverhill, Mass. He was graduated from Tufts college in 1864 and became reporter and assistant editor of an army post newspaper at Hilton Head, S. C. After his return to the north in 1867 he was employed for a short time as proofreader on the Boston Daily Advertiser. From there he became a reporter on the New York Tribune, and in 1870 managing editor of the Newark, N. J., Advertiser, and in 1871-75 was an editor and proprietor of the Elizabeth, N. J., Journal. In 1875 he became assistant editor of the Transcript and in 1881 editor-in-chief.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor