History of South China, (Kennebec County) Maine United States of America

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Augustine Jones, educator, was born in South China, Maine, Oct. 16, 1885; son of Richard M. and Eunice (Jones) Jones; grandson of Ephraim and Susanna (Dudley) Jones, and of Abel and Susanna (Jepson) Jones; and a lineal descendant on both sides from Thomas Jones, who immigrated from Wales and settled in Hanover, Mass., at the beginning of the eighteenth century. Augustine was prepared for college at Friends school, Providence, R.I., and the North Yarmouth (Maine) academy; was graduated at Bowdoin college in 1860, and was principal Of the Oak Grove seminary, Vassalbore, Maine, 1860-83. He studied law under the Hon. Jobn A. Andrew and received the degree of LL.B. from Harvard in 1867, being shortly afterward admitted to the bar. He was married in 1867 to Caroline Ruthbone, daughter of William Osborne, of Dover, N.H. He practised his profession in Boston, Mass., 1867-79, and then became principal of Friends school, Providence, R.I. He was a representative in the Massachusetts legislature in 1878, and a member of the Providence common council, 1897-99. He was president of the Advance club, Providence, 1891-94, and was admitted to membership in the New England Historic Genealogical society, the American Philological association, the Rhode Island Historical society, and the Arch?ological Institute of America. His published writings include several pamphlets: Discourse on the Society of Friends, delivered in 1874 in James Freeman Clarke's church in Boston at the suggestion of John G. Whittier; Nicholas Upsall of Boston (1880); Parks and Tree Lined Avenues (1891); Moses Brown of Providence (1892); Peace and Arbitration (1887) 107,000 copies distributed 1887-97; Life and Work of Thomas Dudley, Second Governor of Massachusetts (1899).

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

George Frank Mosher, educator, was born in South China, Maine, Feb. 12, 1844; son of William and Elizabeth (McLaughlin) Mosher, and grandson of William and Freelove (Morse) Mosher and of Abraham and Deborah (Ward) McLaughlin. He attended the New Hampton literary and classical institution, New Hampton, N.H., and was graduated from Bowdoin college, A.B., 1869, A.M., 1872. He was editor of the Mornings Star at Dover, N.H., 1869-81; was married, Sept. 25, 1871, to Marinda Frances Stewart. He was a representative in the state legislature, 1877-78; U.S. consul at Nice, France, and at Sonneberg, Germany, 1881-85, and was elected president of Hillsdale college, Mich., in 1886. He received the honorary degree of LL.D. from Findlay college, Ohio, in 1888.

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