. History of Conway (Massachusetts) 1767-1917 . e State Legislatureof 1851 and again in that of 1854. He was sent as a delegateof the town to the Constitutional Convention of 1853. In 1854he was appointed to the very responsible position of superin-tendent of the United States Armory in Springfield, Mass. Thiscaused his removal from Conway. In 1860 he was appointedcollector of the port of Boston and removed to Brookline, wherehe made his home until his death, October 24, 1878. His lastyears were devoted to large business enterprises in which heengaged. General Whitney and his family always che
. History of Conway (Massachusetts) 1767-1917 . e State Legislatureof 1851 and again in that of 1854. He was sent as a delegateof the town to the Constitutional Convention of 1853. In 1854he was appointed to the very responsible position of superin-tendent of the United States Armory in Springfield, Mass. Thiscaused his removal from Conway. In 1860 he was appointedcollector of the port of Boston and removed to Brookline, wherehe made his home until his death, October 24, 1878. His lastyears were devoted to large business enterprises in which heengaged. General Whitney and his family always cherishedpleasant memories of Conway. From time to time they havesent substantial tokens of their regard in gifts for educationaland religious objects; and the i)e()i)le of Conway still cherish I II r\ ^•|•:\Ks mori:. 95 with piidr and aUfclioii llic iiUinorN dI the WliiliuA family —the honored lathiT and hi^ distini;iiishcd sons. Col. Austin kiic \\a> horn in (on\va\, JuK lo, 17* i-ntiif liU was spent ii|)on the lann now o\\ lUd by. Col. Ai^riN Rick. William T. Gra\es. He attended the local district school andlater studied at an academy in Westfield, Mass. He then fora number of years taught the winter term of school in this andin neighboring towns. He was fond of reading and by thismeans became a well-informed man. His interest in educationalmatters is seen in the fact that he was made a trustee of Mount 96 HISTORY OF CONWAY. Holyoke Seminary in 1858 and was kept in this position untilhis death twenty-two years later. In early manhood he enrolledin the militia as was the custom in those days. He becamethe colonel of a cavalry regiment and from that time throughouthis life was known, and almost invariabh addressed, as ColonelRice. He was interested in all public matters and held variouspositions of trust in the town and county. He was deeplyinterested in the various activities of the Congregational church,of which he was a member. His son estimates that he ga\edurin
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