. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . for college at the Tash Acad-emy, Old town; was a student for sometime at the Coopers Institute, NewYork City. He entered the Universityfrom Oldtown, Me., in 1852, and re-mained four years, nearly completingthe course in Civil Engineering. He was appointed third assistantengineer, U. S. N., July 1, 1861; waspromoted second assistant engineer,December 18, 1862, and first assistantengineer, January 30, 1865. He servedon the U. S. S., Iroquois for some time:was transferred to the United StatesIron clad, Keokuk, and w
. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . for college at the Tash Acad-emy, Old town; was a student for sometime at the Coopers Institute, NewYork City. He entered the Universityfrom Oldtown, Me., in 1852, and re-mained four years, nearly completingthe course in Civil Engineering. He was appointed third assistantengineer, U. S. N., July 1, 1861; waspromoted second assistant engineer,December 18, 1862, and first assistantengineer, January 30, 1865. He servedon the U. S. S., Iroquois for some time:was transferred to the United StatesIron clad, Keokuk, and was serving onthis ship when it sank in Charleston, , harbor in April, 1863; served on theTiconderoga at Fort Jackson and ; the Madawaska, the Monon-gahela; was ordered to the Mare IslandNa\y Yard in 1867; and later orderedto the Suwanne, and sent to was shipwrecked en route andcaught a severe cold, which developed into tuberculosis, of which-he died atthe Mare Island Hospital, Cal. He was a communicant of the EpiscopalChurch and a member of the G. A. Engineer John Henry Hunt. REV. WILLIAM REED HUNTINGTON, A. M., D. C. L., LL. D. William R. Huntington, son of Elisha and Hannah (Reed) Hunliiigfon,was born in Lowell, Mass., September 20, 1838, and died at Nahant, Mass.,July 26, 1909. He prepared for college in the schools of his city. He enteredthe Engineering department of the University in 1S53, and remained twoyears, leaving to take the Classi(;al course at Harvard University, from whichInstitution he graduated A. B. in 1859, and received later, the ch^gree of ,in Course; received the degree of S. T. D. from Harvard, in 1898, and fromColumbia University in 1873; D. D. from Princeton, in 1896; S. T. D. from Yalein 1902; D. C. L. from the University of the South in 1890; L. H. D. fromHobart College in 1899; LL. D. from Union University in 1903. 592 NORWICH UNIVERSITY. [1856 He was instructor in chemistry at Harvard dui-ing 1859-60. Determiningt
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