. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . (now the Chicago& North Western) from Jonesville, Wis., to Chicago, 111., 1851-52; made sur-veys for the Milwaukee & Mississippi R. R., from Milwaukee to the Wiscon- 1850] SKETCHES OF ALUMNI AND PAST CADETS. 463 sin River, and had charge of construc-tion from Whitewater to the RockRiver in Wisconsin, 1852-53; madesurveys for railroad from Milwaukeeto Fondu-Lac, 1853; located the Mil-waukee & Watertown R. R., (nowpart of the C. M. & St. P.) and hadcharge of the construction to Colum-bus and continued the survey thr
. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . (now the Chicago& North Western) from Jonesville, Wis., to Chicago, 111., 1851-52; made sur-veys for the Milwaukee & Mississippi R. R., from Milwaukee to the Wiscon- 1850] SKETCHES OF ALUMNI AND PAST CADETS. 463 sin River, and had charge of construc-tion from Whitewater to the RockRiver in Wisconsin, 1852-53; madesurveys for railroad from Milwaukeeto Fondu-Lac, 1853; located the Mil-waukee & Watertown R. R., (nowpart of the C. M. & St. P.) and hadcharge of the construction to Colum-bus and continued the survey throughColumbia county to the WisconsinRiver, 1853-55. In 1860, he located in Colorado,a few miles below Denver, in a townnamed in his honor, Littleton, wherehe resided until his death. He en-gaged largely in wheat raising andbuilt several large flour mills. Hewas a Republican in politics, repre-sented his district in the State Legisla-ture in 1873, receiving all but 100 ofthe 4,000 votes cast. He was married September 21,1854, to Angeline Harwood of Nashua, Hon. Richard Sullivan Little. LAFAYETTE WASHINGTON PIERCE, A. M. Lafayette W. Pierce, son of Ezekial Porter and Susanna (Porter) Pierce,was born in Chesterfield, N. H., May 20, 1825, and died at Gainesville, Ga.,January 1, 1899. He prepared for college at the Chesterfield Academy andentered the University in 1847, graduating A. B., in 1850; received the degreeof A. M., in course in 1860. He was principal of the Wilmington, Vt., school, 1850-51; Mt. CaesarSeminary, Swanzey, N. H., 1851-53; Alstead, N. H., High School, teaching school, he studied law with Hon. F. F. Lane of Keene, N. H.,and with his brother, L. D. Pierce, 46, and was admitted to Worcester county,Mass., bar in April, 1854. He located in Winchendon, Mass., and practiced hisprofession in the Massachusetts and New Hampshire courts and before thedepartments at Washington, D. C, 1854-90. He removed to Gainesville, Ga., in 1890, where he resided unti
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