. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . paration for college at the Burr &Burton Seminary, Manchester, Yt.,and entered the Lniversity in 1862,remaining nearly three years; was amember of the 0 X Fraternity. He engaged in business in liistown, and soon became a successfulmerchant. He was prominent in theaffairs of his town and held manyoffices; served as moderator, trustee,and a member of the graded schoolprudential committee for years; wasfor many years the first selectmanof his town. He took an active in-terest in the State MiUtia, and wascaptain of th
. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . paration for college at the Burr &Burton Seminary, Manchester, Yt.,and entered the Lniversity in 1862,remaining nearly three years; was amember of the 0 X Fraternity. He engaged in business in liistown, and soon became a successfulmerchant. He was prominent in theaffairs of his town and held manyoffices; served as moderator, trustee,and a member of the graded schoolprudential committee for years; wasfor many years the first selectmanof his town. He took an active in-terest in the State MiUtia, and wascaptain of the Bennington companyfor some years. In his later years, hisCapt. Edmund Charles Houghton. health failed him, and he went to Seattle, \\ash., and from there to California, in hopes the change would im-prove his health, but he gradually grew worse, and died in Pasadena, was a prominent Mason, having been deputy- grand master of the GrandLodge; Past Master of Tucker Lodge, Xo. 48, of Bennington, and eminentcommander of Taft Commandery, Kniglits Templar, of 1865] SKETCHES OF ALUMNI AND PAST CADETS. 735 He was tmce married: first, to Alice McKee of Winfield, N. Y., in October1865, who died in February, 1875. They had one daughter, Mary, who diedat the age of fifteen. On August, 26, 1882, he married Mrs. Mary J. (Crofut)Canfield, of Arlington, Vt., who survives him, and resides in Arlington, Vt. WILLIAM FOWLE LADD. William F. Ladd, son of Charles Haven and Susan (Fowle) Ladd, was bornin Alexandria, Va., August 31, 1845. At an early age, his parents removedto Portsmouth, N. H., where he attended the public schools. He finishedhis preparation for college at the Phillips Academy, Exter, N. H., class of1863. He then entered the University with advanced standing and remaineduntil 1865; was a member of the Athenian Socity and the A 1 IJ Fraternity;served as vice-president of his class. He engaged in business in New York city for some years and then locatedin Galveston,
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