New York, the metropolis : its noted business and professional men. . o such an extent that she is recog-nized as a highly accomplished ])ianiste and soprano. Hiseldest son graduated at Phillips Exeter Academy, isstudying law and pre])aring for his admission to the Bar inSeptember, 1893. HORATIO N. TWOMBLY. Horatio N. Twombly, lawyer, statesman, editor and wellknown man of affairs, was born in Berwick, York County,Maine, in 1831, and comes of excellent Puritan, Revolu-tionary and Colonial ancestry. Ralph Twombly was thefirst of his ancestors to arrive in America and settled atDover, New Hampsh
New York, the metropolis : its noted business and professional men. . o such an extent that she is recog-nized as a highly accomplished ])ianiste and soprano. Hiseldest son graduated at Phillips Exeter Academy, isstudying law and pre])aring for his admission to the Bar inSeptember, 1893. HORATIO N. TWOMBLY. Horatio N. Twombly, lawyer, statesman, editor and wellknown man of affairs, was born in Berwick, York County,Maine, in 1831, and comes of excellent Puritan, Revolu-tionary and Colonial ancestry. Ralph Twombly was thefirst of his ancestors to arrive in America and settled atDover, New Hampshire, in 1640. His descendants formany generations were farmers and known for their ster-ling integrity of character. By the death of his father,Moses N. Twombly, Horatio was thrown upon his ownresources at the age of eleven, but proved himself more thana match for adversity. By working on the farm in thesummer and teaching school during the winter he wasenabled to gain a preparatory education in South BerwickAcademy and entered Dartmouth College at the age of nine-. HORATIO N. TWOMBLY. teen. He defrayed his college expenses by teaching duringvacations and after a brilliant course graduated in 1854,standing second in a class of sixty graduates. He wentWest and took charge of a private school numbering 300pupils, at Waukegan, 111. During his sojourn in that townhe studied law and edited the VVaukei^an Gazette. Uponhis admission to the bar he went to Prescott, Wisconsin,began active ])ractice and was ajjpointed District .Attorneyof the county. While located in Prescott Mr. Twomblyedited the Prescott Tninscript and at the same time wasmade Lieutenant Colonel of the Wisconsin Militia. In i860he went to Shanghai, Cliina, to look after some of hisfamilys estate, remained two years and became sole partnerof Hiram Fogg & Co., returned to New York and joined the firm of William Fogg &: Co., from whom he severed hisconnections in 1867 to become a member of the firm ofMessrs. Benedict, Tor
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