. Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees. ffice ofHon. B. F. Thomas and at Harvard Law School; hassince practised his profession in Worcester; served asstaff officer during the Civil War; member of SchoolCommittee, Worcester ; President of Common Coun-cil; Director Public Library; Postmaster, 1887-91. JAMES EDWARD ESTABROOK, Lawyer, wasborn in Worcester, Massachusetts, October29, 1829, the son of James and Almira (Read)Estabrook. The first representative
. Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees. ffice ofHon. B. F. Thomas and at Harvard Law School; hassince practised his profession in Worcester; served asstaff officer during the Civil War; member of SchoolCommittee, Worcester ; President of Common Coun-cil; Director Public Library; Postmaster, 1887-91. JAMES EDWARD ESTABROOK, Lawyer, wasborn in Worcester, Massachusetts, October29, 1829, the son of James and Almira (Read)Estabrook. The first representative of the family in America was the Rev. Joseph Estabrook of Con-cord, Massachusetts. James Edward Estabrookattended in boyhood the public schools of Wor-cester, and entered Yale in 1847, graduating withthe Class of 1851. He studied law in the office ofHon. B. F. Thomas, and at the Harvard Law School,and he was for some years associated in practicewith the Hon. Dwight Foster. Mr. Estabrook is anactive member of the Democratic party and hasserved as Chairman of its various committees formany years. He is held in great esteem by hisfellow-citizens, and has been chosen to fill many. offices of trust, having served as President of theCommon Council, a Director of the Public Libraryand a member of the School Committee. He wasappointed Postmaster of the city by PresidentCleveland in 1887 and held that office four the Civil War Mr. Estabrook served on thestaff of Major-General Charles Devens, and later onthat of Major-General Benjamin F. Butler. KENDRICK, Greene Yale 1872, in Waterbury, Conn., 1851 ; educated at Pro-fessor Bassetts School, Waterbury, and WaterburyHigh School, and fitted for College at Round HillSeminary, Northampton, Mass.; graduated Yale, 1872; 426 UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR SONS graduate course in history, comparative philologyand international law, 1873 ; Yale Law School,1875, and admitted to Bar; City Clerk, 1874-80 ; memberBoard o
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