Notable graduates
Business leaders, before they were famous
They were seniors like everyone else in these yearbooks. Each is matched to the person they became on evidence we show below — a birth date, a nickname, a team.
Men of Massachusetts, 1903 · Class of 1903
Harry G. Stoddard
American businessman. In the yearbook: Henry G. Stoddard.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (September 13, 1873) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Harry G. Stoddard. Wikipedia
Newton High School · Class of 1914
Robert E. Gross
American businessman (1897–1961). In the yearbook: Robert Ellsworth Gross.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (May 11, 1897.) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Robert E. Gross. Wikipedia
New England Conservatory of Music · Class of 1917
Martha Baird
wife of John D. Rockefeller, Jr..
How we know: Name matches Martha Baird (born 1895); their Wikipedia article names New England Conservatory of Music, and the age fits the class of 1917. Wikipedia
New England Aviators, 1914-1918 · Class of 1919
Godfrey Lowell Cabot
American entrepreneur and philanthropist (1861–1962).
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (Feb. 26, 1861) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Godfrey Lowell Cabot. Wikipedia
Harvard College, Class of 1920 (Harvard Nineteen Twenty Class Album) · Class of 1920
Edward A. Bacon
Served in United States Marine Corps/earned an A.B. from Harvard University(1920). In the yearbook: Edward Alsted Bacon.
How we know: Name matches Edward A. Bacon (born 1897); their Wikipedia article names Harvard College, and the age fits the class of 1920. Wikipedia
Harvard College, Class of 1920 (Harvard Nineteen Twenty Class Album) · Class of 1920
John J. Emery, Jr.
American businessman (1898-1976). In the yearbook: John Josiah Emery.
How we know: Name matches John J. Emery, Jr. (born 1898); their Wikipedia article names Harvard College, and the age fits the class of 1920. Wikipedia
Harvard College, Class of 1920 (Harvard Nineteen Twenty Class Album) · Class of 1920
Edward C. Johnson II
American businessman and lawyer (1898–1984). In the yearbook: Edward Crosby Johnson.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (January 19, 1898) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Edward C. Johnson II. Wikipedia
Newton High School · Class of 1925
Malcolm A. MacIntyre
lawyer and lacrosse player (1908-1992). In the yearbook: Malcolm Ames MacIntyre.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (January 28, 1908) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Malcolm A. MacIntyre. Wikipedia
Boston Latin School · Class of 1926
Ralph B. Rogers
American businessman (1909-1997).
How we know: Name matches Ralph B. Rogers (born 1909); their Wikipedia article names Boston Latin School, and the age fits the class of 1926. Wikipedia
Northeastern University · Class of 1929
Neil Mahoney
American baseball executive. In the yearbook: Neil Thomas Mahoney.
How we know: Printed birth date (November 21, 1906 at New-ton U) equals Wikidata date of birth (1906-11-21); Wikipedia: “A native of Newton, Massachusetts, Mahoney graduated with a business degree from Northeastern University in 1929, then played semi-professional baseball in New England, and one professional season (1934) as a catcher for” (names the school) Wikipedia
Boston Latin School · Class of 1943
Aaron Feuerstein
American businessman (1925–2021). In the yearbook: Aaron Mordecai Feuerstein.
How we know: Name matches Aaron Feuerstein (born 1925); their Wikipedia article names Boston Latin School, and the age fits the class of 1943. Wikipedia