Notable graduates
Politicians, judges and diplomats, 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.
An Album of the Attorneys of Maine, 1902 · Class of 1902
Fred J. Allen
American politician from Maine.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (July 27, 1865) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Fred J. Allen. Wikipedia
Men of Massachusetts, 1903 · Class of 1903
Frederick William Dallinger
American politician, Massachusetts (1871-1955).
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (October 2, 1871) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Frederick William Dallinger. Wikipedia
Men of Massachusetts, 1903 · Class of 1903
Joseph C. Pelletier
district attorney of Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (April 25, 1872) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Joseph C. Pelletier. Wikipedia
Men of Massachusetts, 1903 · Class of 1903
John Andrew Sullivan
American politician from Massachusetts (1868-1927). In the yearbook: John A. Sullivan.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (May 10, 1868) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches John Andrew Sullivan. Wikipedia
Men of Massachusetts, 1903 · Class of 1903
Harrison Henry Atwood
American politician from Massachusetts (1863-1954). In the yearbook: Harrison H. Atwood.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (August 26, 1863) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Harrison Henry Atwood. Wikipedia
Men of Massachusetts, 1903 · Class of 1903
George Albee Hibbard
American politician, Massachusetts. In the yearbook: George A. Hibbard.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (October 27, 1864) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches George Albee Hibbard. Wikipedia
Men of Massachusetts, 1903 · Class of 1903
William P. Hayes
American politician in Massachusetts (1866-1940).
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (March 27, 1866) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches William P. Hayes. Wikipedia
Men of Massachusetts, 1903 · Class of 1903
Richard Everett Warner
American politician (1861-1931).
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (October 6, 1861) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Richard Everett Warner. Wikipedia
Springfield College · Class of 1906
Albert I. Prettyman
American college coach. In the yearbook: Albert Ira Prettyman.
How we know: Name matches Albert I. Prettyman (born 1883); their Wikipedia article names Springfield College, and the age fits the class of 1906. Wikipedia
Who's who in State Politics, 1908 (Massachusetts Legislature) · Class of 1908
John A. Keliher
American politician from Massachusetts (1866-1938).
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (November 6, 1866) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches John A. Keliher. Wikipedia
Who's who in State Politics, 1908 (Massachusetts Legislature) · Class of 1908
Joseph F. O'Connell
American politician (1872-1942).
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (December 7, 1872) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Joseph F. O'Connell. Wikipedia
Who's who in State Politics, 1908 (Massachusetts Legislature) · Class of 1908
Andrew James Peters
American politician from Massachusetts (1872-1938). In the yearbook: Andrew J. Peters.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (April 3, 1872) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Andrew James Peters. Wikipedia
Who's who in State Politics, 1908 (Massachusetts Legislature) · Class of 1908
Arthur Chapin
American politician (1868-1943). In the yearbook: Arthur B. Chapin.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (November 17, 1868) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Arthur Chapin. Wikipedia
Who's who in State Politics, 1908 (Massachusetts Legislature) · Class of 1908
Edward P. Barry
American politician.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (November 28, 1864) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Edward P. Barry. Wikipedia
Who's who in State Politics, 1908 (Massachusetts Legislature) · Class of 1908
John Joseph Mitchell
American politician (1873-1925). In the yearbook: John J. Mitchell.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (May 9, 1873) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches John Joseph Mitchell. Wikipedia
Who's who in State Politics, 1908 (Massachusetts Legislature) · Class of 1908
Grafton D. Cushing
American politician (1864–1939).
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (August 4, 1864) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Grafton D. Cushing. Wikipedia
Who's who in State Politics, 1908 (Massachusetts Legislature) · Class of 1908
Edward Gilmore
American politician from Massachusetts (1867-1924).
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (January 4, 1867) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Edward Gilmore. Wikipedia
Who's who in State Politics, 1908 (Massachusetts Legislature) · Class of 1908
Eugene C. Hultman
politician in Massachusetts, US.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (July 13, 1875) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Eugene C. Hultman. Wikipedia
Who's who in State Politics, 1908 (Massachusetts Legislature) · Class of 1908
William Francis Murray
American politician (1881–1918). In the yearbook: William F. Murray.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (September 7, 1881) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches William Francis Murray. Wikipedia
Men of Boston and New England, 1913 · Class of 1913
John Francis Fitzgerald
Irish-American politician, Massachusetts (1863-1950).
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (Feb. 11, 1863) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches John Francis Fitzgerald. Wikipedia
Men of Boston and New England, 1913 · Class of 1913
Joseph H. Gainer
mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, US.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (Jan. 18, 1878) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Joseph H. Gainer. Wikipedia
Men of Boston and New England, 1913 · Class of 1913
Samuel Winslow
American politician (1862-1940). In the yearbook: Samuel Ellsworth Winslow.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (April 11, 1862) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Samuel Winslow. Wikipedia
Men of Boston and New England, 1913 · Class of 1913
William M. Butler
American politician from Massachusetts (1861-1937). In the yearbook: William Morgan Butler.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (Jan. 29, 1861) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches William M. Butler. Wikipedia
Men of Boston and New England, 1913 · Class of 1913
Charles Sumner Hamlin
American politician (1861-1938).
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (Aug. 30, 1861) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Charles Sumner Hamlin. Wikipedia
Men of Boston and New England, 1913 · Class of 1913
George Holden Tinkham
American politician (1870-1956).
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (Oct. 29, 1870) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches George Holden Tinkham. Wikipedia
Men of Boston and New England, 1913 · Class of 1913
Edward Lawrence Logan
United States general (1875-1939).
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (Jan. 20, 1875) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Edward Lawrence Logan. Wikipedia
Men of Boston and New England, 1913 · Class of 1913
Charles Hiller Innes
American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts (1870-1939).
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (Aug. 6, 1870) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Charles Hiller Innes. Wikipedia
Springfield College · Class of 1917
R. R. Sermon
American football and basketball player and coach (1893–1965). In the yearbook: Raymond R. Sermon.
How we know: Name matches R. R. Sermon (born 1893); their Wikipedia article names Springfield College, and the age fits the class of 1917. Wikipedia
Fitchburg High School · Class of 1918
James L. Conrad
American academic administrator. In the yearbook: James Lawson Conrad.
How we know: Name matches James L. Conrad (born 1900); their Wikipedia article names Fitchburg High School, and the age fits the class of 1918. Wikipedia
Newton High School · Class of 1918
Hank Garrity
American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator. In the yearbook: Henry Garrity.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (January 30, 1900) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Hank Garrity. Wikipedia
Newton High School · Class of 1918
Robert H. Hopkins
American attorney and rower. In the yearbook: Robert Holbrook Hopkins.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (March 22, 1902) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Robert H. Hopkins. Wikipedia
New England Aviators, 1914-1918 · Class of 1919
Sumner Sewall
American politician, 58th Governor of Maine (1897–1965).
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (June 17, 1897) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Sumner Sewall. Wikipedia
Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: West Virginia · Class of 1920
Roy Earl Parrish
American lawyer and politician (1888–1918). In the yearbook: Roy E. Parrish.
How we know: Name matches Roy Earl Parrish, who died 1918-01-01; the 1920 roll of honour lists this soldier from Clarksburg, West Virginia, and the Wikipedia article names Clarksburg. 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
Joseph C. Baldwin
American politician (1897-1957). In the yearbook: Joseph Clark Baldwin.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (January 11, 1897) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Joseph C. Baldwin. 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
Harvard College, Class of 1920 (Harvard Nineteen Twenty Class Album) · Class of 1920
Philip Joseph Philbin
American politician (1898-1972).
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (May 29, 1898) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Philip Joseph Philbin. Wikipedia
Harvard College, Class of 1920 (Harvard Nineteen Twenty Class Album) · Class of 1920
Sumner Sewall
American politician, 58th Governor of Maine (1897–1965).
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (June 17, 1897) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Sumner Sewall. Wikipedia
Springfield College · Class of 1920
Carl Eggebrecht
American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. In the yearbook: Carl A. Eggebrecht Jr.
How we know: Name matches Carl Eggebrecht (born 1893); their Wikipedia article names Springfield College, and the age fits the class of 1920. Wikipedia
Springfield College · Class of 1921
Louis L. Watson
American football coach, athletics administrator (1895–1952). In the yearbook: Louis L. Watson Jr.
How we know: Name matches Louis L. Watson (born 1895); their Wikipedia article names Springfield College, and the age fits the class of 1921. Wikipedia
Newton High School · Class of 1922
Francis H. Russell
American diplomat (1904–1989). In the yearbook: Francis Henry Russell.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (October 1, 1904) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Francis H. Russell. Wikipedia
Springfield College · Class of 1923
Johnny Merriman
American sports coach, athletics administrator (1899–1986). In the yearbook: John S. Merriman Jr.
How we know: Name matches Johnny Merriman (born 1899); their Wikipedia article names Springfield College, and the age fits the class of 1923. Wikipedia
Newton High School · Class of 1924
Howard J. Whitmore Jr.
American politician (1905–1998). In the yearbook: Howard Whitmore Jr.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (May 9, 1905) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Howard J. Whitmore Jr.. Wikipedia
Cambridge High and Latin School · Class of 1925
Joseph DeGuglielmo
American mayor (1908-1983).
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (December 10, 1908) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Joseph DeGuglielmo. 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
New Bedford High School · Class of 1926
Clinton E. Knox
American diplomat. In the yearbook: Clinton Everett Knox.
How we know: Name matches Clinton E. Knox (born 1908); their Wikipedia article names New Bedford High School, and the age fits the class of 1926. Wikipedia
Boston Latin School · Class of 1929
Will Cloney
American athletics administrator. In the yearbook: William Thomas Cloney.
How we know: Wikipedia: “Cloney was born and raised in Dorchester and graduated Boston Latin School.” (names the school) Wikipedia
Leominster High School · Class of 1933
Herbert Reiner Jr.
American diplomat who played a key role in capturing Mahatma Gandhi's assassin, Nathuram Godse. In the yearbook: Herbert Reiner.
How we know: Wikipedia: “Reiner was born in Brattleboro, Vermont, and raised in Lancaster, Massachusetts, attending Leominster High School in Leominster, Massachusetts, and graduating in 1933.” The yearbook name, school and class year (1933) fit the Wikidata birth year (1916). Wikipedia
Central High School · Class of 1943
Thomas Joseph O'Connor Jr.
Politician in Massachusetts, US (born 1925). In the yearbook: Thomas Joseph O'Connor Jr.
How we know: Wikipedia: “O'Connor attended Springfield Classical High School, where he won class president.” The yearbook name, school and class year (1943) fit the Wikidata birth year (1925). Wikipedia