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Portrait of John Gordon Whoriskey, Cambridge High and Latin School, class of 1918
As printed in the 1918 yearbook

Cambridge High and Latin School

John Gordon Whoriskey “Warry, Sky”

Class of 1918, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: John Gordon Whoriskey (“Warry, Sky”). The yearbook entry prints: came from Harvard Grammar School; lived at 38 Amory Street. Portrait and entry from the 1918 yearbook, page 38.

Class of 1918

196 in the class of 1918 · 3 more named Whoriskey

Full name
John Gordon Whoriskey
Known as
Warry, Sky
Lived at
38 Amory Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School
Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated
Class of 1918
Came from
Harvard Grammar School

Also searched as: Jack Whoriskey; John Whoriskey; John G. Whoriskey; Johnny Whoriskey.

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In context

Of the 196 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1918 read for this site, John's is 191st alphabetically. John's portrait is on scan page 38, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 12 to 39. Harvard Grammar School appears as the earlier school of 31 people in the class, John among them. Across 16 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School on this site, from 1914 to 1930, 182 people are named John; the class of 1926 has the most, 24. 47% of the graduates in the class of 1918 whose plans we could classify named a college or university, against 46% in 1917 and 60% in 1919.

On the same scan pageMarion Shipton Waters, Helen Whiting, Mabelle Faye Whynaught, Paul Lear Wilkins and 3 more
Same earlier schoolHarvard Grammar School: 30 other classmates
Same first nameJohn: 4 other people in the class

At home, 38 Amory Street

The 1918 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Whoriskey at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

  • John B Whoriskey (wife Mary A), supervisor of music public schools householderpage
  • George R Whoriskey, student lived herepage

The Whoriskey household is listed here in 1921 too.

Also grew up on Amory Street

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1918, page 38. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1918unse).

Published 1918, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Cambridge Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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