Brookline High School

John William Hannon “Brim”

John William Hannon (“Brim”), Brookline High School class of 1931 (Brookline, Massachusetts). The entry prints: General course; headed for Northeastern University; lived at 83 Stearns Road.

Class of 1931

273 in the class of 1931 · 12 more named Hannon

Full name: John William Hannon
Known as: Brim
Lived at: 83 Stearns Road, Brookline, Massachusetts
School: Brookline High School
Graduated: Class of 1931
Course: General.
Headed for: Northeastern University

Also searched as: Brim Hannon; Jack Hannon; John Hannon; John W. Hannon.

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Neighbours 12
Same surname 9
Classmates 272
Same schools 18

In context

Going through the Brookline High School class of 1931 from A to Z by surname, John is the 102nd of 273 names on this site. In the scan, John appears on page 60, in the first third of the run of 273 portraits read for this site (pages 34 to 110). From 1923 to 1931, 52 Brookline High School graduates on this site share the first name John, spread over 9 classes and peaking at 11 in 1931. Among the 231 people in the class who printed a plan, 128 (55%) named a college or university, as John did (“Northeastern University”). In the class of 1931, 89 of 252 printed courses (35%) were college or college-preparatory ones, compared with 39% in 1930.

On the same scan page	Lois Irene Grow, James Haley, Phyllis Hall
Same kind of plan	college or university: 128 of 231 classmates with a plan (55%)
Same course	General: 71 of 252 classmates with a course (28%)
Same first name	John: 10 other people in the class

At home, 83 Stearns Road

The 1928 city directory lists John William Hannon with the occupation “(.Margaret) chauffeur” (page).

The 1931 Brookline Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Hannon at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

John W Hannon (wife Margaret), caretkr householderpage
Fred J Hannon, salesman lived herepage
John W Hannon Jr., student lived herepage
Ruth C Hannon, teacher lived herepage

The Hannon household is listed here in 1928 too.

What the yearbook said

What higher ambition could he have?

Also grew up on Stearns Road

The class of 1931

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Others named Hannon

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

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Also headed for Northeastern University

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Source

Brookline High School yearbook, 1931, page 60. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item murivian1931broo).

Published 1931. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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