Cambridge High and Latin School

Paul Harmon Spiers “Ham”

Paul Harmon Spiers (“Ham”), Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1917 (Cambridge, Massachusetts). The entry prints: came from Peabody Grammar School; headed for Harvard; lived at 9 Washington Avenue.

Class of 1917

214 in the class of 1917 · 2 more named Spiers

Full name: Paul Harmon Spiers
Known as: Ham
Lived at: 9 Washington Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1917
Came from: Peabody Grammar School
Headed for: Harvard

Also searched as: Ham Spiers; Paul Spiers; Paul H. Spiers; Spiers, Paul.

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Neighbours 4
Same surname 1
Classmates 213
Same schools 87

In context

214 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1917 appear on this site, and Spiers puts Paul 188th among them. Turning the scan to page 36 shows Paul; the portraits we read from this book run from page 11 to page 40. From 1914 to 1929, 24 Cambridge High and Latin School graduates on this site share the first name Paul, spread over 13 classes. Paul's plan is printed as “Harvard”, which counts here as a college or university; 34 of the 112 classmates who named a plan (30%) named the same kind. Names on this site: 214 for the class of 1917, compared with 163 for 1915 and 196 for 1918.

On the same scan page	M. Francis Smith, Gertrude M. Stone, Esther Rita Sullivan, Margaret Veronica Sullivan and 3 more
Same earlier school	Peabody Grammar School: 23 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 34 of 112 classmates with a plan (30%)

At home, 9 Washington Avenue

The 1917 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Spiers at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Wilson A Spiers, brick mfr householderpage

The Spiers household is listed here in 1916, 1918, 1920 and 1921 too.

Also grew up on Washington Avenue

The class of 1917

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Others named Spiers

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

William SpiersSomerville 1931

Also came from Peabody Grammar School

Also headed for Harvard

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1917, page 36. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1917unse).

Published 1917, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Cambridge Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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