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the Yale Forest School in 1906-07 and one term in 1907-08, and 
was also registered for work in the graduate department of the 
Sheffield Scientific School. He has not furnished any information 
_ for this record. 
Ralph B. Wainwright 
Residence, 63 Curtis Street, New Britain, Conn. 
Ralph Bickerton Wainwright was born June 3, 1883, in New Britain, 
Conn., the son of Charles Patterson Wainwright, a selectman, director 
of the Savings & Loan Association and a foreman for the Stanley Works, 
and Ella May (Bickerton) Wainwright. His father’s ancestors came to 
this country from England in 1690 and his mother’s about 1750. He 
has two sisters: Elizabeth Wainwright and Grace Wainwright and one 
brother, Halsted Wainwright. A relative, H. E. Hart, graduated from 
the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale in 1894. 
He was prepared at the New Britain High School and in 1907 graduated 
from the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale, where he played on the 
Foresters’ Football Team his Junior year. ~ 
He is unmarried. 
Since July 1, 1909, Wainwright has been superintendent of 
Walnut Hill Park in New Britain, Conn. After leaving the Yale 
Forest School he was assistant to the head gardener of the Hart- 
ford public parks and later did private landscape work. During 
the winter of 1908-09 he worked in a factory and in the spring 
again entered upon private landscape work, which he continued 
until his present appointment. He writes: “Am waking up the 
city to the needs of caring for her trees and have had fine success 
so far.” 
He is a member of the Eastern Branch of the American Asso- 
ciation of Park Superintendents. 
He has published: Making the home grounds attractive, New 
Britain (Conn.) Herald, March, 1911; and Parks in New Britain, 
New Britain Herald, March, 1912. 
