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CHADBOUKNE, PAUL A. 



or advice when it conflicts with his desires, at 

 times pertinaciously obstinate yet capricious 

 and vacillating, devising many plans of future 

 aspiration, which are no sooner arranged than 

 they are abandoned in turn for others ap- 

 pearing more feasible. A child in his intel- 

 lectual capacity and manifestations, he has the 

 animal passions of a strong man. Previous 

 to his injury, though untrained in the schools, 

 he possessed a well-balanced mind, and was 

 looked upon by those who knew him as a 

 shrewd, smart business man, very energetic 

 and persistent in executing all his plans of 

 operation. In this regard bis mind was radi- 

 cally changed, so decidedly that his friends 

 and acquaintances said he was ' no longer 



CIIADBOURNE, Paul Insel, an American edu- 

 cator, born in New Berwick, Me., Oct. 21, 

 1823 ; died in New York city, Feb. 23, 1883. 

 He was graduated at Williams College, at the 

 head of his class, in 1848, and became. a teacher 

 in Willis's Academy, Freehold, N. J. From 



PAUL ANSEL CHADBOUBNB. 



Freehold he went to the Theological Seminary, 

 EastWindsor, Conn., and after graduation went 

 to Exeter, Mass., where he married. His wife 

 and two children survive him. 



Mr. Chadbourne next became tutor in his 

 Alma Mater, nd in 1853 was raised to the 

 professorship of Chemistry and Natural His- 



tory. It is worthy of note that he was also, 

 without giving up his chair at Williams, elected 

 to the same chair in Bowdoin College, and did 

 the duty of both for seven years. He served 

 as professor in the Berkshire Medical College, 

 Mass., and for thirteen years was Chemical Lec- 

 turer in Mount Holyoke Seminary. 



In 1855 he visited Newfoundland. Two 

 years later he was at the head of a scientific 

 party iu Florida; and two years after this he 

 visited Europe. For the purpose of studying 

 the geysers and volcanoes, he extended his tour 

 to Iceland. In 1869 he made a journey to 

 Greenland, for exploration and research. 



With all his devotion to science and learn- 

 ing, Dr. Chadbourne was a careful observer of 

 public affairs, and quite as anxious to do his 

 share in this line of duty as in any other. He 

 was elected to the Senate of Massachusetts in 

 1865, and in 1876 was a delegate-at-large to 

 the Republican National Convention. For the 

 benefit of his health he removed to the West, 

 and was soon after elected President of the 

 University of Wisconsin. He dis- 

 charged the duties of this post for 

 three years, and then passed two 

 years in examinations and experi- 

 ments among the Eocky Mountain 

 mines. 



At this date (18V2)he was chosen 

 to succeed the venerable Dr. Mark 

 Hopkins as President of Williams 

 College. His occupancy of this of- 

 fice may be called the great work of 

 his life. Under his able and skill- 

 ful oversight the college prospered 

 greatly ; the number of its students 

 was increased, and funds were liber- 

 ally poured in for its support. He 

 held the office for nine years, with 

 unvarying success, after which he 

 resigned, in order to carry out some 

 extensive literary plans which he 

 was very desirous to execute. 



Dr. Chadbourne was first Presi- 

 dent of the Massachusetts Agricult- 

 ural College, and in 1882 was re- 

 elected to that post. He also held 

 it at the time of his death. He was 

 a member of the Massachusetts His- 

 torical Society, of the Albany Insti- 

 tute, and of other learned societies 

 abroad as well as at home. Two 

 honorary degrees were conferred 

 upon him by Amherst College, and 

 the degree of M. D. by the Berk- 

 shire Medical College. He was the 

 author of several books, among 

 which were " Natural Theology," 

 "Instinct in Animals and Man," and the "Re- 

 lations of Natural History." He was chief 

 editor of an elaborate work entitled "The 

 Public Service of the State of New York." 

 He was actively interested in manufacturing 

 enterprises, as well as financial operations, 

 and was a marvel to those who knew the 



