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born in Salem, Oct. 9, 1814; a member of the first class 

 in the Salem English High School; left May 24, 1828, 

 and entered the store of a relative, the late Isaac P. Fos- 

 ter. In a few years he established himself in the grocery 

 and ship chandlery business on Derby street, gradually 

 merging the latter into an extensive flour and grain, and 

 coal business, remaining for half a century in the same 

 neighborhood. He served in the common council several 



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years and was one of the most prominent and active mem- 

 bers of the Tabernacle Church and Sunday School. He 

 was elected to membership, March 8, 1854. 



James Silver Williams, one of our younger class of ship- 

 masters, died at Salem, Aug. 1, 1885, after a brief illness. 

 He was son of Charles F. and Sophia (Silver) Williams 

 and was born at Salem, Oct. 1, 1843; after graduating 

 from the High School, he went to sea and soon rose to the 

 command of vessels in the Zanzibar and East African 

 trade, owned by the late Capt. Bertram ; during the late 

 civil war, he entered the U. S. Navy as acting volunteer 

 ensign ; afterward agent for Capt. Bertram in the East ; 

 was several years U. S. consul at Aden, Arabia, whence 

 he returned only a few months since. Admitted to mem- 

 bership, May 12, 1875. 



Henri/ Kemble Oliver, originally Thomas Henry Oliver, 

 died at his residence in Salem, on "Wednesday, Aug. 12, 

 1885. He was son of Rev. Daniel and Elizabeth (Kem- 

 ble) Oliver ; was born at North Beverly, Nov. 24, 1800. 

 He was fitted for college at the Boston Latin School and 

 Phillips Academy; entered Harvard in 1814, remained 

 there two years and then removed to Dartmouth college, 

 entering the junior class in 1816, graduated 1818. He 

 entered upon teaching in June, 1819, at the Salem Latin 



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