FORMER HARVARD 

 SECRETARY DIES 



Montague Chamberlain Was 

 Injured in Fall 



Montague Chamberlain, who as as- 

 sistant secretary to tho Harvard Cor- I 

 poration from 1S89 to 1893 performed . 

 the duties that are now allotted to the 

 recorder of the university, died yester- 

 day as a result of a recent fall. Burial 

 services will he conducted at the Church 

 of the Messiah, St Stephen street, at 

 noon on Wednesday. Burial will be 

 private. 



He was born at St. John, N. B., April 

 5, 1844, a son of Samuel SI. and Cath- 

 erine W. (Stevens) Chamberlain. His 

 education was obtained in private , 

 schools. After serving Harvard Uni- ' 

 versity as assistant secretary for four 

 years, he became secretory of the Law- 

 rence Scientific school, where he re- 

 mained until 1900. He returned to Can- 

 ada and joined tho army, which he 

 served for 10 years, retiring with the 

 rank of captain. His wife died in 1913. „ ( 



Being an expert accountant, ho re- 

 turned to the United States and en- 

 gaged In this profession, and remained 

 active in that line of endeavor until 

 a few years ago, when he retired to de- 

 vote his entire time to, study and ^ 

 writing. 



He had great interest In bird life 

 and had written much on the subject. k 

 Ho was a member of the Natural His- * 

 tory Society of New Brunswick, Bos- 

 ton Socluty of Natural History, Ameri- 

 can Ornithologists - Union and Nuttall 

 Ornithol. In 1904 he established a 11- j 

 brary of 1000 volumes for the Indians 

 at Old Town, Me. i 



