Death claimed its victims in 1905, carrying away
Alonzo W. Kimball, March 25 ; Willard Merrill,
August 8, and Charles E. Dyer, November 26, each of whom
has already been noticed in this narrative.
January 25, 1905, the by-laws were amended to create the
office of Associate Actuary. On January 27, 1905, J. C. Crawford,
then Assistant Actuary, was elected to the new office which he
continues to hold.
James Camp Crawford was born at Herrick, Bradford County,
Pennsylvania, January 15, 1844; was educated at the common
schools of Herrick; the Collegiate Institute of Towanda, Penn-
sylvania, and received the degrees of A. B. and A. M. at La
Fayette College, Pennsylvania, in 1871 and 1874 respectively;
was an educator from August 1871 to July 1888 in the capacity
of principal of high schools and superintendent, residing at various
times at Pittston and Athens, Pennsylvania, and Marinette and
Green Bay, Wisconsin ; engaged as solicitor with the company in
July 1888; removed to Milwaukee in May 1890, and was appointed
Assistant Actuary July 8, 1892.
Mr. Crawford served in the Pennsylvania militia and from
March to August 1865 was a member of the I4ist Regt. Pennsyl-
vania Volunteers ; was a member of the Milwaukee School Board
1905-1907; and is a Fellow of the Actuarial Society of America.
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On April 14, 1905, the vacancy in the office of Assistant
Actuary, was rilled by the appointment of the present incumbent,
Frank C. Hemsing.
Mr. Hemsing is a native of Milwaukee, born May 23, 1871.
He was educated in the public schools of Milwaukee and entered
the employ of the company in the capacity of clerk in the
Actuary's department, January 19, 1888.
