Born at Cumberland, Md., May 8, 1849. "^ entered the
law office of Hale, Walcott, & Perkins, 39 Court Street,
Boston, September 23, 1878, in the capacity of clerk on
salary, and remained there until the latter part of November,
1 88 1. Attended the lectures of the Boston Law School one
term, namely, the latter term of 1881; was examined for
admission to the Suffolk Bar, May 14, 1881, and regularly
admitted to practice June 14, 1881. Opened an evening
office, September i, 1881, in Lyceum Building, Harvard
Square, Cambridge, and a regular office in the New York
Mutual Building, corner of Milk and Pearl Streets, Boston.
Was counsel for the Megantic Consolidated Copper Mining
Company, until the company passed into the hands of New
York parties and was dissolved.
" Have written a few articles for the newspaper, — includ-
ing some so-called poetry, — but nothing of such importance
as to deserve mention.
" I hold the office of Senior Warden in Mount Olivet Lodge
F. and A. M., Cambridge ; am also Royal Arch Captain in



20 THE CLASS OF SEVENTY-EIGHT.
Cambridge Chapter of Royal Arch Masons. Am one of the
Inspectors of Election for Ward One in Cambridge. Was
associated, as senior partner, with Charles H. Wiswell for
first year, and with Clinton W. Lucas for second year, of law
practice.
** Am now alone, my quondam partners having grown rich
out of the business, and retired to the profession of teaching.
The only item of real interest is that I Ve managed to live
and pay office rent out of my law practice. There is food
for thought in that."

He is living at 34 North Avenue, Cambridge.
WARREN KENDALL BLODGETT.
