Chauncey Clark Starkweather, B.A. 1874
Born November 7, 1851, in Chicago,111 Died June 19, 1922, in Lewiston, N Y
Chauncey Clark Starkweather was born November 7,1851, in Chicago, 111, the son of Charles Robert and Mary (Eager) Starkweather His father, whose parents were Dr. Rodney Starkweather and Jane (Starkweather) Starkweather, was engaged in the practice of medicine. His mother was the daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah (Jennison) Eager. Through her he traced his ancestry to William Eager, who was born in England and came to Plymouth, becoming the owner of a plantation, purchased from the Indians in 1684, which is now part of the town of Marlborough, Mass He served in the colonial wars. Another distant ancestor of Mr. Starkweather, Abra- ham Eager, was a Captain. His son Bezabel was a Captain in the Militia. Nathan Eager, another ancestor, served as a Colonel during the Revolution. There were five Starkweather brothers in the Revolutionary Army
Chauncey Starkweather was prepared for college at the Lake Forest (111.) Academy, and entered Yale with the Class of 1872, but left to go abroad with his tutor, Robert P. Keep (B.A. 1865). He spent nearly a year studying in Athens and other European cities, returning to New Haven in the spring of 1871 to join the Class of 1874. He was a member of Linonia and was coxswain of two barge crews, the Narrowbacks and the Torpids. He was the poet at the class supper in Junior year, served on the Ivy Committee, and wrote the Ivy Ode.
He studied law at Columbia after graduating from Yale, and received the degree of LL.B. there in 1877, being admitted to the New York Bar the same year. He practiced only a few years, however, devoting his attention mainly to literary and research work. He was especially interested in modern languages, and had done work for several New York publishers. He had translated many books from the French, and had also been on the editorial staff of Judge, and had written for the New York "Timesand the Evening Post. He is represented in numerous sets of compilations, including The World's Great Classics (of which he edited the French section) and The Book of Knowledge, had made several collections of verse, and was a frequent contributor of verse to periodicals He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution.
He died, of angina pectoris, June 19, 1922, at Lewiston,
N. Y., where he had been living for several years.
He was married November 8, 1882, in New York City, to Isabella B., daughter of William Wilson and Cynthia R. (Scovell) Anstey, who survives him with a daughter, Nina. Relatives who have attended Yale include John Starkweather (B.A. 1825), Henry S. Chase, '77, Irving H. Chase, J8o, Frederick S. Chase, '87, Henry E. Mason, '89, Edward H Mason, '92, Roswell B. Mason, '95, Julian S Mason, '98, Huntington Mason, '99, Maurice Mason, '01, Norman H Mason, '02, Lawrence Mason, '04, George C. Mason, ^-'07, and Frederic O. Mason.
Born November 7, 1851, in Chicago,111 Died June 19, 1922, in Lewiston, N Y
Chauncey Clark Starkweather was born November 7,1851, in Chicago, 111, the son of Charles Robert and Mary (Eager) Starkweather His father, whose parents were Dr. Rodney Starkweather and Jane (Starkweather) Starkweather, was engaged in the practice of medicine. His mother was the daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah (Jennison) Eager. Through her he traced his ancestry to William Eager, who was born in England and came to Plymouth, becoming the owner of a plantation, purchased from the Indians in 1684, which is now part of the town of Marlborough, Mass He served in the colonial wars. Another distant ancestor of Mr. Starkweather, Abra- ham Eager, was a Captain. His son Bezabel was a Captain in the Militia. Nathan Eager, another ancestor, served as a Colonel during the Revolution. There were five Starkweather brothers in the Revolutionary Army
Chauncey Starkweather was prepared for college at the Lake Forest (111.) Academy, and entered Yale with the Class of 1872, but left to go abroad with his tutor, Robert P. Keep (B.A. 1865). He spent nearly a year studying in Athens and other European cities, returning to New Haven in the spring of 1871 to join the Class of 1874. He was a member of Linonia and was coxswain of two barge crews, the Narrowbacks and the Torpids. He was the poet at the class supper in Junior year, served on the Ivy Committee, and wrote the Ivy Ode.
He studied law at Columbia after graduating from Yale, and received the degree of LL.B. there in 1877, being admitted to the New York Bar the same year. He practiced only a few years, however, devoting his attention mainly to literary and research work. He was especially interested in modern languages, and had done work for several New York publishers. He had translated many books from the French, and had also been on the editorial staff of Judge, and had written for the New York "Timesand the Evening Post. He is represented in numerous sets of compilations, including The World's Great Classics (of which he edited the French section) and The Book of Knowledge, had made several collections of verse, and was a frequent contributor of verse to periodicals He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution.
He died, of angina pectoris, June 19, 1922, at Lewiston,
N. Y., where he had been living for several years.
He was married November 8, 1882, in New York City, to Isabella B., daughter of William Wilson and Cynthia R. (Scovell) Anstey, who survives him with a daughter, Nina. Relatives who have attended Yale include John Starkweather (B.A. 1825), Henry S. Chase, '77, Irving H. Chase, J8o, Frederick S. Chase, '87, Henry E. Mason, '89, Edward H Mason, '92, Roswell B. Mason, '95, Julian S Mason, '98, Huntington Mason, '99, Maurice Mason, '01, Norman H Mason, '02, Lawrence Mason, '04, George C. Mason, ^-'07, and Frederic O. Mason.
Chauncey Clark Starkweather, B.A. 1874
Born November 7, 1851, in Chicago,111 Died June 19, 1922, in Lewiston, N Y
Chauncey Clark Starkweather was born November 7,1851, in Chicago, 111, the son of Charles Robert and Mary (Eager) Starkweather His father, whose parents were Dr. Rodney Starkweather and Jane (Starkweather) Starkweather, was engaged in the practice of medicine. His mother was the daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah (Jennison) Eager. Through her he traced his ancestry to William Eager, who was born in England and came to Plymouth, becoming the owner of a plantation, purchased from the Indians in 1684, which is now part of the town of Marlborough, Mass He served in the colonial wars. Another distant ancestor of Mr. Starkweather, Abra- ham Eager, was a Captain. His son Bezabel was a Captain in the Militia. Nathan Eager, another ancestor, served as a Colonel during the Revolution. There were five Starkweather brothers in the Revolutionary Army
Chauncey Starkweather was prepared for college at the Lake Forest (111.) Academy, and entered Yale with the Class of 1872, but left to go abroad with his tutor, Robert P. Keep (B.A. 1865). He spent nearly a year studying in Athens and other European cities, returning to New Haven in the spring of 1871 to join the Class of 1874. He was a member of Linonia and was coxswain of two barge crews, the Narrowbacks and the Torpids. He was the poet at the class supper in Junior year, served on the Ivy Committee, and wrote the Ivy Ode.
He studied law at Columbia after graduating from Yale, and received the degree of LL.B. there in 1877, being admitted to the New York Bar the same year. He practiced only a few years, however, devoting his attention mainly to literary and research work. He was especially interested in modern languages, and had done work for several New York publishers. He had translated many books from the French, and had also been on the editorial staff of Judge, and had written for the New York "Timesand the Evening Post. He is represented in numerous sets of compilations, including The World's Great Classics (of which he edited the French section) and The Book of Knowledge, had made several collections of verse, and was a frequent contributor of verse to periodicals He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution.
He died, of angina pectoris, June 19, 1922, at Lewiston,
N. Y., where he had been living for several years.
He was married November 8, 1882, in New York City, to Isabella B., daughter of William Wilson and Cynthia R. (Scovell) Anstey, who survives him with a daughter, Nina. Relatives who have attended Yale include John Starkweather (B.A. 1825), Henry S. Chase, '77, Irving H. Chase, J8o, Frederick S. Chase, '87, Henry E. Mason, '89, Edward H Mason, '92, Roswell B. Mason, '95, Julian S Mason, '98, Huntington Mason, '99, Maurice Mason, '01, Norman H Mason, '02, Lawrence Mason, '04, George C. Mason, ^-'07, and Frederic O. Mason.
Born November 7, 1851, in Chicago,111 Died June 19, 1922, in Lewiston, N Y
Chauncey Clark Starkweather was born November 7,1851, in Chicago, 111, the son of Charles Robert and Mary (Eager) Starkweather His father, whose parents were Dr. Rodney Starkweather and Jane (Starkweather) Starkweather, was engaged in the practice of medicine. His mother was the daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah (Jennison) Eager. Through her he traced his ancestry to William Eager, who was born in England and came to Plymouth, becoming the owner of a plantation, purchased from the Indians in 1684, which is now part of the town of Marlborough, Mass He served in the colonial wars. Another distant ancestor of Mr. Starkweather, Abra- ham Eager, was a Captain. His son Bezabel was a Captain in the Militia. Nathan Eager, another ancestor, served as a Colonel during the Revolution. There were five Starkweather brothers in the Revolutionary Army
Chauncey Starkweather was prepared for college at the Lake Forest (111.) Academy, and entered Yale with the Class of 1872, but left to go abroad with his tutor, Robert P. Keep (B.A. 1865). He spent nearly a year studying in Athens and other European cities, returning to New Haven in the spring of 1871 to join the Class of 1874. He was a member of Linonia and was coxswain of two barge crews, the Narrowbacks and the Torpids. He was the poet at the class supper in Junior year, served on the Ivy Committee, and wrote the Ivy Ode.
He studied law at Columbia after graduating from Yale, and received the degree of LL.B. there in 1877, being admitted to the New York Bar the same year. He practiced only a few years, however, devoting his attention mainly to literary and research work. He was especially interested in modern languages, and had done work for several New York publishers. He had translated many books from the French, and had also been on the editorial staff of Judge, and had written for the New York "Timesand the Evening Post. He is represented in numerous sets of compilations, including The World's Great Classics (of which he edited the French section) and The Book of Knowledge, had made several collections of verse, and was a frequent contributor of verse to periodicals He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution.
He died, of angina pectoris, June 19, 1922, at Lewiston,
N. Y., where he had been living for several years.
He was married November 8, 1882, in New York City, to Isabella B., daughter of William Wilson and Cynthia R. (Scovell) Anstey, who survives him with a daughter, Nina. Relatives who have attended Yale include John Starkweather (B.A. 1825), Henry S. Chase, '77, Irving H. Chase, J8o, Frederick S. Chase, '87, Henry E. Mason, '89, Edward H Mason, '92, Roswell B. Mason, '95, Julian S Mason, '98, Huntington Mason, '99, Maurice Mason, '01, Norman H Mason, '02, Lawrence Mason, '04, George C. Mason, ^-'07, and Frederic O. Mason.
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