CLASS OF 1869

John Lefavour Stanley died at his home in Gloucester, Mass., June 16, after a brief illness of a few days. The son of Herbert and Lydia (Stanley) Stanley, he was born in Beverly, Mass., Aug. 27, 1842. From his graduation until 1875 he taught in Bradford, Mass., and then was for some time principal of the high school in Concord, N. H. On March 20, 1877, he married Annette P. Parsons of Gloucester, the daughter of William Parsons, 2d, and Martha H. (Friend). A few years after this event, he resigned his position in Concord, and removed to Gloucester to enter the employment of his father-in-law in the fishery business. After the death of the latter he entered the firm and assumed the management of the business, and by rare business capacity and good judgment placed the firm in the forefront of the fishery concerns of the city. In December, 1884, his experience as an educator was recognized 'in his election to the school board of the city, and he has since held a place on that board. In 1883 he was chosen a director of the Cape Ann National Bank, of which institution he has been president since 1899. He was also trustee of several private estates, which he handled with great skill, and added to their value while in his hands. Among other positions which he held at the time of his death were those of trustee of the Addison Gilbert Hospital, director of the Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Library, and director of the Associated Charities. He was an office-bearer in the First Baptist church. He is thus characterized in an obituary notice:

As a man, Mr. Stanley held a position equal to any man in the community. Of a quiet, kindly, cheerful disposition, with a charm of manner and an easy accessibility rare in a man who was engaged in large affairs, he certainly endeared himself to all with whom he came in contact. Modest to a marked degree, he shunned notoriety of any bind. Mr Stanley leaves a widow, one son, Rev. William P. Stanley of Oberlin, Ohio, and one daughter, Miss Louise Lefavour Stanley.

Secretary, Charles P. Chase, Hanover, N. H.