Class of 1866

Waldemer Otis died at his home in Brook-lyn, N.Y., July 28, 1918.

He was a son of William Francis and Isabella (Merrill) Otis, and was born in Cleve-land, Ohio, December 21, 1845, and fitted for college at Hudson, Ohio. He entered college with his class, and was a member of Alpha Delta Phi.

For the first three years after graduation he was engaged with his father in the elevator and grain business in Cleveland. In 1869-71 he studied at Harvard Law School, from which he graduated in 1871. He was then admitted to the bar, but never entered upon active practice, turning to real estate business, in which he was successful. In 1886 he removed to Brooklyn.

While in Cleveland he was actively engaged in politics, and was twice (in 1877 and 1885) nominated for mayor, being defeated each time by a narrow margin. In 1876 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention.

In 1884 he was married to Lillie Livingston Wiley, who survives him. In 1892 and 1897, Mr. and Mrs. Otis made extensive European trips.

Mr. Otis was a loyal son of the College, and many years ago established the "Class of 1866 Prize" for original orations. His death is the first among the members of the class who were present at their fiftieth anniversary in 1916.