CLASS OF 1865

Leonard Wilcox died at St. John's Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., on Sunday morning, March 23, 1919. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat reports that his final illness covered but four days, but it is understood that he suffered much since he underwent a serious operation some four years ago. In a letter received last December Mr. Wilcox writes of himself: "It is now seven years since the first symptoms of my trouble appeared, and for more than five years I have been much in the hands of the doctors." But he always maintained a brave spirit. The funeral service was held at the chapel of the Pilgrim Congregational church in St. Louis, of which Mr. Wilcox had been a member since 1872. The burial took place at Aurora, Ohio, where Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox have had their summer home for many years.

Mr. Wilcox was born in Orford, N. H., October 13, 1844, and was the son of the Hon. Leonard (Dartmouth 1817) and Mary (Mann) Wilcox. His school life was spent in the district schools and in the academy of his native town until the last year of his preparation for college, which was at Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, N. H. He was a most faithful student, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in his senior year. He was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity.

After graduating from college Mr. Wilcox spent a year in teaching in Fort Wayne, Ind. He then went to St. Louis, and began the study of law in the offices of the late Justice Warren Currier. He entered practice in St. Louis and spent the remainder of his life in that city. He won respect and honor among his associates and in the community by his sterling character and by his attainments in the legal profession.

Mr. Wilcox married Miss Elizabeth Root in St. Louis in 1888. Mrs. Wilcox survives her husband; there were no children.

The house in which Mr. Wilcox was born still stands on "the Ridge" in the beautiful village of Orford, and is still occupied by members of the Wilcox family. Mr. Wilcox is the first of "the three Orford boys" in the class of 1865 to be called from his earthly place. Hale and Cushman are still "here", but we miss Wilcox.