CLASS OF 1874

Dr. Edward Payson Stimson died of angina pectoris at his home in Tiverton, R. I., July 5, 1922.

The son of Joel Greer and Cynthia R. (Stone) Stimson, he was born in Waterbury, Vt., June 8, 1849. Rev. M. Luther Stimson '78 is a brother. His home was at Norwich, Vt., from 1868.

In November, 1873, immediately after his graduation, he became assistant physician at the Butler Hospital for the Insane, Providence, R. I., remaining there until 1876. From 1876 to 1879 he was in general practice at Orange, Mass., and from 1879 to 1884 at Tiverton, R. I. He was then for a year deputy superintendent of the insane department of the state institutions at Howard, R. I., but resigned to accept the position of assistant superintendent of the State Asylum for the Insane at Osawatomie, Kansas. He remained here until 1888. He was then in practice at Randolph, Vt., to 1893, after which he returned to Tiverton, where he practiced until his death. For the last ten years he had been the official medical examiner for the towns of Tiverton and Little Compton. He was an active member of the Congregational church, and often served the community in minor offices.

December 5, 1875, Dr. Stimson was married to Sarah A. Belcher of Braintree, Vt. After her death, he was married, May 18, 1912, to Mary J. Seabury of Tiverton, who survives him. There were no children.