ID
1194
Nationality
Canadian
born American
Occupation
Teacher
Summary
Born deaf near Portland, Maine; student at the American School for the deaf, 1855-67; B.A. (1870) from Gallaudet; first deaf teacher at the School for the Deaf, Belleview, Ontario; the only deaf Chatauqua speaker on record; died in an ice-boating accident. One source gives his death date as February 20 rather than 17.
References
Deaf Heritage in Canada, p.105-106; Notable Deaf Persons, p.147-150; The Frat, vol.40 no.11, June 1943, p.3-5.
Dates
11 June 1843-17 February 1890