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texts_Francis Hovey Stoddard (1847-1936) - Find A Grave Memorial.pdf11/25/21, 2:23 PM Francis Hovey Stoddard (1847-1936) - Find A Grave Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52380478/francis-hovey-stoddard 1/2 Francis Hovey Stoddard BIRTH 25 Apr 1847 Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont, USA DEATH 6 Feb 1936 (aged 88) Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA BURIAL Bridge Street Cemetery Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA MEMORIAL ID 52380478 Francis Stoddard, Amherst ʼ69, Dead Professor Emeritus of New York University New York, Feb 6 (AP) – Francis Havey Stoddard, professor emeritus of the College of Arts and Pure Science, New York University, died today at his home here. He was 89. Born in Middlebury, Vt, he was graduated from Amherst College with the class of 1869 and entered business with a brother-in-law, A. Lyman Williston. Aer several years in business he went to England, attended Oxford University for three years, and on his return became a teacher at the University of California. In 1888, Dr Stoddard came to the University of New York. He continued as head of the English department until 1914 and from 1910 to 1914 also was dean of the College of Arts and Pure Science. Dr Stoddard was descended from Anthony Stoddard, who came to Boston in 1639 and whose son, Solomon, was the first librarian of Harvard University. Others of his ancestors played prominent parts in New England educational aairs. He was married May 15, 1873 to Lucy M. Smith of Springfield, Mass, who died in 1924. Surviving him is one daughter, Miss Lucy Stoddard of New York. Northampton, Feb 6 – Prof Francis H. Stoddard was the son of Solomon and Frances Greenwood Stoddard. He was graduated from Amherst and received an MA degree from the college in 1886. He also held a PhD degree from the University of Pittsburg and an LLD from New York University. In recent years he had made his home with his daughter at 22 West 68th st in New York city. He was the author of numerous books and had edited a volume of verse. He was a member of the Authors and Century Clubs, New York. Funeral services will be held Saturday at the home of a nephew, Harry Stoddard Williston, of 35 Round Hill road, Northampton. (Boston Globe, Friday, 7 February 1936, p21) Inscription Family Members Francis Hovey Stoddard/Son of/S. & F. E. G./Stoddard/Born April 25 1847/Died Feb. 6 1936 He was graduated from Amherst College in 1869 was granted the degree of Ph. D. from Pittsburg University in 1914. He was for 26 years Professor of the English Language and Literature, and for 4 years Dean of the College of Arts and Pure Science in New York University New York City. His Wife/Lucy M. Smith/Born Oct. 26 1848/Died July 22 1924 Lucy M. Smith Stoddard, was the Daughter of Hinsdale and Lucy Root Smith of Springfield, Mass. She was for 51 years a devoted wife and was a woman of exceptional grace and culture. Photo added by Neil Funkhouser Added by P.K. Magruder Added by P.K. Magruder 11/25/21, 2:23 PM Francis Hovey Stoddard (1847-1936) - Find A Grave Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52380478/francis-hovey-stoddard 2/2 Created by: P.K. Magruder Added: 14 May 2010 Find a Grave Memorial 52380478 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52380478/francis-hovey-stoddard : accessed 25 November 2021), memorial page for Francis Hovey Stoddard (25 Apr 1847–6 Feb 1936), Find a Grave Memorial ID 52380478, citing Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by P.K. Magruder (contributor 47017377) . Copyright © 2021 Find a Grave® Parents Solomon Stoddard 1800–1847 Frances Elizabeth Greenwood Stoddard 1808–1883 Spouse Lucy Maria Smith Stoddard 1848–1924 Siblings Sarah Tappan Stoddard Williston 1839–1912 Solomon Partridge Stoddard 1841–1918 Louise Greenwood Stoddard Williston 1842–1923 James Greenwood Stoddard 1844–1908