Frederic Poole Gorham was born 29 April 1871 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States to Samuel Gorham (1834-1914) and Abbie Harding Fish (1839-1927) and died 4 June 1933 Gloucester, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of unspecified causes. He married Emma Mary Lapham (1872-1913) 24 June 1897 .
Frederic Poole Gorham was an American bacteriologist and educator. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of businessman Samuel Gorham and his wife Abby Harding Fish, he was educated in local schools before graduating from Providence High School in 1889 and matriculating to Brown University. After graduating in 1893, he became an instructor of Biology at Brown[5] and was awarded his A.M. in 1894 upon examination, with special studies performed at Harvard. On June 24, 1897,[3] he was married to Emma Mary Lapham in Burrillville, Rhode Island.[4] Thereafter he became an assistant professor in 1899, then associate professor in 1901. While doing so, he attended a series of lectures at Harvard University during 1902−1903.[3] In 1913 he established bacteriology as a field of study at Brown University,[1] becoming Professor of Bacteriology.[6]
In 1899, he was appointed bacteriologist for the Providence Department of Health, a post he occupied until 1933[1]—primarily in an advisory capacity. He became secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Rhode Island State Tuberculosis Sanatorium[7] in 1908. After helping to found the Society of American Bacteriologists, in 1911 he was named president of the organization.[5] Two years later he became a bacteriologist for the Rhode Island Shellfish Commission, and in 1914 the deputy milk inspector for Providence.[1] His first wife being deceased in 1913, he married Ruth Elizabeth Bjorkchahl on January 1, 1917—they would have one daughter, named Ruth.[8] He served as chairman of the Laboratory Section for the American Public Health Association,[6] and during 1925–1931 he served with the city park commission. In 1933, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Brown University, but died of a heart attack before he could receive it.[1]
Marriage and Family
- Mary Emma Gorham (1898-2008) - lived to age 109 or 110
- Sayles Gorham (1900-1976)
- Nancy Gorham (1907-2015)
- Hope Gorham (1912-1996)
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Mary Emma Gorham (1898-2008) | 10 August 1898 Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States | 2008 | Clifford Walter Higley (1902-1976) |
| Sayles Gorham (1900-1976) | |||
| Nancy Gorham (1907-2015) | |||
| Hope Gorham (1912-1996) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Ruth Gorham (1919-) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Frederic Poole Gorham (1871-1933) | 29 April 1871 Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States | 4 June 1933 Gloucester, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States | Emma Mary Lapham (1872-1913) Ruth Elizabeth Bjorkdahl (1890-) |
| Howard Bowen Gorham (1876-) | |||
Residences
References
- John Howland: Vol 1 - Descendants of Desire Howland Gorham - The First Five Generations; Documented descendants through his first child Desire2 Howland and her husband Captain John Gorham. By Elizabeth Pearson White, CG, FASG, FNGS. 736 pp. Maps, illus, printed endsheets, 12,455 entry Every Name Index. 1990. This prize-winning opus by Elizabeth White documents the multitude of descendants of Mayflower passenger John Howland through his first child, Desire (Howland) Gorham.
- Gorham in Providence County, Rhode Island
- Frederic Gorham- disambiguation
- wikipedia:en:Frederic Poole Gorham - Wikipedia