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George Nathaniel Prentiss
b.1868-11-10; d.1934-10-17; Milwaukee, WI, US; Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University, 1934-1935 (p.155)
(contributed by Scott Prentice on 2013-10-16)
George Nathaniel Prentiss, Ph.B. 1891.
Born November 10, 1868, in Watertown, Wis.
Died October 17, 1934, in Milwaukee, Wis.
Father, Theodore Prentiss (University of Vermont ex-1842); lawyer; first Mayor of Watertown; regent University of Wisconsin; son of Samuel and Lucretia (Houghton) Prentiss, of Montpelier, Vt. Mother, Martha Jane (Perry) Prentiss; daughter of Dr. Nathaniel W. Perry and Clarissa (Collins) Perry, of Williamstown, Vt.
Phillips-Andover. Chemistry course.
Studied in Yale Graduate School 1891-92; operated his own laboratory in Milwaukee as an analytical and consulting chemist 1893-98; chief chemist Northwestern Iron Company, Mayville, Wis., 1898-1902, chief chemist Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company, located in Milwaukee, 1902-1920, engineer of tests 1920-27, engineer of material 1927 until retirement 1933; councilor American Chemical Society 1908-1913, chairman Milwaukee Section 1915; member American Society for Testing Materials, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Railway Association, Engineers' Society of Milwaukee, and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Milwaukee.
Married June 14, 1892, in New York City, Marion Nettie, daughter of William Henry and Catherine (Loeffler) Spittler, of New Haven, Conn. Children Helen Marion (died in infancy) and Catherine Martha (Mrs. Cyrus W. Dempsey).
Death due to chronic myocarditis and cerebral apoplexy. Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Watertown. Survived by wife, daughter, one grandchild, and a brother, James F. Prentiss, ex-'86 S.
Born November 10, 1868, in Watertown, Wis.
Died October 17, 1934, in Milwaukee, Wis.
Father, Theodore Prentiss (University of Vermont ex-1842); lawyer; first Mayor of Watertown; regent University of Wisconsin; son of Samuel and Lucretia (Houghton) Prentiss, of Montpelier, Vt. Mother, Martha Jane (Perry) Prentiss; daughter of Dr. Nathaniel W. Perry and Clarissa (Collins) Perry, of Williamstown, Vt.
Phillips-Andover. Chemistry course.
Studied in Yale Graduate School 1891-92; operated his own laboratory in Milwaukee as an analytical and consulting chemist 1893-98; chief chemist Northwestern Iron Company, Mayville, Wis., 1898-1902, chief chemist Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company, located in Milwaukee, 1902-1920, engineer of tests 1920-27, engineer of material 1927 until retirement 1933; councilor American Chemical Society 1908-1913, chairman Milwaukee Section 1915; member American Society for Testing Materials, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Railway Association, Engineers' Society of Milwaukee, and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Milwaukee.
Married June 14, 1892, in New York City, Marion Nettie, daughter of William Henry and Catherine (Loeffler) Spittler, of New Haven, Conn. Children Helen Marion (died in infancy) and Catherine Martha (Mrs. Cyrus W. Dempsey).
Death due to chronic myocarditis and cerebral apoplexy. Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Watertown. Survived by wife, daughter, one grandchild, and a brother, James F. Prentiss, ex-'86 S.
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