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daughter of John Higgins, who was born
in Ireland and went to England when a
youth. There he met and married Ann
Hobson, of English birth. They came to
America and settled in Sheffield. Emile
F. Bouteiller had two sons and two
daughters: i. George F., now a resident
of Hartford. 2. William H., of further
mention. 3. Lily M. (Mrs. Norton Mc-
Lean), of Danbury, Connecticut, died
March, 1924. 4. Minnie, widow of Rev.
Frank Van Sciver, an Episcopal clergyman
who died at Forest City, Pennsylvania,
now resides with her parents. The
family are members of Trinity Church,
Portland.
William H. Bouteiller was born December
ID, 1876, in Otis, Massachusetts,
and came to Portland with his parents
in 1882. Here he attended the public
schools, graduating from the high school
in 1894. After this, he was employed for
a time on the "Middletown Press," and
was subsequently employed for a time in
a drug store at Cromwell. Since the fall
of 1898 he has been a solicitor for the
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and
has shown exceptional ability in his line,
often winning chief or second place for
amount written in a year in Connecticut.
His diligence is evidenced by the fact
that he has written more than a million
dollars of insurance in a year. Mr. Bouteiller
is recognized as one of the most
progressive and public-spirited citizens of
Middletown, where he resides. In 1914
he purchased a desirable residence on
Lawn Avenue, where abide hospitality
and good cheer. He is a trustee of the
Middletown Savings Bank, a director of
the Middletown Press Publishing Company,
of the Young Men's Christian As-
sociation, and has recently resigned a
directorship in the Chamber of Com-
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merce. During the World War he was
active in all the drives to provide for the
comfort and efficiency of the men at the
front, and has given valuable assistance in
local drives for the benefit of charitable
and benevolent institutions. He is a
member of the Church of the Holy Trin-
ity of Middletown, of which he was sev-
eral years clerk and, later, vestryman ; of
Apollo Lodge, No. 33, Knights of Pyth-
ias, and of various Masonic bodies, including
St. John's Lodge, No. 2, Free and
Accepted Masons ; Washington Chapter,
No. 6. Royal Arch Masons ; Cyrene Commandery.
No. 8, Knights Templar ; and
Sphinx Temple, Ancient Arabic Order
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of Hartford.
In political matters he acts with the Re-
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publican party, though not a blind par-
tisan or a seeker of political honors or
emoluments As a citizen, Mr. Bouteil-
ler seeks to promote the welfare of his
home community and the rights of humanity
in general.
He married, November 14, 1901, Grace
Louise Austin, born August 29, 1878, in
Cromwell, daughter of Millard W. and
Elizabeth (Baker) Austin, the former a
native of Chino, Maine, and the latter of
Middletown, Connecticut. Mr. and Mrs.
Bouteiller are the parents of two sons
and a daughter: Austin Warner, Griswold
Ladd, and Marion.
DICKSON, James,
Merchant.
A son of William and Jane (Hodge)
Dickson, James Dickson was born November
15, 1843, in South Leith, Scotland,
and was in his ninth year when he came
to America. In 1852 his father came to
America and settled at East Hampton,
Connecticut, where he died. There James
Dickson received his education in the