Dean Conant Worcester ²

  General Notes:

WORCESTER, Dean Conant, scientist, was born in Thetford, Vt., Oct. 1, 1866; son of Ezra Carter and Ellen (Conant) Worcester; grandson of Leonard and Elizabeth (Hopkins) Worcester, and of Dean and Almeria (Bonney) Conant, and a descendant of Rev. William Worcester, who came to America between 1638-1640, and settled at Salisbury, Mass.

He was fitted for college at the Newton High school, Newtonville, Mass.; was graduated from the University of Michigan, A.B., 1889, meanwhile serving as a member of the Steere scientific expedition to the Philippine Islands, 1887-88, and continued at the university as assistant in botany, 1889-90, assisting in the conduct of the menage scientific expedition to the Philippines, 1890-93.

He was married, April 27, 1893, to Marion Fay, daughter of Frederic and Elects Leas; was instructor in zoölogy, 1893-95, and as assistant professor of zoölogy and curator of the zoölogical museum, 1895-99.

He was appointed a U.S. Philippine commissioner by President McKinley, Jan. 17, 1889, with Admiral George Dewey, U.S.N., Gen. Elwell S. Otis, U.S.A., and President Schurman of Cornell, and the commission issued a conciliatory proclamation to the insurgents, April 4, 1899.

In March, 1900, he was reappointed by President McKinley on the Philippine civil commission, made up of Judge William H. Taft, president, Professor Dean C. Worcester, Gen. Luke E. Wright, Henry C. Ide and Professor Bernard Moses (succeeded Jan. 1, 1903, by James F. Smith) to continue and perfect the work of organization and establishment of a civil government already commenced by the military authorities. The new commissioners reached Manila in April, 1900. Under their direction, government was established in the Philippines, June 21, 1901, with Judge Taft as military governor, and on July 3, 1902, civil government was established and military rule terminated in the archipelago by proclamation of the President of the United States. -- From Worcester, Joseph Emerson, The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume X: W.


from the webpage,
Zoonomen, Zoological Nomenclature Resource
http://www.zoonomen.net/bio/biow.html

Worcester, Dean Contant 1866-1924

Born: Oct 1, 1866; Thetford VT.
Son of Ezra Carter and Ellen H. Worcester.
1887-8: Steere Expedition to Phillipines.
1893: Apr 27. Married Miss Nanon Fay Leas of Pasadena CA.
1899: A.B. Univ. Mich.
1913: Retires from Gov't positions in P. I. makes home on Cebu.
Vice Pres. and general Manager Agusan Coconut Co.
Asst to Pres. of Philippine Refining Corp.
President of Philippine Desicated Coconut Corp.
1915: D.Sc. Univ. Mich.
Died: May 2, 1924; Manila, P. I. Heart disease.

Dean married Nanon Fay Leas, daughter of Augustus Spangler Leas and Electa Melissa Fay, on 27 Apr 1893.¹ (Nanon Fay Leas was born on 5 Aug 1868,¹ died on 2 May 1940 and was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, North Thetford, Orange County, Vermont.)