Kirkham, Stanton Davis, 1868-1944
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Name (Latin)
Kirkham, Stanton Davis, 1868-1944
Date of birth
1868-12-07
Date of death
1944-01-06
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- NUCMC data from Library of Congress Manuscript Division for His Collection, 1926-1940(Kirkham, Stanton Davis, 1868-1944; author)
Wikipedia description:
Stanton Davis Kirkham (December 7, 1868 – January 6, 1944) was a naturalist, philosopher, ornithologist and author. Although widely travelled, he resided primarily in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. He was born in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France, the only child of Major Murray S. Davis (Commander, 8th Cavalry, Troop A, Camp Winfield Scott, Nevada, 1867) and Julia Edith Kirkham Davis, daughter of Gen. Ralph Wilson Kirkham, Union Army general, who adopted Kirkham and brought him to the United States. He was named after Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, whom his father had served as an aide. He attended public schools in California and later graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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