Adoniram Judson PADELFORD

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, living with parents in Plato, Kane Co., Ill.
• Census: 1860, living on campus in Rochester, Monroe Co., New York
• Occupation: 1860; Baptist Clergyman
• Census: 1870, living in Haverhill, MA
• Occupation: 1870; Baptist Clergyman
• Census: 1880, living in Calais, Washington Co., ME
• Residence: 1880, lafayetts St., Calais, ME
• Census: 1900, living in Calais, Washington Co., ME
• Occupation: 1900; Minister in Calais, Maine
• Residence: 1900, lafayetts St., Calais, ME
• Census: 1910, Living with son, Frederick, in Seattle, King Co., Washington

Adoniram married Julia Smith MORGAN in 1862. Julia (daughter of William Pitt MORGAN and Eunice W. CHESTER) was born in 1837; died on 22 Apr 1893; was buried in Mt Alboin Cemetery, Albion, Orleans Co., New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1880, living with parents on Lafayette St., Calais, Washington Co., ME
• Census: 1900, living at 51 Webster St., Haverhill, Essex Co., MA
• Census: 1920, living at 9 Allerton Rd., Newton, MA

Notes:

From "Who's Who in America"Vol. 13, 1924-1925:

PADELFORD, Frank William, Clergyman; b. Haverhill, Mass. Apr 6, 1872 s. Adoniram Judson and Julia Smith (Morgan) P.: A.B. Colby Coll., Me., 1894 A.M., 1897 (D.D., 1911); grad. Rochester NY Theol. Sem., 1897; m. Grace C. Ilsley, of Bangor, Me., August 3, 1897 (deceased); m. 2nd Gertrude Lois Ilsley, of Middlebury, VT., February 15, 1922. Ordained Bapt. ministry, 1897; pastor Portland St. Ch., Haverhill, Mass., 1897-1903, Washington St. Ch., Lynn, Mass., 1903-8; gen. sec. Mass. Bapt. Missionary Soc., Boston, Apr. 1908-13; corr. sec. Bd. of Edn., Northern Bapt. Conv., 1913- . Mem. citizens' com. of 4 chich secured commn. form of govt. for Lynn. Republican. Me. Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa. Aughor: The Commonwealths and the Kingdom. Clubs: Boston City , Boston Theological. Home: Newton Centre, Mass. Office 276 5th Av., New York, NY

William married Grace Clemintine ILSLEY on 03 Aug 1897 in Newton Center, Maine. Grace (daughter of Rev. George Boardman ILSLEY and Jennie Diantha LOWELL) was born on 13 Apr 1871 in Androscoggin, Maine; died on 24 Mar 1919 in Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Gertrude Lois ILSLEY on 15 Feb 1922 in Alameda, California. Gertrude (daughter of Rev. George Boardman ILSLEY and Jennie Diantha LOWELL) was born on 13 Jun 1873 in Sanford, York Co., Maine; died on 09 May 1951 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1870, living with parents in Haverhill, MA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1880, living with parents at Lafayette St.,Calais, Washington Co., ME
• Census: 1900, Living in Moscow, Latah Co., Idaho
• Census: 1910, Living in Seattle, King Co., Washington
• Occupation: 1910; Professor - University
• Census: 1920, living at 4710 20 Ave., NE, Seattle, King Co., WA
• Census: 1930, Living in Seattle, King Co., Washington
• Occupation: 1930; Dean - University

Notes:

HistoryLink.org - Frederick Morgan (1875-1942): A Biography by his Great Grandson

This biography of Frederick Morgan Padelford, University of Washington English Professor and Dean of Graduate School, was written by his great grandson Gordon Padelford, who is 13 years old at this writing (May 2002).

Frederick Morgan Padelford

Frederick Morgan Padelford, my great grandfather, was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, on February 27, 1875. He was the son of Adoniram Judson Padelford and Anna Gordon Grassie Padelford. He would grow up to accomplish many things besides being a great person.

Frederick spent his early life in Calaias, Maine, with his brother, Frank William Padelford, where his father was the pastor of the Baptist Church. He went to Calais High School and then on to Colby College in 1892. He received his undergraduate B.A. degree from Colby College in 1896 and his Ph.D. from Yale in 1899. In 1934, he was the Commencement speaker at Colby College and was awarded an honorary LL.D degree. In 1936, Mills College also awarded him an honorary LL.D degree.

Frederick married a classmate from Colby College, Jessie Elizabeth Pepper, from Waterville, Maine, on July 6, 1899. They had four children: Morgan Grassie, Eunice Brewster, Philip Sidney (my grandfather), and Charles Gordon.

The Padelfords first lived in Moscow, Idaho, where Frederick was the professor of English at the University of Idaho from 1899 to 1901. In 1901, they moved to Seattle so he could become the Professor of English. He taught at the University of Washington for the remaining 41 years of his life.

The Padelfords went to London for the years 1905-1906 where he spent the year studying at the British Museum and at Oxford. On February 1, 1920, he was appointed Dean of the Graduate School of the University of Washington and served in that position until he died. He was also the Assistant Dean of Faculties from 1927 to 1931 and Assistant Vice President of the University from 1931 to 1932.

Over his 41 years at the University of Washington, Frederick Morgan Padelford saw the registration of the University grow from 600 students to 14,000. He was part of the backbone of the University because he was "one of the early giants in the University, one who certainly was instrumental in guiding it from minor educational status into its years of majority among the state institutions."

The Dean had many truly amazing accomplishments. Being a Spenserian scholar, he discovered in 1932, a lost translation, by Edmund Spenser, of the pseudo-Platonic dialogue Axiochus, of which no copy had been seen or accurately described for nearly 200 years. He wrote nearly 90 items including authoring, translating, contributing to, and being the editor of publications. As well as being the President of the Modern Language Association of America in 1942, he was a trustee of the Seattle Public Library and of the Seattle Art Museum and was at one time President of the Art Institute.

Dean Padelford enjoyed golf, handball, hunting, cruising, and mountain climbing. In his classes he was a change from the ordinary professor. He was not boring and strict, but gentle although firm with the capability to excite his class. To all that knew him he was a good friend and was call "Paddy."

He was witty and to show this there is a story of him at the university: After congratulating the library workers on their new precautionary measures against book theft, he walked out right under their noses with an unabridged Webster's Dictionary beneath his raincoat. He kept his dignity and was consulted for advice by many including anybody from a local boy's school to the President of the University.

All who knew his kind heart were saddened to see him go, especially his wife who lived for another 25 years. On December 3, 1942, at the age of 67, Frederick Morgan Padelford died suddenly of coronary thrombosis, or a heart attack. He was visiting his son's home in Pasadena, California. Thank you for reading this biography.

Sources: He is my great grandfather: The Compendium of American Genealogy--First Families of America ed. by Frederick Adams Virkus (The Virkus Co., 1930); Newspaper articles from "The Seattle Times" archives. By Gordon Padelford, Age 13, May 20, 2002

Chronicle Telepgram - Elyria, Ohio - Apr 4, 1933

RARE BOOK FOUND

Seattle (UP) - A rare book, written by Edmund Spenser, which remained hidden for about two centuries, has been found by Dean Frederick Morgan Padelford of the University of Washington. Dean Padelford, a student of Spenser, saw the book listed in a London catalogue for $25. Althugh skeptical as to its authenticity, he wrote for it and was amazed on its arrival to learn it was a rare valume valued between $10,000 and $50,000.

From "Who's Who in America:"

Padelford, Frederick Mrogan, college prof.; b. at haverhill, Mass., Feb 27, 1875; s. Adoniram Judson and Julia Smith (Morgan) P.; A.B. Colby, 1896, A.M. 1899: Ph.D., Yale, 1899; research work, British Mus. and Oxford. 1905-6; m. Jessie Elizabeth Pepper, of Waterville, Me., July 6, 1899; prof. English, 1901-, and dean of the Graduate School since 1920, Univ. of Washington. Trustee Seattle Pub. Library, 1906-13; pres. Seattle Fine Arts Assn., 1907-10. Mem. Nat. Inst. Social Sciences, Am. Assn. Univ. Professors, Delta Kappa epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Andiron (NY), Monday (Seattle);. Author: Old English Musical Terms, 1900; Early Sixteenth Century Lyrics, 1906; The Political and Exxlesiastical Allegory of the Faerie Queene, 1911; Samuel Osborne, Janitor, 1913; George Dana Boardman Pepper, A Biographical Sketch, 1914; The Poems of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey,1920. Translator: Essays on the Study and Use of Poetry, by Plutarch and Basil, 1902; Select Editor: Comedy of Errors; Tudor Shakespeare, 1913; The Ring and the Book, 1917. Contbr. to Cambridge History of English Literature and to European and Am. mags. Mem. nat. Student Council of P.E. Ch. Episcopalian. Home: 4710 20th Av., N.E. Seattle, Washington.

Frederick married Jessie Elizabeth PEPPER on 06 Jul 1899 in Waterville, Maine. Jessie (daughter of George Dana Boardman PEPPER and Annie GRASSIE) was born on 20 Mar 1874 in Waterville, Maine; died on 14 Nov 1967 in Seattle, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]