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WASSON, David Atwood, author, born in West Brooksville, Maine, 14 May, 1823; died in West Med-ford, Massachusetts, 21 January, 1887. He entered Bowdoin in 1845, but remained only one year, owing to feeble health. He then went to sea and afterward studied law, but in 1849 entered Bangor theological seminary. In 1851 he settled in Groveland, Massachusetts, as a pastor; but his liberal opinions led to a rupture in the society. An independent church was then established, to which Mr. Wasson ministered for several years, but retired in 1857, owing to impaired health. In 1865-'6 he was minister of the society that had been formed by Theodore Parker. Subsequently he served in the custom-house of Boston, resided in Germany, and then retired to West Med-ford, where he devoted himself to literary work. He was a contributor to various periodicals. His poems include "Bugle Notes," "Seen and Unseen," and "Ideals."--His son, George Savary, artist, born in Groveland, Massachusetts, 27 August, 1855, was educated in Boston and in Stuttgart. His works are "Great Misery Island" (1880) ; "The Constitution and the Guerriere" (1881); "A Wreck at Isle au Haut" (1885) ; "Moore's Head, Isle au Haut" (1886) ; "Going to Pieces" (1887); and "Running for a Harbor" (1888).
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