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THE HISTORY OF BARRINGTON.
Tobin, John F. Son of John Tobin; grad. of U. S. Naval School, Annapolis; entered U. S. service; Relieved from active duty on account of ill health; inventor of sheathing for vessels and of other useful naval appliances.
Townsend, Shearjashub Bourne, A. M. Son of Solomon Townsend, Jr., entered B. U., 1810; grad. 1814; tutor B. U., 1815-16; ordained Congregational minister, 1817; pastor First Congregational Church, Sherburne, Mass., 1817-32; author oration before United Brothers Society, B. U., 1821; b. Barrington, April 14, 1795; d. July 20, 1832; buried at Princes Hill.
Viall, William Angell. Son of Richmond Viall; student in Chemical laboratory, B. U., 1880-1; diploma of R. I. Board of Pharmacy, 1882; studied in Leipsic and Tübingen, Germany, 1886-8; Prof. of Pharmacy, Cornell Univ., N. Y., 1888-90; Assist. Supt. at Brown and Sharpe's Mfg. Co., 1890; address, Providence, R. I.
Watson, Samuel, A. M. Son of Matthew Watson, Jr.; entered B. U. 1790; grad. 1794; ordained Congregational minister, 1798; pastor Cong. Church, Barrington, 1798-1821; Town Clerk of Barrington, 1808 to 1816; b. Barrington, 1773; d. Jan. 16, 1821; buried in Watson Land.
Weeks, Edward Henry, A. B. Grad. B. U., 1893; governor Friends School, Prov., 1893-95; General Manager of Old Colony Co-op. Bank, Providence, R. I.
