Son of Slade A. (d. 1884 in CA) and Fanny R. (Matthews) Earle; grandson of Antipas Earle.
David and Henry G. Earle, brothers, served together in Company F, 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
Capt David M. Earle Dead - Worcester Man, Doorkeeper of Senate, Once Warden of State Prison.
Capt. David M. Earle, 79, a doorkeeper in the United States Senate on the republican side, and former warden of the Massachusetts state prison when it was in Concord, died in Worcester yesterday, after an illness of several months with heart disease. He was born in North Brookfield, and served through the civil war in the 15th Massachusetts regiment, in which he rose from private to captain. After the war he served as deputy collector of internal revenue, warden of the state-prison and deputy sheriff of Worcester county until 15 years ago, when he was appointed doorkeeper in the Senate chamber.
Capt Earle was born in North Brookfield, August 16, 1838, son of Slade A. and Fanny R. (Matthews) Earle. In 1859 he married Emily A. Ives of North Brookfield. In 1861, with his brothers, Antipas F. Earle and Henry G. Earle, he enlisted in Co. F, 15th Massachusetts regiment, as a private. He was promoted to sergeant during the Antietam campaign. In the battle of Antietam he was wounded, but returned to service and was successively promoted to a captaincy. As an adjutant he was at the side of Col. George H. Ward, after whom post 10 of Warcester is named, when the commander of the regiment was mortally wounded in the battle of Gettysburg. (From The Springfield Republican, 30 Jan 1917)
David and Henry G. Earle, brothers, served together in Company F, 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
Capt David M. Earle Dead - Worcester Man, Doorkeeper of Senate, Once Warden of State Prison.
Capt. David M. Earle, 79, a doorkeeper in the United States Senate on the republican side, and former warden of the Massachusetts state prison when it was in Concord, died in Worcester yesterday, after an illness of several months with heart disease. He was born in North Brookfield, and served through the civil war in the 15th Massachusetts regiment, in which he rose from private to captain. After the war he served as deputy collector of internal revenue, warden of the state-prison and deputy sheriff of Worcester county until 15 years ago, when he was appointed doorkeeper in the Senate chamber.
Capt Earle was born in North Brookfield, August 16, 1838, son of Slade A. and Fanny R. (Matthews) Earle. In 1859 he married Emily A. Ives of North Brookfield. In 1861, with his brothers, Antipas F. Earle and Henry G. Earle, he enlisted in Co. F, 15th Massachusetts regiment, as a private. He was promoted to sergeant during the Antietam campaign. In the battle of Antietam he was wounded, but returned to service and was successively promoted to a captaincy. As an adjutant he was at the side of Col. George H. Ward, after whom post 10 of Warcester is named, when the commander of the regiment was mortally wounded in the battle of Gettysburg. (From The Springfield Republican, 30 Jan 1917)
Son of Slade A. (d. 1884 in CA) and Fanny R. (Matthews) Earle; grandson of Antipas Earle.
David and Henry G. Earle, brothers, served together in Company F, 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
Capt David M. Earle Dead - Worcester Man, Doorkeeper of Senate, Once Warden of State Prison.
Capt. David M. Earle, 79, a doorkeeper in the United States Senate on the republican side, and former warden of the Massachusetts state prison when it was in Concord, died in Worcester yesterday, after an illness of several months with heart disease. He was born in North Brookfield, and served through the civil war in the 15th Massachusetts regiment, in which he rose from private to captain. After the war he served as deputy collector of internal revenue, warden of the state-prison and deputy sheriff of Worcester county until 15 years ago, when he was appointed doorkeeper in the Senate chamber.
Capt Earle was born in North Brookfield, August 16, 1838, son of Slade A. and Fanny R. (Matthews) Earle. In 1859 he married Emily A. Ives of North Brookfield. In 1861, with his brothers, Antipas F. Earle and Henry G. Earle, he enlisted in Co. F, 15th Massachusetts regiment, as a private. He was promoted to sergeant during the Antietam campaign. In the battle of Antietam he was wounded, but returned to service and was successively promoted to a captaincy. As an adjutant he was at the side of Col. George H. Ward, after whom post 10 of Warcester is named, when the commander of the regiment was mortally wounded in the battle of Gettysburg. (From The Springfield Republican, 30 Jan 1917)
David and Henry G. Earle, brothers, served together in Company F, 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
Capt David M. Earle Dead - Worcester Man, Doorkeeper of Senate, Once Warden of State Prison.
Capt. David M. Earle, 79, a doorkeeper in the United States Senate on the republican side, and former warden of the Massachusetts state prison when it was in Concord, died in Worcester yesterday, after an illness of several months with heart disease. He was born in North Brookfield, and served through the civil war in the 15th Massachusetts regiment, in which he rose from private to captain. After the war he served as deputy collector of internal revenue, warden of the state-prison and deputy sheriff of Worcester county until 15 years ago, when he was appointed doorkeeper in the Senate chamber.
Capt Earle was born in North Brookfield, August 16, 1838, son of Slade A. and Fanny R. (Matthews) Earle. In 1859 he married Emily A. Ives of North Brookfield. In 1861, with his brothers, Antipas F. Earle and Henry G. Earle, he enlisted in Co. F, 15th Massachusetts regiment, as a private. He was promoted to sergeant during the Antietam campaign. In the battle of Antietam he was wounded, but returned to service and was successively promoted to a captaincy. As an adjutant he was at the side of Col. George H. Ward, after whom post 10 of Warcester is named, when the commander of the regiment was mortally wounded in the battle of Gettysburg. (From The Springfield Republican, 30 Jan 1917)
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