Background
Mather, Frederic Gregory was born on August 11, 1844 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Son of late Samuel Holmes (Doctor of Laws) and Emily W. (Gregory) M.
Mather, Frederic Gregory was born on August 11, 1844 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Son of late Samuel Holmes (Doctor of Laws) and Emily W. (Gregory) M.
Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth, 1867, Master of Arts, 1870. Studied law, Cleveland, 1867-1870.
Foreign a time he worked and studied law in Cleveland, but did not practice, instead choosing scientific and literary pursuits. In 1874 he became managing editor of the Times at Binghamton, New York, and in 1875 editor-in-chief of the Republican in the same city, but resigned the place in 1879. He wrote editorials for the Albany Evening Journal in 1880, and then became the resident Albany correspondent of several newspapers.
He frequently contributed articles to periodicals, chiefly on historical, economic, and scientific subjects.
They had one daughter.
Member various historical societies. Vestryman, Saint John's Church, Stamford.
Married Cornelia Heyer Olcott, October 10, 1871. Married second, Alice Evelyn Yager, November 11, 1880.