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• Census: 1930

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[[Obituary - The World News Network
Mon, 27 Sep 2004
Memorial service held for former Goodwin Procter partner
Boston Business Journal
A memorial service was held in Hamilton Saturday for Samuel Hoar, formerly a partner with Goodwin Procter & Hoar LLP. Hoar died Sept. 13 at the age of 76 from complications from a heart ailment.

Hoar became senior partner at Goodwin Procter & Hoar in 1958, four years after graduating from Harvard Law School. Since leaving the firm in 1994, Hoar has been a mediator and arbitrator for JAMS, a dispute resolution organization.

Hoar received his undergraduate and law degrees from Harvard University.

Goodwin Procter was founded in 1914, adding the Hoar name to the masthead in 1917 when Hoar's father, D. Samuel Hoar, joined the firm. The firm dropped Hoar from its name in 2000 and today is known as Goodwin Procter LLP, with 500 lawyers.

Hoar came from a distinguished family. Leonard Hoar was president of Harvard University from 1672 to 1675, and ancestor Robert Sherman signed the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Elizabeth Sherman Hoar was part of Ralph Waldo Emerson's Transcendental circle. The family has produced two U.S. representatives.

New York Times Company Sep 18, 2004
Samuel Hoar of Essex, a lawyer who developed a nationwide reputation as a skilled mediator and a crusader for the environment, died Monday at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, Vt., after a brief illness. He was 76.
"I consider Sam really the most lovable of the giants of the Boston trial bar," said Massachusetts Superior Court Justice Allan van Gestel, who practiced with Mr. Hoar for 35 years at the firm Goodwin, Procter & Hoar in Boston. "He was just a smart and marvelous guy with an infectious personality. He was the best partner I ever had."
Born in Boston, Mr. Hoar was raised and educated in Concord and North Andover.
He graduated from Harvard College in 1951 and Harvard Law School in 1954. That same year, he joined the firm of Goodwin, Procter & Hoar, founded by his father, working as a hiring partner and mentor for generations of lawyers.
"He was my first real professional legal mentor," said Scott Harshbarger, the former Massachusetts attorney general. "Back then, people had these standards of Boston law firms that they were supposed to be stiff and Brahmin-like. Sam was the antithesis of that. He smoked a pipe all the time, had a great sense of humor, and showed you can be a real individual and also be an attorney."
Mr. Hoar founded and led one of the nation's first environmental law groups at Goodwin, Procter, & Hoar, fighting to save New Hampshire's Franconia Notch and the Old Man of the Mountain from highway extension plans. He headed the successful legal battle to clean up Boston Harbor.
"He was a major force on the board of directors of the Conservation Law Foundation for years," said Douglas Foy, secretary of the Office of Commonwealth Development. "He had a special passion for environmental issues and viewed the law as an elegant craft and a powerful tool to bring about change, especially in the environment."
Mr. Hoar left the firm briefly to work as an assistant US attorney, prosecuting tax cases. After a couple years, he returned to the firm, while working as a special assistant to Edward Brooke III, then the state attorney general.
At the age of 67, Mr. Hoar launched a new career in the field of alternative dispute resolution. He was a principal and mediator at Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, a member of the American Arbitration Panel of Arbitrators for complex commercial disputes, and a member of the Panel of Neutrals for the Center for Public Resources.
"He spent most of his life as a gunslinger and decided to become a peacemaker," said his son Samuel Jr., of South Burlington, Vt. "He was a trial lawyer that became convinced towards the end of his career that there was a better way to resolve things."
After moving to Essex from Wenham in 1965, he began serving the town in numerous capacities: as a selectman, as well as a member of the Finance Committee, the Zoning Board, and the Conservation Commission. For many years he also served as town moderator.
He was a founding trustee of Brookwood School in Manchester and a member of the vestry at Christ Church in Hamilton. At various times, he was a board member of the Essex County Greenbelt Association, the Adirondack Trail Improvement Society, the United States Equestrian Team, the Handel & Haydn Society, the Boys' Club of Boston, and the Conservation Law Foundation. An avid outdoorsmen, Mr. Hoar enjoyed hiking, fishing, skiing, and horseback riding.
Last year he was recognized by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law for establishing a partnership with the group 35 years ago.
He also was an innovator in integrating law and technology, introducing personal computers to his colleagues long before it was popular.
Mr. Hoar was to have been honored on Tuesday by the Massachusetts Bar Association for 50 years of service.
In addition to his son, Mr. Hoar leaves his wife of 53 years, Martha of Essex; another son, Andrew W. of Wellesley; a daughter, Rebecca Olsen of Gloucester; and seven grandchildren.
A memorial service celebrating his life will be held on Sept. 25 at 10 a.m. at Christ Church in Hamilton.

Samuel married Martha Ford. Martha was born about 1929 in . [Group Sheet]

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• Census: 1900 1910 1930

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Groom's name: Samuel Hoar
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Groom's age: 26 years
Groom's estimated birth year: 1888
Groom's birthplace: Concord, ,
Bride's name: Helen Warren
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Bride's race or color (standardized):
Bride's age: 18 years
Bride's estimated birth year: 1896
Bride's birthplace: New York, , New York
Marriage date (original): 6 Jun 1914
Marriage date: 06 Jun 1914
Marriage place: Concord, , Massachusetts
Groom's father's name: Samuel Hoar
Groom's father's titles & terms (original):
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Groom's mother's name: Helen P Wadleigh
Groom's mother's titles & terms (original):
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Father of bride's name: William R Warren
Bride's father's titles & terms (original):
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Mother of bride's name: Helen Van Vost
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Film number: 2409947
Digital GS number: 4329372
Image number: 1122
Number of images: 1
Reference number: p 457 no 17
Marriage registration place: Concord, , Massachusetts
Marriage registration year: 1914
Collection: Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1842-1915

Name: Samuel Hoar
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1887
Birth Place: Concord, Mass
Age: 33
Passport Issue Date: 17 Jun 1921
Passport Includes a Photo: Yes [and of his wife also]
Residence: Concord, Massachusetts
Father Name: Samuel Hoar
Father's Birth Location: Sard Concord,
Father's Residence: Deceased


Obituary: The Lowell Sun Newspaper (Lowell, Massachusetts) Published Aug 22, 1952.
"In 1946 he gave 1000 acres of land adjacent to the Concord river on his estate at Great Meadows Road to the US government for a wildlife sanctuary."

Founded the law firm of Goodwin, Procter & Hoar.

Cemetery:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=hoar&GSiman=1&GScid=91709&GRid=100067433&

Samuel married Helen Warren on 6 Jun 1914 in Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA. Helen (daughter of William Ross Warren and Helen Van Voast) was born on 16 Dec 1895 in New York City, New York Co, New York, USA; died on 2 Oct 1984 in ; was buried in Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA (Sleepy Hollow Cemetery). [Group Sheet]

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• Census: 1880 1900

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Photo:
http://www.concordnet.org/library/scollect/Portrait_Exhibit/11.html
and...
http://www.myheritage.com/site-family-tree-77031011/wolffpedersen-nygardfjaerestad?familyTreeID=9&rootIndivudalID=9081027

Marriage Announcement:
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9804E1D61E30E533A25756C2A9669D94679FD7CF

2nd Marriage (to Helen):
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N4XM-BQ1

Name: Samuel Hoar
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 13 Apr 1904
Burial Place: Sleepy Hollow
Death Date: 11 Apr 1904
Death Place: Concord, Massachusetts
Age: 58
Birth Date: 1846
Birthplace: Concord
Occupation: Lawyer
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: E. Rockwood Hoar
Father's Birthplace: Concord
Mother's Name: Caroline D. Brooks
Mother's Birthplace: Concord
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07463-1
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2069446
Reference Number: v 34 cn 283
Collection: Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910

Memoir of Samuel Hoar
http://books.google.com/books?id=Z3_5QJ9ov70C&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=%22elizabeth+coolidge%22+Hoar&source=web&ots=dDMlUw-7rQ&sig=AQQo-ttSws763wQUyA57E6HDaCo&hl=en#PPA1,M1

Samuel married Helen Wadleigh on 24 Oct 1886 in Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, USA. Helen (daughter of Bainbridge Wadleigh and Ann M. Putnam) was born on 5 May 1859 in Milford, Hillsborough Co, New Hampshire, USA; died after 13 May 1924. [Group Sheet]

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• Census: 1900 1910

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Name: Hellen P. Wadleigh
Birth date: 05 May 1859
Birthplace: Milford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
Father's name: Bainbridge Wadleigh
Mother's name: Annett
Recording place:
Film number: 1001051
Digital GS number: 4244319
Image number: 00063
Collection: New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900

Marriage Announcement:
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9804E1D61E30E533A25756C2A9669D94679FD7CF

Marriage:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N4XM-BQ1

Name: Helen P Hoar
Birth Date: 5 May 1859
Birth Place: Milford, New Hampshire
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Passport Issue Date: 13 May 1924
Passport Includes a Photo: Yes
Residence: Massachusetts
Spouse Name: Samuel Samuel [Samuel Hoar]
Spouse Birth Place: Concord, Mass

Name: Helen P Hoar Arrival Date: 28 Sep 1921 Arrival Port: Quebec, England Age: 62 years 3 months Estimated Birth Year: 1859 Birth Date: 05 May 1859 Birthplace: Wilford, New Hampshire Birth Country: USA Gender: Female Race: Last Residence: Accompanied by: Departure Date: Departure Port: Liverpool, England Departure Contact: Arrival Contact: Ship Name: Airline: Record has photo?: NARA Publication Title: Manifests of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954 NARA Publication Number: M1464 NARA Roll Number: 428

William married Helen Van Voast. Helen (daughter of General James Van Voast and Helen Frances Peirce) was born on 3 Apr 1859; died in 1910. [Group Sheet]

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Birth date:
http://www.heywoods.info/v/JVanVoast01.html