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been twice re-elected and is now serving his third term of two years each. In 1904 he was elected a member of the school board. 1 le practices in all state and Federal courts (.f the district, is a member of the Bar As- sociation, a communicant of the Presbyter- ian church, and is a Democrat in politics. His college fraternities are Phi Delta Phi
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Nathaniel Thomas Ennett, M. D. A North I arolinian by birth. Dr. Ennett, profession- dly educated in Richmond. Virginia, has made that city his home since his admission is a student in pharmacy in 1899. He de- scends from old colonial families, his mother being a descendant of Richard Borden, who came from PIngland to New England in 1636, settling in Rhode Island. The Ennetts are an early family of Onslow county. North Carolina, Dr. Ennett, of Richmond, being a great-grandson of William Ennett, a farmer of that county, and a grandson of Nathaniel Thomas Ennett.

(II) Nathaniel Thomas Ennett, son of William Ennett, was born in Golden Place, Xorth Carolina, April 22, 1816, died May 22, 1844. lie married Elizabeth Wilder, born December 18, 1817, died January 3, 1839, leaving an only child, George Noble En- nett.

(HI) George Noble Ennett, M. D., son of Nathaniel Thomas Ennett, was born at Golden Place, Onslow county. North Caro- lina, December 20, 1838, died August 4, 1897, at Cedar Point, North Carolina. He was educated under private teachers, ac- quiring his professional education in the medical department of the University of the City of New York, obtaining his degree of M. D. in 1859, being then just twenty-one years of age. He s])ent the year following in r.ellevue Hospital, New York City, also receiving a diploma from that famous in- stitution, lie then returned to North Caro- lina, beginning practice at Snead's Ferry in that state. When war broke out between the states he entered the Confederate army as surgeon, continuing as such in active service for three years, when his own poor physical condition compelled his return home, lie was a Democrat in politics, serv- ing as county superintendent. He married Lucretia Ann liorden. born at Cedar I'oint, North Carolina, in 1848, now residing at the old i)lantation homestead at Cedar Point

with her son, Lee Borden Ennett. She is a daughter of Colonel Barclay DuLaney and Margaret (Chadwick) Borden, and a de- scendant of Richard Borden, of Rhode Island, 1636. Children of Dr. George Noble and Lucretia Ann (Borden) Ennett: George Noble (2), William F., Lee Borden, Julia J., Nathaniel Thomas, of whom further; Margaret Ann, Elizabeth Wilder, died at Cedar Point, January 24, 191 1 ; Andrew Du- Laney, Barclay L., who died in infancy.

(IV) Dr. Nathaniel Thomas Ennett, fifth child of Dr. George Noble and Lucretia Ann (Borden) Ennett, was born at Cedar Point, North Carolina, January 5, 1877. Until ten years of age he was taught privately at home, later attended a private school, and then entered high school at Beaufort, North Carolina, wdiere he spent four years in earn- est study and was graduated in 1895. The following year he spent at the plantation, developing a strong body, gratifying his love for hunting and horseback riding, and fur- ther developing his intellectual powers. For the next two or three years he taught in the public schools of his state. In 1899 he enter- ed the Virginia School of Pharmacy at Rich- mond, and in 1901 was graduated, being president of his class. He was soon afterward elected professor of pharmacy at his alma mater, retaining that connection for eight years. In 1903 he began the study of medicine at the Medical College of Virginia, continu- ing his studies until 1907, when he received his degree, M. D. During this period he con- tinued his duties as professor of the School of Pharmacy. In 1907 and 1908 he was connected with the medical staff of the Memorial Hospital of Richmond. He began private practice in Richmond soon after completing his hospital service in 1908 and so continues. s])eciali"zing on diseases of chil- dren, giving a great deal of time to the study of feeble minded children, their treatment and development. In pursuit of this branch of knowledge, he visited the institution for the feeble minded at Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Vineland, New Jersey, and Toronto, Canada, where the greatest im- j)rovenient in modern educational methods of treating such children has been made. In 1911 I )r. I'^nnett was elected medical director of the Richmond public schools, and Ikis there wrought important progress in t)btaining better and more healthful condi- tions for the children as well as giving atten-