Biography of  David Benson Furber  Born Oct. 31, 1846, in Marlow, Chesire County, N. H.  Son of Rev. Franklin Furber of the New England Conference; brother of Charles Hamline, Wesleyan, Class of '73. 1861, Entered with the Class of '65.  1863, left college to join the Army.     1863-5, Served in U.S. Signal Corps, with the Army of the James, and promoted to Sergeant in Signal Corps. 1866, Re-entered college, graduating with the Class of '67. 1867-8, Teacher of Latin and Mathematics, Wesleyan Academy, Wilbraham, Mass. 1868-76, Teacher of Latin and Greek in High School, Westfield, Mass. 1877-8, Agent for Ginn Bros., Boston, Mass. 1879, Paymaster and office manager for Crane Bros., (paper manufacturers) Westfield, Mass. Married, Dec. 7, 1877, Miss Florence Mallalieu Kawton, of Ware, Mass. Children:  Franklin Butler, born Oct. 2, 1890. Mary Beale, born Oct. 22, 1892. Rose Lawton, born Jan. 1, 1895. Address:  Westfield, Mass. Source:  History of Class of 1865 Wesleyan University, Fortieth Reunion, Middletown Connecticut, June 27, 1905.