We find that Dover, N. H., was another stronghold of the Shannons, and Thomas, who married Lilias Watson, held many town offices. In 1785 he was captain of the New Hampshire militia. “He was a zealous supporter of the Revolution and active in recruiting its armies.” He died in 1800, aged about fifty years. Heitman’s _Officers of the American Revolution_ names William Shannon of Virginia, ensign and lieutenant. O’Seanchain is said to have been the first form of the surname, Shannon. From O’Seanchain to Shanahan, Shanason, is considered an easy feat to accomplish by those who are skilled in such matters. Then from Shanahan to Shanon or Shannon is as easy as rolling off the proverbial log. Seanchain or Seanchan is composed of two Celtic words, “seancha,” meaning an antiquarian or genealogist, and “an,” one who. Seanchan is, then, one who is an antiquarian. Old records frequently give the name as Shanon, or with one “n.” The O’Sheanchains have a long pedigree, belonging, as they do, to that branch of the Celtic race which alone of all European races of the period antedating the Christian era has maintained its identity to the present time. [Illustration: MR. THOMAS J. LYNCH. Augusta, Me. ] [Illustration: MR. GEORGE W. McCARTHY. Portsmouth, N. H. ] [Illustration: MR. ROGER G. SULLIVAN. Manchester, N. H. ] THREE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. REVIEW OF THE YEAR. LEADING EVENTS IN THE CAREER OF THE SOCIETY FOR 1907, OR OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO THE MEMBERS. January. Hon. James H. Higgins, mayor of Pawtucket, is this month inaugurated governor of Rhode Island. Hon. Patrick J. McCarthy is inaugurated mayor of Providence, R. I. It is stated that the Rev. Joshua P. L. Bodfish, for the past twenty years rector of St. John’s Church, Canton, Mass., celebrates his seventieth year by resigning his pastorate, with the permission of Archbishop O’Connell. Father Bodfish purposes to devote the rest of his life to literary and charitable work. He is a member of the American-Irish Historical Society, comes of old Puritan stock, and is a veteran of the Civil War. Jan. 3. Gunner Cornelius Cronin (U. S. N.) retired, has been promoted to be a chief gunner on the retired list to rank with, but after, ensign, from June 29, 1906, in accordance with the provisions of the naval appropriation act approved on that date. Jan. 3. Chief Boatswain J. S. Croghan is by naval orders detached from the _Franklin_ and ordered to command the _Wasp_. Boatswain J. Clancy is detached from the _Franklin_ and ordered to the _Wasp_.