Franklin Benjamin 1822-1885 Hough

Franklin Benjamin Hough (1822-1885) was an American physician, scientist, historian, statistician, and the 'father of American forestry.' Born in Martinsburg, New York, he studied medicine, practiced in Somerville, NY, and authored histories of Lewis County, St. Lawrence and Franklin Counties, and other works. His pioneering forestry reports, starting with the 1877 Report on Forestry, laid the foundation for the U.S. Division of Forestry, of which he became the first chief.