Herbert H. Bangs (1849-1905) was born in Brewster, Massachusetts, and died in Newton, Massachusetts. He was a student of Mary Baker Eddy's, completing the Primary class alongside his wife, Elizabeth S. Bangs, in December 1884. He joined the Christian Scientist Association in January 1885 and joined The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, in December 1892. He was dropped from membership in the Church in July 1893 for an unknown reason but possibly because of his wife's close association with Josephine Curtis Woodbury. He reunited with the Church in July 1897 and remained a member until his passing.

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