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The American Public Health associa- tion grew out of the necessity for a union of experienced sanitarians to enforce hygiene in large cities, and to indicate the proper and most effectual mode of bring- ing sanitary appliances and laws into operation. The election of Dr. Toner, in 1874, as president of that body, was the tribute paid to him as one of the oldest and earliest workers in that field.
His paper, the "Statistics of Boards of Health of the United States," published in 1874, and his address as retiring president of the association, in 1875, upon the " Leading Public Health Questions, etc.," are valuable contributions to the litera- ture of preventive medicine.
The doctor has perhaps been the most successful biographer, thus far, of the medical profession of the United States. Brochures on medical history and biog- raphy have from time to time been pub- lished by him, and all have been well received by the profession and the public. Prominent among them are " Necrology of the Physicians of the late War," " An- nals of Medical Progress in the United States," "Medical Men of the Revolu- tion," and his " Address on Biography," before the Centennial International Medi- cal congress in 1876, besides many other necrological monographs.
He is an authority in nearly all mat- ters relating to the history of medicine, medical biography, and the local history of the District of Columbia.
His address in 1866, before the Medical society of the District of Columbia, con- tains a very full and accurate history of medical matters in that locality from the time it was chosen as the seat of general government. Some time ago he furnished, from his collection of maps and rare rec- ords, data which enabled the compilation of the map which accompanies the work entitled, "Washington in Embryo," which shows the plots and boundary lines of the farms as they existed when the city of Washington was laid out. The doctor has always identified himself ac- tively with the public charities of the city. After the burning of the Washington in- firmary in 1861, it was at his instance that the Sisters of Charity founded what is now known as Providence hospital. The "Nicholson house" was temporarily fitted up by them and opened as a hospi- tal, which he attended for some years. He was also one of the originators of St. Ann's Infant asylum, which was first opened in a building on Pennsylvania avenue, formerly "Maher's hotel." In 1860 he succeeded Dr. John Dyer as medical attendant to St. Vincent's Female Orphan asylum, where he served for many years. From the foundation of St. Joseph's Male Orphan asylum, in 1856, he has been and still is the attending physi- cian. He is also physician to other edu- cational and benevolent institutions in Washington. He has on several occasions been solicited to accept professorships in different medical colleges, but has always declined, preferring to enjoy the quiet current of professional life and duty.
Dr. Toner is a member of the Medical society of the District of Columbia, of the Medical association of the District of Columbia, of the American Medical association since 1864; of the American
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Public Health association; of the Philo- | ing house of Major Samuel Larkin, a noted sophical society of Washington, and of the auctioneer and commission merchant of that town, April 21, 1834. He remained with Mr. Larkin upward of seven years, developing during this term of service rare talents as an accountant and remark- able capacity for mercantile pursuits. His integrity and reliability, combined with quickness of perception, exactness and promptness in all business matters, attracted attention and gave him a valu- able reputation in the days of his early manhood. Alumni association of Jefferson Medical college; an honorary member of the California State Medical society, of the New York State Medical society, of the Wisconsin State Historical society, and of the Detroit academy of Medicine; a corresponding member of the Gynæco- logical society of Boston, of the Virginia Historical society, of the Albany insti- tute, of the college of Physicians and Sur- geons of Little Rock, a visitor to the Government hospital for the Insane, and
He left Major Larkin's employ at the patron of the Toner Scientific Circle of solicitation of Col. Samuel Gookin, who Georgetown college.
HON. THOMAS LOGAN TULLOCK.
The following facts in relation to this re- markable man (now deceased) are taken in the main from the Granite Monthly of April, 1882, published at Concord, N. H .: * Thomas Logan Tullock, son of Capt. William and Mary (Neal) Tulloch, was born in Portsmouth, N. H., Febru- ary II, 1820. His father was a native of Stromness, Scotland, and "sailed from the Arcadian shores in 1792 for Phil- adelphia, thence to Portsmouth, from which port he afterward hailed. . He was a thorough seaman, a skillful navigator and a successful shipmaster." His mother, Mary Neal, was a native of Portsmouth, of the families of Neal and Lear, who were among the early settlers of the Piscataqua river in the vicinity of Saga- more creek.
Dr. Thomas Logan Tullock was edu- cated at the public schools of Portsmouth, and left the high school to enter the count-
appointed him his confidential clerk when he became postmaster of Portsmouth, on the accession of Gen. Harrison to the presidency. It was then an important office, and one of the five distributing post-offices in New England.
When a change occurred in the trans- portation of the mails from coaches to cars, the Portsmouth post-office became merely a local one, and the force of em- ployes was consequently reduced. Mr. Tullock was selected to remain, and con- tinued to serve a few months longer, until July 19, 1842, when he resigned and went to New York city, where he was principal bookkeeper in a wholesale im- porting hardware house, but relinquished that position to enter again the service of Col. Gookin, who, having purchased a large property which had been used by the Portsmouth foundry and machine shops, established the Portsmouth ma- chine shops and car factory, and con- structed cards, looms and some of the other machinery used in the large steam factory, which was built at that time. Col. Gookin did a successful business and continued to employ a large number of men, first as sole proprietor, and after
* The ancestral name of this old Scotch family, traceable back in this branch to the twelfth century, was spelled Tulloch; it was then Anglicised and spelled Tullock; but the present gen- eration return to the ancient spelling and make the final letter "h.""
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ward under the name of Gookin & Gov. Goodwin, the first war governor of Stearns, until a revulsion caused a suspen- sion of the establishment. Mr. Tullock had charge of the accounts and general management of the business, except its mechanical supervision, from November, 1845, until October, 1848, when he was appointed one of the assignees of Gookin & Stearns, and, by the creditors, trustee of the property. From May 1, 1847, to April 1, 1848, in addition to other duties, Mr. Tullock, upon the urgent request of the postmaster, who was of opposite pol- itics, had the oversight of the post-office, the principal clerk having retired, leaving no person fully qualified to assort and dispatch the mails and render the ac- counts. From May, 1849, to May, 1853, he was postmaster of Portsmouth, having the entire confidence of the community, and being warmly commended for his in- telligent and efficient discharge of the duties of the office. From May, 1853, to June, 1858, Mr. Tullock was treasurer of the Portsmouth & Concord railroad and
New Hampshire, in raising and equip- ping the First and Second regiments of New Hampshire volunteers. From May, 1861, to August, 1865, Mr. Tullock was navy agent at Portsmouth, N. H., an office of great responsibility, involving large disbursements. As a consequence of the war, the construction, equipment and ordnance departments were during this period worked to their utmost ca- pacity, causing the employment of from two to three thousand men, and the use of immense quantities of materials, a great portion of which had to be pur- chased in open market. The admirable management of the office gave satisfac- tion to the government and to the public. Many vessels of war were built, and as many more repaired and equipped dur- ing Mr. Tullock's term of office. The Kearsarge, Franklin, Ossipee, Sacra- mento, Sebago, Mahaska, Sonoma, Cone- maugh, Pawtucket, Nipsic, Shawmut, Sassacus, Agamenticus, and others having one of the trustees for the bondholders, an honorable record, were among the and from 1858 to 1860, treasurer of the number launched.
Concord & Portsmouth railroad after it was reorganized and leased to the Con- cord railroad.
In 1865, on his way south to escape the rigor of a northern winter, Mr. Tullock was elected secretary of the Union repub- lican congressional committee at Wash- ington, a committee which was formed to secure a more efficient organization of
In 1858, Mr. Tullock was elected, by the New Hampshire legislature, secretary of state, and held that office three years, from June, 1858, to June, 1861, under the the republican party, especially at the administrations of Governors Hale and south, and to disseminate among the peo- Goodwin. During his term of office he ple a thorough knowledge of the great commenced the portrait gallery of the principles which formed the basis of its governors and other citizens, distin- action. It was composed of one member guished for their civic and military serv- appointed from each state, having a ices, which has since steadily and largely Union representative in either house of increased until it has become one of the congress. He was also secretary of the most valuable and highly prized institu- executive committee. Mr. Tullock re- tions of the state.
luctantly accepted the position, and con-
Mr. Tullock was energetic in aiding ducted the political campaigns of that
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critical period, involving the great work 'service and mete out justice. Mr. Tullock, however, discharged the deli- cate duties of his office to the satisfaction of the secretary, who was aware of his de- sire to be relieved at the earliest practi- cal moment.
of reconstruction, and the convention and ratification campaigns in the seced- ing states, and also the presidential can- vass which resulted in the election of Grant and Colfax in November, 1868. He continued in charge until March, 1869, when he resigned, and the office was tem- porarily closed.
On the 17th of August, 1869, Mr. Tul- lock was appointed, by Secretary Bout- well, collector of internal revenue for the District of Columbia, then an important office, which he held until September 30, 1876, when, on account of the great re- duction of the taxes, the district was consolidated with the third district of Maryland, and the main office located at Baltimore. In April, 1873, he was des- ignated by Secretary Richardson, of the treasury department, to convey to Lon-
After the inauguration of President Grant, Mr. Tullock was urgently recom- mended by all the Union members of con- gress and senators from the reconstructed states and the entire congressional com- mittee, as a suitable person for the office of first assistant postmaster-general, but failed to receive the appointment, as Mr. Cresswell had made a designation simul- taneously with being commissioned as don a large amount of government securi- postmaster-general, and without the ties, which service he performed, and knowledge of the application which was returned to Washington in August with a about to be filed. Mr. Tullock was not large quantity of canceled United States bonds, after visiting the continent with his family. anxious to hold a government position, and proposed returning to New Hamp- shire and engaging in business, but was
He was for a short time superintendent invited to accept the office of chief of the of the labor exchange of Washington, appointment division of the United States treasury department, by Secretary Bout- well. from its organization until October 8, 1877, declining to receive any compensa- tion. Afterward he served the exchange
March 20, 1869, Mr. Tullock accepted as director and treasurer. On the 8th of what proved to be a most perplexing and October, 1877, he was offered by the post- difficult trust. It not only covered the master of Washington, the late Judge thousands of employees in Washington, J. M. Edmunds, the office of assistant but the appointments controlled by the postmaster. After the death of Judge treasury department throughout the Edmonds, Mr. Tullock was acting post- master from December 15, 1879, to
country. A large reduction of the local force in Washington had to be made to January 13, 1880, and was appointed post- conform to the appropriations for the en- suing fiscal year, and the pressure for ap-
master, by President Arthur, November 25, 1882, which position he retained until pointment, retention, promotion, and his death at Atlantic City, New Jersey, restoration was very great and urgent. June 20, 1883.
Good judgment, patient investigation and
Many important positions were ten- just discrimination were requisite to ef- dered him by railroads, banks, insurance fectually promote the efficiency of the companies and other corporations, which
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he declined, nor could his consent be ob-| timately connected with many other cor- tained to have his name presented for rorations and enterprises. many important nominations, such as mayor of his native city, governor of New Hampshire, member of congress, com- missioner for the District of Columbia, and others of a more or less important character.
Mr. Tullock was unemployed less than one year from April 21, 1834, to the time of his death. Generally the duties of one office lapped over those of another. His services were sought, and most of the offices he held had been voluntarily be- stowed, without application on his part. Close attention to business, and a per- sonal supervision of every trust, charac- terized his administrations. He was regarded as a thorough accountant - ac- curate, systematic, and vigilant; and, possessing remarkable endurance, untir- ing industry, great energy and force of character, he never failed of success. His business training, sterling integrity, and courteous demeanor, united with a capa- city for comprehending official duties, and an aptitude for their proper dis- charge, enable him to fill most creditably every position he occupied. In the rendering of his accounts he was uni- formly prompt, and although receiving and disbursing very large sums of money, there was never a difference in the settle- ment, or a voucher disallowed.
Speaking of his death, the Portsmouth (N. H.) Chronicle says: " In all the vari- ous public positions Mr. Tullock has been called to fill-and his eminent ability always caused many places to be con- stantly . open to his acceptance -he proved efficient, faithful, painstaking, energetic, and judicious.
" He devoted many of his spare hours to historical researches and has written many valuable papers upon church and personal history, which have been read with much interest. He was a man of large heart, kindly disposition, devoted to his friends, affectionate to the greatest degree to his family relations, proud of his native state, and strong in his moral, religious and political convictions."
Politically, both as a whig and repub- lican, Mr. Tullock was prominently iden- tified with electoral, congressional, state, councillor, senatorial, and county conven- tions, and an influential member of state, county, and other political organizations in New Hampshire and Washington. He was an efficient working member of the whig and republican New Hampshire state committees from 1850 to 1865, when he removed to Washington. He con- ducted the poiltical campaign in that state in 1855 with signal ability and suc- cess, the result being the election of Hon. Ralph Metcalf as governor, and a com- plete political revolution in the state. He was associated for several years on the executive committee, as treasurer, with Hon. E. H. Rollins, chairman; Hon. William E. Chandler and Gov. B. F. Prescott, secretaries.
Soon after his removal to Washington he began to acquire an interest in the city and its institutions. He made extensive purchases of real estate in various sec- tions of the city; was one of the incorpora- Mr. Tullock was a member of the New Hampshire house of representatives, June sessions, 1855, 1856, was secretary the committee on finance, and was the author of the economical plan of appro- tors of the Second National bank, of which he remained a director until his death; a director of the Metropolitan of the legislative caucus, and chairman of Railway company; an incorporator of the Graceland Cemetery association, and in-
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priating the state tax at the regular | which resulted in the establishment of the session, instead of having an extra one Boston university; a member of the cor- poration of the Boston Theological insti- tute; honorary member of the New Hampshire Historical society, and cor- manner without prolonging the session, responding member of the New England Methodist Historical society. for that purpose. He was appointed chairman of a committee which com- pleted the work in an unexceptionable being the first time in the existence of the state that the apportionment of taxes was perfected at a regular session. This innovation, with its consequent saving of many thousands of dollars, is entirely due to Mr. Tullock, who offered the resolu- tion, against the advice of older members, who in caucus did not favor the move- ment, fearing a failure and a long ses- sion.
As a Mason, Mr. Tullock received his masonic degrees at Portsmouth. He was initiated in St. John's lodge, No. 1, May 17, 1841; exalted in Washington chapter, No. 3, August 16, 1841; knighted in De- Witt Clinton commandery, September 18, 1848, and has received the degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Scotch rite, includ ing the 32° ; has served as a representa- By appointment of the governor and council of New Hampshire, he was com- missioner of the Sullivan railroad, 1855-6; Atlantic & St. Lawrence railroad, 1860; tive to the Grand lodge of New Hampshire, and as grand lecturer, and held many other offices both in the grand and local bodies, and was a charter mem- also commissioner of New Hampshire ber of the DeMolay Mounted command- ery, No. 4, Mithras lodge of Perfection, and quorum throughout the state, besides Evangelist chapter, Robert DeBruce
state prison, 1859-60; justice of the peace holding other appointments.
council, and Albert Pike consistory of
For many years of his active life, Mr. Washington, and treasurer of the Masonic Tullock took the warmest interest in the Veteran association of the District of Columbia, organized August 20, 1879, and a member of King Solomon's lodge,
cause of education, especially as a mem- ber of the Portsmouth Young Men's So- ciety for Mutual Improvement, 1838, of No. 2, Washington, of Free and Accepted which he was a secretary several years; as Architects. director of Portsmouth lyceum; president A member of the Methodist Episcopal church since 1841, Mr. Tullock was trustee, steward and treasurer of the of the board of trustees New Hampshire Conference seminary and Female college at Tilton; vice-president and trustee Methodist Episcopal church of Ports- mouth, and of the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal church of Washington. He was a lay delegate to the New Hampshire
Methodist General Bibical institute at Concord, N. H .; trustee and a member of the executive committee Howard uni- versity, Washington; and trustee and and Baltimore conferences; delegate at member of the joint committee from sev- large to the New England Methodist con- vention, June 5, 1866; vice-president M. E. Historical and M. E. Educational so- cieties of the M. E. church; member of the centenary committee of the same church for the United States in 1866; also eral annual conferences, Methodist-Epis- copal church, on locating a theological school, which met in Boston in March, 1863 (Bishop O. C. Baker in the chair and Mr. Tullock secretary), a movement
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a member of the general committee on | leaving two children, Thomas L. Tullock, the Centennial of American Methodism; and director of Conference missionary, tract, and preachers' aid societies. He had a very extensive acquaintance with the leading members and ministers of the Methodist Episcopal church, having visited several annual and general con- ferences, including the conference of 1844, in New York city, when the church divided on the question of slavery.
Jr., paymaster United States navy, who was lost on the United States steamer Oneida in Yokohama bay, Japan, January 24, 1870; and Seymour Wilcox Tulloch, born in Portsmouth, April 5, 1855, a graduate of the Rensselaer Polytechnic institute at Troy, N. Y., June 13, 1877, receiving the degree of civil engineer. He was one of five of a class of ninety- eight who finished their course without condition. Previous to entering the in- stitute, he was a student at the Conference seminary at Tilton, N. H., and graduated at the Emerson institute, Washington, D. C., where he received medals at dif- ferent times for punctuality, proficiency in his studies and scholarship. He was employed by the United States coast sur- vey in the vicinity of Mount Desert, Maine, during his vacation of 1877; and immediately on graduating at Troy was connected with the United States Hot Springs commission in Arkansas as draughtsman until September, 1877, when he entered the university of the state of Wisconsin, located at Madison, having been recommended by the faculty at Troy as assistant in engineering, which position he resigned at the close of the scholastic year to enter the Racine (Wisconsin) col- lege, which he left at the request of his father in December, 1878, to become the financial clerk of the Washington city postoffice, where he is now employed as cashier.
Mr. Tullock was married in Philadelphia August 29, 1844, to Emily Estell Rogers. She was born in that city October 14, 1824, and was the only child of Job and Elizabeth Rogers. Her father, believed to be a lineal descendant of the martyr Rogers, was of Quaker parentage, originally from New Jersey. Her mother's maiden name was Bener. Her grandmother, Hannah (Duffield) Bener, descended from Thomas Duffield, one of the three brothers- Abraham, Jesse and Thomas-who came from England with William Penn and settled in Philadelphia. Edward Duffield, the executor of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, was of the family. Hannah's father was in the Revolutionary war and at the bat- tle of Trenton, N. J. Mrs. Tullock was a christian lady of rare excellence and ac- complishments. She possessed a genial, happy temperament, a beautifully symmet- rical character, and enjoyed the love and esteem of the society in which she moved. She was radiant with goodness and purity and conspicuous for the salutary influence she exerted. Endowed with Thomas Logan Tullock was married to his second wife, Miranda Barney Swain, January 10, 1866, and they have one child, Henry Vanderbilt Tulloch, born October 25, 1874. excellent judgment and discrimination, she was endeared to family and friends, and universally admired for her remark- able energy, vivacity and loveliness. Her warm and generous heart promptly re- Seymour W. Tulloch, in addition to sponded to every good work. She died performing the delicate and onerous at Portsmouth, N. H., January 1, 1865, duties of his official station, finds time to
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fill several responsible positions of a less public character. He has been treasurer of the United States Electric Light com- pany since 1882, and is a director of the Second National bank, second vice-presi- dent of the National Life Maturity In- surance company, president of Kingsley Bro's. Creamery company, vice-president of the Graceland Cemetery association, is junior warden of St. James parish, Washington, D. C., and treasurer of the Convocation of Washington, D. C. Mr. Tulloch was married November 22, 1882, to Jessie S. Hildrup, daughter of William T. Hildrup, of Harrisburg, Pa., and to them were born four children, as follows: Thomas Hildrup, Ethel Esselstyn, Mar- jorie and Helen Margaret.
DR. TULLIO DE SUZZARA-VERDI
residence in Providence he went to Phila- delphia to attend medical lectures at the Hahnemann Medical college, and at the Philadelphia hospital. He graduated in medicine in 1856 and went to Newport, R. I., to practice. In October, 1857, he took his permanent residence in Washing- ton, D. C., where he became distinguished in his profession and has remained ever since. He was Secretary Seward's phy- sician, and it was by a ruse that "Payne," pretending to be a messenger from Dr. Verdi, secured entrance to Seward's cham- ber and attempted to assassinate him. In 1871 President Grant appointed Dr. Verdi a member of the board of health of the District of Columbia, in which Dr. Verdi served seven years-five as its health officer, two as its president. In 1873 he was sent as "special sanitary commis- sioner" to the principal cities of Europe to study their sanitary methods for the purpose of applying the best to the city of Washington. In 1879 Dr. Verdi was ap- pointed by President Rutherford B. Hayes a member of the national board of health. For several years he has been chief-of- staff of the National hospital of Washing- ton, D. C.
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