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On January 18, 1888, in Philadelphia, Ed- win E. Cullen was married to Margaret, daughter of George and Rachel (Sampson) Laveock, of Philadelphia. They have chil- dren: 1. George L .; II. Edward E .; III. John W. The family of Mr. Cullen attend the P. E. church.
JOIIN BRADLEY, Philadelphia, Pa., son of Josiah and Margaret Ann (Credick) Bradley, was born in South Murderkill hun- dred, Kent county, Del., January 4, 1539.
The Bradley family, whose name is found on the roll of the early settlers of Delaware, is of Irish ancestry. Major Bradley, grand- father of John Bradley, was a native of Kent county, Del. His whole life was spent on his farm in Kent county. Major Bradley was married to Sophia Smalley. Their children are: I. James: HI. Josiah: III. Mary; IV. Major. AAll are now deceased.
Mr. Bradley's father, Josiah Bradley, was Forn on the homestead in Murderkill hundred, Kent county, Del., August 16, 1816. He was one of the most prominent and successful farmers of his native county, where he spent his whole life. Josiah Bradley was married to Margaret Ann Credick, who was of Scotch lineage. Their children are: I. John; II. Sarah (Mrs. S. B. Lewis), of Chester, Pa .; III. Mary E. (Mrs. George Meredith), de- ceased; IV. Ellen (Mrs. James T. Deats), de- ceased; V. Harriet (Mrs. S. B. Gibson), of Chester, Pa .; VI. William T., of Kent coun- ty, Del., married Naomi Case: VII. James, resides in Philadelphia, Pa .; VIII. Alphon- sa (Mrs. John Lane), of Philadelphia: TX. Joseph, deceased. Mrs. Bradley died in 1889. Mr. Bradley died at his home in Kent county, Del., July 22, 1897, aged eighty-one: he is buried beside his wife in Barrett's Chapel cemetery, Kent county, Del.
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John Bradley was educated in the public schools of Kent county, Del. After spending one year as a clerk in a general store, he turned his attention to husbandry, and until he reached his thirty-fifth year, cultivated a farm in his native county. In 1873 he re- moved to Philadelphia, Pa., where he obtain- ed a situation in a grocery store. In 1874 Mr. Bradley began business for himself in Phila- delphia; Pa., selling produce on commission. By twenty-four years of intelligent and care- ful attention to business he has built up a profitable wholesale trade. Ile is now the senior partner of the well-known firm of John Bradley & Son, wholesale produce and com- mission merchants. Mr. Bradley is a pro- gressive business man, active and energetic, a member of the Artisans' Order for Mutual Protection. He is a Republican, actively in- terested in local affairs.
John Bradley was married at Felton, Kent county, Del., December 27, 1860, to Cathe- rine A. Bostick. Their children are: I. C'al- lender, born July 26, 1861, married Jennie Peacock; II. Margaret A. (Mrs. Frank Mum- ford), born November 14, 1863, died Decem- ber 8, 1888; III. John Edgar, in partnership with his father, born January 4, 1866, mar- ried Sarah Myrtetus; IV. Samuel C., born August 5, 1868, died February 22, 1875; V. William N., M. D., born August 19, 1871, practicing at 1327 Movamensing Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa .; VI. Catherine Mary, born April 1, 1874; VII. Bessie E., born Decem- ber 24, 1876, teacher in the public schools of Philadelphia. Mr. Bradley and his family are members of Mariners' Bethel M. E. church. Mr. Bradley is a local preacher, car- nest and eloquent. He is also an efficient worker as a class-leader, Sunday-school teacher, and a member of the board of trustees.
CLIFFORD GREENMAN, Wilmington, New Castle county, Del., son of Joseph H. and Sarah A. ( Mansley) Greenman, was born at Wilmington, Del., May 25, 1860.
Jeremiah Greenman, grandfather of (lif- ford Grecman, lived and died in Daretown, N. J. He had eight children: I. John; II. Elizabeth; III. William; IV. James; V. Harrison; VI. Joel V .; VII. Jeremiah; VIII. JJoseph H. All are now dead except Elizabeth and Joseph II.
Joseph H. Greenman, youngest son of Jeremiah Grecman, and father of Clifford Greenman, was born at Daretown, Salem county, N. J., May 21, 1823. He was educat- ed in the private schools of his native town, and at thirteen went to Philadelphia, Pa., to learn paper-hanging. On March 25, 1845, Mr. Greenman removed to Wilmington, Del., and worked at his trade as a journeyman until 1854, when he opened a store of his own. Hle was a skilful paper-hanger, and built up a profitable business; in 1893 he sold his e-tab- lislament to his son, Clifford Greenman, and retired from active life. Mr. Greenman is a Republican, actively interested in local affairs. For many years he was connected with the fire department, both in Philadelphia, Pa., and in Wilmington, Del., and served as president and treasurer of Washington Company, No. 7, of the Wilmington fire department. He was an active member of the Sons of Temper- ance, of Wilmington, Del .: and of Fairfax Lodge, No. 8, I. O. O. F. Joseph HI. Green- man was married, in St. James' church, Wil- inington, Del., to Sarah A. Mansley, who was born in Lancashire, England. Their children are: I. Alice R., died in childhood; II. Katherine V. (Mrs. Paul Bright), of Wil- mington, has three children, i. Sarah Loleta, ii. William, iii. Joseph P .; III. Clifford.
('lifford Greenman, youngest son of Joseph II. and Sarah A. (Mansley) Greenman, at- tended the public schools of Wilmington, Del., and after completing his scholastic comse was employed as salesman in his father's store. In 1893, when his father retired from business, Mr. Greenman purchased the estab- lishment. He is an enterprising merchant, and has a large and profitable trade. Mr. Greeman is a member of the Republican party.
On November 15, 1893, Clifford Greenman was married, in Wilmington, Del., to Lilian M., daughter of the late Spry and Adelaide Aldrige, who was born in Cecil county, Md. Their only child died in infancy. Mr. Green- man attends the Presbyterian church.
ALFRED G. MeCAUSLAND, Wilming- ton, Del., son of James and Louisa (Glover) MeCansland, was born in Rondont. Ulster county, N. Y., May 5, 1855.
His grandfather, John McCausland, was a
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native of Scotland. He emigrated from that country to America many years ago and sut- tled in Rondout, N. Y., where he remained until his death. James MeC'ausland, son of John MeCausland, was born in Roudout, in 1530. Ile obtained his early education in the schools of that place and then learned ship- building, which he followed until 1855, when the United States Government appointed him steam-boat inspector in New York harbor; he filled this position during the remainder of his life. James MeCan-land married Louisa Glover, and had children: I. Mary, died aged twenty-one years; II. Alfred G .; III. James B., died aged twenty-two years, his widow and a daughter reside in Ellenville, N. Y .; IV. Nettie, died at the age of twelve. Mr. Mc- C'ausland died July 19, 1897; Mrs. MeCaus- land survives him.
Alfred G. MeCausland was educated in the public schools of Rondout, N. Y. When he had completed his course there, he became connected with the Rondout & Oswego R. R., now the Ulster & Delaware R. R., and re- mained in the employ of the company operat- ing the road for eleven years. In 1881 he came to Wilmington as superintendent of the Wilmington & Northern R. R. He is a thoroughly equipped railroad man, and under his management the W. & N. has been brought to a very prosperous condition. He is prominent in Masonic circles, and is a member of Eureka Lodge, F. and A. M .; Delta Chapter, No. 2, R. A. M .; St. John's Commandery, Knights Templar, and Lulu Temple. He is a Democrat.
Alfred G. McCansland was married, in Rondout, N. Y., to Fannie, daughter of Samuel F. and Lucy B. Noyes, of Batcheller- ville, Saratoga county, N. Y. Their children are: I. Frank Noyes: IT. Mary Fannie. Mrs. Fannie MeCausland died, and Mr. McCans- land was married in Coatesville, Pa., to Eliza- beth G., daughter of William B. Morrison, of that place. They have one child, James Wil- liam. Mrs. MeCausland's father, William B. Morrison, was formerly sheriff of Chester county, Pa.
DAVID FRANCIS FOSTER, Wilming- ton. Del., son of David, 2, and Susan (Jeffer- son) Fester, was born in Wilmington, July 4, 1861.
Ile is of Irish ancestry. The first of that branch of the Foster family to which he he- longs, who came to America, was his grand- father, David Foster. David Foster was born near Dublin, in Ireland. flis first home in this country was on the banks of the Brandy- wine Creek, in New Castle county, Del. There he engaged in farming until 1857, when he removed to Wilmington, and spent the remainder of his life in this city. David Foster married a lady of Scotch-Irish ances- try. They had children: I. Hugh, of Bran- dywine hundred, New Castle county, married Annie Me Dannell; II. Susan (Mrs. John Gib- bons), widow; III. Michael, of Brandywine hundred, married Mary Jane Haughey; IV. David, 2; V. Thomas, of Wilmington, mar- ried Hannah Clark; VI. Alice; VIL Mar- garet ( Mrs. Michael Ryan), of Wilmington, widow; VIII. Daniel, deceased. David Fo -- ter died at his residence, No. 516 Walnut street, Wilmington.
David Foster, 2, father of David Francis, was born in Brandywine hundred, educated in Father Riley's College, served an apprentice- ship as a machinist with the Pusey & Jones Co., of Wilmington, and was employed by that company and by the Harlan & Holling' -- worth Co. throughout his life. David Fos- ter, 2, married Susan Jefferson; their children are: I. Henry; II. Frank; III. Catherine; IV. David Francis; V. Charles; VI. Mary; VII. Alfred; VIII. AAlfred, 2 .; all are de- ceased except Catherine and David F. David Foster died in Wihnington, March 6, 1883; Mrs. Foster also is deceased.
David Frances Foster was born at the cor- ner of Fifth and Washington streets, Wil- mington. His education was obtained in the public schools of this city. He acquired the trade of machinist, at which he worked until 1882, when he entered the employ of the P' .. W. & B. R. R. Co. In 1886 he was appointed assistant vardmaster of the road at Winning- ton, and for the past twelve years has di- charged his duties with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of the railroad company. Mr. Foster is happy in a large number of friends and is esteemed by his follows. He is a member of Industry Lodge, No. 2, A. O. U. W. In his politeis he is independent and votes for the candidates he believes will best fill the offices. All the members of the Fos-
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ter family, with the exception of Thomas, at- tend St. Peter's R. C. pro-cathedral.
JOHN BREAR, Wilmington, Del., son of Joseph and Ellen (Callahan) Bread, was born in Wilmington, October 21, 1514.
Ilis grandfather, Mark Broar, was born in Lancashire, England, and after his marriage came to America. He was about forty years old when he came to this country to ereet a new home for himself and family; and he se- lected Wilmington both as an agreeable place of residence, and as offering good prospects for business. Here he conducted a cooperage, and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He had children: 1. Mary; II. Ann; III. Drusilla; IV. Isabella; V. Abigail; VI. Sarah; VII. Jo- soph; VIII. Abel. Mr. and Mrs. Brear both ded in Wilmington. Of their children ouly two are living, Abigail and Sarah.
Joseph Brear was born in Lancashire, Eng- land. He was still a young man when his par- ents left their native land, and he accompanied them to Wilmington, where he resided until his death. In England he had received a good education, and had learned cloth-finishing. This trade he abandoned when he arrived in this county, and in place of it acquired loco- motive engineering, in the Wilmington shops of the P., W. & B. R. R. Co., an occupation which he followed on a number of railroads until within a few years of his death. Joseph Brear married Ellen Callahan, of Wilming- ton. Their children were: 1. Mark, deceased; 11. Hliram, deceased; III. Abel: IV. Jo-aph, died in childhood; V. John; VI. Elizabeth (Mrs. Henry S. Jordan). Mr. Brear died in Wilmington, aged 53 years; Mrs. Brear also died in Wilmington.
John Brear was educated in the public schools of Wilmington and at an early age became an apprentice in the locomotive de- partment of the P., W. & B. R. R. Co. On August 7, 1862, he enlisted in the First Dela- ware Light Artillery, and served in this bat- talion until July 3, 1865. He was instored end of service at Duval's Bluff, Ark., July 3, 1865, and returned to Wilmington. Here he re-entered the employ of the P., W. & B. R. R. for three years. From 1869 to the latter part of 1878 he was a locomotive engineer on the Dover & Delaware railroad. In 1873 he went back to the P., W. & B. R. R., and
was given a position in the shops for a short time and then again appointed locomotive en- gineer. In August, 1886, he was made fore- man of the round-house in Wilmington and is still acting in that capacity. Mr. Brear is a member of the Washington-Lafayette Chap- ter, No. 1, R. A. M .; and of Encampment No. 34, Union Veteran Legion, of Wilming- ton. He is, also, an honorary member of B. L. E., No. 342, American Legion of Honor.
On November 3, 1870, John Brear Was married to Sarah D., daughter of Owen and Margaret Palmer, of Wilmington. Their children were: 1. John, born August 15, 1ST1; II. Margaret, born October 19, 1873, died March 19, 1874; 11I. Sophronia E., born February 14, 1876; IV. Joseph P., born Feb- rnary 20, 1874, died from injuries received October 24, 1897; V. O. Wesley, born June 8, 1882; VI. Isabella, born June 29, 1884; VII. Mark D., born January 6, 1889, died July 7, 1891. Mr. Brear and family attend the P. E. church.
CAPTAIN NATHANIEL RATCLIFFE BENSON, Wilmington, Del., son of Thomas and Sarah Hill ( Irons) Benson, was born at Dagsboro, Sussex county, Del., April 8, 1820.
In the latter part of the last century, three brothers named Benson came to this country from England, and after residing for some time in Virginia, became citizens of the state of Delaware. One of these brothers was Cap- tain Benson's grandfather, Major Benson, whose son, Thomas Benson, after he- ing for a number of years engaged as a mill- wright in Sussex county, removed in 1831 te. Philadelphia. Before this removal, Na- thaniel R. Benson had attended the public schools of Sussex county, and acquired the be- ginnings of an English education; his subst- quent training was mainly practical, derived from intercourse with men and participation in their labors, especially on the water. For the boy carly displayed a strong predilection for maritime life, one which not the roughest and most exciting employments could destroy. He spent three winters at school in Wilmning- ton, but his summers were passed on board the John MeLung, plying between Philadelphia and Norfolk, Va., the lad serving as apprentice cook, in which capacity he was engaged before he had con leted his twelfth year. At the
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age of fourteen, he was employed as deck boy on board the Wilmington, a steamer which carried the mails between Wilmington, Del., and Philadelphia, and the carrying of the mails to and from the boat and the post-offices of these places was entrusted to Nathaniel. His next upward step was to the position of fireman and stoker, in which capacity he served on the Providence, the Narragansett and the Mohican, steam vessels of the Old Providence line, for two years. Hle then shipped aboard of the Indiana, plying be- tween Albany and New York, and in the fol- lowing year, 1841, was engaged as fireman of the new wooden side-wheel boat Baloon, one of the steamboats belonging to the well-known Captain Winner Whildin. Her first run was from New York to Norfolk, but she after- wards plied between Wilmington and Phila- delphia. Captain Benson subsequently served a- engineer on several other boats of Captain Whildin's line, his engagement in that capaci- ty dating from 1844, and was from that time until 1854 either engineer or captain on board the Pioneer, the Whildin, or the Balloon. On the fourteenth of August, 1854, Captain Ben- son assumed the position which he has ever since so honorably and efficiently filled, that of superintendent of hull construction in the ship-yard of Messrs. Harlan & Holling's- worth, now the Harlan & Hollingsworth Com- pany. Ilis long experience in the manage- ment of water craft, his intimate knowledge of what is required in the construction of a sound, sea-worthy vessel, together with his diligence and faithfulness, have rendered his services exceedingly valuable to the company, by whom he is highly appreciated.
Nathaniel R. Benson was married, October 5, 1843, to Margaret Purnell, of Smyrna, Del. Their home is now at the juncture of Jeffer- sch and Eleventh streets with Delaware ave- me, in a commodious residence purchased by Captain Benson in 1883. Their children are: I. Rebecca S., married to L. E. P. Dennis, manufacturer of fertilizers, Cristield, Md .; 11. Susan P. (Mrs. Heury C. English), of Wilmington; III. Sarah II. (Mrs. George Holton), of Mark Contre, Ohio; IN. Na- thaniel Ratcliffe, Jr., superintendent of a de- partment in the Harlan & Hollingsworth Com- pany's works; V. Margaret P. (Mrs. E. J. Muldhausen), of Wilmington; VI. Thomas,
employed by the Harlan & Holingsworth Company; VII. Nellie H. (Mrs. Harvey F. Smith), Clayton, Del.
EDWIN C. CLARK, son of Philip R. Clark, was born in New Castle hundred, New Castle county, June 20, 1865. He received lis education in the public schools of that dis- triet and in private schools, and has been as- sociated with his father in the real estate and mortgage brokerage business since its estab- lishment. He is a member of Wilmington Lodge, No. 1, A. O. U. W., and is a Republi- can. Edwin Clark married Anna, daughter of Nathaniel and Lucy (Webb) Gerhart. They have one child, Herbert C., born Janu- ary 27, 1890. Mr. Clark attends the Pres- byterian church.
THOMAS F. BAYARD, Jr., New York City, N. Y., second son of Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, was born in Wilmington, Del., June 4, 1868.
Thomas F. Bayard attended private schools in Washington, D. C., and spent six years at St. Paul's School, Concord, N. HI. In 1886, he entered Yale University, and graduated with the degree of A. B. in the class of 1890. From 1890 to 1891, Mr. Bayard attended Yale Law School, and from 1891 to 1893, read law with his father, Thomas F. Bayard. On September 19, 1893, he was admitted to the bar of New Castle county, Del., and he- gan practicing in Wilmington, Del. In Jan- uary, 1897, Mr. Bayard removed to New York City, having accepted the position of assistant counsel of the Corporation Coune.i of New York City. In January, 1598, he re- signed his position, and since that time has been practicing law in New York City. Mr. Bayard is a member of the Protestant Episco- pal church.
WILLIAM THORN WESTBROOK, Philadelphia, Pa., son of Charles and Mary (Thorn) Westbrok, was born in London, Eng- land, June 16, 1838.
Mr. Westbrook's parents were natives of England. Charles Westbrook died when his son William was two years old. His widow, with her young son, emigrated to America. She resided first in New Jersey, and after- wards in New Castle county, Del., where she
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spent the remainder of her life. She died in Wilmington, Del., in 1881, aged sixty- nine.
William Thorn Westbrook passed his boy- hood days in New Castle county, Del., and re- ceived his education in the public schools of the district. While still quite young, he be- came an employee of the Bain Telegraph Company, and afterwards worked as operator for The Morse Magnetic Telegraph Company and its successors in Wilmington, Del., Phila- delphia, Pa., and New York City, N. Y. He has been in the employ of the Delaware and Atlantic Telegraph and Telephone Company from the time of its organization, and since 1883 he has been its general manager. Mr. Westbrook is a Republican. He is a member of Temple Lodge, No. 11, A. F. and A. M .; of the Heptasophs, of Wilmington, Del .; and of the Sons of Delaware, of Philadelphia, Pa.
William Thorn Westbrook was married, in 1862, in Wilmington, Del., to Anna Mabel, daughter of Andrew and Hannah (Thatcher) Jack, of Wilmington, Del. Their children are: I. Mary (Mrs. O. Custis Purdy), of Wilmington; II. William Thorn, Jr., assist- ant to the general manager of the Delaware and Atlantic Telegraph and Telephone Com- pany; III. Emily. Mr. Westbrook and his family are members of the P. E. church.
HUGHI C. BROWNE, Esq., is one of the most prominent of the many young legal prac- titioners at the New Castle county bar, and, in the political life of Delaware, no man of his years has held so many responsible posi- tions or figured more prominently before the people.
Queen Anne's county, Maryland, enjoys the distinction of being the birthplace of Mr. Browne. Ilis natal day was in February, 1867. Ile comes of excellent Eastern Shore stock. Rev. Nicholas Manly Browne, a graduate of Boston University, and for many years and until the time of his death one of the prominent and gifted members of the Wil- mington Methodist Episcopal Conference, was his father. On the maternal side he was equally well endowed; his mother, Mrs. (. ('lintonia Browne, is a daughter of Hon. Clin- ton Cooke and Marietta Cooke. Mr. II. ( .. Browne's maternal grandfather was a citizen of Centreville, Ma., one of the leading lawyers
of Queen Anne's county, and died occupying a seat in the State Senate of Maryland. His daughter is a woman of many fine qualities. She is president of the Woman's Home Mis- sionary Society of the Wilmington Methodist Episcopal Conference, and has presided over its work from the time of its organization to the present.
After Mr. Browne had acquired a common school education, his parents sent him to the Conference Academy at Dover, to prepare him- self for a collegiate course. From that edu- cetional institution, which is conducted under the auspices of the Wilmington Conference, and in the success of which Mr. Browne's father was so deeply interested, he graduated in 1886. Then he devoted himself to teach- ing, securing the principalship of the public schools at Rising Sun, Kent county. But he was not satisfied with this vocation and relin- quished it for mercantile pursuits, his experi- ment in this direction being with the firm of E. E. Jackson & Co., Washington, D. C. This was even more distasteful than school teach- ing. He was not contented with the general work and details of a calling so foreign to his natural inclinations. From his maternal grandfather he had inherited a taste for the study of law. That he might be better equipped to occupy a respected and responsible place in the profession, he entered Delaware College in the junior year, and in 1890 gradu- ated with honors, taking the degree of __ 1. B., and winning the Greek prize. He revived and edited the Delaware College Review, and did much towards making that paper a lasting feature of the college. Mr. Browne read law with the Hon. Edward G. Bradford, pres- ent Judge of the United States Cirenit Court for the District of Delaware. He took a spe- cial course in the law department of Washing- ton and Lee University, at Lexington, Va., passed his examination, and was admitted to the bar at Wilmington, Delaware, at the Sep- tomber term, 1891.
Ilis political fortunes became linked with those of the Republican party while he was yet a student at-law, and in 1890, the year preceding his admission to the bar, he was elected assistant secretary of the Republican State Committee, as well as secretary to Hon. John Pilling, the chairman of that commit- tee. He was also elected secretary of the
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State League of Republican Clubs. In the gubernatorial contest of that year he evinced such an aptitude for politics that his position in the party was assured. After his admission to the bar in 1891 he formed a law partner- ship with Henry C. Conrad, Esq. It. termin- ated in 1893, Mr. Browne opening an office of his own. While still associated with Mr. Conrad he was, in 1892, elected secretary of the State Committee, with General James II. Wilson as his chief. Added to this distinc- tion was that of being made an alternate dele- gate to the National Convention. He was re-elected secretary of the State Committee in 1894, and two years later, as a reward for l:is faithful and untiring service, and because of his marked executive ability, he was made chairman of the State organization. In 1898 he was re-elected, and is still the head of that committee.
On August 19, 1898, Mr. Browne received his commission as a postmaster of the city of Wilmington, being the youngest man ever ap- pointed to that office in Wilmington, and it is said the youngest postmaster of the first class in the United States. On November 15, 1898, he formed a law partnership with Rob- ert II. Richards and Philip L. Garrett, and is the senior member of that firm.
In social and business life, Mr. Browne oc- cupies a position in keeping with his political prominence. He is a member of Union Lodge No. 5, A. F. and A. M., of Middletown, Dela- ware; of the B. P. O. of Elks; of the New Castle County Bar Association, and of the Young Men's Republican Club. In addition to these, he is a local director of the American Surety Company of New York, and a trustee of the Conference Academy at Dover.
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