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branches of the municipal departments, particularly in the latter named. Ile was instrumental in having the sessions of the various departments held with open doors, and just before his term of office expired he was the means of unearthing stupendous frauds and embezzlements in the auditor's office of the city, and loose and culpable management in other departments during terms of his predecessors. In October, 1881, he was renominated for mayor by acclamation, but owing to over-confidence on the part of his friends he was defeated by Henry Lange, a very popular Republican, by only a two hundred majority. On January 3, 1882, he was elected as a member of Assembly (for the third time) in the Eighth Assembly District, to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Charles G. Bruemmer. He was opposed by John Baier, one of the most respected German-American citi- zens of Newark, and, although the district was known to be strongly Republican, still Mr. Fiedler's record as mayor secured him the support of hundreds of Republicans in addition to his own party vote. His election in this case gave the House of Assembly to the Democracy, it having been a tie up to Captain Bruemmer's death. In the fall of 1882 Mr. Fiedler was elected as a member of Congress, defeating ex-Congressman Blake, of East Orange, by an overwhelming majority. He was appointed a member of several important committees, the principal one being the committee on the District of Columbia. As a member of this committee he made very many friends among the citizens of Washington, District of Columbia, who made great efforts after his retirement to have the President appoint him as one of the District Commissioners. Mr. Fiedler, however, declined to become a candidate for the position. In 1884 he was nominated for Congress by acclamation, but owing to the fact that it was a presidential election he was defeated by a close majority by Herman Lehlbach. The late President Cleveland appointed Mr. Fiedler as postmaster of Newark to succeed General Ward, which position he held until President Harrison removed him for political reasons. He was also appointed as foreman of grand juries by Sheriffs Haussling, Nichols, Harrigan and Monahan. He is a member of the Newark Charter Commission, and a trustee of the Newark Institute of Arts and Sciences.
In addition to the above, Mr. Fiedler is a director of the German Sav- ings Bank of Newark, having served in that capacity since 1884; a director of the Board of Trade for a number of years, and a director of the Newark German Hospital since 1901. He is equally prominent in fraternal circles and social bodies, being affiliated with Schiller Lodge, No. 66, Free and Accepted Masons, of which he is a past master; Salaam Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; Howard Lodge, No. 7, Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, of which he is past noble grand; Knights of Ilonor; several German-American singing and turn-verein societies. Great activity and energy of both mind and body are the prominent characteristics of Mr. Fiedler, and whatever he undertakes is done with all his might, failure in any enterprise being almost an impossibility. He is conscientious in the discharge of every duty, and ever mindful of the rights of his fellowmen.
Mr. Fiedler married, January 2, 1871, Catherine Petronella Moeller, daughter of Christopher and Petronella Moeller, natives of Germany, both deceased. Children: 1. William C., born June 18, 1875; married Martha Wilhelmina Borsum, born in Hanover, Germany, July 10, 1879; children: William L. J. and L. Theodore. 2. Ernest J. E., born May 2, 1878; married Audrey A. Urick, born in Newark, New Jersey, July 6, 1879; child: Audrey
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RICHARD C. JENKINSON
This family, represented in the present generation by Richard C. Jen- kinson, of Newark, who has been chosen to fill many of the positions of trust and responsibility formerly occupied by his honored father, is of Irish origin, from which country so many of our worthy citizens have come, all of whom perform well their part in the various vocations of life, being willing, if necessary, to sacrifice their lives in defense of its honor, as proven on many an occasion.
George Beastell Jenkinson, father of Richard C. Jenkinson, was born August 18, 1828, in the town of Arklow, seaport and market town of County Wicklow, Ireland, died in the year 1896. His ancestors were of the Protestant faith, and he inherited from them in marked degree many excellent characteristics, and these traits are also well defined in his son, whose name heads this sketch. He received a common school education in the schools adjacent to his home, and when eighteen years of age he accompanied his parents to the new world. The family reached Montreal in March, 1847, and George B. Jenkinson at once entered a trunk factory for the purpose of learning the trade, continuing for a period of three years. The making of a trunk in those days was very different from the present time, the work then being principally done by hand. Having gained a thorough knowledge of the business in every detail, he decided to emigrate to new fields, where opportunities would be greater for advancement, and accordingly removed to Newark, New Jersey, where he entered the employ of the firm of Peddie & Morrison, well and favorably known throughout the country in their line of work. He soon made himself invaluable to his employers, being steadily advanced through the various departments, and in 1872, as a reward for his arduous labors, was admitted to partnership in the business, this connection continuing until his death.
Mr. Jenkinson was a firm believer in education, aiding the cause to the best of his ability, being one of the founders of the Technical School, to which he was also a liberal contributor. In 1875, without his knowledge or consent, he was appointed by the Common Council to fill a vacancy in the Board of Education, and at the expiration of this term he was elected to the office, serving in that capacity for many years, his services being highly appreciated. In 1878 he was sent by Governor Mcclellan to France as one of the Commissioners for the State of New Jersey to the Paris Exposition, to look after the interests of the manufactories of that state, and the manner in which he performed these services were acceptable to all concerned. He was a member of the Board of Trade of Newark from its organization in 1868, and its president for the years 1879-80. He was president of the Newark Electric Light and Power Company, a director of the People's Life Insurance Company, and member of the board of managers of the State Asylum for the Insane. He was a member of the High Street Presbyterian Church, of the State Agricultural Society, of St. John's Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, the Republican Club, the Essex Club, the Orange Country Club.
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Mr. Jenkinson married, June 12, 1850, in Montreal, Canada, Jane, daughter of Nathaniel and Jane (Steacy) Stringer. They were the parents of three sons and five daughters. The names of his sons were: Richard C., George B. and Henry Lang.
DAVID A. MCINTYRE
David A. McIntyre was born in Ireland, November 27, 1863, and came to America in 1878, at the age of fifteen, settling in Newark, New Jersey. For the past twenty-nine years he has been connected with the Prudential Insurance Company, advancing through various positions to that of super- visor of that far-famed institution. Deeply interested in the cause of education, for nine years he served as a member of the Board of Education of Newark, during three years of which he was president of the board. As a member of the Board of Education and as its president, he has been a powerful factor in advancing the educational system of Newark to the high plane upon which it is now placed. Politically, he is affiliated with the Republican party.
Mr. McIntyre is interested in Masonry, and is a member of St. John's Lodge, No. 1, Free and Accepted Masons; Damascus Commandery, Knights Templar, and Salaam Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
WILLIAM HENRY CAMFIELD
William Henry Camfield, one of the well-known attorneys of Newark, New Jersey, was born in that city May 8, 1872. He is the son of William Henry and Anna (Krumeich) Camfield. Through his father, who was also born in Newark, January 8, 1842, he is a descendant of Matthew Camfield, one of the first settlers of Newark, and of Sarah Treat, two families which have been associated with the history of the city since the early days of its settlement in 1666. Mr. Camfield, Senior, was an active member of the Newark Fire Department from 1860 to 1891. William Henry Camfield, the younger, like so many men who have made notable success in life, received his early education in the public schools of his native city, an education supplemented later by a course in the Newark High School, from which he was graduated in the class of 1889. In 1899 he opened an office in Newark as a patent attorney. Among other activities he acquired the business of Drake & Company in 1906, which he still carries on.
Mr. Camfield joined the National Guard of New Jersey in 1891 and is now captain in the First New Jersey Infantry. In 1898 he served as lieu- tenant in the First New Jersey Infantry in the Spanish-American War. Mr. Camfield is of the firm of Dyke & Camfield, who conduct a patent law office in Newark.
Mr. Camfield married, in 1902, Harriet M., daughter of George J. Hyde, of Newark. They have two children: Helen, born September 28, 1903, and George, born January 4, 1907.
FRANK JOHN URQUHART
Frank John Urquhart was born on May 4, 1865, in Toronto, Canada. His parents removed to Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, when he was little more than an infant. He attended the public schools of Leo- minister, and entered Dartmouth College in 1883, receiving his B. A. degree
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four years later. In the fall of 1887 he began newspaper work on the Newark Evening Journal, whose editor was then Colonel George B. M. Harvey, and the chief editorial writer the late Dr. Thomas Dunn English, twice elected a Representative to Congress, and known wherever English is read as the author of the words of the song, "Ben Bolt." Mr. Urquhart succeeded T. Griswold Harte, son of Bret Harte, as assistant city editor on The Journal, and remained with that paper about a year, when he became Newark correspondent for the New York World. In 1890 Mr. Urquhart entered the employ of the Newark Sunday Call, has been with that paper ever since, and is now assistant editor. His short history of Newark, designed primarily for use in the schools, and issued in 1908, thanks to the advice and guidance of John Cotton Dana, of the Newark Free Public Library, is said to be the first school history of a city produced in the United States. It has been used in the Newark schools ever since.
Mr. Urquhart has lectured for several seasons in the public school free lecture courses upon Newark history and upon the Indians of New Jersey. He was the first to suggest the marking of Newark's historic spots with bronze tablets, a movement which has been taken up by the Newark Schoolmen's Club, and now, each November, a bronze memorial is erected, the funds being largely supplied by penny contributions from the city's public school children.
On April 28, 1898, Mr. Urquhart was married to Miss M. Elizabeth Nicols, also of Newark, and a daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. William H. Nicols. They have two children. Mr. Urquhart is a member of the Theta Delta Chi college fraternity.
CHARLES FREDERICK BURROUGHS
It is a fact, and one which cannot but be regretted by every deep- thinking man, that the majority of historiographers of the present age are in the habit of overlooking manufacturers and others of that class, whether by accident or purposely, while they give prominence to soldiers, statesmen, physicians, lawyers, and those whose paths in life lie in the learned pro- fessions. Nevertheless it will not be denied that no class of citizens are more worthy of the respect and esteem of their fellows than those who labor earnestly to build up our commerce and manufactures, who give employment to the masses, and whose efforts in life tend to make great mercantile centers. It is one of this class of whom this article treats.
Charles F. Burroughs, one of the prominent manufacturers of Newark, was born in the city in which he now resides, July 15, 1872, son of Charles Burroughs, for many years until his death, head of the Charles Burroughs Company, manufacturers of hydraulic and general machinery, of Newark. He came from Trenton to Newark, where he was a pioneer in the manu- facture of hydraulic and general machinery, although specializing on machinery which would manufacture celluloid and its products. He asso- ciated himself with John W. Huyatt, the inventor of celluloid, and he designed and erected the plant and conducted the same until his death in the year 1902.
The early education of Charles F. Burroughs was obtained in private schools and at St. Benedict's College, from which latter institution he was graduated in 1888. Hle then entered the employ of his father, gaining a thorough knowledge of the business in all its branches, commencing at the beginning, and at the time of his father's death in 1902 he was appointed
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president of the Charles Burroughs Company, the other members being William H. Burroughs, vice-president, and Frank L. Morton, secretary and treasurer. This plant is given over to the manufacture of machinery for the making and manufacture of celluloid and its substitutes. Mr. Bur- roughs has invented and patented a number of articles, notable among these a hydraulic press, which is the simplest in use at the present time, a hydraulic valve, a planer, a chase for holding printer's type, and has developed the billiard ball from bakelite, making a ball better and more durable than ivory. The firm is steadily increasing in volume and impor- tance under the able management of Mr. Burroughs, who is a man of business sagacity and acumen, whose mind is capable of seeing through things clearly and of bringing order out of chaos. He is energetic and persevering, traits which are so essential in business matters, and well deserves the success which has attended his efforts. Mr. Burroughs is a member of the Society of Founders and Patriots, New Jersey Auxiliary, of the Sons of the American Revolution, Newark and Orange Chapters, and the Society of the War of 1812.
Mr. Burroughs married, in Brooklyn, New York, July 3, 1895, Loretta E. Smith, of Brooklyn, and they are the parents of two children-Norma and Lorraine.
MATTHIAS STRATTON
In scanning the lives and careers of the citizens of Newark, it is pleas- ant to note the exercise of enterprise in every walk of life, and the achievements of success in every department of business. This one is able to discern in the career of Matthias Stratton, president of Alling & Com- pany, manufacturing jewellers of Newark, one of the leading industries of that active city.
Matthias Stratton was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 21, 1867, son of Matthias and Sabina (Dorscheimer) Stratton, who were esteemed in the community in which they resided for their many excellent characteristics, bringing up their children in the way they should go, they leading lives of usefulness and activity. The public schools of Philadelphia afforded Matthias Jr. the opportunity of securing a practical education, and later he became a pupil in the Franklin Institute, where he pursued a course in mechanical engineering and drawing, lines of work for which he seemed to have a natural inclination and liking. His first employment was with J. E. Caldwell & Company, jewellers, with whom he remained for twelve years, during which time he became thoroughly familiar with the work in all its detail. In 1893 he took up his residence in Newark, New Jersey, and became associated with Alling & Company, in the capacity of road salesman, achieving success along that line, and he continued thus employed until 1906, a period of thirteen years, when he was appointed president of the company, this honor being conferred upon him as a testi- monial of the esteem in which he was held, and that they judged wisely in their selection is evidenced by the fact that he is still serving as head of the establishment, which has prospered exceedingly under his wise, prudent and conservative management.
Mr. Stratton is active and prominent in the work of the Manufacturing Jewellers' Association of Newark, also in other organizations which have the advancement and interest of Newark at heart. ITe is a member of the Board of Trade of Newark, has served on many important committees, and
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at all times has maintained a keen interest in progressive measures, his judgment being seldom at fault in his decisions regarding matters relative to the public welfare. Mayor Haussling appointed Mr. Stratton fire com- missioner in January, 1909, and he has since served with honor and fidelity, being considered an authority on fire prevention. Since attaining his majority Mr. Stratton has been staunch in his advocacy of Republican principles, aiding that great party to the best of his ability, not only by his vote but by speaking a word in good season in favor of its candidates. He is also active and prominent in Masonic circles, being a thirty-second degree Mason, and a Shriner. He is a life member of the Veteran Athletes' Association of Philadelphia.
Mr. Stratton married December 8, 1907, Florence I. Heinshermer, daughter of Henry Heinshermer, who for many years was a prominent merchant of Newark, now deceased.
WILLIAM W. TRIMPI
The city of Newark is justly celebrated as a manufacturing town of importance, and the Newark Rivet Works, of which William W. Trimpi is secretary and treasurer, is not one of the least known in this field of industry. He has added materially to the reputation and growth of the enterprise with which he is connected, and performs the functions of his office with an ability that is undoubtedly exceptional.
Mr. Trimpi was born in Newark, January 9, 1861, and is the son of Jacob and Sophia (Holzhauer) Trimpi, the former a native of Switzerland, the latter of Germany. Both were very young when they came to America with their parents, and Jacob Trimpi, having established his home in Newark, there followed his calling as a merchant tailor. He died in 1863, leaving a family of six children.
William Trimpi was but two years of age at the time of the death of his father, and at a suitable age he was sent to the Thirteenth Ward Public School, where he was educated under the auspices of the principal, James E. Haynes, who served for some time as mayor of Newark. At the age of fourteen years he left public school and took up the study of stenography, and subsequently the study of law in the offices of Elwood C. Harris and Vice-Chancellor Van Vleet. Ambitious and determined to achieve a career for himself, he bent all his energies to lay the foundations of a good education, and before he had become of age he was well equipped in book knowledge and in the principles of business.
At the expiration of five years he left the law office in order to accept a position as stenographer with a wire manufacturing concern, and here his executive ability and energy soon earned him advancement to a position of salesman. When the Newark Rivet Works were organized in 1887, at that time under the name of the Newark Lock Works, many of the ideas of Mr. Trimpi were introduced and were found very profitable, and he was made secretary and treasurer of the corporation. At its inception there were employed only about one dozen men, while at the present time (1912) there are between six and seven hundred employees in the plant. Their output consists of umbrella hardware, rivets, cold rolled steel and stamped goods, and their manufactures are sent to all parts of the United States and Canada. The plant is located at No. 262 Lafayette street, and covers almost an entire block. The corporation has had comparatively few difficulties with the men in their employ, and this is in a great measure due to the foresight
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and diplomacy of Mr. Trimpi. He has a clear perception of the right and a strong sense of justice, and these qualities are combined with a happy faculty of adjusting disputes and effecting settlements among men. Among the other business interests of Mr. Trimpi are directorships in the Mer- chants' National Bank and in the Iron Bound Trust Company, and he is treasurer of the New Jersey Tube Company.
Although patriotic and public-spirited, Mr. Trimpi has never aspired to public office, holding that he was best serving the community by giving his undivided attention to the furtherance of its manufacturing and finan- cial interests. He takes a lively interest, however, in the public welfare, following the trend of public affairs, but reserves the right of voting inde- pendently. He is a member of Hope Lodge, of East Orange, Free and Accepted Masons; of the Scottish Rite, and was a charter member of Mecca Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, but has now resigned from the last-mentioned organization.
Mr. Trimpi married, in 1886, Margaret L., daughter of Richard Fulcher, a hat manufacturer of Newark, and has children: Howard, Rus- sell, Constance and Wesley. In his private character Mr. Trimpi is peculiarly attached to his home and family, gracious and hospitable, sincere and earnest, and so honest and honorable in all the relations of life that the faintest breath was never raised to question his perfect integrity.
LOUIS O. HEDDEN
Louis Oscar Hedden, vice-president of one of the largest construction companies now operating in Newark, was born July 19, 1859, at the Hedden homestead on Hedden place, East Orange. He is the son of Viner Jones and Elmira Meeker Hedden, and is a representative of the Hedden family that for three centuries has been conspicuously associated with the history of Essex County, Newark, and the Oranges.
The earliest ancestor to come to this country was Gerard or Jared Hledden, who left England probably with Winthrop, and who must have arrived in the early part of the seventeenth century, as he is mentioned among the first hundred men of the Boston church admitted before the second arrival of freemen in 1634. Jared Hedden settled in Massachusetts, but his son Edward removed to New Jersey, receiving grants of land near "the Mountain," in Essex County.
From Edward Hedden was descended Viner Jones Hedden, father of Louis O. Hedden, who was born at East Orange, New Jersey, July 29, 1827. In 1850, Viner J. Hedden, who had learned the trade of a carpenter, formed a partnership with J. J. Meeker, and it was in this firm that Louis O. Hedden, on the completion of his early education at Miss Anna Vail's School, supple- mented by courses at the public schools of East Orange, began learning the carpentering trade, as his father had done. His application and industry won for him the place of superintendent of the business, a position which he held until the dissolution of the firm in 1884, on the death of Mr. Meeker. A new firm was immediately organized under the name of V. J. Hledden & Sons, Mr. Hedden admitting his three sons to partnership. This firm, which manufactured every variety of interior finish and later under- took construction work, was the beginning of the large concern now operat- ing and known as the V. J. Hedden & Sons Company. June 1, 1896, the busi- ness was incorporated under the laws of New Jersey as V. J. Hedden & Sons Company, V. J. Hedden being president and treasurer; Charles R. Hedden,
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first vice-president; Louis O. Hedden, second vice-president; and Samuel S. Hedden, secretary. In 1907 Charles R. Hedden withdrew from the firm, and Louis O. Hedden succeeded to the first vice-presidency. This company, whose development and prosperity are so largely due to the business ability of Louis O. Hedden, has been identified with the erection of many of the most notable and costly buildings in Newark, New York, and other large cities. Among them are the magnificent Prudential Building at Newark, the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company at Newark, the Howard Savings Bank, the American Insurance Company, and many of the station buildings on the Morris & Essex Division of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad. The firm has one of the most completely equipped plants in the country. It makes a specialty of interior finishings in costly woods.
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