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Edward A. Quayle obtained a practical education in the public schools of Morristown and in the Morris Academy, graduating at the latter institu- tion in 1868. While a student in the academy he acted in the capacity of clerk in a stationery and book store, thus acquiring a knowledge of business affairs, but preferring a professional career he read law with the late Augustus W. Cutler, of Morristown, and was admitted as an attorney at the New Jersey bar at the November term, 1875, and as a counsellor at the November term, 1881. From 1875 to 1879 he practiced in partnership with John B. Vreeland, after which date he continued alone until 1887, when he formed an association with Charles F. Axtell. He soon rose to prominence as a lawyer and advocate, his arguments before the bench being marked by clearness, precision, industry of research, and a perfect knowledge of all the principles involved in the case in hand, and his advice to clients has always been marked by clearness, wisdom, profundity of thought and an adaptability of legal principles to the case in point. His active career as a lawyer has been spent in Morristown, in the affairs of which he has ever been active and prominent.
In the year 1874 Mr. Quayle was appointed to his first public office, that
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of deputy county clerk, in which capacity he served for one year. In 1887 he was appointed postmaster of Morristown, receiving the appointment from the late President Cleveland, serving four years, during which time he established a free mail delivery system for Morristown, which met with the approval and approbation of its residents. He was a member of the board of aldermen of Morristown two years, counsel for the Morris county board of freeholders, and was mayor of Morristown, being elected in 1894 and again in 1896 and 1898, his administration being noted for utmost efficiency and promptness in every detail. He also acted as receiver of the Whippany River Railroad Company. When the law creating county tax boards was passed he was appointed one of the first members of the Morris county board, and has continued as such until the present time. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Independent Order of Foresters, in both of which he takes an active interest. He is also a mem- ber of Morristown Lodge, No. 815, B. P. O. E .; Morristown Lodge, No. 188, F. and A. M .; Madison Chapter, No. 27, R. A. M .; Ode de St. Amand Commandery, Knights Templar ; and a member of the executive committee of Salaam Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
Mr. Quayle married, in 1886, Carrie E., daughter of Stephen B. Cook, of Morris county, New Jersey. Children: Edward Arthur and Harold M.
HENRY N. DODGE
The name of Dodge is a corruption of Dodd, an Anglo-Saxon personal name, which appears in the Hundred Rolls as Dodde and Dodd, and in Domesday Book as Dode, Dodo and Doda.
Henry Nehemiah Dodge, M. D., D. D. S., A. M., Litt D., esteemed as a leading dentist and a highly educated, cultured and erudite citizen of Morris- town, New Jersey, has reached an honored and enviable position in his pro- fession, while he is recognized as a valuable contributor to both dental and religious periodicals. His wide fame as an author extends throughout the United States and abroad, based on three separate works-"Christus Victor," "The Mystery of the West," and "John Murray's Landfall"-poetical works which have found a most favorable comment everywhere, receiving the com- mendation of scholars in every department of theological and scientific thought. Like all men of national prominence, Dr. Dodge has fine mental equipment, and justly so, as he descends from a family that has wide rec- ognition because of its mental attainments. He comes from a long line of ancient English and American ancestry, with Tristram Dodge as its pro- genitor in this country.
The Doidges, or Dodges, of England, from whom the Dodges of this country are descended, are an ancient family, going back between six and seven centuries to Peter Dodge, Gentleman, of Stopworth, Chester county, who "was presented by Edward I. with the gift of a Seignory or Lordship and a coat-of-arms in the year 1306 (one record says 1273) 'for loyal and valiant service done the king in divers battles and sieges.'" The patent reads : "He beareth barry of six pieces, Or and Sable, over all a Pale, Gules charged with a woman's dugg, distilling drops of milk, proper, by the name of Dodge." The motto: Leni perfruar otio, meaning "Let me enjoy gentle ease," would indicate a longing for well earned peace after a strenuous career.
In 1660, escaping from the furnace of revived fires of religious persecu- tion in England, Tristram Dodge and four sons left it for the New World. Their home was probably in Devonshire, and Tristram was a contemporary
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and coreligionist of John Bunyan. Crossing the ocean he landed at Plymouth. On looking about and beholding the various religious sects that were being persecuted almost to extinction, with the same vigor as had obtained in Eng- land, he refused to cast his inheritance with the intolerant Massachusetts Bay settlement, but joined his fortunes with those of gentle Roger Williams, in Rhode Island. His son, Israel, from whom Dr. Henry N. Dodge is a direct descendant, removed thence to Connecticut. That Tristram prospered in his new home, and throve in his new surroundings, is proven by the records of that day, in which he is variously called Tristram, Tristrum and Thrus- tararorum. His four sons also greatly prospered and grew to be men of substance, with a high standing in the community in which they had cast their lot. Tristram was one of the original sixteen owners of Block Island, and assisted in building the first Baptist Meeting House in that part of the world. The only Baptist church on Block Island today was partly built by his descendants, who sustain and officer it. His sons took unto themselves wives, and their descendants are widely scattered over the United States.
Israel, son of Tristram Dodge, had a number of celebrated descendants, and six of his sons were preachers of the Gospel in the Baptist denomination, in addition to their other avocations. His eldest son, Jordan, married Lucy Adams, a cousin of President John Adams, and their son, John Adams Dodge, was the inventor of the first sewing machine in 1818, long before Howe, whose machine was patented in 1846, and had Dodge's feed device. Israel, the sixth child of John Dodge, 2d, and grandson of the elder Israel, fought and received a bayonet wound in the Revolution, and later went west as a pioneer and fighter in the Indian wars. He was the father of Henry Dodge, after whom Dr. Dodge is named, and the grandfather of Augustus Cæsar Dodge, who were respectively the first governors of Wisconsin and Iowa, and were afterwards together in the United States Senate. In 1840 Henry Dodge was asked by the Whig party to accept the nomination for the presidency, but declined for the reason that he had already promised his vote and influence to his friend, General Harrison. In 1855 Augustus Dodge was appointed ambassador to Spain.
Rev. Nehemiah Dodge, tenth child of John Dodge, 2d, whose wife, Lydia Rogers, was according to family tradition descended from John Rogers, the Smithfield martyr, was born in Connecticut, July 3, 1769, and passed the greater part of his life there. He was for thirty years a Baptist minister in the community, but broke away from all family traditions with that inde- pendence which characterizes the entire Dodge family, and for twenty years thereafter was an ardent and convincing Universalist preacher, suffering much persecution therefor. His attention was first turned to Universalism by his young son, Joseph, whose deep convictions he found it impossible to shake. He died in 1843, and is buried in Lebanon, Connecticut, the place of his birth.
Joseph Smith Dodge, M. D., D. D. S., son of Rev. Nehemiah Dodge, was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, August 3, 1806, and died in Morristown, New Jersey, April 28, 1893. Joseph Smith Dodge's mother was born Lucy Smith, only daughter of Joseph Smith, descended from Nehemiah Smith, who came from England in 1636. He spent his early years in New Lon- don, Connecticut, whence he came to New York City while yet a young man and began the practice of dentistry in 1828, when there were only three other dentists in the city. He established a large practice, his clientele consisting principally of the aristocratic element. He was one of the founders of the New York College of Dentistry. He practiced his profession for sixty years in New York, or until he was almost eighty years of age, his sons, Joseph
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and Henry, being associated with him for many years under the firm name of J. Smith Dodge & Sons. In 1865 he moved to Morristown, New Jersey. Joseph Smith Dodge Sr. married (first) in New York City, October 14, 1828, Julia Ann, born October 10, 1805, died November II, 1849, a daughter of John Burger Jr., a merchant of Manhattan, of Dutch ancestry. He married (second) Almira, a cousin of his first wife, and a daughter of David Burger, a devoted member of the Episcopal church, in whose good works she was active. The children by the first marriage were: I. Julia Ann, who died in infancy. 2. Har- riet Jane, deceased, wife of Dr. William C. Horne. 3. Joseph Smith Dodge, Jr., A. M., M. D., D. D. S., D. D., a practitioner of dentistry in New York City for fifty-five years, and simultaneously an ordained minister of the Uni- versalist church of Stamford, Connecticut, receiving the degree of Doctor of Divinity from Tufts College, and being made pastor emeritus, after retiring from active work in his profession and the ministry. For some years he was also professor of pathology and therapeutics in the New York College of Dentistry. Like many of his ancestors he made the Gospel free by the labor of his hands. 4. Julia Elizabeth, deceased; was educated at the well known school of Miss Gibson, on Union Square, New York City, and afterward prepared privately with her brother Henry for Columbia College, and pur- sued the college course with him at home at a time when women were not admitted to classes at Columbia. She was a woman of great executive ability, of rare personal charm, and a poet of much grace. A devoted member of the Episcopal church, she was for many years engaged in the activities of the Church of the Redeemer in Morristown. She travelled in Europe several times, going as far as Greece, and on one occasion nursed her brother through a long and serious illness in England. Brother and sister were inseparable. 5. Henry Nehemiah, the subject of this sketch. 6. Lucy Emma, married (first) William Henderson Buckman, (second) Albert M. Bugby. Dr. Joseph Smith Dodge Sr. had by his second marriage : 7. Ella, died unmarried ; was a graduate of Vassar College ; a member of the Church of the Redeemer, in Morristown, and especially active in works of charity in behalf of needy children. 8. Amy Staples, who was an invalid for the greater part of her life, died unmarried. 9. Samuel Willets, died in infancy.
Dr. Henry Nehemiah Dodge, son of Dr. Joseph Smith and Julia Ann (Burger) Dodge, was born in New York City, May 19, 1843. His prepara- tory education was most thorough, having been received partly in the gram- mar school of the New York University, upon leaving which he entered Columbia College, where he remained two years. He was at Hamilton Col- lege, New York, a part of one year, when poor health obliged him to leave before graduation. In 1868 he was graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York City, and in 1869 he was graduated from the Philadelphia Dental College. In 1902 Dr. Dodge had the somewhat unique experience of receiving three honorary degrees, as follows: From Tufts College, Massachusetts, that of Doctor of Literature, and the same degree from Buchtel College, Ohio; and the degree of Master of Arts from St. Lawrence University, New York. In the following year he was made hon- orary member of Delta Chapter, Phi Beta Kappa, of Massachusetts, in recog- nition of his literary work. Dr. Dodge has been in dental practice in New York and Morristown since 1869. He is a close student and a man of let- ters. He travelled and studied, 1859-1860, with Professor Henry Drisler, of Columbia College, in Great Britain, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Bohemia, Switzerland and Italy, and while in the latter country included the study of Roman antiquities. He is an exceptionally fine conversationalist,
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and an interesting one. He is the author of the volumes mentioned in the earlier part of this narrative. Until the Blaine campaign he was a Repub- lican, his first vote being for Lincoln. Since that time he has been an Inde- pendent, and in 1912 cast his ballot for Woodrow Wilson. He is a member of the National Mouth Hygiene Association, is deeply interested in the establishment of free dental clinics throughout the country, and especially in Morristown. He is also deeply interested in social reform, and has been a lifelong prohibitionist; was an abolitionist in years past. He is an honored member of the Universalist church, having united with it more than fifty years ago. He is a trustee of the Murray Grove Association, and an in- corporator of the Morristown Neighborhood House.
Dr. Dodge married, in the South Street Presbyterian Church, Morris- town, New Jersey, in 1872, Mary J., a daughter of Moseley I. Danforth, one of the founders of the National Academy of Design, in New York City, and of the American Bank Note Company. Mr. Danforth was an artist, early becoming an engraver of note, having spent twelve years in England, associated in the study of art with many eminent men in the Royal Academy. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, December 11, 1800, died January 19, 1862. He was of old New England stock, dating back over two hun- dred and fifty years, being descended from Nicholas Danforth, of Framling- ham, Suffolk county, England, one of the founders of Harvard College, and one of the original Puritan colonists who came to this country with Win- throp in 1629. Mr. Danforth married Mrs. Hannah Kennedy, a widow, daughter of Abraham Duryee, descended from Just Duryee, a French Hugue- not, who came to America by way of Holland, about 1660. The coat-of- arms of Nicholas Danforth in heraldric terms is as follows: On a field argent, illuminated by the rays of the sun proper, a human eye, proper, at the honor point; at the nombril point a lozenge, azure. Crest: A pile of books ; helmet, that of an esquire. Motto: Ubi plura nitent non ego paucis offendar maculis, which may be translated-"Where so many things shine, I do not take offence at a few spots."
Mrs. Dodge died in 1876, and in 1885, Dr. Dodge married (second) in the Presbyterian Memorial Church, New York City, Susan, also a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Danforth. Mr. Danforth's daughters were educated at Miss Porter's school in Farmington, Connecticut. By the first marriage there were children: Ruth Porter, Edith Draper and Mary Danforth, the last named a graduate of Vassar College. By the second marriage there were: Evelyn, now deceased; Elizabeth, also a graduate of Vassar Col- lege. Dr. Dodge has a handsome and hospitable home on Washington ave- nue, Morristown, and a seaside cottage at Grove Beach, Connecticut. He is a member of the Authors Club of London; the Washington Association ; the New Jersey Historical Society ; the Alumni Association of Tufts College, and the Alumni Association of the Philadelphia Dental College.
MAHLON PITNEY
Mahlon Pitney, a lawyer and jurist of signal ability, who has served usefully in the State Senate and National Congress, and in the highest courts of the state, and is now an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, is the second son of the distinguished Vice-Chancellor, Henry C. Pitney, and was born in Morristown, New Jersey, February 5, 1858.
He was prepared for college in classical schools in his town, and in 1875 entered Princeton University, where he was graduated in 1879 upon the completion of the four years' course, with the degreee of Bachelor of Arts.
Mallen Alvey.
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He received the Master's degree in 1882. He had meantime engaged in the study of law in the office of his father, who was then a practicing lawyer in Morristown. He was admitted to the bar in June, 1882, and at once entered upon practice in Dover, Morris county, New Jersey. In 1885 he was licensed as a counsellor. In 1889 he returned to Morristown, where he has since resided. He early gained a large clientele and an enviable reputation, and continued actively engaged in his profession until his elevation to the bench. He was connected with much important litigation and gave evidence of superior powers before both court and jury. On February 5, 1901, he was nominated by Governor Voorhees as Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, to succeed Justice Gummere, and the nomination was at once con- firmed by the senate. On November 16, 1901, Justice Pitney qualified and took his seat for a term of seven years. Before the expiration of this term he was nominated by Governor Fort as Chancellor, January 22, 1908, to succeed Chancellor Magie, and at once confirmed by the senate, for a term of seven years, to expire January 21, 1915. He was appointed by President Taft to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, March 13, 1912, and took the oath of office and entered upon its duties a few days later. His record upon the bench has been most creditable, and he is noted for candor and freedom from bias, and for his thorough study of the cases that come before him for decision. In the Supreme Court, in the Court of Chancery, and in the Court of Errors and Appeals of New Jersey, and in the United States Supreme Court, he has delivered opinions in many cases of the utmost importance.
Mr. Justice Pitney, before his elevation to the bench, served with prom- inence in the legislative bodies of both state and nation. In 1894 he was elected to Congress as a Republican by a plurality of 1,407 over Johnston Cornish, in the old Fourth District, which was normally Democratic by a large major- ity. In 1896 he was re-elected by the increased plurality of 2,977, his county of Morris giving him a plurality of 3,627, despite the fact that his Demo- cratic opponent, Augustus W. Cutler, was also a resident of that county. Mr. Pitney took an active part in the work of the House of Representatives, and rendered important service upon the Committee on Appropriations in opposing extravagant and useless appropriations. In 1898 he was elected to the State Senate from Morris county, in 1900 was the leader of his party on the floor of that body, and in 1901 served as president.
'Until his appointment to the bench he was a recognized Republican leader in his section of the State. In 1895 he was temporary chairman of the State Convention which nominated John W. Griggs for governor. In the campaign of 1896 he made a vigorous canvass, and took an uncompromising stand in favor of sound money. He is a forcible, earnest and convincing speaker, and not less accomplished as a writer, his pen productions having the literary finish of the scholar as well as the eloquence of the orator. He has received the degree of LL.D. from Princeton University and from Rut- gers College.
Mr. Pitney married, November 14, 1891, Florence Theodora Shelton. They are members of the First Presbyterian Church of Morristown, and sustain high social relations. Their children are Guy Shelton, Mahlon Jr., and Beatrice Louise.
DANIEL SPADER VOORHEES
Daniel S. Voorhees, one of the eminent attorneys of the Morris county bar, whose prominence is the result of ability of a high order and unques- 27
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tioned integrity, and one of the leaders of Republican thought and action in Morris county, is a native of Somerville, Somerset county, New Jersey, born August 15, 1852, son of Daniel Spader and Mary Louise Compton (Doty) Voorhees.
Daniel Spader Voorhees Sr. traced his paternal ancestry to Holland. He was born in Somerville, New Jersey, in 1808, died in 1878. He was a farmer by occupation, a man of usefulness and activity, respected and hon- ored by his townsmen. He married Mary L. C. Doty, whose death occurred in 1894. Children: William; Tobias; Mary, who became the wife of Sea- man Williams; Anna L., who became the wife of William H. Williams; Sarah, who became the wife of William Vroom; Daniel Spader.
Daniel Spader Voorhees Jr. spent the days of his boyhood and youth in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and obtained a practical education in the Morrow Street School. His first occupation was selling newspapers at the railway station in Elizabeth, and at the early age of fourteen he was employed in a hardware store in Elizabeth, remaining for two and a half years. In 1869 he removed to Morristown, and on June 1, 1870, accepted a clerical position in the Office of Richard Speer, then county clerk. He was appointed to the position of deputy clerk in 1876 by William McCarty, was reappointed by his successor, M. S. Condit, in 1878, and again by the same clerk in 1883. Five years later he was again chosen for the same position by E. B. Mott, and was by him reappointed in 1893, and thus for twenty-one years he accept- ably filled the office, performing the duties thereof to the entire satisfaction of all concerned. During the years of his public service Mr. Voorhees devoted his leisure moments to the study of law under the instruction of John M. Betts, George Forsythe, Edward A. Quayle and John B. Vreeland, and after a competitive examination before the Supreme Court at Trenton was admitted as an attorney to the New Jersey bar in March, 1896, and in April of the same year was appointed master in chancery. He is a lawyer of quick perception and eminent ability, and has achieved a high reputation at the bar. In 1898 he was elected county clerk of Morris county, and so capable was his administration of the office that he was renominated at the close of his term and re-elected by a handsome majority, an eloquent testi- monial of his efficiency and skill. At a joint meeting of the legislature, Feb- ruary 14, 1907, Mr. Voorhees was appointed to the office of State Treasurer, for a full term of three years, to succeed Frank O. Briggs. He entered upon his duties, March I, 1907, and at the expiration of his term was re-elected, serving at the present time (1913). He has been a member of the State Republican Committee since 1903, in which body his services have been exceedingly valuable. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Improved Order of Red Men, and of various clubs and organi- zations of Morristown.
Mr. Voorhees married, January 18, 1874, Frances L., daughter of Wil- liam W. and Margaret White, of New Brunswick, New Jersey. She was born January 18, 1856.
WILLIAM C. SALMON
William C. Salmon, president of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank of Boonton, also owner and proprietor of Henry Salmon & Son, one of the leading industrial enterprises of Boonton, is a lineal descendant in the ninth generation of the old and honored Salmon family, who can trace their ancestry in Scotland and England back to the year 1315, and whose coat- of-arms is a crest above three fishes, and a hand with an uplifted sword in
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it guarding the crown bonnet. A full account of the family will be found in the sketch of Hon Joshua R. Salmon, which appears elsewhere in this work.
Henry Salmon, father of William C. Salmon, was born October 4, 1836, and at the present time (1913) is a resident of Boonton, leading a retired life, having given up business pursuits after amassing a competence for his declining years, the result of years of active and unceasing toil. He es- tablished a lumber, coal and wood and building material business, which he conducted under his own name for some time, later admitting his son to partnership, and he is now conducting the same under the new style of Henry Salmon & Son. He married (first) Alma Bartley, who died ir 1868, and (second) Elizabeth Salmon, of Mt. Olive, New Jersey. By his first marriage he had William C., of whom further, and by his second Henry B., a resident of Newark, New Jersey, a dealer in coal, wood and building materials.
William C. Salmon was born in Bartley, Morris county, New Jersey, July 30, 1864. He obtained his education in the common schools of the neighborhood, and he began his active business life in the employ of his father, a dealer in lumber, coal and wood and building materials of all kinds, hardware, oil, paints, etc., and in due course of time became thor- oughly proficient, proving of considerable value to his father, who subse- quently admitted him to partnership, changing the name from Henry Salmon to Henry Salmon & Son, which still obtains, William C. Salmon being now the owner and proprietor of the same, giving steady employment to about twenty-five men, thus adding to the general prosperity and growth of the city. The volume of business conducted by the firm materially increased under the capable management of the junior partner, who is a man of sound judgment, possessing excellent executive and business ability, combined with a restless energy and resolute purpose. The possession of these character- istics led to his appointment as president of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank of Boonton upon its organization, January 2, 1912, and the success which it has since attained clearly demonstrates the wisdom of the directors in their choice of president. The cashier of the bank is Marvin D. Hayward, and the directors are : Frank H. Coe, James V. Beam and J. Wesley Mutch- ler. At the close of business, August 9, 1913, its resources amounted to $217,211.67. Mr. Salmon is a member of Arcania Lodge, No. 60, F. A. M., Boonton ; Chapter No. 21, R. A. M .; the Consistory, Accepted Scottish Rite, of Jersey City; and Salaam Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Newark. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church, in which they take an active interest, he serving for many years as one of the board of trustees.
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