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HERMAN C. H. HEROLD
was born in New York city, March 4, 1854, educated in the public schools of Newark, and is a graduate of the high school. In 1878 he received his degree of M. D. from the Bellevue Hospital Medical College, and during the same year began the practice of medicine in Newark, New Jersey. He is visiting surgeon to St. Michael's Hospital, and surgeon of the Fifth Regiment, Na- tional Guards, state of New Jersey.
SAMUEL EDMUND BLAIR,
one of the progressive and representative farmers of Essex county, was born in Franklin, New Jersey, on the Ist of No- vember, 1864, and attended the public schools of his native city, but, on account of the death of his father, he was unable to complete his studies. After leaving school he went to Michigan, locating in Kalama- zoo, where he followed the carpenter's trade, and continued in that occupation at Kalamazoo for eight years, at the end of which period he came to Essex county, pur- chased the old Brown homestead, in 1891, and has since devoted all his energies to ag- ricultural pursuits.
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James L. Blair, father of our subject, was born in New Jersey, where he was reared, and learned the carpenter's trade in his youth, having been early in life a cloth fin- isher. Upon the outbreak of the civil war he enlisted in a New Jersey regiment and rendered faithful service in defending the old flag. He married Miss Emma Day, a native of New Jersey, in 1863, and two chil- dren were born to them. He died in 1879, and his wife is still living, in Michigan.
Samuel E. Blair celebrated his marriage on the 27th of November, 1888, when he was united to Miss Addie E. Scudder, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, a daughter of Theo. Scudder, a native of Connecticut, and Sarah E. Scudder, who was born in Massachu- setts. Of the four children born to Mr. and Mrs. Blair, the three following survive : Lewis E., born January 5, 1890, Earl W., born on the 18th of March, 1894, and Roger W., September 27, 1897.
In his political faith Mr. Blair is a stanch Republican, and in his religious adherency he is a member of the Dutch Reformed church. He is a public-spirited citizen and esteemed by all who know him.
LOUIS HOOD
stands to-day among the most able and active members of the Essex county bar. Endowed by nature with strong powers of mentality, trained in the most advanced educational institutions of our land, he has made the most of his opportunities and by the force of his character and splendid legal qualifications has risen to an enviable posi- tion among the legists of the county. He maintains his residence in Newark, where he has secured an extensive and representa- tive clientele.
Mr. Hood is a native of Prussia, his birth having occurred in the town of Radwouke, on the 13th of February, 1857. His par- ents, Myer S. and Ernestine (Samuel) Hood, determining to try to seek a home in America, bade adieu to their native land in 1866 and with their family crossed the At- lantic to the New World. Landing in New York city, they remained in the metropolis for a short time and then removed to New- ark, in 1869. The father has devoted. the greater part of his life to educational work and for a number of years has been super- intendent of the Hebrew Free School, of Newark. He is a man of scholarly attain- ments and broad humanitarian principles, his energies being given to the benefit and advancement of his fellowmen.
When a child of nine years Louis Hood accompanied his parents on their removal to this country, and since 1869 has been a resident of Newark. His elementary edu- cation, acquired in the public schools, was supplemented by a course in the high school of this city, in which institution he was graduated with the class of 1874. He afterward matriculated in Yale College and was graduated in 1878. With a broad general and classical knowledge to serve as a foundation upon which to rear the super- structure of professional education, he next entered the Columbia Law School, where he was graduated in 1880, and in order more thoroughly to prepare himself for the law he pursued a post-graduate course in the science of jurisprudence in Yale Col- lege, in which institution he was graduated in 1882.
In November of that year Mr. Hood was admitted to the bar of New Jersey, as an attorney, and in 1885 as a counselor. By appointment he held the position of police
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justice during the year 1884, and in 1888 was appointed assistant prosecutor of pleas, a position in which he has since rendered service of recognized value. He prepares his cases with the utmost care and precis- ion and allows no point to escape him; in the presentation of his cases he is forceful, earnest and logical, basing his argument upon a clear statement of the facts and the law applicable to them. He has carried his researches far and wide into the realms of jurisprudence and his legal lore is compre- hensive and accurate. In the court-room he has achieved many notable forensic vic- tories, and as a result has gained a large clientage.
In his political relations Mr. Hood is a Democrat who earnestly advocates the cause of his party, but has never sought office other than that in connection with his profession. Fraternally he is a Master Mason, and in social circles has most pleas- ant relations.
EUGENE J. MARQUET,
of Orange, is a leading representative of the manufacturing interests of Essex county and one of the ablest and best known busi- ness men of the city in which he makes his home. Tireless energy, keen perception, honesty of purpose, genius for devising and executing the right thing at the right time, joined to every-day common sense, are the chief characteristics of the man and have brought to him a success which is well mer- ited.
Mr. Marquet was born in Newark, on the Ioth of January, 1851, and is a son of John B. and Theresa Marquet. He was an in- fant when his mother died. He acquired his education in the public schools of his
native city, and on completing his training in that direction began to learn the busi- ness of manufacturing paper boxes, which has been his life occupation. His father carried on that business in Newark, estab- lishing there a manufactory on a small scale, but his success was rapid and immediate. His trade steadily increased and he was constantly forced to enlarge his facilities to meet the growing demand. After a time he admitted to a partnership in the business his two sons, under the firm name of J. B. Marquet & Sons, and in 1892 the J. B. Mar- quet Company was organized.
Mr. Marquet, whose name introduces this article, continued his connection with the factory in Newark until 1891, when he removed to Orange and established the fac- tory at this point. It has since attained ex- tensive proportions, being now one of the largest in Essex county. Our subject com- pletely mastered the business in every de- tail, and is therefore very capable of direct- ing those under his control. His business relations with his employees are always pleasant, for he is ever fair and courteous in his treatment of them; and his patrons en- tertain for him the highest regard, for he is most reliable in all his dealings and justly merits their confidence and good will. His business has now assumed extensive pro- portions and is a paying investment which brings to him individually a good return and at the same time promotes the com- mercial activity of the town. In Decem- ber, 1897, Mr. Marquet purchased the ma- chinery and all appurtenances of the Wake- field Box Manufacturing Company in the Orange valley, where he now conducts his entire business.
Mr. Marquet was united in marriage in Newark, June 16, 1879, to Miss Susan
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Totams, a native of Andencourt, France. They now have one son, Frederick Ernest, who was born July 14, 1886. In his polit- ical views Mr. Marquet is a Democrat and he and his family attend the Congregation- al church.
JOSEPH NATHANIEL TUTTLE,
deceased, was born in Newark, New Jersey, January 1, 1810. His father, William Tut- tle, was a lineal descendant of William Tut- tle, who, at the age of twenty-six years, landed in Boston (April 2, 1635); and his mother was Hannah (Camp) Tuttle, a de- scendant of William Camp, who, in 1666, removed from Branford, Connecticut, be- coming one of the founders of the town of Newark, New Jersey. The eighth in the de- scending line of the American progenitors whose name he bears, he can look back upon an ancestry, paternal as well as mater- nal, of whom history makes honorable mention. The first and second of his American forefathers, William and Joseph Tuttle, never removed from Connecticut, but the third, Stephen, left his native place and settled in Woodbridge, New Jersey, where, according to the Newark "Town's Records," he became a man of mark and a public officer. The fourth, Timothy, who was born in Woodbridge, removed in early life to Newark, and for many years was prominent in its township affairs. Toward the close of his life he went to Hanover, Morris county, New Jersey, and there served for several years as a magistrate. The fifth, Daniel, was the father of fifteen children, and, together with five of his sons, did good service in the Continental army during the Revolutionary war. The sixth, Joseph, was a successful man in business
until public office was conferred upon him, when, his business becoming necessarily neglected, he lost everything, and, to add to his discomfort, became a cripple. Being, however, a man of great energy, he re- trieved his fortune to some extent before his death. The seventh, William Tuttle, father of the subject of this sketch, was born in New Vernon, Morris county, New Jersey, and at an early age removed to Newark, in the same state, where he learned the printing business, and for many years was the proprietor and editor of the Sentinel of Freedom. He was a man remarkable for his piety and his benev- olence, and during his latter years de- voted much of his time and income to works of charity and love. The story of his exemplary life was written by President Tuttle, of Wabash College, and was pub- lished by Carter & Brothers, of New York. He married, as has already been intimated, Hannah Camp, daughter of Nathaniel Camp, and great-granddaughter of Wil- liam Camp, mentioned above as one of Newark's earliest settlers.
With a preparatory education far beyond what was required, young Joseph N. Tuttle entered the sophomore class of the College of New Jersey, at Princeton, in 1825, after the collegiate year had half expired, and was graduated at that institution in 1827. Soon afterward he became a student in the law office of Joseph C. Hornblower, subse- quently chief justice of New Jersey, and in 183I was admitted to the bar. Opening an office in Newark, he continued to prac- tice in the various courts of common law, both of the county and state, until 1842, when his business in the court of chancery, together with the management of various important private trusts, began to occupy
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so much of his time that he gradually with- drew from his common-law practice and gave his whole attention to this branch of his profession. Finally, in 1863, he with- drew entirely from the courts, in order to assume, without any impediments, the du- ties of treasurer of the Howard Savings In- stitution, a position which he retained until his death.
In early life Mr. Tuttle became promi- nent in political matters as a member of the old Whig party. In 1835, when only twen- ty-five years of age, he was elected a mem- ber of the general assembly, and was then the sole representative in the legislature of Newark, Elizabethtown and Paterson. In 1836 and 1837 he was re-elected a mem- ber of the legislature. While he was in this position the government of Newark was in the hands of a town committee, and Mr. Tuttle, being its clerk, had every oppor- tunity to study the wants and interests of this now thriving town. Convinced that its growth and prosperity would be greatly promoted by giving to it corporate powers, he assisted materially in preparing a suit- able charter, and one of his first acts as a member of the assembly was to introduce it and to secure its passage. At the first election under this charter, held on the sec- ond Monday of April, 1836, William Hal- sey was elected mayor, and at an early meeting of the common council, Joseph N. Tuttle was elected clerk, which office he held until 1844. In 1845 he was elected an alderman of the west ward, and was also president of the common council during that year. At the expiration of his term of office he retired from politics, and de- voted all his time to the duties of his pro- fession, which were then becoming more and more onerous.
At the organization of the Howard Sav- ings Institution Mr. Tuttle became one of its directors and its. vice-president, an of- fice which he held until he assumed that of treasurer. In 1840 he was elected a direc- tor of the National Newark Banking Com- pany, and was for eight years its notary. The Newark Foster Home is largely in- debted to him for its establishment, and after 1848 he became one of its trustees and earnest supporters. He was one of the cor- porators of the Fairmount Cemetery, and for many years one of its managers. As a director of the Newark Library Associa- tion, as well as chairman of the finance committee of the New Jersey Historical So- ciety, he was active and useful; but nowhere did he render more hearty service than in the old First Presbyterian church of New- ark, of which he was for many years the old- est living elder, occupying the same pew in which his fathers had successively for three generations sat and worshiped God.
CHARLES JOHN KIPP
was born in Hanover, Germany, October 22, 1838. His preparatory education was obtained in his native place. In New York city he studied medicine, and was grad- uated at the College of Physicians and Sur- geons in 1861. In that city he settled for a short time, and then, in 1869, removed to Newark, New Jersey, where he has since resided.
Soon after graduating Dr. Kipp volun- teered his services in defense of the Union, and in 1861 was appointed surgeon to the Fifth New York State National Guards; in 1862 assistant surgeon of the Third Battal- ion, New York Artillery: May, 1863, as- sistant surgeon of United States volunteers;
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March, 1864, surgeon of United States vol- unteers; in March, 1865, he was brevetted lieutenant-colonel for faithful and meritor- ious services during the war. He served in the field until 1863, and performed hos- pital duty after that at Nashville, Tennes- see, at Indianapolis, Indiana, and was chief of the United States Board of Inspectors of Recruits, etc., at the general rendezvous of the state of Indiana. He also held the posi- tion of medical director of the Freedmen's Bureau of that state from August, 1865, to February, 1868.
Dr. Kipp is a member of the Ophthal- mological Congress, corresponding secre- tary of the International Otological Society, a member of the American Ophthalmologi- cal, American Otological, New York Oph- thalmological and New York Pathological Societies. In 1875 he was elected president of the German Hospital Medical Associa- tion, and in 1876 was a delegate to the In- ternational Medical Congress held in Phila- delphia. He was elected president of the Essex County Medical Society in 1880, vice-president of the Medical Society of New Jersey in 1883, and is a member of the Council of Alumni Associations of Colum- bia College.
In addition to his private practice, which is very large, he is now giving much time as surgeon to the Newark Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary, and as ophthalmic sur- geon to the German Hospital and Foster Home, in the city of Newark. Besides the contributions which he is now frequently making to medical literature as one of the editors of the Archives of Otology (the only journal for ear diseases in America), he has written many valuable papers, which may be found in the "Medical and Surgical His- tory of the Rebellion," the "Transactions
of the Medical Society of New Jersey," and the proceedings of other medical and scien- tific bodies of which he is a member.
HIRAM H. TICHENOR
was born in Newark, New Jersey, August 7, 1828. His preliminary education having been obtained in his native place, he en- tered the University of the City of New York, where he continued the preparation so essential to the profession he had re- solved to adopt. In the medical depart- ment of that institution he was graduated in 1854; but while connected with the col- lege, and a participant in all the advantages afforded by its lectures and clinics, he was also attached, as a student, to the assisting staff of Professor Gunning S. Bedford, as well as to that of Professor Valentine Mott, and from both of these eminent gentlemen received honorary diplomas. To become still more proficient in his studies, he at- tended the medical school of Dr. P. A. Aylett, of the New York Medical Institute, and was graduated at that institution. Af- ter this thorough preparation for the work of his profession, he established himself in Newark, as a medical practitioner, and for over thirty years, with very few interrup- tions, discharged faithfully the duties of a physician and surgeon. Desirous of doing his part in advancing the interests of his profession, he became, at the commence- ment of his medical life, a member of the Essex District Medical Society, and was an active and prominent participant in all its proceedings; for several years he was its secretary. He was a member of the Amer- ican Medical Association, and was also con- nected with the Essex Medical Union as long as it had an existence. In 1867 he was
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a delegate to the New Jersey State Medical Society.
Since he first began the work which he has so industriously pursued, Dr. Tichenor seemed to feel the importance of taking a part, as far as possible, in whatever ap- peared to him to be of permanent advan- tage to his fellows. Being, to a great ex- tent, a self-made man himself, he sympa- thized quite naturally with those who, as he imagined, had to struggle painfully in their efforts to become useful to themselves and others; and thus it happened that he took so warm an interest in public educa- tion. Of the schools of Newark, and es- pecially of the high school, he was always the ready and well-armed champion, and with both tongue and pen stoutly defended it against the assaults of those who, for sel- fish reasons, would limit public instruction .to the lowest grades of human knowledge. For him the high school was an idol, and his yearly prizes for the best rhetorical work performed by its pupils did much to enkin- dle a love for the highest and purest styles of writing. With a purpose quite as laud- able, he always took an interest in the meet- ings of the Board of Trade, of which he was a member, and, when the establishment of one or two additional savings institutions in the city of Newark seemed to be of the utmost importance, he very promptly ac- corded the use of his name and influence, and was elected one of the directors of the Security Savings Institution. Offices of every kind, and especially of a public or financial character, he always eschewed, ex- cept in the instance above named.
As almost every man will, outside of his daily pursuits, find some favorite object which may serve to give recreation, so it was with Dr. Tichenor. His hobby was art,
as it is displayed by the brush or pencil. He was not a painter himself, but a profound admirer of the masterpieces of others. To visit picture galleries was his diversion, and to talk over his favorite artists, tell their good and bad points, discuss their touches and enumerate their various qualities, was medicine which he found good for himself, and which he prescribed without fee to everybody. The collection of paintings left by Dr. Tichenor contains many which he selected hintself in Europe.
The death of Dr. Tichenor was a loss not only to his immediate family and his large clientele, but also to the city, for in him passed away a warm friend of advance movements, a man of public spirit and wide generosity.
JAMES JAY MAPES.
Professor James Mapes was born in New York, May 29, 1806. His father, Jonas Mapes, was a major-general in command of the New York state forces in and around New York in the year 1812. His grand- father, James Mapes, born in 1744, at Smithtown, Long Island, near New York, was a farmer. Nearly all his ancestors on his father's side were farmers on Long Is- land, back to 1640, when Thomas Mapes came from England and settled at South- old, Suffolk county, Long Island. In Thompson's "History of Long Island" (1839), Thomas Mapes is referred to as one of the seven leading colonists, who, in com- pany with Rev. John Young, came from England, via New Haven, and founded at Southold the first settlement on Long Is- land.
At the age of twenty-one he married a Long Island lady, Sophia Furman, two years his junior, daughter of the late Judge
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Garret Furman, of Maspeth, Long Island. Much of the professor's success in life, as well as that of his children, is due to the sterling qualities of his wife and life-long companion.
In early youth he evinced a mind of great activity and invention; in fact, he may be said to have been born a chemist, having, among other experiments, manufactured il- luminating gas when but eight years of age, when gas was but little known. When only seventeen years of age he delivered a full course of lectures in New York on "Mili- tary Tactics."
Throughout his life he retained his inter- est in military matters. There remain with the family a handsome sword and large sil- ver salver, presented to him respectively by his company and regiment, in token of their esteem for him as captain and colonel. When about eleven years of age he was a pupil in the classical school of Timothy Clowes, LL. D., at Hempstead, Long Is- land, and remained there a few years, dur- ing which time he resided in the family of the distinguished William Cobbett.
As an analytical chemist Professor Mapes had few superiors. His analyses of beer, made at the request of the senate of New York, and beer and wines, for the temper- ance societies, are regarded as standard ex- periments. He was the first manufacturer of epsom salts from the hydrobisilicate of magnesia, and the author of many im- provements in distilling, dyeing, tempering steel, color manufacturing, etc. In 1832 he invented a new system of sugar refining, many features of which are still in general use. He subsequently invented an appa- ratus for manufacturing sugar from the cane, which is now extensively used in many of the southern states and the West
India islands. He was the inventor of a plan for the manufacture of sugar from West India molasses, which has long been in use in nearly every state in the Union. He also invented a tanning leather and centrifugal machine for separating molasses from sugar, and other very valuable pro- cesses and machines.
Soon after the organization of the Na- tional Academy of Design of New York he was appointed professor of chemistry and natural philosophy to that institution. Sub- sequently he was appointed professor of chemistry and natural philosophy to the American Institute. In 1844 he was elected president of the Mechanics' Institute of New York. He also held the position of vice-president of the American Institute, with which he had been actively connected for at least twenty-five years. The night schools, under the same and kindred insti- tutions, were mainly the work of the Pro- fessor. It was really the forerunner of the work of such noble institutions as the Cooper Institute, Museum of Art and oth- ers.
His success as a student of natural his- tory was very great, and, some of his ar- ticles attracting attention, he was made a permanent member of the New York Ly- ceum of Natural History, and of the Na- tional Institute at Washington, D. C., and an honorary member of the Scientific In- stitute of Brussels, Royal Society of St. Petersburg, Geographical Society of Paris, Artists' Fund Society of Philadelphia, and of many of the horticultural and agricul- tural societies of Europe and America; while one of our state universities (Williams College, Massachusetts), conferred on him the degree of LL. D. He had begun as early as 1842 to attract some attention as
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a chemist, particularly by his analysis, in a report to the New York state senate, of beer and wines, above referred to, but still more by his able papers on scientific sub- jects published in the American Repertory of Arts, Sciences and Manufactures, of which he was the founder and editor. The four volumes edited by him are to-day fre- quently quoted as a standard authority of the current progress of practical science.
Shortly after changing his residence to Newark Professor Mapes organized the Franklin Institute in that city, and was its first lecturer.
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