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HONORARY DEGREES.
LL.D.
*WILLIAM B. WEDGEWOOD, Washington, D. C. A.B. (Univ. N. Y., 1836). A.M. (Univ. N. Y., 1839). Prof. Commercial, Maritime and Parl. Law, and Law of Personal Prop., Univ. N. Y., 1858-64. Established National School of
Law, Washington, D. C., 1869.
** ABRAHAM OOTHOUT ZABRISKIE, Jersey City, N. J.
A.B. (Coll. N. J., 1825). A.M. (Coll. N. J., 1828). LL.D. (Coll. N. J., 1862). Lawyer. Chancellor, N. J. Trustee, Rut- gers, 1863-66, 1873. Died, 1873.
1861. A.M.
* JOHN EADIE, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Editor of "N. Y. Sun." Later Pres. U. S. Life Ins. Co., then insurance broker. Died, June 25, 1890.
LL.D.
*E. W. WHELPLEY, A.B. (Coll. N. J., 1834). A.M. (Coll. N. J.). Lawyer. Chief Morristown, N. J. Justice Supreme Court, N. J., 1860-64. Trustee, Coll. N. J., 1862-64. Died, Feb. 21, 1864.
1862. D.D.
ABRAM FAURE. *WILLIAM A. MILLER,
Rutgers, 1842.
1863. D.D.
* EDWARD ERASTUS RANKIN.
A.B. (Yale, 1840). A.M. (Yale, 1843). Clergyman. Died, 1889.
LL.D.
*DAVID H. RIDDLE, Martinsburgh, Va
A.B. (Jefferson, 1823). A.M. (Jefferson, 1826). Princeton Sem., 1828. D.D. (Marshall, 1843). Presb. clergyman. Presi- dent, Jefferson Coll., 1862-65. Prof. Moral Philosophy, Wash. and Jeff., 1865-68. Died, July 16, 1888.
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RUTGERS COLLEGE.
1864. A.M.
CALEB M. HARRISON.
*HUGH JUDSON KILPATRICK, Valparaiso, Chili.
West Point, 1861. Served throughout Civil War, 1861-65. Major General, U. S. Vols. U. S. Minister to Chili, 1865-68, 1881. Died, Dec. 4, 1881.
ALBERT MATHIS.
D.D.
*JAMES R. TALMAGE, Kingston, N. Y.
A.B. (Coll. N. J., 1826). A.M. (Coll. N. J., 1829). N. B. Sem., 1829. Clergyman, R. C. A. Died, June 29, 1879.
ALPHONSO A. WILLITS, Spring Lake, N. J.
A.M. (Coll. N. J., 1856). Presb. clergyman. Lecturer.
LL.D.
*HENRY CRUSE MURPHY, Brooklyn, N. Y.
A.B. (Columbia, 1830). Lawyer. Mayor of Brooklyn, 1842. Member of Congress, 1843-45, 1847-49. U. S. Minister to Holland, 1858-62. N. Y. Senator, 1862-73. Died, Dec. 1, 1882.
1865. LL.D.
*MERCER BEASLEY, Trenton, N. J. Coll. N. J., 1834. LL.D. (Coll. N. J., 1864). Chief Justice
Supreme Court, N. J., 1864-97. Died, Feb., 1897.
1866. A.M.
HARVEY R. SCHERMERHORN, Nelson, Okl. N. B. Sem., 1862. Clergyman, R. C. A. Teacher.
*FRANK WILMARTH, East Orange, N. J.
M.D. (Coll. P. & S., 1868). Physician. Died, 1881.
D.D.
*ROBERT LAURENSON DASHIELL, Newark, N. J.
A.B. (Dickinson, 1846).
(Wesleyan, 1866). M. E. clergyman. President, Dickinson, A.M. (Dickinson, 1849). D.D. 1868-72. Corresponding Secretary Missionary Society. March 8, 1880.
Died, *JOSEPH KIMBALL, Brooklyn, N. Y.
A.B. (Union, 1839). A.M. (Union, 1842). £ Newburgh Sem., 1843. Clergyman, R. C. A. Died, Dec. 6, 1874.
247
HONORARY DEGREES.
LL.D.
*JOHN MCCLINTOCK, Madison, N. J.
A.B. (Univ. Penn., 1835). D.D. M. E. clergyman. Prof. Mathematics, Dickinson, 1836-40. Prof. Latin and Greek, Dickinson, 1840-48. Editor "Quarterly Review," 1848-56. Presi- dent, Drew Theol. Sem., 1867-70. Died, March 4, 1870.
1867. A.B.
ROBERT MILLIKIN. Lawyer.
A.M.
*JOHN JACOB ANDERSON, Brooklyn, N. Y. College City New York, 1854. Ph.D. (Univ. N. Y., 1876). S.T.D. (Yale, 1878). Cong'l clergyman. Died, 1906.
D.D.
JOHN MASON FERRIS, Flatbush, N. Y. A.B. (Univ. N. Y., 1843). A.M. (Univ. N. Y., 1846). N. B. Sem., 1849. Clergyman, R. C. A. Secretary Board Foreign Missions, R. C. A., 1865-83. Editor, "Christian Intelligencer," 1883-
1868. D.D.
*RANSOM BETHUNE WELCH, Auburn, N. Y. A.B. (Union, 1846). A.M. (Union, 1849). D.D. (Univ. N. Y., 1868). LL.D. (Maryville, 1872). Auburn Sem., 1852. Presb. clergyman. Prof. Logic, Rhetoric and Eng. Lit., Union, 1866-76. Prof. Christian Theology, Auburn Sem., 1876-90. Died, June 29, 1890.
LL.D.
*EZRA CORNELL, Ithaca, N. Y. State Senator, N. Y. Founder of Cornell University. Died, Dec. 9, 1874.
1869. A.M.
N. ROE BRADNER, Philadelphia, Pa. Physician.
R. M. STRATTON (also D.D., 1873), Ossining, N. Y.
M. E. clergyman. Pastor of churches in New Jersey and New York.
*NICHOLAS WILLIAMSON, New Brunswick, N. J.
M.D. (Univ. N. Y., 1870, and Coll. P. & S .. 1871). Physician. Mayor, New Brunswick, 1895-1902. Died, August 15, 1902.
PETER A. YOUNGBLOOD, Hackensack, N. J.
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RUTGERS COLLEGE.
D.D.
KNEELAND PLATT KETCHAM, Freeport, L. I. A.B. (Coll. N. J., 1857). A.M. (Coll. N. J., 1860). Princeton Sem., 1861. Presb. clergyman. Author, "Organized Christianity." *WILLIAM H. VAN DOREN, Chicago, Ill. Princeton Sem., 1840 (?). Clergyman, R. C. A. Died, Aug., 1882.
1870. A.M.
*JOHN M. WELCH, Hudson, N. Y. Lawyer. District Attorney, Columbia county, 1865-68. Police Justice, 1879-80. Died, Dec. 29, 1888.
*ROBERT S. WOODRUFF, Trenton, N. J.
Lawyer. Member N. J. Assembly, 1875. Judge District Court, Trenton, 1877-88. Principal, Rutgers Grammar School, 1860. Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Mercer county, 1890-1900. Died, March 2, 1906.
D.D.
*SAMUEL A. CLARK, Elizabeth, N. J.
Episc. clergyman. Died, Jan. 28, 1875. Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
JOHN MCC. HOLMES,
A.B. (Williams, 1853). A.M. (Williams, 1856). N. B. Sem., 1857. Presb. clergyman. President, General Synod, R. C. A., 1876.
LL.D.
*CHARLES J. FOLGER, New York City.
A.B. (Hobart, 1836). Lawyer. N. Y. State Senator, 1861-69. Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, N. Y., 1880. U. S. Secretary of Treasury, 1881-84. Died, Sept. 4, 1884.
*HENRY HOGEBOOM, Hudson, N. Y.
A.B. (Yale, 1827). A.M. (Yale, 1830). Lawyer. Justice Su-
preme Court, N. Y. Died, Sept. 12, 1872.
*JAMES REILY LUDLOW, Philadelphia, Pa.
A.B. (Univ. Penn., 1843). Lawyer. Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia, 1857-75. Presiding Judge, Court of Com- mon Pleas, 1875-86. Trustee, Jefferson Med. Coll. Died, Sept. 20, 1886.
1871.
Ph.D.
*JOSEPH KARGE, 1
Princeton, N. J.
Studied at Univ. Breslau. Prof. Continental Languages and Literature, Coll. N. J. General, U. S. Vols. Died, Dec. 29, 1892.
249
HONORARY DEGREES.
Mus.Doc.
CHESTER D. HARTRANFT (also D.D., 1876), £ Wolfenbüttel, Germany. A.B. (Univ. Penn., 1861). A.M. (Univ. Penn., 1864). D.D. (Williams). Cong'l clergyman. Prof. Ecclesiastical History, Hartford Sem., 1879-88. Prof. Biblical Theology, do., 1892-97. Prof. Ecclesiastical Dogmatics, do., 1897-1903. President of
Hartford Sem., 1888-1903.
D.D.
SHADRACH L. BOWMAN, Newark, N. J.
A.B. (Dickinson, 1855). A.M. (Dickinson, 1864). S.T.D. (De Pauw Univ., 1870). M. E. clergyman. Prof. Greek and Hebrew, Dickinson, 1866-71. Dean and Prof. Systematic Theol- De Pauw Univ., 1882-89. Prof. Theology, Drew Sem., 1903-04.
*JOHN H. DURYEA, Rutgers, 1834.
*NEHEMIAH PRUDEN PIERCE, Brooklyn, N. Y.
A.B. (Amherst, 1842). A.M. (Amherst, 1845). £ Union Sem.,
1845. Clergyman, R. C. A. Died, April 30, 1880.
LL.D.
*GUSTAVUS FISCHER, New Brunswick, N. J. Studied at Universities of Goettingen and Berlin. Prof. Modern Languages and Literature, Rutgers, 1859-68. Musician. Died,
Sept. 16, 1893.
1872. A.M.
*MANNING M. KNAPP, Hackensack, N. J. Lawyer. Prosecutor of Pleas, Bergen county, 1850-61. Justice Supreme Court, N. J., 1875-92. Died, Jan. 26, 1892.
Ph.D.
*JOHN EATON, Washington, D. C.
A.B. (Dartmouth, 1854). Andover Sem. Brigadier General,
U. S. Vols., 1865. State Superintendent of Schools, Tenn., 1867-69. U. S. Commissioner of Education, 1886-91. Inspector of Education for Porto Rico, 1899. Died, 1906.
D.D.
E. TANJORE CORWIN, North Branch, N. J.
Coll. City of N. Y., 1853. N. B. Sem., 1856. Clergyman, R. C. A. Instructor in Hebrew and Old Testament Exegesis, N. B. Sem., 1883-84, 1889, 1890, 1891. Instructor in New Testament Exegesis, N. B. Sem., 1892. President, General Synod, 1891. Author, "A Manual of the Reformed Church in America," in four editions, etc.
* JOHN GASTON,
Rutgers, 1849.
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RUTGERS COLLEGE.
*A. D. LAWRENCE JEWETT, New York City.
A.B. (Williams, 1852). Princeton Sem., 1854. Presb. clergy-
man. Died, 1898.
*ACMON P. VAN GIESON, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
A.B. (Union, 1849). N. B. Sem., 1852. Clergyman, R. C. A. President, General Synod, 1873. Died, April 19, 1906.
LL.D.
*JOEL PARKER, Philadelphia, Penn.
A.B. (Princeton, 1839). A.M. (Princeton, 1842). Lawyer. Member N. J. Assembly, 1847. Major General of Volunteers, 1861. Governor, New Jersey, 1862-65, 1871-74. Associate
Justice Supreme Court, N. J., 1880-88. Died, Jan. 2, 1888.
1873. A.M.
*J. G. CRATE.
M. E. clergyman. Charges in N. J. Died, June 24, 1891.
C.E.
*JAMES K. BARTON, EDWARD A. BOWSER (also LL.D., 1905),
Rutgers, 1868.
*GEORGE D. HOWELL, Rutgers, 1868.
Rutgers, 1868.
*FLOYD M. VANDEROEF,
Rutgers, 1868.
Ph.D.
GEORGE WASHINGTON HILL,
Rutgers, 1859.
D.D.
*EDWARD W. APPLETON,
Rutgers, 1852. Rutgers, 1858.
* AUGUSTUS BLAUVELT,
*ISAAC S. HARTLEY, Great Barrington, Mass.
A.B. (Univ. N. Y., 1852). Andover Sem., 1856. Episc. clergy-
man. Trustee, Rutgers, 1873-93. Died, July 3, 1899. * ABEL T. STEWART, Rutgers, 1843. *M. COHEN STUART, Utrecht, Holland.
Arminian College, Amsterdam. Remonstrant clergyman. Secre- tary, Evangelical Alliance for Holland.
WILLIAM. HAYES WARD, New York City.
A.B. (Amherst, 1856). A.M. ( Amherst, 1859). Andover Sem.,
1859. D.D. (Univ. N. Y.). LL.D. (Amherst). Editor, "The
Independent." Author. Archaeologist.
*WILLIAM E. KELLY,
Rutgers, 1871.
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HONORARY DEGREES.
LL.D.
*WILLIAM HENRY GREEN, Princeton, N. J.
A.B. (Lafayette, 1840). Princeton Sem., 1846. D.D. (Coll.
N. J., 1857). Presb. clergyman. Hebrew scholar. Prof. Oriental and Old Testament Literature, Princeton Sem., 1851-
Chairman Old Testament Revision Committee. Author. "A Grammar of the Hebrew Language," "The Pentateuch Vindi- cated," "The Unity of Genesis," etc. Died, Feb. 10, 1900.
*DAVID MURRAY, New Brunswick, N. J.
A.B. (Union, 1852). Ph.D. (N. Y. Board of Regents, 1863). LL.D. (Union, 1874). Principal, Albany Academy, 1857-63.
Prof. Mathematics, Natural Philosophy and Astronomy, Rut-
gers, 1863-76. Trustee, Rutgers, 1892-1905. Trustee, Union, 1882-89. Adviser, Imperial Minister of Education, Japan, 1873-79. Decoration of the Rising Sun, 1878. Secretary, Board of Regents, Univ. State of N. Y., 1880-89. Died, March 6, 1905.
1874. A.M.
MARTIN LUTHER DEYO, Binghamton, N. Y.
State Normal School, Brockport, N. Y., 1870. LL.B. (Albany Law School, 1872). Prof. Mathematics, Albany Academy, 1870-98.
C.E.
* WINFIELD SCOTT LASHER, Rutgers, 1871.
Ph.D.
*HENRY MAGNUS BAUSCHER, Fort Lee, N. Y. Principal Academy at New Palz, N. Y., and later at Fort Lee, N. Y. Died, Sept., 1895.
D.D.
*DAVID INGLIS, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Univ. Edinburgh, 1841. Studied theology under Dr. Chalmers and Dr. John Brown. LL.D. (Olivet Coll., Mich.). Clergyman, R. C. A. Died, Dec. 15, 1877.
*BENJAMIN B. LEACOCK,
*SAMUEL W. MILLS,
Rutgers, 1847. Rutgers, 1838. Tokio. Japan.
*GUIDO F. VERBECK, Auburn Sem., 1859. Missionary, R. C. A., in Japan. In ser- vice of Imperial Government in educational, translation and advisory work. Died, March 10, 1898.
LL.D.
*DAVID A. DEPUE, Newark, N. J.
A.B. (Coll. N. J., 1846). LL.D. (Coll. N. J., 1880). Associate
Justice, Supreme Court, N. J. Died, 1902.
*WARD HUNT, Washington, D. C.
A.B. (Union, 1828). LL.D. (Union, 1870). Member N. Y. Assembly, 1839. Mayor, Utica, N. Y., 1844. Judge, N. Y. Court of Appeals, 1865-72. Associate Justice, U. S. Supreme Court, 1872-82. Died, March 24, 1886.
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RUTGERS COLLEGE.
1875. A.M.
*MARSHALL H. BRIGHT, New York City.
Lawrence Scientific School, 1852-53. Assistant Editor, "Albany Argus," 1854. On staffs of Generals Anderson, W. T. Sher- man, Buell, Rosecrans and George H. Thomas during Civil War. Brevet Major. Editor of the "Christian-at-Work," 1873-1907. Died, Feb. 28, 1907.
MARCELLUS OAKEY, Jamesburg, N. J.
D.D.
*HENRY CLAY CAMERON, Princeton, N. J.
A.B. (Coll. N. J., 1847). A.M. (Coll. N. J.). Ph.D. (Coll. N.
J., 1866). D.D. (Wooster Univ., 1875). Prof. Greek Language and Literature, Coll. N. J. Died, 1906.
*WILLIAM CORNELL,
Rutgers, 1859.
LL.D.
*THEODORE RUNYON, Newark, N. J.
A.B. (Yale, 1842). A.M. (Yale, 1862). LL.D. (Wesleyan, 1867, and Yale, 1882). Lawyer. Brigadier General, First N. J.
Brigade, 1861-62. Mayor, Newark, 1864-65. Major General, National Guard, State N. J., 1869-73. Chancellor of New Jersey, 1873-87. Ambassador to Germany, 1893-96. Died, Jan. 27, 1896.
*THEODORIC R. WESTBROOK, Rutgers, 1838.
1876.
Ph.D.
JOHN P. GROSS,
Plainfield, N. J.
D.D.
*SAMUEL E. APPLETON,
Rutgers, 1852.
*WILLIAM RANKIN DURYEE,
Rutgers, 1856.
#GOYN TALMAGE,
Rutgers, 1842.
1877. A.M.
*NELSON HAAS (also Ph.D., 1893),
Hackensack, N. J.
Law School, Harrisburg, Pa. Lawyer. Teacher. Principal
Grammar School, Hackensack, 1871. Supervising principal.
Died, Dec. 28, 1905.
C.E.
*SILAS E. WEIR, JR.,
· Rutgers, 1871.
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HONORARY DEGREES.
Ph.D.
*QUINCY ADAMS GILLMORE, Brooklyn, N. Y. U. S. Military Academy, 1849. Instructor in Military Engineer- ing, do., 1852. Treasurer and Quartermaster, do. Served throughout the Civil War, rising to the rank of Major General of Volunteers. Voluminous writer on engineering topics. Died, April 7, 1888.
*JACOB S. MOSHER, Rutgers, 1856.
D.D.
*HENRY M. BAIRD, New York City. A.B. (Univ. N. Y., 1850). A.M. (Univ. N. Y., 1854). Ph.D. (Princeton, 1867). LL.D. (Princeton, 1882). L.H.D. (Prince- ton). Princeton Sem., 1859. Prof. Greek Language and Litera- ture, Univ. N. Y., 1859-1902. Emeritus, 1902-06. Dean, Uni- versity College, Univ. N. Y., 1892-1906. Historian. Died, 1906. GEORGE S. BISHOP, East Orange, N. J.
A.B. (Amherst, 1858). Princeton Sem., 1864. Clergyman,
R. C. A. President, General Synod, 1899.
ANDREW MURRAY, Wellington, South Africa.
Graduate of Marischal College, Scotland, and of Theological De- partment of University of Utrecht, Holland. Clergyman Dutch Reformed Church. Founder of Huguenot Seminary, 1874. Three times Moderator of Synod. Author of many devotional books.
1878. A.M.
* JOHN ADAMS NICHOLS, Yonkers, N. Y.
Principal of school. Later first Superintendent of Schools of
Yonkers until 1883. President, N. Y. State Teachers' Associa- tion. Died, Dec. 29, 1887.
Ph.D.
CHIARLES CURTIS, Kingston, N. Y.
D.D.
*JACOB CHAMBERLAIN, Madanapalle. India.
A.B. (Western Reserve, 1856). N. B. Sem., 1859. M.D. (Coll. P. & S., 1859). D.D. (Western Reserve, 1878, and Union, 1878). LL.D. (Hope, 1900). Missionary, R. C. A. President, General Synod, 1878. Author of books on Missions and in Telugn. Died, March 2, 1908.
HENRY N. COBB, New York City.
A.B. (Yale, 1855). A.M. (Yale, 1858). Union Sem., 1857. Clergyman, R. C. A. Corresponding Secretary, Board of Foreign Missions, R. C. A., 1881- · GEORGE SWAIN, Rutgers, 1863. Rutgers. 1852.
*CORNELIUS L. WELLS,
*EDWARD WILSON, Metuchen, N. J.
Reformed Episc. clergyman. Bishop at Montreal and Ottowa, Canada, 1880. Retired at Metuchen. Died, June 3. 190S.
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RUTGERS COLLEGE.
LL.D.
*JONATHAN DIXON,
Rutgers, 1859
1879. A.B.
CHARLES D. VAN ROMONDT, Pompton Plains, N. J.
M.D. (Columbia, 1872). Physician.
A.M.
J. COWLES ANDRUS, Oberlin, Ohio.
Cornell Univ., 1870-73. LL.B. (Columbia, 1876). Teacher.
Cong'l clergyman. WILLIAM S. MCNAIR, Wilmington, Del.
Principal of Brandywine Seminary.
Ph.D.
THOMAS A. EDISON, West Orange, N. J.
Ph.D. (Union, 1878). Inventor of the megaphone, phonograph, aërophone, kinetoscope, etc.
D.D.
*THEODORIC ROMEYN BECK,
D. C. GREENE,
Rutgers, 1849. Tokio, Japan.
A.B. (Dartmouth, 1864). A.M. (Dartmouth). Andover Sem., 1869. Cong'l missionary, 1869- Member New Testament translation committee, 1873-80. Prof. Old Testament Exegesis, Doshisha, Kyoto, 1881-87. Author and translator.
MANCIUS H. HUTTON, New Brunswick, N. J.
A.B. (Univ. N. Y., 1857). N. B. Sem., 1860. Clergyman, R. C. A. President, General Synod, 1888. President, Board of Foreign Missions. Instructor, Hellenistic Greek and New Testament Exegesis, N. B. Sem., 1907.
ALFRED S. RICHARDSON, Great Malvern, Eng.
Bishop of the Reformed Episc. Church.
1880. C.E.
C. CLARKSON VERMEULE, Rutgers, 1878.
D.D.
* STEPIEN LIVINGSTONE BALDWIN, New York City. M. E. Sem. at Concord, N. H., 1857. D.D. (Wesleyan). M. E. clergyman. Missionary to China, 1858-80. Recording Secretary, M. E. Missionary Society, 1888-1902. General Secretary, Ecumenical Conference, New York, 1900. Died, July 28, 1902.
*JOHN B. DRURY,
Rutgers, 1858.
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HONORARY DEGREES.
CHARLES E. HART, New Brunswick, N. J.
A.B. (Coll. N. J., 1858). A.M. (Coll. N. J., 1861). Princeton Sem., 1861. Clergyman, R. C. A. Prof. English Language and Literature, Rutgers, 1880-97. Prof. Ethics, Evidences of Chris- tianity and the English Bible, 1897-1903. Prof. Ethics and Evidences of Christianity, 1903-07. Emeritus, 1907-
*LEONARD W. KIP, Amoy, China.
A.B. (Columbia, 1857). N. B. Sem., 1860. Missionary, R. C. A., in China, 1861-98. Died, Feb. 7, 1901.
*EDWARD P. LIVINGSTON,
*THEODORE W. SIMPSON,
Rutgers, 1852. Rutgers, 1828.
1881. A.B.
*WILLIAM E. BISSELL, Newark, N. J.
Graduate of State Normal School.
Head Master, Rutgers
Grammar School. Died, Sept. 22, 1899.
A.M.
GEORGE MORITZ WAHL (also L.H.D., 1891), Williamstown, Mass. Studied at Halle, Leipzig and Berlin Univs. A.M. (Williams, 1894). Prof. Modern Languages and Literature, Williams, 1894-
C.E.
A. A. TITSWORTH (also D.Sc., 1907), Rutgers, 1877.
Ph.B.
JOHN E. ELMENDORF, Rutgers, 1878.
Ph.D.
ARTHUR T. NEALE, Newark, Del.
Chemist, N. J. Agric. Experiment Station.
D.D.
EDWARD B. COE (also LL.D., 1893), New York City. A.B. (Yale, 1862). S.T.D. (Yale, 1885). Union Sem., 1861-63. Clergyman, R. C. A. Prof. Modern Languages, Yale, 1864-79. Senior Minister, Collegiate Church, 1899- President, General .
Synod, 1898. Trustee, Rutgers, 1887- Trustee. Columbia, 1896- . Trustee, Robert College, Constantinople, 1894- .
*WILLIAM H. GLEASON, Hudson, N. Y.
A.B. (Yale, 1853). Clergyman, R. C. A. Died, Feb. 21, 1892.
*CHARLES F. HOFFMAN, Rutgers, 1851. EDWARD ALLEN REED, Holyoke, Mass.
Auburn Sem., 1871. Cong'l clergyman. Pastor, Madison Ave. Reformed Church, New York City, 1878-86.
JOHN G. VAN SLYKE, Rutgers, 1866.
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RUTGERS COLLEGE.
1882. A.M.
*BERIAH A. WATSON,
Jersey City, N. J.
M.D. (Univ. N. Y., 1861). Physician. Surgeon in U. S. Army,
1862-65. Writer and Translator of Medical Works. Died,
Dec. 22, 1892.
C.E.
GEORGE HILL,
Rutgers, 1879.
Ph.D.
JAMES EDMONDSON, Clergyman, R. C. A. ARTEMAS MARTIN, Washington, D. C.
Mohawk, N. Y.
Mathematician. U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1885-
D.D.
*JOHN HAY, Madras, India. Graduated Marischal College and Univ. Aberdeen. Theological College, Bedford. Fellow and Member Senate, Madras Univ., 1888. Missionary London Miss. Soc. Reviser of Telugu Bible, for British and Foreign Bible Society, 1883. Died, Oct. 28, 1891. *LEOPOLD MOHN, Hoboken, N. J.
*DAVID WATERS,
Clergyman, R. C. A. Died, March 8, 1885. Newark, N. J. Univ. Toronto, 1855-59. LL.B. (Univ. Toronto, 1869). Clergy- man, R. C. A. Died, Aug. 4, 1897.
1883. A.M.
JOHN LAWRENCE JOHNSON, Verona, N. J.
State Normal School, Albany. 1871. Prof. Mathematics, High School, Newark, 1872-76, 1877-83. Lawyer. Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Essex county, 1883-88.
M.Sc.
JAMES HERVEY STEBBINS, JR., New York City. B.Sc. ( Harvard, 1878). Ph.D. (Univ. Omaha, 1892). Micro- scopist and chemist.
D.D.
*CHARLES D. BUCK, Middletown, N. J.
A.B. (Williams, 1845). Union Sem., 1848-49. Clergyman, R. C. A. Died, May 26, 1893. *JOHN LAING, Dundas, Ontario, Canada.
King's College and Knox College, Toronto. B.A. (Victoria Col- lege, 1871). M.A. (Victoria College). Presb. clergyman. Chair- man, Board of Examiners, Knox College. Moderator, General
Assembly, 1890. Died, Feb. 27, 1902.
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HONORARY DEGREES.
*WILLIAM H. POSTLETHWAITE, West Point, N. Y.
A.B. (Kenyon, 1862). Seminary at Gambier, Ohio, 1866. Epsic. clergyman. Chaplain U. S. Military Acad. and Prof. His- tory, Geography and Ethics, 1881-96. Died, Jan. 10, 1896.
*J. HOWARD SUYDAM, Rutgers, 1854. *EVERT VAN SLYKE, Rutgers, 1862.
Litt.D.
GEORGE LANSING RAYMOND, Washington, D. C. A.B. (Williams, 1862). A.M. (Williams and Princeton, 1896).
L.H.D. (Williams, 1889). Princeton Sem., 1865. Presb. clergyman. Prof. Oratory, Williams, 1874-80. Prof. Oratory and Aesthetic Criticism, 1880-93. Prof. Aesthetics, Princeton, 1893-1905. Prof. Aesthetics, George Washington Univ., 1905- .
LL.D.
*WILLIAM A. NEWELL,
Rutgers, 1836.
1884.
C.E.
NATIIANIEL B. K. HOFFMAN,
Rutgers, 1882.
*FREDERICK W. MALCOLM,
Rutgers, 1881.
Ph.D.
ROBERT H. BARR,
Rutgers, 1875.
D.D.
JOHN W. BEARDSLEE (also LL.D., 1907),
Rutgers, 1860.
1885.
C.E.
FREDERICK WAGONER BENNETT,
Rutgers, 1SS2.
*SAMUEL DE VERE BURR, GEORGE ELTON JENKINS,
Rutgers, 1883.
GEORGE HENRY JOHNSON,
Rutgers. 1882.
D.D.
JAMES L. AMERMAN, New York City.
A.B. (Univ. N. Y., 1862). N. B. Sem., 1868. Clergyman, R. C. A. Missionary to Japan, 1876-93. Prof. Theology, Tokio, 1877-93. Financial Secretary Board Foreign Missions, R. C. A., 1893- .
Rutgers, 1875.
* WESLEY REID DAVIS, New York City. A.M. (Wesleyan Univ., 1875). Clergyman, R. C. A. Died, Jan. 26, 1905.
17
258
RUTGERS COLLEGE.
LL.D.
*TALBOT W. CHAMBERS, Rutgers, 1834. Schenectady, N. Y.
*JUDSON STUART LANDON, LL.B. (Yale, 1855). A.M. (Union, 1855). Lawyer. District Attorney, Schenectady county, 1855-63. County Judge, 1865-70. Justice Supreme Court, N. Y., 1873-91. President ad interim of Union College, 1884-88. Trustee, Union, 1875-1905. Asso- ciate Justice Court of Appeals, 1884-99. Died, Sept. 7, 1905.
1886. C.E.
*EDSON DE WINT EATON,
Rutgers, 1883.
D.D.
MURDOCH MACDONALD, Melbourne, Australia. Prof. Systematic Theology Presb. Church of Victoria.
*HENRY VEHSLAGE,
Irvington, N. J. Coll. City of N. Y., 1858. N. B. Sem., 1861. Clergyman, R. C. A. Died, Mar. 4, 1894.
LL.D.
WILLIAM I. CHAMBERLAIN, Hudson, Ohio.
A.B. (Western Reserve, 1859). A.M. (Western Reserve, 1862).
LL.D. (Ohio State Univ., 1887). Secretary of. Agriculture, Ohio, 1880-86. President Iowa State College of Agriculture, 1886-90. Associate Editor "National Stockman and Farmer," 1908- Member Board of Control Ohio Agricultural Experi- ment Station.
* ALEXANDER JOHNSTON.
Rutgers, 1870.
1887. A.M.
CHARLES C. STIMETS, Jersey City, N. J.
Oswego (N. Y.) Normal College, 1872.
Principal Hasbrouck
Institute, 1876- .
D.D.
W. H. S. AUBREY, Croydon, England. D.D. (Univ. N. Y., 1881). Clergyman, Church of England. Author and Journalist. Writer on History and Economics. *CHARLES W. FRITTS, Rutgers, 1862.
1888.
C.E.
ASHER ATKINSON,
Rutgers, 1885.
GRAHAM TAYLOR,
D.D.
Rutgers, 1870.
259
HONORARY DEGREES.
LL.D.
*HENRY W. BOOKSTAVER,
Rutgers, 1859.
1889. A.M.
OLIVER TURNBULL CRANE. A.B. (Yale, 1879).
EUGENE H. PORTER, New York City. Cornell Univ. M.D. (Homoeopathic Med. Coll., 1885). Physi- cian. Editor-in-Chief North American Journal of Homoeopathy, 1902. Prof. Physiological Materia Medica, N. Y. Homoeopathic College. N. Y. State Commissioner of Health, 1905-
H. GENET TAYLOR, Camden, N. J.
M.D. (Univ. Penn., 1860). Physician. Assistant Surgeon, 8th N. J. Regiment, 1861. Brigade Surgeon, 3d Army Corps. Re- signed 1864. President N. J. State Medical Society, 1889.
* PETER GARRETSON WYCKOFF. Elizabeth, N. J.
Principal of school. Died, March 5, 1905.
C.E.
JOHN MOYER FARLEY,
WILLIAM HENRY LUSTER, JR.,
Rutgers, 1886. Rutgers, 1884.
D.D.
W. W. SWANSON, London, England. Missionary at Amoy. Secretary Foreign Missions English Pres- byterian Church.
NATHANIEL H. VAN ARSDALE,
Rutgers, 1862.
* CHRISTIAN VAN DER VEEN,
Rutgers, 1858.
L.H.D.
EMILIO COMBA, Florence, Italy.
Prof. Waldensian Theological College. Author "History of the Waldenses in Italy."
ALBERT S. COOK (also LL.D., 1906), Rutgers, 1872.
JOHN C. VAN DYKE, New Brunswick. N. J.
Librarian Sage Library, N. B. Sem., 1878- Lecturer on
Modern Art, Rutgers, 1889-91. Prof. History of Art, 1891- Writer and Lecturer on Art. Author "Art for Art's Sake."
"Nature for its own Sake," etc.
LL.D.
* WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS, Teaneck. N. J.
A.B. (Yale, 1860). A.M. (Yale, 1863). LL.B. (Columbia, 1863). LL.D. (Yale, 1890). Lawyer. Member Congress, 1873- 75, 1883-89. U. S. Minister to Austria, 1881-82. U. S. Mill- ister to Germany, 1889-93. Judge N. J. Court of Errors and Appeals, 1893-94. Died, June 16, 1894.
260
RUTGERS COLLEGE.
1890. C.E.
HENRY J. MARCH,
Rutgers, 1887.
Ph.D.
JAMES C. BAYLES, New York City.
Editor "Iron Age," 1870-89. President Health Department, New York, 1888. Investigator in Electro-Metallurgy, Micro- scopic Analysis of Metals, Sanitation and Mechanical Hygiene.
D.D.
*JOHN H. SALISBURY, Rutgers, 1875.
FERDINAND S. SCHENCK (also LL.D., 1906), New Brunswick, N. J. A.B. (Coll. N. J., 1865). Albany Law School, 1867. N. B. Sem., 1872. Clergyman, R. C. A. Prof. Practical Theology, N. B. Sem., 1899- . President General Synod, 1892. Author "The Ten Commandments and the Lord's Prayer," "Modern Practical Theology," "The Sociology of the Bible."
L.H.D.
THEODORE W. HUNT, Princeton, N. J.
A.B. (Princeton, 1865). Ph.D. | Lafayette, 1880). Princeton Sem., 1869. Prof. English Language and Literature, Princeton, 1873- . Writer on English Literature.
*CORNELIUS V. A. VAN DYCK, Beyrout, Syria. M.D. (Jefferson Med. Coll., 1839). LL.D. in absentia (Edin- burgh, 1892). Cong'l Missionary in Syria, 1839-95. Translator of the Bible into Arabic, 1864. Prof. Chemistry and Pathology, Syrian Protestant College. Prof. Astronomy. Died, Nov. 13, 1895.
LL.D.
GEORGE JUNKIN, Philadelphia, Pa.
A.B. ( Miami Univ., 1842). Lawyer.
Director Princeton Theo-
logical Seminary, 1869-1901.
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