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feet of the tunnel was constructed, when finan- cial difficulties compelled a suspension of the work upon what was hoped would prove as successful as it was a bold and novel project.
Mr. White is a strong and ardent Republican, and takes an active part in local and State poli- ties, and is looked upon as one of the rising men in the political field of New Jersey. He was married, on the 19th of November, 1878, to Annie H. McLean, daughter of the Hon. Amzi C. McLean, of Freehold. In 1884 he returned to reside in his native town, Red Bank, where he is now in practice as an active member of the Monmouth County bar.
The following is a list of counselors and at- torneys practicing in the Monmouth County courts from about the close of the Revolution to the present time. It is not given as being absolutely complete and perfect (though nearly so), and it contains the names of a few (chiefly among those of the earlier years) who were not residents of the county, though practicing in its courts :
Counselors.
NAME. ADMITTED.
James H. Imlay . April, 1796
Joseph Scudder
Caleb Lloyd . Nov., 1804
Corlies Lloyd
. Nov., 1804
Garret D. Wall Sept., 1807
Joseph R. Phillips .
Richard H. Stockton, Jr. . Feb., 1818
Daniel B. Ryall .
. Sept., 1825
Joseph F. Randolph
May, 1828
Peter Vredenburgh Feb., 1832
William L. Dayton
May, 1833
James M. Hartshorne.
Sept., 1836
John C. Ten Eyck1
May, 1838
Joseph Combs . Sept., 1839
George S. Woodhull .
. Feb., 1842
Bennington F. Randolph
Feb., 1842
Aaron R. Throckmorton. Oct.,
1846
Jehu Patterson, Jr
. Jan., 1847
Joel Parker . Oct.,
1849
Amzi C. McLean
Jan., 1850
Asa Cottrell . .
Jan., 1850
Egbert H. Grandin Oct., 1850
Charles A. Bennett
. July, 1851
Henry S. Little . July, 1851
Edmund M. Throckmorton Nov., 1852
Robert Allen, Jr .. Feb., 1854
Joseph D. Bedle .
June, 1856
1 A native of Freehold township, Monmouth County.
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NAME. ADMITTED.
Jonathan Longstreet Feb., 1857
Philip J. Ryall Nov., 1860
Peter Vredenburgh, Jr. Feb., 1862
William A. Bowne May, 1838
William L. Terhune . Sept., 1838
George S. Woodhull . . Nov., 1838
Bennington F. Randolph Feb., 1839
Samuel M. Schanck Nov., 1865
Albert S. Cloke
Feb., 1866
George C. Beekman
June, 1866
William H. Conover, Jr. June, 1866
Charles Morgan Herbert . Nov., 1866
Henry Moffett .
Nov., 1867
John J. Ely
. June, 1868
Marcus B. Taylor
June, 1868
Chilion Robbins.
. Nov., 1869
John E. Lanning
. Feb., 1871
Charles H. Trafford Feb., 1872
Henry S. White .
. Nov., 1875
Acton C. Hartshorne
Feb., 1876
Henry M. Nevius
. Feb., 1876
Charles J. Parker
Nov., 1876
John W. Swartz .
Feb., 1877
James Steen Nov., 1877
Alfred Walling, Jr.
. Nov., 1878
Frank P. McDermott
. Nov., 1878
Charles P. Dorrance .
. June, 1879
Daniel H. Applegate
. June, 1880
J. Clarence Conover .
. Nov., 1881
Charles A. Bennett, Jr.
Nov., 1881
William Pintard .
Nov., 1881
Halsted H. Wainwright.
. Nov., 1881
Benjamin B. Ogden.
. Feb., 1882
Wilbur A. Heisler
. June, 1882
Charles H. Butcher .
June, 1882
Frederick Parker.
June, 1882
Attorneys.
NAME.
ADMITTED.
Jonathan Rhea . May, 1784
Joseph Scudder
Caleb Lloyd
April, 1791
Corlies Lloyd.
April, 1791
James H. Imlay
April, 1791
Henry Hankinson
Nov., 1794
Garret D. Wall
May, 1804
Joseph R. Phillips .
May, 1807
Nov., 1814
Daniel B. Ryall .
Sept., 1820
Henry D. Polhemus
Nov., 1821
Joseph F. Randolph . May, 1825-
Peter Vredenburgh
Feb., 1829
William L. Dayton May, 1830
Thomas C. Ryall .Sept., 1830
James M. Hartshorne . Sept., 1833
John C. Ten Eyck 1 . May, 1835
Craig Moffett . May, 1836
1 Born in Freehold township.
NAME. ADMITTED.
Benjamin D. Smock Sept., 1836
Joel Parker . Nov., 1842
Henry I. Mills
. Nov., 1843
Jehu Patterson, Jr.
Nov., 1843
Amzi C. McLean May, 1844
Caleb L. Ryall . April, 1846
Thomas Moffett . April, 1846
Asa Cottrell . . Jan., 1847
Charles A. Bennett July, 1847
Egbert H. Grandin . Oct., 1847
Henry S. Little
. April, 1848
William Haight .
. July, 1848
Robert Allen, Jr. July, 1848
Edmund M. Throckmorton . Oct., 1848
Gilbert Combs July, 1849
Joseph D. Bedle
June, 1853
Jonathan Longstreet . Feb., 1854
Denise H. Smock
Nov., 1855
Philip S. Scovel .
. Feb., 1857
Philip J. Ryall
Nov., 1857
Joseph B. Coward .
. Nov., 1858
Peter Vredenburgh, Jr. . Feb., 1859
Charles Morgan Herbert June, 1860
Joseph J. Ely June, 1860
D. V. Conover Nov., 1860
Charles Haight June, 1861
John S. Applegate Nov., 1861
Albert S. Cloke
. Feb., 1862
William T. Hoffman .
Feb., 1862
William H. Vredenburgh . June, 1862
Samuel M. Schank .
Nov., 1862
George C. Beekman
. June, 1863
William H. Conover, Jr. . June, 1863
John E. Lanning
June, 1863
Henry Moffett
Nov., 1864
John J. Ely . . June, 1865
Marcus B. Taylor
. June, 1865
Harry G. Clayton
Nov., 1865
Elijah T. Paxton
June, 1866
William V. D. Perrine
June, 1866
Rensselaer W. Dayton
Nov., 1866
Chilion Robbins .
Nov., 1866
John L. Howell . Feb., 1867
Ten Broeck S. Crawford
Feb., 1868
Charles H. Tafford
Nov., 1868
C. Ewing Patterson Feb., 1870
Acton C. Hartshorne Feb., 1870
John W. Swartz June, 1870
Henry S. White . Nov., 1872
Henry M. Nevius Feb., 1873
Charles J. Parker June, 1873
Alfred Walling, Jr.
Nov., 1873
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John S. Applegate . Feb., 1865
Charles Haight June, 1865
William H. Vredenburgh June, 1865
Aaron R. Throckmorton . May, 1841
Joseph Combs .
. Sept., 1836
Richard H. Stockton, Jr.
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NAME. ADMITTED.
Holmes W. Murphy . Feb., 1874
John E. Schroeder June, 1874
George M. Troutman June, 1874
James Steen Nov., 1874
David Harvey, Jr. Nov., 1874
E. W. Arrowsmith Nov., 1874
William H. Forman Feb., 1875
Frank P. McDermott
Nov., 1875
Charles I. Gordon June, 1876
J. Clarence Conover June, 1876
Charles P. Dorrance June, 1876
Daniel H. Applegate June, 1877
Jehu P. Applegate June, 1877
John B. Conover
Feb., 1878
Charles A. Bennett, Jr. Nov., 1878
William Pintard Nov., 1878
R. Ten Brook Stout
Nov., 1878
Halsted H. Wainwright
Nov., 1878
Wilbur A. Heisler
. June, 1879
William I. Chamberlain June, 1879
Charles H. Butcher
. June, 1879
Samuel C. Cowart .
June, 1879
David S. Crater June, 1879
Joseph McDermott Nov., 1879
Frederick Parker June, 1879
John T. Rosell Nov., 1879
Benjamin B. Ogden
Feb., 1879
John L. Conover
Feb., 1880
William S. Throckmorton June, 1880
John F. Hawkins
June, 1880
John L. Wheeler
Nov., 1880
Delancy W. Wilgus Nov., 1880
Richard S. Bartine .
Feb., 1881
William D. Campbell June, 1881
Isaac C. Kennedy
Nov., 1881
Henry W. Longstreet Nov., 1881
H. S. Bachman June, 1882
Daniel S. Schank June, 1882
Frank Durand
June, 1882
A. A. Chambers
June, 1882
Frederick W. Hope Nov., 1882
Wesley B. Stout . Feb., 1883
Benjamin B. Dorrance
Feb., 1883
Samuel A. Patterson Feb., 1883
Jacob C. Lawrence
June, 1883
Alfred D. Bailey June, 1883
Charles H. Ivins Feb., 1884
Aaron E. Johnston
Feb., 1884
Present (Nov., 1884) Lawyers of Monmouth County.
NAME. ADDRESS.
Robert Allen, Jr Red Bank
John S. Applegate. Red Bank
Daniel H. Applegate . Red Bank
Jehu P. Applegate
Matawan
E. W. Arrowsmith
Freehold
H. S. Bachman
Ocean Beach
Alfred D. Bailey
Asbury Park
NAME. ADDRESS.
Richard S. Bartine Asbury Park
George C. Beekman Freehold
Charles A. Bennett
Freehold
Charles A. Bennett, Jr Freehold
Charles H. Butcher Freehold
William D. Campbell Long Branch
William I. Chamberlain Long Branch
A. A. Chambers . Freehold
D. V. Conover
Freehold
J. Clarence Conover Freehold
John L. Conover
Freehold
John B. Conover .
Freehold
Samuel C. Cowart
Freehold
David S. Crater
Freehold
Rensselaer W. Dayton Matawan
Benjamin B. Dorrance Freehold
Frank Durand . Long Branch
John J. Ely
Freehold
William H. Forman
Freehold
Charles I. Gordon Red Bank
Charles Haight Freehold
Acton C. Hartshorne Freehold
J. L. Howell Freehold
David Harvey, Jr. Asbury Park
John F. Hawkins
Asbury Park
Wilbur A. Heisler Long Branch
Frederick W. Hope
Red Bank
Charles H. Ivins . Red Bank
Aaron E. Johnston Freehold
Isaac C. Kennedy Asbury Park
John E. Lanning Long Branch
Jacob C. Lawrence Freehold
Henry S. Little Matawan
Holmes W. Murphy Freehold
Frank P. McDermott Freehold
Joseph McDermott .
Freehold
Amzi C. McLean Freehold
Benjamin D. P. Morris Long Branch
Henry M. Nevius
Red Bank
Benjamin B. Ogden
Keyport
Joel Parker . .
Freehold
Frederick Parker Freehold
Charles J. Parker
Manasquan
C. Ewing Patterson Freehold
Samuel A. Patterson Asbury Park
William Pintard Red Bank
Chilion Robbins
Freehold
John T. Rosell . Freehold
Daniel S. Schanek Freehold
John E. Schroeder Long Branch
James Steen Eatontown
Wesley B. Stout Asbury Park
R. Ten Brook Stout
Asbury Park
John W. Schwartz Freehold
Marcus B. Taylor Matawan
William L. Terhune Matawan
William S. Throckmorton Freehold
Charles H. Trafford Red Bank
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NAME.
ADDRESS.
George M. Troutman . Long Branch
Alfred Walling, Jr
Keyport
William H. Vredenburgh
Freehold
Halstead H. Wainwright
Manasquan
John L. Wheeler
Red Bank
Henry S. White
Red Bank
Delancy W. Wilgus
Red Bank
CHAPTER XIV.
THE MEDICAL SOCIETY, BIBLE SOCIETY AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF MONMOUTH COUNTY.
MONMOUTH MEDICAL SOCIETY.1-On the second Tuesday in May, 1816, the Medical So- ciety of New Jersey assembled at New Bruns- wick for the purpose of reorganizing itself af- ter the distraction caused by the then recent war with Great Britain, and also for the purpose of effecting the establishment of district medical societies through the State, under authority of an act of incorporation by the Legislature, bearing date the 15th of the preceding February. On the 24th of July of the same year, Drs. Edward Taylor, William G. Reynolds, Samuel Forman and Jacobus Hubbard, Jr., met at Freehold, in conformity with instructions from the parent society, for the purpose of forming a-district so- ciety for the county of Monmouth. They or- ganized and framed a code of laws, no record of which is now in existence, but under which the society acted till the year 1820, prior to which time, however, the State Society made some alterations and amendments to their con- stitution, which required a revision and change of that of the Monmouth Society, for which purpose a committee was appointed at the an- nual meeting held June 7, 1819, the committee being composed of Drs. Reynolds, Woodhull and Forman. They reported an amended con- stitution of twenty-five sections, which were passed separately, and the constitution adopted entire April 24, 1820.
1 This account of the Monmouth County District Medical Society is, to a great extent, based on facts embodied in an · address delivered by Dr. T. J. Thomason, in 1871.
From 1820 to 1838 two meetings of the society were held annually, viz.,-on the last Mondays in April and October, respectively. In 1838 the fall meeting was discontinued. In 1859 the time of the spring meeting was changed to the last Monday in May. Finally, in 1867, the third Monday in May was selected, in order that the convening of the district organization should precede the meeting of the State Society.
The Monmouth Society was scarcely six years old when the members found that the spring meeting was the one of paramount importance, as evinced by the large number of absentees from the autumnal gatherings. An attempt was made by their more punctual brethren to compel a better attendance, by a motion offered, in the fall meeting of 1822, to change the pen- alty to one dollar for absence from any one of the regular meetings, instead of absence through the year. This motion, when brought to vote at the following spring meeting was lost, but by subsequent agitation the resolution finally prevailed, and was in operation when the fall meetings were discontinued.
The nucleus of a library was formed by the society's subscription for the New England Jour- nal and for the New York Medical and Physi- cal Journal. In 1827 the Medico-Chirurgical Review was added. In 1830 the members were urgently requested to return all the numbers of the journals belonging to the society, in order that they might be bound; which was done, so far as they came in. In 1832 a book-case was purchased. The American Journal of Medical Science was subscribed for, in addition to those before mentioned, and a librarian was chosen, with instructions to collect the missing volumes and numbers. The librarian reported that the library was scattered, and in a very unsatisfac- tory condition ; in consequence of which report, a resolution was passed, in 1833, " that after the present subscriptions for the different journals expire, they be not renewed " At the fall meet- ing in 1835 it was resolved that all books in possession of, and as many as could be collected, belonging to the society should be placed in the hands of a committee, who were to put them up in parcels, equal in number to that of the mem- bers of the society. This was done; the parcels
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were exhibited at the next meeting and found to be satisfactorily arranged ; then each mem -. ber present drew a parcel, by lot, for himself, and the secretary drew for those absent. The book-case was then sold at auction for one dol- lar, and so ended the library of the Monmouth District Medical Society.
The subject of temperance came up in the society as early as 1834. To put themselves plainly on the record as advocates of the tem- perance cause, a resolution was passed, and ordered to be printed in the Monmouth Inquirer and Monmouth Democrat, declaring that "ar- dent spirit is not needed in health ; that, on the contrary, it is not merely useless, but pernicious, productive of disease and death." And on the 30th of April, 1835, it was by.the society re- solved "That hereafter no wine bills shall be paid out of the funds of the society." This be- ing done, there was at the same meeting an at. tempt made to prohibit cigars also ; but the weed did not share the fate of the wine, in- asmuch as the mover of the resolution expunging the latter from the bill of fare was an inveter- ate smoker, and voted "nay," so that cigars re- mained a luxury in which the majority might indulge at the society's expense.
Until 1841 delegates to the State Society were appointed by the chair, after which they were chosen in alphabetical order, with the priv- ilege, if present, of declining, the next in or- der being then selected. In 1844 it was made the duty of the delegates to designate one of their number to give a synopsis of the proceed- ings of the parent society, and report the same at the next following meeting of the county or- ganization. This society was brought into di- rect connection with the American Medical Association by appointing delegates in 1853, since which time they have been annually nominated, and some of them usually in attendance. In 1853 an officer called a reporter was appointed, the usefulness and importance of whose duties are too well known to need explanation. In 1870 a new feature, interesting and instructive, was added, viz. : the requiring from each mem- ber, on the calling of his name from the alpha- betical roll, in the annual meeting, to give a written or verbal report of the state of health
during the preceding year in his practice, and to recount any interesting cases or novelties in treatment, and their results.
The following is a list of members of the Medical Society of Monmouth from its organ- ization to 1884, with dates of admission, viz. :
NAME. ADMITTED.
Edwd. Taylor, of Upper Freehold May, 1816
William G. Reynolds May, 1816
Samuel Forman May, 1816
Jacobus Hubbard, Jr May, 1816
Edmund W. Allen 1817
David Forman, Sr. 1818
Gilbert S. Woodhull. 1819
John P. Lewis April, 1820
William Forman
April, 1820
James H. Baldwin
April, 1821
David Forman, Jr .
April, 1821
William Davis April, 1822
James English April, 1822
James P. Kearney April, 1824
John B. Throckmorton . April, 1824
Robert W. Cooke
Oct.,
David C. English
April, 1826
John Morford . April, 1826
J. S. English April, 1827
Edward Taylor, of Middletown . April, 1827
Charles G. Patterson . April, 1827
Daniel Polhemus Oct., 1828
Charles G. English . April, 1829
Arthur V. Conover April, 1829
J. C. Thompson
April, 1829
H. Green Oct.,
1832
A. B. Dayton .April, 1841
William A. Newell April, 1842
A. Bergen April, 1844
Grandin Lloyd . April, 1844
John T. Woodhull . April, 1844
John Gregg . April, 1845
William L. Debow April, 1845
John Vought .
April, 1848
De Witt W. Barclay April, 1848
Robert Laird . April, 1849
Selah Gulick . April, 1850
W. H. Hubbard April, 1852
A. T. Pettit April, 1852
R. R. Conover
April, 1853
J. E. Arrowsmith
April, 1854
T. J. Thomason .
April, 1855
J. B. Goodenough April, 1855
William C. Lewis April, 1855
E. W. Owen April, 1855
J. C. Thompson April, 1856
A. A. Howell . April, 1858
S. M. Disbrow . April, 1858
William D. Newel! May, 1859.
1824
C. C. Blauvelt
April, 1831
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MONMOUTH MEDICAL SOCIETY.
NAME.
ADMITTED.
Henry G. Cooke
May, 1859
1829-30. William Forman.
Claudius R. Prall .
May,
1859
1831. Edward Taylor, of Middletown.
A. A. Higgins
May,
1860
1832. Daniel Polhemus.
John Cook.
May,
1863
1833. J. S. English.
Charles E. Hall
May,
1866
1834. C. C. Blauvelt.
W. W. Palmer
May,
1866
1835. H. Green.
I. S. Long .
May,
1867
C. F. Deshler
May,
1867
William S. Combs
May,
1868
1838. Robert W. Cooke.
James S. Conover
May,
1868
1839. J. S. English.
John H. Forman
May,
1869
D. McLean Forman
May,
1869
1841. A. V. Conover.
F. K. Travers
May,
1871
1842. A. B. Dayton.
Francis A. Davis .
May,
1871
1843. William A. Newell.
Asher T. Applegate
May,
1871
1844. Robert W. Cooke.
P. B. Pumyea
May,
1871
1845. Alfred Bergen.
S. H. Hunt .
May,
1871
C. C. Vanderbeck
May,
1872
1847. J. T. Woodhull.
C. A. Conover .
May,
1873
1848. William L. Debow.
Samuel Johnson
May,
1873
J. A. Beegle . Oct.,
Oct.,
1873
1851. Robert Laird.
George T. Welch
May,
1874
James Holmes
May,
1875
James E. Cooper . May,
1875
Wilmer Hodgson May,
1876
W. R. Kinmonth . May,
1876
James H. Patterson
May,
1876
Edward Field
May,
1877
J. G. Shackleton
May,
1877
E. B. Laird . May,
1878
A. J. Jackson May,
1878
Henry Hughes
May,
1879
N. J. Hepburn May,
1880
W. W. Palmer May,
1881
C. D. W. Van Dyck May,
1881
Harry Neafie . May,
1881
Henry Mitchell May,
1881
H. G. Norton
.May,
1882
S. A. Disbrow May,
1882
V. M. Disbrow May,
1882
Daniel D. Hendrickson May,
1883
George H. Hutchinson May,
1883
D. Edgar Roberts May,
1883
Henry B. Costill . May,
1883
Charles H. Thompson May,
1883
G. F. Wilbur . May, 1884
- Following are given lists of the officers of the society from its organization :
Presidents.
1816. William G. Reynolds.
1819-20. Edward Taylor, of Upper Freehold.
1821. Samuel Forman. 1822-23. Gilbert S. Woodhull.
1824-25. Edmund W. Allen. 1826. James English. 21
1861. H. G. Cooke. 1862. William D. Newell.
'1863. Alfred B. Dayton. 1864. John Cook.
1865. William D. Newell.
1866. A. A. Higgins.
1867. C. F. Deshler.
1868. I. S. Long.
1869. W. S. Combs.
1870. James S. Conover.
1871. D. McLean Forman.
1872. F. K. Travers.
1873. A. T. Applegate.
1874. P. B. Pumyea.
1875. S. H. Hunt.
1876. Charles A. Conover.
1877. Samuel Johnson.
1878. George T. Welch.
1879. James E. Cooper.
1880. Wilmer Hodgson.
1881. William R. Kinmonth.
1882. James H. Patterson ..
1883. Edward Field.
1884. C. D. W. Van Dyck. Vice-Presidents.
1816. Edward Taylor, of Upper Freehold.
1853. R. R. Conover.
1854. A. T. Petit.
1855. William A. Hubbard.
1856. J. E. Arrowsmith.
1857. T. J. Thomason.
1858. Joseph B. Goodenough.
1859. A. A. Howell.
1860. Stephen M. Disbrow.
1849. D. W. Barclay.
1873
1850. John Vought.
Charles A. Laird
1852. J. P. Lewis.
1846. Grandin Lloyd.
1840. Edward Taylor, of Middletown.
1836. A. V. Conover.
1837. C. C. Blauvelt.
1827-28. Jacobus Hubbard.
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1819. Edmund W. Allen. 1820. Jacobus Hubbard, Jr. 1821. Gilbert S. Woodhull. 1822-23. Edmund W. Allen. 1824. D. Forman, Sr. 1825. James English. 1826. Jacobus Hubbard.
1827. James English.
1828. Robert W. Cooke.
1829. C. G. Patterson.
1830. John Throckmorton.
1831. Daniel Polhemus.
1832. J. S. English. 1833. C. C. Blauvelt. 1834. Edward Taylor. 1835. A. V. Conover. 1836. C. C. Blauvelt.
1837. Edward Taylor.
1838. J. S. English. 1839. Edward Taylor. 1840. A. V. Conover.
1841. A. B. Dayton.
1842. William A. Newell.
1843. Robert W. Cooke.
1844. Alfred Bergen.
1845. Grandin Lloyd.
1846. J. T. Woodhull.
1847. William L. Debow.
1848. D. W. Barclay.
1849. John Vought.
1850. Robert Laird.
1851. D. W. Barclay.
1852. R. R. Conover.
1853. A. T. Petit.
1854. William H. Hubbard.
1855. J. E. Arrowsmith.
1856. T. J. Thomason.
1857. Joseph B. Goodenough.
1858. A. A. Howell.
1859. Stephen M. Disbrow.
1860. H. G. Cooke.
1861. W. D. Newell.
1862. Alfred B. Dayton. 1863. John Cook.
1864. W. D. Newell.
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1865. D W. Barclay.
1866. Charles E. Hall.
1867. I. S. Long. 1868. W. S. Combs. 1869. James S. Conover.
1870. D. McLean Forman. 1871. Frank K. Travers. 1872. A. T. Applegate. 1873. P. B. Pumyea. 1874. S. H. Hunt.
1875. Charles A. Conover.
1876. Samuel Johnson.
1877. George T. Welch. 1878. James E. Cooper.
1879. Wilmer Hodgson.
1880. William R. Kinmonth. 1881. James H. Patterson. 1882. Edward Field. 1883. C. D. W. Van Dyck. 1884. Henry Neafie.
Secretaries.
1816. Samuel Forman.
1819. Jacobus Hubbard, Jr.
1820. Samuel Forman.
1821. Edmund W. Allen.
1822. J. H. Baldwin.
1823-24. David Forman, Jr.
1825-26. Robert W. Cooke.
1827. E. W. Allen.
1828-30. J. S. English.
1831-35. Robert W. Cooke.
1836. Edward-Taylor.
1837-52. Daniel Polhemus.
1853-78. John Vought.
1879-84. D. McLean Forman.
Treasurers.
1816. Jacobus Hubbard, Jr.
1819. Samuel Forman.
1820-23. William G. Reynolds.
1824. Samuel Forman.
1825-30. G. S. Woodhull.
1831-36. D. English.
1837-39. A. V. Conover.
1840. C. C. Blauvelt.
1841-42. Robert W. Cooke.
1843-69. Edward Taylor.
1870-80. T. J. Thomason.
1881-84. I. S. Long.
WILLIAM G. REYNOLDS, M. D., one of the founders of the Monmouth Society, was born in Northampton County, Pa. Of his early history, nothing can be ascertained beyond the fact that he had been connected with the navy, and had traveled extensively. He was settled at Middle- town Point (now Matawan), where he practiced many years. He was much esteemed for his skill and ability, and he was preceptor to several who afterwards became prominent practitioners. Besides his own extensive practice, he had also a large consulting experience. In mind, he was unusually intellectual. A bachelor, remarkably temperate in his habits, systematic and in- dustrious. Apart from his profession, he possessed great mechanical skill. A lady in the county has a work-box of beautiful workmanship which he made and presented to her while she was his patient. On one occasion,
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having been disappointed by his tailor, he cut out and made a suit of clothes for himself, and they fitted him admirably. He was the first president of the Monmouth Society, in 1816, and its treasurer from 1820 to 1824, about which last-mentioned year he left the State and estah- lished in a short time an excellent practice in the city of New York, where he remained until his death.
SAMUEL FORMAN, M.D., also one of the found- ers of the Monmouth Society, was born at Free- hold, August 3, 1764. He studied medicine
cal Society in 1814, became one of the corpor- ators and the first secretary of the Monmouth District Society in 1816, president in 1821, and treasurer in 1819 and 1824. In 1825 he signified his wish to withdraw from the society on account of the infirmities of increasing years ; but the others members, unwilling to lose so valuable a man, appointed a committee to wait on him and express this sentiment. At their urgent solicitation he withdrew his request to be allowed to retire, and so his presence and counsel were retained for several suc-
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with Dr. Henderson, of Freehold, graduated [ ceeding years. In 1832 he and Dr. Jacobus at the University of Pennsylvania, and com- Hubbard, Jr., were made honorary members, they being the first who were thus complimented. Dr. Forman was a descendant of one of the oldest families of Monmouth County,-stanch patriots during the Revolutionary struggle. He was erect in figure, always well dressed, gentle- manly in manner, but never stooping to famil- iarity. He died in 1845, aged eighty-two years, and was buried in the old ground at the Tennent Church. menced practice in that State, but remained there only a short time, after which (about 1790) he returned to his native place, where he built up a large practice. which he pursued diligently for half a century, until 1840. The infirmities of old age rendering it necessary for him to relinquish the active duties of his pro- fession, he retired to his farm, and there passed the remainder of his days.
Dr. Forman was president of the State Medi-
JACOBUS HUBBARD, JR., M. D., another of the
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corporators of the Medical Society of Monmouth, was born on his father's farm, near Holmdel, April 3, 1766. He studied in the office of Dr. Clark, graduated in the University of Penn- sylvania, was licensed in New Jersey, and, after practicing with his father for a short time, removed to Gravesend, Long Island, where he remained for two or three years. At the solici- tation of friends he returned to Monmouth County, and settled in practice at Tinton Falls, where he was actively engaged in the duties of his profession for half a century, his ride ex- tending from Raritan Bay to Manahawkin, and west into adjacent counties. He was an active, energetic man, always at the post of duty,-a man whose kindness of heart led him to give as ready and cheerful attendance to the poor as to the rich. He was somewhat noted for his wit ; and humorous sayings and remarks, which he uttered without a smile, are quoted until the present day through the region of country in which he practiced. He was treasurer of the Monmouth Society in 1816, secretary in 1819, vice president in 1820, and president in 1827-28. In 1832 he was made an honorary member of the society, Dr. Samuel Forman receiv- ing. the same compliment with him. Five gentlemen, who afterwards became well known physicians, were his pupils, viz., Drs. McKnight, Van Mater, Morford, Lefferts, and his nephew, William Hubbard. Although never connecting himself with any religious denomination, Dr. Hubbard was (when his professional duties would permit) a regular attendant at the Pres- byterian Church in Shrewsbury. He died February 25, 1847, in the eighty-second year of his age, and was buried on the farm where he was born. More than twenty years afterwards his remains were removed, with those of other members of his family, to the beautiful Fairview Cemetery, near Red Bank.
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