The history of Camden county, New Jersey, Part 36

Author: Prowell, George Reeser, 1849-1928
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: Philadelphia : Richards
Number of Pages: 1220

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HOWARD M. COOPER was born June 24, 1844, at Kaighns Point in the city of Cam- den, graduated from Haverford College, Pennsylvania, in 1864, studied law under Peter L. Voorhees, Esq., and was admitted to the bar as an attorney at the November term of the Supreme Court, 1870. He has since followed his profession in Camden, and in addition to the usual occupation of a law- yer, he is a director and the solicitor of the Camden National Bank, a director of the Camden Lighting and Heating Company, and president and solicitor of the West Jersey Orphanage for Destitute Colored Children.

RICHARD T. MILLER is a native of Cape May City, N. J., where he was born Decem- ber 16, 1845, and received his early education at Pottstown Academy and at Easton, Conn. He then entered the West Jersey Academy and completed his studies under a private tutor. He was for two years connected with a corps of engineers engaged on the Penn- syivania Railroad, and in 1863 entered the office of Judge Thomas P. Carpenter, of Cam- den. He was admitted as an attorney in November, 1867, and as counselor in 1870. Judge Miller began practice in Camden, and, March 30, 1877, was appointed judge of the District Court of Camden, to which office he was appointed five years later.

JAMES P. YOUNG was born in Camden County, in 1842, was educated in the schools of that county and at the Philadelphia High School. He read law in the office of Hon. . Thomas P. Carpenter, and was admitted to the bar in 1869. He was a comrade of Tho- mas H. Davis Post, G. A. R., No. 53, of Haddonfield, and for three years served in Company G., Sixth New Jersey Regiment. He practiced in Caniden for fifteen years, and was accidentally drowned in the Dela- ware River.

GEORGE N. CONROW was born in Bur- lington County, but during his youth went West and received his literary education at . Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana. Re-

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turning East, he read law with Hon. Thomas P. Carpenter, of Camden, was admitted to the bar at the November Term of court, 1870, and became counselor in 1873. He had offices in Camden and Moorestown, and prac- ticed actively until his death-a period of abont eight years.

ALFRED FLANDERS was born in Phila- delphia January 6, 1830, received his early education through private tutors, and grad- uated at Yale College in 1850. He read law with Simpson T. Van Sant, of Philadel- phia, and was admitted to the bar of that city in March, 1861, having meanwhile been identified with the Kensington Bank as clerk and teller. Having practiced for a while in Philadelphia, he settled in Bur- lington, N. J., in 1866, and was admitted to the New Jersey bar the same year. He practiced in Mount Holly until 1883, at which date Mr. Flanders opened an office in Camden.

HERBERT A. DRAKE was born July 2, 1845, in Hopewell township, Mercer County, N. J., and remained a pupil of the public schools until 1862, when he became a student of the Lawrenceville High School, and two years later of Rutgers College, from which institution he was graduated in June, 1858. He entered upon the study of law with Peter L. Voorhees, of Camden, was made an attorney in June, 1871, and a counselor at the June Term, 1874.

JAMES E. HAYES was born near Burling- ton, N. J., February 18, 1844, and after a preliminary training at the Hightstown In- stitution, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. He entered the law-office of Robeson & Scovel in 1867, was admitted as an attorney in 1871 and as counselor in 1877. He was made city solicitor of Cam- den in 1878, and corporation counsel of Gloucester City in 1883. His law co-part- nership with George M. Robeson began in April, 1883.

JOHN W. WRIGHT, son of Richard and

Abigail M. Wright, and grandson of Rich- ard M. Cooper, was born in Philadelphia, August 21, 1847. He entered the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania and was graduated from the Department of Arts of that institution in the class of 1867. He became a student-at- law in the office of E. Spencer Miller, Esq., of Philadelphia, and after graduating from the Law Department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1870, he was admitted to the bar in 1871. Since the death of his uncle, William D. Cooper, in 1875, he has been executor, trustee and attorney for the estates of a large branch of the Cooper family, com- prising much of the central portion of Cam- den.

JAMES H. CARPENTER, son of the Hon. Thomas P. Carpenter, was born in Wood- bury, N. J., November 18, 1849, and in early yonth moved with his parents to Cam- den. He received his education at the school of William Fewsmith, in Philadel- phia, and at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating from the latter in 1869. Immedi- ately thereafter he entered his father's office as a student-at-law, and was admitted to practice November, 1872, and as a coun- selor in 1875. He was made a master in Chancery in 1875, and admitted to practice in the United States Court in 1883.

WILSON H. JENKINS was born Novem- ber 6, 1846, at Fenwick, South Carolina, and educated at the Citadel, at Charleston, and at the Arsenal, at Columbia, Sonth Carolina. Removing to Camden in 1865, he entered the University of Pennsylvania, and began the study of law with Richard S. Jenkins, of Camden, in 1869; was admitted as an at- torney in 1873, and as a counselor in 1875. Mr. Jenkins was appointed prosecutor of the pleas for Camden County in 1884.

JOHN H. FORT was born on Staten Island, N. Y., January 10, 1851, and educated at the public schools, at Lawrenceville Academy and at Pennington, N. J. He studied law with Marmaduke B. Taylor, of Camden,

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was admitted as an attorney in June, 1873, and as counselor in November, 1881. He is a master and examiner in Chancery. Mr. Fort has devoted much of his time to edito- rial work.

JOHN F. JOLINE was born in Princeton, N. J., February 4, 1850, and pursued his early studies at Trenton, N. J. He began his law studies with James Wilson, and con- cluded them with Peter L. Voorhees, of Camden ; was admitted as an attorney in 1873, and as counselor some years later. He was also made a member of the Philadel- phia bar in 1882. Mr. Joline was clerk of the New Jersey House of Assembly in 1871-72, and is secretary and treasurer of the West Jersey Ferry Company.

THOMAS B. HARNED is a native of the city of Philadelphia, where he was born March 15, 1851, and received his early edu- cation at the common schools, after which he entered the Cohansey Glass Works, at Bridge- ton, N. J. At the age of nineteen he began the study of law with Hon. Charles T. Reed, of Camden, and graduated from the Law Department of the University of Pennsyl- vania. He was admitted to practice during the June Term of 1874, and was made a counselor in 1877. He speedily established a large criminal practice. Mr. Harned was a delegate to the Chicago Convention which nominated James G. Blaine for the Presi- dency in 1884.

CHARLES VAN DYKE JOLINE was born August 7, 1851, and educated at the Academy and the State Model School, Trenton, N. J. He entered Princeton College in September, 1868, and was graduated from that institu- tion in June, 1871. He began the study of law with Peter L. Voorhees, of Camden, was made an attorney in 1874 and a coun- selor in 1877. Mr. Joline is one of the in- corporators, and has been since its organiza- tion secretary, of the Camden County Bar Association.

EDWARD DUDLEY was born January 17,

1849, in Camden, where his early studies were pursued. Accompanying his father to England, he became a pupil of the Royal In- stitution School, in Liverpool. He returned. to America in 1866 and entered Harvard College, from which he was graduated in 1870. Mr. Dudley then made an extended foreign tour, and was soon after appointed United States vice-counsul and acted as consul at Liverpool. He thus officiated until his return to Camden, in January, 1873, when, entering the office of Peter L. Voor -. hees as a student of law, he was admitted as an attorney in November, 1874, and as a counselor in 1877. He is a director and. solicitor of the National State Bank of Camden.

ALEXANDER GRAY was born in Wilkes- Barre, Pa., February 5, 1834, and received his education at the common schools. He engaged for several years in business in his native city, and followed mechanical engi- neering and mining until 1866. In 1870 he began the study of law with G. Lytel, Esq., of Princeton, N. J .; was admitted as an attor- ney in 1875, and as counselor in 1878. He practiced in Mercer County until his removal to Camden, in 1880.

JOHN T. WOODHULL was born July 12, 1850, at Mays Landing, Atlantic County, N. J. He was educated at home, at Free- hold and in Philadelphia ; began the study of law in 1869 with Alden C. Scovel, of Camden, and spent one year at the Harvard Law School. He was admitted February, 1875, and has since practiced in Camden.

WILLIAM C. DAYTON was born in July, 1851, in Camden, and received his academic education at the West Jersey Academy, Bridgeton, N. J., and in Philadelphia. He afterward eutered Princeton College and be- gan the study of law with his father, James B. Dayton, of Camden, was admitted as an attorney in February, 1875, and as a coun- selor in February, 1878. He is a director of the Camden Safe Deposit and Trust Com-

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pany and of the Camden and Atlantic Rail- road.

THOMAS E. FRENCH was born in Bur- lington County, N. J., January 5, 1855, and educated at the select and common schools of that county. He, in April, 1870, entered the law-office of B. D. Shreve, of Camden ; was admitted as an attorney in February, 1876, and as a counselor February, 1879. He began practice in Camden, formed a co-part- nership with William S. Casselman, whichi firm was succeeded by Garrison, French & Casselman, and later by Garrison & French.

PETER V. VOORHEES was born in Mid- dlesex County June 18, 1852, and took his preparatory course at the Rutgers College Grammar School, New Brunswick, from whence he entered college in 1869, and grad- nated in 1873. He began his law studies with Peter L. Voorhees, of Camden, was admitted as an attorney in 1876, and three years after as counselor. He is associated with Peter L. Voorhees in the practice of his profession.

JOHN K. R. HEWITT was born in Cam- den January 29, 1855, and pursued his early studies at home and at the public schools. He then engaged in business and began the study of law some years later. He was made an attorney in June, 1876, and a counselor in 1880. He was elected, in 1878, solicitor for Gloucester City, and was clerk and solic- itor for the Board of Chosen Freeholders of Camden County from May, 1880 to 1881.

SAMUEL D. BERGEN, brother of Martin V. and Christopher A., was born April 9, 1852, at Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey ; received his early education at Edge Hill School ; entered Princeton College in September, 1868, joining the class of 1872. On leaving college in 1872 he commenced the study of law with his brothers at Camden, and graduated as an attorney-at-law in June, 1876. He was admitted as counselor-at-law in November, 1879, and has perhaps more reputation from the suit of the Freeholders

vs. Alfred Haines, steward of the almshouse, than in any other one cause. He carried this suit through five trials or phases, being suc- cessful in each one and secured a final decis- ion in favor of the plaintiffs. He married Eliza F., daughter of Genge Browning.

AUGUST F. RICHTER is a native of Phila- delphia, where he was born September 10, 1855. He was educated at La Salle College. and at Bryant & Stratton's Business College, Philadelphia, and began his law studies in 1871 with Marmaduke B. Taylor, of Cam- den. These studies were continued at the Law Department of the University of Penn- sylvania, after which he was admitted to practice at the November Term in 1876. He was, three years later, made a counselor.

. JOSEPH WILLARD MORGAN was born July 6, 1854, on a farm near Blackwood, now Gloucester, then Camden, County, N. J., and educated at the common schools in his native county and in Philadelphia. He began the study of law with Honorable Charles P. Stratton, of Camden ; was admit- ted as an attorney in February, 1877, and as a counselor in February, 1881. He was ap- pointed to fill a vacancy in the City Council of Camden soon after reaching his majority, later elected for three years and subsequently re-elected. He has been for several years United States commissioner and is now city solicitor for the city of Camden.

SAMUEL W. SPARKS is a native of Wil- liamstown, N. J., where he was born Decem- ber 30, 1855. He was educated at Absecom, Atlantic County, N. J., and afterward learned the trade of a printer, which he followed for four ycars. He began the study of law with Alden C. Scovel, of Camden, and was ad- mitted to practice in 1877. He is master and solicitor in Chancery, and has also been ad- mitted to practice in the State of Iowa.

TIMOTHY J. MIDDLETON was born Octo- ber 15, 1855, and educated in the city of Camden. He entered the office of Thomas B. Harned in June, 1874 ; was admitted as

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an attorney in 1878 and as counsellor in 1881. He has for several years been solicitor for the Board of Education of Camden, was in 1881 elected chosen freeholder and in 1882 clerk and solicitor for the Board of Chosen Freeholders.

LEMUEL J. POTTS, a native of Camden, was born March 17, 1843, and educated at the public schools as also by private tutors. Removing to Illinois, he engaged in business, and on his return from the West began the study of law with Alden C. Scovel, of Cam- den. He was admitted to the bar in 1878, and three years later was made a counselor.

CHARLES G. GARRISON, M.D., is a native of Swedesboro', N. J. His education was re- ceived at the Edge Hill School, Princeton, at the Episcopal Academy, Philadelphia, and at the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated in 1872 from the Medical Depart- ment of that institution, and until 1876 practiced medicine in Swedesboro', N. J. He then entered the office of Samuel H. Grey, of Camden, and was admitted to the bar in 1878. He began practice in Camden as a member of the firm of Garrison & French. Mr. Garrison was made judge advocate-gen- eral of the National Guard of New Jersey in 1884 and chancellor of the Southern Dio- cese of the Protestant Episcopal Church of New Jersey in 1882.

WILLIAM S. HOFFMAN is a native of Phil- adelphia and was born February 2, 1857. His education was received in the public schools of that city and in New York. He began the study of law in Camden with Al- fred Hugg, Esq .; was admitted as an attorney in November, 1878, and as a counselor in November, 1881. He has received the ap- pointment of master and examiner in Chan- cery.

HENRY A. SCOVEL, a native of Camden, N. J., was born February 25, 1858, and attended the school of Charles F. Woodhull, from whence he entered the Hyatt Military Academy, at Chester, Pa. He was admitted

as an attorney February 26, 1879, and as a counselor at the June Term, 1884.

WM. S. CASSELMAN was born December 5, 1854, in Philadelphia, and coming to Camden quite young, was educated in the public schools ; read law with Judge Charles P. Stratton ; was admitted to the bar as an at- torney in June, 1879, and as a counselor in June, 1883.

JONAS S. MILLER was born at Cape May City and educated at the West Jersey Academy, at Bridgeton. He served an ap- prenticeship as a printer, and followed the trade until 1875, when, entering upon the study of law, he became a student in the office of his brother, Hon. Richard T. Miller, of Camden. He was made an attorney in 1879, and a counselor in 1883. During the latter year he was appointed prosecutor of the pleas for Cape May County, N. J., and still fills the office.

FRANKLIN C. WOOLMAN was born Octo- ber 11, 1855, in Burlington, N. J. He was educated in Philadelphia and later entered Princeton College. He began the study of law in 1875, in the office of Hon. David J. Pan- coast, of Camden, and graduated from the Law Department of the University of Penn- sylvania in 1877. Mr. Woolman was ad- mitted to the bar as an attorney in 1879, and as counselor in 1883.

EDWARD AMBLER ARMSTRONG was born in Woodstown, Salem County, N. J., De- cember 28, 1858, and educated in the Woodstown Academy and the Millville High School. In 1876 he entered the law- office of George N. Conrow, and, upon the death of the latter, finished his studies with Benjamin D. Shreve, of Camden. He was admitted to the bar at the February Term of 1880. In 1883 he was elected to the As- sembly from the First District of Camden County, and upon his re-election, in 1884, was made Speaker of the House at the age of twenty-six years, being the youngest man who has occupied the position. He was

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elected for the third term in 1885, and was re-elected Speaker, being by virtue of that office a trustee of the State School Board and a member of the State Board of Education.

SAMUEL K. ROBBINS was born in Mount Holly, N. J., May 9, 1853, and after a pre- paratory course, graduated at Princeton Col- lege in 1874. In 1877 he began the study of law with Charles E. Hendrickson, of Mount Holly ; was admitted June, 1880, and as a counsellor in 1884. He is the present prosecutor of the pleas for the county of Burlington. Mr. Robbins also has an office in Moorestown, N. J.

SAMUEL P. JONES was born in Kent County, Delaware, and educated principally in Burlington County, N. J., and Camden. He began the study of law in 1876, and was admitted to the bar in 1880. He has since been engaged in practice in Camden.

EDMUND B. LEAMING was born at South Seaville, Cape May County, N. J., May 27, 1857, and educated by his father. He grad- uated at the Capital City Commercial Col- lege, Trenton ; began the study of law with Judge James Buchanan, of Trenton, in 1877; was admitted in February, 1881, aud made a counselor three years after. He is a meni- ber of the firm of Leaming, Black & Rhoads, of Camden.

JOHN J. CRANDALL was born in Tioga County, N. Y., November 8, 1836, and edu- cated at the academy in Oswego, N. Y. He entered the law-office of Thomas Far- rington, of the same town, and continued his studies at Troy, Pa., while principal of the Troy Academy. He was admitted to prae- tice in the courts of Michigan in 1856, where he pursued his profession until 1870. Re- moving to New Jersey, he was admitted to the Camden County bar at the June Term of 1880, and as counselor in 1883.

FLORANC F. HOGATE, a native of Glou- cester County, N. J., was born March 15, 1858, and educated at Bridgeton, in the com- mon schools and at the West Jersey Acad-

emy. He entered the office of M. B. Taylor, Esq., as a student; was admitted to the bar at the February Term, 1881, and at once began practice in Camden. He is officially connected with several important corporations in the State.

JOHN HARRIS was born in Burlington County, N. J., May 19, 1860, and in youth attended the common schools. He entered the law-office of Messrs. Jenkins & Jenkins, in Camden, and was admitted as an attorney in June, 1881 ; three years later he was made a counselor. He was elected clerk of the Board of Chosen Freeholders in May, 1886. He is a member of the law-firm of Scovel & Harris.

HENRY M. SNYDER, JR., was born Feb- ruary 15, 1857, in Philadelphia, and educated at the public schools. He read law with Peter L. Voorhees, of Camden; was admitted as an attorney in 1881, and as counselor in 1884. He is, for the second term, a member of the Camden City Council.

B. F. H. SHREVE was born at Mount Holly, and graduated at Trinity College, Hartford, Conn. He began the study of law with B. D. Shreve, and was admitted as an attorney in 1883. He is located in Camden.

CHARLES I. WOOSTER was born in Ham- monton, N. J., Marchi 25, 1846, and received his preliminary education at the public schools of Camden County. He was afterward made deputy county clerk and under-sheriff of the county. He entered the law-office of Messrs. Bergen & Bergen, attorneys, as a student, and began practice in June, 1881, when he was admitted.

WILLIAM W. WOODHULL, JR., was born July 12, 1858, at May's Landing, New Jer- sey, and received his early education in private schools of Camden. He began the study of law, October 3, 1876, in the office of Peter L. Voorhees, and was admitted to praetice at the June term of court, 1881. He was for something over a year in the office of Colonel Isaac Buckalew, then superintendent

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of the Amboy Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, as private secretary .. He died February 9, 1882, just as he was about enter- ing upon the practice of law. He was a young man of remarkable promise.

ALFRED L. BLACK, JR., was born No- vember 16, 1858, in Chesterfield township, Burlington County, N. J. After attending a private school in Ocean County, N. J., he entered the sophomore class at Princeton and graduated June 20, 1878. He began the study of law with James Wilson, Esq., of Trenton, N. J .; was admitted in Novem- ber, 1881, and made a counselor in 1884. He began practice in Camden in 1881 as one of the firm of Leaming & Black (now Leaming, Black & Rhoads). The firm are city solicitors for Cape May, Sea Isle City, Anglesea, Ocean City and South Atlantic City.

HOWARD J. STANGER, a native of Cam- den, was born in Camden County, N. J., December 29, 1857, and educated principally by private tutors. He entered upon the study of law in the spring of 1878 with Hon. Charles T. Reed, of Camden; was made an attorney at the June Term of 1882, and a counselor in June, 1885. He is a master, examiner and solicitor in Chancery.

JOHN W. WARTMAN was born in Camden, N. J., December 16, 1857, and educated at the public schools. He began the study of law with Thomas B. Harned, June 1, 1878 ; was admitted to practice in June, 1882, and as counselor in June, 1885. He had been for three years a member of the City Coun- cil of Camden.

HOWARD CARROW was born September 30, 1860, in Camden, Delaware, and educated at Bridgeton and in Philadelphia. He began the study of law with Thomas B. Harned, of Camden, and was admitted in June, 1882. Three years later he was made a counselor. He was also, in 1882, admitted as member of the United States Court.

EDMUND E. READ, JR., son of John S.

Read, was born in Camden, August 7, 1859. He obtained a preparatory education in the school of William Fewsmith, at 1008 Chest- nut Street, Philadelphia, and then entered the University of Pennsylvania, from which institution he was graduated with the degree of A.B., in the year 1879. Studied law in the office of Peter L. Voorhees, and was admitted to the bar in June, 1862, and has since practiced in Camden. He is a director of the Camden Fire Insurance Association ; secretary of the Franklin, People's and City Building Associations, and secretary of the Gloucester Turnpike Company.

SAMUEL W. BELDON was born in Bor- dentown, N. J., April 4, 1861, and graduated at the New Jersey Collegiate Institute in 1876. He began the study of law with ex-Judge James Buchanan in 1878, was admitted to the bar as an attorney in 1882, and as counselor in 1885. He entered into partnership with Judge Buchanan in 1882, and two years later became a member of the firm of Hutchinson & Beldon, of Camden and Bordentown.

JOHN F. HARNED was born March 28, 1856, in Camden, and educated at the public schools. He acquired the trade of a printer, followed it for six years and began the study of law in 1878 with M. B. Taylor, Esq., of Caniden. He was admitted to the bar during the fall term of 1882, and as a counselor in November, 1885. He has since practiced in Camden.

EDWARD H. SAUNDERS, son of the sur- veyor of the same name, was born in Cam- den, read law with Howard M. Cooper, was admitted to practice in November, 1882, and died about two years later.

THOMAS P. CURLEY, a native of Camden, was born September 19, 1861, and received his education in the parochial schools con- nected with the Church of the Immaculate Conception and the La Salle College, Phila- delphia. He chose the law as a profession ; was admitted as an attorney November, 1882,

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and made a master in Chancery in February, 1883.

ROBERT C. HUTCHINSON was born in Yardville, Mercer County, N. J., December 14, 1859, and educated at the Lawrenceville High School and at Harvard College. He entered the Harvard Law School, continned his studies with the late Alden C. Scovel, of Camden, and admitted to the bar in 1883. He has offices in Camden and Bordentown, and is a member of the firm of Hutchinson & Belden.

WALTER P. BLACKWOOD was born at Moorestown, N. J., November 26, 1861, and educated in the public schools of Camden. He adopted the law as a profession in 1878, studied with J. Willard Morgan, and was admitted in February, 1883.

RICHARD S. RIDGWAY was born in Cam- den August 7, 1859, and received his educa- tion at the public schools. He entered the law-office of Alfred Hugg in 1879, and was made an attorney in 1883.

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The history of Camden county, New Jersey, Part 36

Author: Prowell, George Reeser, 1849-1928 Publication date: 1886 Publisher: Philadelphia : Richards Number of Pages: 1220

Author: Prowell, George Reeser, 1849-1928
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: Philadelphia : Richards
Number of Pages: 1220