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Mr. Goodale is known all over the State in connection with fraternity affairs ; he has filled some of the highest positions in the gift of the Masons, as well as of the Odd Fellows. As a Mason, he has been at the head of the order in Ohio, and is now one of the trustees of the Masonic Home at Spring- field.
Mr. Goodale has been so prominently identified with Cincinnati affairs that it is almost impossible to mention any of the leading public measures for the past quarter of a century in which he has not shown an interest and been a factor. He served two years as vice-president and one year as president of the Chamber of Commerce, and for 13 years was treasurer of the Linwood School Board. Mr. Goodale was a member of the board of trustees that had in charge the work of erecting the Odd Fellows' Temple, at Seventh and Elm streets; was one of the Citizens' Committee of Three, which raised the necessary guarantee fund and successfully urged upon the government the selection of the present site for the Post Office Building. Equally useful was he on the committee which secured the remodeling of the Broadway Presbyterian Church into what is now the Scottish Rite Cathedral, as he also was in the erection of the Masonic Home at Springfield, Ohio. During 1887 and 1888 he served as a commissioner of the Centennial of the Ohio Valley and Central States, as such securing the necessary guarantee fund of $1,000,000 for that exposition and as chairman of the committee on rules, jurors and awards, he compiled the rules adopted by the exposition board for that exposition. His services in the State Legislature are not forgotten.
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During his term he was chairman of the taxation committee and was the author of the bill raising the "Dow tax" from $250 to $350 per annum; and was also the author of the bill taxing corporations having a franchise, a measure that has brought thousands of dollars into the State Treasury. He was appointed in June, 1903, by the Board of Legislation of Cincinnati one of the three commissioners to represent the city in the annexation of 1 Hyde Park, Elmwood, Bond Hill and Winton Place and served as chairman of the commission until the completion of that work.
The appointment of Mr. Goodale as one of the board of trustees of the Cincinnati Southern Railway Company, December 30, 1903, came as a mark of high appreciation. While the position is not highly remunerative financially, it is considered an honor worth seeking, and the selection of Mr. Goodale by the judges of the Superior Court of Cincinnati from a long list of representative citizens is but a testimonial to the high character and a recognition of the public services of this eminent citizen. The present members of the board of trustees are: E. A. Ferguson, John R. Sayler, Thomas Morrison, Levi C. Goodale and Samuel Hunt. The trustees have control of the road, which is the property of the city of Cincinnati, and is now under lease to the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Company. In addition, Mr. Goodale is a member of the Ohio State Board of Com- merce.
In 1869 Mr. Goodale was married to Wilhelmina R. Coates, who is a daughter of Paxton and Wilhelmina Coates, deceased, formerly of this city. The two children of this marriage are: William M., an officer in the army, and Grace. The handsome home of the family is located at No. 3668 Archer avenue, Linwood, where much hospitality is offered, Mr. and Mrs. Goodale being respected citizens of that sunny, home-like suburb.
MAGNUS A. TATE, M. D.
An experienced and skillful surgeon and physician of Cincinnati, whose professional life has been mainly spent here, is found in Dr. Magnus A. Tate, lecturer on anatomy of female pelvic viscera and embryology at the Miami Medical College. Dr. Tate comes of medical ancestry, his, father, Dr. John H. Tate, having won reputation in the same profession. The subject of this
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sketch was born in Cincinnati, November 2, 1867, and is a son of Dr. John H. and Margaret (Chenoweth) Tate, and a grandson of Hon. W. Tate, of Virginia.
Dr. John H. Tate was born in Charleston, Virginia, now West Vir- ginia, in 1815, and belonged to the graduating class of 1837 at the Medical College of Ohio; in 1856 he became a member of the faculty and also of that of the Commercial Hospital. Dr. John H. Tate is remembered as the first surgeon who gave clinical instruction in obstetrical auscultation and it is due to his scientific studies that a special method was discovered for restor- ing an inverted uterus. Upon his resignation from the staff of the Cincin- nati Hospital, in 1886, he was made consultant in obstetrics, and at that time was probably more thoroughly competent than any surgeon in the coun- try. Dr. Tate was one of the most beneficent men this city ever cherished. He was the main founder of the library and hospital museum, connected with the Cincinnati Hospital, and few departures in the science of medicine or surgery escaped his close scrutiny. Among those who gave to the study of obstetrics and gynecology the study of years and the most exhausting experi- ments, none equaled Dr. Tate, who without the aid of many modern surgical appliances reached the most satisfactory results. For a long period this eminent physician and surgeon was president of the Cincinnati Academy of Medicine. His death took place February 7, 1892. In his estimable wife, a descendant of an old Kentucky family, Dr. Tate had found an understand- ing and congenial companion. She passed out of life February 2, 1889.
Dr. Magnus A. Tate came to the study of medicine encouraged by his father's enthusiasm, and in March, 1891, he was graduated in the science at the Medical College of Ohio. He immediately became his father's assist- ant and partner and has followed along the lines laid out by the older prac- titioner and has built for himself a reputation second to none in obstetrics and gynecology. He studied obstetrics at Sloane Maternity Hospital in New York, and in the hospitals of Europe and his investigations and studies are constantly continued through the avenues of the Cincinnati Academy of Medi- cine, the Ohio State Medical Society, the American Association of Obstet- ricians and Gynecologists, the Southern Surgical Association and the Ameri- can Medical Association.
Fraternally the Doctor is a Mason. In religious belief he is an Epis- copalian and a member of the congregation of St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral in
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this city. He occupies most desirable and well appointed offices on Third and Broadway. Dr. Tate in every sense of the word is a successful physician, and brings to his professional knowledge a remarkable devotion, and a pleas- ing and sympathetic presence.
HENRY KORB.
HENRY KORB, one of the prominent, public spirited men of Cincinnati, a member of the firm of Greaves, Klusman & Company, dealers in machine tools and engine lathes, and builders of improved wood-working machinery, long a power in political circles, died suddenly at his home, No. 3346 Fair- field avenue, December 10, 1903. Mr. Korb had long taken a prominent part in the political affairs of Hamilton County and had served most effi- ciently as a county commissioner for over two terms. Mr. Korb was born March 3, 1850, in Cincinnati and was a son of Conrad Korb.
With a public school education, Mr. Korb began his business life as a machinist, learning his trade with The I. & E. Greenwald Company, and later adopted the calling of a steam engineer.
From early manhood Mr. Korb was deeply interested in politics, making a study of them as he did of the trade by which he earned his bread. His intelligent views soon brought him to the notice of the political leaders in this city and he served in the City Water Works department and there dis- played such ability that he was later elected member at large of the Board of Education, with Adolph Pluemer, author of the "Water Works Bill." Mr. Korb also served as head engineer at the Court House.
On January 1, 1893, Mr. Korb took his seat as one of the county com- missioners of Hamilton County and served two terms of three years each and nine months extra, as he was one of the commissioners whose terms were extended, when the change was made in the length of term. He was emi- nently qualified for this honorable position, which he filled with an integrity too often lacking in the public service. In politics he was a Republican and a member of the Blaine Club.
In 1876 Mr. Korb was married to Louisa Kline, who still survives, with three children, viz. : Henry Lorenzo, salesman for The Eagle Lithographing Company ; and Nettie Estella, who, long noted for her grace and beauty,
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was selected as Queen of the first Fall Festival in this city in 1900; and Aubrey Irvin. The family affiliate with the Presbyterian Church.
Fraternally Mr. Korb was a York Rite Mason, a Knight Templar and a Shriner. He was also a Knight of Pythias and a member of the National Association of Steam Engineers. His funeral services took place in the Scot- tish Rite Cathedral under the auspices of Hanselmann Commandery, No. 16, Knights Templar, assisted by McMillan Lodge, No. 141, F. & A. M. A beautiful sermon was delivered by Rev. Hugo G. Eisenlohr in which occasion was taken to refer to Mr. Korb's public spirit and his large and generous charities. Mr. Korb had scores of friends and his word was as good as his bond. His honesty was never questioned and he was always ready to lend a helping hand to the needy. He was a man who loved his family and his home, where he spent his leisure moments. He will be sadly missed by his amiable wife and loving children.
J. R. SPENCER, M. D.
J. R. SPENCER, M. D., one of the experienced and successful physicians and surgeons of Cincinnati, was born in Washington County, Ohio, August 27, 1854, and is a son of Albaness and Perlinia (Dye) Spencer, and a grand- son of Samuel Spencer, an old resident, planter and contractor of Lee County, Virginia, who died at Cairo, Illinois.
Albaness Spencer was an only son and the death of his father, when he was in early manhood, placed the care and support of the family upon his young shoulders. Removing to the vicinity of Marietta, Ohio, Mr. Spencer engaged in farming and still owns a fine large estate in Washington County. There the mother of Dr. Spencer died December 9, 1889.
Dr. J. R. Spencer was one of a family of nine children born to hiis parents, two of whom became physicians and five, school teachers. After completing the common school course at Marietta, he took a collegiate course in Marietta College and then spent six years in teaching. He then began the study of medicine with the then well known Dr. J. H. McElhinney, of Hills, Washington County, where he was prepared for entrance to the Eclectic Medical Institute of Cincinnati, where he was graduated June 7, 1881. The young physician opened an office first at Stanleyville, Ohio, but six years
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later sought a wider field and more inspiration in Cincinnati, where he could keep in closer touch with medical affairs. In 1896 the Doctor took a post- graduate course at the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery, graduat- ing at the same that year. His success has been manifest from the first and he enjoys very justly a large and lucrative practice in this city, being con- veniently located at No. 952 West Eighth street.
Dr. Spencer is a member of the Ohio State Eclectic Medical Association and the Cincinnati Eclectic Medical Society, being an ex-president of both and is a member of the faculty of the Eclectic Medical Institute of this city.
On March 27, 1883, Dr. Spencer was united in marriage with Eliza R. Becker, who is a daughter of Peter and Rhoda (Whitney) Becker, the former of whom came to America in young manhood from Germany. Dr. and Mrs. Spencer have one daughter, Mary B., born August 7, 1886. .
In politics the Doctor is in sympathy with the Republican party, but his professional demands are such as to bar all political aspirations. He enter- tains the most cordial relations with his brother practitioners of every school, for he is quick to note and acknowledge merit. Fraternally he is a Mason, an Odd Fellow and a Knight of Pythias. .
FRANCIS A. BRADLEY.
FRANCIS A. BRADLEY, whose portrait accompanies this sketch, was for many years president of the F. A. Bradley Company, grain and provision brokers of Cincinnati, and was one of the prominent and substantial business men of his city. He was born January 26, 1847, at Red Bank, Hamilton County, Ohio, and died in California, August 19, 1901. He was a son of Josiah L. and Mary (Augur) Bradley.
Mi. Bradley was educated in the public schools of his native locality and at the Ohio Wesleyan University, and upon completing his education taught school for a short period in Hamilton County. After satisfactorily filling several positions with leading business houses in Cincinnati, he embarked in the grain and provision business as a broker, a line for which his excellent business faculty especially fitted him. He continued in this business the whole of liis active life, and organized the F. A. Bradley Company, of which
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he served as president for many years. During his long and successful career he was considered a man of upright character and an honor to the Chamber of Commerce of Cincinnati, with which he was closely connected for a very long period. Mr. . Bradley was also prominent in politics, and from 1885 to 1889 ably represented the First Ward in the City Council, during the last year of his service being honored with the vice-presidency of that body. In politics he was a stanch Republican and held a life membership in the Lincoln Club, of which organization he was vice-president for a considerable time. In political as well as in business circles, he was long recognized as an authority and his views were solicited and received with the greatest respect. A man of great wealth, he employed a large portion of it in quietly relieving distress, and while his public benefactions were large his private ones were still larger. For many years he was active in Masonic circles, being a valued member of Avon Lodge, No. 542, F. & A. M .; Cincinnati Royal Arch Chap- ter No. 2, R. A. M .; and Cincinnati Commandery, No. 3, K. T.
On October 22, 1874, Mr. Bradley was married to Susan P. Foster, a daughter of James Foster, Jr., and his wife, Susan P. Foster. James Foster, Jr., who died many years ago, was a well known and eminent optician of Cincinnati. He was one of the foremost members of his profession, and had no superior in this city during his lifetime, while none can be said to have excelled him from the time of his decease to the present. Along the lines of his professional work, he performed many a kindly and charitable deed that is well remembered by the older residents of the city. Mr. Bradley's only son, F. Foster Bradley, is engaged in business in the West. The two accomplished daughters, Bessie L. and Susan W. Bradley, reside with their mother in the old homestead at No. 3747 Reading road, Avondale, the aristocratic part of the Queen City, where they are well known in social circles.
JAMES H. HAZARD, M. D.
JAMES H. HAZARD, M. D., a prominent member of the medical profes- sion and a leading citizen of Cincinnati, was born at Logansport, Indiana, March 12, 1846, and is a son of the late William S. and Marion Isabella (Snelling) Hazard.
William S. Hazard was born at New London, Connecticut, in 1812,
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was engaged through life in a mercantile business and died September 6, 1889. His wife was born at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, in 1827 and died Oc- . tober 20, 1881. They were the parents of 10 children, of whom these still survive: James H., of this sketch; George S., a commercial traveler; Ed- win; Fannie H., wife of L. W. Hall, and Abbie S., all of whom are residents of Avondale.
Dr. Hazard was educated in the schools of Ohio and in 1867 graduated from the Medical College of Ohio. During his student career, he enlisted for service as a private soldier in the Civil War, entering Company B, 137th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., and proved a faithful and loyal soldier. In 1864-65, he was medical cadet, U. S. Army. During four years, from 1882 to 1886, Dr. Hazard filled the chair of physiology at the Cincinnati College of Medi- cine and Surgery. He belongs to the various medical organizations of the city, county and State. He has been since 1897 U. S. pension examining surgeon.
On October 25, 1882, Dr. Hazard was united in marriage with Mary Thorpe Rice, who is a daughter of Sidney and Julia Penfield (Hall) Rice, the former of whom was born at Troy, New York, in 1810, and the latter in 1818 at Greenfield, 'Massachusetts. Dr. Hazard belongs to the Grand Army of the Republic and is identified with the Republican party in politics. He was reared in the Episcopal faith. Mrs. Hazard also is a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
ISRAEL FLEISCHMAN.
ISRAEL FLEISCHMAN, who for many years was the senior member of the great clothing manufacturing firm of Fleischman, Freiburg & Company, of Cincinnati, and one of the most prominent and highly esteemed citizens of his city, died at his elegant home on Fulton avenue, Walnut Hills, August 17, 1901, being survived by five children. He was born in 1833 in Buttenheim, Bavaria, but all the activities of his business life were connected with Cin- cinnati.
In every way Mr. Fleischman was a good citizen. His business record was a successful one and was built up by careful and constant attention to every obligation and a just and honorable recognition of every demand of
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commercial life. The great firm of which he was head and front for so many years owed much to his untiring energy and wise management. He was consistent in his attitude to his religious obligations and for many years was closely identified with the Plum Street Temple. His charities were gen- erous and were by no means confined to those of his own race and creed, but covered with a generous liberality all those in need. His last resting place is in the beautiful United Jewish Cemetery, but the memory of his many deeds of kindness and his loving care for his family is still kept green in many hearts. He was frank and approachable in manner and his pathway through life was rendered pleasant by the confidence and affection of hosts of friends.
WILLIAM HILLKOWITZ, M. D.
WILLIAM HILLKOWITZ, M. D., a physician and surgeon of prominence and skill in Cincinnati, was born in Salanti, Lithuania, Russia, and is a son of Elias and Rebecca ( Hendelson) Hillkowitz, the former of whom was born in the same province, in 1836, and the latter in 1837. His paternal grand- parents were Hillel and Etta R. ( Mendelssohn) Hillkowitz, the former of whom was a son of one of the most celebrated Jewish rabbis of Germany. Our subject's father was educated as a rabbi, and after coming to America, in 1881, served as rabbi in Cincinnati for some 10 years,-he is now a most highly esteemed citizen of Denver, Colorado.
America became the home of Dr. ITillkowitz in 1883, his education prior to that time having been obtained in the gymnasium in Libau in the Province of Courland. Some months were spent in the city of New York and then he came to Cincinnati and entered the Medical College of Ohio, where he was later graduated with the greatest credit. Immediately begin- ning practice he soon became a recognized and later a highly valued member of the profession which he has since adorned. In 1889 he was appointed assistant health officer and in the same year was made obstetrician to the Ladies' Society for the Relief of the Sick Poor. Dr. Hillkowitz discharged the duties of that position with such sincerity and thoroughness that he was called upon to become the attending physician for the same organization; he is now consulting obstetrician and gynecologist to the society. He is also
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attending physician to the Jewish Foster Home. He is a member of the Cincinnati Academy of Medicine, American Medical Association and Ameri- can Association for the Advancement of Science.
Dr. Hillkowitz belongs to the various medical societies of standing in the State and contributes largely to their literature. Fraternally, he is a Mason, a Knight of Pythias, and belongs also to the Royal Arcanum, the National Union, and to the Knights and Ladies of Honor. In every position, fraternal, social and professional, Dr. Hillkowitz has shown those sterling traits of character which make natives of every land under the sun kindred.
HERMAN DUHME.
HERMAN DUHME, one of the old, reliable and prominent business citi- zens of Cincinnati, proprietor of the great jewelry house of Duhme & Com- pany, one of the largest and best equipped in the West, died at his home in St. Clair, Michigan, August 21, 1888. Mr. Duhme was born in the ancient dukedom of Osnabruck, Hanover, Germany, June 14, 1819, and was a son of Herman H. and Margaret Duhme.
Herman H. Duhme was a man of influence and prominence in his native country. In August, 1834, he brought his family to America, and was also accompanied by some 100 other emigrants, the voyage being made from Bremen to New York in a small vessel chartered for the purpose by Mr. Duhme. They proceeded to Ohio and settled in a colony at Springfield, be- coming some of the most worthy people of that locality, their habits of thrift and industry soon enabling them to acquire means and a high standing in the community.
At this time our late subject was a youth of 15 years. He had been edu- cated both in public and religious schools in his native country, and began his business life with Griffith Foos, an old pioneer of Clark County. Mrs. Foos took a motherly interest in the bright, ambitious, pleasant young man and devoted much time to him, teaching him the English language and train- ing him in social usages. When this admirable woman died, 20 years later, her surviving husband came to Cincinnati and found a home and filial care with Mr. Duhme,-surely a case of "bread cast upon the waters."
In 1840 our subject came to this city and became a salesman in a dry
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goods store, but one year later accepted a similar position in a jewelry store, beginning an interest that lasted through his life. He remained in this posi- tion three years, devoting careful attention to all of its details and methods and also saving his earnings. During the depression of business in 1841-42 his salary, with that of others, was reduced, and he concluded as he was then 21 years of age that he would be in a better financial position if he em- barked in a small, safe business for himself. He considered the matter well and ended by investing his savings in a few first class goods, and opening a store, which in later days expanded into one of the greatest jewelry em- poriums in the West, a manufacturing plant that to-day, in its line, has few equals, and it is a fact that the value of the dust and sweepings from its work- rooms is more in one year than the whole original capital invested. When the great exposition was opened in 1851 at Hyde Park, London, Mr. Duhme visited it in the interest of his trade and became acquainted with the leading manufacturers of England, France, Germany and Switzerland, and entered into arrangements with them for importing direct. From 1857 to 1861 dis- aster fell upon Mr. Duhme on account of the business depression all over the country, and, like many other business men of this city, he witnessed the loss of his capital. However, his reputation for business integrity was such that unsolicited assistance came to him, and in a few years he was again prosperous and his business continually advanced. The plant requires 300 skilled workmen of every nation, who turn out their choicest productions for the house of Duhme & Company.
Mr. Duhme was married in April, 1847, to Mary Ann McNichol, daughter of Peter McNichol, an old pioneer of this city; the two sons of this union, Herman and Frank, are prominent in business. In August, 1865, he was married to Mary C. Galbraith, who with two children, Lottie and Albert, survives. Mr. Duhme was a man of highest personal character, and was valued in every circle where he was known.
J. HENRY ROTHKOPF.
J. HENRY ROTHKOPF, whose death took place at his home, No. 1634 Western avenue, Cincinnati, on November 13, 1903, was one of the leading
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German pioneers and prominent business citizens. `For years he was one of the largest contractors in this city and was the executor of much public as well as private work. Mr. Rothkopf was born in Hanover, Germany, and had been a resident of Cincinnati since the age of nine years.
Beginning his career in a small way, Mr. Rothkopf through well applied energy forged to the front and during his years of activity amassed a fortune in the contracting and building business. It was a source of pride with him that every contract was completed at the exact time promised and just as . specified, and, while thus fulfilling every bond himself, he demanded the same treatment from others. A confidence thus established with the public continued through his whole business life and made his name a synonym for promptness and thoroughness.
On October 20, 1857, Mr. Rothkopf married Caroline Schwab, who was born in Cincinnati, and of their seven children, three daughters and two sons survive.
Mr. Rothkopf was one of the city's philanthropists, giving largely to charity, frequently making the Second German Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he was a consistent member, the medium. Few business men com- manded more respect on account of uprightness of character and few won more genuine esteem. Fraternally he was associated with Moltke Lodge, I. O. O. F., and the Ancient Order of United Workmen; both of these organ- izations sadly attended the obsequies, which were held on the 70th birthday of their venerated comrade.
GEORGE B. KERPER.
GEORGE B. KERPER, president of The Toledo, Bowling Green & Southern Traction Company, was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, August 20, 1839. He completed his education at the Reading High School, after which he was engaged in business in Newark, New Jersey. As a member of the 128th Reg., Pennsylvania Vol. Inf., he participated in some of the leading battles of the Civil War, notably those of Antietam and Chancellorsville. He en- listed as a private and was promoted to quartermaster-sergeant of his regi- ment.
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At the close of the war, Mr. Kerper became a purchaser of hides for a number of leading Pennsylvania tanneries and was next engaged in the belt- ing business in New York. He then established the Big Cove Tannery in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, and conducted the same successfully for sev- eral years.
In 1874 Mr. Kerper traveled throughout Europe as a representative of The American Tanners' Association of Pennsylvania, his mission being the ' introduction of American sole-leather. In this work he went as far east and north as St. Petersburg, Russia.
Mr. Kerper came to Cincinnati in July, 1875, upon the invitation of James E. Mooney, who wished his cooperation in the completing of the Mount Adams Inclined Plane Railway. It is a matter of civic history that the task was undertaken and satisfactorily finished. He remained with this company until 1890, during which time he built the line through Eden Park, also the Walnut Hills cable road, procuring the franchises which are still in force. It was Mr. Kerper who first conceived the idea of using the rapid transit street cars for carrying the United States mails and his railway was the first used for this purpose. In his retirement from the presidency of said roads he was presented with a magnificent silver service by those citizens of Cin- cinnati. who were so deeply interested in the completion of this work. In March, 1890, he was appointed by Governor Campbell, a member of the Cin- cinnati Board of Public Improvements, a position for which he was well quali- fied. In 1892 he secured from the city the 10-year contract for electric light- ing for The Cincinnati Edison Electric Company, of which he was vice- president and general manager.
In November, 1896, Mr. Kerper took charge of The People's Railway Company of Dayton, Ohio, by request of the Cincinnati stockholders, who owned three-fourths of the stock. At the time of taking charge, the stock was selling at $50 per share. In three years he placed it on a dividend paying basis and sold it to The American Railways Company of Philadelphia for $115 per share. In the spring of 1900, with his associates of The Findlay Street Railway Company, he purchased the Toledo, Bowling Green & Fre- mont Railway, a line operating from Toledo southi to Trombley, a distance of 241/2 miles, and extended the line to Findlay, connecting it with the Find- lay Street Railway, and consolidated the system under the title of The Toledo, Bowling Green & Southern Traction Company, operating from Toledo to
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Findlay, a distance of 50 miles. Mr. Kerper is president of said company at the present time and while he has been publicly employed on vast and impor- tant works, it is well known that he has been generous with his services, and has at all times demonstrated his usefulness as a public spirited and progressive citizen.
Mr. Kerper was married in January, 1876, to Louise Kuhn of Fulton County, Pennsylvania, and they have had four children, two of whom are living,-George B., Jr., and Edmund M. The family home is on Walnut Hills.
HON. JAMES BLACK SWING.
HON JAMES BLACK SWING, judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Hamilton County, Ohio, whose portrait accompanies this sketch comes of an illustrious family of Swings, whose members have filled the benches of Ohio and United States courts for many generations. He was born in Ba- tavia, Clermont County, Ohio, May 15, 1854, and is a son of George Light and Elizabeth ( Naylor ) Swing.
James Black Swing attended the public schools of his native town, after which he took a course of study in Hanover College, at Hanover, Indiana, from which he graduated with honor. He immediately thereafter began the study of the law and was admitted to the bar in 1877. He opened an office in Batavia, and soon established a reputation at the bar of his native county. In 1881, he was nominated on the Republican ticket as judge of the Probate Court, and his election followed. He served in a most creditable manner and to the satisfaction of his fellow men, and was rewarded by a reelection to that office. At the expiration of his second term, he removed to Cincinnati and engaged in practice in association with Judge Howard Ferris. This partnership continued until the election of the latter as judge of the Probate Court of Hamilton County. Judge Swing was elected to the Common Pleas bench November 3, 1903, for a term of five years, his majority being over 30,000.
Judge Swing takes a deep interest in matters relating to the Republican party, and his advice is frequently sought and given in party councils. He was one of the delegates to the National Republican Convention held in Chicago, which nominated Benjamin Harrison for President. Personally,
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he is quiet and unassuming and is an especial favorite among his acquaint- ances. In social circles, he stands high as he does in his profession.
Judge Swing was married April 27, 1880, to his second cousin, Caroline M. Swing, a daughter of Judge Philip B. Swing, who is now deceased.
EDWARD R. LOUGHEAD.
EDWARD R. LOUGHEAD, for many years a prominent and influential citi- zen of Cincinnati, was senior member of the widely known firm of Loughead & Porter, operating the immense planing mill located on Hannibal street. His death occurred October 29, 1893, and the city lost one of its most valued resi- dents. He was born September 9, 1825, in Steubenville, Ohio, and was a son of Edward and Catherine ( Rankin) Loughead.
The Loughead family is of Scotch-Irish extraction, and the Rankins have been established in America for more than a century and a half. Ed- ward Loughead, father of our subject, was for many years extensively engaged in the mercantile business in Philadelphia. In 1848 he retired to a farm in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. He died in New Philadelphia, Ohio, in 1863.
In 1852 our subject embarked in the lumber business, becoming a mem- ber of the firm of Hinkle, Guild & Company, and continued actively engaged in the same line until his death, at which time he was senior member of the firm of Loughead & Porter, with planing mill on Hannibal street, Cincinnati. During his long business career he displayed those qualities which not only secured financial success but also gained him the esteem and confidence of the commercial world. He controlled vast business interests and managed his enterprises with ability and good judgment.
Edward R. Loughead was united in marriage with Rosanna Jane Pen- nell, a daughter of Dr. James Pennell. Dr. Pennell was born in Pennsylvania in 1804, graduated from the medical college in Cincinnati in 1828, and was living in this city at the time of his death in 1857. Of the children born to Edward R. Loughead and wife, four grew to maturity, as follows: Zura M., deceased; Dr. Frank F., deceased; Ada Kate; and Charles Wilber. Dr. Frank F. Loughead was born January 20, 1855, and was graduated from the Medical College of Ohio in the class of 1883; he became very prominent as a practitioner of Cincinnati, making a specialty of children's diseases. He
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