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of the regiment, was going down the Ohio River to report to General Sher- man at Paducah, Kentucky. General Sherman gave him the advance up the Tennessee River past Fort Henry and Savannah, and on March 16, 1862, in a night march attempting to destroy the railroad at Iuka, his command of 600 picked men was amubscaded by Colonel Clanton's brigade of Alabama Cavalry, about 300 yards from Shiloh Church. Though it was night, in woods with thick underbrush, no roads, and the guide wounded, the troops were thrown into columns of squadron and the charge sounded, which re- sulted in the enemy being driven back and a number of prisoners taken. At the battle of Shiloh, Colonel Taylor being sick, Colonel Heath led the regi- ment in the only cavalry charge made in that battle, a charge that saved the left flank of General Hurlburt's Fourth Division. Worn out with the labors and exposures, on the day before Corinth fell, Colonel Heath was stricken with fever and confined to hospital for three months. On his recovery he joined his command and the Fifth Ohio Cavalry gained a reputation through- out the army corps through honest service and merit. General Sherman gave Colonel Heath the advance of Osterhaus' Division from Mississippi to Missionary Ridge, and then the advance to the relief of Burnside at Knox- ville. He established the' courier line which kept up communication between General Burnside at Knoxville and General Thomas at Chattanooga, and then reported to General Logan at Huntsville, Alabama. Colonel Taylor being absent from the field, not earlier resigning, and orders prohibiting pro- motion over a ranking officer in the same regiment, he did not receive his promotion to colonel until August, 1863, although he had as lieutenant- colonel been in command of a brigade of five regiments of cavalry. Just before the "March to the Sea", General Sherman transferred Colonel Heath's command to the Third Division, Cavalry Corps, and added the Mclaughlin squadron to it. At the battle of Waynesboro, Georgia, the First and Second brigades of the Third Division, opposed by Wheeler's and Anderson's divis- ions of Rebel cavalry, were staggered and confused, when, without waiting for orders, he led the reserves that he commanded in a flank attack with such impetuosity that the enemy gave way, were pursued for several miles, and the railroad bridges over Bear Creek were destroyed. For this action he was brevetted brigadier-general. Arriving before Savannah, he opened com- munications with the fleet in Ossabaw Sound the same day that Fort Mc- Allister was captured. From Savannah he was sent north with dispatches
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to the War Department, and in command of the soldiers aboard the "North Star". He rejoined the army in North Carolina, took command of the Third Brigade of the Cavalry Corps, and commanded the escort of our flag at the surrender of General Johnston's army to General Sherman. He succeeded General Kilpatrick in command of the Third Cavalry Division, and, after the fighting was over, was assigned by Major-General Schofield to the com- mand of the District of West North Carolina, with headquarters at Salis- bury. He reconstructed 57 counties, appointing justices of the peace, parol- ing Rebel soldiers, and starting the civil machinery of government. He mus- tered out the troops of his division, and in November, 1865, was himself mustered out of service and gladly returned to home and peace.
The war over, he now resumed the practice of the law, forming a part- nership with Charles B. Collier, Esq., which continued until the removal of the latter to Philadelphia. He has since practiced alone and most success- fully. He has confined himself to civil practice, preferring office business and patent practice to the general practice. He has settled many large es- tates and managed some large suits with marked success. He was originally a Whig in politics, and has been a Republican since the inception of the party. As an extemporaneous or after dinner speaker he excels, and as a public speaker has few equals in the State of Ohio. General Heath has devoted ' years of study and a large amount of money in creating a system of matrix printing and machines, by which "The Art Preservative of All Arts" could be so readily and cheaply practiced as to release the craft from the thraldom of hand composition. He is the inventor and owner of "The Justifier", which justifies printer's lines by machinery ; and of "The Typograph", which makes the matrices from which the column of a newspaper, or page of a book, is cast in stereotype plate at one pour. These machines are marvels of in- genuity, and are of incalculable value to the trade of printing.
General Heath while in the army received a leave of absence of one week to return home and become married in November, 1862. He was mar- ried to Mary Elizabeth Bagley, a daughter of Josiah and Jane Bagley of Cincinnati, and a small part of each year during the war she visited him. She died in 1872 without issue. In 1876 he was married to Mary Louise Slack, a daughter of Ralph and Catherine Slack of Middletown, Ohio, and they became the parents of four sons and three daughters. In 1889 they were called upon to mourn the loss of tivo sons, Ralph and John, who died
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of diphtheria. Our subject has maintained a country home at Loveland, and with his family lives at "Miamanon". General Heath is a member of several fraternal bodies, among which are the following: New England Lodge, No. 4, F. & A. M., of Worthington, Ohio; the Greek letter society, Beta Theta Pi; the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States; the Grand Army of the Republic and the Soldiers' and Sailors' Society. He takes a deep interest in the old soldiers and their welfare.
CHARLES STUART COWIE.
Closely identified as he was for many years with the business interests of Cincinnati and a potent factor in the development of her great commercial prosperity, the late Charles S. Cowie was a citizen of unusual prominence. He was one of those capable and trustworthy men of Scotch extraction to whom American industries owe so much of their success, and was pos- sessed also of the qualities which made him loyal to the land of his adop- tion in her hour of peril.
Charles S. Cowie was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, March 13, 1845, and was one of a family of eight children born to his parents, David and Margaret (Richardson) Cowie. He came alone to Cincinnati during his early years, and here he was educated and initiated into business. He en- gaged in the shoe business, a line of industry which grew with the city, and through his superior work and fair and equitable dealing attracted a large and liberal trade, which not only brought him prominently before the public and made him well known to almost every family in the city but also to the country at large. From modest beginnings his business expanded into larger manufacturing and his name as a symbol of honest workmanship became known abroad. Probably no manufacturer in his line in the East was better known or more appreciated by theatrical people than was Mr. Cowie, who for an extended period had made a specialty of catering to their exacting demands. Mr. Cowie not only amassed a large fortune by his mercantile ability, but secured for himself a reputation as an honorable, high minded business man; and gained the esteem and confidence of his fellow citizens.
During the Civil War Mr. Cowie served with great credit with the
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famous old 5th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., and until the time of his death he took pride in his membership in W. H. Lytle Post, No. 47, Grand Army of the Republic.
Although Mr. Cowie was a thorough man of business and identified with the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce and other commercial organizations, there were other sides to his nature as indicated by his membership in and enjoyment of such clubs as the Cuvier Club, devoted to scientific investiga- tion. Deeply interested in politics as behooves a good citizen, he was an active member in the Lincoln and the Young Men's Blaine clubs. From young manhood he had been fraternally connected with the Masons, and at the time of his decease was a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason, belonging to Cincinnati Commandery, No. 3, Knights Templar, and being a life mem- ber of Kilwinning Chapter, No. 97, R. A. M. Although a thorough Ameri- can, his affection for his native land and his reverence for her noble tradi- tions, made him an enthusiastic and deeply useful member of the Caledonian Society, where he was loved for his geniality and good fellowship, and which he served several years as president. It will thus be recognized that Mr. Cowie was much more than a successful man of business, honorable as was his record as such, and his death left many vacant places.
On June 29, 1880, Mr. Cowie was married to Carolyn Elizabeth Don- nelly, who is a daughter of Edward and Catherine Anne (Thorpe) Don- nelly, the former of whom was born in Philadelphia and the latter in Free- hold, New Jersey, on the place where the famous battle of Monmouth was fought.
After a serious and painful illness of five weeks, Mr. Cowie passed away from earth on March 31, 1897, at his beautiful home, No. 837 Ridge- way avenue, Avondale, surrounded by those he loved the best.
Mrs. Cowie and two children survive, viz .: Charles S., Jr., and Edith. The family continue to reside in Avondale.
DAVID SWING CARRICK.
Among the' old and reliable business men of Cincinnati, who carried to almost perfection the saddlery business in the years when the horse was considered a much more necessary vehicle of transportation than at the pres-
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ent, were two citizens of Cincinnati, neighbors and close friends. These were David Swing Carrick and Julius Bantlin, the death of the latter oc- curring but a few days prior to that of Mr. Carrick.
Mr. Carrick was born and reared in Cincinnati, and passed here 72 busy and useful years, his death occurring January 16, 1898. He attended Woodward High School with a notable company, many of their names appearing on these pages, who with him laid the business foundations of this city so firmly that great and imposing structures of commercial suc- cess have arisen from them. For a half century Mr. Carrick engaged in a saddlery business here, during this time ainassing a fortune and each year adding to his personal friends.
In 1850 Mr. Carrick was married to Jane E. Baker, and the four sur- viving daughters of this union are as follows: Madam Carrick, of the Sacred Heart; Mrs. David Jones, wife of the late cashier of the Ohio Valley Bank, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work; Mrs. W. B. George, of Covington, Kentucky; and Mrs. H. H. Southgate, of Highland, Kentucky. Mr. Carrick was noted for his generosity and for the liberal support he extended to religion and to benevolent and public spirited enterprises.
HON. ALFRED C. CASSATT.
HON. ALFRED C. CASSATT, a member of the Ohio State Senate, who is one of the leading lawyers, prominent citizens and influential politicians of Cincinnati, was born January 16, 1873, at Eaton, Ohio, and is a son of Rev. John W. Cassatt, who was a clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mr. Cassatt completed the common school course and then entered Ohio Wesleyan University. After leaving college, he spent one year in business in New York City. Deciding upon the law, Mr. Cassatt came to Cincinnati and entered the law office of the late Thomas McDougall, with whom he was associated until the death of that distinguished lawyer. Succeeding to a portion of his practice, Mr. Cassatt entered into partnership with Richard P. Ernst and Taylor McDougall. This partnership, under the firm name of Ernst, Cassatt & McDougall, still continues, in the same offices, in the First National Bank Building.
Mr. Cassatt has proved the wisdom of his choice of profession, for,
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while still a young man, he has taken a prominent place among its leaders in this city and is more than incidentally mentioned for much advancement. In his practice before the Supreme Court of Ohio, he has had occasion to deal extensively with questions of taxation and constitutional and municipal law. A noted instance of his ability was in the success which attended his efforts as counsel in what are known as the "Alley" cases. This was before the Supreme Court of Ohio, and the decision rendered was one which had much to do with the overthrow of special legislation in this State. Mr. Cas- satt was much complimented upon the able manner in which he managed the cases.
Mr. Cassatt belongs to the various social circles of the city and resides at the Queen City Club. In the fall of 1903, he was elected on the Republican ticket to the Ohio State Senate.
SAMUEL WELLS.
The death of Samuel Wells, for many years the senior member of the firm of Samuel Wells & Company, dealers and exporters in feathers, beeswax and ginseng, removed from the business circles of Cincinnati an honorable merchant whose whole career was marked with sagacity combined with in- tegrity. Samuel Wells was born in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, September 25, 1836. He was one of a family of children born to Oliver and Elizabeth (Tudor) Wells, the former of whom is remembered as the owner of the first type foundry which was established west of the Alleghany Mountains. This foundry was under his operation in Cincinnati until 1833, when he removed to Oxford, Ohio, where he spent his last days.
Samuel Wells was given the advantages of a few terms of instruction in a private school at Cincinnati, then spent one year in a seminary at Cool- ville, Ohio, and later enjoyed a couple of terms in the preparatory school connected with Miami University. This covered his school opportunities, for when but II years of age he entered the job printing office of the Cin- cinnati Times-Star. However, he was not destined to become a printer. At the age of 14 he entered the employ of James Gilmore as bank messenger boy, and so continued for three years, when he returnd to Oxford and ac- cepted a clerical position in a local store. His ambition recalled him to Cin-
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cinnati, in search of a wider field, and in 1856 he was employed by the firm of R. A. Holden & Company, with whom he remained until 1861 when he enlisted for service in the Civil War. Mr. Wells entered Company B, 4th Reg., Ohio Vol. Cav., as a corporal, later becoming lieutenant ; he remained in the army, participating in all the experiences of his command, until the, expiration of his term of service soon after the capture of Atlanta. At the battle of Lexington he was made a prisoner by the enemy and spent some months at Camp Chase. When he was honorably discharged, he held the rank of 2nd lieutenant, his commission having been secured through personal bravery. Mr. Wells returned to Cincinnati and in 1866 resumed his rela- tions with the firm of R. A. Holden & Company, and two years later became a partner. In 1889, upon the retirement of Mr. Holden, Mr. Wells suc- ceeded to the business, at which time the firm style became Samuel Wells . & Company, and continued as such until the death of our subject. This firm is the most extensive dealer in and exporter of ginseng in America, ship- ments being made exclusively to the Orient, where it is highly considered for its medicinal qualities. In the expansion of his business, Mr. Wells made a trip to China and Japan in 1894.
Mr. Wells was a man who held strong views on many subjects. He was an enthusiastic Prohibitionist, and in 1894 was the candidate of that party for Congress, in the First Congressional District of Ohio. In religious belief he was a Methodist, and for more than 20 years he was an active mem- ber of the congregation on Mount Auburn.
On October 7, 1868, Mr. Wells was married to Adelia Simms, and of the children born to this union, three survive, namely: Florence, Mabel and S. Percy.
In business life Mr. Wells earned honor and respect, while his many pleasing personal attributes caused him to be valued in his community and beloved in his family.
THOMAS SATTERWHITE NOBLE.
The city of Cincinnati is justly celebrated for the encouragement it gives to the arts and sciences, striving more for higher culture than for excess of population. Among those who have attained to popularity here on
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account of artistic eminence is Thomas Satterwhite Noble, whose fame is by no means confined to America, his work having met with equal enthusiasm abroad.
Mr. Noble was born in 1835, at Lexington, Kentucky, and is the eldest son of Thomas H. and Rosamond (Johnson) Noble, a family of prominence in the Blue Grass State, noted on both paternal and maternal sides for refine- ment, culture and talent. His mother was a sister of Peyton Johnson, the noted poet. Mr. Noble displayed genius in childhood and his playmates recall the facility with which he could turn the work of a few moments with his pencil into either a portrait or a caricature of themselves, it being some- thing worthy of preservation in either case; through the sale of these early efforts, the young artist was able to procure materials. The same genius which inspired other youths filled this Kentucky lad and, with home encour- agement, he decided to make art his life work. To this end he left his native country at the age of maturity, and became a student at Paris under the eminent historical painter, Thomas Couture, with whom he worked three years, in the meantime pleasing as well as amazing his preceptor by the promising quality of his work.
Upon the return of Mr. Noble to Cincinnati, through the kind interest of G. W. Nichols and the late Larz Anderson, whose sketch appears in this volume, he was elected principal of the Cincinnati School of Design, a department of the McMicken University. It is a matter of local history that never did this school so prosper or attain to so high a degree of excel- lence as during Mr. Noble's administration, Mr. Noble's works may be seen in every notable collection and some of the most famous are: "Emanci- pated, a Sketch from Life", "The Slave Mart, in the Republic of America", "Margaret Garner", "The Price of Blood, a Planter Selling His Son", "Nemesis", "Idle Dreams", "Italian Image. Vendor", "The Rehearsal", and others. As a portrait painter Mr. Noble's fame is well established in Cin- cinnati. He painted life-size portraits of Joseph Longworth, Elmore Cin- ningham, Reuben R. Springer, and numerous other noted citizens of Cin- cinnati now deceased. He has also painted a life-size portrait of Col. Peter Rudolph Neff.
In 1868 Mr. Noble was married to Mary Caroline Hogan, who was born in 1849, and is the only child and daughter of J. S. C. and Mary S. (Barron) Hogan. Mr. Noble's family consists of six children, namely : Mary R.
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(Mrs. E. Welleck), of Chicago, Illinois; Edith A. (Mrs. William S. Brew- er), of New York City; Thomas S., Jr., a leading dental practitioner of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania ; Grace, who resides at home and is a writer; Mark A., of New York City; and Lillian E. (Mrs. Edward Herschede), of Cin- cinnati. The delightful home of Mr. Noble is located at No. 2312 Kemper lane, Walnut Hills, a center of social life and hospitality.
THOMAS T. HAYDOCK.
Few business men of Cincinnati were better known during a long and active life than was the late Thomas T. Haydock, and although he is best known for his great carriage manufacturing enterprises, having founded The T. T. Haydock Carriage Company, few were better qualified by nature to fill various other callings. Mr. Haydock was born June 14, 1847, in Mor- gan County, Indiana, and was a son of Zeno and Hannah (Thompson) Haydock, both of whom were natives of North Carolina and descendants of Quaker ancestors. The mother was in sympathy with the efforts of the late Levi Coffin in his endeavors to secure the abolition of slavery, prior to the Civil War.
As Mr. Haydock's father died when our subject was still quite young, he remained with his mother, growing up on the farm and attending the district schools. At the age of 17 years, he entered Holbrook Normal School, at Lebanon, Ohio, and rapidly advanced in his studies during his year there. In 1868 he accepted a position as instructor in Hollingsworth's Business College, at Covington, Kentucky, and in the same year, on August 22nd, he was married to Flora Sewell, a daughter of George and Sarah Sewell, of New Vienna, Ohio. He then became a member of the Baptist Church and was led to a decision to prepare for the ministry. Consequently he entered Denison University at Granville, Ohio, where he studied theology for three years, giving evidence of peculiar fitness for this career and winning dis- tinction as an orator and as an essayist. In order to pay his expenses, he learned and practiced photography so well that he could have made it a life vocation. By the merest chance his attention was called to the construction of a buggy he was using, and in the study of its parts the mechanical genius awoke which, fostered, later made him the greatest carriage manufacturer
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in the West. Sometimes a straw will turn a current and figuratively it was true in this case. Mr. Haydock never returned to the University, although he never lost his interest in literary work. Coming to Cincinnati, he con- tracted with a large firm for the purchase of 500 buggies and with his name they were placed upon the market. With this capital, in 1876, he began the manufacture of buggies according to his own ideas of strength, beauty and utility, and evolved a most superior vehicle which was immediately ac- cepted by the public. In 1878 and again in 1881 he made large additions to his factory, established two enterprises at St. Louis, which are con- trolled by his brothers, W. T. and D. W. Haydock, and this combination represents the largest buggy manufactory in the world. His success was the direct result of genius, supplemented by industry and honorable methods. Personally, he was a man of admirable character, a friend of every worthy enterprise and a benefactor to the poor. Both in Cincinnati and in St. Louis, he was regarded with the highest esteem and as a man of remarkable energy and enterprise. Politically, he was identified with the Republican party.
Mr. Haydock was survived by his widow and his son George S., the latter being president of The T. T. Haydock Company. Upon the occasion of his death, expressions of regret came from every side, his circle of both business and personal friends being very large.
PHILIP RENNER.
PHILIP RENNER, an able attorney-at-law of Cincinnati, who has made a success of his life work, was born in this city, September 20, 1863, and is a son of Joseph and Caroline (Schmidt) . Renner. His parents were born in , Germany, and upon coming to this country located in Cincinnati, where the father died in 1881.
Philip Renner received a few years schooling in the public schools of his native city, and at the age of 12 years entered the employ of Hon. Isaac J. Miller, with whom he remained for 17 years, and under whom as pre- ceptor he studied law. He was graduated from the Cincinnati Law School in 1884 and has since been engaged in practice. He is a Democrat in poli- tics, and in 1888 was candidate of his party for member of the Board of Education from the 12th Ward, a Republican stronghold, and was elected.
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HON. JOHN RINER SAYLER.
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He takes a deep interest in public affairs, is broad and liberal in his views, and is one of Cincinnati's public spirited men.
On March 12, 1887, Mr. Renner was married to Mary Gansman, a daughter of the late Valentine Gansman, of Cincinnati. They have three children: Viola, Miller W., and Muriel. Mr. Renner and his family reside at Fairview Heights.
HON. JOHN RINER SAYLER.
HON. JOHN RINER SAYLER, whose portrait is herewith shown, was judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Hamilton County, and of the Su- perior Court of Cincinnati, and has long occupied an exalted position both at the bar and on the bench. He has, too, devoted considerable time to the preparation of legal books of a high standard, which have proved of in- calculable value to the profession.
Judge Sayler was born in Lewisburg, Preble County, Ohio, June 10, 1841, and is of Virginia parentage. He is a son of John and Catherine (Riner) Sayler, grandson of Christian Sayler, and great-grandson of Daniel Sayler, who came to this country from Switzerland in 1725. The fore- fathers of our subject were chiefly millers by trade.
Judge Sayler received his education in the schools of his native county, and in Miami University, where he graduated in 1860. He studied law in Cincinnati, and after his admision to the bar went to Europe, where for three years he continued the study of law at Heidelberg University. Upon his return to America he secured a situation as a clerk on one of the Mis- sissippi River steamers, in order that he might more rapidly obtain the funds to liquidate his debts incurred in prosecuting his studies while abroad. After paying off the last outstanding indebtedness, he entered upon the practice of his profession in partnership with his two brothers, Milton and Nelson, in Cincinnati. Salmon P. Chase had at an early day compiled the statutes of the State of Ohio from the beginning in three large volumes. Where he left off, Judge M. E. Curwen took up the compilation and in three volumes brought the subject down to 1860. The need for further compilation became apparent, and Judge Sayler entered upon the task with his characteristic energy, bringing the work down to 1875 in four large volumes, known as
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