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prayer was made by Dr. G. Deutsch. After an anthem by the choir, Ber- nard Bettman, president of the board of governors of the college, delivered an address in behalf of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. His remarks were brief, but extremely touching. The orations delivered by Rabbi David Philipson of the Mound Street Temple and of Rabbi Louis Grossmann were filled with the most beautiful and inspiring tributes to the character and the eminent life and services of their friend. Few eyes were dry and fewer hearts beat without deep emotion. After a most touching prayer by Rabbi Joseph Stoltz and music of a peculiarly appropriate character, the casket was borne out of the Temple and conveyed to the United Jewish Cemetery on Walnut Hills, where a brief service was held and Dr. Deutsch consigned the remains to their last earthly resting place, on February 22, 1903.
FREDERICK BURCKHARDT.
FREDERICK BURCKHARDT, one of Cincinnati's most prominent citizens, whose death occurred January 8, 1899, was born in Carlsruhe, Germany, May 3, 1820. In 1833 his parents, Baron Christian von Burckhardt and Countess Wilhelmina von Brandt, with their three children, came to America, and settled first at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
After a short residence in Pittsburg, the family removed to Beaver County, Pennsylvania, where Frederick Burckhardt's father had purchased a tract of land, on which he laid out the town of Baden. There the mother soon after died, and in 1846 the family removed to Cincinnati where Fred- erick and his brother embarked in the grocery business. They also con- ducted an experimental oil refinery, which rapidly outgrew their other in- terests, and in 1860 compelled them to seek more commodious quarters which they found on Hammond street, where the refinery is still located. The fra- ternal partnership continued until 1871, when Frederick became sole owner and so continued until his death.
· Mr. Burckhardt was noted for his courteous and genial manner, and although his business required a large number of employees, he was never disturbed by strikes or any labor difficulty, the men in this way testifying to their admiration for his upright and manly character and absolute jus- tice. A pioneer member of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, he felt and
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gave proof of a deep interest in its mission and prosperity, and though never a politician or office seeker he was a staunch Republican and vitally inter- ested in the extension of the principles of that party. Although a man of conspicuous commercial success, his interest extended far beyond personal prosperity and few citizens had greater sympathy in the movements for the betterment of his adopted city. His support was given generously to public enterprises for the general good, and particularly was he interested in the advancement of educational interests. Possessing rare business acumen which fitted him to be the central, alert, directing spirit in all his enterprises, Mr. Burckhardt was also endowed by nature with unusual artistic ability, and found time to indulge his love of music and pursuit of science to a degree that carried him well up to the plane of professional excellence. Eminently well read, broadened by extensive travel and the resources of a man of taste and culture, his microscopic memory made him an extremely interesting con- versationalist, with no little reputation as a fine raconteur.
In 1854 Mr. Burckhardt was married to Katherine Kittredge, who died in 1860, leaving three children, Frederick, Mina and Rufus. In 1870 he married Millicent Wolcott, daughter of Horatio Gates Wolcott, and to them were born four children, three of whom survive, Horatio, Elizabeth and Karl.
Mr. Burckhardt's charity was of the unostentatious kind that refused to let his left hand know what his right was doing, and his sterling qualities of mind and heart retained the friends attracted by his genial manner. Few men have left more indelible memories or a wider circle of mourners. His portrait is shown on a page in proximity to this.
RICHARD SMITH.
RICHARD SMITH, who died April 22, 1898, was formerly one of the most noted journalists, and one of the most prominent and influential citizens, of Cincinnati. He was born in Ireland, January 30, 1823, and embarked for the United States in the year 1841, immediately locating upon his arrival in this country in Cincinnati, where he remained a loyal, true and upright citizen until his death. Mr. Smith began newspaper work at the bottom of the ladder, and after years of labor became one of the most noted journalists
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in the West. He was for many years connected with the Cincinnati Gazette, and after that paper was consolidated with the Cincinnati Commercial his good work was continued in the new field. He was a prominent factor in shaping public sentiment and inducing action in national affairs, and through- out all his exercise of power, and its attendant success, he was never per- sonally boastful.
Mr. Smith was a strong writer, and displayed a knowledge and compre- hension of the underlying principles governing business and civic affairs, which were brought into requisition in shaping the policy of the Cincinnati Gazette during a long period. It was through his influence that the Gazette secured an exceptionally high reputation. In the early history of the organi- zation for securing Associated Press news, Mr. Smith took an active and conspicuous part, long maintaining his identity as a director of operations which the peculiar nature of such an enterprise called for. He was a plain and unassuming, but earnest and energetic, business man. He was content to see honors and dignities fall to others. He never aspired to any of these, but found his delight in close application to his own affairs. He was a most useful citizen. Throughout his career, and in all his relationships, his life reflected, in the highest sense, fidelity to honorable methods, and its influence was conspicuous for usefulness, and for encouragement to his fellow men. Mr. Smith was president of the Board of Review, and also of the Board of Supervisors. He became a member of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce early in its history. He displayed unusual energy and ability in that institu- tion, and his place will be hard to fill. Not only did his genius impress itself upon the commercial affairs promoted by that association, but in its delibera- tions and expressions upon broad public questions, he shone conspicuously. With rare exceptions, he was identified with the winning side in controversy . or discussion. He was quick to comprehend, and by the application of good common sense carried conviction in his arguments. Where there was oc- casion for framing resolutions expressive of the sentiment of the Chamber of Commerce in important matters, he was almost uniformly placed on the committees, and with great frequency was made chairman. In 1846 Mr. Smith was appointed assistant superintendent of that body, under Adam Peabody. In 1849 he was chosen superintendent, which position he filled with honor to himself and credit to the organization. During the five years he served in that capacity, he also acted as secretary, which position he filled
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for six successive years. In 1850, he took an active part in securing the incorporation of the association, and for many years was the only survivor of the incorporators of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce and Merchants' 1 Exchange. Of the many instances of important service by committee work performed by Richard Smith in promotion of its interests and aims, one of the most notable was the negotiation with the United States government, in 1879, for the possession of the site of the present home of the organiza- tion, which was secured on especially favorable terms, through efforts in which Mr. Smith was personally prominent. Mr. Smith was elected an honorary member of the Chamber of Commerce in 1893.
Mr. Smith was, beyond a doubt, a "man among men". He possessed those noble attributes and finer characteristics of manhood, which endeared him to his many friends and associates, and won the respect and admiration of all those with whom he came in contact. Being generous, warm hearted, and of a sympathetic nature, he was ever ready to extend the hand of fellow- ship and render his services to those in need or in trouble. He was never known to speak ill of anyone, was an enthusiast in whatever he undertook, and never tired in his efforts to assist others. He was a public spirited man, and, was ever ready to assist in anything pertaining to the welfare of Cin- cinnati. He was noted for his courteous, honorable, and upright manner in dealing with all.
On November 26, 1846, the subject of this sketch was united in mar- riage with Mary Quin, a daughter of Aaron and Elizabeth (Lucky) Quin. This union was blessed with eight children, four of whom survive. Mr. Smith was a member of the Presbyterian Church, to which his family also belong. He was a distinguished Republican, in politics. He was a Scottish Rite Mason, and took the deepest interest in the welfare of that order. He was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery. His wife and family reside in a beauti- ful mansion on Evans place, where Mrs. Smith is spending her declining years in comfort and ease. In social rank, the family is one of the first in Cincinnati.
HON. GEORGE WASHINGTON BOYCE.
HON. GEORGE WASHINGTON BOYCE, senior member of the prominent legal firm of Boyce & Boyd, of Cincinnati, was born March 3, 1840, and is
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a son of Isaac and Jane (Brady) Boyce. The parents, who were natives of Ireland, when they came to Ohio settled first in Columbiana County, and removed after the birth of our subject to Wellsville, Athens County.
Until he was 17 years of age, Mr. Boyce saw little hope of escaping the life of a tiller of the soil, for which his ambitions and talents little fitted him. In his desire to secure better educational facilities than were afforded in his neighborhood, he was encouraged and assisted by a sympathetic mother, one of the rare women whose memories continue fragrant through the entire lives of their children. He was so far advanced beyond his school- mates in his locality, that even at this age he was entrusted with the charge of a local school, a major part of his meager earnings being contributed to the support of other members of the family. He was 18 years of age when he had the satisfaction of entering Coolville Academy to take advanced stud- ies, and one of his fellow students was Mr. Boyd, his present partner. At the age of 21 he entered the Ohio Wesleyan University, but found it too expensive for his limited means and remained but one quarter. That he had not aban- doned his resolve to gain university training can be seen in the fact that in the fall of 1862 he became a student at the Ohio University at Athens, and through rigid economy and self denial was able to enjoy the educational advantages for a period of 13 weeks with an outlay of $II. This rigid economy was necessary to the close of his junior year, teaching him many lessons not found in his books or in the learned lectures of the professors. As, with unabated courage, he was about to face the same conditions for the senior year, a friend in whom he had excited admiration by his self denial and manly resolution tendered him as a loan an amount sufficient to com- plete his course. An acquaintance formed at Athens with the late Judge Bellamy Storer proved of the greatest benefit; acting upon the distinguished jurist's advice, he came to Cincinnati in 1868, and with Mr. Boyd entered the Cincinnati Law School. Sturdy self control again made Mr. Boyce master of the situation, and he and his able companion accomplished the very diffi- cult feat of graduating at the end of but one year and received their degrees in 1869. Soon after they formed the partnership of Boyce & Boyd, uniting personal esteem with legal ability. Upon the death of Judge Storer, Gov-' ernor Allen appointed Mr. Boyce trustee of the Ohio University in the for- mer's place. It is not often that the lives of partners of any firm have run along such parallel lines as have those of the members of this firm. Both
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were farmer boys, born in the same year; both followed the same educational methods. They both belong to St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church. Their property they consider in common, and in fact are brothers in all but parentage. Mr. Boyce is a prominent Mason and Knight Templar, and has attained the 32nd degree Scottish Rite.
Mr. Boyce has probably not realized every dream of his boyhood, but he has a very fair share of the good things of life and has become eminent in his profession and respected and esteemed generally.
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WILLIAM PROCTER.
Few men were better known in Cincinnati two decades ago than was the late William Procter, whose death took place in this city, April 3, 1884. He was one of the founders of the well known firm of Procter & Gamble, whose products are sold in every portion of the civilized globe. Mr. Procter was born in Herefordshire, England, in December, 1801, and his education, secured prior to his 16th year, was obtained in the Luckston school.
About 1830 he was serving in the capacity of clerk in a London cloth house and there formed the acquaintance of the late William Hooper, who preceded him to America and welcomed Mr. Procter to Cincinnati when he arrived here two years later, in 1832. Mr. Procter's first business enter- prise was the manufacture of candles and in the line of his business he became acquainted with another young man, a soap manufacturer, the late James Gamble, who was born in Enniskillen, Ireland. Mutually attracted, they de- cided to unite their business interests, and in 1837 was formed the partner- ship which continued through life. The business association was still further cemented by the partners marrying sisters.
Mr. Procter later became interested in larger enterprises and built up an extensive business, employing in its transaction such methods as have made the name Procter & Gamble synonymous with commercial integrity. Mr. Procter took a leading position as a manufacturer and attained great com- mercial success. He was an active member of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce and was indefatigable in his efforts to advance the city's interests. He belonged to the type of business man who builds his success on legitimate trade and not on the profits of speculative markets.
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In 1833 Mr. Procter was married to Olivia Morris and is survived by these children, all well known in the business and social circles of Cincinnati : William A., Harley, Edwin R., Percy, Mrs. John Morrison, Mrs. Thomas Morrison, Mrs. Herbert Bell, Mrs. Theodore Jones and Harriet.
Few men were more consistently charitable than was Mr. Procter. It was a rule of his life to give away one-tenth of his income and many insti- tutions as well as private individuals profited by his generosity. In every way, summing up his character, he was a representative and useful citizen and left the memories of a kindly life with his kindred and friends.
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DAVID JONES.
DAVID JONES, who passed away at his beautiful home at No. 37 Summit avenue, Walnut Hills, on April 16, 1897, was for many years a leading capitalist and prominent citizen of Cincinnati. He was born in Cincinnati in 1850, being one of four children born to his parents, who were John and Mary Jones. The Jones family was early established in Cincinnati, and has always been highly regarded. David Jones secured a liberal education in the best schools of this city, and his entrance into business was as an attache of the Second National Bank, about the close of the Civil War, in which institution he continued until 1876.
About that time his attention was directed to the cotton trade that was expanding marvelously in the South, and he went to Texas and was most successfully engaged there for three years in the cotton compressing busi- ness. Upon his return to Cincinnati, he accepted a position with the bank of H. W. Hughes & Company, which was later merged into the Union National Trust Bank, Mr. Jones remaining with the latter corporation. In February, 1887, the Union National Trust Bank was consolidated with the Ohio Valley Bank and Mr. Jones accepted a position with the new concern. In 1891 he was made cashier of this great financial institution and continued in this responsible position until within a short time of his decease, retiring early in 1897 from business activity on account of poor health. He was well known in business circles, was interested in many financial and charita- ble enterprises and was a citizen who enjoyed the respect and esteem of all who knew him. .
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In 1871 Mr. Jones was married to Jennie Carrick, who is a daughter of the late prominent saddlery merchant, David Swing Carrick, whose sketch appears in this volume. Mr. Jones is survived by his widow, and by all of his children, five in number. Mrs. Jones resides in elegant apartments in the San Rafael Building, and is the center of an exclusive social circle.
Mr. Jones was a Mason and an Odd Fellow, and was affiliated with the Protestant Episcopal Church of Avondale. In politics, he took little active interest, but was known as a loyal member of the Republican party.
HON. NICHOLAS LONGWORTH.
HON. NICHOLAS LONGWORTH, an eminent attorney of the Cincinnati bar, represents the First Congressional District of Ohio in Congress. He is a member of a family, whose history is indissolubly linked with that of the Queen City, and whose members during the past 100 years have done more for the city than can be mentioned in the brief compass of this article. One has only to read a portion of the history of Cincinnati, appearing in Volume I, to realize that the Longworths have been preeminent in every movement connected with this city. The subject of this sketch is known as a man of marked ability, far above what is expected of one of his years, whose every public act demonstrates forcibly the fact that the mantle of his an- cestors has fallen on him, that he is destined to shed more lustre on the honored family name.
Mr. Longworth ranks high in his profession, and the Longworth family is one of the most highly respected, as well as one of the wealthiest, in Cin- cinnati. He is one of three children born to the late Judge Nicholas Long- worth and Susan W. Longworth. Judge Longworth was one of the most distinguished men in the annals of the Buckeye State, from the earliest pio- neer epoch to the end of the past century. Our subject's grandfather, Joseph Longworth, was an old Cincinnati pioneer, having been the originator of the Cincinnati Art School, and Joseph Longworth's father, Nicholas Longworth, was a citizen of Cincinnati when the city was in its infancy at the beginning of the 19th century.
The subject of this sketch was born in Cincinnati, November 5, 1869. He was educated in the city of Cincinnati and afterward attended Harvard
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University, where he was graduated in 1891, with high honors. He then . read law in Cincinnati for one year, when he returned to Harvard Univer- sity, attended Harvard Law School and was admitted to the Hamilton County bar in 1893. Immediately thereafter he engaged in the practice of his pro- fession, in which he has since continued. He is the manager of the Susan Longworth estate.
Mr. Longworth's political career dates back to the fall of 1897, when he was the candidate of the Republican party for the State Legislature. The ticket was defeated, and then for two years Mr. Longworth devoted his efforts to his practice, in which he scored a decided success. In 1899 he was again nominated, and in conjunction with Hon. Carl L. Nippert and Harry M. Hoffheimer, the only other candidates on the Republican ticket elected, was successful at the fall election. He served with distinction in that capacity, and was elected State Senator from the First Senatorial District of Ohio in the fall of 1901, by a majority of 16,000. No one man has been of greater actual benefit in the councils of the Republican party in Ohio during recent years, or in the campaigns which have been fought, or has inspired more con- fidence in the minds of his neighbors and townsmen, than has the gentleman whose name heads this review. In the fall election of 1902 he was elected to Congress from the First Congressional District of Ohio. Mr. Longworth was identified with numerous political clubs in the campaign of 1900, in which the late President Mckinley was reelected. He is at present con- nected with the Stamina Republican League, and is also president of the Young Men's Blaine Club. Mr. Longworth has served as chairman of the Hamilton County delegation to State conventions, and was associated with Wade H. Ellis, late assistant corporation counsel of Cincinnati, and now Attorney General of Ohio, in drafting the famous "Nash Code Bill." He is personally popular among a very wide circle of friends and acquaintances.
C. R. HOLMES, M. D.
C. R. HOLMES, M. D., one of the leading physicians and surgeons of Cin- cinnati, whose portrait accompanies this sketch, is a conspicuous member of the medical profession in the State of Ohio. He was born October 18, 1857. in Veile, Denmark, and is a son of the late C. R. Holmes.
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Dr. Holmes has a long and honorable record in the science of medicine. In 1885 he was graduated from the Miami Medical College, and in the same . year he became a hospital interne. He was resident physician in the Cincinnati Hospital in 1885-86, was then elected curator, and filled the posi- tion of ophthalmic and aural surgeon from 1889 to 1898, when he resigned, his professional duties rendering it impossible for him to give the time and attention to the work which the position entailed. From 1898 to 1900, he was consulting ophthalmic surgeon in that institution.
Aside from his hospital career, Dr. Holmes' advancement in his pro- fession has been remarkable. In 1888 Dr. Aub, then a noted oculist of this city, recognized the ability of the young physician, and made him a partner in his extensive practice. As Dr. Aub died shortly after the beginning of this partnership, Dr. Holmes naturally fell heir to the former's valuable clientele. In 1886 he was elected professor of otology in the Miami Med- ical College of Cincinnati, and also became professor of ophthalmology in the Laura Memorial Woman's Medical College and Presbyterian Hospital. In December, 1900, he was named by the Superior Court as a member of the board of trustees of the Cincinnati Hospital, to succeed the late distinguished Dr. John Alexander Murphy. He has been honored by medical societies all over the country, and his connection with the same is very extended. He is president of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History and of the Western Ophthalmological and Oto-Laryngological Association. He is an ex-presi- dent of the Cincinnati Medical Society, an ex-chairman of the section of laryngology and otology of the American Medical Association, an ex-vice- president of the American Medical Association, and a member of the Cin- cinnati Academy of Medicine, Ohio State Medical Society, Mississippi Valley Medical Association, American Society for the Advancement of Science, International Congress of Otology, International Ophthalmological Con- gress, Rhinological and Otological Society and American Otological Society.
Dr. Holmes was married to Bettie Fleischmann, daughter of the late Hon. Charles Fleischmann, and sister of Mayor Julius Fleischmann, which union has been blessed with three sons. His beautiful home on Washington avenue, Avondale, is one of culture and refinement, and there Dr. Holmes is fre- quently the host to national celebrities.
Owing to the demands of his private practice, Dr. Holmes found it expedient, in 1895, to establish at Nos. 8 and 10 East Eighth street in this
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city a model, private hospital. Dr. Holmes is noted for his philanthropy. and gives freely to those in need whose circumstances can never permit them to offer a fee. Cincinnati is justly proud of this prominent and eminent practitioner of the healing art.
Mrs. Karen Holmes, mother of our subject, died March 30, 1903, at her beautiful home at Veile, Denmark, in the 76th year of her age. Dr. Holmes was present at the bedside during the last hours, having left for Denmark in February soon after receipt of news from her physician that her illness would terminate in death. She was well known in Cincinnati, where she lived for many years on Garfield place, and afterwards with her son, Dr. Holmes, at his present home. About four years ago she yearned to end her days in Veile, Denmark, the home of her childhood. To fulfill this wish and to make her declining years as happy as possible, Dr. Holmes purchased a beautiful villa, where, surrounded by the friends of her youth, she died as she had lived-in peace. She was buried in the little churchyard at Veile.
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