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within the boundaries of Cleveland and the farm land transformed into the business blocks or the handsome residence sections. His dis- cernment in foreseeing the growth of population and his good judg- ment in utilizing opportunities within his reach have resulted in con- spicuous success for himself and to the greater prosperity of the city, which is proud to number him among its sons.
Jas. W. GLwart
James William Stewart
J AMES WILLIAM STEWART, who has left the impress of his individuality upon the political history of Cleveland, upon its financial enterprises and also upon the judicial records, being recognized as a wise counsellor and strong advocate, was born in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, March 26, 1848. The Stew- art family comes of Scotch-Irish ancestry from the north of Ireland. The first ancestor of American birth was Vance Stewart, who was born in Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, in 1783. He wedded Margaret Semple, and one of their sons was Vance Stewart, Jr., whose birth occurred in Mercer county, May 31, 1818. He de- voted his life to farming and stock-raising and passed away Septem- ber 2, 1890. He had married Eliza Margaret Sherrard, a daughter of Thomas and Lena (Gilbert) Sherrard. The Gilberts also came from the north of Ireland in 1801, and settled in Virginia, being closely identified with the plantation life of that state. One of the family removed to Franklin county, Pennsylvania, where Eliza Sherrard was born July 15, 1818. She became the wife of Vance Stewart on the 2d of November, 1842, and unto them were born five children, James William and Mrs. Mary Bartlett being the sur- viving representatives of the family.
In the public schools of his native county James William Stewart pursued his early education and afterward attended the Westminster College, completing his course by graduation with the class of 1869, at which time the Bachelor of Arts degree was conferred upon him. The following three years he served as instructor in Westminster College and during that period devoted much of his leisure time to reading law. He arrived in Cleveland in 1875 and became asso- ciated with the law firm of Hutchins & Campbell, under whose direction he continued his legal studies, and a year later was admitted to the bar. He has since been continuously active in the practice of his profession, having a large and distinctively representative clien- tage. He is also extensively interested in real estate and banking and is now the vice president of the Garfield Savings Bank. His in- vestments in real estate comprise much valuable property in Cleve-
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land and his success in these lines indicates the soundness of his busi- ness judgment, while his general law practice proves his ability in the analysis and conduct of his cases and the application of legal principles.
In October, 1881, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Stewart and Miss Laura Meriam, a daughter of Joseph B. and Helen (Mor- gan) Meriam of Cleveland. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart have six chil- dren : Vance, a graduate of Princeton University and now a lawyer, practicing at Silver City, New Mexico; Paul, a graduate of the law department of the Western Reserve University; Virda; Gertrude; Orr; and Josephine. The family residence is in Euclid village, one of the attractive suburbs of the city.
Mr. Stewart is a republican, who gives inflexible support to the principles of the party, and possesses, moreover, a statesman's grasp of affairs, being thoroughly conversant with the vital issues of the day. He was called to represent his district in the state senate for one term and has been a member of the board of education for one term. He belongs to the Tippecanoe Club, a republican organiza- tion, also holds membership with the Union Club, the Cleveland Bar Association and the East Cleveland Presbyterian church. His wife, also a member of that church is active in its work and its various charities. He finds recreation in fishing, hunting and horseback riding. He also avails himself of the opportunity for travel and has toured Great Britain and continental Europe. His varied expe- riences, broad reading and general culture have made him a favorite in cultured social circles and wherever intelligence and affability are regarded as elements of agreeableness.
henry north Raymond
H ENRY NORTH RAYMOND was one of the prime factors in the early charitable work in Cleveland and it is largely through his efforts that philanthropy now occupies such an important place in the minds of all citizens. He was born August 22, 1835, a son of Samuel Raymond, who was a pioneer in the dry- goods business in this city. He attended the public schools and later entered Union College at Schenectady, New York, having selected that institution because four or five of his boy friends were attending it, Sidney Norton and Samuel Newbury being among that number. After graduating from that college he entered the dry-goods busi- ness in partnership with his father. In 1866 his father and mother, accompanied by several friends, contemplated spending the winter in Havana, Cuba. They were going by boat down the Mississippi river and when about opposite Vicksburg the boilers exploded. Mr. Raymond was among those who lost their lives, but his wife was saved by clinging to a bale of hay and rescued by a small boat that put off from a passing steamer, bound from New Orleans to St. Louis. She suffered a broken limb but otherwise escaped uninjured save the severe nervous shock incident to see her husband go down to a watery grave unable to render him aid. When Mr. Raymond learned of his father's death he went at once to his mother, finding her in a hotel under care of a surgeon at Vicksburg, and later brought her home.
It was in connection with the Cleveland Associated Charities and other charitable organizations that Henry N. Raymond deserves es- pecial mention. In 1881 he assumed charge of the work of the Society for Organizing Charity, of which H. M. Hanna was the first president, and devoted himself to its interests until it was con- solidated with the Bethel Relief work. It was hard work in those days, too, for the public was not aroused to the necessity of public charities and could only with the greatest difficulty be interested in the project. Indeed, his duties were so strenuous that after eighteen years he was compelled to resign, afterwards going to California to regain his health, which had broken under the strain. At present
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he is not connected with any business enterprise but looks after his father's estate, while he still retains a measure of his interest in the charitable work of Cleveland.
In 1859 Mr. Raymond was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Strong, a daughter of John and Helen (Adair) Strong, of Schenec- tady, New York. Two daughters have been born to them. The elder became the wife of Henry F. Du Puy, a graduate of Union College. He was offered a professorship in that institution but, pre- ferring to engage in mercantile life, entered the employ of the West- inghouse Electrical Manufacturing Company, of Pittsburg. Later he became associated as secretary with the Babcock & Wilcox Com- pany of New York. With the desire of seeing the world he resigned his position to spend two years in travel. For two winters he so- journed in India, within that time being entertained by one of the native princes. The other daughter, Helen Adair, is at home with her parents.
Mr. Raymond has always been a stalwart champion of the in- terests of the republican party, while he holds membership in the Old Stone church, in which he has been an elder for twenty years. For a number of years he belonged to the University Club but re- cently resigned in order that he might devote more time to his wife whose health has become impaired. On July 28, 1909, he and his wife celebrated their golden wedding. On that occasion one of the bridesmaids, now Mrs. Annie Spencer, of New York, was present, while other members of the bridal party of fifty years before-Mrs. Marsh of Watseka, Illinois, Rev. George Bartlett, of York state, and Rear Admiral J. Rufus Tryon, of New York, were all living. Mr. Raymond has witnessed the growth of Cleveland from a village to a metropolitan center and has participated in one phase of that de- velopment which is indicative of a high civilization.
Richard P. Cattrall
F EW men in Cleveland had a wider acquaintance than Richard P. Cattrall, who for forty-two years was the manager of the local branch for R. G. Dun & Com- pany. No further indication of his efficiency and re- liability are necessary, for this fact speaks for itself. About four years prior to his demise he retired from active life and spent his remaining days in the enjoyment of well earned rest. He was a native of Liverpool, England, born January 14, 1832, and was a comparatively young when his parents passed away.
R. P. Cattrall pursued his education in the schools of his native country and there his parents died. He came to America as a young man and, establishing his home in New York, that Mecca of so many people of foreign birth, he at length secured a position with R. G. Dun & Company in that city. There he remained for five years in the employ of the company, after which he came to Cleveland and was associated with the same firm. He was an employe of the company altogether for forty-one years, and one of its most reliable and trusted representatives. As the manager of the local branch in Cleveland he formed a wide acquaintance and men throughout the commercial and industrial world here found him a forceful factor in business circles by reason of the keen discernment and sound judg- ment which he displayed in the control of the business of the com- pany which he represented.
In 1855 Mr. Cattrall was married in England to Miss Sarah Davis, born near the quaint and interesting old city of Chester, whose walls were built by Cæsar in 50 B. C. Following the marriage, the wedding trip of the young couple consisted of the voyage to Amer- ica and after living for about six years in the eastern metropolis they came to Cleveland in 1861. As the years passed six children were added to the household, of whom three are still living: Frank, who is now with R. G. Dun & Company; Alice; and Richard. The three children who passed away were George, who was a singer of consid- erable note; Fred; and Hattie.
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Mr. Cattrall retired about four years prior to his death, which occurred October 19, 1906, spending his remaining days in the en- joyment of well earned rest. He was a man of domestic tastes, de- voted to the welfare of his wife and children, and counting no effort or sacrifice on his part too great if it would promote their best in- terests. For a number of years the family residence was at 1961 East Ninety-third street. In municipal affairs he was deeply interested inasmuch as he desired the best good of the community and co- operated in many movements of civic virtue and civic pride. He be- longed to the Chamber of Commerce, to the Colonial Club and at- tended Emmanuel Episcopal church. He was very charitable and benevolent in his nature and gave freely of his means where aid was needed. He was a great lover of outdoor life and nature and took pleasure in amateur photography, in which he displayed much skill, his family having now in their possession many highly prized evi- dences of his work, displaying much artistic ability. He was, more- over, a man of wide general information who read broadly and thought deeply, and all these qualities rendered him a congenial companion to his many friends and his good opinion and society were greatly prized by those with whom he came in contact.
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herbert h. Lyman
HE name of Herbert H. Hyman was well known to T Cleveland citizens as that of one who figured promi- nently in connection with municipal affairs and was recognized, moreover, as one who wielded a wide in- fluence in local democratic circles. He was born in Petersburg, Virginia, October 22, 1851, and was only six months old when brought by his parents to this city. His father, Solomon Hyman, was for years engaged in the dry-goods business here on Superior street and also on Euclid avenue, being throughout the middle portion of the nineteenth century a leading factor in com- mercial circles. He was always active in the development of Cleve- land and his citizenship was of a high order, being characterized by the utmost devotion to the public good. His death occurred in 1879. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Catherine Davis, is also a native of Petersburg, Virginia, and yet survives, making her home in Cleveland.
In his youthful days Herbert H. Hyman was a pupil in Miss Guilford's Private School and afterward attended the high school of this city. When his course was completed he entered into part- nership with his father and even in that early day evinced particular aptitude in politics and became actively engaged in the contests of about a third of a century ago. He did not neglect his business op- portunities but made steady progress along commercial lines and, after being associated with his father for a number of years, he en- tered the toy business in connection with Sam Windecker, their store being located at 188 Superior street. They opened business there in 1880 and were associated for two years in the conduct of their enter- prise. Later Mr. Hyman withdrew largely from commercial circles to devote his attention entirely to politics. On the election of Robert Blee as mayor of Cleveland in 1893 Mr. Hyman was appointed di- rector of fire and when John Farley was elected in 1899 Mr. Hyman was again appointed fire director and continued in the office until the administration of Mayor Johnson in 1901, being the last of the old Farley cabinet to be removed from office by Tom Johnson. It was then that Mr. Hyman formed a partnership with Echo Heisley
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and from that time until his death he devoted his attention and ener- gies almost entirely to mercantile pursuits. As a public official he was always loyal to the interests entrusted to his care and active in the performance of the duties which devolved upon him. He was deeply interested in the work of the fire department and through both of his terms there was never a dangerous conflagration in which he did not personally assist the fire fighters. He was a familiar figure as he watched the work of the firemen, dressed in a rubber coat, boots and cap, with his badge of authority upon his coat. To other public positions he was called, serving as a member of the city council and as a federal office holder, being the Ohio dairy and fruit commis- sioner for some time. From his boyhood he was a stalwart cham- pion of democratic principles and it was characteristic of Mr. Hy- man that he always gave earnest and active allegiance to every cause or principle which he espoused. He, therefore, became a leading worker in the ranks of the democracy and was a man of considerable influence in the local councils of his party.
Above all mere partisanship, however, Mr. Hyman was a public- spirited citizen and cooperated in many movements for the general good, advocating various measures which have been a matter of civic virtue and civic pride. For twenty years he was a member of the Cleveland Grays, one of the most celebrated military organizations of the country.
On the 27th of February, 1876, Mr. Hyman was united in mar- riage to Miss Ellen Liebenthal, a daughter of Moses Liebenthal, who came to the United States from Germany, where he was born about 1844. He was sixteen years of age at the time of his arrival in the new world and later became a factor in business circles of Cleveland, conducting a merchant tailoring establishment on Su- perior street. His home was located on the same thoroughfare where the Masonic temple now stands. He was very much devoted to the city and its welfare and took a deep and abiding interest in its affairs. His death occurred in 1878. In the Liebenthal family were four children : Albert, who is now living in California; Fannie; Mrs. Anna Montner, of Cleveland; and Mrs. Hyman. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Hyman have been born two sons and a daughter: Walter, Henry Kitchen and Ethel. The husband and father died March 2, 1909. It is given but to few men to foretell so clearly the method of their demise but for some time Mr. Hyman felt that his passing would be as it was. His partner had died suddenly and Mr. Hyman felt that his end would come in the same way and so it proved. He was stricken in the De Klyn store on Euclid avenue and although medical aid was summoned he died without recovering conscious-
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ness. He was a popular man with many friends, genial, courteous and always approachable, with appreciation for the fun and humor as well as for the serious side of life. He had been practically a lifelong resident of Cleveland and had a very wide acquaintance in this city, especially among those who had been active in shaping the course of public affairs.
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horace P. daleddell
ORACE P. WEDDELL, one of the oldest native H born residents of Cleveland, has witnessed probably as much of the transformation of the city from a frontier town to the metropolis of Ohio as any living man within its borders. He was born November 27, 1823, on the northwest corner of what is now West Superior and West Ninth streets, then Superior and Bank streets, where stood his father's residence and store building. His father, Peter Martin Weddell, was one of the foremost merchants and lead- ing citizens of his day in Cleveland. His birth occurred in West- moreland county, Pennsylvania, in 1788. His father died before the birth of the son and his mother married again and removed to Kentucky, settling in Paris, Bourbon county, at a time when that state deserved its sobriquet of "the dark and bloody ground," as the contest with the native savages was carried on with relentless fury on both sides. Under these circumstances it may well be sup- posed that Peter M. Weddell grew up with few educational or other advantages and that his youth was one of vicissitudes and hardships. At the age of fourteen years he applied at a store for employment. His surplus clothing and effects which he possessed were carelessly flung over his shoulder. He promised to do any work which his employer required of him and felt sure that he could give satisfac- tion. This broad pledge was so well kept that promotion followed from time to time until at the age of nineteen years he was admitted to a partnership in the business. The relation, however, was soon afterward terminated by the death of the older member.
Mr. Weddell, then a young man with a vigorous body, good habits, a clear judgment and some money, removed to Newark, Ohio, during the progress of the war of 1812. While he was successfully trading there, Miss Sophia Perry, of Cleveland, was sent to her friends at Newark for greater safety and also for the purpose of be- ing educated there. While in that place she met and became en- gaged to Mr. Weddell, and they were married in November, 1815. She was a daughter of Judge Nathan Perry, one of the pioneer law- yers of the Western Reserve and one of the first to occupy the bench
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of Cuyahoga county. In 1820 Mr. Weddell removed with his fam- ily from Newark to Cleveland and established himself in business on Superior street, at once taking a foremost place among the merchants of the town-a place he retained as long as he continued in business there.
In 1823 Mrs. Weddell died, leaving three children, of whom Horace P. Weddell is the only survivor. A portrait of the mother by Peale is still one of the cherished possessions of the family and shows a lady of many charms of both person and disposition. Later Mr. Weddell married Mrs. Eliza A. Bell, of Newark, Ohio, who sur- vived him for a number of years.
In 1825 Mr. Weddell formed a partnership with Edmund Clarke, of Buffalo, and soon afterward retired from active participation in business. In 1828 the partnership was dissolved and three years later Mr. Weddell admitted to a partnership his two clerks, Greenup C. Woods, his half brother, and Dudley Baldwin, the firm becoming P. M. Weddell & Company. This connection continued for about four years, at the end of which time Mr. Woods established himself in business at Newark, Ohio, while Mr. Weddell and Mr. Baldwin continued the business in Cleveland until 1845. When the former began his mercantile life the trials of the merchant developed all there was in a man. At that time there were no railroads or canals to facilitate commerce and in fact but few highways, while specie was the only currency west of the Allegheny mountains and it had to be carried across the mountains from Pittsburg on the backs of mules, the merchandise being returned in the same way. Several merchants would travel together and frequently would have guards, as the lonely uninhabited mountain roads were not altogether safe in those days. In 1823 Mr. Weddell built what was regarded as probably the finest brick residence and store in Cleveland. It was at the northwest corner of Superior and Bank streets, afterward the site of the Weddell House. His surplus funds were from time to time invested in real estate, which soon began to increase in value at an astonishing rate as the city grew in population and importance. On one of his lots on Euclid avenue he built a stone cottage which he designed as a country retreat and after taking his clerks into part- nership he left the store mainly to their management, devoting his attention to the purchase and improvement of real estate, for he was by this time one of the wealthy men of Cleveland. In the spring of 1845 he began the construction of the Weddell House, demol- ishing the store and mansion where the foundation of his fortune had been laid. Two years were required in building the hotel and when completed Mr. Weddell went to New York to purchase its furnish-
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ings. On his way home he became ill with typhoid fever and within three weeks was in his grave. As a merchant he had few if any su- periors in his time. His urbanity, industry and careful attention made him popular, successful and reliable, while his integrity and liberality were well known to correspondents and to all the religious and benevolent institutions of the time, which made frequent demands upon him, and to these he returned ready response. He was always willing to aid and assist the young men in his employ and when he found one worthy and capable he never refused a helping hand. Very few of his day were as liberal in this respect or could point to so many who became successful business men because of his assistance as could Mr. Weddell. He was a man of such personal energy and business capacity that he seemed to have the promise of a quarter of a century of active life when he was suddenly cut off by death. Soon after the Rev. S. C. Aiken became pastor he was received as a com- municant of the Old Stone church and died in the Christian faith. He left liberal bequests to the American Board of Foreign Missions and to the Home Missionary Society, and also to several benevolent institutions.
Horace P. Weddell was educated in the public and private schools of Cleveland, including the school conducted by Franklin Backus. When a young man he entered the dry goods business with his father and after the father's death the care and management of his exten- sive private interests occupied much of the business life of Mr. Wed- dell. In 1865 he erected the addition to the Weddell House on Bank street. He has also occupied a prominent position among the lead- ing citizens of Cleveland because of the extent and importance of his interests, and also by reason of his activity and support of progres- sive public measures. For fifty-two years his residence was on Euclid avenue in the home which his father erected in 1833, and on the ex- piration of that period he removed to Euclid Heights, where he has since resided. He well remembers the visit of Abraham Lincoln to Cleveland and while a guest of the Weddell House he helped enter- tain Mr. Lincoln. A life-long republican since the organization of the party, he has voted for nearly every one of its candidates for the presidency. He has lived to see Cleveland grow from a village of less than four hundred inhabitants to a city of its present propor- tions and at his advanced age, in full possession of his faculties, he readily recalls many incidents of the changes witnessed by him that have long since become matters of history to those of the present day.
Sempr. A. Tisdale.
George A. Tisdale
G EORGE A. TISDALE lives in the memory of many friends whom he left behind as a man of public spirit and good business ability, thoroughly reliable and progressive at all times. He was born at Sacket Harbor at the foot of Lake Ontario in Jefferson county, New York, in 1821 and was the son of George L. Tisdale, who married Amelia Maria Graham, of Dutchess county, New York. The father died in 1838 while his son George was still in school in Cazenovia, New York. After an extended trip to the west George A. Tisdale came to Cleveland in April, 1852, and became secretary and treasurer of the Commercial Mutual Insur- ance Company, successfully carrying on business in that connection until 1871, when the great Chicago fire put the company out of ex- istence. The Mercantile Insurance Company was then incorporated with substantially the same directorate and with Mr. Tisdale as secretary and manager. This position he held until a year or so be- fore his death, when failing health made is necessary for him to re- tire from active life. For this reason the Mercantile Insurance Company decided to liquidate the business while Mr. Tisdale was still able to manage its affairs. Thus he had the satisfaction of seeing his life work brought to a successful close after nearly forty years of strict and unremitting attention to business. He may be called a pioneer in the insurance business of Cleveland. He was well known along the chain of lakes as a man who was thoroughly posted both in fire and marine lines. He was also considered an authority on insurance law. His attention was always devoted to insurance and in both lines of activity he manifested the keen discernment and close concentration which worked out to success.
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