Historical collections of Ohio in three volumes ; an encyclopedia of the state : with notes of a tour over it in 1886 contrasting the Ohio of 1846 with 1886-90, Vol. III, Part 89

Author: Howe, Henry, 1816-1893
Publication date: 1891
Publisher: Columbus, Ohio : Henry Howe & Son
Number of Pages: 1200

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ALLEN LEVERING,

MT. GILEAD,

born in Woodview, Morrow county, Ohio, Is the ellest son of Morgan Levering, of the seventh generation, from Rosier Levering, a French Huguenot who fled to Germany early in the seventeenth century. Married and reared his family there. In 1685 his sons, Wiekard and Garret, came to America, settling in Germantown, Philadelphia, where they reared their families. Allen is of the poster- ity ot Garret.

Allen received a common school education, working on his father's farm and in his dry . goods store until his twentieth year, when his father died. Then with Dr. Rule they purchased the store, and conducted the busi- ness there three years, Allen selling his in- terest and attending Eastman's Business College, Poughkeepsie, New York, after which he clerked one year in the First Na- tional Bank, Mt. Gilead, then bought Mr. Halliday's dry-goods store, and did a suc- cessful business about ten years. Disposing of it, he was elected Representative to the Sixty-third General Assembly of Ohio, being the first Democrat from Morrow county in twenty-two years, and to the State Senate of the Sixty-sixth 'Assembly. He is author of the law executing criminals in the Peniten- tiary ; also of the dog tax law when represent- ative, etc. In 1873 he was elected director of the bank he clerked in, and in 1875 vice- president, which position he held until 1886, when he was elected president. He is Pres- ident of the Crowe Spring Company and di- rector in Hydraulic Press Manufacturing Company, both of Mt. Gilead ; also a direc- tor and officer in Col. H. E. Boone's four di- visions of his entire Black Diamond railway system, etc., etc.

GEORGE LINCOLN, LONDON,

was born in Westford, Windham county, Connecticut, June 24, 1825. He had but limited opportunities for education, being re- quired to assist in his father's business until he attained his majority. Several winters were spent in teaching school and studying law. In 1851 he came to Ohio, and two years later entered the law office of Gen. Young, of Urbana. In 1854 he removed to Marysville, Ohio, where he. practised law in partnership with Hon. Cornelius Hamilton until 1860; when he removed to London, Ohio. In 1879 he was elected Judge of Common Pleas by the Democratic party ; was re-elected in 1884 and again in 1890.

FRANK C. LOVELAND, NEW YORK,

was born in Lorain county, Ohio, but since 1866 has been a resident of New York city.

Colonel Loveland left Oberlin College in 1861, at the breaking out of the war, enlisted as a private in the Sixth Ohio Cavalry, and

with it participated in more than fifty battles and engagements while his command was at- tached to the Army of the Potomac. He was severely wounded at the battle of Cold Harbor, in 1864. Several months later, hav- ing recovered, he was present at the surren- der of Lee. At the time his regiment was mustered out Mr. Loveland was a full colonel.

Colonel Loveland has, since the organiza- tion of the party, been a zealous Republican. In 1881 he was appointed a special agent to investigate pension claims, with headquarters in New York city. In 1889 he was appointed U. S. Pension Agent at New York by Presi- dent Harrison for the district comprising New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, to succeed Major-General Franz Siegel.

Colonel Loveland is a member of the Ohio Society of New York, the American Protec- tive Tariff League, the Society of the Army of the Potomac, the New York Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.

PATRICK MALLON, CINCINNATI,

came from Ireland when a child and was edu- cated at an academy in Northern New York. . Studied law with Judge Alphonso Taft and was carly taken in as partner. Was at one period a Judge of Common Pleas. He is one . of the oldest members of the Cincinnati Lit- erary Club. His son, Hon. Guy R. Mallon, a graduate of Yale, is the author of the Australian Election Law of Ohio adopted in 1891.

CHARLES W. MOULTON, NEW YORK,

was born in Cuyahoga county, Ohio, Decem- ber 16, 1830, and obtained a common school education through his own exertions. HIe was admitted to the bar in 1854 at Toledo, Ohio, and entered into partnership with Hon. George R. Haynes, of that city. At the breaking out of the war the young attor- ney joined the army, and was in Mcclellan's command in West Virginia.

Hle was promoted to the position of Quar- termaster, and in 1861 was transferred to Cincinnati, and won the rank of Lieutenant- Colonel.

At the close of the war Colonel Moulton returned to the practice of law, locating in Cincinnati. In 1883 he removed to New York city. He died in New York in 1889. 3 Colonel Moulton married a sister of General Sherman, who with three daughters and one. son survive him.

HENRY CLAY NOBLE, COLUMBUS,

second son of John and Catharine McDill Noble, was born in Lancaster, Ohio, Febru- ary 28, 1826, and died in Columbus, Ohio, December 12, 1890. He graduated with high honors from Miami University (Oxford,

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Ohio) ; studied law with Hon. Henry Stan- bery, and was admitted to the bar in 1847. On September 28, 1848, he married Miss Elizabeth Edmiston, daughter of the late Dr. Edmiston, of Columbus, Ohio.

As a lawyer he had no superior at the Franklin county bar, and had a very large clientage until 1876, when he retired from general practice.

Mr. Noble administered many important private trusts, and although he never held public positions other than those of Trustee of the Blind Asylum (1872-1878) and Com- missioner of the Franklin County Court- House appropriation, he exerted a wide in- fluence in the community, and inspired uni- " versal and unbounded confidence in his integ- rity and sound judgment. In the adminis- tration of the latter trust his integrity and wise judgment were conspicuous-this being the only instance in Ohio where a public building has cost less than the appropriation.

Ifrom 1867 to 1885 Mr. Noble was a direc- tor of the Columbus and Xenia Railroad Company. In 1885 he was elected its presi- dent, holding the office until his death. He was also a leading member of the Columbus ' Board of Trade.

RICHARD C. PARSONS, CLEVELAND,

was born at New London, Connecticut, Oc- tober 10, 1826 ; received a liberal education ; removed to Ohio in 1845; studied law and admitted to practice in 1851; for several years practised law at Cleveland under the firm-name of Spalding & Parsons; was elected to the Common Council of Cleveland in 1852, and in 1853 was elected President of the Council ; was elected to the Legislature in 1857, re-elected in 1859, and elected . Speaker of the House of Representatives. Was appointed Minister to Chili by President Lincolu, and declined the position, accepting the Consulship, in 1861, at Rio de Janeiro ; resigned the office in 1862. Appointed by President Lincoln Collector of Internal Rev- enue. In 1866 was appointed Marshal of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving six years. Was tendered by President John- son the office of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, or Governorship of Montana, but declined. Was elected to Congress in 1873 ; renominated unanimously in 1875, but de- feated at the election by Hon. Henry B. Payne. Was principal owner and editor of Cleveland Daily Herald from 1877 to 1880. Served as United States Bank Examiner for Ohio for about three years from 1884.

JOHN B. PEASLEE, CINCINNATI,

born in Plaistow, New Hampshire, Septem- ber 3, 1842; graduated from Dartmouth Col- lege in class of 1863; principal of grammar school, Columbus, Ohio, during school year 1863-64 ; came to Cincinnati, October 4, 1864, where he has since resided. Dr. Peaslee was

first assistant, principal of District, of Inter- mediate Schools, respectively, and Superin- tendent of Cincinnati public schools for twelve years ; graduated from Cincinnati Law School and admitted to the bar in 1865, but never practised ; was President of Ohio State Board of Examiners for Teachers for four years ; trustee, Miami University, nine years ; now a Director, University of Cin- cinnati ; life-member National Educational Association, ex-president of one of its depart- ments ; a member of National Council of Education ; holds diploma of membership in the Royal Industrial Museum of Turin, Italy, granted him in token of the superior exhibit of the Cincinnati public schools at the Paris Exposition of 1878 ; one of the original mem- bers of the Ohio State Forestry Association, and is now President of the Ohio State For- estry Bureau. The degree of A. B. and A. M. were conferred upon him by Dartmouth College ; the degree of Ph. D. by the Ohio State University.

Dr. Peaslee is the originator of the cele- bration of authors' birth-days, and of me- morial tree-planting celebrations by public schools. Author of book entitled "Graded Selection for Memorizing for Home and School ; " of pamphlet entitled "Trees and Tree-planting," published by the United States government, and of pamphlet entitled "Moral and Literary Training in Public Schools; " was married April 25, 1878, with Miss Lou Wright, daughter of Hon. Joseph F. Wright, of Cincinnati. Dr. Peaslee is now, 1889, clerk of the Courts of Hamilton county, Ohio-the only man elected on his -- ticket.

DAVID AUSTIN RANDALL,

COLUMBUS,

clergyman, lecturer, author, editor, etc., was born in Colchester, Connecticut, January 14, 1813. His parents were native New England- ers, his mother being direct descendant of Rev. Ebenezer Pemberton, D. D., pastor of Old South Church, Boston, Massachusetts. In his infancy his parents moved to Auburn, New York, and in 1821 to a farm on the shores of Canandaigua lake, where David grew to manhood. At fourteen (1826) he was baptized in the Baptist church. Ile taught school and studicd persistently until June 31, 1838, when he was licensed to" preach by the Gorham (New York) Baptist church. He was ordained in Richfield, Ohio, 1839; became pastor of the Baptist church at Medina, Ohio, where he won wide reputation as preacher, writer and editor of the Washingtonian, organ of the great tem- perance reform of that time.

In 1845 Dr. Randall removed to Columbus, Ohio, became editor of the Christian JJour- mal, organ of the Baptists in Ohio. In 1858 he was chosen pastor of the First Baptist church, and so continued for eight years. Was fourteen years, from 1854, official chap- lain of the Ohio Lunatic Asylum. In 1861 he made a lengthy tour of the Holy Land,

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and wrote a volume which gave him a na- tional reputation, entitled, "The Handwriting of God in Egypt, Sinai and the Holy Land." One hundred thousand copies of this book were sold. In 1867 he made an extensive tour of Europe, and on his return began the preparation of a work on the "Tabernaele, " published as "The Wonderful Tent," a work recognized by critics as of the finest scholar- ship and value.

Dr. Randall was a successful business man, member of the firm of Burr, Randall & Long, and later, Randall & Aston, proprietors of the leading book store in Central Ohio. He was for many years vice-president of the leading bank in Columbus. He was remark- able for his industry, sterling common sense, and unswerving integrity. As an easy and graceful writer and fluent speaker he had few equals. He was twice married, his first wife being Miss Witter, of Medina, Ohio, daughter of Rev. William Witter ; his second. wife was Mrs. Harriet Bronson, daughter of General O. M. Oviatt, of Cleveland, Ohio. He died June 27, 1884, at his home in Colum- bus, Ohio. - Memorial from his son, Hon. E. 0. Randall.

R. W. RATLIFF, WARREN,

died in Warren, Ohio, in September, 1889, in his sixty-fifth year. He was admitted to the bar in 1846 and carried on an extensive law business until he entered the army. He assisted in organizing military companies in Trumbull county and in Cleveland until August, 1861, when he was made Lieutenant- Colonel in the Second Ohio Cavalry. He rendered efficient service in the field and in the year 1865 was made Brigadier-General for gallant and meritorions services in the ex- pedition under Generals Burbridge and Stone- man in Southwest Virginia. He was one of the incorporators of the Second National Bank in Warren and its cashier for a number of years prior to his death.

FRANK J. SCOTT, TOLEDO,

born in Columbia, South Carolina. Edu- cated at Maumee, Ohio, and identified with Toledo, Ohio. He adopted architecture as a profession and travelled in Europe as a stu- dent in 1854 and 1855. Real estate, however, became his business, and the use of his pen in literature and in municipal and political affairs the instinetive direction of his mental activity. He is the author of a royal octavo work on "Suburban Landscape Gardening for the United States," which was published by the Appletons in 1869, and of late years by John Balden, under the title of " Beautiful Homes." Mr. Scott is well known in his own section of the State as a remarkably terse writer, and throughout the country as the author of pamphlets on the relation of money legislation to national prosperity, and as a contributor to our foremost reviews. Hlo is

one of the Scott family who founded the Toledo Manual Training School. He has recently also done some excellent work as a seulptor-a bust of his father, Jesup W. Scott, and one of Gen. Jas. B. Steedman presented to the Toledo Soldiers' Memorial Association being esteemed particularly successful. "He has never oeeu- pied any conspicuous public station or held pay offiee.'

FRANCIS C. SESSIONS, COLUMBUS,

'was born in South Wilbraham, Massachu- setts, February 27, 1820. His paternal grandfather, Robert Sessions, took part in the "Boston Tea Party." During his boy- hood Franeis Sessions was employed on his unele's farm, attending common sehools dur- ing the winter months. In 1838 he graduated at Monson State Institution and two years later removed to Columbus, Ohio ; was elerk in a store, became a partner and in 1856 sold out his interest to engage in the wool busi- ness.

Sinee 1869 has been president and business manager of the Commercial National Bank. During the war Mr. Sessions rendered valua- ble service to the Sanitary Commission, and throughout his life has given largely of his means and labors to charitable, benevolent and educational work. He has travelled exten- sively and has written several valuable books of travel, as well as papers upon art and artists.

He is a progressive business man, of fine literary and artistie tastes. He has acted as trustee of. many educational and benevolent institutions, and for several years past as President of the Ohio Archaeological and His- torical Society. . August 18, 1847, Mr. Ses- sions was married with Mary, daughter of Orange Johnson, of Worthington, Ohio.

FRANCIS WAYLAND SHEPARDSON, GRANVILLE,

son of Daniel and Eliza (Smart) Shepardson, was born in Cheviot, Hamilton county, Ohio, October 15, 1862. In 1868 he removed with his parents to Granville, Ohio, where he at- tended Denison University, graduating in 1882. The following year he graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Isl- and. September 3, 1884, he married Cora L. Whiteomb, of Clinton, Indiana. They have one son, John Whitcomb Shepardson, born July 25, 1885. Since 1883 Mr. Shep- ardson has been a teacher in the Young La- dies' Institute, Granville, Ohio. He was one of the founders of the "Granville Ilis- torical Society," of which he has been Presi- dent since its organization.

LEWIS SLUSSER, CANTON,

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among the first settlers of Stark county. While a student at college his health failed and he went south, remaining in Georgia five years, teaching and studying medicine. He graduated at the Ohio Medieal College, Cin- cinnati, in 1849, and established himself in Canal Fulton, remaining there until the breaking out of the civil war, when he entered the service as surgeon of the Sixty-ninth Ohio. At the expiration of his commission he was appointed surgeon of the Twenty- sixth Ohio, and went to Texas, serving with that regiment until they were mustered out. At the close of the war he settled in the praetiee of medicine at Canton, in which he still continues.

Dr. Słusser was twice eleeted a representa- tive of the county to the State Legislature ; was Superintendent of the Hospital for the Insane at Newburgh ; for many years a mem- ber of the Board of Health and the Board of Education ; active in all sanitary and educa- tional movements, and of late years devoting much time to the collection of local historical matter.

H. W. SMITH, LONDON,

is a native of New York, born April 14, 1814. In 1838 he emigrated to Ohio and stopped at Cireleville, Ohio. In June, 1838, he com- menced studying law with H. N. Hodges, Esq. In June, 1840, he was admitted to the bar. Shortly afterwards he settled in London, Ohio, where he has been in the practice of law nearly ever sinee. He was prosecuting attorney for eleven years. He was elected to the lower branch of the Gen- eral Assembly in 1848-49 and in 1849-50. He was elected to the Senate of Ohio in 1853-54. In 1864 he was one of the electors of Ohio. In 1865-66 and 1867 was Presi- dent of the Madison National Bank of Lonl- don. From 1870 to 1873 he was appointed Assessor of Internal Revenue for Madison, Clark, Green and Franklin counties, Seventh District. In 1876 he was a delegate to the National Convention. He married in 1844 and has raised a large family. His wife died in the fall of 1888. In 1840 he had no money or friends, but he soon acquired both. In 1882 he and his wife made the tour of Europe.

CHARLES H. STEPHENS, CINCINNATI,

was born in Cineinnati, October 2, 1841. Was educated in the public schools of that vity and graduated from the Hughes High School, June, 1858.

He soon after began the study of law with T. D. Lincoln, Esq., and at twenty-one years of age became his partner, and so continued until the death of Mr. Lincoln, some twenty- five years. He is now at the head of the firm of Stephens, Lincoln & Smith, attor- neys. Mr. Stephens was a member of the School Board of Cincinnati for six years and President of the Board of Aldermen for two

years. He is now, and has been for many years, one of the Trustees of the Hughes Fund, and a member of the Union Board of High Schools.

GIDEON T. STEWART, NORWALK,

was born in Johnstown, New York, August 7, 1824, of Seotch aneestry. In his four- teenth year he removed with his parents to Oberlin, Ohio, where he spent two years in Oberlin College, He studied law in Nor- walk, Ohio, and in the office of United States Justice Noah H. Swayne in Columbus. In 1844-46 he resided in Florida, returned to Ohio in the latter year and commeneed the practice of law in Norwalk. The next year became editor of the Norwalk Reflector ; was elected County Auditor, serving three terms. In 1861 removed to Iowa and published the Dubuque Daily Times. He was also one of the proprietors and publishers of the 'Toledo Blade. In 1866 he resumed law practice in Norwalk, which he still continues.

He has been very prominent as a temper- ance reformer, and has contributed largely from his professional earnings to aid temper- ance reform. He was one of the founders of the National Prohibition Party, and has fre- quently been a nominee of this party for high offices ; three times its candidate for Governor ; six times for Supreme Judge ; once for Vice- President, etc.

RODNEY M. STIMSON,

MARIETTA,

was born in Milford, New Hampshire, October 26, 1822. Family in Boston as early as 1640. Both grandfathers, Stimson and Metealf, brought up families in Ashburnham, Wor- cester county, Massachusetts, and both were soldiers in the war of the Revolution. Pre- pared for college at Philips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire. Entered Marietta College, Junior Class. September, 1845, and graduated there in 1847. Was a teacher in Mississippi, 1848-49. Read law and was admitted to the bar, at Marietta, Oetober Term, 1849. Went to Ironton to praetiee law, but drifted into establishing the Ironton Register, August 1, 1850. Candidate for the State Senate last year of the Whig party, 1853, and defeated, as ardently in favor of the Maine liquor ("Prohibition") law. Delegate to the first National Republican Convention, Philadel- phia, June, 1856, which nominated John C. Fremont for President. Removed to Ma- rietta, June, 1862, having bought two news- papers, consolidated into the Marietta Reg- ister. Elected to the State Senate, 1869; re- elected in 1871. Sold the Marietta Register in 1872, and "retired." Librarian of the Ohio State Library, 1877-79. Delegate to the National Republican Convention, 1880, which nominated James A. Garfield for the Pres- ideney. On the Ohio Republican (Blaine) electoral ticket elected in 1884. Since 1881 treasurer and librarian of Marietta College.

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Married twice, and has one son and one daughter.

HENRY TOD, YOUNGSTOWN,

son of David Tod, War Governor of Ohio from 1862 to 1864, was born in Warren, Ohio, June 14, 1838; was educated in the public schools ; was married May 26, 1869, and has two children. Mr. Tod is a resident of Youngstown, Ohio, and has been largely identified with the iron manufacturing and banking interests of that community.

JAMES WADE, CLEVELAND,

son of Dr. James Wade and Sally Mulford Wade ; born at Nyskayuna, New York, Jan- uary 28, 1824; graduated Rensselaer Insti- tute, Troy, New York, 1842; came to Cleve- land, Ohio, 1843 ; studied law with Edward Wade and Payne, Willson & Wade ; admitted to the bar August Term, 1845, Supreme Court at Cleveland. First partner, Hon. II. P. Payne ; firm, Payne & Wade. Next, II. V. Willson and Edward Wade; firm, Willson Wade & Wade until 1852, when Edward Wade was elected to Congress, and Willson became United States District Judge ; then Robert F. Paine, firm-name Paine & Wade until 1866. While Judge Paine was United States District Attorney was his assistant. 1852 married Margaret G. Uhl, daughter of John Uhl and Harriet Hughes Uhl, of New- burgh, N. Y. ; children, Anna, born No- vember 6, 1853, died August 23, 1854; Charles, born July 23, 1855, died February 28, 1856 ; Hattie, born May 24, 1856 ; Benjamin F., November 26, 1857; Mulford, April 23, 1857.

No partner since 1866. Office, No. 3 Case Building, Cleveland, Ohio.

CLARK WAGGONER,

TOLEDO,

eldest son of Israel and Lucretia Waggoner, was born in Milan township, now in Erie county, September 6, 1820. He learned the trade of printer in the offices of the Milan Times and Norwalk Reflector. In May, 1839, he established the Lower Sandusky Whig, at what is now Fremont. Returning to Milan in 1843, he there started the Milan Tribune, which he published until he consolidated the sanie with the Clarion, under the name of Register, at Sandusky, in 1851. He went . ta Toledo in 1856, and became co-proprietor and the conductor of the Toledo Blade, con- tinuing as such until 1865. In 1866, with his eldest son, Ralph HI. Waggoner, he pur- chased the Toledo Commercial, which he con- ducted until 1876. The following year he was appointed Collector of Internal Revenue, T'enth District, Ohio, by President Hayes, holding the office for five years, meantime advancing its grade to "first class." Hlo subsequently devoted several years to histor- ical research, a portion of the material thus

acquired being embodied in the "History of Toledo and Lucas County," a volume of about 1,000 pages, issued in 1888. He holds, as a monument to his life-work, over fifty bound volumes of newspapers conducted by him- self, covering a period of thirty-five years. Mr. Waggoner and Miss Sylvia B. Roberts were married at Lower Sandusky, December 29, 1841. 'They have had five children-' Ralph H., Carrie R. (Seward), J. Fred, Fanny (deceased), and Mary Ella ..

GEORGE G. WASHBURN, "ELYRIA,

has been a resident of Lorain county for fifty- four years, and for thirty-nine years the. editor and proprietor of the leading news- paper of the county. He was born in Orange, New Hampshire, November 24, 1821, and eleven years thereafter came with his parents to Ohio. At the age of fourteen he removed to Lorain county, where he laid the founda- tion for his active and vigorous life in clear- ing up a forest farm. Ile qualified himself for teaching by study in the common school of the neighborhood, and afterwards spent four years in study at Oberlin College, sup- porting himself by manual labor on the col. lege farm, and by teaching during the winter months.

In 1847 he removed to Elyria, where he entered the law office of Hon. Philemon Bliss, and was admitted to the bar two years later. While engaged in legal practice he was induced to enter upon the field of jour- nalism, meeting with such success as to war- rant his making that his chosen profession. His newspaper, the Elyria Republican, has a wide circulation and influence. He has been its editor and proprietor for thirty-nine years, a record not surpassed by any other publisher in the State. He declined to hold office, other than those connected with the municipality and Board of Education of his .. town, until 1883, when he consented to serve as Representative in the General Assembly.

Hle was re-elected in 1875, and after four years acceptable service declined further pre- ferment, and is now actively pursuing his favorite profession.

L. M. WIIITING, CANTON,

was born in Colebrook, Litchfield county, Connectient, February 25, 1811, and grad . uated from Williams College in 1835. He became a citizen of Canton in 1837, where he remained continually until his death in 1884, more than once rejecting very tempting propo- sals of professorships and other stations of honor which would call him elsewhere.

Aside from the professional field, in which a first place was accorded him, he was one of the first to take an open and earnest stund against the evils of slavery. He enjoyed the friendship of nearly every leader of historic identification with that great reform, and

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received frequent visits from them, including Chase, Giddings, Parker, and others.

At the outbreak of the war he was the first to receive an appointment on the State Board of Examining Surgeons, from Gov- ernor Dennison, and he continued to discharge responsible trusts in the government service during the war.

The memory of Dr. Whiting is without a spot. While few men have ever so endeared themselves to their fellows professionally, his reputation rests upon the broader base of profound scholarship, general scientific attain- ment and comprehensive philanthropy.

He died of paralysis, June 30, 1884 ; two daughters surviving him, who are living at this date (1891) .- A Memorial from his Brother, Mr. J. Whiting, Canton.

FREDERICK WICKHAM, NORWALK,

editor Norwalk Reflector, was born in New York city, March 11, 1812. He lived in Sodus, Wayne county, New York, until 1833, when he came to Norwalk. In 1835 he married Incy Preston, daughter of the founder of the Reflector-Samuel Preston. After his marriage he entered the Reflector office as a printer ; in 1854 he became sole proprietor. The office is now owned by a stock company, of which Mr. Wickham is president. He still does a regular day's work though in his seventy-eighth year, setting up his own editorials at the case, and is certainly one of the oldest active editors in the State. He was Associate Judge of the Common Pleas Court, 1847-51 ; was Senator from the 30th Senatorial District, 1863-65; and was Mayor of Norwalk, 1885-87. His wife is still living, and four years ago they happily cele- brated their golden wedding. They have twelve children, all of whom are engaged in the active duties of life. Three sons served with honor through the rebellion. The oldest son, COL. CHARLES P. WICKHAM, is now serving his second term as Congressnian from the 14th District of Ohio, and the second son, COL. WILLIAM S. WICKHAM, is now Assist- ant Adjutant-General of the State.

J. W. WILLARD, CLEVELAND,

was born in Sterling, Massachusetts, December 29, 1818, of Pilgrim stock. He attended the common schools, graduated from the State Normal School at Barre, Massachusetts, and commenced the profession of teaching, which becoming distasteful to him he engaged in the manufacture of furniture at Bangor, Maine. In 1843 married Miss Mary H. Norcross, of Bangor. In 1848 he returned to Massachusetts, engaged in business in Clinton, later in Leominster.

In 1855 he removed with his wife and adopted child to California ; engaged in various occupations until 1865, when he became superintendent of the extensive pow- der mills of the California Powder Works at

Santa Cruz, California. While thus engaged he invented the Hereules powder, one of the forms of dynamite, and removed to San Fran- cisco. The manufacture of this explosive was first conducted by Mr. Willard as a part of the business of the California Powder Company ; later the Hercules Powder Com- pany was organized as an independent com- pany. In 1877 Mr. Willard removed to Cleve- land, Ohio, as general manager of the Her- eules Powder Company, a position he has held for more than twenty years.

HAMILTON BLOSS WOODBURY, JEFFERSON,

the eldest of the six children of Ebenezer B. and Sylva Woodbury, was born in Kel -. loggsville, Ashtabula county, Ohio, Novem- ber 27, 1831. He was educated in the eont- mon and select schools of the county, and when but seventeen years of age began reading law in his father's office in Kelloggs- ville, preparatory to entering the profession in which he has sinee steadily risen to his present high position.

In 1852 he was admitted to praetiec at the September Term of the District Court of Ashtabula County. He was elected Justice of the Peace of Monroe township in 1854, and re-elected in 1857, in which year he re- moved to Jefferson, his present place of residence. He was elected Mayor of Jeffer- son soon after his removal to that place. In April, 1873, he was elected delegate to the .. . Constitutional Convention of Ohio. In Janta uary, 1875, eleeted Judge of Common Pleas, Third subdivision of the Ninth Judicial Dis- triet of Ohio ; re-elected in October, 1875, and again returned in October, 1880. In . October, 1884, he was elected Judge of the Cirenit Court of the Seventh Judicial Cireuit 'of Ohio, which position he still holds.

Judge Woodbury is deeply versed in judi- eial lore, and as a jurist is ranked one of the soundest in Northern Ohio, his decisions be- ing generally regarded as unimpeachable. In politics he is a staunch Republican.

SMITHSON E. WRIGHT, CINCINNATI,

was born in Belmont county, Ohio, and learned the printing business; from 1835 .... until 1837 he was one of the owners and editors of the Ohio State Journal; begin- ning in 1845 he served for two years as mayor of Columbus, and for the four suc- ceeding years was auditor of Franklin county. Upon retiring from this office he became. secretary of the Columbus and Xenia Rail- road Company. Upon the consolidation of this company with the Little Miami Railroad Company, he was made treasurer of the con- solidated company, which position he held for many years, when failing health caused him to resign. The duties of this last trust caused his removal to Cincinnati. March 2, 1891, Mr. Wright died at the age of 84. He was a scholarly man, of fine literary tastes,

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and for many years prominently identified with the Cincinnati Society of Natural His- tory and Cincinnati Literary Club. Mr. Wright married Matilda, daughter of W. T. Martin, of Columbus.

CHIARLES L. YOUNG, ‹ TOLEDO,

. was born in Albany, N. Y .; November 23, 1838, of pioneer Dutch ancestry. He at- tained his education in various classical insti- tutions. In April, 1861, he was found doing depot guard duty over recruits. In May he enlisted in the army, and served during the war; was wounded at Chancellorsville and

again disabled in the Wilderness, but did not retire from the field. He was promoted for gallant and meritorious service until the rank of brigadier-general was reached. Since 1869 he has been a resident of Toledo, a manu- facturer and wholesale lumber dealer.

Ife is prominent in the work of the G. A. R., as is also his wife, who was Miss Cora Miranda Day, daughter of Hon. Albert Day, M. D., of Boston, Massachusetts, to whom he was married January 18, 1871. Both General and Mrs. Young have held high office in military and charitable organizations. In 1890 Gen. Young was appointed Super- intendent of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Or- phans' Home at Xenia, Ohio.

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Historical collections of Ohio in three volumes ; an encyclopedia of the state : with notes of a tour over it in 1886 contrasting the Ohio of 1846 with 1886-90, Vol. III, Part 89

Author: Howe, Henry, 1816-1893 Publication date: 1891 Publisher: Columbus, Ohio : Henry Howe & Son Number of Pages: 1200

Author: Howe, Henry, 1816-1893
Publication date: 1891
Publisher: Columbus, Ohio : Henry Howe & Son
Number of Pages: 1200