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The old soldier always maintained close connection with his former companions in arms, belonging to Abe Patterson Post, No. 88, Grand Army of the Republic, the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, and Union Veteran Legion, No. I. In 1873 he was made a major in the National Guard of Pennsylvania.
At one time Major Pentecost served as a delegate to the National Prison Con- gress, and for twenty-five years was a member of the board of managers of the Pennsylvania State Reform School, serv-
ing during the last ten years as its presi- dent and resigning only a few days before his death. He affiliated with Allegheny Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, be- longed to the Sons of the American Revo- lution, and was a member of the Watson Memorial Presbyterian Church. At a meeting of the Society of the Army of West Virginia in 1887 he was elected a vice-president, and at one time he was treasurer of his regimental association.
A strong, stern and finely-cut face was that of this veteran of the Civil War, but all who knew him were well aware that the sternness was that of a man of high principles and lofty ideals, measuring him- self by the same standard which he set for others. The snowy hair and mous- tache spoke of advancing years, but the fire of the eyes was undimmed and the genial nature and warm heart retained to the last the enthusiasm of youth.
Major Pentecost married (first) Vir- ginia H., daughter of the Reverend John Andrews, the first Presbyterian minister in Pittsburgh, and (second) Emma P., daughter of Ranson Dwight, of Browns- ville, Pennsylvania. He is survived by the following children: Alexander J .; Dorsey M .; Frank P .; Nellie, wife of Frank Paulin; Adelia, wife of V. Lecky ; and Bessie E. Mrs. Pentecost is a woman who combines with a winning personality and many social gifts, keen intuitive facul- ties and superior business acumen. For the ties of family and friendship Major Pentecost cherished a loyal affection which might well be called the governing principle of his life.
On January 23, 1915, this good, useful and high-minded man passed away, "full of years and of honors," mourned by his old comrades, his business associates and the many in all walks of life who had been numbered among his personal friends. There are some men of whom we cannot
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say, "They are dead," because their life still throbs in the hearts that loved them. Of these was Alexander J. Pentecost, brave citizen, gallant soldier, lover of his country and friend of humanity.
CARPENTER, James M., Prominent Lawyer and Jurist.
Among the jurists of the State of Penn- sylvania is James McFadden Carpenter, Judge of the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny county. He was born January 30, 1850, at Murrysville, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, son of the late Jeremiah Murry and Eleanor (McFad- den) Carpenter.
When aged about two years, his par- ents removed to Plum township, Alle- gheny county, where his earliest educa- tion was received in the public schools. Later he attended the Laird Institute, at Murrysville. At the age of seventeen he became a teacher in the schools of Plum township. In 1872 he came to Pitts- burgh, and practiced surveying and civil engineering with James H. McRoberts, while engaged in the study of law. June 28, 1872, he registered as a law student. and commenced reading in the office of Hopkins & Lazear, afterward continuing his studies with Thomas C. Lazear, of the sanie firm. October 14, 1874, on motion of Jacob H. Miller, he was admitted to the Allegheny county bar. After practic- ing alone for a time, Mr. Carpenter form- ed a partnership with George N. Chal- fant, under the firm name of Carpenter & Chalfant, which connection was dissolved in 1913. While his practice was of a general nature, Mr. Carpenter became identified with much corporation work, principally mining and oil interests. For years Mr. Carpenter's vote and influence were enlisted on the side of the Demo- cratic party. One of the organizers of
the "Gold Democracy," he was a member of the convention which nominated Pal- mer and Buckner. While fighting for the gold standard of the Democrats he natu- rally became a Republican when Con- gress adopted the gold standard and the Democrats adhered to the silver stand- ard. In 1911 he was a candidate for nomi- nation for Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny county, and, while not supported by any faction, received approximately thirty thousand votes. He was appointed a delegate to the National Civic Federation at Washington by Governor Stuart, and was reappointed by Governor Tener. On January 4, 1915, Governor Tener appointed Mr. Carpenter Judge of the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny county. At the primary elec- tion, in September of that year, he re- ceived 77-773 votes, his majority being nearly 50,000, and resulting in his being the only candidate for office in November, when he received 82,919 votes.
One of Judge Carpenter's marked char- acteristics is his ability to express himself clearly and concisely. As judge, his rul- ings have met with general approval. An able writer, he has for years been a con- tributor to various legal journals. He was one of those active in the organiza- tion of the Allegheny County Arbitration Court, by which the courts were relieved of the trial of hundreds of cases. At the request of the publishers of "Law Notes," he prepared a history of the workings of this court, and suggested the plan for the disposition of cases by referees appointed by the court for a stated period, at a salary to be fixed and paid by the county when such referees were appointed, these to aid the court in the hearing of special cases, such as divorce and equity. The sole purpose was to provide an efficient court of assistance, and to this end he submitted suggestions which, when fol-
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lowed by carefully prepared legislation, would protect every man's constitutional rights, and at the same time simplify, systematize and expedite the adjudica- tion of legal controversies. Summariz- ing, these suggestions were: That legis- lation should be procured, safe-guarding the right of trial by jury, and regulating its exercise ; classifying causes as to sub- ject-matter and amount in controversy, and, within prescribed limits, making arbitration (a) obligatory on all parties ; (b) compulsory at the election of either party ; (c) permissible, by agreement, in all civil actions; (d) empowering the courts to appoint official arbitrators, who may, on certificate from the court, indi- vidually act as masters in equity and divorce. The purpose of the appoint- ment of referees was to avoid the neces- sity of creating additional courts or in- creasing the number of judges, and the advantages that would accrue from this were that when the business of the court did not require the services of these referees, they could be dispensed with, which is not the case when additional judges are appointed, or new courts estab- lished, as judges, being constitutional officers, are elected for a term, not to be curtailed by the Legislature. This article attracted much attention, and was ap- proved by many judges and members of the Supreme Bench, and was favorably commented on by legal journals through- out the country.
Judge Carpenter is a member of the American Bar Association ; the Pennsyl- vania Bar Association; the Allegheny County Bar Association ; the Pittsburgh Board of Trade; the Mozart Club; and the Art Society of Pittsburgh. For thirty years he was a member of the Park Ave- nue Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh, during which time he served as ruling elder and clerk of session.
Judge Carpenter married, June 21, 1876, Mary H., daughter of John L. L. and Re- bekah (Hood) Knox, of Allegheny, Penn- sylvania. Mrs. Carpenter died July 2, 1899. Children of James McFadden and Mary H. (Knox) Carpenter : Alice Lazear : Rebekah Knox, deceased ; Bertha Eleanor, deceased ; James McFadden, Jr., instructor in Romance languages, Cornell University, where he is a student in its graduate school; he married, August, 1915, Paulette, daughter of Paul Hage- mans (Consul General of Belgium), of Philadelphia.
MOORE, William D., Clergyman, Educator, Lawyer.
The late William David Moore, head of the well-known law firm of Moore, Mar- ron & McGirr, was a man whose extra- ordinarily diversified career might be sum- marized in the words, "he touched noth- ing that he did not adorn." A successful minister of the gospel, an instructor dis- tinguished in more than one institution of learning, a military chaplain, and one of the luminaries of the Pittsburgh bar-all these was the wonderfully gifted man a brief outline of whose varied and eventful life is here imperfectly set forth.
William D. Moore, father of William David Moore, was a Virginian of Scotch- Irish ancestry, and came to Pittsburgh, where he was connected with the arsenal, being an expert mechanic. He was a member of the Lawrenceville Thirty- ninth Street Presbyterian Church and an active participant in its work. Mr. Moore married Elizabeth Mackey, also of Vir- ginia, and their children were: Rachel, married John Dent Moreland ; Ann ; John, deceased ; Henry ; Elizabeth, died young ; Crawford, also died young; and William David, mentioned below. Mr. Moore was a man of most estimable character, a Presbyterian of the old school.
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William David, son of William D. and Elizabeth (Mackey) Moore, was born January 15, 1824, at Harper's Ferry, Vir- ginia, and was a child when his parents removed to Pittsburgh. It was in the schools of that city that he received his preparatory education, afterward attend- ing the Western University of Pennsyl- vania (now the University of Pitts- burgh), and graduating in 1841. Desir- ing to prepare himself for the ministry, Mr. Moore then entered the Western Theological Seminary, graduated in 1844, and was ordained a minister of the Pres- byterian church. For a number of years he was pastor of Long Run Church, near Greensburg, Pennsylvania, afterward tak- ing charge of a church at Greensburg, and in both these congregations doing effec- tive work.
In 1854 Mr. Moore accepted the Profes- sorship of Natural Sciences at Oakland College, Mississippi, retaining the posi- tion for four years. At the end of that time he resigned in order to accept the same chair in the University of Missis- sippi, at Oxford, in that State. As an instructor he was exceptionally success- ful, his thorough and comprehensive learn- ing being combined with a high degree of personal magnetism which enabled him to exercise a powerful and most bene- ficial influence over the youths commit- ted to his guidance. But this peaceful scholastic life was rudely interrupted. Almost at hand, sounded the guns bom- barding Fort Sumter, and Professor Moore, resigning his position, returned to Pennsylvania, there to offer his services to the United States government. He received an appointment as chaplain of the Sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, and served bravely and faith- fully to the close of the conflict.
The return of peace found Mr. Moore with a fixed determination to direct the
course of his life into another channel, to enter a new field of endeavor. Going to Greensburg, Pennsylvania, he took up the study of law under the preceptorship of Edgar Cowan, and in the autumn of 1866 he came to Pittsburgh, where he entered the office of the United States District Attorney as assistant to Mr. Carnahan. On being admitted to the bar of Alle- gheny county, he rapidly rose to the posi- tion of the foremost criminal lawyer of the city. His eminence was the more re- markable by reason of the fact that he came to the study and practice of the law after he had passed the meridian of life. The firm of which he was a member was first composed of William C. Moreland, John Kerr and himself, the style being Moreland, Moore & Kerr. A biography and portrait of Mr. Moreland, who is now deceased, appear elsewhere in this work. Later Mr. Moore associated himself with John Marron and F. C. McGirr, the firm name being Moore, Marron & McGirr. Among the warm personal friends of Mr. Moore were the late Thomas Marshall and Judge Christopher Magee. Politically Mr. Moore was a Democrat of liberal tendencies, voting for the best man irre- spective of party considerations. He was a member of the Thirty-ninth Street Pres- byterian Church.
Of the personality of this gifted man it is difficult to speak, so complex was it, so rich and varied, so abounding in the qualities which command respect and in- spire admiration. Over and above his professional learning his mind was richly stored with general information, and he possessed extraordinary knowledge of all the physical sciences. In particular, he was an accomplished botanist and had a passionate love for flowers, never con- sidering himself dressed without a blos- som in his buttonhole. By study and by association with physicians he acquired a
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knowledge of anatomy which, in connec- tion with his acquaintance with chemistry and the sciences, was helpful to him in the trial of cases. In his accurate knowl- edge of language and perception of its fitness and value in the expression of thought, Mr. Moore was without a su- perior at the bar. As a classical scholar and also in the realm of modern lan- guages he had few equals, and felicitous and forceful expression was one of his greatest gifts. His oratorical powers were exercised not only in the court room but also on the platform, and he was ac- tive in many presidential campaigns as speaker for his party, always surrounding himself with large audiences. Mr. Moore took special delight in the writings of Thomas Carlyle and the mental attributes which enabled him to appreciate them were combined with an exceptional de- velopment of the poetical quality. He was the author of many poems of a high order of merit. No man ever looked more strikingly what he was. His erect and slender form was surmounted by a head the intellectual outline of which would have attracted attention in any assembly, and his strongly marked refined features bore the stamp of the traits of character which made him the man he was. His hair and beard, black in youth, became in his latter years iron gray and his whole appearance was patrician and command- ing.
Mr. Moore married, in June, 1845, Eliza- beth Bishop, whose family record is appended to this biography, and the fol- lowing children were born to them: Wil- liam Bishop, of Pittsburgh; Elizabeth McKay, deceased; Anna; Mary Robin- son; Sarah Bishop, of Pittsburgh; and Emma, married Joseph Splane, of Pitts- burgh, and is now deceased, as is her hus- band also. Anna Moore became the wife of Richard Peterson, of Pittsburgh, and
the mother of three children: William D. M., Hugh Ferguson, and Hannah Bishop, who married Robert Cain, of Pittsburgh, and has three children. Mary Robinson Moore married Henry Clay Fownes, of Pittsburgh, and their children were: Wil- liam C .; Amy, wife of John Barnes, of Philadelphia; Henry, deceased ; Arthur, also deceased; Charles Bishop; Mary, married Matthew J. Scammell, of Balti- more; and Louise, died in childhood. The death of Mrs. Fownes occurred March 29, 1906, at Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The home life of Mr. Moore was one of rare felicity and beauty. His wife was a woman whose strong mental endowments, loveliness of personality and sweetness of disposition fitted her to be at once his intellectual comrade and the presiding genius of his fireside. The charm of Mr. and Mrs. Moore as host and hostess is vividly remembered by many. Gifted as Mr. Moore was in every sphere, those privileged to know him in his home were specially favored. His conversation was fascinating and his ability to draw out the Lest in those who surrounded him created about him an atmosphere of geniality and happiness. On November 2, 1896, this roble man ceased from earth, leaving in his profession and in his city a vacancy long to remain unfilled and in many hearts a void which would last through life.
It was as a lawyer that William David Moore was identified with Pittsburgh, and his brilliant record at the bar is incorpo- rated in her legal annals. North and South are associated with different phases of his career, and his name is enrolled among the defenders of the integrity of the Union, but the longest and most illustri- ous chapter of his record forms part of the history of the metropolis of Pennsyl- vania.
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(The Bishop Line).
Richard Bishop, father of Mrs. Eliza- beth (Bishop) Moore, was an Englishman of culture, and in 1810 came to the United States, the trip voyage in those days of sailing vessels occupying three months. He made his home on a large estate, "Mount Albion," near Sharpsburg, Penn- sylvania, his land joining that of the father of the late Mrs. Mary Schenley. Mount Albion School was named after Mr. Bishop's estate. His brother, Thomas Bishop, also came to the United States, settling in Indianapolis, Indiana. Rich- ard Bishop married Sarah Turner, and their children were: Ann, married Alfred Sutton ; Sarah, married (first) Thomas Kirby, of Pittsburgh, and (second) Ed- ward Haynes; Mary, married Hebron Robinson, of Pittsburgh; Susan, married Mr. Simpson, of Pittsburgh; John, mar- ried Harriet Robb; William, married Emily Scott; Elizabeth, mentioned be- low; and Hannah, married Charles Peter- son, of the old Pittsburgh family of that name.
Elizabeth, daughter of Richard and Sarah (Turner) Bishop, became the wife of William David Moore, as stated above.
SIMPSON, Karl S., M. D., Practitioner, Hospital Official.
Among the younger generation of physicians in Pittsburgh is Dr. Karl S. Simpson. James William Simpson, father of Dr. Karl S. Simpson, was born on a farm near Scio, Ohio, in 1842, son of Robert Patterson and Asenath (Fowler) Simpson. Robert P. Simpson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1799, and followed farming as an occupation; he married, August 9, 1832, Asenath Fowler ; was elder and treasurer of the First United Presbyterian Church of Scio, Ohio.
James W. Simpson received his educa- tion in local schools and at Franklin Col- lege, New Athens, Ohio. In the sixties he enlisted in Company I, Fifteenth Regi- ment Kansas Cavalry, Union Army. For a time he was engaged in the hide busi- ness in Council Bluffs and Des Moines, Iowa, afterwards going to Chicago; and in 1868 was a member of the firm of Obern, McDonald & Company (after- wards known as D. H. McDonald & Com- pany), of Chicago. He was a member of the Congregational church of Ravens- wood, now part of Chicago, and organ- ized the first Sabbath school at Summer- dale, Illinois. In 1887 he was elected a member of the board of education of Chicago; in 1888 was regent of the Royal Arcanum, of Ravenswood; was member of Crescent Council, No. 12, Loyal League, of Chicago; member of Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, of Mammoth Springs, Arkansas. He mar- ried, in 1871, Williametta C. Shawhan, of Mansfield Valley (now Carnegie), Penn- sylvania, and they became parents of the following children : Margaret, died in childhood ; Robert, died in childhood ; and Karl Stanley, see below. James W. Simp- son died October 24, 1895, at Mammoth Springs, Arkansas.
Dr. Karl Stanley Simpson, son of the late James W. and Williametta (Shaw- han) Simpson, was born July 5, 1879, in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, and received his preliminary education in the schools of his native place, afterward attending Park Institute, Pittsburgh. He was fitted for his profession at Hahnemann Medical College, Philadelphia, graduating in 1903 with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. After serving for two years as interne in the old Homeopathic Hospital of Pitts- burgh, Dr. Simpson entered upon a career of general practice in Carnegie, Pennsyl- vania. While practicing in Carnegie he
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was surgeon for the Pennsylvania Rail- road Company and the Wabash Railroad Company. In 1913 he spent some time in post-graduate work in New York City and Berlin, Germany, devoting his at- tention to diseases of the nose, ear and throat, and on April 1, 1914, began prac- tice in Pittsburgh as a specialist in these ailments. Dr. Simpson is a member of the staff of the Homeopathic Hospital of Pittsburgh, and belongs to the Pennsyl- vania State Homœopathic Medical Soci- ety, the Allegheny County Homoeopathic Medical Society, the American Institute of Homoeopathy, and the Phi Alpha Gamma fraternity. In politics he is a Republican. Dr. Simpson is a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Car- negie, Pennsylvania.
April 27, 1897, Dr. Simpson enlisted as a private in the Fourteenth Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard, and served in the Spanish-American War. He was mustered out February 28, 1898.
On October 12, 1904, Dr. Simpson mar- ried Bessie Foster, daughter of John A. and Tillie (Foster) Bell, of Carnegie, Pennsylvania, and they are the parents of two sons: John A., born October 21, 1905; and James William, born June 19, 1907.
LLOYD, Henry,
Manufacturer, Financier, Philanthropist.
One of the strong men of the old Pitts- burgh-one of those Titans of trade whose heroic proportions seem to dwarf their successors of the present day-was the late Henry Lloyd. Mr. Lloyd was a man who touched life at many points, and his great abilities and sterling traits of char- acter caused him to be regarded by the entire community with feelings of pro- found admiration.
Thomas Lloyd, father of Henry Lloyd,
held many offices of trust and responsibil- ity in his section of the country, Hunting- don county, Pennsylvania, among these being that of sheriff of the county for many years. One of his sons was John, who took an active part in the cause of religion from his earliest years and re- mained closely identified with religious works throughout his life. While acting in the capacity of a missionary to China to convert the heathen there, he was taken ill and died at Hong Kong. Thomas Lloyd married, January 12, 1813, Cather- ine Moore.
Henry Lloyd, son of Thomas and Catherine (Moore) Lloyd, was born in Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, De- cember 25, 1817, and the common schools of his day and section gave but scant opportunity for a thorough education. Earnest and energetic from his youth up- ward, he made the best use of these opportunities, and utilized every spare moment to gain still further knowledge. His general aptitude for a business life was demonstrated when he was very young, and when he began his business career as a clerk in the large forwarding and commission house of D. Leech & Company, his station being at Hollidays- burg, on the old Pennsylvania Canal & Portage railroad line, he had ample op- portunity to display his executive ability. The experience of all kinds he gained in this position was of inestimable value to him, and a number of other business men who have since then become prominent, gained their early training there.
Naturally ambitious and anxious to work out his career independently, Henry Lloyd was ever looking forward to the time when he would be at the head of a business of his own, and was on the alert to seize upon any favorable opportunity. This offered itself in 1854, when the Ken- sington Iron Works was placed on the
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market, this being one of the oldest estab- lishments of its kind in the city of Pitts- burgh. Mr. Lloyd associated himself with Mr. George Black, and together they purchased an interest in this business, the concern operating under the firm name of Miller, Lloyd & Black. Three years later Mr. Miller sold his interest to his part- ners, and the firm was known as Lloyd & Black until the death of Mr. Black, in 1872. During these years the business of the firm had been extended in every pos- sible direction, its methods being progres- sive yet conservative and safe, and it had become recognized as one of the most im- portant iron industries of the entire country. The prosperity attending these years resulted in the acquisition of the larger part of the great fortune of Mr. Lloyd, his business principles being of the highest character. A cash basis was the guiding rule of the management, and it was considered imperative that there should always be an ample reserve fund on deposit in the bank. It was a matter of rare occurrence to have any labor trouble, for the relations between Mr. Lloyd and his employees were rather that of a fatherly friend toward his com- panions, than that of master and man. In times of sickness or other sorrow they went to him with full confidence in the help which they felt would be forthcom- ing, and this feeling was never a mistaken one.
The third change made in the name of the firm was upon the death of Mr. Black, at which time Mr. Lloyd purchased his interest and reorganized the firm. He took into partnership his son, Henry Mc- Kinney Lloyd, and Henry Balkan, and the name was changed to Henry Lloyd, Son & Company. This arrangement left Henry Lloyd more time to devote to char- itable work, in which he had always taken a beneficial interest. He was the presi-
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