History of the counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania, with biographical selections; including their early settlement and development; a description of the historic and interesting localities; sketches of their cities, towns and villages biographies of representative citizens; outline history of Pennsylvania; statistics, Part 50

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1320

USA > Pennsylvania > McKean County > History of the counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania, with biographical selections; including their early settlement and development; a description of the historic and interesting localities; sketches of their cities, towns and villages biographies of representative citizens; outline history of Pennsylvania; statistics > Part 50
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name of Stone, Brown & Sturgeon. Mr. Brown having temporarily retired from practice in 1889, the association with Mr. Sturgeon still continues. Mr. Stone is admitted to practice in the district and supreme courts of the State. the circuit and district and supreme courts of the United States, and his prac- tice has extended to each of these courts.

R. J. STRAIGHT, one of the most extensive oil producers in the Bradford oil fields, has lived in Bradford since 1876. He began working in the oil fields when sixteen years old, being first employed in Venango county. He had charge of the famous Noble well on the Ferris farm, the output of which, from its beginning to its close, was over 442,000 barrels. He also worked for a time at the oil refining business, and while at this began drilling wells for him- self. He went to Tidioute, Warren county, where he operated until he came to Bradford, and since coming here has been one of the heaviest producers in this section. Since beginning his career as an oil producer Mr. Straight has drilled over 1,000 wells, the output of which has been enormous. He is an active member of the Producers' Protective Association, which was organized in 1887. Mr. Straight is a native of Crawford county, Penn., a son of Randall and Maria C. (Clark) Straight, and a brother of Dr. A. M. Straight. He was mar- ried in 1870 to Miss Augusta Shirley, daughter of Alfred Shirley, of Niagara county, N. Y. Mrs. Straight died, a member of the Presbyterian Church, in 1876, leaving two children: Edith and Herbert. Mr. Straight is a Democrat.

A. M. STRAIGHT, M. D., one of the most successful physicians of Brad- ford, was born in Crawford county, Penn., August 5, 1847, the third of five children of Randall and Maria C. (Clark) Straight, who were natives of New York, the father of Madison county and the mother of Cattaraugus county, and both of English descent. The father died in 1879, in Warren county, Penn .. where he had lived a number of years. A. M. Straight was reared and received his rudimentary education in his native county, later taking a course at Oberlin College. Choosing medicine as his profession he entered the Western Reserve Medical College, from which he graduated in 1870. Wishing to be still more thoroughly versed in his profession he then attended Bellevue Hospital Medical College, at New York City, from which he graduated in 1875. He then located at Wilcox, Elk Co., Penn., where he remained until 1885, when he moved to Bradford. His office is in the Berry block. Dr. Straight is an untiring student of his profession, and keeps himself well informed on all subjects of interest and benefit to the fraternity. He has met with remarkable success in his prac- tice, which is large and constantly increasing. He is an active member of the county medical society, which he has served as president, and is also a member of the State, American and International organization. For sixteen years Dr. Straight was surgeon for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company; since 1885 he has been surgeon for the Buffalo, Pittsburgh & Rochester Railroad Company. He is also secretary of the United States Examining Board for Pensions. Dr. Straight was married in September, 1873. to Miss Minnie Preston, daughter of A. B. Preston, and they have four children: Preston, Grace, Anna and Persis. Mrs. Straight is a member of the Presbyterian Church. The Doctor, in poli- tics, affiliates with the Democratic party.

GEORGE A. STURGEON, lawyer, and district attorney for the county of McKean, was born near Girard, in the county of Erie, Penn., June 1, 1852. He is a son of Andrew and Eliza J. (Canghey) Sturgeon, the former being a na- tive of Erie county, N. Y., and the latter a native of Erie county, Penn., both of Scotch-Irish lineage. The family name is distinguished in the history of the State by Daniel Sturgeon, who, as a colleague of Simon Cameron and his successor, James Buchanan, held the office of United States senator from 1839

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to 1851. George A. Sturgeon was reared upon his father's farm near Girard, which was quite extensive, and took his part in its cultivation. He attended Girard Academy and completed his education under private tuition. He sought employment as a teacher, and while so engaged began the study of law, and finished his course under the instruction of J. C. Sturgeon, Esq., an older brother, who had been the district attorney for the county of Erie. From 1876 to 1878 Mr. Sturgeon served as deputy United States marshal for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He came to Bradford in January, 1878, and there completed his studies, and in the following year was admitted to the bar of Mckean county, where he has since continued in active practice. He is also admitted to practice in the supreme court of the State, and in the circuit and district courts of the United States. He has been associated with Hon. W. W. Brown, who represented the district in congress, and R. B. Stone, and is now the junior member of the law firm of Stone & Sturgeon. In 1887, as the candidate of the Republican party, to which he belongs, Mr. Sturgeon was elected by a large popular majority to the office of district attorney for the term of three years. In the practice of his profession Mr. Sturgeon is distin- guished for care and unswerving fidelity, which have won for him a reliable clientage, as well as the esteem of the bar and the court. His services are frequently sought in the execution of trusts and administration of estates. His quick comprehension of mechanical devices, and aptitude in their explana- tion, are appreciated by inventors and patentees. It is not unlikely that this gift of genius is shared as a family heritage, since William Sturgeon, of Lan- cashire, England, is noted as one of the earlier inventors in electro-magnetism, and as a lecturer on science in the Royal Victoria Gallery at Manchester. Mr. Sturgeon was married November 10, 1881, to Miss Mary L. Davis, daughter of Charles Davis, a prominent citizen of Friendship, N. Y., and they have two children: Clara C. and Bertha L. The family attend the services of the Pres- byterian Church, of which Mrs. Sturgeon is a member. Their home, in a de sirable quarter of the city, is spacious and attractive.

MOSES SULLIVAN, attorney at law, Bradford and Butler, Penn., is a law- yer of superior ability, and has a large practice both in McKean and Butler counties. He is well educated, being a graduate in a regular classical course from Westchester University, class of 1866, and prior to his attendance there he was a student at the Moravian Boarding School at Nazareth, Penn. After leaving college he studied law with the Hon. E. McJunkin, of Butler, Penn .. was admitted to the bar, and began his practice in that city. He opened his office in Bradford in 1880. Mr. Sullivan was born in Butler, Penn., March 28, 1848, the second of five children of Charles C. and Susan C. (Seltzer) Sullivan, who were of German and Irish descent, respectively. His father died in 1860. Mr. Sullivan is a Republican in politics. He is a member of Butler Lodge, F. & A. M. He is also an active member of the Presbyterian Church.

J. C. SWAIN, agent for the New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad at Bradford, was born in Wellsville, Ohio, April 23, 1855, a son of Silas and Martha (Coffin) Swain, natives of Nantucket Island, Mass. He was educated at Ravenna, Ohio, and there learned the art of telegraphy. He came to Brad- ford in 1876, and in 1884 he was there employed as train dispatcher, serving in that position four years. He then went to Salamanca, N. Y., where he was clerk in the freight office until 1888, when he was transferred to his present position at Bradford. Mr. Swain was married in 1883, at Bradford, to Miss Mary A. Ringle, daughter of John Ringle, who was of Swiss descent, and they have one child, William E. Mrs. Swain is a member of the Catholic Church. In polities Mr. Swain is independent.

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H. H. TAGGART, conductor on a passenger train of the Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad, was born in Livingston county, N. Y., April 14, 1842, a son of Washington and Mary Ann (Havens) Taggart, former a native of Pennsylvania, and latter of New York, of English descent. His father dying when he was in his childhood, he was reared by relatives, living in his native State until the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion. He enlisted in April, 1861, in the First Pennsylvania Regiment, Volunteer Infantry, known as the First Pennsylvania " Bucktails," as a drummer, and participated in many hard-fought battles, among others Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettys- burg and the Wilderness. At the close of his term of service he went to Law- renceville, Tioga Co., Penn., where he remained but a short time, going from there to Erie, Penn., where he was employed by the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad until 1872, when he accepted a position as conductor on the B., N. Y. & P. R. R., now known as the Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad. and in 1881 he was appointed to his present position. Mr. Taggart was married in Buffalo, N. Y., in 1869, to Fannie Clark, daughter of George R. and Caroline E. (Howard) Clark, and they have one daughter. Emma Hen- rietta. Mrs. Taggart is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics Mr. Taggart is a Republican. He is a member of the Masonic frater- nity and the Union Veteran Legion, and was the first chaplain of the Brad- ford Legion. He is also a member of Excelsior Lodge, No. 4, E. O. M. A . of Buffalo, N. Y.

JOHN A. THEETGE, of the firm of McIntyre & Theetge, proprietors of a meat market, Bradford, was born in Chemung, Chemung Co., N. Y .. in October, 1844, a son of Oliver and Polly (Robberts) Theetge, former a native of New Hampshire, and latter of Maine. He remained in his native county until he was twenty-four years old, and when thirteen years of age began the carpenter's trade, working at same seven years and six months before reaching his majority. He came to Mckean county in 1868, and commenced working for the Lafay- ette Coal Company as foreman under Gen. N. J. Jackson; was superintendent for the same company until 1872, and then lived in Elmira, N. Y., until 1876, when he located in Bradford, where he worked at his trade four years, or until 1880, when he went to Custer City, same county, where he kept the Custer City Hotel seven years. Returning to Bradford in 1887, he became associated with Mr. McIntyre in the meat market business, and they have built up a good trade, having one of the best markets in the city. Mr. Theetge was married in Cattaraugus county, N. Y .. in 1872, to Ellen, a native of East Ran- dolph, that county, and daughter of M. and Mary (Curns) Callahan, and they have two children: S. L. and Gracie G. In politics Mr. Theetge is a Demo- crat. He is a past noble grand in the I. O. O. F. His parents are still living in Chemung county, N. Y., at the ages of seventy-seven and seventy-nine years, respectively, but the parents of Mrs. Theetge are both deceased.

MYRON ALLEN TODD, M. D., was born at Ovid, Seneca Co., N. Y., February 11, 1847. His parents moved to Angelica, N. Y., in the year 1848, where he received his academic education. At an early age he ably filled the position as manager in his father's store, consisting of drugs and general mer- chandise. In May, 1873. he commenced the study of medicine under his father, attended lectures at the university of Buffalo, N. Y., and the Homco- pathic Hospital College at Cleveland, Ohio, graduating from the latter February 16, 1876. He was associated afterward with his father in general practice at Angelica, N. Y., until May 1, 1878. when he located at Bradford, Penn. January 3, 1879, he was elected health officer and city physician of Bradford, Penn., was re-elected May 22, 1880, and June 14, 1881, and served

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continnonsly till August 8, 1882. The Doctor is a member of the board of surgeons of the Bradford City Hospital, and medical examiner for the follow- ing secret orders: K. of P., K. of H . I. O. H., K. & L. of H., O. G. C., A. O. U. W., R. T. of T., S. K. of A. O. U. W., I. O. S. of B., I. O. R. M .. I. O. F. S. of I., besides several regular and accidental insurance com- panies. He has confined himself exclusively to homoeopathy and is considered one of the representative men of the city. The Doctor was united in mar- riage to Miss Anna Helena, daughter of J. O. Akerlind, of Trade Lake, Wis., January 6. 1873. His father, who successfully practiced medicine at Angelica, N. Y., thirty-seven years, was born at Hyde Park, Dutchess Co., N. Y., July 12. 1819. His only brother, Dr. W. S. Todd, Jr., located at Belfast, N. Y., is a practitioner of the same medical school. , In politics the Doctor is a strong believer in the Democratic principles as far as they pertain to the government of the country.

CHARLES E. TUCKER, oil producer and manufacturer of ladies' and misses' fine shoes, Bradford, was born at Bath. Me .. December 26. 1848, a son of George W. and Mary ( Read) Tucker, descendants of early settlers of Maine. He was educated for the Universalist ministry, attending the St. Lawrence Theological University, and after completing his course entered the ministry, for thirteen years following his calling in Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Illinois. He received a call to the church of Titusville in 1875, and four years later was called to Aurora, Ill., where he remained two years, and in 1881 he retired from the ministry to attend to his old inter- ests. He then moved to Bradford, Penn., where he has ever since been actively engaged in business; he is also a member of the firm of Tucker & Marvin, Jamestown, N. Y. He was married in 1874 to Mary D. Drullard. daughter of Solomon Drullard, a wealthy iron manufacturer, of Buffalo, and now have four children: Charles M., Edwin D., Alice M. and Solomon D. In politics Mr. Tucker is a Prohibitionist.

W. N. VALENTINE, agent for the American Express Company at Brad- ford, was born in Fort Plain, Montgomery Co., N. Y., Jannary 5, 1854, a son of Peter and Eliza (Van Slyke) Valentine, natives of New York, and of Ger- man descent When W. N. Valentine was a child his parents moved to Erie City. Penn., where he lived till manhood. His first work was as clerk in a grocery store, and then he went west, and for two years clerked in a hotel. He has been in the employ of the American Express Company since 1879, first as porter, and by promotion has finally reached his present position. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias.

MARTIN W. WAGNER, owner and manager of the Wagner Opera House, Bradford, and also a member of the firm of Wagner & Reis, who have the management of eleven theaters in towns in Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio, was born in Allegany county, N. Y., November 28, 1844, a son of H. and Eleanor (Sears) Wagner. Early in life he learned the carriage-makers' trade, at which he worked until 1862, when he went to Venango county, Penn., and became interested in the production of oil. Later he opened a hotel in Pit- hole, Penn., and also dealt in coal and lumber. In 1866 he removed to Brad- ford, where he built the Wagner Opera House in 1876, which he enlarged in 1879. making it one of the best houses for dramatic, operatic and other enter- tiinments in the State. He became associated in 1879 with Mr. Moses Reis, and they have made a success of their business above mentioned. Mr. Reis gives his entire time to procuring talent for and managing their various thea- ters, while Mr. Wagner gives part of his attention to his farm, on which he now lives. near Limestone, N. Y. Mr. Wagner was married in 1868 to Miss

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Mary D. Frank, and they have three children: Frank M. (who is local manager of the theater at Olean, N. Y.), Fred W. and Charles A. In politics Mr. Wag- ner is a Republican. He is a member of the F. & A. M., Knights of Pythias and of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

T. L. V. WAGNER, farmer, P. O. Bradford, was born in Oneida county, N. Y., April 19, 1822, a son of John and Sarah (Van Alstine) Wagner, who moved to Steuben county, N. Y., in 1827, and engaged in farming there until their death. T. L. V. Wagner remained on the homestead until 1843, when he married Miss Eliza, daughter of James Slocum, of the town of Pultney, Steuben Co., N. Y. In 1844 they came to Mckean county, Penn., overland, bringing all their goods and chattels on a sled drawn by two teams of horses. They purchased a farm in Bradford township, and after living on it for some years and clearing and improving it, they traded for their present farm, where they have since resided. They were among the early settlers of Bradford town- ship, there being but three houses in the present city of Bradford on their arrival in the township. Eleven children were born to their union, seven of whom are living: John, in Cattaraugus county, N. Y. ; Diantha, wife of Joseph Story, in Bradford township; Albert, Arthur, Frank, in Bradford; Isabella and Della, at home. The family are members of the Presbyterian Church.

J. A. WALDO, wholesale and retail dealer in flour and feed, hay, straw. oats, corn meal, etc., Bradford, was born in Portage county, Ohio, May 17, 1843, a son of H. A. and Christiana (Kilpatrick) Waldo, former a native of New York, and latter of Vermont, of Irish and Welsh descent, respectively. J. A. Waldo learned the carpenter's trade with his father, working at it until the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion, when, June 13, 1861, he enlisted and was assigned to the First Ohio Artillery. He participated in many hard- fought battles, among the more important being Fort Donelson and Pittsburgh Landing. He was discharged in 1863 on account of disability, and returned home. He soon after came to Pennsylvania, first to Corry and then to Brad- ford, of which place he has been one of the leading citizens, and has served as a member of the select council. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and the Knights of Malta. In politics he is a Republican. When a boy at home in Ohio, his Sunday-school teacher was James A. Garfield, afterward president of the United States. Mr. Waldo was married January 3, 1864, to Eunice Johnson, daughter of Anson Johnson, and they have two children: Anson S. and Delia.

A. B. WALKER, oil producer, Bradford, was born in Harrisville, Butler Co., Penn., February 28, 1847, a son of R. R. and Jane H. (Wallace) Walker, natives and still residents of that county. A. B. Walker received his educa- tion at the common, and high schools of Harrisville, leaving his home perma- nently at about twenty years of age, and after going through all the practical work-drilling and contracting for wells, etc .- he tried his first venture as a producer near Petrolia, in 1873, and in 1875 came with three others to Brad- ford, where they drilled their first well on a leased piece of ground, taken from P. T. Kennedy, and this well really started the Bradford oil excitement; later he became a member of the firm of Melvin, Walker & Co., who devel- oped and held an interest in 7,000 acres of land, called the Moody tract. Mr. Walker also assisted in organizing the Bradford Oil Exchange, and was then and still is one of its directors; he is also a member of Union Lodge, No. 334, F. & A. M., of Bradford Chapter, R. A. M., and of Trinity Commandery, K. T., No. 50; he was also one of the original stockholders of the First National Bank of Bradford, and has always been one of its board of directors. In 1877 he married Miss Effie, daughter of James E. Blair, of Bradford, and to this

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union have been born three children: Gertrude, Nellie and Ruth. In politics Mr. Walker is a Republican.

JAMES A. WALKER, of the firm of Bodine & Walker, hardware mer- chants, Bradford, is a native of Butler county, Penn., born in Harrisville. June 11, 1854, a son of Robert R. and Jane H. (Wallace) Walker, natives of Penn- sylvania, of Scotch and German descent, respectively. He was reared in his native town, attending school until fifteen years of age, when he began clerk- ing in the store of J. N. Culbison, remaining with him until his majority. He then came to Bradford, and was employed at the oil wells until the present partnership of Bodine & Walker was formed. Mr. Walker was married in 1881 to Miss Lizzie Elrick, daughter of Dr. J. H. Elrick, and they have two children: Charles and Bessie. In politics Mr. Walker is a Republican; he is a Knight Templar. Mrs. Walker is a member of the United Presbyterian Church.

LOYAL WARD, attorney at law and collector, Bradford, was born in Great Valley. Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., January 4, 1827, the fourth in the fam- ily of eight children of Charles and Lydia A. (King) Ward, natives of Rut- land county, Vt., and of English descent, the former of whom died in Great Valley in 1848. The subject of these lines was reared on his father's farm, and in his youth attended the common schools and the seminary at Spring- ville, Erie Co., N. Y., after returning from Racine county, Wis., where he vis- ited three years during his father's residence in the West. In early life we find the youthful aspirant teaching school at Tarport. Littleton, Limestone and Salamanca, being principal of the high school at the latter place for a time. In 1850 he came to Bradford, Penn., where he taught for two years in the acad- emy, and in the meantime he read law. In 1871 he was elected associate judge of his county, serving a full term, and it may be remarked that during his incumbency much care was exercised in granting licenses. The Judge has given his attention mainly to the settlement of estates, and to the abstract and collecting businesses. He was married in 1853 to Adaline E., daughter of John F. and Lucretia (Farr) Melvin, who were of English descent, and pio- neers of Mckean county, settling here in 1826. Mr. Melvin became one of the wealthy men of the county, and at his death, which occurred in 1857, was the owner of 472 acres of valuable land. He was also proprietor, for many years, of the only store at Tarport. Mr. and Mrs. Ward have had seven children, four of whom are living: Bernice E., wife of Brewer Button; Wilber, in Lima, Ohio; Edna M. and Charles M .; one daughter, Edith (wife of S. D. Weaver), and two infants are deceased. Mrs. Ward is a member of the Methodist Church, the Judge of the United Brethren in Christ. In politics he is a Republican, and has been a member of the school board of Bradford several years. He is an earnest advocate of temperance, but not a third party man. In 1873 Judge Ward purchased the Porter farm, in Bradford, and in 1879 he became posses- sor of a few oil wells on the Babcock & Hulings Foster-Brook tract, by pay- ing a nominal price. In 1878-79 he sold the oil privileges on his farm to the Enterprise Transit Company, who opened six producing wells, clearing heavy profits, and in 1884 he retired from the oil business. In 1875 the Judge was appointed agent of the Newell estate, subsequently, in 1880, of the Edson estate, and later was trustee of the Kingsbury estate, for four years. In Feb- ruary, 1890, the popularity of Judge Loyal Ward was made manifest by his election to the office of mayor of Bradford.

ALEX WATSON, one of the prominent oil producers of Bradford, and also proprietor of one of the manufacturing industries of the city, was born in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland, October 23, 1842, the eldest of five children of

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James and Ann Watson, who came to America when he was a young child, set- tling in Canada, where the father died in 1882. The subject of our sketch was reared in Cowansville, Canada East, coming to the United States in 1865, and in August of that year to the oil districts of Pennsylvania, where, being a carpen- ter, he found employment making derricks. He bought property which proved to be rich with oil, and he has been one of the successful men in the field, be- ing now a member of three companies. In 1879 he began the manufacture of wooden tanks and bull wheels for oil wells, and now employs twenty men, his foreman being C. F. Madison, at Bradford. He also employs about twenty men in Washington, Penn., where his brother, R. D. Watson, superintends the works. Mr. Watson was married August 15, 1871, to Mary A. Madison, a na- tive of Pennsylvania. The parents of Mrs. Watson are Charles A. and Han- nah A. (Winegar) Madison, both born and reared in Washington county, N. Y., the former family coming from Rhode Island, and the latter being of Dutch descent. Mr. and Mrs. Watson have four children: Berdie, Earl, Clara and Clifford. Mrs. Watson is a member of the United Brethren Church. In pol- itics Mr. Watson is a Republican. He is a member of the Knights of Honor, and also of the Improved Order of Heptasophs.

W. R. WEAVER, hardware merchant and oil producer, Bradford, was born in Hillsdale county, Mich., March 24, 1840, a son of William and Mercy (Willetts) Weaver, former a native of Vermont, and latter of New York, both of English ancestry. His father died in Michigan in 1886, at the advanced age of eighty-six years. W. R. Weaver was the sixth of seven children, and was reared in his native county, attending in his boyhood the district schools. As soon as competent he began teaching in order to acquire means to further pursue his studies. In this way he attended for a time Hillsdale College, and then the State University at Ann Arbor, teaching alternately with attending school, to defray his expenses. After leaving school he again taught for a time, devoting in all about four years to this vocation. Preferring a business life to the school-room, however, he accepted a position in the store of Lewis Emery, Jr., at Hudson, Mich., which he managed from 1867 to 1870. In 1870 Mr. Emery sold out and discontinued the business. Mr. Weaver then joined Emery at Titusville, and took charge of his financial interests there until 1876, when he became a partner with him at Bradford, Penn., in the hardware and oil supply business, conducted under the firm name of L. Emery, Jr., & Co., and that of oil producing under the name of the Emery Oil Company. Mr. Weaver is the financial manager of this vast business. and his qualifica- tions in this connection are well established by the marked success which is the result of his management, and also by the fact that from an employe he has risen to a partnership in the business. In addition to attending to the manage- ment of his business Mr. Weaver is secretary and treasurer of the Citizens' Light and Heat Company, which succeeded to the plant of the old Light and Heat Company of Bradford in 1888. He is a Republican in politics, in 1888 and 1889 was chairman of the Mckean county central committee, and the county gave the largest Republican majority at the November (ISSS) election ever given since its organization. He is a prominent member of the 1. O. O. F .. and has passed all the chairs of both lodge and encampment. He is also a rep- resentative member of the F. & A. M., member of lodge, chapter, council and commandery, is past high priest of Bradford Chapter, No. 260, R. A. M., and captain-general of Trinity Commandery, No. 58, K. T. He is also a mem- ber of the thirty-second degree, Pennsylvania Consistory, at Pittsburgh, A. & A. Scottish Rite; a member of Syria Temple A. A. O. U. M. S., as well as member of thirty-third degree, ninetieth degree and ninety-fifth degree Sov-

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Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub Publication date: 1890 Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co. Number of Pages: 1320

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1320