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During Governor Hoyt's administration as Governor of the State, no extraordinary opportunity presented itself for the display of his executive ability, but the whole course of his conduct was marked by the high qualities through which he had won the respect and esteem of his fellow citizens. Governor Hoyt was noted for his scholarly addresses on subjects of political, historical and scientific interest. He was always active in literary work, and his state papers, his economic writings and his general literary productions displayed an intellectual force which has won for them a high place in the annals of the State. He died on the Ist day of December, 1892.
SAMUEL B. HUEY.
MONG the descendants of the fine old Scotch-Irish race which has given to Pennsylvania so many of its admirable citizens is Samuel B. Huey. The sturdiest physical attributes of that racial combina- tion, as well as its mental vigor, have been trans- mitted to him to the fullest extent, and he is a Pennsylvanian of whom his State may well be proud.
SAMUEL BAIRD HUEY was born at Pittsburg, January 7, 1843. His father was S. C. Huey, a prominent business man of Philadel- phia and President of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company until his death, in 1886. The elder Huey was one of the repre- sentative descendants of the Scotch-Irish race who came to America before the Revolution. His grandfather (the great-grandfather of the subject of this biography) was in Washington's army and was killed at the battle of Trenton.
Samuel B. Huey was educated in private schools, and at the age of twelve he entered the Central High School, and upon graduation was the valedictorian of his class. He showed such a marked brilliancy as a scholar that he was sent to Princeton College, graduating in the class of 1863, and receiving prizes for oratory and debate. While at college he was devoted to athletic sports, serving as captain of the cricket team and on the baseball nine, but never deserting his studies on that account. He had both physical vigor and mental qualities of a high order. After graduation he entered the naval service as Captain's Clerk on the United States Steamship "San Jacinto," and was made Ensign on the staff of Rear-Admiral Bailey in 1864. Subsequently he was promoted to be an Assistant Paymaster. He took part in
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the attacks on Fort Fisher, and until the end of the Rebellion continued on blockade duty. The war over, he returned to Phila- delphia, and began the study of law in the office of John C. Bullitt and in the Law Department of the University of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated, in 1868, as Bachelor of Laws. He there- upon entered into active practice, first with John C. Bullitt, then opening an office for himself on January 1, 1872. In the mean- while, in 1866, he had received the degree of Master of Arts from Princeton College.
Mr. Huey's martial temperament led him to join the First Regiment, National Guard of Pennsylvania, on his retirement from the navy, and he continued in the service of the National Guard for many years, first as Captain and Assistant Quartermaster on the staff of Brigadier-General H. P. Muirheid, then as Major and Aide-de-Camp on the staff of Major-General J. B. Bankson, and then as Adjutant-General of the First Brigade. However, his pro- fessional duties demanded so much of his time, that, in 1878, he resigned from the National Guard.
His success at the Bar was pronounced, and step by step he advanced to a position of leadership. He had the largest bank- ruptcy business of his district during the existence of the bank- ruptcy law, and was frequently requested by Judge Cadwalader, during pressure of business, to assist him. In 1872, he was admitted to the State Supreme Court, and, in 1880, on motion of General Benjamin F. Butler, was admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States.
While Mr. Huey has an extensive practice in various fields, he has achieved signal success in the conduct of corporation cases. He has been counsel for numerous insurance and other companies, the leading ones of which include the Penn Mutual, the Ætna Life, the Spring Garden and the Phoenix Fire Insurance companies, the Edison Electric Light Company, the American Bell Telephone Company, etc. In the litigation which has from time to time attended the re-organizations of various railroad companies, Mr. Huey has often acted as counsel. He has also represented many business houses, both of Philadelphia and New York. For years
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Mr. Huey served as Director and Secretary of the Union League, of which he is one of the leading members. His political services have been generally confined to acting as Delegate in the City and State conventions. Upon his retirement from the position as Secretary of the Union League, in 1888, that organization unani- mously voted him the gold medal and elected him a Vice-President. He is also a member of the Loyal Legion and the Grand Army of the Republic. It is probably, however, as a member of the Board of Education of the city of Philadelphia that Mr. Huey has won widest recognition. He was appointed a member in 1878, and has shaped the educational policy of the city probably as much as any member who was ever on the Board. He served as Chairman of the Committees on University and Boys' Central High School. A number of the best improvements in the administration of edu- cational affairs were adopted at his suggestion and frequently through his efforts. The School of Pedagogy is solely his, and all its battles for existence and support have been fought by him. When the Board of Education reorganized for 1898, Mr. Huey was unanimously elected to serve as President in place of Mr. Gratz, who resigned. He was one of the first Governors of the Art Club and of the University Club; is a Director of the City Trust; Trustee of the Presbyterian Hospital, and many other charities. He is an Elder in the Presbyterian Church and has been a Com- missioner to the last four General Assemblies.
Mr. Huey, notwithstanding his numerous duties, has devoted a good deal of time to literature, in which study he is deeply inter- ested. He has made three extended trips to Europe, and on his return from each of these has prepared and delivered lectures descriptive of his travels abroad, which have indicated keen powers of observation and thorough command of the subject. He has gathered a fine library and a collection of prints and engravings, in both of which he takes great pride.
ALLEN HICE HULSHIZER.
ERTAINLY no other profession deserves the grati- tude or is entitled to the appreciation of mankind any more than the physician's. The world does not dream of the countless little, but valuable, benevolences of the medical men to the poor, the sick and the needy. There is hardly a practicing physician of any standing who will not confess that of all the cases that have come under his care, the ones that demanded the most constant and patient attention have been those in which he could expect little or no remuneration for his labor. How much they have benefited the world at large is abundantly shown in the larger cities, and in the lengthening average of human life, which has been increased almost twenty-five per cent. within the last quarter of a century. In neither benevolence nor efficiency are the prac- titioners of Philadelphia behind their brethren of other cities. Medical colleges of the highest class, and hospitals and public dis- pensaries innumerable have contributed largely to this end. The high scale of excellence set up by the old school is perhaps more largely responsible, but it is a standard that has been ably upheld by their successors in the healing art. One of the best known general practitioners in the city is Dr. Allen H. Hulshizer, the subject of this biography, an earnest and devoted physician and one whose good works are not confined to the lines of his pro- fession.
ALLEN HICE HULSHIZER, the son of John Jacob and Margaret Hulshizer, was born in Springtown, Warren County, New Jersey, on the 28th day of March, 1851. His early years were spent in the village of his birth, at the common schools of which he
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attained his first practical knowledge. While still but a lad he showed a remarkable aptitude for his studies and applied himself closely to his books. Excellent private schools at Easton, Penn- sylvania, were next attended, and in these institutions the Doctor completed his classical education. The profession of teaching at first attracted him, and returning to his native State for five years he was Principal of the First Ward Grammar School in Phillips- burg, New Jersey, in which capacity he served with fidelity and devotion to the progress of his pupils and proved himself as ready in imparting information as he had formerly been in acquiring it. The culture of youthful minds soon became a less congenial task, and, his thoughts turning to the profession in which he has since achieved such eminence, he entered Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. Here the old-time spirit of industry was revived, and he made rapid progress and won approval of the college authorities to such a degree that, after his graduation, he was given a place in and was connected with the attached hospital and its clinics for five years, an honor that comes only to good students and graduates that have made the very best use of their opportunities and shown a peculiar fitness for their profession.
In April of 1878 he entered upon active practice of his pro- fession in Philadelphia, and quickly began to reap the advantages of his careful study at college and the long training he had had in one of the best medical institutions in the country, both in the lecture rooms and after his graduation in its hospitals and clinics, where not an opportunity for experience and advancement was ever neglected. During the years which have followed, Dr. Hulshizer has made an enviable reputation as a general prac- titioner, and now has one of the largest practices in the city. The hard work which the Doctor has devoted to his profession and the responsibility of his constantly increasing practice have not confined him, however, to medicine, and he is almost as widely known in financial as in professional circles. He is a Director in the Ninth National Bank of Philadelphia and in the Industrial Trust, Title and Savings Company of the same city, in the man- agement of the affairs of which institutions he has taken an active
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interest and gained for himself a reputation as a business man scarcely second to the high esteem in which he is held as a phy- sician. The Doctor has never taken an active part in partisan politics, and has never held any public office except in the pro- fessional circles and at the hands of his fellow physicians, by whose choice he is now a member of the Board of Medical Exam- iners representing the Medical Association of the State of Penn- sylvania.
Dr. Hulshizer has always been an ardent Christian and taken an active interest in ecclesiastical affairs. He is a member of and an elder in the First Presbyterian Church of Kensington, Philadelphia, and is well known in the charitable institutions of the city and district. His philanthropic instincts are well known to all the residents of his section of the city, and to appeal to him for aid and assistance is seldom to appeal in vain. It was through his energy and appreciation of the need of such an institution that the Northeastern or Kensington Branch of the Young Men's Christian Association was founded, and of which he may properly be called the organizer. For a number of years he served as President of its Board of Managers. He has also served as a Director of the Young Men's Christian Association of the city, which has charge of the various branches.
On the 15th day of October, 1879, the Doctor was married to Ida Theresa, the daughter of Isaac T. and Sarah A. Riegel, well known in the social circles of Philadelphia. They have no chil- dren.
DAVID W. HUNT.
NOWN throughout Pennsylvania as one of its best K business organizations is the Knickerbocker Ice Company, a concern which is generally recog- nized as one of the most representative of its kind in America. David W. Hunt, the subject of this biography, President of the Knickerbocker Ice Company, has come into prominence as one of the most thorough-going and progressive business men of the age. He occupies a strong posi- tion in the industrial and commercial world and has been actively concerned in promoting the business interests under his care to their present high standard of prosperity.
DAVID W. HUNT was born on the 15th day of November, 1842, in Hunterdon County, Northern New Jersey, his family being well known in that section of the State, where they had resided for a number of years. His parents were Augustus and Wilhelmina C. Hunt, who were American people of English descent, tracing their ancestry back through many generations of Great Britain's history. David was the eldest of seven children, but his parents, recognizing the benefits of education, gave to all of their children alike the advantages of a thorough schooling. After attending the elementary public schools of Philadelphia he entered the Central High School, from which he graduated, con- tinuing up to the present time a member of the Alumni Associa- tion of that well known institution. Upon leaving school he took up the study of conveyancing, but gave it up when an emer- gency call came. from the Government during that critical period of the Civil War when the Confederate Army was invading Pennsylvania. After serving his country in the capacity of a
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soldier, he returned to Philadelphia and entered the employ of the Knickerbocker Ice Company, with which large business organiza- tion he has remained ever since.
It is rarely the case that a young man, entering a business establishment, continues in its employment until he becomes a member of the firm, without any other business experience. On the other hand, most of the successful men of the present day have experienced many changes and alterations in their original plans. But Mr. Hunt, ever since his first identification with the Knickerbocker Ice Company's business, has continued to give his entire time and attention to its affairs and to the development of the various branches with which it has been associated, until he was finally admitted into partnership. Shortly after his admission to the firm the consolidation of the various Philadelphia Ice com- panies occurred, owing to the fact that the properties of many of them were taken by the Park Commission. The Knickerbocker Company's managers led the movement for the amalgamation of the different interests and, on the consolidation being effected, Mr. Hunt became one of the Board of Directors and immediately began to take an active part in the management of the affairs of the present company, which now holds a leading position in the ice industry of the United States. Beside a large wholesale and retail ice business the Knickerbocker Company manufactures ice tools, machinery and ice wagons. These productions of the organization are in use in all parts of the United States and in foreign countries.
Through close attention to the business of the firm Mr. Hunt made himself thoroughly familiar with all its details, and by per- sonal supervision he brought about a condition of affairs which won for him the esteem of all his business associates as well as of the commercial world at large. Mr. Hunt's father was Presi- dent of the Knickerbocker Ice Company, and, at the latter's death, the son was elected to that post from the position of General Manager, which he then held, and, in consequence, was enabled to take the helm in a thorough and complete manner. In addi- tion to his interests as President of the Knickerbocker Ice Com-
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pany he occupies the office of President of the Knickerbocker Building Association and that of President of the Carbon Di-Oxide and Magnesia Company. He is also a Director in the Knicker- bocker Tow Boat Company. The Knickerbocker Building Associ- ation was organized for the benefit of the company's employés, in whose welfare Mr. Hunt takes a deep and absorbing interest.
On May 22, 1879, Mr. Hunt was married to Josephine Dun- lap, of Philadelphia, which union has resulted in the birth of four children, all of whom are living. In his interests in the ice, towage and magnesia companies Mr. Hunt spends his time, and as a result of their success, he is recognized to-day as one of the foremost business men of Philadelphia.
ELLERY P. INGHAM.
IN Bradford County, Pennsylvania, on the 22d day of December, 1856, ELLERY PERCY INGHAM Was born. His father was Thomas Jefferson Ingham, the son of Thomas Ingham and Eunice Horton, and was born November 25, 1828. He was in the Pennsylvania Legislature of 1856 as a Republican, and subse- quently, for many years, was President Judge of the Judicial District which is composed of Sullivan and Wyoming counties. The American branch of the Ingham family came from Yorkshire, England, about 1640, and settled in Connecticut. About the year 1700 Jonas Ingham came to Pennsylvania from Connecticut and located at Ingham Springs, near New Hope, Bucks County, on the Delaware, above Philadelphia, and there established the first cloth or fulling mills in the State. He was a Quaker of the strictest sect and was married to a Miss Bye, who, with her father and family, had come to America with Penn before the settlement of Philadelphia. The descendants of their three sons, John, Jonas and Jonathan, are among the most prominent people in the State. Among others was Doctor Jonathan Ingham, one of the most learned physicians of his time, and who sacrificed his life during the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia; and Samuel D. Ingham, who was Secretary of the Treasury of the United States in the Cabinet of President Jackson. Mr. Ingham traces his ancestral line to Jonas Ingham and Elizabeth Beaumont. Jonas was a Captain in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Business troubles altered the course of life of this member of the family, and he departed for the wilds of Northern Pennsylvania, among the "York State Yankees," as, in his autobiography, he 268
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designates the people who became his neighbors and associates. He became a prominent settler, a member of the State Legislature and obtained a more than local reputation for legal learning and sound judgment. The mother of the subject of this sketch was formerly Miss Caroline Cheney, whose family also came from England, landing in Massachusetts in early colonial days. They are also closely connected with the Wood and Washburn families.
Ellery P. Ingham was educated in the common schools of the State. On the completion of his course in the public schools he entered Susquehanna Collegiate Institute, and from there passed to the University of Pennsylvania, where he pursued the study of law, graduating in June, 1877. He successfully passed a rigid examination and was admitted to the Bar in the month of Sep- tember, 1877. He began the practice of his profession in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania. His success was rapid, and in a few years he was recognized as one of the leading lawyers in his section of the State, being particularly successful in litigation involving titles to land. A Republican from the beginning, he took an active part as a writer and speaker, and was regarded as a skilled organizer and campaign manager.
In July, 1889, he was appointed Special Deputy Collector of Customs at Philadelphia, where he acted as legal adviser to the Collector of Customs. The learning and ability which he dis- played in this post received flattering recognition from the Treas- ury Department and directly led to his appointment as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by President Harrison. This position he filled for the four years from April, 1892, to April, 1896. As United States Attorney he was charged with the responsibility of conducting all the litiga- tion, civil and criminal, in which the United States was a party, in this District. During his term many important and difficult cases were tried which were calculated to test his capacity as a lawyer to the utmost. The failure of the Keystone, Spring Garden and Middletown national banks led to prosecutions of officers connected with these institutions. Every officer indicted was convicted after protracted trials, in which the defendants were
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represented by the best legal talent obtainable. He tried many custom cases, all of which were won for the Government, and successfully conducted a number of condemnation proceedings, among which was that which resulted in the preservation of the battlefield at Gettysburg. Mr. Ingham retired from office with a brilliant record as a lawyer, and the still better record of having conducted his office with integrity, courtesy and humanity.
Immediately upon retiring from office he resumed the practice of law in Philadelphia, associating with him Harvey K. Newitt, his former assistant in the United States Attorney's office. In November, 1896, the Treasury Department was called upon to try a large number of cases, known as the "Hat Trimming Cases," which involved at least thirty millions of dollars for which it was alleged the Government was responsible. Although the adminis- tration was Democratic the Attorney-General tendered the position of Chief Counsel for the United States in the Philadelphia and New York cases to Mr. Ingham. In April, 1897, the first series of these cases were called, and, after a trial lasting several weeks, resulted in favor of the Government.
On December 27, 1892, Mr. Ingham was married to Miss Katherine Baily Barrows. They have one son, Donald Barrows Ingham, who was born June 12, 1895.
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BUSHROD WASHINGTON JAMES.
PON the roll of prominent Pennsylvanians appear the names of many students of the divine art of heal- ing, and to them belongs no small share of the credit which attaches itself to the advancement of the Commonwealth. Professor Bushrod W. James, A. M., M. D., has always taken an active and prominent part in medical and surgical studies, and in the numerous professional organizations of the present generation. He has written constantly for medical journals and scientific societies, always advocating an enlarged as well as a higher medical and scholastic education. Not alone, however, for his interest in medicine and surgery has his name become prominent, but through his literary and intellectual labors.
BUSHROD WASHINGTON JAMES was born in Philadelphia, August 25, 1836, his parents being David James, M. D., and Amanda W. James. His father was descended on his mother's side from Colonel Thomas Potts, an officer in the army of the Revolution under General Washington, and his father's great- grandfather, David James, was a Quaker of Welchpool, Wales. The latter bought of William Penn the tract of land now called Bryn Mawr and Rosemont before he left his native land, naming it Radnor, after his home in Wales. David James was a physi- cian of the old school until homeopathy made its advent into this country, when he became one of the pioneers of that system of medicine, and one of the founders of the American Institute of Homœopathy.
The subject of this sketch was named for Judge Bushrod Washington, nephew of General George Washington, one of the most distinguished jurists of his day, and Associate Judge of the
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United States Supreme Court during President Adams' adminis- tration. In his youth Bushrod was a very intelligent boy, and accompanied his father on many of his visits to his patients. His ambition to become a physician coincided with his parents' views concerning his future, and after completing a classical course in the Philadelphia High School, and receiving the degree of Master of Arts, an attainment then quite meritorious, he entered the Homeopathic College of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in 1857. Having taken a private course in surgery with Professor D. Hayes Agnew, M.D., he began to practice surgery and medi- cine. Soon his ability and faithfulness, both as surgeon and phy- sician, obtained for him an extensive clientele, and secured to homeopathy one of its most consistently honest, earnest and intel- ligent followers and teachers.
Aside from his professional duties, Professor James has found time to devote to many business affairs. He is President of the Pennsylvania Mining Company, of Colorado; Vice-President of the Fish Protective Association of Pennsylvania, and Vice-Presi- dent of the American Fisheries Society of the United States. For years he has been President and Director of the Children's Homeopathic Hospital, of Philadelphia, and he is President of the Eye and Ear Institution, which he founded eleven years ago. In his specialty as an oculist, Professor James has won prominence. He is at once the expert practitioner, the careful student and the astute teacher. He has been President of the American Institute of Homeopathy, one of the most important organizations of its kind in the world, and the oldest national medical society in the United States, and is now one of its Senate of Seniors. He was for years Professor of Physiology, Sanitary Science and Climatol- ogy in the Medical College for Women, connected with the Uni- versity of the State of New York. He also aided in the organi- zation of the World's Congress of Homeopathic Physicians, which held its first meeting in Philadelphia in the Centennial year, and which has continued to meet every five years since, either in Europe or in the United States, and, in London, in 1896, he was one of the Honorary Vice-Presidents of the Congress from America.
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