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WILLIAM ALONZO WILCOX
294
Born Olean, N. Y., July 25, 1857. Married Katherine M. Jenkins, April 22, 1885. Law- yer. Title Officer Title Guaranty and Surety Company, Scranton, Pa .; Trust Officer The Scranton Trust Company. Dir. Farmers' Nat. Bank, Montrose. Member Penn'a Bar Asso., Lackawanna Law and Library Asso. American Bar Asso., Democratic Club of Penn'a.
ARTHUR D. DEAN
295
Born Abington, Pa., Jan. 29, 1849. Educated Brown University. Married Nettie E. Sis- son, May 11, 1882. Attorney. Treas. Scran- ton Vitrified Brick Co. Treas. Scranton Board of Trade Real Estate Co. Dir. United States Lumber Co. Pres. Lignum Product Co.
WILLIAM M. CURRY
296
Born Danville, Pa., Nov. 25, 1870. Educated Dickinson College. Married Louise Virginia Albro, Oct. 10, 1301. Attorney-at-Law.
JOHN FOSTER SCRAGG
297
Born Scranton, Pa., July 13, 1859. Educated Scranton. Married Abbie Downing, Oct. 12,
1881. Attorney-at-Law. General Practition- er. Solicitor Scranton Poor District. Past Officer and Member of Masonic Fraternity. Trustee of Masonic Hall Asso. Identified with many Important Jury Trials.
MILTON W. LOWRY
298
Born Elkdale, Susquehanna Co., Pa., March 10, 1859. Educated Keystone Academy, Fac- toryville, and Penn'a State College. Mar- ried Annie Martin Lowry, Oct. 8, 1885. At-
torney-at-Law. President of the Select Council of City of Scranton.
GEORGE M. WATSON
299
Born Philadelphia, Pa., May 15, 1855. Edu- cated Public Schools. Married Frances Stevens, 1886. Attorney-at-Law. Ex-City
Solicitor. Member F. & A. M. and K. of T.
CORNELIUS COMEGYS
300
Born Greensborough, Md., Oct. 25, 1858. Edu- cated St. John's College, Annapolis. Mar- ried Sarah B. Bevan, Feb. 21, 1889. Lawyer. Attorney and Counsel of Dime Deposit and Discount Bank, North Scranton Bank. Vice President Board of Trade. President of Southern Society.
CHESTER B. GARDNER
301
Born Scott, Lack'a County, Pa., Feb. 19, 1850. Educated State Normal School, Mans- field, Pa .; Albany Law School. Married Myra F. Simrell, Sept. 24, 1884. Lawyer.
CLARENCE S. WOODRUFF
302
Born Dimock, Susquehanna County, Pa., March 6, 1855. Married Susie M. Bullock, Aug. 1, 1881; Agnes Musket, Aug. 27, 1896. Attorney-at-Law.
*J. ALTON DAVIS
303
Born Scranton, Pa., March 29, 1856 -* Nov. 19, 1897. Educated Hamilton College. Mar- ried Margaret Mears, Aug. 20, 1884. Attor- ney-at-Law.
HERBERT L. TAYLOR
304
Born Scott Township, Lack'a Co., Pa., Oct. 5, 1865. Educated Keystone Academy, Fac- toryville, Pa. Married Minnie Phillips, July 20, 1892. Lawyer.
*WILLIAM HUNTTING JESSUP
305
Born Montrose, Pa., Feb. 7, 1830 -* Jan. 16, 1902. Educated Houser Academy and Yale College. Married Sarah W. Jay. Attor- ney-at-Law.
WILLIAM HENRY JESSUP
306
Born Montrose, Pa., July 25, 1858. Educated Williston Seminary and Yale, Class 1884. Married Lucy A. Stotesbury. Attorney-at- Law.
WILLARD M. BUNNELL
307
Born Dimock, Susquehanna, Co., Pa., Jan. 14, 1874. Educated Keystone Academy and
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Bucknell University. Married Margaret
Irene Walls. Attorney-at-Law. Chairman Democratic City Committee for 1904-1905.
LEWIS M. BUNNELL 308
Born Herrick Township, Susq. Co., Pa. Edu- cated Harford and Kingston, Pa. Married Anna M. Davis, Jan. 1, 1866. Lawyer. Mem- ber of Bar Asso., G. A. R. Union Veteran. Commanded the Department of Pa. two and a half years, then resigned. Com- inanded in the position of Major General.
CHARLES E. DANIELS
309
Born Scranton, Pa., Jan. 4, 1872. Educated Seranton High School; Dickinson School of Law, Degree Southern Normal University. Married Lillian May Simpson, Sept. 4, 1901. Attorney-at-Law. Pres. West Side Board, of Trade, West Side Republican Club. Treas. Lack'a Law and Library Association, Pansy Lumber Co. Member Hyde Park Lodge 339 F. & A. M. Green Ridge Camp W. of A., Electric City Wheelmen.
GEORGE L. PECK
310
Born Susquehanna Co., Feb. 12, 1869. Edu- cated Cazenovia Seminary; Wesleyan Uni- versity. Married Helen A. Mott. Lawyer. Superintendent of Simpson Sunday School.
JOHN T. DUNN
311
Born Elmira, N. Y., July 10, 1869. Educated Princeton University, N. J. Lawyer. Dunn & Dunn. Director Cramberry Fuel Co.,
Manufacturers and Consumers Coal Co.
ARTHUR DUNN
312
Born Elmira, N. Y., March 7, 1873. Edu- cated Princeton University. Married Au- gusta P. Fordham, Dec., 1897. Lawyer.
THOMAS P. HOBAN
313
Born Hawley. Wayne Co., Pa., Feb. 1, 1857. Educated St. John's College, N. Y. Married Jane F. Donnelly. Lawyer. Dir. Lacka- wanna National Bank, West Seneca, N. Y.
JOHN JOSEPH TOOHEY
314
Born Schuylerville, Saratoga Co., N. Y., June 23, 1874. Educated Schuylerville High School. Fordhamn University, New York City. Married Alice G. Maloney, June 23, 1903. Attorney-at-Law. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Elks. Chairman Democratic County Committee.
MATTHEW P. CAWLEY
315
Born Scranton, Pa., Sept. 29, 1871. Educated St. Michael's College, Toronto; Post Grad- uate Niagara University. Married Clara Horan, Dec. 26, 1903. Attorney-at-Law. Counsel for the Fidelity Bank, Dunmore, Pa.
M. J. RUDDY
316
Born Scranton, Pa., Aug. 25, 1875. Educated Carlisle Law College. Married Gertrude E. Hawkes,, Feb. 15, 1904. Alderman. Attorney- at-Law.
HENRY S. ALWORTH
317
Born Clifford, Susquehanna County, Pa., Jan. 31, 1869. Educated University of Penn- sylvania. Married Louise De Munn, Feb. 14, 1897. Attorney-at-Law.
WALTER LIDDELL HILL
318
Born Lewisburg, Pa., Aug. 7, , 1875. ยท Edu- A cated Bucknell University and University of North Carolina. Married Rebecca Stough- ton, 1897. Lawyer.
HOMER D. CAREY
319
Born Greenfield Township, Dec. 3, 1874. Edu- cated Dickson School of Law. Married Mary K. Lins, April 24, 1901. Attorney-at- Law. Pres. and Sec. German Cut Glass Company.
B. FENTON TINKHAM
320
Born Waverly, Pa., Nov. 14, 1869. Educated Mansfield State Normal School. Married Louisa Silvius, Aug. 12, 1898. Lawyer.
ROBERT J. MURRAY
321
Born Scranton, Pa., Aug. 20, 1869. Educated Local Public and Private Schools. Mar- ried Elizabeth V. Butler, Oct. 27, 1897. At- torney-at-Law.
JEREMIAH WATSON BROWNING
322
Born Fleetville, Lack'a Co., Pa., Aug. 16, 1894. Educated Keystone Academy and Uni- versity of Mich. Married Delcie Gates, Jan. 17, 1895. Attorney-at-Law. Sec. and Treas. J. W. Browning Land Company. Sec. Scran- ton Whetstone and Abrasive Wheel Co. 'Trustee and Treas. Penn Ave. Baptist Church. Member Scranton Board of Trade. Pres. Summit Land Co. Sec. Shawnee Land Company.
BENJAMIN EDWARD WATSON
323
Born Flemington, N. J., Feb. 8, 1868. Edu- cated Flemington and Scranton High School. Married Jessie J. Coursen, April 21, 1897. Secretary of the Seranton Stove Works. Member of Lackawanna Co. Bar.
ALBERT LEISENRING WATSON
324
Born Montrose, Pa., Dec. 6, 1876. Educated Lawrenceville School and Amherst College. Married Mabel E. Wheeler, Jan. 9, 1902. Lawyer. Member of firm of Watson, Diehl & Keninerer, Attorneys and Counsellors.
FRANK RAYMOND STOCKER
325
Born Jermyn, Pa., July 24, 1876. Educated School of Lackawanna; Yale 1898. Married Marion Fraser Crane. Attorney-at-Law. Admitted Jan. 29, 1901. Assistant Secretary of the Penn'a Casualty Co.
GEORGE C. YOCUM
326
Born Hazleton, Pa., April 20, 1873. Educated Dickinson College, 1893. Married Bess Phelps, Nov. 22, 1899. I.awyer.
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EDWARD W. THAYER
327
Born Pittston, Pa., June 27, 1872. Educated Public Schools. Married Margaret Edwards, June 15, 1900. Attorney-at-Law.
C. REYNOLDS BEDFORD
328
Born Brownville, Nebraska, Nov. 22, 1872. Educated University Maryland, Balti- more, Md. Attorney-at-Law.
FRANCIS M. LYNCH
329
Born Olyphant, Pa., May 17, 1874. Educated Yale College. Married Helen M. Merriman, April 25, 1900. Attorney-at-Law.
RAPHAEL L. LEVY
330
Born San Francisco, Cal .. Jan. 30, 1876. Edu- cated Harvard College. Lawyer.
MICHAEL J. MARTIN
331
Born Scranton,
Pa., Dec. 29, 1871 Edu- cated Wyoming Seminary; Cornell Univer- sily. Attorney.
WILLIAM J. FITZGERALD
332
Born Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 19, 1877. Edu- cated Georgetown University (A. B). Firm of O'Brien, Martin & Fitzgerald, Attorneys- at-Law.
WILLIAM J. DOUGLAS
333
Born Louisville, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., March 9. 1865. Educated Potsdam Normal School, N. Y., and Middlebury College, Vt. Married Mary Bradley Dunshee, Aug. 21, 1895. Attorney-at-Law.
JAMES J. O'MALLEY
334
Born Olyphant, Pa., Nov. 27, 1870. Educated Olyphant High School; School of the Lack- awanna. Married Margaret T. Murphy, Nov. 27, 1901. Lawyer.
GEORGE C. SCHEUER
335
Born Scranton, Pa., April 21, 1878. Educated Public Schools. Lawyer. Director Pennsyl- vania Baking Co.
GEORGE WOOD BENEDICT, JR.
336
Born Scranton, Pa., June 22, 1875. Educated Scranton Public Schools; Dickinson School of Law (1897). Married Ethel Kellogg, June 9, 1903. Lawyer.
THOMAS P. DUFFY
337
Born Plymouth, Pa., Dec 13, 1868. Edu- cated Dickinson College, Carlisle. Lawyer.
JOSEPH FREY GILROY
338
Born Williamsport, Pa., Nov. 3, 1872. Edu- cated Dickinson College and Dickinson School of Law. Married Virginia T. Mc- Intyre, Sept. 4, 1902. Attorney-at-Law.
MICHAEL J. DONAHOE
339
Born Minooka, Pa., March 27, 1864. Edu-
cated Wesleyan University, Middletown,
Conn. Lawyer. Solicitor for South Scran- ton Building and Loan Asso .; Lackawanna
Township and School District. Mem.
Knights of Columbus. Common Council
1887-1890. Chairman 1888-18S9.
THOMAS A. DONAHOE
340
Born Scranton, Pa., Jan. 31, 1878. Edu- cated Scranton High School and Dickinson College of Law. Attorney-at-Law.
FRANK P. BENJAMIN
541
Born Peckville, Pa., June 17, 1876. Edu- cated Blakely Borough High School; Dick-
inson College of Law. Attorney-at-Law.
Sec. Republican County Committee of Lack'a Co. 1904-1905-1906. Solicitor for Bor- ough of Blakely 1905-1906. Solicitor for Peckville Nat. Bank.
WILLIAM LUTSEY HOUCK
342
Born Slocum Township, Luzerne County,
Pa., Nov. 11, 1871. Educated Dickinson School of Law. Attorney-at-Law. Member of firm of Houck & Benjamin.
HENRY W. MULHOLLAND
343
Born Archbald, Pa. Educated Jermyn Pub- lic Schools. Lawyer.
JOHN H. BONNER
344
Born Scranton, Pa., May 18, 1868. Educated St. Thomas College and Dickinson Law School, Carlisle, Pa. Attorney-at-Law.
ISEDORE S. PRENNER
345
Born Russia, Aug. 15, 1876. Educated Ar- mours Institute of Technology and Chicago Law School. Attorney-at-Law and Consult- ing Engineer. Member of Scranton Engi- neers' Club and Pennsylvania Bar Associa- tion.
WALTER LYNDON SCHANZ
346
Born Scranton, Pa., March 11, 1880. Edu- cated Dickinson Law School. Married Julia E. Hay, Dec. 30, 1903. Lawyer.
JOHN R. OKELL
347
Born Scranton, Pa., Feb. 22, 1848. Educated Scranton, Pa. Married Isabella Muir, June 10, 1870. Consulting Eng. Amer. Coffee Co. Scranton Jobbing Co.
GEORGE M. OKELL
348
Born Philadelphia, Aug. 29, 1874. Educated Scranton. Married Blanch Shaffer, Sept. 16, 1903. Lawyer. Scranton Jobbing Company.
*CHARLES EUGENE OLVER
349
Born Beech Lake, Pa., Sept. 13, 1865-^July 22, 1905. Educated Ann Arbor. Mich. Married Nettie M. Fern, April 29, 1896. Lawyer.
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JOHN FRANCIS MURPHY
350
Born Scranton, Pa., Dec. 16, 1869. Educated Scranton High School. Married Mary A. Kelly, June 28, 1998. Attorney-at-Law.
WILLIAM EDWIN WATT
351
Born Carbondale, July 26, 1871. Educated Carbondale High School, Wyoming Seminary, Wesleyan University, University of Michi- gan. Married Carolyn Innis, Nov. 14, 1895. Attorney-at-Law.
JOHN M. GUNSTER
352
Born Scranton, Pa., March 6, 1876. Educated School of the Lackawanna, Scranton, Pa., and Canisius College, Buffalo, N. Y. Mar- ried Anne Jeanette Thomas, Sept. 26, 1904. Lawyer.
*NATHAN PENDLETON WILCOX
353
Born Nunda, N. Y., May 16, 1832-"April 25, 1904. . Educated Nunda Literary Institute. Married Celestine Birge, Oct. 6, 1856. Mer- chant and Surveyor. Nicholson, Pa.
*HENRY PENDLETON WILCOX
354
Born Olean. N. Y., Dec. 28, 1860 -* Jan. 20, 1899. Educated Keystone Academy. Married Rosamond A. Avery, July 24, 1886. Merchant. Registered Pharmacist. Nicholson, Pa.
JOHN HENRY KEMP
355
Born Johnstown, Pa., June 22, 1867. Edu- cated Kingston, Pa. Married Grace Shelly, 1898. Photographer. Made over five hundred photographs for "Prominent Men of Scranton and Vicinity."
MOSES SHIELDS, JR.
356
Born South Wales, April 24, 1853. Educated Parochial School, Wales; Tallmadge Acad- emy, Tallmadge, O. Married Sarah Amelia Smith, Feb. 14, 1877. Blue Stone Dealer. Treas. and Gen. Mgr. Moses Shields Stone Co. Dir. Nicholson Light, Heat & Power Co. Pres. and Dir. Water Co. V .- Pres. and Dir. Lack'a Dairy Co. Member of State Leg- isiature 1905-1906 for Wyoming ;County. Nicholson, Pa.
THOMAS JEFFERSON FOSTER
357
Born Pottsville, Pa., Jan. 1, 1843. Educated Pottsville, Pa. President and General Man- ager International Textbook Co. Director Traders' National Bank, Title Guarantee and Surety Co. Trustee Second Presbyterian Church. Member Scranton Club, Country Club.
MADISON F. LARKIN
358
Born Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 15, 1855. Educat- ed Chickering Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio. Married Harriet E. Harrington, Feb. 14, 1889. Controller International Textbook Co. Sec. Official Board Elm Park M. E. Church. Treas. I. C. S. Ass'n.
ELMER H. LAWALL
359
Born Bethlehem, Pa., Dec. 7, 1861. Educated Lehigh University. Married Caroline Johns, June 14, 1888. Consulting Mining Engineer. Treas. International Correspondence Schools, Scranton. Secretary Diamond Land & Im- provement Co. Pres. Altica Gas, Water and Electric Light Co. Vice Pres. Sterling Min- ing & Milling Co. Treas. Town Topics Gold Mining Co. Consulting Engineer American Exploration Co.
RUFUS JAMES FOSTER
360
Born Minersville, Pa., Oct. 10, 1856. Educated Public and Private Schools, Ashland, Pa. Married Jennie Bennett Taylor, Sept. 9, 1884. Consulting Mining Engineer. V .- Pres. In- terational Textbook Co. Dir. Town Topics Gold Mining Co .; Amer. Exploitation Co. Mem. Scranton Bd. of Trade; Amer. Insti- tute Mining Engineers Ass'n; Amer. Soc. Mechl. Engineers; Engineers Club of Scran- ton; Franklin Institute of Philadelphia; Scranton Club; Country Club; New Eng- land Soc. of N. E. Pa .; Pa. Soc. Sons of the Revolution.
JOHN TORRINGTON WATKINS
361
Born Merthyr Tydfil, S. Wales, 1862. Edu- cated Public Schools, Taylor, Pa .; Royal Academy of Music, London. Married Mar- garet Lloyd, May, 1884. Teacher of Singing. Choral Conductor. Conductor of St. Peter's Cathedral Choir; The Penn Ave. Baptist Church Choir; Scranton Oratorio Society, First Prize Winners at Brooklyn, N. Y., 1902 (First Prize, $5,000). Winners at St. Louis World's Fair, 1904. Conductor Catholic Chor- al Club; Elm Park M. E. Sunday School; Junger Maennerchor.
EZRA E. SOUTHWORTH
362
Born Lawsville Centre, Pa., 1849. Educated Montrose Academy, Stuttgart, and Berlin, Germany. Musician. The Southworth Stu- dios of Music. Director of Music at Key- stone Academy. Charter Member and Ex- President of Pennsylvania State Music Teachers' Association. Member of Music Teachers' National Ass'n.
ALBERT H. WELLS 363
Principal Scranton High School.
ALFRED COLBURN ARNOLD
364
Born Portsmouth, R. I., March 23, 1863. Edu- cated Harvard College. Married Margaret Pratt, Dec. 18, 1890. Schoolmaster. Principal School of Lackawanna.
JOHN JESSE CLARK, M. E.
363
Born Corning, N. Y., Jan. 24, 1866. Educated Corning Public Schools, Lehigh University. Married Mary F. Watcrfield, Aug. 29, 1901. Mechanical Engineer. Manager Textbook Department of International Textbook Co. Dean International Correspondence Schools. Member American Association for Advance- ment of Science. Mason, 32d degree, A. A. O. N. M. S.
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JOHN D. JONES
366
Born Wales, April 6, 1860. Educated Public Schools. Married Erma B. Bethune, Feb. 6th, 1899. Assistant Manager International Correspondence Schools.
*JAMES HARRINGTON
367
Born Herkimer County, N. Y., Oct. 17. 1810- *Feb. 5, 1905. Married Emeline Harriet Chase, Nov. 1, 1832. Carpenter and Builder. Furniture Business in Scranton. Retired in 1865.
DAVID CHASE HARRINGTON
368
Born Lexington (now Jewett), Green Co., N. Y., Dec. 8, 1834. Educated Common and Se- lect Schools in Jewett. Married Ann Jan- nette Keminerer, Sept. 11, 1856. Lawyer, admitted May 7, 1860. Counsel for Interna- tional Textbook Co, International Corres- pondence Schools, Scranton, Pa. Proprietor.
EDWARD LAMAZE
369
Born Fraize (Vosges), France, March 9, 1865. Educated University of France. Married Jeanne Allaire, Aug. 22, 1888. Dean, School of Language, International Correspondence Schools.
JAMES T. BEARD
370
Born Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 19, 1855. Edu- cated Adelphi Academy and Columbia Uni- versity. Married Amelia Elizabeth Lawson, May 9, 1887. Civil and Mining Engineer; Mining Expert; Principal School of Mines International Correspondence Schools. Asso- ciate Editor Mines and Minerals. Member of the Institution of Mining Engineers, Eng- land; Scranton Engineers' Club.
ERNEST K. RODEN
371
Born Sweden, July 11, 1866. Educated, Grad- uate Government College of Nautical Science, Sweden. Married Emma Ahlberg, Dec. 15, 1897. Naval Expert. Writer on Nautical Technique. Author of standing works on Navigation and Nautical Astronomy. Prin- cipal School of Navigation, International Correspondence Schools. Member U. S. Naval Institute. Astronomical Society of the Pacific. National Geographic Society. Roy- al Meterological Soc. U. S. Navy League. Scranton Engineers' Club.
CHARLES J. HAYES
372
Born San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 14, 1869. Edu- cated Cooper Union Acad. of Design. Mar- ried Eleanor Schneider. Illustrator. Chief of the Illustrating Dept. International Text- book Co. Mem. Green Ridge Masonic Lodge. Mem. Scranton Consistory.
HENRY JAMES CARR
373
Born Pembroke, N. H., Aug. 16, 1849. Edu- cated Grammar and High Schools, Manches- ter, N. H., and Grand Rapids, Mich., and Law Course at University of Mich. Married D. Edith Wallbridge, May, 1886. Librarian Scranton Public Library since 1891. Fellow of the American Library Institute. Mem.
Amer. Library Ass'n; Keystone State Li- brary Ass'n; New York State Library Ass'n; Pennsylvania Library Club.
GEORGE SELWYN KIMBALL
374
Born East Hampden, Maine, June 20, 1846. Educated Hampden Academy. Married Flora A. Humphrey, June 1, 1869. Writer and Author. Author Piney Home, Jay Gould Harmon, A Modern Joseph. "Piney Home" and "Jay Gould Harmon" out and on sale. "A Modern Joseph" in preparation. Carbon- dale.
GEORGE RAUGHT.
375
Born Newport, Township, Luzerne Co., Pa., Aug. 16, 1827 -* Jan. 17, 1904, at Dunmore, Pa.
JOHN WILLARD RAUGHT
376
Born Dunmore, Pa., Sept. 9, 1857. Landscape Painter.
ALLAN K. LAWRENCE
377
Born Bethany, Pa., Aug. 23, 1864. Educated Public Schools. Married Louise Manning, Feb. 8, 1889. Musician. Director of Orches- tra Lyceum Theatre, Star Theatre and Ac- ademy of Music. Conductor of Lawrence's Band and Orchestra.
ROBERT J. BAUER
378
Born Nazareth, Pa., 1857. Educated New York. Married Mary Leyshore, 1879. Direc- tor of Music.
CHARLES HENRY DOERSAM
379
Born Scranton, Pa., Sept. 29, 1879. Educated Scranton, Pa., and New York. Musician. Conductor Scranton Symphony Orchestra. Organist-Director First Presbyterian Church.
PATRICK W. COSTELLO
380
Born Minooka, Pa., March 11, 1866. Educated Public Schools. Married Mary A. Mahon, Sept. 25, 1890. Engrossing and Designing. County Auditor Lackawanna County, 1897- 1902. City Controller of Scranton, 1902-1905. Registration Commissioner, 1906-1909.
TRACY M. SYMONDS
381
Born Oxford, N. Y., June 9, 1855. Educated Oxford Academy. Married May E. Mudge, Sept. 30, 1886. Principal, Secretary, Treas- urer of the Anthracite Business College. Ex- Cashier of North Scranton Bank.
CHARLES R. H. JACKSON
382
Born Baltimore, Md., Feb. 7, 1866. Educated Baltimore, Md. Married Mary Master. Di- rector of Physical Training, Y. M. C. A. Graduate of the Baltimore Central Plivsical Dept. and a pupil of Dr. Sargent's Physical Training Course at Harvard Univ .; former prop. and instructor of the Balt. Private Ath- letic Club two years; Instructor New Castle Athletic Club, New Castle, Del., one year; Physical Dir. and Athletic Coach at Friends Select School, Wil., Del., two years; Physical
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Dir. Wilmington Y. M. C. A., three years; Physical Dir. Wilkes-Barre Y. M. C. A., five years; Physical Dir. Scranton Y. M. C. A., four years, which position he now occupies.
BURT R. HALL
383
Born Carbondale, Pa., Dec. 17, 1869. Educated Carbondale, Pa. Married Sarah R. Barritt, April 9, 1900. Instructor International Cor- respondence Schools.
D. WALT. WAGNER
384
Born Liverpool, Pa., May 7, 1868. Educated Liverpool, Pa. Married Elizabeth Holman, Feb. 22, 1893. Accountant. President Book- keepers Club. Cigar Business.
JAMES H. FULLER
385
Born Lenox, Susquehanna County, Pa , Jan. 1, 1869. Educated Wyoming Seminary and Wesleyan University. Married Vertie K. Dix, June 15, 1905. Principal No. 36 School.
TIMOTHY E. BOLAND
386
Born Dunmore, Pa., Nov. 3, 1857. Educated Dunmore, Pa. Teacher.
WILLIAM L. ROGERS
387
Born Harford, Susq. Co., Pa., April 8, 1863. Educated Mansfield State Normal and Key- stone Academy. Married Alice E. Farrar, Aug. 26, 1891. Principal Public School No. 23.
PATRICK A. BARRETT
388
Born Scranton, Pa., March 10, 1859. Educated Parochial Schools. Married Isabella E. Mur- ray, June 13, 1883. Scranton Editor Elmira Telegram. Owner of Scranton Times from 1885 to 1891. Member of Knights of Columbus.
JOSEPH AUGUSTINE SCRANTON
389
Born Madison, Conn., July 26, 1838. Educated Phillips Academy, Mass .; Yale College. Mar- ried Ada E. Meylert. Editor and Publisher Scranton Republican. Member 47-19-51-53-54 Congress. Was Postmaster at Scranton and County Treasurer.
EDWARD J. LYNETT
390
Born Dunmore, Pa., July 15, 1857. Educated Public Schools and Millersville State Normal School. Married Nellie A. Ruddy, 1896. Edi- tor and Publisher, Scranton Times. Dir Dime Deposit and Discount Bank, Paragon Plaster Co., American School of Art and Photography.
ROBERT MEYLERT SCRANTON
391
Born Scranton, Pa., June 11, 1865. Educated New England. Married Helen Sperry, of Hartford, Conn., Nov. 19, 1889. Mem. Joseph A. Scranton & Son. Pres. Suburban Rep. Club. Meni. Country Club; Westmoreland Club, Wilkes-Barre; Dobson Club, Bing- hamton; Calumet Club, N. Y. Gov. Scran- ton Press Club. Mem. Green Ridge Club.
STANISLAUS A. DANGEL
392
Born Warsaw, Poland, Nov. 13, 1872. Edu- cated Warsaw. Married Maria Kryger, July 26, 1896. Journalist. Publisher of the Polish Weekly "Straz," The Weekly "Gugard." Member of the Executive Committee of 1905- 1906 International League of Press Clubs.
ELLINGHAM TRACY SWEET
393
Editor The Scranton Tribune. Born Pike Township, Bradford county, Pa. Educated in Public Schools at Montrose. Editor and Author. Married Fannie Hunter Foster, of Albany, N. Y.
JAMES WILSON GOULD
394
Born Centermoreland, Pa., Sept. 15, 1859. Educated Susquehanna Collegiate Institute. Married Mary Elizabeth Dodge, July 21, 1904. Journalist. Editor Scranton Republican.
OLIVER FRANCIS LEEDS
395
Born Lancaster, Nov. 12, 1860 Educated Mount Jay Soldiers' Orphans' School. Busi- ness Manager The Tribune Publishing Co. Treas. Scranton Press Club. Captain Co. 1, 2nd Regiment, Dept. Penn'a, S. V. R.
EDWIN FITZGERALD FERRIS
396
Born West Pittston, Pa., May 17, 1878. Edu- cated Harvy Hillman Academy, Princeton University and New York Law School. Mar- ried M. E. Cornelia Galpin, Nov. 29. 1904. Journalist. Lawyer. Assistant to the Presi- dent Scranton Truth Publishing Company.
W. SCOTT COLLINS
397
Born Peebles, Scotland, Jan. 13, 1858. Edu- cated Free Church School, Peebles. Married Catherine Ann Kes, May 6, 1886. Architect. Principal The School of Architecture. Inter- national Correspondence Schools. Record- ing-Chief Scranton Caledonian Club.
THOMAS N. THOMSON
398
Prin. of School of Plumbing, Heating and Ventilation, Inter. Corr. Schools. Sanitary Eng. Prin. Is a scholar of Heriot-Watt Coll .. Edinburgh. He was Ass't Lecturer in Plumbing and Sanitation, and Chief Ins. in Bldg. Construction and Drawing in the Ins. of Science and Technology, Edinburgh; reg- istered as a Science Teacher by the Science and Art Dept., London, Eng. Holds the full Technological Certificate of the City of Lon- don for Sanitary Plumbing; worked as Jour- neyman and Foreman for Sanitary Engi- neers in this Country and Europe, and man- aged a large shop on L. I. With I. C. S. since May 1, 1894.
CHARLES RUTHVEN FULLER
399
Born Wyoming, Pa., Oct. 2, 1849. Educated Public Schools. Married Katherine R. Scran- ton, Feb. 8, 1899. Chief Clerk International Salt Company. President Scranton Bicycle Club.
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Prominent Men of Scranton and Vicinity
GEORGE W. SMITHING
400
Born Scranton, Pa., June 7, 1867. Educated Public Schools. Superintendent Job Depart- ment, Scranton Tribune. Secretary Scranton Press Club.
CHESTER PAULTON WILSON
401
Born Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 8, 1871. Edu- cated Cornell University. Married Alice Rose Anderson, Feb. 20, 1901. Superin- tendent Lackawanna Wyoming Valley R. R. Company. Asso. Member of American Society Mechanical Engineers. Asso. Mem- ber of American Institute Electrical Engi- ncers.
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