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BUCHANAN, Robert George:
Paper merchant: born on May 5, 1872. in Philadelphia, Pa .. being the son of Clara Eliott Buchanan and Alexander Simms Buchanan, the well-known whole- , sale dealer in paper. Young Buchanan was educated in the public schools of Philadelphia, and entered the employ of his father's firm, Garrett & Buchanan, in
1SS9; in December, 1895, Mr. Buchanan started in business for himself, associating with him in his enterprise C. W. Collins, under the firm name of Buchanan & Col- lins, in the same line as his father. They were successful from the start, and rapidly built up a large business. In January, 1896, the two firms-Garrett & Buchanan and Buchanan & Collins-de- cided to consolidate, the proposition com- ing from the older firm. This was done, and the firm incorporated under the firm name of Garrett-Buchanan Co., with the subject of this sketch as Vice President and Secretary. Mr. Buchanan is also a member of the Board of Directors of sev- eral manufacturing concerns, and is a member of the Undine Barge Club, Manu- facturers' Club, and the prominent gun and Athletic clubs of Philadelphia. Mr. Buchanan is a single man and popular in social life. He has also traveled much and is an enthusiastic gentleman sports- man. Address, 933 South Bonsall St., Philadelphia, Pa.
BUCHER, Joseph C .:
Jurist; born at Middletown, Md., July 28, 1836, his father being minister of the Reformed Church at that place. He was educated at Franklin and Marshall Col- lege, Lancaster, Pa., graduating in 1855; taught for one year in a Maryland academy, and then studied law at New Berlin, Pa., being admitted to the bar in 1×58. He entered into partnership with his preceptor, Hon. Isaac Slinker, the firm being dissolved in 1862, when Mr. Slinker was elected Auditor General of Pennsylvania; meanwhile Mr. Bucher had served a term as District Attorney. After the dissolution of the firm he re- moved to Lewisburg, Pa., where he en- joyed a varied and extensive practice. principally in Union and Snyder Counties; in 1871 he was elected by his party, the Democratic, Judge of the Twentieth Ju- dicial District, and served with such abil- ity that he was re-elected in 1ss1; in IS91 he was again the nominee of his party, but was defeated. and returned to private practice, opening an office at Sunbury, while retaining his office at Lewisburg; in 1892 he succeeded Hon John B. Packer as Solicitor for the Pennsylvania, North- ern Central, Philadelphia & Erie, and other railroad companies, and in 1994 was nominated by his party for Congressman - at-large. but declined on the plea of professional engagements. He is a Di- rector of the Lewisburg Railroad
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Bridge Company, and the Lewisburg Na- tional Bank. Address, Lewisburg, Pa.
BUCHER, William H .:
.Surgeon United States Navy; born in France, appointed from Pennsylvania; Assistant Surgeon, April 5, 1898; Passed Assistant Surgeon, April 5, 1901; Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Dec. 12, 1902; Surgeon, March 3, 1903; Asiatic Station, since Aug. 8, 1903. Address, Cavite, P. I.
BUCK, Anicetus William:
Banker; born at the family homestead in Carroll Township, Cambria County, Pa., March 15, 1858; while he was quite young his father was elected Sheriff of the county and removed with his family to Ebensburg. the county seat, and later, after the expiration of his term. the household was established in Carrolltown, where ex-Sheriff Buck entered mercan- tile business. The son received a sub- stantial education in the common schools, and at the age of seventeen years sought and found employment as a clerk in the banking house of Collins, Johnston & Co .. of Edensburg; his apprenticeship was of brief duration, for at the end of three years his aptitude for the business led to his promotion to the post of Cashier. In 1871 Mr. Buck probably enjoyed the distinction of being the youngest cashier in the United States; two years later he was taken into the Ir mas partner, and the name wa schanged to Johnston, Buck & Co. With leading citizens Mr. Buck established the First National Bank of Edensburg, Pa., taking the post of Cash- ier; is also President of the First Na- tional Bank of Carrolltown, Pa. Ad-
BUCKLAND. E. H., M. D. D. D. S .:
Born and educated in Springfield, Mass .; graduated as dental surgeon at the Philadelphia Dental College Feb. 28, 1885, and in medicine at the Medico- Chirurgical College of Philadelphia April 11, 1991. Married Florence P. Byers. daughter of Colonel Charles P. Byers of Springfield, Mass .; Republican. Address, 1524 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
BUCKLEY. Edward S .:
Iron master (retired); born Dec. 30, 1827; descendant of the fifth generation from John Buckley of Wiltshire. Eng- land, who, in 1681, bought of William Penn in London a tract of land in Penn- sylvania: educated school at Westchest- er and University of Pennsylvania; was
engaged in mining and smelting and manufacture of iron ore. Married, 1848, Harriet I. Smith; 1856, Katharine Water- borough; 1871, Mary W. W. Van Vaux daughter of Hon. Richard Van Vaux. Of- fice, 505 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
BUCKLEY, R. Nelson :
Railway official; born in Philadelphia, Jan. 19, 1870; Director of a number of street railway companies in Pennsyl- vania, New Jersey and Delaware; mem- ber of Hunt and Polo Clubs, and of Co- lonial Society of Pennsylvania; Republi- can. Address. Erdenheim, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa.
BUCKLEY, Richard Vaux:
Lawyer; member of the Philadelphia bar; born in Philadelphia in 1872; an- cestors prominent in public and social life in Philadelphia for two hundred years; educated at St. Paul's School, Con- cord, N. H., and at Princeton University. from which he graduated in 1893 with the B. A. degree; read law with George Tucker Bispham; admitted to the bar in 1897, with the degree of LL. B. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School; has since actively practiced in Philadelphia; member of the law firm of Hancock, Lewis & Buckley; member of the Board of Directors of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Company, and of vari- ous organizations and clubs in Philadel- phia and New York. Address, 718 Real Estate Trust Building, Philadelphia, Pa.
BUCKLEY, Seth:
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Philadelphia; was born in England, April 16. 1862; located in Philadelphia in 1861. where he has since resided; was educated in the public schools of Philadelphia: has always taken an active interest in politics, and is serv- ing his third successive term as Constable of the Thirty-first ward; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1902. Address. 2028 Dreer St .; office, 1319 Filbert St .. Philadelphia, Pa.
BUCKLYN, John Knight:
Member of the Pennsylvania Command- ery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion: Quartermaster Sergeant Battery E Twenty-first Rhode Island Light Ar- tillery, Sept. 30, 1861: discharged for pro- motion March 1. 1862; Second Lieutenant First Rhode Island Light Artillery March 1, 1862; First Lieutenant Jan. 6, 1863;
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Captain (a. w. m.) Jan. 11, 1865; honor- ably mustered out Feb. 2, 1865; brevetted Captain United States Volunteers Oct. 19, 1864, "for gallant and meritorious and oftentimes distinguished services throughout the campaign before Rich- mond and in the Valley of the Shenan- doah." Awarded the "Medal of Honor" under resolution of Congress, "for most distinguished gallantry in action at Chan- cellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863. On this occasion Lieut. Bucklyn, though himself wounded, gallantly fought the section of the Battery under his command, under a fierce fire from the enemy until his am- munition was all expended, many of the cannoneers and most of the horses of the section were killed or wounded, and the enemy was within twenty-five yards of the guns, when, disabling one piece, he brought off the other in safety." Post Commander, Department of Connecticut, Grand Army of the Republic. Elected Oct. 21, 1885. < Address, Mystic, Conn. BUCKWALTER, J. A .:
President of Royersford Trust Com- pany and Industrial Savings Bank. Ad- dress, Royersford, Montgomery County, Pa
BUDD, Henry:
Lawyer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 12, 1849; son of Henry and Martha ( Berg) Budd; educated at Episcopal Academy and University of Pennsylvania, B. A. 1868; M. A. 1871; read law with Hon. Peter McCall; admitted to bar, 1871. Au- thor: "Leading Cases in American Law of Real Property," "Index Digest of Weekly Notes of Cases with George H. Smith; notes to volume 1 of American and English Decisions in Equity. Mem- ber Phi Beta Kappa, University Club of Philadelphia, Historical Society of Penn- sylvania. Married Judith J., daughter of Gillie Dallett. Address, 727 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
BUDD, Otho Williams:
Captain United States Army; born in Pennsylvania; appointed from Maryland. Second Lieutenant Fourth Cavarly Dec. S, 1868; First Lieutenant Jan. 5, 1874; Cap- tain Dec. 28, 18S2; retired April 22, 1891. Address, The Argyle, San Antonio, Texas.
BUEHLER, William George:
United States Navy as a Third Assistant Engineer, Nov. 21, 1857; promoted to Second Assistant Engineer, Oct. 8, 1861; First Assistant Engineer -Oct. 6, 1862; Chief Engineer, United States Navy, Nov. 10, 1863. Was an officer of the United States steam frigate Niagara at the laying of Atlantic Telegraph Cable; received a gold medal from the Chamber of Com- merce of the City of New York. Served during the entire Civil War, first as Chief Engineer of the United States steamer Aroostook, and participated in the en- gagements on the James river, destroying the Rebel batteries, and the attack on Fort Darling under Capt. Rogers, in 1862; was Chief Engineer of the United States steamer Galena from 1863 to 1865. He served on the Michigan, Narragansett, Suwannee, Chattanooga, Nampanoag, Pushmatahah, Neshaminy, Miantonomah, Terror, Minnesota, Franklin, Ticonderoga, Brooklyn, Plymouth, Kearsarge, Powhat- tan, and Pensacola; as Engineer of the fleet on the South Atlantic Station in 1875, on the flagship Brooklyn. and on the European station on the flagship Pensa - cola, 1885 to 18SS. Member of United States Naval Board of Inspection for four years. Was twice a member of the Ex- amining Board of Naval Engineers, the last time for over fifteen months with the relative rank of Commander and Captain, his promotion to the latter grade taking date June 4, 1894. On Dec. 20, 1894, he was detached from duty as a member of the Examining Board of Naval Engineers and ordered to the Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., in charge of the Department of Steam Engineering, where he remained until his retirement as a Rear Admiral in March 25. 1899. having attained the age of sixty-two years. Is a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, the Society of the Colonial Wars, the So- ciety of the Sons of the Revolution, and The Military Order of Foreign Wars. Ad- dress, 124 South 17th St., Philadelphia.
BUEHRLE, Robert Koch:
Educator; born at Ueberlingen, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany, Sept. 24. 1540; came to America in 1846, and settled in Bucks County, Pa., in 1848; first City Superintendent of Allentown, Pa., in 1868 to 1878; of Reading, Pa., from 1ST8 to 1SS0, and of Lancaster, Pa., where he is still in office. Honorary degree of A. M. in ISTS and Ph. D. in 1586, conferred upon
Rear Admiral United States Navy; born in Philadelphia, Pa., March 25. 1837; son of William Olds and Henrietta Ruhamah Buehler. Educated in the private schools of Harrisburg, Pa., 1511; entered the ; him by Franklin and Marshall College.
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Member of Pennsylvania and National Educational Associations, and Lancaster County Historical Society. Address, Lan- caster, Pa.
BULL, Henry Tilgham:
Lieutenant United States Army; son of Com'd'r James H. Bull, United States Navy; born at West Chester, Pa., May 28, 1880; was graduated as Civil Engineer at University of the South, in 1900; was Civil Engineer with Lackawanna Steel Company in 1901. Enlisted as first class private in First United States Volun- ¿ teer Engineers in 1898, serving in Porto Rico; was made Second Lieutenant of Cavalry dating from Feb. 2, 1901, and was assigned to Thirteenth Cavalry, now stationed at Angeles, Luzon, Philippine Islands.
BULL, James Armitage:
Assistant Paymaster United States Navy; son of Com'd'r James H. Bull, United States Navy; born on Nov. 19, 1878, at Santa Barbara, Cal .; was gradu- ated at University of the South as B. A. in 1900; Inspector at Pan-American Ex- position, Buffalo, N. Y., 1901; clerk to Quartermaster United States Marine Corps in Philippines in 1901 to 1902. Su- pervisor of San Fernando Province, Lu- zon, Philippines, 1902 to 1903. Appointed Assistant Paymaster, United States Navy, May 28, 1903. Now on duty on United States steamship Frolic, Cavite, P. I.
BULL, James Henry:
Commander United States Navy; born June 13, 1852 in West Chester, Pa .; son of James Hunter Bull. of West Chester; entered the United States Naval Acade- my on July 26, 1866; was graduated June 6. 1870. Served from 1870 to 1871 fishing banks and Darien Canal Expedi- tion; 1871 to 1872 North Atlantic Sqund- ron flagship; 1873 Nicaragua Surveying Expedition: 1873 to 1576 Asiatic Squadron; 1876 to 1879 United States Coast Survey on California Coast; 1879 Newport Tor- pedo School and cruising; 1960 receiving ship at Norfolk; from 1550 to 1883 United States steamship Powhattan, special cruis- ing duty; 1882 to 1885 Instructor in Gun- nery at the Naval Academy; 1885 to 1886 Pacific Squadron; 1887 to 1890 Asiatic Squadron; 1890 to 1893 executive officer New London Naval Station: 1893 to 1895 cruising in Pacific and Atlantic Squad- rons; 1895 to 1897 executive officer and commanding Naval Station at Pensacola,
Fla .; 1897 to 189S executive officer New- port on Isthmus Canal Surveying Expedi- tion and during Spanish War on blockade of Havana; 1898 to. 1900 executive officer of the Petrel and Monterey in Philippine Island insurrection; 1900 to 1902 in charge of Branch Hydrographic Office, Buffalo, N. Y .; 1902 to 1904 Lighthouse Inspector, Seventh District, headquarters Key West, Fla .; 1904 Aid to Commandant, Navy Yard, Mare Island, Cal., awaiting arrival of the Solace to command same. Married in Santa Barbara, Cal., on March 5, 1ST8. to Katherine Whittelsey Tillman, of De- troit, Mich. Address, Navy Yard, Mare Island, Cal.
BULL. James Hunter:
Lawyer; oldest living member of the bar of Chester County; was born in Chester County on March 17, 1817; son of Rev. Levi Bull, D. D., and grandson of Lieut. Col. Thomas Bull, of Sixth Penn- sylvania Regiment, War of the Revolu- tion, and captured at Fort Washington. New York. Was graduated at Gambier College, Ohio; studied law at West Ches- ter and admitted to bar in 1849. Married Mary A. Sheaff, of Churchtown, Lancas- ter County. Was Chief Burgess of West Chester, District Attorney, and during Civil War United States Marshal. Ad- dress, West Chester, Pa.
BULLARD, William H. G .:
Lieutenant United States Navy: born in and appointed from Pennsylvania; Na- val Cadet. Sept. 28. 1SS2: Ensign, July 1. 1888; Lieutenant (junior grade), Sept. 5. 1896; Lieutenant, March 3, 1899: 3c- Arthur. 1888-1891; Bureau of Equipment. 1892-1893; Naval Academy, 1993-1995; Now- ark, 1895-1896; Lancaster. 1896-1897: Co- lumbia, 1897-1896; Monongahela, 1899: Na- val Academy, 1899-1900; Princeton. 1901- 1902; Naval Academy. Annapolis. Md .. since Jan. 6, 1903 Address, Annapolis, Md.
BUNN, William M .:
Journalist; born in Philadelphia: was the seventh of eleven sons; educated in the public schools and Episcopal Acad- emy in Havana. N. Y. At the age of sixteen his father secured him a place with John Frost. a wood engraver; at the end of a year he left to join an older brother as a wood carver. When war broke out he joined Baxter's Philadelphia Fire Zouaves, or the Seventy-second Regi- ment Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was
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severely wounded at Savage Station, Vir- ginia, June 29, 1862, and was subsequent- ly taken prisoner and carried to Rich- mond, where he was confined several months. Republican. In 1867 he re- ceived the nomination for Representative in the State Legislature: the following year he was re-elected. after which he was elected to the office of Register of Wills. In 1875 he was elected Guardian of the Poor, and re-elected in 1878. He purchased a controlling interest in the Sunday Transcript in 1878, and became the editor. He was appointed Governor of Idaho by President Arthur in 1884. Upon his confirmation by the United States Senate, he leased his paper to Thomas M. Jackson, for a periou of two years. He urged, passed and signed the anti-Mormon bill, which disfranchised all polygamists and made the State Repub- lican. He parted with the Transcript in the early 90's. He is a inember of the Clover and Lawyers' Clubs in Philadelphia, and of the Lotus Club of New York. Ad- dress, Philadelphia, Pa.
BURBANK. Jacob Edward:
Major United States Army; born
in Pennsylvania; appointed from Indiana; Additional Paymaster Volunteers Feb. 19, 1863, to April 10, 1867; Major Paymaster United States Army Jan. 17. 1867; retired March 3, 1875. Address, 4 Parker St., Malden, Mass.
BURCHFIELD, A. P .:
Member of the firm of Jos. Horne & C),; a Vice President of the Western Pennsylvania Exposition Society; a di- rector of the Pittsburg Chamber of Com- merce, and a prominent member of the Grand Army of the Republic; born in Allegheny and educated in the public schools of that city; entered the dry goods house of William Semple at the age of twelve; remained there until 1858, when he entered the employ of Joseph Horne & Co .; by earnest application to busi- ness he attracted the firm's notice, and in 1866 became a partner. Since then his interest has never waned and he has served faithfully his business interests. In the administration of the affairs of many of the city's leading commercial and financial institutions he has figured prominently, and was Senior Vice De- partment Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic until 1595, when he was promoted to Senior Vice Commander in Chief of the National Grand Army of the
Republic. Address, 401 South Negley Ave., Pittsburg, Pa.
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BURGAN. R. P .:
President of Carnegie National Bank. Address, Carnegie, Pa.
BURGWIN. George C .:
Lawyer; born Aug. 17, 1851. at Pitts- burg, Pa .; son of Hill and Mary ( Phipps) Burgwin; was graduated from Trinity College, Hartford, with the class of 1872, and from the Law Department of Co- lumbia College, N. Y., in 1875; was ad- mitted to the Allegheny County bar Sept. 18, 1875; is prominent in the Episcopal Church. Is a Republican; member of the Union Club and the Church Club of Pittsburg. Address, 424 Fourth Ave., Pittsburg, Pa.
BURK. Henry:
Congressman. (Republican), of Philadel- phia; was born at Wurttemberg, Ger- many, Sept. 26. 1850; attended public schools about three years: is engaged in the manufacturing business; married El- len Carney Aug. 18, 1873; was elected to the Fifty-seventh Congress and re-elected to the Fifty-eighth Congress. Address, 2301 North Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa.
BURK, Jesse Y .:
Clergyman; born in Philadelphia, Sept. 15, 1840; educated at Prot. Epis. Acad- emy, University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Divinity School: rectorships, St. James, Downington, Pa .; Trinity, Philadelphia: Secretary University of Philadelphia: St. Peter's Clarksboro, N. J .; Secretary University of Pennsylvania. · Married Gertrude Hele June 19, 1866. Ad- dress, Clarksboro, N. J.
BURKE. Edward J .:
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Luzerne County; was born in Ireland. Nov. 11, 1853: was educated in the common schools of his native country; served as Burgess of Pittston in 1891-1892, and as a member of Council from 1885 until his election as member of the House of Representatives in November. 1900; re-elected in Novem- ber, 1902. Address, Pittston, Pa.
BURKE. Thos. N .:
Attorney at law; born in Mt. Carmel, June 7. 1872: educated at Mt. Carmel public schools: entered ou journalistic work in 1589; published Mt. Carmel Amer-
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ican; city editor of the Mt. Carmel Daily News, Evening Star and Shamokin Daily News; read law with Judge Voris Auten; admitted to the bar in 1899. Democrat. A present member of the Democratic Ex- ecutive Committee and Chairman of the Mt. Carmel Democratic Borough Com- mittee. Address, Mount Carmel, Pa.
BURLEIGH, Clarence:
Lawyer; native of Boston, Mass .; when a boy moved to Pittsburg, where he began life as a pattern maker; he was naturally a student and at odd moments managed "to pick up much valuable information; began the study of law in 1875, and two years later was admitted to the bar; when the new charter went into effect he was appointed an Assistant City Solicitor; was assigned to the Department of Public Safety; on the death of District Attorney R. H. Johnson in June, 1891, Mr. Bur- - leigh was appointed to succeed him; at the expiration of the term to which he was appointed elected to a full term. In 1895 he was elected City Solicitor. Ad- dress, Forbes Ave. and McKee Place, Pittsburg, Pa.
BURNAP, George Jacob:
Chief Engineer United States Navy; member of the Pennsylvania Comman- dery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion; Third Assistant Engineer United States Navy May 13, 1861; Second Assis- tant Engineer (Ensign) Jan. 16, 1863; First Assistant Engineer ( Lieutenant) Jan. 1, 1865; Passed Assistant Engineer (Lieutenant) Feb. 24, 1874; Chief Engineer (Lieutenant Commander) Nov. 1, 1879; Chief Engineer (Commander); Chief En- gineer (Captain); retired (Captain) Feb. 10, 1899. Elected Dec. 13. 1890. Trans- ferred from Commandery of California Jan. 1, 189S. Address, 6218 Morton St., Germantown, Pa.
BURNHAM, David Roe:
Captain United States Army; born in Pennsylvania; appointed from New York; First Lieutenant Sixty-seventh Pennsyl- vania Infantry Aug. 28, 1861: Captain Nov. 9, 1863; honorably mustered out Sept. 15. 1864; Second Lientenant Thirty- fifth Infantry June 18, 1867: transferred to Fifteenth Infantry Aug. 12. 1969; First Lieutenant Jan. 1. 1875: Captain Oct. 31. 1884; retired June 15, 1691. Address, Pas- adena, Cal.
BURNHAM, George, Jr .:
Locomotive manufacturer; born in Phil- adelphia, Nov. 30. 1819; son of George Burnham, one of the firm of proprietors of the Baldwin Locomotive Works who succeeded the originator of the works, Matthias W. Baldwin, and his partner and successor. John Baird. He was edu- cated in the Rensselaer Polytechnic In- stitute, Troy, N. Y., graduating as a civil engineer in 1872. Entering the Baldwin works. in which his father had become senior partner, he succeeded him in the firm, which adopted the title of Burn- ham, Williams & Co. The Baldwin works have of recent years enormously devel- oped in capacity and are decisively the foremost locomotive manufactory in the world. In political life he became prom- nent as an active reformer in municipal affairs, and as President of the Municipal League of Philadelphia worked earnestly for the overthrow of the political "ma- chine" in that city; he resigned the Pres- idency of this association a few years ago, but is still on its list of members, and is the Treasurer and a member of the Executive Committee of the National Municipal League, an outgrowth of the Philadelphia association; he is an asso- ciate member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and a member of the University and Art Clubs of Philadel- phia. and the City Club of New York. He married Anna G. Lewis. April 14. 18$1. Address. 214 North Thirty-fourth St .; office, 500 North Broad St., Philadel- phia, Pa.
BURNHAM, William Power:
Captain United States Army; born in Scranton, Pa., Jan. 10. 1860; son of Major D. R. Burnham, United States Army, re- tired; educated in public schools. Kansas State Agricultural College, United States Military Academy. Captain. Twentieth Infantry; served during the war with Spain as Lieutenant Colonel in Cuba and Philippines. Married Grace F. Meacham 1890. daughter of late Major F. Meacham. Surgeon United States Army. Author: "Three Roads to a Commission, United States Army," 1893; "Duties of Outposts. Advance and Rear Guards." 1993; "Mili- tary Training of the Regular Army"; "Regulations St. John's Military School." 1894; "Historical Sketch. Twentieth Unit- ed States Infantry." 1902. Member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion. For- eign Wars, and Carabao. Permanent ad-
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dress, War Department. Washington, D. C .; present address, Rialto Building, San Francisco, Cal.
BURNS, Charles Marquedent, Jr .:
Member of the Pennsylvania Comman- dery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion; Captain's Clerk, United States Navy, Jan. 1, 1862; resigned April 14, 1863; Acting Assistant Paymaster (Mas- ter) April 11, 1863; resigned and honorably discharged April 17, 1865. Elected Oct. 4, 1865; Council of the Commandery May 6, 1891-1893. Address, care of Recorder of Loyal Legion, 1535 Chestnut St., Phila- delphia, Pa.
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