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AGNEW, Jennie E .:
Treasurer of the Department of Penn- sylvania Woman's Relief Corps; is a granddaughter of Col. James McKay and
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Sylvester Nolton, soldiers of the War of 1812; daughter of James Montgomery Mc- Kay and Christine Nolton Mckay; was born at Clarington, Pa., Feb. 18. 1850; educated at the Waterford Academy, Wa- terford, Pa. On June 4, 1866, was married to Joshua B. Agnew, who with his father and three brothers were soldiers during the Civil War. With the exception of a few years' residence in Harrisburg, while her husband was a member of the House of Representatives, and a longer period in Washington, D. C., while Mr. Agnew was connected with the Supreme Court, her residence has been in Tionesta since her marriage. Mr. Agnew died in September, 1898, but their children are still living and are: Clarence Mckay, of Washing- ton, D. C., Christine Nolton and Edna Ellen. Mrs. Agnew is a charter member of the Woman's Relief Corps No. 137, and has been its Treasurer, while in Tionesta, since its organization in 1890. In 1901 was elected Treasurer of the Department of Pennsylvania Woman's Relief Corps, and is now serving her third term. Ad- dress, Tionesta, Pa.
AHERN, William B .:
Merchant; born in Burlington County, New Jersey, Nov. 2, 1851; was educated in the public schools of Philadelphia; en- gaged in mercantile pursuits until Janu- ary, 1879, when he was appointed to a clerkship in the Internal Revenue Office, leaving this position in August, 1880, to accept the assistant clerkship of the Court of Quarter Sessions, where he re- mained until April. 1885, when he be- came one of the magistrates of the city, having been chosen at the election in February preceding for the term of five years; re-elected magistrate February, 1890, and served until April. 1895. In May, 1895, was appointed clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions by Governor Hastings for the unexpired term of Gen. James W. Latta, and elected for term of three years to the same office in No- vember, 1895, retiring therefrom Dec. 31, 1898, since which time he has been en- gaged in mercantile pursuits: represented the Twelfth Ward in the Republican City Committee from January, 1878, until Au- gust, 1884, and the Thirteenth Ward from January, 1896. until 1900; was sec- retary of that body for sixteen years; was alternate delegate to the Republican National Conventions of 1850 and 1888. Address, 2008 Diamond St., Philadelphia.
AIGNER, Martin:
Clergyman of the Protestant Episcopal Church; was born in Munich, Bavaria; came to the United States in early child- hood; was educated in the Polytechnic Institute, Egg Harbor City. N. J., and the Central High School of Philadelphia; graduated from the Philadelphia Divinity School in 1884; was ordained a deacon by the Right Rev. William Bacon Stevens, D. D., LL. D., in St. James's Church, Philadelphia, in 1884, and was advanced to the priesthood by the same Bishop In 1886, in St. Luke's Church, Philadelphia; he was the assistant minister of this parish from 1884 to 1900. In 1886 he mar- ried Laura P. B. Taitt, daughter of James Monroe Taitt; was rector of Trin- ity Church, Mount Holly, N. J., from 1890 to 1900; during this rectorship he estab- lished the services of the Church, and erected churches at Lumberton, N. J., and at Ocean City, N. J .; in 1900 he accepted the rectorship of St. John's Church, Franklin, Pa. He was elected President of the Associate Alumni of his Alma Mater in 1900. In 1903 he received from the Philadelphia Divinity School the de- gree of Bachelor of Divinity in course; he has contributed to several magazines. Address, St. John's Rectory, Franklin, Pa.
AILES. John W .:
President of First National Bank of Donora. Address, Donora, Washington County, Pa.
AINEY, William H .:
President Second National Bank of Al- lentown. Address, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa.
. ALBIN. J. M .:
Manager of Bessemer Foundry; born Sept. 29. 1848, Mercer County, Pa .; edu- cated in common schools of Mercer Coun- ty; school director two terms in Mercer, Pa .; married Sarah Boston Dec. 30, 1869; engaged in the foundry business in 1870; now manager of Bessemer Foundry at Grove City, Pa .; Prohibitionist. Address, Grove City, Mercer, County, Pa.
.ALCORN. Thomas Benton:
Lawyer; born May 14, 1549. at Raven- na. Ohio. Son of William R. and Zeziah (Weir) Alcorn. Was graduated from the Ravenna High School, receiving his prin- cipal education thereafter at the Western
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Reserve College, Hudson, Ohio. Attended lectures at the law department of the L'niversity of Michigan. Studied law at Ravenna, Ohio. Admitted to the bar there in 1872. Removed to Pittsburg and was admitted to the Allegheny County bar Nov. 16, 1872. Was Deputy United States Attorney for the District of West- ern Pennsylvania for four years under the first Administration of President Cleveland and one year following under President Harrison. Is prominent in Democratic politics. Is now Solicitor for Allegheny County and County Chairman of the Democratic party of Allegheny County. Address, 434 Diamond St., Pitts- burg, Pa.
ALDRICH, William Sleeper:
Educator; born Philadelphia, March 3, 1863. In 1883 he was graduated from the United States Naval Academy; also from Stevens Institute of Technology in Me- chanical Engineering in 1884. He mar- ried, at Philadelphia, Mary Lavinia Purdy, on July 1, 1SS6. Since his gradua- tion he has been engaged in engineering practice and teaching; he has been Asso- ciate in Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University; also Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the West Vir- ginia University; he was Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Illinois from 1899 to 1901; since Sept. 1, 1901, he has been director of the Thomas S. Clarkson Memorial School of Technology; he volunteered for service in the Spanish-American war and was appointed assistant engineer, with relative rank of Lieutenant in the United States Navy; he was attached to the United States steamship Vulcan, with Admiral Sampson's fleet in Cuban waters, from May 12, to Oct. 18, 1898. He is a member of several societies, among which are the American Institute of Electrical En- gineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society for the Promotion of · Engineering Education and Fellow of the American Association for the Advance- ment of Science. He has contributed val- uable papers to engineering and scientific societies. Address. Potsdam, N. Y.
ALEXANDER, John White:
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Artist; son of John and Fanny (Smitn) Alexander: was born Oct. 7, 1856, in A !- lecheny City, Pa. He received his art education at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Munich; on Nov. 2, 1887. he mar- ried Elizabeth Alexander. In 1897 he re-
ceived a gold medal from the Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, and from the Paris Exposition in 1900; also in 1901 from the Pan American Exposition at Buffalo. He is Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, Sociétaire of the Societe Na- tionale des Beaux Arts, National Acad- emician, member of the Society of Amer- ican Artists, Fine Arts Federation of New - York. Fine Arts Society of New York. Architectural League, Society of Mural Painters, National Institute of Arts and Letters, Societé Nouvelle of Paris. International Society of London; honorary member of Society of Austrian Painters, honorary member of Secession of Munich, honorary degree of Master of Arts Princeton University, medal Munich Royal Academy of Fine Arts, gold medal Paris Exposition 1900, gold medal Pan- American Exhibition, Buffalo, 1901; Tem- ple Gold Medal Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; Academy. Medal of Honor, Philadelphia; First Carnegie Prize, So- ciety of American Artists; First Wash- ington Prize, Corocoran Gallery Exhibi- tion; Lippencott Prize,
Philadelphia Academy. The names of his paintings in public museums follow: "The Pet of Basil," Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; "A Quiet Hour," Pennsylvania Academy; "Portrait of Fritz Thaulow," Wilstach Collection: "Portrait of Rodin," Cincin- nati Museum; "Woman in Gray," Lux- embourg Gallery, Paris; "The Mirror," St. Petersburg Gallery; "The Black Cat," Odessa Gallery; Series of decorations il- lustrating the "Evolution of the Book." Library of Congress, Washington; "Por- trait of Governor Morton," City Hall. Al- bany: represented by portraits in Cham- ber of Commerce, New York; Princeton University, Harvard, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburg, and in many private collec- tions: "Portrait of Walt Whitman" in Metropolitan Museum; "Portrait of President Loubet." Elysée Palace, Paris. Residence. 116 East 65th St .; studio, 123 East 63rd St .. New York City.
ALEXANDER. Lucien H .:
Lawyer; born in Philadelphia, Dec. 25, 1866; educated at the Friends' Central School, Rugby Academy, Harvard Col- lege and the University of Pennsylvania; began the study of law in the office of William Henry Rawle, in 1SS9; for sev- eral years interested in coal and lumber properties in Pennsylvania and Minne- sota; resumed the study of law, and ad- mitted to the bar in December, 1896.
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Served as Secretary to the Board Control- ling Admission to the Bar. Member of Philadelphia Law Association, Penn Club, American Academy of Political and So- cial Science, Pennsylvania Bar Associa- tion, American Bar Association, etc. Ad- dress, Philadelphia, Pa.
ALEXANDER, Robert:
Lawyer; born in Bucks County, Pa., July 3, 1846; educated in the public schools of the county and in Carversville Normal School, from which he graduated with high honors. After spending four years in school teaching, he entered upon the study of law in the office of Hon. D. Newlin Fell, afterward a Judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. He was admitted to the bar in 1871, and at once began an active practice, which has steadily grown in extent and importance, he having been concerned in many of the leauing cases before the Philadelphia courts. He became la w partner of Charles F. Warwick, Assistant District Attorney, and when the latter was elect- ed City Solicitor in 1884, was appointed his first assistant, remaining in this po- siton for six years, and being actively concerned in the many important mu- nicipal cases which arose. Subsequently he very ably defended John Bardsley, the derelict City Treasurer, his handling of this hopeless case winning him high commendations. In 1890 he became as- sociated with Edward W. Magill, under the firm name of Alexander & Magill. Address, The Bartram, Phiadelphia, Pa.
ALLDERDICE, William Hilary:
Lieutenant Commander United States Navy; born in Delaware; appointed from Pennsylvania; cadet engineer, Sept. 14, 1876; graduated, June 10, 1SS0; assistant engineer, June 10, 1882; passed assistant engineer, Feb. 21. 1893; rank changed to Lieutenant, March 3, 1899; Dolphin. Sept. 23, 1899; Yorktown, July 10, 1900, to 1903; Lieutenant Commander, Nov. 7, 1902; in- spection duty, Bureau of Steam Engin- eering. Dec. 5, 1903, to 1904; inspector of engineering material of Middle West dis- district, at Barberton, Ohio, since Janu- ary, 1904. Address, Barberton, Ohio.
ALLESMAN, Hiram Clay:
Member of the Pennsylvania Command- ery, Military Order of the Loyal Legion; First Lieutenant Fifteenth Pennsylvania Infantry May 1, 1861: honorably mus- tered out Aug. 7. 1861; Captain 127th
Pennsylvania Infantry Aug. 9. 1862; Lieutenant Colonel Aug. 16, 1862; honor- ably mustered out May 29, 1868; Colonel Thirty-sixth Pennsylvania (Militia) In- fantry July 4, 1863; honorably mustered out Aug. 11, 1863; elected May 1, 1872; transferred to Commandery of New York Oct. 19, 1899. Address, care of Recorder of Loyal Legion, 1535 Chestnut St., Phila- delphia, Pa.
ALLEN, Charles Coane:
Lieutenant United States Army; born in and appointed from Pennsylvania; First Lieutenant First Pennsylvania Infantry, April 28, 1898; honorably mustered out Oct. 26, 1898; First Lieutenant Twenty- eighth Volunteer Infantry, July 5, 1899: honoraby mustered out June 30. 1901; Second Lieutenant Thirteenth Infantry, Feb. 2, 1901; First Lieutenant, May 23, 1902. Address, Fort Crook, Neb.
ALLEN, Edward Jay:
Member of the Pennsylvania Command- ery Military Order of the Loyal Le- gion; Colonel 155th Pennsylvania In-
fantry Sept. 5. 1862; honorably dis- charged for disability July 21,
1863; elected Feb. 6, 1884. Address, 2914 Mut- ler St., Philadelphia, Pa.
ALLEN, Francis Olcott:
Historian; born at Hartford, Conn., March 14, 1840. Married, first, Isabella C. Jones, June 7, 1862; second, Elizabeth Dulles, of Philadelphia, Nov. 10, 1ST0; educated at Hartford Grammar School, Williston Seminary, East Hampton, Mass .; Yale, 1862; removed to Philadel- phia, 1866; was manager and President of fire insurance business to 1592, then retired and entered on work on historical lines of various kinds. principally the "History of Enfield." this old town being the seat of the Allen family for over two centuries; Whig and Republican; elder of Presbyterian Church; director of Presbyterian Board of Relief of Disabled Ministers; member of Mayflower, Cincin- nati. Colonial Wars, Sons of Revolution; trustee Hartford Theological Seminary, and various historical societies. Address, 323 South 16th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
ALLEN, George A .:
Lawyer: born near Pulaski, Mercer (now Lawrence) County, Pa .. Dec. 31, 1839; educated at the Clintonville Acad- emy and the Edinborough State Normal School, and later pursued a private course of classical study, subsequently studying
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for the law; he was admitted to the bar in 1868 and began practice at Erie, Pa., In December of that year. His practice has been extensive in that secton of the State and the adjoining section of Chio. Politically he has been active in the Democratic party, taking a prominent part in its councils. In 1872 he was a delegate to the State convention, and also City Solicitor for Frie; he was a State delegate again in 1877, and a dele- gate to the Democratic National Con- vention in 1880; in 1886 President Cleve- land appointed him United States Dis- trict Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, which post he resigned in 1\$9; in 1892 he was a Democratic nomi- nee for Congressman-at-large in his dis- trict. He is President of the Erie County Bar Association and Vice President of the State Bar Association of Pennsylvania, Address, Eric, Pa.
ALLEN, Ralph Wheelock Pomeroy:
Member of the Pennsylvania Com- mandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion; private Commonwealth (Penn.) Artillery April 24, 1561; mustered out Aug. 5, 1861; Captain 106th Pennsyl- vania Infantry Aug. 13. 1861; honorably discharged Jan. 9, 1863; Lieutenant Colonel Fortieth Pennsylvania (Militia) Infantry July 2, 1$63; honorably mustered out Aug. 16, 1863; elected April 25, 1866. Address, 425 High St., Germantown, Pa.
ALLEN, William Hervey:
Member of the Pennsylvania Com - mandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion; eldest son of Companion Col. Edward J. Allen; elected May 4, 1692. Address, care of Recorder of Loyal Legion. 1535 Chestnut St., Philadel- phia, Pa.
ALLEN, Rev. W. E .:
Clergyman; rector of the Church of the Atonement (Episcopal), Carnegie. Pa; was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., of illustrious ancestry; on father's side descended from . A lineage which produced the renowned Ethan Allen of Ticonderoga; on mother's side a Long Island Knickerbocker family, springing from the union of the Skillmans and Payntars. He studied at St. Ste- phen's College, Annandale, N. Y .; was made B. A. in 1877 and M. A. in 1880. In 1.77 he entered the General Theological Seminary. in New York City, graduating 'n 1\\0; made a deacon by Bishop Little- hin of Long Island in Isso, and ordained 1 . st in 1851; several years in St. Augus- tine's Chapel of Trinity Church, New
York City; transferred to diocese of Cen- tral New York, where he remained for seventeen years; was dean of the sixth Convocation district of Central New York for several years, and has held various other honorary positions in the course of nis ministry. He has contributed many articles to the magazines and periodicals, and has delivered lectures on Free Ma- sonry and Odd Fellowship. Home ad- dress, Carnegie, Pa.
ALLEWAIT, J. S .:
President of People's Bank of Hanover. Address, Hanover, York County, Pa.
ALLISON, Robert:
Manufacturer; was born Dec. 25, 1827, in Middleton, Teesdale, Durham County, England. He came to this country with his father's family in 1830; he received his education in the public schools of Schuylkill County; in his seventeenth year he entered the machine shops of Meyers, Heywood & Snyder, Pottsville, Pa., to learn the trade of machinist. After
learning the trade and serving two years as journeyman. he accepted the foreman- ship in the shop of Mr. Wintersteen, Port Carbon, Pa., in which capacity he served for Mr. Wintersteen and others until 1866, when he and Mr. F. B. Ban- nan, of Pottsville, entered into partner- ship and began business at the Franklin Iron Works, at Port Carbon; in iSTS he purchased Mr. Bannan's interest and was sole proprietor of the Franklin Iron Works until 18SS, since when the business has been conducted by Robert Allison & Sons, until about two years ago, when Mr. Allison sold out the business. Dur- ing Mr. Alison's regime the Franklin Iron Works has attained a world-wide reputation, and machinery made at these works has been shipped to all parts of the United States, and to Australia, New Zealand. South America, and Europe. Politically, Mr. Allison has always been a supporter of the Republican party; he has frequently been a delegate to the Republican County and State Conven- tions. Has been twice married; first wife was Catharine Thornberg, of Pottsville, Pa .. by whom he had a family of twelve children-four sons and eight daughters. After the death of his first wife he mar- ried Mrs. Mary M. Stocker. Address, Schuylkill Haven, Pa.
ALLISON. W. M .:
President of Penn's Valley Banking Company. Address, Center Hall, Pa.
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ALLMAN, Herbert D .:
Manufacturer and merchant; born in Philadelphia, Jan. 30, 1863; educated in the public schools and the Industrial Art School; entered the employment of M. M. Kayser, dealer in wall paper, as junior clerk. While thus engaged he continued his art studies at the Industrial Art School and the Franklin Institute. In 1883 Mr. Kayser went to California for his health, leaving his youthful clerk practically in charge of the business, at that time a small one. Mr. Allman con- ceived the idea of establishing a mail order system. This project, original with him, was at once put into execution, and proved a decided success. the business growing rapidly. Mr. Kayser, on his re- turn, highly commended his clerk's work and extended it, and in 1884 gave Mr. Allman-then twenty-one years old -- an interest in the business. In 1888 he pur- chased a one-third interest, and in 1890, on Mr. Kayser's death, he obtained a half interest. the firm taking the name of Kayser & Allman. The business, meanwhile, had greatly developed, orders coming from nearly every State of the Union, and also from Australia and South America. The firm had the Wall Paper Trust to contend with, but did so successfully, refusing to take part in it The establishment grew large, and shortly after 1890 the firm, in conjunction with some other parties, organized the Stand- ard Wall Paper Company, which has, at Sandy Hill, New York, one of the largest manufactories of fine wall paper in this country. In 1898, in conjunction with his younger brother and Mr. Samuel Kayser (partners of Kayser & Allman) he start- ed the Columbia Wall Paper Company, now located in Bristol, Pa., of which Herbert D. Allman is President, Samuel Kayser Vice President, and Justin P. Allman Secretary and Treasurer. One of the largest and most modern plants of its kind in America and turning out an- nually over five million rolls of higher grade wall paper. Plant occupies five acres of ground with branches (selling) under the name of Kayser & Allman in Philadelphia, New York, Chicago and Minneapolis. Address, 1214 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa.
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ALSIP, Joseph Taylor:
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Bedford County: was born in Schellsburg. Bedford County. Pa., March 11, 1846; in 1852 he removed
with his parents to Bedford, his father having been elected Sheriff of Bedford County, where he has since resided; edu- cated in the public schools. Bedford Academy and Duff's Commercial Col- lego, at Pittsburg: served one year as clerk in the Pennsylvania railroad office at Middletown; proprietor of the Aran- dale hotel for thirty years; was manager of the Bedford Springs hotel for five years; elected to the House of Repre- sentatives in November, 1902. Address, Bedford, Pa.
ALSOP, The Rev. Reese F., D. D .:
Was born in Richmond, Ind., Nov. 17, 1837. His father was Robert Alsop, a lawyer, and his mother, Maria Fell, de- scended from the Fells of Westchester County; educated in Philadelphia, taking his degree of Bachelor of Arts at about eighteen years of age; he selected law as his a profession. but gave up law studies and began to prepare for the sacred ministry; he attended the classes of the Philadelphia Divinity School, of which he is an alumnus; was advanced to the priesthood in his twenty-fourth year; his first charge was St. John's Church of Framingham, Mass .; from there he was called to Christ Church, Rye, N. Y .: his next charge was St. Andrew's, Pittsburg. While he was in charge of this parish he twice represent- ed the diocese of Pittsburg in the Gen- eral Convention: the degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred upon him by Ken- yon College in 1SS0; from Pittsburg he moved in 1882 to Grace Church, Phila- delphia; in 1856 he was called to succeed the Rev. Noah Hunt Schenck, D. D., at St. Ann's Church, Brooklyn; was made archdeacon of the Southern Archdeacon- ry of Brooklyn, served eight years, and then resigned: in 1889 he was elected General Secretary of the Board of Mis- sions, which office he declined, to remain rector of St. Ann's, Brooklyn, N. Y.
ALLYN, Herman B .:
Physician: born at White Eyes Plains. Onio, May 2. 1860; studied in Philadelphia public schools; entered the University of Pennsylvania, graduating from the Col- lege in 1852, and as Doctor of Medicine in 1SS5. He was resident physician at the Philadelphia Hospital 15 5-1856, and at Girard College. 1986-1947; associate editor of the Medical and Surgical Re- porter. 1887-1969; in 1990 he became in- structor in physical diagnosis in the med-
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ical department of the University, and in 1903 was appointed instructor in clinical medicine, which post he still holds. He was visiting physician to St. Joseph's Hospital 1899-1900. and has served in the same capacity in the Philadelphia Hospi- tal since 1900. and Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Woman's Medical College since 1901. He is a member of the Col- lege of Physicians and other medical as- sociations of Philadelphia. Address, 501 South 42d St., Philadelphia.
AMBLER, Charles A .:
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Montgomery County; was born in Jenkintown, Mont- gomery County. Pa .. January 5, 1874; a year later he removed with his parents to Abington, where he now resides; was graduated from the public schools of Ab- ington when fifteen years old as valedic- torian of his class: after leaving school he assisted his father in the meat business and on the farm until he was twenty years old, when he purchased a general store in Abington. and began the grocery business, in which he is still engaged: in January. 1902. he bought a meat and grocery store at Wyncote which he con- ducts in connection with the one at Ab- ington; was appointed Postmaster in 1897; elected a member of the county commit- tee in 1899, which position he resigned, to- gether with the Postmastership. upon his election to the House of Representatives in November, 1902. Address, Abington, Pa.
AMBROSE, John C .:
Presbyterian minister: born at Cowans- ville, Pa., Feb. 2. 1650: married Oct. 13, 1667. to Nannie Bell Ralston: graduated from Washington and Jefferson College 1804; from Western Theological Semin- ary, Allegheny, Pa .. 195 ;; ordained by Presbytery of Kittanning. June 28. 1887; Pastor Marion Presbyterian Church, 1467-1890; of Bull Creek Church, 1890- 1900. Stated Supply Mt. Jewett, 1901- 1904; Pulaski, 1904. Address, Pulaski, Pa.
AMBRUSTER, Watson:
Journalist: born in Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 19, 1842: received preliminary edu- cation in private schools, and at Pen- nington, N. J., and Chester. Pa .. sem- Inaries: entered sophomore class of Uni- versity of Michigan in 2:09: graduated in Ist2; then attended the Law School of the same university and graduated with
degree of LL. B., in 1864; was ad- mitted to the bar, and continued studies in the office of Carroll- Brewster of Phila- delphia; never practiced his profession, but entered upon newspaper work, being connected with the Chicago and New York press. In June, 1866, on the edi- torial staff of The Evening Telegraph, and is still a member; served as city editor until the close of 1867, then as managing editor until 1891, and since that date as editor-in-chief. Married Isabel Cresson, daughter of the late Col. John Bingham. of Philadelphia. Address, 21 West Phil-Ellena St., Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa.
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