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fantry July 28, 1866; Captain Forty-first Infantry June 12, 1867; Major Third In- fantry Jan. 21, 1895; transferred to Twen- ty-fourth Infantry Nov. 11, 1569; brevet- ted Captain and Major March 2, 1867, for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Arkansas Post. Ark., and Lieutenant Colonel March 2, 1867, for ga !- lant and meritorious service in the cap- ture of Fort Blakely, Ala .; retired May 12, 1895. Address, Aberdeen, Wash.
CRANDALL, Francis Asbury :
Journalist, librarian, specialist in United States public documents; son of Rev. An- drew Jackson and Amelia (Fink) Cran - dall; born Nov. 28. 1837, at Carbondale, Pa .; was educated at Cazenovia, New York, Seminary. Sept. 17, 1861, he mar- ried Annie A. Jones at Trenton (now Barneveld), N. Y .; learned the printing trade and became editorial writer; for over thirty-five years was managing edi- tof, editor, and publisher in Utica, Caze- novia, Scranton, St. Louis, Oswego, Erie, Providence, and Buffalo; was first United States Superintendent of Documents; or- ganized document service, which now sup- plies about 4,000 libraries; published first catalogues and indexes of United States public documents that were accepted by experts as scientific and adequate; drafted elaborate bills to improve methods of doc- ument publication. In company with Jos. A. Scranton (firm-name Crandall & Co.) founded, in 1867. the Scranton Morn- ing Republican, first daily paper in Seran- ton to receive Associated Press dispatches or any telegraphic service. In 1873 bought Erie Gazette (founded, 1820, by Joseph Sterrett) and changed it, 1875, to Erie Sunday Morning Gazette, the first Sun- day issue in Erie. He occasionally con- tributes to the Library Journal, Nation, and various newspapers. Member of the American Library Association, American Association for the Advancement of Sci- ence, Library Association of D. C. (Presi- dent 1901). correspondent member of the Buffalo Historical Society. Address, 2219 Fifteenth St., N. W., Washington, D. C.
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CRANDALL, Rand Percy:
Surgeon United States Navy; born in New York, appointed from Pennsylvania. Assistant Surgeon Jan. 17. 1SSS. Passed Assistant Surgeon Jan. 17. 1891. Surgeon Sept. 24. 1899; Galena. 1588; Philadelphia, 1592; Naval Hospital. New York. 155; St. Mary's, 1896; Iowa, 1597; training ship and station, Newport, 1599; recruiting
duty, Bureau Navigation, Jasuary, 1901, to 1902. Naval Station, Guam, July 1. 1902, to 1904; Oregon, since January. 1904. Address, care Navy Department, Wash- ington, D. C.
CRANKSHAW, John H .:
Insurance agent; born at Chorley, Lan- cashire. England, Feb. 23, 1845; the fam- ily being poor, his education was very meagre, and at seven years of age he was put at work in a calico-printing fac- tory, and at fourteen in a bleaching and finishing establishment, where he had to work in a temperature of 1.30 to 1.60 de- grees for much of the time. He be- came foreman of his department at twenty-one and manager of all the works three years later. In 1874 he took the position of Assistant Superintendent of the Prudential Life Insurance Company of London. In his new field he showed such marked ability that, in 1880, he was induced by Brill Collard of New York to give up his position and come to Ameri- ca to take charge of the business of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in North Philadelphia. He took hold of the office with a force of seven men and scarcely any business, and in fifteen years' time had five hun- dred men engaged in his district and a business of 300,000 policy holders, with an annual premium of $1,250,000. In 1895 he was appointed chief supervisor of the company for a district embracing the States of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Mary- land and Southern New Jersey. Address, Norristown, Pa.
CRARY, N. B .:
Merchant: born at Beach Grove, Pa .. Aug. 15. 1830, on the land owned and named by his ancestors previous to the Revolution; grandson of Nathan Beach, one of the pioneers of Wyoming Valley; son of Dr. Mason Crary, of Wilkesbarre, Pa .: is of Scottish descent, from the Clan McQuarrie, and from Major General John Mason. of Pequot fame: Thomas Stanton. founder of Stonington, Conn .. and Capt. John Gallup, the hero in Block Island fight (first naval engagement fought in Amer- ican waters); was educated at Berwick Academy, Pennsylvania; in 1857 he and others bought and laid out the town of Shickshinny, and in 1861 organized it into a borough. President Union Turnpike Company, and Vice President of the Tube Works in Shickshinny. Re- publican. Maried Miranda Lee Overton,
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daughter of Henry Overton, of Wilkes- barre, Pa., Jan. 23, 1860. Address, Shicks- shinny, Pa.
CRATER, Lewis:
Author; born Aug. 9. 1843, near Spring City, Chester County, Pa .; son of Ephraim and Susanna Carter; a descendant of Jacob Crater, Bishop of the Mernon- ite Church, Crater's Ford, Montgomery County, Pa., 1832; educated in common schools; was graduated from Bryant & Stratton's Commercial College, Phila.le !- phia. Enlisted in Company H, Fiftieth Pennsylvania Infantry, 1861; promoted as First Lieutenant for meritomous service at battle of Pegram Farm, 1865; was with the regiment in the following engage- ments, viz .: Port Royal, 1861; Beaufort, 1861; Port Royal Ferry, 1862; Pocotaligo, 1862; White Sulphur Springs, Va., 1862; Bull Run, 1862; Centreville, 1862; Chan- tilly, 1862; South Mountain, 1862; Antie- tam, 1862; Fredericksburg, 1862; siege of Vicksburg, 1863; Jackson, 1863; Blue Springs, 1863; Hough's Ferry, 1863; Le- noir Station. 1863; Campbell Station. 1863; siege of Knoxville, 1863; Wilderness, 1861; Ny River,
1864; Spottsylvania, 1864; North Anna River. 1864; Bethseda Church, 1864; Cold Harbor, 1864; Peters- burg, 1864; Weldon Railroad, 1864; Hatch- er's Run, 1864; Garrison Fort McGilvery, 1864-1865; Fort Steadman, 1865; capture of Petersburg, 1865. Member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion; Union Veteran Legion; Grand Army of the Republic; Independent Order of Odd Fellows: Patriotic Order Sons of America, and Knights of the Golden Eagle. Is Sec- retary and Treasurer of the Reading Steam, Heat & Power Co .; also Secretary of the Mt. Penn Paper Box Co., Ltd. Au- thor: "History of the Fiftieth Regiment. Pennsylvania Volunteers." "The Grater- Crater Family," and "History of the St. Peter's Methodist Episcopal Church, of Reading. Pa." Address, 201 South Sixth St., Reading, Pa.
CRAWFORD, Andrew J .:
President of the Union National Bank of Minersville. Address, Minersville, Fa.
CRAWFORD, James Stoner:
Lawyer; born May 21, 1572, In Blir County, Pa .; son of J. A. and Elizabeth Stoner Crawford: was graduated from the Blair Presbyterial Academy, Blairstown. N. J., in 1891, and from Princeton in the class of 1895; also from the Pittsburg Law | campaign.
School in 1897. He was admitted to the Allegheny County bar Dec. 18, 1897. Ad- dress. Frick Building, Pittsburg. Pa.
CRAWFORD, James S .:
President of the -First National Bank Bank of Duquesne. Address, Duquesne, Pa.
CRAWFORD, John Agnew:
Member of Pennsylvania Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Le- gion. Hospital Chaplain United States Volunteers Aug. 5. 1863; honorably mus- tered out Aug. 21, 1865. Elected Oct. 14, 1891. Address, 2215 Rittenhouse
Square, Philadelphia, Pa.
CRAWFORD, John W .:
State Senator from Allegheny County; born in Mifflin Township, Allegheny County, Pa., in 1861; received his educa- tion in the public schools and at the South West Normal College, California, Pa .; engaged in the real estate business at an early age; has been President of the First National Bank of Duquesne. Pa., since its organization; is senior mem- ber of the firm of Crawford & Eberman. bankers and brokers. Times Bulid- ing. Pittsburg; has been a staunch and active Republican all his life; was the First Burgess of Duquesne, serving two terms; served as a member of the Du- quesne Borough Council; was elected to the Senate in November, 1896; re-elected November, 1900. Address, Duquesne, Pa.
CRAWFORD, Joseph Ury:
Engineer; born in Ury, Fox Chase. Philadelphia. Aug. 25, 1842. His father was Stephen R. Crawford, of Glasgow. Scotland, and his mother was Jane Wil- son. of Edinburgh. Scotland. They were among the first of the Scotch to settle in Pennsylvania. He attended the Clas- sical Institute and the University of Pennsylvania as a member of the class of 1862. When the war broke out he enlisted. in April, 1861, in the Seven- teenth Pennsylvania Regiment. After- ward he joined the Sixth New Jersey In- fantry. as Second Lieutenant of Com- pany B, and was promoted to the First Heutenacy at the battle of Williams- burg. He was made Captain at the bat- tle of Seven Pines. He was the En- gineer Officer of Field Fortifications on Gen. Hooker's staff. at Fair Oaks, in 1862. He served through the Gettysburg Through the Wilderness,
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Spottsylvania and Petersburg campaigns he served as Engineer Officer on Major Gen. Mott's staff, and at the end of the war Mr. Crawford decided to follow the profession of engineering, and he at first became identified with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company as Senior Assistant Engineer of the Alexandria and Fred- ericksburg Railroad. He subsequently became. Principal Assistant Engineer, and afterward Chief Engineer of the California Division of the Texas and Pacific Railroad; was sent to Japan as Consulting Engineer of the Government, and here his services were so thoroughly appreciated that at the close of his en- gagement he was decorated by the Em- peror with the Order of the Rising Sun. He was employed by the late Jay Gould to make surveys between the Pacific Coast and Salt Lake City, as well as in Wyoming and Nebraska. In 1882 he again entered the service of the Penn- sylvania Railroad Company, as Chief En- gineer of the Pennsylvania Schuylkill Valley Railroad. During 1886 and '1887 he built the Piedmont and Cumberland Railroad. In August, 1859, he was made Assistant to the Second Vice President of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Upon the death of John DuBarry, Sec- ond Vice President, he was appointed Engineer of Branch Lines. On May 1, 1574, Mr. Crawford married Harriet Cut- ler Henriques. Residence, Fox Chase; office, 257 Broad St. Station, Philadel- phia, Pa.
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Presbyterian minister; born in Phila- delphia, Aug. 1, 1870, of Scotch-Irish ancestry; several of whom were Presby- terian ministers; prepared for college in schools and by private tutors; was grad- uated from Princeton College 1896, with B. A degree: from Princeton Theological Seminary 1899; received a Scribner prize in Greek; degree of M. A. from Princeton University, 1900. Address, Fox Chase, Philadelphia, Pa.
CRAWFORD. Robert:
Lieutenant United States Navy; mem- ber of the Pennsylvania Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Le- gion; Third Assistant Engineer (Mid- shipman) United States Navy June 23. 1863; Second Assistant Engineer (Mas- ter) July 25. 1866; First Assistant En- gineer (Lieutenant) Feb. 20, 1971; Passed Assistant Engineer (Lieutenant) Feb.
24, 1874; retired Jan. 30, 1892; Assistant to Inspector of Machinery at Cramps' Ship- yard, Philadelphia. Elected Feb. 7, 1894. Address, Cramps' Shipyard, Philadelphia, Pa.
CRAWFORD, R. L .:
Jurist; born in 1859; made the law his profession and was admitted the to bar of Greene County in 1882; opening an office in Waynesburg, Pa., he entered upon a successful practice until 1896, when he was elected President Judge of the Common Pleas Court of Greene County, his term expiring in 1906. Ad- dress, Waynesburg, Pa.
CAWFORD, Robert Bruce:
Associate Judge of Forest County; son of George and Frances Mongar Crawford; born in Venango County, Oct. 19, 1843; reared on his father's farm; educated at Jayne's Union Academy, Clintonville, Pa .; enlisted September, 1862, in Company L, Fourth Pennsylvania Cavalry, and served throughout the war, being honorably dis- charged in July, 1865; participated in all the battles in which his company was engaged, and 'was wounded at Hatch's Run in February, 1865. In 1868 he went to Tionesta and embarked in the lumber business; has been a pilot on the Alle- gheny River since 1870; was elected Asso- ciate Judge of Forest County in 1899. He was married to Miss Ellen Warner of Tionesta Oct. 20, 1883. Address, Tionesta, Pa.
CRAWFORD, Robert Parks:
Member of the Pennsylvania Command- ery of the Military Order of the Loyal Le- gion; First Lieutenant Fifty-seventh Pennsylvania Infantry Feb. 10, 1862; dis- charged for promotion Sept. 11, 1863; Cap- tain and Assistant Adjutant General United States Volunteers Sept. 4, 1863; resigned and honorably discharged May 1. 1865; brevetted Major and Lieutenant Colonel United States Volunteers May 1, 1865. "for faithful and meritorious ser- vices." Elected Oct. 16. 1889. Address. care of Recorder of Loyal Legion. 1535 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
CRAWFORD, William E .:
Lawyer; born at Warrensville, Lycom- ing County, Aug. 14. 1850; educated in public schools and Bucknell University at Lewisburg, Pa .; read law with Hon. John J. Metzger; admitted to the bar Aug. 28. 1873, and has practiced his profession
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since that time. Has resided at Hughes- ville, Pa., since 1875. Republican in poli- tics. From 1900 to 1903 a member of the Republican State Committee. Address, Hughesville, Pa.
CRAWFORD, William Harvey:
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Member of the Pennsylvania Command- ery of the Military Order of the Loyal Le- gion; First Lieutenant Sixty-first Penn- sylvania Infantry Aug. 1, 1861; Captain May 21, 1862; honorably discharged Dec. 18, 1862, to accept appointment in United States Navy; Third Assistant Engineer (Midshipman) United States Navy Feb. 19, 1863; Second Assistant Engineer (Mas- ter) June 20, 1864; resigned and honor- ably discharged April 30, 1868. Elected Feb. 5, 1890. Address, care of Recorder of Loyal Legion, 1535 Chestnut St., Phila- delphia, Pa.
CRAWLEY, Edwin Schofield:
Mathematician; son of Joseph S. and Elmira Hammell Crawley; born July 31, 1862, at Philadelphia; received preparatory education at Rugby Academy, Philadel- phia. In 1882 graduated from the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania and received de- gree of Ph. D. in 1892; married Annie Reckefus, April 3, 18$8, at Philadelphia. From 1882 to 1885 was Instructor in Civil Engineering, also Instructor in Mathematics, in 1SS5. In 1889 was As- sistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and in 1899 Thomas A. Scott Professor of Mathematics in the same institution; member of the Ameri- can Mathematical Society, also author of "Elements of Plane and Spherical Trig- onometry." published in 1889; "Tables of Logarithms," 199, "Short Course in Plane and Spherical Trigonometry." 1902. Address, 330 Springfield Ave., Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia.
CREASY, Prof. Mark:
Educator; born near Light Street, Co- lumbia County, Pa; was graduated from the Bloomsburg State Normal School in 1591. and has been connected with the Hawley Schools since 1891, as Vice Prin- cipal and Principal; married Phoebe Shew. Address, Hawley, Pa.
CREASY, William . Trenton:
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Columbia County, was born in Catawissa Township, Column- bia County, Pa., in 1856; was educated in
the common schools, Catawissa Academy, and Bloomsburg State Normal School; commenced teaching school at the age of sixteen; is at present engaged in farm- ing and fruit growing; was mercantile appraiser in 1893; has served as school director; was a member of the House of Representatives sessions of 1895, 1897, 1899 and 1901, and was re-elected in November, 1902, by an increased majority over other years. In 1899 he was the Democratic nominee for State Treasurer, being the unanimous choice of his party, and re- ceived a vote far in excess of the regu- lar ticket. In the session of 1899 he was the Democratic caucaus nominee for Speaker of the House. Elected chairman of the Democratic State Committee in 1901 and re-elected in 1902. Address, Catawissa, Pa.
CREE, John Kirby:
Captain United States Army; born in and appointed from Pennsylvania. Cadet Military Academy July 1, 1881; Second Lieutenant Third Artillery June 14, 1885; First Lieutenant July 13, 1892; transferred to Sixth Artillery, March S, 1898; Captain First Artillery Dec. 11, 1900; Artillery Corps Feb. 2, 1901. Address, Fort H. G. Wright, New York.
CREIGHTON, Edward B .:
Special agent of the New Hampshire Fire Insurance Company of Manchester in the Middle Department; born in Penn. sylvania; engaged in the insurance busi. ness in the local office at Phillipsburg Pa., and was later in the local business at Lewistown. Appointed special agent of the Farmers' Fire Insurance Company of York, Pa., which position he held for six years, resigning in 1896 to become special agent of the Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society; afterward appointed special agent of the New Hampshire Fire Insurance Company; is Vice President of the Association of the Middle Depart. ment, and has served several terms on the executive and other committees. Address, 316 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
CRESSMAN, Warren F .:
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Bucks County, was born in Sellersville, Bucks County, Pa., Jan. 30, 1872; educated in the public schools of Sellersville; taught school one Year; was graduated from Lehigh Uni- Versity in 1993, with degree of Civil En -
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gineer; was engineer in charge of con. struction for the Sellersville, Sonderton and Hellertown water works; also, for the Inland Traction Company, running from Perkasie to North Wales; later was en- gineer for the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley Traction Company in building a line from Allentown to Philadelphia, and also the Doylestown and Easton Street Railway Company, from Doylestown to Easton; was elected Justice of the Peace of Sellersville in 1894; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1902. Address, Sellersville, Pa.
CRESSON, Charles Clemont:
Lieutenant United States Army; born in and appointed from Pennsylvania; Second Lieutenant Sixty-sixth Pennsylvania In- fantry Aug. 3, 1861; transferred to Seven- ty-third Pennsylvania Infantry March 11, 1862; First Lieutenant March 13. 1862; Captain Aug. 30, 1862; Major Jan. 1, 1864; Lieutenant Colonel Dec. 24, 1864; honor- ably mustered out Aug. 24, 1865; Second Lieutenant Seventeenth Infantry May 11, 1866; transferred to Thirty-fifth Infantry Sept. 21, 1866; First Lieutenant Oct. 7, 1867; assigned to Seventh Cavalry Dec. 15, 1870; transferred to First Cavalry Dec. 23, 1870; retired Apr. 4, 1879; brevetted First Lieutenant March 2, 1867, for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Mill Creek, Ga .; Captain March 2, 1867, for gallant and meritorious service in the bat- tle of Resaca, Ga., and Major March 2, 1867, for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., and Lieutenant Colonel Feb. 27, 11890, for gal- lant and meritorious service in action against Indians at the Lava Beds, Cal., April 17, 1873, and gallant service in ac- tion against Indians at Camas Meadow, Idaho, Aug. 20, 1877. Address, 815 Gray- son St., San Antonio, Texas.
CRESSON, Ezra Townsend:
Secretary of the Franklin Fire Insur- ance Company of Philadelphia; born in Byberry, Pa., June 1S, 183\; has passed the larger part of his business life in the home office of the Franklin Fire Insurance Company, and in October, 1878, was ap- pointed to the Secretaryship of the com- pany. Residence, Swarthmore, Pa .; office, 421 Walnut St.
CRISPIN, B. F., Jr .:
President of First National Bank of Berwick. Address, Berwick, Pa.
CRISWELL. George S .:
Jurist: born in Venango County, Pa., April 7, 1850; was engaged on his father's farm during his boyhood, studied in the local academy, and taught the district school for several terms. Adopting the legal profession, he studied in the office of Henry A. Miller, and was admitted to the bar at Franklin, Pa., in 1875. During the succeeding twelve years he conducted a successful private practice, and in 1887 entered the legal firm of Lee, Criswell & Hastings, continuing association till 1894. Mr. Criswell was engaged almost wholly in civil practice and was regarded as one of the leading lawyers practicing in Ve- nango County, there being few notable cases in which he or his firm were not concerned. He served two years (1885 to 1887) as a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature, and in March, 1895, was ap- pointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge Charles E. Taylor. At the ensuing election he was made President Judge of Venango County for a term of ten years. He is a member of the Masonic Order and an elder in the Presbyterian Church. Address, Franklin, Pa
CRITCHFIELD, Norman Bruce:
Secretary of Agriculture; born in Som- erset County, Pa., July 20. 1838: educated in public and normal schools of his native county, and Ohio University; during the Civil War he served in the 171st Penn- ylvania Militia and Twenty-eighth Penn- sylvania Volunteers, with which latter regiment he continued until the close of the war; he has held the positions of School Director. Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts: elected to the Senate 1890; ap- pointed judge in the Department of Agri- culture at the World's Columbian Exposi- tion in 1893, and served as Vice President and Chairman of the board of judges in said department; was re-elected to Senate in 1894. and appointed Secretary of Agri- culture. Feb. 24, 1903. Address, Harris- burg, Pa.
CROCKER. William Douglas:
Lawyer; born in Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 19. 1851: educated in Yale College, from which he graduated B. A. in 1873. Be- ginning the study of law in the Albany Law School he afterward studied in the office of J. W. Ganson at Buffalo, finish- ing in the office of Allen & Gamble, at Williamsport, Pa. He was admitted to.
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the bar at Williamsport in 1876, and practiced alone till 1885, when he became a partner of Judge Linn. Since the death of Judge Linn in 1890 he has practiced alone. His practice has been mainly in civil and corporation cases, and this em- braces many cases of prominence in his locality. He was elected City Solicitor in 1890, and served for eight years. At present he is clerk of the United States Cireuit Court of the Central Pennsyl- vania District. He is President of the Citizens' Water Company, of Canton, Pa. Address, Williamsport, Pa.
CROMELIEN, Alfred:
Soldier; born at Philadelphia, Feb. 15, 1840; son of Geo. Cromelien, and grandson of David I. Cromelien, prominent old time Philadelphia merchants; educated at the school of Dr. John W. Faires, Philadel- phia. Married, first, 1864, to Edith, daugh- ter of the late Henry Cohen; by whom survive three daughters. Secondly, 1838, to Anna Smyth, daughter of the late Francis Sherrett, St. Lucie, Barbados, B. W. I .; was for many years a member of the Union League, Fencing and Sparring. Riding, and other Clubs. Military His- tory: After eight months' service iti the militia, appointed Second Lieutenant, Fifth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, and entered upon service Dec. 2, 1861 (Army of the Potomac). Favor- ably mentioned officially Feb. S, 1862; pro- moted to First Lieutenant Aug. 18, 1862; employed on outpost duty, taking part in various reconnoissances. skirmishes, and engagements; Acting Aide-de-camp ( First) Advance Brigade, Fourth Army Corps. on the Virginia Peninsula. On expedition up the Virginia. Peninsula June and July, 1863, and demonstration against Richmond July 1 and 2, 1863. Engaged near Bottoms Bridge, Va., July 2, 1863, Where volunteered services to, and assist- ed Major S. H. Roberts, 139th New York Volunteer Infantry, in skirmish with the enemy. Commended in special order from Brigade Headquarters, Aug. 11, 1863. Re- signed on account of physical disability, occasioned by exposure on continuous, arduous service, whilst unfit for duty since June 1 (at which date declined and returned twenty days' leave of absence to headquarters, having learned of projected expedition). Resignation accepted and honorably discharged, Sept. 23. 1863. After the Civil War he took great inter- est in the National Guard of Pennsylva-
nia, and served as Captain and Aide-de- camp, Major, and Inspector, First Bri- gade staff, 1875 and 1876, and as Lieuten- ant Colonel and Assistant Adjutant Gen- eral, First Division Staff, 1877, receiving favorable mention in the official report on the operations of the First Division during the disturbances in Pennsylvania, July, 1877. Resigned and honorably discharged Sept. 5, 1877. Member of the Grand Army of the Republic, Society of the Army of the Potomac, United Service Club. etc., and an early companion of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States; was Registrar of the Pennsyl- vania Commandery in 1879. In the ser- vice of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com- pany 1894 to 1904. Passed United States Civil Service examination 1902. Appoint- ed to Postal Service 1903. In charge of Record and Archive Section, Executive Division, United States Post Office, Phila- delphia. Pa., 1904. Address, 2407 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pa.
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