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AMES, Herman Vandenburg:
Assistant Professor of American His- tory, University of Pennsylvania; born at Lancaster, Mass .. Aug. 7, 1865; son of Rev. Marcus Ames and Jane Vanden- burg Ames; was graduated from Amherst College in 1SSS, degree of B. A., 1888; studied history and political science in Columbia University, 18SS-1889; Harvard University, 1889-1891;
Universities of Leipsic and Heidelberg, Germany, 1894- 1895; at Harvard held a Fellowship in American Constitutional Law, and re- ceived degrees of M. A. in 1890, and Ph.D. in 1891; awarded American Historical As- sociation prize for a monograph on "The Proposed Amendments to the Constitution of the United States During the First Century of Its History"; Assistant Pro- fessor of History in University of Michi- gan and Ohio State Universities. Author: "State Documents on Federal Relations"; "The States and the United States"; "In- stitutional History During the Colonial and Revolutionary Periods"; President Delta Upsilon Club, of Philadelphia. Ad- dress, University of Pennsylvania, Phila- delphia, Pa.
AMMERMAN, Robert Scott:
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Montour County; was born in Danville, Montour county, Pa., Aug. 5, 1869; was educated in the public schools, graduating from the Dan- ville High School in 1886, and the Uni- versity of Pennsylvana Law School in 1891; read law with James Scarlet; was admitted to the bar of Montour County in 1890, and to the Supreme Court of Penn- sylvania. in April. 1893; served as solicitor of Danville from 1891 to 1895, and from 1898 to 1900, inclusive; was twice elected District Attorney of Montour County,
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serving from 1894 to 1900; was delegate to several State conventions and was nominated a Presidential Elector in the Harrisburg Convention of 1900; enlisted in Company F, Twelfth Regiment, Third Brigade, N. G. Pa., May, 1854, and was honorably discharged a sergeant in June, 1891; was elected to the House of Repre- sentatives in November, 1902. Address, Danville, Pa.
AMMON, Jacob S., M. D .:
Born in 1836 in Berks County, Pa .; educated in the public schools, at the Womelsdorf Academy and Philomathean Academy, the latter near Birdsboro, Pa .; studied medicine with Drs. Newcomet, of Stouchsburg; Schweinhard. of Pal- myra, and Richardson, of Philadelphia; graduated from the University of Penn- sylvania in the class of 1868; commenced the practice of his profession in Read- ing, Pa., soon thereafter, where he still resides. Although engaged in general practice, has made a study of the eye for a number of years. Is also engaged in manufacturing enterprises and in real estate operations. Address, Reading, Pa.
AMSDEN, Fred. Joel:
Member of Pennsylvania Commandery, Military Order of Loyal Legion; Second Lieutenant 136th Pennsylvania Infantry Aug. 26, 1862; First Lieutenant April 1, 1863; honorably mustered out May 20, 1863; Second Lieutenant United States Signal Corps March 3. 1863: honorably mustered out Nov. 25, 1865; brevetted First Lieutenant United States Volunteers, March 13, 1865, "for gallantly maintain- ing his position, under great exposure, on James's Signal Tower. while his sta- tion was, for some time, deliberately can- nonaded by rebel batteries;" Captain March 13, 1865, "for gallant and ineri- torious services during the war." Elect- ed May 6, 1891. Address, care of Re- corder of Loyal Legion, 1535 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
AMSLER, Cornelius W .:
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Forest County; was born on a farm near Fryburg, Clarion County, Pa., July 3. 1843; was educated in the common schools and also attend- ed a private school at Fryburg for a short time: taught school two terms; when twenty-one years old he went to the oil country, where he was engaged as a driller and operator for fourteen years; in isst he removed to Marienville.
Forest County, and engaged in the mer- cantile business, including lumbering, in Which he is still engaged; was elected to the House of Representatives in No- vember, 1902. Address, Marienville, Pa.
AMWEG, Frederick James, C. E .:
Chief engineer and manager of the American-Hawaiian Engineering and Con- struction Co .; his ancestors were of old Revolutionary stock; he is the great grandson of Theophilus Fenn, an officer in the American forces under Gen. Wolf during the Canadian campaign, and at the storming and capture of Quebec; he is also a lineal descendant of Theodore Sedgwick, an American Federalist, poli- tician and jurist, who served in the Rev- olutionary War, and was a delegate to the Continental Congress from Massachu- setts from 17SS to 1786; United States Senator, 1796 to 1799; a member of Con- gress, 1799 to 1801, and Judge of Massa- chusetts Supreme Court, 1802 to 1813. He is the nephew of General John Sedgwick, who lost his life at Spottsylvania Court House, during the Civil War, and a son of John M. Amweg, who was Captain of Company I, 122d Pennsylvania Volunteers. was born in Harrisburg, Pa .; was gradu- ated from the High School at Lancaster, Pa., in June, 1873, and went to Philadel- phia to study civil engineering and archi- tecture; was employed in the engineer- Ing department of the Pennsylvania rail- road, also by the city of Philadelphia, to design and take charge of the erection of a cantilever bridge over the Schuyl- kill River, on line of Market St., 1889 to 1898; conducted an engineering and con- tracting business, during which time he had charge of many important structures of both a public and private nature; was chief engineer of the City Avenue bridge, and chief engineer in charge of the erec- tion of the New Radford bridge at Rad- ford, Virginia. In 1899 he was called to Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, as chief en- gineer to take charge of the building and installing of an electric railroad at that place. At its completion, in 1902, he ac- cepted the position of chief engineer and manager of the American-Hawaiian En- gineering and Construction Company, Limited, having offices in Honolulu and San Francisco, which position he now holds; is a member of the Military Or- der of the Loyal Legion. Sons of the American Revolution. Corinthian Lodge. No. BRS. F. & A. M., of Pennsylvania; Oriental Chapter, 183. Pennsylvania; Honolulu Commandery No. 1. K. T.,
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Honolulu, Hawaii; Aloha Temple, A. A. O. M. M. S .; Honolulu Leahi Chapter No. 2, of O. E. S., Honolulu, Hawaii; Phila- delphia Lodge of Perfection (14th de- gree); De Joinville Council (16th de- gree); Kilwinning Chapter, Rose Croix (18th degree); Honolulu Lodge No. 616 B. P. O. Elks, Honolulu Hawaii; Im- proved Order of Red Men, Miantonomah Tribe No. 9, San Francisco, Cal., Ameri- can Society of Civil Engineers, and Amer- ican Association for the Advancement of Science. Address, Honolulu, H. I.
ANCONA, John F .:
County Controller; born in the city of Reading, Pa .; son of Hon S. E. Ancona; interested with his father in insurance and real estate, and also in manufactur- ing enterprises; active in the Democratic politics of Berks County; served as a member of the Democratic County Com- mittee for a number of years, and was then elected chairman, holding the office for seven terms; elected County Controller, which office he now holds; re- sided in Hamburg, Pa., for a number of years, where he was in the hat manu- facturing business; had previously been a resident of Washington, D. C., where he married Miss Sallie Flinn (deceased) : his present wife is Miss Catherine Stambach, to whom he was married in 1890. Ad- dress, Reading, Pa.
ANCONA, Sydenham E .:
Former member of Congress; born in Lititz, Lancaster County, Pa., November 20. 1824; removed with his parents to Berks County at an early age, and was educated in the common schools of the county; held a clerical position with the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Com- pany in the office of the General Superin- tendent. which was then in the city of Reading; elected to Congress at the No- vember electon, 1860, as a Democrat, and was twice re-elected, thus serving three terms, covering the exciting times of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1867; was one of the representatives of Congress appointed in 1866 to attend the funeral of Gen. Winfield Scott; assisted to organize the Reading Fire Insurance and Trust Com- pany, serving as Secretary and Treasurer for over thirty years, until the fire in- surance business was sold to another company; has since devoted much time and attention to traveling in the United States and foreign countries; interested in home institutions, and especially the
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fire department; President of the Hamp- den Fire Company from its organization; member of the Firemen's Union for many years; served also in the Reading School Board for a number of terms. Married Francisca E. Feger, May 20, 1848. Ad- dress, Reading, Pa.
ANDERS, S. K .:
President of the People's National Bank of Norristown. Address, Norristown, Montgomery County, Pa.
ANDERSON, Alexander Hopkins:
Member of Pennsylvania Commandery Military Order of Loyal Legion; eldest son of Companion First Lieutenant and As- sistant Surgeon David M. Anderson. Pri- vate Tenth Pennsylvania Infantry, June 25, 1898; mustered out Aug. 22, 1899; elected Sept. 28, 1898; transferred from Command- ery of California, Feb. 10, 1900. Address, 732 S. 21st St., Philadelphia, Pa.
ANDERSON, Benjamin Franklin:
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Allegheny County; was born in what is now the Eleventh ward of Pittsburg, Dec. 31, 1855; educated in the public schools and attended the Pittsburg High School for two years; learned the carpentering trade with his father, who carried on an extensive build- ing business; later, he succeeded his father in the business, and is now carry- ing on same in conjunction with his brother; was a member of the Washington Infantry for twenty years, and is now an honorary member; served as school direct- or for three years, and has always taken an active part in politics. Was elected to the House of Representatives in Novem- ber, 1902. Address, Pittsburg, Pa.
ANDERSON. David Miller:
Member of the Pennsylvania Command- ery of the Military Order of Loyal Legion; acting Medical Cadet, U. S. Army, Nov. 27, 1862; discharged Jan. 29, 1863. First Lieutenant and Assistant Surgeon Twelfth United States Colored Infantry April 14, 1864; honorably discharged May 27, 1805. Elected May 3. 1893. Address, care of Recorder of Loyal Legion, 1535 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
ANDERSON, Edwin Hatfield:
Librarian of Carnegie Library, Pitts- burg, since 1895; was born Zionsville, Ind .. Sept. 27, 1961; graduated Wabash Col- lege, 1883 (A. M.); spent a year at New
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York State Library School, Albany, N. Y .; cataloguer one year, Newberry Library, Chicago; librarian three years of Carnegie Free Library, Braddock, Pa., before be- coming first librarian of Carnegie Library, Pittsburg, Pa., of which he was organizer from the beginning: President Keystone State Library Association, 1901-1902; member of the Public Records Commis- sion, also of the Historical Archives Com- mission, of Pennsylvania, 1903 to date. Address, Carnegie Library, Pittsburg, Pa.
ANDERSON, James Baxter:
Lawyer; born in Philadelphia, Feb. 23, 1859; was graduated L.L. B. from the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1881; also studied in the office of F. Carroll Brewster, and was admitted to the bar in 1880 before his graduation. He was appointed in 1887 as counsel for mer- cantile tax cases in Philadelphia, retain- ing this position till 1891. Becoming ac- tive in Republican politics, he represented the Fifth Ward of Philadelphia in the Se- lect Council from 1884 to 1887, and from 1890 onward. He was a delegate to the National Republican Conventions of 1892, 1896 and 1900. Mr. Anderson is a promi- nent Mason, a member of the Lawyers' Club and Vice President of the Athletic Club of Philadelphia. Address, 528 Ste- phen Girard Building, Philadelphia, Pa.
ANDRADE, Cipriano:
Rear Admiral United States Navy; born in Tampico, Mexico, Sept. 1, 1840; appointed from Pennsylvania; Third As- sistant Engineer July 1, 1861 ;. served act- ively in Civil and Spanish-American Wars; promoted Second Assistant Engi- neer (rank of Master) Dec. 18, 1862; First Assistant Engineer (rank of Lieu- tenant) Jan. 30, 1865; Passed Assistant Engineer (rank of Lieutenant) Feb. 24, 1874; Chief Engineer (rank of Lieutenant Commander) Sept. 11, 18$1; Chief Engi- neer (rank of Commander) Sept. 12. 1894; Chief Engineer (rank of Captain) Feb. 7, 1898; commissioned Captain March 3, 1899; retired with the rank of Rear Ad- miral July 1, 1901. Companion of the
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Companion of the Mili- tary Order of Foreign Wars of the Unit- ed States, Companion of the Society of American Wars. Member American So- ciety of Naval Engineers, charter mom- ber of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, member of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, mem-
ber of the American Academy of Politi- cal and Social Science. Address, The Union League, Broad and Sansom Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
ANDRADE, Cipriano, Jr .:
Member of Pennsylvania Commandery, Military Order of Loyal Legion; eldest son of Companion Rear Admiral Cipriano An- drade; elected May 1, 1$95. Address, 516 Girard Building, Philadelphia, Pa.
ANDREWS, F. L .:
President of First National Bank of New Bethlehem. Address, New Bethle- hem, Clarion County, Pa.
ANGLE, Frank C .:
Publisher and lawyer; born at Danville, Pa., Feb. 25, 1854; educated in Lehigh University, graduating in the class of 1876. Deciding on the study of law, he entered the office of Thomas Galbraith, a prominent lawyer of Danville, and was admitted to the bar of Montour County in 1879. Forming a partnership with Thomas Scarlet, he began practice, con- tinuing to practice alone after the dissolu- tion of the partnership. In addition to his legal labors, which have given him prominence as a lawyer, Mr. Angle is well known to the public as the propri- etor and publisher of the Danville Morn- ing News and of the Montour Ameri- can, a weekly newspaper of high stand- ing. He is also closely connected with many public enterprises in Montour Coun - ty. Address, Danville, Pa.
ANTEN, Voris:
Jurist; born in Northumberland County, Pa .; July 8. 1856; educated in the common schools. Lewisburg Academy and Buck- nell University; he afterward
taught school for many years, the last six of which were in Sunbury, where he studied law while teaching, and gained admission to the bar in 18$1; completing the school term of that year, he opened an office at Mount Carmel, and began an active prac- tice, while taking an earnest part in Dem- ocratic politics. He was elected District Attorney of Northumberland County in 1889 and re-elected in 1892, discharging his duties to the general satisfaction of the people. In his private practice he became counsel for all the larger local interests and acquired a large general business. The Legislature having passed a law in 1891 giving the county two law Judges, Mr. Auten became a candidate
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Atot was elected by a very large maior- Ry. Address, Mount Carmel, Pa.
ANTRIM, Minna Thomas (Mrs.) :
Anthor; born Oct. 13, 1864; comes of (4 Quaker ancestry on paternal skie. of brave patriots and famous men of letters on maternal side; educated at St. Mary's Hall, Burlington, N. J. Author: "Naked Truths and Veiled Allusions." "Wisdom of the Foolish and the Folly of the Wise" (last book). As a writer for young people is well known-"Don'ts for Girls" and "Don'ts for Boys,' being her best books in this class. book of "Toasts.' brought out last year, has gone into many editions. Address, Philadelphia, Pa.
APPEL, Aaron Hirst:
Major U. S. Army; born in and appoint- ed from Pennsylvania; A. B. Central High School, Philadelphia, 1874, and M. D., Jefferson Medical College, Pennsyl- vania. 1878; Assistant Surgeon June 3. 1879; Major Surgeon May 3, 1897. Ad- dress, Pullman Building, Chicago, Ill.
APPEL, Daniel Mitchell:
Major, U. S. Army; born in and ap- pointed from Pennsylvania. A. B. and A. M., Central High School, Philadelphia, Pa., 1872 and 1877, and M. D. Jefferson Medical College of Pennsylvania. 1875. Address, Manila, P. I.
APPLETON, William Hyde:
Professor of Greek and Early English at Swarthmore College; born in Port- land, Me., 1842; was graduated from Har- vard in 1864 and Harvard Law School in 1×69; member Union League Club and American Philosophical Society. Address, Swarthmore, Pa.
ARCHER, Pierce:
Lawyer; member of Rittenhouse and Merion Cricket Clubs. Residence. 2011 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pa.
ARCHIBALD, Robert Wodrow:
I. S. District Judge, Middle District rf Pennsylvania; born at Carbondale, Pa., 'Sept. 10, 1848; is of Scotch and New Eng- lund ancestry; son of James Archibald and Agusta Frothingham, daughter of Major Thomas Frothingham.
In 1857 moved to Scranton, Pa .; educated in public schools of that city and Flushing Institute, Flushing, L. I .; was gradu- ated from Yale College in 1871; studied liw with Hand & Post, Scranton: ad- initted to practice 1873; is a Republican. In 1884 elected additional Law Judge, in
18SS President Judge of Forty-fifth Judi- cial District of Pennsylvania; 1894, re- elected. In 1901, on creation of new U. S. Middle District of Pennsylvania, was appointed by President Mckinley its first Judge. Married Jan. 21, 1875, Elizabeth Cannon, only daughter of late Benjamin Cannon of Oxford, N. Y. Address, Fed- eral Building, Scranton, Pa.
ARENSBERG, Louis F .:
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Fayette County; was born in what is now the Second Ward of Pittsburg, Oct. 11, 1842; educated in the schools of that city and at Uni- Versity of Michigan; the day after Fort Sumter was fired on joined the Iron City Guards; afterward enlisted in Hampton's Battery, "Third Independent Battery F"; was engaged in several battles, being cap- tured by General Early in 1864 and re- captured shortly afterward by General Averill's command; served several terms in the City Council; practiced medicine in Pittsburg from the close of the war until 1886, when he removed to Fayette County, where he engaged in farming; is Master of County Grange and President of the Southwestern Penn Mutual Fire Association; served for a time as school director; was elected to the House of Representatives in 1900 and re-elected in November, 1902. Address, Connellsville, Pa.
ARMSBY, Henry Prentiss:
Director Pennsylvania Agricultural Ex- periment Station since 1SS7; born North- bridge, Mass., Sept. 21, 1853; was gradu- ated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1871 (Ph.D., Yale, 1879); married Oct. 15. 1878, Lucy A. Harding: instructor in chemistry, Worcester Polytechnic Insti- tute, 1871-72; teacher, Fitchburg, Mass., High School. 1874-75; assistant in cheni- istry, Rutgers College, 1876-77; chemist to Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Sta- tion 1877-81: Vice President Storrs' Ag- ricultural School, 1881-83; Professor of Agricultural Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, 1883-1887; chairman Commit- tee on Experiment Station Exhibit,
World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, and Paris Exposition, 1900; member Com- mittee on Dairy Tests, same; President Association American Agricultural Col- leges and Experiment Stations, 1898-99. Author, "Manual of Cattle Feeding," ISS0; "Principles of Animal Nutrition," 1903. Address, State College, Centre County, Pa.
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ARMOR, William Crawford:
Member of Pennsylvania Commandery, Military Order of Loyal Legion; Corporal 28th Pennsylvania Infantry June 28, 1861; Sergeant July -, 1861; First Sergeant Sept. 20, 1862; discharged for promotion Dec. 6, 1863; First Lieutenant 28th Penn- sylvania Infantry Dec. 7, 1863; Captain Jan. 18, 1865; honorably mustered out July 1S, 1865; brevetted Major U. S. Vol- unteers March 13, 1865, "for gallant and meritorious services during the recent campaign in Georgia and the Carolinas"; elected May 6, 1891. Address, care of Re- corder of Loyal Legion, 1535 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
ARMSTRONG, Francis:
Operator in coal mining; was born in Crosscavanagh, County Tyrone, Ireland, on May 19, 1844. Francis Arm- strong arrived in America at an early sage, and, after receiving a common school education, he entered the employ of his uncle, Charles Armstrong, who was extensively engaged in general con- tracting and was also interested in the coal business in Pittsburg, Pa. In 1868 he branched out as a general contractor. in the city of Pittsburg, and achieved success from the start, and in the year 1873 he entered the field of coal mining. and soon thereafter became proprietor of the Summer Hill Mines, in the Pittsburg district; he subsequently became inter- ested in and was made President of the National Mines, located on the line of the . Pan-Handle Railroad. For several years Mr. Armstrong conducted a num- ber of coal yards In Pittsburg, re- maining also in the mining business un- til the formation of the Pittsburg Coal Company, to which corporation he, in the year 1899, sold his entire mining interests, realizing therefrom a fortune; was mar- ried at Columbus, Ohio, to Miss Coma M. Osan of Shilo, Ohio, and is the father of four children-Charles H. O., Francis D. O .. Chauncey B. O. and Catharine A. . Address, Pittsburg, Pa.
ARMSTRONG, Joseph G .:
Manufacturer; born Allegheny, In 1867; and when quite young moved with his parents to Pittsburg. on the South Side. where he has resided for the past thirty years; educated in the city's public schools, and at the age of sixteen years became apprentice with the J. A. Cham- bers Window Glass Company to learn the window glass blowing trade. After sery-
ing his apprenticeship, in 1SS7 he joined the Window Glass Blowers' Association, and took care of the association's inter- ests in settling disputes and troubles arising between the workmen and manu- facturers. In 1898 he became a candidate for Common Council, subject to the de- cision of the Republican primaries, and has been elected three consecutive times to represent his ward in that branch; was elected to Select Council, by almost a unanimous vote, March, 1904; was nom- inated by the Republicans for Coroner. Address, 919 Carson St., Pittsburg, Pa.
ARMSTRONG, Theodore:
President and manufacturer; born in New York City in 1844; enlisted in the Volunteer Army in 1861 and served in the ranks till 1861; after leaving the army he became an auditing clerk in the Internal Revenue Office in Philadel- phia, and in the autumn of 1865 entered the service of the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company; in 1866 he was made chief accountant at the company's factory, at Natrona, Pa., where he spent seven years mastering the details of the chemical processes employed; he was appointed auditor to the company in 1873 and transferred to Philadelphia; here his thorough knowledge of
the business proved so successful that he was soon elected Secretary; then in succession Treasurer, Vice President and President. The latter office he has since retained, and in it has succeeded in remarkably systematizing the company's operations and modernizing its methods. He is a member of the Union League. the Manu- facturers' Club, the Historical Society, and various other associations of the Quaker City. Address, 1312 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa.
ARNER, Leslie P .:
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Clarion County; was born in Charleston, S. C., Sept. 5, 1854; removed to Rimersburg, Clarion County. Pa., in 1862, where he now resides: was educated in the common schools and Clarion Collegiate Institute; clerked in his father's dry goods store for several years, and was subsequently manager of same; in 1590 he entered into a partner- ship with his brother, and, together, they purchased their father's business, which they are still conducting; was appointed postmaster at Rimersburg in 1886, and re- appointed in 1993; was elected County Au-
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ditor in 1890; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1902. Ad- dress, Rimersburg, Pa.
ARNOLD, Herbert A., M. D .:
Born in Norristown, Pa., Aug. 4, 1857; was graduated from Norristown High School June 16, 1873; was graduated from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia., March 12, 1878, and continued practice ever since; member Alumni Association, Jefferson Medical College; Philadelphia Medical Club; Montgomery County Med- ical Society (President in 1887), Ameri- can Medical Association, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (Treasurer since 1899), Board of Censors of Medico-Chirurgical College of Phila- delphia. Surgeon of Squadron of Penn- sylvania Volunteer Cavalry during Span- ish-American War; now Major and Sur- geon Sixth Regiment Infantry, N. G. P .; Pennsylvania Society Sons of Revolution, Past Master of Masonic Lodge, Past, High Priest Royal Arch Chapter of Masons, Past Grand of Odd Fellows' Lodge, Vice President Merion Title and Trust Company of Ardmore. Trustee of Mont- gomery Chapter of Masons, Director of Lower Meron Building and Loan Asso- ciation, Director Merion Hall Associa- tion, medical examiner for a number of life insurance companies; has contributed numerous articles to medical journals. Married April 22, 1880, A. Louisa Harley. Address, Ardmore, Pa.
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