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ROBERTS, W. A .:
President of the Sharon Savings and Trust Company. Address, Sharon, Mercer County, Pa.
ROBERTS, William Henry:
Clergyman (Presbyterian) ; born
in Holyhead, Wales. Jan. 31, 1844; son of Rev. William and Katherine (Parry) Roberts; was graduated from the College of the City of New York in 1863. Married. June 11, 1867, Sarah E. McLean, Wash- ington. Statistcian United States Treas- ury Department, 1863-1865; Assistant Li- brarian Congress, Washington, 1866-1871; Princeton Theological Seminary, 1873; re- ceived degrees of D. D., Western Uni- versity of Pennsylvania. 1884, and LL. D., Miami University, 1887; pastor Presbyte- rian Church, Cranford, N. J., 1873-1877; Librarian Princeton Theological Seminary, 1878-1886; Professor Practical Theology, Lane Theological Seminary. Cincinnati, 1886-1893; acting pastor of Fourth Pres- byterian Church, Trenton, N. J., 1895-1900. Stated clerk General Assembly Presbyte- rian Church in United States of America since 1884: Secretary of the Alliance of the Reformed Churches Throughout the World since 1888; President of Glasgow, Scotland, Pan-Presbyterian Council. 1896. Author of "History of the Presbyterian Church." 1888; "The Presbyterian Sys- tem," 1895; "Laws Relating to Religious
Corporations," 1896; "Manual for Rul- ing Elders." 1897. Editor of "Minutes of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A.," twenty volumes, 1834-1903; "Addresses at the 250th Anni- versary of the Westminster Assembly," 1898. Address, 1319 Walnut St., Phila- delphia, Pa.
ROBERTS, William T. B .:
Builder; born in Philadelphia June 15, 1850. Educated in the public schools of his native city, he became an apprentice to the building trade in 1867, and has since been steadily engaged in this busi- ness, in connection with the development of large tracts of lands as suburban building sites. He began business with his father, under the firm name of Owen Roberts & Son, but in a few years under- took operations on his own account on a more extensive scale, catering to the growing demand of homes for Philadel- phians. He has erected in all several thousand dwellings and stores, including many of large dimensions and handsome architecture. Important examples
of these are the late residence of P. A. B. Widener, at Broad and Girard Avenue, and that of George D. Widener and George W. Elkins in the same vicinity. More recently he has been engaged in bringing large tracts of land into the mar- ket to supply the demand for suburban homes in connection with his building in- terests.
ROBERTSON, Andrew C .:
Lawyer; born in Glasgow, Scotland. May 4, 1850; came to this country in 1866; located in Pittsburg in 1867: worked at glass blowing until 1883; then elected to the Legislature, serving for three terms, when he resigned in 1857; elected to Select Council and served for six years; studied law in the office of Fred M. Magee; ad- mitted to practice in 1890: 1896-1903 Chairman of the Republican Executive Committee of Allegheny County. Ad- dress, 440 Diamond St., Pittsburg, Pa.
ROBERTSON. I. I .:
President of the Farmers and Mer- chants' Bank of West Newton. Address, West Newton, Westmoreland County, Pa.
ROBINS, Edward:
Author: born in Pau, France, March 2, 1862: son of Edward and Gertrude (Rod- noy Fisher) Robins, and grandson of the late Thomas Robins, of Philadelphia; ed-
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ucated at a military academy in Philadel- phia; afterward entered journalism, and was for several years dramatic and mu- sical editor of the Philadelphia Public Ledger. Engaged in literary work, and has devoted much time to the study of dramatic and American historical sub- jects. Author of "Echoes of the Play- house," 1895; "Benjamin Franklin," 1898; "Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield," 1898; "Twelve Great Actors" and "Twelve Great Actresses," 1900. and "Romances of Early America," 1902. He is a member of the Council of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Married. in 1886. Julia Stockton Hopkins, daughter of Edward Macalester and Julia R. Stockton Hop- kins. Address, 114 South Twenty-first St., Philadelphia, Pa.
ROBINSON, De Witt Clinton:
Member of the Pennsylvania Command- ery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion; eldest son of Companion Rear Admiral Lewis W. Robinson. Elected Feb. 10, 1897. Address, 1212 Stephen Girard Building, Philadelphia, Pa.
ROBINSON, George W .:
Merchant; son of John and Hannah Williams Robinson; born in Manor Town- ship, Armstrong County, July 29, 1839; reared in his native county and educated in the public schools near his home. Was in the Civil War, enlisting in July, 1862, in Company B, 139th Pennsylvania Volun- teers. Participated in all the battles of the Army of the Potomac. from Antietam to Appomattox; became First Sergeant of his company; was honarbly discharged in June, 1865. In March, 1866, entered a. general store in Armstrong County as clerk; served two years in that capacity when he became a partner in the busi- ness, continuing until 1872. He then re- moved to Tionesta and embarked in gen- eral mercantile business. Since 1SS6 has conducted the business alone, having. pre- vious to this time, been in partnership with Jeremiah Bonner and his son, Chas. Bonner. Became interested in the manu- facture of lumber in 1883; has also ex- tensive interests in the production of oil in Indian Territory. In October, 1867. was married to Martha, daughter of Hon. Jeremiah Bonner, of Armstrong County. To them were born three children. For many years Mr. Robinson has been an elder in the Presbyterian Church, of which he is a member; has been Commander of .George Stowe Fost No. 271 for a number
of terms. For ten years he has taken part in all State conventions of the Grand Army of the Republic, and has had official postions in five National encampments. Address, Tionesta, Pa.
ROBINSON, John Catherwood:
Member of the Pennsylvania Command- ery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion; Second Lieutenant 104th Pennsyl- vania Infantry, Sept. 12, 1861; resigned and honorably discharged, Nov. 8, 1$62. Elected May 6, 1891. Address, care of Recorder of Loyal Legion, 1535 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
ROBINSON, Lucius W .:
President of the Punxsutawney Nation- al Bank. Address, Punxsutawney, Jef- ferson County, Pa.
ROBINSON, Mary Dummett Nanman:
Author; born in Hancock Barracks, Houlton, Me .; daughter of Col. George Nauman, U. S. A .; educated in Charles- ton, S. C. Author of "Sidney Elliott," "Twisted Threads," "Clyde Wardleigh's Promise," "Eva's Adventures in Shadow- land," "The Enchanted Princess," and "Colonel Robinson's Boys." Married, 1875, Frederick Robinson. Address, 223 East King St., Lancaster, Pa.
ROBINSON, Wm. H .:
Mechanical engineer; born Sept. 12. 1832, in Scuylkill Haven, Schuylkill Coun- ty, Pa .; educated in the public schools and the Moravian Academy at Lititz, Lancaster County, Pa. Went in 1849 with Reaney-Neaffe & Co. (now Neaffie & Levy's Ship Yard) to learn mechanical engineering. In 1$52 assisted in the build- ing of mining machinery at Pottsville; 1854 assisted in the building of Dickson Manufacturing Company; 1856 was ap- pointed by the Delaware & Hudson Rail- road Company to superintend the placing of the machinery on their mountain road from Carbondale. In 1860 assisted in building the ship yard at Chester, where many ships were built for the war; be- came chief engineer and designer. In 1862 married Mary F. Mortimer, daughter of William Mortimer, of Pottsville. In 1869 superintended the Scott Foundry at Read- ing; in isst assisted in building some hydraulic machinery in the Baldwin Loco- motive Works, Philadelphia. From 1886 to 1904 in an office in Philadelphia. Re- publican in polities. Address, 1012 Betz Building, Philadelphia, Pa.
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ROBISON, Samnel Shelburner:
Lieutenant United States Navy; ap- pointed from Pennsylvania; Naval Cadet, Sept. 4, 1884; Ensign, July 1, 1890; Lieu- tenant (junior grade), April 23, 1898; Lieutenant, March 3, 1899; Omaha, July, 1SS8-1890; Thetis, 1890-1893; Navy Yard, Mare Island, 1894; Boston, 1895-1599; Tor- pedo Station, 1899; Navy Yard, League Island, August, 1899; Alabama, 1900; com- manding torpedo boat destroyer Hull since Sept. 15, 1900. Address, care Navy De- partment, Washington, D. C.
ROCHE, George W .:
Chief Engineer United States Navy; born in Pennsylvania; appointed Third Assistant Engineer, 1862; Lackawanna, North Atlantic Station, 1862-1865. Pro- moted to Second Assistant Engineer, 1864; Dacotah, Pacific Squadron, 1866- 1868. Promoted to First Assistant Engi- neer, 1868; Naval Academy, 1869-1872; Ti- conderoga, South Atlantic Station, 1872- 1874; iron clad Saugus, North Atlantic Station, 1874-1876; Navy Yard, League Island, 1877-1879; Shenandoah, South At- lantic Station, 1879-1882; Navy Yard, Washington, 1882-1584; Despatch, special service, 1SS5-1889. Promoted to Chief Engineer, Aug. 25, 1999; member Board
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Boilers, 18S9-1890; Inspector cruiser No. 10. October, 1890, to July, 1893; Detroit, South Atlantic Station, July, 1893, to May, 1896; retired July 3, 1896. Address, 1304 Mccullough St., Baltimore, Md.
ROCKEFELLER, William M .:
Jurist; born in Sunbury, Pa., Aug. 18, 1$30; educated in his native town; stud- ied law under John B. Packer and Alex- ander Jordan, and was admitted to the bar of Northumberland County. Aug. 16, 1550. He opened an office in Minersville, Pa., but soon removed to Sunbury, which is still his place of residence. He was nominated for the bench of the County Court in 1871, elected in October, and took his seat on Dec. 4. In 1891 he was re-elected. Since the close of his second term he has practiced at the bar. Ad- dress, Sunbury, Pa.
ROCKWELL. F. H .:
President of the First National Bank of Warren. Address, Warren, Warren County, Pa.
ROCKWOOD, Frank E .:
Professor of Latin and Dean of Buck- nell University, Lewisburg, Pa .; born in
Franklin, Mass., Dec. 20, 1852; was grad- uated from Brown University, Providence, R. I., in 1874, receiving the degree of A. M. in 1877; studied in Leipzig and in Rome in 1888; taught in South Jersey Institute, Bridgeton, N. J., ten years. Married, in 1885, Emma D. Banks, of Bridgeton, N. J. Received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from Denison University, Granville, Ohio, in 1900. Edi- tor of the following Latin text books for college use: Velleius's "Roman History," 1893; Cicero's "De Senectute," 1895; Ci- cero's "De Officiis," 1901; Cicero's "Tus- culan Disputations" and "Scipio's Dream," 1903. Member of Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, the Phi Beta Kappa Society, and the American Philological Associa- tion. Address, Lewisburg, Pa.
RODD, Thomas:
Chief Engineer of the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg and designer of the great Westinghouse works in this country and England; born in England, and came to this country when six years of age. At the age of thirteen entered the United States Navy and served until the war's close; at that time Captain's clerk. U. S. S. Galena; in 1865 entered United States Na- val Academy, Annapolis; left Annapolis before the completion of his term and was employed in City Engineer's office, Phil- adelphia, as a rodman. He entered the service of the Pennsylvania Company in 1872, and in 1901 received his present posi- tion. Many great railroad works and large electrical and manufacturing plants have been designed and constructed by Mr. Rodd, both at home and abroad. Address. 5407 Ellsworth Ave., Pittsburg, Pa.
RODDY, Jos. Stockton:
Clergyman; born in Mount Pleasant, Perry County, Pa .. 1864; prepared for college at New Bloomfield Academy, Perry County, Pa .; was graduated from Prince- ton with the degree of A. B. in 1891; edi- tor and newspaper correspondent. In 1891 was graduated from Princeton Theo- logical Seminary with degree of A. M., and ordained pastor of the Dexter and Earlham Presbyterian Churches. Instruc- tor in Dexter Normal College, Iowa, 1824- 1896; in 1896 pastor of the Olivet Presby- terian Church. Harrisburg, Pa. From 1901 to 1901 editor of the Pennsylvania Endeavorer. Moderator of the Presbytery of Carlisle in 1903, and a Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Presby- terian Church in the United States of
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America, at New York City, 1902. Ad dress, 118 S. 13th St., Harrisburg, Pa.
RODENBOUGH. Theophilus Francis:
Brigadier General U. S. Army; born in and appointed from Pennsylvania; Second Lieutenant Second Dragoons, March 27, 1861; First Lieutenant, May 14, 1861; Sec- ond Cavalry, Aug. 3, 1861; Captain. July 17, 1862; Colonel Eighteenth Pennsylva- nia Cavalry, April 29, 1865; honorably mustered out of Volunteer service, Oct. 31, 1865; Major Forty-second Infantry, July 28, 1866; Brevet Major Sept. 19, 1864, for gallant and meritorious services in the battles of Trevillian Station and Opequan, Va .; Lieutenant Colonel, March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious ser- vices during the war; Colonel, March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of Todd's Tavern, Va .; Brig- adier General, March 13, 1$65. for gallant and meritorious services in battle of Cold Harbor, Va., and Brigadier General of Volunteers, April 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services during the war; awarded medal of honor, Sept. 21. 1893, for distinguished gallantry in action at Trevillian Station, Va., June 11, 1864, where he was severely wounded while handling h's regiment with skill and valor while serving as Captain Second United States Cavalry, commanding regiment; retired with rank of Colonel. Dec. 15, 1870, and as Brigadier General. April 23. 1904. Assistant Inspector General State of New York, 1880-1882; Chief Bureau of Elec- tions City of New York, 1890-1901; Secre- tary and Vice President Military Service Institution, 1878. Author. Address, New York, N. Y.
RODERICK, James E .:
Chief of the Department of Mines; born in South Wales, January, 1842. He at- tended school until the death of his father, and at the age of thirteen years he entered the mines. He attended night school until he came to this country in the early sixties, located first at Pitts- ton, Luzerne County, where he was en- gaged as a miner's laborer; afterward lie worked as a miner, doing all kinds of work in the mines around Pittston and Wilkesbarre, untl Jan. 1, 1866. when he was appointed mine foreman in the Em- pire Shaft, operated then by the Wilkes- barre Coal and Iron Company. On June 1, 1870, he resigned to accept the Super- intendency of coal mines for the Warrior Run Mining Company. In July. 1551, he went before the Examining Board to ex-
amine applicants for the position of mine inspectors, and having answered over ninety per cent. of the questions was appointed Mine Inspector with headquar- ters at Hazleton, Pa. He served as In- spector until June, 1889, when he re- signed his position to become the General Superintendent of the Linderman & Skeer's coal interests. On account of the lease of Linderman & Skeer being about to expire, he resigned his position June 1, 1896, to become General Superintendent and manager for A. S. Van Wickle's ex- tensive coal interests. Mr. Van Wickle having died, he resigned his postion May 1, 1899, to accept the office of Chief of Bureau of Mines under Governor Stone. He served in that position until April 15, 1903, when he was appointed by Governor Pennypacker as Chief of the Department of Mines for a term of four years. He was appointed by Governor Beaver as one of the commissioners to build the Middle Coal Field State Hospital located at Hazleton, and was elected President of the Commission. He was afterward ap- pointed by Governor Pattison as one of the Trustees of said State Hospital. and at present is the President of the Board of Trustees. He has always been a stal- wart Republican, and has served as a School Director and as a Select Council- man for one term. Since July, 1881. he has lived at Hazleton, where he is a member of the First Presbyterian Church, and is a Director in the Hazleton National Bank. Address, Hazleton, Pa.
RODGERS, Elliot :
Jurist; born in Allegheny City. Pa., Dec. 12, 1865; educated in the public schools and the Pittsburg Academy; studied law and was admitted to practice at the Alle- gheny County bar in 1887. After winning a profitable private practice, he was elect- ed, in 1896, City Solicitor of Allegheny City, and was re-elected to this posi- tion in 189S and 1900. In January, 1901, he was commissioned Judge of the No. 2 Court of Common Pleas, and took his seat upon the bench Feb. 9, 1901. In November his appointment was confirmed by the suffrages of the people, he being elected Judge of this court for the en- suing ten years' term. Address, Alle- gheny. Pa.
RODGERS. Frederick:
Rear Admiral United States Navy; member of the Pennsylvania Commandery of the Millitary Order of the Loyal Le- gion; Midshipman United States Navy.
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Sept. 25, 1857; Jieutenant, July 16, 1862; Lieutenant Commander, July 25, 1866; Commander, Feb. 4, 1875; Captain, Feb. 28, 1890; Commodore, Dec. 25, 1898; Rear Admiral, March 3. 1899. Elected March 4, 156S. Address, Navy Yard, New York. N. Y.
RODGERS, William B .:
City Solicitor of Pittsburg; born in Al- legheny City June 30. 1843; and attended the city public schools. In 1858 entered the Western University of Pennsylvania, and afterward attended Allegheny College, where he was graduated in 1862. He then studied law, and in 1866 was admitted to the bar; was City Solicitor of Allegheny from 1870 to 18Ss, and for many years was one of the Solicitors of Mckeesport. At present serving by appointment as City Solicitor of Pittsburg. Address, the Frick Building, Pittsburg, Pa.
RODMAN, William Louis:
.Surgeon; born in Franfort, Ky., Sept. 7, 1858; son of John and Harriet V. Rod- man; graduated with the degree of M. A. from the Kentucky Military Institute, 1875; graduated from Jefferson Medical College. Philadelphia, 1579. House Sur- geon of Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, 1879-1880; army Surgeon, United States Army, 1880-1882; removed to Louisville in 1882; Demonstrator Surgery Medical De- partment of the University of Louisville, 1855-1893; Professor of Surgery, Ken- tucy School of Medicine, 1893-1898; Pro- fessor of Surgery, Medico-Chirurgical Col- lege, Philadelphia, since 189S; Professor of Surgery and Clinical Surgery, Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, since 1900. Chairman of Surgical Section, Am- erican Medical Association, 1897-1898; de- livered oration in surgery before Ameri- can Medical Association. 1900; President of American Medical College Association, 1902. Member of American Surgical As- sociation, Pennsylvania State Medical As- sociation; honorary member of Kentucky State Medical Society. Philadelphia Acad- emy of Surgery, Philadelphia County Med- ical Society. Pathological Society, College of Physicians, Philadelphia. Contributor to surgical journals. Married, Oct. 31, 1882. Betty Stewart. Address, 1626 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pa.
RODNEY, George Brydges:
Brigadier General United States Army; member of the Pennsylvania Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion; private Commonwealth Pennsylvania Ar- tillery, April 24, 1861; discharged for ap-
pointment in United States Army, Aug. 5, 1861; Second Lieutenant and First Lieutenant Fourth United States Artil- lery, Aug. 5, 1861; Captain, March 4, 1869; Major, Nov. 28, 1892; Lieutenant Colonel, Feb. 13, 1899; Colonel, Feb. 2, 1901; retired as Brigadier General, Ang. 5, 1903. Brev- etted Captain United States Army, Dec. 31, 1862, "for gallant and meritorious ser- vices in the battle of Stone River, Tenn." Major, Sept. 20, 1863, for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Chickamauga, Ga. Elected Jan. 6, 1869. Aadress, care Headquarters Department California, San Francisco, Cal.
ROEBRICKS, P. J .:
President of the Farmers' National Bank of Lititz. Address, Lititz, Lancas- ter County, Pa.
ROEMER, Paul:
Captain United States Army; member of the Pennsylvania Commandrey of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion; pri- vate General Service United States Army, Aug. 23, 1858; Corporal, Sept. 24, 1859; Sergeant. Aug. 10, 1860; transferred to Fifth United States Artillery, Oct. 20, 1861; First Sergeant, Feb. 1, 1862; honor- ably discharged, Aug. 10, 1863; private Fifth United States Artillery, Aug. 10. 1863; First Sergeant, July 21, 1864; dis- charged for promotion. April 27, 1865; Sec- ond Lieutenant Fifth United States Ar- tillery. April 8, 1865; First Lieutenant, Aug. 13, 1866; Captain, Aug. 10, 1887; re- tired Oct. 1, 1889. Elected Nov. 10. 1SSO. Address, 15 Stein Strasse, Darmstadt, Germany.
ROGERS, Allen, M. S., Ph. D .:
Born in Hampden, Me., May 22, 1876; is of old Pilgrim descent; two of his an- cestors. Thomas Rogers and Stephen Hop- kins, came to this country in the schooner Mayflower in 1620; he prepared for college at Hampden Academy, and was graduated from the chemical course at the Univer- sity of Maine in 1897. After graduation was retained as Instructor in Chemistry for three years, when he resigned in or- der to take up post-graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania; was awarded the Harrison Fellowship in Chemistry; second year was granted the senior Fellowship. Received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy June 18, 1902. During the college year of 1902 and 1903 devoted most of the time to the study of complex inorganic acid. The results of this investigation, as well as later work.
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have been published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. At the pres- ent time Instructor in Organic and Phy- sical Chemistry at the University of Penn- sylvania. Address, University of Penn- sylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
ROGERS, Franklin:
Medical Inspector United States Navy; born in Pennsylvania; Asistant Surgeon, March 29, 1872; Tallapoosa, 1872; Juniata, 1873 to 1876; promoted to Passed Assistant Surgeon, 1876; Minnesota, 1876-1877; re- ceiving ship Franklin, 1877-1578; Coast Survey steamer Gedney, 1STS-1879; re- ceiving ship St. Louis, 1879-1981; Rich- mond. Asiatic Station, 1881-1SS1; Naval Academy, 1884-1886; Marine Rendezvous, New York, 1887; Alliance, South Atlantic Station, 1887-1889; special duty. Norfolk, 1SS9, to July, 1891; Navai Hospital, Yoko- hama, Japan, July, 1891, to 1994; receiv- ing ship Wabash, December, 1894; Navy Yard, Boston, July, 1895-1897; May, 1898. U. S. S. Monterey, to 1899; Marine Ren- dezvous, Philadelphia, May 23, 1899-1901; Brooklyn, May 16, 1901; retired Oct. 20, 1901. Address, 132 N. Prince St., Lan- caster, Pa.
ROGERS, James Seymour:
Major United States Army; born in Pennsylvania; appointed from Colorado; Cadet Military Academy, June 14, 1876; Second Lieutenant Twentieth Infantry, June 12, 1880; First Lieutenant, Aug. 25, 1887; Regimental Quartermaster, Sept. 1, 1887, to Sept. 1, 1891: Captain, April 26, 1895; Major, March 25, 1901. Address, Ma- nila, P. I.
RODGERS, John 1 .:
Soldier and lawyer: born in Philadel- phia in 1814; educated in the public schools of that city, graduating from the Central High School; subsequently he studied law in the University of Pennsyl- vania and the office of Charles J. Inger- soll, and was admitted to the bar in 1$65. He soon gained an excellent practice in the civil courts, especially in real estate and corporation cases, in which branch of legal practice he grew to be an ac- knowledged expert. He has also con- ducted all the important litigation of the Building Association League of Philadel- phia and has initiated much legislation of value to building associations. He has been very active in the military affairs of the city and State; as a member of the City Troop he took part in Its experiences
during the Pittsburg riots, and also served as the poet of the troop, writing an original ode for its centennial anni- versary. Politically a Democrat, he was appointed by Governor Pattison Judge Advocate General of the National Guard of Pennsylvania, with the rank of Colo- nel. Though of opposite political faith, lie was continued in this office by Gov- ernor Beaver; in this post of duty he organized the Bureau of Military Justice and was active in the formation of the new military code of 1SS7. He has writ- ten ably on military law, and is consid- ered the best authority on this subject in the State. In 1869 Colonel Rodgers was elected a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives; he afterward ran for the State Senate, and made a contest for the seat, but without success. In 1SS1 he was one of the founders of the Democratic Committee of Thirty-one. Which co-operated effectively with the Committee of One Hundred in the election of Mayor King. In 1882 he declined the nomination for Register of Wills. He
is able as a writer and and orator, was one of the founders of the Catholic Club, and is a member of the Historical So- ciety, the Penn Club, Art Club, Clover Club, etc. Address, Wyncote, Pa.
ROHRBACHER, Joseph Hamilton:
Lieutenant Commander United States Navy; born in Mississippi; appointed from Pennsylvania; Naval Academy, June 24, 1876; Midshipman, June 22, 1882; Ensign (junior grade), March 3, 1SS3; Ensign. June 26, 1SS1; Lieutenant (junior grade). March 7, 1894; Juniata, Asiatic Station, 1SS4-18$5; Inspector of Steel, new cruis- ers, 1887-1889; Pensacola, special service, May, 1SS9, to July, 1890; Coast Survey steamer Blake, July, 1890, to June, 1892; Inspector of Steel, Homestead, Pa., Au- gust. 1892, to September, 1894; Machias, Sept. 18, 1894. to November, 1897. Pro- moted to Lieutenant, Dec. 6, 1897; In- spector of Steel, Dec. 23, 1897. to 1898: receiving ship Independence. July 1. 1999: Topeka, Oct. 2, 1999, to 1902; inspection duty (Bureau of Ordnance), Sept 15. 1902. to March, 1904; Inspector of Ordnance. Carnegie Steel Company, since March. 1901. Address, Carnegie Steel Company, Munhall, Pa.
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