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SULLIVAN, J. Wesley:
Baptist minister; born in Wilmington, Del .. Sept. 18, 1855; educated in the schools of that city; was graduated from Crozer Theological Seminary, Chester, Pa., in 1880. Married Emily Hibbert of Wilmington, Del., at Chadds Ford, Pa., Sept. 20. 1880. Ordained to the ministry, May 10, 1877, in the Delaware Avenue Baptist Church, Wilmington, Del. Pastor of the Woodstown Baptist Church. Now Jersey. in 187; the Brandywine Baptist Church, Chadds Ford, Pa., from 1850 to
1885; the First Baptist Church, Potts- ville, Pa., from 1885 to 1886; then called to the pastorate of the Snyder Avenue Baptist Church (now Cavalry Baptist Church), which position he now holds. He was Moderator of the Philadelphia Baptist Association, 1898. In 1903 he was the unanimous choice of the Republican caucus of the State Senate for Chaplain, which position he now holds. Address, 708 Snyder Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
SULZBERGER, Mayer:
Jurist; born in Heidelsheim, Baden, June 22, 1843. He was brought to the United States while young by his parents, who settled in Philadelphia, sending him for education to the public schools of that eity; he was graduated from the Central High School with the degree of A. M. At a later period in his career he was given the honorary degree of L. L. D. by Jef- ferson Medical College. After his grad- uation he studied law and obtained ad- mission to practice at the Philadelphia bar, where he rapidly won reputation as an able, skilled and conscientious lawyer, and in time built up an excellent practice. In 1891 he was elected President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas No. 2, and took his seat on the bench in January, 1895, for a ten years' term. His learning is by no means confined to the law, his reading having been remarkably wide and varied, and it is doubtful if the country has a more learned man of the Hebrew race. In 1868-1569 he edited the Occident, a monthly magazine for Jewish knowledge. Address, 1303 Girard Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
SUMNER, Edwin Vose:
Brigadier General United States Army; born in Pennsylvania; appointed from New York; Second Lieutenant First Cav- alry, Aug. 5, 1861: First Lieutenant. Nov. 12. 1861; Major Aide-de-camp Volunteers, May 19, 1863; honorably mustered out of Volunteer service. Aug. 15, 1863; Cap- tain First Cavalry. Sept. 23. 1863; Colonel, Sept. S. 1864: honorably mustered out of Volunteer service. Sept. 29. 1565: Major Fifth Cavalry, March 4. 1879; Lieutenant Colonel Eighth Cavalry, April 15, 1890; Colonel Seventh Cavalry, Nov. 10, 1894; Brigadier General Volunteers, May 27, 1898; honorably discharged from Vohin- teers, Feb. 24. 1899; Brigadier General United States Army, March 27, 1899; brevetted Major May 6. 1964. for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of
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Todd's Tavern, Va .; Lieutenant Colonel, March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritor- ious services during the war, and Briga- dier General Volunteers, March 2S, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services in the field; retired March 30. 1899. Address, 323 High St., Easton, Pa.
SUPER, Ovando Byron:
Professor at Dickinson College; born in Perry County, Pa., March 2, 1848; edu- cated in public schools; began teaching in district schools at the age of seven- teen; was graduated from Dickinson Col- lege, 1873; Professor of Modern Lan- guages in Delaware Agricultural Col- lege, 1873-1876; studied at the University of Leipzig, the Sorbonne and the College de France in Paris, 1876-1878; Professor of Languages in Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport, Pa., 1878-1880; Professor of Languages in the University of Denver, Col., 1880-1SS4; Professor of Romance Languages in Dickinson College since 1884. Married Emma Murray Lefferts of New York City in 1880. Has edited nu- merous German and French texts: "Ger- man Reader," "French Reader," "Read- ings from French History," "Histoire de France," "Les Misérables," "Fables de La Fontaine." Has published numerous articles in reviews and magazines on lit- erary and educational subjects. Demo- crat in politics. Address, Carlisle, Pa.
SUPLEE, Edwin M .:
Captain Fourteenth United States Cav- alry; born in Cambridge, Pa., 1865; son of John Suplee, a descendant of Andros Souplis, and is a great-great-great grand- son of Hance Suplee " (1714-1770); entered Military Academy, West Point, N. Y., 1884; was graduated in 1888; Second Lieu- tenant Second Cavalry, ISSS; was gradu- ated from the Infantry and Cavalry School. Fort Leavenworth, Kan., 1891. and from the Cavalry and Light Artil- Icry School, Fort Riley, Kan., in 1895. Promoted First Lieutenant, 1896, in the Third Cavalry; promoted Captain Four- teenth Cavalry, 1901. Served in Idaho, New Mexico, Arizona, Kansas, Missouri. Chickamauga, Tampa and Virginia. In
Tawton's the Philippines with and Young's commands, in Northern Luzon, from August, 1599, to December, 1901; again in Philippine Islands, September. 1903. to November, 1903. Address, 1045 West Ninth St., Des Moines, Iowa.
SUPLEE, Eleanor Harrison:
Artist; born in Philadelphia; daughter of Nathan R. and Maria Isabella (Har- rison ) Suplee; educated privately, at Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, and in London. Portraitist and copyist of old masters, having made numerous success- ful reproductions of the works of Gains- borough, Romney, Hogarth, Turner, etc. Address, National Gallery, London, and 3 Vernon Place, Bloomsbury Square, Lon- don, England.
SUPPLEE, Henderson:
Flour mills; was born July 12, 1842, at Gulf Mills, Pa .; cducated at Upper Mer- ion and Norristown, Pa. School Direc- tor and Director of Poor in Montgomery County, Pa., for four years. Married Elizabeth Ellen Wagner, Oct. 29, 1867. In flour milling business for thirty years. Democrat in politics. Address, Consho- hocken, Pa.
SUPLEE, Henry Harrison:
Technical editor of the Engineering Magazine of New York and London; born at Frankford, Philadelphia, Oct. 23. 1856; was graduated with high honors from the University of Pennsylvania, 1876, in the Department of Mechanical Engineer- ing. Mechanical engineer, Bridgewater Iron Works, and also Atlantic Works, Philadelphia. Editor of Mechanics from 1887 to 1890; with the Yale and Towne Manufacturing Company, Stamford. Conn., 1890-1825; since 1897 mechanical and tech- nical editor of the Engineering Magazine. Member of the American Society of Me- chanical Engineers and of the Franklin Institute; one of the founders of the Pennsylvania Society of New York; mem- bro de la Société des Ingénieurs Civils de France; Mitglied des Vereines Deutscher Ingenieure; delegate to the International Engineering Congress, Paris, 1900. Author of the English translation of Renleaux's "Constructor." and of Lubsen's "Mathe- matics;" also of the "Mechanical En- gineers Reference Book;" contributor to
the the Encyclopedia Britannica, to Forum, and to the technical press. Mar- ricd, 1901, to Catherine Elizabeth Col- well. of New York. Lineal descendant of Major General Thomas Harrison, one of the Judges of King Charles I., and of Andros Souplis, an early settler of Phil- adelphia from France, and first Sheriff of Germantown. Address, 110 Nassan St .. New York City.
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SUPLEE, William W .:
Hardware dealer; born in Montgomery County, Pa., April 12, 1ss2; educated in the public schools and Tremont Seminary. and in 1853 entered a mercantile house in Philadelphia. After spending three years here he went to La Crosse, Wis., where he engaged in the hardware busi .. ness with William J. Lloyd; a large busi- ness was done there, but after eleven years the rigor of the climate obliged him to leave that locality, and he re- turned to Philadelphia in 1867, where was formed the wholesale hardware firm of Lloyd, Supple & Walton. Mr. Walton retired in 1884 and Mr. Supplee purchased Mr. Lloyd's interest in 1889. Since then he has been President of the Supplee Hardware Company, which is said to do the largest hardware business this side of Chicago. He has been a Director in several banks, has long been Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Trades League, and President of the National Hardware Association. Member of the Union League, the Manufacturers' Club, and the National League of Business Men. For many years he has been a correspondent of the Iron Age, and is an authority on all matters relating to the hardware industry. Address, 4102 Wal- nut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
SURFACE, Harvey Adam:
Educator scientist; born near Waynes- ville, Ohio, July 25, 1867; son of Daniel and Maria Josephine Surface: was grad- uated from Ohio State University, Co- lumbus, with the degrees of B. S., in 1891, and of M. S., in 1892; post-graduate work, University of Illinois, 1693-1894; Cornell, 1896-1898. Married, 1894, Ida May Bleas- dale. In carly life he lived on farm: taught district school; assistant in geol- ogy, Ohio State University, and on Ohio Geological Survey; Professor Natural History, University of the Pacific, 1894- 1896; special teacher, ornithology and na- ture study. Teachers' Summer Institute; Fellow and teacher Cornell, 1897-1898; supervisor of Nature Study, Ithaca, N. Y., 1898-1900; scientific assistant to United States Fish Commission, 1900; Professor Zoology, State College, Pennsylvania, since September, 1900; economic zoologist, State of Pennsylvania, since 1903. Mem- ber American Society Naturalists, Ohio Academy Science, Illinois State Natural History Society, New York Science Teachers' Association. American Orni- thologists' Union, Pennsylvania Audubon
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Society, Delaware Valley Ornithological Club, etc. Chairman Biological Commis- sion, New York State Fish, Game and Forest, League; assistant zoologist, Illi- nois State Biological Laboratory; orni- thological editor American Gardening, New York; nature study editor Popular Educator, Boston. Has contributed to scientific journals articles on the "Mol- lusca of Ohio," 1890; "Geology of Ohio," 1893; "Game Birds of New York," 1898; "Lampreys of New York," 1897; "Nature Study by Months and Grades," 1901. Ed- itor Monthly Zoological Circular and Zoological Quarterly. Address, State Col- lege, Pennsylvania.
SUTTON, Howard A:
Physician; born April 24. 1873, in Phila- delphin; son of State Senator William Henry Sutton and Hannah Crawford Anderson, a lineal descendant of Capt. Patrick Anderson, of Revolutionary fame; educated at the Bryn Mawr High School, Haverford Grammar School and William Penn Charter Schools; A. B., Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., where he was a member of the Psi Upsilon Frater- nity, Kappa Gamma, Theta Mu Epsilon, Corpse and Coffin, and Skull and Serpent Societies; M. D., University of Pennsyl- vania, 1898. Editor University Courant. Resident physician, Polyclinic Hospital, 1898-1899; Philadelphia Municipal Hos- pital. 1899-1901: Norristown Smallpox
Hospital, 1901-1902; Chester Smallpox Hospital, 1903; Ear, Nose and Throat Dis- pensary, Protestant Episcopal Hospital. 1903-1904; chief of the Surgical Dispen- sary of the Methodist Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, 1901-1904; assistant demon- strator of anatomy, University of Penn- sylvania. Member of Alpha Mu Pi Ome- ga Medical Fraternity, Philadelphia County Medical Society. Pennsylvania State Medical Society; Alumni Associa- tions of University Medical School. Wes- leyan University, Haverford Grammar School, Bryn Mawr High School, the Penn Charter School and Philadelphia Psi Upsilon Club. Practitioner of medi- cine, specializing in ear, nose and throat diseases. Address, 112 South Eighteenth St., Philadelphia, and Haverford, Pa.
SUTTON, James E .:
Merchant: born in Indiana. Pa., Dec. 25, 1863; educated in Indiana, Pa. Presi- dent of Vandergrift Trust Company. Mir- ried Miss Margaret Suanger, May 26. 1SS6. Embarked in business at Apollo in the
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Spring of 1891, and now owns and runs seven stores selling clothing, gents' fur- nishings and shoes. Republican in poli- tics. Address, Vandergrift, Westmore- land County, Pa.
SUTTON, Rhoads Stansbury;
Physician, scientist; born in Indiana, Pa., July 8, 1841; son of James and Sarah Sutton; was graduated from Washington and Jefferson College, 1832, receiving the degree of A. M., 1865; Medical Depart -- ment, University of Pennsylvania, 1865; LL. D .; University of Wooster, Ohio, 1884. Married, April, 1867, Josephie McCul- lough, daughter of Hon. James McCul- lough. In practice since 1865. Fellow American, British, and International Gyn- ecological Societies; Professor-elect of Opcrative Surgery, Baltimore, 1880, and of Gynecology, Cleveland, 1886; ex-Presi- dent American Academy of Medicine, Mississippi Valley Medical Society, and Pittsburg Gynecological Society; ex-Vice President American Gynecological So- cicty; ex-Chairman Section on Gynecol- ogy, American Medical Association; mem- ber Academy of Sciences, Washington, D. C., and Loyal Legion of the United States. Major Chief Surgeon in Spanish-Ameri- can War. Contributor to the American System of Gynecology, and author of "Experience in Pelvic and Abdominal Surgery," to New York Medical Journal, International Journal of Surgery, Medical Review of Reviews, Medical News, the Medical and Surgical Reporter, Ameri- can Gynecological and Obstetrical Journal and Journal of the American Medical As- sociation, etc. Address, 341 Sixth Ave., Pittsburg, Pa.
SUTTON, Thomas:
Lawyer; born May 3, 1854, at Indiana, Pa .; educated in public school, Princeton University, Columbia University ( Law Department). Ex-member of Town Coun- cil; President of Board of Trustees of State Normal School of Indiana, Pa. Married Ella P. Hildebrand of Indiana, Oct. 22, 1878. Republican in politics. Address, Indiana, Pa.
SUTTON, William Henry :
Lawyer; born at Haddonfield, N. J .; descended from Captain Sutton of New Jersey Light Horse of the Revolutionary War; educated in the public schools and Preparatory School of Carlisle, Pa .; en- tered Dickinson College in 1951, and after
studying for two years devoted a like period of time to teaching; he afterward matriculated at Wesleyan University,
Middletown, Conn., in the classical course, graduating in 1857; was three years instructor in the American Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb at Hartford, Conn .; received the degree of A. M. from his Alma Mater, 1860; studied law at the Albany Law School and under the late Hon. William Meredith, former Secre- tary of the Treasury, and Attorney Gen- eral of Pennsylvania, and was admitted to the bar in 1864; he then actively cn- gaged in the practice of his profession, and is one of the most eloquent members of the Philadelphia bar. Has been mem- ber of the Board of Managers of the Methodist Episcopal Church Extension Society, Tract Socicty, Home Missionary Society, American Sunday School Union, and similar organizations. Ile was a United States delegate-at-large to the great Methodist Ecumenical Council held in London, England, in 1901, and was a delegate to the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. IJe represented Montgomery County in the Pennsylvania State Senate for a number of years, and has repeatedly been elected auditor, school director, etc., in the town- ship in which he resides. He has had the honorary degree of LL. D. conferred upon him. Address, 907 Walnut St., Phil- adelphia, Pa.
SWAIN, Charles M .:
'President of the City Trust, Safe De- posit and Surety Company. Address 927 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
SWAIN, Joseph :
Educator; President Swarthmore Col- lege since 1902; born at Pendicton, Ind., June 16, 1857; son of Woolston and Mary A. Swain; was graduated from Indiana University, 1883; A. M., LL. D., Wabash College. Married Frances M. Morgan. Instructor in mathematics and biology. 1883-1885; Associate Professor of Mathe- matics. 1855-1856; Professor of Mathe- matics, 1886-1891, at Indian University Professor of Mathematics, Leland Stan- ford, Jr., University, 1891-1893; President Indiana University, 1893-1902. Author of many Scientific papers; has been Presi- dent Indiana State Teachers' Association and President of Higher Education Sec- tion of National Teachers' Association; member National Council of Education. Address, Swarthmore, Pa.
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SWALLOW, Silas C .:
Prohibitionist; editor of Pennsylvania Methodist; superintendent Methodist book rooms; born at Plains, Pa., March 5, 1839; son of George and Sarah Swallow; educated at the Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pa .; D. D., Taylor University, Fort Wayne, Ind. Married, 1866, Louisa Robins. He published an exposé of Penn- sylvania Politicians in 1897, resulting in his prosecution, but he was acquitted; received for State Treasurer 118.000 votes on Prohibition ticket, 1897, and 132,000 on same ticket for Governor, 1898: again candidate for Governor, 1902. Address, 20 North Second St., Harrisburg, Pa.
SWAN. Francis Henry:
Pay Inspector United States Navy and member of the Pennsylvania Command- dery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion; Acting Assistant Paymaster (Master) United States Navy, Dec. 9, 1861; Assistant Paymaster (Master), March 9, 1865: Passed Assistant Paymas- ter (Lieutenant), May 4. 1866: Paymaster (Lieutenant Commander), March 5, 1867; Pay Inspector (Commander). Feb. 5, 1886; retired (Commander ), July 15, 1886. Elected Jan. 2, 1568. Address, 295 Beacon St., Boston, Mass.
SWAN, William Willard:
Member of the Pennsylvania Comman- dery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion; First Lieutenant Seventeenth United States Infantry, May 14, 1861: Captain, April 20. 1864; transferred to Thirty-fifth Infantry. Sept. 21. 1866; re- signed and honorably discharged, Nov. 1, 1866; brevetted Major United States Army. Aug. 1, 1864, for gallant services at the battle of the Wilderness and dur- ing the campaign before Richmond, Va .; Lieutenant Colonel, April 1. 1865, for gal- lant and meritorions services at Five Forks, Va. Elected Oct. 14, 1868. Ad- dress, care of Recorder of Loyal Legion, 1535 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
SWANK. James M .:
General Manager of the American Iron and Steel Association; born in Westmore- land County, Pa., July 12, 1832; in 1838 his father removed to Johnstown; on both father removed to Johnstonw; on both his father's and mother's side his ances- tors for four generations have been Penn- sylvanians; he received a complete school and academie education. In 1952 he was
asked to take charge of the local Whig newspaper; in 1853 he founded the Johns- town Tribune, and with brief intervals was its editor and publisher until 1870, when he became clerk of the Committee on Manufactures of the House of Repre- sentatives and afterwards chief clerk of the Department of Agriculture. In De- cember, 1872, he took charge of the work of the American Iron and Steel Associa- tion in Philadelphia; as its Secretary and General Manager he has devoted thirty- two of the best years of his life to its service. In 1878 he published in book form an "Introduction to a History of Iron Making and Coal Mining in Pennsylvania." Having been selected by General Francis A. Walker to collect the statistics of iron and steel for the census year isso he accompanied his final report in 1881 with a historical sketch of the manufacture of iron and steel in all countries, and par- ticularly in each State and Territory which had been engaged in their produc- tion, the work of the colonial and other pioneers receiving special attention. The historical part of this report was after- ward published in book form, entitled "History of the Manufacture of Iron in All Ages." In December, 1897, he pub- lished for the members of the association a souvenir volume of 228 pages, entitled "Notes and Comments on Industrial. Economic, Political, and Historical Sub- jects." While Chief Clerk of the Depart- men of Agriculture he prepared a history of the Department. He now has in pre- paration a "History of Western Pennsyl- vania, with Special Reference to Its In- dustrial Development." He still gives his personal attention to all the details of the office of the American Iron and Steel As- sociation. Address, 261 South Fourth St., Philadelphia, Pa.
SWARTLEY, J. C .:
President of the Lansdale Trust and Safe Deposit Company. Address, Lans- dale, Montgomery County, Pa.
SWARTLEY, Henry R .:
President of the North Wales National Bank. Address, North Wales, Montgom- ery County, Pa.
SWARTZ. Aaron S .:
Jurist; born in Montgomery County, Pa .. in 1×19. After the close of his period of education he took up the study of law. and was admitted to the Montgomery
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County bar in 1872; entering upon prac- tice in the Norristown courts. he soon gained reputation as a lawyer of skill and ability, and in 1897 was nominated and elected President Judge of the Thirty- eighth Judicial District, embracing Mont- gomery County. Address, Norristown, Pa.
SWARTZ, Edward James:
Journalist, dramatic author; was born in Buffalo, N. Y., April 19, 1848; son of Jacob and Harriet Newell Swartz; edu- cated in the public schools; was engaged on the local staff of the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph, Dec. 6, 1866; city ed- itor, 1871-1897; managing editor since 1897. Dramatic author; plays produced are, "A Square Man," 1852; "Dad's Girl," 1883; "Princess Chuck." 1584; "The Gov- erness," 1888; "Our Angel," 1889: "The Kaffir Diamond." 1890; "The Envoy," 1891; "Bossett's Fairy." 1893; "The Clip- per," 1894; "The Syndicate," 1894. Mar- ried, 1895, Ella Carlisle, daughter of the late Edwin Miller, of Philadelphia. Ad- dress, 4703 Baltimore Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
SWARTZ, Joel:
Clergyman of the Congregational Church; born
in Shenandoah County, Virginia, Aug. 18, 1527: son of Philip and Regina Swartz: was graduated with first honors from the Capital University; Co- lumbus, Ohio, 1854; D. D., Wittenberg College. 156S. Married, 1854, Adelia Rose- crans. Ordained Lutheran minister, May, 1856; served as pastor Lutheran congre- gations at Baltimore, Md .. 1861-1864; Cin- cinnati, Ohio; Carlisle, Willamsport, Har- risburg and Gettysburg. Pa .. and as Pro- fessor in Theological Department, Wit- tenberg College. Springfield. Ohio, 1865- 1867. Served Congregational Church at Steubenville, Ohio, and now at Devon, a suburb of Philadelphia. Author of
"Dreamings of the Waking Heart, with Other Poems," 1879; "Lyra Lutherana," 1884: "Poems." 1901. Writer for various periodicals. Address, Devon, Pa.
SWARTZLANDER, Frank:
Member of the Pennsylvania Comman- dery of the Military Order of the Local Legion; First Lieutenant and Assistant Surgeon Seventy-fourth Pennsylvania In- fantry, March 14. 1963: honorably mus- tered out. Oct. 15, 1984. Elected May 5. 1886. Address, care of Recorder of Loyal Legion, 1535 Chestnut St., Philadelphia.
SWEARINGEN, Thomas Brent:
Member of the Pennsylvania Comman- dery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion; Second Lieutenant Thirty-eighth Pennsylvania Infantry (Ninth Reserve), July 27, 1861; First Lieutenant and Ad- jutant, July 27. 1861; discharged for pro- motion, Ang. 8, 1862; Captain and As- sistant Adjutant General United States Volunteers, Ang. 8; honorably mustered out. Oct. 11, 1865; brevetted Major United States Volunteers, March 13, 1865, for highly meritorious and gallant services during the war. Address, care of Recor- der of Loyal Legion, 1535 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
SWEENEY, J. W .:
Superintendent of Schools; born on a farm near Potsdam, St. Lawrence Coun- ty, New York, April 2 1863; attended the rural schools and State Normal School of Potsdam, graduating in 1889 as one of honor class. Went to St. Mary's, Pa., and was supervisory principal of town- ship schools for seven years; Superinten- dent of Schools of Elk County since 1896. Secretary of St. Mary's Board of Trade and associate editor of Elk County Ga- zette of St. Mary's, Pa. Address, St. Mary's, Pa.
SWENSSON, Emil:
Civil and mechanical engineer; born in Sweden, 1858; educated in the public schools of Halmstad, and then took up a scientific course; was graduated from the , Chalmers Technical Institute at Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1578. After two years' travel and study in Germany he returned to Sweden and followed his profession there. In 1880 he came to America; was engaged for a short time on the masonry work of the Hudson River tunnel; later first architectural work in New York. then in railroad work as Assistant Engineer on the South Pennsyl- vania Railroad and did much field work. In February. 1587, he became one of the trusted employes of the Keystone Bridge Company, and when the Carnegie inter- ests took over that concern he was made assistant to the Chief Engineer of the Carnegie Steel Company, Limited: in 1895 he was made Superintendent of the Key- stone Bridge Works, and later also its Chief Engineer and Manager. Member of the Western Pennsylvania Engineers' Society, American Society of Civil Engi- neers, American Society of Testing Ma- terials and American Association for Ad-
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vancement of Science. Address, Frick Building, Pittsburg, Pa.
SWIFT, Rev. William H., D. D .:
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