Who's who in Pennsylvania; containing authentic biographies of Pennsylvanians who are leaders and representatives in various departments of worthy human achievement. First Edition. V.1, Pt.2, Part 72

Author: Hamersly, Lewis Randolph, 1847-1910, ed
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: New York, L. R. Hamersly company
Number of Pages: 860


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as a Captain and mustcred out as Lieu- tenant Colonel, July 29, 1855. Married Florence Bostwick nee Clayton. For many years head of the publishing house of T. Elwood Zell. He retired from busi- ness more than a decade ago. Address, 1723 Church Lane, Germantown, Pa .; win - ter residence, Zellwood, Fla.


ZERBE, Thomas T .:


Member of the Pennsylvania House ci Representatives from Lebanon County; born at Schaefferstown, that county, Oct. 24, 1846; educated in the public schools. Schaefferstown Academy, Franklin and Marshall College and the Medical Depart- ment of the University of Pennsylvania; since 1869 has been practicing medicine at Schaefferstown; was School Director three years; elected to the House of Repre- sentatives in 1998; re-elected in Novem- ber, 1902. Address, Schaefferstown, Pa.


ZERBEY, J. H .:


Editor and proprietor of the Pottsville Daily Republican and the Schuylkill Re- publican (weekly); born in Pottsville In 1858; was graduated in 1874 from the Pottsville High School. He immediately entered the office of the Schuylkill Re- publican, which was then published at Minersville. Je was admitted as a junior partner of the firm, and in 1879 became sole proprietor and editor; in 1884 he moved the plant to Pottsville, and soon after issued the Daily Republican, which has now a large circulation. In June, 1880, he married Cora E., daughter of General J. K. Seigfried; they have four children. He was instrumental in secur- ing the Schuylkill Electric Railway, thus giving railway facilities to Pottsville and adjoining towns; for several years he has served as President of the Pottsville Mu- tual Fire Insurance Company. Address, Schuylkill, Pa.


ZERN, Jacob Gilbert:


State Senator from Carbon County; born in New Hanover Township, Mont- gomery County, Pa., Feb. 24, 1845; edu- cated in the public schools and the State Normal School at Millersville. He enlisted as a private in Company C, 195th Regi- ment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, and served to the close of the war; studied medicine and was graduated from the Medical De- partment of the University of Pennsylva- nia in 1848, siger which time he has been engaged in the active practice of his pro- fession; was a member of the House of


Representatives, sessions of 1879 and 1881; Postmaster of Weissport during part of President Cleveland's first term; Burgess of Lehighton, 1893; Associate Judge of Carbon County, 1894-1599; was elected to the Senate in November, 1902. Address, Lehighton, Pa.


ZIEGEMETER, Henry Joseph:


meutenant United States Navy; born in Pennsylvania; appointed Cadet to the United States Naval Academy from Ohio by William Mckinley in 1886; was gradu- ated in 1890; served on the United States flagship Pensacola, South Atlantic and South Pacific Stations, July, 1890, to De- cember, 1891; U. S. S. Charleston, Decem- ber. 1891, to April, 1892. Commissioned Ensign, July 1, 1892; served on flagship Philadelphia, North Atlantic, afterward North Pacific Station, August, 1892, to March, 1894; U. S. S. Adams, March, 1894, to October, 1894; Pacific Station; U. S. S. Bennington, Pacific Station, 1894, to 1895; Torpedo station, instructor in torpedoes, in charge of torpedo boat Stiletto, 1895, to 1897; U. S. S. Annapolis, 1897 to 1899; North Atlantic Station and training service during Spanish-American War; blockade duty; convoyed army expedi- tions south coast of Cuba; battle of Nipe Bay; capture of Ponce, Porto Rico; U. S. S. Indiana, North Atlantic Station, May, 1899, to August, 1900. Commissioned Lieutenant, March 3, 1899; United States Naval Academy as instructor in modern languages, September, 1900, to 1901; com- manding torpedo boats Gurin and Talbot and Aide to the Superintendent, 1901-1902: U. S. S. Hartford, September. 1902, to 1904; U. S .S. Castine since April, 1904. Address, care Navy Department. Wash- ington, D. C.


ZIEGLER, H. Z .:


President of the West Philadelphia Title and Trust Company. Address, Fortieth St. and Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.


ZIEGENFUSS, Samuel Addison:


Clergyman of Lutheran Church; born in Quakertown, Pa., Dec. 12, 1S44: son of Samuel and Catharine Ziegenfuss; after receiving his secular education he entered the ministry, and was graduated from Muhlenberg College, 1870 (D. D., 1896); Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadel- phia, 1973; married. 1875, Mary E. Him- melwright. Ordained, 1873: pastor Sellers- ville. Pa., 1873-1876; Bath, Pa., 1x76-1\22. since 1892, St. Michael's Lutheran Church,


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Germantown, Philadelphia. Member since 1883 and Secretary since 1886, Board of Trustees, Muhlenberg College. Member of the Board of Publication of the Gen- eral Council since 1893, and its Secretary since Jan. 1, 1901; Secretary of the Minis- terium of Pennsylvania and adjacent States, 1892-1895, etc. Address, 6671 Ger- mantown Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.


ZIMMERMAN, Thomas C .:


Editor and translator; born in Lebanon, Pa., Jan. 23, 1838; received his education in the public schools of his native place; was apprenticed to the printing business and at the expiration of his apprentice- ship worked for a short time in Philadel- phia, and then moved to the city of Reading on the 8th of January, 1856, be- coming a journeyman printer in the office of the Berks and Schuylkill Journal. In the fall of 1859 went to Columbia, S. C., to work at his trade, but owing to the excited state of the country, incident to the John Brown insurrection, returned to the North in March, 1460, and re-entered the office of the Berks and Schuylkill Journal. In May, 1861. he became chief clerk in Reading postoffice, holding the position until July, 1865. He then re- turned to the Journal office and in Janu-


ary following, became a partner, the firm being J. Knabb & Co. In 1869 the firm became proprietors of the Reading Daily Times, which was consolidated in 1871 with the Evening Dispatch. The paper is now published as the Reading Times, with Mr. Zimmerman as editor in chief. For a number of years he has given much attention to the translation of German classics into English, and an edition of his translations in two volumes under the title of "Olla Podrida," was recently is- sued from the press. Address, Reading, Pa. At the late commencement of Muhlen- berg College, Allentown, the degree of Doctor of Literature was conferred upon him.


ZOLLER. William:


President of the German American Sav- ings and Trust Company. Address, Pitts- burg, Pa.


ZOLLINGER, Harvey K .:


Lawyer; member of the law firm of Work & DeHaven. Residence, 425 S. Carlisle St .; office, Stephen Girard Build- ing, Philadelphia, Pa.


ZOUCK, J. D .:


President of the First National Bank. Address, Hanover, York County, Pa.


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BEATY, D. M .:


Born in Fagnudus, Warren County, Pa .; educated in home schools and Litize Academy, Lancaster County, Pa., and Eastman's, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Married Susie E. Jackson. Republican in politics. Address, Warren, Warren County, Pa.


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COBURN, James P .:


President of the First National Bank of Bellefonte, Pa., and active successor of the late President Edward C. Humes, Esq .; born at Aaronsburg, Pa., on July 11, 1831; son of Dr. Charles Coburn. His early education was obtained through the common schools of Aaronsburg; later at Oswego, N. Y., Harrisburg Academy, and the old Tenant School at Hartsville, Bucks County, Pa., where he prepared for Yale College. He did not take a col- legiate course, however, as both his par- ents had become invalids, and for their sakes he returned to Aaronsburg. For several years he was engaged in the mer- cantile business, and read law in the office of the late Andrew G. Curtin, the great war Governor of Pennsylvania, at Belle- fonte. Pa., and was later admitted to practice. He labored for a number of years to secure assistance for the building of the railroad between Lewisburg and Bellefonte, which is now in successful operation, and is a Director in the same. In his earlier life he was a member of Gen. George Buchanan's staff, and still later a member of the staff of Governor A. G. Curtin. Col. Coburn's name has been more conspicuously brought into public notice through his connection with the First National Bank of Bellefonte, as its President more particularly, and as a Director. Republican in politics. Member of the Presbyterian Church. Address. Bellefonte, Pa.


COOPER, Charles Jacob:


Clergyman; Treasurer and Financial Agent of Muhlenberg College; born in Upper Saucon, Lehigh County, April 1. 1847; was graduated from Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, 1867; A. M., D. D .. Muhlenberg College; was graduated from the Lutheran


Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. 1870. Pastor in South Beth- lehem. Freemansburg and Lower Saucon, 1870-1SS6; Secretary of the Lutheran Min- isterium of Pennsylvania and Adjacent States, 1884-1886; connected with Muh- lenberg College since 1886, and was the prime mover in providing a new location and new buildings for the college. Ad- dress, Allentown, Pa.


CONE, Alexa Brinton:


Of Coxe Bros. & Co., coal operators; graduated from University of Pennsylva- nia in 1856; married Miss Sophie E. Nor- ris; member of Philadelphia, Country and Sedgeley Clubs. Address, 2031 DeLancey St., Philadelphia, Pa.


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FOCHT, Benjamin KK .:


Editor and capitalist; born in New Bloomfield, Pa., March 12, 1863; son of Rev. David H. Focht, a Lutheran minis- ter, author and orator of note; educated at Bucknell Academy, State College and Selinsgrove Institute. At fourteen years of age he entered a printing office as an apprentice, developing a literary ability, which he manifested at seventeen by writing the salutatory for the first issue of the Lewisburg Local News, a paper founded by him in 1882. The paper, un- der his energetic and able control, has grown into a large and valuable plant. while Mr. Focht is known as one of the strongest editorial writers in the State. Hle early became active in Republican pol- ities, becoming prominent as a "stalwart" before he was of age; in 1889 he was


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elected a delegate to the State Conven- tion; he took an active part in many con- ventions and party conferences, and in 1890 was a candidate for the Legislature; de- feated, he tried again in 1892 and won, winning again in 1894 ad 1896; in 1900 he was elected to the State Senate. He was prominent in financing important railroad properties in Pennsylvania and New York State in which he is largely interested. He is actively associated with the Transit Finance Company of Philadelphia and New York. Address, Lewisburg, Pa.


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GIMBEL, Ellis A .:


Merchant; son of Adam Gimbel, a na- tive of Bavaria, Germany, who came to the United States in 1539 and by industry and enterprise built up a very large mer- cantile business in the West, having an extensive parent store in Vincennes, Ind., and similar stores in neighboring cities. He went to Philadelphia in 1865 as resi- dent purchasing agent for his stores, and there his sons were educated in the pub- lic schools. They afterward took charge of their father's Western stores and added to their number, developing a chain of thriving stores in Milwaukee and other prominent cities. In 1SS7 Adam Gimbel retired from business, and his sons suc- ceeded him, four of them. Ellis A., Isaac, Charles and Benjamin, some years later engaging in the department store business in Philadelphia under the firm name of Gimbel Brothers in the large stores at Ninth and Market Streets previously oc- cupied by Granville, Haines & Co. and Wood, Brown & Co. "The business grew so extensive that large purchases of prop- erty were made and the establishment extended to Eighth Street, occupying the greater part of a city square and claimed to possess more floor area than any simi- lar establishment in the world. Ellis Gimbel is senior member of the firm and is actively engaged in the furtherance of its interests. Address, 906 North Broad St .. Philadelphia, Pa.


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GRISCOM. Clemont Acton:


President of the International Naviga- tion Company; horn in Philadelphia, March 15, 1841; son of Dr. John D. Gris- com, and a descendant on his mother's side of Thomas Lloyd, Deputy Governor of Pennsylvania and President of its Council from 16St to 1693. His brother


Williani W. Griscom is well known as the inventor of the important electrical device known as the Griscom motor and for his experiments in the improvement of storage batteries for street car use. Mr. Griscom was educated in the Philadel- phia public schools and in a Friends' Academy, and in 1857 became clerk in the shipping house of Peter Wright & Sons. Here his unusual energy and abil- ity brought him rapid advancement, and in 1863, when but twenty-two years of age, he was admitted to membership in the firmn. The year before he married Frances C. Biddle, and one of his sons, Clement A. Biddle, Jr., now occupies a prominent place in the International Nav- igation Company. Mr. Griscom's impor- tanee in the firm grew as the older mem- bers gradually left the direction of affairs to his active hands, and when the Inter- national Navigation Company was founded by the firm in 1871 he was made its Vice President. This company bought out the Inman Line, renaming it the American Line, to whose vessels it added the great steamers City of Paris and City of New York, built for it by the Cramp shipbuild- ing firm; it also obtained nearly all the stock of the Red Star Line, a Belgian cor- poration, of the International Navigation Company, Limited, of Liverpool, and of the Empire Transportation Company of Seattle. Mr. Griscom succeeded James A. Wright as President of the company in 1888, a position which he still holds, the name of the company having been changed in September, 1902. to the Inter- national Mercantile Marine Company, and its capital increased so as to obtain con- trol of the White Star and several other lines. This has been accomplished. and the company now handles an immense fleet of ocean steamers. In addition to his shipping interests Mr. Griscom is a Director of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, the United States Steel Com- pany, the William Cramp Ship and Engine Building Company, the Electric Company of America, the National Transit Com- pany, the United Gas Improvement Com- pany, several banking and trust com- panies, and other corporations. He has been President of the Societies of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers since their foundation. His club connections are with the Philadelphia Club, Ritten- house Club, Union League. Farmers' Club, and the New York Yacht Club. He re- sides in handsome rural mansion. "Dolobran," near the Haverford station of the Pennsylvania Railroad, where he


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devotes himself to farming interests as a relief from business cares; is interested in stock-raising, and is fond of driving, his love of horses being shared by his children. Address, Haverford, Pa .; office, 307 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.


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HAAS, John A. W .:


Educator; President of Muhlenberg Col- lege; born in Philadelphia, Aug. 31, 1862; was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, 1883; A. M., D. D. from Thiel College, Greenville, Pa .; was grad- uated from Lutheran Theological Semin- ary, Philadelphia, 18$7; studied in Uni- Versity of Leipzig. Germany, 1SS7-1888; Secretary of the General Council's Com- mittee on Education; co-editor of "The Lutheran Cyclopedia." Author of "St. Mark in the Lutheran Commentary," "Bible Literature," and "Biblical Criti- cism." Founder and organizer of the Lutheran New Testament Society of New York. Lutheran pastor in New York six- teen years. Address, Allentown, Pa.


HERSHMAN, Oliver S .:


Editor and publisher; born July 2, 1859; son of Henry Logan and Lucy Buhoup Hershman. His father was killed in the Civil War in 1864. He attended the pub- lic schools until fourteen years of age, when he entered the business office of The Pittsburg Evening Telegraph; he contin- ued his studies at night, fitting himself with a business education, continuing with the paper, which was consolidated in 1SS4 with The Chronicle under the name of The Chronicle Telegraph, until 1900. During his career with The Chron- icle Telegraph he had acquired large hold- ings in the company, and had become its Secretary, Treasurer and General Mana- ger. In the latter part of 1900 he sold The Chronicle Telegraph and purchased The Pittsburg Press and Pittsburg Daily News, consolidating the two under the name of The Pittsburg Press. A com- pany was formed, which is mainly owned by him. and in addition to being the ed- itor and publisher of the paper. he is the President and Treasurer of the corpora- tion. Address, Pittsburg Press, Pittsburg, Pa.


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IRWIN. Agnes:


Educator: born in Washington, D. C., Inc. 20, 1841; her father, William W. Ir-


win, a resident of Pittsburg, was a mem- ber of Congress from the Pittsburg dis- trict at the time of her birth; on the side of her mother, Sophia.A (Bache) Irwin, she is a great granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin. She was educated in private schools; taught for a time in the school of Mrs. Hoffman of New York, afterward opening a young ladies' day school in DeLancey Place, Philadelphia. This es- tablishment was conducted for more than twenty years with great success and was the most fashionable young ladies' school in Philadelphia. In 1894 Miss Irwin was offered the position of Dean of Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Mass., which post she has held since September of that year. In 1900 she was a Commissioner from Massachusetts to the Paris Exposition. She has been honored with a degree from the Western University of Pennsylvania, and in 1898 was given the degree of LL.D. by the University of Pennsylvania. Ad- dress, Cambridge, Mass.


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MacVEAGH. Wayne:


Lawyer, ex-Ambassador and cabinet official; born in the vicinity of Phoenix- ville, Chester County, Pa., April 19, 1833. He was educated at Yale College, gradu- ating in 1853. Subsequent college honors accorded him were those of LL. D. from Amherst College in 1881 and from the University of Pennsylvania in 1827. Selecting the law as his profession, he went through the necessary course of study and was admitted to the bar of his native county in 1856. Mr. MacVeagh soon proved himself a lawyer of marked ability, and, in 1859, was elected District Attorney of Chester County, holding this position till 1861. During this interval he served as an infantry Captain in 1562 and a cavalry Captain in 1863, in the forces raised to repel the invasions of Pennsylvania. An active member of the Republican Party, he became Chairman of its State Committee in 1\63. In the succeeding years his standing in the par- ty grew very prominent, and in 1870 his services were rewarded by the post of United States Minister to Turkey. He served till 1871, was a member of the Constitutional Convention of Pennsylva- nia, 1872-1874, and in 1877 was chosen by President Hayes, head of the com- mission sent to Louisiana to bring about a friendly settlement of the party con-


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tests there. In 1881 Mr. MacVeagh was appointed Attorney General of the U. S. in President Garfield's cabinet, but on the accession of President Arthur he resigned and returned to his legal business, making Philadelphia his seat of practice. During his residence in Philadelphia he served as Chairman of the Civil Service Reform As- sociation of that city and also of the In- dian Rights Association. In the Presi- dential campaign of 1892 he changed his political allegiance, supporting Cleveland for the Presidency. On the accession of Cleveland he was appointed Ambassador to Italy, and represented the United States at Rome till the close of the ad- ministration. Since 1897 he has been en- gaged in the practice of the law in Wash- ington. Office address. Sun Building, 1315 F St. N. W., Washington, D. C.


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SAMSON, Harry G .:


Funeral Director; son of Hudson Sam- son, deceased; born July 11, 1870. Pitts- burg, Pa .; educated in public schools and Western University; entered business September, 1803; trustee of Allegheny College, treasurer of Anti-Saloon League, of Alleghany County; director of Pitts- burg Free Dispensary; married Elizabeth Sarger, Oct. 18, 1893; Republican in pol- itles. Address, 433 Sixth Ave., Pittsburg, Pa.


SWAIN, William Moseley:


Capitalist; born in Philadelphia, Pa .; was educated in Delancey School and University of Pennsylvania. 1$96; son of Wm. J. Swain, founder of the Public Rec- ord, and grandson of William M. Swain, founder of the Public Ledger. Married Jean Coltart Scott, April 16, 1826. Is a Director of various corporations. Repub- lican in politics. Address, 228 South 39th St., Philadelphia, Pa.


von UTASSY, A. W .:


Born in Budapesth, Hungary, in 1832; son of William Sigismund and Babelle Koppely; his parents moved to Vienna at the breaking out of the revolution in Hungary. He received his education in Vienna and Paris. He came to this coun- try at the commencement of the Civil War and acted as Captain Thirty-ninth New York Volunteer Regiment during the war. Married Laura W. Galvin of Philadelphia in 1866; they have three chil- dren. He entered into partnership with S. P. Galvin as a wholesale lumber mer- chant; retired from same in 1897; mem- ber of the Union League, Manheim Club, Art Club. American Academy of Social Science, Archaeological Society, and Park Guard Association, and Educational As- sociation. Address, 6013 Greene St., Ger- mantown, Pa .; summer residence, Villa lonia, Monquitt, Mass.


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WANAMAKER, L. Rodman:


Merchant; son of John Wanamaker; born in Philadelphia in 1864; was gradu- ated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1885. Is associated with his father in the John Wanamaker Co. Member of Markham, Germantown Cricket, Hunting- ton Valley Golf and University Clubs. Address, 1722 Spruce St., Philadelphia.


WAVEMAKER, Thomas B .:


Journalist; son of John Wanamaker; born in Philadelphia in 1863; was grad- nated from University of Pennsylvania in 15$3. Is publisher of the Philadelphia North American. Married Mary Low- ber Welsh. . Member of Racquet, Country, Acorn, Sedgeley, University. Art. Hunt- ington Valley Golf and Germantown Cricket Clubs. Address, cor. 18th and Spruce Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.


ERRATA.


In sketch of Henry H. Bingham on page 56 it should have been stated that he was renominated to the Fifty-ninth Congress.


In sketch of John Livingston Dinwiddie Borthwick on page 70 rank should be changed from Lieutenant Commander to Commander.


In sketch of Brigadier General Abram Alexander Harbach, United States Army, on page 301 it should have been stated that he served in the Santiago campaign in 1998 and in the Philippines in 1900.


In sketch of Richard Stockton Hunter on page 354 it should have been stated that he is a referee in bankruptcy.


The name of J. Ludwig Kaethen, Jr., on page 401 should be J. Ludewig Kos- then, Jr.


The name of McCuen Smith on page 690 should be S. Mac Cuen Smith and his correct address is 1700 Walnut St .. Philadelphia, Pa.


Judge Samuel G. Thompson, whose sketch appears on page 741. was appoint- ed to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania by Governor Pennypacker, Nov. 23, 1903, and has been nominated for the office this year by the Democratic Party.


Dr. Henry Clay Trumbull, whose sketch appears on page 749, died on December S. 1903.


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List of Members of the State Society


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CINCINNATI OF PENNSYLVANIA


1860 .- JAMES GLENTWORTH, 719 North Fortieth Street. Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of James Glentworth, Lt. 2d P. Regt.


1862 .- GEORGE LOUIS MARKLAND, 240 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of John Markland. Lt. Ist Penna. Regt.


1862 .- FRANK PETER MUHLENBERG, Galesburg, Kalamazoo Co., Mich. Grandson of Peter Muhlenberg, Brig. Gen'l.


1862 .- REV. ROBERT COLTMAN. M. D., 365 Evans Street, Denver, Colorado. Great-grandson of Robert Coltman, Capt. Artillery.


1867 .- RICHARD DALE, 1215 Spruce Street; Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of Richard Dale, Captain in the Navy.


1867 .- WILLIAM SUDDARDS ROBINSON, 2226 Orthodox Street, Frank- ford, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of Thomas Robinson, Lt. Col. 2d Peny. Regt.


1867 .- RICHARD SOMERS HAYES, 32 Nassau Street, New York, N. Y. Great-grandnephew of John Barry, Captain in the Navy.


1869 .- CHARLES PEASLEE TURNER, M. D., 1506 Walnut Street, Philadel- phia, Pa. Grandson of Zaccheus Peaslee, Lieut. Hazen's Regt.


1873 .- FRANCIS MARINUS CALDWELL, 4814 Chester Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of Surgeon Andrew Caldwell.


1874 .- TILGHMAN JOHNSTON, 1105 Jefferson Street, Wilmington, Del. Great-grandson of Francis Johnston, Colonel.


1875 .- CHARLES BEATTY ALEXANDER, 120 Broadway, New York. N. Y. Great-grandson of William Ferguson, Capt 3d Penna. Regt.


1877 .- EDMUND HERBERT MCCULLOUGH, 224 South Third Street, Phila- delphia, Pa. State Society of the Cincinnati of South Carolina.


1879 .- HARRIS ELRIC SPROAT. "Echolo," Wettown P. O., Chester Co., Pa. Great-grandson of William Sproat, Capt. 23d Penna. Regt.


1882 .-- FRANCIS BUCK McDOWELL, M. D., 1856 North Twenty-first Street. Philadelphia, Pa. New Jersey Society of the Cincinnati. Great-grandson of Brevet Capt. Shepard Kollock, Lieut. Artillery, Continental Army.




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