UNIVERSITY^ PENNSYL\4\NIA> LIBRARIES Philadelphia and Popular Philadelphians Illustrated with many Views and Portraits Copyrighted 1891 The North American Philadelphia, 1891 F/ s/t Col. Clayton McMichael Editor ano Proprietor of The North Am UNIVERSITY PENNSYLVANIA LIBRARIES William Penn Born in London, October 14, 1644. Laid the foundation of Universal Liberty, A. D. 16S2, in the privileges he then accorded the Emigrants to Pennsylvania, and thus enabled their De- scendants to make this Colony the Key- stone State of the Federal Union in 17S9. Tablet in Independence Hall. Any Government i Free, whatever lie the Form, w'.ici the Laws Rule and the People arc a Party to those Laws, and more than this is Tyranny. Oligarchy and Confusion. Penu's frame of Government. Tablet in Independence Kail. FROM THE STATUE TO BE PLACED ON THE DOME OF THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIANS. PREFACE. attended local experiment, tion, manners and customs, THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA must always be an object of particular and inexhaustible \ interest to the student of American institu- 1 tions. Peculiar in its origin and initial institutions, a city which was made and did not spring spontane- ously from the concurrence of circumstances and sur- roundings, it yet took its place at a very early day as the focus of American tendencies and aspirations, and became the center and birthplace of the United States as an independent commonwealth. In the military and in the political history of this nation, Philadelphia occupies the foremost place. . . .... It was founded as an asylum of peace and the home of pacific industry, but it became not only the sport and prey of contending armies, but the arsenal of the war-making power of the continent during seven years of eager and fluctuating contest. ........ The greatest of deliberations were carried forward to national conclusions within its venerated walls, and from it as a center were derived those impulses to sublime action which attain even grander proportions as they recede in the vista of time. Here, too, American industry was first fostered in a peculiar national and American way, until a continental policy grew out of local practice and the successes which In many respects of constitution, institutions, municipal rule and law, eonstruc- it is dissimilar from other cities, and possesses a physiognomy all its own. [See History of Philadelphia, r6oc}—/SSj.) .......... Important and interesting as the past history of the city is, not less important and influential is its position to-day as one of the great financial, industrial, and commercial centers of the nation. .... Philadelphia, the greatest manufacturing center of the United States, in the past decade has maintained a steady growth in population, increase of wealth, extension of industrial pursuits, enlarged its railroad facilities and extended its commerce. ........... In Medical Schools and Colleges it stands preeminent ; in general educational and charitable institutions, in science, art and literature, and in whatever contributes to the comfort of its people, it is not surpassed by any other city. . . . . . . . . . Its Public Buildings, Churches, Banking Houses, Business Establishments and Residences vie with those of any city on the continent, in extent, architectural design, elegance and comfort. .... While there have been no phenomenal developments, its progress has been healthful and in keeping with the conservative habits of the people. .......... Many changes and developments have been made in all departments of manufacture and business life, due to the invention and application of improved machinery, and to the development of electricity as the most wonderful agent of the age. ........... To review in a concise way the general and individual interests of the city, to publish biographical sketches of the men who conduct the vast interests of the city so creditably and prosperously, and to illustrate the same in an artistic way, as well as to exhibit the achievements of our architects and builders with numerous engravings of their work, are some of the objects of this book. ....... In the biographical sketches of the business and professional men who lead in the an.dis of the day, who, by their energy and force of character have attained success and contribute to the wealth and general prosperity of the community, it is intended to present a better knowledge of the methods and conditions of life under which they have achieved such results, not only as a matter of record due to them, but as a matter of example and study for those upon whom the future progress and welfare must depend. ..... In respect of letter-press, engraving of portraits and general illustrations, it has been the intention of the publishers to make the mechanical execution of the work of the highest character obtainable in Philadelphia, and to this end they lfnve spared no expense or effort. ........ (I M 2 ■• ^?,^^*fl?^u2v^if ^^is1^^^^ 3"i PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIA^. CITY GOVERNMENT AND DEPARTMENTS. THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, by the "Consolidation Act" of February ad, 1854, incorporated under its title all of the various municipal corporations then existing in the county, which was continued as one of the counties of the commonwealth. ....... The executive, administrative and legislative powers of the city are vested in the Mayor, Executive Departments, and the Select and Common Councils. ..... The Select Council consists of one member from each ward, whose term of office is for three years. ...... The Common Council consists of one member for each two thousand of the taxable inhabitants from each ward of the citv, who serve for two years. The Mayor nominates and by and with the advice and consent of the Select Council appoints the following officers, who hold office " y during the term for which the appointing Mayor was elected, and until their I '^jf jf ' "" ^Vy*t9? successors shall be respectively qualified : ....... I. The Director of the Department of Public Safety. ..... II. The Director of the Department of Public Works. ..... III. The President and Directors of the Department of Charities and Correc- - ^&^C — *** tion. Term of office five vears. ......... ' " The directors or chief officers of departments appoint all subordinate officers and clerks, subject to approval of Select Council. ...... Councils provide by ordinance for such bureaus, clerks or other subordinate officers as may be required for the transaction of the business of the departments. ........... For the purpose of supervising the operations of the different departments, and of assisting Councils in the consideration of subjects brought before them relating to the interests of the corporation, the following joint standing committees are appointed by the respective presidents annually on the organization of the Councils : Finance, Water, Highways, Surveys, Schools, Police and Prisons, City Property, Charities and Correction, Railroads, Fire and Health, Law, Election Divisions, to Verify Cash Accounts City Treasurer, Gas, Electrical, Municipal Government, Boiler Inspection, to Compare Bills, Printing and Supplies, Commerce and Navigation, Fairmount Park ; to consist of twelve members from each bodv. ........ Term, four vears. day in April." Department of Public Safety. Director Appointed by the Mayor. Bureaus undercharge of this Department— Police, Fire, Electrical, Health, Building Inspectors, Boiler Inspectors, City Property, Fire Escapes. Depart in,- ut of Public Works. Director. Appointed bv the Mayor. In charge of Ice Boats. Bureaus of Gas, Highways, Lighting, Surveys, Street Cleaning aud Water. Department of Receiver of Taxes. Receiver elected in February, for three years. Term expires first Monday in April. Department of City Treasurer. Treasurer elected in November. Term, three years. Expires first Monday in Jan. Department of City Cou/i oiler. City Controller elected in November. Term, three years. Expires in January. Department of Laze. City Solicitor elected in February. Term, three years. Expires first Monday in April. District Attorney. Elected in November. Term, three years. Expires first Monday iu January. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS. Department of Education. The Board of Education has thirty-four members, one from each Ward, appointed for three vears by the Court of Common Pleas. Department of Charities and Correction. Five Directors. Appointed by the Mayor. Bureau of Charities. Bureau of Correction. Department of Sinking Fund Commissioners. Three members— The Mayor, the City Controller, and one elected by Councils. Elected by the people for three years. Two by the majority party and one by the minority. Recorder of Deeds. Elected in November for three years. Term expires January. Sheriff. Elected in November for three years. Term expires December 31. Register of Wills. Elected in November for three years. Term expires January. Coroner. Elected in November for three years. Clerk Quarter Sessions. Elected in November for three years. Term expires in January. Board of City Trusts. Board of Directors of Citv Trusts created by Act of Assemblv, June -,o, 1S69. Twelve members appointed by Court of Common Pleas ; ex-omcio members, the Mayor, and Presidents of Coun- The Board consists of nineteen members, sixteen of whom are chosen by Councils, one by Ches- ter, one by Bristol, and the Master Warden who is appointed by the Governor. Park Commission. In charge of Fairmount and Hunting Parks. Twelve Commissioners appointed by the Court of Common Pleas ; ex-omcio members, the Mavor, Presidents of Councils, Chief of Water Bureau, Chief of Survey Bureau. Public Building Commission. The Board of Public Building Commissioners, thirteen in number, have charge of building the City Hall. Commission created by Act of Assembly, August 5, 1S70. Board fills vacancies Mercantile Appraisers. Appointed jointly by AuditorGeneral of Pennsyl- vania and City Treasurer, for three years from November. Five members. P) ison Inspectors. Nine Inspectors. Appointed by Court of Common PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIA'S. POPULAR OFFICIALS. EDWIN SYDNEY STUART Now Mayor of the City of Philadelphia, was horn in this city in the year before the consolidation, December 28th, 1853. He is of Scotch-Irish ancestrv, which has produced many of our ablest and most enterprising men. His scholastic education was obtained in the public schools of the city, but after having passed through the various divisions of the Southwest Grammar School he left, and at the age of fourteen began the battle of life. Noticing an advertise- ment that a hov was wanted in Leary's old book store, then located at Fifth and Walnut streets, he made application for the place and obtained it, thereby getting hold of the bottom round of the busi- ness ladder on which he has climbed to fortune. Nine years after he entered this store as boy-of-all-work he was its owner by pur- chase from the Executor of the deceased proprietor. Shortly after- ward he removed the stock and business to the building on Ninth street, opposite the Post-office, now occupied by him, where, by assiduous attention to business, he built up a trade that rendered successive enlargement of the premises necessary, until now it is the largest establishment of the kind in the United States. Mr. Stuart's advent into the political arena dates from 1880, when he took a promi- nent part in the organization of the Young Republican Club, and was elected its Treasurer. Two years sub- sequently he was elected its President, and he has been annually re-elected to the Presidency ever since. Be- sides being President of the Young Republicans, he was elected President of the Penn- sylvania State League of Re- publican Clubs by .111 unani- mous vote of the Convention, and after serving one term in that capacity, during which his organizing ability and political tact aided the work of club labor materially, he was unanimously re-elected for another term at the Con- vention held in Pittsburgh. In 18N4 he was an Elector on tiie Blaine ticket, and enjoys the distinction of having re- ceived the largest majority of votes cast for any Blaine Elector of any State of the Union. He has served as a delegate to many State and City conventions, and in iSSS was the delegate from the First Congressional district to the National Convention which nominated Gen. Har- rison for the Presidency, and served as Chief Marshal of the Pennsylvania Division at his in- auguration, carrying with him on that occasion a gold mounted ebony baton presented to him by the Young Republicans, and which he now highly prizes as a souvenir. In the winter of 18S6 he was nominated by the Republicans of the Twenty-sixth Ward as their candidate for representative in Select Council, and in the following February he was elected by the largest majority ever cast for a councilmanic candidate in the Ward. His course in Councils was so eminently wise and discreet, combining conservatism with progressiveness, that he was not only re-elected in 18S9 without opposition from the Democrats, but his popularity was so wide-spread among all classes, irrespective of party, as to indicate that he was the choice of the people as their Chief Magistrate. In the fall of 1890 when the subject of a choice of a candidate for the Mayoralty was being agitated, a widely circu- lated journal offered a handsome prize to the man receiving the most votes, and the result demonstrated that Mr. Stuart was so largely the popular favorite that little remained for the nominating convention to do but select him as their standard bearer, and in the following February he was elected by a larger majority than was ever before given a Mayoralty candidate in Philadelphia. On April 1st he was inaugurated with imposing ceremony, and now the errand boy of 1867 is the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia, and the youngest man ever elected to that office. His course in the short time he has occupied the chair of Chief Magistrate is such as to justify the prediction made for him by Col. Lambert in the nominating convention, when he said : " He has done much to honor the men, its founders, who yet live among us, and he reveres the memories of those who have gone — he has shown that the newer generation, of which he is so noble a tvpe, is not unworthy the sacrifices the older made. In every position he has occupied he has shown himself capable, and his faithful discharge of all duties, public and private, is an earnest of his conduct in the higher station to which we purpose calling him." " On the sunny side of forty he has had wider experience of affairs than most men greatly his senior. Vigorous in health, broad-minded, clean-handed, clear-sighted, stout-hearted, he is well equipped for the grave responsibility of the Chief Executive of this great city. Alive to the wants of a municipality, whose people demand of their servants a policy in keeping with the enlightened spirit of the new decade, he will bring to the office of Mayor the aid of a progressive char- acter, and of unquestioned integrity and ability. * * * " Fully sympa- thizing with all rightful de- mands for progress, his ad- ministration will be just and liberal, and will rank with the ablest and best of his pre- decessors. He will be found responsible to the claims that the great corporation shall be administered in the interest of the whole people, determined that whatever executive ability, conscien- tious performance of duty can do, shall be done to keep this city of homes in line with the foremost municipal progress." Edwin Sydney Stuart GEORGE DEARDORFF McCREARY City ami County Treas- urer-elect, was born at York Springs Yillage, A d a m s county, Pa., September 2S, 1846. Two years subse- quently his parents moved to Schuylkill county where his father became an extensive coal miner and accumulated a large fortune. His early education was obtained in the schools of Tremont. Tama- qua, and Mauch Chunk, but at the age of fifteen he was sent to Saunders' Military student in the University of He then entered the Institute, and in 1S64 he became Pennsylvania, where he remained until 1867 employ of the Honevbrook Coal Company, of which his father was president, and in 1870 became a member of the firm of Whitney, McCrearv & Kemmerer, coal miners and shippers. In 1S79 he dis- posed of" his interest in the business and de\oted himself to the administration of his father's estate. As its representative he be- came a director in the Upper Lehigh Coal Company, the Nescopec Coal Company, the Pioneer Mining and Manufacturing Company of Alabama, the Lochiel Furnace Company, and the Philadelphia Mortgage and Trust Company. In 1887 lie organized the Market Street National Bank and became its first Vice-President. Mr. McCrcarv's claims to distinction, however, do not rest alone upon the business ability he has manifested, but upon his prominence in social reforms and active sympathy with humani- tarian movements to benefit his fellow men. He is President of the Pennsylvania Humane Society, organized to encourage by suitable rewards, acts of heroism, courage and charity; Vice-President of the Sanitarium Association of Philadelphia, and the Franklin Reformatory Home ; Director of the Sheltering Arms, Treasurer of the Philadelphia Sketch Club, and Trustee of the Sunday Morning Breakfast Association. PHILADELPHIA AMD POPULAR PHILADELPHIA^. POPULAR OFFICIALS. In politics he has been an Independent with Republican inclin- ations. He has persistently refused several places of honor and profit, and very reluctantly consented to accept the nomination of County Treasurer, to which he was recentlv elected by a hand- some majority over William Redwood Wright. WILLIAM G. SHIELDS Register of Wills-elect, was born in Germantown, Philadel- phia, June 12, 1846. After graduating from the Rittenhouse Grammar School he entered the employ of a florist, where he remained until December 1, 1S70, when he was appointed to the position of Trans- cribing Clerk in the Register of Wills office by W. M. Bunn, and was retained by his successors until 18S0, when W. Marshall Taylor, who had been elected Register, appointed him Deputy Register, a position that he has continued to hold through three administrations to the present time. During the twenty-one years that he has been con- nected with the office of Register he has been brought into contact with a very large number of citizens, and has impressed every one with the conviction that he is a man who knows his duty and faithfully and courteously performs it. On June 30, iSSS, the patrons of the office, including the leading attor- neys and officials of the finan- cial institutions of Philadel- phia, showed their apprecia- tion of him by presenting him with a valuable chrono- meter watch and chain ; and when his name was men- tioned as a suitable person to fill the office of Register three hundred lawyers and business men, without his solicitation and during his absence from the city, united in a strong testimonial recommending his nomination and certify- ing that: "In recommend- ing Mr. Shields for this posi- tion of honor and trust, we feel that, owing to his sturdy integrity and fidelity to duty, his courteous manners and obliging disposition, and his thorough knowledge of all the details connected with the office, he would make a most efficient Register of Wills, and be an especially available candidate, particu- larly at this time, and one whom every good citizen could consist- ently support." In accordance witli the popular wish he was nominated by the Republican party, and at the election held in November, 1891, received a majority of 27,182 over his Democratic competitor, and 6,36s more than his associate on the same ticket for Countv Treasurer. When the office of Director of Public Safety became vacant by the resignation of its incumbent Mayor Stuart tendered the ap'- pointment to Mr. Beitler, and he was 'confirmed bv Select Council October 1, 1891. He is now at the head of the Bureau of Police, of Fire, of Health, City Property and other important bureaus, and, notwithstanding his inexperience in official life, it is to be hoped he will be able to discharge its duties with advantage to the city and credit to himself. ABRAHAM M. BEITLER Recently appointed Director of Public Safety, was born in Philadelphia July 8, 1853. His education was obta'ined in the pub- lic schools of his native city, and after graduating from the Central High School he entered the office of C. Stuart Patterson, Esq., as a student of law, from which he was admitted to the bar in Januarv, 1S75. Three years subsequently he was appointed Third Assistant in the City Solicitor's office, from which he was promoted to be First Assistant, a position he held at the time of his appointment as Director. His principal professional triumph was his argument before the Supreme Court in regard to the right of the citv to com- pel passenger railways to repave the streets on which their tracks are laid with improved pavements, securing a decision in its favor. JAMES HAMILTON W1NDRIM Now Director of Public Works, was born in Philadelphia, July 4, 1S40, of Scotch-Irish parentage. He was admitted to Girard College when nearly ten years of age and remained in that institu- tion until 1S56, when he was indentured to John W. Torrey to learn the profession of an architect. Mr. Torrey arranged for his admission into the office of John Notman, architect, but failing health necessitated a change to an out-door employment, and Mr. Windrim removed to West Chester, where he worked at the carpenter's trade with Thomas Batcman. After a protracted engage- ment he returned to the citv and resumed his connection with Mr. Notman as carpen- ter and draughtsman, which continued until after the completion of the Holv Trin- ity Protestant Episcopal Church built by him. Mr. Windrim was then selected by the late Hon. John Welsh as superintend- ent of works during the erec- tion of the Hospital of the Pro- testant Episcopal Church, of which the late Samuel Sloan was architect. Shortly after opening an office in the city he was tendered an engage- ment by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in connec- tion with the building of the Union Depot in Pittsburgh. Returning to Philadel- phia after four years he again opened an office and his first engagement was with the late John Rice, builder, as the architect of Jay Cooke's famous mansion, Ogoutz, fol- lowed by the original build- ing of the Fidelity Trust Company, the Fourth street offices of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, the Ma- sonic Temple. Mr. Windrim's great masterpiece ; National Bank of Northern Liberties, Trades- men's National Bank, and many handsome residences of promi- nent citizens. He planned and built the bank and office building of the National Safe Deposit Company and the Fleming office building at Washington, D. C, also the new building of the West- ern Saving Fund Society at Tenth and Walnut streets, this city. He was also architect for a £75,000 Masonic Temple in Al- tooua. In 1S71, the Board of City Trusts, realizing the necessity of having an architect to continually look after the interests of the estate in its extensive real estate affairs, recognized in Mr. Windrim the proper man, and he was engaged by them as the architect for " The Girard Estate." For this Board he designed and superin- tended from time to time the erection of the new buildings for the Girard College, which gave the institution a capacity to accommo- date 1600 pupils. In 1SS9, upon the recommendation of Postmas- ter-General Wanamaker, Mr. Windrim was appointed by the late Secretary of the Treasury, Supervising Architect of the United States, a position that he held when Mayor Stuart tendered him the appointment as Director of Public Works, and he now has charge of the Bureaus of Gas, Highways, Lighting, Surveys, Street Cleaning and Water of the City of Philadelphia. kMES Hamilton Windrim PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIA^. POPULAR OFFICIALS. GEORGE SCOTT GRAHAM George S Graham, the present efficient District Attorney of the county of Philadelphia, was, at the time of his first election to that office ' the youngest man ever chosen tor that position. As Ins name' implies, lie is of Scotch-Irish descent. His father, James Graham Was a native of Ireland, but in early life came to this country and at one time was engaged in business as a carpet manu- facturer, and later was a prominent grocer His mother was Sarah T Scott, the daughter of a well-to-do farmer of county Derry, Ireland/and was a woman of superior character Mr. Graham was born in Philadelphia September 15. 1850, and received his early education at the Jefferson Grammar School on Fifth street above Poplar. Later he continued Ins studies under the care and direction of his brother Robert, then attending the University of Pennsylvania and now a pastor in .the Presbyterian Church Be- tween'the ages of seventeen and eighteen he entered the orhce of Geor"e W. Dedricks, Esq., and began the study of law He sub- sequently registered as a student under his present partner, John Roberts,' Esq., and after having taken a course in the Law Depart- ment of the University of Penn- sylvania, he was admitted to the bar in 1S70. He soon gained an honorable recognition on the part of the public and won lor himself a desirable clientage. The political field was his next step, and having a marked talent as a speaker his services were in demand upon the stump. He forged at once to the front, and uniting with the Independent Republican element in his ward, he was nominated for Select Council, an office lie succeeded 111 reaching after a bitterly contested struggle, in which the old ring element was worsted. His accom- plishments as a speaker and de- bater soon made him a power 111 that branch of the city govern- ment. He rose rapidly into no- tice and was made 'Chairman ot the Committee on Law and a member of the Finance Commit- tee. In 1.S77 the independent and younger clement of his party urged him for the nomination of District Attorney, but so great was the factional feeling in the convention that a compromise candidate was selected. The com- promise did not 1-eal the breach. and a Democrat was elected to the office. In 1SS0 the factional spirit having in a great measure disappeared, he became the unan- imous choice of his party for the District Attorneyship, and was elected to that office by a large majority From" that time to this he has held the office without interruption, and bv reason of his faithful discharge ot the duties of the position he lias been twice made the joint nominee ot the Republican and Democratic parties for re-election. At the last contest he was opposed by a strong Democrat, whom he defeated bv an overwhelming majority. Mr. Graham was married Decem- ber "o 1S70, to Miss Emma M. Ellis, a daughter of Chas. Ellis, and they have two children living. He is an elder in the Presbyterian Church at Broad and Oxford streets and is Superintendent ot the Sunday School. He is a prominent member ot the Masonic Fra- ternity having been an officer in the Grand Lodge of the State for several years, as well as in Corinthian Royal Arch Chapter. Xo. 20, and is a'Past Grand Commander of Knights Templar ot Pennsyl- vania. He is a member of the Union League, the Five O clock Club and other social and political organizations. _ In February of 18S9 Lafayette College, at Easton, conferred on him the honorary degree of Doctor of Law. . He is also Professor of Criminal Law and Procedure in the University of Pennsylvania. •' \ffcctionate and generous as a husband and lather, warm ami loyal in his friendships, he is beloved bv all those who know mm well, and is in the fullest acceptation of the term a Christian gentleman. JOHN LIPPINCOTT K1NSEY Now First Assistant District Attorney, was born August 29, 1846, in Philadelphia, where his father, William Kinsey, was a well- known leather merchant. Though not a college graduate he received a liberal education in select seminaries and attained considerable proficiency under private tutors in the acquisition ot the Latin and Greek languages. Having determined to adopt the law as his profession, he was registered as a student in the office of Albert S. Letchworth, Esq., and admitted to the bar October, 1S72. The inclination of his mind was towards equity law and the niceties of pleading, and during his early career at the bar he seldom appeared in a criminal court execp't in a few noted homicide cases. When Mr. Graham became prosecutor of the pleas he invited Mr. Kinsey to be his third assistant, having in charge especially the drawing of indictments, which in many instances demands great care skill and accuracy. It is the favorite tactics of counsel for the defense in criminal cases to attack the bill of indictment and a flaw in the indictment has often resulted in the discharge of notori- ous offenders. Mr. Kinsey ac- cepted the invitation and dis- charged the duties of the office so faithfully and well that he has since been promoted to be First Assistant District Attorney. Mr. Kinsey was a Republican before he was of age and has represented the party in many citv ami county conventions. In 1SS2 he was its nominee for Reg- ister of Wills, but through politi- cal combinations and the action of the Committee of One Hun- dred, he failed of election, though the majority of his opponent was only 576. He has also taken great interest in the public schools and has been a member of the Board of Public Education for several years. He is a member of the Union League and the Historical Society. In private life he is essentially domestic and spends the greater portion of his leisure time 111 his elegant library which is said to contain 5000 volumes. He married Miss Bellas, daughter of Thomas Bellas, firm of Craig ei Bellas. JOHN TAYLOR Receiver of Taxes lor the Citv. was born May 3, 1S40. in the' old district of Spring Garden. When three years of age his par- ents moved into the old city John Taylor proper, in that part now known as the Seventh Ward. He attended the Southwest Grammar School until thirteen vears of age. when he found employment with Cum- min.'s & Co at that time a well-known business house 011 South Third street.' He entered the army on May 27, 1S61. as Sergeant of Company E. 2d Pennsylvania Reserve Corps commanded by Colonel William B. Mann, and was mustered out of service as Cap- tain March 4. 1S65, having been successively promoted to Orderly Sergeant and Lieutenant for gallant and meritorious services in the field. He participated in the following we H-kiiovvn battles of the Rebellion ;P Drainsville. Mechanicsville Cold Harbor Savage Sta- tion, Gaines' Mills (as Sergeant commanding Company ),^\Tiite Oak Swamps, Malvern Hill, Second Bull Run, South Mountain A e- tam, Fredericksburg (where he was twice woundedL Gettysburg, Mine Run and the Wilderness. lie was wounded and taken prisoner Mav 5, 1S64, and imprisoned at Lvuchburg Danville, Macon, Savannah, Charleston, Columbia. Raleigh and Yv ilmmgton. He was released a the latter place 0,1 March 1. 1S65. After being mustered out of active service he entered the Quarter Master General s Department of the Regular Army, and remained 1.1 that position until 1S70, when he returned to Philadelphia. In 1871 he em- barked in the insurance business. He is a prominent meinfe-rf the Grand Army of the Republic and has served as Post Com- mander State Department Commander, and has been Quarter PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPIIIAXS. POPULAR OFFICIALS. Master General of the National Department since 1881. He repre- sented the Thirty-first Ward in the lower branch of Councils in 1881 and 1882. In January, 1SS9, Captain Taylor was unanimously nominated by the Republican Convention in Philadelphia as a candidate for Receiver of Taxes, and was elected, receiving a majority of 40,000 votes. CHARLES F. WARWICK City Solicitor for Philadelphia, was born in this citv February 14, 1850. He read law in the office of that distinguished lawyer, E. Spencer Miller, and later he entered the Taw Department of' the University of Pennsylvania, and was admitted to practice in 1S73. He early displayed a natural aptitude for politics, and before he had attained his majority was well versed on all the great questions of the day. In 1S75, when Gov. Hartranft was a candidate for the second term for Gubernatorial honors, he was requested by the Governor's political managers to take the " stump " in his be- half, which he did, his speeches being notably strong and in- fluencing. That was his intro- duction as a public political speaker ; and since then he has actively participated in every important canvass, showing rare powers in that line of oratory. During the Blaine campaign he was called to Ohio and Indiana, and his ad- dresses were considered among the strongest, most convincing heard in these States for many a day. One of the Western papers, commenting upon his work on the stump, said : " His language was bright witli metaphor ; his argument iron- clad with logic ; his voice in- spiring, and he entered into the spirit of his discussions with an enthusiasm and vigor that carries conviction." When George S. Graham was elected District Attorney he determined to surround him- self witli young, active and able attorneys as his assistants, anil called Mr. Warwick from his lesser sphere and made him one of his assistant prosecutors of the Common Pleas. Mr. Warwick displayed rare ability anil attained great success in his wider field and personally managed a number of import- ant cases. In 1S84 he was nominated for the office of City Solicitor, and after one of the hardest fought political battles ever waged in this city, was elected by a majority of about 14,000, running 5,000 ahead of his ticket. He was re-elected to the same office in 1887 by a majority of 38,000. While in office he has argued some of the most important questions that have ever come before the Courts in relation to municipal law, and has successfully tried a number of very important cases, among which have been the five-cent street car fare, the gas trust inquiry suit, and many others. Other cases with which he was promi- nently connected were the engrossing by him of the Bullitt Bill, the sewerage road law ; and he passed upon the bills authorizing the building of the Belt Line and Philadelphia & Reading Terminal Railroads. At present he is engaged with the city's law depart- ment in trying to unravel the tangled skein formed by the Key- stone Bank-City Treasurer John Bardsley combination. under William Henry Rawlc, Esq. He passed his examination and was admitted to the Bar on May 25, 1872. He at once entered actively upon the practice of his profession, and in November, 1875, was offered the position of First Assistant United States Attorney by John K. Valentine, Esq. Mr. McMichael declined, however, preferring civil to criminal practice. In 18S1, he was appointed Solicitor of the Guardians of the Poor. This position he held for about two years, and he was then promoted and given charge of the preparation and trial of all cases to which the City of Philadel- phia was a party brought in Court of Pleas No. 2.' By gradual promotion he has attained the position of Second Assistant City Solicitor, and has had under his supervision a large amount of litigation, including the preparation and trial of suits both at law and equity in the Courts of Common Pleas, and he has argued in the Supreme Court very many important causes involving the rights of the municipality. Mr. McMichael has published a Digest of the Statutes and adjudicated cases relating to the Municipal Law of the City of Philadelphia, and his literarv work has also included other critical articles upon legal subjects. Besides his pro- fessional duties with the Law Department, Mr. McMichael has had a large mercantile and corporation practice. He is the counsel for several banks, trust companies and large business houses. He is a hard worker, a zealous advocate, and has had a large measure of success iu the trial of cases. In politics he has alwavs been a Republican, and al- though taking an active part iu politics, lie lias never sought office. Charles Barnsley McMichael. NORRIS S. BARRATT Son of the late Mary Irvine and James Barratt, jr.. was born in the city of Philadel- phia, on the 23d day of August, 1862. Educated at private and public schools. Studied law with Louis C. Massey, Esq., and was admitted to the liar December 1, 1SS3, and is now engaged in the practice of his profession. He was appointed Assistant City Solicitor by Charles F. Warwick, City So~- licitor, April, 1S90, anil as- signed as Solicitor of the Bu- reau of Building Inspectors, which position he now holds. He is a Republican in politics and has for several years taken an active part in the Twenty- seventh Ward, in which he resides, as a member of the Republican Executive Committee. He is a prominent member of the "Young Republicans," and has been one of the Board of Directors of that organization since 1SS9. He is an Honorary member of the Iona Boat Club of the Schuvlkill Navy and was its President in 1SS3. On July 15, 1SS9, lie was elected an Honorary member of the Tippecanoe Veteran Club No. 1, of Philadelphia. He is also a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Lodge No. 2, Philadelphia, and Oriental Ro\-al Arch Chapter No. 183, as well as a member of the "Law- Association" and "The Historical Societv of Penusvlvauia." CHARLES BARNSLEY MCMICHAEL Was born in Philadelphia, February 23, 1850. He is the youngest sou of Morton McMichael, who was Sheriff, and after- wards Mayor of the City of Philadelphia. He graduated at Harvard College in June, 1S70, and immediately began the study of law THOMAS GREEN Now Recorder of Deeds, was born in Frankford, October 20, 1S32. He is of Scotch-English descent, his father having come from England and his mother being a Scotch lady whose maiden name was Christiana Anderson. After having obtained a fair education in the public schools of Frankford, especially the Marshall Gram- mar School, and at pay-schools, he learned the moulder's trade in the famous establishment of Alfred Jenks & Son and subsequentlv formed a partnership with James Sineham under the firm name of Green & Sineham, which still continues, they being the proprietors PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIA NS. POPULAR OFFICIALS. of the Union Iron Foundry in Frankford, where machine castings of every description are made to order, loam castings being a specialty . X Green has always been a Republican m politics and his first production into public life was as a member of Select toun.nl, to which he was elected in February, l8bo, defeating John BL Reading a Democrat, by a vote of 2,620 to 1,056. His course in Coundf was so satisfactory to Ins constituents that they rc-dectoi hh aim and again, until he voluntarily resigned to take his present position * He was placed on almost all the most important committees, and was one of the few members that were always present at the committee's meeting. He was an able and earnest advocate of better means for rapid transit, and, as the resolutions which lie Select Council unanimously passed on his retirement expressed it, "zealous in all matters looking to the prosperity and Sest good of the entire municipality." In November 1890 Mr Green was elected Recorder of Deeds by a plurality vote of S!o4o being the largest plurality vote received by any candidate at the State election. H. P. CONNELL The high esteem in which Horatio P.Connell, Sheriff of rhila- delph bounty, is held by its citizens., is shown in the enormous vote bv which he was elected to his responsible position In round 'fvnires lie polled iis.ooo votes, which was largely in excess of those received by any other candidate at that election Air Council is a native of Allegheny county, this State, where he was l.orn October 30, 1S40. "During his boyhood career he atte .Vied tie public schools of his native place, and ater upon 'the removal of his parents to Philadelphia, pursued his studies the ublic schools of this citv. He afterwards took up the t„dv o ?CivS Engineering and Surveying, and his P^™ career in this city was one of marked success. He ably filled ^ for manv years tfie position of surveyor and secretary of Hie Mount Voriah Cemetery Association, and continues 111 that important po- sk ion t.,-dav. He was appointed Sergeunt-at-Arms o the Semite of 1'eiiusvlvauia. and served 1.1 that capacity in 1881-82. I «asl e first H.blic recognition of the valuable services he had render jed he Republican party. In 1SS3, he was awarded alio her honor by be in- elected a member of the House ot Representatives He was re elected in 1885, and again in 1887. As a legislator-,, Mr. Councl > reconl is ""bout a single blot, and he served the interests oe State 1.1 an able, impartial manner, supporting the right and using hs every endeavor to defeat the wrong. His ; steadfast a teiition to tie duties of the office won for him the confidence of the public ot only ... Ins own party, but of the Democratic, and when. ... No- vember ,890. he appeared as the Republican candu a e ^for sheriff he was elected by an overwhelming majority. He has tilled the or fice with ability Jsince the first Monday of January, 1S91, and is held in high esteem' as an able, honest aud fearless official. which thev are deposited in the office, he has discouraged the filing of caveats' to wills for trivial causes, he has adopted a new system ol ippraisemeut bv which the State will be greatly benefited 1.1 in- creased revenues from decedents' estates; and being ex-ofncio Clerk of the Orphan's Court he has taken measures to rearrange, protect and preserve the important papers on file in this court, and how vast their number may be gleaned from the fact that 2400 hie boxes arc required to contain them. Mr. Gratz is a young man but he has made his mark. SAMUEL H. ASHBR1DGE Now Coroner for the Citv and County of Philadelphia, was born in New Jersey, December 5, 1849- He is of Quaker parentage and is descended from a family whose settlement in this country antedates, it is said, the arrival of Wm. Penn. He was brought to Philadelphia at an early age and was educated 111 its public schools. When he was fifteen lie left school and entered the office of a coal merchant, where he remained until he was o age, when he em- barked in the business for his own account, with varying success for several vears. When Mr. Powers was appointed Coroner b t He Governor, to fill the unexpired term of Dr. Gilbert deceased, he appointed Mr. Ashbridge his Deputy, and when Drjanney became Coroner 111 1S82, he appointed him his chief clerk. In 1SS3 Mr Powers was elected Coroner by the people and lie agam appointed Mr Ashbridge his Deputy, a position that he held until he himself was elected Coroner in .886. He discharged the duties o. tlic office si; acceptably that on the expiration of his first term ... .8 89 he was honored with a unanimous nomination and election tor a second term. . . _,<-,,- ,,.,,, ,„r ;„ Durin- his long connection with the duties of a Coroner 111 Philadelphia, Mr. Ashbridge has acquired an experience Ww men possess. He has been particularly successful 111 investigating the causes of mysterious deaths, and has unearthed many hidden crimes. He holds in his keeping secrets affecting the honor o pronnnent families an.l professional men. which u revealed would create astonishment and consternation throughout societ}. Possess!,,., a broad intelligence and a high sc.se ot honor he has discharged the judicial duties pertaining to the olhcc with esccp- ^ttSSv^STSSfc-cd a fondness .for the excitement incidental to political life and allied himself with -.he kep - can party. He has presided at many of its meetings and con cut oils a, of late vears has developed a talent lor oratory that has nude 'his -,erv,cc4 in -real demand 1,1 elect,..,, campaigns. He is a member of the Union Republican Club. Auti-Cobden Club .,,,.1 of twentv-threc fraternal Orders aud Associations. ALFRED GRATZ Now Register of Wills for the City of Philadelphia was horn in this citv. February ,7. 1854. He ,s the son of Edward .ral 1. > accumulated large wealth as a wholesale grocer, having Ills, principal store at Seventh and Market streets (where the Declaration ot Inde- pendence is said to have been penned), and invested it m improved property, founding what is well known to conveyancers as the lrat? Estate " He received a fair education 111 private schools but his father dving while he was yet a lad he gave up school and d reeled Ins attention to business, being engaged lor a tunc as a tea merchant In 1880 he was appointed a Real Estate Assessor and serve such for eight vears. In the fall of iSSS he was nomin- ated bv the Republicans for Register of Wills and elected b> a """^"^rair^accredited with having proved to be one of the best Re'-isters of Wills Philadelphia has ever had. The ofUec being partly aludicial one his decisions in disputed will cases have been Faifand rarely, if ever, overruled by the Probate Court. X hen Mr Gratz assumed charge of the department in Januan, ibbg, he found a svsten. in operation the same as when the firs will was probated "111 16S3 and he has introduced so many improvements that ^•e have not space to allude to any but a few °f tlie more important He has bad the old records which by constant handling had become nearly valueless rearrange,!, rebound and reindexed, the indexes comprising 26 volumes; he has had the old documents overhauled an Id covcredalar.,.ea,nouutofdelin<pientcollatera ..iher.tant ax, w ,"s never outlawed, due to the State. He has directed that jaU documents shall be transcribed as lar us possible 0.1 the d.n upon JAMES W. LATTA Clerk of Ouarter Sessions. Citv of Philadelphia, was born \pril IQth. IS3?, in Philadelphia. His lather was John E. ... 1 a wo leceased'.u .S6S. a well-known lawyer, who had been Solicitor of die Tax Department and under Postmaster Taylor was Clue Clerk His mother was a Bartlett, whose family were well known " ° «"ea3 tutat^s educated in the common schools and gradu- ated from the Central High School B. A ... ib56 He > tidied Ltw -,,, 1,;= r.,fi,„r -oid in the office o the Hon. Wm. A. tierce, who w^ iferw rd J dgc of the Common Picas, Philadelphia. He was admitted to the bar April 19th, i860, when twenty-one yearso age He e'u tne practice o.law in IMiiladelphia winch hecout.nuedm 1S62 On the .Qth of April, 1S61, he enlisted as a private 1 Com- panvD Gav Reserves. 'now the Sth Regiment, National Guards, Pa On the °A of Aivust, 1862, he was commissioned 2nd Lieuten- ant in Co npa, C 1.9th Pennsylvania Volunteers. September ""tl .862, L was commissioned tst Lieiite r unit ^mp.uy L W s a^ntine^^^ ordered to the 4th Division ot the Cavalry Corps ot tlic Jin u.irs Snck^Blnt^to'Ma^ro, At the close of the war he^as SS3SS >SZS^SSS^£tt - auty PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIANS. POPULAR OFFICIALS. until January, 1866, when he was honorablv mustered out of service. He was offered and declined a commission as First Lieutenant, 6th U. S. Infantry. In 1S64 he was successively brevetted Major and Lieutenant Colonel for gallant and meritorious services in battle. His services covered the whole extent of the United States, an incident unusual in the Volunteer service. After muster out he resumed the practice of law in Philadelphia and also his connection with the 1st Regiment Peunsvlvania National Guards. In 186S he was commissioned Colonel of the Regiment and after four years of service was promoted by Governor Hart- ranft to Adjutant General of the State of Pennsylvania, which position he held under Governors Hartranft and Hovt. He was appointed Commander of the G. A. R.,' State of Penn- sylvania, in the Centennial year, and Master of Philadelphia Lodge No. 72, A. F. and A. M. He is a member of Post No. 2, G. A. R., and member of the Pennsylvania Commauderv, Militarv Order of the Loyal Legion. He was the first Secretary of the Civic Service Board under the operation of the Bullitt Bill, which position he resigned to accept his present position as Clerk of Quarter Sessions, to which he was elected in November, 1889. He has been an active member of the L'nion League since 1S66. He married Miss Susan Evre Withers, daughter of Hanson L. Withers, of the firm of Dale, Ross & Withers, a well-known Market street silk house. RICHARD PELTZ Who for more than ten years has been Deputy Clerk of the Quarter Sessions, was born in Philadelphia, July 11, 1832. After having been a pupil in the Central High School, which he left on the death of his father, he entered the store of Henry A. Bower, at Sixth and Green streets, to learn the retail drug business, and remained with him until he attained his majority. His introduction into public life began by his capturing a clerk- ship in "the Tax Office in 1S54, which he filled so acceptably for a number of years, that in 1S66 he was elected Receiver of Taxes. In 186S he was a candidate for re-election, and though the certificate of elec- tion was given to his oppo- nent, Mr. Malloy, he established his claim to the office after a contest and held it until 1S71. Four years later he was elected a member of the Common Council from the Twenty-fourth Ward and served for two terms. In 1880, Mr. William R. Leeds be- came Clerk of the Courts, by appointment of the Governor, to fill the unexpired term of Geo. Truman deceased, and Mr. Pelt?, was selected as the Chief Deputy, a position for which he has displayed such superior qualifications that he has held it through all changes of administration until the present time. Since May, 1S72, he has also been a member of the Board of Public Building Commissioners having charge of the erection of the New City Hail. When the Confederate forces invaded the State of Pennsylvania in 1S63, Mr. Peltz enlisted for the emergency in the First Regiment Gray Reserves, and served in the campaign which succeeded the battle of Gettysburg, until General Lee's army was driven across the Potomac. *muel Light moved to this city in 1S21, and at an early age young Mann became his father's assistant. But having fixed upon the law as his voca- tion, he entered the office of the Hon. Charles Navlor, and in 1S3S, was admitted to the Bar at the age of twenty-two. He began practice in the Northern Liberties. Politics and law were con- temporaneous with him. His first support was given to the Whig party. In 1S50 he received his first appointment to public office, Assist- ant District Attorney to Win. B. Reed, Esq., and from that time for- ward for twenty-one years, he gave his attention almost exclusively to the practice of criminal law in which he stands among the heads of the profession. He was connected while Assistant District Attorney with the celebrated habeas corpu s case of Passmore William- son tried for assisting slaves. In 1856 he became the Whig candi- date for District Attorney, and after a tedious litigation of seven months was placed in the office from which for fifteen years his political opponents could not remove him. Upon the organization of the Republican party he espoused its doctrines. In 1S60, he was a delegate to the Chicago Convention and assisted materially in the nom- ination of Abraham Lincoln. When the war became inevita- ble he determined to lend his efforts to crush force by force. He was active in the encour- agement of enlistments and formation of regiments. In the outset he had determined to organize a regiment, though not with the intention of re- maining permanently in the field, believing that his best exertions for the countrv's welfare could lie rendered "at home. Elected Colonel of the companies of Philadelphia, for the reserve corps, and organ- ized as a regiment at Camp Washington, he placed his regiment in the field, and when in the fall of 1861 the armv retired into winter quarters he resigned his command and re- turned to civic life. In 1862 he was elected District Attorney and again in 1865. In 186S lie declined the nomination but in 1871 was again nominated and ejected to the office. For the period of twenty-one vears his life had been one of unre- mitting care in that office. In 1874 the Judges of the Com- mon Pleas appointed Mr. Mann Prothonotary, which office he has since held and managed with great ability. Col. Mann FOOT Smedley married the choice of his youth, and on April 15, 1SS9, celebrated their golden wedding. His son, Charles Naylor Mann, is a member of the Bar, and his assistant. COL. WILLIAM B. MANN Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, was born at Mt. Holly, N. J., Oct. 27, 1S16. His father, Rev. William Maun, was widely known and respected in Philadelphia, as a teacher. He re- CHARLES B. ROBERTS First Deputy Prothonotary of the Common Pleas Courts, was born in Philadelphia, February 16, 1859. After receiving a fair education in the schools of his native city, he was registered a student of law in the office of John Mclntyre, Esq., and admitted to the bar December 5, 1S60. For several years he devoted his attention to Conveyancing and mastering the intricacies of Real Estate law, but when Tames McManus became the Prothonotary of the District Court of Philadelphia, December 1, 1S66, he appointed Mr. Roberts to a clerkship in the office. He remained first clerk of the Prothonotary's office of the District Courts, until December 1S75, when, under the new Constitution of 1874, the District Court expired and the whole court business of the county was concen- trated in four courts of Common Pleas with one Prothonotary for all. Col. Win. B. Mann became the first Prothonotary and he appointed Mr. Roberts his First Deputy, a position he has held by successive appointments to the present time. Col. Mann, who has known him long and well, thus speaks of him. PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIANS. POPULAR OFFICIALS. "Dunne his Ion- service he lias obtained a vast amount of S he practice of the law and of the minutest details of knowledge ol .tneP™c"" ffi His duties bring him into direct the who c .business of ^he off. His rf ^ J^ who havc intercourse witn tuc <u.u , , inteeritv. His manners ^'^t^reeaU tSSfin,,, and he is are polite •»«u-^ame an immense amount of business of such a aWC V^iaractt' to excite Uie admiration of those who throng intimately co-ersant byta™^ £ ™ ^ tQ lt Fra !nCunu ua^ases i 1 under his guidance prevent themselves £mgo ^r His life lias for many = J^^ gZ^ &?S2£ charier integrity, or endeared himself to a larger circle of friends and acquaintances. CHARLES NAYLOR MANN Eldest son of Hon.William B Mann, and now Deputy Prothonotarv of the Common Tleas was born in Philadel- phia. February 14, i«40. His primary education was ob- tained "in the public schools of his native citv, and finished bv a classical course under the tuition of his grandfather, the Rev William Mann, one ot the foremost teachers of lus dav He then entered upon the studv of the law in the office of Charles E. Lex, Esq., and was admitted to the Bar Tune 3d, 1S63. When Charles H T Col lis became City So- licitor he appointed Mr. Mann as his Assistant, an office that he held until the end of that .rcntlcmau's term, when he 'resumed his private practice. r„ [SS3 he was appointed Deputy Prothonotarv of the Court* of Common Pleas, a position that he has held to the present time with unvary- ing satisfaction to the Bench and the Bar. While Mr. Mann s profes- sional career has been devoted to the Law his personal tastes have inclined to dramatic lit- erature. In this field he cn- iovs a distinctive reputation. As a dramatic critic his taste has been formed by a familiar acquaintance with the best studied law in the office of John Dolman, Esq., and was admitted to cbarMav nth, .871. He was appointed Court Clerk under John 1 Loughrcdge in 1872, and after the consolidation was appointed to his present positiion. , . Mr McCain is of a genial disposition, and accommodating, filling his position to the utmost satisfaction of both bench and bar. SAMUEL L1GHTFOOT SMEDLEY Chief Engineer and ex-officio a Park Commissioner of the City of Philadelphia, was born at Edgmont. Delaware County, la Deceber 20 !S32. He is descended in the seventh generation fromGeorgl'smedley, a native of Derbyshire, England, who emi- Jraed to America in 16S2 with other followers of Wm. Penn, and Kttlel t Middlctown, Pa., buying land there lying just west of the present town of Media, which is still owned, occupied and cultivated bv his descendants. The father of the subject of this ^etctlanfuel L. Smedley, Sr., was^rnand^don this ferm. ents he acquired an excellent education, and although never having wholly abandoned agri- cultural pursuits, lie carried on an extensive business as sur- veyor and conveyancer and in addition taught' school for manv seasons. He died at the early age of thirty-six years, leaving a wife, Hannah Peu- nell, a daughter of Joseph Peunell, of Middletown, and three sous, of whom the sub- ject of this sketch, who was but two vears old at the time of his father's death, was the youngest. He inherited the intellectual tastes of his father, and so rapid was his progress that at the age of sixteen he was preparing for a collegiate course. Rut failing health compelled him to abandon further systematic study, and for four or five vears he de- voted himself to farm work. which restored llitll to good health. In 1855. "wing de- cided to adopt the profession of surveying and engineering, he placed himself under the instruction of Joseph Fox, a noted citv surveyor. His pro- gress was rapid and he soon became an expert draughts- man. In 1856 he was engaged bv the Commissioners of Blocklev to lav out the streets that district; and soon after J Charles Oscar Beasley acquaintance with the '^st .. nnnreciativelv the best mmmmm JAMES PENN McCAIN d-k of co,„. or »»-« SAS°„" rS-uS',; „„s te pubiuhea , r,pi=.« a..s of M-a-s a,;";,™::. the Schuylkill river known as Lansdo un n V P ^ couve, ted into a park. Its jW^ »£ » < ^.officio member of personal work, and since l87* h? h^- °f^' cheap and delightful {he Park Commissioners. But t. r 1 11m tlic en p ^ conveyance through the park by the .u ns ' >» £ gravity railway which lie ™^ "££*<& Councils to' the engineering works of the : present S^^S^fr Bridge at of the Penrose Ferry Bridge, the *■?" Brill e aml Market, street Fairmou, at Br dg e G ra ,1 as i ^ the raising of the grade of Walnut street American Soc ety Schuvlkill. Mr. Smedley is a '"cmi.cr < Philadelphia, of Civil Engineers, the Engineers Club 01 r 14 PHILADELPHIA A. YD POPULAR PHILADELPHIAXS. POPULAR OFFICIALS. Historical Society of Pennsylvania since 1S57 and was its recording secretary tor fourteen years. He is also a member of the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, Franklin Institute. West Philadelphia Institute, Delaware Comity Institute of Science, American Public Health Association. American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Union League and other social and political clubs of prominence, Mr. Smedlev is a bachelor and resides in West Philadelphia. M. L. Snyder, and Emily) are living. In religion Mr. Cassin is a Friend, being a birthright member of the Society of Friends, and in politics he is a Democrat, and has twice represented his Con- gressional district in National Conventions. JOHN L. HILL A prominent member of the Board of Public Building Com- missioners, was born in Philadelphia, September 20th, 1840. His parents, who were natives of Scotland, came to this countrv when young and his father became a noted sculptor and carver in marble, the tomb of Washington, at Mount Vernon, being a specimen of his handiwork. Left an orphan at an earlv age young Hill, after passing through the public schools anil spending a year at the Cen- tral High School, apprenticed himself to the well-known firm of John Struthers & Son to learn the trade of marble cutting, in which he became so proficient that while a journeyman he was employed to complete the famous sarcophagus of Henry Clay. Early in life Mr. Hill took an interest in politics and identified himself witli the Republican party while that party was vet in its infancy. His advent into official life took place when he became Chief Clerk of the Department of City Property, a position that lie held for two years and until Hon. Charles O'Neill offered him a clerkship in the Tax Office. When Richard Peltz became Receiver of Taxes he made Mr. Hill his Chief Clerk and subsequently then appointed him Collector of Delinquent Taxes, a position that lie held during the years 1S70, [S71 ami 1872. In 1875 the City Councils elected him Chief Commissioner of Highways, but he resigned the office after serving one year. His present official position on the Commissioners to erect the Public Buildings dates from January iStll, 1S72, when he was appointed to succeed J. Price Wctherill, and he has served continuously in the Board to the present time. Mr. Hill has loiiy been prominent in the councils of the Repub- lican party and for more than a quarter of a century lias been a delegate to nearly every local and Slate Convention. In 1876 he was 1 delegate to the National Convention which nominated Ruth- erford 1>. Hayes for the Presidency. He is also interested in many important industrial enterprises, notably the M. Taylor Paving Company of New York, and has been associated for several years with the Disstons in the Florida Laud and Improvement Company. ISAAC SHARPLESS CASSIN Member of the Public Building Commission of Philadelphia, is one of tlic most eminent hydraulic engineers in America. Joseph Cassin. his father, emigrated from Oueen's county, Ireland, and settled in Philadelphia in [725- Among bis sons were John and I. uke. Luke Cassin married Ann Worrall of Delaware Co., Pa., who bore him a sou named Thomas, who married Rachel Sharpless. by whom he had nine children, including John Cassin. a distin- guished ornithologist, and Isaac S.. the subjectof this. sketch. The latter was born July 29, 1.S26. near Media, Delaware county. Pa., and after receiving a liberal education at the Friends' School at Westtowu, Chester county, and from private tutors, he entered the machine shops of I. P. Morris & Co., as an apprentice, who at the time were manufacturing some of the largest Cornish pumpiug-en- giues ever built for mining and waterworks purposes. Mr. Cassin served for a term as chief-engineer of the United States Mint at Philadelphia, and in 1856 was appointed engineer for the Spring Garden waterworks of that city, and during his administration effected many improvements. Subsequently he served as engineer of the Philadelphia gas-works, and then engaged largely in the con- struction of water and gas works throughout the country, including California, and also the Cauadas. Those of his construction in this vicinity include the Chester, Oxford, Media, West Chester, Wayne, Coatcsville, Pottstown, Conshohocken , Ashland, Phcenixville, Holmesburg. Birdsborough and Doylestown water-works. His es- tablishment is known as the "Union Hydraulic Works," ami is the oldest of the kind in the United States. Mr. Cassin is a mem- ber of the Franklin Institute and the Engineers' Club, and is one of the commissioners for the erection of the New Public Buildings in this city. He was married to Emily, daughter of John M. Hunter, on October 10, 1S50, by whom be had six children, of whom two sons (John and Isaac, Jr. ) and two daughters (Eliza H., married to JOHN ORD Architect of Public Buildings, is a native of Fifeshire, Scotland, where he was born May 14th, 1850. He received his elementary education in the schools of Edinburgh, in which citv he also pur- sued a course of architectural study, supplementing both by special studies at the Watt Institution and' at the Government Art School, completing bis professional course by observation and study in France, Italy, Germany and Belgium. He came to Philadelphia in February, 1872, and for some time was assistant to Addison Hutton, with whom he afterwards entered into partnership on June 1st, 1S77. Among the works the firm had on hand at this time were the Packer Library of Lehigh University, at Bethlehem, and the Bucks Countv Court House, at Doylestown. The partnership was not long con- tinued, for in October, 1S78, Mr. Ord opened an office in his own name, and almost immediately thereafter he accepted the offer of John McArthur to become the principal assistant on the work on the new City Hall. At the death of Mr. McArthur he was on Feb- ruary 15th, 1S90, elected to his present position — that of Chief Architect — by the Public Buildings Commissioners. While engaged with Mr. McArthur, Mr. Ord acted in the capacity of assistant architect in the erection of the palatial countrv home of George W. Childs, at Wootton, and the Children's Ward of the Presby- terian Hospital. He was also one of the five architects selected to submit designs for the new Court House of Allegheny Countv, at Pittsburgh, Pa., and also for the Orant Monument in Riverside Park, New York. Among other buildings for which he was archi- tect were the Asbury M. E. Church, Columbia Club House, and the country house, conservatories, stables, etc., of E. Garrett, Jr. . at Villa Nova, Pa., who^e beauty arc not excelled in this part of the State. Mr. Orel's reputation is national, and he lias few. if am. superiors in his profession in the country. There is an originality about his designs which is not alone pleasing to the eye but denotes comfort and convenience so rarely found in modern buildings, the rule seemingly to be to " cut up " the departments so as to destroy their usefulness, as well as beauty, in a large measure. CHARLES OSCAR BEASLEY A prominent member of the Select Council of Philadelphia, and a well-known lawyer, was born in Salem, N. C. September 2b. 18(10. He was brought to Philadelphia at an early age and entered as a student in the Department of Arts in the University ofPennsvl- vania. from which he graduated in 1883. He then entered the office of George M. Dallas, Esq., as a student of law and for two vears attended lectures in the Law School, graduating in 1885, and in the same year was admitted to the Bar. His professional success since his admission to the Bar has been remarkable. The ante rooms of his office are often overcrowded with clients awaiting an audience. His practice being largely in the Criminal Courts, those who have wrongs to redress or accusations to meet, seek his aid and counsel. His persistency in adhering to the fortunes of a client so long as there is a scintilla of hope is strikingly illustrated in the case of the negro Johnson convicted of the murder of farmer Sharpless in Del- aware county. Being strongly impressed with the probabilities of his innocence, Mr. Beasley took the case after conviction and by ap- plication for a new trial, appeals to the Governor for a reprieve and arguments before the Board of Pardons, he succeeded in saving the man's life by having the sentence of death commuted for a life imprisonment. At an early period in his professional career Mr. Beasley took an active interest in political affairs and soon became a favorite campaign speaker for the Democracy. His advent into official life took place in 1S88, when he was elected a member of the 10th Section School Board with the unanimous assent of the dominant party, and the interest he has taken in the public schools of his section lias been greatly to their advantage. In 1S89 he was elected as the representative to Select Council for the Tenth Ward, by a majority of several hundred votes, notwithstanding the Ward is strongly Republican and had never before elected a Democrat to Councils. His course in Council has been bold, independent and popular. He has been an earnest and effective champion of increased railway facilities for the city, and an avowed and aggres- sive opponent of corporate monopoly. To him, probably more than to any other man, Philadelphia is indebted for whatever bene- PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIANS. POPULAR OFFICIALS. fits mav result from the establishment of the Reading Terminal mritite Beit Line. He originated the Meeting in the Academy of Musk which exerted such a powerful influence over the mind of C mcilu en in regard to the Reading Terminal, and it was he who bv^xSmentoy tactics in the Select branch, broke the dead-lock of del m obstruction and secured the large majority vote _in its fivor Mr Beasley is a member of < *ace I Episcopalian I Church, and a Suoen. tc m cnt'of one of its Sunday Schools In 1S90 he was fhenom ee of the Democrats for the Recorder oi Deeds, and houThis Election was not expected by any one Ins nomination is evidence of his popularity with his party. ,S", and re-elected in 1S76, under the new Constitution, for four years, serving seven years. In 1S79 was elected President pro tern., of the Senate and served on several committees. \ftcr ten years of private life he was appointed State Mercan- tile Appraiser "by State Treasurer Butler, for the term of two year,, t883TnniS87MavorE. H. Fitler tendered Mr. Lamon the responsible position he now fills, at the request of Wm. S. Stokley, Director oi Onder^Cnief Lamon's administration rowdies and rowdyism have been stamped out. and no serious crimes have been conimittetl and few criminals have escaped. THOMAS J. HICKS A prominent member of th7co"mmon Council °f Philadelphia ,., ;„ Hip old district of Southwark, February 18, 1852- nc 7Jt 0,0 f K SS«how« Captain in Colonel Baker's r atifo ma Re * ..cut. and noted for his unflinching courage and ; ier Kleportuient. His education was received .11 the public * S o the ci\v, but after passing through the Mount \ crnon schools 01 u c . decidcd lo leave school and learn a trade, WH tint of pli nbing steam and gas fitting. For a short time fleC«?^neralco1^ractor for the construction of water and gas autiestoappointinent imposed upon him impaired *»$*££ 1 :., r„K- 1SS1 when the Superintendence- ot the i-ittli btrcer M.ket^^e'nale^d^h.uilie accepted it and lu, continue to hf°ld tUC Kg?, " Hu^thoillVeouiteous intlnner. "nearly ," -'ir>i 5?at he wClbe » nobody's man " and that he would not -fan y^dges' except that he would do right so ^r as lie was ^^^^^^^^^ ,r..r m-iiorilv His course in Council has been so sat stactorv to I ^ "u tucnts that they have re-elected him again an, ;^>n-ud „ ; mow servin" his fourth term. Even his opposition to nicas , ,Hr with his partv has not affected the conhdence felt 111 ^r^n'Mavor^cctTuivde; Suggestions to guide him in the When the Ma> or elect ""I"" „• £"? stronglv recommended S *£ Uis^uUve^lity as a suable person to be Director of Public Works. JOHN LAMON Superintendent of Police, "cit7of Philadelphia was born hi ,he Oil District of Kensington. October .7. 1829, and was educated 1,1 the Harrison i irammar School. At the age o, 18 he entered the e^F'-r;^^^~U^-^"cdve part in poliucs; Jan- ,s-" be wis appointed Police Officer on the Marshals T 7p' hvMarsha Joh^H Kevser, which force made itsel famous force by Maistiai join n disgraced the city. was dropped Dec 0i ^53. a»K J^ Consolidation Act the new Sgf35&-*«3S rtTSSE ESS JOHN R. CANTL1N Chief Engineer of the Bureau of Fire was born in Worcester, Mass March 12, 1836, but was brought by his parents to Phila- delphia w'ile he was yet an infant. He passed through the Sou th- en* Grammar School "and then spent two years in a machine shop where likmg for running engines was developed, which u.anifescd hself in his being one of the first to secure the position of ei g - uecr when steam fire engines came into use. Mr. Cantlin was en dnecr of the Old Franklin Fire Company, No. 12, and while .11 crie of he stcinner was regarded as one of the best 111 the volun- teer service .When the war broke out in 1S61, he enlisted for three months in a companv of Independent Rangers, which was selected vtocmlpXL as his hotly guard during his first campaign itle Shenandoah Vallev. Being an expert telegrapher he was let die 'l tro n the companv to do duty hi that capacity at head- miarters and. so satisfactorily did he till the responsible position t, it o. being mustered out of service he was personally compli- mented dv General Patterson, who gave him a written certificate of efficiency and faithfulness. Finding on his return home that s two brothers had determined to enlist for the war he felt it to be lis dutv torepress a strong inclination to return to the army, in order to ciro for* his widoweil mother. . l° When the paid Fire Department was established 1.1 > Janua y, tS-i Mr Cantlin was made the first Secretary of the Board of I ire Couiniissionei. This position he filled for eight years a,' .4hav» g disolived executive ability as well as mechanical skill he was, m February 1S79 promoted" to be Chief of the Bureau. During his o, g uluiinis.riit.on he has brought, the Dcpartuieu t , ^inow consists of thirtv-six engine companies, six liook-aud- adder trucks 1 o c he deal engines, operated by over five hundred men) to flLdittate of efficiency. Having but one thought and one an bi- Hou^ to sectu-e the citizens protection from fires-his vigilance has been s eepless' When he assumed charge ot the Department lie fou d Uie w- iter service in the older portion of the city wholh n IcMtate for tlic extinction of rircs in 'V^^V,U,ia"^ of tUc W I" or demonstrated this to the satisfaction of the Engineers ot the \\ .iter Deoartnie. t and bv persistent appeals to Councils lie succeeded 1 bSKIw -and larger pipes substituted. Improved engines and ! f Si* have been introduced from tunc to time : duiw possessing the confidence of the executive officers ad Wi" cultivated hfrmonious relations with the other bureaus lie Is Vde^o secure, Upon request, whatever he may deem nccessarj to promote the efficiency of his department Mr Cantlin is a Knight Templar, Past Grand ot uie uuu rei lows Piist Grand Chief of the Knights of the Golden Eagle, and is a member of other benevolent and fraternal associations. DANIEL R. WALKER Chief of the Electrical Department, was born January 3, 1S29, hC 'SCS^'iS^ rfSSS^ of thecitv, ..ri.uud conduits and cables for electrical purposes. He is also member of the Board of Highway Supervisors. 16 PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIA^. POPULAR OFFICIALS. m„ J FT"*} Pltro1' telePhone and signal service system was constructed under his supervision and direction. The drlsent svs tern of underground conduits and arc lighting is die to Mm "it Mav iSS- HenT1 "*? ™elPWa »i North Broad street, in wyhenmth°efs^ay »r?iJg^*a^SSS.S £ffi that ,1 nndf V° ^ t0m Up for new "'ork °r repairs, in order that all underground work may be done at one and the same time saving much labor and expense to the city ' rW^=',1W?lkerf?uented the method of insulating batteries so of thVh » S °f Ule CUrrent which is Perceptible and the fu force of the battery ,s sent out on the lines in the direction required These many improvements he has given to the citv free from an '• royalty from patents, which he could have secured/ It was thrown Mr. Walker's exertions that a rental was obtained, which yfeldfd the city many thousand dollars yearly, from the differe, icon nie s who were using the telegraph poles belonging to tie city without paying there or. In the conduct of his department Mr Walker has displayed marked ability, scientific knowledge ad ski 1 am the interests of the city have been carefully studied and protected He is a member of Montgomery Lodge, No. i9> A. F. & A M R. R. BRINGHURST Memberof Select Council from the Ninth Ward, was born in this of-n,rfrSrf 7VaS ^°bCrrt R' Bri"Shurst, for n.anv ears sexton fort^e^f^died^ Sof0™"' *""" ™1^ «" ^ his sins SZS;rtal,'i?lld,l,V Wm iM 'S24' ™* continued by nessjim i, i,s having assisted ill its conduct since rS68 and Jnn uf!!g U-r ., 'aS cond"ct=cl his hnsiiicss with tact and abilitv Sisr,:c;r' of lis fcii,,u- citi7-ens- p^ssioni . antisocial!}. At the February election tor Citv Councils iSqi Mr. Bnnghurstwas elected from the Ninth Ward to Select Con e, ' He has been President ot the Internationa! Funeral Directors ?\" so- cation for tour terms. The Association was organized in ilsi for the purpose of promoting information among" its me. hers con cermng their duties and general business management! Meedn^ of the International Association have been held in Rochester C n cinnati. Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Baltimore and 1 Toronto. WILLIAM K. PARK that ckv abofutsKBtl,rCaU °f G™^ °/ P1»ladelPhi., was born in Mando C,h rears ago. His father was born in Belfast, Ireland, of Scotch-Irish descent and a rigid Presbyterian VounJ nl^r l"S,C:l;'VdnCatU'" in thc Philadelphia Academ f Quaker school, which he attended up to the time of his father's death, which occurred when he was eleven years of age. He then obtained employment in order to assist in the support of his "not lie" and six sisters, and worked first in a hat factory, and afterwards in wood turning and other ways, until he was twenty-one "ears of age, when he married and engaged in business for himself as a wood turner In the Fremont campaign he took aTacrive parTin £j £,?S 3 ' Vaf a .me"lb"of the old volunteer fire department for fourteen years, during which time he was not known f-o hi Counci s°in Sk? ' W " "^ , H° ™ elccted "° ^eTommo'n I™" lS69- Wa? a "lc">ber of the Centennial Committee during its existence of seven years. Was a member of Fin Committee iuiS63 he was appointed as Assistant Chief, Bureau of Gas, and in 1S79 to his present position. For more than t hfrtv years he has been a member of the Masonic Order, and fo t ' five years of the I. O. O. P., and Howard Encampment and Or er way S™sorsdlmiStS- * " a ""*" °f ^ »™* °f SS moreland county ^"tEW m b,U"di^ ? Iow »rade in West He is an active member of the Engineers' Club and t,„ indispensable chart to the officials. ° glance, an almost GEORGE A. BULLOCK SentemW^T^11^7 DcPartmclv\ was born in Philadelphia, in September, 1S41, and was educated in the public and High schools aft™, T "^ P"1™*"* fr°"> the latter in lSfo°H afterwards became assistant to Prof. Angelo, in the Hi-di school which position he resigned in ,864, to join his father in the S MALCOLM M. COPPOCK \ rCIirTr£!erk B,UreaU ,°f Hi«i™. was born in Mount Holly -VJ., in 1S33, and was brought with his family to this citv h™ J. Mickelhan " ' Geha"' °f the L ' S" Arm>-' aQd John of pPrPo7raL^t£r72f * "F ^ ^hafhXZ ge D E^lr ot Chlef'^ lelUy ?° ^ W^"* trUSt that M' Jo n u. fistaiirook, Chiet Commissioner of Hghwavs in his last 1n„„,i cTc^r; r Mr- Copp"ck in thesc ™rd- '*£*££*& rem'a'rkabfo fideTitv"'y ^"^ and ^ ,JCC" P"for"'^ *^ -th P^?iel"b-er;-,!562' Mn C°PP'1L'k enlisted as a private in the ,th Pennsylvania \oluntcers, and served for three years in e campaigns of that historic regiment. He is a member of the Grin d Army 0, he Republic, and of the Veteran Corps of the tt v is. orl"' "S-SOrC,al qUal tiM.and worth ha™ ««* him. welcome Msitor n the sister organizations. Mr. Coppock is a man of cm sderable artistic skill and taste in landscape gardenin^and has planned and executed some work which has Ll un. er saUttention interest of I fi0^omst ot rare ^ility, and frequentlv adds to the interest ot entertainments given by churches and other societies by giving recitations and readings societies, Both in official and social life Mr. Coppock is a cultured and LOUIS R. F. FORTESCUE Chief Clerk City Controller's Office, was born in the district of Southwark, June 23, 1S3S, and was educated in the public schools In KS54 he entered the book bindery of Joseph A. Spear wfth whom vithTtTn1 •mf11 UiS 2ISt -Vear' after which "c engaged fo a me w th a theatrical company. Tiring of this business he accepted a position tendered him by Mr. Walter Thomas, President of the Race and \ ine and Arch Streets Railways. In 1S61 he entered the army and was commissioned First Lieu- tenant Pennsylvania Volunteers. In the field. August 16 7s6i he Banks "Hi35 ''^f, °fCei; at 9K headquarters of Major Genera! Banks. He was in the battles of Balls Bluff and Winchester and afterwards was transferred as signal officer, July, 1S62, to the head Km 3Irr?°e,r,alj0ll"P0Pe' and commissioned Captain. At the battle of Cedar Mountain he served as Aid-de-Camp to Gen- eral Banks, and was commended for his gallantry station ateTnbaiUle °frGe"y?burghewas ordered to establish a Signal station at Jack s Mountain, when he was surrounded by Rebel cavalry, and Captain Fortescue with four flagmen were made pri soners and earned at once to Libby Prison, thence to other Southern prisons, and finally parolled March 1, 1S65. At the close of the war he was appointed to a position in the PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIANS. POPULAR OFFICIALS. office of the Second and Third Streets R R. Co and as receiver remained in the company's employ until October, [872, when .^e accented a clerkship with the Union Insurance Company, of this city P vi thwho.11 he remained until [889, "hen he entered the Insur- ance Brokerage business. Gen. Robert P. Dechcrt. after assuming his lut e of City Controller, tendered Major Fortescue the position of Chic" f Clerk, to which he was assigned after a very successful examination before the Civil Service Board fn„„m, Jnhn -p He was commissioned on the Division Staff of General John F. Hartranft N G. Pa., Chief Signal Officer, with the rank of Major duriS ^ Governorship of Henry M Hoyt. He ^X^Lolee the G A R., the Loyal Legion, the Masonic Order, Gothic Lodge, No. 519 Kensington Chapter, No. 233. and Corinthian Chasseur Commandery, No. 53. JOSEPH HOLCOMB PAIST Chief Clerk of Select Council of the City of Philadelphia, is native of Bucks county, and was born of Quaker parentage, in Lower Makefield township, October 17, 1S42. After re- ceiving a fair education in the public schools of his native countv, he engaged in the drug business, which however he was obliged to relinquish on account of ill health. Sub- sequently he studied law and practiced conveyancing. He resided in West Virginia for a year, where he was engaged in journalism, surveying and draughting. On his return to Philadel- phia he connected himself with 77/ e Press as a reporter, and afterwards with the German Free Press, Evening Star, Siindav Transcript, and the Morning Post, which in its day was one of the brightest of the Philadelphia dailies. He was the Secretary of the Post Publishing Company and its Citv Editor. He was also for years the Philadelphia corres- pondent of the New York Tri- bune, and for some time was correspondent of the Washing- ton Evening star. Mr. Paist has been one of the most prominent workers in the cause of building and Loan Associations, and for over a vear was the Editor of the Building Association Journal of this city. Wh laver under whom he labored assiduously for two years. His fath- er's busmess meanwhile being largely increased, the son s help was required and he became his father's assistant, 1.1 which position he deve oped excellent business qualifications both as an expert buyer and salesman, and formed a large circle of influential nen.k Becoming of age the Centennial vear. he identified himself with the Rcnu can party, since which time he has been active and con- stant in pro noting its welfare. The defeat of Select Councilman Nath-m Spering brought Mr. Durham into prominence and changed the po It cal condition < -.'things in the Seventh Ward, when he became Sized as a party leader? In 1SS5 Mr. Durham became a can- didate for office. Was unanimouslv nominated by the Republican Conventions Police Magistrate, to which position he .was elected by the handsome vote of 68,652, running fourth ma total o 15 can d'idates Judge Durham's first office was on Fifth street aDpve dealing with men and officers with great good sense. EDWARD A. DEVLIN Magistrate Devlin was born in the^Second Ward of this city, in i*59. and received his schooling in the public schools. At an early age he began life on his own 'account, in the printing office of W. F. Gcd.lcs' Sons, with whom he remained until 1 S 7 7 , when he accepted a clerkship in Conkling's stables. In 1SS1 he was elected Constable, and having removed to the Eighth Ward some time previous he was attached to Edward lourncii 01 mis city, vwmu . . , the Building Association League of Pennsylvania was organized about ten years ago, he was elected its President and has been the President ever since. He is the Secretary of several Associations and has received and paid out during his official connection witn them over ten millions of dollars, a vast sum when it is considered that the moucv is received mainlv in small sums. He enjoys me confidence of "the manv hundreds of shareholders whom he has faithfullv served fortwentv-one vears. Mr. Paist was chosen Assistant Clerk of the Select Council in 1872, and after serving ^ such or one vear was promoted to be Chief Clerk, a position that he has now held for nearly twenty years with entire satisfaction to the Councils and the community. the office of Robt. R. Smith. with whom he remained until the death of that able magis- trate in December, 1S90. Mr. Devlin was appointed Mr. Smith's successor bv Governor Reaver, January 10. 1891, to fill the unexpired term ot his predecessor, and was made the regular nominee of the Repub- lican party a few days after- wards. He was elected in Feb- ruary following, bv a flattering maioritv, for the full term, be- ginning first Monday ill April. ° Magistrate Devlin is in the prime of life and is a courteous, able and fearless official and . Devlin iias alreadv evinced his fitness for his present responsible positior .his n««gj™£ ™£fg with Mr. Smith having especially q^Uhe in and his position. He is a genial and co urte 01 s ott • P \ . obliging, and gives to his duties his ffltoute ^ t member of several political asso"£10?s ^"^ ^ends, for his per- and is held in high esteem in a wide circle 01 inem , sonal worth and official integrity and abilitv . His office is at 713 Sausom street. ISRAEL WILSON DURHAM Was born in Philadelphia, October 24th, iS55- He is the son of Thomas Durham, a well known flour dealer. Young Durham received his education in the public schools ot the city, entering the senior class in his fifteenth year. After leaving school _ he en- tered the well known cloth house of J. B. Ellison cm Co., with whom he remained but a short time; the desire to learn a trade predomi- nating with him, he became apprenticed to Silas Emory, bnck- R1CHARD C LLOYD Magistrate Court No. i5."^-ta^gSSffi£o2St His father, Richard L. Lloyd was a P ul £ elpluan ^ ^ of Deeds. The family are of Welsh decent 1 ,.. early settlers of the Penn colon^y. Thonias Jbioy rf Deputv Governor, Keeper of the Seals and Chirt J » C. attended the public schools ; of th s c it> unti in e vears of age, when he "tf^.^^^StinSeduntiJ 1857. situated then on Market street, with whom_ »'M Reading when he entered the employment oft he I ; W of thc Railroad Co., which continued until lie com en ,c Civil War, when he enlisted in thc L nitcd btates iNavj, j ) PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIANS. POPULAR OFFICIALS. honorabh- discharged J " 4' Ib65. when he was the xSSSftwEi1 inHthe Commoa CounciI for two y«« &°» the duties of his office with abi.TtV angered teb3%ti^ah?s1wh position in his professional and social life ^ maintains a high LEWIS EUGENE BE1TLER edge. He passed through all the grades in the Puhlin £1 i , credit and distinction, and was sefe ed to dSfve tn Il2s Oratfon of .n^M","1" S^100]S Co»"n-'cc,nent at the lea den "f sic of I Inladelphia. He afterwards completed a private co L h, nL- er s Law Office, and later with the Mortgage Trust ConmZnf Pennsylvania. When Mr. Filler took his seat as tie fir,? *K? tire confidence of his n,;»f a n ,' ■ J y " as he doe3 thc en- mmmmrn auccieu tnereDv. In the absence of the Mavor thP <;„„,-„».,, E '," S ? *." f ™ of "" ^'y'1 hi>">™. -Hi' i So" S" Sm, ft Ho S, I ! ' c"to'??E i« so ft, u Sir. Stekle. wes eo.cerS that his political and public career was at an end. But events proved ? t" t ™fh JanT?' 23r,d' °n the 3°'h the Select, and on February ist, it was signed by the mayor and became a law Mr Stok-llv thethreetnted Marr°n °Ct°ber I0' l87* and su ceedei hn^eff lis rZZ Vl?8 tErmS: MnonS other measures adopted S is ,.,,„„,. was the organization of an effective police force "a? upon gambling, lotteries, illegal liquor traffic; he secured a fecial revision of the statutes ; restricted the sale of liquor the emnlov nnn -ouier'ref g,HS ; £e °f ^ "lcdical Roma's, and eff^ed many other reforms. His services, during the Centennial vear i , oppressing vice and maintaining order, cannot be ^over-e t mate and foreign representatives to that great event were loud n U eir pra.se over his able management. 'During the mt railroad strike and attending note of 1S77 he again displaced rare «jn and ' Snd and" able ° ^ "?™ rf "^ P-pem bv, Pbol stand and able direction of the police force. Mr Stoklev wis placed ,n nomination at the completion of his last term as mavor but was defeated by Samuel G. King, a Democrat When ™w M StlTe fCtCT' t0 UlC C'f"?f »«8^«cy of the citv iTappo nld . ' l"s U,rector 0f the Department of Public Safety, and he v continue, n, office during the Filler administration. He was also Pub c BundTn °rtllC Fairalount P-k Commission and one of tt H 1 I , } i Lomi,llsslo»crs. Mr. Stoklev has long been iden t.fied with the Presbyterian church, of which he was an active member. He was married July 7, ,845, to Miss Marv 1 Mu er laughter of Robert Miller, by whom he had five chlldren-foirr sons and one daughter-all of whom, but one son, are living EDWIN H. FITLER WM. STRUMBORG STOKLEY Ic9,E-T"May0rW- S" Stoklev was born in Philadelphia April 2* above Te7threnHistfXtrme°f "M^ ^^^ "prnce^ree?,' whenwmLw^^rerVouttrChant °f ^"^ repUte< died Select Council L fiTL J^? • ' n ' S,6"' he was e'eeted to the iSS-Tole,SnrtMa-Kr0f-Ph!ladclphia under thc New Citv Charter, I&S, to 1S91, was born in that citv December 2, 1S25. His father W ham Finer, was a prominent tanner and leather dealer. Mr bi„ MfTe?i aU academic education, and, proposing to devote himself to the practice of law, entered the office of Charles E Lex. His inclination, however, was for mechanical pursuits and after four years of study he entered the cordage house of G^ P. Weaver. His progress was rapid, and in his twenty-third year he was admitted as partner, the firm becoming George P. Weaver « ,2" 0,wmS. to.hls inventions and improvements, the business of te ."h Tly,lnCrCaSe'L IU lS59 & purchased his partners mterest.the firm becoming Edwin H. Filler & Co., now of world wide reputation. His election as President of ' the American Cordage Manufacturer s Association indicates the esteem in "hie be is held by the trade. There has never been a strike in his £&£JSSK. ^ h,s employees w *"*" b- -- favo^nAb^vr hE ,UlreW the, Wh°le we«ht of llis influence in favor of the National cause at the outbreak of the civil war His monev, tune and counsel, were freelv given the Government' a /I, It !S a Dlrector o<" the Bank of Northern Liberties and of the North Pennsylvania Railroad Company. He has been \..ce-Presulent of the Union League for years, up to the date o his election as President, December, 1S90. As Mayor he was et offico, a Director of the Park Commission, a member of the S ?% IT'"' ihC PubHc Buildl"^ Commission, and a Manager of the Edwin Forrest Home. In 1S75 and 1S76 he was a member of the Centennial Board of Finance, 'contributing his full share of work which made the exhibition so creditable to Philadel- phia. He was elected Mayor of Philadelphia in 1SS7, under the new charter, by which the whole system of city government w"s tW. H ' Wa,vor's dut«s and responsibilities becoming greater than those resting upon the chief officer of any other city of the PHILADELPHIA AXD POPULAR PHILADELPHIA^. POPULAR OFFICIALS. country. His career as Mayor won for him the high esteem and approval of all the best citizens irrespective of party. Mr. Fitler's name was presented by the united vote of the Philadelphia delegates to the Republican Convention, held at Chicago, iSSS, as their choice for President of the United States. RICHARD GARDINER OELLERS For several vears a member of the Board of Managers of the House of Correction, and recently Treasurer of the City of Philadelphia, was born in Philadelphia, August 5, 1S43. He is the son of James S. Oellers, an extensive grain merchant of his day, carrying on business at Pine street and Delaware avenue, and of Susannah H. a daughter of Dr. Richard Gardiner, who was one of the most prominent Homeopathic physicians in the city. Mr. - Oellers received a liberal education in private schools, and spent his early manhood in the wholesale dry goods business. In 1870 the Public Record was established, and a position in the business department was tendered him which he accepted. He remained with that journal after its change of title and ownership, holding for a time the dual position of Treasurer and Business Manager, and is now its Business Manager. In June. 1S75, he was elected bv Select Council a member of the Board of Managers of the House oi Correction for the unexpired term of Samuel R. Leonard, and was subsequently re-elected for two successive terms. When the Pennsyl- vania Nautical School for the education of young seamen was originated, he was appointed one of its Directors, by Mayor Fitler, and reappointed bv Mavor Stuart. In 1S91, when the office of City Treasurer became vacant by the resignation of the incumbent, Mr. Oellers was elected bv the County Commissioners, also by City Councils, to till it, and held the position until the Supreme Court decided that the power of appointment was vested in the Governor, and not 111 the City Council, and he appointed a Democrat. It is probable, however, that at the next election the people will restore Mr. (tellers to the office for which he is eminently qualified by education, experience and uprightness of character. Mr. Oellers in past vears took an active interest ill Frec- Masonrv, and is now Past Master of Crescent Lodge, No. 493, Past High Priest of Temple Chapter. 248, and Past Eminent Commander of St. Albans Commaudcry. No. 47. Knights Templar. FRANK F. BELL The first Treasurer of Philadelphia under the new City Charter and the youngest man ever elected to this responsible office, was born in Philadelphia. Mav 26, [S55. He was left an orphan, by the death of his father, before he was three years old, and upon attaining the qualified age was entered as a pupil of Girard College from which he graduated with high honors in 1S70. The eight-year curriculum of that institution of learning embraces those branches which qualify a man especially for business pursuits. After his graduation, Mr. Bell entered upon the study of archi- tecture in the'ofhee of Prof. Richards of the University of Pennsyl- vania, but left this to accept a clerkship with the Allison Car Man- ufacturing Co., and having a special aptitude for accounts he was rapidly promoted. An opportunity presenting itself, he accepted a position of trust in the office of the Receiver of Taxes, where he made a reputation in conducting the investigation into the affairs of that department which led to his future advancement. He was afterwards tendered the position of Chief of the State Department in the office of the Citv Treasurer and accepted it. This brought him prominently into' public favor and resulted eventually unmak- ing him the nominee of the Republican party for the office ot City Treasurer, culminating in his election over one of the leading busi- ness men of the citv, by a popular majority of 21,106. He filled the position for the' vears 18S6-S7 and SS, handling and faithfully accounting for over twenty millions of dollars annually, and as the new Constitution prohibits consecutive terms, he retired with an unblemished name and an established reputation. Mr. Bell now resides in a beautiful mansion 011 the Delaware River at Bristol, Penua., and is actively engaged in real estate and building operations and is also interested in the Board of Manage- ment of a number of corporations including Trust, Electric Light, Insurance and Laud Companies. GEORGE G. PIER1E Ex-Recorder of Deeds, was born in Philadelphia, November 4, 1S3S. He is of French Huguenot descent, his ancestors were driven from France at the time of the Edict of Nantes, settled iu Scotland, from which country their descendants emigrated to this country. His father, William S. Pierie was a native of Philadelphia. His mother was Elizabeth Gorgas, of a well known Quaker family of the citv. Mr. 1'icrie was educated at the public schools, graduating from the Hancock School at the age of sixteen. After leaving school he entered the Drv Goods house of H. & J. A. Campbell, remaining there four year's. When twenty vears of age he became the Com- mercial Editor of the Press, then' just started by Col. John W. For- ney. He retained this position for about eighteen years, which he resigned to accept a position made vacant by his father's death, of Commercial Editor of the North . Imerican. He had in 1S66 been elected Secretary of the Commercial Exchange, previously acting as Assistant Secretary. He was annually re-elected Secretary ot the Exchange until 1885, when he resigned, and severed his con- " nection with the North American and other papers for which he had to a considerable extent furnished matter for their money articles, to enter upon his duties as Recorder of Deeds. In politics Mr. Pierie has always been a staunch Republican. In i860 he was a Lieutenant in the'Curtin Guards "Wide Awake" organization. At the outbreak of the war he enlisted as a private soldier on the morning President Lincoln's proclamation calling for seventy- five thousand men was issued. He was one of the first to sign the roll for service, in Company S, 17th Regiment Pennsylvania Vol- unteers, Col. Frank Patterson. He was in the campaign under General Patterson in Virginia. Upon the expiration oi his term ot service, he re-entered upon his duties in the Press Office and in the Commercial Exchange. . . In 18S4 Mr. Pierie received the nomination ot Recorder ot Deeds bv the Republican Party and was elected by a majority of thirty thousand. In the fall of 1SS7 he was re-elected to the same office, his term expiring Jan. 1. 1S9I. He isa member ot the George G Meade Post, No. 1, G. A. R., the Union League, the I nion Re- publican, the Young Republicans, and other political clubs; the Clover Club, St. Andrews Society, and the Stylus Club. Sept. 20, is,,- he married Miss Virginia j". Hist daughter of the late James Hist'of Philadelphia. Mrs. Pierie died iu 187S. He has resided at 1339 Thompson street for the last twenty years. WILLIAM F. McCULLY \u ex-member of the Board of Fire Commissioners, and a prominent Democrat, was born iu Philadelphia, Decembers, 1839. His lather James McCullv, was one of the Commissioners of houth- w irk and a member of the School Board of his Ward, noted tor the interest he took in the public school system of education. Alter p issiu" through the Locust Street Grammar School and entering the Central High School, voting McCullv was apprenticed, at the age of sixteen to Elias J. llinckcu. one of the proprietors ot the Sunday Dispatch, to learn the trade of pressman. When he had mastered the business he was placed in charge of the press-room and remained until 1S59, when he accepted a similar position on the Evening Bulletin' With this journal he has continued until the present tune advancing from foreman of the press-room to be business manager and 'for nearly twenty vears has been part proprietor. While vet a lad Mr. McCullv became a member ot the Hiberuia Fire Emmie Company, and was subsequently its recorder and treasurer Upon the formation of the honorary association, called • he " Old Guard," he was made president, and he is also president of the Hiberuia Fire Company, which still continues its organiza- tion When the paid tire department was established in iS;o he was elected bv the Councils a member of the Board ot Fire Com missioners, and re-elected for a succeeding term Mr. McCullv was one of the organizers of the Americas Club and its secretary for many vears. "He has also been a prominent member ot the Masonic Order/being a Past Master of his Lodge, No. 155, a Knight Temp- lar and a member of the Consistory. WILLIAM B. GILL A member of the State Board of Charities and an ex-member of the Board of Education, is a native and lite long resident ot Phila- delphia, where he was born December 27, i«47- .He is a self-made man, having had few advantages of early education, and began his business career as a messenger boy for the American Telegraph Company. In 1S63 he was promoted to be "dummy boy and went steadily forward and upward through the various .grades of the service until 1866 when he was placet iu charge ot the Commercial News Department of the Western Union, under Superintendent David Brooks. The quotations of the department were prepared PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIA^. POPULAR OFFICIALS. by him with great care and promptness and sent out several times a day by a messenger, there being no Corn Exchange as now. When Mr. D. H. Bates succeeded Mr. Brooks as Superintendent of the district, he appointed Mr. Gill Assistant Delivery Clerk, and his promotion after that was rapid, from Assistant Ca.-hier under Mr. William Carley to Chief Clerk of the Superintendent, James Merrihew, then Assistant Superintendent, and when Mr. Merrihew was transferred to be Assistant General Superintendent of the Western Union Company, at New York, Mr. Gill was appointed to fill the duties of Superintendent of the Sixth District ad interim. Feeling aggrieved that he had been overlooked in the appointment of a Superintendent which followed the consolidation of the com- panies in 1S81, he at once resigned his position and entered into a contract to construct the Bankers' and Merchants' Telegraph Line between Philadelphia and New York, which, in spite of many obstacles, he accomplished in four months. Upon the completion of this contract he entered into another to erect a line trom Phila- delphia to Pittsburgh for the American Rapid Company, which was finished during the following winter. In April, 1SS2, Mr. Gill became Manager of the Mu- tual Union Telegraph Com- pany at Philadelphia, but this position he resigned in a few months to accept the superin- tendency of the Delaware and Atlantic Telegraph and Tele- phone Company. When the Superintendent of the Sixth District of the Western Union Telegraph Company, who hail been appointed after the con- solidation referred to, resigned, Mr. Gill became his successor and now has charge of the Western Union's interests in all the territory between Jersey City and the Potomac river, and as far west as Altoona, Pa. , including the cities of Phila- delphia, Harrisburgh, Balti- more and Washington. Besides his connection with the cor- porations before mentioned he is a director in a large number of local telegraph companies in the outlying cities and towns of his district and is Vice- President of the Philadelphia Bell Telephone Company. In 1S8S Mr. Gill was ap- pointed by the Board of Judges as a member of the Board of Public Education from the Thirty-second section and held it until his removal from the Ward. In 1SS9 he was ap- pointed a Commissioner from the State of Pennsylvania to the Paris Exposition and re- cently he was appointed by the Governor a member ot the State Board of Charities. JOHN C. GRADY Philadelphia in the autumn of 187 1, and very soon thereafter he was conceded a standing as an attorney of considerable knowledge, admirable power, and ceaseless application. Among his earliest clients was the firm of Gould & Co., with whom he began his career, a charge he holds to this day. About the time he began the practice of law, he embarked in politics and quickly became a leading factor in the Republican party. In 1872 he was chosen president of the district organization of his neighborhood, an honor conferred for his active and suc- cessful participation in the memorable Greeley campaign. Two years later he was urged to accept a nomination for the Legis- lature, which in his district was equal to an election, but he declined. In 1S76, however, he consented to the use of his name, and was elected State Senator from the Seventh District, under the new four-year tenure provision of the New Constitution, and his majority was greater than his party's. He entered the Senate the youngest man in the body, but his ability soon placed him among the older members. He was re-nominated in 1SS0 without oppo- sition and elected, of course. During his second term he signalized his fitness for leadership, by saving to his party, and the State, a United States Senator. It was a mas- terpiece of diplomacy, and gave to Mr. Grady command- ing influence thereafter. To show their confidence in him, the Republican leaders entrusted him with a mission to General Garfield, then Presi- dent-elect, and so favorable an impression did he make upon the General, that, after the in- auguration, he was offered the Surveyorship of the Port of Philadelphia, by the President, which, however, was refused, Mr. Grady preferring to con- tinue in the Senate. He was one of the delegates selected by the Legislature to represent Pennsylvania at the Yorktown Centennial Celebration. He was Chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the Senate for eight years. Among the most important services, while at the head of the Committee, was the adoption of a bill which pre- vented detectives from seizing citizens, and dragging them to another State, without process of law, or accountability to the laws of the State, of the in- jured citizen. He was re- B. Gill elected to a third term, and later was chosen President pro tern, of the Senate in 1887, and re-elected to the same office in 1SS9. At the expiration of his present term as Senator, he will have served sixteen years in that office. The career of John C. Grady is doubly interesting, in that, through ordinary chances and unadvantageous surroundings, he has carved a way to high position. His life has been a busy one from its beginning. He was born in Eastport, Maine, October S, 1S47, and was the eldest son of an industrious, hard-working father (who was possessed of very limited means,) and an intelligent Puritan mother, who in early life was a school-teacher. Under her careful training, Mr. Grady received a good education, which he improved by close application to all English branches and general observation. Practically his career began in Philadelphia as a bookkeeper in the employ of Gould & Co. But the young man had another profession in view, even before engaging with the above firm, and at nights, after he had balanced the day's accounts, instead of seeking pleasures and amusements, he would return to his room and devote long hours to the acquirement of the rudi- ments of law. He was admitted to practice in the courts of HENRY K. BOYER Mr. Boyer was born at Evansburg, Montgomery county, Pa., February 19, 1850, and received his education in the common schools of his native town and in Freeland Seminary (now Ursinus College). LTpou leaving that institution Mr. Boyer entered upon the duties of a school teacher, which profession he followed for six years, during the last three of which he was principal of the Kaighn's Point Grammar School, Camden, N. J. This position he resigned, having decided to adopt law as his permanent profession, and entered the office of the late ex-Attorney-General Benjamin Harris Brewster, with whom he read law. He was admitted to the Philadelphia Bar in November, 1873, and since then has followed the practice of his profession, his practice being a general civil practice, the occasions upon which he has consented to appear in the criminal courts being exceedingly rare. His practice includes considerable office business, transactions of a mercantile character and relating to real estate, and while they have been frequently of PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIANS. POPULAR OFFICIALS. ^reat importance they possessed no element of public interest. Mr Bover is an able and warm exponent of the doctrines of the Republican party, but did not enter active politics until the spring of iSS* In the fall of 1SS2 he was elected upon the Republican ticket a member of the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania to represent the Seventh District of Philadelphia, by a handsome majority. His work in the House was so satisfactory that his con- stituents re-elected him, by an increased majority, in 1884, and a-aiu in 1SS6 was he sent as the representative of the Seventh Dis- trict \t the nominating convention in iSSS he was unanimously endorsed for another term, to which he was elected without trouble. In 1SS7 he was elected Speaker of the House by the Republicans, and has filled that trying and responsible position with great ability and impartiality. , _ . . Mr Bover's political career has been as clean and prominent as his work at' the Bar has been brilliant and successful. In Ibha he was re-elected Speaker. On both occasions he received the unani- mous vote of his party, both .11 caucus and ,11 the House In 11889 his election was made unanimous, the first instance of the kind in this State. In 1889 he was unanimously nominated for the office of State Treasurer, and received a majority at the polls of 60,926, though an " off year," and that the only State office to be filled. He is the author of the New Revenue Act of 1891, which passed by a handsome majority in each House without the necessity of a conference committee. Bv training and inheritance, Mr. Penrose is devoted to his pro- fession the law, and is engaged in active practice in partnership with s' Davis Page and Edward P. Alliuson, the firm being Page, (tflinson and Penrose. Their offices are in the Drexel Building. BOIES PENROSE The father of Boies Penrose is Dr. R. A. F. Penrose. LL.D., who was for thirty years Pro- fessor of Obstetrics and the Diseases of Women and Chil- dren in the University of Penn- sylvania. He was educated at the Episcopal Academy ill Philadelphia, and by private tutors; and, at the early age of sixteen years, entered Har- vard College. He graduated in 1S81 with honors, and was selected as one of the orators at Commencement. After leaving college he studied law in the office of Wayne Mac- Veagh and George Tucker Bispham, and was admitted to the Bar of Philadelphia in 1SS3. He was elected in 18S4 to represent the Eighth Ward of Philadelphia in the Penn- sylvania House of Reprcsenta svlvama nouse 01 Muioona- . rives as a Republican. In the session of iSR5 he was active in secunng the passage of the Act, providing a new government for Philadelphia, commonly known as the Bullitt BUI. In 1S86 Mr. Penrose was elected to represent the Sixth Dis- trict in the State Senate. Among the many subjects that Mr. 1 en- ro'e took an active part in, were those relating to the questions of railroad discrimination, revenue, and taxation. He served as a dele-ate to the convention that nominated Edwin H. Filler for the first Mayor of Philadelphia under the Bullitt charter. In con- junction with his law partner, Edward P. A linson wrote a history Jof the government of the City of Philadelphia, entitled. Philadel- phia—A History of Municipal Development. P Senator Boies Penrose was actively identified with the celebration of the Constitutional Centennial in Philadelphia, 111 September, 1SS7. He introduced in the State Senate the resolution providing for the participation of the State of Pennsylvania 1,1 the ceremonies, and ofteredthe amendment increasing the appropriation for the com- memoration. Mr. Penrose takes an active interest in the Repub- " a. party. He is frequently a delegate to the State and County Conventions, and is a member of many of the organizations of the party He is a member of the Union League Union Republican Club Young Republican Club, First Regiment N. G. P., Clover Club'aud other political and social clubs and associations. THOMAS V. COOPER Collector of Customs oi the Port of Philadelphia, was born at Cadiz Jefferson couutv, Ohio, January 16, 1835. His father, Dr. J. W Cooper, formerly of West Chester, Pa., in the same year remov- ed from Ohio to Chester. Mr. Cooper was educated in the public schools of West Chester and Philadelphia. At sixteen he was ap- prenticed to Evans & Vernon of the Wilmington Republican, and with whom he soon mastered the printer's art. Before he was twenty he entered into partnership with Dr. D. A. Vernon in the publication of the Delaware American. This he continued until the beginning of the Civil War, when he aided 111 raising Company 0 5 F, 4th Pennsylvania Regiment, Col. John F. Hartranft. He was elected and served as First Lieutenant for the term of en- listment. In 1S62 he again enlisted in Company C, 26th Pennsylvania Volunteers, as private, and served until the close of the war. He was in many of the battles of the Peninsula, Virginia and Penn sylvania until after Gettysburg, when he was detailed by order of Secretary Stanton to take charge of ' the Government printing office at Camp Distri- bution. He was offered by Mr. Stanton the position of Super- intendent of the Bureau of Military Printing but declined. On his discharge and return home, he entered the office of the American as partner of Dr. Vernon. At an early age he took an interest in politics. In [S60 he went to the Chicago Con- vention as an alternate. In 1S69 he was elected to the As- sembly. In 1870 he was again a candidate, but through the opposition of State Senator H. Jones Brooke he was defeated. Iu 1S71 he again took the stump and overcoming all op- position was again sent to the Assembly. In 1S72 he declined the nomination. In 1S73 he contested the nomination for the State Senate with his an- and obtained it, and was subsequently Boies Penrose KIT ?n%s7lieC\vas,'ele>ctcd'sutc''Se-;;;uor from Delaware county almost 'without a contest.. In tSSo, afte ran an imated contest he received the nomination again and was re-elected. Ite his second term in the Assembly he took an active part in the proceedings and was engaged in many memorable legislative C01ltIntSboth House and Senate Mr. Cooper has been connected with a great many important legislative measures. In lS,6 -he was the leader of the Republican side. In lS7b he was elected Speaker of the Senate and re-elected in 1S79. He was chosen Chairman of the State Committee in 1881. ,nnlT,vte con- Mr. Cooper possesses great energy of character, complete con trol of himself in lacing any difficulties. He is kind-hearted and c tit-role, making friJnds readily who learn to regard him g 1. He is the author of a work entitled "American J^-J1^*1^ had a large sale and is valuable in many respects. Since ^SSj he has served as State Senator and Chairman ot the Republican btate CMT^ he was appointed Collector of Customs fj™?^ bv President Harrison. Since 1S64 his name and his life ha been crowded with political events and his name is a household word throughout Pennsylvania. PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIANS. POPULAR OFFICIALS. HENRY F. WALTON Representative from the Twenty-ninth District. Although only thirty-three years old, Mr. Walton has already clearly demon- strated that when he chose to adopt law as his profession he made no mistake. He is without doubt one of our ablest lawyers and most promising legislators. He was born in Stroudsburg, Monroe county, Pa., October 2, 185S, and came to this city with his parents in the following year. After having been educated in the public schools and by private tutors heentered the law office of Hon. Wayne MacVeagh and George Tucker Bispham, Esq., and was shortly after- wards appointed assistant librarian of the Law Library by Mr. Bispham. In 1876 he was registered as a student of law under that gentleman, and in the meantime was a prominent member and offi- cer of the Law Academy. Two days after his twenty-first birthday, October 4, 1S79, he was admitted to the Bar, and immediately entered the office of Francis Rawle, Esq. In April, 18S4, when Charles F. Warwick became City Solicitor, that gentleman, in recognition of Mr. Walton's abilities, appointed him as one of his assistants and has retained his service ever since. In November, 1S90, Mr. Walton was elected to the Legislature from the Twenty- seventh District, which com- prises the Twenty-eighth and Thirty-second Wards of Phila- delphia. This is the way the Record, that staunch Demo- cratic daily, speaks of Mr. Walton, who, of course, is a Republican : " Eloquence is not the only characteristic of ability which Walton possesses. He is a born parliamentarian and can hold the House in bet- ter command than any other member whom Speaker Thom- son has called to the chair. He has a dignified manner that befits a presiding officer. Dur- ing the session he has given his attention to general legis- lation with marked industry and ability." For twelve years Mr. Wal- ton has been a popular resident of the Twenty-eighth and Thirty-second Wards, an ac- tive worker in the Republican ranks, and has performed yeo- man's service therein. Before he had attained his majority he made a brilliant address in favor of James A. Garfield's candidacy, and since that time he has been a prominent and pleasing stump orator. Mr. Walton is a prominent . and influential member of manv fraternal lorganizations. He is a charter member of the Young Republicans, and his name is upon the rolls of several political organizations. He was married in 1SS2 to Ella G. Norman, of Baltimore. His family consists of his wife and two daughters. iness and for several years he was an efficient and successful com- mercial traveller. His entrance into political life dates from 1877 when he was appointed Clerk in the City Treasurer's office, a posi- tion that he resigned the following year to accept that of Chief Clerk in the Recorder's office from which he was promoted to be Deputy Recorder. In 18S0, Gov. Hoyt appointed him Coroner for Philadelphia County to fill the unexpired term of Dr. W. Kent Gilbert deceased, and upon the election of Dr. Jannev in the suc- ceeding year he was appointed Deputy Coroner. In 1883 the people elected him Coroner by an exceptional majoritv, and for three years he filled the office with credit to himself and satisfac- tion to the community. Declining a re-election for personal reasons, he afterwards accepted the position of Deputy Coroner under Coroner Ashbridge, which he held until November 22, 1889, when President Harrison appointed him Naval Officer of the Cus- toms. During his incumbency he has introduced several reforms, especially in the keeping of the records, and the Naval office in Philadelphia, as a controller of the Custom House, now ranks with that of New York. Politically Mr. Powers is a staunch Republican, and has represented the party in nu- merous local and State con- ventions. Twice he has been elected a delegate to National Conventions, and he is one of the famous " 306 " who in the Convention held in Chicago in 1880, persistently and tena- ciously voted for Gen. Grant for a third term. Henry F. Walton THOMAS J. POWERS Naval Officer of the Customs, was born in Ireland, January 10, 1845, but came to Philadelphia with his parents when he was five years of age. He was educated in the public schools, and while a lad obtained employment in the book publishing house of Hayes & Zell, then at Fifth and Market streets. He had not attained his seventeenth year when the civil war broke out, but he enlisted in the Forty-ninth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, and served in that and other regiments throughout the war, in fact beyond its close, for he was not finally discharged until September, 1S65. His army record is a highly honorable one. He participated in four- teen battles, including the Second Bull Run, Sudley Spring Road and Chantillv. At Bolivar, Tennessee, while in a cavalry charge, he hail his horse shot from under him and he himself was wounded. After his retirement from the army he engaged in mercantile bns- PETER LANE, Jr. Now Deputy Naval Officer for the Port of Philadelphia, was born in this city, Julv 27, 1S37. He passed through all the grades in the public schools in the vicinity of his birth- place, commencing with the old Walnut street school, until he entered the Central High School. His clerical career began with Hurst & Brobdon, Notaries Public, and after leav- ing them, served for three years in the Girard Bank, the latter part of the time as indi- vidual book-keeper. When the Rebellion broke out he entered the Union Army as First Lieutenant in the Third Pennsylvania Cav- alrv, which he left, to accept the" Adjutancy of the Fifth Pennsylvania Cavalry, then known as the " Cameron Dra- goons." In the latter part of the year 1S62, he was appointed Assistant Assessor of Internal Revenue, under J. Fletcher Budd, and served in that capacity and as special officer, until 1870, when he was appointed State Clerk, under Peter A. B. Widener, City- Treasurer elect, who entered upon the duties of this office at once, to fill out the unexpired term of his predecessor. Mr. Lane held the office of State Clerk for five years, and when Delos P. South- worth succeeded to the office, he became Chief Clerk. Meanwhile in 1S74, he was elected by City Councils, in joint session, a mem- ber of the Board of Guardians of the Poor, ami served as such for eight years, six of that time as their Treasurer. Two years of his life, before receiving this appointment as Deputy Naval Officer, were spent in Idaho Territory in mining enterprises. Mr. Lane is a man of fine presence, courteous manners, and of large experience in public affairs. ELLERY P. INGHAM Special Deputy Collector of Customs, was born in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, on December 22, 1856. He is the sou of Judge Thomas J. Ingham, of La Porte, Pa. Mr. Ingham received his early education in the public schools of the district in which he PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIA XS. POPULAR OFFICIALS. resided, which was followed by a course in the Susquehanna Collegiate Institution, at Towanda, Pa., and in the University of Pennsylvania, prom the latter institution he was graduated, in Juue, 1877, with the degree of LL. B. He read law with Joseph A. and Henry G. Clay, of this city, and on his admission to the Bar, in September, 1877, at once began the practice of his profess- ion in the courts of Sullivan County. Mr. Ingham took an active part in the politics of his country, his convictions leading him to the Republican party, and when quite a young man acquired considerable distinction as a public speaker.' He represented his district at several of the State Con- ventions, and in 188S was unanimously chosen as a delegate to the National Convention, from the counties of Northumberland, Columbia, Montour and Sullivan. In July, 1S89, when President Harrison selected Hon. Thomas V. Cooper, for the position of Collector of Customs of Philadelphia, that official tendered Mr. Ingham the important position of Special Deputy Collector. Since entering upon the duties of his office, he has had charge, under the direction of the Collector, of the varied interests repre- senting the commerce of the port. Mr. Ingham is a striking example of that sturdy race of Pennsylvanians who have made their mark in the learned professions, and who have fig- ured extensively in the politics of the State. He has written a number of comprehensive and forcible articles on a pro- tective tariff, in its application to the interests of the laboring classes, and has brought out, in this respect, the most striking principles of the Republican partv. At the close of his term of office, it is very likely he will remain in the city, and engage in the active practice of his profession. HAMILTON D1SSTON One of the Park Commis- sioners, an ex-Fire Commis- sioner and an extensive manu- facturer and land owner, was born in Philadelphia, August 23, 1844. lie is the eldest son of Henry Disston, deceased, who came to this country from England in 1833, a poor boy, and died in 1S78 the proprietor of an establishment employing 2000 men, and acknowledged to be the largest saw manu- facturing works in the United States and probably in the world. The history of this remarkable man, who achieved his great success by his own in- dustry and genius, is recorded in many biographical works. Hamilton received no other scholastic education than that afforded by the public schools, and at the proper age entered his father's establishment to learn the business of making saws and files, and worked there regular hours as the other apprentices did, receiving no special favor or encouragement. His progress in acquir- ing the art was slightly interrupted by the breaking out of the Civil War, for the sounds of martial music "were irresistible, and twice he ran away and enlisted, but was taken out of the army by his father who, though he contributed large sums to the Union cause and equipped at his own expense a company for the field, did not believe that boys were proper material for Union soldiers. At the expira- tion of his apprenticeship he took an active interest in the manage- ment of the business for several years, and in 1S7S was taken into partnership by his father. After" his father's decease the concern was incorporated and he was made its President, a position he has held ever since. In 1877, while on a pleasure tour to Florida, he was impressed with the natural advantages of that State for raising the staples of commerce, and a few years afterward was induced to engage in an enterprise that lias made him the largest laud owner in the United States. Having organized the Florida Laud and Improvement Company, he purchased from the State in June, 1SS1, four million acres of land selected from the twelve million acres belonging to the State, and paid for it the sum of one million dollars in cash, which relieved the State from its indebtedness. This purchase of a realm larger than some of the principalities of Europe attracted the atten- tion of English capitalists who also made large investments, led to the formation of other land and railway companies, gave a great impulse to immigration, and set in motion undertakings that have vastly inereaseil the population and wealth of Florida. Shortly after having made this purchase he engaged in another and stiil more important enterprise by contracting with the State Board of Internal Improvement to drain, by means of navigable canals and ditches, "the swamp and overflowed" land belonging to the State, on conditions of receiving a transfer deed of every alternate section of all the land reclaimed. This led to the formation of the "Atlantic and Gulf Coast Canal and Okeechobee Land Company," which has not only drained millions of acres of land of inexhaustible fertility, peculiarly adapted to the raising of sugar, rice, sea island cotton, and tropical fruits, but has afforded the settlers in the dryer lauds of Southern Florida an oppor- tunity thev have heretofore lacked of sending their prod- ucts to markets. Vast tracts of land that for ages were worthless and miasmatic are now healthy and extraordin- arily productive. Hamilton Disston may be called the Father of Florida. Politically Mr. Disston is an ardent Republican, and though he has never held any official position, excepting that of Park Commissioner, and Fire Commissioner, to which lie was elected because of the active interest he has taken in the old Volunteer Fire Depart- ment, he is, nevertheless, a power in the politics of his native city. How many per- sons he has aided to place in positions of trust ami profit, and how many others he has befriended in various ways perhaps he himself does not know. Unostentatious in his deportment, genial in manner, sincere in his friendships, lib- eral and charitable, Mr. Diss- ton may worthily be called a " Popular Philadelphia!!." Hamilton Disston ALONZO SHOTVVELL Ex-member of Select Council, and for many years prominently identified with the transportation interests of Philadelphia, was born in Mon- mouth county, New Jersey, March 17, 1844. He is a descendant from well-known Quaker and Knickerbocker stock. _ After receiving a preliminary education in the schools and academies of his native county, he became a student at Fort Edward Institute, in the State 'of New Vork, where he remained for several years. On attaining his majority he came to Philadelphia, and entered the freight office of the "Camden & Amboy Railroad, as a clerk. At that time and for several years afterward no arrange- ments had been effected between connecting transportation com- panies for giving shippers through rates and bills of lading, and there was no organized system of transferring freight from one rail- road to auother^or from railroads to steamboats and steamships on a through rate basis. Mr. Shotwell, though at that time only an employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, resigned his position and sat himself to work to remedy tins great disadvantage, and was the prime mover in organizing the present system -which has saved to the merchants of Philadelphia millions of dollars. Duriu" his connection with the transportation interests and whilst originating, formulating and inaugurating the system that placed Philadelphia merchants on an equal footing with their competitors in New Vork for the Soutli, Southwest and Pacific Slope business, makiii" rates the same from both cities and torcing competing lines PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIANS. POPULAR OFFICIALS. to establish Philadelphia agencies and adopt his new method of received a common school and academic education, and was his securing patronage for their respective companies, viz: through father's assistant in business. In [862 he enlisted as a private sol- rates and bills of lading, covering connecting lines and all transfers dier in Company E, One Hundred and Thirtieth Regiment, Penn- from points of shipment to points of destination, he had Morgan's sylvania Volunteers, and on the organization of the companv was Philadelphia & New York Outside Line put on between the two elected and commissioned Second Lieutenant. The regiment was cities as a leverage to help bring about the present results. He also assigned to the Second Army Corps. Before the battle of Antie- established the transfer firm of L. D. Crosmond & Co., and at one time was Agent for the Pacific Mail Steamship Companv, Union Pacific Railroad Company, Houston & Texas Railway Company, General Trans-Atlantic Steamship Company (French Line), Mor- gan's Louisiana & Texas Railroad and Steamship Company and its connecting railroads in Texas and Louisiana, also the Southern Pacific and Central Pacific Railroad Companies. At present he only retains his interest in the transfer business of L. D. Crosmond & Co. When the Great Centennial Exhibition was projected, Mr. Shotwell was elected Chairman of the Committee on Transportation, to secure funds for the Exhibition, and was one of the most earnest and indefatigable workers to promote the success of the enterprise. When Machinery Hall was finished he suggested and with others organized a preliminary dem- onstration, which took place on July 4, 1S75, and was at- tended by more than a hundred thousand people. Over three thousand school children were transported to the Park and a collation provided for them in the Hall, free of cost. Great tanks and puncheons were procured from the brewers, filled with ice and placed at convenient points in the Park, for the refreshment of the vis- itors. This was a monster demonstration ably managed, and foreshadowed the success of the Exhibition in the fol- lowing vear. Mr. Shotwell was one of the principal factors in abol- ishing the Harbor Master fee system in Philadelphia, and having the position salaried. He obtained a decision from the United States Treasury Department in 1877, that the employees of the Life Saving Service of our Coast, who were claiming salvage on merchan- dise recovered from a jetti- soned cargo off Cape May, were not entitled to additional remuneration, as they were paid by the Government to save both life and propertv, virtually revolutionizing the Life Saving rules as previously understood and applied. In 1S7S Mr. Shotwell, as Master of Transportation, had charge of the shipping of the Ameri- can exhibits to the Paris Exposition, and in 1SS2 he was one of the Bi-Centennial Committee that labored indefatigably to promote the celebration which took place to commemorate the city's two hundredth birthday. In politics, Mr. Shotwell has always been a Republican. In February, iSSr, he was elected as a member of the Select Council from the Fifth Ward, running as an Independent against two oppo- nents, one a Democrat, the other a Republican, and during his term of office pursued an entirely independent course. Mr. Shot- well has a splendid physique, great alertness of mind and direct- ness of action, and is well qualified to serve in almost any position where executive ability is demanded. He is acknowledged to be an authority in his business, as well as a man of practical ideas, and a man of affairs. tarn Lieutenant Marshall was appointed Regimental Adjutant, and acted as such at that engagement. During the campaign he con- tracted disabilities which disabled him for further active duty, he was ordered to the hospital, from which he was discharged and returned to private life. He soon entered into the business of tan- ner in Huntingdon county, which he continued until 1880 when he was elected Representative to the State Legislature. In 1882 he was appointed Deputy Surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia, serving four years under Surveyors Nevin and Le- land. In August, 1889, he was appointed Deputy Collector of the Port, which position he now holds. He is a member of G. A. R. Post 149, Media, Pa. In 1866 he was married to Miss Elizabeth Gratz, daughter of Simon Gratz, Esq., of Hunt- ingdon county, by whom he has one son. Alonzo Shotwell H. CLAY MARSHALL Deputy Collector United States Customs, was born in Bloom- field, Perry county, Pa., December iS, 1S3S. His father, James Marshall, was a well-known and successful tanner. He retired from business in 1S60 and removed to Carlisle in 1S63. Mr. Marshall JOSIAH GRANVILLE LEACH The United States Ap- praiser at the Port of Phila- delphia, is descended from several of the oldest American families and has in his veins some of the best blood of New England. His ancestor, Law- rence Leach, a descendant of John Leche, surgeon to King Edward the III, arrived in Massachusetts with Rev. Fran- cis Higgiusou in 1629, became a planter, and, according to a historian, he held many im- portant offices, and the useful- ness of his life gained respect for his memory. His ancestor. William Manning, the sou of a Boston merchant, in 1676, by appointment of the Colo- nial Government, directed the erection of the first Harvard Hall, and collected and dis- bursed the money raised for its construction, ami, John YVash- burne, another ancestor, was the Secretary of the Massa- chusetts Bay Companv before Governor Winthrop brought over the charter ot the Com- pany. Three of his great- grandfathers, Ensign Lemuel Leach. Captain Israel Manning and Rev. Joseph Smallidgc served in the Revolutionary army, and the fourth Jotham Ball, as a boy- witnessed the engagement at Concord. April 19, 1775. Colonel Leach was born July 27, 1S42, in Cape May Court House, Xew Jersey, where his father, Rev. J. S. Leach, had already settled. After a classical education he entered journalism, and continued a prolific writer until the summer of 1S62, when he enlisted in the army, remaining there until the ensuing summer, serving as sergeant, sergeant-major, and lieutenant in the Twenty- fifth New Jersey Volunteers, and receiving his first promotion for gallant conduct in the battle of Fredericksburg. For some months previous to his military service he devoted his entire leisure time in organizing soldier's aid societies, by which means he was instru- mental in providing a large amount of clothing and hospital stores for the relief of the sick and wounded. On leaving the army he began the study of the law, was graduated LL.B. by the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania, and in March, 1S66, was admitted to the Bar in this city, where he has since continued the practice of his pro- fession. During the summer of 1865 he organized and edited the Cape May Daily Wave. He has taken an active part in every political campaign since his nineteenth vear, when he took the stump in support of the election of Lincoln and Hamlin. He is said to have been the PHILADELPHIA AXD POPULAR PHILADELPHIA'S. POPULAR OFFICIALS. first to formally present Mr. Blaine's name for the Presidency. In the fall of 1875 he was chosen to the Legislature from the Seventh District of Philadelphia, and became a prominent member of the House of Representatives. Although urged to return to the House with assurances that he would be chosen Speaker, he de- clined a re-nomination and became a candidate for the Senate, but failed of a nomination. Owing to the warm interest manifested in the laboring classes while member of the Legislature, he was nominated for that body in 187S by the Greenback Labor Party, which honor he declined. Colonel Leach was one of the leaders in the Independent Re- publican movement of 1SS1-2 in this State. By appointment of Governor Beaver, April, 1SS7, he became a member of his staff, and Commissary General of the National Guards of Pennsylvania. When President Harrison came into office a movement was on foot, with strong political and social backing, to secure the appoint- ment of Colonel Leach as Minister to Switzerland, but before his claims had been presented to the President, the mission was filled by the appointment of his kinsman Colonel Washburne of Massachusetts. Afterwards, on the iSth of March, 1889, he was appointed by the President Appraiser at this Port, and his management of the office has been such as to warrant a prominent Treas- ury official to declare him " the best Appraiser in the Govern- ment service." Colonel Leach has long devoted much of his time to literary pursuits, chiefly of a genealogical, biographical and historical character, and is said to possess a larger knowledge of the origin of American fami- lies than any one in the coun- try. While historiographer of the Historical Society of Penn- sylvania, he contributed sev- eral hundred sketches of Pennsylvania to " Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biog- raphy," which contributions were more numerous than those of any other writer out- side of the editorial staff, and he is now giving his leisure hours to the preparation of a Cyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography. He is historian of the Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of Revolution, as well as one of its fouuders, and Treasurer of the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Folk Lore Society. He is also a member of the American Academy of Social and Political Science, the Civil Service Reform Association, the Athenaeum and several other bodies. 1SS0. In 1S82 Judge F. Dyer, then Secretary of the United States Treasury, appointed him Examiner of Customs, which position he held and filled with ability and in a manner satisfactory to the mer- chants of the city and the department, and which was well attested by the immense petition of the merchants of Philadelphia, in their recommendation to President Harrison for his appointment as Appraiser of this Port. Mr. Clarke had become the Chief Examiner of the Customs at the time of his appointment as Assistant Appraiser, and is regarded as one of the best posted men in the service, both in his general knowledge and in his familiarity with the law and the decisions of the department. He was one of the early Republicans of Philadel- phia, and has been a steadfast supporter of his party. His residence is in the Thirtcentli Ward. John J. Ridg DANIEL CLARKE Assistant Appraiser United States Customs, at Philadelphia, was born in Annville, Lebanon county, Pa., in 1S35. He is of Scotch- Irish descent and his ancestors were among the first settlers of the Paxtong and Derry colony. His father, Walter Clarke, was twice Commissioner of Lebanon county, and was Captain of the Annville Guards, a company celebrated in the military annals of the State. Mr. Clarke received his education in the public schools of Lebanon and in the Lebanon Valley Academy, after which he became the book-keeper for the Cornwall Iron Works, one of the largest iron establishments in the State. After two years of service he resigned that position anil coming to this city enlisted in the old house of Brooks & Fuller, dealers in fancy dry goods and notions, on Third street, and on the retirement of this firm became their successor and owner of the business, which he successfully conducted for twelve years. He represented the Thirteenth District in the Legislature of Pennsylvania during the session of 1S79 and JOHN J. RIDGWAY This able official and popular citizen. Surveyor of Customs for the Port of Philadelphia, was born in that city, October 22, 1S45, of one of Pennsylvania's oldest and most honored fami- lies, and his father was the late Thomas Ridgway, who is re- membered as the estimable President of the Girard Life Insurance, Annuity and Trust Company, and his mother was Sarah Pancoast. the sister of the eminent Philadelphia sur- geon. Dr. Joseph Pancoast, of the Jefferson Medical College. After receiving an elementary and classical education, Mr. Ridgway entered the law office of Morton P. Henry as a stu- dent, and made rapid progress in his studies. He was ad- mitted to the Bar May 29, 1865, and after a tour in Europe, he entered upon the practice of his profession in his native city, in which he attained de- cide) I and deserved success. In 1871 he gained the confi- dence of the people of Phila- delphia and achieved a repu- tation in the prosecution of the Row officials for collecting and retaining illegal fees ; Mr. Ridgway being selected by the Bar Association for that pur- pose. As a result of his excel- lent work the new Constitu- tion, soon afterwards adopted, abolished the fee system anil placed the officials on salaries. He entered the Union Army in 1S62 and took part in the pursuit of Lee's army after the battle of Gettysburg. He wrote an able article on the subject of establishing the Zoological, which was published in Lippincott's Magazine of May, 1S73, which really was the initiating point in the establish- ment of the attractive gardens, of which he was Director until 1875, when he resigned. In 1S83 he was the Republican nominee for Common Couucil from the Eighth Ward, and was elected by a handsome majority. His course was marked by unyielding integrity and untiring devo- tion to the interest of his constituents. He was the Republican nominee for City Comptroller in 1SS4, but was defeated by Colonel R. P. Dechert, owing to local disturbances in party lines and defection on account of questionable acts of party workers with which Mr. Ridgway was not concerned. In 18S6 W. Ellwood Rowan was elected Sheriff, and Mr. Ridgway was placed in charge of the real estate department of the office, and when Sheriff Rowan became incapacitated to attend his duties by reason of insanity, Mr. Ridgway performed the duties of the office with marked ability from January 4, 18S6, to February 24, 1SS7. When the office was declared vacant by the Senate of Pennsylvania, Governor Beaver appointed Mr. Ridgway Sheriff, and served as such for the remainder of the term, expiring January I, 1S8S. PHILADELPHIA AXD POPULAR PHILADELPHIA^. POPULAR OFFICIALS. In December, 1SS9, the President of the United States appointed Mr. Ridgway Surveyor of Customs for the Port of Philadelphia. He is Vice-President of the West End Trust and Safe Deposit Com- pany, 2020 Chestnut street ; President of the Real Estate Invest- ment Company, 721 Walnut street, and is a prominent and popular member of the G. A. R., Penn Club, Union Republican Club, His- torical Societv, and other organizations. OLIVER C. BOSBYSHELL Col. O. C. Bosbyshell, Superintendent of the United States Mint, at Philadelphia, was born in Vicksburg, Miss., January 3, 1839. His father, Oliver C. Bosbyshell, and wife. Mary A. Whitney, were both natives of this city. Col. Bosbyshell's father died before the subject of this sketch was born. Young Bosbyshell received a fair education, in the schools of Schuylkill county, the home of his mother. At the age of fifteen, he entered the employ of the Philadelphia & Reading R. R. Company. He afterward entered the law office of Hon. F. W. Hughes, then in the law office of his uncle, William S. Whitney, where he was when the war broke out. On the 16th of April, 1861, he enlisted in the Washington Artillerists. On the 17th of April, the company was mustered into the U. S. service, at Harrisburg. On the 18th of April, the comp- any was en route to Washington, via Baltimore, where were the first soldiers of the Union Army killed by the enemy. On the 20th of July, the company was mustered out at Harrisburgh, and Mr. Bosbyshell immediately re-enlisted, for three years, in Company G 48th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant. August 20, 1S61. He served as Regimental Recruiting officer, and November ir, iS6r, embarked for Hatteras, N. C. He was Judge Advocate, and Acting Adjutant of his Regi- ment. He was in the attack on Newbern. He was Regimental Quartermaster, Acting Adjutant of his regiment, promoted First Lieutenant, and then Captain Company G. He was in the battles of Bull Run, Chantilly, South Mountain, Antietam, and Fredericks- burg, after which he was detailed Judge Advocate of his division. In the spring of 1863, the Ninth Corps was ordered West, and Captain Bosbyshell was made Provost Marshall, at Lexington, Ky. He took part in the fights of East Tennessee, was in the battles of Blue Springs, Campbell's Station, and Knoxvillc. In February, 1S64., General Hartranft appointed Captain Bosbyshell Assistant Adjutant General. Department, Ninth Army Corps, at rendezvous Annapolis, Md. He afterward served through Grant's campaign, ending at Petersburg. He was commissioned Major of his Regi- ment, from July 10, 1S64. He was in the Mine fights of July 30, 1864, and led his regiment into the Weldon Rail Road, and Poplar Grove Church fights. Was mustered out October 1, 1864. Returning to Pottsville, he engaged in the banking business. In 1S67 he entered the G. A. R., and organized Post 23 of Pottsville, and was its first Commander. In 1869 he was elected Department Commander G. A. R. In the same year he was appointed Register Deposits, U. S. Mint, at Philadelphia, and has since resided in this city. He was afterwards appointed Assistant Coiner, and by President Grant, Coiner. In 1SS5 he accepted the position of Chief Clerk under Colonel Dechert, City Controller. In 1S79 he was elected Major, Second Regiment National Guards, Pennsylvania, a year later promoted Lieutenant Colonel, and in August, 1S90, he became Colonel of the Regiment. He was appointed Superinten- dent of the Mint, Philadelphia, by President Harrison, October 17, 1SS9, entering upon his duties November 1, 1SS9. He is also Vice-President of the Fidelity Mutual Life Association of Philadel- phia. June 24th, 1S63, he was married to Miss Martha E. Stern, daughter of Rev. Nathan Stern, D. D. DR. DAVID K. TUTTLE Dr. David K. Tuttle was commissioned Melter and Refiner of the United States Mint, Philadelphia, on March 22, 18SS. He was born in Morris County, N. J., September 19, 1835. His ancestors came from England and settled in New Haven in 1639. Their de- scendants were energetic, public-spirited citizens, and many of the families prominent in New England history, whether for theology, literature, or art, may trace their lineage back to these earlv settlers, William and Elizabeth Tuttle. The Edwards, Dwights, Stoddards, Kensetts, find this family name among their immediate ancestors. The subject of this sketch went, at the age of fifteen, to Brooklyn, N. Y., where older brothers were engaged in business. Within two years he had charge of a small electrotyping plant. This provided an income, anc left some hours each day for study and experiment. In 1S52 he attended the lectures on chemistry in the Medical De- partment of the University of New York, which fixed the purpose of the young student to devote himself to the study of natural science. He entered the Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard University in 1853, and received the degree of Bachelor of Science in 1855. In the summer of the same year he went to Germany and matriculated at the Georgia Augusta University at Gottingen, where, after two years of close application, he was graduated as Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in 1857. In the autumn of that year Dr. Tuttle was appointed Adjunct Professor in the LTniversity of Virginia, and placed in charge of the laboratory then opened for the practical instruction of students in analytical chemistry. After five years devoted to such teaching, he became interested in metal- lurgical enterprises more to his taste, which he followed with success, acquiring valuable experience in the mining and treatment of lead, iron, gold, and silver ores. Dr. Tuttle was appointed Melter and Refiner of the Carson City Mint on the reopening of that institution in 18S6, and held that position until his appointment to succeed Dr. Booth in the Mint at Philadelphia. W- H. SHELMIRE United States Pension Agent, Philadelphia, was born in Mont- gomery County, May 15, 1841. His father, John H. Shelmire, was a well-known miller in that county as were his grandfather and great-grandfather. In 1S61, at the outbreak of the war. Mr. John H. Shelmire enlisted and was commissioned Captain of Companv A, First New Jersey Cavalry, which had prcviouslv been a wide-awake organization in the Lincoln campaign. He served in the field with his company till June, 1S62, when he was taken prisoner and confined in the Salisbury Prison. While in prison he was com- missioned Major of his regiment. In November, 1S62, he was ex- changed, rejoined his command, and was killed June 9, 1S63, at Brandy Station. W. H. Shelmire was educated in the common schools of his county, and was in his father's employment until the war. He accompanied his father to the field, as clerk, and remained with him until his death, when he enlisted in Hunt's Independent Cavalry. In 1S65 he received an appointment as Clerk in the Treasury Department, Washington, where he served until March 1S69, when he was appointed Assistant Assessor of Internal Revenue, Fourth District, Pa. He held this position until Novem- ber 14, 1S71, when he was appointed Chief Clerk of the Pension Office, Philadelphia, and served as such under General H. G. Sickel, Major A. W. Norris. and General Davis. November 22. 1SS9, President Harrison commissioned him Pension Agent. A petition to the President signed by some 7000 veterans was accom- panied by the following letter from General Sickel : — Philadelphia, Pa., March iSth, 1SS9. To the President: Referring to the application of William H. Shelmire, Esq., for the position of United States Pension Agent, at Philadelphia, I desire to state: That I was appointed to that office in the year 1S71. and took Mr. Shelmire from an import- ant position to be my Chief Clerk, especially on account of his known integ- rity, honesty and administrative ability. He served in that position through my thirteen years incumbency, and helped to disburse millions of dollars each year. I required no security whatever from him, although I myself was under the heaviest bonds given by any Government official. His accounts were al- ways scrupulously correct. He has held the same position with each succeed- ing Pension Agent, and has the confidence of all the old Pensioners. His promotion would give entire satisfaction, and would be merited by reason of his long continued service I have the honor to be vour obedient Servant, H. G. SICKEL. Mr. Shelmire is a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion ; Member of Post 19, G. A. R., of which he is Post Com- mander ; Member of A. O. U. W ; Member of the Senate of Sparta, a beneficial organization. In 1S69 he was married to Miss Frances L. Lemon of Wash- ington, D. C. DAVID MARTIN Late Collector of Internal Revenues, was born on August 20, 1S45, on the old Ridgway Farm, at Nicetown and Harrowgate Lanes, in the Twentv-fifth Ward. His father, George Martin, who was the tenant of the farm, was of Scotch-Irish stock, as was also his mother. Mr. Martin knew only hard work during the early- years of his life, which applies to the political as well as the indus- trial side of his career. He removed to the Nineteenth Ward, PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIANS. POPULAR OFFICIALS. where he now lives, in 1863, and in June. 1S66, two months before he was of a°c. he was elected a member of the Republican Ward Committee8 This was the real beginning of Ins pohtica career, ami ever since his influence has been felt not only in his own Ward but as well in the politics of the Thirty-first Ward. He has been a ember of the Nineteenth Ward Republican Committee ever since and continuously; also a member of the Republican City Committee for sixteen years, and of the Republican State Connmttce thirteen years. 'He was a delegate to the National Convention which nominated President Harrison His official career was as follows : Appointed Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives at Harrisburg in 1S73 ; appointed the following vear bv Mavor Stoklev, Lieutenant of the Delaware River Harbor Police- resigned in 1875, and was elected County Commissioner by amaforitv of .4,000 ; re-elected for three years in 1878 by 21,000 mSority ; re-appoiuted Sergeant at Arms in 1881-82 ;. appointed a Mercantile Appraiser for three years in 1S83 ; reappointed m 18S6, and he I that office when, on May 24, 1889. President Harrison ap- pointed him Collector of Internal Revenue. His resignation from this office was placed before President Harrison on May S, 1891, Mr. Martin having de- cided to engage in other busi- ness. JOHN B. COMBER Superintendent Money Order Department, Philadel- phia Post Office, was born in Philadelphia, in 1855. His father, John Comber, deceased in 1879, was a well-known con- tractor. Among his larger contracts in this city were those for the granite of the first storv of the Public Build- iugs. and the stone for the Presbyterian Board of Publica- tion, Chestnut street. Mr. Comber received his education at a private school in this citv and finished at the La Salle College, after which he entered the office of Isaac H. Hobbs & Son, architects, with whom he remained for two years ; his health requir- ing "more active employment, he resigned his place and en- tered into service with his father, with whom he remained until his decease, when lie conducted the business until 1S85. The latter year Post- master Han-it y gave him the appointment of Assistant Su- neriutendent of the Monev Department, and in .SS9 he was promoted to his present position Transactions of his department extend to almost all countries of the earth and amount to nearly J5,ooo,ooo annually. Mr Comber is systematic and exact in his methods and conducts his office with ability, and to the satisfaction of his superiors. , He is a member of the Hibernian Society of Philadelphia one of the oldest of the charitable organizations of the city, ^ bears on its roll of membership the names of General Ueorge Washing ton! General U. S. Grant, General Robert Patterson, and many other distinguished men. , . c Mr Comber was married to Miss Agues McKeone. daughter of Charles McKeone, firm of Charles McKeone. Son & Co., 111 1889. as assistant for two years and then passed a year in travel abroad and in attendance upon the law schools in Pans Subsequently unon his return to this citv he resumed practice of his profession and is the author of several pamphlets upon legal subjects, and also of a law book upon the " Trial of Lunatics. Mr Carr has been active in Democratic politics and a member of several nominating conventions, both local and State, and in 18S8 was appointed Assistant United States Attorney for this district. CHARLES A. PORTER Was born on the 15th day of May, 1839, in that section of the citv known a half century ago as the North Mulberry Ward, on Cherry street below Fifth.' His parents were people of moderate circumst ances, and as a boy he received his education principally in theZane "street Grammar School. After leaving school, he curled on the business of his ^er-that^ntra^ He^was tioii, and in early life evinced an interest in politics, giving much of his spare time to the study of this subject. He cast his first vote in 1S60, for Abra- ham Lincoln. In 1862, when but twentv-three years of age, he received his first political appointment, that of Super- visor of Streets of the City of Philadelphia, serving with credit for four years, under Mayors Henrv and McMichael. In 1869, he was elected a mem- ber of the City Republican Campaign Committee, from the Eighth Ward, and has served almost continuously ior twenty -two years, having won the esteem and confidence of his partv in his district. They rewarded him by sending him to the Legislature, in 187-- '73' and '74, the Eighth and Ninth Wards constituting the district. On May 15, 1875, Mr. Porter removed to the Twenty-eighth Ward, and since that time has been the recognized leader of the Republican forces of that section. Mr. Porter was a dele- gate of the National Conven- tion that nominated Harrison in iSSS. The year following, he was unanimously chosen Chairman of the Republican Citv Campaign Committee. While holding 'this responsible position, he has always man- nks, and has won for himself Charles A. Porter WM. W1LK1NS CARR Assistant United States Attorney, was born in Washington, D C in 1854, and was educated in the public schools 111 that citv, and after remaining for three years in the Central High School continued his studies at the University oi Pennsylvania from which he graduated in 1S73. He began the study of law in this citv in the office of George M. Dallas, Esq., and was admitted to practice in May, 1876. He remained 1.1 the office of Ins preceptor a"ed to obtain harmony in the party :^ 'J!! the fan ^SJ'rponer C novated as a candidate for State Senate til? the unexpired term o Senator £?£&& the fifth district, and his popularity was attested by his recen Bill. The former was intended to vest the au^ard of PubUc schools iii the city, in one body, kn own ast nc u Education, which abolished the f^^^^^dfflc passing the Senate was ^defeated Lm »1 s ^^ K^T thetty: uqUCom1ionVoiS This bill passed both fc^es of the Legislature, but was vetoed by the Governor ^s Ins been truth Fully said of Mr. 1 oner, wuui "^- called a, orator he is shrewd, calculating and possessed of t he PHILADELPHIA AND PO PC LA Li PHILADELPHLAXS. POPULAR OFFICIALS. secure a desired result. Rut he lias sufficient tact to keep himself from being regarded as being dictatorial, he has assisted many men to secure political positions, and he has always insisted upon giv- ing the young element of the Republican partv an opportuuitv of showing what could be done. He is a liberal contributor .o cam- paign funds, and does not hesitate to assist financially those who appeal to him. Unassuming in his methods, and unostentatious with his dealings with men, he manages to make himself as popular with the division workers, as with those who take part in political contests only when it suits their pleasure and convenience. Mr. Porter has followed the business of general contractor, for the past thirty years. He has been successful in his business, and enjovs a comfortable fortune. LOUIS R. WALTERS Was born February 13, 1855, near Phcenixville. Pa. He at- tended the public schools there under the teaching of Prof. Swartz, and entered Lafayette College in 1873, from which he graduated as a Civil Engineer in 1877, and a year later received the degree of M. S. He has been for a number of years a very active member of the Board of Education and takes special interest in educational matters. After graduating, he entered the employ of the Phoenix Iron and Bridge Company, and by assiduous and close application to the Company's affairs won for him the greatest respect and esteem. He faithfully filled this position up to the time of being honored with the appointment as Assistant United States Treasurer at the City of Philadelphia, which he now holds. He was elected Captain in the Militia in 1S72, and in 1S77 was appointed Adjutant of the Eleventh Regiment. X. G. P.. and acted in that position during the Pittsburg riots. When the National Guards of Pennsylvania were re-organized in 1879, he rejoined his old Com- pany, and was unanimously elected Captain and has constantly labored in the interest of the National Guards of this State. He has always been in the front ranks of the Republican party ami has represented his party both at State and County conventions and it is a fact worthy of note that he always carried his friends through. At the National Convention, it is a well known fact that he was in the front rank amongst the members of the Pennsylvania delegation and was the original Harrison man from the State of Pennsylvania. With his determination he continued the Harrison fight, and it was unanimously conceded that he was the standard bearer in the struggle of iSSS. Mrs. Walters is the daughter of the late David and Audora Lutshair. old citizens of Chester county, and their family connec- tions extend over a period of nearly two hundred years. His name was prominently mentioned for the position of Naval Officer at the Port of Philadelphia. General Walters was solicited by the citizens of Chester county to stand for the Legislature in 1890, ami had to reluctantly refuse a nomination on account of accepting the position as Assistant United States Treasurer. Cap- tain Walters became a member of the Knights of the Golden Eagle in 1886, by joining Washington Castle. No. 45, and he has worked hard for the interests of the Order ever since. He entered Wash- ington Comniandcrv, No. 15, as a private, in 1887, and has been promoted through that channel from Ensign to Sergeant, to Lieu- tenant and Captain, and in 18S8, was elected Major of the Third Battalion, Third Regiment, and in April, when the State organiza- tion was divided into two Brigades, he was elected Brigadier Gen- eral of the Second Brigade, which includes all the Cominanderies in the State outside of Philadelphia, comprising three full Regi- ments of twelve Companies each. CHARLES D. GREENE Lieutenant-Colonel Charles D. Greene, Prothonotary of the Supreme Court, State of Pennsylvania, is a native of this State. Since his youth he has been identified with military matters and has a record for services in the army during the late War, ami in the militia of the State, hardly ever equalled and of which he may well look back upon with a feeling of pride and satisfaction. He is yet in service and will so continue as long as his health will war- rant. In 1852 Mr. Greene began his military career as a soldier in the Eighth Regiment, New York State Militia, and in 1856 became a member of the Independence Grays, First Regiment, Pennsvl- vania Militia, from which he was honorably discharged October, 1858, by reason of removal to Baltimore. When the memorable 1 all to arms was sounded in 1S61, he was among the first to re- spond, and was commissioned First Lieutenant in the Twenty-third Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers. March 1, 1S62, he was trans- ferred to Company H, Sixty-first Regiment Pennsylvania Volun- teers, and on October 7, of that year, he was promoted to a Cap- taincy. He served during the war and was mustered out June 28, 1865, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. But his military career did not end with the close of the War, for on November 1, 1873, he was commissioned an aid-de-camp in the State Guards ; became Division Quarter-master at the same time, and was re-com- missioned to the latter office on July 2, 1879, and again on Novem- ber 21, 1SS3, and October 26, 1S88. At the present time he is Div- ision Ordnance Officer on Major-General George R. Snowden's staff, having received the appointment August 12, 1890. The Colonel has always been of a literary turn of mind, and after the war he began the publishing business in this city, continuing until 1S72. During that time, he published a number of his own writ- ings, among which was a volume entitled " Thrilling Stories of the Rebellion, " which had a very large sale. Since 1872 he has been connected with the Supreme Court of the Eastern District, and since 188 r he has been Prothonotary. Some years ago he took advantage of the admirable facilities with which he was surrounded and began the study of law, and about four years ago he was ad- mitted to practice. Those who know Colonel Greene have only words of praise for him. He is an intelligent and eloquent speaker and of a chcerv, kindly disposition. CHARLES M. CRESSON. M. D. Formerly Manager and Chemist of the Philadelphia Gas Works, and for fifteen years Chemist to the Board of Health, is the only son of the late John C. and Letitia L. Cresson. He was born in Cheltenham township, Montgomery county, February 3, 1828, and when a mere boy was sent to Professor Gummere's famous school in Burlington, New Jersey. At the age of ten he was admitted to the Philadelphia Central High School at its opening, October. 1S38, then transferred to the University of Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated, and afterwards studied medicine in the Jefferson Medical College. His scientific and technical studies were largely directed by Doctors Robert Hare, J. K. Mitchell, A. Dallas Bache and Professors Patterson and Frazer. His practical education in topography and civil engineering was obtained from S. W. Roberts and J. C. Trautwine. He early made a special study of chemistry, and a considerable part of his time even during youth was devoted to mechanical and architectural drawings for the Phila- delphia Gas Works and in its chemical laboratorv. He was then elected First Assistant Engineer of these works, his duties being the construction of new work, and from 1855 to 1.S64 the whole of the management of the mechanical department and the manufac- turing of gas devolved upon him. Dr. Cresson has been a prominent member of the American Philosophical Society since 1857, and has published from time to time important articles upon " The Manufacture of Gas," " Explo- sion of Steam Boilers," "The Effects of Electricity and Heat upon the Tensile Strength of Iron," "Wood Preservation," "Paper Manufacture," " Water Supplies of Cities," etc. He established the Scientific Department of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1S6S, of the Philadelphia and Reading in 1869, and of the Baltimore and Ohio in 18S3. Photography early attracted his attention and from the exhibition of tne fir?t daguerreotype up to the present time his familiarity with the current improvements in that art has been maintained. He has devoted much time to the study and examina- tion of water chemically and microscopically; and successful determinations of the causes of disease carried by the water supply of cities and towns have been and arc now actively engaging his attention. 29 Independence Hall PH FLA DELPHI A AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIA^. BENCH AND BAR. THE SUPREME BENCH. In the Colonial period, a Supreme Court for the Province of Pennsylvania was established by order of the Provincial Council, February I, 16S4; the authority of the Council having been derived from the Royal Charter to William Penn, bearing date March 4, 16S1. In pursuance of that order the Act of 1684, ch. 158, was passed, commissioning five justices for a term of two years from June 4, 16S4. In 1693 the Court was made to consist of a Chief Justice and four Associate Justices. The tribunal modified only as to the number of its members, which, under different Acts varied from three and four to five, continued until the Revolution. The Judges commissioned in 16S4 were Dr. Nicholas Morse, William Welsh, William Wood, Robert Turner and John Eckley. Those who were in commission in 1776 were Benjamin Chew, C. J., John Lawrence, Thomas Willing and John Morton. In the intermediate list of justices appear such well-known names as Benjamin Chew, Anthony Morris, Edward Shippen and Jasper Yeates. The first Chief Justice of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, who sat upon the Bench — the preceding appointee having declined — was Thomas McKean. He was commissioned July 2S, 1777, served two years, and died June 24, 1817, aged eighty-three years. He was at one time Governor of the Commonwealth, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Following him the Chief Justices have been, successively : Edward Shippen, commissioned December iS, 1799; William Tilghmau, February 26. 1806 ; John Bannister Gibson, May iS, 1S27 ; Jeremiah S. Black, elected December r, 1851 ; bv rota- tion— Ellis Lewis, December 4, 1854; Alfred H. Lowrie, December 7, 1S57; George W. Wood- ward, December 7, [S63 ; James Thompson, December 2, 1N67 ; John Meredith Read, December 2, 1S72; Daniel Agnew, December 1, 1873; George Sharswood, December 4, 1S7S ; Ulysses Mercer, January 1, 1883 ; Isaac G. Gordon, June 6, 1887 ; Edward M. Paxson, Januarv 7, 1NS9. The history of any system of jurisprudence is, in a large measure, historv of the tribunals inaugurated under that system ; and the action and influence of these arc 111 turn illustrated by the character and achievements of the men who mould the decisions of those tribunals. In England Lord Mansfield created out of the principles of the Roman Law what was practically a new science, fitted to deal with the problems of modern commerce, which in his day suddenly sprang into life. The task allotted to the Judges in the infancy of the Com- monwealth of Pennsylvania, was almost as great. The common law in all its integrity had been brought over bv Pcnn's settlers and its forms were as rigidly adhered to as in England ; but the Court of Chancery., whose powers of equitable' relief came in plav, where unbending legal rules would work hardship, was wanting. One attempt, indeed, to establish such a tribunal was made bv Governor Sir William Keith, but it failed because the Governor and the Legislature disagreed to the person who should exercise the function of Chan- cellor. It was reserved to Chief Justice Tilghmau to supply this defect 111 the machinery of justice, bv introducing the principles of equity into the common law proceedings ; and to work out this innovation so skilfully that while the forms of action remained the same they were made pliable enough to embrace parties and redress injuries which a court of law had been unable to reach. It is no h\ perbole to say of this great jurist that the very qualities which contributed to his greatness somewhat obscured his fame. His stvle was trans- parent in its simplicity; and so lucid was his manner of solving a legal problem that the problem itself lost the abstrusencss and failed to suggest the skill which had so easily unravelled it. Perhaps 110 Judge ever cited fewer authorities or leaned less upon precedent ; vet no Judge, perhaps, was better fortified with learning, or more religiously loyal to established legal principles. His private character was in keeping with his exalted reputation ; he was modest, humane and generous ; and these qualities inciting him, as they did, to seek for the justice of every cause, strengthened the hold upon the profession which the force of his intellect had already secured for his decisions. He was followed by a successor who achieved a reputation as splendid as his own. This sketch will not permit of even the rudest outline of the character and achievements of John Bannister Gibson. He has been ranked with Lord Mansfield, and perhaps the massiveuess of intellect and aggressiveness of will, which distinguished both, may have led to the comparison. But the style of Gibson stands unique and unapproachable among judicial writings ; nervous and sententious, yet sparkling with epigram ; concise as the language of Coke in its statement of a legal proposition, and yet embellished with the highest graces of rhetoric. His fame has widened with everv vear since his death, and along with Marshall and Story and Kent, he has earned for the Bench of America the respect and admiration of foreign jurists. Of those who were successively called to fill his seat — of Black, who left the Bench to become the best paid advocate at the National Capitol ; of Sharswood, the consummate nisi-prius and common law judge; and ot the present Chief Justice whose brief but terse opinions are the embodiments of legal acumen and hard common sense, enlivened by an occasional sally of humor, the highest praise which they need covet, is that they have labored, and not in vain, to keep untarnished the traditional lustre of the Supreme Bench of Pennsylvania. Some ideas of the labors which are cast upon the incumbents who now hold office, may be obtained by a comparison between the number of reports of adjudged cases in the Supreme Court within two given periods. From the year 1791, when the first report in regular form appeared, to the vear 1S51, when the Judiciary became elective, covering sixty years, 71 volumes of regular reports were issued ; and in the ensuing term of forty years, 132 volumes were added to the list. In January, 1891, the Judges of the Inferior Courts, from whose judgment an appeal lies to this tribunal, numbered SS ; in 1S51 they numbered only 33. These figures suggest with some vividness the increase in the quantity of labor demanded; but its quality arising from the complex questions incident to the changes wrought in the organic law bv the new Constitution, and to the enormous growth of corporations anil their tendency to consolidate, is an element which, more than quantity, enhances the responsibility and consequent arduousness of the work. PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIA^. BENCH AND BAR. THE BAR OF PHILADELPHIA From the clays of William I'cim to the present time the Bar of Philadelphia has been justly famous for its learning, probity and good fellowship. No wiser or more earnest body of men existed in any of the colonies than the Provincial bar of this city, and the early legislation of the Province attests the independent and pro- gressive spirit of Pennsylvania lawmakers, who were many of them lawyers. It should be a matter of just pride to the bar of the City of Philadelphia that it is lineally descended from such an illustrious stock. The customs and traditions of the early bar should never be for- gotten, and in these days, when the whirl of business and the busy, bustling, practical spirit of modern times are turning all professions into money-making pursuits, the Philadelphia lawyer of to-day should pause and reflect how much honor is due to the lawyers of Philadelphia who practiced their protession in the courts of Pennsylvania for the period of nearly a century before the Declaration of Independence. No better or simpler form of munici- pal government has been adopted bv any American city than that set forth iu William I'enu's charter, and to his able and directing mind is due a simple system of courts to which, after many changes, we have since returned. For several vears after the Dec- laration of Independence all men's energies were devoted to the struggle for freedom, but when the yoke <>t Great Britain was thrown oil' and peace was restored then the lawyer's work secured the liberty which the soldier's -word had won. Rules of law were to be adapted to the changed conditions and new ques- tions constantly arose, and the law of England was modified to suit different wants and needs and order was forced to rise out chaos. In 1 789 , as the charter of the William Tilghman iu i/i'y, i^> n«- ^..~.> — Proprietary had been abrogated by the Revolution, a new charter was granted to the City of Philadelphia. This was tinkered and amended until the Consolidation act of 1S54, and since then it has been pruned and grafted by all sorts of legislation until the act of 1SS5, known as the " Bullitt Bill." has simplified somewhat our cumbrous system of municipal government, though much has been left that is uncertain and complicated. And as the faults of our system, both financial and political, arc made manifest by the cor- ruption and rottenness which its complexity and division of re- sponsibility permits, the lawyers of to-day should endeavor to effect a return to the simpler form of government prescribed by the city's founder. The early legal history of the Province shows an advanced spirit in regard to procedure and a tendency towards simplicity and directness which is in strong contrast to the strict adherence to tech- nical forms which characterized the English Common lawyer of that era. The system of County Courts, the Common Pleas, the Quar- ter Sessions of'the Peace and the Orphans' Court, with a Supreme Provincial Court to hear appeals from the County Courts, was in the earliest days of the Province like the system in vogue to-day, but the Governor and Council sat as a Court of Equity. Besides these courts there was that peculiar body known as the " Tcacc Makers," who, as we read in the records of the Proprietary, William Penn, were "to prevent law suits, to act in the matter of arbitra- tions and to hear and end differences between man and man." Among the judges of these courts were many who have handed down illustrious names to their descendants, and in a list of some lawyers of the Province of Pennsylvania are such names as Hutch- inson, Hamilton, Graeme, Atherton, Peters, Reed, Dickinson, Wil- ling, McKean, Tilghman, Wain, Chew, Master, Morris, Biddle, In- gersoll and many others which are still extant as family names in Philadelphia. The mention of their names is enough to recall the fact that there were giants in those days in the practice of the law. Nor did the quality of the bench or bar deteriorate after the Revo- lution. The early reports are full of important cases, argued be- fore wise and painstaking judges by lawyers profound in their learning and skillful in their advocacy. The people had cast off the bonds of tvranuical power, and bench and bar had a great problem before them, how to adapt the rules of common law which had grown up in nion- archial England and to modify the feudal rules of real estate so as to conform to the new ideas of a free Commonwealth and the sovereignty of the people. In the last year of the eighteenth century Thomas McKean, who had presided as Chief Justice in the ar- gument of the first case reported in the first volume of Binnev's reports, had retired from ihc bench, having been chosen Governor of the Com- monwealth, and he was succeeded as Chief Justice by Rdward Shippcn. Veales, Smith and Breckeuridge were the Associate Judges. Jared Iiigersoll was Attorney General. Tilghman, Dallas, Dickcrson, Rawle and Leu is were among the leading counsel who appeared before them, and the care and skill with which they argued many great questions may be gathered from the pages ot Binney, Dallas and other earlv reporters. When William Tilghman succeeded Edward Shippcn as Chief Justice, as he did Februarv 2, iSo6, one of the greatest Judges anion- the mauv who have added to the renown of Pennsylvania jurists" took his seat on the Supreme Bench. The cases argued be- fore him included matters of great interest to the bar ot Pennsyl. vania, and were of vast importance to the citizens ot Pennsylvania. \ new and hitherto untried system was inaugurated, and it required wise Judges and able lawvers to adapt the rules and principles of law to the new order of things. Fortunately for the cause of lib- erty and of popular government, both the Federal and State Judi- ciary and bar were found equal to the task imposed ou them, and the elastic svstcm of the common law made to lit our new free insti- tutions. Later came John Bannister Gibson, than whom no clearer or greater Judge has sat and administered justice in English-speak- ing lands. What need to speak of the .great men who have passed away within the memorv of mauv of us, of George Sharswood, William Meredith, St. George Tucker Campbell and William Rawle. There would be a long list if all were mentioned who have won re- nown in their profession. But the Philadelphia bar depends not PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHI LADLLPHIAXS. BENCH AND BAR. alone on reminiscences anil recollections. It is not alone by adher- ence to the customs and traditions of the past that it is to-day a living force and influence in the community. It is not alone be- cause of the great names which appear upon its muster roll that it has the confidence and respect of its fellow-citizens. It is because it is a body of men, earnest, zealous and devoted to theirprolession. Because, although here and there a man may falter in his allegi- ance or be untrue to his trust, as a body the Philadelphia bar acts been given and taken, the contestants exchange hand grasps and are friends. Like the warrior hosts at the end of the day's battle in the heaven of Odin and Thor, they rest and dream of future con- flicts. After the arguments before the courts of last resort, the leaders chat as pleasantly as though a few minutes before thev had not been striving with all their mental force to destroy each other's clients. There is much good feeling at the Philadelphia bar, very little jealousy and littleness. The hardest fighters in court are often with all due fidelity to court and client, Because in its ranks are men equal in strength, equal in learning, equal in devotion to the cause which they represent, to any of the leaders of the older bar. Because in its midst are men unselfishly devoted to the progress of the science of the law, and glad, at the cost of money, time and labor, to aid in the enlightenment of those in quest of legal learn- ing. And despite the hurry of modern life and the demand for quick analysis and instant decision, notwithstanding the need to bend every energy, to strain every nerve, to call on every resource of brain and body in the struggle for professional existence, the bar has its pleasant social side as of yore. After the smoke and dust of the day's fight have passed away, although hard blows may have the jolliest, pleasantest fellows in social intercourse, aud the man who has given one the hardest fight is perhaps one of the dearest friends, the most ready to assist with good counsel, or to share his purse in time of need. It is well for the community that the bar has preserved its posi- tion. As we look at the political and financial world and mark the baseness of men, we can point with pride to the record of our Phil- adelphia bar. How seldom has a lawyer betrayed his trust. The instances of professional wrong doing of this character are few in- deed. In the future the bar of Philadelphia has a great work to accomplish. The influence which its high position gives should be more felt in all movements for reform. It can and should aid in all PHILADELPHIA . IX D POP! 'L. IR PHIL. IDELPHL IXS. BENCH AND BAR. efforts to get bcttergovernmcnt.and it should act with strenuous effort also in every movement to obtain for litigants aspcedierdctermina- tion of their cases. Not only should no man's cause he delayed "for lucre or malice," but no man's cause should be delayed at all against his will unless for weighty reasons. The bar should be progressive as well as conservative. It should hold fast to that which is good, and strive for continual advance- ment. Thus and thus only will it maintain its ancient supremacy. JAMES W. PAUL Was born in Philadelphia, on November 4, 1S16, both of his parents being members of old and well known families of that city, ami was the youngest child of a large family of children, most of whom have since occupied prominent positions in Philadelphia's business, professional and social circles. After the usual prepara- tory course of studies at the schools of that day, both in Philadel- phia and Lawrcnceville, N. J., Mr. Paul in 1S29 entered the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, he being then only thirteen years of age, and successfully passed through the full course of four years, graduating with high honors in 1S33, in a class among the members of which were the late Henry J. Biddle, Hon. J. I. Clarke Hare, Horace B. Wallace and others equally well known. Shortly after his graduation, Mr. Paul com- menced the study of the law as a student in the office of James S. Smith, one of the leading practitioners of those days, where he remained until ad- mitted to the liar in 1S37, being then in his twenty-first year, and he at once assumed a lead- ing position in active practice and has now continued in the same for a period of over fifty- three years. Of late years, however, he has devoted him- self more exclusively to Office a n d Chamber practice, Or- phans' Court business, settle- ment of Estates and rilling the position of advisory Counsel and Solicitor for several banks, corporations and other institu- tions of a similar character. During the late Civil War Mr. Paul took a firm position in support of the Government, and with the late Benjamin Gerhard, George H. Boker and a few other equally patri- otic citizens, in the early dark days organized the Union Club, which was the germ and nucleus from which grew the Union League of Philadelphia, which assumed later on such a prominent position in aid of the Government. Mr. Paul has a family of five children living, namely: Frank W. Taul, also a member of the Bar who is associated with him in practice ; AllcnG.Paul, an officer in the Navy ; James W. Paul, jr., a member of the firm of Drexel & Co.; Lawrence T. Paul, an engi- neer well known in electrical circles, and a daughter who is mar- ried to Hon. W. Waldorf Astor, of New York. ^T" N^ C^MbS -"* *' j8fr~ w^V fc"* the systematic study of the principles of the Constitution of the United States as a branch of instruction in schools he proposed the Constitutional Text Book, and the First Book of the Constitution which was published in 1855, and since largely used as text books in schools and colleges. In 1S6S he was nominated as the Demo- cratic candidate for the office of District Attorney for the City of Philadelphia and elected for the term of three years. In 1S74 he was elected to the same office by a vote nearly 1,000 above the average received by the Democratic State ticket. He declined a re-nomination for a third term and resumed his private practice. In 1S77 and the succeeding year he was a candidate for an existing vacancy on the Supreme Bench, but was defeated for nomination by the Democratic Convention through a defection in the Philadel- phia delegation, losing the nomination however in the former year by only one vote. By appointment of the Judges of the Supreme Court and subsequently of the Governor, he has been an Inspector of the Eastern Penitentiary for many vears. During his long professional career he has been engaged in many important cases and has always manifested a thorough mas- tery of the law and the facts, while his speeches have been distinguished for a high order ot eloquence and elegance of diction. Notwithstanding the claims of a busy professional life, Mr. Shepparcl has found time to devote to the study of languages and his interest in the sciences and literature has led to his election as a Trustee of the Jefferson Medical Col- lege and to membership in the American Philosophical Soci- ety. It has been said of him that the Greek and Latin clas- sics and the standard authori- ties in the European languages on these subjects arc as famil- iar to him as the English, and that his learning is recognized as prominent among scholars. LEONARD MYERS James W. Paul FURMAN SHEPPARD Now and for many years one of the acknowledged leaders of the Philadelphia Bar and one of our ripest philosophical scholars and thinkers, is a native of New Jersey, and was born atBridgcton, November 21, 1S23. After graduating with distinction at Princeton in 1S45, lle devoted himself for a time to the teaching of the classics and mathematics, and then commenced the study of Law in the office of Judge Garrick Mallcrv, with whom he was subsequently associated in business for several years. He was admitted to the Bar September 7, 1S4.S. Early in his professional career he became interested in Constitutional Law, and for the purpose of introducing Was born near Attlebor- ough mow called Langhorne), Bucks county, Pa., on Novem- ber 13, 1827, removing with his parents to Philadelphia in 1S37. He received an academic and collegiate education, and in early life contributed to a number of magazines, transla- ting also several works from the French. He was admitted to the Bar upon coming of age, and soon obtained a good practice. A few years later he was chosen Solicitor of Spring Garden and also of Belmont, two of the Municipal Districts into which the county was then divided, and in 1854 upon consolidation, the City Councils selected him, together with the late William Duane, to make a digest of the several ordinances and laws applicable to the new city. In Octo- ber, 1S62, Mr. Myers was elected to Congress from the Third Philadelphia District, and he was re-elected to the five succeeding Congresses by largely increased majorities. In this arena he won a National reputation. The period of his service was one of intense interest, including the war, reconstruction, and, among many others, the grave questions, constitutional, financial and industrial, to which the times gave rise. In the debates attending these, Mr. Myers took an active part, and 25,000 copies of his speech on re- construction, made in 1S66, were subscribed to by the National Republican Committee for circulation. He served eight years on the Committee on Foreign Affairs. His experience in patent causes led to his appointment upon the Committee on Patents, where he served ten years and of which he became Chairman. He was also a member of the Committee on Naval Affairs and several special committees. He warmly favored the purchase of Alaska, claiming not only that its possession by the United States was one of power, which England would gladly obtain if we rejected it, but that its seal and other fisheries and its mineral wealth would far more than PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIANS. BENCH AND BAR. compensate us for the outlay. Mr. Blaine has quoted from this speech in his "Twenty Years in Congress." From the Foreign Affairs Committee Mr. Myers also aided to report the no.v cele- brated Act of July 27, 1S68, which asserts the rights of American citizens in foreign countries and which was followed by the Motley- Clarendon Naturalization Treaty of 1870, wherein Great Britain for the first time yielded her contention, which not even the war of 1S12 had settled, against the right of expatriation. In the case of Dr. Houard, of Philadelphia, who, while residing in the island of Cuba, was sentenced to death by a military court martial, he de- fended the rights of American citizenship with good effect. The resolution passed by the House of Representatives induced Spain to release Houard. Mr. Myers took great interest in the inventors of the country, incorporated some valuable amendments in the patent laws, and was the author of the policy by which photo-lithographic or like copies of the drawings of patents are given weekly to the public. From the Naval Committee he reported and obtained the passage of his bill to allow the sailors a free outfit of clothing, such as is received by the soldiers and marines, which would have ma- terially bettered the morale of the Navy, but subsequent Congresses failed to continue the needed appropriations. He did excellent ser- vice in relation to the bill creating the Centennial Board of Finance, without which, it was conceded, the Exposition would not have been a success. This measure was introduced by Mr. Myers, reported and placed on its passage by him, and was a fitting sequel to his efforts toward securing the City of Independence as a site for celebrating its one hundredth anniversary. The pages of the <_<>«- grcssioiial Record attest his zeal on all proper occasions. Mr. Myers, however, did not encumber the proceedings with too frequent remarks. A faithful representative had much else to occupv him, whether in Committee, by correspondence, or labor outside of the halls of Congress, especially in the busy days during and following the Civil War. His fidelity was testified in many ways ; nor was he idle at home. He spoke in many canvasses other than his own, and and on other subjects of interest to the people. The most memo- rable was an address in Philadelphia, in May, 1S65, upon the d"ath of President Lincoln, which received much commendation. Another of his best efforts was at Frankford, on Decoration Day, in 1874. On leaving Congress in March, 1873, Mr. Myers returned to the active practice of the law. His experience caused him to be re- tained in a number of cases involving national and inter-national law, as well as in local affairs. The most celebrated of these have been the French Spoliation Claims. He was largely instrumental in having them sent to the Court of Claims for adjudication, and devoted much time to the trials. Mr. Myers married Miss Hcttic dc Bcunevillc Kciui, an estimable ami cultured ladv, now deceased L. R. FLETCHER This successful lawyer and popular ex-official was born in Sus- sex, N. J., and his ancestry dates back to 1625, when thev settled in Massachusetts. His father was a minister, and was for years pastor of the Great Valley Baptist Church. Mr. Fletcher's educa- tion was obtained at the Madison University, Hamilton, New York, and he subsequently eutered the law office of Col. Wm. B. Mann, under whose instruction he pursued a course of law studies for three vears, and on Fcbuary 14, 1S51, he was admitted to the Philadelphia Bar. He was successfully- engaged in civil and criminal practice and soon took a prominent place among the younger attorneys. In 1S61 he engaged in political work, and from 1862 to 1S64 was President of the Board of Control. He was an earnest worker in behalf of improvements in the management of school affairs, and by his un- remitting efforts he brought about many important reforms. Among these were the establishment of a board for the examination of teachers, which was made compulsory-, and the ownership of school buildings by the city. In 1863 on his recommendation the terms of city officials were made to begin and end January 1st, instead of July 1st. Mr. Fletcher was Chairman of the Republican City Com- mittee when Alex. Henry- was elected Mayor of Philadelphia. Mr. Fletcher is one of the oldest and ablest members of the bar of this city, and his practice in all the courts of the State and in the United States courts has attained large proportions. He is an honorable member of the Masonic and Odd Fellow fraternities. LEWIS STOVER One of the ablest counsellors of Philadelphia's notably able Bar, was born October 13, 1S24, on a farm on the banks of the Delaware River, in the northern part of Bucks County, Pa., and his early life was alternately passed in the arduous work afield and ill attend- ance on the district schools of his native section. He was prepared for college at Easton, Pa., and pursued a full classical course of study at Princeton College, N. J., from which he was graduated with honors with the Class of 1850. He shortly after- wards entered the law office of the Hon. Peter McCall, of Philadel- phia, and entered himself as a student in the Law Department of the University of Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated, and at once was admitted to practice law in the courts of Philadelphia county. Mr. Stover was always a studious, hard-working attorney, and has pursued the practice of his profession uninterruptedly in this city with marked success, and is recognized by Bench and Bar alike as a sagacious, safe counsellor and an able advocate. His practice has been largely confined to civil and equity cases, and the preparation of his cases has always been marked by thor- ough preparation and careful study. He enjoys an extensive practice in the Orphans' Court in the settlemeut of estates, and is recognized as an authority in intestacy and the practice in settlement of decedents' estates, as well as in equity cases. He is a genial, courleous and cultured gentleman, and is held in high esteem as a lawyer and citizen. F. CARROLL BREWSTER A lineal descendent of William, known among the Pilgrim fathers as " Elder Brewster," one of the noble spirits who, in the early years of the seventeenth century, signed " a solemn volun- tary compact," drawn up in the cabin of the Mayflower, which agreement history records as " the birth, in this country, of popular constitutional liberty," was born in Philadelphia, May 15, 1825. The descendants of "Deacon Brewster" were numerous and scat- tered throughout the Eastern and Middle States, and among these there were many prominent lawyers, physicians and divines. One of these, a very popular and successful physician, settled in Deer- field, Cumberland County, N. J., where there was born to him a son, Francis Enoch Brewster, the father of Judge Brewster, the subject of this sketch. Young Francis was sent to Philadelphia where he was educated, ami after pursuing a course of law studies, he was admitted to the Bar, and enjoyed a large practice for many years. He was distinguished as an advocate for his close reasoning ami ready wit, and in the use of sarcasm he was without his equal 111 his day. He sent his son, Frederick C, to the Old Friends' Select School, at Fourth anil Arch streets, where he was carefully instructed and soon prepared for college by "Teacher" Lougstreth. He en- tered the University of Pennsylvania while Rev. Dr. Ludlow, the father of Judge Ludlow, was provost, and such was his application and aptitude for study that he was graduated from the institution with all honors at the age of sixteen years. Hon. Horatio Gates Jones and William Henry Rawle were classmates of Judge Brewster. Leaving the University he began his law studies in his father's office, and was admitted to the Bar September 20, 1844. In his profession he achieved marked success. One of the causes celebre in which he was engaged was the case of Common- wealth I'S. Samuel Cunningham, for the murder of a policeman. In this case Judge Brewster obtained for his client an acquittal, and secured the settlement affirmatively by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania of the then mooted question, whether a well founded apprehension of the intention of an assailant to indict bodily harm, is sufficient cause for the exercise of self defense, even to the ex- tremity of taking life. The trial of Lcuairs for murder, in which the same principle was affirmed, was another ot his great victories in the criminal courts. The Kirkpatrick poisoning case he man- aged with consummate ability and almost single-handed; he was suc- cessful against Judge Kelly and George A. Coffey, who conducted the prosecution. In 1S56 as counsel for William B. Mann in the celebrated con- tested election case between his client and Lewis C. Cassidy, he was again successful, and many other peaceful victories are recorded, among which one of the most noted was his advocacy of the right of Congress to pa-s a law which could change a contract executed before the date of the law, the question being whether the tender of United States legal tender notes was sufficient where the contract required the payment in silver coin. In 1S62 he was nominated by the Republicans as their candi- date for City Solicitor, and defeated William L. Hirst by a large majority, in which capacity he found occasion for the exercise of his great learning and legal talent in sustaining the validity of the Girard bequests, one of which, known as the " Girard College Trust," involved the block of ground between Chestnut and Market and Eleventh and Twelfth streets. H. D. Foster, Ex-Judge Parry, Frank Hughes, Ex-Judge Knox, and Messrs. Coates and Dewees were retained as counsel for the heirs and had obtained a decision PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIANS. BENCH AND BAR. adverse to the city. The new City Solicitor appealed the case, and with David W. Sellers, Esq., argued the appeal before the Supreme Court, where the decision in the court below was reversed. In the Chestnut Street Bridge case additional laurels were added to Mr. Brewster's civic crown. The most eventful, although not the most celebrated, case was that of the Mintzer contested will case, in which Mr. Brewster's eloquence was so powerful as to move Judge, jury and spectators to tears, and a new trial was granted by Judge Ludlow on the ground that the " eloquence of Mr. Brewster had been so irresistible that no twelve sane men could have failed to be controlled by it. " The case, however, was never re-tried. At the close of his first term as City Solicitor Mr. Brewster was re-elected, but before his second term was fairly begun he was elected one of the Judges of the Courts of Philadelphia. After serving with ability on the Bench for three years, he was appointed Attorney-General by Governor Geary, which position he filled with great credit for three years, 1869-70-71. He was famous as a law preceptor, and over fifty gentlemen have studied law under his direction and been admitted to the Bar. For many years Judge Brews- ter has been recognized uni- versally as the leader among his contemporaries in Penn- sylvania, saving the eminent Judge Jerry S. Black, of whom he was an acknowledged peer. Brewster's Digest of Penu- svlvania Decisions. Brewster's Reports, 4 vols. Brewster's Blacktonc.with rule in Shelly 's case. Brewster's Practice, 2 vols. Brewster's Molicre, Life and Plays. Brewster's Disneli. editorial writing. In 1863 he entered the office of John C. Bullitt, Esq. Mr. Dickson has been concerned in the foreclosure and reor- ganization of many railroads, and was one of the counsel for the receivers of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Companv during both the receiverships, and was a member of the Board of Reorganization and the Chairman of the Executive Committee which restored the road to its stockholders. In 1S67 Mr. Dickson married a daughter of the late Erskine Hazard. JAMES H. LITTLE Was born December 1, 1S35, in the City of Baltimore, Mel., parentage Henry and Margaret Little, was brought in early life to Philadelphia, where lie was educated in pri- vate and public schools, gradu- ating mcritoriouslv from the Central High School of that city in February, 1863, and securing therefrom , successi vc- ly, the degrees of A. B. and A. M., subsequently entered the office of the late Charles E. Lex, Esq., as a law student. Was admitted to the Bar of Philadelphia, December 13, 1S56, and afterwards to that of the Supreme Court of Penn - sylvania anil of the Supreme Court of the United States. Since attaining his majority, Mr. Little has been engaged in the practice of his profession, representing at times important private and corporate interests. WILLIAM C. HANNIS Was born in Philadelphia, March 4, 1S35, educated at Free- mont Seminary, Norristown, Pa., graduated from the Law Depart- ment of the University of Pennsylvania and admitted to the Bar of Philadelphia on March 4, 185S. ' Since his admission he has been continually engaged in the practice of his profession, and has held no other office. He has declined all practice in the criminal courts and never appears there, except iu rare and ex- ceptional cases. On all other subjects his practice has been large and varied, and he has been retained in many im- portant cases, among others, by the Reconstruction Trus- tees, for the reorganization of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company, audit was under his advice and guidance that the late plan of reorgani- zation of said company was formulated and carried into execution. He is a Republi- can in politics, but non-partisan in local matters. F. Carroll Brewster SAMUEL DICKSON Who for more than a quarter of a century has been associated with John C. Bullitt, Esq., in the practice of the law, was born near Newburgh, N. Y., February 2, 1837. He came to Philadelphia in 1S50, and after having completed his preparation for college was entered as a student in the Department ot Arts in the University of Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated in the class of 1S55. He was then registered as a student of law in the office of Constant Guillou, Esq., and after attending lectures at the Law School of the University for two years was admitted to the Bar, October, 1S5S. About two years after his admission to the Bar the place of Librar- ian of the Law Library became vacant by the resignation of John William Wallace, and Mr. Dickson was appointed to fill it, a posi- tion that he held four years, when he resigned and was succeeded by James T. Mitchell, now one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the State. During his occupancy of this position he did some LEWIS D. VAIL Was born at Stroudsburg, Monroe county. Pennsylvania, March 17, 1832. His father, Dr. Charles Vail, was from Morris county, N. J., and practiced medicine many years at Stroudsburg, where he died in 1830. His mother was Ra- chel DePui Stroud, a descend- ant of the first settlers of this State. Mr. Vail was a fresh- man and sophomore at Lafay- ette College, Eastou, Pennsyl- vania, and then went to Prince- ton College, where he gradu- ated in 1851. That winter he taught the district school at Shawnee, Pa., and in thespring of 1852 he took charge of the Stroudsburg Academy. The fall of 1854 he re-organized and graded the public schools of that place. Early in 1S56 he removed to Philadelphia, and studied law under the direction of Richard C. McMurtrie, Esq., one of the ablest lawyers of that city. In 1858 he was admitted to practice, aud his standing before the court can be judged from the testimon- ials given by the Philadelphia Judges in the year 1S88, when Mr. Vail had been named as a candidate for the position of Associate Law Judge of Lackawanna county, from which the following extract is taken, viz : " Mr. Vail has for many years been an active and prominent member of the legal profession of this city, whose ability and learning as well as his fidelity to the Bench aud to his clients, has commended him to the confidence of every one, and has gained for him the fullest confidence of the Bench of this city." He has acted in many notable cases. From the foundation of the Law and Order Society, he has been their attorney, and by his skill and firmness has won the respect and the gratitude of good citizens. In i860 he married a daughter of Hon. George M. Stroud, and has seven sous and two living daughters. Two of his sons are farmers, one is a minister, two are iu college, and two at school. He is a member of the Protestant Episcopal church, for many years PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIANS. BENCH AND BAR. Warden and a delegate to the Diocesan Convention. He is a manager of the Germantown Young Men's Christian Association, and also of the Philadelphia Sabbath Society. Several years he was Secretary of the Pennsylvania Sabbath School Association. RICHARD LEWIS ASHHURST Was born February 5, 1S3S, at Naples, Italy, where his parents were then temporarily sojourning. He is the son of John Ashhurst and Harriet, daughter of Manuel Eyre, both of Philadelphia. He graduated from the Department of Arts of the University of Penn- sylvania, July, 1S56, and received degree of Master of Art, July, 1859. He delivered the Greek Salutatory Oration at the commence- ment in 1856. He studied law with Hon. Win. M. Meredith, and was admitted to the Philadelphia Bar June, 1S59. In the same }-ear he received the degree of Bachelor of Laws from the University of Pennsylvania. In August, 1862, he entered into the service of the United States as First Lieutenant and Adjutant of the One Hundred and Fiftieth Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers, commanded by Colonel LanghamWister. This regiment was attached to the Army of the Potomac, constituting part of the Third Division of the First Army Corps. R. L. Ashhurst received two brevets, the first as Captain for meritorious service, at Chancellorsville, and the second as Major for distinguished gallantry at Gettysburg. He was severely wounded at Gettysburg and resigned from the service September, 1863. Since that time he has been continuously engaged in the practice of his profession. He has always been a Republican in politics, but has never held or been a candidate for any public office. THOMAS R. ELCOCK Judge Elcock, as he is familiarly known in legal circles, is one of the most prominent and successful lawvers of Philadelphia, a dis- tinction won wholly upon his merits. He continues as hard stu- dent now as when he first began the study of law, and to his close application to his profession is largely due his prominence among our great attorneys. He is one of the ablest speakers at the Phila- delphia Bar, and an address from him never fails to interest and instruct those who hear it, as it is replete with sound logic, is care- fullv worded and delivered in a most pleasing manner, forcible at times, but never inelegant, and only harmful to those deserving of harsh words. Mr. E.cock was born in this city in the year 1840, and was admitted to the Bar of Philadelphia in 1S61, after a careful preparation under some of the most noted attorneys of the day. His ability soon commanded public attention, and it was not long after he was entitled to the Esquire after his name that he had succeeded in establishing a large general practice, which continued until 1874, when he was elected one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, which office he held for the full term of ten years. He was as efficient on the Bench as he had been before it, and his rulings and decisions were as impartial as they were sound and logical. After retiring from the Judgeship he resumed general legal prac- tice, and to-day has as large a clientage as any lawyer in the city. He has taken part, both while on the Bench and at the Bar, in many of the most important cases, both civil and criminal, tried in the city, as well as before the Supreme tribunals. He is a member of many social organizations, including the famous Clover Club, a director of the Beneficial Saving Fund and a trustee of a number of charitable institutions. Socially, Mr. Elcock is without a peer, humorous in the extreme, and can tell and enjoy a good story with the best of his fellow professionals. Intellectually, he is far above the average; in short, he is one who commands respect and esteem from those with whom he comes in contact. JAMES R. BOOTH James R. Booth was born at Forfar, Scotland, April 8, 1S39. He was educated in the public schools of Philadelphia, and gradu- ated from the Central High School in February, 1S58. He received the degree of Master of Arts from that institution in February, 1S62. He studied law with Wardale S: McAllister, and was admitted to the Bar on March 12, 186 1. He was Clerk of the old Court of Common Pleas under Prothon- otaries Charles D. Knight and Frederick G. Wolbert. He was city editor of The Press for several years, and was after%vard on the edi- torial staff of the Democratic newspaper called The Age. Subse- quently he devoted his entire time to the practice of his profession, which was large and remunerative. He married Mary E., daughter of the late John Cassidy, on January 29, 1S66, and has two children. He was one of the founders of the Commonwealth Title Company, anil during the first year of its existence was one of its Board of Directors, resigning therefrom by reason of a pressure of other busi- ness. He is an active member of the St. Andrew's Society and other charitable organizations, and is one of the Board of Directors of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. ROBERT H. HINCKLEY A lineal descendant of Governor Thomas Hinckley who was Governor of the Plymouth Colony, Mass., from 16S1 to 1692. Mr. Hinckley was born within the limits of the old district of Northern Liberties of Philadelphia. He was educated in the public schools and graduated at the Central High School in 1859. He studied law in the office of George Junkin, Esq., and re- mained with that gentleman for sixteen years. Mr. Hinckley has been engaged in active practice since his admission, in 1864. He defended the election officers who were sued by Miss Carrie Burnbam (afterward Mrs. Kilgore) who claimed that she was entitled to vote under the State Constitution. In the case of Hatchett vs. Little, reported in 116 United States Reports, Mr. Hinckley argued before the Supreme Court of the United States the question whether a passenger who had no control over the vehicle could have the negligence of the driver imputed to him. The English case of Thorogood VS. Bryan had been followed in Pennsylvania, but the Supreme Court of the United States accorded with Mr. Hinckley's line of argument and refused to follow that precedent. Mr. Hinckley attends the Chambers Presbyterian Church and is active in its Sunday School. He represents seseral corporations and societies, and has acted in the settlement of several large estates in some of which he has been executor. JOHN CHRISTIAN BULLITT There is no lawyer at the Philadelphia Bar more distinguished or successful than John C. Bullitt, who was born in Jefferson County, Kentucky, February 10, 1824. Mr. Bullitt's ancestry is as old as it was prominent and respectable. The first of the family to locate in America was a French Huguenot, Benjamin Bullitt, who left the pro- vince of Languedoc to escape the persecution that followed the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and upon his arrival in this coun- try settled near Port Tobacco, Maryland. He had one son, Benja- min, who purchased lands in Fauquier County, Virginia, in 1727, and there married Elizabeth Harrison, the result of the union being five children, one of whom, Captain Thomas Bullitt, visited the Falls of Ohio in 1773, and there laid out the City of Louisville. Cuthbert Bullitt, another son, married Helen Scott, of Prince Wil- liam Counts', Virginia, and was one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of that state. Their son, Alexander Scott Bullitt, settled in Kentucky in 1783, and purchased near Louisville a tract of 1000 acres, which was called Oxmoor, and is now owned by John C. Bul- litt. He married a niece of Patrick Henry, a Miss Christian, and ranked among the most prominent Kentuckians of his day. He was a member of the convention that framed the Constitution of the State, President of the second Constitutional Convention, served in both branches of the Legislature, and one term as Lieutenant-Gov- ernor. His son, William C. Bullitt, father of the subject of this sketch, was a member of the third Constitutional Convention of Kentucky. Another son, Joshua Fry Bullitt, held the office of Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals of Kentucky, and assisted in revising the code of practice and the civil code of the State. A third son. Theodore W. Bullitt, is at the present time one of the leaders of the Kentucky Bar. John C. Bullitt's mother was Mildred Ann Frv, whose great-grandfather, Joshua Fry-, came from England to America before the Revolution, and held a prominent place in the historv of the colony of Virginia, commanding a regiment of colon- ial troops in Braddock's campaign, and at his death he was suc- ceeded in command by George Washington. Mr. Bullitt graduated at eighteen with honor from Centre Col- lege, Danville, Ky., studied law at the L'niversity of Lexington, and at the age of twenty-one was admitted to the Louisville Bar. He located at Clarksville, Tenn., in September, 1S45, but resided there onlv a brief period. Later, he returned to Louisville, where he remained three years, and in 1S49 he came to Philadelphia. He lias since resided here. Mr. Bullitt was educated in the faith of the Whig partv, and his first Philadelphia appearance in matters polit- ical was at a meeting held July 8, 1850, in the Chinese Museum building, at Ninth and Sansom Streets, where the Continental PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIA^. BENCH AND BAR. Motel now stands. He delivered an able and vigorous address, and at its conclusion three hearty cheers were given him. Upon the dissolution of the Whig party Mr. Bullitt identified himself with the Democrats, a change that was very unpopular at that time in Philadelphia. Although a Democrat, he neither approved of seces- sion nor of the extreme views held by the Republican partv, and he was among the leading spirits of his party in the State to restrain the dominant party within legitimate and conservative bounds. He found that the war was inevitable, however, and con- sidering his first obligation was to Pennsylvania, he did his whole duty as a citizen of the State. As a lawyer Mr. Bullitt has been most conspicuous in the set- tlement of the tangled affairs of railroad and banking corporations. While it has been the province of others to fit them only for the hands of the receivers, it has been his part to refit them for the hands of their stockholders. He was the leading counsel for the syndicate of capitalists who proposed to rescue the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company from the shoals and rocks on which it had been cast, and to restore it to its security holders. How well he succeeded is shown by the present exist- ence of the company. In the case of the failure in 1S73 of the great banking house of Jav Cooke and Co., Mr. Bullitt was wholly successful in protecting all of those who accepted his counsel, and his was the direct- ing mind in the settlement of that great estate, and that it was so well settled will always redound to his honor. He was counsel for the bankers, and through his assiduous efforts those creditors who were pa- tient realized their claims in full. Without doubt the most valuable service Mr. Bullitt ever rendered his fellow-citi- zens as a public man was that of formulating ami securing the adoption of the new charter of Philadelphia, which I iv com- mon consent received the name of the " Bullitt Bill." This instrument is his, wrought out by him as a labor of love, without Ice or reward of any kind, and will be a monument to his memory. It is useless for us to attempt in our limited space to do justice to the many- great cases, both legal and pub- lic, with which Mr. Bullitt has been identified. Suffice then to say, his success at the Bar has been commensurate with his great personal worth, his professional integrity and his Philadelphia. Dr. E. S. Ely was its pastor. He was born in Fayette, Howard county, Missouri, in 1S43, and returned with his parents to Philadelphia in 1S44. Graduated at the Philadelphia Central High School in 1S61. Served in the Twentieth Pennsyl- vania Militia in 1S62 during the first raid or invasion ot Pennsyl- vania by the Confederates. Admitted to the Bar in 1S65 and became at once engaged in active practice in all branches of law. Is con- nected with numerous charitable organizations. Is Solicitor for the Pennsylvania Seaman's Friend Societv. Trustee of the Third Presbyterian Church. Of the legal firni of Lister, Barlow & Chase. JOSEPH J. DORAN Who has been associated with John C. Bullitt and Samuel Dickson since his admission to the Bar, is a native of Philadelphia, where he was born January 17, 1844. He is a son of Hon. Joseph M. Doran, who was an active member of the Convention in 1S37 to revise the Constitution of Pennsylvania, and who, in 1S40, was appointed to the Bench of the Court of General Sessions of ; Philadelphia. Mr. Doran received his preliminary education in pri- vate schools, principally that of John W. Faires, by whom he was prepared to enter the University of Pennsylvania. He remained, however, at the University but a very short time, when in the fall of 1S60 he entered the office of John C. Bullitt, first as a clerk, then as a student of law, and from whose office he was admitted to the Bar in April, 1S65. Two years subsequently he was ad- mitted to practice in the Su- preme Court of Pennsylvania. Mr. Doran has made the study of the law governing railroads a specialty, and lias been Gen- eral Solicitor of the Norfolk and Western Railroad since the organization of that company. John Christian Bullitt public spirit. His practice has not been equalled in importance and extent by any lawyer in Pennsylvania, and to-dav he has probably the largest of any at the Philadelphia Bar. He was married to Miss Therese Langhorne, who died April 30, iSSi. The living children from the union are, Therese L., wife of Dr. Coles, of the United States navy; William C, president of the Pocahontas Coal Com- pany ; Logan McKnight, vice-president of the Northern Pacific Coal Company; Julia, wife of Frank M. Dick, of Philadelphia; Helen, wife of Walter Rogers Furness. of Philadelphia ; James F. Bullitt, a member of the Philadelphia Bar, and John C. Bullitt, Jr. In concluding this sketch a reference must be made to Mr. Bul- litt as a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1S73, who, during his brief membership, succeeded in having adopted that amendment which provided that the owner of property should be compensated for injuries to property as well as for property taken iu the construction of public works.' CHARLES L. LISTER Is a son of the late Dr. James S. souri in 1S42 with the colons- from the Lister, who settled in Mis- " Old Pine Street Church," WILLIAM G. FOULKE Was born in Bucks county, Pa., 011 the 5th of January, 1S37. He is a descendant of the well-known good old Quaker family of that name, who came from Wales and settled near Penllyn, Montgomery county, in the year 169S. Owing to his limited means he was de- prived of a collegiate course, which he always regretted, and his early education was acquired in private country schools. He was of a studious turn of mind, and early in life entered the profession of teaching in the country, iu connection with which he devoted his spare time to study. Desiring the advantages of city life, in 1S59 he took a position as teacher in the "Friends' Central School," of Philadelphia, where he taught successfully for a number of years, after which he registered as a law student in the office of Hon. F. Carroll Brewster, taking at the same time a course in the legal department of the University of Pennsylvania. He was admitted to the Philadelphia Bar in June. 1S65. In 1863, at the time when the greatest excitement and anxiety pre- vailed, as the Rebel army had invaded the State of Pennsylvania, he entered the Union army to serve during the war, aud the autumn following its termination he was discharged and at once com- menced the practice of law in this city, since which time he has closely and successfully applied himself to active practice. Being of a retiring disposition, and having no taste for jury trials, he devoted himself to Orphan's Court and office practice, being counsel in the settlement of numerous estates and having charge of a number of Trusts. Mr. Foulke is a resident of Germantowii, where he and his PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPtHANS. BENCH AND BAR. family are well and popularly known in social circles, anil where he is connected with several benevolent and public institutions in which he takes great interest. J. HOWARD GENDELL Born in the City of Philadelphia September 24, 1844, and edu- cated in the private school of Prof. E. D. Saunders, D. C. Received the degree of LL. B., from the University of Pennsvlvania in 1S65. Admitted to the Bar October, 1S65, since which he has been in con- tinuous practice, chiefly in Philadelphia. Since March, 1879, Mr. S. W. Reeves ami he have been associated under the firm name of Gendell & Reeves. S. W. REEVES Was born in Cape May county, N.J. Educated at the West Jersev Academy, Bridgeton, N. J., and at Princeton College, where he graduated in 1865. Studied law with E. Spencer Miller, Esq., and was assistant to him until his death in 1879. Graduated from the law department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1867 and was admitted to the Philadelphia Bar in September of that year, and has since practiced law in Philadelphia. Since March, 1879, Mr. J. Howard Gendell and he have been associated under the firm name of Gendell X: Reeves. JOSEPH PARR1SH Joseph Parrish was born in this city, July 6, 1S43. His faiher, Dillwvn Parrish, was a son of a well known anil distinguished phv- sician, who died in 1S40, and his mother was Susanna Maxrield. Mr. Parrish 's ancestors on the paternal side were among the ear- liest settlers of this country, one of whom came over with Lord Cal- vert's emigration to Maryland. The partv consisted principally of Catholics, but Mr. Parrish's progenitor was a Quaker. Isaac Parrish was the first of his Penn- sylvania ancestors. He was a well known hatter, and numbered among Ins patrons General Washington. The subject of this sketch received his early schooling in private Quaker schools, but later matriculated at Haverford College, from which, while never having graduated from that institution, he had the degree of Master of Arts conferred upon him. From 1S60 to 1864 he was with the firm of J. B. Lippincott & Co. in various capacities, but preferring the legal profession, he resigned his posi- tion and became a law student in the office of Edward Hopper, Esq., and was matriculated at the Law School of the University of Penn- sylvania, from which he graduated in 1S66, and was admitted to the Bar in the same year, and has since practiced his profession. Two vears later, September 3, 1868, he was united in marriage to Isabel P. Mott, daughter of Thomas Mott, and has three children. Associated with him in practice are William C. Harris, Ellis D. Williams. Joseph T. Bunting and Albert B. Williams. Mr. Parrish has also found time to lend valuable assistance to many of the re- form movements which have from time to time occupied public attention. He was a member and secretary of the Committee of One Hundred and the chairman of its Sub-Committee on Frauds for a number of vears, a member of the Civil Service Reform Asso- ciation, Ballot Reform Association, New York Reform Club and the Independent Republican Convention, and one of the corporators of the Women's Medical College. SILAS W. PETTIT Silas Wright Pettit was born on October 20, 1844, at Philadel- phia. Son of William V. Pettit and Heloise Guillou, his wife. Silas W. Pettit was educated at Philadelphia, and was a student in the Uuiversitv of Pennsylvania at the breaking out of the Rebel- lion in 1S61, and immediately enlisted in the regiment organized by Col. Small. He afterwards enlisted in the Fifteenth Regiment Regular United States Infantry and was promoted to Second Lieu- tenant, but owing to illuess contracted in the first operations against Corinth, Miss., in 1S62, was compelled to resign. After serving with the emergency men raised to defend the State from Lee's invasion in 1863, he entered the volunteer service and served until mustered out in 1865 with the rank of Captain. Mr. Pettit has always taken a warm interest in the National Guard of the State, and after serving as captain of a company was appointed by the late Gen. Hartranft Judge Advocate of thedivision, and after serving the full time required by law was placed upon the retired list, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. After his resignatiou from the army in 1862 Mr. Pettit was reg- istered as a student of law in the office of the late Samuel H. Pick- ing, and was admitted to the Bar in 1866, one year after he was finally mustered out of the service. Since that time he has been actively engaged in the practice of his profession, at first, as is usual with young men, appearing in the criminal courts as well as in the civil, but for twenty years past his practice has been exclusivelv in Equity and Common Pleas law courts, both of the State and the United States, in which he has by industry, ability and integrity secured a large clientage, especially in cases involving the law of corporations, and is the regular counsel for the Western Union Tel- egraph Company, the Commercial Exchange of Philadelphia, sev- eral national banks and other large interests. He has been for the last five years elected one of the Board of Censors of the Philadel- phia Bar Association. In politics Mr. Pettit has always been a staunch Republican, and although unwilling to give up his profession to assume any public office, has taken an active front in the support and vindica- tion of his party principles and policy. He has been a Director of the Union League of Philadelphia for several years, and was recently elected one of its Vice-Presidents, receiving the largest vote of any of the candidates voted for. WILLIAM W. PORTER To-day one of the most prominent members of the Philadelphia Bar, is the son of the late Judge William A. Porter, who was during his distinguished life, Sheriff, District Attorney, City Solicitor, Judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Judge of the Court of Alabama Claims, at Washington, and at the time of his death one of the leaders of the Philadelphia Bar. Judge Porter was the son of David R. Porter, who was a member of the House of Represen- tatives, and subsequently of the State Senate. He was elected Governor of Pennsylvania and served two terms with distinction. Governor Porter was the son of General Andrew Porter, who was upon the staff of General Washington during the war of the Revolution. (See Pcnn'a. Mag. Vol. IV, No. 3) William W. Porter, the subject of this sketch, and his uncle, Gen. Horace Porter, of New York, are the two prominent living representatives of this distinguished family. William W. Porter was born at 623 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, and curiously enough in the very room which he now uses as his private office. He en- tered the Department of Arts in the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1875 with the degree of A. B., taking the degree of M. A., three years later. While at college he gave indication of that forensic ability which has since earned him reputation. He was admitted to the Bar in May, 1877, and immediately took part in the active practice of the profession. He was soon acknowledged to be an accomplished special pleader, and for a period covering nearly ten years he was closely associated with his father not only in court but in the advisory relations with clients. It was during these years that Mr. Porter originally became identified as counsel with some of the largest estates ever settled in Philadelphia, among them the Macallester estate and estates of J. Edgar Thomson and Thomas A. Scott, the two successive presidents of the Pennsylvania Railroad. In the Common Pleas before juries Mr. Porter's oratorical powers had full sway, and early in his professional experience in a divorce case, occasioning considerable popular interest, his address to the jury was believed to have alone secured the verdict for his client. After these came the great Megargce Insurance case, four separate times in the Supreme Court, then the case of Goldsmith vs. Walker, in which a verdict was obtained for a physician who had wrongly committed a person with the measles to the small-pox hospital. Then the well known Neill will case, the Meurer case, twice in the Supreme Court, and Arnold vs. the Pennsylvania Rail- road company. Recently he argued the case of Riegel vs. Insur- ance companv, in which the Supreme Court were equally divided and subsequently on a re-argument reversed the court below in favor of Mr. Porter's client. The most recent case of prominence tried by him was, strange to. say, in the criminal division of the United States Court. In this suit, which was heard before Judge Butler in May, 1891, a departure was made from the infrangible rule of the office " never to practice in the criminal courts." Mr. Porter, convinced that his client had a good case, although under grave suspicion, allowed himself to be prevailed upon to advocate the cause. The trial lasted several days and resulted in the honorable acquittal of the accused after a short 39 PHILADELPHIA AMD POPULAR PHILADELPHIA'S. BENCH AND BAR. deliberation by the jury. Mr. Porter's address, consuming several hours, was regarded as a magnificent effort. Not only as an advocate is his reputation high. His opinions as a counsellor and adviser are held in esteem, and his clientage to- day represents a long list of important corporations and prominent individuals. During the intervals in his active practice, Mr. Porter has found time to enter the literary field. His pamphlet on the Marriage laws of Pennsylvania create 1 wide-spread attention and did much to modify the then notoriously evil legislation on that subject in Pennsylvania. The law publishers, Messrs. Kay & Bro., have now in press a volume of some 500 pages prepared by Mr. Porter, on the law relating to bills of lading. This will be the first publication on this important subject in the United states. Mr. Porter is a member of the Second Presbyterian Church, and is identified as counselor director with a number of charitable institutions. Among them the Union Benevolent Society, the So- ciety to Protect Children from Cruelty, the Pennsylvania Bible So- ciety, the Midnight Mission, and the Philadelphia Tract and Mis- sion Society. In politics he is a staunch Republican, but has identified himself at times with the Re- form element i n municipal elections. He is a member of the I'nion League Club, the Art Club, the Society of the Cincinnati, the Scotch-Irish Society, and, until his recent resignation, was secretarv of the Law Association of Phila- delphia. WILLIAM H. STAAKE Among the comparatively young members of the liar « ho have attained prominence in the profession is William H. Staake. He was born in Brook- lyn, December 5, 1847, hut at an early age was brought to Philadelphia, where he has since resided. His early edu- cation was acquired in private and public schoo s and in the Central High School, from which he graduated in Febru- ary, [S65. The class of which he was a member has since be- come distinguished as the War Class of the High School. He graduated from the Law De- partment of the University of Pennsylvania in 186S, studied law in the office of Gustavus Remak, and was admitted to the Bar March 14, 1868. Since that time he has practiced con- tinuously and successfully his profession, being popular at the Bar and respected by the Judges. When a young man Mr. Staake took an interest in politics, becoming well known as a speaker for the Democratic party. He abandoned politics, however, for the sake of his profession, and is now independent. In religious circles Mr. Staake is well known. He holds many offices in the Lutheran Church organ- ization and is perhaps the most prominent layman of that denom- ination in the United States. He was one of the corporators and is the youngest of the seven deacons of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion, Broad and Arch Streets, and since 1S75 has been delegate to the different Conferences and to the Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania and adjacent States. Since 1875 he has also been elected a delegate from the Ministerium to the General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America, the national body of that church. He is now and has been for many years the treasurer of this great de- nominational body and of its Board of Foreign Missions. He has also been conspicuous in promoting church building, the study of theology and the strengthening generally of Lutheran Church inter- ests. Mr. Staake is solicitor for the German American Title and Trust Company and a director of the Fidelity Title and Trust Com- pany, of Pittsburgh, and of the Fidelity Title and Deposit Com- pany, Newark, N. J. He is a member of the German Societv, of the German Hospital, of the Board of Governors of the Maternitv Hospital, of the Fairmount Park Art Association, the Law Associa- tion, Pennsylvania Historical Societv, the Penu Club, the Art Club, the Philadelphia Rifle Club, and tlie Athletic Club of the Schuyl- kill Navy, American Academy of Political and Social Science, Uni- versity Archaeological Association, Universitv Athletic Association. He is also a member of the Board of Managers of the Associated Alumni of the Central High School and one of that coterie of gen- tlemen who compose the famous dining organization, the Five O'clock Club. He is married and has two children. William W. Porter ALFRED MOORE Alfred Moore, Esq., a prominent member of the Philadelphia Bar, upon the expiration of the present year will have been a prac- titioner in the courts of this city for a period of twenty-three years. Mr. Moore was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania. He is of Ouaker lineage, and is en- dowed with many of the noble traits characteristic of that sect. The days of his child- hood and youth were spent in the neighborhood of his birth- place. After finishing his edu- cation in the public schools and higher institutions of learning, he followed his strongest in- clinations in taking up the study of law for his chosen profession. He came to Phil- adelphia in 1865 and entered the law office of Nathan H. Sharplcss, Esq., under whose able tutorship he rapidly ac- quired a clear knowledge of Blackstoue and Coke. He was admitted to the Philadelphia Bar in 1N68. and has since been engaged in active practice in the courts of the city. In 1874 he became associ- ated in practice with Hon. D. Newliu Fell, one of the bril- liant legal lights of the Phila- delphia Bar at that time, who has since been made a Judge in the Courts of Common Picas. This law partnership continued until iS77,when the appointment of Mr. Fell to the Bench made its dissolution necessary. Upon the retire- ment of Judge Fell from the firm the large practice built up by these two members was re- tained by Mr. Moore. His thorough knowledge of the law and ripe judgment, combined with his honesty and high integrity as a citizen and a lawyer, have won for him the esteem, respect and confidence of men engaged in the commercial world, wherever he is known. His clientage consists principally of those numbered among the prominent and repre- sentative business men of Philadelphia. In the public affairs of the city he has always manifested a deep interest. In 1S82 he was elected by Councils one of the trustees of the Philadelphia Gas Works, of which body he continued to be a member until the time of its expiration. GEORGE PE1RCE Lawver Teirce is a native Philadelphiau, having been born here Octobcro, 1.847. His father was the late Judge William S. Peircc, and his mother, Miss Elizabeth Irwin Baldwin, both of whom were descended from old and honorable families. Mr. Peircc received his early education in the Quaker schools of Philadelphia, and later at the United States Naval Academy, at Annapolis, to which he gained admission bv passing a most creditable examination. Shortly after the breaking out of the great Civil War, although a rni l.1 lj £.1^1- run fiivu rui'UJ^**ii<. rni^-iD£.i^mi^~ii\is. BENCH AND BAR. mere lad, Mr. Peirce was a midshipman in Uncle Sam's navy, per- forming service at sea on the United States sloop of war Marion, United States steamer Winnipeg, and the United States frigate Macedonian. After spending four years in this service, and the war having ended, he resigned his commission in 1S66. He at once began the study of law, for which he had a great fondness, in the office of Edward Hopper, Esq., and on November 14, 1S69, he was admitted to the Bar. He was then just twenty-one years old, and feeling that a further course of study would prove bene- ficial, he entered the law department of Harvard College, in which he took a partial course. He then began the practice of law in earnest and soon rose to prominence through his display of ability. His business is principally advisory, although he has had and con- tinues enjoying a large practice in the Orphans' Court, and the care of estates and administration of trusts. Mr. Peirce is a member of the Welsh Society, the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society, and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. While not brilliant in oratory, Mr. Peirce is, nevertheless, an impressive speaker, and creates a favorable impression upon his hearers by his plain con- cisely worded remarks, which are replete with logic and force. He has been singularly successful with his cases, and ranks to-day one of the brightest and most popular members of the Philadelphia Bar. WILLIAM GREW Was born in the Northern Liberties of Philadelphia on January 28, 1S43. His father's death, while he was yet a boy, interrupted his school studies and his subsequent education was derived from private teachers, with whom he studied at night, the day being de- voted to labor in aiding his mother to raise a young family, of whom the subject of our sketch was the eldest son. In 1862 he en- listed as a private soldier in Collis' Zouaves, One Hundred and Fourteenth Pennsylvania Regiment, and was with that command in several general engagemeuts, coming out of the war with a cred- itable record. He has since been an active member of the Regi- mental Association and was chairman of the committee for raising and placing the monument of that organization on the Gettysburg battle field. His health was much impaired by his services in the field, but subsequently recovering, he studied law and was admitted to the Philadelphia Bar on January 9, 1869, and immediately entered upon the practice of his chosen profession, in which he has attained a large measure of success. He was, on January r, 1872, appointed an Assistant City Solictor, in which office he served six years suc- cessively as third, second, and first assistant, having for his col- leagues in that department the late Hon. William H. Verkcs, Asso- ciate Judge of Common Pleas No. 3, Hon. Robert N. Wilson, now Associate Judge of Court of Common Pleas No. 4. and Hon. Wil- liam N. Ashman, now Associate Judge of Orphan's Court. In 1S78, his health being quite broken down by application to business, he went, by medical advice, to Northwestern Kansas where he re- mained until 18S0, when he returned much benefited and resumed the practice of the law. He has since that time been actively at work and iu addition to his own practice has served as legal adviser to several of the high sheriffs of the County of Philadelphia, in which special line of practice he is regarded as an authority. Although a man of quiet homelike tastes and of studious habits combined with a great love of the higher branches of literature and music, he is a member of several clubs and social organizations and frequently seeks recreation from labor in the pleasures of society. DALLAS SANDERS A prominent attorney and President of the Wayne Title and Trust Co., of Wayne, Pa., and of the Dime Savings Bank of Philadelphia, was born in this city January 13, 184S. He studied law in the office of his cousin George M. Dallas, Esq., and was ad- mitted to the Bar January, 1869. While a student of law, and after his admission to the Bar, he took an active interest in the Law Academy and was its Secretary, Prothonotary and President at different times. In January, 1878, he was appointed Assistant to District Attorney Hagert, and served three years in that position with credit to himself and satisfaction to the community. In February, 1S82, he was elected a member of Common Council from the Seventh, a strong Republican Ward, notwithstanding he was a Democrat in politics, and served for two years, participating actively in the work of that bodv especially in legislation relating to sanitary matters, and improved methods of drainage and sewerage. He was chairman of the Committee on Surveys during the last year of his term. Mr. Sanders has for years been actively identified with the Democratic party, often representing it in its County and State conventions, and once in 1S80, in its National Convention, at Cin- cinnati, where he voted for Samuel J. Tilden for President, and on Mr. Tilden's withdrawal for Samuel J. Randall, whom he admired devotedly. Iu 1885, he was the nominee of the party for Sheriff, leading his ticket, and in 1S87 he was elected chairman of the State Committee where he displayed great ability as an organizer, and, as has since been conceded, was "one of the most efficient chairmen the Democrats ever had." In 1S90, several philanthropic gentlemen appreciating the im- portance of encouraging especially in the voungthe habit of saving, secured a charter for a Dime Savings Bank and elected Mr. Sanders its President. This bank has been in existence little over a year, has now over five thousand accounts and promises to become a very useful financial institution, inculcating thrifty economical views among those who should save some of their earnings. He was also about the same time elected President of the Wayne Title and Trust Company, which is located at Wayne, on the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Its specialty is country conveyancing and country title insurance in Bucks, Ches- ter, Delaware and Montgomery Counties. Mr. Sanders is a member of the Civil Service Reform Asssocia- tion, of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, of the Public Education Association, and of the Philadelphia, Rittenhouse and Art Clubs, being a director in the former. JOHN B. COLAHAN, Jr. Among those who have acquired a high reputation in the prac- tice of the legal profession in this city is Mr. John B. Colahan, Jr., whose offices are located at Nos. 507 and 509 Drcxel Building. He was born in the City of Philadelphia, in 1848, and is the son of John B. Colahan, Sr., the well-known lawyer who has practiced at the Bar of this State since the year 1843. Mr. Colahan, Jr., received his education in early life at Saunders Institute, St. Joseph's Col- lege, and graduated at the High School in the early part of 1866. After finishing his education, he studied law in his father's office for three years, and attended the law department at the Peunsvl- vauia University, and was admitted to the Bar in May, 1S69, when he started in the practice of his profession at 524 Walnut Street, re- maining there for some twenty years ; his practice became large and lucrative ; having made a close study of real estate law, his opinion was often sought by property owners in the examination 01 titles, this practice being chiefly confined to the Orphans' Court, Common Pleas and Supreme Court. He was also Solicitor for several large mining and manufacturing corporations, in addition to which he represented as counsel, several of the heirs of the late Joseph Dugan, in the prolonged litigation growing out of that estate. He was also counsel in the proceedings on the part of the heirs of General Robert Patterson and numbers of other large estates. He was a member of the Board of Direction of the Land Title and Trust Company, and counsel for them in some very im- portant cases ; and one of the originators iu forming the Real Estate Title and Insurance Company. Mr. John B. Colahan, Jr., is a member of the Union League Club, and several other local organizations ; in politics, is a staunch Republican and is a member of the Committee of Fifty which were appointed amongst our leading citizens. As a lawyer, he is held in the highest respect and esteem both by the Bench and Bar. ELIAS P. SMITHERS Elias P. Smithers was born July 21, 1843, in Sussex County, State of Delaware. He graduated at the Law Department of the University of Penn- svK-auia with the degree of LL. B. in 1869, and was admitted to the Philadelphia Bar the same year, and two years later was admit- ted to practice before the Supreme Court of the State. In 1S72 he was appointed Assistant City Solicitor, and remained in that office until 1SS1, and then resigned. He was elected to Common Council from the Twenty-ninth Ward, Philadelphia, in 18S3, and has served continually since. He has been Chairman of Common Council Committee on Law, Chair- man of Joint Committees on Highways, and at present Chairman of Joint Committee on Finance. Office, 219 South Sixth Street. He makes a specialty of cases involving real estate and municipal law, in which he enjoys a large practice, as well as in other branches of his profession. Is a member of the Masonic order. PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIA^. BENCH AND BAR. HENRY M. DECHERT Was born in Reading, Pa., on March n, 1832, and is the son of Elijah Dechert, a prominent member of that Ear, and the grand- son of the Hon. Robert Porter, formerly President Judge of the Berks and Northampton Judicial District, who was also Lieutenant in the Pennsylvania line during the War of the Revolution ; the latter was the son of General Andrew Porter, of the Continental Army. Mr. Dechert graduated at Vale College in 1850, and after teaching for two years studied law with Hon. Charles B. Penrose, of this city, and was admitted to the Bar in 1S54. He has been re- markably successful. His special lines have been in the trial of cases before juries, in real estate and in orphan's court practice. He is a ready and effective speaker. He served in the Union army as a lieutenant in the Fortieth Pennsylvania Regiment in 1S62 and 1S63, and is an active member in George G. Meade Post, No. 1, G. A. R., and also of the Sons of the Revolution. He is a prominent and devoted Mason, and treasurer of the Grand Lodge sinking fund. He is president of the Commonwealth Title and Trust Com- pany of this city, the stock of which is held entirely by law- yers and conveyancers. This company has obtained a strong position and is notably suc- cessful in its several branches of business. Mr. Dechert is a busy man in looking alter the interests of his company, and also with his son, Henry T. Dechert, in conducting his pro- fessional practice. The latter is a prominent young lawyer who, although a hard student, is also active in military life, as Major of the Second Regi- ment, N. G. of Penna. Mr. Dechert is Vice-President of the Pennsylvania Training School for Feeble Minded Children, at Elwvn, Pa., and of the West Philadelphia Insti- tute; treasurer of the Young Men's Institute, and a mana- ger in various other charitable institutions. His office is in the Drcxel building. WM. BROOKE RAWLE The subject of this sketch was born in Philadelphia on August 29, 1S43. Hc is a son of Charles Wallace Brooke, de- ceased, by his wife Elizabeth Tilghmau , daughter of William Rawle (the younger) and has taken the surname of Brooke Rawle. His father was a mem- ber of the Philadelphia Bar, who attained a high place thereat for his ability and brilliancy, but who died in iS4oatthe early age of thirty-six years. His maternal great-grandfather was the celebrated jurist, Edward Tilghmau, who is remembered as one of the " leaders of the old Bar of Philadelphia." William Brooke Rawle was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in the class of lb'63. While yet a member of the Senior Class he entered the army during the War of the Rebellion, asa Lieu- tenant ill the Third Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, and served con- tinuously with the Army of the Potomac from early in 1S63 until some time after the close of the war, attaining the lineal rank of Captain and being brcvetted Major and Lieutenant-Colonel for gallant ser- vice at the battle of Hatcher's Run, and in the campaign terminat- ing with Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, respectively. Upon his discharge from the army he began the study of law with his uncle, the late William Henry Rawle, and was admitted to prac- tice at the Bar in May, 1S67. He was associated in practice with the latter until his death in 18S9, when he succeeded him at the head of the family office. Inheriting the professional turn of mind of his ancestors, Mr. Brooke Rawle's career as a lawyer has been most successful. Devoting himself necessarily to the large and numerous estates in his charge his professional work has been chiefly confined lo chamber practice. His management of the many and extensive trusts which have been confided him has gained for him an enviable reputation for integrity, ability and zeal. Among many others he has had in his fiduciary charge several of the old colonial estates, one of them being that of the Penn family. For many years he has been the Secretary of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and for a long period held the arduous and respon- sible office of Treasurer of the Law Association, of Philadelphia, which he has recently resigned. Henry M. Dechert JOHN STEWART McKINLAY Lawyer John S. McKinlay is pre-cmineutlv a self-made man in the general acceptance of that comprehensive term. He is a native of Edinburgh, Scotland, where he was born April 17, 1S50. His parents were of that class of Scots noted for their industry, thrift and economy. Two years after the birth of the subject of this sketch his parents removed with their family to America, settling in Ohio, which was considered the "far West" in those days. Their home was on a farm in Brown county, and in its public schools Mr. McKinlay began his education. At the age of fourteen he entered the High School at Ripley, Ohio, from which he graduated in 1S65. He became a country school teacher, not as a permanent occupation, but as a stepping stone to the profession he had dreamed of, studied for and determined to enter many a day before. He taught school mostly in his own county, and within boarding distance of his own home, until he was nine- teen years of age, by which time he had earned and saved enough money to venture in beginning to study fur his chosen profession, and in the fall of iS6y he came to Phila- delphia anil began the studv of law under Hon. John P. ( )'Ncil. at the same time enter- ing the Law Department of the University of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated the same year, and was at once ad- mitted to the Philadelphia liar. No time was lost in idleness by the young Scotchman, but his every moment was devoted to building up a clientage. He had decided to refuse no cause on account of the smallness of the fee, if it only had justice in it, and he has sacredly kept that pledge, so that to-day, when his waiting-rooms are thronged with clients, the five-dollar and ten-dollar fee cases take their turn at an audience with those which net him $500 or 51000 each, and get their fair share of attention, too. Mr. Mclvinlav's practice is both civil and criminal, and while equally at home in either, his most marked successes have been in the lat- ter line, and not a few men indicted for murder were saved from the gallows by his shrewdness and natural tact. He succeeded the Hon. Lewis C. Cassidy as criminal lawyer for the Reading Railroad Company, and is counsel for banks, insurance companies, chartered corporations, private firms, individuals and estates. He has an extensive and lucrative practice in the Orphans' Court and in real estate settlements and litigation cases. Mr. McKinlay has never held any public office, but has been for some years past a consider- able factor in political affairs, especially in the Eighteenth Ward, where he resides. He is and has always been a staunch Republi- can, and his greatest political contest occurred in 1SSS5, when he locked horns with the Gas Trust in his personal fight for the Sena- torial delegate to the State convention that nominated M. S. Quay for State Treasurer. His opponent was George Rouey, and the fight a bitter one, Mr. McKinlay finally winning by a substantial majoritv. In 188S he was nominated by the Republicans of the Fourth Congressional District for Prcsidcntal elector. Mr. McKin- PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIANS. BENCH AND BAR. lay is as popular among his fellow legal lights as he is with a large circle of friends among the general public, who know him to be honest, upright, generous and a man whose word is as good as his bond. MOSES VEALE Lawyer, Orator and Soldier, was born in Bridgeton, N. J., November 9, 1S32. The sou of Moses Vcale and Elizabeth Sharpc. His father's grandfather, Nehemiah Veale settled near Bridgeton, in the year 1700, and Walter Veale was rector of Idysligh, North Devon, England, 1691. His mother's family, the Sharpes, settled at Salem, New Jersey, 1675, then called the District of Fairfax, and a great uncle of his mother was appointed Judge of the District by George the First. His mother's father was in the charge at Lundy's Lane, under Gen. Scott, as a non-commissioned officer, and died at Sackett's Harbor. He married the daughter of William McDonald and Elizabeth Wynne. Her great-grandfather McDonald was one of the Free Quakers of the Revolution, and her mother's great-grandfather was Thomas Wynne, who came with Wil- liam Penn, as surgeon. Major Veale received an education in the Quaker Semi- nary at Philadelphia, Pa., and was for three years instructor in the same, after which he read law and was admitted to the Courts of Philadelphia, and the Supreme Courts of Pennsylvania. Soon after the breaking out of the war, he was mustered into the service of the United Slates, as Second Lieutenant Co. I'., One Hundred and Ninth, Pennsylvania, Novem- bers, rS6l. During the spring and summer of 1862, he served upon the staff of Gen. C. C. Augur, as Assistant Provost Marshal, and later upon the staff of Gen. John W. Geary, as Assistant Commissary of Musters and Aid-de-camp, with the several ranks of Lieuten- ant, Captain and Major. He was commissioned Captain April 4, 1863, and Major, May 4, 1864, and has the record of having mustered the first veteran volunteer reg- iment ever sworn into the service of the United States, the Twenty- ninth Pennsyl- vania. Major M. Veale was dis- charged from the service by- special order of the War Department, June S, 1S65, and has a com- mission dated January 16, 1865, as Brevet Colonel for gallant and meritorious services at the Battles of Cedar Mountain, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wauhatchie, Lookout Mountain, Mis- sionary Ridge, Ringgold, Resaca, New Hope Church, Pine Knob, Siege of Savannah, and Gen. Sherman's campaign throughout the Carolinas. In an extract written by Gen. John W. Geary, he speaks of him in the following terms. " Major Vcale was the bravest of the brave." Gen. John H. Kane says, " He showed much gallantry in action," and the following letter written by that splendid soldier, fighting Joe Hooker: " It gives me great pleasure to state for the informa- tion of all concerned that I knew Major Veale well during the late war, and that I regard his services on the staff of Gen. Geary, as being the most able and distinguished of all his officers, among whom were many of brilliant reputations and prominent standing. I am conscious of no political excitement that will justify the impeachment of his military record or private character." Major Veale was slightly wounded in the arm and groin at the Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9, 1S62, and was taken prisoner and held as a hostage in Libby Prison, under retaliatory' orders of Jefferson Davis, until the last of September, 1862, when he was ex- changed and immediately returned to his command. He was wounded in the action at Wauhatchie by a ball passing through his right shoulder. At Kenesaw Mountain he was shot through the right lung, the ball passing entirely through the body, and his horse was shot from under him and 'mortally wounded at the same time. After the war Major Veale was commissioned United States Attorney for the Territory of Montana, served as clerk of Indian Affairs and on the 8th of January 1S68, was appointed Adjutant General with the rank of Brigadier for the same territory. After returning to Philadelphia in the fall of 1876, he was nominated by the Democratic party for State Senator in the Fifth Senatorial District, was nominated for Recorder of Deeds for the City of Philadelphia in 1881, and ran eight thousand ahead of the candidate on the ticket with him for State Treasurer. On the 15th of April, 1884, he was appointed Health Officer of the City of Philadelphia by Governor Pattison. During his adminis- tration of the office, a little less than three years, on a gross receipt of Jl 30,000, the increase over the same period during anv previous administration was 155,000. After Governor Beaver's election he was promptly re- moved from office on account of his democracy, though a strong petition to retain him in office was forwarded bv the President, Secretary, and other members of the Board. Since that time he has resumed the practice of law. He has been for several years Vestryman in the Protestant Episcopal Church, and Superintendent of Sunday-school. He has taken an active part in the Grand Army of the Republic, ami contributed largelv to the passage of an Act of Assembly to re-orgaiii/c the Soldier's Orphans' Schools. Is a promi- nent member of the military order of the Loyal Legion. He has been identified with the reform movements in the City of Philadelphia. Has been a Director in the Spring Garden Institute and other organiza- tions for the moral and intel- lectual advancement of the city. Moses Veale PETER FREDERICK ROTHERMEL, Jr. One of the successful members of the junior Bar of Philadelphia, was born in that city. September 27, 1850. The Rothermcls came to this coun- try in 1703 from Holland. The grandfather of Mr. Rothcnuel was a native of Northwestern Pennsylvania, and one of the sturdy citizens of Luzerne county early in this century. He removed to Philadelphia about 1820, and became the proprietoi of the Eagle Hotel, which stood on Third street, between Market and Mul- berry, now Arch, and was a popular resort for markctmen, merchants and teamsters, and under his care it flourished. Peter Frederick Rothermcl, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Luzerne. He was a born artist, and under the instruction of Bass Otis, a famous portrait painter, he himself became a por- trait and historical landscape painter of no small renown. He mar- ried Miss Caroline Goodhart, of Philadelphia, the mother of P. F. Rothermcl, Jr. P.Frederick Rothermel, Jr., was educated by pri- vate tutors and in the select schools of this city, and continued in the schools of France, Italy and Germany, where his father was sojourning for several years. The works of P. F. Rothermcl, Sr.,havea wide reputation. Among the most famous are, "Discovery of the Mississippi by De Soto," "The Christian Martyrs in the Coliseum," "The Battle of Gettysburg. ' ' Upon his return to Philadelphia young Rothermel entered the Central High School and graduated in 1S67. He then entered the PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIA'S. BENCH AND BAR. law office of James T. Mitchell, now on the Supreme Bench of the State. He was duly admitted to practice. His career at the Bar has been patient and aggressive, and has resulted in a popular line of civil practice, largely corporation cases, numbering among his clients some of the largest concerns and mercantile houses in the city and State. Always a consistent Republican, Mr. Rothcrmcl has eschewed office as incompatible with his professional duties, but has given his time, means and talents to the Republican cause generously. He was put in nomination for the office of City Solic- itorship in 1SS4, but yielded to Charles F. Warwick, and fought for that gentleman's election. He has frequently been named for Judgeship, an honor that will probably come to him in due time as a matter of fitness. In 1SS1 he was married to Miss Bryant. to the duties required of him in his profession, devotes his time to the Commercial Mutual Accident Company, of which he is pres- ident, he having been elected to the office" on the death of the founder and organizer of the company, the late General J. F. Hartranft, who was its first president and held the office at the time of his decease. ROBERT PORTER DECHERT General Dechert was born in Reading, Pa., August 16, 1842. His father was a prominent lawyer of Reading, and after his son had spent several years in the schools of that city, he sent him to the Classical Academy of Prof. E. D. Saunders, in West Philadelphia. In Febru- ary, 1S61, he graduated from the Central High School, and was about to begin the study of law, when the call for troops was issued. He enlisted in June, 1S61, in the Twenty- ninth Pennsylvania Volun- teers. His career during the war was brilliant. Promotion followed promotion, and when the struggle had ended it found Mr. Dechert a brevettcd Lieutenant Colonel. His military career did not end with the war, how- ever, and he has continued in active service in the National Guard of the State ever since, advancing to Brigadier Gene- ral in 1S90. During the inter- val he held the positions of Captain of Company I", of the Gray Reserves, Cornet in the City Troop and Colonel of the Second Regiment from 187S to July 25, 1890, when Governor Beaver promoted him to the command of the First Brigade National Guard of Pennsyl- vania. His civil life has been as successful and distinguished as his military career. He was admitced to the Bar in Novem- ber, 1866, about which time he also became identified witli politics, as the Democratic candidate for Select Council from the Twenty-seventh Ward. He was not succcessful in that campaign, nor in the memorable one of 18S0, when he was the candidate of his party for Auditor General ; but he was elected to the State Senate in 1870, became City Controller in 1SS4, and was re-elected to that office in 18S7. He also served two terms as assistant under District Attorney Furman Sheppard. General Dechert is unmarried. He is a Past Master of Hamil- ton Lodge, No. 274, F. & A. M., Past High Priest of Corinthian Chapter, No. 250, and a member of Corinthian (Chasseur) Com- mandery, No. 53, Knights Templar; is also an active member of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. In addition he is a member of the Association of the Survivors of the Twenty-ninth Regiment Penn- sylvania Volunteers, of which he has been President, the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Post 2, Grand Army of the Republic, Sons of the Revolution, United Service Club, Americus Club, Young Men's Democratic Association, Young Democratic Battalion, Continental Club, Perm Club, Art Club, Macn- nerdior, Young Maennerchor, the Canstatter, Bachelors' Barge Club of the Schuylkill Navy, the Saginaw Club, of which he is president, and the Hibernian Society. General Dechert has resumed the practice of law, and in addition WILLIAM H. O'BRIEN Mr. O'Brien was born in Ireland in the year 1S46, where he re- ceived his early education and entered upon the study of law, in- tending to practice at the Irish Bar. Having friends" in Philadel- phia he was induced to come to this city in 1867, here renewed his legal studies and was admitted to the Philadelphia Bar before Judge Briggs in 1S73. His practice is largely confined to the Orphan's court, and he also has a considerable clientage among heirs of the Irish estates, in different sections of the United States. Mr. O'Brien is thorough in his profession, and his con- nections abroad are of the highest repute, affording every facility in the prosecution of such claims. FRANCIS RAWLE Who comes from a family distinguished as lawyers since the adoption of the Constitu- tion, was born at the Freedom Iron Works, Mifflin county, Pennsylvania, August 7, 184b. His father, Francis W. Rawle, was one of the first civil en- gineers on the Pennsylvania Railroad, and his grandfather was William Rawle, the elder, distinguished as a leader of the Philadelphia Bar at the close of the last and the begin- ning of the present century. His maternal grandfather was Charles Hall, Esq.. a well- known lawyer of Suubury, Pa. Mr. Rawle's early years were passed in Philadelphia, where he was fitted to enter Exeter Academy, New Hamp- shire, which he left to enter Harvard University, at Cam- bridge, Mass., from which he was graduated in 1869. He then entered the law school of the same university and re- mained until 1S71, when he received the degree of LL. B. Returning to Philadelphia, he became a student of law in the office of William Henry Rawle, and was admitted to the Bar November 4, 1871. Since then he has been engaged in the practice of the law, his practice being of a diversified charac- ter, extending to corporation and railroad business and patent cases, and a large part of it is in the Federal Courts. For some years he was associated in practice with the late Samuel Robb, and was also in partnership with Walter George Smith. Since 1S76 Mr. Rawle has acted as librarian of the Law Associ- ation, and has brought that valuable collection of legal works up to a high rank among the law libraries of the country. It is probably now the third in the value of its collection. His literary work in the profession has consisted chiefly in his preparation of the last edition of Judge Bouvier's famous law dictionary, a standard work in the profession, on which as editor he spent ncarlv five years. He has written much for the legal periodicals, and in 1885 he prepared a paper on " Car Trust Securities," a novel legal topic, for the American Bar Associa- tion. He has been the treasurer of that association since its formation in 1S7S. In 1S90 Mr. Rawle was elected one of the overseers of Harvard University for the term of six years. Robert Porter Dechert Philadelphia and popular philadelphians. BENCH AND BAR. WILLIAM HENRY LEX A member of the Philadelphia Bar and ex-President of its Com- mon Council, was born in that citv, September 16, 1S48. His father, Charles E. Lex, represented for many vears the Tenth Ward in Common Council, and in 1S60 was elected City Solicitor. He was also President of the Board of Directors of Girard College at the date of his decease, May 16, 1S72. The family are of German descent. W. H. Lex received a classical education, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with honors in 1S67. He then en- tered the commission house of William A. Smetherst, on Bank street, where he became fully conversant with the details of the business. He then engaged in the manufacture of woolen yarns. After two years he was prompted to wind up his business (which had been a successful one), and to adopt the profession of his father. He then began the study of law, and was admitted to practice by the Board of Examiners in February of 1S73. Under the supervision of Mr. George W. Thorn, who was his pre- ceptor, his father's law busi- ness was continued, and brought to Mr. Lex a large clientage. He was employed by the Managers of the House of Correction as their counsel. His successful prosecution of several cases led to his ap- pointment as solicitor of the board, which position he held until 187S. He was induced to run for Common Council from the Eighth Ward, and was elected. Entering the Council, he was placed at the head of the Committee of Law, mem- ber of the Committees on Schools and City Property. In i.S.So he was re-elected with- out opposition, to serve until April. 1SS2. During the first year of his second term Mr. Lex stood second on the Finance Com- mittee, was Chairman of the Committee on Surveys, and a member of the Committee on Law, and on the first Monday of April, 188 1, was elected President of the Common Council. In February, 1SS2, he was unanimously re-elected for a third term, being nomi- nated by the Republicans, en- dorsed by the Democrats and Committee of One Hundred. On the first Monday of April, 1882, he was re-elected Presi- dent of the Council, and again in April, 1S83, for a third term, each election being unanimous. After his fourth term he retired from public life. His associ- ates in the Council passed complimentarv resolutions, bearing tes- timony to his uniform courtesy and fairness, and it was ordered that his portrait (painted by Waugh), should be hung in the Coun- cil chamber. His practice is general. He appears frequeutly in the Orphans' Court in settlement of large estates. He enjoys the clientage of many large corporations, such as the National Bank of Northern Liberties, the City National Bank, the United Security Life Insurance and Trust Company. He is also attorney for the Fifth and Sixth Streets Railroad Company and the Lehigh Avenue Railroad Company. He was prominent in the suits brought by the stockholders of the Insurance Company of North America. He has a valuable clientage in New York City, and was admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States on January 19, 18S0, and during Attorney General Brewster's incumbency he frequently ap- peared in the United States courts. • He is a director of the City National Bank, Past Master of Lodge No. 51, A. F. & A. M., a member of Signet Royal Arch Chapter, No. 251, and Philadelphia Commandery, No. 2, K. T. He also enjoys membership in the University of Pennsylvania and Samuel Baird Huey the Clover Club, and was the founder of the Orpheus Club, being an enthusiastic musician. He is prominent in social life and en- joys the regard of a large circle of friends. Mr. Lex was married in 1S78 to Miss Pattie Barclay, the daughter of a well known Phila- delphian. SAMUEL BAIRD HUEY One of the leading corporation lawyers of Philadelphia, is the son of Samuel C. Huey, who was for many years President of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. His mother was Miss Mary A. Baird, of Charleston, S. C. He was born in Pittsburg, Pa., on January 7, 1843, received his preliminary education in pri- vateschoolsand in the Central High School of Philadelphia, where he was the valedictorian of his class. He then entered Princeton College, graduating with honor in the class of 1863 and carrying off prizes for oratory and debate. From college he went into the United States Navy and was attached to the United States Steamer San Jacinto and the Yantic, with an interval of service on the staff of Rear Ad- miral Bailey. He was in the attack on Fort Fisher and Wil- mington, and then served on blockade duty until December, 1S65, when he resigned his commission, returned home, and commenced the studv of law in the office of John C. Bullitt, Esq. About the same time he joined the First Regi- ment X. G. P., and was after- wards successively appointed Captain, Major, and Assistant Adjutant General on the staff of the commanding General of the Philadelphia troops. In 1878 he resigned from the Guard on account of increasing professional duties. Mean- while he had received the de- gree of A. M. from Princeton and LL. B. from the University of Pennsylvania. During the first four years of his profes- sional life he was associated with Mr. Bullitt, but on Janu- ary 1, 1.S72, he opened an office of his own. and lias since been continuously in active prac- tice. It is unnecessary to refer at length to Mr. Huev's suc- cess in his profession, nor to the many important cases which he has handled with skill and ability. It is suffi- cient to say that he has secured an enviable and lucrative posi- tion in the front ranks of the Bar, possessing as he does every one of the qualities so requisite to success. It is cur- rent report that his professional income is among the largest in the city, and from the number of corporations which he advises this can readily be believed. Socially he is as prominent and popular as he is in his profes- sion. He has been director and Secretary of the Union League (1878-18S8), and its Vice-President from 1S8S, a governor of the University Club, a director of the Art Club, and a member and counsel of the Loyal Legion. He is a member of the National Bar Association, a trustee of the Williamson Free School, a trustee of the Presbvtcrian Hospital, an elder in the Presbyterian Church, and a member of the Presbyterian Board of Education. His counsel is much sought after in business affairs, and he serves as director of the City Trust and Safe Deposit Company, the Security Com- pany, the Edison Light Company, and the Spring Garden Insur- ance Company. He has always declined political office, but serves in the Board of Public Education at the request and on the appointment of the Board of Judges. In 1S6S he married Miss Mary E. Abrams. They have had a family of seven children, five of whom are now living. 45 PHILADELPHIA AXD POPULAR PHILADELPHIA^. BENCH AND BAR. DUNCAN L. BUZBY Duncan L. Buzby, a member of the Philadelphia Bar, well known anil of good standing, is a son of the late John L. Buzby, of the old firm of Buzby & Co., which a century ago carried on a large grain, produce and shipping business, and a great-grandson of Gen. William M. Duncan, a Brigadier General during the War of 1812 and Collector of the Port under President Andrew Jackson. Mr. Buzby has a classical education, and held the position of president of his class in the Law Department of the University of Pennsylvania. He was admitted to the Bar in 1873, and has a good practice, confined chiefly to real estate and corporation busi- ness. He also holds the position of attorney for the collection agencies of Williamson, of New York, and the Keystone, of Phila- delphia. His office practice is large, and he has been particularly successful in obtaining satisfactory settlements in the interest of his clients before the cases were tried in court. Mr. Buzby has represented as counsel some important corpora- tions, among which were the Fidelity and Casualty Company, of New York, the Continental Trust Company and the Citi- zens' Trust and Surety Com- pany, of Philadelphia. He has also held the position of Vice- President of the Common- wealth National Bank and of the Citizens' Trust and Surety Company, but was compelled to resign from both on account of increasing practice. He is a member of the Union League, the Art Club and the Penn Club and several other promi- nent social organizations, and also holds the position of President of the School Board of the Seventh Section of Phil- adelphia. Mr. Buzby has offices in New York as well as in Phila- delphia. JONES, CARSON & PHILLIPS These gentlemen form one of the brightest group of at- torneys in the City of Phila- delphia. J. Levering Jones is the senior partner, and was born July 26, 185 1. He at- tended school near Boston, Mass., ami later became a clerk with J. Walraven & Co., in Philadelphia. He studied law with Borgcr & Gross, and was graduated from the Law De- partment of the University of Pennsylvania. He was ad- mitted to the Bar in September, 1S74, and in 1S79 formed a copartnership with William A. Redding and Hampton L. Carson, under the firm name of Redding, Jones & Carson. In 18S7 Mr. Redding removed to New York to attend exclusively to patent bus- iness, and the title was then changed to the present by the admit- tance of Alfred J. Phillips, Esq. Mr. Carson was born February 21, 1S52, and received his early education in the schools of this city, graduating from the Department of Arts in the University of Penn- sylvania in 1S71, and from the Law Department in 1S74. He stud- ied law with William A. Tilghman, Esq., and was admitted to the Bar in April, 1874. Some time ago Mr. Carson was chosen by the Judiciary Committee of the New York State Bar Association to pre- pare a history of the Supreme Court of the United States, which is shortly to be published. Alfred J. Phillips, Esq., was born May 23, 1S52, and his early school days were spent in the Episcopal Acad- emy, and later entered the University of Pennsylvania, where he took a three years' course in the Department of Arts. He was in business with Lawrence, Johnson & Co. for a year, and then read law with E. Coppee Mitchell, Esq. After graduating from the Law- Department of the University he was admitted to the Bar in May, 1875. F°r some time thereafter he was title examiner of the Land Title and Trust Company, and in 1SS7 entered the present firm. William Wallace Weigle WILLIAM WALLACE WEIGLEY Was born in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, at Shaferstown, founded by Alexander Shafer, one of his forefathers, in 1740. As early as 1798 one of his paternal ancestors, Joseph Weigley, was admitted to practice at the Philadelphia Bar. Mr. Weigley, the subject of this sketch, graduated at Franklin and Marshall College in 1862. After residing for sometime in New York Citv he entered upon the study of law in Philadelphia, in the office of Samuel H. Perkins, Esq. He was admitted to the Bar in May, 1S67, and soon acquired a remunerative practice in the courts of that city, his at- tention being largely occupied with practice in the Oqmans' Court. He was frequently appointed by the courts to audit ac- counts of trustees, and also participated as counsel in the settle- ment of many important estates. In 1872 he was appointed cashier of the United States Custom House at Philadelphia, which position he held during the incum- bency of Hon. John W. Forney as Collector of the Port. He vis- ited Europe in 1875, and gave material aid to Col. Forney in the performance of his duties as Foreign Centennial Commis- sioner. Subsequently he became extensively engaged in the control and direction of min- ing suits in Colorado, which he conducted with marked success on behalf of eastern stockholders. His familiarity with legislation relating to coinage and legal tender led to his selection as a member of the National Bi-mctallie Coin- age Association. He presided over its convention held at Washington, D. C in Januarv, 1886, and was Chairman of the committee that memorialized Congress on the subject of bi- metallism. In 1SS8 Mr. Weigley was appointed special counsel for the State of Pennsylvania to institute suits against the Credit Mobilier of America and the Union Pacific Railroad Company for collection of taxes. Notwithstanding stren- uous opposition in the courts, the proceedings were success- fullv conducted, resulting in the recovery of a large sum lor the Commonwealth. In addition to his offices in the Drcxel Building, where he is assisted in his Philadel- phia practice by John H. Col- ton, Esq., Mr. Weigley has an office in Xew York City, hav- ing a large clientage there, whose interests, and his engagements as counsel for several railroad and other corporations, require his frequent personal attention. This, however, docs not interfere with his general practice in Philadelphia, where his energies of late have been particularly devoted to questions incident to corporation law. Mr. Weigley is connected with several social and scientific clubs, and has been a member of the Union League since 1869. WALTER EDWIN REX Was born at Chestnut Hill in the City of Philadelphia, on April 10, 1847. His parents were George Y. Rex and Mary C. Rex, both of whom were of German ancestors who came over with Wil- liam Penn and settled at Chestnut Hill, where they and their des- cendants have always held large landed interests. Mr. Rex was educated in the public and private schools and graduated from the Central High School and subsequently from the Law Department of the University of Pennsylvania. He studied law with Frank Wolfe, Esq. , of the Philadelphia Bar, and was admitted to practice on October 3, 1874, and received the degree of Bachelor of Laws from the University of Pennsylvania, in June, 1S75. PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIANS. BENCH AND BAR. In February, 1S79, he was elected to Common Council from the Twenty-second Ward on the Republican ticket. In February, 1881, he was re-elected on the Independent Republican ticket. In November, 1882, he was elected Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphan's Court for the County of Philadelphia, on the ticket nom- inated by the Committee of One Hundred. While Register he introduced the system of Petitions now in use in making application for Letter of Administration and Testa- mentary. The Marriage License Law went into effect during his term as Clerk of the Orphan's Court, and he originated and intro- duced the present forms which have been generally copied through- out the State. Since term of office expired, has been in successful practice of his profession. ALFRED FRANK CUST1S knowledge of business methods made his advice uniformly effective in attaining the ends desired by his clients. To Mr. Simpson's social status is mainly due the prominence he has attained in this field of professional work. He is a valued member of many clubs in this and other cities, and prominent in Masonic councils, a circumstance which gave him the opportunity for the exercise of his talents in this direction ; and in the adjust- ment of complicated affairs of competing lines of telegraph and railroad companies, he is recognized as an expert of acknowledged ability. In society, as in professional circles here and elsewhere, Mr. Simpson is held in high esteem and confidence, and although one of the junior members of the Philadelphia Bar, the great success already attained gives promise of still greater results. Alfred Frank Custis was born in Washington, D. C, 1S51, and received his early education in the very excellent private schools of that city, then entering Colum- bia College, from which, after taking a full course, he gradu- ated with honor. He read law for a period, and then turned his attention to journalism, securing employment first with the New York Herald and later with the Philadelphia Record. He re- turned to the study and practice of law, the latter being largelv confined to counseling in cor- poration business, linns and pri- vate estates. He is possessed of keen intelligence, quick to per- ceive a technical error and quick to grasp it and use it for the benefit of his client. He is cool, collected and calculating in speaking, his delivery being both concise and pleasing. He knows the benefit to be derived from favorably impressing a jury with his side of the case, and from the moment he begins addressing the twelve " true and tried men " he wins their re- spect and generally their verdict. But he is not alone popular with juries, but with the judges and his fellow lawyers, as also a large circle of friends outside of his profession. His consulting offices arc at No. 733 Walnut street. Mr. Custis is a member of the Ma- sonic Order, and served several terms as General Master of the A. O. U.W., in whose success and Henry C progress he took an active part. LOUIS MACLANE SIMPSON Descended from some of the oldest settlers of the country, Louis MacLauc Simpson was born in Philadelphia in 1.S52, and his early education was received in the University of Pennsylvania, Depart- ment of Arts. Afterwards he studied law, and was admitted to the Bar of Philadelphia in 1S75. He inherited from his maternal an- cestors, some of whom were noted jurists in the early days of the Republic, legal talents of a high order, and soon after entering on his professional career in his native city, he attained a foremost place among the junior members of the Bar. Having made a special study of corporation law, and from the beginning almost constantly and altogether successfully, he has been concerned as counsel for many large corporate bodies in mat- ters of great importance. As counsel in the adjustment of affairs of great moment in the litigation between telegraph and railroad companies, he has been notably prominent and successful, and largely through his efforts was the consolidation of the various telegraph lines^effccted. As counsel, his services have been sought in the litigation between many Western railroad companies, and his experience and thorough JOSEPH MELLORS Was born in Philadelphia, in 1852, and was educated in several of the private schools of the citv, and subsequently pursued a classical course of studv under the direction of Rev. Dr. Thomp- son, now Pastor of the Select Presbyterian Church, on Central Avenue; he also attended Mcig's Academy preparatory to en- tering upon a college course. He entered upon a full clas- sical course of studv at Lafav- cttc College from which institu- tion he was graduated in 1S71, and then became a student of law in the office of McGregor J. Mitcheuer. He was admitted to the Bar of Philadelphia coun- ty in 1S76, and has since steadily pursued the practice of his pro- fession and built up a large prac- tice in the several courts. Mr. Mcllors is a careful, stu- dious lawyer and an able advo- cate. He is an active and honor- ed member of the Unitarian Club and of the Unitarian Church, and also of the American Asso- ciation for the advancement of Science, and takes prominent part in the discussion of Natural Science and Social questions. He is also prominent in the American Association of Politi- cal and Social Science and has contributed to the same from time to time. Mr. Mcllors is a student of his profession and a man of wide reading and general informa- tion, and in social life as well as among his professional brethren he is held in general esteem and high regard. His success as a lawyer has been marked and decided. His practice is general, he being engaged from time to time in the several courts of Philadel- phia and adjoining counties, and in the Supreme Court of Penn- sylvania, and the United States Court of this District. His office in Philadelphia is situated at 52S Walnut street. Terry HENRY C. TERRY Henry C. Terry, one of the brighest members of the Philadel- phia Bar, was born in this city, March 17, 1.S46. and was the sec- ond son of Asaph Terry, a well known wholesale dry goods mer- chant, who, prior to the Rebellion, was engaged in business in Philadelphia, Chicago and Louisville. Through the failure of the Southern house Mr. Terry's fortune was so impaired that he was compelled to retire from business, and with his family removed to a farm near Woodbury, N. J., where Henry pursued and completed those studies which fitted him for entrance into his chosen profes- sion. In 1S63 he became a law student under Hon. Carroll Brew- ster, and passed a highly creditable examination before attaining his majority. PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHLAXS. BENCH AND BAR. Owing to the fact that he could not legally be admitted to practice until twenty-one years old, he was not sworn in until March 16, 1867. He has a lucrative practice in all the higher as well as the lower courts, and is noted for strict attention to his cli- ents' business, and for the unlimited energy which he brings to bear in their behalf, while his uniform courtesy to evervone, wit- ness as well as client, opposing counsel in the case as well as the Judge upon the Bench, supplemented by the strongest points of his case in terms terse and vigorous, but brief, rarely fails in secur- ing victory. He has long been a member of the Union League, Law Asso- ciation and similar institutions ; of the Pennsylvania Historical Society, Sons of the Revolution, Grand Lodge "of Masons, having been Master of his own lodge (No. 51), in 1876. He has persist- ently declined to be a candidate for office, though well to the front in many political movements. Mr. Terry was married in 187 1 to Miss Emma Willis, of New- Jersey. Mr. Terry is descended from an old and honorable name. The founder of the family is sup- posed to have been Thierry (the oldest son of Cloris, the first Christian monarch of France), anglicized into Terry by members of the family who settled in England. In 1650 one of them emigrated and settled at Springfield, Mass. Mr. Terry is lineally descended from this source, and is also in direct line I female I a descend- ant in the tenth generation of Gov. William Bradford, of Ply- mouth colony, who came over in the "Mayflower." Kiely of Virginia, who was appointed by President Cleveland a Judge of the International Court now sitting in Cairo, Egypt. WILLIAM GORMAN TIMOTHY M. DAILY Is a native of Ireland where he was born in 1854, and his early life was spent on his father's farm and in the attendance on the schools of his district. Both parents died when he was quite young, and his aunt assisted him to immi- grate to the United States. He attended the public schools of Philadelphia, and subsequently received private instruction from Prof. A. E. Kodgerson, one of the members of the faculty of La Salle College. In 1873 he entered the office of Major M. J. Bryne as a law student, and in 1874 he began a law course in the Law De- partment of the University of Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated in 1S76 with Messrs. Otto Wolff, Wm. Gorman, Dwight W. Lowry, Jos. P. Gross, and others, now prominent attorneys of the city. On February 20, 1876, he was admitted to the Bar. His prac- tice is largely confined to real estate law, in which he has been eminently successful, as also in his Orphans' Court practice. He represents several large real estate companies and Building Asso- ciations in this city, and was engaged in many important cases in that line of practice among which were Association vs. Brvne, and same vs. Callahan. In Johnson's estate Mr. Daly was also counsel and succeeded in maintaining a verbal alteration of a will, and in effecting a dis- tribution among all testatrix's children equally, although she had made a will two years before by which she devised all her personal property to one other children. Mr. Daly is largely interested in the success of the Irish Catho- lic Benevolent Union — a benevolent organization which has some six hundred lodges in the United States and Canada with a mem- bership of over thirty thousand. He is the Supreme President of the organization having been unanimously elected to that position at a general convention held in the City of St. Louis in September, 1890. Among his predecessors ill that position being Hon. A. M. Robert Alexander Of a famous old Irish family, and one of the leaders of the younger Bar, was born in Queens County, Ireland, April 9, 1S4S. Thirty-eight years of his life has he spent in Philadelphia. Edu- cated in the public schools of this city, he claims to be more of a Philadelphian than if he had been born here, and is always ready to do battle with all comers for this city of his residence, immedi- ately upon the completion of his education he took up the study of law, and for a number of years, under the direction of G. Washing- ton Powell, Esq., confined himself exclusively to that most intri- cate branch of law learning, conveyancing and real estate. Having built up a large and extensive practice in those branches, he was advised by his clients that it would be mutually advantageous that he should qualify himself to attend to their legal business as well as that out of court. He there- upon entered upon the study of the law proper, entered the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania, and in 1S76 graduated Bachelor of Laws, and having passed the Board of Examiners, was admitted to practice. His career as a practitioner in the courts from that date was assured, an ex- tensive civil practice Mowed in upon him. His practice calls him but seldom into the crimi- nal courts, and then only to help a client for whom he has been engaged in the civil side of the court. Mainly through his exertions and to help the members of the legal profes- sion the Commonwealth Title Insurance and Trust Company was formed. He was one of its directors from the begin- ning. He is counsel for the Hibernian Society for the re- lief of immigrants from Ireland and of the Board of Presidents of the United Charitable Soci- eties for the relief of the sub- jects of all nations landing at this port. He is noted for his care and tact in keeping his clients out of court and litiga- tions, always willing to advise a settlement or a small per- sonal sacrifice rather than rush them into die turmoil of a lawsuit ; a safe counsellor, but when he has exhausted all honest efforts for settlement he becomes aggressive to the last degree, as a great number of the most bitterly contested cases in our books bearing his name will show. In few of these cases will vou find his name on the losing side. He is connected with many institutions of a charitable, politi- cal and social nature, and is a public spirited and progressive citi- zen. He resides in the Twenty-ninth Ward. ROBERT ALEXANDER Bucks County has sent to the Philadelphia Bar some of the brightest legal minds of the day, and among them none are more successful or deservedly successful than Robert Alexander. "Old Bucks " is his native county, and there amidst its beauties he first saw the light of day on July 3, 1846. It was there also in the public schools he laid the foundation of his education, passing thence into the Carversvillc Normal School, from which he graduated with high honors. After teaching school for four years, Mr. Alex- ander entered the office of Hon. D. Newlin Fell, now an associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. No. 2, of this City, under whom he studied law. He was admitted to the Bar in 1871, and at once engaged in active practice. His career in the civil courts has 4« PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIANS. BENCH AND BAR. been as constant and extensive as it has been varied and successful, appearing in many important cases and taking part in some of the most important legal discussions which have come before the courts in recent years. When Charles F. Warwick was named as Assistant District Attorney, Mr. Alexander became associated with him as law partner, and when the same gentleman was elected City Solicitor, he appointed Mr. Alexander his first assistant, which position he filled for six years. It was during this period while Mr. Alexander was first as- sistant that the many difficult legal questions arose relative to the organization and management of the City departments under the Bullitt Bill. With the settlement of all these questions, Mr. Alexander had much to do. He also took part in all the important litigation in which the City was a party. For the effort made by him in the suit of the City to prevent the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad from building its road without consent of the Citv, he has always been highly complimented. At the end of Mr. Warwick's second term, Mr. Alexander left the City Solicitor's office and re- sumed his private practice, which has increased rapidly, especially in the line of corporation and municipal law. Mr. Alexander is a thoroughly trained lawyer, well read, and a careful, painstaking worker. His briefs always show care and thorough preparation. He is sound in judgment, clear in arrange- ment, logical and concise in argument. He is convincing alike to judge and jury, and in the management of his nisi prius cases he at- tends to every detail, while in the examination of witnesses he is keen and searching, yet never unduly aggressive or personal. Prob- ably no case with which he was ever connected gave him more prominence than the Keystone Bank-Bardsley transactions. He was City Treasurer Bardsley's counsel, and although his case was beyond winning, he nevertheless handled it in a manner to win the admiration of his opposing attorneys and the public which followed the contest with eager interest. His law offices arc in the Girard Building and his partner is Edward W. Magill. WILLIAM RIGHTER FISHER This successful lawyer and scientist was born at Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pa., in 1S49, and is of Welsh and Scotch- Irish descent. His father was Win. A. Fisher, a successful farmer of Montgomery County, Pa., and his mother was Sarah P. Anderson, whose great-grandfather was a Captain in the Continental Army in the War of the Revolution. Mr. Fisher was educated in a select school and was prepared for college at Prof. Hastings' School in West Philadelphia. He then became a student at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., from which time honored institution he was graduated with high honors in 1870. He accepted the position of Professor of Natural Science in Dickinson Seminary, at Williamsport, where he remained for one year, when he visited Europe and pursued his scientific studies in the University of Heidelberg and Munich, remaining abroad about two and a half years. His scholarly ability attracted the attention of the Trustees of his Alma Mater, and he was elected a member of the Faculty of Dickinson College, where he remained to the end of the Academic year 1876. During his career as an instructor Mr. Fisher took up the study of law and was admitted to the Bar of Philadelphia in 1876. He at once opened a law office here, and his ability has been such as to rank him among the foremost of the junior members of the Bar as an advocate and counsellor. He has built up a large practice, in the civil and Orphans' courts, and is recognized as a thorough student who gives to his cases that preparation and study which deserves and secures suc- cess. Mr. Fisher is a member of the Union League, Scotch-Irish and Welsh Societies of the city and of the Historical Society and Franklin Institute. Mr. Fisher's office is in the Drexel Building. DIMNER BEEBER The subject of this notice, one of the most prominent of the younger members of the Bar of Philadelphia, was born March S, 1S54, in Muncy, Lycoming County, Pa., and for the past fifteen years has resided in this city, where he enjoys a large and lucrative law practice. He was sent to the public schools of his native town in boyhood, and having completed his preliminary education he entered Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, Pa., graduated in 1874, read law at Williamsport, Pa., and was admitted to the Bar of Lycoming County in 1876. The same year he wasadmitted to prac- tice law in the several courts of Philadelphia County, where he has since been successfully engaged in his professionol career. Mr. Beeber is a lawyer of marked ability, and soon attained prominence in this city among his fellow lawyers. He is a mem- ber of the Pennsylvania Club and of the Union League, and in social as well as professional circles he is held in highest regard for his worth. JAMES C. SELLERS Is a descendant of one of the old, honorable Quaker settlers of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, of the same name. Was born in South Orange, N. J., May 4, 1854, his father, the late Dr. James Sellers, being an able and distinguished young phvsician of that State. The son was educated and prepared for college at the West Chester Academy, at West Chester, Pa. He subsequently pursued his studies at Yale College, from which he was graduated with the degree of A. B. with the class of 1874, with both scholastic and lit- erary honors. He began his law studies in the office of the late Henry Wharton, Esq., of this city, and was admitted to the Bar of Philadelphia in December, 1S76, since which time he has without interruption been engaged in successful practice of his profession in the courts of Philadelphia and Chester Counties, Pa. His prac- tice is largely confined to commercial and corporation cases. Since 1888 Mr. Sellers has been one of the associate editors of the American Law Register. He has always taken an active part in political affairs but has never sought or held any public office. He is president of the Young Men's Republican Club of West Chester, where he resides, and is also an active and esteemed mem- ber of the Pennsylvania Club. He is an influential member of the Protestant Episcopal Church and has for some years been the Assistant Secretary of the Diocesan Convention. He is a member also of the Executive Board of the Sunday School Association of the Diocese, a trustee of the Society for the Advancement of Christianity in Pennsylvania and a vestry- man of the Church of the Holy Trinity of West Chester, Pa., and superintendent of the Sunday-school of that church. While active and successful in the pursuit of his profession, Mr. Sellers has always been able to find sufficient time to devote to his manifold church duties, and is recognized as apotent factor in all that tends to promote public morality and the interests of the church in whose sen-ice he is earnest and indefatigable. LEONI MELICK Lconi Melick, senior member of Melick & Potter, attorneys at law, was born in the village of Light Street, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, May 5, 1S51. His childhood days were spent in the usual way, but he was a bright and intelligent lad, and made rapid progress in the schools of his native village, so that when a mere vouth he began preparing for a collegiate course at the Bloomsburg Literary Institute, in Columbia County. By close application to his studies he early became fitted for and was admitted to Yale Col- lege, graduating from that famous old institutiou of learning in the Class of '74, and in October of the same year he was matriculated at the University of Heidelberg, in Germany, one of the most justly cel- ebrated universities in the world. Several months were then spent in travel, and being a close and intelligent observer Mr. Melick added to his store of knowledge by an experience he could not obtain in the class room. Some time in December, 1875, he became a student of law in the office of Samuel C. Perkins, Esq., than whom no better preceptor could have been selected. After two years' hard study, in December, 1S77, Mr. Melick was admitted to the Philadel- phia Bar. He did not sever his connection with Mr. Perkins then and there but continued in his office until iSSS, when he became a member of the law firm of Melick & Potter, locating in the Drexel Building on Chestnut street, in which they have several large, com- fortably furnished rooms, Nos. 620-625. The law practice of the firm is varied, including as it does the several courts of Philadel- phia County, the Federal courts for the Eastern District of Penn- sylvania and the Supreme Court of the LTnited States. They have a large clientage which was won through hard and faithful labor in the past, and the success they have attained is wholly mer- ited individually. They rank among the leading members of the Bar and as a firm they form one of the strongest "teams" in the city. 49 PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIA^. BENCH AND BAR. CHARLES WATSON McKEEHAN Mr. McKeehan was born February 19, 1842, in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, of Scotch-Irish parentage. His great- grandfather, John McKeehan, a Scotch-Irish Presbyterian, came to America in the latter part of the eighteenth century and settled near Carlisle, Pa. His father, Rev. Joseph G. McKeehan, seceded from the church of his fathers and become one of the pioneer min- isters of the Methodist Church of Pennsylvania. Maryland and Vir- ginia. He died at the age of 76 years. Mr. McKeehan received his primary education in the common schools and academies of Pennsylvania in the various towns in which his father was stationed as a minister. In 1S60 he went to Milton, Northumberland County, Pa., as Vice-Principal of the Milton Academy, one of the noted preparatory schools of that day, then under the management of the Rev. W. T. Wiley, D. D. While teaching here he prepared for col- lege, and in 1864 entered the Sophomore class of Dickinson Col- lege, at Carlisle. While attending Dickinson College Mr. McKee- han was also a tutor in the Grammar School of the College, and taught various branches in the Dickinson Commercial Col- lege, which occupation fur- nished him with all the means necessary to prosecute his studies, and he was graduated in 1867. He taught a classical school in Chambersburg, Pa., from 1869 to 1872, studying law iu the meantime as a pupil of Gen. Theodore McGowan, of Chambersburg. He was ad- mitted to the Bar at Chambers- burg in 1871. In July, 1S72, he removed to Philadelphia to cuter upon the practice of his profession as an attorncv-at- law. He soon acquired a lu- crative practice, and the con- fidence of a wealthy and influ- ential clientage. He is coun- sel for several large corpora- tions, and represents large monicd interests, and is coun- sel for several of the leading charities of this city as their legal adviser. He has been active and efficient in organ- izing the Pennsylvania Scotch- Irish Society, and has been its Secretary and Treasurer ever since its organization. For many years he has been a Trustee of Dickinson College, his Alma Mater. He is a Re ■ publican in politics, and a member of the Union League, and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and has his of- fice iu the Drexel Building. made to reform the City government. One of the cases in which Mr. Addicks represented the City resulted in establishing the doc- trine that Municipal Ice Boats were entitled to salvage in Admir- alty Courts for meritorious service on the sea in saving a derelict. The case is known as " The Barque Arundel." Another case led to the establishment of a statute of limitation for land damages in the opening of streets and changing their grades. He also took an ac- tive part in drafting the Act of 18S7 regulating the condemnation of turnpike roads throughout the State. During this period he fur- nished to a leading journal reviews of the important decisions of the Supreme Court that were notable for conciseness and accuracy. Mr. Addick's long connection with the City Solicitor's office has given him advantages of experience especially on municipal and corporation cases that few lawyers in ordinary pratice attain in a much longer period. He also made a special study of the Patent Laws and at one time thought of making patent cases a specialty. For several years he has been one of the counsel for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Mr. Addicks is popular in social circles as well as in his pro- fession and is a member of the Philadelphia Art Club and the Young Republican Club. He also takes considerable interest in athletic sports and holds membership in the Philadel- phia Yacht Club. Bachelor's Barge Club and the Merion and Gerinantowu Cricket Club. Charles Watson McKeehan WILLIAM H. ADDICKS A prominent member of the junior Bar, was born in Philadel- phia, March 4, 1S54. He is the son of John E. Addicks, deceased, who was a well-known merchant in his day, for sixteen years the Health Officer of this port, one of the original members of the Union League and especially noted for his earnest and patriotic zeal in behalf of the Union cause during the late Civil War. William H. Addicks received a liberal education and after be- ing fitted for college at the Episcopal Academy entered the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania where he remained three years and then entered Princeton College, where he finished his studies in 1S74. Determining upon the law as his profession he entered the office of George L. Crawford, Esq., as a student and there remained until he was admitted to the Bar in January, 1S7S. Shortly after his admis- sion he was appointed Assistant to the City Solicitor and held that position for more than ten years. During this decade, especially during the administration of Mayor King, many important cases came up for adjudication, notably the Blockley Almshouse cases and others originating in the determined efforts that were being FRED. A. SOBERNHEIMER Was born on March 1 1 , 1857, in Roxborough, now a part of the Twenty-first Ward of the City of Philadelphia, and he has always resided in that part of the city. He attended the public schools, and graduated from the High School in February, 1875, and immediately entered the law offices of Rand & Pat- ton. and in 1S76 entered the Law Department of the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in June, 1S7.S. and was admitted to the Bar on June II, 1S7S, and sub- sequently to the Supreme Court, and the Bar of Mont- gomery County. He has a large and valua- ble clientage among the resi- dents of that part of the city known as Manayunk, Rox- borough and German town, and this in addition to other parts of the citv, and he has been concerned in many important suits and large estates. He has the respect of his fellow members of the Bar, and is considered by them, as well as by his clients, an honest, industrious and successful lawyer. JAMES W. M. CARDEZA Now probably the wealthiest member of the Philadelphia Bar, was born in this citv September 7, 1S54. His father, James M. Cardcza, was a well known officer in the United States Navy, but at the time of his decease was fitting himself for the legal profession and was registered as a student of law in the office of the elder Wharton. His mother was of the Warburton family, well known in journalistic circles. Mr. Cardcza received a liberal education and after being fitted for college at the Gemiantown Academy, entered the University of Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated iu due course. He then entered the office of John C. Bullitt, Esq.. as a student of law, finishing his studies under E. Spencer Miller, Esq., and was ad- mitted to the Bar, October 5, 1S78. After his admission he became counsel in many of the cases growing out of the financial difficulties of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad ; but probably the most PHILADELPHIA .-LVD POPULAR PHLLADELPHLANS. BENCH AND BAR. important case from a legal standpoint in which he was concerned was that of Birchall vs. The Third National Bank which was the first reported American case in which the English doctrine in re- gard to the liability of banks for dishonoring checks of depositors having funds in the bank sufficient to pay diem was adopted. In that case (15 W. N. C.) the refusal to pay was based on the error of a clerk in adding up the depositor's account and therefore not wil- ful or malicious but nevertheless the Court held that the plaintiff was entitled to substantial damages, as nominal damages would be no vindication of his credit. Mr Cardeza is now a director in the First National Bank of Philadelphia by virtue of his being a large holder of its stock both in his own right and as representative of the estate of Thomas Drake, deceased, the millionaire manufacturer of Germantown, whose only child and heir he married. He is a pleasant and court- eous gentleman and will no doubt wisely administer the great trust that has been committed to his care. LUCIUS H. WARREN General L. H. Warren, dis- tinguished alike in the forum and in the field, of the Phil- adelphia Bar, was born in Charlestown, Mass., on Octo- ber 6, 183S. He traces his de- scent in the seventh genera- tion from John Warren, a descendant of the Earl of Warren, who came to America with Sir Richard Salstonstall, in Winthrop's fleet and settled in Watertown, Mass. He is the son of the late George Washington Warren, a distinguished Judge in Massa- chusetts, President of the Bun- ker Hill Monument Associa- tion, and always prominent in all public movements for the advancement of the interests of Boston. His mother, nee Lucy Rogers Newell, was lineally descended from the martyr John Rogers. General Warren after com- pleting his preliminary studies in the public schools of his native town, in 1S56 matricu- lated at Princeton College, and was graduated from that time honored institution in 1S60, with the degree of A. B., re- ceiving his Master's degree in course, from his Alma Mater in 1863. After finishing his classical course he began his law studies in the Harvard Law School, gradu- ating therefrom and receiving the degree of LL. B. in 1S62. In July of the year last named he was admitted to practice in the Courts of Massachusetts, at Boston, and to the Philadelphia Bar in May, 1879. He enlisted in the Thirty-ninth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers, July 30, 1S62, and August nth of the same year he was commissioned Second Lieutenant, and on the 13th of the December following he was promoted to a First Lieu- tenancy. He participated in the battles of the Army of the Potomac, and was distinguished for his gallantry in the engagement atsecoud Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville, and while connected with the Army of the James, took a gallant part in the siege of Petersburg and Richqiond. He was commis- sioned Major of the Thirty-eighth United States Colored Troops, April 9, 1864, and was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel, April 12, 1S66, for gallant and meritorious services in the field. He commanded the first colored troops that entered Richmond after the evacuation, and was twice wounded while commanding a Brigade. In 1S66 and 1867 he was in command of a military district in Texas, ami was mustered out of the volunteer service in March, 1S67. He was commissioned First Lieutenant of Thirty- ninth United States Infantry, July 2S, 1S66, and was made a Captain in the United States Army, July 31, 1S67. He was brevetted Brigadier-General, United States Volunteers, March 31, 1865, and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel LTnited States Army, July 31, 1867, for gallantry at Petersburg. He was afterward Aid-de-Camp on the staff of Brigadier-General Robert C. Buchanan, commanding the department of Louisiana and Texas in 1868 and 1869, and Assistant Adjutant-General during the reconstruction period. He resigned from the army December 15, 1871, and began his professional career, which is as creditable to his worth as his military record. He was successfully engaged in a large civil practice in Massa- chusetts, and was counsel in the settlement of the large estate of William F. Weld, the value of which was f 20,000,000, the largest in that State ; removing to Philadelphia in 1879, he began the practice of his profession here, and his success has been great and com- mensurate with his ability. He is a ripe scholar, an able advocate and a safe counsellor, and in social as well as professional life, he is honored with the highest confidence and esteem of his wide circle of acquaintances. General Warren is a popular and influential Mason and Knight Templar, and is a citizen of the State in Schuylkill. He married October 1, 1868, the daughter of Amos Hollings- worth, of Milton, Mass. iVTillowsTVoto Co. "PtuCo-oUk, Henry James Scott HENRY JAMES SCOTT Henry James Scott was born in Philadelphia, Mav 21, 1857. He received a careful education and studied law at the University of Pennsyl- vania. He was admitted to the Bar on June 15, 187S. He at once engaged actively in the practice of his profession, and since then he has appeared in a number of cases involving large sums of money, and the consideration of constitutional and other intricate law ques- tions. He is counsel for a number of corporations and large mercantile houses and estates. Mr. Scott has devoted himself exclusively to the practice of law in the civil and Orphans' courts. He is an earnest worker, a forcible speaker, and has met with de- served success in the trial of causes before juries. He has been a Republican in politics, but has been zealously in favor of all proper reforms in the party, and as a member of the Committee of One Hundred, worked hard and well in the cause of good government. HENRY S. CATTELL Henrv S. Cattell was born in the City of Philadelphia, October 3, 1852. He received an education at the Academy of the Protest- ant Episcopal Church, corner Juniper and Locust streets in thiscitv, where he was prepared for college, and from which he graduated in 1868. At his father's solicitation he did not go to college, but con- nected himself with the firm of which his father was then a mem- ber, and entered upon a commercial career, and he remained in business eight years, receiving a thorough business training, and pursued his studies at home in the evenings. Registered as a stu- dent at law in the office of J. Cooke Longstreth, Esq., and was ad- mitted to the Bar, May 24, 1S79. His practice has been largely in commercial cases, and settle- ment of estates, in which his previous business training proved to be of great value to himself and to his clients. He is a Presbvterian in faith and one of the members of the Board of Trustees of the Second Presbyterian Church, of which his ancestors were among the founders in 1743, and with which his family have ever since been connected. In politics he has always been a staunch Republican. His office is at 723 Walnut street. PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIA/IS. BENCH AND BAR. FRANCIS SHUNK BROWN Francis Shunk Brown is a native Philatlclphian, having been born in this city June 9, 1S5S. His father was Charles Brown, who represented Philadelphia in Congress for several years, and who was Collector of the Port of this city under President Pierce. His grandfather was Francis R. Shunk, one of Pennsylvania's gov- ernors. Mr. Brown was afforded every educational advantage, and after a thorough training in our public schools, began the study of law under Hon. Funnan Sheppard, and was admitted to the Phila- delphia Bar, June 7, 1S79, two days before he had attained his ma- jority. He is also a graduate of the Law Department of the Uni- versitv of Pennsylvania, and also passed the County Board for ad- mission to the Bar. Mr. Brown's practice includes all branches of the law. He is counsel for Snow, Church & Co. , which has specially qualified him in mercantile law. But Mr. Brown is thoroughly adapted to all the branches of his profession, and it is no exagger- ation to say that he has as large and lucrative practice as any of the the young members of the Bar. He has plead a number of import- ant cases and has been singu- larlv fortunate in winning most of them. He is an able expo- nent of Blackstone, a fluent speaker, having an easy, grace- ful delivery, which is alike impressive to judge, jury and witnesses. He is quick to perceive a point and as quick to grasp it and use it to the advantage of his case. In poli- tics Mr. Brown is a Democrat, but his love for his profession has more than overcome any desire for political honors. He served for a short time as School Director from the Ninth Ward, from which he resigned, and has since refused on sev- eral occasions nominations for the same office. He was of- fered the nomination for Dis- trict Attorney at the last elec- tion, but declined, as he did also the nomination for Clerk of Quarter Sessions, which was otfered immediately after- wards. He was nominated without his consent for Select Council, but declined to be the candidate. It was not the fear of defeat that caused him to refuse these several offers, but he felt that by accepting them he could not, if elected, give the attention the posi- tions deserved and at the same time do justice to his large and constantly increasing practice. advancement in his profession. He has appeared in a number of most important cases with great credit to himself, but it is as a confiden- tial adviser in matters involving large property interest in which his judgment has been appealed to, that he has achieved the most marked success. He has not had to wait for years to obtain a pav- ing practice, for almost from the beginning he has been favored with a fair share of fees and he is now enjoving a most lucrative practice and is one of the young lawvers who are alwavs busv and profitably so. Mr. Kcator was admitted to the United States Su- preme Court in 1890. In whatever capacity he has appeared the same reliable and thorough qualities have brought Mr. Keator into prominence. It was while he was Master of Harmonv Lodge No. 52, F. & A. M. in 1S90, that he made his address presenting the portrait of Past Grand Master Conrad B. Day to the Masonic Temple — an effort that was complimented in the highest terms by all who heard it. A Republican in politics he has been active in shaping events though steadfastly refusing political preferment. He was one of the original members of the Young Republican Club and a Charter member of the Pennsylvania Club. In all the Vale re-unions and many similar social affairs he has taken an active part and was one of the originators of the University Club. Mr. Keator is a Methodist and was chiefly instrumental in building the beautiful church of St. Matthews at Fifty-third and Chestnut sts., of which he is one of the trustees. John Frisbee Keator JOHN FRISBEE KEATOR Of the members of thetPhiladelphia junior Bar few are more widely known or held in higher esteem than John Frisbee Keator, 241 South Fifth Street, who was born in Roxbury, Delaware County, New York, a beautiful village in the Catskills, in 1S50. It is also the birth-place of Jay Gould, his cousin, (the relation- ship being on their mother's side) and at the re-union of the More family when a thousand descendants of John More, the Scotch pi- oneer and patriot, unveiled a handsome monument to his memory at Roxbury, Mr. Kcator was selected as one of the orators of the oc- casion. He was fitted for college at Williston Seminary, Easthampton, Mass., and entered Yale where he graduated in the Class of 1S77 with the degree of B. A. His future course appeared to be mapped out for him, for he took the first prize in oratory in Williston Sem- inary in 1S72 and in Yale in 1S74. As a writer Mr. Keator showed ability also, and from 1S74 until 1877 he was Editor of the Yale Courant and in 1S79 received the degree of LL. B., from the University of Pennsylvania. From the time Mr. Keator was admitted to the Philadelphia Bar in 1S79 until the present his career has been one of continuous HARRY SHELMIRE HOPPER Was born ill Philadelphia on June 13, 1858. His parents and grand-parents were all residents of the city, and his early ancestors, some of whom were Quakers, can lie traced for several generations and originally came from England. He is a sou of Prof. Zephaniah Hopper, who has long been connected with the public school system of Philadelphia, and Ann Elizabeth Hopper, his wife. The subject of this sketch was educated mainly in the public schools of Philadel- phia, having attended the Wy- oming Grammar School and the Central High School. From the latter institution he gradu- ated in June, 1875, and re- ceived the degree of Bachelor of Arts and in June, 18S0, he received the degree of Master of Arts. In November, 1S75, he commenced the study of law in the office of Joseph R. Rhoads, Esq., and in October, 1S76, entered the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania, from which he grad- uated in June, 187S, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Laws. In June, 1879, he was admitted to practice at the Bar of the Courts of Common Pleas and Orphans' Court of Philadelphia County. Sub- sequently- he was admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and of the United States courts of the district. Since his admission to the Bar he has been in continuous active practice, principally in the civil courts and in the management of real estate. Mr. Hopper takes a deep interest in all educational matters. He is a member of the Board of Managers of the Associated Alumni of the Central High School and was a member of the committee (and acted as its Secretary) in charge of the celebration of the semi- centennial of the school in 1SS8. He has recently edited a cata- logue of all the students of the same institution, extending over a period of fifty years and containing over 12,000 names. Mr. Hop- per is a Republican in politics, but while taking an earnest interest iii public affairs has always declined active participation in political PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIANS. BENCH AND BAR. work. In 1SS1 he became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In December, iSSS, Mr. Hopper married Laura A. Fetter, a granddaughter of Tillinghast King Collins, who was the founder of the famous Collins Printing House on Jayne Street, above Seventh, a man of prominence among the citizens of Philadelphia and the records of whose ancestry extend back to Colonial times and to Wales and Ireland. versity. He married the daughter of George Park Fisher, Esq., historian of the University of Pennsylvania. His office is at 208 South Fifth street. HENRY LAUSSAT GEYELIN An ex- President of the Law Academy, was born in Philadel- phia, July 15, 1S57. He is a son of Emilie C. Geyelin, an engineer and constructor of the Philadelphia water works at Fairmount, and a grandson of Antony Laussat, who achieved the remarkable dis- tinction of having written, while a student of law and not of age, an "Essay on Equity in Pennsylvania," which received the com- mendation of such able lawyers as Chief Justice Marshall, ex-Chan- cellor Kent and Judge Shars- wood. It is said that Lord Brougham in discussing equity reform in this country asked an American lawyer if it were really true that the essay had been written by a law student, and being assured that it was, remarked, " If your law stu- dents produce such masterly treatises, your lawyers must be men of unusual learning." Mr. Geyelin after receiv- ing a liberal education at the Episcopal Academy in Phila- delphia, entered the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated in 1S77 with the degree of B. A. During his collegiate career he won several inter-collegiate prizes in athletics, and was one of the founders and President of the Athletic Association. Since his graduation he has maintained a lively interest in the affairs of the University, is active in all the Alumni Associations and has been a member since its formation of the Central Committee of the Alumni. After his graduation he entered the office of E- Coppee Mitchell, Esq., as a student of law and attended the lectures of the Law De- partment of the University, receiving the degree of LL. B. He was admitted to the Bar on June 14, 1S79, and for seven years was associated with Mr. Mitchell in the practice of the law. He at an early period took an active interest in the Law Academy, was its Treasurer in 1S79, its Vice-President in 1SS1, and its President in 1SS3. He is now a member of the Junior Legal Club and Secretary of the Society of the Alumni of the Law Department of the University. He is also Treasurer of the "Lincoln Institution" and Educational Home, as well as counsel for the Lincoln Institution. He is allied by mar- riage with the Rawles, having married a daughter of Hon. Henry Rawle, ex-State Treasurer of Pennsylvania. JAMES BAYARD HENRY Is a son of T. C. Henry, Esq., who for many years was a well known citizen of Germantown, and was born there in 1857. He received his education at Rugby Academy and graduated at Prince- ton College. He studied law in the office of Geo. Larkins, Esq., and was admitted to the Philadelphia Bar in 1879. As a member of the junior Bar Mr. Henry is highly esteemed and commands a fine clientage, his practice being generally in the Orphans' Court and in corporation matters. He is largely interested in trust and rail- road company's matters, and in connection with his brother, Mr. Chas. W. Henry is largely interested in real estate transactions in various parts of the city. He is a Director of the Philadelphia & Erie R. R. Co., the Nesquehoning Valley R. R. Co., and Presi- dent of the Johnsonburg R. R. Co., and member of the Penn and Rittcnhouse Clubs. His office is in the Drexel Building. Theodore M. Etting GEORGE WHARTON PEPPER Was born in Philadelphia in 1S67. He is the son of Dr. Geo. Pepper, and a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, both in the College and Law School. He studied law in the office of Geo. W. Biddle and H. G. Ward, Esqs., and was admitted to the Bar in 1SS9, and now practices in the various courts of the city. He holds a fellowship in the Law Department of the University of Pennsyl- vania, and annually delivers a course of lectures to the students, on pleadings in branches of Common Law, and takes an active interest in all matters pertaining to the social advancement of the Uni- THEODORE M. ETTING A prominent admiralty lawyer and member of Select Council, was born in Philadel- phia, May 25, 1S46. He is the son of Edward J. Etting, a well-known merchant of Phil- adelphia, who secured for him an excellent education in pri- vate schools, and at the proper age placed him in the United States Naval Academy at An- napolis, where he was a student during the Civil War. After graduating he entered the navy as Lieutenant and served as such until July, 1877, when he resigned. Previous to his resignation he commenced the study of the law in the office of Henry R. Edmunds, Esq., a noted admiralty lawyer, and attended lectures in the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania. In June, 1S7S, he was admitted to the Bar, and having secured at an earls- period an opportunity to dem- onstrate his ability and knowl- edge, especially of shipping, admiralty and corporation law, he has had many important cases entrusted to his care and has been very successful in guarding the interests of his clients. He has also contrib- uted to magazines numerous articles on shipping and admiralty, and is the author of a valuable work on "Admiralty Jurisdiction." In February, 1S85, Mr. Etting was elected the representative in Select Council of the Eighth Ward, and that his course in Coun- cil has met the approval of his constituents is demonstrated by the fact that they have successively re-elected him, and he is now serv- ing his third term. He has served as Chairman of the Committee on Law and has taken an active interest in securing to the city facilities for rapid transit. He favored the entrance into the city of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, the construction of the Reading Terminal, the Belt Line and Market Street Elevated, and was Chairman of some of the committees that reported bills in their favor. Mr. Etting is a member of the Rittenhouse Club, G. A. R., Meade Post, Loyal Legion, and the Sons of the Revolution. MATTHEW DITTMAN Mr. Dittman is the sou of the late Frederick Dittman, an emi- nent attorney of this city, who died in 1876. Was born here in 1S57 and was'educated in the public schools of Philadelphia. 53 PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIANS. BENCH AND BAR. He pursued a course of law studies under the direction of Charles Davis, Esq., and was admitted to the Bar of Philadelphia Countv in 1SS0. Since his admission to practice Mr. Dittmau has been actively and successfully engaged in professional work, prin- cipally in the line of commercial law and Orphans' Court practice, and he is accounted one of the most successful of the members of the junior Bar. He is a Democrat of the old school and an active worker in political struggles, doing effective work on the stump and in the councils of his party. He represented his ward in Select Council but has steadily refused political positions which have been fre- quently tendered him, and even when the nomination was the equivalent to an election to an important office he persistently re- fused to become the nominee of his party, residing as he does in one of the strongest Democratic wards in Philadelphia. Mr. Dittman is also prominent and influential in social life. He is an active and honored member of the I. O. O. F. and of almost every German-American society of the city. He is a mem- ber of the Law Committee for the relief of destitute Germans and gives his time and his talents to charitable work, in which he is thoroughly interested and energetic. Mr. Dittman is eminently a man of the people and has drawn to himself a host of warm personal friends, and his earnestness and ability in the championship of what he be- lieves to be right, in the courts and on the stump, is recog- nized by all who have any knowledge of the man. His professional success is due to his personal worth and energy anil he has built up a large ami lucrative practice, and is held in general esteem and high regard in profession- al, political and private life. Joseph M. Gazz D.STUART ROBINSON Among the members of the junior Bar of Philadelphia who have attained prominence in their profession, D. Stuart Robinson may well be named. He was born in this city, Feb- ruary 26, 1S59, and inherited from his father, John Robin- son, Esq., an able attorney in this city who had long enjoyed a large and lucrative practice, that legal talent and studious habits which in almost any field of labor bring deserved success. Mr. Robinson was educated in the Public and High Schools of this city and began a course of law studies in the office of that eminent lawyer and jurist, Hon. F. Carroll Brewster. He was admitted to practice law in the several courts of Phila- delphia county, March 6, 1S80, and soon gave promise of a career of usefulness and success. Mr. Robinson's practice extends to all the courts of this city and State, but he is specially concerned as counsel in the settlement and distribution of estates in the Orphans' Court. In the weighty matters in which he is constantly engaged he has always evidenced that careful study and thorough understanding of the intricacies involved in the interpretations of wills and the disposition of decedents' estates, which mark him a safe counsellor and in the argument of disputed questions he is universally recog- nized as an advocate of unquestioned ability. He is a valued member of several social organizations, and in society, as in professional circles, he is held in high esteem for his worth. His offices in the Drexel Building are desirably located and his close application to business ami his legal attainments give promise of a successful career of usefulness in his profession. THOMAS A. FAHY Was born January 17, 1S37, in Eastport, Maine. He came to Philadelphia with his parents when he was four years of age, and was sent to the public schools of this city by them until they died, when he was between ten and eleven years of age. He was then obliged to earn his own living among strangers. He served an apprenticeship at a mechanical trade, worked at it, and carried it on for a number of years ; was a School Director in the Eleventh Ward of the City of Philadelphia for about sixteen vears, during four of which he was a member of the Board of Education. In 1875 he was elected one of the City Commissioners of Philadelphia and then resigned his seat as a member of the Board of Education, he still having two years to serve. When qualified as a City Com- missioner he commenced to study law ; took a full course at the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania, graduated there- from and was admitted as a member of the Bar on June 16, 1880. He immediately began an active practice, having tried some very important and notable cases, civil and criminal, as well as in equity, in the courts of Philadelphia, and frequently argued cases in the Supreme Court. He is constantly engaged in civil and criminal practice, having his office at present at 130 South Sixth street, in close proximity to all the courts. While Mr. Fahv was learn- ing his trade and subsequently working at it he was engaged day and night, whenever the opportunity offered, in hard and constant study in the ac- quiring of an education that would fit him for the profes- sion that was always upper- most in his mind -the legal profession. The result is that he possesses a good education, both as relates to his profes- sion and to the world at large. He is thoroughly a self-made man. JOSEPH M. GAZZAM Joseph M. Gazzaui, son of Dr. Edward D. Gazzam and Elizabeth Antoinette de Bee- len, was born in Pittsburgh, December 2. 1842. He is a lawyer and business man of marked ability and an ex-Sen- ator of Pennsylvania with a most honorable record. Win. Gazzam, his grand- father, was an English jour- nalist of the liberal school, who through frequent public ex- pressions favoring the cause of the American colonies offended King George III, and in consequence was compelled to seek refuge among the people whose rights he had espoused. He settled in Philadelphia, engaging ill mercantile pursuits. Through the loss of several ships seized bv French privateers the firm of Gazzam, Jones & Taylor abandoned business in Philadelphia and transferred all their interest to a branch store previously established at Carlisle, Pa. In 1S02 the partnership was dissolved and William Gazzam moved to Pittsburgh, having been appointed the first Collector of the Port by President Madison. He was also appointed a Magis- trate, an office at that time of importance and dignity. He was twice married and died in Pittsburgh in 1S11, leaving several children. His fourth son, Edward D. Gazzam, became eminent as a phvsician, lawyer, and subsequently as an important factor in Pennsvlvania politics. In 1848, with Salmon P. Chase and others, he assisted in founding the Free Soil party in the memorable con- vention at Buffalo, and was their candidate for Governor of Penn- sylvania. He was defeated by William F. Johnson, Whig. In 1S55 he was the Free Soil candidate for the State Senate, but was again defeated. The next year, however, as the candidate of the Union Republican party he was elected by about 1000 majority. Until his PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIANS. BENCH AND BAR. death in 1S7S Dr. Gazzatn wielded considerable influence, being a man of rare intellectual attainments. Mr. Gazzam's maternal ancestry is also distinguished. Imme- diately after peace between the United States and Great Britain Emperor Joseph II of Austria sent to the new republic as the Resi- dent Minister, Baron Antoine de Beelen de Berthoff, who was accom- panied by his wife and their only son, Constantinc Antoine. The Baron was Minister from 1783 to 17S7. Prevented from returning home by political troubles and the seizure of his estates bv the Government, he settled in Lancaster County. The son settled in Pittsburgh and married Elizabeth Antoinette Murphv, whose mother was the daughter of an Irish nobleman. Several children were bom. Of them, Mary became the wife of Dr. Simpson, of Pittsburgh, and was the mother of the wife of the late Benjamin Rush, Esq., of Philadelphia. The other daughter, Elizabeth Antoi- nette, married Dr. E. D. Gazzam. Joseph M. Gazzam as a child was delicate and not until his fourteenth year did his father deem it advisable that he should at- tend school. He then entered the Western University, remaining for three and a half years, when ill health again retarded his studies. An extended trip through the Western States, however, greatly benefited him and he returned to Pittsburgh to begin the study of law in the office of David Reed, Esq. At the age of twenty-one he was admitted to practice at the Allegheny County Bar; in 1867 he was admitted to the Su- preme Court of Pennsylvania; in 1869 to the Circuit and Dis- trict Courts of the United States, and in 1870 he was ac- corded the distinction of being among the youngest attorneys ever admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the Uni- ted States. At this time he was also a director for Pennsyl- vania in the United States Law Association. In 1S72 he entered into a law partnership with Hon. Alexander G. Cochran. The firm continued until 1879, when it was dissolved, owing to Mr. Cochran's removal to St. Louis. Surrounded as he ever was by traditions of state-craft, Mr. Gazzam early developed a fondness for the political are- na. In 1869 he was elected to represent the First Ward in the Common Council of Pitts- burgh. In 1S76 he became by acclamation of the nominating convention the Republican candidate for the Forty-third Senatorial District and was elected by a large majority. As a member of the Senate Mr. Gazzam quickly took rank as a man of ability and character. .Owing to his courtesy and frank- ness he had many of the warmest friends among his political adver- saries. Fair minded, vet tenacious ; pacific, yet thoroughly equipped for debate, he formed his opinions on public measures with deliberation and candor and defended them with courage and skill. He was a zealous worker for Republican principles but quite independent of ''machine control." At the expiratiou of his term he was a recognized leader of his party and a gentleman of concedeil manhood in the true sense of the term. In 1878 he married Miss Mary Anna, only daughter of the late John G. Reading, who was a great-grandson of Hon. John Read- ing, a distinguished colonial Governor of New Jersey. In Novem- ber, 1S79, Mr. Gazzam removed to Philadelphia and opened a law office, but he has been compelled to relinquish much of his practice, owing to the many duties entailed by the numerous enterprises he is connected with. He was one of the projectors (in ]SS2,I of the Beech Creek, Clearfield & Southwestern Railroad, now known as the Beech Creek Railroad. This railroad begins at Jersey Shore and has its terminus in the thriving borough of Gazzam. Besides being a director in this company he is the President of the Cale- donia Coal Company and of the Williamsport Gas Company, Presi- dent of the Wilkesbarre & Western Railway, President Kenil- worth Land Company, Vice-President Quaker City National Bank, of the Bloomington Coal and Coke Company, Etowah Iron Com- pany, and of the Dent's Run Coal Company ; also a director in the United Security Life Insurance and Trust Company, Spring Gar- den Insurance Company, the Poplar Creek and New River Mining Companies, People's Passenger Railway Company, besides holding similar positions in eight other companies. Despite great business interests Mr. Gazzam's methodical hab- its have enabled him to devote considerable attention to literature and like pursuits. He is President of the Pennsylvania Club, a life member of the Pennsylvania Historical Society, the Fairmount Park Art Association and the Horticultural Society ; also a mem- ber of the Union League, the Medical Jurisprudence Societv, Amer- ican Academy of Political and Social Science, University Archaeo- logical Association, Manhattan Athletic Club, New York, and at present a member at large of the Republican State Central Com- mittee. JOSEPH P. McCULLEN Was born in the City of Philadelphia Februarv 7, 1S61. He was educated in the public schools, read law in the offices of George H. Earle and Rich- ard P. White, and was ad- mitted to the Bar in 1S82. For two years after his admission to the Bar he re- mained with his preceptors as their chief assistant, and aided largely in the successful con- duct of the important litiga- tion entrusted to that office, and particularly in exposing the frauds in the Almshouse management, and in the prose- cution of the violators of the election laws. In July, 1SS4, he became the law partner of the late Senator Joseph P. Kennedv, which relation continued until the latter's death in June, 1886. When leaving his pre- ceptors both Mr. Earle and Mr. White wrote of him in high terms of praise for his energy, honesty an 1 ability, and of the esteem in which they held him. The good opinion entertained of Mr. McCullen by his pre- ceptors is shared by his fellow- members of the Bar, and there are few young men who stand higher in their esteem. In Ward's Estate, argued shortly after his admission to the Bar, (reported in 16 Philadelphia Reports of Cases, page 258, and 13 Weekly Notes of Cases, page 282) Judge Clement B. Penrose of the Orphans' Court, in referring to Mr. McCullen, (the opposing counsel being the late Hon. Win. Henry Rawle) thus expressed himself in speaking for the Court; "The unusually able argument urged in support of the exceptants, ami the learning and skill with which the case has been conducted by their counsel, (Mr. McCullen) by whom we have been most favorably impressed." Mr. McCullen has surrounded himself with a very large and influential clientage, and his success ranks him among the fore- most members of the junior Bar. At the great banquet given on Jackson's Day, 1S91, at the Acadeniv of Music by the Young Men's Democratic Association, Mr. McCullen was the only local speaker, he being chosen by common consent as the most fitting young man of his party to respond to the toast of " Young Democracy," in the presence of its great leaders. The other orators were ex-President Cleveland, ex-Secretarv Bavard, Governor Pattison, and Congressmen Russell and Breckenridge. Mr. McCullen's address was received with en- thusiasm, and the press of the city was unanimous in his praise. It might be said that it typified his character — it was able and modest. 55 PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIA'S. BENCH AND BAR. Mr. McCullcn is a member of the Catholic Club, of the Philo- patrian Literary Institute, of the Young Men's Democratic Associa- tion, of the Law Academy, of which he was for several years an officer, of the University Extension Association, of the Law Asso- ciation, anil he is the Solicitor for the American Catholic Historical Society. GUSTAVE R. SCHAEFER Was born in this city, and is a son of the well-known Real Es- tate and Insurance Broker, John Schaefer. The latter is a native of Germany, and during the Revolution of 1848 in that country he was one of the prominent leaders of the revolutionists ; by reason of his active participation in that demonstration was forced to emi- grate to America, and located in this city. On December 30, 1S5S, the subject of this sketch was born. He was educated in the public schools of Philadelphia, and stepped from the school-room into the office of John A. Bickel, Esq., under whom he read law. His ex- amination was passed with flying colors, and on November 6, 18S0, although not yet twenty-two years old, he was admitted to the Phil- adelphia Bar. By close application to his profession he has at- tained a reputation of which he can well feel proud, and his prac- tice in the civil courts has been especially bright and successful. He has a large clientage among Building Associations, being so- licitor for no less than ten of those institutions. He is a member of the Supreme Court and the United States District and Circuit Courts of Pennsylvania, New Jersev and Delaware. In educational affairs he has been prominent as the Representative of the Twenty- fourth Ward in the School Board for two terms, and for four he was Secretary- of the Roard. During his connection with the schools, he was always at the front when measures that would be advantage- ous to furthering their interests were introduced, and advocated their passage with a firmness and persistency that generally won the dav. Mr. Schaefer is a Thirty-second Degree Mason, an Odd Fellow, and holds membership in the Young Republican Club and Philadelphia Turiigeineinde, among which societies and associa- tions he has many warm friends, as lie has also among his fellow- members of the Bar. JOHN A. WARD Was born in the City of Philadelphia, on August 13, i860, his parents being Michael L. and Mary K. Ward. His earlier educa- tion was obtained at St. Paul's Parochial School, from which insti- tution he was entered at LaSalle College, both of the city of Phila- delphia. He graduated from the latter institution in June. 1878, after having conferred upon him the degree of Bachelor of Arts ; and in June, 1S81, his Alma Mater conferred upon him the degree of Master of Arts. He was an only sou. and conscious of the re- sponsibilities with which he would soon have to battle, and anxious that no time should be lost, he immediately entered the law office of General William 1 Buck) McCandless as a student. He was ad- mitted to practice as an attorney of the Philadelphia courts in October, 18S1, — two months after attaining his majority, — and at once became the law partner of his preceptor, which relation con- tinued until the death of General McCandless in 1SS5. Since attaining his majority he has been actively connected with local politics — being an uncompromising Democrat. Mr. Ward has never held political office, but has been an active and prominent factor in almost every Democratic County Convention during the past ten years. He was nominated by the Democrats of the Twelfth Ward as their candidate for Select Council in 18S9, but, in one of the bitterest political fights in its history, was defeated by but 165 votes. Mr. Ward is a well known and successful member of the Bar ; a member of a number of political, social, and scientific organiza- tions, including the Young Men's Democratic Association of Phila- delphia, the Hibernian Society, the Carrollton Club, and the Cath- olic Historical Society ; and is a vigorous example of that type of successful young men peculiar to the Quaker City. EDWARD W. MAGILL One o( Philadelphia's younger lawyers, who has obtained a flat- tering recognition and success at the Bar, is the son of Watson P. Magill, a well known and highly respected Bucks County Quaker farmer, who was the first to respond to the call to arms when the State was subject to invasions in 1S63. He mustered a company of his neighbors, was elected its Captain and went at once to the front. In 1868 he was a Grant elector, and during Grant's administration was offered the position of Assessor of Internal Revenues for the upper part of Bucks county. Since his majority the Republican party has had a staunch adherent. E. W. Magill was born on the old farm January 27, 1S5S, pass- ing his younger days at the neighboring public schools. But his educational advantages were not confined to these, for he later be- came a student at the private academy at Lambertville, N. J., and in 1874-75 was undergoing a course at Swarthtnore College. At the end of his school days he entered the law office of Orlander Harvev. of Chester, who was then City Solicitor, and began the study of law, and in September, 18S0, he was admitted to the Delaware county Bar. But his search for knowledge did not end here, as he became a student in the Law Department of the University of Pennsylvania, graduating with honor from that institution in 1SS1. From January, 18S2, to September, 1SS6, he was an assistant to Robert Alexander, Esq., and Chas. F. Warwick, Esq., and after- wards associated himself with Carroll R. Williams, who was Coun- cilman for two terms from the Twenty-Fourth Ward. On January I, 1891, he again became associated with Robert Alexander as a partner, and continues with him at the present time. He is a quiet, but impressive speaker, concise and careful in his delivery ; thoroughly acquainted with the technical points of law, and an honor to the profession he has adopted and in which he has already attained marked success. His pleasant humor, and genial smile and disposition have won for him a host of friends, not only among his fellow members of the Rar, but the public which know him so well. He is a member of the Young Republican Club of this city, and a faithful worker for its interests and advancement. THOMAS D1EHL Among the younger members of the Philadelphia Bar, Mr. Thomas Diehl is universally recognized as a successful leader. He was born in this city, October 22, 1861, and was educated in some of the principal private schools of this city. His father. Thomas J. Diehl. was an eminent lawyer ami coun- sellor in Philadelphia, who for many years conducted a large prac- tice in both civil and criminal courts with marked success, as a glance at Deacon's Prominent Pennsylvanians will show. The subject of this brief notice pursued his law studies under the direction of his father, and was admitted to practice in the Courts of Philadelphia County, November 4, 1S82. Inheriting the legal talent of his father he soon became well known as an able advocate, and his practice in the courts attained large proportions. His offices are situated at No. 530 Walnut street, where he has one of the largest and most complete private law libraries in the city. In his professional career Mr. Diehl, like his father, has met with success. He is thorough in the preparation of his cases. In Roop's Appeal, 132 Pennsylvania State Reports, involving the question of a married woman's liability as security for her hus- band's debt, a question then new and of great practical importance, Mr. Diehl was counsel for appellant and managed the case with masterly ability. He is a member of the Union League and of the Philadelphia Art Club, and is counsel for St. Clement's Church, of this city, and other organizations. Among the legal fraternity, as by the judges of the courts, Mr. Diehl is held in high esteem for his scholarly attainments and pro- fessional worth. SYDNEY G. FISHER Was born in Philadelphia, September [I, 1S56. He was the son of Sydney G. Fisher, who was a lawyer, and the author of sev- eral books and pamphlets which attracted considerable attention during the Civil War. Among them, "The Trial of the Constitu- tion," "Kansas and the Constitution," and "The Law of the Ter- ritories." Mr. Fisher graduated at Trinity College, Hartford, Conn., in the class of 1879, studied law with Francis Rawle, Esq., and while registered in that office spent two years at the Harvard Law School. He now assists Mr. Rawle in his practice at 402 Walnut street, and is the author of several legal articles, viz: "Arc the Departments of Government Independent of Each Other." — American Law Review, Yol. 21, p. 210. "Suspension of Habeas Corpus during the War of the Rebellion." — Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 3, p. 454. "Survival of Actions. " — American Law Review, Vol. 20, p. 48. "Limited Partnership." — American Law Review, Vol. 20, p. PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIA NS. BENCH AND BAR. 84S. "Administration of Equity through Common Law Forms." — Law Quarterly Review (London), Vol. 1, p. 455. Mr. Fisher has also written a pamphlet entitled "The Causes of the Increase of Divorce," published in March, 1890, in which he has attempted to account for the increase of divorce in modern times by a historical view of the whole subject and an analysis of our con- ception of marriage as it was developed in the middle ages. This pamphlet, rewritten and amplified by further investigations, was published in the Philadelphia Sunday Press of July 13, 1890, and copied the following week by the St. Louis Globe Democrat. Mr. Fisher's most important public case was Commonwealth vs. Webber, in which he appeared with W. W. Carr, Esq., in defence of the defendant who was indicted for a very extraordinary murder. The case raised some curious legal questions which had not been settled in Pennsylvania, and is fully reported in 119 Pennsvlvania State Reports, 223. Mr. Fisher's practice is a general one in connection with Mr. Rawle in the Common Pleas, the U. S. Circuit and District Courts, and the Orphans' Court. He is a member of the Library Commit- tee of the Law Association and of the Board of Examiners for admission to the Bar. He be- longs to the University Club. On July 30, 1S80, Mr. Fisher wrote for the New York Nations, letter signed "F.G.S." which was the beginning of the movement which estab- lished the various Civil Service Reform societies throughout the country. This letter was followed by other letters from Mr. Fisher and Mr. F. W. Hobbs, a well-known lawver of New York, " F. W. H.,"' in the Nation, and resulting in the distribution of literature throughout the country, had its effect in bringing about the adoption of our Civil Reform Service. name. Since then he has been suggested for several positions of public honor and trust but has declined to accept any position out- side of his profession. JAMES M. BECK Was born in this city on July 9, 1S61. He was educated in the public schools. In 1S76 he entered college at Bethle- hem, Pa., from which he grad- uated in 1SS0; he then com- menced the study of law with Mr. Outerbridge. In April, 1SS4, he was admitted to the Bar, and in 1S85 became asso- ciated with William F. Har- rity, Esq., which relation con- tinued until February, 1891, when they formed a law part- nership under the firm name of Harrity & Beck. In March, 1SS8, the Attorney General appointed Mr. Beck an Assistant Attornevfor the United States. In Mr. Beck's brief career at the Bar he has tried a large num- ber of cases in both the civil and criminal courts, some of them of more than ordinary importance. He prepared and assisted in the trial of Wanamaker vs. Cadwalader, Collector, which excited widespread interest and involved in its bearing upon similar cases over seven millions of dollars. He also argued the case of Mullen vs. Traction Company, which decided that this Company was com- pelled to repave the streets occupied by its leased lines. Mr. Beck has also, in an unusually short time, gained a reputation as a public speaker. On March 17, 1S86, he responded at the annual dinner of the Hibernian Society to the toast " Civil and Religious Liberty." In 188S, on an invitation of the Democratic National Commit- tee, he spoke at various points in New York, New Jersey, Connecti- cut and Pennsylvania. He has delivered lectures on various literary and social subjects, and was one of the editors of Shakesperiana. In April, 1S90, he responded to a toast at a notable public dinner in the City of Bos- ton, in commemoration of Thomas Jefferson. He was prominently suggested for the succession to ex-Speaker Randall's Congressional seat, but declined to allow the use of his WILLIAM H. R. LUKENS Was born in Philadelphia, May 17, 1857. He is the son of Andrew and Catharine Lukens, his father died in April, 1S59. Was educated in the public schools, and attended the Northern Liberties grammar school. He also attended Bryant & Stratton's Business College, after which he went into the stationery business at the northwest corner of Secoud and Brown Streets, but he gave up the business to enter the law offices of Lewis D. Vail, Esq., in October, 1879. June, 1883, he graduated from the Law Department of the University of Pennsylvania and was admitted to the Bar the same month. In 1SS1 he was nominated by the Republicans for Select Council but not being twenty-five years of age he was compelled to decline. In 18S4 he was a member of the Republican State Committee from the Third District. In 1886 was a member of the Republican City Committee from the Eleventh Ward. After his term expired he gave up politics to attend to his growing law practice. While in politics was a member of the Young Republicans of Phila- delphia; was Director for sev- eral years, and in 18S4 was a member of the Campaign Committee, and took an active part in the campaign. He is a member of Integ- rity Lodge No. 187, F. & A. M., now Senior Warden. A mem- ber of T. B. Freeman Chapter No. 243, Kensington Com- manders- No. 54, K. T., also Lu Lu Temple A. A. 0. N. M. S., also member of Fidelitv Lodge No. 138, I 0. O. F., and has represented that lodge in the Board of Trustees of the Odd Fellows Cemetery Company for the past ten years, and been chairman of Finance Commit- tee for the past four years. He is a member of Fourth Baptist Church and was a number of years secretary of the Sunday School. Mr. Lukens' business has been confined to the civil and Orphans' courts having settled James M. Beck a iarge number of estates in the neighborhood in which he resides. He still has offices with Mr. Vail ; has also been solicitor for a number of Loan Associations. He is an active member of the Philadelphia Bicycle Club and Philadelphia Cycle and Field Club. Office rooms 504 and 505 Girard Building. He was married December 2S, 1SS5, to Mattie Haylmrst, daugh- ter of Samuel Havhurst. He has had two children, one living. FRANCIS E. BUCHER Was born in Sunbury, Northumberland County, pa., Septem- ber 25, 1859. In 1S77 he entered Franklin and Marshall College and graduated therefrom in 1SS1 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. At his graduation he was given the second honor or Marshall Oration. In 1S81 he entered the University of Pennsylvania, Law Department, and graduated therefrom a Bachelor of Laws in 18S3. In the same year, 1S83, he was admitted to practice law at the Bar of Philadelphia County. Mr. Bucher has resided in Philadelphia since his admission to the Bar and has there steadily and successfully pursued the practice of the law. Offices, 550 Dre'xel Building. 57 PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIANS. BENCH AND BAR. JOHN HAMPTON BARNES John Hampton Barnes is one of the most prominent members of that brilliant group of young attorneys who have through their marked successes in the profession reflected so much credit upon the Philadelphia Bar. He comes from old New England stock, who were among the earliest settlers of the colonies, locating at Marl- borough, Mass. Mr. Barnes was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1860, is a son of William H. Barnes, a Philadelphian and a prominent railroad man, being one of the directors of the Pennsylvania Rail- road Company. His mother was a Miss Hampton, daughter of the Hon. W. Hampton, one of the Judges of the District Court at Pittsburgh. Mr. Barnes received the earlier portion of his education at a private school in Pittsburgh, and later, in 1S77, entered Yale Col- lege, from which he graduated in 1S81, and at once began the study of law in the office of his uncle, John H. Hampton, of Pittsburgh. His legal studies were completed by a course in the Columbia Law School, of New York, and in December, 1S83, he was admitted to the Bar in Philadelphia. A few months later he was ap- pointed Examiner of Claims in the Legal Department of the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 18S6 he entered the office of Wayne MacVeagh and later became a member of his firm. Mr. Barnes has a thorough conception of the studies of his profession, is quick to grasp a technical error, and keen as to the best methods to use in the trial of a case and an address to a jury, over which he possesses great influ- ence, due to his familiarity with human nature. He is a forcible speaker and couches his language in clear, plain sentences which enable the jurymen to understand exactly what is being said. Mr. Barnes has a general and constantly growing practice, both in court and as a counsellor, and has been singularly successful with the cases entrusted to him, especially those of corpora- tions, which form a large per- centage of his clientage. Like all Yale men, he is interested in athletics. At the present time he is a member of various clubs, both athletic and social, and is Secretary of the Philadelphia County Club. He is also a member of the New England Society and takes great interest in its suc- cess and advancement, and also various organizations of a similar character. the nomination of Hon. Robert E. Pattison for Governor, which he did in an eloquent speech. In September, 1S90, he was chosen Chairman to preside over the Judicial Convention which nomi- nated Hon. Thomas K. Finletter for his third term. In 1S86 he was nominated by the Democrats of the First District as a candi- date for Congress against General Henry H. Bingham and obtained the largest percentage of Democratic vo'tes cast for any Democratic candidate. The district was overwhelmingly Republican. Mr. Ryan has been active in the efforts to advance the interests of the Irish race, and at the request of the Irish National League of Amer- ica visited over thirty States in the Union, lecturing in the princi- pal cities. Since 1886 he has been State Delegate in the Irish National League. In conjunction with Dr. Thomas Addis Emmet, Eugene Kelly, Judge Morgan, William R. Grace and others, he assisted in organizing the Irish Confederation, and was selected as Vice-President, representing the State of Pennsylvania. He was for three years President of the Philomathean Literary Institute and for two years President of the Catholic Young Men's Union ; for three years President of the Irish American Club. Is at present a member of the Hibernian Society, the Tariff Reform Club, the Young Men's Demo- cratic Association, the Catholic Historical Society, the Fair- mount Park Association and the Law Association of Phila- delphia. In 1SS6 Mr. Ryan married Miss Eleanor Kemper, a daughter of the late Andrew Kemper, a prominent and re- spected citizen of this city. Michael J. Ryan MICHAEL J. RYAN E. CLINTON RHOADS Was born in Philadelphia in 1863 and is a graduate of the High School. He studied law with G. W. McKeehan, Esq., and graduated from the Law Department of the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, taking both the ordinary and post- graduate courses in law. He was admitted to the Bar in 1884 and has now an active practice. He has been engaged in several important criminal cases in addition to his civil practice. In politics Mr. Rhoads has been rather independent. He took part in the fight against the Traction bills in 1887, and in the campaign against Mr. Leeds for Sheriff; he was a member of the Independent Republican State Committee in 1890 which opposed Mr. Delamatcr for Governor. He has always taken an interest in various movements having in view the commercial interests of the city. Was born in Philadelphia, June 13, 1862, and was educated at St. Augustine School and La Salle College. He studied law under the direction of George H. Earle and Richard P. White, and was admitted to the Bar in 1SS4. In the practice of law he has been successful and has secured as clients many influential aud promi- nent citizens. He has recently been appointed bv the Court of Common Pleas, No. 3, to the receivership of the Annual Benefit Society — a mark of favor and confidence seldom bestowed on so young a man. Mr. Ryan has interested himself in public affairs and has estab- lished a reputation as an eloquent public speaker, and his services have been in request in various campaigns. During the contest which resulted in the election of Mayor King, of Philadelphia, and in the memorable Presidential cam- paign of 1SS4, Mr. Ryan was called upon to address meetings in New Jersey and New York, and in 1890 he was selected to second THOMAS LEAMING Comes of a family who have been Philadclphians for some gen- erations. He was educated at the Episcopal Academy and the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania. Leaving college before graduating, he took a position in a mercantile house where he acquired practical business experience. Subsequently he read law with Hon. Wayne MacVeagh and George Tucker Bispham, Esq. After admission to the Bar he be- gan practice for himself and rapidly acquired a considerable and growing general practice which soon placed him in the front rank of the rising lawyers and which keeps him constantly in court, both at home and in the West, where he frequently appears in the courts of Chicago and other cities representing Eastern in- terests. In politics he is a Republican, although independent in local questions. In 1SS1 he was elected a member of the old Committee 58 PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILA DELPHI ANS. BENCH AND BAR. of One Hundred and took a prominent part in its triumphs, until its frequent support of Democrats somewhat chilled the more con- servative element to which he belonged. He was one of the orig- inators of the new city charter — known as the Bullitt Bill — and was one of the conference committees of the rival town meetings which finally reconciled the opposition to the measure. His name has been, at times, mentioned for various local offices, but when offered the position of Director of Charities and Corrections in the first ad- ministration under the new city charter, and again that of assistant solicitor for the sheriff, he declined to accept. EDWARD DE VEAUX MORRELL Edward De Veaux Morrell was born in Newport, Rhode Island, while his parents were temporarily sojourning there, on August 7, 1862. His father belonged to an old and leading Philadelphia family and his mother was the youngest daughter of John Hare Powel, a very prominent Philadelphian, belonging to the old Powel family in Philadelphia. His father died when the subject of this sketch was about ten years of age. At an early age he was brought to Philadelphia and has resided here ever since. He entered the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania and grad- uated with an honor in 18S5, when he entered the office of his stepfather, John G. John- son, a prominent member of the Philadelphia Bar, and com- menced the study of the law. He was always at the head ot his class and passed a rather brilliant college career, and also examinations for the Bar. He passed the necessary exam- inations and was admitted to the Bar in January, 1S8S. He graduated from the Law De- partment of the University of Pennsylvania in June, 1S8S, and was selected to deliver the Law oration at the general commencement. At that same commencement there were conferred upon him the de- grees of Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts. In January, 1SS9, he mar- ried Louise Bouvier.the young- est daughter of the late Fran- cis A. Drcxel, formerly a mem- ber of the firm of Drexel and Company, and since that time has taken an active part in the management of the business affairs of his estate. In February, 1891, he was elected to Select Council from the Thirty-fifth Ward, in which body he attained a prominent position and has advocated manv promi- nent measures ; for instance, the North-eastern Elevated Railroad, the changing of the city's deposits and many local matters. It is needless to say that he occupies a very prominent position in social circles. his confidence in the opportunities the United States offers to the industrious and energetic citizen. He has since had the satisfac- tion of bringing to the United States, his parents who are still liv- ing, and a brother and sister. After remaining in New York City a short time, Mr. O'Callaghan came to Philadelphia, which city he has made his permanent home, and from 1S75 to 18S2 was engaged in commercial pursuits. Always a student he early took a deep interest in the study of our government and institutions, and of public questions, and was led by his investigations on attaining his majority and becoming a citizen to identify himself with the Republican party. He pos- sesses many of the gifts of the born orator to which he adds the cul- ture of the student. He is very much in demand as a political speaker and he does his share of the political work willingly, while at the same time he is entirely free from political ambition, and is entirely devoted to the profession of the law. In the summer of 1SS2, he became a student in the law office of ex-Senator B. F. Hughes, and after graduating from the Law Department of the University of Pennsylvania, he was admitted to the Bar in June, 1885. As his preceptor was then a member of the State Senate, a co-part- nership was entered into be- tween the young attorney and Mr. Hughes, which continued for two years, alter which Mr. O'Callaghan opened an office of his own. He is a careful, painstak- ing and aggressive lawyer, and has met with marked success in the trial of cases in the civil courts ; although his success has by no means been confined to the civil courts. Edward De Veaux Morrell MICHAEL J. O'CALLAGHAN Is a successful member of the Philadelphia Bar. He was born at Cork, Ireland, October 24, 1857. In 1S66 his parents removed to Lancashire, England. Mr. O'Callaghan was educated in the public schools of England, and under the guidance of private teachers. At an early age he sought employment in the cotton mills of Lanca- shire, England, and became at the age of sixteen years, the foreman of the spinning department of the mill where he was employed. In 1874, leaving his parents in England, he emigrated to the United States, believing this country afforded the best opportunity for individual effort and advancement. This was a bold move for a outh of seventeen years without means and without friends or -ning influence in the new country, but the result has justified FRANK R. SHATTUCK Was born in Middlesex county, Connecticut, February 19, 1864. His father, Francis E. Shattuck, was one of the leading fire insurance men of this city for many years, com- ing here in 1S66. The subject of this notice was educated in the public schools of Philadel- phia, and was graduated from the High School in June, 1S81. He began his course of law studies in the office of Alex- ander P. Colesberry, and sub- sequently, in 1883, entered the Law Department of the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated in 1SS5 with honor, and the same year he was admitted to prac- tice in the several courts of Philadelphia county. Three years later he entered into partner- ship with his former law preceptor, and is now actively engaged in a lucrative general practice as attorney and counsellor. Mr. Shattuck is an able speaker, and both on the rostrum and in political contests has been noted for his eloquence. He is a valued member of the Young Men's Democratic Association, of the Young Democratic Battalion, of the Jefferson Club and the Iroquois Club of the Fifteenth Ward, in which he resides. In 18S8 he was nominated bv his party as candidate for the City Councils but declined, believing that the " post of honor is the private station." He is also interested in athletic sports and in art, and is an active and influential member of the Athletic Club of the Schuyl- kill Navy and of the West Philadelphia Boat Club and the Art Club, and devotes his leisure hours to healthful recreation and the pursuit of art. Mr. Shattuck was married November 18, 18S6, to Miss Ella A. Woodward, who was a niece of the well-known Jos. J. Martin, Esq. By reason of his studious methods, careful preparation of his cases, and his marked ability as an advocate, Mr. Shattuck has enjoyed a measure of success which gives promise of increased prosperity and continued usefulness. PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIA. VS. BENCH AND BAR. HENRY JAMES HANCOCK A rising member of the junior Bar, was born in West Philadel- phia, August 18, 1S64. He is the son of George W. Hancock, the eminent surveyor and engineer whose record is given in another portion of this work, and is a descendant of the Richard Hancock who came over from England in 1680 as a deputy under William Penn for the Fenwick Grant in New Jersey. After receiving a good education in private schools he entered Swarthmore College, from which he was graduated in 18S4, and then began the study of law, attending the lectures of the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania for two years. He was admitted to the Bar a short time after he had attained his majority. After spending some time in foreign travel he began the practice of the law with the advantage of having a large circle of acquaint- ances who had confidence in his ability and integrity and knew of his studious habits. He early took an active interest in the Law Academy, one of the oldest organizations in the country, and when J. Houston Merrill, Esq., undertook the preparation of his great encyclopedia of American and English law Mr. Hancock con- tributed several articles that now constitute part of a work that has been commended for its accurate learning by the judges of the highest courts in all the States. When the West Philadelphia Title and Trust Company was organized, Mr. Hancock was elected a director and served for a time as such. O. PERCY BRIGHT Of the junior members of the Philadelphia Bar there are none whose future gives brighter promise of distinction than O. Percy Bright, who for three years past has been en- gaged in successful practice, with his office at 524 Walnut street. Mr. Bright was born at Wilmington, Del., February 22, 1863, and was educated at private academies and under the direction of a private tutor was prepared for college. He entered the Freshman class of Vale University in the fall of 18S1 and was graduated from this time-honored institution with the Class Day honors in 1885, after completing the full classical course of study. He began the study of law at Har- vard University in October of the same year, but after a time abandoned his purpose and accepted a journalistic position in Chicago, which was found incougenial and was in turn given up, and for nearly a year Mr. Bright devoted himself to travel and study. Resuming his law studies at the University of Pennsylvania, he was graduated from the Law De- partment in iSSS, and was at once admitted to practice in the courts of Philadelphia county. In October of the same year he opened an office at 524 Walnut street, where he is still located and is suc- cessfully engaged in professional life. He has also a law office in Wilmington, Del., at 71 7 J4 Market street. Able as an advocate and thoughtful and considerate in his coun- sel, the future bespeaks for him that prominence and distinction which awaits earnest endeavor and patient and persistent effort. Mr. Bright is a member of the Young Men's Democratic Club, of Wilmington, and of several social societies of that city. O. Percy Bright WILLIAM W. SMITHERS Was born in Philadelphia May 5, 1S64. His father was Wil- liam H. Smithers who died in 1S65 while Captain of a steamer which had been engaged during the war in the transportation of troops from the north to Fortress Monroe. His mother, Mary J. Reed, was a grand-daughter of Captain Anthony Ingraham, who com- manded the militia at Lewes, Delaware, during the war of 1812. Both the Smithers and Ingraham families are among the oldest in Delaware. In 1865 after the death of her husband Mrs. Smithers re- moved to Milton, Delaware, where William W. — the onlv son among four children — received his education at the public school. In 1876 the family returned to Philadelphia, and in 1877 our subject entered the law office of his uncle, Elias P. Smithers, Esq., where he remained as office boy, clerk and student successively until 1S89 when he matriculated at the Law School of the University of Penn- sylvania. In 18S7 he received his degree of Bachelor of Laws — also two honors — the first essay prize, and class oratorship — this being the first instance in the history of the Law School where one student had received more than one honor. He was admitted to the Bar of the County courts, June 18, 1887, and of the Supreme Court January 6, 1890. He remained associated with his uncle until September 1, 1S89, when he took offices at No. 723 Walnut Street, where he has since remained in active gene- ral practice — devoting himself speciallv, however, to criminal law and the law of private cor- porations and municipal im- provements. His particular hobby is the folk-lore of the Delaware Peninsula, and he is much interested in penal dis- cipline, educational matters and general literature. He is a Republican and takes an ac- tive part in all campaigns. He is a member of the Masonic Fraternity, Odd Fellows, Ju- nior Order American Mechan- ics, Young Republicans, Al- umni Association of the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania — having been on the Board of Managers since shortly after his graduation, Law Academy, Law Association and the Penn- svlvania Historical Society. LUTHER S. KAUFFMAN Though a recent acquisi- tion to tlie Philadelphia Bar. has been a member of the pro- fession for several years and is widely known throughout the country as an original thinker and Forcible speaker. He was born in Miners ville, Schuylkill County, November 5, 1846, and after being fitted for college at the Orwigsburg Academy was entered as a student in the Pennsylvania College at Get- tysburg, Pa., though onlv fourteen years of age. The breaking out of the civiliwar interrupted his studies and when Pennsylvania was threatened'with invasion, in 1S63, he hurried to his native town to induce his'voung friends to join him in repelling the invaders, and succeeded in enlisting almost a company, with whom he marched to the front as a private soldier, remaining in the United States service until after the battle of Gettysburg and the emergency had passed. The next fourteen years of his life were spent in various com- mercial pursuits — as a banker in Minersville. General Agent of a Life Insurance Company in Pittsburgh and a broker in New York. In 1S78 he went to Colorado where he studied law and was admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of that State. He remained there in the practice of the law until July, 18S4, when he accepted a position with a Life Insurance Company which required him to travel through the Northern States and Canada. Retiring from this in 18S7 he established himself as a lawyer at Lancaster, Pa., where he remained until September 1890, when he removed to Philadelphia. Mr. Kauffman has given special attention to corpo- ration business and has devised a series of improved books for cor- porations which are now in use by over 400 incorporated com- panies throughout the United States. He has in preparation a PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIANS. BENCH AND BAR. manual for companies incorporated under the laws of Pennsyl- vania and another so arranged as to be of value to corporations in any of the United States. In association with Wavne MacVeagh, Esq., lie is attorney for the Dairymen's National Protective Associ- ation and has been very active and successful in prosecuting those accused of illegally selling oleomargarine. Mr. KaufFman is interested in Reform movements and was a delegate to the first convention held in Chicago, September, 1S69, which organized the National Prohibition party. JOHN CROMWELL BELL John Cromwell Bell was born at Elder's Ridge, Indiana Countv, Pa., on October 3, 1861. He removed to Philadelphia in 1876, and a few months later entered the Central High School. He led his class during the four years' course at that institution, graduating in 1SS0 and receiving his degree of A. M. in 1S85. A vear after his graduation he entered the office of John Moy- land Thomas, Esq., and in 1882 matriculated in the Law School of the University of Pennsyl- vania. His ability and apt fit- ness for his chosen profession soon became manifest to both his professors and his class- mates. The latter chose him Class President; the former upon his graduation awarded him the Merideth Essay Prize, selecting him also to deliver the law oration at commence- ment. Referring to these dis- tinctions, the late E. Coppce Mitchell, Esq., in a letter writ- ten him at the time, said: " It does not often happen that out of the few honors which it is in the power of the faculty to bestow upon one about to graduate, two of them should fall to the same person, as has happened in your case. But your uniform attention to your studies, united to your agree- able manners, have won for you the respect and good will, not only of the faculty, but of your fellow students, and I am sure that no one will think that the honors have been ill be- stowed." The distinguished lawyer, P. Pemherton Morris, Esq., re- tiring from the faculty at this time, after a professorship of more than twenty-five years, Mr. Bell was chosen by the Law School to present his por- trait to the University, as a perpetual memorial of his long and valuable service, which had added so much to the renown of the Law Department of the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania. This he did in an effective address delivered at the close of his oration. For his oration, "A Sketch of Our Government," he received much praise. He is an eloquent, earnestand convincing speaker. His practice, which is a general one, is large and increasing. He is well known among the builders throughout the city, many of the largest of whom are represented by him. In 'S3-'S4 and a post graduate year 'S5, he was half back on the University Eleven. He is now Chairman of the Foot Ball Association and Secretary of the Athletic Association of the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania. He was recently married to Miss Flcur- ette tie Benneville Myers, daughter of Hon. Leonard Myers and granddaughter of Mrs. Harriet de Benneville Keim. Henry Howson HOWSON & HOWSON The day is long past when the lucky inventor was compelled to exhaust both money and time in his efforts to secure a patent, and then after all to retire defeated and sell the work of his brain to some capitalist with plenty of money to push it through. The securing of patents is to-day a specialty of the law business, because the prompt and economical performance of such work requires particular material and office organization which the lawyer who devotes himself to this special branch only can afford. Few gen- eral practitioners care to take up patent cases, willingly consenting that this particular branch should be left to the specialists. The Patent Office at Washington prints and distributes gratuitously the "Rules of Practice" for the instruction and guidance of inventors, and its pages show most clearly the necessity in the care of the se- lection of a "patent solicitor." For a number of years the firm of Howson & Howson, coun- sellors at law and solicitors ot patents, have made a specialty of the soliciting of patents, American and foreign registering of trade marks and labels, the conducting of suits in the courts on patents, trade marks and copyrights. Their Philadelphia house was estab- lished by the late Mr. Henry Howson in 1853, since which time thousands of patents have been applied for through their agencv and they have been counsels in patent suits in the United States courts and litigated cases in the Patent Office. The Wash- ington branch office, now in the Atlantic Building, 928 F Street, was opened in 1868, and in 1SS7 still another branch was established in New York, it being in charge of one of the partners, in the Po'.ter Building, 38 Tark Row. The Philadelphia offices are in the Forrest Building, 119 South Fourth Street. "All of the offices are open from 9 A. M. to 5.30 P. M. for general busi- ness, closing on Saturdays, however, at 4 P. M. The com- pany does not carry on a spec- ulative business, does not re- ceive contingencies, and does not make its fees conditional on the securing of a patent, or undertake to return fees or parts thereof if a patent is not obtained. These competent solicitors will not give a posi- tive opinion as to the inven- tion of a novelty without a special examination, such as would necessarily cost the client considerably more than to have the question deter- mined at once by the Patent Office. Tile prosecution or defense of patent suits is an important branch o f the business of Messrs. Howson & Howson. They have managed many pat- ent litigations in the courts and in the Patent Office. The successful patent solicitor is a patent lawyer to the extent at least of being thoroughly conversant with the rulings of the United States court in patent cases, and this the Howson & Howson Company claim to be, for by these rulings the practice of the Patent Office is or should be governed. Messrs. Howson & Howson have coupled the practice of patent soliciting and of patent law, and thereby have secured special advantages for the prosecu- tion of both branches. The late Henrv Howson, who gained such prominence in this country as a patent lawyer and solicitor, was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1S23. His father was the Rev. John Howson, for a number of years a master of the grammar school at Giggleswick, in that county. He was the brother of the lateRev. J. S. Howson, D.D., well known as the Dean of Chester. Henry Howson received a fair classical education at his father's school. He was apprenticed to the London engineering firm of William Fairbairn & Co., and there he went through a complete mechanical and engineering training. He served his time with Fairbairn & Co., and then went into the es- tablishment of James Nasmyth, the famous inventor of the steam hammer, as chief draughtsman and designer. After that for a while he was with his brother, Richard Howson, as a patent agent in Manchester. Mr. Richard Howson is now of Middlcborough-on- ;."»[ -*> *'fljfr 1 .''3 1 *mi p^k pf^E, ' "■ 1. • PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIANS. DETECTIVE AGENCY. Tecs, England, and a well known metallurgical engineer. Henry Howson came to the United States early in 1851 and settled in Philadelphia. He was employed as designer in various mechanical and engineering establishments, but made his chief successes in the house of Sutton & Co. Among his many designs of engineer- ing and mechanical works during this period were several pumping engines for the Philadelphia Water Works and the West Philadel- phia stand-pipe recently removed to the Spring Garden Pumping Station. He died on February 12, 1885. He had been in this country but a few vcars when he commenced practice as a solicitor of patents, and he pursued that business up to the time of his death. For over thirty years he commanded a large clientage, and in due course of time he associated with nim in the patent cause business his two sons, Charles and Henry. Early in life he wrote considerably for me- chanical papers, but later on he devoted his abilities to works appertaining to patents, among which may be men- tioned, "Our Country's Debt to Patents," " Patents and the Useful Arts," "The American Patent System," "A Brief Treatise on Patents." The last two mentioned works were written in collaboration with his son Charles. He had great interest in everything pertain- ing to patents, and at the time of his death there were over 6000 volumes on this subject alone in his library. Mr. How- son was always active in the interest of inventors, pleading for needed reforms in Patent Office law and rules of prac- tice. He was chiefly instru- mental in bringing about the order of the Commissioner of Patents dispensing with the requirements of models with application of patents. This order, he showed, was an un- necessary and grievous burden upon inventors. One of the aims of Mr. Howson 's life was to show by comparison the availability for decorative uses of many varieties of American wood ignored by wood work- ers. He died before he could fully carrv out his purpose, although the collection at the time ot his death included nearly 2000 handsomely finished specimens. Mr. Howson was twice married. His first wife died before he came to America, and his second wife, a daughter of Captain Daniel Braw- ton, of Philadelphia, survived him but a year. The firm as at present consists of Charles and Henry Howson, sons of the founder, and Herbert Howson, a nephew. Benjamin Franklin BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Benjamin Franklin is the principal of the well known Franklin Detective Agency. He is one of the oldest ani most honored citi- zens of Philadelphia, and as he is the bearer of a historic and re- vered name in American history, so he has kept it untarnished, and by his strong personality and unswerving integrity has doubly inter- woven the name of Benjamin Franklin into the history of the coun- try, and more especially in the records of tire city of Philadelphia. The Benjamin Franklin who is the subject of this sketch was born atTamaqua, Schuylkill County, in 1S30, and he was educated for a civil engineer at Pottsville. He came to Philadelphia in 184S and so identified himself with the officials of the city that in 1S54, when the city was consolidated and Robert T. Conrad was elected the first Mayor under the new charter, young Benjamin Franklin was ap- pointed as High Constable, which was then the highest office in the gift of the Mayor. Before that time the police department had been governed by the Marshal of Police, but after the consolidation the High Constable held supreme power. Mr. Franklin was re-ap- pointed by Mayor Henry in 1S58. He was subsequently made Chief of the Detective Service, and occupied that position during the term of office of Mayor Morton McMichael. In 1865 young Franklin was ac- tive in raising soldiers for Han- cock's Corps and he collected the last draft that was made from Philadelphia. Mr. Frank- lin continued his official duties until 1S70, when he started upon a new and successful career as a private detective. During his long term of office, Mr. Franklin was con- nected and engaged actively in the following celebrated cases : The investigation of the Molly Maguires in Schuylkill Coun- ty, which lasted four years and which was under the sole charge of Mr. Franklin. The notorious Whitaker will case, which was considered the greatest conspiracy ever un- earthed after the Molly Ma- guire affair, and which resulted in the imprisonment of Lawyer