Middlesex County

Biographies 1664-1920
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History of Middlesex County, New Jersey 1664 - 1920
Volume II 1921 : Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc. New York and Chicago
Transcribed by: Martha A Crosley Graham – Pages 200-300
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JOHN JOSEPH PETERS, who for some years has been one of the chief figures in the Industrial activities of the flourishing city of Perth Amboy, Middlesex county, New Jersey, and the present head of the concern known as the John J. Peters Machine Works, Incorporated, is a native of Madison county, Ohio, born August 17, 1867, on his father's farm. He is a son of John and Magdalena (Schmidt) Peters, both of Luxemburg, where the former was born in 1836 and the latter in 1833. The elder Mr. Peters came to the United States when twenty-two years of age and located for a time in Middletown, New York. Later he went west to Ohio and there became the owner of a fine farm in Madison county, which he operated until about 188i, after which he returned to the East. For a time he resided in Brooklyn, New York, and from there removed to Long Island City, where his death occurred in 1888, at the age of fifty-two years. His wife survived him and for twenty-six years lived with her son, the Mr. Peters of this sketch, her death occurring in the town of Fords, New Jersey, March 17, 1917. They were the parents of nine children, as follows: Matthias, who resides in Brooklyn, New York, and follows the profession of engineer; John J., who died in childhood ; Rosa, who died in childhood; Mary, who died at the age of twenty-six; John Joseph, whose career forms the subject of this sketch ; Clara, who became the wife of Bertram Davids, of Perth Amboy, New Jersey; Eugene, who died at the age of thirty-two; Ida, who died at the age of sixteen ; and Emily, who died at the age of thirteen.
The childhood of Mr. Peters was passed upon his father's farm in Madison county, Ohio, where, when he came of an age to make it possible, he assisted the elder man in the work upon the place. He was fourteen years old when his parents removed to Brooklyn, New York, where, having received his education at the schools of his native place, he applied himself to the learning of the trade of machinist. He followed this craft in Brooklyn for about seven years, and then went with his parents to Long Island City. There he secured a position with the Standard Oil Company in charge of the concern's repair shop, and worked in that capacity for seven years longer. The death of his father having occurred in the meantime, Mr. Peters came to New Jersey and located in Perth Amboy in 1904, being placed In charge of the marine machine shop of the Raritan Dry Dock Company. He continued with that concern for some six years, and then resigned to become master mechanic for the Didier March Company of Keasbey, New Jersey. Seven years were spent by him in the service of this concern, after which he resigned to take up work of his own. Mr. Peters had always been possessed of an unusual inventive faculty, and during the years of his employment by the Didier March Company had elaborated several inventions of his own, especially a post digging and setting machine and a clay digging machine which he afterwards patented. It was in order to further work out these devices and bring them to practical usefulness that he left that company, having laid by sufficient capital to enable him to devote his entire time to them. In June, 1919, he founded his present company, the John J. Peters Machine Works, Incorporated, with himself as president; Louis P. Boo; Jr., as secretary, and Thomas L. Hanson as treasurer, an enterprise which has met with notable success, and the business of which is still developing rapidly. They are the owners and designers of pole hole digging and pole setting machinery and do general engineering, designing, estimating, constructing and repairing work. They also do overhauling and repairing of automobiles, auto-trucks, and gas and steam engines, and advertise their readiness to undertake jobs of especial difficulty. The establishment is located at Nos. 51 and 53 Fayette street, Perth Amboy, and is rapidly growing to be the largest of its kind in the neighborhood.
Mr. Peters is well known in the general life of the community, and has established a well earned reputation for public spirit and intelligence in the interest he takes in public affairs. He is a Republican in politics, and a member of several fraternal organizations and clubs, among which should be mentioned Island City Lodge, No. 586, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of Long Island City, of which he is past master; Lodge No. 784, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of Perth Amboy, and the Craftsmen Club. He makes his home in Fords, New Jerey, within easy reach of his place of business.
John Joseph Peters was united in marriage, April 30, 1889, in Long Island City, with Rachel Friederich, who was born in the Greenwich Village section of New York City, 1867, a daughter of Victor and Marie Fredricka (Sperry) Friederich, both deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Peters have an adopted son, Carl. Joseph Peters, twenty-three years of age (1921), who served with the United States Navy during the World War, and is now following the trade of mechanic in New York City.
 
JOHN H. LEISEN.—Many years ago the ancestors of John H. Leisen, of Woodbridge, New Jersey, were living in a small Rhyeland town along the banks of the Rhine of Germany, and there a son, Frank J. Leisen, was born. He spent his youth in his native land, married Mary Weaver, and together they came to the United States, locating in Baltimore, Maryland. There he became interested in the manufacture of cloth, continuing in that business until his death, about 1835. His widow, Mary (Weaver) Leisen, then moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she educated her children and watched them develop into men and women of good character and ability.
Frank J. (2) Leisen, son of Frank J. (1) and Mary (Weaver) Leisen, was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and died in Woodbridge, Middlesex county, New Jersey, in 1917. He spent his youth in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, there was educated and learned the trade of pattern maker. In 1868 he removed to Woodbridge, New Jersey, where his after years were spent as a merchant. He married Margaret Powers, daughter of John and Justina (Brownell), Powers, her father one of the early clay miners of the Woodbridge section and a man highly esteemed. Mr. and Mrs. Leisen were the parents of ten children : Mary, died in childhood ; John H., of further mention ; Margaret, married M. E. Turner; Frank; Charles; Elizabeth, married Christian Christianson; Maurice, died in childhood; James; Charlotte, married Ellis F. Chapman; and Harry K.
John H. Leisen, son of Frank J. (2) and Margaret (Powers) Leisen, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 28, 1863, but was brought in 1868 to Woodbridge, New Jersey, which town has ever since been his home. After completing his public school studies he became a machinist's apprentice in Philadelphia, serving four years, 1881-1885. He was employed as a journeyman machinist in various New Jersey towns until 1887, when he decided upon a change of occupation, and soon after began his long career with that great Middlesex county industry, the mining and shipping of clay, and has been very successful. He began his operations on the farm of his grandfather, John Powers, who had been one of the pioneers in the clay business in Woodbridge, and has continued in the business is its varied forms until the present, 1921.
In 1921 Mr. Leisen, with Charles Graham, was a prime mover in the organization of the Charles Graham Pottery Chemical Works of Brooklyn, New York, a corporation very prominent in the pottery field. Mr. Leisen was chosen first vice-pt tsident and treasurer of the works, also a member of the board of director s, an office he yet fills. In addition to his clay mining operation, and his pottery connections, Mr. Leisen has other business interests of importance. He is a member of the New Jersey Manufacturers' Association, a wan of influence and acknowledged ability, highly regarded in business circles.
A Republican in politics, Mr. Leisen ha;, long been connected with local public affairs, having served his town as assessor, president of the Board of Health, registrar of vital statistics, light commissioner, school director and supervisor of Middlesex county. He is a past master of American Lodge, No. 83, Free and Accepted Masons, and in the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite has attained the thirty-second degree. He is also a noble of Salaam Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Newark, New Jersey; the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Woodbridge, serving as its treasurer for six years; Perth Amboy Lodge, No. 784, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; and in former years was greatly interested in the Woodbridge Athletic Association and the Driving Club.
Mr. Leisen married (first) in Jersey City, New Jersey, April 22, 1891, Margaret E. Falconer, who died September 27, 1904, daughter of David and Winifred (Bryan) Falconer, of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Leisen were the parents of four children: John P., who died in childhood ; Margaret W.; Helen R.; and Ruth E. Mr. Leisen married (second) January 4, 1909, Winifred Falconer, sister of his first wife, and they are the parents of three children : Frank J., Jeannette V., and Robert T.
 
LESLIE TOWNSEND WOOD, formerly physical instructor in the Young Men's Christian Association in New Brunswick, New Jersey, comes from a family who has resided in this country for many years, his ancestors having fought in the American Revolution. Joseph Wood, great-grandfather of Leslie Townsend Wood, drove the first steam engine which ran in America, the line terminating at Albany, New York, and this same engine was dismantled in the back yard of the elder man's home in Red Bank, New Jersey. Leslie Townsend Wood was born in Newark, New Jersey, October 15, 1891, the son of the Rev. W. A. and Ida B. (Bosworth) Wood.
After completing his studies in the grammar and high schools of his native place, he matriculated in Colgate University, where he remained until 1911, subsequently matriculating in Springfield College, where he spent another three years and graduated therefrom in 1915. He was connected with hat manufacturing for three years, and was also interested in the laundry business for one year. During the years 1918, 1919, and a part of 1920 he took special courses in medicine in Columbia and Rutgers colleges, respectively, and in. 192o became physical instructor in the New Brunswick Young Men's Christian Association. In October, 1920, he embarked in his present line of business, that of electrical supplies and appliances under the narne. of the Victory Lamp Company.
During the World War, in August, 1918, he enlisted and was assigned to Camp Upton, subsequently being connected with the Officers' Training School, where on September 15, 1918, he received the commission of second lieutenant and became instructor of boxing and bayonet practice•in companies 23 and 25 at Camp Gordon, Georgia. He was honorably discharged from the service, January 15, 1919. He affiliates with the Junior Order of United American Mechanics and with the fraternal organization, Phi Delta Sigma, of Colgate College. In religion he is a Presbyterian and attends the First Presbyterian Church in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
On June 30, 1917, at East Jaffrey, New Hampshire, Leslie Townsend Wood was united in marriage with Bernice E. Coburn. Mr. and Mrs. Wood have no children.
 
LEWIS E. POTTER.—All his business life Lewis E. Potter, of Woodbridge, New Jersey, has been associated with the clay industry, first with his father, then alone, and for the past ten years has been superintendent of the mining operations of the Valentine. Company, of Woodbridge, New Jersey. He is a son of Lewis Campbell Potter, one of the pioneers of the clay business in Woodbridge, grandson of Ellis Potter, a farmer of Woodbridge township, and great-grandson of Reuben Potter, born in Woodbridge township, where he attained the age of ninety years. He was a well-to-do landowner and farmer, a descendant of Marmaduke Potter, an Englishman, who was the American ancestor of this branch of the Potter family in America.
Ellis Potter, son of Reuben Potter, was born in Woodbridge township, in 1800, and there died, January 25, 1875. He married Esther Campbell, who died September 1o, 1859.
Lewis Campbell Potter, son of Ellis and Esther (Campbell) Potter, was born at the home farm in Woodbridge township, Middlesex county, New Jersey, October 9, 1828, and died in 19o2. He was educated in local schools, and until manhood remained at the home farm as his father's assistant. He then bought a farm, which he cultivated until 187o, but in that year became interested in the clay business, and for thirty years conducted the business of digging and shipping clay to fire brick and terra cotta manufacturers. He began in a small way, and eventually built up a large business which, in June, 19oo, was incorporated as the Anness & Potter Fire Brick Company, Lewis C. Potter, president; F. F. Anness, manager and treasurer; Lewis E. Potter, secretary; the last-named a son of the president.
Lewis C. Potter was a pillar of the Methodist Episcopal church of Woodbridge, serving as president of the board of trustees for many years. Kind-hearted and benevolent, he was loved and respected by all who knew him. He married, in Woodbridge, Anna M. Daily, daughter of Samuel and Deborah Daily. Their children were: Esther, died unmarried; Alice, (lied young; Anna M., deceased, who married Mr. Ensign; Mira D., deceased, who married F. F. Anness; Samuel E.; Lewis E., of further mention; Elizabeth, deceased, who married James Livingood; and John D., deceased.
Lewis E. Potter, son of Lewis C. and Anna M. (Daily) Potter, was born in Woodbridge, New Jersey, January 12, 1864. He was educated in the public schools of Woodbridge, finishing with graduation from high school. He became associated with his father in the clay business in 1885, and when the Anness & Potter Fire Brick Company was incorporated in 19oo, he was elected secretary of that company. During the year preceding his taking that position, be was in business for himself, and in 19I entered the employ of the Valentine Company of Woodbridge, as superintendent of clay mining, and that position he yet holds (1920.
Mr. Potter is a Republican in politics, and for three years was Woodbridge township assessor. Since 1916 he has been inspector for the Board of Health, having now held that office five years. He is a member of the Royal Arcanum, and a member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Woodbridge.
Mr. Potter married, in Woodbridge, January 15, 1891, Jennie Berry, daughter of James E. and Virginia (Hancock) Berry, the Berrys an old family of Woodbridge. Mr. and Mrs. Potter are the parents of four children : James B., married Jeanette Thorp, of Mountain Lakes, New Jersey; Louis R.. Frank D.; and Ruth. The family home is at No. 275 Main street, Woodbridge.
 
EDWIN W. VALENTINE.—Since 1843 the name of Valentine has been connected with Woodbridge, New Jersey, having been introduced into that town by James Valentine, who had been a former resident of New York City, where he was also a merchant. He was born In New York City, August 4, 1792, and after retiring from business there, he bought, in 1843, a large farm in Woodbridge, and there became one of the pioneers of the clay mining and clay manufacturing business. He was a member of William H. Berry & Company, which firm (William H. Berry, Alexander Brown, James Valentine), became the leaders of the great business which has added so much to the wealth and importance of Middlesex county. James Valentine became a man of wealth and landed interests, having a deep interest in the general welfare of the community. He was a public-spirited citizen, and one of the builders of Woodbridge, aiding where he did not lead in all movements for the advancement of town interests. He died at a venerable old age, about eighty-eight years.
James Valentine married Catherine Ackerman, daughter of James Ackerman, of New York City, and they were the parents of eight sons, all of whom were living and in business in Woodbridge at the same time : William ; Benjamin ; Robert N.; Mulford D.; James R.; Howard ; Edwin W., of further mention; and Oscar G.; they were also parents of a daughter, Maria E., who married Josiah D. Drake, of Woodbridge.
Edwin W. Valentine, son of James and Catherine (Ackerman) Valentine, was born at the Valentine home in Woodbridge, New Jersey, July 21, 1849, and in that town his life has been largely passed. He was educated in Woodbridge schools, and to the learning of school days he added the learning gained by practical contact with the world and from books and travel. After school years were over, he became associated with his able father and brothers in clay mining and manufacturing, the Valentines owning clay mines and kilns at Woodbridge and Valentine Station, manufacturing drain pipe and fire brick on a large scale. Edwin W. Valentine was actively connected with the clay business all his life, only retiring in 192o, after about half a century of close attention to its demands. He was highly esteemed by his associates in the business, and considered an authority in all matters pertaining thereto.
Like his father, Mr. Valentine has taken a deep interest in Woodbridge advancement, his public spirit having been displayed in many forms. He is a Republican in politics,, a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Royal Arcanum, and his religious connection is with the Methodist Episcopal church.
Mr. Valentine married, in Woodbridge, May 28, 1882, Emma E. Harped, daughter of William and Mary Phillips Harped, her father a business man of New York, who late in life moved to Woodbridge, where he and his wife died. Mr. and Mrs. Valentine are the parents of three children: Leon W., who died young. 2. Ethel, who lives at the home of her parents. 3. Ada L., who married Edgar Krutzeberg, of Cleveland, Ohio, and they now reside in Woodbridge, New Jersey. Mr. Krutzeberg's business is in New York City. Mr. and Mrs. Krutzeberg are the parents of two children : Doris and Edgar V.
 
ALBERT CHRISTIAN GIDDES, son of Joel C. and Elizabeth (Karl) Giddes, was born in Dunellen, New Jersey, November 2, 1879. He was educated in the, public schools of Dunellen, New Jersey, finishing his school years with a course in Plainfield Business College. He began business life as a clerk with the Central Railroad of New Jersey, at their general offices, Liberty street, New York City, being then eighteen years of age. That was twenty-three years ago, and he is still with the company :having passed through many grades of service in reaching his present'position, that of chief clerk of the freight traffic department.
Dunellen, New' Jersey, has long been the family home, and in 1919 Mr.*Giddes was.dected mayor of the borough, serving two years. He is a member of the various Masonic bodies of his town ; the Junior Order Of 'Milted American Mechanics ; Knights of Maccabees, and the Patriotic Order Sons of America. He is a member of the official board of the DUnellen Methodist Episcopal Church, serving as church treasurer and taking active part in the various departments of church work. In political sentiment he is a Republican.
Mr. Giddes married, in Plainfield, New Jersey, October 19, 1910, Catherine F. Garretson, daughter of Jeremiah F. and Catherine A. (Sharp) Garretson.
 
FLOID TURNER HOWELL.—As president of the Woodbridge Lumber Company, Mr. Howell holds an important place in the business life of Woodbridge. He is a son of Edward Albertson and Hannah Jane Howell, his 'father a merchant of Hope, Warren 'county, New Jersey.
Floid T. Howell was born in Hope, New Jersey, March 26, 1888, and there completed grammar and high school courses of study. He later pursued a course at Coleman's Business College, Newark, New Jersey, and after its completion began his business career. In politics Mr. Howell is a Republican, and is an attendant at the services of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is affiliated with the Masonic order and with the Knights of Pythias, and his clubs are the Sewaren Land and Water and the Sewaren Motor Boat.
Mr. Howell married, in Sewaren, New Jersey, Alice Irene Turner, daughter of• Harry C. and Kate A. Turner. Mr.. and Mrs. Howell are the parents of two children: Harry Robert and Ria. The family home is in Sewaren, New Jersey.
 
JENS M. SORENSEN.—It is most fitting that in a work of this nature the names should be perpetuated of those men who have borne a part in the physical growth of the cities of New Jersey. Jens M. Sorensen, of Perth Amboy, has already contributed largely, through the handling of building materials, to the future stability of the city and its surrounding towns, and being still a young man can be depended upon to mean much more to the future of this section.
Mr. Sorensen's father, Peter Tang Sorensen, was born in Denmark, and came to this country in 1917. Since that time he has retired from active business and resides with his son, Jens M. He married Petra Peterson, who was also born in Denmark. She died in June, 1916, at the age of sixty-two years. Peter Tang and Petra (Peterson) Sorensen were the parents of three sons, who are now all residents of Perth Amboy: Jens M., of whom more extended mention follows; Anton, who is actively engaged in business as a contractor; and Neils M., a butcher, who has recently started his store in Tottenville.
Jens M. Sorensen was born in Denmark, on his father's farm, April 27, 1880. He gained his education under difficulties, for two years being obliged to walk four miles to attend high school in a nearby town. He assisted his father on the farm, and later learned his trade in Denmark. He came to America at the age of twenty-three years, being the first of his family to venture across the ocean in search of success. He located at once in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and during the first four years worked at the painter's trade. But the young man was not satisfied always to work for wages. He believed there was greater satisfaction, as well as greater pecuniary advantage, in handling his own business affairs. So in 1908, having saved up a little capital, he established himself in business. He made his start along a line with which he was familiar, handling at first only masons' materials. Gradually, as opportunity offered, and he was able to handle the expansion, he added other lines of building materials, lumber, hardware, paints, everything necessary for all kinds of building construction. His success has been remarkable for so young a man, and the volume of business he handles places him in the front rank of the business men of the city. Mr. Sorensen is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and of the Danish Brotherhood. He is a member and regular attendant of the Danish Methodist Episcopal church, serving on its board of trustees.
 Mr. Sorensen married, when on a return pleasure trip .to his native land, January 29, 1908, Olga Friis, daughter of Anton and Karen (Petersen) Friis. She was born in Denmark, and her parents now live there in the famous old town of Ribe. Mr. and Mrs. Sorensen are the parents of three children: Harry Friis, who died at the age of seven; Mildred; and Norman. J.
JOSEPH LOUIS KLE1N.—Among the most prosperous citizens of foreign birth who have made Perth Ambcj, New Jersey, their home and the scene of their careers, should be mentioned Joseph Louis Klein, who was formerly the owner of a large butcher and grocery establishment at No. 48 Smith street, and now engaged in the insurance business here. Mr. Klein was born February 15, 1875, in Zahony, Ung county, Hungary, a son of Abraham and Fannie (Weis) Klein, old and highly respected people there. Abraham Klein was born in the year 1850 in Hungary, came to the United States in 1888, with his wife and family, settling in New York City, where he engaged in the shoe business, meeting with considerable success. His death occUrred in that city, February 2o, 19oo, and that of his wife in Bayonne, New Jersey, February 16, 1920.
Joseph Louis Klein received his early education in the schools of his native land and Germany, which he attended until. he had reached the age of thirteen. He then accompanied his parents to the United States and here continued his studies for a number of years in the night schools of New York City. He was a bright, industrious lad .and made the most of his educational opportunities, so that when, four years later, at the age of seventeen, he removed to Boston, Massachusetts, he had completed his studies and was ready to engage in business. For six years he was associated with a fur establishment in.Boston, where he learned, not only the details of that trade, but general business methods as well. At the close of that period, 1901, he came to New Jersey, settled in Perth Amboy, and entered into a partnership, at the request of his older brother, Morris Klein, and the two young men opened a market, where they sold meat and groceries, meeting with success. This association was continued for five years, and then Mr. Klein purchased his brother's interest and carried it on by himself until 1920, when he engaged in the insurance business. He remained at the original location for twelve years in all and then, the trade growing too large for the comparatively restricted quarters, Mr. Klein purchased the building at No. 48 Smith street, Perth Amboy, and proceeded to fit it up as an ideal butcher shop and market. He began by completely renovating the entire structure and then installed the most modern fittings and equipment, including marble floors, tile counters, cold air refrigerators and everything to make it a most up-to-date establishment. His liberal policy has borne well deserved fruit and the store is today undoubtedly one of the finest of its kind in the neighborhood and does a large business. His reputation for square and honest dealing is an enviable one and is thoroughly well deserved, for both in the quality of his wares and the service he gives his many customers he has set the standard for the community. Mr. Klein, since November 15, 1920, has been connected with the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company with local offices in Perth Amboy at No. 196 Smith street, where he has been successful. Mr. Klein has always taken a public-spirited interest in the general life of the community where he has elected to live, and is prominent in social and fraternal circles, being a member of many organizations of various kinds. He is affiliated with Raritan Lodge, No. 6i, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; and Perth Amboy Lodge, No. 784, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He is of a strongly religious nature and gives liberally to many charitable institutions, including the Children's Home, at Denver, Colorado, the Young Men's Hebrew Association, and the City Hospital at Perth Amboy. He is a member of the Progress Club of Perth Amboy, and takes a keen and intelligent interest in all the great problems and issues of the times. He is a member of the Congregation of Beth Mordecai of Perth Amboy.
Joseph Louis Klein was united in marriage, March 9, 1902, in Perth Amboy, with Esther Greenbaum, like himself a native of Hungary, where•she was born March 9, 0383, a daughter of Abraham Isaac and Florence (Weiss) Greenbaum. Mr. and Mrs. Klein are the parents of two children, as follows; Florence Gertrude, born May 30, 1903; and Albert, born July 7, 1905.


PETER FRANCIS DALY, the County Judge of the county of Middlesex, has been one of the foremost and most forceful leaders in the civic, professional and governmental life of this historic county since his very early manhood, and his prestige with its people generally and their esteem and affection for him have constantly grown stronger and deeper with the years. First elevated to this position of large responsibility as well as power by Governor Woodrow Wilson in April, 1911, he was reappointed by Governor James F. Fielder in 1916, and again in 1921 by Governor Edward I. Edwards—three terms in succession, a record in this respect unprecedented in the history of the office, in this county at least.
He was born in New York City. on May 19, 1867, son of Timothy Edward and Catharine (O'Grady) Daly, natives of the County Galway, Ireland. The family moved to New Brunswick when he was seven years of age, and there he has since resided. He attended St. Peter's Parochial School and later the Livingston Avenue High School. At the age of seventeen he entered the law office of Senator James H. Van Cleef, and in November, 1888, was admitted to the New Jersey bar, being then in his twenty-first year. Soon afterward he became a partner in the law firm of Van Cleef, Daly & Woodbridge, the other members being Senator Van Cleef, and the Hon. Freeman Woodbridge, now judge of the District Court of the city of New Brunswick. This partnership continued for three years, and since then he has continued the general practice of his profession alone.
During The first ten years of Judge Daly in the general practice of the law, he was engaged in most of the important criminal cases tried in Middlesex county, but since has given his attention almost entirely to the practice of the othe•branches of the law. Because of his nineteen years experience in the surrogate's office and ten years as judge of the Orphans' Court, he is recognized by the profession as a specialist in matters of probate law and procedure. He has also had an unusually Wide experience and practice in municipal law. He was county counsel for four years from May, 1899, and was the attorney who directed the incorporations of the boroughs of South River, Roosevelt and Spotswood, and has been the counsel for those municipalities as well as for the townships of Piscataway, Raritan, Monroe, East Brunswick and Sayreville, and the borough of Helmetta. Since its organization in 0395, he has been counsel to the Workingmen's Building and Loan Association of New Brunswick, New Jersey, one of the most progressive and substantial corporations of the kind in the State.
Judge Daly's first elective public office was that of alderman of the Sixth Ward of New Brunswick. The vote for him in the ward where he had lived since childhood was three hundred above the next highest candidate on his ticket. During his term of two years on the board of aldermen, 1894 to 1896, he was its leader and the chairman of the finance committee. This period included what was called the "great refunding year," the most important epoch in the financial history of the city up to that time. He was also chairman of the sewerage committee, and in that position he established the beginning of a general sewerage system in his own ward—the Sixth, personally securing the right of way for the trunk line over private properties, more than a mile in length, and without a cent's cost to the city. Because of the increase of other public and professional duties he could not accept a reelection, though the same was assured to him without opposition.
He was deputy-surrogate of the county of Middlesex during the two terms of the Honorable Leonard Furman as surrogate from 1892 to 1902, and succeeded him through election to the office of surrogate. He was elected twice, and at his election in 1902 he ran nine hundred votes ahead of his ticket, and at his reelection in 19o7 he was eighteen hundred votes ahead of his ticket. There was over a year and a half of his second term left when he was made county judge by Governor Wilson.
During the period of the World-wide War, Peter Francis Daly, through the profoundly efficient discharge of the broad and varied duties of his high official county position—made abnormally onerous and exacting by the extraordinary conditions of the times; through his distinctive genius in the work of organizing popular movements, his tireless energy, his stirring eloquence and his strong hold upon the imagination and good will of the people and their admiration for the intensity and zeal of his Americanism, was indisputably the most outstanding leader and chief spokesman of America's cause in this county of one hundred and sixty-eight thousand people and which embraces within its confines so many different racial strains.
Judge Daly was chairman of the county legal advisory board, with former Senator Theodore Strong and Judge Freeman Woodbridge as associate members. This board, under authority of the United States government, had the general supervision and direction of the Selective Service Law as well as many other serious duties confidentially as well as publicly assigned to them. He organized the Patriotic Force of the city of New Brunswick, composed of five representatives from each of one hundred and twenty-six distinct organizations of the county seat and its immediate vicinity, representative of all that went to make up the civic, religious, social, fraternal, industrial, 'professional, educational, mercantile and financial life of the territory and making a powerful unity and cohesion of every element of the community. He was active in the executive work and direction of all the Liberty Loan Drives and of the campaigns of the Red Cross, Y. M. C. A. and Salvation Army, and was chairman of the Knights of Columbus War Drive and treasurer of the Jewish Relief War Drive and a director of the United War Drive. Judge Daly is a Democrat, and 'for twenty years before he went on the bench was second' o none in his constant, prominent and arduous activities and labors in the organization, councils and leadership of the party, and throughout all that time was recognized as its leading advocate on the public platform. For a number of years he was chairman of the Middlesex County Democratic Executive Committee.
Upon the organization of the present Middlesex County Bar Association, Judge Daly was unanimously elected its first president, and has since actively continued his membership therein; he is also a member of the American Bar Association. He was the founder and first grand knight of New Brunswick Council of the Knights of Columbus, and is a charter member and past exalted ruler of 'the New Brunswick Lodge of Elks and is a member of the Royal Arcanum. For a number of years he was an officer of the University Extension Society of Rutgers College, and is on the executive committee of the Dante Society of the city of New Brunswick. His clubs are the Union, New Brunswick Country Club ; also the East Jersey Club of Perth Amboy and the old Colony of New York City, of which latter he is a director. He is a member of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church.
After ten years' service on the bench, the reappointment of Judge Daly was generally and earnestly urged from every section of the county and by people in every walk in life, and Governor Edwards made the reappointment and it was unanimously confirmed by the Senate. A splendid tribute to the judge was the petition of the lawyers advocating his reappointment, and a most remarkable tribute it was, as well, from the fact that it was signed by every practicing lawyer in the whole county, save two or three. This petition, the work of the lawyers themselves, and done entirely upon their own initiative and because of their admiration, esteem and affection for the man and their desire for an impartial, able and exalted administration of law and justice, not only faithfully expressed their own estimate but that of the people generally of Judge Daly as a man, a citizen and a jurist. It was as follows:
The members of the Bar of Middlesex county are interested in seeing the judicial affairs of our county administered in a capable, dignified and honest manner, and because of this do most respectfully petition your Excellency to reappoint as County Judge of the County of Middlesex, the Honorable Peter Francis Daly, who has for ten years most signally honored that position
The reasons moving us to urge this appointment are: During the ten years that Judge Daly has acted as County Judge, he has shown an extraordinary keen grasp of the legal questions that were involved in the administration of the probate law, the criminal law, and the many and varied duties imposed upon him as such Judge; he has been fair and Just in his determination of all matters brought before him and his decisions have been rendered conscientiously with regard only for right and justice. Never during that time has the least hint of bias or prejudice, affecting his public acts, been breathed. His industry is meeting the great volume of work that has come before him has been unflagging and the public's business has been handled by him with skill and dispatch.
On many occasions he has been singularly distinguished by the justices of the Supreme Court to preside over important cases in other counties and his work in such counties as well as in his own county whenever taken tip for review by higher courts has been uniformly approved.
Just, fearless and capable as • Peter Francis Daly has been as the Judge, he has always been a man of large and generous heart desirous of blending mercy with justice in every justifiable case and ever ready to lend a sympathetic ear to worthy petitions for clemency addressed to him. He has treated the bar and litigants with consideration and courtesy; and both on the bench and as a citizen, he has taken an active, honorable and leading part in every movement, having for its end the relief of suffering, the inculcation of patriotism and the advancement of Americanization. His time and talents have been at the service of the people of the State, at all the charitable, educational and patriotic organizations, who, both before, during and after the War, have been of such great service to our country.
We feel that the record of this faithful, conscientious and able Judge, who has so richly earned the esteem, confidence and affection of the people of this county, entitles him to reappointment; and are glad of this opportunity to express to Your Excellency our approbation of him and of his work and our earnest hope that you will reappoint him to this high office in which he has so eminently distinguished himself and which he is so particularly fitted to fill by temperament, training, experience, knowledge, heart and rare good judgment.
Judge Daly married, September 25, 1893, at the Church of the Sacred Heart, New Brunswick, Mary Rose Mansfield, daughter of William and Margaret (Fitzgerald) Mansfield, her father a member of the firm of Harding & Mansfield, wholesale and retail shoe dealers. Mrs. Daly died January 13, 1917. Judge and Mrs. Daly had one daughter, Margaret Mansfield, who married William Thornton Campbell,.of New Brunswick, June 5, 1920.
 
GOVERNOR JOSEPH BLOOMFIELD, fourth governor of New Jersey under Revolutionary and State governments, traced his descent from Henry Bloomfield, of Woodbridge, Suffolkshire, England, who fled from England in Cromwell's time and came to Newburyport, Massachusetts, in 1632. The line is traced from the founder through his son Thomas, of whom further.
(II) 'Thomas Bloomfield, son of Henry Bloomfield, came from England with his father, and accompanied by his sons: John ; Thomas (2), of whom further; Nathaniel ; Ezekiel ; and a daughter, Mary. They also settled in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
(III) Thomas (2) Bloomfield, son of Thomas (1) Bloomfield, married, about 1640, Mary , and their children, born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, were: Mary, Sarah, John, Thomas (3), Nathaniel ; Ezekiel, of whom further; Rebecca, Ruth, and Timothy.
Sir George Carteret was appointed governor of New Jersey, and he deputized his brother Philip acting governor to go to New Jersey and represent him. Philip Carteret settled at Perth Amboy, and made that the seat of his government. To induce settlers from New England, he sent agents to invite them, and in consequence several persons came from Newburyport and settled in the township, later called Woodbridge for that of the town in England. Among those who came to Woodbridge township, now in Middlesex county, New Jersey, were Thomas Bloomfield, William Bloomfield, and five others, who came and patented many acres of farm land, in December, 1669. Thomas Bloomfield was a freeholder in 1670; represented Woodbridge in Colonial Assembly in 1670; and was a magistrate in 1675-80.
(IV) Ezekiel Bloomfield, son of Thomas (2) and Mary Bloomfield, was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, in 1653, died in Woodbridge township, Middlesex county, New Jersey, in February, 1702. He was a deputy in 1686-87. He married Hope Randolph, and they were the parents of: Timothy, Ezekiel (2), Rebecca; Joseph, of further mention; Jeremiah, and Nathaniel.
(V) Joseph Bloomfield, son of Ezekiel and Hope (Randolph) Bloomfield, was born in Woodbridge township, Middlesex county, New Jersey; he married Alice Dunham. Joseph Bloomfield held important town offices, and was a man of influence.
(VI) Dr. Moses Bloomfield, son of Joseph and Alice (Dunham) Bloomfield, married Sarah Ogden, and they were the parents of four children : Governor Joseph, of whom further; Dr. Samuel ; Nancy, who married Dr. Wall ; and Hannah, who married General Giles.
(VII) Governor Joseph Bloomfield, son of Dr. Moses and Sarah (Ogden) Bloomfield, was born in Woodbridge, New Jersey, October 18, 1750. He married (first) Mary Mcllvaine; (second) Isabell Ramsey. There were no children of these two marriages. Governor Bloomfield died at Burlington, New Jersey, October 3, 1823. The following head stone marks his grave in St. Mary's Churchyard, Burlington, New Jersey (2171 headstone) :
In memory of Joseph Bloomfield, a soldier of the Revolution, late Governor of New Jersey and general in the Army of the United States. He ceased a life of Probity, Benevolence and Public Usefulness, October 3, 1823, in the 70th year of his age.
In the register of St. Mary's Church is the entry, "October 5, buried General Joseph Bloomfield."
In youth he attended Dr. Enoch Green's School in Deerfield, Cumberland county, New Jersey, and after finishing his school years, began the study of law under Cortland Skinner, a former attorney-general of New Jersey. He was licensed to practice law in 1775, and in that year located at Bridgeton, New Jersey, and began practice. One of his first cases was as one of counsel retained by the defendants in a suit brought by the owners of a cargo of tea which was taken from a vessel at Greenwich, New Jersey, November 22, 1775, and stored there. On the night of the day named, forty men took possession of that tea and set fire to it. That "Tea Party" antedated the Boston "Tea Party" twenty-four days.
Joseph Bloomfield was commissioned captain of militia by the Provincial Congress of New Jersey in 1775, and in 1776 that commission was confirmed by the Continental Congress and made to apply to the New Jersey Line, Third Battalion, First Establishment. One hundred men were recruited in two weeks by Captain Bloomfield and Lieutenant Elmer, and in the spring, Captain Bloomfield was on duty in the Mohawk Valley, New York. They built Fort Peyton at Herkimer, New York, named after a colonel of their regiment. The following November he was with his troops at Ticonderoga, and there was named judge advocate of the army of the North. He was stricken with illness, and on Christmas Day, 1776, started for home. At the organization of General Maxwell's brigade, February 1, 1777, Joseph Bloomfield was made captain of the Seventh Company, Third Battalion. On September It, 1777, the "Jersey Line" opened the battle of Brandywine and there Captain Bloomfield was wounded. Maxwell's brigade wintered at Valley Forge, and when Philadelphia was evacuated by the British, June 18, 1778, he was detached from the main army and with the militia ordered to harass Clinton's forces. On June 28, 1778, the "Jersey Line" joined the left wing of the army and Maxwell's brigade fought at Monmouth. Captain Bloomfield remained in active field service until 1778, when he became clerk of the New Jersey Assembly. In 1783 he succeeded William Patterson as attorney-general, serving until 1788.
Captain Bloomfield moved to Burlington after resigning from the army, and that town was henceforth his home. In 179! his name heads the list of principal practitioners before the Supreme Court, asking the Court to vacate the order compelling the wearing of "bands and gowns ;" the Court complied. In 1792 he was presidential elector for George Washington and John Quincy Adams. In 1794, as brigadier-general of militia, he was sent to Pennsylvania to quell the "Whiskey Insurrection." In 1802 he was made chancellor, and at his first Court of Chancery he asked that he be not addressed as "Excellency." In 1795-1800 he was mayor of Burlington, and in 180i was appointed governor of New Jersey. In the fall of i80i the Legislature for the first time was Democratic, and at a joint meeting, held October 31st, Joseph Bloomfield was elected governor, receiving thirty votes against twenty cast for Richard Stockton. In 1802 there was no choice for governor, but in 1803 Joseph Bloomfield was elected, was again reelected and held the office until 1812, serving the State as governor eleven years, Governor Livingston's term only exceeding that of Governor Bloomfield.
In 1812 Governor Bloomfield was appointed by President Madison a brigadier-general, with the rank of general in the army to invade Canada. He was at Sacket Harbor, New York, with his brigade in the spring of 1813, and later was assigned to the command of the Philadelphia Military District, there remaining until honorably discharged, June 15, 1815. He served as Congressman from New Jersey, 1817-21, being chairman of the committee on Revolutionary Pensions, and introduced and forced to passage bills granting pensions to veteran soldiers of the Revolution and Revolutionary widows.
The historian says of General Bloomfield : "He was undoubtedly a man of considerable ability, of unquestioned probity, and great benevolence, and took a very active interest in public affairs not only of those relating to the politics of the country, but in many benevolent associations. He was always a prominent citizen in whatever community he lived, and his influence has ever been lifted for the right."
Governor Bloomfield was president of the Society of the Cincinnati, and for many years president of the New Jersey Society for the Abolition of Slavery, the object of the society being to protect slaves from abuse and to assist them to obtain their liberty by legal proceedings. Bloomfield, New Jersey, was named in his honor, and he was recognized as a man of ability and worth. He was elected a trustee of Princeton College in 1793. Governor Bloomfield's last public service was as Congressman. He was elected by the Democrats in 1816, and retired March 4, 1821. He died about two years later. He was deputy grand master of the Masons of New Jersey in 1795-96.97-98, and grand master in 1799-1800.


WILLIAM BLOOMFIELD, father of Charles A. Bloomfield, of Metuchen, New Jersey, is a son of Smith Bloomfield, and a collateral relative of Governor Joseph Bloomfield. William Bloomfield was born in New York City, February 8, i8o8, and there died at his residence, No. 28 Dominick street, January 23, 1879, in his seventy-first year. His father, Smith Bloomfield, was a builder of New York City, and gave his son the best school advantages. William Bloomfield graduated with distinction from Rutgers College, and soon after began the study of law with Judge John L. Mason, a former judge of the Superior Court. In 1832 he was admitted to the New York bar, and in 1838 entered into a partnership with Thomas McElrath and Charles P. Daly, he the youngest member of the firm of McElrath, Bloomfield & Daly. That firm engaged in lucrative practice until 1841, when Thomas McElrath withdrew, and with Horace Greeley he published the daily New York "Tribune," under the firm name of Greeley & McElrath. It was Mr. McElrath's judicious management, and his business sagacity, upholding Mr. Greeley's editorial genius, that placed that journal on its foundation of prosperity. Charles P. Daly was the junior member of the firm, although but twenty-eight years of age and in law practice but five years; in 1844 he was appointed judge of the Court of Common Pleas. judge Daly held that office by appointment, then by election, until compelled to retire under the age limit of the law. Such were the two law partners of William Bloomfield, and to neither was he inferior. After Judge Daly's retirement from the firm in 1844 to go on the bench, Mr. Bloomfield assumed the entire burden of practice, and for thirty-five years conducted a very large law business in the city of New York. His great reputation was made as chamber counsel, he rarely appearing in the public courts. He was learned in the law, skilled in its application, wise in counsel, but far too modest and unassuming for a public advocate. Yet he was a powerful pleader and debater, his arguments in chambers carrying great weight. His well-stored, logical mind went quickly to the kernel of a question, and his opinions on any question of law, particularly the law of real estate, was confidently relied upon. His high reputation brought him many difficult and intricate cases, and his judgments were so clear and convincing, and so in accord with the highest law, that they were almost always confirmed by the courts when any litigant rashly appeared.
Judge Bloomfield's clients relied upon him absolutely; he was a most valuable citizen, and a lawyer who combined the highest integrity and the most delicate sense of honor with the greatest sagacity in all legal matters.
William Bloomfield married, May 24, 1834, Catherine Van Mater Croes, daughter of the Rev. John Croes, of Christ Church, of New Brunswick, New Jersey, and granddaughter of the Rt. Rev. John Croes, first Protestant Episcopal Bishop of the State of New Jersey. To William and Catherine Van M. (Ctoes) Bloomfield seven children were born: 1. Smith, deceased, a well known lawyer and a member of the Board of Education of New York City. 2. John Croes, who fought in the Civil War and became a lieutenant-colonel through promotion in the different grades from that of a private; he died in Akron, Ohio, in his seventy-first year. 3. Eleanor Van Mater, died unmarried. 4. William (2), died young. 5. Thomas Blanch, an eminent physician at the time of his death, who lived at Saybrook, Connecticut. 6. Jessie, unmarried, died at the age of seventy years. 7. Charles A., of further mention in the following sketch. Judge Bloomfield was buried from old St. John's Church in Varick street, of which he was an active member and longtime vestryman.
 
CHARLES A. BLOOMFIELD, like his eminent father, William Bloomfield (q. v.), the well known New York attorney, was also destined for the law, and was in practice for a time, but he had little liking for his profession and he abandoned practice, organized The Bloomfield Clay Company, and has been a leading figure in the clay and ceramic business for many years. He is now a resident of the town of Metuchen, in Middlesex county, New Jersey, his home a historic homestead that has been in the family since his first ancestor came from Massachusetts in 1639 and bought it from the Indians.
Charles A. Bloomfield is a collateral relative of General Joseph Bloomfield, who was governor of New Jersey for eleven years, and the grand master of New Jersey Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, in 1799 and 'Roo. Another monument to the family name is found in Bloomfield, formerly a suburb of Newark, New Jersey, named after Governor Bloomfield, a deeply religious man, who assisted in the building of the old Bloomfield church. The home in which Mr. Bloomfield resides at Metuchen is a rare old building; his library is trimmed and decorated with the finest black walnut, hewn from a tree that grew on the old farm a hundred and eighty-seven years ago. During the World War, 1917-18, he kept "open house" for the officers on duty at the Raritan arsenal, only a short distance away, standing on land taken over by the government, a part of which was formerly owned by Mr. Bloomfield.
Charles A. Bloomfield was born in New York City, February 25, 1849, the son of William and Catherine Van M. (Croes) Bloomfield (q. v.), grandson of Smith Bloomfield, a well known builder of New York City, and great-grandson of Dr. Samuel Bloomfield of the seventh American generation. He began his education under private teaching, and when about ten years of age became a pupil at Summit Academy, Summit, New Jersey, remaining there until 1863. He was next a pupil at Dr. Hunter's old No. 35 Public School, Thirteenth street and Sixth avenue, said to have been the best school in New York City in its time. Prom that school he passed to the Free Academy, afterward known as the College of the City of New York, there remaining until 1867. He began the study of law under his father, formerly a member of the firm of McElrath, Bloomfield & Daly, and one of the distinguished lawyers of New York City, but after five years, which to him were exceedingly distasteful, he left the law and entered business life, and so continues, although more than forty years have since elapsed.
Mr. Bloomfield entered the clay business, near the family home at Metuchen, and organized The Bloomfield Clay Company to work the clay beds or mines that the company owned on Raritan Ridge. He has been connected with clay manufacturing until the present time, and • is one of the most prominent men in the State. He was president of the National Brick Manufacturers' Association in 1912 and 1913, and has held a similar position with the New Jersey Clay Workers' Association. He has taken a deep interest in ceramics, and was the founder of the Department of Ceramics in the State Agricultural College at New Brunswick, which is part of Rutgers College. He is a veteran of the old New York Seventh Regiment, National Guard, and was once president of the Masonic Veterans' Association of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey.
There is no better known man in the clay and ceramic industry, and the Bloomfield name is equally well known in the Masonic order. On May 12, 1921, Charles A. Bloomfield celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of his Masonic birthday, having been made a Mason on that date, in 1871, in Belleville Lodge, No. 108, Free and Accepted Masons, Belleville, New Jersey, later taking a demit to help form Mount Zion Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, when Metuchen became his home. The members of Mount Zion Lodge, together with a number of distinguished guests from the Grand Lodge of New Jersey, gave him a banquet in celebration of his fiftieth anniversary as a Mason on this occasion. At a previous session of the Grand Lodge of the State of New Jersey Free and Accepted Masons, Mr. Bloomfield presented to that lodge a commission borne by his distinguished relative, General Joseph Bloomfield, a former grand master of the State (1799-1800), and governor of the State of New Jersey for eleven years, his the longest term any governor of New Jersey ever served, excepting that of Governor Livingston's.
Charles A. Bloomfield is a member of the Grand Lodge, being past master of Mount Zion Lodge, No. 135, Free and Accepted Masons, of Metuchen, New Jersey; Is a member of Jerusalem Chapter, No: 8, Royal Arch Masons, New York City ; Temple Commandery, No. 18, Knights Templar, of New Brunswick, New Jersey ; is a thirty-second degree Mason, being a member of the Scottish Rite, Valley of New Jersey, Jersey City ; and a member of Salaam Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Newark, New 'jersey. He was one of the originators of the St. John Guild of New York, and for many years its financial secretary.
Charles A. Bloomfield married,• January 20, 1874, in old St. John's Episcopal Church, New York City, Mary Andrews, daughter of George F. and Mary (Holbert) Andrews, of Orange county, New York, where these two families were among the best known people. To Mr. and Mrs. Bloomfield two children were born : I. Eleanor Andrews, who resides unmarried at the homestead at Metuchen. 2. Howard Weston, a,graduate of the City College of New York, and a post-graduate of the Department of Ceramics of Rutgers College ; he married Anita I. Lundy, of Metuchen, and they have three children : Eleanor V. M., Howard L., and Harold R.


DANIEL COY CHASE.—Prior to 1785, Joseph Chase came from England to New England, locating at Fall River, Massachusetts, where his. son, Stephen Chase, was born in 1785. Stephen Chase served in the American army during the War of 1812, and settled at Broadalbin, Fulton county, New York. There a son, Holden T. Chase, was born, in 181i, and he married Phoebe Coy, they the parents of Daniel Coy Chase, the principal character in this review.
Daniel Coy Chase was born in Broadalbin, Fulton county, New York, May 4, 1850, and was educated in the public schools there. Later he came to New York City, where he was a student at Paine's Business College. He began his long successful career in marine affairs October 16, 1864, as night watchman of steamboats at the Delaware & Raritan Canal terminal at the foot of Morton street, New York City. He quickly rose in rank with this company, which was then the Camden & Amboy railroad, but soon afterward became a part of the Pennsylvania railroad system. On October 1, 1866, he was made assistant towing agent at New York City during the open months of navigation, and in the winter months served as freight clerk at New York City and assistant train despatcher at Jersey City. He was again promoted October 1, 1874, to the post of towing agent at New York City, where' he also acted as chief master and pilot of steamboats. In 1875 he was made general agent of the Pennsylvania railroad's New York-Albany and New Brunswick towing lines. Again on September 1, x88o, he was promoted to the position of superintendent of steam towing for the Pennsylvania railroad, a position he held•for a number of years. From March I, 1902, to December I, 1905, he also held the position of terminal and shipping agent at South Amboy, and in 1906 he was made superintendent of the lighterage department of the company's business. After the railroads passed Under Federal control in 1917, Mr. Chase was advanced to a higher position, his title being consulting superintendent, and he acted in an advisory capacity on many of the most important maritime and railroad affairs in this section of the country.
On all matters' pertaining to lighterage business of the harbor and its relation to admiralty law, he is an authority, his long connection with such work laving compelled him to study the subject from every angle. Harbor, pilot and tow boat laws and duties are all familiar subjects. He has been called on many times by the National and State governments, as well as by other large bodies, to render decisions in such matters. It was partially through his efforts that Congress appropriated large sums of money for much' needed improvement of the navigable channels in New Jersey and New York harbors. Mr. Chase has invented and patented many devices and attachments used in tugs and barges, and originated the duplex system used by the towing department. Besides these he was the first to designate the system of painting steamboat stacks.with designs to describe" their ownership. The keystone on the Pennsylvania Railroad boats is a design originated by Mr. Chase, and many other companies have followed this custom.
In April, 1889, Captain Chase was appointed by Governor Robert S. Green a member of the Board of Commissioners of Pilotage for the State of New Jersey, a post he ably filled until his retirement in 19106. In 1894 he was chosen president of the board. For upwards of fifty years Captain Chase was an active pilot master and engineer on local and coastwise waters, having a license for such duties should occasion arise.
Other interests have claimed him outside his railroad duties; for years he was president of the South Amboy Lumber and Builders' Supply Company ; for a long time he was a director of the Maple Realty Company; and vice-president of the First National Bank of South Amboy. He was one of the organizers and the first president of the Raritan River Railroad Company, and for years was a member of its board of directors. He organized the Perth Amboy Dry Dock of Perth Amboy, and was its first president. Later he organized the Raritan Dry Dock Company, and likewise was its first president, being president of both these companies at the same time.
A Democrat in politics, Captain Chase has held many offices of public trust. He was at one time chosen freeholder of Middlesex county, and in 1884 he was elected State Senator from this county. While Senator he drafted, introduced and pressed to passage the bill creating the borough of South Amboy in '.:7; that borough, in appreciation of his work, elected him for five successive terms as mayor. In 1894 he was the choice of his party in the New Jersey Third Congressional District, but declined the nomination for Congressman. Mr. Chase is a member of the Railroad Club; the Traffic Club; the Maritime Exchange of New York; the National Board of Steam Navigation, and a member of the legislative and executive committees. He has been for years chairman of the legislative committee of the New Jersey-New York State Chamber of Commerce, and has performed notable service in securing legislation of benefit to those interested in anchorage and navigable waterways' questions. He is a long time president of the Board of Health of South Amboy in addition to his other local activities, also president of the local Chamber of Commerce. For several years he was president of the Maritime Reporter Publishing Company of New York City, publishers of the well known "Maritime Reporter."
In the Masonic order, Captain Chase is a past master of St. Stephen's Lodge, No. 63, Free and Accepted Masons, of South Amboy; a companion of the Royal Arch Masons; a Knight Templar; and a noble of Salaam Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He is also a member of the Order of United American Mechanics; the Improved Order of Red Men; Pennsylvania Railroad Benevolent Society; Telegraphers' Benevolent Association ; Young Men's Christian Association; various automobile clubs; trustee and deacon of the Baptist church of South Amboy, and a member of Chase Lodge, Independent Order of Foresters, which was named in his honor.
Such in brief has been the career of a man now retired to the privacy of his beautiful home in South Amboy, and a man of extraordinary keenness of mind and good health for one of his years. He numbers among his friends everyone who knows him in the community in which he lives, and all over the State and country men of influence and wealth claim his friendship. A leader among men, he has not sought his own ends, but all organizations and enterprises with which he has been connected have been benefited, strengthened and advanced through his connection with them.. Besides his leadership in many things, he has appeared upon many platforms, and has won more than local fame as a speaker. It can be truly said that Captain Chase is a citizen of the first rank, and his home town gladly claims him, Middlesex county is well represented by his presence, and New Jersey is benefited by such citizenship.
 
M. IRVING DEMAREST.—The family of Demarest, so influential in New Jersey, descends from Jean Des Marets, a French Huguenot, who with .his family fled from France and sought refuge in Holland, settling at Middelburg, on the Island of Walcheren, in Zealand. His son, David Demarest, as the name became in this country, came to New Amsterdam on the ship "Bontecou" (Spotted Cow), April 16, 1663, and finally settled on the tract which he bought in Bergen county, on the Hackensack river, known as. the French patent, where he hoped to establish a colony of French refugees. That land was originally bought from the Indians in 1677, but owing to the fact that it lay partly in New York and partly in New Jersey, David Demarest found difficulty in procuring a valid title, and it is said that before he did come into peaceful and undisputed possession he paid for his land four times the original purchase price. He moved with several other Huguenot families to the tract in 1686, and there died, in 1693. He married, at Middelburg, Island of Walcheren, Zealand, Marie Sohier, and they were the parents of two sons : David and Samuel, both of whom married. From David and Marie Demarest sprang the numerous ancient and honorable Demarest families.
M. Irving Demarest, of Woodbridge, New Jersey, is a son of William H. and Agnes (Van Derveer) Demarest, his mother of equally ancient and honorable family. William H. Demarest was born in Woodbridge, and there died, in 1903, after a long and useful life. He was for many years and until his death engaged in the coal business which he founded and which after his passing was sold to Thomas F. Dunigan. Mr. Demarest was active in town affairs, and was one of the organizers of the First Congregational Church of Woodbridge, and from its organization, in 1876, until his passing, in 1903, was a member of its board of trustees.
M. Irving Demarest was born in Woodbridge, Middlesex county, New Jersey, July 23, 1876, and there attended the public schools until he was sixteen years of age. He then became associated with his father in the coal business, continuing with him for two years, 1892-94, then formed a connection with E. J. Gillis & Company, dealers in teas and coffees, at No. 245 Washington street, New York City, as traveling salesman. He traveled for that company for two years, then in 1896 entered the employ of Gorham L. Boynton, a contractor of Sewaren, New Jersey. Mr. Boynton was also the agent for the owners of the Sewaren tract, and when in 1899 he retired from the business, Mr. Demarest succeeded him and still fills the position. In 1907 he began taking contracts for road building and has since built roads all over the State of New Jersey. He is still active in the contracting field, and in that field has gained high reputation. He is vice-president of the First National Bank of Woodbridge, and a man universally respected and esteemed.
In 1903 Mr. Demarest was elected clerk of Woodbridge township, serving three years. In 1906 he was appointed clerk of the Middlesex county Board of Chosen Freeholders, holding that position four years. He is a member of the Masonic order, holding the thirty-second degree of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite; is a noble of the Mystic Shrine ; a member of the Perth Amboy Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; the Independent Order of Odd Fellows; and the Royal Arcanum. He is a member of the First Congregational Church of Woodbridge, a society his father aided in organizing in the year his son was born,. 1876.
Mr. Demarest married, in Sewaren, New Jersey, June 25, 19ot, Elizabeth B. Voorhees, of ancient New Jersey family, daughter of J. Van Cleef and Isabel (Voorhees) Voorhees. Mr. and Mrs. Demarest are the parents of a son, Irving Voorhees Demarest, born May 1, 1904, now a student at Blair Academy, Blairstown, New Jersey. The family home is in Sewaren, New Jersey.
 
MORGAN FOSTER LARSON, a well known civil engineer of Perth Amboy, Nev. Jersey, in spite of his years, has already earned a distinction in his particular line of work which might be the envy of a much older man. Hiss efforts have been so discerningly directed along well defined lines that his may already be called a successful life in the true sense of the word.
Peter Larson, father of Morgan F. Larson, was born in Denmark, July 4;1849, and came to •this country at the age of twenty-two years, settling in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, where he has ever since resided and where he is the owner of a blacksmith shop and wagon factory located on Prospect street. He is a staunch Republican in politics, and takes a keen and lively interest in the principles of his party. He married Regina Knudsen, a native of Denmark, having been born there, October 31, 1848; she came to Perth Amboy when a young woman and has since resided in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Larson are the parents of five children: George T., born August 6, 1878, a member of the city fire department of Perth Amboyeis married, and has four children; Louisa, born April t 1, 188o, wife of Thomas Jensen, and has one child; Morgan Foster, of further mention; Peter, born October 3, 1884, a blacksmith by trade, is married, and has one child; Edward, died in infancy.
Morgan Foster' Larson was born In Perth Amboy, June 15, 1882, a son of Peter and Regina (Knudsen) Larson. He received his preliminary education in the local public schools, later matriculating in Cooper Union University, from which he was graduated B. C. in t9o7, and immediately established himself as an engineer in his native city, receiving that same year the appointment of county engineer, which position he held for three years. In 19t he received his degree of Civil Engineer, and the year previous he formed a partnership with Alvin B. Fox and this still exists under the name of Larson & Fox. In 1917, Mr. Larson was appointed city engineer of Perth Amboy, and township engineer of Woodbridge, which offices he still holds.
A Republican in politics, he is peculiarly popular in the organization and has for the past four years been president of the Perth Amboy Republican Gut. He has ever identified himself with the interests of the community it: which he resides, and his executive ability is well recognized, in constluence of which he is a director of the Perth Amboy Trust Company and also director and one of the organizers of the Perth Amboy Building and Loan Association. In religion he is a Lutheran and a member of Grace Lutheran Church. He is prominent in many of the fraternal organizations, being a member of Lodge No. 61, Free and Accepted Masons, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge No. 784.
Mr. Larson married, January 7, 1914, Jennie Brogger, a daughter of L. C. N. and Karen (Larson) Brogger. Mr. and Mrs. Larson have no children.
No citizen of the community is more highly respected than he, his fellow-citizens recognizing his merit and rejoicing in his advancement and the honors which he has attained. Honorable in business, loyal in citizenship, charitable in thought, kindly in action, true to every trust confided to his care, his life is worthy of emulation, and gives promise of future success.
 
CHARLES R. SIMMEN, son of Theodore and Marie (Lecker) Simmen, was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, November 12, 1881, but two years later his parents moved to Perth Amboy, where Theodore Simmen engaged first in the pottery business, but later was engaged in the management of a bakery.
Charles R. Simmen was educated in Perth Amboy public schools. Since leaving school he has been principally employed as a baker, having been taught that trade by his father. He continued with his father so long as the latter was in the business, then joined forces with his brother, and with him is now associated in the Simmen's Model Bakery, at Perth Amboy.
Mr. Simmen is a member of the Improved Order of Red Men and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, being past sachem of the former, and at present (1921) exalted ruler of the latter. He is a Republican in politics.
Mr. Simmen married, at Perth Amboy, New Jersey, in June, 1907, Ella Hughes, daughter of Henry and Mary (Ryan) Hughes, of Perth Amboy. Mr. and Mrs. Simmen are the parents of two daughters: Marie and Eugenia. The family home is at No. 122 Lewis street, Perth Amboy, New Jersey.

OUIS A. VOORHEES—The surname Voorhees is of early Dutch origin and traces to an ancestor known as Albert of Voorhees, who resided before (voor) the village of Hees, in the Province of Drenthe, Holland.
(I) The American progenitor of this branch is Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, who emigrated from "before the village of Hees," Holland, in April, 1666, in the ship "Bontekoe" (spotted cow), whose captain was Pieter Lucassen. He purchased, November 29, x66o, from Cornelius Dircksen Hoogland, nine morgens of cornland, seven morgens of woodland, ten morgens of plainland, and five morgens of salt meadow in Flatlands, Long Island, for three thousand guilders, also the house and houseplot lying in the village of "Amesfoort en Bergen" (Flatlands), with the brewery and all the brewery apparatus, kettle house and casks, with the appurtenances. He had seven children.
(II) Lucus Stevense Van Voorhees, son of Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, was born at Flatlands, Long Island, and married Catherine Hansen Van Noortstrand. They had seven children.
(III) Jan Lucasse Van Voorhees, son of Lucas Stevense and Cather- ine Hansen (Van Noortstrand) Van Voorhees, married Mayke R. Schenck, and removed in 1717 to Six Mile Run, Somerset county, New Jersey.
(IV) Isaac Voorhees, son of Jan Lucasse and Mayke R. (Schenck) Van Voorhees, married Helena, daughter of Derrick Barkaloo, and resided in the vicinity of New Brunswick.
(V) David Voorhees, son of Isaac and Helena (Barkaloo) Voorhees, married Eve Oakey, and resided in New Brunswick. They had seven children. Mr. Voorhees partcipated in the Revolutionary War, and in 1781 was a lieutenant of the New Jersey Militia.
(VI) Ira Condict Voorhees, son of David and Eve (Oakey) Voorhees, married Ann Rolfe Holbert, and they had three children.
(VII) Charles Holbert Voorhees, son of Ira Condict and Ann Rolfe (Holbert) Voorhees, and father of Louis A. Voorhees, was a physician for many years in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and also served as county physician. During the Civil War, he took an active part in the medical corps. He married Charlotte Bournonville, and to them were born four children : Ira Condict (2), a resident of New Brunswick ; Vanderbilt Spader, a resident of New Brunswick; Anthony Bournonville, of Belmar, New Jersey ; and Louis A., of further mention.
(VIII) Louis A. Voorhees, son of Charles Holbert and Charlotte (Bournonville) Voorhees, was born March 6, 1865, in the old homestead in which he now resides, at No. III Carroll place, New Brunswick, New Jersey. His education was obtained at the private school of Miss Ten-Broeck, Rutgers College Grammar School, from which he was graduated in 188x, and Rutgers College, where he obtained the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 5, and Master of Arts in 1888. In 1885, after completing his studies, he secured a position as assistant chemist with the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, subsequently being promoted to chief chemist in 1895, which office• he held for ten years. As such, he prepared many of the bulletins that went out from that office for the instruction and edification of the agricultural communities. At present (192o), he is chemist in the Department of Health of the City of New Brunswick. In i899, he formed an association in company with E. N. Bedford and George Kuhn, which instigated the plan of purchasing what had been the Remsen Avenue Baptist Church and converting it into the Masonic Temple of New Brunswick, of which association he became its first secretary and is still holding that office.
Mr. Voorhees has delved deep into the technicalities and intricacies of his profession, and, in consequence, is a member of many of its leading societies, among them being: The American Chemical Society; the American Electro-Chemical Society; the American Association for the Advancement of Science ; the New Jersey Chemical Society ; and the Society of Chemical Industry, of London, England. He is also prominent in Masonic circles, being past master of Union Lodge, No. 19, Free • and Accepted Masons ; formerly high priest of Scott Chapter, No. 4, Royal Arch Masons; past thrice illustrious master of Scott Council, No. 1, Royal and Select Masters; a member of Temple Commandery, No. 18, Knights Templar; New Jersey Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, and Mecca Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He is also affiliated with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, New Brunswick Lodge, No. 324, and is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. His clubs are: The Chemist Club, of New York City; the Middlesex Automobile Club, of which he is secretary; the New Jersey Automobile and Motor Club of Newark; and he also holds the office of secretary of the State Automobile Association known as the Associated Automobile Clubs of New Jersey.
He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa fraternity, and Delta Upsilon.
On October 24, two, Mr. Voorhees was united in marriage with May Wilcox, daughter of Theodore and Annie (Stroud) Wilcox, of New Brunswick. Mr. and Mrs. Voorhees have no children.
 
FRANK NEER.—For many years Frank Neer was a well known figure in the social, business and political circles of Perth Amboy, New Jersey. The Neera were an old and highly respected family in Holland, and came to this country in the very early history of the American colonies.
Mr. Neer's father was Charles Neer. He was a farmer by occupation, and owned a considerable acreage in Summit, Schoharie county, New York. He married Levantia Schermerhorn, who died in Summit. They were the parents of five children, of whom Harmon is now living at Binghamton, New York; and Emily, widow of David Houck, is also a resident of Binghamton.
Frank Neer, son of Charles and Levantia (Schermerhorn) Neer, was born March 18, 1852, in. Summit, Schoharie county, New York. It was there that he received his early education, which was completed with a course at the Charlotteville, New York, Academy. Upon leaving school, the young man assisted his father on the farm, but feeling that he could win more from life by branching out upon some line of individual effort, he at length decided to leave home. He came to Perth Amboy, New Jersey, in 1876, and from that time until his death, was actively identified with the life of that city. He began as yard master in the Lehigh Valley Railroad yards, in which position he remained for about ten years. His tastes, however, were along a different line, and in 1887 he made the start that was to mean definite achievement. At this time he established, at No. too Smith street, a stationery store, which is still a feature of the business district of Perth Amboy, having been conducted for this very considerable period of time, at the same address. For a time Mr. Neer operated the store adjoining, at No. 98 Smith street, as a confectionery store, but discontinued this, and devoted all his time to the stationery and book business.
Mr. Neer not only dealt in books; he loved them. His recreation was closely akin to his occupation. He spent the greater part of his leisure time at home with the choicest volumes of history and fiction, which his broad acquaintance with the world of books placed in his hands. He was a discriminating and careful reader, and a deep thinker.
In political affiliation he was a Republican of the old school, and while never seeking political preferment, served for some years as a member of the Board of Assessors. His interests reached out in many directions. He was a member of the Royal Arcanum, and also of the East Jersey Club. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and for many years served on the board of trustees.
Mr. Neer married, in 1875, at Waverly, New York, Mary E., daughter of John and. Eliza (Durland) Ball. They were descendants of early New England settlers, and both father and mother are now buried at Waverly. The father was a Baptist minister. Frank and Mary E. (Ball) Neer were the parents of two children : Carolyn, who died in Perth Amboy, December 24, t9i5 ; and Anne English.
Mr. Neer died October 27, 1917, and since that time, the business, to •which he had so long devoted his constant attention, has been conducted by his daughter, Anne E. Neer.
 
AMOS WHEATLEY.—Since 1906 Mr. Wheatley has been a resident of New Brunswick, New Jersey, a silversmith, conducting a prosperous business. He is of English birth and parentage, and from early boyhood has made his own way in the world, beginning when a boy of eleven years. He has always been a worker and has always set high standards for himself in everything he has done. He bears honorable reputation among business men, and in his residence borough, Highland Park, has gained public support for borough office.
Amos Wheatley, son of Isaac and Mary (Crowder) Wheatley, was born in Fulford, near York, Yorkshire, England, his father now deceased. His youth was spent in Lancashire, England, his education being obtained in Fallowfield British school; Fallowfield, near Manchester, and later for two years he attended night sessions of the Manchester Technical School. At the age of eleven years he graduated from Fallowfield school and that year began working in an attorney's office on Cross street, Manchester, but a few months later became office boy for two Danish gentlemen. His next position was taken a few months later with the shipping and warehouse business of Fraser Brothers, Limited, of Prince street, Manchester. He spent two years with that firm, then began learning the trade of engraver, continuing until his full years of apprenticeship were accomplished. Coming out a finished workman, Mr. Wheatley at once established in business in Manchester, England, continuing until his departure for Canada to manage a factory. Two years later he came to the United States and has been in business for himself until the present (1921), being now located at No. 83 Albany street, New Brunswick, New Jersey. He is connected with the National Bank of New Jersey and the Middlesex Title and Trust Company. In 1919 Mr. Wheatley was an independent candidate for councilman of Highland Park borough and was elected to serve three years. He is a member of Union Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; past president of the Sons of St. George ; member of Friendship Lodge, No. 30, Knights of Pythias; Craftsman's Club; Tall Cedars of Lebanon; and of the First Baptist Church of New Brunswick.
Mr. Wheatley married, in Memorial Congregational Church, Chorltoncum-Hardy, near Manchester, England, June 1899, Mary A. Wright. Mr. and Mrs. Wheatley are the parents of seven children : 1. Frank, born February 22, 190o. 2. Elizabeth Mary, born July 31, 19o1, died October 2, 1918. 3. James W., born July 16, 1903. 4. Nora, born November 23, 1905, died November 6, 1913. 5. Amos, born October 5, 1910. 6. Kathleen, born February 28, 1913. 7. Marguerite, born March 6, 1916.

ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON.—Among the younger generation of enterprising citizens of this community no name stands out more prominently than that of Robert Wood Johnson, mayor of Highland Park, New Jersey. Not only has he taken a public-spirited interest in municipal concerns, but also the industrial life of the place has claimed a large share of his time since 1910.
Mr. Johnson was born April 4, 1892, the son of Robert W. and Evangeline (Armstrong) Johnson. He received his education in Rutgers Preparatory School and Lawrenceville School. In 1910, when the business of life commenced for the young man he became an active member of the firms of Johnson & Johnson, the Brunswick Refrigerating Company, the Chicopee Manufacturing Corporation, and the Neverslip Manufacturing Company. He is general superintendent of all operations of the Johnson & Johnson concern, and second vice-president and director of the other concerns mentioned.
Mr. Johnson entered political life in 1917, when for three consecutive years he served his community as councilman, and in recognition of his capable and disinterested service he was elected mayor of Highland Park in 1919. He affiliates with the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He also holds membership in the New Brunswick Board of Trade, the New York Yacht Club, the New Brunswick Country Club, the Union Club, the East Jersey Club, and the Baltusrol Country Club. In religion he is an Episcopalian and attends the church of this denomination at New Brunswick.
Robert Wood Johnson has made his own way and has attained to his present position both in the business and political life of the community by force of the characteristics which have best fitted him to hold it. Such a man is destined, as a matter of course, to still further advancement, the past being ample promise for the future. He has become very much interested in the Middlesex General Hospital, and is vice-president and chairman of its executive committee, and is generally interested in philanthropic organizations.
On October 18, 1917, Mayor Johnson was united in marriage at New Brunswick with Elizabeth Dixon Ross, daughter of Millard F. and Mary (Dixon) Ross, and to them has been born one child, Robert Wood, Jr., October 9, 1920.
 
JOHN PAULUS.—Providing for the daily needs of the people, and doing this ordinary work in an extraordinary way, is a career worthy of the highest endeavor, and deserving of the highest honor. John Paulus, of New Brunswick, New Jersey, conducts one of the cleanest and most sanitary milk depots in the State.
Mr. Paulus was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, January 18, 1883, a son of John and Christina (Kea!men) Paulus, both parents having been born in. Germany. John Paulus, Sr., came to America fifty-four years ago, a young man, alone and friendless. Locating immediately in New Brunswick, he established the business which the younger man is now carrying on, and conducted it until his death, July 1, 1901. His wife, who is seventy-eight years of age, is now living with this son. They were the parents of six children: Adam, a well known cigar maker of New Brunswick; William, deceased ; Joseph, deceased ; Minnie, also deceased ; Margaret, the wife of Herman Hauer, of New Brunswick ; and John.
John Paulus received his education in the public schools of New Brunswick, and at the early age of eight years spent his time outside of school hours assisting his father in the milk business, which was then located on Comstock street. After leaving school the young man worked in various factories here in this city until he was eighteen years of age. Then his father died, and the son took over the business thus left without a head. He has developed it in a remarkable manner, broadening its scope and improving the conditions of handling the work. In 1909, he removed to the present commodious and up-to-date quarters, where every kind of modern equipment was installed to perfect the methods of caring for and delivering the product. This plant, located at Nos. 189 to 193 New street, is a model of cleanliness and sanitary perfection. It is the largest milk business in Middlesex county, employing twenty-two men, and keening ten wagons and three motor delivery machines constantly busy. All milk handled is a local product of Somerset and Middlesex counties.
Mr. Paulus is widely connected, fraternally, and in many ways prominent in the life of the city. He is a member of Union Lodge, No. 19, Free and Accepted Masons; Scott Chapter, No. 4, Royal Arch Masons; Scott Council, No. z, Royal and Select Masters; Temple Commandery, NO. 18, Knights Templar; Salaam Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine ; New Brunswick Forest, No. 12, Tall Cedars of Lebanon ; New Brunswick Lodge, No. 6, and Middlesex Encampment, No. 43, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Friendship Lodge, No. 3o, Knights of Pythias ; Ahander Tribe, No. 182, Improved Order of Red Men ; New Brunswick Lodge, No. 324, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; Board of Trade, of New Brunswick; Turn Verein and Aurora Singing societies. In periods of relaxation, Mr. Paulus turns to those pursuits which carry him outside of the conventionalities of the city, particularly enjoying hunting and fishing.
Mr. Paulus married (first) Minnie White, who died August 19, 1918, and their children are as follows : John E., born November 28, 1903 ; Chester W., born March. 3, egos ; Helen M., born October 7, 1906; and Reinhold M., born May 19, 1911. Mr. Paulus married (second) April 16, 1919, Anna Bindseil, daughter of Henry and Louise .(Hanna-man) Bindseil. The family attend the Reformed church.
 
JOHN DAWSON.—In Woodbury, Connecticut, and Metuchen, New Jersey, John Dawson engaged in mercantile life, and as a dry goods merchant was very successful, accumulating a fortune which enabled him to retire prior to his passing away, although he continued in business until a short time before his death. He was born in the eastern part of New York State, the son of Hugh and Nancy (Pearsall) Dawson, his father also a native of that State. He was a man of public spirit, interested in town affairs, and a devout Christian. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Dawson were the parents of ten children, this. review following the career of their son, John Dawson, of Metuchen, New Jersey.
John Dawson was born April 1, 1833, and died in Metuchen, New Jersey, December 7, 1907. He was educated in the public district schools, and grew to manhood at the home farm, but when seeking a life occupation, chose the career of a merchant, for which he prepared through a series of clerkships in dry goods and general stores in different localities about the east. Finally he opened a dry goods store in Woodbury, Connecticut, which he operated successfully until his removal to Metuchen, New Jersey, where he continued his successful career as a dry goods merchant for many years. He was a man of character, and his life abounded in good deeds. He was a member of the Dutch Reformed Church, a Republican in politics, and was affiliated with Metuchen Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons. He was highly regarded by his brethren of the church and fraternity, while as business man and citizen his life was beyond reproach.
Mr. Dawson married, October 22, 1888, in Metuchen, New Jersey, Julia M. Thomas, born September 25, 1843, in Metuchen, daughter of David Graham and Anna Elizabeth (Ross) Thomas. In 1880 Mr. Dawson erected a dwelling at No. 352 Le Grand avenue, Metuchen, and there Mrs. Julia M. Dawson yet resides. Her home is one of the largest residences of the town, but the memories of former years endears it to her and there she remains, surrounded by the many mementos of other days.
 
PHILIP HERMAN BRUSKIN.—Since coming to New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1910, Mr. Bruskin has been closely identified with the affairs of the community. He was born in Newark, New Jersey, April 30, 1889, the son of Abraham and Fanny (Rosenbaum) Bruskin, both natives of Russia, and now residents of Nutley, New Jersey. Abraham Bruskin has conducted a large department store there for many years. To Mr. and Mrs. Bruskin were born the following children: Benjamin, who served in the United States army during the World War; Theodore, also enlisted in the United States army; Julius, enlisted during the World War and was killed in action at Belleau Woods, June 5, 1917, at the age of seventeen ; Philip Herman, of further mention ; Oscar; Lawrence.
The elementary education of Philip Herman Bruskin was obtained in the schools of West Orange, New Jersey, and after graduating from the high school there, in t9o5, he entered Coleman's Business College, completing his studies there in one year, after which he began the study of law and continued this for three years or until 191o, when he came to New Brunswick and established himself in the shoe business, eight years later, having decided to enter the real estate and insurance business, he opened his present office, which is at No. 86 Church street. Possessing all the qualities of a wise and successful executant, he has been sought for and has accepted many offices of. trust, among them. being: Secretary of the Lucas Realty Company; director of the A. S. Marcus Hebrew School; organizer and now secretary of the Welfare Building and Loan Association. Mr. Bruskin has been president of the Young Men's Hebrew Association since 1917, and it is through his efforts that the handsome new home of the organization was built. He is also district department president of the Middlesex, Hunterdon and Somerset counties' Federation of the Young Men's Hebrew Association and the Young Women's Hebrew Association of New Jersey, and is also a member of the Loyal Order of Moose. He is vice-president of the New Brunswick Real Estate Board, and chairman of the Fire Insurance division of the Real Estate Board, a member of the Board of Trade, and of Anshe Emeth Reformed Jewish Temple. Mr. Bruskin affiliates with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and with the Independent Order of Brith Abraham, of which in is the treasurer. Mr. Bruskin served in Company H, National' Guard, Fifth Regiment of New Jersey, for three years, after which he was honorably discharged. During the World War he acted as secretary of the World War Welcome Home Organization of New Brunswick. His hobby is baseball and football and while in high school he played on both teams.
On September 1, 1912, Philip Herman Bruskin was united in marriage with Rose I. Tapper, daughter of Samuel and Mary Tapper, the latter residing in Los Angeles, California. Mr. and Mrs. Bruskin are the parents of three children : Ruth D., born in August, 19/3; Charlotte E., born in July, 1915; Harold M., born in February, 1917.
A man gifted in manner, and enterprising in business, Mr. Bruskin is personally liked most by those who know him best. He is a man of quiet force, the force that accomplishes large results with but little friction, the force that counts in the upbuilding of any community.
 
JAMES PALMER PRALL, since 1887 a resident of Woodbridge, New Jersey, has converted the rich clay lands he owns into a merchantable product and has long been a miner and shipper of clay used in manufacturing fire brick, plain brick and other clay products, which demand the finer clays with which Middlesex county abounds. He is a son of Cornelius and Eliza (Howell) Prall, and a grandson of Isaac and Mary Prall, founders of the family in Middlesex county, New Jersey, who long owned and cultivated the homestead in Woodbridge township, Middlesex county, they coming from Staten Island. Isaac Prall died December 29, 1849, and his wife April i5, 1844.
Cornelius Prall, son of Isaac and Mary Pratt, was born at the homestead, February 19, 1809, was a farmer all his life, and died March 25, 1887. He married, November 6, 1833, Eliza Howell, born December 15, 1812, died March 14, 1876, daughter of Henry and Catherine Howell. Cornelius and Eliza (Howell) Prall were the parents of five children: Margaret S., born October 7, 1836, married, October 25, 1877, Rev. Joseph N. McNulty, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, of Woodbridge: Isaac, born September 1, 1841, died January 4, 1896; James P., of further mention; Mary E. L., born September 17, 1847, died April 5, 1878; Walter P., born February 22, 1850, married Anna L. Spaulding.
James Palmer Prall was born at the homestead in Woodbridge township, Middlesex county, New Jersey, September 3, 1843, and at the old farm spent the first forty-four years of his life. He was educated in Woodbridge schools, and Fort Edward Collegiate Institute, and until reaching legal age was his father's farm assistant. He then began farming on his own account, but did not leave the homestead until 1887, when he located in the town of Woodbridge, where he still resides (1920). He has long been engaged in developing the clay beds which he owns, mining the clay and shipping same to manufacturers of clay products in many localities.
Mr. Prall is a Republican and has served his township as freeholder and commissioner of appeals; he is an elder of the First Presbyterian Church, having long served in that office as trustee and treasurer. His life has been one of success as a business man, and he is held in high regard by his fellowmen.
Mr. Prall married, May 10, 1883, Emily Cutter, born May 31, 1852, daughter of Hampton and Mary Ross (Crane) Cutter, of Woodbridge
and Cranford, New Jersey. Hampton Cutter, a farmer engaged in clay mining in 1850, was a pioneer in the business in which he engaged until his death, when he was succeeded by his son, William H. Cutter, and he by his son, Hampton (2) Cutter, the present head of the business. Mr. and Mrs. Prall are the parents of two children: William Henry, born August 14, 1887, now a member of the Woodbridge Ceramic Corporation; he married Edith Grace Hasbrook, and they have a daughter, Dorothy C., and a son, Robert H. 2. Mary Ross, born May 5, /893, married Arthur Randolph Lee, and they have four children : George A., James P., Margaret, and Emily H. Mr. and Mrs. prall are members of the Presbyterian church ; the family home is at No. 164 Greene street, Woodbridge.
 
EUGENE JOHN MULLEN.—The father of Eugene J. Mullen, Owen Mullen, was born in Ireland, came to the United States as a boy and located in Perth Amboy, where he conducted a successful shoe business for forty years. He married, in Perth Amboy, Catherine Foley, who long survived him, dying in Perth Amboy in I911, aged eighty-four years. They were the parents of three children: Mary, now the widow of Dennis Whalen, of Perth Amboy; Eugene John, of further mention; Catherine, widow of William Clapsadell, of Perth Amboy.
Eugene John Mullen was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, October 1, 1869, and there attended public schools until aged fifteen. He then entered the employ of the Perth Amboy Terra Cotta Company, continuing with that corporation for fifteen years. The following two years were spent with the C. Pardee Works, and in 1907 he established his present undertaking business at No. tcoo New Brunswick avenue, Perth Amboy. Four years later, in 1911, he moved to No. 251 Madison avenue, where he continues well established in public regard as a business man and citizen. Mr. Mullen is a Democrat in politics, and in 1914 was elected coroner of Middlesex county. For twenty-five years, he has been a member of Protection Hook and Ladder Company, and during 1907 and 1908 he was chief of the Perth Amboy Volunteer Fire Department. He is a member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, and the Knights of Columbus. He is a motoring enthusiast, and a patron of out-of-doors sports, particularly baseball.
Mr. Mullen married, in Perth Amboy, June 5, 1902, Helen Cecelia Gibbons, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, daughter of John Leo and Catherine (Burk) Gibbons, her father born in Liverpool, England, her mother in Jersey City, and both now reside in Perth Amboy. Mr. and Mrs. Mullen are the parents of two children: Eugene J., Jr., born July It, 1906; Eileen, born August 3, 1910.
 
ALFRED WARFFUELL REEVE, of New Brunswick, New Jersey, is one of the leading pharmacists of this city; and has built his success on the sure foundation of expert efficiency in his line, which involves more closely than any other branch of mercantile enterprise the life and well-being of the public.
The Reeve family was among the early settlers of New Jersey, Joseph Reeve, the founder of this family in America, coming from England, in 1664, and settling in Burlington county. Always active in constructive lines of endeavor, the family has been prominent to the present time. Mr. Reeve's grandfather was a contractor and builder.
Elwood Joseph Reeve, father of Alfred W. Reeve, was born in Woodstown, New Jersey, February I 1852, and is now a resident of New Brunswick, and still actively engaged in contracting and building. He married Caroline Harris Warffuell, who died on January 20, 1909, at the age of fifty-five years. They were the parents of four children : Leslie, who died in infandy ; Alfred W., of whom further; Prentice C., now a resident of Trenton, New Jersey; superintendent of power for the Pennsylvania Railroad shops, and instructor in electricity at the Trenton School of Industrial Art; and Ethan C., a resident of Jersey City, and assistant manager of the Newark office of the Venestra Metal Sash Company.
Alfred Warffuell Reeve was born in Bridgeton, New Jersey, on May 2, 1875. His parents removing to Port Norris, and some years later from there to Sea Isle City, the boy's education was gained in the public schools of these two towns. He continued his school attendance until sixteen years old, but from the age of ten earned his own clothes and spending money doing the many little odd jobs which can be found by a boy of energy and spirit. Upon leaving school, he became a mail carrier in Sea Isle City. His ambitions, however, placed this work in the category of the stepping-stone. In 1896 he began the study of pharmacy, and received his degree of Doctor of Pharmacy in 1902. He then entered this field without delay.
Mr. Reeve's first position was that of manager of the drug store in the Albion Hotel, at Oil City, Pennsylvania, but remained for only a short time, then came to Jersey City, also for a short time. On May 4, 1903, he came to New Brunswick, where he has since been identified with the drug trade. On March 18, 1906, he bought the present business, located at No. 229 George street, and has conducted it continuously since that date. His success has been such as was due a man of skill along technical lines and practical business ability. He stands high in the trade and is considered a. leader -in the business world of New Brunswick. He is president of the Sanitary Autokone Company, of New Brunswick, incorporated in 1919, and one of the founders.
Mr. Reeve is prominent in Masonic circles. He is past master of Palestine Lodge, No. Free and Accepted Masons; is high priest of Scott Chapter, No. 4, Royal Arch Masons, and past commander of Temple Commandery, Knights Templar. He is also a member of Salaam Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Newark, and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge, No. 6, of New Brunswick. Mr. Reeve is a member of the Board of Trade of New Brunswick; he is an active and influential member of the Young Men's Christian Association ; and he holds the honor of membership in the National Geographical Society. His personal tastes take him into the great out-doors for relaxation, being fond of all sports. The family are members of the First Reformed Church of New Brunswick, and interested in all its social and benevolent activities.
On October 27, 1906, Mr. Reeve married, in New Brunswick, Elizabeth H. Hubbard, daughter of John V. and Hattie S. (Gram) Hubbard, of this city, Mr. Hubbard now being a retired merchant. Mr. and Mrs. Reeve have three children, all living: Edith W., born on September 5, 1907; Alfred W., Jr., born on June 19, 1911; and Elizabeth, born on June 2, 1912. The family home is at No. 229 George street, which he purchased in 1908.
 
CHARLES SCHONCEIT, one of the prominent and influential business men of Perth Amboy, has since 1910 been engaged in the real estate and insurance business, with offices in the Raritan building.
Meyer Schonceit, father of Charles Schonceit, was born in New York City. He was a meat merchant for many years, and is now deceased. He married Rebecca Weinstein, who resides in New York City. To Mr. and Mrs. Schonceit were born six children : Isaac, deceased ; Charles, mentioned below; Herbert, sales manager for the tobacco industry, New York City; Elsie, wife of Sydney Richmond, of Rochester, New York; Edward, salesman for a tobacco manufacturing business, New York City ; Lewis, engaged in a theatrical enterprise.
Charles Schonceit was born in New York City, March 10, 085, and received his elementary education in the public schools of his native place. After graduating from the Morris High School, he entered Wood's Business College, from which he was graduated in 1905, and then came immediately to Perth Amboy, where he secured the position of manager for the Pearlman Jewelry Store, acting in that capacity until Mr. Pearlman retired from business. In 1910 he established himself in his present line of business, real estate and insurance, in the Raritan building. Mr. Schonceit is also president of the National Investment Company of Perth Amboy. In politics Mr. Schonceit is an Independent, but has not identified himself with any political party, preferring to remain free from all partisan influences in the exercises of his judgment on political issues. He affiliates with Mystic Lodge, No. 21, Free and Accepted Masons, and is a member of the Jewish Synagogue Beth Murdacai.
On June 26, 1910, Mr. Schonceit was united in marriage with Bessie Elizabeth Levy, a daughter of Harry and Dinah Levy, of New York City. Mr. and Mrs. Schonceit are the parents of one child, Inez Hope, born October 10, 1914. The family home is at No. 101 Brighton avenue, Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
 
FREDERICK JEROME POTTER, for the first nineteen years of his life, resided in his native Connecticut, then came to New Jersey, locating in New Brunswick, which has since been his home. He is of English ancestry, and a son of Orrin Jerome Potter, born in Plymouth, Connecticut, who died in 1898 at the age of sixty-seven years, a contractor. He married Mary Matilda Hudson, who died in Plymouth, Connecticut, aged forty-one years, and they were the parents of seven children: Edwin, Lillian, Wilbur, Estelle, Frederick J., Lucina, and Archibald.
Frederick Jerome Potter was born in Plainville, Connecticut, March 24, 1867, and there obtained his education. In 1886 he located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and entered the employ of Loyal 1'. Ives, a manufacturer of needles, and for twenty-one years remained with him. He then established in business for himself as Fred J. Potter & Company, manufacturers of spring beard needles, quills, sinkers, jacks, etc. The first plant, a small one, was occupied until 1915, when the present plant at Somerset and Bethany streets, New Brunswick, was occupied, one hundred and fifty men now being employed in the business which began with a force of five men.
An energetic, efficient business man, Mr. Potter has fairly won the success he has attained, and in all things has proved himself a man of strong character. His business is his chief concern, but he takes deep interest in outside affairs, catering to his love of the out-of-doors by frequent indulgence in hunting, fishing, and the game of golf. He is a member of the Congregational church, the New Brunswick Young Men's Christian Association, and the New Brunswick Country Club.
Mr. Potter married, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1889, Mary Jane Matthews, daughter of James and Julia Matthews, of New Brunswick, her parents both now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Potter are the parents of seven children: Frederick Jerome (2), born November 7, 189o, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, now associated in business with his father as office manager of the Fred J. Potter Company; he married, November 3, 1915, Nellie Gisburne Clark, of Perth Amboy, New Jersey; children: Marjorie Imogene and Frederick Jerome (3). 2. James Harold, superintendent of the Fred J. Potter Company. 3. Lucina M., a teacher in the public schools. 4. Willard F., a foreman with the Fred J. Potter Company. 5. Anita M., deceased. 6. Raymond A., a student at Rutgers College, class of 1922. 7. Edgar, a student at Rutgers College, class of 1924.
A business is indeed fortunate that can attract to itself such loyal family cooperation as has the Fred J. Potter Company, officered and conducted in its executive, recording and making departments by father and sons. The history of the company is one of progress and prosperity, a fact that may be justly attributed to its able management.
 
WILLIAM HENRY GRISWOLD, who for the past eighteen years has been superintendent of the New Jersey Terra Cotta Company's Works at Perth Amboy, has been numbered among the prominent citizens of the community. He is active in the philanthropic and religious work of his adopted city, and all that makes for civic betterment finds in him a warm supporter.
James P. Griswold, father of William Henry Griswold, was born in Enfield, Connecticut, and died in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. at the age of seventy-two years. During the latter years of his life he had acquired fame as an agriculturist. He married Emiline C. Chilson, a native of Springfield, Massachusetts, and she died in Longmeadow at the age of eighty-one. Mr. and Mrs. Griswold were the parents of seven children: John M., an accountant at Matawan, New Jersey; Lucy J., widow of the late D. T. Smith, of Springfield, Massachusetts; James, deceased ;. Edward, deceased; Emerson, an inspector for Smith & Wesson at Springfield, Massachusetts; William Henry, of further mention; Herbert T., who resides in California.
William Henry Griswold was born July 26, 1865, in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, the son of James P. and Emiline C. (Chilson) Griswold. He received his preliminary education in the public schools of Springfield and later attended Eastman's Business College in Poughkeepsie, New York, from which he was graduated in 1883. His initiation into businem life took place in a general store at East Berlin, Connecticut, where he remained for four years. He was then successively employed by the P. & F. Coebin Company of New Britain, Connecticut, and the New York City Corset Company, remaining with the latter concern for a number of years, this concern finally being succeeded by the A. H. Senior Corset Company, of which Mr. Griswold was a member for several years. Finally withdrawing from this company, he associated himself with the New Jersey Terra Cotta Company and was employed in the New York office, which is located in the Singer building, until May I, 1902, when he was made superintendent of the works of this organization in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, which position he holds at the present time. The success of this business is owing in a large measure to the tireless energy, practical mind and sound judgment of Mr. Griswold. The business capacity which he developed early in life proved to be of a superior order, and he displays a broad grasp of affairs combined with his exceptional knowledge of men. To his associates he shows a genial, kindly nature which has ever made their business relations most enjoyable, while his uniform justice and consideration toward his subordinates, is worthy of praise.
All movements tending toward civic betterment and municipal reform have received from Mr. Griswold active interest and hearty cooperation. In politics he affiliates with the Republican party. A man of action rather than words, he demonstrates his public spirit by actual achievements that advance the welfare of the community. A man of great aggressiveness, he is manager of the Perth Amboy Savings Institution, and for the past three years has been president of the Sinking Fund Commission. Mr. Griswold attends the Presbyterian church of Perth Amboy and has been on its board of trustees for several years. His hobby is automobiling and what little time he can spare from his ever increasing business activities he devotes to his particular enjoyment.
On October 27, 1886, Mr. Griswold married Isabella L. Belden, daughter of the late Edwin Belden, of East Berlin, Connecticut, and they are the parents of four children : James Edwin, born September 18, 1887, now in the insurance business in Claypool, Arizona; William H., died in infancy; Ruth E., formerly a Red Cross nurse, now wife of Captain • G. L. Harker, of the United States Medical Corps; Lloyd C., born January 5, 1896, is now in Perth Amboy, having recently received his honorable discharge from the United States navy.
Mr. Griswold is a man whose business capacity is of the highest order, and being honorable in purpose and fearless in conduct has stood for many years as one of her most prominent citizens, using his talents and his opportunities to the utmost in every work which he undertakes and is an inspiration to all who know him.
 
HARRY F. BELDON.—Since 194 New Brunswick, New Jersey, has numbered among her representative business men no abler nor more progressive citizen than Harry F. Beldon, distributor for the Cadillac automobile, at No. 413-415 Raritan avenue. In every thing pertaining to the welfare of the community, he takes a keen interest and is ever ready to give substantial aid to the furtherance of all good measures.
Harry F. Beldon was born November is, 1881, at Flemington, New Jersey, the son of Heber C. and Margaret (Van Deveer) Beldon. Heber C. Beldon was sheriff of Hunterdon county, New Jersey, at the time of his death, which occurred in 1883. The education of Harry F. Beldon was obtained in the schools of Flemington until 1894, when he entered Reading Academy, where he remained for four years, when the business of life began for the boy. His first employment was in a chainless bicycle shop at Newark, New Jersey, but he resigned in 1901 to establish himself in the automobile business, in which he continued for the next six years, selling out at the end of this time to become manager for the J. M. Quimby Company, automobile chassis department for the Simplex and Isotta Franchnio machines. In 1914 he came to New Brunswick and located at No. 146 Church street, having the local agency for Cadillac automobiles. On December z, 1920, he moved his business to his new plant at Nos. 413-415 Raritan avenue, where Cadillac owners will find a modern and fully equipped plant, able to care for their every want.
Mr. Beldon is a member of the Board of Trade, the Union Club of New Brunswick, the Automobile Club of America, the Young Men's Christian Association, and is a director of the Rotary Club. In religion he is a Presbyterian.
On June 24, 192o, Mr. Beldon was united in marriage with Viola Theodore. The success of Harry F. Beldon has been in every sense of the word self-made—the result of his own untiring effort and his own unfailing belief in his confidence to succeed, and within the short space of four years that he has been located in New Brunswick, he has risen to a place of prominence in business circles which might well be the envy of a much older man.
 
OLE N. OLESEN, JR., who holds a prominent place among the citizens of Perth Amboy, is a funeral director with an undertaking establishment at No. 43 Smith street, that city. He is also engaged in the real estate and insurance business at this same location, and is recognized as a successful business man in his particular line of work.
Ole N. Olesen, father of Ole N. Olesen, Jr., was born in Denmark, January 16, 1850, and emigrated to this country when a boy, coming direct to Perth Athboy, where he has ever since resided. He married Meta Nelson, who was born in Denmark, and died in Perth Amboy in 1887. Mr. and Mrs. Olesen were the parents of three children : Ole N., mentioned below; Meta, a school teacher in Jersey City ; Laura, wife of Viggo 0. Peterson, of Perth Amboy.
Ole N. Olesen, Jr., was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, December 6, 1883. He received his education in the schools of his native city, and then worked for his father in the latter's livery stable for about ten years. In 1904, having decided to become an undertaker, he associated himself with Mr. Fox, a local funeral director, and while here gained a thorough knowledge of the profession. In 1913 he established himself in'this business, and two years later, June 1, 1915, he formed a partnership with J. Alfred Compton under the firm name of Olesen & Compton, real estate and insurance, which existed for four years, when in 1919 this business was taken over by Mr. Olesen and the name changed to Ole N. Olesen. Mr. Olesen is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias, the Danish Brotherhood, and Improved Order of Red Men. His club is the Raritan Yacht. In religion he is a Presbyterian, and his means is generously contributed to the church and its benevolences. He is ever ready to lend his aid and influence to any good cause, and in a progressive, public-spirited way continues the friend of every movement looking toward uplift and improvement.
On June 21, 1914, Mr. Olesen was united in marriage with Irene Marjorie Owens, a daughter of the late John Mitchell and Katherine (Gurry) Owens. Mr. and Mrs. Olesen have no children.
 
CHARLES AUGUSTUS OLIVER, SR.—Holding positions of trust in his home town for thirty-four years, giving satisfaction to the public, Charles Augustus Oliver, Sr., has a 'fine record of service well rendered in New Brunswick.
Born in that city, September 8, 1843, he is the son of Francis Manly Oliver, a native of New York City, where he learned the trade of cabinet making, following it until the outbreak of the War of the Rebellion, when he enlisted in the Twenty-eighth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers. Ile was killed at the battle of Fredericksburg. His widow, Jennette (Wells) Oliver, survived him for a number of years, dying at the age of eighty years in New Brunswick. She was born in Patchogue, Long Island. Francis Manly and Jennette (Wells) Oliver had ten children, of whom three only are now living: Charles Augustus, of further mention. 2. Amanda, the widow of William Talmadge, of Brooklyn, New York. 3. Eveline, also a widow, residing in Brooklyn.
Attending the public schools in New Brunswick in his boyhood, the boy, Charles Augustus, early in life entered into business. Obtaining employment in a butcher shop he learned the trade and continued it until 1861, when the Civil War started, and he enlisted as a private in Company I, Eleventh Regiment, New Jersey Infantry. He remained in the army until the close of the war in 1865, having been promoted five times during the four years. His record is a fine one of bravery in the twenty-seven battles in which he engaged. In the "Battle of the Wilderness" he was so severely wounded that he was confined in the hospital for many months, and at Fredericksburg, where his father lost his life, the son was badly wounded. Just before the surrender of General Lee, Mr. Oliver's commanding officer sent him an order to be careful of the ammunition, an order which he still has in his possession. When the war was over it was as Captain Oliver that he returned to his home.
In 187o, Captain Oliver was elected to his first political office, that of chief of police, and he held it for ten years. He was a member of the Board of Aldermen for twenty years from the Third Ward of New Brunswick, and was commissioner of public improvements for four years, his public service covering a period of thirty-four years. After giving up politics, Mr. Oliver became engaged in detective work and has followed it for several years. Mr. Oliver is a member of that honorable body of men, the Grand Army of the Republic, also of the Methodist church of New Brunswick.
In New Brunswick, September 8, 187o, Charles Augustus Oliver and Sarah Aletta Boudinot were married. She was born in the West, the daughter of William B. and Mary (Taylor) Boudinot, both of whom died in New Brunswick. Mr. and. Mrs. Oliver had three children :
William T., who died in infancy. 2. Charles Augustus, Jr., born October 27, 1877, residing in Milltown, New Jersey. 3. Harty Van Cleave, born June r, 1879, a contractor, living in New Brunswick. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver reside at No. 138 Livingston avenue, New Brunswick.
 
HANS CHRISTIAN SMITH, JR., well known among the business men of Perth Amboy, is a general roofing contractor at Nos. 123-125 Madison avenue.
Hans Christian Smith, father of Hans C. Smith, Jr., was born in Denmark, May I, 1854, and came to the United States when a young man. Upon landing in this country he decided to locate in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and it was here that he worked at his trade of carpentering until he retired from active business life. He married Andrea Hanson, a native of Denmark, who died in Perth Amboy, March 29, 1897, at the age of forty-seven years. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were the parents of two children : Andrew M., a plumbing contractor, located on Hall avenue; Hans C., mentioned below.
Hans Christian Smith, Jr., was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, September to, 1881. He attended a private school of his native place until he was fourteen years of age, when he discontinued his studies, desiring to learn the butcher's trade, at which he worked for seven years, at the end of which time he drove a truck for the New Jersey Terra Cotta Company in New York City for two years, and then started his present business, that of general roofing contractor, locating first on Hall avenue, and removing to his present location, Nos. 123-125 Madison avenue, July 29, 1919. Mr. Smith is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He holds membership in the Raritan Yacht Club, and is an ardent lover of all outdoor sports. When he was twenty years of age he won as a bicycle racer the amateur championship of the South at Jacksonville, Florida. His hobby is bowling.
On October 3, 1903, Mr. Smith was united in marriage with Elisa Schroeder, a daughter of Peter and Christine (Tidea) Schroeder, of Perth Amboy. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are the parents of two children: Peter Andrew, born September to, 1904; Andrea Catherine, born February 21, 1907. 'The family attend the English Lutheran church of Perth Amboy.
The success that Mr. Smith has attained is the result of his own unaided efforts, for throughout his career he has ever been animated by the spirit of progress, always seeking to make the most of every opportunity, and such a record is certainly worthy of recognition in a work of this sort.
 
ELWOOD ECCLESTON WALLER.—A newly established business firm in New Brunswick is that of Elwood E. Waller & Son, dealers in automobiles, and agents for particular makes of high-grade motor vehicles. The senior member is Elwood Eccleston Waller, a resident of Dunellen, New Jersey, having his home at No. 331 Dinelien avenue.
Mr. Waller's ancestors came from Ireland, the original emigrant being his grandfather, William Waller, •who with his wife came from Ireland about the middle of the last century and locating in Brooklyn, brought up his children there. One of them, William Edgar Waller, born in Brooklyn, later became a resident of Rutherford, New Jersey, where he conducted a drygoods business for many years, so engaged at' the time of his death. He married Emma Daisy Eccleston, born in Brooklyn, and since her husband died she has resided in Newark, New Jersey. Mr. and Mrs. William Edgar Waller became the parents of eight children: Daisy, William E., Elizabeth, deceased ; Lillian, Violet, deceased ; Florence, Olive, and Elwood Eccleston, of whom further.
The education of Elwood Eccleston Waller was acquired in the public schools of Arlington, New Jersey, and in Rutherford, continuing it until he had reached the age of seventeen, when he entered business life. His first position was in a real estate office, where he remained for a short time only, leaving it to enter a feed store. This, too, was given up and Mr. Waller became engaged in gas construction work in various cities of New York and New Jersey. This in turn he gave up, he and his brother, William E., starting an automobile business in Rutherford which they continued for three years. Following this he went to Plainfield and was there connected with Lang's garage for a period of about ten years. Then he opened a garage in Dunellen, remaining there for five years, relinquishing that business to enter into a larger concern at No. 72 Albany street, New Brunswick, with his son, Elwood E., Jr. During the last two years Mr. Wailer has been a councilman of Dunellen, a position he now holds.
Mr. Waller is fond of outdoor sports, living in the open as much as possible; he finds his greatest pleasure in duck hunting and fishing, and is also a most enthusiastic baseball fan. He enters into the social life of the community, and is also a member of the lodge of Free Masons. Mr. Waller and his family attend the Episcopal church.
In Brooklyn, New, York, Elwood Eccleston Waller was united in marriage with Francina Claire Shaughnessy, born in New York City; she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Shaughnessy, residents of New York, both now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Eccleston Waller have two children : Elwood Eccleston, Jr., whose sketch follows; and Eunice Claire, born November 19oo, a graduate of the grammar school of Dunellen. Both children, being unmarried, reside at home with their parents, at No. 33t Dunellen avenue, Dunellen, New Jersey.
 
ELWOOD ECCLESTON WALLER, JR., the junior partner in the automobile business at No. 72 Albany street, New Brunswick, New Jersey, is the son of the founder of the firm of Elwood E. Waller & Son. Much of the early life of the young man was spent in Rutherford, New Jersey, where he was born, March 8, 1896. He attended the public schools of that town, afterward going to Suffern, New York, where he again became a pupil in the public school. After a time, his family moving to Dunellen, New Jersey, to make their home, the young man entered the high school of Plainfield and had partially finished the course when he left to start upon a business career. His first venture was as runner for the Plainfield Trust Company. From time to time Mr. Waller was promoted. during his three years' stay in the bank until, when he resigned from his position, he held the office of assistant receiving teller. He was next employed by Busk & Daniels, importers and exporters, No. 3ot Produce Exchange, New York City, remaining with them for five months. At this time the United States became involved in the World War, and Mr. Waller immediately volunteered, his war record being one which he and his family have every reason to be very proud of.
On Friday, April 13, 1917, Elwood Eccleston Waller, Jr., enlisted with Troop D, New Jersey Cavalry, of Plainfield, later being transferred to the 112th Heavy Field Artillery, and again transferred to the loath Regiment of Military Police, 29th Division. After being sent to France, Mr. Waller was almost continuously on the fighting line; he was engaged in the defense of the Alsace sector, and was in the reserve at Verdun. At the terrible Meuse-Argonne defensive he was engaged from October 8 to October 29, 1918, serving actively in seven different battles of the long siege of Meuse-Argonne. Mr. Waller has been recommended for the Distinguished Service Cross, under date of October 23, 1918. and awarded a citation for bravery in the battle of Etraye Ridge. Though under fire for such long periods and in the worst engagements of the war, Mr. Waller escaped without being wounded and was never taken prisoner. He received his discharge June 3, 1919. After his return from France and following his discharge, the new firm of Elwood E.. Waller & Son was formed and the young soldier has again taken up business life.
Mr. Waller is a member of Dunellen Post, No. 119, of the American Legion, and of the Patriotic Order Sons of America, of Dunellen. He also is connected with a Greek letter fraternity, Chi Upsilon, its headquarters being in Plainfield. Though the family of Mr. Waller all attend the Episcopal church and he also is a member of it, he is at present greatly interested in the Presbyterian church of Dunellen.
 
RICHARD CASPER STEPHENSON.—In business circles, civic work, or in club life, Richard Casper Stephenson is equally well known and popular. For most of his life he has been a resident of South Amboy, New Jersey, and his interests and pleasures are centered in that locality.
Born in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 21, 187o, he came to South Amboy when a child with his parents, Abraham Wilson and Sarah Elizabeth Stephenson. The former was born in Pennsylvania, but in his later life lived in South Amboy, where he died at the age of sixty-seven years. His business was that of car inspector; in his early life he served in the Civil War as a private. Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Stephenson died in South Amboy when seventy-one years old.
The education of Richard Casper Stephenson was acquired in the public schools of South Amboy, later taking private lessons from a tutor. After reaching young manhood he became interested in several forms of business life and is now actively engaged in banking affairs. In z888 he entered the employ of the First National Bank of South Amboy, later becoming a director of same, and since January, 19oz, has been cashier. Mr. Stephenson is also a director of and treasurer in the South Amboy Lumber and Supply Company. In addition to these daily occupations he is vice-president of the Star Building and Loan Association of South Amboy, and is one of the Sinking Fund commissioners of the city.
Some years ago Mr. Stephenson was an enthusiastic yachtsman, but latterly, being greatly occupied in business, he has only indulged in his favorite diversion occasionally, whenever opportunity offers. He is, however, deeply interested in all fraternal matters, being a Free Mason in high standing; a member of and past master in St. Stephen's Lodge, No. 63, Free and Accepted Masons, and of Amboy Chapter, No. 41, Royal Arch Masons ; he is also a Knight Templar, connected with Temple Commandery, No. 18; and is a noble of Salaam Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Newark, New Jersey. Mr. Stephenson is a member of Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 52, Knights of Pythias, and of the Pennsylvania Railroad branch of the Young Men's Christian Association. He is one of the trustees of the South Amboy Hospital Association, and a worker in the Chamber of Commerce and one of the directors. In club circles Mr. Stephenson is equally to the fore; he is a member of the Ashler Club, of Washington, D. C., also of the Middlesex Automobile Club of New Brunswick, and of the South Amboy Yacht Club. Mr. Stephenson and his family are prominently engaged in the work of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of South Amboy.
On March 20, 1895, in South Amboy, Richard Casper Stephenson was united in marriage with Georgianna Emmons, daughter of George N. and Sarah Emmons, residents of South Amboy. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Casper Stephenson have two children : Harold Francis, born February 17, 1898, married Hazel M. Mason; and Mildred Emmons, born May 26, 1904. The family home is at No. 248 David street.
 
JOHN JAMES MONIGAN, numbered among the influential citizens of New Brunswick, New Jersey, is the owner and manager of a drug store at No. 376 George street. Since coming to this community, in 1898, Mr. Monigan has identified himself with the leading business interests of New Brunswick and is ever a zealous advocate and supporter of her most vital and essential interests.
John J. Monigan, father of John James Monigan, was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and died there, in 189o, at the age of forty-eight years. He was a civil engineer for many. years. He married Anne Otis, who still survives him. To Mr. and Mrs. Monighan was born one child, John James, of further mention.
John James Monigan was born in Baltimore, Maryland, June 7, 1889, and was brought by his parents to Cortland, New York, when he was but five years of age. Here he attended the public schools, graduating from the Cortland High School, after which he attended the State Normal School. On May I, 1895, having decided to become a pharma. cist, he commenced to study with this end in view, and four years later became a registered pharmacist in the State of New York, subsequently securing a position with Fitz Boynton & Company, and later with William Rust & Sons, of New Brunswick, where he remained until 1906, when he established himself in the drug business at his present location.
Mr. Monigan affiliates with the Knights of Columbus, is a member of the New Brunswick Board of Trade, the Rotary Club, and the New Brunswick Country Club. He is also a member of the New Jersey Pharmaceutical Association and the National Druggists' Association.
On June 27, 1906, Mr. Monigan was united in marriage with Agnes R. McCormick, a native of New Brunswick, and the daughter of Bartholomew and Catherine (Houghton) McCormick, both deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Monigan are the parents of two children : Louis C. and John J. Monigan.
 
HAMPTON CUTTER.--Woodbridge, New Jersey, has long been the home of the Cutter family, Richard Cutter coming from New England to Woodbridge, Middlesex county, in 1709, in company with John Pike. He built what is believed to have been the first mill in the township, locating it on Woodbridge creek at what was later the Cutter and Prall dock. Richard Cutter was a son of William and Rebecca (Rolfe) Cutter, grandson of Richard and Elizabeth Cutter, he the brother of William Cutter, and son of Samuel and Elizabeth Cutter. Richard and William Cutter with their widowed mother came to New England about 1640. Richard Cutter, of the third generation, and the founder of the Woodbridge branch, married and had fourteen children, and was succeeded by his son, Richard Cutter, who married, August 20, 1706, Mary Pike, and they were the parents of Deacon William Cutter, who married Mary Kent. Kelsey Cutter, of the sixth generation, son of Deacon William and Mary (Kent) Cutter, married Hannah Marsh, and they were the parents of a large family, including a son, William Cutter, born October 6, 1778, died February 8, 1838. He married Sarah, daughter of Ephraim Harriot, of Woodbridge; she was born December 7, 1783, and died March 4, 1840. They were the parents of a large family including a son Hampton, of further mention.
Hampton Cutter was born in Woodbridge, New Jersey, December 25, an, fifth child of William and Sarah (Harriot) Cutter. He died in Woodbridge, February 22, 1882. He grew up at the homestead, obtained a good public school education, and until 1836 remained at home and cultivated the farm. In the year named he married and began the cultivation of his own farm. In 1846, a large deposit of a high grade of fire clay, also pottery clay, was discovered on his farm, which is used in ore for pottery, ornamental tile, terra cotta, electric and sanitary ware, also fire brick, and is used in carborundum. Mr. Cutter supplied these clays to the fire brick manufacturers of his section and shipped heavily to points of fire brick manufacture as far away as Portland, Maine, and Cleveland, Ohio, especially to the potteries of East Liverpool, Ohio; Sebring, Ohio; Trenton, New Jersey, and many other plants; also the terra cotta plants throughout the East. As his sons reached manhood they were admitted to the firm of Hampton Cutter & Sons, and that house became one of importance in the clay industry. The sons were Josiah C. and William Henry.
A man of strong character and deep convictions, Hampton Cutter not only was a factor of strength in the business world, but in public life also left a lasting impression. He was a justice of the peace for fifteen years, and the record reads that in that then very important office his "even handed justice won golden opinions from all sorts of people." He served the county of Middlesex on the Board of Freeholders and his township as committeeman. He was well qualified for leadership, and his unswerving Democracy was a tower of strength to his party. In religious faith he was a Presbyterian, and for about a quarter of a century he was one of the trustees of the Presbyterian church in Woodbridge, he during seven of those years being a member of the board. In addition to his private enterprise, farming, and Hampton Cutter & Sons, he was a director of the Rahway National Bank, and the owner of valuable real estate. He was a man whose daily life inspired confidence and respect, and he closed his long and useful life honored and trusted by all who knew him.
Hampton Cutter married, January 26, 1836, Mary Ross Crane, born in Craneville (now Cranford), New Jersey, daughter of Josiah Crane. They were the parents of four children : Josiah Crane, who died aged forty-one; William Henry, of further mention; • Sarah Anna, married Freeman Rowland; Emily, married James P. Prall.
William Henry Cutter was born in Woodbridge, New Jersey, June 22, 184o, and died September 24, 1918. He was educated in the public schools, and upon leaving school became associated with his father and elder brother in the firth, Hampton Cutter & Sons, dealers in fire and potteries clay, mined from the farm at Woodbridge owned by Hampton Cutter. This business, a most profitable one, was continued by the father and sons jointly, but death removed the founder and elder brother and William Henry Cutter was left with the entire management of the business which he still further developed. He worked over eighty acres of clay beds from which several different kinds of merchantable clay was mined, and from which fire brick, tile, terra cotta drain pipe and potters clay were manufactured, the clay shipped by Cutter & Sons going to all parts of the country to be converted into manufactured products. The clay beds were operated throughout the entire year and formed an important addition to the industrial importance of the town. Like his honored father, William H. Cutter was progressive and public-spirited and deeply interested in the welfare of the community. In politics he was independent, and in religious faith a Presbyterian. serving the Woodbridge church as trustee. He was very charitable and proud of his clean record, honest in all his dealings to the extreme, and was one of the county's noblemen.
He married Sarah R. Barron, daughter of Samuel and Eliza A. (Jacques) Barron, of Woodbridge. The old homestead, situated just south of Woodbridge, is a landmark, erected about 184o. This was their home for a time, but in 187o Mr. Cutter erected a suitable house on Green street, Woodbridge, which was ever afterward the family home. Mr. and Mrs. Cutter were the parents of two children, Hampton (2), of further mention, and Laura L.
Hampton Cutter (2) was educated in private schools, attending the Pingree Preparatory School of Elizabeth, graduating in the clays of 189o, and the Packard Commercial School of New York City, graduating in the year 1891. He immediately engaged ir. business with his father, this connection being uninterrupted until the death of his father, when he succeeded to the business, being now the sole owner, and he continues to operate the original clay mines on an extensive scale, using the latest improved methods. He is a director in the Alpine Cemetery Association, served on the Board of Education for over six years, is president of the board of the Barron Library Association, and is a member of the board of trustees of the Presbyterian church:
 
LUKE D. LINDLEY.—Since the inception of his business career, Mr. Lindley was connected with but one particular line of industry, the meat packing business, and in• this he met with phenomenal success.
Luke D. Lindley was born February ro, 1871, at New Brunswick, New Jersey, and died October 18, 192o, the son of Samuel S. and Mary E. Lindley. Samuel S. Lindley was a jeweler by trade, but for the past twenty years has been retired from active business life. A young man at the outbreak of the Civil War, heartily in sympathy with the cause of the Union, and fired with the patriotism which swept the North at the news of the firing on Fort Sumter, he enlisted with the nth New Jersey Volunteers, subsequently being promoted to the rank of sergeant. With his regiment he participated in many of the most stirring engagements of the war, and during the battle of Chancellorsvile was severely wounded.
The education of Luke D. Lindley was obtained in the public schools of his native place, and upon graduating from the New Brunswick High School, in 0392, he matriculated at Rutgers College, where he was a special student in the class of 1896. Immediately upon finishing his educational career, he entered into business life as bookkeeper for G. V. Bartlett & Company, a slaughtering and hog-shipping concern at Jersey City. Here he devoted all his available time to this work, and by this untiring devotion steadily gained in advancement until November, 1914, when he was able to purchase a half-interest in the concern. In October, 1918, he bought out the remainder of the business, the firm then becoming known as the Luke D. Lindley Packing Company. The enterprise steadily and consistently grew to its present large proportions, turning over more than a half million dollars annually, due in a large measure to the capable management of Its executive head.
A man true to his friendships, honest and impeccable in all the relations of life, Mr. Lindley was highly respected and honored in New Brunswick. He was a member of the New York Produce Exchange, the Alumni Association of Rutgers College, and the Young Men's Christian Association at New Brunswick. In religion he was a Presbyterian and attended the First Church of that denomination.
On June 12, 1906, Luke D. Lindley was united in marriage with Mary Ethel Franken, daughter of John and Ida M. (Martin) Franken, of Prattsville, Greene county, New York. No children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Lindley. A man of dynamic and tireless energy, he gave the best that was in him to his business, and his success was essentially the result of hard toil, indomitable will power, and an unconquerable belief in his own ability.
 
LEROY JEROME. BERGEN.--Thirteen generations of Bergens have lived in Chautauqua county, New York, counting the first comers from Holland down to the youngest of the present generations. The original home was New Amsterdam (now New York), but the overflow into New Jersey was early and constant. The early settlers gave name to the localities, and Bergen county, Bergen Hill, Bergen village, and Bergenfield show how Hudson county, New Jersey, attracted the Bergens, and how well they were appreciated.
Leroy Jerome Bergen is of the Middlesex county branch, his father, Addison Bergen, born on a farm on the outskirts of Cranbury, but now living in South Amboy, New Jersey, engaged in the real estate business. Addison Bergen married Cecilia Ada Roll, born in Perth Amboy in 1856, died in South Amboy, January 12, 1915. They were the parents of four children : Leroy Jerome, of further mention ; Albert R., a lumber dealer of South Amboy; Clymenda May, wife of Robert Greenleaf, of South Amboy; Ada Dorothy, a teacher in Trenton, New Jersey, public schools.
Leroy Jerome Bergen was born in South Amboy, New Jersey, December 29, 1888, and there attended public schools until reaching the age of seventeen, graduating from the high school in 1905. He then spent a summer in the employ of Donnell & Miller, lumber dealers, but in the fall of 1905 he entered the Coleman Business College at Newark, where he finished the course and then returned to business life. On July 1, 1919, he became a member of the corporation, Miller, Bergen & Welsh, dealers in lumber, millwork and masons' supplies, located at Broadway and First street, South Amboy, New Jersey. The officers of the company are as follows : A. J. Miller, president ; 0. W. Welsh, vice-president; L. J. Bergen, secretary and treasurer.
During the World War period, 2927-28, Mr. Bergen was in the service, serving at Camp Dix, and on local draft board duty. He is a Presbyterian in religious preference; a member of the Young Men's Christian Association; and the American Legion. He is fond of out-of-door sports, particularly power boating. He has won honorable place in the business life of his community, and is one of the young business men of South Amboy whose career has been most creditable.
 
HENRY CHRISTIAN AXEN.—From the time he left school in 1907 until the present, Henry C. Axen has been connected with the printing business in Perth Amboy, and since 1922 has been proprietor of his own shop, The Axen Press, No. 245 Fayette street. He is a son of John Henry Axen, born in Flensborg, Denmark, who married Annie Christine Sorensen, born in Denmark, and he came to the United States with his wife and three children, settling in Perth Amboy, where he died March 13, 2913, aged sixty-one years. His wife died December 13, 1912, aged fifty-six. They were the parents of the following children, the youngest born in the United States : T. John Peter, a painter of Perth Amboy. 2. Mary, married Alfred P. Thompson, a chemist of Perth Amboy; they are the parents of eight children. 3. Carolina Serena, married Jens Olson, an employee of the Lehigh Valley Railroad ; they are the parents of five children. 4. Henry C., of further mention.
Henry C. Axen, youngest and only American born child of John Henry and Annie Christine (Sorensen) Axen, was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, September 27, 1883. He attended the public schools until he graduated from the grammar grades, then began learning the printer's trade in the office of the "Evening News." He served a full term of apprenticeship at his trade and continued with the "News" until 1912, when he established the Axen Press, a modern print shop at No. 174 New Brunswick avenue, moving later to No. 145 Fayette street. His job printing shop is well patronized and is a well known Perth Amboy institution. Mr. Axen is a Republican in politics, and for the past three years (1918-192o), has been president of the Fourth Ward Republican Club. As a boy he was fond of bicycle racing, and at the age of sixteen won his novice race. He attended meets at the nearby :owns and met with a fair amount of success in carrying away winners' prizes. His favored recreation now is automobiling. He is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, Itnprovt (-1 Order of Red Men, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Owls, D. B. S., Haymakers, Perth Amboy Typographical Union, No. 658, and Western Improvement Association.

Mr. Axen married (first) in New York City, February 22, 1906, Minnie K. Swendsen, who died in 1914, leaving four children : Mary Elizabeth, born September 15, 1907; Clara Henrietta, born April 11, 1909; Anita Christina, born March 15, 1911; John Henry, born November 7, 1914.. He married (second) Meta Marie Sandholdt, born in Woodbridge, New Jersey, her parents Jens and Mary Sandholdt, now residing in Perth Amboy. One child was born of this marriage, Myrtle Meta, born September 29, 1920.

PETER HARRY STOVER HENDRICKS.—Well known in the administration circles of New Brunswick, Peter Harry Stover Hendricks, postmaster, has lived most of his life in this community which he is serving. He was born in Neshanic, New Jersey, November 3o, 1872. His parents were John and Cornelia (Bennett) Hendricks. John Hendricks was born in New Brunswick, and died here, March 3o, 1918. He was a brick mason here for many years. He and his wife had eight children: John, deceased ; Louis, deceased ; Katherine, deceased ; Mary, deceased, formerly the wife of George McMullin ; Emma Loblein, deceased; William H., brick mason of New Brunswick; Peter Harry Stover, of further mention; Cora May, wife of William H. Colburn.

Peter Harry Stover Hendricks was brought by his parents to New Brunswick, New Jersey, when he was an infant, and here he attended school until he was fourteen years of age, when he entered upon his business career, securing a position as office boy with the Norfolk & New Brunswick Hosiery Company. Later he served an apprenticeship to the mason's trade and was associated with his father for twenty-five years in this particular occupation. A Democrat in politics, Mr. Hendricks has always taken an active part in the affair -. of the organization. In 1910 he was elected a member of the Board of Freeholders and resigned in 1913, when he received his appointment as postmaster of New Brunswick, a post which he is still (1920) filling with untiring faithfulness and devotion to duty, which are characteristic of the man. He occupies a high place in the opinion of those who know him, a place which he has won by his own energy and upright character. He fraternizes with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and with the Senior Order of United American Mechanics. Mr. Hendricks also holds membership in the Union Club of New Brunswick.

On April II, 1902, Mr. Hendricks was united in marriage with Fay Farmer, daughter of John V. and Mary Farmer. Her father owns a farm just outside of New Brunswick. To Mr. and Mrs. Hendricks have been born two children : Eldon L., born January 6, 1904; Robert Ross, born March 30, 1911.
 
LOUIS YALE SOSIN, independent candidate for the office of county clerk for Middlesex county, New Jersey, a member of the famous "Lightning," or 78th Division, with which he saw active service in France during the closing campaigns of the World War, and one of the prominent among the younger attorneys of Perth Amboy, is a native of New York City, born July 23, 1891.
Mr. Sosin is a son of Jacob and Rachel (Sosin) Sosin, the former named having been born in Bohemia, where he spent the first years of his childhood. Bohemia, it will be remembered, is the home of the Czecho-Slovaks who did such heroic service for the allied cause, and which has now won its independence from Hapsburg rule and the Austrian Empire, so that it has something of poetic justice in that the descendant of one of its sons should have played his part, though in the armies of a new world, to secure its hard won freedom. The elder Mr. Sosin came to the United States with his parents while a young man and located in New York City, where he became engaged in a mercantile line of business and prospered. He later came to Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and here established himself in the crockery and glass business in which he continues active at the present time. He married, in New York City, Rachel Sosin, a distant cousin, and they were the parents of four children, as follows: Louis Yale; Jennie, now the wife of Herman Sloan, a druggist of Perth Amboy; Maxwell, now a law student in Perth Amboy ; and Sadie, who attends the Perth Amboy High School.
Until he had reached the age of ten years, Louis Yale Sosin lived in his native city of New York, but in 1901 came to Perth Amboy with his parents, and has ever since made this place his home. He attended the local public schools, and although the educational advantages to be had therein were somewhat meagre in comparison to what they are today, yet he was of an ambitious nature, and took advantage of every opportunity to the full. He was a student in the local schools at the time of the opening of the Public Library, and was one of the first to avail himself of the extended field of study and reading that it offered to the community. After passing through the grammar grades, Mr. Sosin entered the High School, where he remained four years and was graduated with the class of 1909. Ambitious of a professional career, the young man determined to take up the law and with this end in view matriculated in the New York University Law School. He also attended the Law School of Columbia University, and at these two institutions pursued his studies to such good purpose that in 1915 he was admitted to the New Jersey bar. He had already, however, gained considerable experience in the practical side of legal work, having served while a student for three years in the office of Joseph E. Stricker, public prosecutor, so that he was far from unknown when he finally established himself in Perth Amboy as an attorney. This he did in association with City Solicitor Francis P. Coan, of South Amboy, and it was not long before his really unusual abilities as a lawyer, coupled to an engaging personality and a character that imposed trust upon all who carne in contact with him, brought him to a position among the leading members of the Middlesex county bar. He speedily made his personality felt in his home community, and gained for himself many warm friends, not only there but throughout the State, who are now enthusiastically supporting him in his candidacy. Mr. Sosin's war record is a fine one and has added greatly to his reputation and popularity in Middlesex county. In February, 1918, he enlisted in the 311th Regiment of Infantry, which became a part of the 78th Division, known as the "Lightning" Division, and after less than three months training in this country was sent to France. He saw much of the most bitter fighting in which the American troops took part and was present in the St. Millie! and Argonne-Meuse battles, it being his fortune to "go over the top" no less than four times. It was also his most extraordinarily good fortune, considering the fact that his regiment lost about two-thirds of its effectives in the last of these actions, to come through unhurt, although he had many hairbreadth escapes. Since the signing of the armistice, Mr. Sosin has given much of his time to educational work among the foreign elements in his regiment. He is a figure in fraternal circles in Perth Amboy, and is a member of the Masonic order, having attained the thirty-second degree. He is affiliated with Prudence Lodge, No. 204, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons ; Amboy Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Jersey City Council, Royal and Select Masters ; — Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; and New Jersey Consistory, Sovereign Princes of the Royal Secret. He is also a member of the Order of the Sons of Zion, and Perth Amboy Lodge, No. 784, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He was one of the principal organizers of Perth Amboy Post, No. 45, American Legion, and has since held the Office of treasurer; he is also vice-commander of the post, and vice-commander of the Middlesex County American Legion executive committee. He attends the Bnei Zion Temple in Perth Amboy.
 
NORMAN HARRISON SMITH—Among those New Brunswick business men who are actively influential in the community is Norman Harrison Smith, who has for the past ten years since coming here been interested in everything that pertains to the welfare and development of New Brunswick. Mr. Smith is descended from ancestors in the Colonial and Revolutionary periods of our history and is conspicuously identified with the developments of the most vital interests of the State of New Jersey.
Harvey Isaac Smith, father of Norman Harrison Smith, was born in Jersey City, and died there in March, 1889, at the age of twenty-nine years. He was a member of a branch of the Smith family who have resided in New Jersey for many generations. He married Clara Tetlow, who now resides in Dunellen, New Jersey. Mrs. Smith's father and her uncle, Henry Tetlow, were prominent manufacturers of soaps and perfumes in Philadelphia, and descend from one, - Tetlow, who came to this country from England in the middle of the seventeenth century. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were the parents of two children : Maude May, wife of John B. Buckalew, of Dunellen, New Jersey; and Norman Harrison, of further mention.
Norman Harrison Smith was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, June 28, 1888, and came with his mother to New Brunswick, New Jersey, when he was but two years of age. Here he attended the local public schools and after his third year in the New Brunswick High School, he entered Coleman's Business College, at Newark, New Jersey, from which he was graduated in 1904. He then secured a position as bookkeeper with the Beckwith-Chandler Company of Newark, but resigned after two years to accept a position with J. H. Dunham & Company, of New York City. Two years later, he left this concern to go with the Crandell & Godley Company as salesman, and remained with this firm until 1910, when he came to New Brunswick and established the Williamson Garage Company with Walter Williamson as a partner. This association continued until September, 1911, when Mr. Smith disposed of his interests and established a new business under the name of Garside & Smith, Walter L. Garside having become a partner in the enterprise. Five years later, Mr. Smith absorbed the whole business, and on January 1, 1920, moved to his present location, No. 68 French street, New Brunswick, having erected suitable quarters, covering a space of 5ox110 feet, his enterprise being known as the American Auto Company. It has been due to his own efforts that his business has grown to its present extensive proportions, and he is looked upon by his associates
and fellow-citizens as a most capable business man. He handles the Buick, Dodge, Studebaker and Jordan pleasure cars, and the Brockway and Day-Elder trucks, as well as a full line of accessories, and also conducts a service station for the repairing of the cars handled by the concern.
Mr. Smith has always taken an active interest in educational matters, and is chairman of the committee on instruction and discipline of the Highland Park Board of Education. He is a member of St. James' Methodist Episcopal Church, and also is prominent in the local fraternal organizations. He has taken his thirty-second degree in Freemasonry, affiliating with Union Lodge, No. 19, Free and Accepted Masons ; Scott Chapter, No. 4, Royal Arch Masons; Scott Council, No. 1, Royal and Select Mastors; Temple Commandery, No. 18, Knights Templar ; Salaam Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Newark, New Jersey. He is now (1920), junior warden of Union Lodge, and also junior warden of Temple Commandery. He is a member and past grand of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows; a member of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics; and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He also holds membership in the Craftsmen's Club, the Middlesex Automobile Club, and the New Brunswick Boat Club, a trustee of same, and is vice-president of the Knights of King Arthur Club. Mr. Smith is treasurer of the New Brunswick Motor Trade Association. In politics he is a Republican, being a member of the Highland Park Republican Club, and one of the active workers of his party.
On June 2, 1909, Mr. Smith was united in marriage with Hazel A. Swenarton, a daughter of Thomas H. and Adele (Stivers) Swenarton. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are the parents of three children: Norman Russell, born March 12, 1911; Spencer Hazelton, born December 3, 1913; Thomas Harvey, born February 28, 1915. Mr. Smith has a beautiful home in Highland Park, at No. 9 Grant avenue.
 
JOHN BAYARD KIRKPATRICK.—The name of Kirkpatrick has been prominently identified with the insurance business in New Brunswick, New Jersey, for a great many years, but together in this business both Mr. Kirkpatrick and his father have been influential citizens, giving to the welfare of the community the interest demanded of every good citizen.
John Bayard Kirkpatrick, father of the subject of this review, was born in Washington, D. C., in 1857, and died September 6, 1912, at New Brunswick, in his sixty-seventh year. He founded the John Bayard Kirkpatrick Insurance Agency and conducted it for forty-nine years previous to his death. Being ever prominent in the city's affairs, he was city treasurer for many years. He married Mary Elizabeth Phillips, a native of Riverdale, New York; she is still living and resides in New Brunswick, New Jersey. To Mr. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick were born four children: Mary Jane Bayard, wife of Abram Van Ness Baldwin; Laura Boardman; John Bayard, mentioned below, and Andrew.
John Bayard (2) Kirkpatrick, son of John Bayard (1) and Mary E. (Phillips) Kirkpatrick, was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, February 23, 1887. His elementary education was obtained by private tutor, after which he entered Rutgers Preparatory School, from which he was graduated in 1896, subsequently matriculating at Rutgers College, from which he graduated in 19oo, having completed the prescribed four years' course. In 1912, when his father's death occurred, Mr. Kirkpatrick entered the insurance business which his father had established and has continued in it ever since at the present location, No. 393 George street. On October 1, 1912, the business was incorporated under the name of the J. Bayard Kirkpatrick Company, J. Bayard Kirkpatrick, president ; Mary E. Kirkpatrick, vice-president; Andrew Kirkpatrick, secretary and treasurer, for the purpose of handling real estate and insurance. He is also treasurer and a director of the Second Merchants' Building and Loan Association..
Mr. Kirkpatrick has taken considerable interest in military affairs, and for fifteen years was a member of the National Guard, eight years a member of Essex Troop, of Newark, N. J., and for seven years was connected with Company H, 2nd New Jersey Infantry, National Guard, of New Brunswick, holding the commission of first lieutenant, from which he went into World War as first lieutenant and in May was promoted to captain; he served from March 31, 1917, until December 31, 1918, when he was honorably discharged from the service. He is an attendant of the Second Reformed Church of New Brunswick, and a member of the Delta Phi fraternity.
On June 15, 1912, Mr. Kirkpatrick was united in marriage with Bessie Madeline Fisher, daughter of Charles and Ella Fisher, of New Brunswick, New Jersey. They are the parents of one child, Mary Elizabeth Bayard Kirkpatrick, born October 27, 1918. The family home is at No. 15 Cleveland avenue.
 
ARTHUR ERSKINE GRAHAM, who for some years has been prominently connected with the general life of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, as a business man and man of affairs, is a member of an old and distinguished Scottish family, this branch of which was founded in the United States by his grandfather, James Graham, who came here from Scotland and located in Woodbridge, New Jersey.
Mr. Graham's parents were John Henry and Anna Marion (Brown) Graham, old and highly respected residents of Perth Amboy, now both deceased. John Henry Graham was born in Woodbridge, in the year 1847, and as a young man went to Tottenville, Staten Island, where he resided for a time. He later removed to Pleasant Plains, New York, and from there came to Perth Amboy, New Jersey, in 1896. He was the proprietor of two successful bakeries here and also taught vocal music in the local public schools, remaining active until his death, October 29, 1914. His wife, who was a Miss Brown of Manasquan, New Jersey, died at Perth Amboy, July 1, 19o7, at the age of sixty-four. They were the parents of four children, as follows: George, who died at Pleasant Plains at the age of twenty-one years ; Lillian May, who now makes her home in Perth Amboy ; James William, died February ti, 1919, at the age of thirty-eight, and left two children, Marian and Natalie ; and Arthur Erskine.
The birth of Arthur Erskine Graham occurred in Tottenville, Staten Island, June 5, 1882, but he was yet an infant when his parents removed to Pleasant Plains and it was with that place that his earliest associations were formed. He attended school there until his fifteenth year, when he came. to Perth Amboy, where he has made his home ever since. He continued to attend the grammar schools of this city until he was sixteen years of age, when he gave up his studies and secured a• position as a stenographer in the office of the vice-president of the Lehigh Valley Railroad in New York City. There he remained for five years, learning much about business methods and gaining in experience, and then gave up his position to take one with the National Fire Proofing Company of Perth Amboy, one of the largest industrial concerns in the region. Until quite recently Mr. Graham has continued a valuable employee of this company, his association with it continuing over a period of some seventeen years, but in the meantime he also took an active part in local public affairs until at the present time he is devoting all his time and attention to the discharge of his official duties. For eight months, in 1919, he served as secretary of the local draft board under Mayor Ten Brook. From January, 1919, for one year he was secretary to former Mayor Dorsey, who is mentioned at length in this work, and on January 1, 1920, was appointed city clerk of Perth Amboy by the Board of Aldermen for a three-year term. He is now engaged in filling that responsible post, displaying an efficiency and disinterestedness that have already won the approval of ell classes of his fellow-citizens. Mr. Graham is a member of the Raritan Yacht Club of Perth Amboy, serving for eleven years as its secretary, and is now on its board of governors. He is devotedly attached to all forms of out-door sports and takes particular pleasure in baseball and autotnobiling. In his religious belief Mr. Graham is a Presbyterian and attends the First Presbyterian Church of Perth Amboy, of which he is a trustee.
Arthur Erskine Graham was united in marriage, October 5, 1903, in Perth Amboy, with Ada Tyrell, a native of this place, born July 5, 1882, a daughter of James and Mary. (Martin) Tyre11, both deceased. Mr. Tyre11 was for many years the owner of a large livery stable in Perth Amboy, was a leading figure in banking and financial circles, and took a prominent part in the development of the volunteer fire department.
 
ALEXANDER MERCHANT was born in Glasgow, Scotland, January 7, 1872, the son of Alexander and Barbara (Findlay) Merchant. Alexander Merchant, Sr., was a purser on the National Line. sailing between Liverpool and New York City for many years. He died in Glasgow, in 1877, at the age of thirty-three years.
Alexander Merchant was brought by his parents to this country when he was very young, and upon landing in New York went immediately to Long Island City, where -the lad received his education. In 1888, at the age of sixteen years, he came to New Brunswick, New Jersey, and secured a position with D. D. Williamson, an architect, where he remained for five years, subsequently going to New York City, where he continued in this line for twelve years. In 1906 he returned to New Brunswick, and established himself at his present location, No. 363 George street. He has been very successful from the very outset in this enterprise and is eminently respected for the unimpeachable integrity of all his dealings. He specializes in school buildings, but also handles all kinds of work in his line of business, the New Brunswick High School being one of his pieces of work.
Alexander Merchant is one of the foremost citizens of New Brunswick, always a leader in movements which have for their .end the advancement of civic conditions. A. Republican in political affiliations, he is a keen student of all issues and has taken a keen and active interest in the affairs of the local organizations, having served on the Highland Park Council for many years, and also on its Board of Education. Mr. Merchant is a director of the Highland Park Building and Loan Association; also the Young Men's Building and Loan Association. He is affiliated with Palestine Lodge, No. 1, Free and Accepted Masons, and New Brunswick Lodge, No. 324, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He also holds membership in the New Brunswick Club and the New Brunswick Boat Club. His hobby is tennis. Mr. Merchant and his family are members of the Highland Park Reformed Church.
On June 24, 1896, Mr. Merchant was united in marriage with Margaret Beaton Henderson, of New Brunswick, daughter of William and Agnes (Thomson) Henderson, both deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Merchant are the parents of one child, William Alexander Merchant, born August 17, 1898; he enlisted in the United States army during the World War and was assigned to the 504th Motor Truck Company, stationed at Charleston, South Carolina, and received his honorable discharge in June, 1919; he is a student at Syracuse University, a member of the class of 1923.
 
WILLIAM SCHLESINGER, numbered among the prominent business men of New Brunswick, New Jersey, is the owner and manager of the Schlesinger coal and grain business. Since 1890 Mr. Schlesinger has been a resident of this community and none of her vital interests lack his influential and public-spirited support.
Henry Schlesinger, father of this subject of this review, was born in Austria, in 1826, and died in Brooklyn, New York. For many years he was a shoe dealer in New York City. He married Sophia Frend, also a native of Austria, and to them were born eight children, of whom three are still living: William, of further mention; Frank, in the cigar business at No. 90 Church street, New Brunswick ; Frederick H., in the employ of the Texas Company, at Hamburg, Germany.
William Schlesinger was born in Detroit, Michigan, August 14, 186o, and was brought to New York City by his parents when very young, and here, in the public schools of the city, obtained his education, after which he attended New York University. Until I890 Mr. Schlesinger was in the cigar manufacturing business in New York City, then came to this community and was employed by the Charles C. Davis Cigar Company until 1908, when he engaged in the cigar manufacturing business on his own account until 191o, at which time he purchased the Henry H. Banker coal and grain business which he is conducting at the present time, his success being due to his untiring energy and firm belief in his own ability.
In politics he is a Republican, and takes an active part in the affairs of the local organizations, having been a member of the Water Commission and of the County Board of Taxation, serving as president of both, and a member of the Board of Trade. He affiliates with National Lodge, No. 209, Free and Accepted Masons of New York City, a past master of same; and with New Brunswick Lodge, No. 324, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, a past exalted ruler. He is a prominent member of the congregation, Anshe Emeth Synagogue, of New Brunswick, also former president of that organization.

On February 22, 190o, Mr. Schlesinger was united in marriage with Rae Wolfson, a native of New Brunswick, and the daughter of Aaron and Augusta Wolfson, both deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Schlesinger are the parents of two children: Gertrude, born in October, 1903; and William Henry, born May 10, 1905.
 
ARTHUR STERN, the active head of one of Perth Amboy's most important business establishments, is in the prime of life and full of the vital energy which is so large a factor in business confidence, and he is a part of the city's prosperity.
Simon Stern, his father, coming to this country as a boy from his native city of Berlin, Germany, went direct to St. Joseph, Missouri. There he grew up, putting his natural business ability to excellent account in the clothing business, which he followed for thirty-five years. He was very successful and retired from active business twelve years before his death, devoting his time after his retirement, to charity. Ile married Henrietta Hart, who was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She died in St. Joseph, in 191o, at the age of sixty-four years. They were the parents of six children, all of whom are now living: Bertha, wife of Julius Rosenblatt; Arthur, of whom extended mention follows; Stella, now a widow, residing in Kansas City; Florence, who also lives in Kansas City; Sidney, a resident of Los Angeles, California; and Maurice, of St. Joseph.
Arthur Stern was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, March 1873. He received his early education at the excellent public schools of that city, supplementing this preparatory study with a course at the Wentworth Military Academy, at Lexington, Missouri. After this three years' course he returned to St. Joseph, and opened a furniture store under the name of the People's Furniture Company. He was successful from the start; but after four years there, he decided to remove to a larger city. He went to St. Louis and opened a store in the same line of business, remaining there twelve years, with most satisfactory results. At the end of that period, various considerations induced him to come East, and he bought out the business which he now conducts in Perth Amboy. Under his management the business has fully doubled its capacity, and the store has become one of the show places of the town.
While his mercantile interests almost completely absorb his time, Mr. Stern is not wholly a man of business. His chief delight is getting into the great out-door world, motoring, hunting, or fishing; and he is a member of the Raritan Yacht Club. He is also a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
Mr. Stern married, in El Paso, Texas, on June 19, 1903, Belle, daughter of Thomas and Margaret Ogden. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her father is now a resident of Traverse City, Michigan ; her mother died in 1913. Mr. and Mrs. Stern are the parents of two children, both living: Irma Ogden, born June 6, 1904; and Arthur H., born October 16, 1906.
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WILLIAM GORDON HOWELL, who occupies the highest position of trust in the gift of the city of New Brunswick, New Jersey, descended from an old New Jersey family, of English origin, and himself long active in the manufacturing interests of the State, Mr. Howell represents the solid citizenship which is the basis of all progress.
Mr. Howell's father, George Wilson Howell, was a native of New Brunswick, New Jersey, and died here at the age of seventy-eight years, in 1913. He was superintendent of the Janeway & Carpender Wall Paper plant for many years, having become associated with this firm at its organization, and remaining with them until his death. He was widely celebrated in fraternal circles as one of the most loyal Masons in the State of New Jersey, and one of the best posted men in the Masonic fraternity on the subject of Masonry, having advanced to the thirty-third degree. He was a member of Union Lodge; Scott Chapter, No. 4; Temple Commandery ; Mecca Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. His advice was frequently sought in this connection, and his decisions were considered final. George Wilson Howell married Priscilla Van Deventer, who was born in South River, a locality known in recent years as Van Deventer Station, from the prominence of this family. They were the parents of eight children, the three now living being: Charles, Alice and William Gordon, all living in the family homestead on the corner of George street and Remsen avenue.
William Gordon Howell was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He received his education in the public schools of the city. At the age of nineteen years he entered the business in which his father was engaged, filling the position of wall paper designer for a period of twenty-five years, the greater part of that time with the Janeway-Carpender Company, but for a time connected with New York City concerns. In 1908, Mr. Howell was elected assessor of the city of New Brunswick, in which office he served the people with the same capability which he had always put into his business interests, holding this office for six years. At the end of that period he succeeded to his present office, that of city treasurer. He entered upon the duties of this office, July 15, 1919, and is serving the interests of the public with rare judgment. In addition to his duties in this connection, Mr. Howell holds the office of custodian of school funds, to which he was elected for a term of four years. He is secretary of the Building and Loan Association which• has offices in the National Bank Building, and during the World War was fuel administrator for this district. Mr. Howell spends little time in recreation, being devoted to his many interests of a business nature, but finds his favorite relaxation in fishing and home gardening. He is single. He is a member of Christ Episcopal Church.
 
ALVIN BARTHOLDI FOX, one of the busiest men in Perth Amboy, a member of the firm of Larson & Fox, civil engineers, and also secretary and treasurer of the Union Garage Company of Perth Amboy, has from the inception of his business career, been identified with local industrial interests, making his way to the position of prominence which he holds today. Mr. Fox, in addition to his prominent connection with the business life of the city, is officially and influentially associated with the various other elements of her life as a municipality.
Frederick F. Fox, father of Alvin Bartholdi Fox, was born in New York City, June 2, 1842. During the Civil War from 1861-1865, he was a member of Hawkin's Zouaves, Company C, Ninth New York Regiment, and, consequently, saw much active service. At the age of thirty-seven he came to Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and here was engaged in the undertaking, real estate and insurance business up to the time of his death, which occurred May 15, 1914. Mr. Fox married Maria L. Bohr, a native of Clarkstown, Rockland county, New York, where she was born September It, 185 t ; at the present time she resides at Perth Amboy. Mr. and Mrs. Fox were the parents of two children: Caroline M., wife of Matthew D. Sherrill, of Irvington ; and Alvin B., subject of this review.
Alvin Bartholdi Fox was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, October 29, 1886, the son of Frederick F. and Maria L. (Bohr) Fox. He was educated in the public schools of his native city, and Rutgers College, from which institution he was graduated in 19o8, and received his degree of Civil Engineer in 1912. Immediately after leaving college he entered the employ of Mogan Larson, civil engineer, and at the same time took a night course at the Brooklyn Polytechnic School. It was with Mr. Larson that he received his business initiation and it was here that he exhibited his ability and developed those executive talents which enabled him to gain the success which he has since attained. Perhaps the truth of this statement is best attested by the fact that in 1910 he was received into partnership, forming the firm of Larson & Fox. The success which uniformly attends the company is due in large measure to the mingled aggressiveness and conservatism always exercised by' Mr. Fox. In 1912, the same year that he received his degree of Civil Engineer, he was appointed county engineer of Middlesex county, and also resident engineer of the New Jersey State Highway Department, which latter office he held for a period of one year. On January 1, of the year 1920, he was made borough engineer of Spotswood, Middlesex county, New Jersey.
In 1918 he assisted in the organization of the Union Garage Company of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and since May, 1918, he has been secretary, treasurer and general manager of the organization. The same year that he became associated with this company, he served on the commission to suggest a revision of the motor vehicle laws which pertained to automobile trucks. That the Union Garage Company has prospered during the past two years is largely due to Mr. Fox, who has displayed a keen interest in its welfare from the beginning, and has viewed its increasing success with no little satisfaction.
In politics Mr. Fox is a Democrat, and is a member of the Perth Amboy Democratic Club. He is also a member of the United Business Men's Association, the Chamber of Commerce and the Perth Amboy Automobile Dealers' Association; associate member of the American Society of Civil Engineers; and is treasurer of the County Engineers' Association of the State of New Jersey. His clubs are the East Jersey, and the Raritan Yacht. In religion, Mr. Fox is a Baptist.
Mr. Fox married, in Matawan, New Jersey, July 15, 1912, Marjorie M. Brown, daughter of Harry A. Brown, a shoe manufacturer of New Oxford, Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Fox are the parents of three children : Frederick F., born July 3, 1916; Jean M., born March I, 1918; Ruth E., born November 5, 1919 Alvin Bartholdi Fox is one of those substantial and aggressive business men who constitute the bulwark of a city's development, and he stands as an able exponent of the spirit of the age in his efforts to advance progress and improvement. His business transactions are conducted in accordance with the highest principles, and he fulfills to the letter every trust committed to him.
 
ARTHUR HOWARD DUNHAM is among the successful men of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, where• he conducts a large business in real estate, and occupies a prominent place. Mr. Dunham is a native of Woodbridge township, and a member of an ancient New Jersey family which was founded here in early Colonial days and has ever since maintained a high place in the esteem of their fellow-citizens.
Hezekiah Dunham, father of Arthur Howard Dunham, was horn in Woodbridge, New Jersey, April 10, 1843, and died there October 8, 1908. He followed the trade of mason for a number of years. He married Louisa Murdock, who was born in New York City, and died in Perth Amboy, October II, 1910, at the age of seventy-seven years. Mr. and Mrs. Dunham were the parents of seven children : Charles; Mulford, deceased; William; Harriett, wife of Bruce L. Drummond ; Della, wife of Theodore Aschenberg; George; and Arthur Howard, of further mention.
Arthur Howard Dunham was born in Woodbridge, New Jersey, March 28, 1879, and attended the grammar schools of his native place, after which he took a course with the Scranton Correspondence School. He then served an apprenticeship to the mason's trade, and subsequently became foreman for the National Fireproofing Company at Woodbridge, with whom he remained five years. In 1905 he established himself in the contracting business in Woodbridge, and four years later moved to Perth Amboy, where he has since been engaged in the real estate business. He has been highly successful in this venture, and within a short period of eleven years has risen to a place of prominence in business circles. In 1920-21, he erected seventy-five houses in Woodbridge, New Jersey, representing a sum of over $395,000. Unswerving honesty and fairness has won for him his success, which is in every sense of the word self-made—the result of his own indefatigable effort and his own unfailing belief in his ability to succeed. In politics, Mr. Dune ham is a Republican and takes a keen interest in the activities of the organization. He is a member of the Bricklayers' and Plasterers' Union. No. 27. In religion he is a Methodist.
On March 5, 1902, Mr. Dunham was united in marriage with Margaret Sofield, of Perth Amboy. Her father was a native of Perth Amboy, and died there, February II, 1916, at the age of sixty-eight. He was a ticket agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad for many years previous to his death. Mr. and Mrs. Dunham are the parents of three children : Byron, born June 10, 1904; A. Gordon, born March 6, 1906; Malcomb. born June 27, 1909.
 
PERCY LYLE VAN NUIS was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, March 17, 3882, the son of Lyle and Emma (Snedeker) Van Nuis. Lyle Van Nuis was at the time of his death in 1914, cashier of the National Bank of New Jersey, at New Brunswick. Percy Lyle Van Nuis, since reaching young manhood, has identified himself with every movement pertaining to the welfare and advancement of the community.
Percy L. Van Nuis obtained his preliminary education in private and public schools of his native place, and upon graduating from the New Brunswick High School in 1899, matriculated at Rutgers College, from which he was graduated in 1903, after having completed a four years' course of thorough training. That same year he entered the employ of the Western Electric Company and remained for five years, and in 1908 he entered the Neverslip Manufacturing Company. Ten years later he resigned and became identified with the Cronk Manufacturing Company, the Highland Park Building Company, and the Highland Park Lumber Company, in whose employ he has since continued, proving himself to be most efficient, and holding the office of treasurer and director in same.
In politics, Mr. Van Nuis is a Republican, and although he has not sought public office he nevertheless always interests himself in public affairs, and holds decided views upon ail questions which come before the public for discussion. He is affiliated with the Delta Upsilon fraternity of Rutgers College, and was treasurer of the Rutgers Chapter from 1911 until 1918. While in college, he was active in all athletics and for four years was a member of the track and relay teams, captain of both teams in the senior year. He attends the First Dutch Reformed Church of New Brunswick, and also holds membership in the Rutgers and Country clubs of New Brunswick, and is a member and director of the Young Men's Christian Association. Mr. Van Nuis is unmarried.
 
JOHN BANKER.—As a business man, owner of a line of busses operating in New Brunswick and vicinity, John Banker and his son, William J. Banker, Jr., are well known in this section of the State of New Jersey. In social life and fraternity affairs Mr. Banker takes an active part and lends his influence to all movements that tend to uplift and advance the standard of right living.
John Banker was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, May, 2, 1869, a son of Frederick William and Elizabeth Clara (Lewis) Banker, natives of Germany. Frederick W. Banker was reared and educated in his native land, coming to the United States at the age of twenty. He located in New Brunswick, New Jc ney, and later engaged in the grocery business, success attending his efforts. He died in New Brunswick, in 1892, aged fifty-four years, survived by his wife, whose death occurred in New Brunswick, August 5, 1916, aged seventy-six years. They were the parents of seven children, John Banker, of this review, being the only one now living.
John Banker attended the school in the vicinity of his home in New Brunswick, completing his studies at the age of fifteen years. He then entered his father's grocery store, located at No. 143 Throop avenue, known as F. W. Banker, grocer, and remained as his assistant for several years. His father's health then began to fail, and for a period of six years the son conducted the grocery business at the same address on his own account. He then entered the employ of Mr. Fleischmann, of compressed yeast fame, with whom he remained three years, and for the following eight years served in the capacity of assistant superintendent of the New Jersey State Reformatory. This brought him up to March, 1919, when he established the business he is now engaged in, transportation, the running of busses being a large feature of the work, the plant located at Nos. 3-5 Schuyler street, New Brunswick, his son, William James Banker, known as William J. Banker, Jr., who is associated with him, serving as president of the Gray Bus Line, Inc. During the years 1895-96-97-98, Mr. Banker represented the Second Ward of New Brunswick as alderman, and in 1898 was chief of the Volunteer Fire Department, reelected in 1899. He is a member of the German Lutheran church ; the Free and Accepted Masons, in which he attained the thirty-second degree ; the Improv,:d Order of Red Men ; the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; the Junior Order of United American Mechanics; the Senior Order of United American Mechanics ; and the Red Cross.
Mr. Banker married, in New Brunswick, March 9, 1888, Lizzie C. Colton, born in New Brunswick, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Van de Water) Cotton, the former named deceased, the latter named a resident of New Brunswick. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Banker, namely: 1. William James, above referred to, born December 4, 1888; married Laura Hunter, a native of Canada; no children. 2. Sophia Florence, who became the wife of Fred Hamer, of New Brunswick.
 
DAVID J. WILLIAMS, owner and manager of the monumental works at No. 311 New Brunswick avenue, Perth Amboy, has been identified with the business life of this community since coming here in 19oo, and in all that makes for tilt betterment of the city he is an earnest worker.
John R. Williams, father of David J. Williams, is a native of Lemont, Pennsylvania, and now lives there retired, having been a shoe manufacturer for many years. He married Sarah Z. Young, now deceased, and to them have been born ten children : George, a teacher of Lemont, Pennsylvania; Edward, a farmer of Lemont; David J., mentioned below ; Frank S., a stone cutter in Perth Amboy; Nelson W., a resident of Lemont; Zepora M., deceased ; Martin W., a resident of Lemont; Moses, deceased; Isadora, wife of George Fike, of Lemont, Pennsylvania ; Sarah E., deceased.
David J. Williams was born in Lemont, Pennsylvania, December 25, 1872, the son of John R. and Sarah Z. (Young) Williams. He obtained his education in the public schools of his native place, and then learned the trade of marble cutting. In 19oo he came to Perth Amboy and established monumental works on South Second street, where he remained for eight years, at the end of which time he moved to his present location, No. 311 New Brunswick avenue. The enterprise which he started in a small way has consistently grown and developed until it is now one of the largest and most successful of its kind in the county, and is the result of determination, perseverance and strict attention to business duties. Mr. Williams is prominent in the fraternal life of the city and affiliates with Huguenot Lodge, No. 381, Free and Accepted Masons, the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, the Woodmen of the World, Camp 31, and the American Order of United Workmen, Great Kills. His hobby is hunting and he devotes a portion of what little time he can take from his ever increasing business duties to this particular pastime.
On June 28, 1896, Mr. Williams married (first) Alene M. Petersen, daughter of Frederick and Emma Petersen, of Tottenville, Staten Island, New York. To Mr. and Mrs. Williams were born three children : Helen E., June 4, 1899; Kenneth D., April 24, 19o5 ; D. Leonard, July 23, 1906. Mrs. Williams passed away in 19o9. Mr. Williams married (second) June 2, 1912, Marie A. Neilsen; they have no issue.
 
.EDWARD WELLS SPACE.—In the early part .of the nineteenth century, about 1816, the Space family emigrated from Germany to the United States and located upon a farm in Tompkins county, New York. One of the descendants of this original settler, George A. Space, came to New Jersey in 185o and located in New Brunswick, where one of his children, George Noble Space, was born, July 17, 1852, and lived • there all his life. He learned the machinist trade, which he followed for many years. He married Elizabeth Bell, also a native of New Brunswick, where she still lives. They had six children : 1. George A., a machinist, who died in New Brunswick, June 14, 1894. 2. Edward Wells, of whom further. 3. William Arthur, deceased. 4. Charles A., garage keeper. 5. Jennie May, wife of Albert Sevenair, a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey. 6. Ruth Evelyn, who married Walter E. Pierson, and resides in New Brunswick.
The second son of this family, Edward Wells Space, was born in New Brunswick, October II, 1877. His birthplace has always been his home, and here he attended the public schools until, at the age of thirteen, he left to become an apprentice in the machinist's trade. For the next eighteen years, Mr. Space was in the employ of the John Waldron Company, machinists, and following this he worked for one year with the Simplex Auto Company. On April t, 1913, Mr. Space bought out the business and so successful has this investment proved to be that on September z, 1920, he purchased the property upon which his garage is located, at No. 256 George street.
While Mr. Space has been employed almost all his life, he has devoted some of his time to travel, this being his special form of relaxation. His wanderings have taken him over the entire United States, and in the spring of 1920 he had just finished a tour through a large portion of South America.
That Mr. Space is interested in fraternal matters is evidenced by his membership in the Junior Order of United American Mechanics; in the Young Men's Christian Association ; and in the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, he being a past exalted ruler of New Brunswick Lodge, No. 324. Mr. Space and his family all attend the Methodist church there.
On February z6, 1920, in New Brunswick, Edward Wells Space married Jane M. Edmonds, born in that city, the daughter of William E. and Elizabeth L. (Smith) Edmonds. Mr. Edmonds died in New Brunswick, May 5, 1920. Mrs. Edmonds is still living in New Brunswick.
 
JAMES ALFRED COMPTON.—Upon leaving educational halls in 1910, Mr. Compton entered the insurance business, being employed first by the firm of Frasers Brothers, then entered the insurance business for 'himself, representing the Travelers' Insurance Company of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and has since continued in that line most successfully, his line of life and accident insurance being supplemented by all kinds of casualty and surety insurance written by responsible companies. He is a son of James Lewis Compton, also born in Perth Amboy, former mayor of the city, and a lifelong resident, his death occurring in 1903, his business, real estate dealing. James L. Compton married Emma De Bow, born in South River, Middlesex county, New Jersey, who survives, a resident of Perth Amboy. They werb the parents of five children : Sophia Brown, married, September 12, 1900, Francis Luis Mora, now a well known artist of New York City, former resident of Perth Amboy; Lola, residing in Perth Amboy, New Jersey; James A., of further mention ; Lewis ; and William Arnold ; the two last named are naval veterans of the great World War and now proprietors of the Ford Agency at Summit, New Jersey.
James A. Compton was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, February 3, 1889, and there attended the public schools. He completed his studies in Phillips Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire, and immediately after graduation, class of 1910, he returned to Perth Amboy and has for the past decade been interested in the insurance business. He represents the Travelers' Life Insurance Company of Hartford as his principal company, specializing in life insurance, but also writing accident, fire casualty and surety insurance. Mr. Compton is a Democrat in politics, a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Raritan Yacht Club, and of the Presbyterian church. In recreation his hobby is yachting and his craft, the "Natirar," is well known on Raritan bay. He is a successful young business man, managing a constantly growing business.
 
THOMAS FRANCIS DUNIGAN.—In the business and banking circles of Woodbridge, New Jersey, the name of Dunigan is a prominent one.
Thomas Francis Dunigan was born in Woodbridge, New Jersey, May 1, 1847, and is a son of Bernard and Julia (Ryan) Dunigan, both parents having been born in Ireland. They became acquainted in Woodbridge, and were married there.
As a boy, Thomas F. Dunigan attended the public and parochial schools of this town, then completed his education at St. John's Academy, at Fordham, New York. He started in business with his father, who was a prosperous contractor, having interests also in clay. Later the young man became associated with the Ostrander Fire Brick Company, at Fords, New Jersey, where he remained for some years. Thereafter, Mr. Dunigan was with Henry A. Maurer, at Maurer, New Jersey, interested along similar lines. He is now in business for himself in Woodbridge, retailing coal and wood, and doing an extensive business throughout this section in builders' supplies. He has become a power in the construction world of Middlesex county.
Mr. Dunigan is also influential in other interests. He is a director and vice-president of the First National Bank of Woodbridge, and was at one time town committeeman and freeholder. In political affiliation he is a Democrat. Mr. Dunigan is a member of the New Brunswick Lodge, No. 324, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
Mr. Dunigan married, in Woodbridge, Jane M. Finn, of that place, and they have four children : Florence, now the wife of James J. Dunn, of Brooklyn, New York; George F.; Jane M., now the wife of Edmund A. Hays, a prominent attorney of Highland Park, New Jersey; and Anna B., who resides at home.
 
WALTER B. FLAVELL.—The Flavell family is an English one, the father and grandfather of Walter B. Flavell having come to this country a short time before his birth. The grandfather, Thomas Flavell, left England in 187o, and located in New Brunswick, where he became a farmer, continuing as such until his death in 1911, at the age of eighty-eight years. His son, Walter Flavell, was born in London, England, in 1853. After arriving in the United States, he entered the employ of Janeway & Carpender, manufacturers of wall paper, as clerk in their shipping deptArtment. He died in New Brunswick, June to, 1907. His wife, Mary Jane (Bloomer) Flavell, was a'native of Scotland, born in Glasgow, in 1858. Her death occurred in New Brunswick in 1884. They hr,d six children : Walter B., of whom further; Lucy E., Harry N.. Charles W., Maly J., and Thomas P.
Walter B. Flavell, eldest child of Walter and Mary J. (Bloomer) Flavell, was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, September 5, 1877. He acquired an education in the public schools of that city and later attended Wilson's Business College, following this by a course of training in accounting at the New York School of Accounting. Some years ago, Mr. Flavell became connected with the Janeway & Carpender Wall Paper Manufacturing Company, first as a traveling salesman and later was added the duties of manager of their advertising department, which is his business at the present time (1921).
Mr. Flavell is exceedingly fond of outdoor exercise, particularly motoring and boating, the latter being a favorite pastime of the residents of the city on the banks of the Raritan. He is also devoted to music, it being a hobby with him. During his service in the Spanish-American *War, Mr. Flavell was in the department of field music. He served with the Third Regiment, New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, during the period of that conflict. In Freemasonry, Mr. Flavell is very active; he is a member of Palestine Lodge, No. In ; Scott Chapter, No. 4, Royal Arch Masons; is a Knight Templar, connected with Commandery No. 11; and also is a member of Salaam Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Newark, New Jersey. Mr. Flavell is greatly interested in the work of the Young Men's Christian Association, of which he is a member; and also of the Craftsmen's Club, of New Brunswick, and the New Brunswick Rotary Club.
On July 16, 1902, Walter B. Flavell was united in marriage with Grace M. Van Liew, born in New Brunswick, the daughter of Henry and Ellen Van Liew, residents of that city. Mr. and Mrs. Flavell reside at No. 207 Lawrence avenue, in the Highland Park section of New Brunswick. They are members of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church.
 
CHRISTIAN JOHNSON is among the younger men who have established themselves as significant factors in the business life of Perth Amboy.
His father, Benjamin Johnson, was born in Sweden, and came to this country, bringing all the sturdy traditions of his race and a great ambition for the future. He began his life in the new country at Oxford Furnace, New Jersey, securing employment in the mills there. He was a faithful worker, honest and industrious, hut his high hopes of the life that was to be so bright were brought to naught by his untimely death' when his youngest child was a year and a half old. His wife, Annie Mary (Madson) Johnson, was born in Denmark. They were the parents of six children, four of whom are living: James, Charles F., Alfred B., and Christian, whose name heads this review.
Christian Johnson, familiarly known by his business associates as "Chris," was born in Oxford Furnace, Warren county, New Jersey. Here he lived until he was ten years of age, receiving his early education in the public schools. He then removed with his mother to Perth Amboy, where he continued his school attendance up to the seventh grade. At the age of fourteen yes:1.s he left school and went out into the world to take care of himself. He became connected with a sewing machine store, and began life as salesman and collector. This was a position of considerable responsibility for his years, but he proved himself worthy of his trust, and made the experience his preparation for the time when he should strike out in business for himself. He remained in this store for six or seven years, and by thrift and economy managed to lay up a little capital. In February, 1912, he started in business for himself, choosing the line of taxi service. Time proved the young man well justified in his choice. The rapid development of the automobile from a plaything to an eminently practical servant had opened an avenue of business which demanded men of sound common sense and solid business ability. Mr. Johnson was not slow in perceiving the possibilities in connection with his start. From time to time, as he saw opportunity, he branched out into various lines of automobile accessories and supplies and now conducts one of the most complete establishments of its kind, where the motorist can have practically every need supplied.
Mr. Johnson spent nine months in the service of the government during the late World War, acting in the capacity of foreman in the repair shops on the proving grounds at Aberdeen, Maryland. Later, and also at Aberdeen, he was inspector of cars, and in full charge of motorcycles there. He has made a place for himself in the city of Perth Amboy that many young men might envy. He is a member of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, and of the American Legion. He is an attendant of the Presbyterian church.
Mr. Johnson married, September 14, 192o, Anna A. Bachman, of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, daughter of Daniel and Anna A. Bachman, of Perth Amboy.
 
ALFRED THOMPSON KERR.—For more than a decade Alfred Thompson Kerr has been prominently before the public in various ways, holding several different offices in South Amboy. In 1908 he was elected tax collector, and in 1909 to the Board of Freeholders of the county, serving in this capacity for eight years. In 1916 Mr. Kerr was chosen to fill the chair of chief executive of the city at a time when the office of mayor was an unusually trying one, it being during the period of the World War and also when the terrible explosion at the Morgan Works occurred, at which so many families were made homeless. The present water works system and the new high school were both started during Mr. Kerr's administration.
Though of Scotch ancestry, Alfred Thompson Kerr was born in the United States, at Bordentown, New Jersey, June 24, 1864, the son of Thomas Kerr, a native of Edinburgh, Scotland. Thomas Kerr came to this country when fourteen years old and landed at Newburyport, Massachusetts, then came- to New York City, later removing to Bordentown. In 1873 he came to South Amboy and lived there for more than forty years, his death occurring in that city, in September, 1906, at the age of eighty-nine years. His occupation was that of master mechanic for the Pennsylvania Railroad, he being the oldest on the system at the time when he was retired from active service on a pension. He married Mary McLeay, also a native of Edinburgh, Scotland. She died in South Amboy, August 16, 1892. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kerr had a family of thirteen children, but of this number only four are now living, as follows : 1. Mary J., living in Trenton, New Jersey. 2. Emma, wife of Peter A. Stults, of No. 212 Second street, South Amboy. 3. Robert, residing in South Amboy. 4. Alfred Thompson, of whom further.
During his early childhood, Alfred Thompson Kerr lived in the city of his birth, attending the public school in Bordentown, but when eight years old his parents came to South Amboy and he entered the public school here, continuing until eighteen years old, then, going to Trenton, he attended "The Model School" for three years, graduating from it in 1887.
The first position young Mr. Kerr held was in the freight office of the Pennsylvania Railroad in South Amboy and in a short time he was promoted to the position of assistant shop clerk on the Amboy division. His next position was as assistant coal premium clerk of the United Railroads of New Jersey. His health failing, Mr. Kerr was compelled to give up his occupation to seek one in the open air and he became a fireman on a locomotive on the Pennsylvania Railroad, continuing it for nine years. In 1899 Mr. Kerr went into his present business, a dealer in paints, oils, glass, etc., his store ,located at the corner of First and Stockton streets, South Amboy. It is a well-established business, and for the past twenty-two years Mr. Kerr has been located at the original stand. In addition to this he is secretary and treasurer of the R. U. Rue Company, Inc., dealers in clay and sand, their headquarters being on Main street, South Amboy.
Alfred Thompson Kerr is a most enthusiastic musician, that being his particular form of recreation, he having been president of the Musicians' Union of Perth Amboy at three different times. He is also a prominent figure in fraternal circles, being a member of the local lodge of Free and Accepted Masons; the Tall Cedars of Lebanon ; the Knights of Pythias; the Loyal Order of Moose; and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Mr. Kerr is also affiliated with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers, and was the first master of Lodge No. 484 of that association. Mr. Kerr is active in the work of the South Amboy Memorial Hospital, being president of the board of managers of that institution. He is a member of the Protestant Episcopal church.
On July 21, 189o, in South Amboy, Alfred Thompson Kerr was united in marriage with Carrie Straub, born in South Amboy, the daughter of Gottlieb Straub, the dean of the butcher's business in South Amboy, where he is still actively engaged at the age of seventy-seven years. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Thompson Kerr have one child, Antoinette S., now the wife of James Gordon, of South Amboy.
 
ASHER K. FLEMING—The Fleming family has figured prominently in the life and affairs of Middlesex county for two centuries. The family traces its origin to several immigrant ancestors who originally settled in Delaware, later pushing West into Ohio, where all were killed by the Indians with the exception of Jordan Fleming, then an infant. He was later found and raised by a family in Delaware, but at the age of fifteen ran away from his benefactors, boarded a canal boat and landed at New Brunswick, thus establishing the Fleming family in this county.
Asher K. Fleming was born at New Brunswick, New Jersey, July 9, /89o, the son of John Kesby Fleming, an electrician of New Brunswick, and his wife, Mary Emma (De Hart) Fleming. He received his education in the public schools of his native place and at the American Technical Society schools, where he took a course in electrical engineering. After graduating, his fit st position was with the Bosch-Rushmore Company as experimental engineer, later becoming chief automotive electrical engineer for the Simplex Automobile Company, and the Wright-Martin Aircraft Corporation. In 1914 he established himself in business as an automotive electrical engineer, with offices on Jersey avenue, which he conducted in connection with his other duties, and in 1918 he established laboratories at No. 41 Albany street, New Brunswick. He has been highly successful in this venture and within a short period has risen to a place of prominence in business circles. His success is in every sense of the word selfmade, the result of his own indefatigable effort. He was one of the pioneers in the perfecting of electric lighting of automobiles.
Mr. Fleming is affiliated with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, New Brunswick Lodge, No. 354; the Junior Order of United American Mechanics ; and also holds membership in the Society of Automotive Engineers, and the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. During the World War, Mr. Fleming perfected and installed the high tension electrical ignition system as used on the famous HispanoSuiza airplane motors, which motors propelled the fastest planes on the battle fields of France.
Mr. Fleming is a lover of all outdoor sports, especially fishing and hunting, and is a member of the New Brunswick Sportsmen's Association. In religion he is a Methodist and attends the First Church of that denomination.
On February 4, 1914, Asher K. Fleming was united in marriage with Nellie L, Creager. Mr. Fleming has made his own way and has attained to his present position in the business world by force of his ability, which has fitted him to hold it. Such a man is destined as a matter of course to still further advancement. His residence is at No. 291 Powers street.
 
HENRY SYLVESTER HULSE, JR.---The excellent sdtool system of Perth Amboy is the pride of the city. In this organized preparation of the children and youth of the city for their future usefulness, Henry Sylvester Hulse, Jr., bears a significant part. •
The founder of the Hulse family in America was one of the early settlers of Long Island, and came from Holland, where the name is a well known and honored one. Mr. Hulse's grandfather, Sylvester Hulse, is still living, at the age of ninety years, in Port Jefferson, Long Island. Henry Sylvester Hulse, Sr., is a dairy farmer in that vicinity. He married Melissa Barton.
Henry Sylvester Hulse, Jr., was born in Astoria, New York, May 28, 1880. He received his early education in the Port Jefferson Union School, where he completed the course in 1897. He then attended the Jamaica State Normal School, from which he was graduated in 19o4. He then entered New York University and was graduated in 1909. Mr. Hulse came to Perth Amboy, New Jersey, in 1906, as principal of School No. 2. Since 1909 he has filled a more important position, that of principal of the Grammar and Manual Training schools of the city. He is very enthusiastic about his work, and believes deeply in the importance of manual training to the thousands of children who can never exi;ect to receive higher education.
Outside his strictly professional work, Mr. Hulse is interested in other activities for the young people of the city. He is director of the Junior Red Cross, chairman of the Troop Organization Committee of the Boy Scouts of America, and chairman of the Fourth Red Cross Roll Call. He is a private in the State Militia Reserve, and did active service at the time of the Morgan explosion and also during the influenza epidemic. He is a member of Suffolk Lodge, No. 6o, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of Port Jefferson, New York ; and of Lodge No. 785, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Phillipstown, New York. Mr. Hulse finds his tastes leading him into the great out-of-door world whenever opportunity offers. He is very fond of all out-door sports, and takes particular delight in gardening.
Mr. Hulse married, December 24, 19o8, in the Church of St. Mary's in the Highlands, Cold Spring, New York, Marie Edna Haight, daughter of Cyrus J. and Elizabeth (Traver) Haight. She was born in Phillips-town, Putnam county, New York. Her parents are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Hulse have two children ; Barton Traver, born August 21, 1910; and Irene Elizabeth, born September 8, 1911. The family are attendants upon the services of the Episcopal church, and active in all its work.
 
INGVARD GREISEN.—Behind the work of the laborer's hand is the creation of the designer's mind. Thus the completed structure which stands the pride of any city means far more than the laying of one stone upon another. In Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Ingvard Greisen is one of the men whose work lives in the form which he designs.
Mr. Greisen's father, Hans Greisen, has for many years been engaged in construction work in Perth Amboy. He came from Denmark about thirty-six years ago, located in Perth Amboy and has been a building contractor ever since. His wife Marie was also born in Denmark, and they are the parents of two sons, Ingvard and Sophus.
Ingvard Greisen was born in Perth Amboy, February 15, 1889. He received his early education in the public schools of this city, being graduated from the high school in 1907. The same year he entered the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, from which he was graduated in 1910. He is rapidly winning his way to success as an architect. He has worked at the building game since childhood, having always followed his father's work with the keenest interest. Spending the greater part of his leisure time throughout his boyhood about whatever piece of construction his father had in hand, the older man taught his son all the ins and outs of the contracting business. This was a wonderfully practical foundation for his training along the special line chosen. Now for the past eight years Mr. Greisen has been actively practicing his profession, first under the firm name of Goldberger & Greisen, and now under his own name. His present office is conveniently located at No. 320 Raritan building. Mr. Greisen is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and the Dana Relief Association. He is greatly interested in water sports, and a member of the Raritan Yacht Club. He finds his most enjoyable recreation in volley ball at the Young Men's Christian Association.
Mr. Greisen married April 13, 1914, Signa Nelson, and they have two children : Agneta, born May 13, 1916, and Kenneth, born January 20, 1918. The family are members of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church.
 
WILLIAM EDMUND WOODRUFF.—Born in New Brunswick, February 8, 184 William Edmund Woodruff is the son of Hiram Wilson Woodruff, of Stelton, New Jersey, and his wife, Mary E. (Gilliand) Woodruff, now deceased.. William Edmund Woodruff has two sisters and one brother: Addie, the wife of Weldon Weidner, of Boston, Massachusetts; Hiram Wilson, Jr., who resides at East Millstone, New Jersey ; and Margaret A., the wife of William MacMillan, of Easton, Pennsylvania.
William Edmund Woodruff attended the village school at Middle-bush for some time, and later at Three Mile Run. This was followed by a course in business training at Wilson's Commercial School, at No. 380 George street, New Brunswick.
On February 15, 19o5, Mr. Woodruff entered the employ of the National Bank of New Jersey, his first position being that of check clerk. After two and a half years at this work, he was promoted to the desk of passbook clerk, later was advanced to bookkeeper, and then to teller of the bank. In 1918 he became chief clerk, a position he holds at the present time.
To be in the open and to be engaged in out-of-doors sports is Mr. Woodruff's favorite pastime. He is a member of the Sportsmen's Association of New Brunswick, the New Brunswick Country Club, the Young Men's Christian Association, and the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. Automobiling is his hobby and almost daily he may be seen enjoying this form of exercise. He attends the Livingston Avenue Baptist Church.
William Edmund Woodruff was married to Helen M. Whitfield, November 3, 19o9, her death occurring November 8, 1918. She was the daughter of Jacob H. and Julia A. Whitfield, both now living in New Brunswick. Mr. and Mrs. Woodruff had no children.

CHARLES WESTON BARNEKOW.—When a young man of twenty-one, Baron Kiell Volmer Barnekow left his native Sweden and found a new home in Boston, Massachusetts. He was an educated young man of artistic talent, and later became professor of music and painting in the famous Emma Willard School in Troy, New York. During his stay in that city, his home was at Watervliet, nearby, he later residing in Albany, then in Newburgh, New York. He died in Newburgh, at the age of seventy-nine years, and is buried in Albany. Professor Barnekow married Sarah Jane Bunker, who died in Albany at the early age of twenty-seven, leaving two children : Charles Weston, of further mention ; and a daughter, who died in childhood. Professor Barnekow was a man of culture, ranking high as an artist, and was widely known when in his prime.
Charles Weston Barnekow was born in Watervliet, New York, November 2, x855, but soon afterward the family moved to Albany, going thence to Newburgh, New York, in 1861, where the lad was educated and grew to manhood. He was employed in a drug store during his youth, but at the age of twenty-two he started in business for himself as a retail hatter and shoe dealer. Later he returned to the drug business, entering the employ of Dr. Wiggins, in Newburgh, there remaining until 1892, when he located in Perth. Amboy, New Jersey. There he engaged in the drug business, first as Keasbey & Company, later as Keasbey & Barnekow, so continuing until September, 1904, when the present firm, Barnekow & Petz, was formed. Their store is located at No. 335 State street, a location that has long been occupied by a drug store, in fact the pioneer drug store of the city was located there. Mr. Barnekow is a Republican in politics, and has represented his ward as alderman. He is a member of the Masonic order, the Knights of Pythias, the Young Men's Christian Association, Chamber of Commerce, Raritan Yacht Club, and is devoted to all out-of-door athletic sports. In religious faith he is a Presbyterian, belonging to the First Church of Perth Amboy.
Mr. Barnekow married, at Cobleskill, New York, April 3o, 1878, Emma Vansteenburgh, born in Hudson, New York, daughter of Matthew and Harriet (Smith) Vansteenburgh. Mr. and Mrs. Barnekow are the parents of a son, Charles Weston, Jr., born September 20, 1885, now in charge of the polychrome department of the Atlantic Terra Cotta Company.
 
HOWARD WARREN KINSEY.—One of the oldest established business houses of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, dealing in coal, and known under the title of Kinsey Brothers, was founded in the early nineties by Henry Warren Kinsey, father of Howard Warren Kinsey. The latter succeeded his father in the management of this business and continued to conduct it until it was sold to the Lake Coal Company.
Henry Warren Kinsey, the founder of this business, was born in Woodbridge, New Jersey. He retired from active business, and now lives at No. 367 New Brunswick avenue, Perth Amboy. He married Ettie Hope, who was born in this county, and died in Perth Amboy,
New :jersey, in 1905. They were the parents of six children, of whom three are still living: Howard Warren, whose name heads this review; Edwa-d H., who is engaged as clerk in the postal service; and Fannif., wife of George Therkelson, a piano dealer. All are residents of Perth
Howard Warren Kinsey was born in Woodbridge, October 1, 1889. He received his education in the public schools of Perth Amboy ; lean - ing school at the age of fourteen, he took charge of a team and drove one of his father's coal wagons. This he continued to do for eight years, then entered the office as bookkeeper. The firm was then known as Kinsey Brothers, and was located at No. 367 New Brunswick avenue. The business constantly grew and developed, and on September 17, 1917, was sold to the Lake Coal Company. He then became manager for the Convery Coal Company, which position he has continued to fill ever since, and is demonstrating his executive ability in this business:, which at the present time is a difficult one to handle. The firm does considerable wholesale business, and handles wood in large quantities as well as coal. Mr. Kinsey is a Republican by political affiliation, and his tastes are those of the out-door man—hunting, fishing, gardening, automobiling--all these, in turn, claim him when the arduous duties of the office leave him free.
Mr. Kinsey married, June 18, 1902, in Perth Amboy, Bertha May Wolney, who was born in Woodbridge. Both her parents died when she was a child. Mr. and Mrs. Kinsey have two children: Evelyn May. born November 2, 1905 ; and Arthur Warren, born June 18, 1906. These are the only grandchildren in the Kinsey family.
Mr. Kinsey and his wife are both members of the Baptist church.
 
RAYMOND PERCY WILSON.—Among the men rapidly coming to the front as civil engineers is the one whose name stands at the head of this article. Mr. Wilson, who is a resident of New Brunswick, is not only an active business man, but an energetic citizen, keenly interested in everything pertaining to the welfare and progress of his home community.
Charles Edgar Wilson, father of Raymond Percy Wilson, was born April 29, 1854, in East Millstone, New Jersey, where he has for many years conducted a general grocery business. He married Sarah Elizabeth Palmer, daughter of B. D. and Margaret (White) Palmer, the former a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Raymond Percy Wilson, son of Charles Edgar and Sarah Elizabeth (Palmer) Wilson, was born September 29, 1886, in East Millstone. New Jersey, where he received his early education in local schools. Later he entered the New Brunswick High School, graduating in 1903, and then matriculated in Rutgers College, where he graduated in 1907 with the degree of Civil Engineer. In association with the late Josiah Tice, Mr. Wilson entered upon the practice of his profession in New Brunswick, meeting almost from the outset with merited recognition. In 1917 he went into business for himself, and is now in possession of a lucrative practice, his office being situated at No. 46 Paterson street. The professional standing already attained by Mr. Wilson gives abundant assurance that he has a future before him. Politically Mr. Wilson is a Republican, but his devotion to his profession precludes active participation in public affairs. In his few hours of leisure he engages in various forms of outside work, which with characteristic energy he regards as recreation. During the World War he served in the militia reserve and played an active part in a number of war activities. The fraternal associations of Mr. Wilson include membership in the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, the Improved Order of Red Men, and the Chi Phi college fraternity. He and his family are members of the First Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Wilson married, October 9, 1912, in New Brunswick, Lillian M. Morrison, born in that city, daughter of James A. and Rebecca (Mac-Cowan) Morrison, who still reside there. The following children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Wilson : Jean M., born May 25, 1914, died March 3, 1915 ; Janice Elizabeth, born January 6, 1916; and Raymond Merrill, born December 23, 1919.
 
MAXWELL LOGAN.—As owner of the Middlesex Press and the "Woodbridge Independent," a newspaper of the township of Woodbridge, Maxwell Logan has during his long residence in this community been closely identified with her leading interests and is always numbered among her foremost citizens.
Maxwell Logan was born in Brooklyn, New York, June 13, 1894, the son of Percival Willoughby and Matilda Catherine (Platt) Logan. When but a small boy be was brought by his parents to Woodbridge, New Jersey, and there attended the grammar and high schools from which latter institution he was graduated, in June, 1913. In 1912, one year before finishing his high school course, he became interested in printing and, in consequence, set up a small printing press, doing church printing and also printing the high school publication, "The Dial." Immediately following• his school career, he went to Brackenridge, Pennsylvania, to work for the Allegheny Steel Company, but. returned to Woodbridge after a few months and resumed printing, removing to No. 7 Green street, which is a Revolutionary landmark of the town. January 1, 1918, Mr. Logan bought out the equipment of the Woodbridge Printery and together with his own business moved to his present location, No. 23 Green street, and until April, 1919, printed the "Woodbridge Leader." In March, 1919, he began the publication of the "Woodbridge Independent." Three months later he purchased "The Mosquito," a weekly newspaper, which was published by H. E. Pickers-gill, in Perth Amboy, and on August 1 he moved the paper to Woodbridge and it became incorporated with the "Woodbridge Independent" into the "Woodbridge Independent and the Mosquito." Now he ably conducts this business, maintaining it on a firm basis, enlarging its facilities and extending its scope, and has conclusively proven his possession of a marked executive ability.
In all matters relative to the welfare of the community, Mr. Logan ever manifests a deep and sincere interest, aiding to the utmost of his power any movements which tend to further public progress and good government. He adheres to the Republican party, but office seeking is foreign to his nature and he prefers, moreover, to concentrate his energies on the faithful discharge of his various trusts and responsibilities. In religion he is a Presbyterian, and attends the Presbyterian church at Woodbridge. Mr. Logan is unmarried.

EDWARD E. CLARK.—The name. of Mr. Clark can properly be mentioned among those whose energy, business tact and public enterprise have made them important factors in the development and improvement of Sayreville, New Jersey, located on the Raritan river, noted for its manufactures of brick, soda water and cigars. His effort has not been in the field of finance, nor in the promotion of great schemes employing vast capital, but it has been in the walks of ordinary business, and by faithfully performing the duties of every-day life he has won for himself the respect and esteem of those with whom he is brought in contact.
Edward E. Clark was born in Englishtown, New Jersey, December 16, 1882, son of Owen and Catherine (Kelly) Clark. He acquired a practical education by attendance at St. Mary's School, Sayreville, and he began his active career in the grocery business, continuing along that line until January 1, 1917; meeting with the success which attends well directed effort. He erected the Union Hotel at Sayreville, in the year 1917, of which he is still the proprietor, being well qualified for that line of work, possessing the power to correctly judge human nature, a social, genial disposition, and a sincere desire to please. Everything possible is done for the comfort and convenience as well as the pleasure of his guests, and in consequence the house is receiving a very liberal patronage. In 1913 Mr. Clark added to his business pursuits that of real estate, in which he is engaged at the present time (1920) and from the conduct of which he derives a profitable income, real estate during the past few years changing hands constantly owing to the scarcity of houses for the accommodation of the people in the great cities and their environs. Mr. Clark gives his political allegiance to the Democratic party, and was elected on that ticket to serve in public office, having been township committeeman from 1913 to 1920, treasurer of the township and school funds from 1913 to 1915, and was chairman of the township committee for three years. On May 21, 1918, he was compelled to close his business on account of the Raritan Arsenal being within the three-mile limit. He then went to work for the Morgan plant, remaining six months. He then returned to the real estate business, in which he still continues: He was one of the committee who erected the monument in memory of the boys who went over seas. This was done without any cost to the borough, through the kindness of the Sayre & Fisher Company, who donated the land and the material, and the mechanics gave their services free of charge. In 1919 he was the one who was instrumental in having a bill passed through the Legislature making Sayreville a borough. He is a member of New Brunswick Lodge, No. 324, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; Foresters of America ; Improved Order of Red Men, and the Anion Singing Club.
Mr. Clark married, September 26, 1917, the ceremony taking place in the Church of Our Lady of Victories at Sayreville, New Jersey, Florence Meyer, born in Sayreville, May 14, 1890, daughter of Ignatz and Augusta (Gunkel) Meyer. One child has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Clark, namely, La Vern Marie, born July 12, 1918. Mr. and Mrs. Clark are attendants of the Church of Our Lady of Victories.
 
RAYMOND PIUS WHITE.---Though not a native of New Brunswick, Raymond Pius White has been a resident of that city all his life, having been brought there by his parents while still a very young child, and has always been closely identified with many of the activities of the city. At the present time (1921), he is in the employ of W. E. Mount as an automobile salesman.
John J. White, father of Raymond Pius White, is a railroad detective, residing in New Brunswick, where he was born and where he has lived for the greater part of his life. He married Mary Magdalena Phillips, who was born in Newark, New Jersey, but died in New Brunswick. John J. White and his wife were the parents of two children: Raymond Pius, of whom further; and John Edward, also living in the city on the Raritan.
Raymond Pius White was born in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, August 21, 1894. During his infancy his father and mother removed to Newark, but their stay there was of short duration as they soon went to New Brunswick, where they made their permanent home. Here the boy was educated, attending St. Peter's Parochial School and later taking a course at the New Brunswick Business College. Afterward, in 1910, he entered the employ of Johnson & Johnson, the well known manufacturers of medical and hospital supplies, remaining with them until August 13, 1920.
During this time Mr. White entered the army, serving in the World War for more than two years. On September 21, 1917, he was sent to Camp Dix, remaining there until June, 1918, when he was transferred to amp Lee. His stay at this point was very short, as he left in a few months to go to Camp McClellan, Alabama, in September, 1918, where he became sergeant of infantry, First Provisional Company, 98th Division, and from which post he was discharged, December 9, 1919. Sergeant White is now county commander of the American Legion of Middlesex county, and a member of the executive committee of the Department of New Jersey, American Legion. He is also a representative of the State Bonus Commission, for the distribution of the State bonus given to the ex-service men of the World War, in the Third Congressional District of New Jersey.
In all affairs pertaining to the Roman Catholic church, of which Mr. White is a devoted adherent, he is among the foremost workers. He is an attendant of St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church of Highland Park. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, and of the National Executive Committee of the Catholic Young Men's Union. He represents Middlesex county on the State Executive Board of the Federation of Catholic Societies.
Mr. White is very popular among the lovers of athletic sports and is connected with several societies organized for the promotion and welfare of athletics. He is one of the board of managers of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States of America Metropolitan Association; in 1916 and 1917 Mr. White was president of the Knights of St. Peter, a young men's athletic organization of New Brunswick. Mr. White is also a member of the Order of Red Men, a benevolent and fraternal organization.
 
GEORGE ERNEST GILLIS, prominent in the direction of the great Roessler & Hasslacher Chemical Company of Perth Amboy, in which he holds the position of supply and traffic manager, and a well known figure in the business circles of the city, is a member of an old British family, the founder of which, in America, came from England to Prince Edward Island, Canada, at an early date. He is a son of Alexander and Anna (Ellis) Gillis, both natives of Canada, who came when young to the United States, making their home in various places, including Perth Amboy, and finally at Providence, Rhode Island, where their deaths occurred respectively, July 30, 1919, at the age of sixty-eight, and February, 1918, at the age of sixty-six. The elder Mr. Gillis was a shipbuilder by occupation most of his life, and for a number of years followed that profession at Perth Amboy. They were the parents of ten children as follows: Two children, who died in infancy ; Clifford, now engaged in business as an industrial chemist at Fords, New Jersey ; Laura, who became the wife of William Lydard of Hartford, Connecticut; Victor Herbert, now residing at Tottenville, New York, where he represents the Roessler & Hasslacher Chemical Company; Chester Arthur, who is engaged in business as a traveling agent, and makes his home in Philadelphia ; George Ernest, whose career forms the subject matter of this sketch; Helen, who became the wife of Samuel Simpson of Providence, Rhode Island; William Ellis, an educator, who makes his home in Stonington, Connecticut, and is vice-principal of the Stonington High School; Louis, deceased.
George Ernest Gillis was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, April 18, 1889, during his parents residence there, and passed his childhood in that city. He attended the local public schools until he had reached the age of fifteen years when, being anxious to begin his business career, he left school and secured employment in the Art Glass Works of his native city. He remained with that concern only one year, however, and then, on April 11, 1908, entered the employ of the Roessler & Hasslacher Chemical Company, thus commencing an association which has continued uninterruptedly ever since. He was first given work to do in the laboratory, where he did so well as to attract the attention of his superiors, and put himself in line for promotion. Three years after coming with this concern he was made assistant purchasing agent, a position that he held for five years, when he was advanced to that of traffic manager. Shortly afterwards, another department was placed in his charge and he was given his present title of supply and traffic manager. The duties of this responsible office he discharges with skill and efficiency, and has made himself one of the most valued members of the staff of this large concern, one of the largest, if not the largest of its kind in the United States. Mr. Gillis has also interested himself in the general life of the City, and is a member of a number of clubs there,
including the Chemical Club and the Raritan Yacht Club, both of Perth Amboy. He is keenly interested in all manner of out-door pastimes and sports, especially boating and automobiling, and up to about six years ago took part frequently in motor boat races, notably those covering great distances, such as five hundred miles or more. He is a Presbyterian in his religious belief and attends church of that denomination at Perth Amboy.
George Ernest Gillis was united in marriage, March 2, 191o, in New York City, with May Carney, a native of Monmouth county, New Jersey, and a daughter of Richard and Sarah Carney of that city, the former now deceased. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Gillis as follows: George, born December 20, 1912; Richard Ernest, born September 15, 1914; and Francis; born May 15, 1916.
 
HENRY RUTGERS BALDWIN MEYERS.—The advance in sanitary precaution, safety appliance and working condition is nowhere more marked than in the corporate. industries that were formerly most indifferent. The establishing of welfare departments in mills and factories has called into being a new profession, and as welfare manager Mr. Meyers, of Milltown, New Jersey, is now devoting his talents that had formerly been devoted to pedagogy with marked success. His present engagement is with the Michelin Tire Company and his work has borne abundant fruit. He is a son of Marion H. and Elizabeth (Bessonnett) Meyers, his father a journalist.
Henry R. B. Meyers was born in New Brunswick, New. Jersey, October 29, 1886, and there completed public school courses of study of grade and high. He was also a student in Rutgers College Summer Schools, and pursued special courses in oratory and public speaking under private instructors. For fifteen years Mr. Meyers was supervising principal of schools, and in 1919 became employment and welfare manager for the Michelin Tire Company, of Milltown, New Jersey. He is a director of Milltown Building and Loan Association, and interested in other community activities. In fraternal relation, Mr. Meyers is affiliated with Palestine Lodge, No. iit, Free and Accepted Masons; Improved Order of Red Men (past great guard of forest, and past sachem) ; Patriotic Order Sons of America (past president); Daughters of Pocahontas; the Order of United American Mechanics, and the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. In religious faith he is connected with Milltown Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mr. Meyers married, November 25, 19o8, Gulielma Clark, daughter of Francis Asbury and Sarah Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Meyers are the parents of a daughter, Marguerite Elizabeth, born November 9, 1912, and a son, Henry R. B., Jr., born April 25, 1918, deceased.
 
WILLIAM EDWARD GOWEN.—Although having been established in the undertaking business on his own account but a short time, William Edward Gowen has already proven that his venture is a success, due in a large part to the thorough knowledge that he obtained along this particular' line before starting out for himself.
Henry Harper Gowen, father of William Edward Gowen, was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, February 9, 1851, and for many years previous to his retirement from business life was engaged in the rubber trade. He now resides in Arlington, New Jersey. He married Elizabeth Steinart, of New Brunswick, and to them have been born five children, as follows: Freeman, deceased ; Isaac, deceased ; Antoinette, who married Allan Peluso, of New Brunswick ; William Edward, of further mention ; Samuel Long, a mechanical electrician of New Brunswick.
William Edward Gowen was born February 8, 1888, in New Brunswick. He obtained his education in the public schools of his native place, but at the age of fourteen years left school and served an apprenticeship at the blacksmith's trade, later enlisting in the United States army, first in the infantry, but later transferring to the cavalry. After serving one term in this capacity, he returned to New Brunswick and for a short time resumed his former trade. In the meantime, however, he had become interested in the undertaking business, and with a keen desire to ultimately establish himself as a funeral director he secured a position with William J. McDede and later with A. J. Martin, both undertakers in New Brunswick. He remained with Mr. Martin for ten years, during which time he gained a thorough practical knowledge of the undertaking business, and on October 15, 1920, opened parlors on his own account at No. 99 French street, New Brunswick, which have since continued to be his headquarters.
On May 26, 1908, William Edward Gowen was united in marriage with Helen Stangler, a native of Germany, and the daughter of Charles and Theresa Stangler, who for several years have resided in Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Gowen are the parents of two children: Helen Anna, born March 3, 1909; Gizzella, born October 30, 1911. The family attend the Fourth Reformed Church of New Brunswick.
 
GEORGE F. REYNOLDS, one of the most prominent business men and merchants of Perth Amboy, Middlesex county, New Jersey, and the proprietor of the large mercantile establishment at No. 136 Smith street, in that city, is a native of New Brunswick, New Jersey, a son of Charles and Mary (Nevins) Reynolds, old and highly respected residents of that place. Charles Reynolds was born in County Leitrim, Ireland, in the year 1814, and came to the United States when but seven years of age in company with three brothers and one sister. The family located in New York City for a time, but not long afterward removed to New Brunswick, New Jersey, and Charles was bound out to a farmer at Millstone, where he worked for a time. His extraordinary ambition caused him to walk daily the twenty-four miles to and from Millstone and New Brunswick so that he might learn the trade of tailor's cutter, a craft which he followed for some years. Finally, by dint of industry and economy, he saved up enough capital to engage in business on his own account and he set up an establishment as a clothing merchant at New Brunswick, conducting the same successfully for about thirty-five years. His death occurred at New Brunswick, January 28, 1901, at the venerable age of eighty-seven years. His wife still survives him. They were the parents of five children, as follows: 'Walter C., who now resides at New Brunswick, and is occupied as a machinist ; John F., of Trenton, New Jersey, where he works as a tailor's cutter; George F., with whom we are here especially concerned; Howard A., who studied law and is now a practicing attorney at New Brunswick ; a daughter who died in early infancy.
George F. Reynolds, third son of Charles and Mary (Nevins) Reynolds, was born April II, 1865, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He attended for a time the public schools of that town, later studied at the Rutgers Preparatory School, and upon completing the course there secured a clerical position with the local establishment of John Lambert. He there remained for two years or until Mr. Lambert sold out his business, and then found employment with the firm of Myer Brothers in the same city, where he continued for the following seven years. During that time the superintendent of the firm was Charles Hess, with whom he developed a warm friendship, so that when that gentleman severed his connection with Meyer Brothers and removed to Perth Amboy to open a dry goods store, Mr. Reynolds came with him, and for the following seven years was employed by Mr. Hess. When the latter disposed of his business to Crosby & Hill, of Wilmington, Delaware, Mr. Reynolds, having laid aside a small sum of money, found himself in a position to engage in business for himself. Accordingly he established himself in the dry goods business on State street in a store 18x65 feet, this enterprise meeting with success from the outset and it soon became a flourishing concern. He continued on State street until about 19o3, and then removed to his present store at No. 136 Smith street, where he has remained continuously up to the present time. Mr. Reynolds' business ability, combined with his well known and unimpeachable integrity, has given him a most enviable reputation in the region, and he is now at the head of one of the largest and best known enterprises of its kind hereabouts. He has not, however, confined himself entirely to the development of his private concern, but has become prominent in the general business and financial life of the community, and is now associated with a number of important banking institutions in the locality. He is a director of both the Perth Amboy Trust Company and the City National Bank, and is also affiliated with a number of fraternal orders and clubs here, among which should be mentioned the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Knights of Columbus, the Woodmen of the World, the East Jersey Club, the Raritan Yacht Club, and the Hydewood Golf Club of North Plainfield, New Jersey. He has been active in local politics in Perth Amboy as an Independent, and for two years has held the office of president of the local Board of Health. As will be seen from the clubs of which Mr. Reynolds is a member, he is extremely fond of all sorts of out-door sports and pastimes, and he takes an especial interest in automobiling. In his religious belief, Mr. Reynolds is a Roman Catholic and attends the Church of St. Joseph's, North Plainfield, where he now resides.
George F. Reynolds was united in marriage, July 5, 1891, with Cora M. Williamson, of New Brunswick, New Jersey, a daughter of William and Adeline (Allen) Williamson, of that city, now both deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds are the parents of one child, Charles Hess, born September 22, 1903, now a student at Carlton Academy, Summit, New Jersey.
 
RAMON MONTALVO, JR.—On the site where once stood the famous old Mansion House in New Brunswick, New Jersey, there now stands a new building devoted to music in its various forms, the name of this attractive structure being "The Temple of Music." It is located at Nos. 1o1-1o5 Albany street.
The proprietor of this new enterprise is Ramon Montalvo, Jr., a native of New Brunswick, where he was born August 22, 1881. His parents are Ramon and Mary Montalvo, the former a retired business man of New Brunswick. Ramon, Jr., has always resided in the city of his birth and there he received his education, attending the public schools, his graduation from the high school taking place with the class of 0399.
A year later, 1900, Mr. Montalvo opened an agency for talking machines, at No. 341 George street, gradually introducing other musical features, and eventually developing a large trade. He started with a very small capital, but in the years that followed he made good and, purchasing the property at Nos. I01-105 Albany street, he erected his own building, which he now occupies, and named it the "Temple of Music." It is 90x150 feet, including salesrooms, and is devoted to the interests of music. It has been carefully planned, combining harmony and attractiveness with its main idea. Just inside the entrance, at the right, are hundreds of sheet music files, and beyond these are to be found enclosed offices, modernly equipped, for the convenience of the officials and clerks; at the left, a staircase leads to Mr. Montalvo's private office. The architectural work was designed by Alexander Merchant, and well illustrates his fine ability and excellent taste. There are 'salesrooms especially fitted up for the displaying, of pianos and piano players, talking machines and their accessories, and the children's room, which is furnished in kindergarten style, with its miniature talking machine, and records especially suitable for the kiddies, is an attractive feature.
Another attractive feature of this establishment is the five period rooms, each fitted up in the style of a different period—Adam, Colonial, Gothic, Pompeian, and Modern—and each having a talking machine installed whose lines follow those of the particular period represented. In addition to all this, there is the auditorium, 40x30 feet, which is reached by a wide, winding stairway leading from the front or main salesroom. This is a well-planned theatre with 550 comfortable seats, a curtained stage at the end, and every detail as may be found in the highest class theatres, and is so planned, that when occasion demands, it can be transformed into a ballroom. A model repair room is also to be found in one part of the building, which enables Mr. Montalvo to do extensive repair work on the premises. This new establishment represents an achievement that places Mr. Montalvo in the foremost ranks of Nevi Brunswick business men.
In all progressive societies having the advancement of New Brunswick as their object, Mr. Montalvo takes an active interest, one of them being the Rotary Club, of which he is the president at the present time; he is also president of the Retail Merchants Division of the New Brunswick Board of Trade; he is a director of the Middlesex County Building and Loan Association, and a member of the Scientific Society of Rutgers College. One of Mr. Montalvo's especial interests is the Young Men's Christian Association, having given evidence of this in many ways. His chief recreation is any form of out-of-doors sport and in pursuance of it, is an active member of the Manasquan River Yacht Club.
In fraternal circles Mr. Montalvo is equally active, being connected with the local lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, No. 324; in the Masonic world he is very greatly interested, being a member of Palestine Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, No. HI, and of Scott Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, No. 4; also of Temple Commandery, No. 18, Knights Templar. Mr. Montalvo is a Shriner, attached to Salaam Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; and in addition to these, he is a past grand Tall Cedar of New Brunswick Forest, No. 12, Tall Cedars of Lebanon.
Ramon Montalvo was joined in matrimony with Gertrude Lieberum, daughter of Charles and Gertrude Lieberum, January t9o5, in New Brunswick. They have one child, Helen Marguerite, born December 25, 1905. Mr. and Mrs. Montalvo reside at No. 203 Lawrence avenue, Highland Park, New Brunswick. They are members of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church of that city.
 
GEORGE RAYMOND CARMICHAEL.—All honorable success is based upon a definite aim in life and the persistency of purpose which enables one to persevere in a given course regardless of difficulties, obstacles and discouragements. There are many self-made men whose life record proves this fact and among this number is George Raymond Carmichael.
Mr. Carmichael was born in Wellsburg, West Virginia, March 27, 1887, the son of Thomas Ward and Gertrude Elizabeth (Henke) Carmichael. Thomas \V. Carmichael is a prominent citizen in Wellsburg, where he resides, being cashier of the First National Bank there and president of the Board of Trade.
George Raymond Carmichael received his education in the public schools of his native place, and after graduating from the Wellsburg High School he entered upon his business career with a borrowed capital of $soo. The steam vulcanizing business in which he has been engaged since the inception of his business career has steadily and consistently grown today it represents a twenty thwisand dollar a year enterprise, and Mr. Carmichael has invested ten thousand dollars alone in fixtures and machinery. Although Mr. Carmichael has always maintained a deep interest in public issues, he is independent of party restriction when casting his vote. During the years 1904 to r9o8 he belonged to the National Guard of West Virginia, being a member of Company C, First Regiment, but never saw any active service except camp life and the rifle range.
On February 3, 1916, George 'Raymond Carmichael was united in marriage with Edna Christie, daughter of Jacob and Mary Eliza (Roark) Christie, of Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Mr. and Mrs. Carmichael are the parents of two children: George Nichols, born May 28, 1917; Wilbur Leroy, born April 3, 1919.
Mr. Carmichael's life has been one of service, and he has prospered in business. He has always been found among the loyal supporters of all progressive movements for his community's welfare, and when opportunity has offered -has been ready to aid those less favored than he. From unfavorable circumstances he has won success and standing, and is one of the respected business men of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a product of democratic institutions.
 
RAYMOND ROBBINS ANDERSON, purchasing agent of the Roessler & Hasslacher Chemical Company of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and a well known figure in the business world of this region, is a member of an old New Jersey family which has resided in the State from pre-Revolutionary times. His great-great-grandfather, George Anderson, was one of the earliest settlers of Hamilton Square, New Jersey, and was engaged in business there when New Jersey was yet a colony. He took part in the Revolution, and through him the present Mr. Anderson is eligible for membership in the Society of the Sons of the Revolution.
A great-grandson of this George Anderson was Henry Franklin Anderson, father of Raymond R. Anderson, who was born in Flemington, Hunterdon county, New Jersey, in the year 185s, and died in 1911, at the age of fifty-nine years. In early life he followed the trades of carpenter and mechanic, but later became the possessor of a fine farm, where he carried on general agricultural operations and made something of a specialty of dairying. He married Frances H. Mershon, of Trenton, who survives him and continues to make her home in Hamilton Square, the old family residence of the Andersons. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson were the parents of three children, as follows: Florence, who became the wife of Thomas Watson, of Hamilton Square; Raymond Robbins, whose career is the subject of this sketch; and Chester Franklin, a farmer • by occupation, who resides in Hamilton Square.
Raymond Robbins Anderson was born in Hamilton Square, Mercer county, New Jersey, August 29, 1887, and passed his childhood there. He attended the local public schools for his general education, and later entered the Rider Moore & Stewart Business College in Trenton, New Jersey, where he took a commercial course. He was graduated from the latter institution with the class of 19o5, and immediately afterwards secured a clerical position with the firm of Thomas Maddock's Sons, dealers in pottery, in Trenton. He remained with that concern for some twelve years and there became familiar with business methods, making himself valuable to his employers, but at the close of that period left them in order to accept a position with the great Roessler & Hasslacher Chemical Company of Perth Amboy. He entered the employ of the latter concern as assistant purchasing agent, and displayed such efficiency in the post that one year later he was advanced to the office of purchasing agent, which he continues to hold at the present time. In politics Mr. Anderson is an independent Republican and has always shown a keen and intelligent interest in local affairs and a public-spirited willingness to take part in all movements undertaken for the advancement of the public interest. He served for three years in Company D, Second Regiment, New Jersey National Guard, and is a member of various fraternities and clubs, among which should be mentioned the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, the Chemical Club of Perth Amboy, and is a charter member of the board of governors of the last named organization. In his religious belief he is a Presbyterian and attends the First Presbyterian Church in Perth Amboy.
Raymond Robbins Anderson was united in marriage, October 12, 1915, at Ewing, New Jersey, a small town in the vicinity of Trenton, with Edith Eloise Vernam, a daughter of Sanford J. and Ada (Maguire) Vernam, old and highly respected residents of that place.
 
LOUIS POSNER, numbered among the successful merchants of New Brunswick, New Jersey, is the proprietor of a store at No. 55 Church street. Since 1877 he has been engaged entirely in mercantile business, his life having been an active, busy one, although ample in its rewards, all richly deserved.
Isaac Posner, father of Louis Posner, was born in Germany, and died in New Brunswick, New Jersey, November to, /goo, at the age of sixty-nine years. He came to this country in 1848 with his parents and located in New York City, where he remained until 1872, when he came to New Brunswick and established himself in business as a dry goods merchant at No. 55 Church street, where he continued for the remainder of his lifetime, and at the time of his demise the enterprise which he had started on a small scale had proven highly successful. He married Bertha Vogel, a native of Germany; she died April, 1918, at the age of seventy-seven years. They were the parents of eleven children, of whom there are but five living; Martha, a resident of New Haven, Connecticut; Stella, who resides at New Rochelle; David, who is associated with Louis in business; Camilla, a resident of New Brunswick; Louis, of further mention.
Louis Posner was born May 3o, 1860, in New York City, where he attended the local public schools until he had reached the age of fourteen years, when he left school and became assistant bookkeeper for his father. Here he remained until 1877, when he went to Cohoes, New York, and established himself in the dry goods business, which he continued for four years, selling out at the end of that time in order to return to New Brunswick and associate himself with his father in the latter's business. In 1882, the business had increased to such an extent that it was necessary to enlarge their building and they purchased the store next door, making over the two stores into one large one. Here they continued successfully until the elder man's death in 1900, when Louis and his brother David took over the management of the enterprise. As an able organizer and executive, Louis Posner, keenly alert to every changing phase in the business, has ever been an active factor in its development and growth. The welfare and advancement of New Brunswick are always in his heart, and although he has never consented to hold office he has always identified himself with notable movements which have for their aim the betterment of civic conditions. He is affiliated with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Young Men's Hebrew Association. He attends the Jewish Synagogue of New Brunswick. Mr. Posner is unmarried.
 
CONRAD SEBOLT, in 1896, at the age of seventeen years, entered his father's business and assumed the entire control of it, owing to the elder man's sudden death at that time. This contracting trucking business which was founded by Mr. Sebolt, Sr., had grown extensively by this time, and it was quite a responsibility for Conrad Sebolt, who tit that time was little more than a boy, but being a tireless worker and determined to do his part he has now attained the position of a successful business man.
John Sebolt, father of Conrad Sebolt, was born at Milltown, New Jersey, and was killed there in 1896, at the age of forty-eight years, his death occurring while he was riding on a flat car loaded with wire. He married Catherine Wallace, a native of New Brunswick, who still survives him. To Mr. and Mrs. Sebolt were born fourteen children, of which number five are now living: Adeline, widow of Garrett Selover ; William, a farmer in New Brunswick; Conrad, of further. mention ; Katherine, wife of Edwin Hornbey ; Ruth, wife of Harry D. Shea.
Conrad Sebolt was born October 24, t879, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He obtained his education in the public schools of his native place, graduating from the New Brunswick High School in 1896, subsequently assuming the responsibility of his father's established business, which was first located on George road. In 1910 Mr. Sebolt removed to Nos. 16-18 Richmond street and here he has since continued in the general contracting and trucking business. He also deals in sand, gravel, stone and cinder, and his storehouses are located at Nos. 235-239 Burnett street. He is a member of the Board of Trade.
On April 9, 1902, Conrad Sebolt was united in marriage with Nellie Rolfe, daughter of Edgar C. Rolfe, a lumberman of New Brunswick, and his wife. Mary (Ferguson) Rolfe. Mr. and Mrs. Sebolt are the parents of one child, Conrad, Jr., born April 9, 1903. The family attend the Fourth Reformed Church in New Brunswick.
 
JOHN WILLIAM KELLY is known and respected as one of the public-spirited and representative men of Perth Amboy and has been a resident of this city all his life. He takes an abiding and practical interest in all that concerns the welfare of the community, and as president of the firm of Kelly & McAlinden, holds a prominent place in the business circles of the city.
Edward Michael Kelly, father of John William Kelly, was born in Perth Amboy, in 1848, and died here, May 9, 1919. His entire business life was spent in his native city, he being the founder of the E. M. Kelly Realty Company, and also president of the Kelly & McAlinden Company. In addition to exceptional business talents, Mr. Kelly possessed resolute industry, purity of purpose, and integrity of conduct, and on these foundation stones the fair structure of his success was reared. Never did he allow questionable methods to enter into any transactions to which he was a party, and as a citizen with exalted ideas of good government he stood in the front rank. A vigilant and attentive observer of men and measures, his opinions were recognized as sound and his views as broad, and his ideas therefore carried weight among those with whom he discussed public problems. In politics he was a Democrat. He served as president of the School Board for a number of years. Mr. Kelly married Ellen A. Doyle, a native of Perth Amboy, now living near Bound Brook, Middlesex county, New Jersey, at the age of seventy-three years. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly were the parents of nine children : Edward Michael, deceased ; Mary E., deceased; Michael A., deceased ; Julia L., a resident of Bound Brook, New Jersey; Helen A.; John William, of further mention; James E., resides at Bound Brook, New Jersey; Loretta C., wife of William J. Martin, of Bound Brook ; Joseph A., of Perth Amboy. Mr. Kelly used his talents and his opportunities to the utmost in every work which he undertook, fulfilling to the letter every trust committed to him, and was generous in his feelings and conduct toward all. He made for himself a record of noteworthy achievement and public-spirited service, and his name is inscribed in the annals of his city.
John William Kelly, son of Edward Michael and Ellen A. (Doyle) Kelly, was born May 19, 1882, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. After graduating from St. Mary's Parochial School, he spent three years in the local high school, supplementing this with a course in Wood's Business College; Newark, from which he was graduated in 1901. He then accepted a position as clerk with the Kelly & McAlinden Company, of which his father was the president, and in June, 1919, upon the death of the latter, John William Kelly succeeded his father and became the president, which position he still holds at the present time, and which office he fills in the same able manner as did his father. The thorough business qualifications of Mr. Kelly are in great demand, and his public-spirit has led him to accept of such trusts. He is a director of the Middlesex County Bank, and also director of the Smith Street Improvement Company. Mr. Kelly, like his father, is a strong Democrat in political faith, and has played a decidedly prominent part in the public life of the city of Perth Amboy, having served two terms or four years as alderman on the Democratic ticket. He affiliates with the Knights of Columbus and is past grand knight of the organization. In religion he is a Roman Catholic and is a member of St. Mails Roman Catholic Church. He has always been a lover of out-door sports and when a boy was captain of the Crescent baseball team, and a great lover of bicycling, and took part in many bicycle races.
Mr. Kelly was united in marriage, November 9, 1909, with Margaret J. Noone, a native of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and the daughter of the late Timothy and Katherine Noone. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly have one child, Katherine, born December 12, 1910.
 
CHESTER WALKER WOOD.—Of Massachusetts Colonial family, Mr. Wood spent his youth in his native Massachusetts, the town of Mendon his birthplace, and also that of his father, William Perry Wood, a farmer and lumberman. The family moved to Upton, Massachusetts, in 1874, and there William P. Wood died, aged over seventy. His wife, Adeline Stoddard (Walker) Wood, died in Upton at about the same age. They were the parents of four children : Perry, Chester Walker, Benjamin Claflin, and Mary. Josephine, the latter deceased. This review follows the fortunes of the second son, Chester W. Wood, who for , thirty-one years, 1890-1921, has been connected with the great Chicago dressed meat house, Swift & Company, and for twenty-four years has been manager of the New Brunswick branch of Swift & Company.
Chester Walker Wood was 'born August 16, 1869, and in 1874 his parents moved from Mendon to Upton, where the lad was educated in the public schools. After graduation from high school in 1886 he became his father's assistant on the farm and in his lumbering business, remaining as such until he began his long connection with the dressed meat industry. His first position was at Jamaica Plains, and in 1890 he entered the employ of Swift & Company in New York City. He was with that company in New York City; Trenton, New Jersey; and Bridgeton, New Jersey, from 1894 until 1896, coming in that year to New Brunswick as manager, a position he has most ably filled during the entire twenty-four years which have since intervened. Mr. Wood has entered heartily into the life of his adopted city; he is interested in its real estate activities, is a charter member of the Board of Trade, and has served on its official board. He is a member of Palestine Lodge, No. 111, Free and Accepted Masons; Scott Chapter, No. 4, Royal Arch Masons; Temple Commandery, No. 19, Knights Templar; and Mecca Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He is a member of the Odd Fellow lodge, also encampment, Young Men's Christian Association, and is a popular member of the Union Club. He is an attendant of the Baptist church, and holds all out-of-door sports in high regard, but is particularly fond of swimming.
Mr. Wood married, in Trenton, New Jersey, June 1891, Emma Frances Klemmer, born in Trenton, New Jersey, where both her parents died. Mr. and Mrs. Wood are the parents of two children : Lillian Frances, born December 8, 1893 ; and Walker K., born May to, 1897, married May Elizabeth Van de Watering.
 
JACOB HALL WHITFIELD, present comptroller of the city of New Brunswick, was brought to that city in 1866 by his parents, Samuel and Mary (Hall) Whitfield, both of English birth. Samuel Whitfield was a tanner of leather, a trade he followed in New Brunswick until his death. They had but the one child, Jacob H., born in New London, Connecticut, December 31, 1865, he a babe in arms when the family first came to New Brunswick.
Jacob Hall Whitfield completed grammar school courses of study in z88o, then entered the employ of the Consolidated Fruit Jar Company ia the machine shop, continuing with that corporation for fifteen years. He then, with two partners, organized the Phoenix Metal Company, a concern which one year later was sold to the American Can Company. Mr. Whitfield, after the sale of his company, entered the employ of the purchasing company, remaining with that company for five years. He was superintendent of the New Brunswick Water Department during the next four years, then and for five years was superintendent of the Brass Goods Manufacturing Company, Brooklyn, New York, but retained his New Brunswick residence.
During one year of the World War period he was associated with the American Can Company, manufacturing war goods for the government, then, until the close of the war, was with the Wright Martin Aircraft Corporation. On July its, 1979, he entered upon the duties of his present position, comptroller of the city. That is not, however, his first public position, Mr. Whitfield having served as alderman in 1892-96, and represented New Brunswick in the New Jersey House of Assembly in 1896. He is a strong and capable man, held in the highest esteem wherever well known. He is a member of Union Lodge, No. 19, Free and Accepted Masons; Scott Council, Royal and Select Masters; and Salaam Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and the Baptist church.
Mr. Whitfield married, in New Brunswick, April 2, 1 5, Julia A. Kemp, born in New Brunswick, daughter of Thomas Kemp, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Whitfield are the parents of three children: William H.. born April 2, 1886, now a clerk in the New Brunswick Water Department ; Mary C., born September 29, 1887, wife of Harvey L. Hullfish, of New Brunswick; Helen W., born September 29, 1889, died November 11 1918.
 
GEORGE HILTON COATES, master mechanic for the American Smelting and Refining Company, is a man still in the prime of life, whose history thus far has been full of interesting activities.
His father, George Coates, was born in Brompton, Yorkshire, England, and was also a master mechanic in his day. He died in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1906. He married Mary Hodgson, born in Willington, England, who now lives in Los Angeles, California, spending the winters in Phoenix, Arizona. They were the parents of eleven children, of whom two died in infancy. Those now living are: George Hilton, whose name heads this review; Thomas, David, Sarah, Lilly, William, Charles, Bertha, and. Henry, all living in America.
George Hilton Coates was born in Willington, England, July 26, 1865. There he attended school until eighteen years of age, being a graduate of the High School in the class of 1879. Being interested in the line of work which his father had always followed, and naturally of a mechanical bent, he learned the machinist's trade. He worked at the machinist's trade both in England and America. In ][881 the young man came to America, going to Pueblo, Colorado, where he entered the employ of the Colorado Coal and Iron Company. He remained with these people for six years on the same basis as at the start, then became foreman of one of their shops. Later he went to work for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, at Pueblo, as assistant foreman of water service. Still later he became associated with the Guggenheim Smelting Company, of Pueblo. In 1896 he came to Perth Amboy, New Jersey, as foreman in the mechanical department, which became the American Smelting and Refining Company. With this firm Mr. Coates has remained since, and has been master mechanic for the past twenty years. In the social and fraternal life of the city, Mr. Coates has wide and varied connections. He was master of Raritan Lodge, No. 61, Free and Accepted Masons, 1907 and 1908; was high priest of the Royal Arch Masons in 1912. He is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, of which he was worthy patron from 1912 to 192o. He is a thirty-second degree Mason, holding membership in the Valley of Jersey City, also a noble of Salaam Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He is also a member of the Raritan and Craftsmen's clubs.
Mr. Coates married, December 24, 19o0, in Pueblo, Colorado. Henrietta Wilson, daughter of Henry R. and Mary (Coates) Wilson. Mrs. Coates was born in West Hartlepool, gngland, but was reared in Scotland. Her father died in Scotland, but her mother died in Pueblo, Colorado. Mrs. Coates is very prominent in the social and welfare work of Perth Amboy. She organized Raritan Chapter, No. 58, Order of the Eastern Star; and was its first worthy matron from 1912 to 1914, and worthy district deputy of the Eighth District of New Jersey, 1921. She was a charter member of the Red Cross and was on the executive staff during the war. Mr. and Mrs. Coates are the parents of two children, both living: George Bradfield, born April 3, 19o2; and Lawrence Hilton, born May 1906. The elder son, George B., enlisted in the regular army, 64th Infantry, and was later commissioned lieutenant and saw active service in France. He married Eva Hoyt Reynolds, of New Brunswick. The family are members of St. Peter's Episcopal Church.
 
ASHER FITZ RANDOLPH.—The Fitz Randolphs were concerned in the early settlement of Woodbridge, New Jersey, and there Asher Fitz Randolph was born, as was his father, Everts Fitz Randolph, who at the time of his passing, October 10, 190r, was connected with a New York City drug house.
Asher Fitz Randolph was born in Woodbridge, New Jersey, November II, 1888. He was educated in Woodbridge, finishing as president of the high school graduating class of 1906. He began his business career with the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, as a clerk in the auditor's department, but the following year, 1907, he entered the employ of J. G. Hilliard, insurance broker, No. 45 Pine street, New York City, remaining with them nearly two years. His next position was with Starkweather & Shepley, New York City, his next with Arbuckle Brothers, No. 71 Water street, New York City, in their insurance department. He is yet with the last-named company, holding a responsible position.
During the World War, 1917-18, he was a member of Company A, Woodbridge Battalion, of the New Jersey Militia Reserves. He was on duty at the time of the great explosion at Morgan, New Jersey, being then sergeant of the company. Later he was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant, and was holding that rank when mustered out of the service. He is a member of Anchor Council, No. 40, Junior Order of United American Mechanics, and an elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Woodbridge.
Asher Fitz Randolph married, in Woodbridge, September To, 1915, Anna M. Pfeiffer, daughter of John Pfeiffer, who was born in Woodbridge township. The family home is at No. 198 Rahway avenue, Woodbridge, New Jersey.
 
JAMES HENRY MAHER.—Successful in the business he chose when a young man, and master of its every detail, Mr. Maher may be properly classed among the leading funeral directors of New Brunswick. A graduate in embalming, he is familiar with all processes, ancient and modern, used in the undertaking business and may be classed as an expert. He is a son of Edward Maher, born in Ireland, who came to the United States with his mother when a lad of sixteen, and finally became a farmer of East Millstone, New Jersey, where he died, November lo, 189o, at the age of fifty-two. Edward Maher married Honors Dwyer, born in Ireland, who was brought to East Millstone, New Jersey, when a girl; she died in Brooklyn, New York, April 13, 1914, aged sixty-two years. They were the parents of eleven children: Mary, wife of T. J. Ahern, of Bath Beach, New York; Katherine, wife of J. O'Rourke, of Brooklyn, New York; Richard, of Baltimore, Maryland; Thomas F., of Brooklyn, New York; James Henry, of further mention; Edward, of Brooklyn, New York ; John, of Chicago, Illinois ; William, of New Brunswick; Joseph, of Brooklyn, New York; George, died in infancy; Philip, of New York City.
James Henry Maher, fifth child of Edward and Honora (Dwyer) Maher, was born at the home farm in Somerset county, New Jersey, and attended the East Millstone schools. He spent the first nineteen years of his life at the farm, then began contracting on his own account, succeeding very well. He continued in the contracting business five years, then sold his team and outfit and entered the employ of W. J. McDede, an undertaker at No. 23 Easton avenue. In 1903 he left New Brunswick and went to New York City, there pursuing a course at Raynard College of Embalming, finishing with graduation in 19o4. The next ten years he spent with the Merritt & Campbell Undertaking Company, of New York City, but in 1914 he resigned, came to New Brunswick and bought the undertaking business of his old employer, W. J. McDede, and still continues the establishment at No. 23 Easton avenue. As a funeral director Mr. Maher has with dignity and consideration so conducted himself as to be considered more in the light of a friend, and has won public confidence in a degree most unusual. He is a member of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He is fond of out-of-door sports, particularly automobiling, and spends many vacation hours in that way.
Mr. Maher married, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, April 25, 1906, Katherine G. Ahern. born in Elizabeth, October is, 1892, died October 21, 1919, daughter of James and Maria Ahern, both deceased, James Ahern dying in Elizabeth, in 1911, his wife in New Brunswick, in 1916. Mr. and Mrs. Maher are the parents of two children : Anna, born November 20, 1908; and James, born August 5, 1913.
 
KLEIN BROTHERS.—The capable, successful and even the .most prominent men are not always those who start out with the ambition to achieve something especially great and famous, but often they are the men who at the very outset of life place just valuation upon integrity, honor, industry and determination. With these qualities only as a capital, the Klein brothers entered into the hotel business, and together they have made the name of Klein prominent in business circles in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Henry George Klein, son of Martin and Anna Maria (Krollman) Klein, was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, September 12, 1866. Martin Klein settled in New Brunswick in 1842, next door to the present Hotel Klein, and engaged in the hotel business, which he followed through life. His place was a recruiting station during the Civil War, and was headquarters for the New Brunswick Artillery Company, he holding the commission of second lieutenant. He established the first brewery in this section in 186i and sold the first glass of beer in New Brunswick. His family was the sixth German family to locate in New Brunswick. Besides the brewery business, he was also engaged in the wholesale grocery business. Martin Klein married (first) Elizabeth Krollman, who bore him four sons: Alois, Martin, George and John. Martin and John served in the Civil War. He married (second) Anna Maria Krollman, by whom he had four children: Henry George, of further mention; Kate, deceased; Joseph, deceased; and Peter Frank, of further mention.
Henry George Klein obtained his education in Sts. John's and Peter's Parochial schools and in the public schools of New Brunswick, after which he entered upon his business career. In 1912, together with his brother, Peter Frank Klein, they established themselves in the hotel business, and this partnership has continued to the present time, they having conducted successfully for many years the Hotel Klein, which was the outgrowth of the Raritan House, established by Martin Klein in 1872. Henry G. Klein holds a prominent place in the local fraternal organizations of the community, being affiliated with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. In religion he is a Roman Catholic and attends the Church of St. John the Baptist.
On January 1, 1891, Mr. Klein married Kate W. Mauer, daughter of Anton and Wilhelmina Mauer, and they are the parents of one child, Anna M., born October 18, 1891.
Peter Frank Klein, third son of Martin and Anna Maria (Krollman) Klein, was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, May 13, 1875. He secured his education in the parochial and public schools of his native place, and upon completing his education entered upon his business career, and since boyhood, as has been previously mentioned, he has been engaged in the hotel business, meeting with the success which is the ultimate result of good executive ability. He is affiliated with New Brunswick Lodge, No. 324, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. In religion he is a Roman Catholic and attends the Church of St. John the Baptist. Mr. Klein is unmarried.
 
JACOB SYLVESTER KARKUS, although not a native of Perth Amboy, has resided here most of his life and is today recognized as one of the promising young representatives of the legal fraternity, due to his ability, both natural and acquired.
Meyer Karkus, father of Jacob Sylvester Karkus, was born in Russia and came to the United States when a young man. It is interesting to note here that while on the boat he met and later married in New York Golda Miller, who too, had left Russia for the purpose of making her home in this country. Mr. Karkus with his wife made his home in Brooklyn for a while, later moving to a farm in Franklin Park, Middlesex county, New Jersey, and still later removing to Perth Amboy, where he and his family now reside and where Mr. Karkus is a successful real estate broker. Mr. and Mrs. Karkus are the parents of nine children, all of whom are still living : Bessie, wife of Alexander Kosene, of Perth Amboy; Dora, wife of Benjamin Goldberger; Kate, a teacher in the public schools of Perth Amboy; Jacob Sylvester, of further mention ; Louis, assists his brother Jacob S. as secretary ; Bernard, associated with Mack International Truck Company, of Newark, New Jersey; Ezra, a student of the New Jersey Law School ; Monroe, attends City College of the City of New York; a grammar school student.
Jacob Sylvester Karkus was born in Brooklyn, New York, April 27, 1893, and when he was eight years old moved with his parents to Franklin Park, Middlesex county, New Jersey, where he attended the public schools for two years, at the end of which time he continued to pursue his studies in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, where the family then removed, graduating from the local grammar school in 1908. After spending one year at the high school, he accepted a position as stenographer in New York City, and here the ambition of the young man is clearly shown in the fact that during these three years that he was thus employed he was pursuing a course of study evenings to meet the requirements of the New Jersey State Board of Education and reading on his own account for the purpose of fitting himself for his entrance into law school. It is needless to say that the goal for ambition such as he portrayed is always sure to gain its just reward; entering New Jersey Law School in 1912, he graduated from this institution three years later as the vice-president of his class. The following two years he gained much valuable and practical knowledge in the law offices of Isaac Sprangenthal, of Newark, and with the leading specialist, Murray Apfelbaum, also of Newark, and in June, 1917, he passed the New Jersey State bar examinations. But three months later, in September, 1917, he was called into the service of his country and was sent to Camp Dix, later transferred to Camp Gordon, Georgia, becoming a member of Company H, 325th Infantry. In a short time he was made sergeant major, and in March, 1918, was sent overseas, saw active service, being in many of the important encounters, was a victim of shell shock, and returned to the United States, September, 1918, receiving his honorable discharge, November, 1918, since which time he has been actively engaged in the practice of his profession in the Ranton building.
Mr. Karkus is a member of the Hebrew synagogue. He is unmarried and makes his home with his parents. His hobby is baseball and when in school was very clever "at the bat." He is public-spirited and progressive, ever ready to cooperate in any movement that is for the common welfare, or that tends to promote the material advancement of the community, and his success, which he so thoroughly deserves, is assured.
 
RALPH VAN MATER GORSLINE, of New Brunswick, New Jersey, is filling a position of grave responsibility. With long experience in the mercantile world, he has reached his present high position by his own efforts.
Mr. Gorsline was born in Flushing, New York, June 9, 1879, a son of Peter Gorsline, who was an expert accountant, following this line of endeavor through all his business career. Peter Gorsline was born in Elmhurst, Long Island, and died in Flushing, at the age of sixty-five years. He married Elizabeth Van Mater, who was born in Tennent, New Jersey, and died in Laurel Hill, New York, at the age of thirty-eight years. They had two children : Eva, who died at the age of twenty-eight, November 19, 1909; and Ralph Van Mater, whose career is of interest to the people of New Brunswick.
Beginning his education in the public schools of Spotswood, New Jersey, and continuing at the schools of Asbury Park, New Jersey, Mr. Gorsline was graduated from the Asbury Park High School in the class of 1897. Immediately thereafter the young man entered upon his business career in the employ of J. J. Parker, a grocer then doing business in Asbury Park. This was in the capacity of counter man, and he remained in this connection until the Spanish-American War, when he enlisted in the service. He came to New Brunswick, April 9, 1902, and accepted a position with the Nelson T. Parker Company, then one of the leading insurance firms of this city. Later he went on the road as special agent for the London-Lancashire Indemnity Company, thereafter holding its agency, under the firm name of the Cramer-Gorsline Company, Incorporated. Mr. Gorsline was president of this company, which office he held until April 9, 1917. On that date he entered upon the duties of his present position, catchier and accountant for the Reckitts Company, U. S.A., Limited, manufacturers of laundry bluing.
During the Spanish-American War, Mr. Gorsline served in Company A, 3rd Regiment, United States Army. For two years and a half, and until mustered out, he was captain of the local militia, Company E, 3rd Battalion, New Jersey State Militia. Mr. Gorsline is prominent in various circles in New Brunswick. He is an influential member of the Board of Trade, is a member of the Young Men's Christian Association, and is a member of the Improved Order of Red Men, and of Good Intent Council, Junior Order of United American Mechanics.
On June 29, 1910, Mr. Gorsline married Helen Brower, who was born in New Brunswick, October 1, 1884. She is a daughter of Joseph Farmer and Lydia (Graham) Brower, of this city, Mr. Brower being a well known contractor. Mr. and Mrs. Gorsline have one daughter, Jean Graham, born November 4, 1912. The family are members of St. John's Episcopal Church, of which Mr. Gorsline has been vestryman for the past ten years.
 
WILLIAM WEDEEN, D. D. S.—At about the time Dr. Wedeen arrived at legal age, he received from the University of Pennsylvania, at the close of a three years' course in the Dental School of that institution, the degree of D. D. S. With this equipment for manhood's responsibilities, the young man began his professional career in his native city, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and is building up a good practice. He is a son of Louis Oscar Wedeen, born in Russia, where his wife, Ida Bernice (Bodine) Wedeen, and two children, were also born. After coming to the United States, they first lived in Elizabeth, New Jersey, but in a short time moved to Perth Amboy, which has since been the family home, the father now retired from active business. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Wedeen since coming to the United States, the two eldest born in Russia : Esther, wife of Louis E. Kemler ; Samuel, died in Hartford, Connecticut, aged twenty-one years; William, of further mention; Arthur, died aged seven years; Matilda, resides with her parents; and Belle, also residing with her parents.
William Wedeen was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, June 26, 1895, and there completed grade and high school courses with graduation from grammar school in 1908, high school in 1912. He then spent a year in Pennsylvania State College, entering the dental department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1909, and finishing with the class of 1916, D. D. S. He at once began practice in Perth Amboy, a year, however, being spent in the United States army during the war with Germany. Dr. Wedeen entered the army in March, 1918, and was stationed at Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina, until January 15, 1919, when he was honorably discharged and mustered out. He was enlisted as a member of the Medical Enlisted Reserve Corps. He is a member of Prudence Lodge, No. 204, Free and Accepted Masons, Perth Amboy ; Amboy Chapter, No. 41, Royal Arch Masons; Forest No. 68, Tall Cedars of Lebanon ; the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks ; the Young Men's Christian Association; the Young Men's Hebrew Association, and the Orthodox Jewish Church.
 
WILLIAM PETER CLEMENSEN, prominent among the younger business men of Perth Amboy, where he is the owner of the large and flourishing flour, grain and hay business at the corner of Market and South Second streets and the Central Railroad of New Jersey, is of Danish descent and parentage, and a son of Soren and Christine (Christensen) Clemensen, both natives of Denmark, who came to the United States in early youth. The elder Mr. Clemensen received his education in his native land, and served an apprenticeship there in the baking trade. Upon reaching his majority he left Denmark, came to this country and located in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and there secured employment in a local bakery. He later founded a similar establishment, Clemensen & Nelson, on Smith street and remained at the head of that concern for four years. The success of the enterprise was considerable, but in 1913 Mr. Clemensen sold his interest and established himself in the flour, grain and hay business of which his son is now the head. His death occurred in 1916, when he was but forty-seven years of age, in Perth Amboy. He and his wife, who survives him, were the parents of two children, as follows: William Peter, with whom we are here concerned; and a daughter Mamie, who became the wife of Herbert Jensen, of Perth Amboy.
William Peter Clemensen was torn in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, July 20, 1893. He attended the public schools of his native place until he was fifteen years old. At that age his parents removed to the town of Metuchen, New Jersey, and the lad attended the high school there for three years longer. The family then returned to Perth Amboy, where his father engaged in the present line of business and took his son into partnership. In 1916, on the death of the elder man, Mr. Clemensen became the sole owner of the prosperous concern and har continued to conduct it with a notable degree of success up to the present time. Besides its main offices in Perth Amboy, there is also a branch of the house in Tottenville, Staten Island, New York, where a thriving business is also done. Mr. Clemensen is exceedingly fond of out-door life of all kinds and especially of hunting, spending much of his leisure time in the latter pursuit. He is also an accomplished musician and has studied that art for two and a half years at the National Conservatory of Music in New York City. He is prominent in social and fraternal life in Perth Amboy, and is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Danish Brotherhood, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. During the great war in Europe, Mr. Clemensen entered the service of his country and spent sixteen months at Forts Dix and Stewart, at the former as a member of Company D, 311th Infantry Regiment, and at the latter with the nth Regiment, United States Cavalry, to which he had been transferred.
William Peter Clemensen was united in marriage, November 4, 1917, in Matawan, with Helen Isadore Kelly, a native of Matawan, New Jersey, and a daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Kelly, old and much esteemed residents of that place, where the former is engaged in business as a stone mason. Mr. and Mrs. Clemensen are the parents of one child, William Melville, born June 20, 1919.
 
WILLIAM HENRY RUCKLE.—After coming to the United States a young man, William Henry Ruckle established a bakery in the city of New York at Third avenue and Eighty-sixth street, continuing until 1895, when he located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He resumed the baking business in his new home, establishing his plant and store at Nos. 101-103 Nelson street, there continuing in successful operation until his death, March 19, 1918, aged sixty-four. He had trained his son, also William Henry Ruckle, to follow the same trade, and when the elder Ruckle passed away the young man succeeded him and the business established by the father a quarter of a century ago, is successfully conducted by the son who has greatly widened its scope and increased the output.
William Henry Ruckle, Sr., married Catherine Ingner, born in Alsace-Lorraine, France, died in New Brunswick, New Jersey, December to, 1917. They were the parents df five children: Elsie, married Simon Boyce, and resides in Weatherly, Pennsylvania; William Henry (2), of further mention; Anna Mary, a resident of New Brunswick ; Everett G., a radio operator of New Brunswick; Catherine B., residing at home.
William Henry Ruckle, Jr., was born in New York City, New York, November 21, 1887, and there spent the first eight years of his life. In 1895, his parents moved to New Brunswick, and the lad attended school until eighteen years of age, then became a baker's apprentice, learning the business under the instruction of his father. He continued his father's assistant until the latter's death in 1918, then became head of the business which he yet continues. Mr. Ruckle is a young man of good business ability, and during the less than two years since coming into full management has greatly increased the business. He is well liked and popular, a member of several fraternities and clubs, his favorite recreations yachting and hunting. His fraternal orders are the Elks, Red Men, Foresters and Eagles, his club the New Brunswick Yacht. He is a communicant of St. John's Roman Catholic Church.
 
LEWIS HOLLANDER, of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, is actively engaged in a line of business which has largely to do with the public health and well-being—the milk business.
Andrew Hollander, father of Lewis Hollander, was born in Woodbridge, New Jersey, but for a large part of his life was a resident of Atlantic City. There he followed the carpenter's trade for many years, and for twenty-five years was a member of the police force. He died in Atlantic City, New Jersey, June 1916, at the age of sixty years. He married Mary M. Dow, who died in Brooklyn, New York, at the age of fifty-seven years. She was a woman of fine characteristics, and devoted to her family. Her mother was an Indian squaw. Andrew and Mary M. (Dow) Hollander were the parents of two children : Lillian, now deceased, and Lewis, the Perth Amboy milk dealer. The grandfather, Andrew Hollander, was born in Germany.
Lewis Hollander was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 2, 1876. The family remained in that city until he was twelve years of age, when they removed to Atlantic City, New Jersey. Soon after that the boy went to work with his father in the carpenter business, continuing thus for two years. The boy then came to Perth Amboy and went to work on the Lehigh Valley Railroad. This was in 1890. He continued railroad work for three years, then entered the employ of the C. Pardee Works, where he remained for five years. His next connection was with the American Smelting and Refining Company, with whom he remained for fourteen years at their plant in Perth Amboy.
Knowing the city thoroughly, after his long residence here, Mr. Hollander decided upon a business venture of his own. He started in the milk business,. which he still carries on at No. 343 Barclay street, Perth Amboy. From the beginning he was successful, and with the growth of the city and his own constant attention to business, he has placed himself at the lead in his line. He has now followed this business for twelve years, and handles a very large trade. Mr. Hollander is a progressive citizen, interested in everything that affects the welfare of the community. He is affiliated with the Republican party, but has never sought nor accepted public office. When his exacting business interests give him opportunity he 'spends his leisure motoring. He is a member of the Woodmen of the World and the Foresters of America.
Mr. Hollander married, September 27, 1893, Martha G. Yates, daughter of James W. and Alfretta (Gardener) Yates. Mrs. Hollander was born in Perth Amboy, October 25, 1874. Her father was an engineer for many years, and died at the age of sixty-three years. Her mother died at the age of forty-eight years. Mr. and Mrs. Hollander have two children : Edna M., born November 27, 1896, now the wife of Michael C. Burns, of Perth Amboy; and Andrew C., born August 14, 1901, who is now a clerk in the employ of the American Smelting and Refining Company. The family are members of the Methodist church, and active in all its work.
 
CHARLES HENRY BRUNS.—Nearly everyone in the State of New Jersey is familiar with the widely known catering establishment of "Bruns of New Brunswick." The business was started r my years ago by Frederick Bruns, as an ice cream and confectionery store and conducted by him personally, assisted by his sons. After his death the family continued to run the business, it being made an incorporated company under the name of "Brims of New Brunswick," Inc., high grade caterers and confectioners.
Frederick Bruns was born in Hanover, Germany. When the lad was twelve years old he came to this country alone, landing in New York City, and started a single handed fight for a living. He eventually achieved success, conducting a catering concern at No. 71 Church street for a number of years, and latterly being assisted by his son Charles, Frederick Bruns married Mary Meyer, a native of Germany; they came to New Brunswick in , where she died June 21, 1907, and one year later, January 19, 19o8, her husband died. They had four boys, all living at the present time (192t), three of them now being connected with the catering business. They are: Charles Henry, in New Brunswick; Frederick W., in a branch store in Plainfield; Harry Edward, a resident of Albany, New York; Otto, in charge of another branch - at No. 220 Raritan avenue, Highland Park.
Charles Henry Bruns was born February 7, 2884, in Somerville, New Jersey, but when he was four years old his parents moved to New Brunswick. Here the boy attended school, graduating from the grammar and high schools, and followed this by a course at the Wilson Business College of New Brunswick. After finishing there, Charles Henry Bruns went into his father's store, assisting him until his death, when the son carried on the business, moving in 1910 to the present establishment at No. 361 George street. There •may be found the most complete concern of its kind in the State, their catering work extending over a large territory and their daily deliveries being of a considerable number. Mr. Bruns has a hobby—it is music, of which he is devotedly fond, especially symphony concerts, chamber music, etc. He is also much interested in the Young Men's Christian Association, of which he is a member, and is active in the Rotary Club. He is a member of the First leformed Church of New Brunswick.
On J'anuary 17, 1910, in New Brunswick, Charles Henry Bruns married Mabel C. Harvey, born in this city, March II, 1886, the daughter of Charles W. and Mary C. (Cole) Harvey; they reside in New Brunswick where Mr. Harvey was formerly engaged as a pattern maker, but is now leading a retired life. Mr. and Mrs. Bruns have one child, Dorothy Virginia, born May 12, 1912. Their home is at No. 4 Remson avenue, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
 
JOSEPH JOHN FEASTER, numbered among the successful merchants of New Brunswick, New Jersey, is the proprietor of a grocery and provision store at No. 165 Throop avenue. Not only is Mr. Feaster prominent in business circles, but he also takes an active part in the political life of the community, and is known throughout the city for his public spirit and interest in the welfare of the place.
John Feaster, father of Joseph John Feaster, was born in Germany, but was brought by his parents to this country when a baby, the family locating at once in New Brunswick. Upon reaching manhood he served an apprenticeship to the carpenter's trade, and followed this particular line throughout his entire lifetime. He died January 29, 1920. He married Caroline Feaster, whose surname was the same as his although they claimed no relationship, and to them were born six children: Mary, who married William F. McGrath, of New Brunswick, New Jersey; Edward, deceased; Frank; John ; Joseph John, of further mention; Nicholas, a resident of New York City.
Joseph John Feaster, son of John and Caroline (Feaster) Feaster, was born June 24, 188o, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in the old homestead. He obtained his education in the public schools of his native place and St. John's Academy, and after finishing his studies at the age of nineteen established himself in his present business in which he has met with great success.
The same qualities that Mr. Feaster has exhibited in the conduct of his own business he has also shown in that of the city administration, which he has served so efficiently, having served as alderman front 1907 until 1915, as recorder front 1915 until 1917, and elected commissioner, March 1917, serving to 1919, when he was reelected for another term of four years. He has indeed always been very active in politics, and enjoys a wide and well-deserved popularity, and the entire community, without regard to party differences, has expressed itself eminently satisfied with his work. Mr. Feaster is affiliated with many important organizations here, among them being the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Knights of Columbus, the Improved Order of Red Men, and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. In his religious belief he is a Roman Catholic and attends St. John's Church of New Brunswick.
Joseph John Feaster was united in marriage, November 15, 1906, at New Brunswick, with Anna E. Crennar, of East Brunswick township, a daughter of Joseph and Mary Crennar, both deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Feaster two children have been born, as follows: Anna M., born August 16, 1907; Frank J., born May 19to. The family reside at No. 127 Throop avenue, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Mr. Feaster is ardently devoted to hunting and fishing, and during the seasons for such sport, he devotes whatever time he can spare from his ever increasing business affairs to this particular line of outdoor recreation.

PATRICK JOSEPH LYONS, rising by the force of his own character from the position of laborer, now owns an independent manufacturing business in Perth Amboy, building many kinds of water craft.
Thomas Lyons, father of Patrick J. Lyons, was born in Ireland, and came to this country alone when a very young man. He came first to Jersey City, New Jersey, where he obtained employment as a sticker in a slaughter house. He removed to England when the boy, Patrick J., was three years old. Some years later his wife died there, and he brought his children back to America. He came to Perth Amboy, New Jersey, in 1889, and there was employed on the coal docks. He was killed there by a train, in 1901, at the age of fifty-four years. He married, in Jersey City, Elizabeth Bath, who was born in Jersey City, and died in England.
They were the parents of three children : Thomas, of Perth Amboy, who is a mason's tender, unmarried; Patrick Joseph, of whom further mention follows; and Mary, who died in Perth Amboy, at the age of thirty-four years; she was the wife of Peter Martin and the mother of nine children, all of whom now live in Perth Amboy.
Patrick Joseph Lyons was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, October 15, 1875. Going with his parents to England, he remained there for five years. Then at eight years of age he returned to America, motherless. For a time he was in Woodbridge, New Jersey, and there attended the public schools, completing the course at the age of fourteen years. He then came to Perth Amboy, and began life driving a dump cart. This work he followed for two years, then worked in a brick factory. By industry and thrift he accumulated enough money to start in business, and for eleven years he was proprietor of a hotel located on the corner of Smith and Maple streets. He was always in touch with the shipping interests in the city of Perth Amboy, and when he was able to follow his tastes more closely in business he disposed of his hotel and began the manufacture of boats. He has done very attractive work along this line, and is making a success of the venture. Mr. Lyons is unmarried. He is connected with several fraternal organizations. He is a member of the Improved Order of Red Men, the Foresters of America, and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He is foreman of the Perth Amboy Engine Company. In the Spanish-American War, Mr. Lyons served in Company D, 3rd New Jersey Infantry, of New Brunswick, New Jersey. He was first sent to Sea Girt, then to Sandy Hook, then to Pompton Plains, and last to Athens, Georgia, where this company was discharged from the service.