The New York herald., 1869-03-06
ADOLPH E. BORE, OF PENNSYLVANIA.

Adoph E. Borie, the Secretary of the Navy under
President Grants administration. was born IN the
city OF Philadelphia In the year 1902 and is c0nse-
quently sixty years OF age. He is q member Of one
OF the Oldest and most nrstocratic Philadelphia
families. He graduated at the University Of Penn
sylvania, and soon afterwards embarked in mercan-
tile pursuits He displayed extraordinary ability as
business man, became leading Philadelphia mer :
chant and OF the largest importers IN the coun-
try. Mr.. B0rie amassed the great bulk OF his i'm
mense fortune in the China trade. and at
present IS member OF the well known importing
house OF McKean. Bor1e Il Co., No. 1853 Dock street.
Philadelphia He was one Of the founders OF the
Union League OF Philadelphia, and took very &C
tive part in the doings OF that organization during
and since the rebellion. He Is the present Vice
President OF the Union League. having been re-
Gently elected TO that position, declining the pres
dency In favor OF Horace Binney.
His Career During the Rebellion and n a
Politician.
Mr.. Borie has always been most unc0mpr0misinQ
Union man. and during the rebellion gave large sums
OF money to raise troops and was personally instru
mental in placing several regiments. fully equipped.
in the field. He has never, however, been Identified
to any extent with party politics. and the politicians
win ind him fully as dilcult man to approach for
selfish or sinister motives as President Grant him.
held any political oice Of any description either
local, State or national, and his main actions as
member Of the republican party have been confined
to prevent the frauds that are perpetrated on the
people at primary elections. He was member Of
the committee OF the Philadelphia Union League
who offered handsome prize for the best essay on
the subject OF purifying primary or local elections.
Mr. Borie took very active part in the reception
and entertainment in Philadelphia OF the Southern
loyalsts who met In convention In that city some
time since.
His Business Connections.
He is connected with many business organizations
In Philadelphia being director OF the National
Bank OF Commerce, q member of the Board OF
Trade, manager Of the Philadelphia Savings Fund
Socety-one OF the Oldest institutions OF the kind In
the country-and a liberal contributor to various
benevolent associations. 1t was due In great
measure during the rebellion to his efforts that
negro regiments were organized In Philadelphia,
and he contributed largely to sending them into the
field.
Mr.. Borie's Associations with President Grant.
President Grant during one OF his visits to the
Union League House in Philadelphia remarked some
thing about the liperality Of the League during the
war, and asked where the 1money they freely ex-
pended came from, when he was introduced to Mr.
Borie as one OF the most liberal contributors An
intimacy between the two men started from this
point which eliminated In Mr. Borie being invited
into Grants Cabinet. Mr.. Borie Is rather below the
average height, has handsome, dignHed and ex-
pressve cast OF countenance, and snow-wh beard
and mustacne. In manner he Is polite, refined aud
aable and although he belongs to an old and aris-
tocratc family he Is entirely free from ostentation
or unbecomng PRIDE He s fair specimen OF q re-
fined gentleman OF the old school.