The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-19
OBITUARY..
GuIIan O. Yerplnuck.

The death of Hon. Gulian G. Yerplanck, we'll
known author and politician is announced as having
taken place yesterday evening in New York city
Mr. Verpanck was born in that city In August 1886,
and was consequently in his eighty-fourth year at
the time OF his decease. He entered his collegiate
studies in Columbia College when he was but tw eve
years old, and graduated in 1901. He then studied
law for the sake of study only and admitted to
the bar, after which he travelled in Europe for
several years. On his return he interested him.
self in political matters, and in 1914 was
q candidate of the ''malcontentsn for the
New York Legislature. In 1918 he delivered
course OF lectures on the "Early European Friends
Of America" before the New York Historical Society,"
which excited considerable attention. They were
published, and ran through several editions. In
1sl9 during the political contest between the Buck-
tails" and "Cntoniansn he published various poll
tical satires aimed at Dewitt Clinton, one of the
candidates. In 1920 he was elected to the Legsla-
ture, where he was appointed Chairman OF the Com
mittee on Education. He soon after accepted the
Professorshp OF the Evidences OF Christianity in the
Theological Seminary OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church in New York city, and published work con-
tanning the result OF his researches in that branch Of
study in 1924. 1t was styled ESSAYS on the Nature
and Uses OF the Various Evidences OF Revealed Re-
ngon." He published his well-knoWn work on
Contracts" in 1925. In the same year he was
elected to Congress- and served for eight years in
that capacity While a member OF that body, he
was instrumental, with others, in procuring the eX-
tension of the term of copyright from twenty eight
to forty-two years.
He published various literary works about this
time. In connection with w. c. Bryant and r. @.
Sands he published for three years the "Talisman
a collection OF prose and verse. He was the author
OF several valuable addresses delivered at college
commencements and on other public occasions.
An edition OF Shakespeare published in numbers,
with revised text and with notes. edited by him.
This work completed in the Of three years.
Since being member OF Congress he has several
times been elected to the State senate. Mr.. YER
panck while in this capacity took great interest In
judicial questions which came to his notice. In con-
nection with the judicial powers OF that body. The
New York Senate, with the judges OF the higher
court at that time the court for the correction
OF errors, the court OF appeal in last resort from
the Supreme Court and Chancery. His opinions on
various important questions are preserved In the
New York reports Since the organization OF the
Board OF Commissioners OF Emigration, In 1916, he
has been its President and for fifteen years pre-
pared all the annual reports. He was also one OF
the governors OF the New York Hospital or late
years, after ths active abors OF his life had
ceased he continued to act President OF the Cen
tuTy Club, OF which he was one OF the founders.
AT the time OF his death, he was Vice-Chancellor
OF the University OF the State, and had held the
once OF Regent for fory-one years. In this he was
the successor OF Matthew Clarkson, an incumbent
OF forty years standing.