The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-11-17
HON. BOIES PENR0SE

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The above is an excellent portrait of
that magnetic and brilliant Republican
Lender whose name today is on the lips of
every Philadelphlan, and is heard ringing
throughout all Pennsylvania; we refer 10
Hon. Boios Penrose, of Philadelphia, the
man who was foully politically assassin
ated by the combine in January, 1895,
when a candidate for the mayoralty of the
Quaker City.
Mr. Penrose was born in Philadelphia
in 1850. He comes from long line of il
lustrious ancestors, commencing with
William Biddle, one Of the proprietors of
the province of New Jersey, friend of
William Penn, and founder OF the Biddle
family of Philadelphia Nicholas Scull, sur
veyor general Of Pennsylvania in the old
colonial days, was one of his immediate
ancestors. Philip Thomas, private secre-
tary to Cecil Calvert OIord Baltmore)
and founder of the Thomas family of
Maryland, was direct ancestor on the
mater nal side. Boes Penrose is also de-
scended from some Of the best stock of
New England His great grandfather j.
;. Boies, of Boston, Mass, when mere
lad assisted in erecting the breastworlls
on Bunker hill, the night before the ia
nous battle. His great grandfather on
the paternal side, Clement Biddle Penrose,
was one of the commissioners appointed
by President Thomas jefferson for the ter
ritory coded by France to the United
States His grandfather, Charles Bing-
ham Penrose, was elected as a Whig TO
the state senate from Cumberland county,
Pa, and was speaker of that body at the
time of the Buckshot war He was solici-
tor OF the United States treasury under
President Harrison, and in 1856 was elected
as reform candidate from Philadelphia
to the state senate. Before the expiration
of his term as senator he died He was
one of the editors of Penrose q Watts
Reports. The father of Boies Penrose is
DR. II. A. f. Penrose, LII. D., who was for
thirty years professor of obstetrics and
the diseases of women and children in the
University Of Pennsylvania. Hon. Glenn
ent Biddle Penrose, one of the judges of
the orphans court of Philadelphia county,
is an uncle of Boies Penrose.
Early Education.
Boies Penrose was educated at the Epis-
cOpal academy in Philadelphia and hy
private tutors and at the early age of lG
years entered Harvard college, He gradu-
ated in 1881 with honors, and was selected
as one of the orators at commencement,
the subject Of of his oration being Mar
tin Van Buren, as n Politician" After
leaving college he studied law in the office
of Wayne MacNeagh and George Tucker
Bispham and was admitted to the bar of
Philadelphia in 1888. He was elected in
1884 to represent the Eighth ward of Phila-
delphia in the Pennsylvania house of rep
resentatives, as a Republican, succeeding
Hon, William c. BulliUt,a Democrat. In the
session of 1888 he was active in securing
the passage Of the act providinga new gov
ernment for Philadelphia, commonly
known as the Bullitt bill. In 1886 Mr.
Penrose was elected to represent the Sixth
district in the state senate. This district,
embracing the Seventh, Eighth and Ninth
wards Of Philadelphia, is the richest and
most intelligent in Pennsylvania. In the
sessions of 1887 and 1898 he voted for Mat
thew Stanley Quay for the United States
senate, and seconded his nomination in
the Republican caucus. Among the many
SubJbCIA VI ltglhldliOn lndb MT, HenfOSG
took an active part in were those relating
to the questions of railroad discrimination,
revenue and taxation. He was prominent
in all the debates on these subjects, as
well as in the discussions on the legisIa-
ton required to carry out the provisions
of an act establishing n new form of local
government for Philadelphia
As Legislator.
In the senate he is recognized leader. a
skillful debater, u fluent speaker and ono
ever powerful in argument. In the session
of 1898 he introduced bill to abolish the
public building commission of Philadel-
phia, and Notwithstanding the active hos
tility of "A powerful lobby he succeeded in
safely plotting the measure through both
houses, and placing it in the hands of the
governor for his signature. In the session
of 1895 he introduced a resolution in the
senate authorizing COMMITTEES to investi.
gate the municipal affairs of PHILADELPHIA
"a committee which has done such heroic
work i'm the cause of good government
MIR. Penrose has ever been consistent; he
never has been appealed to in vain by the
people when their interests were in jeop-
ardy; in fact, it can truly be said his voice
and pen have ever been ready TO uphold
the rights and interests of his fellow men.
He was a candidate for tho mayoralty OF
Philadelphia in 1895 but was politically
assassnated at the last moment by the
combine on account Of his
Anti-CorpOration Record
In Philadelphia he is today the idol of
the masses--a fact due to the magnificent
and successful battle he has waged against
the rlngsters- is recognized by all as
one wholly deserving Of confidence, by
reason Of his superior Judgment in sizing
up public affairs his steadfastness of pur-
pose, and has conceded ability to battle
in the line of his convictions. Mr. Pen.
rose by Training and Inheritance is devoted
to his Profession, the law, and is engaged
in ACTIVE practice in Philadelphia, in part
nership'with ;. Davis Page and Edward
=. Allipson, the firm being Page, Allinsot
& Penrbsc. He is a member of the Union
League, Union Republican club, Glover
club, the Jr. o. u. A. M, the Masonic
fraternity and other political clubs anC
associations.
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