The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-02
OBITUARY..

James Madison Seymour Mavor OF Newark
for thres consecutive terms, beginning in
1895. died early yesterday morning at his
home. 81 Mount Pleasant avenue OF apopleXy.
He was a candidate for Governor OF New
jersey on the Democratic ticket in 1901 and
had been q member OF the State Board Of
Education for several years. Mr.. Seymour
was born in New York city In 1897. Ia 1850
he married Miss Amanda Elizabeth CrOwell.
daughter OF David Crowell OF Springfield,
sfterward her sister. Miss Anna J. Crowell,
became Mrs. Seymour, She survives him,
toEether with son by the first wife. James
Murray Seymour, and son by the second
wife, David G. Seymour. When Mr.. seymour
was ? years old his father died. and seven
years later his mother married Spaniard,
and the boy was taken TO live in spain. He
went TO school in Seville and learned both
the Spanish and French languages. Later
the civil war he went TO Spain TO supeIintend
the manufacture OF gun machinery Tor me
spanish GShyeInmentts He was io{ a. PeTsoa
Railroad IN Cuba and was chief engineer Of
a large sugar plant there. Late in the civil
VA re e %fS OF Gov Andrew Of Massa
In 1895 he. with Daniel NhitloCk. formed the
firm OF seymour Whitlock, manuiactureTs
OF machinery. In Newark. and the firm stu
exists. In 1858 he was appointed United
states Commissioner TO Spain by President
Cleveland. In 1901 he vas made state Super
visor OF Prisons.
james Carroll McBurney died on Friday
AT the residence Of his son .in-law, Charles II.
Dickson, 50 summit avenue, Jersey CITY,
in his seventy ninth year. He was one OF the
organizers Of the SiNty-ninth Regiment OF
New York and became one OF its frst Majors.
He gave up large business interests In the
South at the beginning Of the civil war and
Joined the Northern forces, He was stan
ofioer Of uens, Rossean and Thomas and was
Of the city Of Macon by shermans army
when It made It's celebrated march through
ueorgia Mr.. McBurney was appointed Col
n IntnFuul RaVnuun
Georgia At the close OF the wal and served
through the Reconstruction period. He was
hood with jay Gould aud Thomas c. Piatt:
MIR McBuIney was one OF the first trustees OF
to organize the first building and loan asso;;
citation In the city. He leaves three sons and
two daughters.
GcorGe H. EnEeman. who for twelve years
was the ntanaEer Of the Brighton Beach race
track, died yesterday morning Of BHghts
Brooklyn, in his si1th-ninth year He and
his brother. William A. Engeman, wore for
sc veral years associated In the restaurant
before the purchase OF the Brighton Beach
Tacetrack by the latter. BY his brothers
will George received az interest ~ ne !r9 ,s
present William A. EngemGn. In spite Of his
close association with hoTsemen and Jockeys.
n nT va and Is credited With having S lost two
or three comfortable fortunes since he re-
tired from the Restaurant business. lie 10
survived by an adopted daughter.
Everett Henry Thayer, son Of stephen
Tbayer, a well known View York writer and
business man, died at his home In Yonkers
on Friday. lie was 80 years old and was
especially prominent as a tennis champion
and IN the rlee club on leaving college he
became associated In literary work with
Charles Dudley Warner, Edmund Clarence
Stedman and Hamilton Mabie In the prep
aration OF the Library Of the Worlds Best
Literature For the last six years he had
been correspondent for Tiffany Co He
was a member Of the ApAwamis. National
Arts and University Cleo clubs and OF the
Kappa Alpha fraternity
Henry b. CaveTly. ar. old time New York
home, ~ High street, Passaic, n. ]. He was
born In 1871. His grandfather served as
Colonel under Washln Rton and IN the French
and Indian War. In 1854 he started In the
Or oducb. commission business in New York,
and in 1890 he retired He WAS a trustee OF
the First Methodlst Episcopal Church OF
Passaic. The funeral will be hell from
the home tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
Frank =. Martin. well known insurance
man, died yesterday II hts home IN Mo Intaln
avenue. I1ewcllyn Park Wet Orange. lie
lie hpd live iu ORANGE the gretter part Of
his life lie was q menbsr o. the Under
writers Club thu Union ~ ID ~ ! tie Down
town Associatioa ~ this citv az ot tho ESSEX
County Country JltS ~ GeU OtJlgc.
Halsey Mir. = prom'u oct trdugi county
bnsi aes- ma. o. dcH1 40 WAIKIKI at the age
az - lie Vas , br,thfr o MILAN Kidd
San, protector O. NrHbarL... 40 l.e RAVES
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