Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-02-24


Nick" Longworth as this one Is to-
day the third of his name. though In
reality the fourth, for the grand
father Of the Nicholas OF this sketch
was Nicholas, unknown TO fame. al
belt a man of parts and Jersey JUS
tice of the Peace--an office, by the
way, similar TO that OF Kings JUS
tice In other colonies.
Squire Longworth had a son
Thomas, who married Apphia Van
derpool. an early Dutch woman, and
one of their four children was the
Nicholas known later In Ohio. as
"Old Nick" born January is, 1888,
In Newark Thomas was Tory, and
not being willing to subscribe to the
Declaration of Independence, the
American Eagle and the Constitution
of the United States, made and pro-
vided by the success OF the Revolu-
ton, his property was duly confisca-
ted and he was told To go to England
or elsewhere. Whether he obeyed or
not the present writer cannot say,
but he was left so poor that every
body had to work. including father.
and young Nicholas, MS he was then.
rustled along the best he could un-
I'll he was old enough to go to South
Carolina and take place In his
brothers. store. But he was ambi-
tious to become lawyer. and prob
ably realizing that Ohio was to be
great State some day he went to Gin
cinnati in 1904 and entered the law
ONCE Of Judge Jacob Burnet. Later
he quit the law for real estate and
became 4 millionaire and the second
largest taxpayer In the United
States. In 1907 he married Susan
Howell. daughter of Captain Siias
Howell. Of the New Jersey Cont
mental line. One of his sons, Joseph.
was tho father OF Nicholas, q Judge
on the Ohio Supreme Bench. who
was the father of the present Nicho-
las, Representative In two Con-
gresses from Cincinnati. and Re-
publican. ~ his great-grandfather
was q Wing.
Not ~ having any bearing on the
case. but merely as q coincidence. II
may be stated here that the old
Longworth homestead In Pike Street.
Cincinnati, was bought come years
40 By the late David Sinton. next
after Mr.. Longworth Cincinnati's
richest citizen, and there to-day lives
his son,bn-law. Charles p. TAFT. one
time representing the Longworth
district In Congress and half
brother of Secretary Taft. with
whose party Miss Roosevelt and Mr..
Longworth toured the Orient.
So much for introduction. Now for
In Z rare old book On Cincinnati.
written by Charles Cist. the Queen
J,sz: lG e 'Sri ~ sns|tls sho Gin y.
quaint historian and q friendly
man. fond OF his city and its people.
had this to say on that other Nicho-
las Longworth eighteen years before
the present Nicholas was born;
Nicholas Lonsworth. the subject
Of this memoir. Was born In Newark,
n. J.. on January le, 1888. He cale
to Cincinnati, which has 6sSn Els
residence ever since. in May, 1904.
He engaged at once In reading and
studying law in the once Of Judge
Burnet, and after briefer space
than would now be allowed by the
courts was admitted to the bar. He
followed his law practice until 1919,
when he left the legal profession to
newer or younger members. His
earnings and savings had been, DUR
the period alluded to. invested In
lands and lots In and adjacent to
Cincinnati, under the conviction that
no other investment of his funds
would prove SO profitable. This may
seem insufficient to account for the
amount of property he has since ac-
cumulated from these investments,
but 1t should be remembered that
property here was held at low values
In early days. many OF his city lot
purchases having been made for $40
or less each.
"As an example of the facility
with which small amounts, compare
lively, secured what has since be-
come of enormous value, 1t may be
stated that Mr.. Longworth once re-