The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-17

February ID, 1873; educated az st. PauPs
School, Concord, N. H., entered Princeton
University 1894, studied law with Nc =
Carter, Williamson & McCarter and New
York Law School, and admitted to New
Jersey bar as an attorney June. 1897. He
Is a son of Colonel Edward II. Wright.
who was on the stats of Generals Winfield
Scott and George B.. Mcclellan in the Civil 5
War, and grandson of the late United
States Senator William Wright. He In
t~roduced a public utilities bill and other
bills for the people at the last session of
the Legislature. =
Patrick II. Corish. N
} Patrick H. Corish Is a mineral water 3
manufacturer. He was born in Newark on ?
December 25, 1854. attended st. James's 8
Parochial School. learned the bottling ,
trade. after which he entered the beer
bottling and later the mineral water bnsi-,n
ness. He was assistant sergeant-at-arms !.
of the New Jersey Assembly In 1887, and
sergeant-at-arms in 1889 and 1890. He is
a member of eight or nine social and Z
fraternal societies.. the Board of Trades
the Iron Bound District Building and Loanrs
Association, is trustee of the Newark =
City Home, and is now an Alderman fromm
the Twelfth Ward. II
Edgar e. Lethbridge.
Edgar E. Lethbridge who is Speaker Of
the House OF Assembly. Is a native ORA,
Brooklyn, N. Y, where he was born on
February Is. 1886, and he is in the marine,
insurance business. His father was one
of the leading men of the Oranges, and
he was himself a member Of the Board OF
Education of the city of Orange. His
record as Speaker of the Assembly is
clean. AR
John w. Lane. 'h
John w. Lane. a commercial salesman,
never held office until elected to thes5
House of Assembly last fall. He was borngz
IN 80 49, 49,
educated In the public schools of JerseY,h
City. was a clerk in the office of the
Register OF Deeds of Hudson County until 4
1882. since which he has Travelled for big
firms of paper manufacturers. He IS an.
Elk and active in Democratic politics III
East Orange. where he has lived fourteen
years. no
Simon Hahn. ~
Simon Hahn is chairman of the Assem-
bly, committee that Is investigating 5tateAi
institutions and has exposed gross misIf
management. He was born In Newark onii
May 25. 1888, il a soa of the Rev. Joseph
Hahn, OF Newark, and nephew of thea
Rev. Adolph Huebsch. OF New York. Mr.
Hahn was graduated from the Newark
High School. studied law with bis brother
Harry Hahn. and In the law Department.
OF New York University, and won the z
degree of A. B. He was admitted to the
New Jersey bar in 1904. az
John Breunig. H
John Breunig. a prosperous druggist,
was born in Newark on September 3, 1859,
was educated in the public schools, was
graduated from the New York College OFT
Pharmacy in 1879. and started IN buslneas
Tor himself. He was a school commissioner
er in 1888 to 1890 and was reelected by arr
increased majority in 1896. He was APP
pointed a trustee of the Board of Health
In 1873 and in 1896 a trustee Of the City
Home. He is a man Of good Judgment
and splendid executive ability. He is now
a City Home trustee.
John }. Baader.
John j. Bladder is in the paint, oil. hard
ware and bottle business. a member of the
firm of Haussiing & Bnader. He served rs
a trustee Of the Newark City Home from
1900 for about six years. and was elected
to the New Jersey Assembly last year by
a large majority. He is president Of The
Newark Police Commissioners. and he Isl
a member and officer Of several social and
beneficial societies.
Harry f. Backus.
Harry r. Backus, who is in the whole
sale milk and creamery business, Is vica-
president of the Dairy Trade Association
of Newark. has been chairman Of West
Caldwell Borough Council since II was,
formed and is a charter member and a
director of the Caldwell Building and Loan
Association. He is also a director in the
Caldwell National Fax. He made a fine
record during his frst term as an AS
semblyman.
Daniel j. Brady.
Daniel ]. Brady, a halter by trade, is
a national director of the United Halter"
of North America and also of the Royal
Arcanum, being a past regent and MEM
Der of the Grand Council of the State CT
New Jersey He is a member Of the Boards
OF Trade of Bloomfield. He was ~eleetel'S
last year over the highest candidate on :
the Republican Assembly ticket by a plu-
rality of 5,S3S votes. He is a forcihle aad
argumentative debater and a good legisln-
tor.