Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-11
PROMINENT PEOPLE.
JAMES H. CuMMIsKEY eommj


JAMES III. CUMMISKEY. commits
siener of public works of Prince Edward
island and one of the prominent men in
the public life of that province, WAS born
November -. 1S49. in Fort Augustus
L. +. /. He was educated i'll the public
schools and in Prince of Wales college.
He taught school for several years and
in 1872 entered commercial life. In
1891 he was elected a member of the
Legislature. His election, together with
the return of another Liberal member.
gave the Liberals majority and over
threw the Conservative government.
which had been in power since 1878. In
1897 Mr. Cummiskey was elected speak
err of the Legislative Assembly, II position
he held for seven years. He was re
turned at the generals elections of 1897
and 1900 In the latter year he was APP
pointed commissioner of public works.
In recent years Mr.. Cummiskey has been
acting premier of Prince Edward island
ON several occasions.
EVERETT c. BTMpUS, Il member
of the International Panama claims COM
mission was born at plympton. Mass
November 2S, 1911. In boyhood he re-
moved with his parents to Braintree, and
received there his early education. After
serving in the war. first as Il private sol
der. then IA the head of his company,
bar in 1867. He was on the bench from
1872 to 1882. For twenty years Judge
Bumpus was member of numerous
commissions chosen by the Massachu-
SettS courts to settle questions of water,
gas, electric and land franchises. As a
member of the international Panama
lands commission he has spent much of
his time abroad during the past two
years.
ERNEST w. BROWN. professor of
mathematics in Hayerford college. was
horn in Hull England, November %.
1866 He graduated from Cambridge
university and came to America in
1891 to accept the chair of mathematics
in Haverford college. In 1907 he received
the gold medal awarded annually by the
Royal Astronomical society of London to
the one person who has done the most
during the year To further astronomical
works. Recently Prof. Brown was called
TO the chair of mathematics at Yale.
where he will construct lunar tablets
for use in all the nautical almanaes of
the world. upon which are based COM
putations for international navigation.
The work it is expected, will take nj
least ten years.
JEFFERSON DE ANGELS, the
well known comedian, was born i'll san
Francisco, November 80, 1859 of Jewish
parentage. Both his father and mother
Were players. He received Il common
school education and made his first stage
appearance when but Il child. In 1871
he and his sister, Sarah, began tour
on their own account in two or three lit
tie sketches, working their way eastward
| from San Francisco. Next they went
| to Australia where they failed 10 reap
the harvest of dollars they had expected.
More successful financially was their
| tour that followed in India and South
| Africa. The comedian finally returned
to San Francisco, but it was Il long
| time before he won his way TO fame.
| With the McCaull Opera company he
played for three years, principally III
! the Gilbert and Sullivan operas, then
/ at the height of their popularity. In
| 1890 he became principal comedian nj
the New York Casino where he remained
three years, participating in all the sue
eesses of that playhouse. In more re.
| cent years he has headed his own com
pany and has appeared successfully IN
numerous comic operas.
WILLIAM NORRIS FONTAINE
for many years professor of geology an,
natural history in the University of Viz
ginia. was born in Louisa county. Va.
| December /, 1885. He was prepared 10y
Il private tutor and at the Hanover acad
envy until 1865, when he entered tn,
University Of Virginia, from which in
stitution be graduated with high honors
four years later. From 1861 to 1865 ht
served AS lieutenant of artillery in In,