Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-10-16
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NoIES oF NOTABLEs.
| WILLIAM CRAWFORD conc,
the distinguished soldier and nh AS,
was born at Mobile, Ala, on pPa..s,Ssiciah,
1904. the son Ut Gen. Josiah C,or.tet ).
| the Confederate Ge,ny. He was 0t So Of
ca az the University of the San,be
oeWanee. Tenn, AID graduated lro+, ~
| in 1915 with the degree of a p run 5rl II
| he went TO New York, where ha s,r Lael
medicine and graduated from tho y dled
vue Hospital Medical college IN P 3ee
receiving his degree of Nj. d Eio'S
short time he Joined the house stoS
the Bellevue hospital, but in 1SS6 pt
was appointed first lieutenant of +L
medical corps OF the United States
| army. lie became captain in 1903 -
| by special act of Congress was nl aLu
colonel for his distinguished So, niaae
| during tile yellow fever epidemic o+ NJ NJ
vana IN 1903. He became a merho+ Ia
| the Isthmian canal commission u
| March 4. 1907, and served as chief yo VI
itary officer of the Isthmian canal 7e eal-
| He is an associate fellow of the CoiIa'sc
of Physicians at Philadelphia and Ssse
been honored by other scientific hndiar
On September 10, 1885, he married :.
| Cincinnati. o., Miss Marie Cooe
Doughty. 'N
| FRANK HARRIS HITCHCocK
chairman of the Republican p9fionai
| committee and manager of the caT'
paign for the election af William p
| Taft as President was born October
| 1867, at Amherst, O. He was gra1naf
ed from Harvard university and iatar
attended Columbia law school In 1901
he entered the government service ~
| Washington as a clerk. While c)apt
/ he read law and became interested =,
| an a
secretary to the Republican national
| committee he was made chief clerk in
| the department of commerce and Iabnr
whence he was promoted to the position
| of first assistant postmaster general
Prior to the Republican national con.
yention in Chicago last June Mr.. Hitch.
| cock was entrusted with the MANAGE.
campaign Tor the presidential nomina.
ton.
JAMES ATKINS EOYES who has
national reputation as IA editor and
writer. was born October, 1857. in
Brooklyn, n. Y. He graduated from
Columbia university in 1878 and later
studied at Harvard university, and it is
with the last named institution that his
| literary labors have been chiefly idpnti.
| fed. He has been editor of the Onin.
duennial Catalogue of Harvard since
| 1895 and a member of the University
council since 1899, the latter position
carrying with it PROFESSIONAL rank. In
his literary work Mr.. Noyes has deyot
ed himself especially to the subjects of
New England history and genealogy and
on the subject of American genealogy
in general he is regarded as one of the
| foremost authorities. He is an active
member of nearly all of the prominent
| historical and patriotic societies in the
| United States.
| ALBERT j. BEFERIDGE, United
| States senator from Indiana was born
| on a farm in Highland county, Ohio.
| October 9, 1862. He was graduated al
| De Paw university at Greencastle
Ind, IN 1888. The next year he was ad-
mitted to the bar and began the practice
of his profession at Indianapolis, which
| city he has made his home ever since.
As soon as he had reached the voting
| age he became actively interested IN
politics and before he was a resident Of
| indianapolis very long he became rec
! ognized as one of the leaders among the
| Republicans of that city. His ability as
an orator as well as his prominence as a
| lawyer contributed much to his rapid
| advancement in public life. Without
having held any other public office of
consequence Mr.. Beveridge was honored
| States Senate. In 1905 he was re-elect9
ed. Senator Beveridge in the past few
| years has won national reputation as
an orator and is one of the foremost
| speakers on the Republican side in the
national political campaign now in prog
reSs.
THE MARQUIS OF DONEG ALL.
bearer of one of the most distinguished
names in the Irish peerage was born Oc-
tober Z, 1908. In 1904. when he was but
one year old, he succeeded his father, the
fifth Marquis, to the title. Prior to
that time the infant heir bore the title
of Earl of Belfast. Els birth was one
of the most curious incidents in the his
tory of the peerage, for his father was
over 50 years OF age, and was twice mar
ried without issue before his wedding in
1902, TO Miss Violet Gertrude living of
Halifax, Nova Scotia. The family name
of the Marquis is Chichester. The found
or of the Irish branch of the family rose
high in the service of his sovereign in the
Sixteenth century. Not only was he
governor of Carrickfergus but also lord
deputy and governor general of Ireland.
JOHN NJ. CLARK, q member of the
cabinet of Prince Edward Island. and
prominent figure in the public life in
that province, was born in Bedeque,
Prince Edward Island, October ).
1854 After completing his educa-
ton in the public schools he en-
tered commercial life His public career
did not begin until 1904, in which year
ne was elected to the provincial legis-
latiye assembly. He soon became recog-
nized as one of the best debaters in the
House. making himself master of his
subjects, and presenting his arguments
tiuently Mr.. Clark has been conspicu-
Ileir 4sn1 4 anon
movement and has been one of the most
determined supporters of the prohibition
law which was introduced into Prince
Edward Island, by the present govern
ment.