Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-11-06
NOTES OF NOTABLES.

NOTES OF NOIABLE0.
HENRY MELVILLE WHITNEY,
prominent in New England as a poll
tician and inancier was born in Con-
way, Mass, October %, 1889. He is
son of Brighten. James NJ Whitney,
and a brother of the late William {.
Whitney, who was secretary of the navy
in the cabinet of President Cleveland.
Henry NJ. Whitney began his career as
clerk in a Boston bank. but later went
to New York and was in the shipping
business there until the close of the Civil
war, when he returned TO Boston as
agent of a steamship company. OF this
company in later years he became presi-
dent and chief owner. To Mr.. Whitney
is largely due the present efficient street
railway system of Boston, the consolida-
ton of the smaller companies into one
large system having been accomplished
through his efforts. Mr.. Whitney also
has large coal and iron interests i'll Cana
da, and has been deep student of the
trade relations of the United States, and
especially the New England states with
Canada, and has been very prominent as
an advocate of trade reciprocity with the
dominion. In 1905 he was the Democrat
ic candidate for lieutenant governor OF
Massachusetts, and last year he was his
party's candidate for governor.
FRANCIS HOPKINSON SMITH,
noted as an author, artist and engineer,
was born in Baltimore, October %, 1888.
He was educated as a mechanical en-
gineer and for some years was employed
in the government service. Among his
engineering works was the building of
the Race Rock lighthouse off New Lon
don, Conn, and the construction of the
foundation for the Bartholdi Statue of
Liberty in New York harbor. After
several years spent in engineering work
he turned his attention to art and did
much creditable work in water colors,
charcoal work and illustrations. In re
cent years he has lived much abroad and
his notable novels are 1.-The Tides of
Darnegat" and the Romance of an
Fashioned Gentleman" He has
been awarded several medals, has been
decorated by the Turkish Sultan and
has received honorary degrees from Yale
and other leading universities in Ameri-
ca.
JAMES SCHOOLCRAFT SHEER
man, Republican nominee for vice presi-
dent of the United States, was born in
Utica. n. Y, October "A, 1855. He
graduated from Hamilton college in 1873
and two years later was admitted to the
bar. In 1882 he was made secretary of
the Republican committee of his cOunty
and in 1884 he was chosen mayor Of
Utica by the largest majority ever given
a mayoralty candidate in that city up
to that time In 1886 he was elected
to Congress. He was renOminated in
1885, but was defeated and again was
an unsuccessful candidate in 1890. Two
years later, however, he was elected and
continued to represent his district until
the present year, when he declined re-
nomination to accept the second place
on the Republican ticket with Mr.. Taft.
Mr.. Sherman was a delegate to the Re
publican national convention in 1892,
lican state convention in 1895 and again
in 1900.
PROF. FRANCIS ANDREW
MARCH of Lafayette college, the dean
of American educators, was born in Mill
bury, Mass, October %, 1925. After
graduating from Amherst college in 1915
the New York bar in 1850. He never
practiced law, however, for before his
admission to the bar he had joined the
faculty of Lafayette college and for
more than sixty years he has remained
with that institution as professor of the
English language and comparative
philology He is the author of many
books and addresses dealing with liter
ary subjects, especially Shakespeare and
American literature. He also has taken
a prominent part i'll the movement for
spelling reform. For his work in phil
ology Prof. March has been loaded down
with honors by various educational
bodies both in America and abroad.
EDWARD HARRIGAN, the veteran
actor and playwright, was born in New
York city, October 26, 1916, and received
his education in the public schools in
that city. Early in life he adopted a
stage career and before he was % years
old he had won considerable fame as a
variety actor. For a number of years in
his early career he was a favorite per-
former at the New York playhouse man
aged by the late '"Tony" Pastor. After
leaving Pastors Mr.. Harrigan toured
the country for several seasons, and then
he entered upon his career as an actor
manager in the metropolis. For nearly
fifteen years he remained in New York,
during which time he managed several
theaters and appeared in a number of
plays that met with great public favor.
In 1890 Mr.. Harrigan retired from the
stage, but in 1905 he was induced to
appear in "Old Lavender" and since
then he has been seen in several other
productions. He is the author of num-
Der of plays which were very successful
fifteen or twenty years ago.