Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-16

of the Boston common council, an al
derman, a member of the state leg1s-
lature. serving as speaker OF the low
er house for three consecutive years
Mr.. Meyer was selected member OF
the Republican national committee ir
1899, and on McKinley's election ne
was made ambassador to Italy. He Is
a member Of the Athletic, the Somer-
set and st. Botolph clubs Of Boston
and among other business offices Is
president of the Ames plow company
and O director Of the Old Colony Trust
company and the Amoskeag Manufac-
turing company. Mr.. Meyer Is
sportsman and an angler, and is known
as a crack shot.
George w. Wickersham.
New York's representative In the
new cabinet is George w. Wickersham
who becomes attorney general. Mr.
Wickersham is a member Of the law
firm in which President Taft's brother
Henry w. Taft is a partner, and ne
is known as an expert in railroad law
Although a resident Of New York city
Mr.. Wickersham Is a native OF Penn
sylvania, having been born In Pitts
burg in 1858. He first took civil engi-
neering at Lehigh university, but later
entered the law school of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, from which ne
holds the degree Of bachelor Of laws
He Immediately entered practice In
Philadelphia, but later went to New
York and associated himself with the
firm Of Chamberlain, Carter & Horn
blower. A year later he became man.
aging clerk Of the firm of Strong &
Cadwalader, Of which President Taft's
brother is a member, and eventually
was taken into partnership.
Mr.. Wickersham Is counsel for
large number Of corporations, among
them the Interborough railroad, and as
attorney for the railroads in the IA
nous Chicago Traction case came into
considerable prominence. He is fond OF
travel, usually spending a portion OF
the year abroad and Is a devoted
equestrian. He has a country resi-
dence at Cedarhurst, Long Island, and
also a home in New York city.
Charles Nagel.
Charles Nagel Of st. Louis, the ne
secretary Of commerce and labor, Is
better known among lawyers and edu-
Gators than to the public at large, al
though he served as a member of the
Missouri house Of representatives and
Is a member of the Republican nation
al committee. He Is a native West
erner, having been born in Colorado
county, Texas, in 1S49. He comes OF
professional ancestors, his father, DR.
Herman Nagel, being one Of family
Of four brothers Of whom three are
physicians and his maternal grandfath-
er and great-grandfather were clergy
men. In the height Of the civil wal
the pronounced Union sentiments o1
DIR. Nagel compelled him to remove
from Texas to st. Louis. Here Charles
school. Graduating from there he took
two years course in the st. Louis
law school and then went to the Uni
versity of Berlin, where he took spe.
cial course in law and political econ
omy. Returning to st. Louis in 1877;
he was admitted to the bar and soor
took an active part in municipal af-
fairs. In addition to being a member
he was for four years president Of the
city council of ST. Louis. Although he
has taken an active part in politics anC
has an extended law practice, he ha:
found time to give much attention t
educational matters. He fills a profes.
sorship in the st. Louis Lake school
| Is a member of the board Of trustee.
of the public library, of the board o.
trustees in the st. Louis law school: /:
| a member Of the board of control o.
the st. Louis Museum of Fine Arts
Mr.. Nagel as the Missouri member o.
the Republican national committee
served during the recent campaign a!
member of the executive committed
and was in charge of the western head
quarters. Socially, he has been active
in his native city, being a member
of the University club. the CONNER.
cial club, the st. Louis club, the Round
Table and Country clubs, and also o.
the Metropolitan club in Washington
city
Frank H. Hitchcock.
Although the youngest member o