Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-11

among other business offices is president
OF the Ames Plow Co. and a director of
the Old Colony Trust Co. and the Amos
keag manufacturing Co. Mr.. Meyer Is a
sportsman and an angler. and is known
as crack shot
GEORGE w. WICKERSuAN
New Yorks representative in the new
cabinet is George w. Wickersham, who
becomes attorney-general. Mr.. Wicker
49, is member of the law firm in
which President Taft's brother Henry
w. Taft Is partner. and he is known
as an expert in railroad law. Although
a resident of New Yor city, Mir. Wicker
sham is native Pennsylvania having
been born in Pittsburg in 1855 He first
took civil engineering at Lehigh Unlver-
sity. but later entered the law school OF
the University OF Pennsylvania, from
which he 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 and Hornblower
A year later he became managing clerk
Of the firm Of Strong and Cadwalader. Of
which President Taft's brother Is n mem
Der, and eventually was taken into part
ncrship.
Mr.. Wickersham Is counsel for a large
number OF corporations. among them the
Peterborough railroad. and as attorney
for the railroads in tie famous Chicago
Traction case came into considerable
public prominence He Is fond OF travel
usually spending portion of the wear
abroad and Is devoted equestrian He has
n country residence at Cedarhurst. Long
Island, and also a home in New York
city
CHARLES NAG.EI.
Charles Nagel. OF st. Louis the new
secretary of commerce and labor, Is bet
ter known among lawyers and educators
than to the public at large. although he
served as a member Of the republican
national committee. He Is a native west
erner having been born in Colorado
COUNT. Texas. in 1s4a He comes Of pro-
fessional ancestors his father. DR.. Her.
man Nagel, being one o fa family of four
brothers OF whom three are physicians
and lis maternal grandfather and great
grandfather were clergyman In the
height OF tho civil War the pronounced
Union sentiments OF DIR. Nagel compelled
him to remove from Texas to St. Louis
Uora Cbar,es \ocol soor o,.oraa ,ho 8,
Louis high school GRADUATING from tboro
he took a two voars. course in tre &,
Louis law School and then went to tho
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FRANK .HiTCHCOCk.
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Taft's ost-master-reneral Is nrohah,,
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