Prominent men : Scranton and vicinity, Wilkes-Barre and vicinity ...

Prominent Men of Wilkes-Barre and Vicinity
REV.WALTER DE FOREST JOHNSON
766
Born Bennington, Vt., Aug- 3, 1869. Educated
Uni. of Ya. ; Theo. Sem. of Va. Married
Orace Derr, June 23, 18!)7. Clergyman of the
P. E. Church. Vicar of Calvary Church.
Sec. of Wilkes-Barre Cleric. Pres. Wilkes-
Barre Playgrounds A.'^s'n. Sec. I.iuzerne Co.
Com. of Visitation of Reformatories, etc.
Chairman finance Com. of B. I. A. Pres.
of Calvary ITouse. Asst. Sec. of the Diocese
of Central Pa. Mem. Wyoming' Valley Co.
'lub. Chaii-man Professional Branch of
l>'in. Com. o\ Wilkes-Barre Centennial.
REV. HORACE E. HAYDEN, M. A.
767
Born Catonsville, Md., Feb. 18, 1837. Educat-
ed St. Timothy's Military Academy, Md.
Kenyon Col., Va.; Virginia Theo. Sem., Va.
Married Kate Elizabeth Byers, Nov. 30, 1868.
r.l-1865. Cor. Sec. and Librarian W^yoming
Historical and Geological Soc, Wilkes-
Barre, Pa., since 1895. Mem. Historical Soc.
of Pa., Md., Va., Ga., Kan.. Buffalo, Amer.
Historical and Southern Historical Ass'n.
Si'C. of the Cincinnati, Colonial Mass, Militarj'
Order, .Sons of the Rev., Naval Order,
^\ ar of 1812, Pnited Con. Veterans, Army
and Navy, C. S. A. JOxam. Chaplain Diocese
Central Pa., .since 188.5. Autlior and Editor
of a Number of VV'orks, Historical, etc.
:\Iem. Lodge (!0 F and A. M.
REV. LEVI L. SPRAGUE, D. D.
768
Born Beekman, Dutchess Co., N. Y., Dec. 23,
]S14. Educated Wyoming Sem. Married
Jennie E. Russell, Dec. 22, 1869. Pres.
^V'voming Sem. Mem. Bd. of Trustees of
\\ yoming Sem Mem. Bd. of Trustees
i-yracuse I^ni. Pres. of Bd. of Trustees,
Wyoming- Annual Con. Kingston, Pa.
*REV. HENRY H. WELLES, D. D.
769
Born Wyalusing. Pa, Sept. 15, 1824—*Sept.
-5, 1902. Educated Princeton Col. and Sem.
Married Ellen S. Ladd. Presby. Clergyman.
*REV. ARCH. A. HODGE, D.D., LL. D.
770
Born Princeton, N. J., Julv 18, 1823—*Nov. 11,
1886. Educated Col. of N. J., Class of 1841.
Presby. Min. First Presby. Church of
Wilkes-Barre. Prof. Theo. Sem. of Princeton
1877 until his death. Prof. Theo. in the
Presby. Sem. at Allegheny City, 1864.
*REV. CHARLES C. CORSS
771
Born Greenfield, Mass., May 23, 1803—*May
-.'0, 1896. Educated Amherst Col. and Princeton
Theo. Sem. Married Ann Hoyt. Presby.
Clergyman in East Smithfield, Pa.
REV. LEONARD C. MUNLOCK, D.D.
772
Educated Coopersto-wn High School, Cazenovia
Sem. and Weslyan LTni. Married
Lucy E. Feet. Alin. in the M. E. Church.
REV. CURTIS E. MOGG, D. D.
773
Born Euclid. N. Y. Educated Cazenovia
Sem. and Syracuse Uni. Pastor Central
Church, Wilkes-Barre, since 1895.
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REV. ALBERT E. PIPER, PH. D.
774
Pastor First M. E. Church, Wilkes-Barre,
Pa.
REV. MARCUS SALZMAN, D. D.
775
Born Baltimore, Md., Dec. 11, 1871. Educated
Public Schools of Baltimore, Uni. of Cincinnati
and Hebrew Union Col., Cin., O.
Married Hannah Block, March 1, 1904.
Rabbi. B'nai Brith Washington Street
Ti'mple (Rtfoi-nu-d Hebrew;.
REV. WILLIS H. STONE
776
Born Keene. N. H.. April 22, 1856. Educated
Episcopal Academy of Con. Married Ellen
Louise Sa-wyer, Jan. 25. 1881. Episcopal
Clergyman. Rector St. Clements Episcopal
Church. Asst. Grace Chapel, Hartford,
Conn., 1.SS9-1S93. Asst. Church of the Nativity,
S. Bethlehem, Pa., 1S9S-1896. Rector St.
Clements, Wilkes-Barre, .since 1896.
RT. REV, MGR. PETER C. NAGEL
777
Born Gieoenstein, Westfalen, May 25, 1825.
Educated Uni. Munster, Westfalen. Rector
St. Nicholas Church. Mgr. of the Rom.
Cath. Church.
REV. JOHN JOSEPH CURRAU
778
Born Hawley, Pa., June 19, 1859. Educated
Wyoming- Sem.. and St. Vincent's, Pitts.;
Grand Sem., Montreal. Ordained Priest at
Scranton, Aug. 22, 1887. Pastor Holy Saviour
Church, Wilkes-Barre. Formeriy Asst.
Priest at Carbondale, 18.87-1895.
REV. RICHARD A. McANDREW
779
Born N. Y. City, Dec. 11. 1851. Educated
Holy Cross Col. Worcester, Mass., and St.
Charles Sem., Overbrook, Pa. Rector St.
Mary's Church.
REV. MICHAEL EDW. LYNOTT
780
Born Scranton, Pa., July 17, 18.52. Educated
St. Bonaventure Coll., Albany, N.
Y.; St. Vinjents Coll., Beatty's, Pa., and
Gand Sem., Montreal, Can. Rector St.
Jgnatius Rom. Cath. Church, Kingston, Pa.
Since 1901. Was ordainc-d to the -priesthood
at St. Peter's Cathe., Scranton, Sept. 29,
1875, by Rt. Rev. Wm. O'Haia, Bp. of Scrantun.
Has spent all his life as a priest in
the Diocese of Scranton, having had charge
of parishes at Wellsboro, Tioga Co., and
Jermyn, Lack'a Co., in both of which places
he has left evidences of his arduous labors
in the Churches and Parochial residences.
He is- a facile writer, of originality anu
power, having contributed essays en various
subjects and carried on some noteworthy
controversies of a political character
through the newspaers. Kingston, Pa.
REV. MICHAEL H. DUNN
781
Born Ireland, Sept. 29, 1845. Educated St.
Bonaventure Col., Allegany, N. Y. Clergyman
of Cat ho. Church. Chaplain of Mercy
Hospital.