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

Prominent Men of Wilkes-Barre and Vicinity
WILLIAM JAMESON HARVEY
S2S
Born Plymouth Twp., Luz. Co., Pa., May
13, 1S3S. Educated Wyoming Ins., Wyoming,
Pa., and Edgehillo School, Princeton, N. J.
Married Jessie Wright, Dec. 9, ]8ii9; Mrs.
Amanda M. (l.aning) Merritt, Oct. 21, 1880.
Pres. Wyom. Val. l.ace Mills. Dir. W.-B.
& Wyo. Val. Trac. Co.; Dir. Miners' Sav.
Biink. Mem. Westmoreland Club. W.-B.
L'nion lA'ague, Phil'a; the G. A. R., and
the Military Order of the Loyal Legion.
^Vas Lieut, and Adj. 7th Regt., Pa. Reserves,
in Civil War. He is a Free Mason, being a
Knight Templar and a Mem. of the Mystic
Shrine. Rep. Pres. Elector, 1892. During the
years 18Sti-i8y8 he served nine years as Pres.
of the Wilkes-Barre City Council.
*EEV REUBEN NELSON, D. D.
829
Born Andes, N. Y., Dec. 16, 1818—*Feb. 20,
1879. Educated in Private Schools. Married
Jane Scott Eddy, July 28, 1842. Minister.
Educator. Prin. of Atsego Acad., Cooperstown,
N. Y. Prin. of Wyom. Sem., Kmgston.
Pa. Presiding Elder of the Wyoming
Dist. of W>oming Conf. M. E. Church. Agt.
of Methodist Booli Concern, N. Y. Treas.
of the Missionary Soc. Deg. Master of Arts
from Union College. Deg. Dr. of Div. from
Dickinson College. Del. to Five Gen. Conferences
of the M. E. Church.
GEORGE SLOCUM BENNETT
830
Born W.-Barrc, Pa.. Aug. 17, 1842. Educated
Wesleyan Univ. Married EHlen W. Nelson,
Sept. 7, 1871. Real Estate and Bank Pres.
Pres. Wyo. Nat. Bank. V.-Pres. W.-B. Lace
Mfg. Co. Dir. Hazard Mfg. Co. Dir. Sheldon
Axle Co Treas. W.-B. Bridge Co. Supt.
1st M. E. Sunday School. Pres. Bd. of Trustees
Wyo. Sem. V.-Pres. Penn'a Bible Soc.
Trus. NN'i'sltvan I niv. Trus. Drew Theo.
Sem.
* CHARLES MINER
831
B.irn Ffh. 1, 1780-*Oct. 26, 1865. Married
Letitia Wright, Jan. 16, 1804. Educated New
England Public Schools. Ed. and Pub. The
Gleaner (Wilkes-Baire). Author History of
W.vom., 1845. Mem. First Town Council,
W.-B., 1806. Mem. State Legislature, 1807-
1808-1812. Mem. Congress, 1825-29. I.,odge 61,
F. & A. M.
ISAAC M. THOMAS
832
Born McVeytov.-n, Juniata Co., Pa., Feb. 1.
18d4. Educated l'nion College. Married
Lally Hollenback Dunlap, Sfpt. 11, 1872. Civil
Engineer. Penna. R. R. Eng. Dept., 1867.
Penn'a State College, 1868-1869, Prof. Engineering
and Mathematics. Merchant Miiler,
1870 and 1886 at W.-Barre. Dir. People's
Bank from incorporation in 1872 till the present.
Du'. Vulcan Iron Works. Dir. Sheldon
Axle Works. Y. M. C. A. Board Managers.
THEODORE STRONG
833
Born Sommei-s, Conn., .Tan. 25, 1&'"20. Educated
Colester, Conn. Pres. First Nat. Bank
of Pittston 41 years. Retired. Merchant,
Miller, -Opex-ator in-("oal Lands. Pittston, Pa.
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*THOMAS FORD
834
r-5orn Yorkshire, Eng., Aug. 2