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 NEEDHAM

NEGLEY

worked as a carpenter in Buffalo, N.Y., and there had as a fellow craftsman, Jeremiah Carhai't ((^.v.). They establislied a melodeon manufac- tory in 1846, which they removed to New York city in 1848, and which under later inventions made b\' Needliam became one of the most exten- sive manufactories of reeds and reed organs in the world. He patented, in 1864, a pneumatic tube capable of transmitting not only parcels, but cars laden witlx passengers, by means of his novel principle of a continuous circuit of air. In 1878 he received fifteen patents covering the prin- ciple of the api)lication of perforated paper to the construction of automatic musical intruments, and developed the organette, since known as the j^olian and by other titles. He was married in 1840 to Lorana. daughter of William and Millana (Johnson) Newberry. His widow died, April 16, 1900. He died in New York city, Nov. 28, 1889.

NEEDHAM, James Carson, representative, was born in Carson City, Nev., Sept. 17, 1864; son of Charles E. and Olive L. (Drake) Needham; grandson of Cliarles and Minerva (Porter) Need- ham, and of David and Sally (Bigelow) Drake. His parents were en route to California in an emigrant wagon at the time of his birth. He was graduated from the University of the Pacific, Ph.B., 1886, and from the law department of the University of Michigan, LL.B., 1889. He was clerk in the adjutant-general's office at Washing- ton. D.C., 1887-88; opened a law office in Mod- esto, Cal., in 1889. and in 1890 was an unsuccess- ful candidate for state senator. He was married, Jidy 1, 1894, to Dora Deetta Parsons. He was chairman of the Republican county committee; a member of the state central committee and of the national congressional committee, and was a Repiddican representative from the seventh California district in the ."jeth, 57th and 58th con- gresses. 1899-1905.

NEELY, Henry Adams, second bishop of Maine, and 83d in succession in the American episcopate, was born in Fayetteville, N.Y., May 14, 1830; son of Albert and Phoebe (Pearsall) Neely. He was graduated from Hobart college, A.B., 1849, A.M., 1832, and was a tutor there, 18.j0-52. He studied theology under Bishop Wm. H. De Lancey; was admitted to the diaconate in Trinity church, Geneva, N.Y., in 1852, and was ordained a priest in 1854. He was rector of Cal- vary church, Utica, N.Y., 1853-55; Christ church, Rochester, N.Y., 1855-62; chaplain of Hobart col- lege, 18G2-64, and assistant minister in Trinity parish, New York city, with special charge of Trinity chapel, 1864-67. He was married, Nov. 4, 1S58, to Mary, daughter of Harriott and John Dt-l- afield. He was elected bisliop of Maine to suc- ceed Bishop Burgess, whodied, April 23, 1866, and was consecrated in Trinity chapel, N.Y., Jan. 25,

1867, by Bishop Potter of New York, assisted by Bishops Williams, Odenheimer, Clarkson and Randall. In connection with his bishopric he was rector of St. Luke's, the cathedral church of the diocese. Through his efforts St. Luke's cathe- dral was erected on State street, Portland, 1867-68, and was en- tirely paid for in 1876. He also established St. Catharine's Hall, a seminary for young women, at Augusta, Maine, and St. John's school for boys at Presque Isle. He was chairman of the house of bishops for six years. The 25th an- niversary of his con- secration was cele- brated in 1892. The honorary degree of S.T.D. was conferred on him by Hobart college in 1866, and by Bishop's college, Lennoxville, Ont., in 1872. He was a member of the Maine Historical society, 1870-99. He died iuPortland, Maine, Oct. 31. 1899.

NEQLEY, James Scott, soldier, was born in East Liberty, Allegheny county. Pa., Dec. 22. 1826; son of Jacob and Mary Ann (Scott) Neg- ley; grandson of Jacob Negley, and of Swiss ancestry. He was graduated from the Western Universityof Pennsylvania at Allegheny, in 1846, and enlisted as a private in the 1st Pennsylvania regiment for service in the Mexican war. In April, 1861, he raised and equipped a brigade of volunteers and with three regiments re- ported to the governor at Harrisburg, April 28, 1861, and was assigned to the corps commanded by Gen. Robert Patterson. His first battle was at Falling Waters, Va., July 2, 1861, where he followed up the retreating forces of Gen. T. J. Jackson to Martinsburg, and gained permission from General Patterson to cut the Confederate communications between Winchester and Bull Run, but after he had proceeded on the expedition, was ordered to return and the disastrous battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861, followed. At the end of his three months' service he was re-commissioned brig- adier-general of volunteers and was placed in command of the volunteer camp at Harrisburg, but was soon after ordered to Pittsburg to hold his brigade in readiness to join General Rosecrans in western Virginia. He was, however, ordered by the President to re-inforce General Sherman at Louisville, Ky., and subsequently served under General Buell in northern Alabama and Tennessee, where he commanded one of the columns of Mitchell's force, comprised of about