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 NEWHALL

NEAVMAN

1857-60, and superintendent of the life-saving service of New Jersey, 1861-64. He was a Repub- lican representative in the 39th congress, 1865-G7 ; the defeated candidate for governor of New Jersey in 1877, Gen. George B. McClellan being elected ; was governor of Washington Territory, 1880-8-1 ; U.S. Indian inspector, 1884-86, and resident-sur- geon of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, state of Washington, 1894-98. He returned to Allentown, N.J., in 1899 and practised medicine. He re- ceived tlie degree LL.D. from Rutgers college in 1881. He died in Allentown, N. J., Aug. 8, 1901.

NEWHALL, Charles Stedman, forester, was born in Boston, Mass., Oct. 4, 1843 ; son of Henry A. and Sarah B. (Luther) Newhall ; grand- son of Pliny and Catharine (White) Newhall and of Nathaniel and Sarah (Borden) Luther, and a des- cendant of Richard Warren and Perigrine White, passengers in the Mayfloiver in 1620. He was prepared for college in Williston seminary, Mass. ; served in the 45th Massachusetts infantry', 1861- 62, and was graduated at Amherst, 1869, and at Union Theological seminary. New York city, in 1872. He was ordained pastor of the Congrega- tional cimrch, Oriskany Falls, N.Y., Dec. 11, 1872, and served, 1872-74. He was stated supply at the Presbyterian church, Oceanic, N.J., 1874- 79, and traveled in Europe, 1879 ; was stated supply at the Congregational church in Postville, Iowa, 1880-82, and at Tipton, 1882-84 ; pastor of the Presbyterian church at Keeseville, N.Y., 1885-87 ; at Mt. Pleasant, N.J., 1887-88 ; professor at Daniel Baker college, Brownwood, Texas, 1890- 93, and home missionary at McAlester, Indian Territory, 1894-96. He was U.S. assistant special forest agent, 1897, and w^as appointed U.S. super- intendent of the forest reserves of northern and central California in 1898. He was married, March 7, 1881, to Katharine A., daughter of Samuel Harvey of Oceanic, N.J. He is the author of: History of Fall River, Mass. (1862); Joe and the Hoicards (1869) ; Harry's Trip to the Orient (1885) ; Ruthie's Story (1888) ; Trees of Northeastern America (1890) ; Shrubs of North- eastern America (1893), and Vines of North- eastern America (1897).

NEWLANDS, Francis Griffith, representa- tive, was born in Natchez, Miss., Aug. 28, 1848; son of James Birney and Jessie (Burland) New- lands. He attended Yale college in the class of 1867, and the Columbian University Law school, D.C., but did not graduate. He was admitted to the bar at Washington, D.C., and removed to San Francisco, Cal., where he practised until 1886, when he was appointed a trustee of the estate of William Sharon (q.v.), and removed to Nevada. He advocated the free coinage of silver ; was vice-chaix-man of the national silver committee, and was a Democratic representative

in the 53d, 54th, 55th, 56th and 57th congresses, 1893-1903. He was twice married, first in 1874 to Clara Adelaide, daughter of Senator William Sharon, and secondly in 1888 to Edith, daughter of Hall McAllister of California. He received the honorary degree of M. A. from Yale univer- sity in 1901.

NEWMAN, John Philip, M.E. bishop, was born in Leonard street, in the neighborhood of the " Five Points," New York city, Sept. 1, 1826, of German parentage, the original spelling being Neuman. His mother was of French descent. He joined the Metho- dist church in 1842; was educated for the ministry in Cazenovia seminary, N.Y., and entered the Oneida conference in 1849. He was stationed at Lenox, N.Y., 1849, at Hamilton, 1850, Cherry Valley, 1851- 52, Fort Plain, 1853- 54, Amsterdam (Troy conference) in 1855, Garretson station, Albany, 1856-57, Bed- ford street (New

York conference), 1858-59, was traveling in Europe, Palestine and Egypt, 1860-61, pastor at Washington square. New York, 1862-63, and in 1864 was designated by Bishop Ames to organize the M.E. church in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, to which task he devoted five years of labor. He was a missionary in New Orleans, 1864-65 ; organized the Mississippi mis- sion conference, 1866 ; was presiding elder of the New Orleans district and president of Tliomsoa Biblical institute (now New Orleans university) 1866-67 : founded the Southwestern Christian Adi^ocate in New Orleans, and a church costing $50,000, 1867, and was presiding elder of the southern New Orleans district, 1868. He was transferred to the Baltimore conference in 1869, and in March, 1869, was elected chaplain of the U.S. senate, also serving as pastor of the Metropolitan church in Washington, D.C., 1869- 71. He resigned his pastorate in December, 1871 ; was chaplain of the U.S. senate, 1872-73 ; financial agent of the Metropolitan church, 1874, pastor, 1875-77, and again financial agent, 1878, when he saved the church to the Methodists. President Grant made him inspector of the U.S. consulates in Asia, and lie served, 1874-76. He was trans- ferred to the New York conference in 1879, was pastor of Central church. New York city, 1880, and corresponding secretary. New York Confer- ence Educational societv, 1881. He vacated at