History of Elizabeth, (Union County) New Jersey United States of America

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Nicholas Murray Butler, educator, was born in Elizabeth, N. J., April 2, 1862; son of Henry L. and Mary J. (Murray) Butler; grandson of the Rev. Dr. Nicholas Murray ("Kirwan"). He was graduated from Columbia college, A.B., 1882, A.M., 1883, Ph.D., 1884; and was a university fellow in letters there, 1882-84. He studied at Berlin and in Paris, 1884-85, and was an assistant instructor of philosophy, ethics and psychology at Columbia, 1886-87, tutor, 1887-89, and adjunct professor, 1889-90; became dean of the faculty of philosophy and professor of philosophy and education in 1890, and president of Columbia in 1902. He founded in 1886 and was president of the New York college for the training of teachers, 1886-91; was a member of the New Jersey state board of education, 1887-95; special commissioner from New Jersey to the Paris exposition in 1889, and president of the Paterson, N. J., board of education, 1892-93, and of the National educational association in 1895. He established and became editor of the Educational Review in 1891; and became editor of the Great Educators series (Scribners) in 1888; of the Teacher's Professional Library (Macmillans) in 1898; of the Columbia university contributions to Philosophy and Education in 1894; and of monographs on Education in the United States in 1899. He received the degree LL.D. from Syracuse, 1898, and Johns Hopkins, 1902. He wrote "The Meaning of Education" (1898).

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Edwin Francis Hatfield, clergyman, was born in Elizabethtown, N.J., Jan. 9, 1807. He was graduated from Middlebury college in 1829, studied two years at Andover theological seminary, and was ordained to the Presbyterian ministry, May 14, 1832. He was pastor of the Second church, St. Louis, Mo., 1832-35; of the Seventh church, New York city, 1835-56; and of the Noah Presbyterian church, New York city, 1856-63. He engaged in literary work, 1866-68, and was secretary of the Presbyterian home mission committee, 1868-70. He was connected with Union theological seminary as a director, 1846-83, was recorder of the board of directors, 1864-74, and financial agent of the seminary, 1864-65, and 1870-72. Upon his death he left his library of about 6000 volumes to that institution. He was stated clerk of the Presbyterian general assembly from 1840 and in 1883 was chosen moderator. Marietta college conferred on him the degree of D.D. in 1850. He is the author of: Universalism as it Is (1841); Memoir of Elihu W. Baldwin (1843); St. Helena and the Cape of Good Hope (1852); History of Elizabeth, N.J. (1868); The New York Observer Year-Book (1871-73); and Poets of the Church, edited by his son, J. B. Taylor Hatfield (1884). He died in Summit, N.J., Sept. 22, 1883.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Shepard Kosciusko Kollock, clergyman, was born in Elizabeth, N.J., June 25, 1795; son of Shepard and Susannah (Arnett) Kollock. He was graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1812, studied theology with his brother-in-law, the Rev. John McDowell, and his brother, Dr. Henry Kollock, and was licensed to preach by the presbytery of South Carolina in June, 1814. He preached in South Carolina and Georgia until 1817, was pastor in Oxford, N.C., 1818-19; was ordained by the presbytery of Orange, May 2, 1818; was professor of rhetoric and logic in the University of North Carolina, 1819-25; pastor in Norfolk, Va., 1825-35; agent for the Board of Domestic Missions, 1835-38; and pastor at Burlington, N.J., 1838-48, and at Greenwich, N.J., 1845-60. In 1860, being broken in health, he removed to Philadelphia, Pa., where he preached occasionally to benevolent institutions until 1863. He was married to Sarah, daughter of Stephen Harris. He received the degree of D.D. from the College of New Jersey in 1850. He is the author of: Hints on Preaching without Reading and Pastoral Reminiscences (1849), both translated into French and republished in Paris. He died in Philadelphia, Pa., April 7, 1865.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

James Meeker Ludlow, clergyman, was born in Elizabeth, N.J., March 15, 1841; son of Ezra and Mary (Crane) Ludlow; grandson of Joseph Ludlow, and a descendant of William Ludlow of Connecticut and Southampton colony, who came from Shropshire, England, in 1640. He was graduated from the College of New Jersey, A.B., 1861, A.M., 1864, from the Princeton Theological seminary in 1864, and was ordained by the presbytery of Albany, Jan. 19, 1865. He was married, July 5, 1865, to Emma, daughter of David Orr. He was pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Albany, N.Y., 1864-68, and of the Collegiate Reformed church of New York city, 1868-77, and during his pastorate there, a new church edifice was built on Fifth avenue at a cost of nearly $600,000. He was pastor of Westminster church, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1877-85, and of the First Presbyterian church, East Orange, N.J., from 1886. In 1885 he declined the presidency of Marietta college, Ohio. He received the degree of D.D. from Williams college in 1872 and that of L.H.D. from the College of New Jersey in 1890. He is the author of: A Man for a' That (1883); Concentric Chart of History (1885); Captain of the Janizaries (1886); A King of Tyre (1891); That Angelic Woman, (1892): The Baritone's Parish (1896); The Age of the Crusades (1897); and Deborah (1901).

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor