History of Niagara Falls, (Niagara County) New York United States of America

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Orange Judd, editor, was born at Niagara Falls, N.Y., July 26, 1822; son of Ozias Judd. He was graduated at the Wesleyan university in 1847; taught in a high school at Portland. Conn., 1847-48; was a teacher of chemistry and natural science at Wesleyan academy, Wilbraham, Mass., 1848-49, and principal of a high school at Middletown, Conn., 1849-50. He studied analytical and agricultural chemistry at Yale college, 1850-53, and lectured on agriculture in Windham county, Conn., 1852-53. He became editor of the American Agriculturist in 1853; had charge of the agricultural department of the New York Times, and became sole proprietor of the American Agriculturist in 1856. He travelled in Europe, 1862-63, and on his return served with the U.S. Christian commission at Gettysburg, Pa., 1863, and with the U.S. sanitary commission in General Grant's army, 1864, but was taken sick and ordered home. He was president of the Alumni association of Wesleyan university, 1866-81. With his family he travelled through most of the countries of Europe in 1867, and on his return was made president of the New York, Flushing and North Side railroad, and also president of the New York and Flushing railroad. He built the Orange Judd Hall of Natural Science, Wesleyan university, breaking ground for the foundation in 1869, attending the ceremony of laying the cornerstone in 1870, and that of dedicating the building in 1871. He was a trustee of Wesleyan university, 1871-81. He was interested in Sunday-school work, and arranged a system of Sunday-school lesson papers upon which the International lessons were modelled. He established the firm of Orange Judd & Co., publishers, in 1870. On account of ill-health he visited Florida in 1873, and from there went to Europe, where he resided, 1873-74. He returned to Middletown, Conn., where he resided in 1874, and subsequently removed to Flushing, L.I. His railroad and other commercial ventures resulted disastrously, and in 1875 he discontinued his connection with the American Agriculturist and removed to Chicago, Ill., where he established the Orange Judd Farmer, which he published till his death. He was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He also founded The Hearth and Home; edited Wesleyan University Alumni Records from 1833 to 1869 (1869), and wrote many reports and essays upon agricultural topics. He died in Evanston, Ill., Dec. 27, 1892.

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

Peter Buel Porter, statesman, was born in Salisbury, Conn., Aug. 14, 1773; son of Col. Joshua and Abigail (Buell) Porter. He was graduated from Yale, A.B., 1791; attended the Litchfield law school, and opened an office in Canandaigua, N.Y., in 1793, and in Black Rock, in 1795. He was a Democratic representative from New York in the 11th and 12th congresses, 1809-13, and again for a part of the 14th congress, 1815-16, resigning in 1816. While in the House, he was chairman of the committee on foreign relations which favored war with England. He declined the commission of major-general in 1813, and became colonel of New York and Pennsylvania volunteers, including Indian troops, and led them against the British, under Colonel Bishop, at Black Rock, in 1813. He served under Gen. Alexander Smyth in his Canadian expedition, and performed gallant service at Chippewa, at the evacuation of Fort Erie by General Vincent, May 28, 1813, and at Lundy's Lane, under Gen. Winfield Scott, July 25, 1814. Congress and the state of New York rewarded him with a gold medal and a sword. He declined the appointment by President Madison of commander-in-chief of the army in 1815. He was a commissioner to determine the route of the Erie canal in 1815, and the Northwestern boundary in 1816, resulting in the final treaty of Oct. 20, 1818. He declined the secretaryship of the state of New York in 1816; was the unsuccessful candidate for governor of New York in 1817, and was appointed secretary of war by President Adams, May 28, 1828, serving until 1829. He was married in September, 1818, to Letitia, daughter of John and Mary Hopkins (Cabell) Breckinridge, of Kentucky. He died at Niagara Falls, N.Y., March 20, 1844.

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

Augustus Steele Porter, U.S. senator, was born in Canandaigna, N.Y., Jan. 18, 1798. He was graduated from Union college, Schenectady, N.Y., in 1818, and practised law at Black Rock, N.Y. He removed to Detroit, Mich., about 1822; was mayor of the city, 1836-38, and was elected to the U.S. senate as a Whig, serving, 1839-45. He removed to Niagara Falls, N.Y., in 1848, where his father resided, and he lived in retirement, his only national service being that of delegate to the Union convention at Philadelphia, 1866. He died at Niagara Falls, N.Y., Sept. 18, 1872.

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

James Fraser Gluck, lawyer, was born at Niagara Fails, N.Y., March 28, 1852; son of Alva and Margaret (Fraser) Gl?ck; and grandson of Daniel and Susan (Hochstetter) Gl?ck, and of James and Janet (Sinclair) Fraser. He attended Upper Canada college, Toronto, and was graduated at Cornell in 1874. While in college he produced an essay entitled "The Clown in Shakespeare" for which he won the second prize in the first intercollegiate contest. He also won the Woodford gold medal for oratory. He was editor of the Niagara Falls Register for one year; studied law in the office of Laning & Willett, Buffalo, N. Y.; was admitted to the bar in 1876, and formed a copartnership with A. P. Laning and Daniel H. McMillan in 1877. He was a member of the board of trustees of Cornell, 1883-88, and professor of the law of corporations of the Buffalo law school. He established a system of free scholarships at Cornell whereby students of proper ability received aid from the university to the amount of $250 a year for a term of four years. He was also prominent among the founders of the school of philosophy at Cornell. He was a member of the New York state bar association, 1880-97, vice-president of the association, 1887-89; was curator of the Buffalo library for many years and gave the Gl?ck autograph manuscript collection to that institution and was president of the Grosvenor library. He was married June 15, 1880, to Effie Dunreith, daughter of Prof. Charles M. Tyler of Cornell university. He published Receivers of Corporations (2d ed., 1896). He died in New York city, Dec. 15, 1897.

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