History of Hamilton, (Butler County) Ohio United States of America

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Thomas Sebastian Byrne, R. C. bishop, was born at Hamilton, Ohio, July 19, 1841, of Irish parents. His father died when he was but nine years old, and the direction of his early education and religious training entirely devolved on his mother. He was sent to such schools as the town of Hamilton afforded, and at the age of eleven was apprenticed to learn a trade. He served his time and became a practical and skilled machinist. This walk in life did not satisfy the natural craving of his soul; he was ambitions to become a priest, and having accumulated enough money by his savings to pay his way through the preparatory seminary, he, at the age of eighteen, entered St. Thomas' seminary, Bardstown, Ky. From there he was advanced to St. Mary's of the West, where he finished his classics under Father Xavier Donald McLeod. After a year's philosophy, Archbishop Purcell decided, in December, 1865, that he should be sent to the American college in Rome to complete his course. He pursued his studies in theology and philosophy for nearly three years at this institution, when his health began to fail and he was recalled to Cincinnati, and on Dec. 16, 1868, he received, from Archbishop Purcell, tonsure and minor orders in the chapel of the seminary; on December 18 he was made sub-deacon, and deacon on the following day. He was then appointed a member of the seminary faculty and the important office of procurator was intrusted to him. On May 22, 1869, he was ordained a priest in the seminary chapel by Archbishop Purcell. In 1877 Father Byrne was placed in charge of the church of St. Vincent-de-Paul, and in 1879, when the seminary was closed, he took up his permanent residence at St. Joseph's, the Mother house of the sisters of charity, until 1886, when he was appointed pastor of the cathedral in Cincinnati. He had about completed the "Springer Institute," one of the finest school buildings in the archdiocese, when, in 1887, the generous bequest of Mr. Reuben Springer made possible the reopening of the seminary, of which Dr. Byrne was appointed rector. On July 25, 1894, in St. Joseph's church, Nashville, Tenn., he was consecrated fifth bishop of the diocese by the archbishop of Cincinnati, assisted by the bishop of Columbus and the bishop of Covington. In connection with Dr. Pabisch of the seminary he published Alzog's Universal Church History.

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

David Heaton, representative, was born in Hamilton, Ohio, March 10, 1823. He was admitted to the bar and practised in Middletown, Ohio, where he edited the Middletown Herald. In 1855 he was elected from the second Ohio district a senator in the 52d general assembly, 1856-58, but resigned before the completion of his term to remove to Minnesota. He served as a senator in the 3d, 4th and 5th legislatures of that state, 1861-62-63, and in 1863 was appointed by Secretary Chase special agent of the treasury department and U.S. depositary at Newbern, N.C., in wbich city be made his home He was a member of the constitutional convention of North Carolina in 1867 and was the author of the Republican platform adopted at Raleigh in March of that year. He was a representative from North Carolina in the 40th congress, 1869-70. He died in Washington, D.C.. June 25, 1870.

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

Franklin Abia Zeller Kumler, educator, was born in Hamilton, Ohio, Oct. 20, 1854; son of Joseph and Margaret Kumler, natives of Pennsylvania; grandson of Michael and Mary Zeller and of Henry and Susanna Kumler, natives of Basel, Switzerland. He was a student at the Southwestern Normal school, Lebanon, Ohio, and graduated at Otterbein university, A.B., 1885, A.M. 1888, Ph.D., 1895. He studied at Pulte Medical college, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1885-87; was president of Avalon college, Trenton, Mo., 1887-98, and donated to the college, buildings and grounds worth $50,000. In 1898 he was elected president of Eastern Indiana Normal university. In 1899 he raised $100,000 with which the college building was erected, and in 1900 secured a guarantee equal to an endowment of $500,000. He was elected a member of the Society of Science, Letters and Arts of London, England, in 1889.

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