History of Cheltenham, (Montgomery County) Pennsylvania United States of America

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Samuel Clements, clergyman, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 20, 1825; son of Richard and Margaret Clements. He was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1847 and from the P. E. theological seminary of Virginia in 1850. He was rector of Trinity church at Washington, Pa., and of St. Michael's church at Trenton, N. J. He was chaplain of Kenyon college, Ohio, 1860-63; and was afterward rector of Cavalry church at Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1871 he established and became principal of Cheltenham academy, a military school near Shoemakertown, afterward Ogontz, Pa. During the civil war he was for a short time chaplain on the staff of Governor Anderson of Ohio. He was married in 1863 to Emma L., daughter of William L. Newbold of Philadelphia, a well known exponent of temperance reform and state superintendent of the evangelistic work in the Woman's Christian temperance union of Pennsylvania. Kenyon college conferred upon him the degree of D.D. in 1880. He died at Cheltenham, Pa., Dec. 9, 1888.

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

Charles Massey Cresson, chemist, was born in Cheltenham, Pa., Feb. 3, 1828; son of John Chapman and Letitia Louisa (Massey) Cresson. He acquired his preparatory education at Gummere's school, Burlington, N.J., at the Central high school, Philadelphia, and by private tuition, and was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1847 and from Jefferson medical college in 1849. He became an analytical chemist and expert, was manager and chemist of the Philadelphia gas works, 1849-64; chemist to the Philadelphia board of health for fifteen years, and also chemist to the Fairmount park commission. He instituted the scientific departments of the Pennsylvania railroad in 1868, of the Philadelphia & Reading railroad in 1869 and of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad in 1883. He devoted much time to the examination of waters, chemically and microscopically; was interested in photography; was a prominent Mason; and was for many years organist at the Church of the Atonement, Philadelphia. He was elected a member of the Franklin institute in 1849, and of the American philosophical society in 1857. He is the author of numerous contributions to scientific literature, chiefly in pamphlet form, their titles including: The Manufacture of Gas; The Effects of Electricity upon the Tensile Strength of Iron; Wood Preservation; Paper Manufacture; and Water Supplies of Cities. He died in Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 27, 1893.

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