Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees . f theFidelity Trust Co., of Newark, having been its Presi-dent until January iSgg. THOMAS TALMADGE KINNEY, Editor,was born in Newark, New Jersey, August12, 1821, the son of Hon. \\illiam B. and Mary(Chandler) Kinney. He is of Scotch descentthrough his great-grandfather, Dr. William Burnet,who was a member of the Continental Congress,afterwards Surgeon-General of tlie RevolutionaryArmy. Dr. Burnet was stationed at W
Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees . f theFidelity Trust Co., of Newark, having been its Presi-dent until January iSgg. THOMAS TALMADGE KINNEY, Editor,was born in Newark, New Jersey, August12, 1821, the son of Hon. \\illiam B. and Mary(Chandler) Kinney. He is of Scotch descentthrough his great-grandfather, Dr. William Burnet,who was a member of the Continental Congress,afterwards Surgeon-General of tlie RevolutionaryArmy. Dr. Burnet was stationed at West Point andwas dining witli Creneral Benedict Arnold wiien histreason was discovered and Major Amlr^ son, Major Ichabod Burnet, was Aide-de-Campto General Greene and was appointed to attendMajor Andre at his execution. He is also grand-son of Lieutenant Abraham Kinney who was an of-ficer in the Revolutionary War. He graduatedfrom Princeton witli the degree of Bachelor ofArts in the Class of 1841, receiving the degree ofMaster of Arts in course in 1S44. During hisSenior year lie was chosen by Professor JosephHenry to be his x^ssistant, and at this time acquired. J. E. RAMSEY great strength of character both intellectually andmorally, was the daughter of Samuel Dickey, whowas one of the first in the United States to engagein cotton manufacture. She was a first cousin ofRev. John M. Dickey, , widely known as thefounder of Lincoln University. John E. Ramseylived on his fathers farm in Chester county untileighteen years of age, attended the public schoolof his district, and was fitted for College at theOxford Academy. He entered Princeton in thefall of 1871, stood well in his class, but left at closeof his Sophomore year to enter business, thedeath of his father having interfered with his plansfor graduation. In 1S73 he became connectedwith the National Bank of Oxford as Teller, and UNIVERSiriES AND THEIR SONS 473 a love for natural science, which intliienced many
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