. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. 87 made the incorporation of a company to conduct them advisable. Whenit was organized, Samuel 8. Childs became its President and William Childs, Jr., was made the VicePresident. Senator Childs has alwayslived in the Bernardsville sec-tion of the State. He was edu-cated at the Franklin Institutein Bernards Townsliip and attlie Morristown Higli took a course sul)sequentlyat tlie New Jersey State ModelSchool
. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. 87 made the incorporation of a company to conduct them advisable. Whenit was organized, Samuel 8. Childs became its President and William Childs, Jr., was made the VicePresident. Senator Childs has alwayslived in the Bernardsville sec-tion of the State. He was edu-cated at the Franklin Institutein Bernards Townsliip and attlie Morristown Higli took a course sul)sequentlyat tlie New Jersey State ModelSchool in Trenton. Later he wasappointed by CongressmanHowey as a cadet in the UnitedStates Military Academy atWest Point, but he remained- there for only a year. Mr. Childs has been deeplj*interested in educational became a member of theBoard of Education of Bernards;Township and from 1900 to1903 served as its President. In1901 the democrats of Somersetcounty made him their candidate for a seat in the New Jersey StateSenate. The County was at that time normally Republican; but SenatorChilds carried it and served at the session beginning with 1902 and endingwith JOHN CLAFLINâMorristownâMerchant (retired). Born inBrooklyn, N. Y., on July 24, 1850; son of Horace B. and Agnes(Sanger) Claflin; married at Monterey, Cal., on June 27th, 1880to Elizabeth Stewart Duini. John Claflin was, till the time of his retirement from business in 1914,the head of the Claflin dry goods establishment in New York. His fatherwho stood at the head of the mercantile men of the comitry had foundedthe Claflin Company. John Claflin was educated at the College of theCity of New York, graduating from there in 1869. He afterwards traveledm Europe and the East, and in 1887 crossed the South American continentfrom the Pacific coast at 10 degrees South latitude to the Atlantic coast atthe Equator. Upon his return he entered his fathers estal)lishment andbecame a member of the firm in January,
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