. Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees. Connecti-cut, and also from Cornells Melyn, the patroon of Staten Island, New York, who came from Hol-land in 1640. He also holds direct descent fromJohn Alden and Priscilla of the Mayflower andfrom Rev. Jonathan Dickinson who was one ofthe founders and the first President of graduated from the University of the City ofNew York in 1851, when he received the degree ofBachelor of Arts, and the degree of
. Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees. Connecti-cut, and also from Cornells Melyn, the patroon of Staten Island, New York, who came from Hol-land in 1640. He also holds direct descent fromJohn Alden and Priscilla of the Mayflower andfrom Rev. Jonathan Dickinson who was one ofthe founders and the first President of graduated from the University of the City ofNew York in 1851, when he received the degree ofBachelor of Arts, and the degree of Master of Arts 6o UNIVERSHIES AND THEIR SONS ill 1S54. He bcijan tlie stmly of Law in New Yorkill 1851 and continued it at the Harvard Law Schoolin 1853-1854, and after the last mentioned yeartook up the practice of his profession in New York. Republican since 1S61. His professional practice,in late years, has been largely confined to the Courtof Chancery of New Jersey. On April 27, 1859,Mr. Burnhani married Catharine Lydia, seconddaughter of Hon. Francis Hilliard of Roxbury,Massachusetts. They have one child, Anna Wash-burn, now Mrs. Samuel T. Carter, Jr., cf New FREDK. G. BLIRXIIAM In 1858 he formed a partnership with the late JohnVan Buren of New York, which continued until thebreaking down in health of both in 1865. Duringthese years, a very large amount of important lawbusiness was conducted by the firm. After travel-ling for some years, Mr. Burnham settled in his oldhome at Morristown, New Jersey, and recoveredhis health sufficiently to engage in practice again in1868 in New Jersey. In that year he was appointedCounsel for the Board of Church Erection of thePresbyterian Church of the United States and forsome years has been its Vice-President. LTpon theformation of the Civil Service Reform Associationof New Jersey, he became its President. He hasalso served as President of the Berkshire IndustrialFarm, an Institution for the reformation of boys ofcriminal tend
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