. Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees. rominent Republi- can, and was a member of the Ohio Legislaturefrom 1885 to 1887, during which time he was amember of the Legislative Committee that investi-gated the celebrated Cincinnati Election Frauds in1885, and largely instrumental in accomplishinglegislation that has since secured for Ohio honestelections and honest returns. He has since beenfrequently importuned to be a candidate for highpublic offices, bu
. Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees. rominent Republi- can, and was a member of the Ohio Legislaturefrom 1885 to 1887, during which time he was amember of the Legislative Committee that investi-gated the celebrated Cincinnati Election Frauds in1885, and largely instrumental in accomplishinglegislation that has since secured for Ohio honestelections and honest returns. He has since beenfrequently importuned to be a candidate for highpublic offices, but feeling that the Law is a jealousmistress has uniformly declined and devoted hisentire attention to a large and lucrative law prac-tice. Mr. Brumback is a forcible speaker and ranksamong the leading lawyers of the Northwest. Heis a member of the Board of Directors of numer-ous large corporations, is a Trustee of the ToledoPublic Library, a I^Lison, a member of the SigmaChi Fraternity, of the Toledo Club, Country Cluband other societies. Mr. Brumback was married toJennie K. Carey of Indianapolis, September 26, 1881,and has two children: Blanche Carey and LydiaEllen ORVILLE S. Perlena (Purmort) ISrumback. On the paternalside his ancestors were Germans who emigrated toAmerica early in 1700 first settling in Pennsylvaniaand afterward locating in the Shenandoah Valley,Virginia. Early in the present century his great-grandfather moved from Virginia to Ohio. On hismothers side he is of New England stock, beingconnected, among others, with the Walworth ^ndNettleton families. He attended public schools inVan Wert, Ohio, entered the University of Wooster,Ohio, in the fall of 1872, and after completing hisSophomore year entered Princeton as a Junior in1875, graduating with the degree of Bachelor ofArts in the Class of 1877, said to be one of thebest classes Princeton ever sent out. .•Xfter two GUMMING, Alexander Pnnccton (Hon.) 1760 —Harvard in Fr
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