. 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. globe once or oftener. Amongits distinguished globe-trotting member-readers are Ex-President Wm. Taft, Ex-Secretary of State WilliamJ. Bryan, Poultney Bigelow,Brigadier Gen. Hon. Sir New-ton J. Moore, K. C. N. G., JohnHenry Mears, play manager,who holds the world record forencircling the globe, Ex-Gover-nor J. FrauklLii Fort of thisstate, and W. N. Macmillen ofNairobi, British East Africa,who entertained Ex-PresidentR
. 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. globe once or oftener. Amongits distinguished globe-trotting member-readers are Ex-President Wm. Taft, Ex-Secretary of State WilliamJ. Bryan, Poultney Bigelow,Brigadier Gen. Hon. Sir New-ton J. Moore, K. C. N. G., JohnHenry Mears, play manager,who holds the world record forencircling the globe, Ex-Gover-nor J. FrauklLii Fort of thisstate, and W. N. Macmillen ofNairobi, British East Africa,who entertained Ex-PresidentRoosevelt on his limiting tripto the Dark Continent. Mr. Birch is one of the threewho laimched the Circumnavi-gators Club. He is the firstKeeper of the Records, then be-came Scribe, is one of the firstGovernors and has just beenelected Governor for three years,by the Board of Governors. Mr. Birch is a director m the Mechanics National Bank of Burlington, the Burlington City Loan & Trust Co., and the Robert Morris Trust Co., of Philadeli>hia and a member of the Board of Managers of The Burlington Savings Institution. He is also a member of the New York Athletic THOMAS HENDERSON BIRCH—Burlington.—Diplomat andManufacturer. Born Burlington, September 5, 1875, son of JamesH. (Sr.) and Hannah M. (Conrow) Birch; married at Philadel-phia, to Helen L., daughter of Dr. Thomas and Helen Barr. Thomas Henderson Birch is connected with the diplomatic service ofthe United States through appointment, by President Woodrow Wilson asU. S. Minister Plenipotentiary to the Kiugdom of Portugal; and had pre-viously risen to wide recognition among the manufacturers of New was educated at private schools and business colleges, and soon wentinto the manufacture of carriages. The business was established at Burlington by Ambassador Birchsfather in 1862; and, imtil about twenty years ago, had contiuued its opera- Black tions wholly to the home trade. Its expausioii was first promoted
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