New York, the metropolis : its noted business and professional men. . , Arion and Beethoven and many other Germansocieties, musical and otherwise. His family are [much still a young man ; his grandfather was born in that State, aswas also his father, so that he can claim New Jersey descentof three generations. He received the rudiments of hiseducation in the Cayuga Lake Academy, Aurora, N. Y., andin 1862, being then sixteen years of age, he entered intobusiness with his father, in the Bushwick Glass Works,Williamsburg, and is now the sole projjrietor. His businessoffice is at 83 Fulton Street,
New York, the metropolis : its noted business and professional men. . , Arion and Beethoven and many other Germansocieties, musical and otherwise. His family are [much still a young man ; his grandfather was born in that State, aswas also his father, so that he can claim New Jersey descentof three generations. He received the rudiments of hiseducation in the Cayuga Lake Academy, Aurora, N. Y., andin 1862, being then sixteen years of age, he entered intobusiness with his father, in the Bushwick Glass Works,Williamsburg, and is now the sole projjrietor. His businessoffice is at 83 Fulton Street, this city. When it is statedthat he is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, of theNevv York Produce Exchange, Consolidated Stock andPetroleum Exchange, the Board of Trade and Transporta-tion, President of the Sheldon Axle Comjiany, a Trustee ofWells College, Vice-President of St. Johns Guild, besidesbeing connected with other business and social organiza-tions, one IS tempted to encpiire how can he de\ote somuch of his time to the political interests of the party,. WILLIAM BROOKKIELD. devoted to music, and the Judge himself, while master ofmany instruments, excels on the piano. He is of Germandescent, and takes pride and pleasure in keeping himself ancourant as to events in the Fatherland from day to day. Heis also well ])osted in German literature, and speaks the lan-guage with grammatical accuracy and purity of accent. Hewas married in 1873 to Miss Annie Moshier, daughter ofFredeiick and Louise Moshier, of Connecticut, and has onedaughter, Loula, born May 13, 1876. WILLIAM BROOKFIELD. Mr. William Brookfield, (Chairman ol the RepublicanState Committee, was born in Greenbank, N. J., on May 24th,1844, so that he is now in the full vigor of his physical andintellectual powers. His great-grandfather was born inNorway, of Irish parents, but came to New Jersey while and yet, if you ask any intelligent Republican to name oneof its hardest workers, he will surely mention that of Will
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