The Passaic valley, New Jersey, in three . nd. Mr. Brewer receivedhis preparatory educa-tion at the iSouthOrange (N. J.) Academy and the Dearborn .Moigan Si hool, of Orange, N. J., and wasgraduated from Harvard Cniversity with the degree ofJiachelor of Arts in the class of ISSS. In Sepleniber, 1888,he entered the Washington Life Insurance Company as atderk in the actuary department, lie was appointed as-sistant to the President ol the company in January, 1892,and since April, ISlKi, has been the c(>m])anys Secretary andalso one of its Directors. Mr. Brewer is a ])roniinent citiz
The Passaic valley, New Jersey, in three . nd. Mr. Brewer receivedhis preparatory educa-tion at the iSouthOrange (N. J.) Academy and the Dearborn .Moigan Si hool, of Orange, N. J., and wasgraduated from Harvard Cniversity with the degree ofJiachelor of Arts in the class of ISSS. In Sepleniber, 1888,he entered the Washington Life Insurance Company as atderk in the actuary department, lie was appointed as-sistant to the President ol the company in January, 1892,and since April, ISlKi, has been the c(>m])anys Secretary andalso one of its Directors. Mr. Brewer is a ])roniinent citizi n of South Orange. InApril, 1!)()(), lie was elected one of the trustees of the villagefor a term of two years, lie is a Trustee of Tlie Hecoi-d aml)ulance ol ((range and Treasurer of I he ambulance [e is a member of the Harvard Club of New York, the Un-derwriters Club of New York, the Chi Ilii fraternity (Har-vard Cha])ter), the Orange Lawn Tennis Club, and the (lolf Cinb. lie was inarrie(l, .\pril 28, 1S!)2, to Alice GRAHAM 11. liUEWER. 314 THE PASSAIC VALLEY Their children are Theodore Graliam Brewer, born May 13,1895, and Graham Hunting Brewer, Jr., born November 21,1899. HENRY ALBEET POTTER, of East Orange, is a directdescendant of George Potter, an officer in Cromwells army,who accompanied that distinguished leader to Ireland andreceived for his services grants of land in County Ferma-nagh. Under tlie settlement of 1G60, in the time of CharlesII., he was confirmed in the possession of several estates inthat county, afterward known as Potterstown or Potters-rath. The family is of Norman origin, the ancient spelling of the name being Pot-tier or Porterie. In 1791 James Potterbecame the owner ofproperty in County Ty-rone whicb passed to hisson, George Potter, whocame to America in1828 and settled inPhiladelphia, Pa., andwho by his wife, Ann(Scott, had a son Thom-as. Thomas Potter wasborn at Relaghguiness,County Tyrone, Ireland,August 14, 1819
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