Men of mark in Connecticut; ideals of American life told in biographies and autobiographies of eminent living Americans . 901 John Q. Tilson became a member of the firm, which is knownas White, Daggett & Tilson. Although his practice has occupied him closely Mr. White hasmade a place for business and public interests and service. Heserved on legislative commissions in 1889, 1894-95 and from 1899to 1902. He was a member of the Board of Finance of the city ofNew Haven in 1897 and he is now a director in the First NationalBank and in the New Haven Trust Company. In politics he isaffiliated with t
Men of mark in Connecticut; ideals of American life told in biographies and autobiographies of eminent living Americans . 901 John Q. Tilson became a member of the firm, which is knownas White, Daggett & Tilson. Although his practice has occupied him closely Mr. White hasmade a place for business and public interests and service. Heserved on legislative commissions in 1889, 1894-95 and from 1899to 1902. He was a member of the Board of Finance of the city ofNew Haven in 1897 and he is now a director in the First NationalBank and in the New Haven Trust Company. In politics he isaffiliated with the Eepublican party. His chief social and fraternalties are membership in the Graduates Club of New Haven and inthe Yale secret society of Skull and Bones. His religious convictionsattach him to the Congi-egational Church. On the fifth of May,1903, Mr. White married Lucy Schwab, daughter of Gustav andEliza von Post Schwab of New York. Henry Charles White has been described and is generally known asa sound lawyer, a public spirited citizen, a close reader of seriousliterature, and a trusted adviser and Qj$>(^;/^/0^ Xr^^cy^^^vW OEANGE MERWIN MERWIN, ORANGE, president of the Bridgeport Land andTitle Company and vice-president of the Bridgeport TrustCompany, was born in New Milford, Litchfield County,Connecticut, on August 21st, 1854. He is descended from goodColonial stock. Miles Merwin came to America from Wales in 1645and settled in Milford. John Peet, the first of his maternal ancestorsto emigrate to America, reached Connecticut in 1635. His father,Horace, and his grandfather. Orange, were public spirited former was a representative in the State House of Representativesfor several terms and the latter was a member of Congress from Con-necticut from 1821 to 1825. Young Merwins early life was spent on a farm where, underthe direction of his parents, he developed those habits of industryand attention to detail that to-day characterize his busine
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