. Morton memorial; a history of the Stevens institute of technology, with biographies of the trustees, faculty, and alumni, and a record of the achievements of the Stevens family of engineers. ted the then First District of Hudson Coun-ty in the House of Assembly, serving on leading committees and taking a veryactive part in legislation. He also became a law partner of the late ex-Attorney-General Gilchrist. He served one term as Prosecutor of the Pleas of HudsonCounty, succeeding the Hon. A. Q. Garretson, Avho was appointed Law Judge, andwhen the latter resigned that office Mr. McGill again s
. Morton memorial; a history of the Stevens institute of technology, with biographies of the trustees, faculty, and alumni, and a record of the achievements of the Stevens family of engineers. ted the then First District of Hudson Coun-ty in the House of Assembly, serving on leading committees and taking a veryactive part in legislation. He also became a law partner of the late ex-Attorney-General Gilchrist. He served one term as Prosecutor of the Pleas of HudsonCounty, succeeding the Hon. A. Q. Garretson, Avho was appointed Law Judge, andwhen the latter resigned that office Mr. McGill again succeeded him as Judge, anoffice he held when he was appointed Chancellor by Governor Green, March 29,1887. He was unanimously confirmed by the Senate two days later. At the ex-piration of his term of office in 1894 he was reappointed by Governor Werts andagain unanimously confirmed by the Senate. He was the Democratic candidatefor Governor of New Jersey in 1895, but, with his party, was defeated. His untiring devotion to the duties of the office of Chancellor during thethirteen years of his incumbency was a severe strain, and after a year of failinghealthhe passed away, April 21, THE PERMANENT TRUSTEES i55 EDWIN A. STEVENS Trustee, i8pi- Edwin a. Stevens, second son of Edwin A. Stevens, Founder of theStevens Institute, was born in Philadelphia March 14, 1858. He was educatedat St. Pauls School, Concord, N. from which he entered Princeton, gradu-ating in 1879. He has since then been employed in the management of the Hoboken Land and Improvement Company invarious capacities. In spite of a lack of technical educationhe has been busy mainly with engineering best-known work has been the designingof screw ferry-boats, a type which he originatedand is now much used in this country. Hehas also worked on the designs of high-speedsteam-engines and machine tools. At present heis engaged as consulting engmeer for the Cityof New York in the matter of the constructiono
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