The Passaic valley, New Jersey, in three . the son of Kelsey M. Adams and Ella L. Lewis, and wasborn in Fond du Lac, Wis., on the 30th of ]\[areh, 1873. HeAvas educated in the public and high schools of his nativecity, at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, andat the Columbia CollegeLaw School in NewYork, and was admittedto the New Jersey baras an nitonicy in No-vember, 1894, and as acounsellor in I-ebiuary,189s. Since liis iidiiiis-sion he has successfullypracticed in Newark, re-siding in ^lontclair. Heis a member of the law-firm of McCarter cK;Adnms. While .Ml-. Adams hasde
The Passaic valley, New Jersey, in three . the son of Kelsey M. Adams and Ella L. Lewis, and wasborn in Fond du Lac, Wis., on the 30th of ]\[areh, 1873. HeAvas educated in the public and high schools of his nativecity, at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, andat the Columbia CollegeLaw School in NewYork, and was admittedto the New Jersey baras an nitonicy in No-vember, 1894, and as acounsellor in I-ebiuary,189s. Since liis iidiiiis-sion he has successfullypracticed in Newark, re-siding in ^lontclair. Heis a member of the law-firm of McCarter cK;Adnms. While .Ml-. Adams hasdevoted his enei-gies tohis constantly inc-rens-iug law ]practice, he hastaken an active interestin public affairs, andserved as IJecorder ofthe Town of Montclair from June, 1898, to June, 1900, whenhe was appointed Town Attorney. He is a member of theBoard of Governors and counsel of llie Newark AthleticClub, a charter member of the rniversity Club of Newark,a chai-ter member of tlie Lawyers Club of Essex County,an<l a member of the Montclair EDWIN G. AD.^MS. MAHLON SMALLEY DRAKE has been a lifelong resi-dent of Irvington, Essex County, N. J., where he A\-as bornJuly 2, 1856. He is the son of Elias W. Drake and HiU-rietC. Smalley, a grandson of Natliimiel Drake and HuldahPayne and of ^Falilon and Ilizabclli Suiall(\\-, and a great-grandson of Nathaniel Drake, Sr., and David Smalley, all 510 THE PASSAIC VALLEY good citizens and prominent in their respective communi-ties. The original American ancestor of the family was anEnglishman, and emigrated to the New World as early as the year 1700, settlingin Middlesex County,New Jersey. Duringthe Eevolution the fam-ily was thoroughly intouch with the spirit ofindependence and thecause of freedom, andcontributed its quotatoward supporting thec o I o n i e s. GeneralWasliiugton was enter-tained by one of Drake, Sr., anative of Piscataqua, , was a man of ability,a miller by occupation,and prominent in hisday. He
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