Memorial encyclopedia of the state of New York : a life record of men and women of the past whose sterling character and energy and industry have made them preeminent in their own and many other states . He believed in his cause,he believed in his friends, he believed in thetriumph of right, and did all in his power topromote it. In return, his friends believed inhim, and they never misplaced their faith. Sin-cerity, loyalty, straightforwardness, unselfish-ness—these are the qualities that shone in thecharacter of John Van Voorhis and made himseem noble as well as true to those who reallyknew
Memorial encyclopedia of the state of New York : a life record of men and women of the past whose sterling character and energy and industry have made them preeminent in their own and many other states . He believed in his cause,he believed in his friends, he believed in thetriumph of right, and did all in his power topromote it. In return, his friends believed inhim, and they never misplaced their faith. Sin-cerity, loyalty, straightforwardness, unselfish-ness—these are the qualities that shone in thecharacter of John Van Voorhis and made himseem noble as well as true to those who reallyknew him. This is the tribute I would lay uponhis grave,—Here sleeps the soul of loyalty. SHAW, James Boylan, Clergyman of Commanding Influence. James Boylan Shaw was born August25, 1808, in New York City. The Gaelicsignificance of the name Shaw is sprightly,proud or spirited. His father, James ScottShaw, was of Scotch-Irish birth, and wasa merchant in New York City, and forsome time high sheriff. The mother,Margaret (Boylan) Shaw, was a womanof great intelligence and deep piety, andunder her teachings the son was rearedto noble aspirations. He was of verylively nature, the life of the circles of. %».:®*. £n»r± 88. M r/ffc ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY young people with whom he moved inthe city of his time, which then embracedless than one hundred thousand popula-iton. Through his fathers position in thecommunity he enjoyed great social ad-vantages, and his education was wellgrounded. He was fitted for the sopho-more class at Yale, but instead of enter-ing college he began the study of medi-cine, in which he spent one and one-halfyears. This became distasteful to him,and he took up the study of law, whichhe pursued for more than two years, inthe office of the distinguished Irish pa-triot, Thomas Addis Emmet, a brother ofthe eloquent martyr to Irish liberty,Robert Emmet. With brilliant prospectsas a lawyer, he abandoned all this whenhe felt called to the Christian th
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