The Passaic valley, New Jersey, in three . JACOB EWING WAED, of Newark, lawyer, was born inAfton, Morris County, N. J., July IT, 1853, and is tlie sonof ]\roses D. and J. Louisa (Sayre) Ward. His iiaternalgrandparents were Jacob and Abigail Ward; his maternalgrandparents were Elias and Abby Sayre. Mr. Ward wasgraduated from Kutgers College in the class of 1875. Hewas admitted to the New Jersey bar as an attorney in June, 1878, and as a counsel-lor in February, his admission hepursued a general i^rac-tice in Newark until1891, when he becameassistant counsel of thePrudenti
The Passaic valley, New Jersey, in three . JACOB EWING WAED, of Newark, lawyer, was born inAfton, Morris County, N. J., July IT, 1853, and is tlie sonof ]\roses D. and J. Louisa (Sayre) Ward. His iiaternalgrandparents were Jacob and Abigail Ward; his maternalgrandparents were Elias and Abby Sayre. Mr. Ward wasgraduated from Kutgers College in the class of 1875. Hewas admitted to the New Jersey bar as an attorney in June, 1878, and as a counsel-lor in February, his admission hepursued a general i^rac-tice in Newark until1891, when he becameassistant counsel of thePrudential InsuranceCompany of America,later being appointedcounsel of that com-pany — a position inwhich he still con-tinues. Mr. Waid hasearned a high reputa-tion in his profession. Ue is a member of the Union League Club, the University Club, and the Sons of the Revolution of New York, and of the Essex Club and TTuiversity Club of Newark. Mr. Ward was married on the 27th of December, 1893, to Maria Ely Kitchell. They have one child, Carnot Meeker JACOB E. WARD. HENEY YOUNG, attorney and counsellor-at-law, wasborn in Newark, N. J., October 24, 1841, the sou of CharlesEdgerton and Charlotte Denman (Wilbur) Young. He isof Scotch descent on the paternal side and on his mothersof English ancestry. The ancestors of both families settled BIOGRAPHICAL 213 In New Jersey more tliaii otic luindred and fifty years ago,wlicre most of the have continued to live. Eep-reseututives of bothfamilies served in theWar of the Young receiver!his preliminary educa-lion in a private sclioolin Newark. He enteredirinceton in 1859, inI lie sophomore class,and was raduated in
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