Joy, James F – Judson, Edward Z. C
Joy, James F
lawyer, railroad president, was born Dec. 2, 1810, in Durham, N. H. In 1846 he entered the railway service as attorney and general counsel of the Michigan Central railroad. He was subsequently connected with the Illinois Central railroad; organized the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad, and was for many years at its head. In 1867 he was president of the Michigan Central railroad; was for several years president of the Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific railway; and is now president and treasurer of the Detroit Union Railway Depot and Station company at Detroit, Mich.
Joy, John Bachelder
farmer, legislator, was born Jan. 12, 1848, in Morgan county, Ill. He received his education at the High school of Jacksonville, Ill., and is now a successful farmer and stock-raiser of Concord. He served with distinction as a member of the fortieth general assembly of the Illinois state legislature; is prominent in religious circles, and vice-president of the State Sunday School association.
Joy, Thomas
colonist, was born in 1610 in Norfolk county, England. He came to America in 1635 and settled in Boston, where he owned much land on which historic edifices have been built, such as the mansions of Governor Hutchinson and Sir Charles Henry Frankland, the home of Paul Revere and Faneuil Hall. He purchased large tracts from Indians in Maine and the interior of Massachusetts, and possessed many acres in Hingham and Lynn. He was an architect and builder, and constructed residences, wharves, bridges and warehouses in Boston, Charlestown and Brookline.
He was a signer of the remonstrance and petition of 1646, which was a prayer for the extension of the right of suffrage among the colonists of Massachusetts bay. In 1657 he was entrusted with the construction of the town house of Boston, the most important public work up to that time undertaken in New England. He became a freeman in 1665; was held for trial in 1676 for reproaching the authorities of the country during King Philip's war; and in 1658 was a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery company. He died Oct. 21, 1678.
Joyce, Charles Herbert
lawyer, legislator, congressman, was born Jan. 30, 1830, in Andover, England. He was state librarian of Vermont in 1855 and 1856; and county attorney in 1856 and 1857.
He was commissioned major of second Vermont infantry in 1861, and promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1862. He was a member of the legislature in 1869, 1870 and 1871; and was speaker during the latter term. He was elected a representative from Vermont to the forty-fourth congress; and re-elected to the forty-fifth, forty-sixth and forty-seventh congresses as a republican.
Joyce, Robert Dwyer
journalist, author, poet, was born in 1836 in Ireland.
He was an Irish journalist who came to America in 1866 and settled in Boston. He was the author of Ballads, Romances and Songs; Deirdrè, a Poem; Ballads of Irish Chivalry; Irish Fireside Tales; Legends on the Wars in Ireland; Blanid; and The Squire of Castleton, an historical novel.
He died in 1883.
Joynes, Edward Southey
soldier, educator, author, was born March 2, 1834, in Accomac county, Va. He was in the confederate civil service during the late war. In 1883 he accepted the chair of modern languages in South Carolina college, Columbia, S. C. He is the editor of the Joynes-Otto series of text-books, in French and German, and also of classic French plays.
Judd, Bethel
college president, was born about 1776 in Watertown, Conn. In 1807 he was elected president of St. John's college, from which he retired in 1812.
Judd, Charles Pratt
soldier, poet, was born March 27, 1840, in Jacksonville, Ill. He served during the civil war in company K, seventeenth Illinois volunteer infantry; took part in three engagements; and was badly wounded at Shiloh. He is the author of a song book and a volume of poems.
Judd, David Wright
soldier, journalist, state legislator, author, was born Sept. 1, 1838, in Lockport, N. Y. During the civil war he enlisted as a private, and received a captain's commission before he resigned. He was elected as a republican to the New York legislature in 1871. He was the author of Two Years' Campaigning in Virginia and Maryland, and edited The Educational Cyclopædia; and The Life and Writings of Frank Forester, in ten volumes. He died Feb. 6, 1860, in New York city.
Judd, Francis Emerson
educator, clergyman, author, poet, was born April 19, 1827, in Stanstead, Province of Quebec, Canada. He received the degree of A. M. from the university of Vermont; and the same degree was conferred upon him by Bishop's college of Lennoxville, Canada. He received the degree of D. D. from the Griswold college of Davenport, Iowa, in which institution he was a professor for several years. He moved to Iowa in 1857; was president of the standing committee of the diocese of Iowa; and secretary of the diocesan convention; has been rector of prominent parishes in Iowa; and attained success as an eminent clergyman of the protestant episcopal church. He is the author of several ecclesiastical works; published sermons and a number of meritorious poems.
Judd, Norman Buel
lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born Jan. 10, 1815, in Rome, N. Y. He was a member of the Illinois senate from 1844 until 1860.
In 1866 he was elected a representative from Illinois to the fortieth congress; and re-elected to the forty-first congress as a republican. He was subsequently appointed collector of customs at Chicago. He died Nov. 10, 1878, in Chicago, Ill.
Judd, Orange
journalist, was born July 26, 1822, in Niagara Falls, N. Y.
The American Agriculturist, under his supervision, is in the foremost rank of agricultural journals. He was also publisher of the Hearth and Home; and agricultural editor of the New York Times.
Judd, Sylvester
antiquarian, author, was born April 23, 1789, in Westhampton, Mass. He was an antiquarian of Northampton, Mass.; and the author of Thomas Judd and his Descendants; and History of Hadley. He died April 18, 1860, in Northampton, Mass.
Judd, Sylvester
clergyman, author, poet, was born July 23, 1813, in Westhampton, Mass. He was a unitarian clergyman of Augusta, Maine. His greatest work is the remarkable story of Margaret: a Tale of the Real and the Ideal. Other works of his include, Philo, a religious poem; Richard Edney, a novel; and The Church, a series of sermons. He died Jan. 26, 1853, in Augusta, Maine.
Judd, Warren
merchant, journalist, was born Sept. 15, 1837, near Shelbyville, Ind. Most of his life has been spent in mercantile pursuits; is now a successful merchant and journalist of Needham, Ind.; and the editor and owner of The Hustler. He is a prominent member of the people's party; has been postmaster, and filled various other public positions of trust in his county and state.
Judd, William
educator, clergyman, was born Sept. 27, 1843, in Warsaw, N. Y.
He received his education at the Greenville High school, the Munroe academy, and the Bryant and Stratton Commercial college. For four years during the war he was in the United States service; and for many years has been chaplain of the Grand Army of the Republic department of Michigan. He has been justice of the peace at Howard City, Mich.; superintendent of schools; and filled various other public positions of honor. He is a successful clergyman of the methodist episcopal church, and now fills a pastorate in Howard City, Mich.
Judge, William Quan
lawyer, theosophist, author, was born April 13, 1851, in Dublin, Ireland. He was a successful lawyer of New York city; and the author of Echoes from the Orient, and other works. He was the real head of the theosophy movement in America, and from 1886 until his death he published Path, a monthly magazine devoted to theosophy.
He died March 21, 1896, in New York city.
Judkins, J. Byron
lawyer, jurist, was born Jan. 17, 1851, in Coldwater, Ohio. He received the rudiments of his education in the public schools; and graduated from the Liber college of Indiana. In 1874 he was admitted to the bar; and in 1880 was appointed judge of the nineteenth judicial circuit to fill a vacancy, to which office he was subsequently elected, and served with distinction during 1880- 94. He declined further re-election, and since that time has practiced his profession in Grand Rapids, Mich. He is also director of the First National bank of Reed city; and is identified with various other institutions.
Judson, Andrew Thompson
lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Nov. 29, 1784, in Eastford, Conn. He was at different times a member of both branches of the Connecticut legislature. He was a representative in congress from 1835 to 1839, when he was elected judge of the district court, and continued in that position until his death. He died March 17, 1853, in Canterbury, Conn.
Judson, Edward Z. C
author, was born in 1822 in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a writer of sensational non-literary stories for weekly papers which gave him a large income. He was also a temperance lecturer. Among his stories are, Red Ralph the Ranger; The Sea Bandit; Buffalo Bill; and The White Cruiser. He died July 16, 1866, in Stamford, N. Y.
JUDSON, MRS. EMILY [CHUBBUCK], author, was born Aug. 22, 1817, in Eaton, N. Y. She was a once popular writer who was the third wife of the famous baptist missionary, Adoniram Judson; and the author of Alderbrook, a collection of stories; Trippings in Author Land; and An Olio of Domestic Verses. She died in 1854, in Hamilton, N. Y.