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Stubbs, Philip H – Sturgis, Jonathan
Stubbs, Philip H
lawyer, legislator, was born April 7, 1838, in Strong, Maine. He soon attained prominence as an able lawyer. He has served as state senator of the Maine legislature.
Studebaker, Clement
railroad president, was born March 12, 1831, in Adams county, Pa. In 1892 he was made president of the Chicago and South Bend railway at South Bend, Ind.
Studebaker, John Mohler
manufacturer, was born Oct. 10, 1833, in Lancaster, Pa. For five years he built wagons in California, and with his savings then returned to South Bend and became the partner of his brothers. When the company was organized in 1868, the brothers made the subject of this sketch first vice-president, and that position he yet holds, devoting his attention mainly to the mechanical department.
Studebaker, Peter E
manufacturer, Chicago, Ill., was born April 1, 1836, in Ashland county, Ohio. The firm of Studebaker Brothers took him into partnership and sent him to St. Joseph, Mo., to establish a depot, where he built up a handsome trade with the plains. In 1884, the growing manufacture of fine carriages compelled Mr. Studebaker to remove to Chicago. Mr. Studebaker is now treasurer of the concern.
Stuhr, William Sebastian
lawyer, state senator, was born Oct. 1, 1859, in Brooklyn, N. Y. He is a prominent lawyer of Hudson county, N. J., where he has a large and lucrative practice. In 1890 he was elected to the senate.
Stump, Herman
lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born Aug. 8, 1837, in Harford county, Md. He was elected to the Maryland state senate in 1878, and was made president of that body in 1880.
He was elected to the fifty-first and fiftysecond congresses as a democrat.
Sturgiss, George C
railroad pres-
Sturges, Jonathan
merchant, phi-ident, was born Aug. 16, 1842, in Poland, lanthropist, was born March 24, 1802, in Southport, Conn. He was distinguished for philanthropy, and was liberal as a founder or supporter of many charities in New York city. He was at one time vice-president of the New York chamber of commerce, an active member of the Century club, and a generous patron of art. He died Nov. 28, 1874, in New York city.
Sturges, Mary Upshur
author, poet, was born April 7, 1828, in Accomac county, Va. She is a successful writer of New York city, and the author of Confederate Notes, a novel; and a volume of Poems.
Sturges, Samuel Davis
soldier, was born June 11, 1822, in Shippensburg, Pa. He served in the Mexican and Indian wars. He resigned and joined the southern confederacy in 1861, and in its service attained the rank of brigadiergeneral.
STURGIS, FREDERICK RUSSELL, physician, surgeon, author, was born July 7, 1844, in the Philippine islands. He is a prominent physician and surgeon of New York city, and the author of Human Cestoids; and Students' Manual of Venereal Diseases.
Sturgis, John F
lawyer, legislator, was born Nov. 27, 1861, in East Springfield, Ohio. This prominent lawyer was a member of congress from the fifteenth district of Missouri, and took a prominent part in the deliberations of that body.
Sturgis, Jonathan
lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Aug. 23, 1740, in Fairfield, Conn. In 1775 he was chosen a delegate to congress; espoused and supported the cause of independence, and was a representative in congress from 1789 to 1793, when he was appointed a judge of the supreme court of Connecticut. He continued in that office until 1805 and was a presidential elector in 1797 and 1805. He died Oct. 4, 1819, in Fairfield, Conn.