Woodhouse, James
surgeon, chemist, author, was born Nov. 17, 1770, in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1791 he served as a surgeon in St. Clair's army. From 1795 until his death he filled the chair of chemistry in the university of Pennsylvania. He was the author of The Young Chemist's Pocket Companion; Experiments and Observations on the Vegetation of Plants; and other works. He died June 4, 1809, in Philadelphia, Pa.
WOODHOUSE, LORENZO GUERNSEY, merchant, was born July 16, 1839, in Westmoreland, N. H. In 1861 he enlisted in the seventh regiment, New York national guard, and followed the fortunes of this regiment in its campaigns of 1861 and 1862, and saw subsequent service in riot duty. In 1863 he associated himself with the dry goods firm of Cooley. Farwell and Company of Chicago, as their New York representative. He continued with their successors, Farwell, Field and Company, Field, Palmer and Leiter, Field, Leiter and Company, and Marshall Field and Company, covering a period of twenty-seven years, retiring from the latter firm in 1890.
During all this time, he was their representative and for many years the manager and resident New York partner.