Henry Samuel Morais

male, deceased (1924)
rabbi, American, The Hebrew Watchword and Instructor, Jewish-American, Newport, R.I., PhiladelphiaPublicLedger…The Jew of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa
Henry Samuel Morais was a Jewish-American writer and rabbi born in Philadelphia, Pa and educated at private and public schools of that city. He...
George William Childs

George William Childs

male, deceased (1894)
Anthony J. Drexel, American newspaper publisher, Newspaper publisher, westminster abbey, philanthropy, stratford-on-avon…PhiladelphiaPublicLedger
George William Childs (1829-1894), American publisher, was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on the 12th of May 1829. He was educated in the public...

Arunah Shepherdson Abell

male, deceased (1888)
telegraphy, From Providence, Rhode Island, hoe, philanthropist, baltimore sun, American…from Philadelphia, PhiladelphiaPublicLedger
Arunah Shepherdson Abell (August 10 1806-April 19 1888) was an American publisher and philanthropist. Born in East Providence, Rhode Island, he...
William Henry Fry

William Henry Fry

male, deceased (1864)
Opera composer, composer, leonora, The Message Bird, Niagara Symphony, New York Tribune…PhiladelphiaPublicLedger, Philadelphia National, Philadelphia Public
William Henry Fry was an American composer, critic, and journalist, and was the first American to compose a publicly performed grand opera. He was...
Sara Yorke Stevenson

Sara Yorke Stevenson

female, deceased (1921)
American women writer, ethnology, historian, Archaeologist, maximilian, Curator…from Philadelphia, PhiladelphiaPublicLedger, Public Ledger
Sara Yorke Stevenson (1847-1921) was an American archæologist, born in Paris, July Monarchy France. She was educated in Paris at the Cours Rémy an...
Joel Cook

Joel Cook

male, deceased (1910)
Republican, University of Pennsylvania, from Philadelphia, U.S. House of Representatives, from Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania alumni…PhiladelphiaPublicLedger
Joel Cook (March 20, 1842 - December 15, 1910) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Joel Cook was born...

Ruth Hale

female, deceased (1934)
Hollins University alumni, women's rights, drexel university, Feminist, American women's rights activist, hollins university…PhiladelphiaPublicLedger
Ruth Hale worked for women's rights in the era before and after World War I in New York City. Hale was a freelance writer. She was married to...