Yale University Law School - Yale Law Reporter Yearbook (New Haven, CT)

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'l'lll'1 YALE SIIINCLIC. 27 W1LL11x11 WARIUQN BUT'1'1.1s, Jr., made the world rejoice on March 13, 1873, by appearing in Brooklyn, N. Y. That city has divided the honor and responsi- bility of his residence with Montclair, N. J. William VV. Buttle, his father, is a commission merchant. Some of his more immediate ancestors, formerly pure Irish, came to this country and became pure Ameri- cans. He attended the Brooklyn Polytechnic Insti- tute. 'I'1MoT111' F1mNc1s CALLA11.xN was born at Spring- grove, County of Cork, Ireland, at 5:30 A. M., on May 30, 1850, and now lives in New Haven. His father, Timothy Callahan, was a carpenter. He traces his ancestors, who were all Celts, 900 years back to the original O'Callaghan, father of a clan. He received a public school education. For some years he has held an ofhce as clerk of the Probate Court of New Ilaven. GEOIQGE VV1N'roN CAREY Hrst saw the light of day in Stratford, Conn., July 4, 1873., and has lived there most of the time since. His father, Chas. H. Carey, is engaged in house-painting and decorating. This child of Independence Day traces his thorough Yan- kee blood to his great-grandfather, and asserts that his relatives are all equally distinguished. He attended Stratford and Bridgeport schools, being class orator, and receiving several prizes for literary excellence. JOHN CHARLES CLARK was born March 13, 1867, in Cincinnati, where he spent the first twenty years of his life, since living three lives in New Haven. His

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26 TIIE YALE SIUNGLIC. School, and f1'om Yale in 1892. He has engaged in many kinds of remunerative occupations, but does not specify what they were. GEOIQGE P1u5sToN BR1scKENR1DG1s was born at St. Louis, Mo., Cctober 22, 1872. His father, George Breckenridge, is a manufacturer, and his blood is chielly Scotch, diluted by Irish, English and German. I-Ie numbers John C. Breckenridge and a president of Princeton College among his relatives. Before enter- ing the Law School, he attended the St. Louis High School. EDWARD LINUS BIQISNNAN was born August 22, 1873, at New Haven, Conn. His father, Jos. B. Brennan, is a musician. Before entering the Law School he graduated from the Hillhousc High School. His ancestors came from the Emerald Isle. IXRTIIUR 'I'1xx'1,o11 B1aowN was born at Peabody, Mass., December 31, 1867, and his home is still in that place. John Brown, carpenter and builder, is his father. His blood is Scotch, traceable far enough for him to feel dishonored, though he fails to state why. He has never heard of any distinguished relatives. He went to the Peabody High School and graduated from Bowdoin College in 1891, with many honors. Roisrgnr Bixiumzv BUCKIIAM was born January 21, 1869, at Burlington, Vermont. His father, M. II. Buekham, is a Professor in the University of Ver- mont, and his blood is English. He prepared at the Burlington High School and graduated from the Uni- versity above named.

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28 'l'lIl'l YALE SIIINULE. father, A. R. 'Clark, is too strong to work. He traces Irish blood Qof which he is very proudj for one generation. Many Clarks related to him are well known and famous. After attending several prepar- atory schools at home, he entered the Shehcield Scien- tific School, which he was obliged to leave on account of his health, after two years. M.x1a'1'1N CoN1.oN was born at New Haven, Conn., July 19, 1862, and has since lived there. His father, Patrick C. Conlon, was an engineer, and his blood is thoroughly Irish. For six years he has held public ofhces of diderent kinds in New Haven. IIQIIOMAS Dimkis COUI.'1'Eli was born January 1 1, 1873, in New York, since residing at Essex and Saybrook, Conn. His father, James Coulter, has retired from active life, but was formerly an Alderman, Police Justice, and member of the New York Legislature. llis blood is Scotch and English, and he traces his ancestry back two centuries. He attended Morgan School at Clinton, Conn. I-IowARD Ailmaosle Cousls, was born at Girard, Penn., August 17, 1871, and has since lived in Tidi- oute. His father, A. W. Couse, is a bank cashier. On one side he traces his ancestors about two cen- turies. German, Scotch, Welsh and Dutch blood 11nited to produce his strain. After preparing at home, he graduated at Alleghany College in 1891, with honors which he is too modest to enumerate. Ile was a telegraph operator and a bank cashier for a year before entering the Law School.