Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1915 — SNAPSHOTS AT NOTABLE PERSONS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SNAPSHOTS AT NOTABLE PERSONS

Coleman du Pont, New Power In Eqwtab’e Life.

General T. Coleman du Pont, who recently purchased from John P. Morgan a majority of the stock of the Equitable Life Assurance society, has been president since 1902 of the E. I. du Pont de Nemours company, often referred to as the powder trust. General du Pont first came into touch with the insurance company when its building on Broadway. New York, had been destroyed by tire. He leased the land and began the construction of the new Equitable building, one of the largest office buildings in the world. Then came the news only a few weeks ago that he had bought control of the Equitable stock from Mr. Morgan. And now the statement is made that the general is entirely willing to sell bis control to policy holders, giving them an option of two or three years. Born in Louisville, Ky., fifty-two years ago, Mr. du Pont as a boy attended the Urbana university, in Ohio, and later entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from which he was graduated as an engineer. He at once began to practice his profession in large enterprises in Pennsylvania. Later he took up the mining of coal and iron ore and still later the construction and operation of street railways. Subsequently he entered the steel business, and finally, in 1902, became president of the industry founded more than a century ago by his paternal ancestors —the manufacture of explosives. Judge Advocate of the Navy. As a result of "recent developments at the United States Naval academy Secretary Daniels ordered a court of inquiry to investigate serious charges against a number of midshipmen. Several of the young officers were recommended for disrfilssal on the ground of having used improper means in examl-

CAPTAIN IiIDLEY M’pEAN. nations. Ridley McLean, judge advocate general of the navy, conducted the investigation. Captain Ridley McLead was commissioned judge advocate general of the »a.vj on Nov. 5, 1913, witli rank of captain (on the navy list he is a commander). When Secretary Daniels made the appointment he said, “The reports on fitness of officers on file in the bureau of navigation show Commander McLean to be an officer of exceptionally high type and marked ability." At the time of his appointment he was serving as executive officer on the battleship Florida. Before being promoted to his present duty Captain McLean had officiated as judge advocate in a number of courts tpartial. He was born In Tennessee in 1872 and was appointed to the Military academy in 1890.

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