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Newell, William Augustus 1817-

Physician; born in Franklin, O., Sept. 5, 1817; graduated at Rutgers College in 1836. In 1847-49 and 1865-67 he was a member of Congress; in 1848 originated the United States life-saving service (see life-saving service, United States); and subsequently originated the Delaware breakwater, the United States agricultural bureau, and the purchase of the Mount Vernon estate for agricultural purposes. He was governor of New Jersey in 1857-59; superintendent of the life-saving service in 1860-64; an unsuccessful candidate for governor of New Jersey in 1876; governor of Washington Territory in 1876-80; and was appointed a United States Indian inspector in 1884. He has made his home in Olympia, Wash., since 1876.

Harper and Brothers Publishers. . New York. 1902.

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