James B. Newman – författare

Biographical information and descent lists for the forebears, parents and siblings of Bernard Joseph Newman (born 1877 at Hoosick Falls NY; died 1941 at Germantown PA). Includes families of John Newman (born about 1823 in Ireland; died 1891 in Hoosick Falls NY); Richard Newman (born 1848 near Trim, Ireland; died 1920 in Hopedale MA); Catherine King (born about 1829 near Trim, Ireland; died 1906 at Hoosick Falls NY); Elizabeth McCloskey (born 1851 in Ulster County, Ireland; died 1924 in West Newton MA); Bernard McCloskey (born 1825 in Leeke, Ireland; died 1889 in Paisley, Scotland).

Biography, correspondence and summaries of professional materials of Bernard Joseph Newman. Raised in Hoosick Falls NY, Newman learned the machinist trade. He graduated from Meadville Theological School in 1901 and served briefly as Unitarian minister. He became head of the Willow Place Chapel, a settlement program in Brooklyn, before becoming executive of the Philadelphia Housing Commission in 1911. From 1918-1920 he served as "sanitary expert" for the U.S. government in the area of war production factory safety. He returned to the Philadelphia Housing Association for the rest of his career, working indefatigably on improving housing standards.