EMERTON
EMERY
Bulkeley, who succeeded his father, the Rev.
Peter Bulkeley, as pastor of the church at Con-
cord, Mass. William Emerson's father, William,
born in 1743, was graduated at Harvard in 1761,
and became pastor of the Concord church, suc-
ceeding his father-m-law, Daniel Bliss, whose
predecessors, John Whiting and Joseph Esta-
brook, carried the succession of pastors back to
Edward Bulkeley. William Emerson was gradu-
ated from Harvard in 1789; taught in Roxbury
for two years; studied theology for a few months,
and on May 33, 1792, was ordained to the ministiy
at Harvard, Mass. He was married, Oct. 25,
1798, to Ruth Haskins of Boston, and had five
sons, William, Ralph Waldo, Edward Bliss, Peter
Bulkeley, and Charles Chauncy. William, the
eldest, was graduated from Harvard in 1818 and
after teaching a private school for a time went
to Germany to study theology, but becoming
skeptical on several essential points, abandoned
the ministry and became a lawyer. Edward
Bliss was graduated from Harvard in 1824, began
the study of law with Daniel Webster, but died
in 1834 in the West Indies, where he had gone
for his health. Charles Chaimcy was graduated
from Harvard in 1828, studied law with Samuel
Hoar of Concord, practised with success, and died
of consumption. May 9, 1836. In 1799 William
Emerson delivered the artillery election sermon
in Boston, and on October 16 of the same year was
installed pastor of the First church in that city.
He was editor of The Monthly Anthology from May,
1804, to October, 1805. On Oct. 3, 1805, the
Anthology club was formed and he was elected
its vice president. On his motion the club estab-
lished a library of periodical literature, which,
grew into the Boston Athenjeum. He nearly
completed a history of the First church, which
was published after his death with two of his ser-
mons. His other published works are sermons.
He died in Boston, Mass., May 12, 1811.
EMERTON, Ephralm, historian, was born in Salem, Mass., Feb. 18, 1851. He attended the public schools of Salem and was graduated at Harvard in 1871. He studied law and wrote for the newspapers, 1871-73, and studied at the uni- versities of Berlin and Leipzig, 1873-76. He was instructor of history at Harvard, 1878-82, and was elected Winn professor of ecclesiastical his- tory in 1882. He became a member of the American academy of arts and sciences. The University of Leipzig conferred upon him the degree of Ph.D. for work in history in 1876. He published: Synopsis of the Histonj of Ccntinental Europe; TJie Study of Church History; Sir William Temple und die tripleallianz von jnhre 1668; The Practical 3Iethods of Teaching History (18851 ; An Introduction to the Study of Medioeval History -93) ; Heroes of the Reformation.
EMERY, Charles Edward, consulting engi-
neer, was born at Aurora, N.Y., March 29, 1838;
son of Moses Little and Minerva (Prentiss)
Emery; and a direct descendant of one of
the original proprietors of the plantation of
Contoocook, Mass. His immediate ancestor
settled in Newbury,
Mass., in 1775. He was
educated at the Can-
andaigua academy,
studied mechanical
engineering at the
local railroad shops,
and also studied law
with a view to becom-
ing a patent lawyer.
In June, 1861, he en-
tered the U.S. navy
as 3d assistant en-
gineer of the Bich-
mond and took part in
blockading duty with
the gulf squadron
and in various engagements at Pensacola with
the forts St. Philip and Jackson, and in the
capture of New Orleans, Vicksburg and Port
Hudson. He was promoted in June, 1863, and
took part in the blockade off Charleston,
S.C, on the Nipsic, and in June, 1864, was or-
dered on duty at the Novelty iron works, N.Y.,
on the U.S. navy steam expansion experiments.
In 1869 he retired from the navy and conducted a
series of experiments for the Novelty iron works
on stationary steam engines, the results of which
were subsequently published in book form by
Prof. W. P. Trowbridge, under the title, " Con-
densing and Non-condensing Engines." He was
superintendent of the American institute fair in
New York in 1869 and was consulting engineer
and chairman of the examining board of the
U.S. coast svirvey and U.S. revenue marine,
1869-91. In 1874, as a member of a joint board
of engineers, Charles H. Loring representing the
navy and Mr. Emery the treasury, he conducted
a series of experiments to determine the relative
value of compound and non-compound engines,
the results of which were, at the time, the only
reliable data extant and were published in
technical litei'ature and text-books throughout
the scientific world. He was one of the
judges of the Centennial exhibition at Phila-
delphia in 1876 on engines, pumps and mechani-
cal appliances, and associate to the committee
on musical instruments, electrical and other
scientific apparatus. The Centennial commission
awarded him a medal and in 1879 the University
of the city of New York conferred upon him the
honorary degree of Ph.D. In 1879 he became
chief engineer and manager of the New Y'"ork
