Griggs (II)

Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)

2026 Editor's Note: This page uses language about other peoples, religions, or nationalities that was commonplace when the book was published and is offensive by today's standards. The text has been left exactly as it was printed, rather than cut or softened, so that the historical record — including how ordinary such language once was — is preserved. (Ed: ET 2026-07-22) JOHN WILLIAM, an American lawyer and public official, born in Newton, N. J., in 1849. He graduated from Lafayette College in 1868. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1871, and e engaged in practice at Paterson, N. J. He was a member of the State Assembly and Senate from 1875 to 1888. In 1896 he was elected Governor of New Jersey, but resigned in 1898 to become Attorney-General in the cabinet of President McKinley. He resigned his post in 1901 to become a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague. In this capacity he served until 1908, when he again engaged in the practice of law. er), an Austrian poet and dramatist; born in Vienna, Jan. 15, 1791. "Blanche of Castile," a tragedy, written at 17, and "Spartacus," a tragedy, showed genius; but "The Ancestress," first called popular attention to him. "Sappho," a tragedy, made him eminent in scholarship also. "The Golden Fleece," "The Argonauts," and "Medea" constitute a trilogy. "The Career and End of King Ottokar," "A True Servant of His Master," and "Woe to Him Who Lies" demand mention; but his poem "Waves of Ocean: Thrills of Love" is the supreme manifestation of his art. "In Thy Camp Is Austria," a poem of the times, created sensation. Later works of note are a "The Jewess of Toledo," "Fraternal Strife in the House of Hapsburg," and "Libussa," plays published posthumously; and a story, "The Poor Minstrel." He died in Vienna, Jan. 21, 1872.