A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
Josiah was a prominent politician in Wyoming before being appointed by Teddy Roosevelt to the DC Circuit Court in February, 1906. At the South Entrance of the Main Treasury Building in Washington, DC, facing Sherman Park, stands a statue of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury. The area also is known as Hamilton Place. A replica of the program for the 1923 dedication of that statue appears on the US Treasury Department web site. It names Josiah Alexander Van Orsdel in two locations, as may be seen below:
Dedication of the Alexander Hamilton Statue Order of Exercises, May 17, 1923, 3:00 P.M. The Honorable Andrew W. Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury, Presiding ------------ Music Invocation Rev. Edgar A. Hamilton Introductory Remarks by Presiding Officer Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon Unveiling of Monument Miss Eleanor E. Hamilton Music, "Star Spangled Banner" Salute from US Coast Guard Cutter "Apache" at anchor in Potomac River Floral Tributes Presentation of the Monument Justice Josiah A. Van Orsdel Introduction of the Sculptor Mr. James E. Fraser Address by the President and acceptance of the Memorial on behalf of the United States Benediction Rev. E. Laurens Hamilton Taps
Music by United States Marine Band Lieutenant William H. Santelmann, Director ------------ Alexander Hamilton Memorial Commission
Mr. L. A. Simon Secretary of Commission The Honorable Andrew W. Mellon Chairman of the Commission Mr. James A. Wetmore Executive and Disbursing Officer Justice Josiah A. Van Orsdel Mr. Paul Sleman The Honorable Frank D. Brandegee The Honorable Norman J. Gould ------------
The home that Alexander and Kate purchased in Washington, DC, in 1910 still exists in 1999. It is owned by Kit Krickenberger
From The Evening State Journal and Lincoln Daily News (Lincoln, Nebraska), April 22, 1929: Josiah VanOrsdel, resident of Beatrice, the judge being a member of the court of appeals of the District of Columbia. Mrs. Van Orsdel, heretofore president of the Children of the American Revolution, was elected at this session register regent of the D.A.R. etc.Â
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