Background
Emery, John Runkle was born on July 6, 1842 in Flemington, New Jersey, United States. Son of William P. and Ann (Runkle) Emery.
Emery, John Runkle was born on July 6, 1842 in Flemington, New Jersey, United States. Son of William P. and Ann (Runkle) Emery.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1861, Master of Arts, 1864. Harvard Law School, 1863-1864. (Doctor of Laws, Princeton, 1901).
Second Lieutenant 15th New Jersey Volumes, August 1862-February 1863, honorary discharge. Admitted to New Jersey bar, 1865. Vice chancellor of New Jersey, January 1895—: term expires, 1916.
Married Alla MacKie, October 6, 1885.