Background
HERBERT, John W. was born on August 3, 1853 in Marlboro, New Jersey, United States. Son of John W. and Agnes D. (Wright) Herbert.
HERBERT, John W. was born on August 3, 1853 in Marlboro, New Jersey, United States. Son of John W. and Agnes D. (Wright) Herbert.
Public School, Marlboro, New Jersey. Glenwood Institute, Matawan, New Jersey. Rutgers College, New Jersey (now State University), Bachelor of Science and Master of Science, 1872.
Columbia University, Bachelor of Laws, 1876.
Counselor, 1879, special master in chancery, 1880. Vice-president and treasurer George W. Helme Company, 1889-1900. President Niagara, St. Catherine & Toronto Railroad Company and Niagara, St. Catherine & Toronto Navigation Company, 1899-1905.
Vice president Hudson Valley Railroad Company, 1900-1906. Became president Herbert Oil Corporation, Peoples Realty Company. Director numerous corporations Trustee Rutgers University, since 1901.
Member managing committee New Jersey State Agricultural College Mayor of Helmetta, New Jersey, 1889-1902. Chairman New Jersey State Highway Commission, 1916-1919. Episcopalian; senior warden St. Stephen’s Church, New York, and St. George’s Church, Helmetta.
Homes: Helmetta, New Jersey, and New York, New York Deceased.
Member, Commission to Revise the Road Laws of New Jersey and made Pres, of Commission, by Governor James B. Fielder of New Jersey, 1916. Appointed on State Highway communications of New Jersey by Governor Walter E. Edge, 1917, elected Chairman, of Commission, re-appointed on Committee and re-elected Chairman, 1918. Elected Life Trustee, Rutgers College, New Jersey, now State University of New Jersey, 1901.
Now on Managing Committee and Trustee. State Agriculture College, of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey Member of St. Stephens Church, New York (Vestryman, since 1901, Senior Warden, ten years). St. Georges Church, Helmetta, New Jersey, (ten yrs Junior Warden).
Saint Nicholas Society of New York. Union League, New York Clubs: University (New York), Oakland Golf (Bayside, Long Island) Country (Augusta, Georgia).
Married Olivia Antoinette Helme, November 10, 1885. Children: John Oliver (deceased), Gertrude A. (Mistress Edward D. Dunn), John Warne III.