Memoirs of deceased members

Edward Hemphill Mullin, one of the managers of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and a member of the Committee on Finance, died suddenly at his home in Milburn, N. J., on January 25, 1905. Mr. Mullin was born at Castlederg, County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1859. His education was of the best, and he was graduated in 1881 with honors from Queen's College, Belfast. He subsequently studied medicine in London, and although his tastes were in the direction of literature, his conversation showed that his medical training was never wholly submerged. Upon his arrival in the United States he entered the newspaper field, where his ready pen and genial presence soon brought recognition upon the staff of the Sun. His ability won for him an appointment as editorial writer on the Evening Sun, and in this practical school, of the highest type of daily journalism, he soon made his mark as an efficient and scholarly exponent of the best type in a rather strenuous literary circle. His appreciation of engineering, however, led to his final separation from active and direct newspaper work, and in 1898 he made an engagement with the General Electric Company as head of the bureau of publicity, a position which he was well qualified to fill, and in which he proved his usefulness to the entire satisfaction of the management. His connection with these great interests, and his intimate relations with the leading spirits in the electrical industry, naturally led to an extensive acquaintance, so that when called as he was to important missions by reason of his zeal and activity, success usually followed his efforts.