Heart Ailment Proves Fatal to Noted Citizen. A VanDoren Honeyman Dead at 86. Lawyer, Editor Was Author And Tourist Manager. A long and brilliant career which saw service in several prominent professions ended last night when death removed A. VanDoren Hon-eyman. 23 East Ninth Street, lawyer, editor, author and tourist man ager, air. Honeynian who died Scpt. 3. 1936) at his home, had been suffering for sevefal months from a heart ailment. He was 86. A native of New Jersey, Mr. Honeynian descended from a long line of families who had madt; American history. Blended in him were the strains of the Dutch who settled New Amsterdam and of the Scotch and Irih who fought under General Wolfe in Canada and with the Revolutionary forces in this country. Undoubtedly it was Mr. Honey-man's ancestry which enlivened his interest in American history. He waj a member of seven New Jersey historical societies as well a3 numerous groups composed of descen dants f the founders of the country. Mr. Honey man was born at New Germantown. now Oldwick. in Hun terdon County and studied law with a relative in Easton, Pa. He was admitted to practice there, becoming a member of the New Jersey bar in 1S71. He practiced in Somerville and formed a firm. Honeyman & Herr, retiring in 1&30. Issue! Law Journal He was editor, at various times, I of the Somerset unionist-uazetie and The Trenton Times. In 1878. he issxied The New Jersey Law Journal, which still Is being published, and in 1912 he began editing the Somerset County Historical Quarterly. Mr. Honeyman had a considerable flight into Somerset County roIitics. running for Mayor of North Plainfield in 1893, but losing. In 1S86, he founded "Honeyman'a Private Tours," first In this country, later extending them to Europe and Asia. Surviving Mr. Honeyman are his widow, the former Julia Etta Reger, whom he married in 1S75; a daughter, Mrs. Joseph W. Green Jr.; a son, Edward Maxwell Honeyman; four grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Arrangements for funeral services had not been completed at noon today. Mr. Honeyman, on his mother's side, was a descendant of the Van-Doren and Nevius stock; the American Neviu3 ancestor being Joannes Nevius, third secretary of New Amsterdam under the Dutch, and the American Van Doren ancestor being Pieter Van Doom, who cama over from Gravezande, Holland. Admitted to Bar Mr. Honeyman received his education at Barnet Hall Academy, New Germantown, and studied law in the office of Judge Henry D. Maxwell, in Easton, his brother-in-law, where he was admitted to practice at the Northampton County bar at Easton, Nov. 25, 1870. He studied New Jersey law with Alvah A. Clark, and became a member of the New Jersey bar at the June term, 1871. and counselor at the February term, 1S75. He practiced at Somerville until 1876, first as partner of the late A. A. Clark, and then as one of the firm of Honeyman & Herr. He retired from practice about 1880. In 1873 he projected and carried through the year "Our Home," a local historical magazine, which is still greatly sought after by those on historical quests. On Jan. 1, 1876, he purchased the "Somerset Gazette," and in 1S82 it was merged with the "Somerset Unionist," and he edited the first and then the united newspapers, called the "Unionist-Gazette," until 1891. when, selling out his stock In it, he purchased the "Trenton Times" (daily and weekly) and edited that for one year. Moves to Plainfield Selling the latter, he removed, in 1892, to Plainfield, where he had since resided. While at Somerville, in 1878, he started the "New Jersey Law Journal," (which began with a "Law Supplement" to the "Unionist-Gazette"), and the year 1931 marked its 54th volume. In 1912 he began editing the "Somerset County Historical Quarterly, "which extended to eight volumes. In 1920 he was made Editor of the "Proceedings of the N. J. Historical Society,? continuing It until October, 1931, when he resigned the position. lie was cierit oi iae ooaru oi Chosen Freeholders of Somerset County, 1871-73; president of the Somervilte YMCA, 1873-1875 and 1878-1880; president of the State YMCA convention, 1877; member of the Board of Education of Somerville, 1885-91; assistant secretary of the New Jersey Senate four times. 1886-'S8 and 1S90;' president of the Somerset - County Temper- nneo AffsrwinMon 1R7fi-77: scrrptarv for some years of the Somerville Water Company; member of the North Plainfield Borough Board of Education, 1896-1905, in 1904 bein Its president; ran for Mayor of Dl.inrUlJ Pnmni,) in ICQ? . but was defeated. He had been, from Nov. 2, 1914, to the present, eorresnondinsr seeretarv of the New Jersey Historical Society, and for several years was president of the Somerset County Historical Society. Begins Tours In 1886 he began "Honeyman's Private Tours" in this country' " 1894 extended them to Europe and Asia. They were begun as a matter of newspaper enterprise - and afterward continued as a method of spending his vacations. . He became a member of the following societies: New Jersey Historical Society (life); Plainfield and North Plain-field Historical Society; Somerset County Historical Society; Basking Ridge Historical Society (honorary); Revolutionary Memorial Society; New Jersey Society Sons of American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars of New Jersey; Genealogical Society of New Jersey (honorary; Huguenot Society of New Jersey; National Geographic Society; New Jersey Audubon Society; State YMCA of New Jersey; League of Nations Association.

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