William Quan Judge - Revision history

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	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NLcF3Soqwo "William Q. Judge Commemoration'']. March 18, 2018. Presentation in United Lodge of Theosophy in Washington, DC.		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NLcF3Soqwo William Q. Judge Commemoration]. Posted by ULT DC on March 18, 2018. Presentation in United Lodge of Theosophy in Washington, DC.
			* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMRc6CsdZYA William Quan Judge: A New Kind of Human Nature] by Kenneth Small. Posted by Aquarian Almanac Series on March 15, 2026.

	=== Websites ===		=== Websites ===

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	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NLcF3Soqwo "William Q. Judge Commemoration'']. March 18, 2018. Presentation in United Lodge of Theosophy in Washington, DC.		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NLcF3Soqwo "William Q. Judge Commemoration'']. March 18, 2018. Presentation in United Lodge of Theosophy in Washington, DC.

			=== Websites ===
			* '''[https://blavatskyarchives.com/stokeswqjktdiary.htm William Q. Judge's Diary for Oct.-Dec. 1894]'''. Published by Blavatsky Study Center and Blavatsky Archives.

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	Mrs. Judge died in 1858 at the birth of the youngest son. On July 14, 1864, the Judge family emigrated to the United States, sailing on the Inman Liner ''City of Limerick.'' Fred Judge initially worked in Brooklyn as a clerk, and later was a merchant of building supplies. Six of the children were with him; Carrie was absent from the household - probably dead before she turned twelve.<ref>"Frederic Hughes Judge" in the New York, New York, Index to Death Certificates, 1862-1948.</ref><ref>New York, State Census, 1865.</ref> The 1870 census shows Fred remarried to Jennie Minerva Burch, with the six children. William was then studying law.<ref>1870 United States Federal Census.</ref>		Mrs. Judge died in 1858 at the birth of the youngest son. On July 14, 1864, the Judge family emigrated to the United States, sailing on the Inman Liner ''City of Limerick.'' Fred Judge initially worked in Brooklyn as a clerk, and later was a merchant of building supplies. Six of the children were with him; Carrie was absent from the household - probably dead before she turned twelve.<ref>"Frederic Hughes Judge" in the New York, New York, Index to Death Certificates, 1862-1948.</ref><ref>New York, State Census, 1865.</ref> The 1870 census shows Fred remarried to Jennie Minerva Burch, with the six children. William was then studying law.<ref>1870 United States Federal Census.</ref>

	William married '''Ella Miller Smith''', a school teacher, on September 16, 1874. They residence was initially in Brooklyn, New York with Ella's father, Joseph Smith, owner of a shoe store. Their daughter Alice was born on June 13, 1875, but died very young of diphtheria. Joseph Smith seems to have retired, and his son-in-law took over as head of the household, which also included Ella's older sister Joanna.<ref>New York, State Census, 1865.</ref><ref>1880 United States Federal Census.</ref> Ella, like her husband, was a Methodist, but her beliefs took a stricter form than his, and she never accepted his interest in Theosophy. She did, however, eventually became member of the Society for a brief time, joining on March 29, ~~1994~~.<ref>Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at [http://tsmembers.org/ http://tsmembers.org/]. See book 1, entry 10964 (website file: 1D/38).</ref> Judge's sister Emily joined that same week.<ref>Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at [http://tsmembers.org/ http://tsmembers.org/]. See book 1, entry 10921(website file: 1D/37).</ref> They may have been trying to express support for William when he was ill and under siege.		William married '''Ella Miller Smith''', a school teacher, on September 16, 1874. They residence was initially in Brooklyn, New York with Ella's father, Joseph Smith, owner of a shoe store. Their daughter Alice was born on June 13, 1875, but died very young of diphtheria. Joseph Smith seems to have retired, and his son-in-law took over as head of the household, which also included Ella's older sister Joanna.<ref>New York, State Census, 1865.</ref><ref>1880 United States Federal Census.</ref> Ella, like her husband, was a Methodist, but her beliefs took a stricter form than his, and she never accepted his interest in Theosophy. She did, however, eventually became member of the Society for a brief time, joining on March 29, 1894.<ref>Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at [http://tsmembers.org/ http://tsmembers.org/]. See book 1, entry 10964 (website file: 1D/38).</ref> Judge's sister Emily joined that same week.<ref>Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at [http://tsmembers.org/ http://tsmembers.org/]. See book 1, entry 10921(website file: 1D/37).</ref> They may have been trying to express support for William when he was ill and under siege.

	== Legal and business career ==		== Legal and business career ==

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	[[File:Dr Ami Brown by WQJ.jpg\|170px\|right\|thumb\|WQJ drawing of Dr. Ami Brown]]		[[File:Dr Ami Brown by WQJ.jpg\|170px\|right\|thumb\|WQJ drawing of Dr. Ami Brown]]
	Mr. Judge was a fine artist, and produced some excellent drawings of the people and scenes in his life. In 1888, a newspaperman reported that Judge's works decorated the American Section headquarters at 115 Nassau Street: "Several water colors, done by Mr. William Q. Judge, adorn the walls. One of the drawings shows the Theosophical Headquarters and Colonel Olcott's dwelling place at Adyar, India. Another reveals an Indian temple."<ref> ''New York Morning Journal'' September 5, 1888. Quoted in ''Echoes of the Orient'', page xxix.</ref>		Mr. Judge was a fine artist, and produced some excellent drawings of the people and scenes in his life. In 1888, a newspaperman reported that Judge's works decorated the American Section headquarters at 115 Nassau Street: "Several water colors, done by Mr. William Q. Judge, adorn the walls. One of the drawings shows the Theosophical Headquarters and Colonel Olcott's dwelling place at Adyar, India. Another reveals an Indian temple."<ref> ''New York Morning Journal'' September 5, 1888. Quoted in ''Echoes of the Orient'', page xxix.</ref>

			<gallery widths="130px" heights="150px" perrow="5">
			File:M 0087 - Judge sketch, 1884 .jpg\|<center>1884 sketch by W. Q. Judge</center>
			File:L 0152 - Judge sketch of Adyar HQ 1884.jpg\|<center>1884 sketch by W. Q. Judge</center>
			File:M 0088 - Judge sketch of HS TQ 1884.jpg\|<center>1884 sketch by W. Q. Judge</center>
			</gallery>

	He also experimented with photography in 1888, using the first camera that was available for popular use:		He also experimented with photography in 1888, using the first camera that was available for popular use:

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	=== Books ===		=== Books ===
	* Eek, Sven, and Boris de Zirkoff. ''~~WILLIAM QUAN JUDGE~~, 1851-1896: The Life of a Theosophical Pioneer and Some of His Articles''. Theosophical Publishing House, 1969.
			* Eek, Sven, and Boris de Zirkoff. '''''William Quan Judge, 1851-1896: The Life of a Theosophical Pioneer and Some of His Articles'''''. Theosophical Publishing House, 1969.
			* Forray, Brett. '''''Troubles Emissaries: How H. P. Blavatsky's Successors Transformed the Theosophical Society from 1891 to 1896'''''. Alexandria West, 2016. "This is a comprehensive study on the first major division within The Theosophical Society between Annie Besant with Henry Steel Alcott and William Quan Judge."

	=== Articles ===		=== Articles ===

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	[[File:WQ Judge.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|William Quan Judge]]		[[File:WQ Judge.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|William Quan Judge]]
	'''[[William Quan Judge]]''' was one of the principal [[Founders]] of the [[Theosophical Society]] in 1875. He provided superb leadership to the American Section until his untimely death in 1896, but left a body of writings that are among the clearest explications of the principles of [[Theosophy]].		'''[[William Quan Judge]]''' ([[April 13]], 1851 – [[March 21]],1896) was one of the principal [[Founders]] of the [[Theosophical Society]] in 1875. He provided superb leadership to the American Section until his untimely death in 1896, but left a body of writings that are among the clearest explications of the principles of [[Theosophy]].

	See also '''[[Judge writings]]'''.		See also '''[[Judge writings]]'''.

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	=== Articles ===		=== Articles ===
	* Anonymous. [http://www.katinkahesselink.net/his/WilliamQuanJudge.htm# "William Quan Judge"]. From Eclectic Theosophical History, June 2006.		* Anonymous. [http://www.katinkahesselink.net/his/WilliamQuanJudge.htm# "William Quan Judge"]. From Eclectic Theosophical History, June 2006.
			* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/judge-william-quan Judge, William Quan] in Theosophy World.
	* Anonymous. "William Quan Judge." ''The Canadian Theosophist'' 20:2 (April 15, 1939), 35.		* Anonymous. "William Quan Judge." ''The Canadian Theosophist'' 20:2 (April 15, 1939), 35.
	* [http://www.blavatsky.net/index.php/w-q-judge# William Quan Judge page] at Theosophy.net.		* [http://www.blavatsky.net/index.php/w-q-judge# William Quan Judge page] at Theosophy.net.

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	=== 1893 World's Parliament of Religions ===		=== 1893 World's Parliament of Religions ===

	Judge, as Vice President, headed a delegation of Theosophists at the [[World's Parliament of Religions (1893)\|World's Parliament of Religions]] in Chicago. [[Annie Besant]] and [[G. N. Chakravarti\|Professor G. N. Chakravarti]] accompanied him by train from New York, stopping at the [[Cincinnati Theosophical Society]] on September 9 to dedicate the lodge's new Theosophical Hall. They were joined in Chicago by other official representatives of the Society, including [[Anagarika Dharmapala\|the Anagarika Dharmapala]], [[Henrietta Müller\|Miss F. Henrietta Müller]], and [[Isabel Cooper-Oakley\|Mrs. Isabel Cooper-Oakley]]. A '''Theosophical Congress''' was held within the greater Parliament on September 15-17. The six delegates spoke to packed halls, supplemented by Theosophists [[Jerome A. Anderson\|Dr. Jerome A. Anderson]], [[Claude Falls Wright]], [[Mercie M. Thirds\|Mrs. Mercie M. Thirds]], [[Jirah Dewey Buck\|Dr. J. D. Buck]], and [[George E. Wright]]. Newspaper coverage of the event praised the Theosophical Congress and its speakers lavishly, and the event was considered to be a complete success in promoting the tenets of [[Theosophy]] and the understanding of world religions. Judge wrote, "being an effort to get on one platform representatives of all religions, it was just what our Society has been accomplishing steadily during the past eighteen years, and what our objects and constitution have always expressed."<ref>William Quan Judge, "The Theosophical Congress and the Parliament of Religions" ''The Path'' VIII (November 1893), 247-249. Quoted in ''Echoes of the Orient'' Volume II, pages 159-160.</ref>		Early in 1893, Mr. Judge was afflicted with the loss of his voice, which was deeply distressing in his role as a lecturer:
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			I wish I could give you better news respecting my throat than is as yet possible. Although I cannot yet speak in public, my voice in conversation is usually better than it was, although there are times when even now I have difficulty in making myself understood. This long and most unfortunate crippling of my work in an important department has occasioned me no little disturbance of mind, and it certainly seems strange that the rally is so slow
			<ref>William Q. Judge letter to Dr. J. Lopez [of New Orleans]. April 10, 1893. Transcribed from a correspondence log at [[Theosophical Society (Pasadena)\|Theosophical Society, Pasadena]] Archives.</ref>
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			However, he recovered later in the year, and, in his role as Vice President, headed a delegation of Theosophists at the [[World's Parliament of Religions (1893)\|World's Parliament of Religions]] in Chicago. [[Annie Besant]] and [[G. N. Chakravarti\|Professor G. N. Chakravarti]] accompanied him by train from New York, stopping at the [[Cincinnati Theosophical Society]] on September 9 to dedicate the lodge's new Theosophical Hall. They were joined in Chicago by other official representatives of the Society, including [[Anagarika Dharmapala\|the Anagarika Dharmapala]], [[Henrietta Müller\|Miss F. Henrietta Müller]], and [[Isabel Cooper-Oakley\|Mrs. Isabel Cooper-Oakley]]. A '''Theosophical Congress''' was held within the greater Parliament on September 15-17. The six delegates spoke to packed halls, supplemented by Theosophists [[Jerome A. Anderson\|Dr. Jerome A. Anderson]], [[Claude Falls Wright]], [[Mercie M. Thirds\|Mrs. Mercie M. Thirds]], [[Jirah Dewey Buck\|Dr. J. D. Buck]], and [[George E. Wright]]. Newspaper coverage of the event praised the Theosophical Congress and its speakers lavishly, and the event was considered to be a complete success in promoting the tenets of [[Theosophy]] and the understanding of world religions. Judge wrote, "being an effort to get on one platform representatives of all religions, it was just what our Society has been accomplishing steadily during the past eighteen years, and what our objects and constitution have always expressed."<ref>William Quan Judge, "The Theosophical Congress and the Parliament of Religions" ''The Path'' VIII (November 1893), 247-249. Quoted in ''Echoes of the Orient'' Volume II, pages 159-160.</ref>

	[[File:Judge July 1895.jpg\|200px\|right\|thumb\|July, 1895]]		[[File:Judge July 1895.jpg\|200px\|right\|thumb\|July, 1895]]

	=== 1894-1895 Accusations against Judge ===		=== 1894-1895 Accusations against Judge ===
	<b>THIS SECTION UNDER CONSTRUCTION</b>		<b>THIS SECTION UNDER CONSTRUCTION</b>

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	* Bowen, Patrick D. and K. Paul Johnson, eds. '''''Letters to the Sage: Selected Correspondence of Thomas Moore Johnson Volume One: The Esotericists'''''. Forest Grove, OR: The Typhon Press, 2016.		* Bowen, Patrick D. and K. Paul Johnson, eds. '''''Letters to the Sage: Selected Correspondence of Thomas Moore Johnson Volume One: The Esotericists'''''. Forest Grove, OR: The Typhon Press, 2016.
	* [http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/hpbwqjtab.html Some Letters of H.P. Blavatsky to W.Q. Judge] at BlavatskyArchives.com.		* [http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/hpbwqjtab.html Some Letters of H.P. Blavatsky to W.Q. Judge] at BlavatskyArchives.com.
			* Letters that Judge wrote were copied by [[Alexander Fullerton]] into a series of '''correspondence logs''' that still exist in the archives of the [[Theosophical Society (Pasadena)\|Theosophical Society, Pasadena]]. Selected letters were recopied by an unknown person in a set of 12 quires that have been transcribed and are available at the Theosophical Society in America Archives.

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