John Beam Vreeland

In November 1875, Vreeland was admitted as an attorney as well as solicitor in chancery, and he proceeded to pratuce law in Morristown. He partnered with Edward A. Quayle between 1876 and 1879. After becoming a counsellor in June 1879, he began practicing law by himself for nearly a quarter-century.^[4] On April 1, 1903, he became a senior member of the firm Vreeland, King, Wilson & Lindabury. The firm was dissolved on April 7, 1912, which prompted Vreeland to establish a partnership with C. Franklin Wilson. The new firm was operating under the name "Vreeland & Wilson", and was headquartered at No. 21 South Street.^[4]

Vreeland was notable for siding with the interest of his home city, county, and State. In 1892, Chancellor McGill appointed him a special master in chancery. Vreeland's public service roles included deputy county clerk, acting prosecutor of pleas for Morris County, and city counsel of Morristown. In 1895, he was nominated for the office of State senator by Republican party, and won the election with a plurality of more than 1,500.

Throughout his tenure as a State Senator, Vreeland introduced "The School Teachers' Retirement Fund Bill," which was enacted into law in 1896. He was also a member of the committee responsible for the revision of laws, as well as the chairman for the joint committee on state hospitals for the insane.

In 1898, Vreeland received an appointment from the acting governor of New Jersey, Foster M. Voorhees, to the position of judge in the courts of Morris County, for a five-year term starting on April 1 of the same year.^[4] On October 20, 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt appointed Vreeland as the United States attorney for the district of New Jersey, ad interim. On December 16, 1903, Vreeland secured the same position for a full four-year term. On December 9, 1907, he was reappointed to the same position for another four-year term.^[5]

Vreeland was an active member of the South Street Presbyterian Church of Morristown.^[6] Furthermore, he held membership in F. and A. M., Cincinnati Lodge. From May 1, 1912, to May 7, 1913, he also served as president of County Bar Association of Morris county, New Jersey.^[5]