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WATERS, BAKER, mgr. Lubricating Dept., Standard Oil Com- pany, Baltimore; b. Montgomery Co., Md., May 13, 1862; s. Washington Dorsey and Virginia (Waters) Waters; ed. Ran- dolph-Macon Coll., 1879-82; Maryland Agricultural Coll., 1882- 83; Eastern contracting and selling agent for Wm. Deering & Co., Chicago, now part of the International Harvester Co .; since Oct. 14, 1888, in employ of the Standard Oil Co., in the capacity of mgr. of the lubricating dept .: independent in poli- ties; clim. House Committee of the Balto. Yacht Club 7 yrs .; clubs: Patapsco Hunt, L'Hirondelle, Balto. Yacht; mem. Chamber of Commerce. Address, Standard Oil Company.
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FORD, CHARLES ELIAS, owner and mgr. Ford's Grand Opera House. Baltimore: b. Balto,, Md., 1856; s. John T, and Edith ( Andrews) Ford: ed. private schools; grad. Univ. of Va., with degree of B.A .; became associated with father in the manage- ment of opera house; upon the death of latter in 1894, as- snmed full control; first connection with the business. travel- ing mgr .; has refused all overtures for public office; clubs: University, Balto, Yacht, Balto, Country, and Green Spring Valley Hunt: pres, Maryland Country; vestryman of St. Mark's P. E. Church.
BIBBINS, ARTHUR BARNEVELD, geologist; enrator, Goncher Coll., Baltimore; b. Hanover, Mich., Ang. 6, 1860; s. Capt. James Orsemus and Lovisa (Storm) Bibbins; grad. Hanover (Mich. ) High Schl., 1882; Ph.B., Alldion Coll., Mich., 1887; grad. student Johns Hopkins Univ. ; enrator. Instructor and assoc. prof. of geology. Goucher Coll., 1893 to date; supt. of seils., Hanover Twp., Mich., 1884; pub. schl. commr., Balto., 1912; chm. Nat. Star-Spangled Banner Centennial Comm .. Balto., 1913-14; specialty as a geologist, Lower Cretaccons of the Atlantic Coast; mem. Md. and U. S. Geol. Surveys, Geol. Soe. of Am., A. A. A. S., ete .; ingr. Md. Soe., S. A. R .; for- mer chm. Memorial Com. Nat. Soc., S. A. R. Bus. address, Goneher Coll .: also, 304 City Hall.
PERKINS, WILLIAM HENRY, JR., lawyer, Baltimore; b. Balto,, Md., Ang. 11, 1863: s. William H. and Laura A. Per- kins; grad. Johns Hopkins Univ,, 1884. receiving his Bachelor degree: Univ. of Md., LL. D., 1SS8; read law in the offices of Severn Teackle Wallis: has given much time to legal literary work, the most important being the annotation of 79 volumes of the decisions of the Mld. Court of Appeals: State reporter for Court of Appeals: mem, War 1812 by maternal and pater- Dal ancestors. Md. State and Balto. City Bar Assns .; clubs: Catholie and Balto. Office. 700 Equitable Bldg.
HOWARD, JOHN SPENCE, civ. engr., Baltimore; h. Davidx- ville, Md .. April 19. 1881: S. John Spence and Mary E. ( Hodges) Howard; ed. pub. and priv, schls. A. A. Co. : priv. intorship under engr. of T. S. G. S., 1904-5; grad. Scranton (1. (. S.) Sch. of Engring .: clerical position, Con. Coal Co,, 1905: asst. engr., Ross Engr. Co., 1905-06: engr. and chemi .. Elkins Coal & Coke Co., 1906: dlv. engr .. W., B. & A. R. R., 1907-8; engr. for Taylor Land Co., Cityco Realty Co. and various priv. concerns, 1909-10; cht. engr., Wash. Internban Ry., 1911-12; town engr., Hyattsville, Md .. 1911-13: elv. and consult, engr. tor varions concerns at present the in vicinity of Balto,: mem. Nat'l Conference on Clty Planning; elnbs; Engineers', City. Otlice, 11 E. Lexington St.
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ALEXANDER, RICHARD WASHINGTON, pres. Citizens' Fire Ins. Co .. Baltimore: b. June 18, 1875; s. Richard Augustine and Julia Van S. (Butler) Alexander; has been in fire ins. bus. for 21 years: mem. firm of Washington & Alexander un- til 1907; organized Citizens' Fire Ins. Co., with headquarters in Charles Town, W. Va .; same removed to Balto., 1911; capi- tal increased to $1.000.000 in fall 1912; dir. Farmers & Mer- chants' Deposit Co .. Charles Town. W. Va .: mem. Balto. Club and Balto. Country Club. Offices. Fidelity Bldg.
BURFORD, LAWRENCE B,, gen. agt., Erie R. R. Co., Balti- more; b. Washington, D. C., Oct. 29. 1879; s. William E. and Josephine (Drury) Burford; ed. public schls .. Washington, D. C .; grad., Washington (D. C.) High Sch., 1897; ent. U. S. Vol. Signal Corps. 1898: served in Porto Rican and Cuban campaigns of Spanish War. 1898-9; during Philippine insur- rection, 1899-1902: in U. S. Signal Corps; moved to Chicago, 1902: ent. Erie R. R. Co .. freight dept .. 1902: apptd. con- tracting freight agt .. 1904: chief tariff bureau. 1906: in same capacity. New York, 1909: apptd. gen. agt., Balto .. Md .. 1911: clubs: Illinois Athletic of Chicago. Balto. Athletic, Century of Washington, D. C .: Traffic of Balto. and Phila .. City of Balto. and Advt. Office, 1204 Continental Trust Bldg.
DAVENPORT, WM, H,, social worker, Baltimore; b. Balto., Md., Sept. 17 1884; s. James Coulson and Emily Maria (Cole) Davenport; ed. Balto. public schls .; Ph. B., Dickinson Coll .. 1908; LL.B., Univ. of Md., 1910; started business career at the age of 14 in office of the Baltimore Morning Herald: stenographer and law clerk in offices of Benson & Kau, Hard- castle & Wynn: adm. to Bar, 1910; chief tenement inspector. Balto. Health Dept .. 1911: sec., Board of State Aid and Char- ities, 1912: mem. Alpha Chi Rho Fraternity, I. O. O. F., City Club. Office, 514-15 Garrett Bldg.
WEBER, FREDERICK CLEMENT, banker, Baltimore; b. Balto., Md .. Dec. 23, 1882; s. Josepli L. and Christiana (Hesse) Weber: ed. public schls. and Y. M. C. A., Balto. ; ent. print- ing estab. as "printers' devil"; foreman comp. dept. J. W. Bond & Co .. 1901; one of organizers Peters' Publishing & Printing Co., 1904: sec .- treas., 1905; president and director Urban & Suburban Perm. Bldg. Asso .; organized American Exchange & Savings Bank. Balto., President & Director; or- ganized Business Men's Asso. of N. W. Balto .. president; president Lenox Pk. Const. Co .; Vice-Pres. Lord Calvert The- aters Co., Henderson Motor Sales Co .: Delegate City-Wide Congress, German Union; mem. City Club of Balto .; K. of C .; K. O. T. M .: T. B. H .: N. C. C .: I. O. H .; I. O. O. F .; T. P. A .; II. N. S .; W. O. W .; N. U .; A. & H. M. C. Office, 701 Calvert Bldg.
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BIDDINGER, JOHN E., State Boiler Inspector, Baltimore; b. Sykesville, Md., Dec. 15, 1875; s. John J. and Catherine C. (Sutch) Biddinger; ed, public schls and Rock Hill Coll .; at the age of 17 took up steam engineering trade under officials of B. & O. R. R. : after 11 years became master mechanic for James Stewart Co., Chicago; resigned, owing to ill health: came East and became master mechanic for I. A. Filbert Co .: later for Keliog Parks Co .. New York: resigned to accept the position of State Boiler Inspector of Md. under Gov, Goids- borough; was pres, and treas, for 3 years of Steam Engineers' Assn., of which he is a member. Office, 408 Garrett Bldg.
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TJARKS, JOHN, prop. Hotel Raleigh, Baltimore; b. Esens, Germany, Feb. 5, 1865; s. Wlihelt and Theda (Janssen) Tjørks; ed. public schools in Germany ; has been in restaurant and hotei business in city of Baitimore since 1887; 2d vice- pres. Nationai German-American Alliance; chairman of the Committee of Finance of the above Alliance; honorary presi- (ent of the Independent Citizens' Union of Baito .; member of the M. & M. Association, of the Masonic Fraternity, 32d de- gree, and of a number of other social and fraternal associa- tions. Office, llotei Raleigh, Holiday St., Cor. Fayette.
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SHEHAN, WM. MASON, att'y at law, Easton; b. Easton, Tal- bot Co., Md., Dec. 24, 1873: s. William J. and Sarah R. (Dawson) Shehan: ed. publie schls. and Md. Univ. Law Sch. ; has practiced law at Easton, Md., since 1897; associated with Gen. Joseph B. Setil, under the firm name of Seth & Sbehan; dir, in a number of business enterprises: appt. State Insur. Comm., Feb. 16, 1912. Offices. Union Trust Bldg., Balto., and Easton, Md.
BRYAN, WILLIAM A., State Boiler Inspector, Baltimore; b. Balto., Md., July 25, 1869; ed. public schls., Baito .; appren- tired at age of 17 to W. E. Woods Co .; served 27 years at steam pipe fitting trade; assist. ereeting eugr. for the Fred- erick W. Wolf Co .: later apptd. gen, pipe litter in Baito. Water Dept. under Mayor Hooper; served 2 months; apptd. policeman during administration of Gov. Lowndes; whlie In Police Dept. took up the cause of labor and joined Intern'i Assn. of Steamtitters; held every otilve in loeai union; vice- pres, intern'i body 4 years; dei. Baito, Federation of Labor, 1905, of which organization he was finally made pres. ; apptd. State boller inspector under Gov. Goidsborough, 1912. Otlice, Garrett Bidg.
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WILSON, WILLIAM LAWRENCE, pres. Wilson-Maltman Electric Co., Baltimore; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., April 4, 1882: s. William Fleming and Alice (Logan) Wilson: ed. Klskemenatas Springs Sch. Saltsburg. 1898; Princeton I'niv., A.B .. 1903: supt. of glass and aluminum factories for 4 years, and sales-manager for Aluminum Co. of America, Chicago, for 4 years, until spring of 1911; was campaign manager for Pres. Woodrow Wilson in Md., previous to the Presidential primaries, Office, 30 S. Charles St.
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CROOK, HOWARD EDWARD, contractor and engineer, Baltimore; b. Balto., Md., June 10, 1884: s. Edward Dickerson and Mary Grace (Horner) Crook: ed. Balto. public schls. and Marston's Univ., 1900-1901; started work with father at Crook-Horner Co .. 1901; went into contracting and engineering business for himself. under name of Howard E. Crook & Co., 1904: continued until 1906: formed partnership with brother- in-law in general contracting line under firm name of David E. Evans & Co .; con- tinned until 1908; formed new partnership with Henry A. Kries and bought mannfar- turing and contracting business of Crook-Horner Co .; firm now known as Crook, Kries & Co., boilermakers and machinists; bought out the Thomas C. Basshor Co., 1913, Business address, 28 Light St.
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MEEKER, RICHARDS CARSON, of Meeker & O'Donnell. gen. insur, and real estate. Baltimore: b. Montreal, Canada, May 31. 1869: s. Cornelins Irving and Kate Carson (Smith) Meeker; ed. George Carey's Priv. Sch .: grad .. 1877: engaged in business with W. H. Perot in the manufacture of bricks. 1889-99: dir. and gen, mgr .. Balto. Brick Co .. 1899-1901; asst. sec. The Crown. Cork & Seal Co .. 1901-3: since then in insurance and real estate business: clubs: Balto. Country, Balto. Athletic; mem. Soc. of Colonial Wars. Office, U. S. Fidelity & Guaranty Bldg.
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DEAN, TUNIS FERDINAND ANTHONY. theatrical mgr., Baltimore; b. Columbus, Ind., March 3, 1870; s. William Henry and Catherine ( Whalen) Dean; ed. public schls. and City Coll. of Indianapolis, Ind .: jr. partner, firm of Harris, Britton & Dean, controlling Academy of Balto, for 14 years; mgr. Grand Opera House. Pitts- burg, Pa., 5 years; on exec. staff of David Belasco, managing the shows of Mrs. Leslie Carter, Blanche Bates, Frances Starr and David Warfield, 7 years; now mgr. for Nixon & Zimmerman's Academy of Music. Balto .; mem. B. P. O. E. (Indpls .. Ind. ), Eagles, Moose, Knights of Columbus (Pittsburgh). M. & M. of Balto., and Flying Squadron (Pittsburgh) ; clubs: Balto. Athletic. P. & P., Y. M. C. A., Young Catholic Friends. St. Vincent de Paul, Bohemian (San Francisco), Hermits (Cleve- land. O.), The Friars (N. Y.), Actors' Fund (N. Y.). Address, Academy of Music, N. Howard St.
MANLY, WILLIAM MAURICE, pres., Maryland Jockey Club, Baltimore; b. Newbern, N. C., Feb. 24, 1859: s. Matthias Evans and Sarah (Simpson) Manly; ed. public schls. of his native place and by priv. tutors; ent. offices of the Clyde Line of steamers in Newbern in 1876; came to Balto. and engaged in the cotton business with his brother-in-law, James S. Whedbee, in 1879; retired in 1889; m. Fanny H. Kennedy, who died in 1893; m. Mathilde L. Keyser in 1902; has 2 children. William Keyser and Mary Mathilde. Mr. Manly has a summer home near Catonsville, Md., and a city residence, 1109 N. Calvert St. He takes a keen interest in hunting and racing: clubs: Jockey and Md. Jockey; pres., Elkridge Fox Hunt Club; mem. Maryland and Baltimore Clubs and mem. of the Roman Cath. Ch.
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EPSTEIN, JACOB, proprietor Baltimore Bargain House (wholesale gen. mdse.), Baltimore; b. Europe, Dee. 28, 1864; 1881 came to Baito, : started wholesale notion bus., smail store: now proprietor of Baito. Barg. House, 202 to 220 W. Baltimore street, 1012 N. Howard, 213-221 W Fayette. entire block at Scott, Wicomico and Cross Sts., 33-35 and 109-111 Hopkins Place. Ilis charitable work caused his appointment to Board of Supervisors of City Charities, also to Bd. of Endowood Sanitarium: identified with founding of Jewish Home for Consumptives, at Reisterstown; dir. National Howard Bank, Continental Trust Company; vice-president Clothiers' Board of Trade; dir. Federated Jewish Charities: dir. Merchants & Manufacturers' Association, Baltimore Steam Packet Company, and other institutions; mem. Phoenix and Suburban elubs; 321 degree Mason.
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BRYAN, WILLIAM SHEPARD, JR., att'y at law. Baltimore. He was born in Balto .. Md., Dec. 23. 1859, the son of William Shepard Bryan and Elizabeth Edmondson (Hayward) Bryan. As a youth he attended Bethel Mil. Acad .: later he entered the Univ. of Va .; since his admission to the Bar, in 1882, he has been engaged in the general practice of law in Balto. : was nominated City Att'y. March, 1892: City Counsellor. Sept., 1892; City Solicitor. Oct .. 1892-1895; served as Att'y Gen. of Md. during 1903-1907. and as Pres. elector in the campaign of 1913; mem. Maryland, University, Balto. Country and Democratic Clubs. Offices, Title Bldg., St. Paul and Lexington Sts.
BLAKENEY, ALBERT A., pres., Thistle Mills, Inc., cotton mfrs .. Ilchester: b. Baltimore Co., Md., Sept. 28, 1850; s. John D. and Sarah (Gaunt) Blakeney ; ed. public selils. ; vice-pres. and dir., Gardi- ner Dairy Co .; dir., Lauer & Harper Co .; clect. Co. Comm. of Balto. Co. on republlean ticket in 1895 for term of 6 years; elect. to 57th Cong. on the republican ticket in 1900; pres., Union League Club of Md .; mem. City Club of Balto. ; Crusade Commander, K. T .; Drid R. A. Chap., Monnt Ararat Lodge and Boumi Temple, Masons; mem. School Board Balto. Co. Address, Ilchester, Md.
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RTHUR PUE GORMAN, JR., lawyer, was born in Howard County, Maryland, March 27, 1873. He is a son of the late United States Senator Arthur P. Gorman, of Maryland, whose notable achievements and distinguished service as a statesman are known to every Marylander. His mother, the late Mrs. Hannah Donagan Gorman, was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1835, and was the daughter of a leading physician of that town.
«Mr. Gorman attended private schools in Washington, the Episco- pal High School in Virginia and at Lawrenceville, N. J. He received his legal education at Columbia University, University of Maryland and in the office of the late Attorney-General John P. Poe. After hav- ing been admitted to the Maryland Bar he formed a law partnership with Mr. Alonzo L. Miles under the name of Miles & Gorman, which was later dissolved in 1905.
He has been prominent in Democratic politics of his State. In 1904 he was elected from Howard County by the Democratic party to the State Senate of Maryland for a term of two years, and in 1908 was re- elected for a further term of two years. In 1911 he was the Democratic party's candidate for Governor of Maryland.
By Governor John Walter Smith he was appointed Colonel on the Military Staff of that Executive, and from the late Governor Austin L. Crothers received the commission of Brigadier-General on his Military Staff.
He is a member of the Maryland and Merchants' Clubs, and a meni- ber of the Maryland State Bar Association. He is at present engaged in the practice of law in Baltimore.
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RALEIGH, MAJ. W. H. H., Baltimore, Md .: the only son of Hooper and Eliza Raleigh of Dorchester, Md. As a boy went West: attended preparatory school; entered the N. W. Univ .; grad. with degree of Ph.B. Returning home, began the study of law, but immediately took sides with the South; ran the blockade from Balto, City with several Marylanders and others: Was present in Richmond at the inaugural of Pres. Davis, C. S. A .; entered service immediately with a Va. artillery command, and served through the war in Carter's Battalion of Artillery under Stonewall Jackson. afterwards Gen. Ewell and then Gen. Gordon, being among the 7.500 who capitulated under Gen. Lee at Appomattox; participated in all the principal battles from the First Seven Days fights around Richmond to Appomattox, being severely wounded in the former, After the war was credit man for Hodges Bros., Balto., for 12 years, being the first to establish such a position outside of a firm: afterwards established a law and collection bureau, which continued with great success for 20 years, until the Balto. fire of 1904: engaged in various business enterprises, and was prominent in several noted reforms as bearing npon the needs of business requirements: never sought political preferment, and declined numbers of positions of honor and trust. owing to his large established law and collection business. At one time, with- out his knowledge and consent. came very near being Dem. nominee for the Mayoralty of Balto, City, Mem, St. Paul's P. E. Church. Res,, Mt. Royal Apts.
MEIGS, CAPT. HENRY B., sr. mgr. Aetna Life Ins. Co., Balto, ; b. Highgate, Vt .. Nov. 23, 1844; s. Luther and Phoche (Stockwell) Meigs; ed. country schls .; priv. Co. "K." 13th Vt. Vols., Civil War .; In Battle of Gettysburg; capt. of troop of cav. raised for suppression of Ind. Insurrection h West, 1806 and 1867; ret. East, 1871; fife Ins. bus., N. Y .. 1876; Balto,, 1888; repub. : mem., exec. com. Balto, Life Underwriters' Assu. ; Nat. Assi. of Life Underwriters; mem. Merchants' Ci .. Anti-Saloon league. Unlon Vets.' Assn. Md., Soe. of Colonial Wars, S. A. R., Founders & Patriots, Nat. Genealogical Soes. : genealogist. Penna. Soc. ; dir., Florence Crittenden Mission. Office, U. S. Fidelity & Guaranty Bldg. 81
KING, GEN, JOHN RIGDON, pension agt .: b. Ilagerstown. Md., June 24, 1844: s. Samuel L. and Marla (lame) King: ed. priv. and pub. sells .. Washington Co., Md .: enlisted at 17 in Co. 11. 6th Md, Vol. Int .; served through Civil War: wounded in battle three times; malmed for life: prisoner of war hnt Libby Prison 6 months; assisted in forming 1st G. A. R. post in Md .: held every otlice, melding dept. comdr. : elected sr. vlee.comdr .- in-chlet. G. A. R., 1904, and became comdr .- inchlet. 1905: in Balto, Custom-house 30 yrs. : now U. S. pension agt, at Wash. : pres .. Grand Army Club of Md .. Enlon Soldiers and Sallors' Monument Comm .; mem. loyal Leglon. Rex., 25 W. Mt. Royal Ave., Baltimore.
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HEADLEY, FRANK O., pres. Headley Chocolate Co., Balti- more: b. Winchester, Va., Feb. 27, 1872; s. James and Sarah Ileadley: ed. public and private schools of Va .: two years' course, Lebanon Business College of Va .; originator and presi- dent of the lleadley Chocolate Co. since Dec. 7, 1900, which was the first manufacturing chocolate industry in Baltimore; dir., Park Bank, Baltimore; mem .. Merchants and Manufac- turers' Assn., Knights Templar; 321 degree Mason. Office, GOS-10 Water St.
COOK, ELMER J., lawyer, Towson: b. Franklin Co., Pa., Nov. 5. 1868; s. Samuel H. and Nancy A. (Fahrney) Cook; ed. Cum- berland Valley State Normal Schl .. class 1887; Princeton Univ., A.B., 1892; ['. of M. Law Sch., LL. B., 1896; prof. Cumberland Valley State Normal Schl., 1892; prin., Belalr Acad., Md., 1992-5; adm. to Bar, 1895; counsel for B. & O. R. R. and United Rys. & Elec. Co .: 1st vice-pres., dir. and coun- sel 2d Nat'l Bank of Towson; dir., Commercial Bank of Md., Arlington, Md .; mem. Ilouse of Del., Md., 1912; chm. Judle- lary Com. of Honse, mem. of Ways and Means Com. and Rules Com .; chm. Balto. Co. Del. in House; Mason and Elk; clubs: Balto. Country and L'Hirondelle. Office, Towson, Md.
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MACKLIN, CHARLES F., Adjt. Gen., State of Md., Annapolis; b. Ft. Sully, Dakota Ter .. April 25, 1871; s. Brig. Gen. James E. Macklin (retired), U. S. A .; ed. De Veaugh Coll., Suspen- sion Bridge, N. Y., 18SS: grad. U. S. Naval Acad., 1892: served aboard U. S. S. Chicago as Naval Cadet, 1892-94; appt. 2d Lieut., U. S. Mar. Corps .. 1894; resigned. 1896; appt. Col. and Insp. Gen. 1st Brig., M. N. G., 1901; appt. by Gov. War- field Col. in 4th Inf., M. N. G. 1904; unanimously elected by field officers of brigade Brig. Gen .. in command of 1st Brig., 1909: appt. Adjt. Gen .. State of Md., by Gov. Goldsborough, 1912. Res., Ilchester.
SINDALL, JAMES HOWARD, funeral director, Baltimore; b. Balto., Md., Dec. 6, 1884; s. James W. and Mary Blanche (Smith) Sindall; ed. Calvert Hall Coll .: engaged in insurance business, 1899 to 1902; ent. Johns Hopkins Univ., 1902; took special course in anatomy, physiology, embalming; grad., 1904; ent. firm of II. C. Wiedefeld & Co. as asst. mgr., 1904 to 1907; Medical Corps, U. S. A., 1907 to 1913; founder of well-known and most enterprising funeral establishment in the South, known as J. Howard Sindall Co., 3501 York Road; 6th Fleld Art., Ft. Riley, Kan., 1908-11; discharged as quartermaster sergt .; mem. Waverly Political Assn. and K. C. Office, 3501 York Road.
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KNAPP, COL. WM. G., supt. National Enameling & Stamping Co., Baltimore: b. December 16. 1881; s. George W. aud Katherine (Boone) Knapp: ed. Marston's Univ., Johns Hop- kins Univ., Lamb School, and Peekskill Academy ; mem., Baltimore Jail Board under Mayor Mahool's administration; mem., Baltimore Harbor Board under present administration; Colonel on Gov. Crothers' staff: Ist Lieutenant in the 4th Regiment; resigned after the Baltimore fire, 1904; clubs: Merchants', Maryland, Balto. Athletic, Balto. Country, Balto. Yacht, Md. Country and Catonsville Country. Bus. address. 1901 Light St.
WACHTER, EDMUND JOHN, cloth sponger and waterproofer, Baltimore; b. April 22, 1884; s. Frank C. and Sophia (Mainz) Wachter; ed. publle schools, Baltimore City College, Johns Hopkins University and Philadelphia Textile School; entered cloth sponging and waterproofing business, 1904; now owner; dir. in Lauer & Harper Co., McAllister Street Rallway Mail Box Co., and Broadway Savings Bank ; nppointed mem. Board of Supervisors of Election, 1911; pres., Young Men's Golds- borongh League. 1911; mem., Warren Lodge No. 51. A. F. & A. M., Delta Kappa Phi Fraternity ; clubs: Germanla and Wnlbrook Athletic, Office, 211 W. German St.
GILLESPIE, WILLIAM A,, certified public accountant, Balti- more: b. Balto., Md., Oct. 25, 1881; s. James M. and Amelia K. (Namath) Gillespie; ed. public schools, Baltimore City College, Bryant & Stratton's Business Coll. ; received training in accountancy with the leading firms of public accountants in Phila. ; is practicing profession in his own name, firm known as William A. Gillespie & Company, certified public account- ants; is secretary of Accountants' Club: Union Lodge. A. F. & A. M .; was appointed Deputy State Auditor in February, 1913: member of City Club and Accountants' Club. Office, 841 Equitable Bldg.
COOK, RICHARD WALTON, real estate and development of property, Baltimore: b. Balto., Md .. Dec. 19, 1874; s. 1om Glen and Agnes Bolton (Walter) Cook; ed. priv. schls. un- til 12 years old, then ent. Poly. Inst. : mfr. of grocers' spo. clalties, 1893-99, under the name of Richard W. Cook & Co .; associated with the Monnd Clty Ice & Cold Stor, Co. of St. Louis, Mo., 1899-1902; gen. mgr. Texas Loan & Trust Co., Dallas, Texas, 1902-05; vlee-pres. and gen. mgr. Villa Nova Co .: vice-pres. Villa Nova Amex (Inc.) : honorary mem. Troop "A," M. N. G .; clubs: City. Antomoblle of Md .; mem. Real Estate Ex. and Suburban Developers' Assu. Office, 14 E. L.ex- Ington St,
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RYON, NELSON A., physician, special dep. collector customs. Baltimore: b. Croom. Prince George's Co., Md., Dec. 13, 1859: s. William S. and Christiana ( Wilson) Ryon: ed. pub. schls. and Dr. Knight's priv. schl., Wash .; att. school until about 16; worked with father on farm 3 yrs .: apptd. to position in Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 1879; studied medicine. grad. 1884: resigned position in Bureau, started practice of medicine at Bowie. Md .. 1884; apptd. to present position of special dep. collector of customs, 1902: apptd. schl. commi. by Gov. Lowndes, 1898: served 2 yrs .; mem., Masonic Order and K. P. Office, Custom-house.
PALMISANO, VINCENT L., att'y, Maryland: b. Terminese, Italy, June 13, 1884; s. Cosimo and Anna Marie (Sansone) Palmisano; migrated to Am, with parents, settled in Balto .. Md., 1887; ed. parochial schls. ; stone mason's helper at age of 15; real estate business age of 21; took up study of law: adm. Md. Bar, 1909: actively interested in East Balto, poli- tics: cand. Legislature. 1913. defeating "King Bill" Garland. until then invincible "boss" of the 3d Ward: one of founders of Court Crown Italy, No. 21. F. of A .: presiding officer and grand anditor 2 terms; organizer and pres. of Exeter Demo- cratic Organization Club: mem. Ileptasophs: elected to Gen. Assembly, 1913. being first Italian to hold elective office in Md. Office, 1121-1123 Calvert Bldg.
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