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MORRIS, THEODORE W .- Glass Merchant, 474 Greenwich street, New York City; residence 16 West 69th street, and Freehold, N. J. Born in New York City, Jan. 15, 1842. Educated at School of General So- ciety of Mechanics and Tradesmen and at College of the City of New York. (Married.) Member of the firm of Theo. W. Morris & Co. (est. 1837). Served as adjutant in 37th Regiment, N. G. N. Y., and as major on staff of Gen. William Hall during Civil War; was secretary of the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York for four years. President Northern Dispensary; director People's Bank, National Safe Deposit Co. and Indiana, Decatur and Western R. R. Co. Member New York Athletic and Wool (president) Clubs, Gen- eral Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, Veteran Association of the 71st Regiment, N. G. N. Y., Sons of the American Revolution, Chamber of Commerce, Washington Association and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
MORROW, BENJAMIN ROWLAND-Physician, 207 Second avenue, New York City. Born in Pennsyl- vania, Sept. 9, 1851. Educated at Medical Department of New York University. (Married.) Medical exami- ner Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. and of the Fidel- ity and Casualty Co. Member Sons of the American Revolution, New York County Medical and New York City Medical Associations.
MORSE, CHARLES A., JR .- Banker, 44 Broadway, New York City; residence 166 Garfield place, Brooklyn. Born in Brooklyn, 1868. Educated at Brooklyn Poly- technic Institute. (Single.) Connected with George E. Armstrong & Co. Treasurer Federal Graphite Co. Formerly financial editor "Journal of Commerce." Member Reform Club, Marine and Field and Crescent Athletic Clubs of Brooklyn, and Art Club of Philadel- phia.
MORSE, CHARLES HENRY-Organist and Musi- cal Conductor, The Breevort, Brooklyn. Born in Brad- ford, Mass., Jan. 5, 1853. Educated at Haverhill High School ('70), New England Conservatory of Music ('73) and at Boston University College of Music ('76). (Mar- ried Frances S. N. Kimball of West Fairlee, Vt., 1874.) Instructor in New England Conservatory of Music, 1873-7; professor of music at Wellesley College, 1875- 84; director Northwestern Conservatory of Music, Min- neapolis, Minn., 1885-91; organist and choirmaster in Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1891-9. Vice-presi- dent Department of Music of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences since its organization; trustee New England Conservatory of Music; musical editor of the "Plymouth Hymnal." Member New England Conservatory of Music Alumni Association.
MORSE, CHARLES W .- Capitalist, 18 Broadway, New York City; residence 724 Fifth avenue. Educated at Bowdoin ('77). President and director American Ice Co .; vice-president and director Garfield National Bank; director Bank of the State of New York, Sprague National Bank of Brooklyn, and City Trust Co. Member Union League, Metropolitan and Uni- versity Clubs.
MORSE, DANIEL P .- Shoe Merchant, 134 Duane street, New York City; residence 530 Clinton avenue, Brooklyn. Born in Malone, N. Y., April 6, 1852. (Mar- ried.) President and director Morse & Rogers; direc- tor Irving National Bank, and Manufacturers' Trust Co. of Brooklyn. Member Arkwright, Reform and Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Clubs, Crescent Ath- letic, Riding and Driving, and Lincoln Clubs of Brooklyn, and New England Society.
MORSE, DAVID R .- Manufacturer of Wire Goods and Ventilating Appliances, 45 Fulton street, New York City; residence 112 Fort Greene place, Brooklyn. Born in New Market, N. J., March 30, 1835. Educated in Bloomfield, N. J., and New Hampton, N. H. (Wid- ower.) Member of the firm of Howard & Morse. Treasurer and director Associated Manufacturers' Mu- tual Fire Insurance Corporation; second vice-president and trustee City Savings Bank of Brooklyn; director Manufacturers' Association of New York; trustee Washington Avenue Baptist Church of Brooklyn. Member Hardware Club, Oxford Club of Brooklyn (vice-president), Morse Society (treasurer and direc- tor), and Manufacturers' Association of Brooklyn.
MORSE, EDWIN WILSON-Editor, 153 Fifth ave- nue, New York City; residence 201 West 54th street. Born in Natick, Mass., March 29, 1855. Educated at Harvard ('78). (Married.) Connected with Charles Scribner's Sons as literary adviser and editor. Mem- ber Harvard, University and Barnard Clubs.
MORSE, GEORGE R .- Railroads, 20 Broad street, New York City; residence 259 Edgecombe avenue. Born in Lockport, N. Y., 1854. Educated at Upper Canada College, Toronto. (Married.) Vice-president and treasurer Iowa Central Ry. Co. Member Heights Club, Montauk Lodge No. 286, F. & A. M. (past mas- ter), Jerusalem Chapter No. 8, R. A. M., and Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 23, K. T.
MORSE, HARRY F .- President, 18 Broadway, New York City; residence 487 West End avenue. Born in Bath, Me., Jan. 5. 1852. (Married.) President and di- rector Morse Transportation Co .; treasurer and di- rector Consolidated Ice Co. and Knickerbocker Steam Towage Co .; director Garfield National Bank and Knickerbocker Ice Co. Member Union League Club.
MORSE, HORACE J .- Banker, 18 Wall street, New York City; residence 820 St. Marks avenue, Brooklyn. Member of the firm of A. M. Kidder & Co. and of the New York Stock Exchange. Second vice-president and director People's Trust Co. of Brooklyn; director Tren- ton Potteries Co. Member Union League and Han- over Clubs of Brooklyn, and Ohio Society.
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MORSE, JAMES HERBERT-Educator, 423 Madi- son avenue, New York City. Born in Hubbardston, Mass., Oct. 8, 1841. Educated at Harvard ('63). (Mar- ried Lucy, daughter of James Sloane Gibbons, 1870.) Principal of the Morse & Rogers School. A fre- quent contributor to current literature. Member Au- thors' and Schoolmasters' Clubs, Phi Beta Kappa So- ciety and Century Association.
MORSE, JAMES HERBERT, JR .- Teacher, 423 Madison avenue, New York City. (Son of James Her- bert and Lucy [Gibbons] Morse.) Educated at Har- vard. Instructor in the Morse & Rogers School. Member Harvard Club.
MORSE, JAMIN SETH-Lawyer, 234 Broadway, New York City; residence 230 Central Park, South. Born in Brownhelm, Ohio, April 29, 1858. Educated at Oberlin College ('82) and Columbia Law School ('87). (Married.) President and director American Watch- man's Time Detector Co. Member Plaza Republican and Quill Clubs, Ohio and Morse Societies, Baptist So- cial Union and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
MORSE, JEROME E .- Publisher, 96 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 129 St. James place, Brook- lyn. Born in Leominster, Worcester Co., Mass., Feb. 23, 1846. Educated at United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. (Married.) Was in command of the receiving training station, United States steamer Michigan, during Spanish-American War. Lieutenant on retired list, United States Navy. Vice-president, treasurer and director The Morse Co .; trustee Sea- men's Friends Society and Adelphi College. Member Montauk Club of Brooklyn, Aldine Association, New England Society and Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences.
MORSE, RICHARD C .- Clergyman, 3 West 29th street, New York City; residence 13 West 129th street. Born in Hudson, N. Y., Sept. 19, 1841. Educated at Phillips Andover Academy, Yale ('62) and at Union and Princeton Theological ('67) Seminaries. (Married.) Was assistant editor "New York Observer," 1867-9. American secretary committee of the World's Confer- ence of Y. M. C. A., and of American Committee of the World's Student Christian Federation. Member Yale Alumni Association and Y. M. C. A.
MORSE, SHERMAN-Publisher, Niagara Falls; residence Edgewood, De Veaux. Born in Canandai- gua, N. Y., Jan. 15, 1870. Educated at Yale ('91). (Married.) Manager The Gazette Publishing Co., pub- lishers of the Niagara Falls "Daily Gazette." Was city editor "Buffalo Evening News." Member Univer- sity Club of Buffalo, Zeta Psi Fraternity and Niagara Frontier Fish and Game Club.
MORSE, SIDNEY E .- Real Estate, 140 Nassau street, New York City; residence 113 East 95th street. Born in New York City, Nov. 25, 1835. Educated at Yale ('56). (Married.) President and director Palisade and Hudson River Land Co .; vice-president and di- rector Bunnell & Eno Investment Co .; editor and pro- prietor New York "Observer" from 1858 to 1873. Be- tween the years of 1865 and 1873, filled every position on brigadier-general's staff, 2d Regiment, N. G. N. Y., from second lieutenant to lieutenant-colonel, chief of staff. Was commodore St. Augustine Yacht Club, Florida, 1877. Member University Club, Yale Alumni Association and New England and St. Nicholas So- cieties.
MORSE, WALDO GRANT-Lawyer, 10 Wall street, New York City; residence Yonkers. Born in Rochester, N. Y., March 13, 1859. (Son of Adolphus and Mary E. [Grant] Morse.) Educated at the University of Rochester; studied law and was admitted to the Bar in 1884. (Married.) Served as Palisade Commis- sioner of the State of New York. Director Darien and Western R. R. Co., United States Savings and Loan Bank, National Gramaphone Corporation, Morse So- ciety and Chester Goodale Marble Co. Member Blue Pencil (honorary), Reform, Lawyers' and Quill Clubs, American Bar and New York State Bar Associations, New England Society, American Academy of Political and Social Science, Sons of the Revolution, Society of Colonial Wars and Association of the Far of the City of New York.
MORSE, WILLIAM-Rubber Goods Manufacturer, 72 Reade street, New York City; residence Hacken-
sack, N. J. Born in Malone, N. Y., Sept. 22, 1857. Edu- cated at Annapolis Naval Academy. (Married.) Head of the firm of William Morse & Co. Member Hardware Club.
MORTON, BOWDITCH-Physician, 1 West 54th street, New York City. Born in Wellesley, Mass. Edu- cated at Harvard ('80). Member University Club, So- ciety of Medical Jurisprudence and New York County Medical and Neurological Societies.
MORTON, HENRY-Educator, Stevens Institute of Technology; residence River and Sixth streets, Ho- boken, N. J. Born in New York City, Dec. 11, 1836. Educated at University of Pennsylvania; degrees of Ph.D., Sc.D. and LL.D. (Married.) President of Ste- vens Institute of Technology. Director Mexican Na- tional Construction Co. and Bacon Air Lift Co. For- merly professor of chemistry at University of Penn- sylvania. Ex-resident secretary Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, and ex-member United States Light House Board. Member American Philosophical and American Chemical Societies, American Society of Gas Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, National Academy of Design and others.
MORTON, LEVI PARSONS-Banker, 38 Nassau street, New York City; residence 681 Fifth avenue, and "Ellerslie," Rhinecliff-on-Hudson. Born in Shore- ham, Vt., May 16, 1824, (a descendant of George Mor- ton of Battery, Yorkshire, the financial agent in Lon- don of the Mayflower Pilgrims, who arrived at Ply- mouth, Mass., on the ship "Ann" in 1623; son of Rev. Daniel Oliver and Lucretia [Parsons] Morton.) Edu- cated at Shoreham Academy. Received degree of LL.D. from Dartmouth College in 1891 and from Mid- dlebury College in 1893. (Married Anna Livingston Street in 1973; they have five children, Edith Living- ston, Lena, Helen, Alice and Mary Morton.) Founded the banking houses of Levi P. Morton & Co. and Mor- ton, Bliss & Co. of New York City; Morton, Rose & Co. and Morton, Chaplin & Co. of London, England; also the Morton Trust Co. of New York. Congress- man from New York, 1879-81; United States Minister to France, 1881-5; Vice-President of the United States and President of the Senate, 1889-93; Governor of the State of New York, 1894-7. President and trustee Morton Trust Co. and Fifth Avenue Trust Co .; direc- tor Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. Guaranty Trust Co., Home Insurance Co., Traders' Fire Insurance Co. and Washington Life In- surance Co .; trustee Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co. Member Metropolitan, Union League, Republican, Union, Lawyers', Tuxedo and New York Press Clubs, Century and Down Town Associations, American Geo- graphical, New England, American Fine Arts and New York Genealogical and Biographical Societies, Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Museum of Natural History, National Academy of Design and Sons of the American Revolution.
MORTON, WARNER G .- Wholesale Coal Dealer, 2 James street, Albany; residence 351 State street. Born in Pittsfield, Mass., March 2, 1851. Educated in Pitts- field. (Married.) Member Albany Country and Fort Orange Clubs, Transportation Club of New York City, and Park Club of Pittsfield, Mass.
MORTON, WILLIAM J .- Physician, 19 East 28th street, New York City; residence 200 West 107th street. Educated at Harvard ('67). Specialist in mental dis- eases. Member University Club, New York County Medical, Harvard Medical and New York Electrical Societies and American Medical Association.
MOSENTHAL, HERMAN-Insurance, 46 Cedar street, New York City; residence 112 West 85th street. Born in Germany, Sept. 29, 1832. Educated in Ger- many. (Married.) Trustee Association for the Im- proved Instruction of Deaf Mutes. Was president In- surance Clerks' Mutual Benefit Association and secre- tary and trustee Liederkranz Society. Member Under- writers' Club, Liederkranz, and of many charitable and educational societies.
MOSENTHAL, PHILIP JAMES-Insurance, 46 Cedar street, New York City; residence 112 West 85th street. Educated at the College of the City of New York. Member of the firm of H. Mosenthal & Son. Member Reform and Good Government Clubs, Ameri- can Fine Arts and Phi Beta Kappa Societies, Lieder- kranz and College of the City of New York Alumni As- sociation.
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MOSER, CHARLES P .- Merchant, Syracuse. Born in Carbondale, Pa., Jan. 21, 1837. Educated at Geneva (N. Y.) Union School. (Married.) Partner in the firms of S. E. Norton & Co., Moser & Lyon, Moser, Truax & De Golia, Moser & Lyon Co. and Moser, Lyon & Co. Member Citizens' Club.
MOSES, ALFRED J .- Professor, 116th street and Morningside Heights, New York City; residence North Tarrytown. Degrees of E.M. and Ph.D. Professor of mineralogy at Columbia University in the City of New York. Member Engineers' Club and Scientific Alliance.
MOSES, FREDERICK J .- Lawyer, 32 Nassau street, New York City; residence 180 West 88th street. Born in Trenton, N. J., Sept. 22, 1870. Educated at Princeton ('92). (Married.) Member of the firm of Moses & Morris. Member Princeton Club, Tiger Inn and Sons of the Revolution.
MOSES, JUDAH-Oculist and Optician, 327 Fulton street, Brooklyn; residence 135 Fort Green place. Born in Plymouth, England, Feb. 1, 1836. Educated in Ply- mouth. (Single.) President and director Axis-Cut Pebble Co. Grand secretary-general of the Supreme Council, thirty-third degree A. and A. Scottish Rite Masons for the United States of America, its territo- ries and dependencies. Member St. John's Lodge No. 4, F. & A. M., of Hartford, Conn.
MOSES, RAPHAEL J. - Lawyer, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence 46 West 97th street. Mem- ber Lotos, Reform, American Yacht and Thirteen Clubs, American Geographical and Southern Societies and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
MOSHER, ARTHUR ANTHONY-Insurance, 135 Broadway, New York City; residence 339 West 88th street. Born in Easton, Washington Co., N. Y., Dec. 21, 1851. (Married.) General agent Prudential Life Insurance Co. Was with the Travelers Insurance Co. for seventeen years; its general agent at St. Louis for fifteen years, establishing their largest general agency department. In 1891 he entered railway service as third vice-president of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf R. R., Kansas City, Mo., and was for five years actively interested in its construction; was second vice-president Kansas City Suburban Belt R. R. Co .; president Kansas City and Independence Air Line R. R. Co .; second vice-president Texarkana and Fort Smith R. R. Co .; vice-president Missouri, Kansas and Texas Trust Co .; second vice-president National Surety Co .; fourth vice-president Central Coal and Coke Co. Member Colonial and Lawyers' Clubs, Chi- cago (Ill.) Club and St. Louis Club of St. Louis, Mo.
MOSHER, ARTHUR B .- Insurance, 100 Broadway, New York City; residence 339 West 88th street. Presi- dent of lead and zinc mining companies. Member New York Athletic Club.
MOSHER, BURR B .- Physician, 202 Schermerhorn street, Brooklyn. Born in Union Springs, N. Y., June 13, 1866. Educated at Long Island College Hospital ('90) and Oakwood Seminary. (Married.) Interne at Brooklyn Hospital, 1890-91; assistant surgeon Brook- lyn Eye and Ear Hospital, 1891-6, and of St. Peter's Hospital since 1895; adjunct physician Brooklyn Hos- pital since 1894; surgeon Brooklyn Hospital Orthopedic Department since 1891, and surgeon-in-chief St. Giles Home for Crippled Children. Member Crescent Ath- letic Club.
MOSLE, A. HENRY-Lawyer, 30 Broad street, New York City; residence 34 West 56th street. Edu- cated at Yale ('89). Member University Athletic. Yale and University Clubs, Down Town Association and Deutscher Verein.
MOSLE, GEORGE RUDOLF-Merchant, 16 Ex- change place, New York City; residence 34 West 56th street. Educated at Yale ('86). Member of the firm of Mosle Bros. Member University Club and Yale Alum- ni and Down Town Associations.
MOSLER, HENRY-Artist, 119 West 85th street, New York City, and Paris, France. Born in New York City, June 6, 1841. Educated in Cincinnati com- mon schools and in Düsseldorf and Paris; also studied under Hebert, director of the Ville de Medicis in Rome, Italy, and at the Academy at Munich, Ger-
many, under the direction of Wagner and Piloty. Was special artist for "Harper's Weekly" during Civil War. Has maintained a residence in Paris, France, since 1877. His most famous paintings include "La Retour," "The Purchase of the Wedding Gown" and "The Last Sacrament." Has had pictures purchased and incorporated in the following museums: Luxem- bourg, Paris, France; Sydney, Australia; Grenoble, France; Louisville, Ky .; Polytechnic Institute, Penn- sylvania Academy of Fine Arts; Cincinnati (Ohio) Museum; Springfield (Mass.) Museum and Metro- politan Museum of Art in New York City. Summary of honors received: Medal at the Royal Academy of Munich in 1874; honorable mention at the Paris Salon in 1879; "La Retour" purchased by the French Gov- ernment for the Musée de Luxembourg in 1879; gold medal at the International Exhibition, Nice; Paris, France, in 1884; gold medal at the Paris Salon in 1888; silver medal at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889; Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur of France, 1892; Officier d'Academie, France, 1892; Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria gold medal, 1893; grand gold medal and diploma of honor at the Atlanta Exposition, Georgia, 1895; gold medal from the Philadelphia Art Club in 1897; also many others.
MOSS, FRANK-Lawyer, 93 Nassau street, New York City; residence 306 East 120th street. Born in Cold Spring, Putnam Co., N. Y., March 16, 1860. (Son of John R. and Eliza [Wood] Moss.) Educated at a public school and at the College of the City of New York. Degree of LL.D. from Taylor University. (Mar- ried Eva E. Bruce, 1883.) President of the New York City Police Board. 1897. Served as associate coun- sel to the Lexow Investigating Committee, 1893-4, and leading counsel to the Mazet Investigating Com- mittee, 1899. Acts as counsel to the Society for the Prevention of Crime. Author of "The American Me- tropolis," being the history of New York City. in three volumes. Member Republican, Twilight, Harlem Re- publican and Good Government Clubs, Medico-Legal Association, New York Law Institute, Society for the Prevention of Crime, City Vigilance League, Methodist Social Union, Knights of Honor, Epworth League and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
MOSS, FREDERICK W .- Retired Steel Manufac- turer, 220 Broadway, New York City, and Sheffield, England; residence 33 Remsen street, Brooklyn. Born in Sheffield, England. Educated at Sheffield College, (affiliated to London University). (Married.) His father was one of the first trustees appointed by Great Britain upon the establishment of a system of government savings banks and was one of the first English merchants to establish agencies for English steel in this country and Canada; also for many years president of Sheffield Chamber of Commerce. Direc- tor E. W. Bliss Co .; trustee Franklin Trust Co. and Bureau of Charities. Member Hamilton, Barnard, Rembrandt, Riding and Driving, and Dyker Meadow Golf Clubs, Long Island Historical and St. George's Societies and Chamber of Commerce.
MOSS, JAY O .- President, 80 Broadway, New York City; residence Hotel Manhattan. Born in Sandusky, Ohio, November. 1839. Educated at Kenyon College, Ohio. (Married.) President and director Columbus and Hocking Coal and Iron Co., Sandusky, Mansfield and Newark R. R Co., and Moss National Bank of Sandusky; director Barry, Boaet and Gardener Coal Co. Member Union League and Lawyers' Clubs, Pelee Club of Canada, American Historical and Ohio Socie- ties and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
MOSS, ROYAL E. (Colonel)-1228 Broadway, New York City; residence 543 Madison avenue. Born in New York City, Feb. 10, 1873. Educated in public schools. (Married Marion Hays Drake.) Appointed assistant commissary-general of subsistence State of New York, by Governor Levi P. Morton, Jan. 30. 1895. Rendered supernumerary Dec. 31, 1898. Member Union League, New York Athletic, Seabright (N. J.) Golf and Meadow Yacht Clubs.
MOSSMAN, JOHN M .- Manufacturer of Safes and Locks, 72 Maiden lane, New York City; residence Ho- tel St. Andrew. Trustee Northern Dispensary, Hahne- mann Hospital and American Institute. Member Building Trades, New York Athletic and Colonial Clubs, General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen and New York Historical Society.
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MOTLEY, JAMES M .- Merchant, 43 John street, New York City; residence 47 West 43d street. Born in New York City, Oct. 6, 1864. Educated in New York City. (Single.) President Cuban and West Indies Exploitation Co .: vice-president and director Thorn- ton N. Motley Co. (Inc.); director Duval Metallic Packing Co. Member Larchmont Yacht, Racquet and Tennis, New York Athletic, Democratic, Suburban Riding and Driving, New York and Manhattan Clubs, St. Andrew's and St. George's Societies, Maritime Ex- change and Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
MOTLEY, THORNTON N .- Merchant, 43 John street, New York City; residence 123 West 86th street. Born in New York City, Dec. 28, 1857. Educated in New York City. (Married.) President and director Thornton N. Motley Co .; resident director National Pyrogranit Co., Duval Metallic Packing Co. and Man- hattan Oil Co. Member New York Yacht, Manhattan, Engineers', Lawyers', New York Athletic, and Subur- ban Riding and Driving Clubs, Tammany Society and St. Nicholas Lodge.
MOTT, JOHN O-City Magistrate, New York City; residence 67 East 77th street. Born in Half Moon, Saratoga Co., N. Y., Oct. 18, 1829. Educated at Ballston Institute. (Married.) District attorney of Saratoga County, 1856-9; paymaster in United States Army with rank of major, 1864; Assistant United States District Attorney for Southern District of New York, 1890-5. Appointed city magistrate in 1895 for term expiring July 1, 1905. Member Republican Club, Presbyterian Union, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Military Order of the Loyal Legion and Lafayette Post, G. A. R.
MOTT, JOHN T .- Banker, Oswego. Born in Ham- ilton, N. Y. Educated at Union College ('68). Presi- dent First National Bank and Oswego Water Works Co .; vice-president and treasurer Oswego Gas Light Co .; member of the Republican State Committee and New York State Board of Commissioners for Pan- American Exposition. Member City, Oswego Yacht and Fortnightly Clubs, University and Transportation Clubs of New York City, Sigma Phi Fraternity, Sons of the American Revolution, Society of Colonial Wars, Colonial Order, Rochester (N. Y.) Yacht Club and Royal Canadian Yacht Club of Toronto, Canada.
MOTT, JORDAN LAWRENCE-Iron Manufact- urer, 90 Beekman street, New York City; residence 2122 Fifth avenue. Born in New York City, Nov. 10. 1829. (Son of Jordan Lawrence Mott.) Educated at New York University ('49). (Married.) Became part- ner in his father's business in 1853 and succeeded to its management in 1866. Represented the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Wards on the Board of Aldermen, 1879; Presidential Elector, 1876 and 1888. President and director J. I .. Mott Iron Works; director New River Mineral Co., North River Bridge Co. and other corporations. Member Engineers', New York, New York Yacht, American Yacht and Fulton Clubs and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
MOTT. JORDAN LAWRENCE, JR .- Iron Manu- facturer, 90 Beekman street, New York City; residence 17 East 47th street. (Married.) Vice-president and director J. L. Mott Iron Works; treasurer and director North American Iron Works; director Mott Haven Co. and Washington Life Insurance Co. Member Union, Calumet and New York Yacht Clubs and Coun- try Club of Westchester.
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