Biographical directory of the state of New York, 1900, Part 106

Author: Biographical Directory Co., New York, pub
Publication date: 1900
Publisher: New York, Biographical directory company (incorporated)
Number of Pages: 592


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O'DAY, DANIEL-Capitalist, 26 Broadway, New York City; residence 128 West 72d street. Born in Ireland, Feb. 6, 1844. Educated in Buffalo (N. Y.) public schools. Went to Pennsylvania oil regions in 1865 and became connected with the oil transportation business. President and director Buffalo Natural Gas Co., Buffalo General Electric Co., Northwestern Ohio Natural Gas Co. and People's Bank of Buffalo; direc- tor Buffalo, Bellevue and Lancaster Ry. Co., Buffalo


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Gas Co., Buffalo Loan, Trust and Safe Deposit Co., Buffalo, Thousand Islands and Portland R. R. Co., Crosstown Street Ry. Co., International Steam Pump Co., Lanyon Zinc Co., National Transit Co., New York Transit Co., Niagara Falls and Lewiston R. R. Co., and Seaboard National Bank; trustee Colonial Safe Deposit Co., Colonial Trust Co. and New York Pro- duce Exchange Safe Deposit and Storage Co. Member American Yacht, Manhattan, New York Athletic, Lo- tos, Colonial, Catholic, Racquet and Tennis, and Engi- neers' Clubs.


ODDIE, JOHN VAN SCHAICK-Secretary, 67 Madison avenue, New York City; residence 59 West 48th street. Member New York Athletic, New York Yacht (secretary), Larchmont Yacht and Manhattan Clubs, and Eastern Yacht Club of Boston, Mass.


ODDIE, ORVILLE-Broker, 35 Broad street, New York City; residence 124 Joralemon street, Brooklyn. Born in New York City, Aug. 21, 1833. Educated at Young's Collegiate Institute and Professor Morrell French's Academy, Brooklyn. (Married.) Has been business as Orville Oddie, Oddie & St. George, Oddie, in business as Orville Oddie, Oddie & St. George, Oddie, St. George & Co .. Oddie & Gamble, and Oddie & Co. Now trading as Orville Oddie. Member St. George's Society (life), New York City Guard, Old Guard of New York, Society of Founders and Patriots of Amer- ica and Sons of the American Revolution.


ODELL, BENJAMIN PARKER, JR .- Merchant, 56 Pine street, New York City; residence Fifth Avenue Hotel, and Newburgh. Born in Newburgh, Jan. 14, 1854. Educated in public schools, at Bethany (W. Va.) College and at Columbia ('77). Left the latter insti- tution before graduation and engaged in the ice busi- ness with his father. (Married first, Estelle Crist in 1877, who died in 1888; second, in 1891, Mrs. Linda C. Traphagen.) Became identified with the Republican party organization in his district and has attained great prominence therein. From the ice business, he branched out and became interested in electric street railways, electric lighting and power companies and in banking enterprises. In 1884, became a member of the Republican State Committee, and chairman of the Republican State Executive Committee in 1894, which position he still holds. Represented the Seventeenth Congressional District in the House of Representa- tives, 1895-9. Delegate-at-large from New York State to the National Republican Convention of 1900, and chairman of the New York State Republican Conven- tion of that year. Unanimously nominated by the latter body as candidate for Governor of the State of New York, ex-Governor Black making the speech in nomination. Ex-president Newburgh Electric Light and Power Co .; ex-vice-president Haverstraw Elec- tric Light, Heat and Power Co .; ex-treasurer and sec- retary Muchattoes Lake Lce Co. Member Lawyers' and Republican Clubs, and Orange Lake, Newburgh Golf, Powelton and City Clubs of Newburgh.


ODELL, CHARLES H .- Steel, 44 Wall street, New York City; residence Yonkers. Educated at Union College. Agent Carnegie Bros. & Co. Member Du- quesne Club of Pittsburg, Pa., Union College Alumni Association and American Museum of Natural His- tory.


O'DELL, DANIEL-Banker and Broker, 5 New street, New York City; residence 450 Fifth avenue. Born in Farmington, Ontario Co., N. Y., Sept. 15, 1858. Educated in common schools. (Widower.) Head of the firm of Daniel O'Dell & Co., and member of the New York Stock Exchange. Was superintendent of agency department of New York Life Insurance Co., for nearly twenty years; resigned in 1887 to engage in banking. Director in several companies. Member Republican Club.


ODELL, HAMMOND-Lawyer, 35 Nassau street, New York City; residence 135 West 75th street. Born in New York City. Aug. 16, 1869. Educated at Colum- bia ('89). (Single.) Member University Club, Colum- bia University Alumni Association and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


ODELL, ISAAC H .- Broker, 2 Wall street, New York City. Member of the firm of Mills & Odell, mem- bers of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Co- lonial Club.


O'DONOHUE, CHARLES-Coffee Importer, 88 Front street, New York City; residence 147 Herkimer street, Brooklyn. Born in Brooklyn, Aug. 16, 1859. Educated at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. (Mar- ried.) Member of the firm of John O'Donohue's Sons and the New York Coffee Exchange. Treasurer and secretary Analomink Paper Co .; director Knicker- bocker Mills; trustee East River Savings Bank. Mem- ber Penataquit-Corinthian Yacht (rear-commodore) and Lotos Clubs, and Riding and Driving Club of Brooklyn.


O'DONOHUE, FLORINCE-Physician, 314 Clinton street, Syracuse. Born in Syracuse, Oct. 8, 1850. Edu- cated at Onondaga Academy, Cazenovia Seminary and Syracuse University. (Married.) Ex-president New York State Board of Health and New York State Tu- berculosis Commission. Member Citizens' Club.


O'DONOHUE, JOSEPH J., JR .- Coffee Merchant, 101 Front street, New York City; residence 262 West 73d street. Member of the firm of Jos. J. O'Don- ohue's Sons. President and director Brooklyn Ferry Co .; vice-president and director Agatine Shoe Hook and Eyelet Co .; director Eighth Avenue R. R., Co., Evergreen Cemetery, New Jersey Steamboat Co. and Ninth Avenue R. R. Co. Member New York Ath- letic and Colonial Clubs and Down Town Association.


O'DONOHUE, THOMAS J .- Coffee Merchant, 101 Front street, New York City; residence 550 Park ave- nue. Born in New York City, Dec. 6, 1866. Educated in New York City. (Married.) Member of the firm of Jos. J. O'Donohue's Sons. Vice-president Agatine Shoe Hook and Eyelet Co .; director New Amsterdam Casualty Co .; trustee Roman Catholic Orphan Asy- lum. Member New York Athletic Club and Down Town Association.


O'DONOVAN, WILLIAM R .- Sculptor, 105 East 17th street, New York City. Born in Preston County, Va., March 28, 1844. Served in Confederate Army dur- ing Civil War. Established a studio in New York City in 1866. Has executed many important portrait busts, bas-reliefs and monuments. Member National Acad- emy of Design.


O'DWYER, EDWARD F .- Judge, 32 Chambers street, New York City; residence 37 West 76th street. Born in New York City, 1860. Educated in public schools and by private tutors; studied law and was admitted to the Bar in 1881. Counsel to the Brooklyn Fire Department, 1882-4; represented the Twenty-first Assembly District on the New York Board of Alder- men, 1885. Was elected to the City Court Bench in 1895 to succeed the late Chief Justice Ehrlich and was subsequently re-elected; present term expires Dec. 31, 1903. Member Democratic Club.


OEHME, JULIUS-Art Galleries, 384 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 42 East 70th street. Mem- ber Grolier and Union League Clubs, American Fine Arts Society and Metropolitan Museum of Art.


OELRICHS, CHARLES MAY-Stock Broker, 40 Exchange place, New York City; residence 35 Madison avenue. Born in Baltimore, Md., Aug. 27, 1857. Edu- cated at St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H., and at Hanover Polytechnic, Germany. (Married.) Head of the firm of Charles M. Oelrichs & Co., and member of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Union and Metropolitan Clubs.


OELRICHS, HERMANN-Retired Shipping Mer- chant, 1 East 57th street. New York City. Born in Baltimore, Md., June 8, 1850. Educated in the United States and in Germany. (Married a daughter of James G. Fair, Esq., of California.) Formerly mem- ber of the firm of Oelrichs & Co., American agents for the North-German Lloyd Steamship Co. Director Mount Morris Bank, National Park Bank, Nicaragua Co., Ohio River R. R. Co. and Plaza Bank. Meinber Manhattan, Metropolitan, Democratic, New York Yacht, Lawyers', Players', Racquet and Tennis and Union Clubs and Liederkranz.


OGDEN, DAVID B .- Lawyer, 111 Broadway, New York City; residence 12 East Tenth street. Educated at Columbia ('69). Member of the firm of Parsons, Shepard & Ogden. Vice-president and director Law- yers' Title Insurance Co .; treasurer and director


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Broadway Theatre Co. and American Theatre Opera Co .; secretary and director Knickerbocker Real Es- tate Co .; director General American Reduction Co. and Lawyers' Mortgage Insurance Co. Member Uni- versity, Church, City and Tuxedo Clubs, Columbia University Alumni and Century Associations and As- sociation of the Bar of the City of New York.


OGDEN, FRANCIS LUDLOW -Lawyer, 111 Broadway, New York City; residence 246 Lexington avenue. Educated at Columbia ('74). Member of the firm of Parsons, Shepard & Ogden. Member Univer- sity and Reform Clubs, Columbia University Alumni Association and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


OGDEN, HENRY-Real Estate Agent, 7 Pine street and 127 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 142 East 18th street. Born and educated in New York City. (Single.) Member of the firm of Ogden & Clarkson. Has been engaged in the real estate busi- ness since 1868. Member Torrey Botanical and Church Clubs and Scientific Alliance.


OGDEN, HENRY NEELY-Professor, Cornell University, Ithaca; residence 614 University avenue. Educated at Cornell. Degree of C.E. Assistant pro- fessor of civil engineering at Cornell University.


OGDEN, LOUIS MANSFIELD-Lawyer, 27 Wil- liam street, New York City; residence 51 East 30th street. Member Union and Reform Clubs and Sons of the Revolution.


OGDEN, LUDLOW-Lawyer, 4 Warren street, New York City; residence 536 West 148th street. Edu- cated at Columbia ('72). Member University, Church and Delta Phi Clubs, Society of Colonial Wars, Co- lumbia University Alumni Association and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


OGDEN, MORTIMER C .- Hardware Merchant, 98 Chambers street, New York City; residence 38 Monroe place, Brooklyn. President and director Eagle Lock Co., Southington Cutlery Co. and New York Vitrified Tile Co .; director Peck, Stow & Wilcox Co. and Van Wagoner & Williams Co. Member Hardware Club.


OGDEN, ROBERT C .- Dry Goods Merchant, 784 Broadway, New York City; residence 22 West 55th street. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., June 20, 1836. Edu- cated in Philadelphia. Associated with the house of John Wanamaker. President board of trustees, Hampton (Va.) Institute; director Union Theological Seminary. Member Twilight, Quill, Presbyterian, Nineteenth and Twentieth Century, Union League, National Arts and Army and Navy Clubs, Union League Club of Philadelphia, and Aldine and Century Associations.


OGDEN, WALTER-Real Estate, 46 Cedar street, New York City; residence Morristown, N. J. Born in New York City, Sept. 21, 1848. Educated at Columbia ('70). (Single.) Member University Club, St. Nicholas Society, Columbia Alumni Association and Colonial Order.


OGDEN, WILLIAM B. - Insurance, 20 Liberty street, New York City; residence 173 West 126th street. Born in New York City, Sept. 13, 1841. Educated in public schools and at the College of the City of New York. (Married.) New York City agent Newark Fire Insurance Co. of Newark, N. J., and United Fire Insurance Co. of Baltimore; ex-secretary Brewers' and Maltsters' Insurance Co .; ex-treasurer St. Andrew's Protestant Episcopal Church; chairman Fire Patrol Committee of New York Board of Fire Underwriters. Member Lafayette Post No. 140, G. A. R.


OGILVIE, CLINTON-Artist, 52 East 23d street, New York City; residence 55 West 55th street. Born in New York City, Dec. 28, 1838. Studied painting under James M. Hart, and in Paris, France. Has spent sev- eral seasons abroad. Makes a specialty of landscape paintings. Member Camera Club, Century Association and National Academy of Design.


OGILVIE, JOHN S .- Publisher, 57 Rose street, New York City; residence 873 St. Marks avenue, Brooklyn. Director Seventeenth Ward Bank of Brooklyn. Member Union League Club of Brooklyn.


O'GORMAN, JAMES A .- Supreme Court Justice, County Court House, New York City; residence 408 West 43d street. Born in New York City, May 5, 1860. Educated in public schools, at the College of the City of New York and at University Law School. (Mar- ried.) Served as Justice of the Tenth District Muni- cipal Court, 1896-9, in which latter year he was elected a Supreme Court Justice for term expiring Dec. 31, 1913. Member New York Athletic, Catholic and Dem- ocratic Clubs.


O'KEEFE, JOHN G .- Stock Broker, 66 Broadway, New York City; residence 10 West 123d street. Mem- ber of the firm of H. L. Horton & Co., members of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Catholic Club.


O'KENNEDY, J. J. KARBRY-Lawyer, 71 Broad- way, New York City. Born in Ireland, May 20, 1862. Educated in Dublin and in Paris; degrees of A.M. and LL.D. from University of Ireland. Practiced as a barrister-at-law at King's Inn, Dublin. (Married.) Member American-Irish Historical Society, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick and King's Inn, Dublin Bar, Mun- ster Bar and Chicago (Ill.) Bar Associations.


OLCOTT, CHAUNCEY - Actor, Grand Opera House, New York City; residence Buffalo. Born in Buffalo, July 21, 1860. Educated in common schools. (Married Margaret O'Donovan of San Francisco, Cal., 1897.) Made first professional appearance, with R. M. Hooley's Company, in 1880. Succeeded William J. Scanlan as star in Irish musical dramas, and has ap- peared in various leading roles throughout the United States and England. Member Buffalo Club, Players' and Lambs' Clubs of New York City, and Lyric and Eccentric Clubs of London, England.


OLCOTT, DUDLEY (Lieutenant-Colonel)-Bank- er, Albany; residence 9 Ten Broeck place. President and trustee Mechanics' and Farmers' Savings Bank; trustee Metropolitan Trust Co. and Mutual Life In- surance Co., both of New York. Member Fort Orange and Country Clubs, Grolier, Metropolitan, Union League and Reform Clubs and Down Town Associa- tion of New York City, and Military Order of the Loyal Legion.


OLCOTT, EBEN ERSKINE-Mining Engineer, 18 Broadway, New York City; residence 38 West 39th street. Born in New York City, 1854. Educated at the College of the City of New York and at the School of Mines of Columbia University (E.M., '74). Treas- urer and director Hudson River Steamboat Line; di- rector Cairo R. R. Co. and Catskill Mountain Ry. Co. Member University and Engineers' Clubs, Down Town Association, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Institute of Mining Engineers and American Museum of Natural History.


OLCOTT, FREDERICK P. - Banker, 54 Wall street, New York City; residence 4 East 53d street. Born in Albany, N. Y, 1841. Educated at Albany Academy. Connected for many years with the bank- ing firms of Blake Bros. & Co. and Phelps. Stokes & Co., in New York City. Served one term as New York State Comptroller. President and trustee Central Trust Co .; president and director Galveston. Houston and Henderson R. R. Co .; vice-president and director Bank of America; treasurer and director Union Trac- tion and Electrical Co .; director Amalgamated Cop- per Co., Audit Co. of New York, Brooklyn Elevated R. R. Co., Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co., Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Co., Central Realty Bond and Trust Co., Colorado Midland R. R. Co., Colorado and Southern Ry. Co .. Magdeburg Fire Insurance Co., Na- tional Union Bank, New York, Chicago and St. Louis R. R. Co., Popular Photograph Co., St. Joseph and Grand Island R. R. Co. and Sixth Avenue R. R. Co .; trustee Williamsburg Trust Co. Member Union League, Metropolitan, Manhattan, Turf and Field, Barnard, Riding and Driving, Morristown (N. J.), New York Yacht and Driving Clubs, Chamber of Commerce, Down Town Association, American Mu- seum of Natural History and Metropolitan Museum of Art.


OLCOTT. GEORGE M .- Wholesale Druggist, 86 William street, New York City; residence 146 Remsen street, Brooklyn. Born in Brooklyn, 1835. Educated in Brooklyn and New York. (Married.) Member of the firm of Dodge & Olcott. Director Franklin Safe Deposit Co., Franklin Trust Co., Lloyds Plate Glass


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Insurance Co., Market and Fulton National Bank, and First National Bank of Ridgefield, Conn. Member Hamilton Club and New England Society of Brook- lyn, Down Town Association and Metropolitan Mu- seum of Art.


OLCOTT, J. VAN VECHTEN-Lawyer, 4 Warren street, New York City; residence 33 West 72d street. Born in New York City, May 17, 1856. Educated at Public School No. 35, and at the College of the City of New York. (Married.) Member of the firm of Olcott & Messiter. Was municipal civil service commis- sioner under Mayor Strong, 1895-7. Member Mer- chants', Church, Union League and Colonial Clubs, Sons of the Revolution and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


OLCOTT, RICHARD MORGAN-Rubber Mer- chant, 4 Warren street, New York City; residence Ho- tel Savoy. President and director Amazonas Co. Member Essex County (N. J.) Country, Manhattan, New York Athletic and New York Clubs.


OLCOTT, THOMAS W .- Railroads, 204 East 128th street, New York City; residence 169 West 130th street. Secretary, treasurer and director Tarrytown, White Plains and Mamaroneck Electric Ry. Co., Union Ry. Co. of New York, and Westchester Electric R. R. Co .; secretary and director Amazonas Co .; director Colo- nial Bank and Southern Boulevard R. R. Co. Member Suburban Riding and Driving, and Democratic Clubs and St. Nicholas Society.


OLCOTT, WILLIAM M. K .- Lawyer, 4 Warren street, New York City; residence 58 West 84th street. Born in New York City, 1862. Educated at Grammar School No. 35, the College of the City of New York and at Columbia College Law School. Began practic- ing in New York City after his admission to the Bar in 1883, as a member of the firm of Olcott & Olcott. Represented the Twenty-first Assembly District on the Board of Aldermen during 1895-6; was chairman of its Finance Committee and, as such, a member of the Sinking Fund Commission. Served as district attor- ney of New York County from Dec. 15, 1896 to Dec. 31, 1898, and as a Judge of the City Court, 1898-9. Now member of the firm of Black, Olcott, Gruber & Bon- ynge. Secretary and director Lawyers' Engineering and Surveying Co. Member Republican Club.


OLDS, EDWARD A .- Soap Manufacturer, 81 Ful- ton street, New York City; residence 863 President street, Brooklyn. Member Fulton Club, and Montauk and Marine and Field Clubs of Brooklyn.


O'LEARY. CORNELIUS M .- Physician and Pro- fessor. 131st street and Broadway, New York City; residence 560 West 133d street. Born in Ireland, 1840. Educated at St. John's College, Fordham, N. Y., and at New York University (M.D., '64). (Married.) Pro- fessor of Greek and Latin at Manhattan College.


OLENA, THEOPHILUS - Importer. 46 Vesey street, New York City; residence 179 St. John's place, Brooklyn. Born in Grand Isle County, Vt., Nov. 30, 1832. Educated in public schools. (Married.) Vice- president and trustee City Savings Bank of Brooklyn; director Sprague National Bank of Brooklyn. Ex- president Board of Aldermen for four terms for Brook- lyn. First president of Columbian Club, serving two terms; ex-president Brooklyn Central Dispensary and the Newsboys' Home; vice-president Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum Society for twelve years.


OLENDORF, CHARLES D .- Lawyer, 2 Tryon row, New York City; residence 217 West 23d street. Born in Otsego, Otsego Co., N. Y., Feb. 18, 1856. Edu- cated at Cooperstown (N. Y.) High School. (Married.) Assistant corporation counsel New York County. Member Democratic and Manhattan Clubs.


OLHAUSEN, JACOB H .- Transportation, 143 Lib- erty street, New York City; residence 428 North Broad street, Elizabeth, N. J. President and director New York and New Jersey Car Service Association; gen- eral superintendent Central Railroad of New Jersey. Member Engineers' and Railroad Clubs, and Mattano Club of Elizabeth, N. J.


OLIN, M. H .- Banker, Perry. Born in Perry, Dec. 3, 1842. Educated in Perry. (Married.) President and director Citizens' Bank, Perry Knitting Co. and


Perry Electric Light Co .; director Robeson Cutlery Co. Also engaged in farming and in the breeding of thoroughbred stock. Member Perry Club.


OLIN, STEPHEN HENRY (Colonel)-Lawyer, 32 Nassau street, New York City; residence 136 East 19th street. Educated at Wesleyan University ('66). Mem- ber of the firm of Olin & Rives. Vice-president Asso- ciation of the Bar of the City of New York; director Broadway Theatre Co. and Lawyers' Surety Co .; trus- tee New York Public Library (Astor, Lenox and Til- den Foundations). Member City, Players' and Uni- versity Clubs, Down Town and Century Associations and Society of Colonial Wars.


OLIPHANT, JAMES H .- Banker, 20 Broad street, New York City; residence 335 Washington avenue, Brooklyn. Born in New York City, Oct. 9, 1853. Edu- cated at Grammar School No. 35. Senior member of the firm of James H. Oliphant & Co., and member of the governing committee of the New York Stock Ex- change. Director and member of executive committee Manufacturers' Trust Co. of Brooklyn. Member Union League and New York Athletic Clubs, and Crescent Athletic and Hamilton Clubs of Brooklyn.


OLIVER, JOHN S. - Insurance 202 Montague street, Brooklyn; residence 620 Willoughby avenue. Born in Brooklyn. (Single.) Director Farragut Fire Insurance Co. of New York. Member Union League Club.


OLIVER, MATTHEW N .- Clergyman, Tappan. Born in Marbletown, N. Y., Nov. 12, 1834. Educated at Union College ('57). (Married Helen M. Thomson.) Pastor Clover Hill (N. J.) Reformed Church, 1871- 84; Rosendale (N. Y.) Reformed Church, 1884-90; Re- formed Church of Tappan since 1890. Author of nu- merous articles in New York religious papers. Mem- ber Union College Alumni Association and Phi Beta Kappa Society.


OLIVER, WILLIAM H. P .- Lawyer, 120 Broad- way, New York City; residence Morristown, N. J. Born in Annandale, N. Y., Aug. 31, 1871. Educated at Harvard and at New York Law School. (Married.) Engaged with the firm of Alexander & Green. Mem- ber Harvard Club.


OLLIVE, THOMAS S .- Manufacturer, 78 Tenth avenue, New York City; residence 23 West 74th street. President and director Lebanon Mining Co .; director National Biscuit Co. Member Colonial, Fulton and Commercial Clubs.


OLMSTEAD, DWIGHT HINCKLEY - Retired Lawyer, 30 West 72d street, New York City. Member Union League, Nineteenth Century and Colonial Clubs, New England Society, National Academy of Design, American Museum of Natural History and Associa- tion of the Bar of the City of New York.


OLMSTED, EVERETT WARD-Professor, Cor- nell University, Ithaca; residence 730 University ave- nue. Born in Galesburg, Ill., May 12, 1869. Educated at Cornell; degrees of Ph.B. and Ph.D. (Married.) Assistant professor of the Romance languages, Cor- nell University. Member Beta Theta Pi Fraternity.


OLMSTED, HENRY C .- Lawyer and City Judge, Municipal Building, Binghamton; residence 212 Wash- ington street. Born in Binghamton, 1863. Educated at Cornell (A.B., '85 and LL.B., '88). (Single.) Ex- Recorder of the city of Binghamton. Member Broome County Country and Binghamton Clubs.


OLMSTED, H. R .- Hardware Merchant, 413 Clin- ton street, Syracuse; residence 1026 South Salina street. Born in Wolcott, N. Y., June 8, 1829. Educated at Lyons Union School. (Married.) Senior member of the firm of H. R. Olmsted & Son. President of the Board of Education of Syracuse for two years. Mem- ber Citizens' Club and Masonic Veterans' Association.


OLMSTED, THEODORE F .- Cashier, Geneseo. Born in Lakeville, N. Y., Sept. 16. 1836. Educated at Canandaigua Academy. (Married.) Entered the Geneseo Valley Bank as teller and bookeeper, Feb. 24, 1858; appointed assistant cashier in 1883, and cashier In December, 1887. Treasurer of Livingston County, 1871-5; secretary and treasurer of the Board of Water


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Commissioners for the past thirteen years. Has been treasurer of Temple Hill Cemetery Association for twenty-seven years and trustee of the village of Geneseo for six years.


OLMSTED, WILLARD H .- City Magistrate, New York City; residence 630 West 147th street. Born in Connecticut about 1858. Educated in Auburn, N. Y., where he studied law and was admitted to the Bar. Resided for many years in Auburn; served for a time as city clerk and as a leading member of the volun- teer fire department. Resident of New York City since 1887; engaged in newspaper work until 1897, in which year he was appointed a City Magistrate; term expires May 1, 1907.


OLNEY, GEORGE W .- Insurance Journalist, 58 William street, New York City; residence 51 St. Nich- olas place. Born in Charleston, S. C., of Rhode Island ancestry, June 5, 1835. Educated in private schools of Charleston, University Grammar School, Providence, R. I., and Harvard (LL.B., '55). One of the publishers of the "Daily Day Book," then the Southern organ in New York City, 1858-61. During the Civil War served on staff of the "Richmond Enquirer," reporting the first Conferedate Senate, and was war correspondent and subsequently editor of the Charleston "Courier"; dramatic writer on the New York "Herald," 1866; edi- torial writer on the New York "World," 1868-76; his connection with insurance journalism began in 1873 as editor of the "Spectator," continuing until 1876. Be- came connected with the "New York Underwriter" (now "Weekly Underwriter") in 1878, where he is still connected as editor and vice-president of the Under- writer Printing and Publishing Co. Author of several statistical works and editor of the "World Almanac" since 1870. Member Harvard and Press Clubs, Amer- ican Statistical (Fellow) and Harvard Law School As- sociations, Royal Statistical Society of London, Eng- land (Fellow), Rhode Island State Society of the Or- der of the Cincinnati (secretary), Society of American Authors, Military Order of Foreign Wars, Society of Colonial Wars, Society of the War of 1812 and Sons of the Revolution.




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