Biographical directory of the state of New York, 1900, Part 109

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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PALMER, ALBERT MASHMAN - Theatrical Manager, 13 West 28th street, New York City; resi- dence Stamford, Conn. Born in North Stonington, Conn., July 27, 1838. Educated in private schools, at Suffield (Conn.) Institute and at New York University Law School. (Married.) Interested in the manage- ment of theatres since 1872. Was one of the founders and, for fourteen years, president of the Actors' Fund of America; also one of the founders and now vice- president of the Players' Club. Member Union League, Lotos, Church and Press Clubs, Chicago (Ill.) Club, Garrick Club of London, England, and Dunlap, New England and Goethe Societies.


PALMER, CHARLES G .- Pavements, 66 Broad street, New York City; residence 344 West 84th street. President and director Hastings Pavement Co. Mem- 1


ber Alpha Delta Phi and Barnard Clubs.


PALMER. CHARLES MIDDLEBROOK-Journal- ist, 154 Nassau street, New York City; residence Mont- clair, N. J. Born in La Crosse, Wis., Oct. 3, 1856. Edu- cated at La Crosse Valley Seminary. (Married Mary Sill of La Crosse, 1881.) Actively engaged in news- paper business since 1875. Business manager of the "San Francisco Examiner," 1890-5, and of the New York "Journal" since 1895. Member Lotos Club and Aldine Association.


PALMER, E. DE L .- Real Estate, Albany. Born in Newtonville, Albany Co., N. Y., March 19, 1848. Educated in Albany. (Married.) Treasurer St. Pet- er's Episcopal Church; trustee Albany City Savings Institution and Homeopathic Hospital. Member Fort Orange Club.


PALMER, EDMUND J .- Commissioner, 11 Broad- way, New York City; residence 103 West 86th street. Born in New Providence, N. J., Oct. 6, 1856. Educated at Wesleyan University (A.M.), and College of Phy- sicians and Surgeons of Columbia University (M.D.). (Married.) President Board of Commissioners of Quarantine. Member Society of Medical Jurispru- dence, Republican Club, New York County Medical So- ciety, New York County Medical Association and oth- ers.


PALMER, ERASTUS DOW-Sculptor, 5 Lafayette street, Albany. Born in Pompey, Onondaga Co., N. Y., April 2, 1817. Educated in Pompey and at Union Col- lege (A.M.) (Married Mary Seamans, 1843.) Among his best works are "The Infant Ceres," "Morning and Evening," "Peace in Bondage," "The Angel of the Sepulchre," "The White Captive" in Metropolitan Mu- seum of Art, New York City, and a statue of Robert R. Livingston in the Capitol at Washington.


PALMER, FRANCIS A .- Banker, 237 Broadway and 4 Park place, New York City; residence 180 Madi- son avenue. President and trustee Broadway Savings Institution; president and director National Broadway Bank. Member New England Society.


PALMER, FRANCIS STERNE-Lawyer, Custom House, New York City; residence 70 East 77th street. Born in Belmont, N. Y., Sept. 14, 1863. (Son of former Congressman and United States Judge George W. Palmer of Plattsburg, N. Y.) Educated at Harvard College ('87). (Married.) Secretary to Collector of the Port of New York, 1893-7. Has also been engaged in literary work. Member Players' and Harvard Clubs and Sons of the Revolution.


PALMER, GEORGE CARNEGIE-Architect, 61 William street, New York City; residence Milburn, N. J. Educated at Columbia. Member St. Anthony and St. Nicholas Clubs, Columbia University Alumni Association and Architectural League.


PALMER, GEORGE QUINTARD-Iron Manufac- turer, 742 East 12th street, New York City; residence 9 East 76th street. Born in Portchester, N. Y., Sept.


15, 1873. Educated at Berkeley School and School of Mines, Columbia University ('95). (Married.) Asso- ciated with the Quintard Iron Works. Member Fair- field County (Conn.) Golf, Nassau Country, Alpha Delta Phi, Engineers', Church and Lawyers' Clubs.


PALMER, J. CULBERT-Lawyer, 165 Broadway, New York City; residence 25 Madison avenue. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y. Educated at Adelphi Academy ('78), Yale University ('82) and Columbia University Law School ('84). (Married.) Member Sharon Golf, Yale and University Clubs and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


PALMER, LOWELL M .- Manufacturer, 181 Front street, New York City; residence 206 Clinton avenue, Brooklyn. President and director City Realty and In- vestment Co. and Brooklyn Cooperage Co .; vice presi- dent and director Thedore Ricksecker Co .; director American Coffee Co., American Sugar Refining Co., First National Bank of Brooklyn, Lanyon Zinc Co., North Side Bank, Union Ferry Co. of New York and Brooklyn, Wallabout Bank and Williamsburg Trust Co .: trustee Colonial Safe Deposit Co., Colonial Trust Co., and Manufacturers' Trust Co. Member Transpor- tation Club, Hamilton Club of Brooklyn, Ohio Society and Metropolitan Museum of Art.


PALMER, LUCIUS N .- Lawyer, 111 Broadway, New York City; residence 130 Montague street, Brook- lyn. Educated at Yale College ('88), abroad 1888-9, and Columbia Law School ('92). Member Crescent Ath- letic Club of Brooklyn, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, Yale Club and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


PALMER, MILTON C .- Lawyer, 164 Main street, Sing Sing; residence 21 Waller avenue. Born in Sing Sing, April 29, 1862. Educated at Cornell ('81) and Co- lumbia. (Married.) Member of the firm of Palmer & Fagan. Member Sing Sing Yacht and Young Men's Republican Clubs, Cornell University Club of New York City, and Young Men's Christian and Westches- ter Bar Associations.


PALMER. STEPHEN S .- Capitalist, 52 Wall street, New York City; residence Princeton, N. J. Born in New York City, Dec. 7, 1853. (Widower.) President and director Palmer Land Co., Palmer Wa- ter Co., Harvey Steel Co., Washington Assurance Co., Kewaunee, Green Bay and Western R. R. Co., St. Louis and Hannibal Ry. Co. and New Jersey Zinc Co .; treasurer, secretary and director Cayuga and Susquehanna R. R. Co .: director American Washer and Manufacturing Co., Colonial Assurance Co., Mex- ican National R. R. Co., New Jersey Magnetic Con- centrating Co., Consolidated Gas Co., New York Mu- tual Gas Light Co., National City Bank, Farmers' Loan and Trust Co., Dickson Mfg Co., Fort Wayne and Jackson R. R. Co., Lackawanna Iron and Steel Co., McNeal Pipe and Foundry Co., Valley R. R. Co., Empire Zinc Co. and Mineral Point Zinc Co. Member Metropolitan, Tuxedo, New York Yacht, Turf and Field, Players', Union League, Essex County (N. J.) Country and Lawyers' Clubs, Down Town Association, Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Museum of Natural History, American Geographical and New York Zoological Societies and New York Botanical Gardens.


PALMER, THEODORE J .- President, 9 Gouver- neur Slip. New York City; residence Hackensack, N. J. Born in Middletown, Conn., Dec. 25, 1843. Edu- cated in Middletown. (Married.) President and direc- tor Palmer & Embury Mf'g Co. Member New York Athletic Club and Military Order of the Loyal Legion.


PALMER. WALTER LAUNT-Artist, 5 Lafayette street, Albany. Born in Albany, Aug. 1, 1854. Stud- ied art in Hudson, N. Y., and Paris, France. (Mar- ried.) Received the second Hallgarten Prize at the National Academy of Design in 1887; medal at World's Fair, Chicago, 1893; gold medal (only award) at Phil- adelphia Art Club in 1894; Evans Prize (only award) Water Color Society in 1895; first prize at Boston Art Club in 1895, and second prize at Nashville Centennial, 1897. Member National Academy of Design, Society of American Artists, Society of American Landscape Painters, American Water Color Society, New York Water Color and Pastel Clubs, Century Association and others.


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PANCOAST, RICHARD-Iron Merchant, 28 Platt, 15 Gold and 112 John streets, New York City; residence 18 West 30th street. Educated at Haverford College ('60). Member of the firm of Pancoast & Rogers. Member Engineers', University and Union Clubs and Down Town Association.


PARDEE, CHARLES INSLEE-Physician, 6 East 43d street. Dean and professor in University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College. Member Union League, Lotos and American Yacht Clubs, New Eng- land Society and Military Order of the Loyal Legion.


PARDEE, DWIGHT W .- Secretary and Treasu- rer, Grand Central Depot, New York City; residence Sea Cliff, L. I. Born in Westfield, N. J., Aug. 24, 1852. Educated at Wilbraham (Mass.) Academy. (Married.) Assistant treasurer Lake Shore and Michigan South- ern Ry. Co .; secretary and director Dunkirk, Alle- gheny Valley and Pittsburg R. R. Co .; director De- troit and Chicago R. R. Co. and Detroit, Monroe and Toledo R. R. Co. Member Union League Club of Brooklyn, Nassau Country, Sea Cliff Yacht and Acco- mack Clubs, Crescent Lodge No. 402, F. & A. M., Clin- ton Commandery No. 14, and Kismet Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.


PARET, J. PARMLY-Newspaper and Magazine Writer, 119 West 93d street, New York City. Born in Bergen Point, N. J., Oct. 3, 1870. Educated at New York City Grammar School No. 68 ('86). (Single.) Expert amateur lawn tennis player, having held championships in United States and abroad. Has written for the press on amateur sport and also a volume on "Lawn Tennis." Editor "Sportsman's Mag- azine" and assistant editor "Outing" Magazine. Mem- ber Knickerbocker Athletic, Orange (N. J.) Lawn Ten- nis, Lenox (Mass.) Lawn Tennis, Knickerbocker Whist and Dauntless Rowing Clubs and League of American Wheelmen.


PARET, WALTER P .- Lawyer, 115 Broadway, New York City; residence 161 West 76th street. Born in Bergen Point, N. J., 1872. Educated at Yale Uni- versity and Columbia University Law School. (Sin- gle.) Connected with the firm of Perkins & Jackson. Member Yale Club.


PARFITT, ALBERT E .- Architect, 26 Court street, Brooklyn; residence 1066, 82d street, Dyker Heights. Member Hamilton, Crescent Athletic and Church Clubs, Reform Club of New York City, and Architect- ural League.


PARISH, HENRY - Banker, 52 Wall street, New York City; residence 18 West 57th street. Presi- dent and trustee New York Life Insurance and Trust Co .; trustee Royal Insurance Co. of England. Mem- ber Metropolitan Club, American Geographical So- ciety, American Museum of Natural History, Metro- politan Museum of Art and National Academy of De- sign.


PARISH, HENRY, JR .- Banker, 52 Wall street, New York City; residence 8 East 76th street. Secretary New York Life Insurance and Trust Co. Member Cal- umet, Essex County (N. J.) Country, and City Clubs.


PARISH, WAINWRIGHT-Architect, 3 West 29th street, New York City; residence 267 Fifth avenue. Born in New York City, Dec. 5, 1866. Educated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ('88). (Single.) Member of the firm of Parish & Schroeder. Member Calumet, University and Fencers' Clubs and Architec- tural League.


PARK, HOBART J .- Wholesale Grocer, 917 Broad- way, New York City; residence Rye. Secretary and director Park & Tilford; director New York County National Bank and Bank of the Metropolis. Member Union League, New York Athletic, New York Camera and American Yacht Clubs and Blooming Grove Park and Aldine Associations.


PARK, JAMES-Merchant, 88 Wall street, New York City; residence New Brighton, S. I. Member of the firms of Park, Son & Co., Park, Macfadyen & Co. of London, England, and Turnbull & Co. of Jamaica, W. I. Member Down Town Association.


PARK, JOSEPH-Wholesale Grocer, 917 Broad- way, New York City; residence Rye. President and director Park & Tilford; director Bank of the Metropo-


lis, Harlem River and Portchester R. R. Co., New York County National Bank, New York, New Haven and Hartford R. R. Co. and Plaza Bank. Member Man- hattan, American Yacht, New York Yacht, Union League and Transportation Clubs and American Mu- seum of Natural History.


PARK, ROSWELL-Surgeon, 510 Delaware ave- nue, Buffalo. Born in Pomfret, Conn., May 4, 1852. Educated at Racine (Wis.) College (A.M.) and at Chicago (Ill.) Medical College (M.D.). Received hon- orary degrees from Harvard and Northwestern Uni- versities. Professor of surgery in Medical Depart- ment of the University of Buffalo. Ex-president Medical Society of the State of New York. Author of several works on surgery, medical history and other subjects. Member University and Buffalo Clubs, Sons of the Revolution, German Congress of Surgeons, Italian Society of Surgery, American Surgical Asso- ciation, New York Academy of Medicine and Phila- delphia Academy of Surgery.


PARK, TRENOR LUTHER - Dry Goods Mer- chant, 216 Church street, New York City; residence White Plains. Educated at Harvard. Connected with the H. B. Claflin Co. Director American Trading Co., Charleston City Ry. Co. and Continental Trust Co. Member Metropolitan, Lotos, Union League, Nine- teenth Century, New York Yacht, Corinthian Yacht, Harvard, New York Athletic, Westchester County Country, Racquet and Tennis, Merchants', Turf and Field and Delta Kappa Epsilon Clubs and St. Nich- olas and New England Societies.


PARK, WALTER - Mechanical Engineer, 45 Broadway, New York City; residence 667 Park ave- nue, Brooklyn. Member Engineers' Club, Union League Club of Brooklyn, Military Order of the Loyal Legion and American Society of Mechanical Engineers.


PARK, WILLIAM C .- Steel Manufacturer, 26 Cortlandt street, New York City; residence 47 Fifth avenue. Trustee Birkbeck Investment Saving and Loan Co. Member Union, City, Riding, New York Athletic, Westchester County Country and St. An- drew's Golf Clubs, Down Town Association and Sons of the Revolution.


PARKE, ROBERT A .- Manager, 26 Cortlandt street, New York City; residence 16 Lenox place, New Brighton, S. I. Born in Addison, N. Y., Feb. 2, 1856. Educated at Cornell ('79). (Married.) Manager East- ern office Westinghouse Air Brake Co. Member Trans- portation, Cornell University, New York Railroad and Staten Island Clubs, Psi Upsilon Fraternity and Nat- ural Science Association of Staten Island.


PARKE, WILLIAM AYER-Lumber Merchant, 16 Beaver street, New York City; residence Greenwich, Conn. Born in Baldwinsville, Onondaga Co., N. Y., Aug. 18, 1842. Educated at Phillips Andover Acad- emy. (Married.) Secretary, treasurer and director Yellow Pine Co. Member Union League, New York Yacht and Manhattan Chess Clubs.


PARKER, ALTON BROOKS-Judge, Court of Ap- peals, Albany; residence Kingston. Born in Cortland, N. Y., May 14, 1852. Educated in public schools, at Cortland Academy and at Cortland Normal School; studied law and was admitted to the Bar. Surrogate of Ulster County, 1877-85; Supreme Court Justice, 1885; Judge of the Court of Appeals, Second Division, 1889- 93; of General Term, 1893-6; of Appellate Division, 1896- 7; Chief Justice of Court of Appeals of the State of New York since Jan. 1, 1898: present term expires Dec. 31, 1911. Member Manhattan Club of New York City.


PARKER, CHARLES G .- Corset Manufacturer, 568 Broadway, New York City; residence 12 West 88th street. Born in New York City, Aug. 10, 1857. Edu- cated at Helmuth College, London, Canada. (Mar- ried.) Director Princess of Wales Co.


PARKER, CHARLES T .- Physician, 46 East 34th street, New York City. Member Calumet, Commercial, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht and Wool Clubs.


PARKER. FORREST H .- Banker, 6 Broadway, New York City: residence 141 East 71st street. Born in Boston, Mass. (Married.) President New York


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Produce Exchange Bank; member and ex-president New York Produce Exchange: director Consolidated Elevator Co., Duluth, Minn .; trustee State Trust Co., (now merged in Morton Trust Co.) and New York Produce Exchange Safe Deposit Co. Member Quill Club, American Museum of Natural History, New England Society and Chamber of Commerce.


PARKER, FREDERICK S .- Lawyer, 15 Wall street, New York City; residence 32 Garden place, Brooklyn. Educated at Yale ('73). Member of the firm of Parker & Aaron. Member Union League, Uni- versity and Whist Clubs, Crescent Athletic and Ham- ilton Clubs of Brooklyn, Order of Founders and Pa- triots of America, Yale Alumni Association and Asso- ciation of the Bar of the City of New York.


PARKER, GEORGE ALBERT-Musician, Syra- cuse University, Syracuse. Born in Kewanee, Ill., Sept. 21, 1856. Educated at Royal Conservatory of Mu- sic, Stuttgart, Germany (1878-81), and Neuen Akad- emie der Ton Kunst, Berlin, Germany ('82); degree of Mus. Doc. from Syracuse University, 1893. (Married.) Was acting Dean of the College of Fine Arts, 1896-8. Professor of piano and organ since 1882. Director of Musical Department since 1888. Has been vice-presi- dent and member of the executive and programme committees of the New York State Music Teachers' Association. Member Manuscript Club and a first founder of the American Guild of Organists.


PARKER, HORACE J .- Dentist, 27 West 38th street, New York City; residence New Rochelle. Born in Vermont, Jan. 28, 1859. Educated in Vermont and in New York. (Married.) Member of the firm of Kimball & Parker. Member University Glee Club and New York Institute of Stomatology.


PARKER, JAMES-Colonel United States Army, Manila, Philippine Islands; residence West Point. Born in Newark, N. J., Feb. 20, 1854. Educated at Rutgers College and West Point Military Academy ('76). (Married.) Second lieutenant 4th Cavalry, 1876; first lieutenant of same, 1879; captain of same, 1888; lieutentant-colonel (in command of Cardenas, Cuba), 12th New York Infantry, 1898; lieutenant-col- onel, 45th United States Volunteers, 1899; on duty in the Philippines since 1898. Member Army and Navy Club, and Metropolitan and United Service Clubs of Washington, D. C.


PARKER, JAMES HENRY-Commission Mer- chant, 36 Cotton Exchange, New York City; residence 18 East 69th street. Born in Johnston County, N. C., Jan. 4, 1843. Educated at Guilford (N. C.) College; took a course in medicine and practiced for several years. Served in Confederate Army during Civil War. Resident of New York City since 1882. Member of the firm of J. H. Parker & Co., members of the New York Stock, Cotton, Coffee and Grain Exchanges. Has served as president of the Cotton Exchange, as vice- president of the National Park Bank, as president of the Produce Exchange Trust Co., and as president of the United States National Bank. Director Western National Bank and Twelfth Ward Bank. Member Manhattan, Tuxedo, New York, New York Athletic and Lawyers' Clubs, Southern Society (ex-president) and Confederate Veteran Camp of New York.


PARKER, JOHN ADAMS-Artist, 444 Lexington avenue, Brooklyn. Born in New York City, Nov. 27, 1827. Educated at New York University. Makes a specialty of landscapes. One of the founders of the Brooklyn Art Association and of the Brooklyn Art Club. Member National Academy of Design.


PARKER, ORRELL A .- Lawyer, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence 111 East 45th street. Born in Hopewell, Ohio, Jan. 14, 1873. Educated at Prince- ton University ('95). (Single.) Secretary, treasurer and director Malt Food Co. Member Knickerbocker Athletic and Lawyers' Clubs.


PARKER, WILLARD-Physician, 8 West Ninth street, New York City. Educated at Columbia. (Mar- ried.) Director Harlem River and Port Chester R. R. Co. Member Players' and Mendelssohn Glee Clubs, New England Society and Columbia University Alum- ni and Century Associations.


PARKER, WILLARD, JR .- Drug Merchant, 133 Front street, New York City; residence 22 West 54th street. Born, 1869. Educated at St. Paul's School and at Yale ('90). Manager Stamford Mfg Co. Member University and Players' Clubs and Yale University Alumni Association.


PARKER, WILLIAM N .- Broker, 15 Broad street, New York City; residence 32 Garden place, Brooklyn. Educated at Yale ('79). Member University Club, Hamilton Club of Brooklyn, and Yale Alumni Asso- ciation.


PARKER, WINTHROP-Lawyer, 181 Broadway, New York City; residence 22 West Ninth street. Born in Ware, Mass., Iune 10, 1857. Educated in public schools, at Columbia Law School and at New York University Law School. (Married.) Member Associa- tion of the Bar of the City of New York.


PARKHURST, CHARLES HENRY-Presbyterian Clergyman, 9 Madison avenue, New York City; resi- dence 133 East 35th street. Born in Framingham, Mass., April 17, 1842. Educated at Amherst College (D.D. and LL.D.) and in Bonn, Germany. (Married.) Pastor of Congregational Church of Lenox, Mass., 1874-80, and of Madison Square Presbyterian Church in New York City since 1880. Became president of the Society for the Prevention of Crime in 1891, and was instrumental in securing an investigation of the New York City police force by the State Legislature. Di- rector Union Theological Seminary; trustee Amherst College. Author of "The Blind Man's Creed," "What Would the World Be Without Religion?" "Our Fight With Tammany" and other works. Member Union League Club, Marquette Club of Chicago, Ill., City Vigilance League and Amherst College Alumni Asso- ciation.


PARKHURST, FREDERICK A .- Architect, 156 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 104 West 48th street. Educated at Cornell ('92). Member Psi Upsi- lon, Sketch and University Glee Clubs and Cornell University Alumni Association.


PARKIN, WILLIAM-Lawyer, 48 Wall street, New York City; residence 49 Fifth avenue. Educated at Yale ('74). Member University Club, National Academy of Design, Yale University Alumni and Cen- tury Associations and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


PARMELEE, HENRY D .- Merchant and Manu- facturer, 17 Washington place, New York City; resi- dence 205 WVest 57th street. Born in Erie, Pa., 1870. Educated at Yale (B.A., '95 and M.A., '97). (Married.) Treasurer and director H. D. Parmelee & Co., of New- ark, N. J .; secretary and director Agar Hat Curling Machine Co .; treasurer McGall Co .; director Union Hat Co., of Middletown, N. Y. Member Yale Club and Sons of the Revolution.


PARMENTER, ROSWELL A .- Lawyer, 1 Mutual Building, Troy; residence Troy. Born in Pittstown, Rensselaer Co., N. Y., Sept. 20, 1821. Educated at Troy Conference Academy. Studied law and was admitted to the Bar in 1847, since when he has practiced in Troy. Corporation counsel, 1873-90; State senator, 1873-5; member of Constitutional Convention of 1894. Unsuccessful candid ite on Democratic ticket for Con- gress in 1876 and for State Attorney-General in 1881.


PARMLY, DUNCAN B .- Banker, 49 Wall street, New York City; residence Red Bank, N. J. President and director Phenix National Bank; trustee American Ry. Co .; director Homer Lee Bank Note Co. and Pas- saic Print Works. Member Union League, Barnard and Manuscript Clubs, American Fine Arts and New England Societies and Scientific Alliance.


PARMLY, JAHIAL-Manufacturer of Sewing Ma- chines, 658 Broadway. New York City; residence 134 West 57th street. Born in New York City. (Married.) Secretary and treasurer Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Ma- chine Co. Member New York Athletic Club.


PARMLY RANDOLPH-Lawyer, 160 Broadway, New York City; residence Middletown, N. J. Born in Burlington, N. J., April 2. 1854. Educated at New York University ('75). (Married.) Member Lawyers' Club and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


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PARRIS, EDWARD L .- Lawyer, 261 Broadway, New York City; residence 385 West End avenue. Edu- cated at Union College ('57) and at Harvard Law School. Member University, Harvard, Sigma Phi and Barnard Clubs, American Geographical and New York Historical Societies, Harvard Law Alumni and Union College Alumni Associations and Sons of the Revolu- tion.


PARRISH. JAMES C .- Retired, 45 Broadway, New York City; residence Tuxedo Park. Director Ex- change Place Real Estate Co., New York Improved Real Estate Co., St. Nicholas Skating and Ice Co., and Rio Grande and Western R. R. Co. Member Met- ropolitan, City, Tuxedo, Knickerbocker, Players', Lawyers', Riding, and Suburban Riding and Driving Clubs, Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson, Ameri- can Geographical Society, Down Town and Century Associations, American Museum of Natural History and Metropolitan Museum of Art.


PARRISH, SAMUEL L .- Lawyer, 44 Broadway, New York City; residence 11 Fifth avenue. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., 1819. Educated at Harvard ('70). (Single.) President New York Improved Real Estate Co. Member Union, Knickerbocker, University, Manu- script, Players' and Harvard Clubs, Philadelphia (Pa.) Club, Century Association and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


PARROTT, RICHARD D. A .- Agent, Atlantic City, N. J .; residence Arden. Born in Greenwood (now Arden), Orange Co., N. Y., June 25, 1852. Educated at St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H., and Yale ('74). (Single.) Represents the Holland Trust Co. at Brigan- tine, N. J .; superintendent The Brigantine Co. Mem- ber University Club.


PARSELL, CHARLES V. - School Principal, Ithaca. Born in Akron, N. Y., 1851. Educated at Cor- nell University. (Married.) Principal Fairfield (N. Y.) Seminary, 1875-9; president Clinton Liberal In- stitute, Fort Plain, 1879-93. Now principal of Casca- dilla School, Ithaca. Member Town and Gown Club.


PARSELL, HENRY V .- Photo-Lithographer, 458 Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, D. C .; residence 31 Dast 21st street, New York City. Born in New Bruns- wick, N. J., Sept. 3, 1833. Educated in New Brunswick and New York City. (Married.) Director New Am- sterdam Eye and Ear Hospital and Society for the Prevention of Crime; trustee North River Savings Bank and Fort Valley (Ga.) Industrial School. Mem- ber Republican Club, Aldine Association, American Museum of Natural History, Metropolitan Museum of Art and New York Botanical Gardens.




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