Biographical directory of the state of New York, 1900, Part 110

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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PARSHALL, GEORGE HAMMOND-Physician, 173, 53d street, Brooklyn. Educated at Long Island College Hospital (M.D.). Member Eighth Ward Re- publican and Kings County Republican Clubs, Sons of the American Revolution, Long Island College Hos- pital Alumni Association, Medical Society of Kings County and F. & A. M.


PARSON, JOHN THOMAS - Instructor, Cornell University, Ithaca; residence 142 Cascadilla place. In- structor in civil engineering at Cornell University.


PARSONS, ALBERT ROSS-Musician, 109 East 14th street, New York City; residence Garden City. L. I. Born in Sandusky, Ohio, Sept. 16, 1847. Educated in New York City, in Leipzig and in Berlin. (Mar- ried.) Has practiced the profession of music in New York City since 1872. Elected president of American College of Musicians at International Congress of Musicians at World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. Author of "Synthetic Method for Pianoforte," "Parsifal, or the Finding of Christ Through Art," "New Light from the Great Pyramids," "Garrard- Spencer Family Chart" and "Cornet Joseph Parsons, with English Parsons Families and American Par- sons Genealogies." Member New York Historical So- ciety, Society of War of 1812, Sons of the Revolution and Society of Colonial Wars.


PARSONS. CHARLES-Capitalist, 15 Broad street and Grand Central Station. New York City; residence 99 Park avenue. Born in Alfred, Me., Feb. 6, 1829. Educated in district schools and at Yarmouth (Me.) Academy. Engaged in business in New York City


since 1862. Member of the New York Stock Exchange. President, receiver and director Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain R. R. Co .; president and director Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg R. R. Co. and South Car- olina R. R. Co .; director National Bank of the Re- public, and Utica and Black River R. R. Co. Member Lawyers' Club, American Geographical and New Eng- land Societies and Metropolitan Museum of Art.


PARSONS, CHARLES BALDWIN-Ship Broker, 6 Coenties Slip, New York City; residence Red Bank, N. J. Born in Middletown, N. J., July 3, 1835. (Son of Walter Chamberlain and Mary [Morford] Parsons.) Educated in academies. (Married Elizabeth M., daughter of John R. Bergen.) Served throughout Civil War and advanced to the rank of brevet major. Engaged in vessel building business for many years. Treasurer of Shrewsbury (N. J.) township, 1891-9; as- sistant inspector-general on general staff of the G. A. R. of New Jersey, 1887-99. President of Mon- mouth County Sunday School Association, 1891-9; of the Department of the South Veterans' Association, 1898-9, and of the New Jersey Sunday School Associa- tion since 1898. Director Navesink National Bank of Red Bank; trustee and deacon First Baptist Church of Red Bank. High priest of Hiram Chapter No. 1, Royal Arch Masons of New Jersey, since 1893; member Mystic Brotherhood, F. & A. M. No. 21, Royal Arca- num, Red Bank Lodge, Loyal Legion, Arrowsmith Post No. 61, G. A. R. (commander) and New York Commandery.


PARSONS, E. BLOSS-Maltster, Sodus Point. Member Suburban Riding and Driving, and Transpor- tation Clubs of New York City, and Genesee Valley Club of Rochester.


PARSONS, EDWIN, 3D .- Capitalist, 15 Broad street, New York City; residence 99 Park avenue. Educated at Yale ('88). Secretary and treasurer Os- wego and Rome R. R. Co .; treasurer, assistant secre- tary and director Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg R. R. Co .; director Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain R. R. Co. and South Carolina and Georgia R. R. Co. Member University, University Athletic and New York Clubs and Yale Alumni Association.


PARSONS, FAY C .- Editor and Publisher, 12 Rail- road street. Cortland; residence 15 Argyle place. Born in Cortland, Sept. 22, 1871. Educated at Cortland State Normal School. (Married.) Editor and publisher "Cortland Democrat." Member I. O. O. F., Tiough- nioga Club and Cortland Athletic Association.


PARSONS, FRANK II .- Lawyer, 69 Wall street, New York City; residence 36 Tompkins place, Brook- lyn. Educated at Amherst College. President and director Hamilton Bank of Brooklyn; director C. H. Parsons Co. Member Hamilton, Crescent Athletic and Irving Clubs of Brooklyn, Amherst College Alumni Association and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


PARSONS, FREDERIC A .- Insurance, 51 Wall street, New York City; residence 109 Sixth avenue, Brooklyn. Born in Goshen, Orange Co., N. Y., Nov. 23, 1836. Educated at Trinity School in New York City. (Married.) Vice-president Atlantic Mutual In- surance Co .; treasurer New York Board of Marine Underwriters and Episcopal Fund of the Diocese of Long Island. Member Marine and Field, Montauk, Hamilton, and Riding and Driving Clubs of Brooklyn, Church Club of the Diocese of Long Island, and Kane Lodge, F. & A. M.


PARSONS, GEORGE-Capitalist, 15 Broad street, New York City; residence 1033 Madison avenue. Di- rector Central Crosstown R. R. Co., City and Suburban R. R. Co., Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Ry. Co., Oswego and Rome R. R. Co., Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg R. R. Co., Savannah Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope R. R. Co. of Savannah, Ga., South Caro- lina and Georgia R. R. Co. and Utica and Black River R. R. Co. Member New England Society and Metro- politan Museum of Art.


PARSONS, GEORGE B .- Stock Broker, 40 New street, New York City; residence 505 Fifth avenue. Educated at Columbia. Member Union, Metropolitan, Atlantic Yacht, New York and Players' Clubs and Co- lumbia Alumni Association.


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PARSONS, HARRY DE BERKELEY-Engineer, 22 William street, New York City; residence 294 Mad- ison avenue. Born in New York City. Educated at Columbia College and at Stevens Institute of Tech- nology. (Married Frances T. Walker.) Formerly pro- fessor of steam engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and member New York State Commission on Voting Machines. Member Engineers', Metropolltan, American Yacht and Country Clubs, Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Society of Mechanical En- gineers, American Society of Civil Engineers and Co- lumbia University Alumni Association.


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PARSONS, HENRY-Lawyer, 31 Nassau street, New York City; residence 72 Columbia Heights, Brook- lyn. Born in Sharon Springs, N. Y., Nov. 21, 1835. Educated at Williston Seminary and at Union College. (Married.) Served as first lieutenant and captain 134th New York Volunteers, 1862-3. Member Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity and Union College Alumni Association.


PARSONS, HERBERT-Alderman, City Hall, and Lawyer, 111 Broadway, New York City; residence 30 East 36th street. Born in New York City, Oct. 28, 1869. Educated at Everson's School, St. Paul's School, Con- cord, N. H., Yale ('90). University of Berlin, and at Harvard Law School. (Married Elsie, daughter of Henry Clews, Esq., 1900.) Member of the firm of Par- sons, Shephard & Ogden. Represents the Twenty- fifth Assembly District on the Board of Aldermen, Borough of Manhattan. Director Lawyers' Surety Co .; member board of managers New York Associa- tion for Improving the Condition of the Poor. Mem- ber City, Metropolitan, University, Yale and Republi- can Clubs and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


PARSONS, HOSMER B .- Express and Transpor- tation, 63 Broadway, New York City; residence 168 Lincoln place, Brooklyn. Born in Hamilton, N. Y., Jan. 6, 1846. Educated at Ripon (Wis.) College. (Mar- ried.) Assistant secretary Wells, Fargo & Co .; secre- tary and cashier Wells. Fargo & Co.'s Bank; director City Trust Co. Member Lawyers' Club, Rembrandt Club of Brooklyn, and Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences (trustee).


PARSONS, J. D., JR .- Banker, Albany; residence 233 State street. Born in Albany, Jan. 2, 1847. Edu- cated in Albany. (Married.) President and director National Exchange Bank.


PARSONS, JOHN EDWARD-Lawyer, 111 Broad- way, New York City: residence 30 East 36th street. Born in Rye, N. Y., Oct. 24, 1829. (Son of Edward Lamb and Matilda [Clark] Parsons.) Educated at New York University ('48). (Widower.) Practicing in New York City since his admission to the Bar in 1852. Now senior member of the firm of Parsons, Shephard & Ogden. Member of the council of New York University since 1865. President Women's Hos- pital and General Memorial Hospital; director Ameri- can Sugar Refining Co. and Metropolitan Trust Co .; trustee Cooper Union. Devotes considerable of his time to benevolent and philanthropic work and is quite prominent in Presbyterian church circles. Mem- ber Metropolitan, City, University, Riding, Players', Turf and Field and Sigma Phi Clubs, American Geo- graphical and Musical Arts Societies, Century and Down Town Associations, Association of the Bar of the City of New York (president), National Academy of Design, American Museum of Natural History and Metropolitan Museum of Art.


PARSONS, JOSEPH H .- Knit Wear Merchant, 43 Leonard street, New York City; residence 1 West 72d street. Director Hudson River Bank, Member Union League, Lawyers' and Grolier Clubs, American Geo- graphical Society, Metropolitan Museum of Art. American Museum of Natural History and Sons of the Revolution.


PARSONS, MARSELIS C. - Manufacturer, 257 Broadway, New York City; residence Rye. Born in Rye, Dec. 9, 1865. Educated at Williston Seminary. (Single.) Member of the firm of Parsons Bros. Men- ber Union League, American Yacht and Hardware Clubs.


PARSONS, RALPH WAIT-Physician, 21 East 44th street, New York City; residence Sing Sing. Born in New York City, Oct. 1. 1867. Educated in New York


City. (Married.) Formerly assistant physician Hud- son River State Hospital. Member Sons of the Amer- ican Revolution, New York Academy of Medicine, New York Neurological Society and Society of Medi- cal Jurisprudence.


PARSONS, ROBERT E .- Architect, 40 Bowne ave- nue, Flushing, L. I, Residence "Liriodendra," Flush- ing. Born in Flushing, Jan. 4, 1866. Educated at New York University, at Rutgers College ('88), and at Royal Technical School, Stuttgart, Germany ('91). (Single.) Member Delta Phi, Reform and Rutgers Clubs, Oakland Golf and Flushing Riding and Driving Clubs, and Delta Phi Alumni Association of New York University.


PARSONS, ROBERT W .- Mail Agent for Nassau Government, 26 Broadway, New York City; residence 11 East 55th street. Director Russell & Erwin Mfg Co. and Russell, Burdsall & Ward. Member Amerl- can Yacht and Manhattan Clubs and Down Town As- sociation.


PARSONS, SAMUEL, JR .- Landscape Architect, Broadway and 26th street, New York City; residence Hotel San Remo. Born in New Bedford, Mass., Feb. 8, 1844. Educated by private tutor, at Haverford (Pa.) College, and at Sheffield Scientific School, Yale (Ph.B.). (Married.) Member of the firm of Parsons & Pente- cost. Was superintendent of parks of New York City for fifteen years. Now landscape architect for Cor- poration of Trinity Church, Evergreen Cemetery and Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Co. Vice-president American Society of Landscape Architects. Member Yale Alum- ni and Century Associations.


PARSONS, SCHUYLER LIVINGSTON-Commis- sion Merchant, 136 Pearl street, New York City; resi- dence 39 West 48th street. Member of the firm of Parsons & Petit, Director Laflin & Rand Powder Co. Member Union, Metropolitan, Players', Turf and Field and Coney Island Jockey Clubs and St. Nicholas So- ciety.


PARSONS, WILLIAM BARCLAY-Civil and Con- sulting Engineer, 22 William street, New York City; residence 51 East 53d street. Born in New York City, April 15, 1859. Educated at Columbia (A.B., '79 and C.E., '82). (Married.) Entered the service of the Erie railroad in 1882, with which he was connected until 1885, when he resigned and commenced practice as a consulting engineer. Has been connected with a num- ber of important undertakings and is now chief engi- neer to the Rapid Transit Commission of New York City. Member Metropolitan and University Clubs, Co- lumbia University Alumni and Century Associations, American Society of Civil Engineers, Institution of Civil Engineers of Great Britain, and American In- stitute of Mining Engineers.


PARSONS, WILLIAM DECATUR-18 East 63d street, New York City. Member New York Athletic Club, Sons of the Revolution. Society of Colonial Wars and Society of Foreign Wars.


PARSONS, WILLIAM H .- Paper Manufacturer, 320 Broadway, New York City; residence Rye. Born on Staten Island, July 7, 1831. Educated in New York City and Rye. (Widower.) President W. H. Parsons & Co., Bowdoin Paper Mfg Co., Lisbon Falls Fibre Co., New York Board of Trade and Transportation. Westchester County Bible Society and National League for Protection of American Institutions; di- rector Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Member Metropolitan, New York Athletic, American Yacht, Atlantic Yacht, Union League and Hardware Clubs, American Museum of Natural History, Metro- politan Museum of Art and American Geographical Society.


PARSONS, WILLIAM H., JR .- Paper Manufac- turer, 320 Broadway, New York City; residence 246 West 76th street. Born in New York City, Jan. 31, 1859. Educated at Yale ('82), ( Married.) Treasurer W. H. Parsons & Co. Member University, Hardware, American Yacht and Yale Clubs.


PARTON, ARTHUR-Artist, 52 East 23d street, New York City; residence Yonkers. Born in Hudson, N. Y., March 26, 1842. Studied at the Philadelphia (Pa.) Academy of Fine Arts. Established a studio in New York City in 1865: makes a specialty of land- scapes. Member National Academy of Design.


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PARTRIDGE, EDWARD L .- Physician, 19 Fifth avenue, New York City. Born in Newtown, Mass., Sept. 27, 1853. Educated at College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University ('75) and at Wil- liams College; honorary degree of M.D. from both col- leges. (Married Gertrude E. Dwight.) Was adjunct professor College of Physicians and Surgeons; phy- sician Nursery and Child's Hospital, Sloane Maternity Hospital and Lying-in Hospital. Now consulting phy- sician New York Hospital; consulting obstetrician, New York Infant Asylum. Author of "Manual of Ob- stetrics." Member University Club, Society of Colo- nial Wars, Academy of Medicine, Medical and Sur- gical, and State Medical Societies and Century Asso- ciation.


PARTRIDGE, JOHN N .- Superintendent, State Capitol, Albany; residence 829 Carroll street, Brook- lyn. Born in Leicester, Mass., September, 1838. Edu- cated at Leicester Academy. (Widower.) Superin- tendent of Public Works of the State of New York by appointment of Governor Roosevelt. Served as fire commissioner, 1882-3, and as police commissioner, 1884-5, of the City of Brooklyn; president of the Brooklyn City and Newtown R. R. Co., 1886-97, and as colonel of the 23d Regiment, N. G. N. Y. Vice-presi- dent and director Excelsior Terra Cotta Co. of New York; trustee Hamilton Trust Co. of Brooklyn. Mem- ber Hamilton, Crescent Athletic, Montauk and Riding and Driving Clubs of Brooklyn, and Military Order of the Loyal Legion.


PARTRIDGE, WILLIAM ORDWAY - Sculptor and Author, Madison Square Garden Tower, New York City. Born in Paris, France, April 11, 1861. Educated at Columbia College, in Rome, Florence and Paris. Executed the statue of Shakespeare in Lin- coln Park, Chicago, Ill .; statue of Alexander Hamilton in Brooklyn; bust of Edward E. Hale in Union League Club, Chicago, and equestrian statue of General Grant for Union League Club, Brooklyn, N. Y. Author of "Art for America," "The Technique of Sculpture" and other works of a similar nature. Member Authors', Reform, Barnard and Arts Clubs, and Cosmos Club of Washington, D. C.


PASCAL, HENRY SALEM-Physician and In- structor, 318 West 52d street, New York City .. Degree of M.D. Assistant instructor in histology, Cornell University Medical College, New York City.


PATCHEN, EDWARD F. - Broker, 52 Broad- way, New York City; residence 230 Clinton street, Brooklyn. Born in Brooklyn, 1839. Educated in Brooklyn and New York City. (Single.) Member of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Brooklyn, Dyker Meadow Golf and Long Beach Clubs, Society of Old Brooklynites and 13th Regiment Veterans.


PATE, WILLIAM C. - Insurance 100 William street, New York City; residence 1129 Dean street, Brooklyn. Born in New York City, May 16, 1845. Educated at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. (Mar- ried.) Member of the firm of Pate & Robb. Member Union League, Oxford, and Marine and Field Clubs of Brooklyn, Drug Trade and Underwriters' Clubs, 7th Regiment Veteran Association and Engineers' Corps.


PATERSON, J. THOMSON-Consulting Actuary and Editor, 320 Broadway, New York City; residence 53 West 105th street. Born in Canada, Sept. 23, 1850. Educated at Quebec High School, at Morriss College and at McGill College, Montreal. Proprietor and edi- tor "Insurance Counselor"; author "Life Underwriters' Manual," "The Fundamental Principles of Life In- surance," "The Two Systems of Life Insurance Com- pared" and "Which System of Life Insurance Should I Select?" Member Canadian Society of New York.


PATON, FRANCIS J .- Banker, 44 Pine street, New York City; residence 267 Fifth avenue. Member of the firm of Cuyler, Morgan & Co., and of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Calumet and Union Clubs and Down Town Association.


PATON, MORTON S .- Lawyer, 1 Broadway, New York City; residence Dobbs Ferry. Educated at Princeton ('80). President and director Alliance and Northern R. R. Co .; vice-president and director Seat- tle and International Ry. Co. and Spokane and Seat-


tle Ry. Co. Member Princeton, University and Rac- quet and Tennis Clubs, and Ardsley Casino of Ards- ley-on-Hudson.


PATON, WILLIAM A .- Author, Union Club, New York City. Born in New York City, April 20, 1848. Educated in New York City. (Married.) Author of "Down the Islands," "Picturesque Sicily" and others. Member Union, St. Andrew's Golf and Burns Clubs, American Geographical, St. Andrew's, American Fine Arts and American Sculpture Societies and Century Association.


PATRICK, CHARLES H .- Manufacturer, 25 Pine street, New York City; residence 101 West 85th street. Born in Bennington, Vt., May 15, 1836. Educated in common schools. (Married.) Formerly vice-president Johns, Pratt Co. and treasurer and secretary H. W. Johns Mf'g Co. for twenty years. Treasurer and di- rector East Bay Land and Improvement Co .; director Mercantile Library Association and New York Board of Trade and Transportation. Member Republican and Drug Trade Clubs, G. A. R., American Institute, 71st Regiment Veteran Association and Chamber of Commerce.


PATTEN, THOMAS G .- Real Estate, 66 Broad- way, New York City; residence Long Branch, N. J. President and director New York and Long Branch Steamboat Co. Member Suburban Riding and Driv- ing and Colonial Clubs.


PATTERSON, ALBERT MANSFIELD-Woolen Commission Merchant, 345 Broadway, New York City; residence 173 Fifth avenue. Educated at the College of the City of New York. Member of the firm of Pat- terson & Greenough. Member Merchants', Seawan- haka-Corinthian Yacht and Union Clubs and College of the City of New York Alumni Association.


PATTERSON, ANDREW STUART-Professional Accountant, 30 Broad street, New York City; resi- dence Plainfield, N. J. Born in Indiana, 1845. Edu- cated in New York City. (Married.) Member of the firm of Patterson, Corwin & Patterson. Connected with the firm of Tiffany Glass & Decorating Co. Mem- ber Lawyers', Hillside Tennis and Golf and Park (Plainfield, N. J.) Clubs, New York State Society of Certified Accountants and Chamber of Commerce.


PATTERSON, ARTHUR W. - Custom House Broker, 27 William street, New York City; residence Roselle, N. J. Born in Lowell, Mass .. Aug. 9. 1847. Educated at Lowell High School. (Married.) Mem- ber of the firm of Amerman & Patterson.


PATTERSON, CHARLES E .- Lawyer, 261 Broad- way, New York City; residence 17 First street. Edu- cated at Union College. Director United States Life Insurance Co. Member Delta Kappa Epsilon and Re- form Clubs and Union College Alumni Association.


PATTERSON, CHARLES H .- Banker, 14 Nassau street, New York City; residence 16 West 87th street. Born in Henniker, N. H., Jan. 20, 1840. Educated at Dartmouth College. (Married.) Formerly Deputy Assistant Treasurer of the United States in New York City. Now cashier Fourth National Bank. Member West Side Republican Club, and Dartmouth College Alumni and West End Associations.


PATTERSON. EDWARD- Supreme Court Justice, Madison square, East. New York City; residence 19 East 45th street. Born in New York City, 1839. Edu- cated in Philadelphia, Pa., and at Williams and Ho- bart Colleges, from both of which he received the de- gree of LL.D. Studied law, was admitted to the Bar in 1860, and practiced until 1887, when he became a Justice of the Supreme Court; is now a member of the Appellate Division to which he was appointed by Gov- ernor Morton; term expires Dec. 31, 1900. Member Metropolitan, Manhattan, Democratic, Alpha Delta Phi and Players' Clubs. Aldine and Century Associa- tions, American Museum of Natural History and As- sociation of the Bar of the City of New York.


PATTERSON, EDWARD LIDDON-Lawyer, 71 Wall street, New York City; residence 19 East 45th street. Educated at Columbia ('86). Member Alpha Delta Phi, and University Athletic and University Clubs, Columbia University Alumni and Century As- sociations, Sons of the Revolution and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


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PATTERSON, FLOYD F. - Manufacturer, 71 Broadway, New York City; residence Hotel Marlbor- ough. Secretary and manager American Steel and Wire Co. Member Hardware, Manhattan and Colo- nial Clubs, and Kenwood Club of Chicago, Ill.


PATTERSON, JOHN-Lawyer, 44 Pine street, New York City; residence 317 West 107th street. Born in New York City, Oct. 6, 1871. Member Delta Upsilon Club and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


PATTERSON, THOMAS J .- Commissioner, 280 Broadway, New York City; residence 157 Rodney street, Brooklyn. Born in Brooklyn, 1849. Served as a member of the Board of Assessors of the City of Brooklyn, under Mayors Whitney and Chapin. Com- missioner of taxes and assessments of the City of New York, by appointment of Mayor Van Wyck since 1898. Member Olympic Club.


PATTERSON, WILLIAM HENRY-Merchant, 100 Broadway, New York City; residence 275 Fifth ave- nue. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., April 20, 1855. Edu- cated at the University of Pennsylvania ('76). (Sin- gle.) Director Birmingham Cement Co .; chairman board of directors of McCord & Co. Member Univer- sity, Calumet and Garden City (L. I.), Richmond County and Ardsley Clubs.


PATTISON, T. HARWOOD-Clergyman, 4 Ports- mouth terrace. Rochester. Born in Cornwall, Eng- land, Dec. 14, 1838. Educated at Regents Park Col- lege, England ('62). Degree of D.D. from Colgate, Brown and Williams. (Married Emily A. Bainbridge.) Professor of homiletics and pastoral theology at Rochester Theological Seminary. Author of "Present Day Lectures," "The History of the English Bible," and "The Making of the Sermon."


PATTON, CHARLES L .- Publisher, 45 East Tenth street, New York City; residence 237 West 45th street. (Single.) First vice-president and acting president University Publishing Co. Member New York Ath- letic and Whist Clubs, New York Historical and Southern Societies and Aldine Association.


PATTON, FRANCIS LANDEY, JR .- Lawyer, 54 Wall street, New York City; residence 339 West 70th street. Born in New York City, April 27, 1871. (Son of Francis L. Patton, president of Princeton Univer- sity.) Educated at Princeton (B.A., '93) and New York Law School (LL.B., '95). (Single.) Member Princeton Club and Royal Bermuda Yacht Club of Bermuda, W. I.


PATTON, JACOB HARRIS-Author, 173 West 79th street, New York City. Born in Fayette County, Pa., May 20, 1812. Educated at Jefferson College (A.B., A.M. and Ph.D.) and at Union Theological Seminary. (Widower.) Interested in educational work until 1887, since which time he has devoted himself to lit- erature. Author of "Four Hundred Years of Ameri- can History," "Natural Resources of the United States," "Political Economy for American Youth," "Political Parties in the United States," "A Popular History of the Presbyterian Church in the United States" and other works.


PAUL, EDWARD THOMPSON-Lawyer, 30 Broad street, New York City; residence 172 Remsen street, Brooklyn. Born in Derby, Conn., Aug. 15, 1871. Edu- cated at Columbia University (LL.B.). (Single.) Member Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity.


PAULDING, CHARLES C .- Lawyer, Grand Cen- tral Station, New York City; residence Peekskill. Born in New York City, Dec. 10, 1868. Educated at Yale University and Columbia Law School. (Single.) Assistant general counsel New York Central and Hud- son River Railroad Co. Member Ardsley, Transporta- tion, Calumet, University Glee, Mount Pleasant Field and Highlands Country Clubs.


PAULDING, JAMES P .- Stock Broker and Mer- chant, 92 Broadway, New York City; residence 10 West Tenth street. Member of the New York Stock Exchange. President and director F. O. Norton Ce- ment Co. Member Manhattan, New York Athletic, New York Yacht, Cuttyhunk and Lawyers' Clubs.


PAUR, EMIL-Musician, 106 East 70th street, New York City. Born in Austria, 1855. (Son of Czerowitz Paur.) Studied music under the direction of his father and at Vienna Conservatory. (Married Marie Burger, 1882.) Served for a time as first violin of the Vienna Imperial Opera House; court conductor at Cassel, Hanover, 1876-80; first conductor and director of season concerts at Mannheim, 1880-9, and at Leip- zig, 1891-3. Became a resident of the United States in 1893; conductor of Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1893-8; since 1898, director of the New York Philharmonic So- ciety and conductor of the "Paur Orchestra" in New York City.




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