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RICHARDS, F. ST. JOHN-Publisher, 154 Nassau street, New York City; residence 617 Hancock street, Brooklyn. Born in Richmond, Va., Dec. 21, 1866. Edu- cated in New York and North Carolina. (Single.) Manager eastern office "St. Louis Globe-Democrat." Member Sphinx Club, Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn, and Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences.
RICHARDS, FRANCIS H .- Patent Attorney and Engineer, 9 Murray street, New York City; residence Hartford, Conn. Born in New Hartford, Conn., Oct. 20, 1850. Educated in New Britain and New Haven, Conn. (Married.) President American Association of Inventors and Manufacturers. Has been granted more than six hundred United States patents. Mem- ber Engineers' Club and American Society of Mechan- ical Engineers.
RICHARDS, FREDERICK B .- Wood Pulp, Ticon- deroga. Born in Sandy Hill, N. Y., Aug. 1, 1865. Edu- cated at Union College. (Married Constance Emily Zorn, June 12, 1895.) Member of the firms of E. Rich- ards & Son, and Hooper & Richards, doing business under the name of North River Garnet Co., North River, N. Y. Treasurer Stockbridge & Atkinson Co. Was president village of Ticonderoga, 1898-1900. Mem- ber Society of Colonial Wars, Ticonderoga Historical Society and Psi Upsilon Fraternity.
RICHARDS, GEORGE-Lawyer, 141 Broadway, New York City; residence 186 Park avenue, Orange, N. J. Born in Boston, Mass., March 23, 1849. Edu- cated at Yale ('72) and at Columbia Law School. (Married.) Was lecturer on insurance law in Colum- bia Law School. Senior member of the firm of Rich- ards & Heald. Author of "Richards on Insurance." Member University Club, Athletic Club of Orange, N. J., Yale Alumni and Down Town Associations and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
RICHARDS, GUY-Lawyer, 16 Exchange place, New York City; residence 11 East Ninth street. Edu- cated at Columbia ('87). Member University Athletic and University Clubs, Columbia University Alumni Association and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
RICHARDS, HAMILTON C .- Lumber Merchant, 70 Beaver street, New York City; residence 217 West 105th street. Born in Albany, N. Y., July 5, 1861. Edu- cated at Albany High School. (Married.) Confiden- tial clerk for Robert R. Sizer & Co .; lumber purchas- ing agent for Adriance, Platt & Co. of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Member Albany Society.
RICHARDS, JAMES GORE KING-"Burnside," Irvington. Born in New York City, 1869. (Married.) Member Union Club of New York City, and Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson.
RICHARDS, JEREMIAH-Dry Goods Merchant, 83 Grand street, New York City; residence 319 West 87th street. Born in Boston, Mass., Oct. 1, 1844. Educated at English High School. (Married.) Member of the firm of Spielmann & Co. Member Merchants', New York Athletic, Union League and Megantic Fish and Game Clubs, Sons of the Revolution, Society of May- flower Descendants, Society of Colonial Wars, New York Historical Society and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
RICHARDS, T. ADDISON-Artist and Author, 53 East 23d street, New York City. Born in London, England, Dec. 3, 1820. Came to the United States in 1831; resident of Georgia until 1844, since then of New York City. Studied art at the National Academy of Design. (Widower.) Professor of art at New York University since 1868. Has traveled considerably and has painted many landscapes; was for many years a contributor of illustrated articles to "Harper's Maga- zine." Author and illustrator of "The American Art- ist," "Georgia Illustrated," "Romance of American Landscape,' ""Summer Stories of the South," "Pictures and Painters" and of Appleton's "Handbooks of Travel." Member National Academy of Design, La- fayette Post, G. A. R., and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
RICHARDS, WILLIAM F. - Draughtsman and Civil Engineer, Central Park opposite East 64th street, New York City; residence 29 Willow street, Brooklyn.
Educated at Union College. Connected with the Park Department of New York City. Member Hardware Club, Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn, and Union College Alumni Association.
RICHARDS, WILLIAM W .- Insurance, 32 Nassau street, New York City; residence 40 Central Park, South. Educated at Harvard ('68). Comptroller of the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York. Member Uni- versity, Mendelssohn Glee and Harvard Clubs.
RICHARDSON, A. FRANK - Advertising Agent and Publisher, 5 Beekman street, New York City; res- idence 109 West 74th street. Director T. A. Slocum Co. Member Fulton, New York Athletic, Colonial, Lotos, Press, Manhattan and Hardware Clubs and Metropol- itan Museum of Art.
RICHARDSON, CLIFFORD - Mechanical Engi- neer, Long Island City; residence 122 East 34th street, New York City. Born in Worcester, Mass., March 6, 1856. Educated at Harvard ('77). (Married.) Assist- ant chemist in United States Department of Agricul- ture, 1878-87; inspector of asphalt and cements in United States Engineering Department, 1887-94. Su- perintendent of tests for the Barber Asphalt Paving Co. since 1896. Member Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Club and American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
RICHARDSON, DWIGHT S. - Manufacturer of Furnaces and Ranges, 234 Water street, New York City; residence 21 West 54th street. Born in Boston, Mass., Dec. 18, 1850. (Married.) Treasurer Richardson & Boynton Co. Member Union League, New York Athletic and Fulton Clubs, Hamilton Club of Brook- lyn, and Sons of the Revolution.
RICHARDSON, FRANK D .- Mechanical Engineer, 22 Thames street, New York City; residence 400 Mc- Donough street, Brooklyn. Born in Newton, Mass., June 6, 1871. Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (Single.) Assistant electrician American Telephone and Telegraph Co. Was instructor Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology. Member Massachu- setts Institute of Technology Society of New York.
RICHARDSON, FRANK W .- Manufacturer, Au- burn; residence 46 South street. Born in New York City, Dec. 24, 1862. Educated at Trinity College ('84). (Married.) Member of the firm of G. W. Richardson & Son. Commissioner of education of Auburn; presi- dent Kindergarten Association; trustee George Junior Republic Association, Freeville, N. Y .; corresponding secretary Cayuga County Historical Society. Was president Auburn Board of Trade and member of state committee of Young Men's Christian Association. Member University and National Arts Clubs and Trin- ity Alumni Association of New York City, and Mili- tary Order of the Loyal Legion.
RICHARDSON, OSCAR F .- Banker, 60 Wall street, New York City; residence 692 Madison street, Brooklyn. Born in Massachusetts, 1840. Educated in public schools. Second vice-president Trust Company of New York; trustee Kings County Building and Loan Association and Nassau Trust Co. of Brooklyn.
RICHEY, ALBERT S .- Ornamental Architectural Iron and Bronze Work, Borden and Review avenues, Long Island City; residence 127 Penn street, Brooklyn. Born in Saltsburg, Pa., Jan. 1, 1856. Educated in Mount Pleasant, Pa. (Married.) Manager of the firm of Richey, Browne & Donald. Member Indian Harbor (Conn.) Yacht Club, and City Club, National Sculpture Society and Manufacturers' Association of New York City.
RICHMOND, JOHN R. H .- Capitalist, 41 Franklin street, Buffalo; residence 844 Delaware avenue. Born in Jersey City, N. J., April 4, 1873. Educated at Ho- bart College, Geneva, N. Y. (Single.) Vice-president Ozark Plateau Land Co .; treasurer United States Aerating Fountain Co .: secretary Buffalo Cast Iron Pipe Co .; treasurer Crystal Water Co. Was first lieu- tenant of Troop "B," Buffalo City Guard. Member of the Buffalo Merchants' Exchange. Member Buffalo, Liberal, University, Country and Polo Clubs, Sons of the American Revolution, Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Buffaio Fine Arts Academy, Society of Artists and other organizations.
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RICHMOND, STACY C .- Banker, 20 Broad street, New York City; residence Dongan Hills, S. I. Born in New Bedford, Mass., Aug. 22, 1867. (Son of James H. C., and Hannah Katherine [Courtis] Richmond.) Edu- cated at Harvard ('90). (Married May M. Dunn.) Member of the firm of Rhoades & Richmond, members of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Harvard Club.
RICKARD, RICHARD D .- Secretary and Treas- urer, 56 Beaver street, New York City; residence Sum- mit, N. J. Born in Eagle River, Mich., 1856. Edu- cated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. (Mar- ried.) Connected with the New York, Ontario and Western Ry. Co. Secretary and treasurer Ontario, Carbondale and Scranton Ry. Co. Member Delta Kappa Epsilon Club and American Institute of Min- ing Engineers.
RICKERSON, CHARLES L .- Hay and Grain Merchant, 54 Harrison street, New York City; resi- dence 51 Eighth avenue, Brooklyn. Born in Greene County, N. Y. (Married.) President and director Otis Elevating Ry. Co., Catskill and Tannersville Ry. Co. and Arizona Cattle Co .; vice-president and director Catskill and New York Steamboat Co. (Ltd.); direc- tor Cairo R. R. Co. and Santa Cruz Park Association. Member Montauk, and Riding and Driving Clubs of Brooklyn.
RICKSECKER, C. A .- Episcopalian Clergyman, Buffalo; residence 160 Auburn avenue. (Married.) Rector Grace Episcopal Church.
RICKSECKER, THEODORE -Manufactur- ing Perfumer, 22 Reade street, New York City; resi- dence 364 West 121st street. Born in Canal Dover, Ohio, June 7, 1846. Educated in Canal Dover. (Mar- ried.) President Theodore Ricksecker Co. Ex-presi- dent American Manufacturing Perfumers' Associa- tion. Member Ohio Society.
RIDDER, HERMAN-Publisher, Tryon row, New York City; residence 447 East 84th street. President and director "Catholic News" Publishing Co .; treas- urer and director "New Yorker Staats-Zeitung" Cor- poration; director Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank. Member Democratic, Reform, Manhattan, Press, Cath- olic and Hardware Clubs and Liederkranz.
RIDEING, WILLIAM HENRY-Editor and Au- thor, 291 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 55 East 76th street. Born in Liverpool, England, Feb. 17, 1853. Educated in private schools. Became interested in journalism at an early age. Has been on the edi- torial staffs of the Springfield (Ill.) "Republican," "New York Times," New York "Tribune" and London (England) "Dramatic Notes." Now associate editor "Youth's Companion" and "North American Review." Author of "Pacific Railways Illustrated," "A Saddle in the Wild West," "Alpenstock," "Young Folks' His- tory of London," "The Boyhood of Living Authors," "Thackeray's London," "A Little Upstart," "In the Land of Lorna Doone," "The Captured Cunarder" and "At Hawarden With Mr. Gladstone." Member Twi- light and Players' Clubs, and St Botolph Club of Bos- ton, Mass.
RIDER, GEORGE A .- Life Insurance, 115 Broad- way, New York City; residence 311 West 46th street. Born in Seymour, Conn., March 20, 1859. (Widower.) Member Knickerbocker Club.
RIDER, IRA EDGAR-Secretary, 10 City Hall, New York City. Born in Jersey City, N. J., Nov. 17, 1868. Educated in public schools, at the College of the City of New York, at St. Lawrence University and at Cornell. Was appointed secretary to the president of the Borough of Manhattan in 1898, which position he now holds. Has contributed considerably to current literature and is well known as a lecturer.
RIDER, JOHN M .- Lawyer, 27 Pine street, New York City; residence 176 Sixth avenue, Brooklyn. Educated at Union College. Member of the firm of Rider & Smith. Member Psi Upsilon Club, Montauk and Marine and Field Clubs of Brooklyn, and Union College Alumni Association.
RIDGWAY, JAMES W .- Lawyer, 100 Broadway, New York City; residence 246 Gates avenue, Brook- lyn. Member of the firm of J. W. & C. W. Ridgway.
Formerly district attorney of Kings County for three terms. Member New York Yacht and Democratic Clubs, and Brooklyn Club.
RIDPATH, JOHN CLARK-Historian, 156 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 31 West 25th street, and Greencastle, Ind. Born in Filmore, Put- nam Co., Ind., April 26, 1841. (Son of Abraham and Sally [Matthews] Ridpath.) Educated at a district school and at Asbury (now De Pauw) University ('63). Syracuse University conferred upon him the degree of LL.D. in 1880. (Married Hannah R. Smythe.) Super- intendent of schools, Lawrenceburg, Ind., 1866-9; mem- ber of the faculty and vice-president of De Pauw Uni- versity, 1869-85; held the chairs of English literature, history and political economy. Among his many works may be mentioned "An Academic History of the United States," "Grammar School History," "Popular History of the United States," "Life and Work of James A. Garfield," "History of the World" (four vols.), "Life and Work of James G. Blaine," "Great Races of Mankind," "Life and Times of William E. Gladstone," "History of the United States" (eight vols.), "James Otis, a Monograph" and "Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century." Associate editor of the "People's Cyclopedia" since 1881; literary di- rector for Jones Bros. Publishing Co. of Cincinnati and New York. Member Phi Beta Kappa Society and Western Association of Writers (president).
RIEFE, JOHN-Brewer, Avenue A and East 54th street, New York City; residence 173 East 94th street. Born in Geestermünde, Germany, Sept. 9, 1844. Edu- cated in Germany. (Married.) President and director Consumers' Brewing Co .; secretary, treasurer and di- rector Clausen & Price Brewing Co.
RIEGER, WILLIAM H .- Tenor, 18 East 22d street, New York City. Born in New York City, March 22, 1862. Educated in common schools. (Single.) Has given concerts throughout the United States and in Europe.
RIES, HEINRICH - Geologist and Expert on Clays, Cornell University, Ithaca. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y. Educated at Columbia (Ph.B., '92, A.M., '94, and Ph.D., '96), and in Europe. (Married.) Was assistant director of New York scientific exhibits at World's Columbian Exposition; judge of awards at Atlanta Ex- position; assistant in mineralogy at Columbia Univer- sity; lecturer in New York City public schools and consulting geologist to the Troy Steel Co. Now in- structor in economic geology at Cornell University; also clay technologist in the Division of Mineral Re- sources of the United States Geological Survey. Fel- low Geological Society of America, New York Academy of Science and American Association for the Advance- ment of Sciences. Member National Geographical So- ciety and American Institute of Mining Engineers.
RIGBY, GEORGE NORTON-Lawyer, Warburton Building, Yonkers; residence Yonkers. Born in New- ark, N. J., July 10, 1874. Educated at Cornell ('95) and New York Law School. (Married.) President State Title and Investment Co .; secretary Westchester County Republican Club. Ex-justice of the peace. Member Cornell University Club of New York City, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, Sons of the Ameri- can Revolution and Yonkers Historical Society.
RIGGS, FRANCIS B. - Banker, 3 Broad street, New York City; residence 10 West 43d street. (Single.) Member of the firm of Maxwell & Scoville, members of the New York Stock Exchange; director Vermont Marble Co. Member Metropolitan, Tuxedo, Union and Racquet and Tennis Clubs.
RIGGS, LOUIS WARNER-Chemist, 414 East 26th street, New York City. Born in Maine, April 13, 1862. Educated at the University of Maine ('85). Degree of A.M. and Ph.D. (Married Alice Jane Merrill, of Cum- berland, Me., 1889.) Instructor in chemistry, physics and toxicology at New York University, 1893-8. Now instructor in chemistry and physics in Cornell Univer- sity Medical College. Member American Chemical and German Chemical Societies and of various other scien- tific bodies.
RIIS, JACOB AUGUST-Journalist and Author, 301 Mulberry street, New York City; residence Richmond Hill, L. I. Born in Ribe, Denmark, May 3, 1849. Edu- cated in Denmark. (Married Elizabeth D. Nielsen,
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1876.) Was for a time police reporter on the New York "Sun." Has been active in tenement house and school reform, and was secretary of the New York Small Parks Commission in 1897. Author of "How the Other Half Lives," "The Children of the Poor" and "Out of Mulberry Street."
RIKER, CHARLES L .- Chemical Merchant, 46 Cedar street, New York City; residence 19 West 57th street. Educated at Columbia ('95). Member of the firm of J. L. & D. S. Riker. Member New York Ath- letic, St. Anthony and University Clubs and Down Town Association.
RIKER, HENRY LAWRENCE-Chemical Mer- chant, 46 Cedar street, New York City; residence Sea- bright, N. J. Born in New York City, 1860. (Son of John L. Riker.) Educated at Columbia. Member of the firm of J. L. & D. S. Riker. Member New York Athletic and Mendelssohn Glee Clubs, Columbia Uni- versity Alumni and Down Town Associations and Sons of the Revolution.
RIKER, JOHN JACKSON-Chemical Merchant, 46 Cedar street, New York City; residence 298 Lexing- ton avenue. Member of the firm of J. L. & D. S. Riker. Member Union, St. Nicholas, New York Yacht and American Yacht Clubs, Down Town Association, Sons of the Revolution, Society of Colonial Wars and St. Nicholas and Holland Societies.
RIKER, JOHN LAWRENCE - Chemical Mer- chant, 46 Cedar street, New York City; residence 19 West 57th street. Member of the firm of J. L. & D. S. Riker. Vice-president and director Bank of New · York, and Bank of the State of New York; vice-presi- dent, treasurer and trustee Fifth Avenue Safe Deposit Co .; vice-president and trustee Atlantic Trust Co .; di- rector Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg R. R. Co., Central and South American Telegraph Co .; Continen- tal Insurance Co., Eagle Fire Insurance Co., Eastern Dynamite Co., Fidelity and Casualty Co., Greenwich Insurance Co., Hanover Fire Insurance Co., Hercules Powder Co., Laflin and Rand Powder Co., Moosic Pow- der Co., New Jersey Zinc Co., New York and Boston Dyewood Co., Niagara Fire Insurance Co., Plaza Bank, Providence and Stonington Steamship Co., Repauno Chemical Co. and St. Paul and Duluth R. R. Co .; trustee Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co., Farmers' Loan and Trust Co. and Greenwich Savings Bank. Member Metropolitan, City, Union League, St. Nicholas. Men- delssohn Glee, New York Athletic, Riding, New York Yacht and Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Clubs, St. Nicholas and Holland Societies, Society of Colonial Wars, Down Town Association, Sons of the Revolution and American Museum of Natural History.
RIKER, SAMUEL-Retired Lawyer, 145 Nassau street, New York City; residence 27 East 69th street. Born in Newtown, Queens Co., N. Y., April 10, 1832. (Son of John L. and Lavinia [Smith] Riker.) Edu- cated in private schools in Queens County. (Married.) Was admitted to the Bar in 1853 and practiced in New York City uninterruptedly until his retirement in 1893. Treasurer and trustee Good Samaritan Dispensary; director Third Avenue R. R. Co., Dry Dock, East Broadway and Battery R. R. Co. and Forty-second Street, Manhattanville and St. Nicholas Avenue R. R. Co .; trustee New York Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb. Member New York Zoological and New York Historical Societies, Society of Ethical Culture, New York State Bar Association, New York Law Institute, Free Circulating Library, New York Botanical Gardens, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, American Museum of Natural History and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
RILEY, JOHN B .- Lawyer, Plattsburg. Born in Schuyler Falls, N. Y., Sept. 9, 1852. Educated at Plattsburg Academy. (Married.) Member of the firm of Riley & Healey. President board of managers Plattsburg State Normal School; chairman of execu- tive committee Catholic Summer School of America. Was school commissioner and president of the village of Plattsburg. United States Superintendent of Indian Schools and also United States Consul-General at Ot- tawa, Canada. Member Catholic Club of New York City, and Champlain Club.
RILEY, ROBERT HUDSON-Cashier, 224 Church street, New York City; residence Ariel Villa, Benson- hurst-by the Sea. Born in New York City, May 23, 1836. Educated in New Brunswick, N. J., by private
tutors. (Married.) Cashier for H. B. Claflin Co. Has a fine collection of art treasures and is a gold medal- list of the Society of Science, Letters and Art of Lon- don, England. Member Marine and Field, Atlantic Yacht and Folk Lore Clubs, Long Island Historical, New England and New York Anthropological (life member) Societies, Sons of the Revolution, Society of Founders and Patriots of America, and New York Academy of Sciences.
RINCKHOFF, WILLIAM P .- 55th street and Ave- nue A, New York City; residence 457 West 47th street. Born in Hamburg, Germany, Nov. 24, 1846. Educated in Germany. (Married.) President and director Ar- tificial Ice Co .; secretary and director Consumers' Brewing Co .; director Home Bank. Was alderman in 1883, 1888, 1889 and 1890 in New York City. Member Democratic Club and Arion Society.
RINGLER, FREDERICK A. - Electrotyper, 21 Barclay street, New York City; residence 1316 Madison avenue. President, treasurer and director F. A. Ring- ler Co .; vice-president and director Metropolitan Realty Co. Member and president of the Liederkranz.
RIPLEY, SIDNEY DILLON - Insurance, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence 38 West 53d street, and Hempstead. L. J. Treasurer and director Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States; director Mount Morris Bank, Union Pacific Ry. Co. and Western National Bank; trustee Mercantile Trust Co. Member Calumet, Metropolitan, City, Union, Lawyers', Racquet and Tennis, Tuxedo, Turf and Field, Meadow Brook Hunt and Westminster Kennel Clubs and Country Club of Westchester.
RITCH, JOHN WARREN-Architect, 512 Manhat- tan avenue, New York City. Born in Putnam County, N. Y., June 22, 1822. Studied architecture in the office of William Hurry of New York City. Practicing in New York City since 1846, and has been engaged on the designing and construction of many prominent buildings. Editor of the "American Architect," 1847-8.
RITCH, THOMAS GARDINER-Lawyer, 18 Wall street, New York City; residence Stamford, Conn. Born in North Salem, N. Y., Sept. 18, 1833. (Son of Wells R. and Sarah A. [Barnum] Ritch.) Educated in private schools and at Yale College and Law School. Practicing in New York City since his admission to the Bar in 1857. Senior member of the firm of Ritch, Woodford, Bovee & Wallace. Member Lawyers', Yale and Alpha Delta Phi Clubs.
RITCHIE, JOHN W .- Banker and Broker, 18 Wall street, New York City. Born in New York City, April 25, 1864. (Married.) Member of the firm of Lindsley, Yates & Co., members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Member Baptist Social Union.
RITTER, FREDERICK W .- Banker and Broker, 18 Wall street, New York City; residence Greenwich, Conn. Born in New York City, Feb. 7, 1853. (Married.) Member of the firm of Floyd-Jones & Robison, mem- bers of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Fair- field County (Conn.) Golf and Indian Harbor (Conn.) Yacht Clubs, Greenwich Casino, and Palisade Boat Club of Yonkers.
RIVES, GEORGE BARCLAY - Treasurer, Eliza- beth, N. J .; residence 14 West 38th street, New York City. Born in New York City, June 19, 1874. Educated at St. Paul's School and Princeton. (Single.) Treas- urer and general manager Elizabeth Horse R. R. Co. Member Knickerbocker and Metropolitan Clubs and Sons of the American Revolution.
RIVES, GEORGE LOCKHART-Lawyer, 32 Nas- sau street, New York City; residence 14 West 38th street. Born in New York City, May 1, 1849. Educated at Columbia and at Trinity College, Cambridge, Eng- land. (Married.) Member of the firm of Olin & Rives. Assistant Secretary of State, 1887-9; member of the Committee of Seventy of 1894. Rapid transit commis- sioner of the City of New York since 1896; trustee Co- lumbia University and New York Public Library (As- tor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations); director Mercan- tile Trust Co., and Lawyers' Mortgage Insurance Co. Member City, Players', Tuxedo, Knickerbocker and New York Yacht Clubs, Century, Down Town and Co- lumbla Alumni Associations and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
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ROACH, STEPHEN W .- Iron Manufacturer, 814 East Ninth street, New York City; residence Plaza Hotel. Vice-president Roach Shipyard of Chester, Pa .; treasurer Morgan Iron Works. Member Larchmont Yacht, Lambs', Lotos, Republican, New York Athletic, American Yacht and Douglaston Yacht Clubs.
ROBB, ALEXANDER - Insurance, 100 William street, New York City; residence 346 Washington ave- nue, Brooklyn. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Oct. 2, 1846. Educated at Hamilton, Canada. (Married Emi- lie, daughter of W. C. Taylor.) Member of the firm of Pate & Robb. President Santa Cruz Falls Associa- tion; member of executive committee Kings County Republican General Committee. Was Presidential Elector in 1897. Member Merchants' Central and Drug Trade (treasurer) Clubs, and Crescent Athletic, Oxford and Union League Clubs of Brooklyn.
ROBB, JAMES HAMPDEN-Retired Banker, 23 Park avenue, New York City. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 27, 1846. Educated in private schools, in Europe and at Harvard. (Married Cornelia Van Rens- selaer Thayer, of Boston, Mass., 1868.) Engaged in banking and cotton business in New York City, 1866-86. Assemblyman, 1882; State senator, 1884-5; president of the New York City Board of Park Commissioners, 1887- 90; declined appointment as Assistant Secretary of State from President Cleveland in 1887; delegate to the National Democratic Convention of 1888; was also treasurer of the original Board of Commissioners of the Niagara State Reservation. Lieutenant - colonel and acting adjutant-general of the 1st Brigade, N. G. N. Y. Member Metropolitan, Knickerbocker, Union (vice-president), Players', Grolier and Harvard Clubs, Century and Down Town Associations, Southern, American Geographical and Dunlap Societies and Met- ropolitan Museum of Art.
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