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ROBB, NATHANIEL THAYER - Banker and Broker, 24 Nassau street, New York City; residence 110 East 39th street. Educated at Harvard ('93). Member of the firm of Henderson & Co. and of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Knickerbocker, Harvard, University Athletic and University Clubs, and St. Nicholas Society.
ROBBINS, CHANDLER-64 West 47th street, New York City. Member Nineteenth Century and Union Clubs, American Geographical, New England and Mu- nicipal Arts Societies, Society of Mayflower Descend- ants, Century Association, Metropolitan Museum of Art and American Museum of Natural History.
ROBBINS, CLARENCE H .- Retired, 58 Sterling place, Brooklyn, and Lakewood, N. J. Born in Brook- lyn, Oct. 13, 1866. Educated in Brooklyn. (Marrled.) Member Crescent Athletic and Oxford Clubs of Brook- lyn, and Oakland Golf Club of Bayside, L. I.
ROBBINS, GEORGE PHELPS-Clerk, 56 East 57th street, New York City. Educated at Yale ('91). Mem- ber Yale, University Athletic and University Clubs.
ROBBINS, HENRY A .- Manufacturer of Watch Cases, 21 Maiden lane, New York City; residence 419 Fifth avenue. Member of the firm of Robbins & Ap- pleton. Member Metropolitan, Union League, Tuxedo, South Side Sportsmen's and Union Clubs and New England Society.
ROBBINS, HENRY PELHAM-Builder, 111 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 419 Fifth avenue. Educated at Columbia ('93). Member Riding, Psi Up- silon, Knickerbocker and University Clubs.
ROBBINS, HERBERT D .- Wholesale Drug Mer- chant, 91 Fulton street, New York City; residence 814 Madison avenue. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 14, 1862. Educated at Harvard ('84) and at the University of Berlin, Germany. (Married.) Member of the firm of Mckesson & Robbins. President New York Quinine and Chemical Works; treasurer College of Pharmacy of the City of New York. Member University, Met- ropolitan, Knickerbocker and Harvard Clubs, Somer- set Club of Boston, Mass., and Down Town Assocla- tlon.
ROBBINS, HORACE WOLCOTT-Lawyer and Artist, 56 East 57th street, New York City. Born in Mobile, Ala., Oct. 21, 1842. Educated at Newton Unl-
versity ('58). Studied art in Europe, landscape paint- ing with James M. Hart, and law at Columbia College Law School, being admitted to the Bar in 1892. Served with the 22d New York Regiment in 1862. Was secre- tary for ten years and vice-president for two years of the National Academy of Design; served also for a time as president of the Artists' Fund Society. Mem- ber University, Lambs' and Barnard Clubs, Century Association and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
ROBBINS, HOWARD S .- Merchant, 640 Broad- way, New York City; residence Hotel Endicott. Born in Massachusetts. President, treasurer or secretary of several corporations, clubs and societies. Member Country Cycle and Arkwright Clubs, Sapelo Rod and Gun Club of Georgia (secretary), Society of Colonial Wars, Sons of the Revolution, League of American Wheelmen (consul), Society of Founders and Pa- triots of America, Society of the War of 1812, Sons of the American Revolution, Colonial Governors and So- ciety of American Wars.
ROBBINS, JULIAN W .- Banker, 35 Wall street, New York City; residence 127 East 35th street. Mem- ber of the firm of Leask & Co., members of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Union Club, and Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson.
ROBBINS, NATHANIEL A .- Physician and Sur- geon, 91 Pineapple street, Brooklyn. Born in Florida, 1840. (Son of Nathaniel C. Robbins, who served in the Indian wars in Florida.) Educated at Harvard. (Married.) Served in a surgical capacity during Civil WVar. Surgeon to the Brooklyn Fire Department since 1884. Member Harvard Club of Boston, Mass., and Crescent Athletic Club.
ROBBINS, ROWLAND A .- Hardware Merchant, 162 Duane street, New York City; residence 962 Fifth avenue. Engineer with rank of major on staff of Brigadier-General J. M. Varian, N. G. N. Y., 1882. President and director Manhattan Supply Co. Mem- ber Union League and Players' Clubs, American Mu- seum of Natural History, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sons of the Revolution, American Geographical Society, Society of Colonial Wars and Chamber of Commerce.
ROBBINS, SAMUEL HOWLAND-20 East 27th street, New York City. Member board of stewards National Steeplechase Association, and of the Metro- politan, Knickerbocker, Union, Manhattan, Racquet and Tennis, Whist, and Turf and Field Clubs, Coun- try Club of Westchester, American Geographical So- ciety, Scientific Alliance, Metropolitan Museum of Art and American Museum of Natural History.
ROBERSON, ALONZO, JR .- Manufacturer, 313 Chenango street, Binghamton; residence 82 Main street. Born in Binghamton, Nov. 16, 1861. Educated in Binghamton. (Married.) Director People's Bank. Member Binghamton Whist, Binghamton and Dob- son Clubs and Protection Hose Co.
ROBERT, HENRY J .- Lawyer, 132 Nassau street, New York City; residence 1142 Flatbush avenue, Brooklyn. Born in Brooklyn, Dec. 5, 1872. Educated at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and New York Law School (LL.B.). (Single.) Member New York Yacht Club, and Atlantic Yacht and Crescent Athletic Clubs of Brooklyn.
ROBERT, HENRY MARTYN (Colonel)-United States Army, 39 Whitehall street, New York City; res- idence Haworth, N. J. Born in Robertville, Beaufort District, S. C., May 2, 1837. (Son of Joseph T. and Ade- line [Lawton] Robert.) Educated at United States Milltary Academy ('57). (Married Helen M., daughter of Ebenezer Thresher LL.D., of Dayton, Ohio.) Served in Union Army during Civil War; engineer officer on staff of General Mcclellan, 1862-3; promoted to a cap- taincy in 1863. Professor of military engineering at West Point, 1865-7; major, 1867; lieutenant - colonel, 1883; engineer commissioner of the District of Colum- bia, 1890-1. Connected with the improvement and for- tification of rivers and harbors since 1867 and has been president of the Board of Engineers on Fortifications since 1895. Author of "Robert's Rules of Order." Mem- ber Military Order of the Loyal Legion.
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ROBERTS, CHARLES F .- Physician, Sixth ave- nue and 55th street, New York City; residence 56 West 33d street. Born in New York City, 1842. Educated at Bellevue Hospital Medical College (M.D.). (Single.) Sanitary superintendent to the Department of Health of the City of New York. Member Larchmont Yacht, New York Athletic, Manhattan and Democratic Clubs and American Public Health Association.
ROBERTS, CHARLES H,-Banker, 335 Schermer- horn street, Brooklyn; residence 132 Lincoln place. Born in New York City, July 21, 1842. Educated in Hartford, Conn. (Married.) Enlisted Aug. 28, 1862, in 44th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Wounded in action at Rawles Mills, N. C .; declined commission as captain in 4th Massachusetts Volunteer Colored Infantry; transferred to chief commissary department, 18th Army Corps, at Newbern, N. C., in 1863. Was cashier Harlem Bank and Empire State Bank. President and director Schermerhorn Bank. Member executive committee New York State Bank- ers' Association.
ROBERTS, CHRISTOPHER H. - Importer, 10 Washington place, New York City; residence 1237 Ful- ton avenue. Member of the firm of Roberts, Cushman & Co. Member Harlem Club, New York Entomolog- ical, Brooklyn Entomological, Washington Entomolog- ical and Ontario Entomological Societies, Academy of Science of Philadelphia, Pa., and Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences.
ROBERTS, DUNCAN INGRAHAM - Passenger Agent, 21 Cortlandt street, New York City. Born in Waynesboro, Pa., June 27, 1853. Educated in public schools and at Western University of Pennsylvania. Entered railway service in 1873 as freight clerk with Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis Ry. Co. General passenger agent in New York City of the Erie R. R. Co. since 1891.
ROBERTS, EDWARD E .- Manufacturer, 39 Cort- landt street, New York City; residence Red Bank, N. J. President, general manager and director Roberts Safety Water Tube Boiler Co. Member Atlantic Yacht, Delta Kappa Epsilon and Army and Navy Clubs.
ROBERTS, ELLIS HENRY - Treasurer of the United States, Treasury Department, Washington, D. C .; residence Utica, N. Y. Born in Utica, Sept. 30, 1827. Educated at Yale ('50). Degree of LL.D. from Hamilton College in 1869, and from Yale in 1884. (Mar- ried Elizabeth Morris, 1851.) Was for thirty-five years editor and proprietor of the Utica "Morning Herald." Assemblyman, 1866; Congressman, 1871-5; Assistant Treasurer of the United States, 1889-93; president of the Franklin National Bank, New York City, 1893-7. Treasurer of the United States since 1897. Trustee of Hamilton College since 1872. Author of "The Planting and the Growth of the Empire State." Member Re- publican, Patria and Yale Clubs and Phi Beta Kappa and Authors' Societies, all of New York City.
ROBERTS, EVELYN PIERREPONT - Civil and Contracting Engineer, 22 William street, New York City; residence Yale Club. Born in Fort Leavenworth, Kan., Dec. 25, 1848. Educated at Yale. (Single.) President and general manager Mohegan Granite Quarrying Co. Member Yale, Calumet and Balsam Lake Clubs, American Society of Civil Engineers, Yale Alumni Association, Sons of the Revolution and Mili- tary Order of the Loyal Legion.
ROBERTS, GEORGE I .- Engineering, 471 Fourth street, New York City. Born in Biddeford, Me., June 14, 1859. Educated at Somersworth (N. H.) High School and at Bryant & Stratton's Business College, Boston, Mass. (Married.) President and director George I. Roberts & Bros. Was superintendent for F. Tudor, heating and ventilating engineer, for several years. Member New York Athletic Club, Americus Lodge, Americus Chapter, York Commandery, No. 55, and Mecca Temple, F. & A. M.
ROBERTS, ISAAC PHILLIPS-Professor, Cornell University, Ithaca; residence 37 East avenue. Born in Seneca County, N. Y., July 24, 1834. Educated at Seneca Falls Academy and at Iowa Agricultural Col- lege (M.Agr.). (Married Margaret J. Narr, 1857.) Di- rector of the College of Agriculture, professor of agri- culture and dean of the agricultural faculty at Cornell University. Was associate editor of the "Country
Gentleman;" president of the New York State Agricul- tural Society, 1895-6; also president of the New York State Dairymen's Association. Member Society for the Promotion of Agricultural Science, Society for the Promotion of Agriculture and New York State Agri- cultural Society.
ROBERTS, JAMES A .- Lawyer, 319 Mooney-Bris- bane Building, Buffalo; residence 1115 Delaware ave- nue. Born in York County, Me., March 8, 1847. Edu- cated at Bowdoin College (A.B., '70). (Married.) Member of the firm of Roberts, Becker, Messer & Groat. President National Beet Sugar Co., Union Surety and Guaranty Co. and American Industrial Co .; vice-president Buffalo Loan, Trust and Safe De- posit Co .; director City National Bank. Member Buf- falo and Ellicott Clubs, Sons of the American Revolu- tion and Society of Colonial Wars.
ROBERTS, JOHN J .- Manufacturer, 1123 Broad- way, New York City; residence 841 President street, Brooklyn. Treasurer and director United States Mor- tar Supply Co .; trustee Mechanics' and Traders' Ex- change. Member Montauk Club of Brooklyn, Build- ing Trades Club and Blooming Grove Park Associa- tion.
ROBERTS, JOSEPH BANKS-Lawyer, 319 Moon- ey-Brisbane Building, Buffalo; residence 1115 Dela- ware avenue. Born in South Waterboro, Me., Nov. 18, 1873. Educated at Bowdoin College (A.B., '95) and University of Buffalo (LL.B., '99). (Single.) Member of the firm of Roberts, Becker, Messer & Groat. Sec- retary National High Temperature Furnace and Met- allurgical Co. and De Graff & Roberts Cut Stone Co., both of Buffalo; director Depew (N. Y.) Mfg Co. Member Independent and University Clubs, Society of Colonial Wars, Sons of the American Revolution, Al- pha Delta Phi and Phi Delta Phi Fraternities and New York State Historical Association.
ROBERTS, NATHAN B .- Importer, 10 Washing- ton place, New York City; residence 1359 Dean street, Brooklyn. Born in South Egremont, Mass., June 25, 1841. Educated at New York Free Academy, now Col- lege of the City of New York, ('62). (Married.) Mem- ber of the firm of Roberts, Cushman & Co. Member Mendelssohn Glee Club, Sons of the Revolution, St. Nicholas Society, Milltary Order of the Loyal Legion, American Institute and United States Veterans' Sig- nal Corps.
ROBERTS, RICHARD S .- Importer, 10 Washing- ton place, New York City; residence 260 Clinton ave- nue, Brooklyn. Born in Manchester, Vt., Sept. 17, 1818. Educated in public schools. (Married, 1847.) Senior member of the firm of Roberts, Cushman & Co. for forty-four years. Alderman from the Twen- tieth Ward of Brooklyn, 1880-1. Member New Eng- land Society and Historical Society of Brooklyn (life).
ROBERTS, WILLIAM W. W. - Manufacturing Stationer, 157 Pearl street, New York City; residence 205 Lincoln road, Flatbush. Born in Lyme, Conn., Dec. 8, 1868. Educated at Gonzaga College, Washington, D. C. (Married.) Member Sons of the American Rev- olution.
ROBERTSON, FRANK W .- Physician and Su- perintendent, Elmira. Born, 1868. Graduate in medi- cine from the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons. Served for a number of years in Bellevue Hospital and advanced until he became head of the staff of the pavilion for the insane. Appointed senior physician at the Elmira Reformatory on April 1, 1900, and upon the resignation of Mr. Brockway on July 31, of that year, was promoted to the superintendency of that institution.
ROBERTSON. HENRY MONTAGUE - Paper Manufacturer, 319 Broadway, New York City: resi- dence 60 West 39th street. Senior member of the firm of H. M. Robertson & Co. Member Reform, New York Athletic and Yale Clubs, Southern Society, Society of Colonial Wars and Sons of the Revolution.
ROBERTSON, MORGAN ANDREW-Author, 521 West 123d street, New York City. Born in Oswego, N. Y., Sept. 30, 1861. (Son of Andrew and Ruth [Glas- ford] Robertson. ) Educated in common schools of Oswego and at Cooper Institute in New York City. (Married Alice M., daughter of William Doyle of
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Windsor, Conn.) Followed the sea until 1886, in which year he embarked in the jewelry business. Has en- gaged in the writing of sea stories for periodicals and magazines since 1896. Among his best known works may be mentioned "Spun-Yarn," "Futility" and "Where Angels Fear to Tread."
ROBERTSON, ROBERT H .- Architect, 160 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 117 East 38th street. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., April 29, 1849. Educated at Rutgers College ('69). Has drawn plans for the con- struction of many prominent buildings in New York City, including Madison Avenue M. E. Church, St. James P. E. Church, Young Women's Christian Asso- ciation Building, Church of the Holy Spirit and Mott Haven Railroad Station. Member Mendelssohn Glee and University Clubs, Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on- Hudson, Century and Aldine Associations, Architec- tural League and American Institute of Architects.
ROBERTSON, TOURO-Manufacturer, 86 Trinity place, New York City; residence 21 East 56th street. Vice-president and director Assured Building and Loan Association; vice-president and trustee American Bank Note Co .; director International Pulp Co. Member New York Athletic and Bath Beach Clubs, Southern Society and Century Association.
ROBERTSON, WILLIAM H. - Lawyer, White Plains; residence Katonah. Born in Bedford, West- chester Co., N. Y., Oct. 10, 1823. (Son of Henry and Huldah [Fanton] Robertson.) Educated (in Westches- ter County) in district schools and at Union Academy. Studied law and was admitted to the Bar in 1847. Re- ceived the degree of LL.D. from Williams College in 1876. (Married Mary E., daughter of Horatio Ballard, of Cortland County, N. Y., 1865.) Served for several years as superintendent of schools and four terms as supervisor of the town of Bedford. Assemblyman, 1849-50; State senator, 1853; County Judge of Westches- ter, 1856-67. Was inspector of the 7th brigade of the State Militia for six years and was commissioned to superintend the drafting of troops in Westchester County at the outbreak of the Civil War. Elected to Congress in 1866; State senator, 1872-82; appointed Col- lector of the Port of New York by President Garfield in 1881. Was a member of the Electoral College which elected Abraham Lincoln in 1860; was for fifteen years a member of the Republican State Committee and was a delegate to the National Republican Convention of 1880. Director Westchester Fire Insurance Co.
ROBESON, ROBERT J .- Lawyer, 280 Broadway, New York City. Born in Brisbane, Australia, July 4, 1868. Educated at Columbia. (Married.) Member of the firm of Quincy, Wendel & Robeson.
ROBIE, REUBEN E .- Lawyer, Bath; residence 23 Robie street. Born in Bath, Sept. 24, 1843. Educated at Hobart College. (Married.) Member Sigma Phi Fraternity and Sons of the American Revolution.
ROBINS, HENRY EPHRAIM - Clergyman and Professor, Rochester Theological Seminary, Rochester; residence 580 West avenue. Born in Hartford, Conn., Sept. 30, 1827. Educated at Newton Theological Insti- tution. Received degree of D.D. from the University of Rochester and LL.D. from Colby University. (Wid- ower.) Rector of Central Baptist Church, Newport, R. I., 1862-7, and of the First Baptist Church of Roch- ester, 1867-73. President of Colby University, 1873-82; Professor of Christian ethics at Rochester Theological Seminary since 1882. Author of several religious and educational works.
ROBINS, JOHN N .- Transportation, 15 Whitehall street, New York City; residence Orange, N. J. Direc- tor Charleston Transportation Line, Miami Steamship Co., North American Transport Co. and Texas Trans- port and Terminal Co. Member New York Athletic, Larchmont Yacht and Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Clubs.
ROBINSON, ALFRED BROOKES - Lawyer, 170 Broadway, New York City; residence 157 West 74th street. Born in New York City. Educated at Har- vard ('87) and at Columbia Law School ('89). (Single.) Member University Athletic and Harvard Clubs, So- ciety of Medical Jurisprudence and Sons of the Revo- lution.
ROBINSON, ANDREW J .- Builder, 123 East 23d street, New York City; residence 123 West 76th street. Member of the firm of Robinson & Wallace. President and director Highlands of Navesink Improvement Co .; vice-president and director Carteret Steel Co .; direc- tor English Enamel Paint Co. and Oriental Bank; trustee East River Savings Institution. Member Bap- tist Social Union, Aldine Association and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
ROBINSON, BEVERLY W .- Lawyer, 52 Wall street, New York City; residence New Rochelle. Born in New Brighton, N. Y., Dec. 21, 1873. (Married.) Member of the firm of Emmet & Robinson. Member Westchester Country, St. Anthony and Westchester Hunt Clubs.
ROBINSON, CHARLES L. F .- Wholesale Coal Merchant, 1 Broadway, New York City; residence 80 Madison avenue. Member of the firm of Robinson, Hayden & Co. Secretary, treasurer and director South Carolina and Georgia Extension R. R. Co .; director Charleston and Ohio River R. R. Co., George's Creek and Cumberland R. R. Co., Maryland Coal Co. and Polaris Milling and Mining Co. Member New York Yacht, Yale, and Racquet and Tennis Clubs.
ROBINSON, CHARLES MULFORD-Journalist, Rochester; residence 65 South Washington street. Born in Ramapo, N. Y., 1869. Educated at the Uni- versity of Rochester. (Married.) Connected with the Rochester "Post-Express" and contributor to maga- zines. Member of the national committee on muni- cipal improvements and civic embellishment of Arch- itectural League of America. Member National Arts Club, Psi Upsilon Fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa Society and Sons of the American Revolution.
ROBINSON, CHARLES PALMER-Public Ac- countant and Auditor, 31 Nassau street, New York City; residence 66 Clifton place, Brooklyn. Member Society of Foreign Wars, Society of Mayflower De- scendants and Sons of the Revolution.
ROBINSON, DAVID C .- Lawyer, Robinson Build- ing, Elmira. Educated at Union College. Member Manhattan and Lawyers' Clubs and Union Alumni Association, all of New York City.
ROBINSON, DOUGLAS-Real Estate, 55 Liberty street and 500 Madison avenue, New York City; resi- dence West Orange, N. J. Educated at Christ Church College ('76), Oxford University, England. Senior member of the firm of Douglas Robinson & Co. Di- rector Lawyers' Mortgage Insurance Co., American Fire Insurance Co. and Tide Water Building Co .; trus- tee Real Estate Trust Co. Member University and Essex County (N. J.) Country Clubs and Down Town Association.
ROBINSON, DREW KING-Constructing Engi- neer, 123 East 23d street, New York City; residence 123 West 76th street. Born in New York City, Dec. 10, 1871. Educated at Columbia and Rensselaer Polytech- nic Institute. (Single.) Associated with Robinson & Wallace in building construction. Member Delta Kappa Epsilon Club, Aldine Association and Metro- politan Museum of Art.
ROBINSON, FREDERICK M .- Wholesale Drug- gist, 186 Greenwich street, New York City; residence 307 West 93d street. Born in New York City, Feb. 25, 1838. Educated at Paulding Institute in New York City. (Widower.) Member of the firm of R. W. Rob- inson & Son. Member Unity Bowling and Quill Clubs, Old Guard, Society of Colonial Wars and Board of Trade and Transportation.
ROBINSON, GEORGE B .- Flour Merchant, 18 Broadway, New York City; residence Bedford. Born in Kingston, R. I., March 16, 1842. Educated at Uni- versity Grammar School. Providence, R. I. (Mar- ried.) President New York Catholic Protectory. Member Catholic Club, New England Society and Met- ropolitan Museum of Art.
ROBINSON, GEORGE H .- Manufacturer, 15 Cort- landt street, 25 Broadway and 357 Canal street, New York City; residence 339 West 57th street. President and director Ericsson Coast Defense Co., Fire Extin- guisher Manufacturing Co. and S. F. Hayward & Co .; vice-president and director Gorham Manufacturing
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Co .; secretary and director Hepworth Steamship Co .; director Rider-Ericsson Engine Co. and William A. Miles & Co .; trustee Bowery Savings Bank and New York Advance Rent Co. Member Barnard, Twilight, New York Athletic and American Yacht Clubs, New England, Dunlap and American Fine Arts Societies, Aldine Association and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
ROBINSON, GEORGE S. - Manufacturer, 739 Broadway. New York City, and 509 River street, Troy; residence 116 Second street, Troy. Secretary and di- rector United Shirt and Collar Co. Member Troy Club, and Reform Club of New York City.
ROBINSON, HENRY A .- Lawyer, 621 Broadway, New York City; residence Yonkers. Born in New York City, July 8, 1859. Educated at Columbia ('80). (Married.) Director Metropolitan Street Ry. Co., Twenty-third Street Ry. Co., Thirty-fourth Street Crosstown Ry. Co., Broadway and Seventh Avenue R. R. Co., Forty-second Street and Grand Street Ferry R. R. Co., Bleecker Street and Fulton Ferry R. R. Co., Central Park. North and East River R. R. Co. and Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Streets Crosstown R. R. Co. Member Larchmont Yacht, St. Andrew's Golf and University Clubs and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
ROBINSON, ISAAC R .- Storage, 56 Beaver street, New York City; residence 35 Fifth avenue. Member Manhattan, Calumet and New York Clubs, and Brooklyn Club of Brooklyn.
ROBINSON, JAMES A. - Wholesale Dry Goods Merchant, 71 Worth street, New York City; residence 23 East 21st street. Educated at Yale. Member of the firm of Robinson & Schackelton. Member Union League, Yale and Merchants' Clubs and National Academy of Design.
ROBINSON, JAMES HARVEY-Professor, 116th street and Morningside Heights, New York City; resi- dence 170 West 85th street. Born in Bloomington, Ill., June 29, 1863. Educated at Harvard and at the Uni- versity of Freiburg, Germany (Ph.D., '90). (Married Grace Woodville Read, 1887.) Lecturer on European history at the University of Pennsylvania, 1891; asso- ciate professor of same, 1892-5. Professor of history at Columbia University in the City of New York since 1895. Author of "The German Bundesrath" and "Pe- trarch, the First Modern Scholar"; also of sundry papers upon historical subjects. Member Barnard Club and Century Association.
ROBINSON, JEREMIAH P .- Salt Merchant, 56 Beaver street, New York City; residence 8 East Ninth street, and "Emdelar," Wakefield, R. I. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., May 1, 1846. Educated in Brooklyn, and in New Haven, Conn. (Married.) Formerly a member of the firm of Woodruff & Robinson, lately Jeremiah P. Robinson & Co. Conducted business of Robinson Stores and Erie Basin Stores until sold to Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Co. Member Union League Club, Brooklyn Club of Brooklyn, and of the New York Produce Exchange.
ROBINSON, JOHN M .- Constructing Engineer, 15 Broad street, New York City; residence Teaneck, N. J. Born in New York City, July 19, 1849. Educated at city schools and Cooper Institute. (Married.) Asso- ciated with William P. Esterbrook and the Western Union Telegraph Co. Formerly master mechanic Western Union Telegraph Co., chief engineer and su- perintendent of Mills Building, and engineer for erec- tion of Mills Hotels and Tenements. Member Engle- wood (N. J.) Field and North Jersey Country Clubs and American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
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