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SMITH, ARTHUR H .- Lawyer, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence 871 Lafayette avenue, Brooklyn. Born in Medford, Mass., Sept. 2, 1858. Edu- cated in Brooklyn public schools and at Columbia Law School. (Married.) Partner in firm of Kellogg, Rose & Smith. Member Lawyers' Club, and Aurora Grata Masonic Club of Brooklyn.
SMITH, ARTHUR L. J .- Editor and Publisher, 95 William street. New York City; residence 110 Prospect Park, West, Brooklyn. Born in Charleston, S. C., May 31, 1860. (Son of William Wragg Smith, botanist and entomologist.) Educated in Astoria, N. Y. (Mar- ried.) Connected with "The Spectator" since 1877; be- came one of its proprietors in 1888; is now its business manager and associate editor. Director and chairman executive committee Acme Ball Bearing Caster Co. Member Reform Club, Riding and Driving and Mon- tauk Clubs of Brooklyn, and Society of American Au- thors.
SMITH, A. S. R .- Electrician, 81 Willoughby street, Brooklyn; residence 153 Berkeley place. Born in Rome, N. Y., Sept. 3, 1872. Educated at Cornell. (Married.) Chief clerk traffic department New York and New Jersey Telephone Co. Member Telephone Society of New York, and Sigma Tau Fraternity.
SMITH, AUGUSTINE COLEMAN - Lawyer, 31 Nassau street, New York City; residence Scarborough. Born in New York City, May 20, 1864. Educated in New York City and at Princeton ('85). (Married.) Member University and Princeton Clubs, State Bar Association, Association of the Bar of the City of New York and Squadron "A," N. G. N. Y.
SMITH, AUGUSTUS-Civil Engineer, 39 Cort- landt street, New York City; residence 460 West 44th street. Educated at the College of the City of New York. Senior member of the firm of Augustus Smith & Co. Member New York Athletic and Richmond Hill Golf Clubs, Phi Beta Kappa Society and College of the City of New York Alumni Association.
SMITH, BENJAMIN ELI-Editor, 33 East 17th street. New York City; residence New Rochelle. Born in Beirut, Syria, Feb. 7, 1857. (Son of Rev. Eli Smith.) Educated at Amherst College and at the Universities of Göttingen and Leipzig. (Married.) Head of the dictionary department of the Century Co. Formerly instructor in philosophy at Johns Hopkins University, managing editor of the "Century Dictionary" and edi- tor of the "Century Cyclopedia of Names" and of the "Century Atlas." Member Amherst Alumni and Cen- tury Associations and American Geographical and American Historical Societies.
SMITH, BENJAMIN RUSH-Cotton Broker, Cot- ton Exchange, New York City; residence 1 West 83d street. Born in Charlotte, N. C., July 3, 1840. Edu- cated at North Carolina Military Institute. (Mar- ried.) Now in charge of the cotton business of Mc- Intyre & Wardwell. Was a captain in the Confed- erate Army, and served during the war in the Army of Northern Virginia. After the war was mayor of Charlotte, N. C., and later lieutenant-commander of the North Carolina Naval Reserve. Member Southern Society, Confederate Veteran Camp of New York, and of the New York Cotton and Produce Exchanges.
SMITH, BRYAN H .- Banker, 79 Pierrepont street, Brooklyn. Born in Brooklyn, 1829. Educated in Brooklyn. (Single.) President and trustee Brooklyn Savings Bank; president of trustees Packer Collegiate Institute; trustee Long Island Historical Society. Member Union League Club of New York, and Ham- ilton Club of Brooklyn.
SMITH, C. BAINBRIDGE-Lawyer, 94 Liberty street, New York City; residence 123 West 44th street. Born in Haverstraw, Rockland Co., N. Y. (Son of John Taylor Smith, editor and proprietor of the "Rockland Register," and at one time Judge Advocate- General of the State of New York.) Studied law in the office of William Curtis Noyes. Practicing in New York City since his admission to the Bar.
SMITH, CHARLES BENNETT-Editor and Pub- lisher, 250 Main street, Buffalo; residence 459 Fargo avenue. Born in Erie County, N. Y., Sept. 14, 1870. Educated in country schools. (Single.) Managing editor of the "Buffalo Times," 1895-7. Editor of the "Buffalo Courier" since 1897, and of the "Buffalo En- quirer" since 1898.
SMITH, CHARLES ROBINSON-Lawyer, 7 Nas- sau street, New York City; residence 34 West 69th street. Born in Buffalo, N. Y., March 1, 1855. Edu- cated at Yale ('75). (Married.) Member of the firm of Smith & Martin. Member University, Lawyers', Re- form, Yale and Knollwood Country Clubs, Hamilton Club of Brooklyn, and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
SMITH, CHARLES SPRAGUE-Teacher, 16 West 61st street, New York City. Born in Andover, Mass., April 27, 1853. Educated at Amherst College and in European universities. (Married.) Organizer mod- ern language department of Columbia University; professor German language and literature and in- structor in Italian, Spanish and Scandinavian lan- guages, 1880-2; professor modern languages and for- eign literature, 1882-90; professor Romance languages and literatures, 1890-1; organizer, and president since 1897, of the Comparative Literature Society; organizer, and managing director since 1897, People's Institute; organizer People's Club, 1899. Since 1888, lecturer before universities, assemblies and public and private audiences. Member Barnard Club.
SMITH, CHARLES STEWART - Retired Mer- chant, 14 Nassau street, New York City; residence 25 West 47th street. Born in Exeter, N. H., March 2, 1832. (Son of Rev. John and Esther May [Woodruff] Smith.) Received a good academic education under his father's supervision. (Married first, Eliza Bradish; second, Henrietta H. Caswell; third, Anna Walton Brown.) Was clerk in a dry goods jobbing house in New York City, 1847; member of the firm of S. B. Chit- tenden & Co., 1853; afterwards became senior mem- ber of dry goods commission house of Smith, Hogg & Gardner. Retired from active business in 1887. Was chairman of the executive committee of the Committee of Seventy in 1894, and has served as a rapid transit commissioner of the City of New York since 1895. President Rubber Goods Mfg Co .; treasurer and di- rector Woodlawn Cemetery and City and Suburban Homes Co .; director Associates' Land Co., Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, Fourth National Bank, Fifth National Bank, German-Ameri- can Insurance Co., Merchants' National Bank, Moss- berg and Granville Mf'g Co., Pittsburg, Bessemer and Lake Erie R. R. Co. and United States Rubber Co .; trustee Greenwich Savings Bank, United States Trust Co. and Metropolitan Museum of Art. Member Union League, Metropolitan, Lawyers', Players', Grolier and Riding Clubs, Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson, Chamber of Commerce (of which he was president for seven years), Century Association and Presbyterian Hospital.
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SMITH, C. KINNEY-Clerk, 23 Wall street, New York City; residence Hotel Bayard, 54th street and Broadway. Born in Ohio, 1841. Educated in Illinois. (Married.) Clerk in banking house of J. P. Morgan & Co. Formerly superintendent Fire Alarm Tele- graph; secretary Business Men's Democratic Associa- tion. Member Marine and Field Club of Brooklyn, Richmond Hill Golf Club and Democratic Club.
SMITH, CLARENCE M .- Lawyer and Builder, 11 Broadway, New York City; residence 149 Greene ave- nue, Brooklyn. Born in Brooklyn, March 10, 1876. Educated at Plainfield High School and Yale Law School ('97). (Single.) Secretary and treasurer The Stanton-Merwin Co .; treasurer Standard Structural Co. and Inter-State Telephone Construction Co .; as- sistant treasurer Finance Realty Trust Co. Member Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity and Yale Alumni Asso- ciation.
SMITH, CLINTON H .- Secretary, The Arsenal, Central Park, opposite East 64th street, New York City; residence Smithtown, L. I. Born in New York City, 1858. Educated in Plainfield, N. J., and at Am- herst College. Assistant secretary in the Park De- partment of the City of New York, with which he has been connected since 1879. Has been connected with the N. G. N. Y. for many years, saw active service in Cuba during the Spanish-American War, and holds the rank of lieutenant-colonel.
SMITH, CORNELIUS B .- Protestant Episcopalian Clergyman, 101 East 69th street, New York City. Born in New Haven, Conn., April 1, 1834. Educated at Trinity College and General Theological Seminary. (Married.) Was rector of St. John's Church, Lowell, Mass., 1863-5; of St. James' Church, New York City, 1867-95, and now rector emeritus. Trustee of the Es- tate and Property of the Diocese of New York. Mem- ber Reform and Barnard Clubs, Trinity Alumni and Century Associations, Phi Beta Kappa Society and American Museum of Natural History.
SMITH, C. WALTER-Wholesale Grocer, 15 Ex- change street, Rochester; residence 41 Prince street. Born in Rochester, April 8, 1862. Educated at St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H., and University of Rochester. (Single.) President Smith, Perkins & Co .; trustee Security Trust Co. Member Genesee Valley, Country and Rochester Athletic Clubs, New York and Psi Upsilon Clubs of New York City, and Sons of the American Revolution.
SMITH, DANIEL HENRY-Stock Broker, 15 Broad street, New York City; residence 19 West 48th street. Educated at Princeton ('60). Member New York Stock Exchange and of the University, Prince- ton, Union, New York Yacht and Suburban Riding and Driving Clubs.
SMITH, DAVID EUGENE-Educator, Brockport. Born in Cortland. N. Y .. Jan. 21. 1860. Educated at Syracuse University (Ph.D.). Practiced law in Cort- land, 1881-4; taught mathematics in the State Normal School, Cortland, 1884-91; professor of mathematics in Michigan State Normal School, 1891-8. Principal of the New York State Normal School at Brockport since 1898.
SMITH, EDWIN B .- Lawyer, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence 353 West 57th street. Educated at Bowdoin College ('56). Member of the firm of Smith & Barker. Member Union League, Lawyers' and Uni- versity Clubs, New England Society and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
SMITH, F. HOLDEN-Merchant, 97 Front street, New York City; residence 112 Hicks street, Brooklyn. Born in Batavia, N. Y., March 17, 1861. Educated at Trinity School, New York City. (Married.) Member of the firm of Middleton & Smith. Member Calumet and Merchants' Central Clubs, Hamilton and Marine and Field Clubs of Brooklyn, New England Society and Sons of the Revolution.
SMITH, ELIJAH P .- Merchant, 43 Worth street, New York City; residence 9 West 54th street. Born in Maryland, Nov. 7, 1840. Educated in Maryland. (Married.) Member of the firm of Woodward, Bald- win & Co. Director Hanover National Bank. Mem- ber Union, Manhattan, Democratic, Church, Wool and Merchants' Clubs, and Maryland Club of Baltimore.
SMITH, ELLIOTT-Lawyer, 59 Wall street, New York City; residence 80 Maple avenue, Morristown, N. J. Born in New York City, July 10, 1847. Educated at Columbia. Member of the firm of Elliott & S. Sid- ney Smith. Member Morristown, Morris County Golf and Morristown Field (president) Clubs and Columbia Alumni Association.
SMITH, E. REUEL-Artist, 144 West 78th street, New York City; residence Skaneateles. Born in New York City, Feb. 2, 1829. Educated at Georgetown Col- lege and Yale University (Sheffield Scientific School); studied art in Rome and Dusseldorf. (Married.) Con- nected with the United States Naval Expedition to Chile, 1849-52. Ex-member of the Skaneateles Board of Education and instructor in modern languages, chemistry and geology; director Skaneateles Library Association; vestryman and warden St. James Church, Skaneateles; vestryman and ex-treasurer All Angels Church, New York City. Author of "The Arancan- ians." Member Church and Salmagundi Clubs, Ameri- can Geographical, Numismatical and Archaeological, Folk-lore and Berzelius Societies and Sons of the Rev- olution.
SMITH, ERNEST ELLSWORTH-Physician and Chemist, 262 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 36 East 29th street. Born in New Haven, Conn., Dec. 20, 1867. Educated at Yale (B.S., '88, and Ph.D., '91) and at Bellevue Hospital Medical College (M.D., '98). (Married Lillian Church of Middletown, Conn., 1890.) Connected with the firm of Fraser & Co. as investiga- tor in chemical pathology and as director of a labor- atory for chemical analysis.
SMITH, EUGENE-Lawyer, 31 Pine street, New York City; residence 23 East 44th street. Educated at Yale {'59). Member University and Yale Clubs, Phi Beta Kappa Society, Century Association and Associa- tion of the Bar of the City of New York.
SMITH, EVERETT-Lawyer, 50 Washington ave- nue, Schenectady. Born in Schenectady, June 29, 1856. Educated at Exeter, (N. H.) Academy, and Union Col- lege. (Single.) First vice-president Schenectady Sav- ings Bank. Was mayor of Schenectady, 1891-3; corpo- ration counsel, 1893-9; ex-commodore Schenectady Canoe Club. Member Schenectady, Mohawk, Golf and Gun Clubs.
SMITH, F. DE LYSLE- Lawyer, 100 Broadway, New York City; residence 810 Greene avenue, Brook- lyn. Born in North Hebron, Washington Co., N. Y., Oct. 4, 1856. Educated at Troy Conference Academy, Poultney, Vt., Williams College (A.B.) and Columbian University Law School (L.L.B. and L.L.M.). (Mar- ried.) Member Brooklyn Young Republican and Stuy- vesant Heights Republican Clubs, Society of Medical Jurisprudence, Williams Alumni and Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Associations, Zeta Psi Fraternity and New York Law Institute.
SMITH, FITCH W .- Retired, 36 West 36th street, New York City. Born in Newark, N. J., April 21, 1835. Educated at Episcopal Academy, Cheshire, Conn., and Burlington (N. J.) College. Was member of the New York Stock Exchange for thirty-six years, and on gov- erning committee of same for four years. Member Union League Club.
SMITH, FRANCIS HOPKINSON-Artist, Author and Engineer, 16 Exchange place, New York City; res- idence 150 East 34th street. Born in Baltimore, Md., Oct. 23, 1838. Was educated as a mechanical engineer, and embarked in business as such in New York City. Built the sea wall around Governor's Island, the foun- dation and pedestal for the Bartholdi Statue of Lib- erty on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor, the Race Rock light house off New London, Conn., etc. Has done much landscape work in water colors. Au- thor of "Well Worn Roads," "A White Umbrella in Mexico," "Colonel Carter of Cartersville," "A Book of the Tile Club," "Venice of To-day," "Gondola Days" and many others. Member Authors' and Players' Clubs, Century Association, American Fine Arts So- ciety and American Society of Civil Engineers.
SMITH, FRANK M .- Borax Manufacturer, 185 Water street, New York City; residence 49 Seventh avenue, Brooklyn. Member Atlantic Yacht, Crescent Athletic and Montauk Clubs of Brooklyn and King- ston Club of Kingston.
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SMITH, FRANK SULLIVAN - Lawyer, 54 Wall street, New York City, and Angelica; residence Angel- ica. Born in Allegany County, N. Y., Oct. 14, 1851. (Son of Dr. William M. and Adeline [Weeks] Smith.) Edu- cated at Angelica Academy and at Yale University ('72). (Married.) Member of the firm of Smith & Dickson of Angelica. Member University, Yale, Bar- nard, Republican, Alpha Delta Phi and Triton Fish and Game Clubs, Society of Medical Jurisprudence, Military Order of the Loyal Legion, New York State Bar Association and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
SMITH, FREDERICK W .- Physician and Surgeon, 707 South Warren street, Syracuse. Born in Triangle, Broome Co., N. Y., Aug. 24, 1858. Educated at Lisle Academy and University of the City of New York. (Married.) Director New York Casualty Co .; member of New York State Board of Health and secretary tuberculosis committee of same. Formerly coroner of Onondaga County, demonstrator of anatomy in Syr- acuse University and health commissioner of the City of Syracuse. Member Citizens' Club, American Public Health Association, Syracuse Academy of Medicine, F. & A. M. and I. O. O. F.
SMITH, FRELING H .- Lawyer, 115 Broadway, New York City; residence 125 McDonough street, Brooklyn. Born in Chatham, Columbia Co., N. Y., Jan. 31, 1844. (Son of Joseph William and Ruth [Ben- jamin] Smith.) Educated in district schools, at Ame- nia Seminary, Hudson River Institute, Union College ('65) and at Columbia College Law School ('67). Mem- ber of the firm of Ely & Smith, 1868-83; since then has practiced alone. Director Adirondack Ry. Co. and Forty-second Street and Grand Street Ferry R. R. Co. Member Union Alumni Association and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
SMITH, GEORGE MOORE (Brigadier-General)- Building Materials, foot of East 26th, East 53d and East 135th streets, New York City; residence 1132 Mad- ison avenue. Brigadier-general in command of the Fifth Brigade, N. G. N. Y. Director C. Graham & Sons Co. Member Lawyers', New York Athletic, Army and Navy, Forest Lake and Building Trades Clubs.
SMITH, GEORGE PUTNAM-Lawyer, 115 Broad- way, New York City; residence 244 West 76th street, Educated at the University of Pennsylvania and at Columbia Law School. Director Niagara River Hy- draulic Co. Member Manhattan and Colonial Clubs, Columbia University Alumni and University of Penn- sylvania Alumni Associations, Sons of the Revolu- tion, Society of Medical Jurisprudence and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
SMITH, GEORGE WARREN - Flour Merchant, Produce Exchange, New York City; residence 39 West 37th street. Director Bank of the Manhattan Co. and German-American Insurance Co .; trustee Colonial Trust Co. and Greenwich Savings Bank. Member Union League and Metropolitan Clubs, Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson, New England Society, Lafay- ette Post G. A. R., American Museum of Natural His- tory and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
SMITH, GERRIT-Professor, 700 Park avenue, New York City; residence 63 East 52d street. Edu- cated at Yale. Member of the faculty at Union Theo- logical Seminary. Member Manuscript and Yale Clubs, St. Andrew's Golf Club, and Ardsley Casino of Ards- ley-on-Hudson.
SMITH, GILBERT M. - Secretary and Manager, 332 East 28th street, New York City; residence Hotel Margaret, Brooklyn. Secretary and director Manhat- tan Brass Co. Member Marine and Field and Cres- cent Athletic Clubs of Brooklyn, Union League and Reform Clubs and Chicago (Ill.) Athletic Club.
SMITH, GRANVILLE B .- Retired, 19 West 16th street, New York City. Born in New York City. Edu- cated at Columbian University, Washington, D. C. (Married.) Chief of National Currency Bureau in New York Sub-Treasury, 1862-7. Formerly treasurer and now trustee American Savings Bank. Member Lafayette Post G. A. R.
SMITH, G. WALDO-Wholesale Grocer, 750 Eighth avenue, New York City; residence 313 West 46th street. Born in Smithtown, L. I., July 1, 1831. Educated in Smithtown and Norwich, Conn. (Married.) Member of the firm of Smith & Sills. President and director Wholesale Grocers' Association of New York and Vi- cinity; president of board of trustees Union Metho- dist Episcopal Church; vice-president and director Na- tional Board of Trade; director Home Bank, New York Sunday School Association and Credit Men's As- sociation; director and chairman of canal committee New York Board of Trade and Transportation; chair- man of executive committee New York City Methodist Episcopal Church Extension Society. Member Pro- duce Exchange and Chamber of Commerce.
SMITH, HARLAN INGERSOLL-Anthropologist, 77th street and Central Park, West, New York City. Born in East Saginaw, Mich., Feb. 17, 1872. Educated in public schools and at the University of Michigan. (Married Helena E. Clarke, 1897.) Assisted in the Pea- body Museum at Harvard University, 1891. Explored ancient mounds in Ohio, Kentucky, Wisconsin and Michigan, and had charge of the anthropological col- lections in the museum of the University of Michigan, 1891-3; assistant in the department of anthropology at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893; made explorations for the Archaeological Institute of America, 1894. Connected with the American Museum of Natural History, New York City, since 1895, and has been a member of the faculty since 1896. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Sci- ence; member Museum Association, American Folk Lore Society and other scientific organizations.
SMITH, HARRY BACHE-Playwright, 152 West 102d street, New York City. Born in Buffalo, N. Y., 1860. Educated in the public schools of Chicago, Ill. (Married Lena Reed, 1887.) Author of "Robin Hood," "Rob Roy," "The Little Corporal," "The Fortune Teller," "The Highwayman," "The Serenade," "Wiz- ard of the Nile," "The Idol's Eye," "Half a King," "The Fencing Master," "The Three Dragoons," "The Tar and the Tartar," "The Tzigane," "The Crystal Slipper," "Will Shakespeare" and of many other comic operas, lyrics and comedies.
SMITH, HARRY M .- Merchant, 103 West 37th street, New York City. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 7, 1868. Educated at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. (Married.) Junior member of the firm of C. S. Lock & Smith. Member New York Athletic and Lotos Clubs, Montauk Club of Brooklyn, Dutchess Club of Poughkeepsie, and Brooklyn Chapter No. 22, Order of Elks, Sagamore Lodge, F. & A. M., No. 371, Amity Chapter, R. A. M., No. 160. Palestine Commandery, Knights Templar. No. 18, and Mecca Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
SMITH, HENRY A .- Banker. 15 Nassau street, New York City; residence 351 West 57th street. Cash- ier Western National Bank. Member New York Ath- letic, Suburban Riding and Driving, Lawyers', Psi Up- silon and Camera Clubs and Society of Amateur Pho- tographers.
SMITH, HENRY LEAVITT-Bookseller, 153 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 201 West 55th street. Educated at Dartmouth College. Member Presbyte- rian Union and Dartmouth College Alumni, Century and Aldine Associations.
SMITH, HENRY P .- Artist, 11 East 14th street, New York City; residence Everett House. Born in Waterford, Conn., Feb. 28, 1854. (Married.) Member Salmagundi Club.
SMITH, HERBERT B .- Lawyer, 40 Wall street, New York City; residence 337 West 34th street. Born in Muncy, Pa., April 16, 1870. Educated at Harvard. (Single.) Member Manhattan and Harvard Clubs and Squadron "A," N. G. N. Y.
SMITH, HIRAM-Lawyer, 253 Broadway, New York City. Born in Troy Hills, Morris Co., N. J., June 12, 1865. Educated at Columbia Law School ('SS). (Single.) Member New York Historical and St. Nich- olas Societies and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
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SMITH, HOWARD CASWELL-Commercial Pa- per, 26 Pine street, New York City; residence 180 West 59th street. Born in New York City, Feb. 19, 1871. (Son of Charles Stewart and Henrietta H. [Caswell] Smith.) Educated in private schools and at Harvard ('93). (Married Miss K. L. Moen, 1898.) Entered the brokerage office of Charles Hathaway & Co., Jan. 1, 1894; member of the firm since Jan. 1, 1897. Treasurer Mossberg & Granville Mfg Co. of Providence, R. I .; trustee Franklin Savings Bank and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. Member Harvard, Union League, New York Yacht, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht, Rid- ing, University, Mendelssohn Glee and Lawyers' Clubs, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Chamber of Commerce, Harvard Alumni Association, Sons of the American Revolution, Society of Colonial Wars and Squadron "A," N. G. N. Y. (since 1894).
SMITH, IRVING-Watch Case Manufacturer, 21 Maiden lane, New York City; residence East Orange, N. J. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 27, 1859. Edu- cated in Germany. (Married.) Formerly director American Waltham Watch Co. of Waltham, Mass. Treasurer and general manager Crescent Watch Case Co. of Newark, N. J .; treasurer Eastham (Mass.) Cranberry Co. Member Reform Club, Crescent Ath- letic Club of Brooklyn, Essex County (N. J.) Country and Orange Clubs and New England Society of Or- ange.
SMITH, ISAAC TOWNSEND-Consul-General, 1 East 39th street, New York City; residence Union League Club. Born in Boston, Mass., March 12, 1813. Educated at Norwich (Vt.) University. (Single.) Supercargo to East Indies, 1834-40; Presidential Elec- tor at the second election of Abraham Lincoln, 1864; president Metropolitan Savings Bank, New York City, 1874-85; commissioner of immigration, Port of New York, 1878-84. Consul-general for Siam at New York City since 1881. Member Union League and Lotos Clubs, New York Genealogical and Biographical and New England Societies, Society of American Authors, National Academy of Design and Metropolitan Mu- seum of Art.
SMITH, JAMES B .- Undertaker, 444 Eighth ave- nue, New York City; residence 353 West 31st street. Born in New York City, July 14, 1834. Educated in public schools. (Married.) Was sexton for twenty- three, and trustee for ten years of the Eighteenth Street Methodist Episcopal Church; secretary of Mer- chants' Lodge, F. & A. M., for ten years, and of Con- tinental Lodge, F. & A. M., for ten years; treasurer New York City Undertakers' Association for ten years; was founder of. Ivy Lodge, A. O. U. W., of Knickerbocker Lodge of Knights of Honor, and of Vine Lodge No. 64, E. O. M. A. Trustee in Colfax Council, Royal Arcanum, for many years, and its chaplain for two years. President New York City Undertakers' Association; financial secretary Imme- diate Relief Association of Colfax Council No. 1220, R. A .; secretary New York State Undertakers' Asso- ciation, 71st Regiment Veteran Association and Re- lief Association of same; financial reporter Knicker- bocker Lodge No. 414, Knights of Honor; finanical agent Old Wayne Mutual Life Association of Indian- apolis, Ind .; financier Ivy Lodge No. 284, A. O. U. W .; delegate to Masonic board of relief from St. Cecile No. 568, F. & A. M .; representative to the Hospital Bed Fund of the Royal Arcanum. Member and one of the founders Royal Arcanum Wheelmen.
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