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VAN RENSSELAER, CORTLANDT SCHUYLER -Lawyer, 100 Broadway, New York City; residence 40 East 61st street. Educated at Hobart College ('80). Member University, St. Nicholas, Sigma Phi, Church and Metropolitan Clubs, Country Club of Westchester County, Union League Club of Brooklyn, St. Nicholas, Holland and Huguenot Societies, Society of Colonial Wars, Colonial Order, Sons of the Revolution and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
VAN RENSSELAER, HOWARD-Physician, 123 State street, Albany. Born in Albany, June 26, 1858. Educated at St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H., and at Yale ('81). (Single.) Attending physician City, St. Peter's, Child's and St. Margaret's Infant Hospitals, Hospital for Incurables and Old Ladies' Home. For- merly professor of materia medica and therapeutics, and associate professor of medicine Albany Medical College; ex-president Albany Country Club. Member Yale and Calumet Clubs of New York City, Fort Or- ange Club and Berzelius Society,
VAN RENSSELAER, MAUNSELL-Protestant Episcopalian Clergyman, 22 St. Nicholas place, New York City. Born in Albany, N. Y., April 15, 1819. Edu- cated at Union College (A.B., '38, A.M., '41, and LL.D., '70.) and at the General Theological Seminary (D.D., '41.) Held various pastorates, 1841-59; president De Veaux College, 1859-69; professor of ethics at Hobart College, 1870-2; president of same, 1872-6; chaplain of the House of the Holy Comforter in New York City since 1862. Member Holland and St. Nicholas Socie- ties, Society of Colonial Wars, Union College Alumni Association and Sons of the Revolution.
VAN RENSSELAER, WILLIAM BAYARD- Lawyer, 25 North Pearl street, Albany; residence 15 Washington avenue. Educated at Harvard ('79). Member University and Reform Clubs of New York City, and Fort Orange Club.
VAN SANTVOORD, ABRAHAM-Lawyer, 111 Broadway, New York City; residence 112 West 12th street. Educated at Columbia. Member Reform, Mendelssohn Glee and City Clubs, Holland and St. Nicholas Societies, Columbia University Alumni Asso- ciation and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
VAN SANTVOORD, ALFRED-President, foot of Desbrosses street, New York City; residence 38 West 39th street. Born in Utica, N. Y. Educated in New York City. (Widower.) President and director Hud- son River Steamboat Line to Albany, and Catskill Mountain R. R. Co .; director Cherry Valley, Sharon and Albany R. R. Co., Albany and Susquehanna R. R. Co., Cairo R. R. Co., Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul R. R. Co., Delaware and Hudson Canal Co., Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, Fourth Avenue R. R. Co., Lake Champlain Steamboat Co., Lake George Steamboat Co., Otis Elevating R. R. Co., Spuyten Duyvil and Port Morris R. R. Co., and United New Jersey R. R. and Canal Co. State Commis- sioner for Improvement of Hudson River. Member Atlantic Yacht, New York Yacht, American Yacht and Mendelssohn Glee Clubs, St. Nicholas and New England Societies and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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VAN SANTVOORD, RICHARD-Physician, 106 West 122d street, New York City. Born in New York City, May 19, 1853. Educated at the College of the City of New York and Bellevue Hospital Medical Col- lege (M.D.). (Married.) Visiting physician Harlem Hospital. Member Harlem Club and Holland Society.
VAN SANTVOORD, SEYMOUR-Lawyer, 16 First street, Troy; residence Washington Park. Born in Troy, Dec. 17, 1858. Educated at Williston Seminary and at Union College ('78). (Married.) President and treasurer Walter A. Wood Mowing and Reaping Ma- chine Co .; president and director Pennsylvania Enam- eled Brick Co .; director Dillon-Griswold Wire Co. Vice-president Albany Law School. Member Univer- sity, National Arts and Reform Clubs and Holland So- ciety, all of New York City.
VAN SCHAICK, EUGENE-Lawyer, 100 Broad- way, New York City; residence 245 West 102d street. Born in New York City, Sept. 15, 1864. Educated at Heidelberg, Oxford and Columbia Universities. (Mar- ried Sarah Howland Pyne.) Senior member of the firm of Van Schaick, Norton & Quinby. President and director Knickerbocker Oil and Gas Co .; director and counsel Union Surety and Guaranty Co., America Petroleum Properties (Ltd.) Essex Copper Co., Lafay- ette Copper Co., American Flag Gold Mining Co. and others: director Manhattan Life Insurance Co. Mem- ber Union, Manhattan, New York Yacht, Democratic and Zeta Psi Clubs, Holland Society and Columbia University Alumni Association.
VAN SCHAICK, JENKINS-Retired Broker, 35 Broad street, New York City; residence Huntington. Director First Municipal Bond Assurance Co. of America, and German-American Bank. Member New York Stock Exchange and of the Racquet and Tennis, Collie, Democratic, Reform, Whist, South Side Sports- men's, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht, New York Yacht and Larchmont Yacht Clubs, St. Nicholas and Holland Societies, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Liederkranz.
VAN SCHAICK, JOHN BRODHEAD-Broker, 35 Broad street, New York City; residence Huntington. Educated at Jesus College ('88), Cambridge University, England. Member of the firm of Van Schaick & Co., and of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Har- vard, St. Nicholas, Racquet and Tennis, New York Yacht, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht and University Clubs and Liederkranz.
VAN SICLEN, ARTHUR-Lawyer, 132 Nassau street, New York City; residence Whitestone. Born in New York City, April, 1869. Educated at the Col- lege of the City of New York and Columbia Law School. (Married.) Member Twilight and Delta Kappa Epsilon Clubs, Montauk Club of Brooklyn, and Holland Society.
VAN SICLEN, GEORGE W .- Lawyer, 132 Nassau street, New York City; residence 127 West 78th street. Member Twilight Club, Holland, American Geograph- ical, New York Historical, American Historical and Netherlands Literary Societies, Society of Founders and Patriots of America and Sons of the American Revolution.
VAN SINDEREN, HOWARD-Lawyer, 15 Broad street, New York City; residence 14 West 16th street. Educated at Columbia ('81). Member New York Ath- letic and University Clubs, Holland Society and Co- lumbia University Alumni Association.
VAN SLYCK, GEORGE WHITFIELD - Lawyer, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence Bucking- ham Hotel. Born in Kinderhook, N. Y., July, 1842. (Son of Hugh and Orminta M. [Pulver] Van Slyck.) Educated at Kinderhook Academy, at Williams Col- lege ('63) and at Albany Law School. (Single.) Served with New York Volunteers during Civil War. Was connected for a time with the New York Na- tional Guard, and was a member of the staff of Gen- eral Shaler. Member City, Manhattan, Lawyers' and University Clubs, Holland, American Fine Arts, St. Nicholas and American Geographical Societies, Wil- liams College Alumni Association, Scientific Alliance, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
VAN SLYKE, EUGENE-Physician, 139 Madison avenue, Albany. Born, 1851. Educated at Albany Medical College (M.D.), and in Prague and Vienna. (Single.) Member Albany and Camera Clubs and New York State Medical and Albany County Medical Societies.
VAN SLYKE, EVERT-Clergyman, 403 Washing- ton avenue, Brooklyn. Educated at Rutgers. Rector of the North Reformed Church. Member Atlantic Yacht and Zeta Psi Clubs, Holland Society and Rut- gers College Alumni Association.
VAN SLYKE, WARREN C .- Lawyer, 44 Pine street, New York City; residence 82 Irving place. Born in Jamaica, L. I., Dec. 25, 1875. Educated at Rutgers College. (Single.) Member of the firm of Pinney & Thayer. Member Holland Society and Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.
VAN STEENBERGH, WILLIAM H .- Lawyer, 10 Wall street, New York City; residence 352 Madison avenue. Born in Rhinebeck, N. Y., Nov. 30, 1857. Edu- cated at De Garmo Institute, Rutgers College and Co- lumbia Law School. (Married.) Secretary and direc- tor Seaport Investment Co .; director Round Island Co. Formerly United States Commissioner. Member Republican Club and Dutchess County Society.
VAN VALKENBURGH, WILLIS-Law Reporter, 35 Wall street, New York City; residence 438 Seventh street, Brooklyn. Born in Ithaca, N. Y. Educated at Cornell. (Married.) Member Congregational Club, and Crescent Athletic and Montauk Clubs of Brook- lyn.
VAN VALZAH, WILLIAM W .- Physician, 10 East 43d street, New York City. Born in Union County, Pa., Dec. 11, 1848. Educated at Pottstown (Pa.) Hill School, Columbia, Princeton ('73) and Jefferson Medi- cal College ('76). (Single.) Formerly demonstrator of clinical medicine, Jefferson Medical College; surgeon Ist Regiment, Pa. N. G., and physician Jefferson Hos- pital, Philadelphia. Now professor of diseases of the stomach and digestive tubes, New York Polyclinic. Member Princeton Club and Sons of the American Revolution.
VAN VECHTEN, ABRAHAM VAN WYCK-Law- yer, 45 Pine street, New York City; residence Hotel Manhattan. Born in Bloomingburg, N. Y., March 24, 1828. Educated at Williams College ('47). (Widower.) Member University Club, St. Nicholas, Holland, New York Genealogical and Biographical and New York Historical Societies, Williams College Alumni, Ameri- can Bar, New York State Bar and Clinton Hall Asso- ciations, Sons of the Revolution, Society of Colonial Wars, Society of the War of 1812 and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
VAN VECHTEN, FRANCIS HELME - Lawyer, 132 Nassau street, New York City; residence Hollis, L. I. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., July 26, 1856. (Son of Junius R. and Helen C. Van Vechten.) Educated in public schools, at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, at Stratford (Conn.) Academy and at Columbia College Law School. Admitted to the Bar in 1878. Promi- nently identified with public affairs in Queens County since 1890, and was counsel to the Board of Supervis- ors for four years. Member Society of Medical Juris- prudence.
VAN VLECK, JOSEPH-Metal Merchant, 99 John street, New York City; residence Montclair, N. J. Member of the firm of Phelps, Dodge & Co. Vice- president and treasurer Arizona and Southeastern R. R. Co .; vice-president Commercial Mining Co., Cop- per Queen Consolidated Mining Co., United Globe Mines and Detroit Mining Co. Member Fulton and Congregational Clubs, Montclair Club and Forest Lake Association.
VAN VLEET, DE FOREST -- Lawyer, Ithaca. Educated at Cornell (B.S.). Alumni trustee Cornell University, term expiring in 1901. Member Chi Psi Fraternity.
VAN VLIET, BENSON-General Superintendent, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie; residence Virginia ave- nue. Born in Fishkill-on-the-Hudson, Aug. 22, 1837. (Married.) Member of the firm of E. D. Gildersleeve & Co. Was member of the firm of Greenleaf, Norris & Co., stock brokers, New York City, and of the New York Stock Exchange, 1862-72. Member Holland So- ciety.
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VAN VOLKENBURGH, EDWARD -Dry Goods Merchant, 62 Worth and 31 Thomas streets, New York City; residence Buckingham Hotel. Member of the firm of P. Van Volkenburgh & Co. Director Import- ers' and Traders' National Bank and United States Life Insurance Co. Member Union League and Union Clubs and Holland and St. Nicholas Societies.
VAN VOLKENBURGH, PHILIP-Lawyer, 16 Ex- change place, New York City; residence 508 Fifth ave- nue. Member Calumet, Manhattan and Fencers' Clubs and St. Nicholas, New York Genealogical and Biographical and Holland Societies.
VAN VOLKENBURGH, THOMAS S .- Lawyer, 62 Worth street, New York City; residence 46 West 50th street. Educated at Yale. (Married.) Member Union League Club, Holland Society and Sons of the Revolu- tion.
VAN VORST, FREDERICK B .- Lawyer, 27 Wall street, New York City; residence 110 West 84th street. Educated at Princeton. Member Princeton and Law- yers' Clubs, Holland Society and Century Association.
VAN WAGENEN, JAMES A .- Lawyer, 39 West 19th street, New York City. Born in New York City, July, 1862. Educated at Columbia Grammar School, Princeton University and Columbia Law School. (Sin- gle.) Member Union League and Princeton Clubs, National Academy of Design, New York Society Li- brary (life member) and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
VAN WAGENEN, JOHN B .- Clothing Merchant, 841 Broadway, New York City; residence West Orange, N. J. Born in Raleigh, N. C., Aug. 3, 1835. Educated in Newark, N. J. (Married.) Member of the firm of Hackett, Carhart & Co. Member Orange Camera Club and Holland Society.
VAN WAGENEN, JOHN R .- Banker, Washing- ton Park and Main street, Oxford. Born in Oxford, Nev. 9, 1841. Educated at Oxford Academy. (Mar- ried.) President First National Bank. Was county treasurer, 1872-5; vice-president Oxford Academy and trustee of same for over thirty years. Member Hol- land Society.
VAN WAGONER, CORNELIUS S .- Manufactur- er, 14 Warren street, New York City; residence Ohio. Born in New York City, Nov. 8, 1844. Educated at the College of the City of New York. (Married.) Presi- dent and director Van Wagoner & Williams Hardware Co. Member Hamilton Club of Brooklyn.
VAN WINKLE, EDGAR BEACH (Colonel)-Civil Engineer, 115 East 70th street, New York City. Born in New York City, March 4, 1842. Educated at Union College. (Married.) Was captain United States Vol- unteers, War of the Rebellion; colonel, N. G. N. Y .; recorder New York Commandery Loyal Legion; di- rector American Society of Civil Engineers. Member Army and Navy and Nineteenth Century Clubs, Hol- land, American Geographical, New York Zoological and Kappa Alpha Societies, American Society of Civil Engineers, Union College Alumni and Century Asso- ciations, Sons of the Revolution, New York Botanical Gardens, Archaeological Institute of America, Lafay- ette Post, G. A. R., Military Order of the Loyal Legion, American Museum of Natural History and Metropoli- tan Museum of Art.
VAN WINKLE, EDWARD H .- Protestant Epis- copalian Clergyman, 25 West Ninth street, New York City. Born in New York City, Aug. 26, 1842. Educated at Columbia College and at General Theological Semi- nary. (Married.) Rector of St. Clement's Church. Director North River Insurance Co.
VAN WORMER, JOHN R .- Secretary and General Manager, 32 East 42d street, New York City; residence 1 East 39th street. Born in Adams, Jefferson Co., N. Y., March 14, 1849. Educated in Adams. (Single.) Was private secretary to Postmaster-General James and to the late Roscoe Conkling; was also chief clerk of the Post Office Department at Washington, D. C. Secretary and general manager Lincoln Safe Deposit Co .; vice-president Brooklyn Warehouse and Storage Co .; director Schermerhorn Bank of Brooklyn, Mem-
ber Union League (ex-secretary), New York Athletic (president), Lotos and Republican Clubs, St. Nicholas, New England and Holland Societies and Sons of the American Revolution.
VAN WYCK, AUGUSTUS-Lawyer, 172 Hancock street, Brooklyn. Born in New York City, Oct. 14, 1846. (Son of William and Lydia Anderson [Maverick] Van Wyck.) Educated at Phillips Exeter Academy and at the University of North Carolina. Studied law in Richmond, Va., and practiced there for a number of years. Resident of Brooklyn since 1871. Judge of the City Court, 1884-96; Supreme Court Justice, 1896-8; un- successful candidate on Democratic ticket for Gov- ernor of New York, 1898. Delegate to numerous state and national conventions of the Democratic party. Member Brooklyn, Oxford, Montauk and Hamilton Clubs, and Democratic and Zeta Psi Clubs, Holland and Southern Societies of New York City.
VAN WYCK, JACOB SOUTHART-Lawyer, 235 Broadway, New York City; residence 161 Taylor street, Brooklyn. Born in Claverack, Columbia Co., N. Y., Feb. 9, 1836. Educated at Williams College. (Married.) Member National Democratic Civic Club of Brooklyn, Holland Society and Sons of the Revolution.
VAN WYCK, ROBERT ANDERSON-Mayor, 6 City Hall, New York City; residence 135 East 46th street. Born in New York City, July 20, 1849. (Son of William and Lydia Anderson [Maverick] Van Wyck.) Educated in New York City. Studied law at Colum- bia College Law School (valedictorian, '72). (Single.) Judge of the City Court, 1889-97; first Mayor of Greater New York for term, 1898-1901. Member Demo- cratic, New York Athletic and Manhattan Clubs, Hol- land and Tammany Societies and Society of Medical Jurisprudence.
VAN WYCK, SAMUEL-Insurance, 200 Montague street, Brooklyn; residence 194 Clinton street. Born in Huntington, L. I. Director Bedford and Fifth Avenue Banks of Brooklyn. Ex-president Lafayette Fire In- surance Co. Life member of the Long Island Histor- ical Society. Member Union League Club and Holland Society.
VAN WYCK, WILLIAM - Lawyer, 373 Fulton street, Brooklyn; residence 172 Hancock street. Mem- ber Canarsie Yacht, Jamaica Bay Yacht, Young Men's Democratic and Crescent Athletic Clubs, Church Club of the Diocese of Long Island, and Democratic, Zeta Psi and Fencers' Clubs, Holland and Southern Socie- ties of New York City.
VAN WYCK, WILLIAM EDWARD - Wholesale Paper Merchant, 36 Beekman street, New York City; residence 216 West 21st street. Born in New York City, March 21, 1841. (Son of John Thurman and Jane [Els- worth] Van Wyck.) Educated in public schools. (Sin- gle.) Enlisted in 7th Regiment, N. G. N. Y., May, 1860, and served throughout the Civil War as captain, 131st Regiment, New York Volunteers; was brevetted ma- jor, lieutenant-colonel and colonel for gallant and mer- itorious services; has long been prominent in military matters, having been colonel of 6th Regiment, N. G. N. Y. Formerly commissioner to award damages for street openings; member of Mayor's Committee of One Hundred for 1898 Charter-Day Celebration and also for Admiral Dewey's reception. Grand Marshal of the G. A. R., 1898-9. Member New York Athletic (ex-president), Arts, Republican, Suburban Riding and Driving, and Road Clubs, Liederkranz, Holland, St. Nicholas, Genealogical and Biographical, American Numismatic and Archaeological, and American Geo- graphical Societies, Army of the Potomac, Nineteenth Army Corps, Union Veterans, Creedmoor Rifle, State Military and 7th Regiment War Veterans' (vice-presi- dent) Associations, Sons of the Revolution, G. A. R., Society of Foreign Wars. Society of Colonial Wars, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Active and Veteran League, Legion of Honor and League of American Wheelmen.
VAN ZILE, HENRY L .- Civil Engineer, 11 Broad- way, New York City; residence 379 West End avenue. Born in Troy, N. Y., Sept. 20, 1864. Educated at Rens- selaer Polytechnic Institute. (Single.) President Franklin Boiler Works Co. of Troy. Member Engi- neers' Club, Pafraets Dael Club of Troy, and Delta Phi Fraternity.
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VARNUM, JAMES M. - Lawyer, 62 William street, New York City; residence 87 Park avenue. Born in New York City. Educated at Yale and at Co- lumbia College Law School. (Married.) Member of the State Legislature, 1879-80; senior aide-de-camp with rank of colonel on staff of Governor Cornell, 1880-3; candidate on Republican ticket for attorney- general of the State of New York, 1889; candidate for Judge of the Superior Court of the City of New York, 1890; permanent chairman of the State Republican Convention, 1891; commissioned brigadier-general, N. G. N. Y., by Governor Morton, 1894; has also held the position of Surrogate of New York County, and Paymaster-General of the State of New York. Has served on numerous civil and military committees. Now senior member of the firm of Varnum & Har- rison. and Change of Grade Damage Commissioner for the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Wards of the City of New York. Director Lawyers' Title Insurance Co. and Real Estate Trust Co. Member Union and Tuxedo Clubs, Society of the Cincinnati, Society of the War of 1812, Society of Foreign Wars, Century Asso- ciation, Sons of the Revolution, Association of the Bar of the City of New York and other organizations.
VARNUM, ROBERT TAYLOR-Lawyer, 62 Wil- liam street, New York City; residence 39 West 27th street. Member of the firm of Varnum & Harrison. Member Union and Calumet Clubs, Society of Colo- nial Wars, Colonial Order and Sons of the Revolution.
VASSAR, GEORGE, JR .- Builder, 111 Fifth ave- nue, New York City; residence 433 West 22d street. Member of the firm of George Vassar's Son & Co. Member Church, Building Trades and Democratic Clubs and National Academy of Design.
VATABLE, JULES J .- Builder, 111 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence Tuxedo Park. Born in New York City, Jan. 8, 1872. Educated at Columbia. (Mar- ried.) Member Racquet and Tennis and Tuxedo Clubs, and Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson.
VAUGHAN, ARTHUR C .- Banker, 44 Pine street, New York City; residence Garden City. Member of the New York Stock Exchange firm of Cuyler, Morgan & Co.
VAUX, C. BOWYER-Printer, 50 East 19th street, New York City; residence Twentieth and Benson ave- nues, Brooklyn. Born in Fishkill, N. Y. Educated at Columbia. (Married.) Was salesman for nine years in the firm of J. C. Rankin Co. (printers); manager letter press American Lithographic Co. for six years; partner for three years in the firm of Vaux & Raper (printers). Since 1895 has been head of printing de- partment of the firm of G. P. Putnam's Sons (publish- ers). Member New York Canoe Club and Century As- sociation.
VEDDER, COMMODORE PERRY-Manufacturer, 136 Liberty street, New York City; residence Ellicott- ville. Born in Ellicottville, Feb. 23, 1838. Educated at Springville Academy. Served with New York Volun- teers during Civil War and advanced to the rank of lieutenant-colonel; was captured at Chancellorsville and spent several weeks in Libby Prison. Studied law and was admitted to the Bar in 1866. Register in Bankruptcy, 1867-75; assemblyman, 1872-5; State sen- ator, 1875-7; State assessor, 1880-3; State senator, 1885- 9. President and director Chauncey Realty Co., Elko Mining, Milling and Mf'g Co., Elko Paint Co., New York and New Jersey Ice Lines and Photo-Metallic Art Co .; director Cararact General Electric Co., Erie Canal Traction Co. and Holland Trust Co. Member Lawyers' and Republican Clubs and Holland Society.
VEDDER, HARMON A .- Physician, 708 Madison avenue, New York City. Born in Flushing, L. I., Jan. 16, 1868. Educated in private schools, Columbia University ('88) and College of Physicians and Sur- geons (M.D., '91). Studied in Edinburgh and London. (Married.) Member Delta Phi Club, Holland Society and Columbia University Alumni and New York Hos- pital Alumni Associations.
VEDDER, MAUS ROSA-Physician, 708 Madison avenue, New York City. Born in Schenectady, N. Y., March 19, 1835. Educated at Union College and College of Physicians and Surgeons (M.D., '61). (Mar- ried.) Was acting assistant surgeon United States
Army, 1862. Ex-vice-president Holland Society. Mem- ber Transportation Club, Holland and St. Nicholas So- cieties, Union College Alumni and Bellevue Hospital Alumni Associations, Academy of Medicine and Sons of the Revolution.
VEEDER, MAJOR ALBERT - Physician, Lyons. Born in Ashtabula, Ohio, Nov. 10, 1848. Educated at Union College ('70) and at the University of Buffalo (M.D.) (Married Mary E. Wood of Schenectady, N. Y., 1871.) Practicing in Lyons since 1883. Member American Association for the Advancement of Sci- ence, New York State Medical and American Micro- scopical Societies, American Public Health Associa- tion and others.
VEIT, RICHARD C .- Merchant, 26 Broadway, New York City; residence 81 Convent avenue. Born in New York City, Nov. 17, 1855. Educated in public schools. (Married.) Manager of the Warehouse and Lighterage Department of Standard Oil Co. Member Lotos Club, Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Museum of Natural History and American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
VELSOR, JOSEPH A .- Wholesale Druggist, 9 Gold street, New York City; residence 105 McDonough street, Brooklyn. Born in New York City, 1834. Edu- cated at the College of the City of New York ('54). (Married.) Sole proprietor of the firm of Peek & Vel- sor. Member Drug Trade and Fulton Clubs, and Ma- rine and Field Club of Brooklyn.
VER BECK, WILLIAM FRANCIS-Artist, 127 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 207 West 87th street. Born in Belmont County, Ohio, June 1, 1858. Educated in public schools. (Married Alice Bar- rett Shoemaker.) Makes a specialty of comic illustra- tions and has illustrated many books.
VERMEULE, CORNELIUS C. - Civil Engineer, 203 Broadway, New York City; residence East Orange, N. J. Born in New Brunswick, N. J., 1858. Educated at
Rutgers College. (Married.) Treasurer York Water Co. Formerly consulting engineer to Geologi- cal Survey of New Jersey, and to Jersey City, N. J. Member Holland Society and Century Association.
VERMEULE, JOHN D .- Manufacturer, 503 Broad- way, and Banker, 99 Cedar street, New York City: residence 5 West 46th street. President and director Goodyear's India Rubber Glove Mf'g Co., York Cliffs Improvement Co. and York Water Co .; president and trustee Holland Trust Co .; director Chatham National Bank, Brigantine Co. and United States Rubber Co .; trustee Anglo-American Savings and Loan Associa- tion. Member Merchants' Central and Reform Clubs, Holland Society and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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