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WADSWORTH, JAMES W .- Congressman, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C .; residence Gen- eseo. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 12, 1846. Edu- cated in New Haven, Conn. Served in Union Army throughout Civil War. Supervisor of the town of Geneseo, 1875-7; assemblyman, 1878-9; Comptroller of the State of New York, 1880-1; Congressman from the Thirtieth District, 1881-5, and again since 1891. Mem- ber Union and Union League Clubs of New York City.
WADSWORTH, WILLIAM AUSTIN-Farmer, Geneseo; residence Knickerbocker Club, New York City. Born in Boston, Mass. Educated at Harvard ('70). (Married.) Formerly major and quartermaster, United States Volunteers, on staff of General Merritt, serving in the Philippines. Member Metropolitan, Players', Knickerbocker, New York Yacht and Uni- versity Clubs and Century Association of New York City, Metropolitan Club of Washington, Genesee Val- ley Club of Rochester, and Eastern Yacht, Tavern and Somerset Clubs of Boston.
WAGNALLS, ADAM WILLIS-Publisher, 30 La- fayette place, New York City. Born in Lithopolis, Ohio, Sept. 24, 1833. Educated at Wittenberg College.
(Married.) Engaged in publishing business in New York City since 1876. Vice-president and director Funk & Wagnalls Co., publishers of the "Standard Dictionary." Member Ohio Society.
WAGNER, ARNOLD HARRIS-Lawyer, 202 Broadway, New York City; residence 64 Macon street, Brooklyn. Born in Palatine Bridge, Montgomery Co., N. Y., July 11, 1831. (Son of James and Katherine [Dillenbach] Wagner.) Educated in public schools. Studied law in New York City and was admitted to the Bar in 1852. Makes a specialty of real estate law. Served for a time as chairman of the Republican Gen- eral Committee, and has been a delegate to many po- litical conventions.
WAGNER, CHARLES GRAY-Physician, Bing- hamton. Educated at Cornell. Degrees of B.S. and M.D. Superintendent of the New York State Hospital at Binghamton. Trustee Cornell University, term ex- piring in 1901.
WAGNER, CLINTON-Physician, 19 East 38th street, New York City. Born in Baltimore, Md., Oct. 28, 1837. Educated at the College of St. James and at the University of Maryland (M.D.). (Married Eliza- beth Vaughan of London, England.) Served in a sur- gical capacity in Union Army throughout Civil War, and was brevetted major and lieutenant-colonel. Practicing in New York City since 1872 as a specialist in diseases of the nose and throat. Member Union League Club and Military Order of the Loyal Legion.
WAGNER, FREDERIC C .- Real Estate, 45 Broad- way, New York City; residence 134 East 44th street. Member Union League and Transportation Clubs, Down Town Association and Lafayette Post, G. A. R.
WAGNER, RICHARD-Prisms, 1123 Broadway, New York City; residence Montclair, N. J. Born in New York City, June 23, 1869. Educated at Cornell ('90). (Married.) New York City representative of the Daylight Prism Co. of America. Member Cornell University Club and Liederkranz.
WAGNER, ROBERT L .- Artist, 140 Fifth avenue, New York City. Born in Detroit, Mich., Aug. 2, 1872. Educated at the University of Michigan. (Single.) Artist on the "Criterion" since 1897. Member 7th Reg- iment, N. G. N. Y.
WAGSTAFF, ALFRED (Colonel)-Lawyer, Madi- son square, East, New York City; residence 21 West 21st street. Clerk of the Appellate Division of the Su- preme Court, First Department. Secretary and direc- tor John Anderson & Co .; trustee Atlantic Trust Co .; director Brooklyn City and Newtown R. R. Co., Chris- topher and Tenth Streets R. R. Co., Coney Island and Brooklyn R. R. Co. and Seventh National Bank. Member Union, South Side Sportsmen's, Lawyers', South Shore Country and Carmens River Clubs, St. Nicholas Society, Aldine Association and Military Or- der of the Loyal Legion.
WAINWRIGHT, JOHN HOWARD-Chemist, 402 Washington street, and 159 Front street; residence 22 West 46th street, and Rye. Born in New York City, Feb. 14, 1862. Educated at School of Mines of Colum- bia University. (Married.) Member of the firm of Simonds & Wainwright. United States Government Chemist, 1883-98. Member St. Anthony, American Yacht and Church Clubs and Columbia University Alumni Association.
WAINWRIGHT, JOHN TILLOTSON-Broker, 45 Broadway, New York City; residence 23 East 28th street. Member of the New York Stock Exchange firm of White & Wainwright. Member American Yacht, Calumet and Union Clubs, Society of Colonial Wars and Sons of the Revolution.
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WAINWRIGHT, STUYVESANT-Metal Commis- sion Merchant. 81 Fulton street, New York City; resi- dence "Buckthorne," Rye. Born in New York City, June 13, 1863. Educated in the United States, France and Germany. (Married.) Member Union, American Yacht, Apawamis Golf and Whist Clubs.
WAIT, FREDERICK S .- Lawyer and Author, 10 Wall street, New York City; residence Union League Club. Born in Montgomery, N. Y., May 15, 1851. Edu- cated in Newburgh, N. Y., and at Albany Law School. (Single.) Secretary and director L. Marcotte & Co. Author of "Wait on Fraudulent Conveyance." Mem- ber Reform, Union League and Democratic Clubs, As- sociation of the Bar of the City of New York and For- est Lake Association.
WAIT, LUCIEN AUGUSTUS-Professor, Cornell University, Ithaca; residence 135 East avenue. Born in Highgate, Vt., Feb. 8, 1846. Educated at Phillips Exeter Academy and at Harvard (A.B., '70). (Mar- ried.) Connected with the mathematical department of Cornell since 1870, and now professor of mathemat- ics and head of mathematical department. United States Consul at Athens and Piraeus, Greece, 1873-4. Member Phi Beta Kappa and American Mathematical Societies, Zeta Psi Fraternity, and Institute of 1770 at Harvard University.
WAITE, H. H .- Banker, Adams. Born, 1864. Edu- cated at Williams College. (Single.) Cashier and di- rector Citizens' National Bank. Member Zeta Psi Fraternity.
WAITE, HENRY RANDALL-Statistician, 177 Broadway, New York City; residence Glenwood place, East Orange, N. J. Born in Copenhagen, N. Y., Dec. 16, 1846. (Descendant of Capt. Richard Wayte, aide to Governor Winthrop, and first marshal of the Colony of Massachusetts.) Educated at Hamilton College, Union Theological Seminary and in Europe. Degree of Ph.D. (Married Carrie A., daughter of William A. Huntoon.) Has been editor of the "University Re- view," New Haven, Conn., "Evening Journal," "Inter- national Review" and "American Magazine of Phys- ics." As statistician of the Tenth United States Cen- sus, conducted inquiries as to education, illiteracy and religious organizations. Now president and director of the Executory Corporation. Founder and, since 1885, president of the American Institute of Civics. Member Order of Founders and Patriots of America and deputy governor of the New Jersey Society of that body and member of its general court; also member Delta Upsilon Society and other organizations.
WAKEFIELD, JAMES C .- Diamond Expert, 19 Maiden lane, New York City; residence 40 East 33d street, Bayonne, N. J. Born, Oct. 15, 1853. (Married.) Secretary and director Aikin Lambert & Co .; director Aikin Lambert Jewelry Co. (Ltd.).
WAKEMAN, THADDEUS BURR - Lawyer, 93 Nassau street, New York City; residence 142 East 35th street. Born in Fairfield County, Conn., Dec. 23, 1834. Educated at Princeton. Studied law and was admit- ted to the Bar in 1856. (Married Emily F. Ludlam of Oyster Bay, N. Y., 1859). Member of the firm of Wakeman & Wakeman. Director Associated Colonies and Petral Guano Co. Has devoted considerable of his time to literature, and has made translations of Goethe's religious and other poems. Member Manhat- tan Liberal, Shakespeare, Dante, Nineteenth Century and Goethe Clubs and Medico-Legal and Authors' So- cieties.
WAKEMAN, WILBUR F .- Customs Official, 641 Washington street, and Secretary, 135 West 23d street, New York City; residence 111 East 24th street. United States Appraiser at the Port of New York. Secretary of the American Protective Tariff League. Member Republican, Columbia Yacht. Press and Craftsmen's Clubs and Kane Lodge No. 454, F. & A. M.
WALBRIDGE, CHARLES E. - Hardware Mer- chant, 392 Main street, Buffalo; residence 120 Oakland place. Born in Buffalo, July 24, 1841. Educated in Buffalo schools. (Married.) Second lieutenant, first liuetenant and captain 100th New York Volunteers and brevet major and lieutenant-colonel United States Volunteers, 1861-5. President Buffalo Seminary; di- rector Niagara Mf'g Buildings. Member Independent and Ellicott Clubs and Military Order of the Loyal Legion.
WALBRIDGE, ROBERT R .- Merchant, 410 Broad- way, New York City; residence 37 Prospect Park, West, Brooklyn. Member Hamilton, and Marine and Field Clubs of Brooklyn, Merchants' and Reform Clubs and Sons of the Revolution.
WALCOTT, ARTHUR S .- Lawyer, 59 Wall street, New York City; residence 5 East 43d street. Born in New York City, July 28, 1869. Educated at Harvard College ('91) and Law School. (Single.) Director Hanover Fire Insurance Co. Member University, Bal- tusrol Golf and Harvard Clubs, Society of Colonial Wars, Company "K," 7th Regiment, N. G. N. Y., and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
WALCOTT, MORGAN-Shipmaster, 2 Wall street, New York City; residence 34 West 24th street. Born in New York City, Oct. 13, 1866. Educated at Yale. (Single.) Master of United States Army Transport "Crook." Member Racquet and Tennis and Reform Clubs and Military Order of the Loyal Legion.
WALCOTT, FREDERIC COLLIN - Cotton Cloth Manufacturer, New York Mills. Born in New York Mills, Feb. 9, 1869. Educated at Yale ('91). (Married.) Director and manager New York Mills; manager Ara- gon Mills and agent Walcott & Campbell Spinning Co. Member Fort Schuyler Club of Utica, and Uni- versity Club of New York City.
WALCOTT, W. STUART-Cotton Cloth Manufac- turer, Utica: residence New York Mills. Born in New York Mills, Feb. 11, 1843. Educated in Clinton (N. Y .. ) Academy. (Married.) President New York Mills, Aragon Mills of Georgia, Board of Education of New York Mills, and Oneida National Bank of Utica; vice- president Savings Bank of Utica; director Utica Trust and Deposit Co. and other corporations.
WALDEN. FRANKLIN-Wine Importer, 2A Platt street, New York City; residence Gasport, Niagara County. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 15, 1847. Edu- cated at Erasmus Hall, Flatbush, and in public schools. (Married.) Candidate for Presidential Elec- tor on Democratic ticket in Pennsylvania, 1888. Mem- ber Sons of the Revolution and Military Order of For- eign Wars.
WALDEN, LIENAU-Fruit Grower and Packer, 165 Duane street, New York City; residence Brooklyn. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 16, 1860. Educated at the University of Pennsylvania. (Married.) Member of the firm of Walden & Co., of New York City, and Geyserville, Cal. Member Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn, and Sons of the Revolution.
WALES, CHARLES M. - Manager, 11 Broadway, New York City; residence 256 West 85th street. Mem- ber Engineers' Club. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
WALES, EDWARD HOWE - Manufacturer, Poughkeepsie; residence Hyde Park. Born in New York City. Educated in School of Mines of Columbia University. (Married.) President Knickerbocker Ce- ment Co. Member Union League, New York Yacht and Players' Clubs, American Fine Arts Society and Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, and Larchmont Yacht Club.
WALES, SALEM H .- Commissioner, 49 Chambers street, New York City; residence 25 East 55th street. Born in Wales, Hampden Co., Mass., Oct. 4, 1825. Edu- cated in common schools and at Attica (N. Y.) Acad- emy. Resident of New York City 1846. Managing edi- tor of the "Scientific American," 1848-71; president of the Department of Parks, 1873; president of the De- partment of Docks, 1874-6; park commissioner, 1880-5; New York commissioner to the Paris Exposition of 1855; served on executive committee of the Christian Commission during Civil War; delegate to the Na- tional Republican Convention of 1872; Republican can- didate for Mayor of New York City, 1874; vice-presi- dent of the New East River Bridge Commission since 1895. Member of executive committee Metropolitan Museum of Art; director Hanover Fire Insurance Co., National Bank of North America, Southampton (L. I.) Bank and Southampton Water Works Co. Member Union League, Press and Church Clubs, Meadow
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Brook Hunt Club, Golf Club of Southampton, New England Society, Century Association, National Acad- emy of Design, American Museum of Natural History and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
WALES, THERON A. D .- Physician, 403 William street, Elmira. Born in Weymouth, Mass., July 15, 1842. Educated at the University of Pennsylvania ('73). (Married.) Vice-president Co-operative Loan Association; director Second National Bank. Mem- ber Century Club, New England Historic-Genealogical Society, Order of Founders and Patriots of America and Sons of the American Revolution.
WALKER, ALBERT HENRY - Lawyer, 100 Broadway, New York City; residence Hotel Majestic. Born in Fairfax, Vt., Nov. 25, 1844. Educated in com- mon schools and in the Law Department of North- western University ('77). (Married.) Non-resident lecturer in the College of Law of Cornell University and in the Law Department of the University of Mich- igan. Author of "Walker on Patents." Member Sons of the American Revolution.
WALKER, ALDACE F-Railroads, 59 Cedar street. New York City; residence 55 West 74th street. Born in West Rutland, Vt., May 11, 1842. Educated at Middlebury (Vt.) College ('62) and at Columbia Col- lege Law School. Served with New York Volunteers during Civil War and advanced to the rank of lieu- tenant-colonel. Practiced law in New York City, 1867-73; in latter year removed to Rutland, Vt .; State senator, Vermont, 1882; member of Interstate Com- merce Commission, 1887-9; chairman of Western Traf- fic Association, Chicago, Ill., 1889-92; receiver of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe R. R. Co., 1894-6. Chairman of the board of directors Southern California Ry. Co., Santa Fe Pacific R. R. Co., Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Ry. Co. and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Ry. Co. Member Metropolitan, Lawyers' and Chi- cago (Ill.) Clubs, Army and Navy Club of Washington, D. C., Century Association and Military Order of the Loyal Legion.
WALKER, ALEXANDER-Banker, 480 Columbus avenue, New York City; residence 414 Riverside Drive. Born in Scotland, June 25, 1852. Educated in a parish school in Scotland and at an evening high school in New York City. (Married.) President and director Colonial Bank. Member West Side Republican and New York Caledonian Curling Clubs, General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, Scottish Society and West End Association.
WALKER, CHARLES A. - Transportation, 21 Cortlandt street, New York City; residence 158 West 77th street. Born in Albany, N. Y., June 23, 1843. Edu- cated in public schools. (Married.) Secretary, treas- urer and director Adirondack Ry. Co. and New York and Canada R. R. Co .; treasurer and director Cherry Valley, Sharon and Albany R. R. Co. and Lackawanna and Susquehanna R. R. Co .; director Rutland R. R. Co., Schenectady and Duanesburgh R. R. Co. and Al- bany and Susquehanna R. R. Co .; trustee Franklin Savings Bank. Member Colonial Club (trustee), Al- bany Society of New York, Military Order of the Loyal Legion, Society of the Army of the Potomac, Society of Nineteenth Army Corps and Society of Fifth Army Corps.
WALKER, CHARLES L. - Life Insurance, 258 Broadway, New York City; residence 466 Washington avenue, Brooklyn. Born in Piermont, N. Y., July 2, 1848. Educated in public schools. (Married.) Has held official positions in several insurance and other organizations. Now general agent Prudential Insur- ance Co. Member Montauk and Church Clubs, Mistle- toe Lodge No. 647, F. & A. M., Orient Chapter No 138, R. A. M., Gilbert Council. Royal Arcanum, Masonic Veterans and New York Life Underwriters' Associa- tion (ex-vice-president).
WALKER, E. A .- Banker, 883 Manhattan avenue, Brooklyn; residence 135 Oakland street. Born in Beck- et, Mass., Jan. 2, 1830. (Married.) President and direc- tor Seventeenth Ward Bank of Brooklyn; vice-presi- dent and trustee Greenpoint Savings Bank.
WALKER, HARRY W .- Secretary, 280 Broadway, New York City; residence 200 West 107th street. Born in St. Louis, Mo., 1860. (Son of Hon. Ralph Walker.) Educated at Drury College. Resident of New York
City since 1875. Engaged for many years in newspa- per work, was for a time a member of the Euro- pean staff of the Associated Press and was stationed in London. Has been secretary of the Aqueduct Com- mission of the City of New York since 1898.
WALKER, HENRY F .- Physician, 18 West 55th street, New York City. Educated at Middlebury (Vt.) College ('60). Member Metropolitan, University and South Side Sportsmen's Clubs, New England Society and Century Association.
WALKER. HENRY OLIVER - Artist, 154 West 55th street, New York City; residence Windsor, Vt. Born in Boston, Mass., May 14, 1843. Educated under Bonnat in Paris, France. (Married.) Painter of dec- orations in Congressional Library, Washington, D. C., and Appellate Division Court House, New York City. Member New York Athletic Club, Century Associa- tion, National Academy of Design, Society of Ameri- can Artists and National Society of Mural Painters.
WALKER, JOHN A. - Manufacturer, 68 Reade street, New York City; residence 260 Montgomery street, Jersey City, N. J. Born in New York City, Sept. 22, 1837. Educated in Brooklyn public schools. (Married.) Vice-president and director Joseph Dixon Crucible Co. and Colonial Life Insurance Co .; director Butler Hard Rubber Co. and New Jersey Title Guar- antee and Trust Co. Formerly president of Jersey City Board of Education for two terms, and of Cosmos Club for two terms. Member Twilight and Patria Clubs, Union League, Carteret Gun, Jersey City, Palma, Cosmos Clubs and Free Kindergarten Associa- tion (president) of Jersey City, and American Institute of Mining Engineers.
WALKER, JOHN BRISBEN - Editor and Pub- lisher, 503 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence Irvington-on-Hudson. Born in Pennsylvania, Sept. 10, 1847. Educated at Georgetown College and at the United States Military Academy. (Married.) Propri- etor, publisher and editor of "The Cosmopolitan" mag- azine, which he founded in 1889; president and direc- tor Mobile Co. of America. Member Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson,, and Century Association.
WALKER, JOHN TEMPEST, JR .- Architect, 156 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence Flushing, L. I. Educated at Columbia. Member Players', Psi Upsilon and University Glee Clubs, Niantic Club of Flushing, L. I., and Columbia University Alumni As- sociation.
WALKER, NORMAN S., JR .- Broker, 71 Broad- way, New York City; residence New Brighton, S. I. Born in New York City. Educated in Rugby, England. Member of the firm of Walker Bros. and of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Richmond County Country Club and Southern Society.
WALKER, WILLIAM DAVID-Protestant Epis- copalian Bishop, 314 Delaware avenue, Buffalo. Born in New York City, June 29, 1839. Educated at Trinity School, Columbia University (A.B., '59, and A.M., '62) and at the General Theological Seminary (D.D., '62). Received degree of D.D. from Racine College in 1884 anl from the University of Oxford in 1894, S.T.D. from Columbia in 1884, LL.D. from Griswold College in 1886 and from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, in 1894, and D.C.L. from Kings College, Nova Scotia, in 1892. (Single.) Vicar at Calvary Chapel, New York City, 1862-83; missionary bishop to North Dakota, 1883-96. Protestant Episcopalian Bishop of Western New York since 1896. Member University Club.
WALKLEY, WEBSTER R .- Hardware Manufac- turer, 27 Murray street, New York City; residence 578 Washington avenue, Brooklyn. President H. D. Smith & Co .; director Peck, Stow & Wilcox Co. and South- ington Cutlery Co. Member Union League and Hard- ware Clubs, Phi Nu Theta and Theta Delta Chi Fra- ternities and Phi Beta Kappa Society.
WALL, CHARLES A .- Physician and Surgeon, 306 Hudson street, Buffalo. Born in Buffalo, Sept. 24, 1853. Educated at Central High School of Buffalo, Syracuse University (B.S. and M.S.) and University of Buffalo (M.D.). (Married Annie Powell.) Assistant surgeon 74th Regiment, 1880-5. Member University, Acacia and Medical Clubs. Erie County Medical Soci- ety and New York State Medical and American Medi- cal Associations.
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WALL, FRANCIS H .- 10 Hamilton terrace, New York City. Born in Waverly, Pa., April 19, 1858. (Single.) Member Colonial New York Athletic and Suburban Riding and Driving Clubs.
WALL, THOMAS G .- Presbyterian Clergyman, 41 East 70th street, New York City; residence 1142 Madl- son avenue. Born in Nova Scotia, Aug. 24, 1824. Edu- cated at Princeton College and Seminary. (Married.) Superintendent Presbyterian Hospital, 1879-92. Now president and trustee Gramercy Co .; chaplain Presby- terian Hospital. Member Princeton Club and Pres- byterian Union.
WALL, WILLIAM F .- Rope Merchant, 56 South street, New York City; residence 133 East 34th street. Secretary, treasurer and director William F. Wall Rope Co. Member Racquet and Tennis and New York Athletic Clubs, and Crescent Athletic Club of Brook- lyn.
WALLACE, DAVID F .- Wall Paper Manufacturer, Cortland; residence 18 Church street. Born in Ver- mont. Educated at Cortland Normal School. (Mar- ried.) Was supervisor of town of Cortlandville for two years. President Wallace Wall Paper Co. and board of trustees of Presbyterian Church. Member Tiough- nioga Club.
WALLACE, EDWARD C .- Iron Manufacturer, 66 Broadway, New York City; residence 19 East 69th street. Member of the firm of William H. Wallace & Co. Director Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Mem- ber Metropolitan, Union League, American Yacht., Church, Fairfield County (Conn.) Golf and Stamford (Conn.) Yacht Clubs and Ardsley Casino of Ardsley- on-Hudson.
WALLACE, JOHN - Stock Broker, 66 Broadway, New York City; residence 52 West 36th street. Born in Lancaster County, Pa., Aug. 27, 1844. Educated at Union College ('65). (Widower.) Member of the firm of John Wallace & Co., and of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Metropolitan, Union League, Union, Westminster Kennel, Tuxedo, Suburban Riding and Driving, South Side Sportsmen's, Racquet and Tennis, University and Riding Clubs, New England Society and Union College Alumni Association.
WALLACE, R. J .- Educator, Avon. Born in Cat- taraugus, N. Y., Feb. 19, 1853. Educated at Chamber- lain Institute and Mount Hope College. (Married.) Principal Avon High School; director State Bank of Avon; school commissioner Second District of Cat- taraugus County. Member Masonic Order.
WALLACE, WILLIAM COPELAND-Lawyer, 18 Wall street. New York City; residence 69 Gates ave- nue, Brooklyn. Born in Brooklyn, May 21, 1856. (Son of William Henry and Francis [Copeland] Wallace.) Educated at Adelphi Academy ('72), Wesleyan Uni- versity ('76) and Columbia Law School ('78). (Married Kate Douglas, daughter of Hon. J. W. Douglas of Middletown, Conn.) Representative in Congress, 1888-90; Judge-Advocate General New York State, 1894-6: formerly alumni trustee Wesleyan University. Director Hamilton Trust Co. of Brooklyn; trustee Dime Savings Bank of Brooklyn. Member University, Players', Riding and Driving, and Lawyers' Clubs, Ox- ford and Hamilton Clubs of Brooklyn, and Metropol- itan Club of Washington, D. C.
WALLACE, WILLIAM H .- Iron and Steel Manu- facturer and Merchant, 66 Broadway, New York City; residence 451 Clinton avenue, Brooklyn. Born in New York City, Feb. 2, 1831. Educated in New York City. (Married.) Member of the firm of William H. Wallace & Co. Vice-president Franklin Trust Co. and Scher- merhorn Bank, both of Brooklyn; director Central Iron and Steel Co. of Harrisburg, Pa., Phenix Insurance Co., Brooklyn Life Insurance Co., Union Assurance Society of London, England, Law Union and Crown Life and Fire Insurance Co. of London, State Fire Insurance Co. (Ltd.) of Liverpool, Dime Savings Bank of Brook- lyn, and Brooklyn Warehouse and Storage Co. Mem- ber Players' and Lawyers' Clubs, and Church and Hamilton Clubs of Brooklyn.
WALLACE, WILLIAM J. - Architect, 1 Union square, New York City; residence Whitestone, L. I. Educated at Columbia. Member Oakland Golf Club,
Architectural League, Squadron "A," N. G. N. Y., and Columbia University Alumni and Architectural Asso- ciations.
WALLACE, WILLIAM JAMES - United States Judge, 136 Post Office Building, New York City; resi- dence 148 State street, Albany. (Son of E. Fuller and Lydia [Wheelwright] Wallace.) Educated by private tutors and at Hamilton College and Law School. Re- ceived degree of LL.D. from Hamilton College and from Syracuse University. Was admitted to the Bar in 1858, and engaged in practice in Syracuse. Mayor of Syracuse, 1873-4; United States Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1872-82; United States Judge for the Second Judicial Circuit since 1882. Mem- ber Fort Orange Club of Albany.
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