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WILDER, WILLIAM R .- Lawyer, 45 Cedar street, New York City; residence 232 West 74th street. Born in Saratoga Springs, N. Y., June 30, 1858. Educated at Princeton ('79) and Columbia Law School ('82). (Mar- ried.) Member of the firm of Wilder & Anderson. Member Princeton, New York Athletic, Underwriters' and Hardware Clubs, Columbia University Alumni and Aldine Associations and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
WILDS, HOWARD PAYSON - Lawyer, 34 Pine street, New York City; residence 78 East 54th street. Born in Rowley, Mass., April 13, 1850. Educated at the College of the City of New York ('69) and Colum- bia Law School ('71). Member of the firm of J. B. & H. P. Wilds. Member of the New York Legislature, 1895: deputy commissioner of public works, 1896-7. Member Republican, Alpha Delta Phi and University Clubs.
WILES, IRVING RAMSAY-Artist, 106 West 55th street, New York City. Born in Utica, N. Y., April 8, 1861. (Son of Lemuel Maynard Wiles.) Educated in New York City and in Paris, France. (Married.) Member Lotos Club, Century Association, Society of American Artists, American Water Color Society and National Academy of Design.
WILES, LEMUEL MAYNARD-Artist, 106 West 55th street, New York City. Born in Perry, N. Y., Oct. 21, 1826. Educated at New York State Normal College. Studied art in New York City. Taught drawing in Albany Academy and in the Utica public schools for several years; was director of the College of Fine Arts, at Ingham University, Le Roy, N. Y., for ten years.
WILEY, CHARLES-Publisher, 43 East 19th street, New York City; resdence East Orange, N. J. Born in New York City, 1835. Educated in New York City. (Married.) Member Engineers' and Arts Clubs, South Orange Field and Essex County Country Clubs of Orange, Aldine Association and Metropolitan Mu- seum of Art.
WILEY, W. G .- Banker and Broker, 52 Exchange place, New York City. Member of the firm of W. G. Wiley & Co., and of the New York Stock Exchange.
WILEY, WILLIAM HALSTED-Publisher, 53 East Tenth street, New York City; residence 73 Halsted street, East Orange, N. J. Born in New York City, July 10, 1842. Educated at the College of the City of New York ('61) and at Rensselaer Polytechnic Insti- tute ('66). (Married.) Member of the firm of John Wiley & Sons. Served as United States volunteer, 1862-4. Formerly chairman of the township commit- tee of East Orange and treasurer and member of coun- cil American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Mem- ber University, Lawyers', Engineers', Army and Navy and Arts Clubs of New York City, Republican and Athletic Clubs of Orange, Engineers' Club of Philadel- phia, Pa., Essex County (N. J.) Country Club, Golf Club of Essex County, Cycling Touring Club of France, St. Andrew's, Burns and Municipal Arts So- cieties, American Society of Civil Engineers, Ameri- can Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Insti- tute of Mining Engineers, American Institute of Elec- trical Engineers, Military Order of the Loyal Legion, League of American Wheelmen, War Veterans of 7th Regiment, Veterans of Department of the South, Al- dine Association and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
WILHELMI, EDGAR A .- Importer, 16 Beaver street, New York City. (Single.) President Wilhelmi & Co. Member New York Athletic Club, and Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn.
WILKIE, JOHN LINCOLN - Lawyer, 2 Wall street, New York City; residence 5 Washington square, North. Educated at Harvard. Member Reform, Har-
vard, Tuxedo and Lawyers' Clubs, Flushing (L. I.) Athletic Club and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
WILKINS, FREDERICK H -Assistant Manager, 463 West street, New York City; residence Brooklyn. Educated at the University of Rochester. Assistant manager Western Electric Co. Member Marine and Field, Crescent Athletic and Excelsior Clubs of Brook- lyn.
WILKINS, GOUVERNEUR MORRIS-Protestant Episcopalian Clergyman, 206 East 95th street, New York City; residence 1030 Park avenue. Born in New York City. Educated at Berkeley Divinity School, Middletown, Conn. (Single.) Vicar of Chapel of the Messiah. Member St. Nicholas Club and New York Historical Society.
WILKINSON, CHARLES W. B .- Jewelry and Diamonds, 42 John street, New York City; residence 6 East 32d street. Born in Mansfield, Mass., April 22, 1851. Educated in public schools and by private tu- tors. (Single.) Was one of the original nine to or- ganize and incorporate the Order of Founders and Pa- triots of America. Master Ancient Lodge No. 724, F. & A. M., 1897; master Triune Chapter No. 241, R. A. M., 1900; junior warden Columbian Commandery No. 1, Knights Templar. Member Order of Founders and Patriots of America, Antiquity Committee, Grand Lodge, F. & A. M., and a thirty-second degree Mason.
WILKINSON, FREDERICK P. - Merchandise Broker, 282 Washington street, New York City; resi- dence 142 West 85th street. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., March 5, 1856. Educated in Brooklyn. (Married.) New York representative of The Continental Co. of Detroit, Mich. Member New York Athletic Club and 7th Regiment Veteran Association.
WILKINSON, HENRY L .- Banker and Broker, 29 Nassau street, New York City; residence Bridgeport, Conn. Born in Providence, R. I., Aug. 10, 1865. Edu- cated in Providence and at Amherst College. (Mar- ried.) Connected with the investment and stock ex- change department of the firm of Harvey Fisk & Sons. Assistant national bank examiner for Rhode Island and Connecticut, 1889-91. Member Reform Club, Brooklawn Country Club of Bridgeport, Coun- try Club of Lakewood, N. J., Amherst College Alumni Association and Chi Psi Fraternity.
WILKINSON, J. A .- Real Estate, 68 William street. New York City; residence 2044 Valentine ave- nue. Born in Louisiana. Educated in Orange County, N. Y. (Married.) Member New York Athletic Club, Young Men's Christian and Republican Associations, and Joppa Lodge No. 201, F. & A. M.
WILKINSON, JOSEPH BIDDLE-Appraiser, 641 Washington street, New York City; residence 302 West 102d street. Born in Louisiana, Feb. 20, 1845. Edu- cated in public schools, at McNair's Academy and at St. James College. Served in Confederate Army dur- ing Civil War. Engaged in business in Louisiana as a sugar, rice and cotton planter, 1865-85. United States General Appraiser at the Port of New York since 1890. Member Manhattan Chess and Twilight Clubs, Southern Society and Confederate Association.
WILKINSON, ROBERT F .- Lawyer, 35 Market street, Poughkeepsie; residence 297 Mill street. Edu- cated at Williams ('61). Member of the firm of Wil- kinson & Cossum. Member Lawyers', University, Sigma Phi, Transportation, Adirondack League and City Clubs and Century Association of New York City, Williams College Alumni Association, Military Order of the Loyal Legion and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
WILKISON, WILLIAM M .- Theatrical Manager, 1402 Broadway, New York City; residence 16 Gram- ercy Park. Born in Perrysburg, Ohio, Jan. 12, 1862. Educated in Perrysburg. (Single.) Directed the American tours of the late Alexander Salvini, and other theatrical celebrities. Manager for many promi- nent musical and dramatic organizations. Member Players' and Lambs' Clubs. .
WILLARD, DAVID SEYMOUR-Stock Broker, 52 Broadway, New York City; residence 306 West 72d street. Member New York Stock Exchange and of
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the Calumet and Players' Clubs, Marine and Field, and Hamilton Clubs of Brooklyn, and Sons of the Revolution.
WILLARD, EDWARD AUGUSTUS-President, and Tea Merchant, 132 Front street, and 35 Burling Slip, New York City; residence 12 East 41st street. Born in New York City, 1846. Educated in New York City. (Married.) Member of the firm of E. A. Willard & Co. President and director Automatic Air Carriage Co. and Occidental and Oriental Tea Co. Member Tuxedo, Larchmont Yacht, New York Yacht, Atlantic Yacht, Lawyers' and Caluniet Clubs, Metropolitan Club of Washington, D. C., Mayflower and New Eng- land Societies, Society of Colonial Wars, Down Town Association and Order of Founders and Patriots of America.
WILLARD, ERNEST RUSSELL -Journalist, Rochester; residence 37 South Washington street. Born in Jamestown, N. Y., 1856. Educated in James- town. (Single.) Connected with the Rochester Print- ing Co. Editor-in-chief of the "Democrat and Chron- icle." Member Genesee Valley, Rochester Athletic and Rochester Country Clubs, Sons of the American Revolution, St. Andrew's Brotherhood and American Social Science Association.
WILLARD, JAMES LE BARON - Cotton Goods Merchant, 43 Leonard street, New York City; resi- dence 177 Joralemon street, Brooklyn. Born in Brook- lyn, March 1, 1834. Educated at Columbia. (Married.) Member Wool Club, Psi Upsilon Society, Society of Mayflower Descendants, Society of Colonial Wars, So- ciety of Colonial Governors, Sons of the Revolution, Society of the War of 1812, Sons of the American Revolution and Order of Founders and Patriots of America.
WILLARD, THOMAS HINCKLEY - Physician, 1 Madison avenue, New York City; residence 592 West End avenue. Educated at Albany Medical College. Member Church and Players' Clubs, Albany Medical College Alumni and Aldine Associations, Albany So- ciety of New York, and Academy of Medicine.
WILLCOX, ALBERT -Insurance, 27 William street, New York City; residence Metropolitan Club, and New Brighton, S. I. Member of the firm of Al- bert Willcox & Co. Member Metropolitan, Union League, Lawyers' and Richmond County Country Clubs and Down Town Association.
WILLCOX, DAVID - Lawyer, 20 Nassau street, New York City; residence Metropolitan Club. Born in Flatbush, L. I., Dec. 12, 1849. Educated at Yale ('72). (Single.) Member of the firm of Opdyke, Willcox & Bristow. Director Adirondack Ry. Co., Albany and Susquehanna R. R. Co. and Delaware and Hudson Co. Member Metropolitan, Union League, Lawyers', University, Riding, Union, Yale, New York Athletic, New York Yacht, Whist and Richmond County Coun- try Clubs, St. Nicholas and New England Societies, Century and Down Town Associations and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
WILLCOX, HENRY C .- Lawyer, 100 Broadway, New York City; residence 320 West 86th street. Mem- ber Democratic, Lawyers', Manhattan and City Clubs and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
WILLCOX, WALTER F .- Professor, Census Of- fice. Washington, D. C .; residence Ithaca, N. Y. Born in Reading, Middlesex Co., Mass., March 22, 1861. Edu- cated in public schools of Reading, Mass., at Phillips Andover Academy ('80), Amherst College ('84), Colum- bia Law School ('87), at Yale, and at Berlin, 1888-90. (Married.) Was secretary of the American Economic Association for three years. Has been instructor, as- sociate professor and professor at Cornell University since 1891. Now professor of social science and statis- tics at Cornell and chief statistician in charge of the Division of Methods and Results at the Census Office, Washington. Commissioner of Health for the State of New York.
WILLCOX, WILLIAM R .- Lawyer, 32 Nassau street, New York City; residence 152 East 46th street. Born in Smyrna, Chenango Co., N. Y., 1863. Educated at Brockport Normal School, the University of Roch- ester and at Columbia College Law School. (Single.) Practicing in New York City since his admission to the
Bar in 1890. Nominated for Congress in the Thirteenth District, 1900. Member Union League, Republican and Alpha Delta Phi Clubs, University of Rochester Alum- ni Association and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
WILLETS, ELMORE A .- Banker, Farmer and Oil Producer, Belmont. Born in Mckean County, Pa., Sept. 8, 1861. Educated at Phillips Andover Academy and at Yale ('84). (Single.) President and director State Bank of Belmont, and Citizens' National Bank of Wellsville; vice-president and director Metropolitan Bank of Buffalo. Member University Club of New York City, and Country, Pittsburg and Riding Clubs of Pittsburg, Pa.
WILLETS, JOHN T .- Merchant, 303 Pearl street, New York City; residence 30 West 54th street. Born in New York City, Aug. 2, 1835. (Married.) Member of the firm of Willets & Co. Director Leather Manufac- turers' National Bank and Market and Fulton Na- tional Bank. Member City, American Yacht, Union League and Apawamis Clubs, Down Town Association, Metropolitan Museum of Art and American Museum of Natural History.
WILLETS, ROBERT R .- Merchant, 303 Pearl, and 64 Cliff streets, New York City; residence Harrison. Member of the firm of Willets & Co. Member Ameri- can Geographical Society, Holland Lodge, F. & A. M., Metropolitan Museum of Art and American Museum of Natural History.
WILLETS, SAMUEL-Secretary, 16 East 23d street, New York City; residence Westbury, L. I. Born in New York City, Jan. 20, 1874. Educated by private tutors. (Single.) Secretary Horse Show As- sociation of Queens County. Member Meadow Brook Hunt, Union League, Nassau Country, Coney Island Jockey and Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Clubs.
WILLETTS, JOSEPH C .- President and Receiver, 97 Reade, and 49 Wall street, New York City; resi- dence 52 East 56th street. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, March, 1846. Educated at Oakwood Seminary. (Mar- ried.) President and director Associated Farms, Dex- ter Folder Co. and New Domestic Sewing Machine Co .; vice-president and director Bank of Skaneateles; sec- retary and director Syracuse Chilled Plow Co .; direc- tor Toledo Carriage Woodwork Co. and Williams Typewriter Co. Member Union League, Lambs' and Union Clubs. St. Nicholas Society, Down Town Asso- ciation and Chamber of Commerce.
WILLIAMS, BENJAMIN A .- Contractor, foot of East 68th street, and 309 East 43d street, New York City; residence 20 East 92d street. President B. A. & G. N. Williams (Inc.); director C. Graham & Sons Co. Member Aldine Association.
WILLIAMS, BLAIR S .- Broker, 40 Wall street, New York City; residence 102 East 57th street. Born in New York City, Jan. 21, 1872. Educated at Ever- son's School. (Married.) Member of the firm of Dom- inick & Williams, and of the New York Stock Ex- change. Director Penrhyn Slate Co. Member Calu- met Club.
WILLIAMS, CHARLES H .- Real Estate, 16 Eagle street (east). Buffalo; residence 690 Delaware avenue. Born in Buffalo, Aug. 1, 1842. Educated in the United States and Europe. (Married.) Director Bank of Buf- falo and Bank of Niagara Falls. Member Ellicott, Saturn, Press, Country and Buffalo Clubs, Audubon Society of New York City, Sons of the Revolution, So- ciety of Colonial Wars, Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Buffalo Historical Society and Buffalo Society of Nat- ural Sciences.
WILLIAMS, CHARLES M .- Retired Lumber Mer- chant. 110 South Albany street, Ithaca. Born in Ith- aca, Oct. 14, 1840, Educated in Ithaca public schools and in Cromwell, Conn. ( Married.) Trustee Ithaca Trust Co. and Ithaca Savings Bank. Member of the Board of Education of Ithaca.
WILLIAMS, CHARLES PHELPS-Lawyer, 31 Nassau street, New York City; residence 16 Grace court, Brooklyn, Educated at Yale. Member Union League, Union and Yale Clubs. Hamilton Club of Brooklyn, and New England Society.
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WILLIAMS, CHAUNCEY P .- Assistant Adjutant- General, Albany; residence 232 State street. Born in Albany, Dec. 6, 1860. Educated at Albany Academy, at Yale and at Albany Law School. (Married.) Mem- ber Order of Founders and Patriots of America, Sons of the American Revolution and Sons of the Revolu- tion.
WILLIAMS, COLEMAN GANDY-Silk Manufac- turer, 760 Broadway, New York City; residence Mas- sapequa, L. I. Educated at Trinity College ('80). Vice-president and director Williams Silk Mf'g Co. Member Union, University and St. Anthony Clubs and Trinity College Alumni Association.
WILLIAMS, DAVID-Printer and Publisher, 232 William street, New York City; residence 69 West 68th street. Born in Waterford, Ireland, Dec. 23, 1841. Educated at Walkill Academy, Middletown, N. Y. (Married.) President and director David Williams Co., publishers of the "Iron Age"; president and trustee Williams Printing Co .; ex-president American Trade Press Association. Member Engineers' (ex-vice-pres- ident), Grolier, Hardware, Atlantic Yacht and Camera (ex-president) Clubs, American Geographical and New York Historical Societies and American Institute of Mining Engineers.
WILLIAMS, EDWARD E .- Dry Goods Commis- sion Merchant, 55 White street, New York City; resi- dence New York Athletic Club. Born in Yates County, N. Y., 1850. (Descended from Richard Williams of Huntington, L. I., 1660.) (Single.) Member New York Athletic and Wool Clubs.
WILLIAMS, EMMONS LEVI-Treasurer, Cornell University, Ithaca; residence 608 East State street. Treasurer of Cornell University and secretary of the board of trustees.
WILLIAMS, FRANK F .- Lawyer, 118 Erie County Bank Building, Buffalo; residence 54 Irving place. Born in Buffalo, 1855. Educated at University of Michigan. ( Married.) Member Saturn, University and Thursday Clubs.
WILLIAMS, FRANK S .- Stock Broker, 60 Broad- way, New York City; residence 240 West 102d street. Born in New Orleans, La. Educated at Harvard. (Married.) Member of the New York Produce and New York Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Ex- changes. Member Delta Kappa Epsilon, Harvard, Twilight, Phi Beta Kappa and New York Athletic Clubs and Southern Society.
WILLIAMS, GARDNER STEWART-Consulting Civil Engineer, Cornell University, Ithaca; residence 4 Valentine place. Born in Saginaw, Mich., 1866. Educated at University of Michigan. (Married.) Was civil engineer to Board of Water Commissioners, De- troit, Mich. Now professor of experimental hydrau- lics, in charge of hydraulic laboratory, Cornell Uni- versity. Member Detroit Engineering and Michigan Engineering Societies, American Society of Civil En- gineers and New England Water Works Association.
WILLIAMS, GEORGE FORRESTER-Author and Journalist, 15 Spruce street. New York City; residence 362 West 27th street. Born on the Rock of Gibraltar, March 21. 1837, where his father's regiment was sta- tioned. (Son of John Edward and Harriet Williams.). Passed boyhood in the East and West Indies and on the Gold Coast of Africa. (Married Marie Sophia Van Brunt, March 29, 1865.) Entered journalism on New York "Times," 1858. Enlisted in United States Volun- teer service, 1861, and participated in battles of Big Bethel, Yorktown, Cold Harbor, Malvern Hill (wounded), Fredericksburg. Chancellorsville, Gettys- burg, Mine Run and Wilderness, where reported killed. but escaped from Confederates and retired because of wounds with brevet rank of major: was with Hunter, Averill and Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley as war correspondent; present at the capture of Fort Fisher, siege of Petersburg and Lee's surrender. Acted as volunteer aide, with rank of colonel, on staff of President Juarez of Mexico, and witnessed execu- tion of Emperor Maximillian at Queretaro. Was chief of artillery in Guatemala, with rank of brigadier-gen- eral. and was correspondent in several European and East Indian Wars. Has been city editor and manag- ing editor of the New York "Times" and New York "Herald." and held important places on the New York "World," New York "Advertiser" and New York "Re-
corder." Was general manager of the Staten Island Amusement Company in 1886 and first introduced "Buffalo Bill's Wild West" to New York City. Author of "Bullet and Shell," "The Memorial War Book," "Lights and Shadows of Army Life" and other works on military scenes in camp and field. Member New York Press and Alpha Delta Phi Clubs and Dartmouth Alumni Association.
WILLIAMS, GEORGE GILBERT-Banker, 270 Broadway, New York City; residence 34 West 58th street. Born in East Haddam, Conn., Oct. 9, 1826. (Son of Datus Williams.) Educated at Brainerd Acad- emy, Haddam, and by private tutor. (Married Vir- ginia, daughter of Aaron King of New York City, 1867.) President and director Chemical National Bank, with which he has been connected since 1841, and New York Clearing House Building Co .; vice-president and direc- tor United States Life Insurance Co .; treasurer and director Fabric Measuring and Packing Co .; treas- urer and trustee Institution for Savings of Merchants' Clerks; trustee Union Trust Co .; director Pennsylvania Coal Co., Fidelity and Casualty Co., Mexican Tele- graph Co., Bond and Mortgage Guarantee Co., Eagle Fire Insurance Co., Eastmans' Co., Texas Central R. R. Co., and Title Guarantee and Trust Co. Member Metropolitan Club, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New England Society and American Museum of Natural History.
WILLIAMS, GEORGE L. - Capitalist, 20 Erie County Savings Bank Building, Buffalo; residence 672 Delaware avenue. Born in Buffalo, March 11, 1845. (Son of Gibson T. and Harriet C, [Howard] Williams.) Educated in Buffalo and New Haven, Conn. (Married Annie, daughter of John E. Addicks of Philadelphia, Pa.) President Buffalo Public Library, and Crystal Water Co .; treasurer, director and member of finance committee Pan-American Exposition Co .; trustee and member of executive committee Buffalo General Hos- pital and Fidelity Trust and Guarantee Co .; director and member of executive committee Marine Bank; di- rector Buffalo Commercial Bank; trustee Erie County Savings Bank; member of the board of managers Craig Colony for Epileptics. Member Buffalo, Saturn, Liberal, National Arts and Country Clubs and Sons of the Revolution.
WILLIAMS, GEORGE N., JR .- Contractor, Ave- nue A and East 68th street, New York City; residence 15 West 122d street. Director B. A. & G. N. Williams. Member Harlem, Forest Lake and Sagamore Clubs, New England Society, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Military Order of the Loyal Legion.
WILLIAMS, HENRY DAVISON-Lawyer and Patent Solicitor, 31 Nassau street, New York City; residence 57 West 130th street. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., June 4, 1863. Educated at Cooper Union (B.S.) and Columbia Law School (LL.B.). Admitted to the Bar June 26, 1891. (Married.) Secretary and member of Republican General Committee of the Thirty-first Assembly District of the County of New York. Men- ber Harlem Club, Sons of the Revolution, Cooper Union Alumni Association and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
WILLIAMS, HOWARD HUNTER-Lawyer. 31 Nassau street, New York City; residence Murray Hill Hotel. Educated at Yale. Secretary and director United States Security Co .; director American Reserve Fund: trustee American Ry. Co. Member Alpha Delta Phi. Yale and Union League Clubs and Sons of the Revolution.
WILLIAMS, JAMES H. - Manufacturer. 9 Rich- ards street, Brooklyn; residence 293 Henry street, Born in Fort Plain, N. Y. (Married.) President and director J. H. Williams & Co. Member Hamilton, Ma- rine and Field and Riding and Driving Clubs.
WILLIAMS. JESSE LYNCH - Author, 153 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 235 West 10th street. Born in Sterling, Ill., Aug. 17, 1871. Educated at Princeton (A.B., '82, and A.M., '95). (Married Alice, daughter of Henry B. Laidlaw of New York City.) Connected with the magazine department of Charles Scribner's Sons (publishers); Princeton editor "Uni- versities and Their Sons." Author of "Princeton Uni- versity." "The Stolen Story" and other newspaper sto- ries. "The Adventures of a Freshman" and others. Member Princeton and Players' Clubs and Tiger Inn Club of Princeton.
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WILLIAMS, J. L. - Lawyer, Poughkeepsie; resi- dene- 145 Montgomery street. Born in Poughkeepsie, Dec. 12, 1846. Educated in Dutchess County Academy. (Single.) Member of the firm of Hackett & Williams, Director City National Bank. Formerly district attor- ney. State assessor. corporation counsel, United States Commissioner, supervisor of the census Third District of New York and chairman Democratic State Execu- tive Committee. President Dutchess Club of Pough- keepsie. Member of the Knickerbocker Athletic Club of New York City, Matteawan Club of Matteawan. Knights of Pythias. B. & P. Order of Elks, I. O. O. F. and Masonic bodies.
WILLIAMS. J. L. JR .- Manufacturer, Rome: resi- dence 715 North Washington street. Born in Utica, N. Y., September 1567. Educated at Utica and Rome High Schools, and Trinity Military Institute. ()lar- ried.) Member of the firm of Williams Bros. (manufac- turers of silk and cotton underwear) and G. F. Alli- son & Co. of Utica (cotton and cotton waste). Direc- tor and member of executive committee First National Bank of Rome. Member of the Rome Board of Excise. Member Rome. Teugeuga Country and Deowainsta Canoe Clubs and American Canoe Association.
WILLIAMS. JOHN TOWNSEND - Architect and Engineer. 27 William street, New York City: residence Stamford, Conn. Born in Glen Cove, N. Y., May 16, IN _. Educated at the School of Mines of Columbia University ('73). ( Married.) Member New York Ath- letie. New York Yacht, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht. Barnard, New York, Merchants', Larchmont Yacht, Suburban Riding and Driving, and Lawyers' Clubs. American Institute of Mining Engineers and Metro- politan Museum of Art.
WILLIAMS. JOHN T., JR .- Engineer and Archi- trit 17 William street, New York City: residen ... Stamford, Conn. Born in New York City. Nov. 4. 1976. Elu ated at Columbia School of Mines. (Single.) Is associated with his father, John T. Williams, as con- stri ting engineer and architect. Member New York Athletic, Larchmont Yacht and Wee Burn Golf Clubs.
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