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WOOLFOLK, JOSEPH W .- Railroad Contractor, 15 Wall street, New York City; residence St. Denis Hotel. Born in Georgia, July 15, 1853. Educated in Georgia. (Married.) General manager Tuscaloosa Alabama Belt Ry. Co. and Minnesota Canal and Power Co. Built the Montgomery (Ala.) extension of Mobile and Ohio R. R. Co., consisting of one hundred and ninety-five miles. Member Santee (S. C.) Club.
WOOLLEY, JAMES F .- Commission Agent, 320 Ferry street, Hoboken, N. J .; residence 368 Clinton street, Brooklyn. Born in New York City, Oct. 4, 1868. Educated in public schools and at De La Salle Acad- emy. (Married.) Western representative for the firm of William Schimper & Co. (manufacturers of metal goods). For nineteen years with the firm of Y. Woo- yeno & Co., acting as manager for the last six years. Member Catholic Club and Knights of Columbus.
WOOLNER, ALFRED C. - Lawyer, 20 Broad street, New York City; residence 18 West 85th street. Born in Louisville, Ky., March 14, 1872. Educated at Yale (B.A., '93) and Yale Law School (LL.B., '95). (Single.) Member Yale Club, Phi Beta Kappa Society and Phi Delta Phi Fraternity.
WOOLSEY, GEORGE-Physician and Professor, 117 East 36th street. New York City. Degree of M.D. Professor of anatomy and clinical surgery, Cornell University Medical College; surgeon to Bellevue Hos- pital. Member University Club and Yale Alumni and Century Associations.
WOOLSEY, GEORGE MUIRSON-Merchant, 100 William street, New York City; residence London. England. Born in New York State. Educated at Co- lumbia. Agent American Trading Co. of New York and London. Member Racquet and Tennis and Delta Phi Clubs, Yokohama United and Tokyo Clubs, Colum- bia University Alumni Association and others.
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WOOLVERTON, THEORON-Physician, Suspen- sion Bridge. Educated at Harvard. Formerly con- nected with the medical department of the United States Navy as medical inspector; now retired. Mem- ber Harvard, Reform, and Army and Navy Clubs of New York City, and Military Order of the Loyal Le- gion.
WOOLVERTON, WILLIAM H .- Capitalist, 15 Dey street and 24 Park place, New York City; residence 180 Central Park, South. President and director Ameri- can Ry. Supply Co., Consolidated Telegraph and Elec- trical Subway Co., National Ry. Publication Co. and New York Transfer Co .; vice-president and director Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Co .; director Ameri- can Ry. Guide Co., Gamewell Auxiliary Fire Alarm Co., Manhattan Fire Alarm Co., New York and Penn- sylvania Telephone and Telegraph Co., New York Telephone Co. and Railway Typewriter Co .; trustee Excelsior Savings Bank. Member Republican, Union League, Quill, Transportation and Hardware Clubs and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
WOOLWORTH, FRANK W .- Crockery Merchant, 280 Broadway, New York City; residence Fifth ave- nue and 80th street. Born in Rodman, Jefferson Co., N. Y., April 13, 1852. Educated in Great Bend, Jeffer- son Co., N. Y. (Married.) Senior member of the firm of F. W. Woolworth & Co., and owner of five and ten-cent stores in sixty cities of the United States. Member Arkwright and Hardware Clubs.
WOOSTER, NOYES C .- Rubber Manufacturer, 126 Duane street, New York City; residence 38 West 35th street. Connected with the Gutta Percha and Rubber Mfg Co. Member New York, Lambs', Atlantic Yacht and Suburban Riding and Driving Clubs and Zoolo- gical and City Improvement (vice-president) Societies.
WORCESTER, EDWIN DEAN-Railroads, Grand Central Station, New York City; residence 48 East 49th street. Born in Albany, N. Y., Nov. 19, 1828. Re- ceived a private education. (Married Mary A. Low, 1855.) Studied law for a short time in the offices of his father and Hon. Rufus W. Peckham, but abandoned it and engaged in mercantile pursuits. After serving a term in the State Comptroller's office, became con- nected with the New York Central R. R. Co. at its formation in 1853, and upon its consolidation, in 1869, with the Hudson River R. R. Co. was made secretary of the combined systems, which position he still holds. Officially connected with the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Ry. Co. since 1872, and with the Michigan Central R. R. Co. since 1878. Vice-president, treasurer, secretary and director Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Ry. Co .; vice-president, secretary and direc- tor Michigan Central R. R. Co .; secretary, treasurer and director Detroit and Bay City R. R. Co .; treasurer and director Syracuse, Geneva and Corning Ry. Co .; secretary and director Hudson River Bridge Co. of Albany; secretary New York Central and Hudson River R. R. Co .; director Canada Southern Bridge Co., Carthage and Adirondack Ry. Co., Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh R. R. Co., Michigan Midland Canada R. R. Co., New York Central Niagara River R. R. Co., Niagara Grand Iron Bridge Co., Niagara River Bridge Co., Pittsburgh and Lake Erie R. R. Co. and Toledo, Canada Southern and Detroit Ry. Co. Member Metropolitan and Transportation Clubs, Knights Templar, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine and thirty-second degree Masons.
WORCESTER, EDWIN DEAN, JR .- Lawyer, 35 Nassau street, New York City; residence 48 East 49th street. Born in Albany, N. Y., Feb. 25, 1856. Educa- ted at Albany Boys' Academy, at Yale ('76) and at Yale Law School ('78). (Single.) Member of the firm of Saunders. Webb & Worcester. School inspector Sixteenth District, Borough of Manhattan. Member University and Yale Clubs, New England Society and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
WORCESTER, FRANCIS J .- Judge, 126th street and Columbus avenue, New York City; residence 462 West 144th street. Born in New Hampshire, 1848. Educated in common schools, at Harvard and at Co- lumbia College Law School ('75). Resident of New York City since 1878. Judge of the Eleventh District Municipal Court since Jan. 1, 1898. President and di- rector American Swedenborg Printing and Publishing Society; director McGeorge Printing Co. Member Har-
vard Club, Phi Beta Kappa and New England Socie- ties and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
WORCESTER, WILFRED J .- Treasurer 56 Pine street, New York City; residence 14 Central Park, West. Educated at Yale ('85). Treasurer and direc- tor Equitable Securities Co. Member University, Uni- versity Athletic and Yale Clubs, and Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson.
WORDEN, D. T. - Banker and Broker, 3 Broad street, New York City; residence 4 East 65th street. (Married.) Member of the firm of Worden & Co., and of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Metro- politan, Union, New York Yacht, Westminster Kennel and Racquet and Tennis Clubs and Society of Foreign Wars.
WORDEN, J. LORIMER-Banker and Broker, 3 Broad street, New York City. Educated at Harvard. (Single.) Member of the firm of Worden & Co., and of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Knicker- bocker and Racquet and Tennis Clubs.
WORMAN, BENJAMIN J .- Editor and Publisher, 239 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 27 West 26th street. (Son of James Henry and Emma Parker [Davis] Worman.) Educated at Harvard ('95). Asso- ciate editor of "Outing." President and director Out- ing' Publishing Co.
WORMAN, JAMES HENRY-Editor and Pub- lisher, 239 Fifth avenue. New York City; residence 241 Fifth avenue, and Westport. Born in Berlin, Ger- many, Feb. 28, 1845. Educated at the University of Berlin and in Paris. Degrees of A.M., Ph.D. and LL.D. (Married.) Editor-in-chief of "Outing." Was appointed United States Consul to Munich, Germany, Feb. 10, 1899. President and director American Photo- graphic Publishing Co. and Outing Co. (Ltd.); direc- tor Outing Publishing Co. Member Patria Club, American Sculpture and Southern Societies, Aldine Association and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
WORMSER, ISIDOR-Banker, 15 Broad street, New York City; residence 836 Fifth avenue. Born in Landau, Bavaria, Sept. 4, 1830. Educated in Landau, (Married.) Member of the firm of I. & S. Wormser and of the New York Stock Exchange. Director Kan- sas City and Omaha Ry. Co .; trustee Brooklyn Bridge. Elector Democratic ticket, 1892. Member Manhattan Club.
WORRELL, WILLIAM J .- Banker, 25 East 14th street, New York City; residence Sound Beach, Conn. Born in New York City, 1847. Educated in New York City. (Married.) Formerly paying teller Bull's Head Bank and Garfield Bank; cashier Fourteenth Street Bank; teller People's Bank; secretary Citizens' Asso- ciation of Sound Beach, and member of School Board of Sound Beach. Now president Union Square Per- manent Co-operative Building and Loan Association. Member Atalanta Boat, New York Athletic and Riv- erside Yacht Clubs and Aldine Association.
WORSTER, WILLARD P .-- Physician, 203 West 81st street. New York City. Born in New York City, May 26, 1842. Educated at Columbia. (Son of Dr. Joseph and Mary Clarke Worster.) (Married.) As- sistant staff surgeon New York Volunteers, 1865, and served on General Saxton's staff at Beaufort, S. C. Has been connected with the New York Dispensary, Northern Dispensary, Northwestern Dispensary, New York Hospital and Metropolitan Throat Hospital. Now in general practice of medicine. Member County Medical and Phi Kappa Sigma Societies and Columbia University Alumni Association.
WORTH, JACOB-Politician, 94 Lee avenue, Brooklyn. Born in New York City, 1837. Never saw the inside of a school-room as a pupil, and taught himself to read and write. Enlisted in the Navy at the age of fifteen and sailed in the frigate "Potomac" as an apprentice. Was stationed for a time at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and joined the local volunteer fire com- pany. Was elected to the Assembly in 1863 and re- peatedly re-elected: commissioner of city works, by appointment of Mayor Howell, 1880; fire commis- sioner, 1882; State senator. 1890-1; county clerk, by ap- pointment of Governor Black, 1898; nominated for Con-
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gress in the Fifth District, 1900. Has been a delegate to all Republican National Conventions since 1868, and was a member of the State Executive Committee for several years.
WORTH, WILLIAM SCOTT-Brigadier-General, United States Army, (retired); residence Governor's Island, New York Harbor. Born in Albany, N. Y., .Jan. 6, 1840. (Son of Gen. William Jenkins Worth, United States Army.) Entered army as second lieuten- ant of the 8th Infantry on April 26, 1861; first lieuten- ant, June 7, 1861; captain, Jan. 14, 1866; major, March 9, 1891; lieutenant-colonel, Nov. 26, 1894; colonel, Sep- tember, 1898; brigadier-general, Nov. 2, 1898; retired Nov. 9, 1898, Engaged in the Santiago campaign dur- ing Spanish-American War and was wounded during the charge on San Juan Hill, July 1, 1898. Member Reform Club, Society of Foreign Wars and Sons of the American Revolution.
WORTHAM, CHARLES E., JR .- Banker and Stock Broker, 134 Powers Building, Rochester; resi- dence 22 Westminster road. Born in Richmond, Va., June 26, 1861. Educated at Richmond College. (Mar- ried.) Was special agent for ten years for the Liver- pool and London and Globe Insurance Co. Member of Virginia Legislature at the age of twenty-six. Now member of the firm of Spader & Wortham, members of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Genesee Valley and Rochester Clubs, and New York Club of New York City.
WORTHINGTON, CHARLES C .- Mechanical and Hydraulic Engineer, 120 Liberty street, New York City; residence Dunnfield, Warren Co., N. J. Born in Brooklyn, 1854. Educated at Columbia. (Married.) President and director Henry R. Worthington, Worth- ington Pumping Engine Co., International Steam Pump Co. and United States Manufacturing Co. Mem- ber Union League, New York, Racquet and Tennis, Lawyers', Engineers', Robins Island, New York Ath- letic, New York Yacht, Larchmont Yacht,, Manhattan, Knollwood Country, Carteret Gun and Currituck Sound Shooting Clubs, Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on- Hudson, New York Zoological Society, American So- ciety of Mechanical Engineers. American Institute of Mining Engineers, Blooming Grove Park Association and Liederkranz.
WORTHINGTON, CHARLES GAD-Fire and Ma- rine IJnderwriter, 8 Board of Trade Building, Buffalo; residence 1264 Main street. Born in East Bethany, N. Y., Nov. 6, 1841. Educated in East Bethany and in Batavia private schools. (Married.) Member of the firm of Worthington & Sill. Member Ellicott and Aca- cia Clubs.
WOTHERSPOON, HENRY N. JR .- Plaster, 65 Ninth avenue, New York City; residence 735 Vernon 'avenue, Long Island City. Member Twilight Club, American Museum of Natural History, American In- stitute of Mining Engineers and Lafayette Post G. A. R.
WRAY, ALEXANDER H .- Fire Insurance, 58 William street, New York City; residence 75th street and Columbus avenue. Born and educated in New York City. President and director Commercial Union Assurance Co. of London, England. Member New York Athletic and Lotos Clubs, St. George's Society, Down Town Association and Lafayette Post G. A. R.
WREN, OLIVER-Sales Agent, 71 Broadway, New York City: residence Clifton. S. I. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., July 18. 1868. Educated in Brooklyn. (Married.) Sales agent Carnegie Steel Co. (Ltd.) Member Engi- neers' and Richmond County Country Clubs.
WRIGHT, ALFRED K. - Importing Commission Merchant, 83 Greene street, New York City; residence 672 West End avenue. Born and educated in Indiana. (Married.) Senior member of the firm of Alfred K. Wright & Co. Member Colonial, Wool, New York Athletic and Atlantic Yacht Clubs.
WRIGHT, ANDREW R .- Physician. 414 Elmwood avenue, Buffalo. Born in Orange County, N. Y., Oct. 19, 1825. Educated in Albany and Buffalo, N. Y., and in Paris, France. (Married.) Formerly president New York State Homeopathic Medical Society and Ameri- can Institute of Homeopathy. Now consulting physi-
cian Buffalo Homeopathic Hospital. Member Liberal Club, New York State Homeopathic Medical and Western New York Homeopathic Medical Societies and American Institute of Homeopathy.
WRIGHT, BENJAMIN-Lawyer, 38 Park row, New York City; residence 50 East 61st street. Direc- tor New York and New Jersey Bridge Co. and Stuy- vesant Insurance Co. Member Hardware Club, Mili- tary Order of the Loyal Legion, American Museum of Natural History and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
WRIGHT, CHARLES JEFFERSON (Colonel)- Educator, Cornwall-on-Hudson. President New York Military Academy. Member Army and Navy Club, Sons of the Revolution, Military Order of the Loyal Legion and Lafayette Post, G. A. R., all of New York City.
WRIGHT, FLOYD ROBINS-Instructor, Cornell University, Ithaca; residence 122 Spencer street. De- gree of A.B. Instructor in bacteriology, Cornell Uni- versity.
WRIGHT, FRANK AYRES-Architect, 95 Liberty street, New York City; residence South Orange, N. J. Born in Liberty, Sullivan Co., N. Y., Nov. 19, 1854. Educated at Cornell ('79). (Married.) Member of the firm of Rossiter & Wright. Formerly instructor in Cornell University, secretary Architectural League and trustee village of South Orange. Author of "Per- spective for Beginners." Member Cornell University, Reform, Psi Upsilon, Water Witch, Brantwood and Underwriters' Clubs, Architectural League and Amer- ican Institute of Architects (Fellow).
WRIGHT, GEORGE M .- Lawyer, 280 Broadway. New York City; residence "The Oakdale," 36 West 35th street. Born in Orwell, Vt., Dec. 3, 1852. Edu- cated at Middlebury (Vt.) College ('74). (Single.) Di- rector Albany Card and Paper Mfg Co. and Garden City Co .; trustee Middlebury College. Member New York and New York Athletic Clubs, New England and Phi Beta Kappa Societies, Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Social Science Association and Asso- ciation of the Bar of the City of New York.
WRIGHT, HENRY C .- Principal, 143 South Eighth street, Brooklyn; residence 498 Bedford avenue. Born in Algonquin, Ontario, Canada, June 4, 1843. (Mar- ried.) President Long Island Business College; vice- president Kings County Building and Loan Associa- tion. Member Hanover and National Civic Clubs, Royal Arcanum, American Legion of Honor, Ancient Order of United Workmen, National Provident Union and All Souls' Universalist Church.
WRIGHT, HENRY JOHN-Editor, 29 Park row, New York City; residence 252 West 91st street. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, April 6, 1866. Educated at New York University (A.B., '85). (Married Claire Le Franc, 1891.) Editor of the New York "Commercial Adver- tiser." Treasurer and director Commercial Advertiser Association.
WRIGHT, JOHN SEARS-Manufacturer, 333 West avenue, Rochester. Born in Rochester, Feb. 13, 1870. Educated at the University of Rochester. (Single.) Member of the firm of Alfred Wright (perfumer). Vice-Commodore Central Division. American Canoe Association. Member Genesee Valley, Rochester Country, Rochester Whist. "The Friars," Rochester Yacht and Irondequoit Canoe Clubs, Delta Kappa Ep- silon Club of New York City, and Sons of the Ameri- can Revolution.
WRIGHT, JOSEPHI A .- Vice-President and Gen- eral Manager, 320 Broadway, New York City; resi- dence Hotel St. Andrew. Born in Paterson. N. J., April 16, 1853. Educated in public schools of Paterson. (Married.) Vice-president National Brick and Terra Cotta Co. of Passaic. N. J.,: vice-president and general manager United States Finishing Co .; member of ex- ecutive committee Hobart Trust Co. of Passaic; direc- tor Biddell & Bogart Painters' Supply Co. of Passaic, and Passaic Lumber Co. Member Merchants', Ark- wright and Colonial Clubs and Passaic Club.
WRIGHT, ROBERT J .- Fertilizer Manufacturer, 417 East 46th street. New York City; residence 450 East 118th street. Born in Flushing, L. I., July 8,
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1842. Educated at Flushing Institute, Hudson River Institute and Union Hall Academy. (Married.) Com- missioner of charities and correction, and commis- sioner of correction under Mayor W. L. Strong. Di- rector New York and Hudson River Bridge Co. and New York Dental School; trustee American Institute and Dry Dock Savings Institution. Member Republi- can, Harlem Republican and Lotos Clubs, Legion of Honor and Royal Arcanum Order of Chosen Friends (councilor for six years).
WRIGHT, STEPHEN MOTT-Retired, 1123 Broad- way, New York City; residence Park Avenue Hotel. Born in Jericho, L. I., Aug. 16, 1841. Educated in New York public schools. (Married.) Secretary and treas- urer Webb Academy and Home for Shipbuilders on Fordham Heights. Member Patria and Building Trades' Clubs, General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen (president), Sons of the American Revo- lution and Order of Founders and Patriots of America.
WRIGHT, WILKINSON DE FOREST-Under- wear Manufacturer, 75 Franklin street, New York City. Secretary and director Wright's Health Under- wear Co. Member New York Athletic and Delta Kap- pa Epsilon Clubs and Sons of the American Revolu- tion.
WRIGHT, WILLIAM BURNET - Presbyterian Clergyman, 547 West Ferry street, Buffalo. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 15, 1838. Educated at Dart- mouth College. Degree of D.D. (Married Lucretia Johnson.) Was pastor of the Berkeley Street Church in Boston, Mass., for twenty years. Now pastor of the Lafayette Avenue Church, Buffalo. Member Lib- eral and University Clubs.
WRIGHT, WILLIAM BURNET, JR .- Lawyer, Ma- rine Bank Building, Buffalo; residence 547 West Ferry street. Born in Boston, Mass., Oct. 2, 1870. Educated at Yale. (Single.) Member of the firm of Potter & Wright. Formerly secretary University, Liberal and Ellicott Clubs of Buffalo; member of the executive committee of the Buffalo Civil Service Reform Asso- ciation; secretary Yale Alumni Association of West- ern New York. Now director Mckinnon Dash Co. Member Buffalo, University, Liberal, Red Jacket Golf and Ellicott Clubs, Buffalo Merchants' Exchange and Yale Alumni Association.
WUEST, CHARLES-Physician, 1024 Bushwick avenue, Brooklyn. Born in Brooklyn, May 30, 1864. Educated at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and New York College of Physicians and Surgeons (M.D.). (Married.) Coroners' physician, Borough of Brooklyn. Member Empire. Bushwick and Carleton Clubs, Sigma Psi and Brooklyn Medical Societies and Society of Medical Jurisprudence.
WURSTER, FREDERICK W. - Manufacturer, Kent avenue and South Sixth street, Brooklyn; resi- dence 170 Rodney street. Ex-mayor of the City of Brooklyn. Trustee Manufacturers' Trust Co. and Nassau Trust Co. Member Hamilton, Crescent Ath- letic, Hanover, Oxford and Union League Clubs.
WYCKOFF, EDWARD G .- Capitalist, 327 Broad- way, New York City; residence Ithaca. Born in South Lansing, N. Y., Aug. 10, 1867. Educated at Cornell. (Married.) President and director E. G. Wyckoff Co. of Syracuse, Ithaca Street Ry. Co. and Brush-Swan Electric Light Co. of Ithaca; vice-president and direc- tor Wyckoff Seamans & Benedict. New York State Commissioner to Paris Exposition, 1900. Member Town and Gown and City Clubs, Citizens' Club of Syracuse, New York Athletic Club of New York City, Triton Rod and Gun Club of Quebec, and Princess Anne Gun Club of Virginia Beach, Va., Syracuse Athletic Asso- ciation, Chi Psi Fraternity and a thirty-second degree Mason.
WYCKOFF, PETER B .- Physician and Trustee, 40 Wall street, New York City; residence 23 West 57th street, and Southampton, N. Y. Born in Owasco Lake, N. Y., April 2, 1845. Educated at Cazenovia Seminary, Amherst College and at Bellevue Hospital Medical College. (Married Cora, daughter of Sidney Dillon of New York City.) Formerly director St. Joseph and Grand Island P. R. Co. and Providence and Spring- field Ry. Co. Director Safe Deposit Co. of New York, Safety Car Heating and Lighting Co., and Wabash R.
R. Co. Member Metropolitan, St. Nicholas, Riding, University and Psi Upsilon Clubs, Country Club of Westchester, Holland Society and Amherst Alumni Association.
WYCKOFF, WILLIAM FORMAN-Lawyer, 217 Montague street, Brooklyn; residence 415 Hillside ave- nue, Jamaica. Born in Monmouth County, N. J., April 18, 1858. (Son of Rev. Jacob S. and Sarah H. [Forman] Wyckoff.) Educated by private tutors, at Rutgers College (A.B., '77, and A.M., '80) and at Columbia Col- lege Law School ('79). Practicing in Brooklyn since 1881. Justice of the peace of the town of Jamaica, 1886-90. Member Holland Society and Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City.
WYCKOFF, WILLIAM OZUM-Manufacturer, 327 Broadway, New York City. Born in Lansing, Tomp- kins Co., N. Y., Feb. 16, 1835. (Married Frances V. Ives of South Lansing, N. Y., 1863.) Served with New York Volunteers during Civil War and advanced to the rank of captain. Studied law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1863. Senior member of the firm of Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict, manufacturers and agents for the sale of the "Remington Typewriter," since 1882.
WYETH, JOHN ALLAN-Surgeon, 19 West 35th street, New York City; residence 13 West 35th street. Born in Marshall County, Ala., May 26, 1845. (Son of Louis Wyeth, lawyer and judge of one of the judicial districts of Alabama, and Euphemia [Allan] Wyeth.) Educated in a common school at Guntersville and Mil- itary Academy at Lagrange. Served as private in Confederate Army during Civil War, and took part in sixteen engagements. Was confined as a prisoner of war at Camp Morton, Ind., and published an article on treatment of prisoners at this prison in the "Cen- tury," April, 1890. Began the study of medicine in 1867 at the University of Louisville ('69), and graduated at Bellevue Hospital Medical College (M.D., '73). (Mar- ried Florence Nightingale, daughter of Dr. James Marion Sims, 1886.) Appointed assistant demonstrator of anatomy Bellevue Medical College, 1873; prosector to the chair of anatomy, 1874; published an article on "Dextral Preference in Man" in 1875; awarded Alumnl
Association prize in 1876 for the best essay on subject connected with surgery or surgical pathology, his subject being "Amputations at the Ankle Joint"; won first prize of American Medical Association in 1878 for an essay on "The Surgical Anatomy and Surgery of the Common, External and Internal Carotid Arteries"; gained second prize of same association in 1878 for an essay on "Surgical Anatomy and Surgery of the In- nominate and Subclavian Arteries." Appointed sur- geon to Mount Sinai Hospital, 1880; founded New York Polyclinic in 1882, became professor of surgery in that institution, and, in 1893, president of the faculty, Was twice president of the New York Pathological Society and first vice-president of the American Medical Association in 1893. Author of "Text Book on Surgery," "Bloodless Amputation of the Hip Joint," "Osteo-plastic Operation for Correction of Deformities of the Nose and Palate," an historical sketch entitled "A Struggle for Oregon"; "Life of General Nathan Bedford Forrest" and a number of contributions to scientific periodicals. Member Southern Society.
WYLIE. DAVID G .- Presbyterian Clergyman, 10 West 96th street, New York City. Born in Ohio. Edu- cated in Geneva, at Yale and at University of New York; degrees of D.D. and Ph.D. (Married.) For- merly moderator Presbytery of New York, and chap- lain of St. Andrew's Society. Pastor Scotch Presby- terian Church. Member Presbyterian Union and St. Andrew's and Scottish Societies.
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