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COLLINS, CLARKSON A .- Lawyer, 99 Nassau street, New York City; residence 617 West 147th street. Born in North Stonington, Conn., Dec. 16, 1853. Edu- cated at Brown University ('76). (Married.) President Vass Chemical Co. and The Argol Co. (Chemists). Member The Heights and Alpha Delta Phi Clubs, Brown University Alumni Association and Medico- Legal Society.
COLLINS, HOWARD D .- Physician, 119 East 35th street, New York City. Born in New York City, July 9, 1868. Educated at Yale University and College of
Physicians and Surgeons. (Married.) Assistant to attending surgeon of the Roosevelt Hosital; assistant demonstrator of anatomy, Columbia University. Mem- ber University Club, Sons of the Revolution, and Academy of Medicine.
COLLINS, LOUIS D. - Manufacturer, Geneva. Born in Rose, N. Y., Oct. 6, 1853. Educated in a high school. (Married.) Secretary and manager New York Central Iron Works Co. Member Geneva Country, Geneseo Valley, and Kanadasaga Clubs, Sons of the Revolution, and Reform Club of New York City.
COLLINS, STEPHEN WILLETS-Lawyer, 69 Wall street, New York City; residence 57 East 55th street. Educated at Haverford College. (Single.) Secretary, treasurer and director Lowerre Co .; treas- urer and director Oakwood Seminary; treasurer and trustee Loyal Legion Temperance Society and New York Colored Mission: member board of mana- gers Haverford College; director National Accident Society. Member Union League and City Clubs, Apa- wamis Club of Rye and Industrial Colony Association.
COLLINS, WILLIAM GEORGE-Plush Merchant, 93 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 330 West 108th street. Born March 11, 1855. Educated in Ohio and New England. Secretary and treasurer Collins & Aikman Co. Member Aldine Association.
COLLINGWOOD, FRANCIS-Civil Engineer, 127 East 23d street, New York City. Member Engineers' Club, Social Alliance, American Society of Civil Engi- neers and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
COLLIS, LLOYD-Civil Lugineer, 195 Broadway, New York City; residence 1055 Fifth avenue. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., July 4, 1870. Educated at School of Mines, Columbia University. (Single.) Director New York Fire Alarm Telegraph Co. and Pneumatic Fire Alarm Telegraph Co. Chief engineer Tubular Dis- patch Co. Member Psi Upsilon, Hardware, and Riding and Driving Clubs, and Military Order of the Loyal Legion.
COLNON, A. JOSEPH-Lawyer, 99 Cedar street, New York City; residence 108 West 45th street. Born in Potsdam, N. Y., Aug. 5, 1870. Educated at Cornell University. (Single.) Connected with the Fidelity and Casualty Co. Member Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn, and Cornell Club.
COLT, HARRIS DUNSCOMB-Lawyer, 30 Broad street, New York City; residence 77 East 55th street. Educated at Yale. (Married.) Member of the firm of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost & Colt. Member University Club, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and Yale Alumni and Down Town Associations.
COLTON, FREDERICK H .- Physician, 136 Mon- tague street, Brooklyn. Educated at Yale and Long Island College Hospital. Visiting physician at the Long Island College Hospital, St. John's Hospital, and Brooklyn Home for Aged Men and Couples; secretary and director Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital. Mem- ber Hamilton Club, Long Island Historical, Kings County Medical and New England Societies.
COLVIN, ADDISON BEECHER-Capitalist, Glens Falls. Born in Glens Falls, 1858. Educated at Glens Falls Academy. (Married Marie Louise Hees, 1882.) Treasurer of the State of New York, 1893-8. Editor Glens Falls "Daily Times." President Glens Falls Trust Co., Glens Falls Gas Co., and connected with many other corporations. President New York State League of Republican Clubs.
COLVIN, WILLIAM S .- President, 46 Cedar street, New York City; residence 167 New York avenue, Brooklyn. Born in England. Educated at Connecti- cut Literary Institute, Suffield, Conn. (Married.) President Hazard Powder Co. of Connecticut, and Anthracite Powder Co. of Pennsylvania. Member Brooklyn Chess and Union League Clubs of Brook- lyn, Brooklyn Historical Society, and Drug Trade Club of New York City.
COLWELL, FREDERICK L. - Stock Broker, 44 Broadway, New York City; residence Mount Kisco. Born in New York City. (Married.) Connected with the firm of Harris & Fuller, members of the New York Stock Exchange. Director Anita Mining Co. Member Sons of the Revolution.
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COLY, D .- Broker, 20 Broad street, New York City; residence 719 Garden street, Hoboken, N. J. Born in Diepenau, Germany, May 9, 1845. Educated in Vegesack and Bremen, Germany. (Married.) Mem- ber of the firm of C. H. Bachem & Co., members of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Valencia Boat and Hoboken Quartette Clubs, and Hoboken Council No. 99, Royal Arcanum.
COMES, W. IRVING-President, 132 Nassau street, New York City; residence 106 Hancock street, Brook- lyn. Born in New York City, Aug. 5, 1839. Educated at Chelsea Collegiate Institute, New York City. (Mar- ried.) President and director Marietta Run Coal and Coke Co .; president Commercial Mutual Insurance Co .; secretary American Bureau of Shipping. Pilot commissioner Port of New York. Member Union League Club, Aurora Grata and Scottish Rite bodies, all of Brooklyn.
COMPTON, ALEXANDER T .- Lawyer, 237 Broad- way, New York City; residence Summit, N. J. Mem- ber Democratic Club, American Geographical Society, Union Alumni Association, Metropolitan Museum of Art and American Museum of Natural History.
COMSTOCK, CYRUS B .- General, United States Army, 39 Whitehall street, New York City; residence 34 West 25th street. Born in Wrentham, Mass., Feb. 3, 1831. Educated at United States Military Academy. (Single.) Director Panama R. R. Co. Member Union Club, Century Association, Loyal Legion, American Society of Civil Engineers, and National Academy of Sciences.
COMSTOCK, FREDERICK H .- Lawyer, 36 Wall street, New York City; residence 119 West 86th street. Born in New York City, Sept. 10, 1853. Educated at the College of the City of New York and Columbia College Law School. (Married.) Member of the firm of Adams & Comstock. Treasurer Oratorio Society of New York. Member New York Mineralogical, Law- yers' and University Clubs, American Geographical and New York Historical Societies, American Museum of Natural History, and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
COMSTOCK, JOHN HENRY-Professor, Cornell University, Ithaca; residence 47 East avenue. Pro- fessor of entomology and general invertebrate zoology at Cornell University. Member Delta Upsilon So- ciety.
CONANT, ERNEST LEE - Lawyer, 32 Liberty street, New York City; residence University Club. Born in Dudley, Mass., Sept. 11, 1859. Educated at Harvard College and Law School. (Single.) Member of the firm of Page & Conant of New York City, and Havana, Cuba. Member Harvard, University and Bar- nard Clubs, Society of Colonial Wars and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
CONANT, THOMAS O .- Editor, 38 Park row, New York City; residence 180 West 88th street. Born in Hamilton, N. Y., Oct. 15, 1838. (Married.) Member Quill Club.
CONCKLIN, HENRY S. - Lawyer, 175 Remsen street, Brooklyn; residence 117 Montague street. Born in Dutchess County, N. Y., 1858. Educated at Cornell University (B.A., '81). (Married.) Chief examiner of titles in Brooklyn office of Title Guarantee and Trust Co. Member Puritan Lodge No. 339, F. & A. M., Con- stitution Chapter No. 230, R. A. M., and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
CONDIT, JOHN W .- Director, 290 Broadway, New York City; residence 763 Fifth avenue. Born in New- ark, N. J. (Married.) Director American Lloyds Co., Colonial Insurance Co., Eagle Fire Insurance Co., Em- pire City Fire Insurance Co., Great Western Lloyds Co. and Washington Assurance Co. Member Colonial and Lawyers' Clubs.
CONDON, THOMAS G .- Mines and Railroads, 66 Beaver street, New York City; residence Tuxedo Park. (Married.) President and director Hanover Improve- ment Co .; vice-president, general manager and direc- tor Silver City and Northern R. R. Co .; vice-president and director Southwestern Coal and Iron Co .; treas- urer and director Fireproofine Co. Member Union,
Racquet and Tennis, New York Yacht and Tuxedo Clubs, Down Town Association, and Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson.
CONE, ANDREW-General Advertising, 154 Nas- sau street, New York City; residence 314 West 90th street. Member Colonial, Columbia Yacht and Marine and Field Clubs and Sons of the American Revolution.
CONE, EDWARD PAYSON-Manager, 182 William street, New York City; residence 314 West 90th street. Connected with the New York "Ledger." Member Twilight, Union League, Lotos, Press and Patria Clubs, New England and Genealogical and Biographi- cal Societies, Society of Founders and Patriots of America, G. A. R., and Sons of the American Revolu- tion.
CONE, HENRY H .- Broker, 20 Broad street, New York City; residence Plainfield, N. J. Born in New York City, March 14, 1865. Educated at the College of the City of New York. (Married.) Member of the firm of De Billier & Co., and of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Hillside Golf and Union League Clubs.
CONKLIN, EUGENE H .- Leather Merchant, 34 Spruce street, New York City; residence 145 West 77th street. Educated at Grammar School No. 35, and Mechanics Institute. (Married.) Director New York Board of Trade and Transportation. Member Baptist Social Union, West Side Republican Club, Lafayette Post G. A. R., Veteran Association 71st Regiment N. G. N. Y., and Chamber of Commerce.
CONKLIN, ROLAND R. - Vice-President, 100 Broadway, New York City; residence 524 Fifth avenue. Born in Urbana, Ill., Feb. 1, 1858. Educated at Uni- versity of Illinois. (Married.) Vice-president and di- rector North American Trust Co. and Augusta Rail- way and Electric Co .; director United States Land Co., Bear River Irrigation Co., Ogden City Railway Co. and Ottawa Waterworks and Electric Light Co. Member Lawyers' and Colonial Clubs and Chicago Club of Chi- cago.
CONKLIN, STANLEY L .- Secretary, 149 Broad- way, New York City; residence 172 West 72d street. Secretary and director North American Trust Co .; director United States Land Co. Member Colonial Club.
CONKLIN, W. J .- Physician and Surgeon, Fisk- kill. Born in Cornwall, N. Y., Jan. 28, 1846. Educated at Madison (now Colgate) University and in Medical Department of the University of the City of New York (M.D.). (Married.) Was health officer of Fish- kill for five years and coroner of Dutchess County for six years. Consulting physician to Highland Hospi- tal. Vice-president and director Fishkill Electric Ry. Co .; director First National Bank of Fishkill Landing and Citizens' Street Ry. Co .; trustee Fishkill Savings Institution. Member Matteawan Club, Dutchess Club of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County Medical Society, Medical Society of the State of New York, Beacon Lodge No. 283, F. & A. M., and Hudson River Lodge No. 57, Knights of Pythias.
CONKLING, ALFRED R .- Lawyer, 170 Broad- way, New York City; residence 27 East Tenth street. (Married.) Member City, Metropolitan, Tuxedo, Calu- met, Knickerbocker Bowling, Republican, Lincoln and Nineteenth Century Clubs, New York Rowing Asso- ciation and New York Genealogical Society.
CONNELL, EDWARD J. - Auditor, 177th street and Third avenue, New York City; residence Subur- ban street and Hull avenue. Born and educated in New York City. State bank examiner, 1892-7; account- ant, Borough of Brooklyn, New York City, 1897-8. Au- ditor Borough of The Bronx, New York City, since 1898. Member Tammany Hall General Committee of the Thirty-fifth Assembly District.
CONNELL, J. HARVEY-Commission and Brok- erage, 110 Front street, New York City; residence 140 Pierrepont street, Brooklyn. Born in Brooklyn, Feb. 19, 1857. Educated in Brooklyn private schools. (Sin- gle.) Member of the Consolidated Stock and Petro- leum Exchange. Served as captain of the 23d Regi- ment and as first-lieutenant of 71st Regiment, N. G.
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N. Y. Ex-senior master of ceremonies Kane Lodge, F. & A. M .; life member and ex-commander Coeur de Lion Commandery, Knights Templar; life member New York Consistory A. & A. S. R .; honorary member Company C, 23d Regiment, and of Company I, 71st Regiment, N. G. N. Y .; member Reform Club, Crescent Athletic, Young Republican and Brooklyn Revolver Clubs of Brooklyn, Templar Knights Commanders As- sociation of New York, Officers' Association of the 23d Regiment, N. G. N. Y., Manhattan Rifle and Revolver Association and Mecca Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
CONNELL, JOHN J. - Lawyer, Criminal Court Building, New York City; residence 14 South William street. Born in New York City, June 6, 1874. Educat- ed at St. Peter's Parochial School, De La Salle Insti- tute, Cornell University and New York Law School (LL.B., '96). Appointed deputy assistant district at- torney, 1898, which position he still holds.
CONNELLY, HENRY C .- Merchant and Manu- facturer, Kingston; residence 82 Fair street. Born in Ulster County, N. Y., Sept. 25, 1832. Educated in com- mon schools. (Married.) Member of the firm of Con- nelly & Shafer. President Kingston Savings Bank 1874-99; was State senator in 1874-5 and 1886-7. Trustee Kingston Savings Bank; director Kingston National Bank. Member Rondout Lodge No. 343, F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter No. 75, R. A. M., and Rondout Commandery No. 52, Knights Templar.
CONNERY, THOMAS B .- Editor, 521 West 13th street, New York City; residence 103 West 58th street. Born, Oct. 13, 1835. Educated at St. John's College, Fordham, and Columbia University Law School. (Married.) Member Authors', Twilight, New York Press and Catholic Clubs, and Authors' Society.
CONNETT, EUGENE V., JR .- Manufacturer of Hats, 25 Waverley place, New York City; residence South Orange, N. J. Born in Milburn, N. J., Jan. 16, 1862. Educated in private schools and at St. John's School, Sing Sing, N. Y. (Married.) Member of the firm of E. V. Connett & Co. Member Union League, Baltusrol Golf and Orange Gun Clubs.
CONNFELT, CHARLES MAITLAND - Real Es- tate, 509 Fifth avenue and 26 Cortlandt street, New York City; residence 135 Madison avenue. Born in New York City. Educated at St. Paul's School. (Sin- gle.) Member Harvard, Knickerbocker Riding and Baltusrol Golf Clubs.
CONNFELT, OSCAR GODFREY-Real Estate, 509 Fifth avenue, and 26 Cortlandt street, New York City; residence 135 Madison avenue. Born in London, Eng- land, Oct. 1, 1876. Educated at St. Paul's School.
CONNICK, ANDREW J. - Merchant Tailor, 220 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 112 West 73d street. Member Colonial, Catholic and Sullivan Coun- ty Clubs and Lafayette Post G. A. R.
CONNOLY. THEODORE-Lawyer, 3 Tryon row, New York City; residence 30 East 35th street. Born in New Orleans, La. Educated at the Lycee in Tours, France. Admitted to the New York Bar, 1872. Legal editor New York "Law Journal" for three years. Is an authority on corporation law. Appointed assistant corporation counsel Feb. 1, 1891, and first assistant Jan. 1, 1898. Author of "New York Citations" (2 vols.); editor of "New York Criminal Reports" (8 vols.) and "Surrogate's Reports" (2 vols.). Member Manhattan and Democratic Clubs and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
CONNOR, WASHINGTON E. - Stock Broker, 31 Nassau street, New York City; residence 532 Madison avenue. Born in New York City, Dec. 15, 1849. Edu- cated in public schools, and studied one year at the College of the City of New York. (Married.) In 1871 became member of the New York Stock Exchange; formed partnership with the late Jay Gould under firm name of W. E. Connor & Co .; retired from active busi- ness in 1887. Member Union League, Republican, New York Athletic, American Yacht and Larchmont Yacht Clubs, American Geographical Society, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and American Museum of Natural History.
CONOVER, AUGUSTUS W .- Pictures and Paint- ings, 204 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 111 East 69th street. Member Delta Kappa Epsilon, New York Athletic and New York Yacht Clubs and Aldine Association.
CONOVER, FRANK E .- Builder, 253 Broadway, New York City; residence 345 West 87th street. Mem- ber Union League, Building Trades and Hardware Clubs, Sullivan County (N. Y.) Club, Sons of the Revo- lution, and Holland Soclety.
CONOVER, WARREN A .- Contractor and Build- er, 253 Broadway, New York City; residence 49 West 69th street. Member of the firm of W. A. & F. E. Con- over. Director New York Building Appraisement Co .; trustee Broadway Savings Institution. Member New York Athletic, Colonial, Building Trades, Hardware and Commercial Clubs and Holland Society.
CONROW, JAMES W .- Retired, 23 Astor place, New York City; residence 122 West 81st street. Born in New York City, Feb. 28, 1836. Educated in public schools. (Married.) Ex-vice-president and director Astor Place Bank and member of finance committee and advisory board. Member Presbyterian Union and Sons of the Revolution.
CONSTABLE, FREDERICK A .- Dry Goods Mer- chant, 883 Broadway, New York City; residence 9 East 83d street. Member of the firm of Arnold, Constable & Co. Member American Yacht, New York Yacht, Larchmont Yacht and Riding Clubs, Aldine Associa- tion and American Museum of Natural History.
CONSTABLE, JAMES M .- Dry Goods Merchant, 833 Broadway, New York City; residence 240 Madison avenue. Member of the firm of Arnold, Constable & Co. Vice-president and trustee Institution for Sav- ings of Merchants' Clerks; director Bank of New York. Member Reform Club, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Academy of Design, American Museum of Natural History, American Geographical Society, and Aldine Association.
CONTRELL, C. B .- Residence 39 Cambridge place, Brooklyn. Born in New York City. Educated in Brooklyn. (Single.) Member Crescent Athletic and Lincoln Clubs and Long Island Wheelmen.
CONVERSE, EDMUND COGSWELL-President, 26 Cortlandt street, New York City; residence 3 East 78th street and Greenwich, Conn. Born in Boston, Mass., in 1849. Educated at Boston Latin School. ( Married.) President and director National Tube Co. and National Tube Works Co .; trustee American Bank Note Co .; director Liberty National Bank; general manager and director Mckeesport Connecting Rail- way Co. Member Union League, Lawyers', New York Athletic, Metropolitan, American Yacht, Seawanhaka- Corinthian Yacht, Republican, Ardsley Golf and Fair- field County Golf Clubs, Sons of the American Revo- lution, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Society of Colonial Wars.
CONVERSE, J. STEDMAN-Surgeon Dentist, 42 West 40th street, New York City. Member Republi- can, Lotos and Union League Clubs and Ohio Society.
COOGAN, JAMES J .- President, City Hall, New York City; residence 599 Fifth avenue. (Married Har- riet G. Lynch.) President of the Borough of Man- hattan, New York City. Member Press Club and others.
COOK, CHARLES T .- Jeweler and Silversmith, 15 Union square, West, New York City; residence 2 West 48th street. Born in New York City, May 17, 1835. Educated in New York City public schools. (Mar- ried.) Vice-president and director Tiffany & Co .; di- rector Knickerbocker Trust Co .; trustee Bowery Sav- ings Bank. Member Grolier, Union League and Man- hattan Clubs, American Fine Arts Society, Metropoli- tan Museum of Art, American Museum of Natural History and Century and Aldine Associations.
COOK, HENRY FRANCIS - Manufacturer of Watch Cases and Silverware, 54 Maiden lane, New York City; residence Sag Harbor, L. I. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 11, 1855. (Married.) Vice-presi- dent and director Alvin Mf'g Co., Peconic Bank and Sag Harbor Water Co .; treasurer and director Fahys
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Watch Case Co., and Brooklyn Watch Case Co .; director Sag Harbor Savings Bank. Member Repub- lican and Union League Clubs, Down Town Associa- tion, Sons of the Revolution, Society of Colonial Wars, Chamber of Commerce, and Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences.
COOK, HENRY H .- Director, 100 Broadway, New York City; residence 1 East 78th street. Born in Steu- ben County, N. Y., May 13, 1822. Educated in Canan- daigua, N. Y. (Married.) Trustee American Surety Co .; director National Bank of North America and State Trust Co. Member Union League and Metropoli- tan Clubs, American Geographical and American Fine Art Societies, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Lafay- ette Post, G. A. R.
COOK, THOMAS P .- President, 114 William street, New York City. President and director New York Quinine and Chemical Works (Ltd.) Member Drug Club.
COOK, WALTER-Architect, 3 West 29th street, New York City; residence 135 East 37th street. Mem- ber Harvard, University and Barnard Clubs, Century Association and American Institute of Architects.
COOK, WILLIAM W. - Lawyer, 253 Broadway, New York City; residence Manhattan Club. Member Manhattan, Hardware and Marine and Field Clubs, and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
COOKE, HARTE-Mechanical Engineer, 101 Or- chard street, Auburn; residence 60 East Genesee street. Born in Whitehall, N. Y., March 1, 1871. Educated in Whitehall and at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. (Single.) Was with W. W. Cooke & Sons Co. of White- hall, and Cohoes F. & M. Co., of Cohoes; with McIn- tosh, Seymour & Co., of Auburn, since March 1, 1892. Member City Club and (associate) American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
COOLEY, ELMER E .- Lawyer, 149 Broadway, New York City; residence 19 West 102d street. Born in New Jersey, Nov. 18, 1865. Educated at Peddie In- stitute, Columbia College, and New York Law School. (Married.) Member Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
COOLEY, JAMES C .- Dry Goods Commission Mer- chant, 24 Thomas and 113 Duane streets, New York City; residence Eastchester road, Westchester. Mem- ber of the firm of Cooley, Turnbull & Co. Member Union and Country Clubs, New England Society and Loyal Legion.
COOLEY, JESSE L .- Accountant, Robinson Build- ing, Elmira; residence 306 West Water street. Born in Elmira, Oct. 13, 1827. Educated in Elmira, (Widower.) First vice-president Elmira Savings Bank; secretary Elmira Mutual Building Loan Association; trustee Young Men's Christian Association. Secretary and treasurer since January, 1877, Elmira Iron and Steel Rolling Mill Co., now merged in the Elmira Steel Co. Member Masonic bodies.
COOLEY, LEROY C .- Professor, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie; residence 2 Reservoir square. Born in Point Peninsula, N. Y. Educated at New York State Normal College and Union College. (Married.) Pro- fessor of science for thirteen years in New York State Normal College; president New York State Science Teachers' Association. 1899. Now professor of physics in Vassar College. Member Union College Alumni, and New York State Science Teachers' Associations, and Fellow American Association for the Advance- ment of Science.
COOMBS, WILLIAM J .- President, 198 Montague street, Brooklyn; residence 63 South Portland avenue. Born in Jordan, Onondaga Co., N. Y., Dec. 24, 1833. Educated at Jordan Academy. (Married.) Served as a member of the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Con- gresses. President and director Manufacturers' Trust Co. of Brooklyn; government director Union Pacific R. R. Co .; director Flint, Eddy & Co., Mechanical Rub- ber Co. and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children; trustee Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. Member Hamilton, Brooklyn and Common- wealth Clubs, Reform Club of New York City and Manufacturers' Association of Kings and Queens Counties.
COOPER, CHARLES-President, 100 Broadway, New York City; residence 174 Hancock street, Brook- lyn. Born in Brooklyn, Feb. 14, 1857. Educated in Brooklyn. (Married.) President Albany and Hudson Railroad and Power Co .; trustee Brevoort Savings Bank of Brooklyn; director Hamilton Trust Co., and Kings County Electric Light and Power Co. of Brook- lyn. Member Union League Club of Brooklyn.
COOPER, EDWARD-Iron Manufacturer, 15 Bur- ling Slip, New York City; residence 12 Washington square, North. Born in New York City, Oct. 26, 1824. (Son of Peter Cooper.) Educated in public schools and at Columbia. Member of the firm of Cooper, Hewitt & Co., owners Trenton Iron Works, and other business establishments. President and director Cooper Union Labor Bureau, New Jersey Steel and Iron Co., and Peter Cooper's Glue Factory; director Chrysolite Sil- ver Mining Co .; trustee United States Trust Co. Mem- ber Metropolitan, City, Union, St. Nicholas, Univer- sity, Engineers' Manhattan, Knickerbocker, Crescent Athletic and Tuxedo Clubs, Down Town and Century Associations, National Academy of Design and Met- ropolitan Museum of Art.
COOPER, HENRY DODGE-Dry Goods Merchant, 56 Worth street, New York City; residence 29 West 70th street. Born in New Jersey, Jan. 28, 1853. Edu- cated at New York College. (Married.) Member of the firm of James F. White & Co. Director Merchants' Trust Co., and Union Selling Co. Member Merchants', Larchmont Yacht and University Clubs.
COOPER, H. H .- Wholesale Clothing Merchant, 33 John street, Utica; residence 348 Genesee street. Born in London, England, April 5, 1840. Trustee Sav- ings Bank of Utica, and Westminster Presbyterian Society. Member Fort Schuyler Club.
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