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CROPSEY, AMOS H .- Grain Merchant, 86 Kent avenue, Brooklyn; residence 228 Lincoln place. Born in Kings County, N. Y., Sept. 25, 1854. Educated in New York City. (Married.) Connected with the Brooklyn Elevator and Milling Co., and Eagle Savings and Loan Co. Member Union League and Marine and Field Clubs, Sons of the Revolution, and 7th Regiment Veteran Association.
CROSBY, EDWARD NICOLL - Real Estate, 31 Nassau street, New York City; residence 118 East 24th street. Born in New York City, 1865. Educated in private schools. Member City Club, Society of Co- lonial Wars, Sons of the Revolution, and Columbia University Alumni Association.
CROSBY, ERNEST HOWARD-Author and Lec- turer, Rhinebeck. Born in New York, Nov. 4, 1856. (Son of Rev. Howard Crosby.) Educated at New York University ('76) and Columbia Law School ('78). (Mar- ried.) Practiced law in New York City, 1878-89; mem- ber of Assembly, 1887-9; judge of the International Court, Alexandria, Egypt, 1889-94: since 1894 has given attention to social reform; first president Social Reform Club, 1894. Author of "Plain Talk in Psalm and Parable," and other magazine articles. Member Sons of the Revolution, St. Nicholas Society, and So- cial Reform Club.
CROSBY, HENRY ASHTON -Investments, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence 29 Washington square. West. Born in New York City, 1843. Edu- cated at the College of the City of New York. (Mar- ried.) Director Appert Glass Co. Member Sons of the Revolution.
CROSBY, HENRY F .- Shipping Merchant, 30 Broad street, New York City; residence 37 South Portland avenue, Brooklyn. Born in New York City, Aug. 14, 1839. Educated at Brooklyn Polytechnic In- stitute. (Married.) Treasurer and director Flint, Eddy & Co .; director United States Fire Insurance Co. Member Crescent Athletic and Oxford Clubs of Brook- lyn, and Down Town Association.
CROSBY, JOHN SCHUYLER-(Colonel.) Soldier, 1 West 21st street, New York City. Born in Albany County, N. Y., Sept. 19, 1839. Educated at the Univer- city of the City of New York. (Married Harriet Van Rensselaer of the Manor House, Albany.) Served throughout Civil War in Army of the Potomac, Army of the Gulf, and as General Sheridan's personal aide- de-camp; was breveted several times for gallantry in the field, and received an autograph letter from Presi- dent Lincoln thanking him for conspicuous bravery in carrying dispatches through the enemy's country to Admiral Farragut. After the war served with Gen- eral Sheridan on the Rio Grande, and was adjutant- general on his staff in the Indian campaigns of 1867, 1868 and 1869; resigned from army Jan. 1, 1871. Re- ceived gold medal by act of Congress for "extreme and
heroic daring" at wreck of yacht "Mohawk" in 1876; appointed consul to Italy by President Grant in same year: while there received decoration of Crown of Italy from Victor Emmanuel for the discovery and arrest of a band of criminals. Appointed Governor of Montana by President Arthur in 1881, and first assist- ant Postmaster-General in 1883; appointed a school commissioner of the city of New York in 1889. Has traveled extensively in Europe, Asia and South Amer- ica. Is connected with the Preusser Patent Car Fen- der Co., and is a member of the Metropolitan, Union, New York Yacht, and Army and Navy Clubs; Metro- politan Club of Washington, D. C., American Geo- graphical and St. Nicholas Societies, Sons of the Revo- lution, G. A. R. and Loyal Legion.
CROSBY, LIVINGSTON-Secretary, 21 Cortlandt street, New York City; residence Riverdale-on-Hud- son. Born in New York City, Sept. 3, 1864. (Married.) Connected with the Delaware and Hudson Canal Co. Member Society of Colonial Wars and Sons of the Revolution.
CROSBY, WILLIAM B .- Lawyer, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence 146 West 104th street. Born in New York City, June 19, 1842. Educated at the Col- lege of the City of New York, and Columbia College. (Widower.) Director Manhattan Eye and Ear Hos- pital. Assistant paymaster United States Navy, 1863- 4; United States Consul to Italy, 1872-3. Member As- sociation of the Bar of the City of New York, Sons of the Revolution, and Lawyers' Club.
CROSS, C. VANDERBILT-24 West 56th street, New York City. (Son of James M. and Phebe [Van- derbilt] Cross; grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt.) (Married Emma Eldred.) Member Larchmont Yacht and Suburban Riding and Driving Clubs, New Eng- land Society and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
CROSS, RICHARD J .- Banker, 40 Nassau street, New York City; residence 6 Washington square, North. President and director Shore Line Ry. Co. of New Brunswick; director American Fire Insurance Co., Chicago Outer Belt Line, Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Ry. Co., Manhattan Trust Co., and Twin City Rapid Transit Co .; trustee United States Lloyds. Member Racquet and Tennis, and Nineteenth Century Clubs, Essex County Country Club of Orange, N. J., Ameri- can Geographical Society, Century Association and American Museum of Natural History.
CROSS, W. R .- Banker, 38 Nassau street, New York City; residence 6 Washington square, North. Educated at Groton School, and at Yale. (Single.) Secretary Morton Trust Co. Member Racquet and Tennis, and Yale Clubs.
CROSSETT, FREDERICK M. - Publisher, 156 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence University Heights. Born in New York City, July 12, 1863. Edu- cated at Pingry School (Elizabeth, N. J.) and at New York University. (Married.) Manager of "Seventh Regiment Gazette." Member Twilight. University Athletic and Delta Upsilon Clubs, New York Univer- sity Alumni Association, and 7th Regiment, N. G. N. Y.
CROSSMAN, CHARLES S .- Diamonds and Jew- elry, 3 Maiden lane, New York City; residence 1 West 83d street. Member of the firm of Charles S. Crossman & Co. Member Baptist Social Union, Scientific Al- liance, New York Mineralogical Society and Acanthus Lodge F. & A. M.
CROSSMAN, GEORGE W .- Merchant, 77 Broad street, New York City; residence 8 East 80th street. Member of the firm of W. H. Crossman & Bro. Mem- ber New York Athletic, Suburban Riding and Driving and Richmond County Country Clubs, Brooklyn Club of Brooklyn, and Down Town Association.
CROSWELL, JAMES GREENLEAF-Schoolmas- ter, 17 West 44th street, New York City; residence 120 East 34th street. Master of Brearley School. Mem- ber Harvard and City Clubs, Century Association and Phi Beta Kappa, New York Historical and New Eng- land Societies.
CROUCH, JOHN D .- Trunk Manufacturer, 161 and 688 Broadway, and 723 Sixth avenue, New York City; residence 110 West 77th street. Born in New York
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City. Educated at the College of the City of New York. (Single.) Member of the firm of Crouch & Fitzgerald. Director Amsterdam Investment Co. Member Lotos, New York Athletic, Delta Kappa Ep- silon and Drug Clubs.
CROUCH, LEONARD C. - Lawyer, 504 Dillaye Memorial Building, Syracuse. Born in Kingston, N. Y .. July 30, 1866. Educated at Cornell University. (Married.) Member of the firm of Fowler & Crouch. Member Citizens' and University Clubs.
CROUSE, CHARLES E. - Wholesale Grocer, 218 West Water street, Syracuse; residence 715 West Gen- esee street. Born in Chittenango, N. Y., Jan. 31, 1850. Educated in Geneva, N. Y. (Married.) Senior mem- ber of the firm of C. E. Crouse & Co. President and director Oak Knitting Co., Watson Wagon Co. of Can- astota, N. Y., and Rival Gold Mining Co. of Colorado; vice-president and director Syracuse Cold Storage and Warehouse Co .; member executive committee Ameri- can Exchange Bank. Member Century (president) and Citizens' Clubs.
CROWELL, CHARLES E. - Lawyer, 90 Wall street, New York City; residence Atlantic Highlands, N. J. Born in New York City, July 24, 1847. Edu- cated at Union College, San Francisco, College-du- France, Paris and Columbia Law School, New York City. (Married.) President Consolidated Railway Telegraph Co .; director Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of New York, and Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Brooklyn. Member Lawyers' Club, Crescent Athletic and Excelsior Clubs of Brooklyn, Atlantic Highlands Casino, Sons of the Revolution, and Asso- ciation of the Bar of the City of New York.
CROWELL, EDWARD B-Lawyer, 56 Wall street, New York City; residence New Brighton, S. I. Mem- ber Staten Island Cricket and Harbor Hill Golf Clubs, Down Town Association and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
CROWELL, FOSTER-Civil Engineer, 18 Broad- way, New York City; residence Flushing. Member Engineers' Club, American Society of Civil Engineers and Institute of Civil Engineers.
CROWELL, JAMES L .- Agent, 61 Leonard street, New York City; residence 15 Forest street. Providence, R. I. Born in Fairhaven, Mass., Jan. 4, 1846. Educat- ed in New Bedford. Mass. (Married.) Agent Silver Spring Bleaching and Dyeing Co. Member New York Athletic, Arkwright, Transportation and Central Providence Clubs.
CROWELL, LUTHER C. - Inventor, 504 Grand street, New York City; residence 179 Hoop street, Brooklyn. Born Sept. 7, 1840. (Married.) Consulting engineer to R. Hoc & Co., and Boston Mailing Co. Inventor of several of the best features of the modern newspaper printing machines of R. Hoe & Co. Mem- ber American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, and Brooklyn Lodge, F. & A. M.
CROWNINSHIELD, FREDERICK - Artist, 42 West 18th street, New York City; residence 314 West End avenue. Member University Club, Harvard Alumni and Century Associations and Architectural League.
CRUICKSHANK, WILLIAM J. - Tea Merchant, 138 Front street, New York City; residence Harbor Hill, New Brighton, S. I. Member Staten Island, Staten Island Cricket and Richmond County Country Clubs and Down Town Association.
CRUIKSHANK, ALFRED B .- Lawyer, 115 Broad- way, New York City: residence 51 South Elliott place, Brooklyn. Member Democratic, Manhattan and Sin- gle Tax Clubs and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
CRUIKSHANK, BARTON-College President and Engineer, Clarkson School of Technology, Potsdam. Born in Albany, N. Y., Feb. 5, 1866. Educated at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and Adelphi College. (Married.) President Clarkson School of Technology. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Franklin Institute, Society for the Promotion of En- gineering Education, American Academy of Political
and Social Science, International Association for Test- ing Materials, and Loyal Legion.
CRUIKSHANK, EDWIN A .- Real Estate, 141 Broadway, New York City; residence Bayonne, N. J. Born in New York City, Aug. 11, 1843. (Married.) Senior member of the firm of E. A. Cruikshank & Co. (established 1794). Director City Savings Bank of Brooklyn, Real Estate Trust Co., New York Plate Glass Insurance Co. and Real Estate Exchange and Auction Room (Ltd.). Life member New York So- ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, U. S. Grant Post, G. A. R., and Exempt Firemen; member Wyandanch, Accomac, Saranac, Palmetto, Newark Bay Boat, Lawyers' and Reform Clubs, Blooming Grove Park and Megantic Fish and Game Associations and St. Nicholas Society.
CRUIKSHANK, FREDERICK RAIT-Insurance, 141 Broadway, New York City; residence 133 Gates avenue, Brooklyn. Born in Yonkers, N. Y., Jan. 30, 1872. (Married.) Member of the firm of Hard & Cruik- shank. Member Apollo Club of Brooklyn.
CRUMBIE, FRANK R .- Lawyer, 271 Broadway, New York City; residence 60 East 61st street. Mem- ber Republican Club, Nyack Rowing and Country Clubs of Nyack, Presbyterian Union and Society of Medical Jurisprudence.
CRUNDEN, ROBERT H. - 113 Broadway, New York City; residence 242 West 121st street. Born in London, England, Oct. 24, 1851. Educated in London. (LL.D.) (Married.) Director Henry Gaze & Sons (Ltd.) of London; general manager and agent for same firm in New York City.
CUDNER, ALBERT M .- Real Estate, 55 Liberty and 254 West 23d streets, and Publisher, 57 West 28th street, New York City; residence 325 West 20th street. President and director Albert D. Hubbard Publishing Co. Member Army and Navy Club, Loyal Legion and Lafayette Post G. A. R.
CUFF, WILLIAM E .- Physician, 249 West 36th street, New York City. Born in New York City, Dec. 20, 1864. Educated at St. Francis Xavier's College, and Medical Department of the University of the City of New York. (Single.) Assistant surgeon Out Pa- tient Department New York Hospital. Member New York Athletic and Catholic Clubs.
CULLEN, EDGAR MONTGOMERY - (Colonel.) Supreme Court Justice, Second District, County Court House, Brooklyn; residence 144 Willow street. Born in Brooklyn, Dec. 4, 1843. (Son of Dr. Henry J. and Eliza [.McCue] Cullen.) Educated at Kinderhook Academy, Columbia College ('60) and Troy Polytech- nic Institute. Second lieutenant of 1st United States Infantry, and colonel of 96th New York Volunteers, attached to the 18th Army Corps, during the Civil War; admitted to the Bar, 1867; assistant district at- torney, 1872-5; engineer-in-chief with rank of briga- dier-general, on staff of Governor Tilden, 1875; elected Supreme Court Justice in 1880 for a term of fourteen years; nominated by both parties and re-elected in 1894. Member Hamilton, Crescent Athletic and Brook- lyn Clubs, University Club of New York City, Colum- bia University Alumni Association and Loyal Legion.
CULVER, EVERETT M .- Physician, 26 Cortlandt and 43 Cedar streets, New York City; residence 175 West 58th street. Secretary, treasurer and director Waclark Wire Co .; director D. E. Culver Co. Member Racquet and Tennis, New York. Camera and Lambs' Clubs and Ardsley Club of Ardsley-on-Hudson.
CULVER, FREDERICK F .- Lawyer, 80 Broad- way, New York City; residence 418 West 20th street. Born in New Jersey, June 15, 1860. Educated at Princeton University ('80), and Columbia Law School ('82). (Married.) Member of the firm of Clarke & Culver. Member National Arts, Church and Univer- sity Clubs, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Colonial Order, St. Nicholas Society and Prince- ton College Alumni and Down Town Associations.
CUMING, JAMES R .- Lawyer, 2 Wall street, New York City; residence 204 West 43d street. Director Interstate Casualty Co., and Lawyers' Surety Co. Member Manhattan and Lawyers' Clubs, Century and Down Town Associations, New York Historical and St. Andrew's Societies and Presbyterian Union.
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CUMMINGS, AMOS J .- Congressman, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C .; residence 32 Charlton street, New York City. Born in Conkling, Broome Co., N. Y., May 15, 1841. (Married.) Entered his father's printing office at the age of twelve; worked at case until he entered the army in Civil War; was sergeant-major in 26th New Jersey Infantry. Af- terward filled editorial positions on "Tribune" and "Sun." Elected to Congress as a Democrat from Tenth New York District 1887; present term expires 1901. Author of "Sayings of Uncle Rufus," "Ziska Letters," etc. Member Press, Printers' and Demo- cratic Clubs.
CUMMINGS, GEORGE W. - Vice-President, 45 Park place, and 587 Hudson street, New York City; residence 905 West End avenue. Vice-president and director American Press Association and Printing- Telegraph News Co. Member Reform, Colonial, Press and Hardware Clubs and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
CUMMINS, JOHN-Lawyer, 253 Broadway, New York City; residence Roselle, N. J. Born in Steuben County, Ind., May 13, 1838. (Son of William and Almira [Clark] Cummins.) Educated in common schools; studied law and was admitted to practice in Oregon. 1862. Member of the Oregon Legislature, 1862; president of the Idaho Legislative Council, 1864-5; United States Collector of Internal Revenue (by ap- pointment of President Lincoln), 1865-6; Associate Jus- tice of the Supreme Court of Idaho, 1866; has held many other important positions. Practicing in New York City since 1868.
CUNNINGHAM, FRANK-Lawyer, 35 Wall street, New York City; residence 109 East 36th street. Mem- ber University, Racquet and Tennis, Metropolitan, University Athletic and Larchmont Yacht Clubs, and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
CUNNINGHAM, JOHN H .- Editor, 60 Genesee street, Utica; residence 131 Oneida street. Born in Newfield, N. Y., Nov. 29, 1843. Educated at Ithaca Academy and Hamilton College. (Married.) Editor of Utica "Herald." President Associated Press of the State of New York, 1898-1900. Member Arcanum and Fort Schuyler Clubs, Faxton Lodge F. & A. M. (past master), Utica Commandery No. 3, Knights Templar (past commander) and Imperial Council Royal Arcanum.
CUNNINGHAM STANLEY-President, 640 Broad- way, New York City. President and director Electric Tool Co. Member University Club, Somerset, Boston Athletic, Eastern Yacht and Essex County Country Clubs of Boston Mass., and Harvard Alumni Associa- tion.
CURIE, CHARLES-Lawyer, 46 Exchange place, New York City; residence 239 Jefferson avenue Brook- lyn. Born in Audincourt, France. (Son of Frederick and Dorethe Maliena [Diemer] Curie.) Educated in public schools of Paterson, N. J., and at Bryant & Stratton's Commercial College, Cleveland, Ohio and New York University Law School ('82). Served with 9th New York Volunteers (Hawkins Zouaves) during Civil War; was mustered out of service with the rank of captain. Member of the firm of Curie & Smith. Director Paterson Ry. Co., Laurel Grove Cemetery Co., Paterson Central Electric Ry. Co. and Holtz & Freystedt Co. Member Army and Navy, and New York Athletic Clubs, Crescent Athletic, Irving, Hamil- ton and Union League Clubs of Brooklyn, Loyal Le- gion and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
CURRAN, CHARLES COURTNEY - Artist, 16 West 61st street, New York City. Born in Hartford, Ky., Feb. 13, 1861. (Married.) Member New York Athletic, New York Water Color and Salmagundi Clubs, National Academy of Design, American Water Color Society, and Society of American Artists.
CURRAN, JAMES ROSS-Banker, 36 Wall street, New York City; residence 107 East 57th street. Presi- dent and director City Trust Co. Member New York Athletic Club.
CURRIE, FREDERIC - Stock Broker, 15 Broad street, New York City; residence 108 West 123d street. Born and educated in New York City. (Married.)
Member of the firm of C. A. Harned & Co., members of the New York Stock Exchange. Member New York Athletic Club.
CURRIE, WALTER J .- Stock Broker, 15 Broad street, New York City; residence 92 St. James place, Brooklyn. Born and educated in New York City. (Married.) Member of the firm of C. A. Harned & Co., and of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Indian Harbor Yacht Club.
CURRIER, CHARLES GILMAN-Physician, 313 West 102d street, New York City. Member Univer- sity and Barnard Clubs, Sons of the Revolution and Harvard Alumni Association.
CURLEY, TERENCE F .- Importer of Cutlery, 6 Warren street, New York City; residence 81 Eighth avenue, Brooklyn. Member of the firm of Curley & Bro. Director Club Publishing Co. Member Catholic and Hardware Clubs, and Montauk and Columbian Clubs of Brooklyn.
CURTIS, BENJAMIN F .- Physician, 7 East 41st street, New York City. Professor of surgery in Uni- versity and Bellevue Hospital Medical College. Mem- ber New York Athletic and New York Canoe Clubs, Century Association and Academy of Medicine.
CURTIS, CHARLES B .- Lawyer; residence 9 East 54th street, New York City, and Rye. Born in Yates County, N. Y., Sept. 24, 1827. Educated at Hamilton College ('48). (Married Isabel Douglass.) Author of "Catalogue of Works of Velazquez and Murillo" and "Rembrandt's Etchings." Trustee Society Library, Member Union League, American Yacht, and Apawa- mis Clubs, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Long Island Historical Society, and others.
CURTIS, EDWARD - Physician, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence 33 West 69th street. Born in Providence, R. I., June 4, 1838. Educated at Har- vard (A.B., '59) and University of Pennsylvania (M.D., '64). (Married.) Assistant surgeon, United States Army, 1864-7; professor of materia medica and thera- peutics in College of Physicians and Surgeons of Co- lumbia University, 1873-85. Now emeritus professor of same; medical director Equitable Life Assurance So- ciety of the United States. Member Lawyers' and Harvard Clubs, Century Association, Military Order of the Loyal Legion and Sons of the Revolution.
CURTIS, F. KINGSBURY - Lawyer, 30 Broad street, New York City; residence 131 East 26th street. Director Wheeler & Wilson Mf'g Co. Member Union, University, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht and Demo- cratic Clubs, Down Town Association, Ardsley Club of Ardsley-on-Hudson, and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
CURTIS, G. LENOX - Physician, 7 West 58th street, New York City. Born in Boston, Mass. Edu- cated at University of Pennsylvania. (Married.) Member New York Athletic Club, Society of American Authors and American Medical and New York State Medical Associations.
CURTIS, GEORGE MILTON-Lawyer, 203 Broad- way, New York City. Born in Worcester, Mass., June 18, 1843. Educated by private tutors, and at Baptist Academy, Worcester, Mass. Served in 3d Battalion, Massachusetts Rifles in Civil War; after war studied law; admitted to Bar and has since practiced in New York City; served two terms as member of New York Assembly; one term assistant corporation counsel of New York City; was Judge of Marine Court, 1868-74. Defended and saved from gallows Colonel Buford of Kentucky, for murder of Chief Justice Elliott; secured verdict for Charles A. Hess in his suit for libel against New York "Press," and has been engaged in prominent cases in all branches of law.
CURTIS. JOHN G .- Physician and Professor, 327 West 58th street, New York City. Born in New York City, Oct. 29, 1844. Educated at Harvard and at Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia Univer- sity. (Widower.) Professor of physiology in Colum- bia University. Member University and Harvard Clubs, Century Association and various medical and scientific societies.
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CURTIS, LEONARD E .- Lawyer, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence Englewood, N. J. Member Lawyers' and University Clubs, Duquesne Club of Pittsburg, Pa., Englewood Club of Englewood, N. J., and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
CURTIS, SIDNEY W .- Broker, 30 Broad street, New York City; residence 35 Strong place, Brooklyn. Born in Brooklyn, Oct. 4, 1852. Educated at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. (Married.) Member of the firm of Curtis & Romaine, and of the New York Consoli- dated Stock and Petroleum, New York Cotton, and New York Produce Exchanges. Member Twilight and New York Clubs, Atlantic Yacht, Crescent Athletic, and Whist Clubs of Brooklyn, and Norwalk Club of Norwalk, Conn.
CURTIS, WILLIAM EDMOND-Lawyer, 30 Broad street, New York City; residence 14 West 20th street. Born in New York City, June 2, 1855. Educated at Trinity College ('75), and Columbia College Law School ('77). (Single.) Member of the firm of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost & Colt. Was Assistant Secretary United States Treasury, 1893-7. Member University Club, Century and Down Town Associations and As- sociation of the Bar of the City of New York.
CURTIS, WILLIAM JOHN - Lawyer, 45 Wall street, New York City; residence Summit, N. J. Born in Brunswick, Me., August 28, 1854. (Son of John and Letitia A. Curtis.) Educated in public schools of Brunswick, and at Bowdoin College ('75), and Colum- bia College Law School. Member of the firm of Sulli- van & Cromwell. Assignee of the banking and broker- age firm of Price, McCormick & Co. Director Bulletin Publishing Co., International Contracting Co., Chi- cago, Peoria and St. Louis R. R. Co., L. V. Holzmaister & Co., Shelby Iron Co., Stevens Point Water Co., Thompson & Norris Co. and Vicksburg Water Supply Co. Member City, Lawyers' and University Clubs, Bowdoin Alumni and Down Town Associations and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
CURTISS, JULIAN W. - Manager, 126 Nassau street, New York City; residence Greenwich, Conn. Educated at Yale. Member University Athletic, Yale and Hardware Clubs.
CUSHING, EDWARD T .- Grain Merchant, 402 Produce Exchange, New York City; residence East Williston, L. I. Born in Boston, Mass. (Married.) Member New York Athletic, Meadow Brook Hunt and Union League Clubs.
CUSHING, THOMAS J .- Electrical Engineer, 15 Dey street, New York City; residence 208 West 105th street. Born in Madison, Wis., May 2, 1872. Educated at Harvard. (Married.) Connected with the New York Telephone Co. Member Harvard Club.
CUSHING, WILLIAM L. - Master, Westminster School, Dobbs Ferry. Member University, University Athletic and Yale Clubs and Century Association.
CUSHMAN, ARCHIBALD F .- Lawyer, 115 Broad- way, New York City; residence 71 West 71st street. Born in New York City, June 4, 1830. Educated at Columbia College, and Harvard Law School. (Wid- ower.) Member Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Columbia University Alumni and Harvard Law Alumni Associations and Kane Lodge, F. & A. M.
CUSHMAN, AVERY F .- Lawyer, 59 Wall street, New York City; residence 228 Jefferson avenue, Brook- lyn. Born in Amherst, Mass., Aug. 28, 1860. Educated at Amherst College and Boston University Law School. (Married.) In admiralty and maritime practice. Vice- president and director Comstock Tunnel Co. Member Chi Phi Club, and Amherst College Alumni Associa- tion.
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