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DUNWELL, CHARLES T .- Insurance, 100 Broad- way, New York City; residence 207 Hart street, Brook- lyn. Born in Newark, Wayne Co., N. Y., Feb. 13, 1852. Educated at Lyons Union School and Academy, and at Cornell. (Married.) General agent New York Life Insurance Co. Member Cornell University and Aurora Grata Clubs, Ancient Lodge F. & A. M., Palestine Commandery, and Aurora Grata Scottish Rite bodies.
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DUPRE, OVIDE - Lawyer, 290 Broadway, New York City; residence 604 Park avenue. Born in Opel- ousas, La., Dec. 14, 1844. Educated at University of North Carolina. (Single.) Member New York Ath- letic and Democratic Clubs, and Southern, American Geographical and Medico-Legal Societies.
DURAND, ELIAS JUDAH-Instructor, Cornell University, Ithaca; residence 402 Eddy street. De- grees of A.B. and D.Sc. Instructor in botany and as- sistant curator of the Phanerogamic Herbarium, Cor- nell University.
DURAND-RUEL, GEORGE-Paintings, 389 Fifth avenue, New York City. Born in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 1866. Educated in Paris. Member of the firm of Durand-Ruel & Son. Member New York, Lotos, Long Island Country, and Chicago (Ill.) Clubs.
DURAND, HALSEY-Chemist, 969 Sixth avenue, New York City; residence 80 Washington square, East. Born in Newark, N. J., Sept. 7, 1870. Educated at Princeton. (Single.) Assistant chemist Department of Health of the City of New York. Member Baltus- rol Golf, Newark Athletic, and University Cottage (Princeton) Clubs.
DURAND, JOHN STEWART-Lawyer, 146 Broad- way, New York City; residence 126 West 79th street. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 30, 1859. Educated at Yale and at Columbia College Law School. (Married.) Member of the firm of Tyler & Durand. Member Yale, Psi Upsilon and Arts Clubs, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York State Bar Associa- tion and Zoological Society.
DURAND, WILLIAM FREDERICK-Professor, Cornell University, Ithaca; residence 5 Central ave- nue. Born in Bethany, Conn., March 5, 1859. Edu- cated at United States Naval Academy and Lafayette College (Ph.D.). (Married.) Assistant engineer Unit- ed States Navy, 1880-7; professor of mechanical en- gineering Michigan State Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1887-91; professor of marine engineering and principal of the Graduate School of Marine Engineer- ing and Naval Architecture at Cornell University since 1891. Member American Society of Mechanical En- gineers, American Society of Naval Engineers, Ameri- can Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science and Franklin Institute.
DURBROW, JAMES W .- Fire Insurance, 45 Cedar street, New York; residence 333 Jefferson avenue, Brooklyn. Born in New York City, Oct. 19, 1847. (Mar- ried.) Member Union League and Lawyers' Clubs.
DURBROW, WILLIAM - Insurance, 45 Cedar street, New York City; residence Montclair, N. J. Born in New York City, Jan. 1, 1857. (Married.) Con- nected with the Continental Insurance Co. for the past seventeen years. Member Lawyers' and Montclair (N. J.) Clubs.
DURHAM, CHARLES LOVE-Instructor, Cornell University, Ithaca; residence 25 Cascadilla place. De- gree of Ph.D. Instructor in Latin, Cornell University.
DURYEA, FRANK W. - Secretary, 50 and 141 Broadway, New York City; residence 30 Montgomery place, Brooklyn. Member Fulton, Larchmont Yacht and New York Yacht Clubs, Crescent Athletic and Montauk Clubs of Brooklyn, and Accomack Hunting and Fishing Club.
DUSENBURY, EDWIN C. - Lawyer, 149 Broad- way, New York City; residence 1 West 81st street. Born in New York City, Feb. 25, 1862. Educated at the College of the City of New York. (Single.) Mem- ber Delta Kappa Epsilon, Quill, St. Nicholas Skating, West Side Republican, New Amsterdam Republican (vice-president), Mahopac Golf (president), and Inde- pendent Clubs, Phi Beta Kappa Society and Associa- tion of the Bar of the City of New York.
DUTCHER, CHARLES E .- Merchant, Bingham- ton; residence 43 Main street. Born in Bridgeport, Conn., March 2, 1858. (Married.) Connected with the John Ray Clarke Co. Member Otseningo Lodge No. 435, F. & A. M., Calumet Lodge No. 62, I. O. O. F., and Binghamton Club.
DUTCHER, JOHN B .- Railroads, Grand Central Station, New York City; residence Pawling. Born in Dover, Dutchess Co., N. Y., Feb. 13, 1830. Educated in common schools. (Married.) Connected with the New York Central and Hudson River R. R. Co. President village of Pawling, National Bank of Pawling, Pawl- ing Board of Water Commissioners and Union Stock Yards and Market Co .; director American Safe Deposit Co., Fifth Avenue Bank, New York and Harlem R. R. Co., New York and Putnam R. R. Co., Spuyten Duyvil R. R. Co., American Hackney Horse Society, Buffalo Erie Basin R. R. Co., New York Central Niagara River R. R. Co., Tivoli Hollow R. R. Co., and Pough- keepsie and Eastern R. R. Co. Member Union League and Transportation Clubs, New York State Agricul- tural (ex-president), and St. Nicholas Societies, Cham- ber of Commerce and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
DUTCHER, SILAS BELDEN-President, 191 Mon- tague street, Brooklyn; residence 496 Third street. Born in Springfield, N. Y., July 12, 1829. (Son of Parce- for C. and Johanna Low [Frink] Dutcher.) Educated in common schools, and one term at Cazenovia Sem- inary. Was Appraiser of the Port of New York under President Grant, and Superintendent of Public Works under Governor Cornell. President and trustee Ham- ilton Trust Co .; president and director Ramapo Water Co .; vice-president and director Newburgh Electric Ry. Co .; treasurer and director Columbia Mutual Building and Loan Association, and People's Tele- phone Co .; director Bay Ridge Park Improvement Co., Brunswick Dock and City Improvement Co., German- American Real Estate Title Guarantee Co., Metropoli- tan Life Insurance Co., Mutual Automatic Telephone Co., New York and Brooklyn R. R. Co., Smith-Vassar Telephone Co. and Biographical Directory Co .; trustee Garfield Safe Deposit Co., and Union Dime Savings Institution; manager Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor. Member Brooklyn and Hamil- ton Clubs and Long Island Historical Society.
DUTTON, JOHN A .- Lawyer, 58 William street, New York City; residence 51 Manhattan avenue. Born, Sept. 16, 1862. Educated at Monroe Collegiate Institute, Elbridge, N. Y. (Single.) Member of the firm of Hurry & Dutton. Member Republican Club, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and Society of Medical Jurisprudence.
DUVAL, GUY-Secretary, 130 Water street, New York City; residence 9 Pierrepont street, Brooklyn. Secretary and director Brooklyn Warehouse and Stor- age Co .; director Schermerhorn Bank of Brooklyn. Member Hamilton and Excelsior Clubs and New Eng- land Society of Brooklyn, and Sons of the American Revolution.
DUVAL, HORACE CLARK - Railroads, Grand Central Station, New York City; residence 8 Monroe place, Brooklyn. Born in New York City, 1851. Vice- president and director Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co .; director Brooklyn Heights R. R. Co., Brooklyn Ware- house and Storage Co., Schermerhorn Bank, Mechan- ics' Bank, Kings County Elevated R. R. Co., Sea View R. R. Co., and Edison Electric Illuminating Co., all of Brooklyn. Member New York Yacht, Lotos, Riding and Driving, and Calumet Clubs, Crescent Athletic and Brooklyn Clubs of Brooklyn, Sons of the Revolution, Sons of the American Revolution, and New England Society.
DUVAL, H. RIEMAN-President, 32 Nassau street, New York City; residence Islip, L. I. Born in Balti- more, Md., Oct. 17, 1843. (Son of John Rawlings and Elizabeth Warfield [Rieman] Duval.) Educated at St. Timothy's Hall, Maryland. (Married Anne Gordon, daughter of John Hanson Thomas.) President and director Florida Central and Peninsula R. R. Co., and South Bound R. R. Co .; director Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Ry. Co., Santa Fe Pacific R. R. Co. and Sonora Ry. Co .; vestryman St. Mark's Episcopal Church of Islip. Member Metropolitan, Collie, Riding, South Side Sportsmen's and Union Clubs, Huguenot Society of America and Society of the Cincinnati.
DUVALL, WILLIAM C .- Cashier, 31 Nassau street, New York City; residence 137 West 43d street. Born in Hagerstown, Md., Aug. 13, 1847. (Single.) Cashier National Bank of Commerce in New York. Member Reform Club, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and American Geographical and Maryland Societies.
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DU VIVIER, CHARLES A .- Wine Importer, 22 Warren street, New York City; residence 441 West 21st street. Member of the firm of Du Vivier & Co. Member City, Manhattan, Lotos, Reform, New York Athletic, Merchants' and Hardware Clubs.
DU VIVIER, CHARLES L .- Wine Importer, 22 Warren street, New York City; residence 441 West 21st street. Born in Summit, N. J., Sept. 18, 1868. Educated at Institut Agronomique, and Faculty of Sciences in Paris, France. (Single.) Member of the firm of Du Vivier & Co. Member Union, New York Athletic, Calumet, Racquet and Tennis, Hardware and Merchants' Clubs.
DWIGHT, EDMUND, JR .- Insurance 27 William street, New York City: residence 49 West 83d street. Born in New York City, Nov. 23, 1856. Educated at the College of the City of New York, and at Columbia College Law School. (Married.) Member of the firm of Dwight & Lillie, general agents of the Employers' Liability Assurance Corporation of London, England. President Keene Heights Hotel Co., and Dwight Sur- vey and Protection Bureau; director New York Juve- nile Asylum. Member Lawyers', New York Athletic and Atlantic Yacht Clubs, and New England Society.
DWIGHT, ELIHU-Leather Merchant, 500 Flush- ing avenue, Brooklyn; residence 141 Sixth avenue. Member Brooklyn, Crescent Athletic and Union League Clubs, and Sons of the American Revolution.
DWIGHT, FREDERICK -- Lawyer, 10 Wall street, New York City; residence 51 Remsen street, Brooklyn. Member Reform and Yale Clubs, Hamilton Club of Brooklyn, and National Academy of Design.
DWIGHT, JOHN W .- Investment Banker, Elmira; residence Hotel Marie Antoinette, New York City. Born in Dryden, N. Y., May 24, 1859. Educated in New Haven, Conn. (Married.) President Dwight Farm and Land Co. of North Dakota; director Second Na- tional Bank of Elmira. Member Union League and Republican Clubs of New York City.
DWIGHT, STANLEY - President, 143 Liberty street, New York City; residence University Club. Born in New York City, Dec. 29, 1855. Educated at Yale ('76). (Single.) President and director C. & C. Electric Co .; director Tennis Building Association. Member University and Country Clubs, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Yale Alumni Association.
DYER, ELISHA, JR .- Banker, 53 Exchange place, New York City; residence 5 West 32d street. President and director Popp Compressed Air and Electric Power Co .; director Sea Side and Brooklyn Bridge Elevated R. R. Co. Member Knickerbocker and Fencers' Club, Baltimore (Md.) Club, Brooklyn Club, and Brown Uni- versity Alumni Association.
DYER, GEORGE RATHBONE-Banker, 46 Wall street, New York City; residence Knickerbocker Club. Born in Providence, R. I., June 24, 1869. Educated at St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H. Member Knicker- bocker Club, and Sons of the Revolution.
DYER, HENRY L .- Assistant Treasurer, 41 Park row, New York City; residence 16 West 50th street. Director Yaryan Co. Member Metropolitan, Hard- ware and Union League Clubs, New England Society, and Sons of the Revolution.
DYER, RICHARD N .- Lawyer, 31 Nassau street, New York City; residence East Orange, N. J. Member Union, Reform and Lawyers' Clubs, Essex County Country and Orange Clubs of Orange, N. J., Associa- tion of the Bar of the City of New York, and American Society of Electrical Engineers.
DYETT, JAMES HATHAWAY-Manufacturer of Metallic Bedsteads, 41 Pearl street, Buffalo; residence "The La Salle." Born in Rome, N. Y., Sept. 17, 1871. Educated at Cornell ('92). (Single.) Secretary, treas- urer and general manager Hard Mf'g Co. Member Red Jacket Golf and University Clubs.
DYKMAN, WILLIAM N. - Lawyer, 32 Nassau street, New York City, and 189 Montague street, Brooklyn. Commissioner, Criminal Court Building, and President, 254 South street, New York City; resi- dence 171 Washington Park, Brooklyn. Born in Cold Spring, N. Y., 1854. Educated at West Point Military Academy ('75). Member of the firm of Bergen & Dyk- man. Served with 22d United States Infantry in cam- paign against the Sioux Indians, 1875-6. Studied law in the office of W. H. Robertson and was admitted to the Bar in Brooklyn, 1877. Commissioner Municipal Civil Service Commission; president and director New York Dry Dock and Repair Co .; director Coney Island and Brooklyn R. R. Co., and Erie Elevator Co .; trustee Brooklyn Trust Co. Member Crescent Athletic, Brook- lyn, Hamilton and Montauk Clubs of Brooklyn.
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EAMES, FRANCIS L .- Broker, 30 Broad street, New York City; residence 125 Remsen street, Brooklyn. Born in Fall River, Mass., Jan. 29, 1844. Educated in Fall River. (Married.) Member of the firm of Eames & Moore. Director Brooklyn Savings Bank and New York Stock Exchange Building Co .; ex-president and member of governing committee New York Stock Ex- change; trustee New York Stock Exchange Gratuity Fund, Brooklyn Hospital and Long Island Historical Society. Member Hamilton Club of Brooklyn, So- ciety of Colonial Wars and Sons of the Revolution.
EAMES, STEWART WOODFORD-Dry Goods Merchant, 224 Church street, New York City; residence 59 Pierrepont strect, Brooklyn. Born in Brooklyn. Associated with the H. B. Claflin Co. Member Ark- wright, Calumet and Reform Clubs, Society of Colo- nial Wars, Founders and Patriots of America and Sons of the American Revolution.
EAMES, WILBERFORCE-Librarian, 890 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence Brooklyn. Born in Newark, N. J., Oct. 12, 1855. Educated in Brooklyn. Degree of A.M. from Harvard in 1896. (Single.) Con- nected with the Lenox Library since 1885; assistant, 1885; assistant librarian, 1892; librarian since 1893. Author and editor of several works on early American history.
EARL, ROBERT-Jurist, Herkimer. Born in Her- kimer, Sept. 10, 1824. Educated at Union College ('45). Admitted to the Bar 1848. (Married.) County judge of Herkimer, 1855-9; judge New York State Court of Appeals, 1869-95, when he retired on reaching age limit. Founder and now president Herkimer Histori- cal Society.
EARLE, HENRY M .- Lawyer, 46 Cedar street, New York City; residence 46 West 53d street. Born in Greenville, S. C., March 28, 1870. Educated at Georgetown (D. C.) University. (Married.) Member of the firm of Baker, Farle & Gittings of Washington, D. C. Member Lawyers' and Country Clubs, Metro- politan and Chevy Chase Clubs of Washington, D. C., Squadron A, and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
EARLY, DANIEL J .- Lawyer, 271 Broadway, New York City; residence 124 West 16th street. Born in in New York City, July 27, 1869. Educated at St. Fran- cis Xavier's College and New York Law School. (Mar- ried.) Member Catholic and Seneca Clubs, Knights of Columbus, and Phi Delta Psi Fraternity.
EASTMAN, GEORGE-Manufacturer of Photo- graphic Goods, Rochester; residence 405 East avenue. Born in Waterville, Oneida Co., N. Y., July 12, 1854. Educated in common schools. (Single.) President General Aristo Co .; treasurer and general manager Eastman Kodak Co .; managing director Kodak Co. (Ltd.) of London, England; director Rochester Trust and Safe Deposit Co., and Alliance Bank. Member Genesee Valley Club.
EASTMAN, GEORGE W .- Lawyer, 141 Broadway, New York City; residence Roslyn, L. I. Born in Ros- lyn, March 12, 1856. Educated at home and at Colum- bia College Law School. (Married.) Member of the firm of Eastman & Eastman. Member Nassau Coun- try and Republican Clubs, and New York State Bar and Columbia University Alumni Associations.
EASTMAN, HENRY M. W .- Lawyer, 141 Broad- way. New York City; residence Roslyn, L. I. Born in Roslyn, March 1, 1854. Educated at home and at Co- lumbia College Law School. (Married.) Member of the firm of Eastman & Eastman. Was first treasurer of Nassau county. Vice-president Nassau County Bank, Mineola; first vice-president Roslyn Savings Bank; treasurer School District No. 3, Trinity Church and
Bryant Library, all of Roslyn; director Glen Cove Bank. Permanent secretary Protective Lodge No. 151 I. O. O. F., and treasurer of Roslyn Lodge No. 2, Guild of Honor.
EASTMAN, SAMUEL C .- Lawyer, 120 West 30th street, New York City; residence Concord, N. H. Born in Concord, July 11, 1837. Educated at Brown Univer- sity. Director Abbot-Downing Co., St. Louis and San Francisco R. R. Co., New Hampshire Spinning Mills, Concord and Portsmouth R. R. Co., and Boscamin Mills. Member Alpha Delta Phi, University and Re- form Clubs, Union Club of Boston, Mass., and Brown University Alumni Association.
EASTMAN, WALTER L .- Electrician, 30 East 29th street, New York City; residence Woodside, L. I. Born in Wilseyville, Tioga Co., N. Y., Nov. 12, 1869. Educated at Cornell. (Single.) Connected with the New York Telephone Co., as wire chief of Madison square exchange. Member Cornell Club.
EASTMAN, WILLIAM R .- Inspector, New York State Library, Albany. Born in New York City, Oct. 19, 1835. Educated at Yale ('54) and Union Theological Seminary ('62). (Married Laura E. Barnes, 1867.) Chaplain 72d Regiment, New York Volunteers, 1863-4; was pastor of churches in Connecticut and Massachu- setts. Connected with the New York State Library since 1892; is now inspector of public libraries. Mem- ber Founders and Patriots of America.
EASTON, CHARLES H .- Real Estate, 116 West 42d street, New York City; residence 89 West 103d street. Born in New York City, April 26, 1864. Edu- cated in public school, and at College of the City of New York. (Married.) Senior member of the firm of Charles H. Easton & Co. Member of the board of managers of the Protestant Episcopal Church Mis- sionary Society for Seamen. Member Church, Demo- cratic, Nassau Country and Lawyers' Clubs, and Hol- land Lodge No. 8 F. & A. M.
EASTON, CHARLES PHILIP-Lawyer, 43 Cedar street, New York City; residence Yonkers. Born in New York City, Oct. 18, 1866. Educated at Columbia College. (Single.) Member Players' Club and Ardsley Club of Ardsley-on-Hudson.
EASTON, ROBERT T. B .- Lawyer, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence 112 Fenimore street, Brook- lyn. Born in New York City, Feb. 19, 1841. Educated at the College of the City of New York, and Columbia College Law School. (Married.) Member American Geographical and New England Societies, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York State Bar Association, and Presbyterian Union.
EASTWOOD, JOHN H .- Manufacturer, 120 Lib- erty street, New York City; residence Belleville, N. J. Treasurer and director Eastwood Wire Mfg Co .; di- rector Celluloid Co. Member Manhattan, Lotos, Hard- ware, Colonial, Olympic, New York Yacht, American Yacht and Larchmont Yacht Clubs.
EATON ARTHUR W. H .- Protestant Episcopalian Clergyman, 38 East Tenth street, New York City. Born in Kentfield, N. S. (Son of William and Anna Augusta Willoughby [Hamilton] Eaton.) Educated at Har- vard ('80). (Single.) Deacon, 1884; priest, 1885. Author of several religious works.
EATON, BRADLEY L .- Lumber Merchant, 70 Beaver street, New York City; residence 34 West 130th street. Born in St. Stephens, New Brunswick, Dec. 5, 1849. Educated at Phillips Andover Academy. (Married.) Trustee Empire City Savings Bank. Mem- ber New York Athletic and Harlem Clubs.
EATON, DORMAN B .- Lawyer, 2 East 29th street, (Son of Nathaniel and Ruth [Bridgman] Eaton.) Edu- cated at University of Vermont (M.A., '48 and LL.D.)
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and Harvard Law School ('50); admitted to the New New York City. Born in Hardwick, Vt., June 27, 1823. York Bar, 1851. Traveled in Europe and studied civil service systems, 1870-3, and upon his return was ap- pointed a civil service commissioner by President Grant; subsequently became president of the commis- sion. Assisted Judge William Kent in editing "Kent's Commentaries." Is an acknowledged authority on the question of civil service reform and has written much on this and other subjects, including "Civil Service Reform in Great Britain," "Spoils System and Civil Service Reform in the New York Custom House and Post Office," and "Secret Sessions of United States Sen- ate." Member Union League and City Clubs, New England Society, Century Association, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Academy of Design and As- sociation of the Bar of the City of New York.
EATON, HENRY W .- Insurance, 45 William street, New York City; residence Larchmont. Manager Liv- erpool and London and Globe Insurance Co., of Eng- land. Member Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht, Larch- mont Yacht and Colonial Clubs.
EATON, SHERBURNE BLAKE - Lawyer, 44 Broad street, New York City; residence Lowell, Mass. Born in Lowell, Feb. 23, 1840. (Son of Forrest and Shuah [Blake] Eaton.) Educated at Phillips Andover Academy and Yale ('62). Served with an Ohio regi- ment during civil war and was mustered out with rank of major. Admitted to the Bar in Chicago, Ill., 1870; removed to New York City, 1871. Was a member of the firm of Eaton & Lewis until 1897 when he re- tired from active practice on account of ill-health. Member Union, University and Metropolitan Clubs and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
EBBETS, CHARLES H .- Architect and President, Washington Park, Brooklyn; residence 328 First street. Born in New York City, Oct. 29, 1858. Edu- cated in public schools. (Married.) President Brook- lyn Base Ball Club. Member Carleton, Democratic, Good Roads and Prospect Clubs, Royal Arcanum and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
ECCLES, ROBERT G .- Physician, 191 Dean street, Brooklyn. Born in Scotland, Jan. 1, 1848. Educated in public and private schools in Scotland and Ireland and in several States and Territories in the United States; graduated in medicine from Long Island Col- lege Hospital. (Married.) Connected with Merck & Co., as editor of "Merck's Archives of Materia Medi- ca." Member American Medical, American Anatomi- cal and American Pharmaceutical Associations, Amer- ican Chemical, Kings County Medical and New York Pharmaceutical Societies, Torrey Botanical Club, Scientific Alliance and Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
ECHEVERRIA, MARTIN JOHN-Physician and Instructor, 44 West 75th street, New York City. De- gree of M.D. Clinical instructor in diseases of the genito-urinary system, Cornell University Medical College, New York City.
ECKER, WILLIAM R .- Insurance, 54 William street, New York City; residence Hotel Lincoln. Born in Darien, Ga., March 16, 1854. Educated in public schools in New York City. (Single.) Assistant man- ager North British and Mercantile Insurance Co. of London and Edinburgh; general agent North British and Mercantile Insurance Co. of New York .; treasurer Electrized Water Co. Member Lawyers', New York Athletic and Underwriters' Clubs, and Southern So- ciety.
ECKERSON, PETER Q .- Lawyer, 99 Nassau street, New York City; residence 117 West 123d street. Born in Clarksville, N. Y., Nov. 19, 1839. Educated at Hamilton College. (Married.) Member Twilight Club and Holland Society.
ECKERT, CHARLES H .- Architect, 47 East 104th street, New York City. Born in Baden-Baden, Ger- many, Nov. 8, 1869. Educated in Frankfort-on-the- Main, in New York City public schools, at Cooper Institute and at the Politechnicum, Berlin. (Married.) Member Liederkranz.
ECKERT, JOHN A .- Insurance Broker, 137 Broad- way, New York City; residence 856 Prospect place,
Brooklyn. Born in Barrytown, Dutchess Co., N. Y., July 1, 1869. (Married.) Member Underwriters' Club and Union League and Parkway Driving Clubs of Brooklyn.
ECKERT, THOMAS THOMPSON-President, 195 Broadway, New York City; residence 549 Fifth ave- nue. Born in St. Clairsville, Ohio, April 23, 1825. Studied telegraphy and became superintendent of the line between Pittsburg and Chicago; resigned and be- came superintendent of a gold mining company, 1859- 61. Served in Union army during Civil war and reached brevet rank of brigadier-general. Assistant Secretary of War, 1864-6. General superintendent East- ern division of Western Union Telegraph Co., 1866-75; president Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Co., 1875-81; president American Union Telegraph Co., 1880-1; vice- president and general manager Western Union Tele- graph Co., 1881-92; president and general manager of same since 1892. President and director American Dis- trict Telegraph Co., American Speaking Telephone Co., American Telegraph and Cable Co., Gold and Stock Telegraph Co., International Ocean Telegraph Co., Southern and Atlantic Telegraph Co., and Washington and New Orleans Telegraph Co .; director Empire and Bay State Telegraph Co., Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, Manhattan Ry. Co., New York Mutual Telegraph Co., New York Telephone Co., Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co., Texas and Pacific Ry. Co., Mercantile Trust Co. and Missouri Pacific Ry. Co. Member Riding, Union League, At- lantic Yacht and Transportation Clubs, American Geo- graphical and Ohio Societies and Metropolitan Mu- seum of Art.
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