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ECKSTEIN, GEORGE-Lawyer, 26 Court street, Brooklyn; residence 754 Bushwick avenue. Born, April 14, 1864. Educated at Brooklyn Public School No. 18. (Single.) Member Crescent Athletic and Graves- end Bay Yacht Clubs.
EDDY, GEORGE MILVERN-Dentist, 532 Fifth avenue, New York City. (Married.) Member Sea- wanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Club.
EDDY, THOMAS A .- Export Merchant, 30 Broad street, New York City; residence abroad. Vice-presi- dent and director Flint, Eddy & Co. (which firm he is representing abroad). Member Crescent Athletic and Oxford Clubs of Brooklyn, Down Town Association, and St. Nicholas Society.
EDDY, ULYSSES D .- President, 30 Broad street, New York City; residence Mamaroneck. Born in New York City, Oct. 23, 1843. President and director Flint, Eddy & Co., and Sills-Eddy Mica Co .; vice-president and secretary Rubber Goods Mf'g Co .; treasurer and director American Clay Mf'g Co. Member Reform Club, Down Town Association and Metropolitan Mu- seum of Art.
EDDY, WILLIAM A .- Bookkeeper, 68 Broad street, New York City; residence 32 East Third street, Bayonne, N. J. Born in New York City, Jan. 28, 1850. (Married.) Connected with Flint, Eddy & Co.'s ac- counting department. Member New York Press Club, and Mutual Culture Club of Bayonne, N. J.
EDELSTEN, W. NELSON-Life Insurance, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence Yonkers. Born in New Jersey, March 28, 1864. Educated in private schools. (Married.) Connected with the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. Is a Veteran of the 7th Regiment, N. G. N. Y.
EDEY, FREDERICK-Banker, 15 Wall street, New York City; residence 114 West 55th street. Mem- ber of the firm of H. B. Hollins & Co., and of the New York Stock Exchange. Director International and Mortgage Bank of Mexico. Laclede Gas Light Co. of St. Louis, Mo., and North Shore Traction Co. Mem- ber Union League, Metropolitan, Union, Racquet and Tennis and Country Clubs.
EDEY, WILLIAM S .- Broker, 2 Wall street, New York City: residence 70 West 49th street. Member of the firm of Charles C. Edey & Sons and of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Union, Calumet. University and Racquet and Tennis Clubs.
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EDGAR, CHARLES H .- Lawyer, 43 Cedar street, New York City; residence 19 Monroe place, Brooklyn. Born in New York City, Jan. 4, 1857. Educated at La- fayette College and Columbia College Law School. (Married.) Director Associated Land Co., and Wood- lawn Cemetery. Member Hamilton Club of Brooklyn, State Bar Association, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and Columbia University Alumni Association.
EDGAR, JAMES CLIFTON-Physician and Pro- fessor, 50 East 34th street. New York City. Born in New York City, June 14, 1859. Educated at St. Paul's School, Lafayette College and University Medical Col- lege; degrees of A.M., M.D. and Ph.B. ( Married.) Formerly professor of obstetrics in University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College; attending physi- cian to the Society of the Lying-in-Hospital. Now professor of obstetrics and clinical midwifery in Cor- nell University Medical College; physician to Mater- nity and Mothers' and Babies' Hospitals. Member University Club. Century Association, New York Academy of Medicine, American Academy of Medi- cine, American Gynecological Society and Medical So- ciety of the County of New York.
EDGELL, GEORGE S .- President, 192 Broadway, New York City; residence 41 East 38th street. Pres- ident and director Manhattan Beach Co., Marginal R. R. Co., Manhattan Beach Hotel and Land Co., and Marine Ry. Co .: director Shinnecock Inn and Cottage Co .; trustee American Surety Co. Member Union League and Alpha Delta Phi Clubs, New England So- ciety, and Aldine, Dartmouth College Alumni and Down Town Associations.
EDISON, THOMAS ALVA-Inventor and Electri- cian, 44 Broad street, New York City; residence West Orange, N. J. Born in Alva. Ohio, Feb. 11, 1847. (Mar- ried.) Studied telegraphy and worked as operator in the United States and Canada. Invented many tele- graphic appliances and established a workshop in Newark, N. J .; removed later to West Orange where his laboratory is still situated. Among his best known inventions are the megaphone, kinetoscope, phono- graph, incandescent lamp, aerophone and machines for sextuplex telegraphic transmission. President and director Edison Spanish Colonial Light Co .; director Edison Electric Illuminating Co. and General Electric Co. Chevalier of the Legion of Honor of France. Member New York Press Club, Essex County Coun- try Club of Orange, N. J., Ohio Society, American So- ciety of Mechanical Engineers and American Insti- tute of Mining Engineers.
EDMISTER. WILLARD E .- Insurance Broker, 58 William street, New York City; residence 152 Hancock street, Brooklyn. Born in Lisle, Broome Co., N. Y., Oct. 17, 1853. Educated in public schools. (Married.) Member of the firm of Dutcher & Edminster. Member Transportation Club, Union League Club of Brooklyn, and Down Town Association.
EDMONDS, WALTER D .- Lawyer, 31 Nassau street, New York City; residence 20 Union square, East and "Northlands," Alder Creek P. O., Oneida Co. Born in Utica. N. Y. Educated at Utica Free Acad- emy, Williams College (A.B. and A.M.) and Columbia University Law School (LL.B.); admitted to the Bar in 1876. Makes a specialty of patent causes. Member University, City, Richmond County Country, Republi- can and Pasque Island Clubs, State Bar and Down Town Associations, Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Phi Societies. Law Institute, Association for the Protec- tion of Game and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
EDMUNDS, FRANK H .- Lawyer, 32 Liberty street, New York City; residence 71 Pierrepont street, Brooklyn. Born in East Corinth, Me., March 4, 1862. Educated at Colby College. (Single.) Associated with the firm of Steele & Dickson. Chairman of executive committee Colby Alumni Association of New York. Member Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn, Zeta Psi Club of Long Island, and Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences.
EDSON, CYRUS-Physician, 56 West 50th street, New York City. Born in Auburn, N. Y., Sept. 8, 1857. (Son of Franklin Edson.) Educated at Columbia Col- lege and College of Physicians and Surgeons (M.D., '81). (Married.) Assistant sanitary inspector Depart-
ment of Health, New York City, 1882; promoted through regular grades to commissioner. Was presi- dent Board of Pharmacy of the City and County of New York, State Health Commissioner (1893), surgeon and lieutenant-colonel N. G. N. Y., and has held many other official positions. Author of many articles on medical and sanitary subjects; also inventor of useful surgical instruments. President and director Mac- mahan Pharmacal Co .; vice-president and director Rapid Safety Filter Co. Member St. Andrew's and New England Societies, Larchmont Yacht Club, and Society of Medical Jurisprudence.
EDSON, FRANKLIN-Grain Commission Mer- chant, 433 Produce Exchange, New York City; resi- dence 38 West 71st street. Born in Chester, Vt., April 5, 1832. Educated at Chester Academy. (Widower.) In business in New York City since 1866. President of New York Produce Exchange, 1873-4 and 1878. Mayor of New York City, 1883-4. President, treasurer and director Genesee Fruit Co .; president and director Mutual Mercantile Agency. Member Albany and New England Societies and Colonial Club.
EDSON, FRANKLIN, JR .- Grain Commission Merchant, 433 Produce Exchange, New York City; resi- dence Irvington-on-Hudson. Born in Albany, N. Y. Educated in private schools. (Married Elsie Morgan Squier, 1897.) Member New York Produce Exchange and of the Knollwood Country Club, Ardsley Club of Ardsley-on-Hudson, New England Society and Naval Reserve Association.
EDSON, JARVIS B .- Mechanical Engineer, 313 WVest 74th street, New York City. Born in Janesville, Wis., April 30, 1845. Educated in common schools and at New York University. (Married.) Formerly in the Corps of Engineers, United States Navy. General treasurer Naval Order of the United States, and treas- urer of New York State Commandery. Member Engi- neers', Colonial, New York Yacht, Columbia Yacht and Suburban Riding and Driving Clubs, Metropolitan Mu- seum of Art, American Society of Mechanical Engi- neers, Montauk Club of Brooklyn and American So- ciety of Naval Engineers.
EDWARDS, CHARLES JEROME-Insurance, 204 Montague street, Brooklyn; residence 586 Macon street. Born in New York City, May 8, 1866. Educated in common schools. (Married.) Connected with the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States as manager for Brooklyn and Long Island. Vice-pres- ident Merchants' Bank of Brooklyn; trustee Eastern District Savings Bank. Member Crescent Athletic and National Civic Clubs, Long Island Historical So- ciety, Society of Colonial Wars and Sons of the Revo- lution.
EDWARDS, DUNCAN-Lawyer, 31 Nassau street, New York City; residence 155 Remsen street, Brook- lyn. Educated at Princeton. Member of the firm of Edwards & Bryan. Member Princeton Club, Crescent Athletic and Hamilton Clubs of Brooklyn and Asso- ciation of the Bar of the City of New York.
EDWARDS, GEORGE WHARTON-Artist and Author, 96 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence Plainfield, N. J. Born in Fair Haven, Conn., 1859. Educated in academies and in Antwerp and Paris. (Married Anne J., daughter of General John C. Cox of Quincy, Ill.) Art director of "Collier's Weekly." Au- thor of "Break o' Day," "Old Carolus" and other stories. Member Authors', Grolier, Arts and Players' Clubs, and American Water Color and Sculpture So- cieties.
EDWARDS, JAMES M .- President, 33 Wall street, New York City. Educated at University of Georgia. (Married.) Connected with the firm of R. T. Wilson & Co., members of the New York Stock Exchange. President and director Hudson Building, Holstein Woolen Co., and Stuart Land and Cattle Co .; secre- tary, treasurer and director Bertha Mineral Co .; treasurer. director and chairman of board of liquidat- ing trustees Western Live Stock and Land Co .; direc- tor Yazoo and Mississippi Valley R. R. Co. Member Southern Society.
EDWARDS, LEWIS-Architect. Union Club, New York City. Born on Long Island, May 3, 1848. Edu- cated at Columbia College ('67). (Married.) Member Hudson River Ice Yacht and Union Clubs, and Junior Order of United American Mechanics.
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EDWARDS, RICHARD L .- Banker, 35 William street, New York City; residence 39 Sidney place, Brooklyn. President and director Bank of the State of New York; treasurer and director Nicaragua Canal Co .; director Brooklyn City R. R. Co., Rubber Goods Mfg Co., and Universal Preservative Co .; trustee Im- perial Insurance Co. (Ltd.), and Brooklyn Savings Bank. Member New York Yacht Club, Hamilton Club of Brooklyn, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
EDWARDS-FICKEN, HENRY-Architect, 10 West 22d street, New York City; residence 61 Clinton place. Born in London, England, May 25, 1852. Educated by private tutors at home, at a private school in South- ampton and at Greenock (Scotland) Academy. (Mar- ried.) Was amateur champion in hurdle racing and running high jump in 1877, 1878 and 1879, with best records in both events. Member Squadron A, N. G. N. Y., for ten years. President Knappmann Whiting Co., of Carteret, N. J. Member of executive commit- tee St. George's Society; Fellow American Institute of Architects. Member Country Cycle, British Schools and Universities, New York Athletic and New York Yacht Clubs, and Union Club of Quebec, Canada.
EELLS, STILLMAN WITT -- Manufacturer, 330 East 98th street, New York City; residence 2 West 88th street. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, April 24, 1873. Edu- cated at Yale ('95). (Married, 1895.) President and director The Alignum Co .; vice-president and director Art Collector Publishing Co .; secretary and director Chicago Drop Forge and Foundry Co., of Kensington, Ill. Member Knollwood Country and Colonial Clubs, Albion Lodge F. & A. M., and Sons of the American Revolution.
EGBERT, JAMES C., JR .- Professor, Columbia University, New York City; residence 364 Webster avenue, Jersey City, N. J. Born in New York City, May 3, 1859. Educated at Columbia University and University of Berlin, Germany. (Married.) Adjunct professor of Latin in Columbia University. Member of the Jersey City Board of Education; member of com- mittee in charge of American School of Classical Study at Rome. Author of "Introduction to the Study of Latin Inscriptions." Member Phi Beta Kappa Alumni (secretary) and Columbia University Alumni Associa- tions, and American Philological Society.
EGBERT, THOMAS K .- Commission Merchant, 80 Warren and Vice President, 30 Broad streets, New York City; residence Pattenburg, N. J. Member of the firm of Egbert & Case. Director Southern Boule- vard Land and Improvement Co., and Siskiyou Placer Mining Co. Member Colonial, Suburban Riding and Driving and Commercial Clubs.
EGGLESTON, EDWARD-Author, Hotel Majestic, New York City, and Lake George. Born in Vevay, Ind., Dec. 10, 1837. Educated in country and boarding schools. Has received honorary degrees of A.M., S.T.D. and L.H.D. (Married.) In Methodist ministry, 1857-66: associate editor "Little Corporal" of Chicago, Ill., 1866-7; chief editor "National Sunday School Teacher," 1867-70; editor New York "Independent," 1870; editor "Hearth and Home," 1870-2; rector Church of Christian Endeavor, Brooklyn, 1874-9; retired from ministry and devoted his time to literature. Author of "The End of the World," "The Circuit Rider," "Queer Stories," "The Faith Doctor" and many others. Member Authors Club, American Historical Society and Century Association.
EGGLESTON, GEORGE CARY-Editor, 63 Park row, New York City; residence 188 West 135th street. Born in Vevay, Ind., Nov. 26, 1839. Educated at In- diana Asbury University and Richmond (Va.) College. (Married.) Served in Confederate army during war. Was literary editor of New York "Evening Post" for six years. On the editorial staff of "The World" since 1889. Author of "A Rebel's Recollections," "How to Make a Living," "A Man of Honor," "Red Eagle," "Strange Stories from History" and many others. Member Reform and Authors' Clubs and Southern So- ciety.
EGGLESTON, JOSEPH E .- County Judge. Cort- land; residence 144 Clinton avenue. Born in Cortland, Nov. 1, 1847. Educated at Cortland Academy and Cortland State Normal School. (Married.) Director Second National Bank; trustee State Firemen's Home Association. Member Tioughnioga Club.
EGGLESTON, RICHARD H .- Banker and Broker, 20 Broad street, New York City; residence 59 East 55th street. Member Larchmont Yacht, New York Ath- letic, Union League, Riding, and Thousand Islands Yacht Clubs and Sons of the Revolution.
EGLESTON, MELVILLE-Lawyer, 15 Dey street, New York City; residence Elizabeth, N. J. Born in Ellington, Conn., July 26, 1845. Educated at Williams College and Universities of Göttingen and Berlin. (Married.) General counsel, secretary and director American Telephone and Telegraph Co. Member Uni- versity, Lawyers', Reform, Baltusrol Golf and St. An- thony Clubs, American Geographical and New Eng- land Societies, Williams College Alumni Association and Loyal Legion.
EGLESTON, THOMAS-Mining Engineer and Metallurgist, Columbia University, New York City; residence 35 Washington square, West. Born in New York City, Dec. 9, 1832. Educated at Yale (A.B., '54 and A.M., '57) and School of Mines, Paris, France (E.M., '60). (Widower.) Professor mineralogy and metallurgy at Columbia University, 1864-97; emeritus professor since 1897. Trustee Leake & Watt's Orphan Asylum, General Theological Seminary, Bible and Common Prayer Book Society and others; senior war- · den Trinity Church. Officer of the Legion of Honor of France. Author of "Life of Major Egleston of the Revolutionary Army" and of many works on metal- lurgy. Member Yale Alumni and Century Associa- tion, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Mining Engineers, American So- ciety of Civil Engineers, Sons of the Revolution, Founders and Patriots of America and Scientific Al- liance.
EGLESTON, WILLIAM C .- Director, 11 Pine street, New York City; residence 19 West 56th street. Born in New York City, June 30, 1841. Educated at Yale ('61). Director Cleveland and Pittsburg R. R. Co., Massillon and Cleveland R. R. Co. and Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago R. R. Co. Member Metro- politan and Union Clubs, National Academy of De- sign, Metropolitan Museum of Art and St. Luke's Hospital.
EGLINGER, CARL F .- Merchant, 32 Beaver street, New York City; residence 152 West 49th street. Born in Mannheim, Germany, Aug. 8, 1842. Educated in Mannheim. (Widower.) Connected with the firm of Charles Graef & Co. Member Suburban Riding and Driving, Atlantic Yacht, Democratic and New York Clubs and Deutscher Verein.
EHLERS, EDWARD M .- Secretary, 79 West 23d street, New York City; residence Ashland House. Born in Denmark, Jan. 31, 1840. Educated at an academy in New Jersey and in public schools. (Married.) Treas- urer and trustee Mount Hope Cemetery Association; secretary Grand Lodge of F. & A. M. of New York State. Member Loyal Legion, Lafayette Post G. A. R., and Old Guard Association.
EIDLITZ, CHARLES L .- Electrical Engineer, 1133 Broadway, New York City; residence 341 West 71st street. Born in New York City, Sept. 3, 1866. Educated at Columbia College. (Married.) Member Indian Har- bor Yacht, Building Trades and Delta Upsilon Clubs, Columbia University Alumni and Aldine Associations and American Society of Electrical Engineers.
EIDLITZ, CYRUS L .- Architect, 1123 Broadway, New York City; residence 343 West 86th street. Mem- ber Racquet and Tennis, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht, Lambs' and Union Clubs, and Architectural League.
EIDLITZ, ERNEST FREDERICK-Lawyer, 31 Nassau street, New York City; residence 391 West End avenue. Born in New York City, July 28, 1868. Educated at Cornell ('90) and at Columbia College Law School; degrees of B.L., A.M. and LL.B. (Mar- ried.) Member Riverside Yacht, Cornell and Hard- ware Clubs, Delta Upsilon Fraternity and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
EIDLITZ, LEOPOLD, JR .- Civil Engineer, 1123 Broadway, New York City; residence 309 West 89th street. Educated at Cornell ('77). Member New York Athletic, Engineers' and Cornell University Clubs.
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EIDLITZ, OTTO MARC-Builder and Engineer, 489 Fifth avenue, and President, 1123 Broadway, New York City; residence 995 Madison avenue. Member of the firm of Marc Eidlitz & Son. President and direc- tor United States Mortar Supply Co .; director Colonial Assurance Co., Washington Assurance Co. and Ger- mania Bank. Member Twilight, New York Athletic, Transportation, Building Trades and Cornell Clubs, American Fine Arts Society, Aldine Association, Met- ropolitan Museum of Art and Liederzranz.
EIDLITZ, ROBERT JAMES-Builder, 489 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 995 Madison avenue. Born in New York City, March 25, 1864. Educated at Cornell and at Royal Polytechnic School in Berlin, Germany. (Married.) Member Twilight, Cornell, Transportation, Delta Upsilon and Building Trades Clubs, Aldine Association, Municipal Art Society, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
EILERT, ERNEST FREDERICK-Manager, 238 William street, New York City; residence 578 West 146th street. Born in New York City, Aug. 1, 1866. Educated in public schools. (Married Emilie M. Meyer of New York City, 1891.) Manager David William Printing Co. Editor "Luther League Review."
EILERS, ANTON-Mining Engineer and Metallur- gist, 71 Broadway, New York City; residence 751 St. Marks avenue, Brooklyn. Born in Germany, Jan. 14, 1839. Educated at Clausthal Mining School and Uni- versity of Göttingen. (Married.) Resident of the United States since 1859. President Seneca Mining Co .; vice-president Montana Smelting Co. and Last Dollar Gold Mining Co .; director and member of oper- ating committee American Smelting and Refining Co .; director United Smelting and Refining Co. Member Engineers' Club, Germania Club of Brooklyn, Techni- cal Club of Chicago, Ill., Denver (Col.) Club and American Institute of Mining Engineers.
EILS, BEATTIE E. J .- Iron Merchant, North 11th and Berry streets, Brooklyn; residence 11 East 124th street, New York City. Treasurer and director Bloom- ing Grove Park Association; director Hecla Iron Works. Member Marine and Field Club of Brooklyn, Harlem Club and Aldine Association.
EIMER, AUGUST-Wholesale Druggist, 207 Third avenue, New York City; residence 220 East 19th street. Vice-president and director Eimer & Amend; director German-American Investment Co. and Willson Alu- minum Co. Member Liederkranz, Scientific Alliance, Metropolitan Museum of Art and American Museum of Natural History.
EINSTEIN, BENJAMIN F .- Lawyer, 32 Liberty street, New York City; residence 71 East 80th street. Born in Lancaster, Pa., 1845. Educated in Marietta, Ga., and at Columbia Law School. (Married.) Mem- ber of the firm of Einstein & Townsend. Director H. Koehler & Co. Member Democratic, Harmonie, Pro- gress and Freundschaft Clubs, and Southern Society.
EINSTEIN, DAVID L .- Woolen Manufacturer, 14 White street, New York City; residence 39 West 57th street. Member Republican Club, American Fine Arts Society, Metropolitan Museum of Art and American Museum of Natural History.
EINSTEIN, EMANUEL-Manufacturer of Woolen Goods, 14 White street, New York City; residence 31 East 72d street. Member Republican, Lotos and Patria Clubs and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
EISLER, BELA D .- Lawyer, 59 Wall street, New York City; residence Mount Vernon. Born in New York City. Educated at New York University ('89). (Single.) Member of the firm of Goeller, Shaffer & Eisler. Member Twilight Club, Royal Arcanum and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
ELDER, JOSEPH F .- Clergyman, Albany. Born in Portland, Me., March 10, 1839. Educated at Water- ville College ('60) and Rochester Theological Seminary (D.D., '67). ( Married Martha E. Kimball. 1861.) Was pastor of churches in North Orange, N. J., and in New York City. Since Sept. 1, 1890, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Albany.
ELDERD, WILLIAM E .- Builder, 2281 Third ave- nue, New York City; residence 123 West 127th street. Born in New York City, Nov. 25, 1842. Educated in public schools. (Married.) Member Hardware Club.
ELDERKIN, JOHN-Journalist, 182 William street, New York City; residence 150 West 83d street. Born in Setauket, N. Y., Feb. 22, 1841. Educated at Scotch Presbyterian School, New York City. (Married.) Connected with the New York "Ledger." President and director Rembrandt House. Member Union League, Lotos, Patria, American Yacht and West Side Republican Clubs, American Geographical So- ciety, Founders and Patriots of America, and Munici- pal Art Society.
ELDRIDGE, FREDERICK L .- Vice-President, 66 Broadway, New York City; residence 27 Washington square, North. Born, Oct. 14, 1860. Educated at Har- vard. (Married.) First vice-president and director Knickerbocker Trust Co .; director Crocker-Wheeler Co., East River Gas Co. and Ashtabula Water Co. Member Harvard, Calumet, Garden City Golf, Nine- teenth Century and Union Clubs, and Ardsley Club of Ardsley-on-Hudson.
ELDRIDGE, GEORGE D .- Vice-President, 309 Broadway, New York City; residence Riverdale. Born in Massachusetts, Aug. 22, 1848. Educated in public schools and at Antioch College. (Married.) Vice-pres- ident, director and actuary Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association; director Mutual Realty and Loan Corpor- ation; consulting actuary Maine Benefit Life Associa- tion; editor "The Guardian" of Boston, Mass. Mem- ber Arkwright, Democratic and Lotos Clubs, American Statistical Association and American Faculty of Act- uaries.
ELDRIDGE, WILLIAM T .- Stock Broker, 36 Broad street, New York City; residence Union and Knicker- bocker Clubs. Born in Canton, Mass. Educated in Boston and at Harvard College Law School. (Single.) Member of the firm of Strong, Sturgis & Co., members of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Knicker- bocker and Union Clubs.
ELIOT, ELLSWORTH, JR .- Physician, 48 West 36th street, New York City. Member University, Yale and Whist Clubs, and New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
ELKINS, STEPHEN BENTON-United States Senator, Senate Chamber, Washington, D. C., and Capitalist, 1 Broadway, New York City; residence West Virginia. Born in Perry County, Ohio, Sept. 26, 1841. Educated at University of Missouri ('60); ad- mitted to the Missouri Bar, 1863. (Married.) Moved to New Mexico, 1863; member of legislature, 1864-5; congressman, 1873-7. Removed to West Virginia and became largely interested in coal mining and, rail- roads. Secretary of War, 1891-3; United States Senator since 1895; term expires 1901. President Elkins (W. Va.) National Bank; vice-president West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Ry. Co. Member Union League and Metropolitan Clubs, American Geographical and Ohio Societies, American Museum of Natural History and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
ELKINS, WILLIAM L .- Capitalist, 31 Nassau street, New York City; residence 1205 North Broad street, Philadelphia, Pa. Born in West Virginia, May 2, 1832. Educated in Philadelphia public schools. Clerk in a store, 1849-52; produce merchant, 1852-61; oil producer, 1861-75; connected with Standard Oil Co., 1875-80, and sold out his oil interest to that com- pany. Acquired large interests in gas plants through- out the United States. Vice-president and director New England Gas and Coke Co .; director American Air Power Co., Electric Storage Battery Co., Fulton Street R. R. Co., Metropolitan Street Ry. Co., Ameri- can Surety Co., National Surety Co., Thirty-fourth Street Crosstown Ry. Co., Twenty-eighth and Twenty- ninth Streets Crosstown R. R. Co. and Twenty-third Street Ry. Co. Member New York Yacht Club.
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