Biographical directory of the state of New York, 1900, Part 52

Author: Biographical Directory Co., New York, pub
Publication date: 1900
Publisher: New York, Biographical directory company (incorporated)
Number of Pages: 592


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GRANT, GEORGE DE FOREST-11 Gramercy Park, New York City. Member Union, Country, Met- ropolitan, Westminster Kennel, New York Yacht and Racquet and Tennis Clubs.


GRANT, GEORGE M. - Lumber Merchant, 401 East 28th street and Cotton Exchange Building, New York City; residence Summit, N. J. Born in Steuben- ville, Ohio, May 12, 1849. (Married.) President and director American Lumber Co .; director Woodstock Co. Member Sons of the Revolution.


GRANT, HUGH JOHN-Capitalist, 54 Wall street, New York City; residence 261 West 73d street. Born in New York City, 1855. Educated in public schools and Manhattan College and Columbia Law School. (Mar- ried.) Alderman, 1883-4; sheriff, 1886-8; Mayor, 1888-92; declined renomination. President and director Narra- gansett Building Co .; vice-president and director Cen- tral Realty Bond and Trust Co. and Nassau Electric Ry. Co .: director Corn Exchange Bank, Kings County Refrigerating Co. and Manhattan Refrigerating Co. Member Manhattan, Colonial, Democratic, New York Athletic, Catholic, Suburban Riding and Driving and Hardware Clubs, Down Town Association, Liederkranz and Tammany Society.


GRANT, MADISON-Lawyer, 11 Wall street, New York City; residence 22 East 49th street. Born in New York City, Nov. 18, 1865. Educated abroad and at Yale ('87) and Columbia Law School ('90). (Single.) Secretary New York Zoological Society. Member Cal- umet and Union Clubs, Yale Alumni Association, As- sociation of the Bar of the City of New York, Society of Colonial Wars and Military Order of the Loyal Legion.


GRANT, PERCY STICKNEY - Protestant Epis- copalian Clergyman, 7 West Tenth street, New York City. Born in Boston, Mass., May 13, 1860. Educated at Harvard ('83). (Single.) Rector Church of the Ascension. Member Harvard, Barnard, New York Athletic and National Arts Clubs and Century Asso- ciation.


GRANT, R. P .- Bank Cashier and Cheese Manu- facturer, Clayton. Born in Neversink, N. Y., May 6, 1844. Educated in common schools and at Ellenville Academy. (Married.) Was left an orphan when quite young, and learned the tanner's trade; has alternated between merchandising and banking three times. Served in the 92d regiment N. G. N. Y., and was mus- tered out as colonel. Cashier and director National Exchange Bank; assistant cashier and trustee Thou- sand Islands Park Association; president Watertown Produce Exchange; treasurer Anglers' Association of the St. Lawrence River; ex-vice-president New York State League of Fish and Game. Agent for ten fire insurance companies, and managing owner of seven cheese factories.


GRATACAP, LOUIS POPE-Curator, 77th street and Central Park, West, New York City; residence West New Brighton, S. I. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 1, 1851. Educated at the College of the City of New York ('69) and School of Mines of Columbia Uni- versity (Ph.B., '76). Assistant curator in American Museum of Natural History. Has written considera- bly on religious, political and scientific subjects.


GRAU, MAURICE-Operatic Manager, Metropoli- tan Opera House, New York City. Born in Brunn, Austria, 1849. Educated in New York City at Free Academy (now College of the City of New York) and Columbia Law School. Connected with theatrical business since 1872. As member of the firm of Abbey.


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Schoeffel & Grau managed the American tours of Adelina Patti, Sarah Bernhardt, Henry Irving and Ellen Terry, Salvini and many other theatrical celeb- rities. President and director Maurice Grau Opera Co .; lessee of the Metropolitan Opera House and of the Royal Opera House in London. Member Press Club.


GRAVOS, RUFUS R .- Banker, 39 William street, New York City; residence 7 East 55th street. Born Feb. 7, 1868. Educated at Williams College. (Single.) Trustee Good Samaritan Dispensary; secretary Wil- liams Alumni Association. Member University Club and Ardsley Club of Ardsley-on-Hudson.


GRAY, ALFRED W .- Lawyer, 45 Falls street, Niagara Falls; residence Echota. Born in Heuvelton, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., Dec. 21, 1878. Educated at Ogdensburg Academy and Hamilton College. (Mar- ried.) Member of the firm of Dudley, Gray & High- land. Member University and Westminster Clubs of Buffalo and Delta Kappa Epsilon and Theta Nu Ep- silon Fraternities.


GRAY, DAVID-Lawyer and Author, Buffalo; res- idence 76 Johnson Park. Born in Buffalo, Aug. 8, 1870. Educated at Harvard. (Single.) Formerly managing editor of the Buffalo "Courier" and editor of the Buf- falo "Inquirer." Author of "Gallops." Member Har- vard Club of New York City and Country Club of Buf- falo.


GRAY, FRANK S .- Advertising, 154 Nassau street, New York City; residence 121 Convent avenue. Born in Tiffin, Ohio, Sept. 23, 1857. Educated at Oberlin and Wooster Universities. (Married.) Publisher Chicago "Interior," 1878-88; general manager New York "Mail and Express," 1888-91; now connected with the New York "Tribune." Member Ohio Society and Chicago (Ill.) Press Club.


GRAY, GEORGE M .- Merchant, 54 Worth street, New York City; residence Hotel Beresford. Born in New York City. Educated at Columbia. Member Calumet and University Clubs and Columbia Univer- sity Alumni Association.


GRAY, GERALD HULL-Lawyer, Criminal Court Building, New York City; residence 106 East 16th street. Born in Woodbridge, N. J., Sept. 20, 1866. Edu- cated at Harvard ('89) and Harvard Law School ('92). (Married.) Deputy assistant on staff of District At- torney Asa Bird Gardiner. Member Harvard, Players' and Manhattan Clubs, Somerset Club of Boston, Mass., and Cincinnati and St. Nicholas Societies.


GRAY, HENRY WINTHROP-Commissioner, 111 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 4 West 16th street. Born in New York City, 1839. Educated in private schools and at New York University. Park commissioner, 1891-3; fire commissioner, 1893-4; special commissioner of jurors since May, 1896. Member Met- ropolitan, Union, Knickerbocker, Psi Upsilon and Whist Clubs and Century Association.


GRAY, JAMES A .- Lawyer, 280 Broadway, New York City; residence 1 Wilson avenue, Flushing, L. I. Born in Calhoun, Ga., June 6, 1857. Educated in Geor- gia common schools and at Moore's Business College, Atlanta. (Married.) Has been alderman, assistant corporation counsel and a Presidential Elector. Presi- dent Southern Cotton, Grain and Stock Exchange. Member Shinnecock Democratic Club, Crescent Lodge F. & A. M., Crescent Chapter R. A. M., and York Commandery Knights Templar.


GRAY, JOHN CLINTON-Justice, Court of Ap- peals, Albany; residence 709 Fifth avenue, New York City. Term expires Dec. 31, 1902. Member Century Association.


GRAY, WILLIAM TRAVERS-Banker, 110 Ex- change Court, New York City; residence 37 East 21st street. Born in New York City. Educated at Har- vard. Member of the firm of Howard Lapsley & Co. and of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Union Club and Metropolitan Museum of Art.


GREACEN, EDWARD J .- Rubber Manufacturer, 38 Park row, New York City; residence Bloomfield, N. J. Member Manhattan, New York Athletic, Larch- mont Yacht, New York Yacht, Accomack Hunting and Fishing, and Corinthian Yacht Clubs.


GREAVES, E. TRACY-Reporter and Journalist, 220 Broadway, New York City; residence 100 East 76th street. Born in England, Jan. 28, 1858. Educated in Hartford, Conn. (Single.) Formerly managing edi- tor of the New York "Recorder." Now connected with the Philadelphia "Times," New York "World" and New York "Herald." Member Lotos Club.


GREEFE, BERNHARD-Dry Goods Commission Merchant, 106 Spring street, New York City; residence College Point, L. I. Born in Barmen, Rhenish Prus- sia, Oct. 7, 1843; came to the United States in 1870. (Married.) Member of the firm of Greeff & Co. Vice- president College Point Savings Bank; director Weber Railway Joint Mf'g Co .; selling agent Phoenix Silk Mf'g Co .; trustee Conrad Poppenhusen Association of College Point. Member Reform Club.


GREEFF, ERNEST F .- Dry Goods Commission Merchant, 106 Spring street, New York City; residence 37 West 88th street. (Married.) Member of the firm of Greeff & Co. President Griffon Co. of Passaic, N. J .; trustee West Side German Dispensary. Member New York Athletic, Merchants' Central, and Lake Ho- patcong Clubs, American Geographical Society, Amer- ican Museum of Natural History, Metropolitan Mu- seum of Art, New York Botanical Gardens and Deutscher Verein.


GREELEY, WILLIAM B .- Lawyer, 38 Park row, New York City; residence New Rochelle. Born in Nashua, N. H., Nov. 1, 1859. Educated at Dartmouth College and Columbian University Law School, Wash- ington, D. C. (Married.) Member of the firm of Red- ding, Kiddle & Greeley. Treasurer and director Jos- eph Schneible Co. Member Psi Upsilon Club, Dart- mouth College Alumni Association and 7th Regiment N. G. N. Y.


GREEN, ANDREW HASWELL-Lawyer, 214 Broadway, New York City; residence 91 Park avenue and Green Hill, Worcester, Mass. Born in Green Hill, Oct. €, 1820. Educated in Massachusetts; studied law and has practiced in New York City since his admis- sion to the Bar. President Board of Education, 1856; president Park Board, 1857-70; comptroller of New York City, 1871-6. Executor and trustee Samuel J. Tilden's and other large estates. Originator of plan for creation of Greater New York; also plan of New York Public Library (Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations), of which he is a trustee. President and commissioner New York State Reservation at Niagara Falls since 1883; delegate to Constitutional Convention, 1894; has served on various municipal special commissions. Di- rector "New Yorker Staats Zeitung" Corporation; trustee Atlantic Trust Co. Member Metropolitan Mu- seum of Art, American Geographical Society, Ameri- can Museum of Natural History, Colonial Order, Scientific Alliance and Sons of the American Revolu- tion.


GREEN, CHARLES HENRY-Manufacturer, 42 Murray street, New York City. Born in Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 21, 1837. Educated at Miami University. (Mar- ried Lilla A. Wightman, 1872.) President and director Ball Compound Locomotive Co., Columbia Navigation and Commercial Co. and Hektograph Manufacturing Co.


GREEN, DOUGLAS NORVAL-Wholesale Coal Merchant, 113 East Water street, Syracuse; residence 714 James street. Born in Hyde Park (now Scranton) Pa., Oct. 8, 1844. Educated at Madison Academy, Waverly, Pa., and in private schools. (Married.) Mem- ber of the firm of Millspaugh & Green. Vice-president Syracuse Chamber of Commerce; director Utica Cold Storage and Warehouse Co .; sales agent Delaware and Hudson Co. of New York City. Member Citizens' and Syracuse Clubs, Syracuse Athletic Association, Fort Schuyler Club of Utica, Transportation Club of New York City, Society of Colonial Wars, G. A. R. and Sons of the American Revolution.


GREEN, FRANK RUSSELL - Artist, 211 West 85th street, New York City. Born in Chicago, Ill., April 16, 1859. Educated in Chicago public schools; studied art in Paris, France. (Married.) Member New York Water Color and Salmagundi Clubs, Amer- ican Water Color Society and National Academy of Design.


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GREEN, FREDERICK R .- Banker, Fredonia. Born in Sherman, N. Y., May 10, 1861. Educated at Union School in Sherman. (Single.) Formerly treas- urer and trustee Village of Fredonia and trustee Fre- donia State Normal School. Now cashier Fredonia National Bank; vice-president State Bank of Silver Creek and Buffalo Savings and Loan Association; di- rector State Bank of Forestville and Fredonia Natural Gas Light Co. Member Sons of the American Revo- lution, Citizens' Club of Fredonia, and Buffalo and Saturn Clubs of Buffalo.


GREEN, GEORGE W .- Bookseller and Stationer, 67 Water street, Newburgh; residence 278 Liberty street. Born in Newburgh, July 8, 1840. Educated in private schools. (Married.) Trustee Newburgh Sav- ings Bank. Member Masonic bodies.


GREEN, GEORGE WALTON-Lawyer, 11 Pine street, New York City; residence 334 Lexington ave- nue. Born in New York City, May 9, 1854. Educated at Phillips Exeter Academy and at Harvard. (Mar- ried.) Formerly aqueduct commissioner. Member University, Lawyers', Harvard and Barnard Clubs, Century Association and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


GREEN, NELSON G .- Lawyer, 309 Broadway, New York City; residence 630 Fifth avenue. Born in Dansville, N. Y., June 3, 1855. (Married.) Member Manhattan, Lotos, Catholic and Delta Kappa Epsilon Clubs and Metropolitan Museum of Art.


GREEN, RUFUS S .- President, Elmira College, Elmira; residence 855 College avenue. Member Elmira City Club and Century Association and Presbyterian Union of New York City.


GREEN, WARREN L .- Manager, 86 Trinity place, New York City; residence 5 East 84th street. Born in New York City, May 19, 1866. Educated at Wilson & Kellogg's School. (Married.) Resident manager American Bank Note Co. of Ottawa, Canada. Mem- ber Lawyers' Club, Rideau, Ottawa Golf and Ottawa Canoe Clubs of Ottawa, Canada, and Ottawa Art Association.


GREEN, WILLIAM B .- Journalist, Eagle Build- ing, Brooklyn; residence 754 Halsey street. Born in Brooklyn, April 21, 1851. Educated in Brooklyn pub- lic schools. (Married.) Connected with the "Brook- lyn Daily Eagle." Member Hanover and Press Clubs, Orion Lodge No. 717 F. & A. M., Aurora Grata Lodge of Perfection, Aurora Grata Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Aurora Grata Chapter of Rose Croix, Au- rora Grata Consistory S. P. R. S., Kismet Temple, No- bles of the Mystic Shrine, Palestine Encampment No. 62 K. of St. J. & M., Fulton Council No. 299 Royal Ar- canum and B. P. O. Elks No. 22 of Brooklyn.


GREEN, WILLIAM WALKER - Lawyer, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence Englewood, N. J. Member of the firm of Alexander & Green. Di- rector Blooming Grove Park Association and Williams & Clark Fertilizer Co. Member Lawyers', University, Tuxedo, New York Athletic, Carteret Gun and Chi- cago (Ill.) Clubs. Association of the Bar of the City of New York and Yale Alumni Association.


GREENBAUM, SAMUEL -- Lawyer, 141 Broadway, New York City; residence 2 East 94th street. Born in London, England, Jan. 23, 1854. (Son of Lewis and Rachel [Schlesinger] Greenbaum.) Educated in New York City public schools and at the College of the City of New York ('72) and Columbia College Law School ('75). (Married Selina Ullman of New York City, 1888.) Member of the firm of Hays, Greenbaum & Hersh- field. Director C. Graham & Sons Co. and Park Hill Co. Member Reform and Democratic Clubs, Society of Medical Jurisprudence, Educational Alliance, Agui- lar Free Library Society and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


GREENE. ALISTER-Lawyer, 19 Liberty street, New York City; residence 1 East 62d street. Member Union, Metropolitan, New York Athletic and City Clubs, Columbia University Alumni Association and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


GREENE, CARLETON-Civil Engineer, 11 Broad- way, New York City; residence 24 East 42d street. Born in New York City, Oct. 24, 1868. Educated at


Harvard (A.B., '89) and Cornell (C.E., '91). (Single.) Superintendent of machinery, Barber Asphalt Paving Co. and National Contracting Co. Member Century Association and Harvard Club, Psi Upsilon Fraternity, Saturn Club of Buffalo and associate member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.


GREENE, CLAY M .- Dramatic Author, 70 West 26th street, New York City. Born in California, March 12, 1850. Educated at University of California. (Mar- ried.) Was shepherd of "The Lambs" for eight years. Member Larchmont Yacht, Manhasset Bay Yacht (commodore) and Lambs' Clubs, Dramatic Authors' Society and Actors' Order of Friendship.


GREENE, DAVID J .- Civil and Mechanical En- gineer, 300 Oakland street, Brooklyn; residence 76 St. James place. Born in New York City, July 21, 1873. Educated at Grammar School No. 68, College of the City of New York, School of Mines of Columbia Col- lege and Sibley College of Cornell University. (Sin- gle.) Was constructing engineer and superintendent of the Standard Silica Cement Co. of Long Island City; also superintendent of the Jordan, N. Y., works of the American Cement Co. Now constructing en- gineer of the Milford (Conn.) Water Co. and Clinton (Conn.) Water Co. Member Phi Delta Theta and Cor- nell Clubs, Engineering Society of Columbia Univer- sity and American Society of Mechanical Engineers.


GREENE, DAVID M .- Consulting Engineer, Troy; residence 41 First street. Born in Brunswick, Rens- selaer Co., N. Y., July 8, 1832. Educated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (C.E., '51) and at West Point Military Academy (private course, '56). (Married.) Instructor in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1851-2; assistant engineer on Erie Canal, 1852-3; on railroads in Ohio and Indiana, 1853-4; professor of geodesy in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1855-61; served in Engineer Corps of United States Navy, 1861-9; for a time instructor in United States Naval Academy; Deputy State (New York) Engineer, 1874-8; engineer in N. G. N. Y., 1872-93; now in general practice. Di- rector Citizens' Steamboat Co. and Troy City National Bank. Fellow American Geographical Society; mem- ber Army and Navy Club, Military Order of the Loyal Legion, Order of Founders and Patriots of America, American Society of Naval Engineers, Sons of the American Revolution, G. A. R., and Naval Order of the United States.


GREENE, EDWARD R .- Lawyer, 15 Broad street, New York City; residence 99 Henry street, Brooklyn. Member Alpha Delta Phi Club, Crescent Athletic and Hamilton Clubs of Brooklyn and Columbia University Alumni Association.


GREENE, FRANCIS VINTON - President, 11 Broadway, New York City; residence 33 East 30th street. Born in Providence, R. I., June 27, 1850. Edu- cated at United States Military Academy, West Point. (Married.) Officer in the Engineer Corps of the United States Army, 1870-86; military attaché to United States Legation at St. Petersburg, Russia, 1877-9; on duty with Russian army during the Russo-Turkish war, 1877-8; Major-General of United States Volun- teers during Spanish-American War, 1898. President and director Niagara Gorge R. R. Co .; managing di- rector New Trinidad Lake Asphalt Co .; director Sea- board National Bank. President Republican County Committee, July, 1900. Member University, Metropoli- tan, Lawyers', New York Yacht, Army and Navy, Union League and Riding Clubs, Century Association, American Institute of Mining Engineers and American Society of Civil Engineers.


GREENE, GEORGE SEARS, JR .- Civil Engineer, 68 Broad street, New York City; residence 24 East 42d street. Born in Lexington, Ky., Nov. 26, 1837. (Widower.) Civil engineer on Croton Aqueduct, 1868-75; engineer-in-chief in Department of Docks, 1875-98. Member Harvard and Church Clubs, Blooming Grove Park and Century Associations, Loyal Legion, Society of Colonial Wars, New England Society and American Society of Civil Engineers.


GREENE, HERBERT WILBER - Musician, 489 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 174 St. Nich- olas avenue. Born in Holyoke, Mass., May 20, 1851. (Married.) President Music Teachers' National Asso-


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ciation and New York Associate School of Music; founder and director Metropolitan College of Music; associate editor Philadelphia "Etude." Member Clef (president) and Lotos Clubs and Society of American Musicians and Composers.


GREENE, JOHN A .- Publisher, 100 Washington square, East, New York City; residence 243 West 99th street. Member Republican and Press Clubs, Aldine Association and New England Society.


GREENE, MARSHALL WINSLOW-Wholesale Grocer, 159 Front street, New York City; residence 235 Central Park, West. Born in New York City, Jan. 13, 1870. Educated at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and the College of the City of New York. (Single.) Mem- ber of the firm of Anton R. Beaujon & Co. Member 7th Regiment, N. G. N. Y., Society of Mayflower De- scendants, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society and Sons of the American Revolution.


GREENE, RICHARD H .- Lawyer and Editor, 235 Central Park, West, New York City. Born in New York City, June 12, 1839. Educated at Yale (A.B., '62, and A.M., '65) and Columbia (LL.B., '65). (Married.) Trustee New York Genealogical and Biographical So- ciety; secretary Society of War Veterans; editor New York "Genealogical and Biographical Record" (quar- terly); historian New York Society of Mayflower De- scendants. Member Yale Club, Lafayette Post G. A. R., Society of American Wars, Sons of the Revolution, Society of the War of 1812, Society of Colonial Wars, Society of the 7th Regiment War Veterans and New York Historical and Mayflower Societies.


GREENE, RICHARD THURSTON-Lawyer, 41 Park row, New York City; residence 251 West 83d street. Born in Port Henry, N. Y., June 29, 1867. Edu- cated at Rutgers College ('89) and Albany Law School (valedictorian, '91). (Married.) Member of the firm of Greene & Stotesbury. Counsel to East River Sav- ings Institution and Western Electric Co .; secretary Peruvian Ochre Co. Member West Side Republican and Dry Goods Clubs, Delta Kappa Epsilon Frater- nity (1900-1902 Council), New York Genealogical and Biographical Society and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


GREENE, THOMAS L. - Author and Editor, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence 49 West 68th street. Born in Albany, N. Y. Educated at Albany Academy. (Married.) Author of "Corporation Fi- nance." Member Century Association, Church Club and New York Historical and Huguenot Societies.


GREENE, WILKINS U. - Automatic Machines, 739 First avenue, New York City; residence 239 St. James place, Brooklyn. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., 1857. Educated at Columbia. (Married.) Was engi- neer under United States Assayer to examine mines in the West. Now general manager Interstate Fending Co.


GREENHUT, BENEDICT J .- Dry Goods Mer- chant, 292 Sixth avenue, New York City; residence Hotel Savoy. Born in Chicago, Ill., June 24, 1870. Edu- cated in Peoria, Ill. (Married.) Secretary and direc- tor Siegel-Cooper Co. Member Progress and Freund- schaft Clubs.


GREENLEES, THOMAS-Carpenter and Builder, Fourth avenue, Williamsbridge, New York City. Born in Renfrewshire, Scotland, Sept, 25, 1853. Educated in public schools. (Married.) Director New York and Wakefield Co-operative Building and Loan Associa- tion. Member Royal Arcanum and Exempt Firemen.


GREENOUGH, JOHN - Banker, 18 Wall street, New York City; residence 31 West 35th street and Tuxedo Park. Director Knoxville and Ohio R. R. Co., Southwestern Coal and Improvement Co. and United States Casualty Co. Member Tuxedo, University, Harvard and Adirondack League Clubs, American Fine Arts, New England and American Geographical Societies, Down Town Association, Sons of the Ameri- can Revolution, Metropolitan Museum of Art and American Museum of Natural History.


GREENOUGH, WILLIAM-Woolen Merchant, 345 Broadway, New York City; residence 32 West Ninth street. Born in Cambridge, Mass., June 29, 1843. Edu-


cated at Harvard. Trustee Institution for Savings of Merchants' Clerks; director Land and River Improve- ment Co. Member University, Merchants', Seawan- haka-Corinthian Yacht and Oyster Bay Yacht Clubs.


GREENWOOD, LANGDON, JR .- Machinery, 120 Liberty street, New York City; residence 269 West End avenue. Secretary, treasurer and director Ball & Wood Co. Member American Geographical and New York Historical Societies and Sons of the Revolution.


GREER, DAVID HUMMELL-Protestant Episco- palian Clergyman, 342 Madison avenue, New York City. Born in Wheeling, W. Va., March 20, 1844. Edu- cated at Washington College, Philadelphia, Pa., and Protestant Episcopal Seminary, Gambier, Ohio. De- gree of D.D. from Brown University and Kenyon Col- lege. (Married.) Deacon, 1866; priest, 1868. Held pas- torates in West Virginia, Kentucky and Rhode Island, 1868-88; since then rector of St. Bartholomew's Church in New York City. President and director. St. Bar- tholomew's Loan Association; trustee Provident Loan Society. Member Metropolitan, University Glee, Rid- ing and Patria Clubs and Brown University Alumni and Century Associations.


GREGG, DAVID - Presbyterian Clergyman, 180 Washington Park, Brooklyn. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., March 25, 1846. Educated at Washington and Jefferson College. Degrees of D.D. from New York University and LL.D. from Livingston College. (Married Kate Etheridge, 1871.) Edited "Our Banner" for thirteen years. Rector Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church since 1889. Author of "Makers of the American Re- public" and other works.


GREGG. LEVI LAERTES - Tea Importer, 132 Front street, New York City; residence 260 Richmond Terrace, S. I. Born in Fredonia, N. Y., April 30, 1841. Educated in public schools and at a business college. (Married.) Member Sons of the Revolution, Society of Colonial Wars, Society of the War of 1812 and New York Scottish Society.


GREGORY, DANIEL SEELEY-Editor and Cler- gyman, 30 Lafayette place, New York City; residence 463 West 153d street. Born in Carmel, N. Y., Aug., 21, 1832. Educated at State Normal College ('50), Prince- ton University ('57) and Princeton Theological Semi- nary ('60). Held various pastorates; managing editor "Standard Dictionary," 1890-4; editor "Homiletic Re- view" since 1895.




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