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HENDRICKS, HARMON W .- Metals, 49 Cliff street, New York City; residence 10 East 44th street. Member of the firm of Hendricks Bros. Director Ger- man-American Bank. Member New York, Engineers' and Fulton Clubs and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
HENDRICKS, MORTIMER-Broker, 51 Exchange place, New York City; residence Long Branch, N. J. Born in New York City, April 23, 1837. Educated at Columbia. (Widower.) Served on staff of General John E. Bendix, N. G. N. Y. Member Lotos and Delta Phi Clubs.
HENDRICKSON, E. M .- Banker, 808 Broadway, Brooklyn; residence 378 Grand avenue. Born in New York City, 1855. Educated in public schools. Presi- dent Merchants' Bank; trustee Eastern District Sav- ings Bank. Member Reform Club of New York City, and Crescent Athletic and Lincoln Clubs of Brooklyn.
HENDRIX, JOSEPH C. - Banker, 32 Nassau street, New York City; residence 882 Carroll street, Brooklyn. Born in Fayette, Mo., May 25, 1853. (Son of Adam and Isabel J. Hendrix.) Educated at Central College, Fayette, Mo., and at Cornell University. (Mar- ried Mary Alice Rathbone.) Postmaster of Brooklyn, 1886-90; president of Brooklyn Board of Education for six years; Congressman, 1893-5; trustee of New York and Brooklyn Bridge for two years. Now president and director National Bank of Commerce; president American Bankers' Association; director Kings County Trust Co .; trustee Fifth Avenue Trust Co., and Mor- ton Trust Co .; member of Committee on admissions of New York Clearing House; ex-director Brooklyn Insti- tute of Arts and Sciences. Member New York Press, Cornell, University and Metropolitan Clubs, Marine and Field, and Montauk Clubs of Brooklyn, Long Island Historical Society and Chamber of Commerce.
HENNA, J. JULIO-Physician, 8 West 40th street, New York City. Born in Puerto Rico, W. I., 1851. Educated in St. Thomas, W. I., and at the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons (M.D., '72). (Mar- ried.) Was Puerto Rican Commissioner at Washing- ton; also president of the Puerto Rico Revolutionary Party. Now consulting physician to the French Hos-
pital. Member Patria Club, Circulo Colon Cervantes, County Medical and Medico-Legal Societies, Society of Medical Jurisprudence, Society for the Relief of Wid- ows and Orphans, Physicians' Mutual Aid and New York County Medical Associations, New York Medi- cal Union and Academy of Medicine.
HENNESSY, FORBES J. - Lawyer, Criminal Court Building, New York City; residence 117 East 18th street. Born in New York City, 1869. (Son of .James S. Hennessy. ) Educated at St. Francis Xavier College ('88, A.M., '89), and Columbia College Law School ('91). Connected with the district attorney's office since 1894; deputy assistant district attorney since Jan. 1, 1898. Secretary Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum. Member New York Athletic, Manhattan and Catholic Clubs and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
HENRY, AMBROSE D .- Broker, 71 Broadway, New York City; residence 14 East Tenth street. Born in New York City. Educated at Columbia. (Single.) Member of the firm of Henry Bros. & Co., members of the New York Stock Exchange. Member University, Racquet and Tennis, Riding and Tuxedo Clubs and Columbia University Alumni Association.
HENRY, DOUGLAS-Broker, 14 Wall street, New York City; residence 6 East 58th street. Born in New York City, March 20, 1851. (Son of Rev. James Ver- non Henry.) Educated at Rutgers College Grammar School, New Brunswick, N. J. (Married Annie L., daughter of Rev. George L. Prentiss.) Member New York Stock Exchange and of the New York Athletic, Baltusrol Golf and Riding Clubs and Sons of the Revo- lution.
HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON-Artist, 7 West 43d street, New York City; residence Ellenville. Born in Charleston, S. C., Jan. 12, 1841. Educated in New York City, Philadelphia, Pa., and in Paris, France. (Mar- ried Frances Livingston Wells of Johnstown, N. Y., 1875.) Painted the picture of the first railroad train in the United States on the Mohawk and Hudson, now the New York Central line; picture is now in Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D. C. Member American Water Color and American Geographical Societies, Century Association and National Academy of Design.
HENRY, FRANK LYON-Broker, 71 Broadway, New York City; residence 14 East Tenth street. Edu- cated at Columbia. Member of the firm of Henry Bros. & Co. and of the New York Stock Exchange. Member St. Anthony, University, Racquet and Tennis, Rock- away Hunting and Union Clubs and Columbia Uni- versity Alumni Association.
HENRY, GUSTAVE C .- Financier, 180 Fifth ave- nue, New York City; residence 317 West 82d street. Born in New York City, Oct. 17, 1860. Educated in pri- vate schools. (Married.) Treasurer and director Dun- lap & Co. and Unadilla Valley R. R. Co. Member New York Athletic Club and Arion Society.
HENRY, HOWARD H. - Broker, 71 Broadway, New York City; residence 137 East 39th street. Born in New York City. Educated at the College of the City of New York. (Married.) Member of the firm of Henry Bros. & Co. and of the New York Stock Ex- change. Member New York Whist, Baltusrol Golf and New York Athletic Clubs.
HENRY, JOHN QUINCY ADAMS - Clergyman, 156 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence Yonkers. Born in Iowa, 1856. Educated at Chicago University and Divinity School. (Married.) Has held pastorates in Portland, Denver, San Francisco and Chicago. Ex- president Law Enforcement League of Chicago. State superintendent New York Anti-Saloon League. Mem- ber University Congregation of Chicago.
HENRY, PHILIP W .- Asphalt, 11 Broadway, New York City; residence 5 West 39th street. Born in Scranton, Pa., March 24, 1864. Educated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (C.E., '87). (Single.) Vice-pres- ident and general manager Barber Asphalt Paving Co., with which he has been connected since 1887. Member Engineers', University and Union League Clubs, American Society of Civil Engineers and Sons of the American Revolution.
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HENSON, HENRY B .- Precious Stones and Jew- elry, 21 Maiden lane, New York City; residence 29 Eighth avenue, Brooklyn. Member Atlantic Yacht and Lawyers' Clubs and Marine and Field and Montauk Clubs of Brooklyn.
HENTZ, HENRY - Merchant, 22 William street, New York City; residence 769 St Marks avenue, Brook- lyn. Born in Montgomery County, Pa., Jan. 29, 1834. Educated in Philadelphia. (Married.) Ex-president New York Cotton and Coffee Exchanges. President and director St. Marks Improvement Co .; director Bank of the State of New York, New York Coffee Ex- change, Commonwealth Insurance Co., Farmers' Loan and Trust Co., Louisville and Nashville R. R. Co., Me- chanics' National Bank, Queen Insurance Co. of America. and Southern and Atlantic Telegraph Co .; trustee Brooklyn Homeopathic Hospital; vice-presi- dent Chamber of Commerce. Member Hamilton Club of Brooklyn and Down Town Association.
HEPBURN, ALONZO BARTON-Banker, 83 Cedar street, New York City; residence 205 West 57th street. Born in Colton, N. Y., July 24, 1846. Educated at Mid- dlebury (Vt.) College. Member of New York Legisla- ture, 1875-80; Superintendent New York State Banking Department, 1880-2; United States Bank Examiner, 1889-92; Comptroller of the Currency, 1892-3; president Third National Bank, New York City, 1893-7; now vice-president Chase National Bank. Director Ameri- can District Telegraph Co., Equitable Securities Co. and National Surety Co. Member Metropolitan, Union League and Delta Kappa Epsilon Clubs.
HEPBURN, NEIL JAMIESON - Physician and Oculist, 369 West 23d street, New York City. Born in Orkney, Scotland, Oct. 8, 1846. Educated in New York City at Free Academy and at College of Physicians and Surgeons (M.D., '68). Practicing in New York City as a specialist in eye and ear diseases since 1882. Member Ninth International and first Pan-American Medical Congresses. Member of several medical so- cieties.
HEPWORTH, GEORGE HUGHES - Clergyman and Editor, Herald square, New York City; residence 222 West 23d street. Born in Boston, Mass., Feb. 4, 1833. Educated in Cambridge, Mass. (Married Ada- line A. Drury, 1860.) Served as chaplain during Civil War. Held various pastorates. On editorial staff of the New York "Herald" since 1885. Member Atlantic Yacht Club.
HERBERMANN, CHARLES GEORGE - Profes- sor, 17 Lexington avenue, New York City; residence 223 West 25th street. Born in Germany, Dec. 8, 1840. Educated at St. Francis Xavier College, New York City (A.B., A.M., Ph.D. and LL.D.). Instructor in St. Francis Xavier College, 1858-69; professor of Latin language and literature in the College of the City of New York since 1869.
HERBERT, FRERERICK D. - Naval Architect and Consulting Engineer, 20 Broad street, New York City; residence 170 Lefferts place, Brooklyn. Born in Brooklyn, Oct. 16, 1873. Educated at Adelphi Acad- emy and Cornell University (M.E., '97). (Single.) Member Middlebrook Country and Cornell University Clubs, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and Sigma Chi Alumni Association.
HERBERT, VICTOR - Musical Conductor and Composer, 109 East 14th street, New York City; resi- dence Pittsburg, Pa. Born in Dublin, Ireland, Feb. 1, 1859. Studied music in Germany. (Married Therese Foerster, prima donna, 1886.) First position of impor- tance that of principal violoncello player in Court Orchestra, Stuttgart, Germany; gave concerts in Eu- rope before coming to the United States as solo vio- loncellist of Metropolitan Orchestra, 1886; since then has been connected with several prominent orchestral organizations as soloist and conductor. Bandmaster 22d Regiment, N. G. N. Y., 1894-9. Now conductor of the Pittsburg Orchestra. Composer of "The Captive," "The Wizard of the Nile," "The Serenade," "The Idol's Eye," "The Fortune Teller" and other comic operas. Member Manuscript and Lambs' Clubs.
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HERBERT, WILLIAM-Stock Broker, 11 Pine street, New York City; residence 434 West 22d street.
Born in New York City, Feb. 23, 1853. Educated at Public School No. 40 and the College of the City of New York. (Married.) Member of the firm of Macy Bros. & Herbert, members of the New York Stock Ex- change. President Deutz Lithographing Co .; vice- president Corlies, Macy & Co. Member Essex County (N. J.) Country and City Clubs and Down Town As- sociation.
HERENDEEN, EDWARD G .- Lawyer, Robinson Building, Elmira; residence 414 West Church street. Born in Macedon, Wayne Co., N. Y., Oct. 19, 1857. Educated at Hobart College (A.B., '79, and A.M., '82). (Married.) Member of the firm of Herendeen & Man- deville. President Herendeen Mfg Co. of Geneva; di- rector Merchants' National Bank and Elmira Building Co .; trustee Supreme Court Library at Elmira, and Hobart College. Member of executive committee New York State Bar Association; member board of man- agers Elmira City and Elmira Country Clubs; mem- ber American Bar Association, Phi Beta Kappa So- ciety and Kappa Alpha Fraternity.
HERING, DANIEL WEBSTER - Professor, Uni- versity Heights, New York City; residence 128 West 129th street. Born in Washington County, Md., March 23, 1850. Educated at Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University (Ph.B., '72, and C.E., '78). Fellow in engineering at Johns Hopkins University, 1876-8; pro- fessor of mathematics in Western Medical College, 1880-4; professor of physics at Western University of Pennsylvania, 1884-5; professor of physics and applied mechanics at New York University since 1885.
HERING, RUDOLPH - Hydraulic and Sanitary Engineer, 100 William street, New York City; residence 235 Jefferson avenue, Brooklyn. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 26, 1847. Educated at Royal Polytechnic Col- lege, Dresden, Germany. (Married.) Has designed and been actively engaged in the construction of a large number of waterworks and sewerage systems in the United States, Canada and foreign countries. Member Twilight Club, Literary Club of Chicago, American Society of Civil Engineers, Institution of Civil Engineers of Great Britain and of many scientific societies in the United States and Europe.
HERNE, JAMES A .- Actor and Playwright, 79 Convent avenue, New York City. Born in Troy, N. Y., 1839. (Married.) Has appeared in his own plays since 1878. Author of "Hearts of Oak," "The Minute Men," "Shore Acres," "Sag Harbor" and other plays.
HERRESHOFF, JOHN B. FRANCIS -- Vice-Presi- dent, 32 Liberty street, New York City; residence 19 Pierrepont street, Brooklyn. Member Canoe Club, Hamilton Club of Brooklyn, Scientific Alliance, Amer- ican Society of Mechanical Engineers and Brown Uni- versity Alumni Association.
HERRICK, ALBERT B .- Electrical Engineer, 120 Liberty street, New York City; residence Ridgewood, N. J. Born in Bergen Point, N. J., March 31, 1862. Studied mechanics at Stevens Institute of Technology. Assisted Thomas A. Edison in perfecting the incan- descent lamp; was expert electrician for several im- portant companies; since 1893 has been a consulting electrical engineer for street railway and lighting plants. Frequent contributor on electrical engineering topics to scientific publications.
HERRICK, D. CADY-Supreme Court Judge, Al- bany; residence 151 Washington avenue. Born in Es- perance, Schoharie Co., N. Y., April 12, 1846. Educated at Albany Classical Institute. (Married.) Has been district attorney of Albany County and corporation counsel of Albany. Now Supreme Court Justice, and Associate Justice, Appellate Division of Supreme Court, term expiring Dec. 31, 1905. Director Albany City National Bank. Member Fort Orange and Al- bany Clubs, and Press, Reform and Democratic Clubs of New York City.
HERRMANN, CARL-Authors' Agent, 13 West 42d street, New York City; residence 158 East 93d street. Born in Vienna, Austria, July 23, 1846. Educated in Austrian military schools and at Academy of War. (Single.) Director Merz Universal Extractor and Con- struction Co.
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HERSEY, JACOB DANIEL TEMPLE-Commer- cial Paper, 621 Broadway, New York City; residence 332 West 22d street. Born in East Bridgewater, Mass., Sept. 22, 1821. Educated at Wrentham (Mass.) Acad- emy. (Married.) Dealer in commercial paper, stocks and bonds since 1844. Trustee Broadway Savings In- stitution. Member Presbyterian Union and Chamber of Commerce.
HERSHFIELD, ISIDOR-Lawyer, 206 Broadway, New York City; residence 28 West 116th street. Born in New York City, Jan. 8, 1869. Educated at the Col- lege of the City of New York and New York Univer- sity. (Married.) Member Society of Medical Juris- prudence.
HERTER, CHRISTIAN A .- Physician, 819 Madi- son avenue, New York City. Member Union League, Riding and Grolier Clubs and Century Association.
HERTLE, JOHN C .- Commissioner of Accounts, 280 Broadway, New York City; residence 253 West 45th street. Born in New York City, Nov. 11, 1851. Edu- cated in Cincinnati, Ohio, and in New York City. (Married.) Member Democratic Club.
HERTS, HENRY B .- Architect, 258 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 22 West 43d street. Born in New York City, Jan. 23, 1871. Educated at College of the City of New York, Columbia College, National School of Decorative Arts and at Ecole des Beaux- Arts, Paris, France. (Single.) Member Sketch Club, Society of Beaux Arts Architects and Architectural League.
HERVEY, WALTER LOWRIE-Examiner, 421 Broome street. New York City; residence 320 Manhat- tan avenue. Born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, Sept. 28, 1862. Educated at Princeton (A.B., '86, A.M., '89 and Ph. D., '92). (Married Antoinette Bryant, 1887.) Presi- dent of Teachers' College, 1892-7; examiner for New York City Board of Education since 1894. Member Princeton Club.
HERZOG, HARRY L .- Lawyer, 87 Nassau street, New York City; residence Hotel San Lorenz, 72d street and Lexington avenue. Born in New York City, Feb. 4, 1873. Educated at College of the City of New York ('94), and New York University Law School ('96). (Single.) Counsel to the Legal Aid Bureau of the Educational Alliance. Member Freundschaft Verein.
HESS, CHARLES A .- Lawyer, 66 Broadway, New York City; residence Gilsey House. Born in New York City. Educated in public schools and at New York University. (Married.) Was Assistant United States Attorney under Elihu Root. Member of Republican State Committee; executive member Republican Party, Twenty-fifth Assembly District. Member Mad- ison Square Club, Society of Medical Jurisprudence, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Law Institute.
HESS, EDWARD B .- Manufacturer, 125 White street, New York City; residence 19 West 103d street. President and director New York Typewriter Co. and Precision Co.
HESS, JACOB-Commissioner, 300 Mulberry street, New York City; residence 68 West 68th street. Born in Germany, 1847. Educated in New York City. (Mar- ried.) Assemblyman, 1875; alderman-at-large, 1876; subway commissioner, 1885-9; school inspector; com- missioner of charities and correction; member of the Board of Electrical Control, 1894-7; police commis- sioner since 1898. Member Republican Club and Lied- erkranz.
HESSBERG, ALBERT-Lawyer, 57 State street, Albany; residence 222 Lancaster street. Born in Al- bany, Dec. 13, 1856. Educated in public schools and at Albany High School. (Married.) Member of the firm of Rosendale & Hessberg. Was assistant corporation counsel, commissioner to draft city laws and ordi- nances, and Recorder of the City of Albany. President Watervliet Turnpike and Railroad Co. and Jewish Home Society; vice-president United Charities Organ- ization; governor Albany Hospital; treasurer Univer- sity Extension Centre; director Park Bank of Albany, Westcott Express Co., local board of American Surety Co. and Cohoes City Ry. Co .; trustee Albany City Sav- ings Institution. Was treasurer of the State Bar As- sociation for fourteen years and president of Gideon Lodge I. O. B. B. Member Albany Society of New York City, and Albany and Adelphi Clubs.
HESSLER, JOHN C .- Manufacturer, 810 Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn; residence 951 Pacific street. Born in Honesdale, Pa., Sept. 11, 1865. Educated at Hones- dale Academy and at Cooper Institute and Columbia College in New York City. (Single.) Vice-president and director Estey Wire Works Co .; director San Juan Mining and Milling Co. Member Cooper Institute Alumni Association, Y. M. C. A. and of Masonic bod- ies.
HESTER, WILLIAM-Editor and Publisher, Eagle Building, Brooklyn; residence 158 Remsen street. Born in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Dec. 7, 1835. Educated in Poughkeepsie. (Widower.) President and director Brooklyn Eagle Association, publishers of "Brooklyn Daily Eagle." Director Eagle Warehouse and Storage Co. and Hamilton Trust Co. Member Atlantic Yacht, Larchmont Yacht, New York Yacht, Crescent Athletic, Brooklyn (president), Shelter Island Yacht and Hanı- ilton Clubs, and Metropolitan Club of New York City.
HESTER, WILLIAM V. - Editor and Secretary, Eagle Building, Brooklyn; residence 158 Remsen street. Born in Brooklyn, Dec. 1, 1861. Educated in Brooklyn. (Married Ada Louise, daughter of John Gibb.) Editor, secretary and director "Brooklyn Daily Eagle." Mem- ber Larchmont Yacht, Riding and Driving, Dyker Meadow Golf and Hamilton Clubs.
HETTLER, WASHINGTON H .- Clerk, 2 City Hall, New York City; residence 425 West 39th street. Born in New York City, Nov. 1, 1856. Educated in public schools. Store clerk of "City Record" since 1886. Mem- ber Royal Arcanum.
HEUBACH, GUSTAV - Paper Merchant, 75 Beek- man street, New York City; residence 2 Strong place, Brooklyn. Born in Sonneberg, Germany, Sept. 17, 1849. Educated in Sonneberg. (Married.) Member of the firm of Herman Behr & Co. Member Germania Club of Brooklyn.
HEUBNER, PAUL A. - Carpets, 882 Broadway, New York City; residence 105 West 136th street. Born in Waldeck, Germany. Educated in New York City public schools. (Married.) Manager of wholesale department of W. & J. Sloane. Member New York Athletic Club and Aldine Association.
HEUEL, EMIL-Physician. 350 Willis avenue, New York City. Born in New York City, Jan. 28, 1863. Educated in public schools and at the College of the City of New York, College of Pharmacy and New York University Medical Department (M.D.); also studied in London, Paris and Berlin. (Married.) Consulting surgeon to St. Joseph's Hospital; chairman of com- mittee on public health, fire and police protection of North Side Board of Trade. Fellow New York Acad- emy of Medicine; vice-president American Electro- Therapeutic Association; member New York Athletic Club.
HEUEL, FRANZ, JR .- Physician, 26 Irving place, New York City. Member New York Athletic Club, . Medical Society of the County of New York, Medical Association of the County of New York, New York Academy of Medicine and League of American Wheel- men.
HEUSSLER, ROBERT H. - Lithographer, 100 Lakeview avenue, Buffalo; residence 335 Porter ave- nue. Born in Hartford, Conn,, Dec. 23, 1854. Educated in Hartford. (Married.) Formerly general superin- tendent and now member of the firm of Kuerner & Hayes. Trustee Washington and Mohawk Building Association. Was secretary of the Buffalo Musical Association for fifteen years. Member Liberal Club. Buffalo Orpheus (ex-trustee), Liedertafel (ex-presi- dent), Harmony Lodge F. & A. M., and other organi- zations.
HEWETT, WATERMAN THOMAS-Professor, Cornell University, Ithaca; residence 31 East avenue. Born in Miami, Saline Co., Mo., Jan. 10, 1846. (Of New England parentage; on his father's side, his ancestors were descendants of the Pilgrims of Plymouth and Marshfield.) Educated at Maine State Seminary ('64), Amherst College ('69) and, in Europe, in Athens, Hei- delberg, Leipzig, Berlin and Leiden. Honorary degree of Ph.D. conferred by Cornell University in 1879. (Mar- ried, first, Emma McChain in 1880, who died on Sept. 18, 1883; second, Katharine Mary Locke in 1889.) As-
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sistant professor of German at Cornell University un- til 1881, when he was elected full professor of the German language and literature, which position he still holds. Visited Europe in 1877-8, 1881, 1887-8 and 1896. His first publication was a work entitled "The Frisian Language; a IIistorical Study" (1879), in recog- nition of which he was elected a member of the So- ciety for the Frisian Language and Literature of Hol- land, and of the Frisian Society of History, Antiqui- ties and Philology. He also published the introduc- tion to "Life and Genius of Goethe" (1886), and an edi- tion of Goethe's "Herrmann and Dorothea" (1892), "The History of Cornell University (1894), "Uhland's Poems" (1896) and "Sources of Goethe's Printed Text" (1898). ITas contributed numerous articles upon litera- ture and the history of education to "The Nation," "The Century," "Harper's Magazine," "American Journal of Philology," "The Goethe Jahrbuch," Lon- don "Academy," "Atlantic Monthly," "Science," "The Critic," "The Independent" and other periodicals, and to the transactions of learned societies. His article on the "House of Orange" was translated into Dutch and published in Holland to commemorate the seventieth birthday of the King. His contributions to the phil- ology of the Netherland languages led to his election as foreign member of the Netherland Society of Liter- ature, an honor which at that time had only been conferred upon eight Americans since the foundation of the Society. Is now general editor of Macmillans' "German Classics" and a contributor to the "Goethe Lexicon" published by the Goethe Society of Germany. Member American Philosophical and American Phil- ological Societies, Modern Language Association of America, Goethe Society of Weimar, Germany, and of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity.
HEWITT, ABRAM STEVENS - Iron Manufac- turer, 17 Burling Slip, New York City; residence 9 Lex- ington avenue. Born in Haverstraw, Rockland Co., N. Y., July 31, 1822. Educated at Columbia (A.B., '42 and LL.D., '87). (Married the only daughter of Peter Cooper in 1855.) Member of the firm of Cooper, Hewitt & Co. Was a representative in Congress from the State of New York from 1874 to 1886, in which year he was elected mayor of the City of New York and served one term (1887-8). Organized the Cooper Union, founded by Peter Cooper, and has been its sec- retary for more than forty years. Has been twice president of the American Institute of Mining Engi- neers; was official United States Commissioner at the French Exposition of 1867. President Trenton Iron Co., United Smelting Co. and New York and Greenwood Lake P .. R. Co .; vice-president New Jersey Steel and Iron Co .; director Erie R. R. Co., Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co., Alabama Coal and Iron Co. and of various mining companies. Member Metropolitan, City, Church, Union, Engineers', Tuxedo and Players' Clubs, Down Town and Century Associations and of various scientific bodies.
HEWITT, CHARLES R. - Lumber Merchant, 13 William street, New York City; residence 409 West 42d street. Director Manhattan Refrigerating Co. and Pitch Pine Lumber Co. Member Union League, New York, Camera and Racquet and Tennis Clubs, Down Town Association and Liederkranz.
HEWITT, CONRAD-Civil Engineer, 10 East 23d street, New York City; residence 72 East 34th street. Born in Trenton, N. J., Dec. 19, 1866. Educated at Princeton. (Single.) Member of the firm of Moffat & Hewitt. Formerly chief engineer for Lewinson & Just. Member Baltusrol Golf and Princeton Clubs and Princeton (N. J.) Golf and Trenton (N. J.) Country Clubs.
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