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HOLAHAN, MAURICE F .-- President, 21 Park row, New York City; residence 137 East 55th street. Born, 1848. Educated at New York City Grammar School No. 35, College of the City of New York and Washington University Law School. Served as as- semblyman and senator; chief of customs United States Treasury Department, 1885-7; chief special agent, Custom House, New York City, 1887-9; commis- sioner of accounts, 1889-90: deputy commissioner of public works, 1890-5; president Board of Public Im- provements since 1898. Member Catholic Club.
HOLBROOK, DIO L .- Mechanical Engineer, Yon- kers; residence 46 East 21st street, New York City. Born in New York City, Feb. S. 1866. Educated at Cornell. (Single.) Connected with the engineering department of the Otis Elevator Co., Yonkers. Mem- ber Cornell Club, American Society of Mechanical En- gineers and Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.
HOLBROOK, EDWARD-Manufacturer of Silver- ware, 889 Broadway, New York City; residence Stam- ford, Conn. President Gorham Mf'g Co .; director Gen- eral Fire Extinguisher Co., and Merchants' National
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Bank of New York. Member Union League and Adi- rondack League Clubs, Aldine Association, New Eng- land Society and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
HOLBROOK, HARRY-Glass Manufacturer, 85 Beekman street, New York City; residence Yonkers. Member Fulton, New York Yacht and New York Clubs and Aldine Association.
HOLBROOK, MARTIN L .- Physician and Editor, 46 East 21st street, New York City. Born in Mantua, Ohio, Feb. 3, 1831. Educated in public and private schools in Ohio. (Married.) Thirty-five years editor of "Journal of Hygiene and Herald of Health." Au- thor of many works. Member Twilight Club.
HOLBROOK, WILLIAM C. - Judge, Criminal Court Building, New York City; residence 10 West 130th street. Born in Brattleboro, Vt., 1842. Educated in public schools and at Harvard Law School. Served as lieutenant and adjutant of 4th Vermont Volunteers, 6th Corps, Army of the Potomac, and as major and colonel of 7th Vermont Volunteers, Department of the Gulf, 1861-5; was twice brevetted for gallantry and efficient service. Admitted to the Bar in New York City, 1866. Judge Court of Special Sessions since July, 1895; term expires July 1, 1907. Member Army and Navy and Harlem Clubs, Loyal Legion, New England Society and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
HOLCOMBE, CHESTER-Author and Diplomat- ist, Newark, Wayne County. Born in Winfield, N. Y., Oct. 16, 1844. Educated at Union College. Connected with United States Legation at Peking, China, as in- terpreter and secretary, 1871-85; acting minister, 1875- 6, 1878-9 and 1881-2. Since 1885 actively engaged in commercial and financial questions in China. Author of "The Real Chinaman"; also several works in Chi- nese language.
HOLCOMBE, WILLIAM FREDERIC-Physician, 78 Lexington avenue, New York City. Born in Ster- ling, Mass., April 2, 1827. Studied medicine at Albany Medical College (M.D., '50), and in Europe. (Widower.) Lecturer on diseases of the eye in New York Univer- sity Medical College, 1861; professor of diseases of the eye and ear in New York Medical College, 1862, in New York Ophthalmic College and Hospital, 1863, and in New York Medical College for Women, 1867. One of the nine founders of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society in 1869; delivered centennial ad- dress of town of Sterling, Mass., 1881. Member Inter- national Medical and New York Genealogical and Bio- graphical Societies, American Medical Association and Medical Society of the County of New York.
HOLDEN, DANIEL JUDSON-Lawyer, 71 Broad- way, New York City; residence 310 West 91st street. Born in New York City, Jan. 15, 1844. Educated at Yale and at Columbia Law School. (Married.) Mem- ber of the firm of Coudert Brothers. Member Univer- sity and City Clubs, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, State Bar and Down Town Associations, Society of Medical Jurisprudence and Sons of the Rev- olution.
HOLDEN, EDWIN B .- Wholesale Coal Merchant, 1 Broadway, New York City; residence 311 West 82d street. Member Grolier, City and Psi Upsilon Clubs, Dunlap Society, Columbia Alumni Association and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
HOLDEN, GEORGE A. - Coal Merchant, 26 Ex- change place, New York City; residence 185 Riverside Drive. Born in Syracuse, N. Y., Nov. 21, 1863. Edu- cated at Columbia ('84). (Married.) General sales agent of Delaware, Lackawanna and Western R. R. Co. Member Suburban Riding and Driving and Uni - versity Clubs and Dunlap Society.
HOLDER, FREDERICK D .- Broker, 50 Exchange place, New York City; residence 58 West 58th street. Born in New York City, Oct. 11, 1875. Educated in New York City. Connected with the New York Stock Exchange firm of C. Schumacher & Co. Member New York Athletic and New York Clubs and St. George's Society.
HOLDER, OSCAR H .- Physician, 66 Park avenue, New York City; residence 499 Fifth avenue. Born in Dorchester, Mass., June 30, 1866. Educated at Har-
vard (A.B. and M.D.). (Single.) Member Harvard and University Clubs.
HOLLADAY, WALLER-Mathematician, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence 328 West 57th street. Born in Ooroomiah, Persia (where his parents were American missionaries), April 7, 1840. Educated at University of Virginia (B.S., C.E. and M.E.). (Wid- ower.) Served in Confederate army during Civil War; served under Generals Lee and Jackson and surren- dered at Appomattox. Professor of mathematics in Cooper Institute since 1884; mathematician Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States since 1887. Member University Club and Southern Society.
HOLLAND, ALEXANDER-Banker and Broker, 36 Wall street, New York City; residence 40 Grace court, Brooklyn. Born in New York City, 1873. Edu- cated at Harvard ('96). (Single.) Member of the firm of Alexander Holland & Co. Member Harvard, Col- lectors', Nassau Country and New York Athletic Clubs and Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences.
HOLLAND, EDMUND MILTON-Actor, 70 West 36th street, New York City. Born in New York City, 1848. (Married Mary E., daughter of Benjamin F. Seward, 1875.) Under the management (1900) of the Frohmans. Member Players' and Lambs' Clubs.
HOLLAND, JOHN B .- Agent, 65 Broadway, New York City; residence 40 Grace court, Brooklyn. Mem- ber Hamilton Club of Brooklyn, Society of Colonial Wars, Society of Foreign Wars and Sons of the Revo- lution.
HOLLICK, CHARLES ARTHUR-Instructor, Co- lumbia University, New York City; residence New Brighton, S. I. Born on Staten Island, Feb. 6, 1857. Educated at Columbia College School of Mines (Ph.B., '79). (Married.) Instructor in geology at Columbia University. Member Richmond County Park Commis- sion since 1897. Author of many works upon geology and botany. Member New York Academy of Sciences, Torrey Botanical Club, Natural Science Association of Staten Island, Geological Society of America, Botani- cal Society of America and American Association for the Advancement of Science.
HOLLINS, FRANK C. - Broker, 11 Wall street, New York City; residence 22 East 54th street. Born in Philadelphia, Pa. Educated in New York City. (Married.) Ex-vice-president Lake Erie and Western Ry. Co., St. Louis, Alton and Terre Haute R. R. Co. and Peoria, Decatur and Evansville Ry. Co .. Was one of the directors of the Jersey City (N. J.) Board of Education for two years. Member Lake Champlain (president) and Riding Clubs.
HOLLINS, HARRY B .- Banker, 15 Wall street, New York City; residence East Islip. Senior member of the firm of H. B. Hollins & Co. and member of the New York Stock Exchange. President and director Havana Commercial Co .; vice-president and director Brooklyn Ferry Co .; director American Bond and Mortgage Guarantee Co., Detroit and Mackinac Ry. Co., East River Gas Co. of Long Island, East River Gas Co., Fort Worth and Rio Grande Ry. Co., Interna- tional Banking and Trust Co., Knickerbocker Trust Co., New Amsterdam Gas Co., New York and East River Gas Co., Plaza Bank, Tenth and Twenty-third Streets Ferry Co. and Zanesville and Ohio River Ry. Co. Member Metropolitan, Union, South Side Sports- men's, Westminster Kennel, Lawyers', Meadow Brook Hunt, New York Yacht, Racquet and Tennis and Rid- ing Clubs and Down Town Association.
HOLLISTER, GRANGER A .- Lumber Merchant, 375 East avenue, Rochester. Born and educated in Rochester. (Married.) President Hollister Lumber Co .; director Rochester Gas and Electric Co .; trustee Rochester Savings Bank and Security Trust Co. of Rochester. Member Genesee Valley and Century Clubs.
HOLLISTER, HARRY H. - Broker, 17 Broad street, New York City; residence 19 West 49th street. Member of the firm of Hollister & Babcock, and of the New York Stock Exchange. Treasurer and direc- tor National Horse Show Association; director Central Crosstown R. R. Co., Christopher and Tenth Streets R. R. Co., Des Moines and Fort Dodge R. R. Co., Keo- kuk and Des Moines R. R. Co., Madison Square Garden
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Co. and Peoria and Bureau Valley R. R. Co. Member Metropolitan, Union, Riding, Whist, South Side Sportsmen's and Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Clubs, New England Society and Sons of the Revolution.
HOLLISTER, MARTIN L .- Lawyer, 206 Broad- way, New York City; residence 242 West 34th street. Born in Coxsackie, N. Y., Aug. 2, 1839. Educated at Fort Plain Seminary, Claverack College, Hudson River Institute and Albany Law School; also studied law in the office of Beach & Smith, Troy. (Married Emily, daughter of Dr. Clute, 1872; died Nov. 8, 1896.) County attorney of Marion County, Mo., 1870; circuit attorney of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit of Missouri, 1870-4; fire marshal of the City of New York, 1895-7; member of municipal committee to arrange reception of Ad- miral Dewey, 1899. Trustee New York Harbor Tow Boat Co. Member Thirteen Club, Society of Medical Jurisprudence and State Bar Association.
HOLLISTER, WILLIAM H .- Banker, 120 Broad- way, New York City; residence 8 West 43d street. Born in Utica, N. Y., March 1, 1845. Educated at Wal- nut Hill School, Geneva, N. Y. (Single.) Member of the firm of Kountze Bros. and of the New York Stock Exchange. Director Fitchburg R. R. Co., Safe Deposit Co. of New York, Westcott Express Co., Bankers' Trust Co. and Baltimore (Md.) Guarantee and Trust Co .; trustee Dry Dock Savings Institution. Member Riding, Union League, New York Yacht, Lawyers', Racquet and Tennis, New York Athletic, Country, Lambs', Suburban Riding and Driving and Atlantic Yacht Clubs, Down Town Association, New England Society, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Chamber of Commerce.
HOLLS, FREDERICK WILLIAM-Lawyer, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence Yonkers. Born in Zelienople, Pa., July 1, 1857. Educated at Columbia (A.B., '78) and Columbia Law School (LL.B., '80). De- gree of D.C.L. from University of Leipzig in 1898. Member of the firm of Holls, Wagner & Burghard. (Married Caroline M. Sayles of Pawtucket, R. I., 1889.) Delegate-at-large to New York State Constitutional Convention of 1894, and was chairman of committee on education; United States delegate to Peace Conference at The Hague, Holland( 1899; chairman of Educational Commission of the State of New York, 1899. Secre- tary and director Music Hall Co. (Ltd.). Member Lawyers' and Republican Clubs, American Geographi- cal Society and Columbia University Alumni Associa- tion.
HOLLY, HENRY H., JR .- Architect, 39 West 27th street, New York City; residence Montclair, N. J. Born in New York City, Sept. 12, 1872. Educated at Yale. (Single.) Member Yale Club, and Company I, 7th Regiment, N. G. N. Y.
HOLLY, WILLIS-Secretary, The Arsenal, Central Park, New York City. Born in Stamford, Conn., July 14, 1854. Educated in Brooklyn, N. Y. Interested in newspaper work until 1889; secretary to the Mayor of New York City, 1889-94; private secretary and adver- tising manager R. H. Macy & Co., 1895-7; secretary Department of Parks since Jan. 1, 1898. Member Lo- tos and Press Clubs.
HOLM, CHARLES F .- Lawyer, 63 Park row, New York City; residence 442 Seventh street, Brooklyn. Born in New York City, March 8, 1862. Educated in Schwerin, Germany, and at Columbia Law School (LL.B., '82). (Widower.) Member of the firm of Holm & Smith. Counsel to Consumers' Brewing Co., Excel- sior Brewing Co., United Wine and Trading Co., Clausen & Price Brewing Co., Manhattan Soda Water Co., American Exchange Cigar Co., Photo-Engraving Co. and others. Member Parkway Driving and Mon- tauk Clubs of Brooklyn, Herman Lodge No. 268, Platt- deutsche Volksfest Verein and Aurora Grata Consis- tory.
HOLMES, ARTEMAS HENRY - Lawyer, 66 Broadway, New York City; residence 453 Madison avenue. Born in Galena, Ill., May 16, 1849. Educated at Phillips Exeter Academy, Harvard ('70) and Har- vard Law School. (Married.) Member of the firm of Holmes, Rapallo & Kennedy. Director Lawyers' Surety Co. and Manhattan Life Insurance Co. Mem- ber University, Tuxedo, Harvard and Delta Kappa Epsilon Clubs and Sons of the Revolution.
HOLMES, CHARLES S .- Coffee Merchant, 125 Front street, New York City; residence 46 West 46th street. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1829. Educated in Cincinnati; graduated from Woodward College. (Wid- ower.) Vice-president and treasurer J. H. Labaree Co. (Inc.). Member New York Club.
HOLMES, DYER B. - Real Estate, 290 Broad- way, New York City; residence Yonkers. Vice-presi- dent and director American Real Estate Co. Member Hardware, Knickerbocker, New York Athletic and Congregational Clubs.
HOLMES, EARLES F. - Insurance, 31 Nassau street, New York City; residence 95th street and Riv- erside Drive. Born in Chicago, Ill., Dec. 2, 1861. Edu- cated in Chicago. (Married.) Eastern secretary of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co. Member New York Athletic Club.
HOLMES, GEORGE-Lawyer, 30 Broad street, New York City; residence 71 Crescent avenue, Jersey City, N. J. Born in Fort Sumpter, S. C., Oct. 21, 1857. Educated at Glenwood Institute, Matawan, N. J. (Married.) Associated with the firm of De Forest Bros. Director Tiffany Glass and Decorating Co. and many others. Member Lawyers' Club, Jersey City, Jersey City Golf, Meadow Yacht and Long Beach Clubs of New Jersey, American Geographical Society and Hudson County (N. J.) Bar Association.
HOLMES, JOHN MCCLELLAN - Presbyterian Clergyman, 115 Academy street, Poughkeepsie. Born in Livingston, N. Y., Jan. 22, 1834. Educated at Wil- liams College ('53) and New Brunswick (N. J.) Theo- logical Seminary (D.D., '57). Held pastorates in Brooklyn, Hudson and Albany; president General Sy- nod of the Reformed Church, 1876; delegate to Pan- Presbyterian Councils held in Edinburgh, 1877, and in London, 1888; moderator New York Presbyterian Sy- nod, 1884; director Union Theological Seminary, New York City, since 1888.
HOLT, BYRON W .- Editor and Writer, 52 William street, New York City; residence 1611 Amsterdam ave- nue. Born in Rutland, Ohio, Dec. 12, 1857. Educated at Cornell. (Married.) Member Manhattan Single Tax and Cornell Clubs, and secretary of the tariff re- form committee of the Reform Club.
HOLT, CHARLES-Book Publisher, 29 West 23d street, New York City; residence 22 East 58th street. Born in Baltimore, Md., 1846. Educated at Yale. (Mar- ried.) Member of the firm of Henry Holt & Co. Mem- ber Metropolitan, University and Riding Clubs and Century Association.
HOLT, CHARLES L .- Tobacco Merchant, 156 Water street, New York City; residence 117 West 130th street. Born in New York City, Oct. 28, 1834. Edu- cated at the College of the City of New York. (Mar- ried.) Member of the New York City Board of Edu- cation and trustee of the College of the City of New York, 1885-97. Secretary and director Leaf Tobacco Board of Trade.
HOLT, GEORGE C .- Lawyer, 34 Pine street, New York City; residence 155 Madison avenue. Born in Mexico, Oswego Co., N. Y., Dec. 31, 1843. (Son of Hiram and Marian C. Holt.) Educated at Yale Uni- versity and Columbia Law School. (Married Mary L. Bowen.) Referee in Bankruptcy. Member Lawyers' and Barnard Clubs, Sons of the Revolution, American Fine Arts Society, Century Association and Associa- tion of the Bar of the City of New York.
HOLT, GEORGE H .- Banker, 10 Wall street, New York City; residence 24 East 58th street. Member of the firm of Taintor & Holt, and of the New York Stock Exchange. President and director Denver City R. R. Co .; vice-president and director Indiana, Illinois and Iowa R. R. Co .; director West End Street R. R. Co. of Denver, Col. Member Metropolitan, Union League, Larchmont Yacht and Country Clubs, Down Town Association and New England Society.
HOLT, GEORGE W. - Manufacturer, 257 Canal street, New York City; residence 152 Eldert street, Brooklyn. Born in Paris, France, Jan. 27, 1863. (Mar- ried.) Secretary, treasurer and director Willard Mirror and Frame Mf'g Co.
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HOLT, HENRY-Publisher, 29 West 23d street, New York City; residence 711 Madison avenue. Born in Baltimore, Md., Jan. 3, 1840. Educated at Yale and at Columbia Law School. (Married.) Senior member of the firm of Henry Holt & Co. Was first chairman of the University Settlement Society, and of the Uni- versity Club library committee. Member City, Unl- versity and Yale Clubs, American Geographical (trus- tee) and American Fine Arts Societies, Century Asso- ciation, Chamber of Commerce, Academy of Political and Social Science, Sons of the Revolution, American Museum of Natural History and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
HOLT, ROLAND-Publisher, 29 West 23d street, New York City; residence 711 Madison avenue. Born in New York City, Dec. 18, 1867. Educated at Berke- ley School in New York City, Siglar's School In New- burgh, and at Yale ('90). (Single.) Associated with the firm of Henry Holt & Co. President Citizens' Unlon Club of the Twenty-seventh and Twenty-ninth As- sembly Districts during 1898; now trustee of same. Member City and Yale Clubs.
HOLT, WILLIAM T .- Lawyer, 141 Broadway, New York City; residence Port Richmond, S. I. Born in Esopus, Ulster Co., N. Y., Dec. 17, 1851; educated in public schools of Ulster County and at Albany Law School. (Married.) Member of the firm of Holt & Gaillard. Director North Shore and Edgewater Build- Ing and Loan Association. Member Democratic Club, and Kill von Kull Club of Staten Island.
HOLTER, EDWIN O .- Lawyer, 10 Wall street, New York City; residence 62 West 46th street. Edu- cated at Phillips Exeter Academy, Yale University and Columbia Law School. (Single.) Ex-lieutenant of United States Volunteers. Member Yale, University, Racquet and Tennis and Strollers' Clubs.
HOLZDERBER, CHARLES P .- Broker, 15 Broad street, New York City; residence 58 West 134th street. Born in New York City, April 12, 1876. Educated at New York University. (Single.) Member of the firm of Henry Clews & Co., and of the New York Stock Exchange.
HOLZDERBER, WILLIAM-Brewer, 238 West 28th street, New York City; residence Hotel Bayard. Born In New York City, April 13, 1866. Educated at a public high school and at Packard's Business College. (Single.) Vice-president M. Groh's Sons (Inc.). Mem- ber New York Athletic Club and Arion Society.
HOLZER, JACOB A .- Artist, 59 Washington square, South, New York City. Born in Berne, Swit- zerland, 1858. Educated at Geneva College. (Married.) Author of mural decorations in Alexander Hall, Princeton College, historical frieze of Marquette, Chi- cago, and others. Member Architectural League.
HONE, JOHN-Stock Broker, 62 New street, New York City; residence 7 West 38th street. Member of the firm of John Hone & Co., and of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Metropolitan, Manhattan, New York Yacht and Knickerbocker Clubs, Dunlap Society and Sons of the Revolution.
HONEY, ROBERTSON-Lawyer, Criminal Court Building, New York City; residence 128 Central Park, South. Born in Alabama, 1870. (Son of Col. Samuel R. Honey of Newport, R. I.) Educated in public schools, at Harvard University, in Germany and France, at West Point Military Academy ('93), and at University of Maryland Law School ('96). Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1896, and to the New York Bar, 1898. Served with the 3d Regiment of Artillery In Florida and Georgia; instructor in law at West Point Military Academy, 1896-7; deputy assistant district attorney, New York City, since 1898.
HOOKER, EDWARD-Retired Commander, Unit- ed States Navy, 289 Gates avenue, Brooklyn. Born in Farmington, Conn., Dec. 25, 1822. Educated at Farm- ington Academy. (Married Esther Ann Battey of Providence, R. I., in 1851, who died Nov. 16, 1896.) En- tered United States Navy, July 19, 1861; commanded gunboat Louisiana in Burnside Expedition, and was promoted to acting volunteer lieutenant for gallantry in that action; promoted through regular grades and retired as commander in 1884.
HOOKER, THOMAS - Lawyer, 4 Warren street, New York City; residence 14 West 130th street. Mem- ber Alpha Delta Phi, Yale and Quill Clubs and Asso- ciation of the Bar of the City of New York.
HOOKER, WALTER H .- President, 220 Broadway, New York City; residence 67 Chestnut street, East Or- ange, N. J. Born in Poultney, Vt., July 6, 1852. Edu- cated at Fort Edward (N.Y.) Institute and University of Vermont. (Married.) President and director W. H. Hooker & Co. and Bennett Chemical Co .; vice-presi- dent and director S. C. Wells & Co.
HOOPER, B. FRANK-President, 63 Centre street, New York City; residence 130 West 74th street. Presi- dent and director Colwell Lead Co. and Plumbers' Ma- terial Protective Association. Director Central Park Improvement Co. Member Colonial, Twilight, Fulton, West Side Republican, Larchmont Yacht and City Col- lege Clubs and New England Society.
HOOPER, FRANKLIN W. - Educator, 174 Mon- tague street, Brooklyn; residence 71 St James place. Born in Walpole, N. H., Feb. 11, 1851. (Son of William Hooper and Elvira [Pulsifer] Hooper and grandson of James Hooper). Prepared for college at Antioch Col- lege, Yellow Springs, Ohio; graduated from Harvard College ('75); made a scientific expedition to Florida Keys in 1875-6 for Professor W. G. Farlow and the Smithsonian Institution. Received degree of A.M. from Harvard in 1897. (Married Martha S. Holden.) Principal of Keene High School from March, 1877, to July, 1880. Professor of chemistry and geology at the Adelphi College, Brooklyn, since 1880. Elected trustee of the Brooklyn Institute, May, 1887; chairman of the committee on scientific work, October, 1887; proposed plan for the reorganization of the institute and its incorporation as the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences in 1889, and has been director of the institute since May, 1890. Member of executive committee Brooklyn Civil Service Reform Association, 1890-8; member of the Brooklyn Board of Education, 1892-9. Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1896, and a trustee of Antioch College, 1898. Member of the board of directors of Brooklyn Public Library since 1894; member of board of directors and treasurer New England Society in the City of Brooklyn since 1893 .. Contributor to current periodicals. Member Hamilton, Montauk and Union League Clubs.
HOPE, GEORGE B .- Physician, 133 West 72d street, New York City. Born in Princeton, N. J., June 22, 1847. Educated at Princeton ('69) and Bellevue Hos- pital Medical College ('74). Member of staff Bellevue Hospital; professor diseases of the throat at Post- Graduate Medical School and University of Vermont; medical superintendent Metropolitan Throat Hospital. Member Union League Club.
HOPKINS, ALLISON R .- Stock Broker, 66 Broad- way, New York City; residence Boonton, N. J. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 4, 1865. Educated in Indian- apolis, Ind., and in Stuttgart, Germany. (Married.) Member of the firm of Hopkins Bros., members of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Riding and Driving, Hamilton and Excelsior Clubs of Brooklyn, Ohio Society and Order of Founders and Patrlots of America.
HOPKINS, ALPHONSO ALVA-Author, Editor and Lecturer, 116 Catherine street, Elmira. Born in Burlington Flats, N. Y., March 27, 1843. Educated in common schools. (Married.) Editor "Rural New Yorker," "American Rural Home" and "American Re- former," 1867-85. Now editor of "The Defender." Pro- hibition candidate for governor of New York In 1882; lecturer on temperance and economic topics. Author of "Geraldine," "His Prison Bars," "Sinner and Saint," "Wealth and Waste" and other works.
HOPKINS, CHARLES COMSTOCK-Civil Engi- neer, 103 West Dominick street, Rome; residence 200 West Garden street. Born in Jersey City, N. J., Jan. 22, 1860. Educated at Lehigh University. (Married.) Member of the firm of Knight & Hopkins. City engi- neer of Rome, 1892-3. Member Rome Club, American Society of Civil Engineers, Sons of the American Rev- olution and New England Water Works Association.
HOPKINS, EUSTIS L .- Dry Goods Merchant, 108 Worth street, New York City; residence Larchmont.
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Member of the firm of Joy, Langdon & Co. Member Union League, Larchmont Yacht and Merchants' Clubs and New England Society.
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