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KERSEY, H. MAITLAND-Agent, 9 Broadway, New York City; residence 160 Central Park, South. Formerly agent for the White Star Steamship Co. of Liverpool, England. Member Racquet and Tennis, Larchmont Yacht, Union, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht and Meadow Brook Hunt Clubs, and Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson.
KERSHNER, EDWARD-Physician, 77 West 101st street, New York City. Born in Clear Spring, Md. Educated at New York University (M. D.). (Wid- ower.) Served in a surgical capacity in the United States Navy, 1861-96. Has been medical chief-of-staff in Infants' Hospital on Randall's Island, and in Alms- house Hospital on Blackwell's Island. Professor of hygiene and emeritus professor, New York Post-Grad- uate Medical College and Hospital since 1883. Mem- ber Union League, Central Republican and New Am- sterdam Clubs, Loyal Legion, G. A. R., Masonic Fra- ternity and Society of the 19th Army Corps.
KESSLER, ALFRED-Banker, 54 Wall street, New York City; residence 26 West 39th street. Mem- ber of the firm of Kessler & Co. Member Racquet and Tennis, and Calumet Clubs, Country Club of West- chester County, and Down Town Association.
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KETCHAM, GEORGE W .- Vice-President, 25 Cliff street, New York City; residence Newark, N. J. Vice-president and director Central Stamping Co. Member Fulton Club and Lincoln Club of Newark, N. J.
KETCHAM, HENRY B .- Lawyer, 35 Wall street, New York City; residence 108 Willow street, Brooklyn. Member Crescent Athletic, Dyker Meadow Golf and Hamilton Clubs of Brooklyn, Yale Club and Associa- tion of the Bar of the City of New York.
KETCHAM, HERBERT T .- Lawyer, 189 Mon- tague street, Brooklyn; residence 173 Lefferts place. Member of the firm of Ketcham & Owens. Member Brooklyn Club.
KETCHAM, JOHN HENRY-Congressman, Wash- ington, D. C .; residence Dover Plains. Born in Dover, N. Y., Dec. 21, 1832. Educated in Dover. Assemblyman, 1856-7; later town supervisor; State senator, 1860-1. As colonel of the 150th New York Volunteers, entered the Union Army in 1862, was promoted to brigadier- general and served until March, 1865; subsequently was brevetted major-general. Was elected to the Thirty-ninth, Fortieth, Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses. Served three years as a commissioner of the District of Columbia, was elected to the Forty- sixth Congress, and served continuously to the Fifty- second; was re-elected to the Fifty-sixth, and has been renominated as a candidate for the Fifty-sev- enth.
KETCHAM, WILLIAM P. - Lawyer, 69 Wall street, New York City; residence 318 Lexington ave- nue. Member Union League and Yale Clubs, Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson, New York Genealogical and Biographical, and St. Nicholas Societies and So- ciety of Colonial Wars.
KETCHAM, WILLIAM E .- Methodist Episcopal- ian Clergyman and Editor, 7 West 18th street, New York City; residence 19 Quincy place, Yonkers. Born in New York City, Feb. 19, 1837. Educated at City Institute and Amenia Seminary. Degree of D.D. (Married.) Has held many important ministerial and official positions in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Treasurer board of stewards New York Conference; editor "Preacher's Magazine." Member Quill Club, New York Genealogical and Biographical, Methodist Historical, and Westchester Historical Societies, New England Methodist Historical Society of Boston, Mass., and Yonkers Historical and Library Associa- tion.
KETCHUM, ALEXANDER PHOENIX-Lawyer, 22 State street, New York City; residence 32 Mount Morris Park, West. Born in New Haven, Conn., May 11, 1839. (Son of Edgar and Elizabeth [Phoenix] Ketchum.) Educated at the College of the City of New York and Albany Law School. (Married Clara McFarland, daughter of John Dwight of New York City, who died in 1893.) Served throughout Civil War; was acting assistant adjutant-general; resigned with rank of brevet-colonel. Was appointed by President Grant, Collector of Internal Revenue for the Ninth District of New York: in 1874 was transferred to the customs service as General Appraiser of the Port of New York, and 1883 was appointed Chief Appraiser by President Arthur; resigned in 1885 and has since de- voted himself exclusively to the practice of his profes- sion. Member Republican, Alpha Delta Phi, New York Yacht, Atlantic Yacht, City College (ex-president) and Harlem Republican Clubs, Presbyterian Union (ex-president), Lafayette Post, G. A. R., Military Or- der of the Loyal Legion and New York State Bar As- sociation.
KETCHUM, EDGAR-Lawyer, 12 John street, New York City; residence Jerome avenue near 165th street. Born in New York City, July 15, 1840. Edu- cated at the College of the City of New York and Co- lumbia College Law School. (Married.) Served as lieutenant of Signal Corps, United States Army, also as brevet captain and major of engineers, N. G. N. Y. Trustee and ex-treasurer Harlem Library. Mem- ber Lafayette Post G. A. R., Military Order of the Loyal Legion. Veteran Signal Corps, Society of the Army of the Potomac and 7th Regiment Veteran As- sociation.
KETCHUM, JOHN BUCKHOUT (Major)-Secre- tary, 40 Broadway, New York City; residence 246 Ma- con street, Brooklyn. Born in New York City, July 11, 1837. Educated at Public School No. 15 ('49) and one year at New York University. (Married Rachelle A. Terhune, 1858.) Organized the Patriotic Order of Sons of America in this State, 1854; reporter and writer on New York "Leader" 1857; on Governor Fen- ton's staff 1864; made two voyages to Europe (1891 and 1895) for the purpose of observing the discipline and general condition of European armies and made re- ports thereon to the United States Soldier's Christian Aid Association, of which he is now secretary. Ex- past president Sons of America, 1900. Member Sons of the American Revolution.
KETCHUM, LANDON-Manufacturer, 23 West 125th street, New York City; residence Saugatuck, Conn. Educated at Yale ('65). Member University and Yale Clubs and National Academy of Design.
KETTELL, HERBERT - Lawyer, 20 Nassau street, New York City; residence Passaic, N. J. Edu- cated at Columbia. Member Union and Passaic (N. J.) Clubs and Columbia University Alumni Associa- tion.
KEUFFEL, WILLIAM L. E .- Mechanical Engi- neer, 127 Fulton street, New York City; residence Ho- boken, N. J. Born in Texas, May 10, 1861. Educated in Texas. (Married.) Secretary and director Keuffel & Esser Co. Connected with Hoboken Academy. Member German Club of Hoboken.
KEVAN, WILLIAM-Real Estate, 66 Maiden lane, New York City; residence 20 West 22d street. Mem- ber American Geographical Society, Metropolitan Mu- seum of Art and American Museum of Natural His- tory.
KEYES, EDWARD LAWRENCE-Physician, 109 East 34th street, New York City; residence 1 East 74th street. Born in Charleston, S. C., Aug. 28, 1843. Educated at Yale ('63), New York University Medical Department (M.D., '66), and in England. Practicing in New York City since 1868. Professor of dermatology at Bellevue Hospital Medical College since 1872. Trus- tee St. Patrick's Cathedral. Author of several medi- cal works. Member Catholic and Metropolitan Clubs, Yale Alumni and Century Associations and Metropoli- tan Museum of Art.
KEYES, EDWARD LOUGHBORO, JR .- Physician and Instructor, 109 East 34th street, New York City. Degrees of A.B. and M.D. Assistant demonstrator in anatomy, Cornell University Medical College. Mem- ber Catholic and Metropolitan Clubs, Yale Alumni and Century Associations and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
KEYES, JOHN J .- Furniture Merchant, 236 West 29th street, New York City; residence 324 West 19th street. Born in Ireland, May 1, 1863. Educated in Newark, N. J. (Single.) Vice-president Geo. C. Flint & Co. Member New York Athletic and Catholic Clubs.
KEYES, WILLIAM E .- Secretary, 100 Broadway, New York City; residence 981 Madison avenue. Mem- ber Union League Club and Columbia Alumni Asso- ciation.
KEYS, ALFRED DE FOREST-Railroad Sup- plies, 103 Fulton street, New York City; residence Eli- zabeth, N. J. Born in Danbury, Conn., March 9, 1848. Educated in New York City. (Married.) Vice-presi- dent and director New Jersey Dry Dock and Trans- portation Co. Member Fulton and Engineers' Clubs, and Town and Country, and Mattano Clubs of Eliza- beth, N. J.
KEYSER, SAMUEL-Retired Coffee Merchant, 14 East 36th street, New York City. Member Union League and Church Clubs.
KEYSER, WILLIAM B. T .- Banker, 2 Wall street, New York City; residence Bedford Park. Born in Washington, D. C., Sept. 17, 1860. Educated in Wash- ington, D. C., at Columbia University ('78) and at Columbia College Law School (LL.B., '80). (Married.) Served as Bank Examiner for Southern District of New York. Assistant cashier Natioal Bank of the Re- public. Member Union League Club and other social organizations.
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KIDDER, CAMILLUS G .- Lawyer, 27 William street, New York City; residence Orange, N. J. Born in Baltimore, Md., July 6, 1850. (Son of Camillus and Sarah [Herrick] Kidder.) Educated at Phillips Exe- ter Academy and Harvard College. (Married Matilda Faber.) Member of the firm of Ivins, Kidder & Melcher. Member University, Harvard, Reform, Church and Manhattan Clubs, American Geographical Society, Colonial Order, New York State Bar Associa- tion and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
KIDDER, EDWARD H .- Secretary, 253 Broad- way, New York City; residence 89 Remsen street, Brooklyn. Born in Massachusetts, 1840. Educated at Harvard. (Single.) Director Sackett Wall Board Co. Ex-trustee Brooklyn Hospital. Member Harvard, Hardware, University and Twentieth Century Clubs, and Riding and Driving and Hamilton Clubs of Brooklyn.
KIDDER, WILLIAM M .- Banker, 18 Wall street, New York City; residence Highwood, N. J. (Married.) Member of the firm of A. M. Kidder & Co., and of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Alpha Delta Phi and Lawyers' Clubs, Englewood (N. J.) Golf and Field Clubs and Amherst College Alumni Association.
KIDDLE, ALFRED W .- Lawyer, 38 Park row, New York City; residence 697 West End avenue. Member Engineers', Republican, Congregational and Hardware Clubs, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Bar and State Bar Associations and Asso- ciation of the Bar of the City of New York.
KIERNAN, ADRIAN T .- Lawyer, 27 Pine street, New York City; residence 18 East 47th street. Mem- ber Catholic and Democratic Clubs and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
KILBURN, HENRY F .- Architect, 156 Fifth ave- nue, New York City. Born in Massachusetts, Feb. 20. 1845. Educated in Massachusetts. (Married.) Mem- ber Larchmont Yacht and Colonial Clubs, Architec- tural League, American Institute of Architects and New England Society.
KILIANI, OTTO G. T .- Physician, 116 East 57th street, New York City. Born in Munich, Germany, Sept. 5, 1863. Educated at the Universities of Munich and Halle. (Married.) Served as assistant surgeon to the Royal Bavarian Artillery. Surgeon to the Ger- man Hospital. Member Barnard Club and Deutscher Verein.
KILMER, CHARLES E .- Tax Specialist, 15 Park row, New York City; residence 1851 Seventh avenue. Born in Rensselaer County, N. Y., 1846. (Married.) Member Transportation, Democratic and Albany Clubs and Kinnicut, Remlik and Adelphi Societies.
KILMER, CHAUNCEY-Paper Manufacturer, 9 East 57th street, New York City. Born in Rock City Falls, Saratoga Co., N. Y., March 23, 1816. Educated in public schools. Built a small paper mill for him- self in 1845, and in 1852 built the first complete equip- ment in the United States for making paper from rye straw. In 1865 bought controlling interest in "Con- gress" and "Empire" Springs, Saratoga; formed a stock company and became its president. Since 1869 general manager of American Wood Paper Co. Mem- ber New York Athletic Club and Metropolitan Mu- seum of Art.
KILNER, SAMUEL. E .- Capitalist, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence 335 West 78th street. Born in England, 1858. Educated in England. (Married.) Managing trustee estate of Frederick Billings (dec'd). Director Central Vermont Ry. Co., Maritime Canal Co. of Nicaragua, Minnesota and Montana Land and Improvement Co., South Superior Land Co., Wood- stock National Bank, Woodstock Ry. Co., Land and River Co. of West Superior, Wis., and Tacoma Land and Improvement Co. Member Union League and Lawyers' Clubs.
KIMBALL, ALFRED R .- Banker, 15 Wall street, New York City; residence St. Cloud, Orange, N. J. Born in Orange, Sept. 29, 1848. Educated at the Col- lege of the City of New York. (Married.) Member of the New York Stock Exchange firm of Baylis & Co. Member Quill and Reform Clubs, Century Association and Ainerican Geographical Society.
KIMBALL, BENJAMIN - Lawyer, 27 William street, New York City, and 53 State street, Boston, Mass .; residence 259 Beacon street, Boston. Born in Boston, Mass., Nov. 18, 1849. Educated in Boston. (Single.) Director and general counsel American Type Founders' Co. Member Reform and Players' Clubs of New York City, and St. Botolph and Papyrus Clubs of Boston.
KIMBALL, CHARLES E .- Railroad President, 27 Pine street, New York City; residence Summit, N. J. Born in Bristol, R. I., 1857. Educated at Brown Uni- versity. President and director Alton Terminal Ry. Co., Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis R. R. Co., Con- solidated Cattle Car Co., and Illinois Rolling Stock Co .; director Car Trust Investment Co., and Peoria and Pekin Union Ry. Co. Member University, Brown University and Lawyers' Clubs.
KIMBALL, DEXTER SIMPSON-Professor, Cor- nell University, Ithaca; residence 317 Prospect street. Assistant professor of machine design at Cornell Uni- versity.
KIMBALL, GEORGE C .- Manufacturer, 28 Reade street, New York City; residence Hartford, Conn. Born in Hartford, Oct. 31, 1866. Educated at Yale. (Single.) Secretary, treasurer and director Economic Machine Co .; treasurer Smyth Mf'g Co. of Hartford, Conn.
KIMBALL, IIORATIO G .- President, 40 Beaver street, New York City; residence 916 Union street, Brooklyn. President and director Broun-Green Co. Member New York, Whist and Drug Clubs, Crescent Athleitc, Montauk, and Marine and Field Clubs of Brooklyn and New England Society.
KIMBALL, JAMES P. - Surgeon, Governor's Island, New York Harbor. Born in Berkshire, N. Y., Aug. 21, 1840. Educated at Hamilton College. (Mar- ried.) Surgeon with rank of major in United States Army. Member Military Order of the Loyal Legion.
KIMBALL, LLOYD A .- Saw Merchant, 42 Cort- landt street, New York City: residence 55 Herkimer street, Brooklyn. Member Engineers' and Hardware Clubs and Sons of the American Revolution.
KIMBALL, MAULSBY - Lawyer, 786 Ellicott square, Buffalo residence 255 Franklin street. Born in Kenosha, Wis., Oct. 27, 1874. Educated at Colum- bia University, School of Arts (B.A., '95) and Law School (LL.B., '97). (Single.) Member of the firm of Cox & Kimball. Lectured on evidence in Buffalo Law School. Member Liberal, Buffalo Canoe and Buffalo Lawn Tennis (secretary and director) Clubs and Phi Beta Kappa Society.
KIMBALL, PAUL T .- Physician, 55 West 26th street, New York City. Member University Athletic and University Clubs and Princeton College Alumni Association.
KIMBALL, ROBERT JACKSON - Banker, 71 Broadway, New York City; residence 436 Clinton ave- nue, Brooklyn, and Randolph, Vt. Born in Randolph, Feb. 16, 1836. (Son of Hiram and Jenosha Bradish Kimball.) Educated in Vermont. (Married Martha L., daughter of Charles A. Morse.) Established bank- ing business in Toronto, Canada, in 1861; removed to New York City and established a house in 1865, which he still continues with his son, William Eugene Kim- ball, under the firm name of R. J. Kimball & Co., of which he is senior member. Retains citizenship in his native town, which he represented in the Ver- mont Legislature, 1890-1; also served on Governor Dillingham's military staff. Member of the New York Stock Exchange since 1869. President Iowa Central R. R. Co. (since 1898); trustee People's Trust Co., Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, University of Vermont and State (Vermont) Normal School. Member Rembrandt and Hamilton Clubs of Brook- lyn, City Club of Cleveland, Ohio, St. James Club of Montreal, Canada, New England Society, Sons of the American Revolution (ex-president), Chamber of Commerce and Society of Colonial Wars.
KIMBALL, WILLIAM H .- Banker, 184 Broad- way, New York City; residence 226 West 59th street. President and director Seventh National Bank; dl- rector American Mutoscope Co., Safety Car Heating
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and Lighting Co. and Standard Coupler Co. Member Union League and Republican Clubs and Metropoli- tan Museum of Art.
KINCH, CHARLES AUGUSTUS-Physician, 273 West 70th street, New York City. Born in Westfield, N. J., Aug. 30, 1851. Educated at the College of the City of New York (A.B., '70) and College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University (M.D., '73). (Married.) Member Columbia University Alumni and Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Associations.
KINDRED, JOHN JOSEPH-Physician, 152 West 34th street, New York City; residence River Crest, Astoria. Born in Southampton County, Va., July 15, 1864. Educated at University of Virginia and Univer- sity of Edinburgh, Scotland. (Single.) Proprietor River Crest Sanitarium. Was extra assistant phy- sician Royal Asylum, Edinburgh, Scotland. Member Manhattan and Democratic Clubs and Alumni Asso- ciation of Sigma Chi Fraternity.
KING, ALBERT BAXTER-Printer and Station- er, 105 William street, New York City; residence 1240 Dean street, Brooklyn. Born in Amenia, N. Y., Dec. 4, 1844. (Son of Rev. Samuel W. King, a Methodist clergyman.) (Married Mary Rowden.) Assistant publisher New York "Evening Post," 1878. Senior member of the firm of Albert B. King & Co. Mana- ger of the Brooklyn Sunday School Union. Member Typothetae of New York.
KING, ALEXANDER-Yarns and Spool Cotton, 43 Leonard street, New York City; residence East Orange, N. J. Born in Paisley, Scotland, 1839. Edu- cated in Paisley. (Married.) President Barstow Thread Co. of Providence, R. I .; vice-president Amer- ican Thread Co .; director Barbour Flax Spinning Co., and Kings County Fire Insurance Co. Member Atlan- tic Yacht and Arkwright Clubs and St. Andrew's and Burns Societies.
KING, CHARLES-Manufacturer, Little Falls. (Married.) Served as president and mayor of the city of Little Falls for three years. Proprietor Saxony Knitting Co. Member Wool Club of New York City and Fort Schuyler Club of Utica.
KING, CLARENCE-Geologist, 7 West 43d street, New York City. Born in Newport, R. I., Jan. 6, 1842. Educated at Sheffield Scientific School of Yale Uni- versity ('62). Director of United States Geological Survey, 1878-81; since then engaged in special investi- gations. Author of several works of geology. Mem- ber Metropolitan and Tuxedo Clubs, Yale Alumni and Century Associations and American Geographical So- ciety.
KING, DAVID BENNETT-Lawyer, 30 Broad street, New York City; residence 249 Madison avenue. Born in Mount Pleasant, Pa., June 20, 1848. Educated at Lafayette College (Latin salutatorian, '71). (Mar- ried Antoinette Southack, 1894.) After graduation was tutor, adjunct professor and professor of Latin in Lafayette College. Practicing in New York City since 1886; now member of the firm of King & Jessup. President Wheeling Consolidated Coal Co .; director Iron Clad Mf'g Co., Marine Journal Co., and Lafayette College Alumni Association. Member of the executive and house committees, Union League Club. Author of "Latin Pronunciation"; "The Irish Question"; also numerous review and magazine articles. Member University, Authors', Lawyers' and Delta Kappa Ep- silon Clubs and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
KING, DAVID F .- Physician, 651 Lexington ave- nue, New York City. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., April 30, 1853. Educated in Jersey City and New York City schools, at the College of the City of New York and at College of Physicians and Surgeons (M.D., '74). (Married.) Consulting surgeon and member of board of directors Northeastern Dispensary. Member Good Government Club A, New York County Medical So- ciety, New York Physicians' Mutual Aid Association, Alma Lodge No. 728, F. & A. M. (past master), and Society of Medical Jurisprudence.
KING, EDWARD-Banker, 80 Broadway, New York City; residence 1 University place. President and trustee Union Trust Co .; director Citizens' Insur- ance Co .; trustee Northern Assurance Co. of London, England, and Manhattan Savings Institution. Mem- ber University, Harvard and Riding Clubs, American
Geographical, St. Nicholas and Dunlap Societies, Met- ropolitan Museum of Art, National Academy of De- sign and Century Association.
KING, EDWARD J., JR .- Fur Merchant, 97 Greene street, New York City; residence 357 Fifth ave- nue. Member Suburban Riding and Driving, New York and Manhattan Clubs.
KING, FRANK T .- Secretary, 26 Broadway, New York City; residence 91 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn. Born in Ithaca, N. Y., 1853. Educated at Massachu- setts Institute of Technology. Founder and first pres- ident Hygeia Distilled Water Co. Member Church Club and American Chemical and St. Andrew's Socie- ties.
KING, GEORGE GORDON-5 West 35th street, New York City, and Newport, R. I. Member New York Yacht, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht and Met- ropolitan Clubs, American Geographical and St. Nich- olas Societies, Century Association and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
KING, HENRY IRVING-Editor, 28 Park row, New York City; residence Rosebank, S. I. Editor "The Press." Member Providence Athletic Club, Sons of the American Revolution and Order of Founders and Patriots of America.
KING, HERBERT BOOTH-Advertising, 32 East 23d street, New York City; residence 45 South Oxford street, Brooklyn. Member Irving and Montauk Clubs of Brooklyn and Republican Club.
KING, HORATIO COLLINS-Lawyer, 375 Fulton street, Brooklyn; residence 46 Willow street. Born in Portland, Me., Dec. 22, 1837. (Son of ex-Postmaster- General Horatio and Anna [Collins] King.) Educated at Dickinson College ('58) and studied law in the office of Edwin M. Stanton. Admitted to the New York Bar in 1861. Honorary degree of LL.D. conferred by Allegheny College, June, 1897. (Married.) Served in Union Army during Civil War; honorably discharged as brevet colonel, and awarded Congressional Medal of Honor for distinguished bravery at Five Forks. Practiced law in New York City, 1865-70; associate editor New York "Star," and publisher of the "Chris- tion Union" (Beecher, editor) and "Christian at Work" (Talmage, editor), 1871-6; resumed practice of law in 1877 and was admitted to the United States Supreme Court. Major of the 13th Regiment, N. G. N. Y., 1890; Judge Advocate General of New York State, 1883. Member of Brooklyn Board of Education, 1883-94; re- signed to accept trusteeship of the New York State Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, which position he still holds. Delegate to State and National Gold Demo- cratic Conventions at Syracuse and Indianapolis, 1896. Author of "The Plymouth Silver Wedding," "History of Dickinson College," "History of the Army of the Potomac" and other works. Frequent contributor to newspapers and magazines and composer of musical compositions; also orator, lecturer and after-dinner speaker. Member Brooklyn, New York Press, Brook- lyn Democratic (ex-president) and Writers' Clubs, So- ciety of the Army of the Potomac (secretary since 1877), Fredericksburg National Park Association (chairman since 1898), Loyal Legion, G. A. R., Phi Beta Kappa Society, 13th Regiment Veterans, Medal of Honor Legion, Sons of the American Revolution, Scottish Rite Masons and Order of Elks.
KING, JAMES M .- Clergyman and Secretary, 1 Madison avenue, New York City; residence 37 West 90th street. Born in Girard, Pa., 1839. Educated at Wesleyan University. Was professor of natural sciences at Fort Edward Collegiate Institute for six years. Resident of New York City since 1873. Was rector of Washington Square, St. James', Eighteenth Street, Park Avenue, St. John's and Union Methodist Episcopalian churches. Secretary Methodist Episco- palian Board of Church Extension since May, 1899. Member Harlem and Quill Clubs, Phi Beta Kappa Society, Wesleyan Alumni Association and Sons of the American Revolution.
KING, J. BERRE-Cement Merchant, 24 State street, New York City: residence 154 West 72d street. President and director J. B. King Transportation Co .; director Muralo Co .; trustee Broadway Savings Insti- tution. Member New York Yacht, Corinthian Yacht and Larchmont Yacht Clubs, and Down Town Asso- ciation.
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KING, JAMES GORE-Lawyer, 80 Broadway, New York City; residence 29 Waverley place. Mem- ber University and Harvard Clubs, St. Nicholas So- ciety, and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
KING, J. HOWARD-Banker, Albany; residence Albany, and Ridgefield, Conn. Born in Albany, Au- gust, 1829. (Son of Rufus H. King.) Educated at Union College. (Married Henrietta, daughter of Dr. Emerson, United States Army Surgeon.) President Albany Savings Bank, New York State National Bank and Albany Insurance Co. Member of the Union and Reform Clubs of New York City, and Fort Orange Club of Albany, of which he was one of the founders.
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