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LAMBERTON, CHARLES L .- Lawyer, 16 Ex- change place, New York City; residence 46 West 22d street. Member Manhattan Club, American Geo- graphical and Pennsylvania Historical Societies, Sons of the Revolution, American Bar Association and As- sociation of tlie Bar of the City of New York.
LAMONT, DANIEL SCOTT-Capitalist, 35 Wall street, New York City; residence 2 West 53d street. Born in Cortlandville, Cortland Co., N. Y., Feb. 9, 1851. Educated at McGrawville Academy and Union Col- lege (A.M.). (Married Juliet Kinney.) Engaged for a time in journalism; was later secretary to the Gov- ernor of New York. Private secretary to President Cleveland, 1885-9; United States Secretary of War, 1893-7. President and director Northern Pacific Ex- press Co .; vice-president and director Buffalo Trac- tion Co., International Traction Co., Northern Pacific Ry. Co., Northwestern Improvement Co., St. Paul and Northern Pacific Ry. Co., and Buffalo City Ry. Co .; director Coeur d'Alene Railway and Navigation Co., Drummond and Phillipsburg R. R. Co., Duluth, Crookston and Northern R. R. Co., Helena and Red Mountain R. R. Co., Helena, Boulder Valley and Butte R. R. Co., Jamestown and Northern Extension R. R. Co., Jamestown and Northern R. R. Co., Little Falls and Dakota R. R. Co., Northern Pacific and Montana R. R. Co., Fergus and Black Hills R. R. Co., Northern Pacific, La More and Missouri R. R. Co., Rocky Fork and Cooke City Ry. Co., Rocky Mountain R. R. Co. of Montana, Sanborn, Cooperstown and Turtle Mountain R. R. Co., Southeastern Dakota R. R. Co., Syracuse, Binghamton and New York R. R. Co., Winnipeg Transfer Ry. Co., Duluth and Manitoba R. R. Co., Fargo and Southwestern R. R. Co., James River Valley R. R. Co., Missoula and Bitter Root Valley R. R. Co., Montana Union Ry. Co., National Union Bank, Oregon R. R. and Navigation Co., and Washington and Columbia River Ry. Co .; trustee Clealum R. R. Co., Green River and Northern R. R. Co., Northern Pacific and Cascade R. R. Co., Northern Pacific and Idaho R. R. Co., Northern Pacific and Manitoba R. R. Co., Northern Pacific and Puget Sound Shore R. R. Co., Spokane and Palouse Ry. Co., Spokane Falls and Idaho R. R. Co., Tacoma, Olympia and Gray's Har- bor R. R. Co., Tacoma, Orting and Southeastern R. R. Co., Virginia Land and Townsite Co., Washington Shore Line Ry. Co., Yakima and Pacific Coast R. R. Co., American Surety Co., Central Washington R. R. Co., Farmers' Loan and Trust Co., Puget Sound and Alaska Steamship Co., United Railroads of Washing- ton, and Tacoma Terminal Co. Member Manhattan, Lotos, Metropolitan, University, Lawyers', Demo- cratic, New York Athletic and Riding Clubs, Metropol- itan Museum of Art and Union College Alumni Asso- ciation.
LAMONT, THOMAS W .- President, 78 Hudson street, New York City: residence 16 Gramercy Park. Born in New York City, Sept. 30, 1870. Educated at
Harvard. (Married.) President and director Cush- man Bros. Co. Member Harvard and Players' Clubs.
LA MONTAGNE, ERNEST C .- Merchant, 45 Bea- ver street, New York City; residence Cedarhurst, L. I. Member of the firm of E. La Montagne & Co. Mem- ber Union, Racquet and Tennis, Richmond Hill, and Turf and Field Clubs and Country Club of West- chester.
LA MONTAGNE, RENE L .- Merchant, 45 Beaver street, New York City; residence Far Rockaway, L. I. Member of the firm of E. La Montagne & Co. Mem- ber Union, Racquet and Tennis and Richmond Hill Clubs.
LA MONTE, GEORGE-Paper Merchant, 101 Ful- ton street, New York City; residence Bound Brook, N. J. Educated at Union College. President and di- rector Knickerbocker Mortgage Co. Member Phi Beta Kappa Society, Union College Alumni Association and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
L'AMOREAUX, JESSE S: - Lawyer, 36 Wall street, New York City; residence Ballston Spa. Mem- ber Lawyers' Club.
LAND, FRANK-Mechanical Engineer, Syracuse; residence 221 Green street. Born in San Francisco, Cal., June 25, 1868. Educated at Cornell ('91). (Mar- ried.) Secretary and treasurer I. A. Weston Co. Mem- ber Century, Syracuse, Onondaga Golf, and University Clubs, Kappa Alpha Fraternity and American Insti- tute of Electrical Engineers.
LANDER, BENJAMIN - Artist, 11 John street, New York City; residence Nyack. Born in New York City, Feb. 20, 1844. Educated at Buffalo High School. (Married.) Has been president Nyack Library Asso- ciation and Brooklyn Art Guild, vice-president Brook- lyn Art Club and secretary of the Etchers' Club and Rockland County Historical Society. Member New York Mineralogical Club and Academy of Sciences.
LANDFIELD, JEROME BARKER-Banker, Bing - hamton; residence 34 Stuyvesant street. Born in Har- vard, Delaware County, N. Y., Nov. 6, 1827. Educated at Delhi Academy and Delaware County Literary In- stitute. (Married.) Member of Assembly from Dela- ware County in 1864 and from Tioga County, 1873-4. Vice-president and trustee Binghamton Trust Co .; vice-president Binghamton Street R. R. Co. Member Binghamton Club and Malta Commandery, No. 21.
LANDFIELD, JEROME BARKER, JR .- Bingham- ton. Born in Newark Valley, Tioga County, N. Y., May 7, 1871. Educated at Cornell ('94) and in St. Pe- tersburg, Russia. (Single.) Has spent several seasons in Russia and Siberia. Trustee Binghamton Trust Co. Member Phi Beta Kappa and Delta Upsilon Societies.
LANDIS, H. K .- Engineer, 280 Broadway, New York City. Born in Lancaster, Pa., Aug. 19, 1865. Ed- ucated at Lehigh University. (Single.) Formerly as- sistant engineer Bethlehem Iron Co .; professor of min- ing and metallurgy, Missouri School of Mines; engaged in editorial work on "Mineral Industry" and "Engi- neering Magazine." Now connected as editor with "Progressive Age," a journal devoted to gas engineer- ing and the illuminating gas and lighting industries. Member Brooklyn Engineers' Club, American Chemical Society, American Institute of Mining Engineers and others.
LANDON, EDWARD H .- Lawyer, 27 William street, New York City; residence 42 East 66th street. Educated at Yale. Vice-president and director Mount Morris Bank; director Gutta Percha and Rubber Mf'g. Co. Member Metropolitan, University Athletic, Law- yers' and Yale Clubs and Yale Alumni Association.
LANDON, FRANCIS G .- 29 Broadway, New York City; residence Staatsburgh. Born in New York City, Aug. 20, 1859. Educated at Princeton ('81). (Married Mary Horner Toel.) Served as adjutant 7th Regiment, N. G. N. Y .; now captain of Company I of same regiment. Member University, New York Yacht, Westchester County Country, Racquet and Tennis, Hudson River Ice Yacht, New York Athletic, Prince- ton and Metropolitan Clubs, Ardsley Casino of Ards- ley-on-Hudson and American Geographical Society.
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LANDON, HENRY HUTTON (Major)-Lawyer, 27 William street, New York City; residence 24 West 52d street. Educated at United States Military Acad- emy ('72). Member Metropolitan, Union League, Uni- versity, City, Lawyers', and Army and Navy Clubs and Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson.
LANDON, JUDSON STUART -Supreme Court Justice, Schenectady. Born in Connecticut, 1832. Stud- ied law and was admitted to the Bar. Practiced in Schenectady until elected to the Bench; present term expires Dec. 31, 1901. Author of "The Constitutional History and Government of the United States."
LANDRETH, OLIN H .- Consulting Engineer, Union College, Schenectady. Born in Addison, N. Y., July 21, 1852. Educated at Canisteo (N. Y.) Academy and Union College. (Married Eliza Taylor of Canisteo.) As- sistant engineer and engineer on various railroads, 1870-3; assistant astronomer in Dudley Observatory, Albany, N. Y., 1877-9; professor of engineering in Van- derbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., 1879-94, and dean of engineering department, 1886-94; consulting engineer Nashville Board of Public Works, 1884-6; professor of engineering in Union College, Schenectady, since 1894; consulting engineer to New York State Board of Health since 1896; also consulting engineer to several industrial and municipal corporations. Member Union College Alumni Association, American Society of Civil Engi- neers and American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Fellow of the American Association for the Advance- ment of Science.
LANE, CHARLES STODDARD - Presbyterian Clergyman, 136 Cottage avenue, Mount Vernon. Edu- cated at Amherst College ('80) and Hartford Theolog- ical Seminary (D.D. '84). Pastor of the First Presby- terian Church since 1888.
LANE. EDWARD VAN ZANDT-Manufacturer of Fertilizers, 143 Liberty street, New York City; resi- dence East Orange, N. J. Born in New York City, Feb. 17, 1855. Educated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. (Married.) Vice-president, treasurer and director Mapes Formula and Peruvian Guano Co .; vice-presi- dent and director Blanchard, Bro. & Lane; director Manhattan Life Insurance Co. Member Lawyers' and Delta Kappa Epsilon Clubs, St. Nicholas Society and Sons of the Revolution.
LANE, I. REMSEN-Fire Insurance, 34 Pine street and 1 Third avenue, New York City; residence Orange, N. J. President and director Hanover Fire Insurance Co. Member Grolier Club and Sons of the American Revolution.
LANE, J. HENRY - Dry Goods Merchant, 110 Worth street, New York City; residence 121 East 31st street. Member of the firm of J. H. Lane & Co. Mem- ber Union League, Riding, Manuscript, Wool and Ark- wright Clubs.
LANE, JAMES WARREN-Dry Goods Merchant, 110 Worth street, New York City; residence 4 East 61st street. Member of the firm of J. H. Lane & Co. Presi- dent West Boylston Mf'g. Co. of Oakdale and East- hampton, Mass .; vice-president E. W. Bliss Co. of Brooklyn; treasurer United States Projectile Co. Ex- president Eagle Cotton Mills of Madison, Ind. Member Union League, Wool and Alpha Delta Phi Clubs and New England Society.
LANE, SMITH EDWARD - Commissioner, 49 Chambers street, New York City; residence 1 West 21st street. Born in New York City, July 22, 1829. Edu- cated at New York University ('48); admitted to the bar, 1852. Park commissioner, 1878-83; commissioner of the new East River Bridge since January, 1898. For services rendered to the United States of Venezuela, in 1887, the President of that Republic conferred upon him the Order of El Busto del Libertador of the class of officer, and in 1889, for further services he was ad- vanced to the class of commander, and also made an honorary foreign member of the Venezuela Institution of La Academia Nacional de la Historia. Has traveled extensively in this country and in Europe. Member Union and Delta Phi Clubs, St. Nich- olas, New York Historical and Tammany Societies, New York University Alumni and Century Associa- tions, Society of Colonial Wars and Sons of the Rev- olution.
LANE, THEODORE E .- Life Insurance, 1 Wall street, New York City; residence 102 Jamaica avenue, Flushing. General agent Connecticut Mutual Life In- surance Co. Member Niantic Club of Flushing.
LANE, WILLIAM A .- Financial Writer, 46 Wall street, New York City; residence 230 West 42d street. Born in Virginia, Dec. 28, 1852. Educated at the Uni- versity of Virginia. (Widower.) Was railroad editor of the New York "Sun." Connected with Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., and the New York "Sun." Member Lawyers', New York, St. Nicholas and Atlantic Yacht Clubs and University of Virginia Alumni Society.
LANE, WILLIAM C .- Capitalist, 40 Wall street, New York City; residence 17 East 38th street. Presi- dent and director St. Lawrence Construction Co., St. Lawrence Power Co. of Massena, N. Y .; Standard Finance and Trust Co. and Standard Trust Co .; direc- tor New Amsterdam Gas Co. Member Union League Club.
LANE, WOLCOTT GRISWOLD-Lawyer, 15 Wall street, New York City; residence 127 West 58th street. Born in Sandusky, Ohio, 1866. Educated at St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H., Yale ("88) and Columbia Law School ('91). (Married.) Member of the firm of Tracy & Lane. Member University and Nineteenth Century Clubs, Yale Alumni Association and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
LANG, FRANK C .- Lawyer, 99 Nassau street, New York City; residence 119 Arlington avenue, Brook- lyn. Born May 15, 1843. Attorney and secretary East New York Savings Bank.
LANG, PERCY L .- Banker, Waverly. Born 1861. Educated at Yale. (Married.) Cashier First National Bank of Waverly; vice-president Waverly Electric Light and Power Co., Sayre (Pa.) Electric Light and Power Co. and Tioga Point Electric Light and Power Co .; director Sayre Banking Co. and Newark Gas and Fuel Co .; loan commissioner Tioga County. Member board of managers Craig Colony for Epileptics at Sonyea. Member Tioga Club, Tioga Point Historical Society (honorary), Waverly Lodge and Cayuta Chap- ter, F. & A. M., St. Omer's Commandery of Elmira, and Kalurah Temple, Ancient Order of Mystic Shrine.
LANGDON, ANDREW-Banker, Buffalo; residence 175 North street. Born in New Marlboro, Mass. Ed- ucated at Lenox (Mass.) Academy. (Single.) Presi- dent and trustee Empire State Savings Bank; presi- dent Crescent Coal Co. of Iowa; ex-park commissioner, and ex-curator Buffalo Fine Arts Academy. Member Buffalo, Ellicott, Liberal, Good Government, Buffalo Yacht and Library Clubs, Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Buffalo Historical Society (president), Society of Co- lonial Wars, Sons of the American Revolution, Society of Artists, and Natural Sciences, Civil Service Reform and American Historical Associations.
LANGDON, EDWIN-Banker, 320 Broadway, New York City; residence Upper Montclair, N. J. President and director Central National Bank; director Gold and Stock Telegraph Co. and Minneapolis and St. Louis R. R. Co. Member Colonial, Merchants' and Wool Clubs.
LANGDON, WOODBURY-Dry Goods Merchant, 108 Worth street, New York City; residence 181st street and Boulevard Lafayette. Born in Portsmouth, N. H., Oct. 2, 1836. Educated in Portsmouth. (Married.) Served as a member of the Committee of Seventy in 1894. Member of the firm of Joy, Langdon & Co. Pres- ident and director Cannelton Coal Co .; director Central National Bank, German Alliance Insurance Co., Ger- man-American Insurance Co., National Bank of Com- merce, New York Life Insurance Co. and Title Guar- antee and Trust Co. Member Riding, Lawyers', City, Union League, Merchants' and New York Athletic Clubs, American Geographical and New England So- cieties and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
LANGDON, WOODBURY G .- 40 Broadway, New York City; residence 719 Fifth avenue. Member Church Club, New York Historical and American Geo- graphical Societies and Society of Colonial Wars.
LANGE, FREDERIC-Physician, 691 Lexington avenue, New York City; residence 130 East 61st street. Member University and Commonwealth Clubs, Scien- tific Alliance, Liederkranz and American Museum of Natural History.
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LANGE, HUGO-Physician and Surgeon, 655 Bed- ford avenue, Brooklyn; residence 658 Bedford avenue. Born in Germany, April 23, 1869. Educated in Ger- many. (Married.) Member Atlantic Yacht and Han- over Clubs.
LANGELOTH, JACOB - Metals, 52 Broadway, New York City; residence 784 Fifth avenue. Born and educated in Mannheim, Germany. President and di- rector American Metal Co. (Ltd.); vice-president and director Balbach Smelting and Refining Co .; treasurer and director Wetherill Separating Co. Member New York, New York Yacht and Opera Clubs, Chamber of Commerce, Down Town Association, Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Institute of Mining En- gineers and Deutscher Verein.
LANGLEY, WILLIAM H .- Wholesale Dry Goods Merchant, 78 Worth and 15 Thomas streets, New York City; residence North Dakota. Member of the firm of W. H. Langley & Co. President and director Stand- ard Automatic Releasing Hook Co. Member Lambs', Manhattan, New York Athletic, New York Yacht and Atlantic Yacht Clubs, Crescent Athletic and Brooklyn Clubs of Brooklyn and New England Society.
LANIER, CHARLES-Banker, 17 Nassau street, New York City; residence 30 East 37th street. Mem- ber of the firm of Winslow, Lanier & Co., members of the New York Stock Exchange. President and director Massillon and Cleveland R. R. Co., and Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Ry. Co .; director American Cotton Oil Co., Cataract Construction Co., Central R. R. Co. of New Jersey, Central and South American Telegraph Co., Cleveland and Pittsburg R. R. Co., Housatonic R. R. Co., Louisiana National Bank of New Orleans, La., Madison Square Garden Co., Na- tional Bank of Commerce, Niagara Development Co., Niagara Junction Ry. Co., Niagara Falls Power Co., Western Union Telegraph Co. and West Shore R. R. Co .; trustee Central Trust Co. Member Metropolitan, Union League, Knickerbocker, Union, Tuxedo, Rid- ing, Lawyers', New York Yacht and Mendelssohn Glee Clubs, American Geographical and New England Societies, Century Association, Metropolitan Museum of Art and American Museum of Natural History.
LANIER, JAMES F. D .- Banker, 17 Nassau street, New York City; residence 30 East 37th street, and Hempstead, L. I. Educated at Princeton. Member of the firm of Winslow, Lanier & Co., members of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Princeton, Knickerbocker, Union, Calumet, Metropolitan, Mea- dow Brook Hunt and Tuxedo Clubs.
LANNIGAN, HENRY HAYDEN-Instructor, Cor- nell University, Ithaca; residence 220 North Aurora street. Instructor in gymnastics at Cornell Univer- sity.
LANNING, EDWARD-Insurance, 46 Cedar street, New York City; residence 118 Quincy street, Brooklyn. Born in Trenton, N. J., Nov. 3, 1858. Educated in Bos- ton, Mass. (Married.) Was special agent for New England Manufacturers' Fire and Marine Insurance Co. of Boston, and Continental Insurance Co. for New England; later assistant secretary of the latter. Now secretary and director Continental Insurance Co.
LANTRY, FRANCIS J .- Commissioner, 148 East 20th street, New York City; residence 345 East 42d street. Born in New York City, 1859. Educated in public schools. Alderman, 1893. Commissioner of Cor- rection since 1898
LAPHAM, LEWIS H .- Wholesale Leather Mer- chant, 26 Ferry street, New York City; residence 27 East 72d street. Member of the firm of H. G. Lapham & Co. Third vice-president and director United States Leather Co. Member Adirondack League Club, Amer- ican Geographical Society, Holland Lodge and Ameri- can Museum of Natural History.
LAPSLEY, DAVID-Broker, 66 Broadway, New York City; residence 44 West 33d street. Born in Phil- adelphia, Pa., Jan. 11, 1860. Educated in New York. (Single.) Senior member of the firm of David Lapsley & Co. and of the New York Stock Exchange. Mem- ber Westchester Country, Tuxedo and Calumet Clubs, Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson, and Golf and Country Clubs of Lakewood. N. J.
LAPSLEY, HOWARD-Broker, 52 Broadway, New York City; residence 12 West 37th street. Born in Philadelphia, Pa. (Married.) Member of the firm of Howard Lapsley & Co. and of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Atlantic Yacht and Union Clubs and Century Association.
LAPSLEY, JOHN W .- Broker, 52 Broadway, New York City; residence 12 West 37th street. Born in New York City. Educated at Harvard. Member of the firm of Howard Lapsley & Co., members of the New York Stock Exchange.
LARDNER, WILLIAM JEREMIAH-Lawyer, 115 Broadway, New York City; residence 227 East 18th street. Born in New York City, Oct. 22, 1858. Edu- cated in public schools, at St. Francis Xavier College and at New York University Law School ('77). De- gree of LL.D. from St. Francis Xavier College in 1893. (Married Agnes Cecelia, daughter of James A. O'Brien of New York City, 1887.) Member of the firm of Lard- ner, Loughran & Smyth. Deputy Attorney-General of the State of New York, 1888-92. Counsel to a number of Catholic institutions. Member Manhattan, Reform, Lawyers', Catholic and Democratic Clubs, Society of Medical Jurisprudence and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
LARGE, WALTER-Lawyer, 5 Beekman street, New York City; residence 56 West 25th street. Mem- ber of the firm of Large & Stallknecht. Member Re- form and Transportation Clubs and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
LARKIN, ADRIAN H .- Lawyer, 54 Wall street, New York City; residence Nutley, N. J. Born in Sing Sing, N. Y., June 6, 1865. Educated at Mount Pleas- ant Military Academy and Princeton University. (Married.) Member of the firm of Butler, Notman, Joline & Mynderse. Member University, Racquet and Tennis, and Princeton Clubs and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
LARKIN, JOHN-Lawyer, 7 Nassau street, New York City; residence 465 West End avenue. Educated at Princeton. Director Aztec Land and Cattle Co. Member University, Princeton, University Athletic and Barnard Clubs, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
LARKINS, CHARLES DARIUS-Principal, 76 Court street, Brooklyn; residence 391 Fourth avenue. Born, Sept. 5, 1853. (Married.) Principal of Erasmus Hall High School. Member Montauk Club, National Elucational Association and other organizations.
LARNED, CHARLES WILLIAM - Professor, United States Military Academy, West Point. Born in New York City, March 9, 1850. Educated at United States Military Academy. (Married.) Mem- ber Union League and Church Clubs, Philological and Century Associations, Society of American Wars and Architectural League.
LARNED, JOSEPHUS NELSON-Author and Li- brarian, Buffalo. Born in Chatham, Ontario, Canada, May 11, 1836. Educated in Buffalo public schools. On editorial staff of "Buffalo Express," 1859-72; sup- erintendent of the Buffalo Board of Education, 1872-3, and of the Buffalo Library, 1877-97; president Amer- ican Library Association, 1893-4. Author of "Talks About Labor" and "History for Ready Reference."
LARNED, WILLIAM Z .- Lawyer, 170 Broadway, New York City; residence Summit, N. J. President and director Lake Placid Improvement Co. and First National Bank of Summit. Member Adirondack League Club, Monday Night Club of Summit, National Academy of Design and Washington Association of New Jersey.
LA ROCHE, FREDERICK A .- Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, 656 Hudson street, New York City; residence 211 West 14th street. Born in New York City, Oct. 4, 1859. Educated in private schools. (Married.) Was vice-president and general manager New York Electric Equipment Co. and president In- ternational Electric and Construction Co. Now pres- ident, manager and director F. A. La Roche & Co. Member Automobile Club of America and of Masonic orders.
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LAROCQUE, JOSEPH-Lawyer, 40 Wall street, New York City; residence 6 East 56th street. Born in New York City, April 2, 1831. Educated at Dr. An- thon's Grammar School and Columbia College ('49); studied law in the office of Griffin & Larocque, and was admitted to the Bar in 1852. Chairman of the Committee of Seventy, 1894. Member of the firm of Shipman, Larocque & Choate. Director American Cotton Oil Co., Cataract Construction Co., The Cel- luloid Co., Commonwealth Insurance Co., Niagara Falls Power Co., Niagara Development Co., Niagara Junction Ry. Co., Morton Trust Co. and Plaza Bank. Member Metropolitan, City, Reform, University, Rid- ing and Delta Phi Clubs, Century, Down Town and Columbia University Alumni Associations, American Museum of Natural History, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
LARRABEE, JESSE-Lawyer, 18 Wall street, New York City; residence 57 West 84th street. Born in Porter, Me., May 14, 1840. Educated at North Parson- field (Me.) Academy and at Columbia College Law School ('80). (Married.) Fellow American Geo- graphical Society; member Society of Medical Juris- prudence and New York Society of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America.
LARRABEE, WILLIAM H .- Assistant Editor, 72 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 45 Willow avenue, Plainfield, N. J. Born in Alfred, Me., 1829. Educated at Depauw University. Degree of LL.D. (Married.) Formerly assistant editor of "The Meth- odist," 1862-5 and 1872-6, and associate editor of the "Brooklyn Standard-Union." Now assistant editor "Popular Science Monthly." Member Quill Club.
LARREMORE, WILBUR-Lawyer and Editor, 32 Nassau street, New York City; residence Yonkers. Born in New York City, Aug. 8, 1855. Educated at the College of the City of New York. (Married.) Editor "The New York Law Journal." Member University, Reform and Alpha Delta Phi Clubs and Century Asso- ciation.
LARTER, FREDERICK H .- Manufacturing Jew- eler, 21 Maiden lane, New York City; residence Newark, N. J. Born in Newark, 1846. Educated in Newark. (Married.) Former president New York Jewelers' As- sociation; director New York Jewelers' Association and Jewelers' Board of Trade. Member Newark (N. J.) Board of Trade.
LATHAM, JOHN HOWARD-Banker, 17 Nassau street, New York City; residence 16 East 58th street. Member of the firm of Winslow, Lanier & Co. and of the New York Stock Exchange. Director Manhattan Trust Co., Phenix Insurance Co. of Brooklyn, West- ern National Bank and William C. Martin Printing House. Member Metropolitan Club, Century Associa- tion and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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