Biographical directory of the state of New York, 1900, Part 80

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


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LATHROP, FRANCIS - Decorative Artist, 29 Washington square, West, New York City. Born at sea, near the Hawaiian Islands, June 22, 1849. Edu- cated in Dresden, Germany; studied painting in Lon- don, England, under Burne-Jones and Madox Brown. Came to the United States in 1873. Makes a specialty of the execution of stained glass windows and general decorative work. Member Lawyers', Fencers', Tuxedo and Players' Clubs. Architectural League, Century Association and National Academy of Design.


LATHROP, MELVIN G .- Secretary, 28 Union square East, New York City; residence White Haven, Pa. Born in Franklin, Pa., June 2, 1869. Educated at Pennsylvania Academy, Montrose, and Lowell Col- lege. (Married.) Private secretary to President Schenck of the New Home Sewing Machine Co. Sec- retary, treasurer and director Wyoming and Pond Creek Coal Co. and Wyoming and Pond Creek Supply Co .; secretary and director Wyoming and Pond Creek R. R. Co. Member Pennsylvania Society and Royal Arcanum.


LATIMER, G. BRYON-Secretary, 115 Chambers street, New York City; residence Rockville Centre. Secretary and trustee Irving Savings Institution. Member Commercial Club.


LATTIMORE, SAMUEL ALLAN-Professor, Uni- versity of Rochester, Rochester; residence 271 Univer- sity avenue. Born in Union County, Ind., May 31,


1828. Professor of chemistry at Genesee College, 1860-7; since 1867, professor of chemistry at University of Rochester. Member American Chemical Society.


LATTING, CHARLES PERCY-Lawyer, 34 Pine street, New York City; residence 45 West 38th street. Educated at Yale. Member Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht, University and Yale Clubs, Sons of the Revolu- tion and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


LATTMANN, AUGUST-Broker, 7 Hanover square, New York City; residence 170 Central Park South. Member New York Athletic and Metropolitan Clubs, Down Town Association and Metropolitan Museum of Art.


LAUBER, JOSEPH-Artist, 337 Fourth avenue, New York City; residence 236 West 123d street. Born in Germany, Aug. 31, 1855. Educated in Germany and in the United States. (Married.) Secretary Archi- tectural League; chairman of committee on civic buildings, Society of Mural Painters. Member Na- tional Arts, Calumet and Etching Clubs, Artists' Aid Society, National Society of Mural Painters and Arch- itectural League.


LAUMAN, GEORGE NIEMAN-Instructor Cornell University, Ithaca; residence 116 Oak avenue. Degree of B.S.A. Instructor in horticulture at Cornell Uni- versity.


LAUTERBACH, ALFRED-Lawyer, 22 William street, New York City; residence 2 East 78th street. (Son of Edward Lauterbach.) Served as an assistant under District Attorney W. M. K. Olcott. Now mem- ber of the firm of Hoadly, Lauterbach & Johnson. Member Fencers' Club and Society of Medical Juris- prudence.


LAUTERBACH, EDWARD-Lawyer, 22 William street, New York City; residence 2 East 78th street. Born in New York City, Aug. 12, 1844. Educated at the College of the City of New York. (Married.) Member of the firm of Hoadly, Lauterbach & Johnson. Vice- president and director Maurice Grau Opera Co .; direc- tor Third Avenue Ry. Co., Dry Dock, East Broadway and Battery R. R. Co., Forty-second Street, Manhat- tanville and St. Nicholas Avenue Ry. Co., and Safety Car Heating and Lighting Co. Member Lawyers', Patria, New York Press and Harmonie Clubs, Ameri- can Fine Arts Society and Society of Medical Juris- prudence.


LAUX, AUGUST-Artist, 621 Carroll street, Brook- lyn. Born in Rhine Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Dec. 18, 1847. Studied at the National Academy of Design; gave his first exhibition at the Academy in the spring of 1870. (Married Emilia Heisterhaven, of Hesse Cassel, Germany, 1876.) Became prominent for decorative work; since 1880 has devoted his time to genre and still-life pictures.


LAW, ALFRED W .- Secretary, 160 Broadway, New York City; residence 34 Gramercy Park. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 22, 1854. Educated at New York University Preparatory School. (Married.) Secretary, treasurer and trustee Gramercy Co .; secretary, treas- urer and director Raponda Co .; assistant treasurer. director and executive officer Johnson Mfg Co., and director and clerk The Dunbar Mills Co. Member Seawanhaka - Corinthian Yacht and Congregational Clubs.


LAW, JAMES-Professor and Veterinarian, Cornell University, Ithaca; residence 33 East avenue. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Feb. 13, 1838. Educated in Edin- burgh, in Paris, France, and in veterinary and med- ical colleges. Degree of D.V.S. Member of faculty of Cornell University since 1868; director of State Veter- inary College and professor of principles and practice of veterinary medicine, veterinary sanitary science and veterinary therapeutics since 1896. Consultant to the New York State Agricultural Society, 1869-96. Au- thor of several medical and scientific works. Fellow Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and member of other veterinary and medical societies.


LAW, JAMES T .- Lawyer, 253 Broadway, New York City; residence Tarrytown. Educated at Yale. Member Republican, Yale, Quill, Grolier and Hardware Clubs, Dunlap Society and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


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LAW, WALTER W .- Carpet Merchant, 884 Broad- way, New York City; residence Scarborough. Vice- president and director W. & J. Sloane. Member Gro- lier, Players', Union League and Riding Clubs, Ards- ley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson, American Fine Arts Society, Aldine Association and Metropolitan Museum of Art.


LAW, WALTER W., JR .- Carpet Merchant, 884 Broadway, New York City; residence Scarborough. Born in Rye, N. Y., July 15, 1871. Educated at Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University. (Single.) Con- nected with the corporation of W. & J. Sloane. Mem- ber Mount Pleasant Field Club of Sing Sing, Yale, Players' and Riding Clubs and Aldine Association.


LAW, WILLIAM H .- Lawyer, 170 Broadway, New York City; residence 383 Fifth avenue. Educated at Yale. Member Manhattan, University, Union and Yale Clubs.


LAWRENCE, ABRAHAM R .- Supreme Court Jus- tice, County Court House, New York City; residence 285 Lexington avenue. Born in New York City, 1832. Educated at a private school and read law with his father until 1854, when he was admitted to the Bar. In 1867 was elected a member of the Constitutional Convention, and in 1873 was nominated and elected a Judge of the Superior Court. Was elected a Supreme Court Justice in 1874, and re-elected in 1887 for a term of fourteen years. Member Metropolitan, Man- hattan and Union Clubs, Society of Colonial Wars, Century Association, St. Nicholas Society and Asso- ciation of the Bar of the City of New York.


LAWRENCE, CYRUS J .- Banker, 31 Broad street, New York City; residence 81 Park avenue. Born in South Salem, Westchester Co., N. Y., Feb. 28, 1832. Educated at district school. (Married.) Member of the firm of Cyrus J. Lawrence & Sons and of the New York Stock Exchange. Director New York, Susque- hanna and Western R. R. Co. and Wabash R. R. Co. Member Union League, Grolier and City Clubs, Amer- ican Museum of Natural History, Metropolitan Mu- seum of Art, American Fine Arts, New York Numis- matic and Archælogical, New York Genealogical and Biographical and American Geographical Societies, Archælogical Institute of America and Chamber of Commerce.


LAWRENCE, DWIGHT A .- Librarian, 40 Nassau street, New York City; residence Fifth avenue Hotel. Born and educated in Albany, N. Y. (Single.) Li- brarian New York State Senate. Member Republican and Lotos Clubs.


LAWRENCE, FRANCIS C., JR .- Lawyer, 27 Pine street, New York City; residence Bay Shore, L. I. Educated at Yale. Member Union, Metropolitan, New York Yacht and South Side Sportsmen's Clubs and Yale Alumni Association.


LAWRENCE, FRANK R .- Lawyer, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence 534 Madison avenue. Direc- tor Chatham National Bank and City Trust Co .; trus- tee American Surety Co. and Garfield Safe Deposit Co. Member Lotos, Manhattan, American Yacht, Law- yers', Arkwright and Salmagundi Clubs and Dunlap Society.


LAWRENCE, GEORGE ALFRED-Physician and Surgeon, 55 East 65th street, New York City. Born in Lawrence, Cal., June 6, 1869. Educated at Leland Stanford, Jr., University (A.B.), Columbia University (A.M.) and New York College of Physicians and Sur- geons (M.D.). (Married.) Member Fencers' and Dem- ocratic Clubs, Nu Sigma Nu Fraternity and Sons of the American Revolution.


LAWRENCE, HENRY C .- Banker, 31 Broad street, New York City; residence 166 West 88th street. Born in New York City, 1859. Educated in New York City and in Europe. (Married.) Member of the firm of Cyrus J. Lawrence & Sons and of the governing com- mittee of the New York Stock Exchange. Member City Club.


LAWRENCE, ISAAC-Lawyer, 15 East 90th street, New York City. Born in London, England (where his father was Chargé d'affaires), 1828. Educated at Co- lumbia (A.B. and A.M.) and at Harvard Law School. (Married.) Associate editor "United States Demo- cratic Review," 1856-9; United States consular agent


at Coburg, Germany, 1862, and at Port Hope, Canada, 1872-6. Member National Democratic Convention from Rhode Island, 1864, and Democratic candidate for governor of Rhode Island, 1878. Author of "Life of W. B. Lawrence, Governor of Rhode Island." Member Lotos and Manhattan Clubs. Authors', New York Genealogical and St. Nicholas Societies and Columbia Alumni Association.


LAWRENCE, JOHN BURLING-Retired, 126 East 30th street, New York City. Director Rio Grande, Sierre Madre and Pacific R. R. Co. and Washington Life Insurance Co. Member Metropolitan, Church and New York Athletic Clubs.


LAWRENCE, JOHN E .- Broker, 45 Broadway, New York City; residence 44 Garden place, Brooklyn. Born in Brooklyn. (Single.) Member of the firm of Lawrence Bros. and of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Crescent Athletic Club.


LAWRENCE, MALCOLM R .- Lawyer, 120 Broad- way, New York City; residence 416 Putnam avenue, Brooklyn. (Married.) Member of the firm of Law- rence & Hughes. Member Lotos and Lawyers' Clubs and Hanover Club of Brooklyn.


LAWRENCE, PRESCOTT-133 East 114th street, New York City; residence 319 Fifth avenue, and New- port, R. I. Educated at Harvard. Director American Hackney Horse Society. Member Knickerbocker, Union, Racquet and Tennis, New York Yacht and Harvard Clubs and Metropolitan Museum of Art.


LAWRENCE, RICHARD H .- Banker, 31 Broad street, New York City; residence South Salem. Born in New York City. Educated abroad. (Married.) Member of the firm of Cyrus J. Lawrence & Sons, members of the New York Stock Exchange. Honorary librarian of the Grolier Club. Member Grolier, Play- ers', City and Camera Clubs, American Fine Arts, American Numismatic and Archaeological, and London Numismatic Societies, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Archaeological Institute of America.


LAWRENCE, TOWNSEND - Broker, 25 Broad street, New York City; residence Flushing, L. I. Born in Flushing, July 6, 1871. Educated at Harvard ('94). (Single.) Member of the New York Stock Exchange firm of W. B. Lawrence & Son. Was first lieutenant of Second United States Volunteer Engineers and aide- de-camp to Brigadier-General Ernst, July, 1898-April, 1899. Member Oakland Golf and Knickerbocker Clubs.


LAWRENCE, WALTER B .- Broker, 25 Broad street, New York City; residence Flushing, L. I. Born in Flushing, Oct. 3, 1839. Educated at Columbia. Member of the firm of W. B. Lawrence & Son and of the New York Stock Exchange. Vice-president and director Cowperthwait Co. Member Knickerbocker, University and Whist Clubs.


LAWRENCE, WILLIAM T .- Broker, 45 Broadway, New York City; residence 44 Pierrepont street, Brook- lyn. Born in Newark, N. J. (Married.) Member of the firm of Lawrence Bros. and of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Crescent Athletic and Hamilton Clubs of Brooklyn.


LAWRENCE, WILLIAM V .- Retired Merchant, 542 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 969 Fifth avenue. Born in Elmira, N. Y., Feb. 12, 1842. Edu- cated in Michigan. (Married.) President Davis & Lawrence Co. of Montreal and New York, and of Fel- lows Manufacturing Co. of Montreal, New York and London; founder and owner Lawrence Park, Bronx- ville, including The Gramatan Inn. Member Union League and Salmagundi Clubs and St. James Club of Montreal, Canada.


LAWSON, JUDSON-Builder, 898 West End ave- nue, New York City. Born Jan. 2, 1849. Educated in common schools. (Married.) Represented the Twenty- third New York City District in the State Assembly, 1895. Director Colonial Bank. Member West Side Re- publican Club and West End Association.


LAWSON, LEONIDAS M. (Colonel)-Secretary, 65 Fifth avenue, New York City: residence 15 East 67th street. Educated at University of Missouri ('53). Sec- retary, treasurer and director Lake Erie, Alliance and Southern Ry. Co. Member Union. University, Union


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League, Manhattan and New York Yacht Clubs, Lied- erkranz, Down Town Association and Baptist Social Union.


LAWSON, LEONIDAS M., JR .- 15 East 67th street, New York City. Member New York Athletic, Psi Upsilon and Amateur Comedy Clubs.


LAWSON, WILLIAM THORNTON-Lawyer, 32 Nassau street, New York City; residence 15 East 67th street. Educated at Columbia. Member Union, Racquet and Tennis, University, New York Yacht and New York Athletic Clubs and Columbia Alumni Asso- ciation.


LAWTON, FRANCIS - Lawyer, 170 Broadway, New York City; residence 157 West 111th street. Edu- cated at Brown University. Member University, Re- form and Zeta Psi Clubs, Society of Medical Jurispru- dence and Brown University Alumni Association.


LAWTON, JOHN WARREN-Lawyer, 20 Nassau street, New York City; residence 103 West 58th street. Born in New Rochelle, N. Y. Educated at Harvard. (Single.) Member New York Athletic Club and St. Nicholas Society.


LAWTON, MARK A., JR .- Electrician, 11 Broad- way, New York City; residence Hotel Margaret, Brook- lyn. Born in Waltham, Mass., Nov. 2, 1861. Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ex-super- intendent Station B, New York Steam Co., and ex-as- sistant engineer New York Steam Co. Eastern man- ager Jandus Electric Co. and Buckeye Electric Co. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers.


LAWTON, NEWBURY D .- Lawyer, 40 Wall street, New York City; residence 46 East 31st street. Born in New Rochelle, N. Y., Oct. 12, 1852. Educated at the College of the City of New York and Columbia Law School. (Married.) Counsel and director Chicago Gen- eral Railway Co. Member New York, Democratic, New York Yacht, Atlantic Yacht, Larchmont Yacht, New Rochelle Yacht, Yachtman's and Amateur Com- edy Clubs, Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity, New York Law Institute, North Side Board of Trade and others.


LAWTON, WILLIAM CRANSTON-Educator, La- fayette avenue and St. James place, Brooklyn. Born in New Bedford, Mass., May 22, 1853. (Married Alida Allen Beattie of New Bedford, 1884.) Professor of Greek language and literature at Adelphi College.


LAWYER, GEORGE-Lawyer, 79 Chapel street, Albany; residence 66 Chestnut street. Born in New York City, Sept. 24, 1864. Educated at Hamilton Col- lege and Albany Law School. (Married.) Member of the firm of Buchanan & Lawyer. Member Fort Orange and Theta Delta Chi Clubs, Arkwright Club of New York City, Sons of the Revolution and Society of Foreign Wars.


LAYNG, JAMES B .- Railroads, Grand Central Station, New York City; residence 931 Fifth avenue. Born in Columbia, Lancaster Co., Pa., Aug. 30, 1833. Educated at Western University of Pennsylva- nia. Vice-president and director Cleveland, Cincin- nati, Chicago and St. Louis R. R. Co. (The Big Four) and West Shore R. R. Co .; general manager and director New Jersey Junction R. R. Co. and Wallkill Valley R. R. Co .; director Chester Creek R. R. Co., City Trust Co., Dayton and Union R. R. Co., Iron City National Bank of Pittsburg, Pa., Jersey City and Bayonne R. R. Co., New Jersey Shore Line R. R. Co. and New York and Harlem R. R. Co .; trustee Lincoln Safe Deposit Co. Member Union League, Metropolitan and Transportation Clubs, Ohio Society and American Museum of Natural History.


LAZARUS, EDWARD R .- Leather Merchant, 87 Gold street, New York City; residence 979 Park place, Brooklyn. Member Union League Club of Brooklyn.


LEACH, ARTHUR B .- Banker, 35 Nassau street, New York City; residence South Orange, N. J. Born in Detroit, Mich., Sept. 30, 1863. Educated in Detroit. (Married.) Member of the firm of Farson, Leach & Co. Member Lawyers' Club, Union League Club of Chicago, Ill., Essex County Country, Camera, Riding and Driving, and South Orange Field Clubs of Orange, N. J., Roseville Athletic Association and New England Society.


LEACH, ORLANDO-Publisher, 9 East 16th street, New York City; residence Avon, Mass. Born in East Stoughton, Mass., Feb. 4, 1834. Educated at Yale ('60). (Married.) Admitted to the Boston Bar, 1863; com- missioned captain by Gov. Andrew of Massachusetts, 1863. With Roberts, Davis & Co., 1865-83; Leach, Shewell & Sanborn, 1883-99. Member Yale and Alpha Delta Phi Clubs, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Yale Alumni and Aldine Associations.


LEACH, PHILIP - Surgeon, Naval Hospital, Brooklyn. Attached to Medical Department, United States Navy; stationed at Brooklyn Navy Yard. Mem- ber Army and Navy, Lotos, Reform and New York Yacht Clubs and Academy of Medicine.


LEAL, MALCOLM-Physician, 107 West 48th street, New York City. Educated at Cornell. Mem- ber Cornell University and Chi Phi Clubs and Medical Society of the County of New York.


LEALE, CHARLES AUGUSTUS-Physician, 604 Madison avenue, New York City. Born in New York City, March 26, 1842. Educated in science and medi- cine; degree of M.D. from Bellevue Hospital Medical College. (Married Rebecca Medwin Copcutt of New York City, 1867.) Served as acting assistant surgeon in United States Army, and as assistant surgeon in United States Volunteers during Civil War; was mus- tered out Jan. 20, 1866, with rank of captain United States Volunteers. Practicing in New York City since 1867. Member New York Academy of Medicine, Society of Medical Jurisprudence, Academy of Sciences, Loyal Legion of the United States, Lafayette Post G. A. R. and Metropolitan Museum of Art.


LEALE, MEDWIN-Physician, 604 Medison ave- nue, New York City. Born in New York City, 1873. (Son of Dr. Charles Augustus and Rebecca Medwin [Copcutt] Leale.) Educated at Berkeley School and at College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University (M.D., '96). Served in a surgical capacity during Spanish-American War; was at Camp Black, Camp Alger, Newport News, and in Puerto Rico.


LEARNED, WILLIAM L .- Jurist, 80 State street, Albany; residence 298 State street. Born in New Lon- don, Conn., July 24, 1821. Educated at Yale (A.B., '41 and LL.D., '78); admitted to the Bar in Rochester in 1844. (Married.) Supreme Court Justice, Albany, 1870-91; Presiding Justice 1875-91; retired by reason of age, Dec. 31, 1891. Member Fort Orange Club, Ameri- can Geographical Society, Reform and Yale Clubs of New York City and Yale Alumni Association.


LEARY, WILLIAM - Advertising, 67 East 54th street. Member Republican, Suburban Riding and Driving, and Lotos Clubs.


LEASK, GEORGE-Banker, 35 Wall street, New York City; residence 29 East 83d street. Member of the firm of Leask & Co., members of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Union League Club.


LEAVITT, FRANK McDOWELL - Engineer, 17 Adams street, Brooklyn; residence 938 President street. Born in Ohio, March 3, 1856. Educated at Stevens Institute. (Married.) Member Crescent Ath- letic and Engineers' Clubs, Sons of the American Rev- olution, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers and Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.


LEAVITT, GARDNER HOWLAND-Retired, 52 Broadway, New York City; residence Bay Side. Born in Flushing. N. Y., 1845. Educated at Flushing Insti- tute. (Married.) Director Flushing Bank, Forty- second Street, Manhattanville and St. Nicholas Ave- nue Ry. Co., Third Avenue R. R. Co., Dry Dock R. R. Co. and Union R. R. Co. Member Union, New York Yacht and American Yacht Clubs.


LEAVITT, GEORGE O .- Manager, 65 Worth street, New York City; residence Summit, N. J. Born in Dorchester, Mass., Aug. 13, 1855. Educated at Dor- chester High School. (Married.) Manager Geo. H. Gilbert Mf'g Co. Member Arkwright (ex-vice-presi- dent), Atlantic, Baltusrol Golf and Massachusetts Yacht Clubs.


LEAVITT, JOHN BROOKS-Lawyer, 111 Broad- way, New York City; residence 44 Stuyvesant street. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Sept. 30, 1849. Educated at


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Kenyon ('68; LL.D., '96) and Columbia Law School ('71). (Married.) Member of the firm of Leavitt, Wood & Keith. Member University, City, Lawyers', Barnard, Onteora, Social Reform and Twilight Clubs, National and State Bar Associations and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


LEAVITT, SHELDON-Vice-President, 44 Wall street, New York City; residence Irvington-on-Hud- son. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 30, 1844. Edu- cated in the United States. (Married.) Ex-vice-pres- ident and ex-treasurer Harrison Street Cold Storage Co. Now vice-president and director Brooklyn Bridge Freezing and Cold Storage Co. Member Military Or- der of the Loyal Legion, Down Town Association and Sons of the Revolution.


LEAVY, JOSEPH B .- Brewer, Jay and Front streets, Brooklyn; residence 422 West End avenue, New York City. Born in New York City, March 7, 1872. Educated at St. Louis College and Columbia University ('94). (Married.) First vice-president and director Leavy & Britton Brewing Co. Member Calu- met, Delta Kappa Epsilon and Collectors' Clubs.


LEAYCRAFT, CHARLES RUSSELL-Merchant, 140 Pearl street, New York City; residence Caldwell, N. J. Member of the firm of Leaycraft & Co. Mem- ber Union Club and Down Town Association.


LEAYCRAFT, J. EDGAR-Real Estate and In- surance, 1507 Broadway, New York City; residence 311 West End avenue. Has served as State Tax Commis- sioner. Director Real Estate Exchange and Auction Room; trustee Franklin Savings Bank; governor Real Estate Board of Brokers; treasurer Church Extension and Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Member Union League, Colonial, Republi- can (treasurer) and West Side Republican Clubs, Al- dine, Merchants' and West End (treasurer) Associa- tions, Chamber of Commerce, and Board of Trade and Transportation.


LE BARBIER, CHARLES E .- Lawyer, Criminal Court Building, New York City; residence Bronxwood Park, Williamsbridge. Born in New York City, 1859. Educated in Paris, France; studied law in the office of Coudert Bros., and was admitted to the Bar in New York City in 1881. His ability in matters pertaining to criminal law, of which he made a specialty, se- cured for him an appointment as deputy assistant district attorney, which position he now holds. Mem- ber Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


LE BOUTILLIER, GEORGE-Dry Goods Mer- chant, 14 East 14th and 7 East 13th streets, New York City; residence 200 West 57th street. Member of the firm of Le Boutillier Bros. Member Twilight Club.


LE BOUTILLIER, WILLIAM G .- Physician, 49 West 50th street, New York City. Educated at Co- lumbia. Member Union League, University, Church and Quill Clubs, Huguenot Society and Columbia Uni- versity Alumni Association.


LE BRUN, MICHAEL M .- Architect, 1 Madison avenue, New York City; residence Montclair, N. J. Member of the firm of N. Le Brun & Sons. Member Architectural League and New York Chapter of American Institute of Architects,


LE BRUN, NAPOLEON-Architect, 1 Madison avenue, New York City; residence 222 West 23d street. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 2, 1821. Educated in Philadelphia. (Widower.) Resident of New York City since 1865. Member of the firm of N. Le Brun & Sons. Ex-president of the New York Chapter of American Institute of Architects and representative of same for seventeen years in the board of examiners of the De- partment of Buildings. Member American Institute of Architects.


LE BRUN, PIERRE L .- Architect, 1 Madison ave- nue, New York City; residence 111 Joralemon street, Brooklyn. Member of the firm of N. Le Brun & Sons. Member New York Chapter of American Institute of Architects, Architects' Institute of America, and Met- ropolitan Museum of Art.


LEDERER, GEORGE W .- Theatrical Manager, 1410 Broadway, New York City. Born in Wilkesbarre,


Pa., 1861. Interested in theatrical affairs since 1878; manager of New York Casino since 1893; also manag- ing director of New York Theatre, Prince of Wales Theatre in London, England, and others.


LEDLIE, GEORGE H .- 59 Park row, New York City; residence University Club. Educated at Har- vard. Member University, Reform, Church and Whist Clubs, Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson and Harvard University Alumni Association.


LEDOUX, ALBERT R .- Mining Engineer, 9 Cliff street, New York City; residence 39 West 50th street. Born in Newport, Ky., Nov. 2, 1852. Educated at Co- lumbia University School of Mines and in Berlin, Ger- many; degrees of M.S. and Ph.D. (Married.) Presl- dent Great Northern Mining and Development Co .; secretary and treasurer Deer Hill Co .; director Assur- ance Co. of America and Paseo Improvement Co. of Mexico. Member City, Baltusrol Golf, Storm King and Arts Clubs, Down Town Association, New York Academy of Sciences, American Institute of Mining Engineers, Society of Medical Jurisprudence, Ameri- can Chemical Society and Society of Electrical Engi- neers; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.




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