Biographical directory of the state of New York, 1900, Part 96

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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MEYERS, JAMES COWDEN-Lawyer, 31 Nassau street, New York City; residence 53 St. Nicholas ave- nue. Secretary Real Estate Corporation of New York City and assistant secretary American Real Estate Co. Member Princeton Club and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


MEYROWITZ, EMILE B .- Optician, 104 East 23d street, New York City; residence Ridgefield, N. J. Born in Russia, 1852. Educated in Russia. (Married.) President and director Meyrowitz Mfg Co .; proprietor E. B. Meyrowitz (retail). Was secretary of Board of Education of Ridgefield and of the Ridgefield Improve- ment Association. Member Aldine Association.


MEYROWITZ, OSCAR W .- Optician, 104 East 23d street, New York City; residence New Rochelle. Born in Russia, May, 1854. Educated in Russia and Ger- many. (Married.) Secretary, treasurer and director Meyrowitz Mfg Co. Secretary New Rochelle Yacht Club.


MIATT, GEORGE WILLIAM-Patent Lawyer, 5 Beekman street, New York City; residence Suffern, Rockland County. Born in England, Aug. 29, 1851. Educated at New York University Law School ('82). (Married.) President Ramapo Building and Loan Association and master Ramapo Lodge No. 589, F. & A. M.


MICHAUX, ALBERT R .- Importer and Manu- facturer, 90 Gold street, New York City; residence 113 West 84th street, and Arverne. Born in New York City, Dec. 10, 1864. Educated in public schools, Ford- ham College and Laval University. (Single.) Secre- tary and treasurer P. A. Blichert Mf'g Co. of New York and Chicago; secretary Felix Fournier & Knopf. Formerly on board of managers French Hospital. Member Catholic Club.


MICHIE, PETER SMITH-Professor, United States Military Academy, West Point. Born in Bre- chin, Scotland, March 24, 1839. Educated at United States Military Academy ('63). Degrees of Ph.D. from Princeton in 1871; A.M. from Dartmouth in 1873, and LL.D. from Union College in 1893. (Married Maria L. Roberts of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1863.) Commissioned first lieutenant of engineers, United States Army, June 11, 1863, and captain, Nov. 23, 1865. Served throughout Civil War and reached brevet rank of brigadier-gen- eral. Professor of philosophy at United States Mili- tary Academy since 1871. Member board of overseers of Thayer School of Civil Engineering at Dartmouth College since 1871. Author of "Personnel of Sea Coast Defense," "Elements of Analytical Mechanics, "Practi- cal Astronomy" and other works of a similar nature. Member Century Association of New York City, and Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.


MIDDLEBROOK, CHARLES F .- Merchant, 214 State street, Binghamton; residence 108 Prospect ave- nue. Born in Oswego, N. Y., July 20, 1867. Educated at Colgate Academy, Hamilton, N. Y .. and University of Rochester. (Married.) Member of the firm of C. D. Middlebrook & Son. Member Binghamton Whist and Binghamton Clubs, and Delta Kappa Epsilon Club of New York City.


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MIDDLEBROOK, FREDERICK J. - Lawyer, 31 Nassau street, New York City; residence 444 West End avenue. Born in Wilton, Conn., Dec. 28, 1860. (Mar- ried.) Director Lykens Valley R. R. and Coal Co., American Mortgage Co. and Hale Co. Member Colo- nial, West Side and Lawyers' Clubs and Down Town Association.


MIDDLEBROOK, JOSEPH W .- Lawyer, 130 West Main street, Tarrytown; residence Dobbs Ferry. Born in Tarrytown, July 3, 1865. Educated at Wilton Acad- emy, Wilton, Conn., and at Yale ('87). (Married.) At- torney and director Tarrytown National Bank; treas- urer Westchester County Bar Association and attor- ney for county treasurer and State Comptroller. Member Yale, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Pastime, Mohican and Larchmont Yacht Clubs, Ardsley Casino of Ards- ley-on-Hudson, City Club of Yonkers, and ex-member Crescent Athletic and Union League Clubs of Brook- lyn.


MIDDLETON, CLIFFORD L .- Merchant, 68 Broad street, New York City; residence 473 Clinton avenue, Brooklyn. Member of the firm of Middleton & Co. Member Marine and Field, Hamilton, Riding and Driv- ing, and Excelsior Clubs of Brooklyn, and 23d Regi- ment Veteran Association.


MIDDLETON, ROBERT - Woolen Manufacturer, Globe Woolen Co., Utica; residence 263 Genesee street. Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, May 17, 1825. Educated in Aberdeen. (Married.) President and agent Globe Woolen Co .; ex-director Second National Bank, Mo- hawk Valley Mills, Savings Bank of Utica, Utica Mc- chanics' Association and Utica Willowvale Bleachery. Member Fort Schuyler and Home Market Clubs, Na- tional Association of Wool Manufacturers, Knight Templar Mason, American Protective Tariff League and New York State Agricultural Society.


MIDDLETON, W. D. - Woolen Manufacturer, Globe Woolen Co .. Utica; residence 263 Genesee street. Born in Dracut, Mass., Dec. 23, 1850. Educated in pub- lic schools, Utica Business College and Law Depart- ment of Hamilton College. (Married.) Vice-president and superintendent Globe Woolen Co .; director Second National Bank. Was electric light commissioner for three years. Member Fort Schuyler and Adirondack League Clubs, Utica Chamber of Commerce and Fax- ton Lodge, F. & A. M.


MILBANK, SAMUEL W .- Merchant, 11 Pine street, New York City; residence 33 East 38th street. Director West Wyandotte Mining Co. Member Union, Manhattan, Racquet and Tennis, New York Yacht, Whist and South Side Sportsmen's Clubs and Down Town Association.


MILBURN, JOHN GEORGE-Lawyer, 28 Erie street, Buffalo; residence 1168 Delaware avenue. Born in England, Dec. 13, 1851. Educated in England. (Married.) Practicing in Buffalo since his admission to the Bar in 1874. Member of the firm of Rogers, Locke & Milburn. Member Buffalo Club, Genesee Val- ley Club of Rochester, and Lawyers' and Players' Clubs and Century Association of New York City.


MILES, C. C .- Physician and Surgeon, Greenport. Born in Sag Harbor, N. Y., Sept. 25, 1854. Educated at New York College of Physicians and Surgeons. (Married.) Trustee Southold Savings Bank; coroner Suffolk County; health officer village of Greenport, and ex-president Board of Education of Greenport.


MILES, SWEETING-Miller and Manufacturer, 17 Jay street, New York City; residence Alpine, N. J. Born in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, Oct. 6, 1827. Educated in common schools in Dutchess County, N. Y. (Married.) Major of 75th Regiment, N. G. N. Y., 1863; lieutenant-colonel, 1863; colonel, 1864-7. President Palisade Land Co. and Alpine Land Co .; di- rector American Grocery Co. Member New York Produce Exchange and State Board of Education of New Jersey.


MILHAU, EDWARD L .- Druggist, 183 Broadway, New York City; residence 291 IIenry street, Brooklyn. Educated at Columbia. Member of the firm of J. Milhau's Son. Member Delta Kappa Epsilon and New York Athletic Clubs, Columbia University Alum- ni Association and Scientific Alliance.


MILHOLLAND, JOHN E .- President, 154 Nassau street, New York City; residence 168 Madison avenue. (Married.) President and director Tubular Dispatch Co .; director Bacheller Pneumatic Tube Co. of Phila- delphia and New York, New York Mail and Newspa- per Transportation Co. and Norton Point Land Co. Member Republican, Lotos, New York Press, Atlantic Yacht and Lawyers' Clubs. Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Museum of Natural History, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and several others.


MILLARD, FRANK VINCENT-Lawyer, Tarry- town. Born in Tarrytown, Feb. 27, 1867. (Son of James F. and Elizabeth A. [Purdy] Millard.) Edu- cated at Irving Institute, at Yale ('88) and at Colum- bia Law School. (Married Grace, daughter of Isaac Requa of Tarrytown, 1891.) Practicing in Tarrytown since his admission to the Bar in 1890. Counsel to the Greenburgh Savings Bank, and to the towns of Green- burgh and Mount Pleasant; corporation counsel to Tarrytown and the village of Hastings; chairman Congressional District Republican Committee; mem- ber Tarrytown Board of Education; foreman of a vol- unteer fire company. Member Exempt Firemen's As- sociation (director) and Young Men's Lyceum (presi- dent).


MILLARD, S. C .- Lawyer, Binghamton; residence 77 Main street. Born in Stamford, Vt., Jan. 14, 1840. Educated at Williams College. (Married.) Member of the firm of Millard & Stewart. Director First National Bank. Member of Congress, 1882-7. President Bing- hamton Club.


MILLER, ALBERT O .- Manufacturer and Mer- chant, 42 North Moore street, New York City; resi- dence Montclair, N. J. Born in Deal, N. J., Sept. 28, 1857. Educated at the College of the City of New York. (Married.) President and director Miller, Tompkins & Co. Member of several Montclair clubs and societies.


MILLER, ALVAH-Paper Merchant, 132 Nassau street, New York City; residence 132 Hewes street, Brooklyn. Born in Katonah, N. Y., Jan. 30, 1855. Edu- cated at Chappaqua Mountain Institute. (Married.) Member of the firm of H. G. Craig & Co. Vice-presi- dent and treasurer Lyon Bros. Co .; treasurer Aerated Paper Co. Member Hanover Club of Brooklyn.


MILLER, CHARLES E .- Broker, 39 Wall street, New York City; residence 101 Bainbridge street, Brooklyn. Born on Staten Island, Feb. 10, 1852. Edu- cated in public schools. (Married.) Member of the firm of Kelley, Miller & Co., members of the New York Stock Exchange. President Goldwin Mining Co .; sec- retary and treasurer Frasse Co. Member Whist Club of New York City, Union League and Brooklyn Whist Clubs of Brooklyn, and Carteret Club of Jersey City, N. J.


MILLER, CHARLES E .- Lawyer, 32 Nassau street, New York City; residence 63 East 54th street. Educated at Columbia ('55). (Married.) Trustee Mu- tual Life Insurance Co. of New York. Member Uni- versity and Riding Clubs, Genesee Valley Club of Rochester, New England Society, Columbia University Alumni and Down Town Associations and Associa- tion of the Bar of the City of New York.


MILLER, CHARLES HENRY-Artist, 10 East 23d street, New York City; residence Queens, L. I. Born in New York City, March 20, 1842. Educated in New York City, and in Europe at the Royal Academy of Bavaria. Degrees of M.D. and N.A. (Single.) The landscape painter called by Bayard Taylor "the artist- ic discoverer of the little continent of Long Island." Was president of the Art Club of New York, 1877-82; president of the American Art Committee at Munich International Exposition of 1883; president of the Queens Union Free School. 1895-7; also president of the Board of Education. Has exhibited at all the im- portant national and international expositions since 1876. and has been awarded many medals, Author of "The Philosophy of Art in America" under nom de plume "Carl De Muldor." Member Lotos Club, Cen- tury Association and National Academy of Design.


MILLER, CHARLES J .- Lumber Merchant, New- fane. Born in Newfane, July 28, 1865. Educated at


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Cornell ('90). (Married.) Breeder of Guernsey cattle and owner of Meadow Brook Farm. Treasurer and purchasing agent Newfane Basket Mf'g Co. Member Cornell University Club of New York City.


MILLER, CHARLES RANSOM-Editor and Pub- lisher, 41 Park row, New York City; residence 48 Cen- tral Park, South. Born in Hanover, N. H., Jan. 17, 1849. Educated at Dartmouth College ('72). (Married Frances Daniels of Plainfield, N. H., 1876.) Editor-in- chief of the New York "Times" with which he has been connected since 1875. Director Blooming Grove Park Association. Member Metropolitan Club, Cen- tury Association and National Sculpture Society.


MILLER, CHARLES S .- Lawyer, 150 Nassau street, New York City; residence 65 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn. Born in Hornellsville, N. Y., June 2, 1856. Educated at Yale ('77) and Columbia Law School ('79); also pursued legal studies in office of Hon. Ernest Hall. (Single.) Has been in practice on individual ac- count since 1883. Was one of the vice-presidents of the Patria Club, 1898-9. Member Patria and Psi Up- silon Clubs. Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn, and Yale Alumni Association.


MILLER, CHARLES W .- Banker and Broker, 18 Wall street, New York City; residence Sparkill. Born in New York City, May 12, 1833. (Married.) Member of the firm of S. F. Johnson & Co., members of the New York Stock Exchange.


MILLER, CYRUS C .- Lawyer, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence University Heights. Born in Claverack, Columbia Cc., N. Y., Nov. 2. 1866. Edu- cated at New York University ('88) and Columbia Law School ('91). (Married.) Member of the firm of Mil- ler, Decker & Miller. Was member of council of New York University and treasurer of New York Univer- sity Alumni Association. Member Grolier and Ford- ham Clubs, Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn, New York University Alumni Association and Zeta Psi Fraternity.


MILLER, DEANE-Stock Broker, 16 Wall street, New York City; residence University Club. Born in New Rochelle, N. Y., March 15, 1866. Educated at Yale ('85). (Single.) Member of the firm of Latham, Alexander & Co. and of the New York Stock Ex- change. Member University, Racquet and Tennis, and Tuxedo Clubs.


MILLER, EDMUND HOWD-Chemist, Have- meyer Hall, 118th street and Broadway, New York City; residence 312 Manhattan avenue. Born in Fair- field, Conn., Sept. 12, 1869. Educated at Columbia Uni- versity School of Mines and School of Pure Science (Ph.D.) (Married.) Instructor in analytical chemis- try and assaying at Columbia University. Member Columbia University Alumni Association, American Institute of Mining Engineers, American Chemical So- ciety, Society of Chemical Industry and Chemical So- ciety of London, England.


MILLER, EDWARD M. F .- Broker, 40 Wall street, New York City; residence 797 Lexington ave- nue. Born in New York City, March 18, 1856. Edu- cated in public schools and at College of the City of New York. (Married.) Member New York Stock Ex- change. Treasurer Standard Trust Co. of New York City. Member Republican Club, New England So- ciety and Methodist Social Union.


MILLER, FRANK C .- Manufacturer, 349 West 26th street, New York City; residence 1048 Fifth ave- nue. Born in Warsaw, N. Y., Sept. 13, 1856. (Mar- ried.) Vice-president, treasurer and director Frank Miller Co.


MILLER, FRANKLIN T .- Publisher, 310 Sixth avenue, New York City. Secretary and director F. W. Dodge Co., and of the New York City Record Publishing Co.


MILLER, FRED J .- Editor, 218 William street, New York City: residence 34 Beech street, East Orange, N. J. Born, Jan. 3, 1857. (Married.) Editor "American Machinist"; vice-president American Ma- chinist Press. Member Engineers' Club and American Society of Mechanical Engineers.


MILLER, GEORGE MACCULLOCH-Lawyer, 80 Broadway, New York City; residence 270 Madison ave-


nue. Born in Morristown, N. J., 1832. Educated at Burlington College and at Harvard Law School. Ad- mitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1853, and to the New York Bar in 1854. (Married Elizabeth Hoffman, 1857.) Makes a specialty of corporation law. Di- rector Greenwood Cemetery, Harlem River and Portchester R. R. Co., Housatonic R. R. Co., New York, New Haven and Hartford R. R. Co., Providence and Stonington Steamship Co. and Shepaug R. R. Co .; trustee Bank for Savings and Central Trust Co. Sec- retary of the corporation of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Divine since 1873. Member City, Union League, Lawyers' and Church Clubs, Cen- tury Association, American Museum of Natural His- tory and Metropolitan Museum of Art.


MILLER, GEORGE WASHINGTON-Lawyer, 44 Broad street, New York City; residence 303 West 77th street. Born July 20, 1829. Educated in Rochester, N. Y. (Married.) Formerly corporation counsel City of Rochester, United States District Attorney for Northern District of New York and Superintendent of Insurance Department, State of New York. Member Union Club.


MILLER, HOFFMAN-Lawyer, 80 Broadway, New York City; residence 122 East 40th street. Member of the firm of Peckham, Miller & King. Member Union League, St. Anthony and Lawyers' Clubs and Asso- ciation of the Bar of the City of New York.


MILLER, HYMAN GRIFFIN-Bank Clerk, 530 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 44 North Ninth avenue, Mount Vernon. Born in Vermont, 1873. Educated in Vermont public, private and high schools. (Married Mary W. Roberts, 1898.) Connected with the Fifth Avenue Bank of New York.


MILLER, IRA O .- Lawyer, 108 Fulton street, New York City; residence 37 West 83d street. Born in Westminster, Vt., March 3, 1823. Educated at Uni- versity of Vermont ('48). (Married.) Has practiced law in New York City since 1855. Member New Eng- land Society.


MILLER, ISAAC NEWTON-Lawyer, 293 Broad- way, New York City; residence Lakeview, N. J. Born in Oneida County, N. Y., Oct. 22, 1851. (Son of Isaac C. and Elizabeth [Wood] Miller.) Educated at Whites- town Seminary, Rural High School of Clinton, Ham- ilton College and at Columbia College Law School. (Married.) Member Delta Kappa Epsilon and Oneida County Clubs.


MILLER, J. BLEECKER-Lawyer, 37 Liberty street, New York City; residence 56 West Ninth street. Member Reform, Lawyers' and Church Clubs, Ameri- can Geographical Society, Society of Medical Jurispru- dence, Society of Colonial Wars, Sons of the Revolu- tion and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


MILLER, JACOB F .- Lawyer, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence 62 West 89th street. Born in Claverack, Columbia Co., N. Y., Nov. 25, 1837. Edu- cated at Hudson River Institute and Williams Col- lege. (Married.) Member of the firm of Miller, Deck- er & Miller. Member board of managers House of Refuge, Randall's Island: trustee and secretary Wart- burg Orphans' Farm School. Member Lawyers' and Patria Clubs, Medico-Legal and Martin Luther (presi- dent) Societies, Phi Beta Kappa Alumni, New York State Bar and Civil Service Reform Associations and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


MILLER, J. R .- Clothing Merchant, Watertown. Born in Scotland, Feb. 2, 1842. (Married.) Trustee Jefferson County Savings Bank; director Watertown National Bank. Member Union Club and Masonic bodies.


MILLER, JACOB W .- Transportation, Pier 10, North River, New York City; residence 113 East 30th street. Born in Morristown, N. J., 1847. Educated at United States Naval Academy ('67). (Married.) President and director Newport and Wickford R. R. and Steamboat Co .; president Nicaragua Canal Co. and Costa Rica Development Co .; director Signal and Control Co. Commander of Naval Militia of New York. Member University and Seawanhaka-Corin- thian Yacht Clubs, Metropolitan Club of Washington, D. C. Century Association, Society of Foreign Wars, Society of the Spanish-American War, Naval Archi- tects' Society, and Naval Order of the United States.


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MILLER, JOHN DOULL-Merchant, 362 Broad- way, New York City; residence Plainfield, N. J. Born in London, England, July 6, 1864. Educated at Brigh- ton College, England. (Married.) Member Merchants', Adirondack League, and Hillside Tennis and Golf Clubs and Chamber of Commerce.


MILLER, JOHN HUNTER-Lawyer, 35 Wall street, New York City; residence Hotel Vendome. Born in New Rochelle, N. Y., May 11, 1850. (Son of Leonard P. and Susan Ann [Le Count] Miller.) Edu- cated in private schools, at Wesleyan University (A.B., '71) and at Columbia College Law School (LL.B., '73. Practicing in New York City since his admission to the Bar in 1873. Makes a specialty of corporation law. Director Automatic Vending Co. and North American Loan and Trust Co. Member Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


MILLER, JOHN J .- Importer and Manufacturer, 53 Murray street, New York City; residence 310 Rose- ville avenue, Newark, N. J. Born in Trenton, N. J., March 27, 1864. Educated in Trenton. (Married.) Pres- ident and director Crescent Belting and Packing Co., and Maddock & Miller.


MILLER, JOHN W .- Stock Broker, 16 West 25th street, New York City; residence 251 Washington ave- nue, Brooklyn. Born in Ohio, Aug. 14, 1849. Educated at Harvard. (Widower.) Member Democratic and Arkwright Clubs, and Oxford Club of Brooklyn.


MILLER, MILLS-Bookkeeper, 624 First avenue, New York City; residence 622 First avenue. Born in Baltimore, Md., July 11, 1874. Educated in common parochial schools of New York City. (Single.) Super- intendent of the coal business of Edward Elliott. Was collector for seven years for that house, and financial secretary and treasurer of Company I, 9th Regiment, N. G. N. Y. Served in the 109th Provisional Regiment, N. G. N. Y., during the Spanish-American War. Mem- ber Sons of the American Revolution and 9th Regi- ment, N. G. N. Y.


MILLER, SAMUEL FISCHER - Engineer, 11 Broadway, New York City; residence South Orange, N. J. Born in Lake Forest, Ill., Sept. 19, 1861. Edu- cated at De Vaux College in Niagara Falls, Amherst College and at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (Married.) Contracting engineer for Milliken Bros., engineers and contractors in iron and steel construc- tion. Solo tenor at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church. Member Sketch, Mendelssohn Glee, Harvard, Strollers', Essex County (N. J.) Country and Reform Clubs and Amherst College Alumni Association.


MILLER, SPENCER-Civil Engineer, 96 Liberty street, New York City; residence South Orange, N. J. Born in Waukegan, Ill., April 25, 1859. Educated at Worcester Polytechnic Institute ('79). (Married.) Chief engineer of cableway department of Lidgerwood Mf'g Co. Designer and patentee of the Miller Con- veyor for coaling at sea, which has been accepted by the United States Navy after exhaustive sea trials. Member Essex County (N. T.) Country and Engineers' Clubs, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Insti- tute of Mining Engineers and Society of Naval Archi- tects and Marine Engineers.


MILLER, THEODORE FRELINGHUYSEN - Banker, 177 Montague street, Brooklyn. Born in New York City, 1850. Educated at Grammar School No. 35 ('64), College of the City of New York ('67) and Co- lumbia College Law School ('71.) Began practice of law in the office of Benedict & Benedict. Was asso- ciated with Enoch L. Fancher until 1892; retired from the practice of law in 1892 to become secretary and treasurer of Henry R Worthington Co. Was elected to the presidency of the Brooklyn Trust Co., to suc- ceed Gen. Christian T. Christensen (resigned), in May, 1900. Secretary and director Worthington Pumping Engine Co .; director International Steam Pump Co. and New York Filter Mf'g Co. Member Brooklyn, Crescent Athletic and Hamilton Clubs, Manhattan, Lawyers' and Engineers' Clubs of New York City, Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson, and Delta Kappa Epsilon Society.


MILLER, WARNER - Paper Manufacturer, 100 Broadway, New York City; residence 2 West 43d


street, and "Oak Hill Farm," Herkimer. Born in Hannibal, Oswego Co, N. Y., Aug. 12, 1838. Educated at Union College. Degree of LL.D. from Union Col- lege and from Syracuse University. (Married.) Served with New York Cavalry during Civil War. Delegate to National Republican Convention of 1872; member of the State Legislature, 1874-5; Congressman, 1878-81; United States Senator, 1881-7. President and director Herkimer Paper Co .; secretary and director Hudson River Pulp and Paper Co .; secretary International Pa- per Co .; director Traders' Fire Insurance Co. of New York, and International North and South America Transportation and Express Co. Member Republican, Union League, Adirondack League and Lawyers' Clubs, American Geographical, St. Nicholas and New England Societies, Sons of the Revolution, Union Col- lege Alumni Association and American Museum of Natural History.


MILLER, WILLIAM E .- Manufacturer, 349 West 26th street, New York City; residence Clarendon Hotel. Born in Warsaw, N. Y., Sept. 15, 1863. Educated at Princeton. (Married.) Secretary and director Frank Miller Co. Member Princeton Club.


MILLER, WILLIAM WILSON-Lawyer, 30 Broad street, New York City; residence 501 Fifth avenue. Born in Washington, D. C., May 14, 1870. Educated at National University, Washington, D. C. (Single.) Member of the firm of Hornblower, Byrne, Taylor & Miller. Trustee Equitable Securities Co. Member Lawyers', Racquet and Tennis, and Country Cycle Clubs, Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson, Associa- tion of the Bar of the City of New York and Society of Medical Jurisprudence.


MILLIGAN, JOHN C .- Retired Hardware Mer- chant, 19 Cliff street, New York City; residence 171 Lefferts place, Brooklyn. Born in Auburn, N. Y., April 14, 1837. Educated at Auburn Academy. (Married.) Was one of the incorporators and the first vice-presi- dent of both the Lalance & Grosjean Mfg Co. and Woodhaven Water Supply Co .; was for over forty years actively connected with the management of the former company. Ex-director Phenix National Bank, Norton Can Co. and Central Stamping Co. Director Lalance & Grosjean Mig Co. and Woodhaven Water Supply Co.


MILLIKEN, EDWARD F .- Iron Manufacturer, 11 Broadway, New York City; residence 47 West 43d street. Member of the firm of Milliken Bros. Mem- ber Lawyers', Union, Racquet and Tennis, Larchmont Yacht, Ulster County Country, St. Andrew's Golf and Chelsea Plantation Clubs.




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