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Supreme Court of New York in the City of New York in 1903. Afterwards Mr. Hare was associated in the practice of law in Groton, New York with his father, William W. Hare, until the latter's death in 1907. Since 1912 he and his sister, Georgia Hare, have been associated in the practice of law in Groton, New York. He is a life member of the New York State and the American Bar Associations and is also a member of the Columbia University Law School Association. Mr. Hare is a Democrat and is affiliated with Groton Lodge F. and A. M. No. 496.
Georgia Hare. A lawyer of Central New York, Miss Georgia Hare is engaged in practice at Groton, New York, associated with her brother, Attorney John J. Hare. She was born at Groton, November 30, 1882, the daughter of William W. and Mary E. (Conley) Hare.
A complete sketch of William W. Hare, deceased, appears else- where in this history.
After her graduation from Groton High School, Georgia Hare attended Syracuse University, from which she received the degrees of Ph. B. and LL. B. in 1909 and 1910 respectively and was admitted to the bar on November 30, 1910. She was a clerk in the law offices of the firm of Fowler, Crotch and Vann, at Syra- cuse until 1912, at which time she became associated with her brother, John J. Hare with law offices in the First National Bank Building. Miss Hare is the only woman as yet admitted to prac- tice law in Tompkins County, Sixth Judicial Department. At the present time she is Deputy Attorney General for Tompkins County and is a member of the Tompkins County Bar Association and a life member of New York State, and American Bar asso- ciations.
Miss Hare is a Democrat and in 1926 was nominated for mem- ber of assembly. She holds membership in the Ithaca Women's Club, American Association of University Women, and Columbian Club.
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Howard Cobb is engaged in the general practice of his profes- sion at Ithaca as a member of the firm of Cobb, Cobb & Simpson, and is one of the representative attorneys of Tompkins County. He was born at North Bingham, Potter County, Pa., January 16, 1872, the son of Theodore and Margaret (Metzgar) Cobb.
Theodore Cobb was a native of New York, born at Spring Mills in 1843, and his wife was born at Coudersport, Pennsylvania in 1845. He attended Spring Mills Academy and as a young man was identified with his father's banking interests in that com- munity. He also was interested in the mercantile business, and also took a prominent part in the building of the New York and Pennsylvania Railroad between Ceres and Canisteo, New York, a distance of sixty miles. At the time of his death in 1919 Mr. Cobb was president of that railroad. He also had extensive real estate interests. Mr. Cobb was a Republican and was supervisor for many years. He was a director of the First National Bank of Hornell, New York. His wife died in 1915. Both are buried at Spring Mills, New York. Their children were: 1. William, lives at Wellsville. 2. Howard, the subject of this sketch. 3. Arling, lives at Spring Mills. 4. Mary, who died in 1893. 5. Theodore C., lives at Canisteo, New York. 6. Claire, lives at Genesee, Pennsylvania.
Howard Cobb grew up at Spring Mills, New York, and attended the public schools. In 1889 he located at Ithaca with his family and entered Ithaca High School. He subsequently be- came a student at Cornell University in 1892 and received the degree of LL. B. in 1895. The following year was spent in grad- uate work at the university and Mr. Cobb was admitted to the bar in 1897. At that time he entered the law offices of Tompkins & Cobb, and in 1909 the firm was reorganized as Tompkins, Cobb & Cobb. Mr. Tompkins died in 1911, and Cobb, Cobb, McAllister & Feinberg continued as a leading law firm in this section until 1914, when it was reorganized as Cobb, Cobb, McAllister, Fein- berg & Heath. In 1920 it became Cobb, Cobb & Heath, and four years later was changed to Cobb & Cobb. In July, 1929, Howard Cobb's partner, F. A. Cobb, died and on January 1, 1931, Harold E. Simpson became associated with Howard Cobb. Mr. Cobb is
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a director of the First National Bank, as well as its attorney, and serves in the same capacity for the Lehigh Valley Railroad, New York & Pennsylvania Railroad, and Cayuga Rock Salt Company. He is also local attorney for the Standard Oil Company of New York.
On October 4, 1904, Mr. Cobb was united in marriage with Miss Frederica Robinson, the daughter of Edmund E. and Alice A. (Wykoff) Robinson. He was born at Groton, New York, as was his wife. He died in 1894 and his wife died in 1897. Both are buried in Ithaca Cemetery. Mr. Robinson was employed for many years by the Lehigh Valley Railroad, and also served as postmaster of Ithaca. He was a Republican and belonged to the Masonic Lodge. To Mr. and Mrs. Cobb were born six children: 1. Howard A., born October 5, 1905, died in 1925. 2. Frederick L., twin brother of Howard A., died October 8, 1905. 3. Edmund A., born June 22, 1907, a graduate of Ithaca High School, attended Cornell University, now civil engineer with the Cayuga Rock Salt Company. He is unmarried and lives at home. 4. Kenneth R., born June 8, 1909, a graduate of Ithaca High School and Rutgers University, at New Brunswick, New Jersey. 5. John W., born May 4, 1914, a graduate of Ithaca High School, attends Cornell University. 6. Virginia R., born June 29, 1917, attends Ithaca High School.
Mr. Cobb is a Republican, a member of the Presbyterian Church, and belongs to the Hobasco Lodge No. 716, F. & A. M., Eagle chapter, R. A. M., St. Augustine Commandery, No. 38, K. T., Post Commander. He is past president of the Tompkins County Bar Association.
During his college career Mr. Cobb took a prominent part in athletics and in 1897 was captain and manager of the Geneseo Baseball Club, being appointed by Congressman J. W. Wadsworth for one season for the purpose of giving the present Senator Wadsworth the necessary experience to make the Yale University team as first baseman, and during that season the Geneseo team traveled throughout the East and as far West as Chicago, win- ning thirty-four out of a series of thirty-six games. Eight mem- bers of this champion team were offered contracts in the major baseball leagues.
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He has been appointed by the Board of Supervisors of Tomp- kins County in defending them in the tax payers action, and is associated therein with C. Tracey Stagg, whereby a minority of the Board of Supervisors, with tax payers are endeavoring to prevent the supervisors from building a new court house, jail and providing other county offices, which are now under construc- tion. At the present time all motions for injunctions have been defended successfully.
Much of Mr. Cobb's time is devoted to the trial of actions against the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, in five different counties, and this has continued over a period for the past twenty- five years. A number of decisions have been defended through the courts including the United States Supreme Court. The trial work of other corporations and other individuals is always oc- cupying his time.
Paul S. Livermore .- The professional career of Paul S. Liver- more has extended over a number of years in Ithaca, and he is numbered among the prominent attorneys of Tompkins County. He was born at Lisle, New York, July 16, 1875, the son of George and Ellen (Smith) Livermore.
George Livermore lives retired at Ithaca. He was born at Lisle and his wife was a native of Fondulac, Wisconsin. Her death occurred in 1905 and she is buried in Ithaca. Mr. Liver- more was president of the Ithaca Gun Company from 1886 until his retirement and continued in that capacity after the incorpora- tion of the business in 1904. To Mr. and Mrs. Livermore were born two children: 1. Paul S., the subject of this sketch. 2. E. Belle, who married Nelson H. Genung, lives at 121 North Walnut Street, East Orange, New Jersey.
Paul S. Livermore was ten years of age when his parents removed from Syracuse to Ithaca. He is a graduate of the Ithaca public schools and received the degree of A. B. and LL. B. at Cornell University. His entire professional career has been spent in this city.
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On September 27, 1899, Mr. Livermore married Miss Zeffa Evans, a native of Titusville, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Evan D. and Louise (Reid) Evans, the former a native of Wales and the latter of Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Livermore have a daughter, Eleanor, who is the wife of William C. Combs. He is associated with the law firm of Mann, Strang, Bodine & Wright, of Rochester, New York.
Mr. Livermore is a Republican and has served as supervisor of Tompkins County and as commissioner of health in the city of Ithaca. He is president of the Ithaca Chamber of Commerce, former president of the Ithaca City Hospital, a member of the State Board of Social Welfare. He is an active member of the Presbyterian Church, and belongs to the Masonic Lodge, Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, and University Club of New York City.
Joseph F. Hickey .- As secretary of the Ithaca Chamber of Commerce, Joseph F. Hickey is numbered among the best known men in the city, and he has also been interested in business here for a period of 40 years. He was born at Ithaca, November 25, 1869, the son of Joseph P. and Margaret (Hanrahan) Hickey.
Joseph P. Hickey, the father, was born at Oswego, New York, July 25, 1841, and died at Ithaca in October, 1930. His wife was a native of Montreal, Canada. Her death occurred in 1884. Mr. Hickey located at Ithaca in 1860 and established a successful busi- ness there as a cooper. He also conducted a retail and wholesale meat business for a number of years. He retired from active business in 1900. Mr. Hickey was a Democrat and a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. To Mr. and Mrs. Hickey were born nine children, as follows: 1. Edward, who died in 1902. 2. John, who died in infancy. 3. Catherine, now Sister Mary Alfred in the order of the Sisters of St. Joseph, at Roches- ter, New York. 4. Joseph F., the subject of this sketch. 5. Mary Jane, married Capt. William LaFrance, and they have five sons, four of whom are graduates of Cornell University. 6. Thomas, who died at the age of 35 years. 7. Anna, who died in infancy.
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8. Margaret, married Walter Kelley, electrical engineer for the Rausch Company of New York City. 9. James, who died in in- fancy.
Joseph F. Hickey is a graduate of Ithaca High School. His entire business career has been spent in this city, and as men- tioned above, he became interested in the music business here in 1892 as a dealer in instruments and supplies. He was a charter member of the Ithaca Business Men's Association which was established in 1892. In 1915 he was prominently identified with the reorganization of this association into the present modern Chamber of Commerce and served three years on the first board of directors, the third year as president during 1918. He has been managing secretary since 1928.
Mr. Hickey is a director of the Ithaca Memorial Hospital, trus- tee of Ithaca College, commissioner of education, and director of the Ithaca Savings and Loan Association and Tompkins County National Bank.
In June, 1898, Mr. Hickey was united in marriage with Miss Margaret Quinn, of Ithaca, the daughter of Michael and Catherine Quinn. They were natives of Ireland and died in 1892 and 1922, respectively. They are buried at Ovid, Seneca County. Mr. and Mrs. Hickey have four children:
1. James F., M. D., born in 1899, a graduate of Ithaca High School. He received the degree of Doctor of Arts at Cornell University in 1921, and the degree of Doctor of Medicine at Cor- nell Medical School in 1929. He is a member of the staff of Wil- lard State Hospital. He married Miss Margaret Ward, of Bel- mont, New York.
2. Madeline, born in 1901, a graduate of Ithaca High School and Cornell University. During 1924 she studied at the Sor- bonne, in Paris, France, and since 1925 has been identified with the New York City public schools.
3. Francis J., born in 1903, was educated at Ithaca High School and Notre Dame University. He married Miss Gladys Holmes, of Georgetown, New York, and they have three children: Carmelita, born in 1926; Letitia, born in 1928; Joseph F. II, born in 1930.
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4. Leo A., born in 1907, a graduate of St. Michael's School, Toronto, Canada. He married Miss Martha Tichener, and they have two children: Leo A., Jr., born in 1930; and Anna Louise, born in 1932. They live at Ithaca.
Mr. Hickey is a Democrat, a member and trustee of the Im- maculate Conception Catholic Church, and belongs to the Knights of Columbus, Rotary Club, past president of each.
Allan H. Treman .- One of Ithaca's most prominent young lawyers and leading citizens is Allan H. Treman, who is serving as City Attorney. He is also attorney for the Tompkins County National Bank, assistant attorney and trustee of the Ithaca Sav- ings Bank, a director of the National Bank of Geneva, Geneva, New York, and a director of Treman, King & Company, of Ithaca. He was born in this city, August 8, 1899, the son of Robert H. and Laura (Hosie) Treman.
A sketch of Robert H. Treman appears elsewhere in this his- tory. Two sons were born to Robert H. and Laura (Hosie) Tre- man: 1. Robert E., who is president of Treman, King & Company, and vice-president of the Tompkins County National Bank. He lives at Ithaca. 2. Allan H., the subject of this sketch.
Allan H. Treman was educated in the public schools of Ithaca and attended The Hill School at Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He received the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws at Cornell University in 1921 and 1924, respectively. He was on the Cornell Track Team for three years and president of the Musical Clubs. He was admitted to the bar in 1924. His entire profes- sional career has been spent in this city. During the World War Mr. Treman served in the Students' Army Training Corps at Cor- nell University, and was honorably discharged from the army.
On June 15, 1927, Mr. Treman married Miss Ellen Francis Bar- ton, who was born at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, March 18, 1904. She is a daughter of Col. Frank A. and Louise (Wilkerson) Barton, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this issue. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Treman: 1. Elaine, born May 2, 1929. 2. Barton, born March 16, 1931.
ALLAN H. TREMAN
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Mr. Treman is a Democrat, and is a member of the Tompkins County, New York State, and American Bar Associations, and is chairman of the "Committee on Legal Ethics" of the New York State Bar Association. He belongs to Kappa Alpha, Phi Delta Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, and Phi Kappa Phi fraternities; Order of the Coif, Quill and Dagger, Cornell Club, Savage Club of Ithaca, Ithaca Rotary Club, and Ithaca Country Club. He and his wife are active members of the First Presbyterian Church, of which he is an elder.
Col. Frank Arthur Barton, one of the widely known military men of New York State, and for many years Commandant of the military training at Cornell University, was born at Washington, D. C., July 23, 1869.
He attended Cornell University, and received the degree of M. E. in 1891, having been Colonel of the Cadet Corps his senior year. Upon graduation he entered the regular army in August, 1891, and followed a military career until his death, August 5, 1921. He served in the Spanish-American War in 1898 and the Philippine campaigns and insurrection in 1899 and 1902. He was in charge of the military training at Cornell University from 1904 to 1908. Later he served in the Third Cavalry on the Mexican Border, and thereafter again served in the Philippines, returning to Cornell University as Commandant of the R. O. T. C. in 1917. During the World War he was in charge of all the S. A. T. C. training in New York and several eastern states. He was post- humously cited for gallantry in action in the Philippino cam- paigns.
He was very much interested in welfare movements of various sorts, and was particularly interested in the Boy Scout movement, to a great extent being responsible for its growth in Ithaca and serving as first president of the Ithaca Council. Camp Barton on Cayuga Lake, first at Taughannock Point and now permanently at Frontenac Point, was named for him.
Colonel Barton was a Republican, a member of the Delta Up- silon Fraternity; Quill and Dagger Society at Cornell; the Town
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& Gown, Country, and Rotary Clubs of Ithaca; and the Army and Navy Club at Washington, D. C. He was a Mason. For many years he was a trustee of the Unitarian Church of Ithaca.
Colonel Barton married Louise Wilkeson, of Youngstown, New York, April 20, 1898. To Colonel and Mrs. Barton the following children were born:
1. William Wilkeson Barton, a graduate of West Point in 1921 and now a manufacturer at Rockford, Illinois, where he married Constance Forbes. They have two children, Betty Lou and Forbes.
2. Harriet, a graduate of Cornell University in 1924, later mar- ried Prof. Paul O'Leary, a member of the Cornell Faculty. They reside at Ithaca.
3. Ellen Francis, who attended the College of Architecture at Cornell, and later married Allan H. Treman, whose sketch appears elsewhere.
4. Katherine, who attended Cornell and graduated from the National Kindergarten College at Evanston, Illinois, and after teaching for several years at Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvanija, is now teaching in Ithaca.
5. Wilhelmina, who received an A. B. degree at Cornell in 1931 and an M. A. in 1932.
Mrs. Barton resides in Ithaca at 37 Barton Place.
Charles Stewart Williams. One of the prominent young busi- ness men of Tompkins County is Charles Stewart Williams, who is secretary and treasurer of the Dryden Marble & Granite Works, Inc., of Dryden. He was born here April 23, 1909, the son of Charles E. and Helen Amelia (Stewart) Williams.
Charles E. Williams is president of the Dryden Marble & Granite Works, Inc. He was born at Dryden and is a son of Charles D. Williams, who is now eighty-five years of age. The latter was the founder of the Dryden Marble Works many years ago. It was subsequently operated as the firm of Williams & Bower, and in 1923 was incorporated, with Charles D. Williams as presi-
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dent. He served in that capacity until his retirement in 1929. His son, Charles E., had served as secretary and treasurer, and succeeded to the presidency in 1929. Charles D. Williams is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and is the oldest living member of Dryden Lodge, F. & A. M., of which he is past master. He has also served as mayor of Dryden and is a director of the First National Bank. His son, Charles E., attended St. John's Military Academy, at Manlius, N. Y., and throughout his business career has been identified with the Dryden Marble & Granite Works. His wife was also born at Dryden. They have two sons: 1. Charles Stewart, the subject of this sketch. 2. Harrison, also identified with the granite business at Dryden.
Charles Stewart Williams received his early education in the public schools of Dryden and attended Taylor University at Upland, Indiana. He has been associated with the Dryden Marble & Granite Works since January, 1929, and became secretary and treasurer of the concern in August, 1930.
On September 22, 1928, Mr. Williams was united in marriage with Miss Meredith Lamont, who was born at Dryden, November 27, 1909. She is a graduate of Dryden High School and attended Taylor University. Her parents are Bruce and Edna (Wheeler) Lamont. The former died in 1916 and the latter lives at Dryden. To Mr. and Mrs. Williams have been born two children: 1. Diana Joyce, born November 9, 1929. 2. Charles Bruce, born March 4, 1932.
Mr. Williams is a Republican and he and his wife are active members of the Presbyterian Church.
Hon. Herman Bergholtz .- The name of Bergholtz and elec- tricity have been almost synonymous in Ithaca and Central New York for a period of over 40 years, and he has also been promi- nent in the civic life of the city of Ithaca, of which he now serves as mayor. Mr. Bergholtz was born at Varnamo, Sweden, June 19, 1866, the son of Johan Ferdinand and Amelia (Bjorklund) Berg- holtz.
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Johan Ferdinand Bergholtz was a native of Sweden, and died there in 1887. He was a scientist of note, being identified with the invention of patent leather, and he owned and operated tan- neries and plants throughout Sweden, with branches in Germany and France. He was also identified with the early development of the safety match. Politically, he was a member of the king's council. His father, George J. Bergholtz, came to Sweden from Germany in 1814. He served as surgeon general in the Swedish army and after the battle of Leipzig in 1813 was invited by the Crown Prince of Sweden to locate in his province as court physi- cian and surgeon for the Swedish Army. He also served on the king's council. The genealogy of the Bergholtz family may be traced to the early part of the 14th century. To Johan Ferdinand and Amelia (Bjorklund) Bergholtz were born the following chil- dren: 1. Agnes Törner, deceased. 2. Hilma, deceased. 3. Her- man, the subject of this sketch. 4. George J., lives at Stockholm, Sweden.
Herman Bergholtz received his education in his native land, being a graduate of Lund University, Ph. B., and he also attended the Royal Polytechnical School, at Berlin, Germany. In 1883 he came to the United States and was immediately associated with the laboratories of Thomas A. Edison. He made a return trip to Sweden in 1884, and then resumed his laboratory and experimen- tal work in the Edison laboratories. In 1886 Mr. Bergholtz became identified with the Thomson-Houston Electric Company, at Bos- ton, Massachusetts, and three years later designed in order to devote his entire time and energy to the development of electric street railway systems throughout the United States as a pioneer. Mr. Bergholtz organized and built the following electric railway systems: President of the Cortland and Homer Traction Com- pany; Cortland and Homer Electric Light Company; president of the Staten Island Electric Railway Company in New York City, and was also identified with the organization of the electric railways in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Easton, Pennsylvania, Al- toona, Pennsylvania, and one of the Pittsburgh Electric Railways and many others extending as far west as Sioux City, Iowa. He was one of the organizers of the El Paso and Northeastern Rail-
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road Company, which was operated by steam. This road consist- ed of 500 miles, extending into New Mexico, which is now a part of the Rock Island System. Aside from the electric business, Mr. Bergholtz was identified with other large enterprises, among them he was a founder and for many years president of the United States White Lead Company of Philadelphia, Pennsyl- vania, and was one of the pioneers in the automobile manufactur- ing business, being president of "The Automobile Fore-Carriage Company of America." Mr. Bergholtz came to Ithaca in 1892 and purchased the electric franchise in order to develop and build the modern electric light plant in the city. One of the first hydro electric power plants in the country was built by Mr. Bergholtz at Ithaca. He is a charter member of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. Mr. Bergholtz has also been extensively interested in real estate in Ithaca and developed Renwick Park on Cayuga Lake, now known as Stewart Park and owned by the city. He also founded and developed Cornell Heights and built the connecting bridge between that suburb and Cornell Univer- sity. He was the owner of the Cayuga Heights property, which has since been developed and improved by Charles Blood and Jared Newman. Mr. Bergholtz also receives credit for the devel- opment of Lakeview Cemetery, Ithaca. He is a trustee of Ithaca Memorial Hospital, trustee of Cornell Library Association, and director of the Ithaca Chamber of Commerce. He is honorary member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Volunteer Fire- men's Association of Ithaca.
In 1899 Mr. Bergholtz was united in marriage with Miss Ade- lina O. Thomson, of Philadelphia, who died in 1929. Her brother, Elihu Thomson, is a noted inventor and one of the founders of the General Electric Company. Her parents were Daniel and Mary M. (Tennant) Thomson, natives of Scotland and England, respectively. Both are deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Bergholtz were born three children: 1. Hilma Marie, married Prof. Ed- ward F. Hopkins, and they have three daughters, Elizabeth, Jean, and Anne. Mrs. Hopkins is a graduate of Cornell University. 2. Dorothy, born in 1895, died in 1909. 3. Herman, Jr., born in 1902, a graduate of Cornell University, class of 1925, now asso-
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