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Mr. Roehm is a Republican, a member of the Episcopal Church. He also belongs to the B. P. O. Elks, No. 211, Chamber of Com- merce, Corning Country Club, City Club, and Corning Fish & Game Club.
He is a member of Fidelity Lodge No. 113, F. & A. M., Ridge- wood, New Jersey; and New Jersey Consistory, thirty-second de- gree.
William W. Sinclaire. - Numbered among the prominent young men of Corning is William W. Sinclaire, who is connected with the Corning Glass Works as an accountant. He was born in this city, November 7, 1899, the son of William and Helen B. (Walker) Sinclaire.
The Sinclaire family has been associated with the interests of the Corning Glass Works since its organization. Henry Purdon Sinclaire, one of its founders, served as secretary and treasurer. His son, William Sinclaire, succeeded to the office of secretary and treasurer of the business upon the death of his father. William
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Sinclaire was born at Brooklyn, New York, and died at Corning February 22, 1929. He was educated in Corning Free Academy and Phillips Exeter Academy, in New Hampshire. His entire business career was identified with the Corning Glass Works, of which he was a director as well as secretary-treasurer. He was a Republican and attended the Episcopal Church. His widow re- sides at Corning and is a native of this city. Their children were: 1. William W., the subject of this sketch. 2. Helen, who died in September, 1905. 3. Paul, lives at Corning.
William W. Sinclaire obtained his early education at St. Paul's preparatory school, Concord, New Hampshire. He then attended Pennsylvania Military College and is also a graduate of Eastman's Business College, Poughkeepsie. He began his business career with the Corning Glass Works as an assistant in the laboratory. Since 1925 he has been an accountant and recently was given full charge of the general books.
On June 18, 1927, Mr. Sinclaire was united in marriage with Miss Mary Catherine Swartwood, of Elmira, the daughter of Hon. Charles B. and Mary (Carroll) Swartwood. The former was born at Cayuga and died in 1923. He was an attorney and served as Judge of Chemung County, New York. The latter re- sides at Elmira. To Mr. and Mrs. Sinclaire have been born two children: 1. William, born on November 19, 1928. 2. Mary Car- roll, born on March 7, 1930.
Politically Mr. Sinclaire is a Republican. He holds member- ship in the Episcopal Church and belongs to the Corning City Club, Corning Country Club, and Castle Creek Fishing Club. The family lives at 201 Pine Street.
Capt. W. W. Bachman, M. D .- Identified with Bath Hospital as roentgenologist, Dr. W. W. Bachman is prominently associated with the medical affairs of Steuben County and Central New York. He was born at Pulteney, Steuben County, April 17, 1873, the son of John J. and Samantha (Covell) Bachman.
The Bachman family was among the first to settle on the site of Pulteney in Steuben County and the old homestead is now in
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the possession of Dr. W. W. Bachman. It contains 300 acres of land. John J. Bachman was born there and died in 1920. He was a graduate of Franklin Academy at Prattsburg, and through- out his life was a farmer. Politically, he was a Republican, and served as Superintendent of Documents in the New York State Senate. He also was justice of the peace at Pulteney. He held membership in the Presbyterian Church and belonged to the Ma- sonic Lodge. Samantha (Covell) Bachman was born at Urbana, New York, and died in 1915. She is buried at Pulteney. To Mr. and Mrs. Bachman were born three children: 1. W. W., the sub- ject of this sketch. 2. Mrs. Robert Green, lives at Buffalo. 3. Stacy, who died at Rochester, New York, in 1928.
Following his graduation from Pulteney public schools, W. W. Bachman entered Franklin Academy. He later taught school and farmed also. He earned sufficient funds to pay his way through medical school, and in 1899 was graduated from the University of Buffalo with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. During the following twenty-seven years he engaged in successful practice at Prattsburg, first being associated with Dr. Robert J. Scott for eight years. In 1927 he located at Bath as a specialist in x-ray work. He is also consulting roentgenologist at the Bath National Veterans Home, and is a member of the staff of Bath Hospital. He is past president of the Steuben County Medical Society, and holds membership in the New York State Medical Society and American Medical Association, as well as Lake Keuka Medical and Surgical Association and the American Society of Roentgenolo- gists. He is a member of the board of managers of Steuben County Laboratories.
On November 1, 1899, Doctor Bachman was united in marriage with Miss Alice Dean, of Prattsburg, New York, a graduate of Franklin Academy. She died October 2, 1931, and is buried at Prattsburg. Doctor and Mrs. Bachman had no children.
Doctor Bachman is a Republican in politics, and is active in the affairs of his party, being chairman of the Republican County Committee. He has also served as supervisor of Prattsburg. His lodge affiliations are: Prattsburg Lodge No. 583, F. & A. M., Past
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Master; and B. P. O. Elks, Bath. He holds membership in the Presbyterian Church.
Doctor Bachman holds the commission of captain in the U. S. Army Medical Reserve Corps.
Charles E. Githler .- Among the well known and highly es- teemed citizens of Corning is Charles E. Githler, who is manager of manufacturing plants for the Corning Glass Works. He was born at Corning, June 4, 1872, the son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Rettig) Githler.
Jacob Githler, a native of Germany, died at Corning in 1883. His wife was also born in Germany and died in 1928. They are buried in Corning. Mr. Githler emigrated to this country when sixteen years of age and with a Mr. Bausch was founder of the Bausch & Loom Optical Works, at Rochester. After a few years he became interested in tanning and owned and operated tanneries at Corning and Rochester. He was living retired at the time of his death. Mr. Githler was a Republican, a member of the Pres- byterian Church, and belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. To Mr. and Mrs. Githler were born the following chil- dren: 1. Jacob, who died in 1930. 2. Michael, who died in 1931. 3. Mrs. Anna Erwin, lives in New York City. 4. Fred, lives at Corning. 5. Charles E., the subject of this sketch.
The boyhood of Charles E. Githler was spent at Corning and he received his education here and in the public schools at Painted Post, New York. He entered the services of the Corning Glass Works in 1890, and has thus completed forty-two years of continu- ous service with the company. He learned the trade of glass blower and through gradual and steady advancement, he finally was promoted to the position of superintendent of plants, which includes the supervision of factories owned by the company at Corning, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania; Kingsford, Tennessee; and Central Falls, Rhode Island. Mr. Githler is also a director of the Empire Machine Company.
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In 1917 Mr. Githler was united in marriage with Miss Jose- phine Bennett, of Corning, the daughter of Charles and Mary Bennett. The former died in 1929 and the latter in 1931. They were natives of Corning. Mr. and Mrs. Githler have a son, Fred- erick J., born in 1920.
Mr. Githler is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and be- longs to the Elks Lodge, City Club, Chamber of Commerce, Corn- ing Country Club, and Corning Fish & Game Club. Politically, he is a Republican.
The Githler family lives at 40 East Third Street, Corning.
Winfred Morrow, who has held the position of superintendent of schools in the Second District of Steuben County, during the past twenty years, is among the widely known educators of Cen- tral New York. He was born at Thurston, Steuben County, Feb- ruary 23, 1873, the son of Robert D. and Amelia (Stocking) Mor- row.
Robert D. Morrow was born at Three Rivers, Canada. In early infancy he was brought to the United States by his parents, who settled in Steuben County. He served as a soldier during the Civil War and was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. Mr. Morrow had extensive farming interests in this section and died at Bath in 1930 at the age of eighty-eight years. His wife, born at Thurston, died in 1913. John Stocking, great grandfather of Winfred Morrow, was one of the first settlers of Steuben County. His grandfather served throughout the Revolutionary War and died at Pleasant Valley, Steuben County. To Robert D. and Ame- lia (Stocking) Morrow were born the following children: 1. Ma- bel, who died in infancy. 2. Winfred, the subject of this sketch. 3. Edith, married E. H. Dudley, lives at Bath. 4. Lawrence, who died in 1902.
Following his graduation from the grade schools of Thurston, Winfred Morrow attended Haverling High School. He taught in the district schools for five years, and then entered Geneseo Nor- mal School, from which he was graduated in 1902. After two years
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as a teacher at White Plains, New York, he became principal of the Central School at Middletown, New York, and continued there for a period of eight years. As mentioned above, he came to Steu- ben County in 1912 as superintendent of schools in the second dis- trict.
On August 1, 1912, Mr. Morrow was united in marriage with Miss Ernestine Bender, of Middletown, New York, a graduate of Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York. She taught home economics at Middletown High School before her marriage. Mrs. Morrow is past president of the Parent Teacher Club at Bath, and is Repub- lican county committee woman. Her parents were William O. and Bertha (Speer) Bender, natives of Germany, who died in 1914 and 1928, respectively. They are buried at Middletown. Mr. and Mrs. Morrow have two children: 1. Robert B., born June 7, 1913, a graduate of Haverling High School, now a graduate student there. 2. Martha L., born August 31, 1918.
Mr. Morrow is a Republican, and is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Grange.
Harry E. Rising. - Numbered among the most progressive business men of Corning is Harry E. Rising, electrical dealer and contractor, located at 53 East Market Street. He was born at Thurston, Steuben County, April 25, 1888, the son of Delmar C. and Delphine (Masters) Rising.
Delmar C. Rising lives retired at Thurston, and is eighty-one years of age. He was born at that place and remained there as a farmer until 1901, at which time he removed to Corning with his family. He returned to Thurston, however, in 1912, and has since been retired. Mr. Rising is a Democrat, and has been justice of the peace. He is a deacon of the Christian Church, and belongs to the Grange. Delphine (Masters) Rising was born at Reading, New York, and died in 1922. She is buried at Campbell. To Mr. and Mrs. Rising were born the following children: 1. Clark, farmer, lives at Thurston. 2. Mrs. Collins Chapell, lives at Danne- mora, New York. 3. Mrs. Grant E. Albright, lives at Corning. 4. Floyd, who died in 1910. 5. Harry E., the subject of this sketch.
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Harry E. Rising lived at Thurston until he was sixteen years of age. He attended the public schools and spent three years at North High School, Corning. He then took a correspondence course in electrical engineering at the National Correspondence School, at Scranton, Pennsylvania. He also studied at the Ameri- can Technical School of Electrical Engineering. For two years Mr. Rising was connected with the electrical branch of the Corn- ing Automobile Company, and he also spent three years with the Corning Machine Company. In 1910 he took over the interests of the latter concern, located on Tioga Avenue, and in the following year removed to larger quarters at 57 East Market Street, where he established a retail store for the sale of electrical supplies, equipment, etc. Since 1918 he has been located at 53 East Market Street. He now also handles a complete line of electric refriger- ators, ranges, radios, etc., and is widely known as an electrical contractor. Among important contracts handled by Mr. Rising include the following: Corning Masonic Temple; Corning Glass Works tube plant; Painted Post High School; Addison High School, Corning; Haverling High School, Bath; Campbell High School, and Savona High School. He also has installed electrical equipment in the plant of the Buffington Chair Company, at Owego, New York, and Foreman & Clark Clothing Company, at Sayre, Pennsylvania.
In 1911 Mr. Rising was united in marriage with Miss Anna L. Scranton, of Corning, the daughter of A. L. and Sarah (Beckwith) Scranton. They are natives of Ansonia, Pennsylvania, and reside at Corning. Mr. and Mrs. Rising have a son, Arthur Delmar, born at Corning October 5, 1920.
Mr. Rising is a Republican, a member of the First Presbyter- ian Church, and belongs to B. P. O. Elks, No. 94, Independent Or- der of Odd Fellows, and Corning Fish & Game Club. He is a member of Painted Post Lodge No. 117, F. & A. M., Corning Con- sistory, thirty-second degree, A. A. S. R .; and Kalurah Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S.
Mrs. Rising is a member of the Crystal City Chapter No. 351, O. E. S., and Mizpah Court No. 60, Order of the Amaranth.
The Rising family lives at 357 East Third Street, Corning.
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Percival John Parrott .- One of the better known professional men of Central New York, recognized as an authority in his par- ticular field of endeavor, is Percival John Parrott, who is chief entomologist of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Sta- tion, at Geneva. Mr. Parrott was born in Croyden, England, May 28, 1874, the son of Joseph and Emma (Belgrove) Parrott.
Joseph Parrott was a native of Buckinghamshire, England. By profession he was a sanitary engineer and came to this coun- try with his family in 1882. He located near Wakefield, Kansas, specializing in the breeding of pedigreed livestock. Later, he re- moved to Clay Center, Kansas, and subsequently to Lawrence, where he died in 1910. He is buried at Clay Center. His wife, also a native of England, died in 1926, and is buried at Clay Center. To Mr. and Mrs. Parrott were born nine children, three of whom are deceased. Percival John, subject, was the fourth in order of birth.
The early education of Percival J. Parrott was received in the public schools of Clay Center, Kansas, and he was graduated from Kansas State University, at Lawrence, with the degree of Bach- elor of Arts and Master of Arts in 1897 and 1898, respectively. For two years following he was an assistant professor at the Kansas State Agricultural College and Experiment Station at Manhattan, Kansas. After successfully passing the civil service examination Mr. Parrott was appointed assistant entomologist at the New York Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva. On July 1, 1902, he was appointed entomologist at the Ohio Agricultural Ex- periment Station, at Wooster, Ohio, but on September 15, 1903, was recalled to the New York station as chief entomologist, in which capacity he has since successfully served.
In 1913-14 he was president of the American Association of Economic Entomologists and during 1920-21 served on the Execu- tive Committee of the Division of Biology of the National Re- search Council. In 1929 he was appointed vice director of the New York Experimental Station at Geneva, New York, and dur- ing 1930 was a member of the Federal Fruit Fly Commission, en- gaged in the eradication of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly from the State of Florida.
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He is a frequent and prominent contributor to scientific pub- lications which deal with entomology, and he is also the author of numerous booklets upon subjects which are relative to his work.
On September 5, 1906, Mr. Parrott was united in marriage with Miss Florence Mildred Hubbard, the daughter of Theodore Hub- bard, prominent nurseryman of Geneva. To them were born two children: 1. Florence Margaret, a graduate of Wellesley College, class of 1932. 2. John Percival, who is a student of the North- woods School, Lake Placid.
Mr. Parrott is a member of North Presbyterian Church and is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge, being a Royal Arch Mason. He is a Fellow of Association for the Advancement of Science; Fellow of Entomological Society of America; Entomologist of the New York Horticultural Society since 1904; member of the Board of Governors of the Crop Protection Institute since 1922; Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi. He also belongs to the University Club, Rotary Club, Geneva Historical Society, Geneva Golf Club, and Geneva Rod and Gun Club. He is a Republican.
The family lives at 665 Castle Street, Geneva, and also main- tains a summer residence at High Banks on the east side of Seneca Lake, where they have enjoyed the summer seasons for many years.
William Hanford Curtiss .- Representative of the prominent and influential business men of Corning and Steuben County is William Hanford Curtiss, who is vice president of the Corning Glass Works, director of the Baron-Steuben Hotel Corporation, and director of the Corning Fibre Box Corporation. He was born at Olean, New York, January 15, 1884, the son of William Oscar and Ellis (Hanford) Curtiss.
William Oscar Curtiss was born at Avon, New York, and died May 7, 1924. His widow is a native of Scottsville, Monroe County, New York, and now resides at Corning. The boyhood of Mr. Cur- tiss was spent on a farm near Avon, and he assisted his father, William Curtiss, in his farming interests for a time. Later he was
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associated with James S. Wadsworth, in the cattle business. In 1879 Mr. Curtiss removed to Olean, and became identified with the Acme Oil Company, later organized as the Vacuum Oil Com- pany. He was cashier of the latter at the time of his death. Mr. Curtiss was a Republican, and served as a member of the board of education and was president of the board of health at Olean. He was president of the Olean Building & Loan Association. He was an elder of the Presbyterian Church for forty years. To Mr. and Mrs. Curtiss were born two children: 1. Mrs. Richard S. Pitts, who lives at Detroit, Michigan. 2. William Hanford, the subject of this sketch.
William Hanford Curtiss is a graduate of Olean High School, class of 1901, and received the degree of Bachelor of Arts at Wil- liams College in Massachusetts in 1906. He spent the following year in charge of work of the Y. M. C. A. at the college, and then for several months traveled abroad in graduate study. Upon his return to New York Mr. Curtiss became identified with the Wal- ter A. Wood Company, manufacturers of agricultural machinery and implements, at Hoosick Falls, in charge of export sales. He remained with that concern until 1920, and in March of that year came to Corning with the Corning Glass Works, as assistant to the president. In 1929 he was elected vice president of the com- pany.
As a young man Mr. Curtiss became a member of Company M, Second New York National Guard, and in March, 1914, received the commission of captain. Two years later he served as company commander on the Mexican border, and from March 25, 1917, un- til April 1, 1919, served in the World War. From March 25, 1917, until September, 1917, he did guard duty on railroads and canals in New York, and when the regiment became part of the One Hun- dred and Fifth Infantry Twenty-seventh Division, he went into training at Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina. He became a divi- sional instructor, and on May 1, 1918, sailed for duty in France, as acting divisional operations officer (G. 3) with the Twenty-sev- enth Division, and assisted in the organization and training of the unit in France. He was later sent to the U. S. Army General Staff College, where he completed a course of study in September, 1918.
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He was then assigned as brigade adjutant with the rank of major and served with the One Hundred and Eighty-first Infantry Bri- gade, Ninety-first Division, participating in the Meuse Argonne and Ypre Lys offensives. In February, 1919, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He has two U. S. Army citations, as well as the French Croix de Guerre. While still in France he was instrumental in the founding of the American Legion and served on the original committee that drafted the constitution of that organization. He returned to the United States and was dis- charged from the service, April 1, 1919.
On September 11, 1915, Mr. Curtiss was united in marriage with Miss Emily Frost, of Elmira, New York, the daughter of William Horton and Minnie (Owen) Frost. The former died in 1917 and the latter in 1903. Mr. Frost was a successful jeweler of Elmira for many years. To Mr. and Mrs. Curtiss have been born two children: 1. William Hanford, Jr., born December 7, 1918. 2. Ruth, born February 17, 1927.
Mr. Curtiss is a Republican, president of the Corning Library Board, president of the Steuben Area Council of Boy Scouts, and member of the following clubs: Corning Country Club; City Club; Chamber of Commerce; University Club of New York City; St. Anthony Club of New York City; and Delta Psi fraternity. He was one of the founders and promoters of the Corning War Memorial Library. He and his family are active members of Christ Episcopal Church.
Albert Haskell, Jr .- As president of the Cortland Trust Com- pany, Albert Haskell, Jr., is recognized as one of the prominent professional men of Cortland County. He was born in this city, September 15, 1891, the son of Albert and Mary (Gibbons) Has- kell.
Albert Haskell, Sr., was a traveling representative for the Cortland Wagon Company for many years and was later associ- ated with the Cortland Cart & Carriage Company, of Sidney, New York.
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The early education of Albert Haskell, Jr., was received in the public schools of Cortland from which he was graduated in 1911. He then entered Cornell University where he received the degree of LL. B. in 1915, being admitted to the bar in November, 1916. Mr. Haskell immediately established himself in practice in Cort- land. He has been outstanding in the legal life of the community and for two terms served as district attorney. Among the promi- nent law cases handled by Mr. Haskell was the Eugene Graham murder trial, and the successful prosecution of the tubercular cat- tle cases during 1924-25. He has also taken an active part in the city's business affairs and on January 20, 1926, was elected presi- dent of the Cortland Trust Company, one of the strongest and old- est banking institutions in this part of the state. He was formerly attorney for the Second National Bank and also a director of that institution until his election as president of the Cortland Trust Company. He is attorney, secretary and director of the Cortland County Traction Company, attorney, director and secretary of the Cortland County Bus Lines, Inc., attorney and director of the Edlund Machinery Company, attorney and director of the Cortland Auto Supply Company and a director of the Marine Mid- land Group, Inc. In addition to these activities he represents most of the larger insurance companies in Cortland County in liability cases, including the Aetna, Travelers, Standard Accident of De- troit, Maryland Casualty Co., Fidelity and Deposit Co. of Mary- land.
Mr. Haskell was married June 29, 1915, to Miss Regina E. Shaughnessy, of Binghamton, New York, the daughter of Frank and Sarah (Reardon) Shaughnessy. Mr. and Mrs. Haskell have three sons: James Albert, Joseph Charles, and Charles Kelly, and one daughter, Regina Mary.
Mr. Haskell is a member and past president of the Cortland County Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Ameri- can Bar Association, past president of the Rotary Club, and Past Exalted Ruler of the B. P. O. Elks, a member of the Knights of Columbus, Loyal Order of Moose, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Gamma Eta Gamma fraternity, Cortland Country Club, and Chamber of Commerce. He is also former secretary of the Civil
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Service Commission in the City of Cortland, having occupied that position for six years. He and his family are active members of St. Mary's Catholic Church.
The First National Bank, now the Cortland Trust Company, is the oldest national bank in Cortland and among the first organized in the United States, being No. 226 on the list at Washington, D. C. It was founded in 1863 with Thomas Keator, as president, and Rufus Edwards, as vice president. Mr. Keator continued as presi- dent until his death in 1879, being succeeded by Samuel Keator, who held the office until January 20, 1926, at that time becoming chairman of the Board of Directors. On that date Mr. Haskell was elected president. The First National Bank was reorganized as the Cortland Trust Company on June 1, 1916.
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