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On April 18, 1895, Mr. Francis S. Macomber was married to Miss Laura P. W. Ward, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Levi F. Ward of this city. Mr. Macomber is a Presbyterian in religious faith and his professional connections are with the Rochester Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association. He is also a member of the Alpha Delta fraternity, the Rochester Chamber of Commerce, the Rochester Athletic Club, the Country Club of Rochester, the Genesee Valley Club and the Rochester Yacht Club. Mr. Macomber's residence is at No. 28 Portsmouth terrace.
RAYMOND ALLEN MAYO.
Raymond Allen Mayo, vice president, treasurer and general manager of Glen Brothers, Incorporated, nurserymen and landscape architects, is one of the well known Rochester men connected with the nursery business. He was born August 24, 1880, in Waldoboro, Maine, a son of Emerson S. and Grace (Allen) Mayo. Emerson S. Mayo is the president of Glen Brothers, Incorporated, and for over forty years has been identified with the nursery business in this city. In his family were five children, four of whom are living: Mrs. J. Gilbert Belden of Rochester; Mrs. G. Ellsworth Harris of Montclair, New Jersey; Raymond Allen, and John Glen, president of the Mayo Nurseries, Incorporated.
Raymond Allen Mayo was but a child when his parents moved to Rochester and in this city he received his education. He attended School No. 31, under Herbert S. Weet, now superintendent of schools in Rochester, and later entered the Mechanics Institute. After leaving school Mr. Mayo was for two years engaged in the grocery business and in 1902 became connected with the Glen Brothers organization. His first position was a minor one and from that beginning he has advanced to the important place which he now occupies. Glen Brothers, Incorporated, was founded in 1866 and is one of the oldest and best known nursery firms in the United States. Its agricultural holdings are very large but center in Rochester, the home of the main plant and the chief distributing point for its products. Mr. Mayo is secretary and treasurer of Mayo-Belden Company, Incorporated, dealers in garden supplies; is a member of the New York State Nurserymen's Association, the American Horticultural Society, the Rochester Chamber of Commerce, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and is a member of Ancient Craft Lodge, No. 943, F. & A. M .; has attained the thirty-second degree in the Scottish Rite, and is a Noble of Damascus Temple of the Mystic Shrine.
In Fairport, New York, in August, 1902, Mr. Mayo was married to Miss Grace Corrigan, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Corrigan. Mr. and Mrs. Mayo have six children: George Emerson, born in February, 1905; R. A., Jr., born in July, 1912; Elizabeth Craig, born in 1915; John Allen and Thomas Baxter, twins, born in 1918; and Susan Van Dyne, born in 1920. Mr. Mayo's residence is at No. 28. Darwin street.
MURRAY BARTLETT, D. D.
Dr. Murray Bartlett is a prominent factor in educational circles of western New York as president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges of Geneva, of which insti- tutions he has been at the head since 1919. He was born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess county, New York, on the 29th of March, 1871, his parents being Stanley and Lida Carolina (Simpson) Bartlett. His more advanced intellectual training was acquired in Harvard University, from which he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts in.
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1892 and that of Master of Arts in the following year. In 1896 he was graduated from the General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal church in New York city. The degree of D. D. was conferred upon him by the University of Rochester in 1908 and that of LL. D. by Trinity College in 1922.
Dr. Bartlett acted as curate of Grace church in New York city during the years 1896 and 1897 and then became rector of St. Paul's church in Rochester, thus serving until 1908. In the latter year he went to Manila as dean of the Cathedral of St. Mary and St. John and three years later, in 1911, organized the University of the Philippines, of which he served as president until 1915, when he resigned on account of ill health. During his administration the enrollment at the university increased from two hundred to twelve hundred students in eight schools, among them the Grad- uate School of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Upon his resignation in 1915 he was elected president emeritus. Since returning from military service overseas during the period of the World war he has occupied the presidency of Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York.
In 1917 Dr. Bartlett was appointed representative of the Protestant Episcopal Church War Commission at Camp Kearney, California, and the same year went overseas as secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association. He was appointed acting chaplain of the Eighteenth Infantry in 1918 and thus served until March, 1919. He sustained wounds in the Marne-Aisne offensive on the 22d of July, 1918. On November 28, 1922, he was made a major in the chaplain's section of the Officers' Reserve Corps. Dr. Bartlett was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross of the United States and was decorated with the Croix de Guerre by the French, who also made him a chevalier of the Legion of Honor. He is a life member of the Society of the First Division of the American Expeditionary Forces.
On the 15th of April, 1903, Dr. Bartlett was united in marriage to Miss Blanch- ard Howard of Buffalo, New York. He gives his political support to the democratic party and fraternally is identified with the Masons, being a worthy exemplar of the teachings and purposes of the craft. He also belongs to Phi Beta Kappa, is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and has membership in the Harvard Club of New York city, the Genesee Valley Club of Rochester and the Rotary, University and Country Clubs of Geneva. His contributions to the field of literature include a work entitled "A University for the Filipino", which was pub- lished in 1911. His labors have constituted a potent element in the moral and intel- lectual development of the communities in which he has lived and worked, and his name is widely known and honored.
ARTHUR L. WILDER.
Arthur L. Wilder, one of the prominent members of the Rochester bar, was born in Webster Crossing, Livingston county, New York, on the 13th of September, 1880, a son of Wesley I. and Sarah J. (Henderson) Wilder, the latter a native of Canada. The father was born in Chautauqua county, New York. A carpenter by trade, he was for years in the maintenance department of the Erie Railroad. He died on Octo- ber 19, 1913, at the age of sixty-two, and is survived by the mother. They had a family of two children: Arthur L. and Burley H., the latter a resident of Buffalo, New York.
Arthur L. Wilder attended the public schools of Webster Crossing and continued his studies in the Livonia high school, from which he was graduated in 1899. His more advanced education was acquired in Cornell University, from which institution he received his LL. B. degree in 1906. Coming to Rochester, he accepted an editorial ยท position with the Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company, with which he remained until January 15, 1914, when he began the practice of law in this city. Mr. Wilder has steadily progressed in his profession and is accorded a creditable position among the able and successful lawyers of Rochester. He is associated in practice with Claude S. Smith and Edward H. Lamb, as the firm of Wilder, Smith & Lamb, which is one of the well-known legal firms of Rochester.
Mr. Wilder was married on October 6, 1913, to Miss Irene B. Sullivan. a daughter of Jeremiah and Nellie E. Sullivan of Rochester. Mr. and Mrs. Wilder have a son: William Henderson Wilder, who was born in this city on the 19th of July, 1914. Mr. Wilder attends the Westminster Presbyterian church and takes an active part in the work of its Sunday school. In addition to his professional work, he is a director of a number of business organizations and has membership in the Rochester Chamber
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of Commerce. He belongs to the Rochester Bar Association, the Sphinx Head Senior Society, and the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He is fitted by natural ability and by thorough training for the legal profession, and his success is well deserved. His residence is at No. 1381 Genesee street, Rochester.
HARVEY G. KNUTH.
A rapidly growing business, well organized and wisely directed, has made Harvey G. Knuth well known in automotive circles of Rochester, and his success has come as the result of untiring energy and the ability to perceive and utilize opportunities. He was born in Buffalo, New York, July 10, 1891, and is a son of Rev. Louis C. and Dorothea (Lindau) Knuth. The mother is a native of Denmark and was three years of age when her parents immigrated to the United States. The father attended the University of Rochester, afterward completing a course in the Rochester Theological Seminary. He devoted many years to the ministry, his efforts proving fruitful of much good to the cause of Christianity, and he is now living retired in Boston, Massa- chusetts. The mother is also living. Three children were born to them: Reuben; a daughter, who is deceased; and Harvey G., of this review.
Harvey G. Knuth received his early instruction in the public schools of Newark, New Jersey, and completed his education in Columbia University, from which he re- ceived the A. B. degree in 1914. After his graduation he became associated with the automobile industry, acting as salesman for a New York city firm, and soon demon- strated his aptitude for this line of work. In 1920 he came to Rochester and estab- lished a business of his own, organizing the Harvey G. Knuth Company, which has been incorporated. He is president of the firm, which erected a two-story building at No. 136 North street, and the present quarters have already become inadequate, owing to the rapid increase in the volume of its trade. Mr. Knuth is planning to add several stories to the building and displays keen sagacity in the management of the business, of which he has a highly specialized knowledge. He has the local agency for the Peerless cars and maintains a service station in connection with his garage. He is courteous, obliging, always dependable, and is one of the most popular automobile dealers in the city. He is a member of the University Club.
In New York city, on June 18, 1916, Mr. Knuth was married to Miss Lourdes Nugent, a daughter of John C. Nugent of Rochester. Mr. and Mrs. Knuth have a son : Harvey G. Knuth, Jr., who was born in Rochester, in 1920. Mr. Knuth's career has been marked by continuous progress and his well developed powers have enabled him to gain and maintain an influential position in business circles of Rochester, while his sterling traits of character have established him high in public regard. His residence is at No. 4 Eastland avenue, Brighton.
FRANK ARTHUR CORTI.
Frank Arthur Corti is one of the most successful among the promising young at- torneys of Batavia, where he has followed his profession continuously since 1916, save for the months when he was engaged in military service at the time of the World war. He was born in Barre, Vermont, on the 30th of January, 1894, his par- ents being Alexander and Barbara (Lanz) Corti. The father, a granite cutter, emigrated to the United States from Switzerland and lived in Vermont until 1908, when he removed to Batavia, New York, where he made his home until called to his final rest in 1917.
Frank Arthur Corti began his education in the public schools of his native city and continued his studies as a high school pupil of Batavia, while his professional training was received in the University of Buffalo, from which institution he was graduated with the degree of LL. B. in 1916. He then began the practice of law in Batavia with Russell L. Kinsey, and thus remained active in the profession until June, 1918, when he entered the army as second lieutenant of infantry in the Thirty-fifth Division. The armistice was signed, however, before he was given an opportunity to go overseas, and following his honorable discharge from military service in January, 1919, he returned to Batavia and resumed the work of his chosen calling. He has practiced independently since that time and has built up a gratifying clientage as he has demonstrated his ability in the work of the courts. His name is on the member-
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ship rolls of the Genesee County Bar Association and the New York State Bar Asso- ciation.
On the 1st of November, 1918, in Batavia, New York, Mr. Corti was united in marriage to Miss Estelle Wakeman, daughter of Charles Wakeman of Alexander, New York. A stanch republican, Mr. Corti takes an active and helpful interest in local political affairs and he has membership in the Batavia Chamber of Commerce. He also belongs to the Holland Club, and fraternally is identified with the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, while his religious faith is indicated by his mem- bership in St. James Episcopal church. He finds pleasurable recreation in outdoor sports and is particularly fond of baseball. Mr. Corti has accomplished much for one of his years, and his ability, enterprise and integrity have gained him the esteem of his professional colleagues and the respect of the general public.
HENRY W. WEDEL.
Henry W. Wedel has been a resident of Rochester for forty-five years and during that time has had a continuous identification with the city's business interests. A native of Germany, Mr. Wedel was born on the 23d of November, 1864, and his parents were Valentine and Marie M. (Stump) Wedel. They always resided in that country, where the father was a mason contractor.
Henry W. Wedel was reared and educated in his native country and in 1880, when a youth of sixteen, responded to the call of adventure, taking passage on a vessel bound for the United States. Having an uncle in Rochester, he at once came to this city and for three years worked in the clothing store conducted by the former. Mr. Wedel next secured a position with the firm of Adler Brothers, clothing manu- facturers, and remained with them for three years, during which period he gained a practical understanding of the various phases of that industry. Having confidence in his ability to direct a business of that nature, he organized the Wedel Manufactur- ing Company, whose destiny he successfully guided for thirty-eight years, or until he disposed of the enterprise in 1923. Meanwhile, in 1916, he had entered the general insurance business in association with Louis W. Wehn, as the firm of Wehn & Wedel. and this partnership has since been maintained with mutual advantage. In 1908 Mr. Wedel was elected vice president of the Rochester & Manitou Railway Company and since 1912 has been president of the corporation. He is endowed with the qualities of leadership and his labors have been resultant factors in every field of endeavor to which he has turned his attention.
On the 28th of November, 1883, Mr. Wedel was married to Miss Margaret B. Ziegler, a daughter of Christopher Ziegler, a prominent citizen of Rochester. Mr. and Mrs. Wedel have become parents of three children. all of whom are residents of this city: Arthur H. Wedel was married to Miss Estelle Springer of Rochester, and they have four children: Chester G., who is identified with the merchant tailoring trade, was married to Miss Hilda Raab of Rochester. and they have two children; Mildred was married to Frank Chatterton of Providence, Rhode Island, and they have one child.
Mr. Wedel is one of the most prominent Masons in western New York and has been honored with the thirty-third degree. He is also connected with the Knights of Pythias, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. The Rochester Chamber of Commerce numbers him among its enthusiastic members and he likewise belongs to the Automobile Club of Rochester. He derives much enjoyment from travel and his winters are generally spent in Florida. Like the majority of Rochester's leading business men, Mr. Wedel has risen to the top through hard work, perseverance and the ability to meet and master situations. He views life from a broad standpoint and is admired and respected for those qualities which have made possible his success.
FRANK X. CULLINAN.
Frank X. Cullinan, vice president and general manager of the Judson Governor Company of Rochester, maintains that hard work and strict attention to business are indispensable elements of success, and his prosperity has been built upon this founda- tion. He is a native son of the city and represents one of its old and highly respected
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families. He was born May 17, 1876, and his parents were John Francis and Mary (Gavin) Cullinan. They always resided in the Flower city and the father followed the profession of a mechanical engineer. He passed away in 1896 and the mother's death occurred in 1912. Nine children were born to them, four of whom are living: Morti- mer J., engaged in the merchandise brokerage business in Rochester; Frank X .; Charles, who is identified with the Odenbach Company, and Raymond, a resident of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Frank X. Cullinan received his early instruction in St. Bridget's parochial school and afterward attended the public schools and the Rochester Free Academy. On entering the business world he obtained a clerical position in the office of the Judson Governor Company, to which he has given thirty-five years of faithful, conscientious and efficient service, advancing steadily as he proved his worth and ability. For ten years he was general manager of the Detroit branch of the business and he now fills the offices of vice president, treasurer and general manager. His labors have become an integral part of the business, which represents his lifework, and the pres- tige which the firm enjoys today is mainly attributable to his well-directed efforts. His accomplishments have resulted in large measure from hard thinking and his well matured plans are promptly executed. He also has other business interests, being a director of the Judson Power Company and the Judson Pin Company, subsidiaries of the Judson Governor Company-an industry of extensive proportions.
On the 28th of June, 1905, Mr. Cullinan was married to Miss Mary Brick, a daughter of Anthony and Mary (Corcoran) Brick, of Buffalo, New York. Mr. and Mrs. Cullinan have two sons: Francis X. Cullinan, Jr., who was born November 27, 1906, and was graduated from high school in 1924; and William Brick Cullinan, who was born May 19, 1910, and is a high school student. Business affairs engross Mr. Cullinan's attention and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks is the only organi- zation of a social or fraternal nature with which he is affiliated. Thoroughness and devotion to duty are his outstanding characteristics and a life of rightly directed endeavor has won him success, honor and hosts of friends.
FRANK E. WRIGHT.
Frank E. Wright, a well known and influential citizen of Oakfield, is the presi- dent of The Exchange Bank, which he established as a private banking institution in association with Arthur H. Green, in 1883. He was born in West Barre, Orleans county, New York, on the 31st of January, 1852, his parents being J. Selim and Celia M. (Olmsted) Wright. His paternal grandfather, Elisha Wright, who was the first representative of the family in the Genesee country, took up his permanent abode in West Barre about the year 1812. Much of the furniture which Elisha Wright used in his home is still in possession of the grandson and is giving excellent service. J. Selim Wright, the father of Frank E. Wright, was an agriculturist by occupation who spent the greater part of his life in western New York, removing from West Barre to Lima, this state.
Frank E. Wright acquired his early education at the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, later attending Genesee College. After putting aside his textbooks he went to Kansas and in that state was employed in the Bank of Blue Rapids City for two years. On the expiration of that period he returned to New York and purchased a drug store in Batavia, which he managed successfully for five years. In was in 1883, in partner- ship with Arthur H. Green, that he opened a private bank in Oakfield known as The Exchange Bank. Five years later, in 1888, he purchased the interest of Mr. Green and thereafter conducted the institution alone until 1917, when it was organized as a state bank. The officers of The Exchange Bank of Oakfield are: F. E. Wright, presi- dent; G. S. Haxton, vice president; F. H. Daniels, cashier; C. F. Safford, assistant cashier; and F. E. Wright, G. S. Haxton, F. H. Daniels, L. L. Reed, L. E. Gillmore and R. C. Searls, directors. The Exchange Bank of Oakfield has membership in both state and national banking associations.
On the 18th of September, 1872, in Batavia, Mr. Wright was married to Miss Etta Moulton, daughter of Nathaniel Moulton of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Wright have a son: Arthur M., who cultivates a large fruit farm in Spencerport, New York, where he resides. Mr. Wright supports the republican party where national questions and issues are involved but casts an independent ballot at local elections. He has served as high school treasurer since 1892, or for one-third of a century. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, which he has served
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as president of the board of trustees and as treasurer for the past forty-two years. His efforts have been effectively exerted in behalf of the farmers of this section, as well as along the line of civic improvement, and he has long been numbered among the most valued citizens and leading bankers of Genesee county.
ALBERT C. WISCHMEYER.
Albert C. Wischmeyer, president of the Nunn Brass Works, represents the third generation of the family in Rochester and ably directs the destiny of the business which he represents, bringing additional distinction to an honored name. He was born June 8, 1885, and is a son of Edward and Katherine (Hahling) Wischmeyer, also natives of the Flower city, in which they were reared, educated and married. The father is now associated with his son, Albert C., in the Nunn Brass Works. The paternal grandparents, Bernard and Frances Wischmeyer, settled in Rochester dur- ing the formative period in its history, making the journey by water, and were pas- sengers on the first canal-boat to land here. Edward Wischmeyer is now active in business in Rochester and has long survived his wife, who passed away in October, 1907. Six children were born to them, three of whom are deceased. Those now living are: Frank, Katherine and Albert C. of this review.
Albert C. Wischmeyer received his education in the parochial school maintained by the Church of SS. Peter and Paul and after reaching the eighth grade laid aside his textbooks to enter the machinist's trade, at which he worked until 1910 when he became owner of the Nunn Brass Works, purchasing the property from the estate. He has made a success of the undertaking and acts as president and treasurer of the firm, which is a close corporation. Mr. Wischmeyer manufactures special fittings, and in fact, everything made of brass is within the scope of the firm, which bears an enviable reputation for high-class work and thorough reliability. He also serves as treasurer of the Barthelmes Manufacturing Company of Rochester, which was founded in 1915 by Kurt Barthelmes and has become one of the large industries of the city. The company manufactures high grade aluminum ware and Mr. Wischmeyer's executive ability and business acumen have also been valuable assets in the expansion and development of the business.
On the 6th of June, 1911, Mr. Wischmeyer was married to Miss Rose Russer, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Max Russer, prominent residents of Rochester. The chil- dren of this union are: Albert E., who was born in 1913; Arthur John, born in 1915; Richard Max, who was born in October, 1917; Irving John Wischmeyer, born July 29, 1921, and Clovis F., born January 17, 1925. In religious faith Mr. Wischmeyer is a Roman Catholic, and along social lines he is connected with the Rochester Automobile and Liederkranz Clubs. He is a deservedly popular, highly esteemed and influential citizen of Rochester and his labors have been a vital element in the progress of his community. His residence is at No. 238 Wilder street, in the house where he was born.
DR. LEWIS KELLOGG ALDRIDGE.
Dr. Lewis Kellogg Aldridge is a skilled young optometrist of Batavia who has here engaged in practice since June, 1921. He was born in Cortland, Cortland county, New York, on the 21st of April, 1895, his parents being Le Roy Weller and Grace (Kellogg) Aldridge. The father, who has spent the majority of his life in this part of the state, now makes his home in Buffalo, where he enjoys an enviable reputa- tion as an optometrist.
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