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BALDWIN, FRANCIS E .; resides in El- mira ; was born at Otego, N. Y., Aug- ust 10, 1856; was educated at Oneonta (N. Y.) Academy ; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1881 ; married Anna E. Grandin of Elmira May 7, 1882 ; was the Prohibition candidate for governor of New York state in 1894, and for chief judge of the Court of Appeals in 1897; has practiced law at Elmira since 1881. .
BALL, CHARLES A. ; resides in Wellsville : was born at Almond, Allegany county, N. Y., December 19, 1850 ; was educated in Almond Academy and in Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport, Penn. ; married Clara M. Pooler of Wellsville October 1, 1873 ; was index clerk of the senate, 1888- 89, and assistant clerk, 1890-91 and 1894- 96 ; was assistant secretary of the Repub- lican national committee in 1888 and 1892 ; has lived at Wellsville since 1871. 114 W BALTZ, GEORGE ; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Buffalo September 17, 1857 : was educated in the public schools : engaged in the produce commission business, 1878- 91 ; married Ida A. Becherer of Buffalo October 1, 1885 : was tax collector of the city of Buffalo, 1891-93; was elected county treasurer of Erie county in 1893, for the term 1894-97. 303 W
BANTA, ROLLEN L. ; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Buffalo November 13, 1846 : was educated in public and private schools in Buffalo, and in Manhattan College, New York city ; graduated from the medical department of the University of Buffalo in 1871 : married Sarah M. Ayer of Buffalo
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October 27, 1875 ; practiced medicine at Erie, Penn., 1873-78 ; has been a profes- sor in the medical department of Niagara University since 1891 ; has practiced medi- cine in Buffalo since 1878. 305 W
BARBER, AMZI L. ; resides in New York city ; was born at Saxtons River, Vt., June 22, 1843 ; graduated from Oberlin College in 1867 ; married Celia M. Bradley of Geneva, O., in 1868, who died in 1870; married Julia Louise Langdon of Belmont, N. Y., in 1871 ; was a professor in How- ard University, Washington, D. C., 1868- 72 ; engaged in the real-estate business in Washington in 1872; began the business of street paving in 1878, and has been president of the Barber Asphalt Paving Co. since 1883, and of the Trinidad Asphalt Co. since 1888.
BARNES, ALFRED J. ; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Troy, N. Y., July 12, 1856 ; was educated in the public schools of that city, and received a technical training in the Gurley Mathematical Instrument Works of Troy ; was employed in the Manufacturers' National Bank, Troy, 1873-82, and in the Continental National Bank, Chicago, 1883-93 ; married Margaret L. B. Boyles of Riverside, Cook county, Ill., October 22, 1894; has been cashier of the City Bank, Buffalo, since 1893. 144 W
BARNES, ENOS W. ; resided in Wellsville : was born at Rock Stream, N. Y., March 4, 1836 ; attended Geneva public schools ; went to Bath, N. Y., in 1853 to learn the printer's trade ; married Sarah Hurd of Bath January 12, 1864; was connected with the Bath Courier, as local editor and half owner, 1856-75 ; was owner and editor of the Allegany County Reporter, Wellsville, N. Y., from 1875, and of the Wellsville Daily Reporter, from 1880, until his death January 8, 1888. 49 D
BARNES, WILLIAM, JR. ; resides in Albany ; was born at Albany November 17, 1866 ; graduated from Harvard Col- lege in 1888; married Grace Davis of Cincinnati, O., June 12, 1888 ; has been a member of the Republican state commit- tee since 1892 ; has published and edited the Albany Morning Express, since Decem- her 23, 1888, and the Evening Journal, since April 2, 1889.
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BARNUM, STEPHEN O. ; resides in Buf- falo ; was born at Utica, N. Y., January 14, 1816; was educated in the public schools ; began business in U'tica in part- nership with his father in 1838; married
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Elizabeth Chatfield of Utica May 18, 1841; has carried on a general notion business in Buffalo since 1845. 144 W
BARROWS, SAMUEL J. ; resides in Utica ; was born at McDonough, Chenango county, N. Y., August 22, 1826 ; was educated in district schools and Norwich (N. Y.) Academy ; was admitted to the bar in Jan- uary, 1851 ; was city attorney of Utica, 1853-54, attorney and counselor for the board of excise of Oneida county, 1857-70, corporation counsel of Utica, 1879-84, and mayor of the city, 1889-90 ; has prac- ticed law in Utica since 1852.
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BARTHOLOMEW, ABRAM; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Collins, N. Y., Feb- ruary 28, 1837 ; attended Gowanda Union School and Springville Academy ; taught school for a time, and graduated from the State Normal School at Albany in 1857; was admitted to the bar in 1861; married Florence Cutler of Holland, N. Y., De- cember 29, 1864; engaged in oil oper- ations, 1864-66; practiced law at Ham- burg and Ebenezer, N. Y., 1866-69 ; has practiced law in Buffalo since 1869. . . 280 W BARTLETT, EUGENE M. ; resides in Buf- falo ; was born at Warsaw, N. Y., March 19, 1855; attended Warsaw and Geneseo academies and Cornell University ; was admitted to the bar in January, 1880; was district attorney of Wyoming county, 1887- 89 ; married Grace M. Sheldon of Hor- nellsville, N. Y., January 23, 1895 ; has practiced law in Warsaw since 1880, and in Buffalo since June 1, 1896. 421 W
BARTLETT, FRANK L. ; resides in Olean ; was born at Belfast, Allegany county, N. Y., December 25, 1858 ; entered the banking business in 1879 ; moved to Olean in 1880 ; became cashier of the Exchange National Bank, Olean, in 1885 ; married Fannie E. England of Tidioute, Penn., July 15, 1886 ; has been president of the Exchange National Bank, Olean, since Jan- uary 1, 1895. 115 W
BARTLETT, FREDERIC W. ; resided in Buffalo ; was born at Kingston, Mass., January 8, 1826 : was educated at Bridge- water ( Mass. ) Normal School : was princi- pal of Lafayette Academy, Georgia, 1845- 46 ; engaged in journalism in Georgia and Massachusetts, 1846-50 : graduated from the New York Medical College in 1854: married Adelia Hunter, daughter of Dr. James Hunter of Whitby, Ont., December 28, 1854 ; practiced medicine in Buffalo from 1855 until his death March 17, 1897. 11 0)
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BARTLETT, MYRON E. ; resides in War- saw ; was born at Orangeville, Wyoming county, N. Y., May 7, 1831; was edu- cated at Genesee Seminary and Twinsburg (O.) Institute ; married Cordelia Elvira McFarland of Twinsburg, O., November 23, 1853; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1861 ; has practiced law in Warsaw since 1861 ; was appointed county judge and surrogate of Wyoming county in August, 1897.
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BATES, FREDERICK E. ; resides in Caro- line Depot ; was born at Caroline, N. Y., May 4, 1842; was educated in public schools, Ithaca Academy, and Charlotte- ville Seminary ; served in the Civil War, 1864-65; married Juanita Breckenridge of New Windsor, Ill., September 27, 1893 ; was elected member of assembly in 1895, and re-elected in 1896 ; has been engaged in mercantile business and farming since 1865. 34 ℃
BATTERSHALL, WALTON W .; resides in Albany ; was born at Troy, N. Y., Jan- uary 8, 1840 ; graduated from Yale Col- lege in 1864, and from the General Theo- logical Seminary in 1866 : married Anna Davidson Williams, daughter of Fletcher Williams, of Newark, N. Y., October 13, 1864 ; was rector of St. Thomas' Church, Ravenswood, L. I., in 1868, and of Christ Church, Rochester, 1869-74; has been rector of St. Peter's Church, Albany, since 1874; published in December, 1897, " Interpretations of Life and Religion." 47 E
BAXTER, ARCHIE E. ; resides in Elmira ; was born at Port Glasgow, Scotland, Dec- ember 16, 1844 ; was educated in the pub- lic schools of New York city and at Corning (N. Y.) Academy ; served in the Union army, 1862-65 ; was in the employ of the Tioga Railroad Co. at Corning, 1865-72 ; married Rosemond E. Wheeler of Cohoc- ton, N. Y., April 9, 1873; was county clerk of Steuben county, 1875-77 ; has practiced law at Elmira since 1879. . . 50 C
BAYLESS, GEORGE C. ; resides in Bing- hamton ; was born at Corbettsville, N. Y., April 27, 1862; was educated in Bing- hamton public schools and at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. ; was a bank clerk in Binghamton, 1881-82; began business as a manufacturer of wood pulp in Binghamton in 1882 ; married Georgie L. Healey of Brooklyn April 27, 1886; was an alderman of Binghamton, 1885-86, and mayor of the city, 1887-88 ; has been president of the Bayless Pulp & Paper Co., Binghamton, since 1893. 3 C
BECKER, AUGUST ; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Buffalo August 10, 1867; was educated in the public schools of that city ; studied law in the office of Greene. MeMil- lan & Giuck, and was admitted to the bar in 1888; has practiced law in Buffalo since 1891. 242 W
BECKER, PHILIP; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Oberotterbach, Bavaria, in April, 1830 ; was educated in German and French schools .; came to the United States and settled in Buffalo in 1837 ; married Sarah Goetz of Buffalo in 1852; was mayor of Buffalo, 1876-77 and 1886-89 ; was presi- dential elector in 1888 ; has been president of the Buffalo German Insurance Co. since 1869 ; has conducted a wholesale grocery business in Buffalo since 1854.
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BECKER, TRACY C. ; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Cohoes, N. Y., February 14, 1855; graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N. Y., in 1874, and from Albany Law School in 1876 ; was admitted to the bar at Binghamton, N. Y., in May, 1876 ; married Minnie A. Le Roy of Cohoes December 27, 1876 ; was 2d assist- ant district attorney of Erie county, 1881- 85 ; was president of the New York State Bar Association in 1894 ; has practiced law in Buffalo since 1877.
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BECKLEY, JOHN N .; resides in Rochester ; was born at Clarendon, Orleans county, N. Y., December 30, 1848; was educated at preparatory schools and Genesee Col- lege, Lima, N. Y. ; taught school, 1870- 72 ; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1875 ; married Belle G. Corwin of Brighton, N. Y., June 23, 1875 ; practiced law at Batavia, N. Y., 1875-77 ; was city attorney of Rochester, 1883-87 ; has been president of the Rochester Railway Co. since 1890; has practiced law in Roches- ter since 1877.
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BECKWITH, GEORGE H .; resides in Plattsburgh ; was born at Plattsburgh July 26, 1835 : graduated from Williams Col- lege, Williamstown, Mass., in 1858; was admitted to the bar in 1860 ; was district attorney of Clinton county, 1862-68 ; mar- ried Emeroy E. Vilas of Plattsburgh Sep- tember 17, 1860, who died July 29, 1891 : married Mrs. Harriet Murchison of Balti- more, Md., December 2, 1896 ; has prac- ticed law at Plattsburgh and New York city since 1860, maintaining an office in each place.
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BEDELL, OSSIAN; resides in Grand Island ; was born at Georgia, Vt., June 6, 1832; was educated in common schools and Gene- see Wesleyan Seminary, Lima, N. Y. ; married Permelia Zimmerman of Tona- wanda, N. Y., March 28, 1854; worked on the Erie canal, 1843-63 ; was inspector of customs at Grand Island under President Lincoln, and county supervisor from the town of Grand Island, 1862-63; was assistant superintendent of public works for the western division of the Erie canal, 1881-84; was United States consul to Fort Erie, Ont., 1890-93, and was re- appointed in July, 1897. 422 W
BELDING, MILO MERRICK ; resides in New York city; was born at Ashfield, Mass., April 3, 1833; was educated at Shelburne Falls ( Mass: ) Academy ; began business as an itinerant silk merchant in 1850 ; married Emily C. Leonard of Ash- field April 1, 1856 ; began the manufacture of silk in 1866, and is now head of the cor- poration of Belding Brothers & Co. ; is president of the Livonia Salt & Mining Co., the St. Lawrence Marble Co., and the American Union Life Insurance Co., and vice president of the Commonwealth Fire Insurance Co.
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BENEDICT, HENRY H. ; resides in Brook- lyn ; was born at German Flats, Herkimer county, N. Y., October 9, 1844; gradu- ated from Hamilton College in 1869 ; mar- ried Maria Nellis of Fort Plain, N. Y., October 10, 1867 ; entered the employ of E. Remington & Sons in 1869; has been a member of the firm of Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict since 1882, and its president since 1895
BENNETT, EDWARD ; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Buffalo February 21, 1827; received an academic education ; was a clerk in a dry-goods store, 1841-48; engaged in mining and other enterprises in California, 1848-49, and in the real- estate business in Buffalo, 1850-97 ; mar- ried Mary Josephine Osier-Auchinleck October 19, 1885 : was an alderman from the 5th ward, Buffalo, 1854-57, and a park commissioner, 1872-88 : has been presi- dent of the Buffalo Savings Bank since October, 1893. 453 W
BENNETT, LEWIS J. ; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Duanesburg, N. Y., Jaly 7, 1833 ; was educated in the public schools ; conducted a general store in Fultonville, N. Y., 1851-66 ; married Mary Francelia Spalding of Johnstown, N. Y., October 6,
1857 ; moved to Buffalo in 1866, and engaged in the business of a contractor ; organized the Buffalo Cement Co. in 1877, and has been president thereof ever since. 145 W
BERGHOLTZ, HERMAN ; resides in Itha- ca ; was born at Vernamo, Sweden, June 19, 1864 ; was educated in Swedish schools, and Lund University, Sweden ; came to the United States in 1883; worked for different electrical companies, 1883-93 ; married Adalina O. Thomson of Philadel- phia October 15, 1890; has made his home in Ithaca since 1893, engaged in a variety of business enterprises.
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BERRICK, CHARLES ; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Coleshill, Warwickshire, Eng- land, December 11, 1826; was educated in the common schools of England, and learned the mason's trade ; engaged in the same in England until 1850, when he came to this country ; married Margaret Callan of Buffalo December 24, 1852 ; carried on the business of a contractor in Buffalo, 1852-94.
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BEST, ROBERT HAMILTON; resided in Buffalo ; was born at Melrose, Penn., April 28, 1809 ; married Ann Elizabeth Kort- right McGowan of New York city Novem- ber 16, 1835 ; was chief of police of Buf- falo, 1858-60, and sheriff of Erie county, 1862-64; was in the detective service of the American Express Co. at Buffalo from 1856 until his death May 1, 1891. . 46 D
BICKFORD, R. H. ; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Rochester, N. H., February 8, 1830; was educated in common schools : married Emma J. Tracy of Mercer, Maine, July 18, 1853 ; learned the trade of a belt and hose maker, and worked at the same in Lowell, 1849-67 : has carried on the manufacture of leather belting and fire hose in Buffalo since 1867. 440 W
BINGHAM, GEORGE ; resides in Lancas- ter ; was born at Lancaster December 21, 1848; was educated in public and private schools ; worked as a civil engi- neer, 1866-75; married Carrie Lee of Lancaster September 4, 1874 ; engaged in the hide and leather business in Buffalo, 1876-86, and in electrical business, 1888- 91 ; was member of assembly in 1881, United States appraiser, 1891-94, presi- dent of the village of Lancaster in 1895, and chairman of the Erie-county Republi- can committee, 1895-96 : was county clerk of Erie county, 1895-97. 441 W
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BIRGE, M. H. ; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Underhill, Vt., July 30, 1806; was educated in district schools and the village academy ; was clerk in a general store at Middlebury, Vt., 1826-29, and carried on a similar store on his own account, 1829-34 ; married Elizabeth Ann Kingsley of Sheldon, Vt., October 21, 1836 ; opened a general store in Buffalo in 1834; established the manufacture of wall paper in 1879, and remained at the head of the firm until his retirement in 1892. 243 W
BISHOP, CHARLES F. ; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Williamsville, N. Y., October 14, 1844; moved to Buffalo in his boy- hood ; attended the public schools until he was thirteen years old ; married Kate Moran of Buffalo August 6, 1865 ; was elec- ted mayor of Buffalo in 1889, and re- elected in 1891, serving five years alto- gether ; has conducted a wholesale business in tea, coffee, and spices since 1869. 19 W
BISSELL,, HERBERT P. ; resides in Buf- falo ; was born at New London, N. Y., August 30, 1856 ; was educated at public schools, De Veaux College, and the Gym- nasium Catharinareum, Braunschweig, Ger- many, and graduated from Harvard College in 1880 ; studied law in Buffalo, and was admitted to the bar in 1883 ; married Lucy Agnes Coffey of Brooklyn October 30, 1883 ; received the Democratic nomina- tion for state senator in 1885, and for dis- trict attorney in 1892 : has practiced law in Buffalo since 1885. 304 W
BISSELL, WILSON S. ; resides in Buffalo ; was born at New London, N. Y., Decem- ber 31, 1847 ; graduated from Yale Col- lege in 1869; married Louise Sturges of Geneva, N. Y., February 6, 1890; was admitted to the bar at Buffalo in 1871; was presidential elector at large on the Demo- cratic ticket in 1888 : was postmaster- general, 1893-95; has practiced law in Buffalo since 1871. 20 W
BLASDELL, HEMAN M. ; resides in North Collins ; was born at Perrysburg, Cattar- augus county, N. Y., January 28, 1840: took part in the Civil War, 1861-62 ; married Lusannah Sherman of North Collins June 8, 1864 ; was telegraph oper- ator and station agent at Smith's Mills, N. Y., 1863-72: conducted a general store at North Collins, 1872-77 : was super- visor of North Collins, 1878-80 ; founded the town of Blasdell, Erie county, N. Y., in 1883, and engaged in business there,
1883-87 ; was elected member of assembly in November, 1895, from the 8th Erie- county district, and was re-elected in 1896 ; has lived in North Collins since 1887. 289 W
BLEISTEIN, GEORGE ; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Buffalo December 6, 1861 ; graduated from the public schools, after spending two years at a German school ; entered the service of the Courier Com- pany, in Buffalo, in 1876, becoming sup- erintendent of the company in 1881 and president in 1884 ; married Mrs. Elizabeth Wells McCune of Buffalo April 28, 1886 ; was chosen president of the Home-Rule Democracy of Erie county in 1893. . 21 W
BLISS, CORNELIUS N .; resides in New York city ; was born at Fall River, Mass., January 26, 1833 ; attended public schools at Fall River and New Orleans, La. ; was connected with James M. Beebe & Co., Boston, 1849-66 ; married Elizabeth M. Plumer of Boston March 30, 1859; became a member of the firm of John S. & Eben Wright & Co., Boston, in 1866, and resident partner in New York city, and has been engaged in the dry-goods commission business in New York city ever since ; was chairman of the New York state Republican committee, 1887-88, and treasurer of the Republican national committee in 1892 and in 1896; was appointed secretary of the interior in 1897. 17 M
BLOCHER, JOHN ; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Scipio, N. Y., July 22, 1825; was educated in district schools ; conducted a general store at Williamsville, N. Y., 1851- 61 ; married Elizabeth Neff of Williams- ville April 20, 1846; enlisted in the Union army in 1861, and served one year ; established a boot and shoe factory in Buf- falo in 1863, and has been connected with that industry since. 147 W
BOLAND, JAMES ; resided in Buffalo ; was born in County Clare, Ireland, January 6, 1850 ; came to the United States with his parents in 1856, and settled in Buffalo ; was educated in the public schools : learned the bricklayer's trade in the service of Charles Berrick, 1866-75 ; married Mary .. A. Handley of Buffalo October 17, 1881 ; conducted a building business in Buffalo from 1875 until his death April 6, 1893. 33 D
BOOKSTAVER, WILLIAM ; resides in Dun- kirk ; was born at Montgomery, Orange county, N. Y., December 28, 1833 ; was ed- ucated in Montgomery Academy ; studied law in Dunkirk and was admitted to the
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bar in 1858 ; married Mary A. Leonard of Augusta, Me., July 18, 1861 ; was super- visor for the town of Dunkirk, 1875-90, with the exception of one year; was a delegate to the Democratic national con- vention in 1876; was mayor of Dunkirk, 1887-90, and was again elected in 1896; has practiced law in Dunkirk and engaged in real-estate operations there since 1858. 290 W
BORST, HENRY V .; resides in Amster- dam ; was born at Cobleskill, N. Y., July 6, 1853; was educated at Brockport Nor- mal School and Cornell University ; taught school and studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1877 ; married Mattie Barner of Mineral Springs, N. Y., in June, 1878, and Alida Yerdon of Fort Plain, N. Y., in May, 1882; practiced law at Fort Plain, 1878-87 ; was district attorney of Mont- gomery county, 1884-86, and county judge, 1888-89 ; has practiced law at Amsterdam since 1888. .
BRACKETT, EDGAR T. ; resides in Sara- toga Springs ; was born at Emerson's Cor- ners, Saratoga county, N. Y., July 30, 1853; graduated from Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Io., in 1872; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1875 ; mar- ried Emma Corliss of Saratoga Springs November 22, 1882; was elected state senator in 1895 ; has practiced law in Sara- toga Springs since 1876.
BRADISH, WILLIAM H. ; resides in Buf- falo ; was born at Lyons, N. Y., April 7, 1856 ; was educated in Batavia public schools ; engaged in various business enter- prises in Batavia, 1870-79 ; married Louise H. Reichert of Buffalo April 26, 1887 ; was an alderman from the 25th ward, Buffalo, 1893-97, and president of the board of aldermen in 1896; has lived in Buffalo since 1879, and has conducted a brokerage and insurance business since 1892. . 451 W
BRADLEY, GEORGE B. ; resides in Corn- ing ; was born at Greene, Chenango coun- ty, N. Y., February 5, 1825 ; was educated in common schools and Ithaca (N. Y. ) Academy; was admitted to the bar in 1848 ; married Hannah E. Lattimer of Woodhull, N. Y., July 11, 1850; moved to Corning in 1852; was nominated for congress in 1858, and for judge of the Court of Appeals in 1878; was elected state senator in 1873 and in 1875; was elected justice of the Supreme Court in 1883 ; was judge of the second division of the Court of Appeals, 1889-92. 17 C
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BRENDEL, HENRY W. ; resides in Buf- falo ; was born at Buffalo December 10, 1857 ; was educated in the Buffalo public schools ; began the study of law in 1875, and was admitted to the bar in January, 1879 ; was nominated for the state assem- bly in 1886, 1887, and 1889 ; was appointed collector of the port of Buffalo Creek Nov- ember 4, 1897 ; has practiced law in Buf- falo since 1879. 22 W
BRIGGS, ALBERT H. ; resides in Buffalo ; was born in the town of Lancaster, N. Y., September 9, 1842 ; was educated in vari- ous schools and academies, and graduated from the medical department of the Uni- versity of Buffalo in 1871 ; married Sarah America Baker of Andover, N. Y., June 7, 1863 ; was health physician of the city of Buffalo, 1880-81 and 1884-87 ; has prac- ticed medicine in Buffalo since 1871. 192 W
BRIGGS, GEORGE W. ; resides in Orchard Park ; was born at Collins, N. Y., October 10, 1850; was educated in common and select schools ; married Orcelia A. Pike of West Concord, N. Y., December 29, 1875 ; taught school, 1868-80 ; was justice of the peace, 1883-89 ; has been a member of the Erie-county board of supervisors since 1889; has conducted a general store at Orchard Park since 1883. . 432 W
BROADHEAD, WILLIAM; resides in Jamestown ; was born at Thornton, York- shire, England, February 17, 1819; emi- grated to the United States in January, 1843 ; married Lucy Cobb of Jamestown October 29, 1845 ; was a manufacturer of edge tools in Jamestown, 1847-61; con- ducted a merchant-tailoring establishment in Jamestown, 1864-78 ; built, with others, the Jamestown Worsted Mills in 1873; built worsted mills himself in Jamestown in 1876, and has conducted the same since. 116 W BROOKS, HARRY SAYER: resides in Elmira ; was born at Waverly, N. Y., August 2, 1852; was educated at Wav- erly High School and Elmira Free Acad- emy ; settled in Elmira in 1866, and learned the printer's trade ; married Alice A. Fisher of Lake Ridge, N. Y., Sep- tember 9, 1879 ; established the Elmira Telegram in May, 1879, and has been its owner and general manager ever since. 35 C
BROWNELL, GEORGE F. : resides in New York city ; was born at Des Moines, lo .. June 5, 1861 ; was educated in New York state public schools, and in the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ; graduated from
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the Albany Law School in 1882, and from the University of Michigan Law School in 1883; was appointed general solicitor of the Erie railroad in May, 1897 ; married Anne Kniseley Abbott of Buffalo June 7, 1897; has been connected with the firm of Sprague, Morey & Sprague of Buffalo and their successors since 1883. 411 W BRUNDAGE, FRANK ; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Allen, Allegany county, N. Y., January 4, 1847 ; completed his education at Friendship (N. Y.) Academy ; was admitted to the bar at Albany in De- cember, 1868 ; practiced law at Angelica, N. Y., 1869-72; married Ella S. Brown of Angelica February 15, 1871; moved to Lockport, N. Y., in October, 1872, and resided there until 1883 ; was district attor- ney of Niagara county, 1875-77, and county judge, 1879-83 ; moved to Buffalo in February, 1883, and has practiced law there since. 353 W
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