The men of New York: a collection of biographies and portraits of citizens of the Empire state prominent in business, professional, social, and political life during the last decade of the nineteenth century, Vol. II, Part 52

Author: Matthews, George E., & Co., pub
Publication date: 1898
Publisher: Buffalo, N.Y., G.E. Matthews & Co.
Number of Pages: 816


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HURD, HARVEY J .; resides in Elma ; was born at Elma February 28, 1849 ; was edu- cated at Buffalo Academy and at Cornell University, from which he graduated in 1872; was a member of the New York legislature, 1878-81 : has been engaged in the lumber business in Buffalo since 1880. 44 W


HUTCHINS, HORACE S .; resides in Ba- tavia ; was born at Manlius, N. Y., Janu- ary 5, 1829; attended Hamilton (N. Y. ) Academy, and graduated from Madison University, Hamilton, N. Y .; taught school, 1847-50 : went West in 1853, and lived for three years at Nevada City, Cal .; married Harriet M. Babcock of George- town, N. Y., September 2, 1857 ; gradu- ated from the New York Homeopathic Medical College in 1861, and has prac- ticed medicine in Batavia since. . 20 G


HUTCHINSON, E. H .; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Buffalo March 7, 1852; atten- ded various public and private schools ; married Jeanie Blanche Ganson of Buffalo September 25, 1872 ; was alderman from the old 10th ward, 1888-89 : was appoin- ted a fire commissioner February 24, 1891, resigning October 3, 1893. 45 W


INGALLS, CHARLES R .; resides in Troy ; was born at Greenwich, N. Y., September 14, 1819; was admitted to the bar in 1844 ; practiced law at Greenwich, 1844- 60, and at Troy, 1860-63 ; married Mar- garet 1 .. Marvin of Troy November 3, 1880 ; was justice of the New York state Supreme Court, 1863-89. . 51 E


IRISH, WILLIAM M .; resides in Olean ; was born at Fairhaven, Mass., July 3, 1829 ; attended district schools in early youth ; was clerk in a grocery, 1842-53 ; married Sarah Jane Dunham of Fairhaven December 11, 1851 ; was a customhouse clerk, 1853-61 ; was superintendent of oil concerns, 1861-65 ; was treasurer and su- perintendent of Wamsutta Oil Co., McClin- tockville, Penn., 1865-72, and of Octave Oil Co., 1872-76; has lived at Olean since 1880 as manager of the Acme Oil Works. . 107 W


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JACKSON, JAMES H .; resides in Dans- ville ; was born at Peterborough, Madison county, N. Y., June 11, 1841 ; was edu- cated at the Dansville Seminary ; was business manager of his father's sanatorium at Dansville, 1861-73 ; married Kate John- son of Sturbridge, Mass., September 13, 1864 ; graduated from the Bellevue Hos- pital Medical College, New York city, in 1876 ; has been at the head of the Jack- son Sanatorium, Dansville, since 1876. . 12 G


JACKSON, WILLIAM B .; resides in Hol- land ; was born at Ilolland, Erie county, March 20, 1858 : attended district and select schools ; was clerk in a country store, 1874-76 ; married M. Zina Vaughan of Holland January 12, 1881 ; was town clerk in 1880, overseer of highways, 1887, 1888, and 1894, and postmaster of Hol- land, 1889-93; became a member of the Erie-county board of supervisors in 1895; has conducted a general store at Holland since 1876; has been president of the Bank of Holland since its organiza- tion in 1893. 295 W


JACKSON, WILLIS K .; resides in Buffalo : was born at Edgerton, Wis., September 22, 1861; moved to Buffalo in 1867, and was educated in the public schools there ; was employed in forwarding and commission houses and in a mercantile office, 1877-86 ; married Annette Tindle of Buffalo Septem- ber 22, 1886 ; has been a member of the firm of Tindle & Co., cooperage manufac- turers, since 1888. 161 W


JACOBS, JONAS; resides in Elmira ; was born at New York city November 15, 1862; was educated in public schools, and graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore, in 1886; was elected coroner of the city of Elmira in 1888; was appointed health inspector in 1889, and city physician in 1891; has practiced medicine in EImira since 1886. 43 C


JENKINS, ARTHUR : resides in Syracuse ; was born at Buffalo July 23, 1851; was educated in Milwaukee ( Wis. ) public schools ; learned the printer's trade in 1868, and worked at the same in various places, 1868-76 : married Emma llogan of Syracuse June 11, 1874 ; established the Syracuse Evening Herald in 1877, and has been president and general manager of the Herald Company since 1878. .


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JENKS, WILLIAM F .: resides in Norwich ; was born at Burlington, N. Y., August 29, 1831 ; was educated in public and pri- vate schools; taught school and studied


law, and was admitted to the bar in 1853 : married Eliza Matterson of Burlington No- vember 10, 1854 : practiced law in Friend- ship, N. Y., 1853-55, and in New Berlin, N. Y., 1855-75; was county judge of Chenango county, 1878-89 ; has practiced law at Norwich since 1875. 8 C


JEWELL, J. R .; resides in Olean ; was born at Machias, N. Y., April 15, 1842; was educated in the district schools and in Rushford and Arcade academies ; was admitted to the bar at Buffalo in 1867 : married Julia E. Lamper of Conewango, N. Y., September 5, 1870 ; practiced law in Little Valley, N. Y., 1867-73; was nominated for district attorney of Cattar- angus county in 1873; was appointed United States agent for the New York In- dians August 26, 1894 ; has practiced law in Olean since 1873. 129 W


JEWETT, EDGAR B .; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Ann Arbor, Mich., December 14, 1843; was educated in the Buffalo public schools : married Elizabeth Foster Danforth of Ann Arbor October 3, 1865 ; was appointed commissioner of police of Buffalo March 1, 1894, and elected mayor of the city in November of the same year for the term 1895-97 ; has been president and general manager of the John C. Jewett Mfg. Co. since January 1, 1885, having been connected with the same since 1860. 255 W


JEWETT, JOHN C .; resides in California ; was born at Moravia, N. Y., February 2, 1820; attended district schools ; married Priscilla Boardman of Ann Arbor, Mich .. February 2, 1843 ; engaged in business in Michigan, 1837-49; established in Buf. falo in 1849 the business afterwards styled the John C. Jewett Mfg. Co., and actively carried on the same until 1885 ; has lived a retired life in southern California since 1888. 373 W


JEWETT, SHERMAN S .; resided in Buf- falo ; was born at Moravia, N. Y., January 17, 1818 ; was educated in district schools and at Kingsley's High School in Buffalo : went to Buffalo in 1834, and began work in a foundry : married Deborah Dusenberry of Buffalo August 14, 1839 : was a mem- ber of the common council, 1845, 1846, and 1848 ; was park commissioner from the organization of the board in 1871, and president of the board from 1879 until his death ; carried on the foundry business, alone or in partnership, from 1836; died February 28, 1897. 216 W


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JOHNSON, I. SAM; resides in Warsaw ; was born at Centerfield, N. Y., October 28, 1840; moved to Warsaw in 1856; was educated in common schools, and in Gene- see Wesleyan Seminary, Lima, N. Y .; served in the Union army, 1862-64; was admitted to the bar in May, 1864; mar- ried Mary E. McFarland of Twinsburg, O., May 5, 1865 ; was elected district attorney of Wyoming county in 1876, and served three terms ; was member of assembly, 1890-91, and of the state constitutional convention in 1894 ; has practiced law at Warsaw since 1876. .


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JONES, HADLEY ; resides in Little Falls ; . was born at Danube, N. Y., November 12. 1857 ; was educated at Little Falls Acad- emy ; graduated from the Albany Law School, and was admitted to the bar in 1880 ; practiced law at Herkimer, N. Y., 1880-82 ; married Emily E. Neff of Phila- delphia June 2, 1897 ; has practiced law at Little Falls since 1882.


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JUDSON, JOHN B .; resides in Gloversville ; was born at Kingsborough (now Glovers- ville), N. Y., August 20, 1861 ; was edu- cated at Kingsborough Academy and Wil- liston ( Mass. ) Seminary ; married Isabelle Stewart of Johnstown, N. Y., September 19, 1882; was secretary of the Fulton- county Democratic committee, 1890-94, and chairman of the same committee, 1894-97 ; was secretary of the Democratic state committee in 1894, 1896, and 1897 ; was a candidate for the office of state comp- troller in 1895 ; has carried on a job-print- ing office at Gloversville since 1877. 80 E


KAUFMAN, WILLIAM H .; resides in Amsterdam ; was born at Hagenburg, Germany, October 6, 1855 ; was educated in German schools ; came to the United States in 1872 ; was employed as a confec- tioner and caterer in Washington, D. C .. and elsewhere, 1872-84; married Minnie Rietz of Amsterdam May 8, 1883 ; was an alderman of Amsterdam, 1894-96, and mayor of the city in 1897 ; has conducted a confectionery and catering establishment in Amsterdam since 1884. .


KEACH, CALVIN E .; resides in Lansing- burgh ; was born at Hoosick, N. Y., Octo- ber 2, 1844; was educated in common schools and Ball's Academy ; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1868 ; mar- ried Alice M. Waite of Waterford, N. Y., April 30, 1868 ; practiced law at Hoosick Falls, N. Y., 1868-69 and 1874-78 ; has practiced law at Lansingburgh since 1878. 35 E


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KECK, JEREMIAH ; resides in Johnstown ; was born in the town of Johnstown Novem- ber 9, 1845 ; was educated at Clinton Lib- eral Institute and Whitestown Seminary ; served in the Union army during the l'en- insular campaign in Virginia ; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1869 ; mar- ried Jennie A. Kibbe of Johnstown June 10, 1874, who died in October, 1888; married Sara R. Riggs of Detroit, Mich., in November, 1890; practiced law in Johnstown, 1869-83 ; was district attorney of Fulton county, 1875-80; has been county judge and surrogate of Fulton county since January 1, 1884.


KELDERHOUSE, JOHN; resides in Buf- falo ; was born at Bethlehem, N. Y., March 18, 1823 ; moved to Buffalo in 1832, and was educated in the common schools there ; began business as a wood merchant in Buf- falo in 1845; married Jane Elizabeth Coatsworth of Buffalo June 9, 1874; has been engaged in lake commerce, as ship builder and owner, since 1861. 307 W


KELLY, FAYETTE; resides in Hamburg : was born at Boston, N. Y., June 5, 1849 ; graduated from Aurora Academy in 1872, and from Hamilton College, Clinton, N. Y., in 1876 ; taught school, 1876-83 ; was admitted to the bar in 1881 ; married Katherine B. Keyes of Hamburg August 4, 1886 ; has practiced law at Hamburg since 1884, and at Buffalo since 1890; has been a member of the Erie-county board of supervisors since 1890. . 374 W


KENDALL, FREDERICK ; resides in Buf- falo ; was born at Darien, N. Y., January 6, 1825 ; attended district schools ; went to Buffalo in 1847 ; engaged in business in Detroit, 1849-51; returned to Buffalo in 1851, and engaged in various mercantile pursuits ; married Elsey L. Saunders at Buffalo March 23, 1854; was supervisor of the old 2d ward of Buffalo, 1877-78 and 1881-84, and alderman of the same ward, 1887-88; has been a member of the Buffalo grade-crossing commission since its creation in 1888. 256 W


KENEFICK, DANIEL J .; resides in Buf- falo; was born at Buffalo October 15, 1863 ; was educated in the public schools of the city, and graduated from the high school in 1881 ; was admitted to the bar in 1884 ; married Maysie Germain of Buffalo June 30, 1891 ; was second assistant dis- triet attorney of Erie county, 1887-92,


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and first assistant district attorney, 1893- 94; was elected district attorney in 1894, and re-elected in 1897. 2844 W


KINNEAR, PETER; resides in Albany ; was born in Forfarshire, Scotland, April 24, 1826 ; was educated in Scotland, and learned the machinist's trade there ; came to the United States in 1847; married Annie Gilchrist of Hamilton, Ont., Sep- tember 11, 1849 ; worked at his trade in Albany, 1849-70 ; was supervisor from the 5th ward, Albany, 1875-76, and commis- sioner of public buildings, 1891-93 ; has carried on the business of a brass founder and finisher at Albany since 1870, and has been largely engaged in other commercial enterprises.


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KISSELBURGH, WILLIAM E., JR .; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Troy, N. Y., Jan- uary 28, 1859 ; graduated from the Troy High School in 1875, and from the Albany Law School in 1882; married Helen Laura Kilfoile of Troy May 12, 1880; was admitted to the bar in 1883; practiced law in Troy, 1885-89 ; was deputy attor- ney-general of New York state, 1894-97 ; has practiced law in Buffalo since 1889. 399 W


KLINCK, CHRISTIAN ; resides in Buffalo ; was born in the Bavarian village of Schon- enburg, Germany, February 6, 1833 ; came to America and settled in Buffalo in 1850 ; established a pork-packing business in 1868; was alderman from the 13th ward, Buffalo, 1863-65 ; was elected a member of the Buffalo board of councilmen in 1893, and was president of the board, 1896-97. 47 W


KNIGHT, ERASTUS C .; resides in Buf- falo ; was born at Buffalo March 1, 1857 : attended the public schools and Bryant & Stratton's Business College ; engaged in the produce commission business with Wil- liam C. Lennox, 1880-87 ; married Mary Elizabeth Cowles of Buffalo May 14, 1881; established a real-estate business in 1887, and formed a partnership with Oliver A. Jenkins in 1892 : was elected supervisor of the old 11th ward of Buffalo in 1889, and was re-elected in the new 24th ward in 1891 and 1893, serving as chairman of the board in 1894 : was elected comptrol- ler of the city of Buffalo in November, 1894, and re-elected in 1897. 48 W


KNIPP, CHARLES H .; resides in Elmira ; was born at Corning, N. Y., August 7, 1858 ; was educated in district schools and in Corning Free Academy : studied


law in the Albany Law School, and was admitted to the bar in May, 1883 ; mar- ried Jennie L. Walker of Elmira April 11, 1893; was elected district attorney of Chemung county in 1892, and was re-elec- ted in 1895 ; has practiced law in Elmira since 1883.


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KOEHLER, THEODORE ; resides in Long Island City ; was born in Schleswig-Hol- stein, Germany, July 30, 1856 ; was cdu- cated in German schools ; was employed in a business house in Lübeck, 1871-76; came to the United States in 1876, and has engaged in various business enterprises ; was supervisor from Long Island City, 1893-94; was elected to the state senate in 1895.


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KOERNER, HERMAN T .; resides in Buf- falo ; was born at Brooklyn November 9, 1855 ; was educated in the public schools of that city ; moved to Buffalo in May, 1876, to take a position as lithographer in the establishment of Cosack & Co .; has been a member of the firm now styled Koerner & Hayes since August, 1881. . 217 W KOSTER, JOHN S .; resides in Lyon Falls ; was born at Lee, Mass., June 21, 1841 ; was educated in public schools ; worked in a paper mill at Palmer, Mass., 1858-61; served in the Union army, 1861-64; was employed in the post office at Boston, 1865-72; married Mary L. Kinzey of New York city April 6, 1865 ; was engaged in the manufacture of paper in New Hamp- shire and Nova Scotia, 1872-76; was elected to the state assembly in 1895 and re-elected in 1896; has been superinten- dent of the Herkimer Paper Co. at Lyon Falls since 1876. 36 E


KRAUSS, WILLIAM C .; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Attica, N. Y., October 15, 1863 ; graduated from Cornell University in 1884, and from Bellevue Hospital Medi- cal College, New York city, in 1886 ; studied in European universities, 1886-89 ; married Clara Krieger of Salamanca, N. Y., September 4, 1890 ; was elected president of the Central New York Medical Associa- tion in October, 1897 ; has practiced in Buffalo since 1890, confining his work to diseases of the mind and nervous system ; has been professor in Niagara University since 1891. 285 W


KRUM, HOBART; resides in Schoharie ; was born in the town of Fulton, Schoharie county, N. Y., January 12, 1833; was educated in district and select schools, and


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Union Free School, Chicopee Falls, Mass. ; was admitted to the bar in 1855 ; married Frances Amelia Washburn of Fort Edward, N. Y., February 26, 1868 ; was a delegate to the state constitutional convention of 1867, and to the Republican national con- ventions of 1884, 1888, and 1892; was elected state senator in November, 1895; has practiced law in Schoharie since 1857.


53 E LAMBERT, JOHN S .; resides in Fredonia ; was born at Johnsonville, N. Y., February 4, 1851; was educated at Greenwich (N. Y. ) Academy ; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1877 ; practiced law at Mayville, N. Y., 1877-78, and at Fredonia, 1878-89 ; married Winnifred Phillips of Cassadaga, N. Y., August 19, 1891 ; was a member of the Chautauqua- county board of supervisors, 1880-81, and county judge of Chautauqua county, 1882- 89; has been a justice of the Supreme Court of New York state since January 1, 1890. . .435 W


L'AMOREAUX, JESSE S .; resides in Balls- ton Spa ; was born at Wilton, N. Y., De- cember 11, 1837; was educated at Fort Edward Collegiate Institute ; married Ellen S. Holbrook of Ballston Spa June 8, 1865 ; was county judge of Saratoga county, 1883-88 ; has been vice president of the" First National Bank of Ballston Spa since 1880 ; has practiced law at Ballston Spa since 1858.


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LAMY, CHARLES; resides in Buffalo; was born at East Eden, Erie county, N. Y., May 7, 1849 ; was educated in the district schools ; went to work in a grocery in Buffalo when a boy, and commenced business for himself May 1, 1874, as a grocer ; married Magdalena Urban June 10, 1875, and Clara B. Demeyer June 10, 1885 ; was president of the Magnus Beck Brewing Co. for nearly four years, retiring from the company in 1895; was elected to the state senate as a Republican in 1893, and was re-elected in 1895. 257 W


LAMY, GEORGE H .; resides in Buffalo : was born at East Eden, Erie county, N. Y., March 19, 1846 ; attended district schools and Springville Academy ; went to Buffalo in 1862, and engaged in lake traffic, 1863-71 ; was chief keeper at the House of Correction, Chicago, 1871-79 ; married Lana C. Keller of North Boston, N. Y., April 16, 1874 ; was appointed office dep- uty by the sheriff of Erie county in 1880, and under sheriff in 1886 : was sheriff of Erie county, 1895-97. 219 W


LANG, GERHARD; resided in Buffalo ; was born at Flersheim, Germany, Novem- ber 24, 1834; came to the United States in 1848 and settled in Buffalo ; learned the butcher's trade and worked at the same, 1848-60 ; married Barbara Born of Buffalo in 1867, and Augusta Gerhardt in 1890; conducted a brewery at Buffalo from 1867 until his death July 14, 1892.


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LANSING, JAMES ; resides in Troy ; was born at Decatur, Otsego county, N. Y., May 9, 1834 ; became a clerk in his fath- er's store in 1846 : attended school, taught, and read law, 1850-64; married Sarah A. Richardson of Poultney, Vt., July 4, 1857 ; graduated from the Albany Law School in 1864, and was admitted to the bar ; was surrogate of Rensselaer county, 1890-95 ; has practiced law in Troy since 1866.


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LARKIN, JOHN D .; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Buffalo September 29, 1845 ; was educated in Buffalo public schools and Bryant & Stratton's Business College; was employed in a wholesale millinery store in Buffalo, 1857-61 ; was engaged in soap manufacture, as employee and partner, in Buffalo and Chicago, 1862-75 : married Frances H. Hubbard of Hudson, 111., May 10, 1874 ; has been the head of the busi- ness now known as the Larkin Soap Manu- facturing Co., Buffalo, since its establish- ment in 1875. 430 W


LASCELLES, JOHN H .; resides in Buffalo : was born at Dunkirk, N. Y., March 3, 1856; attended the public schools of Dunkirk ; was elected cashier of the Mer- chants' National Bank of Dunkirk in 1882 ; married Annie Moran of Buffalo on Thanks- giving Day, 1885; was elected assistant cashier of the Marine Bank of Buffalo in 1892 ; has been cashier of the same bank since 1893. 49 W


LATHROP, AUSTIN; resides in Corning ; was born at Covington, Penn., April 9, 1839; was educated in common schools ; engaged in business at Williamsport, Penn., 1855-57, and at Lawrenceville, Penn., 1857-59; was president of the village of Corning, 1866-67, and supervisor of the town of Corning, 1869-78; married Mrs. Emma F. Wellington of New York city November 11, 1893 : has been superinten- dent of state prisons in New York state since 1887 ; has engaged in the hardware and lumber business in Corning, and in . railroad and public-works contracting, since 1859.


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LATTIMER, GEORGE E .; resides in Buf- falo ; was born at Buffalo June 19, 1864; was educated in the Buffalo public schools ; engaged in a general carting business in Buffalo, 1880-86 ; married Annie Jones of Buffalo December 10, 1890; has been a member of the firm of Grattan & Lattimer, general freight contractors, since 1886. 400 W


LAUGHLIN, FRANK C .; resides in Buf- falo ; was born at Newstead, N. Y., July 20, 1859; was educated at the Lockport (N. Y. ) Union School ; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1882; began practice in Buffalo.in 1883; was assistant city attorney and city attorney of Buffalo, 1886-91 ; was elected corporation counsel of Buffalo in 1893; married Mrs. Martha Bartlett of New York city, formerly Martha Taylor of Buffalo, June 2, 1896 ; has been a justice of the Supreme Court since Jan- uary 1, 1896. .


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LAUGHLIN, JOHN ; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Newstead, Erie county, N. Y., March 14, 1856; was educated in the dis- trict schools of Erie and Niagara counties, and in Lockport Union School ; was admit- ted to the bar in 1881 ; was elected state senator in 1887, and re-elected in 1889; has practiced law in Buffalo since 1881. 50 W


LAWRENCE, ABRAM B .; resides in War- saw ; was born at Warsaw May 18, 1834; was in business in Buffalo, 1854-56, and in Niagara Falls, N. Y., 1856-58 ; mar- ried Elizabeth Faulkner of Wheatland, N. Y., March 26, 1857; was in business in Warsaw, 1858-62; with associates, built and operated the Warsaw Gas Light Co., 1859-62 ; served in the Union army, 1862-66; engaged in slate mining and manufacturing in Canada, 1867-70, and in the lumber business in Buffalo, 1870-71; has lived at Warsaw since 1871, engaged in mercantile pursuits and in public affairs. 32 G


LETCHWORTH, WILLIAM P .; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Brownville, Jefferson county, N. Y., May 26, 1823 ; engaged in manufacturing in Buffalo, 1848-69; was appointed a member of the state board of charities in April, 1873, vice president in June, 1874, and president in March, 1878, holding the office until he resigned in 1897 ; was president of the National Con- ference of Charities, September, 1883 ; received the degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of New York, .. for distinguished service to the state," Febru- ary 9, 1893. 162 W


LEWIS, GEORGE L .; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Buffalo May 31, 1857 ; gradu- ated from Yale College in 1879; was admitted to the bar in 1881 ; married Nel- lie Angusta Sweet of Buffalo May 31, 1883 ; has practiced law in Buffalo since 1882. . 258 W


LEWIS, LORAN L .; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Mentz, Cayuga county, N. Y., May 9, 1825 ; moved to Buffalo in the fall of 1848 ; was admitted to the bar in 1848 ; married Charlotte E. Pierson of East Aurora, N. Y., June 1, 1852; was elected state senator from the Erie-county district in 1869, and was re-elected in 1871; was elected judge of the Supreme Court in the 8th judicial district in 1882, and served until 1895, when he retired by limitation of age.


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LEWIS, SIMEON D .; resides in Warsaw ; was born at Orangeville, N. Y., September 8, 1830; was educated in the public schools and at Genesee and Wyoming Semi- nary, Alexander, N. Y .; married Sarah L. Canfield of Alexander August 2, 1853; tanght school at Alexander and at Warsaw, 1852-55; was treasurer of Wyoming county, 1875-92; has been engaged in mercantile business at Warsaw since 1856.


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LINCOLN, CHARLES Z .; resides in Little Valley ; was born at Grafton, Vt., August 5, 1848; was educated in the common schools and at Chamberlain Institute, Ran- dolph, N. Y .; married Lusette Bonsteel of East Otto, N. Y., November 12, 1874; was a member from the 32d senatorial dis- trict of the state constitutional convention in 1894; was appointed chairman of the commission of statutory revision and gov- ernor's confidential legal adviser, by Gov- ernor Morton, January 2, 1895, and reap- pointed by Governor Black in 1897 ; was appointed chairman of the commission to revise the New York code of civil proced- ure June 15, 1895 ; has practiced law at Little Valley since 1874.


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LITTELL, HARDIN HETH; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Corydon, Harrison county, Ind., August 5, 1845 ; attended country schools until the age of twelve : married Nellie Burton Green of Logans- port, Ind., April 26, 1876: entered the service of the Louisville City Railway Co. in 1864, and became superintendent of the company in 1867 ; has been general manager of the Buffalo street-railway sys- tem since June, 1891. 53 W


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LLOYD, WILL L .; resides in Albany ; was born at Albany May 27, 1860 ; was edu- cated in Albany schools ; married Ida C. Hauptner of New York city February 21, 1884 ; was connected with the state assem- bly as page, messenger, and otherwise, 1872-80 ; was a newspaper correspondent at Albany, 1881-84; has been in the em- ploy of the New York Central & Hudson River railroad since 1884, and since 1894 has been assistant tax agent of the com- pany.




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