Who's who in New York City and State, 1909, pt 1, Part 10

Author: Hamersly, Lewis Randolph, 1847-1910; Leonard, John William, 1849-; Mohr, William Frederick, 1870-; Knox, Herman Warren, 1881-; Holmes, Frank R
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: New York : L.R. Hamersly Co.
Number of Pages: 1456

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APPLEGATE, Octavius:

Clergyman ; b. Franklin, N. Y., 1865: s. Rev. Octavius Applegate (1-10)- 1907) and Ellen Matilda (Ray) Applegate; grad. Trinity Coll., Hartford, Conn., B .. 1., IS-7. M. A., 1-00: grad. Gen. Thepl. Sem., N.Y. City ; in. Newburgh, N. Y., 1VAL, Ada Augusta Have- meyer; children: Ortavius, Dorothy. Or-

dered deacon. 1-90, ordained priest, 1:91, hy Bishop Henry C. Patter. Ass't St. George's Ch., Newburgh, N. Y., 1-90-91; rer. tor S. John's Ch., Illenville, N. Y .. 1:001 96; St. James' Ch., Kerne, N. IL., 1-96 99; sinou 1-100. rectur St. John's Ch., Kingston. Ad- dress: Kingston, N.Y.

APPLETON, Charles Adams: Publisher; b. in N.Y. City, Jan. 21, Ion0; el. St. John's Sch., Ossining, N.Y., and Trinity Cell., Hartford, A.B., 192; unmar- ried. Connected with firm of D. Appleton & Co., publishers, since 1s2. Mum. Delta

Psi, Aldine Ass'n, Trinity Coll. Alumni Ass'n Clubs: L'niversity, St. Anthony's, Metropolitan. Riding, N.Y. Athletic. Coun- try, N. Y. Yacht. Larchmont Yacht. Address : 198 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.

APPLETON, Daniel:

Publisher: b. N.Y. City; s. John A. Ap- pleton : grandson Daniel Appleton, founder D. Appleton & Co .; ed. in N.Y. City and Carlsruhe, Germany : entered Harvard but did not continue course, leaving in 1871 to enter business; unmarried. Clerk in publishing house of D. Appleton & Co. nntil 1-79; since then mem. of the firm; now v .- p. of company. Entered Boston Cadet Corps, Iso7; enlisted Out. 31, 1871, private Co. P, ith Reg't, N.G.N.Y .; promoted eapt. Jan. 1579; elected colonel of reg't since July 18. 1599. Clubs: Union, Century, N.Y. Yacht, N. Y. Athletie. Army and Navy, Fencers, Country. Residence: Hotel Astor. Address: 37 W. 41th St., N. Y. City.

APPLETON, Edward Dale:

Publisher; b. N.Y. City, Jan. 10, 1858; s. John Adams and Serena Parker ( Dale) Appleton : grad. Trinity Coll., Hartford. Conn., A.B., 1850; m. N. Y. City, 1894. Char- lotte Lamson. Froot Isso until 1901 con- nected with firm of D. Appleton & Co., for a short time as v .- p .; now connected with Robert Appleton Co., publishers of The Catholic Encyclopedia. Mem. Chicago Hist. Soe., Aldine Ass'n, Delta Psi, Trinity Coll. Alumni Ass'n. Clubs: University, St. An- thony, Century, Oakland Golf (N.Y. City). Resulence: Bayside, L.I. Address: 39 W. 3sth St., N.Y. City.

APPLETON, Floyd :

Clergyman; b. Morrisania, N.Y., Ang. 20, 1971; s. William Gardiner and Catharine ( Ritter) Appleton; grad. Columbia, A.B., 1:93 ( Ph.D., 196), Gen. Theol. Sem., 1896, Chaplain "Tombs, " N. Y. City, 1896; curate Grace Ch., Plainfield, N.J., is96-1901; vivar St. Luke's Mission. Brooklyn, N. Y., 1901-02; Ass't Christ Ch., Brooklyn, 1902-04; rector St. Clement's Ch., Brooklyn, since 1904. Chaplain at Lambeth Conference, London, 1:97, resident Oxford House, London, 1900; nem. Summer Sch., Cambridge, England, 19r. . Republican : Episcopalian. Mem. Gen. Com. Brooklyn Free Kindergarten Soc. Ad- dress: 104 Hendrix St., Brooklyn, N.Y.

APPLETON, Francis Randall:

Merchant: b. N.Y. City, Ang. 5, 1834: s. Daniel Fuller and Juha (Randall) AApple- ton; grad. Harvard Coll., A. B., 1-75, Colum- hia Law Sch., LL B., 1957; m. Lenox, Mass., Ort. 7, 1->4. Fanny Lanier, d. Charles Lanier : children: Francis Randall, Jr., b. July 9. 1-5, Charles Lanier, b. Sept. 2%. 1>>> Ruth, b. Jan. 10, 1>91. Alice. b. Der. M. IN. James, h. Mar. 6. 19. Mem. firmu Robbins & Appleton; v. p. and director Wal- tham Watch Co .; director Nat. Park Bank, Manhattan Trust Co., Mount Morris Bank. Mom. Board of Overseers of Harvard Coll. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon, New England She. Chibs: Harvard, University, Knicker, Pocher, Racquet and Tennis, Turi and Firhl, Meadow Brook, Somerset, Myopia Hunt, Down Town. Resulenre: 26 E. 37th St., N. Y. City and Ipswich, Mass. Address: #1 Maiden Lane, N.Y. City.

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APPLETON, Henry Cozzins:

Stockholder in D. Appleton & Co .; b Frances Dana Archbold Waleott. N.Y. City, June 7, 1:62: s. W. Ii. and Mary Chibs : I'nion League, Racquet and Tennis, ( Worthen) Appleton : ed. Trinity Coll., Her :. | Knollwood Golf, New York Yacht, Larch- ford, Conn .; m. Kansas City, Mo., July mont Yacht. Residence: Tarrytown-on- IJudson. Office : 26 Broadway, N.Y. City. ARCHIBALD, Harry A .: 10, 1890, Dora Threlkeld. Was 2nd lieut. in 12th Reg't, N.G.N.Y. Democrat. Mem. Delta Psi Fraternity. Recreation : Yacht- ing. Clubs: Union, Players, Harlem Yach :. Address: King Av., City Island, N.Y. City. APPLETON, James Waldingfield:

Merchant; b. N.Y. City, June 4, 1867; s. Daniel Fuller and Julia .Randall ) Apple. ton; ed. private schools, N.Y. City, and Harvard Coll., A.B., 1>>>. Mem. frm of Robbins & Appleton, and a director of the Waltham Watch Co. Republican ; Episco-

palian. Clubs : Knickerbocker (sec.), Meadow Brook, Racquet and Tennis, Hur- vard, Down Town, (N.Y. City) ; Somerset, Myopia, (Boston). Residence: 44 E. 35th St. Address : 21 Maiden Lane, N.Y. City. APPLETON, R. Ross:

Banker; b. in Beaver County, Pa., 1853; ed. in public schools. Entered mercantile business at early age; was employed in auditing department of the Pennsylvania R.R. at Pittsburgh: afterwards as auditor with Wheeler & Wilson Mi's Co. Removed to Brooklyn in 1874, where he has been ac- tive in social, political and charitable work; in politics always affiliated with reform movements. Has represented his party in the State Committee: was a delegate to Republican Nat. Convention : presidential elector for election of los. Mayor Schieren appointed hit tax commissioner, and he was continued ju the same office by Mayor Wurs- ter. Mayor MeClellan appointed him a mem. of the Municipal Civil Service Comm'n during his first term and reappointed him during his, second term. Mem. Exec. Com. Civil Service Reform Ass'n; one of the organizers of Brooklyn Public Library and a trustee since its inception. . Also a per- sonal trustee of Andrew Carnegie for ex- penditure of funds for the Carnegie Branch Libraries in Brooklyn. Life mem. Brook- lyn Inst. of Arts and Sciences. Clubs : Hamilton, Rembrandt Art. Address: Four- ternth Street Bank, 5th Av. and 14th St., N. Y. City.

ARBUCKLE, John:

Merchant : ed. in schools of Allegheny, Pa. ; m. Pittsburgh, Pa., INS, Mary Alice Kerr (died June 24, "907). In 170 es- tablished N.Y. house of Arburkle Bros with brother Charles (since derrased). Director Importers, and Traders Bank. Kings Co. Trust Co. Maintains fresh air home fur chil- dren. Congregationalist ; mem. Plymouth Ch., Brooklyn, Residence: SE Clinton Av., Brooklyn. Address: #1 Water St., N. Y. City.

ARCHBOLD, John Dustin:

V.3. Standard od lo ; b. Leeshurz. O., July 20. Ist: educated in schools of Ohio; m. Annie M. Mills, Was in Pennsylvania oil regions, 19it.73: became pres. Arme OU Co .; director since 1. and now v .- p. Standard Oil Co. Pres. board of trustees, Syracuse Univ. Member of The Ohio Society, Am. Geny. Soc., Met. Museum Fine Arts. Am. Museum Natural History. Identified with various pinlast' hropies; cave new building at 134 W. Id st. to N.Y. Kinder-

garten Ass'n as memori1 to his daughter. -

Lawyer; b. Yonkers. N.Y., Jan. 26, 1574: F. Andrew and Mary Ilyart ( Lyon) Archi- bald; ed. public schools of Yonkers, N. Y. and N.Y. Law Sch .; m. N.T. City, Mar. 28, 1901, Adelaide L. Godfrey; one daugh- fer, Helen Adelaide, b. Jan. 26, 1903. Ad- quitted to N.Y. bar 1596; since then in general practice. Alderman, Yonkers, 1-99. 1901 and 1903-05. Mem. Westchester County Bar Ass'n, Empire State Soc., Sons Am. Revolution, Yonkers Hist. Noc. Address : 115 Morris St., Yonkers, N.Y.

ARDEN, Edwin Hunter Pendleton:

Actor, playwright; b. St. Louis, Mo., Feh. 13, 1-64; s. Arden Richard and Mary Berkeley (Hunter) Smith; common school ed'n: m. Agnes Ann Eagleson; one daugh- ter, Mildred Hunter Arden. Appeared with Thomas W. Keene's Company, in Chicago; later starring in Barred Out, Raglan's Way, Engle's Nest (own authorship) ; now starring in Told in the Hills. Recreations: Fishing, rose culture, dog breeding. Clubs: Lambs, N.Y. Athletic. Address: 130 W. 41th St., N. Y. City.

AREND, Francis J .:

Manufacturer: b. Trenton, N.J., Der. IS, 1666; s. Frank E. and Mary F. ( Whitley ) Arend; in. Baltimore, Md., Nov. 15, 1590, Anne M. Moltz. Engaged in centrifugal separator business from beginning business life: later in development of the steam turbine in America, real estate, ete. Treas. and gen. mg'r The De Laval Separator Cu. ; pres. De Laval Mf's Co .: sec. and treas. De Laval Steam Turbine Co .: director Coal and Iron Nat. Bank. Independent Demo- crat ; Presbyterian. Mem. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Am. Museum of Natural History, Am. Geng. Soc., and numerous trade and civic associations. Recreations: Golf, motoring, shooting. Clubs: City, N. Y. Athletic, Railroad, Machinery, Deal Golf. Residence: 32 W. 73d St, N.Y. City, and Deal Beach, N.J. Address: 165 Broadway, N.Y. City.

ARENS, Franz X .:

Conductor, voral teacher; h. Neef, Ger- many, Ort. 24, 1-36; s. Clemens and Anna Mary (Schmitz) Arens; ed. Normal Sch .. st. Francis, Wis., Munich Royal Srh. of Music, Royal Conservatory, Dresden iprize testimonial at graduation) ; voice culture with Prof. Inlius Hey, Berlin; m. Canal Dover. O., May 6, 19. Kunna L. Hmegel; children: Remont, b. 1ss, Ralph Waldo,

b. 1-91, Winfred, b. 1-03. Organist and school teacher, Milwaukee, Wis. 17EGG; prof. muste St. Canisms Coll., Buffalo, N.Y., 1-47.80: comletar Cleveland Philharmonic Sor. and Gesangverein, ANSIA: conductor of orchestral concerts devoted to American composers in Berlin, Dresden, Hamimrg. Leipzig, Wennar, Sondershausen, Vienna. 1-90-92; conductor of fulianapolis May Music Festival, pres. Metropolitan School of Music and principal Voral Dep't, Indian- apolis, Ind., 1893 os; fouuder, 1000, aud since

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then conductor of People's Symphony Con-| the Legion d'Hondsus.

certs, N.Y. City. Vocal teacher. Tristee People's Symphony Concerts. Club: Lumbs.

Address: 305 Fifth Av., N.Y. City.

ARLT, Max P .:

Lawyer; b. Breslau, Germany, Nov. 2, 1870; s. Frederick W. and Augusta ( Wohl) Arlt; ed at Breslan, Germany, N.Y. High Sch., and N.Y. Law Sch .; m. Garfield, S.r. Nov. 3, 1893, Catherine Stage; children: Raymond P., Ernest W., Augusta. Som.

bar of N.Y. and N.J., making patent law a specialty. Republican; Protestant. Took active part in Mayor Strong's first com- paign; since removing to N.J. has taken active part in Taxpayer's Ass'n of Passaic County, which secured the conviction of a number of Freeholders of Passaic Co. and now active in the

many other reforms;

"Colby"' movement.

Passaic County, N. J. Residence: Cliftor,

Address: 117 Hudson St., N.Y. City.

ARMS, Theodore Jesup:

Paymaster. U.S. Navy; b. in Conn : ap- pointed ass't paymaster, June 11. 1894; pay- master, March 3, 19:3; on U.S. receiving ship Southery, Oct. 31, 1903; in charge of Navy Pay Office, Manila, P.I., 1906.07, Navy Yard, League Island, since July 31. 190 ;. Address: Navy Yard, League Island, Pa.

ARMSTEAD, Henry H., Jr .:

Consulting mining engineer; b. Chicago. Ill., Ang. 4, 1572; s. II. Il. and Alice Mary ( MePherson) Armstead : ed. Brooklyn Poly- technic, Bryant & Stratton's Business Col !.. Brooklyn, Berkeley Sch., N.Y. City; Colom- bia Sch. of Mines. Since 1-95 practising 28 mining engineer; has business interests in West; consulting engineer and ing'r for various companies in which he is inter- ested. Ment. Vin. Inst. Mining Engineers. Canadian Mining Inst. Clubs: Racquet and Tennis, Alpha Delta Phi. Columbia Univ., Westchester County, Rockaway Hunt, Calumet, Strollers (N.Y. City) : Denver, Denver Country. Address: 267 Fifth Av., N. Y. City, or Dillon, Mont.

ARMSTRONG, Collin:

Editor, publisher: h. Fayetteville, N.Y., June 11, 1-33; s. Ethan and Miriam (Collin ) Armstrong; grad. Amherst Coll., A.B., IST; m. Neenah, Wis., Elizabeth Hale. Reporter on N.Y. World, Mar. 19, Is;6, to June 2%, 187%; financial editor, N.Y. Sun, June 2%. 1858, to Ort. 1, 1902: since then editor Wall St. Summary. Treas. N.Y. News Burcan Ass'n; pres. The Hamilton Press; treas. Albert Frank & Co. Vice-pres. Alpha Delta Phi fraternity 1004-04: pres. Soc. of the Onondagas. Clubs: Alpha Delta Phi, Uni- versity, Lotos, Salmagundi, Nat. Arts, (N.Y. City) ; Rowfant i Cleveland, O.). Address: 25 Broad St., N. Y. City.

ARMSTRONG, David Maitland :

Artist: b. Newburgh, N.Y .. 1:36 : cd. Trinity Coll, Hartford. A.B., 1Ss, studied law and was admitted to the bar, engaging in practice but later abandoned it for at. opening a studio in N.Y. City, and later studying in Paris and Italy. Am, consul- general at Rome, four years, director Am. Art Dep't in Paris Exp'n of Isas, and re. ceiver from French Gov't the decoration of

Associate mem. Nat.

Acad. Design ; m1cm. Soc. . Am. Artists. Architectural League; life fellow sich. Mu- scum of Art. Trustee Society Library , mem. B'd Mg'rs N. Y. Inst'n for Blind. Club: Century. Residence: 58 W. 10th St. Address: 61 Washington Square, N.Y. City.

ARMSTRONG, Harry Gloster:

Alm. representative Manchester Ship Canal; b. Belturbet, County Cavan, Ireland, Jan. 17, 1561; s. John Armstrong, eminent Irish lawyer, and Sarah Helen ( Moffatt) Arm- strong; ed. Royal Srh., Cavan; Dr. Chet- wode Crawley, Dublin; unmarried. Re- ceived first commission as lieut. Connty Cavan Reg't. Feb. IS78; served in Royal Irish Fusihers and 105th Reg't: attached to 3sth Reg't; resigned from army, les4. Contributed to Army and Navy Gazette and The Broad Arrow many articles: wrote and published many drill books: Catechism of Squad Drill (2 editions) : Words of Com- mand and a Company Drill 12 editions) ; Words of Command and a Battalion Drill (2 editions) ; Regulations and Instructions for Encampment. After leaving the army joined the Haymarket Theatre Co., Lon- don, then under the Bancroft management; played in productions of Hugh Conway's Dark Days; later played round of char- acters with F. R. Benson's Shakespearean Co .; became business manager for Sir Charles Wyndham at Strand and Comedy Theatres, 1885-92: managed tours of Onr Boys, Fedora. Two Roses, In a Looking Glass, etc. Left stage for commercial life: appt'd mg'r and see. of Mexican Land and Colonization Co .: visited Mexico, etc .; ap- pointed, 1-96, American representative for Manchester Ship Canal Co. Convert to Ro- man Catholicism, 1903. Fellow Royal Geng. Soc., London. Recreations: Sailing. swim- ming, rowing, walking. Clubs : Raleigh ( London ) : United Service, (Dublin ) : Calu- met, Downtown Ass'n, Lotos, Press, Maring and Field. (N.Y. City). Addresses: Augh- mullen. Ballybay, Ireland, and 267 5th Av., N.Y. City.

ARMSTRONG, James Lewis:

Physician; b. Danbury, Conn., April 20, 1962: s. Edward and Rachel Armstrong: ed. in Kornthal, Wurtemberg, Germany, and N. Y. I'niv., M.D., 1-97; m. 1-91, Baden. Germany, Elise Hess, of Hoffenheim. After graduat- ing from Kornthal, went to Paris for a sea- son, then to London to learn his father's business. In 1992, he started on a trip around the world, purchasing for the firm of Gay, Armstrong & Co. of London, and for Hitchrock, Dermody & Co., of New York. Traveled in Africa. Australia and New Zua. Land, visiting some of the islands of the Pa- rific and" Atlantic; subsequently made three voyages to Europe and also traveled in Western part of U. S. ; then took up study of medicine; since 1-97 an active physician in Brooklyn. Republican. Pupil in music of Loms Oesterle. Author of MS. entitled Old Irish Music, etc. Lover of yachting, base- ball and football, and also of dogs andl' horses. Is properly pedigreed in the Other of Arms, Dublin, Ireland, and alsn in the Chronicle's of the Armstrongs. Address: 217 New York

Av., Brooklyn, N.Y.

ARMSTRONG

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ARMSTRONG, James: New Orleans, I.a., Key We .. t, Fla., Memphis, Tenn., New York City, Cleveland, O .: in Lawyer; b. in Town of Candor. Tinga Co. N. Y. July 4. 1-34; s. Henry and Elizabeth ( Cady) Armstrong; ed. Owego Acad. Ho- bart Coll .. A.B., (first honor), 156, A. M., 1-71, LL.D., 1906: m. 1st. Catskill, Mar. 23, 1-59, Mary E. Baker; 2d, July !1. 1903, Elizabeth Douglass: only surviving child; Mrs. James Gregory. Admitted N. Y. Bar, Elmira, N.Y., May, 1-as: prac- tised law at Davenport, lowa. 1sa- 73; cooi- lector internal revenue Serond Dist., Iowa, 1866-69; removed to .Y. Chy in 18 to take charge of law and collection busines of H. R. Clafhn & Co., and white in charge of its business traveled extensively in U.S., Canida and Mexico; in 1,70 entered general prac- tice of law in N.Y. City; now semor men .. firm Armstrong, Brown & Boland. Arted U.S. Army. U.S.A. Gen. Hosp., Key West, Fla .; chief sanitary insp .. 4th Corps; chief surgeon, Dep't Puerto Principe, Cuba, of Dist. uf Negros, Dep't Visavas, and of 3d Dist., Southern Luzon. P.I., Ass't sur- geon U.S. Marine Hosp. Service, Feb., 1ss1; promoted passed ass't surgeon, Mar. 1est: resigned commission, July, 191. Major and brigade surgeon, U.S.V., 1:98, resigned June 30, 19 1. llomorary mem. Memphis (Tenn. ) and New Rochelle (N.Y.) Med Soes. ; mem. N. Y. Acad. Medicine, N.Y. Uist. Soc., N.Y. Geng. Soc., N. Y. Acad. Sciences, Met. Mu- Erum of Art, Am. Museum of Natural Hist .. N.Y. Bot. Soc., .1.1 .. 1.S. : Sor. of Arts (Lon- don); British Med. Ass'n, Societe l'rançaise il'Hygiene, ete. Companion Naval and Mil. Order Spanish-Am. War, and Order of Foreign Wars. Independent in politics: & Reading D'y Co. in N.Y., from 14C, and | Episcopalian, CInb: Army and Navy. Ad-

as connset of receiver of Poughkeepsie Bridge R. R., 1-92-97: counsel Philadelphia : of Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. Counsel and director N.Y. & New England R. R. Co .; director. Hartford & Conn. R. R. Co., Duteness Co. R. R. Co. : counsel Con- tral New England R. R. Co .: pres. Il- vestor's Mortgage Co. Democrat ( Inde- pendent). Episcopalinn: senior warden All Saints Ch., Bayside, L. 1., since foundation of parish, 1593. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi, Met. Museum of Art. Am. Museum of Natural History. Club: Lawyers. .1d- dress: 74 E. 55th St., N.Y. City.

ARMSTRONG, Philander Banister:

Insurance: b. Brookville. Ind., Feh. 3, 1817; s. William, G. and Ilaunah 1. AArm- strong; ed. in country schools: m. Cinein- nati, O., Mar. 5. 1 -; 2, Josephine Nietort. Was founder and pres. Phonix Mutual Fire Ins. Co .: first pres. Am. Life Ing. Co., also pres. Fire Ass'n uf N.Y .; now senior mem. 1. B. Armstrong Son & Co .; U.S. my'rs Equity Fire Ins. Co. of Canada. Mem. Ohio Sor. of N.Y. Club: Union League ( Brook- lyn). Residence: 1134 Pacific St., Brook- lyn. Address : 80 William St., N.Y. City.

ARMSTRONG, Robert Burns:

Pres. Philadelphia Casualty Co .; b. near Des Moines, Ja., Ang. 19. 1573; lived on a farm during boyhood: ed. public schools and Jowa State Coll., Des Moines, Ta. m. 146;, Blanch Hogin, of Des Moines, In. Inud newspaper work for the New York Herald and Chicago Record. Became private str. to Secretary of the "reasury Shaw; appt'd first assistant ser. of the treasury, Jan. 1. 1903: resigned March, 195, to accept presi- denry of Casualty Co, of America, N.Y. City; elected pres. Philadelphia Casualty Co., Sept. 1. 187; director Carnegie Trust Co, Residence: Philadelphia. Address: >1 William St., N. Y. City.

ARMSTRONG, Samuel Treat:

1. 9: ». David Hartiry aml Laura Armstrong . Mit was Armstrong: ed public and private Louis and tutor. St. Louis, st. Louis U'niy., Ph B., NR. Ph.D., 194, St. louis Med. Voll. (Washington Univ.). M.D., IN: m. New Orleans, Doc. 6, 1-3. Alice. daugh- of HI HI. Cobin: children: Laura J ..

1 P .. Donald, Francis T., Ass't in St Louis City and Female Hosps .. in U.S. Marine Hosp. Servire in

dress: 114 E. 37th St., N.Y. City.

ARMSTRONG, William W .:

Lawyer, State senator: b. Rochester, N.Y., 1864: moved with parents in boyhood to Albiun, N.Y., where was educated in pub- lir schools. Clerk of Board of Supervis irs of Orleans County, N. Y., 18 4-87; admitted to Bar, 1.5, and removed to Rochester. where has since been engaged in practice of law. Elected to Board of Supervisors of Monrue County, from Rochester. 1:93; to the Assembly, 1ss9. serving nutil elected in Is05: to the State Senate from the 44th Senate District; reelected 1900, 1902, and 1004, a3 10 6; appt d, 1907. chm'n Senate Finance Com. When Gov. Hiszins sent a message to the extraordinary session of the Legislature of 1905, submitting to it the sub- jert of the condition of the life insurance companies of the State, Senator Armstrong intruduced a resolution for the investiga- tion of the companies, and on passage of this resolution received appointment as chair- man of the committee, making the note- worthy life insurance investigation of 1905. Address : Rochester, N.Y.

ARNDT, Walter Tallmadge:

Editor: h. De Pore, Wis., Ort. 11. 1973; s. Edward Wilcox and Mary Ellen (Delany) Arndt: attended Cuiv. of Wis .. le02-95; grad. Harvard, A.B., 1-97, A.M .. 1-09; m. Wash- ington, DO., June 9, 1904, Ethet Howard. On editorial staff of N.Y. Son, 1-49-19. 1: ass't editor Internat. Year Book, 1901-03: on editortil staff New Internat. Encyclo- Thistory and biography) ; iss't editar Historians' llistory of the World. IN. 1 05: dramatic edlitor Current Literature, 1985: now on staff Encyclopedia Britan ica. Republican. Mem. Phi Gamma Delta, Am. list. Ass'n. Residence: 161 W. 103d St. Address: 225 Fourth Av., N.Y. City.

ARNOLD, Bion Joseph:

i.oretical chg r. inventor: b. Cazenovia, Mich. Ang. 11, 1Mil; s. Joseph and Geraldine tReynolds) Arnold: ed. High Sch .. Ash- land. Nrb., Univ. of Neb., Hillsdale | Mich. ) post grad. work at Cornell. 1-9: E.E., Univ. of Neh., 1-27; honorary D Se. Armour, 19DS; m. Reading, Mich., Teb. 11. 1-6. Carrie Es. telle Derry (deceased ) ; children : Maud

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Lueille. Stanly Berry, Robert Melville. |

Took to mechanics early ; made bicycle ifirst | in Neb. ) when 14 years old, and a practical light locomotive at ls; was draughtsmar for Edward P. Allis Co., Milwaukee, Wie .. and later chief designer for Iowa lion Works; consulting eng'r Gen. Elec. Co. at Chicago, 1889-93; since then, engaged in independent practice as consulting ciec. eng'r. Designed and built power plant, and was constlung eng'r for the Intramural R'y, which oper- ated at World's Columbian Exp'n, Chic igo, 1593; consulting eng'r. Chicago and Mit- waukee Eler. R's, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. R., and Chicago B'd of Trade; mein. commission which devised plan for elee. operation N.Y. Central trains in and out of N.Y. City: consulting eng'r City of Chicago on traction matters; consulting en- g'r N.Y. Central & Hudson River R. R ... Erie R. R. and Grand Trunk R. R., on their electrification plans. Invented direi-con- nected power station system using magnetic clutches, storage battery improvements, mag. netic clutch, and new devices and systems for electrie traction; was the first to put into operation the high tension transmitting rotary converter substation system for electrie railways and was one of early pioneers and the Strongest advocate of the single phase elec. r'y system. one type of which is used by N.Y .. New Haven & Hart- ford R. R. Spends every alternate werk in N.Y. City; pres. The Arnold Co .: di- rector Elgin & Belvidere Electric Railway Co .; now chief eng'r and chut'n B'd of Supervising Eng'rs in charge of reconstrue- tion of the Street Railway Systems of Chi- cago upon which is to be spent about $40,- 000,000, consulting eng'r to the Public Service Commission of the First Dist., State of N. Y. Ilas acted in similar capacity for the State Id'y Commissioners of Wis. and for the City of Toronto. Republican. Trus- ter Hillsdale Coll., Mich. Recreations: Automobiling, traveling. ('Iths : Midday, I'nion League, City, Engineers Industrial, South Shure Country ( Chicago) ; Transporta- tion, Engineers (N. Y. Chy). Addresses: 151 La Salle St., Chicago; 314 Madison Av. N. Y. City.

ARNOLD, Conway Hullyer:

Capt. U.S.N .: D. N.Y. City. Nov. 14, IST: s. Henry N. T. (commander, U.S.N.) and Cornelia Van Vleek (Slright) Arnold: en- tered U.S. Naval Acad., Sept. 20,, 1-03; grad. 1:67; m. N.Y. City. Nuv. 17. 1550, Fanny, d. Eng'r-in chief William W. W. Wood, U.S.N .; children : Capt. Arnold, Ji., U.S. Art'y. b. i-71, William Wood Arnold (deceased). On sterial cruise on Minnesota, JuGos: promoted to ensign, 1-6>; master, Isto; lieut., 1-71: It .- commander. JJan. 10, 1-92; commander. May 11. It; capt. ARNOLD, Richard: Sept. 17, 1901. In lawbatin, Parilir Flert. 1 .- id: theship Severn. N. Atlantic Station, aide to K. A. Poor, 1-2171; receiving ship Vermont, 1-71; aide tu P. A. Stringham, 1-71.72: Wasp. S. Anantie Station, ARTE; Naval Observatory. 1555. Hartford, das- ship. N. Atlantie Station, 155 55: Powhatan, N. A. Station, das lient, and see, to Rear Ad- miral Trenchaed, FEES commanding Wyan- dotte, Navy Yard. Washington, 1-7- 1: han. caster. European Statiun. se. to Hear Ad. miral Nicholson, Isst sz; Mantouoma, special [2 E. olst St., N.Y. City.

service, 18:2-83: Nipsie, S. A. Station, 15:3-86; Navy Yard N. Y. City, 1886-89; sec, to Rear Admiral Gherardi N. A. Station, les9, to

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Who's who in New York City and State, 1909, pt 1, Part 10

Author: Hamersly, Lewis Randolph, 1847-1910; Leonard, John William, 1849-; Mohr, William Frederick, 1870-; Knox, Herman Warren, 1881-; Holmes, Frank R Publication date: 1904 Publisher: New York : L.R. Hamersly Co. Number of Pages: 1456

Author: Hamersly, Lewis Randolph, 1847-1910; Leonard, John William, 1849-; Mohr, William Frederick, 1870-; Knox, Herman Warren, 1881-; Holmes, Frank R
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: New York : L.R. Hamersly Co.
Number of Pages: 1456