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BARNES, James:
Author; b. Annapolis, Md., Sept. 19, 1866; s. Lient .- Commander J. S. Barnes, grandson Gen. James Barnes; ed. St. Paul s Sch., C'on- vord. N. HI .: later went West: 1-65-57, civil eng'r in construction Mo. Parine R. R .; en- tered Princeton; grad. A.B., 1:01: while there, editor of Nassau Literary Magazine. Associated with Scribner's Magazine for a time following graduation; 1:91-95, ass't ed- itor of Harper's Weekly; spreinl correspond- ent in South Africa during Boer War, and in 1903 special correspondent at the Venezuela blockade, for The Outlook. Editor Apple- tom's Magazine: literary adviser, D. Apple- tuh & Co. Author: For King or Country ; Naval Artions of the War of 1st2: A Prince- tonian : Midshipman Farragut; A Loyal Trai- tor: Commodore Bambridge; Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: The Hero of Erie: With the Flag in the Channel; The Great War
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Trek; The Giant of Three Wars: Drake and J and Harriet E. Barnes; ed. Brooklyn Poly- His Yeomen; The Son of Light Horse | technic Inst. and Williston Sem .; m. Hart- Ilarry; The Blockaders; Outside the Law. Address: 10 E. 79th St., N. Y. City.
BARNES, John Sanford:
Lawyer, banker; b. U. S. Mil. Acad., West Point, May 12, 1:36; s. Gen. James and Char- lotte Adams (Sanford) Barnes; grad. U. S. Naval Acad., Annapolis, Md., 1834; m. Sept. 12, 1863, Susan Bainbridge Hayes; children : James, b. 1867, Edith ( Mrs. Warren Sturges), J. Sanford, Jr., b. 1s 2, Charlotte .1., b. 1878, Cornelia Rogers, b. 1880. In navy dur- ing Civil War; sailing master, U. S. S. Wabash; com'd U. S. S. Dawn, Hale, Paul Jones, Lennpee, Bat; fleet capt. N. Atlantic Squadron; com'd U. S. S. Marblehead; head Dep't Ethics, Naval Acad. ; resigned Sept., 1507; served on U. S. S. Preble, Savannah, San Jacinto, Saratoga, Arctic, on survey route for first Atlantic cable, and U. S. S. Jamestown as midshipman, sailing master and lieutenant. Admitted to tho bar, and practised law in Albany and N. Y. City. Banker; mem. firm of J. S. Kennedy & Co .; pres. Internat. R. R. Co. of Texas, St. Panl & Pacific R. R., ete. Mem. Loyal Legion, Naval Ass'n; mg'r House of Refuge, Ran- dall's Island, N. Y., Zool. Soc .: mem. New England Soc., Met. Museum of Art. Museum Natural History, N. Y. Aquarium, N. Y. Bot. Gardens. Clubs: Union, University (of Conneil), Metropolitan, Knickerbocker, Rac- quet and Tennis, Down Town Ass'n, South Side, Lenox (pres.). Address: 10 E. 79th St., N. Y. City.
BARNES, John Sanford, Jr .:
Vice-pres. Interlake Pulp and Paper Co .; s. John Sanford and Susan B. (Hayes) Barnes; grad. Yale, 1:91; unmarried. Treas- urer Great Northern Paper Co. Clubs: U'ni- versity, Racquet and' Tennis, Ardsley. Residence: 10 E. 7th St. Office: 51 Wall St., N. Y. City.
BARNES, Oliver Weldon:
Civil engineer; b. Berlin, Hartford Co., Conn., May 15, 1823; s. Henry and Mardla ( Weldon ) Barnes; ed. high schools, New Britain, Coun., and Burlington, N. J .; studied engineering in Philadelphia and abroad; m. 1851, Elizabeth Denny, d. Maj. Edward Harding, U. S. A .; children: Ed- ward Harding, Lonise. In service of Penn- sylvania R. R. Co., 1547-33; chief eng'r Pitts- burg & Connellsville R. R. Co., 1:53-57; en- gaged in construction of Western Division, Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago R. R., 1858; of St. Paul & Pacific R. R., 1-01; and branch lines Pennsylvania R. R., 192; chiet eng'r successively, for Dutchess & Column- bia, Boston, Hartford & Erie, South Penn- sylvania R. R .; N. Y. & Long Island R. R. Co., now called the Belmont Tunnel Co. ; now chief eng'r Hast Side Viaduct R. R. Co., and its gen. mig'r: also was chief eng'r and pres. N. Y. Connecting R. R. Co. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng're New England Snc. and Am. Goog. Sar. Club: Union League. Resi- dences: Fishkill Village, N. Y., and 94th St. and Central Park W., N. Y. City. Address: 55 Broadway, N. Y. City.
BARNES, Richard S .:
Treas. Automatic Firo Alarm Co. . b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 21, 1554; s. Alfred S. ]
ford, Conn., June IG. 1-0, Ilattie D. Bar- bour; children : Roderie B. and Hattie Louise Barnes-Bourne. Director Antomatic Fire Alarm Co. (treas. ) ; Braunworth Co. (treas. ): Barnes Real Estate Ass'n (treas. and soc.): Eclertie Press (see. ). Republi- can. Mem. Dutch Beformed Church. Trustee Williston Sem., Easthampton, Mass. Erected buildings for school for young ladies at Washington, Conn., 1907. Collector of paint- ings, ete. Clubs: Down Town Ass'n, Me- tropolit.in (N. Y. City) ; Rembrandt Art ( Brooklyn). Has summer place at Washı- ington, Conn. Residence: 316 W. 75th St. Address: 271 Broadway, N. Y. City.
BARNES, Sidney O .:
Clergyman; b. Joliet, Ill., Dec. 31, 1437; s. Rev. Sidney Smith and Daura (Kent) Darnes: grad. Genesee Coll. (forerunner nf Syraense Univ. ), 1842: m. Conquest, N. Y., Anna Hamilton : children: Jennie L., by 1>64, Willard H., b. 1850. Filled various pastorates in M. E. Ch. See. Northern N. Y. Conf., M. E. Ch., 1573-80; presiding elder St. Lawrence Dist., 19-0-S1; delegate to Gen. Conf., M. E. Ch., 1880-84; presiding elder Watertown Dist .. 1995-1901. Republican. Ad- dress : Auburn, N. Y.
BARNES, Thurlow Weed:
President of corporations and connected with international businesses; b. Albany, N. Y., 2sth June, 1:53: s. William and Emily ( Weed) Barnes; grandson of Thurlow Weed and descendant of Thomas Barnes, of Hart- ford, 1030; A.B., Harvard Univ. 1876. Has devoted himself to business, mostly in the Orient, to polities and to literary work. Ilas spent four winters in the Far East and three times made a tour around the world, making a special study of the Chinese. He drew. negotiated and secured the contrats between the American China Development Company and the Throne of China in Iss, and was awarded $100,000 by the New York Supreme Court in 1908 for part of his services in that connection. llas been chairman of political committees and conventions; was a delegate to the Republican National Convention at which MeKinley was first nominated for the presidency. Published a Life of Thurlow Word in 15>1. Address: the Metropolitan Club, New York.
BARNES, William :
Lawyer; b. Pompey, Onondaga Co., N. Y., May 20, 1524; s. Orson and Eliza ( Phelps) Barnes; seventh in descent from Thomas Barnes, who settled near Hartford, Conn., about 1830, and was a soldier in the Pequot War: ed. common and select schools and Mantins (N. Y.) Arad .; m., first, July 14, 1-10, Emily P. d. Thurlow Werd (died 19) ; hl, Mrs. Lizzie Balmer Williams, widow of Samuel Williams, of San Francisco; child ren: Mrs. Catherine Weed Barnes Ward, London, b. 1-71. Thurlow Werd Barnes, N. Y. City, b. 1-53, Mrs. George C. Hol- lister. b. 1-59, Mrs. Ruins Hilldireth Thayer, Washington, b. latil, William Barnes, Jr., Albany, b. Istdl. Was long mem, law firm of llammond, King & Barnes, Albany, N. Y. ; special counsel of Banking Dep't State of N. Y .; special comum'r to examine condition of
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several ins. companies of N. Y. City, 1835, and State Ins. Dep't was established as re- sult of his reports; first sup't insurance, State of N. Y., 1s60-70; after that counsel for many ins. co's; sp'l counsel for city of N. Y. in Astor and other taxation cases, and for vacation of assessments, 1-73, and several following years. Appt'd by President Grant, U. S. official delegate to internat. Statist. Congress, St. Petersburg, 15/2; presented with diamond ring with imperial monogram, as sonvenir of services at this Congress, by Czar Alexander II. Mem. Liberty Party, 1544; supported Martin Van Buren for Presi- dent, 1848; leading organizer first Republican State Conr., Saratoga Springs, 1551; organ- ized N. Y. State Kansas Aid Soc., and two Nat. Kansas Conventions at Cleveland and Buffalo, 1:56; organized and managed at Baldwinsville and Syracuse, first teachers' institutes ever held in N. Y. State, 1:43-44; active in irrigation enterprises in Gila Val- ley, Ariz., 1>>>-92; one of chief organizers Semi-Centennial Celebration of Republican Party, Sept., 1904, at Saratoga Springs; an- thor of an historical paper on the Origin and Early History of the Republican Party presented at the Fremont Semi-Centennial of the Republican Party, Philadelphia, June 17, 1906; mem. Internat. Peace Congress, Boston, October., 1904. Ilon. fellow Royal Statist. Soc., London, since 18;2; mem. Albany Inst. Am. Geog. Ass'n, Nat. Geog. Soc., Law Inst. of N. Y .; one of founders and first pres. Soe. Med. Jurisprudence of N. Y., N. Y. State Bar Ass'n. Anthor of 16 volumes, N. Y. Ins. Reports, cte. Recreations: Walking, riding, swimming, and manual labor. Mem. and one of founders, Ft. Orange Club, Al- bany. Address: The O'Conor-Barnes Home- stead, On-the-Cliff, Nantucket Island, Mass.
BARNES, William, Jr .:
Publisher; b. Albany, N. Y., Nov. 17. 1866; s. William and Emily Peck ( Weed) Barnes; ed. Albany, Acad., Harvard, A.B., Isss: m. Cincinnati, O., June 12, Iss, Grace Dacis; children: Thurlow Weed, 2d, b. 1s-9. Lan- dun, b. 1:04. Proprietor Albany Evening Journal; U. S. Surveyor of Customs, Al- bany, N. Y .; mem. Rep. State Com. since 1892, and chairman exec. com. of same from 1898. Address : Albany, N. Y.
BARNETT, Hyman I .:
Lawyer; b. Town of Sinna, District of Suwalk, Russia, May 17, 1877; s. Michael and Leah ( Benjamin) Barnett; ed. publie schools, Shetheld, England, till lesi, when emigrated to N. Y, City; publie school No. 2, N. Y. City, grad, East Side Evening High School, 1-94, Law School N. Y. Univ., LL.B., 1999; m. N. Y., Dee. 4, 1900, Sarah E. Pitluck ; children: Rosalie J., b. Sept. 17, 1001, Annette E., b. Feb. 15, 1903, Milton B., b. Sept., 1905. Practising law in New York since 199, particularly real estate and com- mercial law. Active in Zionist Movement, which has for its object the establishment of a legally assured home for the JJewish people in Palestine: delegate to several Zion- ist Conventions, and inem. Exec. Council Federation of Am. Zionists, 1900 to 1901 and 1903.01. Democrat ( Independent ). Mem. Old Glory Council, No. 1712, Royal Arcanum, Order Brith Abraham. Residence: 1065 43d i
St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Address: 132 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
BARNETTE, William Jay:
Captain U. S. N .; b. Morrisville, N. Y. Feb. 2, 1:17; s. Milton ( M.D.) and Caroline (Shepherd ) Barnette; ed. Morrisville public schools and Oneida Sem .; entered U. S. Naval Acad., July 27, 1-64, grad. June, 1565; m. Oakland, Cal., Nov. 29, 1877, Evelyn Ilutchins: children: Murray, b. 159 (died Nov. 1894), Lieutenant Bradford Barnette, U. S. N., b. Ang., les1. Served with Asiatic Fleet, 1868-70; promoted ensign, 1869; to master, 170; torpedo duty, ISTI: Wabash, flagship, European Squadron, 18:1-74; com- missioned lieut., 192; Hydrographie Office and Navy Yard, Washington, 1 7445; Pensa- cola flagship, N. Pacific Station, flag.lien- tenant, 1875-78; Naval cad., 1876-81; training ship Saratoga, 1>>1- 4; Naval Acad., 1554.80; practice-ship Constellation, les6; Naval Acad. 1886-88; Galena, N. Atlantic Squadron, lass- 00; schoolship St. Mary's Dee., 1890 to Dee., 1893; promoted lieut-commander, April 16. 1891; Kaleigh, April, 1:01, to Mar., 1997; commanding U. S. C. and G. S. S. Bach, July, 1-97, to April, 1-08; April 1895, office of ass't sec. ; commanding Dorothea, June, 1895 ; promoted to commander, March 3, 199., Oct., 1-9>-1901, commanding Saratoga; mem. Gen. Board, Jan., 1902-03. member Joint Board (Army and Navy) July 21, 1903; command- ing U. S. S. Kentucky,' 1904; detached, 1906, and ordered as mem. Gen. Board, also Joint Board (Army and Navy) ; Dec. 2, 1907, appt'd Sup't Naval Observatory; promoted to rear admiral Sept. S, 1908. Recreations : Reading, cards, boating, walking. Clubs: University (N. Y. City) ; Rittenhouse, Uni- versity ( Philadelphia ) ; Metropolitan (Wash- ington, D. C.). Address: Care Navy De- partment, Washington, D. C.
BARNEY, Edgar S .:
Principal Hebrew Technical Inst ..
and auditor Hudson River Day Line of Steam- ers; b. Worcester, Otsego Co., N. Y. April 10, 1941; s. Ansyl and Sarah A. (Starr) Barney; grad. Union Coll., Schenectady, N. Y., A.B., C.E., 1881, .A.M., 18>7, Se.D., 1904. m. 16stk. Clara E. Mills. Life member of the D'd of Trustees of Union Coll. Address: Hebrew Technical Inst., 36 Stuyvesant St., N. Y. City.
BARNEY, George D .:
Physician, surgeon; b. Darien, Conn., Oct. 19, 1st5; s. Nathan and Mary 1. (Deverell) Barney; ed. Jefferson Acad., Elizabeth, N. J., 1s.0, Long Island Coll. Hosp., M.D., 1>>9 (pres. class) ; unmarried. Ex.surgeon St. John's Hosp. and Kings County Husp .; ex-ambulance sorgeon Eastern Dist. Hosp., ex.pres. Long Island Med. Soc,, med direc- tor Winyah Samtarium, Ashville, N. C., late ass't to Prof. Kibs. Ex-surgeon ed Battalion Naval Reserve State of N. Y .; veteran of With Ro't Coust Artillery, State of N. Y. and ad Battery Light Artillery, State of N. Y. Contributor to medical journals; disproved the Koch theory of tuberenlosis, 1902. Ex-pres. Lincoln Literary Soc., Brook- lyn. Episcopalian. Mem. Anra Grata Con- sistory ( Masons) 32 , Kismet Temple Mys- tie Shrine Address: 21 Seventh Av., Brook- lyn, N. Y.
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BARNEY, Lewis Wyekliffe:
Clergyman; b. N. Y. City, May 8, 1561, s. Matthias Barney; grad. Coll. City of N. Y., A B., 14; Union Theol. Sem., Ises, N. Y. U'niv., Ph.D., 1892; m. N. Y. City, May 20, 1-w). Emma J. Kerr: one son, Kerson Wyck- liffe Barney, b. 1896. Ordained minister Presbyterian Church, isss; now pastor Ains- lie St. Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, N. Y. liepublican, Mem. Knights of The Macca- Les, F. and A. M. Club: Congregational Address: 254 Penn St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
BARNHART, John IIendley:
Librarian and editur botanical publica- tions; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1-71; s. Rov. John Wesley and Ellen Francis ( Miller ) Barnhart; grad. Weslyan Univ., A. B., 1892, A.M., 1893; Columbia Univ. (Coll. Phys. & Surg. ), M.D., 1896; m. Jessamine, Pasco Co., Florida, May 5, 1597, Emma Gertrude Platt, of Sonthampton, N. Y. Ilas visited nearly all seetions of U. S. and eastern Canada; in Europe summer of 1005, attending Internat. Botanical Congress at Vienna, as delegate N. Y. Botanical Garden, Librarian of the N. Y. Botanical Garden since 1907. Inde- pendent in politics; Methodist Episcopalinn. Mem. Torrey Botanical Club of N. Y. City, editor 1903-07; v. p. 1908; fellow A. A. A. S .; member of the American Society of Nat- uralists, the Biological Society of Washington, Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Director of the Young Men's Christian Association of Tarry- town and North Tarrytown, N. Y. Residence : 31 Windle Park, Tarrytown, N. Y. Address : N. Y. Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, N. Y. City.
BARNHILL, Oliver Paul:
Clergyman; b. La Grange, Ky., March 24, IST8: s. James W. and Juha J. (McWilliams ) Barnhill; ed. Centre College, Danville, Ky .. A.13., 1900; Princeton Univ., M.A., 1903; gr.l. Princeton Theol. Sem., 1903, and was award- ed oratorieal honors; unmarried. Ass't pas- tor Memorial Presby'n Ch., Brooklyn. N. Y., May, 1943 to July, 1904; pastor First Presby'a Ch. of Stapleton, S. I., since Jan. 1, 1903; made a European tour. 1006. llas lectured on European Travels, also on Abra- ham Lincoln and other subjects. Independent in politics. Mem. Presbytery of N. Y., Pres- byterian Ministers' Ass'n of N. Y. and Vi- einity: Kappa Alpha Fraternity, (Southern Order). Recreations: Tennis, golf and horse- hack riding. Clubs: Denham, Adelphi. Staten Island, Clifton Boat, Richmond County Country. Address: 22 Brownell St., Staple- ton, S. I.
BARNUM, Frederic Lee:
Physician; b. Great Barrington, Mass., June 30, ISO2; s. Rev. F. S. and Esther ( Lee) Barnum; ed. Williston Sem,, East Hampton, Mass., Williams Coll., and N. Y. Med. Coll. and Hosp., M.D., 1-5; m. Brak- lyn, N. Y., 1-9, E. May Fenton; children : June Fenton, I. It Ler Fenton, h. 12. Practising medicine in New Haven, Conn., Carlisle, Pa., Buffalo, N. Y., aud Brooklyn. Physician to Carlisle Indian School and prof. in Dickinson Call., Carlisle, Pa .: med. examiner Scandia Life Ins. Co. Independ. ent in polties; Presbyterian. Mom. Theta Delta Chi fraternity. Address: 89 Clark St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
BARNUM, Malvern-Hill:
Capt. U. S. A .; U. Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 3, 1863; s. llenry A. and Lovina (King) Barnam; ed. public schools of N. Y. City; U. S. Mil. Arad., grad. les6; m. New Albany, Ind., Ort. 21, 18-9, Martha Scribner Magin. ness; children: Frances Maginness, b. 1s92. Malvern-Hill, Jr., b. 1005. Appt'd 2d It. 3d Cav., July 1, 1ss6; Ist It. 5th Cav,, April 7, 1893; transferred te 10th Cav., Mar. 22, 1894; eapt. 8th Cav., Feb. 2, 1901. Served in Texas, 18:6-91; at Gen. Service and Staff Coll., 1891-93 (distinguished grad. same) ; Rock Island Arsenal, 1893-91; served in Mont. with 10th U. S. Cav., 1>91-98; took part in Cuban campaign under Gen. Shafter; wounded July 2, 1899, at San Juan Hill (recommended for brevet) ; on duty at U. S. Mil. Acad., 1898-1902; with 8th U. S. Cav. at Fort Riley and Jefferson Barracks. 1902-05: on duty with reg't in Philippine Islands since 1905. Aide on staff of Maj. Gen. Weston, since Aug. 21, 100G. Episco- Dalian. Mem. Phi Gamma Delta, Soc. of Santiago, Soc. of Foreign Wars. Mem. of various Army and Navy Clubs. Address: Care War Department, Washington, D. C.
BARNUM, William M .:
Danker; b. Lime Rock, Conn., Jan. 25, 1:6; s. William II. and Charlotte Ann ( Burrall) Barnum; A.B., Yale, LL.B., Col- umbia; m. Hoosick Falls, N. Y., June 2, 1-79. Inne Theresa Phelps; children : Laura, now Mrs. Richmond Levering, b. Issl, Wil- liam Henry, b. 1ss2, Walter, b. 1ss7. Phelps, b. 1891. Admitted to N. Y. bar, 1979; mem. law firm of Simpson, Thacher & Barnum, and Simpson, Thacher, Darnum & Bartlett from Jan. 1, 1->1. to Nov. 13, 1901; since then mem. banking firm of Harvey Fisk & Sons. Director Ain. Locomotive Co., Rail- way Steel Spring Co., Hudson Companies, Hudson & Manhattan R. R. Co., etc. Re- publican ; Episcopahan. Mem. Am. Hist. Ass'n, and numerous loeal N. Y. organiza- tions. Trustre and pres. St. Andrew's Con- valescent Ilosp. Recreations: Riding, driv- ing, shooting, fishing sailing. Clubs: Uni- versity, Century, Yale (pres. ), Larchmont Yacht, City Mid-day, Railroad. Address: 62 Cedar St., N. Y. City.
BARNWELL, Robert Morgan Gibbes:
Lawyer; b. Clermont, Columbia Co., N. Y., June 27, 1838; s. George G. and Elizabeth ! Clarkson ) Barnwell: A.B .. , Columbia Coll., 1->#: LL.B., Columbia Law School, IN 4: m. N. Y. City, Nov. 11, 1>>3. Elizabeth Marie; one Son, Clermont L. Barnwell, b. 18-8. Mem. Soc. Colonial Wars, Delta Psi, 7th Reg't Veteran Ass'n. Clubs: Union, Tax- edo. Address: Tuxedo Park, N. Y.
BARR, Adam A .:
Editor, publisher, real estate owper and dealer ; h. Shamokin.' Pa., April 16, 146; s. l'eter and Justina (Adams) Barr: grad. in classical course from Albright Coll., Myers- town, Pa., AB .: m. Annville, Pa., Oct. 26, 1-tai, Sallie A. Light : children : Donald. b. Is97. Catharine, b. 1-99. Editor and publisher . Evening Star and Mt. Carmel Ledger, at Mt. Carmel. Pa., 13 years; now interested in and developing extensive real estate operations in Kings' and Queens' Counties, N. Y.
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Pres. Anthracite Realty Co .; v. p. Bastress, Vought & Co., Ozone Real Estate and Im- provement Co. ; treas. Black Diamond Realty Co .: see. Liberty Heights Construction Co. Address: 350 Fulton St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
BARR, Amelia Edith:
Novelist ; b. Ulverston. Lancashire, Eng- land, March 29, 1:31; d. William Henry and Mary Alice ( Singleton) Hnddleston; ed. in Isle of Man, Richmond (near London), and Glasgow, Scotland, at privato schools; m. 1850, Robert Barr, wool merchant, son of Rev. Dr. John Barr, of Glasgow; children : Mary Munroe, b. 1-51, Lilly Munro, b. 1833, Alice Barr, b. Istv. Came to U. S., 1:35; husband and three sons died of yellow fever in Texas, where lived for ten years; settled in New York, and began literary work in 1550. Author of fifty-seven novels, all of which are republished in England, and most of them translated into German, Dutch, and other languages. Episcopalian. Ree- reations: Music, reading, gardening. Ad- dress: Cherry Croft, Cornwall-on-Hudson .. N. Y., (wiuter) Fifth Avenue Hotel, N. Y. City.
BARR, Edward:
Iron merchant; b. in Lancaster Co., Pa., June 20, 1:45; s. John and Barbara ( Kin- port) Barr; ed. St. James School and Lan- caster Iligh School: m. St. George's Church, Hanover Square, London, Oct. 5, 1972, Juha Louisa Weld; four children: Josephine Elise Weld, Julia Kinport, Mary Godfrey, Elise Adeline Rush. Engaged as iron merchant since 155; also pres. and director Indian Kettles Park Ass'n. Was treus. New York and Brooklyn Bridge, 1895-Us. Served in Co. B, 1st Pe. Reserves, Ist Corps, Army of the Potomac, 1 62-63: was for a while at brigade headquarters ; engaged in Battle of Freder- icksburg. Now col. and a.d.c. on staff grand commander, G. A. R. Republican. Episco- palian. Has traveled in America from Que- bec to New Orleans and San Francisco, all over U. S., and portions of England and France. Men. Soe. Army of the Potomac, Chamber of Commerce, Pennsylvania Soc., George Washington Post, No. 103, G. A. R .; trustee Brooklyn City Dispensary; treas. Hospital Saturday and Sunday Ass'n, Brook- lyn. Clubs: Church ( Diocese of Long Is- land), Hamilton. Country seat : Indian Kettles Park, Lake George. Residence: 109 State St., Brooklyn. Address: 20 John St., N. Y. City.
BARR, John Henry:
Mechanical engineer, factory manager: b. Terre Haute, Ind., June 19, 1sol; s. Jahn H. and Khiza (Tillotson) Barr: grad. Univ. of Minmm., B.M.E., 1 -- 3. M.S., 1>>: Corell Univ., M.M.E., 1>>9: m. Minneapolis. Minn., June 4, Ist, Kate L. Kennedy: one son, John II. Barr, Jr., b. 1-90. Ass't to resi- dent mech. engineer, Calnet & Hecha Min- ing Co., 1-3.84: mech. engineer Lake Super- ior Iron Works, 1-1 5: instructor, Is-19. ass't prof., Issait, and prot. mech, engi- Derring, I'nis. of Minn., 1-90 91. ass't prof. mech. engineering. 1991 93, associate prof. machine design, 1970s, and prof. machine design, 189 -- 1903, Sibley Coll .. Cornell Univ. Mech. engineer, Anaconda Mining Co., 1900,
director and factory manager, Smith Premier Typewriter Co., from 1903. Chairman N. Y. State Commission on Voting Machines. Kr- publican; Unitarian. Mem. Am. Soc. Merh., Engr's: fellow .1. A. A. S .; mem. Soc. Promotion Engineering Education, Sigma Xi. Psi Upsilon fraternity. Trustee Cornell Univ. Anthor: Kinematics of Machinery: Notes on Machine Design; also various papers and report on Machine Tools at Paris Exposition, Is89 ( Report of U. S. Com- missioner-tieneral). Clubs: Century, Citi- zens, Technology (Syracuse). Address: 813 James St., Syracuse, N. Y.
EARR, Thomas T .:
Banker: b. New Castle, Del., March 25. 1503: s. Kenzie and Caroline Barr; ed. Friends' Seh., Wilmington, Del .: m. May 25, 1-55, Cordelia S. Mustin. President Nas- sau National Bank of Brooklyn: v .- p. Corn Exchange Bank: trustee Brooklyn Trust (o .; 2d v .- p. Commonwealth Ins. Co. vi New York; director Ilome Life Ins. Co. Trustee Brooklyn Inst. Arts and Sciences. Club: Down Town (N. Y. City). Residence : 40 S. Oxford St. Office: 26 Court St., Brook- lyn.
BARR, William J .:
School sup't; b. Elba, Genesee Co., N. Y .: s. J. J. and Mary 1. Barr; ed. common schools, Elba, private schools, Batavia, Oswego Normal and Training School, Oswego, N. Y .; m. Jan. la, 1-94, Emma Curtis. Teacher, school principal, school comm'r (sup't) of Genesce fo. for 8 years; State insp. of schools 9 years: school sup't 3 years. Three times elected school comm'r Genesce Co .; resigned to accept apptm't as State insp. under Hon. Charles R. Skinner, with whom served throughout his administra- tion: sup't publie schools Laneaster, N. Y. 3 years now mem. Buffalo Law Sch. Re. publican. Pres. Genesee Co. Teachers' Ass'n & years, and of N. Y. State Ass'n of School Comm'rs and Sup'ts one year. Mem. Academie Principals' Ass'n (State), Erie Co. Principals' Ass'n, Dist. Teachers' Ass'n. Past master F. and A. M., Batavia; mem. Western Star Chapter: Batavia Commandery, D. mascus Temple, Mystic Shrine, Rochester; Maistic Lodge, and Genesce Encampment, Batavia. Odd Fellows. Address: Bata- Via, N. Y.
BARRATT, Edgar G .:
Eng'r, mf'r; b. N. Y. City, IS64; s. Oliver and Frances ( Terry) Barratt; ed. N. Y. City Public Sch. 35, Columbia Univ., Sch. of Mines, C. E., 1541; m. Minneapolis, Minn., 1×9, Katherine Forman; one son: Roswell Forman, b. 1-92. Practised civil and mech. eng'ring, 1 91-99; constructed mills, electric plants; developed water power, 1-09-1903 for the Union Bag and Paper Co., of which he was elected director and officer, 1903. and is now pres. same. Also pres. and director The Gires Falls Co., The Charlemagne and Ine Carra Lumber Co., and The St. Ga- briel Lumber Co., all of Montreal, Can. Republican (on National issues), Mem. Am. Sne. Mech Eng'rs. Nat Geog. Soc., Phi Gamma Delta. Clubs: City, Railroad, (N. Y. City), Essex Co. Country (N. J.). Ad- dress: 17 Battery Place N. Y. City.
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