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BEAL, Thaddeus Reynolds:
Eng'r and operator of gas and electric properties; b. N. Y. City, June 28, 1-50 ;. s. William R. and Eleanor L. (Bell) Beal; ed. St. Paul's Sch., Garden City, L. I., and Coll. City of N. Y. Was sup't Central I'nion Gas Co., N. Y. City; director New- burgh Light, Heat and Power Co .; gen. mie'r and see. Poughkeepsie Light, Heat and Power Co .; sec. and treas. Equitable Gas Co. of N. J .: and director Hudson Counties Gas and Electric Co .; part owner and operator of several other gas and elec- tric properties. Has traveled around the world. through Europe, and in Mexico. Served 10 years in N. Y. Naval Militia, with honorable discharge as lient .: served in U.S. Navy as lieut. during war with Spain; holds Long Service decoration from N. Y. State. Republican : Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Inst. of Elec. Eng'rs, Am. Gas Inst., Soc. of Gas Lighting: Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Clubs: Salagundi, Engineers'. Address: Newhurgh, N. Y.
BEALS. Herbert:
Physician: b. Buffalo, N. Y .. Der. 2, 1836; S. George and Jaup M. (Cook) Beals: ed. hy private tutor and at State Normal Sch., Buffalo; grad. N. Y. Homeopathie Med Coll. and Hosp., M. D., IST8. Engaged in general practice of medicine at Buffalo. Kepub-
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lican ; Episcopalian.
Mem. X. T. Stato | BEAN, Tarleton Hofman:
Homeopathic Med. Soc., Western N. Y.
Homopathic Med. Bufalo Clinical
Club. Recreation : Country walks. Ad- dress: 1s Franklin St., Buffalo, N. Y.
BEALS, John D .:
Lawyer; b. in Herkimer Co., N. V., Dec. 8, 18G8; s. Oliver B. and Emma ( Champion) Beals; ed. in N. Y. City; grad. law dep't Univ. of City of N. Y .. LL. B, 1959; m. April 11, 1593, Mary H. Nicholson; children: John D. Jr., Donald Marcy, Helen. Prac- tising law in N. Y. City from ls 9; specialty in real estate and corporation. low Pres.
Washington Heights Taxpayers' Ass u. larg- est ass'n as to value of property repre- sented, with but one exception, is City of N. Y. Senior mem. law firm of Beals & Nicholson; director and chm'n exec. com., Bank of Washington Heights: treas. North Riverside Drive Improvement Co., Robert Reid Co., Mountain Lake Ire Co .: sre. In- dependent Milk Product Co., Suffolk County Ice Co., New Hampton Ice Co .: director Reid Ice Cream Co. Mem. Dutch Reformed Church. Clubs : Suburban Riding and Driving, N. Y., Riding. Address: 333 W. 84th St., N. Y. City.
BEAN, Charles D .:
Lawyer; b. Marion, Wayne Co., N. Y., April 21, 1963; s. Charles and Chloa Maria (Danford) Bean; most of early life spent in N. Y. City; removed with parents to Geneva, 1874; grad. B. S., Ilobart Coll .; Ph. B., Syracuse I'niv .; 1. M .. Allegheny Coll .; LL. D., Southern Normal Univ. Coll. of Law; unmarried. After graduating from college, enjoyed pleasure tour in Europe; since then practising law in tienera, N. Y .; elected judge (two termis) of Ontario County Court of Sessions. Democrat ; Episcopalian. Elected master of Ark Lodre 33. F. and A. M., two termis. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi fraternity; Geneva Commandery, K. T. Mem. Y. M. C. A., Delphine Ilist. Soc. ( historia)) ; Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Geneva Bar Ass'n: mem. U'markan Grotto, M. O. V. P. E. R. Pres. B'd of Trastres, Endymion Preparatory School. Contributor to various journals on legal topics and au- thor of a history of Geneva and papers on college fraternity matters. Clulis : Brunswick, University. Political Equality, Masonic Temple. Address: Maple Ilill, Geneva, N. Y.
BEAN, Henry Willard:
Lawyer: b. in N. Y., reared in Florida ; s. Eben and Maria ( Lathrop) Bean; grad. Harvard, A.B., 1-st, LL.B., A.M., 1:90; un- married. Actively engaged in practice of law in N. Y. City from 1-90. Represented Asphalt Trust in Venezuela during its stormy history in 1900 and 1901; during 1:99 and 1902 represented several enterprises in Cuba during the American oreupation of that island under General Brooks and Gov- ernor Woud. Pres. and director Onconta & Mohawk Valley R. R. Co. Served in Squadron A. N. G. N. Y., 1-22 97. M.m. Ass'n of the Bar of the City of N. Y .. and of the New York Law Instituto. CInhs: Metropolitan. University. Mendelssohn, Ardsley. Address : 15 Williaor St., N. Y. City.
Icthyologist; b. Bainbridge, Pa., Ort. *. 1846: 3. George and Mary Smith) Bean; grad. State Normal School, Millersville, Pa .. 1266, Columbian (now George Washington ) Univ, M. D., 156, Indiana Univ., M. S. 3853; m. Washington, D. C., Jan. 1, 1575. Laurette H. Var Hook. Editor Proceedings and Bulletins of U. S. Nat. Museum, 1-7- 56; ass't in charge Division of Fish Culture. U. S. Fish Comm'n. 1-92-95: curator Dep't of Fishes, U. S. N.t. Museum, 1>80-95; di. rector N. Y. Aquarium, 1895-98; acting cura- tor of fishes, Am. Museum Natural History. N. Y. City, 1595. Representative of U. S. Fish Commi'n, World's Columbian Exp'n. Chicago, 1-93, Atlanta Exp'n. 1895: director forestry and fisheries of U. S., Paris Exp'n. 1900; chief of Dep'ts of Fish and Game and Forestry, La. Purchase Exp'n, 1902-05; State fish culturist nf N. Y., 1906. Author: The Fisheries of Pennsylvania. 1693: The Salmon and Salmon Fisheries: Oceanic Ichthyology (with Geurge Brown Goode), 1596: The Fishes of Long Island, 1002: The Fishes of New York, 1900: The Fishes of Bermuda. 1906. Also part author of: The White World, 1902; The Basses, Fresh-Water and Marine, Mem. Am. Fisheries Snc., Danish Fisheries Soc., Biol. Soc:, Washing- ton. Am. Forestry Ass'n. Clubs: Cosmos ( Washington). Arctic dress: 1 Madison Av., N. Y. City. (N. Y. City). Ad- BEAN, William Hanson:
Clergyman: h. Toronto, Canada, Oct. 10. 1ºGG: S. William and Emily ( Hanson ) Bean; ed. Trinity Univ., Toronto, Canada : Gen. Thenl. Sem., N. Y. City. Ordered dearon. 1-94: ordained priest, 1595. Episcopal Church. Formerly rector St. in Mary's Ch., Keyport, N. J .: now rertor St. John's Parish, New Rochelle. N. Y .; chaplain Industrial Seh., Bronxville, N. Y. Mason, Odd Fellow. Knight of Pythias; hon. mem. Sherwood Park Fire Co .; chap- lain Eastern Star. Recreation: Gardening. Address: New Rochelle, N. Y.
BEARD, Adelia Belle :
Artist. author: b. Painesville, O .: d. Jantes H. (N. A.) and Mary Caroline ( Car- tor) Brard; ed. at private schools in Cov- ingtun, Ky. : studied drawing at Cooper I'min and Art Students' League, N. Y. Cuy; portrait painting under Wyat Eaton and William E. Chase: water color un- der Rodah Holmes Nichols. Ilas ex- hibited pictures in various exhibitions; has illustrated books, magazine and newspaper articles; taught drawing and painting fur Several years in private classes at her own studio; for a time was supervisor of draw- ing. Flushing (N. Y.) public schools. With sister. Lina Beard, has written and il- lustrated fonr hooks for girls: The Ameri- ran Girls' Handy Bank, What a Girl Can Make and Do, Kertration for Girls, Things Wurth Doing full Charles Seribner's Sons). Charter mem. Good citizenship League. first Woman's club of Flushing, N. Y. (chm'n Art Com. several years). Address : 100 Jaggar Av., Flushing. L. I., N. Y. BEARD, Augustus Field:
Clergyman. sec. Am. Missionary Ass'n; b. S. Norwalk, Conn. : s. Algernon Edwin
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and Mary Esther ( Mallory ) Beard; grad. Yale, 1:57, .1. B .. A. M .; honorary D. D., Syracuse Univ., I-70; m. Ist, Portland, Me., IsGI, Eliza Payson Goddard (died 1503) ; 2d, Portland, Me., 1865, Annie Deming Barker; five daughters. Was pastor Central Congre. gational Church, Bath, Me., 7 years; Plymouth Church (Cung'1), Syracuse, N. Y., 14 years; American Church, Paris, France, 3 yeurs. Sec., since 1ss6, of Am. Missionary Ass'n, New York; now sec. and editor same. Mem, corporation Yale Univ .: trustee Fisk Univ., Nashville, Tenn .; Tongaloo Coll., Miss., and Talladega Coll., Ala .; also trustee Piedmont Coll., Ga. Address: Cor. 22d St. and Fourth Av., N. Y. City.
BEARD, Curtis J .:
Bank cashier: b. Waverly, Tioga Co., N. Y., Jan. 23, 1:69; s. James C. and Watie A. ( Vail) Beard; grad. Waverly High Sch., 1-5, and Packard's Shorthand Sch. (N. Y. City), 1890; m. at her father's farm, Arnot, Chemung Co., N. Y., Oct. 8, 1891, Rose M. Simcoe; one daughter, Dorothy M., b. July 15. 1895. Practically entire business ex- perience with Fifth Av. Bank until 1902; since then cashier and director Thirty-fourth St. Nat. Bank, and New Netherland Bank; also sec. Thirty-fourth St. Safe Deposit Co. Republican ; Methodist Episcopalian. Mem.
N. Y. Credit Men's Ass'n. Address: 41 W. Stth St., N. Y. City.
BEARD, Daniel Carter ("Dan Beard") : Illustrator, author, editor; b. Cincinnati, Ohio, June 21, 1850; s. James H. (N. A., distinguished artist) and Mary Caroline ( Carter ) Beard; ed. public school, Cincin- Mati, Worrall's Acad., Covington, Ky., Art Students' League, N. Y. City; ed. as civil eng'r, grad. second in class; studied art under Beckwith and Sartain; m. Newtown, 1. I., Ang 15, 1894, Beatrice Alice Jackson; children : Barbara, b. 1902, Daniel Bartlett, b. 1906. Began professional career in Ear- shaw's and R. C. Phillip's offices, surveyors and civil eng'rs, later in Cincinnati City Civil Eng'rs office, and with Sanborn Map and Publishing Co., N. Y. City: for latter made detailed maps of most of the cities, towns and villages east of Mississippi River. Made sketches for amusement; 1. W. Drake, of the Century Magazine, bought some sketches and thus started him as profes- sional illustrator. Illustrated Mark Twain's Yankee in King Arthur's Court; John Jacob Astor's and many other books; worked for Life, Scribner's, Harpers', Century and Cos- mopolitan. Formerly editor of Recreation: runtb'r (charge of a department) in Out- ing, The Circle, and Woman's Home Com- panion : asso. editor The Arena. Was seven years instr. in illustrating, Woman's School of Applied Design. Author: Moon- Might and Six Feet of Romance; The Mystery of the Blue Goose; The American Boys' Handy Bank: The Jack of All Trades; Out-Door Handy Book; D.in Beard's Animal Book. Served several years on B'd of Ed'n (elected to second term without opposition) ; was v.p. Art Students' League, pros. Flushing Single-tax Club: entered in the campaign for Henry George and made cart-tail speeches (was intimate friend of Henry George), Abe Lincoln Republican and Jeffersonian Democrat, Swedenborgian. Mem.
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Arad. of Sciences, Ornithologists' Union, Biol. Soc., Linnaan Soc., Zool. Soc., Seien- tific Alliance Soc. of Illustrators ( succeeded Charles Dana Gibson as pres. of latter). Recreations : Traveling in the Northwest- ern Wilderness, fishing and sketching wild annuals, camping, wood-life; has a permanent camp in Pike Co., Pa. Summer home op- posite Mark Twain's at Redding, Conn. Clubs: Aldine, Players, The Camp Fire ( mem. B'd of Governors), Canadian Camp, Twilight, Manhattan Single-tax. Address : 87 Bowne Av., Flushing, L. I., N. Y.
BEARD, Franklin P .:
Physician and surgeon ; b. Eminence, Scho- harie Co., N. Y., Nov. 29, 1852; s. Jacob L. and Polly ( Wilsie) Beard; ed. common schools and Albany Med. Coll., M.D., 1575; nı. Summit, N. Y., April, 1873, Alice M. Chickering; children: Claude, b. 1873, John J., b. 1577, Leona, b. 1881, Mildred, b. lest, David, b. 1:91. Coroner ; pension examiner. Democrat; Mason, Knight of Pythias. Ad- dress: Cobleskill, N. Y.
BEARD, Ithamar Warren:
Clergyman; b. Pittsfield, N. II., Feb. 23, 1844: s. Ithamar Warren and Mary Atkins ( Todd) Beard; ed. Lawrence Acad., Groton, Mass., Cambridge High School, Harvard Coll., A.B., 1862, B.D., Cambridge Theol. School, 1872; m. Nashua, N. II., Dec. 1, 1869, Marey Foster ; children : Theodora, Ithamar Mansur, Eliza Warren, Mary, Alison. Ordained to ministry 1573; chaplain of the Chapel of the Good Shepherd, N. Y. City Home for Aged and Infirm, Blackwell's Island, acting under N. Y. Protestant Episcopal Mission Soc. (of- fice : 35 Blveker St. ) Independent in politics. Episcopalian. Address: Chapel of Good Shepherd, N. Y. City Home, Blackwell's Island, . Y. City.
BEARD, James Carter:
Artist, author; b. Cincinnati, Ohio, June 6, 1937; s. James Henry and Mary Caroline ( Carter) Beard ; ed. Miami Univ., Oxford, Ohio; m. Terre Ilante, Ind., 1564, Martha J. Bray; enildren: James II., Alice. Admitted to bar and began practice of law, but aban- doned it to become artist. Illustrator for books, magazines, etc., making a specialty of pictures of animals. Author: Curious Homes and Their Tenants. Address: 464 Classon Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
BEARD, Lina:
Author, illustrator; b. Cincinnati, O .; d. James II. Beard, N. A., and Mary Caroline ( Carter) Beard; ed. Mrs. Collins' private school, Covington, Ky., Wesleyan Coll., Cin- cinnati, Ohio, Dr. Charles West, and Bronk. lyn Ileights Sem., Brooklyn, N. Y. ; studied drawing at Cooper Union and Art Students' League, N. Y. City. With sister, Adelia Belle Beard, has written and illustrated four books: The American Girls' Handy Buok: What a Girl Can Make and Do; Recreation for Girls: Things Worth Doing (all Charles Scribner's Sons). Contributor to magazines and oreasionally to newspapers, Single-taxer; Swedenborgian. One of found- ors and originators Good Citizenship League (first woman's eluh, organized in Flushing, I. I.), and was chairman B'al of Directors, chairman Arts Com. for several years and chairman Political Economy Com. of same;
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delegate to Nat. Arbitration and Peace Con- 1 Clubs: Manhattan, Democratic (N. Y. City). gress, N. Y. City, 1007. from the Good Citizenship Leagne of Flushing. Address: 100 Jaggar Av., Flushing, L. I.
BEARDSLEY, Charles Shepard:
Lawyer; h. m Cayuga County, N. Y., March 7, 1845: s. Charles S. and Alida Russel (Ten Eyck) Beardsley: ed. by private tutors, Auburn Acad., and at Albany Law School, 1866; m. St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 16, 15.0, Ellen Garner Hulbert; children : Ada Hulbert, Hul- bert Ten Eyck, Ten Eyek Remsen, and Mar- ian Semple (wife of Dr. Aspinwall Judd). Admitted to bar, Rochester, June, 1806. Mem. N. Y. State Assembly, 155; deputy county clerk, County of N. Y., 1>-1-82, ass't corporation counsel, 1s-2-89. Address: 32 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
BEARDSLEY, Guy Whiting:
Newspaper editor and book mf'r; b. N. Colesville, N. Y., May 6, 1st6; s. Harvey Flint and Jane (Cornish) Beardsley; com- mon school ed'n; m. Onarga, Ill., April 20, 1895, Sara Dayton Davies. Eighteen years in the newspaper business as devil, reporter, business mg'r, and editor: four years in the book manufacturing business: still in book enterprises. Pres. and. gen. me'r The Even- ing Herald Co .; v.p. and mg'r Ilerald Co. of Binghamton. Independent Republican. Recreations : Bird-shooting, automobiling. Address: 15 Crandall St., Binghamton, N. . Y. BEARDSLEY, Hulbert Ten Eyck:
Lawyer; b. Auburn, N. Y., Dec. 4, 1873: s. Charles S. and Ellen G. (Hulbert ) Beardsley ; ed. Yonkers Mil. School and Hamilton Coll., class of 1-97; m. Jersey City, N. J., April 15, 1903, Elizabeth MeAneny; children: Kather- ipe Ten Eyck. b. Dec. 22, 1903. Hulbert Ten Eyck, Jr., b. Feb. 24, 1905. Admitted to bar. June, 1900: now mem, law firm Beardsley & Arnold; also v .- p. and gen. mg'r Am. Bond- ing Co., Baltimore; trustee State Savings Bank of N. Y .: director Royal Supply Co. Democrat. Episcopahan, Club: Apha Delta Phi. Residence: 1:57 West 69th St., N. Y. City. Address: 34 Nassau St., N. Y. City. BEARDSLEY, Samuel A .:
Lawyer; b. l'tica, N. Y., Dec. 1, 1856; g. Arthur M. and Louise Howland (Adams) Beardsley; ed. Utica public schools, Willis- ton Sem., Easthampton, Mass., Hamilton Coll. Law Sch .; m. Sept. 14, 1st, Elizabeth Ann Hopper; children: Thomas Hopper, Louise Adams, Samuel 1., Jr. Admitted to bar, 159, and engaged in practice; special city judge of Utica, 1sat-'s; city judge of Utica, 1s>.92; practised law in Ctiva, 1979- 97; mem. firm Beardsley, Burdek & Beards- ley, and later Beardsley & Beardsley; in 1998 opened office in N. Y. City, firm Beards- ley & Ilemmens, counsel for N. Y. Edison Co. and constituent companies. Director N. Y. Edison Co., United Mectric Light and Power Co., Urira City Nat. Bank, Ctiva Gas and Elerfris Co .: pres. Consulidated Tele- graph and Electrical Subway ('n., N. Y. City: ser. and treas. Harway Improvement Co. Democrat. Chomu'n State B' R. R. Com'rs, 1992-06; mem. and ser. Dem. State Coin., 19-9-92 from 95th Congressional bist. Episcopalian. Meo. Y.
Bar s'n. Oneida Co. Bar Ass'n. Utica Chamber of Commerce, Utica Lodge, F. and .1. M.
Fort Schuyler, Sadaquada Golf ( Utica Maidstone ( Easthampton, L. I.); Oakland Golf (L. I.). Address: 51 Wall St., N. Y City.
BEATTIE, Hans Stevenson:
Lawyer; b. Belfast, Ireland, Feb. 99, 1549: s. Ilans Stevenson and Margaret ( Kerr) Beattie; ed. Univ. of N. Y. and Law School of same; m. 1st, 1871, Maria Alexander (died Jan., 1876) ; 20, 1876, Mary E. Densmore: children : Thomas Stoddard, b. 1876, William C. Whitney, h. 1886. Came to America, 1-65; private sec. to William C. Whitney. 1-80-83; deputy county clerk, N. Y. County, 1583.85; surveyor of Port of N. Y., 1885-80; street cleaning commissioner, N. Y. City. 1×90-91; trens. Met. Street Railway Co., 1995 1900. Murderously assaulted in N. Y. Cus tom House Nov. 1, 1555, by Louis Bieral, in- spector in custom's service, who had been suspended for irregularity in discharge of duty. Wrote two novels: Joshua Wray and Mike Moriarty, both published in 1892; was newspaper and magazine editor and pro- prietor at different times in bis life. Dem- ocrat.
BEATTY. A. Chester:
Consulting eng'r: b. N. Y. City, 1876; s. John Cuming and Hetty ( Bull) Beatty ; grad. Columbia Seh. of Mines, E.M., 1595; m. Denver, 1900, Grace Madelin Rickard; children: Ninette Beatty, b. 1902, Alfred Ches- ter, Jr., b. 1007. Engaged . in general engi- neering work, since graduation, throughout Western part of United States, Mexico and Alaska; now ass't gon. mg'r, consulting eng'r and director Guggenheim Exploration Co .; consulting eng'r Utah Copper Co .; director Nevada Consolidated Copper Co .; ass't con- sulting eng'r Camp Bird, Limited; director The New River Collieries Co., Intercontinen- tal Rubber Co. Mem. Am. Inst. Mining Eng'rs, Soc. Colonial Wars, S. A. R., Zeta Psi. Clubs: Metropolitan, University, Law- yers, Engineers, (N. Y. City) : Denver, U'ni- versity ( Denver) ; Alta (Salt Lake City). Residence: 127 E. fod St. Address: 71 Broad- way, N. Y. City.
EEATTY, Robert Chetwood:
lawyer: b. N. Y. City, May 18, 1872; s. John Cuming and Hetty (Bull) Beatty ; grad. Columbia I'niv. Schools of Law and Political Science, LL. B., 194, LL.M .. 1895; m. N. Y. City, Jan. 50, 1901, Jean Burlingame; chil- dren : Anne Burlingame, Hetty Burlingame. Junior ass't to corporation counsel, N. Y. City, 1897: special counsel to city, in charge of grade damage claims, Isps 1903: mem. bar of courts of N. Y. State, U. S. Supreme Court and other Federal courts. Mem. law firm of Beatty & Burlingame ( with Frederic Anson Burlingame). Mem. las'n Bar of City of N. Y .: Soc. Colonial Wars. Sons of Revolution, Zeta Psi fraternity, Phi Delta Phi (egal fraternity), Alunni Ass'n Column- Via Univ., alsn of Columbia Law Sch. Club: Lawyers. Address: 43 Cedar St., N. Y. City. BEAUCHAMP, William Martin:
Clergyman; h. Coldenham, N. Y., March 25, 1-30; s. William M. and Mary (Jay) Beauchamp: ed. Skaneateles Acad., and De Lancey Divinity Sch. : & T.D., Hubert Coll., 1ss6: 01. Ravenna, Ohio, Nov. 26, 1857, Sarah
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Carter; children : Virginia, Ellen, Howard, Grace. Ordained by Bishop De Lancey, Sept. 21, 1862; rector Grace Church, Bald- winsville, N. Y., 1865-1900; examining chap- lain, diocese of Central N. Y., from 1ssl. Still active as a preacher. Archeologist N. Y. State Museum, 1590-1906; author of series of museum bulletins, including a history of the Six Nations. Author: Iroquois Trail ; Indian Names in New York: Land and Fresh Water Shells of Onondaga County ; and many magazine articles; also author of 16 chapters in "Onondaga's Centennial,"' 1-96; editor of new history of Onondaga County, 1908; also author of various ad- dresses ia historical societies. Devotes spare time to natural science, archeology and art. In archaeological research about 15,000 original drawings of New York In- dian articles have been made, beside notes on folk-lore obtained from the Onondagas, during 30 years' work. Many papers and addresses were on New York Colomal life. Address at Gettysburg, July 3, 1ses, at ded- iration of monument of Pettit's Dattery. Resident in Onondaga Co. since April, la;l. Republican; Episcopalian. Director Onon- daga Ilist. Ass'n, 18 9-1008; pres. Onondaga Acad. of Science, 1001.02; second recipient of Cornplanter medal for Iroquois research, 1906. Adopted by Onondaga Indians, 1904. I'res. Syracuse Clerical Club, 1905-08. Ad- dress: 121 Mark Av., Syracuse, N. Y. BEAUX, Cecilia:
Artist; b. Philadelphia; d. John Adolphe and Cecilia Kent ( Leavitt) Beaux; studied art under William Sartain and late at Acad- emie Julien and the Lazar School, Paris: received honorary degree of LL.D., from I'niv. of Pa., 19 S. Exhibited at Champs de Mars, 1996, and 10mm (gold medal) ; also four times awarded the Mary Smith Prize, Pa. Acad. Fine Arts; gold medal, Philadel- phia Art Club; Dodre prize, Nat. Acad. of Design; bronze and gold medals Carnegie Inst .; gold medal of honor, and Temple gold medal, Pa. Acad. of Fine Arts. Mem. Nat. Acad. Design, 1902, Soe. Am. Artists; sociétaire des Beaux Arts. Address: Glou- vester, Mass.
BECK, Carl: Surgeon : b. Neckargemuend, Germany, Apr. 4, 1:56; s. Wilhelmn and Sophia ( Hohler ) Beck; ed. at the institution of his grand- unele, Rev. August Hohler, and at gymna- sium of Heidelberg: student at Univs. Heidelberg, Berlin and Jena; grad. Univ. of Jena, M.D., 1979; m. Hedwig S., d. Chef Justico Friedrich Heinrich von Loeser : children: Ellen G., Eric C. 1., Edward. Came to U. S., Feb., 1>2; pres. St. Mark's losp., visiting surgeon St. Mark's Ilosp. and German Poliklinik; prof. surgery N. Y. Post-Grad. Med. Sch. and Hosp. : pres. In- ion of Old German Students of America, Soc. Med. Jurisprudence; pres. Am. Thera- peutic Soc .: pres. German Med. Soc .. Ger- man Surg. Soc., Berlin: corr. mom. Munich Med. Sne. and German Urologieal Soc. Au- thor: Manual on Surgical Asepsis, 1.95; Text Book on Fractures, 1900 (Saunders & Co.) ; Dir Rontgenstrahlen im Dienste der Chirur- Fir (Seitz & Schauer, Munich) : Röntgen Ray Diagnosis and Therapy (Appleton & C'o.); Surgical Diseases of the Chest, 1907
( Blakiston s Sons, Phila.) and in German, 1908 ( Hirschwald, Berlin) ; Rontgenlehre; Der Schwedenkonrad, a novel of the Neckar- valley; Amerikanische Streiflichter; Feucht- froehliches und Feuchtunfroehliches, 1906; Sonnenblicke vom latinischen Amerika (last five published by L. Simion Nf., Berlin). Mem. Deutscher Verein. Address: 37 E. 31st St., N. Y. City.
BECK, James M .:
Lawyer: b. Philadelphia, July 9, ISGI; ed. in Philadelphia schools, Moravian Coll., Bethlehem, Pa., A.B., 1880, LL.D., 1594 (LL.D., Mühlenberg Co .. , 1992) ; m. 1890, Lilla. d. James Mitchell, of Philadelphia. Admitted to bar at Philadelphia, les4; part- ner William F. Harrity, 1885-98; nss't U. S. att'y, Eastern Dist. of Pa., 18>8-92 and 1-96- 1000; ass't att'y-gen. U. S., 1900-03. Prose- cutor many important criminal cases, con- vieting the Cuban filibusters, the Lancaster counterfeiters, and derelict officials of the Chestuut Street Bank: argued before U. S. Supreme Court Neely case, Lottery cases, Paper Trust cases, and argued the Northern Securities case before the Cirevit judges; as master, appt'd by U. S. Court. sold, in April, 1902, the Philadelphia Record for $3,000,000, the highest price ever obtained for an American newspaper at publie sale: in 1902 entered law firm of Sherman and Stir- ling, of N. Y. City, removing there, but re- mains senior member of firm of Beck & Robinson, of Philadelphia. Delivered the Fourth of July oration in Independence Square, 1:02; the oration on Pennsylvania Day at the World's Columbian Exp'n, ora- tion at unveiling of statue of Stephen Girard, in Philadelphia; and spoke in response to the toast: The American Dar, at the dinner given in London by the Bench and Bar Ass'n of England to the Am. Bar Ass'n. Mem. New England Suc. ( Philadelphia) ; trustee Moravian Coll., New Orleans. Clubs: Art, Franklin Inn ( Philadelphia), Metropol- itan, Lotos (N. Y. City). Address: 44 Wall St. N. Y City.
BECK, Otto Walter:
Artist; b. Dayton, Ohio, March 11, 1864: s. Charles and Louise ( Schnicke ) Brek: ed. in Ohio schools and pursued art studies at Royal lead. of Fine Arts, Munich: m. N. Y. City, Sept. 3. 1595, Caroline Peabody Perkins. Professionally engaged as artist with studio at Cincinnati fur several years, and at same time was instructor at the Cincinnati Acad of Fine Arts and at the Rockwood Pottery, Cincinnati; won in a National competition for the designs for mural decoration of the vestibules of the City Haus at Cincinnati in 197; later Tr- moved to N. Y. City. Sprejalty is mural decoration, and is instructor in Art at Pratt Inst .. Brooklyn. Mem. Architectural League of N. Y. Author: Art Principles in Photo- graphie Portraiture (Baker & Taylor ('o.). Address: 400 Washington Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
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