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100 ;; The Proprium, or What of Man is | universities on colonial administration and Not Ilis Own, 1907: The Panama Canal and the Daughters of Danaus, 190>; Correspond- enre and Literary Memorials of Samuel J. Tilden, 2 vols., 1908. Club: Century Ass'n i pres. ). Address : 21 Gramercy Park, N. Y. City.
BIGELOW, John, Jr .:
Retired army officer: b. N. Y. City, May 12, 1854; s. John and Jennie ( Poultney ) Bigelow; ed. in Paris, Bonn, Freiberg, and l'rovidence, R. I .; grad. U. S. Mil. Acad., 1-77; m. 1883, Mary Braxton Dallam; chil- dren: Braxton, b. ]>>i, Jane, b. 1858. Officer in U. S. Cavalry from 1977; par- tiripated in campaign of Santiago, war with Spain, 1898, and served three years in Cuba after the war; wounded in attack on San Juan, July 1, 1495; promoted major, 1902; retired from artive service, Sept. 15, 1904; on duty with organized militia of Mass., since Feb. 6, 1006. Prof. military seience, Mass. Inst. of Technology, 1591-96; prof. French, same, from Nov. 8, 1904. Author: Mars-la-Tour and Gravelotte; Principles of Strategy; Reminiscences of the Santiago Campaign. Mem. Mil. Hist. Soc. of Mass. ; Mil. Service Institution, U. S. Cavalry Ass'n. Club: Technology ( Boston). Address: 62 Mt. Vernon St., Boston, Mass.
BIGELOW, Maurice Alpheus:
Educator, biologist; b. Milford Center, Ohio, Dee. 8. 1sig: s. Alphens Russel and Hattie (Pathemore) Bigelow; grad. Ohio Wesleyan Univ., B. S., 1894, Northwestern Univ., M. S., 1896, Harvard Univ. Ph. D., 1901; m. Chicago, 1900, Anna Neiglick. Instr. in biology, Ohio Wesleyan Cuiv., 1891-95; fellow, ass't and later instr. in zoolegy, Northwestern Univ., 1895-08: justr. 1.98-1903, adjunct prof. 1903-05, and since 1907 prof. biology, Teachers Coll., Columbia Univ. Also editor The Nature-Study Re- view. Fellow N. Y. Acad. Science, A. A. A. S. (sec. Zoology Section ) ; mem. Am. Soc. Zoulegists, Am. Soc. Naturalists; soc. Am. Nature-Study See. Author: The Teaching of Zoology in the Secondary School, 1904 ( Longmans) : also contributions to journals on biological and educational subjects. Ad- dress: Columbia University, N. Y. City.
BIGELOW, Poultney:
Journalist; L. N. Y. City, Sept. 10, 1855; s. John and James Tunis ( Poultney ) Bige- low; grad. Norwich ( Conn. ) Acad. 1.73, Yale, IST9. Columbia Law School, honorary M. A. ( Yale). Admitted to N. Y. Bar. Ja2. Au- thor: The Geroman Emperor and His East. ern Neighbors ( German translation) ; Dowa the Danube, from the Black Forest to the Black Sea: The Borderland of Czar and Kaiser: Ilistory of the German Struggle for Liberty (180G-48), 4 vols., 1999-1905; Whito Man's Afrien; Children of the Na- tions. Hlas visited the principal tropical colonies in search of information on colonial administration. In 1965 was appointed lee- turer on National Expansion by the Law School of Boston University; in 1906 his resignation was requested because of an article on Panama which offended the ad- ministration of President Roosevelt. Was correspondent of London Times in Spanish. American War; has lectured at principal
modern history; conducts farm. Mem. Royal United Service Inst., Royal Artillery Inst'a, Royal Geog. Soc., Authors' Club, Ethological Soc. ( London ) ; N. Y. Hist. Soc., Am. Hist. Soc., Am. Geog. Sec., etc. Rec- reations : About everything out of doors. Clubs : Century, N. Y. Canee, Royal Corinthian Yacht ( London), Imperial ( Kiel). Address : Malden-on-Hudson, N. Y.
BIGGS, George P .:
Physician; b. Trumansburg, N. Y., Oct. 26, 1:07; s. David S. and Anna S. (Camp) Biggs: ed. Trumansburg High School, Belle- vue Hosp. Med. Coll. (M.D. ) ; m. N. Y. City, L. Florence Browning; one son, George Browning Biggs. Mem. N. Y. Acad. Medi- cine, N. Y. Pathol. Soc., Am. Ass'o Pathol- ogists and Bacteriologists, Alumni of Belle- vue Ilesp., Alumni of N. Y. Hosp. Pathelo- gist N. Y. City Health Dop't, N. Y. Hosp., IN06-1906. Address: 133 W. 7Ist St., N. Y. City.
BIGGS, Hermann Michael:
Physician ; b. Trumansburg, N. Y., Sept. 29, 1859; s. Joseph Hunt aod Melessa I. ( Pratt) Biggs; ed. public schools, Ithaca Lead., and grad. Cornell Univ., A.B., 1882, Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll., M.D., 18>3, Univs. of Berlin and Greifswald, Germany ; m. Hor- nellsville, Steuben Co., N. Y., Aug. 18, 1898, Frances M. Richardson; children: Katharine E., b. May, 1-99; William Richardson, b. Sept., 1901. Prof. pathol. anatomy, 1886; pref. therapeutics and clinical medicine, 1892; adjunct prof. medicine, 1898, Univ. and Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll. Director Carne- gie Laberatery, Is 5.93; pathologist and di- rector Bacteriol, Laboratories, Health Dep't, N. Y. City, 1892-1900; gen. med. officer Health Dep't, 1900. Visiting physician Bellevue Hosp., St. Vincent's Hosp., Willard Parker and Riverside ITosps. Mem. B'd Directors, Rockefeller Inst. Med. Research; honorary fellow Sanitary Inst., Great Britain; pres. Nat. Ass'n for Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, 1905.00. Fellow Aend. Medicine, N. Y .: mem. N. Y. Co., N. Y. State and Am. Med. Ass'ns, N. Y. Pathol. Soc., Clin- ical Soe., Practitioners' Sne., Am. Climatol. Soc., British Med. Ass'n, British Inst. Pub- Jie Health, Internat. Tuberculosis Bureau. Clubs: University, Ceotury, Automobile of America. Address: 113 W. 57th St., N. Y. City.
BIGLOW, Lucius Horatio:
Merchant (retired ) ; b. Brooklyn, May 26, 1-33; s. Lucius and Susan A. Biglow; ed. Burr Sem., Manchester, Vt .: m. New York, 1550. Anna Graham. Founder of the Biglow & Main Co., musie publishers. Pres. and director Metropolitan Realty Co .: v .- p. and director The Maltine Co., Worcester Salt Co .; trustee Hamilton Trust Co., Merchants' Exchange Nat. Bank, Preferred Acculent Ins. ('o., Union Typewriter Co., W. Va. Pulp and I'aper Co, First Nat. Bank, Ridgefickl Conn. Residener: 310 West End Av. Address: 237 Broadway, N. Y. City.
BILL, Edward Lyman:
Journalist; b. Lyme, Conn., June 5, 1802: 8. Judge John Wight and I'rudence (Gallup) Bill; Ath descendant from John Bill, who came to America, 1630; ed. State Normal
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School of Conn., and Wesleyan Univ .; m. | Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht, N. Y. Yacht, Lyme, Conn., Feb. 12, 1889. Caroline Lee, d. Turf and Field, Down Town (N. Y. City ) ; Chicago, Union League, Washington Park ( Chicago). Residence: 921 Madison Av. Address: 170 E. 15th St., N. Y. City. BILLINGS, Ernest E .: Senator James L. Raymond; three children. After leaving college, spent some years in eloentionary work; officer in first mil. organ- ization in Dakota Ty .; saw active service on plains; was elected police justice; engaged in Physician; b. Livingstonville, Schoharic Co., N. Y., Sept. 29. 1:59; s. Peter L. and Amelia 1. ( Brayman ) Billings; ed, dist. sch., Rensselaerville Acad., Med. Dep't Univ. City of N. Y., M.D., 15-4; m. Blenheim Sehoharie, N. Y., Ang. 15, 1st, Carrie E. Richtmyer; one daughter, Ernestine, b. 15.7. Health officer Town of Gilboa, N. Y., for several years past. Director Giiboa Water Co. Re- publican. Mem. Dutch Reformed Church. Mason. Mem. Med. Sor. State of N. Y., Scho- harie Co. Med. Ass'n. Address: Gilboa, N. Y. BILLINGS, Frederick Murray: mercantile business at Fargo, N. Dak., and was correspondent there of Eastern papers: came to N. Y. City, and in lesi purchased part interest in Music Trade Review, semi- monthly (established 1-79) ; became its sole owner 1891, and has since published it as a weekly. Also editor and publisher The Talk- ing Machine World, monthly magazine. Au- thor: The Last of the Danvers. 1-06; The Sword of the Pyramids, Iso, Republican. Treas, State Comm'n to La. Purchase Exp'n, 1904, being only representative of a trade paper on that board. Comm'r of ed'n, New Rochelle, and v .- p. New Rochelle Park Ass'n; formerly police comm'r New Rochelle. Ma- son and Shriner. Mem, Nat. Goog. Soc. Clubs: N. Y. Press (ex v .- p. ). Republican, New Rochelle Yacht, Wykaryll Country. Residence: New Rochelle, N. Y. Address: I Madison Av., N. Y. City.
BILL, Joseph A .:
Born Brooklyn, N. Y., IS74; grad. Canisins Coll., Buffalo, June, 1:91; m. April 25, 1900, Pauline C. Fleek. Elected to Bd. of Alder. mien Nov. 5, 1901; appt'd deputy comm'r of docks and ferries, June 3, 1904: founded first college for white students in Oklahoma Ter- ritory, 1-03; pres. Bottling Brewers' Pro- tective Ass'n, Brooklyn Ice Exchange; charge of private affairs of M. Seitz; mg'r M, Seitz's Ice Plant, MI. Seitz's bottling establishment; sec. and trens. North Beach Electric Light and Power Co .; Star Ilygeia Ice Co., of Yonkers, Brooklyn Union Coal Co., etc. Democrat. Address: 45 Orient Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
BILLER, George, Jr .:
Clergyman : b. London, England, IS74; s. George and Clara E. Biller; ed. in England and Berkeley Divinity Sch. : m. S. Me.Alster. Ind. Ty., 1901, Edna Peninger. Ordered deacon 1699, by Bishop Starkey and priest, 1599, by Bishop Brooke, in ministry of the Episcopal Church; now viear Chapel of the Incarnation, N. Y. City. Sup't All Saints' Hosp., S. MeAlester. Ind. T'y, 1901- 03: mem, Standing Com. Dist. Okla. and Ind. T'y, 1904-03; mem. various church and clerical organizations. Address: 210 E. 31st St., N. Y. Cuy.
BILLINGS, Cornelius K. G .:
Capitalist : b. Saratoga Springs, N. Y. Sept. 17, 1-42; s. Albert M. and Augusta S. ( Farnsworth ) Billings: removed to Chicago with parent. Isfit; ed. public schools, Chi- eago, and Racine Coll .; A B., IS9; m. INJ, Blanche, d. Andrew MacLeish, Chicago, En- tered office of People's Gas Light and Coke ('n., Chicago, of which his father was pres. in 1-79; pres, of that company since death of father, IST: also pres. and director Kings County Lighting Co .: director Union Car- bide Co .: also of Home Nat. Bank and Ilume Savings Bank, Chicago: was director of the World's Columbian Exp'n. 182+1; West Park Comm'r, Chicago, 19. Republican. Clubs: Metropolitan, Racquet and Tenms, 121
Manufacturer: b. London, England, June 1, 1>33; s. David and Eliza ( Murray ) Bil- lings; ed. at private schools in Weymouth and London, Oxford, Associate in Arts (a junior degree fur nom residents) ; m. Boston, 1894. E. M. Warren, d. Rev. S. M. Warren, of Roxbury, Mass .; children: John B., h. 1895; Harold W., b. 1897; George L., h. 1900. Was many years in London produce broker's offire: came to U. S. in 1º01 to study at New Church Sem., Cambridge, Mass .; re- mained there 2 years, thon entered employ of Warren Chemical & Mf'g Co., of N. Y. City, of which is now sec., treas, and di- rector. Was active in Liberal politics in London, and for many years hon. sec. of Hackney Liberal Association; believes in gold standard and moderate tariff. Served five years in the London and Scottish Volun- trers. Was treas. Maplewood (N. J.) Im- provement Ass'n. 1001-02. Mem. New Jeru- salem Ch. (Swedenborgian ) : director \m. Swedenborg Printing and Publishing Soc., N. Y. Ass'n of the New.Church, New Church Evidener Soc., London (hon. sec., Is;9-91). Residence: Great Kills. S. I., N. Y. Ad- dress: 17 Battery Pl., N. Y. City.
BILLINGS, John Haskell:
Physician : b. Bridgeport, Conn., Ang. 20, 1-56; ed. Hopkins Grammar Sch., Yale Med. Sch .; grad. Coll. of Phys. and Surg., N. Y. City: pist-grad. studies in Vienna Hosp., making a special study of diseases of the throat; m. Isso, Louise Clark. Officially con- norted with Met. Throat Hosp. 3 years, and one year as specialist for B'dl of Health. Fellow Arad. of Medicme; mem. County Med. Sor .; Mason. Address: 85 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
BILLINGS, John Shaw:
Librarian, physician; b. in Switzerland Co., Ind., April 12, 1:38; s. James and Abbie ( Shaw) Billings; grad. Miami Univ., Ohio, A.B., 1997, A.M., 199, Med. Coll. of Ohio, M.D., Isto: LL.D., Edinburgh, 1- 1, Harvard, 146; M.D., Munich, 19, DOL. Oxford, 1-9: Mem. Royal Coll. Physicians, Ireland. and Royal Call. Surgeons, Ireland, 1-92, M D .. Dublin, 1994, Budapest, P-96: LL.D. Yale. Pit, Johns Hopkins, 1902. Resident physician Commercial Thisp., Cincinnati, 0, 1.59160: demonstrator of anatomy, Med. Coll. of Ohio, 1-t0bl. Appt'd neiing ass't sur- pron U. S. A .. Nov., ladl, ass't surgeon, April 16, 1862; brevet It .- col. U. S. A., Mar.
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13. 1565; capt. and ass't surgeon U. S. A., July 25, 1-60; major and sur,con, Dec. 2. 1876; lt.col. aod deputy surgeon-gen., U. S. A., June 16, 184; retired from active service at own request, 1>95. Was in charge of hospitals at Washington, D. C., and West Philadelphia, I-all; served with Army of the Potomac, lets, and was with Fifth Corps at battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg; on hospital duty, David's Island and Bedloe's Island, N. Y., Oct., 1863 to Feb., 1864; acted as board of enrollment, and then was medieal inspector, Army of the Potomac, until Dec., left; then in Surgeon- General's office, Washington, in charge of organization of Veteran Reserve Corps, until 1875, and of the Library of the Surgeon- General's office until Dec. 25, 1>>3; curator Army Medical Museum and Library, 18:3-95. Engaged in reorganization U. S. Marine llosp. Service, 1st0; had charge of Division of Vital Statistics, 11th census; was medical adviser to board of trustees Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, Baltimore; v .- p. Nat. Board of Health, 1579-82; prof. hy- giene, Univ. of Pa., 1891-06; since 1996, direc- tor New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations. Mem. Acad. Nat- ural Sciences, Philadelphia; Philos. Soc., Washington (ex .- pres. ), Am. Med. Ass'n, Am. Social Science Ass'n, Am. Acad. Medi- rine, A. A. A. S., Nat. Acad. Scienres (treas. ), Am. Statist. Ass'n (v .- p., 1>>9), Am. Surgical Ass'n, Congress Am. Physicians and Surgeons (ex-pres. ), Am. lead. Polit. and Social Science, Internat. Statist. Inst., Committee of 50 to Investigate liquor Prob- lem; pres. N. Y. Library Club, 1-99-1900; pres. Am. Library Ass'n, 1901-02; director aud chairman Carnegie Institution. Author: Bibliography of Cholera, Isra; Medical Li- braries in the 1. S., 176: Introduction to A Treatise on Hygiene and Public Health; Principles of Ventilation and Ileating, last; second edition, 1893; Mortality and Vital Statistics of the U. S., 1-5; Index cata- logue of the Library of the Surgeon-Gen- eral's Office, U. S. Army, Washington. D. C., 1>>0-91: also various professional re- ports and papers. Address: 40 Lafayette Pl., N. Y. City,
BILLINGS, John S., Jr .:
Physician; h. Georgetown, D. C., July 31. 1869; s. John Shaw and Katharine Mary ( Stevens) Billings; ed. Emerson Inst., Washington, D. C., 1579-86, Johns Hopkins I'niv., 18-G->9. A. B., Coll. Phys, and Sury., N. Y., 1>>9-91, Univ. of Pa., 1591-92, M.D .; m. Radcliffe, S. C., April 20, 1597, Katharine Fitz Simons Hannnand; children: Juhn S., IUI. b. 1:05, James Henry Hammond, b. 1901. In practice in N. Y. City since 1-91; resident physician Johns Hopkins Hospital. 1-92-94. Chief of Division of Communicable Diseases, Dep't of Health, N. Y. City; ex- amining physician, N. Y. Stock Exchange. Mmm. Delta Phi fraternity: Clubs: Union. Ardsley. Address: 32 E. 53d St., N. Y. City.
BILLINGS, Luther G .:
Pay Director U. S. N. : b. Reisen, Oneida Co., N. Y., 1-20; s. Hon. Andrew and Abbie (Sheldon) Billings. At breaking out of the Civil War entered the U. S. Navy as acting
ass't paymaster . in vol. service; served
throughout war with marked distinction; in Inne, 194, while attached the U. S. steamer Water Witch, in Georgia waters, wounded and captured in Confederate attack; taken to the hosp. at Savannah, Ga. ; later trans- ferred to stockade at Macon, where, with others, attempted to escape; while being transferred to Charleston, S. C., escaped, but was recaptured and removed to Libby Prison; at length exchanged on the James Hiver; promoted to ass't paymaster, Mar. 3, 1565; later provited fifteen numbers in grade for "extraordinary heroism'' on Water Witch; promoted to grade of paymaster May 4. 1566; same year attached to Wateree on the Pacific coast, destroyed by tidal wave during earthquake: made cruise to west coast of Africa, 1ss9, and completed three years' croise as fleet paymaster N. Atlantic Squadron, on board dag-ships Baltimore and Philadelphia : Jan., 1:03, was appointed pur- chasing and disbursing officer at N. Y. City, Jan., 1993, and Jan. 9, 1595, promoted pay director: retired, March, 1695. Address : The Anchorage, Chappaqua, N. Y.
BILLMEYER, Frank P .:
Lawyer; manufacturer; b. Bloomsburg, Co- lumbia Co., Pa., Dee. 31, 1:53; s. Peter and Mahala ( Root) Billmeyer; ed. Normal Sch., Bloomsburg. Pa., Lafayette Coll., Easton, Pa .: m. Bloomsburg, Pa., Dec. 31, 1879, Anna D. Billmeyer; one daughter, Helen M. Bill- meyer ( grad. Bryn-Mawr Coll., Pa., with highest honors of college). Admitted to bar of Columbia County, Pa., 1876; served as city treas. Bloomsburg. several times, while resi- dent there was sec. and treas. Bloomsburg Water Co., and ser. of B'd of Trustees of Normal School; elected district att'y in Is-s and served until 1s92, when resigned and Went to N. Y. Chy. Ser, and ass't treas. Am. School Furniture Co .; direrior, sec. and treas. Am. Seating Co. Democrat. Mem. Theta Delta Chi: trustee Bloomsbury State Normal Sch. Recreations: Hunting. fishing, golf, billiards. Address: 19 W. 1sth St., N. Y. City.
BINGHAM, Amelia:
„Artress; b. Ihicksville, Defiance County, Ohio, 1-69; d. John B. and Marie ( Hoffman) Smilley; ed. in pubhe schools and at Ohio 'Wesleyan Univ .. Delaware, Ohio: m. Lloyd M. Bingham. Made debat in The Power of Gold, at The People's Theatre, N. Y., after- ward in Augustus Piton's Company a yeir and Charles Frohman's Company five years until 1901 when she organized The Amelia Bingham Co., of which has since been at the head, starring in The Climbers, A Mod ern Magdalen, The Frisky Mrs. Johnson and other plays. Clubs: Twelfth Night, Amer- ican Playguers (pres.). Address: 40 E. 41st St. N. Y. City.
BINGHAM, Arthur Walker:
Physician, pediatrist: h. West Cornwall. Vt., April 13, 1-28; S. Eugene Webb and Pauline R. (Walker 1 Bingham: ed. St. Paul's School, Concord, N. IL., Yale, A.B .. 1-90, Coll. Phys. and Surg., M.D., 1900. third in Plass, won Rad Harsen prize; won first appointment to Roosevelt Hosp .: m. N. Y. City May 23. 1509, Jessie Duncan, Boorum ; children: Arthur Walker, Jr., b. July 13, 125
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1900, Jessica Boorum, b. April 23, 1903. In Roosevelt Hosp., Jan. 1, 1901 to July 1, 1902; Sloane Maternity Hosp., Oct. 1, 1002, to Jan. 1, 1903 and July to Oct., 1005. Demi- onstrator of physiology, Coll. Phys. and Surg., since 1903; ass t Dep't Pediatrics, Vanderbilt Chnic. Practising physician; specialist in diseases of children. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Quiz Club, Riverside Practition- ers' Soc., Roosevelt Hosp. Alumni, Sloane Materuity Alumni. Club: Yale. Address: 266 W. Ssth St., N. Y. City.
BINGHAM, Theodore Alfred:
Brig.gen. U. S. A., police comm'r N. Y. City; b. Andover, Tolland Co., Conn., May 14, 1558; s. Joel Foote and Susan (Grew ) Bingham; ed. Yale class of 1576, M.A., 1806, Mo., Dec. 15, 1Ss1, Lucille Rutherford; one son, Rutherford, b. Aug. 50, 18 4. Promoted 2d lieut. engineers, June, 1979, first lieut., June, Issl, capt., July. 1ss9; major Engineer Corps, July, legs. Mil. attache U. S. Em- bassy, Berlin, les9-92, Rome, 1892-94; mil. aide to President of the U. S. with rank ef col., 1897-1903; brig .- gen. U. S. A., July 11, 1901; retired July 12, 1901; police commis- siooer, N. Y. City, from Jan. 1, 1906. Epis- copaliaa. Royal Arch Mason. Commander Légion d'Honneur, France: mem. Sec. Co- lonial Wars, Sons Am. Revolution. Clubs: Metropolitan ( Washington), St. Nicholas (N. Y. City). Address: 300 Mulberry St., N. Y. City.
West Point Mit. Acad., 1-79; m. St. Louis, ; Owners; now editor The Medical Examiner;
BINNEY, Harold:
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, IS67; s. Ames (of Boston ) and Elizabeth N. (Talbot) Binney; ed. Mass. Inst. Technology, Boston, Column- bian Law Sch., Washington, D. C .; m. 1895, Gertrude A. Miles; two daughters, Con. stanre, b. 1506; Frederika. b. 1901. Ass't examiner of patents at Washington, lss7- 90, practising in New York since 1-00; mem. firm Binney and Ogden. Mem. Soc. Chem. Industry, A. A. A. S., Am. Chem. Soc., .Im. Geog. Soc., Delta Phi fraternity, Nat. Geog. Soc. Clubs: Metropolitan ( Washington, D) C.), Players, Calumet, Rugineers, Railroad, Strullers, St. Elmo, Chemists, Lawyers. Ad- dress: 2 Rector St., N. Y. City.
BINNS, Charles Fergus:
Director, N. Y. State School of Clay Working and Ceramics: b. Worcester, Eng. lund, Oct. 4. 1.57; s. Richard William and Elizabeth Frances ( Ferrar) Binns; ed. Worcester Cathedral King's School, 1568-72, King's scholar. 1-09-72; studied chemistry in private laboratory, Birmingham, England, 1:22-71; Gov't School of Design, Worcester, 1-72-74 (M. Sc., Alfred I'mv., 1901) ; m. Lamber, Ireland, June 7, 1>>2. Mary Howard, d. Rev. William Ungh and Elizabeth ( Banks) Ferrar; children: Mary Elizabeth, b. 1 -- 3; William Hugh Ferrar, b. It: Annie How- ard, b. 146; Dorothy Nevill, h. INST: Norah Winifred. b. 1-59. Entered Royal Warrester Porcelain Works, 1-2; manager successively of chemical laboratory, department of paint- ing, London sales depot, department of pot. tery, and kilus: came to U. S., 1-97; prin- cipal. School of Industrial Art, Trenton, N. J. 1-97-99; director N. Y. State School Clay Working and Ceramics from 1900. Lee- 126
tured on ceramics, Carnegie Inst., Buffalo Society Natural Sciences, Cincinnati Art Schools, Chicago Art Inst., Worcester ( Mass. ) Art Museum, etc. Author: Ceramic Technology ( London, 1:96) ; The Story of the Potter ( London, 1:97) ; also numerous articles in magazines aod technical journals. Republican : Episcopalian (lay reader ). Mem. Ceramic Sor. (v .. p. 1900, pres., 1001). Address: Aired University, Alfred, N. Y.
BIRCHMORE, Woodbridge Hall:
Physician; b. Geneseo, Livingston Co., N. Y., May 11, 1855; s. Rev. John Wood- bridge and Mary Jackson ( Morse) Birch- more; grad. Trinity Coll., Hartford, Conn., A. B., 1850; Columbus Med. Coll., M.D., 1852. Physician, but now engaged in hterary occupations only. Formerly editor Mill has written on chemistry as a science and as applied to medical art. Was elected prof. physiology, Kansas City Univ., 1853, but did not take the chair because of pressure of business. Sec. B'd Directors Reese Chem. Co. Has traveled in Mexico in parts seldom scen by tourists and in the Spanish-speaking portions of America at large; also in Europe Mem. Am. Gas Light Ass'n, Am. Ass'n of Med. Examiners, N. Y. ; honorary mem. Phil- adelphia Med. Examiners' Ass'n; mem. Med. Examiners' Soc., Drug Club, Delta Upsiloo. Residence: The Sinclair Hotel, 113 Fulton st., Brooklyn. Address: 90 William St., N. Y. City.
BIRCKHEAD, Hugh:
Clergyman; b. Newport, R. I., Sept. ". 156; s. William HI. (A).D.) and Sarah G. ( King) Lirekhend; ed. St. Paul's Sch., Con- cord, N. H., Columbia Univ., A.B., 1-09: Episcopal Theological Sch.,
Cambridge. Mass., B D., 1902. Ordered deacon 1902. or- dained priest 1903, in Episcopal Church. Ass't minister. 1902-05, minister in charge, 1005, rector, 1906, St. George's Parish. N. Y. City. Address: 209 E. 16th St., N. Y. City. BIRD, Hobart Stanley;
Lawyer; b. Jefferson, Wis., Sept. 10, 1873; s. George W. and Maria L. (Sawin) Bird; grad. Madison ( Wis. ) High Sch., 1-90, Univ. of Wis., D. C. K., 1st, LL.B., 1996; m. Feb. 2, 1599, Aida G. Brattrud, of Madison, Wis., in American Consulate, Sao Juan. Porto Rico, first Americans married in Porto Rico since our ocenpation of island. Began practising law June, 196, at Madison, Wis., with firm of Bird. Rogers & Bird; went to Porto Rico, Sept., 198, served as correspondent N. Y. Sun and later for Associated Press; estab- lished, Nov. 9, 1-9%, The San Juan News, first Am. newspaper in Porto Rico, a daily printed in Spanish and English; sold it Mar. 15, 1901, and returned to U. S .; admitted to N. Y. Bar, Sept., 1901, Toeating in N. Y. City, and securing a Spanish-American eli- entire. Pursued pohtirally independent course in newspaper until Ang .. 1000, when espoused cause of the Federal Party in Porto Rico; in campaign of 1902, took prom- inent part in reorganizing the party along American lues: in party's gen. convention. San Juan, July 21. F002, proposed revised platform and change of name to American Federal Party, which were adopted: Sept. 13, 1902, unanimously nominated as party's
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WHO'S WHO IN NEW YORK
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candidato for mem. Legislature from Hu- | Elizabeth, Margaret II. Engaged in the prac- macan, the strongest Federal district, but dechued on ground that a native should be chosen. Pres. and director Protective Italo- Auirriean Co. Address: 230 Grand St., N. Y. City.
BIRD, Joseph:
Banker; b. N. Y. City, 1838; edl. Coll. City of N. Y .; m. June 12, 1861, Veronica C. Ack- erman. Entered, 1:54, Manhattan Savings Iust., of which has been pres. and trustee since 1894; also director Manhattan Lite Ins. Co. Residence: Larchmont, N. Y. Address : tlf Broadway, N. Y. City.
BIRD, William Parke:
Clergyman; grad. Univ. of the South, Se- wanee, Tenn., Isso, Gen. Theol. Sem., N. Y. City, 1892. Ordered deacon and ordained priest, 1892, in ministry of Episcopal Church, by Bishop Littlejohn. Canon nassioner of Cathedral, Garden City, L. I., 1892-91; pre- rentor of Cathedral, Diocese of L. 1., 1894- 1901; on cathedral staff, Diocese of N. Y., 1902-04; on staff of archdeacon of N. Y., since 1904. Address: 035 Park Av. N. Y. City.
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