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BOTSFORD, Samnel Booth:
Lawyer: b. Vergennes, Vt., Feb. 20, 1577; s. Cyrus Booth and Julia ( Warner) Bots- ford : ed. Vergennes (Vt.) High Sch., Mid- diebury (Vt.) Coll., A.B., 1900, Buffalo Law Sch., LL. B., 1902: m. Clerk in law office of K. Corning Townsend and Georgo Gorham, Buffalo, N.Y., 1900-02; managing clerk io offire of Eugene L. Falk, 1902-05; practising alone siner July, 1905. Republican .. Episco- palian. Mem. The Avonians ( Shakespearo study club), Literary Clinic: mem. Exeentivo Council of Delta Upsilon fraternity, Guido Chorus (male singing soc.), 1st v .- p. St. Paul's Men's Club (church society) ; sec. treas. The Buffalo Society of Vermonters; trustee and att'y for Good Samaritan Freo Dispensary ; mem. Municipal League, Refer- endium League, De Molay Lodge 405, F. and A ME .: mem. Erie Co. Bar Ass'n fon Mem- bership Com.). Recreations: Music, swim- ming, canoeing. Club.s: Lawyers (sec .- treas. ), l'niversity. (hamn'n of membership enm. ) ; Buffalo Dela Cosilon, Buffalo Canoe. Address: >31 Prudential Bldg., Buffalo, N.Y.
BOTTOME, Harry Howard:
Lawyer: 1. Yonkers, N.Y., June 26, 1570; s. Rev. Francis (D. D.) and Margaret (Mc- Donald) Bottome: grad. Yale C'niv .. . A.B., 1-93, N. Y. Law Sch , LL. B. : m. South Orange, N.J., Mary Madeline Morgan. Admitted to
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bar, 1805, and since then engaged in practice | Julieka Grotto. Address: of law. Attorney for N.Y. Life Ins. Co., 1:05-1902; general counsel for same Co., 1902- BOUGHTON, Willis: 05. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N.Y. Clubs: Yale, N.Y. Athletic, University, Baltusrol Golf. Address: 57 W. 5sth St., N.Y. City.
BOTTOMLEY, John:
Lawyer; b. Belfast, Ireland, June 9, 1848; s. William and Anna ( Thomson ) Bottomley; ed. Royal Academieal Inst'n, private schools and Queens Coll., Belfast; m. April, 1582, Susan A. Steers; four children: William Laurence (architect), John francis, Anna Thomson, Susanne Meredith. Admitted to bar, lesi, and since practising in N. Y. City. V .- p., gen. mg'r, see, and director Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. of America; trustce Empire City Savings Bank. Independent in politics. Episcopalian; vestryman and clerk of vestry, St. Andrew's Ch .. Harlem. V .- P.
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reations : Golf, tennis. riding, sailing. Club: N. Y. Athletic. Residence: 254 W. 132d St. Address: 27 William St., N. Y. City.
BOUGHTON, Judson Hartwell:
Mech. eng'r; b. Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 10, ISS1; s. John Mandeville and Charlotte Tam- sen (Hartwell) Boughton; ed. Fairfield Mil. Aend. (capt. and chief signal officer), Cornell Univ., M. E., 3903; m. Rochester, N. Y., April 24, 1905, Elsa Lucille Grant; one son: Jud- Sunt Grant, b. June 29, 1906. Casualty nnder- writer, mechanical export, consulting eug'r. Conth'r to various technical books and periodicals. Eng'r The Ocean Accident and Ginarantee Corpin, Ltd. (London); soc. and treas, Nat. Light and Improvement Co. (light. power and traction Eng'rs). Mein. Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs; mem. Phi Kappa l'si (past sec. N. Y. Alumni Ass'n Phi Kappa Psi). Soc. of the Genesec. Club: Cornell University. Address: 350 Broad- way, N. Y. City.
BOUGHTON, Martha A .:
Anthor; b. Corunna, Mich., Feb. IS, 1857; d. J. M. (I).D.) and Hannah E. (Redway) Arnold; grad. Mich. Univ., Ph.B., Issu; m. Detroit, Mich., July 5, 1 st, Willis Boughton, Ph.D .; children : Willis Arnold Boughtun, b. 1s5, Paul Ninde Boughton, b. 1-96. Traveled in Europe summers of 1995 and 1910. Pres. Pallas Club, AAthens, Ohio, 1-97- 40; delegate to World's W. C. T. U., Lon- ilon, 1:95. Mem. M. E. Church. Mg'r Brooklyn Deaconess' Home. Contributor to papers, magazine, ete. Author: Biography of J. M. Arnold, D> D., 1-55; also Varions religious songs (words and music). Club : The Fortnightly of flatbush ( Brooklyn, N. Y.). Address: 227 E. 15th St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
BOUGIITON, William Hart: Architect; b. Titusville, Pa .; son of S. V. and Jennie (Claxton) Boughton; el. 'Trinity Coll., Port Hupp, Ont .; m. Buffalo, N. Y., June 26, 1-93, Lethe Hawes; one son. Warren Vietor. b. 1-09. Began practice of architecture, Is91. Traveled in Europe. 1-93. V. m. and mg'r The Manufacturers' Agency. Democrat (independent). Episcopalian. For- low Am. Inst. Architects; mom. Bunain Chap- Ier of Architects, Architectural League, Huguenot Soc., F. nod A. M., B. P. O. Eiks, !
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Teacher, writer, lecturer; b. Victor, N. Y., April 15. 1:34; s. Myron and Jane M. (Farnam) Boughton; grad. A.B., Univ. of Mich .; A.M., Dickinson Coll., Ph.D., Ohio Univ .; higher diploma, Teachers' Coll., C'o- lumbia Univ .; m. Detroit, July S, last, Mar- tha E. Arnold; children: Willis A., b. 1-93, Paul Ninde, b. 1896. Was teacher in Cin- cinnati schools; prof. English, Ohio Univ. ; lecturer in English, Univ. of Pa .; now teacher of English, Erasmus Hall High Schonl, N. Y. City System. Author: llis- tory of Ancient Peoples; Mythology in Art; Chronicles of Erasmus Hall Academy, 190G; writer for the Arena, Journal of Pedagogy, Magazine of American History. Joint au- thor: History of Civilization, Joint editor : Journal of Pedagogy. Editor: Irving's Life of Goldsmith; Tennyson's Idylls of the King; lecturer on English literature: courses be- fore teachers' institutes and under auspices of the Brooklyn Teachers' Ass'n, Adelphi Coll., and N. Y. City Board of Education. Traveled in England and (summer of 1900) in Italy, Switzerland, ete. Mem. Beta Theta l'i fraternity. Address: 227 E. 17th St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
BOURNE, Alvah Wayland:
Clergyman; b. Harpersville, N. Y., Jan. 20, 1>50; s. Rov. Charles Chapman and Betsy Aun (Howland) Bourne; ed. Colgate Univ., Hamilton, N. Y., 1970-76; A.B., D.D., m. llamiltoo, N. Y., Feb. 21, lois, Emma Bar- deen; children: Mrs. B. C. Mead, b. 1>>0, Mrs. Harry W. Mead, b. 1885, A. W., Jr., b. 1591, Roland B., b. 1595. Pastor Sherman Av. Dapt. Ch., Newark, N. J., 1876-64; West :1 St. Bapt. Ch, N. Y. City, 1881-87: First Bapt. Ch., Gloversville, N. Y .. 1-87-1004; l'irst Bapt. Ch., Auburn, N. Y., since 190s. Pres. Baptist Young People's Union of Stato of N. Y., 1901-06. Republican. Mem. Delta Upsilon fraternity. Director Bapt. Ed'n She , State of N. Y. Recreation: Horseback rul- ing. Address: 15 James St., Auburn, N. Y. BOURNE, Frederick Gilbert:
Capitalist, manufacturer; m. 1575. Emma Keeler: children: May, Marion, Florence, Marjorie, George G. Ex.pres. and directur, Singer Mf's Co .: also trustee N. Y. Phono- graph Co .; director Liberty Nat. Bank, Knickerbocker Trust Co., Commercial Trust Co. of N. J., Albany Trust Co., Manhattan Co., N. Y. & Long Branch R. R. Co., En- han, Weber Piano and Pianola Co., Babcock & Wilcox Co., Babcock & Wilcox Limited ( London), City & Suburban Ilomues Co., Athis Cement Co., Dicht Mf's Co., etc. Mem. N. Y. Chamber of Commerce, Met. Museum of Art, New England Soe, Clubs: Metropoli- tan, Racquet and Tennis, Lawyers, New York AthIrtic, Automobile, Jekyl Island, New York Yacht. Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht, South Side Sportsman's, Lakewood Golf, Westwood Golf. Robin's Island, Prnaquit Corinthian Yacht. Residoner: Oakdale, L. I. Address : 119 Broadway, N. Y. City.
BOUTELLE, Frazier A .:
Major, L. S. A .; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 11. 140; enlisted June 4, 1stil. in 5th N. Y. Vol. Cav,, serving as q.m. serg't until Nov. 14,
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1962; commissioned 2d lieut., same reg't, Nov. ! the Far West. Ex-pres. Nutley public 5, 1:02: Ist lieut., April 2, 1501; eapt .. Jon. | Schools; pres. Nutley Circulating Library. 10, 1565; honorably mustered out, JJuiy 19, [ Demoerat; Catholic. Mem. Ass'n Bar City 1863; private, corporal and serg't, Co. F, of N. Y., Ass'n Bar State of N. Y., Soc. and serg't major, Ist U. S. Civ., Feb. 12, Med. Jurisprudence, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta 1866, to Feb. 12, 1:69: 2d lient. Ist U. S. Kappa Epsilon. Recreations: AAN ontdoor sports. Clubs : ITrion, University, Colum. bia University. Residence: Nutley, N. J. Address: 141 Broadway, N. Y. City. Cav., Jan. 2, 1:09: Ist hout., July 31, 1803; capt., April 24, 1:56; retired, Aug. 27. 1955; promoted major, U. S. 1 .; retired, April 23, 1901. Brevetted Ist lieut. for gallontry in action at Lost River, Ore., Nov. 29, 1872, BOVAIRD, David Jr .: and conspicuous gallantry and meritcrisus conduet during entire Indian War. Address: 335 Pioneer Dld'g, Seattle, Wash.
BOUTON, Archibald Lewis:
Prof. rhetoric, N. Y. Univ .; b. Cortland, N. Y., Sept. 1, 1572; s. Lewis and Emily _A. ( Lamont) Bouton; grad. Cortland Normal School, 1892, Amherst Coll., B.1., 1896, Co- Jumbia Univ., M .. A., 1900; m. Ourida, N Y., June 12, 1901, Caroline Jessup MacNair. Greek master, Rutgers Prep. School, New Brunswick, N. J., 1590-98; instructor in Eng- lish, N. Y. Univ., 189>-1900: ass't prof. E'ng- lish, same, 1900-06; prof. rhetoric since 1966. Edited Lincoln and Douglas Debates, 1305. Travelled in Europe, with special research in Edinburgh University, during "sabbatical'' absence, 1907-05. Mem. Reformed Church in America. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Ad- dress : University Heights, N. Y. City.
BOUTON, George Innes:
Mech. eng'r; b. St. Louis, Mo., Mar. 1, 1873; s. William and Mary Rothery ( Corklin ) Bouton; ed. Washington Univ., B.S. in E.E., 1894; elee. eng'r, 1-55; unmarried. With U. S. Light House B'd, Washington, D. C., 1896-97; with Bryan & Humphrey, consuhing eng'r, 1:07-1902; with Heine Safety Boiler Co., as eng'r of Eastern Pist., since 1902. Republican; Unitarian. Mem. Am. Sne. Mech. Eng'rs, Eng'rs Club of St. Louis, Nar. Geog. Soc. Clubs: Graduates, Cange Brook Country, Entertainment. Address: 11 Broad- way, N. Y. City.
BOUTON, Lewis:
Lawyer; b. Virgil, N. Y., May 26, 1938; s. Nathan and Maria (Gee) Bouton; ed. it commuon school, Cortland Acad., and Cort- landville Acad .; m. Virgil, N. Y., Sept. 8, 1570, Emily A. Lamont: one son, Archibald L., b. Sept. 1, 1-72, Admitted to bar, 1sb7; has always practised law in Cortland, N. Y .; for over 35 years partner of Riley Champ- lin. Trustee and attorney Cortland Swings Bank. Republican. Presbyterian. Address: 51 Union St., Cortland, N. Y.
BOUVIER, John Vernou, Jr .:
Lawyer: b. Torresdale, Pa., Ang. 12, 1-65; 6. John Vernou and Caroline Maslin ( Ewing) Bouvier; ed. in Paris and m England; grad. Columbia Univ., A.B., 1856 (.1.M.), Sch. af Polit. Science and Sch. of Law, LL.B., IN-8: Phi Beta Kappa, valedictorian, and winner Chanley Hist. Essay ; m. N. Y. City, April 16, 1590, Mande F. Sergeant; children : John Vernou III, William Sergeant, With Ewing, Maude Repellin, Michelle Caroline. BOWDOIN, Temple: Admitted to har, Isss: now senior mem. firm Bouvier, Dugro & Doyle, counsel for The Travelers lus. Co. . Eti Life Co,, Interurban & Interborough R'y Systems and trial cann- sol generally fur numerous law firms. Traveled throughout Europe and throughout | 101 E. 37th St., N. Y. City. 153
Physician ; b. Coultersrille, Pa., Sept. 28, 1867; s. David and Mary A. (MeClenahan ) Dovaird; grad. Princeton Univ., A.B., 1880- Columbia Univ., M.D., 1592; m. Montreal. Canada, Dec. 27, 1455, Louise Larken; chil- dren : Cecily Jean, b. 1900, George Crary. b. 1901. Engaged in general practice of medicine from 1592. Visiting physician, Seaside Hosp. of St. John's Guild; asso. visiting physician, Proshy'n Hosp. Memu. Pathol. Soc., County Med. Soc., Acad, of Medieine. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Princeton, Address : 126 W. 58th St., N. Y. City.
BOWDEN, Joseph:
Prof. mathematics, Adelphi Coll .; b. St. Day, Cornwall, England, Feb. 10, 1:60; s. Joseph and Elizabeth Ann ( Richards) Bow- den; grad. public schools, New Haven, Con., 1-57; Yale Coll., A.B., 1991, Ph.D., 1897: tu. New Haven, Conn., Sept. 14, 1:92, Ada Etta Smith; children: Ada Genevieve, b. 1800, Raymond Joseph, b. 1901. Ass't in mathe- matics, Sheffield Scientific School, Yale Univ., 1502-93; tutor mathematics, Yale Cull., 19.3- 97; ass't prof. mathematics, Adelphi Coll., 1-08-99; prof. mathematics since 1599, Adel- phi Coll. Pres. Math. Department, Brook- lyn Inst. Arts and Sciences, 1901-03. and 1007-08. Mom. Am. Math. Soc., Ass'n Teach- ers of Mathematics in the Middle States and Maryland: Phi Beta Kappa Soc. Reerea- tions: Music, bicycling. Author: Elements of the Theury af Integers ( Macmillan), Ad- dress: 24 Clifton Pl., Brooklyn, N. Y.
BOWDOIN, George Sullivan:
Banker; b. N. Y. City; m. Julia Irving Grinnell; one daughter, Edith, Mem. bank- ing firm J. P. Morgan & Co. Trustee Mu- tual Life Ins. Co. of N. Y., Bauk for Sav- ip-s in the City of N. Y .. N. Y. Life Ins. and Trust Co .; treas, and director Metro- urlitan Opera and Real Estate Co .; director N. Y. Central & Hudson River R. R. Co .. Cataract Commercial
Construction Co., I'nion Fire Ins. Co., Guaranty Trust Co., N. Y. & Putnam R. R Co,, Niagara Develop- ment Co., Niagara Falls Power Co., Niagara Junction R'y Co., West Shore R. R. Co. Mem. Am. Fine Arts Soc., New England Soc., Sous Am. Revolution, Met. Museum of Art, Am. Museum of Natural History. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union, Chion League, Metropolitan, Knickerbocker, Church, Players. Racquet and Tennis, N. Y. Yacht, Tuxedo, Century. Residence: 29 Park Av. Address : 2: Wall St., N. Y. City. -
Banker; b. Wolfeit's Drli. Irvington, N. Y., July 11. 140: s. George S. Bowdoin; grad. Columbia Coll .. Es5; mom. New Eng- lund Sne. Chilis : Metropolitan, University, Columbia Abuuni, N. Y. Yacht. Address:
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BOWDOIN, William Goodrich:
Editor; b. S. Hadley Falls, Mass., Sept. 4, low0; ed. publie schools of Mass, N. Y. and N. J. First newspaper work done, while at school, for Holyoke ( Mass. ) Transcript ; later connected with True Democratic Ban- ner, Morristown, N. J .; visited Europe, 1:07; in fall of 197 began contributing to N. Y. Times Saturday Review of Books and Art, and, 1899, became regolar contb'r to The Independent; represented N. Y. Sun, N. Y. World. Brooklyn Eagle, and Chicago Tribune at Rocky Mount, North Carolina, on expd'n to observe total eclipse of the sun that oc- carred May 28, 1000; represented N. Y. Com- mercial Advertiser and Woman's Home Com-
panion ( Springfield, O.) at Mardi Gras Carnival, New Orleans, 1901; Jater mem, editorial staff The Woman's Home Com- panion, N. Y. City, until Mar. 25, 1903; since Mar. 30, 1903, an associate editor The Inde- pendent, in charge of that journal's art de- partment. Contb'r at various times to lead- ing papers and periodicals of N. Y. City, and other cities, and to The Artist, of Lon- don: sometime one of the dramatic critics Brooklyn Citizen. Author: \ Step Across the Gulf to Cuba, 1:49; The Rise of the Book Plate, 1901: James A. MeNeill Whistler, the Man and Ilis Work, 1901; The Little Girl and Her Doll, 1900: Jack and Jill Modernized, 1900: The Bunch of Violets, JW07; The Jewelled Dagger. 19os; also chap- ters on book plates and fite lwok-bindings to Appleton's Annual Kneyelopaulin. Mem. L. 1. Ilist. Soc., Brooklyn Inst. Arts and Sciences. Allied Arts Ass'n. Clubs: The Writers, National Arts. Residence: 200 S. Oxford St., Brooklyn. Address: Care The Independent, 130 Fulton St., N. Y. City. . BOWEN, Clarence Winthrop:
Author: b. Brooklyn, May 22, 153; grad. Yale, 1573, Ph.l>., Is2; associated with The Independent, 1974, succeeded father, Henry Chandler Bowen, as publisher, Isto: secretary committee of arrangements for centennial an- miversary of Washington's inauguration, N. Y. City, 1 -- 9. Author: Boundary Disputes of Connecticut, 18-2; Woodstock, an Historical Sketch, 196; Memorial Volume of Centennial of Washington's Inauguration, 1892. Ad dress: 5 E. 63d St., N. Y. City.
EOWEN, Frederick E .:
Lawyer; b. Troy. N. Y., Mar. 12, 1977; s. Alfred S. and Harriet M. (Thomas) Bowen; ed. Troy Arad., Cornell Coll. of Law. L.L.B., 1-95; m. Troy, N. Y., April :5, 1906. Eliza- beth V. Collins. Admitted to bar P-00; now judge City Court of Troy. Republican. Mem. King Solomon's Primitive Lodge, No. 91. F. and A. M., Phi Delta Phi fraternity; Vuurt Rensselaer, Foresters of America. l'lubs: Masonic, East Side. Republican Address: 297 River St., Troy, N. Y.
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Physician; b. Blekville, Chantauqua Coun- ty. N. Y., Dec. 11. 1st5; s. Joshua D. and luisa E. (Babcock ) Bowen ; grad. South Bend (Ind.) High Sch., 1-06: Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago, M.D., Ison; also full comrsp in N. Y. Post-Grad. Med Sch,, IN; m. Wiseoy. N. Y., 1:91, Hattie 1. Whit- hey : children : Grant Whitney, b. 1:95. Luella Louise, b. 1:07. Engaged in practice [original B'd Trustees Reform Club; v.p. 1m.
of medicine at Mt. Morris, N. Y., since Isss. Mem. Rochester (N. Y.) cad. of Medicine; ex-pres. and sec. Med. Soc. of the County of Livingston. Royal Arch Mason, past mas- ter, Mt. Morris Lodge. One of coroners vi Livingston Co., past ten years; mem. B'd U. S. Pension Exarainers. Republican. Methodist. Recreation: Collector of Indian relies. Club : Livingston. Address: Mt. Morris, Livingston Co., N. Y.
BOWEN, Herbert Wolcott:
American minister, author; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 29, 1850; s. Henry Chandler Bowen, founder of the Independent; ed. at Paris and Berlin: grad. Yale, Isis; studied law, Columbia, admitted to bar; U. S. con- s11, 1890, consal-general, Is91, Barcelona, Spain; minister to Persia, 1:09; minister to Venezuela, 1001-05; counsel for Venezuela and the U. S. at The Hague, 1903. Author: Verses ( Boston, 1984) ; In Divers' Tones, I>90; Loving Ground; International Law (N. Y., 1800). Address: Woodstock, Conn.
BOWEN, Robert Adger:
Author, editor, literary adviser: b. Charles- ton, S. C., Dee. 30, 1868: s. Orsamos Allan and Clarissa Walton ( Adger) Bowen: ed. Coll. of Charleston, Washington and Lee I'niv., Cornell Univ., class of 1843. Literary editor and adviser, D. Appleton & Co. Au- thor various novelettes and short stories in Ainslee's, Lippincott's, Appleton's, The
Smart Set, and other magazines. Contributor to the Warner Library of the World's Best Literature. Address: D. Appleton & Co., 29-35 W. 32d St., N. Y. City.
BOWERS, John Myer:
Lawyer: b. Cooperstown, N. Y., Nov. 27. Is49; m. Susan Dandridge. Since 1971 has resided in N. Y. City. Director Corn Ex- change Bank, Coney Island Jockey Club, N. Y. Publishing Co .; trustee, Tennis Bli's Iss'n and N. Y. Just. for the Blind. Mem. Sons of Revolution, Soc. of Colonial Wars. ('lub: Union, Metropolitan, Meadow Brook, Manhattan, Riding, Down Town, Racquet and 'I'ennis, Garden City Golf, City Midday, Whist. Address: 7 West 21st St., N. Y. City.
EOWKER, Richard Rogers:
.lathor, editor; b. Salem, Mass., 1848; ed. N. Y. public schools; grad. Coll. City of N. Y., A.B., Istis; m. Brookline, Mass., 1902, Alice Mitchell. Was representative of Har. por & Bros., in London, 1880-22: was Ist v .. p. and executive, Edison Elec. Illuminating Co., 1-90-99; How editor Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, American Catalog, etc. Also v .. p. De Laval Steam Turbine Co., and De Laval Separator Co. Author: Work and Wealth, Iss#: The Economic Fact Book and Free Traders' Guide. Iss5; Primer for Politi- val Education, 196; Copyright-its Law and its Literature, Ja 6; Economies for the Pro- ple (5 editions); The Arts of Life, 1000; Of Business, 1901; Of Politics, End; of Edu- cation. 1908: Of Religion, 19009; also maga- zine articles. Independent in politics : originated independent Republican movement in N. Y. City, ist9: active in promoting pass. ing of the first civil servier reform bill in V. Y. legislature; was inem. N. Y. Free Trade Club, and one of incorporators and on
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Copyright League; trustee Brooklyn Publie| lyn Y. M. C. A .; mom. B'd Governors. Squir. Library, and Brooklyn Inst .; mem. Council of Am. Library Ass'n. Clubs: Authors, City, Grolier. National Aris, Reform. Alpha Delta Phi, Hamilton. Address: 298 Broad- way, N. Y. City.
BOWLER, Robert Pendleton:
Lawyer; b. Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 25, 1871; s. George Pendleton and May ( Williamson ) Bowler; ed. St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N. H., Harvard, A. B., 1:03. L.L.B., 1:06. Adiuittrd to the New York bar, 1sbf; practised law for three years in the office of Bowers & Sands. Attached to U. S. Legation in Ma- drid, as special assistant to att'y gen. of U. S., on resomption of diplomatic rela- tions after Spanish War: served two years there. Director Keakce Coal and Coke Co .; pres. and director Guantanamo Exploration Co. Clubs: l'nion, University, Knickerbocker (N. Y. City) ; Metropolitan ( Washington, 1). C.). Address : 2 Rector St., N. Y. City.
BOWMAN, Charles A .:
Civil engineer; b. Billerica, Mass., April 27, 1562; s. Francis and Elizabeth R. (llowe) Bowman; ed. Howe School, Billerica. Mass., Mass. State Coll., Amherst, Mass., B.S., Iss1; mn. Winchester, Mass., Jan. 1, 1ss9, Maud M. Ripley; one son, Ripley, h. 1800. Practised civil eng'ring, Boston, 11 years; division eng'r, Met. Water Works, Mass., 10 years. Since 1015 at Syracuse, N. Y .; sec. and treas. Morrison & Tarrington (incorporated), civil eng'rs. Mem. Dutch Reformed Church, Mem. Boston, Soe. Civil Ene're Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs, Syracuse Technology Club. Address: 400 James St., Syracuse, N. Y.
EOWMAN, Edward Morris:
Musician; b. Barnard, Vt., July IS, 1818; s. Joseph and Asenath (Burroughs) Bow- man: descendant of Nathaniel Bowman (one of founders and prop'rs of Watertown, Mass.), who emigrated from England with John Winthrop, 1630, and (on maternal side) from Richard Warren and Sarah Tilley, Mayflower Pilgrims: grad. St. Lawrence Univ., Cunton, N. Y .: piano pupil of Dr. William Mason (N. Y. City) and Franz Bendel (Berlin) : organ of John P. Morgan (N. Y. (ity), Edward Rohde and AAugust Haupt (Berlin), Edward Batiste and Alex- BOYD, Charles S .: ander Guilmant ( Paris), Sır Frederick Sup't of public works of State of N. Y .; b. Boston, July 9. 1:57; s. Samuel L. - Boyd : ed. Adelphi Arad., Brooklyn: grad. Sch. 'of Mines, Columbia Univ., M.E .. IST: pres. Rowing Ass'n of Am. Colleges, 185-7: wholesale dry goods merchant in Now Or- leans for several years; banker. and (n- quand in important commercial enterprises in N. Y. City since Je5; Amp't of Public Works since Der. 20. 1901. Chibs: Calumet (N. Y. City), Fort Orange (Albany). Ad- dress: Capitol Building, Albany, N. Y. Bridge ( London) : theory of music, Carl Frederick Weitzmann : Berlin), Sir George A. Marfarren. Dr. E. H. Turpin ( London ), John P. Morgan (N. Y. City). Organist Old Trinity Church, N. Y. City. 196 67: trarher and conductor, St. Louis, Mo., 1SAT- S; organist and director of music. Union M. E. Ch., 2d Presby'n Ch., and 2d Bapt. Ch. (St. Loois) ; Peddie Memorial Ch. ( Newark, N. J.), 1-, 94. Founder (195) and director Bapt. Tempde Choir and Temple Orchestra (:00 members) Brooklyn, until May 1, 1906: siner then organist and director BOYD, James Churchill: Calvary Bapt, Chair of Jo members (Dr. Civil and merh. eng'r: b. St. Louis, Mo .. Ang. 19. 1-71. >. Sammel S. and Harriet E. (Churchill) Boyd: ed. Mass. Inst Tech- nology, class of ING; m. Sept. 5. 19 Ada Yorsa; one sun, James W. b. 199. En- gagel on steam elevated and electric rail- road design and construction, together with other important engineering work. Now ron- Har Arthur's) N. Y. City. Teacher and ron- ductor N. Y. City, since 1-7: mem. Royal (oll. Organists, London: mem. and cu- founder Am. Guild of Organists: founder and fellow (pres. eight terms) Am. Cull. Must. cians; fires. five terms) Music Teachers' Nat. AAss'n; prof. and director of music. Vassar Coll., 1891-95; mem. Exec. B'd Brook- Isulting mech. eng'r, Westinghouse, Church,
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rel Island Village Corp'n; pres. Virgil Prac- Her Clavier MI g Co., N. Y. City. Author : Bowman's Weitzmann's Manual of Harmony and Counterpoint, 1976; contributor to musi- cal journals. Residence : 1810 Hiawatha Road (Av. 1I.), Fiske Terrace, Brooklyn; ( summer) Squirrel Island. Coast of Maine. Address (Studio) : Stemway Hall, N. Y. City.
BOWMAN, Henry Hopper:
Lawyer; b. Paterson, N. J., May 9, 1861: attended Cornell Univ., 1,71-72, and N. Y. Univ .; grad. Columbia Law Sch., 1575; ler- turer ou Commercial Law in Packard's Busi- ness Coll. ; began practice in N. Y. City, 1977; pres. and trens, Peter Adams Co. and Adams & Bishop Co., high-grade paper; held same offices in Passaic Quarry Co. Clubs: Aldine, Montank (Brooklyn). Address: 33 Park Row, N. Y. City.
EOWNE, Samuel W .:
Merchant; b. N. Y. City; s. Cyrus II. and Hester (Wood) Bowne; m. N. Y. City. 1>75, Nettie Youngs. Mem. firm Scott & Bowne, chemists; pres. and director The Cold Pro- voss Co. of New York: director .Etna Nat. Bank, Independent Milk Product Co., R. K. Carter & Co. : Baldwin Steel Co., Charleston, W. Va. Clabs: Chim League, Knollwood, Republican, City, N. Y. Athletic. Residence : 35 W. 5th St. Address: 411 Pearl St., N. Y. City.
BOYCE, Frank M .:
Physician. State senator; ed. in public schools of Saratoga Springs; grad. Albany Med. Coll .. 'M.D., 1-2. Practised medicine at Saratoga Springs 17 years, and while there was elected coroner, serving a B-year tert, village trustee of Second Ward, 4 years: supervisor of town: in spring of Is-0, and in Nov., 1-82, elerted mom. N. Y. Gen. As- sembly from 2d Dist., of Saratoga County : removed in 1591 to East Schodack, Rensselaer County, where has since resided. Elected supervisor, Town of Schodark. I.OG: elected State senator, 1-98, serving 1:99-1900; again rlected senator. Nov. 1906, for term expiring in December, 190%. Democrat. Address: East Schodack, N. Y.
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