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DEVENDORF, Irving R .:
Just; b. Danube, N. Y., Nov. 2, 115h; s. Levenns and Margaret ( Wafrath) Devendorf: grad. from Little Falls Ard .. 1977; m. Her- kimer, N. Y., 1-2, Margaret Bellinger. AAd- mitted to bar, 1-50, Blid e: Lazed in practice at Ileikimer, N. Y. Dist. att'y. 1-80-91, county judge and surriento, 1900-1900, of Herkimer County: elected Nov. 1:00, on Re- publican tirlet. a justice of the Supreme Court of N. Y. for the toria expiring Dec. 31, 1.20. Address: lierhier, N. Y. 1 DEVINE. Edward Thomas:
Eduta,or, author, social worker; b. Union. Iowa, May 6, Isur : s. John and Laura ( Hall) Devine, gind. Albion Seal., 1-53. Cornell Call .; Ia., D.A., Is :; (MI .. A .. 1-00, L.L. D., 1941) : Univ. of II I ,, 1-0443: fellow Wharton Seh. I'mance, Uitv. nf Pa., Ph.D., 1-91-95; n. Aug. 13 1 :0. Il-ttie Evelyn Scovel; chil- dren: Utaes Thoinas, b. 1 90, Ruth, b. 10000. T. ught in jubbe and private schools in Iowa 5 years; st. f hsihrer in economics, 1:91-0, .m. Soc. Extchetan of Univ. Te: ching (see. 1:91.96); brturer at Ovfird (Eng) Unn .. IN! and 1-4; al-o at kimber a; zen. M. Charity Ora'n Soc., City of N. Y .. since 1-9 ;. tubing ative part in many irforin move fuente, espin laby lehetnent L. sise friari, re- striction of child labor, and movements for prevention of tuber must; founded, 1-9s. and sin e emigrar, Charities, Weekly periodical of local and reneral j' Banthropy; Lend a Hand and The Charities Rivier Were consolidated with it. stal la' r The Commons (Chte:20) :. 1 Jewr : C'estit. N. Y. City) were :lo mugged. Schoot prif. social econ. may, Columbia Univ., 105: spe cal lepresen. fative Am Nat. Rul Cros . in charge of relief in San Irmetano, DiGG Author: Ecoronars, les) (Macha 'nin) : The Practice of Cuirity, ID 1-1904, Dodd. Mead) : The Principles of Helef, 101 (Macmillan) : Ei. feiney and R tef, 196 (Columbia Univ.
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nomle Ass'n; B'd Directors and Exce. Com. . Med. Csaruiner and Practitioner N. Y. State Nat. Ass'n for Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis: B'd Trustees, Nat. Child Labor Com .; Council Am. Ass'n for Labor Logis- Iation, Am. Sociol. Soc .; pres. Section on Hygienic Social, Industrial and Leonomic Aspeets in Internat. Congress on Tabercu- losis, Washington. D. C., 1:05. Clubs: Al- dine, Century. Residence: 001 W. 119th st. Address: 105 E. 22d st., N. Y. Ci ..
DE VINNE, Theodore Low:
Printer; b. Stammiord, Conn., Dee. 25. 1526; s. Daniel and Joanna Augusta (Low) De Vinne; ed. in public schools Catskills, White Plains and Amenia, N. Y .: A.M. conferred by Columbia and Yale Univs,, fur proficiency in printing: m. N. Y. City, Dec. 25, 1850, Grace Brackbank (died May 7, 1995) : one sou, Theodore Brvekbank. . Entered printing office of Newburgh (N. ).) Gazette, lest; re- moved to N. Y. City in 1:50, and became connected with printing house of Francis Hart; in 1835 became junior partuer; in Is 3. after death of Mr. Hart, firm was changed to Theodore L. De Vinne & Co., with sou as junior partner; a leader in the improvement of typography; prints St. Nicholas and Cet- tury magazines; has printed many editions de luxe for various publishers. Mer. N. Y. Typothetae, Aldine Ass'n. Author: Printers' Price List, 1969; Invention of Printing, 1st5; Historic Types, 1954; Christopher Plantin, ISSS; I'min Printing Types. 100); Correct Composition. 1901: Title Pages, 1:02. Clubs: Grolier, Authors, Century. Residence: 300 W. 26th St. Address: 305 Lafayette St., N. Y. City.
DEVCE, Frederick William:
Merchant, manufacturer: h. N. Y., Jan. 26, 1829; formed firm of Ragioned & Devoe, 1:32, and in 1414 firm of F. W. Devoe & Co, paint and varnich manufacturers, incorporated, 1890 (now P. W. Ince & C. T. Rognoles Co.), since which tice lins been its pres. ; was pres. of Greater N. Y. Comm'n and is an officer in philanthropie and commercial institutions, including N. Y. Juvenile Asy- lum. Mem. Chamber of Commerce, N. Y. Botanical Gardens, Am. Museum Natural History, Hist. Soc., Seantthe Alliance, St. Nicholas Soe. Clubs: Faltom. Church. Resi- dence : 40 Park Av. Address: 101 Fulton St., N. Y. City.
DE VRIES, Joseph Carlisle:
Joar. Medicine. Author: Seasickness: The L'se of the Pneumatic Cabinet in Phthisis; Featural Surgery; Pathology of Typhoid Fe. ver: Diet in Fevers; IFind and Instrument Disinfection: The Psychic Phenomena of In- testinal Tuxenias and their Treatment; also papers on tuberculosis. Pres! yicrian. Mom. Nat. Grog. Suc,, As2 n Mil. Surgeons U. S. (ass't see. and recorder), Spanish War Vet Ass'n, Am. Med. Ass'n: hon. mem. Indian Meil. Ass n of Calcutta, Ind .: Med. Ass'n D. C., Med. Soe. D. C. Recreations: Base- hall, horseback riding, aquatic sports. Club: Army and Navy. Residence: 224 St. James Place, Brooklyn.
DE VRIES. Marion;
U. S. general appraiser: b. Woodbridge. Calif., Aug. 15, 1505: s. William Henry and Cornelia (Crowe) De Vries; ed. public Selinais: errd. San Joaquin Valley Coll .. Ph.B., 1:86; Univ. Mich,, law dep't. LL.B. (valedictorian), less; admitted to Mich. bar. 1587: Supreme Court of Calif., same year; commenced practice at Stockton, Calif., 1 :- 9: admitted to Supreme Court of U. S., Jan., 1597. Appt'd heat.ed. and ass't ad't-gen .. El Drigade, N. G. Calif .; ass't dist. att'7. San Joaquin Co., 1SJ3 97; men. Congress, 2d Calif. Dist., Mar., Ist, until resigned. Aug. 20, 1500; gen. appraiser sinee Aug. 22, 1900. Pres. B'd U. S. General Appraisers sinvo Jan. 1, 1946. Democrat. Mem. Masonic Or- der. Knights Templar, I. O. O. F., Knights of Pythias, B. P. O. Elks: Turners, Native Sons of Golden West. Clubs: Engineers, Yosemite ( Stockton), etc. AAddress: U. S. Appraisers Building, N. Y. City.
DEW, James Harvie:
Physician: b. Newtown, King and Queen Co., Va., Oct. 1S. 1546; s. Bomamin F. and Mary Susan (Garnett) Dew; grad. Chiv. of Va., M.D., l:ct, Vity Hosp., N. Y. City, 1409; 10. N. Y. City, JJune Is, les. Bessie Martin, of Georgia, daughter of Dr. b. H. Martin: use daughter, Caroline Wellborn Dew, b. les ?. Physician in active ceieral practice: nine years prof. thatomy, physiol. ogy, and hygiene in N. Y. High School. Sar- seon N. Y. Contudorate Veteran Camp; served in Confederate Arms in Civil War. Imsure palian. Mem. N. Y. County Med. Soc .. N. Y. State Med. Soc., Acad. of Medicine of N. Y., Alumni City Hosp .. Am. Med. Ass'n. Mem. N. Y. Southern Soc., The Virginians. Alumni of Univ. of Va. AAddress: 65 W. both st., N. Y. City.
Physician; b. N. Y. City, May 20. 1971: 8. James and Julia De Vries; ed N. Y. City pulite schools; cand. Med. Hep't, N. Y. Univ., J.D. (ce. of this). 180; m. Jan. 1. 105 DEW, Louise E .: Mabel Cordelia Wright: one daughter, Sybilla Listor, Irrturer; b. St. John's, Mich., Mar. 7. 15: d. Henry F. and Harriet T. (Long. w aHl) Dew: ed. public schools St. Johns and Lansing, Mich., and Lucy Wehh Hayes Training Sch., Washington, D. C .: unmar. ried. Special conth'r Mich. Christian Ad Vocate, 1-90-95; reporter Detroit: asso, editor Lamblies' Illustrated Jornal, and writer for Chirago Trilme and Times Herald !. Japan, 1-09: editar ling to Grow Fintre:4 (wy Hone and Fin" ... ) and Pets and Animals, 19 6: ass't rd toir Woman's If ne Www nion, ' 1900 01: editor The Ladies' World. 1002 0G, als, connected with McClure b. 1901 (died 1900. After graduation made extended voyage pronnd the world: prof. pa- thology, Mal. Den't, Nat. Univ., Washington, D. C. neting asy't sur. run U. S. A. during Spanish-Am. War, at U. S. Gon. Hosp., Chick- amausa, Ga .. and Pores. Porto Rico; ass't surge in U. S. N .. 19905. private practice, Washington, D. C. Nem and in N. Y. City since 193; capt. alot ass't surron, ifth Reg't N. G. M. S. Twee Th. A Po ; w-it physician, St. Barth a mmew's Chnic. N. Y. City : consuli. g gastr diist Swedish Hosp , Brooklyn. Proc. Carlisle Chem, Co. : see. treas N. Y. Soc. Med. Examiners; on editorial staff Internet. Jour. Surgery, Am. Jour. Surgery, ' Newspaper Syndicate, 19:3 01; now free lanco 393
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special contb'r to all leading newspapers and | DEWEY, Charles Melville:
magazines. Traveled extensively through Orient, and an acknowledged authority on J. pan, for which was miQue a member of The Japan Soc. of London. Also mem. Nat. Geog. Soc., Washington, D. C .; Nat. Art Theatre Soc., N. Y. Chy; Am. Park and Out Door Art .Ass'n. Assisted in establish- ment of Nat. Village Improvement Ass'n. Compiler : Entertainment for All Seasons, 1904. Address : Ilotel Martha Washington, N. Y. City,
DE WATTEVILLE, William A .:
Physician; b. Berne, Switzerland. Der. 30, 1554; s. Adward de Watteville, whose father was a lieut .- general who served in the British Army; ed. Latin School, Berne; Royal Coll. Sargeons, Edinburgh, Scotland (where one of his teachers was Sir Joseph Lister), M.D., loso; made trip to Australia as physician on emigrant ship; finished studies at Univ. of Derne. Physician of Donald Currie & Co., ship owners, making trips to Cape of Good Hope. Southeast Africa, Port Natal, etc., and later physician for Inman Line on their steamers between Liverpool and N. Y. City ; since 1ss2, in general practice as physician in N. Y. City. Club : Swiss (ex-pres.). Address: 371 Lexington Av.,, N. Y. City. DEWEES. J. Highley:
Physician ; b. Kennedyville, Md., July 12. 1500; s. Daniel U'dree and Emily Amanda ( Raysor) Dewees; ed. Kennedyville gram- mar sch., lesl; Norristown ( Pa. ) High Sch., les6; grad. Phila. Coll. of Pharmacy, Ph.G., 1:21; Univ. Pa. (Medl.), MI.D., 194; unmar- ried. In 1:94 traveled through England, Irc- land. Scotland and Wales, and visited Paris; attended clinics of Annandale and Cheyne in Edinburgh; practisedl in Phila. until 3001; removed to Buffalo, N. Y., 192, and became house surgeon at the New Emurgency Hosp. ; how Visiting surgeon Mercy Hosp. Repub- lican ; Episcopalian. Miem. lead. Medicine, Erie Co. Med. Soc. Recreations: Music, travel. Address: 150 Park Av., Buffalo, N. Y.
DEWELL, James Dudley, Jr .:
Lawyer; b. New llaven. Conn., Sept. 17, 1570; s. James Dudley and Mary F. ( Keyes) Dewell; ed. llopkins Grammar Sch. New llaven ) : grad. Yale Univ., 1-93; m. New Haven, Conn., July ti, 1900, Clara Feucht- WANIEPr. Mem. firm Cushman & Dewell. Republican : Episcopalian. Mem. Theta Delta Chi, I'M Delta Phi, Yale Gradnates' Club ( New Haven). Address: 79 Wall St., N. Y. City.
DEWEY, Andrew Jack:
Lawyer: b. Chaumont, N. Y., Nov. 7, 1876: 8. Frank C. and Clara M. ( Wilcox) Dewey ; grad. Watertown High Sch., 1:04; Hamilton L'oll., AB., cum laule; 199>: department honors in Greek, psychology, logie and peilangics; m. 1007, Jessie L'Amoreanx Ilayt. Admitted to bar State of N. Y .. loml; prac- tised in Watertown, until 190G, since in N. Y. City, with James R. Ely. Soc. Dem. Co. Com . Jeferson Co., 1599 Ioga; nem. 2031 Reft, N. G. N. Y., CO. F. Democrat. Presbyterian. Mem. Psi Upsilon, Theta Nu Epsilon, and Phi Beta Kappa. Recreations: Boating, fishing. Club: Jeffersonian ( Wat.r. town). Address: 16 Wall St., N. Y. City.
Artist; b. Lowville, N. Y., 1849; s. Silas B. and Jane (Stoddard) Dewey; studied in Paris, winters of 1876-77, in ateher of Carolus Duran; engaged as artist painter ever since; m. N. Y. City, May 2, 1Ss7, Julia Henshaw. Represented by important works in the Pa. Acad. Fine Arts, Corcoran National Gallery ( Washington, D. C.), Buffalo Acod., and in many private collections of note. Academi- cian, Nat. Acad. of Design. Cinb: Lotos. Address : 222 W. 23d St., N. Y. City.
DEWEY, Charles Oliver:
Edurator; b. Freetown, Cortland Co., N. Y., June 17, 1-34; s. David Wesley and Phobe Ann (Delavan) Dewey; grad. Stute Normal Sch., Cortland, N. Y., 1877; Syracuse Univ., A.B. (Phi Beta Kappa, commence. muent speaker), Is-5; N. Y. Univ., Ph.D. 1-o0; Brooklyn Law Sch., LL.B., 1904; m. Aug. 12, 1-56. Lonise Iligley; children: Mary Agnes, b. 1-65, Charles Oliver, Jr., b. 1590. Has been principal of schools for twenty- six years. Mem. N. Y. bar. Served in 15th Reg't, Heavy Art'y, N. G. N. Y., private to 2d lieut. Trustee Guardian Savings Bank, Brooklyn. Republican ; Methodist. Mem.
Brooklyn Principals' Ass'n; pres. Principals' Ass'n (N. Y. City), N. Y. State Teachers' Ass'n (pres. 15 C), Nat. Edn'l Ass'n. Mem. Psi Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Ass'n, Sons of Revolution, Knight Templar. Recre- ations: Bowling, fishing, shooting. climbing, mountain camping Clubs: Lincoln, Univer- sity (Brooklyn ) ; Schoolmasters' (N. Y. City). Address : 467 MeDonough St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
DEWEY, Frederick: L .:
Banker: b. Otego, N. Y., 15G0; s. William A. and Loderna A. ( Killborn) Dewey; grad. Jlamilton Cull., A.B. (valedictorian), 1-92, A.M., Ph.D .; in. Potsdam, N. Y., 1557, Jessio M. Henry : one son, Lewis Dayton. Pres. Citizens' Nat. L'ank; director Northern Wall l'aper Co .: treas, Raquette River Pulp Co .; pres. Potsdam. Builling & Loan Ass'n. Re. publican. Episcopalian. Mem. Phi Beta
Kappa Soc., Sigma Phi. Masan. Trustco l'otsdam State Normal Sch. : pres. Potsdam l'uthe Library. Clubs: Potsdam (pres.) ;
Century (Ogdensburg, N. Y.). Address : Potsdam, N. Y.
DEWEY, George Ettgene:
Wine maker: h. Fort Wayne, Ind., Dec. 19, 1-13: s. Hiram Forld and Susan Loftley (Sta. pleford) Dewey; ed. public schools, San- dusky, O., Delaware (O.) Coll .: m. Brook- lyn. Oet. 10. 1-72, Frances Amelia Cameron ; children : George F., h. 155, Ralph C., b. 1-81. Julia 1., h. 1-4, William H. b. 1>55. Started in business with father. 19: was taken into partnership. 1-22: business in- corporated (Alerted v .. p.), 1-93; elected pres., 1000, HI T. Dewey & Sons Co. Received appim't as a representative of frie County, O. by John W. Markey, juder of court, to serve on bodyguard to Abraham Lincoln in 1-03: served in lich Ohio Vols. ; appt'd Ist lieut. Ist Ohio Militia. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Mem. G. A. R .: Glected senior vice comd'r John A. Dix Post 125, Dep't N. Y., afterward comd'r for seven years; ass't q. m. gen .. Drp't of N. Y. ; elected junior vire dep't comd'r, and later elected senior vice dep't comd'r, N. Y. State. Ex-
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continents and the islands of the sea. Mem. Flag Ass'n, Founders and Patriots of An.erica, Soc. War of 1512, Sons of Revolu- lion. Residence: €51 Putnam Av., Brook- lyn. Address: 135 Fulton St., N. Y. City.
DEWEY, John:
Educator; b. Burlington, Vt., Oct. 20, 1539; s. Archibald S. and Lucina (Rich ) Dewey; ed. Burlington ( Vt. ) Ihigh Sch., 1s71- 75; grad. Univ. Vt., A.B., 1>79 | Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Univ., 1884; LL.D., Umiv. of Wis., 1904) : m. Fenton, Mich., July 28, 1-sti, Alice Chipman; children: Fred .A., Evelyn, Lucy A., Jane M. Former prof. philosophy and director Seh. of Ed'n, Univ. of Chicago; how prof. philosophy, Columbia Umv. Mem. and expres. Am. Psychol. Ass'n and Am. Philos. AAss'n. Author: Psychology; Leibuite; Crit- ical Theory of Ethics; Study of Ethics; Psychology of Number: School and Society; Studies in Logical Theory; with Prof. Tufts, joint author of Ethics; contb'r to Philos. lieview, Psychol. Review, Mind, etc. Ad- dress: Columbia University, N. Y. City. DEWEY, Melvil:
Educator, librarian; b. Adams Centre, N. Y., Dec. lv, 1851; grad. Amherst Coll., 1874; acting librarian Amherst, 1573-76; 1-id moved to Boston, establishing Am. Library Ass'n, Library Journal, Metric Bureau, Spelling Reform Ass'n; also Library Bureau to Sp- cure better library methods, appliances and supplies; managed these till May, 1>>3, when appt'd chief librarian of Columbia Coll .; prof. library economy, 1SS !: 18-7, director Culumla Coll. Sch. of library economy, whose establishment he had suggested; sec. and treas. Univ. of State of N. Y., 18:9; director N. Y. State Library, Library Sch. ; sec. Library Ass'n. 1>2000, 1-07-os, treas. 1879.51, pres. 155046; edited labrary Jour- nal, 1876-51, Library Notes, Metric Bulletin, Metric Advocate, Spelling Reform Bulletin. Director N. Y. State educational exhibit. Columbian Exp'n, 1:93. The value of his peculiar work has been recognized by nni- versal expositions in Paris, Ists, 1539; Chi- cago, 1593, and Paris, 1904, where of nine grand prizes awarded to [. S. one was for an exhibit of methods of education by means of reading and traveling libraries, another for general library exhibit thoth prepared by N. Y. State Library) and a third to him in honor of his distinguished services not only as a librarian, but as an educator whose administration during period of reorganiza- tion of Univ. of State of N. Y. ( 1 ->9-1900), produced such marked advances in both sør- ondary and higher education; a similar award of a gold medal was made by La. Purchase Exp'n, 1001. Author: labrary School Rules; Simplified Library School Rules; Decimal Classification and Relativo Index. Address: 315 Madison Av., Albany, N. Y.
DEWING, Maria Oakey:
Painter of Genres, flowers and portraits; b. N. Y. City, 1:15; d. W. I. and S. W. ( Sal- livan) Oakey: ed. in N. Y. City and Paris; pupil of La Farge and Couture; m. N. Y. City, 188], T. WWW. Dewing: one, daughter, Elizabeth Bartol Dewing: b. Isst. Residence: 82 E. 55th St. Studio: 122 L. 25th St., N. X. City.
Physician; b. Westminster. Conn., July 16. 1st2; s. Andrew aul Lanice Williams (Cross) Dewing; grad. Med. Dept Colum- bia Univ., N. Y. City, M.D., 1-si. Entered N. Y. City Insane Asylum, 1 -: 9, as ass't physician: ass't physioun Nings Co. Insane Asylum, 1-$9; med. sup't sair, 12, when the institution became a Fille hosp., was appt'd med. sup't; appt'd gen. sup't L. I. State Hosp., Kings Park and Brooklyn, May, lauf; when these were made separate insit- tutions in 1: 2, appt'd med. sup't Kings Park; tumsferred as med. sup't of L. 1. State Hosp .. Brooklyn, 11. Meus Kings C.a. Med. Sor .; Am. Medico-Psychol. Soc. ; Masonic order. Club: Midwood, Brooklyn. Address: L. 1. State Jlospital, Brooklyn.
DEWING, Thomas Wilmer:
Artist; b. Biston, My 4, J1: student of Jules J. Lefebvre, at Paris, 1870-79; in. Maria Richards Vaney. Sive Isty professionally engaged as artist in N. Y. Chry; painter of portraits and figure compositions. Received Clarke price of Nat. Arad. Design, lesi, for painting The Days. Associate 1-7, academi- rian since ISr, Nat. Aral. Design: mem. Soc. And Artists, Ten American Painters. Club: The Players : Address: 22 E. 55th St., N. Y. City.
DE WITT, George G .:
Lawyer: b. in Town of Callicoon, Sullivan Co., N. Y., April D. 1:15: s. George and Julia ( Foster) De Witt: ed. Ciumlda Grammar Sch., Columbia Coll., .A.B., 197, A.M., 1-70, Columbia Law Sch., LL .. B., 1.69; m. Boston, May 23. 1577. l.la R Flags. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, Isop, and has ever sitre prartised law in X. Y. City. Truster Chemical Nat. Bank, Now Yurt Life Ins. Co., Real Estate T. ist Co. Ip -corthan. Men. Assim Har City of N. Y. Trustre Columbia Univ., Roosevelt Hosp. ; gov. New York Husp; F. p. N. Y. Soc. for Prevention of Cruelty to Chil- dren. Clubs: Uniom, Metropolitan, Union League, University, N. Y. Yacht, South Side Sportsman's. Irsidence: : W. 51st St. Address: >> Nassau Sty N. Y. City.
DE WOLFE, Drina:
Artress: b. St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 5, 1593; d. Frank 1. aud E. D. Waters; ed. in Con. vent in Paris, France; m. London, England, Charteris de Wolfe: one son, Jacques Frank Alesander Waters de Wolfe, b. Pol. Play. ing in Man and Superman, season 1900.07. Address: N. Y. City.
DE WOLFE. Elsie:
etress: b. N. Y. City, 1565: d. Stephen and Georgina (Copland) de Wulfe. Mado début in Sardon's Thermidor, laspoo; many years with Empire Stock Co., leading sup- port of John Drew, etc .; beram a star in 1:001; afterward ' managed own company, pro- dueinz different plays, "te. Much in'crested in objets d'art, calle. linz, el. Lives in Washington Irving's haise, Irving Place, 115th St., from wloch Irving Place is named Address: 122 J :. 17th St., N. Y. City.
DEXTER, Georre Toppen:
Life isarder odchud: b. Anguria, Maine, Jan. 25. Iva s. Rev. Heury Vaughn Bap. tist) and Mary I. (Boardman) Dexter; ed. in common and high sch. ; m. Ballwinville, 305
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Mass., 193, N. .. J. Greenwood. children . F'red G., D. lesl, Leon B., b. 1:3. Second v .. p. Mut. Life Ins. Co. of N. Y. Repub- lican. Clubs: Lawyers, N. Y. Athletic, Co- lumbia Yacht. Address: 32 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
DEXTER, Henry:
Retired n.erchant; b. W. Cambridge, Mass., Mar. 11. J:13; s. Jonathan Marsh and Eliza- beth ( Balch) Dexter; ed. public and private schools, prepared for Harvard; at age of 11 entered printins offre in Boston. serving ap- prenticeship of three years, and fur three years was second foreman in Harvard Univ. printing offer, where his close application to the work in hand gave him a liberal erlucation : m. Southport, Conn., Oct. 11, 1-3, Lucretia Marquand Perry, d. . Orrando and ( larissa (Treadwell) Perry: one sin, Or- rando Perry, b. Get. St, 1-44 (assassinated at Dexter bake, in the Adirondacks, Sept. 19, 19 :3). Came to N. Y. City, 18.5, and was vinployed by Grannis, White & Co., und later in hardware store conducted by the Whittemores, inventors of the carding machine; bought. in let2, interest in firm of Dexter & Tuttle, Funks, periodicals and daily papers, which firm became Henry Dexter & Co., and later changed to style of H. Dex- ter, Ilamilton & Co .: formulated the idea and founded the consolidation of leading news- dealers, which developed into the present American News Co., of which was pres. many years until 1-06: organized in London, oni similar lines, the International News Co .: now retired from active business. Asso. ciated with George P. Putnam, the publisher ( who first projected it), as one of founders of Met. Museum of Art, of which is mem- luer in perpetuity. Spent years in foreign travel, including all the principal cities of Europe, Northern fran, and Hastoru Asin, one trip extending over a period of five years; and has traversed the continent of North America four times. Possesses a won- derfully retentive memory, and in his ninety- sixth year delights in relating; his interest- ing experiences. Built new home for N. Y. Ilist. Sor. on Central Park West, oppo- kite Museum of Natural Ilistory, at cost of 400,000, in memory of son, Orrando Perry Dexter. Whig. Mugwump in politics. Epis- copalian (evangelical). Member Nat. Geog. Soc .; life mem. N. Y. Geo _. Soc .: Patron N. Y. Ilist. Sor .; v.p. P. E. Ch. Mission- ary Soc. for Spaman: traster for Midnight Mission : life director Am. Bible Spr., Am. Traet Sor., Mem. N. Y. Soc. for Proven- tion of Cruelty to Children. St. Luke's Hosp. Soc., Y. M. C. A., Children's Aid Soc., Home for Incurables, Charity Organiza- tion Soc., N. Y. Ass'n for Improving Condi. tion of Door, Home for Aged Married Couples, etc. Recreations: Walking, travel. reading: Address: 42 W. 56th St., N. Y. City.
DEXTER, Henry C .:
Mar Hurtarer. h. Block River, N. Y .. May 4. I-39; s. Simon and Nari I. ( Hardy) Dexter: ed. Watertown Ihen Sch., Potsdata Normal Sch .; m. ('anden, N. Y., Jan. 24 1 -. , Clara I. Tisdale; children : Fanny L'. b. June 10, 1sst. William C., b. Mar. 15. 1:21, Minion L., b. Mar. 20, 1902. Pres. and mg's I' n Dexter Chair Co. Republican.
Momn. M. E. Church. Address Black River Jefferson Co., N. Y.
DEXTER, Stanley Walker:
Lawyer; h. Lonilon. Eng., Oct. 3. 1357: S Ilenry Stanley and Annie Breese (Walke: Dexter: grad. Yale Univ., B.A., 1STs. r Benteia, Calif., Sept. 10, 1854, Gabriella Mani gault McAllister; children: Gabriella M .. b. 1556, Julian Staniey, b. 1:50, Sidney Breese, b. 1997. Senior mem. firm of Deytor. Osborn & Fleming; referee in bankruptcy since 189% mem. N. Y. City and State Bor Iss'ns com. on Federal Legislation: anth Assen.My Dist. Rep. Organization; director Mutual Trust Co. of Westchester Co. Repub livan. Episcopalian. Men. Sans of Rese'a tion, St. Nicholas Soc., Holland Lodre s. F. and A. M. (past master), Scroll and Key Sor. ( Sale), Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Um I'niversity, Down Town, Yale, Church, Sich Neck (Fishing). Residence (country ) Oyster Bay. L. 1 .; (city) = W. 55th St. Ad dress: il Broadway, N. 1. City.
DEYO, Daniel B .:
lawyer. h. Newburgh, N. Y., Aug. 25, 1901 ; s. Abraham and Mary J. (Devier) Deyo: ed New Palta Avad. ; grad. Fort Edward Colle ginte Inst., les": in. West Somers, N. Y. Nov. 28. 15>>, Mary Emma Osburn: on- child, Mihired Louise, b. 1sb2. Studied law in the office of Hon. Alton B. Parker, at kingston, N. Y .; appointed comm'r for Southern Dist. of N. Y .; att'y for B'd Supervisors U'Ister Co., 1 93.91 and 1:96: sec. Rep. Co. Com. Ulster Co. for many years. mem. Dutch Reformed Ch .: Clster Co. Bar Ass'n; Kingston Club: Address: 240 Fail St., Kingston, N. Y.
DEYO, George Nelson:
Clergyman, b. Highland, N. Y .; ed. St Strpen s Cool !. , Srabuty Divin'ty Sch. and Ch. Divinity sch. of the Pacific; ordered deacon in Episcopal Ch., 1:53; ordained priest, 1-05; principal St. Mark's Acad., Salt Lahe, 1:32: rector St. Peter's Mission, Cor onado, Calif., 1-93; rector St. Luke's Ch .. Los Gatos, Calif., 1:06; curate, Calvary Parish, N. Y., 1998; curate St. Augustine s Chapel, Trinity Parish, 10001; tector, Church of the Advocate since Forti. Address : Wash ington Av. and Isist St., N. Y. City.
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