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DILLENBACK, John W .:
. Major, U. S. A .: b. in Jefferson Co., N. Y., May 9, 1:12; ap;t'd from N. Y .- civil life; actual rank, private and corporal Com- pany G, loth N. Y. Heavy Artillery, Auz. 7, 1862, to Ang. 21, 1513: capt. fourth U. S. Iof., Aug. 22, 1963; severely wounded in bat- tle of Petersburg, Va. June 15, 151; again, Feb. 29, 1565, in advance on Wilmington, N. Y., after fall of Fort Fisher; honorably mus- tered ont, April 11, lenG; appt'd 2d lieut., first artillery, Feb. 29, 1-06; first lieut., May 1, 1866; capt., June 30, 18 2; brevet rank, brevet major Vols., and brevet lieut. c.l. Vols., Mar. 13, 1-5. for gallant and meri- torious services during war; staff positions occupied : act'g ass't e.m. Erst artillery, Mar. 1, IST5, to June 50, 1-se; major second ar- tillery, Mar. 8, 1999; retired Mar. 31, 1999; chief of artillery, Fifth Army Corps, during Santiago campaign, June and July, 1-9%. Ad- dress : 40 Washington St., Watertown, N. Y.
DILLINGHAM, Charles B .:
Theatrical me'r; hat management of sov. eral theatrical companies and stars, includ. ing Fritzi Scheit. Address: 1102 Broad- way, N. Y. City.
DILLINGHAM, Frank Ayer: Lawyer: b. N. Y. Ciy. Dec. 01, 1500: S. George Wellington anl Helena Wellington ( Ayer) Dillingham; grad. Yale Coll., .A. B., 1891; Columbia Law Sch., LL.B., 1-01; m. N. Y. City, Jan. 23, 1-98, Lomise Gregory Bulkley ; children : Louise Dulbley, Win- throp Bulkley, Dorothy Ayer, Helena Ayer, Hope, Sherburne. Admitted to bar, 1-t1: since then practising Jawy in N. Y. City. mem. firm of Round -. Hatch, Dillingham & Debevoise. Pres. Granica Centrale; director South Porto Hiro Nagar C' .. (see. ), Metal- lurgical Securities Co. for. ), Lake Placid Improvement 0) .. The Con ury Mortgage Co. (treas.), Ain. Colonial Bank of Porto Rico. Highland Forest Co. ttrens.). Republican. Mem. Delta Kappa Epilon, Phi Delta Phi, Phi Beta Kappa. Clic: Yale, Dontsehr Verein. Residence: \ Plburn, Essex County, N. J. Address: 62 Cedar St., N. Y. City.
Health, N. Y. City, 1692, nes't sanitary sup't, 1 ... , resigned, Adjunct prof. A.Mit .. tology, N. Y. Polytechnic; dermatologist St. Francis Hosp. ; visiting physician and derma- tologist, St. Joseph's Hosp. Mem. Acad. Medicine, N. Y. Co. Med. Soc., Med. Ass'n Grenter N. Y., N. Y. Polyclinic Clinical S.c., West Side Clinical Sie. Physicians' Mut. Aid Ass'n, Soc. Relief Widows and Or- Thans of Med. Men, Maine Soc .; see. Low- dein Alumni Ass'n' since 199G. Chib: Psi Upsilon. Address: 1IS W. 85th St., N. Y. City. DILLON, Arthur:
Architeet: h. St. Louis, Mo .. ISr); s. John Alvarez and Bianche Mary (Valle) Dillon; ed. Phillips Exeter (N. II.) Acad., Mass. Inst. Technology, Boston, Ecole des Bonne Arts, Paris. Practising since last. Mem. Architectural League, .Am. Inst. Architerts. Soe. Beaux Arts Architects, Sizmis Chi. Address: 1 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
DILLON, John Forrest:
Jurist: b. Northampton, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1821; s. Thomas and Rosannah Dillon. 'grad. med. dep't Univ. of Iowa; m. Davenport, Ia., 1953, Anna M. Price. After six months meil. practice studied law; admitted to bar, 1832; State pros. att'y. 1952-55; judge 7th judicial dist .. Ja., 1:5 :- 63; judre Supreme Court. Ia .. ]:63-69; judge U. S. Circuit Court, Sth judicial dist., 1.9-to: resigned: prof. real estate and equity jurisprudence. Co- lun:bin Law Sch., 1-7- 2; vesamed practice of law in 192; author of numerous leril works and lecturer on legal subjects: nem. third annual con. Ass'n for the Codificaljun of the Law of Nations, I'Institut de Invit International: gen. and consulting counsel to Interhor migh H. R., Texas & Pacific It'y. Unim Fachir It. R., Min. Pacific R'y. Western Uniou Telegraph Co. Residence: l'ar Hiris, N. J. Address: 195 Broadway, N. Y. City. DILLON, John M .:
Lawyer: b. Iowa, April 29, 1963; ed. Co- lumbia I'niv .; m. Lucy Sands Downing; chil- dren: Milton Sands Dillon, b. 1:95, Dorothy Downing Intlon, b. 1-95. Meoiber firm Dilon & Hubbard; mum, Delta Kappa Epsilon fra. termity, Columbia Univ. Alumni As 'D. Eilitor Marshall's Constitutional Decision :. Author: Motor Days in England. Clubs: Union League, Lawyers, N. Y. Athletic; Ards. Joy, Morris County Gulf, Somerset Hills Canntry Club, Autoimolule Club of America. Ho plenee : "Overleigh," Far Ilills, N. J. Address: 195 Broadway, N. Y. City.
DILTIJEY, William Jacob:
Awhileet: h, Three Tuns, Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County, I., P.b. 17. J&#: s. Charles Frederick and Elizabeth (iless) Ditthey; ed. in public s hout. nicht s itools and spring Garden Inst., Philadel- ¡lia, and at Bra cilin Inst. of Arts and Sciences; Uhtnatried. Engaged in general practic . of arch erture : designed and erected Thestory Pere utile Moulding at 3'5 Broadway for Claras Bindw , Rauch, Hans ard 15 story mercantile betaling at 123.15 M Ferr St., crectid Puros for Peter Winchester Itouss: has also designed and remodelind Irany other buiblings for leading business m.en and citizens of N. Y. City, Long Island and New Jersey and Pennsylvania Pres.
DILLINGHAM, Frederick Henry: Phystilan: 1. Bat goor, Me .. April 7, 1-57; 8. Edwin F. and Juba (Sneth) Dillingham; grad. Bowdoin Coll., A.B .. P. A.M., Is-0, Columbia Univ. (Coil. Ilys. and Surg.), M.D., 19-0; m. Ist. N. Y. City. Nov. 15, 1- 3, Heleo Alexandra Ganson (dird Jan. 20, 3591) ; 2d. N. Y. City, Nov. 0, 1-97, Busy Maria Ferguson. Engaged in practice of medicine .. N. Y. City, since lesd; appt'd on B'd of The Arizona Copper Belt Mining Co., con-
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sisting of eight gold snd three copper claims | col. Veteran Ass n of reg't. Vestryman All being developed by a few friends. Repub lican; twice nominated for General Assembly by both the Republicans and the Citizens' Union Party in the 2d Assembly Dist of Brooklyn. Mem. Calvary Evangelical Church, Brooklyn. Mem. Committee of 63, a civic organization, Down Town Tax Payers' Ass'n, Young Men's Christian Ass'a, Young Repno- lican Club. Recreation: Motoring. Has traveled in the South and West to Pacific Coast. Residence: 392 Jay St., Bronklyn. Address: 1.3 Union Square, N. Y. City.
DILWORTH, Henry C .:
Manufacturer; b. Port Penn, Sept. 1, 1350; s. John D. and Eliza Frances (Gordon) Di !- worth; ed. in Del. public schools, Delaware City Acad. ; m. Matilda Sherwood, of Monsey, N. Y. Came to N. Y., in spring of 1sos: was employed by firm of Gordon & Dilworth (his nucle and brother, respectively) : in course of time worked way to present posi- tion as v .. p., director and treas. corp'n (drm established 1547). Traveled all over U. S., Canada, Mexico, The Windward and Leeward Islands and to a small extent in S. America. Jeffersoman Democrat. Presbyterian. Ma- son : llope Lodge (E. Orange, N. J., Union Chapter ( Orange. N. J.), Jersey Commandery 19, K. T., N. Y. Consistory, A. A. S. R .. , 32°, Mecca Temple (Shrine), Recreations: Travel, hunting, fishing; formerly yachting. Residence: E. Orange, N. J. Address: 5€ Greenwich St., N. Y. City.
DIMOCK, Henry F .:
Lawyer; b. S. Coventry, Conn., Mar. 28, 1812; s. Timothy (M.D.) and Laura P. ( Booth ) Dimock: grad. Yale Coll., A.B., 1863, Harvard Law Sch., LL.B., Ist: m. Brook- line, Mass., Susan C. Whitney: one dangh- ter, Susan M. Dimock (now Mrs. Cary T. Hutchinson). Admitted to bar, 1866, prac- tising in N. Y. City from 1866. Comm'r of Docks, City of N. Y., over 6 . ears; comm'r to devise plan for gov't of the cities of the State of N. Y., appi'd by Gov. Tilden, 1-75. Pres, and director MeCall Ferry Power Co. ; director Boston & Me. R. R. ()., Dominion Coal Co., Dominion Iran and Steel Co., N. Y. Loan & Improvement Co., Knickerbocker Trust Co .; mem. Advisory Com., U. S.
"Lloyds. " Mem. Corp'n of Yale Univ., Soc. Mayflower Descendants. Clubs: l'ni- versity, Manhattan, Metropolitan, Down Town, Barnard, Lawyers, Democratic. Resi- dence: 25 ℃. 60th St. Address: Gu Wall St., N. Y. City.
DIMOND, Thomas:
| Angel's Episcopal Ch. Pres. Iron League of N. Y., and N. J. (trade organization ) ; di- i rector Building Trade Ass'ns. N. Y. City, and j's treas. for past two years, fighting the big iron strike. Mem. of the Museum of Natural History, Mechanics and Tradesmen Soc., N. Y. Hist. Soc., and the Architectural Iron Soc. and trustee nf latter; mem. Chamber of Commerce, Metropolitan Opera, Church, und American Yacht Clubs, and a trustee of the Intter; also of N. Y. Athletic, Build- ing Trades, Apawamis Golf, and Knollwood Golf Clubs. Chelsea Plantation Club (a game club of S. C.) and Laurentian and Schewin- agin Clubs (fishing) of Canada. Also mem. Pilgrims of the United States, Nassau Club ( Princeton, N. J.). Mil. Service Inst'n of U. S. and Automobile Club of America. lesidence: 20 W. 73d St., N. Y. City.
DITSON, Charles Healy:
Publisher of music: b. Boston, Mass., Aug. 11. 115: s. Oliver and Catherine ( Delano) Ditson; ed. Boston High Sch .; m. N. Y. City, Ort. 7. 1:00. Alice M. Tappin, of N. Y. City. Entire business life spent in business es- tablished by father; now pres. Oliver Ditson Co., of Boston: pres. Charles H. Dirson & Co., of N. Y. City. Republican; Unitarian. Mem. New England Soc., Soc. Mayflower Descendants: treas. Oliver Ditson - Soc. for Relief of Needy Musicians ( Boston). Clubs: Players' (N. Y. City), Algonquin ( Boston). Address: 19 E. 57th St., N. Y. City.
DITHMAR. Edward Augustus:
Editor, b. N. Y., May 22. 1851; ed. public schools of N. Y .: m. 1ss2, Ella B. Knapp. Oo editorial staffs Evening Post and N. Y. Times, since 1ST1; ultor of Saturday Re- view Supplement of New York Times, since 1902. Author: John Drew-a Biographical Sketch. Clubs: Savage ( London) ; National Arts (N. Y. City ). Address: llotel San Remo, N. Y. City.
DITMARS, Edward Wilson:
Lawyer: h. Astoria, L. I., N. Y .; grad. Columbia Law Sch., 1s-3; unmarried. Mem. Sons of Revolution, Holland Soc., Aldine Ass'n. Club: Cresroot Athletic. Residence : 612 Charlton Av., Brooklyn. Address: 302 broadway, N. Y. City.
DITMARS, James G .:
Physician and surgeon; b. Washington. Iowa, Nov. 10, 1-57: 4. Isaac Styker aod Catharine (Wood) Ditmars; ed. in High schools. Washington, Ohio, and Denison I'niv., Granville, Ohio, B .. 1. 1-s2, Principal public schonle. Hanover. Ohio, 15.45, ML .. A., 1-S. Long Island Coll. Husp., Brooklyn, MD., 15; m. Granville, O., Sept. 21, 1ssl, Eva Jane Blue; children : Lester Loomis, b. I. Edwin (. J., b. 1501, Violette Hope, b. F-96, Eva Marguerite, b. 1-08. Engaged in prac- 'fice as physician and surgeon in Brooklyn frunt 1-0. Republican. Mom. Kines Co. Med. Soc. Address: 5:51, Sixth Av., Brook- lyn, N. Y.
Mi'r of iron work for buildings; b. Gar- risuns, Putnam Co., N. Y., Sept. 1, 1-51; s. Wilbam and Catharine (Smith) Dimond: ed. in N. Y. public schools, at night school, and at Packard's Business Col !.: studied the principles of architecture with James Renwick, architect, to tlai've years; m. N. Y. City, July 19, 1-79. Jennie kelly ; chil- dren : James Renwick. George Arnold. Florence' May. "Now prop'r Thomas Dimond DITMARS, Raymond Lce: Irun Works; trustee and mem. Bond and Curator of reptiles: b. Newark, N. J., June 2, 1976; s. John B. II. and Mary .1. ( Knous) Ditmars; ed. public school and Bernard Mil. Sch., N. Y. City : m. N. Y. City, Mortgage Com., Bank for Savings: director and mem. Exec. Coms. Mutual Bank, Co- lomal Ins. Co., and Am. Lloyds: chuo'n Exec. Cion. Great Western Lloyds Ins. Co. | Frh. 1. 1 ; Clara Elizabeth Hurd. children. Bem. 7th Reg't N. G. N Y., 1976.SG, now' Gladys Muriel, Beatrice Emeliu. Was 6 years 402
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ass't curator of entomology in Am. Museum of Natural History, N. Y. City: 1 year com- mercial stenographer; then court reporter on staff N. Y. Times; 6 years curator of reptiles and ass't eurator of mammals in the N. Y. Zoological Park, N. Y. Chy. Served as vol- unteer and drill master during Spanish-Amn. War. Mem. N. Y. Zool. Soc., Am. Ophiolog- ical Soc., Delta Chapter, Chi Sigma Chi. Writer and lecturer on reptiles; has lectured in the greater number of the N. Y. public schools. Author: The Reptile Book ; Reptiles of the World: Reptiles of the Virmity of N. Y. City; Batrachians of the Vicinity of N. Y. City; Story of the Reptiles (Baskett & Ditmars ) : Snakes Found Within Fifty Miles of N. Y. City; The Poisonous Reptiles of the United States; numerous lengthy articles on reptiles in the publications of the N. ). Zoological Society, also popular articles in magazines and newspapers. Residence: 712 Union Ar,, N. Y. City. Address: N. Y. Zoblogical Park, N. Y. City.
DITTENHOEFER, Abram Jesse:
Lawyer; b. Charleston, S. C., Mar. 17, 1836; 6. Isaac and Babetta Dittenhocier; moved, when 4 years old, to N. Y. City with parents; grad. Columbia Coll. A.B. (head of class in wlassics). Admitted to bar at 21; appt'd by Gov. Fenton, of N. Y., a justice of the City Court, to fill vacancy; later nominated to same office, but declined ; presidential elec- tor for Lincoln and Johnson, 1804; offered appointment as U. S. dist. judge for S. C., by President LiveoIn; delegate to Kep. Nat. Conv., 1:26, and other Republican conven. tions; chairman German Rep. Central Com. 12 terms; counsel for numerous corp'ns; prominent in numerous litigations; counsel for brokers and newspaper men who were indicted for refusing to answer U. S. Senate Investigating Com. as to who gave them the information published by them in the newspapers, relating to sugar scandal ; coun- sel for the directors and captain of the ill- fated General Slocum, and for Rosenthal & Co., who were proseented in the U. S. courts in connection with the Japanese silk smuggling frauds; authority on law of drama and stage; as counsel for Metropolitan Opera House, N. Y. City, succeeded in defeating application of widow of Richard Wagner for injunction restraining production of Parsifal at that opera house. He was one of the successful counsel up to the Court of p. peals in the matter of the appheation for a mandamus to cumpel the Consolidated Tele- graph and Electrical Subway Company, owned by the Consolidated Gas Company, to give space in its subway duets for the dis. tribution of electricity to the Long Acre Electric Light & Power Company. Honorary mem. Actors' Fund. Address: 96 Broadway, N. Y. City.
DIVEN, Eugene:
Patent and corporation lawyer; b. Elnira, N. Y .; grad. from Sch. of Mechanical En- g'ring. Lehigh Univ., and from Nat. Sch. of Law, Washington, D. C .; m, Jeannette Mur- doch, of Elmira. Formerly examiner in U. S. Patent Office; now of law firm of Diven & Diven, Elmira, N. Y. Treas, Hilliard, Clutch gud Machinery Co. Trustee Steele Memorial Library. Address: 212 E. Water St., El- mira, N. Y.
DIVEN, George Miles:
Lawyer; b. Angelica, N. Y., Aug. 29, 1533; ed. preparatory school at Geneva: grad. Ham. ilton College, lebt; admitted to the bar, 1501; m. June 3, 1:13, Lucy MM. Brown. Pres. B d of Ed'n; trustee Hamilton Coil. ; pres. N. Y. State Dar Ass'n, 1:00-91; pres. La France Fire Engine Mf'g Co. ; director Erie R'y, El- mira and Williamsport R. R. Co., Elmira and Lake Ontario R. R. Co .. Elmira, Cortland and Northern R. R. Co., Waverley and State Line R. R. Co. and Canal K. R. Co., Elmira Steel Rolling Mill Co .; mig'r Arnot.Ogden Memorial Hosp. Clubs: Manhattan, Lawyers, (N. Y. City) ; Union League ( Philadelphia) ; Red Jacket, Seminole. Address; Elmira, N. Y. DIX, John A .:
Banker, paper maker: b. Washington County, N. Y .: father was cousin of Gen. John A. Dix, governor of N. Y. Democrat; re- ceived 17 votes for governor in Buffalo Con- vention, 1906, and bolted the Hearst nomina- tion in that convention: nominated by the Democratic Party for lientenant-governor of N. Y., 195, but defeated with ticket. Address: 478 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y.
DIX, William Frederick:
Sec., The Mutual Life Ins. Co. of N. Y .; b. Newark, N. J., Nov. 15, 1807; s. John Edwin and Mary Fisher (Joy) Dix; grad. Princeton Umy. (honors in English hter- ature), lesy; i. E. Orange, N. J., June 2, 1900, Mary Alice Tennille; elnidren: son, Tenmille, b. Nov. 21, 14, and daughter, Alison Joy, b. Nov, 3, 3005. Was in'g editor Nassau Lit. Magazine at Princeton ; after graduation, traveled in Europe. N. Africa, Asia Minor, India, Burma, China and Japan; on return, engaged in literary work ; literary editor The Churchman, 1:91; in 1900, became editor of the Home Journal, which soon after changed its name to Town and Country; resigned editorship, May 1, 100G, to become sec. The Mutual Life Ins. Co. Author: The Pave in the Girandole, a romance of old furniture: The Lost Princess (novel). Direc- tor The Stuyvesant Co. (publishers Town and Country). Republican. Mein. and regis- trar Soc. Colonial Wars, State of N. J. (nhs: Authors (N. Y. City) ; Essex County Country (N. J.). Crystal Lake Skating. Residence: 177 Harrison St., E. Orange, N. J. Address: 54 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
DIXEY, Henry Edward:
Artor; b. Boston, Mass., Jan. 6, 1859; began at age of > to play children's parts at Howard Athenaun; engaged under Edwin E. Rice, 1 75-80; has appeared in varied roles in Evangeline: Babes in the Woods: The Mascot: Patience: Pinafore; Iolanthe; The Sorcerer: Billie Taylor: The Merry Duchess. etr: also in Confusion : Romany Rye; Panice and Leo: The Duke's Motto, and the extreme. ly popular Adonis: mom. of Ansustin Daly's stock company, 1-91 96; has played numerous comedy ports both in C. S. and Enzland; played Man on the Box, scason of 1:06-07. Address : Lambs Club, N. Y. City.
DIXON, Thomas, Jr .:
Author: b. in Cleveland County, N. C., Jan. 11, 1801: s. Rev. Thomas and Amanda (MeAfec) Dixon; grad. Wake Forest (N. C.) Coll., A.B., 1-2, A.M., ]>3, Greensboro (N. O.) Law Sch., LL.B., Isso; scholar in
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history and politics, Johns Hopkins Univ., | State of N. Y. (chancellor from 1903). Has 1883-81; m. Montgomery. Ala., Mar. 3, 1.86, began and directed construction of All Saints Cathedral, Albany, N. Y .; founded Sisterhond of Holy Child Jesus, St. Agnes' Sch. fur Girls, Child's Ilosp., Albany. Author : Ques tions ou the Collerts: Epistles and Gospe,s Mosnies, or the Harmony of Collect: Epis !... and Gospel for the Sundays of the Chiista" Year; Life and Writings of the Second Bishop of New Jersey; Sunshine and Playtime: A.s. addresses, sermons and pamphlets. Address. 29 Elk St., Albany, N. Y. Harriet Bussey. Admitted to N. C. Bar, 1886; practised law in N. C .: admitted to bar of U. S. Supreme Court, and mein. N. C. legislature, 1:5.50; entered ministry, 1->7, as pastor Baptist Ch., Raleigh. N. C .; pas- tor Bapt. Cl at Boston, I>>>>9, at N. Y. City, 1>-9.09; lyceum lecturer, 1:09-1002; nov- clist and dramatist since P'#2. Author: The Leopard's Spots, 1002; The One Woman, 19/3; The Clansman. 19 4; The Life Worth Living, 1905; The Traitor, 1907: Comrades, DOBES, Charles Gordon: 1909. Dramatized The Clansman, 1005; The One Woman, 1906: The Traitor, 19's. Hesi- dence: 867 Riverside Drive, N. Y. City.
DIXON, William Palmer:
Lawyer: b. Mar. 10, 1817; grad. Yale Coll., 150%, Columbia Law Sch .. 1970; mar- ried. Mem. firm of Dixon & Holmes. Tris- tee Mnt. Life Ins. Co .: director Fidelity and Casualty Co., U. S. Mortgage and Trust Co., Lawyers' Title Ins. and Trust Co., Am. Exchange Nat. Bank. Pres. and director N. Y. Real Estate Ass'n, Manhattan Real Estate Ass'n, Central Real Estate Ass'n and Colonial Real Estate Ass'n. Ass'n Bar, City of N. Y. Clubs: Ynle. University, L'nion, Metropolitan, Lawyers, Riding, Rock- away Hunt, Suburvan Riding and Driving. Century, Down Town. Residence: 29 W. 49th St. Address: 32 Jaberty St., N. Y. City. DOANE, William C .:
Physician and 'surgeon ; b. Shawanguok. Uster Co., N. Y., Jut; 17, 15 _;; s. David and Jane (Dunn) Doane; ed. Montgomery, Orange Co., N. Y., and prepared for college, but illness prevented coll. course; m. U'nion. Broome Co., N. Y., July 12, 1-48, Mary K. Keeler: children: May J., b. 1.56, Carrie L., h. 1856. Elected clerk of Broome Co., Boa; stumped N. Y. and Fa. with Horace Greeley, 1856; Inter in political campaigns with Sew- ard, Garfield. Senator Wilsm, Tom Cor- win. Gen. Hawley, Senator Foraker, James G. Blaine and others in nearly all the States. Produced u cure for the liquor and morphine habits, which is located in Philadelphia and known as the "Doute Association. Was a leader among the P'rre Soilers, later Repub. licun. Was in U. S. Patent Office during Lin- coln's life as President: knew him well, and at his request held war meetings and en- listed soldiers in Je . and subsequently ex- amined patients in hospita's in Washington, D. C., at instaure of Mir. Lincoln. Address: 13412 West Water St., Elinira, N. Y.
DOANE, William Croswell:
Bishop of Albany, b. Bf iston, Mass., Mar. 2. 1-32; 5. George Washington (Bishop of N. J.) and Ehra ( Greetno) Doane; grad. Bir- lington (N. J.) Coll., 1.12. 1 70, later .A.M., LL.D., Union and Cambridge (England ) : DOBSON, George Frederick: D.D., Colunthia, Hobart, Trinity (Hartford). Edpor: b Liverpool, England. Oct. 5. 1230; s. Ibuy and Ellen (Pintham) Dobson: ed Liverpool cad. : m. Helen Maher: children Grase Evelyn. Por wears cheaged in jaut 1 6; ass't to father, retor of St. Mary's , polisin, chi dy as editorial writer; now H . Oxford England, Dallin Ireland ): m. Newark, N. J., 1-55 Sar h Catherine Candit. Ordered deacon, Mor, 3 : ordained piest Ch., and later rector St. Barnahas' Ch., Burlington, N. J., until tu ;; rertor St. John's, Hartford, Conn., Isopor: St. Peter's, . Hanover Theatre Co., Metropolitan Jockey Allenny, N. Y., 19470; Al ted. Der., 1st. {inb: pres. and director Epoch Realty Co. director Lawrence Realty Co., Laurelton Land Co., Dreamland (scc.). Democrat. Episcopa and consecrated, Tob., 199 Di hop of Al- bany. N. Episcopalian Reput Univ. of
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Stock broker: h. N. Y. City; s. Charles Jr., and Sarah E. (Gordon) Dobbs; ed N. Y. public schools; m. N. Y. City, Nov. 1. 1875, Agnes E. Bergman: one dmgate: Mrs. Mary D. Wadhams. Formerly chat! in mf'g metal goods, also as commisslu. mch't in fancy goods: inventor of ruil .. copying press, Dobbs' Diamond Effect. Erade line, and several other nriicies; engaged : . stock broker since 1901. Trustee Union Dim Savings Inst'n. llas traveled extensively i. Ui. S., Mexico, Canada, S. America and Europe. Served in Union Army, 1862-03. was in Army of Potommac at battle ot Gettysburg. 'Republican ; Baptist.
Meta 0. A. R .: past comd'r James Monroe Pos: 607. Residence: 295 West End Av. Address 55 Broadway, N. Y. City.
DOBBS, Willoughby Barrett:
Lawye; b. Portsmouth, Va., Sept. 9, 1501: s. Rev. C. E. W. (D.D.) and Mary Eliza leth ( Barrett) Dobbs; ed. public school. Lexington, Ky., Warren Coll., Bowling Green, Ky., classical course Bethel Call. (Russt. ville. Ky.), A.B., 1>>0; m. June 7, 1554, Ma:) Ragland, of Bowling Green. Ky .: children Ungh, b. 1 -- 5, Ponl. b. 1-7. Carl, b. Je .. Mary Ruth, b. 1-94, Willoughby, b. 1. Theodore Roosevelt, b. 1999, Margaret, h. 1: 1. Eliza, b. D :. Trught school in Fayette and Warren counties, Ky .; admitted to bar Jan., Is-a, in Warren Circuit Court, Bowlu; Green, Ky. ; prop'r and editor Alleu Sentir .. Allen County, Ky., 1>>>.,9; editor Democra' Bowling Green, Ky., lesl; om'g editor D ..... Times and Daily Gazette, Bowling Green. Ky., 1.1-6; practised law, Scottsville, Ky . 1-T !: mem. Central B'd Examiners i. l'. S. Civil Service Com., Washington, D. C. 1×92 95; chief examiner Police Dep't, N. Y City. 1-1505: admitted to bar, N. Y. State 1-07. Clim'n Dam. Co. Com., Allen Co., Ky. 1-00 :2. Drmoerat. Baptist. Charter mim The Kentuckians; regent Bronx Counch 1116. Royal Arcanum: junior warden. Hpbr. y Lder >13, F. and A. M. Recreations Misie, reading, games. Rosidence: E. 217th S', near Barnes A., Williamsbridge. 1. dress : 293 Broadway, N. Y. City.
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lian. Clubs: Brooklyn, Crescent Athletic. | DODGE, Charles Wright: Residence: 90 Joralemon St. Address: The Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn, N. Y.
DOCHARTY, Augustus T .:
Real estate; 1, N. Y. City. Feb., 1Si !; s. Prof. Gerardus B. and Mary ( Thorne) Dech- arty; ed. Coll. of City of N. Y .; m. N. Y. City, June, lord, Emma Kearney. Register City and County of N. Y., les1-53; sec. Dep't of Docks, 1>>9-95; sec. N. Y. Fire Dep't, 198-1901: since then, in real estate business. Democrat ; Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Geng. Soc., Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Chibs: Seneca, N. Y. Athletic. Address: 43 W. Both St., N. Y. City.
DODD, Frank Howard:
Publisher; b. Bloomfield, N. J., April 12, IS11; s. M. W. Dodd; ed. Bloomnfeld Acad .; m. 1868, Martha Bliss Parker; children: Ed- ward H., Jennie S., Harriet I., Katherine K. Until 1%;0, was connected with publishing business of father, M. W. Dodd founded iu Brick Church Chapel, Printing House Sq., 1839) ; succeeded to business, 1sid, and with Edward S. Mead formed firm of Dodd & Mead; now active head, Dudd, Mead & Co., publishers. Also pres. Riverside Ass'n, and trustee Greenwich Savings Bank. Es- tablished The Bookman, 1-95; The New International Encyclopedia. 1902, and other important publications. Pres. Am. Publish- ers' Ass'n. Mem. N. Y. Chamber of Com- merce. Clubs: Century, City (N. Y. City), National (London). Residence: 323 W. 77th St. Address: 372 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
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