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ROESER, John Edward:
Lawyer: b. N. Y. City, April 11. 1970: s. Stephen and Wilhelmina (Zuile) Rooser; ed. N. Y. City Public School No. 26: Coll. City of N. Y., B.S., 1:50; Colmbia Call. School of Polit. Science, A.M., 1.02: School of Law. 1.L.B., 1893: m. N. Y. City, Nov., 1007, Anne T. Snyder. Admitted to the bar in JJune, 1-03, and in practice over since: mem. law firm of Ferriss & Reeser. Traveled in Europe. 15:9. 1st lieut. commanding Com. pany D .. 112th Reg't. N. Y. City, from July, 1898 to Feb., 1999; since then Ist lient. supernumerary N. G. N. Y .: served in :th Reg't. N. Y .. 1595-98. Presbyterian. Mem. .1ss'n Bar City of N. Y., Phi Delta Theta 1117
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fraternity, German Hosp., etc. Club: Col- legiate. Address : 165 Broadway, N. Y. City.
ROGERS, Allen Merrill:
Merchant; b. N. Y. City, June 29, 1876; s. Henry Allen and Ratie A. ( Merrill) Rogers; ed. private tutor and at Sheffield Scientific Sch., Yale Univ., class of 1:95; unmarried. Now engaged in carrying on railway supply business left by his father, being chim'n and director of H. A. Rogers & Co., N. Y. City; director The Eureka Packing Co. of N. J. Independent Democrat ; Episcopalian (St.
Thomas Ch. ). Mem. Chamber of Commerce, State of N. Y., Sons of Revolution. S. A. R., Museum of Natural History, Met. Museum of Art, N. Y. Botanical Gardens. Has trav- eled extensively over Europe and the East- ern parts of America; spends summers in camp at Loon Lake, N. Y. Clubs: City, N. Y. Athletic, Ardsley, Country, Yale. Residence : 11 W. 72d St., N. Y. City. Address: 19 Jolin St., N. Y. City.
ROGERS, Archibald:
Mechanical eng'r; b. Jersey City, N. J., Feb. 22, 1852; grad. Yale Univ., 1573; m. Anne C. Coleman; children : Edmund P., William C., Ellen H., Anne P., Rae H., Herman L. Trustee Am. Museum of Natural History; mein. Soc. Colonial Wars, Soc. War of 1812, Am. Geog. Soc., Sons of Revolution. Clubs : Century, University, Knickerbocker, Riding, Automobile of America, Racquet and Tennis, N. Y. Yacht, Yale, Church, Seawanhaka, Corinthian Yacht, Garden City Golf. Ad- dress : 340 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
ROGERS, Charles Butler:
Pres. First Nat. Bank of Utica, N. Y .; s. Publius V .; grad. Harvard Univ., 1888. Mem. Soc. of Colonial Wars, S. A. R. Clubs: University, Harvard, (N. Y. City). Address : Utica, N. Y.
ROGERS, Charlotte Boardman:
Editor and author: b. Bridgeton, N. J., Dec. 24, 1878; d. John Brown and Sara Chester (Jones) Rogers; ed. Dearborn-Morgan School, Orange, N. J. Wrote and edited text-books for United Correspondence Schools and gave instructions in journalism; ed- itor of Literary Life; on editorial staff of Dry Goods, Toilettes, and Junior Toilettes: contributor to various magazines. Translated A Mistress of Many Moods, from the French of Andre Theuriet. Anthor: How to Play Chess, (Crowell) ; co-author: The Foolish Almanac; and The Foolish Etiquette, (John W. Lnce & Co.). Now asso. editor of the Bookseller, Newsdealer and Stationer, N. Y. City. Mem. New Jersey Chapter, Descend- ants of Colonial Governors, N. Y. Criticism Club. Recreations : Walking, boating and swimming. Address: 65 W. 70th St., N. Y. City.
ROGERS, Erskine C .:
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Lawyer; b. Sandy Hill. N. Y., Sept. 17, ISTS: s. Gen. James C. and Elizabeth ( Cole- man) Rogers: grad. Union Col .. Ph.B .; Al- bany Law Sch., LLB. ( AAmasa J. Parker prize at law sch. and pres. senior class). Has practised law at Sandy Ilill since 1902. Director Commercial Nat. Bank of Sandy Hill. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. State Bar Ass'n, Chi Psi and Phi Delta Phi fraterni- ties. Recreation : Automobiling.
Kingsbury (director), Glens Falls. Address: Sandy Hill, N. Y.
ROGERS, Fred C .:
Lumber dealer; manufacturer: b. LeRos N. Y., May 2, 1855; s. Nathaniel M. and Mary J. ( Webb) Rogers; ed. LeRoy Academy. Inst., business course; m. LeRoy, Oct. _!. 1880, Jennie Baxter; children: Fred II., b. 1882, Marion E., b. 1584; Vera I., b. 1591. Iu lumber trade since 1980. Pres. and director Genesee Development Co .; treas. and direc- tor Oatka Hose Co .; director of LeRoy Na. tional Bank. Independent in politics. Prot- estant. Mason, Odd Fellow. Club: Oatka Hose. Address: LeRoy, Genesee Co., N. Y. ROGERS, G. Tracy:
Pres. Binghamton Railway Co., Bingham- ton, N. Y .; b. Chenango Forks, N. Y., July 9, 1854; removed to Binghamton, 1861; grad. Binghamton High Seh. Began business life with First Nat. Bank of Binghamton for > years; in 1889 became identified with the street railway company of Binghamton by purchase of the Washington Street Asylum and Park R. R .; not long afterwards acquired additional existing street railway companies, which were merged into the Binghamton Street R. R. Co., of which was elected pres. : in 1891, purchased all the remaining street railroads of the city and merged them int> a new corporation known as the Binghamton R. R. Co., of which has since been pres. Was pres. Street R'y Ass'n, State of N. Y., 1893-1903. Also identified with many other business interests; pres. Endicott Land Co. of Endicott, N. Y., engaged in developing : new industrial village in close proximity to Binghamton : pres. Binghamton Industrial Exp'n of Binghamton; pres. Rutland R'y, Light & Power Co. of Rutland, Vt., Elmira. Corning & Waverly R'y Co. Waverly, Sayre & Athens Traction Co., Waverly Electric Light & Power Co., Southern Tier Land Co. : director Hudson & Manhattan R. R. Co. Binghamton Trust Co. Clubs: N. Y. Ath- letic, Lawyers, Engineers, (N. Y. City ) : Buf- falo, (Buffalo) ; Binghamton, Binghamton Press, Dobson, Binghamton Country (Bing- hamton). Address: Binghamton, N. Y.
ROGERS, Henry Huddleston:
Financier: b. Fairhaven, Mass .; m. Mrs. Emilie A. (Randel) Hart. Long identified with the Standard Oil Company as an official and one of its largest stockholders, and with its allied interests, and more recently profi- inent also in railway developments on State: Island and in the South, and with large banking, copper mining and industrial cor- porations. Has taken a deep interest in the welfare of his native town of Fairhaven. where he maintains his out-of-town resi. dence. and to which he has given several magnificent buildings, including a town hall. publie library, high school building, church and other improvements. Now v.p. and director of the Standard Oil Co. of N. J . pres. and director Amalgamated Copper (" .. Nat. Fuel Gas Co., Nat. Transit Co., N. Y. Transit Co., Richmond Light and R. R. Co. : r .- p. and trustee Anaconda Copper Mining Co .; v.p. and director Atlantic Coast Elve R'y. Brooklyn Union Gas Co., United Metals Selling Co .: director U. S. Steel Corp'n. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Ry Co., tus. Clubs: tee Mutual Life Ins. Co. of N. Y .; director
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R'y Co., Union Pacific R. R. Co .; Staten Island Ferry Co .. Staten Island Midland R'y Co., Farmers Loan and Trust Co., Guaranty Trust Co. of N. Y., Nat. Bank of Fairhaven, Mass .. Atlas Tack Co., Tennessee Copper Co., and other corporations. Mem. Am. Fine Arts Soc .. Met. Museum of Art, Am. Museum of Natural History, New England Soc. of N. Y. Clubs : Union League, Metropolitan, Engineers, .N. Y. Yacht, Lotos. Residences: Fairhaven, Mass., and 3 E. 78th St., N. Y. City. Ad- dress : 26 Broadway, N. Y. City.
ROGERS, Henry H., Jr .:
Capitalist; s. Henry H. Rogers; ed. Co- lumbia Coll., class of 1901; m. Mary Benja- min. Pres., treas. and director Staten Is- land Midland R'y; ass't sec., treas. and director Richmond Light and Railroad Co .: sec., treas. and director Atlas Tack . Co .; treas. and director Atlantic Coast Electric R'y .; director Amalgamated Copper Co .. N. J. and Staten Island Ferry Co., Southfield Beach R. R. Co. Mem. Delta Kappa Ep- silon fraternity. Clubs: Racquet and Ten- nis, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yachi, N. Y. Yacht, Tuxedo, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Rcsi- dences: Tuxedo Park and 26 E. 57th St. Ad- dress: 26 Broadway, N. Y. City.
ROGERS, Howard J .:
Educator; b. Stephentown, Rens. Co., N. Y., Nov. 16, 1861; s. Edwin A. and Laura ( Howard) Rogers; grad. Pittsfield, High Sch., 1880; Williams Coll., A B., 1SS4; Co- lumbia Univ., A.M., honoris causa, 1904; North Western Univ., LL.D., honoris causa, 1904; m. New Haven, Conn., Dec. 28, 1887, Anne North Turner; children; Kathryn Howard, b. 1888, Edwin J., b. 1.90. Admitted to N. Y. State Bar, 15:7. Sup't Educational Exhibit N. Y. State at Chicago Exp'n, 1992-94; deputy sup't Public Instruction, State of N. Y., 1893-1900; director ed'n U. S. Commission to Paris Exp'n, 1899-1901; chief of education and social economy, St. Louis Exp'n, 1901-04; director Internat. Congresses, St. Louis Exp'n, 1904. First Ass't Comm'r of Educa- tion State of N. Y., since 1904. Republican. Mem. A. A. A. S., Nat. Council of Educa- tion, Nat. Educational Ass'n, Decorations : Chevalier, 1900, officer. 1901, Legion d'Ilon- neur of France, chevalier Order of San Mau- rice and Lazare, Italy, 1904: chevalier Order of the North Star, Sweden, 1904; officer Order of the Red Eagle, Germany, 1905; chevalier Order of Leopold, Belgium, 1905: chevalier Order of the Rising Sun, Japan, 1906. Clubs : Fort Orange. University, Country, Chess and Whist ( Albany, N. Y. ) : Republican, Cen- tury, (N. Y. City). Address : Education Dep't, Albany, N. Y.
ROGERS, John:
Surgeon; b. N. Y. City, Feb. 19, 1560; s. John and Harriet (Francis) Rogers; grad. Yale. A.B .. 1.87. Shefield Scientific School (Yale ), Ph.B., Isss, Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Columbia ), M.D., 1-91: m. N. Y. City, Nov., Elizabeth White. Engaged in prac- tise of surgery in N. Y. City from 1591. See. Cornell Med. Coll. Mem Acad. Medicine. Club: University. Address: 102 E. 30th St., N. Y. City.
ROGERS, John Shillito:
Lawyer: b. N. Y. City, Oet. 16, 1ST : s. Henry Pendleton and Mary ( Shillito) Rogers;
| ed. Groton School, Groton, Mass. ; Yale Univ., A B., 1898, Columbia Univ. Law School, LL.B., 1901: m. at the Brick Presbyterian Ch., N. Y. City, April 18, 1906. Catherine Cossitt Dodge; one son, John Shillito, Jr., b. May 14, 1507. Admitted to the bar of N. Y. State in 1902, and has been practising law ever since: mem. law firm of Rushmore, Bisbee. Rogers & Stern. Served for five years in Squadron A, N. G. N, Y .; mem. for several years of the Assembly District, Republican Com. of 25th Dist., N. Y. City. Republican: Episco- palian. Mem. N. Y. Bar Ass'n, N. Y. County Bar Ass'n, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Psi Up- silon and Phi Delta Phi fraternities. Clubs: University, Knickerbocker, Down
Town Ass'n. Residence: 29 W. 57th St. Address: 40 Wall St., N. Y. City.
ROGERS, Lebbeus Harding:
Author, poet, explorer, inventor, manu- facturer; b. Cincinnati, O., July 26, 1847; s. Hiram and Cordelia ( Harding) Rogers; ed. Woodward Coll .; m. Cincinnati. Dec. 14, 1971, Laura, d. Hiram and Eliza (Van Vreden- burg) Clearwater; children: L. Harding, Jr. (Yale), Homer A. (Yale). Pres. and director Rogers Manifold & Carbon Paper Co. Pres. B'd of Trustees, St. James Methodist Epis- copal Ch .; pres. Methodist Social Union.
Mem. Com. of Management N. Y. Bible Soc .. Y. M. C. A. (Harlem Branch), N. Y. City Church Extension Soc. Author: The Kite Trust, 1900; The Temples of Paestum 1302: Alma Vista, 1904; Mem. Soc. Am. Authors. Ohio Soc., Canadian Camp, Met. Museum of Art. Clubs: Authors, Explorers, Lawyers. Twilight. Residence: 311 Lenox Av. Ad- dress: 75 Maiden Lane, N. Y. City.
ROGERS, L. Harding, Jr .:
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, July 28, 1874: s. Lebbeus Harding and Laura Effie (Clear- water) Rogers; grad. Grammar Sch. No. os, 1889; Centenary Collegiate Inst. of Hacketts- town, N. J .; Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass .. 1894, Yale, A.B., 1898, N. Y. Law Sch., L.L.B. : m. N. Y. City, May 17, 1899, Marie Dorcas (died May 6, 1599), d. Swits and Apama I. (Tucker) Condé, Oswego, N. Y .; one daughter, Marie Conde, b. April 30, 1999. Travelled in Japan, India, Central Asia and Europe, Isit- 97. Climbed to summit of Mont Blanc in Sept., 1996. Republican: Methodist. Mem. AAss'n Bar City of N. Y., Am. Bar Ass'n. N. Y. County Lawyers' AAss'n, Methodist So- cial Union, Nat. Geog. Soc., New England Soc., Sous of Revolution, Delta Kappa Fp- silon, Andover Alumini, Soc. Med. Jurispru- dence, Am. Museum Natural History. Clubs : Yale, Republican, Twilight. Residence: 33) W. 112th St. Address: 00 Wall St., N. Y. City.
ROGERS, Lorlys Elton:
Lawyer: b. Paris, France (of American parents traveling in France). Aug. 1. 1900: s. Francis Loraine and Charlotte (Thomp- son ); ed. Charlier Inst .. 19-0 5, grammar school, 15$5; grad. Coll. City of N. Y .. I.s. $9; m. Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 2, 1:94, Annie Dupree Roquemore: one som. Lorlys Roque. more Rogers, b, 1996. Became an actor after leaving college in Isss; left the stage in 1: studied law in the office of the Hon. William J. Carr in Brooklyn; went to Montgomery. Ala., where parents owned a large plantation. Entered office of the Hon. T. Scott Styre and
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was admitted to the Ala. Bar. June 1852; formed partnership of Hill & Rogers with William W. Hill of Montgomery; later firm became Hill, Roquemore & Rogers, then Roquemore, Hill and Rogers, Hon. John D. Roquemore having become head of the firm. In 1896 became local attorney for the Georgia Central R. R. Co .; in 1898 came back to N. Y. City; was admitted to the N. Y. bar Feb. 1898; practised for a time in Brooklyn; in 1900 came to N. Y. City and opened office; in 1905 formed a law partnership with Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler (now lient .- gov. of N. Y.) which continued until May, 1908, when opened present offices, pursuing a general practice, and especially acting as counsel for other lawyers, his services as a trial lawyer being often engaged by other attorneys. Aided in preparation of the Code of Ala., 1897-98. Director Fayette County Democrat. Mem. Actors Soc. of America, Ala. State Bar Ass'n, mem. Southern Soc of N. Y. Royal Arcanum. Recreations: Horseback riding, fencing, hunting. Has a plantation near Montgomery, Ala., and a country place in Rockland Co., N. Y., near Suffern. Clubs: The Players, Nat. Arts, Am. Playgoers, (mem. B'd of Governors), Houvenkopf Coun- try. Country residence: Suffern, Rockland Co. Residence: 102 E. 19th St. Address: 38 Park Row, N. Y. City.
ROGERS, Noah Cornwell:
Lawyer; b. East Berlin, Conn., 1859; s. Daniel M. and Philena ( Knapp) Rogers; grad. Amherst Coll., A.B., 1880; A.M., 1883. Mem. firm of Merrill & Rogers, lawyers; director U. S. Savings Bank, Union Mortgage Co., Madison Av. Co., Interstate Investing Co., Skinner Chuck Co. (of New Britain, Conn.), Allied Real Estate Interests. Mem. Chamber of Commerce. Director Am. Tract Soc .; Internat. Com. Y. M. C. A .; treas, 23d St. Branch Y. M. C. A. Mem Ass'n Bar City of N. Y .; Presby'n Union, New England Soc. Clubs: University, Union League, Barnard, Lawyers, Quill, Baltusrol Golf, Morristown, Morris County Golf. Address : 128 Broadway, N. Y. City.
ROGERS, Robert:
Clergyman; b. New York City: s. James and Anne Rogers; ed. Virginia Theological Seminary and General Theol. Sem .; in. New York City, 1892, Sadie Groves. Ordered deacon 1891, ordained priest 1895, by Bishop H. C. Potter, in Episcopal ministry. For- merly at Christ Chapel, Woolcot Ct., Brook- lyn, N. Y. Rector Ch. of The Good Shep- herd, Brooklyn, N. Y. Address: 306 MIc- Donough St., Brooklyn, N Y.
ROGERS, Watson M .:
Jurist; was engaged in practice of law at Watertown, N. Y.,. until 1900, when was elected, on Republican ticket as justice Su- preme Court of N. Y. for term expiring Dec. 31, 1914. Address: Watertown, N. Y.
ROGERS, William Arthur:
Iron manufacturer; b. Berkshire, N. Y., Sept. $, 1:51: s. Melancthon and Mary Eliza- beth ( Leonard) Rogers; grad. Yale Scientific Dep't. Ph.B., IST#: m. New Haven, Conn., 1$$$, Eleanor Root Silliman; children : Wil- liam S., Alice Leonard, Alden. Senior mom. of Rogers, Brown & Co. Pres. Buffalo & Susquehanna Iron Co., Tonawanda Iron and Steel C'o., Punxsutawney Iron Co., Rogers 1120
Iron Mining Co., Niagara Iron Mining Co. and Munro Iron Mining Co. ; v .- p. Iroqui Iron Co .; director Cleveland Furnace Co .. : v .. p. Cascade Coal and Coke Co., and Buffalo, & Susquehanna Steamship Co. Director Marine National Bank. Trustee Erie Cont !. Savings Bank, Y. M. C. A. of Buffalo. Chibs: Buffalo, University, Country, Ellicott (Bif falo) ; Century (N. Y. City). Address: 30 North St., Buffalo, N. Y.
ROGERS, William Claire:
Supt. State and alien poor; b. Ashford. N. Y., June 23, 1874; s. Rev. William H. and Martha E. (Brownell) Rogers; grad. Red Creek Union Sem. (N. Y.), 1890, Genesee Wesleyan Sem., Lima, N. Y., 1893, Syracuse Univ., 3 years, leaving to enlist for service in Spanish-1m. War; m. Genoa, N. Y., Aug. 22, 1900, Emma L. Mastin: one daughter. Elizabeth Aun, b. 1902. Public and academic school teacher five years; sup't Nat. Junior Republic, Annapolis Junction, Md., 1809-1501: field sec. George Junior Republic, Free- ville, N. Y., 1901-02; insp. State B'd of Charities, Albany, N. Y., 1903-07; sunt. State and alien poor, State B'd of Charities, Al- bany, 1908. Was mem. 3d Reg't Nat. Guard Calif., 1894; private Co. C, 3d N. Y. Vol. Inf. 1898; private and sergt. U. S. A. Hosp. Corps, 1899. Residence: Rochester, N. Y. Address: State Board of Charities, Albany, N. Y.
ROGERS, William Evans:
Lawyer; b. Philadelphia, April 11. 1846; s. William Evans and Harriette (Ruggles) Rogers; ed. Paris, France, Dec., 1856 to Oct .. 1858; Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1861-63; U. S. Mil. Acad., West Point, N. Y., 1:63-67; m. Feb. 13, 1:68, Susan L. R. Fish; children: Julia Fish, m. Kenneth Frazier, Nov. 27, 1s04. Harriette, Cornelia, William Beverley, (m. Grace Chapin, June 1. 1905). Enlisted in 1st Troop Philadelphia Cav., campaign of 1:63: during the invasion of Pennsylvania was appt'd to West Point in Aug., 1863; grad. into U. S. Corps of Eng'rs, June, 1st .; stationed at West Point as instructor to 1st class in artillery practice, then ordered upon survey of lakes with headquarters at Detroit; resigned from army: admitted to bar: came to N. Y. City in 1s 2; for several years engaged in moreantile and railway pursuits, particularly in survey and construe- tion of N. Y., Lackawanna and Western R'y. in Feb. 15-3, appt'd by Gov. Cleveland, an original member of the State B'd of Railroad Comm'rs as "experienced in railroad hifsi- ness,"' under the requirements of the Stainte to that effect: served nine years, five years as ehm'n, since Feb., 193 practising law in N. Y. City. Republican; Episcopalian: ves- tryman and treas. of St. Phillips Church in the highlands. Mem. Sans of the Revolu- tion, Soc. Colonial Wars. Clubs: Metropoli- tan. Union, Union League. Address: 3. Liberty St., N. Y. City.
ROGERS, William II .:
Drugeist and manufacturer; b. in Sullivan Co .. Dec. 20, 1215; 8. James and Elizabeth ( Lamb ) Rogers; ed. Wallkill Acad., Middletown, N. Y .: m. Middletown, N. Y., May 19, 1:69. Amelia R. Chattle: children: Fred S. b. 1871. Thomas ( .. b. 1-73, Elizabeth I ... b. 1876. Mem. Firm of MeMonagle & Rogers, wholesale druggist. Republican;
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Episcopalian. Pres. B'd Mg'rs State Hosp. for Insane, Middletown, N. Y. Address : Middletown, N. Y.
ROHRER, Albert L .: Electrical eng'r; b. Farmersville, Ohio, Feb. 29, 1856; s. Aaron and Elizabeth Rohrer; ed. public schools, Ohio State Univ .; m. Lynn, Mass., April 8, 1891, Carrie L. Gould. Engaged in electrical work and in June, 1584, became connected with the Thomson-Houston Electric Co., and on its consolidation with other companies in the General Electric Co., became connected with that company and is now electrical sup't of its Schenectady plant. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs, Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs. Residence: Lenox Road, Schenec- tady. Address : Care General Electric Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
ROKENBAUGH, Henry Scott:
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Feb. 16, 1832; grad. Rutgers Coll., 1572, Columbia Law Sch., 1974; m. Jeannette E. Eager Taylor. Admitted to bar, and since then practising in N. Y. City. Mem. St. Nicholas Soc. Clubs: Lawyers, St. Nicholas, Players, Manhattan, N. Y. Yacht, N. Y. Athletic, Larchmont Yacht, Church, Delta Phi. Residence: 9 E. 39th St. Ad- dress: 100 Broadway, N. Y. City. ROLLINS, Edward, A .:
Banker, stock broker; b. N. Y. City, April 16, 1845; s. Gustavus A. and Isabella G. (Fanshaw) Rollins; ed. private schools; m. N. Y., Mar. 9, 1873, Jessie Christie; chil- dren: Jessie, Gustavus E., Warren F., Grace M., Adolph C., Florence. Mem. firm of Rollins & Co. Mem. Soc. of the Cincinnati Soc. Colonial Wars, Sons of Revolution. Club: Montauk. Address: 754 Carroll St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
ROLLINS, Frank:
Ass't comm'r of Education in the State of N. Y .; b. Jay, Franklin Co., Me., Aug. 1, 1860; s. William and Elmira Johnson ( Mace) Rollins; grad. Wesleyan Univ., B.A., 1ss9; Harvard Univ., Columbia Univ., Ph.D., 1902; m. Middletown, Conn., Feb. 11, 1853, Lizzie E. Butman; children: Mrs. Ethel R. Shanks, Mabel, Elsie, Karl. Principal Foxcroft Acad., Me .; Hanover Grammar Sch., Meriden, Conn .; ass't principal New Britain ( Conn. ) High Sch .; master in Newton ( Mass.) High Sch .; first ass't in Morris and De Witt Clinton High Schools, N. Y. City; principal N. Y. Evening High Sch. for Men, Stuyvesant High Sch., N. Y. City; resigning his principalship to take effect Sept. 9, 1908. on appointment as ass't comm'r of education in the State of N. Y. Pres. Eastern Ass'n of Physics Teachers, Eastern Ass'n of Chemistry Teachers, N. Y. Physics Club, N. Y. High Sch. Teachers' Ass'n. Author: School Administration in Municipal Government ( Macmillan Co. ), 1902. Independent (usually voting with Republi- cans ). Methodist Episcopalian. Mem. B'd of Management. West Side Y. M. C. A., Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Recreations: Camp- ing, sailing. Address: 350 W. 145th St., N. Y. City.
ROLLINS, Jordan Jackson:
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Lawyer; b. Portland, Me., Dec. 20, 1569; s. Franklin J., and Arabella C. (Jordan ) Rollins; grad. Dartmouth Coll., A.B., 1992, Harvard Law Sch .; unmarried. Came to N. Y. City, studied law with Hon. Daniel G.
Rollins; admitted to bar, Nov., 1-94; formed partnership of Rollins & Rollins; counsel for various financial and other corporations. Di- rector Acker, Merrill & Condit Co., Casualty Co. of America, McDonald Electrolytic Co., N. Y. City Interborough R'y Co., Windsor Trust Co., Sec. N. Y. Law Inst. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Clubs: Am. Yacht, Seawanhaka, Corinthian Yacht, University, Harvard, Manhattan, Racquet and Tennis, N. Y. Athletic, Union League, City Lunch-Rail- road, Rockaway Hunting, Down Town Ass'n, Metropolitan, Psi Upsilon Club, Dartmouth. Residence : 2 E. 45th St. Address: 32 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
ROLLINS, Philip Ashton:
Lawyer; b. Somersworth, N. H., Jan. 20, 1869; s. Edward Ashton and Ellen Chapman ( Hobbs) Rollins; ed. private schools in Phila- delphia; grad. Princeton (academic or clas- sical course) A.B., 1889, A.M., 1592; m. Ashe- ville, N. C., May 16, 1895, Benlah Brewster Pack. Mem. law firm of Rollins & Rollins. Republican. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., New England, New Hampshire and Pa. so. cieties. Clubs: University, Grolier, Union League, Richinond County Country, Prince- ton. Residence: 28 E. 78th St. Address: 32 Nassau . St., N. Y. City.
ROLLINS, Warren F .:
Banker, broker: b. Staten Island, N. Y .; Jan. 1, 1877; ed. Brooklyn Poly. Inst. Mem. firm of Rollins & Co., members of X. Y. Stock Exchange. Mem. Sons of Revolution, 23d Reg't, N. G. N. Y. Club: Nautilus Boat (Brooklyn), Residence: 754 Carrol St., Brooklyn. Address: 52 Broadway, N. Y. City.
ROMEYN, Charles W .:
Architect : Kingston, N. Y., 1553; s. Hiram Radcliffe and Emma Abby (Lang- worthy) Romeyn; ed. N. Y. City and tech- nical schools: m. N. Y. City, 1ss6. Estelle Young; children: Emma Langworthy. b. ISST, E. Rosalind, b. 1889, Radcliffe, b. 1591, Estelle Young, b. 1805. Architect of many important eity and country residences, apart- ment houses and large commercial buildings of fireproof construction. Mem. Am. Inst. Architects, Architectural League of N. Y. Clubs: National Arts, Baltusrol Golf. Resi- dence: 63 E. 64th St. Address: 55 Broad- way, N. Y. City.
ROOD, Henry Edward:
Editor: b. Philadelphia, June 26, 1867: s. Henry E. and Elizabeth ( Stockton) Rood; ed. in public schools, and special course in N. H. Coll. of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts; m. Hazleton, Pa .. June 13. 1594, Eliza- beth T. Troutman. Writer of short stories and articles on literature and economics to magazines and reviews; ass't editor Harper's Magazine. Author: Hardwicke. 12: Pastures New, 1902: In Camp at Bear Pond, 1901. Residence: Pleasantville. N. Y. Ad- dress: Harper & Bros., Franklin Square, N. Y. City.
ROOME, Allison Burton:
Fire insurance manager: b. Pequanac. N. J., Oct. 13, 1:77; grad. Rutgers Coll .. 18:6. After graduation was engaged in civil en- g'ring work, and later with Sanborn. Pierris Map Co. In 195 became inspector with Con- tinental Ins. Co. of N.Y., and later chief in.
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spector for its Eastern Dep't; since 1903 manager Brooklyn and L. I. Dep't for that company; also, since its organization, mg'r for Brooklyn and L. I. for Fidelity Fire Ins. Co. of N. Y. Clubs: Hamilton ; Brooklyn), Delta Upsilon (N. Y. City) ; Sec .- treas, Rut- gers Coll. Club of Brooklyn and L. I. Ad- dress: 158 Montague St., Brooklyn, N. T. ROOME, William J .:
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