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Architect; b. Westfield, Mass., Oct. 26, 1968; s. John Wesley and Clara Louise (Scarlett) Ross; ed. public schools; studied sculpture Met. Museum of Art Schools; studied architecture offices of McKim, Mead & White, and in Greece, Italy and France; m. Brookline, Mass., Oct. 30, 1901, Susan Chadwick Husted. Architect: Carnegie Li- brary Washington, D. C .; Union County Court House, Elizabeth, N. J .; public libra- ries Columbus, Ohio; Denver, Col., and many others. Mem. Architectural League, Nat. Sculpture Soc., Loyal Legion. Club : Arts. Address: 16 E. 42d St., N. Y. City. ROSS, Charles Raymond :
Clergyman ; b. Salem, O., Oct. 28, 1876; s. Rev. Dr. Robert Stuart and Mae Catharine ( Zimmerman) Ross; grad. Pa. State Nor- mal Sch., California, Pa., B.E., 1894, Mt. Union Coll., A.B. M.A. N. Y. Univ. A.B., M.A. Drew Theol. Sem., B.D., 1901; m. N. N. City, Ethel Ruxton Cocks. Minister of M. E. Church, now stationed at Chester, N. Y. Mem. Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, Standard Lodge 711, F. and A. M., and Order United Am. Mechanics. Recreations: Fishing, tennis, golf. Clubs: Monday, N. Y. Univ., Philosophical. Permanent ad- dress: 112 W. 120th St., N. Y. City.
ROSS, Clinton :
Novelist ; b. Binghamton, N. Y., July 31. 1801; s. Erastus and Cornelia (Corbett) Ross; grad. Phillips Andover; Yale, Univ., B.A .. 1864. Author: Chalinetto (Lippincott) ; A. Trooper of The Empress (Appleton) : The Countess Betina ( Putnam) ; Heroes of Our War With Spain ( Stokes) ; The Med- dling Hussy; The Scarlet Coat: The Puppet (Duffield ) ; The Lady of Blackfriars (in preparation ). Address : 1 River Terrace, Binghamton, N. Y.
ROSS, Lewis P .:
Merchant, mf'r, banker: b. Tuscarora, Liv. ingston Co., Jan. 30, 143: s. Malilen L. and Mary Johnson (Gager) Ross: ed. country schools: m. Olean, N. Y., June 31, 1566, Anna Conklin. In shoe wholesaling busi- ness since Feb .. 1505. Third pres. Chamber of Commerce, Rochester: trustee ever since organization was formed. Pres. P. A. Field Shoe Co. (shoe mf'rs). Salem, Mass .: spe- cial partner F. M. Hodgdon & Co. (shoe
mf'rs), Harverhill; Mass .; gen. partner (; E. Thing & Co. (shoe jobbers), Buffa! N. Y. ; director Flower City Hotel (,, Rochester; pres. Fidelity Trust Co., Roet. ester; director 1st Nat. Bank, Rochester Republican (Independent). Trustee City Hosp., Humane Soc. Pres. Athenaeum al. Mechanics' Inst .; pres. B'd of Trustees. Univ. of Rochester. Clubs: Genesee Val ley, Country. Address: 342 East Av., Roch. ester, N. Y.
ROSS, William Adolphus:
Merchant; b. Belfast, Ireland, 1848; S.
William A. and Fanny (Harrison ) Ross: ed. Belfast Academical Inst., and in Lon- don; m. N. Y. City, 1875, Annie E. Gamble: two sons and five daughters. Sole partner since 1878, W. A. Ross & Bro., established 1870: director since 1882, Seaboard Nat. Bank. N. Y .; life director since 1ST9, W. A. Ross & Sons, Limited, Belfast, Ireland. Episco- palian. Mem. Chamber of Commerce oi State of N. Y. since 1971. Clubs: Down Town, Richmond County Country. British Schools and Universities, Roval Ulster Yacht, Royal London Yacht, Blenheim (Lon- don) ; Exchange (Liverpool) ; UIster Re- form (Belfast ). Address : Dalriada, Liv. ingston, S. I., N. Y.
ROSSITER, Edward Van Wyck:
Railway official; b. St. Louis, Mo., July 13, 1844; S. Lucius Tuttle and Mary ( Wickes) Rossiter; grandson Gen. Van Wyck Wickes, of N. Y. City; ed. Collegiate and Polytechnic Inst., Brooklyn; m. June, 1869, Estelle Hewlett. President's clerk Hudson River R. R., 1859-60; clerk in treas- urer's office, same company, 1860-67; cashier 1867-77, treas., 1877-1901, v .- p. since 1901, N. Y. & Harlem R. R .; treas. 18-3-1900, r .- p. since Nov. 9, 1900, N. Y. Central and Hudson River R. R .; also,
since 1904. v .- p. Lake
Shore & Southern R. Mich. R., and Mich. Central R. R., and since Jan. 31, 19:5. also vice-pres. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis R'y, also officer and director in subsidiary companies of N. Y. Central System: v .- p. and director Lincoln Nat. Bank; v .- p. and trustee Lin- coln Safe Deposit Co .; trustee Bowery Sar- ings Bank; director Queen Ins. Co. of America. also of many coal and other corp'ns. Mem. Chamber of Commerce, New England Soc. of N. Y. Club: Union League. Resi- dence: 23 Sanford Av., Flushing, L. I. Ad. dress: Grand Central Station, N. Y. City.
ROSSITER, Ehrick Kensett:
Architect: b. Paris, France; s. Thomas and Anna E. (Parmly) Rossiter; grad. Cor- nell Univ .; m. Mary E. Heath. Pittsburgh. Pa., June 14, 15:"; children: Frank H .. b. 1479. Kenneth. b. 1552, Winthrop. b. 1955. Edith, b. 1557. Mem. firm of Rossiter & Wright. architects. Mem. Am. Fine Arts Soc. Clubs: Century. Cornell Univ .. Na- tional Arts. MacDowell Musical. Address : 15 W. 67th St., N. Y. City.
ROSSITER, Van Wyck:
Capitalist: b. Brooklyn, N. Y., May 12. 1871; s. William Wickes and Emma ( Richt- mond) Rossiter: ed. Brooklyn Polytechnic Inst .: m. Livermore, Cal., Oct., 1993, Mabe! Fuller: children : Richmond. b. 1:0 ;. Ruth Mabel, b. 1898, Van Wyck, b. 1900, Margaret.
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b. 1901. Pres. and director Rockland County Trust Co., Nyack, N. Y .; director and ex-pres. Rossiter. McGovern & Co., N. Y. City; prop'r Gregory and Sherman (lum- ber, etc.), Nyack; pres. Braeburn Ass'n (real estate), Nyack. Mem. Am. Scenic and Historic Preservation Soc .: v .- p. Palisades Stony Point Driveway Ass'n. Clubs: New York, Nyack Country (pres.), Tappan Zee Yacht. Address: Nyack-on-Hudson, N. Y. ROSSITER, Walter K .:
Officer of corporations; b. St. Louis, Mo., May 25, 1847; s. Lucius Tuttle and Mary ( Weekes) Rossiter; ed. Polytechnic (Bklyn. ) and Wilton Academy ( Conn.) ; m. Beaufort, S. C., April 26, 1872, Emilie K. Mayo. Sec. Brooklyn Union Gas Co., v .- p. and director Equity Gas Co., Flatbush Gas Co., Jamaica Gas Light Co., Newtown Gas Co., Richmond Hill and Queens County Gas Light Co., Woodhaven Gas Light Co. Residence: 161 S. Oxford St. Address: 180 Remsen St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
ROTH, Frederick G. R .:
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Sculptor; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., April 28, 1872; s. Johannis and Jane Grey (Beau) Roth; studied art at Acad. of Fine Arts, Vienna, Austria, 1893,95, Acad. of Fine Arts, Berlin, Germany, 1>95-97; m. New York City, April, 1905, Madeleine E. G. Foster. Acade- mician Nat. Acad. Design; mem. Nat. Sculp- ture Soc., Architectural League of New York. Club: Salmagundi. Address: Salma- gundi Club, N. Y. City. ROTH, Joseph C .:
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Physician and surgeon ; b. Verona, N. Y., Jan. 15, 1865; s. Joseph and Caroline ( Broh- mann ) Roth; grad. St. Jerome's Coll., Ber- lin, Ont., Canada, 1:83; Med. Dep't Univ. of City of N. Y., M.D., 1886; m. Syracuse, N. Y., May 5, 1887, Anna A. Strahl; chil- dren : Winifred A., b. 1>>9, J. W. Stuart, b. 1892, M. Collette, b. 1901, Lois F., b. 1903, Alfred Brohmann, b. 1904. Mem. Syracuse Acad. of Medicine, Onondaga Co. Med. Soc., Med. Soc. of State of N. Y. Address : 329 Gifford St., Syracuse, N. Y.
ROTHSCHILD, Simon F .:
Merchant; b. Eufaula, Ala., June 14, 1861; s. Frank and Amanda ( Blun) Rothschild ; ed. Coll. City of N. Y .: m. Dec. 2. 1890, Lil- lian Abraham; children: Walter Nathan, b. 1892, Howard Frank, b. 1599. Mem. of firm Abraham & Strauss, Brooklyn, N. Y. Re- publican. Pres. Hebrew Edn'l Soc. : director Soc. Prevention Cruelty to Children of Brooklyn; director Hebrew Orphan Asylum .of Brooklyn. Mem. Bay Shore Horse Show Ass'n. Recreation: Golfing. Club: Brook- lyn, Riding and Driving. Union League, Montauk, (Brooklyn ),
Harmonie, ( New York), Pentaquit Corinthian Yacht, Century Country, South Shore Field. Address: Care Abraham & Strauss, Fulton St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
ROUNDS, Arthur Charles:
Lawyer: b. Cleveland, O .. 1562; s. Dr. Charles C. and Kate (Stowell) Rounds; grad. Amherst Coll., A.B., iss7: Harvard Law Sch., LIZ. B., _A.M., 1990. Mem. firm of Rounds & Sehurman, lawyers; director Union Buffalo Mills Co. Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Amherst Alumni Ass'n. Clubs: University,
Harvard, Barnard, Chi Psi, Nassau Country. Address : 96 Broadway, N. Y. City. ROUNDS, Ralph Stowell:
Lawyer; b. Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 3. 1504; s. Charies Collins and Kate Nixon ( Stowell ) Rounds; ed. Hallowell ( Me.) Classical Acad. and State Normal Sch., Farmington, Me .; grad. Amherst Coll., A. B., 1887; LL.B., Columbia Univ. Law Sch., 1892; J.D., N. Y. State Univ., 1904; m. Massillon, O., May 29, 1905, Mary Helena Ricks; one son: Ralph S., Jr., b. 1905. Admitted to N. Y. Bar 1:92: prize lecturer Columbia Law Seh., 1992-95; now prof. law, N. Y. Univ. Law Sch. Mem. of firm Rounds, Hatch, Dillingham & Debe- voise, lawyers. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Chi Psi fraternity. Clubs: Players. Nassau Golf, Chi Psi. Residence: 853 West End Av. Address: 62 Cedar St., N. Y. City. ROVERSI, Louis:
Author, journalist; b. Bologna, Italy, Dec. 8, 1859; s. Paul and Enrica (Dozza) Roversi; grad. Univ. of Bologna, LL.D., graduation essay being printed at expense of Italian Gov't and scholarship being given him by city; special course on art at Royal Acad. of Fine Arts, Bologna; m. N. Y. City, Aug. 18, 18S8, Clara Nobbs of Norwich, England. Editor of Stella d'Italia; sec. and ass't to General di Cesnola, late director of Met. Museum of Art, N. Y .; lecturer for B'd of Ed'n, N. Y. City, on civics, history and art, lecturer for Dante Alighieri Soc., Bos- ton; editor of N. Y. Italian Herald; corr. for Il Resto del Carlino, Bologna, and other leading newspapers of Italy; sec. to Am. Comm'n to Ist Exp'n of Modern Decorative Art, Turin, Italy, 1902; supervised compilation of a work of great magnitude upon the Ital- ians in the U. S. for the exp'n in Milan, Italy, 1906; orator at Faneuil Hall, Boston, May, 1906, in commemoration of the 4th centennial of the death of Christopher Co- lumbus. Honorary fellow for life of Met. Museum of Art, N. Y .; mem. B'd Directors Italian Edn'I League, N. Y .; mem. severa! literary academies and art societies. Au- thor: Church and State in Italy, 1550; Essays on Italian Art, 1853: L. P. di Cesnola and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1898: Ricordi Canavesani, 1900; lectures on New York; History of Music and Painting: the Master- pieces of Painting in Met. Museum of Art. Mazzani, Dante, Garibaldi. Italy and Modern Decorative Art, 1904-06. Residence: 27 Park Av. Address: Care The Italian Herald, 20 Centre St., N. Y. City.
ROWE, Basil W .:
Express official : treas., trustee and mem. B'd of Mg'rs Adams Express Co .: v .. p. and director Adams Land and Building Co .: v.p .. treas. and director Adams Vehicle Co. : pres. and director Hollywood Hotel and Cottage Co .; director Dunlap's Express Co .: Morris European and Am. Express Co. (Ltd. ). Standard Trust Co. of N. Y. Mem. Ohio Soc. of N. Y., Met. Museum of Art. Museum of Natural History. Clubs: New York. Au- tomobile of America. Railroad CImb of N. Y. Residence : 47 E. 5th St. Address: 71 Broad. way, N. Y. City.
ROWE, Frederick W .:
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(Townsend) Rowe; grad. Colgate Univ., A.B., Lice Reform League, Ethical League. Clul s: 1887, later and A.M .; m. Marshalltown, In., | Century, Down Town, Union League, Repul. 1895, Loraine Meeker; one son Julian F., liean. Residence : 133 E. 38th St. Address: 49 Wall St., N. Y. City. b. 1898. Practising lawyer in N. Y. City, 1889-1905; dealer in real estate in Brooklyn; POWELL, George Clarence: Pres. and director, Frederick W. Rowe & Co., Inc., N. Y. City and Brooklyn Build- ers' Supply Co .; chm'n of Citizens Central Com. of Brooklyn. Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Pres. Dutchess Cc. Soc., Em- ployers League of Brooklyn. Clubs: Brock- lyn, Union League, Municipal ( Brocklyn). Address: Eastern Parkway and Brooklyn Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
ROWE, Louis C .:
Lawyer; b. Oswego, N. Y., Nov. 27. 1861; s. Nathan Moore and Sophia ( La Friniere) Rowe; ed. in the public schools of the City of Oswego: m. Oswego, N. Y., Sept., 1898, Emma C. Wenz; children: Abbie L., b. May, 1900, Nathan N., b. April. 1902 ( died Oct. 12, 1906), Charles Lee, b. Nov. 15, 1904. Por many years owned one of the largest fruit farms in the county of Oswego, which he recently sold, reserving a portion on the shore of Lake Ontario for a summer resi- dence. Postmaster of Oswego, appt'd by President Cleveland, 1894-98; elected county judge of Oswego County for term 1900-1915, running 4400 ahead of/ his ticket, with a total vote of less than 18,000, and being the first Democrat ever elected county judge in the county. Was pres. of the Fortnightly Club, 1903-04; vice-president Chamber of Commerce, 1906-1907. Mem. Frontier City · Lodge F. and A. M. Address: Oswego, N. Y. ROWE, Stuart Henry:
Teacher, author; b. New Haven, Conn., 1869; s. Henry B. and Celia (Stuart) Rowe; grad. Yale, B .. 1., 1:90 with two-year honor Latin and Greek: fellow in pedagogy, Co- lumbia Univ., 192-94; Ph.D., Jena, Germany, 1895; m. Syracuse, N. Y., June 4, 1897, Agnes Ilelen Ford. Instr. Pennington Sem., N. J., 1890-92; prof. pedagogy and director of practice, State Normal Sch., Mankato, Minn., 1895-98; supervising principal New Haven, Conn., 1598-1904; lecturer in pedagogy Yale Univ., 1901-04; head of dep't of psychology and principles of education Brooklyn Train- ing Sch. for Teachers since 1904. Author: The Physical Nature of the Child. 1899 ( Mac- millan Co.), 2d edition, 1905; The Lighting of School Rooms, 1904 (Longmans) ; Habit- Formation and the Science of Teaching, 1908; conth'r to journals and magazines. Inde- pendent Republican. Congregationalist. Mem.
Nat. Edn'l Ass'n, Am. Psychol. Ass'n, Am. Soc. for Scientific Study of Education, Re- ligious Ed'n Ass'n. Recreations: Tennis, skating. bowling. Clubs: Brooklyn, Univer. sity, Kings Co. Tennis. Address: 1060 Sterling Pl., Brooklyn, N. Y.
A ROWE, William Vincent:
Lawyer: b. Stoneham, Mass., Oct. 2S. 1861; s. Levi Smith Rowe and Mary Fowle Rowe; ed. Boston public schools and Boston Univ .; married at Boston, Mass., 1-5, Anna A. Forrest. Admitted to bar, 1- 3: associated with firm of Everts, Choate & Beaman until its liquidation, in Dec .. 1901: then became mom. present firm of Sullivan & Cromwell. Mom. New England Soc .. Museum of Nat- ural History, Am. Bar Ass'n. Ass'n Bar State of N. Y., AAss'n Bar City of N. Y., Civil Serv.
Editor: b. Oswecatchie, St. Lawrence Co .. N. Y., April 7. 1974; s. George Wilkins and Hannah Elizabeth (Nichols) Rowell: grad. Union Coll .. Schenectady, N. Y., Ph.B., 1-2: m. June 20, 1903, Clara Louise Dunning. Edi- tor and mg'r of Lake George Mirror, 1001. 05, head of English dep't, Lansingburg High Sch., Troy, N. Y., 1901-03; editor Am. Educa- tion since 1903; v .- p. and general mig'r, N. Y. Education Co. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Nat. Edn'l Ass'n, N. Y. State Hist. Ass'n, Phi Gamma Delta, Lake George Regatta Ass'n, sec. Lake George Ass'n for Protection of Fish and Game, Hudson River Schoolmas- ters' Club. Address: 157 Barrett St., Sche- nectady, N. Y.
ROWLAND, Charles Leonard:
Mechanical eng'r; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nor. 28, 1852; s. James and Mary E. (Smith ) Row- land; ed. Fairfield (Conn.) Acad .: m. Brook- lyn, N. Y., Oct. 23, 1ss3. Alice Lucile Ack- erly. Pres. American Welding Company of Pa., Insurance League of N. Y., Great Neck Realty Co., and Parkway Improvement Co. of
Y. Republican. Presby'n. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs, Am. Gas Light Ass'n, Am. Gas Inst .. Illuminating Eng ring Soc., Mf'rs Ass'n of N. Y .. Municipal Art Soc. of N. Y. Clubs: Brooklyn Young Re- publican (Brooklyn) ; Machinery (N. Y. City). Address: 114 Greene St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
ROWLAND, Eugene A .:
Lawyer: b. Boonville, N. Y., Feb. 20. 1904: s. Samuel S. and Alice J. ( Barton ) Rowland : grad. Rome Acad., 1:80, and Madison (now Colgate) Univ .. A.B., (salutatorian ), 1994; later A.M .; m. Rome. N. Y .. April , 1-96, Jea- nie M. Barton: one daughter, Dorothy Barton, b. 1997. Practised law at Rome, N. Y., IST- 1908; U. S. comm'r of Northern Dist. of N. Y. since 1590. Pres. Rome B'd of Charity, 1905; pres. Rome Republican Club, 1906-0 -: director Rome & Clinton R. R. Co., Church Ins. Ass'n (of Rochester, N. Y.), Central N. Y. Institution for Deaf Mutes. Repub- lican: Baptist. Mem. N. Y. State Bar _1ss'n, Oneida Co. Bar Ass'n, Ass'n Bar City of N. Y .; trustee Colgate Univ. since 1903; mem. S. A. R., Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa Soc. Clubs: Uni- versity (N. Y. City), Rome ( Rome. N. Y.). Teugega Golf. Residence : 304 N. George
St., Rome. N. Y. Address: Farmers' Na- tional Bank Bidl'g, Rome, N. Y.
ROWLEE. Willard Winfield:
Educator, botanist: b. Fulton. Oswego Co., N. Y., Dee. 15, 161; s. George Washington and Sarah Cornelia (Distin) Rowlee: grad. l'ulton ligh Sch., 15St: Cornell Univ .. B. L., I.S. D.Sc., 1-03; m. Fulton, N. Y. Der. 22, 1>>7, Libbie May Howard: children: Fliza- beth, b. 1501, Howard, b, Jos. Silence. b. 1599. Instr. in botany. Cornell, 1 9: asst prof. in botany, 1993. 1966; prof. of botany. 1906: sup't University grounds. Cornell. 1905. Alderman City of Ithaca, 199>-19022. Traveled in Cuba in 1901. Republican. Fellow A. . 1. A. S .: mem. Am. Soc. of Naturalists, But. Soc. of America, also other professional so-
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cieties. Mem. Kappa Sigma fraternity, Sig- [ Va.). Clubs : Lambs, National Arts. Ad- dress : The Arts Club, Gramercy Park, N. Y. City.
ma Xi, (honor soc.). Club: Town and Gown. Address: 11 East Av., Ithaca, N. Y. ROY, Arthur J .:
Astronomer; b. Clyde, N. Y., Nov. 7, 1869; s. Lyman and Ann Eliza (Bishop) Roy; grad. Union Coll., C.E., 1:53, A.M., 1897 (elected to Sigma Xi) : m. Newark, N. Y., June 5, 1895, Sarah C. Bishop (now deceased) : one daugh- ter living, Olive E., b. 1903. First ass't in Dudley Observatory, Albany, N. Y., since June, 1893: at observatory San Luis, Argentines, from Jan. 1, 1909, with expedition from Dud- ley observatory under the Carnegie Institu- tion. Independent in politics. Baptist. Mem. A. A. A. S. Recreations: Lawn tennis and curling. Address: San Luis, Argentina. RUBNER, Martin Cornelius:
Head of Dep't of Music, Columbia Univ .; b. Copenhagen, Denmark, Oet. 26, 1855; s. Johan Wilhelm and Maria Charlotte ( Gosch) Rubner; ed. Royal Conservatory of Copen- hagen, then at Leipzig; Court-pianist of the King of Denmark and prof. of music; Mus. Doc .; received the gold medal of Art and Science and other decorations; m. Baden- Baden, 1887, M'lle Claudine Pezet de Corval ; one daughter, Dagmar, b. less. Engaged in musical profession for many years; was con- ductor of opera in Germany; came to U. S. 1904; since Sept., 1904, at head of Dep't of Music, Columbia Univ. Address: Columbia University, New York City.
RUCKSTUHL, Frederick Wellington:
Sculptor; b. Breitenbach, Alsace, France, May 22, 1853; s. John and Jeannette Ruck- stulil; ed. public schools, St. Louis, Mo .; studied art 8 years in Paris; m. Adelaide Pohlman; one son, Myron, b. 1902. Received hon. mention in Paris Salon for his work in ISSS, grand medal World's Columbian Exp'n, 1893; mem. Fine Arts Jury, Internat. Exp'n, Atlanta, 1896. Advisory B'd Charleston Exp'n, 1902; sec. of Com. of Nat. Sculpture Soc. having in charge sculpture decorations of Pan-Am. Exp'n, Buffalo, 1901: chief Dep't Sculpture. Louisianna Purchase Exp'n (resigned) : first sec. Nat. Sculpture Soc .; second v .- p. N. Y. Architectural League: sec. of com. which erected Dewey Naval Arch, 1898; sec. of com. having in charge the sculp- ture decorations of the New Appellate Court Bld'g, N. Y. City; 2d v .- p. Municipal Art Soc .: mem. Nat. Inst. Arts and Letters. Among his chief works are the equestrian statues of Brig.Gen. John F. Hartranft ( Harrisburg. Pa.), and of Lieut .- Geu. Wade Hampton (Charleston, S. C.) : marble statue of John C. Calhoun ( Capitol, Washington) ; life size female marble statue "Evening . (Met. Musein, N. Y. City: bronze heroic group, "Mercury . Amusing Himself"' ( St. Lonis) ; hernie bronze "Victory" on Sol-
diers' and Sailors' Monument ( Jamaica, L. I.), "Gloria Vietis," on Confederate Moun- ment (Baltimore), "Defense of the Flag" on Confederate Momment (Little Rock, Ark.) : Solon' ( Library of Congress) ; colossal granite heads of Franklin, Gotthe, and Macanlay, on the facade of the Library of Congress: colossal marble statues . Wis- dom" and "Force"' ( Appellate Court House, N. Y. City). "Phonicia" marble (Custom Honse, N. Y. (ity) ; bronze statue, "Color Guard," battlefield monument ( Petersburg,
RUDD, Arthur Belding:
Clergyman: b. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Feb. 28, 1870; s. Zebulon and Blandina V. ( Adri- ance) Rudd; ed. Riverview Mil. Acad., Pough- keepsie, Williams Coll., A.B., 1895, and Gen. Theol. Sem., 1998; m. Boston, Mass., April 22, 1903, Mrs. Lillian Pierce Hennigar; one son, Cuthbert Harrington (deceased). Or- dained deacon and priest in Episcopal
Church; curate St. Marks' Ch., Phila., 1-95- 99; All Saints' Ch., Dorchester, Mass., 1$99- 1903; since then rector Grace Ch., Elmira, N. Y. Republican. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi fra- ternity. Address: 520 W. Church St., El- mira, N. Y.
RUDD, Henry W .:
Lawyer; b. Elmira, N. Y., Feb. 13. 1866: s. Darwin A. and Frances ( Gilbert ) Rudd; ed in common schools; also in N. Y. Law Sch. and Columbia Law Sch .; m. Bergen, N. Y., April 22, 1889, Mary Arnold. Practised law in N. Y. City. Republican. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. State Bar Ass'n. Clubs: N. Y. Athletic, Laurentian. Address: 512 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
RUDD, William Platt:
Lawyer; b. Albany, N. Y., June 9. 1851; s. William Tracey and Adeline Martha (Platt) Rudd; grad. Union Coll., A.B .. later A.M .; Albany Law Sch. L.L.B .; m. Albany, N. Y., Oct. 25, 1883, Aimee Pierson Allen : one son, Tracey Allen. b. 18$4. Has been cor- poration counsel of Albany: engaged in gen- eral practice of law. Treas. Diamond Paste Co .; insp. of election for N. Y. Central & Hudson River R. R .; local counsel N. Y. Central Lines, trustee Albany Co. Savings Bank. Republican; Episcopalian. Pres. Al- bany Co. Bar Ass'n; mem. Phi Beta Kappa; trustee Albany Home. Hosp., Albany Hist. Soc., and Young Men's Ass'n; vestryman St. Peter's Ch. Clubs: Port Orange, University, ( Albany) : Alpha Delta Phi, Transportation, Republican, (N. Y. City). Address : bany, N. Y.
RUDDY, Howard Shaw:
Journalist : b. Bridgeport. III., Aug. 22. 1856; ed. publie schools of Lawrenceville, Ill. In newspaper profession since 1.56: ciny edi- tor Sun, Vincennes. Ind .. Is: literary editor Rochester Herald from 1.93. Editor of volume: Book Lovers' Verse. 1899. Rosi- dence: 52 Somerset St. Address : 30 Ex- change St., Albany, N. Y.
RUEBE, Albert:
Pres. of H. Romeike Inc., Press Clipping Bureau; b. Sopt. 8, 162. Karlsruhe. Baden. Germany: s. Christian and Lonis Ruebe: ed. in Gymnasimn at Karlsruhe IST250: then dry goods clerk: after serving one year in the German Army in 109th Res't (Garde) Inf., came to U. S. in I>>>; m. N. Y. City, 1991. Cecil German: one son: Albert. b. 1502. Entered employ of the late H. Romeike as a clerk, became reader, foreman, MIpt and after incorporation of the business was elected see. and treas, and a director, and in 1903, after death of HI. Romeike, was elected pres. H. Romeike Corp'n. Republic .. Evangelical Lutheran. Mason. Recreations: Literature, writing, etc .; electrical experi-
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RUEDEMANN
WHO'S WHO IN NEW YORK
ments. Residence : 174 Belmont Av., Jersey
City, N. J. Address:
110-112 W. 26th St., N. Y. City.
RUEDEMANN, Rudolf :
Geologist; b. Georgenthal, Germany, Oct. 16, 1864; s. Albert and Franciska (Seebach) Ruedemanu; ed. Univ. of Jena, Germany, Ph. D .; state diploma as teacher of sciences from Univ. of Strassburg, Germany; m. Kehl, Germany, 1891, Elizabeth Heitzmann; children: Franciska, b. 1892, Paul, b. 1892, Rudolph, b. 1893, Ernst, b. 1896, Werner, b. 1896, Albert, b. 1898, Erhardt, b. 1901. Ass't in geology, Strassburg Univ. 1587-92; teacher in high schools of Lowville and Dolgeville, 1892- 99; ass't State paleontologist since 1999; re- ceived Walker prize, Boston Soc. National History, 1901. Lutheran. Fellow A. A. A. S. since 1905; fellow Am. Geol. Soc., since 1905. Has traveled much. Author: Fossils and Geol- ogy of Lower Silurian; Geology of Vicinity of Albany, N. Y .; Graptolites of New York; Cephalopods of Lower Silurian of New York. Address: State Hall, Albany, N. Y.
RUGER, Adolph:
Lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., March 26, 1876; s. Julius Ruger, artist, and Adelaide E. (Furgang) Ruger; ed. Brooklyn public and private schools, grad. Senftner Preparatory School, N. Y. Law School, LL.B., 1900; un- married. After graduation spent summer in travel through Europe. In 1901 formed firm of Wright & Ruver and in 1903 firm of Ruger, Sefton & Schenck with W. Harry Sefton and Reginald H. Schenck; dissolved 1905, and since in practice alone. In June, 1908, con- ducted defense in trial of Henry Clay Peters, alderman, in connection with Clifford bribery scandal; obtained acquittal after five days' trial personally conducted by District At- torney Jerome and assistants Smyth and Murphy. Has always conducted a general litigation practice. Admitted to all State and Federal courts in N. Y. State, and in U. S. Supreme Court, Washington, D. C. Largely and actively interested in the devel- opment of Long Island, paticularly Suffolk County. Pres. and director Thompson Ely Realty Company. Democrat; Protestant. Mem. Dwight Alumni Ass'n, N. Y. County Lawyers Ass'n, Soc. Med. Jurisprudence, Brooklyn Inst. Arts and Sciences, Fulton St. Board of Trade, Commonwealth Lodge F. and A. M. Clubs : Crescent Athletic. Ger- maria, Brooklyn Democratic, Kings County Democratic, Madison. Recreations: Auto- mobiling, horseback riding. Residence: 35 Troy Av., Brooklyn. Address: 80 William St., N. Y. City.
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