Who's who in New York City and State, 1909, pt 2, Part 11

Author: Hamersly, Lewis Randolph, 1847-1910; Leonard, John William, 1849-; Mohr, William Frederick, 1870-; Knox, Herman Warren, 1881-; Holmes, Frank R
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: New York : L.R. Hamersly Co.
Number of Pages: 1430


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JOHNSTON, Russell M .:


Lawyer; b. Albany, N. Y., July 6, 1564; s. Col. Robert C. S. A. (West Point, 1850) and Catherine S. (Van Rensselaer) Johnston: ed. Geneva, (N. Y., ) High School; Hobart Coll., B.S., 1884; Albany Law School, LL.B., lest: unmarried. Estate lawyer; has been five times to Enrope, through West Indies as far South as Trinidad. Traveled extensively in U. S .; has been to the Pacific Coast and in thirty States and Territories. Director Mu- tual Fire Ins. Co. of AAlbany, N. Y. Demo- crat. Episcopalian. Mem. State Bar Ass'n (Grievance Com.) ; mem. Sub-Committee of Grievance Com., which investigated charges against Justice Warren B. Hooker. Mem. Albany Co. Bar Ass'n. Clubs: Fort Or- ange (ex-sec. and trustee), University (was first pres. ), Albany}County, Burns, (Albany ). Residence: 20 Elk St. Address: 35 Twed- dle Bld'g, Albany, N. Y.


JOHNSTON, Thomas Jones:


Lawyer: b. Washington, D. C., Jan. 22, 1.56: s. Thomas J. and Isabella (Walker) Johnston; ed. Rittenhouse Acad .. Columbian Univ. and Law School, of same. I.L .. B., LL.M .; m. Washington, D. C., April 19. 1 -: 3. Mattie M. Dodge; children: Elizabeth, Sher- wood D. Engaged in civil eng'ring with Dist. of Columbia and railroad forces and


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in Naval Observatory one year. Admitted to bar, June, 1882; engaged in special prac- tice in Federal law. Mem. firm of Johnston & Dean. Democrat (independent ). Pres- byterian. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs, A. A. A. S., Electro-Clien. Soc., Am. Bar Ass'n, N. Y. Bar Asy'n. Recreations: Fishing, hunting, outdoor games, chess. Clubs: Law- yers, Musurgia, Brooklyn Chess, Manhattan Chess. Address: 228 Willoughby Av., Brook- lyn, N. Y.


JOHNSTON, William Andrew:


Editor, author; b. Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 26, 1871; s. William A. and Agnes ( Parry) John- ston; grad. Western Univ. of Pa., A.B., vale- dictorian, 1891; m. N. Y. City, Feb. 22. 1896, Hazel Minnette Williams. Traveled in Eu- rope, 1891; editor and publisher Wilkinsburg (Pa.) Independent, 1892-93; reporter N. Y. Journal, N. Y. Press, 1994-95; on editorial staff N. Y. Herald, 1895-1600; editorial staff N. Y. World since 1900. Founder Grammar School Field Days in N. Y. Author: History Up-to-Date; also various magazine articles and short stories. Chm'n Parker Independent League, 1904. Address :


Care The N. Y. World, Pulitzer Bld'g, N. Y. City.


JOLINE, Adrian Hoffman:


Lawyer; b. Sing Sing, N. Y., June 30, 1850; s. Col. Charles O. and Mary ( Hoff- man) Joline; ed. Mount Pleasant Acad., Princeton, A.B., 1870, A.M., 1873; Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1872; Princeton, LL.D .; m. 1876, Mary E., d. Francis Larkin. Ad- mitted to bar, May, 1572; mem. law firm Butler, Stillman & Hubbard, 1881-96; But- ler, Notman, Joline & Mynderse, 1896-1905; since 1905, of Joline, Larkin & Rathbone. Chm'n b'd directors and pres. Mo., Kan. & Texas R'y Co., 1906; receiver N. Y. City R'y Co. and Metropolitan St. R'y Co., 1907. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Am. Bar Ass'n, N. Y., N. J., Va. and Am. Hist. Socs. Author: Meditations of an Autograph Collector, 1502; Diversions of a Book Lover, 1903; The Book Collector, 1904 (privately printed ) ; The Autograph Hunter, 1906 (privately printed). Clubs : Century, University, Grolier, Princeton, St. Elmo, City, Barnard, Morristown, Down Town; also Cax- ton and Dofobs Clubs of Chicago. Address: 54 Wall St., N. Y. City.


JOLINE, Benjamin F .:


Manufacturer; b. Tottenville, S. I., N. Y .; s. Truman W. and Fanny Sprague ( Mance) Joline; ed. in schools of Staten Island; m. Dec., 1857, Mande Boyden; one son: Benja- min Everett, b. 1901. Resided three years in Japan. Pres. and director Standard Ad- dressing Machine Co. Recreation: Yachting. Address: Tottenville, Borough of Richmond, N. Y.


JOLLEY, William F .:


Physician and surgeon; b. Sodus, Wayne Co., N. Y., July 1s, Ist: s. Thompson and Merey ( Gates) Jolley ; ed. Rogersville Sem., 1 62-63; Franklin Acad., 1-64-65; Tronpsburs Acad., 1866; Eclectic Med. Coll., of Pa., Ists- 69, M.D., 1869: m. Middlesex. N. Y., Oct. 4, 1871, Orisa M. Wood. Began practice of medi- cine at Middlesex, N. Y., Oct., Is70; removed to Atlanta, N. Y., Aug., 191; again removed. Mar. 19, 1903, to Troupsburg, N. Y., where


has since practiced profession. Coroner of Yates Co., N. Y., two terms; pension exam- iner, 1892-93. Director Troupsburz Water Co .; pres. Troupsburz & Greenwood Telephone Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Lake Keuka Med. AAss'n; trustee Troupsburg Union Sch., Mason, Odd Fellow. Address: Troupsburg, Steuben Co., N. Y.


JONAS, Nathan S .:


Banker; b. Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 1, 1868; s. Jacob and Bella ( Meyer) Jonas; ed. Pub- lic School 26, Brooklyn, N. Y .; m. 1893, Jen- nie Strauss; children: Isabel, b. 1994; J. Seth, b. 1993. Was consecutively office boy, book- keeper, traveling salesman, insurance solicitor and banker. Pres. Citizens' Trust Co., Sum- ner Savings Bank, Prospect Realty Co. of Brooklyn. Democrat. Hebrew; mem. Tem- ple Israel, Brooklyn. Past master Euclid Lodge No. 656, F. and A. M. Mem. B'd of Ed'n City of N. Y .; first appt'd by Mayor Low for 3 years; reappt'd by Mayor Mc- Clellan for 5 years. Hon. sec. and director The Jewish Hosp. of Brooklyn; director Training Sch. for Nurses of The Jewish Hosp. of Brooklyn. Clubs: Unity (v .- p.), Brook- lyn (Brooklyn). Address 774 Broadway. Brooklyn, N. Y.


JONES, Andrew B .:


Merchant: b. Whallonsburgh, N. Y., May 19, 1840; s. Benjamin G. and Almira E. (Mor- hous) Jones; ed. in country school; m. Palmyra, N. Y., Nov. 8, 1571, Alice Louise Tucker; children: Lucy Elizabeth, Alice Frances, Florence Juliette, Sydney Tucker. Served seven years in Nat. Guard State of N. Y. Mem. firm Walker & Jones. prop'rs Hudson Valley Paper Co. Trustee Albany County Savings Bank; director Albany Coun- ty Bank. Republican. Episcopalian. Trus- tee Mohawk & Hudson Humane Soc. Club: Country. Address: 32 Elk St., Albany, N. Y. JONES. Arthur:


Clergyman, educator : b. S. Trenton, N. Y., Mar. 20, 1850; s. David J. and Hannah M., (Hughes) Jones: ed. Rural High Seh., Clin- ton, N. Y., 1865-69; Hamilton Coll. A.B., 1573, D.D .. 1895: grad. Hamilton Theol. Sem., 1575; m. Trenton Falls, N. Y., Mar. 31. 1574. Maria Moore: children: Mrs. Sophia J. Tom- linson, b. 1878; Sherman, b. Isso; Hays, b. 1886. Instr. in Madison Cuiv., Hamilton. N. Y., 1874-75; pastor First Baptist Church, Wa- terford, N. Y., 1875-79; First Baptist Ch., Newburg. N. Y., 1879-91: prof. homiletics in the Theol. Sem. of Colgate Univ .. Ham- ilton, N. Y., since 1991. Independent Re- publican. Address : Hamilton, N. Y. JONES, Bayard Franklin:


Artist ; Rome, Ga., Oct. 9, 1869; s. Benjamin Franklin and


Mary Caroline ( Smith) Jones: ed. Mass. Inst. Technology, Academie Julian, Paris; m. Kansas City, M., 1903, Lora E. Dickinson: one son : Bay- ard Dickinson Jones, b. 15. Lived (wa) years in Europe visiting most of the differ- ent countries and returning in 1995; has lived in N. Y. City since 1996. Has illus- trated books and made drawings for Life. Seribner's, Harpers' and many other periodi. cals. Mem. Soc. of Illustrators. Clubs : Dutch Treat, Long Table. Address: 7 Liv. ingston Place, Stuyvesant Square, N. Y. City.


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JONES, Charles Henry:


Editor, author; b. Talbotton, Ga., Mar. 7, 1848; ed. in private schools; m. Ist Eliza Cow- perthwaite, of Philadelphia: 2d, Lily E. Par- sons, of Washington, D. C. Served in Con- federate Army under Gen. Joseph Johnston, entering at age of 14; later was transferred to Navy Dep't, C. S. A., and was mem, Ga. Re- serves at end of war. Came to N. Y. City, 1865, and engaged in literary and magazine work. Edited Eclectic Magazine, 1870-75; asso. editor Appleton's Journal, 1879-81; re- moved to Jacksonville, Fla., 1881, and founded Florida Times-Union; removed to St. Louis, Mo., in ISS8; editor St. Louis Republic, 1888- 93; removed to N. Y. City in 1893; editor of N. Y. World, 1993-95; returned to St. Louis, editor St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1895-97; lived in Florence, Italy, 1900-03. Author: History of African Exploration and Adventure, 1879; Recent Art and Society, ISSO; Macaulay, a Critical and Biographical Study, 1980; Popu- lar Life of Charles Dickens, 1880; Popular Life of Gladstone, 1881. Chm'n of Com. on Platform Resolutions in Democratic Nat. Con- vention of 1892, and wrote the platform; also wrote the Chicago Platform (Democratic) of 1896, and the Kansas City Platform (Demo- cratic) of 1900. Pres. and director Lockwood Trade Journal Co., Tobacco Trade Journal Co. Was mem. World's Columbia Comm'n, 1891-93. Address : 150 Nassau St., N. Y. City.


JONES, Charles Landon:


Lawyer; b. in Litchfield Co., Connecticut ; son of the Rev. Ezra and Cornelia (Landon) Jones; grad. Columbia Univ., LL.B., ISTS; un- married. Practising law in N. Y. City, since 1878; has been member of firm of S. P. & J. McL. Nash, and now of Nash & Jones. Demo- crat. Episcopalian. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y .; life mem. N. Y. Hist. Soc., Am. Geog. Soc., N. Y. Genealogical and Biog. Soc., Suffolk Co. Hist. Soc .; sec. Leake & Watts Orphan House. Mem. Soc. Colonial Wars. Clubs: Union, Church, N. Y. Ath- letic, Lawyers, City Midday, National Demo- cratic, Columbia University, Camera. Ad- dress: 63 Wall St., N. Y. City.


JONES, De Witt Clinton, Jr .:


Merchant in dyewoods, colors; b. Tarry- town, N. Y., Dec. 25. 1862; s. De Witt Clin- ton and Josepha (Crosby) Jones; ed. in schools at m. J., Jannary Francisco_ and Oakland. Calif., Elizabeth, N. 20, 1891, Bessie Duncan Cannon; children: De Witt Clinton, 3d, b. 1852; Rutgers Brevoort. b. 1897. Weut three times to Mexico and Central America in youth : lived in California and Oregon, 1570-79. Went into business of dyewoods and colors with N. Y. Dyewood Extract and Chemical Co., April, 1880; has been associated with that company and its successors ever since that time. Director, sec. and mem. Exec. Com. Am. Dyewood Co .; also sec. of the United Dyewood Co .; director and mem. Exec. Com. N. Y. Fanning Extract Co .; director, sec. and treas. General Colors Co .: director and treas. Com- pagnie Haltienne: director Argentine Que- bracho Co. Independent Democrat. Episco. palian. Recreation: Golf. Clubs: City, Down Town Ass'n, (N. Y. City) ; Surburban (Elizabeth. N. J.). Residence: Elizabeth, N. J. Address : $4 William St., N. Y. City.


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JONES, Dwight A .:


President St. Joseph Lead Co., Doe Run Lead Co. and Mississippi River and Bonne Terre R'y; b. Utica, N. Y., Oct. 25, 1851; s. J. Wyman and Harriet Dwight (Dana) Jones; grad. Yale, A.B., 1875, Columbia Univ., LL.B., 1577. Practised law in N. Y. City since 1st .: devoting himself mainly to corporation mat- ters and legal authorship. Author : Busi- ness Corporations (has passed through sev- eral editions) ; Construction of Contracts; Negligence of Municipal Corporations. Ad- dress: 34 W. 51st St., N. Y. City.


JONES, E. Clarence :


Banker; b. N. Y. City, 1565; s. John Perry and Ellen Jane (Hovey) Jones; ed. Coll. City of N. Y .; unmarried. Head of banking firm of E. Clarence Jones & Co. (sole partner ) : founded firm in 1889 at age of 24; has handled many large corporation bond issues and many important financial operations. Mem. N. Y. Stock Exchange. Has traveled in Europe and elsewhere several months each year for many years. Has maintained a coaching stable in N. Y .; also one or more automobiles abroad for touring annually; now maintains handsomely appointed stable at 36 W. 66th St .; has been exhibitor at shows. Recrea- tions: Horseman, automobilist, hunting, fish- ing. Clubs: Metropolitan, Lawyers, Sur- burban Riding and Driving, Ardsley, Larch- mont Yacht, Stock Exchange. Lumber, N. Y. Riding (N. Y. City) ; Triton Fish and Game (Canada ) ; Cercle de Bois de Boulogne (Paris). Address: 1 Nassau St., N. Y. City.


JONES, Edward Franc:


Scale manufacturer: b. Utica, N. Y., June 3. 1828; s. Lorenzo Baldwin and Sophronia ( Chapman) Jones; educated at Leicester, Mass .: m. 1st, 1850, Sarah Antoinette Tarbell : 2d, 1863, Susan Annie Brown. Served in Civil War as col., 6th Mass. Vol. Reg't (first reg't to enter the field) : the reg't was at- tacked in Baltimore and reached Washington in time to save the capital from falling into the hands of the Confederates; became col., 26th Mass. Vols., Oct., 1801; brevetted briz .- gen. U. S. V. At close of war, established scale works at Binghamton, N. Y., which has since conducted under style of Jones of Binghamton, in connection with which coined and popularized the expression "Jones. He Pays the Freight"'; now totally blind. Was mem. Mass. legislature. 1:05: resident of Binghamton from Oct., 1865, and held varions local offices there; lieut .- gov. N. Y .. 1550-21. Democrat. Mem. G. A. R., Mil. Order Loyal Legion, S. A. R., Soc. Founders and Patriots of America. Anthor: Richard Baxter; Uncle Jerry: The Origin of the Flag. Clubs: United Service, (N. Y. City) ; Army and Navy ( Washington). Address: Binghamton, N. Y.


JONES, Edward N .:


Principal N. Y. Training School for Teach- ers; b. Oneida Co., N. Y., Jan. 2, 1854: S. Edward T. and Rebecca ( Evans) Jones: grad. Hamilton Coll., A.B., 15-3: m. Hamilton, N. Y., Ang. 10. 1552. Elizabeth Tompkins: chil- dren : Rebekah, Edith. Edward, Elizabeth. Sup't schools. Saratoga Springs, 1983-92; prin- cipal State Normal Sch., Plattsburgh, N. Y .. 1-02-08: first ass't N. Y. Training School for Teachers, 1505-1901; principal same since 1901,


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Republican. Presbyterian. Pres. N. Y. State Teachers' Ass'n, 1895; mcm. B'd Ed'n White Plains, N. Y. Mem. Nat. Edn'l Ass'n, Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Delta Upsilon fraternity, Royal Arcanum. Club : Graduates. Ad- dress: 220 W. 120th St., N. Y. City.


JONES, Edward Powis:


Lawyer; b. Yonkers, N. Y., Jan. 30, ISSO; s. E. Powis and Rosa MacNevan (Purdy ) Jones; grad. Harvard Coll., A.B., 1901; Har- vard Law Sch., LL.B., 1903; unmarried. En- gaged in practice of law, 1905. Director Tucker Electrical Construction Co. Resi- dence: 333 W. Sith St. Address: 40 Wall St., N. Y. City.


JONES, Edwin Artimus:


Lawyer; b. Lisbon, N. Y., May 27, 1872; s. Artimus and Sarah A. (Randles) Jones; ed. public schools and Ogdensburg (N. Y.) Frcc Acad .; m. N. Y. City, Sept. 8, 1902, Mabel Evelyn Gardner; one son: Artimus Whitaker, b. Nov. 12, 1905. Practising law since Feb., 1894; now mem. law firm of Nadal, Joncs & Mowton. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Soc. Med. Juris- prudence. Prof. med. jurisprudence N. Y. Homeopathic Med. Coll. Mason, Odd Fellow; mem. West End Ass'n, St. David's Soc. Clubs: Republican (sec. 1901), Patria (prcs. 1907-08). Residence: 700 West End Av. Ad- dress: 97-Cedar St., N. Y. City.


JONES, Eugene:


Miller; b. Fairfield. Conn., July, 1842; m. 1888, Julia Dix, of Elizabeth, N. J. Began business life in father's mills, N. Y. City, and he and brother succeeded in business, under name of Jones & Co .: 1892, formed a new organization, The Hecker-Jones-Jewell Milling Co. Address: 205 Produce Exchange, N. Y. City.


JONES, Francis Coates:


Artist; b. Baltimore, July 25, 1857; student at Ecole des Beaux Arts under Yvon, Lch- mann, Boulanger and Lefebvre; returned to N. Y. City, 1852. Awarded Clarke prize, Nat. Acad. of Design, 1885; silver medal at Pan- Am. Exp'n, 1901. Academician Nat. Acad. Design, Soc. Am. Artists, Am. Water Color Soc., Architectural League and Mural Paint- crs, Am. Fine Arts Soc., Municipal Aid Soc., Fine Arts Federation. Club: Century. Ad- dress: 33 W. 67th St., N. Y. City.


JONES, Francis Wiley:


Electrical eng'r; b. Weymouth, Nova Sco- tia, May 22, 1816; s. Sterns and Margaret A. ( Doane) Joncs; cd. in high school. Kentville, N. S .; m. Ist, Chicago, Ill., 1874. Elizabeth J. Dike (died, 1900) ; 2d, Atlanta, Ga., 1903, Me- lanie J. Le Bel; children : Sterns F., b. 1$76: Lconora, b. 1578. Has been connected with telegraph business since 1-61. Republican : was pres. Republican Club of 21st Assembly Dist., N. Y. City, for 2 years. Foreign mem. Insti- tution of Elec. Eng'rs, London; life mnom. And Inst. Elec. Eng'rs; past pres. N. Y. Elec. Soc. Clubs: Engineers, Magnetic (past pres. ), N. Y. Press (life mem. ). Address: Engi- ncers Club, 32 W. 40th St., N. Y. City.


JONES, Frank Smith:


Merchant; b. Stamford, Conn., Aug. 19, ISIT; s. Isaac S. and Francis J. (Weed) Jones; ed. Stamford schools and Eastman's Business Coll., Poughkeepsie, N. Y .; m,


N. Y. City, June 4, 1879, Mary Louise Gran- bery; children: Henrietta Jones Simons, b. 1881, Maude Virginia Jones, b. 1885. Bezan business carcer as bookkeeper and later became confidential clerk with A. J. Johnson, publisher of Johnson's Universal Cyclopedia. In 1872, with brothers, Cyrus D. and Charles F., opencd tea and coffee store at Scranton, Pa .; after retirement of brother, Charles F., the Grand Union Tea Co. was organized, of which Frank S. Jones was pres., 1:03-1903, and is still a director, the business extending until the company now has 200 branch stores in many cities of U. S. and headquarters in N. Y. City. Also mem. firm of Jones Brothers, owning the Anchor Pottery at Tren- ton, N. J .; treas. Siducy Novelty Co., sid- ney, N. Y .; and is largely interested in timber land and the manufacture of lumber in Pa. and Miss., and in coal lands in Pa. and W. Va. In 1898, presented the Brooklyn Inst. of Arts and Sciences with Gebhard Geological Collection, and the Neumægen Entomological Collection; gave $40.000 to Bedford Branch Y. M. C. A., Brooklyn. Republican; Con- gregationalist. Trustee Wesleyan Univ. of Middletown, Conn., Brooklyn Inst. Arts and Sciences, and Central Cong'l Ch. Mem. N. Y. Chamber of Commerce. Manufacturers' Ass'n. Clubs: National Arts, Brooklyn, Union League, Crescent Riding and Driving, Con- gregational. Address: 790 St. Mark's Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.


JONES, Forrest Robert:


Mech. and elec. eng'r, educator: b. Cin- cinnati, Dec. 12, 1861: s. Martin Ryan and Susan (Hageman) Jones; grad. Cornell Univ., M.E., 1s&s; m. Knoxville, Tenn., Oct. 17, 1892, Miss Johnnie House Fletcher. Appren- tice Niles Tool Works, Hamilton. O., 1951- 84; insp. fire and burglar-proof vault construc- tion for the First Nat. Bank of Hamilton, Ohio, 1886; designer and experimenter Edi- sou's Laboratory, Orange, N. J., and N. Am. Phonograph Co., Orange, N. J., 1888; engaged in commercial engincering with Western En- g'ring Co. and Edison General Co., instal- ling electric railways and lighting plants; also engaged in other practical engineering work, 1888-90; sup't Mechanic Arts Dep't, 1890-91; prof. mechanical arts, 1591-92, Univ. of Tenn .; prof. machine design, Univ. of Wis., 1892-99; prof. drawing and machine design, Worcester Polytechnic Inst .. 1899-1903: prof. machine design, Sibley College, Cornell Univ- crsity 1903-05; now pres. Manhattan Automobile School, Inc., and consulting engineer. De- signed and put into use electric machines and apparatus for putting high resistance electric insulation on wires, and other de- vices. Visited the principal technical schools and many of the commercial manufacturing establishments in England and on the Con- tinent to study their methods. 1902-03. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs. Soe. for Promotion of Eng'ring Ed'n, Sigma Xi. Author: Notes on Iron, Steel and Alloys. 1895: Machine De- sigu, two vols., 198. 1999: Notes on Cranes. 1904; Automobile Catechism. 1906. Address: 315 W. 96th St., N. Y. City, and Knoxville, Tenn.


JONES, George William:


Educator: L. E. Corinth, Me., Oct. 14. 1837; s. George William and Cordelia ( Allen) JJones ; grad. Yale, A.B., 1550, _A.M., 1562: m. 1362,


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Caroline I. Barber. Taught mathematics, Col- legiate and Commercial Inst., New Haven, Conn., 1839-62; Delaware Literary Inst., Franklin, N. Y., 1:62-68; principal, same, 1864-68; prof. mathematics, Iowa State Coll., Ames, Iowa, 1868-73; published newspaper at Des Moines, Iowa, 1574-77; since 1877, prof. mathematics, Cornell Univ. Independent in politics; Methodist. Pres. Soc. for Preven- tion of Crime, Ithaca, N. Y., 1992-1902. Rec- reation : Driving. Address: Ithaca, N. Y. JONES, Herbert Gordon:


Surgeon; b. Utica, N. Y., July 26, 1857; s. John Franklin and Jane ( Williams) Jones ; ed. public schools of Utica, and Williams Prepartory Sch .; grad. N. Y. Univ., M.D., 1881; m. Utica, N. Y., June 14, 1582, Katherine Eleanor Perry; children: Harold Seelye, b. 1884, Mildred Katherine, b. 1887, Stuart Glen- roy, b. 1890. IIas practised surgery con- tinuously since graduation, at Utica, N. Y .; now senior visiting surgeon to St. Luke's Hosp., Utica; surgeon to N. Y. Central & Hudson River R. R. Co. Was coroner Oneida Co., 1884-90. Pres. Med. Soc. County of Oneida, elected 1905, reelected 1906. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. " State Med. Soc., N. Y. and New Eng. Ass'n R'y Surgeons, St. Luke's Hosp. Clinical Soc. Mem. all Masonic bodies, including Consistory and Mystic Shrine. Recreation : Hunting and fish- ing. Club : Arcanum. Address: Utica, N. Y.


JONES, Hugh Bolton:


Artist; b. Baltimore, Md., Oct. 20, 1848; un- married. Awarded medal (3d class), Paris Exp'n, 1SS9; medal Columbian Exp'n, IS23; bronze medal, Paris Exp'n, 1900; Webb prize, Soc. Am. Artists, 1902; Shaw Fund prize, Soc. Am. Artists, 1902; received gold medal, La. Purchase Exp'n, 1904. Academician Nat. Acad. Design, Soc. Am. Artists, Am. Water Color Soc., Am. Fine Arts Soc., Mun- icipal Aid Soc. Clubs: Century, Salmagundi. Address : 33 W. 67th St., N. Y. City.


JONES, James Clarence :


Clergyman; b. Ovid. Seneca Co., N. Y., Dec. 22, 1859; s. Samuel and Rosannah (Covert) Jones; grad. Hobart Coll., Geneva, N. Y., B.S., 1886; Univ. of City of N. Y., Post-Grad. Dep't, Ph.D., 1989; grad. Gen. Theol. Sem., N. Y. City, 1989; m. Garden City, L. I., June 28, 1599, Florence Burtt; children: Stratford Covert, b. Ang. 9, 1900, Rosanne Covert, b. Feb. 7, 1902, Lorna Cov- ert, b. Sept. 1, 1904. Rector St. Thomas' Episcopal Ch., Brooklyn, 15 9-99; St. Mary's Episcopal Ch., Brooklyn, since 1899. Examin- ing chaplain, Diocese of L. I., 1993; sec. Convention, Diocese of L. I., 3 years; pres. Special Convention, Diocese of L. I., 1902; delegate to Richmond General Convention 1907. Chm'n Exec. Com. Church Charity Foundation; chm'n Standing Com. Training School for Nurses; chm'n Committees on Social Service; treas. Associate Alumni Gen'l Theol. Sem .: mem. Kappa Alpha fraternity, Brooklyn Clerical League. Independent in politics. Clubs: Twentieth Century, Brook- lyn Clerical. Address: St. Mary's Rectory, 230 Classon Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.


JONES, Joseph Addison:


Clergyman; b. Liverpool, England, June 1, 1873; s. John and Catherine (Williams)


Jones ; ; ed. Blair Acad., Blairstown, N. J., Princeton Univ., A.B., 1900, Auburn Thebol. Sem .; m. Newark, N. J., May 21, 1993. Lor- aine Vail; one son, Arthur Vail, (deceasedI) Served as ass't pastor First Presby'n C'h .. Binghamton, N. Y., pastor Presby'n Ch .. Perry, N. Y .; now pastor Madison Av. Re- formed Ch., Albany, N. Y. Has traveled in Europe extensively. Mem. B'd Directors. Home for Christian Workers, Albany, N. Y. Mem. Princeton Alumni. Three medals for Intercollegiate Debating, having twice repre- sented Princeton against Yale and once against Harvard. Recreation: Golf, After- dinner speaker, having spoken at banquets with Hamilton Wright Mabie, Governor Hughes, President Schurman of Cornell, and other weil-known speakers. Address: 315 Madison Av., Albany, N. Y.


JONES, Louis Cleveland:


Chemist; b. Oak Hill, N. Y., 1971: s. Daniel Sutherland and Julia Ellen (Cleve- land) Jones; grad. Yale, A.B., 1596, Ph.D., 1599; m. Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 11, 1900. Ursula Northrup. Ass't to Prof. F. A. Gooch, instr. in chemistry at Yale. 1895-90; appt'd chemist in Ordnance Dep't, U. S. A., 1899; ass't chief chemist Semet Solvay Co .; delegate of Solvay Process Co. to Internat. Congress Applied Chemistry, Berlin. 1903. Ass't editor Chemical Abstracts (journal). Independent Republican. Liberal Unitariau. Mem. A. A. A. S., German Chem. Soc., 1m. Men of Science, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Syracuse Chem. Soc. Clubs: University, Country. Address : 320 Leavenworth Av., Syracuse, N. Y.


JONES, Myers Richardson:


Lawyer: b. Baltimore, Md., Oct. 17, 1551; s. John B. and P. Agnes ( Myers) Jones: ed. in Georgetown Univ., Mount St. Mary's Coll., A.B., 1874, A.M., 1576. LL.D., 1005, Univ. of Maryland, LL.B., 1576; m. Brook- lyn, N. Y., April 20, 1550, Minnie L. Rice; children: William M., b. 1ss2. Sidney W., b. 1856, Cyril -Rice, b. 1859, Mand Ethel. En- gaged in practice of law since ist6, as asso- ciate mem. firin of Sullivan, Kobbe and Fow- ler, then Sullivan and Cromwell, and later alone in Brooklyn, N. Y. For eight years had charge of the interests of the City of Brooklyn in its large investment (about $11 .- 000,000) under the Evarts Arrearace Act. Has traveled extensively since ists, on busi- ness and pleasure, through Europe and the U. S., and has utilized the knowledge there gaine1, with his photographic experiences, in giving illustrated lectures before institutes, schools, churches, ete. Independent Demo- crat; Roman Catholic. Pres. Dep't Photoz- raphy Brooklyn Inst., Arts and Sciences; Ist vice-pres. Brooklyn Lead. of Photography; mem. Pi Alpha, Philomathean and Hamilton Societies. Recreations: Antomobiling, biese- ling, motor boating. photography. Residence: 271 Henry St. Address: 26 Court St., Brook- lyn, N. Y.




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