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SCRIBNER, Gilbert Hilton:
Retired lawyer; b. in Monroe Co., N. Y., June 23, 1831; s. Sewell B. Scribner; grad. Oberlin Coll., O .; read law with Hon. Daniel B. Taylor, of N. Y. City; m. Rochester, N. Y., 1:56, Sarah Woodbury, d. Hon. James O. Pettengill. Admitted to bar, 1856: practised profession until 1868. Mem. N. Y. Legisla- ture, 1869; sec. State of N. Y., 1870-73; pres. N. Y. Skin and Cancer Hosp. Author: Where Did Life Begin ? Contb'r to Popular Science Monthly. Mem. N. Y. Acad. of An- thropology, N. Y. Geog. Soc., S. A. R., Soc. of Am. Authors. Club : Union League. Address: Inglehurst, Yonkers, N. Y. SCRIPTURE, Arthur Marquis:
Civil eng'r, teacher : b. Westmoreland, N. Y., Oct. 23. 1854; s. Marquis and Harriet (Bowles) Scripture; grad. Hamilton Coll., A.M., 1988: m. Clinton, N. Y., Dec. 9, 1875, Barbara C. Frieberger; children: Fred A., David W., Harriet B. Designing and con- structing eng'r of sewer systems and water works. Teacher academies; principal high school for twenty years. District deputy grand master, 26th Masonie Dist., N. Y. Republican. Men. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs, A. A. A. S., Am. Hist. Ass'n, Am. Geog. Soc., 32° Mason. Address: New Hartford, N. Y.
SCRIPTURE, Edward Wheeler:
Physician; b. Mason, N. H., 1864; s. Orin and Mary ( Wheeler) Scripture; ed. Coll. City of N. Y., A.B., 1st, M.A., 1990; Univ. of Berlin, Zurich. Leipzig (Ph.D., 1891), Munich (M.D., 1906) : in. Leipzig. 1590, May Kirk; children: Winifred, b. 191, Elsa, b. 150%. Edward, b. Hmm. Ass't prof. of ex- perimental psychology and director of the Psychological Laboratory of Yale Univ. ; later investigator for the Carnegie In. stitution of Washington and lecturer ex. perimental phoneties in the Univ. of Mar- burg. Germany; now specialist in neur- ology and speech defects in N. Y. City.
Awarded medals for scientific research by Franklin Inst., 1894, Paris Exposition, 1900, Buffalo Exp'n, 1901. William II, the Ger- man Emperor, permitted Prof. Scripture to make records of his voice, which are pre- served in the form of metal molds in the National Museum and the Congressional Li- brary at Washington and at Harvard Uni- versity. These are the only records of his voice that exist. Mem. Circolo Nazionale Italiano. Residence: 87 Madison Av. Ad- dress 87 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
SCRIPTURE, May Kirk:
Author; b. Halifax, N. S., June 24, 1864; d. Rober Talor and Mary (Garvie) Kirk; ed. public schools, N. Y. City, Normal Coll., City of N. Y., grad. 1883; studied music in Leipzig and Berlin, 1889-91; m. Leipzig, Ger- many, April 22, 1890, Edward Wheeler Scrip- ture, Ph.D., M.D .; children: Winifred, b. 1891, Elsa, b. 1894, Edward W., Jr., b. 1900. Lived in France, Germany and Switzerland, 1902-06. Author of the Baldwin Primer ( un- der penname of "May Kirk"). Address: 87 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
SCRIPTURE, William Ellis:
Jurist; b. Westmoreland, N. Y., Nov. 2, 1843; s. Parker A. and Harriet Standish (Snow) Scripture; was ed. Hamilton Coll. and Albany Law Sch .; m. 1867. Emma C. Goodwin. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1967: en- gaged in general practice of law in Oneida County, N. Y., until 1895, when was nomi- nated on the Republican ticket and elected justice of the Supreme Court, State of N. Y. for Fifth Judicial Dist., for term expiring Dec. 31, 1909. Address: Rome, N. Y.
SCRUGHAM, William Warburton:
Lawyer; b. Yonkers, N. Y., Feb. 18, 1860; s. William Warburton and Mary ( Kellinger ) Serugham; ed. private schools in Yonkers; grad. Columbia Coll., A.B., 1880 (first honor man; received several scholarships and prizes) : Columbia Law Sch., LL.B .: m. Yon- kers, N. Y., Oct. 26, 1891, Margaret Brad- ford Otis. Engaged in practice of law at Yonkers, N. Y., since 1857: contb'r to legal periodicals. Acting city judge of Yonkers, 1889-90, and 1893-94: mem. B'd of Ed'n of City of Yonkers. 1sss-91. Partner Reeves & Scrugham: director Yonkers Gas Light Co. (pres. 1595-1900), Westchester Lighting Co. (pres. 1900-05) : director and v .- p. First Nat. Bank of Yonkers: trustee Yonkers Savings Bank. Mem. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n., Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Westchester County Bar Ass'n ( v .- p. 1903.01). Trustee Yonkers Pub- lic Library. Mem. Columbia Coll. Alumni Ass'n, S. A. R. Club: Columbia University. Address: 15 Greystone Terrace, Yonkers, N. Y.
SCRYMSER, James A .:
Telegraph company official; b. in N. Y. State, July 15, 1:39: s. James Serymgeour and Ann ( Thompson) Serymser: grad. Coll. Hill. Acad., Poughkeepsie. N. Y .. 1556; m. N. Y. City, 1969, Mary C. Prime. Projected and organized. 1-65, Internat. Ocean Tele- graph Co., operating cable line between U. S. and Cuba. W. Indies and S. America: also Mexican Telegraph Co .. 15.9. and Central and S. American Telegraph Co., Is0; these companies established 14,300 miles of cable and 2,500 miles land line connecting the U. S. with Mexico, Central and S. America; now
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pres. Mexican Telegraph Co., and of Central & S. American Telegraph Co. Veteran . of Civil War; enlisted in 12th N. Y. Militia, April 19, 1861; later appt'd lieut., 43d N. Y. Vols .; detailed as aide-de-camp to Major- Gen. "Baldy" Smith's Division, Army of the Potomac; capt. and aide-de-camp, 6th Army Corps; also of Left Grand Div., Army of the Potomac, Army of the James, 18th Army Corps. V .- p. N. Y. Ass'n for Improving the Condition of the Poor; promoted and estab- lished first vacation schools in the City of N. Y., the system of vacation schools later extending throughout the U. S., Canada, Aus- tralia, England, Wales and Scotland; pro- moted Constitutional Amendment of State of N. Y., prohibiting the use of public funds for sectarian ed'n; promoted and obtained from N. Y. Legislature, School Census Bill; promoted and organized first public meeting respecting enlargement of school accommo- dations in City of N. Y .; since which time' over $50,000,000 has been expended by Greater N. Y. for this purpose. Promoted and pro- vided for first public meeting calling upon the public to sustain Dr. Parkhurst in his reform movement; obtained subscriptions amounting to $3 000 for the "Dr. Parkhurst. Fund" in behalf of the City Vigilance League; original promoter and contb'r to the United Charities Bld'g, which was sub- sequently completed through the liberality of John S. Kennedy, and established at a cost of about $1,000,000. Mem. Mil. Order Loyal Legion; director N. Y. Botanical Gar- dens; fellow Met. Museum of Art. Clubs : Century, Metropolitan, Riding, Jekyl Island (v .- p.). Residence: 107 E. 21st St. Ad- dress : 66 Broadway, N. Y. City.
SCUDDER, Henry Townsend:
Clergyman; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 7, 1854; s. Henry J. and Louisa Henrietta (Davies) Scudder; grad. Columbia Coll., B.A., 1874, M.A., 1877; m. St. John's Church, Brooklyn, N. Y., June 5, 1889, Margaret Mott Weeks; children : Edna Hewlett, b. 1:90, Henry Hol- loway, b. 1895, Dorothy Weeks, b. 1899. Rec- tor St. Stephen's Episcopal Ch .. Brooklyn, N. Y. Mem. Order of Foreign Wars, Colon- ial Wars, Sons of Revolution. Author: Fairy Tales for Children; Alcuin (in Church Ec- lectic), and other short articles. Clubs : University, Grolier, Columbia University, St. Nicholas. Address: Garden Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.
SCUDDER, Silas Downer:
Banker: b. Vellore, India. Jan: 1, 1962; s. Dr. Silas D. and Marianna (Conover) Scudder: American missionaries to India under Dutch Reformed Board; ed. at Ilast- ings, England, finishing with five-year course at Stuttgart, Germany; in. San Antonio, Texas, Dec., ISS6; three children. Entered service of Bank of Montreal, 175. Estab- lished banking partnership with Frank H. Dyckman at Sleepy Eye, Minn. (Bank of Sleepy Eye). Iss2. Because of ill-health moved to San Antonio, Tex., engaging in mortgage loan and insurance business there in Is55 representing Scottish-Am. Mortgage Co. of Edinburgh. Scotland. and the Ger- mania Fire Insurance Co., of N. Y., London Assurance Corporation of London, England, and others. In 1-06 appt'd Southern mg'r of Germania Fire Insurance Co., N. Y., at New Orleans, La .; promoted to Germania's 1160
head. office, N. Y., in 1899, and became in- terested in various Northern enterprises. Elected treas. North American Trust Co .. 1901, and when the merger took place be tween that company and the Trust Co. of Amercia was elected treas. of the combined institutions under naine of latter company. until Dec., 1905 when resigned to become .V. Y. mg'r of the French American Bank (Ban. que Franco-Americaine) ; resigned Dec., 19. to take position as sec. Bank of N. Y. On Feb. 1, 1908, elected ass't to the president Internat. Banking Corporation, N. Y., also same office in The International Bank. Ad- dress: 60 Wall St., N. Y. City.
SCUDDER, Townsend:
Jurist ;. b. Northport, Suffolk Co., N. Y., July 26, 1865; s. Townsend and Sarah Marie (Frost) Scudder; ed. in Switzerland, Ger- many, France, Italy, and the U. S .; Flushing (N. Y.) Inst., Columbia . Coll. Law Sch .. LL.B., 1888; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., June 3. 1891, Mary Dannat, d. George A. Thayer; chil- dren: Atala Thayer, b. June 3, 1592, Eliza- beth Hewlett, b. April 5, 1894, Townsend, Jr .. b. Aug. 27, 1900. Mem. Congress from First N. Y. Dist., 2 terms, serving in 56th and 55th Congresses; elected Nov., 1906, justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. 2d Dist., for term expiring Dec. 31, 1920. Grand master of Masons, State of New York. Director Nassau Co. Bank. Demo- crat. Episcopalian. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. N. Y. Law Inst., Soc. Colonial Wars. Director Nassau Hosp .; mem. Stand. ing Committee and trustee Fund Aged and Infilm Clergy. Diocese of L. I. Recreation : Horticulture. Clubs: Hamilton (Brooklyn ) : .Seawanhaka Yacht, Lotos, Nassau Country. Democratic. Address: Glen Head, Nassau Co., L. I.
SEABROOK, Harry Hartshorne:
Physician, ophthalmologist; b. Keyport, N. J., Oct. 23, 1859; s. Henry Hendrickson and Therese ( Walling) Seabrook; ed. dist. and private schools, Peddie Inst., Highstown. N. . J., and grad. Coll. Phys. and Sure., M.D., les1; m. Montelair, N. J., Nov. 2, 1ss1, May Nason; children: Raymond, b. Isss. Alice, b. 1890. Interne in Bellevue Hosp., 1ss1-53, then six months in Europe. Was instr. ophthal- miology in Univ. of City of N. Y., and had eye and ear clinics in Presbyterian, Bellevue and other dispensaries, 1 84-90; attending oph- thal. surgeon, St. Luke's Hosp., 1994-97: oph- thal. surgeon N. Y. Exe and Ear Infirmary 1891-1907. Hlas written various papers on subject connected with the eye, and a book on eye muscles. In 1903 published a paper on protection of strained and diseased eye from injury from chemical light by means of amber yellow glasses. Spare time devoted largely to study of eng'ring problems. als) of illumination and its effects npon vision and the eye structures. Mem. N. Y. Arad. Medicine, N. Y. Co. Med. Soc., N. Y. State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Ass'n Alumni of Belle. vue Hosp., Soc. Med. Jurisprudence. Pres. Nason Mf's Co., eng'ring specialties. Mem. Sons of the Revolution, Am. Physicial Edu- cation Soc ., Illuminating Ens'ring Soc., Am. Goog. Soc .. 29th Assembly Dist. Re publican Club. Clubs: Machinery, Water Witch (director). Summer residence: Water Witch, N. J. Residence: HIS E. R2d St. Address: 71 Fulton St., N. Y. City.
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SEABROOKE, Thomas Quigley:
Actor; b. Mt. Vernon, N. Y., Oct .. 20, 1860; ed. in public schools of Mt. Vernon; m. 1883, Elvia Crox, an actress. Made first ap- pearance on stage in 1830; first N, Y. ap- pearance, 1882; first grand success was in May, 1892, in the Isle of Champagne, which ran for about three years; in season of 1906- 07, played in vaudeville with Pauline Hall. Address: 102 W. 85th St., N. Y. City.
SEABURY, William Jones:
Clergyman; b. N. Y. City, Jan. 25, 1837; s. Rev. Samuel (D.D.) and Hannah Amelia (Jones) Seabury ; grad. Columbia Coll., B.A., 1856, M.A., 1839; grad. Gen. Theol. Sem., 1866; Hobart Coll., D.D., 1874; D.D., ad eun- dem, Gen. Theol. Sem., Tee5; m. N. Y. City, 1868, Alice V. W., d. Thomas Marston and Mary Susan (Saltonstall) Beare; children: Susan Saltonstall (wife of Dr. E. W. Bill), Samuel, Lydia Winthrop (wife of W. H. P. Oliver ), William Marston. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1858. Ordered deacon and priest, 1866. Rector Church of the Annunciation, N. Y. City, 1868-98; prof. ecclesiastical polity and law, Gen. Theol. Sem., N. Y. City, since 1873. Author: Lectures on Apostolic Sucees- sion; . An Introduction to the Study of Ec- clesiastical Polity; Notes on the Constitution of 1901, etc. Address: S Chelsea Square, N. Y. City.
SEACORD, Jerome S .:
Lawer; b. Bainbridge, Chenango Co. N. Y., April 2, 1870; s. Stephen H. and Emma (Sands) Seacord; ed. High Sch., and Albany Law Sch .; m. N. Y. City, Oct. 6, 1904, Mary A. Elliot. Admitted to bar of N. Y., prac- tising law since Dec., 1892, at Unadilla, Ot- sego Co., N. Y. Sec. and - treas. Standard Light, Heat and Power Co. Democrat in politics. Episcopalian. Mem. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Masonic Lodge and Odd Fellows Lodge at Unadilla, N. Y. Recreations: Fish- ing, tennis, whist, chess. Address: Unadilla, Otsego Co., N. Y.
SEAGER, Henry Rogers:
Prof. political economy Columbia Univ .; b. Lansing, Mich., July 21, 1:70; s. Schuyler F. and Alice (Berry ) Seager; grad. Univ. of Mich., Ph.B., 1890; Univ. of Pa., Ph.D., 1894; m. June 5, 1899, Harriet B. Henderson, of Philadelphia; one . son, Schuyler, b. Oct. 22, 1900. Ass'n prof. political economy, Univ. of Pa., 1996-1901; since then present chair at Columbia. Independent in politics. Mg'r Greenwich House Social Settlement Ass'n. Mem. B'd of Editors, Political Science Quar- terly; Executive Com. Am. Economic ' Ass'n, ete. Author : Introduction to Economies (Holt), 3d edition, 1906; Economies, 1908 ( Holt) ; and numerous magazine articles on economic questions. Clubs: Century, City, Columbia Officers, University of Michigan. Address: Columbia University, N. Y. City. SEAGLE, Nathan A .:
Clergyman : b. Rutherfordton. N. C., Dec, 24, 1963; s. Philip C. and Mary S. (Drake) Seagle: grad. Gen. Theol. Sem., N. Y. City, 1894, and from N. Y. Univ., 1999; m. Emma, d. of the late John Fraser, Esq., of N. Y. City and England, and niece of ex. Consul Robert W. Fraser. Ordered deacon, 1994, and ordained priest, 1995, in Episcopal min. istry. Ass't minister St. Thomas Parish, N. Y. City, 1894-1900; rector St. Stephen's
Parish, N. Y. City, since 1900. Address: 120 W. 69th St., N. Y. City.
SEAMAN, Alfred P. W .:
Justice Municipal Court of N. Y. City; b. Winsted, Conn., Sept. 7, 1856; s. Rev. Samuel A. Seaman; grad. Columbia. 1879. Admitted to bar, 1880, and since actively engaged in practice in City of N. Y .; elected Munici- pal Court justice, 1903, upon Independent Re- form nomination. Was one of founders of Tenement House Bld'g Co., one of first to build model tenements in N. Y. City. Active official of Citizens' Union from its organiza- tion, and of the Com. of 100 on Transit Re- form. Mem. Sons of Revolution, Columbia Coll. Alumni Ass'n, Psi Upsilon fraternity; Ass'n of the Bar of City of N. Y. Clubs: University, City, Psi Upsilon, Fenc- ers. Summer residence: New Canaan, Conn. Address: 147 .W. S7th St., N. Y. City.
SEAMAN, Henry Bowman:
Civil eng'r; b. N. Y. City, 1961; s. Valen- tine H. and Rebecca (Cromwell) Seaman; grad. Swarthmore Coll., Pa., les1, C.E .; m. East Orange, N. J., 1904, Grace Dutton; two sons: Ayres Cromwell, Henry Bowman, Jr. Ass't eng'r Kings Co. Elevated R'y Co., Brooklyn, N. Y .; bridge eng'r, Erie R. R .; eng'r construction, Y .. H. R. R .; consulting eng'r Dep't. Bridges. N. Y. City; now chief eng'r Public Ser- vice Comm'n Ist Dist., State of N. Y. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs, Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs, Am. Inst. Mining Eng'rs. Clubs: University, Engineers, .. Railroad." Ad- dress: Tribune Bld'g, N. Y. City.
SEAMAN, Louis Livingston:
Surgeon; b. Newburgh, N. Y., Oct. 17, 1851; s. Valentine and Anna A. (Ferris) Sea- man; grad. Cornell Univ., A.B., 1872: Jeffer- son Med. Coll., Philadelphia, 1576; Med. Coll. City of N. Y., IST; Haw dep't Univ. of N. Y .. LL.B., 1884; m. N. Y. City. 1907, Mary Stuart Huntington. Has practised medicine since 1876; resident surgeon, N. Y. State Emigrant Hosp., 1877-79; sup't State Emigrant Insane Asylum, 1879-81; chief of staff of various hos- pitals and of Training School for Nurses. Blackwell's Island, 1ss1-86; made tour around world in isss, and made special studies in hospitals in India of contagious and epidemic diseases peenliar to the Orient. Delegate to Internat. Med. Congresses of London. 1ss1. Berlin, 1894, Moscow, 1897, Paris, 1900, Mad- rid. 1903, Lisbon. 1906. Major-surgeon Ist Reg't U. S. Vol. Eng'rs in Spanish-Am. War: served with 17th and 2od U. S. Inf. Reg'ts in Philippines, 199.1900, and with Army of Occupation in Pekin. 1909-01: WAS with Russian Army in Manchuria, 1904, and at the front with, in 1905, the Japanese in Mongolia, when peace was declared: in East Africa with German forces, summer of 19 6. Surgeon-general, Spanish-Am. War Veterans : surgeon Soc. Colonial Wars and Naval and Military Order Spanish-Am. War. Author: The Social Waste of a Great City: The Army Cartridge Belt Utilization of Native Troops in Our Colonial Possessions; Observations in China on the U. S. Army Ration and the Canteen : The Army Ration and Its Adapta- bihty for Use in Tropical Climates: Observa- tions in the Russo-Japanese War: From To. kio Through Manchuria with the Japanese: The Real Triumph of Japan; Portable Ka- tion for Soldiers in Battle or on the March;
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Triumphs of Scientific Medicine in Peace and | War. Has contributed many articles to the North Am. Review, Century Magazine, Mili- tary Service Institution, New International Encyclopedia, etc. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, Ass'n of Mil. Surgeons, Acad. of Medicine; Fellow Royal Geog. Soc., London. Clubs: Authors, Players, Calumet, Lotos, City, Cor- nell University, Army and Navy, Republican, (N. Y. City) ; Metropolitan ( Washington, D. C.). Address: 247 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
SEAMANS, Clarence Walker:
Manufacturer; b. Ilion, N. Y., June 5, 1854; s. Abner Clark and Caroline ( Williams) Sea- mans; m. Ilion, N. Y., Feb. 26, 1879, Ida Gertrude Watson; children: Mabel (m. Ro- bert Payson Loomis), Dorothy. Founded Wyckoff, Seamans and Benedict and Reming- ton Typewriter Co. Pres. Union Typewriter Co. Director Washington Trust Co., People's Trust Co., Columbia Trust Co. Trustee Brooklyn Inst. of Arts and Sciences, Syra- cuse Univ .; director Soc. Prevention of Cruely to Children. Clubs: Union League (Brooklyn ) ; Riding and Driving, Parkway Driving, Hardware, Dyker Mes low, Nassau Country, Essex County ( Mass. ) Country. Address: 789 St. Mark's Av., Brooklyn, N. Y. SEARING, Richard A .:
Sup't schools; b. Sherwoods, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1866; s. Samuel H. and Susan (Strang) Searing; ed. in public schools and high schools of Rochester, and Univ. of Rochester, class of 1885; m. Ist, Nov. 25, 1887, May El- vira Ellis (died 1899) ; 2d, 1892, Amy Elizabeth Tamblingson; children: Ellis Richard, b. 1888, Robert Tamblingson, b. 1901. Principal Rochester Normal Training Sch. for Teach- ers, 1896-1904; sup't schools, City of N. Tona- wanda, since 1904. Pres N. Y. State Train- ing Teachers' Conf., 1859-1900: mem. N. Y. State Teachers' Ass'n (v .- p. 1896-97, sec. 1901- 04), N. Y. State Council of School Sup'ts, Nat. Soc. for the Scientific Study of Edu- cation, Western N. Y. School Masters' Ass'n. Mem. Nat. Geog. Soc., Nat. Edu'l Ass'n Dep't of Superintendence; sec. B'd Trustees, Car- negie Library, N. Tonawanda. Past comd'r Munroe Commandery 12, K. T .; past master Yonnondio Lodge 13, F. and A. M .; mem. Da- mascus Temple Mystic Shrine. Republican : Baptist. Club: Masonic (Rochester). Ad- dress: 226 Bryant St., N. Tonawanda, N. Y. SEARS, Clinton Brooks:
Brigadier-general U. S. A. (retired) ; b. Penn Yan, N. Y., June 2. 1814; s. Rev. Clin- ton W. and Angline ( Brooks) Sears; two Sous. Enlisted as private, Co. G, 95thi Ohio Vol. Inf., July 21. 1962; served as corporal during campaign in K'y and Tenn., in battles of Richmond, K'y, Perryville, K'y, and Stone River, Tenn., and acting color sergeant in Vicksburg campaign; in both assaults on Vicksburg and two attacks on Jackson, Miss. ; appt'd by President Lincoln, upon nomination of Gens. Sherman and Grant, cadet at U. S. Mil. Acad., Sept. 15. 1863: grad. 1867 third in class of 63 members: hon- orary A.B. and A.M., Ohio Wesleyan Univ. ; m. N. Y. City, Oct. 22, 1573. Lydia E. Smith; two sons: Bertram, b. 1575, Marion Sims, b. 1885. On graduation, commissioned second and first lieut., and assigned to Eng'r Corps, U. S. A., in which has served since contin- uously, being commissioned capt., April 9, 1880; major, Sept, 20, 1892, heut .- col., April 21,
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1903, and colonel, Jan. 11. 1907. Hlas served . as eng'r officer on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, the Northern Lakes, the Mississi;un and Missouri Rivers, in Yellowstone N 1. Park, on Southern rivers, and in the Philip- pine Islands, having had charge of various im- portant works of river and harbor improve- ment ; stationed at St. Louis, Mo., from July 29, 1906, in charge of improvement of the Mississippi River, St. Louis to Cairo; re- tired as brig.gen. June 2, 1908, by operation of law. Member and president of Missis- sippi River Commission; and member of Ohio River B'd. Senior member Mississippi River Deep Waterway Board. Mem. Soc. Mayflower Descendants, Soc. Colonial Wars, Soc. Foreign Wars, Sons of the Revolution. Mil. Order Loyal Legion: fellow Nat. Acad. Design, N. Y. City. Author: Ransom Gene- alogy; Tidal Harbor Improvements, etc. Clubs: St. Nicholas, University. Army and Navy (N. Y. City) ; Metropolitan, Army and Navy ( Washington). Care Adjutant General, U. S. A., Washington, D. C.
SEARS, Hector:
Lawyer, editor, publisher; b. in Ulster Co., N. Y., July 27, 1843; s. Samuel James (M.D.) and Clara Gertrude Sears: descen- dant in sixth generation of William Sears (b. Boston, Mass., about 1686) ; ed. comnion school and Montgomery Acad .; m. Gardiner, Ulster Co., N. Y., July 20, 1865, Margaret .A. Collins, of New Orleans, La .; children: Ed- ward J., b. 1870, Edith M., b. 1876, Stella G .. b. 1877, William H., b. 1SS0, Ida F., b. 1983. Clerk in N. Y. City, 1857-61, and 1861-62: served in U. S. Vol. Army, 3 months in 1sol in Tlst Reg't, N. Y. Militia; wounded May 27, 1863, at storming of Port Hudson, La. : in U. S. Veteran Reserve Corps, 1:64.68: 2d lieut. and Ist lieut. 131st Reg't, N. Y. Ini., but not mustered in; 2d lieut. 7th U. S. Veteran Reserve Corps: brevetted Ist lieut. and brevet capt. U. S. Vols. for gallant con- duct at storming Port Hudson. AAss't mil. sup't War Department, Washington, D. C., 1864-65: provost marshal at Fredericksburgh. Va., 1865-68 (reconstruction period). Com- mander of Camp Casey, a white refugee camp. Arlington, Va., 1865. In insurance business. 1871-87 at Gardiner, N. Y. : editor and publisher Gardiner Weekly, at Gardiner, N. Y., 192- 1902: editor and publisher Highland Post at Highland, N. Y., since 1ss7. Admitted to bar, N. Y. State, 1579, and still practising: justice of the peace 2 terms and resigned in beginning of 3d term: justice of session of Ulster Co., 2 terms. 1879-80: supervisor Town of Gardiner, Ulster Co., 150. Republican. Mem. Reformed Ch. of America. Mem. N. Y. State Bar Ass'u, U'Ister Co. Bar Ass'n. Mason, Odd Fellow, Knight of Pythias: mem. G. A. R., Patrons of Husbandry (Grange) local, county, state and national lodges : Social Order Loyal Americans (local and supreme ), Past General of Supreme Lodge. Address: Gardiner, Ulster Co., N. Y.
SEARS, James Hamilton:
Commander, U. S. N .; b. Binghamton. N. Y., 1:55: s. Charles W. and Augusta ( How ) Sears: entered Naval Acad., Itt: grad. 176; m. New Orleans, Issi, Rosa Helen Ran- tett. Appt'd from N. Y .; eusign. Dec. 1. 15;7: lient. (junior grade). Der. 2. 1554: 1>1- atie Station. 1.5: Kearsarge. N. Atlantic Sta- tion, Is79.50; Naval Acad., Isst; training
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ship Portsmouth, 1882-84; Naval Observatory, 1885; Nautical Schoolship, St. Mary's, 1886- 88; steamer Baltimore, 18=9-92. Promoted lieut., Sept. 20, 1890; War Coll., Oct., 1992, to Nov., 1893; leave of absence, Nov., 1893-94; C. S. S. Patterson, Mar., 1894; C. S. S. McArthur, April, 1894-97; Naval Home, May, 1897, to April, 1898; U. S. S. Brooklyn, April, 1898-99; Torpedo Station, May 18, 1899; Chicago, Nov. 18, 1899. Promoted lieut .- com- mander, Mar. 29, 1899: Branch Hydrographic Office, N. Y., 1901-03 U. S. S. Brooklyn, 1903- 04. Comd'g U. S. S. Alliance, 1904; U. S. S. Vixen, 1904; U. S. S. Gloucester, 1904; light house insp., 8th Dist., 1905-07; comd'g U. S. S. Concord since July 25, 1907. Address: Care Navy Dep't, Washington, D. C. SEARS, Joseph Hamblen:
Publisher; b. Boston, April 15, 1866; s. Joseph Henry and Emily ( Nickerson) Sears; grad. Roxbury Latin Sch., Harvard Coll., A.B., 1889, studied one year in Univ. of Berlin and one year in Ecole des Sciences Politiques, Paris, France; m. N. Y City, 1591, Anna Wentworth Caldwell; one daughter, Pene- lope, b. 1894. Worked on Youth's Companion six months; six months ass't editor Cosmo- politan Magazine; with Harper & Bros., in various capacities, ten years; pres. D. Ap- pleton & Co. since May, 1904. Clubs : Union, Century, Seawanhaka, Harvard. . Summer home: Oyster Bay, L. I. Residence: 113 E. 62d St. Address: D. Appleton & Co., 35 W. 32d St., N. Y. City. SEARS, Julia Seton:
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