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SHERMAN, Philemon Tecumseh:
Lawyer; b. St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 9, 1867; s. Gen. William T. and Ellen ( Ewing) Sher- man; grad. St. Louis Univ., A.B., les6; Yale, Ph.B., 1828; Columbia Law Sch., 1:90. Ad- mitted to N. Y. Bar, 1990; mem. law firm of Tatt & Sherman. Alderman N. Y. City, 1828-1900; comm'r of labor, State of N. Y., 1905. Author: Inside the Machine. Repub- lican. Roman Catholic. Mem. Mil. Order Loyal Legion, Ohio Society; mem. B'd of Mg'rs, State Charities Aid Ass'n; treas. Anti- Policy Soc. Clubs: Union League, (N. Y. City), Metropolitan (Washington), Fort Or- ange ( Albany ). Address: 15 William St., N. Y. City.
SHERMAN, Richard Mitchell:
Clergyman ; b. Fall River, Mass., Aug. 10. 1863; s. Richard Mitchell and Sally Smith ( Mauran) Sherman; early ed'n Providence, R. I .; grad. St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N. H., . 1SS4; Brown Univ., B.A., 1887, M.A., 1590; Gen. Theol. Sem., 1590; m. Oct. 14, 1:90, Sara Morse Gallaudet, fourth d. Rev. Thomas Gallaudet; children: Dorothy, b. 1991. Mar- garet, b. 1893, Eleanor Edith, b. 1896, Rich- ard Gallaudet, b. 1899. Ordered deacon, 1890, ordained priest, 1891; rector St. Peter's, Dansville, N. Y., 1890-92: St. Stephen's, New- ark, N. J., 1892-99; examining chaplain to the bishop of Newark; curate St. Agnes', N. Y. City, 1599-1906; rector Trinity Church, Pots- dam, N. Y., from 1906; examining chaplain to the bishop of Albany. Served in R. I. State Militia, 1885-87; chaplain 9th Reg't, N. G. N. Y., 1904-06. Republican. Mem. Psi Upsilon fraternity. Club : Potsdam. Address: Pots- dam, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y.
SHERMAN, Richard W .:
Civil engineer; b. U'tica, N. Y., Dec. 4, 18f8; s. Richard_U. and Mary F. Sherman ; (brother of Hon. James Schoolcraft Sherman, Vice-President elect of the United States) ; educated in public schools of Utica and New Hartford, N. Y., and commercial school edu- cation at Utica: m. May 20, 1573, Julia H. Hammond; children: Eugene H. b. JJune 1. 1874 (died Dec. 25, 1:96), Richard W .. b. Sept., 1877 (died Sept. 7, 1879), and Eliza- beth H., b. Sept. S, 1:84. Engaged as civil eng'r in railroad construction, 1s66-75, as con- tractor, 1575-88; since then as pres. of a construction company ; city eng'r of Utica, 18 7-SS, and 1893; mayor of Utica, 1890,91 and 1896-97. Democrat; nominee on N. Y. State ticket, (with Bird S. Coler for governor) in 1902, for State examiner and surveyor: ticket defeated by a small plurality. Presbyterian. Mem. Utica Lodge Masons, Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs: mem. Oneida Hist. Soc. Address: 20 Plant St., Utica, N. Y.
SHERRILL. Charles Hitchcock:
Lawyer: b. Washington, D. C., April 13. 1867: s. Charles Hitchcock and Sarah Fulton ( Wynkoop) Sherrill: grad. Yale I'niv., .A.B., 150. L.I.B., 191. A.M. 1-02: m. l'eb. S. ]MM. N. Y. City. Miss G. B. Gibbs, d. late Ed- ward N. Gibbs; one son, Gibbs Wynkoop Sherrill, b. March 35, 196. Engaged in practice of law, chicdy corporation practice. llas traveled extensively. Colonel and A. D. C. on staff Governor Higgins: pour years 1. D. C. on staff Governor Odell. Much interested in politics. In the two Mckinley campaigns organized Lawyers
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Sound Money Club; one of com. of five that conducted the monster business parades of those two campaigns; during Roosevelt cam- paign; 3d v .- p. of Business Men's Republi- can Ass'n. Presbyterian. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Sons of Revolution, Soc. Co- lonial Wars, Founders and Patriots, Soc. War of 1812, Delta Kappa Epsilon Ass'n. Much interested in athletic sport, being chm'n Yale Graduate Advisory Com. on Track Athletics. Originator of the idea of inter- national inter-university track athletic meet- ings, having arranged the Vale-Oxford match in London, 1994, and the Yale-Cambridge match in N. Y. City, in 1895. Won the in- tercollegiate championship, 100 yards (4 years), 220 yards, (3 years), Am. 100 yard championship, 1857. Author of "Stained Glass Tours in France," 1908. Clubs: University, Union League, Yale, Army and Navy, N. Y. Athletic (for 7 years one of officers), Lunch- ecn (N. Y. City). Metropolitan (Washing- ton), Graduates (New Haven), Sports, Isth- mian, Leander, (London), Puteaux and Boul- ie, Paris. Residence: 20 E. 65th St. Address : 30 Broad St., N. Y. City.
SHERWOOD, Bradford Wyckoff:
Physician, surgeon; b. Jamesville, N. Y .. April 18, 1859; s. Bradford and Adelaide (Wyckoff) Sherwood; ed. Syracuse Classical School, class of 1877; Hamilton Coll., Clin- ton, N. Y., A.B., 1852; A.M., 1855; Hahne- mann Med. Coll., Philadelphia, M.D., 1890; m. Syracuse, N. Y., Nov. 1, 1883, Cora L. Poland; children: Esther Cora, b. 1885, Edwin Bradford, b. 1591, Adelaide Marie, b. 1897. Surgeon and pres. homeopathic staff, Hosp. of Good Shepherd; medical expert N. Y. State Dep't of Health. Director of Syracuse Chamber Commerce. Republican. Congre- gationalist. Ex-pres. Onondaga Co., Hommeo. Med. Soc .; ex-pres. Medico-Chirurgical Soc. of Central N. Y. Mem. Am. Inst. Homeo- pathy; ex-v .- p. N. Y. State Homeopathic Med. Soc. Mem. Roman Lodge F. and A. M., Chamber of Commerce, Mystique Krewe Ka-Noo-No, Theta Delta Chi fraternity. Clubs: University, Congregational ( Syra- euse ). Summer home: Fourth Lake, "Ne- pawin," Adirondacks, N. Y. Address: 1117 S. Salina St., Syracuse, N. Y.
SHERWOOD, Frank Roosevelt:
Clergyman; b. Nov. 25, 1:51: s. Roosevelt Rensselaer and Fanny ( Hurd) Sherwood; ed. Wesleyan Univ., Middletown, Conn .; grad. A.B., 1576; m. Mayfield, Fulton Co., N. Y., June 18, 1878, Catherine Ann Mckinlay; chil- dren: Roosevelt Rensselaer, b. les5. Clarence Mckinlay, b. 1887. Joined Troy Conference M. E. Church in 1877; has served as pastor at Mayfield, Is77; Glenville, 1>78-79; West Chasy, 1:80-52: Port Henry, 1983-5; Broadal- bin, 1556-8>; Luzerne: 1->9-91: Northville, 1892 -05: First Church Cohoes, IS96-99: Johnstown, 1900-01; St. Luke's Church, Albany, since 1902. Address : Albany, N. Y.
SHERWOOD, Walker F .:
Accountant, county treas; b. Rushville, Susquehanna County, Pa .. May 2, 1-59: s. Amos and Amanda E. (Birdsall) Sherwood ; ed. Harford (Pa.) Graded School: holds N. Y. State regents certificate as accountant ; m. Binghamton, N. Y., Oct. 2. 1994. Mary E. Brown, children: Grace M. b. 1550. Jessie B., b. 1590, Wakeman F., b. 1s91. Was nino
years clerk City Nat. Bank; six years Str ! : State Bank; six years auditor of First \ .. Bank (all in Binghamton, N. Y.) ; euga. . July 1, 1907 as accountant for Grand J. :. Investigation of Broome County affair- appt'd county treas. by Gov. Charles : Hughes, Sept. 9, 1907; nominated and elect. ! county treas. for 3 years, Nov., 1907. He :. also sec. and treas. Binghamton Buildi :: Co., was sec. Ensign Lumber Co., 3 years auditor Twin Tree Lumber Co., 3 years. I .... publican. Episcopalian; Odd Fellow. Club : Binghamton. Address: Binghamton, N. Y.
SHERWOOD, William Carman:
Lawyer; b. Jersey City, N. J., Jan. 20. 1871; s. Thorne P. and Sarah ( Carman) Sher- wood; grad. Rutgers Coll., A.B .. 1892 (mem. of Delta Phi fraternity and Theta Nu Epsi- lon) ; N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B., 1894; m. Bryn Mawr, Pa., May 17, 1906, Lida C. Ramsey: one son, William Carmen Sherwood, Jr. 1: general practice of law, 1894-1900; since then has made a specialty of corporation law and management. Hlas traveled extensively since 1899 throughout Europe, Nova Scotia, Canada. etc. Capt. since 1:93, Signal and Telegraph Corps, N. G. N. Y .; chief signal officer of State of N. J. Director and v .- p. Registrar and Transfer Co. of N. Y., Registrar and Transfer Co. of N. J., Van Houten & Sher- wood Co .; director Commercial Investment Co .; sec. Burn Iron Co., and others. Re- publican. Mem. Reformed (Dutch ) Ch. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Delta Phi fratern- ity. Clubs: Rutgers Alumni. Underwriters. University Glee, Commonwealth Club of Montclair. Residence: Montelair, N. J. Ad- dress : 35 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
SHERWOOD-DUNN, Berkeley:
Banker: b: Rushford, Allegany Co .. N. Y .; s. William Erwin and Harriet Isabella (Pe- terson) Dunn; ed. N. Y. Univ., Univ. of France, Paris bachelier-ès-lettres, ISST: bach- elier-ès-sciences, less; m. Nice, France, 1592, Louise Lacy Knapp, d. Royal C. Knapp, of Rochester, N. Y .; children: Gladys. b. 1993. Yerkes and Hamilton, twins, b. 1524, Doro- thy, b. 1896. Practised medicine in Paris. France, 1883-95; traveled over continental En- rope and all over U. S. Am. mem. com. to revise laws governing foreign students ad- mitted to Univ. of France, 1-92: one of founders and director Soc. for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Paris; delegate from U. S. Gov't to Internat. Med. Congress, AAmster- dam, Holland, 197; reentered busthiess, Ists: part owner and editor Annals of Gynecology and Pediatry, Boston, less. Author: Medi- cal Education in France: How I Married in France; Mothers and Danghters; The Socio- logical AAspect of the Dreyfus Case: Gynecic Surgery in Its Relation to Nervous Diseases ; From Obscurity to Fame in One Day, etc. Now pres. and director European American Bank: pres and director N. J. & Delaware R. R. Co .; director Bankers Life Ins. Co. : Delaware & Northampton R. R., Quaker Port- land Cement Co .. Ichigh Construction Co .. Northampton Portland Cement Co .; elected foreign corresponding mem. Société Obstet. rique et Gynecologique de Paris, 195: mem. Société Clinique des Praticiens de France : mem. I. A. A. S. Am. Goog. Soc. Am. Ass'n Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Am. Forest- ry Ass'n, Alumni Sve. N. Y. Univ., Soente all.
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liance Française de New York; decorated by | SHIPMAN, Andrew Jackson:
French Gov't, 1893, with cross of Officier d'Academie Francaise. Clubs: Automobile of America, Lawyers, N. Y. AAthletic. Residence, summer: Montclair, N. J .; winter: Aiken, S. C. Address: European-American Bank, N. Y. City.
SHIELDS, G. O. ("Coquina") :
Publisher; b. Batavia, O., Aug. 26, 1846; s. John F. and Eliza J. (Dawson) Shields ; attended common school in Delaware Co., Ia .; unmarried. Entered the Union Army, 1863, and served to end of Civil War. Contb'r to Harper's Magazine, Harper's Weekly, Chicago Tribune, Inter-Ocean and many other newspapers and periodicals, 1966-91; organ- ized 1898, and pres. ISSS-1968, League of Am. Sportsmen ; organized and was pres. 6 years, from 1897, Camp Fire Club; has devoted whole life to the protection of song birds, game and game fishes. Author: The Big Game of North America; Cruisings in the Cascades; American Game Fishes; Hunting in the Great West; The American Book of the Dog; Camping and Camp Outfits; The Battle of the Big Hole: besides his numerous contributions to the periodical press. Ad- dress: 1061 Simpson St., N. Y. City.
SHIELS, George Franklin:
Surgeon; b. San Francisco, April 15. 1863; s. William and Sarah ( Esdale) Shiels; ed. in Univs. of Edinburgh, Leipzig, Vienna and Paris, M.D., C.M., Edinburgh; Fellow Royal Coll. of Surgeons and Licentiate Royal Coll. Physicians; m. N. Y. City, Emily M. B. Mead. Was lecturer on medical jurispru- dence, and subsequently prof. surgery, Univ. of California; now adjunct prof. surgery Fordham Univ., N. Y. City, also on visiting
staff of Kings Park and St. Vincent's Hos- pitals. Major and brigade surgeon U. S. Vols., 1898-1000, Philippine Expedition; in field 14 months, recommended for brevet of brigadier general by Gen. Loyd Wheaton; granted the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery in action. Nat. treas. Naval and Mil. Order Spanish-Am. War; mem. Order of Foreign Wars of U. S., Order of the Cara- boa, Order of the Philippines. Clubs: The Brook, Army and Navy. Address: 75 W. 55th St., N. Y. City.
SHILAND, Andrew:
Lawyer; b. Mount Kisco, Westchester Co., N. Y., April 15, 1:55: s. Rev. Andrew ( D. D. ) and Mary ( Stark ) Shiland (d. Rev. Andrew Stark, D.D., LL.D., ) ; ed. U. S. Mil. Acad., and Columbia Law Seh., LL.B .: m. N. Y. City, July 15, 1ss6, Ada L. Hedges, hee How- ell; one son, Andrew Romain. Admitted to bar, N. Y. City, 1877; now senior mem. firm of Shiland, Shoemaker & Hedges. Re- publican ; Presbyterian. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. Acad. Science, A. A. A. S. Was one of the founders of N. Y. Throat. Nose and Lung Hosp., and pres. from its foundation, 1:41-1901; pres. and trustce of Clinton Hall Ass'n, which was founded to maintain the Mercantile Library of N. Y. Clubs: Racquet and Tennis, Metropolitan Opera, Automobile of America, Lawyers, N. Y. Athletic, Apawamis. Oakland Golf. Resi- dence: 2 W. 55th St., N. Y. City. Address: 50 Pine St., N. Y. City.
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Lawyer; b. Springvale, Fairfax Co., Va., Oct. 15, 1857; s. John James (of Va.) and Priscilla ( Carroll) Shipman, of Mld, ; ed. common schools of Va., Georgetown Coll., D. C., New York Univ., A.B., 1878, LL.B., 1886, A.M., 1959; m. Adair Mooney. Engaged in U. S. customs service, 1654-85; investi- gating sugar frauds upon customs; counsel in the St. Stephen's Ch. (N. Y.) cases, 1800-1594, litigation defining the power of church trustees; in the labor cases in 1993. 1900, N. Y. City, involving the right to strike. Democrat; Roman Catholic. Mem. Southern Soc., Nat., Geog. Soc., Am. Soc. Internat. Law, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n; pres. local Alumni of Georgetown Univ. Writer upon topics regarding Russia and the Slavie race, the Eastern Church and Slavic and Italian emigration to the U. S .; speaks several Euro- pean languages and is acquainted with their literature. Clubs : National Democratic.
Deutscher Verein, Catholic.
Address : 37 Wall St., N. Y. City.
SHIPP, Samuel E .:
Real estate and stock broker; b. Princess Anne Co., Va .; s. Col. Samuel and Amie ( Huddlestone ) Shipp; ed. Columbian Univ .. Washington; m. Sept., 1576, Nellie Maltby; one daughter, Ellsworth Maltby. Senior mem. Shipp & Osborn, insurance firm, N. Y. : pres. Shipp & Osborn Realty Co .; pres. B'd of Ed'n, Newburgh, N. Y .; pres. B'd of Mg'rs, N. Y. State Hosp., Middletown, N. Y. Clubs: Newburgh City, Powelton Country. Address: 189 Grand St., Newburgh-on-Hudson, N. Y.
SHIRLAW, Walter:
Artist; b. Paisley, Scotland, Aug. 6. 1SSS; brought to U. S., 1S10; ed. in public schools. Studied art and learned bank-note engraving. at which worked until Iso1: studied painting. making first exhibit at the Exhibition of Nat. Acad. Design, 1:01; since then professionally engaged as artist; studied and worked in Munich, 1570-77. Makes specialty of genre paintings: has also done much illustration work and has executed important com:mis- sions for decorative work. Associate, les", academician since isss, Nat. cad. Design, Was one of organizers and first pres. Soc. Am. Artists. Address: 39 W. 25th St., N. Y. City.
SHIRLEY, Rufus George:
Agency director, N. Y. Life Ins. Co .; b. N. Y. City, Aug. 7, 1 73: s. William Fearclo and Caroline Chester ( Sidell) Shirley, of dis- tingnished English ancestry; ed. Peekskill Military Acad .. Trinity Sch., N. Y. City. Columbia Inst., N. Y. City, The Dupuy Sch .. Trenton, N. J., grad. 191; late naval cadet. U. S. N., class of 1: 5; veteran 4th Div .. 1st Naval Battalion, Naval Militia, N. Y .: Ist lieut. 20th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. V. G. N. Y. 9th Artillery Dist. Republican : Episcopalian. Mem. St. George's, Veteran Corps of Artillery. St. Nicholas Soc .. Now England Soc., Soc. War of Me. Soc. Colonnat Wars, Sons of the Revolution. S. A. R., Huguenot Society of America. Hist. Soc. of N. Y., Navy Athletic Ass'n, Delta Chi frater- nity. Clubs: North Lake Fish and Game ( Montreal) ; Delta Chi (N. Y. City). Ad-
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dress: 320 Fifth Avenue, and 716 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
SHOBER, Francis E .:
Journalist, ex-mem. of Congress; b. Salis- bury, N. C., Oct. 24, 1:60; s. Hon. Francis E. Shober (mem. of Congress from N. C., 1869- 73) ; grad. St. Stephen's Coll .. Annandale, N. Y., B.A., 1880, M.A., 1883. Was for some years engaged in educational work in Dutch- ess Co., N. Y .; afterwards became newspaper man, first as reporter on News-Press, Pough- keepsie, N. Y., later editor Rockaway Jour- nal, Far Rockaway, N. Y .; since 1594, on ed- itorial staff of N. Y. World. Is master Alma Lodge 728, F. and A. M. Elected Nov., 1902, to Congress from 17th N. Y. Dist., as a Demo- crat, and served 1903-05. Address: 2152 Ser- enth Av., N. Y. City.
SHOEMAKER, Henry Francis:
Capitalist ; b. Orwigsburg, Pa., March 28, 1845; s. John Wise and Mary A. (Brock) Shoemaker; grad. Genesee Sem., Lima, N. Y., 1861, and same year received appointment to U. S. Naval Acad. in class of 1565, but entered the Army instead, at the beginning of the Civil War; was on staff of Gen. McClernand, 1801-62; commissioned Ist lient. 27th Pa. Vols., 1823; m. April, 1674, Blanche, only daughter of Col. James W. Quiggle, LL.D., of Philadelphia: children: Henry Wharton, b. Feb. 24, 1s80, William Brock, b. July 29, 1SS1 (died June 21, 1906), Blanche. Engaged in anthracite coal business, 1863- 81; was interested in railroads many years; chm'n B'd Directors, Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton R'y Co., 1590-1904; chm'n Cin- cinnati. New Orleans & Texas Pacific R'y, 1899-1994; now director Trust Company of America, the Van Norden Trust Co., Chat- ham National Bank, Night and Day Bank, Battery Park Nat. Bank, all of N. Y. City; Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton R'y Co., Pere Marquette R'y Co.,. New River Coal Co. of Ohio, People's Bank and Trust Co. of N. J., and other Corporations. Director Good Samaritan Dispensary, N. Y. City; mem. Sons of the Revolution, Met. Museum of Art, Pa. Soc. of N. Y. Recreations: Yachting, automobiling. Clubs: Metropoli- tan, Union League, Lotos, Lawyers, N. Y. Yacht. Automobile of America, Riding, Army and Navy. Country seat: Riverside, Conn. Address: 26 W. 53d St., N. Y. City.
SHOEMAKER, Henry W .:
Banker: b. Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 21, ISSO: of distinguished Pennsylvania ancestry ; s. Henry F. and blanche ( Quiggle) Shoe- maker; ed. Dr. E. D. Lyon's Classical Sch., N. Y .; Columbia Coll., N. Y., 1901; senior partner in Stock Exchange firin of Shoemaker. Bates & Co., N. Y .: pros. Daily Herald. Jersey Shore, Pa., 1905-7: pres. Daily Record. Bradford, Pa., from 1907. Anthor: Inma. terial Verses; Random Thoughis: Wild Life in Western Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania
Mountain Stories: Pennsylvania Mountain Verses; conth'r to newspapers and maga- zines. Delegate to various Rep. conventions. N. Y. City, 1901.05; see. Am. Legation, Lisbon, Portugal, 1903: sec. Am. Embassy. Berlin, Germany, 1904: 2d lient. 12th Reg't. N. G. N. Y., 1907 : enthusiastic horseman, auto- mobilist and traveler. Residence: 26 W. 53d St., N. Y. City. Country seat; Kres-
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SHOEMAKER, Herbert Bradish:
Lawyer; b. New Baltimore, Mich .. Mar. 1º 1966; s. Henry and Mary A. (Foss) Shop. maker: ed. Univ. of Mich., A.B., LL.B .: In .. Brooklyn, Oct. 9, 1899, Mabel S. Rowland: children: Mary H., b. 1901, John R., b. 1 3. Herbert, b. 1907. Formerly prof. law, Univ. of Colo. ; mem. law firm of Shiland, Shoe- maker & Hedges. Democrat. Episcopalian. Address : 50 Pine St., N. Y. City.
SHOEMAKER, James Monroe:
Oil refiner; b. July 31, 1s12; ed. Elmira (N. Y.) Acad .; m. Sept. 11, 1862, Delia MI. Benediet, of Starkey, N. Y. First sergeant. 14sth Reg't, N. Y. Vols., in Civil War; 1st lieut., 110th Battalion, N. G. N. Y. Re- moved to Elmira, N. Y., 1874, and purchased an oil refinery, which business greatly de. veloped, and has stations in Elmira, Ithaca, and neighboring cities: pres. B'd of Trade: chm'n Woodlawn Cemetery Ass'n. Address : Elmira, N. Y.
SHOEMAKER. Michael Myers:
Author; b. Covington, Ky .; s. Robert Myers and Mary Colegate ( Steiner ) Shoemaker; ed. at Cornell, 2 years, class of 1s74. . Author: Eastward to the Land of the Morning: King- dom of the White Woman; Islands of the Southern Seas; Quaint Corners of Ancient Empire; Palaces and Prisons of Mary Queen of Scots; The Great Siberian Railway: Heart of the Orient: Winged Wheels in France; Wanderings in Ireland. Deputy gov .- gen., Soc. Colonial Wars of Ohio (charter mem. and founder of Soc. in Ohio) ; mem. Sons of Revolution and Soc. War of 1512 in Md .. and Ohio. Clubs: Union, (N. Y.) : Metro. politan, (Wash.) ; Queen City, Riding and Country ( Cincinnati ). Address: Union Club. N. Y. City.
SHOENBERGER, Mrs. John H .:
Widow of J. H. Shoenberger, of N. Y. City and Pittsburgh. Address: 18 E. 62d St., N. Y. City.
SHOLES, Charles Este:
Chemical inf'r; b. June 6. 1SGS, Cleveland, Ohio: s. Thomas G. and Harriet ( Este) Sholes : ed. Cleveland, O., schools, university. tutors, and in practical work of construction and manufacture in chemical plants; m. Syracuse. N. Y., Sept. 5, Ist, Mary Elizabeth Babcock. Served 3 years on engineer corps of chemical works. Chicago; mf'r 3 years, chem. works. Syracuse: mf'r for 10 years, chem. works. N. Y .: pres. chem. works, New York. 3 years; veteran Troop A of Ohio, having served six years. Pres. The Charles E. Sholes Co., V. Y. City: director Georgetown Chem Works; director Naugatuck Chem. Co .; pres. Binns Chem. Co .; director Colonial Tank Line. Republican. Mem. Brick Presbyterian Ch., N. Y. City. Mem. Sie. Chemical In- dustry, Am. Chem. Soe. Club> : Lawyers, Chemists, Mendelssohn Glee. Automobile of America. Residence: 257 W. soth St. Ad. dress : 164 Pront St., N. Y. City.
SHOLL. Anna McClure:
Novelist: b. Philadelphia; b. William J. and Clara (Corsun) Sholl: ed. Ogontz Coll .. special student at Cornell Univ. Author: The Law of Life: The Port of Storms (D). Appleton & Co. ) ; The Greater Love ( Onting
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Publishing Co.), 1908. Club : Lyceum (Lon- | 1908. Counsel for George Cromwell in con- don). Address: 1 Gramercy Park, N. Y. City. test of 1:97 for office of pres. of Borough of Richmond, when he was successful in Court of Appeals; for W. R. Hearst, in SHONTS, Theodore Perry: contest following elections of 1905, for mayor ; for Richmond Co. in proceeding to set aside as unconstitutional the apportionments into Senate and Assembly Dists. made in N. Y. Legislature in 1906; counsel for Sailor's Snur Harbor: for Marine Society, and for the supervisors of Richmond Co. Served in Queen's Own Rifles, Toronto (Can. Militia), with rank of sergeant, four years: candidate ( Fusion) for office of dist. att'y of Richimond Co., 1900. Republican and Citizens' Union. Mem. of Wadsworth Hose Co. No. 4 ( Borough or Richmond Fire Dep't) for 12 years. Pres. Thurmond Land Co. of Va .: director Rush Creek Land Co., Coal Run Land Co. Vestry- man St. Paul's Memorial Ch., Stapleton. S. I. Mem. Law Soc. of U'pper Canada, Med. Jurisprudence (N. Y.), Nat. Science Ass'n of Staten Island. Mem. Phi Sigma fraternity (Univ. of Toronto), St. George's Soc. Alli- ance Française. Chibs: City l'encers, (N. Y. City) ; Staten Island, Brooklyn, Clifton Boat. Residence : 92 St. Paul's Av., Borough of Richmond, N. Y. Country home : Otterburn, Kingston, Ontario. Address: 32 Broadway, N. Y. City.
Railroad official; b. in Crawford Co., Pa., May 5, 1:56; s. Dr. Henry Daniels and Mar- garet Nevin (Marshall) Shonts; ancestry, Dutch and Scotch-Irish; went with parents in boyhood, to Appanoose County Ia .; ed. in public schools of Centerville, Ia., and at Monmouth Coll., Monmouth, Ill., from which grad., 1876; m. Centerville, Ia., 1882, Harriet Amelia, d. Gen. (afterward Gov. ) Francis M. Drake; two daughters: Marguerite, Theo- dora (now Duchesse de Chiaulnes). After graduation, became an accountant, and in a very short time was employed by national banks in Iowa to standardize and simplify their methods of bookkeeping; studied law and practised a short time at Centerville, Iowa; became associated with General Drake, who had large financial and railroad inter- ests, and who placed much of the work of management and construction in his hands; had charge of construction of the Iowa Central R. R., afterward built the Missouri, Iowa & Nebraska R. R., and later the Indiana, Illinois & Iowa R. R., and was its controlling owner, later selling it to the Lake Shore & Mich. Southern R. R. Co .; then, after a few months of rest and travel, returned to the railroad business; then, with associates, secured the control of the Toledo, St. Louis & Western R. R. (Clover Leaf Road), which he rehabilitated and made successful; selected, in spring of 1905, by President Roosevelt as chm'n Isthmian Canal Comm'n, formulating the plans for that great work, and continued at its head until Feb., 1907, when he was elected pres. of the Inter- borough-Metropolitan System, entering upon his duties March 4, 1907. Also pres. Chicago and Alton and Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railroads. Address: 115 Broadway, N. Y. City.
SHOPE, Julian Bedford:
Lawyer; b. Baltimore, Md .: s. William Brengle and Julia ( Krebs) Shope; ed. St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N. H .; studied law in office of the late James C. Carter, and at N. Y. Univ. Law Sch. (LL.M.). Has prac- tised law in N. Y. City since admission to the bar. Democrat. Episcopalian. Mem. Ass'n Bar of the City of New York. Au- thor: Collision at Sea, a law treatise. By order of the Navy Dep't, a copy of this book has been placed on every vessel of the U. S. Navy, it having been adopted by the Gov't as the standard authority on the subject. Clubs: Calumet, Apawamis Golf. Residence : 957 Madison Av. Address: 37 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
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