Who's who in New York City and State, 1909, pt 2, Part 127

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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ter, N. Y., Nov. 26, 1885, Myra Osgoodby ; chiil- | Conway, N. H., Dec. 28, 1:93, Ruth Eastn. ... dren: Charles F., b. 1891, Rhoda M., b. 192, Cecile C., b. 1:93. Has practised medicine in Rochester since 1869; spent 1875 and 1876 in .hospitals of Vienna, in Heidelberg, London and in European travel. Was surgeon (rank of capt.), 54th Reg't, N. G. N. Y., 1871-75; surgeon to Monroe Co. Jail in 1879; physician to Monroe Co. coroner, 1880-83. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Monroe Co. Med. Soc., since 1869 (pres. in 199), Am. Med. Ass'n since 1884, Monroe Co. Med. Soc. since 1872 Med. Soc. since 1884; pres. Rochester Free Dispensary since 1877; mem. Rochester Pa- thological Soc. since organization, in 1871 STARRETT, Theodore: (pres., 1879), N. Y. Central Med. Ass'n since 1SS4, Monroe Co. Med. Soc. since 1872 (pres. 1884). Life mem. Blue Lodge and Chapter in Masonic Order. . Address: 117 South Goodman St., Rochester, N. Y. STARR, Frederick W .:

Lumberman; b. Sherburne, Chenango Co., N. Y .; s. Edwin A. and Margaret R. ( Wentz) Starr; ed. N. Y. Public schools and Oneida Conference Sem., Cazenovia, N. Y .; m. Mor- risville, N. Y., Oct. 15, 1872, Emma B. Til- linghast ; one son : Russell T., b. 1:74. Started in retail lumber business in 1866 and has since been engaged in it. Has served in the 13th Reg't, N. G. N. Y. Pres. Bay Side Sash and Door Co .; trustee N. Y. Lumber Trade Ass'n; treas. Guardian Savings Bank, Brooklyn, Congregationalist. Mem. South Brooklyn B'd of Trade, Royal Arcanum, U. S. Grant Post Associate Soc .; mem. of B'd of Trustees Y. M. C. A. ( Brooklyn). Clubs: Brooklyn League, Crescent Athletic, Apollo, Old Brooklynites. Address: 16 Montgomery Pl., Brooklyn, N. Y.

STARR, Moses Allen:

Physician, educator; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., May 16, 1854; s. Egbert and C. Augusta (Al- len ) Starr; ed. private school, Princeton, A. B., 1876, A.M., 1879, Ph.D., ISS4, LL.D., 1899; M.D. Coll. of Phys. and Surg., N. Y., 1880; ScD. Columbia, 1904: studied also at Berlin, Heidelberg and Paris; m. June 8, 199S, Alice Duning: children: Allen Egbert, b. 1902, Katherine Eunice, b. 1904. Specialist in nerv- ous diseases. Prof. nervous diseases N. Y. Polyclinic. 1885-SS; since 1858 prof. diseases of the mind and nervous system Coll. Phys. and Surg., Columbia Univ. Consulting nenr- ologist to Presbyterian, St. Vincent's and St. Mary's Hospitals in N. Y. City. Republi- can; Episcopalian. Trustee and treas. West Side Day Nursery, N. Y. City: trustee Mid- dlebury Coll., Vt. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, Ass'n Am. Physicians, ex-pres. Am. Neurol. Ass'n, and of N. Y. Neurol. Ass'n, fellow N. Y. Acad. of Medicine; mem. 1. A. A. S .: corresponding mem. Société de Neurologie of Parls, and of London Neurol. Soc. Author: Familiar Forms of. Nervous Diseases, 1-90; Brain Surgery. 1-93: Atlas of Brain Cells, 1894; Organic Nervous Diseases, 199: Organic and Functional Nervous Diseases, 1907: and many special articles on neurological subjects in medical journals. Clubs: University. Cont - ury, Princeton. Summer home: Mt. Kisco. N. Y. Address: 5 W. 5tth St., N. Y. City. STARRETT, Milton Gerry:

Civil and electrical ong'r: b. Francestown. N. H., Jan. 24, 1-61: s. JJames H. and Theresa ( Morgan) Starrett: ed. Francestown Acad. and Tufts Coll., C. E., Isso, SeD., 1905; m.

Morrell. Instructor mathematics, Tufts (. 1886-89; ass't eng'r West End Street R's ( Boston, 1889-91; chief eng'r Brooklyn C .. R. R. Co., 1591-96; ass't chief eng'r Metr politan Street R'y Co., 1896-99; chief en! ! Metropolitan Street R'y Co. and its si. cessor, the N. Y. City R'y Co., 1999-19: consulting eng'r since 1906. Mem. . \m. " Civil Eng'rs, A. A. A. S., Nat. Geog. Shr. Club: Engineers. Residence: 223 E. 1011 St., N. Y. City. Address: 223 E. 23d St., N. Y. City.

Engineer and constructor of fire-proof buildings; b. Lawrence, Kan., Jan. 21, 195: s. William Aiken and Helen (Ekin) Starrett ; ed. Univ. of Kansas; grad. Lake Forest (Il !. ) Univ., A.B., 1884; m. Chicago, Ill., 1:s9, Bolle Ostrander; children : Robert Ostrander, Titt ,- dore, Jr. Engaged since leaving college sole. ly in study of methods of construction of buildings, especially ''skyscrapers.'' as student in office of Burnham & Root, ar. chitects, of Chicago; became eng'r of the firm, and designed construction of a number of the first "skyscrapers"' of the country. notably the San Francisco Chronicle Bld's. the Society for Savings Bld'g. Cleveland, O .. where steel columns were first used in a building; left Burnham & Root in 1590 to) into business of his own. He constructed the Isabella Bld'g. Chicago. 1892-93. and the Fisher Bld'g, 1895-96, in record time; has sinee constructed over one hundred lii _! buildings, all noted for the phenomenally quick construction. Mem. of the Engineers Club of New York, and of the Chicaco Athletic Ass'n. Address: 51 Wall St., N. Y. City.

STAUFFER, David McNeely:

Civil engineer and newspaper publisher. now retired; b. Mount Joy, Lancaster Coun- ty, Pa., March 24, 1:15; s. Jacob and Mary Knox ( MeNeely) Stauffer; ed. Franklin and Marshall Coll., Lancaster. Pa .: left without completing course to enlist for Civil War: hon. degrees of M.A. and Litt.D .: m. April 19, 1902, Florence Scribner, d. of Hon. (i. Hilton Scribner, ex-see. of State of N. Y. Served in Civil War, 1862-65; honorably dis- charged as acting ensign, U. S. N., comd : U. S. S. Alexandria, Mississippi River Fler :. Admiral David D. Porter Comd'r. 192-03: served as corporal Battery, I. Independent Pa., Light Art'y in W. Va. From isi5-1 ... ' civil eng'r in service of Pa. R. R. R .. Phila- delphia & Reading R. R., City of Phila .. City of Boston, ete. : in IN2. became mana =- ing editor and one of the chief owners of Engineering News Publishing Company. Member of the Interstate Palisades Commis- sion since 1901. by appointment of Governor Roosevelt. Anthor: Modern Tunnel Prac. tice: American Eugravers on Copper and Steel; many contributions to technical litera- ture. Republican : Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Soe. Civil Ene'rs, Institution Civil Eng'rs ( London), Pa. Ilist. Soc. (honorary mem. ) : Pa. Soc. of N. Y. (v.p.); Loval Legion (.V. Y. Commandery : mem. Council). Mem. Bid of Ed'n. Yonkers, N. Y. Recreations: Travel and collection prints and books of art gener- ally. Clubs: Century, Grolier (mem. Conu- cil). Address: El Roncador, Yonkers, N. Y.

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STEAD, Charles M .:

Retired; b. Providence, R. I., Oct. 4, 1840; s. Gen. Thomas J. and Francis E. (Dyer) Stead; grad. Brown Univ., Harvard Law Sch., A.M., 1861; m. Germantown, Pa., May 17, 1866, Caroline C. Potter; children: William Potter, b. 1867, Thomas J., b. 1570, Amelia Frances Dyer (Mrs. Paul Revere Reynolds), b. 1876. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1:63; was one of founders of Open B'd of Brokers, became mem. N. Y. Stock Exchange when union was made with Open B'd, May, 1879. Was v .- p. N. Y. Stock Exchange, 1877-les1; one of its governors for 16 years. Appt'd ass't q .- m. gen. of Rhode Island, April, 1:61, and served until resigned in 1862. Took active part in presidential campaign of Iss4. Retired from active business about 16 years ago and has occupied himself with traveling in Europe and other countries and with mining inter- ests which he has had in Colorado, California and Arizona. Democrat. For several years has been interested in the work of the Cul- lege Settlement at 1St Eldridge St. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Harvard Law Sch. Ass'n, New England Soc., Theta Delta Chi fratern- ity. Recreations: Walking, reading. Club : Union League. Address: Union League Club, N. Y. City.

STEARNS, Henry S .:

Physician ; b. Yonkers, N. Y., Dec. 4. 1861; s. John Noble and Alice Ann ( Bloomer) Stearns; grad. Univ. City of N. Y., Medical Dep't, M.D., 1884; m. Brick Presbyterian Ch., N. Y. City, April 14, 1884, Amy P.

Browning; children: Anne B., b. 1885, Henry S., Jr., b. 1891. After graduation spent 18 months on surgical staff of Bellevue Hosp., followed by four months special work in Allgemeine Krankenhaus, Vienna. Since then steadily practising medicine in N. Y. City. Pres. N. Y. County Med. Soc., 1904- 05; pres. Society of the Alumni of Bellevue Hosp., 1907-08. Director . John L. Stearns & Co. Republican; Protestant. Mem. N. Y. Acad. Medicine, Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. State and County Med. Soc., N. Y. Ob- stetrical Soc., Soc. Alumni Bellevue Hosp. Trustee Am. Bible Society, N. Y. Christian Home for Intemperate Men. Club: Union League. Address: 45 W. 58th St., N. Y. City.

STEARNS, Waldron Allen:

Physician; b. Eastport, Me .. Aug. 21, 1$69; s. Rev. J. Wellington and Mary J. (Hull) Stearns: of old colonial descent; ed. com- mon school at Petersburgh. N. Y .; grad. Union Classical Inst., Schenectady, N. Y., special study at Starkey Sem., Eddytown, N. Y., Mich. Agr'l Coll .; one year at N. Y. Coll. Dental Surgeons: graduate Medical Dep't of Union Univ., May 2, 1900, followed by one year service at St. Peter's Hosp., Albany, N. Y .; m. South Berlin, N. Y., Sept. 19, 1597, Frances H. Fuller: children: John Waldron, b. Ist, Henry Fuller, b. 1901, Mary Jeanette. b. Feb. 25. 19:6. Engaged in gen. eral practice of medicine and surgery at Schenectady, N. Y., since June 1. 1901. Dem-

coins. Address: 306 Crane St., Schenectady, N. Y.

STEBBINS, Charles Maurice:

Educator, author; b. in Town of Amboy, Oswego Co., N. Y., April 14, 1571; s. Charles Rufus and Lucy Jane (Bishop) Stebbins: ed. Colgate Univ., Amherst Coll., A.B., 1:02, A.M., 1903, Columbia Univ., 1904-06; in. Blue Mound, Ill., June 24, 1896, Carrie Virginia Smith; children: Anna Katharine, b. April 14, 1897, Evelyn Virginia, b. Jan. 13, 1001, Helen Elizabeth, b. Feb. 5. 1906. Teacher in High School, Portsmouth, Ohio, 1892-93; Salt Lake City, Utah, 1893-99; private study 1:39- 1903; teacher Boys' High School, Brooklyn, 1903-08. Instructor in Cornell University summer session, 1907 and 1908. Editor of The High School English Leaflet, 1906-05. Author : A Progressive Course in English for Secondary Schools (first year book, see- ond year book. third and fourth year book. Grammar School book) ; Christmas Eve and Other Poems, 1894; The Painter of Madonnas and Other Poems, 1908. Editor: Byron's Prisoner of Chillon, Mageppa, etc .. De Quincey's English Mail Coach and Joan of Arc; Lowell's Vision of Sir Launial and Other Poems. Director The English Leaflet Co. Address: 763 Eastern Parkway, Brook- lyn, N. Y.

STEBBINS, George Coles:

Singing evangelist, composer; b. Carlton. N. Y., Feb. 26, 1846: s. William V. and Teressa ( Waring) Stebbins; ed. Albion Acad., N. Y .; m. Carlton, N. Y., Elma Mil- ler; one son: G. Waring. Director of music, in 1st Bapt. Ch., Chicago, 1870-74, Clarendon St. Bapt. Ch., and Tremont Temple, Boston. 1874-76; associated with Dwight L. Moody and Ira D. Sankey, 1876, till death of the former, in 1899; assisted them in their evan- gelistie work on three different occasions in Great Britain, and also in principal cities of the U. S. Spent one winter in India assisting Rev. George F. Pentecost in evan- gelistic work and with wife and son giving services of song in the principal cities of that country; also gave services of song in Egypt, Palestine, Naples. Rome. Paris, and London. Associate editor of Giospel Hymns and Sacred Songs, 187 ;- 98. Author of North- field Hymnal and conductor of music at Northfield Conferences since 1950. Congre. gationalist. Trustee of Faith Home for In- curable Women. Brooklyn. Address: 19 Verona Pl., Brooklyn, N. Y.

STECKLER, Alfred:

Jurist : b. N. Y. City, Dec. 18. 1836; ed. publie schools, Columbia Law Sch .. Is". Practised law in N. Y. City. from IS,7, and served a term as judge of the 4th Dist. Court; as a judge of that court inaugurated many reforms. Upon the death of Justice David MeAdams of the Supreme Court in December. 1901, was appt'd by Gov. Odell to fill the vacancy. and served until a succes- sor was elected, then resumed practice of la w. Residence: 31 W. sith St. Address: 170 Broadway, N. Y. City.

STEDMAN, Arthur:

orrat. ( National, independent local and State). Mem. Schenectady Co. Med. Soc., Author: b. N. Y. City. Inue 6. 1553: s. Edmund Clarence and Laura livde (Wood. worth) Stedman: ed. Yale. B.A. I.I. M.I. (in course). 1901: unmarried. .1 .sistod N. Y. Med. Ass'n. Trustee Nat. Protective Legion; see. Audubon Soc. for Schenectady County ; mem. County Fish and Game Ass'n. Recreations: Fishing, collecting stamps and I father ou A Library of American Literature 1229

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(11 volumes), 1888-90; reader for Charles L. Į Webster & Co., 1890-92; after 1590 practically "free lance," except when assisting father. Literary agent, off and on, 1:95-1901; lived in London, 1901-05; in employ of The Book- lovers' Library, London, 1902-05, and after its purchase by W. H. Smith & Son, 1901, was cataloguer and in charge of ordering and recording books for same until recalled home by affairs of mother's estate; since return devoted a year (1907) to biographical work on Nelson's Encyclopedia; in 1908 oc- cupied with father's literary executorship. Editor: Fiction, Fact and Faney Series, 1892; Herman Melville's Works, with introduc- tion, 1892. Author: Short Biographies of American Authors in "A Library of Amer- ican Literature," less-90. Republican. Mem. Psi Upsilon fraternity. Recreations: Fish- ing, yachting. Clubs: Authors, Century Ass'n. Address: 7 W. 43d St., N. Y. City. STEDMAN, Emory A .:

V .- p. and gen. nig'r Wells, Fargo & Co .; b. Pomeroy, O., Feb. 28, 1862; ed. in public and high school, Vinton, Iowa; m. Chicago, 1ss8, Gertrude Clingman. After several years with Am. Express Co. in Iowa entered service of Wells, Fargo & Co. at Denver, Colo., 1982; stationed later at Council Bluffs, Ia., Bis- marck, N. D., Emporia, Kan., and Kansas City. In 1857, as ass't sup't Chicago, opened the first service of Wells, Fargo & Co. east of the Missouri River. In 18SS sup't at Binghamton, N. Y., and in 1590 at Jersey City. In 1892 general agent at N. Y. City; in 1899 ass't manager and in 1902 manager of the company's express business east of the Missouri River. Director Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Bank; pres. Knickerbocker Express Co .; pres. Expressmen's Mutual Benefit Ass'n. Mem. Ohio Society, Iowa Society. Has devoted much time to study of indus- trial life insurance on mutual plans; did much to place the Expressmen's Ass'n in the front rank of such insurance organiza- tions, serving as its president without com- pensation. Clubs : Lawyers, (N. Y. City), Country, Commonwealth ( Upper Montclair, N. J.). Address: 51 Broadway, N. Y. City. STEDMAN, George W .:

Lawyer; b. Albany, N. Y., Sept. 9, 1864; s. George and Adda M. Shuler ( Woolverton) Stedman; ed. Albany Acad., grad. Univ. of Rochester, B.S., 1985, MI.S., 1ss7, Albany Law Sch., LL.B., 1887; m. Londonville, N. Y., June 18, 1:08, Harriet T. Mather; one son : George Woolverton. Jr., b. Sept. 28, 1900. Admitted to bar, last, and since practising at Albany, N. Y .: mem. law firm Stedman. Thompson & Andrews, 1557-05. and of Sted- man & Stedman since 1996. Mem. Assembly of State of N. Y., 198. Director First Nat. Bank of Albany from 1907. Nat. Exchange Bank of Albany, 1906-07, Union Trust Co. of Albany from 1006, Park Bank of Albany, 1902. People's Gas Co. of Albany, Is$5.st. Republican. Baptist.

Member Albany Historical Society. Albany Co. Bar Ass'n, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Phi Dela Phi, Theta Nu Epsilon. Pres, and trustee of Hudson River Bapt. Ass'n, North, since 1998; 800. and trustee Emmanuel Bapt. Ch. since Is?>; trustee Albany Acad .. 19Gen. Colgate Univ. since 1:03, and of Bapt. Union for Min- istorial Education, 1995-1900. Club; Port Or- ange. Address: Albany, N. Y.

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STEDMAN, Thomas Lathrop:

Physician, editor; b. Cincinnati, O., Oct 11, 1853; s. George Turner and Abigail (P : ter) Stedman; grad. Trinity Coll., Hartferi A.B., 1874, A.M., 1896. Coll. of Phys. at: Surg., N. Y .. M.D., 1877; m. N. Y., June 1. 1893, Linda Wadman. Editor Medical Re ord. Mem. N. Y. Acad. of Medicine, Mu! Soc. Co. of N. Y., Med. Soc. State of N. Y .. Am. Med. Ass'n. Club: Century. Address! 1425 Broadway, N. Y. City.

STEDMAN, William G .:

Physician, surgeon; b. Perth, Ont., Can- ada: s. R. and Mary ( Andison) Stedman: ed. Perthi (Ont.) schools, Perth Collecia'. Inst., National Business College, Ottawa. Can., Trinity Univ .. Med. Dep't Toronto. Ont., Can., M.D., 1891; Buffalo Univ. Med. Dep't, 1593. "Republican ; Presbyterian. Mem. Rochester Pathol. Soc., Monroe Co. Med. Soc., N. Y. State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Ass'n, Nu Sigma Nu Soc., Buffalo, N. Y. Mem. Yonnondio Lodge, No. 163, F. and .A. M., Hamilton Chapter No. 62, R. A. M .. Monroe Commandery No. 12. K. T., Damas. cus Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and Knights of Pythias. Mem. Tuesday Musical Soc., Central Presby'n Ch. Choir. Recrea- tions: Music, golf. Club: Genesee Goli. Address 81 East Av., Rochester, N. Y.

STEELE, Hiram Roswell:

Lawyer: b. Stanstead, Canada, July 10. 1842; s. Sanford and Mary ( Hinman) Steele: ed. schools in Canada; prep. for Dartmouth Coll. at St. Johnsbury, Vt .; entered army 12 1:62 as capt. Co. K., 16th Vt. Vol. Inf .: m. Sept. 19, 1877, Mary E. Porter; children: Porter, b. 1ss1 ( Yale. '02, Columbia, '15). Betty Hinman (Mrs. Harry M. Faber). Ros- well H., b .- 1895 (Yale, 'os), Charles M .. i. 1887 ( Yale, '10), Harry M .. b. 1ss9. M.m. of law firm of Steele, DeFriese & Frothing. hanı. Served through Civil War, leaving army. Jan., 1866, with rank of brevet major. subsistence dep't: admitted to bar. Louis- iana. 1668; remained South. practising law in Louisiana until 1.90. Was dist. ait'y. parish judge and judge of Superior Criminal Court in New Orleans, ass't att'y-gen .. Louisiana ; unexpired as att y-gen. Louisiana; dist. att'y Kings Co .. N. Y .: inem. Constitutional Conventions. Louisiana. 1868, 1579. Trustee since 192 N. Y. Life Ins. Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Y. Commandery. Loyal Lezion. Clubs : Law. yers. Hamilton (Brooklyn ). Address: 32 Liberty St., N. Y. City.

STEELE, Sanford H .:

Lawyer: b. Stanstead, Province of Quebec. Nov. 26, 1817: s. Sanford and Mary ( Hinmen ) Steele; grad. Dartmouth Coll .. A.B .. Isit. George Washington Univ., IL .. B., M.L .: m. Brooklyn, N. Y., June 21. 1st6. Carrie Hin- man: one daughter: Carrie Steele Roberts ( wife of Dudley Roberts, M.D. ). Director Chatham Nat. Bank. Title Guarantee & Trus: Co .: Granby Consolidated Mining. Smeltia- & Power Co., Lt'd, and Lincoln Traction Co .: Ist v .- p. and gen. counsel General Che:d ('o. : director and comisel Nichols Copper C'h. Director Brooklyn Savings Bank: Brooklyn Inst. of Arts and Sciences: mom Chamber of Commerce. Men. Pln Kappa. Clubs: University, Partmonth, Ha !! ilton of

Brooklyn (pres. ). Address: 08

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STEELL, Willis:

Playwright, author; b. Detroit, Mich., 1866; in. 1898, Emily Varian Higman; one daughter, Susan. Author (acted plays) : The Battle of the Strong; Wolfville; A Juliet of the People; Consuelo; The Fifth Commandment; The Firm of Cunningham; A Bride from Home; Ollolla (with Reginald de Koven) ; also. a book of short plays (all being acted in vaudeville) entitled Drama in Parva. Author (books) : Isidra; Mortal Lips; A Mountain of Gold; The Death of the Dis- coverer; Senator Lumley's Daughters. Ad-

dress: Islip, L. I., N. Y.

STEFFENS, Joseph Lincoln:

Journalist; b. San Francisco, April 6, 1866; s. Joseph and Elizabeth Louise ( Symes) Steffens; grad. Univ. of Calif., Ph.B., 1889, special courses at universities of Berlin, Heidelberg, Leipzig, Sorbonne (Paris) ; m. London, 1891, Josephine Bontecou. Reporter N. Y. Evening Post; city editor N. Y. Com- mercial Advertiser (now The Globe) man- aging editor McClure's Magazine; asso. edi- tor The American Magazine. Author: The Shame of the Cities; The Struggle for Self- Government. Club: City. Residence: 224 W. 52d St., N. Y. City. STEIGER, Ernest :

Publisher, bibliographer; b. Gastewitz, Sax- ony. Oct. 4, 1832; located in N. Y. City, 1855; m. 1867 Bertha Krehbiel. Mem. firm E. Stei- ger & Co., publishers and importers of Ger- man and other foreign books, and dealers in and manufacturers of kindergarten materials. Author: Der Nachdruck in Nordamerika; Das Copyright-Law in den Vereinigten Staaten; Periodical literature: Drei und fünfzig Jahre Buchhändler in Deutschland und Amerika, an Autobiography; Das Gespenst des Nach- drucks deutscher Bucher in Nordamerika. Address: 25 Park Pl., N. Y. City.

STEINFUHRER, C. D. F .:

Clergyman; b. Stargard, Grand Duchy of Mecklenberg-Strelitz, Jan. 12, 1841; s. George and Ernestine (Henning) Steinfuhrer; ed. partly in Germany, partly in America; came to U. S. with parents, 1851: at Union Seh., Schenectady, N. Y., 1856-60, Union Coll., A.B., 1864. A.M., 1SGT, D.D., 1996; Theol. Seminary of Reformed Ch., New Brunswick, N. J., 1804- 67; mi. Schenectady, N. Y., May 14, 1868, Louise D. Knecht. While in seminary, as- sisted Dr. Taylor Lewis, of Union Coll., in the celebrated translation of Lange's "Gene- sis. '' Pastor German Second Reformed Ch. of Astoria. L. I .. since May, 1867, longest pastorate in the North Classis of L. I. Chap- lain Isabella Home, 1>75-89. From founding Astoria Hosp., 1892, intimately associated with its progress ; delivered the dedicatory address at the laying of the cornerstone of new hosp., Nov. 1, 1895. Mem. B'd of Supt's Sem. of Reformed Church, since 1901; mem. B'd of Publication Reformed Church since 1905. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa Soc. Address: Astoria, I. I.

STEINMETZ, Charles Proteus:

Electrical eng'r: b. Breslau. Germany, April 9. 1-65; ed. in Univs. of Breslau, Berlin and Zurich, specializing in mathematics. chemistry and electrical eng'ring: A. M .. Harvard, 1902, Ph. D., Union, 1903. Elec. triciau and consulting eng'r Gen. Electric Co .: prof. electrical eng'ring, Union Univ .. Schenectady. N. Y. AAuthor: Theory and

Calculation of Alternating Current Phenom- ena; Theoretical Elements of Electrical En- gineering; General Lectures on Electrical En- gineering ; Theory and Calculation of Transient Electric Phenomena and Oscilla- tion, and many technical articles on electrical subjects. Address: Schenectady, N. Y.

STEINWAY, Charles H .:

Manufacturer of pianos; b. N. Y. City, June 3, 1857; s. Charles G. and Sophie (Mil- linet) Steinway; ed. in U. S. and abroad; m. N. Y. City, Oct. 10, 1885, Marie Anna Mer- tens; children: Charles F. M., b. 1892, Marie Louise, b. 1894. V .- p. 1878-1896, pres. since 1896, Steinway & Sons, manufacturers of pianos. Director Citizens' Savings Bank and Pacific Bank. Protestant. Decorated with Order of the Liakat by Sultan of Turkey, the Légion d'honneur by Republic of France, Commander Order Lion and the Sun, by Shah of Persia. Order of the Red Eagle by the King of Prussia and German Emperor. Mein. of German Liederkranz, German Soc., Chi- cago Athletic Ass'n, Chamber of Commerce, Nat. Manufacturers' Ass'n. Clubs: N. Y. Athletic. Manhattan, Lambs, German. Ad- dress: 109 E. 14th St., N. Y. City.

STEPHENS, Kate:

Editor; b. Moravia, N. Y .; d. Nelson Timo- thy and Elizabeth (Rathbone) Stephens; ed. public and private schools of N. Y. and Conn .; grad. Univ. of Kansas, A.B., A.M., grad. study in Cambridge, Mass., and Ger- many. One year ass't prof. and six years prof. of Greek in the University of Kansas; contribution to magazines, Forum, Atlantic Monthly, etc .: editor of Johnson's Alexander Pope, 1897 ( Harper), and other English clas- sics; also constructive editor of many books. Author: American Thumb Prints-Mettle of Onr Men and Women, 1905; A Woman's Heart, 1906 (Doubleday, Page). Mem. Phi Beta Kappa. Address: Care Doubleday, Page & Co., N. Y. City.

STEPHENSON, Charles S .:

Lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., April, 1870: s. William Wilson and Mary Millington (Sing) Stephenson; grad. Yale, Ph.B., 1895: N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B .; in. Brooklyn. 1896, Sarah Lewis. Mem. Troop C, Brooklyn Militia. Junior partner of law firm Ayer & Ste- phenson; pres. The W. B. Sing Co .; mem. B'd of Governors Brooklyn Golf Club. Clubs: Crescent Athletic, Brooklyn Golf, Lawyers, (Brooklyn). Address: 60 Wall St., N. Y. City.

STERLING, Ada:

Author, editor; b. Holyoke, Mass .: ed. privately to 12th year; high school, Meriden, Conn .; languages, music. etc., abroad. Asso- ciate editor Harper's Bazaar. 1895-1904; re- joined Harper Bros. editorial staff. 1906. Author: Belle of the Fifties, 1904; The Man's Friend, 1906: also of play, A Lucky Man. Translator of George Sands llistoire de Ma Vie, 190$ ( Paul Elder) ; conth'r to Atlantic Monthly. North American Review. Independ- ent, etc. Mem. Am. Acad. Dramatic Art. Clubs: College Women's. Address: 38 35th St., N. Y. City.

STERLING, E. B .:

Manufacturer: b. Watertown, N. Y .. May 2, 1947: s. John C. and Annah M. (Brayton) Sterling: ed. Willston Sem., East Hampton, Mass .; m. Marie M. Farwell. Ser., treas. 1:31

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and director West End Paper Co., Carthage, N. Y .; pres. Ontario Tale Co., Gouverneur, N. Y .; director Watertown Nat. Bank, Nat. Agr'l Ins. Co., Watertown; pres. and direc- tor Winona Pulp Co., Carthage; v .- p. Harmon Machine Co., Watertown. Republican. Pres- byterian. Trustee of Watertown City Hos- pital; mem. of the Water Comm'n of the City of Watertown. Address: 8 Clinton St., Watertown, N. Y.

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Who's who in New York City and State, 1909, pt 2, Part 127

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

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