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STERLING, George L .:
Lawyer; b. Trumbull, Conn., Dec. 3, 1855: s. Stephen H. and Rebecca J. (Brinsmade) Sterling; ed. Mr. Strong's Private Sch., and Mr. Day's Private Sch., Bridgeport, Conn .; grad. Yale Univ., academic dep't, A.B., 1876; 2 years post-grad. course; Yale Law Sch., LL.B., 1880; m. N. Y. City, July 1, 1901, Ma- rie Louise Doyle. Admitted to bar in Con- necticut, 1880, and in New York, 1881; prac- tised law in New York City, since 1881. Since 18$5, ass't in corporation counsel's office; through all administrations; now act- ing corporation counsel. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., New England Soc. Clubs : University, Manhattan, Yale. Residence: 621 Fifth Av. Address: Hall of Records, N. Y. City.
STERLING, John W .:
Lawyer; b. Stratford, Conn., May, 1844; s. John William and Catherine Tomlinson (Plant) Sterling ; grad. Stratford Aead. (valedictorian) ; then entered Yale, where he took one of the Townsend prizes; grad. with high honors, 1864, LL.D., 1993; spent 1865 in study of English literature and history, un- der Prof. Noah Porter; next entered Colum- bia Law Sch., grad. 1:67 (delivered vale- dictory address) ;unmarried. Soon after graduating from Columbia Law Sch., entered office of David Dudley Field. In May, leGS, took position of managing clerk in another office, but in Dec., 1:68, returned to become a partner with Mr. Field under firm name of Field & Shearman. In Sept., 1973, Mr. Field retired and firm name became Shearman & Sterling. One of notable cases in which new firin was engaged was defense of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, every detail of which was under the personal supervision of the part- ners, the litigation, which lasted two years, ended in defeat of plaintiff and their pay- ment of costs. Other important suits in which they were retained as counsel in 1576 were the outcome of the "Black Friday" gold panie in 1869. For a number of years has been personally concerned in formation, foreclosure and reorganization of railroad companies. Is connsel for many trust estates and for many British corporations and in. vestors. Director Nat. City Bank of N. Y .. N. Y. Trust Co., Consolidated Gas Co. of N. Y., Central Union Gas Co., Northern Union Gas Co., Standard Gas Light Co. of N. Y., Bond and Mortgage Guarantee Co .. New Amsterdam Gas. Co. Pres. and trustee Miriam Osborn Memorial Home Ass'n, whose Home at Rye. N. Y., is intended for aged, indigent gentlewomen. Mem. New England Soc., Am. Fine Arts Soc., Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Delta Phi. CInbs: Down Town, Tuxedo. Union League, University, Lawyers. Yalo, Metropolitan, Union. Am. Yacht. Rosi. dence : 912 Fifth Av. Address: 44 Wall St., N. Y. City.
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STERN, Charles Mann:
Lawyer; b. Albany, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1-0- s. Lewis and Rosa (Mann) Stern; grad. .: bany High School, 1895, Albany Law Si 1507. Admitted to the bar, 1599. Mana. : clerk, Corporation Counsel's Office, VI: N. Y., 1905-07; attorney for county treasur. : of Albany County, 1908. Attorney for . Jewish Agr'l and Industrial Aid Society for the Counties of Albany, Rensselaer and ( lumbia, 1906-08; pres. The Beth h !!.. . Young People's Soc. of Albany, N. Y., 1. 08. Mem. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Alla !; County Bar Ass'n, Union Coll. Alumni .> > of Northeastern New York. Mem. of :1. General Com. of Independent Order of B'N. B'rith, Dist. No. 1, and chm'n of the Dis triet Court. Clubs: Adelphi (trustee ]!" - 08). Unconditional Republican. Address: 13 N. Pearl St., Albany, N. Y.
STERN, Isaac:
Merchant; b. May, 1843; s. M. A. and Siphra Stern: ed. common schools, Albany. N. Y .; m. N. Y., Mar. 23, 1550, Virgin. Michaels : children : May Valentine, b. 1 .... Lucille Michels, b. Issn. Robert Bernhard, h. 1ss5. Mem. firm of Stern Bros .: v .- p. Moun: Sinai Hosp .; various other charitable sps. Mem. Pilgrims, Aldine Ass'n. Recreation : Yachting. Club: N. Y. Yacht. Address: 01 W. 23d St., N. Y. City.
STERN, Leopold :
Mem. firm of Stern Bros. & Co .; b. in Germany. Trustee Maiden Lane Savings Bank; v .- p. and nem. exec. com. Jewelers Protective Union: director Great Easter: Casualty & Indemnity Co., Hudson Realy Co., Jewelers' B'd of Trade, Jewelers' .... curity Alliance of U. S., Market & Ful !!! Nat. Bank. Trustee Bellevue and Allmed! Hosps. ; director Frundschaft-Montefiore Hore for Chronic Invalids. Mem. Chamber of Con .. merce. Club : Republican. Residence : 2. W. Sth St. Address: 68 Nassau St., N. Y. City. STERN, Louis:
Merchant : b. Germany, Feb. 22, 1847: s. M. A. and Sophia Stern; ed. Albany, N. Y .; m. July 30. 1579. L. Strupp. Mem. firm Steru Bros. : director Bank of New Amsterdam, Mu. tual Alliance Trust Co., Lincoln Trust Co .. Madison Safe Deposit Co., New Amsterdam Safe Deposit Co. of N. Y., Mutual Life I's. Co .: pres. Library Square Realty Co. R. publican candidate for president Borough of Manhattan. 1997: U. S. comm'r to Paris Ex p'n, 1900: chm'n Exec. Com. of N. Y. S:al. Comm'n to Louisiana Purchase Exp'n, 19 1. Pres. Hebrew Orphan Asylum. Mem. M ... Museum of Art, Am. Museum of Natural liis- tory, Aldine Ass'n, Am. Geog. Soc., Albany Soc. Clubs: Lotos, Patria. Residence: 9 Fifth Av. Address: 32 W. 23d St., N. Y. City.
STERNBERGER, Henry Sherman:
Stock broker: b. N. Y. City, April S. 19: mem. N. Y. Stock Exchange. Second lient .. 22d N. Y. Vol. Inf .. May 24, Oct. 1. 1 ... in garrison duty at Ft. Slocum; capt. J! ! anartermaster. Oet. H. to Nov. 2; served in Spanish- American War. Joined -i Reg't. N. G. N. Y., June 7, 199, as privat" honorably discharged June 11. 1-91; battalion quartermaster of the grado of Ist lient .. 2'! Reg't. June 22. 1905, captain and commissaire of subsistence. Feb. 6. 199. Men. Mil. Order of Foreign Wars, Naval and Mil. Order of
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Spanish- Am. War, Spanish-Am. War Veter- ans. Clubs: Criterion ( see. ). Automobile of America, Century, Country, N. Y. Stock Ex- change, Luncheon. Address: 44 W. 44th St., N. Y. City.
STERRETT, John Robert Sitlington:
Educator; b. Rockbridge Baths, Va., Mar. 4, 1851; s. Robert Dunlap and Nancy Snyder (Sitlington) Sterrett; ed. Univs. of Va, Leip- zig, Berlin, Athens, Munich (Ph.D.), Poly- technicum of Aachen, Univ. of Aberdeen, LL.D .; m. Charleston, W. Va., Mar. 1, 1:22, Josephine Moseley Quarrier; children : Daphne Theodora, b. 1:93, Anassa Euzenia, b. 1895, Marika Quarrier. b. 1899, Phoebe Cabell, b. 1901. Prof. Greek, Miami Univ., 1886->8, Univ. of Texas, 1888-92; Amherst Coll., 1892-1901. Cornell Univ., since 1901. Studied in Ger- many 5 years, France, Greece, 6 years, Italy, 18 months. Traveled throughout Turkish Em- pire in Asia, in interest of history, geography and archeology; collected more than 1.100 Greek and Latin inscriptions. Author: Ho- meric Hymns, 1881 (doctor's dissertation) ; Leaflets from the Notebook of a Traveling Archaeologist, 1859; School Edition of Homer's Iliad, 1907 (Am. Book Co.); Inscriptions of Assos, 1883; Inscriptions of Tralles, 1585: An Epigraphical Journey in Asia Minor, less ; The Wolfe Expedition to Asia Minor, 15s8. Contb'r of articles and reviews to Century, Chautauquan, Harper's. The Nation, The Independent, and other periodicals; wrote the articles on Greek Mythology for John- son's Cyclopedia. Asso. editor Am. Journal of Archaeology; joint editor of Cornell Classi- cal Studies. Presby'n. Mem. Am. Philol. Ass'n, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Beta Kappa; corr. mem. Imperial German Inst. of Arch- æology, Am. Philos. Soc .; B'd Mg'rs Am. Sch. Classical Studies at Athens. Recrea- tions: Walking, bieveling. skating. Address : 125. Goldwin Smith Hall, Ithaca, N. Y.
STERRY, John DeWitt:
Importer; b. N. Y. City, Nov. 29, 1865: S. George E. and Catherine Van Vliet ( De Witt ) Sterry; ed. private schools and Princeton Univ. Vice-pres. Weaver & Sterry, Lt'd. Democrat ; Protestant. Mem. Sons of the Revolution, Am. Geog. Soc., N. Y. Hist. Soc., Am. Genealogieal and Biographical Soc., Zeta Psi fraternity. Recreations: Tennis, swim- ming. Clubs: Princeton, Players. Address. 79 Pine St., N. Y. City.
STETSON, Augusta E .:
Christian Science teacher and practitioner; b. Waldoboro, Me .; d. Peabody and Salome (Sprague ) Simmons; ed. Damarascotta ( Me.) High School, Lincoln Acad., Newcastle Me., Blish School of Oratory, Boston, Meta- physical Coll., degree of Christian Science Doctor (C.S.D.) ; m. Damarascotta, Me., Captain F. J. Stetson (now deceased). Be- gan the practice of Christian Science healing in 1584, in Boston, and in Iss preached in Mother Church on alternate Sundays: was among the charter members who organized First Church of Christ, Scientist, N. Y. City, ISST: appt'd pastor, I>>>: title changed to First Reader, 1-95. Principal N. Y. City Christian Science Inst., chartered in 1-91: raised over $1,200, 000 to build First Church of Christ, Scientist, N. Y. City. and dedi- cated it, free of debt, in 1903. Author: Poems. Address: " W. 96th St., N. Y. City.
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STETSON, Francis Lynde:
Lawyer; h. Keeseville, Clinton Co., N. Y., April 23, 1816; s. Hon. Lemuel Stetson. ( mein. 28th Congress) and Helen ( Hascall) Stetson; grad. Williams Coll .. A.B, with honors, 1:07, m. Kahway, N. J., June 26th, 1873, Elizabeth Ruff. Ergazed in practice of law in N. Y. City from 1869: now senior mem. of law firm of Stetson, Jennings & Russell. Gen. counsel U. S. Steel Corp'n, Northern Pacific R'y Co., U. S. Rubber Co., International Mercantile Marine Co., and other large corp'ns; pres. and director Northern Pacific Ry Co., di- rector and v .- p. Cataract Construction Co. ; director Niagara Development Co., Niagara Falls Power Co., Erie & Jersey R'y Co., Chi- cago & Erie R. R. Co., Ala. Great Southern R'y Co., N. Y., Susquehanna & Western R. K. Co., U. S. Express Co., U. S. Rubber Co. Republican : Episcopalian. Trustee Williams Coll .; mem. Phi Beta Kappa Soc .. Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Clubs: Century Ass'n, Metropolitan, University, Down Town Ass'n. Church, Nat. Arts, Tuxedo, Riding, Grolier. Alpha Delta Phi. Residence: 4 E. 74th St. Address : 15 Broad St., N. Y. City. STEVENS, Charles J .:
Major U. S. A .; b. Saratoga Springs, N. Y., June 28, 1859: s. Edward Robbins and Catherin ( Vale ) Stevens; grad. U. S. Mil. Acad., West Point, N. Y., 18s2; m. Wilkes Barre, Pa., Dec. 4, 1889, Sarah Covell Mar- fet : children: Yale, b. 1891, Adelia Ross, b. 1899. Appt'd from N. Y. ; 2d lieut., 9th Cav., June 13, 1982; Ist lieut., July 16, lass: capt. 2d Cav .. July 1, 1895: major 5th Car., Oct 1, 1906. Served in Spanish-Am. War. Club: Army and Navy (N. Y. City). Address: Care War Department, Washington, D. C.
STEVENS, Edward Lawrence:
Educator; b. Malone, N. Y., May 20, 1567; s. Clinton and Sabra (Lawrence) Stevens; grad. Hamilton Coll., Clinton, N. Y .. A.B. 1890, A.M., 1:93; St. Lawrence Univ .. Canton, N. Y., L.H.D .. 1906; m. Chateangay, N. Y., 1894, Carrie Hatch: one son, Robert Farns- worth. Teacher, principal high and graded schools; instr. State Normal School: organ- ized schs. in Borough of Queens, 1-99. as Borough sup't; mem. B'd of School Sun'ts, N. Y. City, since 1902; in charge of High Schs. of City since 1901. Lecturer on educa- tion, Columbia and Cornell Universities. Mem. Nat. Guard until 1-91. Mem. State Examinations B'd since 1906. Member Na-
tional Edn'l Ass'n, 1. A. A. S., Masonic bodies. Clubs: City, Alpha Delta Phi, City, Graduates. Residence: 31 W. 19th St. Ad- dress : 500 Park .fr., N. Y. City. STEVENS, Frank W .:
Lawyer: b. Leon, Cattarangus County. N. Y,, December 16, ISE; s. P. S. and Camerino E. (Ilurty) Stevens: ed. common schools. Rundolph Acad., Harvard Law School: m. Hinsdale, N. Y .. May 22, 17, Mary B. Miller; one daughter Margaret Katharine, b. 1-$3. Practising law since Jan., 1-22: en. gaged in prosecution of Justice Warren B. Hooker, 1901-05, before Committee of State Bar Ass'n, as counsel, and before Legislature. Journal elerk. B'd of Supervisors Cattar mens Co., N. Y .. 1573-76; dist. att's. Cattaraugus Co., ISTES: mem. B'd of Eden, City of Jamestown. 1.91-97; also 190708; mom. B'd of Water Commissioners. City of Jamestown. 1903.07. V.p. and director Chautauqua Co. 1:33
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STEVENS, Frederick C .:
Sup't Public Works, State of N. Y .: b. At- tica, N. Y., 1856; s. Hon. Robert S. Stevens, and g .- s. of Judge Alden S. Stevens; grad, Attica Collegiate Inst., and Cornell Univ. Has been actively engaged in business enterprises in various parts of the country, especially in Washington, D. C., where is pres. Commer- cial National Bank; first established the West End Nat. Bank, subsequently merged it with the Citizens', becoming pres. of that institu- tion, and afterward selling it to the Nat. Metropolitan, withdrawing from the concern and establishing the Commercial. Arranged the consolidation of all the city and suburban street railroad lines of Washington, with the single exception of the Capital Traction, and withdrew, after placing the amalgamated lines on a good foundation. At one time was largely interested in the Potomac Electric Lighting Co., and effected its consolidation with the U. S. Electric Lighting Co .; main- tains a residence in Washington, but has his home at Attica, N. Y. Elected and served as State Senator from the 46th Senate Dist. of N. Y., and was chm'n N. Y. Legislative Com. to investigate city lighting, appt'd, Jan., 1907, by Gov. Huglies as sup't public works of the State of N. Y. Residence: Attica, N. Y. Address: Albany, N. Y.
STEVENS, George Thomas:
Physician; b. in Essex Co., N. Y., July 25, 1832; s. Rev. Chauncey Coe ( Congrega- tionalist clergyman) and Lucinda ( Hoadley) Stevens, both descended from early settlers of New England, and both children of sol- diers who served through the Revolutionary War; grad. Castleton Med. Coll. (Vt.). M.D .. 1857; Ph.D., Union Coll .; m. April 17, 1861, Harriet W., d. William L. Wadhams, of Wadhams Mills, N. Y .; children: Frances Virginia (Mrs. George T. Ladd), Dr. Charles W. Began practice of medicine in Northern N. Y., in 1857; commissioned, 1861, ass't sur- geon, 77th N. Y. Vols, and soon promoted to surgeon; operating surgeon of his division two and one half years and for some time ined. insp. 6th Army Corps, serving in all campaigns of the Army of the Potomac. and in the Shenandoah campaign, under Sheridan. Practised at Albany, N. Y., 1865-80: prof. physiology and diseases of the eye. Union Univ. Med. Coll., 170.76, and surgeon to Albany Hosp .: since 1980, practising in N. Y. City. Received highest prize from Royal Acad. of Medicine at Belgium for treatise on Functional Diseases of the Nervous Sys- tem, 4883; has devised many instruments for surgical, philosophical and optical pur- poses, which are standard in America and Europe; well-known among oculists for his researches on the anomalies of the ocular muscles. Author: Three Years in The Sixth Corps. 1966; Flora of the Adirondacks, 16: Maladies des Centres Nerveux, 193: Func- tional Nervous Diseases, 1>>4; Coaching in North Wales, 1895: Les Muscles Moteurs de l'Oeil et l'Expression Visage, 1800 : Treatise on the Motor Apparatus of the Eyes, 1906; and many articles on ophthal- mological subjects. Mom. Am. Med. Ass'n. Am. Ophthalmol. Soc., A. A. A. S., Torrey
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Botanical Club; Phi Beta Kappa Alır Ass'n of N. Y. Republican. Mem. Order Loyal Legion, Nat. Sculpture Clubs: National Arts, Grolier, Republi- Address : 22 E. 46th St., N. Y. City.
STEVENS, Harriet Wadhams:
Born Wadhams Mills, N. Y., Aug. 31. 1 -: : d. William L. and Emeline (Cole) Wadhal .. . her father owned the mills which constitu .. the principal industry of the village: 1. : grandfather, Gen. Luman Wadhams, took c ... spicuous part in and was officially como mented for his action in the battle of Plant -. burg, N. Y., in the War of 1>12; ed. in pr !. vate seminaries; m. April 17, 1801, Dr. Geor .. Thomas Stevens; children: Frances Virzi .. . (m. 1595, Prof. George Trumbull Ladd .. Yale), Dr. Charles Wadhams Stevens, of ). Y. City. Her husband becoming an officer in the Civil War, she spent much time in Washington, D. C., and often visited 1. army at the front, where, on one occasion, she witnessed a battle in progress, and a' another time spent several weeks in camp. Active in social, patriotic and church work. Congregationalist. V .- p. two years and pres. 1505-06, Nat. Soc. New England Women: N. Y. Genealogical and Biog. Soc .; has been. during several years, engaged in preparin: a work on the genealogy of the Wadhams family. Clubs: Sorosis, Women's Art, Bar! . ard, Patria. Address : 22 E. 46th St., N. Y. City.
STEVENS, Lyndon Hoyt:
Soldier, lawyer: b. Pulaski, N. Y., Dec .. 5, 1812; grad. Troy Univ., 1862; organized company in 125th N. Y. Vols., in which served, part of time in command of company and part of time on staff duty, until incapari- tated from further service because of wounds received at battle of Gettysburg while selv. ing as aide-de-camp on Gen. Willard's stuff Resided in Washington, D. C .; studied law. and then admitted to Washington, Bar, Joi. Practised law there until last; since they prominently connected with the development of Mexican enterprises. Partner of ex-Giov. A. R. Shepard, with whom developed the tamed mining district of Batopilas, Mexico. Pres. Internat. Development Co. of N. Y. and Mexico, Indestructible Fibre Co., and B.t. topilas Mining Co .; v .- p. and director Manila Navigation Co. Residence: Greenwich, Conn. Address: 45 Broadway. N. Y. City.
STEVENS, Stoddard M .:
Lawyer: b. Rome, N. Y., Feb. 25, 1S63; S. Edward . L. and Frances (More) Stevens; grad. Rome Free Acad., Iss1: Cornell Univ . Ph. B., 1>>>5: in. Rome. N. Y., Jan. 15. 1.91. Katharine E. May: children : Stoddard MI .. Jr., b. 1991, George May. b. 196. Democrat. Episcopalian. Mem. B'd of Ed'n ( Rome. N. Y.). Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Rome. Tea- goga Country. Address: 321 W. Thomas St .. Rome, N. Y.
STEVENS, William Arnold :
Educator: b. Granville, Ohio .. Feb. 5, Is2: s. Rev. John Stevens, D.D., at that time prof moral and intellectual philosophy of Gray- ville Coll., but fater resident of Cincinnati: grad. Denison Univ., Granville, Ohio. ?? studied Greek. Hebrew, comparative phibolo_v and theology at Rochester Theol, Sem. i Harvard Univ. ; also at Univs, of Berlin a. 1 Leipzig, INGTON, IL.D., Univ. of Rochester,
WHO'S WHO IN NEW YORK STEVENSON
1882; m. 1876, Caroline A., d. Judge Cliver Clarke, of Springfield, O. Until 18.7 was prof. Greek in Denison Univ. ; since 1877, prof. New Testament interpretation in Rock. ester Theol. Sem. Spent the years 1882-83 in Biblical study abroad, chiefly in Egypt and Syria. Author: Select Orations of Lysias. 1576; Commentary on the Epistles to the Thessalonians, 1587; Life of the Apostle Paul, 1897; also joint author, with Ernest D. Bur- ton, of Outline Handbook of the Life of Christ, 1892, and Harmony of the Gospels for Historical Study, 1894; contb'r on Biblical and theol. subjects to theological journals. Address: 259 Alexander St., Rochester, N. Y. STEVENS, William Coit:
Clergyman; b. Parma, Ohio, Aug. 24, 1833; s. Cicero Bolivar and Jane Coit (Cogswell) Stevens; grad. Beloit Coll., 1s74, Union Theo !. Sem., N. Y. City, 1877; 2 years' post-graduate course in Göttingen, Berlin, and Leipzig Univs., Germany: m. Oberlin; Ohio, Oet. 15, 1879, Louise Eveline Upson. Pastor Presby'n Ch., Bismarck, Dakota, 1>79-82; 3d Presby'n Ch., Los Angeles, Calif .. 1884-89; Gospel Tabernacle Ch., Los Angeles, Calif., 1890-97; Pacific Coast sup't Christian and Missionary Alliance, 1897-1901; principal N. Y. Missionary Training Inst., Nyack, N. Y., since 1901. V .- p. Christian and Missionary Alliance. Director B'd of Wilson Memorial Acad., Nyack, N. Y. Non-partisan in politics. Ad- dress: Missionary Institute, Nyack, N. Y. STEVENS, William H .:
Pres. Agr'l Ins. Co. (Fire) ; b. La Farge- ville, N. Y., May 3, 1859; s. Henry M. and Carrie F. (Harman) Stevens; grad. Syracuse Univ., A.B., 1980; m. Potsdam, N. Y., 1884, Elizabeth J. Coon; one son, Henry H. (21). Always identified with present business. Also director Jefferson Co. Nat. Bank, and v .- p. Hungerford-Holbrook Press: comm'r B'd of Ed'n, Watertown, N. Y .: chm'n Exec. Com. Municipal Art League, Watertown, N. Y .; vestryman Trinity Ch. Republican .. Episco- palian. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon fratern- ity. Recreations: Golf, camping. Club : Black River Valley. Address: 21 Ten Eyck St., Watertown, N. Y.
STEVENSON, A. Russell:
Clergyman; b. Baltimore, Md., Dec. 29. 1856; s. John McPherson and Margaretta E. ( Paxton ) Stevenson ; ed. Chainhersburg
Acad., Chambersburg, Pa., 1.70-73: Princeton, A.B., 1876; U'nion Theol. Sem., N. Y., City, 1878-79: Princeton Theol. Sem., one year, grad. 1580; Union Coll., P.D., 1997; m. Cham- bersburg, Pa., April 11, 12. Mary Margaret, d. Col. Thomas B. Kennedy, of Chambers- burg, Pa. (pres. Cumberland Valley R. R., 1870-1906) ; children : Thomas Kennedy, b. ISS3. Alexander R., Jr., b. 1-93. Stuart Riddle, b. 1896. Licensed by Presbytery of N. Y .; or- dained by Presbytery of Lehigh, Dec. 7. 1880. Pastor Brainerd Presby'n Ch., Easton, Pa., 18-0-58, First Presby'n Ch., Schenectady. N. Y., since la.S. In spring of 195 made tour of Palestine. Republican. Presbyterian. Address: 6 Union St., Schenectady, N. Y.
STEVENSON, Frederick Boyd:
Editor, writer: b. Sandusky. O., Jan. 6. 1869: s. John Wesley and Caroline Converse ( Mathews) Stevenson; ed. private and pub- lie schools of Sandusky, O., and Law College: m. Athens, O., Anna, d. Colonel Robert .1.
and Martha S. ( Dana ) Constable: one daugh- ter, Caroline Fay. Abandoned law for news- paper work: was staff correspondent of Cleveland ( Ohio) Herald at Columbus, and in charge of State politics when 21 years old; afterwards Sunday editor Chicago Tribune; city editor Chicago Mail; city editor Chicago Morning News. Removed to N. Y. City. 1900, and was political editor of N. Y. Evening World; now Sunday editor Brooklyn Earle. Author: The Ape and the Tiger, a novel deal- ing with political and economic questions in (. S .; also short stories and poems to the magazines. In 1595, as a guest of the City of Cleveland, during its centennial celebra- tion, read an original poem, The Battle of Lake Erie, on Perry Victory Day. Address :
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STEVENSON, Halsey B .:
Clergyman; b. Monteguma, N. Y .. Feb. 9, 1854; s. J. M. and Mary E. (Bidwell) Stev- erson ; ed. Auburn High Sch., Williams Coll., Auburn Theological Seminary, Union Theol. Sem., B.A., Phi Beta Kappa; m. Cornwall- on-Hudson, N. Y., Oct. 6, 1881, Nellie M. Roe; children: J. Roe, Mary E., Helen C. Pastor Presby'n Ch., Pottstown, Pa., Is-1-57; First Presby'n Ch., Geneva, N. Y., 1987-89; First Presby'n Ch., Wolcott, N. Y., 1859-
1901; librarian Auburn Theol. Sem., since 1901; instr. Hebrew, Auburn Theol. Sem., since 1903. Traveled through England, Hol- land, Germany, Switzerland and France, 1903. Presbyterian. Mem. Soc. of Biblical Litera- ture and Exegesis, Chi Psi. Address: 13 Law- ton Av., Auburn, N. Y.
STEVENSON, Harry :
General contractor; b. Mansfield Wood- house, Nottinghamshire, England, Oct. 3. 1860; s. Samuel and Mary ( Clark) Stevenson; grad. Grove House Acad., Mansfield. England, 1576; m. Jan. 11, 1sss, Isabel Thorpe, of Stretton Hall, Clay Cross, England: children : Edith M., b. 1889, G. Fred. b. 1.92, Harold R .. b. 1895, Reginald T., b. 1ss. Commenced building business under father, 1876: con- tinued until 1985, when came to U. S .; su. perintended various operations in East and West until 1:97, when Tidewater Bld'g Co. was formed by Col. J. J. Astor; engaged as sup't until Nov., 1900: company then reor- ganized, made v .- p. Mem. Mansfield Troop Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry Cav .. 1-79. 5 (England). V .- p. and director Tidewater Bld'g Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Livingston Lodge, 657, F. and A. M .: Build- ing Trades Employers Ass'n. Gen. Soc. Me. chanies and Tradesmen. Club: Stuyvesant Heights Republican, Sea Cliff Yacht. Resi. dence : Sea Cliff, L. I. Address: 25 W. 26th St., N. Y. City.
STEVENSON, Holland N .:
Commodore U. S. N., retired; b. Cam- bridge. Washington Co., N. Y., Sept. 3, 1~#4; s. John McAllister and Seraph (Newton) Stevenson: appt'd from 'N. Y .: acting third ass't ong'r. Oct. 10. 1-66: grad. Naval lead., 1-6: m. San Francisco, Calif .. Oct. 12, 198, Gertrude Livingston. Third ass't eng'r. June 2. 1.65: 2 ass't eng'r, June 2, 1-69; ass't en. gineer, Feb. 21, 1574; passed ass't eng'r. Dec. 13 1571: chief enger, Dec. 11. I: Dakota. Cyane, Saranac, on Pacitic Station, Nos.1; Bureau of Steam Eng'ring. 1.7142: inspec. tion duty, N. Y., 182254; Swatara, with Tran-
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sit of Venns Expedition to Southern Hemi- sphere, 1874-75; coast survey steamer Gedney, 1875-78; inspection duty, N. Y., 1s7-79; Tren- ton, European Station, 1879-81; Wyoming, At- lantic Station, 1852; coast survey steamer Patterson, N. Y. to Alaska, 1553-87; inspec- tion duty, N. Y. and Chester. Pa., less-91; Alliance, China Station to Norfolk, Va., 1891- 94; training station, Newport, R. I., 1891-95; inspection duty, Bath, Me., 1995-97; Monterey, Pacific Coast and Manila, 1997-99; comm'd commander, Mar. 3, 18es; insp. of machinery, Union Iron Works, Aug. 23, 1599 to March 1, 1908. Commissioned capt., Feb. 10, 1903; re- tired as commodore, June 30, 1905. Address: Pittsfield, Mass.
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