Who's who in New York City and State, 1909, pt 2, Part 149

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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City ), (Chicago ), Costilos ( Washington ). Residence: "Beechwood." Scarborough-on - Hudson, N. Y. Address: 52 Wall St., N. Y. City.

VANDERPOEL, Isaac:

Chief examiner for Insurance Dep't of State of N. Y .; b. Albany. N. Y. Obtained employment in State Dep't of Insurance. where served over 20 years. Appt'd deputy sup't of insurance Feb., 1835: when Mr. Payn became sup't, 1:97. appt'd chief examiner of dep't. AAddress : Albany, N. Y.

VANDER POEL, S. O .:

Medical director N. Y. Life Ins. Co .: b. Albany, N. Y., Aug. 27, 1553; grad. Rutgers, A.B., 1873. A.M., 1976; Columbia Coll., M.D., 16: MI.D .. honoris causa, Albany, 1ss1; student I'niv. of Heidelberg, 1-79: Vienna, 1 .. v. Visiting physician, Charity Hosp., N. Y. City. 1>>5-89: ass't surgeon. Bellevue Hosp. and Manhattan Eye and Ear Hosp., throat dep't. since issi: ass't physician, Vanderbilt Clinic, since 1Ss7. Address: 63 E. 55th St., N. Y. City.

VANDERPOEL, Waldron Burritt:

Physician: b. N. Y. City, Ang. 10, 1554: s. Jacob and Catherine Aun (Wallron) Van- derpoel: ed. Phillips Acad., Andover. Mass., 1×2 Dartmouth Coll .. A.B., Isto, N. Y. Coll. Phys. and Sarg .. M.D., IST9, N. Y. Law School. LL.B., 1901: m. 1905. Anne Marie Brennan: one daughter: Catherine Anne, b. 1. Formerly attending physician Demilt Dispensary: also formerly visiting physician Randall's Island Hosp. Mem. N. Y. County Jied. Soc., N. Y. State Med. Soc .. AAm. Med. As'u. N. Y. Acad. Medicine. Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, Holland Soc. Address: 3. W. 76th St., N. Y. City.

VANDER VEER, Albert:

Surgeon; b. Root, N. Y .. July 10. 1511: s. Abram HI. and Sarah ( Martin) Vander Veer: ed. U'nion Free School. Palatine, N. Y .; high school and Acad .. Canajoharie. N. Y .; studied in Albany Med. Coll .; grad. Med. Dep't Columbian Univ., Washington, D. C., M.D., 1.62; hon. M.D., Albany Med. Coll .. 1209; A.M .. Williams, 1-$2: Ph.D., Union Univ. and Hamilton Coll .. Iss3: LL.D .. George Wash- ington Univ .: m. Currytown, N. Y .. Mar- garet E. Suow ; children: Dr. Edgar .... h. 173, Dr. Jas. N. b. Is5. Dr. Albert. Jr .. b. 1-79. Prof. general and special anatomy Al. bany Med. Coll. 1809.74: prof. principles and practice of surgery and abdominal surgery. Ist6-22: prof. surgery since Iss2; dean of college. 1-96-105. Attending surgeon Albany Iloop. I.1504; surgeon-in-chief since 19: attending and consulting surgeon St. Peters Hosp .. IST BUS: consulting surgeon South End Dispensary. Surgeon Goth N. Y. Vet. eran Vols. in Civil War; regent Univ. of State of N. Y. Delegate of Am. Med. Ass'n to !th Intern it. Med. Congress at Copenha- sen, from (. S. Gov't, 15th Internat. Med. Congress, to Lisbon, 199. Author: Cleft Palate and Hare-Lip. in Wood's Hand Book of the Med. Sciences; History of General Sur- Fery (Encyclopedia America.ra) : Injuries and Dispres of the Abdomen (Internat. Ener- elpela of Surgery), etc. Trustee Nat. Sav. inas Bank, Albany Cemetery Av'n. Repub- frau: Presbyterian Pres. N. Y. S'ate Med. 1 .- 1: Am. . Iss'n Obstetriians and Gynecologists. 14: Am Sure Ass'n. T. Received decoration of order of Orma- Nissan from Queen of Holland. Mem Hol- line Sor., Albany Inst .. Hist. and Art Sie., N. Y. Hist. Soc .; Merchants Ass'n Df N. Y. 1319

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Nat. Geog. Soc., honorary pres. Nu Sigma Nu Soc. Mem. B'd Governors Albany Hosp .; director Bender Hygienic Laboratory. Clubs: Fort Orange, Country, University ( Albany). Residence: 145 State St. Address: 28 Eagle St., Albany, N. Y.

VANDER VEER, Edgar Albert:

Surgeon; b. Albany, N. Y., Sept. 29, 15.3; s. Albert Vander Veer. M.D., and Margaret (Snow) Vander Veer: ed. Albany Acad., 1875-91, Union Coll., 1:01-92, Yale Univ .. Ph.B., 1895, Albany Med. Coll., M.D .. 19s: m. Albany. N. Y .. June 5, 1900, Harriet Wooster: children: Grace, b. May 11. 1901, Albert. 3d, b. Ang. 10, 1902, Edgar Albert, Jr., b. June 15, 1906. Spent year 1:08-99 in Germany. Attending surgeon Albany Hosp., clincial prof. surgery, Albany Med. Coll .: editor in surgery, Med. Review of Reviews. Acting ass't surgeon U. S. A., - May-Sept., 198. Re- publican; Presbyterian. Mem, Albany County Med. Soc., Med. Soc. State of N. Y., Am. Med. Ass'n, Am. Lead. Medicine, Am. Medi- cal Editors Ass'n, Nu Sigma Nu, Alpha Delta Phi, Holland Soc., Mil. Order Loyal Legion, Soc. Mayflower Descendants; Soc. Sons of Revolution, Soc. Colonial Wars: di- rector Y. M. C. A. Recreations: Fishing, boating. Clubs: Fort Orange, University, Albany Country. Camera. Address: 226 State St., Albany, N. Y.

VAN DE WARKER, Ely:

Physician, surgeon; b. Watervliet, N. Y .. 1841: s. Martin P. and Lydia (Ely) Van de Warker; ed. Troy Univ., M.D .; m. Helen A. Adams; one daughter: Mabel Ely. b. 1877. Surgeon 162d N. Y. Vols. : chief surgeon 3d Brig., 19 A. C .; medical Princeton Med. Pro- visional Division of Ga. Brig .: surgeon stair Gen. D. H. Bruce, N. G. S. N. Y. Consult - ing surgeon Women's and Children's Hosp., St. An Lying-in Hosp. Democrat. Mem. Am. Gynecological Soc. (founder and later pres.) ; permanent mem. N. Y. State Mied. Soc .; S. A. R. Holland Soc. Address: 404 Fayette Park, Syracuse, N. Y.

VAN DE WATER, George Roe:

Clergyman, author; b. Finshing. N. City, April 25, 1-51: s. John Titus and Ellen Bernetta (Doughty) Van de Water: ed. Flushing Inst., Cornell Univ., 1-70-74. Gen. Theol. Sem., D.D .: m. Oyster Bay. N. Y., April 24, 1579. Cornelia Townsend Youngs: one son: Arthur Reginald. Rector Christ Ch., Oyster Bay. 1526 90. St. Luke's Ch .. Brooklyn, Isso-s .: Parochial Missions for U. S., ISTEN: rector St. Andrew's Episcopal Ch, V. Y. City, since 1. Chaplain Columbia Univ., 1-93-1905: grand chaplain of Masons. State of N. Y., 19, 198 100-02: chaplin Reg't, N. G. N. Y. 19730; chaplain ist Reg't, N. G. N. Y., 1-2.96, 71st Res't, U. S. Vols., in Spanish. Am. War, 5th may Corps. May to Oct., 1%; battles of Las Ginasintas and San Juan: details for duty in hospitals of field and lerums, Siboney, back of an- trenchments and at San Juan and Montink. Trustee N. Y. P. E. City Mission Sie .: traste. tien. Thead. Som., Younis' Memorial Cemetery at Opy'er Bay, and of Home ir Inenrables. N. Y. Author: Two Notable Rulers; Mission Hymnal: Church History 12 vols.) : also published sermons, etc. I .. publican. Episcopalian. Mem. Military Or der Foreign Wars, Soc. of Santiago, Vet-

eran Ass'ns, 23d Reg't Masonic Veteran .: pres. N. Y. Churchmen's Iss'n: mem. It- land Soc., Colonial Order, St. Nicholas S.c. Clubs: Century, St. Nicholas, Union LeszJe. Seawanhaka Yacht. Psi U'psilon, Ardsley Address: St. Andrew's Ch., 2007 Fifth Iv .. N. Y. City.

VANDIVER, Almuth Cunningham:

Lawyer; b. Gadsden, Ala., June 21. 1."); s. Wellington and Florence ( Cunningham Vandiver; ed. public schools, Talladega Jiil Acad., Talladega, Ala .: grad. la. Polytech nic Inst., Auburn, Ala., B.Sc., Is9s: N. Y. Univ. Law Sch., LL.B., 1904; unmarried. Grand jury clerk of N. Y. Co., 1902-1.5: den- uty ass't dist. att'y. 1905-ts. Coul.sel to Th . Medical Sve. of the County of N. Y. since 1905. Democrat. Mem. law firm of Whitmen and Vandiver, 32 Nassau St .: Ass'n Bar Chy and State of N. Y., Phi Delta Phi and Sizmu Alpha Epsilon fraternities; Alabama Poly- technic Inst. Alumni Ass'n of N. Y .; Sigma Alpha Epsilon Alumni Ass'n of N. Y. : 1 !... bama Soc., Soc. of Med. Jurisprudence. Clubs: City. Oakland Golf. Manhasse: Bay Yacht. Address: 44 West 44th St., N. Y. City.

VAN DOREN, Louis Otis:

Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 21, 192: s. Charles Augustus and Anna Wood ( Sinh .. Van Doren; descendant of Dutch family wl. came to America in 1009, 12 of which family were soldiers in the Revolutionary War un- der Washington. On mother's side. de- scended from Colonial families: Smithis of Bucks County, Pa., Wrights of Wrightstown. and Readings, one of the latter one of the first Colonial governors of N. J .; father Charles Augustus Van Doren mem. N. Y. Bar, grandfather. Garrett V. Van D res. physician in N. Y. City; ed. at home. gr .: n- mar school and Col. City of N. Y .. . A.B., 1 ... . m. Roxborough, Philadelphia, 1994. Isabel Yancey Neufville of Charleston, S. C .: ch:1- dren: Isabel N., b. 1sts. Dyckman. b. 1. . Philip Horn, b. 192. Admitted to bar First Dep't Supreme Court, O.t., Is5: professional training received mostly in the office of the law firm of Lawrence and Wehner. Bu -;- ness experience consists largely of trial and court work. Ilas acted as counsel in trial of many cases in N. Y .. N. J .. Pa., and Mass. Pres. Last Borough Improvement Co., ard vi Lawyers Site Parchasing Co. Republican. Episcopalian; warden St. Ann's Church of Morrisonia. Mem. N. Y. County Bar Iss'n. North Side Board of Trade. Ass'n Bar Bor- on_h of the Bronx (ehm'n Exec. Com. Law Institute, Alumni Ass'n Coll. City of N. Y., Holland Soc. Club: North Side Rp- publican. Country residence: Cousins Island. Casco Bay. Me. Address : 25 Alexander Av .. Bronx, N. Y.

VAN DUZER, Lonis Sayre:

Commander, U. S. N .: appointed cadet U. S. Naval Academy, from New York. Sign. 2, 156. grad. June. I. midshipman. Ja. p 29. IN2: ensin (jmuor Erede). March a

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VAN HOESEN

1892-1893; Yantic (S. Atlantic Station), 1593- | Co., Internat. Ocean Telegraph Co., Gold 1895: Office of Naval Intelligence. 1895: Lins- ley Inst., Wheeling, W. Va., 1995-1897; Battle- ship Iowa, 1897-1909, and was present on her at battle of Santiago; went to Philippines | companies.

early in 1899 and served through the insur- rection on the Charleston and Petrel; ship- wrecked on Charleston, November 2, 1823; went to China at outbreak of-Boxer Rebel. lion; ordered to Naval Academy, August, 1000; Marietta, May, 1902; Newport, May, 1903; Olympia, Sept., 19 3: Naval Torpedo Station, Dec., 1905; lighthouse inspector, St. Louis, Mo., April, 1907: U. S. S. Connecticut, May, 1998. Address: Care Navy Department, Washington, D. C.

VAN DYK, James:

Tea and coffee merchant: b. Carondelette, Mo., - Jan. 23, 1863; s. Nichols and Eliza (Bennett) Van Dyk; ed. Public Sch. No. 1, Brooklyn and private instruction; L. I. Col- lege Hosp., passed all junior years and re- signed before graduation. 1903; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Cecile Russell; children : James Johns- ton, b. 1893, Doris, b. 1:05. Francis Russell, b. 1901. In coffee roasting business with father when 13 years of age: in retail tel store, when 15; before 16, opened a branch tea store for the C. 1. Tea Co., at New Bedford, Mass., which is still running. Opened tea store for himself when Is in Brooklyn, which is still in existence, being owned now by Van Dyk & Bayer. Traveled West in 1901, studied medicine 212 years till Sept., 1902; then conducted several toa stores in Brooklyn. In 1900 started the James Van Dyk Co., of which is see. and gen. mg'r, and which now operates 65 stores in 25 cities. Second lieut. Troop B, Brooklyn, 1902. Trustee Puritan Cong'\ Ch., Brooklyn. Independent Republican. Mem. Brooklyn Inst. of Arts and Sciences, Soc. of the Cincinnati. Sons Revolution, Mason ( Aurora Grata Lodge. 756), Fulton Club, Amaranth Dramatic Soc., Brooklyn. Recre- ations : Bicycling. driving. Residence : 49 Walnut St., Montelair, N. J. Address: 307 Water St., N. Y. City.

VAN ETTEN, Amos:

Lawyer; b. Sussex Co., N. J .. 1552: s. Amos and Lydia C. (Thrall) Van Etten: grad. Rut- gers Coll., N. J., A.B., A.M .: Union I'niv., Albany Law Sch., LL.B .: m. Port Jervis, N. Y., 1579, Ollie Caskey: children: Luella R., Kate, Jennie C. Practised law, Orange Co., N. Y., 1-7692; Ulster Co., N. Y .. since 1502. Special county jude Orange Co., N. Y., 1551-57; referee in bankruptcy, Ulster Co., N. Y., since It. Director and att's Ulster and Delaware R. R .: local att'y ' Kingston, N. Y., N. Y. Central and Hudson River R. R. Co .; att's Cornell Steamboat Co. Republican. Mem. Dutch Refined Ch. Mom. Holland Soc., N. Y. Clubs: Transportation (N. Y. City), Kingston ( Kingston, N. Y.). Rosi- dence : 12 W. Chestnut St. Address: Ron - dout Sta., Kingston, N. Y.

and Stock Telegraph Co .. Am. Tele- raph & Cable Co .: N. Y. Mutual Telegraph Co., Am. Union Telegraph Co., and of other similar Address: 195 Broadway, N. Y. City.

VAN GUYSLING, George Edmund:

Gen. img'r Matoscope and Biograph Co .; b. Albany, N. Y., Nov. 1%. 1805; s. Aaron and Mary Ann (Pratt) Van Guysling, 5th descendant of Elias Van Guysling who came to N. Y. on ship Bonte Koe, 1600. Zeeland. Holland; ed. Madison Univ .; unmarried. As mem. U. S. Scientific Corps. ranking as lieu- tenant in the service, traveled extensively in Africa and Europe: detailed, 15.9. and accom- panied U. S. S. Pensacola on trip to South Atlantic ports. First v.p. and gen'l mg'r Am. Mntoscope and Biograph Co. : sec. and treas. New England Mutoseope Co .: bailee Nat. Automatic Weighing Machine Co. Repub- lican : mem. 5th Av. Baptist Ch. Mem. N. Y| City Ass'n of Eng'rs. N. Y .; Nat. Geog. S.c., Holland Soc .. St. Nicholas Soc., St. George Soc .; First Corps Cadets, Mass. Vol. Militia. Boston; Nat. Lancers, Troop A. Ist Squadron Cavalry, M. V. M., Boston; Ancient and Hon- orable Artillery Co. of Mass .: Soc. of Colonial Wars ( Mass.), S. A. R. (Mass. ) ; Sons of the Revolution (N. Y.), Tyrian Lodre 96 F. and A. M., Spokane; Keystone Chapter, 103 R. A. M., Buffalo; Coeur de Lion Com- mandery, 3!, Boston: Mass. Everett Lodre, 642. B. P. O. E., Boston; Myrtle Lodge, 11. K. of P., Spokane. Clubs: N. Y. AAthletic. Aldine, Hardware, New England Street R'y: Boston Athletic Ass'n. Address: N. Y. Athletic Club, N. Y. City.

VAN HAMM, Caleb M .:

Editor; b. Cincinnati, March 11. 1561: S. Washington and Rebecca (Baldridge) Van Hamm: ed. Chickering Inst. Cincinnati, 1-72-77, Univ. of Cincinnati. LL.B., 1992: m. Cincinnati, Oct. 25, 1893. Amy M. Perkins. Practised law in Cincinnati, 1:52-63. city editor and afterward managing editor Cin- cinnati News-Journal. 19-3-55. established and edited a weekly named "'Sam, " 1-5: re- sumed practice of law, 1885-92: came to N. Y. City, and since engaged in metropolitan journalism; city editor N. Y. Journal. 1. 01. N. Y. Recorder, 1.95; Inter in same vear entered service of N. Y. World, of which he has been since 1903 managing editor of the morning edition. Address: The World, N. Y. City.

VAN HOESEN. George M .:

Lawyer: b. N. Y. City; grad. Univ. of City of N. Y .: State and Nat. Law Sch .. Poughkeepsie: Instr. in State and Nat. Law Sel: after being admitted to bar went to Iowa and for several years engaged in news- paper work on Kawa Sitte Democrat, and also practised profession. In 1561 entered army, after organizing company for Math lowa Int., and served in Army of Teun., VAN EVERY. John B .: and promoted to rank of major for gallant services at battle of Shiloh. Acting provost Vice pres. Western Union Telegraph Co .: h. Rochester, N. Y .. July 60, 1-30; there entered, Ist, employ of Western Union Telegraph Co., of which became auditor. 1872, and has been v.p. since is ?!. Direc. tor Western Union Telegraph Co., N. Y. marshal general of armies of field in Mil- itary Div. of Mississippi. After leaving army came to N. Y. City and resumed prie. tire of law: elected judge Court of Common Pleas, Ist, in which capacity served H years. Pres. Holland Soc. Ass'D of Alumni Telephone Co., Stock Quotation Telegraph 'of L'uiv. City of N. Y .; for three terms

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chm'n Memorial Com. of Grand Army Posts of City of N. Y. One of first to urge building of elevated railroad and drafted first bill introduced in Legislature for in- corporation and building of an elevated railroad. Chm'n Tammany Hall Central Com. for several years. Mem. Bar Ass'n, City of N. Y. State Bar Ass'n. Clubs: Union, Democratic Liederkranz. Address : Care Union Club, N. Y. City.

VAN KEUREN, Mailler O .:

Clergyman : b. Equinunk, Wayne Co., Pa., June 23, 1877; s. Orville and Hannah C. (Crispell) Van Keuren; ed. Greenville Acad., Syracuse Univ., A.B., cum laude, 1999; m. Smyrna, N. Y., Aug. 8, 1900, Mabel E. Eld- ridge. Pastor Congregational Ch., Smyrna, N. Y., 1899-1900: Salamanca, N. Y., 1900-05: Little Valley. N. Y., since 1905. Address : Little Valley, N. Y.

VAN LAER, Alexander T .:

Instr., painter,. lecturer: b. Auburn, N. Y., Feb. 9, 1857; s. of P. C. and Minna van Laer; ed. High Sch .. Auburn, Nat. Acad. of Design, Art Students' League under R. Swain Gifford, and under George Poggen- beck, of Ilolland; m. 1886, Stella Stickney of Somersworth, N. H. Exhibited at all leading American exhibitions; art lecturer at Chautauqua seven years; free lecture courses, N. Y. City, eleven years; lecturer before Brooklyn Inst., Rembrandt Club of Brooklyn, Architectural League Sculpture Soc. and leading art clubs of country; appt'd lecturer on Art History, Smith College, Northampton, Mass., season of 1905-06. Mem. N. Y. Jury, St. Louis World's Fair: bronze medal Charlestown Exp'n; mem. Jury of Awards. St. Louis Exp'n, Associate Nat. Acad. Design (A. N. A.): mem. N. Y. Water-Color Club: Am. Water-Color Soc. Clubs: Lotos, Salmagundi, Artist Fund Soc. Address: 30 E. 57th St., N. Y. City.

VANN, Irving Goodwin:

Lawyer, jurist: b. Ulysses, N. Y., Jan. 3. 1812; s. Samuel R. and Catherine ( Goodwin) Vann; grad. Yale. A.B .. 1863; Albany Law Sch., LL.B., 1865: LL.D .. Hamilton, 18-2. Syracuse, 1897, Yale. 1:95; m. Syracuse, N. Y., Oct. 11, 1570, Florence , Dillaye: ; chil- dren : Florence Vann Fowler, b. IS1, Irving Dillaye, b. 1875. Active in legal profession from Mar. 1, 1866, to Jan. 1. 1:$2, when judicial career began; was mem. of law firms. Vann & Fiske. Raynor & Vann, l'uller & Vann, Vann. McLennan & Dillaye. Mayor of city of Syracuse, N. Y., 1579-50; justice Supreme Court, Jan. 1. 1882, to Jan. 1. 1896; since Jan. 1, 1596, judge of the Court Appeals.

of Republican ; Presbyterian. Mem. (and a founder) N. Y. State Bar Ass'n and Onondaga Co. Bar Ass'n; mem. N. Y. State Hist. Soc. and Onondaga Co. Hist. Co. Trustee Albany Law Sch. : founded 1881 and ever since pres. Woodlawn Come- tery. Recreations: Hunting. fishing. Chibs : Century. Citizens', Yale, University (Syra- cuse ) ; Fort Orange ( Albany). Summer resi. dence: Buck Island, Cranberry Lake, N. Y. Address: 316 James St., Syracuse, N. Y.

VAN NESS. Archibald L .:

12, 1868, Ella V. Gifford: children: 1. 0. b. 1872, Walter, b. 1974, Lewis H., b. 1 ..; Practising since Dec. 5, 157, in Washing .. N. City, and Virginia. County judge. Char lotte Co., Va., Jan. 1, 1ss0, to Jan. 1. 1 .... Served in Civil War as private and hon commissioned officer in 27th and 100th Rez's N. Y. Vol. Inf. for three and one half year -. Director and treas. Beeckskin Mining Co. director William J. Brewer, inc., and Ryt Mining Co. Republican. Presbyterian: Mem. Phi Beta Kapna Ass'n of N. Y. Ci ... and Union Coll. Alumni Ass'n. Residents: 51 E. 106th St. Address: 22 Broadway. N. Y. City.

VAN NESS, Charles Hendrick:

Lawyer; b. Greenwich, N. Y .. Mar. 4. 1555: s. Matthew and Elizabeth ( Hinchman ) Va. Ness; ed. Greenwich High Sch .; grad. Low Dep't, Columbia Univ., LL.D .: m. Newark. N. J., Sept. 14, 1997, Anna H. Woodruff ; chii- dren : Hendrick W., Anneke, Helena G., Kath arina. Trustee Greenwich Cemetery Ass'n and of B'd of Ed'n, Greenwich. N. Y. R. publican. Reformed (Dutch) Ch. Club: Randolph (Greenwich). Address: Greenwich. N. Y.

VAN NESS, Russell:

Vice-pres. Manhattan Biscuit co .; b. . V. Y. City, June 21, 185s: s. John Bay and Cora Minerva ( Wright) Van Ness: great- grandson of Judge William Williams Van Ness, and great-grand nephew of Com- gressman John Van Ness; ed. in public schools of N. Y. City: m. N. Y. City. June 21, 1595, Katherine Reynolds: children : Marcia. b. . 1997, Phyllis. b. 1999, Claire. b. 1904. Began business as a sales:tan. 1581, with Van Derveer & Hohnes Biscm !! Co., working up to head salesman in (s. years: assisted to plare the Manhattan B:s. cuit Co. on the market against the National Biscuit Trust and finally became a director and v .- p. of the company. Independent in politics. Mem. Reformed (Dutch) Ch .. Mem. Holland Soc. Address : 505 W. 175th St., N. Y. City.

VAN NEST, G. Willett :

Lawyer; b. N. Y. City; s. Abraham Rynier and Margaret ( Willett) Van Nest; grad. Harvard. A.B., 1574. LL.B., 1976: unmarried. Engaged in practice of law in N. Y. City from 1976. One of editors of 7th Edition of. Sedgwick on the Measure of Damages: has also written various articles on le _: 1 subjects for Am. Law Review, Nineteenth Century and after (Jan., 1907), and other publications. Republican. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., St. Nicholas Soc., Holland Str. Clubs: Union, University, Metropolitan, Tux- edo. Harvard. Down Town. Address: ) Broad St., N. Y. City.

VAN NORDEN, Theodore Langdon:

Banker: b. Feb. 26, 1>69: s. Warner and Martha (Philips) Van Nordea: grad. Co lumbia Univ., A.B., 1290; studied at Oxford. England, 1:01-92: m. Pittsfield, Mass .. I.r. Grace Campbell. Has for many years been engaged in financial affairs: is Interested in agriculture and farming, and Naarden Farm. Smith Salem, Westchester Co., N. Y. Has traveled in Europe and in the Orient. Director of Van Noord ." Trust Co .: director and vp of Ningerne

Lawyer: b. Livingston Co., N. Y., Jan. 4. 1810; s. John T. and Catharine (Thompson ) Van Ness: grad. Union Coll .. Schenectady. N. Y., A.B., 1967; m. Seneca Co., N. Y., Feb. ".Ward Bank. Republican. Mem. Metropoli 1322

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tan Museum of Art, Am. Museum of Nat- | A.B., 1591, A.M., 1896; m. Cracow, Austria, ural History, N. Y. Zool. Soc., Hakluyt Oct. 4, 1903, Daniela Kotnowska, daughter of a Polish exile of 1863; children: Hubert, b. 1904, Stephen b. 1906. Engaged in Soc. of London, Westchester Hist. Soc., N. Y. Hist. Soc., Holiand Soc., Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity; various organi- zations in northern Westchester Co. Recre- ations: Hunting, shooting, fishing, fencing. Clubs: University, Riding, Fencers, Players, Lawyers, Columbia. Address: 780 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.

VAN NORDEN, Warner:

Capitalist; b. N. Y. City, July 2, 1841; s. Thomas Langdon and Margaret Hoghland (Warner) Van Norden; ed. Univ. of N. Y .; m. May 30, 1867, Martha A. Philips, now deceased; children: Theodore L., Einma P., Warner M., Cora L. Ilas traveled abroad extensively. Was pres. Nat. Bank of North America, Jan. 1891 to Jan., 1902; retired. Director Van Norden Trust Co., Mercantile National Bank, Fifth Avenue Estates, Van Norden Safe Deposit Co., Century Realty Co., Standard Milling Co., N. Y. Mortgage Secur- ity Co., American Surety Co., Scarsdale Es- tates, D. Appleton & Co., Trust Co. of Amer- ica, Bankers' Investing Co., Am. Tract Soc. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Chamber of Commerce, N. Y. Hist. Soc., Museum of Nat- ural History, Met. Museum of Art; pres. B'd of Trustees of Presbytery of N. Y .; mem. B'd of Foreign Missions of Presby- terian Ch .; ex-pres. Presbyterian Union ; ex-pres. Holland Soc .; mem. St. Nicholas Soc., and director Manhattan Working Girls' Soc. Clubs: Metropolitan, Union League, Lawyers, Riding, Holland Soc. Residence: S. E. 62d St. Address: 76 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.

VAN NORDEN, Warner M .:

Banker b. New Orleans, La .. Feb. 7, 1873; 8. Warner and Martha \. (Philips) Van Norden ; ed. Columbia Coll .; m. N. Y. City, 1898, Grace Talcott. Pres. and director Van Norden Trust Co., 19th Ward Bank, Fifth Av. Estates Co., Van Norden Safe De- posit Co .; director 12th Ward Bank ; mem. Proxy Com., Mercantile Nat. Bank. Owner of herd of zebras and the only herd of Highland cattle in America. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Goog. Soc., Zoological Soc., and Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Treas. Presbyterian trustee

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Fencers, Riding. AAutomobile of America, Am. Yacht, N. Y. Yacht. Apawamis. Country residence: John Jay Mansion, Harrison, N. Y. Residence: 7 W. Sth St. Office Van Norden Trust Co., 5th Av. and Goth St., N. Y. City.

VAN NORMAN, Louis Edwin :

Editor: b. Quebec, Can., Ane. 3. 1-69; s. Edwin M. and Elizabeth Eleanor (Healey) Van Norman; grad. Coll. City of N. Y.,

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newspaper work from 1590; became ass't editor The Voice (weekly paper of N. Y. City), and revising editor for Encyclopædias of Social Reforms, Quotations, and Classi- fied Dates; foreign editor Literary Digest, 1900; went to Europe in 1901. At Cracow, at the South anniversary of the University, the American delegation of professors to the celebration chose him to lay a wreath on the tomb of Kosciusko in token of American remembrance. On return engaged editor civic improvement publications, Springfield, Ohio., 1902; asso. editor The Chautauqua, 1902; ass't editor Review of Reviews, in charge of Foreign Dep't since 1904. Writer for magazines, reviews and lectures on international politics and eco- nomics, and especially on Polish and Rus- sian subjects. Mem. Am .- Soc, Internat. Law,' Phi Delta Phi fraternity; hon. mem. Polish Patriotic Internat. Soc. Methodist. Author: The Country of Sienkiewicz. 1903; Poland, the Knight Among Nations. 1905. Translator and editor: States General, from the story of a Peasant ( Erckmann-C'hatrain ), 1903. Recreations: Walking, canoeing. Ad- dress : 13 Astor PI., N. Y. City.

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Who's who in New York City and State, 1909, pt 2, Part 149

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