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VAN NOSTRAND, Charles B .:
Broker: b. N. Y. Co., Mar .. 1863: s. James H. and Jane C. Van Nostrand; ed. at Poly- technic Inst .; m. Bangor, Me., 1:02 Robina Howell. Pres. and director Van Nostrand Co .; v .- p. and director United Mines Co .. N. Y. & Richmond Gas Co., treas. and director for Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin. Mem. St. Nicholas Soc., Holland Soc. Clubs : Racquet and Tennis, Riding, City, Midday, Down-Town Tuxedo, (N. Y. City) : Hamilton ( Brooklyn). Residence: 572 Madison Av. Address: 36 Wall St., N. Y. City.
VAN ORSDALE, John T .:
Col. U. S. A .: b. N. Y., Mar. 12. 1$50; grad. Mil. Acad., 1972. Appt'd from Y .; 2d lieut. 7th Inf., June 14, 1572; 1st lieut. Aug. 20, 1972; capt. Nov. 30. 1ss9; major April 1, 1999; lient .- col. Sth Int., April 14, 1902; transferred to 7th Inf., May 15. 1902; eol. 17th Inỉ.,
Aug. 14,
1903. _Address : Havana, Cuba.
VAN PELT, John Vredenburgh:
Architect; b. New Orleans. I.a., Feb. 24. 14: s. John Vredenburgh and Emma Louisa ( Fields) Van Pelt: ed. private schools in Germantown and Philadelphia. Ecole des Arts Décoratifs and Ecole des Beaux Arts. Paris: degree of Architecte Diplôme par le Gouvernement ( Français) ; in 1-25 re- ceived one first medal and five first- second medals; laureate of the S. A. D. G. for two years; holder of the Prix St. Aguan Boucher: holder of grand medal of the Societe Centrale: m. March 20. 12. Betsy 1. Southworth; children : Betsy Southworth. b. 1903. Margaret Vredenburgh. b. 195 Ihn Vredenburgh. b. 1907. Was abroad studyue: during the years 1- 9 ;: assit prof. il charge of Design. Cornell Univ., 1G 19 0; spent 1900-3 abroad traveling and studyin .. and was delegate to the Architectural Om- gross. Paris; prof. in charge Coll. of Archi- tecture, Cornell Univ., 1993.05, resigned frou 1323
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Cornell to practice architecture; since 1905 asso. director of Atelier of Columbia Univ., Dep't of Architecture. At present is archi- tect of Alumni Fields Com., Cornell Univ., for athletic fields, stadium, etc., at Cornell; also architect of sanatorium at Otisville, for B'd of Health, N. Y. City; architect of improvements of Watkin's Glen, N. Y., for the Am. Scenic and Historic Preserva- tion Soc .; architect School of St. John the Evangelist, N. Y. City, Patchogue Public Library, etc. Mem. Am. Inst. of Archi- tects, Société des Architectes Diplomés Beaux Arts Soc., Municipal Arts Soc., Archi- tectural League, Am. Scenie and Historic Preservation Soc .. Sons of the Revolution, Holland Soc., Kappa Alpha Soc. Author: Discussion and Compositions as Applied to Architecture, 1902 ( Macmillan). Clubs: Re- publican, Cornell University, Columbia University. National Arts, (N. Y. City) ; Country ( Ithaca). Country residences: Pat- chogue Lake, Patchogue, L. I .; Cayaga Heights, Ithaca, Y. Residence: 126 E. 19th St. Address: 333 Fourth Av., N. Y. City.
VAN PELT, William J .:
Real estate dealer: b. Hoboken, N. J., Oct. 22, 1857; s. William J. and Mary (Trenor) Van Pelt: ed. in public schools; m. Florence A. Travers; children: George R., b. 1890, Mary A., b. 1993, Florence 1896. V .- p. and treas. Geo. R. Read & Co., director and treas. Roxton Realty Co .; director Realty Finance Co. Protestant Club : Down Town, Manhattan, St. Andrews Golf. Address: el Convent Av., N. Y. City. VAN RENSSELAER, Cortlandt Schuyler;
Lawyer; b. Albany, N. Y., Nov. 22, 0:50; s. Gratz and Catherine (Van Cortlandt) Van Resselaer; grad. Hobart Coll., Genova, N. Y., 1880, A.B. M.A .; m. June 17, 1991. Horace Macaulay ;
one son, Cortlandt Schuyler, b. 1900.
Y., 1886-90. Ilas Southern Dist. of
Ass't :
S. att'y,
practised law since 1,90. att'y for Am. Surety Co. of N. Y. Candidate for Congress 12th Congressional Dist. of N. Y., 1sss. Di- rector Omaha Water Co. and Valley R. R. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Y. State Bar Ass'n. Mem. St. Nicholas Soc. and Soc. of Colonial Wars. Trustee Aui. Soc. for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Clubs : Metropolitan , University, Church. Residence: 40 N. 61st St. Address: 100 Broadway, N. Y. City.
VAN RENSSELAER, Howard:
Physician: b. Albany, N. Y., June 26, IS58; s. Bayard and Laura ( Reynolds) Van Rensselaer: ed. Albany Normal Sch .. St. Paul's Sch .. Concord. N. H .. 'Yale, Ph. B., 1ss1, Coll. Phys. and Surr. (Columbia), les2: interne N. Hosp .. studied European hospitals, 1-7.9. Since 1-$9 en gaged in the practice of medicine in Albany. N. Y. Prof. materia medica and thera- peuties. Albany Med. Coll. AAttending physi- cian Albany Hosp. for Incurables. St. Peter's Hesp., Child's Hosp., and Home for the Friendless; Medical examiner for lead- ing life insurance companies, Mem. N. Y. State Med. Soc., Albany County Med. Sx .. Am. Therapeutic So. Contributor to medi- cal journals; formerly editor Albany Medi- cal Annals, Pres. of Charity Organization Soc., pres. Boys' Club. Clubs: Fort Orange 1324
Albany County, Racquet. Camera, Calumet. Address: 123 State St., Albany, N. Y.
VAN RENSSELAER, Mariana Griswold:
Author; b. N. Y. City; d. George and Lydia ( Alley) Griswold; ed. N. Y. City and Germany, Schuyler Van Rensselaer. School jnsp. for two years in N. Y. City; pres. for seven years (until 1906) of the Public Ed'n Ass'n of N. Y. Author: Life of H. H. Richardson, Architect; English Cathe- drals; Art Out of Doors; Six Portraits; Une Man Who Was Content. Address: 9 W. 10th St., N. Y. City.
VAN RENSSELAER, Martha:
Supervisor Farmers' Wives' Reading Course ; d. Henry Killian
and Arviila ( Owen) Van Rensselaer; in direct line from the patroon Van Rensselaer and Gen- eral Henry Killian Van Rensselaer of the Revolution: ed. Chamberiain Inst., special work in Cornell Univ. and Summer Schools. Taught several years in high school; Pre- eeptress Chamberlain Institute; six years a county school com'r, N. Y. State instr. i.l teachers' insts., see. and instr. Chautauqua State Summer Sch., now lecturer in home economies and supervisor Farmers' Wives' Reading Course. Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N. Y. Address: 811 E. State St., Ithaca, N. Y.
VAN RENSSELAER, Stephen:
Clergyman: b. Albany, N. Y., Jan. 17. 1569; s. Eugene and Sarah Boyd ( Pendleton ) Van Rensselaer; ed. Dresden, Germany: Paris, France: England, Eton Coll., les2-st; grad. Harvard Univ., B.A., 1991, Episcopal Theol. Sch., Cambridge, Mass., B.D., 1997. : m. Lenox, Mass., Oct. 10, 1900, Mary Thorn Carpenter (died Oet. 12, 19 2). Ass't Grace Ch., N. Y. City, 1997-09: minister of St. Helena's Chapel, New Lenox, Mass .. 1990- 1900: rector St. John's Ch .. Monticello. N. Y., 1901-05: resigned on account of ill health: traveled iu South and West: traveled in California, 1901, in Europe. 1903. Republican : Episcopalian. Mem. St. Nicholas Sac .. and Delta Phi fraternity. Recreations: Riding, tennis, golf. Chib: Harvard, (N. Y. City). Address: Monticello, N. Y.
VAN RENSSELAER, William Bayard:
Lawyer. banker: b. Oct. 4, 1:56. Albany, N. Y .; s. Bayard and Laura (Reynolds) Van Rensselaer; ed. St. Paul's Sch., Con- cord. N. Il., Harvard Coll., A.B .. 1979; studied law one year at Harvard Law Sch. and in the law office of M. T. and L. G. Hun, Albany: m. Cambridge, Mass., Nor. 3, 1-0. Louisa Greenough Lane. Pres. Albany Savings Bank: v.p. N. Y. State Nat. bank of Albany. v .- p. Union Trast Co .; treas. Van Rensselaer Laud Co .: president of the Terminal Warehouse Co. Repub-
Albany
lican. Episcopalian. Mem.
State Normal Coll., Albany, a v.p. Hudson- Fulton Celebration Cont. Clubs : Fort Orange. Albany: University and Rofon N. Y .. Porcellian, Cambridge, Mass. AAddress: Albany Savings Bank, Albany, N. Y.
VAN SANTVOORD. Richard:
Physician: b. N. Y. City, JJan. 19. 1553: s. unelins and Susan w.rick) Van Santwoord: grad. Coll. City of N. Y. B. Bellevue Hosp., Med. Call .. M.D .. . m. April :d. Ise, Harriet W. Roberts. one daughter. Richarda Van Santvoord On house Muy Bellevue Hosp., 195555. in Europe Isis;
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VAN VLIET
practising physician since 1578. Visiting | Coll., and Gov't chemist, Honolulu, Hawaii, physician at different times Work House : and Alms House Hosp., Randall's Island Hosp., Honse of Refuge, now visiting physi- cian to Harlem Hosp. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, Harvey Soc., N. Y. Acad. Medicine, 1m. Acad. Med., N. Y., Co. Soc., N. Y. Pathol. Soc., Harlem Med. Ass'n. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa. Address: 10 W. 122d St., N. Y. City.
VAN SANTVOORD, Seymour:
Lawyer, manufacturer, banker, author; b. Troy, N. Y., Dec. 17, 1:58: s. George (law- yer, author) and Elizabeth (Van Schaack) Van Santvoord; grad. Union Coll., Isis: 11- bany Law Sch., 1880; in. less Caroline Ilart Shields, d. Capt. Hamilton LeRoy Shields, U. S. A., of Va. Admitted to bar, Isso. Pres. and treas., Walter A. Wood Mowing and Reaping Machine Co., 1896-1907; one of the organizers Security Trust Co., Security Safe Deposit Co., of Troy, in 1902; pres. of each; director Troy Public Library, Troy Orphan Asylum, Emma Willard Sem., Sa- maritan Hosp .; trustee Union Coll .; v .- p. Albany Law School. Author: The House of Cæsar and the Imperial Disease; The Ex- cavation of £ Herculaneum and various pamphlets on archalogy. Meni. Holland Soc. of N. Y., St. Nicholas Soc. Clubs : University, Reform, National Arts. Ad- dress: Troy, N. Y.
VAN SCHAICK, Eugene:
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City. Sept. 15, 1864; s. Henry and Charlotte Sargent (Gray) Van Sehaiek; ed. Heidelberg and Oxford Univ., Columbia Coll., grad. LL.B., 1:87; Hackensack, N. J., June 2, 1903, Minnie Delamater Haulenbeck. Senior mem, Van Schaick & Brice, corporation lawyers; pres. and director Knickerbocker Off and Gas Co., gen. counsel and director Bankers Life Ins. Co., Union Life Ins. Co., European-American Bank, Knickerbocker Investment Co., Man- hattan Bond and Underwriting Co., Essex Copper Co., Lafayette Copper Co., director Patent Tile and Guarantee Co. Mem. Zeta Psi fraternity, Holland Soc. Chibs: Union, Manhattan, Strollers, N. Y. Yacht. Resi- dence: The Ansonia, 73d St. and Broadway. Address : 100 Broadway, N. Y. City.
VAN SLYCK, A. W .:
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Physician: b. New Baltimore, N. Y., Dec. 5. 1846: s. Ephraim T. and Mary (Van Der Zee) Van Slyek: ed. Rutgers Coll. : Albany Med. Coll., M.D., 1:09; took post grad. courses in N. Y. City; m. Ist, Coxsackie, N. Y., Jan. 1. 17, Marie Antoinette McCarthy: 2d, Coxsackie, N. Y., July 22, 19:7, Henrietta Houghtaling. Health Ofliver. since les5; coroner since 1901. Republican. Reformed Dutch Church. Mom. Greene Co. Med. Soc., Med. Soc., of State of . N. Y .. Am, Med. Ass'n. Masonic, Holland Soe. Ad- dress: Coxsackie, N. Y.
VAN SLYKE, Lucius Lincoln:
Chemist : b. Centerville, N. Y., Jan. G. 1$59; s. William JJ. and Katherine ( Keiler) Van Slyke; ed. Univ. of Mich .. A.B., 1-T !. 1.M., INI, Ph.D., 199, student and fellow by courtesy in Chemical Laboratory of Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, 1-9.90; m. Hogo- Inlu. H. I .. April 5, 1-ss. Julin Upson Han- ford. AAss't in the Chemical Laboratory. Univ. of Mich., 192 $5; prof. chemistry, Oahu
1>35-88; leeturer on gen. chemistry, Univ. of Mich., Isss-89; since 1890 chief chemist N. Y. Agr'l Experiment Station, Geneva, N. Y. In- vestigator and writer on the chemistry of milk, cheese, etc. Author: Modern Methods of Testing Milk and Milk Products. 1900; The Science and Practice of Cheese-Making, 1908, and numerous bulletins and lectures. Fellow A. A. A. S. ; mem. Am. Ass'n Official Agr'l Chemists, N. Y. State Dairymen's Ass'n. Presbyterian : director Geneva Y. M. C. 1. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa Soc .. Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Address: Geneva, N. Y. VAN SLYKE, John Garnsey:
Clergyman ; b. Coeymans, N. Y., Feb, 26. 1575, s. Baltus Tennis and Esther (Garusey) Van Slyke: grad. Rutgers Coll., A.B., 1:00: honorary A.M., 1869; honorary M.D., 1ss3: m. South Branch, N. J .. Oet. 14. 1569, Mary Amelia Amerman; children: Minnie (31; m. Dr. Cleon Clinton Owens, Covington, Ky. ). Warren Clark, b. 1876, Ellen M., b. 1952. Ordained and installed pastor of Reformed Ch. of Readington, N. J., July. 1:69: pastor of Reformed Ch. of Jamaica, L. I., 1970-76; pastor of the First Reformed Dutch Ch. of Kingston, N. Y., since 1576. Is specially devoted to , philosophical and theological
studies and is frequent contb'r to magazines on these subjects. Republican. Mem. Hol- land Soc .; pres. Kingston City Library. Recreations: Horticulture. Club : Literary ( pres. ) Address: Roekhurst, Kingston, N. Y.
VAN VALZAH, William Ward:
Physician : b. in Pa., 1919; s. William Ward and Sarah Myher ( Forster) Van Valzah; ed. Hill School. Pottstown, Pa., and Princeton Univ .; Jefferson Medical Coll .. Phila., M.D., 1576; nnmarried. Practising medicine in professional firm of Van Valzah, Nisbet & Hayes, physician. Formerly dem- onstrator of clinical medicine, Jefferson Med. Coll. and prof. discases of the stomach at N. Y. Polyelinie Coll. and Hosp. Mem. Am. Acad. Medicine: N. Y. Acad. Medicine. N. Y. Co. Med. Soc. Clubs: Princeton. N. Y. City. Address: 31 W. 50th St. N. Y. City.
VAN VLEET, De Forest:
Lawyer; b. N. Y., Fenton, Aug. 10. 1533; grad. Waverly cad .; Cornell Univ .. B.S., IST7; m. Dryden, N. Y., Oct 19. 15, lda Belle Lacy. Admitted to bar, Isso: settled in Ithaca, where practised until recent re. movał to Brooklyn, Y. Corporation counsel, issist and Is 9.91: police justice. 16-87; chm'n of Tompkins County Della- cratie Com. seven years and candidate for moi. Assembly, 1500; political speaker. See. Ithaca B'd of Trade; att'y for and director of Ithaca St. R's Co. for several years; Trustee Cornell Univ .; State Civil Service Comm'r, 1-93-95. Mem. Chi Psi college fraternity, Holland Soc .; Knight Templar. Address: Ithaca, N. Y.
VAN VLIET, Deuse M .:
broker: b. S. Y. City. Dec. 25, Id : s. 1. N. and Louise (Cornwall) Van Vliet; ed. in schools of N. Y. City and Sau Francisco: in. Plainfield, N. J., Jan. 19. 1s.s. Charlotte Groendyke: children: Ruth (. Janet C., Barbara Engaged in grain ind cotton business since ISSO in .N. Y. =325
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City; mem. both of N. Y. Cotton Exchange and N. Y. Produce Exchange. Served full term in 7th Reg't, N. G. N. Y .; mem. 7th Reg't Veteran Ass'n. Independent Demo- crat. Presbyterian. Recreations : Fishing, riding. Mem. Holland Soc. of N. Y. Clubs : Plainfield Country, Forest Lake (Pike Co., Pa.). Residence: 59 Washington Av., Plain- field, N. J. Address: 69 Cotton Exchange, N. Y. City.
VAN VOORHIS, Cornelius Westbrook:
Capitalist: b. Sept. 28, 1877; s. William R. and Mary Thorne (Guion) Van Voorhis; ed. public school and later business colleges N. Y. City; m. N. Y. City, Oct. 10, 1902. Cre- milde D. Phinney ; one son, Cornelius W., Jr. With banking house of Edward Sweet & Co. for ten years as private sec. to senior mem. of firm William Lanman Bull. Sec. and treas. Bahia Gas and Elec. Co., Havana Elec. R'y Co .; pres. and director Cuban Elec. Co .: sec., treas., director Havana Cen- tral R. R. Co., Insular R'y Co .; N. Y., Westchester & Boston R'y Co .; ass't sec. treas. and director Norwalk and Southern R. R. Co., director Richmond Light and R. R. Co. Has traveled extensively inspecting various properties and roads. Veteran iIst Reg't N. G., N. Y .; lieut. Washington Min- ute Men. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Holland Soc .; Mason. Recreations: Bowling, swimming, golf, driving, automobiling. Club: Lawyers. Address: 522 Lenox Av. N. Y. City.
VAN VOORHIS, Eugene:
Lawyer; b. Rochester, N. Y., Mar. 11, 1964; s. John and Frances A. (Galusha ) Van Voor. his; ed. public schools of Rochester; grad. Univ. of Rochester, A.B .. 1885: m. Wash- ington, D. C., Feb. 18, 1596, Allis M. Sher- man: one son, John. b. 1:97. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, Oct., Iss7; pres. Rochester Bar Ass'n, pres. Galusha Stove Co. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, Irondequoit Grange, Holland Soc. Club: Genesee Valley ( Rochester). Residence : Coerte Farms, Iron- dequoit, Y. Address: V 500 Powers Block, Rochester, N. Y.
VAN WINKLE, Edward H .:
Clergyman : b. N. Y. City. Aug. 26, 1812; s. Edward H. ( M.D.) and Catharine A. (Stanford) Van Winkle; ed. in N. Y. City. at Trinity Sch .. Collegiate Sch .. and Columbia Coll., A.B., 1865: Gen. Theol. Sem., grad., 1574; m. Kingston, N. Y., May 13. 197S. Matilda B. Cantine: children: Katherine Stanford, b. 1879; (died Mar. 1, 19$4). How- ard Elmendorf. b. 19-6, Edward Hasbronck, b. 1538. Became deacon in Episcopal minis- try, 1874; ass't St. Matthew's Ch., Jersey City, for 112 years; made priest in 155: was in charge of Chapel of the Comforter .. N. Y. City, ISTS-94. and during 5 years of that period was also tutor in Gen. Theol. Sem .: in 1895 became rector of St. Clement's Cl., N Y., where still remains. Director North River Ins. Co., N. Y. Republican. Address: 133 W. 11th St., The Elmendorf. N. Y. City.
VAN WORMER, John Rufus:
Vice-president and gen. me'r Lincoln Safe Deposit and Warehouse Co. : b. Adams, Jef- ferson Co., N. Y., Mar. 11. 1819: s. Ruins Richardson and Eunice M. (Bullock) Vau Wormer: ed. in Mil. Acad., Adams, N. Y .; 1326
honorary A.M., Colgate Univ .; unmarried. Became a telegraph operator at 14; worked with Western Union Telegraph . Co. until 1877; private sec. to Hon. George B. Sloan when he was speaker of Assembly of State of N. Y .; sec. to Hon. Roscoe Conkling, and clerk Senate Com. on Commerce, Washington. D. C .; confidential man to Thomas L. James. postmaster N. Y. City: sec. to Postmaster General James, and chief clerk. Post Office Dep't during Star Route exposures.
vice-pres. and gen. mg'r Lincoln Saie De- posit Co .; v .- p. Brooklyn Warehouse and Storage Co. Republican; interested in poli- tics as speaker and writer since Isto. Mem. The Holland Soc. of N. Y. (pres. 1905) ; mem. New England Sac .. Saint Nicholas Sur .. S. A. R .: pres. Jefferson Co. Soc. in N. Y. Clubs: Union League ( sec., 1893-94), N. Y. Yacht, N. Y. Athletic (pres. since 1:39), Magnetic. Address: 32-42 E. 42d St., N. Y. City.
VAN WYCK, Augustus:
Jurist; b. N. Y. City, Oct. 14, 1519: ed. Phillips Exeter Acad., and Univ. of N. C .. M.A. Studied law and practised in Rich- mond. Va., until 1571, after that in Brook- lyn, N. Y .; judge City Court of Brooklyn, 1854-96, judge Supreme Court of N. Y., Is !;- 95, democratic candidate for governor of N. Y., 1sos; defeated by Theodore Roosevelt. Democrat ; pres. Kings County General Com .. 1852; mem. numerous national, State and dis- triet conventions of Democratic party. _Id- dress: 172 Hancock St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
VAN WYCK, Robert Anderson:
Jurist. ex-mayor: b. N. Y. City, July 20, 1819; grad. Columbia Coll. Law Sch. (valedic- torian of a class of 121), 1575; m. Kate E. Hertle. Admitted to bar soon after gradua- tion, continuing to practice until 1ss9. when was elected judge of the City Court. and became its presiding judge. In 1:0; was elected mayor of Greater N. Y. at the first election held under the new charter. Is mem. and one of founders of the Holland Soc., of which has been pres. Clubs: Manhattan. National, Democratic, Automobile of Amer- ica, N. Y. AAthletic. Address: 135 E. 46th St., N. Y. City.
VAN ZILE, Harry Lee:
Eng'r, manufacturer : h. Troy, N. Y .. Sept. 20, 1864; s. Oscar Edward and Sarah M. (Perry) Van Zile: grad. Rensselaer Poly. Inst., Troy. N. Y .. C.C ... Ist: unmarried. Pres. Franklin Boiler Works Co., N. Y. City. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Ene'rs, Delta Phi fraternity. Rensselaer Poly Inst. AAlunni AAss'n, Rensselaer County Soc. Clubs: En. gineers. St. Elmo. Machinery. Address: 39 Cortland St., N. Y. City.
VASSAR. Robert G .:
See .. treas., and director various corp'ns : b. Poughkeepsie. N. Y., son of James and Caroline E. (Pierce) Vassar: nephew late Matthew Warner, founder of Vassar Coll .: ed at Ponghkeepsie. N. Y .: m. Troy. N. Y. April es Ist Has visited Mexico. Hondinin. Palm Island, China, Siam. Islands of Bornes. Java, Sumatra, St. Helena, Central America. and all the Western States. Veteran of Civil War: served in Army of the Potomac: par- ticipated in battle of Big Bethel. June 1, 1×1. Was under fire during sinking of U. S. Sloop of War Cumberland and destruction of
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U. S. Frigate Congress by Confederate iron- clad Merrimac off Newport News, Va., Mar. 9, 1802; participated in capture of Norfolk, Va., May, 1862; also battles of Fair Oaks, Va., June 25, 1862; Savage Station, Va., June 20, 1862; Malvern Hill, Va., Aug. 7, 1862; also various skirmishes before Richmond. Va., June, 1862. Served in 2d Reg't N. Y. Inf .; regiment was mustered into U. S. service May 14, 1861, and mustered out of service May 26, 1863. Sec., treas., and director Em- pire Soluble Sulphur Corporation; director and v .- p. White Horse Mining Co. Republi- can. Methodist. Mem. Lafayette Post 140, Dep't N. Y. G. A. R. ; Dutchess Soc. ; S. A. R. Address: 28 W. 25th St., N. Y. City. VAUSE, William Barnard:
Capitalist: b. in New York, N. Y. City; s. John and Mary Vause; ed. Elmwood Acad., Conn .; Barnard Sch., N. Y .; Columbia and N. Y. Law Schs., M.A. Has been identified with many financial institutions; was identi- fied with the Vanderbilt Cup race. Pres. Ro- tary Motor Car Co. of America; sec. Bruns- wick Realty Co .; treas. Temple Court Cafe : director Ceramite Mf'g Co .; treas. Empire Ins. Co .; director Van Smyth-Manley Con- struction Co., the Estimating Bureau, La Reina de Plata Mining Co. Recreations: Automobiling, hunting. Clubs: Constitution, Long Island Automobile. Residence: 128 Wil- loughby Av., Brooklyn. Address: 198 Broad- way, N. Y. City.
VAUX, C. Bowyer:
With G. P. Putnam's Sons; b. Fishkill. N. Y., Feb. 16, 1855; s. Calvert Vaux (land- scape architect) and Mary S. (McEntee) Vaux; ed. in private schools, N. Y. City, Columbia Coll. School of Mines, class of 1877; m. Kingston, N. Y., June 28. 18SS, Agnes Marion Chipp. Recreations: Yachting, canoeing. Clubs: Century Ass'n, N. Y. Canoe, Gravesend Bay (Brooklyn ). Huguenot Yacht (New Rochelle, N. Y.), The Ends of the Earth Club, N. Y. (secretary ). Resi- dence: 131 Woodland Av., New Rochelle, N. Y. Address: 27 W. 23d St., N. Y. City. VEDDER, Edward B .:
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Ass't surgeon, U. S. A .; b. N. Y. City, June 28, 1878; s. Henry C. and Minnie (Ling- ham) Vedder; grad. Univ. of Rochester, Ph.B., 1SSS; Univ. of Pa., M.D., 1902. A.M .. 1903; m. Philadelphia, June, 1903, Lily S. Norton: one daughter, Sibyl N .. b. April, 1904. Teld fellowship in hygiene, Univ. of Pa., 1902-03; appt'd July 10, 19.3. Ist lient. and ass't surgeon U. S. A., And since serving as such; promoted to captain Medical Corps. April 23, 1905. Mom. 1. 1. A. S .. Ass'n of Military Surgeons of U. S. and other societies: Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, Sigma Xi Soc. Address: Care Surgeon- General, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.
VEDDER, Harmon A .:
Physician ; b. Flushing, L. I., N. Y., Jan 16, 1-68; s. Maus R. and Sarah (Cutwater) Vedder: ed. private schools of N. Y. City: grad. Columbia Coll., I.s. B.A .: Coll. Phys. and Surgeons, M.D., I; m. Dec. 12, 194. Ellie Turner Boultbee, of Toronto, Canada : children : Harmon Boulibre, James Cutwater. Glen Turner. AAfter an interneship of eight. een months at N. Y. Hosp,, and three months at Sloane Maternity Hosp., wont abroad and ,pursued course of study at Edinburgh Univ.
and Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh. Scotland. In 1893 began practice of medicine in N. Y. City. Mem. Alumni Assoc. of Columbia Coll., Alumni Assoc. N. Y. Hosp., Alumni Assoc. of Sloane Maternity Hosp., Greater N. Y. Medical Soc., Holland Soc. Clubs : Delta Phi, Quiz. Address: 44 E. 76th St., City.
VEDDER, Harold L .:
Insurance (general broker) ; b. Buffalo, N. Y., June 25, 1882: s. Harrison N. and Eliza- beth ( Loveridge) Vedder; ed. P. S. 16, Buf- falo, N. Y., Heathcote Preparatory Sch .. Buffalo, N. Y .; grad. Sheffield Scientific Sch., Yale Univ., Ph.B. Republican. Clubs : Yale (N. Y.), Graduates (New Haven), Yale Univ. Address: 61 William St., N. Y. City. VEDDER, Harrison Needham:
Insurance business; b. Buffalo, N. Y., 1-5%; s. Jacob Schermerhorn and Mary Ann ( Need- ham) Vedder: ed. public schools of Buffalo, N. Y .; m. Buffalo, N. Y., 1881, Ida Elizabeth Loveridge; one son, Harold Loveridge, b. 1882. Insurance clerk, 1872-81; one of firm of North & Vedder, 1581-97; of firm of Vedder & Wood, 1898-1903, all in Buffalo, N. Y. Since 1903 in N. Y. City. Pres. and director Ved- der Underwriter Co .: director The Delaware Fire Ins. Co., Dover, Del. Republican. Unitarian. Mem. N. Y. B'd of Fire Under- writers; pres. Buffalo Ass'n of Fire Under- writers, 1901-02; Lodge of Ancient Landmarks 411, F. and A. M., Buffalo (Master, 1-97). Pres. Buffalo Ass'n of Fire Underwriters. 1901-02; Knight Templar, and a Noble of the Mystic Shrine. Recreation : Yachting. Clubs: Drug and Chemical, Republican (N. Y. City), Buffalo Yacht (commodore. 1-+6-88 and 1902-03). AAddress: 61 William St., N. Y. City.
VEDDER, Maus Rose :
Physician: b. Schenectady, N. Y., Mar. 19, 1535; s. Nicholas A. Vedder, seventh repre- sentative of Vedder family in America: pro- genitor of American branch of family was Harmon Albertus Vedder, son of Albert Ved- der, a native of Holland, who came to this country in 1635: ed. at the Lyceum: grad. Union Coll; studied medicine under direction of elder brother, Dr. Alexander M. Vedder: course Albany Med. Coll .; grad. Coll. Phys. and Surg., M.D., 1860. his thesis awarded Faculty Prize: m. April 14, 1563, Sarah Au- gustus, d. JJames Cutwater, of Tivoli-on-Hud- son. Engaged in mercantile life for one year: the following year spent in travel around world, visiting West Indies, China, and Calif. Shortly after grad., appt'd resident physician of Blackwell's Island, and later house phy- sician at Bellevue Hosp., two years; then of- fered services to government. and immedi- ately appt'd asset surgeon in U. S. A. Harly in 1-63 resigned from army to associate him- self with brother, Dr. Joseph H. Vedder, of Flushing, L. I. In 1570 moved to N. Y .. where has since practised. Mom. Royal Arch Masons, St. Nicholas Soc., Holland Soc .. Sons of Revolution, Chi Psi. Academy of Medicine. Clubs: Transportation. Manhat- t:11. Summer residence: Callwell, N. J. AAddress: 44 E. Rth St., N. Y. City.
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