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WELLING, Pichard:
Lawyer; b. North Kingstown. R. T. M. 27. 15: s. Charles Hnut and Cath, ktan ( Greene) Weline: grad. Harvard. A.B .. .. : unmarried. Was an original mom. of the City Reform Club, 12. and as such engaged in fight against election fries . Central Park Speedway ( 1502) ; Excise Com.
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missioners and mandamns of them (56 Hun, 626) ; organization of the City Club, 1802. Was sec. and treas. Commonwealth Club in the Ballot Reform fight begun by it. In the campaign of the People's Municipal League, the Low campaigns and the Jer ome campaign of 1905 was cli'n Com. on Speakers aud Meetings. Was an original mem. of the First Naval Battalion of N. Y. and served as En- sign, U. S. N., on U. S. S. Glacier in Span- ish War. Treas. Tenement House Building Co., sec. N. Y. Symphony Soc., fellow of Acad. of political Science: sec. Am. Soc. for Prevention of Cruelty of Animals. Clubs: City, Century, Harvard, University. Address: 2 Wall St., N. Y. City.
WELLMAN, Edwin H .:
Clergyman : grad. Coll. City of N. Y., A.B., 1879, Theol. Sem. of Va., 1979, Ph.D., M.D., after full courses in philosophy and medicine. Ordered deacon, 1:79, ordained priest, Issl, by Bishop Whittle of Va., in ministry of the Episcopal Church. In charge of Christ Ch., Drummondtown, Va., 1-79-81; ass't Holy Trinity Ch., N. Y. City. 1ss1-2; rector Christ Ch., Huron, Ohio, 1982-66, St. Paul's Ch., Bellevue, Ohio, 1886-80, St. Paul's. East Cleve- land, Ohio, 1>>9-91; rector Ch. of the Atone- ment, Brooklyn, 1891-1907; since Dec., 1907, archdeacon Yakima Valley Diocese of Spo- kane, where in less than ten months has established five new mission stations, built three churches and added over $10,000 to the real estate values of the Episcopal holdings in Yakima Valley. Has served as Chap- lain to the Bishop of Long Island, and has been twice nominated for the Episcopal office. Prominent as popular lecturer, as lecturer before the Brooklyn Inst. of Arts and Sciences, and in the general lecture field. Extensive traveler and carries with him a photographie ontfit, which enables him to pro- cure moving film to illustrate his lectures. Address: 235 Seventeenth St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
WELLMAN, Francis Lewis:
Lawyer; b. Brookline, Mass., July 29. 1551; s. William A. Wellman, prominent Boston banker and Am. representative of Bering Bros .: grad Harvard Coll., .A.B., 1-76, Harvard Law School, LL.B. ( valedictorian) ISTs; m. N. Y. City, June 26, 1-94, Emma von Juch, the celebrated prima donna of grand opera. Admitted to Mass. Bar, Isis, and simultane. ously appt'd instructor at Boston Law School, and later lecturer there and in the Harvard Law Sch .; was also engaged to some extent in practice, chilly in association with former U. S. Senator Bainbridge Wadleigh. Came to N. Y. City, 1 -- 3, and was ass't in the office of the corporation comtel and was given charge of all jury trials in which the City of N. Y. was drfeudaut : during the seven years of his incumbeney of that viice the recoveries against the city were less than one-half of one per cent. of the amounts claimed by do litigants: at end of that time was appt'd first ass't dist. atty, and for & yours reduced the prosecution in all the pri cipal criminal trials of N. Y. County, including the prostration and conviction of Ir. Carlyle W. Harris, Dr. Robert Buchanan, Ben Ali alias Prenchy, Fanshawe. Strond, Stephanie, Gardner, I'rank Ellison, and other noted criminals Sivee 1501 gon. conusch Metropolian Prent n'y C ... and has personally conducted all the more im.
portant damage litigations of the company in the courts: also has a large corporation prac- tice as head of firm of Wellman, Gooch & Smyth. Mem. Harvard Alumni Ass'n. Clubs: University, Manhattan, N. Y. Yacht. Residence : 247 Fifth Av. Address: 15 Wall St., N. Y. City.
WELLS, Benjamin Willis:
Editor: b. Walpole, N. H., Jan. 31, 1856: s. Thomas Goodwin and Elizabeth Sewall ( Wil- lis) Weils: ed. Brookline ( Mass.) public schools, Harvard, A.B., 1877, A.M., Ph.D .. 150; studied in Berlin Univ., 1-77-79: fellow Johns Hopkins Univ., 15:0; m. East Orange. N. J., July 3, 1893, Lena Lyman; children : Frederic Lyman, b. April 22, Isst, Henry Wil- lis, b. Feb. 18, 1895. In Germany, France, Switzerland and Italy, 1877-79; instr. Provi- dence ( Friends' School) 1-51-86: in Germany (research and journalism) 1Se7-1891; prof. modern languages, Univ. of the South, Sewa- nee, Tenn., 1891-99; editor and journalist. N. Y. City, since 1599, on editorial staff of The Churchiman. Editor of French and German texts. Author: Modern German Literature; Modern French Literature; A Century of French Fiction, and one of editors of Colonial Prose and Poetry. Democrat; mem. Protes- tant Episcopal Church. Mem. Independent Club of the West Side, Sigma Alpha Ensi- lon fraternity. Address: 434 Lafayette St., N. Y. City.
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WELLS, Brooks Hughes:
Physician; b. New Haven, Conn., July 28, 1850; s. Rev. Edward Livingston Wells, I1.D. and Mary Huder ( Hughes) Wells; prep. edu- cation at Southport, Conn .. grad. Coll. Phys. and Sure. (Columbia ) M.D. lest: m. South- port, Conn., 154, Mary Frances Pomeroy. Engaged in practice of medicine in N. Y. City from ISS1; prof. gynecology N. Y. Poly - clinic Med. Sch., gynecological surgeon to N. Y. Polyclinic Hosp., consulting surgeon Brattleboro (Vt.) Memorial Hosp .: associate surgeon Woman's Hosp. in the State of N. Y .; consulting gynecologist Beth Israel Hosp .. Y. City. Editor American Journal of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children. Mem. Soc. Alumni N. Y. City Hosp., N. Y. Obstet. Soc., N. Y. Acad. Medi- cine, Am. Gynecological Soc. Club: N. Y. Yacht. Address: 523 Madison _1v., N. Y. City.
WELLS, Charles E .:
Physician : Baiting Hollow. Suffolk County. N. Y .. Oct. 22. 1852; s. Goldsmith and Phila (Corwin) Wells; ed. in common schools and Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll .. M.D., 1>>9; m. Daiting Hollow, 1St. Isabel l.uce: children : Olive, b. 15$3, Elizabeth, b. Isst. Charles, b. ISDI. Isabel, b. 1.05. Engaged in practice of medicine at Sag Harbor, N. Y .. since 19-9. Health officer village of Sas Harbor. Independent in politics: Aznostic. Mom. Am. Med. AAss'n. N. Y. State Med. Soc., Suffolk County Med. Soc. Associated Physicians of Long Island: Wompiramon lodge F. and A. M. Forestiers of America. Improved Order of Red Meu, Junior Order Am. Mechanics, Pocahontas Shepherds of America, League of Am. Wheelmen. Pres. . Bed Education, village of Sat Harbor. Rec. reations: AAutomobilius, bowling and sun- ning. Address: Sag Harbor, Suffolk County,
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WELLS, Edward Hubbard:
Pres. The Babcock & Wilcox Co .; b. Nian- . tic, R. I., Apr. 7. 1559; s. Solomon Perry and Elizabeth Sherman (Greene) Wells; ed. com- mon schools: m. Seabright, N. J., Aug. 30, 1900, Serra Christy Bennett. Director New Amsterdam Casualty Co. Clubs: Engineers, Machinery, Lawyers, Automobile of America. Residence : Montelair, N. J. Address: 85 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
WELLS, James Lee:
Real estate; b. West Farms, now in Bor- ough of The Bronx, N. Y. City ; s. James and Maria Wells; ed. public school, West Farms; entered Kenyon Coll., Ohio, then entered Co- lumbia Univ .. grad, A.B., 1565. later A.M .; m. West Farms, N. Y. City, July 13, 1887, Florence Edith Fowler; children Edith Lee, b. June 14, 1:SS, James Lee, Jr .. b. Feb. 4, 1899. Official appraiser City of N. Y., on ac- quisition of lands for new parks and park- ways in the 23d and 24th Wards and West Chester Co., Isst-es: pres. Real Estate Auc- tioneers' Ass'n of City of N. Y., since April 3, 1891; has given special attention to the de- velopment of The Bronx both as a business man and an official. Mem. B'd of Education, West Farms, 1569-74: mem. Assembly State of N. Y., 1879, 1550, 1892: mem. B'd of Alder- man N. Y. City, 1ss1, 1992. 1:83; comin'r taxes and assessments, N. Y. City, 1595, 1896, 1897 under Mayor Strong; mem. Comm'n Revise, N. Y. City Charter, appt'd by Governor Roosevelt ; chm'n Com. on Borongh Govern- ment. Republican and Fusion candidate for Pres. Borough of The Bronx. 1901; pres. Dep't Taxes and Assessments, 1902-03 (Mayor Low ), Republican candidate for pres. of B'd of Al- derman, N. Y. City, 1905. Republican candi- date for mem. Congress. 1006. One of found- ers and directors 23d Ward Bank; was trus- tee Dollar Savings Bank (resigned), director Bronx Title and Mortgage Guarantee Co. Episcopalian. Pres. North Side B'd of Trade, 1896-1902. pres. The Bronx League since May, 1900. Clubs; North Side Republican, Union Republican, Fordham. Residence: 604 Tre- mont Av., The Bronx. Address; 141 Broad- way, N. Y. City.
WEMPLE, William W .:
Lawyer: b. Duanesburgh, Jan. 19, 1862; s. James V. Wemple and Margaret A. Wemple : ed. district school near father's farm: grad. Union Classical Inst., Union Coll., Albany Law Sch., 1956; m. 1:94. M. Adelaide Quaife of Schenectady. After leaving college taught for several years; principal of village school of Seiota for some time. Took up stady of law, and in 15:3 entered office of Hastings & Schoolcraft. AAdmitted to practice of law, 1486; elected dist. att'y by Republican party, 1895, re-elected 1:5. Mom. for five years of 37th Separate Co. of N. Y. State Nat. Guard; honorably discharged. 1-93. Elected to As. sembly by Republicans of Schenectady Co .. 1902, 1903, 1904, and 1905, and elected to the Senate 1906 from 31st Sonate District. Ad- dress: Schenectady, N. Y.
WENZELL, Albert Beck:
Illustrator; b. Detroit, Mich., 1865; ed. in public schools of Detroit and began art stud. ies there, continuing in the academy at Mu- nich and at various ateliers in Paris. For past 15 years engaged as illustrator in N. Y.
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House of Mirth and many other import. .. works. also illustrations for several of t .. leading magazines. Address: 150 Fifth .1%. and 40 W. End Av., N. Y. City.
WERNER. William E .:
Jurist; b. Buffalo, N. Y., 1955; s. William and Magdalina Werner: ed. public schon. ; m. Buffalo, 1659. Lillie Boller. Was clerk of the Municipal Court, Rochester, N. Y., 1. studied law and admitted to bar in 1 -- special county judge of Monroe Co., 1 ---- county judge, 1s:9-94. Elected justice of >. preme Court, on Republican ticket, 125. Kor". ing until appt'd by Gov. Roosevelt, l'un in fill vacancy on Court of Appeals of N. Y .; elected 1901 to same position for terin "t. piring Dec. 31, 1918. Address: 309 Oxford St., Rochester. N. I.
WEST, Charles W .:
Lawyer: grad. Williams Coll., A.B., 1 .... Columbia Law Sch., LL.B., 1869. since then il continuons practice of law in N. Y. City a. in the Borough of Brooklyn. Clubs: Centur ;. University, Down Town, Mendelssohn Gl. .. (N. Y. City) ; Brooklyn, Excelsior, Cresce !! Athletic.
(Brooklyn ) : Parchenee (Main(): Laurentian ( Canada ). Residence: 50 liv ingston St., Brooklyn. Address: 32 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
WEST, Egbert Watson:
Sec. Glens Falls Ins. Co .: b. Glens Falls. N. Y., May 1, 1863: s. William H. and Stein (Miller) West; ed. in village school: m. Julia A. Parks; children: Ruth. Hewitt, D.r. othy, Harriett. Entered employ of Glens Falls Ins. Co .. Sept., 1574 as clerk and triv. eled as special agent for them, for 20 years Ho to Jan., 1904, at which time was made ass ! sec. of company: made sec. Jan., 190%, and is also director of the company. Republice .: Presbyterian. Trustee Glens Falls Home fur the Aged. Glens Falls Hosp. Club: C !..... Falls. Address: 206 Glen St., Glens Falls N. Y.
WEST, Frank:
Colonel C. S. A .; b. N. Y .. Sept. 26, 19%): s. Harley West and Mary Ann West: grol. Mil. Acad., 1972; m. Mildleville, N. Y., 1 .. . Rebecca Kenyon. Appt'd from lieut. 6th Cav., June 14, 1522; Ist lient., May 17. 1876; capt .. Oct. 19, 185 ;; transferred lu 9th Cav., April 10, 1900. Served in Spani-1 :- Am. War; major 6th Car .. Feb. 2. 1901: li #: col .. 1903: colonel Ed Car., Oct. 1. 1: Awarded Congressional Medal of Honor in distinguished conduct in action against h .. . tile Apache Indians at the Big Dry Was !. Arizona, July 17, 192; brevetted Ist lieut. Feb. 27. 1590, for gallant services in actio. against Indians on the Washita River. Tev s. Sept. 9, 10, and 11, 1571. Address: Fort I, & Moines, Iowa.
WEST. Mrs. George
Cornwallis- (Lady
Randolph Churchill) : Born Brooklyn. N. Y., Jan. 9. 1454: d. I.a. ard Jerome of N. Y. City: ed. chuty ! Paris; m., Ist. Rt. Hon. Lord Randolph Hoo ry Spencer Churchill, 2d son of ith Pruike Marlborough (died 1595) ; 2d, July 27, 1 George Cornwallis-West; two Souls. 11 .. prop'r and editor Anglo-Saxon Review: VP Grand Council Primrose League: decorated 1- with Order of the Crown of India; buddy of Grace of St. John of Jerusalem, 199. RAal Red Cross, 19; had charge of the high
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ship Maine in S. Africa. Address: Salisbury Hall, St. Albans, England, or 31 Dover St., W. London, England.
WEST, George W .:
Railway official; b. Troy N. Y., April 3, IS17; s. James D. and Electa (Wager) West ; ed. in public schools of Troy. N. Y .: m. Schenectady, N. Y., Jan. 3, 1867, Jennie L. Van Slyck. Learned machinist trade at the N. Y. Central shops, Schenectady, N. Y .; made gang foreman at Syraense, N. Y., IST0; appt'd master mechanic Chenango Valley R. R., 1572, and with that company as such until 1883; master mechanic West Shore R. R .. Buffalo Div., 1883-86; master mechanic Eric R. R., Cleveland, O .. Meadville, Pa., 'and Jersey City, N. J., 1886-90; since 1590 sup't motive power Ontario & Western R. R. Former mem. B'd of Water Comm'rs City of Middle- town. Director First Nat. Bank Middletown, N. Y. Mem. Amn. R'y Master Mechanics' Ass'n (treas. 1899-1900, pres. 1903-04) ; mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs. Clubs : City, (Mid- dletown, N. Y.) : N. Y. R'y (pres. 1995-96), Central R'y (Buffalo, pres. 1991-03), Western R'y (Chicago, Ill.). Address: Middletown, N. Y.
WEST, Stuart Pullman:
Editor; b. Providence, R. I., Dec. 1S, IST6; s. George and Helen A. (Pullman) West : grad. Harvard; A.B .. 197; m. Jan. 3, 1902, Eliza von Bretton di Zereza, d. Francis A. and Mary E. (Berry) di Zerega. Appt'd 2d sec. to U. S. Embassy at Berlin, but subse- quently resigned, and in Oct., 1997, became financial editor N. Y. Commercial Advertiser. In charge financial don't Street Railway Jour- nal; conth'r of articles on financial and ecou- omic subjects to the magazines. Address: 51 E. 58th St., N. Y. City.
WESTBROOK, Richard Ward:
Surgeon: b. New Haven, Conn .. Feb. 3, 1864; s. Thomas and Alitia (Ward) West- brook; grad. Yale Univ., Med. Dep't, M.D. (cum laude), 1:91 (Campbell gold medal for best examinations of class for course) ; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., July 22, 1:95, Mary Lloyd Wykes; children: Lloyd. b. Oct. 30, 1999, Katherine, b. Jan. 23. 1903. Prof. orthopedic surgery, L. I. Coll. Hosp., 1992-06; consulting orthopedic surgeon, Jamaica Hosp., 1903-06; attending surg., Brooklyn Hosp., since 1906. Mg'r of Soc. for Relief of Widows and Or- phans of Med. Men. Author various articles on surgical subjects, appearing in med. jour- nals, chiefly pertaining to surgery of stomach and gallbladder. Republican (national), in- dependent in polities (local). Episcopalian. Men. Brooklyn Med. Soc. (pres., 1905) ; Brooklyn Pathological Soc. (pres., 1906) : Am. Med. Ass'n. N. Y. State Med. Ass'n : Brook- lyn Surgical Soc .. Med. Soc. Greater N. Y., Associated Physicians of 'L. I .: Phi Delta Med. fraternity. Recreation : Mountain climb- ing. Address: 1115 Dean St., Brooklyn, N. Y. WESTERVELT, John Corley:
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Architect: b. Ihre, N. Y., Sept. 6. 1472; s. John Corley and Mary 11. (St. John) West- ervelt ; ed. Cornell Univ., B.S. in AArchitec. ture, 19; m. Det., Jon, Mary H. Condry. Engaged in practice of architecture from 1991; mem. firm of Westervelt & Austin, architects, N. Y. City. Mom. Delta Upsilon fraternity. Chibs: Graduates, Cornell U'niversity. Ad- dress: 36 W. Sith St., N. Y. City,
WESTON, Albert Theodore:
Physician; b. Salem. Washington County. N. Y., Oct. 8, 1860; s. Theodore Rice and Jane Ann (Atwood) Weston; grad. N. Y. Univ., Med. Dep't, M.D., 1852; m. N. Y. City, 1590, Mrs. Melissa Ferguson (nee Clark-Robert- son). Engaged in medical practice from 1:52. Formerly surgeon N. G. N. Y. Democrat. Mem. N. Y. County Med. Soc., N. Y. State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Ass'n, Sons of the Rev- olution. Summer residence : Chestertown, Warren Co., N. Y. ( Adirondacks). Address: 204 W. 86th St., N. Y. City.
WESTON, William Henry:
Physician; b. Hancock, N. H., Aug. S, 1819; s. Ephraim and Elvina H. (Gates) Wes- ton; grad. McCollum Inst., 1875: Coll. Phys. and Surg. ( Columbia) M.D., ISTS; m. Thon- sand Islands, N. Y., Aug. 22. 1$$2, Frances Pope: children ; Zady P., b. Oct. 19, 15:4, El- vina F., b. Feb. 2, 1887, William H., Jr., b. Jan. 24, 1890, Helen, b. April 17, 1892. Prac- tising general medicine. Has traveled exten- sively in all sections of U. S. Also in Can- ada. Physician to Samaritan Home for the Aged. Mem. N. Y. Acad. Medicine, Physi- cians Mutual Aid Ass'n. Address: 400 W. 22d St., N. Y. City.
WESTWOOD, Herman J .:
Lawyer: b. Lancaster, Pa., Aug. 23, 1875; s. Rev. Henry C. (D.D.) and Augusta L. C. Johnison; grandson of Herman M. Johnson, D.D., LL.D., pres Dickinson Coll. : grad. Cor- nell Univ., A.B., 1896; m. Buffalo, N. Y .. Sept. 2. 1903, Cora I. Smith; one son. Jolin, b. Jan. 12, 1907. Admitted to bar, 106: practised law, Buffalo, N. Y., 1896-1903: confidential clerk to Hon. Warren B. Hooker, justice of Supreme Court, Appellate Div., 2d Dep't since 1903. Mem. 74th Res't. N. G. N. Y., 1-97-1002: mein. N. Y. State Rifle Team, 19 0. competing with other mil. rifie teams from other States, Sea Girt, N. Y. Att'y for Empire State De- gree of Honor Ins. Co. Republican. Methi- odist Episcopal. Mem. B. P. O. Elks, No. 922; Delta Chi fraternity. Quill and Dagger (Cornell Senior Soc.). Clubs: Dunkirk, (N. Y.) : Fredonia, Citizens'. Willow
Brook Country. Address: Fredonia, N. Y.
WETMORE, Edmund:
Lawyer; b. Utica. N. Y .; s. Edmund A. Wetmore, (a lawyer holding many offices of trust in Utica, an early partner of Judge Denio of the N. Y. Supreme Court, and active in works for public good) ; grad. Harvard, A.B .; studied law in office of Charles P. Kirk. land, N. Y. City and at Cohnbia Coll. Law Sch. under Prof. Theodore W. Dwight. where carried off the highest honors; received LI .. D. from Yale Univ. : m. Helen, d. late B. J. How- land. of N. Y. City. Entered office of Spring & Russell, composed of Gardiner Spring. Jr. (son of Rev. Gardiner Spring, D. D. ) and Wil- liam C. Russell, who later became neting pres. of Cornell Univ. On retirement of Mr. Rus- sell, firm became Spring & Wetmore, to which succeeded. on death of Mr. Spring, the pres- ent firm of Wetmore and JJenner. Successful- ly engaged in general practice bnt principally in Federal courts and in equity and patent canses, and notably in the patent litigation between the great electrical companies. His acted as special counsel, in similar cases, for City of N. Y. and U. S. Gov't. Has taken an netive . interest in politics and was ores. Re.
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publican Club of City of N. Y. during State and City campaign of 1991. One of original members of Ass'n of the Par of the City of N. Y., and has done frequent servire on its committees. For years one of the overseers of Howard Univ. Pres. University Club. Address: 34 Pine St., N. Y. City.
WETMORE, Elizabeth Bisland:
Author, editor; b. in Louisiana, 1561; d. Thomas and Margaret (Browuson) Bislard: ed. at home: m. N. Y. City, 1.01. Charles Whitman Wetmore. Journalist and mazarine editor ten years. Author: A Fling Trip Around the World; Old Greenwich: \ Candie of Understanding: The Secret Life: Life and Letters of Laicadio Hearn. Address: Oyster Bay, L. I., N. Y.
WETMORE, Judson Douglas.
Lawyer; b. Tallahassee, Fla,, Sept. ? 1, 18;0: s. George Walter and Francis JJane ( II. ward) Wetmore; ed. in public schools of Jackson- ville, Fla., to May, Issi; attended Atlanta Univ., Atlanta, Ga., one year, and read law in Univ. of Mieli .; m. N. Y. City, i've 15. 1907, Jeanette Gross, d. Mortimer L. Gress; one daughter, Helen Mable, b. Oct. 7. 190s. Ad- mitted to bar at Jacksonville, l'la., June +, Is9S, and practised law there until April, 1900, when moved to N. Y. City and opened pres- ent offices, engaging in practice of profession. Elected an alderman of the City of Jackson- ville, Fla., June IS, 1901, for term of two years, and in June, 1903, was reflected for another 2-year term; again reelected in June. 1905, and had over a year to serve when he moved to N. Y. City. In July, 1995, brought a test case against the " Jim Crow"' street- car law of Florida, and succeeded in having it declared unconstitutional; case reported in the Southern Reporter as case of State of Florida vs. Andrew Pattison. It was largely as a result of this case that he moved away from Florida, as he became very unpopular after that aud had his life threatened several times. Republican; Unitarian. Mom. N. Y. County Bar Iss'n. Residence: 500 W. 112th St. Address: Temple Court, 5 Beckman St., N. Y. City.
WHALEN, John S .:
Secretary of State of N. Y .: b. Rochester, 'N. Y., June 30, Ist: s. Richard Whalen, one of the oldest tobaccomists in the U'nited States; grad. St. Patrick's Parochial School, Rochester High School and Rochester Busi- ness Inst. After completing business educa- tion engaged in cigar and tobacco business at Norwich, N. Y .. and afterward at Orconta. V. Y., and on Eighth Av., N. Y. City. In Isto. disposed of business interests and entered employ of R. Whalen & Co, tobarro mann- facturers, of which his father is president. In Issu became charter mem. Tobacco Work- ers' Union No. 23, and sivre then active and prominent as Trade Unionist; has been three times pres Central Trades and Labor Council of Rochester: is pres. Tobacco Workers' Union. Nat. organizer for Internat. Police Workers' Union; also as traveling salesman for his father's company, is mom. Commersal Travelers' Ass'a of N. Y. Demperat cheted Sept., 1908, sec. of State of N. Y., having re. crived the nominations of Democratic party and Independence Ivigne: renominated for the same office by Democrats. This, but de- feuted with his ticket. Delivered ad- 1300
dresses on Capital and Labor in C'int . Square Presby'n Ch., Albany: on Eluesi . . Our Greatest National Asset. in > ;. Uair .; on Citizenship, before Knights vi ( - lumibus: besides maur political speeches. .. ! addresses on Trade Union subjects. ch .. . mem. and first grand knight of Norv. ich Gor cil. Knights of Columbus and Fourth D ... member of the order: mem Volunteer li- -- men's Ass'n. having served for fire Vers in the Alert Hose Co., Norwich, N. Y .; POP. Rochester Lodge of Elks, and since 1- 1 member of the Catholic Mutual Be' evo! .. . Ass'n. Residence: Rochester, N. Y. _ Id- dress: Albany. N. Y.
WHARTON, Edith:
Novelist : b. N. Y., 1802: d. George Frederic and Lucretia Stevers (Rhinelander ) Jones: ed. at home; m. 1555 Edward R. Wharton of Boston. Author: The Greater Inclination. 1989; A Gift from the Grave: The Tone- stone. 1900: Crucial Instances. 100]: The Val- ley of Decision, 1902: Italian Villas ard their Gardens, 19:4: Sanctuary. 1003: The Descent of Man, 1904: The House of Mirth. 195: Ital- ian Backgrounds. 1:05: Madame de Trovines. 107: The Fruit of the Tree, 1907. Address: SS4 Park Av., N. Y. City.
WHEELER. Albert Gallatin, Jr .:
Banker: b. N. Y. City: s. Albert Gallatin and Cassie G. (Taylor) Wheeler: m. N. Y., Mar. 31. 150S. C. P. Carlstedt. Mem. of fri J. B. Russell & Co., bankers, mem. N. Y. Stock Exchange. Chicago B'd of Trade; di- rector and treas. Automatic Electric Ch .: di rector. Standard Audit Co .; v .- p. and director. Hydraulic Motor Service Co .: director ard mem., Executive Com. Nat. Corp'n Securia . Co. Republican. Clubs: Union LeaEn. N Y. Athletic, Calumet (Chicago), Chicago Ma! doy. Dayton City. Stock Exchange Lui.cl -. .. Address: The Dakota, 1 W. Ted St., N. Y. City.
WHEELER. Charles Barker:
Jurisi : b. Poplar Ridze. Cayuga Co .. N. Y .. Dec. 27. 151; s. Hon. Cyremus Wheeler. Jr. and Jane ( Barker) Wheeler; ed. Auburn lich Sch .: grad. Williams Coll., 1573; m. Buffalo. N. Y .. June 26, 1:53, Frances Munro. 1 Thomas F. Rochester: children: Thom Rochester. Jane Barker. AAdmitted to ler IS6: engaged in practice of law. Buffalo. N. Y .. since 1-16: formeris associated with Hing. Sherman S. Rogers and Franklin D. Lock in law practice. Mom. Buffalo Civil S, ryby. Com .. 13 years; pres. under Roomblican all Democratie administration, 10 years: apod June, 19mi, mom. State Comm'a to Revise Tax Laws: appt'd Nov. 2. 196, hy Goor. Hiszir s. justice of the Supreme Court of the State of N. Y., and was elected. Nov. 17, justice " succeed himself for full form (expiring the 31. 121), having received the nomination of the Republicin party and been endorsed kv both the Democratic and Independent Wann political parties. Komblion; Episplus. Mem. Alpha Deita Phi fraterris, Willlips Alumni Assen for Western .V. Y. Ipn). Club: l'niversity (Buffalo). Address: preme Conrt Chambers, Buffalo, N. Y.
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