Who's who in New York City and State, 1909, pt 2, Part 163

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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WILKINS, Hartwell A .:

Wood dealer; b. Italy, Yates Co., N. Y., Jan. 21, 1 15: s. AAndrew and Laura Jane (Barnes) Wilkins; ed. common schools and Munro Collegiate Inst .. Elbridge, Onondaco Co., N. Y .; m. N. Y. City. Dec. 25. 1975, Adele Smead; one son: Hartwell Horatio, b. 1ss4. Lived in Central N. Y. until 1-61, when he enlisted in the 75th N. Y. Vols., Sept. 24, 1861, at Auburn. N. Y. to serve for three years; discharged Sept. 4, 1543 to accept pro- inotion and mustered in Sept. 21, 1863, at Port Hudson, La., as Ist Lieut. Co. D., 17th Regt. Inf. Corps d'Afrique (designation after- wards changed to Esth C. S. Colored troops ) : mustered out Aug. 16, 1-04 by reason of dis- continuance of the regiment. In business, Norfolk, Va., Dec. 1-64 to Aus. 1-06 and Claremont, Va .. August, 196s. Pres. Board of Registration IS67-65, Surry Co., Va., under Re. construction Acts. U. S. gauger and in- spector tobacco stationed in Heury and Pat- rick Counties, Va., Ises; U. S. deputy col- lector Internal Revenue 5th District, Va., sta- tioned at Lynchburg, Va., 19 -71. Removed to N. Y. City, April, 1571, and member of firm of Clark & Wilkins, wood dealers, since June 11, 1571. Republican: Baptist. Mom. Oratorio Soc. (20 v.p. ) . Alexander Hamil- ton Post, G. A. R., Mil. Order Loyal Legion, Soc. Army of Potomac, Se. Rah Army Corps, Navy League of U. S., Amer. Goog. Soc. X. Y. Genealogical and Bine. Soc., Marshall Lodge 39 and Lynchburg Chapter 10, F. & _1. M .. both of Lynchburg. Va. Clubs: Abing- don, Army & Navy, Harlem Republican. Ad- dress: 2ith St. and Hth Ave., N. Y. City.

WILKINSON, Thomas F .:

Lawyer; b. Many. N. Y. Feb. 19. 15 :: ed. private and public schools at Albany: grad. Albany Law Sch., Ist. LL.B. : awarded first prize of Slot for best essay on The Jurisdiction and Powers of the Federal and State Governments and the True Dividing Line Between Them''; m. May +, les, Ama

F. Galvin. Admitted to bar, 1ss1; entered law office of Hon. D. Cady Herrick: in Isst opened office of his own. Was mem. I'd Mg'rs, Young Men's Ass'n of Albany, les5- SS; twice elected judge City Court of Albany. serving IS87-93; corporation att'y Village of Greenbush, les7-55; Democratic emdidate for mem. Congress from the Albany district, 1896; later ass't corporation counsel for Al- bany under Mayor Van Aistyne. Delegate from N. Y. State Bar Ass'a, Am. Bar Ass'n, 1902; lecturer on social, legal and literary subjects. Address: Albany, N. Y.

WILLARD, Clara S .:

Born De Kalb, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., July 5, 1:57; d. Silas and Mary E. ( Parham) Rasay: descended on paternal side from Malcolm Macleod, of Rasay, who came to this country in 1753 and located near Ben- nington, Vt., and is a sister of Rev. C. E. S. Rasay, of Little Falls, N. Y .; on maternal side, descended from the Merriams of Mass. : grad. Hungerford Collegiate Inst., Adams, N. Y., 1 74, took first prize in piano competi- tion, was pres. Callesophian Fraternity and presided at annual "Public" at time of graduation ; m. Adams, N. Y., Jan. 3, 15.5.

Dr. Edward S. Willard; children: Ralph C. and Rae C., b. Sept. 3, 1ss1, Charles Ed- ward. b. April 28, 1994; oldest son gained the Rhodes Scholarship 195, and took his degree at Oxford Univ., 1908. Taught music two years in Adams, N. Y., and was organ- ist there for two years; taught music in Fairfield Sem., 1876, and at same time was organist in Emmanuel Ch., Middleville. N. Y .; moved to Watertown, N. Y .. 1ss9. Dur- ing Old Home Week in Watertown in 19 5. was chosen to give the address on The Early Tronch Settlers in Jefferson County. First pres. Woman's Musical Sve. of Watertown. N. Y., holding online for three years and leaving it with membership of 150; organizer

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and pres. Orchestra; charter mem. LeRoy de Chaumont Chapter D. A. R .. Watertown. N. Y. Mem. Trinity ( Episcopal) Ch .: for three years diocesan sec. of Wom- an's Auxiliary of the Central N. Y. Diocese. V .. p. Woman's Auxiliary of the City Hosp. One of organizers of the Monday Musicale, a piano and string club. Address: 267 Ten Eych St., Watertown, N. Y. WILLARD, Edward S .:

Physician .pud surzoom: b. Fairfield, Herki- mer County, N. Y., Sept. 2. 153: s. Charles W. and Theresa S. (Turtelot ) Willard: comes of a family of physicians, some of whom for generations past, have served the profession ; grandson of Col. Charles Willard, who was stationed at Sackers Harbor, N. Y., during War of 1-12: family is of Colonial stock, tracing their desrent from Majer Simon Wil- lard, who came to this country from England in Hal, and was one of the founders of Con- cord, N. H., and for 35 years a member of Fairf. I Acid .. N. Y., Dansville Acad .. N. Y ..

Y., Jan. 3, 1-7. Clara S. R.sy: chillren : Ralph C. and R. c. b. Sop . S. I. Care I. b. April 25, IL Practised medline . Adams, N. Y., 190.5. Mirtold, N. Y. 1.3. so, and since 199 at Watertown, N. Y. Hell office of coroner for three years in Herkimer County, and served as hell h summer while in Adams and Fairfield. Herth ome r Ury o.

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Watertown, N. Y., since 1894, and owing to ! try, Whist, Metropolitan ( Washington, D. C.). luis influence and direction of public opinion Address: 3 E. 60th St., N. Y. City. a large filtration plant has been built; has carefully supervised the milk supply of the WILLCOX, Stephen K .: city, and was pioneer of sanitary work in Watertown; the constitution and by-laws of the Health B'd of Watertown formed under his direction, have been used as a model by other cities of the same class, and he has taken the city through scourges of small-pox and two severe epidemics of typhoid. Repub- lican. Mem. Herkimer Co. Med. Soc., Jeffer- son County Med. Soc. (ex-pres.), N. Y. State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Ass'n; sec. and mem. Watertown, N. Y., B'd Pension Ex- amining Surgeons since 1907: mem. Anti-Tu- berculosis League, Internat. Tuberculosis Con- gress, Watertown City Med. Soc. (ex-pres.) ; mem. B'd Med. Directors Watertown City Hosp .; mem. Municipal Improvement League. Address: 267 Ten Eyck. St., Watertown, N. Y.

WILLAUER, Arthur Ebbs:

Architect; b. West Chester, Pa., May 1, 1876; s. Major Seneca Grubb Willauer, U. S. A. (honorably discharged 1868) and Ellen ( Hickman) Willauer: grad. Sch. of Architec- ture, Univ. of Pa., B.S., 1897, completed post- graduate course, 1998 (mem. Faculty, 1898) ; m. N. Y. City, Dec. 4, 1905, Katherine Whit- ing. Entered office of George B. Post, archi- tect, N. Y. City, 1598; intimately connected with building of N. Y. Stock Exchange, Coll. City of N. Y., Mutual Life Ins. Co's. Build- ing in Newark, N. J., the proposed building for Dep'ts of State, Justice and Commerce in Washington, D. C., and others: now mem. firm of Waid and Willauer, architects; has traveled in Jamaica, Mexico, Canada and United States. Republican: Episcopalian. Pres. Architectural Alumni Soc. of Univ. of Pa .; mem. N. Y. Chapter, Am. Inst. Archi- tects. Mil. Order Loyal Legion. T. Square Architectural Club of Philadelphia, Pennsyl- vania Soc. of N. Y., Phi Delta Theta frater- nity. Recreations: Golf, rowing, outdoor sports. Clubs: Univ. of Pa., The Players, (N. Y. City) ; Apawamis Golf (Rye, N. Y.) : West Chester Golf, West Chester Country (West Chester, Pa.) ; Phi Delta Theta ( Phil- adelphia ). Office address: 156 Fifth Av., N. I. City.

WILLCOX, David:

Lawyer, pres. Delaware & Hudson Co .: b. Flatbush, L. I., N. Y .. Dec. 12, 1549; s. Albert Oliver and Ann Elizabeth ( Hamilton ) Will- cox : grad. Yale, A.B., 1572; Columbia Coll. Law Sch .. LL.B., 1874; unmarried. Admitted to bar, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 1-4: practised in N. Y. City as mem. firm of Bristow. Op. dyke & Willcox and Opdyke, Willcox & Bris- tow until May, 1903; v .- p. Delaware & Hud- son Co., 1900-03, pres. and mg'r since May, 1903, and also a number of its subsidiary companies. and Pres.

director United Fraction Co., of Albany, Chateaugay Ore and Iron company. ; director and mem. Exec. Com. Southern Pacific R'y Co .: director Union Pacific R'y Co. Was trustee and pres. of Village of New Brighton. now Borough of Richmond. Republican. Mem. St. Nicholas Suc. Clubs: Metropolitan. Century, Uni- versity, N. V. Yacht, N. Y. Athletic. Union League, Union, Alpha Delta Phi. Tuxedo, Riding, Down Town, Richmond County Coun-

Farmer and stock breeder; b. Smyrna, Chenango County, N. Y., Aug. 10, 155%; s. Thomas L. and Catherine B. ( Stover) Will- cox; ed. district and village school and Eastinan Business College; unmarried. Has for many years bred and raised Holstein- Friesian cattle and white Leghorn fowls; has sold and shipped fowls to all parts of the United States, Canada, Trinidad. Germany, Ireland, and South Africa. Has been treas. of Chenango Co., N. Y., for six years; on Republican Co. Com. for twenty-one years, having been chm'n and now being sec. and treas; delegate to seven Republican State Conventions ; has held various town offices for 25 years. Republican. Mem. Norwich Club, Norwich, Y. Address : Smyrna. Chenango Co., N. Y.

WILLCOX, Walter Francis:

Educator, writer, statistician; b. Reading, Mass., Mar. 22, 1861; s. Rev. William H. D.D.) and Annie Holmes ( Goodenow ) Will- cox; grad. Reading High Sch., 1577, Phillips Acad., Andover ( valedictorian) 1580. Amherst Coll., A.B. (with honors), 1884; A.M .. less; LL.D., 1906; instr. in Latin, Amherst College. 1885; student in Columbia Univ .. Schools of Law and Political Science, 15:5-$7 ( Seligman fellow, 1586-S7), LL.B., Columbia, 1Ss: : Ph. D .. 1891; admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1ss ;; instr. in philosophy and lecturer on law, Amherst. 1957-88; graduate student in theology and philosophy, Yale, 1888-89, Univ. of Berlin. 1959-90; m. Akron, O., Mar. 23, 1:22, Alice E. Work. Instr. in philosophy, Cornell Cuiv., 1891-92; ass't prof. of social science and statis- ties, 1892-94; asso. prof., 1594-95: prof .. 1sos- 1901: since -1901, prof. political economy and statistics, . Cornell Univ., and 1902-1907. dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. On leave of absence, 1899-1901, at Washington as chief statistician in charge of the Division of Methods and Results. U. S. Census Office (Twelfth Census) and after return to Ithaca continued connection with the Census Office as special agent in preparation of a report upon the work of his division, etc. Delegate representing U. S. at 11th Internat. Congress of Hygiene and Demography at Brussels, 1903. 9th, meeting of Internat. Statist. Inst .. at Ber- lin, 1903, 10th meeting at London, 1005. Mem. Am. Econ. Ass'n (formerly sec.) : fellow .1. A. A. S. (mem. council) Royal Statist. Soc .: vice-pres. Am. Statist. AAss'n; member Psi Upsilon and Phi Delta Theta fraternities. Author: The Divorce Problem. 1 Study in Statistics (doctor's thesis) published by Co- lumbia Univ .. 1591: (2d edition, 1 -?; ), Supple- mentary Analysis and Derivative Tables; Twelfth Census, 1906 (Government Printing office ), also essays, articles in periodicals and cyclopedias, census reports and bulletins. Clubs: Cosmos (Washingion ), Century, City. (N. Y. City). Address: Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N. Y.

WILLCOX, William Goodenow:

Insurance broker: b. Rending. Mass .. Fch S. 1-59: s. William H. and Anno (Gondot,w ) Willcox: ed. in public schools of Reading and State Normal Sel. Bridgewater, Mass : 1. May 28, 199, Mary Otis Gay; children:

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Henry, b. 1890, Sydney Gay, b. 1894, Elizabeth Neall, b. 1889, Anna Goodenow, b. 1893. Has been engaged in the insurance business in New York since partner of 1834;

firm Albert Willcox Co., 1987-1906: since the death of Albert Willcox, Aug. 13, 1906, he has been largely instrumental in or- ganizing the corporation of Willcox, Peck & Hughes to succeed the brokerage and adjust- ing business of Albert Willcox & Co., Charles E. and W. F. Peck, and Walker and Hughes. V .- p. and director Willcox, Peck & Hughes; director Assurance Co. of America and Bat- tery Park Nat. Bank: mem. Advisory Com. (Staten Island branch) of Corn Exchange Bank. Trustee and chm'n Finance Com. of S. R. Smith Infirmary; pres. B'd of Trustees Staten Island cad .; trustee of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Inst .; treas. Richmond. Co. Soc. for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Clubs: Staten Island, Richmond Co. Country; Down Town (N. Y. City). Res- idence: West New Brighton, Staten Island. Address: 3 South William St., N. Y. City. WILLCOX, William R .:

Lawyer, chairman of the Public Service Commission, New York City; b. Smyrna, N. Y., April 11, 1863; s. Thomas L. and Cather- ine B. (Stover) Willcox; ed. State Normal Sch., Brockport, N. Y., and Univ. of Roches- ter, A.B., 1886, A.M., 1904, Columbia Law Sch., LL.B., 1889; in. N. Y. City, Jan. 21, 1904, Martha J. Havemeyer. After gradu- ation from Rochester Univ. served as princi- pal of the Webster Acad. and in the Spring Valley High School before coming to N. Y. City to enter upon the study of law. Ad- mitted to N. Y. Bar, 1830, and engaged in practice in N. Y. City. Wrote several treat- ises on political and social economy and be- came interested in educational progress on the East Side of N. Y. City. Took an active in- terest in politics as a Republican, and in 1900 was a Republican nominee for Con- gress against O. H. P. Belmont in the 13th Dist., which was overwhelmingly Demo- cratic, but in which he cut down the Demo- cratie vote to far below the normal figure. Was appt'd park comm'r by Mayor Low, 1901, and served through that administration; appt'd postmaster of N. Y. City, entered upon his duties as such in Jan. 1005, and served until July Ist, 1907, when he was ap- pointed chi'n of the Public Service Commis- sion by Governor Hughes, which position he still occupies. Trustee Presbyterian Hospi- tal. Clubs: Union League, Century, N. Y. Yacht, Republican, Alpha Delti Phi. Resi- dence: 10. E. 57th St., Address: Tribune Bld's, No. 151 Nassau St., N. Y. City.

WILLETS, Elmore Abram:

Farmer. banker. oil producer; b. Bradford, Pa., Sept. 8. Ist1: s. Isaac and Harriet (Ayers) Willets ; grandson of Abram and Henrietta Frost Willets, who went from L. I. to Aurora, N. Y., in 1-25; ed. Phillips An- dover Acad .; grad. Yale L'hiv. in Ist; unmar- ried. Pres, of Citizens' Nat. Bank. Wells. ville, N. Y. for ten years, resigning 1905; was v .. p Gardner Convertible Steam and Gas En- gine Co., Washington, Pa., resigning in 1006; is administrator of the Isaac Willets Estate. which is one of the largest land holding estates in N. Y. State. Has traveled exten- sively in the United States, Europe, Syria,

Egypt, North Africa and South America. Pres. State Bank of Belmont; director Citizens' Nat. Bank, Wellsville, N. Y., Real Estate Trust Co., Washington, Pa., Gardner Con- vertible Steam and Gas Engine Co. and Bui- falo Commercial Ins. Co. & Willets Oil Co. Mem. Nat. Geog. Soc., Nat. Municipal League; Am. Civic Ass'n, Am. Forestry Ass'n, Penn- sylvania Forestry Ass'n, Am. Acad. Polit. and Social Science and Civic Club, Pittsburgh, Pa. Trustee Western N. Y. Soc. for the protection of Homeless and Dependent Chil- dren. Recreation : Traveling. Clubs: Pitts- burgh, Club, Pittsburgh Country ( Pittsburgh, Pa.); University (N. Y. City), St. Anthony Club, New York City. Address: Belmont, N. Y.

WILLEY, John Heston:

Clergyman; b. St. Michael, Maryland: s. Edward and Susannah (Hambleton) Willey : ed. Illinois Wesleyan Univ., A.B., Drew Theol. Univ., B.D., Syracuse Univ., A.M., Ph.D., S. T.D., and Oxford Univ .; m. April 27, 1892, Ella M. Stickney, of Albany, N. Y .; one daughter, Dorothea Stickney, b. Feb., 1993. Mem. Wilmington Conference, Central N. Y. Conference and New York East Conference and pastor of some of the strongest churches in each. Author: Back to Bethlehem in Modern Problems in the Light of the Old Faith : John Chrysostom, the orator: Midsum- mer Nights with the Great Dreamer, or the . Pilgrims Progress in the 20th Century. Has traveled all over the world and has given lectures and prepared magazine articles on Egypt, The Midnight Sun, Russia in Revolu- tion, etc. Mem. N. Y. State Hist. Ass'n, Nat. Geog. Soc., Am. Inst. of Sacred Liter- ature, Central City Lodge F. and A. M., Flatbush chapter, R. A. M., Trustee Syra- cuse Univ. Recreations: Driving, automobil- ing, bowling and fishing at lodge in Lake On- tario. Address: 466 E. 15th St., Brooklyn, N. Y.

WILLHOFFT, Friederich Otto:

Prof. mech. eng'ring and mech. eng'r: b. March 14, 1 76; s. Heinrich Rudolph and Paul- ine (Schwabe) Willhofft; grad. Royal Gymna- sium, Leipzig, Germany, A.B. (equivalent ). 1594; Columbia Univ .. M.E. and A.M .. Pdf (received Edward A. Darling prize of Column- bia Univ.); m. N. Y. City, 1-99. Marie Schultheiss. Has been connected with the F. W. Bliss Co., Brooklyn, N. Y., the De La Vergne Machine Co., N. Y. City, and others ; at present is prof. of mech. and mini" - eng'ring at the Thos. S. Clarkson Memorial Sch. of Technology, Potsdam, N. Y. Asso. Mem. Am. Soc. of Mech. Eng'rs. Address: Potsdam, N. Y.

WILLIAMS, Alexander S .:

Manufacturer: b. Fair Haven, Conn .: s. William H. and Grace 1 .. (Brodie ) Williams: ed. in public schools, Fairchild's Inst., Flush- ing. L. I., and Packard's business Coll .; un- married. Pres. Williams. Whittleser treas. AAstoria Veneer Mills: trers. Royalton Realty Co. : mer. Advisory B'd Corn Fx- change Bank. Has traveled much in the United States for business purposes. Hos six years mem. of the fist Res't, N. G. N. Y. : calisted as private Co. I. Glected major and subsequently resigned: was Ist lieut. in com- mand of Co, I during the Cuban War: also

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in command of Quartermaster's Dept. for [ WILLIAMS, Charles P .: transportation; recommended for medal for bravery and brevet for meritorious conduct. both recommendations endorsed and approved of by Gen. Miles. Was also two years capt. of Co. F, 9th Reg't. N. G. N. Y. Republican : mem. (Dutchi) Reformed Ch. Mem. Ad- vance Lodge, 645, F. and A. M., Chapter, Palestine Commandery, K. T., Mecca Temple, Mystic Shrine. Club: Lawyers. Address : 244 Purdy St., Long Island City, N. Y.

WILLIAMS, Arthur:

Electrical eng'r; b. Norfolk, Va., Aug. 14, 1SGS; s. (Rev.) C. S. and Ilannah S. (Rog- ers) Williams; ed. private and public schools, N. Y. and Hartford; unmarried. Identified for past fifteen years with work of Thomas A. Edison in N. Y. City. Traveled extensive- ly in Europe and in this country. Com- manding officer N. Y. Vol. Forces, mining harbor of N. Y., during Spanish-Am. War. Gen. agent and gen. insp. N. Y. Edison Co. ; v .- p. Yonkers Electric Light & Power Co .; received decoration of officier de l'Instruction Publique from French Gov't. Republican. Past pres. Nat. Electric Light Ass'n; v .- p. Illuminating Eng'ring Soc .; asso. mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs; mem. (past pres. ) N. Y. Elec. Soc .; mem. A. A. A. S., Am. Acad Polit. and Social Science, Municipal Art Republican; trustee Grace M.

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E. Ch., Brooklyn. Clubs: Union League, Nat. Arts, Brooklyn Riding and Driving, City (Yonkers). Address : Union League Club, N. Y. City.

WILLIAMS, Charles H .:

Trustee; b. Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 1, 1S12; s. Gibson J. and Harriet Cordelia (Howard) Williams; ed. Russell's Mil. Sch., New Haven, Conn .; France; m. Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 19, 1:06, Emma Alice Jewett : children : ( Mrs. ) Frederick L. Prait, and two others, deceased. Director Bank of Buffalo, Bank of Niagara. Episcopalian, vestryman Trinity Ch. Democrat. Mem. Buffalo Fine Arts' Acad .; Soc. of Natural Sciences; Buffalo Hist. Soc .: N. Y. State Hist Soc. ; Am. Ilist. Soc .; Buffalo Chamber of Commerce: Nat. Soc. of French Alliance; Sons of Revolution ; Soc., Colonial Wars; Audubon Soc. (N. Y. ('ity) ; Soc. of Cincinnati: Lodge of Aucieut Landmarks No. 441, of Free and Accepted Masons. Clubs : Ellicott (Buffalo), Park, Saturn, Country, Buffalo. Address: 600 Delaware Av., Buffalo, N. Y.

WILLIAMS, Charles M .:

Attorney counselor; b. Rochester, N. Y., .Apr. 30, 1851; s. Charles Il. and Susan W. ( Miller ) Williams; grad. Univ. of Rochester, 1.B., 1571; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 3. I>>1, Mary W. Samson; one daughter, Susie M. Williams, b. Nov. 12, 1:94. Engaged in prae. tice of law since June 11, 1.75. Mem. B'd of Ed'n, Rochester N. Y .. 1-79-S1; ass't in corp'n counsel's office, Rochester, N Y., 1:51-83. Sec. B'd Trustees, Univ. of Roches- tor. Republican. Baptist. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Upsilon fraternities; pres. Rach- ester Bar Ass'n (1002) : Younondio Lod_ No. 163, F. and .1. M. (past-master) ; treas- urer of said lodge since the; Monroe Com- mandery, K. T. No. 12. (past-commander) ; Rochester Baptist Social Union (pres. ]>=9. 90). Address: 709.10 Wilder Building, Roch- ester, N. Y. 1380

Lawyer: b. Lyons, N. Y., Feb. 12, 1570: s. (Rev.) William II. and Adriana D. ( Hotel- kiss) Willinns: ed. public and high schs., Lyons and Rochester, until 1957: m. Lyo. s. N. Y., Dec. 1. 1901, Frances A. Sisson: chil- dren : Ellen S., b. 1903, Clara K., b. 19 5. With Westinghouse Co., 1557-90; admitted to bar, N. Y. State, 1995. Police justice, Lyons, N. Y., 1996-1901; chm'n Democratic County Com., Wayne Co., 1902.07: mem. Dem. State Com. for 42d Dist .: first deputy att's gen. State of N. Y., 1907-05. Treas. and di- rector, H. G. Hotchkiss Essential Oil Co., Elmwood Cemetery, Lyons, N. Y. Past- master, Humanity Lodge No. 406, F. and A. M. (Lyons) ; mem. Redmen, Woodmen, Executive Com., B'd of Trade. . Address : Lyons, Wayne Co., N. Y.

WILLIAMS, Charles Spencer:

Sup't of schools; b. Greece. Monroe County, N. Y .. Mar. 30, 1570; s. William B. and Ella I. (Coleman) Williams; ed. Brock- port State Normal Sch., N. Y. Cornell Uhiv., A.B .: m. Livonia, N. Y .. June 25, 15:3, Ella E. Hoyt; children: Jessie E., b. 1500, Alice M., b. 1902. Principal of schools at Hilton, N. Y., Livonia, N. Y., Groton, N. Y. Chatham, N. Y .; sup't schools. Hudson. N. Y. Republican. Methodist Episcopal. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa ; F. and A. M. No. "; R. A. M. Chapter No. 6, Commandery No. 7, Royal Arcanum No. 2108. Address: Hudson, N. Y.

WILLIAMS, Chauncey Pratt:

Ass't adjutant general. State of N. Y., of grade of colonel; b. Albany, N. Y., Der. c. 1860; grad. AAlbany Boys' Academy., 1-2: Sheffield Scientific Sch., Yale Univ., Ph. D .. 1852: Albany Law Sch .. LL.B., 1:53: m. _ Al- hany, N. Y., Mar. 9. 1856. Emma MeChe : children: Elizabeth Mcclure, b. 1500, Ali ... b. 1-92, Chauncey Pratt. Jr., b. 1903. Triv- eled in Europe. U. S. and British possessions in America. In service 24 years in Am. Guard. State of N. Y., in line and staff. from private to colonel. Republican. Pr. s- byterian. Charter mem. Order of Founders and Patriots of America, mom. Sans of Revolution ( Empire State Soc). Roeren- tions Big game luumting, fishing, exploring, athletics, rowing. etc. Address: 232 State St., Albany, N. Y.

WILLIAMS, Dwight :.

Artist: b. Camillus. N. Y., April 25. 150; s. Rev. Dwight and Kezia Elizabeth ( I.a :. 0) Williams: ed. Holbrook Acad. Clinton. V. Y., to 1sss, Prof. R. Ellis' Grammar Sch. 1550; grad. Cazenovia Sem., 1-55: urmarried Best known by pastoral landscapes, several largo pictures of Venice, and Colonial sketches of a rather generic type. Teacher. Honghton Sch., Clinton. 155-79: instr. Ities Sem .: director Art Sch. in Norfolk C.ll. Va .. 1599-1902. Represented in Nat. Acad. of Design, Atlanta Exp'n, Louisville Exp'n. Traveled in Europe 1902 and Is. in old Mexico, 1900. Senior mom. firm of Williams and ledyard: deals in high-class crips, oh paintings, rare prints, old china. artige furniture. expert collections of rare oll paintings and of recent years has given much study and research to treatment and restora- tion of pictures by the Old Masters. Min. Sons of Revolution Recreation: Fishing. Address: Cazenovia, N. Y.

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WILLIAMS, Edward Huntington:

Physician; b. Durand, III .. Nov. 1, 19CS; s. Edward Jenner Williams, M.D., and Orilla N. (Webster) Williams: ed. State Univ. of Iowa, M.D., 1892, and N. Y. City; m. Nov. 3, 1906, D. Beatrice Michau. Has served as ass't physician of State Hosp. for Insane at Matteawan, N. Y., and ass't physician of Manhattan State Hosp., N. Y, City. Form- erly asso. prof. pathology and bacteriology, Univ. of Iowa; asso. editor Encyclopedia Britannica (10th edition). Author (with Dr. Henry Smith Williams ) : History of

Science, etc. AAddress: 225 Fourth Av., N. Y. City.

WILLIAMS, Emmons Levi:

Treas. Cornell Univ .; b. Binghamton, N. Y., June 10, 1854: s. Aaron and Rebecca B. Williams; ed. Binghamton High Sch. and Lowell's Commercial Coll .; m. Mar. 5, ISTS, Nettie S. Crans, who was educated at Wells Coll. Entered business, office of Cornell Univ., Jan., 1872, as ass't treas., promoted to acting treas., Oct., 157, and to treas., 1885; sec. B'd Trustees Cornell Univ. since 1893. Director Ithaca Trust Co .; 2d v .- p. Ithaca Savings Bank. Mason and Knight Templar. Mem. Protective Fire Police. Clubs: Town and Gown (pres.), Country. Residence: 608 State St. Address: Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N. Y.

WILLIAMS, Frank M .:

State engineer of N. Y .; b. Durhamville, N. Y., April 11, 1573; of Welsh and Mohawk Dutch descent, his maternal ancestry, mem- bers of the Staring family, having played an important part in the early development of the Mohawk Valley, and having . produced many prominent men during the Colonial and Revolutionary periods: ed. in public schools, studied law at Oneida. N. Y .. and at Syra- euse Univ. Coll. of Law, grad. LL.B., 1997. Did not take up active practice of law, but entered the Dep't of State Ing'r and Sur: veyor, early in 1599, and rose through the various civil-service grades to the position of resident eng'r, the highest civil service position in that dep't, and was engaged ou canal construction and in the State Eng'rs office in Albany for some years; returned to Oneida and engaged in private and consulting practice as civil eng'r. Nominated by the Republican Party, 1908, and elected State Eng'r for term beginning Jan. 1, 19/9. Resi- dence: Oneida, N. Y. Address : State Engi- neer's Office, Albany, N. Y.

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Who's who in New York City and State, 1909, pt 2, Part 163

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