Who's who in New York City and State, 1909, pt 2, Part 20

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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KITTREDGE, Abbott E .:

Clergyman; b. Roxbury, Mass., July 20, 1834; grad. Williams Coll .; m. Jennie H. Hoge. Pastor 3d Presbyterian Ch., Chicago; now of Madison Av. Reformed Church, N. Y .; pres. General Synod of Reformed Church- es in America, 1903. Mem. New England Soc., S. A. R., Williams Ass'n. Clubs : Union League, University. Address : 711 Park Av., N. Y. City.

KITTREDGE, George Watson:

Civil eng'r; b. North Andover, Mass., Dec. 11, 1856; s. Joseph and Henrietta Frances ( Watson) Kittredge; ed. in public and high schools of North Andover and Mass. Inst. Technology, B.S., 177: m. Louisville, Ky., Oct. 17, 1888, Georgia Davis. Began railway service, 1588, as employe in Maintenance of Way Dep't, Pittsburg, Cincinnati & St. Lonis R'y, and continued with Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg until 1890; eng'r maintenance of way and ass't chief eng'r, 1 90-91, and chief eng'r, 1991-1906, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis R'x. also chief eng'r, 1900-06, Louisville & Jefferson- ville Bridge Co .: since 1906 chief eng'r N. Y. Central and Hudson River Railroad, Ter- minal R'y of Buffalo and N. J. Shore Line R. R. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs, Am. R'y Eng'ring and Maintenance of Way Ass'n (pres. 1902-03) ; mem. Corporation, Mass. Inst. Technology. Clubs : Transportation, Technology. Residence : Yonkers, N. Y.

Address: Grand Central Station, N. Y. City.

KITTREDGE, Josiah Edwards:

Clergyman; b. Boston, Mass., Oct. 12, 1506: s. Josiah (M.D.) and Sarah Whiting ( French: ) Kittredge; ed. Kimball Union Acad., Meri. den, N. H., 1851-51; Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1855; Yale Univ., A.B., 1560: Union Theol. Sem. N. Y. City, 1861-62; Theol. Sein., Andover, Mass., 1862-65: Univ. City of N. Y., D.D., 1884; m. 1st, "Elmwood," Groveland. N. Y., June 28, 1871, Emma McNair (died June 21, 1898) ; 2d, Geneseo, N. Y., Dec. 3 , 1903, Nettie Sophia Long; children: Prof. Robert Josiah Kittredge, b. July 24, 1-72 (died Oct. 28, 1907), Rev. Charles Firenze, b. Jan. 5, 1875; Rev. William Nair, b. Jan. 7, 1877; Mary Emma, now Mrs. Rev. Stanley F. Gutelius, b. Sept. 14, 18.2. Principal Mt. Prospect Inst., Montclair, N. J., 1860-61; traveled in Europe, Palestine and Egypt, 1866-67; studied Paris and Heidelber:, 1867-68; pastor First Congreg'l Ch., Glaston. bury, Conn., 1869-73; traveled in Europe and pastor Am. Chapel, Berlin, 1573-74; pastor Am. Union Ch., Florence, Italy, 1574-76; pastor Presby'n Ch., Geneseo, N. Y., 1977-1906. Supplied First Presby'n Ch., Portland, Ore., some months, 1906-07. Republican from 1960. Comm'r to Gen. Assemblies Presby'n Ch. in U. S. A., 1SS1, 1890, -1899, 1906; appt'd by Gen- eral Assembly of 1906 to represent it at Mis. sionary Centenary, Shanghai, China. May 1907; returned, 1907, from a six montlis' tour to Japan, China, Korea, the Philippines and Hawaiian Islands. Mem. London Soc. of Biblical Archeology, Victoria Inst. : local sec. Egypt Exploration Fund; sec. Chautauqua Archæological Dep't. Address: 1 Arlington St., Rochester, N. Y.

KITTS, William Penn:

Lieut. U. S. A .; b. Jersey City, N. J., July 27, 1875; grad. Bryant Mil. Acad .. Roslyn, I. I. Private Co. D, 224 N. Y. Vol. Inf., May 24 to July 1, 198; corporal July 1 to Nov. 23, 1898; served at Camp Black. L. I., mustered out of service, Nov. 23, 1599, and assigned to Co. L; served with reg't in Philippine Islands, taking part in numerous engagements, skirmishes and expeditions : officially commended by Col. J. Milton Thompson, comd'g 42d Inf., for efficient and gallant service while a part of Lieut. Web- ster's command, in the capture of the head- quarters of the Morong lesurgent Battalion, mentioned in orders for service in the field: was adj. and q.m. at Calocan, six months, 1900-01; mustered out, June 27, 1901. at the Presidio, Calif .; commissioned 2d lieut., SIst Inf .; 1st lieut., 21st Inf., April 20, 1903; constructing q. in. at Fort Lincoln, N. D., building new post. Address: Ft. Logan, Colo.

KLAPP, Eugene:

Civil eng'r: b. Orange, N. J., May 23, 1967: s. William Il. and Elinor ( Evans) Klapp; ed. School of Mines. Columbia Coll .: 11. Evanston, Ill., 1992, Margaret F'., Hotchkiss: children : Elizabeth, b. 1991; Elinor. b. The. Ass't eng'r, eng'r of maintenance. chief ene'r South Side Rapid Transit R. R., Chicago: Ist lieut. and q .- m., promoted capt., 2d U. S. Vol. Eng'rs. Spanish. Am. War: mer Nat. Contracting Co., stationed at Now Or- leans, La .; div. eng'r N. Y. Subway; chief

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eng'r Brooklyn Rapid Transit R. R .; part- ner William Barclay Parsons, consulting eng'rs, N. Y. City. Founder, published and edited for 3 years The House Beautiful. Republican. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Engineers, Deha Psi. Clubs: St. Anthony, Columbia University. Address : 60 Wall St., N. Y. City.

KLAR, A. Julian:

Engineer; b. Berlin, Germany: ed. Riga Coll., Riga, Russia, and Riga Polytechnic, where was M.E. Engaged in practice as mechanical eng'r first in Europe and afterward in U. S. Has traveled exten- sively in Russia, Holland, England, France, Spain, Italy and Egypt; through Suez Canal and Red Sea to Persia, and on a turtle ex- pedition to Kurachi (British East Indies) ; thence to Bombay, Colombo (Ceylon), Mad- ras, Calcutta, the Malay Peninsula and through the Straits of Malacca to Singapore; also visited Borneo, Batavia (Dutch East Indies), Sumatra, through the Sunda Strait to Padang, and homeward via Aden, the Red Sea and the Suez Canal; has also trav- eled widely in America, as far as the Cana- dian Rockies and through the Yukon Valley. Joined 13th Reg't Coast Artillery, Nat. Guard, N. Y., Mar. 14, 1893; warranted cor- poral and transferred to non-commissioned staff Jan. 23, 1891, promoted commissary ser- geant Aug. 14, 1894, battalion quartermaster- sergeant Oct. 22, 1895; honorably discharged, May 17, 1898. Mem. Am. Acad. Polit. and Social Science, N. Y. Acad. Science, Nat. Geog. Soc., Botanical Garden (N. Y. City), Am. Forestry Ass'n, Municipal Art Soc., Nat. Soc. of Craftsmen, Mil. Service Inst'n, vet- eran 13th Reg't; mem. Am. Canoe Ass'n, Lit- tle Italy Neighborhood Ass'n, Nat. Child La. bor Committee. Clubs: Crescent Athletic, Oxford, National Arts, Asacog. . Address: 130 Montague St., Brooklyn, N. Y.

KLAW, Marc:

Theatrical manager, of the firm of Klaw & Erlanger; b. Paducah, Ky., May 29, 1858. Ad- dress: New Amsterdam Theatre Bld'g, N. Y. City.

KLEIN, Bruno Oscar:

Composer, pianist ; b. Osnabruck, Ger- many, June 6, 1:58; s. Karl and Mathilde Klein; ed. Royal School of Music, Munich, under Rheinberger and Wallner; m. Iss1, Emmy Schaefer, pianiste; children: Gretch- en, Karl, (pupil of Ysave and Wilhelmj) now a violinist of international reputa- tion. Prof. piano Acad. of the Sacred Heart, Manhattanville, N. Y. City, and organist St. Ignatius Loyola. His opera, Kenilworth, produced in Hamburg in 1995, with Katharina Klafsky in the role of "Amy." Composer of many orchestral and chamber-musie works, numerous piano and vocal compositions, four masses, motets, etc. First composer to in- troduce the voice in chamber music in his quintette for soprano, piano, violin, cello and horn, published by Simrock, in Berlin. His American dances (9) for grand orches- tra are written in the style of Brahms and Dvorak. Address: Care Steinway & Sons, N. Y. City.

KLEIN, Charles:

Playwright; b. London, Eng., Jan., 7, 1967 : s. Hermann and Adelaide Klein; ed. North

London Coll .; m. Lillian Dankwert. Former- ly with Charles Frohman as censor of plays. Author (plays) : The District Attorney; A Mile a Minute: By Proxy; A Paltry Million; El Capitan; The Charlatan; The Hon. Jolin Grigsby; Heartsease; Dr. Belgraff; A Royal Rogue; Mr. Pickwick; The Cipher Code: The Auctioneer; Red Feather; The Music Master; The Lion and the Mouse; The Daughters of Men. Club : American Dra- matic. Address : 43 W. 105th St., N. Y. City.

KLEIN, Hermann:

Teacher of singing, littérateur; b. Nor- wich, England, July 23, 1856; s. Hermann and Adelaide (Soman) Klein; ed. Opie House School, Norwich, and South Hampstead Col- legiate Sch., London; studied singing under Manuel Garcia in London, 1874-78. Musical critic of many leading English newspapers, including Sunday Times (1881-1901), London Examiner, Citizen, Illustrated London News, Lady's Pictorial, Manchester Guardian and Scotsman; vocal prof. at Guildhall Sch. of City, 1901. Distinguished career as Free-

Music, London, 1887-1901; came to N. Y. mason. Past master of Empire Lodge, Lon- don, and past grand organist of Grand Lodge of England; founder of several lodges and chapters. Author : Thirty Years of Mus- ical Life in London, 1903 (Century Co.) ; part editor Manuel Garcia's Hints on Sing- ing, 1894 (London and N. Y.). Clubs: Lotos, Pilgrims (N. Y. City). Address: 154 W. 77th St., N. Y. City.

KLEIN, William:

Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Oct. 13, 1576; s. Adolph and Rosie ( Propper) Klein; ed. public schools, Coll. City of N. Y., N. Y. Univ., LL.B., 1896. Admitted to bar 1897; brought about the consolidation of the theatrical programme printers, 1896; in 1905 represented and formed the Sam. S. and Lee Shubert Incorporated Companies, which was the opposition to the Theatrical Trust, and was elected its counsel and director: elected 1907 counsel of U. S. Amusement Co .; sec. and director Shubert-Anderson Co., controlling the N. Y. Hippodrome : counsel and director Wilber-Shubert Theatre Co., and of Wolf & Carrillo, Incorporate.1; counsel Comstock Amusement Co .; director Am. Carbon and Chemical Co. of N. J .. Auto Robe and Rubber Co., Charles E. Evans Co., Henry Miller && Co., Independent Five and Ten Cent Stores. Lincoln Surety Co. of Delaware, Sarah Bernhardt Realty Co.,, Selwyn & Co .. Shubert Theatrical Co., Shubert Holding Co., Miller Shubert Co .. Manhattan Producing Co., F. Ray Comstock Co., Casino Theatre Co., Lyric Theatre Co., Jefferson De Angelis Opera Co., Nouveaute Producing Co. Democrat; Jewish religion. Men. Advisory B'ds Hebrew Orphan Asylum, Montefiore Home and Edu'l Alliance. Resi- dence : 200 W. 112th St. Address: 316 Broad- way, N. Y. City.

KLINE, William Fair:

Artist : b. Columbia, S. C., May 3, 1570; s. Theodore David and Ida Eugenia ( Holst) Kline; student Nat. Acad. of Design. N. Y. City (won traveling scholarship. I>>9) ; studied with Bougereau at Académie Julien, Paris: in class under John La Farge: awarded Lazarus traveling scholarship Met. Museum of

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Art. Returned from Paris, 1892; ass't to Will H. Low, and afterward to F. D. Mil- let at World's Columbian Exp'n, 1893; studied and traveled in France and Italy, and exhibited in the Paris Salon, 1896; re- turned, 1897; was awarded T. B. Clarke prize, 1901; 2d Haigartop prize, 1903, Nat. Acad. Design; silver medal, Pan-Am. Exp'n, Buffalo; gold medal for stained glass win. dow, "The Angel of the Resurrection,"' La. Purchase Exp'n, St. Louis, J904; bronze medal for painting and decoration at same. Asso. mem. Nat. Acad. of Design. Most important works are: Her Tribute (woman making flag) ; The Flight Into Egypt; Leda and the Swan; Happy Days; In Times of Peace; also large window, representing the Ascension, for the Second Presby'n Ch., Chicago, Ill. Address: 244 W. 14th St., N. Y. City.

KLINE, William J .:

Publisher: b. Fultonville, N. Y., Nov. 7, 1848; s. William W. and Jane Ann (Booth) Kline; ed. Johnstown (N. Y.) Acad., Prof. Collins's Private Sch., Albany, N. Y .; grad. Union Coll., A.B., A.M., 1872 (Fhi Beta Kappa) ; m. Amsterdam, N. Y., April 14, 1875, Emily Gardiner; children: Mrs. David Le Favour, Gardiner, Laura J., Edna B. Has twice visited Eurove, and the Hawaiian Islands, besides extensive travels in U. S. Postmaster at Amsterdam, 1877-83; senior mem. William J. Kline & Son, publishers The Amsterdam Evening Recorder and the Semi-Weekly Recorder-Democrat. Republican. Mem. N. Y. Press Ass'n (ex-pres.), Rep: Editorial Ass'n State of N. Y. (ex-pres.), Associated Dailies of N. Y. (ex-pres.) ; v .- p. Nat. Editorial Ass'n. Mem. Amsterdam B'd of Trade, Masonic order. B. P. O. Elks; director Montgomery Co. Hist. Soc., Amster- dam Savings Bank, Amsterdam Free Library. Clubs: Fort Johnson. Masonic, Antlers Country. Address: Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., N. Y.

KLING, Chauncey Vorhis:

Clergyman; b. Cobleskill, N. Y., Aug. 10, 1873; s. Virgil W. and Amelia (Osterhout ) Kling; grad. Hartwick Classical Som. of Lutheran Church, 1:96. Hartwick Divinity School, 1899, B.D., 1900; studied law, 1890- 92; m. Cobleskill, N. Y., Aug. 5, 1596, Rosa Lee, d. Joseph D. Turk: children: Mildred Katherine, b. 199, Marjorie Winifred, b. 1900, Otto Paul, b. 1902. Ordained a min- ister of the Lutheran Church, 199; chm'n of delegation of Franckean Synod to General Synod, Baltimore, Md., 1903; mem. of import- ant committees. Entered Anglican Com- munion, 1905; ordered deacon, 1906, St. John's Ch., Ogdensburg, N. Y .; raised to the priesthood, St. Paul's Ch., Waddington, N. Y., by Rt. Rev. R. H. Nelson, D.D., 1907; rector St. Paul's Ch .. Waddington, since May 10, 1907. Independent Republican. Master Mason. Recreations: Athletics. Au- thor of various published sermons on con- troversional subjects, and essays in dogmatic theology, Church history and patristic lit. erature, read before clerical clubs anit learned societies. Address: Waddington, N. Y.

KLOCK, Jay E .:

Newspaper publisher : b. Hammond, St. Lawrence County, N. Y., February 14. 1864;

s. Rev. Nellis and Lovina I. (Ottman) Klor' ed. under his father's instruction for t. miost part; attended Albany Boys' Acal but was not graduated; m. Farinington, Y., Oet. 8, 1850, Ina G. Chilsom. At !! age of 21, became a mem. editorial Albany Evening Journal; in 1859. purchase.i controlling interest in Little Falls Da Times; in 1991, sold same and purchas. 1 the Kingston Daily Freeman, which has sin ... successfully conducted, also developing lar .... job printing business. Republican. Clubs: Republican, Lotos. Address: 18 Ferry Si., Kingston, N. Y.

KLOPSCH, Louis:

Journalist; b. in Germany, Mar. 26, 1-52: ed. public schools; m. N. Y. City, 1556, May E., d. Rev Stephen Merritt. Prop'r N. Y. Daily Reporter, 1877-90, Pictorial Associat-il Press, 1581-90, Talmage Sermon Syndicat .. 1885-1903. Went to Palestine, and on return .. 1890, became interested in Christian Herald. of which became prop'r, 1892. Through Chri,. tian Herald has conducted large philanthro. pies, raising and distributing over $3 ....- 000 in charities, including Russian famine relief, 1892 (for which was received by Czar), Indian famine relief, 1596, aggregati :.: $400,000; appt'd, 1808, by Pres. Mckinley. one of three U. S. comm'rs charged with relief of starving reconcentrados in Cubat (for which purpose raised $200,000) ; visite l famine and cholera districts of India, 100 .. when through Christian Herald, raised, in 6 months, nearly $700,000 to relieve dis- tress there; supported for seven years 5.1. Indian famine orphans, at an expense vi about $100,000 per annum; sent $$0.000 for starving people of Shensi, China, 1901; went to Sweden and Finland to visit famine- stricken districts, for relief of which he had cabled $125,000. Was received in private audience by Queen Alexandra, King Christian of Denmark, King and Queen of Sweden and Dowager Empress of Russia; raised $250,000 in 1906 for relief of famine sufferers in Northern Japan, in recognition of which President Roosevelt wired him message of congratulation. In 1907 raised over $500.0 for China famine relief. Received from Ki :. Edward, 1904, the gold Kaiser-I-Hind medal of the first class and decorated by the Fm porer of Japan with the order of the Ris- ing Sun, 1907. Originator of Red Letter Bibles. Founder and pres. The Christian Herald Children's Home, Nyack, N. Y .. in which over 2500 tenement-house children are annually given 10-days' outing. Pres. Bowery Mission, N. Y. City. Methodist. Address: 100 E. 17th St., N. Y. City.

KLOTZ, Hermann Gustav:

Physician; b. Rochlitz, Saxony, Germany. Ang. 21, 1844; s. Karl and Emilie (Schmid:) Klotz: ed. at private schools, Royal Gymnas- ium ( Furstenschule ). Grimma, Saxony; Univs. of Leipzig, 1.563-66. Wurzburg, Non-67, Hvidel- berg. IST, Leipzig, INFOS: M.D., Univ. of Leipzig, Isos: m. N. Y. City, Dec. 4, 19.2. Marie C. Schwedler: children: Walter C., M.D., b. 1575, Edward H. b. ISTS, Mrs. Lillie E, Breitwieser, b. 157S. Mrs. Ger- trude M. Ardagh, b. lsst, Robert G., M.E ... b. 18>G. Two years surgeon on various steamers of the Hamburg-Am. Line; since settled in practice in N. Y. City. Connected

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with German Hosp. and Dispensary, since 1872, attending physician for skin and ven. ereal diseases in the hosp. Lutheran. Mem- ber Medical Society ‘of N. Acad. Medicine of N. Y., Dermatcl. Soc. cf N. Y., Am Dermatol. Ass'n, German Med. Soc .. Am Med. Ass'n, N. Y. State Med. Soc., N. Y. Physicians' Mutual Aid Ass'n, N. Y. Soc. for Relief of Widows and Orphans of Med. Men, German Dermatol. Soc., hon. mem. Med. Soc. Co. of Kings. etc. Co-editor Archiv für Dermatologie and Syphilographie (Vienna) ; conth'r numerous papers on skin diseases, syphilis, etc., in Am. Journal of Cutaneous Diseases, N. Y. Medical Journal, Medical News, N. Y. Monatschrift and Ger- man dermatological periodicals. Address: The Sydenham, 616 Madison Av., N Y. City.

KNAPP, Charles:

Professor classical philology; b. N. Y. City, June 22, 1:68, s. Michael and Mary Josephine ( Rennett ) Knapp; ed. public schools, Trinity Sch., N. Y. City; grad. Columbia Univ., A.B., ISS7, A.M., 1sss. Ph.D, 1890; m. N. Y. City June 24, 1589, Therese Isabel Shaw; one son. Charles Merriam, b. 1892. Prize fellow in classics ... Columbia Univ., 1987-90, tutorial fellow in Latin, 1590- 91; inst'r in Latin and Greek, Barnard Coll .. Columbia Univ., 1991-1902. adj. prof. of class- ical philology, Barnard Coll .. Columbia Univ., 1902-06; prof. classical philology and head of the department in same, since 1906. Republican : Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Philol. Ass'n. Editor: Stories from Alus Gellins. 1804; Virgil's .Eneid. Books I-VI. selections from VII-XII, 1901. joint editor. Viri Roma. Author of numerous articles in vari- ous learned periodicals on subjects connected with classical literature, especially Latin. Address: Columbia University, N. Y. City.

KNAPP, Charles Luman:

Congressman : b. Harrisburg, N. Y., July 4, 1847; educated Lowville Arad. and Rutgers Coll., N. J .; grad. 1×9: m. June 26, 1557, Sarah, d. Hon. Daniel G. Dorrance, of Oneida Castle, N. Y. Studied law and was admitted to bar and began practice in Low- ville, 1873. Republican. elected to the State Senate from the dist. consisting of Lewis, St. Lawrence and Franklin connties, Is-5; served in the Senate during le 6 and 1s87. Appt'd, 18-9, by Pres. Harrison, consul- general to Montreal, and served during Har- rison's term and until Sept., 1:93, when re- turned to Lowville and resumed practice. Elected to 57th Congress, Nov. 5, 1901, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Hon. A. D. Shaw; reelected to the 5th and 59 Congresses, and 100% to 60th Congress from 25th N. Y. Dist. Address: Lowville, Y.

KNAPP. Clinton Beecham:

Physician. b. Medford, Mass., Nov. 23. 1874: s. Albert D. and Beecham Knapp: grad. Ohio Wesleyan Univ .. A.B., 1995; grad. Coll. Phys, and Surg. ( Columbia) N. Y. City, 1902; m. Southington, Conn .. Sept. 20. 19.5, Mary A. Atwater, one son, Clinton Beecham. Jr., b. March 13, 1907. Ass't attending sur- geon to Lying. In Hosp., N. Y. City: prof. bacteriology, Coll. of Pharmacy (Columbia ) N. Y. City. Mem. Riverside Practitioners Soc, N. Y. County Med. Soe. Address : 60 W. 76th St., N. Y. City.

KNAPP, Jacob Hermann:

Physician; b. Dauborn, Prussia, Mar. 17. 1:22; s. JJohann Knapp, mem. German Reich- arath; ed. Coll. at Weilburg, Dukedom of Nassau, I'nivs. of Munich, Würzburg, Berlin, Leipzig, Zurich, Vienna and Giessen; grad. M.D., 1951: passed State exam. at Wiesbaden, 1856: studied for four years in Paris, London, Berlin, Utrecht and Heidelberg. Lecturer on ophthalmology, 1839; proi. ophthalmology, 1862. Univ. of Heidelberg; established dis- pensary and hosp. for eye diseases, which was later incorporated into the Univ. of Heidelberg. Came to U. S., Oct., 186s; locat- ed permanently in N. Y. City; engaged in practice as specialist in ophthalmic and aural diseases. Organized an eye and ear clinic, incorporated as the N. Y. Ophthalmic and Aural Inst .; also founded The Archives of Ophthalmology and Otology, with English and German editions, both in active operation ver since. Appt'd prof. ophthalmology Univ. of N. Y., and after death of Dr. Agnew, prof. in Med. Dep't of Columbia Univ .; re- signed, 1902. Address: 26 W. 40th St., N. Y. City.

KNAPP, Martin Augustine:

Chm'n Interstate Commerce Comm'n; b. Spafford, N. Y., Nov. 6, 1:43; s. Justus Nor- ton and Polly (Mckay) Knapp: grad. from Wesleyan Univ., Conn., A.B., 1809, A. M., 1971, LL.D., 1892; honorary A.M., Syracuse Univ., 1592; m. Middietown, Conn., 1569, Marian Hotchkiss. Admitted to N. Y. Bar. 1:69; practised at Syracuse, N. Y .. 1877-91: since 1891, Interstate Commerce Comm'r; reappt'd by President Roosevelt, 1902; since 199, chm'n. Clubs: Transportation. Union League (N. Y. City). Residences: 714 James St., Syracuse, N. Y., and Stoneleigh Court, Wash- ington. Address : Sun Bld'g, Washington, D. C.

KNAPP, Wallace Peroy:

Lawyer: b. in Conn .. Aug. 7. 1563; grad. Yale, A.B., 196; Columbia Univ., LL.B., Is'S; Univ. of N. Y., MI.L., 1999; m. N. Y. City, 1891, Caroline Duncan Miller; children: Mary Elizabeth, b. 1597, Emma Whitman, b. 19S. Traveled extensively in Europe and Africa. Republican; Episcopalian. Mem.

Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Psi Upsilon; trustee The Boys' Club. Clubs: University, Racquet and Tennis, Riding, Skull and

Bones. Address: 15 William St., N. Y. City.

KNAPP, Walter H .:

Lawyer: b. Hopewell, Ontario Co., N. Y., Mar. 23, 1856: s. B. Franklin and Harriet ( Warner) Knapp: ed. Canandaigua Acad., 1571-74: grad. Amherst Coll. A.B., 1s.9; m. Manchester, N. Y., Ang. 3. 1579. Mary Cole: children: W. Chandler, b. 1-2. Robert Cole, b. 18-5. B. Franklin, b. 15-9, Edson Warner, b. 198. Teacher Placerville Acad., Calif .. 1.79-3: Canandaigua Acad., N. Y., 1 93 :5. Admitted to practice law in the Supreme Court, 1>>5: elected county judge. 196; re- Flected. 1902: was frequently delegate to judicial convs. Republican. Presbyterian.

Member Canandaigua Scientific AAss'n;

trustee Knights of Maccabees of Canandaigua, Sessions of Presby'n Ch .. Masonic order ( past master). Mom. B'd of Education. Canandaigua. Clubs: Genesee Valley (Roch- ester), Kanandarque ( Canandaigua ). Ad-

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dress : 222 Main St., North, Canandaigua, - N. Y. mour; children: Joy Pauline, b. 1501; R. ". Genevieve, b. 1993. Admitted to all co .: '1 KNAPP, Wilmot E .: of record of State, I>>S, at Syracus, Federal Court later, and to U. S. Supr Court, 1900: senior inem. law firu. Kneeland, Files and Reese. City att !. of Rome, N. Y., 1891-96; partner of .I Isaac J. Evans, county judge of 0: County, several years; later of the i; Howard C. Wiggins of Rome, N. of Hon. John C. Evans of Rome, N. Y eral years. Removed and came to N. } City, 1902. Republican. Unitarian. .. 32° K. T., and all Masonic bodies; past " ter and past commander. Residence: 310 : 83d St. Address: 71 Wall St., N. Y. Cr: KNEELAND, Stillman Foster:

Lawyer: b. Springfield, Bradford Co., Pa., Nov. 26, 1857; s. Elisha and Philindia (Guth- rie) Knapp; ed. public schools, Wellsburg, N. Y .: m. Austinville, Pa., Nov. 6, 1897, Alice Teeter; children: Guthrie, Charles T. Began the study of law with Smith & Rob- ertson at Elmira, N. Y., in 1ss0, and com- pleted the same with Dix W. Smith, of the same place; was admitted to the bar in 18:3 and has been in gen. practice at Elmira since that period; was elected dist. att'y of Che- mung Co. in 1904. Republican. Club: Kana- weola Cycle (pres.). Address: 401 Grove St., Elmira, N. Y.

KNAUFFT, Ernest :

Editor, art director; b. Summit, N. J., 1864; studied art in N. Y. City under Walter Satterlee, and Frank Fowler; also at Art Students' League under Carroll Beckwith, William M. Chase, Walter Shirlaw, H. Sid- dons Mowbray and George de Forest Brush. Art instr. Chautauqua (N. Y.) Summer Sch., during season 1889-92, inclusive; assistant in free-hand drawing, Princeton, 1888-89; prof. art, Purdue Univ., Lafayette, Ind., 1889-91; director Chautauqua Soc. of Fine Arts, since 1889. Art critic: editor The Art Student and The Little Artist; contb'r to leading art journals. Author: Drawing for Printers. Teacher of art of illustrating; lecturer on art in many of principal art schools in U. S. Address: 435 Fourth Av., N. Y. City. KNAUTH, Antonio:

Lawyer; b. Leipzig, Germany, Dec. 2, 1855; s. Theodor Knauth, founder banking firm Knauth, Nachod & Kuhne, and Fanny E. (Steyer) Knauth; ed. St. Thomas School, Leipzig; afterwards studied philosophy and la w

at Univs. of Leipzig and Berlin; came to U. S., 1877; grad. Columbia Law Sch., A.B., 1879: became a citizen of U. S., 1882; m. 1st, Utrecht, Holland, 1884, Elise Ribbius Peletier (died 1886); 2d Chemitz, Germany, Nov. 1893, Else M. Chlich: chil- dren: Ilse, b. 1894, Susanne, b. 1895, Ursula b. 1899, Berthold, b. 1905, Johannes Peter, b. 1907. Served clerkship under ex-Gov. Salo- mon in N. Y. City; in 18 4 formed firm of Briesen, Steele & Knanth, with Arthir v. Briesen and Sanford H. Steele; continued since 1889 under firm name of Briesen & Knauth, engaged in general practice. Mem. Citizens' Union for many years; has taken part in every movement for reform of City Gov't: treas. Good Gov't Chib, 19th As- sembly Dist. Independent in politics. Pres. Regina Co., Vigilant Mills Co .: v .- p. Botany Worsted Mills. Mem. Am. and N. Y. City Bar Ass'ns. Law Inst. Library AAss'n, Dwight Alumni Ass'n; trustee Riverside Day Nurs- ery; director Germanic Museum. Spends summers at Bolton, on Lake George. Clubs : City, German, N. Y. Riding. Residence: 39 V. 76th St. Address: 25 Broad Street, N. Y. City.

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Who's who in New York City and State, 1909, pt 2, Part 20

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