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years pres. and mem. Exec. Com. N. Y. State Ass'n of County Agr'l Socs. Address : Warsaw, N. Y.
LAWRENCE, Abraham Riker:
Jurist; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 19, 1832; 1. Hon. John L. (State senator, chargé d'af- faires in Sweden, treas. Columbia Coll., comptroller N. Y. City, etc. ) and Sarah Augusta Lawrence, d. Gen. and U. S. Sena- tor John Tangler Smith; ed. private schools, Ballston Spa Law Sch., and in offices of his father and Judge Jasper W. Gilbert; m. Eliza, d. Dr. William Miner, of N. Y. Ad- mitted to bar, 1853; ass't corp'n counsel, 1853-56 and 1857-58; mem. Constitutional Conv. State of N. Y., 1867; Democratic can- didate for mayor, 1872; elected justice Sup- reme Court, 1873, reelected les ?; served until Dec. 31, 19v1, having occupied the bench for twenty-eight years. Author: Compilation of the Tax Laws of the State of New York, with notes of cases. Pres. St. Nicholas Soc. for two terms, le 2-83; mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. and of N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Soc. Colonial Wars, St. Nicholas Soc. Clubs : Union, Manhattan, Century. Residence: 69 Washington Place. Address: 135 Broadway, N. Y. City.
LAWRENCE, Dudley B .:
Lawyer, real estate mg'r; b. Montreal, Can., Aug. 5, 1879; s. William V. and Sarah (Bates) Lawrence; ed. St. Paul's Sch., Con- cord, N. H .; Yale Coll., A.B., 1901, N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B., 1903; m. Birmingham, Ala., June 1, 1905, Katharine C. Birch; one son, Dudley B. Lawrence, Jr., b. 1900. Has been engaged in development of Lawrence Park, Bronxville, N. Y., and in management of corporate affairs. Director Davis & Law. rence Co. of N. Y., treas. and director The Lawrence Park Realty Co .; Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs : Yale, Republican,
Union League, Knollwood Country. Ad- dress: Bronxville, N. Y.
LAWRENCE, Egbert Charles:
Clergyman, writer; b. Borodino, Onondaga Co., N. Y .; s. Silas Rensselaer and Lucinda ( Hull) Lawrence; grad. Union Coll., .A.B., 1569, A.M., 1572 (salutatory and Warner eup prize for scholarship) ; Princeton Theol. Sem., 1575; Auburn, post-grad., isis; post- grad. course in physical science, Syracuse Univ .; Ph.D., Nat. Univ. of Chicago, 1ss9; m. Ist, Buffalo, N. Y., 1877, Sarah Jean Bur- tis; 2d, Setauket, N. Y., 1896, Mary Sylvester Dering: children: Arthur Burtis, b. 1979 Grace Phillips, b. 1ss1 ( wife of William C. Yates), John Joel, b. 15$3. Tutor mathema- tics, Union Coll., 1570-72: teacher Blair Pres- byterian Acad., Blairstown, N. J., 1974. Instr. in Latin and mathematics and adjunct prof. history Union Coll. 1-75.52. Ordained., 175: pastor in Brooklyn, Anburn, Sehenee- tady, Alexandria Bay. Vernon and West- hampton. N. Y. Assisted Dr. James B. Thomson in preparation of his series of text. books on mathematics. Spent summer of 1×2 traveling in Europe. Author: Historical Recreations: conth'r to church papers and other current publications; corr. sec. L. l. Bible Soc., 1997-1902: comm'r to tien. . Is. sembly Presby'n Church, U. S. A., Saratoga. 1.96. Mem. Albany Presbytery; life director Ain. Bible Soc .; v.p. Schenectady Co. Bible
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Soc. Engaged Pres. Roosevelt to deliver an address on the Bible, which was published by the Am. Bible Soc., and has had wide circulation. Mem. Congo Reform Ass'n. Supplied for one or more Sabbaths, the pul- pits of sixty-seven churches . during last seven years. Republican ; Presbyterian. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa Soc .; honorary mem. Clio Soc. of Princeton, N. J .; mem. Nat. Geog. Soc., Central N. Y. Ministers' Club, Delta Upsilon fraternity, Schenectady Min- isterial Ass'n, Suffolk Co. Hist. Soc., v .- p. Schenectady Hist. Soc .; v-p. Schenectady County Sunday Sch. Ass'n; director Mohawk & Hudson River Humane Soc .; and treas. Schenectady Dep't. Address: 36 University Place, Schenectady, N. Y.
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LAWRENCE, Frank Richard:
Lawyer; b. N. Y., 1545; s. Benjamin and Marianne Lawrence; ed. public schools, N. Y .; studied law; m. 1876, Eva Annette Reed (died 1901) ; children : Frank, Herbert R., Connor. Admitted to bar, 1869; since then practising in N. Y. City. Mem. firm of Lawrence & Hughes; trustee Am. Surety Co., Garfield Safe Deposit Co., director Chatham Nat. Bank, Trust Co. of America. Mem. Dunlap Soc. Clubs: Lotos, N. Y. Yacht, Am. Yacht, Apawamis Golf, Manhattan, Lawyers. Residence: 534 Madison Av. Address: 120 Broadway, N. Y. City.
LAWRENCE, George Alfred:
Physician; b. Lawrence, Calif., June 6, 1869; s. William Howard and Susan Ellener (Sleeper) Lawrence; grad. Leland Stanford Jr. Univ., A.B., 1892, Coll. Phys. and Surg., ( Columbia ), M.D., 1895, Columbia Univ., A.M., 1896, Ph.D., 1902, LL.B .. 1907; m. Nov. 26, 1896, Marie Josephine Moehring. Instruc- tor in nervous and mental diseases N. Y. Post-Grad. Med. School and Hosp .. N. Y. City. Author of several medical and scien- tific papers and theses. Democrat: Episco- palian. Mem. Sons Am. Revolution, Psi Upsilon fraternity, Nu Sigma Nu fraternity, Sigma Xi. Recreations : Fencing, tennis, golf. Clubs: Fencers, pawamis. Address: 675 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
LAWRENCE, Henry Edmund:
Educator; b. Sodus, Wayne Co., N. Y., Aug. 2, 1864; s. Edmund W. and Ruth Ann (Holling) Lawrence; ed. Marion (N. Y.) Collegiate Institute. University of Rochester, A.B., 1889; m. Williamson, Wayne County, N. Y., September 1, 1:92, Adelaide Seely; children: Helen Dorothea, b. 1893, Janet Seely, b. 1904. Teacher of mathematics, `Luke's Sch., Bustleton. Philadelphia, St. 1889-90; tutor in N. Y. City, 1890-92. Instr. in Cornell Univ., 1892-91; instr. 1594-96, and since 1896, Harris prof. of physics, Univ. Rochester. Republican : Episcopalian. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi; fellow A. A. A. S .; mem. Am. Physical Soc., Alpha Delta Phi. Club: Humdrum ( Rochester). Address : Eastman Laboratory, University of Rochester, Rochester, N. Y.
LAWRENCE, Robert Bowne:
Lawyer; b. Flushing, L. 1., Dec. 1. 1852; s. John W. and Mary King ( Bowne) Lawrence: Ed. Columbia Coll. Sch. of Mines, class of 1574: Univ. of Berlin, 1575-76; Columbia Coll. Law Sch., LL. B., 1576; m. N. Y. City, April 24, 1884, Eliza Hyde Clements; one son, Rob-
ert Rutherford. Admitted to bar, 1878, and since pratising law. Fusion candidate for pres. Borough of Queens, 1901 (defeated) : ass't to Col. W. S. Cogswell, comm'r of taxes, 1902-04; see. to Third Deputy Police Comm'r Wm. L. Mathot, 1996; sec. to Third Deputy Police Comm'r Bert Hanson, 1907-09. Democrat ; Episcopalian. . Mem. Ass'n
Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. Ass'n for Protection of Game. Clubs: University, Anglers. Ad- dress : Flushing, N. Y.
LAWRENCE, Robert C .:
Broker; s. J. D. and Margaretta (LaForge) Lawrence: g .- s. Augustine Lawrence, colonel War of 1812; mem. N. Y. Stock Exchange and foreign diplomat; great-g .- s. Augustine Hicks Lawrence, one of founders of N. Y. Stock Exchange, eldest of branch and seventh in direct descent from William Lawrence. of Long Island, founder of family in America; prepared for college; m. 1896, Jessie Mon- teath, of Albany (deceased) ; 2d, April 11, 1907, Marguerite Lowe of N. Y. City. Went into business with M. C. Bouvier & Co .; now mem. Stock Exchange firm Langley & Law- rence; represents fourth generation in Stock Exchange firms. Adjutant Squadron A, rose from ranks; formerly treas. same organiza- tion. Delegate to Polo Ass'n, 1004-06; in- strumental in introducing polo in Nat. Guard: governor Calumet Club, 1904-06. Mem. Co- lonial Wars Soc. Clubs: Army and Navy, Calumet, Pilgrims, Riding. Residence: E. 76th St. Address: 10 Wall St., N. Y. City.
LAWRENCE, Walter Bowne:
Broker: b. Flushing, L. I., Oct. 31, 1839; s. John W. and Mary King (Bowne) Law- rence: grad. Columbia, M.A., class of 1561; in. Flushing, L. I., Oct. 3, 1866, Annie T. Lawrence: children: Anita, Townsend. Ad- dress : 66 Broadway, N. Y. City.
LAWRENCE, William Van Duzer:
Manufacturer: b. near Elmira, N. Y., Feb. 12. 1812; s. Robert D. and Catherine (Van Duzer) Lawrence: ed. in Michingan; m. 1867, Sarah, d. Alfred G. Bates, of Monroe, Mich. : children: two sons, Arthur W. and Dudley B .; two daughters, Louise L. Meigs and Anna L. Bisland. Came to New York City when nineteen years old: in 1866 went to Canada to establish a branch house, in partnership with Perry Davis && Son, of Providence, R. I., conducting it for 21 years. and in 1952 the business was merged into the Davis & Lawrence Co., of Montreal. That company in 1895, bought out the business of Perry Davis & Son, of Providence, R. I .. and all its proprietary interests; later a branch corp'n, The Davis & Lawrence Co. of N. Y., was organized and since 1900 the head office of the business has been located in N. Y. City. Mr. Lawrence is pres. of the Fellows Mig Co. of N. Y. City and Mon- treal, and is the founder of Lawrence Park, Bronxville, N. Y. and of the Lawrence Hosp. at Bronxville. Clubs: Union League (N. Y. ('ity), St. James ( Montreal, Can.). Address : 969 Fifth Av .. N. Y. City.
LAWRENCE, William Watson:
Manufacturer: b. Huntingdon, Pa .. April 2) 1:59: s. John Jacob and Anna Elizabeth ( Watson ) Lawrence: grad. Princeton, A. B .. Isis. Connected with firm of Suydam. Law.
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rence & Co. and M. B. Suydam & Co., 1878-84; | established firm of W. W. Lawrence & Co., 1SS4, and Sterling White Lead Co., 1993; vice- pres. National Lead Co. Republican. Mem. Am. Whig Soc. of Princeton, Pennsylvania Soc. of N. Y., Mil. Order Loyal Legion, Soc. Colonial Wars. Clubs: University, Metropol- itan, Riding Automobile of America, Prince- ton, Lawyers, Wetchester County, (N. Y. City), Duquesne ( Pittsburgh), Maryland ( Baltimore ). Residence : 749 Fifth Av. Address : 111 Broadway, N. Y. City.
LAWSON, Albert Gallatin:
Clergyman : b. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., June 5, 1842; s. Albert G. and Mary A. (Nichols) Lawson; ed. Colgate Univ., A.M., 1876, D.D., 1883; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept 23, 1863, Eliza Knight. Ordained in ministry of Baptist Church, 1862; pastor of Baptist churches at Perth Amboy, N. J., 1862-66, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 1866-67, Brooklyn, 1967-84; sec. Am. Bapt. Missionary Union, Boston, 1894-96; pastor at Camden, N. J., 1890-1902, Newark, N. J., 1902-05; sec. B'd Mg'rs Am. Bapt. Mission- ary Union since 1905; sec. Gen. Com. of Christian Stewardship since 1902; gen. sec. Colgate Univ. since 1906. Address: 233 W. 23d St., N. Y. City.
LAWSON, Joseph Albert:
Lawyer; b. Albany, N. Y., Dec. 13, 1859; s. Isaac and Elizabeth L. (Steere) Lawson; grad. Albany Boys' Acad. 1878, Columbia Law School, I.L.B., 1882: m. Albany, N. Y., June 3, 1885, Harriette C. Morgan, of Syra- cuse, N. Y .; children : Helen E. Lawson, b. 1889, Florence M. Lawson, b. 1891. En- gaged in practice of law in Albany, from 1882. After-dinner speaker at principal ban- quets in N. Y. State for past fifteen years. Director Renssalaer Improvement Co., Troy, N. Y., Colonial Electric Co., Albany. Dem- ocratic candidate for justice Supreme Court, of N. Y., Third Dist., Nov., 1905. Episeopa- llian. Mem. Am. Bar Ass'n, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n; trustee Albany Acad. for Girls. Past Master Masters Lodge No. 5, F. and A. M .; mem. of Grand Lodge F. and A. M. State of N. Y. Recreations: Automobiling, golf, and photography. Clubs: Fort Orange, Albany Automobile. Residence : £ Menands, Albany Co., N. Y. Address: Tweddle Bld'g, Albany, N. Y.
LAWSON, Thomas R .:
Eng'r, educator: b. Wheeling, W. Va .. Dec. 24, 1873; s. Joseph and Sarah Eliza ( Brice) Lawson: grad. Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., C.E., IS9S (honorary Soc. Sigma Xi) : m. Troy, N. Y., Aug. 23, 1699, Mary Agnes Law- rence; children : Margaret Elizabeth Lawson, b. 1905, Virginia May, b. 1907. Began insp. structural material for William Hil- denbrand, N. Y. City, 1893-94; while student in summer, was insp. of various works; ass't in mechanics, 198-1903, ass't prof. 1903-06. and since Sept., 1906. asso. prof. rational and technical mechanics Rensselaer Poly- technic Inst. Has also in addition to work at the inst., acted as consulting eng'r for bridges, hydraulic work and general civil eng'ring. and as expert in several law cases involving eng'ring problems. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs; mem. Am. Soc. for Testing Materials; mom. Chamber of
Commerce. Mem. honorary
Soc. of Tau Beta Pi, Theta Zi fraternity, Troy Vocal Soc. Address: Rensselaer Poly- technic Inst., Troy, N. Y.
LAWTON, John Warren:
Lawyer; b. New Rochelle, N. Y., Oct. 2S, 1813; s. William and Maria Rachel (Guion) Lawton; ed. at Harvard; bachelor. Demo- crat. Episcopalian. Mem.
Harvard Law School Association, Society of Tammany, St. Nicholas Soc., Huguenot Association of New Rochelle, Democratic Club of New Rochelle, N. Y. Athletic Club, New Rochelle Yacht. Address: New Rochelle, N. Y.
LAWYER, George:
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 24, 1864; s. James and Eliza J. (Irwin) Lawyer; ed. Schoharie (N. Y.) Acad. Entered Hamil- ton Coll., A.B., 1885, A.M., 1888: Albany Law Sch., LL.B., ISST; m. N. Y. City, Feb. 9, 1892, Agnes, d. David B. Pershall; children : James, b. 1893, George Irwin, b. 1897, David Buchanan, b. 1902. Admitted to bar, May, 1887; began practice of law in Albany, April, 1800; in 1897 formed
co-partnership with Charles J. Buchanan, under firm name of Buchanan & Lawyer; firm name now is Buchanan, Lawyer & Whalen. Contb'r to legal publications since 1890: lecturer on law of contracts and personal property in Al- bany Law School since 1905. Democrat; can- didate for State senator, 29th Senatorial Dist., 1904. One of organizers of Troop 1, N. Y. City, 1889; judge advocate 3d Brigade. N. G. N. Y., since Feb., 1901. Presbyterian. Mem. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Am. Bar Ass'n. Soc. Internat. Law, Washington, D. C., Al- bany County Bar Ass'n, Ass'n of Troop A, N. Y. City, Theta Delta Chi fraternity and Phi Beta Kappa Soc. at Hamilton Coll., and Phi Delta Phi at Albany Law Sch., Sons of the Revolution ; mem. and past-master Tempie Lodge 14. F. and A. MI., Albany. Clubs : Fort Orange Country, Jefferson (Albany). Residence : 437 State St.
Address : 79 Chapel St., Albany, N. Y.
LAY, George Cowles:
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, June 10, 1850; s. George Cowles and Julia Anna ( Hartness) Lay; grad. Coll. City of N. Y., A.B .. 1869, A.M., 1872: Columbia Coll. Law School, LL.B .. 1871; m. N. Y. City, 1879, Sara Emma Briggs; one daughter, Sara Emma, b. 1555. Engaged in general practice chiefly in litigated cases ; formerly counsel for Nat. Shoe and Leather Bank; familiar with banking, insurance and corporation law. Director Commonwealth Trust Co. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa Soc. Trus- tee and sec. Harlem Young Womens' Chris- tian Ass'n. Mem. Harlem Com. Charity Or- ganization Soc. Clubs: Century, Scarsdale Golf. Address: 27 Pine St., N. Y. City.
LAY, Wilfrid:
Educator; b. Brooklyn. 1572; s. Oliver I. and Hester Marian ( Walt) Lay; ed. J. H. Morse's School, Columbia Coll., A.B., 1-93: Columbia Univ .. Ph.D., 199>: m. April 22. 1-96, Anna Melville: children : Theodore. 1. 190%, Dorothy. b. 1901. Instr. De Witt Clinton High Sch., N. Y. City. Latin and Greck, 1.99-1904: instr. logic and psychology, N. Y. Training Sch. for Teachers. 1901.05: instr. in Latin, Flushing ligh Sch., from 1906. Traveled in England. Scotland, Hol.
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land and Germany, where matriculated at Univ. of Bonn, Ists. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa.
Recreation : Yachting. Address: 115 Four- teenth St., Flushing, N. Y.
LAYTON, David:
Educator; b. Liberty Corner. N. J., Mar. 1, 1869; s. William V. D. and Martha V. (Kline) Layton; ed. country schcoi, Bed- minster Classical Sch., Bedminster, N. J .; Rutgers Coll. B.S., 1894 (2d scientific honor, and Phi Beta Kappa Soc.), M.Sc., Rutgers, 1903; m. Mine Brook, N. J., Dec. 25, 1894, Sarah Dobbs; children: Roy F., b. 1895, Eleanor G., b. 1897. Ass', prof. mathematics, Armour Inst. Technology, Chicago, 1894-95; N. Y. public schools, since 1895. Democrat. Mem. Reformed (Dutch) Ch. of America. Mem. N. Y. Alumni of Phi Beta Kappa, Bunting Lodge 655, F. and A. M., Modern Woodmen of America. Address: 669 Daw- son St., N. Y. City.
LAZELLE, Harry W .:
Banker; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 24, 1865; s. William H. and Sarah Jane ( Neil) La- zelle; ed. Brooklyn, N. Y., public schools ; m. Brooklyn, May 21, 1886, Emily M. Ches- ter, (died Sept. 20, 1904) ; m. N. Y. City, Aug. 14, 1908, Alice S. Mott; one son: Ches- ter Lazelle, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 1,
1887. Senior mem. of firm of Lazelle, Mathews & Co. Dir. Bankers' Investing Co. Residence: 724 E. 19th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Address: 5 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
LEACH, Abby:
Educator; b. Brockton, Mass., 1855; d. Mar- cus and Eliza Paris (Bourne) Leach; private pupil at Cambridge of Profs. Goodwin, Child and Greenough, 1ST8-79; Harvard Annex (now Radcliffe Coll.), 1852; A.B., A.M., Vassar, 1885; studied at Leipzig Univ .. Germany, 1:86- 87; now prof. Greek. Vassar Coll. Has trav- eled extensively in Europe, and spent several months in Greece, Sicily and Italy. The
organization of Radcliffe Coll. was largely suggested and promoted by her taking private courses with different professors at Harvard. Has given public addresses at graduations. women's clubs, etc. Honored by the gift of a gold cup, inscribed with the Imperial Coat of Arms, from the Emperor of Japan, as a "token of His Imperial good will." Baptist. Mem. Archaol. Inst., Am. Philol. Ass'n, Class Ass'n of Eng. and Wales. Nat. Geog. Soc .: mem. MIn'g Com. Am. Sch. at Athens, Greece; mem. Collegiate Alumni Ass'n. Occasional conth'r to periodicals. magazines and journals on literary and edn'l subjects. Clubs: Women's University, Rad- cliffe. Residence : Brockton, Mass. Ad- dress: Vassar Coll., Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
LEALE, Charles A .:
Physician: born N. Y. City, March 26. 1512: son of Captain W. P. and A. M. Leale: graduate Bellevue Hospital Medical Col- lege. M.D., February, 1:65: post .- grad. studies in Europe, 146: m. lof, Rebecca Medwin "Copentt. Med. cadet. U. S. A .: ass't sur. geon brevet can't. U. S. V .: surgeon in charge l of commissioned officers' ward. 1; exec. officer. U. S. Army Gen. Hosp .. Washington ; was first surgeon to reach President Lin - coln after assassination : placed in charge by Mrs. Lincoln and remained continuously with the President, prolonging life; held his right
hand and received last sign of parting: w consulting physician at last illness of l'r dent Garfield. Investigated Asiatic chot. in Europe and America; devoted life to ; in epidemic of 1966: studied epidemi cerebro-spinal meningitis, 1574, and many .; demics and causes of typhoid fever in Br lyn and N. Y. City: devised system by w !!! in mid-summer, thousands of mothers ( ! sick children of N. Y. City were daily giv salt water baths on trips of floating hospi; to waters of Atlantic Ocean; conceived ! idea and urged construction of recreati .... piers in N. Y. City; suggested and plain 1 summer hospitals for children on Super structure of wharves; urged doubling ar .: of Bellevue Hosp.
and its reconstru. . tion in 1895; devoted 15 summer vacaii .. . to gratuitous care of poor mothers with sick children. Author: Chronic Diseases Amon .: the Children of N. Y. City: Prenatal Dis. eases; Surgery of the Lungs; Sunstroke of Infants; Observations on Asiatic Choler. ; also various papers before medical assins. etc. Practising in N. Y. City since 19. Mem. Alumni Ass'n Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll. (pres. 1875), N. Y. Co. Med. Assin (pres. 1855-87), N. Y. Soc. for Relief of Wid- ows and Orphans of Medical Men (pres. 1895-98). St. John's Guild (pres. 1891-93) ; mem. Council Internat. Med. Congress, Iss: : mem. G. A. R., Loyal Legion. Consultin: physician Bellevue Hosp. and to N. Y. Instin for Instruction of Deaf and Dumb. Address : 604 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
LEALE, Loyal:
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, March 24, 1979: s. Charles A. Leale, M.D., and Rebecca Med- win (Copcutt) Leale: ed. in private schools in N. Y. City; grad. Colmubia Coll., 1.B., 1900, Columbia Univ. Law School, LL.B .. 1002. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, July, 1902. Began practice of law in offices of David B. Ogden, and of Philbin, Beekman & Menken. in N. Y. City. Appt'd an assistant cor- poration counsel of the City of N. Y., May 13. 1907. assigned to take charge of the Bureau for the Collection of Arrears of Per- sonal Taxes. Mem. Squadron , N. G. N. Y. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. State Bar Ass'n. Delta Kappa Epsilon Ass'n. Co- lumbia Law School Alumni Ass'n. Address : 604 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
LEALE, Medwin:
Physician; b. N. Y. City. 18;3: s. Charles 1. and Rebecca Medwin (Copentt) Leale: ed. private schools N. Y. City, A.B., Columbia U'niv .: later taking post-graduate course in philosophy. M.D .. Coll. P. and S., N. Y. City. 1:06; m. Matilda Howard Marvin, d. of late Tasker Howard Marvin. educator and philanthropist: children : Bianca Mar- vin, b. 1904, Rosalind. b. 1907. Interne Roose- velt Hosp .; attending physician Floating Hosp. for Children of John's Guild. 196-97: physician Roosevelt Hosp., Out-
Patient Dep't: studied in hospitals abroad 1900. After serving for five years in the line of Squadron A. N. G. M. Y., 1997. was promoted to first lieut. and ass't surgeon of same: served throughout Spanish- Am. War. as surgeon to N. Y. Vol. Cav., ac. companying expedition to Porto Rico. Was also surgeon to U. S. Regular Cavalry in
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southern Porto Rico, and attending physician ! to Gen. Nelson A. Miles' Headquarters at Ponce, Porto Rico. Later commissioned capt. and surgeon to Squadron A, N. G. N. Y., serving until 1003. Mem. examining h'd for surgeons of organizations attached to N. Y. State Headquarters 2002-03. Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. State Med. Soc., Greater N. Y. Med. Ass'r, Alumni Ass'n Roosevelt Hosp., N. Y. Pathol. Soc., Ass'n Mil. Surgeons of U. S., and Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Honorary member Squad- ron A; member of New York Volunteer Cav. alry Association. Author of a number of articles on medical and surgical subjects, published in the various medical journals. Recreations; All out-door sports. Clubs :
Columbia, Nassau Country. Address: 1 W. 68th St., N. Y. City.
LEARNED, Ellin Craven: .
Author; b. in New Jersey; d. Commander T. A. M. Craven, U. S. N., and Marie Louise (Stevenson) Craven ; ed. in private schools in N. Y. City; studied art at Art Students' League, N. Y. City : m. N. Y. City, April 12, 1893, Frank Learned. On editorial staff of The Churchman, 1$90-94 and 1996-99; on con- tributors' staff of The Delineator, 1899-1906, The Ladies' World, 1907-05. Author ; The Etiquette of New York To-day, 1906; Ideais for Girls. 1905, (both Frederick A. Stokes Co.) Episcopalian.
Associate in Girls' Friendly Society in America. Recreation : Traveling. Address : 35 W. 9th St., N. Y. City.
LEARY, Henry Bennett:
Lawyer; b. Penn Yan. N. Y., Nov. 19, 1876; s. Michael A. and Rhoda Bradley (Bennett ) Leary; ed. Phillips Andover Acad., 1893, Williams Coll., A.B., 1999, N. Y. Law School, LL.B., 1903: m. Marion Chapin Bagg, of West Springfield, Mass., with Evarts, Choate, Beaman and Evarts, Tracy & Bher- man, N. Y. City: then mem. firm of Floyd & Leary. Mem. Sons of American Revolu- tion,, Chi Psi fraternity. Club: University. Address: 55 Broadway, N. Y. City.
LEARY, Michael A .:
Lawyer; b. Ireland, Aug. 7, 1847; s. John and Margaret ( MacDonnell) Leary; ed. East Bloomfield and Penn Yan Acads .; in. Penn Yan, Feb. 1, 1576, Rhoda Bradley Bennett; children : Henry Bennett, Julia Louise. Came to America at early age with parents; settled in E. Bloomfield, N. Y .; after leaving school, studied law; admitted to bar, 1969; since then in gen. practice at Penn Yan. Delegate Dem. Nat. Convs., 1554, 1ss8: mem. State Constitutional Conv., 1890, to revise judiciary article of constitution; postmaster at Penn Yan, 1893-99. Address: Penn Yan, N. Y.
LEARY, Montgomery Elihu:
Physician: b. Rochester, N. Y., July 9, 1868; s. Daniel and Caroline W. (Montgom- ery) Leary; ed. public schools, Rochester Free Acad. ; grad. Univ. of Rochester, .1.B., 1592: Med. Dep't Univ. of Pa .. M.D., 1995; m. Rochester, Ang. 6. 1-96, Caroline A. Tege. Traveled in Europe 1-92 and 1991; coroner's physician, Monroe Co., 1 -: 9.1002; health ofi. cer Town of Gatos since 1599. Republican. Presbyterian. Lecturer on physiology and hygiene, Mechanics' Inst .. 1-95-1902; corr. sec. Rochester Acad. Science, 1590-1901; same,
Rochester Public Health Ass'n since 1897;
mem. Monroe Co. Med. Soc., Am. Med. Ass'n Rochester Pathoi. Soc., Hosp. Med. Lodge, Soc. Mason : Rochester Ham- ilton Chapter, Doric Council, Monroe Com- mandery, K. T .; Rochester Consistory (Scot- tish Rite). Mem. Beta Phi Chapter, Delta Kappa Epsilon fratenrity. Address: 397 W. Av., Rochester, N. Y.
LEAVITT, Charles Wellford, Jr .:
Civil and landscape eng'r; b. Riverton, N. J., Mar. 13, 1871; s. Charles Wellford and Sara (Allibone) Leavitt; ed. Gunnery Sch., Washington, Conn., finishing at Cheltenham (Pa.) Mil. Acad .; m. Essex Fells, N. J., Oct. 26, 1899, Clara Gordon White; children : Gordon, b. 1901, Kent, b. 1903, Charlotte, b. 1906. Ass't eng'r in charge construction E. Jersey Water Co .; in charge construction Caldwell R'y and eng'r for Town of Essex Fells, including water, sewer, roads, etc ; has directed and supervised laying out and construction of estates of William C. Whit- ney, Foxhall Keene, Daniel S. Lamont, Eni- pire City Race Track and the race tracks at Saratoga, Sheepshead Bay, Belmont Park, Toronto, Winnipeg and Montreal; eng'r Pal- isades Inter-State Park Comin'n, Estates Long Beach; has designed and superintend- ed the laying out of numerous grounds, pub- lic and private in various parts of the coun- try. Republican; Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs, Am. Soc. Landscape Arch- itects, Architectural League of N. Y. Rec- reations : Farming, hunting. Clubs :
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