Who's who in New York City and State, 1909, pt 2, Part 31

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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LIBMAN, Emanuel:

Physician; b. N. Y. City, 1872; s. Fajbush and Hulda (Spivak) Libman; ed. public schs .; grad. City Coll., A.B., 1:91; Coll. Phys. and Surg., M.D., 1894; 3d Harsen clin- ical prize, 2d Harsen honor; post-grad. work at Berlin, Vienna, Graz, Munich and Prague; post-grad. study at Berlin, 1903, and at Johns Hopkins Univ., 1906. House physi- cian Mt. Sinai Hosp., 1894-96; ass't pathol- ogist 1898; adj. visiting physician, 1903; fel- low N. Y. Acad. of Medicine; mem. Am. Ass'n of Pathologists and Bacteriologists, Ain. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. Pathol. Soc., Harlem and Met. Med. Soes. of N. Y .; associate mem. Am. Ass'n of Physicians; mem. Am. Soc. for Advancement of Chemical Investiga- tion. Author of a number of med. papers appertaining to clinical medicine, pathol- ogy and bacteriology. Address: 180 E. 64th St., N. Y. City.

LIEB, John William. Jr .:

Electrical eng'r; b. Newark, N. J., Feb. 12, 1860; ed. Newark Acad., Stevens High Sch., Hoboken, N. J .; Stevens Inst. Tech- nology, M.E., 1850. Entered employ of Ed- ison Elec. Light Co., N. Y., 18$1, and in 1852 was put in charge by Mr. Edison of the in- stallation of the electrical equipment of the historic Pearl St. Station; sent by Mr. Edi- son, 1882, to superintend installation of Milan (Italy) Edison plant. Became director and chief eng'r of the Italian Edison company, in general charge of its technical dep't, en- gaged in manufacture of electrical appara- tus and construction and operating of light- ing and power plants in Italy: returned to service of Edison Elec. Illuminating Co. of N. Y., 1594, advancing by steps to 3d v .- p. and gen. mg'r. On the consolidation of vari- ous lighting interests in N. Y. City, under the corporate name of N. Y. Edison Co., appt'd Sd v .- p. and assoc. gen. mg'r. Pres. Elec. Testing Laboratories and director in several electrical corporations. Past pres. Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs: v .. p. Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs, member Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs; past pres. Ass'n of Edison Illuminating Co.'s and the N. Y. Elec. Soc .: mem. Associazione Elettrotecnica Italiana, Franklin Inst., Phil-

adelphia, and Engineers Club. Has been decorated by King of Italy, knight comman- der Order Crown of Italy. Address : 869 West End Av., N. Y. City.

LIEBMANN, Walter Henry:

Lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 19, 1574; s. Henry and Emma (Dellevie) Liebmann; ed. Sachs's Collegiate Inst., Columbia Coll., A.B., 1894 (winner of Chamber Historical prize) ; Columbia Univ. Law School, LL.B., 1897; m. N. Y. City, Feb. 27, 1901, Lulu Wax- elbaum; children: Henry, b. 1902, Eleanor, b. 1905, Walter H., Jr., b. 1906. Mem. firm of Liebmann & Naumburg, afterwards Lich- mann, Naumburg & Tanzer. Mem. Assembly from 29th Assembly Dist., Borough of Man- hattan, 1908. Director Richmond Eureka. Mining Co,, Auto-Strop Safety Razor Co. Democrat. Mein. and trustee Soc. for Ethi- cal Culture and treas. of its Fresh Air Fund. Mein. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Am. Bar Ass'n, Jewish-Am. Hist. Soc. Recreation : Golf. Clubs : Harmonie, Century Country, Hollywood Golf. Address : 55 E. 82d St., N. Y. City.

LIGON, William Daniel:

Elec. and mech. eng'r; b. Oakridge, Nel- son Co., Va., 1879; s. William and Julia Anne (Conner) Ligon; of old Va. family; ed. by private tutors and at Va. Polytechnic Inst., Blacksburg, Va., B.S., M.E., 1899: m. Lynch- burg, Va., Dec. 9, 1903. Anne Elsie de La Tour; children: Juliette Anne, b. Feb. 1, 1986, Marguerite Elis, b. April 5, 1907. Ass't prof. eng'ring Miller Sch., Va .; elec. eng'r with United R'ys & Elec. Co. of Baltimore: designing eng'r with Ohio Brass Co .. Mans- field, Ohio: designing and elec. eng'r with Westinghouse Elec. and Mi'g Co., Pitts- burgh; now practising as lighting, industrial and power eng'r, Syracuse, N. Y. Enlisted as 2d lieut .. Va. Vols. during Spanish-Am. War; detailed to garrison Fortress Monroe. Ta .; consulting eng'r The Potomac River Power Co., . Washington, D. C. Democrat : Baptist. Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs (N. Y. City), The Electrical Club (Pittsburgh), and Technology Chib of Syraense. Mason. K. T. and Shriner. Mem. Y. M. C. A., Mans- field, Ohio. Club: Masonic Temple. Ad- dress: 908 University Block, Syracuse, N. Y. LILLARD, Benjamin:

Pharmacist : b. Harrodsburg, Ky., 1847; studied medicine and later became drus clerk; grad. Coll. Pharmacy of Philadelphia. with highest honors, Ph.d., IS67; honorary Phar.D., Baltimore College Pharmacy: m. 1871, Martha D. Hall, of Nashville. Ten. Was engaged in drug business at Nashville. Tenn., 1867-71, and during that period was prof. pharmacy in Tenn. Coll. Pharmacy, and editor Pharmacal Gazette, first weekly paper in U. S., for retail druggists: me'r Boston Journal of Chemistry, Is74-78; removed 'o N. Y. City, Isis, becoming me'r New Rome- dies (now The American bruggist) for " years; part prop'r and me'r Druggists' Cir- eular, 195, and later also of Oil, Pain and Drug Reporter; purchased, 1595, the Popular Science News, and sold it 1996; established. Jan., 1997. the Practical Druggist and Phar- maceutica! Review of Reviews (monthly) in publication of which has since been active- ly engaged, also established Practical Drug-

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gist Inst., a correspondence school for drug clerks. One of founders of Am. Trade Press Ass'n, and also of N. Y. Drug Club. Ad- dress : 108 Fulton St., N. Y. City.

LINCOLN, Charles Z .:

Lawyer; b. Grafton, Vt., Aug. 5, 1848; s. Pratt and Harriet ( Whitcomb) Lincoln; ed. public schools of Vt. and East Otto, N. Y .; academic, Chamberlain Inst., Randolph, N. Y .; m. East Otto, Nov. 12, 1874, Lusetta Bon- steel; one son, Leroy A. Lincoln, b. Aug. 18, 1880. Teaching, 1867-72; began study of law first, in 1871, with Joseph R. Jewell, at Lit- tle Valley, N. Y .; afterwards with Hon. Charles S. Cary, at Olean, N. Y. Admitted to bar at Rochester, April 10, 1874; prac- tised at Little Valley, 1874-94: the follow- ing 6 years was chm'n N. Y. Statutory Re- vision Comin'n and legal adviser to Govs. Morton, Black and Roosevelt. Opened an office in Albany, in Nov .. 1901, and continued practice until 1904. In Jan., 1901, began col- lecting material for a Constitutional History of New York, which was published 1906. In July, 1905, appt'd editor of governor's mes- sages under new law providing for annotat- ed edition of the governor's communications to the legislature from the organization of the Colonial Assembly, 1683, to and includ- ing 1904; still engaged on that work. In 1893, wrote History of the Bench and Bar of Cattaraugus Co .; contb'r to legal and other periodicals. Lay delegate M. E. Gen. Conf., Los Angeles, Calif., 1904, and Balti- more, Md., 1908. Has been pres., trustee and att'y Village of Little Valley: 7 years mem. B'd. Ed'n; supervisor, 15:6-80; dele- gate to Constitutional Conv., 1894, serving as mem. Com. on Apportionment, Privileges and Elections, and Civil Service. Address: 103 S. Swan St., Albany, N. Y.

LINCOLN, Julius:

Clergyman; b. Lindsborg, Kan., Sept. 20, 1872; s. Andrew and Anna C. (Johnson) Lin- coln; grad. Bethany Coll., Lindsborg, Kan., A.B., 1891, A.M., 1893: Augustana Theol. Sem., Rock Island, Ill., 1993; post-grad. work at Yale, 1895-96; unmarried. Ass't pastor Beth- any Ch., Lindsborg, 1893-95; prof. Greek lan- guage and literature, Bethany Coll., 1893-95; pastor Swedish Lutheran Ch., Meriden, Conn., 1895-96; First Lutheran Ch .. Jamestown, N. Y .. since 1896; has traveled in England, Sweden, Norway, Denmark. France, Ger- many and Switzerland: alternate delegate to Rep. Nat. Conv., Chicago, 1904; mem. Park Comm'n, Jamestown: pres. Jamestown Realty Co .; director Farmers and Mechanics' Bank. Republican; elector from 37th Congressional Dist., 190S. Pres. B'd Directors Gustavus Adolphus Orphans' Home, Jamestown ; pres. Jamestown B'd Ed'n. Contb'r to papers and periodicals; editor of monthly ch. paper. Author: Catechetical Instruction for the Young. Address: 116 Chandler St., James- town. N. Y.

LINCOLN, Lowell:

Merchant ; b. Boston, June 25. 1836; s. Ezra and Chastine ( Hartwell) Lincoln; grad. Eng- lish High Sch., Boston medal scholar; in. Boston, Dee. 22, 1-63, Clara A. Lothrop; children : Lowell, b. 1965 (died Sept. 19. 1906), Ezra, b. 1-71 (died Aug. 16, 1907), Mrs. Clara Lincoln Lee (wife of James Parrish Lee), b. 1:71. Mem. firm Catlin & Co .: v .. p.

Greenwich Savings Bank, Am. Asiatic Iss'n; director Mechanies' Nat. Bank, German-Am. Ins. Co., German Alliance Ins. Co. Address: 345 Broadway; 55 W. 37th St., N. Y. City. LINDENTHAL, Gustav:

Civil engineer; b. Brunn, Austria, May 21, 1850; s. Dominik and Franciska (Schmutz) Lindenthal; scientific studies at colleges in Brunn and Vienna, 1864-70; m. N. Y. City, July 10, 1902, Gertrude Weil (died Oct. 21, 1905). Employed on surveys and construc. tion of railroads and bridges in Austria and Switzerland till 1874, when came to U. S .; eng'r Centennial Internat. Exh'n, Philadel- phia, 1874-77; thereafter consulting eng'r in construction of Western railroads, with main office at Pittsburgh; removed to N. Y. City, 1892. Originator, chief eng'r and architect of proposed bridge over North River at 23d St., with a single span of 3.100 feet. Conth'r of papers and essays, mostly on eng'ring subjects, to scientific journals and eng'ring socs. Comm'r of bridges, City of N. Y., 1902-03; completed construction of Wiliams- burg Bridge and made plans for the Black- well's Island and Manhattan bridges: pre- pared plans for reconstruction of Brooklyn Bridge and for a great monumental bridge terminal and municipal bld'g combined; was nem. of b'd of six consulting eng'rs which planned the tunnels and terminals of Pa. R. R. under the North and East Rivers and in N. Y. City. Eng'r and architect Hell Gate Bridge over East River for N. Y. Connect- ing R. R., which, when completed, will be the boldest and longest steel arch bridge in the world. Pres. North River Bridge Co .; mem. British Inst'n Civil Eng'rs, Lon- don, Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs, Canadian Soc. Civil Eng'rs; fellow A. A. A. S .; mem. Verein Deutscher Mashinen Ingenieure in Berlin, corresponding member Oesterreich- ischien Ingenieur-und Architekten Vereins in Vienna, elected Jan., 1908: mem. Hudson-Ful- ton Celebration Comm'n. Municipal Art Soc., Arion Soc. ; was awarded Rowland prize. Am. Soc. Civ. Eng'rs, 15$4. Clubs: Manhattan, City. Address : 45 Cedar St., N. Y. City. LINDSAY, George Henry:

Congressman: b. N. Y. City and removed to Brooklyn with parents in IS43: ed. public schools, and for many years engaged in hotel business. Elected to State Assembly from the 7th Dist., comprised of the 16th Ward of Brooklyn, in 1852, 1983, 1884. 18-5 and Is-o: in 1. 6 was elected coroner for the 2d Dist. of Kings County and served six years, being reflected in 1989; in 198, appt'd ass't tax conun'r in Dep't of Taxes and Assessments City of N. Y .: elected from oth N. Y. Dist .. 1900, to 57th Congress; reflected from new 2d Dist., 1902, 1904 and 1906, to 5sth, 59th and outh Congresses, present term expiring 1909. Address: 244 Bushwick PL., Brooklyn, N. Y. LINDSAY, John D .:

Lawyer: b. N. Y. City. Dec. 31, 1965: s. Dr. William Francis and Sarah A. ( Vreden- burgh) Lindsay; ed. Publie Sch. 33; N. Y. Univ. Law Sehr., ISS7; in. St. Louis, Mo .. June 3. 1-05, Stella Gregory. Entered dist. att'ys office us clerk, 1- 2: admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1-87: was made deputy ass't dist. att'y. 1si, serving as such till 193: ass't dist. att's. 19939>: in practice since then as mem. firm of Nicoll, Anable & Lindsay. Democrat. $33

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Pres. N. Y. Society for the Prevention of | cinnati. O .; m. 2d, Eleanor, d. late Dr. Cruelty to Children, since 1903; v .- p. and George N. Holmes, of Ky. Settled in Ciin- con, Ky., B651; engaged in practice of law. IS58; served as Confederate soldier, private to capt., 1861-65; judge Ky. Court of _1p- neals, 1870-73 (chief justice 1876-78) ; U. S. Senator from Ky .; appt'd U. S. Senator, 1533. to fill vacancy caused by resignnation of John G. Carlisle, and elected for full term, 1894, serving until 1901. Nat. Comin'r chm'n Law Com. N. Y. State Conv. of Socs. for the Preventing of Cruelty; v .- p. Am. Humane Soc. Mem. Am, Sce. of Internat. Law, N. Y. City and State Bar Ass'ns, A. A. A. S., St. Nicholas Soc., N. Y. Historical Soc., Soc. Med. Jurisprudence, Soc. Colonial Wars, Sons of Revolution. Alumni Ass'n N. Y. Univ. Law Sch .; Scottish Text Soc., Clan Lindsay Soc. of Edinburgh; v .- p. Lindsay Family Ass'n of America. Clubs : Manhat- tan, Calumet (N. Y. City) ; Fort Orarge (Al- bany). Address: 34 W. 11th St., N. Y. City.

LINDSAY, Samuel McCune:

Educator; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., May 10, 1869; s. Daniel Slater and Eliza (England) Lindsay; grad. Univ. of Pa., Ph.B., 1859, and pursued post-graduate course in European universities, receiving Ph.D., Univ. of Halle- Wittenberg, 1892; m. Philadelphia, April 9, 1896, Anna Robertson Brown. Chm'D Col- lege Branch, Philadelphia Y. M. C. A., 1891; delegate to Internat. Conf., Y. M. C. A. at The Hague, 1891, London, 1891; special agent U. S. Senate Finance Com. to report on wholesale prices in Europe, 1802; expert agent U. S. Industrial Comm'n to report on railroad labor, 1899-1900; comm'r of educa- tion in Porto Rico, 1902-01; prof. sociology, Univ. of Pa., 1904-1907; prof. social legislation Columbia Univ. since 1907. Pres. Am. Acad. Polit. and Social Science, 1900-02; vice-pres. 1902 to date and associate editor of Annals of that society, 1$95-190S; secretary, 1901 to 1907, and now vice-chm'n Nat. Child Labor Com., N. Y. City; director N. Y. School of Philanthropy; mem. A. A. A. S., Am. Eco- nomic Ass'n, fellow Royal Economic Soc., Great Britain. Author: Die Preisbewegung der Edelmetalle, 1893; Social Aspects of Phila- delphia Relief Work, 1595; Railway Labor in the United States, 1902; Education in Porto Rico, three volumes. 1903-05: Inauguration of the American Public School System in Porto Rico, 1905; also miscellaneous monographs; also edited three annual reports of Nat. Child Labor Com., 19 4-07, etc. Clubs: Century, City, Beta Theta Pi (N. Y. City), University ( Philadelphia ), Cosmos ( Washington). Resi- dence: Englewood, N. J. , Address: 105 E. 22d St., N. Y. City.

LINDSAY, Walter Thomas:

Lawyer; b. Huntington, L. I., Feb. 22, 1874; s. Dr. Walter and Emma (Thomas) Lindsay; ed. Wesleyan Univ., 1896; grad. N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B., 1998; m. N. Y. City, Sept. 10, 1904, Annie Louise Woodbridge. Att'y for Wood, Harmon & Co., and allied cor- porations; has traveled extensively through- out U. S .; sec. and director N. Y. and N. J. Tunnel Co., Harwood Construction Co .. Mon- tague Builders' Supply Co. Republican. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Recrea. tions : Boating. tennis, horseback riding.

Club : Alpha Delta Phi. Broadway, N. Y. City. Address : 256 LINDSAY, William :

Lawyer; b. in Rockbridge Co., Va., Sept. 4, 1:35; s. Andrew and Sallie (Davidson) Lindsay (Scotch ancestry) : ed. in Va .: m. 1st, Henrietta, d. Isaac Robertson Semple, of Ky .; she died, leaving one daughter, Marion, now Mrs. Frank O. Suire, of Cin-

World's Columbian Exp'n, and La. Purchase Exp'n, trustee. Mem. law firm Lindsay, Kremer, Kalish & Palmer, N. Y. City. Trus- tee Carnegie Inst. of Washington; mem. Am. Bar Ass'n, Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., the Clan Lindsay of Scotland, Southern Soc,, The Virginians, The Kentuckians, and Con- federate Veterans. Clubs: Manhattan, Law- yers. Address: 205 W. 57th St., N. Y. City.

LINDSLEY, Elmer:

Captain, U. S. Army; b. in N. Y., Nov. 13, 1866; appt'd from N. Y., cadet at U. S. Mil. Acad., June 16, 1887; grad. and promoted 2d lieut. of cavalry. June 2, 1591. Served from Sept., 1801 to May, 1592, at Fort McKinney. Wyo .; Fort Yellowstone. Wyo., 1892-95; pro- moted Ist lieut., Ist Cav., June, 1599; chief of scouts and in charge of the protection of Yellowstone Park, 1:07-95; at Fort Keog !!. Mont., Oct., 1998 to 1901; promoted cap :. , Feb. 2, 1901; Ft. Yellowstone, Wyo., 1901-02: in Philippine Islands, 1992-03: regimen !?! , q .- m., Ist Cav., in 1903. at Ft. Clark, Texas : with Ist Cav. at San Francisco for 6 wee !. s after earthquake; chief quartermaster durin; summer of 1906; at Philadelphia 190S. Ad- dress : 26th St. and Gray's Ferry Road, Phil- adelphia.

LINDSLEY, Smith M .:

Lawyer; b. Monticello, N. Y., April 11, 1847; s. Rufus B. and Seeny J. ( Weed) Lindsley; ed. Monticello and Wyoming Sen :- inaries ; m. Barryville, N. Y., April 23, 173. Dorlissa J. Johnston. Studied law in office and was admitted to bar, 1870, at Utica, N. Y., where has since been engaged in practice : now men. law firm Lindsley & Mackie. Corp'n counsel of Utica, 1572-73: chm'n Civil Service Comm'n, 1:91. Democrat; Presby- terian. Mem. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, and one of its delegates to Universal Congress of Lawyers and Jurists, 1001. Mem. F. and .1. M. Address : Utica, N. Y.

LINEN, Herbert Murray:

Publisher: b. Columbus. O .. May 21. 1877; s. Robert Walker and Sarah ( Burdell) Linen : ed. publish schools; attended one year at Ohio State Univ .; m. Brooklyn, N. Y .. Jan. 3. 1005, Mlrs. F. L. Schafuss (née Hicks). Was for a time clerk in tiro ins. office: be- came identified with James T. White & Co .. publishers: now see. and director of the company; director the National Press Bu- reau; has been for five years asse. editor The National Cyclopedia of American Bio- raphy; interested in the introduction of the School City, or self-government of schools. Episcopalian. Mom. Ohio State Univ. Ass'n of Y. Residence : 655 Putnam Av .. Boro' Brooklyn. Bay Shore. I. I. (sum- mer). Address: 320 5th Av., N. Y. City.

LINGLEY, Richard Turner:

Certified public accountant ; b. London, Eng., May 9, 1573: s. James A. and Frances

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H. (Chipchase) Lingley; ed. London, Eng., board schools, Univ. of State of N. Y., ae- countancy degree, C.P.A .. : m. Brooklyn, N. Y., June 9, 1:97, Clara Feltham. Until May 1, 1906, was partner i Patterson, Teele & Dennis, certified public accountants, of Bos- ton and N. Y. City; assisted in the account. ing work relative to the consolidation of Greater N. Y. Mem. Am. Real Estate Co. of N. Y. Episcopalian. Mem. N. Y. State Soc. Public Accountants, the Am. Ass'u Public Accountants. Clubs: Faculty Club of Columbia Univ. (N. Y.); Victorian (Dos- ton, Mass. ); Salem (Salem, Mass.) ; The Ledges ( Me., sec.). Address: 527 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.

LINN, William Alexander:

Bank president, author; b. Sussex, N. J., Sept. 4, 1846; s. Alexander and Julia (Vib- bert) Linn; grad. Yale, A.B., 180S (editor Yale Literary Magazine, 1868. class poet) ; m. N. Y. City, Isi1, Margaret A. Martin .. Reporter and night editor N. Y. Tribune, 1808-71; on editorial staff N. Y. Evening Post, 1871-1900; resigned to devote himself to lit- erary work; admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1883. Mem. comm'h appt'd by governor of N. J., 1899, to report on a scheme for the pre- servation of the Palisades, which comm'n framed and secured passage of the law un- der which the Interstate Comm'n (of which he is a member) was appt'd, and which has rescued the Palisades frem destruction. Pres. People's Nat. Bank, Hackensack Mu- tual Building and Loan Ass'n. Author: The Story of the Mormons. 1902 ( MacMill- an) ; Rob and His Gun, 1902 (Scribners) ; Horace Greeley, 1903 ( Appleton). Republi- can. Trustee Johnson Public Library, Hack- ensack, N. J. Mem. Nat. Geog. Soc., N. J. Hist. Soc. Club: Authors (N. J. City). Ad- dress: 67 Clinton Place, Hackensack, N. J. LINSON, John J .:

Lawyer; b. Mongaup Valley, N. Y., Nov. 29, 1850; s. John J. and Emily Fidelia (Jor- dan) Linson; ed. Monticello Acad., State Normal School. Albany: m. Monticello, N. Y., Oct. 16, 1572, Ida Mapledoram (died Feb. 23, 1902) ; children: Ernest J., b. 1973, Harold M., b. 1873, Kenneth K., b. 1SS0, John JJ., Jr., b. 1882. Admitted to the bar, Jan .. 1872; now mem. firm of Liuson & Van Buren, lawyers, of Kingston, N. Y. Since 1907 spe- cial counsel in charge of the proceedings taken by the City of N. Y. to acquire land for the proposed Ashokan Reservoir and Catskill Aquednet in Ulster County. Corpora- tion counsel Kingston, Is-3-87; State Sen- ator, isss-91, comin'r statutory revision, 1:92- 95; comm'r to recommend changes in legis- lative procedure, 1995; v.p. and att'y Nat. Ulster Co. Bank; trustee and att'y Kingston Savings Bank. Democrat. Mem. N. Y. State, N. Y. City and UIster Co. Bar Ass'ns; trus- tee and treas. Kingston City Library; mem. Masonic order. K.icht Templar, Knigh's of Pythias. Clubs: Reform (N. Y. City), Kings- ton ( Kingston). Address: Kingston, N. Y.

LINZMEYER, Louis:

Actuary: b. Brooklyn, Oct. 28, 1875. En- tered the acturial dop't of the Manhattan Life Ins. Co. of N. Y., 182, and since 1903 has been ass't netuary of that company. Fellow of the Artmartial Soc. of America. Address: Co Broadway, N. Y. City.

LIPMAN, Clara:

Actress; b. Chicago; d. Abraham and Josephine Lipman; ed. in public and private schools in Chicago; m. Louis Mann, actor. First acquired taste for the stage by success in amateur theatricals in Chicago; made first professional appearance with Mime. Modjeska in Odette, and continued in that company, playing also in Camille, Frou-Frou and As You Like It for one season; then joined a German stock company in Chicago, and after- ward starred one season in German come- dies; reappeared on English stage as the "Langhing Girl" in Incos; later with Palmer Stock Company, in Jim the Penman and other comedies; then in leading

role in The Strange Adventures of Miss Brown, with husband, Louis Mann; afterward in The Girl from Paris, The Telephone Girl, and The Girl from the Barracks; starred three seasons with husband in All on Account of Eliza: then in The Red Kloof and Master and Pupil; temporarily retired from stage be- cause of a fall on shipboard traveling t, Europe, by which her arm was paralyzed; during retirement wrote play of Pepi, and comedy of Julie Bonbon, in which she has, since 1903, starred with her husband; wrote The Italian Girl, in collaboration with Ed- ward Freiburger. Address: 310 W. St., N. Y. City.

LIPPINCOTT, William Henry:

Artist; b. Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 6, 1819: s. Isaac and Emily Lippincott; commenced study of art at Pa. Acad. Fine Arts, and became an illustrator for publications and later a scenic artist, practising that branch of art for six years. at the same time con- tinuing to paint easel pictures. In 18:4, went to Europe to study as a pupil of Leon Bm- nat, of Paris; remained in Paris until les2: m. 1593, Mrs. Amelia ( Wilson) Chester. Ro- turned to U. S., 1982; established a studio in N. Y. City; was prof. painting, Nat. Acad. Design, three years; associate, les7, acad- emician, 1896, Nat. Acad. Design. Painter of portraits, figures, compositions and land- scapes exhibited at Paris Salon, and regular conth'r to Am. art exb'ns: devoted a pir- tion of time to scenic painting, having paint- ed the scenery for Salambo, La Boheme. Manyu and other operas. Some of the most important oil and water color pictures are: Un Jour de Congé ( Paris Salon, 1979) : The Duck's Breakfast (Centennial Exp'n, 1876) : Pink of Old Fashioned ( Water Color Soc .. 1> 2) ; Helena (Nat. Acad. Design, 1ss5) : In- fantry in Arms; Love's Ambush: Pleasant Retieetion. Address: 7 W. 431 St., N. Y. City.

LIPPITT, Francis Smith:

Clergyman; b. Providence, R. I., July 2 :. 1873: s. Albert D. and Mary Bradford ( Smith) Lippitt; ed. St. Stephen's Coll., 1995; Berke- ley Divinity Sel., I. Curate St. Andrew's Ch., Rochester, N. Y., 1-05-101; rector Ch. of the Ascension, Rochester, since 191. Epis- copalian. Chaplain Genesce Falls Lodge DIF, F. and A. M. Mem. Monroe Commandery. K. T., Rochester Consistory, A. A. S. R ; master Rochester Chapter Rose Croix, .1. 1. S. R .: director Children's Play Ground Tionene. R whoster. Club: Genesee Valles ( Rochester). 21 Address: Selye Terrace,

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LIPPMANN, Julie Mathilde:

Poet, author, critic; b. Brooklyn. N. Y., June 27, 1564; d. Adolph and Marie S. Lipp- mann; ed. private schools; contb'r to lead- ing magazines. Author: Jock O'Dreams; Miss Wildfire; Dorothy Day; Sweet P's; Dearie, Dot and the Dog; Every Day Girls; A Fool and His Money; Consin Faithful; The Facts in the Case. Address: 17 W. 84th St., N. Y. City. LIPSY, Louis:

Journalist; b. Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 30, 1876; s. Jacob and Dinah R. ( Philipowsky) Lipsky; ed. Rochester (N. Y.) Acad .. Co- lumbia Univ .; studied law one year with Theodore Bacon, of Rochester; m. Brook- lyn, N. Y., Mar. 20, 1906, Chariotte Schacht. Editor The Shofar; managing editor The American Hebrew; editor The Maccabean, a Zionist magazine, and contb'r to Jewish magazines; translator of sketches from Yid- dish literature; in book form, adapted M. Spector's Three Worthies. Author: Where Childhood is a Myth, a collection of stories of Jewish life. In preparation a volume of Pseudo-Philosophie Utterances of an Eccen- tric Thinker. Contb'r to The Reader Maga- zine, The Boston Transcript, and other news- papers and magazines. Sec. Exec. Com. In- dependent Order B'nai B'rith; editor Eng- lish page The Jewish Herald; has written on the Yiddish drama, having compiled a list of all dramas ever presented on Yiddish stage. Independent in politics. Hebrew. Officer Federation of Am. Zionists. Recrea- tion: Chess. Address: 489 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.

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Who's who in New York City and State, 1909, pt 2, Part 31

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