Who's who in New York City and State, 1909, pt 2, Part 36

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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LUQUEER, Frederic Ludlow:

Principal Public Sch., 152. Brooklyn: b. N. Y. City, Jan. 25. 1570: s. Francis T. and Charlotte A. (Suydam) Luqueer; grad. Co- lumbia, A.B. ( Phi Beta Kappa), 1894, Ph.D .. 1896, fellow in education, 1994-96; m. N. Y. City, 199. Eleanor Earl Pretat. Author: Hegel as Educator ( Macmillan ) ; also articles on education in Educational Review, School- Journal, and Proceedings of Nat. Municipal League. Pres. iss'n Doctors of Philosophy of Columbia Univ .; mem. Theta Delta Chi fraternity. Address: 86 Marlborough Road Brooklyn, N. Y.

LUQUER, Lea Mellvaine:

Adjunet prof. mineralogy, Columbia Univ .: b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 4. lot: s. Rev. Lea and Eloise Elizabeth ( Payne) Lnquer: of ohl Long Island family settled there since les. descended from JJan l'Escuyer: grad. Trinity School, Tivoli-on- Hudson. N. Y .; Columbia l'hiv., C.F., 17, Ph. D., 1994; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Dee. 1. 196. Anne Low Pierrepont, d. Henry Evelyn Pierrepont: children: Lea Shippen, Evelyn Pierrepont, Thatcher Payne. In Columbia Univ. as ass't instr. and adjnuet prof. since 1-57: student Univ. of Munich. summer of 1994. Anthor: Minerals in Rock Sections (D), Van Nostrand). Vestryman

WHO'S WHO IN NEW YORK LYDECKER

Christ P. E. Church, N. Y. City: sec. Exec. Com. N. Y. Kindergarten Soc .; director Bar Harbor Kindergarten. Fellow A. A. A. S., N. Y. Acad. Science. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, Sigma Xi, Huguenot Soc. of America, Soc. Colonial Wars. Clubs : Cen- tury, City. Address: 321 W. 80th St., N. Y. City.

LUSK, Clayton R .:

Lawyer; b. Center Lisle, Broome Co., N. Y .; s. Samuel R. and Clara MI. (Root) Lusk; grad. Cornell Univ., LL.B .; m. Che- nango Forks, Broome Co., N. Y., June 23, 1904, Anna L. Mix. Engaged in gen. practice of law; mem. firm of Davis & Lusk. Elected city judge, City of Cortland, N. Y., term began Jan. 1, 1905. Republican. Mem. Phi Delta Phi fraternity. Clubs: Thoughnioga, Cortland. Address: Cortland, N. Y.

LUSK, Graham:

Prof. physiology; b. Bridgeport, Conn., Feb. 15, 1866; s. Dr. William T. and Mary H. (Chittenden) Lusk; grad. Columbia Ph.B .. 1887, Ph.D., Munich, 1891; later honorary M.A., Yale; Sc.D., Yale, 1909; m. N. Y. City, Dec. 20, 1900, Mary Woodbridge Tiffany; children: William T., Louise, Louis T. Taught at Yale Med. Sch .. 1891-98; since then at the Univ. and Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll., N. Y. City. Independent in politics. Fellow Royal Soc. of Edinburgh; corr. fellow Im- perial Soc. of Physicians of Vienna. Clubs : University, Century, Alpha Delta Phi. Ad- dress : 11 E. 74th St., N. Y. City.

LUSK, Thurston Gilman:

Physician; b. Guntersville, Ala., Sept. 1, 1869; s. Lorenzi D. and Mary Emma (Love- less ) Lusk : ed Guntersville ( Ala. ) High Sch., Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll. ( Univ. of N. Y.), M.D., 1993: m. Nov. 23. 1599, Mary Carlisle Todd (died March 11, 19v1). House physi- cian N. Y. Skin and Cancer Hosp., Jan., 1-93, to Oct., 1591; dermatologist to Roosevelt Hosp. Dispensary, 1895-1903. to Bellevue Dispensary, 1995-1904; Cornell Dispensary. 1900-01; clini- cal ass't Post-Graduate Med. School and Hosp., 1:95-95; instructor 1s98-1903, adjunct prof. of diseases of the skin since 1903, Post-Grad. Med. School. Independent in politics: Methodist. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n. N. Y. State Med. Soc., N. Y. County Med. Soc., Soc. Social and Moral Prophylaxis, Soc. of Dermatology and Genito-Urinary Surgery; Physician Mutual Aid Ass'n. Alumni Soc. Skin and Cancer Hosp. Mem. Indepen- dent Lodge 155, F. and A. M., Manhattan Chapter, 184, R. A. M .. Knickerbocker Whist Club, N. Y. Southern Soc. Recreations : Whist, bridge, theaters. baseball. Address: 121 E. 40th St., N. Y. City.

LUSTIG, William:

Physician; b. Hungary, June 14, 15$4; s. Louis and Rose (Roth ) Lustig; received gen- eral public school education including two years at De Witt Clinton High School N. Y. City; grad. Long Island Coll. Hosp., M.D .. 1906. General practice of medicine since gra- duation ; clinical ass't to Hill's Maternity Clinic N. Y. City. Republican organization man; at last primary (19cs) elected City Committeeman on Republican ticket for 20th Assembly Dist., Manhattan. Hebrew religion. Mem. Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Address: 322 E. With St., N. Y. City.

LUTHER, Mark Lee:

Author; b. Western N. Y., Jan. 5, 1972; 8. Ira M. and Jane ( Cole) Luther; ed. Harvard Univ .; m. N. Y. City, April 8, 1901, Grace Montague Richmond. Author: The Favor of Princes, 1:9: The Henchman, 1992; The Mastery, 1904; The Crucible, 190 :. Club : Authors. Address: Care The Macmillian Co., N. Y. City.

LUTZ, Frank Eugene:

Zoologist: b. Bloomsburg, Pa., Sept. 15, 1879, s. M. P. and A. A. (Brockway) Lutz: grad. Haverford Coll., A.B., 1900; Univ. of Chicago, A.M., 1902; Univ. of Chicago, Ph.D .; University Coll .. London, 1903: m. German- town. Phila., Dec.30, 1904, M. E. Brobson; one daughter, Anna, b. Aug. 23, 1906. Mem. resi- dent staff. Station for Experimental Evolu- tion, Cold Spring Harbor. Address: Cold Spring Harbor, L. I., N. Y.

LUTZ, Stephen H .:

Physician, surgeon, b. Elizabeth. N. J., May 16, 1872; s. Stephen M. and Margaret Cook Lutz; ed. Coll. City of N. Y., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Columbia), M.D., 1993; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 1, 1599, Winifred A. Steppe. Surgeon Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hosp .; aural surgeon Brooklyn Eastern Dist. Hosp .; laryngologist Kings Co. Hosp .; ass't surgeon Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hosp .: consulting aurist to Jamaica Hosp. and Bedford Hosp. Mem. N. Y. Otol. Soc., Am. Laryngol., Rhinol. and Otol. Soc., Am. Med. Ass'n, Kings Co. Med. Soc., L. I. Med. Soc., Pili Gamma Delta fraternity, Coll. Phys. and Surg. Alumni. Club: Cres- cent Athletic. Address: 254 Hancock St., Brooklyn, N. Y.

LYALL, Herbert James:

Lawyer; b. London, England, Dec. 11, 18€9: s. William and Kittie (Ear!) Lyall; grad. Amherst Coll., A.B., 1991; Columbia Law Sch., I.L.B., 1900; m. April 17. 1907, Lima Agnes Hess. Engaged in general practice of law in N. Y. City. Director Brighton Mills. Re- publican. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Recreations: Golf, automobiling, etc. Club: Alpha Delta Phi. Address: 31 Nassau St., N. Y. City.

LYDECKER, Charles E .:

Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, May 26, 1851; s. John A. and Julia ( Kent) Lydecker: ed. Coll. City of N. Y., B.S .. 151; fellow, 1972, Colum- bia Coll., LL.B .. 1973: m. N. Y. City. Jan. 19, 1852, Ella Voorhis: children : Leigh Kent. b. 15-3, Kenneth, b. 1-$5, Nathalie. b. 15ST. Has been engaged in various will contests and litigations, including those of the Leland Stanford estate, Calif., Eugene Cruser Will. N. Y., Howard Paul, London: also in com- mercial and corporation law; also in case

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Comm'r in Lunacy. Has traveled to Europe. Alaska. British Columbia and U. S. Public administrator. N. Y., since 19.9.02: chm'n Com. Independent Politiet Clubs, which printed and distributed ballots and obtained successful vote by which list Constitutional Convention was held in N. Y. Major. nh Reg't. N. G. N. Y .; pres. Nat. Guard Ass'n of State of N. Y .: mem. Council Military Service Inst'n. U. S. A .: mem. Veterans of ith Reg't. N. G. N. Y .: received brevet comm'n and long-service decoration of State of New York. Democrat. Protestant. Mem.

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N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Ass'n Bar City of | 2d, Warren, Mass., June 26, 1902, Annie Eliza. N. Y., Holland Soc., Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Manhattan, N. Y. Athletic, Reform, Lawyers, Hacken- sack Golf. Address: 42 Broadway, N. Y. City.

LYDECKER, Henry Ross:

Lawyer; b. Yonkers, N. Y., Mar. 4, 1869; s. Albert and Martha B. ( Morison) Lydecker ; ed. Newburgh Free Acad .; m. Newburgh, N. Y., Oct. 12, 1891, Mary Amelia Brown; children: H. R., Jr., b. 1893, William Bickey, b. 1895, Grace Morison, b. 1898, John Albert, b. 1899, Dorothy Bird, b. 1901. Engaged in general practice of law at Brooklyn and Newburgh, N. Y. Member of Tenth Separate Company, National Guard New York, Ring- gold Hose Company No. 1. Director New- burgh Engine Co., Newburgh Billposting Co., Hambletonian Remedies Co., Hudson Valley Drug Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Newburg Lodge, F. and A. M., Highland Chapter 52, Hudson River Commandery 35, K. T. Club: Etna Boat. Address: New- burgh, N. Y.

LYFORD, Frederic E .:

Banker; b. Waterville, Me., Jan. 26, 1853; s. Albert and Phebe (Bates) Lyford; ed. Waverly (N. Y.) Acad .; m. 1st, 1876, Cora B. Lowman (died) ; 2d, 1891, Jane L. Lemon ; children: Winifred H., b. 1878, Charles A., b. 1883, Percy L., b. 1586, Frederic E., Jr., b. 1895, Katharine V. E., b. 1897. With First Nat. Bank of Waverly, N. Y., since 1871, now president. Also actively connected for sev- eral years with Sayre Land Co., Sayre Water Co., and Cayuta Wheel and Foundry Co. at Sayre, Pa .; original organizer of Waverly Electric Light & Power Co .; now v .- p. Nat. Bank of Sayre, Pa. ; pres. York State Realty Co., director Consolidated Telephone Co .; sec. Valley Telephone Co., A. H. Thomas Paint Co .; director Athens Furniture Co .; sec. Sayre Sand & Plaster Co. Republican ; Presbyterian. Has served as pres. Village of Waverly; pres. B'd of Education, and served trustee of both boards. Mem. Waverly Masonic lodge. Has been v .. p. N. Y. State Bankers' Ass'n; trustee Robert Packer Hosp. Club: Elmira City. Address: Waverly, N. Y.

LYFORD, Oliver S., Jr .:

Electrical eng'r: b. Cleveland, Ohio, 1870; Oliver S. and Lavina A. ( Norris) Lyford; grad. Yale Univ., Ph.B .; graduate work in Cornell Univ .; m. N. Y. City, 1596, Frances Lyman Meigs; children: Margaret Meigs, b. 1897, Olive Meigs, h. 1900. Formerly chief eng'r Westinghouse Elec. Mf's Co., and v .- p. and general mg'r Siemens & Halske Flec. Co .; now chief elec. eng'r Westinghouse. Church, Kerr & Co .; sec. and treas. Sargent Eng'ring Co .; director Santa Clara Lumber Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs, Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs, Berzelius Soc., Yale, Kappa Alpha Soc., Cor. nell. Clubs: Lawyers, Yale. Address: 10 Bridge St., N. Y. City.

LYMAN, Albert J .:

Clergyman; b. Williston, Vt., Dec. 24, 1845; grad. Union Theol. Sem., 1Ses, resident licen- tiate Yale Theol. Sem .. 1869; received D.D. from Amherst Coll., 1991: in. 1st. Brooklyn, June 1, 1570, Ella Stevens (died 1:23) ; m. 85-4

beth Hills. Ordained in ministry of Congr ... gational Church, 1870; pastor First Co :.: '1 Church, Milford, Conn., 1569-73, South Co!'! Church, Brooklyn since Jan. 1, 1874. Author: Preaching in the New Age, 1902, being 1 !. Carew Lectures, Hartford Theological Sen .. inary, 190); A Plain Man's Working Vi. .. of Biblical Inspiration, 190"; also various ar. ticles in periodicals. Pres. Council. Broo !:- lyn Inst. Arts .and Sciences, 1999-1004. Ad- dress: 255 President St., Brooklyn.

LYMAN, Alexander S .:

Lawyer; b. New Orleans, La., April 19, 1860; s. Joseph Bardwill and Laura Elizabeth (Baker) Lyman; ed. Chamberlain Inst., Ran- dolph, N. Y. (valedictorian), 1950: N. Y. Univ., A.B., (valedictorian ). 1984; Columbi .. Law Sch., LL.B., cum laude, 1586; m. E. Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 17, 1991, Bertha B. Burton; children : Frances B., b. 1993, Alex. Victor, b. 1896, Laura Elizabeth, b. 1893. . 1s- sociated with Davis, Stone & Auerbach, 1500- 96; now being ass't to gen. att'y; partner in Blair, Phelps & Lyman, 1997-99; counsel for Brooklyn Elevated R. R. Co., 1898-1902; N. Y. Central & Hudson River R. R. Co., 1997-10 1 and since 1905; now being ass't partner in Blair, Price & Lyman, 1902-05. Republican. Presbyterian ; trustee First Presby'n Ch. of Edgewater, S. I. Mem. N. Y. Bar Ass'n. Psi Upsilon. Clubs: Brooklyn, Clifton Boat. Address: 58 Townsend Av., Stapleton, L.

LYMAN, Chester Wolcott:

Paper mi'r; b. New Haven, Conn., May 25. 1861; s. Chester S. Lyman (prof. Sheffield Scientific Sch. of Vale) : ed. Hopkins Gram- mar Sch., New Haven, Yale, B.A., 1852, later M.A. After graduation, employed in U. S. Coast Survey, and traveled abroad for one year; then studied twelve months in Sheffield Scientific Sch., Yale. In summer of 1855, en- tered employ of W. H. Parsons & Co., paper mf'rs and merchants, N. Y. City, and in Issi went to Chicago as Western representative of the firm. In Iss9, went to West Newton, Pa., and became connected with Westmoreland Pa- per Co .; in 1990, to Herkimer. N. Y., and eventually became a director and me'r Her- kimer Paper Co .; on absorption of that com- pany by Internat. Paper Co. became connected with latter: ass't to pres. Internat. Paper Co. since its organization, ISOS; now also me'r one of the departments of the company. Mem. Am. Paper and pulp Ass'n (sec .- treas., 1-Os- 19 0) ; (sec.) The Forestry Water Storage and Mf'g Ass'n of N. Y. State, Am. For- estry Ass'n, A. A. A. S., Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs, S. A. R. Clubs: University. Yle, Ardsley. Address: 30 Broad St., N. Y. City.

LYMAN, Frank:

Iron mi'r: grad. Harvard. A.B., 1574. Co. lumbia (School of Mines) M.E .. ISTs. V .- p., sec .. treas. and director Low Moor Iron Co. of Va .: treas, and director Am. Inst. Mining Eng'rs, Covington Machine ( ) .: trustee Brooklyn Savings Bank. Brookly Trust Co .. Long Island Loan and Trust Co., J. S. Trust Co .: director Brooklyn City R. R. Co. Green- wood Cemetery, Nassin Nat. Bank, Washing- ton Water Power Co. Clubs: University. Garden City Golf, Down Town. Players, Hamilton. Residence: 31 Remsen St .. Brook. lyn. Address : $2 Wall St., N. Y. City.

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LYMAN, Hart:

Editor; b. Plymouth, Conn., Dec. 8, 1851; s. Rev. Ephraim and Hannah D. (Richards) Lyman; grad. Yale, 1873; special course at Univ. of Berlin and Heidelberg; m. Engle- wood, N. J., 1881, Marion Torrey. Editorial writer on N. Y. Tribune since 1876; editor-in- chief since Mar., 1905. Clubs: University, Yale, Graduates. Address: The Tribune, 154 Nassau St., N. Y. City.

LYMAN, Henry D .:

Pres. Am. Surety Co. of N. Y .; b. Park- man, Ohio, April 12, 1832; s. Darius and Bet- sey C. (Converse) Lyman; ed. in common schools; m. Boston, Mass., Jan. 13. 1:87, Laura M. Stevens (died Dec. 31, 1902) : 2d, Parkman, Ohio, June 7, 15.0, Louise C. Jud- son. Served as special agent Post-office De. p't; chief clerk contract office, P. O. De- p't; 2d ass't postmaster-gen. at 32 years of age, under administration Pres. Arthur in 1884. Sec., v .- p. and later pres. Am. Sur- ety Co. of N. Y., covering period from 1=85 to date. Trustee North River Sav- ings Bank, N. Y. Republican. Mem. Cham- ber of Commerce, Ohio Soc. of N. Y. Clubs: Union League, Lotos. Address: The New Plaza, N. Y. City. LYMAN, Joseph :

Landscape and coast painter; b. Ravenna, Ohio, July 17, 1843; s. Joseph and Mary (Clark) Lyman; ed. in schools of Cleveland, Ohio; studied art in N. Y. City. Asso. aca- demician of Nat. Acad. Design. Awarded bronze medal La. Purchase Exp'n at St. Louis. Club: Century. Residence: 621 Fifth Av. Address: 7 W. 43d St., N. Y. City.

LYNCH, Frederick:

Clergyman, editor, author; b. Peace Dale, R. I., July 21, 1567; s. Thomas B. and Jane (Gough) Lynch; grad. Yale, B .. 1., and B.D). Ordained in Congregational ministry; pastor Pilgrim Church, N. Y. City, and on editorial staff of Christian Work and The Evangelist. Delegate, 1907, to Internat. Peace Congress, Munich; delegate, 1908, to Internat. Peace Congress, London; delecate to Internet. Cong'l Ecumenical Council, Edinburgh, 1908. One of the founders of the Peace and Arbi- tration Soc. of City of N. Y. Director Peace Soc. City of N. Y., trustee Nat. Cong'l Church Building Soc .; director Ethical Social League, N. Y. City. Author: The Enlarge. ment of Life (Putnams) ; Is Life Worth Living (Crownell). Address: Hotel Win- throp, 7th Av. and 125th St., N. Y. City.

LYNCH, Gertrude F .:

Author, journalist; b. New London, Conn .; d. Bernard Lorne and Augusta Trieste ( Hempstead) Lynch; received collegiate and private instruction at New London, Conn., and N. Y. City. Author: The Fighting Chance; The Wanderers; Winds of the World; also special writer for N. Y. Sunday Sun, and contb'r to magazines. Mem. Daughters Am. Revolution. Episcopalian. Clubs: Pen and Brush ( charter mem.). Mashipacong Country. Address: Pen and Brush Club, 30 W. 24th St., N. Y. City.

LYON, Anna Elizabeth Parker (Mrs. Doré Lyon) :

Author: b. N. Y. City; d. Ransom and Sarah Jane (Hutchings) Parker; ed. Convent of the Sacred Heart, Manhattanville, N. Y .;

m. Collegiate Church, 48th St. and Fifth Av., Feb. 7, 1:82, Doré Lyon; one daughter, Grace Parker Lyon. Pres. and editor Club Woman Magazine. Interested in literary and musical pursuits. Author: Prudence Pratt (novel) ; was appt'd hostess for State of N. Y. at St. Louis Exp'n; has written plays that have been produced, and has published music. Episcopalian. Pres. Eclectic Club; director- general N. Y. S. Trade School for Girls; 2d r .- p. Rubinstein Club. Director Manhattan Chapter, D. A. R .; mem. Nat. Arts Club; mem. Post Parliament. Address: National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park, N. Y. City. LYON, Charles R .:

Lawyer: b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Mar. 6, 1862; s. George W. and Elizabeth S. (Corwin) Ly- on; ed. Greenport Public School, Southold (N. Y.) Acad., Eastman's Nat. Business Coll., Poughkeepsie. N. Y., and Columbia Coll. Law Sch., LL.B., 1888; m. Greenport, Suffok Co., N. Y., Oct. 2, 1895, Rose Krancher; children: Beulah E., b. 1897, Kenneth K., b. 199. Trus- tee and sec. and treas. Green Hill Cemetery Ass'n, Greenport, N. Y. Republican; Presby- terian; trustee Greenport Presby'n Ch. Mem. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Suffolk County Bar Ass'n; pres. Greenport Literary Society; junior warden Peconic Lodge 349 F. and A. MI., and Royal Arch Mason. Treas. Presby'n Sunday Sch .; mem. Exec. Coin. Lecture Course Ass'n, Greenport Public Library As- s'n. Address: Greenport, Suffolk Co., N. Y.

LYON, E. Atherton:

Clergyman; grad. Trinity Coll., Dublin, Ire- land, B.1., 1876, LL.B., 1579. M.A., 1551. Or- dered deacon and ordained priest, 1596, by Bishop Potter, in Episcopal ministry. Form- erly ass't St. John's Ch., Yonkers, 1596: rec- tor Christ Ch., Yonkers, since 1596. Address: Christ Ch. Rectory, Yonkers, N. Y.

LYON, George F .:

Jurist: b. Barker, N. Y., July 13, 1849; s. Harry and Pamella A. (Livermore) Lyon; grad. Binghamton Acad., ISCS; Hamilton Coll., A.B., 1872, LL.D., 1904; m. 1854, Eliza- beth R. Mather, of Binghamton, N. Y. Ad- mitted to Bar, N. Y. S., 1575; mem. law firm of Chapman & Martin, 1876-77; Chapman & Lyon, 1877.9). Mem. N. Y. State Constitu- tional Convention, 1594: elected justice Su- preme Court on nomination of both Republi- can and Demceratie parties, 1995, for term ending Dec. 31, 1909. Address: Binghamton, N. Y.

LYON, Henry G .:

Capt., U. S. A .: b. April 17. 1565: appt'd from Buffalo, N. Y., cadet U. S. Mil. Acad., West Point, July 1, 1>>6; promoted Ed lieut., 17th Inf., June 12. 1890; served at Fort D. .. Russell, Wyoming, 1890-94: participated in Pine Ridge Indian campaign, 1990-91 ; also in the "Coxerite" troubles in Wyo. and Idaho, and the Am. Railway Union strike, 194. Mem. Don't Platte Ride Team, 199204, and of Army Rifle Team, 1-94; distinguished merks- man. Served at Columbus, O., 199197; pro- moted Ist lieut., 24th Inf. (colored). April. 1897; at Fort Donglas, Utah, 1=97-98: at Tampa, Fla., with rog't, May-June, 1-25; at Santiago de Cuba and in assault on San Juan Hill, where was severely wounded through right hip, July, 1955 (recommended for brevet) ; post q .- m. and commissary and

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comd'g 8th Inf. detachment at Fort D. A. [ of Mayflower) ; academic ed'n; grad. Nat. Russell, Wyo., 1893-99; participated in Coeur d'Alene mining troubles, Idaho, May-July, 1899 (commended ) ; comd'g Ft. Harrison, Mont., July, 1599-1900; constructing q .- m. Ft. Harrison, Mont., July-Dec., 1899; promoted capt., 22d Inf., Dec., 1899. On duty with Nat. Guard of N. Y., summer of 1900; regi- mental q. m., 22d Inf., in Philippines, 1901-02; on duty with Nat. Guard of N. Y., summer of 1902; transferred to 17th Inf., Aug., 1902; comd'g Ft. Lawton, Wash., Oct., 1902, to Feb., 1903, in Philippines, 1903 to 1905, Dep't of Mindanao. Garrison duty Ft. McPherson, Ga., Aug. 1905 to July 1906. Duty with Nat. Guard of N. Y. summer of 1906. Detailed paymaster U. S. A. Nov. 2, 1906. Address : Old Federal Bld'g, St. Louis, MIo.

LYON, Irving Phillips:

Physician; b. Hartford, Conn., 1870; s. Irv- ing Whitall (M.D. ) and Mary (Tucker) Lyon; grad. Yale, A.B .. 1893; Johns Hopkins Univ., M.D., 1897; m. N. Y. City, 1900, Kate P. Lathrop; one daughter, Mary Phillips, b. Dec. 20, 1903. Began practice of medicine in Buffalo, Dec., 159S. Instr. clinical medi- cine, Univ. of Buffalo; librarian Med. Li- brary, Univ. of Buffalo. Independent in politics. Mem. Ass'n Am. Physicians, Am. Ass'n Pathologists and Bacteriologists, Buf- falo Acad. Medicine, etc. Phi. Beta Kappa Soc. (Yale). Club: University (Buffalo). Address : 531 Franklin St., Buffalo, N. Y. LYON, James B .:

State printer; b. Middle Granville, N. Y., Mar. 25, 1858; ed. common schools; m. Feb. 18, 1890, Anita Thompson, of Albany. Clerk in a book store in Gloversville, 1872-76; mf'r of blank-books and stationery in Albany, be- ginning in 1876; public printer State of N. Y., 1858-95; printer and bookbinder since 1876; publisher for State of N. Y. Court of Appeals Reports, Miscellaneous Reports, Session Laws and Appellate Div. Reports and Combined Official Series of N. Y. State Re- ports and Session Laws. Address: Albany, N. Y.

LYON, Newell:

Lawyer; b. Ithaca, N. Y., Sept. 20, 1874; s. Marcus and Susan Mann (Schuyler) Lyon: ed. Cornell Univ., A.B., 1997; N. Y. Law Sch., L.L.B., 1899; m. N. Y. City, 1901, Della Ward Ferous; one son, Philip Schuy- ler, b. 1906. Practising law in N. Y. City from 1899. Author of the course in com- mercial law in the Correspondence School of Banking, conducted by American Inst .. of Bank Clerks; also of series of papers on The Law of Negotiable Instruments, pub- lished in Bulletin of Am. Inst. of Bank Clerks. Director Pneumatic Eng'ring Co. Republican. Club : Alpha Delta Phi. Ad- dress : 27 William St., N. Y. City.

LYON, Samuel Backus:

Physician and med sup't; b. Palmer, Mass., Aug. 25, 1811; s. AAmasa U. seended from William Lyon, Roxbury, 1635) and Mary E. (Backus) Lyon (d. Sarah Danielson, of Danielson. Conn., and great- granddaughter of Col. William Danielson, of 11th Conn. Vols., Revolutionary War, and d. Rev. Samuel Backus of Westminster, Conu., a great-grandson of Rev. Isaac Backus, his- torian, and descendant of Edward Winslow

Med. Coll. Washington, D. C. (now part of George Washington Univ.), M.D., 1679; m. Margaret Wiley, of Urbana, O .; one son, Winslow, b. 1889. Began independent life in business house and bank; in 1963, weht South and West on account of threatened lung trouble; entered U. S. Gov't service, 1870, at Gov't Hosp. for the Insane at Wash- ington, D. C. Grad. Univ. Medicine at Washington and studied at Vienna, Aus- tria: practised at Gov't Hosp. for Insane at Washington, and in 1890 was elected med. sup't of Bloomingdale Asylum, N. Y. City, in which position continues. Supervised de- sign, construction, removal and develop- ment of new Blomingdale Hospital at White Plains, N. Y. Republican. Congregational- ist. Mem. Am. Medico-Psychol. Soc., Am. Neurol. Soc., N. Y. Neurol. Soc .. Soc. of Med. Jurisprudence, New England Soc. of N. Y. Clubs: Century, National Arts, Y. City, American Yacht (Rye, N. Y.). Ad- dress: White Plains, N. Y.

LYON, Theodore Edward:

Educator; b. N. Y. City, July 26, 1867; s. Theodore Edward and Mary ( Smith) Lyon; grad. Public Sch. 69 (valedictorian), Coll. City of N. Y. (valedictorian), Phi Beta Kappa, 1857; unmarried. Asso. headmaster. Barnard School for Boys (treas.), Barnard School for Girls (treas. ), Barnard Elementary Sch. Mem. 8th Reg't, N. G., N. Y., 1594; lient., 1894; capt., 1896; served in Spanish-Am. War as capt., Sth N. Y. Vols. Republican. Pro- testant. Mem. Soc. History Teachers, School- master Ass'n, Phi Delta Theta. Recreation : Summer camping. Club : Graduates. dress : 151 Convent Av., N. Y. City.

LYON, Thomas Lyttleton:

Agriculturist and educator ; b. Pitts- burgh, Pa., Feb. 12, 1869; s. James B. and Anna M. Lyon; grad. Cornell, B.S. in Agr. 1>91, Ph.D., 1904; post-grad. studies in agr'l chemistry, Univ. of Göttingen, Germany; m. Chicago, 1899, Bertha L. Clark. Instr. chem- istry, 1891-95, prof. agriculture, 1595-1906. Univ. of Neb .; prof. experimental agronomy, Cornell Univ. since 1906. Associate director Neb. Agr'l Experiment Station, 1999-14: in charge of dairy test, Trans-Mississippi Grains (with E. G. Montgomery ) ; also

Exp'n, Omaha, 1SOS. Author: Grading many articles in the Cyclopedia of American Agriculture, Encyclopedia Americana, etc., and bulletins of the Neb. Agr'l Experiment Sta- tion and of the U. S. Dep't of Agr. Mem. Am. Chem. Soc., A. A. A. S., Soc. of the Sigma Xi, Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Address: Ithaca, N. Y.

LYONS, Julius J .:

Lawyer; b. N. Y., Oct. 7, 1843; s. Rer. Jacques J. (Jewish clergyman) and Grace Lyons; ed. publie schools and Univ. Gram- mar Sch., N. Y .; studied law: admitted to bar in 1:06; m. 1572, Constance Hendricks. For 22 years officer and director of several Jewish charitable institutions, including among them Montefiore Home for Chronic Invalids, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Hebrew Tech. Institute: judge-advocate Second Brigade, on Gen. Vilmar's staff (rank of major), 175- 76; also distinguished as amateur nisiciam; composer, opera, The Lady and the Tiger;

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Who's who in New York City and State, 1909, pt 2, Part 36

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