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MARVIN, Harry N .:
Manufacturer; b. Jordan, N. Y .; s. Daniel W. and Ellen J. ( Weed) Marvin; grad. Syra. cuse Univ., class of 1883, A.M .; m. Canastota, N. Y., Sept. 14, 1882, Oramella L. Tackabury : children: Robert S., M. Marguerite, Ken- neth T. and Daniel W. Inventor Marvin Electric Rock Drill; pres. of m. Mutoscope and Biographi Co. for 7 years. Pres. and di- rector of Marvin & Casler Co .; treas. Aus- tral Window Balance Co .; v .- p. Am. Muto- scope and Biograph Co. Trustee Syracuse Univ. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. A. A. A. S., Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs. Clubs : Union. Lotos, Columbia Yacht. Address: 340 Riverside Drive, N. Y. City.
MARVIN, John N .:
Clergyman ; b. Plattsburgh, N. Y., Sept. ", 1550; s. N. and Margaret ( Monte) Marvin ; ed. Plattsburgh Sch .; m. Feb. 2, 1876, Sarah G. Daggett; chidren: Elizabeth L., Frances G. In early life was in book and stationery business : ordained in the ministry of the P. E. Church by Bishop Doane, of Albany. 15,9. Served seven years at Canajoharie. N. Y .. as missionary, five years rector of St. John's Ch., Johnstown, N. Y .: since then general missionary Diocese of Albany. Sec. Mission Thank Offering Com .: editor and publisher of the Albany Church Record: pres. Church Record Press: sec. and ass't treas. B'd of Missions of Diocese of Albany: treas. Com. m'n for leaf Mnte Work. Address: 299 Madison Av., Albany, N. Y.
MARVIN. Selden E .:
Sec. and treas. Franklin Boiler Works Co., and sec. Cherry Creek Mines Co .; b. Dec., 1869, Albany, N. Y .: s. Selden E. and Katharine Langdon ( Parker) Marvin: ed. Albany Acad., St. Paul's Sch .. Concord. N. Il .. Hopkinson's Sch., Boston, Harvard Univ .. A.B., 1593. Col. and mil. see. to Governor Levi P. Morton, 19900. Republican. Epis- copalian. Treas. Diocese of Albany, N. Y. Clubs: Fort Orange, Country. ( AAlbany, N Y.): Harvard. Republican, (N. Y. City) ; Strollers, AArmy and Navy. Address: Al- bany, N. Y.
MASON, Alexander Taylor:
Lawyer; b. Westerly. R I., June 15. 1959 ; s. Rev. Arthur and Amelia C. (Taylor) Mason: grad. Trinity Coll., Hartford, Conn .. A.B. (with honors in mental, moral and poli-
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tical philosophy), 1851, A.M., 1884; Columbia Univ. Law School, LL.B., 15$3; unmarried. Admmitted to N. Y. Bar, 1983; managing clerk of firm of Root & Strong, 1885-86; mem. firm of Daly, Hoyt & Mason since 1887. Municipal civil service comm'r of the City of N. Y., 1868-1902; deputy att'y gen. State of N. Y., 1905-06; mem. Greater N. Y. Charter Revision Comm'n, 1900. Delegato to Republican Nat. Conv. of 1904; chm'n Law Com., Rep. County Com., 1900. Ex-capr. Com- pany C Eth Reg't, N. G. N. Y. Episcopalian. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. Countv Bar Ass'n, Chevalier de la Legion d'LIon- neur. Patron Met. Museum of Art; mnem. of corporation of Five Points House of in- dustry; pres. Alliance Francaise de New York; trustee École Maternelle Française; first v .- p. of Federation of French Alliances in U. S. and Canada. Mem. Am. Geog. Soc., Civil Service Reform Ass'n. Clubs: Univer- sity, Century, Down Town Ass'n, Republican of City of N. Y. Address: 119- E. 57th St., N. Y. City.
MASON, Arthur Eugene:
Banker; b. Fort Ann, N. Y., Nov. 8, 1808; s. Eugene S. and Catherine (Barrett) Mason; ed. in public school, Glens Falls, N. Y .; m. Sept. 29, 1891, Lillian Crandell; children : Stuart C., b. July 30, 1898, Thomas Irwin, b. Aug. 9, 1904. Began banking business about 1884 with First Nat. Bank of Glens Falls, working up to head bookkeeper: after serv- ing about 20 years there in different capac- ities took present position as cashier of the Glens Falls Trust Co., of which is also treasurer and a director. Also director Glens Falls Publishing Co. Republican; Episco- palian. Trustee Crandall Free Library, Glens Falls; mem. Commercial Iss'n. Mem. Sen- ate Lodge, F. and A. M., Glens Falls Chap- ter, R. A. M., Washington Commandery, K. T., Oriental Temple, Mystic Shrine. Recre- ations : Yachting,
antomobiling, billiards. Clubs: Glens Falls, Glens Falls Auto Club. Address: 278 Glen St., Glens Falls, N. Y. MASON, Caroline Atwater:
Author; b. Providence, R. I., July 10, 1853 . d. Stephen and Mary ( Weaver) Atwater; ed. Friends' Boarding Schools and in Germany; m. Rochester, May 29, 1877, John H. Mason; childreu: Mary Atwater, Ruth Little. Auth- or: A Titled Maiden; A Minister of the World; The Minister of Carthage: Holt of Heathfield; A Lily of France; The Little Green God: The Quiet King; The White Shield; A Woman of Yesterday; The Bind- ing of the Strong. Address: 213 Culver Road, Rochester, N. Y.
MASON, Daniel Gregory:
Musician, author. lecturer; b. Brookline, Mass., Nov. 20), 1973; s. Henry and Helen Augusta ( Palmer) Mason: grad. Harvard Univ., 1895; m. N. Y. City, Oct. 8, 1904, Mary Lord Taintor Mason. Composer of elegy for piano, various songs, etc. Author: From Grieg to Braluns; Beethoven and His Fore- runners; The Romantic Composers, etc. Lec. turer in extension dep't of Columbia Univ. Address: Care The Macmillan Company, 60 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
MASON, Francis:
Civil eng'r; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., May 13, 1575; s. Albert and Elizabeth Ann ( Frothing- ham) Mason; ed. Polytechnic Iust., Brooklyn,
Harvard, A.B., cum laude, 1896; Columbia -
Unir, C.E., 1895; m. Albany, Sept., 1902, Helen Tremain Martin; one son, Harding Tre- main Mason, b. 1903. Spent 6 months on Continent and in England, after graduation; then 4 years in eng'ring dep't of N. Y. Cen- tral & Hudson River R. R. on construction of branch lines. bridges, yards, stations, grade crossing eliminations. etc .; then 4 years with Pa., N. Y. & L. I. R. R., on surveys, plans and construction of the Pennsylvania tun- nels under N. Y. City, of which work is now resident eng r. Independent in politics. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs. Club : Harvard. Address: 345 E. - 33d St., N. Y. City.
MASON, Herbert Delavan:
Lawyer; b. East Swanzey, N. H., Nov. 2, 1578; s. Herbert W. and Abbie Frances (Alexander) Mason; grad. Cornell Univ., LL.B., 1900. Associated with Hornblower, Byrne, Miller & Potter, lawyers, N. Y. City, 1902-05; mem. firm of Ivins, Mason, Wolff & Hoguet, lawyers, N. Y. City, since 1905. N. Y. State Civil Service Examiner, 1902; as- sisted as counsel in general investigation of N. Y. City and Brooklyn traction conditions by N. Y. Pubile Service Comm'n, First Dist., 1907. Author : Part II ( "Rural Law"') of The Farmer's Business Handbook, in Rural Science Series, edited by Prof. Li- berty Hyde Bailey, 1933 ( Macmillan ) : Mason on Highways, four editions, 1902-1905; joint author Mason & Hoguet's Supplement to Brightley's N. Y. Digest, 1996-1966. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Fidelity Lodge, 51, F. and A. M. (Ithaca), New Hampshire Soc. of City of N. Y. Clubs: Cornell University (N. Y. City) ; Town and Gown, Craftsmen's, ( Ithaca). Address: 27 William St., N. Y. City.
MASON, Victor Louis:
V .- p. Development Co. of America; b. Washington, D. C., Dec. 9, 15;0: s. James Madison and Laura E. (Pepin) Mason; ed. public schools and high schools of Washing- ton, D. C., Columbian (now George Wash- ington) Univ., Washington, D. C., B.S., 1997; m. Washington, D. C., Mar. 3. 1891, Daisy C. Simons; children: Annette Alger, b. 1sos, Ilelena, b. 1901. V .- p., director and mem. Exec. Com. Development Co. of America, .1m. Mexican Lumber Co. : director and mem. Ex- ec. Com. Imperial Copper Co. Author: New Weapons of the Army, and Four Lincoln Conspiracies, in Century Magazine, and other miscellaneous literary work. S.c. to Sec. of War (Gen. R. A. Alger) during Spanish- Am. War; also to Sec. of War Root for short time. Now pres. Passaic (N. J.) B'd of Trade; mem. N. Y. & N. J. Bridge Com- m'n, appt'd by governor of N. J., June 1966. Republican; Episcopalian. Mem. S. A. R., Mich. Soc. of N. Y. Recreations: Automo- biling, golf. Clubs: Cosmos. ( Washington, D. C.): Lawyers, Automobile of America (N. Y. City) ; Yountakah Country. AAddress: 11 Pine St., N. Y. City.
MASON, William Pitt:
Prof. chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst .: b. N. Y. City, Oct. 12, 1833; s. James and Emma ( Wheatley) Mason: grad. Rensse. laer Polytechnie Inst .. C.E., Isf. B.S., Ist: Union Univ .. M.D., Ies1; m. 1-6, Emilie E. Harding, Philadelphia. Specialist in the chemistry of water supply, and expert in sanitary matters relating to water supply.
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Fellow A. A. A. S. ; mem. Am. Philos. Soc., Washington Acad. Sciences, Am. Chem Soc., Am. Waterworks Ass'n, New England Water- works Ass'n, Franklin Inst., Royal Sanitary Inst., Great Britian, Am. Pub. Health Ass'n. Author: Examination of Potable Water; Water Supply; Notes on Qualitative Analy- sis; Examination of Water. Address: Troy, N. Y.
MASQUERAY, Emmanuel L .:
Architect; b. Dieppe, France, 1861; ed. Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris; awarded the Prix Déschaumes, 1879, and by institute of France, Paris Prix Chauderaigues, 1890; gold medal, Salon of 1883, Paris. Founded "Ate- lier. Masqueray" for study of architecture 1883; chief of design, La. Purchase Exp'n, 1901-04; buildings erected there being Trans- portation Palace, Agriculture Palace, Horti- culture Palace, Fisheries and Forestry Pal- ace, The Cascades Colonnade of States and Pavilion, Louisiana Purchase Monument, twelve bridges, and all the decorative archi- tecture in the grounds; among other works are the Long Island Coll. Hosp. (associated with D. E. Waid), and the Cathedral of St. Paul, at St. Paul, Minn., the Pro-Cathedral of Minneapolis, Minn., now in course
0 erection. Charter mem. Soc. of Beaux Arts Architects, N. Y. City, Architectural League of N. Y., N. Y. Chapter Am. Inst. of Archi- tects. Clubs: Century, Players (N. Y. City ) ; St. Louis (St. Louis) ; Minnesota, Town and Country (St. Paul, Minn.). Address: 156 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
MASSE, Edgar Francis Hubert Joseph:
Clergyman : b. Sydenham, England, 1861; s. Joseph and Margaret (Bowack) Masse; ed. Highgate Sch., Worcester Coll., Oxford, Ely Theol. Coll., Cambridge, England. Formerly ass't chaplain Holy Trinity Ch. (American ), Paris, France; rector Ch. of Our Saviour, Boston; now rector St. Luke's Ch., Utica, N. Y. Address: 192 Columbia St., Utica, N. Y.
MASSECAR, Frederick Herbert:
Physician; b. Waterford, Ont., Can., s. Walker and Mary (Chart) Massecar; ed. Waterford public school. Simcoe Model School, Ontario Coll. of Pharmacy, Toronto, Univ. City of N. Y., M.D. Democrat; Bap- tist; mem. N. Y. Co. Med Soc., N. Y. State Med. Soc .: mem. Canadian Camp, Canadian Club, Canadian Soc .. Delaware Valley Ass'n. Address: 52 W. 130th St., N. Y. City.
MASSON, Thomas Lansing (Tom Masson) : Managing editor of Life since 1994; b. Essex, Conn., July 21, 1:66; s. Capt. Thomas L. (famous ship captain) and Malvina M. Masson; early boyhood spent at sea; ed. public schools, New Haven, Conn .; m. Hart- ford, Conn., Oet. 24, 1-93, Fanny Zulette Goodrich. Began business career in N. Y. City and St. Louis up to 1885; began literary career then as news editor of Am. Press Ass'n and conth'r to N. Y. Times: after- wards, until 1-94, ass't un'g editor and humorous editor m. Press Ass'n. Author: The Yankee Navy, 1-99, Life Publishing Co. Editor: Masterpieces of American Humor, 1903 ( Doubleday Page) : In Merry Measure, 1905 (Life Publishing Co.) ; A Corner in Women, 1905 ( Moffat. Yard & Co.): The Von Blu- mers, 1906 ( Moffat. Yard & Co.) ; The Humor of Love, 1906 ( Moffat, Yard & Co.) ; The New Plate ( Moffat, Yard & Co. Residence: 201
Ridgewood Av., Glen Ridge, N. J. Address: 17 W. 31st St., N. Y. City.
MASTERS, Francis R .:
Merchant; b. Matteawan, N. Y., Dec. 2 .. 1861; s. Rev. Francis Robert (D.D.) a-1 Fannie (Howell) Masters; D.C.L., Holbronk Mil. Sch., Sing Sing, N. Y .; m. Yonkers, N. Y., Dec. 6, 1892, Ella Rodney King; one son, Francis Robert, Jr., b. 1897. Senior mem. Francis R. Masters & Co. Mem. Chamber of Commerce, 7th Reg't Veterans Ass'n; trustee People's Inst. Clubs: Union League. Mer chants, Ardsley. Residence: 210 W. 57th S :. N. Y. City. Address: 43-45 Worth St., N. Y. City.
MASTICK, Seabury Cone:
Lawyer; b. San Francisco, Calif., July 19, 1S71; s. Seabury L. and Mary ( Wood) Mas- tick; ed. in public schools of Alameda. Calif .. Hopkins Acad., Oakland. Calif., Oberlin Coll, A.B., 1>91, Oberlin Coll., A.M., 1994, Univ. of Calif., LL.B., 1994; student at Cornell Univ., 1899 and 1908; m. Irvington-on-Hudson, N. Y., Oct. 1, 1596, Agnes E., d. Lucien C. and Keren (Osborne) Warner. Practised law three years in San Francisco and since 1896 in N. Y. City; admitted to practice in Supreme Court of U. S., 1906. Delegate to numerous Republican conventions: alternate delegate from N. Y. City to Nat. Republican Convention in 1904. Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Bar Ass'n, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n. Ass'l Bar City of N. Y., Patent Law Ass'n of Washington, D. Recreation: Farming. Mem. California Soc., S. A. R., Knights Templar (Palestine Commandery, N. Y.). Clubs: University, Republican, Lawyers ( N Y. City) : Union League (Chicago). Resi- dence: Bear Ridge Farm, Pleasantville, N. Y. Address: 141 Broadway, N. Y. City.
MATHER, Frederic Gregory:
Journalist, author; b. Cleveland, O., Aug. 11, 1844; s. Samuel Hohnes (LL.D.) and Emily W. (Gregory) Mather: on father's side descended from Richard Mather, first of name to settle in America; four great-grand- fathers were officers, on American side. in Revolutionary War: grad. Dartmouth, isc7. studied law, Cleveland, O., 1567-70; m. Ist, 1571, Cornelia HI. Oleott: 2d, Isso. Alice E Yager; one daughter, Cornelia Helen (m. Evans S. Kellogg, of Schenectady, N. Y.> Editor-in-chief Binghamton ( N. Y.) Repub- lie in, 1574-79; special representative in Canada of U. S. Bureau of Ed'n, 1971-75: editorial writer, Albany ( N. Y.) Evening Journal, 1979. SO; editor Albany Evening Journal Alna- nae, 1-93; special Albany corr. of several newspapers, 18-0-97. Edited and complied : New York in the Revolution. 1:38: Supplement to same, 1901: and has prepared much origi- nal material relating to War of 1-12. AAuthor: The Refugees of 1556 from Long Island to Connecticut. 1202. Has written much for numerous journals, and over :) articles for magazines (including Harper's Monthly and Weekly, Lippincott's. North American Review. Outing. Andwer Review Frank Leslie's Monthly and Illustrated
Newspaper, Atlantic. Popoular Science Monthly, Magazine of American History. Princeton Review, Scientific American and St. Nicholas) ; and cyclopedias (including the Britannica, Appleton's and Appleton's Biographical) ; beside making several histor- ical, political and genealogical compilations-
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among them being a chapter in Gen. James Grant Wilson's Memorial History of N. Y. City, and several chapters in Public Service of the State of N. Y., 1883. His earlier mag- azine articles were illustrated by himself. Mem. Sons of the Revolution in the State of N. Y., Am. Forestry Ass'n, Nat. Geog. Soc., Am. Copyright League, Soc. Am. Au- thors, Graduate Ass'n of Alpha Delta Phi of Albany and Vicinity, Dartmouth Alumni Ass'n of Conn., ex-treas. Am. Canoe Ass'n. Mem. Ohio Soc., Albany Soc., Dartmouth Alumni Ass'n (all of N. Y. City). Mem. Historical Soc. and the Civic Federation, Stamford, Conn. Republican. Episcopalian ; trustee St. John's Church House, Stamford, Conn. Clubs: Dartmouth, Alpha Delta Phi (N. Y. City) ; ex-trustee Fort Orange (Al- bany, N. Y.); Suburban, director Yacht ( Stamford, Conn.). Residences : Albany, N. Y .; Stamford, Conn. Address: 164 Fair- field Av., Stamford, Conn.
MATHER, Robert:
Lawyer, railway official; b. Salt Lake City, Utah, July 1, 1859: s. James and Margaret (Holt) Mather; ed. Knox Coll., Galesburg, Ill., A.B., les2, A.M .: m. Detroit, Mich., April 23, 1852, Alice Caroline, d. Horatio Jell. Ad- mitted to Ill. Bar, Chicago, 1886: local att'y Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R'y Co., 1889; ass't gen. att'y, 1994; gen. att'y, 1801-1902; gen. counsel since 1902. Now pres. The Rock Island Co .; Ist v .- p. and gen. counsel St. Louis & San Francisco R. R. Co., Chicago & Eastern Ill. R. R. Co., Evansville & Terre Haute . R. R. Co .; Nat. Bank of the Re- public. Chicago Mercantile Trust Co., N. Y. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Chicago
Bar Ass'n, Illinois Bar Ass'n, Am. Bar Ass'n; trustee Knox Coll., Galesburg, Ill. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Law, (Chi- cago) ; Metropolitan, University, Lawyers, (N. Y. City). Address: 115 Broadway, N. Y. City.
MATHESON, William John:
Merchant and mf'g chemist; b. Elkorn, Walworth Co., Wis .; s. Finlay and Anna Meigs ( Lighthall) Matheson: cd. St. And- rew's, Scotland; m. 1881, Harriet Torrey; children : Mrs. Anna Matheson Wood, Hugh M., Malcolm. Began business in 1876 as chemist in application of coal tar dyes, forming a connection with a large German firm of mf'rs of coal tar dyes, of which is now American resident partner. Pres. and director Matheson Lead Co .; director Cas- sella Color Co., Corn Products Refining Co., director Bank of N. Y. Billings-Clapp Co., Continental Ins. Co., The Fidelity & Casualty Co., General Chemical Co., Read Phosphate Co .: trustee Title Guarantee & Trust Co. Pres. Biological Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, L. I. Mem. Soc. Chemical Industry. Am. Chem. Soc .; trustee and pres. Hoagland Laboratory, L. I. Coll. Clubs: Hamilton, Rembrandt, 20th Century, (Brooklyn), Cen- tury Association, Down Town, Union League, Metropolitan, N. Y. Yacht, Seawanhaka Yacht, Chemist (N. Y. City). Residences: Fort Ilill. Lloyd Neck, Huntington, N. Y. and 510 Park Av., N. Y. City. Address: 181 Front St., N. Y. City.
MATHEWS, Charles Thompson:
Architect, anthor; b. Paris, France, March 31, 1803; s. Charles Drelincourt and Rebecca and 1905; has traveled extensively in Eu-
(Thompson) Mathews; grandson of William Edmund and Anna (Loree) Mathews; one of maternal ancestors was Anthony Thomp- son, of Sandwich, England, who married Dorothy Honeywood of Roxton Manor, and came to America in 1637, and one of paternal ancestors was Major Dirke Wesselse Ten Broeck, who came to Beverwyck (now Al. bany, N. Y.), in 1662, was the first recorder of the city in 1686 and mayor, 1696:1695; cd. St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N. H., and in Paris and Nice, France, Yale, A.B., 1850., A.M., 1892, Columbia Sch. of Mines, Ph.B., 1559. Studied architecture in Paris; exhib- ited drawings at World's Columbian Exp'n, Chicago, 1893; won competition, in 1591, for remodeling Ch. of the Holy Trinity, N. Y. City; introduced under the requirements of the Building Dep't of N. Y. City, an in- novation in fireproof construction; in 1901 won competition for remodeling east end of St. Patrick's Cathedral, N. Y. City, the competitors being architects from France, England, Canada and America. Author : The Renaissance under the Valois, 1893; The Story of Architecture, 1996; The Renaissance was very favorably reviewed by Brunetière in the Revue des deux Mondes, and the minister of public instruction of France wrote an official commendatory letter concerning it to the American ambassador. Residence : 30 W. 57th St. Address : 281 Fourth Av .. N. Y. City.
MATHEWS, Frances Aymar:
Author; b. N. Y. City, d. Daniel and Sara Eayres (Webb) Mathews; ed at home. Writer of novels, plays, etc .; some trans- lated into Norwegian, Spanish, Italian, Portu- guese, Russian and French. Author: Mx Lady Peggy Goes to Town. 1901: Little Tragedy at Tientsin; The Undefiled; Billy Duane; The Marquise's Millions: The Stair- case of Surprise; If David Knew: Plays: Pretty Peggy; Joan d'Arc; \ Dakota Di. vorce; Up Yonder: The Flame Dancer. Epis- copalian. Recreations: Horses and travel. Address: Hotel Laporte, cor 117th St. and Amsterdam Av., N. Y. City.
MATHEWS, John Alexander:
Metallurgist; b. Washington, Pa., May 20, 1872; s. William Johnston and Frances Sage ( Pelletreau) Mathews: ed. Washington and Jefferson Coll., B.S., 1993. M.S., 1590, Sc.D. causa honoris. 1902: Columbia University, M.A .. 1595, Ph. D., 199$: Royal Sch. of Mines, London Univ .; m. Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 29. 1903, Florence Hosmer King; children: Mar- garet King, b. 1903, John A., Jr., b. 1908. Three years instr. chemistry, Columbia U'niv. ; sometime univ. fellow in chemistry, and Barnard fellow of. Columbia Univ. : re- ceived Andrew Carnegie Research Scholarship of Iron and Steel Inst. of Great Britain : first recipient of Andrew Carnegie Gold Medal for Research by Iron and Steel Inst. Honorary ass't to late Prof. Sir W. C. Roberts-Austen, at Royal School of Mines. In 1902, left Columbia and became metallur- gist 10 Crucible Steel Co. of America. and from 1904 to 1908 was ass't mg'r Sander- son Bros. Steel Co. In July, 190s. be- came operating manager and gen. sup't and a director of the Haleomb Steel Co. of Sur- ense. Twice mem. U. S Assay Comin'n, 1900
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rope, studying metallurgical processes and methods. Mem. Syracuse Lighting Comm'n to investigate the feasibility of using Niagara power in Syracuse and of municipal owner- ship of lighting plants; formerly director Chamber of Commerce and chairman of its Committee to investigate the subject of smoke abatement. Author of many papers on chemical and metallurgical subjects, and one of the special contributors on "Steel'' to Encyclopædia Americana (1907 edit.). Re- publican; Presbyterian. Mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Am. Soc. for Testing Materials, Soc. Chem. Industry, Iron and Steel Inst. of Great Britain: fellow A. A. A. S .; mem. Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Xi. Recreation: Tennis. Clubs: Citizens, University, Syra- cuse Country; Engineers (N. Y. City). Ad- dress: 1813 W. Genesee St., Syracuse N. Y.
MATHEWSON, Charles Frederick:
Lawyer; b. Barton, Vt., May 3, 1860; s. Azro B. and Amelia (Sias) Mathewson; grad. Dartmouth Coll., A.B., les2 ( valedictorian for first scholarship, with prize awards in Greek, Latin, mathematics and oratory, and Phi Beta Kappa) ; grad. Columbia Law Sch., LL.B., 1885; m. Dec. 8, 1886, Jennie Camp- bell Anderson, d. Gen. Samuel J. Anderson, of Portland, Me .; one son : Samuel Anderson, b. 1889. Admitted to bar N. Y. City, 1885; since in continuous practice, largely in cor- poration law ; mem. firm of Harmon & Mathew- son. Director, Caledonian-American Ins. Co. and Columbia Trust Co. Mem. N. Y. Law Inst., Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. (mem. Griev- ance Com.). Republican. Recreations: Golf, tennis, etc. Prominently identified with col- lege and amateur interests and sports be- fore and since graduation. Pres. Dartmouth Coll. Ass'n of N. Y., 1895-97; alumni trustee Dartmouth Coll., from 1594, having been twice reelected; formerly pres. Met. Ass'n, Amateur Athletic Union: mem. New Eng- land Soc., Soc. of Vermonters. Clubs: Dart- mouth (was first pres.), University (N. Y. City), University (Boston), Down Town Ass'n, Delta Kappa Epsilon, St. Andrew's Golf, Apawamis. Automobile of America. Residence: 337 W. 87th St. Address: 40 Wall St., N. Y. City.
MATTHEW, William Diller:
Museum curator; b. St. John, N. B., Can- ada, le71; s. George F. and Katherine M. (Diller) Matthew; grad. Univ. of New Brunswick, Canada, A.B. (honors in science and mathematics), 1889; Columbia. Ph.B., 1893, A.M., 1891, Ph.D., 1895: m. Brooklyn, 1905, Kate Lee. Ass't Am. Museum Natural History, N. Y. City, 1895; subsequently ass't curator, asso, curator, Dep't of Vertebrate Paleontology. Fellow N. Y. Acad. of Sci- ences, Geol. Soc. of America: mem. A. A. A. S. Address : Hastings-on- Hudson, N. Y.
MATTHEWS, Brander:
Author, educator; b. New Orleans, La., Feb. 21, 1532; ed. private schools, N. Y. City, Columbia Coll., A.B., IST1. A.M., 1874. Columbia Law Sch., I.L.B .. 1:73; D.C.I ... Univ. of the South, 1>99; Litt.D. from Yale Univ., at the bicentenary, 1901; LL.D. from Columbia, at the sesquicentenary, 1901. Re. ceived Legion of Honor from French Gov. ernment, 1907. Admitted to the bar, 1873: acted for several years as private sec. to his
father, Edward . Matthews, one of leading business men of N. Y. City. Contributed to magazines; published first book in 1879; called to Columbia as lecturer in English, 1891; appt'd prof. literature, 1892, prof. dramatic literature, 1900. In 1902 lectured on the English Drama before the Royal Insti- tute of Great Britain; in 1904, mn'g editor Columbia University Quarterly. One of or. ganizers of the Authors Club, N. Y. City. 1882; The Kinsmen, N. Y. City, 1952, London. 1883; American Copyright League, 1552: The Dunlap Society, 1885; The Players, 1889; The Columbia University Press, 1893: National Institute of Arts and Letters, 1899, and the Simplified Spelling B'd (chm'n 1906). Au- thor (plays) : Margery's Lovers, produced 1884; A Gold Mine (with George H. Jessop), produced 1887; This Picture and That. pro- duced, 1887, published 1894; On Probation (with George H. Jessop), produced les9; The Decision of the Court, produced and published 1993; Peter Stuyvesant, Governor of New Amsterdam (with Bronson Howard). produced 1899. Fiction : In Partnership (with HI. C. Bunner), 1884; The Last Meeting, 1955: A Secret of the Sea and Other Stories, 1559: With My Friends-Tales Told in Partnership, 1891; In the Vestibule Limited, 1892; A Tale of Twenty-five Hours (with George H. Jes- sop), 1892; Tom Paulding, 1892; The Story of a Story and Other Stories, 1893: Vignettes of Manhattan, 1894; The Royal Marine-An Idyl of Narragansett Pier, 1894; His Father's Son, 1895; Tales of Fantasy and Fact, 1996; Outlines in Local Color, 1897; A Confident To-morrow, 1899; The Action and the Word, 1900. Also many works in essays and criti- cisms, including French Dramatists of the 19th Century, 3 editions, 1851, 1590, 1901: Parts of Speech-Essays on English. 1901: The Development of the Drama, 1903; Inquiries and Opinions. 1907, etc .; numerous pamph- lets and booklets, of which the most recent are: The Spelling of Yesterday and the Spelling of To-morrow, 1900; American Character, 1906. Has edited twelve books. furnished prefaces, and introductions to many publications and contributed chapters to important works on literary and educa. tional topics. Clubs: Authors, Century. The Players (N. Y. City), Athenaeum, Savile ( London ). Address: 681 West End Av., N. Y. City.
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