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MITCHELL, Mason:
Actor, soldier, consul; b. Hamilton, N. Y., 1859; s. David J. Mitchell; ed. St. John's Sch., Manlius, N. Y., Exeter (N. H.) Acad. : m. San Francisco, Calif., Nov. 25. 1:95, Edita Ellis. Went on stage at Is, becoming mem- ber of the company at old Broadway Thea- tre, N. Y. City; advanced rapidly and be- came supporter of John McCullogh. Edwin Booth and Lawrence Barrett, etc., and lead- ing man with Madame Modjeska; in 1ss3. ic- companied Mary Anderson to England, play- ing at Lyceum Theatre, London; was leading man at the Drury Lane Theatre (only Amer. ican in the company ) ; returned to America in 185, and while playing at Winnipes. in the Northwest, the Riel rebellion broke ont: entered service of Canadian Gov't as a seomt : rendered valuable service and was highly commended and decorated for same: traveled extensively through S. America and the South Sea Islands, writing and illustrating articles on those countries, especially in regard to
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pany with Robert Louis Stevenson, the novel- ist; subsequently visited the Fiji, Ellis, Gil- bert, Marshall and Caroline groups of isl- ands. Returning to America, became man- ager Garrick Theatre, N. Y. City, and acted in support of Mrs. James Brown. Potter; served in Spanish-Am. War as mem. of the Rough Riders; desperately wounded at bat- tle of Santiago; accompanied Theodore Roose- velt in his gubernatorial campaign, making speeches; returned to stage for brief period. In 1902, appt'd consul to Zanz:bar: while there hunted for big game, and several innse- ums and his club in N. Y. bear testimony to his skill in this respect; appt'd consul at Chungking, China in 1904 and in 1908 consul to Apia, Samoa. Address: Apia, Samoa.
MITCHELL, Richard H .:
Lawyer; b. Mckeesport, Pa., 1870; s. Dr. James B. and Emma ( Henry) Mitchell; of Irish and German ancestry; ed. public schs., Coll. City of N. Y., class of Iss, Columbia Law Sch., 1890-91. Admitted to bar, 1891: be- came associated with Morgan & Ives, lawyers, and later became partner with Rollin M. Mor- gan, present firm being Morgan & Mitchell. Elected to N. Y. Assembly from 35th Dist., 1897, and in 1998 elected senator, serving 1899-1900; ass't corporation counsel in charge of the Bronx. Democrat. Was pres. Pcrto Rican-Am. League. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Ass'n Bar Borough of the Bronx, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, Kane Lodge 454, F. and A. M., Jerusalem Chapter, Coeur de Lion Commandery. K. T. Mem. League of Am. Wheelmen, Pa. Soc. in N. Y., Taxpayers' Alliance, Alumni Iss'n Coll. City of N. Y., Bronx West Side Ass'n. Clubs: National Democratic, N. Y. Yacht, Larchmont Yacht, Fordham, Schnorer, Washington, Jefferson, Tammany, Pawnee. Address : 1216 Washing- ton Av., N. Y. City.
MITCHELL, S. Alfred:
Astronomer: b. Kingston, Ontario, April 29, 1874; s. John C. and Sarah (Chown) Mitchell ; grad. Queen's Univ .. M.A., 1594; Johns Hop- kins Univ., Ph.D., 1998; m. Houston, Texas, Dec. 28, 1899, Milly Gray Dumble; one son, Allan Charles Gray, b. 1902. Research ob- server at Yerkes Observatory, Is9>-99: tutor in astronomy, Columbia Univ., 1899-1906; in- structor 19 6-08; adjunet prof. since 1908. As- tronomer U. S. Eclipse Expd'ns to Georgia, 1900; to Sumatra, 1901, and to Spain, 1905; fellow Royal Astron. Soc .. . 1. 1. 1. S .; mem. Astron. and Astrophy. Soc., Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Sigma Xi Soe., Beta Theta Pi fra- ternity. Address: Columbia University, N. Y. City.
MITCHELL, Samuel Smith:
Clergyman : b. Stamford, Conn., Mar. IS, 1502; s. James and Harriet Emily ( Smith) Mitchell; ed. Stamford (Conn.) High Sch .; Trinity Coll .. Hartford, Conn., B .. A., ISS5. M.A., ISS9; Berkeley Divinity Sch., Middle- town, Conn .; m. N. Y. City, Feb. 20. 1-93. Clara Anna Conley ; one son, Samuel Smith, Jr., b. 194. Curate St. Chrysostom's Chapel. Trinity Parish, N. Y. City : chaplain Actors' Ch. Alliance and Guild of the Holy Cross. Episcopalian. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Address: 216 W. 44th St., N. Y. City. 940
MITCHELL, Willard A .:
Lawyer; b. Chateaugay, N. Y., Feb. ; 1868; s. James and Amelia ( Rockwell) What !. ell; grad. Univ. of Vt., A.B., lesi; Colum' Law Sch .; m. New Haven, Conn., 1993, Lili .:. I. Miles. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, Dec., I. Director Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. : ... the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Co. Mem. P :.. Beta Kappa Ass'n, Dwight Alumni As :.. Columbia Law Sch. Alumni Ass'n. Clubs. Lawyers. Republican, Baltusrol Golf. dence: 321 W. 92d St. Addrress: 141 Broad way, N. Y. City.
MITCHELL, William:
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, May 11, 1950; s. Hon. William Mitchell, justice N. Y. Sa preme Court (1850-58) and Mary P. (B.r. rian) Mitchell; ed.
Columbia School, Columbia Coll .. A.B., 1sos, Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1>71 (valedictorian ) : 1 .. Nov. 8, 1900, Elizabeth E. Howell, d. The». dore P. Howell of Newark, N. J. Admittel to N. Y. bar, 1871: mem. law firm of Mitcheil & Mitchell. Republican. Mem. Psi Upsilon fraternity, Huguenot Soc. of America. Clubs: Union League, Down Town Ass'n, N. Y. Athletic. Address: 44 Wall St., N. Y. City.
MITCHILL, Theodore C .:
Teacher: b. N. Y. City, Aug. 19. 1566: S. Theodore C. and Matilda J. (Hance) Mitchill : grad. Columbia Univ .. A.B., 15:6, A.M., 1991: unmarried. Head of Dep't of English, Boys' High Sch., Brooklyn; prin. N. Y. Evening High Sch. for Men; examiner in English. Coll. Entrance Examination' B'd. 19 .. 4 -*: instr. in rhetoric and composition, Corne !! Univ. (summer session). Mem. Phi Beta Kappa Alumni and various edn'l associations. Joint author: Mitchill & Carpenter's Expo- sition in Classroom Practice ( Macmillan ). Club: Columbia University. Address : 223 W. 44th St., N. Y. City.
MITTELSTAEDT, Charles Bernhard Julius:
Physician; b. N. Y. City, July 26. 15.1: s. Bernhard Karl and Emma Emilie ( Singe) Mittelstaedt; ed. St. Matthew's Acad. and Progymnasium, N. Y. City. ISTO-S7. Ecole Jean-Baptiste Say. Paris. 1857-59, Bellevile Hosp. Med. Coll. N. Y. City, 1>93-96. Trav- eled in Cuba, 1598-99, Philippine Islands, 1$99-1901, Europe, 1903. Fordham Hosp .. Y. City, 1997-95. Acting ass't surgeon in U. S. A., 1899-1903. Republican. Lutheran. Mein. Ass'n Mil. Surgeons of U. S., N. Y. County Med. Soc., N. Y. State Med. Soc. ; Ain. Med. Ass'n: N. Y. Acad. Medicine, Na- tional Volunteer Emergency Service, etc. Mem. General Alumni Soe. of N. Y. Univ. Address : 107 W. 47th St., N. Y. City.
MOAK, Charles Henry:
Physician : b. Delhi, N. Y. IS61: s. Nicholas and Angeline ( Frisbee) Moak: ed. Delaware Lit. Inst .. Franklin, N. Y .. Univ. City of N Y. (Jed. Dep't) ; m. Columbia. Tenn., June 7. Ismi, Katharine Wilkes. Physician to the Harlem Hosp. Democrat : Episcopalian. Mem. N. Y. Co. Med. Soc., N. Y. State Med Sie. Mom. Masonic Order and Mysie Shrine: Delaware Valley Ass'n. Tenn. Sin Club: Canadian Camp. Address: 201 W. 12Ist St., N. Y. City.
MOELLER. Louis Charles :
Artist: M. N. Y. City, Ang. 8. 1556; ed. in city schools; served apprenticeship of three
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years to his father, who was engaged in N. Y. City as a decorative painter, then pur- sued art studies in N. Y. City and Munich, Bavaria. Opened studio in N. Y. City; awarded Hallgarten prize of Nat. Acad. De- sign; has gained distinction as a painter of genre subects. Associate 1Ss4, academician since 1895, Nat. Acad. Design. Address: Wakefield, N. Y.
MOEN, Edward Calvin:
Lawyer; b. Elizabeth, N. J., Oct. 12, 1870; s. Edward A. Moen and Mary C. Moen; ed. Berkeley Sch .; grad. Harvard Univ., A.B., 1891; attended Columbia Law Sch .; m. N. Y. City, June 23, 1898, Ethel W. Cram. Ad- mitted to bar, 1894; since then practising in N. Y. City. Mem. firm Moen & Killreth. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon and . Delta Phi fraternities. Clubs : Harvard, University. Residence: 304 W. 99th St. Address: 52 Wil- liam St., N. Y. City.
MOFFAT, Jessie Emerson:
Writer; b. near Fredonia, N. Y., Aug. 22, 1883; d. Edward R. and Indanthea Antoinette (de Lacy) Emerson; ed. in public schools and by private tutors; m. Joseph Alpheus Moffat; one daughter, Jessica Indanthea, b. 1904. Traveled through U. S., Canada and Europe. Congregationalist. Mem. Nat Soc.
Daughters of the Empire State, Nat. Soc. D. A. R., Professional Woman's League, Ac- tors' Church Alliance. Author: A Friend at Court; also a play, The Mirror of Miyama (produced at the Herald Square Theater, N. Y. City, 1907), and magazine articles, short stories, etc. Mem. Soc. of Daughters of Ohio. Club: Woman's Press. Address: 335 W. 29th St., N. Y. City.
MOFFAT, John Little:
Physician ; b. Brooklyn, June 14, 1853; s. Reuben Curtis and Elizabeth Virginia ( Bar- clay) Moffat; grad. Cornell Univ .. B.S., 1873; M.D. (head of Class), N. Y. Homme. Med. Coll. and Flower Hosp., 1877; O. et A. Chir., N. Y. Ophthalmic Hosp. Coll., 1>$1: Brooklyn, April 18, 1893, Elizabeth M. Rhodes (b. Antigua, W. I.) ; children: John Little, 5th, b. Jan. 21, 1894, Helen, b. Sept. 21, 1895, Reuben Curtis, b. April 24, 1897. Practis- ing in Brooklyn since 1877; eyes, ears, nose and pharynx. Ex-State med. examiner; lec- turer on anatomy Am. Acad. of Design in 'is: lecturer in Brooklyn Homæ. Hosp. and in Brooklyn Maternity Training Schools for Nurses; editor Journal of Ophthalmology, Otology and Laryngology, 1901-03; and (since 1SS8) connected with the North Am. Journaal of Homeopathy; editor, since 1905, of the Honce. Eye, Ear and Throat Journal; oculist, aurist, and ex-chief of staff of the Cumber- land St. Hosp. ; consulting oculist Bethesda Sanitarium; examiner in lunacy; pres. Cor- nell Ass'n of Brooklyn: senior mem. Am. Inst. of Homeopathy and of N. Y. State Home. Med. Soc .: mem. Am. Med. Editors' Ass'n, Med. Benefit Ass'n, and of the Alumni Ass'ns of N. Y. Home. Med. Coll. and of Brooklyn Homm, and Cumberland St. Hosps. ; ex.pres. N. Y. Stato Hom. Med. Soc. of Kings Co. Home. Med. Soc,, of the above Alumni Ass'ns, and of Brooklyn Homo. Hosp. Dis- pensary Staff. Republican. Mem. the New Church (Swedenborgian). Address : 1136
Dean St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
MOFFAT, R. Burnham:
Lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 7, 1961; s. Dr. Reuben Curtis and Elizabeth Virginia (Barclay) Moffat ; grad. Harvard Univ., B.A., 1883; Columbia Univ. Law Sch., LL.B., les5; m. Brooklyn, June 5, 1595, Ellen Low Pierre- pont ; children: Jay Pierrepont, b. 1596, Elizabeth Barclay, b. 1898, Abbot Low, b. 1901. Mem. law firm Rand, Moffat & Webb. Democratic. Address: 12 E. 66th St., N. Y. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Amn. Bar Ass'n, Hist. Soc. of N. Y., Soc. of Colonial Wars. Clubs: University, Century, Down Town, Harvard, Democratic. Address: 13 E. 66th St., N. Y. City.
MOFFAT, William D .:
Publisher; b. Princeton, N. J., Jan. 17, 1865; s. Prof. and James C. and Mary B. (Mat- thews) Moffat ; grad. Princeton Univ. Was with the publishing house of Charles Scrib- ner's Sons for 19 years; mg'r of Scribner's Magazine, 1897-1904; pres. publishing house of Moffat, Yard & Co. Clubs: Players, Al- dine. Address : 31 E. 17th St., N. Y. City. MOFFETT, James:
Lawyer and banker; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 3, 1853; s. Robert and Eleanor (Mc- Cormick) Moffett; ed. Brooklyn public schools; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., April 15. 1884, Annie Aletta Elwell; children: Robert Elwell Moffett, Dr. Rudolph Duryea Moffett. Has practised law at Brooklyn, N. Y., since ad- mission to bar in Dec., 1574; senior mem. of firm of Moffett & Moffett. Chm'n Demo- cratic Gen. Com. Kings County, 1897-1902; pres. Ridgewood Bank from 1905, until it was merged in the Jenkins Trust Company. March, 1906. V .- p. Jenkins Trust Co. until Jan., 1908; pres. Hamburg Savings Bank, Brooklyn, since incorporation in 1905; also pres. Hamburg Realty Corporation. Delegate to Democratie National Conventions, Chicago, 1896, and Kansas City, 1900. Deputy comm'r of Water Supply. Borough of Brooklyn, 150s- 1902. Has traveled extensively in America and abroad, and visited most of the Euro- pean countries many times. Mem. Arion
Männergesang Verein, Zoellner Männer- gesang Verein. Recreations: Farming and travel. books. Club. Bushwick. Address: 368 Washington Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
MOFFETT, Cleveland L:
Journalist, author; b. Boonville, N. Y., April 27, 1863: s. William H. and Mary (Cleveland ) Moffett; grad. Yale. A.B., Is-3; i. N. Y. City, 1599, Mary E. Lusk. With N. Y. Herald on European staff, 1ss7-91, N. Y. staff, 1891-92, N. Y. Recorder, 1593-94; sinco then in magazine work, contributing articles and short stories to the leading magazines. Translator of Paul Bourget's Cosmopolis. 1894. Author: Real Detective Stories, 1998; Careers of Danger and Daring, 1901: \ King in Rags, 1907. Address: 13 W. 9th St., N. Y. City.
MOFFETT, Robert Leslie:
Lawyer; b. Mineral Point, Wis. : s. James Burch and Harriet Amelia ( Larned) Moffett: grad. Univ. of Minn., B.L., 199: Columbia Law Sch., A.M., Columbia. 1:91; m. Lake- wood, N. J., Feb. 26, 1596, Lillian M. Schultze. Mem. Bar Ass'n. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Phi Delta Phi, Phi Beta Kappa. Club: Univers. ity. Address: 52 William St., N. Y. City.
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MOFFETT, Samuel E .:
Editor, writer; b. St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 5, 1860; s. William A. and Pamela A. ( Clemens) Moffett; ed Univ. of Calif., 1881-82; grad. Columbia Univ., A.B., A.M., 1902: m. San Jose, Calif., April 13, 1857, Mary E. Mantz; children : Anna, b. 1891, Frances Clemens, b. 1895. Editorial writer on The San Fran- cisco Evening Post, 1885-87; Washington corr. San Francisco Examiner, 1891-92; editorial writer same, 1892-96; N. Y. Journal, 1897-1901; mn'g editor, Cosmopolitan Magazine, 1902; editorial writer N. Y. World, 1902-04; dep't editor, Collier's Weekly since 1904. MIem. Am. Acad. Polit. and Social Science, Am. Economic Ass'n, Am. Polit. Science Ass'n, Am. Social Science Ass'n, Nat. Geog. Soc., Ain. Forestry Ass'n, Council of the Am. Ass'n for Harbor Legislation, Municipal Art Soc., Delta Kappa Epsilon. Author: The Tariff, 1892; Chapters on Silver, 1893; Sug- gestions on Government, 1894. Clubs: City, National Arts, Reforin. Address: 16 Archer Av., Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
MOFFITT, John H .:
Banker; b. Chazy, N. Y., Jan. 8, 1843; ed. public schools; enlisted April 27, 1861, in N. Y. Vol. Inf., in which he remained as pri- rate, corporal and sergeant until the muster out of his reg't, and for heroism at Gaines' Mills and great gallantry at Fredericksburg; awarded Congressional Medal of Honor: m. Oct. 7, 1884, Alice H. Myers; one son, John H., Jr., b. June 30, 1898. After war was for several years deputy collector of customs at Rouse's Point, N. Y. Elected 1SS6 and re- elected 1888, mem. Congress from 21st Con- gressional Dist. of N. Y., serving in 50th and 51st Congresses. Republican. Since the close of his last term in May, 1891, has been identified with the business interests of Plattsburgh, N. Y .; now pres. Plattsburgh Nat. Bank. Companion Medal of Honor Legion of U. S., and mem. of other military and patriotic organizations. Address : Platts- burgh, N. Y.
MOFFITT, Stephen:
Banker; b. Clintonville, N. Y., Aug. 6, 1837; ed. common schools. Employed on Lake Champlain steamers, 1853-61; served in Union Army, 1861-66, as colonel, 96th Reg't, and brevet brig .- gen. of U. S. Vols. County clerk, 1865-73; collector of customs of Champlain Dist., 1876-85, and 1889-93; mem. of Assembly, 1889. Pres. Iron Nat. Bank since 1896. Dele- gate to Republican Nat. Convention, 1872. Address: Plattsburgh, N. Y.
MOIR, Henry :
Actuary; b. Midlothian, Scotland, Feb. 22, 1871; s. James and Margaret (Weir) Moir; ed. in village school and George Watson's Coll. for Boys, Edinburgh; m. Edinburgh, July 1, 199. Janet Ballantine Niven ; children : Thomas Niven, b. 1900, Margaret, b. 1902, Janet Ballantine, b. 1906, Took up actuarial studies and became a Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries of Scotland, 1892, and a Fellow of the Inst. of Actuaries, London, in 1897 (prize essayist, 1900). Since 1901 actuary of the Provident Savings Life Assurance Soc. of N. Y., of which is also a director: elected associate of the Actuarial Soc. of America, aud a Fellow, by examination, in 19003. Au- thor: Life Assurance Primer; edited 7th 912
Edition of Principles and Practice of Life Insurance, and has written pamphlets sui, mitted to actuarial bodies on: Calculation of Office Premiums; First Years' Risk; K .. assurance of Surplus Risks; Valuation and Distribution. V .- p. Actuarial Soc. of Edin- burgh, 1899-1900; now v .- p. of Actuarial Sor. of America. Presbyterian. Recreations : Golf, tennis, etc. Captain Upper Montclair Golf Club. Address: 35 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
MOLINEUX, Edward Leslie:
Brevet major-gen. U. S. Vol .; b. Oct. 12, 1833. First became identified with the Nat. Guard State of N. Y. in 1834; subsequently joined the Brooklyn City Guard (13th Reg't) and passed through the several grades of non- commissioned rank, membership being term- inated by acceptance of an important mission to South America. At outbreak of Civil War, was among first to volunteer in defense of the Union, enrolling himself as mem. 7tl Reg't; was one of the foremost promoters of 23d Reg't of Brooklyn, when brigade insp. of 11th Brigade; subsequently unanimously elected lieut .- col. 23d Reg't. In Atg., 1862, as lieut .- col., raised 159th Reg't, N. Y. Vols .; mustered into U. S. service in following No- vember as full colonel, and assigned to the Banks Expd'n with his reg't; commanded detachment of General Banks' Armny, pro- tecting right wing of the main body during the feint against Fort Hudson. On April 14, 1863, during battle of Irish Bend, was se- verely wounded while leading a charge. As soon as wounds permitted, returned to active service; participated in the various fights of Red River campaign; appt'd ass't insp .- gen., . Dep't of the Mississippi; afterwards provost marshal-gen. and com'r for exchange of pris- oners; was made mil. comd'r Lafourche Dist., La., and was assigned to the duty of organiz- ing State troops or independent companies of Louisiana scouts. Upon construction of the celebrated dam at Alexandria, was given command of all the U. S. forces on the north side of Red River. After the campaign, ordered north with reg't, joining General Grant in operations against Petersburg and Richmond. Organized provisional division of the 19th Army Corps and reenforced General Sheridan in the valley, and participated in all the engagements and battles of that cam- paign; promoted brig.gen. by brevet for conspicuous gallantry and zeal at Fisher's Hili, Winchester and Cedar Creek. At close of this campaign his brigade was sent to sea to reinforce General Sherman, and was placed in charge of works at Savannah, of Fort Pulaski and Tybee; was instrumental in saving the ship Lawrence, in recognition of which N. Y. B'd of Underwriters voted him a service of plate: was made mil. comd'r Dist. of Northern Georgia, with headquarters at Atlanta. Seized and secured to U. S. Gov't Confederate coin and bullion to a very large amount, over seventy thousand bales of cotton, and quartermaster and commissary stores aggregating in valne ten million dol- lars, and government buildings and factories of great value; returned to civil life with the rank of major-general by brevet "for gallant and meritorious services during the war. Subsequently made maj. gen. Second Div.
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. Nat. Guard State of N. Y. Has contributed ! valuable articles to periodicals on subjects relating to physical culture in the public schools, the suppression of riots on railroads and in cities, and on various military sub- jects. Although frequently nominated for office, he has persistently declined political preferment. Active mem. Military Order Loyal Legion, G. A. R., and various public and charitable associations. Residence: 117 Fort Greene Place, Brooklyn. Address: 101 Fulton St., N. Y. City.
MOLINEUX, Roland Burnham:
Chemist; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., 1866; s. Ed- ward Leslie and Harriet Davis ( Clark) Moli- neux ; ed. Polytechnic Inst., Brooklyn, N. Y., Sedgwick Inst., Great Barrington, Mass. Au- thor: The Room with the Little Door; The Vice-Admiral of the Blue; Death Chamber Stories and Tales of the Tombs. Address : 575 Smith St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
MOLLENHAUER, Frederick D .:
Sugar refiner; b. N. Y. City; s. John and Doris Mollenhauer; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., 1890, May Craig. Sec., treas. and director Mollen- hauer Sugar Refining Co .; v .- p., treas. and director Nat. Sugar Refining Co. of N. J .; v .- p., treas. and director N. Y. Sugar Refin- ing Co .; v .. p. and director Citizens' Union Realty and Mortgage Co .; mem. Advisory Com. U. S. Lloyds; trustee Nassau Trust Co .; director Central Aguirre Sugar Co .; Cuban-Am. Sugar Co., Fajardo Sugar Co., Manufacturers' Nat. Bank, St. Regis Paper Co. Address: 480 Kent Av., Brooklyn, N. Y. MOLLENHAUER, J. Adolph:
Capitalist : b. N. Y. City, Feb. 10, 1857; s. John and Doris (Seimes) Mollenhaner: ed. public schools and Deghuee Coll .; m. Brook- lyn, N. Y., 1882, Anna Dick. Associated with father in organizing and conducting Mollen- hauer Sugar Refining Co., and until 1900 was v .- p. and gen. mg'r of the company; now in- vestor in sugar properties and real estate; travels much abroad and in U. S .; was one of the organizers 2d Battalion Naval Reserves, holding positions of lieut. and paymaster; during Spanish-Am. War was comd'r dis- patch boat Presto, forwarding dispatches to naval reserve men on south shore of Long Island, paying all expenses from his own funds; received set of complimentary resolu- tions from his subordinates upon retirement. Advisory mem. Mollenhaner Sugar Refining Co .; director St. Regis Paper Co., Brooklyn Acad. of Music, L. I. Auto Highway, Brook- lyn Inst. Arts and Sciences; trustee Manu- facturers' Nat. Bank, Title Guarantee and Trust Co., German Savings Bank, Brooklyn Bureau of Charities, Brooklyn Hosp. and Dis- pensary. Independent in politics. Lutheran. Recreations: Automobiling. yachting. travel. Clubs: Engineers, (Brooklyn) ; Penataquit Corinthian Yacht (commodore), N. Y. City Yacht, Atlantie Yacht. Hanover, Larchmont Yacht, etc. AAddress: st Broadway, Brook- lyn. N. Y.
MOLLOY, Francis Joseph :
Merchant; b. Troy, N. Y., Mar. 21, 1849; s. Michael and Jane Molloy; ed. St. Joseph's Acad. Wholesale grocer. Mom, State Dem- ocratie Com. of N. Y. since 1994. Served as alderman, 1800: police comm'r 1>90.91; mayor of Troy, 1891-1900. Director Manu-
facturers' Nat. Bank and Troy Gas Co. Mem. St. Mary's Roman Catholic Ch. Dem- ocrat. Address: Troy, N. Y.
MOLLOY, Henry Pierce:
Lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 28, ISSO; s. David J. and Ellen A. ( Miller) Molloy; ed. public schools; grad. N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B. (with honors), 1901; unmarried. Has been active in politics for several years. and is prominent speaker in political cam- paigns; pres. of Kings Co. Democracy of 17th Assembly Dist. Episcopalian. N. Y. City Bar Ass'n, N. Y. County Law- yers Ass'n. Club: Kings Co. Democratic. Residence : 324 McDonough St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Address: 25 Broad St., N. Y. City.
MONNOT, John Ferreol:
Metallurgical and mining eng'r; b. Clas- son Point, Westchester Co., N. Y., May 13, 1864; s. John B. and Louise E. (Ponsot) Mo:1- not; ed. in Paris, France; grad. Ecole Super- ieure des Mines de Paris: m. N. Y. City, 1895. Claire Broni Yso, Comtesse de Laredo. Made several scientific and mining explora- tions in South America; invented many valu- able processes, among others one for ex- tracting rubber from the bark and leaves of trees, improvements in steam heating and electric lighting systems, process for making compound metals, known as Monnot metals, etc. Director in Duplex Metals Co. and Hud- son Wire Co. Mem. Ass'n Mining Eng'rs of Paris. Club: Engineers' (N. Y. City). Ad- dress : 20S Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
MONROE, Benton Sullivan:
Instr. in English; b. Romulus, N. Y., Feb. 6, 1873; s. David and Sophronia E. (Sul- livan) Monroe; grad. Cornell Univ., A.B., 1896, A.M., 1897, Ph.D., 1901: m. Ithaca, N. Y., June 25, 1903, Nina Lulu Elston. Instr. in English, Cornell Univ. Mem. Am. Dialect Soc .; contb'r to modern language publica- tions. Club: Town and Gown. Address : 531 E. State St., Ithaca, N. Y.
MONROE, Paul:
Educator; b. North Madison. Ind .. June ", 1SO7; s. Rev. William Y. and Juliet ( Wil- liams) Monroe: ed. Hanover Coll .: grad. Franklin Coll .. B.S., 1890: Univ. of Chicago. Ph.D., 1897; studied at Univ. of Heidelberg, Germany; m. Franklin, Ind., 1991, Mary Enima Ellis. Was principal publie schis .. 1800-94; senior fellow Univ. of Chicago, 195- 97; instr. in history, 1597-99, adjunct prof. history of ed'n, 1599-1900, prof. same. since 1901, Teachers' Coll., Columbia Univ. Leetur- er in ed'n, Yale Univ., since 1906: mem. Nat. Ed'n Ass'n, A. A. A. S., Am. Social Science Ass'n, Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. AAnthor: Source Book in the History of Education for the Greek and Roman Period. 1901: Thomas Platt and the Educational Renaissance of the Sixteenth Century, 1903: Text-Book in the History of Education, 1905: editor Dep't of Ed'n in New Internat. Eneselopedia, and Nelson's Enelycopedia. Club: City. dress: 44 Prospect Drive, Yonkers, N. Y.
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