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MORGAN, William Osgood:
Lawyer: b. Pittsfield. Mass .. June 19. 1-59: s. Heury T. and Sarah Adams (Osgood)
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Morgan; grad. Cornell Univ. B.S., 1900; Co. | Soc. of Mech. Eng'rs, Nat. Geog. Soc., mom. lumbia Univ., LL.B., 1902; m. Pittsfield, Mass., Sept. 1, 1904, Jessie A. Clapp; one daughter, b. May 14, 1905. Mem. law firm Wherry & Morgan. Democrat. Congrega- tionalist. Mem. Kappa Alpha Soc. Clubs: Phi Delta Phi (N. Y. City) ; Montclair Club. Residence: 232 Orange Road, Montelair, N. J. Address: 43 Cedar St., N. Y. City.
MORGAN, William Sacheus:
Unitarian minister: b. Rhymney, Mon- mouthshire, Wales, Feb. 3, 1865; s. Paul and Sarah (Webley) Morgan; grad. Pontypool Coll., B.A., Yale Divinity School, B.D., Yale Univ., Ph.D .; m. Rye, N. Y., May 26, 1892, Agnes Parsons; children: William Henry, b. April 3, 1897, (deceased) ; Dorothy, b. July 12, 1906. Lecturer in history of philosophy, Yale Univ., 1594-95: minister in Greenport Baptist Church, 1995-98: ass't minister Madi- son Avenue Baptist Ch., N. Y. City, 1898-99; Unitarian minister, Derby, Conn., 1899-1906; First Unitarian Ch., Albany, N. Y., since 1907. Independent in politics; Unitarian. Member Civic League of Albany, N. Y., Lib- eral Ministers' Club, N. Y. City. Associ- ate editor Albany Citizen. Takes an active interest in civic and political affairs: clim'n campaign committee for Citizens' Union in Albany County and City election, 1907: polit- ical writer. Writer for religious periodicals, lecturer on literary, philosophical and civic topics. Author. Address: 150 Knox St., Al- bany, N. Y.
MORITZ, Albert:
Commander, U. S. Navy, retired; consult- ing eng'r; b. Cincinnati, O., June 8, 1860; s. Mayer and Caroline ( Frank ) Moritz: ed. N. Y. City public schools: grad. Grammar Sch. 59; Coll. City of N. Y., 1>75-77: appt'd by competitive examination, cadet eng'r to U. S. Naval Acad., Sept. 13, 1877, grad. 1851; comm'd ass't eng'r, July 1, 1883; passed ass't eng'r, July 13, 1894; lieut., Mar. 3, 1899; lieut .- comd'r, Mar. 27, 1903; retired as
comd'r, at own request, June 30, 1905; m. N. Y. City, Dec. 14, 1892, Henrietta Goodman; children : Melville, b. Sept. 2, 1898, Fanny Caroline, b. Aug. 23, 1903. Served on U. S. S. Enterprise,, cruise around the world, 1882- 83; Juniata, 1886-89; Yorktown, Baltimore, Monterey, in varions waters. 1-93-96; in Chi- nese waters during Chino-Japanese War; chief eng'r, Saturn. Brooklyn. Topeka, New- ark, Yosemite and Brutus, 1-98-1901: in Carih- bean Sea during Spanish-Am. War: with Capt. McCalla's squadron during cable-cut- ting engagement at Cienfuegos; in Philip- pine Islands during insurrection; attached to Newark when Capt. McCalla received sur- render of Northern Luzon Provinces: assisted in rescue of Lieut. J. C. Gilmore, and a small force of infantry, beleaguered in City of Vigan, Nov .- Dec., 1999; erected first ice plant in Guam, Sept .- Oct., 1900; wrecked in typhoon while on Yosemite, off Guam. Nor. 13-16, 1900, receiving commendatory letter from Navy Dep't for gallant conduct: chief eng'r flagships Kearsarge and Alabama, 1903. 05; served at various shore stations as in- spector of machinery, ordnance, etc., I>=9.93. 1-96-98, 1901.03. Mem. Am. Soc. of Naval Eng'rs, Soc. Naval Architects and Marine Eng'rs, Mil. Order of the Carabaos. Naval and Mil. Order of the Spanish. Am. War, Am.
Navy Athletic Ass'n, U. S. Naval Acad Alumini Ass'n of N. Y .; inem. Charter or Lodge 219 F. and A. M., Scottish Rite Mas .... 32°, Noble of the Mystic Shrine, Mecca Tri. ple. Now engaged in business as consulti' ; eng'r, insp. of machinery and eng'ring In ... terial and purchasing agent. Pres. Am. Sports Bulletin Co. Author: Hints on 1 !. Inspection of Steel, etc. Recreations: Ou: door sports, amateur gardening. Club: AArmy and Navy. Residence : 153 E. 73d St., N. Y. City.
MORRELL, Henry:
Commodore, U. S. N .; b. N. Y. City, Auz. 16, 1:53; promoted ensign, 1874; master, 1s-9: lieut. (junior grade), 1883; lieut., 1856; Al.i .- ka, European Station, 1875-76; Adams, N. ... Station, 1876-79; Coast Survey, 1:79-83; Alert. Asiatic Station, 1883-84; Monocacy, Asiatic Station, 1581-86: ordnance duty, Navy Yard. Washington, IS86-87; bureau ordnance, ]> ;. 90; Navy Yard. N. Y., 1893; U. S. S. Massa- chusetts, June 10, 1896 to Jan., 1897: U. S. S. Castine, 1997-99. Promoted to lieut .- com. mander, 1899; Navy Yard, N. Y., Nov. 1 -. 1899; Amphitrite, Feb. 21, 1901, to 1902. Pro- moted commander, 1902; Navy Yard, N. Y. Sept., 1902-04; commanding U. S. S. Marietta to Jan., 1905, commanding Woolverine, 1905- 07: promoted capt., July 1, 1907; ordnance vi- ficer Navy Yard, N. Y. City, June 13, 190, until retired June 30, 190S, with rank of com- modore. Address: 107 W. 43d St., N. Y. City.
MORRILL, William Weeks:
Lawyer; b. Gilmanton, N. H., Aug. 31. 1851; s. Josiah Robinson and Filinda (Weeks ) Morrill; grad. Dartmouth Coll .. A.B., 1974. A.M., 1877; m. Norwich, Vt., Sept. 14, 1576, Nina M. L. Lewis. Engaged in general law practice in Troy, N. Y., since isso. Address: Troy, N. Y.
MORRIS, Alfred Hennen:
Capitalist: b. Wilmington, Del., 1864: s. John A. and Cora ( Hennen) Morris: grad. Harvard, Is85; m. 1>>9, Jessie Harding. of Philadelphia ; children: Cora HI., John A. Was joint owner, with brother, Dave Hennen Morris, of Morris Park; also owner of race horses; director New Orleans. Fort Jackson & Grand Isle R'y. Was comm'r of education. N. Y. City. Owns the yachts Gardenia and Jasmine. Clubs: Metropolitan. Manhattan. Country, N. Y. Yacht, Automobile of America. Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht. £ Residence : Avylon, Westchester. N. Y. Address: Broad St., N. Y. City.
MORRIS, Benjamin Wistar:
Architect: b. Portland, Oregon, Oct. 25. 1870: s. Rt. Rev. B. Wistar and Hannah ( Rodney ) Morris: grad. Columbia U'niv .. Ph.B., 1-94: Trinity Coll., Hartford, Conn ... M.A. (hon. ), 1206; m. Hartford. Conn .. Feb 18, 1901. Alice Fenwick Goodwin: children: Mary Wistar, b. Nov. 27. 1901, Benjamin Wis tar, Jr., b. Mar. IS, 1004. Architect of the 1×79 Dormitory, Princeton Univ., and Pat ton Hall, same; _ Etna Ins. Co.'s Home Of- tice, State Bank. Colt Gallery. Junius Sprn. cer Morgan Memorial, Hartford, Conn. : Wells Fargo Bld's, Portland, Oregon: Conn. State Armory and Arsenal, Hartford, Conn. Mom Soc. of Beaux Arts Architects, Am. Inst. of
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Architects, Architectural League of N. Y., Esi Upsilon fraternity. Clubs: University, Co- lumbia University, Bedford Golf and Tennis. Address : "Hauxhurst,'' Mit. Kisco, N. Y.
MORRIS, Clara:
Actress; b. Toronto, Canada, 1849; Was taken to Cleveland, Ohio, in early childhood and there received her education; m 1Si+, Fre erick C. Harriott. First appeared on the stage in Cleveland, 1s60, in ballet at Academy of Music, and this entrance was the begin- ning of a successful stage career; eight years later became leading lady of Wood's Theater, Cincinnati, and a year after that joined Au- gustine Daly's Fifth Avenue Co. at N. Y. City; has since starred in theaters through- out the U. S., playing in the leading parts : Camille; Alixe: "Mercy Merrick" in The New Magdalene, and many others. Has also done much writing for the leading maga- zines. Author: A Silent Singer, 1800: Life on the Stage, 1901; The Pasteboard Crown, 1902; Stage Confidences, 1902: Left in Charge, 1903; The Trouble Woman, 1204; Life of a Star, 1905. Now engaged in editorial work on N. Y. American. Address: Riverdale-on-Hudson, N. Y.
MORRIS, Dave Hennen:
Lawyer; b. New Orleans, La., April 24, 1872; s. John A. and Cora ( Hennen) Morris; grad. Harvard Univ., A.B., magna cum laude, 1896, N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B., 1901; m. N. Y City, June 19, 1895, Alice Vanderbilt Shepard ; children: Dave Hennen, Jr., b. 1900. Louise, b. 1901, Marion Lawrence, b. 1903. Ralph Noel. b. 1904, Emily Hammond, b. 1907. Sec. and treas. Van Nest Land and Improvement Co .; director Mutnal Trust Co. of Winchester, and N. Y. & Port Chester R. R. Co. Democrat. Pres. N. Y. Med. Coll. and Hosp. for Women, 1897-98. Recreations: Automobiling. Yacht- ing, thoroughbred racing. Clubs: Netropoli- tan, University, Riding. Racquet. Automo- bile Club of America (pres. 1905-06). Ad- dress: 68 Broad St., N. Y. City. MORRIS, Edgar Coit:
Prof. English, Syracuse Univ .; b. Palermo, Oswego Co., N. Y., Nov. 5, 1564; s. Edgar F. and Augustina Caroline (Coit) Morris; grad. Hamilton Coll., A.B. (with hightest honors), 1889, Harvard Univ., A.M., 1994; m. Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 21, 1901, Jonnie Bell Rose. Prof. English literature, Syracuse Univ. Traveled on European Continent, 1906; engaged in study and research in British Museum and Bodlien Library, 1906-07. Republican: Pres. by'n. Mem. Phi beta Kappa, Modern Lan- guage Ass'n of America. Delta Upsilon fra- ternity. Recreations: Golf, boating. Club : University ( Syracuse). Address: los Walnut Place, Syracuse, N. Y.
MORRIS, Edward Lyman:
Biologist, curator: b. Monson, Mass., Oct. 23, 1870; s. Edward Franklin and Louise Ja. nette (Clapp) Morris: ed. Monson Acad., Amherst Coll .. A.B. I-SI. A.M., 195; Har- vard Graduate School. 1-92-93: m. Ist, Charl- ton, Mass., Sont. 9. 1-6. Florence Syvret ( died Dee. 12. 1903) : 2d. Sept. 13, 1907, Mary E. Bedell. Laboratory ass't and instr. in biology, Amherst Coll., 1-9545: instr. in bot any, Western High Sch .. Washington, D. C., 1-95-66; biology and chemistry, 1969; di- rector of botany, box Boy, and head Dep't of Biology, 100007, Washington (D. C.) High
Schools: curator of natural science in the Museum of the Brooklyn Inst. of Arts and. Sciences since July, 1997. Special plant ex- pert, U. S. Nat. Herbarium and U. S. Dep't Agr. since 1598; field ass't U. S. Fish Comm'n 1900, associate editor School Science, 1901; associate examiner College Entrance Examin- ing B'd, 1902-03. Mem. Torrey Botanical Club, Washington Biological Soc., Washing- ton Botanical Soc., Washington Biologists. Field Club ( Inc. ), and Washington Entomol- ogy Soc. Club: Cosmos (Washington, D. C.). Address: Museum of the Brooklyn Inst. Arts and Sciences, Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, N. Y.
MORRIS, Fritz:
Journalist, correspondent; b. N. Y. City, June 17, 1854; ed. in Glasgow, Scotland; Han- over, Germany; Law Sch .. Univ. of Mich .; m. Isa Dryer, d. B. A. Dryer, of New Or- leans. Special correspondent Gartenlaube, Die Woche, Die Wiete Welt, Vom F'els Ziim Meer, Sport im Bild ( Berlin) : Wiener Bilder (Vienna) ; Illustrazione Italiana (Milan) ; The Motor, The Motor Boat. The Military Mail (London). Sole U. S. ag't for Daziaro (St. Petersburg) ; correspondent of leading newspapers and magazines. Mem. Alumni Ass'n, Univ. of Mich. Club: N. Y. Press. Address: 142 W. 79th St., N. Y. City.
MORRIS, Galloway C .:
Banker: b. Philadelphia, June 26, 1537: s. Caspar Morris, M.D., and Anne ( Cheston ) Morris of Baltimore, Md .; ed. in Acad. of P. E. Church, Philadelphia: m. Philadelphia, Nov. 22, 1861, Hannah Perot: children: Dr. Ellison J. ( Philadelphia ), Herbert ( Phila- delphia. Brought up at iron manufacturing at Fairmount Rolling Mill and Cambria Iron Works; went into coal business. Philadel- phia, 1857: retired, 1822; in Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Co., 192-75; paper manufacturer, - 1875-77; retired. Now pres. First Nat. Bank of Lake George, Warren County, N. Y. Has made two trips to Eu- rope and generally through U. S. Member B'd Port Wardens: trustee Philadelphia City Ice Boats: mem. B'd of Charities and Corree- tion, Philadelphia : B'd of Me'rs Germantown Hosp., Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Inst'n for Instruction of the Blind, Philadelphia, Pros- ton Retreat, Philadelphia : served during Civil War in 7th and 22d Reg'ts of Pa .; after war on staff of Ist and 2d Brigades, N. G. of Pa .; also lient. col. on staff of Governor HI. M. Hoyt. Director Philadelphia Zoological Society; comm'r Seaboard Steam Coal Assin. Republican (since 1-56). Episcopalian. Ex. mom. Philadelphia Acad. Nat. Sciences: ex- fellow Royal Micros. Soc .. London. Mem. Montgomery Lodge F. and A. M. Recrea- tions: Botany, mineralogy, and microscopy. Former mem. Union League of Philadelphia (resigned 1872), Sons of Revolution (resigned 1), Soc. War Is12 (resigned ]>>). Ad- dress: Lake George, Warren Co., N. Y.
MORRIS, Henry Lewis:
Lawyer: b. N. Y. City, 1855: s. Henry and Mary N. ( Spencer) Morris: grad. Columbia Coll. Law Sel., L.L. B. I .: m. Anna Ruther- furd Russell: children: Eleanor R. McCor- mick, Lewis Spencer Morris. Admitted to bar, 14, and since then engaged in prac. tice of law. Episcopalian; warden S :. Bar- tholomew's Ch., N. Y. City; trustee B'd o! 953
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Missions. Mem. B'd Trustees, estate and property of Diocesan Convention of N. Y .: trustee and v .- p. Home for Old Men and Aged Couples, and Am. Church Inst. for Sea- men; governor and treasurer Metropolitan Club. Clubs: Metropolitan, Lawyers, Down Town, Church. Address : 12 W. 53d St., N. Y. City.
MORRIS, Gouverneur:
Author; b. Feb. 7, 1576; s. Gouverneur and Henrietta (Baldwin) Morris; g .. s. Gouver- neur Morris, minister to France during the French Revolution, drafter of the Constitu- tion of the U. S., and U. S. senator; ed. Harrington Sch., Westchester: prepared for college, St. Mark's Sch., Southboro, and grad. Yale, A.B., 1808; m. Elsie Waterbury. Has contributed prose and verse to various maga- zines. Author of A Bunch of Grapes, 1:97; Tom Beauling, 1901; Aladdin O'Brien, 1902; The Pagan's Progress, 1904: Ellen and Her Man, 1904. Clubs: Racquet and Tennis, Country. Residence: Mt. Kisco, N. Y. Ad- dress : The Racquet Club, N. Y. City.
MORRIS, Newbold:
Lawyer, retired; b. N. Y. City, Jan. 12, 1863; s. Augustus Newbold and Eleanor Col- ford (Jones) Morris; grad. Columbia Univ., LL.B., 1991; m. April 9, 1896, Helen L. Kings- land; children: Augustus Newbold, 2d, b. Feb. 2, 1902, George L. K., b. Nov. 14, 1905. Was capt., 12th Reg't, N. Y. Vols., 1998; mem. Comm'n to acquire site for N. Y. State Training Sch. for Boys. Mem. Finance Com. Rep. Co. Com .; v .- p. Republican State Con- vention, 1908. Episcopalian. Mem. N. Y. City Bar Ass'n, Hist. Soc., Am. Geog. Soc., Zoolog. Soc., A. A. A. S., Delta Phi frater- nity: mg'r House of Refuge; trustee Teach- ers Coll. of Columbia Univ .; director N. Y. Eye and Ear Infirmary. Clubs: Metropolitan, Riding, City, Republican, Turf and Field. Address: 32 E. 72d St., N. Y. City.
MORRIS, Ray:
Editor; b. New Haven, Conn., June 4, 1878; s. Luzon B. and Eugenia L. (Tuttle) Mor- ris; ed. Yale, B.A., 1901, M.A., 1903. Asso- ciate editor, 1901-03, mn'g editor since 1903, Railroad Gazette, N. Y. (also sec. and direc- tor) ; director Transport, Lt'd, London. Clubs: Vale, Economie, Railroad of N. Y. Residence : 46 W. 9th St. Address: $3 Ful- ton St., N. Y. City.
MORRIS, Robert Clark:
Lawyer; b. in Conn., 150 ?: s. Dwight and Grace Josephine (Clark ) Morris: grad. Yale, L.L.B., le90) ( class sec. ), MI.L., 1992, D.C.L., 1:53; m. June 24, 1:30, Alice A. Parmelee. Admitted to Connecticut Bar, 1:00; studied Continental jurisprudence in Europe, 1590- 91; located in practice in N. Y. City since 1894; senior of law firm of Morris & Plante. Counsel for United States before U. S. and Venezuelan Claims Comm'n, P.G. Lecturer on French law, 1-05-1001, and since 1904 lec- turer on international arbitration and proced- ure in Law Dep't, Yale Univ. Republican ; pres. Republican County Com .. N. Y. County. 1001-03. Mem. N. Y. Bar Ass'n, N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n. Internat. Law . Ass'n. Soc. Med. Jurisprudence. Mil. Order Loya! Legion (by inheritance), Order of the Cincinnati,
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Clubs : Uring League, Metropolitan, Republican, Yale, Tux- edo, Lakewood Country: Graduates (New Haven ). Residence: 767 Fifth Av. Address: 135 Broadway, N. Y. City.
MORRIS, Robert Sylvester:
Physician: b. N. Y. City, Oct., 1554; s. Robert S. and Helen Dodge (Cocks) Morris: grad. Princeton Univ., A.M., 174; Columbia Univ., M.D., 1877: m. Hinsdale. Ill., 1594, Ber- tha Thayer; children: Robert Thayer, Gert- rude Helen, James Buchanan. After gradu- ation, studied abroad, visiting the hosps. of London and Paris; returned, 1979, to N. Y. City, where has since been in continuous practice. Independent in politics. Presby. terian. Mem. N. Y. Co. Med. Soc., State Med. Soc., Lenox Med. and Surg. Soc .. Med. Ass'n of Greater N. Y., Sons of the Revolu- tion. Address: 152 E. 71st St., N. Y. City.
MORRIS, Robert Tuttle:
Physician; b. Seymour, Conn .. May. 14, 1857; ed. Cornell Univ., biological course. class of 1550; honorary A.M., Centre Coll. of Ky .; grad. Med. Dep't. Columbia, les2; m. June 4, 19s, Mrs. Aimee Reynaud Mazerque. Engaged in practice of medicine from les2; prof. surgery, N. Y. Post-Graduate Med. Sch. and Hosp., and visiting surgeon to same. Fellow N. Y. Acad. Medicine, Am. Ass'n Ob- stetricians and Gynecologists; mem. Amn. Med. Ass'n and N. Y. State and Co. Medical Socs. Author of books and monographs on surgical topics. Mem. Sons of Revolution, Am. Geog. Soc., Linnaan Soc., Natural His- tory. Clubs: Metropolitan, Cornell Univer- sity, Alpha Delta Phi. Address: 616 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
MORRIS, Samuel:
Dentist ; b. Boston. Mass .; s. Heyman and Rosa (Wienberg) Morris: ed. N. Y. Prep. School. Coll. Dental and Oral Surgery, grad. D.D.S .; m. N. Y. City, June 8, 1902, Rosa Zelinkee: children: Gertrude Helen, b. Dec. 12, 1903, Laura Edith, b. Oet. 2 .. 1905. Served in the U. S. Navy as an apprentice; now in active and successful practice; visiting dental surgeon to Mount Sinai Hosp. Deci- ocrat. Hebrew religion. Mem. Northern Dental Soe., Eastern Dental Soc., Young Men's Hebrew Ass'n, Modern Woodmen of America. Bijou Club. Recreations: Music. art, literature. Formerly belonged to the 12th Reg't N. G. N. Y., Company G, when William K. Vanderbilt was captain. Ad- dress : 1650 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
MORRIS, Stuyvesant Fish:
Physician; b. N. Y. City. Aug. 3. 1543: s. Richard Lewis and Elizabeth S. ( Fish) Mor- ris; ed. Anthon Grammar Sch .: grad. Colum- bia Coll., A.B., 1863, A.M., 1:00; Coll. Phys. and Surgs., M.D., Is67; m. Dee. 10, 1M6. El- len James Van Buren; children: Elizabeth Marshall (m. B. Woolsey Rogers). Ellen Van Buren, 2d. F. Livingston Pell, Richard Lewis, Suyvesant F., 2d. Elizabeth H. Wynkoop. Served with 7th Res't, N. Y. S. M., 1969-6; acting med. cadet, 164; acting ass't surgeon. U. S. A., ING; house surgeon. N. Y. Hosp. : attending surgeon, N. Y. Hosp .; attending physician and surgeon to various dispensar. ies; sanitary inspector for B'd. Health. 1-72. 5. Democrat. Episcopalian. Was mem. N. Y. Acad. of Medicine; mem. N. Y. Co. Med.
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Soc., Century Ass'n, Delta Psi fraternity ; mg'r House of Refuge, Midnight Mission, St. Nicholas Soc .; trustee B'd of Charity Organization for several years. Address : 16 E. 30th St., N. Y. City.
MORRIS, William Torrey:
Lawyer, pres. lighting corporation ; b. Rushville, N. Y., Sept. 12. 1853; s. Daniel and Lucy (Torrey ) Morris; ed. Penn Yan Acad., Cornell Univ., B.S., 1873. Practising law for years at Penn Yan, N. Y. Pres. and director Associated Gas and Electric Co., Penn Yan Gas Light Co., Hornell Gas Light Co., Canis- teo Gas Co., Van Wert Gas Light Co., Homer & Cortland Gas Light Co., Newark Gas Light and Fuel Co., Owego Gas Light Co., Ithaca Gas Light Co., Ithaca Electric Light and Power Co., Greenville Gas Light Co., Lyons Gas Light Co., Palmyra Gas and Electric Co., Norwich Gas and Electric Co., Bethle- hem Consolidated Gas Co., Walker Patent Pivoted Bin Co., Ithaca Ice Co. Republi- can; Episcopalian.
Mem. Chi Phi frater- nity. Recreations: Yachting, automobiling. Clubs: University, Cornell University (N. Y. City) ; Town and Gown, Country, Lake- side Yacht (Ithaca, N. Y. ); Keuka Yacht (Penn Yan, N. Y.) : Country ( Geneva, N. Y.): Norwich (Norwich, N. Y.). Address: Penn Yan, N. Y.
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MORRISON, Charles E .:
Civil eng'r; b. N. Y. City: s. Frederick and Mary A. (Wilder) Morrison: ed. Co- lumbia Univ., A.M., C.E., 1901, Ph.D., 1908. Eng'r for Amalgamated Copper Co. of Mont .; fellow Columbia Univ. : studied abroad: mem. instructing staff, Dep't Civil Eng'ring, Co- lumbia Univ. Author of technical works; conth'r New Internat. Encyclopedia, and to technical magazines. Independent in poli- tics; Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Inst. Mining Eng'rs, A. A. A. S., Am. Geos. Soc., Sigma Xi. Theta Delta Chi. Clubs: Columbia Uni- versity, Church. Address: Columbia Univer- sity, N. Y. City.
MORRISON, Charles King:
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, June 24, 1867; s. George Austin and Lucy Anne ( King) Morri- son; ed. Cuttler's Sch. and private tutors, Harvard University, A.B., 1591. Columbia Coll. Law Sch., LL.B., 1994. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1896, and since then engaged in practice in N. Y. City. Partner in law firm of Mor- rison & Morrison. Mem. Sons of Revolution, Soc. Colonial Wars, St. Andrew's Soc., St. George's Soc. Clubs: Metropolitan, West- chester Country, Harvard. Address: 691 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
MORRISON, David Mitchell:
Pres. Washington Trust Co .; b. N. Y. City, 1811; s. James M. Morrison (pres. Manhat- tan Company's Bank) ; ed. private schools and grad. Coll. City of N. Y., 1-60. Served with 17th N. Y. Reg't in Civil War in 1963; m. 1877, Abby, d. Capt. Nathaniel Putnam, of Brooklyn; children : Natalie, Abby P., Put- nam M. Was with banking house of Drexel, Winthrop & Co., 18661: established, 1.61. with brother-in-law, A. E. Putnam, firm of Morrison & Putnam, continuing until Is$1. when retired from active business. Mem. N. Y. Chamber of Commerce, St. Andrew's Soc .; life mem. N. Y. Hist. Soc. Clubs : Union League, Merchants, Metropolitan, Chi
Psi. Residence: 20 E. 49th St. Address : 280 Broadway, N. Y. City.
MORRISON, George Austin:
Capitalist ; b. Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland, Nov. 30, 1532; s. Alexander and Christian (Lyle) Morrison; ed. at Fordoun and Aberdeen, Scotland; m. N. Y. City, May 26, 1863, Lucy Anne King; children: George Austin, Jr., Charles King. Mem. wholesale dry goods firm of Cochran & Co., 1968; mem. wholesale dry goods firm of Morrison, Herri- man & Co., 1-69-89: pres. Am. Cotton Oil Co., 1895-1905; now chm'n B'd Directors Am. Cotton Oil Co .; v .- p. Washington Trust Co .; trustee N. Y. Life Ins. Co., Greenwich Sav. ings Bank; pres. N. K. Fairbank Co. of Chicago; pres. commissary Holland- Am. Cot- ton Oil Co .; director Atlas Portland Cement Co. Republican.
Episcopalian. Mem. St. George's Soc .; life mem. and ex-pres. of St. Andrew's Soc. of State of N. Y .; life mem. of N. Y. Hist. Soc .: mem. Chamber of Com- merce, Nat. Acad. Design, Met. Museum of Art, Am. Museum of Nat. History, Holland Lodge, F. and A. M. Clubs: Century, Met- ropolitan. Lawyers, N. Y. Yacht. Address : 151 Central Park West, N. Y. City.
MORRISON, George Austin, Jr .:
Lawyer, author: b. N. Y. City, Mar. 26. 1864; s. George Austin and Lucy Anne ( King) Morrison; grad. Harvard Univ., A.B. (honor in philosophy), 1857; Columbia Sch., Polit. Science, M.A., 1SS8; Columbia Law Sch., LL.B., 1859; unmarried. Mem. firm of Mor- rison & Morrison. Author: King Family of Rhode Island; The King Families in Eng- land; Laurent de Camp and His Descend- ants: The Clark Families of Rhode Island: The Memorial History of St. Andrew's Soc. Republican. Episcopalian. Trustee N. Y. Genealogical and Biog. Soc., and Plaza-Cen- tral Park Republican Club: mem. and sec. St. Andrew's Soc .; mem. St. George's Soe .. St. Nicholas' Soc., Sons of Revolution. Soc. Colonial Wars, N. Y. Genealogical Soc. Clubs : Lawyers, Metropolitan, Harvard. Res- idence: 691 Fifth Av .. N. Y. City. Address: 43 Cedar St., N. Y. City.
MORRISON. Llewellyn Abraham:
Mech. and mining eng'r: h. in Peterboro Co .. Province of Ontario, Canada: s. Robert and Elizabeth ( Code ) Morrison ; ed. Norwood High Sch .: m. North East. Pa .. Sept .. 18;1. Ida Corinth Skinner: children: Corinth Mercy, b. 1574 (m. Frank D. Woodworth). Hazel Irene, b. 1888. Engaged in mf's iron tools and wood-working machinery. 1573-91. in Toronto, Canada: in expert eng'ring and professional work over the world. 1892-1904: mf's mining machinery, with head office in N. Y. City. since 1904. Pres, and chief ens'r Merralls Machinery Co .: pres .. gen. me'r Merralls Engineering Co., Lt'd. Toronto. Can. Methodist. Mem. Canadian Inst. Mining En- g'rs. Recreations: Hymn, song and story writing. Address: 1123 Broadway. N. Y. City.
MORRISON, William:
Clergyman: b. near Gartan. Ireland. Oet. 5. 1-63: grad. Princeton Theol. Sem., 1ss: Alison Coll., New Brunswick. B.D., M. 1. Or- dered deacon. 1591. ordained priest. 1992. in Episcopal ministry. Missionary in Portland. Ore .. I>$7.91; ass't minister in St. Paul's Washington. D. C., 1991.92, and in St. Au- 955
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WHO'S WHO IN NEW YORK
drew's, N. Y., 1592-93; rector All Saints' Ch., [ ton ( Ky. ) Coll., N. Y. Univ. Med. Coll., MD Brooklyn, since 193. Residence: Belmar, N. J. Address: 15 Polhemus Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.
MORRISON, William John:
Educator; b. Apple River, Ill., Feb. 23, 1863; s. James and Puella Arilla ( Matson) Morrison; ed. country schools of Ontario and Ill., Ill. State Normal Univ., Normal, Ill., 1888 (commencement honor speaker, prize in oratorical contest, pres. Wrightonian Liter- ary Soc.), Swarthmore (Pa. ) Coll., Swarth- more, Pa., B.S., 1896 (commencement honor speaker, Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest orator; winner of Delphic Prize in oratory, winner of John Wanamaker prize in oratory) ; also student in summer sessions, Columbia Univ .; m. El Paso, Ill., 1898, Margaret Es- telle Chapman: children: Malcolm Chapman, b. 1901, Marjorie Gale, b. 1904. Taught 4 years in Will Co., Ill .; principal El Paso (Il1.) High Sch., 4 years; instr. arithmetic, history and history of ed'n, N. J. State Nor- mal Sch., Trenton, N. J., 6 years; instr. in Woodford Co. ( Ill.) Teachers' Inst., 5 sea- sons; Tazewell Co. (Ill.) Teachers' Inst., 2 seasons; instr. in history and principles of ed'n, Brooklyn Training Sch. for Teachers six years; now principal of Grammar School No. 73 and Evening School No. 92, Brooklyn. Hlas lectured in county teachers' institutes in N. J., and before several clubs in Brooklyn. Independent Republican; was pres. Harri- son & Reid Club, El Paso, Ill., 1892; delegate to State and county conventions several times. Mem. Nat. Edn'l Ass'n, Brooklyn Teachers' Ass'n, N. Y. State Teachers' Ass'n, Schoolmasters' Club, Delta Upsilon fraternity. Address : 319 Stratford Road, Brooklyn, N. Y.
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