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Lawyer: b. Trenton, N. J., Sept. 22. 1870; s. John and Olivia Gardner ( Forman) Moses; ed. Lawrenceville Sch., Princeton Univ., B.S., 1892; N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B. (with honors), 1894; m. N. Y. City, Nov. 23, 1898, Elizabeth Aimee Lacombe; children: Henry Lacombe, b. Mar. 21, 1901 (died Oct. 27. 1907), Fred- erick J., Jr., b. Feb. 7, 1903, William Town- send, b. May 8, 1907. Engaged in practice of law, N. Y. City; now mem. law firm Moses, Morris & Henderson. Republican. Clubs: Princeton (N. Y. City), Tiger Inn ( Prince- ton, N. J.). Address: 32 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
MOSES, John Robert:
Clergyman ; b. Lymington, Hampshire. Eng- land, Mar. 18, 1560; 4. Rev. Richard George and Mary Matilda ( Bird ) Moses; grad. Univ. of Pa., B.A., 1>>3. M.A., 16; m. Camden, N. J., Dee. 16. 155, Frances Garrison Thompson ; children: Charles Kingsley, b. April 12, 1-99. John Shapleigh, b. Oct. 29, 10Ml. Classical master, Rugby Acad., Philadelphia. ; ordained. Dec. 28, 1st, in ministry of Epis. copal Ch .: rector St. Jude's Ch., Philadel- phia, 1-86.93; St. Mary's, Wayne. Pa., 1-93- 1903; dean of the Cathedral of the Incarna- tion, Garden City, L. I., from 1903. Repub- lican. Address: Garden City, L. I., N. Y. 960
MOSES, Montrose J .:
Editor, critic; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 2, 1-8. s. Montefiore J. and Rose (Jonas ) Moses; in schools of Montgomery, Ala., and N. : City; Coll. City of N. Y., B.S., 1599. Edli! ! of stage edition of morality play Every !!! 1903, 1907 ( Mitchell Kennerley) ; editor Fui & Wagnalls' Standard Readers, 1902-03. . 1 thor: Famous Actor Families in America, 1 of (T. Y. Crowell & Co.) ; Children's Books .: : Reading, 1907 ( Mitchell Kennerley) ; Her .:. R. Ibsen-The Man and His Plays, 1:08 ( Mitchell Kennerley) ; Introduction to MI .... terlinck's "Pelleas and Melisande," l'es (T. Y. Crowell & Co.). Editor, Palmer C ... Brownie Primer, 1906 (Century) ; also write: articles in leading magazines; now enga. .. in research work in Southern literature ati in dramatic literature. On editorial st. . Literary Digest, 1900-02: editor Funk & Was- nalls Co., 1902-03; dramatic editor The Read, r Magazine (Bobbs-Merrill Co.), 1903-06. D. livered a course of lectures on children's literature before the Pittsburgh Carnesi Library Training School for Children's Libra. rians (1907). Address: 252 W. S4th St., N. Y. City.
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MOSES, Raphael J .:
Lawyer; b. Apalachicola, Fla., Dec. 11, 1514: moved, with family, 1549, to a fruit farm (which he now owns) which father bought. G miles east of Columbus, Ga .; ed. private schools; entered U. S. Naval Acad., Annapo- lis, Md., Sept., 1860; resigned, Jan. 1:51: joined Georgia Navy, Feb., 1s61; Confederate Provisional Navy, April, 1s61; was with Tat. nall at battle of Port Royal, S. C., and went with him to the Merriniac (called the Vir- ginia by Confederate Gov't) ; was on her when she was burned on James River when the Confederate Army evacuated the Peninsula: was on staff of Gen. Robert Toombs during Seven Days' Battle around Richmond, Iste. and on staff of Gen. Benning, of Ga .. on re- treat from Richmond, surrendering with Gren. Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House: was prisoner in Isof and Jan. and Feb., Isti. in Fort Delaware. ran the bloekade outward. Mar., 1863, as Confederate midshipman, to go on the Laird Kams, then being built at Liverpool: ran back again on the Helen to Wilmington: Sept., 1864, went out from Char- leston, was promoted to lieut. in Confederate Navy and stationed at Semmes Naval Unt- teries below Richmond, where he was exp. tured Dee., 1SG1: m. Liverpool, England. 1st., Georgiana Samuel (an English Jewess, b. in Rio de Janeiro) : seven children, of whom two boys are dead: living sons: Arthur S. Luria (name changed to keep up extinct family name). Lawrence H. Moses (major l'. S. Marine Corps). Percival R. Moses (elee- trical eng'r). Admitted to bar. May, 1-66. in Columbus, Ga .: practised there six years; since Jan .. 1572, practising in N. Y. City: specialty in insurance law and receiverships. Since 19.0, has refused all new law business. and is devoting time exclusively to closing the old cases and studying the principles of prodynamies, especially in relation to pro- planes. Democrat. Jewish religion. Mem. Am. Bar Ass'n, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Ass'n Bar City of N. Y .. United Confederate Veter- ans, Georgia Society. Clubs: Lotos. . Ero
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MOSLER
Club of America. Address : 46 W. 97th St., N. Y. City.
MOSHER, Charles B .:
Physician; b. Perth, N. Y., Sept. 22, 1870; s. George D. and Katherine B. (Jeffers) Mosher; ed. Johnstown (N. Y.) High School, Albany Med. . Coll., M.D., 1892; Polyclinic Hosp. Coll., N. Y. City; m. Johnstown, N. Y., June 20, 1594, Luella C. Decker. House sur- geon, Albany Hosp., 1892-93; instr. in histol- ogy and pathology, Albany Med Coll., 1892-94; attended European clinics, 1903; engaged in practice of medicine at Jolistown, N. Y., from 1891. Mem. U. S. Pension B'd; pres. Municipal Civil Service B'd. Republican ; Presbyterian. Mem. Johnstown Med. Ass'n, Fulton Co. Med. Soc., Med. Soc. State of N. Y., Am. Med. Ass'n; mem. Odd Fellows, Am. Mechanics, Knights of Pythias, Macca- bees, Royal Arcanum. Clubs : Colonial, Johnstown Tennis, Cuyadetta Golf. Address : 100 S. Market St., Johnstown, N. Y.
MOSHER, Edgar Seeber:
Lawyer; b. Brookfield, Linn Co., Mo., Feb. 18, 1878; s. Charles Sheldon and Lucy M. (Brown) Mosher; ed. Auburn Academic High Sch. (classical), 1896; Cornell Univ., A.B. (with high honors), 1900, LL.B .. 1902; m. Port Byron, N. Y., Nov. 10, 1904, Mary Mabel Harnden; one daughter, Esther, b. Dec. 15, 1906. Junior partner law firm of Pierce & Mosher, since 1903. Prof. public speaking dep't, Auburn Academic High Sch., 1902-03 and 1904; sec. Cayuga Co. Bar Ass'n, 1905; pres. Cornell Univ. Republican Club, 1901-02, pres. Theodore Roosevelt Republican Club, Auburn, 1903-05; aide to the marshal in Roosevelt Inaugural Parade: sec. Cayuga Co. Republican Club. Municipal health comm'r City of Auburn, 1907-08. Mem. Y. M. C. A. of Auburn, director 1904-08. v .- p. 1904, pres. 1905-07< Presbyterian. Mem. Cayuga Co. Bar Ass'n, W. M. of Auburn Lodge, F. and A. M., 1908. Address : 3 Adams St., Auburn, N. Y.
MOSHER, Eliza M .:
Physician; b. Cayuga Co., N. Y., 1846; d. Augustus and Maria ( Sutton) Mosher ; grad. Friends' Acad., Union Springs, N. Y., 1962; Univ. of Mich., M.D., 1875; studied in Lon- don and Paris, 1:79-80. Resident physician, 1877-79, sup't, 1881-3, Mass. Reformatory for Women: asso. prof. physiology and resident physician, Vassar Coll .. 1- 3-56; physician, in general practice, Brooklyn, N. Y .. 1>-6-96: prof. hygiene, dep't of literature, science and the arts, and women's dean. Univ. of Mich., 1896-1902: lecturer on physiology, Chautauqua Summer Sch. of Physical Ed'n, since Isss; hygiene for girls, Adelphi Coll., Brooklyn; now practising in Brooklyn since 1902. Ad- dress: 44 Court St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
MOSHER, George A .:
Lawyer: b. Sharon, Windsor Co., Vt., Oct. 6, 1545; s. Albert B. and Mary L. (Eldridge) Mosher; ed. Dartmonth Coll .. class of 1-67. Mem. law firm of Mosher & Custis: making a specialty of patents and patent causes, Troy, N. Y. Recreations: Golf, whist. Chibs: Troy. Ionic. Pafraets Dael. East Side, Island Golf. Albany Chess and Whist. Republican Club of Rensselaer Co. Address: Troy, N. Y.
MOSHER, Jesse Montgomery:
Physician; b. Albany, N. Y., Oct. 12, 1604; s. Jacob S. and Emma Starr (Montgomery) Mosher; ed. Albany Acad., Union Coll., 1.B., 1586, A.M., 1889; Albany Med. Coll., M.D., 1889; m. Philadelphia, Pa., Mar., 1950, Eleanor Bassett Chapin: children: John Chapin, b. 1894, Eleanor Montgomery, b. 1595, Emilie Starr, b. 1900. Physician to State Hosp. for the Insane, 1889-95; student in Vienna, Berlin and London, 1895-96; in medical prac- tice in Albany since 1896. Attending special- ist in mental diseases, Albany Hosp .; clinical prof. neurology, insanity and electro-thera- peutics, Albany Med. Coll. Editor Albany Med. Annals; asso. editor Am. Journal of Insanity. Episcopalian. Mem. med. societies Co. of Albany and State of N. Y., Am. Med. Psychol. Ass'n, Am. Neurol. Ass'n, Psi Up- silon fraternity. Trustee Albany Orphan Asylum, Albany Acad. Address: 170 Washing- ton Av., Albany, N. Y.
MOSHER, John N .:
Lawyer; b. Elbridge, Onondaga Co., N. Y., May 15, 1869; s. Nelson and Eliza (Kelly) Mosher; grad. Spencer High Sch. ( valedictor- ian ), 1:90; Cornell Law Coll., with I.L.B., 1893; m. Spencer, Tioga Co., N. Y., Jan. 29, 1895, Caroline M. Seely: children: Florence, b. 1897, Nelson, b. 1899, Charles, b. 1900, Seely, b. 1901. Taught school before entering law practice. Admitted to bar, Utica, N. Y., Sept. 15, 1893; since then in general practice of law at Syracuse, N. Y .: practice largely in municipal law and law of corporations and negligence. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Onondaga Bar Ass'n. Chamber of Commerce, Onondaga Lodge 79, I. O. O. F. Address: 419 Kirk Block, Syracuse, N. Y.
MOSHER, Philip Wheeler:
Clergyman : b. Middletown, N. Y., July 25, 1563: s. Henry and Emeline ( Wheeler ) Mosher: grad. St. Stephen's Coll., B .. 1., 1ss4. M.A., 188>: Gen. Theol. Sem .. N. Y. City, Is>7. Ordered deacon. Iss7, ordained priest. 1sss, in ministry of Episcopal Church, and began ministry at St. Andrew's Ch., Walden, N. Y., 1857-89: curate, St. Paul's, Troy, N. Y., 1889-91; rector, St. Paul's, Muskegon, Mich .. 1:01-97; since 1-07, rector St. Peter's Episco- pal Ch., Niagara Falls, N. Y. Trustee of De Veaux Coll. Address: St. Peter's Rectory, Niagara Falls, N. Y.
MOSLER, Henry:
Genre painter: b. N. Y. City, June 6, 1841; s. Gustav and Sophie ( Wiener) Mosler: re- moved to Cincinnati, le51: studied art in Cincinnati under James Il. Beard; went with Western AArmy as artist-correspondent for Harper's Weekly, 1862-63; appt'd on staff of Gen. R. W. JJohnson: afterward studied in Paris under Hebert: lived in Paris and had a studio for many years and received prizes and medals from the Paris Salon and the Paris Exp'ns, and from the Royal Acad .. Munich: was made chevalier of the Legion d'Honneur and officier d'Academie, 1:92: won the Clarke prize of Nat. Aend. Design, 1 Ilis picture. he Retour (1-30) was purchased by the French Gov't for the Museum of the Luxembourg: and his picture. The Wedding Morning, was bought by the Museum of Syd- ney, AAustralia : and he has pictures in many other permanent collections. Companion Mil. 901
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Order Loyal Legion. Address: 42 W. 88th St., N. Y. City. MOSS, Frank :
Lawyer; b. Cold Spring, N. Y., Mar. 16, 1860; s. John R. and Eliza ( Woods) Muss; ed. N. Y. City public schools, and private stud- ies; m. N. Y. City, 1983, Eva E. Bruce; chil- dren: Elizabeth J., Arthur B. Pres. N. Y. City Police B'd, 1897; director and counsel Soc. for Prevention of Crime; leader in re- form movements in N. Y. City; asso. counsel in Lexow Investigation; leading counsel in Mazet Investigation. Active in city cam- paigns on reform issues; making speeches in all parts of city and serving on committees; as president of the City Vigilance League, and as director in and counsel for Soc. for Prevention of Crime, has directed movements for prevention and suppression of crime and of alliances between criminal and corrupt offi- cials. Prof. med. jurisprudence and mem. of faculty, N. Y. Med. Coll. and Hosp. for Women; director N. Y. City Church Exten- sion Soc., Federation of Churches. Author: The American Metropolis-a history of N. Y. City, and pamphlets and magazine articles on civic subjects. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. Law Inst., N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n, Am. Bar Ass'n, N. Y., Hist. Ass'n Soc. for the Pre- vention of Crime, City Vigilance League, and other societies. Clubs: Union League, Re- publican. Address: 299 Broadway, N. Y. City.
MOSS, Roswell Randall:
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Oct. 16, 1845; s. Reuben E. and Harriet N. (Randall) Moss; ed. public schools, N. Y. City, and Brook- lyn; and high school (two winters) at El- mira, N. Y .; m. Elmira, N. Y., June 7, 1876, Anna D). Mason; children : Harriet Elizabeth, b. June . 11, 1877 ( B.1., Elmira Coll., 1900; m. 1901, William G. Harry, Detroit, Mich. ), Ber- thia Chesebrough, b. Nov. 27, 1881 ( Elmira Coll., B.A., 1904, M.A., 1905). Admitted to bar, 1874; in active practice since; member of the law firm of Youmans & Moss and You- mans, Moss & Knipp; alone since death of Edward B. Youmans, 1895; referee in bank- ruptcy since 1898. Republican. Has served as mem. B'd of Ed'n. Mem. Park Cl., El- mira. Mem. Sons Am. Revolution, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Nat. Ass'n Referees in Bankruptcy, Nat. Civic Federation, Elinira Acad. Sciences. Clubs: Century, Country ( Elmira ). Address, Elmira, N. Y.
MOSTON, George Tomlinson :
Physician; b. Wevertown. Warren Co., N. Y., Jan. 13, 1865; s. Philip and Elizabeth ( Tomlinson ) Moston : attended Troy Confer- ence Acad., two years; grad. Albany Med. Coll., MI.D., 1890; m. April 23. 1590, Ida May Turner; children: George Eldred, b. May 25, 1895. Lester Turner, b. June 2, 1906. Engaged in practice of medicine since 1990 at Albany, N. Y. Republican : Methodist Episcopal. Mem. Masonic and Odd Fellows orders. Ad- dress : 611 Central Av., Albany, N. Y.
MOTT, Frank Henry:
Lawyer: b. Russell, Warren Co., Pa .: s. Aaron Van Renssalaer and Flora (Russell) Mott : ancestors were among the pioneer set. tlers of the Hudson River Valley and of Rhode Island, as well as N. W. Pennsylvania, 962
and Chautauqua County, N. Y .; ed. village schools of Russell, Pa., public (high) school of Jamestown, N. Y., Buffalo Law Sch. ; studied law in the office of Cook-Fisher & Wade, of Jamestown, for many years the leading law firm of Chautauqua County. Un- married. Admitted to bar. 1899, since then practising law in Jamestown and profession- ally representing important interests. Dem- ocratic candidate for sec. of state, 1902; Citi- zens' candidate for mayor of Jamestown, 1906, being nearly elected in each instance. Delegate to Dem. Nat. Conv. of 1900; N. Y. mem. of com. to formally notify Mr. Bryan of his nomination; delegate from Chautauqua Co. to State conventions for past ten years. mem. B'd of Ed'n, City of Jamestown for + years, being twice elected and resigning Jan. 1, 1907, to accept apptm't as deputy att'y- gen. of N. Y. State. Frequent speaker on patriotic, memorial, literary, industrial and economic subjects. Mem. Eagles, Elks, Odd Fellows, State Bar Ass'n, Knights of Pythias; mem., sec. and treas. Jamestown Chapter, Sons of Revolution, and the legal fraternity. Phi Delta Phi. Residence: 910 Main St. Ad- dress: Fenton Bld'g, Jamestown, N. Y. MOTT, John R .:
Sec. Internat. Com., Y. M. C. A .; b. Liv- ingston Manor, N. Y., May 25, 1865; s. John S. and Elmira (Dodge) Mott; ed. Cornell Univ., A.B., 1888; honorary M.A., Yale; m. Wooster, Ohio, Nov. 26, 1891, Leila Ada White; children: John Livingston, b. 1892, Irene, b. 1899, Frederick Dodge, b. 1001. Sec. Student Y. M. C. A., since 1998: chm'n Student Volunteer Movement since 1989; gen. sec. World's Student Christian Federation since 1895; sec. Foreign Dep't, Y. M. C. A., since 198; asso. gen. sec. Internat. Com., Y. M. C. A., since 1901. Made tour of world, 1895-97, in interest of the student Christian movement; again in 1900-01 special tours to all parts of Europe, South Africa, South America and Australasia on similar missions. Author: Strategic Points in the World's Con- quest, 1897: Evangelization of the World in This Generation ( Student Volunteer More- ment), 1900: Pastor and Modern Missions, 1904; Christians of Reality (published in Shanghai), 1902: also numerous brochures and magazine articles. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa; elected fellow of Royal Geog. Soc., 1903. Address: 124 E. 2Sth St., N. Y. City. MOTT, John T .:
Pres. First Nat. Bank of Oswego; b. Ham- ilton, N. Y., Oct. 11, ISIS; s. Thomas Smith and Sarah W. B. (De Wolf) Mott; grad. Union Coll .. 186S. Republican State commit- teeman. Mem. Sigma Phi fraternity. S. A. R .. Soc. of Colonial Wars, Colonial Order, Am. Canoe Ass'n, Naval Reserves Ass'n. Clubs: City, Oswego Yacht, Fortnightly. Rochester Yacht, Sodus Bay Yacht, Royal. Canadian Yacht of Toronto, University and Republican ( N. Y. City). Address: Oswego, N. Y.
MOTT, Jordan Lawrence:
Pres. JJ. L. Mott Iron Works: b. N. Y. City. Nov. 10, 1820; was grad. Univ. of City of N. Y., 1519; entered office of father, of same name: became partner, 1853, and sue- ceeded to management, 1:66, J. L. Mott Iroa Works, ut'rs plumbing fixtures, etc. : als) pres. Star Foundry Co., Am. Iron Works,
WHO'S WHO IN NEW YORK
MOULTON
North River Bridge Co. Alderman, 23d and 24th wards; pres. B'd of Aldermen and act- ing mayor N. Y. City, 1879; mem. Rapid Transit Comm'n when present elevated rail- roads in New York were chartered. Presi- dential elector, 1876 and 1888. Democrat. Clubs: New York, N. Y. Yacht, Engineers. Residence: 2122 Fifth Av. Address: 118 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
MOTT, Jordan Lawrence, 3d:
Author; b. N. Y. City, Aug. 15, 1851; s. Jordan Lawrence. Jr., and Purdy Katharine Mott; grad. Harvard, A.B., 1905: m. Boston, Caroline Pitkin. Author: Jaies of the Great Heart; To the Credit of the Sea; The White Darkness: also short stories in mag- azines. Republican. Clubs: N. Y. Yacht, Harvard. Address: New York Yacht Club, N. Y. City.
MOTT, Luther Wright:
Banker: b. Oswego. N. Y., Nor. 30, 1874; s. John T. and Alice J. (Wright) Mott; grad. Harvard, A.B., 1996: m. Oswezo, N. Y., Dec. 10, 1902, Ruth Woolsey Johnson: chil- dren : Luther Wright, b. 1903, Alice Wright, b. 1905. One year in newspaper work after leaving college: since 1897 in banking busi- ness at Oswego. N. Y .; v .- p. and cashier First Nat. Bank, Oswego; trustee Oswego City Savings Bank: director Syracuse Trust Co., Auburn Trust Co .. Steam Carriage Boiler Co. V .- p. Nat. Republican League of U. S., 1900-02; pres. Municipal Civil Service Com- m'n, Oswego, 1903: pres. Oswego Chamber of Commerce, 1905-1908. Appt'd State sup't of banks of N. Y. by Governor Hughes, 1907, but soon resigned on account of ill health. Mem. of Council of State Bankers Ass'n. Delegate to Republican National Conv .. Chicago. 1908. Mem. Genealogical and Biog. Soc., and Order Founders and Patriots, (N. Y. City) : American Civic Ass'n. S. A. R., Soc. Colonial Wars: trustee Oswego Orphan Asylum, Y. M. C. A .. Oswego. N. Y. Clubs: City, Fortnightly. Country, Yacht (Oswego), University, Harvard (Syracuse), Harvard (N. Y. City), Fort Orange ( Albany). Address: 73 W. Schuyler St., Oswego, N. Y. MOTT, Valentine:
Physician; b. N. Y. City. Nov. 17, 1852; s. Alexander B. and Arabella ( Phelps) Mott: grad. Columbia, 1572: Cambridge Univ., England, 1876; Bellevue Med. Coll., 1878; m. Emily Langdon Erving; one donghter, Sophie L. Since 1STS, practising medicine in N. Y. City; attending surgeon Outdoor Dep't. Belle- vue Hosp., 1-79. Went to Paris, 1857. as representative Am. Pasteur Inst .: studied under Louis Pasteur the prophylactic treat- ment for hydrophobia; brought away the first inoculated rabbit which Pasteur per- · mitted to leave his laboratory; has written several papers on the subject. Mem. Mil. Order Loyal Legion, St. Anthony Soe. Club: Turf and Field. Address: Woodbury, L. I., N. Y.
MOTTET, Henry:
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Clergyman : b. Stuttgart, Germany, IS15: s. Joseph and Philippine Mottet: ed. public. schools of N. Y. City: Coll. City of N. Y., A.B., 1869; Gen. Theol. Sem .. N. Y. City. S.T.B., 173; Hobart Coll., D.D., 1:92; m. 1-65, Jeanie Gallup. Ordered deacon, 1-73. and ordained priest in Episcopal ministry, left; curate, 1573-79; pastor since 1579, Chi.
of the Holy Communion, N. Y. City. Trus- tee St. Luke's Hosp. Corp'n; mem. B'd of Trustees Soc. of St. Jolinland: mem. Phi Beta Kappa Soc. Club: National Arts. .Ad- dress: 47 W. 20th St., N. Y. City.
MOULD, George Alexander Hutchings:
Civil eng'r; b. Kingston, Jamaica, W. I., Dec. 11, 1864; s. Alexander Munro and En- genie Elizabeth (Vian) Mould; ed. Collegiate Sch. and Mary Villa Coll., Kingston, Jamaica : m. Kingston, Jamaica, Nov. 11, 1857, Mary M. Campbell; children: Doris S., b. les7, Herbert S .. b. 1590, George S .. b. 1592, Muriel S., b. 1893. Draftsman and sup't public works in Public Works Dep't. Jamaica, Issu- 1900; employed by Milliken Bros., gen. con- tractors, N. Y., since Dee., 1900; visited Colon (Isthmus of Panama), Hasti, Cuba, Nassau. Bahama Islands, England, France and S. Africa. Resigned from British Civil Service (Colonial) after about 20 years' service. to work in U. S .; was eng'r sup't for Milliken Bros. on Havana Cigar Co.'s factory in Havana, and on a 10-story office building in Johannesburg. S. Africa. Gen. Contract- ing Dep't, Milliken Bros., Inc., N. Y. City, civil eng'rs and contractors. Moderate Re- publican. Agnostic. Asso. mem. Inst. Civil Eng'rs of Great Britain, Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs. Recreation : Yachting. Formerly mem. Royal Jamaica Yacht Club. Address : Care Milliken Bros., 11 Broadway, N. Y. City.
MOULTON, Charles William:
Professor of chemistry: b. Elmira, N. Y., May 6, 1559; s. William J. and Alice (Lyon) Moulton : grad. Univ. of Minn., A.B., 1855, Johns Hopkins, Ph.D., 1959. Instr. physics and chemistry, in Shattuck School. Faribault, Minn., until 1892: since then prof. chemistry, Vassar Coll. Address: Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
MOULTON, Guy:
Civil eng'r: b. Cicero, Onondaga Co., Feb. 25, 1:61; s. Emery and Mary J. (Churchill) Moulton; grad. Cornell Univ., B.S., Iss1: m. Clay, Onondaga Co .. N. Y., Mar. 16, 1ss7, Sara A. Wright; children: Webster C., b. 1889, Lloyd W., b. 1:91. Guy W .. b. 1997. Taught school, 1>>1-82; ass't eng'r Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh R. R., from prelimin- ary survey to completion of road, Is-2.S: farmer, 1584-89; ass't eng'r on Lizard Creek branch of Lehigh Valley R. R. in Pa. (built 12 miles), 1:59-90; ass't eng'r on Buffalo ex- tension, same road ( built 12 miles, and com- pleted 12 miles more ), 1820.92: improved and extended Watkins water system. relined res. ervoir, installed plumbing plant, etc., 1:23; ass't eng'r N. Y. & New England R. R. : :: 15 on survey for private road in Tenn., 1-01; eng'r and gen. mg'r coal mining co., Pa .. 1.95-96. Ass't eng'r Jackson & Mackinaw R. R., Mich. : built 12 miles, 1995.96; eng'r and gen. me'r for MeDonald & Sayre. contractors, on N. Y. State canals, under Nine Millions Act, 1896-97: first ass't ens'r. Middle Dir .. N. Y. State canals, 197-1903: since 1903, resi- dent eng'r N. Y. State Barge Cand. Repnh- lican. Universalist: trustee Ist Universal- ist Soc., Syracuse. Mem. Am. Soc. of Civil Eng'rs. Technology Clab of Syracuse, Royal Arch Mason. Mem. Citizens' Club of Syra. ense. Address: 216 W. Kennedy St., Syra. cuse, N. Y.
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MOVIUS, Edward Hallam:
Lawyer; b. Ypsilanti, Mich., Oct. 19, 1848; s. Julius and Mary Leonard ( Vibbail) Mo- vious; grad. Heidelberg Univ. (Germany ), 1869, and Hamilton Coll. Law Sch., 187; m. Sept. 26, 1577, Mary Lovering Rumsey, of Buffalo; children : Evelyn Hallam (wife of James Parker Hall), Hallam Leonard (m. Boston, 1906, Alice Lee West). One of coun- sel for State Comm'n to acquire lands for N. Y. State Reservation, Niagara Falls, 1883- 85; receiver First Nat. Bank of Buffalo, N. Y., 1887; U. S. Mineral Land. Comm'r in Helena (Mont.) Dist., 1:95-97. Attorney for Central R. R. Co. of N. J. Clubs: Univer- sity (N. Y. City), Buffalo ( Buffalo). Ad- dress : 143 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
MOWBRAY, Henry Siddons:
Artist; b. in Alexandria, Egypt, of Eng. lish parents, 1>5s: brought to U. S. in child- hood, attended school in North Adams, Mass., and one year in U. S. Military Acad .; studied art in Paris under Bannat, 1878; established studio in N. Y. City, received the Clark prize of the Nat. Acad. of Design, 1888. Painter of figure subjects and dis- tinguished for mural decoration, including in notable decorative work that in the li- braries of J. Pierpont Morgan and of the University Club. Nat. Academician, Nat. Acad. Design since 1891; mem. Soc. Am, Art- ists; director of Am. Acad. in Rome from 1903. Address: Washington, Conn.
MOYER, Fayette Ehle:
Educator; b. Minden, N. Y., Oct. 24, 1874; s. Seward and Alvira (Elle) Moyer; ed. Clinton Liberal Inst., Fort Plain, N. Y., 1858- $2; Pres. White Scholarship, Cornell, 1892- 91: Cornell Ph.B. (Phi Beta Kappa), 1856; student at Jena, Germany, 1806-97; student at Sorbonne, Paris, 1:07; m. Potsdam, N. Y., Dec. 29, 1903, Abbie S. Howe: one son, Don- ald Howe. b. Jan. 11, 1505. Student of mod- ern lauguages in Germany and France, 1890- 97; prof. modern languages, Clarkson Sch. of Technology, Potsdam, N. Y., ISST-1903: since 1903, teacher of French in De Witt Clinton High Sch., N. Y. City; lecturer in N. Y. City Public Lecture Course, 1906-07. Mem. Thi Beta Kappa Alumni of N. Y., High Sch. Teachers' Ass'n. Address: 180th St. and Broadway, N. Y. City.
MOYER, Fayette Elmer:
Lawyer; b. in Town of Canajoharie, Mont- gomery County, N. Y .: s. Charles Menzo and Lydia Jane ( Hess) Moyer: grad. Johnstown High School, Iss3: in. Carthage, N. Y., Oct. 25, 1896, Affie L. Caverly: one daughter, Mil- dred Loella. b. Jan. 22. 1-09. In general law practice in City of Jolmstown, N. Y., since 1986. Has been identified with Republi- can party since became of age; was chairman of Fulton Hamilton Delegation to State Con- vention in 1594; twice refused nomination for city recorder on Republican ticket. Di- rector and counsel The Johnstown Bank. Lutheran. Treas. Johnstown Hist. Soc. :
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