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MURPHY, Edward Jr .:
Ex.U. S. Senator: b. Troy, N. Y., Dec. 15. 1836; ed. St. John's Coll., Fordham; mayor of Troy, 1875-83; married and has several chil- dren, one of whom married Hugh J. Grant, of N. Y. Chm'n Dem. State Com. of N. Y .. 1887-95: delegate to Nat. Dem. Conventions of 1SS0, 1884 and IS88. chm'n of the delegation in 1892; U. S. Senator, 1:93-99; since leaving the Senate has successfully carried through some large financial undertakings. Address: Troy, N. Y.
MURPHY, Frank Morrill:
Mine owner, railway builder, financier: b. Jefferson, Lincoln Co., Me., Sept. 4, 1854: S. B. F. and Lucy (Oakes) Murphy: ed. public schools, Manitowac." Wis .; m. Prescott, Ariz., Aug. 1, 1892, Ethel MI. Meany. At If entered employ of Thomas Windiate, Manitowoc, Wis., who controlled several large commer- cial enterprises ; later worked in lumber- camps of Wis .; in 1572, went to Calif., where was interested in a stage transportation line until 1877. when moved to Arizona, and has been intimately associated with development of that territory ever since. Was associated with "'Diamond Joe"' Reynolds in operation of the Congress Mine. a successful enterprise. Sec. and promoter Santa Fe. Prescott & Phenix R. R., 1591-92, and since 1894 has been its pres .; also pres. Prescott Nat. Bank: pres. The Development Co. of America, with principal offices in N. Y. City. Resident of Prescott, but spends about half his time in N. Y. City. Pres. Santa Fé. Prescott & Phonix R. R., Prescott & Eastern R. R .. Bradshaw Mountain R. R .. Arizona & Calif. R. R., Poland Mining Co., Am. Mexican Inmber Co .: director Commercial Trust Co .. Prescott. Ariz .. Pacide I.mmber Co., Tomb- stone Consolidated Mines Co., Ltd. Re- publican. Residence: Prescott, Ariz. Ad- dress: 11 Pine St., N. Y. City:
MURPHY, John Francis:
Artist : b. Oswego, N. Y., Dec. 11, 1$53; ed. in schools there: self-taught in art; resident of N. Y. City since 1575. Painter of land- scapes: exhibitor at Nat. Acad. Design, Ist; awarded 2d Hallgarten Prize. 196. from Nat. Acad. Design, and the Webb Prize, Iss", of
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Nat. Acad. Design, 1885; academician since 1887. Mem. Am. Water Color Soc. Address: The Chelsea, 222 W. 23d St., N. Y. City.
MURPHY, Paul St. C .:
Colonel, U. S. Marine Corps; b. N. Y. Ap- pt'd from N. Y .; commissioned 2d lieut., Jan. 27, 1873; hdq'rs, Marine Corps, Washington, 1873; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, N. Y., 1873; frigate Colorado, North Atlantic Sta- tion, 1873-75; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Boston, 1875; receiving-ship Ohio, Navy Yard, Boston, 1875; receiving ship Wabash, Navy Yard, Boston, 1875-78; hdq'rs, Marine Corps, Washington, IST8; training-ship Minnesota, 1878-79; corvette Wachusett, special cruise. Mississippi River, S. Atlantic and Pacific Sta- tions, 1579-82. Commissioned Ist lieut., April 18, 1880; Marine Barracks. Navy Yard, Phila- delphia, 1852-83; special duty, flagship Hart- ford, Pacific Station, 1883; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, 1883-85; frigate Omaha, Asiatic Station, 1885-88; temporary duty, frigate Pensacola, N. Atlantic Station, 1888; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Phila., 1888-89; special duty, Exposition Universelle, Paris, France, 1899; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, IS$9.90; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., 1890; receiv- ing-ship Vermont, Navy Yard, N. Y., 1890-91; cruiser Atlanta, Squadron of Evolution, 1891- 93; commissioned capt., Mar. 16, 1993; comd'g marine detachment, Columbian Exp'n, Aug. 4 to Nov. 30, 1893; comd'g Sch. of Applica- tion and Marine Barracks, hdq'rs Marine Corps, 1894-90; armored cruiser Brooklyn, 1896-99; special cruise, flagship Brooklyn, Rear-Admiral J. N. Miller, Queen's Jubilee, 1897; fleet officer of marines, flagship Brook- lyn, Flying Squadron, Commodore Winfield Scott Schley, war with Spain; participated in bombardment of defenses of Santiago de Cuba, and in naval battle of July 3, 1898; brevetted major for gallant conduct, naval battle, July 3, 1898. Commissioned major, Mar. 3, 1899; lieut .- col., 1903: comd'g Marine Barracks, Naval Training Station, Newport, R. I., 1899-1902; comd's Marine Barracks, Guam, April 26, 1902-03: Naval Station, Cavite, P. I., 1903-04; commissioned col., 1904; comd'g Marine Barracks, Portsmouth, N. H .. Oct. 6, 1905; comd'g Marine Barracks, New York, since Feb. 18, 1907. Address: Marine Bar- racks, N. Y. City.
MURPHY, Starr Jocelyn:
Lawyer; b. Avon, Hartford Co., Conn .. June 17, 1860; s. Elijah Douglas, D.D., and Harriette Luceannah (Jocelyn) Murphy ; grad. Adelphi Acad., Brooklyn, N. Y., 1877, Amherst Coll., B.A., 1851, Columbia Univ. Law Sch., LL.B., cum laude. 1883; m. Mont- clair, N. J., June 9, 1857, Julia Brush Double- day. Practised law, N. Y. City, since 1983: since 1904, exclusively engaged as adviser and representative in benevolent matters of John D. Rockefeller. Director Am. Linseed Co. Mem. Gen. Ed'n B'd. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Delta Upsilon fraternity. Club : Hard. ware. Residence: Montelair, N. J. Address: 26 Broadway, N. Y. City.
MURPHY, Thomas F .:
Assistant postmaster at New York: b. N. Y. City, Oct. 4, 1867: s. Michael and Hannah (Ralph) Murphy; ed. in common schools of
N. Y. City and Coll. City of N. Y .; m. 1>>8, Agnes Kleber; children: Agnes, b. 1:90, Charles, b. 1891, Ralph, b. 1893. Was in sani- tary engineering business in N. Y. City for over ten years. Sup't of Bellevue and Allied Hospitals of N. Y. City; sup't of parks of N. Y. City. Ass't sergeant-at-arms, N. Y. State Assembly. Trustee Washington Sav- ings Bank; v .- p. and director Bankers' Realty and Security Co .; director Northern Bank of N. Y. Republican. Member Royal Arcanum. Associate mem. Lloyd Aspinwall Post, G. A. R. Clubs: Republican, Republican of 16th Assembly Dist .. Manhattan Republican. Ad- dress: 321 St. Nicholas .Iv., N. Y. City. MURRAY, Ambrose Spencer, Jr .:
Lawyer; b. Goshen, N. Y, 1550; s. Ambrose Spencer and Frances (Wisner) Murray; grad. Trinity Coll., Conn., 1871, Columbia Law Sch., 1874; in. Goshen, N. Y., 1956, Henrietta F. E. Dumbell. Mem. firm of Murray, Bennett & Ingersoll. Receiver, sec., treas. and director Dansville & Mount Morris R. R .; sec. and director Mohegan Granite Quarrying Co .; director Empire City Fire Ins. Co., Wyoming Coal Co. Mem. Delta Psi fraternity, Trinity Alumni Assin, St. Nicholas Soc. Clubs: Cen- tury, University, Church, Down Town. Resi- dence : Lone Oak, Goshen, N. Y. Address : 22 William St., N. Y. City.
MURRAY, Archibald Gordon:
Lawyer; b. Feb. 11, 1570; s. Logan C. and Harriet (Gordon) Murray; grad. Princeton Coll., A.B., 1891, A.M. Republican. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Maritime Law Assin of U. S. Clubs: University, Princeton. Ad- dress : 60 Wall St., N. Y. City.
MURRAY, Charles H .:
Jurist; b. San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 2, 1855: s. Henry Kennedy and Abbie Sheldon (Billings) Murray; grad. Mount Pleasant Acad., Ossining-on-Hudson; studied law: m. Worcester, Mass., Feb. 11, 1993, Grace Peck- ham. Admitted to bar, 1576, and since then engaged in law practice. Republican leader Sth Assembly Dist .; pres. Lincoln League; exec. Mem. Republican Co. Com .; chm'n 9th Congressional Com .: mem. Republican State Com., 1894-96, 1901-01, 1904-06, 1907-08, 1998-10. and mem. of the Exec. Com. delegate to Republican Nat. conventions from isss, and all Republican State conventions from 1ss6. Has been Republican candidate for mem. Assem- bly, Republican candidate for district att'y, County of N. Y., 1593, counsel to U. S. mar- shal, police commissioner N. Y. City. 1994. Aqueduet comm'r, 197. quarantine comm'r. 1901-05. pres. Republican Co. Com., 198; judge N. Y. Court of Claims, 1905-16. Miem. Soc. of Colonial Wars; charter mem. and deputy governor-gen., Sons of Revolution ; mem. S. A. R., Soc. Foreign Wars (charter mem), Soc. War 1$12 (charter mem. and judge advocate general). Loyal Legion, St. Nicholas Soc .. Huguenot Soc., Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Clubs: Republican, N. Y. AAthletic. Residence: Hotel Seymour, 50 W. 45th St. 12.11 William St., N. Y. City, and Court of Claims, Albany, N. Y.
MURRAY, Frank Wisner:
Surgeon : b. Goshen, N. Y., 1855: s. Am. brose Spencer and Frances Wisner Murray; grad. Vale. A.B., IS;7: Coll. Phys. and Surs., N. Y. City, M.D., Isso; m. N. Y. City, 1596, 969
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M. Gertrude Laurence; children : Francis W., Jr., Caroline L., Laurence Newbold, Gertrude I. Attending surgeon, N. Y. Hosp .; consult- ing surgeon, St. Luke's Hosp. and N. Y. Eye and Ear Infirmary. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, Am. Surg. Ass'n, Acad. of Medicine. Med. and Surg. Soc., Clinical Soc., Surgical Soc., AAss'n Mil. Surgeons. Clubs: Union, Century, Yale. Address: 32 W. 39th St., N. Y. City.
MURRAY, George Welwood:
Lawyer; b. Edinburgh, Scotland, Mar. 8, 1856; s. Welwood Murray; grad. from Colum- bia Law Sch., 1876. Mem. firm of Howland, Murray & Prentice. Admitted to bar, 1877. Mem. City and State Ass'ns of the Bar. Clubs: Century (N.
Y. City), Montclair ( Montclair, N. J.). Residence: 77 Mountain Av., Montclair, N. J. Address : 35 Wall St., N. Y. City.
MURRAY, James B .:
Retired lawyer; b. Ottawa. Ill., Jan. 7, 1850; s. Bronson and Anne Eliza (Peyton) Murray; ed. Paris, Dresden and Columbia Coll .; m. Cobleskill, N. Y., May 31, 1902, Alma P. Van de Bogart; children : Bronson, Alma Virginia, James Gordon, Peyton. .Admitted to bar, 1875; engaged in practice in N. Y. City until 1902, when he retired. Mugwump. Presbyterian. Club: City. Address: 19 Dud- ley Pl., Yonkers, N. Y.
MURRAY, Robert Dorsey:
Lawyer; b. Gardner, Me., Nov. 3, 1863; s. Robert and Adelaide (Atwood) Murray; grad. Columbia Univ., A.B., 1885, LL.B., 1887. Ad- mitted to bar, 18SS; since then, practising in N. Y. City. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Columbia Univ. Alumni Ass'n. Clubs: Uni- versity, University Athletic, N. Y. Athletic, Columbia Univ., Ardsley. Residence: 64 W. 45th St. Address: 5 Nassau St., N. Y. City. MURRAY, William D .:
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, July 17, 1858; s. John W. and Mary S. (Davidson) Murray; ed. Plainfield, N. J., High School, 1875, Yale Coll., A.B., 1860, Columbia Law School. LL.B .. 1882; m. Plainfield, N. J., Dec. 28, 1893, Mary E. Mosher; one son, George Mosher, b. Sept. 7, 1894. Engaged in practice of law in N. Y. City since 1882. Independent in politics. Presbyterian. Pres. Silver Bay Ass'n for Christian Conference and Training; vice- clun'n International Com .. Y. M. C. A .; pres. Glen Alpine Spring School . (N. C.) ; trustee National B'd Y. W. C. A .: trustee Student Volunteer Movement. Traveled in Europe, 1980, 1886, 1890, 1902: in Japan 1892. Mem. Psi Upsilon fraternity. Club: Yale. Ad dress : 76 William St .. N. Y. City.
MURRILL, William Alphonso:
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Botanist: b. Campbell Co .. Va., Oct. 13, 1$69: s. Samuel L. and Virginia D. (Wood- roof) Murrill; grad. Va. Polytechnic Inst .. in Agricultural course, 1-$6 (valedictorian of class), in Mechanical course. 1857. in General Science, B.S., 1>>7: Randolph- Macon Coll .. B.S., 1589. A.B., 1990. A.M., 1-91 (editor of R. M. Monthly). Cornell Univ., Ph.D. (bot- any), 1900 ( Sigma Xi, 1-9>) ; m. Falls Church, Va., Sept. 1, 1597, Edna Lee Luttrell. Taught 6 years in Virginia colleges, instr. botany, Cornell, 2 years: 4 trips to Europe; curator at N. Y. Bot. Garden, 1904, Ist ass't, 1906, ass't dir., 1908. Author of many publications on botanical subjects. Well known as a lee.
turer: editor, Journal of the N. Y. Bo .. Garden: associate editor North Americas Flora, Torrey Bulletin and Torreya. M .:. Bot. Soc. of America, Torrey Bot. C.h and others. Recreations: Bowling, tehuis, hunting and collecting. Address: New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, N. Y. City. MURTHA, Thomas F .:
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, 1560; s. John and Cornelia B. (Pettit) Murtha; grad. St. Fran. cis Xavier Coll., N. Y. City, B.A., Columbia Coll., LL.B .; m. N. Y. City, 1:99, Clara Louis. Wittenaner : children: Raymond W. b. 19. Vernon T. F., b. 1902. In general practice of law in N. Y. City, specializing for a time in admiralty and later in real estate law. Ind ... pendent Republican. Mem. Am. Bar Ass'n. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, N. Y. County Bar Ass'n, Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Met. Museum of Art, Museum of Natural History. Clubs: N. Y. Athletic, Lawyers, St. Andrew's Golf. Residence : Nepperhan, Yonkers, N. Y. ( May to Nov. ) ; 313 W. 76th St., N. Y. City (Nov. to May) ; Address: 156 Broadway, N. Y. City. MUZZEY, David Saville:
Teacher, lecturer, author: b. Lexington. Mass., Oct. 9, 1870: s. David Wood and Annie (Saville) Muzzey; grad. Harvard Coll. (A.B., 1893, summa cum laude and valedictorian ) ; course Union Theol. Sem .; as fellow Union Sem. was student. 1897-98, at Berlin Univ .. and 1898-99 at Sorbonne. Paris: Columbia Univ., Ph.D. (history), 1907: m. N. Y. City. Sept., 1900. Ina Jeannette Bullis: children: David Saville, Jr .. b. Sept. 6, 1902, Elizabeth. b. Feb. 23. 1904. Taught mathematics, Robert Coll., Constantinople. 1823-94; studied church history at Berlin and Paris, 1:07-99: teacher Latin and Greek. 1900-04, and history and Latin since 1904, in Ethical Culture Sch .: oc- casional lecturer for Ethical Culture Soc. in Philadelphia and Chicago. Anthor: The Rise of the New Testament, 1900 ( Macmillan) : Spiritual Heroes, 1902 ( Doubleday, Page) ; Be- ginners' Latin Book. 1907 ( Longmans) ; The Spiritual Franciscans. 1997 ( Winthrop Press). Contb'r to Ethical Address, International Journal of Ethics, and other periodicals. Awarded Herbert B. Adams prize in Euro- pean history, 1905, for essay on The Spiritual Franciscans. Mem. Fraternity of Lectures of Soc. for Ethical Culture. Address: 30 Lin- coln Terrace, Yonkers, N. Y.
MYER, Albert James:
Lawyer: b. N. Y. City, Aug. 15. 1862; s. Gen. Albert J. (chief signal officer, U. S. . 1. ) and Catherine ( Walden) Myer; ed. St. Paul's Sch., Garden City. L. I .: grad. Hobart Coll .. B.S., 1584; attended Harvard Law Sch. : m. Charleston. W. Va .. Isso. Gertrude Virginia Sharp. Adjutant, 3d Reg't, N. Y. Vols., and major, 202d Reg't. N. Y. Vols., in Spanish. Am. War; aide-de-camp, with rank of colonel. military staff of governor. Mom. Kappa Al pha fraternity, Sons of Revolution, Holland Soc., Soc. of Colonial Wars, Mil. Order Loyal Lerion, Harvard Alumni Ass'n. Naval and Military Order Spanish-Am. War. Clubs: Buffalo Yacht. Army and Navy (N. Y. City). Residence : Lake View. Erio Ch .. N. Y. Ad dress: 312 Prudential Bli's. Buffalo, N. Y.
MYER. Albert L .:
Colonel, U. S. A .: b. N. Y. City, Nov. It. Isto; appt'd from army; private. Co. F. 3d
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Battery, 11th Inf., and sergeant and q .. m. sergeant, Co. F, 20th Inf., 1865-68; 2d lieut., 29th Inf., Dec. 6, 1:67; transferred to 11th Inf., April 25, 1869; Ist lieut., June 28, 1878; capt., Dec. 8, 1886; major, Mar. 2, 1899; lieut .. col., 27th Inf., April 22, 1901; col, ilth Inf., Feb. 23, 1903; brig. gen., March 23, 1907; comd'g Dep't of Texas. Address: San An- tonio, Texas.
MYERS, Cortland:
Clergyman; b. Kingston, N. Y .. June 3, 1864; s. Abram and Martha ( Osterhout) My- ers; grad. Univ. of Rochester, A.E., 1887, Rochester Theol. Sem., 1:90; received degree of D.D. from Temple Coll., Philadelphia ; r1. Rochester, N. Y., July 8, 1890, Jennie Estelle Williams. Ordained to Baptist ministry; now pastor of The Baptist Temple, Brooklyn. Author: Making a Life; Midnight in a Great City; Henry Fielding's Dream; Why Men Do Not Go to Church: The Lost Wedding Ring; American Guns; The Best Place on Earth; The New Evangelism; The Attractive Church; The Boy Jesus. Pres. Rochester Thecl. Sem. Alumni; mem. Delta Upsilon fraternity. Ad- dress: 315 Sterling Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.
MYERS, John Franklin:
Physician, surgeon : b. Sodus, Wayne Co., N. Y., 1864; s. John W. and Frances A. (Hal- lett) Myers; grad. Sodus Acad., 1982; Co- lumbia Coll. of Phys. and Surg., N. Y., 18&7; m. Sodus, Mar. 29, 1993, Jennie Buerman; children: Franklin Linwood, b. 1896, Norma R., b. 1:99. Has built, owns and runs a pri- vate hospital. Presbyterian. Mem. County, State and Nat. Med. Ass'ns. Mem. F. and A. M. Address: Myers Hospital, Sodus, N. Y.
MYERS, Theodore Walter:
Banker and broker; b. N. Y. City, Jan. 11, 1844; s. Lawrence Myers, prominent mer- chant; ed. private schools N. Y. City, France and Germany; in. 1870, Rosalie Hart; one son. Capt. 3d Reg't, Sickels' Brigade, in Civil War, later capt. 9th Reg't, N. Y. National Guard for years. Became, 1864, partner in banking house of Camblor & Myers. Mem. N. Y. Stock Exchange, later member of sev- eral firms. In lest organized banking house of Theodore W. Myers & Co .; in 1898 became head of banking house of Theodore W. Myers & Son, with branches in Boston, Philadel- phia, Baltimore, Chicago and other cities. Was park comm'r in les7 and treas. of De- partment ; city comptroller 1ss8-91, renomin. ated and reelected by both Republican and Democrats for term 1s91-93. Democrat. Ne- gotiated a loan or $14,000,000 for the city at 212 per cent, the lowest rate ever obtained by any municipal government. Was several years pres. Business Men's Ass'n of N. Y. City. Retired from active business in 1902. Clubs: Manhattan, New York, Rockaway Hunt. Democratic, N. Y. Yacht, N. Y. Ath- letie, and others. Residence : 21 W. 46th St. Address: 20 Broad-St., N. Y. City.
MYERS, William Fenton:
Lawyer; b. Jhnaville, Montgomery Co., N. Y., June 7. 1-6>; s. Augustus and Dora Elizabeth ( NoCann) Myers; ed. Amsterdam Acad., Northwestern Univ .. LL.B .; m. Hud- son, N. Y., April 30, 195. Mary Lansing London : one daughter. Marjorie Wheaton, b. 1898. Traveled over Western States to Pa- cific Coast on professional business, also in
Southern States. Traveled in Europe in
1906. Elected surrogate of Montgomery County, N. Y., at election in Nov., 1996, and row hoiding that office. Served in Co. H. 2d Regt., N. Y. Inf. Vols., during Spanish -. \m. War; detailed and sent north on recruiting service while stationed at Tampa, Fla. First v .- p. Southern Immigration Society .. Republican; Episcopalian: inem. State Bar Ass'n, Amsterdam City Bar Ass'n, North- vestern University Alumni Ass'n, N. Y. State Hist. Ass'n, B'd of Trade; past master of Artisan Lodge; mem. Spanish War Veterans. Recreations: Golf and fishing. Clubs: Elks, Masonic, (Amsterdam), Graduates (N. Y. City ). Address: Amsterdam, N. Y.
MYERS, William Shields:
Chemist; b. Albany, N. Y., Dec. 15, 1866; s. Benjamin F. and Elizabeth (Shields) My- ers; ed. Albany Acad., les1-85; grad. Rutgers Co'l., B.Sc., 1889, M.Sc., 1:94; studied at Munich, Berlin, London, June, 1890. to Aug., 1892; pupil of von Hofmann in Berlin Univ., and of Sir William Ramsay in London; F. C. S., London, 1892; in. New Brunswick, N. J., Sept. 11, 1889, Annie Tayler Lambert; one son, WV. Lambert, b. Oct. 22, 1891. Ass't chem- ist, N. J. Experiment Station, 1855-89; chem- ist, Lister Agr'I Chemical Works, 1892-93: N. J. State Agr'l Coll., 1993-1901; director, Ni- trate of Soda Propaganda for U. S. and Colonies, since 1901; trustee Rutgers Coll. since 1902; author of bill which organized Dep't of Ceramics in Rutgers Coll., which passed N. J. legislature, 1902. Mayor of New Brunswick, N. J., 1903-05. Pres. Excise B'd of New Brunswick, N. J., 1900. First official of New Brunswick to make recommendation to Common Council, when mayor, that the number of saloons be diminished and pro- posed putting into effect the principle of high license for New Brunswick. Author: Food for Plants; and articles on the De- velopment of Water Transportation in
America. Conjointly with Professor Voor- hees, in December, 1900, presented to Presi- dent Diaz complete plans for a system of agricultural experiment stations and agri- cultural colleges for Mexico under Federal supervision. Republican. Episcopalian. Conth'r of papers to Am. Chem. Soc. and tech. journals on water, soils and clays of N. J .: editor and publisher monographs on Seien- tific Fertilization. Mem. Chemists' Club, Drug and Chemical Club (N. Y.) ; fellow Chem. Soc., London, 1$91: life mem. Soc. Chem. Industry of Great Britain, Am. Chem. Soc., A. A. A. S., Nat. Geog. Soc., British Ass'n Adv. Science; see. Rutgers Coll. Alumni Ass'n; editor Alumni Edition Monthly Rat- gers Targum, Chi Phi fraternity. Clubs : Union, Young Men's Republican, Golf \New Brunswick, N. J.), pres, of latter 1902-05. 1d- dress : 71 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
MYHAN, Thomas F .:
Clergyman : b. N. Y. City, July 11, 1564; s. James and Bridget ( Meagher) Myhan; ed. St. Francis Xavier's Coll., N. Y. City, A.B .. 1:81, St. Joseph's Sem .. Troy, N. Y. Ordained priest in Roman Catholic Church, Dec. ??. Is. Ass't at St. Peter's Ch., N. Y. City : see. to Archbishop Corrigan for five years: rector St. un's Ch., since 1901: see. St. Joseph's Alumni of Troy; gen, director for
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U. S. of the Apostolic Union of Secular Priests. Spiritual advisor to the House of the Holy Family, N. Y. City. Address: St. Ann's Rectory, 110 E. 12th St., N. Y. City. MYRICK, Herbert:
Editor, publisher, author; b. Arlington, Mass., Aug. 20, 1860; s. Henry Lewis and Lucy Caroline ( Whittemore) Myrick; ed. public schools, Northboro, Mass., Castine, Me., Fort Collins, Colo., Jarvis Hall., Golden, Colo., and Concord, Mass .; grad. Mass. Agr'l Coll., Am- herst, B.S., 1882; m. Philadelphia, Aug. 15, 1885, Elvira Lawrence Kenson; children : Christine, Helen, Donald. Gardener at Cas- tine, Me., 1871-73; in Colorado, farming, prin- ter, journalist, 1874-77; farmer, Concord, Mass., 1877; worked way through Mass. Agr'l Coll., 1878-82, canvassing and writing for New England Homestead; became its agr'l editor upon graduating, 1882; also agr'l editor Farm and Home, 1884, both published by Phelps Publishing Co., of which became pres. and editor, 1590, and controlling owner, 1999; also publishes monthly magazine Good Housekeep- ing; was v .- p. Orange Judd Co .; mn'g editor Am. Agriculturist, N. Y. City, les8, and Orange Judd Farmer at Chicago in 194, be- coming pres. and editor Orange Judd Co., 1891. Inaugurated various organizations for promoting agricultural interests, New Eng- land & Am. Tobacco Growers' AAss'ns, New England & N. Y. Milk Producers' Unions, Am. Maize Propaganda; chm'n, 1901-03, League of Domestic Producers. Has in- dustrial-agricultural interests in West and South; often visits every State, with much travel abroad; winter home, 1902-03, at Santa Barbara, Cal. Organized Metallic Drawing Roll Co., 1591, and was its treas. and mg'r, now pres .; active in developing U. S. beet sugar industry, 1885-1903. Author: How to Cooperate, 1891; Turkeys, How to Grow Them, 1895; Mortgage Lifters, 1895; Tobacco Leaf, 1596; Key to Profitable Stock Feed- ing, 1897; The American Sugar Industry, 1897; The Hop, 1898; The Crisis in Agricul- ture, 1900; The Book of Corn, 1903; A Swim for Life (relating a personal experience), 1904; Cache la Poudre (romance of his West- ern life), 1905, The Promise of Life, 1905 (all Orange Judd Co.). Edited J. Liberty Tadd's New Methods in Educa- tion, 189S ( Orange Judd Co.). Pres., editor, mg'r and director The Phelps Publishing Co., Springfield, Mass., and Chicago, Orange Judd Co., N. Y. City and Chicago, The Good Housekeeping Co., N. Y. City; pres. Educa- tional Press Co., Springfield, Mass. Inde- pendent Republican. Mem. Nat. Edn'l Ass'n. Nat. Irrigation Ass'n, Municipal Art Soc. of N. Y., The Grange, and numerous agr'l and industrial societies. Clubs: Chicago Athletic. (Chicago) ; Nayasset (Springfield, Mass. ) ; National Arts (N. Y. City). Residence: 605 W. 141st St., N. Y. City. Address : 131 Bowdoin St., Springfield, Mass.
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NADAL, Charles Coleman:
Lawyer; b. Greencastle. Ind., Dec. S. 1555: 8. Bernard Harrison and Sarah Jane ( Maxse) Nadal; received carly od'n from father: grad. Columbia Univ. Law Sch. ; m. N. Y. City, Oct. 972
15, 1890, Mary Taylor Warrin. Counsel of Fidelity and Casualty Co. of N. Y. since 1 ;. actively interested in improving political con. ditions of N. Y. City for 20 years; helped found Good Government clubs in 1892; assist. ed in forming Citizens' Union, 1:97, and mem. Central City Com. and of Exec. Com. ever since. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Southern Soc. Clubs : Century, City, Fencers, Ardsley. Residence : 112 E. 35th St. Address: 97 Cedar St., N. Y. City.
NADAL, Ehrman Syme:
Author; b. in Greenbrier Co., W. Va., 1543: grad. Yale, A.B., 1804; one of secretaries of U. S. Legation, London, 1870-71, and again in 1877-84. Author: Impressions of London Social Life; Essays at Home and Elsewhere; Zwie- bak; Notes of a Professional Exile. Clubs: Century (N. Y. City ), St. James's ( London). Address: 7 W. 43d St., N. Y. City.
NAEGELE, Charles Frederick:
Portrait painter; b. Knoxville, Tenn., May 8, 1857; s. Charles and Christina ( Russ) Nae. gele; ed. public schools; studied art in N. Y. City; m. Stonington, Conn., 1ss4, Florence Lisette Stivers; children: Evelyn, b. Isso. Charles, b. 1897. In Isss was commissioned to paint portrait group of Comm'n of Selec- tion of Sites and Comm'n of Appraisal of New Parks for N. Y. City; picture finished 1890; in 1892 was awarded prize medal for design to commemorate 400th anniversary of Discovery of America; visited Europe, 1spl, to study the portraits of the great masters of Holland, Belgium and France; awarded gold medal at Mechanics' Fair, Boston, 1900, for Divinity of Motherhood; won three com- petitive prizes at Salmagundi Club; awarded silver medal at Charleston (S. C.) Exb'n. 1902; at Watertown, N. Y., 1906. inaugurated novel plan of giving art exb'ns, by which small towns are enabled to obtain prize paint- ings, for public collections, through award by popular vote of patrons, acting as jury. In 1908, Mother-Love (a portrait of his wife and son) was purchased for the National Collection at Washington by William T. Evans. Jeffersonian Democrat. Christian Scientist. Asso. mem. Nat. Inst. of Sciences, Letters and Art, Artists' Fund Soc., Atlanta Art Ass'n. Recreation: Fishing. Clubs: Lotos. Salmagundi, Holly Beach Yacht. Address: 27 W. 67th St., N. Y. City.
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