Who's who in New York City and State, 1909, pt 2, Part 71

Author: Hamersly, Lewis Randolph, 1847-1910; Leonard, John William, 1849-; Mohr, William Frederick, 1870-; Knox, Herman Warren, 1881-; Holmes, Frank R
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: New York : L.R. Hamersly Co.
Number of Pages: 1430

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OLIVER, Robert Shaw:

Ass't sec. of war; b. Boston, Massa- chusetts; m. Marion Rathbone; children: Jolin, Elizabeth ( Mrs. Francis K. Stevens), Cora (Mrs. Joseph H. Choate, Jr., ), Marion. Appt'd from Mass .; 2d lieut., 5th Mass. Cav., Oct. 13, 1864; honorably mustered out, Oct. 31, 1865; 2d lieut., 17th Inf., Feb. 23, 1566; re- signed, July 27, 1866; 2d lieut., 8th Cav., July 28, 1866; Ist lieut., Mar. 7, 1867; regimental commissary of subsistence, Aug. 26, 1867, to Oct. 19, 1869; resigned, Oct. 31, 1869. Served as civil service comm'r and police comm'r of Albany. Stove manufacturer, Rathbone, Sard & Company, Albany, Detroit and Aurora.

Ass't sec. of war since 1903. Address: Al- bany, N. Y., and Washington, D. C.

OLMSTED, Charles Tyler:

Bishop of Central N. Y .; b. Cohoes, N. Y., April 25, 1842; s. Charles A. and Ardelia ( Wilkenson ) Olmsted; grad. Trinity Coll., Hartford, Conn., 1565; later studied theology at St. Stephen's Coll., Annandale, N. Y .; m. 1876, Catharine, d. Joseph Lawrence, of N. Y. City. Prof. mathematics, St. Stephen's Coll., 1866-68. Ordered deacon, 1867, ordained priest, 1868, in ministry of Episcopal Church; ass't Trinity Parish, N. Y. City, 1868-84; rec- tor Grace Ch., Utica, 18 4-99; vicar of St. Agnes Chapel, Trinity Parish, N. Y. City, 1899-1902; consecrated Oct. 2, 1902, bishop co- adjutor; July 11, 1901, became bishop of Cen- tral New York. Address: Utica, N. Y.

OLMSTED, E. Stanley:

Author, critie, musician; b. Murphy, N. C., Jan. 30, 1878; s. Victor H. and Nancy Elizabeth (Patton) Ohusted; grad. Washing- ton Central High School and one year in Columbian Univ., Washington, D. C .; studied languages and music in Europe. Engaged as professional pianist at Washington, D. C .; director of piano dep't Ithaca Conserva- tory of Music, 1905-07; prof. piano. Crouse Coll. of Music, Syracuse Univ., 1907-05. re- signing in order to devote himself to writing. Contributor of musical criticism and short stories to newspapers and magazines. Au- thor: Luna (illustrated poem). 1903; The Nonchalante, 1906; The Emotionalist. 1908. Club: Town and Gown (Syracuse). Ad-

dress: 227 W. 45th St., N. Y. City.

OLMSTED, Everett Ward:

Educator: b. Galesburg, Ill .. May 12, 1862: s. Silas and Emily (Ward) Olisted: grad. Cornell Univ., Ph.B., 1991, Ph.D., 19 ;; m. Buffalo, N. Y .. June 19, 1895, Bula Hubbell: children: Ward Hubbell, b. 1.97. Richard Hubbell, b, 1900. Studied, 1995-96, at the Sorbonne. Ecole des Chartes, and Collège de France, Paris: frequent traveler in Europe, spending much time in France, Spain, Italy;

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now ass't prof. Romance languages, Cornell Univ. Mem. Modern Language Ass'n of American, Alliance Francaise, Beta Theta Pi fraternity; has served at various times as mem. Exec. Com. George Junior Republic, at Freeville, N. Y. Editor: A Selection from the Comedies of Marivaux; Le Malade Im- aginaire, by Molière; Legends, Tales and Poens, by Adolfo A. Becquer. Address: 730 University Av., Ithaca, N. Y.

OLMSTED, Henry C .:

Jurist; b. Binghamton, N. Y., May 17, 1863; s. Laurel L. and Jennie E. (Collier) Olmsted; ed. Binghamton High Sch .; grad. Cornell Univ., A.B., 1885, LL.B., 1888 (Phi Beta Kappa) ; m. 1901, Adelaide S. Lappeus. Was admitted to the bar in les8; judge City Court of Binghamton. Republican. copalian. Clubs: Binghamton (sec.), Coun- Epis- try, Press. Address: Savings Bank Bld'g, Binghamton, N. Y.

OLMSTED, John B .:

Lawyer; b. Le Roy, N. Y., Jan. 28, 1S51; s. John R. and Elizabeth MI. (Allen) Olm- sted; ed. Le Roy Acad .; grad. Phillips Ex- eter Acad., 1872, Harvard Coll., 1876; also took lectures at Heidelberg Univ., Germany ; m. Le Roy, N. Y., Mar. 12, 1879, Clara A. Morgan; children: John M., Charles M., Remington, Harold Le Roy, Allen S. 2d, Sey- mour H. Admitted to the bar, Jan., 1879; att'y for the Buffalo-Pitts Co. since 1885; civil service comm'r for the City of Buffalo, 3 years; mem. N. Y. State Public Service Commi'n, 2d Dist. Independent Republican ; Unitarian. Pres. Municipal League; trustee Buffalo Sem., Elmwood Sch .; councillor Univ. of Buffalo. Clubs: Saturn, Thursday. dress : 183 Bryant St., Buffalo, N. Y.

Ad- OLNEY, George W .:

Journalist, statistician; b. Charleston, S. C., June 5, 1835; s. George W. and Olive (Bartlett) Olney; ed. in Charleston schools, University Grammar School, Providence, R. I., Harvard Univ., LL. B., 1855. Entered journalism as one of the publishers of the N. Y. Daily Day Book, 1:58; returned to the South at the breaking out of the Civil War, and was war correspondent for the Charles- ton Courier and Richmond Enquirer, 1861-63; dramatic writer N. Y. Herald, 1866; editorial writer for N. Y. World, 1:68-76; entered in- surance journalism, 1573, as editor of The Spectator; managing editor Weekly Under- writer, N. Y. City, from 1879, editor since 1899, and v .- p. The Underwriter Printing and Publishing Company. Editor of The World Almanac, published by . the N. Y. World, since 1871. Fellow Am. Statistical Ass'n; mein. Nat. Geog. Soc., Harvard Law School Ass'n; sec. Society of the Cincinnati in Rhode Island; mem. Sons of Revolution in N. Y., Soc. Colonial Wars, Mil. Order of Foreign Wars, Soc. War of Is12, Veteran Corps of Artillery of N. Y. Author of sev. eral statistical works. Address: 58 William St., N. Y. City.

OLNEY, Peter B .:

Lawyer; b. Oxford, Mass., July 21, 1843; s. Wilson and Eliza L. (Butler) Olney; grad. Andover Acad .. 1960, Harvard Coll .. .. B., 1664, Harvard Law Sch .. LL.B., 16G; m. Quincy, Mass., Nov. 12, 1579, Mary Sigourney Butler,: children : Peter B.,, Jr., b. lesl, Rich-

ard, b. 1883, Wilson, b. 1885, Sigourney b. 1888. Admitted to the N. Y. City B Nov., 1866, and has practised there si. served as a commn'r, with George Blis, . William C. Whitney, appt'd under a law the State to compile and revise the law, the State affecting public interests in N. i. City, 1879-81; dist. att'y of N. Y. Cour .. 1883-85; traveled in Europe, summers, 1 -; 75; delegate to Nat. Convs. of 1876, 1 .. . mem. law firms of Barlow, Hyatt & O!r .. .. and Barlow & Olney; and of Olney & Co .... stock since 1997. Democrat ; Episcopali .... Mem. N. Y. City and State Bar Ass'ns: tris. tee Teachers' Coll. of the City of N. Y. Recreations : Shooting, fishing, tennis. Club .: Century, University, Harvard, Lawyers, Blooming Grove Hunting and Fishing. dress : 68 William St., N. Y. City.

OLP, Albert C .:

Lawyer; b. Mt. Morris, Livingston Co., N. Y., Aug. 31, 1876; s. John and Elizabe !!! (McKelvey) Olp; ed. Mt. Morris High Sch : Sprague Correspondence Sch. of Law; clerk . ship in law office of J. M. Hastings; nn- married. Village att'y, justice of the peace; sec. Dem. Co. Com .; mn'g clerk in attorney. general's office; advanced to deputy att y- gen .; chm'n Dem. Co. Com .: village clerx and clerk B'd of Ed'n; sec. Mt. Morris Bu -- iness Men's Ass'n : has been in active pr ... tice since his admission to the Mt. Morris Bar in 1899. Mem. Livingston Co. Bar Ass'n. Livingston Co. Hist. Soc., Mt. Morris Louise 122, F. and A. M. (past master), Mt. Morris Chapter 137, R. A. M. (past high priest ). Cyrene Commandery 39, Knights Templar. Democrat. Presby'n, mem. B'd. Trusters First Presby'n Chi. Club: Livingston. Ad. dress: Mt. Morris, N. Y.

OLSEN, John C .:

Teacher, chemist, author: b. Galesburg, Ill., July 22. 1869; s. Michael and Cecelia (Johnson) Olsen; grad. Knox Coll., Gales. burg, Ill., A.B., 1890, A.M., 1593; univ. work at Chicago Univ., 1995-96; Johns Hop- kins Univ., 1-04 and 1898-1909; fellow, 1sb3. 1900; Ph.D., 1900; in. Normal, Ill., Aug. 31, 1898, Ella Walker; children : Julian Walk.r. b. 1900, Eugene Updike, b. 1902, Mary Eliza- beth, b. 1905. Teacher of science, Jersey . ville ( Ill.) High Sch., 1:90-91; principal. schools at Ipava, Ill., 1891-24: instr. in phy - sies and chemistry, Austin High Sch .. Chi- cago, Ill., 1895-98; prof. analytical chemistry. Poly. Inst., Brooklyn. N. Y., since lym; lecturer on same, Brooklyn Inst. of Arts and Sciences since 1900; instr. same Pratt Inst. Brooklyn, 1900-06; food and drug inspection chemist, U. S. Dep't Agriculture since 19 ... Methodist. Mem. German Chem. Soc., Am. Chem. Soc .; director Dep't of Chemistry. Brooklyn Inst. of Arts and Sciences; mem. Phi Beta Kappa Soc. Author: Quantitative Chemical Analysis; editor Nostrand Chemical Annual. Address: 310 Argyle Road, Brooklyn, N. Y. Van

OLYPHANT, Robert Morrison:

Capitalist, railway official: grad. Columbia, 1812. Chm'n Exec. Com. and me'r Delaware & Hudson R. R. Co .; director N. Y. & C.c.r. ada R. R. Co .. Chateangay & Lake Placid R'y Co., Cooperstown & Charlotte Valles R. R. Co., Champlain Transportation Co., Luke

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George Steamboat Co., Cherry Valley, Sharon | & Albany R. R. Co., Chateaugay Ore & Iron Co .; pres. and director Bluff Point Land Improvement Co. Mem. Sons of the Revolution, St. Andrew's Soc., Am. Gecg. Soc., Met. Museum of Art, Nat. Acad. of Design. Residence: 160 Madison Av. Ad- .- dress : 32 Nassau St., N. Y. City.

O'MALLEY, Edward R .:

Attorney general, State of N. Y .; b. on farm near Medina, Orleans County, N. Y., 1863; removed to Niagara County 1881; ed. Medina Free Acad., Cornell Coll. of Law, LL.B., 1991. Admitted to bar, 1502; en- gaged in practice in Buffalo. City att'y, Buffalo, 1895; elected, 1901, meni. Assembly from 2d Dist. of Erie County and served two years; appt'd by Governor Hughes, 1907, mem. B'd Trustees N. Y. State Sch. for the Blind at Batavia, N. Y .; nominated and elected, 1908, att'y-gen. State of N. Y. for the term beginning Jan. 1, 1909. Club : Buffalo. Residence: 35 Brantford Place. Office : 4 Erie County Bank Bld'g, "Buffalo, N. Y. Official address: Albany, N. Y.

O'MEARA, Mark:

Physician and surgeon ; b. Clinton, Oneida Co., N. Y .; s. Patrick and Bridget ( MeCabe) O'Meara ; ed. Plattsburg (N. Y.) High School, State Normal School, Albany Med. Coll., M.D .; unmarried. Surgeon to Benedic- tine Sanatorium and Hospital; was surgech to Delaware and Hudson R. R. Co., 1904-05. Republican. Roman Catholic, Censor Ulster County Med. Soc. Mem. Knights of Co- lumbus, B.P.O., Elks, Ancient Order Hiber. nians. Address: 294 Broadway, Kingston, N. Y.

O'NEILL, James:

Actor; b. Ireland, Oct. 14, 1847; s. Edmond O'Neill; came with parents to U. S., 1850, settling in Buffalo, N. Y .; ed. public schools; 1865, studied under an actor playing in Nat. Theatre, Cincinnati. Made first appearance in The Colleen Bawn, at Nat. Theatre, in 1870, playing leading parts in Baltimore; 1871, engaged as leading man at Acad. of Music, Cleveland, O .; went to Chicago in 1871, under management of A. M. Palmer; 1874, formed Hooley Comedy Co., Chicago; 1876, became leading man at Union Square Theatre, N. Y. City; Issi, appeared at Booth's Theatre, N. Y., in Enoch Arden; 1852, pro- dueed An American King; 1ss3, Monte Cristo; has also produced : When Greek Meets Greek; The Dead Heart, and Fontenelle; besides reviving Hamlet, The Three Guardsmen; and Virginius. Residence: New London. Conn. Address: Care Liebler & Co., N. Y. City.

OPDYCKE, Leonard Eckstein:

Lawyer, author, philanthropist: b. War- ren, Ohio. Sept. 26, 1:58; s. Gen. Emerson and Lucy Wells ( Stevens) Opdycke: grad. Harvard, A.B., cum laude. 1560; Harvard Univ., LL.B., cum laude, and M.A., 1S>3: m. N. Y. City, Oct. 12, 1593, Edith Bell; chil- dren : Leonard, b. Jan. 5, 1-95, Mary Ellis, b. May 4, 1896, Admitted to bar, Ist. Di. rector and sec. N. Y. Ass'n for Improving the Condition of the Poor. Independent in politics. Mem. Mil. Order Loyal Legion, Knight Italian Order Saints Larazns and Maurice. Recreation : Riding. Clubs : Con-

tury, University, Down Town. Summer resi- dence: Albert Meadow, Bar Harbor, Me. Address: 117 E. 69th St., N. Y. City.

OPDYKE, George Howard:

Lawyer, capitalist; b. N. Y. City, 1867; s. Sylvester H. and Elizabeth (Morey) Opdyke; descended from old Knickerbocker stock; grad. Wesleyan Univ., Middletown, Conn., Ph.B. : Columbia Univ., M.A .; N. Y. Univ., Ph.D .; Columbia Law Sch .; unmarried. Ad- mitted to Georgia State Bar, 1893; entered at once upon an active business career, spending several years in the South and West, in mining, railroad and other enter- prises; pies. Oregon Lumber and Navigation Co., the Rector Gas Lamp Co., the New South Mining and Development Co .; v .- p. Yreka & Scott Valley R. R. Co., Farnam Cheshire Lime Co., and director in various other corporations. Address: Holland House, N. Y. City.

OPDYKE, Stacy B., Jr .:

Civil eng'r, contractor; b. Camden. N. J .; s. Stacy B. and Mary S. (West) Opdyke; grad. Poly. Coll., Philadelphia, Pa., C.E., 1870, M.C.E., 1873; m. Philadelphia, 1578, Belle F. Van Dusen; children: Elizabeth B., Mary S., Stacy H. (student Purdue Univ .. Ind.). Soon after leaving college engaged in railroading; was designer and computer for the Keystone Bridge Co. at Pittsburgh, Pa., 1878-79; sup't New Haven & Northampton R. R .; bridge eng'r N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R .; gen. sup't Poughkeepsie Bridge route: in business on account since 1991, building many structures. Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs. Clubs: Engineers, Art, ( Philadelphia ) ; Engineers (N. Y. City). Ad- dress : 1931 Broadway, N. Y. City.

OPDYKE, William S .:

Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Oct. 6, 1836; s. George and Elizabeth Hall (Stryker) Opdyke; grad. N. Y. Univ., 1856: Albany Law Sel., 1860: m. N. Y. City. Oct. 20, 1863, Margaret E. Post; one son, Alfred. Has been in con- tinuous pratice in N. Y. City since 1sov; councilman, 1864; mem. State Assembly, 1973; N. Y. Univ. council since 1883; director and counsel Fourth Nat. Bank, Delaware & Hud- son Co .; mem. law firm Opdyke, Ladd & Bris- tow: mein. Nat. Geog. Soc. Recreations : Botanizing, motoring. Clubs: Metropolitan. University, National Arts, City, Torrey Bot- anical, Reform. Down Town, Transportation. Residence : Alpine, N. J. Address: 20 Nassau St., N. Y. City.

OPERTI, Albert (Jasper Ludwig Roccabig- liera) :

Arctic historical puiuter, scenic artist ; b. Turin, Italy, Mar. 17, 1852; son of Giuseppe Operti, pianist to Victor Emmanuel 2d, Kins of Italy : ed. high schools of Dublin, Ireland, and Glasgow, Seotland; grad. Naval Sch. at Portsmouth, Eng., and entered the British Naval Marine, resigning therefrom in Isos; began the study of painting and sculpture: a few years later came to U. S., becoming cari- cuturist and scenic artist in N. Y. theatres: m. Albion, N. Y., 151, Martha S. Green. Made two voyages to the Arctic region with Lieut. R. E. Peary (now commander U. S. N.), was special corr. of N. Y. Herald : made for N. Y. Museum of Natural History first

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casts of North Greenland Eskimos. Among more important historical paintings are : Farthest North, and Rescue of the Greely Party, for the Navy Dep't at Washington; The Schwatka Search; Finding De Long in the Lena Delta; Dr. Kane, and other pictures of note. Was selected by U. S. Gov't as its representative artist at World's Columbian Exp'n. Among the more prominent works he has illustrated are: White World; Peary's Northward Over the Great Ice Sca; Dr. Cook's Antarctic Night; Snowland Folk; Fialas Fighting the Polar Ice, and Peary- Nearest the North Pole; has made numerous illustrations for magazines, newspapers and lectures; has given some attention to de- vices for public amusement and for advertis- ing. Republican. Protestant. Mem. Am. Geog. Soc., Kane Lodge 454, F. and A. M .; hon. mem. Indian War Vets. of Calif., Uni- versal Brotherhood, Arctic and Explorers Clubs. President of Shields Art Club. Has received a decoration from the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia. Address: 65 W. 36th St., N. Y. City.

OPIE, Eugene L .:

Pathologist; b. Staunton, Va., July 5, 1873; s. Thomas and S. ( Harmon) Opie; grad. Johns Hopkins Univ., A.B., 1893, M.D., 1897; m. Montreal Can., Aug. 6, 1902, Gertrude Simpson; children: Thomas L., Anna L., Resident house physician, Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1897-98; pathologist Bay View Asylum, 1898-1904; pathologist to the Presby'n Hosp., N. Y. City. Ass't instr. and associate Johns Hopkins Univ., 1899-1904; fellow Rockefeller Inst. for Med. Research, 1902-04; fellow Johns Hopkins Univ., 1898-99. Coeditor Jour- nal of Experimental Medicine; mem. Ass'n of Pathologists and Bacteriologists, Ass'n Am. Physicians, Am. Med. Ass'n ; mem. Rockefeller Inst. for Med. Research, N. Y. City. Ad- dress : 66th St. and Av. A, N. Y. City.

OPPENHEIM, Nathan:

Physician; b. Albany, N. Y., Oct. 17, 1865; s. Gerson and Theresa (Stein) Oppenheim ; ed. Albany High Seh .; grad. Harvard Coll., A.B., 1ss8; Coll. Phys. and Surg., Columbia Univ., 1891; professional study abroad; m. N. Y. City, June 15, 1897, Bertha Eisberg. In- terne N. Y. City Hosp. ; chief of clinic, chil- dren's dep't, Mt. Sinai Hosp. Dispensary; visiting physician, children's dep't, Syden. ham Hosp .; attending physician, children's dep't, Lebanon Hosp .; attending neurologists, N. Y. City Children's Hosp. and Schools; fellow Acad. of Medicine; mem. N. Y. Co. Med. Soc., State Med. Ass'n, Am. Med. Ass'n, Met. Med. Soc., trustee N. Y. Kindergarten Ass'n. Author: The Development of the Child; Medical Disease's of Childhood; Care of the Child in Health; Mental Growth and Control, etc. Club: Harvard. Summer resi- dence : Vergennes, Vt. Address: 50 E. 79th St., N. Y. City.

OPPER, Frederick Burr:

Artist: b. Madison, Lake Co., O., Jan. 2, 1657; s. Lewis and Aurelia Opper; ed. public schools, Madison: m. N. Y., Iss1, Nellie Bar- nett : children : Lawrence, b. les2. Sophia, b. 1-6. Special and humorous artist for Frank Leslie, 1877-80; with Puck, 1>>0 99; has been doing humorous illustrative work on William R. Hearst's N. Y. papers since 1899; has'

illustrated many humorous books; vis .:. : Europe in 1877. Club : Players. Residen. .. (suminer), . Turn-of-River, Stamford, Con: . (city), 147 W. 78th St. Address: N. Y. Alt :. ican, N. Y. City.

ORCUTT, Calvin B .:

Capitalist and shipbuilder; b. Wyomi !... N. Y., September 5, 1847; son of Phine , and Sophronia Orcutt; ed. Middlebury Acad .. Wyoming, N. Y .; m. 1572, Harriet M. Will !: of S. Granville, N. Y. First employed in wholesale drug house in N. Y. City; labr entering banking house of Fisk & Hatch; in 1878, was placed by Chesapeake & Ohio Ry Co. in charge of the marketing and shipment of its coal, and subsequently was put in charge of C. P. Huntington's interests at Newport News, the Eastern terminal of the railway; under his direction there was es. tablished at this point one of the finest ship- building plants in the world; organized the First National Bank of Newport News, and the Newport News Light and Water Co. Now pres. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Chesapeake Coal Agency Co., New- port News Light and Water Co., Old Domin- ion Land Co .; director of the First Nat. Bank of Newport News. Clubs: Lawyers, Con- gregational, Thousand Island Yacht, Chip- pewa Yacht. Residence: Elizabeth, N. J. Address: 1 Broadway, N. Y. City.

ORDWAY, Samuel Hanson:

Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, June S, 1860: s. Aaron Lucius and Frances Ellen ( Hanson ) Ordway; grad. Brown Univ., A.B. (valedic- torian), 1880: Harvard Univ., A.M., LL.B., 1583; m. N. Y. City, May 30, 1894, Frances Hunt Throop: one son. Samuel Hanson, Jr., b. Jan. 20, 1900. Admitted to the N. Y. Bar, 1884; practising in N. Y. City ever since : ass't dist. att'y of N. Y. Co .. 1901; mem. comm'n to revise tax laws of N. Y. State. 1906; mem. law firm Stickney & Shepard. Is-7- 90; Stickney, Spencer & Ordway, 1:90-19:3: Spencer, Ordway & Wierum since 1903; in 1906, received nomination for justice of the Supreme Court of the State of N. Y. from Republican Party and from the Judiciary Nominators, representing the bar of N. Y. City; mem. N. Y. Bar Ass'n and Bar Ass'n City of N. Y. Clubs: University. Century, Harvard, Brown University, Hope ( Provi- dence, R. I.). Residence: 123 E. 71st St. Address: 27 William St., N. Y. City.

O'RIELLY, Daniel:

Lawyer; b. N. Y. City: ed. public school and Columbia Coll .: m. Dec. 26, 1524, Marie F. Meakim. Ass't dist. att'y; appeared for prosecution in case of People vs. Kennedy. Ist trial conviction for State; in Olga Nether- sole Sappho case, Nan Patterson, etc. Demo- erat. Residence: 19 W. 130th St. Address : 61 and 63 Park Row, N. Y. City.

ORMSBEE, Hamilton:

Editor, musical and dramatic critic; h. Rutland. Vt., Mar. 23. 1-54: s. Thomas J. and Mary Minerva (Royce) Orinsbee; m. Rutland. Vt .. Issi, Agnes Bailey; children : Helen, Mary Royce, Thomas H. Read Inw and was admitted to the Vt. Bar, practising in that State, with ineidental newspaper work. until 12: joined the staff of Springfield ( Mass. ) Republican, served five years as editorial writer and dramtie critic: editorial

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writer, N. Y. Evening Post, 3 years; since 1890, on staff Brooklyn Eagle as editorial writer and dramatic and musical critic; has written fiction for Harper's Bazar and minor magazines. Address: 435 Macon St., Brook- lyn, N. Y.

ORMISTON, Thomas Samuel:

Lawyer; b. Toronto Can., 1854; s. Rev. William and Clarissa (Cochrane) Ormiston ; grad. Columbia Coll., A.B., Columbia Law Sch., LL.B .; m. N. Y. City, Dec. 25, 1878, Annie McCormack; children: Clara Cochrane, Frances Isabelle. Studied law in the office of Judge William Fullerton; was admitted to the bar, 1877; was successively partner in firms: Knox & MacLean; Knox, Ormiston & Dorsett; Ormiston & Dorsett, and now Or- miston & MeCormack. Republican. Presby- terian. Mem. N. Y. City Bar Ass'n, Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity; trustee and treas. N. Y. Law Sch. Club: Lawyers. Residence : Bernardsville, N. J. Address: 27 Williams St., N. Y. City.

ORNDORFF, William Ridgely:

Educator, chemist; b. Baltimore, Md., Sept. 9, 1862; s. William Wellmore and Mary J. (Ridgely ) Orndorff; grad. Johns Hopkins Univ., 'A.B., 1ss4; fellow, Ph.D., 1887; post- graduate studies at Berlin, and Heidelberg, 1897-98; at Munich, 1905-06. Assistant in chemistry, Johns Hopkins, 1884-86; instructor, 1887-90, assistant professor, 1890-1903, prof. organic and physiological_chemistry since 1903, Cornell Univ. Mem. Jury of Awards of Paris Exp'n, 1889, and La. Purchase Exp'n, 1094; special agent, eleventh census, 1890. Mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft, Sigma Xi, Nu Sigma Nu. Trans- lator of Salkowski's Laboratory Manual of Physiological and

Pathologist Chemistry. Contb'r to Am. and German chemical publi- cations. Address: 108 Caseadilla Place, Ithaca, N. Y.

ORR, Alexander E .:

Retired merchant ; b. Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland, Mar. 2, 1831; ed. by private tutors; came to N. Y. City, 1851; m. 1st, N. Y. City, 1857, Juliet B., d. Ammi Dows (died 1872) ; 2d, 1873, Margaret S. Luquer. Began business career in N. Y. City in employ of William Ralph Post, shipping and commi'n merchant; later in same capacity with firm of Wallace & Wickes; became con- nected, 1858, with David Dows & Co., ship- ping and commission merchants ( founded 1825) and mem. of the firm in 161; retiring from active business several years ago. Mem. Prodnee Exchange, Is59, was see. of its Build- ing Com. when its present great building was erected, and later, for several terms. its pres .; was connected with the Arbitration Comm'n and the Benefit Assurance Co. of the exchange, and was one of the organizers of the Produce Exchange Gratuity System, whereby each member pays three dollars into a fund at the death of a fellow-member, and which controls over $1,000,000. Was mem. of cannal comm'n appt'd by Governor Tilden. 1875, which exposed the canal ring frands, leading to the placing of the canal in charge of the State sup't of public works; pres. and trustee N. Y. Life Ins. Co. from 1905; retired from the presidency. 1907, and retired as di. rector, 1905. Democrat in national affairs and

was presidential elector for Tilden, 1876, but supported MeKinley in 1:96 and 1900, and Roosevelt in 1904. Aided in organizing the Cit. izens' movement, which led to the election of Seth Low for mayor of Brooklyn in Jes1; was several years mem. civil service comm'n of Brooklyn ; mem. from organization, now pres., Rapid Transit R. R. Comm'rs of City of N. Y. Pres. and trustee N. Y. Produce Exchange Safe Deposit and Storage Co. V .- p. and mem. B'd Mg'rs Delaware & Hudson Co .; v .- p. Mechanics, Nat. Bank; director Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R'y Co., Erie R. R .. Associated Merchants' Co., Bond and Mort- gage Guarantee Co., Brooklyn Academy of Music, Continental Ins. Co., Federal Ins. Co., Fidelty and Casualty Co., Harper & Bros., Queen Ins. Co. of America, Realty Associates. Trustee S. Brooklyn Savings Inst'n, U. S. Trust Co., Greenwood Cemetery. Tustree N. Y. Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations; mem. B'd Mg'rs Am. Bible Soc .; pres. L. I. Hist. Soc. Clubs: Hamilton of Brooklyn, Century, Down Town. Resi- dence : 102 Remsen St .. Brooklyn. Address: 102 Produce Exchange Bld'g, N. Y. City.

ORR, Charles Alvin:

U. S. pension agent : b. Holland, N. Y., June 28, 1848; ed. private and public schools of Holland, N. Y .; enlisted (after two pre- vious unsuccessful attempts because of youth) in Union Army in Sept., 1864, in 187th N. Y. Vols., and served until surrender of Lee; took part in engagement at Hatcher's Run, Oct. 27, 1864, and was awarded Congressional Medal of Honor for gallantry in action there; also in Weldon Railroad raid, 2d battle of Hatcher's Run, Dabney's Mills, Five Forks and other battles. After war, in lumber and milling business at Holland, N. Y. Active Republican: was supervisor Town of Holland on Erie County B'd. elected mem. N. Y. State Assembly, 1876; declined nomination; ser- geant-of-arms of Assembly two years: spe- cial deputy county clerk, Erie Co., Is80-6: elected county clerk, 1896, and Isss: appt'd U. S. pension agent by President Harrison. Jan., 1993, but displaced on accession of Pres- ident Cleveland: State examiner of courts and trust funds, 1895-98: U. S. pension agent at Buffalo since 1898: appt'd by President Roose- velt, mem. B'd Trustees State Soldiers and Sailors' Home, Bath, N. Y. Mem. G. A. R. (senior vice-comd'r, 1>>6, comd'r 1901, N. Y. Dep't; now mem. from N. Y. of Nat. Council of Administration ). Chm'n Exec. Com. Logan Veteran of Honor Legion. Mem. Masons. Odd Fellows, Royal Arcanum, Red Men. Clubs: Buffalo Press. Independent. Address: 220 Pioneer Av., Buffalo, N. Y.

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Who's who in New York City and State, 1909, pt 2, Part 71

Author: Hamersly, Lewis Randolph, 1847-1910; Leonard, John William, 1849-; Mohr, William Frederick, 1870-; Knox, Herman Warren, 1881-; Holmes, Frank R Publication date: 1904 Publisher: New York : L.R. Hamersly Co. Number of Pages: 1430

Author: Hamersly, Lewis Randolph, 1847-1910; Leonard, John William, 1849-; Mohr, William Frederick, 1870-; Knox, Herman Warren, 1881-; Holmes, Frank R
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: New York : L.R. Hamersly Co.
Number of Pages: 1430