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PARKER, Alton Brooks:
Jurist, presidential nominee; b. Cortland, N. Y., May 12, 1:52; s. John Brooks and Harriet F. (Stratton) Parker; ed. Cortland Acad. and the State Normal Sch., Cortland; grad. Albany Law Sch., LL.B., 1872 (hon- orary chancellor and LL. D., Union Coll., 1901) ; m. 1873, Mary Louise, d. Moses I. Schoonmaker, descendant Joachim Schoonmaker, one of the early Dutch settlers in Ulster County; children: John (died in infancy), Bertha (wife of Rev. Charles Mercer Hall). Admitted to bar, 1872; became partner with W. S. Kenyon, Jr., and prac. tised at Kingston, N. Y. Elected 1:77, reelected 18-3, surrogate of Ulster Co .; re- fused apptm't as Ist ass't postmaster-gen .. IS85; appt'd by Gov. Hill, 1.55. justice of Supreme Court of N. Y., to fill vacancy; elected for full term. 16; appt'd to 2d Division, Court of Appeals, 15 9: assigned to General Term, Ist Dep't (N. Y. City), by Gov. Flower, 1:53. and by Gov. Black, Mar .. 1897; elected, 1997, chief judge Court of Appeals of N. Y .: resigned, 1904. Democrat : managed successful campaign of David B. Hill for governor, iss5, as chm'n Dem. State
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1904, for President of the United Stat ... and on same day sent his famous "gold standard'' telegram; defeated in election by President Roosevelt; chosen pres. of A:n. Bar Ass'n, August, 1906. Now mem. 1.w firm of Parker, Hatch & Sheehan, N. Y
City. Recreation: Farming. Clubs: Cen- tury, Metropolitar., Manhattan, National Democratic. Residence: Rosemount, Esopus. N. Y. Address : 3 S. William St., N. Y. City.
PARKER, Amasa Junius:
Lawyer; b. Delhi, N. Y., May 6, 1843: s. Judge Amasa J. and Harriet Langdon (Rob. erts) Parker; ed. in private schools, Albany Acad. and Union Coll., A.B., 1963, A.M., 1 ... LL.D., 1904; studied law in office of Hill, CJz. ger & Porter and Albany Law School. LL.B .. 1864; m. New Orleans, La., 1568, Cornelia Kat .. Strong (died 1983) ; children : Amasa J., Jr .. b. 1869, Lewis Rathbone, b. 1574, Louisa Park er Sweeney, b. 1872, Grace Parker MeLane. 1, 1874, Anna Parker Sage, b. 1876, Harriet Langdon Parker McElroy, b. ISTS. Admitted to bar, 1865, and practised in partnership with his father until 1890; since then practising alone. Appt'd major and aide-de-camp. Su Div. N. G. N. Y., 1506; promoted lieut. - col .. 1875, col. 10th Reg't, 1877, gen. 3d Brigade N. G. N. Y., 1986-91. Elected to N. Y. Assembly. 1881, and in session of 1882 compiled and secured passage of the Military Code now in force in State of N. Y .; served in N. Y. senate, 1886-ST, 1592-93. 1594-95. Formerly trustee Union Trust Co. of N. Y., and a mg'r and pres. B'd of Mg'rs Hudson River Hosp. for Insane at Poughkeepsie, now pres B'd Trustees Albany Law Sch., and Albany Young Men's Ass'n; trustee Albany Med. Coll; a governor of Union Univ. since 1 .... Democrat. Episcopalian. Mem. Kappa Alpha Soc. Clubs: Fort Orange, Country, Albany. Residence: 143 Washington Av. Address: 93 State St., Albany, N. Y.
PARKER, Andrew McClean:
Civil eng'r; b. Cincinnati, O., May 9, 1559: s. James and Kate ( McClean) Parker; grad. Columbia Univ., E.M., 180; m. Orange. N. J .. Feb. 4. 1500, Kate Davis de Rosset : children : Andrew McClean. Jr., Katherine. Adelaide Meares. Engaged in mining eng'ring, Colo- rado, 1580-s1; civil eng'r. Salvador and Gna- temala, C. A., on railroad surveys and con- struction, 182.54; mining enger, N. Y .. . "> 86; civil eng'r, Kings Co. Elevated R. R. 1987; ass't eng'r, 1892 and isos; constructing eng'r since 1898. Built N. Y. anchorage. New East River Bridge: foundations Edison waterside station; foundation Rapid Transit power house; 6 masonry piers, Blackwell's Island Bridge: now engaged on Section 2. extension Riverside Drive from 135th to Both Sts., N. Y. City, and Manhattan Bridge across East River. Partner Ryan & Parker SHOP 1900: director and chief eng'r Ryan- Parker Construction Co. Men. Am. Soc. Call Ens'rs. Mem. B'd of Me'rs, East and. llonse. Clubs: Columbia University, Plain- field Country. Park ( Plainfieldl ). Address: Plainfield, N. J.
PARKER, Charles Edward:
Jurist: b. Owego, N. Y .. AAug. 25. 1550. s. ,Instice John Mason Parker, of Supreme Court; ed. Owego Acad., Hobart Coll., A.B.,
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1857, LL.D., 1900; m. 1865, Mary, d. Judge Thomas Farrington, of Owego. Studied law with father; admitted to bar. 1859; became justice of the peace; mein. State Constitu- tional Convention, 1867; county judge and surrogate Tioga Co., les4-85; justice Supreme Court since less, and presiding justice of Appellate Division, Third Judicial Dep't since Jan. 1, 1896. Republican. Address: Owego, Tioga Co., N. Y.
PARKER, Floyd Benton:
Physician, surgeon; b. Erin, Chemung Co., N. Y., Jan. 27, 1:56; s. Alexander H. and Edna (McDonnell ) Parker; grad. Eimira Free Acad., 1871; Med. Dep't, Univ. of Buffalo, M.D., 1879; m. Corning, N. Y., 1905, Eva Griswold. First lieut. and ass't surgeon, 26th Separate Co., N. G. N. Y., July 26, 1887, to May 3, 1899; elected coroner, Chemung County, 1883, serving 3 years; U. S. examin- ing surgeon, Pension Dep't, 1986-90. Mem. Elmira Health B'd, 1856-93; comm'r of health. since 1902; city physician, 1886-87. Mem. B'd of Ed'n, 1891-93; appt'd city coroner for one year in 1857. Democrat. Methodist. Mem. Med. Soc. County of Chemung, Im- proved Order of Red Men. Address: 251 Baldwin St., Elmira, N. Y.
PARKER, Forrest H .:
Banker; b. Boston, Mass .; s. Abner and Lovisa B. (Newton) Parker; ed. in acade- mies; m. Ist, N. Y., Mary Eveline Gurney Thomason; 2d, Mary Appleton Stevens; chil- dren : Eveline Thomason. Jennie Post, Forrest H. Jr. (deceased), May Appleton. Pres. N. Y. Produce Exchange, 15:0-2; took active part in erection and laid corner-stone of present building; founded N. Y. Produce Exchange Bank, 1883, and since then pres. Took active part in Cleveland campaign of 1892, clim'n Exec. Com. Business Men's Democratic Ass'n. Trustee N. Y. Produce Exchange Safe Deposit and Storage Co., U. S. Savings Bank: director Consolidated Elevator Co. (Duluth), N. Y. & Honduras Rosario Mining Co., pres. Madison Avenue Co. Democrat. Mem. N. Y. Produce Ex- change, N. Y. Chamber of Commerce, New England Soc., Museum of Natural History. Recreations : Preserve in Adirondacks, " For- estmere," near Paul Smith's. Club: Quill. Residence: 797 Madison Av. Address: N. Y. Produce Exchange Bank, N. Y. City.
PARKER, Frederick Sheldon:
Lawyer; b. New Haven, Conn .. July 26, 1852; s. Frederick Sheldon and Martha (New- ton) Parker; grad. Yale Univ., 1973; m. Brooklyn, May 16. 1:76, Josephine Mason Hill. Mem. firm of Parker & Aaron. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Order of Colonial Wars, Sons of Revolution. Mayflower De- scendants, Founders and Patriots. Clubs : Union, University, Metropolitan, Union League, N. Y. Yacht, Lawyers, (N. Y. City) ; Crescent Athletic. Hamilton ( Brooklyn ). Residence: 32 Garden Place, Brooklyn. Ad- dress: 32 Broadway, N. Y. City.
PARKER, George Albert:
Educator, musician: b. Kewanee. Ill., Sept. 21, 1856; s. Henry S. C. and Mary F. (Bell) Parker; grad. Royal Conservatory of Music. Stuttgart, Germany; post-grad. student of Dr. Theodore Kullak. Berlin, Alex. Guihuant, Paris, and Syracuse I'niv., received honorary degree Mus. Doc., 1993; m. Syracuse, N. Y.,
Sept. 5, 1883, Mary D. Sims; children : Frieda Sims, Eunice Bell, George Sims. A first founder Am. Guild of Organists. Prof. piano and organ in Syracuse Univ., 1852, and ever since connected with this insti- tution as head of musical dep't, acting dean and dean Coll. Fine Arts. Has served as mem. Exec. and Program Com., N. Y. State Music Teachers' Ass'n; for many years mem. Manuscript Soc. of N. Y. Has appeared in piano and organ recitals in various parts of N. Y., and has made numerous trips abroad. Address: Syracuse University, Syracuse, N. Y.
PARKER, George F .:
Journalist; b. Lafayette, Ind., Dec. 30, 1847; s. Thomas W. and Eliza Ann ( Kirk) Parker; ed. in common schools of Iowa and State Univ. at Iowa City; married. Editor of papers in Iowa, Ind., Washington, D. C., N. H., Pa. and N. Y. City; was first mn'g editor N. Y. Press, 1887-88; contb'r to London Times from 1:96 to 1906, and to many magazines in England and U. S. Connected with the Nat. Democratic Com., 1880, 1888, 1892, and 1904; ass't post- master, Philadelphia, 1855-87; U. S. consul, Birmingham, 1893-98; comm'r in United King- dom for La. Purchase Exp'n, St. Louis, 1901- 04. Mem. Parker & Bridge; sec., trustees of Equitable Life Assurance Soc. Independ- ent Democrat. Episcopalian. Mem. Iowa Soc., Pa. Soc. Recreations: Book-buying and mountaineering. Clubs : Church, Sal- inagundi, Pilgrims. Railroad. Address: 120 Broadway, . N. Y. City.
PARKER, Herschel Clifford:
Prof. physics: b. Brooklyn, N. Y., July 9, 1867; s. Herschel and Hannah (Walker) Parker; grad. Columbia Sch. of Mines, Ph.B., 1890. Ass't physics 1891, tutor physics. 1:03, instr. physics, 1901, adjunct prof. physics since 1903, Columbia Univ. Engaged in re- search work connected with incandescent electric lighting, 1903-07; one of the dis- coverers of helion. Author: Systematic Treatise on Electrical Measurements, 1:97; contributor to scientific and other journals. Engaged in exploration and first ascents in Canadian Alps, 1897, 1899, 1903, participating in first ascents of Mounts Goodsir and Dawson in British Columbia, and Mount Hungabee. Deltaform. Biddle and Lefroy, in Alberta; also explorations in the Mt. Mckinley region Alaska. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs. Am. Physical Soc., Elec- trochemical Soc., Sigma Xi; fellow A. . 1. 1. S., N. Y. Acad. Sciences, Am. Geog. Soc. Clubs : Appalachian Mountain, American Alpine, Explorers, Arctic. (N. Y. City) ; Canadian Alpine. Residence: 21 Fort Greene Pl., Brooklyn, N. Y. Address: Columbia University, N. Y. City.
PARKER, James Henry:
Merchant. banker: b. Johnston Co., N. C., Jan. 4, 1843; s. Mathew and Martha Parker: ed. private schools until Civil War, in which he served as lieut. of cavalry, Con- federate States Army; m. Charleston, S. C .. 1577. Julia A. Jones. After the war studied medicine and engaged in practice in North Carolina until 15;0; merchant in cotton and naval stores at Charleston, S. C., 1570-52; came to N. Y. City, 1552, and became large operator in N. Y. cotton market . since 1015
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1899 head of cotton commission firm of J. H. Parker & Co. Pres. U. S. Nat. Bank of N. Y. since 1891, also director and v .- p. Nat. Park Bank; was pres. Produce Ex- change Trust Co. of N. Y., lesS-99; now pres. Mutual Alliance Trust Co., N. Y. City, to which position he was elected July 1, 1908. Mem. N. Y. Cotton Exchange. Mem. Southern Soc. of N. Y. (ex-pres.) ; former commander Confederate Veterans Camp of N. Y. Clubs: Manhattan, N. Y. Athletic, National Arts. Residence: 18 E. 69th St. Address: 66 Beaver St., N. Y. City. PARKER, James Kellogg: Clergyman ; b. Utica, N. Y., Aug. 31, 1859; s. Timothy and Mary Charlotte (Kel- logg) Parker; ed. Utica public schools; grad. Berkeley Divinity School, Middletown, Conn., 1884; m. Syracuse, N. Y., July 6, 1886, Lucy Eleanora James; children: Robert James Parker, b. Mar. 3, 1889, Mary Cor- nelia Parker, b. Feb. 28, 1892, Edith Chris- tine Parker, b. Dec. 11, 1894, John Mayhew Parker, b. Feb. 19, 1907. Ordained deacon Dec. 21, 1883 and priest Dec. 18, 1554, by Bishop Huntington. Rector St. John's Church, Whitesboro, 1885-93, Grace Church, Waterville, since 1893. Sec. Diocese of Cen- tral N. Y. since 1897, dean of the Second Dist. of the Diocese of Central New York. Republican; Episcopalian. Address: Grace Church Rectory, Waterville, N. Y. PARKER, Jason Samuel:
Physician : b. Lyons, Wayne Co., N. Y., April 18, 1879; s. Jason and Annie Elizabeth (Cole) Parker: ed. Lyons High School, Cor- nell Univ. Med. Sch., M.D., m. at the Cathe- dral of St. John the Divine, N. Y. City, Feb. 20, 1907, Carrie A. Bartow. Mem. house staff N. Y. Post Graduate Hosp .: instructor in surgery, N. Y. Post Graduate Med. School; attending surgeon, White Plains City Hosp. Is first lieut. and ass't surg. N. G. N. Y., Co. L, 49th Separate Company, 10th Reg't. Episcopalian. Mem. Westchester County Med. Soc., N. Y. State Med. Soc., Am. Med. As- s'n, N. Y. Post Graduate Alumni; Cornell Alumni. Mem. Omega Upsilon Phi fraternity. Club: White Plains. Address: 26 Grand St., White Plains, N. Y.
PARKER, John Scott:
Lawyer; b. University, Tuscaloosa Co., Ala., Jan. 13, 1873; s. William A. and Martha (Foster) Parker; ed. Univ. of Ala. (com- pleted junior year, 1899) ; grad. N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B., 197; m. Dec. 29, 1900, Alice, d. Col. Otho T. Lee, of Belair, Maryland; children: Alice Martha, b. 1903, Priscilla Stump, b. 1905, John Scott, Jr., b. 1906. Admitted to bar, 1>98: made specialty of corporation law, and particularly organiza- tion and taxation of business companies, Author of a hand-book of incorporation. Editor-in-chief of The Corporation Manual and editor of The Corporation Bulletin. Mem. law firm of Parker & Wagner. Direc- tor and gen. counsel U. S. Corporation Co. Mem. Dwight Alumni Ass'n, Sigma fraternity. Club: Underwriters. Address: Mutual Life Bld'g, 31 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
PARKER, Junius:
Knoxville, Tenn., April 5, 1999, Mary W. Locke. Admitted to bar, 18s9; admitted in N. C., practised in Durham, N. C., about 5 years, then in Knoxville. Tenn., about 5 years; came to N. Y., 1899, to become ass't gen. counsel of American Tobacco Co., and numerous companies in which it holds stock Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Aldine Ass'n, Southern Soc. Club : Manhattan. Residence : Miller Road, Morristown, N. J. Address: 111 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
PARKER, Orrel Ardrey:
Lawyer; b. Muskingum Co., Jan. 14, 1573; s. John Ardrey and Lucy (Drumm) Parker; ed. primary, grammar and high schools, Fostoria, O., Princeton Prep. Sch .; grad. Princeton Univ., B.S. (with high honors ). 1895; N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B., 1897: m. N. Y. City, May 22, 1907, May R. Gibson. Ad- mitted to bar, 1897; engaged in practice in N. Y. City since 1897. Pres. and treas. Newmastic Tire Co .: director Hanover Realty Co., Aeronautics, Inc. In Porto Rico on legal and other business, 1998, 1899 and 1900. Represented Associated Press, and wrote many articles for magazines, etc. Att'y for Isabella Gongales, whose case, carried to Supreme Court of U. S., determined Porto Rican citizenship. Delivered over 250 lectures on Porto Rico in N. Y. and vicinity in last four years, before clubs and societies, under auspices of Pond's Lyceum Bureau and N. Y. B'd of Ed'n: also lecture on New York to Paris Automobile Race: chi'n Entertain- ment Com. of Automobile Club of America, 1907-09. Presbyterian. Mem. Hudson Fulton Celebration Comin'n; director Aeronautic Soc. ; governor Ohio Soc. of N. Y., Albion Lodge, F. and A. M., No. 26. Recreation: Automobiling. Clubs: Automobile of Amer- ica, Aero of America, Graduates. Residence : 278 W. 71st St. Address: 120 Broadway, N. Y. City.
PARKER, Le Roy:
Lawyer; b. Flint, Mich., 1841; s. Orson and Diana Elinor ( Atherton ) Parker; grad. Ham- ilton Coll., A.B., 1865; Univ. of Mich. Law Sch., 1867: m. Batavia, N. Y., June 18, 1>>1. Bessie Chandler, d. Rear Admiral Ralph Chandler, U. S. N .; children: Clowacki, b. 1852, Ralph Chandler, b. 1ss4. Practising att'y Fiint, Mich., to 185: Buffalo, N. Y., since 19$5. Mem. Mich. legislature, 1974-76; clun'n of House Judiciary Com. : pres. Mich- igan State B'd of Health, IS>1-2. Repub. lican. Congregationalist. Prof. of law. Buffalo Law Sch., and vice-dean, 1ss7-1501. Mem. Internat. Law Ass'n, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Delta Kappa Epsilon. AAddress : Buffalo, N. Y.
PARKER, Lewis Rathbone:
Lawyer: b. Albany, N. Y., Nov. 30, 1ST0; s. Amasa J. and Cornelia Kane (Strong) Parker; grad. St. Paul's Sch., Concord. N. II .. Yale Coll., A.B., 192: Albany Law Sch., LI .. B., 1595: m. Albany, N. Y., Oct. 1. 1903, Ellen Vanderpoel Inn; one son. lewis R., Jr., b. Oct. 19, 1904. Partner lun & Parker, law years: director Albany Insurance Co., City Safe Deposit Co., Newton Fire Brick Co. The Essex Co. Democrat. Epis. copalian. Trustee in South End Dispensary. Albany. Clubs: Fort Orange, Albany Coun.
Lawyer; b. Smithfield, N. C., 1567: s. Ed. ward S. and Ellen C. ( Northam) Parker; ed. in academies and law Univ. of N. C .; m. try, Albany Racquet, Jefferson, Wolf's Head,
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PARKER, Terry:
Lawyer; b. Atchison, Kansas, Nov. 1, 1870; s. James Williams aud Anna Amelia (Prat) Parker; ed. Yale (AAcademic Dep't) for 2 years, entered Columbia Law School on certificate from Yale, ley1; grad. LL.B., 1894. Admitted to practice Dec., 1:94, N. Y. Supreme Court in Second Dep't; admitted to U. S. Circuit and District Courts, 1889, to N. J. Bar, 1902; also Patent and Trade Marks, Washington, D. C. Member Essex Troop, N. J., for six years, expert with rifle. Pres. National Mail Co. Mem. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n. Mem. Hope Lodge, F. and A. M., Orange Chapter, R. A. M., and Jersey Commandery, K. T. Clubs: Yale, University, Glee, Underwriters, East Orange Republican; Taft Club of East Orange (New Jersey ). Address: 32 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
PARKER, Willard, Jr .:
Banker; b. 1869; ed. St. Paul's Sch .. Con- cord, N. H .: grad. Yale Univ., 1890; m. Lillie M. Skiddy. Engaged as banker on Wall St. Clubs: Union, University, Brook, Racquet and Tennis. Address: 2 Wall St., N. Y. City.
PARKER, Winthrop:
Lawyer; b. Ware, Mass., June 10, 1857; s. Montgomery Davis and Caroline Gilman (White) Parker; grandson Rt. Rev. Samuel Parker, D.D., second Episcopal bishop of Mass .; grad. N. Y. Univ., LL.B., ist; m. Waterloo, N. Y., 1 92, Susan A. R. (Robiu- son ) Birdsall. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, 18 1, to U. S. Supreme Court, 1:96. Engaged in practice in N. Y. City since 1981. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. State Bar Ass'u, Am. Bar Ass'n; mem. Colonial Order. Club: Barnard. Summer cottage: Spruce Camp, Christmas Cove, Me. Residence: 102 W. 93d St. Address: 206 Broadway, N. Y. City.
PARKHURST, Charles H .:
Presbyterian clergyman; b. Framingham, Mass., April 17, 1-42; ed. Lancaster Acad., Amherst Coll., A.B., 1-66, A.M., 1869, D.D., 1880, LL.D., 1892. Clerk in dry goods house, 1858-60; principal Amherst High Sch., until 1867; prof. Greek and Latin. Williston Sem., 1870-71; m. Nov. 23, 1570, Ellen Bodman of Williamsburg, Mass. Studied theology at Halle, Leipzig and Bonn: pastor First Cong'l Ch. of Lenox, Mass., 1874; pastor Madison Square Presby'n Ch., N. Y. City; since 1850, pres. Soc. for Prevention of Crime, 1991-1968. Sermon ou municipal corruption brought him before grand jury, 192; led to investigations by N. Y. legislature committee (Lexow Com- mittee) of New York police force; cansed defeat of Tammany Hall, 1-91; has since been prominent in all work of reform and against all corruption and crime. Author: Forms of the Latin Verb Illustrated by the Sanskrit, 1-70; The Blind Man's Creed. and Other Sermons, I>3: The Pattern on the Mount, 15:5; Three Gates on a Side. Ist: What Wonld the World Be Withont Re. ligion ?, ]>>>: The Swiss Guide. 199; On Fight with Tammany, 145: The Sunny Side
PARKS, Leighton:
Rector of St. Bartholomew's Protestant Episcopal Ch .; son of a clergyman: born N. Y. City, Feb. 10, 1:52; college and theo- logical education, D.D., St. John's Coll., Harvard, 1900. Took an eighteen months' tour around the world. At Geneva and Paris he had charge of English chapels for a time, and then returned to this country; became rector Emanuel Church, Boston, 1878-1904; rector St. Bartholomew's Ch., N. . City, 1904. Address: 312 Madison Av., N. Y. City. PARMELE, George H .:
Lawyer; ed. Canandaigua, N. Y., Univ. of Rochester, B.S. Lawyer, Rochester, N. Y., 1891-93; law editor, Rochester, N. Y., from 1803. Mem. editorial staff of Lawyers' Co- operative Publishing Co. ; editor, Parmele's Wharton on Conflict of Laws. Address: 111 Birr St., Rochester, N. Y.
PARMENTER, Frank Silliman:
Lawyer; b. Troy, N. Y., April 12, 1874; s. Franklin J. and Lorenda C. (Silliman) Parmenter; grad. Williams Coll., A.B., 1995, Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1898. Admitted to bar 1898, and since then in general prac- tice at Troy, N. Y. Democratic candidate for county judge of Rensselaer County, 1903. Address : Mem. Delta Upsilon fraternity. Troy, N. Y.
PARMERTER, Almon L .:
Major, U. S. A .; b. North Hudson, Essex Co., N. Y., Sept. 17, 1860; s. Jacob and Lucy A. (Wyman) Parmerter; ed. U. S. Mil- Acad., West Point, N. Y., 1881-85: honor grad. Inf. and Car. Sch., Ft. Leavenworth, Kau., 1893; m. Plattsburgh, N. Y., 1855, Lila G. Murray. Cadet Mil. Acad., July 1, 1ss1; 2dl lieut., 21st Inf., June 14, 15 5; Ist lieut., 14th Inf., Jan. 16, 1592; transferred to 21$6 Inf., Mar. 4, 1892; capt., Mar. 2, 1$99; pro- moted to major 21st Inf., April 24, 1908. Served in Santiago campaign, Cuba; in Phil- ippine insurrection, 1 99-1902. Regimental q. . 111 .. 1003-06; regimental adjutant since April, 1906. AAddress: Care War Department, Washington, D. C.
PARNELL, Thomas Alexander:
Clergyman; grad. Trinity Coll., Toronto, D.C.L., 1577. Ordered deacon, 1:55, ordained priest, 1:55, by Bishop of Toronto, in the Church of England. Formerly at Prescott 1:55-58; Merrickville and Burritt's Rapids, 1:58-63; clerical see. Diocese of Ontario, 1863- 22: at Barriefield, 1:72-74; archdeacon King- ston, 1874-80: rector at Kemptville. Isso-s1; Salamanca, N. Y., Iss1-95; rector All Saints' Ch., Rochester, N. Y., since 1995. Address: 3 Peck St., Rochester, N. Y.
PARRISH, Edward:
Physician: b. Philadelphia, Pa., Jau. 30, 1 73; s. Clemmons and Emnia ( Powell) Par- rish; ed. Friends Schools, Brooklyn and .V. Y .. Swarthmore College. D.Se .. Long Island Med. Coll., M.D., also Phar. D .: m. Brooklyn, N. Y. Sept. 29, 1596, Grave Louise Portar; children : Shreve, b. May 17. 194, Donald G., b. May 5. 1901. llas practised general med. idine in Brooklyn for to years with exception of four months trip for health through New Rugland States: visited Chicago during World's Fair of 1593. Served in Porto Rico as ass't surgeon and first lient. under tien- of Christianity, 1991. Address: 133 E. 55th Feral Nelson A. Miles, with 1th Ini 5th Cav., St., N. Y. City.
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Hosp. at San Juan, Porto Rico; also at Maya- | The Country, Appawamis Golf. Residence : 294 Madison Av. Address: 22 William St., N. Y. City.
guez ; honorably discharged in Dec., 1998. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Mem. Kilwir- ning Lodge 825, F. and A. M .; alsc mem. Knights and Ladies of Honor, Knights of Honor, Woodmen of the World. Recreations : Walking, rowing, tennis. Address: 299 Clip- ton St., Brooklyn.
PARROTT, Edward Moore, Jr .:
Clergyman; b. Arden, Orange Co., N. Y., Oct. 26, 1873; s. Edward Moore and Julis Paulding (Fountain ) Parrott; ed. St. John's Coll., Annapolis, Md. : Columbia Coll., Gen. Theol. Sem .; m. North Adams, Mass., Nov. 3, 1898, Edith Miner; children: Edith Wilbur, b. Nov., 1900, Martha Toscan, b. Feb., 1902, Elizabeth Paulding, b. July, 1904, Mary Miner, b. Nov. 4, 1906. Curate Grace Ch., N. Y., 1896-1898; minister St. Stephen's Ch., Woodlawn, 1895-1900; Trinity Ch., Rochester, 1900-05; St. James' Ch., Lake George, N. Y., since Feb., 1906. Republican or Independent. Episcopalian. Freemason. Address: St. James' Rectory, Lake George, N. Y.
PARSELL, Charles Victor:
Educator; b. Akron. N. Y., Nov. 14, 1851; s. Isaac and Sophronia ( Kendrick ) Parsell; ed. Akron public school, Clarence (N. Y.) Acad., 1866-67, Genesee Wesleyan Sem., Lima, N. Y., 1867-68, Cornell Univ., 1869-71, St. Lawrence Univ., . A.M., 1881; in. Camden, N. Y., 1882, Genevieve L. Carroll; children: Charles Vic- tor, Jr., b. 1896, Richard Kendrick, b. 1900. Teacher and vice-principal, and principal Fairfield (N. Y.) Sem .. 1 .2-79; pres. Clinton Liberal Inst., Fort Plain, N. Y., 1879-93; principal Cascadilla Sch., Ithaca, N. Y., since 1893. In France and Germany, 1989, England, summer of 1905. Wales and Ireland summer of 1906. Republican. Universalist. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Address: Ithaca, N. Y.
PARSONS, Fay C .:
Editor and publisher of Cortland Demo- crat; b. Cortland, N. Y., Sept. 22, 1871; s. Noah J. and Laura A. Parsons; ed. State Normal Sch., Cortland. Democrat. Odd Fellow, Elk, Mason 32. and K. T. Cortland. Address: Cortland, N. Y. Club :
PARSONS, Harry de Berkeley:
Consulting eng'r; b. N. Y. City, Jan. 6, 1862; s. William Barclay and Eliza Glass (Livingston ) Parsons; grad. Columbia Coll., B.S., 1982; Steven's Inst. of Technology, M.E., 1884; m. N. Y. City, Dec. 16, 1:50, Frances T. Walker: children: Livingston, Katharine de B. General practice as con- sulting eng'r for banks. corporations and private parties. Prof. steam eng ring, Rens- selaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, N. Y., since 1892. Consulting eng'r for The Audit Com. pany of N. Y., The N. Y. Zoological Soc. Mem. N. Y. State Voting Machine Comm'n. Has served as consulting eng'r for dist. att'y, corporation counsel; for Dep'ts of Street Cleaning, Doeks and Ferries, Police and Fire. Author: Steam Boilers, Their Theory and Design: The Disposal of Municipal Refuse. Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs, Am. Soc. Mechanical Eng'rs, Soc. Naval Architects and Marine Eng'rs. Mom. Chamber of Commerce. Mom. Advisory Com., Bryson Day Nursery. Clubs: Union, Engineers, N. Y. Yacht, Am. Yacht ( trustee),
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