Who's who in New York City and State, 1909, pt 2, Part 83

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

USA > New York > New York City > Who's who in New York City and State, 1909, pt 2 > Part 83

Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).

PLANTEN, John Rutger:

Consul-general of Netherlands, at N. Y .; b. Amsterdam, Netherlands, Nov. 30, 1-35; s. Hermanus and Petronella Rutgina ( Kuhn) Planten; ed. in native city; parents moved to N. Y., 1846, where was ed. Columbia Gram- mar Seh. and under private tuition; m. Amsterdam, Netherlands. May 1, 1-2, An- nie Rolff; children: Hvermanus Rohit, h. 1864, Marie Petronella, b. 1stl. William Rut- ger John, b. 176. Appt'd vice.consul of Netherlands Is74, and since 1-3 cousul.gen. eral of Netherlands at N. Y., and in charge of legation of Netherlands when its diplo- matic officials are absent. Comd'r in order Orange- Nassan, commander order of

Oaken Crown, and knight of Order of Boli. var; honorary mem. Hist Sve. at Utrecht,

. Frisian Soc. of History nad Languazes nt Leenwaarden, Hist. Soc. at Middleburg, Zie- land. Life mem. N. Y. Gong. Sur .. tien. ealogical Soc., Biographical soc. (N. Y.), N. ; Y. Hist. Soc., Museum of Arts and Sciences (Brooklyn) ; honorary 2 Netherlands

Chamber of Commerce. Club: Netherlands (N. Y. City). Residence: 44 Eighth Av., Brooklyn. Address: Consulate of the Neth- erlands, 116 Broad St., N. Y. City. PLATT, Charles A .:

Architect; b. N. Y. City, Oct. 1, 1861; ed. in schools of N. Y. City, and studied art also in Paris. Engaged in practice as archi- tect in New York City. Member of the Am. Inst. Architects; associate Nat. Acad. of Design; mem. Am. Water Color Soc. Clubs: Century, Players (N. Y. City), St. Botolph (Boston). Residence: 135 E. 66th St. Address: 11 E. 24th St., N. Y. City. PLATT, Chester C .:

Editor; b. Somers, Westchester Co., N. Y., Oct. 30, 1857; s. Rev. William K. and Mary Caroline ( Childs) Platt; m. Ludlowville, N. Y., Aug. 23, 1880, Minnie Fidelia Brown ; chil- dren : Chester C., Jr., b. 1856, H. Malcom, b. 1889. Carried on drug business in Ithaca, N. Y., 1884-1900: editor Ithaca Democrat, 1900-03; editor Batavia Times since 1903, and pres. Batavia Times Publishing Co .; City clerk, Ithaca, N. Y., 1899-1900; sec. and treas. Sewer Comm'n, 1899-1900; sec. Demo- cratic County Com., Tompkins Co., 1901- 03. Interested in social and political re- forms, advocating, government of municipal ownership of monopolies, trade union more- ment, eight hour day, direct nominations, and referendum. Democrat. Unitarian. Mem. Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. Director Batavia B'd of Trade; sec. De Witt Hist. Soc. Recreations: Reading, walking, bicycle riding, camping. Address: Batavia, N. Y.

PLATT, Edmund P .:

Drygoods merchant; b. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Dee. 2, 1843; s. Isaac and Harriet ( Bowne) Platt; ed. Dutchess Co. Acad .; m. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., June 22, 1570, Mary E., d. late Charles Bartlett : children : Emily ( Mrs. Rev. E. G. Rawson), Miriam V., Mrs. E. F. Carey, Howard, Mary Alletta. Com- menced business as boy, 1859; became, 1869, mem. firm of Lucky, Platt & Co., which still continues, and business in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and is now senior member. Director First Nat. Bank: pres. Price Fireproofing Co. In U. S. military service, in 1563, a short time with 21st Reg't, N. Y. Militia. Mem. G. A. R. Republican. Presbyterian. Cluin'n N. Y. State Exec. Com., Y. M. C. A .: director Y. M. C. A. of Poughkeepsie; di- rector Putnam Hall School. Address: Poughkeepsie, N. Y.

PLATT, Edward Truex:

Expressman; b. Owego, Tioga Co., N. Y., Ang. 7. 1:33; s. Thomas C. (U. S. senator) and Ellen L. (Barstow ) Platt; ed. Owego Meao .; m. Harriet J. Coit, 1991. Purser in Pacific Mail Steamship Co. 1.15.55, visiting in official capacity Rio de Janeiro. Colon, Straits of Magellan, Panama, Mexican and Central American Ports, Honolulu. Auek. land, New Zealand, Sydney, New South Wales, Yokohama and Hong Kong: now treas., director and sup't N. Y. division l'. S. Express Co .; treas. United States Ex press Realty Co .: director Borough Express. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Chamber of Commerce, N. Y. Genealogical and Bio- graphical Soe. Clubs: Union League, Bar-

PLATT

WHO'S WHO IN NEW YORK

nard. Residence: 205 W. 37th St., N. Y. Address: 2 Rector St., N. Y. City.

PLATT, Frank Hinchman:

Lawyer; b. Owego, N. Y., 1856; s. Thomas Collier and Ellen (Barstow) Platt; grad. Yale Univ., A.D., 1877; Columbia Law Sch., 1879; m. N. Y. City, Nov. 1, 1581, Caroline E. Livingston; children: Livingston, Ellen B. Mem. firm of O'Brien, Boardman, Platt & Deming; pres. and director U. S. Express Realty Co .; sec. and director Rahtjen's Am. Composition Co .; director Central Hudson Steamboat Co., U. S. Express Co. Formerly ass't U. S. dist. att'y. Clubs: Ardsley, Uni- versity, Union League, Lotos, Yale. Resi- dence : 242 W. 74th St. Address: 35 Wall St., N. Y. City.

PLATT, Henry Barstow:

Transportation, insurance; b. Owego, N. Y., Feb. 2, 1860; s. U. S. Senator Thomas C. and Ellen (Barstow) Platt; grad. Yale Coll., 1882; m. Grace Lee, d. John Phelps, of Wilkesbarre, Pa. (she died July 14, 1907) children : Sherman Phelps, Charlotte, Collier. After graduation was in mig business 3 years; sup't coal properties in Pa .; later made sup't U. S. Express Co., which posi- tion still holds; also v .- p. Fidelity and De- posit Co. of Maryland; Republican. Clubs: Railroad, University, Yale, Ardsley, Bar- nard. Residence: 3.3 W. 76th St. Address: 2 Rector St., N. Y. City.

PLATT, Isaac Hull:

Physician; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., 1853; s. Frederick 1. and Augusta M. ( Hull) Platt; ed. Brooklyn Polytechnic, Columbia Law Sch., L. I. Coll. Hosp., Coll. Phys. and Surg., N. Y. City; m. Brooklyn, 1886. Emma Havi- land; children: Frederick Epenetus, b. les7, Haviland Hull, b. 1599, Philip Galpin, b. 1590. After graduation, engaged in practice of medicine in Brooklyn and from Iss6 to. 1889 at Lakewood, N. J .; owing to ill health has abandoned active practice of medicine, and spends most of his time at country residence, engaged in literary pursuits. Was one of the original Cleveland "Mugwumps'' in the closely contested districts in Brook- lyn, and was active in the "house-to-house"' canvass that determined the result then. In- dependent in politics. Author: Walt Whit. man (in Small, Maynard & Co.'s Beacon Biographies) ; Bacon Cryptograms in Shake- speare; and numerous articles in medieal and literary journals. Mein. Am. Climatol. Ass'n, N. Y. Acad. of Medicine, Nat. Geog. Soc., Soc. of the Cincinnati, Sons of the Revolution, Soe. War of 1:12. Clubs: Play- ers, National Arts ( N. Y. City) ; Art ( Phila- delphia ). Summer residence: Runnemede, Wallingford, Address: 16 Gramerey

Pa. Park, N. Y. City.

PLATT, Thomas Collier:

sec. and director, 1879, has been pres. since 1880, U.

S. Express Co. Republican. County clerk of County of Tioga, 1859-61; mem. 43d and 44th Congresses. 1673-77; appt'd quarantine comm'r Port of N. Y .. 1:59: elected U. S. senator, Jan. 18, 1551; resigned that office May 16, 1ss1, with Senator Roscoe Conkling, his colleague, because President Garfield did not defer sufficiently to their wishes in making appointments in New York. The immediate ground of their resignation was the appointment by President Garfield of W. H. Robertson as collector of the Port of N. Y .; in appeal to the Legislature for re- election, they were both defeated. Senator Platt, however, became later the controlling leader in the Republican Party in N. Y. State; . delegate to every Republican . Nat. Convention from 1876 to 1904; was for years mem. Nat. Republican Committee; elected U. S. Senator, 1896; took seat Mar. 4. 1897; reelected 1903 for term expiring Mar. 4. 1909. Address: 2 Rector St., N. Y. City.

PLATZEK, M. Warley:

Jurist: b. in North Carolina, Aug. 27, 1554; was graduated from Univ. of N. Y., LL.B., 1976; honorary LL.D. from Rutherford Coll., N. C., 1899. Engaged in practice of law in N. Y. City, 1876-1906. Took active part in political matters as a Democrat. Mem. Con- stitutional Convention of N. Y., 1894. Elected Nov., 1906, justice of Supreme Court of N. Y. for the 1st Dist., for term expiring Dec. 31, 1920. Author: Trial by Jury; American Grit; Israel and Islam. Formerly trustee Coll. City of N. Y. for several years. Ad- dress : 15 E. 48th St., N. Y. City.

PLIMPTON, George Arthur:

Publisher; b. Walpole, Mass., July 13. 1855; s. Calvin Gay and Priscilla (Guild) Plimpton; ed. Phillips Exeter Acad .; grad. Amherst Coll., 1576; attended Harvard Law Sch., 1576-77; m. Holyoke, Mass., 1:32. Fran- ces Taylor Pearsons. Mem. firm of Ginn & Co., book publishers. Donated to Welles. ley Coll., 1904, in memory of wife, a library of early manuscripts and first editions of nearly all Italian writers, making it the best library of Italian literature in this country ; gave Plimpton Playing Fields to Phillips Exeter Acad. Possessor of best collection of early school books in the world. Republi can. Presbyterian ; mem. College B'd of Presby'n Ch. Trustee Amherst and Barn- ard Colls. and Phillips Exeter Acad. : treas. Barnard Coll. and Acad. of Political Science: mem. B'd of Me'rs N. Y. State Colonization Soc .; trustee N. Y. Infirmary for Women and Children: director Union Exchange Bank. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. New England Soe., Am. Geog. Soc., A. A. ... S. Recreations: Golf and horseback exer. cise. Clubs: Ardsley, Century, Grolier, U'ni versity. Barnard (N. Y. City) ; Union (Bos ton. Residence: 41 E. 33d St. Address: 70 Fifth .1v., N. Y. City.

U. S. senator from N. Y .; b. Owego, N. Y,. July 15, 1833; prepared for college at Owego Acad .; mem. class of 1-53 of Yale Coll .; compelled to give up course in that PLOWMAN, Arthur Sydney: institution because of ill-health: received Merchant: b. Taunton, England, July 23. IS55; s. Thomas and Sarah ( Barrett) Plow. man; ed. Cheltenham Grammar Sch .. and Epsom Coll., England; m. Ist. A. M. Grant. of Hillesden Collempton, England (deceased) ; 2. A. I. E. Robertson, of Arbroath. Scot. honorary degree of M.A., from Yale. 1876; twice married. Began mercantile life soon after leaving sch., and has been in active business ever since: was pres. Tioga Nat. Bank at its ogranization: became largely interested in lumbering in Michigan; became | land. See. Barrett Bros. Co., Inc .; sec. Am.

1048

WHO'S WHO IN NEW YORK

POILLON

Safety Appliance Co. Address: 465 Green-

wich St., N. Y. City.

PLUMB, William T .:

Lawyer; grad. Univ. of Rochester, 1891; received Townsend Scholarship; studied law. Admitted to bar, 1593; has since practiced in Rochester. Sec. Rochester Civil Service Com- mission, 1895; alderman, 1900-03; att'y for State comptroller in inheritance tax matters. 1901-07. Address: 612 Wilder Bld'g, Roch- ester, N. Y.

PLUMMER, Harry E .:

Physician and surgeon; b. London, Ont. . s. Ephraim and Augusta (Andrew) Piummer; grad. Iowa Coll. Phys. and Surg. ( Drake Univ.), M.D., 1901. Engaged in practice of medicine in N. Y. City. Ass't surgeon Out- Patient Dep't St. Luke's Hosp. Mem. N. Y. County Med. Soc., N. Y. State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Ass'n, West Side Clinical Soc., Iowa Soc., Bunting Lodge, 655, F. and A. M. Club: Canadian of N. Y. Address:) 1945 7th Av., N. Y. City.

PLUMMER, John Franklin:

Automobiles; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 21, 1871; s. John Franklin and Emily ( At- kins) Plummer; grad. Yale Univ., A.B., 1891; m. Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 16, 1902, Kath- arine E. Stockly; children: John Franklin, Jr., b. 1903, Robert Stockly, b. 1905. Ass't sec. Columbia Univ., 1894-99; now N. Y. Mg'r The Co.

Locomobile of America. Served 5 years as member First Naval Bat- talion, State of N. Y. Clubs: University, Ardsley, Automobile Club of America. Ad- dress : 2156 Broadway, N. Y. City.

PLUMMER, Mary Wright:

Librarian ; b. Richmond, Ind., 1856; d. Jonathan W. and Hannah 1. Phunmer; grad Friends' Acad. at Richmond, Ind .; spent & year as special student at Wellesley Cell., Mass., and took the course in library science at Columbia Univ., 1887-88. Engaged in li- brary work for years, and as a teacher of library science and library economy ; librarian of Pratt Inst., . 1890 to 1904; now direc- tor Pratt Inst. Library School, Brooklyn. Mem. Am. Library Ass'n ( formerly mem. Council and 2d v .- p.), N. Y. Library Ass'n, pres. 1906, L. I. Library Club. N. Y. Library Club. Formerly editor Pratt Institute Monthly. Contb'r of prose and Ferse to periodicals, and has published a volume of verses. Anthor of Hints to Small Li- braries, Roy and Ray in Mexico, Roy and Ray in Canada; compiler of Contemporary Spain, as well as various bibliographies and articles on library topics. Address: Pratt Inst., Brooklyn, N. Y.

PLYMPTON, Gilbert Motler:

Banker; b. Fort Wood, Bedloe's Island, N. Y. Harbor, Jan. 15, 1935: s. Joseph and Eliza Matilda ( Livingston) Plympton (father served in the War of 1$12, as lieutenant, in the Seminole War. ' Florida, as major, and in the Mexican War as lieutenant-colonel. receiving the brevet of colonel for gallant service at the battle of Cerro Gordo) ; ed'n begun at Fort Spelling. Minn., under the chaplain of the post, and continued in a private school at Sackett's Harbor; during father's absence in Mexico, was sent to the house of his uncle. Gerard W. Livingston in N. J., and studied there; entered Shurtleff

Coll., Ill., upon his father's return and ap- pointment to Jefferson Barracks, MIo .; sub- sequently studied at John Sedgwick's Sch., N. Y. City, and after reading law was ad- mitted to practice, Nov., 1860; entered law den't Univ. of N. Y., and grad. 1863; m. 1863, Mary A., d. Linus W. Stevens (well- known N. Y. merchant and first colonel of 7th Reg't) ; one daughter (m. Robert M. Tarleton). Engaged in general practice of law, 1863, and became identified with im. portant litigations, especially in Federal Courts, in 1859, having earned a fortune, and finding his health impaired by overwork, he went abroad for some time, and upon his return retired from active practice. In 1892 he founded the banking house of Redmond, Kerr & Company, and later the present bank- ing house of Plympton, Gardiner & Co .; is a director in several corporations. Has been

a frequent conth'r to periodicals, and is author of several pamphlets, among them & monograph upon the life of his father and a sketch of the Plympton family. Mem. Sons of Revolution, Sons Colonial Wars, Metropol. itan Museum of Art. Museum of Nat. His- tory, Chamber of Commerce, St. Nicholas Soc., Am. Hist. Ass'n, St. Andrew's Soc. Clubs: St. Nicholas (was a founder and v .- p.), Union, Metropolitan, Riding, West. chester County, N. Y. Yacht. Residence: 30 W. 52d St .; country place: Wyndtryst, Great Neck, L. I. Address (business) : 27 William St., N. Y. City.

POHLMANN, Julius:

Physician ; b. Hamburg, Germany, Jan. 26, 1813; general education in school and gym- nasium in Hamburg: grad. of Med. Dep't Univ. of Buffalo, M. D., 1$$3; since then en- gaged in practice in Buffalo. Has served as prof. medicine Univ. of Buffalo; director of the Museum of Buffalo Acad. Sciences, 1882-90. Fellow A. A. A. S., Am. Geol. Soc .: mem. Nat. Geog. Soc., Am. Acad. Political and Social Science: corr. mem. Rochester Acad. Sciences. Address: 404 Franklin St., Buffalo, N. Y.

POILLON, Arthur:

Officer, U. S. A .; b. N. Y. City, Dec. 10, 1876; s. John Edward and Hester Barrian ( Thorne) Poillon; both of N. Y. families, Huguenot extraction : ed. private schools. N. Y., and Grammar Sch. $9, N. Y. City; un- married. Prior to entering U. S. service (Spanish-Am. War, 1895) was in the woolen commission business at 57 Worth St., N. Y. City; was also with the firm Collins, Down- ing an Co. (woolens) N. Y. City. Formerly mem. of ith Reg't N. G. N. Y .: commissoned 2d lieut. in 201st N. Y. Vol. Inf., by Gover- nor of N. Y .; mustered in the U. S. service July 22. 1598, promoted Ist lieut. 201st N. Y. Vol. Inf .. Nov. 13, 1896; honorably mustered out April 3, 1599, and commissioned Ist lieut. in 42d U. S. Vol. Inf., Aug. 17, 1999, and sent to Philippine Islands: served with Res't till 1900, when was attached to staff of South- ern Luzon (Gen. Bates) as ass't eng'r of- ficer; also was attached to Dep't of North- ern Luzon (Gen. Wheaton) : on Feb. 2. 1001. appt'd 2d lieut. 3d U. S Cav. and on April 3. 19001, promoted to Ist lieut. Itth Cav .. U. S. A .; served in engagements in the Philippine Is- lands at Cainta, Montalbon, San Mateo, An- 10:9

POLAK

WHO'S WHO IN NEW YORK

gona, - Banda, Taraca Oato, and Badajos. Favorably mentioned for bravery at action of Pinauran ( engagement of Montalbon) Nov. 22, 1900. Engineer in charge of the Iligan Lake Lanao Road, Mindanao, P. I., July- Nov., 1905 ( Congressional appropriation $299,000); sec. to civil gov. of Zamboanga, Moro Province Nov., 1905 to April, 1906; on April 15, 1906, appt'd aide-de-camp on the personal staff of Brig. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, U. S. A., commanding Dep't of Min- danao, and civil gov. of Moro Province, P. I. Episcopalian. MIem. Mil. Service Inst. N. Y. City, U. S. Cav. Ass'n, U. S. Inf., Ass'n Nat. Geog. Soc .; Mil. Order Foreign Wars, Mil. Order Spanish-Am. War, Veter- ans 7th Reg't N. G. N. Y., Soc. Veterans 7th Reg't N. G. N. Y., Order of Moro Cam- paigns. Recreations: Horses, shooting, ath- letics; before entering service did a little outside illustrating, for the different N. Y. papers. Clubs: Lambs, N. Y. Athletic, Army and Navy (N. Y. City), Army and Navy ( Washington). Address : 380 Riverside Drive, N. Y. City.

POLAK, John Osborn:

Surgeon; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., 1870; s. Karl and Mary Elizabeth (Osborn) Polak; grad. Rutgers Coll., B.S., 1889, M.S., 1901; Univ. of Vt., M.D., 1991: L. I. Coll. Hosp., M.D., 1891; Dudley Medal for surgery, 1991; m, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1895, Bertha L. Pitkin; one daughter. Zorka, b. 1:96. Prof. obstetrics, Dartmouth Med. Coll .; prof. obstetrics, N. Y. Post-Graduate Medical School; professor gy- necology. Brooklyn Post-Graduate Medical School; assistant professor obstetrics and gynecology, L. I. College Hospital; sur- geon to Williamsburgh, Jewish and Deaconess Hosps. ; obstetrician to Metl. Episcopal Hosp. Democrat. Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. State Med. Soc., Kings Co. Med. Soc .. N. Y. Acad. Medicine, N. Y. Ob- stet. Soc., Brooklyn Gynecol. Soc. Trustee Williamsburgh Hosp. Recreations: Automo- biling, fishing, sailing. Clubs: Crescent Atlı- letic, Brooklyn University, Dartmouth of N. Y. Address : 287 Clinton Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.

POLK, Frank L .:

Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 13, 1871; s. W. M. Polk; ed. Groton Sch., Yale, 1.B., Columbia, LL.B. Engaged in practice of law as meni. firm of Alexander, Watriss & Polk; pres. Municipal Civil Service Comm'n; for- merly mem. B'd of Education. Served in Spanish-Am. War as capt. and ass't q .- ml .. U. S. V. Episcopalian. Trustee Manhattan Maternity, Orthopaedic Hosp. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Southern Soc. in X. Y. Clubs: Knickerbocker, Racquet and Tennis, University, Yale, Brook, Dawn Town, Mead- owbrook, Turf and Field. Address: 32 Nas- sau St .; N. Y. City.

POLK, William Mecklenburg:

Physician ; b. Ashwood. Maury County. Tenn., Ang. 15, 1511. s. Rt. Rev. Leonidas Polk, ( Episcopalian bishop of Tenn, and later Jieut.gen. C. S. A.) : grad. Va. Mil. Inst., 1861; entered Army of Confederate States as cadet of Mil. Inst., 1861, and became captain and adjutant in Inspector General's Dep't: after war studied medicine in Coll. Phys. and Surg., M.D., 1869: m. Ida A. Lyon. Since 1869 engaged in practice of medicine in N. Y. City. 1050

Formerly prof. therapeutics Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll. and afterward prof. obstetrics and gynecology in Med. Dep't of Univ. of N. Y .; now dean of Cornell Med. Coll., N. Y. City. Author: Leonidas Polk, Bishop and General (biography) ; also many contribu- tions to med. journals and proceedings. Mem. Sons of the Revolution. Clubs : Met- ropolitan, Century, Church. Address: 7 E. 36th St., N. Y. City.

POLLAK, Francis Deak:

Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Mar. 5, 1576; s. Gustav and Celia (Heilprin) Pollak; ed. Johns Hopkins Univ., 1992-93; Harvard Univ., A.B., summa cum laude, 1896, Columbia Univ., LL.B., 1899; m. N. Y. City, Jan. 4, 1901, Inez Cohen; three children. Admitted to Bar of N. Y. State, 1899; since then has practised law in association with Sullivan & Crom. well, now member of that firm, Jan. 1, 1906. Independent Democrat. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Clubs: Harvard, City. Residence: 427 W. 144th St. Address: 49 Wall St., N. Y. City.

POLLAK, Gustav:

Editor ; b. Vienna, Austria, May 4, 1849; ed. at Vienna; m. May 23, 1875, Celia Heil- prin. Has been since 1574 contributor to N. N. Nation, and since 18sl contributor to the N. Y. Evening Post. chiefly on foreign poli- tics and literary matters; was connected with business management of Evening Post, 1851- 93; has been concerned in the editorial revi- sion of the Century Cyclopaedia of Names. the New International Cyclopaedia and Nel- son's Cyclopaedia; contributor also to Ap- pleton's New American Cyclopaedia : delivered in 1905, two lectures on Austrian Dramatists at Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore. Editor af Babyhood since Isst, and now pres. Baby. hood Publishing Co. Author: The Century Book for Mothers, (with Dr. L. MI. Yale) (Century Co.) ; Franz Grillparzer and the Austrian Drama (Dodd, Mead & Co.). Dur- ing his residence in Summit, N. J., 1584- 1901, was repeatedly delegate to Deinocratic conventions at Trenton, and was candi- date of Gold Democrats for State senator from Union County on the Palmner-Buckner ticket during presidential campaign of 1890. Independent in politics. Address: 140 Nas- sau St., N. Y. City.

POLLITZER, Sigmund:

Physician; b. Staten Island, N. Y., June 12. 1859; s. Morris and Anna ( Kuh) Pollit- zer: grad. Coll. City of N. Y., B.A., 1979. M.A., 182, Coll. Phys, and Surg. (Columbia ). M.D., lest: m. N. Y. City, 1.93, Alice Kohn (B. A. Barnard, IS93) ; children: Margaret. b. 1894, Aline, b. 1506. Resided till 1s72. in Beaufort, S. C .; after graduation in 1584, spent two years in medical work in Heidel. berg, Berlin and Vienna. In the winter of 1555-56, took part in Servian Bulgarian War as surgeon, with rank of major, in Servian Army; returning to N. Y. City. Isso. en- gaged in practice of medicine for 3 years: in 1559 went abroad again for special study. Hamburg, London, Paris: since 1990 has been engaged in special practice of dermatology. Author of about tifty papers on subjects in the field of physiology and dermatology; adjunct prof. dermatology, N. Y. Post-Grad.

WHO'S WHO IN NEW YORK

PONCET

Med. Coll .; dermatologist to German Hosp. Dispensary. Independent Democrat. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. Acad. Medicine, Am. Dermatological Ass'n, Am. Ass'n of Patho- logists and Bacteriologists, A. A. A. S., Nat. Geog. Soc., Phi Beta Kappa Soc. Club: National Democrat. Address : E. 58th St., N. Y. City. 64

POLLOCK, Francis W .:

Lawyer; b. in Ireland; s. Capt. Robert and Margaret ( Sheehy) Pollock; grad. Co- lumbia Coll., LL.B., 1987; unmarried. Mem. firm of Goff & Pollock for nearly 20 years until senior member of firm (Hon. John W. Goff) was elected recorder of the City of N. Y .; firm had some of the most impor- tant cases and business of N. Y. City. Has since conducted the business alone; has been appointed referee and commissioner in many important cases by the Supreme court. In- dependent Democrat. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. and many social and benevolent so- cieties. Has owned and occupied a stock farm in Stanford, Dutchess County for over twenty years. About four years ago pur- chased a mansion upon the Hudson River at Chelsea with a fine water front and about 100 acres of land. Has motor boat cruiser, and entertains there from about June 1, until Nov. 1 of each year. Mem. Columbia Al- umni Ass'n. Clubs: Fordham, Dwight. Ad- dress : 309 Broadway, N. Y. City. POLLOCK, Horatio M .:

Educator; b. Patria, Schoharie Co., N. Y., 1868; s. Jesse W. and Mary W. (Daggett) Pollock; grad. Cobleskill High Sch., 1890; Union Coll., B.S., 1895 ( commencement orator, member Sigma Xi); Leipzig Univ., Ger- many, A.M., Ph.D., 1897; m. Sept. 18, 1895, Georgiana Shafer; children: Katherine E., b. 1896, Dorothy A., b. 1902, Carolyn Mary, b. 1904. Teacher of science and German, Albany High Sch., 1897-1900; senior examiner, N. Y. State Civil Service Comm'n, 1900-07; prof. political science N. Y. State Normal Coll., 1907-08; gen. sec. of the Civic League of Albany, and editor Albany Citizen since 1907. Associate editor American Education, since 1905. Mg'r N. Y. State Teachers' Bu- reau since 1908. Studied and traveled two years in Europe. Pres. and director N. Y. Education Co. Independent Democrat. Uni- tarian. Mem. A. A. A. S., Sigma Xi, Nat. Educational Ass'n, Entomol. Soc. of Albany, Phi Gamma Delta, Albany Inst., Historical and Art Soc. Trustee First Unitarian Soc. of Albany. Recreation : Tennis. Club : Unity. Address: 3 Sprague Place, Albany, N. Y.

POMERENE, Jennie:

Educator, lecturer; b. Millersburg, Ohio; d. Dr. Joel Pomerene (surgeon 42d Ohio Vols., grandson of Lafayette's comrade, Pom- erene, 1776, surgeon general State of Ohio, pro- fessor in Med. Col. of Wooster, Cleve- land, Ohio), and Permelia (Myers) Pomerene; ed. Vermillion Inst., Lake Erie Sem., Vassar Coll., A.B., 1996; graduate student Univ. of Chicago, 1894-95; Columbia Univ., A.M., 1903. Traveled in Europe and studied modern lan- guages 1889-91; traveled in Spain and Mediter. ranean countries, spending winter in North- ern Africa, 1895.96. Ass't principal high school, Monrovia, Calif .; preceptress and

Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.

Who's who in New York City and State, 1909, pt 2, Part 83

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