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PRICE, Oscar F .:
Real estate dealer: b. Jamestown, N. Y .. Sept. 11, 1910: s. Addison A. and Charlotte .1. ( Green) Price: ed. in common schools of Jamestown. and Jamestown Acad. ; m. Nov. 27, 1575, Elizabeth H. Osborne: one daughter. Louise O. Mem. N. Y. Assembly, 1953 and 1981, two terms. Elected first mayor of Jamestown, at the formation of city. 1850. served five terms (ten years). Republican. Address: Jamestown, N. Y.
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PRICE, Warren Elbridge:
Publisher; b. Belleville, Mich., June 9, 1864; ed. at Denver, Colo. Editor, author, bibliographer. Editor: The Author's Year Book (annual) ; Editor and founder of The Rose-Jar, a magazine for book-lovers; editor and founder of The Publisher and Retailer, a journal of and for the trade. Address: 24-26 E. 21st St., N. Y. City.
PRICE, Theodore Hazeltine:
Cotton merchant; b. N. Y. City, Feb. 9, 1861; s. William H. and Eliza T. (Dyer) Price; ed. public schools; m. N. Y. City, May 26, 1900, Harriet E. Dyer; children: Harriet, b. July 23, 1901, Elizabeth, b. Oct. 18, 1902, Theo- dore Hazeltine, b. Feb. 18, 1905. Pres. The Eagle Fire Co. of N. Y., The Sterling Iron and R'y Co., The Sterling Mountain R'y Co., The Southfield Branch R. R. Co. Mem. Soc. of the Cincinnati in the State of Va: Clubs: Down Town Ass'n, N. Y. Athletic, New York, Economic, Army and Navy, Automobile Club of America, Riding. (N. Y. City), Westinore- land (Richmond, Va.), Chicago (Chicago). Residences : Ringwood, N. J., and 168 W. 58th St., N. Y. City. Address : 82 Beaver St., N. Y. City.
PRICE, William Harrison:
Physician and surgeon; b. Cincinnati, Ohio, June 6, 1877; s. William and Sophia ( Harri- son) Price; ed. public and private schools of Cincinnati, Univ. of Cincinnati, Ohio; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., March 3. 1908, Anna Francis. Engaged in general practice of medicine and surgery in Brooklyn N. Y. Republican. Pres- byterian. Mem. of Beta Theta Pi fraternity, Am. Inst. Homeopathy; visiting physician to Bethesda Sanitarium and Brooklyn Nursery; ass't physician to Cumberland Street Hosp. Prospect Heights Hosp., Brooklyn Matern- ity: mem. N. Y. County and State Med. So- cieties, Alpha Sigma fraternity, Ohio Society
. N. Y. City. Club: Inter Nos. Residence: 55 Seventh Av, Brooklyn. Office address: 801 Prospect Pl .. Brooklyn, N. Y.
PRIEST, George Eugene:
Journalist ; b. Auburn, N. Y., June 25, 1848; ed. Auburn Acad .; removed, in 1863, to Ith- aca, N. Y .; m. Miss Burritt, of Ithaca. Studied law; engaged in business; in 1875, became part owner of and since then has been editor-in-chief Ithaca Daily Journal; pres. State B'd Tax Commissioners. 1898-1904. Mason, 32º. Clubs: Craftsman, City. Ad- dress: Ithaca, N. Y.
PRIME, Ebenezer Scudder:
Rear-admiral, U. S. N., retired; b. in N. Y .; s. Edward Youngs and Emma Cotrel Prime; entered Naval Acad., 1863, grad. 1868; m. Huntington, N. Y., Nov., 1983. Eva Prime. Served in Pacific Fleet, 1868-69, Ossipee and Mohican; promoted ensign, Is69; Frolic and . Swatara, N. Atlantie Station, 1870-71: pro- moted master, 1870; U. S. R. S., Vermont, April-Nov., 1872: Kansas. Nov., 1972, to Sept., 173; Asiatic Station, 1873-75. Commissioned lieut., 1874; receiving.ship Colorado, 1576-77; Lackawanna, N. Pacific Station, 1876 to 1877; receiving-ship Independence, 1873-79: C. S. S. McArthur, 1878-79; training-ship Minnesota, 1579.80; Navy Yard. Norfolk. Va .. 1:80; Yan- tie, N. Atlantic Station, 1850-53; Navy Yard, N. Y., 1683-86; Lancaster, S. Atlantic Station, 1956-87; Alliance, S. Pacific Station. 1587-SS; Lancaster. European Station, Iss- >9; train.
ing station, Newport, R. I., 1989-91; Navy Yard, N. Y., 1891.93; Concord, Asiatic Station. 1893.96. Promoted to lieut.comd'r, Dec., 1:5. insp. of ordnance, S. Bethlehem, Pa., Nor., 1896; insp. of steel, Harrisburg, Pa., 1:27. Navy Yard, Pensacola, 1897-98; comd'g U. S. S. Niagara, May-Oct., 1895; equipment officer. Navy Yard, League Island, 1895-1900; War College, Newport, R. I., 19.0. Promoted to comd'r, Mar. 3, 1899; comd'g Brutus, Petrel and Wilmington, 1900-02; naval station Olon- gapo, P. I., Dec., 1902-03. Promoted capt .. 1904; commandant, Navy Yard, Port Royal, S. C., 1903-05, and Charleston, S. C., Navy Yard, 1905; also recruiting officer of stations; promoted rear-admiral; retired, June 25, 1905. Mem. Sons Amn. Revolution. Address: Hunt- ington, N. Y.
PRIME, Ralph Earl:
Lawyer; author; b. Matteawan, N. Y., Mar. 29, 1840; s. Alanson J. (M.D.) and Ruth Havens (Higbie) Prime; ed. in public schools, acad. at White Plains, N. Y., medi- cine, and later studied law (D.C.L., LL.D.) ; m. Annie Richards-Wolcott, d. Jacob Rich- ards, M.D., and g .- d. and foster-daughter Rev. Calvin Wolcott. Admitted to bar, lol. Enlisted as private, 5th N. Y. Vol. Int., April 20, 1861; held four regimental commis- sions; took part in battles of Big Ethel, campaign on eastern shore of Md. and Va., siege of Yorktown, Williamsburg. Hanover Court House, Seven days before Richmond. Mechanicsville, Gaines" Mill, White Oak Swamp Bridge, Malvern Cliff, June 30; Mary- land. campaign, South Mountain. Antietam. Shepardstown Ford and Blackford's Ford. Was wounded severely in battle of Gaines' Mill: especially noticed and twice promoted for bravery, gallantry and service at battle of Gaines' Mill: nominated, Mar. 4, 1863. by President Lincoln, to be gen .- brig. Practised law for more than 40 years in Yonkers; has traveled extensively in Europe, Asia and Africa. For more than twenty years a Pres- byterian elder: delegate to Pan-Presby'n Councils, Belfast. 1854; London, 1886; Glas- gow, 1896; Washington, 1899: Liverpool, 1904. Moderator Presbytery of Westchester. 1594: moderator Synod of N. Y., 1896. Author of monographs: Descendants of James Prime: Under the Elms: Wanderings from the Elms: Duties of Presbyterian Elders: The Elder in His Ecclesiastical Relations; The Elder an Ecclesiastic: Representation in the Church Courts: Christian Giving: The Power of God's Word; The Elder Moderator and the Ruling Elder: Inaccurate Qnotations by Authors : The Revolutionary, Anti-Revolutionary and Post- Revolutionary Services of George Clinton: An Incident of the Alabama Arbitration: The French Religious Situation: Sunday Legisla- tion, etc. American Territory in Turkey, etc. Has been trustee Village of Yonkers; city att'y City of Yonkers; deputy att'y-gen. State of N. Y. Mem. N. Y. Soc. Mil. Order Loyal Legion. Soc. of the Army of the Po- tomac, Ass'n of the Fifth Army Corps, Soc. War of 1812. Empire State Soc., S. A. R., N. Y. Soc. Colonial Wars, Order Founders and Patriots of America (one of past por- ernors general) : pres. Am. Flag Ass'n. Resi- dence: 63 Hawthorne Av., Yonkers, N. Y. Address ( business ) : 25 Warburton Av., Yon- kers, N. Y., and 5 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
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PRIME, Ralph Earl, Jr .:
Lawyer; b. Yonkers, N. Y., July 9, 1868; s. Ralph E. and Annie W. ( Richards) Prime; grad. Princeton Univ., 1855; Columbia Law Seh., 1890. Mem. firm of R. E. & A. J. Prime. Mem. S. A. R., Mil. Order of Loyal Legion. Mason. Residence: Yonkers, N. Y. Address: 11 Pine St., N. Y. City.
PRINCE, Benjamin:
Sec. and treas. of corporations ; b. Fort Hamilton, N. Y. City, Dec. 1857; s. Dr. Chrisopher and Gertrude Cor- nell (Ditmas) Prince; ed. Holbrook Mil. Acad., Ossining, N. Y., Williams Coll., B ._ 1., 1880; unmarried. Sec. and ass't treas. Con- solidated Arizona Smelting Co .; sec. and treas. Arizona Smelting Co., De Sota Mining Co., Arizona Exploration Co., Cornwail Cop- per Co. Served full time in yth Co., 7th Reg't, N. G. N. Y. Republican; Presby'n. Mem. 7th Reg't Veteran Ass'n, Sons of Revo- lution. Clubs : University, St. Anthony, Mendelssohn Glee (pres.), Ardsley. Ad- dresses: Irvington-on-Hudson, N. Y., and 71 Broadway, N. Y. City.
PRINCE, John Dyneley:
Prof. Semitic languages, Columbia Univ .; b. N. Y. City, April 17, 1568; s. John Dyneley and Anne Maria ( Morris) Prince; grad. Co- lumbia, A.B., 1888, student Univ. of Berlin and Johns Hopkins Univ., Ph.D., 1892; m. N. Y. City, Oet. 5, 1890, Adeline Loomis; one son : Jolin Dyneley Prince, Jr., b. 1:01. Ren- resentative of Columbia Univ. on Expedi- tion to Southern Babylonia, sent out by the Univ. of Pa., in 1888-89; fellow Johns Hop- kins Univ., 1890-91; prof. at N. Y. Univ., 1893-1902; dean N. Y. Univ. Graduate Sch., 1895-1902; prof. in Columbia Univ. since 1902; fellow N. Y. Acad. Sciences, 1903. Has been interested in N. J. State politics since 1903; elected pres. Passaic Co. Federated B'ds of Ed'n, 1905; elected mem. for Passaic Co., N. J. Legislature, General Assembly, 1906: chair- man N. J. Legislative Comm'n on the B'ds of Proprietors; clim'n N. J. Legislative Comm'n on the Welfare of Immigrants, 1906; examiner of motor vehicles for Northern N. J., 1906. During the session of 1906, pre- vented the passage of canal legislation in favor of the Lehigh Valley R. R .: furthered passage of the Elvins resolution to establish the State's right of equity in the Morris and Essex canal. Reelected to N. J. Assem- bly, 1907 (chin'n Passaic Co. Delegation) ; chin'n House Com. on Public Instruction and mem. House Com. on Judiciary, 1908; author of the Dependency and Crime Law, 1968; nomi- nated for N. J. Assembly for 4th time, 1908. Author: Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin, 1993 ( Bal- timore) ; A Critical Commentary on the Book of Daniel, 1899 ( Leipzig) ; Kulóskap the Mas- ter (in collaboration with Charles Godfrey Leland), 1902 (N. Y.) ; Materials for a Su- merian Lexicon, in four parts, 1905-08, ( Leip- zig) ; An Assyrian Primer. Has published many technical philological pamphlets in the Proc. Am. Philos. Soc., Am. Anthropologist, Am. Oriental Soc., Journal of Biblical Lit- erature and the Journal Asiatique ( Paris) ; writer on staff of new Encyclopedia Britan. nica, of Cheyne's Dictionary of the Bible, and of Hastings' Dictionary of Religions. Spe- cialty is the cuneiform inscriptions of Baby. lonia and the Babylonian Literature. Mem.
Am. Oriental Soc .; Treas. Soc. Biblical Lit- erature and Exegesis; mem. Am. Anthrop. Ass'n, Modern Language Ass'n, XVth Con gress of Americanists of Quebec. Can .; fellow N. Y. Acad. Sciences. Trustee Home for Aged Women, attached to Ch. of the Holy Commun- ion, N. Y. City. Recreations : Motoring, eng r- ing, fishing. Clubs: Union, University, Co- lumbia University, (N. Y. City) ; Tuxedo, (Tuxedo Park) ; Hamilton (Paterson. N. J.). Residence: Ringwood Manor, N. J. Address : Columbia Univ., N. Y. City.
PRINCE, Henry Axtell:
Lawyer; b. Geneva, N. Y., Oct. 18, 1st1; s. Frederick William and Clarissa Caroline ( Seelye) Prince; grad. Hobart Coll., B .. A., 1552, M.A., les5; m. Toronto, Can., June ", 1:97, Mildred Constance O'Brien; one Sou, Henry Kimball Prince, b. Dec. 19, 1902. Mas- ter St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N. II., 1552-53: St. Mark's School, Southboro, Mass., les3-57; headmaster Ravenscroft Sch., Asheville, N. C., 1887-88. Admitted to bar in N. Y. City in 1890, and since engaged in practice of law ; partner in firm of Young, Ver Planck & Prince. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y .: trustee The Jacob 1. Riis Neighborhood Settlement: mem. N. Y. Geneal. and Biog. Soc., Colonial Order. Recreations: Golf, tennis. Club: University. Address: 149 Broadway, N. Y. City.
PRINDLE, Frances Weston Carruth:
Author; by Newton, Mass .; d. William Ward and Matilda C. (Shelton) Carruth; ed. in private schools in Newton and Boston. Mass., m. N. Y. City, Dec. 24, 1203,. Harry Brown Prindle. Author: Those Dale Girls: The Way of Belinda; Fictional Rambles in Boston, etc. Address: 60 W. luth St., N. Y. City.
PRITCHARD, John W .:
Editor; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 4, 1851; s. Arthur and Ann (Pickett) Pritchard; ed. public school and private tutors, Pittsburgh ; Cooper Inst., and private tutors, N. Y. City ; mn. Pittsburgh, May IS. 1872; children: John HI., b. 1873, William A., b. 1575, George, b. 1ss4, Anna, Harriet, Ella. Was for years on Pittsburgh Dispatch ; editor Daily and Weekly in Mckeesport, Pa .. 13 years; still editor Christian Nation. N. Y. City. Pres. Chris- tion Nation Publishing Co. Reformed Pres- byterian. Address: 1103 Tribune Bld's, N. Y. City.
PRITCHETT, Henry Smith:
Pres. Carnegie Foundation for Advance- ment of Teaching: b. Fayette. Howard Co .. Mo., April 16, 1-57; s. Carr W. and Susan ( Smith ) Pritchett: ed. Pritchett Coll., Mo., and at Univ. of Munich: Ph. D., Munich; Se. D. Tufts; LL.D., Harvard, Yale, Johns Hop. kins, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Toronto, Wil- liams, and Hamilton: m. Ist. lesl. Eda Wil- liams; 2d, 1900, Eva McAllister: children : Harry, b. 152, Edwin, b. less. Leonard, b. 1->7, Ida, b. 1-92, Edith, b. 19 1. Ass't os- tronomer Naval Observatory, Washington, D. C., 1-78; professor astronomy, Washington Univ., St. Louis, leel; Supt. U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. 1997 :
pres. Mass. Inst. Technology, 1900,
pres. Carnegie Foundation since 1000. Mem. Am. Philos. Soc. Club: Century. Address: 5,6 Fif:h
Av., N. Y. City.
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PROBASCO, Edgar Burton:
Physician and surgeon; b. Geneva. N. Y., Dec. 6, 1869; s. William C. and Mary G. ( Pro- basco) Probasco (second cousins) ; grad. Mynderse Acad., Seneca Fails, N. Y., 1887; received special instruction in languages at Rochester, 1893; grad. Coll. Phys. and Snrg. (Columbia ), M.D., 1898; m. Rochester, N. Y., June 6, 1999, Grace E. Shedd; one danghter, Marjorie Helen, b. Sept. 19, 1901. Engaged in general practice of medicine in Glens Falls, N. Y., since 1900; made professional visit to all the principal cities of the Last, Northwest, South and Southwest (U. S.), 1906-07, covering 14,000 miles. Republican in National; Independent in Municipal politics. Presbyterian. Attending surgeon Glens Falls Hosp .; mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, Med. Soc. State of N. Y., Med. Soc. County of War- ren, Glens Falls Med. and Surg. Soc. Ad- dress : 36 Washington St., Glens Falls, N. Y .. PROBST, Jacob:
Clergyman; b. N. Y. City, June 4, 1867; s. Francis and Caroline (Bedinjer) Probst: ed. N. Y. City Public School No. 3, St Stephen's Coll., Philadelphia Divinity School; m. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., June 23, 1897, Jennie Iler; one daughter, Frances, b. 1898. Seven years in business N. Y. City. Ordered dea- con June 9, 1595, by Bishop E. Talbot and later ordained to the priesthood. Mis sionary in Idaho, 1595-96; rector St. Paul's Ch., Patchogue, N. Y., since 1901. Has trav. eled extensively in United States; also in England and Scotland. Republican. Mem. Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity; Masonic Bodies, lodge, chapter and commandery Grand Chaplain N. Y. State Grand Lodge of Masons. Address: Patchogue, N. Y.
PROCTOR, Alexander Phimister:
Sculptor; b. Ontario, Can., Sept. 27, 1802; s. Alexander and Tirza (Smith) Proctor; in. Chicago, Ill., Sept., 1593, Margaret Gerow; children: Hester E., b. 1897, Alden A., b. 1900, Phimister B., b. 1902, Ona Mary, b. 1906, Jean T .. b. 1907. Mem. Art Commis- sion, N. Y. City, 1902-05; mem. Sculpture Jury, Paris Exp'n, 1900; mem. of Jury of Selection and Jury of awards, Buffalo, Pan- Am. Exp'n; mem. Sculpture Jury, La. Pur- chase Exp'n, St. Louis, 1901. Academician Nat. Acad. Design; mem. Nat. Sculpture Soc., Am. Water Color Soc., Architectural League. Awarded medals at World's Columbian Exp'n, Chicago, 1893, Paris Exp'n (gold medal), 1900, St. Louis Exp'n gold medal, 1904. Mem. N. Y. Zool. Soc .. Nat. Acad. of Arts and Letters. Clubs : Century, Boone and Crocket. Address: Century Ass'n, 7 W. 43d St., N. Y. City.
PROCTOR, Frederick Towne:
Manufacturer; b. Cambridge, Mass., June 7, 1856; s. Moody S. and Maria (Towne) Proctor: ed. Boston publie schs .: m. Utica, N. Y., Dec. 1, 1901, Rachel Munson Williams. V .- p. Globe Woolen Co .; treas. Hart & Crouse Co .; director Central N. Y. Telegraph and Telephone Co .; v .. p. Italian Macaroni Co., Willoughby Co .: pres. N. Y. Radiator Co .; director Second Nat. Bank of Utica, N. Y. Republican. Episcopalian ; vestryman of Grace Ch., Utica, N. Y. Pres. St. Luke's Home and Hosp. : trustee Utica Puplic Li- brary. Clubs: Ft. Schuyler, Yalınundasis 1066
Golf, Sadaquada Golf. Address : 318 Genes . St., Utica, N. Y.
PROCTOR, Mary:
Lecturer and writer; b. Dublin, Ireland: d. Richard A. (English astronomer) and Mary (Mills) Proctor; ed. in London, England. Lecturer on astronomy for N. Y. B'd of Ed'u and elsewhere in U. S .; also in England since 1894. Made trip to Kunnen Promontory, Nor way, Aug. 9, 1896, to witness total eclipse of the sun; met with success and had fine view of corona; had same experience at the tot !! eclipse of May 26, 1900. eclipse of May !.. 1900, seen at Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Va., and Ang. 30, 1905, when went to Burgos. Spain. An account of these expeditions is given in her book entitled Giant Sun and His Family, published Jan. 1, 1906; author of Stories of Starland, 1897, and Evenings with the Stars, 1907 (Silver, Burdett
Co.) ; regular conth'r to Scientific Ameri. can, and has had popular articles on as. tronomy, St. Nicholas, Youth's Compan-
ion, Popular Science, Knowledge, and
other scientific periodicals and magazines. Mem. British Astron, Ass'n; fellow A. A. A. S. Was under management of Major Pond, as lecturer on astronomy, 1993-95; still under management of Pond Lecture Bureau, and is to make tour of the larger cities throughout the States, from New York to San Francisco, season of 1907-08. Honorary mem. Women's Press Club, N. Y. City. Rec- reations : Music and art. Address: 159 W. 46th St., N. Y. City.
PROCTOR, Thomas R .:
Bank president; b. Proctorville, Vt., May 25, 1844; s. Moody S. and Betsey Nancy ( Red- field) Proctor; ed. English Iligh School. Bos- ton; at outbreak of Civil War entered United States Navy and served until the close of the war; received the thanks of the secretary of the Navy for his services; m. 1s91, Maria W. Williams. Engaged in business at Utica, where is now pres. Second Nat. Bank, Amn. Hard Wall Plaster Co .; trustee Utica Savings Bank, Utica Trust Co. and Utica Steam Cot- ton Mills; v .- p. Utica Daily Press Co. Mem. Mil. Order Loyal Legion, G. A. R., Sons of Revolution, New England Soc .. Mayflower Soc., Soc. Colonial Wars. Soc. Founders and Patriots, Naval Order of the U. S., Naval League, and other societies. Clubs: Fort Schuyler, pres. Yahnundasis Golf, Sadaquada Golf, ( Utica) ; Metropolitan, Army and Navy, Players ( N. Y. City). Address: 312 Genesee St., Utica, N. Y.
PROSKAUER, Joseph M .:
Lawyer; b. Mobile, Ala., Ang. 6, Ist7: s. Alfred and Rebecca L. Proskauer; ed Bar. ton Acad., Columbia Coll., A.B., 1:96, Colum- bia Law Sch., LL.B., 1999 (honors in Eng. lish and mathematics) ; m. N. Y. City, Oet. 14, 1903, Alice Naumburg: children : Frances, h. 1595. Roth, b. 1907. Began practice of law in 1890, and since 1901 partner in firm of James Schell & Elkus. Counsel in U. S. Steel Corporation litigation, and other im- portant cases. Republican. Jewish religion. Mem. Ass'u Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Am. Bar Ass'ir, Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Edn'l Alliance, N. Y. Southern Soc. Clubs: City, Riverside Republican. Address: 170 Broadway, N. Y. City.
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PROUT, Henry Goslee:
Eng'r, manufacturer; b. in Fairfax Co., Va .; s. William and Amanda ( Goslee) Prout; grad. Univ. of Mich., C.E., 1871, Yale M.A. (honorary ), 1902; m. Fort Leavenworth, Kan- sas, 1877, Gabriella Perin; children: Glover Perin, Elizabeth Page, Henry Byrd, Curtis, Phoebe Lee, Gabriella. Engaged in varied civil eng'ring works in America, military and administrative work in Egypt and on Upper Nile; 16 years editor Railroad Gazette; since 1903, v .- p., director and gen. mg'r Union Switch and Signal Co. Also director West- inghouse Air Brake Co. Served as enlisted man in Union Army, last two years of Civil War; colonel in Egyptian Army, comd'g expd'n in the Soudan and Governor Provinces of the Equator; entire service in Egypt and Africa, 4 1-2 years. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs; corr. mem. Am. Geog. Soc .; mem. Sigma Phi. Clubs: Century, Engineers, Lawyers, Railroad (N. Y. City) ; Duquesne, University, Country, ( Pittsburgh ). Resi-
dence: Nutley, N. J. Address: 143 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
PROUT, Jonathan Slater:
Physician; b. Washington, D. C .; grad. in medicine; served as medical officer in the War of the Rebellion under Pope, Grant and Sher- man, and since the war has resided and practised medicine in Brooklyn, N. Y. For many years clinical prof. in L. I. Coll. Hosp. Mem. Am. Ophthalmological Soc., N. Ý. Ophthalmological Soc., etc. Address : 26 Schermerhorn St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
PROUT, William Curtis:
Clergyman; b. Watauga, N. C., Jan. 31, 1848; s. Henry Hedges and Maria ( Wickes) Prout; grad. Univ. of N. C., B.A., 1:65; Trin- ity Coll., Hartford, Conn., M.A., 1870; Alum- nus Gen. Theol. Sem., N. Y. City, IST0; m. Saratoga Springs, N. Y., July 21, 1Ss5, Clara Warner Eaton. Has held charges of parishes at Claverack and All Saints', Hudson, N. Y., 1870-76; St. Paul's Free Chapel, Troy, N. Y., 1876-79; Trinity Ch., Granville and N. Gran- ville, 1879-91; Christ Ch., Schenectady, 1991- 93; Christ Ch., Herkimer, since 1:93. Sec. of Convention, Diocese of Albany, since 1SS0; ass't sec. Gen. Convention, Protestant Epis- copal Church, since les). Address: Herki- mer, N. Y.
PROVOST, Andrew J., Jr .:
Civil eng'r; b. Whitestone, L. I., Nov. 7, 1867; s. Andrew J. and Harriet (Titus) Provost; ed. Flushing (L. I.) Acad .. Colum- bia School of Mines, C.E., 1ss9; traveled and studied eng'ring in Europe, 1889; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 7, 1591, Ada B. Bals. ton. Employed in Eng'ring Dep't, City of Brooklyn, 1>>9.98, eng'r. to comptroller of City of N. Y., 1:99-1901; pres. Bacterial Sew- age Purification Co., 1900.03: consul. eng'r to pres. of Brooklyn Borough, 1901-06, mem. Advisory B'd of Eng'rs to Henley School, Brooklyn, since 1904; mem. and see. Metropol. itan Sewerage Comm'n, N. Y. City: mem. firm of Lederle & Provost, Sanitary and hydraulic eng'rs, since 1906. Mem. Am. Soc. Testing Materials, Internat. Soc. Testing Materials, Psi Upsilon fraternity, Am. Soe. Municipal improvements, Municipal Eng'rs of N. Y., Brooklyn Eng'rs Club ( see. 1-96-1993. pres. 1903), Holland Soc. Clubs: Crescent
Athletic, Richmond Hill, Point o' Woods Yacht. Residence : Richmond Hill, L. I. Address: 39-41 W. 38th St., N. Y. City.
PROVOT, George:
Architect; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 10, 1865; s. Paul and Maria ( Kieffer) Provot; stu- dent 1877-1886 in Angers, France, degree of B.S., 1886-1889, Columbia Univ., Ph.B., in Architecture; unmarried. Mem. of Welch, Smith & Provot, architects, for 8 years; firm dissolved May, 1, 1907. Mem. Am. Inst. of Architects, Architectural League of N. Y., Cercle Français de l'Harmonie. Clubs: Co- lumbia University, Fencers. Residence: 54 W. 65th St. Address: 101 W. 42d St., N. Y. City.
PRUDDEN, Theophil Mitchell:
Physician; b. Middlebury, Conn., July 7, 1849; s. Rev. George P. and Eliza A. Prud- den; grad. Yale (Sheffield Scientific Sch. ), Ph.B., 1872, M.D., 1875, LL.D., 1996. En- gaged in teaching and research work in N. Y. City, 1875; prof. pathology Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Columbia Univ.). Mem. Ass'n Am. Physicians, Ass'n Am. Pathologists *and
Bacteriologists, N. Y. Pathological Soc., N. Y. Acad. Medicine, Nat. Acad. Science. Ex- tensive contributor to the literature of pathology, bacteriology, etc. Author: Man- ual of Normal Histology; text-book of Pathol- ogy; Story of the Bacteria; Dust and Its Dangers; Water and Ice Supplies; On the Great American Platean. Residence: 160 W. 59th St. Address 437 W. 59th St., N. Y. City.
PRUYN, Robert Clarence:
Pres. Nat. Commercial Bank; grad. Rut- gers Coll., 1509. Mem. Delta Phi fraternity, Holland Soe., Sons of Revolution, Rutgers Coll. Alumni Ass'n. Clubs: University, Met. ropolitan, Century, (N. Y. City) ; Fort Orange ( Albany). Address: 38 State St., Al- bany, N. Y.
PRUYN, Robert Dunbar:
Born Albany, N. Y., Oct. 11, 1879; s. Rob- ert C. and Anna ( Williams) Pruyn; ed. St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N. H., Harvard, S.B .; m. N. Y. City, Dec. 15, 1903. Betty Metcalf ; one son, Robert Lansing Pruyn. Republican. Episcopalian. Cinbs: Racquet and Tennis, Ilarvard, Brook, (N. Y. City) ; Fort Orange, University, Albany, Country ( Albany). Ad- dress : 118 E. 56th St., N. Y. City.
PRYOR, James Williamson:
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, April 30, 1558; grad. Columbia Univ., A.B., Ists, LL.B., les1; m. Edith V. Tweedy. Tutor in mathematics. 1880-52; formerly sec. Edison Electric llluni- inating Co. Mem. Columbia Univ. Alumni Ass'n. Clubs: City (sec. ), University, Gene- see Valley. Residence: Flushing. L. I., N. Y. Address: 63 Wall St., N. Y. City.
PRYOR, John Henry:
Physician; b. Rochester, N. Y., Aug. 2 .. 1-59; s. John 1. and Mary E. (Van Dolah) Pryor; grad. Med. Dep't Umv. of Buffalo, M.D., 1>>3; m. Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 9. 1902. Elizabeth G. (Graves) Mayer. Engaged in practice of medicine in Buffalo from grad- nation. Mem. Acad. of Medicine, N. Y. State Med. Soc., Am. Climatological Soc .. Nat. AAss'n for Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis; formerly sup't, now mem., B'd
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