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RAMBAUD, George Gibier:
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Physician; b. Arthon, France, May 3, 1875; s. Adrian and Louise (Gibier) Rambaud : grad. French Univ. ( Lycée de Chateauroux ). M.S .; M.D. Columbia Univ. (Med. Dep't Coll. Phys. and Surg. ), 1-99: m. Houston, Texas, Oct. 9, 1900, Lulu Fowler Bryan. Bo- came director of the N. Y. Pasteur Inst .. after the death of Dr. Paul Gibier ( uncle), 10.6
1900; introduced new operation for serum treatment of tetanus and performed the firs: one of its kind in this country in 1:90; de. vised improvement in dispensing vaccin. lymph in 1891, now in gen. use; has freque: 1 ... contributed to the literature on tetanns a !! rabies. Pres. and director N. Y. Pis. r Inst. : mem. Alliance Francaise (ex-trus .... .. N. Y. Co. and State Med. Socs., Amn. Med. Ass'n. Pres. École Maternelle Française. Mem. French Benevolent Soc. of N. Y., A. 1. .A. S. Club: N. Y. Athletic. Address: Pas leur Institute, N. Y. City.
RAMBAUT, Thomas Daniel:
Lawyer; b. Cassville, Ga., Nov. 17, 1857: 5. Thomas Rambaut, LL.D. (pres. Cherokee Coll., Cassville, Ga., and William Jewell Coll .. Liberty, Mo.), and Eliza A. (Wright) Ram. baut; grad. Brooklyn Collegiate and Poly. Inst., 1877; Columbia Coll .. A.B., Iss1, Ph.B .. 1882, LL.B. cum laude, 1883, A.M., and Ph.D., 1884; m. Hamilton, N. Y., Sept. 10, let, Frances Rambaut (cousin). Counsel for ser- eral corporations; over 20 years in active practice of law in financial dist. of N. Y. City; counsel and referee in numerous mat- ters of importance relating to securities and testamentary trusts. Democrat : Episcopalian. Mem. Ass'n of Doctors of Philosophy of Co- lumbia, N. Y. Law Inst., Nat. Geog. Soc., Alpha Delta Phi fraternity ( charter mem. at Columbia ). Recreations : Gardening, fishing. Clubs: Staten Island Cricket and Tennis. Alpha Delta Phi. Residence : Hard and Forest avs., Livingston, S. I. Address: 27 William St., N. Y. City.
RAMSDALE, W. Crawford:
Lawyer; b. Saratoga Co., N. Y., May 5. 1856; s. William and Parthena ( Crawford) Ramsdale: grad. Univ. of Rochester, 1972; m. Albion, N. Y., 1884, Ellen Wall. Practisi .; law. at Albion, N. Y .; county treas. of Orleans County, N. Y., 1890; mem. B'd of Ed'n. 11. bion, N. Y., 1998-1903. County judge and sur- rogate of Orleans Co., N. Y., 196-1961; mem B'd Trustees, Albion, N. Y., 1901-05; mem. firm Ramsdale & Church, attorneys. Address: Albion, N. Y.
RAMSDELL, George Gould:
Gas engineer; b. Providence. R. I., April 30, 1:48; s. Ezra B. and Susan Ann (Gould) Ramsdell; ed. Vincennes Univ .; m. Pitts- burgh, Pa., June 10, 1854. Mary C. Dodze: children : Sallie M. (Mrs. Donald McDonald. ). Marion B. Pres. and director Ramsdell In- verted Gas Lamp Co .: was gen. my'r Am. Gas Co., Philadelphia, Pa .; director Nassau and Snffolk Lighting Co. Republican: Pres- byterian. Mem. American Gas Just. (ex. pres. ), Western Gas Ass'n (ex.pres. ), honor. ary member Société Technique de l'Industrie dn Gaz en France, Paris, France. Illmninat. ing King's Soc., etc. Address: 254 W. 29th St., N. Y. City.
RAND, Charles Frederick:
Mine owner; b. Canaan, Me .. Ang. 17, ISS: m. M. E. Burnham: children: Marjorie, Flor- ence. Financial officer of a railway company at Milwaukee, Wis, and now owner and mn='r of mines in Cuba and elsewhere. Spanish. Am. Iron Co., Pompo Manganese Co. Gogebie Electric Co., Mount Powell Mining Co. Clubs: Lawyers, Down Town, Engineers. Essex County Country, Jolly Mariners, ON. Y. City) ; Milwaukee ( Milwaukee, Wis. ) : Union
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(Cleveland ) ; Union ( Santiago de Cuba) ; Harana Yacht, American, ( Havana). Resi- dence: 347 West End Av. Address: 71 Broad- way, N. Y. City.
RAND, George F .:
Bank president; b. Forest Home, Niagara County, N. Y .; s. Calvin G. and Almira (Long) Rand; ed. in country schools and Brockport State Normal School; m. Tona- wanda, N. Y., Sept. 12, 1888, Vina S. Fisher ; children: George F., Jr., b. 1892, Evelyn, b. 1899, Gretchen, b. 1901, Calvin G., b. 1906. Appt'd ass't cashier of the State Bank, Tonawanda, at sixteen years of age; at twenty-one started a private bank in North Tonawanda; at twenty-four elected pres. First Nat. Bank, Tonawanda; at thirty-three elected pres. Columbia Nat. Bank of Buffalo; now pres. Columbia Nat. Bank, Buffalo, First Nat. Bank, Tonawanda, and Central Nat. Bank, Buffalo. Independent in politics. Mem. Christian (Disciples) Church. Clubs: Buffalo, Ellicott, Country, (Buffalo). Address : 467 Linwood Av., Buffalo, N. Y.
RAND, William, Jr .:
Lawyer; b. Chicago, Ill., Jan. 8, 1806; s. William H. and Harriet Husted ( Robinson ) Rand; ed private schools in Switzerland and Germany; grad. Phillips Exeter Acad., les1, Harvard Coll., A.B., lees, Harvard Law Sch., LL.B., M.A., 1851; m. Medford, Mass., June 15, 1892, Rosalie Crockett; children: William 3d, b. 1895, Robert Crockett, b. Is98. Ilas practised his profession in N. Y. City since 1891; mem. law firm of Rand, Moffat & Webb; ass't corporation counsel. 1895-97; ass't dist. att'y, 1902-06. Independent in politics. Over- seer of Harvard College. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Soc. Med. Jurisprudence. Clubs: Harvard, University, Down Town, Sons of Revolution, Apawamis, American Yacht ( Rye). Residence: Rye, Westchester Co., N. Y. Address: 63 Wall St., N. Y. City.
RANDALL, Edward Caleb:
Lawyer; b. Ripley, N. Y., July 19, 1860; s. Nelson and Priscilla ( Eddy ) Randall; ed. Allegheny Coll., Meadville, Pa .; m. Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 6, 1807, Maria Louise Howard. Admitted to bar, 1-83, and has practised in Buffalo since 181. Pres. Am. Metascope Co., Electro-Chromatic Assays Co. ; v .- p. Randall Investment Co .: director Frontier Oil Co., Howard Iron Works. Author: Life's Pro- gression, 1906. The Future of Man, 1908. Club: Park. Residence: 620 W. Ferry St. Address: 618 White Bldg., Buffalo, N. Y. RANDALL, John Herman:
Clergyman; b. St. Paul, Miun., April 27, 1871: s. JJohn Henry and Sarah Arvilla ( Oakes) Randall; grad. Colgate Umv., A.B., and post grad. course of 3 years in Chicago Univ .: m. Ang. 26. 1.96, Minerva I. Ballard ; children: John Herman, Jr., b. Feb. 14, 1899, Robert Hulbert. b. JJuly 1, 1903. Pastor Chi- cago Av. Baptist Ch., Minneapolis, Minn., 1.96.97, Fountain St. Baptist Ch., Grand Rapids, Mich., 197-106, Mt. Morris Baptist Ch., Fifth Av. and 120th St., N. Y. City, since 1906. Address : 60 W. 130th St., N. Y. City.
RANDALL, Stephen Morehouse:
Builder aud general contractor: b. Middle Island, Long Island, Feb. 4, 1si3; s. Jehiel Woodruff and Marietta ( Morehouse) Randall; ed. in public schools; m. Brooklyn, N. Y.,
Jan. 22, 1868, Catherine Jane Davies: children : William Thomas, George Woodruff, Estelle Jane. Has been in business for over forty years and has built numerous large buildings; senior mem. firm of S. M. Randall & Son., builders and contractors. Has traveled over the United States and some in Canada. Re- publican ; Methodist. Mem. Buildings Trade Club of N. Y., Manufacturers Ass'n of N. Y., Brooklyn League and several others. Mem. B'd Managers Brooklyn Y. M. C. A .; trus- tee N. Y. Av. M. E. Church. On Exec. B'd of Brooklyn Church Extension, Advisory B'd Old People's Home of M. E. church, Ad- visory B'd of 17th Ward Branch of Union Bank of Brooklyn: trustee East Brooklyn Savings Bank. Address: 669 St. Marks Av .. Brooklyn, N. Y.
RANDALL, Wyatt William:
Headmaster Mackenzie School: b. Annapo- lis, Md., Jan. 10, 1867; s. Alexander and Elizabeth Philpott ( Blanchard ) Randall ; grad. St. John's Coll., Md., B.L., Issi: Jid graduate work there, at Johns Hopkins Univ., Ph. D. 1890, and at University Coll., London, 1895; m. Catonsville, Md., June, less, Eliza P. Colston. Ass't at Swarthmore Coll., 1899; laboratory ass't, and afterward associate in chemistry, Johns Hopkins Univ., 1:00-99; science master, Lawrenceville (N. J.) Sch .. 1898-1900; prof. chemistry Jacob Tome Iust., Port Deposit, Md., 1900-01; headmaster Mac- kenzie School, Dobbs Ferry, N. Y .. since 1901. Author: Chemical Experiments (in collabora- tion with Prof. Remsen), 1895, The Expansion of Gases by Heat, 1901, and various contribu. tions to chemical journals. Mem. Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft. Episcopalian. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Phi Kappa Psi. Club : National Arts (N. Y. City). . Address: Dobbs Ferry, N. Y.
RANDOLPH, Carman F .:
Lawyer; b. Jersey City, N. J., Aug. 17, 1856; s. Edgar F. and Katharine (Schank) Randolph; ed. in private schools, Morristown, N. J., Harvard and Columbia Law Schools. Engaged in practice in N. Y. City. Mem. Am. Bar Ass'n, Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Institut Colonial International. Brussels, Bel- gium. Author: The Law of Eminent Domain, 1894; The Law and Policy of Annexation, 1901; and articles and monographs on legal aud political subjects. Democrat; delegate to Nat. Democratic Convention, Chicago. 1:54; mem. Constitutional Convention of N. J., 1891. Residence: Morristown, N. J. Address : 43 Cedar St., N. Y. City.
RANDOLPH, Edmund D .:
Treas. N. Y. Life Ins. Co .; b. Philadelphia. 1838; of American Colonial ancestry, family having been among the early English settlers of seventeenth century, and grandfather an officer of the Continental Army in the Revolu- tionary War. Began business life in Phila- delphia Bank, becoming member of banking firm of Smith, Randolph & Co., Philadelphia, 1562, and came to N. Y. in 1-66. as resident partner in charge of his arm's branch of- tice: in 1577, elected pres. Continental Nat. Bank (since consolidated with Hanover Nat. Bank), which office held 21 years, resigning in Is9% to become an officer of the New York Life Ins. Co. (of which he had long been a trustee, Feb., 1992), and was successively elected chiu'n Exec. Com., chm'n Finance 10%*
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Com. and treas. Also connected with several other prominent corporate interests, as di- rector, trustee, etc., including Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. Co., Manhattan Trust Co., New York Trust Co., Southern Railway Co., Trinity Corporation and Soc. of the N. Y. Hosp. Mein. Met. Museum of Art, N. Y. Zool. Soc., N. Y. Botanical Soc. Clubs : Union, Knickerbocker, Metropolitan, Mer- chants, Church, (N. Y. City) ; Country Club, (Westchester) ; Philadelphia ( Philadelphia ). Residence : "Brookwood," Mount Saint Vin- cent-on-Hudson. Address : 316 Broadway, N. Y. City.
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Lawyer; b. New Brunswick, N. J., Dec. 4, 1843; s. Joseph F. and Sarah A. (Cooper) Randolph; ed. Yale, A.B., 1962, A.M., 1805, Berlin, 1-62-63, Göttingen, 1861; m. Oct. 17. 1872, Harriet W. Taleott. Engaged in prac- tice of law in New Jersey and N. Y. City from 1866. Editor: Jarman on Wills, 1550, Williams on Executors, 1993. Author: Law of Commercial Paper, 1886, 1899, Succession Law in New Jersey, 1906. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Clubs: Yle, Lawyers. Address: 15 Broad St., N. Y. City.
RANDOLPH, Lewis Van Syckle Fitz:
Banker, author; b. Somerville, N. J .. May 16, 1835; ed. in schools of Plainfield, N. J .; m. May 16, 1867. Emily Caroline, d. Matthias Price, of Newark, N. J .; five daughters. Business in New York City from 1954, begin- ning as clerk in the American Exchange Bank, and filling advancing positions until, in 1863, left to become connected with the Illinois Central R. R. Co., of which was later ass't treas., treas. and director for over 20 years, until 1ss5; executor and trustee of the estate of Samuel J. Tilden, and of other con- siderable estates; became pres. Atlantic Trust Company, 1:94, and after successful ad- ministration retired at end of 19 2; on return from visit to West Indies, in 1903, was unani- mously elected pres. Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange; reelected without op- position, 1904 and 1003; declined further elec- tion 1906, and retired from active business. Has managed various railways, coal 'and iron mines, and other enterprises, as well as philanthropic and religious associations. Served in N. J. Militia and emergency cam- paign in Pa. until some time after the battle of Gettysburg. Has contributed poems -to magazines and published a volume of poems. Survivals ( published by Putnams ). Has als ) published, (1907) under auspices, of N. J. Ilist. Soc., a volume entitled : Fitz Randolph Traditions, A Story of a Thousand Years. Recreations: Gardening and breeding of Jer- sey, Hereford and other fine cattle. Served two years as mayor of Plainfield, N. J. HIs traveled extensively.
Address : Plaintield. N. J.
RANGER, Henry Ward:
Artist; b. Western N. Y. Jan., 1958; s. W. V. and M. M. Ranger; ed. public schools, Syracuse Univ., sophomore year; m. 1st, Helen E. Jennings. Studied at home: spent several years abroad in study, mostly in France and Holland: has been awarded medals for exhibits. Paris. Bufalo, Charles- ton and other exb'ns: represented in the Met. Museum, Corcoran Art Gallery ( Wash- 1079
ington), and in numerous public and private collections in America and Europe. Director Sixty-seventh Street Studio Bld'g; pres. Sixty-seventh Street Atelier Ass'n; acade- mician Nat. Acad. of Design: mem. At. Water Color Soc. Club: Lotos. Address : Studio Bld'g, 51 W. 67th St., N. Y. City. PANKIN, Edward W .:
Lawyer: b. N. Y. City. Aug. 12, 1550; s. Rev. Edward E. and Emily (Watkinson ) Rankin; grad. Princeton, A.M .; Union, Dep't of Law, LL.B. ; m. Cherry Hill, Albany, N. Y., June 3, 1884, Catharine Bogart Putinan : children: Edward E., b. 1ss5, Herbert. E., b. 1887, Emily W., b. 1999. Has been in general practice of profession in Albany since graduation; sec. Upper Saranac Ass'n. Presbyterian. Club: University. Address : Cherry Hill, Albany, N. Y.
RANKIN, Egbert Guernsey:
Physician; b. Astoria, Borough of Queens, N. Y. City, July 1, 1836; s. James Murdoch and Anna Evelina (Schenck) Rankin; ed. Lockwood's Acad., Brooklyn, N. Y .; grad. Columbia Coll., A.B., 156, A.M., 1879: Univ. of N. Y., M.D., 1879; unmarried. Prof. prac- tice of medicine and head of Dep't of Prac- tice, N. Y. Homce. Med. Coll .; visiting phy- sician to Met. Hosp., Department of Public Charities, and to Flower Hosp. Mem. Am. Inst. of Homeopathy, State Home. Med. Soc .. N. Y. Go. Homo. Med. Soc., Acad. of Pathological Science, Soc. Sons of Revolu- tion. Author: Digest of External Thera- peutics, 1900; Diseases of the Chest, 1905; and - numerous articles in med. journals. Address: 226 W. 59th St., N. Y. City.
RANNEY, Joseph Pope:
Building construction : b. Newark, N. J .. Feb. 20. 1s65; s. Timothy P. and Anna Pope ( Pennington ) Ranney;
grad. Princeton Univ., A.B., 1856, A.M .; June 16, 1903. Mary G. Kintzing, of N. Y. City. Eugazed in railroad construction work till 1521: iron mining until 1800; admitted to Pennsylvania Bar, April, 1996; returned to New York in 1899, to take present position as sec .. treas and mem. B'd Directors Tide Water Build- ing Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Building Trade Employers' Ass'n. Club: Princeton. Address: 25 W. 26th St., N. Y. City.
RANSOM, Charles H .:
Physician ; b. Perryville, N. Y., Nov. 26. 150; s. Loren and Lydia (Whipple) Ransom : ed. Cazenovia Sem., and Univ. Med. Coll .. N. 1. City, M.D., 1944: in. Georgetown, N. Y .. April 22, 192, Emma M. Barker; one son: Loren Perey, b. Feb. 21, 1-6. Practising medicine at Syracuse, N. Y., from graduation. Republican. Mom. M. E. Church. Mason. Address: 226 Ctisco St.,. Syracase, N. Y.
RANSOM. George Brinkerhoff:
Commander. U. S. N .: b. Chazy, Clinton Co., N. Y .. June 28, 151: s. Il. S. and Martha ( Bosworth) Ransom; ed. Platts burgh and Oswego, N. Y., Annapolis, Md. and Madison, Wis. : m. Milwaukee, Wis .. Sept. 15, 1-60, Sarah Upham. AAppointed from New York: cadet enger. Oct. 1. IT ass't que'r. Feb. 26. 1 75: passed ass't ene'r July 4, 1890; Plymouth, N. A. Station, 1973-
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76; Essex, S. A. Station, 1876.79; special | P., and Order of the Patrons of Husbandry. duty, Chester, 1879-80; Naval Acad., 1880-83; Clubs: University ( Jamestown), Cornell (N. Y. City). Address: 27 William St., N. Y. City and 4S Fenton Bld'g, Jamestown, N. Y. Navy Yard, Portsmouth, 1884-85; Omaha, Asiatic Station. 1885-88; special duty, Uni- versity of Wisconsin, 1558-91; Pinta. special RAPALLO, Edward Sumner: service, 1991-93; special duty, San Francisco, 1893-94; Navy Yard, N. Y., April, 1894. Pro- moted to chief eng'r, May, 1895; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., Feb., 1895; in- spector machinery, Elizabethport, Nov., 1595; U. S. S. Boston, 1898, Mar. 1897; U. S. S. Concord, and U. S. S. Baltimore, and in Ma- nila Bay battle, May 1, 1998; and again in Manila, 1899-1900. Promoted lieut-comd'r, Mar. 3, 1699; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, 1900-04. Promoted comd'r, 1903; eng'r officer at Navy Yard, Mare Island, from Aug. 8, 1904, to June 19, 1906; insp. boilers and eng'ring material, Barberton, O., Sept. 1 to Dec. 10, 1906; insp. machinery. Newport News, Va., since Dec. 11, 1906. Address: Newport News, Va.
RANSOM, Rastus Seneca:
Lawyer; b. Mount Hawley, Ill., Mar. 31, 1839; in early boyhood removed, with par- ents, to Elmira, N. Y., where he was ed. at public schools and Elmira Free Acad. At breaking out of Civil War, enlisted at Elmira at Ist lieut., Company H, 50th Vol. Eng'rs; was mustered into U. S. Service and was through the Peninsular campaign in the Army of the Potomac. Soon after close of Civil War removed to N. Y. City and became a law partner of Chester A. Arthur (later President of the U. S.), under firm name of Arthur, Knevals & Ransom. Elected by united Democracy (a union hav- ing been effected between the County Dem- ocracy and Tammany), as surrogate of N. Y. County, 1837, serving full term until 1593, when resumed practice of profession, in which has since continued. Mem. Mil. Order Loyal Legion, G. A. R. Pres. Soc. Am. Authors. Residence: 333 W. 77th St. Address: 128 Broadway, N. Y. City.
RANSOM, William Lynn:
Lawyer; b. Panama, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., June 24, 1=3; s. Nelson F. and Rose L. (Wiltsie) Ransom; grad. Jamestown High Sch., 1899 Cornell Univ. Coll. of Law, LL.B., 1905. Class orator and winner of various oratorical and law prizes at Cor- nell. In newspaper work on various James- town and Buffalo papers, 1-98.1901; editor Chautauqua Assembly Daily Herald, Chau- tauqua, N. Y., summers 1902-05; occasional contributor to magazines on economic and historical topics. Executive sec. to mayor of Jamestown. 1901. Independent Republican and Democratic candidate for Assembly against Arthur C. Wade on Hooker issue, Ist Chautauqua Dist .. 1905: defeated by 179 in dist. normally 5.000 Republican. Sec. Chautauqua County Primary Reform Ass'n, 1905-05. and identified with the direct nominations move- ment, having prepared several of the Pri- mary Reform bills introduced in the N. Y. Les- islature. Chairman Citizens' Committee which drafted the present charter of the City of Jamestown. 1906-07. Did special work un. der the Public Service Commissions Law in the office of Wm. M. Ivins, special counsel to the Commission of the First District, 1907. Member N. Y. State Bnr Ass'n, Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Crescent Lodge, K. of
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Lawyer; b. Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 18, 1853; s. Charles A. (N. Y. Court of Appeals) and Helen (Sumner) Rapallo; grad. Colum. bia Coll., A.B., 1874, A.M., Columbia Law Sch., LL.B., 1876; m. N. Y. City, Dec., 1881, Emma Van Valkenburgh. Practised law in N. Y. City since admission to bar, 1876; formerly mem. firm Davies & Rapallo; now of Holmes, Rapallo & Kennedy. General counsel and director Manhattan Life Ins. Co .; gen. counsel and trustee Manhattan Savings Inst'n. Occasional conth'r to the press. Democrat. Mem. N. Y. Law Inst., Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: Man- hattan, Century, Racquet and Tennis. Uni- versity, Columbia University. National
Democrat. Address: 66 Broadway, N. Y. City.
RAPP, Samuel:
Physician; b. N. Y. City, May 15, 1855; s. Solomon and Henrietta (Strauss) Rapp; ed. N. Y. Public School No. 40, Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll., M.D., 1875; m. N. Y. City, March 14, ISSO. Carrie Steifel; one daughter: Jessie, b. Del Norte, Colo., Dec. 31, 1885; m. Sept. 1, 1908, Sidney Lisner. Interne Mt. Sinai Hosp., N. Y. City, 1874; resided and practised
medicine in Del Norte, Colo. and Lake City. Colo .. May 1, 1875, to Feb. 28, 1886; held office of coroner of both Rio Grande and Hins- dale Counties, Colo .; also held commission as Ist assistant surgeon Second Battalion Colo. State Nat. Guard ._ Has practised medi - cine in N. Y. City since Isso. Hebrew re- ligion. Mem. N. Y. State Med. Ass'n, N. Y. County Med. Soc., Met. Med. Soc., Ger- man Med. Soc. Mem. Mt. Neboh Lodge, 257, F. and A. M., Mt. Nebeh Chapter Cor. nau Consistory. Mechanics Lodge, I. O. O. F., Reuben Lodge. I. O. F. S. of I., Re- public Lodge, K. of P. Address: 134 E. 79th St., N. Y. City.
RASAY, Charles E. S .:
Clergyman; b. "Rasay," St. Lawrence Co., N. Y .: s. Silas and Mary Elizabeth (Parham) Rasay; ed. at Hungerford Col- legiate Inst., Adams. N. Y., and M. A., Trinity Coll .. Hartford, Conn. Entered min- istry of Episcopal Church, 1593: since Jan., 1:97, rector Emmanuel Parish. Little Falls. N. Y. Has traveled in British Isles and France, making studies of ancient buildings. especially the castles, in 1-99 and 1905. Author of numerous historical articles, es- says, reviews, etc. Independent in politics. Mem. various church committees of Diocese of Albany. Mem. Masonic fraternity. Res- reations: Photography, sailing. Clubs: Lit- tle Falls City, and Salubrious, of Chaumon. Bay, N. Y. Address: Little Falls, N. Y.
RASCOVAR, James:
Advertising agent: b. Providence, R. I., 1837; s. Simon and Hannah Rascovar; ed. in public school, N. Y. City: m. N. Y. City. Jan. 2, 1 -- 9, Vera Frank. Pres., mg'r and director Y Y. News Bureau Ass'n: pres. 1079
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and director Albert Frank & Co .; v .- p. and | Rauschenbusch; grad. Gütersloh, Germany. director Hamilton Press; director United 1883; Univ. of Rochester, 1ss1; Rochester Theol. Sem., 1886; m. Milwaukee. Wis., Ap- ril 12, 1893, Pauline E. Rother; children. Winifred, b. 1994, Hilmar, b. 1996, Paul, b. 1899, Karl, b. 1901, Elizabeth, b. 1904. Pastor Second German Baptist Ch., N. Y. City, 1szo. 97; studied abroad, 1891; prof. New Testa- ment exegesis in the German Department, Rochester Theol. Sem., 1597-1902; prof. Press Ass'n. Mem. Darcy Lodge No. 187, F. and A. M., Olympic Lodge No. 207, I. O. O. F., Consistory of New York 32º, Scottish Rite, Mecca Temple, Mystic Shrine. Di- rector Electric. Med. Soc., N. Y. City; mem. Hebrew Edn'l Soc. (Brooklyn), Hebrew Or- phan Asylum (Brooklyn), Jewish Protector- ate (N. Y. City), Met. Museum of Art, Mount Sinai Hosp., University Settlement, Church History in Rochester Theol. Sem .. since 1902; abroad for historical study. 1907-08. Author: Christianity and the Social Crisis. Independent in politics. Address: 40 Shepard St., Rochester, N. Y. Montefiore Home, Educational Alliance, Leb- anon Hosp., B. P. O. Elks, N. Y. Lodge No. 1. Clubs: Lotos. N. Y. Press, Thirteen. Residence: 16 W. 82d St. Address: 26 Bea- ver St. and 25 Broad St., N. Y. City. RAUTENSTRAUCH, Walter: RASINES, Antonio:
Real estate; b, N. Y. City, Mar. 22, 1848; s. Antonio and Amelia (Ferris) Rasines ; ed. Fort Washington Inst., N. Y. City; m. N. Y. City, Feb. 2, 1870, Ada W. Jex, d. Josiah Jex; children: Ada Manuela, b. 1871, Guy Antonio, b. 1SS1. School - trustee 12th- Ward, N. Y. City, for 14 years; comm'r Mu- nicipal Statistics, N. Y. City, 3 years; pres. 12th Ward Savings Bank, N. Y. City, River- side and Fort Lee Ferry Co., N. Y. City, Rome (N. Y.) City Street R. R., Newburgh (N. Y.) City Street R. R .; sec. Hanover Realty and Construction Co. Democrat. Catholic. Mem. Sons of the Revolution. Masonic order. Club: N. Y. Athletic. Ad- dress : 55 Broadway, N. Y. City.
RATHBONE, Joel:
V .. p. National Surety Co .; b. Newport, R. I., Sept. 12, 1869; s. Clarence and All- gelica Bogart (Talcott) Rathbone; ed. Al- bany (N. Y.) Acad .; m. N. Y. City, Oct. 4, 1894, Josephine Norwood; one son, Car- lisle Norwood, b. July 26, 1895. Elected sec. Lawyers' Surety Co. of N. Y., 195, and afterward its v .- p .; on sale of that com- pany, 1902, became manager City Dept. Na- tional Surety Co. of N. Y., of which con- pany he was promoted, in 19.6, to fourth v .. p., and in Jan .; 1908 to v .- p. Mem. St. Nicholas Soc: Clubs: Metropolitan, Down Town Ass'n, Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket. Address : 115 Broadway, N. Y. City.
RATHBONE, Robert C .:
Insurance mg'r, broker; b. Ballston, N. Y., Aug. 23, 1:25. Came to N. Y. at age of 14 and was clerk, first in hardware and afterward in dry goods house. In 1850, began business for himself as insurance broker in N. Y., and as agent for Mutual Life Ins. Co .; appt'd ass't sec. Metropoli- tan Fire Ins. Co. of N. Y., 1857. In 1861, 1862 and 1863, went to front for about six months in 'all, with 7th Reg't. Continued insurance brokerage business, taking partners from time to time; metropolitan mg'r for Sun Ins. Office of London, 15-5- 87; pres. ten years, old B'd of Insurance Brokers, and also pres. second board, now extinct. Mem. firm R. C. Rathbone & Son (incorporated ), mg'rs of Assurance Co. of America (also director) ; director Nineteenth Ward Bank. Residence: SCO West End Av. Address: 45 William St., N. Y. City. RAUSCHENBUSCH, Walter:
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