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Manufacturer, fancy leather goods: b. Lon- don, England, 1867; s. Henry Sabine and Eliza Reed; ed. in Canada: B.A., Toronto Univ., M.D., Univ. of Mich .; unmarried. Grad. in medicine, but never practised; be- came traveling salesman for Mass. pocket. book firm in 1890, traveling westward to Cali- fornia for several years. Established 1:37 1. L. Reed Co., of which is pres., company having factory at Richmond Hill, N. Y. Mem. Richmond Hill Ass'n. Clubs: Garden City Golf, Richmond Hill Golf, N. Y. Ath- letic, Crescent Athletic. Residence: Rich- mond Hill, L. I. Address : Flatiron B'ldg., 23d St., N. Y. City.
REED, F. Dana:
Journalist; born Wassaic, Dutchess County. N. Y., IstS; son of Columbus and Matilda (Smith ) Reed: educated public schools, Dover (N. Y.) Academy. Cornell University; mar ried, at Amenia, N. Y., Ervetta Vail. Int erary editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Mem Brooklyn Cornell Ass'n. Recreations: Ama teur photography, country life and outdoor sports. Address: Care The Eagle, Brooklyn. N. Y.
REED, Frederic H .:
Civil eng'r; b. Stamford, Conn., Ang. 22. 1865: s. Jesse A. and Martha A. ( Holly) Reed; ed. Stanford High Sch .: m. Jersey City, June 3. 1590, Mary Chichester Thomas ; one son, Kenneth M .. b. 195. Dranghtsman. 1ss1-83; surveyor, 18-3-54: 1st ass't eng'r on construction 10th Av. Cable R's. N. Y. City. 1884-85: chief eng'r of Daft Electric Co., 1-5. 90; designed apparatus for first commercial electric railway installed in this country at Baltimore, Md .. made first use of the word "trolley" as applied to electric railways; de. signed and installed electric railways in Ithaca, N. Y., Camden. N. J., Asbury Park, N. J., Easton, Pa., Meriden, Conn. ; mem. firm of Reed & MeKibbin, elec. eng'rs and contractors, N. Y. City. 18:1.99 - built railways at Norwalk, Conn., Lockport, N. Y .. Kingston. N. Y., Paterson and Passaic. N. J .. Ho- boken, N. J., Fall River, Mass., and else
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where. Since 1599 successively ser .. treas. and Ist v .. p. J. G. White & Co., engineers and contractors, N. Y. City and London; also v .- p. and director of San Juan Light and Transit Co., Manila Electric R'y and Light Co., Peoria Light Co., Manila Electric R. R. and Lighting Corporation, and Manila Su- burban R'y Co., Eastern Penn. R.'y Co., Engineering and Electrical Securities Co .; director of San Juan & Rio Piedras R'y Co., Granville Mines Development Co., Chilesn Contracting Co., Monterey Light and Power Co., Helena Light and R'y Co., Philippine R'y Co., Philippine R'y Construction Co., Virginia Air Line R'y Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Nat. Geog. Soc., asso- ciate Amn. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs, Sons of Revo- lution, Pilgrims of the U. S. Clubs: Law- yers, Metropolitan, N. Y. Yacht, Columbia Yacht, N. Y. Railroad. Address: 120 River- side Drive, N. Y. City.
REED, Harrie Ford:
Officer U. S. A .; b. Brooklyn, N. Y. July 17, 1875; s. John Ford and Jane (Selover) Reed; ed. in Brooklyn schools; m. Watch Hills, R. I., July 15, 1905, Eleanor Guthrie painter at Pittsburgh, Pa. In manufacturing business in N. Y. City, for ten years, prior to being commissioned in U. S. A. Mem. 23d Reg't, N. G. N. Y., for 312 years, as private, sergeant and Ist sergeant; in 201st Reg't, N. Y. V. Inf. from July 21, 1898, to April 3, 1899, during Spanish Am. War, as Ist sergeant and 2d lieut .; commissioned 2d lieut. in Art'y Corps, U. S. A., June 10, 1902; promoted to 1st lieut. Nov. 25, 1905, serving with 5th Field Art'y in Philippines, 150s. Mem. Royal Ar- canum, Officers Ass'n, 201st N. Y. Vol. Ini. Clubs: Army and Navy (N. Y. City), Fort Monroe. Address: Manila, P. I.
REED, Henry A .:
Pres. Bishop Gutta Percha Co .: b. Carmel, Putnam Co., N. Y., Feb. 11, 1829; s. James Harvey and Emily ( Hazen) Reed: ed. district schools; m. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., May 14, 1859, Alice Amelia Boardman: children: Wil- liam Boardman, b. 1:00. Alice Augusta, b. 1862, Ilenry Douglas, b. 1:69, Louis Francis, b. 1871. Taught school at Carmel, N. Y., 1846-49, was telegraph operator, 1849-66 in Carmel, Croton Falls, Hudson, N. Y. City and Poughkeepsie, had book store in Pough- keepsie, 1866-76, first ten years in connec- tion with telegraph expert
office ; ac- countant, 1:76-7; engaged in settling estates and procuring statistical evidence; took charge of Bishop estate. 1>7; organized Bishop Gutta Percha Co., 1-5. becoming sec .; took charge as mag'r, IS: became treas. 1892 and pres. in 1-95. Republican. Pres- byterian. Asso. mem. Am. Soc. Elec. Eng'rs. Residence: >> N. 9th St., Newark, N. J. Address: 420-430 E. 25th St., N. Y. City. REED, Henry Douglas:
Mech. engr. V.P. Bishop Gutta Percha Co .: b. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Feb. 11, 159; s. Henry A. and Alice 1. ( Boardman) Reed : grad. Stevens Inst., 1992; m. Newark, N. J .. Dec. 15, 1904, Emilie R. Currier. Employed by Bishop Gutta Percha Co., June. 1-52, and occupied successively following positions : electrician, electrical engineer, superintend. ent, ass't mg'r and vice.pres. Mem. En- gineers Club; asso. mem. Am. Soc. Elec.
Elec. Soc., Stevens Alumni Ass'n. Resi- dence: 106 Glenwood Av., East Orange, N. J. Address: 420 E. 25th St., N. Y. City. REED, Hugh Daniel:
Zoologist, educator; b. Hartsville, N. Y .. Mar. 4, 1875; s. Charles Henry and Sarah C. (Aker) Reed; grad. Hornell High Sch., 1893, Cornell Univ., B.S., 1899, Ph. D., 1903: unmarried. From 1900 successively ass't instr. and now ass't prof .. vertebrate zool- ogy. Cornell Univ. Author of numerous papers dealing with zool. subjects; particular interest, comparative anatomy. Fellow A. A. A. S., Am. Ornithologists Union, Washing- ton Acad. Sciences, Gamma Alpha graduate scientific fraternity, Sigma Xi, honorary scientific society. Address : 108 Brandon . Place, Ithaca, N. Y.
REED, John Joseph:
Clergyman; b. N. Y. City, Feb. 3. 1840; s. John Joseph and Joanna Rebecca ( Chase) Reed; ed. N. Y. public schools, N. Y. Free Acad., 1:53; Wesleyan Acad., Wilbraham, Mass., 1858, Brooklyn Poly. Inst., 1:55.60, Wes- leyan Univ., A.B., 1:64 (President's prize and Parker prize), from Ohio Wesleyan Univ., A.M., 1867, honorary S.T.D., Ohio Wesleyan Univ., 1887; m. June 22, 1870, Sarah Elizabeth Roop; children: Horatio Roop, Joanna Ash- ton, William Lewis, Emma Louisa ( Mrs. A. E. Osborne), Helen Elizabeth, Mary Lewis. Clerk in office of U. S. Comm'r for Southern Dist. of N. Y., 1851-58; later clerk in pub- lishing house of Sheldon, Blakeman & Co. Prof. Latin and Greek and instructor in elocution, Pennsylvania Mil. Acad., Chester, Pa., 1861-69. Local preacher 1863; ordained deacon, 1570, elder. 1874, M. E. Church; pastor Metuchen, N. J., Westfield, N. J., 1870-72, Port Richmond, 1573, Orange, N. J., 1874-76, Washington, N. J., 15:7-79, Montelair, N. J., 1850, Washington Square, N. Y., 1551- 83, St. Paul's, Cincinnati, O., 1994-S6: Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, 190-59: pres. Cincinnati Preacher's Meeting, Bedford St., N. Y. City, 1:89-91, Trinity Ch., Newburgh, N. Y., 1992- 91, Central Ch., Yonkers, 1995; Trinity Ch .. Kingston, 1996; First Ch., Yonkers, 1997- 9%; Washington Sq., N. Y., 1890-1003; Trinity. Poughkeepsie, Y., 1901-07. Delivered
oration In Memoriam of William Mckinley in Masonic Temple, N. Y. City, Sept. 19. 1901; contributor to Methodist Review, Sun- day School Journal, Sunday School Chiss- mate, and to the press. Projector and pro- moter of The Children's Home idea in church work. Editor of The St. Paul Chron- icle. The Bedford St. Record and The Washington . Square Herald. Pres. N. Y. Preacher's Meeting, 1903, Past Grand Chap- lain, Grand Lodge, State of N. Y. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi Soc., Phi Beta Kappa Sve. Club: Quill (N. Y. City). Address: Brew- ster, Putnam Co., N. Y.
REED, Lewis Benedict:
Retired merchant : b. N. Y. City. July 11. 1-24: s. Lewis B. Reed (b. in Putnam Co., V. Y.), and Maria ( Brower) Reed (b. N. Y. City) ; ed. in Solomon Jenner's school. on Henry St., N. Y. City, and N. Y. Univ., A.B., 1543, A.M .. Isto; m. Brooklyn, Nov. 1, 1549, Louise Townsend, d. Hon. Palmer Townsend: one son, l'almer Townsend Reed of Pasadens. Calif .: grandsons, lewis F. Keed and Eru. Eng'rs, Roseville Athletic Ass'n, N. Y. 'est H. Reed, of Pasadena, Calif .: great-
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grandson, Lewis Benedict Reed, Jr. En -! tered office of District Attorney James R. Whiting (afterward judge of N. I. Supreme Court) ; admitted to bar of N. Y., leid, and to U. S. Supreme Court, 1555, and for several years was partner of J. R. Whiting. Retired from law in 1:63 and entered wholesale mer. cantile business in N. Y. City in fim of F. & L. B. Reed, retiring in 1885; then spent five years in Southern California; returned to N. Y., 1:93, and entered the m. Surety Co., 1593, and has continued in that company ever since, now v .- p. Has been pres. Brook- lyn Baptist Social Union and of the Ham- ilton Literary Ass'n, and sec. Brooklyn Sun- . day School Union. Ardent Republican from organization of party; for many years trus- tee First Baptist Church of Brooklyn. His class (1843) of N. Y. Univ. has the un- equalled record of having had a dinner and annual meeting every year since 1843, and he has attended them all except five which occurred when he was absent from the country; the class ha's five survivors. Has crossed the continent ten times from occan to ocean and travelled extensively in Europe and Northern Africa; is an ardent fisher- man for trout and black bass; one of found- ers and several years sec. and v .- p. of The Oquassic Angling Ass'n of Rangeley Lakes, Maine; traversed the region of the North Woods and the Adirondacks for 20 years from 1554, when there was not a hotel or a railroad in the region. Occasional contrib- utor to newspapers and magazines, chiefly articles on fishing and forest adventures, and of his travels in this and foreign countries. Mem. Sons of the Revolution. both grand- fathers having served in the Continental Army of 1776: mem. Delta Phi fraternity since 1S41. Club : Hamilton ( Brooklyn ). Residence: 172 Remsen St., Brooklyn. Ad- dress : 100 Broadway, N. Y. City.
REED, Lewis Thurston:
Clergyman; b. Worcester. Mass., Sept. 5, 1870; s. Thomas H. and Mary F. ( Whiting) Reed; grad. Amherst Coll., A.B., 1993: Yale Div. Sch., 1599; m. 1899, Isabel Porter Dwight. Pastor Cong'l Ch., Cummington, Mass., 1999-1902, Canandaigua, N. Y., 1902- 07; now pastor of Flatbush Cong'l Ch .. Brooklyn, N. Y. Address: Cor. Av. D. and E. 1Sth St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
REED, Louis Francis:
Lawyer: b. Poughkeepsie. N. Y., June 21, 1871; s. Henry A. and Alice A. (Boardman) Reed; grad. N. Y. Univ .. LL. B., 1902, LL.M., 1907; m. Oct. 15. 1907, Virginia Kent White, 2d, d. Pendennis White ( deceased ) and Vir- ginia Kent White of Buffalo, N. Y. Direc- tor and sec. Bishop Gutta Percha Co., Luck Golf Ball Co., and White Plains Construction Co .; pres. Kent .Ortikyan Warehouses; r .. p. and director Chas. F. Wood & Co. (Inc.). Presby'u. Mem. Phi Delta Phi. Clubs : Balustrol Golf, Roseville Golf, Roseville Athletic, Military Rough-Riding. Residence: 57 Reynolds Terrace, Orange, N. J. Ad- dress: 2 Rector St., N. Y. City.
REED, Robert Rentoul:
Lawyer; b. Pittsburgh, Fa., June 24, 1-70; 8. Colin MeFarquhar and Lida Stockton (Lord) Reed; ed. Western Univ. of Pa., N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B., and LL.M. Admitted 1088
to bar Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. 1899; in N. F State, June, 190); mem. law firm Caldwell & Reed, N. Y. City. Author of articies != July. 1936, and July, 1907, in Green Bas. Jan., 1909 in Atlantic Monthly; interested in practice of corporation law. Cleveland Demno- crat; Episcopalian. Mem. Pa. Soc., Phi Delta Phi. Address : 100 Broadway, N. Y. City.
REED, W. Boardman:
Civil eng'r; b. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., May 27, 1st0; s. Henry A. and Alice A. (Board- man) Reed; ed. Poughkeepsie Prep. Sch .. Union Coll., A.B., C.E., 1982; m. Ist, N. Y. City, 1855, Charlotte A. Smith (died 1:31) ; 2d, Corinth, N. Y., 1896, Sarah F. Park,; children: Edith, b. 1890, Marion Boardman. b. 1808, Henry Hazen, b. 1901. Civil and mining eng'r at Lake Champlain mines, N. Y., 1882-90; chief eng'r Cayadutta Elec. R's. Gloversville, N. Y., 1802-54; in consultin; and general practice at Schenectady, N. Y., 1800-92; eng'r maintenance of way, Met. Street R'y Co., N. Y. City, 1994-1906. Made in- spection and report on magnetite ores. Island of Cuba, 1989; specialist on street railway track construction and maintenance: retired from active practice of profession 1906
to engage in mi'g business. Treas. Bishop Gutta Percha Co. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs, Exec. Com. N. Y. Alumn :. i Ass'n Union Coll., Delta Phi fraternity. Mason. Clubs: Engineers, N. Y. Railroad. Address: 150 Cottage Av., Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
REED, William Belden:
Pres. Bankers' Safe Deposit Co .; b. in Town of Southeast, Putnam County, N. Y .. Feb. 23, 1535: s. James Harvey and Emily (Hazen) Reed; ed. in schools of Carmoi, Putnam County, N. Y .; m. Southeast, Put- nam Co., N. Y., Nov. 12, 1sos, Arietta Crane: one son, William B. Jr., b. 1;6. Pres. treas. and trustee Bankers' Safe Deposit Co .; pres. and director White Plains C'm. struction Co .; v .- p. and trustee Harlem Sar- ings Bank. Residence: 162 W. 1Elst St. Address : 4 Wall St., N. Y. City.
REED, William Lewis:
Capt. U. S. A .: b. Orange, N. J., Oet. 1-, 1874: ed. Coll. of City of N. Y .: entered Mil. Acad., 1:33; grad. Inf. and Cav. Sch. U. S. A., Fort Leavenworth, 1901: appt'd 2d lieut. Inf., April 5, 1999; promoted Ist lieut. and battalion adj. Inf., Feb. 2. Do1; served with sth N. Y. Vol. Inf., May 1s, 1s. to Nov. 3, 1998; served in Spanish. Am. War. 1498, being engaged in campaigns ou Marie- duque Island and Island of Samar; 1901 and 1:02, served under Generals Hughes, Smith and Grant. Transferred to 11th Inf., Nov 10, 1905: capt. ath Inf., March 2G, IST. Ad. dress: Third and Main Sts., Evansville, Ind.
REES, Ruby Almeda:
Humanitarian; b. Indianapolis. Ind. : d Robert H. and Caroline I. (Shipp) Rees grad. Chicago Female Coll., Moreau Park. Fifth Ill. Presbyterian ; mem. Pres by'n Ch. founder of Daughters of Indiana in New York: men, of Stony Wold, Wa man's West End Republican Club, Li. tle Mother's Aid AAss'n. Rubenstein Soc. Dick- ens Fellowship, Woman's Forum: patroness Astar Dances and Cotillion Assemblies. Address : 150 W. 76th St., N. Y. City.
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REESE, William Willis:
Real estate broker; b. West Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 20, 1868; s. W. Henry and Mary A. (Willis) Reese; prepared at St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N. H. and grad. Columbia Univ., A.B., 1890, E.E., 1:92; m. April 16, 1907, Augusta Bliss. Spent three years with the General Electric Co., at Lynn, Mass., and Schenectady, N. Y. Mem. firm Post & Reese, real estate brokers; director Inter- national Curtis Marine Turbine Co., sec., treas. and director Yorkville Realty Co.
Republican. Mem. Real Estate B'd of Brokers. Mem. St. Nicholas Soc. Clubs : Union, University, St. Anthony, Somerset Hills Country, Riding Club. Address: 16 E. 60th St., N. Y. City.
REEVE, James Knapp:
Publisher; b. Hancock, Delaware County, N. Y .; s. William and Agnes M. ( Knapp) Reeve; ed. Deposit, (N. Y.) Acad. ; Franklin, Ohio, 1880, Carrie S. Denise; one daughter, Agnes Marie Reeve, b. 1881. Trav- eler and writer. Founded The Editor, 1895. Author: The Three Richard Whalens (Stokes) ; Vawder's Understudy (Stokes) : Bible Boys and Girls (Lathrop). Sec. and treas. and managing director The Outing Publishing Co., since 1915. Republican. Ad- dress: Deposit, N. Y.
REEVES, Alfred Gandy:
Lawyer, author; b. Millville, N. J., Dec. 3, 1859; s. Smith and Martha B. (Tucker) Reeves; ed. Princeton, A.B., 1884, A.M., 1587; Columbia Univ., LL.B., 1987; m. Millville, N. J., Dec. 25, 1SS8, Josie B. Tucker. Admitted to N. Y. bar, 1887; prof. law, N. Y. Law School, 1891. Author: Reeves' Cases on Wills, 1891; Reeves on Real Property, Special Subjects, 1901. Republican. Mem. Am. Bar Ass'n, Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Phi Delta Phi. Club: Princeton. Residence: 148 St. John's Place, Brooklyn. Address : 55 Lib- erty St., N. Y. City. REGAN, Thomas J .:
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Agent for estate of William C. Whitney, lawyer; b. Boston, Mass., Jan. 22, 1874; s. Bartholomew and Jane (Higgins) Regan ; grad. De La Salle Inst., N. Y. City; m. N. Y. City, Jan. 10, 1905; two daughters, Constance Sala Regan, b. June 18, 1906, and Jean Regan, b. May 3, 1908. Was private sec. to late William C. Whitney for 13 years preceding his death; now agent for his es- tate. Director Central Crosstown R. R. Co., Columbia and Elec. Vehicle Co., Columbia Automobile Co .; pres. and director The Eighth and Columbia Avenues Connecting R'y Co .; director 42d St., Manhattanville & St. Nicholas Av., R. R. Co., Second Av. R. R. Co., N. Y. City (v .. p.) Atlantic Building Supply Co., v .- p. Mem. Phi Gamma Delta (N. Y. Univ.), Phi Delta Phi (N. Y. Univ. Law Div.). Recreations: Breeding and showing saddle horses and dogs. Club: N. Y. Athletic. Residence : 13 W. 74th St., and Roslyn, L. I. Address : 165 Broadway, N. Y. City.
REGESTER, Jacob Asbury:
Clergyman; b. Harrisonburg, Va., 1852; s. Rev. Dr. Samuel and Frances (Gray) Reges- ter: grad. Maryland Agricultural Coll., B.A. 1573; Hobart Coll., S.T.D., 1991: m. Hyatts- ville, Md., 1:77, Hatty Hyatt. Ordered dea.
con, 1884, by Bishop Lay, ordained priest. 1885, by Bishop Paret, in Episcopal ministry. Formerly ass't in Baltimore, Md., 1834-88: rector at Georgetown, D. C., 1885-92. Rector St. Paul's Ch., Buffalo, N. Y., since 1892. Address: 61 Johnson Park, Buffalo, N. Y.
REHAN, Ada:
Actress; b. Limerick, Ireland, April 22, 1860; ed. in schools of Brooklyn, N. Y. Made first appearance at Newark, N. J., in 1874, and during seasons 1875-78 enacted nearly two hundred different characters in Phila- delphia, Louisville, Albany and Baltimore, playing the heroines of Shakespeare, with Edwin Booth, Lawrence Barrett, John Mc- Cullough, etc .; engaged by Augustin Daly for his N. Y. theater, 1879; afterward played under his management in London, Berlin and Paris, as well as in N. Y. City, gaining distinction by her impersonations of "Kath- erine" (Taming of the Shrew), "Rosalind" (As You Like It), "Viola" (Twelfth Night), "Lady Teazle" (School for Scandal), etc. Recreations : Traveling, reading. Address : 164 W. 93d St., N. Y. City.
REHN, Frank Knox Morton:
Artist; b. Philadelphia. April 12, 1348; s. Prof. Isaac and Abigail Francis (Zelly) Rehn; ed. Pa. Acad. Fine Arts; m. 1SS1, Margaret Selby, d. George C. Bower of Phil- adelphia. Painter of marines, landscapes and portraits. Academician Nat. Acad. De- sign; mem. Am. Water Color Soc. Clubs : Lotos, Salmagundi. Address: The Chelsea, W. 23d St., N. Y. City.
REICHHELM, Edward Paul:
Mechanical eng'r and manufacturer: b. Striegan, Prussia, Nov. 13, 1843; s. Julius and Pauline (von der Lippe) Reichhelm; ed. public schools, Dulon's Acad. and Coop- er Inst .; m. 1st,- Jersey City, May 12. 1863, Catharine Schaefer; 2d. N. Y. City, June 13, 1893, Mrs. Caroline Ilelmuth Sinclair; chil- dren: Paul Franklin, b. 1876, George Lincoln, b. 1879, Ella Katharine, b. 1ss5. Apprentice in machine shop and pupil in Cooper Inst., 1853-61; enlisted in 20th N. Y. Vols., April, 1861, mustered into service prevented by father; ran away and enlisted in 3d Mo. Inf. Vols., at St. Louis, Sept. 5, 1561: served as private until Nov. 6, 1862, sergeant major Nov. 6. 1862 to July 23. 163; 2d lieut. 51st U. S. Colored Inf. to Dee. 16, 1864; 1st lieut. and regimental adjutant to Oct. 23. 1565, captain to June 16. 1566, when discharged. After war returned to N. Y. and obtained clerkship; founded firm of Gesswein & Reichhelm, tool dealers. Nov., 15:3, F .. P. Reichhelm & Co. (is senior partner) ; July 1. 1576, founded Am. Gas Furnace Co., Jan. 1. 1587, and is its pres .: Am. Swiss File and Tool Co., July 17. 1599, and is its pres. In ventor of Fuel Gas System and of the Am. Furnace Co. Independent Republican. Uni. versalist. Alumnus Cooper Union. Award. ed by Franklin Inst., Philadelphia, John Scott Legacy Medal for fuel Gas System; World's Fair, St. Louis, 1901: gold medal for steel files and many other medals from ex hibitions. Director Bayonne Hosp .; park comm'r (Bayonne, N. J. ). Mem. Mil. Order Loyal Legion. G. A. R., Masonic order. Coop er Union Alumni Ass'n, Civil Service Re form Ass'n, German Society of New York. 1057
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REICHMANN, Fritz: ยท
State sup't weights and measures; b. Aus- tin, Texas, Dec. 23, 1875; s. Fritz and Ellen (Schumann) Reichmann; grad. Univ. of Texas, C.E., E.E., M.S., Univ. of Chicago, Ph.D .; fellow in physics, Univ. of Texas, fel- low in physics, Univ. of Chicago; m. June 18, 1903, Norfolk, Va., Edith Cheatham; one daughter, Frances, b. 1906. Teacher, Uni- versity of Texas, University of Chicago, Western Reserve University; consulting physicist for various corporations; now State sup't weights and measures of N. Y. Men. A. A. A. S .; Am. Physical Soc., Phi Gamma Delta and Nu Alpha fraternities; Phi Beta Kappa Soc. Address: 2117 15th St., Troy, N. Y.
REICK, William Charles:
Newspaper prop'r; b. Philadelphia, Sept. 29, 1864; s. Charles William and Margaret (Turner) Reick: ed. in Philadelphia and pre- pared for Harvard; m. Burlington, N. J., Dec. 4, 1894, Carrie L. Ridgway. Began news- paper work in Philadelphia in 1883; editor of London and Paris editions of the N. Y. Herald, 1888-89; city editor N. Y. Herald, 1889-1903; pres. N. Y. Herald Co., 1903-06; pres. Public Ledger Co. of Philadelphia and one of principal owners N. Y. Times since 1907. Decorated by German Emperor, 2d class Order of the Crown of Prussia, 1908. Episcopalian. Club : Metropolitan. Resi- dence: 1014 Madison Ave. Address: The Times, N. Y. City.
REID, Daniel Gray:
Banker, mi'r, railroad official; b. Rich- mond, Ind., Aug. 1, 1558; ed. in public schools of native city. Began business career as clerk in Second National Bank of Richmond and later became a director and v .- p. of same. Became interested in manufacture of tin plate, 1892; was made pres. Am. Tin Plate Co., in 1998, and removed to Chicago; assisted in organization of U. S. Steel Cor- poration and removed to N. Y. City, 1900; now a director of that corporation; became interested in the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Ry. Co .. 1900; now chm'n B'd of Di- rectors and actively engaged in promoting in- terests of that company; also v .- p. of two national banks and a director in several others. Residence: 85 Fifth Av. Address: 115 Broadway, N. Y. City.
REID, John Simpson:
Educator, b. Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scot- land, Mar. 95. 1856: s. David and Sarah Crich- ton (Simpson) Reid: ed. in common schools at Neephill, Kilmarnock, Androssan and Ir- vine, studying subsequently rt Irvine Acad., and the Government Science and Art schools in Kilmarnock and for some time in eng'ring shops in Kilmarnock and Glasgow. Scotland, and in Boston, Mass., Schenectady, N. Y., Rome, N. Y .; m. Rome. N. Y .. Doc. IS, 18-1. Alvira Lee Vandemark: children: John Simpson. Jr., b. Iss. Jessie Elvira, b. 1ss7. Sarah Henrietta, b. 1692. Mechanical drafts- man and designer in Scotland and America ; general sec. Y. M. C. A. of New Brighton. Pa., 1590: instr. in machine design, Cornell Univ., 1591-1906: now instr. machine drawing and machine design in Armour Inst. of Tech-
Mem. Am. Soc. Mors Eng'rs; chm'n Ithaca B'd of Excise. 1502-1). pres. Y. M. C. A., 1960-1904; sup't Pres'yto. rian Sunday Sch. Home Department, 199 .. 15 . sup't Home Dep't Union of Ithaca Sunday Schools, 1599-1966; sup't Eastlawn Saudis Sch., 1901-06; sup't Senior Dep't in Sunday Sch. of 41st St. Presby'n Ch., Chicago. l' ... or: A Course in Mechanical Drawing. 1 ::: Drawing and Machine Design (with D. Reid,. 1899. Presbyterian. Address: 3312 Dearborn St., Armour Flats No. 1, Chicago, Ill.
REID, Robert:
Artist b. Stockbridge, Mass .. 1562: S. Jared and Louise (Dwight ) Reid: ed. Jiuseum Fine Arts, Boston, as student and ass't instr .. 1880-84, Art Students' League, 1se5, at Paris four years to les9; since then in N. Y. City for several years instr. Art Students' League and Cooper Inst. Executed mural paintings a: World's Columbian Exp'n. Chicago Is.3. Con. gressional Library at Washington and Boston State House, Appellate Court, N. Y. City, Paulist Fathers Ch., and many other public and private buildings. Awarded medals at Chicago 1893, Buffalo 1901, and St. Louis 19 4: gold medal for decoration, Paris 1900, silver 1900; Clark prize Nat. Acad. Design. 1997, 1st Hallgarten prize, Nat. Acad. Design, 1:s. Mem. Ten American Painters Nat. Acad. of Design. Clubs: The Players. Fencers, Lambs. Address: 142 E. 33d St., N. Y. City.
REID, Walter C .:
Warehouseman; b. N. Y. City, May 15, 1859; s. Walter and Sarah A. ( Westerwelt ) Reid; ed. N. Y. City public schools: m. N. Y. City, Feb. 15, issi, Kate B. Bishop; children: Ethel B. b. 1555, Walter L. b. Jest. Kate W. b. 1899, Annabelle F., b. 1:53. Be- gan business life at 16 as florist with father, afterward ranching in Colorado. Since 1:sJ. in storage business in N. Y. City, 26 years with Lincoln Safe Deposit Co. of N. Y. as Supt., also pres. Bowling Green Storage & Van Co .. N. Y. City. School trustee Dis :. No. 1, Town of Eastchester. Westchester C). N. Y. Mem. School Distriet Consolidation Comm'n, City of Mt. Vernon: school trustee Mt. Vernon after consolidation; alderman First Ward. City of Mt. Vernon one termi, declined renomination : nominated for mayor but defeated by Democratie candidate. Re-
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