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publican. Treas. Am. Soc. Refrigeratis Eng'rs; sec. and treas. Am. Warehousemen's Ass'n .; sec. N. Y. ( State) Furniture Ware- housemen's Ass'n. Mem. Hiawatha Lodge. 434, F. and A. M. Address: 44 Vernon Av., Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
REID, Whitelaw:
Editor. diplomat : b. Oct. 27. 1537, near Xonia. O., of which town his father, a strict Covenanter, was one of founders: grad. Miami Univ., A.B., 1955, A.M., 1:59, I.L.D., 1-1; also received degrees of A\ M .. from Univ .. City of N. Y., Is;2; from Dartmouth 15;3, and of LL.D., from Princeton, 19, Yale. 11. Univ. of Cambridge. England. 100% S !. ..... drews ( Scotland ) 1905, and D.C.l .. fr an Uris. of Oxford ( England), Por: m. April 2. 1-1 Elizabeth d. D. O. Mills. Early in his carrer entered into political and newspaper hie. making speeches for the Republican party in Fremont campaign, when not twenty years of age and becoming editor of Nenin News: siu after became widely known by his letters to
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the Cincinnati Gazette. signed "Agate;"' was | REID, Willard Placide: thus engaged at opening of the Civil War, his letters attracting attention alike from their vigorous style and their trustworthy in- formation; took part in the war as a volun- teer aide-de-camp to General Morris, and afterwards to Gen. Rosecrans in the W. Va. Campaign of 1961: later served as war corre- spondent with Army of the Cumberland and the Army of Potomac. and was present at battles of Shiloh and Gettysburg. Librarian of the House of Representatives at Washing- ton, 1863-66. at same time being Washington corr. Cincinnati Gazette, of which had become one of the prop'rs; after war made journey through the South, and for some time tried cotton planting in Louisiana and Ala .: re- sults of his observations while thus engaged were embodied in a book entitled Ohio in the REID, William Max: War, published lets; connected with N. Y. Tribune from 18Cs, when on invitation of Horace Greeley, took an editorial position on the paper, and was quickly advanced to post- managing editor, and when, in 1872, Mr. Greeley accepted the nomination for the Presi- dency, he placed the whole control of the paper in Mr. Reid's hands, where it has re. mained ever since: after Mr. Greeley's death became editor-in-chief and principal owner N. Y. Tribune; published, 1873, his memorial of Horace Greeley. a biographical sketch of his late friend and chief. Organized syndi- cate which bought control of the unfinished linotype for setting type by machinery: in- troduced it first in newspaper composition, and after some years' experiment with it organized the Mergenthaler Linotype Co .. he- came its first president, and established its shops in Brooklyn. Elected by Legislature of N. Y. State regent for life of the Uni- versity of N. Y .; offered post of minister to Germany by Pres. Hayes and Garfield. declin- ing in both instances; Am. minister to France, 1999-92; public appreciation of his services abroad was expressed in dinners by the Chamber of Commerce, the Ohio Soc., the Lotos Club, and other organizations on his return home. The Chamber of Com- merce elected him an honorary mem., a mark of respect which had been bestowed on only fifteen other men during the century of the Chamber's existence. Nominated for Vice- pres. of U. S. with Pres. Harrison by Re- publican Nat. Convention of 1-92: special am- bassador of U. S. to Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1897: mem. peace comm'n to Paris for negotiation of Peace Treaty with Spain, se- curing Porto Rico, Guam and Philippines. 1898; special ambassador to coronation of Ed- ward VHI., 1002: chancellor of Univ. of the State of New York, 1904; since Mar. 1905, am- bassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Court of St. James. Author: After the War, 1567: Ohio in The War, 1568: Newspaper Tendencies, 1574: Town Hall Suggestions, 151: Our New Puties. 1599: Our New In- terests. 1000: Problems of Expansion. 1900: The Monroe Doctrine, the Polk Doctrine and Anarchism. 1903: The Thing To Do. a Phi Beta Kappa address: The Greatest Fact in Modern History, 1997, etc. Residences: 451 Madison Av., N. Y. City, and Ophir Hall. Purchase, Westchester Co., N. Y. Addresses: American Embassy, and Dorchester House. London, and West Park. Ampthill, Bedford- shire, England.
Lawyer, banker; b. Babylon. L.I., April 24, 1852: s. John R. and Angie (Davis) Reid : ed. Albany Acad., Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1885, m. N. Y. City, 1891, Ada Kitch- ing. Sec. and director The Edison Portland Cement Co .; v .- p. and director The Empire State Surety Co .; treas. The Reel Ice Co .; Babylon & Oak Island Ferry Co., pres. Terminal Bank. Mem. Democratic State Com. from Ist Dist., 1:06-95. Trustee Baby- lon Library Ass'n. Mem. Manufacturers' Ass'n, Met. Museum of Art. Recreations :
Goif, automobiling. Clubs: Brooklyn, Cres- cent, National Arts, South Shore Field, Baby- lon Yacht, Dyker Meadow Golf, Long Island Automobile. Address : Babylon, Long Is- land, N. Y.
Author: b. Amsterdam, N. Y., June 8. 1839; s. William and Chloe (Smith) Reid; ed. Amsterdam Acad .; m. Amsterdam, N. Y., June 8, 1860. Laura L. MacDonald: children : James McD., Carrie Christine, Augustus C. Reid. Engaged in mercantile business. de- voting leisure to historical research; founder and for 17 years first pres. Amsterdam Bid of Trade. Director and Sec. Green Hil! Cemetery Ass'n. Author: History of St. Ann's Church and Queen Anne's Chapel 1-97: The Mohawk Valley, Its Legends and Its History, 1902; The Terrible Mohawks. 1904: The Story of Old Fort Johnson, 1906; contb'r to journals in historical subjects. Republi- can; Episcopalian: senior warden St. Ann's Ch. Mem. Am. Hist. Ass'n, N. Y. State Hist. Soc., Am. Scenic and Historic Preservation Soc .; corr. sec. N. Y. Genealogical and Bios. Soc .: mem. Artizan Lodge F. and .L. M. Trustee and corr. sec. Montgomery Co. Hist. Soc .; trustee . AAmsterdam Hosp., Children's 'Home. Clubs: Masonic ( director ), Fort John- son. Address : Amsterdam, N. Y.
REIGART, John Franklin:
Public school principal; b. Lancaster, Pa .. 1863; s. Rev. Samuel W. (D.D.) and Annie E. ( Hodgson ) Reisart: grad. Dickinson Coll .. A.B., Is 9; studied also at Clark Univ. and Columbia Univ. : m. 1892, Lily M. Mifflin: chil- dren: Katherine, b. 1993. Elizabeth, b. 1-97. Frances, b. 1505. Formerly principal high school, Chester, Pa .; prof. psychology and method. Teachers Coll., N. Y. City, sup't Ethical Culture Sch., N. Y. City. Lecturer on pedagogy, N. Y. Univ., and Univ. of Cincinnati: principal Public School, $9 (boys) Manhattan, principal Public School, 2, Man- hattan. Address: 31 Euclid Av., Yonkers. V. Y.
REILEY, De Witt V. D .:
Lawyer: b. New Brunswick, N. J., May 10, 1966: s. De Witt T. B. ard Katharine V. B. (Campbell) Reiley: grad. Rutgers Coll., .A.B .. 1986: m. Flatbush. L. I., May 21, 191, Sarah B. Strong. Engaged in general practice of law in N. Y. City. Also see. and director Bogota City R'y Co., Chapinero Co., College Heights Land Co. of Niagara Falls: v .. p. and director The Strong.Lefferts Co. ; director F. P. Norris Building Co. Republican: mom. ( Dutch ) Reformed Ch. Mem. Delta Phi fraternity. Chibs. Brooklyn. Marine and Field. Residence . 2022 Church Av .. Brooklyn. Address : 55 Liberty St., N Y. Chy.
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REILLY, Charles H. F .:
Lawyer; b. Albany, N. Y., Sept. 25, 1875 ; s. Felix and Margaret (Manning) Reilly; ed. St. John's Acad., Albany, N. Y., Christian Brothers' Acad., Albany, Union Coll., Schenec- tady, Albany Law School, LL.B .; unmarried. Engaged in practice of law from graduation. Associated or appeared as chief counsel in many important local cases. Prominent in local Democratic organization; chm'n Speak- ers' Bureau of County Organization; delegate to several State conventions. Active on Democratic stump in north eastern N. Y. in every campaign, since 1896. Roman Catholic. Clubs: Catholic, Jefferson, Albany Yacht. Address: 25 N. Pearl St. Albany, N. Y.
REILLY, Edmund A .:
Physician and surgeon; b. Elmira, N. Y., April 6, 1860; s. Edmund and Alice ( Brady ) Reilly; ed. common grammar schools of El- mira, Elmira Acad., and Western Reserve Univ., Med. Dep't. M.D .; m. Elmira, N. Y. June 3, 1890, Ella Ronan: children: Alice, b. 1891, Roe Edmund. b. 1897. Member of B'd of Pension Examiners under Cleveland's last administration ; health officer of Elmira from 1889-94; delegate to meeting of Am. Public Health Ass'n, at Mexico City, Dec., 1892. Democrat. Roman Catholic. Mem. Chenung Co. Med. Soc., Elmira Acad. Medicine, Am. Public Health Ass'n, Knights of Columbus. Recreations: Visits to seashore and inland lakes. Address: 510 Lake St., Elmira, N. Y. REILLY, Edward James:
Lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 26, 1SS2; s. John William and Helen ( MacAlpine) Reilly; ed. Boys High School, Brooklyn and St. Lawrence Univ., LL.B., 1903; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., April 24, 1907. Elizabeth Bernadine Skelley. Senior partner, law firm of Reilly and Milligan. Has handled some of the larg- est criminal trials in Brooklyn, since admit- tance to the bar, as well as handling intri- cate constitutional law questions. Nullified the right of the Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, to collect and impose dog taxes, proving law nnconstitutional. Mem. Kings County Democratie Law Com. Veteran 3d Battery, N. G. N. Y. Democrat. Catholic. Amatenr actor; speaker. Mem. Kings County Bar Ass'n, St. Patrick's Soc. Recreations : Horses, golf, motor boats. Clubs: Brooklyn, Cathedral (founder), Cot- tage, Monroe, ** Old
Hickory, Emerald, Kings County Democratic, Sea Cliff Yacht, Hempstead Motor Boat. Address: 590 Lin- coln Pl., Brooklyn, N. Y.
REILLY, John Liguori:
Clergyman : b. Albany, N. Y., May 25, 1853; s. John and Rose (O'Neill) Reilly; Christian Brothers' Acad., Albany, N. Y., 1861-68, Nias. ara Univ., 1:69.74 (A.B., A.M., LL.D., 1906) ; St. Joseph's Provincial Sem., Troy, N. Y .. 1874-76; ordained priest there, June 10, 1976. Successively ass't priest in the Adirondacks, 1876, St. John's Ch., Syracuse, N. Y., 1-76-77; ass't priest at Cathedral, Albany; bishop's sec. and chancellor, Albany Diocese; pastor St. James's Ch., Cazenovia, N. Y., 15-2-85; pastor, St. John's Ch., Schenectady, N. Y. since Jan. 1856; made dean of Schenectady. Montgomery, Fulton and Schoharie Counties in Diocese of Albany, 1904: made domestic prelate, with title of Right Reverend Monsig- nor by Pope Pius X,, on petition of Rt Rev,
Bishop Burke, 1904. Traveled extensively in Europe in 1878 and again in 1904-05. Tr:s'. of the Hospital Ass'n of the City of S -?... nectady; chaplain Schenectady Fire Dep : mem. Chamber of Commerce of the City of Schenectady. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Address : Schenectady, N. Y.
REILLY, Thomas F .:
Physician; b. Easton, Pa., May 30, 1571; s. Thomas and Hannah (Duffy) Reilly; ed. La- fayette Coll. (special honorary oration, 1-03 . Ph.B., M.S., 1896, Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll .. M.D., 1896. House physician N. Y. City IIus. pital 1596, 1897; m. N. Y. City, Jan. 8, 1997. Anna Gorman. Practising medicine from 1-96: chm'n Section of Pharmacology and Thera peutics, Am. Med. Ass'n, 1996; pres. Celtic Med. Soc., 1901-05; pres. Manhattan Clinical Med. Soc., 1905; now sec. Harlem Med. Soc. Prof. applied therapeutics, Med. Dep't, Ford- ham Univ. Has traveled extensively in Europe and America; post-graduate work in Germany, 1906. Democrat; Roman Catholic. Mem. N. Y. State Med. Ass'n, N. Y. County Ass'n, Am. Med. Ass'n, Harlem Med. Ass'n. Valentine Mott, City Hospital Alumni Med. Soc., Celtic Manhattan Med. Socs. Address: 204 W. 141st St., N. Y. City. REILLY, William F .:
Life insurance agent; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 19, 1855; s: James T. and Ellenor 1. ( Sanderson ) Reilly; grad. Brooklyn High School, 1873, and Browne's Business Coll .. 1875; m. N. Y. City, June 30, Iss3, Sarah _1. Ferguson. Mem. B'd Managers for the Metropolitan Dist. of The Equitable Liie Assurance Soc. of the U. S .; one of the largest personal writers of life insurance in New York and within twenty years has written over $20,000,000 in policies. Has traveled all over the U. S., Germany, Eng- land, Ireland, and Scotland. Democrat. Clubs : Aurora - Grata. Lincoln. Address: 128 Broadway, N. Y. City.
REINERS, Herman:
Capitalist; b. Bremen, Germany, 1852; s. John and Margaret Reiners. Pres., treas. and director H. and H. Reiners, Incorporated ; v .. p. and director Seventh Av. Realty Co. and of Haaren & Meinker, Inc., N. Y. City. Address: 177 Stagg St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
REINHARDT, Charles William:
Artist and technical illustrator: b. Besig- heim, Germany. Mar. 21, 1:58; s. Simon and Karoline ( Wucherer) Reinhardt; ed. common and Latin schools. Vaihingen on Enz and Teachers' Prep. School and Sem. at Esslingen. Germany: m. San Antonio. Tex., Feb. 13. ISS. Frances Dennler: children : Hilda. b. 1959. Charles, b. 1592, Edna, b. 159S. William. b. 1903. Arthur, b. 1905. Anthor: Lettering for Draftsmen. Engineers and Students. 1896 (now in 25th thousand) ; Technic of Mechani- cal Drafting: Preparation of Drawing and other Illustrations for Photo. Reproduction. Chief draftsman Engineering News. Republi. can; mem. Nazarene Church (local preacher). Address: 230 Broadway, N. Y. City.
REISINGER, Hugo:
Importer and exporter of general merchan- dise: b. Wiesbaden, Germany. Jan. 20. 1536: s. Dr. Franz Reisinger: grad. Gymnasium a: Wiesbaden, Germany; m. St. Louis, Feb., 1920. Edmee Busch; two sons, born in 1991 and 1993
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respectively. One of the largest importers of this country, visiting Europe yearly. Hon- orary comm'r Europe for the St. Louis World's Fair, 1001. Lutheran. Officer Order of the Prussian Crown. Recreations: Driv- ing, riding, golf. Protector of art, principally of German art, of which owns the best col- lection in the U. S. Mem. Met. Museum of Art. Clubs: National Arts, Deutscher Verein, Garden City Golf. Address: 11 Broadway, N. Y. City.
REIST, Henry G .:
Mech. and elec. eng'r: b. Mount Joy. Pa., May 27, 1802; s. Henry B. and Catharine S. (Gerber) Reist; grad. Lehigh Univ., M.E .: m. S. Hanover, Mass., Aug. 10, 1907, Margaret E. Breed. Ass't sup't foundry and machine dep't, Harrisburg Car Co., 1997-89; with Thomson-Houston Elec. Co. at Lynn, Mass., 1889-94, Gen. Elee. Co., Schenectady, N. Y., since 1894. In charge of design of alternating current electrical machinery. Travels includ- trip to Europe with party of 300 engineers on invitation of Britsh Inst. Civil Eng'rs in 1889; trips to Pacific Coast and. other sections of U. S., two more recent trips to Europe, and one, in 1905, to less frequented parts of North Africa. Director Paragon Nut and Fruit Co. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs, Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs, A. A. A. S .: pres. Soc. Eng'rs of Eastern Recreations: Walking. mountain climbing, traveling, botany. Clubs : Mohawk, Mohawk Golf. Address: Schenec. tady, N. Y.
REMINGTON, Franklin:
Contractor; b. Utica, N. Y., 1966: s. Samuel and Flora ( Carver) Remington : was 4 years at prep. school, Weybridge, Surrey, England, 4 years at St. Paul's Sch., Concord. N. H., 4 years Harvard Cuiv., B. A., Issi: m. N. Y. City, May 6, 1902, Mande Howard Willits. Traveled and farmed for 3 years; made ex- 'ploring trip covering $50 miles in open canoe to Hudson's Bay; in Isto went to Chicago, and settled in business doing contracting work; in 1892 organized the Remington-Sholes Typewriter Co. Traveled for 2 years in every country in Europe, establishing foreign busi- ness agencies; in 1912 came to N. Y. City, organized The Foundation Co., an engineering construction company with specialty in foun- dations for high buildings, bridges, piers, etc., of which is pres. : also pres. The Waterproof- ing Co. Republican; Episcopalian. Recrea- tions: Yachting, shooting, fishing, ete. Clubs: Knickerbocker, Harvard, Racquet and Tennis, University, Indian Harbor Yacht. Address: 115 Broadway, N. Y. City.
REMINGTON, Frederick:
Artist; b. Canton. N. Y., s. Col. S. P. Rem- ington; ed. Yale Art School and N. Y. Art Students' League; for several years lived on ranch in West; m. Eva Adelle Caton. Painter, seulptor and author. Mem. Am. Inst .; asso. ciate Nat. Acad. of Design; mem. U. S. Cavalry Ass'n. Clubs: Players, Lambs. Ad- dress: 501 Webster Av., New Rochelle, N. Y.
REMINGTON, Harvey Foote:
Lawyer; b. Henrietta, N. Y .. JJune 28. 1803; s. William T. and Sarah A. ( Foote ) Reming. ton; ed. Genesen State Normal Sch., Law Den't Union Viiv., LL. B .: m. Caledonia, N. Y .. May 2. No. Antes Brodie: children: William Brodie, b. 1-0), Thomas H., b, 1521,
Agnes, b. 1993, Harvey F., b. 1535, John War- ner, b. 1997, Harriet, b. 1893, Francis Kirk, b. 1902. Practi ing law at Rochester, N. Y .; director and att'y Rochester Securities Co .. Bastian Bros. Co .; sec. and director Maple- wood Cemetery Co., Baptist Home of Monroe Co., West Brighton Chapel Soc., and director and att'y of other corporations. Supervisor. school comm'r, ass't corporation counsel, Judge Municipal Court, Rochester, N. Y. Re- publican. Baptist (officer in church): a trustee of the N. Y. Baptist Sinte Convention. Mem. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Rochester Bar Ass'n, Rochester Hist. Soc., S. A. R. N. Y. Genealogical and Biog. Soc. Summer home: Strathmore Farm, Mumford. N. Y. Address: 911-914 Wilder Bld'g, Rochester, N. Y.
REMY, Alfred:
Philologist and musical critic: b. Elberfeld (Germany) Mar. 16, 1870: s. Jacob and Eliza- beth ( Wilekes) Remy: ed. Johanneum (Ham- burg), Ist9-s); Gymnasium ( Coesfeld), 1ss0- &3; Coll. City of N. Y., A.B., 1590, Columbia Univ., A.M., 1004; private pupil of B. O. Klein in theory of music and piano, 1-9 1-96: m. Brooklyn, May 29, 1902, Egbertina Wilter- dink (pianiste ) ; children: Walter, b. 1904. Evelyn. b. 1907. Music eritic Vorne, 1595-97: musicai editor Looker-On, 1595-97: prof. coun- terpoint and composition Internat. Conserva. tory, 1505-97; lecturer on history of music N. Y. Coll. of Music, 1996-9>; proi. Greek. Seton Hall Coll., S. Orange, N. J., 1997.95: prof. modern languages. Commercial High Sch., Brooklyn, since 1999; University Ex- tension lecturer. In charge of Dep't of Music, New Internat. Encyclopedia from 1901. musical editor International Year Book since 1905. Conth'r to philological and musical journals since 1595. Anthor: AAlarcons Novelas Cortas Escogidas: Spanish Prose Composition. Independent in politics. Pres. N. Y. Ass'n of High School Teachers of Ger- man, 1901-08. Man. Allegemeiner Deutscher
Sprachverein, Modern Language Ass'n of America. Brooklyn Teachers' Ass'n. Recrea- tions : Wheeling, swimming, boating. Address: Bronxville, N. Y.
RENGEL, Edward:
Clergyman: b. Lancaster, N. Y .; Ang. 8. 1869; s. Joseph and Victorine (Le Brun) Rengel; ed. St. Joseph's Call .. Buffalo, N. Y. and Manhattan Coll .. N. Y. City. A.B., 1858; Niagara (X. Y.) Cuiv, and Catho- lic Univ., Washington, D. C., S. T. B .. Is94: ordained priest in Catholic Church, June 29. 1:01: now pastor of Most Holy Name of Mary Church, Ellie attville, N. Y., the boyhood home of the late Hon. Daniel O'Day. Made cruise of West Indies, including St. Pierre, 1903, Isthmus of Panama and Ciifornia. Iftes, Rome and Europe, 1907. Address: Ellicottville.
RENO. Jesse Wilford :
Eng'r, inventor: b. Ft. Leavenworth, Kan .. Aug. 4, Ist1: s. Major-gen. Jesse L. (U. S. 1.), and Mary (Cross) Reno: ed. Lehigh Univ. grad. 1963; special student as minin. eng'r ( Bachelor Metallurgy,
Lehigh Univ. ) : m. JJan. 15, 19.1. Marie H !. Snowman. Engaged in mining and mo allurgy in Colo. rada, 188500; electric railway expert !! Thomson-Houston Co. and Edison C., 1501.21: invented inclined elevator or moving stair. way, 1:22; pres, the Reno Inclined Elevator
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Co., N. Y. City, since 1895. Republican Has | works mg'r Magnesia Products Co., Berke- ----- written technical articles in Engineering News, Railroad Gazette, Electrical World, also Engineering and Mining Jourral. etc. : also three pamphlets on an underground rapid transit railway for N. Y. City, known as the Reno System. Mem. Am. Inst. Mining Eng'rs, Am. Museum Natural History, Am. Gecg. Soc. Club: Engineers. Residence: 654 St. Nicholas Av. Address: 553, 555 and 557 W. 23d St., N. Y. City.
RENSHAW, Alfred Howard:
Civil eng'i: b. Staten Island, N. Y., Nov. 24, 1861; s. William and Emma (Conine; Ren- shaw, both of Baltimore, Md .; ed. in France, Germany and at Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, N. Y .. C.E., les3: m. Ist, Troy, N. Y., Oct. 25, 1885. Lucy Jennings Price; 2d Balti. more, Md., April 20, 1899, Lucy Braxton Hop- kins; children : Howard Price, Pant, Alfred, Elizabeth Price. Lewis Hopkins, Lucy How- ard, Palmer C. R. Inventor and manufacturer of railroad devices. Partner in firm of Bur- den, Renshaw & Co., N. Y. Pres. and direc- tor Trojan Car Coupler Co. and Standard Signal Co .; director Security Trust Co. Pres. and director Federal Signal Co. Major and eng'r 3rd Brigade N. G. N. Y., 1899-1904. Independent in politics. Mem. Am Soc. Civil Eng'rs, Nat. Geog. Soc. Trustee Rens- selaer Poly Inst. : mem. Delta Phi fraternity. Clubs: Union, N. Y. Yacht. Address: 103 Park Av., N. Y. City.
RENWICK, Edward Brevoort:
Mechanical eng'r: b. N. Y. City, April 21, 1863; s. Edward Sabin and Alice ( Brevoort ) Renwick; grad. Stevens Inst., Hoboken, N. J., M.E., les4; m. Flushing, Aug. 2, 1900, Emily Dilworth Hicks. Helped organize First Naval Battalion, N.Y. and served six years in same, last four years as an officer (received Sharpshooters' decoration). Pres. Beverwyck Co. of N. Y .; director and sec. Brooklawn Co. of N. Y. Mem. Met. Mu- seum of Art. Am. Museum of Natural His- tory, St. Nicholas Soc. Recreations: Travel, hunting "big game." Clubs: Union, Engi- ers. Address: 19 Park Place, N. Y. City. REUTER, Ludwig:
Technical and chemical expert; h. Nurein- berg, Germany. July 30, 1:62: s. E. H. C. and Maria ( Volek ) Reuter; ed. in Gym- nasium Humanisticum, Nuremberg. Poly- technic Sch. and Eckhardt Laboratories, Nur. emberg, and Univs. of Kiel and Erlangen. from which received degrees of D.S .. A.C. and P.C., also Ph.D. from Univs. of Berne- Heidelberg, attending these universities
from 1986 to 1:92; was chemical ass't in laboratories at Lansanne, Switzerland and Nuremberg, Wiesbaden and Dresden, Ger- many; volunteer mil. chemist Germershein . on. Rhine, Royal Bavarian 2d Army Corps, 1858; first ass't to the University Host. Laboratory. Heidelberg, 1589.91: managing chemist of Union of Chemical Works, Man- heim, 1592-95: expert chemist with E. Merek at Darmstadt, Germany, and chief chemist and director of Inboratories of Merck & Co .. N. Y. City. 1-03-1901: explored Nicaragua and Mexico, 1001-02, made technical investigations and did synthetic research work at Phila. delphia. 1903/04: me'r technical dep't and mf'g. N. Y. Laboratories of Veroform Hy. gienie Co. of Berlin and N. Y. City, 1985-07; 1092
ley, Calif., 1907-08; investigation of mag. nesite deposits in Calif. and Mexico, and of waterproof cements; investigations on rayo- lith, radiolith, and ignolith materials, 1815. Was chief chemist to Reserve and Landwehr. Royal Bavarian Second Army Corps. Re. publican in U. S., National-Libera! in Ger. inany. German Lutheran. Mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Société Chimique de Paris, Deutsche Chemische Gessellschaft, N. Y. Acad. Sei- ences, A. A. A. S., Am. Inst. Chem. Eng'rs, Internat. Ass'n for Testing Materials, Al. Soc. for Testing Materials; Chevalier de 1'Ordre de Mérite Civil, 1895, commandeur, 1900. Has made scientific and technical in- vestigations and research work, covering many branches of industrial chemistry and has written and published many technical papers in German and Am. Journals. Tem- orary address : P. O. Box 692, Syracuse, N. Y.
REUTERDAHL, Henry:
Marine painter; b. Malmo, Sweden, Aug. 12, 1870; s. Frederic and Augusta (von Drake Reuterdahl) : ed. in the Latin Gym- nasium of Stockholm: in art, self-develop- ment; m. Chicago, July 16. 1899, Pauline Stephenson ; one daughter, Sigrid Pauline. b. 1901. Came to U. S. as artist-correspon- dent of the Swedish Weekly Svea. to pictare the World's Columbian Exp'n, 1893; joined staff of the Chicago Graphic and became western corr. Leslie's Weekly; came to N. Y. City, 1897. Was the Naval artist of "Truth" during the Spanish War; partici- pated in war as such; now staff artist on Collier's. Accompanied on board the Min- nesota, the battle-ships fleet on the cruise to the Pacific. Wrote the article. The Needs of the Navy, published in Mcclure's for Jan., 190S; this article put the views and the demands of the seagoing officers before the public. It cansed a congressional inves- tigation and hastened the adoption of reform in faulty naval construction. Cruised with and depicted the principal navies, including U. S. Navy; designer of various naval tro- phies. American editor All the World's Fighting Ships (the Jane Naval Annual). Formerly instr. at N. Y. Students' League. Writer on naval subjects and artistic contb'r to Harper's, MeClure's and Scribner's. 11. lustrated Capt. Mahan's War of 1s12: also John D. Long's American Navy. Regular exhibitor in N. Y. Art exhibitions. Partici- pated in the ocean cup race, 19.5. on board the Yacht Ailsa. Men. Soc. of Illustrators. the U. S. Naval Inst., Artist Fund Soc. Recreations : Painting, out of door and going to sea. Club: N. Y. Yacht. Residence : Weehawken, N. J.
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