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hican and Charleston; attached to Trenton when wrecked in the Harbor of Apia, Samoa. by the hurricane of Mar. 16, 1859; detached from Charleston, Jan. 27, 1500, and ordered home; ordered to Naval Acad., Feb. 1590, head Dep't Mechanical Drawing, Naval Acad., Sept. 1890 to June 1893; navigator of Baltimore on China Station, 1893-95 and witnessed naval and mil. operations between Chinese and Japanese forces in their war; executive officer. Baltimore,, 1895-96; insp. ordinance, Brook- lyn, 1896-1898; executive officer of monitor Miantonomah, during Spanish War, in .Cuban waters; commanded same vessel Nov. 1599 un- til she was put out of commission, March 8, 1899; executive officer Prairie until retired. Received gold medal for prize essay, U. S. Naval Inst., Jan. 1, 1906. Democrat; Bap- tist. Club: University (Brooklyn). Ad- dress: 392 Jefferson Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
RITTERBUSCH, Hugo H .:
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 26, 1802; s. William and Elise (Kohler) Ritterbusch; ed. public schools; grad. Coll. City of N. Y., A.B., Columbia Univ. Law Sch., LL.B .; m. Feb. 19, 1890, Annie L. Maack. Instr. Stevens High School, Hoboken, N. J., 1ss2-85; ad- mitted to practice N. Y. Bar, 1899; director and v .- p. West Side Taxpayers' .Iss'n, 1905- 7; director West Side Mutual Bld'g, Loan and Savings Ass'n, and pres., 1901-04; sec. and counsel Central Valley Land and Improvement Co. Democrat. Mem. Gen. Com. Tammany Hall. Protestant. Mem. Heinebund Singing Soc. (pres., 1892-93, 1907-9, and .mem. b'd di. rectors to date), Arion Soc. (b'd directors. 1902-05), Columbia Coll. and Coll. City of .V. Y. Alumni Ass'ns. Recreations : Outdoor sports, fishing. Country residence : Central Valley, Orange Co. Address: 110 W. S4th St., N. Y. City.
RIVES, George Lockhart:
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, May 1, 1849; s. Francis R. and Matilda (Barclay) Rives; grad. Columbia Coll., B.A., 1868, M.A., 1872; Trinity Coll., Cambridge, B .. 1., 1972. M.A., ISS1; Columbia Law Sch., I.L.B., 1573: m. 1st, Elizabeth, N. J., May 21. 1573, Caroline Morris Kean ( died March 29, 1SS7), 2d, March 20, 1599, Sarah Swan Whiting: children : George Barclay, b. 1574, Francis Bayard, b. 1590, Mildred Sara, b. 1893. Ass't sec. of State of the U. S., 1:87.89; chim'n Charter Revision Com. of the City of N. Y., 1900: corporation counsel City of N. Y., 1902-03: director Bank of N. Y., N. B. A., U. S. Trust Co., Lawyers' Title Ins. and Trust Co., Lawyers' Mortgage Co., Mortgage Bond Co., Mercantile Trust Co .; was formerly and for many years mem. law firm Olin & Rives. Democrat. Mem. Delta Psi fraternity; Pres. N. Y. Hosp .; trustee Columbia Univ. (chim'n B'd), Cooper Union, N. Y. Public Library, Burke Memoria! Foundation. Clubs: Century, Metropolitan, Knickerbocker, Down Town, Columbia Uni- versity, New York Yacht. Se iwanhaka.Co- rinthian Yacht, Tuxedo. Address: 32 Nas- sau St., N. Y. City.
RIVES, Hallie Erminie (Mrs. Post Wheeler) :
Author: b. in Christian Co., Ky .. May 2. 18:5: d. Col. Stephen F. and Mary ( Ragsdale) Rives: on father's side descended from Sit John Rives of Damory Court. Dorsetshire, England, and on mother's side from John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury: cousin
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of Amelia, Princess Troubetskoi; privately educated; m. Tokyo, Dec. 29, 1906, Post Wheeler, 2d sec. Am. Embassy to Japan. Author: Smoking Flax, A Furnace of Earth; Hearts Courageous; The Castaway; Tales from Dickens; etc. Address: Care American Embassy, Tokyo, Japan, or care Bobbs-Mer- rill Co., 34 Union Square, N. Y. City.
ROBB, James Hampden:
Retired banker; b. Philadelphia, Oct. 27, 1846; s. James and Louisa ( Werninger ) Robb; early education in Europe, then in Military School at Ossining, N. Y., and a short time at Harvard College; m. Nov. 21, 150s, Cornelia Van Rensselaer Thayer, of Boston. Engaged in cotton and banking business in N. Y. City, 1866-86. Democrat; mem. Gen. Assembly of N. Y., 1882, N. Y. Senate, 1584-85; comm'r and pres. Park B'd of N. Y. City, 1587.90; comm'r and treas. Ist B'd of Comm'rs of the Niagara State Reservation. Served in N. G. N. Y. as lieut. col. and acting adjutant gen. First Brigade. Delegate to Nat. Democratic Convention at St. Louis, 18es. Address: 23 Park Av., N. Y. City.
ROBBINS, Alfred A .:
Merchant, miner; b. Harvard, Mass., July, 1837; Dr. Augustus and Julianna W. Rob- bins, great-grandson of Lieut. Jacob Robbins, who fought in the battle of Lexington; ed. in Brooklyn public school and by a private tutor; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 27, 1Ss1, Anna Barnes. Since 1957 has conducted a cracker and flour business, and for 35 years has been a miner and dealer in minerals and clays. Has been a candidate for Congress; one of original members of 23d Reg't N. G. N. Y., in which he served in the Gettysburg cam- paign; pres. A. A. Robbins Mining Company. Republican ; Presbyterian. Mem. B'd of Nat. Temperance Soc. since its organization in 1866 and of the Board of the American Sal- bath Union, since 1505; was several years pres. of the Temperance Society of Dr. Cuy- ler's Lafayette Av. Presby'n Church, and was, pres. of the Central Temperance Ass'n of Kings County, N. Y., for six years; mem. N. Y. State Sabbath Ass'n from its organ- ization in 1890, and for some years its pres- ident; pres. Kings County Sunday Observance Ass'n IS years, and member of various other benevolent and philanthropic societies. Ad dress: 937 Kent Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
ROBBINS, Wilford Lash:
Clergyman; b. Boston, Mass., Aug. 7, 1559; s. Robert Lash and Elizabeth ( Falconer) Rob- bins; ed. Roxbury ( Mass. ) Latin Sch., 1>>1; grad. Amherst Coll., M. A., 1>>4, D.D., 1903; Episcopal Theol. Sch., Cambridge, Mass., B.D., 1884; D.D., St. Stephen's Coll., Am- herst Coll., and Princeton l niv. ; LL .. D., Ho- bart Coll .: unmarried. Ordained priest by Bishop Paddock of Massachusetts, 1- 5: roc- tor Ch. of Our Redeemer, Lexin_ to:, 1 --- 87; dean All Saints' Cathedral. Alluny, N. Y .. 1857-1903; dean Gen. Theul. Sem .. since 19 3. Author: An Essay Toward Faith, 1000; . 1 Christian Apologetic, 1:02 ( both Longmans). Mem. Psi Upsilon fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa Soc. : trustee Amherst Coll., Trinity Sch., V. Y., Hoosac Sch., N. Y .: mem. Council of Co. lumbia Univ. Address : 1 Chelsea Sq., N. Y. City.
ROBERTS, Benson Howard:
Teacher, editor, clergyman: b. Brockbor :. N. Y., Oct. 9, 1533; s. Rev. Benjamin Time and Ellen L. ( Stowe) Roberts: ed. Oberin. O., Univ. Rochester, N. Y., 1873-77: grad Dartmouth Coll., A.B., A.M .; m. Dunkirk, N. Y., Oct. 16, 1577, Emma J. Sellew ; children. Lois Ellen, b. 1984, Lucy George, b. 16-6, A. Seilew, b. 1SSS, E. Douglas, b. 1:91. Prin. A. M. Chesbrough Sem., N. Chill, N. Y., 1-2. 1906; delegate to Ecumenical Missionary Cont., N. Y., Ecumenical Meth. Conf., London. Eng .; mem. Am. Geog. Soc .; trustee A. M. Chesbrough Sem., 1:85-1906; elected, 190 ;. mg'r Christian Home for Self-supporting Giris. Author: Life of Benjamin Titus Rob- erts, 1900; editor of The Earnest Christian and Golden Rule. 1893-1907. Address: 424 Duquesne Way, Pittsburgh, Pa.
ROBERTS, David Lincoln:
Clergyman ; b. Port Leyden, N. Y., Feb. 24. 1865; s. David and Jane Roberts; grad. Cazenovia Sem., 1890, Hamilton Coll., A.B., 1894, A.M., 1897, Auburn Theol. Sem., 1597: m. Newark N. J., Jan. 1, 1903, Frances Camp Mattice; children: Luella Mattice, b. 1903. Ruth Frances, b. 1905, Winifred Jane, b. 1907. Pastor at Glenfield and Martinsburg. N. Y., 1897-1903, Whitesboro, N. Y., 1903-07: synodical missionary, Synod of N. Y., 1907. pastor Mexico, N. Y., since 190S. Trustee Emerson Literary Soc. (Hamilton Coll.). Mem. Kappa Nu (Presbyterian Ministers Club), Utica, N. Y .; mem. State Charities Aid Ass'n, and visitor of Oswego County Home. Address: Mexico, N. Y.
ROBERTS, Dudley D .:
P.ysieian: b. Newark, N. J., Mar. 1. 1574: s. William M. and Susan Emily ( Whitehead ) Roberts; ed. public and high schools of New- ark, Centenary Collegiate Inst., Hackettstown. N. J., Columbia Univ. (sp'l student biology). N. Y. Coll. Pharmacy, Coll. Phys. and Surz. (Columbia). M.D .. 128: m. Dec. 6, 1900, Carrie, d. Sanford H. Steele; children: Henry Steele. b. 1902, Helen. b. 1904. Appt'd. 1938, to staff of Bellevue Hosp., served 2 years: started to practise medicine in Brooklyn. 1900, gradually became devoted to special work on digestive organs. Visiting gastro- enterologist, Brooklyn Hosp., and L. I. Coll. Hosp. Dispensary: consulting gastro-enterol- ogist. King's Park State Hosp. Author of
numerous publications in his specialty. Trustee Brooklyn Parks and Playgrounds Ass'n; mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, Kings Co. Med. Soc., Pathol. Soc. Clubs : Hamilton, Ileights Casino, Dyker Meadow Golf. Ad- dress: St Remsen St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
ROBERTS, Ellis Henry :
Editor, financier: b. Utica, N. Y., Sept. 30, 1827; s. Watkin and Gwen ( Williams) Rob- erts: grad. Yale Coll., A.B., 1:50. LL .. D .. 11; Hamilton Coll., I.L.D., B&g; m. June 21, 1-31, Elizabeth Morris ( died July 20. 1903). I'ditor Utica Morning Herald, 1.50-s .. Mem. of N. Y. Assembly, IF: representative in Congress, 1571-75: ass't treas. of the U. S. at N. Y. City, 18:9.93; treas. of the U. S. from 1-97-1905. In Assembly and Congress served on the Ways and Means and other Committees : reported bill to repeal moieries in custom cases, which was passed. Speeches in Congress related to National Credit. to Protection to the Treasury, and Taxes, the
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Revenue and the Sinking Fund, etc. Author: | Government Revenue-The American Sys- tem; Planting and Growth of the Empire State-History of New York. Also ad- dresses before the Am. Bankers' Ass'n in Richmond, San Francisco and N. Y. City and State Bankers of Maryland, Virginia, Pennsyl- vania, Ohio, Indiana, Georgia, North Caro. lina, Kansas, and District of Columbia. Traveled in Europe 1868 and 1973, and wrote letters to his papers "To Greece and Be- yond." Delivered a course of lectures at Cornell Univ., 1884, at Hamilton Coll., and addresses at Union Coll. and Syracuse Univ. Was pres. Ellis H. Roberts Co .; sec. and treas. State Associated Press; pres. Frank- lin Nat. Bank of New York. Republican. Presbyterian. Pres. Oneida Hist. Soc., St. David's Soc., Phi Beta Kappa in N. Y., of the Yale Alumni Ass'n and the Economic Ass'n in Washington. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi, N. Y. City. Clubs : Fort Schuyler of Utica (pres. ) ; Patria (pres. ), Republican, (N. Y. City) Cosmos, University ( Wash- ington, D. C.). Address: 38 Kemble St., Utica, N. Y.
ROBERTS, Evelyn Pierrepont:
Civil and consulting eng'r: b. Fort Leaven- worth, Indian country, Dee. 25, 1848: s. Gen'l Benjamin Stone and Elizabeth Pierrepont ( Sperry ) ; ed. Yale Univ. (Sheffield Scien- tific Sch. class of 1870), degree of Ph.B., subsequently conferred; m. N. Y. City, July 5, 1903, IIelen Frances Caleb; one son, Ben- jamin Stone, b. 1904. Engaged in constructing Northern Pacific Railroad, west of the Rocky Mountains. Canadian Pacific Railway in Brit- ish Columbia, Spring Valley Water Works (San Francisco) New Croton Aqueduct (N. Y.), Subway (N. Y. City), Cathedral St. John the Divine an'd professional work in N. Y. and elsewhere as civil and consulting eng'r. Director Mohegan Granite Co .; pres. and gen. mg'r Mohegan Granite Quarrying Co .; director Danville and Mt. Morris R. R. ; pres. Construction Co. of Pensacola. Ala .. and Western R. R. Co. Republican ; Episco- palian. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs, Nat. Geog. Soc., Mil. Order Loyal Legion, Sons of Revolution, Delta Psi fraternity. Trustee Jerry Mc Auley Cremorne Mission. Recrea- tion: Fishing (Balsam Lake Club). Clubs: Yale, Down Town, Church. Calumet, Century ; Army and Navy. Residence: Pierrepont Manor, Stony Street, Shrub Oak. Westches- ter Co., N. Y. Address : Yale Club. N. Y. City.
ROBERTS, George H., Jr .:
Postmaster of Brooklyn, N. Y .; b. Roches- ter, N. Y., 1852; at age of ten went with family to St. Lonis and ed. there until 14 years old, when removed to Brooklyn, N. Y .; ed. Brooklyn Polytechnic Inst., and one year at Dresden, Germany; m. hi: two children. In 1573 entered employ of Roberts & Colin. flour merchants of N. Y. City, and later suc. ceeded his uncle, George H. Roberts, as a member of the firm. for years has been mem. N. Y. Produce Exchange. Mem. and trustee Emmanuel Bapt. Ch. Charter mem. old Franklin Literary Soc. Republican; was delegate to the St. Louis and Philadelphia convention, which nominated Mckinley, who before going on that fatal visit to Buffalo, had promised, not only on the score of party
service, but also on that of personal friend- ship, to appoint Mr. Roberts to the postmas- tership. Appt'd by President Roosevelt, and his nomination readily confirmed by the Senate, in Dec., 1901. At that time was chm'n Republican City Com. of the Greater New York, a position which he resigned. Clubs : Union League (Brooklyn), Marine and Field. Address : Postoffice, Brooklyn, N. Y.
ROBERTS, George W .:
Surgeon : b. Underhill, Vt., 1866; s. George . W. and Esther A. (Graves) Roberts; grad. Univ. of Vt., Burlington, Vt., Ph.B., 1887, N. Y. Homeo. Med. Coll. and Hosp., M.D., 1889; post-grad. work one year in various European Univs. and hosps .; m. Boston, 1890, Emma Robinson; one son, C. Kingsley (13). Has practised medicine in N. Y. City since 1890; exclusive specialist in sur- gery and gynecology for past ten years. Re- publican. Mem. numerous medical societies. local State and National. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Theta. Recreations : Travel, automobiling. Clubs : University, Graduates, N. Y. Athletic. Address: - 170 W. 59th St., N. Y. City.
ROBERTS, Harvey E .:
Underwriter and journalist; b. Eldridge, N. Y., May 25, 1861; ed. in public schools. Was for eight years employed with Marshall Field & Co., leading merchants of Chicago, then entered insurance journalism, becoming for four years manager N. Y. office of the Investigator, of Chicago, then for a year business mg'r Philadelphia Insurance Ad- vocate; bought half interest in The Sur- veyor, N. Y. City, afterward published and edited by firm of Hall & Roberts; with In- terstate Life Ins. Co. of Indianapolis, 1903, and became its second v .- p., but resigned 1906, and entered the general insurance busi- ness in N. Y. City as the H. E. Roberts Co. ; also editor and publisher of the Insurance Advocate. Address : 136 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
ROBERTS, Ina Brevoort:
Author; b. Yonkers, N. Y., May 21, 1874; d. Willard and Fannie J. ( Hawkins) Deane : ed. Maplewood Inst., Concordville, Pa., Cherry Street Grammar Sch., Elizabeth, N. J., Newark High Sch., Newark, N. J. : m. N. Y. City, Aug. 28, 1995. J. Edwards Roberts. Author of novel. The Lifting of a Finger ( Lippincott ) : also short stories published during the last eight years in Lippincott's Magazine. Munsey's magazines. Success. The Ladies' Home Journal, The Woman's Home Companion, Young People's Weekly, and other magazines. Has done casual reporting for most of the N. Y. newspapers: now editor Clubwoman of New York, an annual biogra- phy of clubs and directory of clubwomen ; editor The Club. Woman's Weekly. Mem. Dickens Fellowship, William Lloyd Garrison Equal Rights League. Nat. Soc. Patriotic Women. N. Y. City Federation of Women's Clubs. Recreations : Swimming, golf, ten. nis. Clubs: Woman's Press, Rainy Day. Century Theatre, Minerva, Post Parliament. New Yorkers, Pen and Brush, Woman's Re- publican. Address: 289 Fourth Ar .. N .. Y. City.
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ROBERTS, James Arthur:
President and treasurer; b. Waterboro, York County, Maine, March 8, 1847; s. Jere- miah and Alma Roberts: ed. in Edward Little Inst., Auburn, Me., Bowdoin Coll., A.B., 1870; A.M., LL.D .; m. Calais, Me., 1871, Min- nie Prineo; children: Joseph B., b. 1873, Amelia, b. 1883. Served as private in 7th Maine Battery during last year of Civil War; mem. N. Y. Assembly, 1879-80; mem. Buffalo Park Comm'n, 191-93; State comptroller of N. Y., 1891-99. Director Standard Milling Co .. Nat. Sugar Mf'g Co., Twin Lakes Land and Water Co .; pres. and director Twin Lakes Reservoir Co .: vice-pres. Buffalo Elevating Co .; pres. and director Greater N. Y. Home Co., N. J. Home Co., New Netherlands Home Co., treas. Chapman Ball Bearing Co .. and director in other corporations. Republican ; Episcopalian. Pres. N. Y. State Hist. Ass'n; mem. Buffalo Hist. Soc. Mason; mem. G. A. R. Address : 256 Broadway, N. Y. City.
ROBERTS, James H .:
Lawyer; b. Mt. Pleasant, Calif., June 24, 1800; ed. Hamilton Coll. class of 1886; m. July 1, 1890, Jennie K. Howland, of Sher- burne, N. Y. Admitted to bar, 187; recorder of City, 1994. Republican. Residence : Binghamton, N. Y.
ROBERTS, Joseph Banks:
Lawyer; b. S. Waterboro, Maine, Nov. 18, 1873; s. James A. and Minnie (Pineo) Rob- erts; grad. Bowdoin Coll., A.B., 1595. Univ. of Buffalo, LL.B., 1899; in. April 20, 1903, Mary van Rensselaer Ferris; children : Dorothy, Douw, Morris Ferris. Sec .. treas. and director Greater N. Y. Home Company, New Netherlands Co., Stuyvesant Home Co., Suburban Homes Co .; director Carabava Rub- ber and Navigation Co .; sec. and director Nat. Lac Casein Co. Treas. and director Shoal Harbor Industries; v .- p. and director N. J. Home Co .: director Am. Carbide Co .; sec. Chapman Ball Bearing Co .; director Axle Cushion and Motor Oc., Natural Milk Products Co. Republican; Episcopalian. Mem. Soc. Colonial Wars, N. Y. State Hist. Soc. Club : Alpha Delta Phi. Residence : Ridgewood, N. J. ' Address : 141 Broadway, N. Y. City.
ROBERTS, Nathan Selleck :
Physician; b. Darien, Conn., March 22, 1843; s. Nathan and Sally ( Richards) Rob- erts; ed. N. Y. City schools, Mechanical Soc. School, Coll. Phys. and Surg. ( Columbia) M.D., March 12, 1867; m. N. Y. City, June 11, 1868, Eliza Bell Rhodaback; children : Mamie Bell, b. April 11, 169, Agnes May, b. Feb. 17, 1575, Frank, b. Aug. 1, 1877, Alice, b. Aug. 1, les1, Edith Bell, b. June 12, Is2. Anna Cecilia, b. Oet. 12, 1844. Clinical ass't Vanderbilt Clinic; ass't surgeon N. Y. Eye and Ear . Infirmary; surgeon N. Y. Throat and Nose Hosp. ; instructor otology N. Y. Polytechnic Med. School and Hosp .; ass't surgeon in Cornell Univ., Med. Coll .; sur. geon Metropolitan Throat Hosp. During the Civil War, enlisted under Col. (later tien.) Terry in 7th Com. Vols., 1861; commissioned by Sec. of War Stanton as Ist ass't sur- geon Elst U. S. C. T., 1 3: surgeon of police during Mayor Havemeyer's second term. Mem. Lenox Med. and Surg. Soc., Clinical Soc. N. Y. Polyclinic. Physicians' Mutual Aid Ass'n, Soc. for Relief of Widows and 1105
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ROBERTS, Walter Coe:
Clergyman; b. Milwaukee, Wis .. Mar : 1855; s. John DeWitt and Louisa (Coe) Rob- erts; grad. Yale, Ph.B., 1975, Berkeley Div; ity Sch., 1879; m. Cranford, N. J., Jan. .. 1881, Emma Bradley; one daughter E !!!. Van Tine Roberts ( Wellesley '03). Rector of Christ Church, Corning, N. Y., since 1 -s -. Republican. Episcopalian. Prof .- dogmat theology in De Lancey Divinity Sch. Auther Wings of the Morning, 1901 (Putnams). Ad- dress : Corning, N. Y.
ROBERTS, William Z .:
Physician, surgeon ; b. Medina, N. Y., April 5, 1868; s. ziba and Cynthia (Dewey ) Rob. erts; grad. Univ. of Buffalo, M.D .. 1522: 12 Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 26, 1898, Lulu F. Bertele. Engaged in med. practice for 14 years in Buffalo, N. Y. Republican. Methodi :: Mein. Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. State MIN. Soc., Erie Co. Med. Soc. Independent Ur- der of Foresters. Fraternal Mystic Circie, Economic Relief Ass'n, Knights and Ladies of Honor; Director Consolidated Mutual Benefit Ass'n. Club: Cosmopolitan Club. Address : 400 Broadway, Buffalo, N. Y.
ROBERTSON, Frank Wade:
Physician; b. Owego, Tioga Co., N. Y., Dec. 10, 1868; s. A. Jay and Laura (Wade) Robertson; ed. in common school and Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Columbia), MI.D., 1595: m. N. Y. City, 1901, Adele Bridge Norwood. Engaged in practice of medicine in N. Y. City from 1895. Republican; Protestant. Interested in sociological and public health questions. Represented this State as -de', - gate appointed hy the Governor at conven- tions of Nat. Charities and Corrections, Nat. Prison Association, State Conferences cf Charities and Corrections. Mem. N. Y. County Med. Soc., N. Y. State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Ass'n. Soc. of Alumni of Bellerue Hosp., Red Cross Clinical Soc. ; Am. Medico- Psychological Ass'n. Physician Roosevelt Hosp. Dispensary: attending physician Cor- nell Univ. Med. Coll., Dep't Nervous Dis. eases. Mem. West End Soc. Club: Side Republican. Address : 411 West End Av., N. Y. City.
ROBERTSON, Morgan:
Author; b. Oswego, N. Y., Sept. 30. 1561 : s. Andrew and Ruth ( Glassford) Robertson: ed. public schools and Cooper Union; m. May" 1994, Alice M. Doyle. Anthor: Spun Yarn: Futility; A Tale of a Halo; Where Angels Fear to Tread; Masters of Men; Shipmates; Sinful Peck; Down to the Sea: Land Ho; Finnegan; Chivalry (play). Address: 41 W. 24th St., N. Y. City.
ROBICHON, Hector A .:
Lawyer: b. Quebec. Can .: s. Peter A. and Leontine (Beland) Robichon; grad. U. S. Mil. Acad .. 1-59. Law Dep't. St. Lawrence I'niv., LL.B., 1906. Served through Spanish Am. War and Philippine Insurrection As endet U. S. Mil. Acad., Edl lient. 13th U. S. Inf., and Ist lieut. 27th C. S. Inf .. ]> > 1902, participating in engagements at Gudla. lupe. Cavite Viejo. Santa Cruz, Nor lela San Francisco de Malabon and San Fab. n. Philippine Islands; received honorable men
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tion from Gen. Bell for successful scouting against the guerillas in Pangasinan Province, which resulted in the capture of many arms and much ammunition: also received hon- orable mention at the battles of Cavite Viejo, Novaleta and San Francisco de Maiabon. Admitted to practice in the Supreme Court, U. S. Circuit Court, Eastern Dist. of N. Y., TJ. S. Dist. Court for Southern and Eastern Dist. of N. Y .; now practising law in N. I. City. Acquitted the defendant in the noted forgery case of the U. S. vs. William Cos- telloe. Has travelled around the world, visiting India, Japan and Egypt. Mem. Mil.
Order of the Caraboa. Catholic Club: Army and Navy, Manila. Residence: Hunt- ington, L. I. Address: 26 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
ROBINS, Henry Ephraim:
Clergyman; educator (retired) ; b. Hart- ford, Conn., Sept. 30, 1827; s. Garden and Julia ( Savage) Robins: ed. Suffield ( Conn. ) Literary Inst .; grad. Newton ( Mass.) Theol. Inst., 1861; Univ. of Rochester, D.D .. Colby Univ., LL.D .: m. Ist. Aug. 11, 1864, Martha J. Bird, (died 1867) : 2d, Sept. 4, 1872, Mar- garet Richardson (died 1573) ; 3d, Aug. 7, 1876, Cordelia Ewell Nott (died ISSS) ; chil- dren: Martha Julia, b. July 13. 1867, Kingham Nott, b. Sept. 7, Iss1. Ordained at Hartford, Conn., Dec. 26, 1861. Pastor Central Bapt. Ch., Newport, R. I., 1861-07: 1st Bap't Ch., Rochester, N. Y., 1867-73. Pres. Colby Univ., Waterville, Me., 1573-82, N. Y. Bap't State Conv., Maine Bap't State Conv., Comm to recommend amendments to Maine State Con- stitution. Author: Harmony of Ethics with Theology; The Ethics of the Christian Life: contb'r to religious journals. Address: 580 West Av., Rochester, N. Y.
ROBINS, Thomas:
Pres. Robins New Conveyor Co .; b. West Point, N. Y., Sept. 1, IS68; s. Thomas and Emma (Davis) Robins; ed. Princeton Univ., special course Isso-s9: college ed'n, classical and scientific: m. Boston, April 56, 1994, Winifred H. Tucker: children: Thomas, b. 1896, Sammel Davis, b. Ists. Inventor of the Belt Conveyor, largely used for carrying coal, ores, etc .; also of other devices. Re- ceived gold medal St. Louis Exp'n, for invention and development of Belt-Conveyor. Traveled in America and Europe. Served in New York Naval Reserve, 1 91-97. Ilas written technical articles. President of
Robins New Conveyor Co. Independent in politics; Episcopalian. Mem. Iron and Steel Inst. of Great Britain, Am. Inst. Mining Eng'rs, Lake Superior Mining Inst., Frank- lin Inst., York Lodge ( Masonic). Sec. Babies Shelter, St. Johnland, L. I. Recrea- tions: Sailing, shooting. tennis and other outdoor sports. Chibs: Racqnet and Tennis, Princeton, Engineers. Address: 105 E. 61st St., N. Y. City.
ROBINS, William Powell:
Architect: b. N. Y. City, Dec. 6, 1570; s. Thomas and Emma ( Davis) Robins: d. Phillips Exeter Acad .. Exeter, N. H., Mass. Inst. Technology, Boston, Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts. Paris : diploma of French Gov. ernment at latter institution. After seven years of study and travel in Europe, opened office in N. Y. City in 1901. Architect for Orphans' Home of the P. E. Church, N. Y.
City, Fresh Air Home at New Canaan, Conn .; for Grace Church, N. Y. City; power house, sub-station and passenger station of Hudson & Manhattan R. R. ( McAdoo Tunnels ) ; als ) residences, etc., in city and country. Part. ner in firm of Robins & Oakman. Mem. Société des Architects Diplomés, Soc. of Beaux Arts Architects, Am. Inst. of Archi- tects. Clubs: St. Anthony, City. Mem. Delta Psi fraternity. Address: 27 E. 22d St., N. Y. City.
ROBINSON, Alexander L .:
Physician ; b. Hudson, N. Y., Sept. 3, 1863; s. George W. and Cornelia Bleecker ( Wil- liams) Robinson ; ed. Hudson (N. Y. ) Acad., George Washington Univ., Washington, D. C., M.D .; m. Marian C. Houston. Is great- grandson (on mother's side) of Gen. David Van Ness and wife Cornelia Heermance, both very prominent old N. Y. families; also nearly related to Bleecker family, after which Bleecker St., N. Y. City, was named, and also related to the Roosevelts. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. State Med. Soc., N. Y. County Med. Society, and Columbia County Ass'n. Club: Knickerbocker Whist Club. Address: 101 W. 78th St., N. Y. City.
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