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ROBINSON, Andrew R .:
Physician; b. Ontario, Canada, July 31. 1845; s. George and Isabella Robinson: ed. Brampton (Ont.) High Sch., 1960-64, Univ. of Toronto, 1865-69, M.D., 1869 (with honors), Bellevue Hosp., Med. Coll., M.D., 1-58, Edin- burgh, Scotland, L. R. C. P. and L. R. C. S., 1570, London and Paris. 1870, Vienna, Aus- tria, 1872-73: m. 1st, 1876, Marie Kress, of N. Y .; 2d, N. Cohasset. Mass., Oct. 17, 1904, Daisy M. Orleman, M.S., M.D. Interne Nursery and Child's Hosp., N. Y. City. 1-71; prof. histology and pathol. anatomy Woman's Med. Coll., N. Y. Infirmary, 14 years: prof. dermatology in N. Y. Polyclinic Med. School and Hospital, since 1sst. Pres. Dermatol. Section 9th Internat. Med. Congress, Wash- ington, les7; v .- p. (honorary) same section 10th Congress, Berlin, 1890. Foreign corr. mem. Société Française de Dermatologie et Syphiligraphie. Author: Manual of Derma- tology: also many original articles on medi- cal subjects: first writer to describe hydro- cystoma. Mem. Am. Dermat. Ass'n. N. Y. Dermatol. Soc .. N. Y. Acad. Medicine, N. Y. Pathol. Soc .. North Western Med. and Surg. Soc., Medico-Chirurg. Soc., Harvey Soc., etc. Trustee N. Y. Polytechnic Med. Sch. and Hosp., mem. St. Andrew's Soc., St. George's Soc .. Burn's Soc., Canadian Soc. Univ. Toronto Alunni Ass'n. Recreations: Fish. ing and hunting; has own tront preserve and hatchery in Canada. Club: British Universities. Address: 159 W. 49th St., N. Y. City.
ROBINSON, Beverley:
Physician; b. Philadelphia, Mar. 22, 1911; s. Monenre and Charlotte (Taylor) Robin- son ; grad. Univ. of Pa., A.B., 1-62, Univ. of Paris, France, M.D., IST2: m. Anna Eliza Poster: children: Beverley Randolph. Pauline L .. Anna F. Served as volunteer U. S. A. on emergency call. IS. After graduation was house physician in Paris hospitals; then established practice in N. Y. City. Clinical prof. medicine, Univ. and Bellevne Hosp. Med. Coll., N. Y .: consulting physician to St. Luke's and City Hosps. Mom. N. Y.
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Acad. Medicine, Delta Psi fraternity, Cen- | tury, University, and Knickerbocker Clubs. Address: 42 W. 37th St., N. Y. City.
ROBINSON, Beverley Randolph:
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, June 24, 1876; s. Beverley and Anna E. (Foster) Robinson; grad. Harvard, A.B., 1898, Columbia Law Sch., LL.B., 1901; unmarried. Admitted to bar, Oct., 1900. Mem. B'd Alderman, N. Y. City, 1904-06; mem. of Assembly of N. Y. State, 1907, 1908; v .- p. 27th Assembly Dist. Republican Club. Corporator of the Five Points House of Industry; mem. B'd of Mg'rs N. Y. Infant Asylum. Republican. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Sons of Rev- olution, Soc. Colonial Wars, St. Nicholas Soc., mem. Phi Beta Kappa Soc., and Phi Delta Phi fraternity. Clubs: Union, Uni- versity, Century, Down Town, Harvard, Sea- wanhaka-Corinthian Yacht (trustee), Repub- lican, (N. Y. City), Fort Orange ( Albany ). Residence: 42 W. 37th St. Address: 49 Wall St., N. Y. City.
ROBINSON, Charles Alexander:
Principal Peekskill Military Academy; b. West Hebron, Washington County, N. Y., Feb. 22, 1871; s. William and Mary Elizabeth (Achibald ) Robinson; ed. Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1890, Princeton Univ., A.B., (first honor Latin Salutatorian), 1894; Ph.D .. 1902; Johns Hopkins Univ., 1596-97, "studied in Europe, 1895-96; m. Camden, N. J., June 16, 1898, Sarah Sharpe Westcott; children: Charles Alexander, Jr., b. 1900, Sarah West- cott, b. 1902, Elizabeth Archibald, b. 1903. After college, classical fellow one year at Princeton, 1894-95; traveled and studied abroad ( England, Italy
Scotland, and Greece), 1995-96. Instr. Greek, Princeton, 1897-98; instr. of Latin, Princeton Univ., 1898-1903 (last four years head of Latin Dep't in John Green School of Science). Author of various works on Latin language and literature. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Am. Philol. Ass'n. Recreation : Golf. Address: Peekskill, N. Y.
ROBINSON, Charles Mulford:
Author and civic adviser; b. Ramapo, N. Y., April 30. 1809; s. Arthur and Jane H. (Porter) Robinson; ed. private schools and Univ. of Rochester, A.B., 1591, honorary A.M., 1905; m. Albany, N. Y .. April 8, 1896, Eliza Ten Eyck Pruyn. Editorial writer. Rochester Post Express, 1891-1900; engaged in European travel, 1891, 1895, 1599: sec. Am. Park and Outdoor Art Ass'n, 1902-04; first sec. Alliance of Civic Organizations (Nation- al) 1904; first sec. Am. Civic Ass'n. 1904. Author: Improvement of Towns and Cities. 4 edits., two in 1901, 1902, 1906 ( Putnams) : Modern Civic Art, 2 edits., 1903, 1905 ( Put- nams) ; The Call of the City, 1908 (Paul Elder & Co.). Civic adviser. 1904-09, sub- mitting reports and plans for beautifying Colorado Springs, Denver, Detroit, Oakland, Honolulu, Los Angeles, etc., and secretary, (1907) of Columbus (Ohio) Plan Commission. Contributor since !- 91 to leading periodicals, including Atlantic Monthly, Century, Har- pers, World's Work, Architectural Record, Municipal Journal, House and Garden, Edu- cational Review, Homiletic Review. Crafts- man, American Homes and Gardens. Book- man, etc. Presbyterian. Honorary miem: English " Scapa' (Soc. for Checking the
Abuses of Public Advertising) and of very many local improvement societies in Ameri- .. such as Public Park Ass'n of Providene R. I., Outdoor Art League, of Calif., '". Corr. mem. 20th Century Club, Boston, etc. : mem. Phi Beta Kappa Soc .. Psi Upsilon fr. . ternity. Clubs: National Arts (N. Y. City ), Genesee Valley ( Rochester). Address: 65 $. Washington St., Rochester N. Y.
ROBINSON, Daisy Maud Orleman:
Physician; b. Fort Riley, Kan .: d. Col. Louis H. and Kate Michaud ( Florenzie) Orleman: ed. public schools of New York. and Washington, D. C., France and Germany. Columbian Univ., M.S., M.D. and Univ. of Zurich, 1890-95; m. N. Cohasset, Mass., Oct. I7. 1904, Dr. Andrew Rose Robinson. Teacher public schools, Fla., 2 years; med. examiner U. S. Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C., one year; associate principal, Peekskill Mil. Acad., Peekskill, N. Y., 1-05-1904. Instr. der- matology, N. Y. Poly. Med. Sch. and Hosp .: attending physician, diseases of skin, North- western Dispensary, Fellow A. A. A. S., N. Y. State Med. Soc., Acad. of Medicine; Westchester Co. (N. Y.) Med. Soc. (sec. 1900-04), Am. Med. Ass'n Nat. Geog. Soc., Anthropol. Society. Washington. D. C. Author: Ill Effects of Rontgen Rays; Ding- nosis and Treatment of Herpes Zoster. Ad dress: 159 W. 49th St., N. Y. City.
ROBINSON, David C .:
Lawyer: b. N. Y. City, Jan. 3, 1846: S. Lucius and Eunice (Osborn) Robinson; grad. Union Coll., 1865 (holding Noit prize scholar- ship; graduating at head of class); m. El- mira, N. Y., June 17, 1875, Emma 1. De Voe; children : Lucins, Emma De Voe (now Mrs. F. V. Wyckoff). Conducted many im- portant litigations including those between the Erie and Lackawanna railroad systems, 1SS0-84 as council for the Erie R. R .: de. fense of Sam Park, labor leader, N. Y. Building Loan Banking Co. litigation and many others. Private sec. to Governor Rob- inson, 1877-50; mayor of Elmira 1591-93; mem. Gen. Assembly of N. Y. from Chemung Co .. 1908. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa Soc., 32º Mason. Amateur or. ganist of large experience. Club: Lawyers, National Arts. Address: Elmira, N. Y. ROBINSON, Douglas:
Capitalist: grad. Univ. of Oxford, 1:76; married Corinne Roosevelt : children: Corinne D., Monroe D .. Stewart D. Pres. and direc- tor Douglas Robinson, Charles S. Brown & Co., Douglas Land Co .; trustee Atlantic Mutual Ins. Co., Real Estate Trust Co .: di- rector Am. Ins. Co., Astor Nat. Bank. Realty Associates. Stuyvesant Real Estate Co. Clubs : University. Down Town, Church. Essex County, Country. Residence : Madison Av. Address: 100 Broadway, N. Y. City.
ROBINSON, Edward:
Museum official: h. Boston. Mass .. Nov. 1. 15 .: s. Edwin A. and Ellen (Coburn) Rob- inson: ed. Boston Latin Sch., grad. Harvard Univ., A.B., 1-79, Berlin Univ., Is -3 .5; Univ. of Aberdeen, Scotland. I.L.D., 1995; m. Bos. ton. Feb. 21, 15-1, Elizabeth, d. Samuel Gould of Boston; one son: Phillips Brooks, b. Ath- ens. Greece. Feb. 3. 1-2. Study and travel in Europe ISSISS, and at periods subsequent. ly. Curator of classical antiquities, Museum
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of Fine Arts, 1885-1902, director 1902-05; lec- turer on classical archaeology, Harvard Univ., 1893-94 and 1995.1902, honorary prof. Faculty of Fine Arts, Columbia Univ. since 1903. Ass't director Met. Museum of Art, N. Y. City, since 1906. V .- p. Archaeol. Inst. ot America; mem. Council of Am. Acad. cf Arts and Sciences; trustee Am. Acad, of Rome. Address: Metropolitan Museum of Art, N. Y. City.
ROBINSON, Edwin Arlington:
Author; b. Head Tide, Maine, Dec. 22, 1869; s. Edward and Mary Elizabeth ( Palmer ) Robinson; ed. Harvard Coll. Employed in U. S. Treasury Dep't, Port of N. Y. Author of books of verse: The Torrent and the Night Before, 1896; The Children of the Night, 1897; Captain Craig, 1902. Address : Care Charles Scribner's Sons, N. Y. City. ROBINSON, Garland P .:
Mech. eng'r; b. Danville, Va., Aug. 29, 1875; s. W. P. and Blanche R. (Sydnor) Robinson; ed. Danville Mil. Inst. and grad. Purdue Univ., B.S., 1897; m. Albany, N. Y., April 25, 1906, Elizabeth Jones Wadhams. Ass't mg'r Diamond Drill and Machine Co., Birdsboro, Pa., chief draftsman, Delaware & Hudson R. R. Co .; heating eng'r for State architect; insp. locomotive boilers for State of N. Y. Republican. Episcopalian.
Mem. Am. Soc. Mec. Eng'rs, Soc. Eng'rs of East- ern N. Y., Western R'y Club, Kappa Sigma fraternity, Tau Beta Pi fraternity (horor- ary. Recreation : Golf. Club: University ( Albany). Address: 8 Chestnut St., Albany, N. Y.
ROBINSON, George Brown:
Retired merchant; b. Kingston, R. I., March 16, 1842; s. George Brown and Julia ( Wells) Robinson; ed. in district school and Univ. Grammar School, Providence, R. 1 .; m. N. Y. City, Jan. 28, 1869, Lilla Bryan; children: Kate Bryan, b. 1870, George B., b. 1872, John Bryan, b. 1874, Lilla M., b. 1879, Frederick R., b. 1880, Julia M., b. 1882, Thomas W., b. 1884, Benjamin R., b. 1887. Attaché and sec. of Peruvian Legation in Washington, London and Paris, 1862-67; mer- chant in N. Y. City, 1sos-99. Veteran mem. 23d Reg't, Brooklyn, lieut. 23d Reg't in Gettysburg campaign in 1863. Independent Republican; Roman Catholic; pres. N. Y. Catholic Protectory since 1899 ( trustee from 1879). Mem. New England Soc. Club : Catholic. Address : Belford, N. Y.
ROBINSON, Hubbell:
Lawyer; b. Albany, N. Y., Sept. 14. 1874; s. William D. and Mary Louise ( Smith ) Robinson: ed. Albany, ( N. Y.) Acad .; grad. Union Coll., Schenectady. N. Y., Ph.B., 1.97; Albany ( N. Y.) Law Sch., 199; m. Sehenec- tady, Oct. 4, 1899, Marcia Johnson; one son: Hubbell, b. 1905. Att'y for Schenectady R'y Co. Mem. Alpha
Delta Phi fraternity. Union Chapter. Club: Mohawk Golf, (Sche- neetady. N. Y.). Address: 101 Seward Place, Schenectady, N. Y.
ROBINSON, James Harvey:
Prof. history in Columbia Univ .; b. Bloom- ington, Ill .. June 29, 1-63: s. James Harvey and Latricia Maria ( Drake) Robinson: ed. Harvard Univ., A.B., 1587. A.M., ISSS, and in German universities, receiving Ph. D. degree from Univ. of Freiburg, 1890; in. Bloomington,
Ill., Sept. 1, 1887, Grace Woodville Read. Lecturer ou European history, 1801, and as- sociate prof. history, 1892-95, Univ. of Par; prof. history Columbia Univ., since 1995; acting dean Barnard Coll., 1900; mem. Univ. Council. Columbia Univ., since 1900. Author : The German Bundesrath, 1991; Petrarch, the First Modern Scholar and Man of Letters (in collaboration with H. W. Rolfe), 1899: Intro- duction to the History of Western Europe, 1903; Readings in European History, 2 vol- umes, 1905; The Development of Modern Europe (in collaboration with C. A. Beard ), 2 volumes, 1907, Readings in Modern Euro- pean History (in collaboration with C. A. Beard), 2 volumes, 1908-09. One of editors of Translations and Reprints from the Origi- nal Sources of European History; one of editors, 1891-95 of Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. Club: Century. Address: 567 W. 113th St., N. Y. City.
ROBINSON, John Beverley:
Architect, deputy sup't of school buildings; b. Jamaica, L. I., June 10, 153; s. Henry Barclay and Caroline (Betts) Robinson; di- rect descendant of Col. Beverley Robinson, of Revolutionary fame; ed. Columbia Coll., class of 1873; special course Sch. of Mines; m. July 1, 1885, Elizabeth Deveiereux Umsted (descendant of Conn. families of Devereux and Johnson) ; children: Beverley, Devereux, Elizabeth Devereux. Practised as an archi- tect until 1897, and built New Mexico Sch. of Mines, St. Luke's Home, and many other buildings. Connected with architectural dep't of B'd of Ed'n since 1897. One of founders of Architectural League, pres. 1886-87. Author: Principles Architectural Composition,
many articles in Architectural Record. Engineering Magazine and other professional periodicals. Mem. Am. Inst. of Architects, Columbia Univ. Alumni Ass'n. Clubs: Ford- ham Field, Columbia Univ. Address: Board of Education, 500 Park Av., N. Y. City.
ROBINSON, John Kelly:
Manufacturer; b. Middlebury, Ohio, 1812: s. John C. and Margaret Robinson: ed. at Akron, Ohio; in. Middlebury, Ohio, Ist, Henrietta E. Barber; children: Margaret, Frances, Laura. John Kelly, Jr .. Eleanor. Director and treas. Ox Fibre Brush Co. and The Diamond Match Co .; director and v .- n. Butte County R. R., and National Coal Co. Address: Trinity Building, 111 Broadway, N. Y. City.
ROBINSON, John Marshall:
Conunodore U. S. N .: b. Syracuse. N. Y .. Nov. 12, 1:51; s. John C. (major gen. U. S. A.), and Sarah Maria ( Pease) Robinson : appt'd (at large) midshipman U. S. N .. June 23, 1969; grad. U. S. Naval Acad., May 31. 1:73: m. Norfolk, Va .. Oct. 21, 1-31. Annie Gertrude Harmanson: one daughter. Virginia Katherine, b. 1994. Promoted ensign July 16, 174; master. Jan. 2. INS1; lieut. (junior grade), Mar. 3. 1:53: Tient. Det. 13. 1; lieut. coind'r Mar. 3, 1999; comd'r Jan .. 1903: captain July. 6, 1907: retired as com- modore JJune 30, 1905. Served on Pensacola. Omaha and Saranac S. Pacific and N- Pacitic Stations, 157345; monitor Passaic. N. Atlantic Station. Jan. July, 176: Yantie. Palos, and Alert, Asiatic Station, 1870-79, Michigan,
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Northwestern Lakes, 1879-81; hydrographic
office, les1-82; Kearsarge N. Atlantic and European Stations, 1882-25; receiving ship Minnesota, N. Y. Harbor, 1330-87; insp. steel for new cruisers, Pittsburgh, les7.58; Rich- mond S. Atlantic Station, 1888-90; Atlanta Squadron of Evolution, 1590-91; Hydrographic Office, 1891-91; Yorktown, and Monocacy, Asiatic Station, 1894-97; Navy Yard, Wash- ington, 1897-08: comd'g converted yacht, Siren, June-Sept., 1898, on blockade of N. coast of Cuba; Navy Yard, Washington, 1898-99; Wil- mington, S. Atlantic and Asiatic Station, 1899-1902; U. S. Naval Observatory, 1902-01; commanding U. S. cruiser Cincinnati, 1905-07; from Aug. 27, 1907, comd'g U. S. S. Inde- pendence, Navy Yard, Mare Island, Calif. until retired. Mem. Aztec Club of 1317, Mil. Order Loyal Legion of U. S., Mil. Order Foreign of U. S. Clubs: Army and Navy (Washington, D. C.). Pittsburgh {Pitts- burgh, Pa.), Dobson, (Binghamton, N. Y.). Address: Care Navy Department, Washing- ton, D. C.
ROBINSON, Mary Huntting:
Physician; b. Southold, Suffolk Ce., N. Y., Feb. 15, 1875; d. James Richards and Mary Lydia (Forbes) Robinson; ed. in public schools of Elmira, one year at Elmira Coll., grad, Oswego State Normal and Training School, 1897, Cornell Univ. Med. Coll., N. Y. City, M. D., with honors, 1906. Taught school five and a half years after gradua- tion from Normal School; spent two years in Wyoming and Colorado. Since graduation from Cornell Medical Coll. has been practising medicine in Elmira, N. Y. Presbyterian. Mem. Chemung County Med. Ass'n, Am.
Med. Ass'n. direct descendant of Rev. John Robinson who sent over the Pilgrims, also of John Alden, the first man who stepped on Plymouth Rock and who figured in the courtship of Miles Standish ; one of ten children, two sisters and seven brothers, two of the brothers were also gradu- ates of Cornell Med. Coll. There are also four ministers in the family. Address: 505 16 Penn. Av., Elmira, N. Y.
ROBINSON, Myron Wilbur:
Real estate and insurance; b. N. Y. City Aug. 11, les1; s. J. M. and Carrie E. ( Hull) Robinson; ed. Phillips Exoter Aead., Colum- bia Sch., of Mines, N. Y. City, Yale Law Sch., New Haven; m. Moorestown, N. J. July 14, 1903, Florence Lamb. Engaged in extensive real estate and insurance business, director Am. Grass Twine Co .; v.p. and director Cosio Cigar Co .; agent North River German - American. Phoenix
of London Northern of London, and Boston Ins. Co.'s. Has traveled in all parts of U. S. and Eu- rope for pleasure. Mom. B'd of Frecholders of Bergen Co., N. J. Republican. Presby- terian. Mem. Sigma Chi. Clubs: Under- writers, AAmerican Kennel, Book and Gavel ( Yale) : Englewood Field. Residence: Engle- wood, N. J. AAddress: 95 William St., and 377 Broadway, N. Y. City.
ROBINSON, Nelson Lemuel:
Lawyer; b. Morley, N. Y., July 17, 1857; s. George and Cordelia Victoria (Buck) Rob- inson; ed. St. Lawrence Univ., B.A., 1> .. M.A., 1so, Harvard Coll., B.A., ISAl; Harvard Law School: m. Ist, Canton. N. Y .. April 6. 1882, Clara Weaver (died Oct. 2, 1905) : 2d,
Lexington, Ky., June 25, 1907, Maude Rich" mond Henderson; children: Ethel, Georg-, Marjory, Ernest Leffert. Engaged in prac tice N. Y. City, now partner in law firm .i Robinson, Allen & Hoy. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Harvard Law School Ass'n, Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Trustee St.
Lawrence Univ. Clubs: Harvard, St. Lawrence. Country residence : Canton, N. Y. Residence: 381 Central Park West, Address: 60 Wall St., N. Y. City.
ROBINSON, Oscar D .:
Principal Albany High Sch .; b. Cornish, N. H .; s. Williams D. and Mary Z. (Cle- ment ) Robinson; ed. Kimball Union Acad., Meriden, N. H. and at Dartmouth Coll., A.B., 1869, A.M., 1873, Ph.D., les7; m. Madi- son, Wis., Aug. 4, 1570, Jennie M. Rowali; one daughter, Mary C. Entered Albany High Sch., as prof. Latin and Greek, Sepi. 1st0; became principal of the school, lesc. Enlisted as private in 9th N. H. Vol. Inf .. July, 1862; served till close of war; pro- moted 2d lieut., 1st lieut., adjutant, capt. Was in battles of South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Vicksburg, Jackson, Wilder- ness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Cold Har. bor, and battles about Petersburg closing with surrender of Appomattox, served the entire ime in the 9th Army Corps. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Nat. Educational Ass'n. Head-masters Ass'n of U. S., Com- mittee of Ten, Nat. Edn'l Ass'n, Phi Beta Kappa, Post 63, G. A. R., Loyal Legion ( N. Y. Commandery). Recreation: Bass fish- ing. Club: University. Address: 501 State St., Albany, N. Y.
ROBINSON, Otis Hall:
Prof. natural philosophy, Univ of Roches- ter; b. Phelps, N. Y., Dec. 3. 1:35; s. Robert and Sally ( Hall) Robinson; ed. Univ. of Rochester, A.B., 1861, A.M., 1:64; summer course in astronomy. Harvard Coll. Ob-
servatory, 1$75, Ph.D., Ottawa, 1:01: 1.
Rochester, N. Y., Aug. 15, 169; Sarah E. Northrop, d. N. B. Northrop: children : Louise N., Flora N., (now Mrs. Heath ). Mabel Spent early life on father's farm and in country schools in Wayne County, N. Y. ; prepared for college at New- ark Union School and Rochester Collegiate Inst. Taught in country and village schools. 1:53 37; student Univ. of Rochester. 1857-61: taught in Rochester Collegiate Inst. and read law, 1861-63: lawyer, Rochester. N. Y .. 1863-65; tutor in mathematics Univ. of Ro- chester, 1964-67; ass't prof. 1807-69; prof. mathematics, 1969 84; prof. mathematics and natural philosophy. lsst-91; prof. natural philosophy, 1591.1903; resigned 1903; emeritus prof. natural philosophy, since 1903. Taugh! also in Univ. of Rochester, English. Latin. and history occasionally, 1-6545, and astron- omy regularly. Ne-108. Librarian Univ. of Rochester, Lord, Was seet by the U. s Naval Observatory with a party to Wyoming Territory to observe the solar eclipse in 1STS. Traveled five months in Europe. 1sh and three months on Pacific Coast. J'ai. Has contributed to periodicals several articles on scientific subjects, and on library adminis tration, also three articles to the Govern. ment Report on Libraries in the P. $ 15: Republican : Baptist: deacon in Baptist Church, 1974.01. Follow .1. . 1. . 1. S .: mein.
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ROBINSON, Roy M .:
Lawyer; b. Winfield, Kan., Dec. 4, 1875; s. Martin Luther and Amanda Gertrude ( Martin) Robinson; grad. Univ. of Kansas, A.B., 1897, Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1900; m. Englewood, N. J., April 25, 1905, Mary Sabina Stockman; one daughter, Sabina Mary, b. 1908. Admitted to bar 1900; as- sociated with law firm of Murray & Hodge. Republican; mem. Exec. Com. Judiciary Nominators, 1906. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. Recrea- tion: Tennis. Clubs: Republican, Engle- wood Field, Englewood City. Address : 5 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
ROBINSON, Sanford:
Lawyer; b. North Adams, Mass., July 8, 1873; Arthur and Clara ( Sanford) Robinson ; grad. Williams Coll., B.A., 1896; Harvard Law Sch., LL.B., 1900; unmarried. Mem. firm of Cary & Robinson, attorneys. Director United Copper Co. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon, Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Williams Alumni Ass'n. Recrea- tions: Automobiling, camping. Clubs : Har- vard, Lambs, Larchmont Yacht. Address : 59 Wall St., N. Y. City.
ROBINSON, Wilhelmus Bogart:
Physician; b. N. Y. City, Nov 26, 1839; s. Hon. Lander Van Ess and Katherine Rut- gers (Conger) Robinson; ed. Mountain Inst., Haverstraw, N. Y., M'Ile Du Vergnet's French School, N. Y. City, Yonkers (N. Y.) Mil. Inst., Nyack (N. Y.) Acad., N. Y. Homeopathic Med. Coll., M.D., 1888;
Hoboken, N. J., Dec. 12, 1955, Mary E. Walk- er, of Matteawan, N. Y .; children: Wilhelmus Bogart, Jr., b. Oct. 15, les, Mary Curley, b. Feb. 2. 1SES, Leander Van Ess, b. Sept. 2, 1589, George Walker, b. March 6, 1891, Katharine Rutgers, b. July 2, 1892. Engaged in practice at Shelburne Falls, Mass., Ises- 93, Brunswick, Ga., 1894-95, Brooklyn, N. Y., since 1806. Mem. Co. B, 4th Reg't N. J., 1880-87, Ist lieut. Co. L, 149 Reg't, N. Y., 1895. Democrat. Presbyterian. Mem. Am. Inst. Homeopathy, Mass. State Med. Soc. Director Knights of Pythias Temple. Ad- dress : 261 Crescent St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
ROBINSON, William Albert:
Clergyman; b. Morristown, Vt., Feb. 21, 1840; s. Rev. Septimius and Semantha (Washburn) Robinson: ed. People Acad., Morrisville, Vt .; grad. Middlebury Coll., 1862, D.D. (honorary), Is5, Bangor Theol. Sem .. 1865; m. Morrisville, Vt., Sept., 1862, Ley Camp Swift; children: Emily M. (m. Pro- fessor E. N. Coleman, July, 1890), Henry Swift (died March 16, 1876, aged 11). Pastor Congregational Church. Barton. Vt., 1865-71. Cong'l Ch., Homer, N. Y., 1871-92; pastor First Cong'l Ch. of Middletown, N. Y., 1992- 1901. First Congregational Ch., Poughkeep. sie. N Y .. 1904-05, Geddes Congel Ch., Svra- cuse. N. Y., since Sept. 1. 1915. Mem. Con- stitutional Convention of Vt., 1870. Served as mem. of Vt. State B'd of Ei'n, 1s6 -71: pres. Ilomer B'd of Ed'n for 19 years. In 1501 was delegate from the Nat Council of Cong'l Churches to Internat. Cong'l Council that met in London, England: in 19 was one of a committee appt'd by the Nat. Council to visit England in interests of Cong'l fel
lowship; trustee of N. Y. Home Missionary Soc., 24 years, pres. 12 years ( declined further election, 1896) ; since 1:90, corporate mem. Am. B'd of Comm'rs of Foreign Mis- sions. Republican. Mem. Central Iss'n of Cong'l Ministers, and Churches in N. Y .; Triune Lodge, F'. and A. M., Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Club: Central Congregational (Syra- cuse ). Address: 608 Willis Av., Syracuse, N. Y.
ROBINSON, Winifred Josephine:
Instr. in biology, Vassar Coll .; b. Johns- town, Berry Co., Mich., Oct. 17, 167; d. Walter J. and Pamelia ( Wheelock ) Robin- son ; ed. Battle Creek ( Mich.) public schools; grad. Mich. State Normal Coll. ( Normal News oratorical prize ), 1892, Mich. Univ., B.S., B.Ph., 1899, Columbia Univ., M.A .. 1904. Instr. Mich. State Normal Coll., 193-95, Vassar Coll. since 1895. Mem. A. 1. 1. S., Am. Soc. Naturalists, Torrey Botanical Club, Alpha Phi fraternity. Club: Women's Uni- versity ( Poughkeepsie ). Address : Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
ROBITZEK, Harry:
Lawyer; b. Feb. 21, 1883; s. Emil and Jennie ( Hecht) Robitzek; grad. Columbia Inst .; Columbia Coll., A.B., N. Y. Univ. Law School, LL.B .; unmarried. Engaged in prac- tice of law from graduation; att y and sec. Taxpayers' Alliance, Borough of the Bronx; vice-pres. Vyse Estate Property Owners Ass'n. Has traveled over Europe, the United States and Canada several times, also West Indies. Mem. North Side B'd of Trade, 23d Ward Property Owners Ass'n, Sec. G. Robit- zek & Bro., Inc., coal dealers, 136th St. and Rider Av. Att'y for the Italian Club and Italian Ice Mif'g Co. Mem. Albion Lodge, 29, F. and A. M. Residence: $30 N. 163d St., Bronx. Address : 132 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
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