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BAKER, STEPHEN
Banker; b. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Aug. 12, 1859; mar- ried. Pres. and dir. Bank of the Manhattan Co., Bank of the Metropolis; dir.' Astor Trust Co., Bank of Long Island, Bankers Trust Co., Barker Chem. Co., N. Y. Clearing House Bld'g Co., Port Inglis Terminal Co .; trustee Bowery Savings Bank; trustee Columbia Univ., St. Luke's Hosp .; dir. N. Y. City Mission Soc .; sec. and treas. United Charities. Clubs: Union, Union League, N. Y. Yacht. Residence: 8 E. 75th St. Address: 40 Wall St., N. Y. City.
BAKER, THOMAS O.
Educator; b. New Paris, O., Dec. 31, 1859; s. Thomas and Margaret Baker; grad, Lebanon Univ., Ohio, A.B., 1886 (Ph.D., 1896) ; Ph.D., N. Y. Univ., 1896; m. Knox- ville, Tenn., 1887, Carlotta Washburn. Sup't of schools, Durango, Col., 1888-1894; prin. Yonkers High Sch., 1895-1901; prin. Public Sch. No. 128, Brooklyn, N. Y., from 1901; now prin. P. S. 44, Brooklyn. Ex-pres. Westchester County Teachers' Ass'n, Society Doctors of Pedagogy, N. Y. Edn'l Council; pres. Brooklyn Teachers' Ass'n, 1908; pres. N. Y. Schoolmasters Club, 1912-1913. Royal Arch Mason, past comd'r Knights Templar, Shriner, mem. Ohio Soc. of N. Y. Recreations: Rowing, bowling. Clubs: University (Brooklyn), Schoolmasters (pres.), asso. mem. G.A.R. Address: 437 Hancock St .. Brooklyn, N. Y.
BAKER, WENDELL
Broker; b. N. Y. City, Oct. 19, 1862; prep. ed'n at St. Mark's Sch., Southboro, Mass .; grad. Harvard, 1886; was interested in athletics at Harvard, making many college and world records in running, some of which he still holds. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon, Hasty Pudding and A. D. clubs of Harvard Univ .; m. Jan. 1, 1900, Jeanne J. Held, of N. Y. City. Member of the firm Bond and Goodwin, bankers and brokers. Residence: 54 W. 12th St. Address: 111 Broadway, N. Y. City.
BAKER, WILLIAM A.
Physician; b. Bloomingburgh, N. Y., Dec. 22, 1858; s. James I. (M.D.) and Mary A. (Mills) Baker; ed. Brooklyn Publie Sch. 26; Cornell Univ., B.S., 1880; Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Columbia), M.D., 1885; m. N. Y. City, April 19, 1890, Mary E. Blamire. Engaged in gen. practice of medicine since 1885. Health officer, town of Islip, Suffolk Co., N. Y., continuously since 1890. In- dependent Republican. Presby'n. Mem. Suffolk Co. Med. Soc., N. Y. State Med. Soc., Associated Physicians of L. I. Address: Islip, L. I., N. Y.
BAKER, WILLIAM EDGAR
Engineer; b. Springfield, Mass., Oct. 18, 1856; s. Henry Martyn and Susan Virginia (Barnes) Baker; grad. Lafayette Coll., C.E., 1877; m. Holyoke, Mass., Feb. 20, 1884, Harriet Estelle Griffin; children: William Edgar, b. 1885; Phœbe, b. 1886; Eugenia, b. 1893; Char- lotte Sanford, b. 1895; Alan, b. 1889. Engaged in gen. eng'ring practice since 1877; on reconnaissance Can- adian Pacific R'y, 1881-1882; chief eng'r Internat .- Great Northern R'y, 1884-1888; gen. mg'r and chief eng'r Columbia Intramural R.R., 1893-1894 (first use of third rail); gen. mg'r and chief eng'r Met. West Side Elevated R.R., Chicago, 1894-1899; gen. sup't Manhat- tan Elevated R'y, N. Y. City, 1899-1902; now senior mem. W. E. Baker & Co., consulting eng'rs. Indepen- dent in politics. Presby'n. Mem. Am. Soc. Civ. Eng'rs, Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs, Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs, Am. Museum Natural History. Trustee Lafayette Coli. Recreation: - Country life. Club: Engineers. Resi- dence: Norfolk, Conn. Address: 105 W. 10th St., N. Y. City.
BAKER, WILLIAM F.
City official; former police comm'r; appt'd civil serv- ice comm'r Feb. 1, 1905, to succeed Bird S. Coler, who resigned. For a numebr of years private see. to Mr. Coler, being associated with him in that capacity dur- ing Mr. Coler's term as comptroller; appt'd police comm'r 1910; resigned Oct. 20, 1910. Democrat; has for some years been active in politics. Address: 450 Greene Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
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BALCH, JOSEPH
Banker; b. Providence, R. I., 1860; s. Joseph P. and Laura T. (Field) Balch; ed. private schs., Providence; m. Providence, 1885; one son; Joseph, Jr., b. 1890. Con- nected with Providence Inst'n for Savings, 27 years; nat. bank examiner, 1904-1913. V .- p. Brooks Audit Co. Served in City Council, Providence, since 1900; pres. Common Council, 4 years; now Alderman. Republican; Unitarian. Mem. S. A. R. (pres. 1912). Comm'r of Providence City Hosp. Clubs: Hope, West Side. Resi- dence: 270 Benefit St. Address: 914 Turke Head Bld'g, Providence, R. I., and 60 Wall St., N. Y. City.
BALDWIN, EDWARD R.
Physician; b. Bethel, Conn., Sept. 8. 1864; s. Elijah C. and Frances M. (Hatchinson) Baldwin; ed. New Haven High Sch., Yale Med. Sch., 1890; m. Cheshire, Conn., June 1, 1895, Mary C. Ives: one son, Henry Ives, b. 1897. Especially active in study of tuberculosis. Presby'n. Mem. County, State and Nat. Med. Ass'ns. Pres. B'd of Trustees Reception Hosp. and Gen. Hosp. of Saranac Lake. Ass't dir. Saranac Laboratory. Ad- dress: Saranac Lake, N. Y.
BALDWIN, ELBERT FRANCIS
Editor; b. Cleveland, Ohio, March 10, 1857; s. Eibert Irving and Jeannette (Sterling) Baldwin; grad. Will- iams Coll., A.B., 1884; A.M., 1887; also a student at Univ. of Berlin; m. Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 23, 1892, Mary, d. U. S. Senator William D. and Elizabeth (Muzzy) Washburn. Editor on staff of the Independent (N. Y. City), 1899-1892; N. Y. Mail and Express, 1892- 1893; The Outlook since 1893. Clubs: University, City, Century, Arts, Metropolitan (Washington), Country (Lakewood, N. J.). Residence: Lakewood, N. J., and Livermore, Me. Address: 287 4th Av., N. Y. City.
BALDWIN, EVELYN BRIGGS
Arctic explorer; b. Springfield, Mo., July 22, 1862; s. Lieut .- Col. Eiias Briggs Baldwin, 8th Mo. Cav., U. S. V .; lived on parents' farm in lowa, 1865-1868; on Kansas farm, 1869-1880; grad. Northwestern Coll., Nap- erville, Ill. Taught dist school; traveled in Europe on bicycle 1885-1886; principal of high school and sup't city schools in Kansas 1887-1891; observer U. S. Weather Bureau, 1892-1900; inspector at large, U. S. Weather Bureau. Meteorologist Peary's N. Greenland Expedition, 1893-1894; went to Andree Balloon Station. Spitzbergen, hoping to join Andree, 1897, but arrived a few days too late; meteorologist and second in com- mand, Wellman Polar Expedition
to Franz-Josef Land, 1898-1899; built and named Fort Mckinley, dis- covered and explored Graham Land, 1899; organized, 1901, and commanded Baldwin-Ziegler Polar Expedi- tion, establishing four depots of supplies from south to north coast of Franz-Josef Land, as basis for pro- posed dash to the North Pole, and three safety sta- tions on northeast coast of Greenland for use on re- turn march. Author: Search for the North Pole; contributor to Government publications of Meteorol. Reports of the North Greenland Expedition. Meteoroi. Reports and Auroral Observations in Franz-Josef Land and other meteorol. papers. Lecturer. Mem. Nat. Geog. Soc., N. Y. Geneal. and Biog. Soc., L. I. Hist. Soc. Mason, 32°, Knight Templar; mein. Mystic Shrine. Club: N. Y. Yacht. Address: 37 W. 44th St., N. Y. City.
BALDWIN, FRANCIS EVERETT
Manufacturer, lawyer; b. Otego, N. Y., Aug. 30, 1856; s. John J. and Sally M. (Beardslee) Baldwin; ed. common school and academy, Onconta, N. Y .; m. Elmira, N. Y., May 7, 1882, Anna E. Grandin; chil-, dren: Lena Grandin, b. 1883; Ethel, b. 1889. Prac- tised law at Eimira, N. Y., withi brother, 20 years, in firm of Baldwin & Baidwin; since July, 1902, in charge of Thatcher Mf'g Co. (of which is now pres.) and actively engaged in manufacturing. Prohibitionist. Chm'n State Com. of Prohibition Party N. Y. State, 1889-1893; mem. Prohibition Exec. Com. since 1886: candidate for governor, 1894. Pres. Nat. Total Ab- stinence League. Methodist. Clubs: Nat. Arts (N Y. City), Century (Elmira, N. Y.), Potsdam (Potsdam. N. Y.). Residence: 670 Euclid Av. Address 108 State St., Elmira, N. Y.
N BALDWIN, HELEN
Physician; b. Canterbury, Conn., Nov. 14, 1865; d. Elijah (M.D.) and Sarah Harris (Mathewson) Bald-
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win; ed. Thayer Acad., Braintree, Mass .; Wellesley Coll., A.B., 1888; Mich. Univ. Med. Coii., 1889-1890; Woman's Med. Coll., N. Y. Infirmary, M.D., 1892; sp'i courses Johns Hopkins Med. Coll., Baltimore, 1893-1894. Resident physician, Philadelphia City Hosp., 1894-1895; attending physician, N. Y. Infirmary for Women and Children. Mem. Acad. of Medicine, Amer. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. County Med. Soc .; pres. Women's Med. Ass'n, N. Y. City, 1907. Address: 39 E. 31st St., N. Y. City.
V BALDWIN, HENRY DE FOREST
Lawyer; b. Clinton, Ia., Nov. 7, 1862; s. Simeon and Mary (Marven) Baldwin; ed. Yale Univ., A.B., Colum- bia Univ., LL.B .; Berlin and Heidelberg Univs .; m. Sept. 4, 1890, Jessie Pinney; children: Dorothea, b. 1891; Marian, b. 1892; Sherman, b. 1897; Eleanor, b. 1904. Has practised law in N. Y. City from gradu- ation; ass't corp'n counsel N. Y. City, 1895-1898; now mem. firm Lord, Day & Lord, lawyers. Pres. and dir. Queens County Water Co .; dir. Standard Rolier Bear- ing Co. Democrat. Chm'n B'd of Trustees, People's Inst. Fusion candidate for Justice Supreme Court,
1911. Recreation: Yachting. Ciubs: Century, Uni- versity, Down Town, MacDowell, Reform. Residence: 133 E. 65th St. Address: 49 Wail St., N. Y. City.
BALDWIN, JAMES
Author, educator; b. Hamilton Co., Ind., Dec. 15, 1841; s. Isaac and Sarah ' (Ciayton) Baldwin; ed. at home and in dist. schs; hon. Ph.D., De Pauw Univ., 1885; m. 1864, Mary S. Taylor. Taught in dist. schs., Hamilton Co., Ind., 1865-1868; sup't graded schs. in four Indiana cities, 1869-1887; entered edn'l dep't Harper & Brothers, N. Y. City, 1887; ass't editor of Harpers' periodicals, 1890-1893; since 1893 of cditoriai dep't Am. Book Co. Author: Story of Siegfried; Story of Roiand; Book Lover; Story of the Golden Age; Horse Fair; Guide to Systematic Readings in the Encyclopædia Britannica; Old Greek Storics; Fairy Stories and Fables; Fifty Famous Stories; Old Stor- ies of the East; Four Great Americans; Barnes' Ele- mentary History of the United States; Discovery of the Oid Northwest; Conquest of the Oid Northwest; Harper's Readers (5 vols.); Baidwin's Readers (8 vois.); Industrial Primary "Arithmetic; Six Centuries of English Poetry; Book of Elegies; Wonder Book of Horses; Abraham Lincoln-a True Life; Hero Tales Toid in School; The Golden Fleece; An American Book of Golden Deeds; Stories of the King; The Sampo, etc .; edited or assisted in making of half of sch. readers used in U. S .; over 20,000,000 copies of his work have been sold. Address: 100 Washington Sq., N. Y. City.
BALDWIN, JAMES MARK
Educator, author; b. Columbia, S. C., Jan. 12, 1861; s. Cyrus Hull and Lydia Eunice (Ford) Baidwin; grad. Princeton Univ., A.B., 1884, A.M., Ph.D., 1887; honorary D.Sc., Oxford Univ., 1899, and Geneva, Swit- zeriand, 1909, LL.D., Glasgow Univ. and Univ. of S. C .; m. Princeton, N. J., Nov. 22, 1887, Helen Hayes Green; children: Heien G., b. 1889; Elizabeth F., b. 1891. Prof. philosophy and psychology, Lake Forest Univ., 1887-1889; Toronto Univ., 1890-1893; Princeton Univ., 1893-1903; Johns Hopkins Univ., 1903-1908; Nat. Univ. of Mexico since 1908; lecturer for Foi et Vie, 1911, and for Comité France-Amérique, Paris, 1913; lecturer during summer sessions, various years in Univs. of Chicago and Caiif. Founder and editor
Psychologicai Review, 1893-1908. Republican. Pres. Internat. Psychol. Congress, 1909-1913; mem. British and Italian Socioi. Socs., Dutch and Belgian Peda- gogical Socs., Internat. Inst. of Sociology (v .- p. 1909), Am. Philos. Soc., Am. Psychol. Ass'n (pres. 1906), Gold Medalist Royal Acad. of Denmark; mem. Aris- totellan Soc. of London and Inst. of France. Recre- , ations: Golf, horseback riding, duck shooting. Clubs: Chevy Chase (Wash., D. C.), Am. Untys., Royal Socs. (London), France-Amérique (Paris). Address: Care . Harris, Forbes & Co., 56 William St., N. Y. City.
&BALDWIN, JARED GROVER, JR.
Retired lawyer; b. N. Y. City; s. Jared Grover and Susan (Theall) Baldwin; ed. private schs. in N. Y. City; grad. Columbia Coll., A.B., A.M., LL.B from Columbia Law Sch .; m. Maud, d. George L. Whitman; one son: Alfred Whitman .. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Sons of Revolution, Deita Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: Metropolitan, Union League, Columbia University. Address: 145 W. 58th St., N. Y. City.
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BALDWIN, JOSEPH CLARK, JR.
Merchant; b. N. Y. City, April 23, 1871; s. Joseph Clark and Emma Jane (Mood) Baldwin; ed. St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N. H., followed by three years' study in Europe; m. Mamaroneck, N. Y., April 15, 1896.
Fanny Taylor; children: Joseph C., 3d, Fanny Tayior, Cynthia Bradley, Alexander Tayior, Phyllis, Priscilia, Peter, Jane, Dan. V .- p., treas. and dir. Am. Dye- wood Co .; pres. and dir. Compagnie Hatienne, and of the Gen. Colors Co .; dir. N. Y. Tanning Extract Co., Argentine Quebracho Co .; v .- p., treas. and dir. United Dyewood Co., dir. Washington Trust Co., Texas Pa- cific Coal Co., N. Y. Paraguay Co. Republican; Epis- copalian. Served four years in Squadron A. N. Y. City. Comm'r N. Y. State B'd of Charities, 9th Ju- dicial Dist. Recreation: Farming. Clubs: Down Town Ass'n, Brook, Union League (N. Y. City), Union (Bos- ton), Sieepy Hoilow Country, Republican. Residence: Mt. Kisco, Westchester Co., N. Y. Address: 80 Maiden Lane, N. Y. City.
Y BALDWIN, LE ROY WILBUR
Banker; b. Rutland, Vt., Oct. 31, 1864; s. Warner H. and Mary Olive (Hatch) Baldwin; ed. schs. of Rut- land, Vt .; m. N. Y. City, Oct. 10, 1889, Ettie Luciie Field; one d., Ettie Luciie. Pres. and dir. Empire Trust Co .; dir. Ann Arbor R. R. Co., Denver & Salt Lake R. R. Co., Garden City Estates, Union Ferry Co. of N. Y. and Brooklyn, Wis. Central R'y Co .; dir. Monmouth County Horse Show Ass'n. Ciubs: Metro- politan, Turf and Field, Riding, Midday, Rumson Country, Sleepy Hollow Country, Recess. Residence: 8 E. 70th St. Address: 42 Broadway, N. Y. City.
N BALDWIN, ROGER S.
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Nov. 26, 1873; s. Simeon and Mary S. (Marvin) Baldwin; grad. Yale Univ., A.B., 1895; LL.B., 1897; N. Y. Univ., M.L., 1900; m. Wood- stock, Vt., Aug. 23, 1904, Mary Catherine Vail; one d., Catherine Vail, b. Aug. 27, 1906. Mem. law firm Bald- win & Hutchins. Dir. Union Typewriter Co., Com- merciai Newspaper Co., Richard Hudnut, Standard Mortgage Co. Ex-mem. Squadron A, N.G.N.Y. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Psi Upsilon fraternity. Clubs: University, Greenwich Country, Yale, Lawyers. Resi- (lence: Greenwich, Conn. Address: 27 Pine St., N. Y. City.
v BALDWIN, STEPHEN C.
Lawyer; b. China, May 21, 1864; s. Rev. Stephen L. and Esther E. (Jerman) Baldwin; ed. Boston Latin Sch., Centenary Collegiate Inst., Hackettstown, N. J., and private tutor; m. N. Y. City, Sept. 22, 1892, Edith H. Finch; children: Faith, b. 1894; Esther, b. 1901. Studied law in office of David D. Field, now engaged as triai counsel in courts. Mason, Elk. Ciubs: Re- publican, City, Brooklyn, Crescent, Nassau Country, Shelter Island Yacht, Manhattan Manor Country. Ad- dress: 190 Montague St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
BALDWIN, WILLIAM DELAVAN
Pres. Otis Elevator Co .; b. Auburn, N. Y., Sept. 5, 1856; s. Lovewell H. Baldwin; ed. public schs., Au- burn, N. Y .; m. N. Y. City, 1881, Helen R. Sullivan; children: Martin S. (Yale, 1905), Deiavan M., Louise, Runyon, Roland. At age of 15 entered employ of D. M. Osborne & Co., Auburn, N. Y .; had charge of Eu- ropean branch of their business, 1878-1883; became stockholder and treas. Otis Bros. & Co .; organized, 1898, Otis Elevator Co., of which is now pres. Dir. Lincoln Trust Co., Home Ins. Co. Mem. Chamber of Commerce, N. Y. Geog. Soc. Clubs: Union League, Lawyers, Engineers, Racquet and Tennis. Nat. Arts. Adirondack League. Residence: 175 W. 58th St., N. Y. City.
NBALDWIN, WILLIAM WOODWARD
Lawyer; b. Baltimore, Md., June 23, 1862: s. Sum- merfield and Franees (Cugle) Baldwin: grad. Phillips Exeter Acad., 18S2; Harvard Univ., A.B., 1SS6; Mary- land Univ. (Law Sch.), LL.B., 1SSS; m. Beriin, Ger- many, 1895; Katherine Willard; one s., Summerfield. 3d., b. 1897. Engaged in practise of law since 1SSS; mem. firm Baldwin & Baldwin. Visited Europe in 1895. (Was 3d ass't sec. of State of U. S. (2d ad- ministration of Grover Cleveland); pres. Maryland Soc. of N. Y., 1901-1904. Democrat. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Maryland Soc. of N. Y .. Civil Service Reform Ass'n, Maryland Hist. Soc., Institute of 1776. Trustec Briarcliffe Cong'i Ch. of Briarcliffe Manor, N.
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Cluhs: Knickerbocker, Harvard, Warren. Reform,
Hasty Pudding. Address: 2 Rector st., N. Y. City.
BALL, ALBERT
Professor of physics; b. July 14, 1873; s. Miio and Eliza DeEtte (Southworth) Bail; od. Fredonia State Normal and Training Sch., 1894; Cornell Univ .. A.B., 1901; m. Wellsville, N. Y., Dec. 22, 1902. Mabel H. Brown; children: Gladys Elizabeth, b. 1904: Kather- inc Virginia, b. 1909. Prin. Belmont High Sch. 1895; instr. physics. Pratt Inst., 1901-1905: Cooper Union, N. Y., 1905-1907; ass't prof., Cooper Union. 1907-1911. prof. in charge of Dep't of Physics. Cooper Union.
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1 BALL, DAVID C.
Cotton dealer, mfg chemist; b. St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 22, 1857; s. Spencer J. V. and Maria Louise (Spears) Ball (father of Va. and mother of Ky.); ed. public and high schs., St. Louis; m. St. Louis, Jan. 27, 1892, Nellie Boeck; one son, David Spencer, b. Oct.18, 1892. Clerk St. Louis Mercantile Library, 1875-1878; traveled 1879-1880; in cotton comm'n business in St. Louis, 1880-1898. Was dir. St. Louis Merchants' Exchange several years, also of St. Louis Coton Exchange (pres. 1894-1895); organized and established 1895, what bc- came known as the Round Bale of Cotton movement, pres. of same until it became Am. Cotton Co. of N. Y. of which was gen. mg'r and executive; moved to N. Y. City, 1898; retired from active control of the business, 1901; became interested with other bond- holders, 1903, in reorganization of Mohican Springs property; also in mfg chemicals; pres. and dir. Ball- Warren Comm'n Co. of St. Louis, and of Mohican Springs of N. Y., treas. and dir. Oakley Chemical Co. of N. Y. ' Republican; Unitarian. Mem. Washing- ton Univ. Ass'n, St. Louis; St. Louis Acad. Science. Dir. St. Louis Y. M. C. A., 1880-1900; St. Louis Museum of Fine Arts and of St. Louis Mercantile Library, several years. Wrote numerous pamphlets on cotton baling and handling systems, also on factory methods. Mem. Southern Soc. of N. Y., Ass'n for Protection of Adirondacks, Municipal Art Soc., etc. Recreations: Books, music; has camp on Raquette Lake, Adiron- dacks. Residence: Spuyten Duyvil. Address :. 22 Thames St., N. Y. City.
BALL, HOWARD J.
Railway official; b. Philadelphia, Pa., May 23, 1852. Entered r'y service as office boy with Cattawissa R. R., in 1863, and after holding intermediate positions became traveling passenger ag't for N. Y., Lake Erie & Western R. R. at Philadelphia, 1873-1886; division passenger ag't same road, at Elmira, N. Y., 1886-1887; gen. Western passenger ag't Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R. R., at Buffalo, N. Y., 1887-1899; Eastern
passenger ag't, at N. Y. City, 1899-1910, when retired. BAMFORD, WILLIAM BROKAW Address: 111 Hughes Av., Buffalo, N. Y.
BALL, LE ROY D., JR.
Lawyer; b. Tallahassee. Fla., Dec. 17, 1875; s. Le Roy D. and Ella (Lane) Baii; grad. Yale Univ., LL.B., 1895. Admitted to bar N. Y. City, 1897; ass't corp'n counsel of N. Y., 1903-1904, now engaged in private practise. Republican; Presby'n. Mem. Soc. Med. Juris- prudence. Clubs: Yale, West Side Republican. Ad- dress: 290 Broadway, N. Y. City.
BALL, OGILVIE DE V.
Physician; b. Schuyler Lake, N. Y .; s. Joseph S. and Mary (Ogilvie) Ball; grad. Hartwick Sem., 1859; Co- lumbia Med. Col. P. and S., 1867; Union Coll., A.M., 1876; m. 1869, Ida Van Derzee; one d., Fanny De V., b. 1874. In practise of medicine since graduation; consulting physician to St. Peters' Hosp. Enlisted in army, 1861; 3d N. Y. Vol. Light Arty, 1862; 2d lieut., 1863; 1st lieut., 1864, and q. m., 1864-1865. Republican. Ex-pres. Otsego County Med. Soc., Albany County Med. Soc .; mem. and ex-treas. Med. Soc. State N. Y,; mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, A.A.A.S., Mil. Order Loyal Legion. Clubs: Republican, University. Address: 691 Broadway, Albany, N. Y.
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Lawyer; b. Portsmouth, Ohio, Sept. 27, 1874; s. Madison H. Ball and Susanna ( Warfield) Ball; grad. Univ. of Wis., B.A., 1895; Columbia Univ., LL.B., 1898; m. Oct., 1908, Joan Kouwenhoven, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Clubs: Columbia Uni- versity, Englewood Country, Railroad, Manhattan. Address: 170 Broadway, N. Y. City. 6
BALLARD, GEORGE GREY
Clergyman; b. Downpatrick, Ireland, July 7, 1842; s. Rev. Thomas Ballard and Ann (Woods) Ballard (d. Capt. John Woods, of the Enniskillen Dragoons; niece of Col. George Grey, slain in scaling the walls of Badajos, 1812, and cousin of Sir George Grey, Bart., late gov. Cape Colony and New Zealand); grad. Trinity Coll., Dublin, Ireland, B.A., 1877; m. Dublin, Ireland, Aug. 6, 1867, Mary Parsons; 2d, Toronto, Can., Sept. 24, 1879, Caroline Boomer; children: Anna Woods (M.A., Toronto); William Robert, architect; Eva Charlotte, George Grey, Jr., Chesmer. Ordered deacon, 1876, by Bishop of Derry, Ireland, and ordain- ed priest, 1877, by the archbishop of Armagh; incum- bent of Annaghmore, Ireland, 1870-1878, in Ch. of Ireland; rector of St. Thomas', Ont., 1878-1885, and Pro-Cathedral, London, Ont., 1885-1886, in Ch. of Eng- land; ass't rector and rector St. John's Episcopal Ch.,
Buffalo, N. Y., 1886-1906. Formerly examining chap- lain to bishop of Western N. Y., and lecturer in De Lancey Divinity Sch. of Diocese of Western N. Y. Address: 120 W. 103d St., N. Y. City.
BALLIET, THOMAS M.
Educator; b. Mar. 1, 1852; s. Nathan and Sarah Baliiet; ed. Franklin and Marshall Coll., and at Yale; studied subsequently at Leipzig; m. Boston, Aug. 2, 1898, Elizabeth Stearns. Sup't sch., Springfield, Mass., 1888-1904; dean Sch. of Pedagogy, N. Y. Univ. Writer on edn'l and pedagogical subjects. Address: N. Y. Univ., Washington Sq., N. Y. City.
BALLIN, HUGO
Artist; b. N. Y. City, Mar. 7, 1879; s. Julius and Tillie (Rothschild) Ballin; ed. in N. Y. City, and re- ceived professional ed'n in Italy. Received Shaw Prize Fund, Nat. Acad. Design, 1906; Clark Prize Nat. Acad. Design, 1907; Hallgarten Prize, 1907; Archi- tectural League Medal, 1907 and 1908; Isador Gold Medal, 1908; has had work in the Century, McClure's, Coilier's, Everybody, Broadway, Kunst und Kun- stlerwerker, Vienna, International Studio, and other magazines. Principal work the executive chamber, Madison, Wis., containing 25 paintings. An article concerning his work appeared in The Critic, 1996. Asso. Nat. Acad. Design, mem. Mural Decorators, Ar- chitectural League, Art. Students' League. Residence: 73 E. 01st St. Studio: 146 W. 55th St., N. Y. City.
V BALLIN, WILLIAM
Manufacturer; b. Oldenburg, Germany, 1852; ed. gymnasium at Oldenburg; came to U. S. at 15; spent early youth in Miss., later in Memphis, Tenn., with Rice, Stix & Co., dry goods, now of St. Louis; came to N. Y. City in. 1880, establishing present business; largely interested in importation of silk from Japan; connected with many silk mills in Paterson, N. J. Pres. Suburban Realty Co. Mem. Progerss Club, Freund- schaft Soc., Mason, 33°, past master and treas. Adelphi Lodge; mem. Masonic Veterans; mem. of all the Hebrew Charities; patron Montefiore Home. Resi- dence: Forest Chambers, 113th St. and Broadway. Ad- dress: 1123 Broadway, N. Y. City.
Architect and consulting eng'r; b. Trenton, N. J .; g. Charles Y. and Catherine J. (Exton) Bamford; grad. State Model Sch., Trenton, N. J .; Princeton Univ., C.E., 1900. Engaged in practise as architect and consult- ing eng'r since 1896. In 1900-1901 traveled through England, France and Italy, making speciai study of eng'ring and architectural works.
Author of Build- ing Operations, Building Contracts, etc., and many articles for technical publications. Served as corporal in 1st U .S. Vol. Eng'rs during Spanish-Am. War, with the army in Porto Rico. V .- p. and dir. Washington Market Ass'n, dir. Greenwood Cemetery Ass'n. Mem. B'd of Trade and Transportation. Pres. Trustees Belmar Public Library, consulting editor, Sweet's Catalogue, Chamber of Commerce (Belmar). Mem. Am. Soc. Civii Eng'rs; Am. Soc. Test. Materials; dir. Am. Soc. Eng'ring Contractors; Mason, Shriner, Quatuor Coronati (London). Recreations: Riding, shooting and yachting. Clubs: Bayside Yacht, Fellow- craft, Economic. Address: 119 W. 40th St., N. Y. City.
V BANCROFT, JESSIE HUBBELL
Physical educator, author, lecturer; b. Winona, Minn .; d. Edward H. and Susan (Hubbell) Bancroft; ed. State Normal Sch., Winona, Minn .; hon. diploma for services to physical ed'n in Am .; from Sargent Normal Sch. of Physical Training, Cambridge, Mass. Dir. physical training Brooklyn public schs., 1893- 1903; since 1903 ass't dir. physical training in public schs. of Greater N. Y. Mem. summer faculty Columbia Univ., 1900-1904; summer session Univ. of Utah, 1908. Lecturer on physical training, children's plays and games; chm'n Section and Physical Training, Brook- lyn Inst. Arts and Sciences, 1893-1899. Ex-scc. Am. Physical Ed'n Ass'n; mem. Physical Ed'n Soc., N. Y. and vicinity, Public Ed'n Ass'n, N. Y. City, A.A.A.S. Author: School Gymnastics, Free Hand (included in A Teacher's Professional Library of 100 titles, named by U. S. Bur. of Ed'n, 1909); School Gymnastics, with Light Apparatus; Games for Playgrounds. Home, School and Gymnasium, The Posture of School Civil- dren; wrote articles on Games and Physical Training in Encyclopædia Americana; also many miscellancous articles on physical training and play of children. Address: 500 Park Av., N. Y. City.
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