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Niagara County Anglers (dir.), Tuscarora, Elks (Lock- port), Aurania, University (Albany), Sterling Lodge Ass'n, Adirondacks. Address: Chief of Publication of Conservation Dep't, Albany, N. Y.
HOPKINS, ALPHONSO ALVA
Editor, author, lecturer; b. Burlington Flats, Ot- sego Co., N. Y., March 27, 1843; s. Alvah and Mercy (Hale) Hopkins; ed. district school in W. Exeter, N. Y., Hamilton (N. Y.) Acad., Ph.D., "pro merito" from Am. Temperance Univ., Tennessee; m. 1st, Rochester, N. Y., 1867, Adella R. Allyn; 2d. Hornellsvilie, N. Y., 1897, Emma M. Santee; one d .: Lillarene R., b. Roch- ester, 1871. Editor Moore's Rural New Yorker. Roch- ester, 1867-1870; Am. Rural Home, Rochester, 1871- 1884; Am. Reformer, N. Y. City, 1882-1884; The Facts. Elmira, 1897-1898. Prof. economics, Am. Temperance Univ., 1891-1893. Author: Our Sabbath Evening; His Prison Bars; Sinner and Saint: Geraldine; Ballads of Brotherhood; Wealth and Waste; Profit and Loss in Man; Waif's and Their Authors; Life of General Fisk; The Bugle of Right. As a lecturer traveled widely throughout U. S. and Canada. Republican as a young man, and held clerkship in a State dep't at Albany. Prohibitionist since 1871; candidate of Prohibition Party four times for Congress; once for State comp- troller, once for sec. of State and once (1882) for gov. Presided over several State convs .; wrote many State and nat. platforms of party. Baptist. Address: N. Y. City.
HOPKINS, CHARLES COMSTOCK
Civil eng'r; b. Jersey City, N. J., Jan. 22, 1860; s. Stephen and Henrietta Louisa (Comstock) Hopkins; grad. Lehigh Univ., B.Sc. (Wilbur scholarship and valedictorian), 1882, C.E., 1884; m. Woodhuli, N. Y., May 7. 1885, Elcanora Sherwood (died 1902); 2d. Dans- vilic, N. Y., Sept. 29, 1910, Grace Denio Dyer; children: Arthur S., b. 1886; Ruth, b. ISSS: 1Ienrietta, b. 1890; Ciara, b. 1894. In practise of hydraulic and sanitary eng'ring since 1884. City eng'r, Rome, N. Y., 1892- 1898. Republican; Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs, New England Water Works Ass'n, m. Water
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Works Ass'n, S. A. R., Psi Upsilon, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Rome, University (Rochester). Address: Rochester, N. Y.
HOPKINS, EDWIN
Playwright; b. in Indiana, Oet. 8, 1876; s. Prof. Ed- win S. and Mary Orissa (Scrugham) Hopkins. Au- thor: Titus Fiavlus (drama in verse), 1901; The Great White Way, drama (produced 1906); also translations of Maxim Gorky's plays; A Night's Lodging, 1905; The Smug Citizen, 1906. Inventor of the Hopkins talking motion pictures, the first and only praetieable eom- bination of phonograph and cinematograph; pres. Great Eastern Vividrome Co. Clubs: The Playwrights' League of N. Y. (pres.), Green Room. Address: 153] Broadway, N. Y. City.
HOPKINS, EUSTIS LANGDON
Dry goods merchant; b. N. Y., Nov. 8, 1863; s. John Milton and Augusta Dublois (Haven) Hopkins; ed. Wilson & Kellogg Grammar Sch .; m. Elizabeth Stock- weil, g.d. Elias Ilowe, inventor sewing machine. Part- ner with Woodbury Langdon in the firm of Joy Lang- don & Co., until its dissolution, 1909; connected with Bliss, Fabyan & Co., since 1911. Pres. and dir. Hyde Realty Co., Central Syndicate Bld'g Co .; dir. German Aillanee Ins. Co .; mem. B'd of Dirs. German Am. Ins. Co. Pres. village of Larchmont, 4 terms. can. Mem. Chamber of Commerce, N. E. Soe. Clubs: Merchants, Piping Rock, N. Y. Yaeht, Larchmont Yacht, Searsdale Country, Residence: Larehmont Manor, N. Y. Address: 32 Thomas St., N. Y. City.
HOPKINS, FRANKLIN
Composer, editor, mg'r; b. Champaign, Ill., Feb. 27, 1879; s. Williamn IC. (D.D.) and Julia (Gibson) Hopkins; grad., A. B., Harvard Univ. (honors in musie, philos- ophy), 1900: studied music under J. K. Paine; m. To- ledo, O., 1904, Mildred Mathilde Pangburn; one d .: Julia Geraldine, b. 1909. Specialized in vocal coni- position; first to choose extensively for song-writing only greatest English poems. Composer: The Great English Poets' Album, thirty songs: The Modern Poets' Album, twenty songs (Cecil Maekie, Inc., N. Y.); Keats' Album, eight songs; Shakespeare Album. six songs (Novello & Co., London); Twenty-two Hymn Tunes (Novello & Co.), and anthems, etc .; editor Musical Advance (N. Y.), since 1913. Coneert and theatrical mg'r N. Y. Plectrum Orchestra and A Night at the Opera. Pres. Ceeil Maekie, Ine .; v .- p. and treas. Mando-Orchestra Co., Ine. Clubs: Harvard, Musicians. Manhattan Chess. Residenee: 435 W. 119th St., and Harvard Club. Address: 2 W. 45th St., N. Y. City.
\HOPKINS, GEORGE BATES
Banker; b. Granville, N. Y., Nov. 17, 1846; s. James C. and Mary W. (Allen) Hopkins; ed. Univ. of Wis .; m. Ist, Madison, Wis., June 18, 1872, Julia Proudfit; 2d, Toledo, O., April 10, 1889, Zoe Carrington; chil- dren: Elizabeth, b. 1873; George Allen, b. 1875. En- gaged in railway operating and construction until 1883; sinee then in commission business in Wall St. in firm of George B. Hopkins & Co. Mem. Stoek Ex- change since 1886. Pres. and dir. Cuban & Pan- American Express Co. Life mem. Am. Museum of Natural History, Botanical Gardens, Zool. Soc., Am. Geog. Soc., Nat. Geog. Soe., Charity Organization Soe. of N. Y., N. Y. Historieal Soc., Asiatie Soc. (Japan), Am. Ilist. Ass'n of Washington, D. C., State Hist, Soc. of Wis., Met. Museum of Art, A.A.A.S., Cham- ber of Commerce, N. Y. City. Clubs: Century, Union League, Raequet and Tennis, N. Y. Yaeht, Tuxedo, Sleepy Hollow, Midday, Automobile of Ameriea, Chi- cago (Chicago), St. James, Mount Royal (Montreal), Raequet (Philadelphia), University (Madison, Wis.). Address: 25 W. 48th St., N. Y. City.
HOPKINS, JOHN HAMPDEN
Lawyer; b. Auburn, N. Y., June 20, 1852; s. Samuel M. and Mary J. II. (Heaeoek) Hopkins; grad. Hamil- ton Coll. (Phi Beta Kappa), A.B., 1872, A.M., 1875; Albany Law Sch., LL B., 1875; m. Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 10, 1887, Martha P. Porter; one d .: Hester Adams, b. 1891. Demoerat; Congregationalist. Pres. Roeh- ester Bar Ass'n .. Pres. Children's Aid Soe. of Roch- ester. Clubs: University (pres.), Kent. Residence: 316 Oxford St. Address: Rochester, N. Y.
HOPKINS, LOUIS DAVIS
Real estate broker and agent; b. Flushing, L. I., ' Jan. 24, 1874; s. Stephen Tyng and Mary Warner (Munn) Hopkins; ed. Catskill Aead .; grad. Catskill Aead., 1892 (Salutatorian), Yale Coll. (Sheffield Sci- entific Sch.), 1895. Senior apptm't (cum laude) prize in History; m. St. George's Ch., June 21, 1905, Mar- garet Hall Daly; one son: Stephen Davis Hopkins, b. Oet. 31, 1907. Partner Hopkins & Boyd; pres. and dir. Varian Realty Co., Rippowan Realty Co. With Charles
Seribner's Sons, Brown Bros. & Co., Treat & Con- verse, C. E. Hurrell, Eugene Southack, J. Jordan Hop- kins. Served in the Spanish-Am. War with N. Y. Naval Reserve, 2d Battalion. Progressive; Episeo- palian. Mem. N. Y. Hist. Soc. Recreations: Tennis, golt. Clubs: Yale, Graduates (New IIaven). Address: 471 Central Park W., N. Y. City.
HOPKINS, LOUIS LAWTON
Insurance; b. Jersey City, N. J., July 14, 1869; 8. Charles A. and S. Louise (Austin) Hopkins; grad. Yale Coll., A.B., 1891; student Harvard Law Seh., 1892-1893; m. N. Y. City, 1895, Maude I. Hopkinson; one d .: Marian, b. 1904. Mem. firm of Hopkins, Keep & Hopkins, gen. agents for Eastern Mass. of Mutual Life Ins. Co. of N. Y., 1894-1902, and on dissolution of that firm, Jan. 1, 1902, became sole mg'r until 1907, when appt'd gen. mg'r for N. Y. of the Union Central Life Ins. Co. of Cineinnati, resigned 1913, and became v .- p. the Johnston & Collins Co., Ins. Pres. Boston Life Underwriters' Ass'n, 1904-1905; pres. N. J. Life Underwriters' Ass'n, 1912. Republican; Congrega- tionalist. Trustee Northfield Sem., Northfield, Mass. Mem by inheritance of Mil. Order Loyal Legion. Clubs: Union (Boston), Yale (N. Y. City). Residence: 57 E. 74th St. Address: 55 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
Republi- ~ HOPKINS, SIDNEY WRIGHT, JR.
Lawyer (specialty corporation law); (b. N. Y. City, Feb. 18, 1862; s. Sidney Wright and Anna Maria (Clark) Hopkins; m. N. Y. City, Sept. 4, 1909, Evelyn Collins, d. of late Thomas Jefferson and Imogene Col- lins Briggs; ed. select private schools; German, Dres- den, 1867-1868; German, N. Y., 1869-1871; Freneh, N. Y., 1872-1875; Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1876; grad. 1880; Yalo Univ., 1880, grad. 1884; Columbia Coli. Law Seli., 1884, grad. 1886. Mem. law firm Sewell & Pieree, 1887. Mem. legal staff Am. Telephone & Telegraph Co. since 1903. Rowed in the winning boat Yale freshman crew, 1SS0. Founder, 1883. of Yale Senior Soc. at New Haven, known as "Wolf's Head Society." Republican. Residenee: 321 W. 92d St. Law office: 27 William St. Address: Care American Telephone and Telegraph Co., 15 Dey St., N. Y. City.
HOPKINS, WILLARD FREEMAN
Banker; b. Kalamazoo, Mieh., June 18, 1873; S. James W. and Cora Lee (Eaton) Hopkins; ed. Mich. Agr'l Coli., 1889-1893; m. Warsaw, N. Y .. Sept. 24, 1913, Maud Marian Conable. With First State Bank of Petroskey, Mich., 1895; City Nat. Bank, Lansing, Mich., 1895-1898; again with First State Bank until 1907; v .- p. Munsing State Bank, 1907-1908; First Nat. Bank, Munsing, and Gwinn State Savings Bank, Mieh., 1908-1010; cashier Peninsular Savings Bank, Detroit, 1910-1911; v .- p. and dir. Third Nat. Bank, Buffalo, since 1911. Republiean; Presby'n. Mem. Delta Tau Deita fraternity. Mason, Knight of Pythias. Clubs: University, Bankers, Detroit (Detroit), Buffalo Coun- try, Ellicott (Buffalo, N. Y.). Address: Third Nat. Bank, Buffalo, N. Y.
HOPPER, DE WOLF
Comedian; b. N. Y., 1858; s. John and Rosalie (De Wolf) Hopper. With Daniel Frohman's Madison Square Co., as "Pittaens Green" in Hazel Kirke, and other rôles; the MeCaull Opera Co., Wober and Fields Co .; starring in own company from 1980, with the ex- ception of the two years at Weber and Fields. Starred in Wang, Happyland, Pied Piper, The Matinee Idol. ete. Clubs: Lambs, Players, Suburban Riding and Driving (N. Y. City), Green Room, Eceentric (London, England). Address: Care Lambs Club, N. Y. City.
HOPPIN, SAMUEL HOWLAND
Lawyer; b. Newport, R. I., Aug. 28, 1858; s. Hamilton and Louisa (Howland) Hoppin; ed. in private sehs. in Dresden, Paris, Brussels and Newport, and at St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N. H .; Harvard, A.B., 1879; Columbla Coll. Law Seh., ILL.B., 1881. Admitted to the bar, 1881, and ever since engaged in the practise of law in N. Y. City. Mem. Nat. Geog. Soc., Soe. of Colonial Wars, Sons of Revolution. Republiean; Episcopalian. Club: Union. Residenee: 125 W. 73d St. Address: 43 Cedar St., N. Y. City.
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Manufacturer, merchant; b. N. Y. Clty, 1862; s. An- drew J. and Sarah A. (Bininger) Hopping; ed. publie schs., N. Y., and Nazareth Hall, Penna .; m. N. Y. City, 1885, Emma Louise Tilton; children: Alien Tiiton, b. 1886; Howard Hitcheock, b. 18SS; Speneer Bininger, b. 1894; Ilallsted Lubeek, b. 1902. V .- p. and dir. Seotia Worsted Mills. Republican; Episcopalian. Mem. Sons of Revolution, Soc. Colonial Wars. Soc. War of 1812, Geneal. and Biog. Soc. Trustee Home for Old Men and Aged Couples: treas. Ch. of St. Andrews by the Sea, Allenhurst, N. J .; vestryman Ch. Zion and St. Timothy, N. Y. City; mem. Chamber of Commerce.
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Clubs: Union League, Allenhurst Country, Aldine,
Church, Cathedral League.
Residence (summer) : Allenhurst, N. J .; (winter) : 532 W. 114th St. Address: Fifth Av. Bldg., N. Y. City.
HOPSON, FRANCIS JOHNSTONE
Lawyer; b. Annandale, N. Y .; s. George Bailey and Mary Williamson (Johnstone) Hopson; ed. Trinity Mil. Inst., Tivoli, N. Y .; St. Stephen's Coll., Annandale, N. Y., A.B., A.M .; N. Y. Law Sch., N. Y. City, LL.B. Democrat; Episcopalian. Mem. Kappa Gamma Chi fraternity, Sons of Revolution, St. Andrew's Soc., N. Y. Geneal. and Biog. Soc. Club: Whist. Residence (win- ter): 14 W. 12th St .; (summer): Annandale, N. Y.
HOPSON, GEORGE BAILEY
Clergyman, educator; b. Naugatuck, Conn., Jan. 18, 1838; s. Oliver and Caroline (Allis) Hopson; ed. Trinity Coll., Hartford, Conn., A.B. (valedictorian, Phi Beta Kappa), 1857. A.M., D.D., D.C.L .; m. Ch. of the Trans- figuration, N. Y. City, March 27, 1864, Mary William- son Johnstone; children: Francis Johnstone, b. 1864; William Oliver, b. 1872. Ordered deacon 1863, and priest 1864, by Bishop Potter; in ministry of Epis- copal Cl .; since 1863, prof. Latin language and litera- ture at St. Stephen's Coll., Annandale, N. Y. Resigned 1913, after 50 years continuous service. Republican. Address: Annandale, Dutchess Co., N. Y.
HORD, HORACE B.
Lawyer; b. Columbus, Ind., Dec. 31. 1868; s. Francis T. and Emma (Banfill) Hord; ed. public schs., In- dianapolis Classical Sch., Law Dept., Univ. of Mich., LL.B .; m. N. Y. City, June 23, 1904, Jean Gordon. Ad- mitted to practise law in court of Indiana, 1894; moved to N. Y. City, 1898, and was admitted to practise in State and Federal Courts of N. Y., where has since been in active practise. Pres. Outlook Realty Co .; treas. N. Y. and Montauk Telegraph Co., and dir. in other corp'ns. His father, Hon. Francis T. Hord, was att'y-gen. of State of Indiana for two terms, judge of Circuit for 12 years and heid many minor public offices, and his uncle. Oscar B. Hord, was law partner of Thomas A. Hendricks, V .- p. of U. S. Democrat; was sec. of B'd of Trustees of the Town of Woodruff Place, which was at one time a suburban park home, but is now surrounded on all sides by the City of Indianapolis, without being incorporated within the same, and retaining its old polit. identity as town. Mem. N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n; sec. Indiana Soc. of N. Y. Address: 38 Park Row, N. Y. City.
HORNADAY, WILLIAM TEMPLE
Director N. Y. Zool. Park; b. Plainfield, Ind., Dec. 1, 1854; s. William and Martha (Varner) Hornaday; ed. Iowa State Coll., Ward's Natural Science Establish- ment, Rochester, N. Y .; Sc.D., Univ. of Pittsburgh, 1906; m. Battle Creek, Mich., Sept. 11, 1879, Josephine E. Chamberlain; one d., Mrs. Heien H. Fielding. Travels (Zoological), Cuba and Florida, 1875; South America and West Indies, 1876; Egypt, India, 1876- 1877; Ceylon, Malay Peninsula, Borneo, 1878; China and Japan, 1879; Smithsonian Expd'n for Buffalo, Mon- tana, 1886; hunt in Wyoming, 1899; hunt in Canadian Rockies, 1905, in Mexico, 1907. Director N. Y. Zoolog- ical Park since 1896. Author: Two Years in the Jungle, 1885; American Natural History, 1904; Taxidermy and Zoological 'Collecting, 1894; Camp-Fircs in the Can- adian Rockies, 1906; Camp-Fires on Desert and Lava, 1908; Our Vanishing Wild Life, 1913 (all Scribners); also The Man Who Became a Savage, 1893. Inde- pendent Republican in politics; Protestant. Patron and fellow, N. Y. Zool. Soc., fellow N. Y. Acad. Sciences; hon. mem. Phila. Zool. Soc; Royal Zool. Soc., Amster- dam; hon. mem. Soc. for Preservation of Wild Fauna of the (British) Empire; North Side B'd of Trade; corr. mem. Zool. Soc. of London; ex-pres. Camp-Fire Club; ex-pres. Am. Bison Soc .; received gold medal for eminent service from Camp-Fire Club of America. Recreation: Exploring and big game hunting. Clubs: Century, Shikar (London). Address: Zool. Park, 185th St. and Southern Boulevard, N. Y. City.
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HORNBLOWER, WILLIAM B.
Lawyer; b. Paterson, N. J., May 13, 1851; s. Rev. Wm. H. (D.D.) and Matilda (Butler) Hornblower; grad. Prince- ton Univ., A.B., 1871; Columbia Univ. Law Sch., LL.B., 1875; honorary A.M., 1874, LL.D., 1895, Princeton Univ .; m. 1st, N. Y. City, April 26, 1882, Susan, d. Wm. E. San- ford, of New Haven, Conn. (died April 27, 1886); 2d, N. Y. City, Jan. 31, 1894, Emily S. Nelson, d. William E. Sanford, and widow of Licut .- Col. A. D. Nelson, U. S. A .; children: Lewis W., b. April 15, 1883 (Prince- ton, A.B., 1904); George S., b. June 19, 1884 (Prince- ton, A.B., 1904; Susan Sanford, b. April 19, 1886 (died June 16, 1900). Admitted to bar of N. Y., 1875; mem. comm'n appt'd under act of legislature in 1890 to pro- pose amendments to State Constitution Judiciary Ar- ticle; appt'd to U. S. Supreme Court, Sept., 1893, by
Pres, Cleveland, to succeed Justice Blatchford, noml- lation rejected by Senate, Jan., 1894, owing to political opposition by Senators Hiii and Murphy, of N. Y. Mem. B'd of Statutory Consolidation, appt'd by Act of Legislature, 1904, to consolidate ail the gen. statutes of State of N. Y .; reported to Legislature of 1900 and consolidated statutes adopted and passed. Head of firm of Hornblower, Miller & Potter. Mem. Am. Bar Ass'n, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n (pres. 1902), Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. (pres. 1913), Sons of Revolution. Clubs: University, Century, Metropolitan. Manhattan, City, Reform, Riding, Princeton. Residence: 5 E. 89th St Address: 24 Broad St., N. Y. City.
HORNE, CHARLES F.
Editor, author, educator; b. Jersey City, N. J., Jan. 12, 1870; s. George E. and Margaret A. (Cooper) Horne; ed. N. Y. City Public 'Sch. No. 35, St Francis Xavier Coll., Coll. City of N. Y., B.S. (with honor), 1889, M.S., 1898; Ph.D., N. Y. Univ., 1905; m. Feb. 14, 1896, Edith Durham, of Kingston, N. Y .; children: Winifred D., b. 1897; Enid W., 1898; Charles F., 1905. Traveled for two years through U. S., 1890- 1891, mostiy on foot, and down through Mexico to Panama; through Canada, 1897; twice on summer tours through Western Europe, and to the Holy Land. Editor-in-chief for pu'bilshing firm of Seimar Hess., N. Y., 1894-1898; for Nigiutsch, 1900-1908; lecturer on literary and list. topics; instr. in English dep't, 1897- 1905; ass't prof. English since 1905, Coll. City of N. Y. Chief editor: Great Men and Famous Women, 8 vols., 1894-1896 (Selmar Hess); co-editor (with Ed- ward 'S. Eliis); Story of Greatest Nations, 10 vols., 1900-1906 (F. R. Nigiutsch); editor Great Events by
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Famous Historians, 20 vols., ( National Alumni Ass'n); co-editor of official History of College of City of N. Y., 1907 (Putnani's Sons) ; editor Meaning of Modern Life, 1907 (National Alumni Ass'n); Life and Works of Jules Verne, 1911. Author: Story of Germany and Austria, 1901; Story of France, 190%; Story of Our Country, 1903; Outline Narrative of the World's History, 1905; Story of Turkcy, 1906; Tech- nique of the Novel, 1908 ( Harper & Bros.); and various pamphlets, magazine articles, etc. Now acting as chief editor of The Bible and its Story, 10 vois. (Niglutsen). Democrat; Roman Catholic. Mem. Am. Hist. Ass'n, Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Recrcations: Travel, tennis. Club: City Coll. Ad- dress: 616 W. 148th St., N. Y. City.
HORNER, HARLAN HOYT
Chief of Examinations Div., N. Y. State Ed'n Dep't; b. Moravia, Ia., May 4, 1878; s. Eugene Brandon and Susan Cordelia (Sears) Horner; grad. Univ. of Iii., A.B., 1901; on Indiana, Ill. Debating Team, 1898-1899; m. Cerro Gordo, Ili., Sept. 15, 1904, Gloga Dagmar Gaston. Inst. in rhetoric, Univ. of Ill., 1901-1902; sec. to pres. Univ. of Ill., 1903-1904; sec. to N. Y. State comm'r of ed'n, May 1, 1904, to Oct. 1, 1907; chier Administration Div., N. Y. State Ed'n Dep't, 1907-1910; chief of Examinations Div., since 1910. Republican; Presby'n. Mem. Nat. Edn'l Ass'n, N. Y. State Hlst. Ass'n, Lincoln Farm Ass'n, Sigma Aipha Epsilon fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa Soc .; Mason. Clubs: Aurania, University (Albany), Hudson River Sch. Masters. Ad- dress: 872 Lancaster St., Albany, N. Y.
HORSMAN, EDWARD IMESON, JR.
Merchant, musician, critic; b. Brooklyn, Mar. 10, 1873; s. Edward Imeson and Ferrence Lewis ( Benton) Horsman; cd. private acad., Brooklyn, 1886-1890; grad. St. Paul's Sch., Garden City, N. Y. (prize essayist, senior capt. cadet corps), 1890; m. N. Y. City, May 18, 1903, Ethei Hail Herrick. Began business carecr at 17; study of music, 1893; organist and cholrmaster, Ch., N. Y. City, since 1904; musical and dramatic critic Ann's Ch., Brooklyn, 1902-1904; same at St. Andrew's Cit., N. Y. City, since 1904; musical and dramatic critic N. Y. Herald staff since 1901; traveled extensively In England and Europe, making visits to English cathedrals for study. V .- p. and sec. E. I. Horsman Co. Independent in politics. Episcopalian. Mem. Masonic order; Tennis Bld'g Ass'n, advisory b'd, Dep't of Music, Brooklyn Inst. of Arts and Sciences: Musical compositions: Three Anthems; Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis; Communion Service: also songs and piano- forte pieces. Recreations: Photography, microscopy, literature, tennis. Club: Judson Tennis. Address: 152 W. 57th St., N. Y. City.
HORTON, BYRON
Educator; b. Liberty, N. Y., Dec. 24, 1851; s. Ovid and Catherine Graham (Holiday) Horton; grad. Union Coll., 1872; A.DI., 1875; m. Brooklyn, July 31. 1877, Elizabeth Douglas; children: Mrs. S. v. R. Trowbridge, Mrs. Ciare J. Crary, Mrs. Alfred E. Mudge, Douglas. Pres. Packard Commercial Sch. Co. Address: 253
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HORTON, HENRY LAWRENCE
Banker; b. Shesquin, Bradford County, Pa., July 17, 1832; s. William B. and Melinda (Blackman) Horton, d. Col. Franklin Blackman; brought up on farm and ed. in country school; m. Sarah S. Patten of N. Y. City; children: Blanche, Grace. Left home at age 01 17 and went to Towanda, Pa., where became clerk in~ a mercantile house; went west, 1854, settling in Mil- waukee, Wis., was in produce business there until 1865, when sold out and came to N. Y. City; became connected with the Stock Exchange and other ex- changes and entered into banking and brokerage business; now senior mem. firm of H. L. Horton & Co. Soon after coming to N. Y. City took up resi- dence at New Brighton, S. I., and took active part in public affairs of that district; prominently identified with promoting. the developments and interests of the Staten Island Water Supply, and of the Rapid Transit Companies; served as pres. of New Brighton. Mem. N. Y. Stock Exchange, N. Y. Produce Exchange, Chi- cago B'd of Trade. Clubs: Union League, Manhattan, Athletic. Residence: 144 W. 57th St. Address: 60 Broadway, N. Y. City. .
J HORTON, HIRAM C.
Broker; b. Springwater, Livingston Co., N. Y., July 24, 1862; s. Isaiah and Ruth E. (Adams) Horton; ed. public schools, Victor, N. Y., and classical grad. State Normal Sch. at Genesco, N. Y., 1884; m. North Bergen, N. Y., July 21, 1887, Ella M. Sanderson; children: Ruth, b. 1889; Genevieve, b. 1891; Waldo, b. 1894. Principal public schs. at Arkport, and Coshocton, Steuben Co., . Y .; Dryden, Tompkins Co., N. Y., and Pleasant Pialns, Richmond Co., N. Y .; held various positions with The Engineering Magazine from its inception, for nearly 20 ycars. Business broker since Oct., 1909; sec. and dir. Westerlelgh Bld'g Loan and Savings Ass'n. Independent in politics. Universallst. Mem. N. Y. City Alumni of Geneseo State Normal Sch., Masonic order; men. b'd trustees Immanuel Ch., Westerleigh, S. I. Recreations: Farming and fruit growing. Address: West New Brighton, N. Y.
HORTON, JAMES MADISON
Manufacturer; b. ncar Middletown, N. Y., Aug. 3, 1835. Spent some years on a farm; in 1853 came with his brother to N. Y. City to engage in milk trade; pres. Orange County Milk Ass'n, 1858-1869; in 1870 began a small Ice cream business, which has grown greatly. Pres. and dir. J. M. Horton Ice Cream Co .; has 6 stores in N. Y. and 2 in Brooklyn. Dir. Mt. Morris Bank. Real estate owner. Residence: 112 W. 126th St. Address: 205 E. 24th St., N. Y. City. HORTON, MELVIN R.
Merchant; b. Peekskill, N. Y., July 21, 1872; Chauncey S. and Isabella (Barger) Horton; ed, public sch. and Peekskill Mil. Acad .; m. Peekskill, N. Y., Oct. 2, 1893, Sarah C. Chase; one d .: Alma, b. Jan. 26, 1910. Gen. mg'r C. S. Horton & Sons. Pres. B'd of Water Comm'rs, 2 years. Independent. Pres. Peeks- kill B'd of Trade, 2 years; sup't Sunday Sch. (mem- bership 700); mem. Cortlandt Hook and Ladder Co. Residence: 924 Orchard St. Address: 8 and 10 Nelson Av., Peekskill, N. Y.
J HORWILL, EDWARD T.
Lawyer; b. May 23, 1871, Brooklyn, N. Y .; ed. Adelphi Acad., Columbia Law Sch., L.L.B. Trustee and sec. Williamsburgh Savings Bank; trustee and v .- p. Nassau Trust Co .; trustce The Thrift; Adelphi Coll .: trustee and treas. Bedford Presbyterian Ch ..; dir. Mechanics Bank, F. W. Wurster & Co., F. W. Wurster Realty Co., and J. T. Perkins Co .; dir. and treas. Man- hattan Bridge Three Cent Line. Mem. Bar Ass'n of Brooklyn, Delta Upsilon fraternity. Clubs: Brooklyn, Hamilton, Riding and Driving (dir.), Nassau Country. Address: 215 Montague St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
7 HOSFORD, ALBERT R.
Insurance mg'r; b. Brooklyn, April 29, 1867; ed. in public schools. Connected with Royal Ins. Co., Lt'd, of Liverpool, England, from boyhood, beginning in the Brooklyn office, afterward serving in various capacl- ties, becoming ass't adjuster and chief adjuster of losses, until 1907, when was appt'd to present position as ass't mg'r for Royal Ins. Co., Lt'd, N. Y. Dep't, at N. Y. City. Was chm'n of Committee of Five appt'd by the thirty-five companies to adjust the San Fran- cisco conflagration losses after the earthquake In 1906. Served one year as pres. Ins. Institutes of America and four years pres. Ins. Soc. of N. Y. Res1- dence: 153 W. 46th St. Address: 84 William St., N. Y. City.
HOSTETTER, LOUIS
Merchant; b. N. Y. City, Aug. 14, 1859; s. A. and Ellzabeth (Mayer) Hostetter; ed. grammar sch, and Coll. City of N. Y .; m. Omaha, Neb., Jan. 6, 1885, Fannie
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