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V BICKNELL, EUGENE PINTARD
Foreign banker; b. Riverdale-on-Hudson; s. Joseph Inglis and Maria Theresa (Pierrepont) Bicknell; de- scended from Zachary Bicknell, of Barrington, Eng., who settled at Weymouth, Mass., 1635, on maternal side from Sir Robert de Pierrepont, fiist Lord of the Manor of Hurst Pierrepont, in Sussex, who fought at the battle of Hastings, 1066; Rev. James Pierrepont, of Am. branch, was founder of Yale Coll .; on paternal side Gregory Dexter, first Colonial Gov. of Rhode Island; great uncle, John Pintard, was founder of N. Y. Hist. Soc .; m. Riverdale-on-Hudson, Oct. 9, 1901, Edith Babcock; children: Eleanor Franklin, b. 1903; Edith Evelyn, b. 1906. Engaged in foreign banking;
partner Munroe & Co., Paris, and John Munroe & Co., N. Y. Mem. various scientific and natural history socs .; a founder and former pres. Linnæean Soc. of N. Y., and founder Am. Ornithologists' Union, scien- tific dir. N. Y. Bot. Garden, and mnem. of corp'n. Author of occasional reviews and numerous papers on natural history, especially ornithology and systematic botany. Residence: Howlett, L. I. Address: 30 Pine St., N. Y. City.
BICKNELL, FRANK ALFORD
Landscape painter; b Augusta, Me., Feb. 17, 1866; s. James Austin and Clara Smith (l'cterson) Bicknell; studied with Albion H. Bicknell, Malden, Mass .; Academie Julian, Paris, under Bouguereau, Tony Fleury, Bramtot, and others. Lived abroad over seven years traveled extensively in Europe, Egypt and Japan. Asso. Nat. Acad. of Design. Clubs: Lotos (hon. life mem.), Nat. Arts (hon. life mem.), Sal- magundi, MacDowell, Chicago Water Color. Resi- dence (summer): Old Lyme, Conn. Address: 55 W. 57th St., N. Y. City.
BIEDERBICK, HENRY
U. S. Customs Service; b. Waldeck, Germany, Jan. 25, 1859; s. Christian Fr. and Friederike (Pohlmann) Biederbick; ed. public schools, Fauidner Inst., etc., in Waldeck; studied pharmacy and chemistry; m. Brook- lyn, N. Y., May 20, 1886, Augusta Lehmann; children: Jeannette and Marguerite (twins), b. 1891; Ruth Fredericke, b. 1990. Apothecary in Germany, immi- grated to U. S., 1879; served on Lady Franklin Bay (Greely Arctic) Expedition as hospital steward and ass't to the naturalist, 1881-1884; since 1887 in U. S. Customs Service at N. Y. City. Wrote "The Musk- Ox," in The Big Game of North America (1890); "Polar Hospitals," in the White World (1902). Mem. Polar Star Lodge, No. 215, F. and A. M .; Nat. Geog. Soc., Arctic Club, Explorers' Club; honorary mem. Polar Research Club, Philadelphia, and other clubs and so- cieties. Residence: 138 Palisade Av., Jersey City, N. J. Address: U. S. Custom House. N. Y. City.
V BIEN, FRANKLIN
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Jan. 23; 1853; s. Julius and Fannie (Lichtenstein) Bien, of Berlin, Germany; ed. public schs., Free Acad. and Columbia Coll. (all N. Y. City), LL.B., 1874; m. N. Y. City, Nov. 29, 1875, Myra Ellen Field; children: Franklin, Jr., Myra Ellen (Mrs. . Clarence C. Mckibbin). Practising law in N. Y. City from graduation. Pres. and gen. counsel Consolidated Copper Co. of Va., Altred H. Smith Jewel Co., Pacific Electric Co., Lederer Amusement Co., Imperial Theatre Co., United Toilet Goods Co., John C. Fisher Co., Con- solidated Bakers Chocolate . Co., Lincoln Surety Co., W. E. Naukeville Consolidated Attractions, and many others. Chm'n of important comm'ns in City of N. Y., including the Hall of Records, 11th Ward Park, Rapid Transit from 122d to 140th Sts .; docks, school houses and street openings. Revised the Code of Civil Pro- cedure to conform to the consolidation of the courts in N. Y. State in 1896. Counsel to corp'ns here and abroad (including the Hcinze Copper Companies until 1907). Commissary on colonel's staff, 5th Reg't N. Y. Militia, 1876. Democrat. Mem. Madison Sq. Presby'n Ch. Mcm. N. Y. County Bar Ass'n, Columbia Coll. Alumni (class 1874); Professor Dwight Alumni. Men. Nat. Horse Show Ass'n, Met. Museum of Art, Mason (32") and past master Pacific Lodge, No. 233, F. & A. M .; judge advocate Columbian Commandery, No. 1, K. T. Clubs: Manhattan, Green Room, Hammer, Ma- sonic, Englewood Field. Address: 5 Beekman St., N. Y. City.
\BIERHOFF, FREDERIC
Surgeon; b. N. Y. City; s. Joseph and Julia (Lilien- feld) Bierhoff; ed. public and private sohs,, N. Y. City; Coll. City of N. Y., class of 18Ss, for 3 years; Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Columbia), M.D., 1SS9; post-grad. student Univ. of Berlin, Germany, 1894 and 1898-1900; unmarried. House surgeon Manhattan Dispensary and Hosp. 1889-1890; resident physician, Sanitarium for Hebrew children, 1892-1893; clinical ass't, Dept. Pedi- atrics, Vanderbilt Clinic, 1890-1898; first ass't Berliner AAllgcineine Poliklinik. 1598-1900; attending surgeon Dept. of Urology, German Dispensary, 1902-1010; at- tending surgeon Dept. of Genito-Urinary Diseases, West Side German Dispensary, prof. genito-urinary diseases, N. Y. Sch. of Clinical Medicine. Visiting Genito-Urinary Surgeon, N. Y. Red Cross Hosp. Pri- vate Sth Regt. N.G.,N.Y., 1889; promoted left gen. guide, later sergeant-major, Sth Battalion; promoted battalion q .- m. and 1st lieut. Full and honorable dis- charge on physical disability, 189S. Independent in politics. Fellow Acad. of Medicine; corr. mem. l'Ass'n Francaise d'Urologie; mem. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Urologie; mem. Am. Med. Ass'n. N. Y. State Med.
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Soc., N. Y. Courty Med. Soc., German Ass'n, etc. Recreations: Travel, fishing. Club: The Lambs. Ad- dress: "The Pasadena," 10 West 61st St., N. Y. City.
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BIGELOW, CLARENCE O.
Chemist; b. Warwick, R. I., Nov. 29, 1851; s. Will- iam Marlin and Margaret Catherine (Dye) Bigelow; ed. publie schs. of Mass .; m. N. Y. City, Sept. 7, 1905, Grace Bird White. Pres. N. Y. State B'd of Phar- macy; pres. West Side Savings Bank; treas. and trus- tee Dep't of Pharmacy, Columbia Univ. Has trav- eled over U. S. extensively, also made several Euro- pean trips, covering nearly all Continental countries and Great Britain. Republican: Presby'n. Pres. N. Y. Branch, Am. Pharmaceutical Ass'n. Mein. Sons of Rovolution. Mason (past master). Reereations: Golf, automobiling. Address: 133 W. 78th St., N. Y. City.
BIGELOW, POULTNEY
Author; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 10, 1855; s. John and Jennie Tunls (Poultney) Bigelow; grad. Norwich (Conn.) Acad., 1873; Yale, 1879; Columbia Law School, honorary M.A. (Yale). Admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1882, Author: The German Emperor and His Eastern Neigh- bors (German translation) ; Down the Danube, from the Black Forest to the Black Sea; The Borderland of Czar and Kaiser; History of the German Struggle for Liberty (1806-1848), 4 vols .; 1895-1905; White Man's Africa; Children of the Nations (German trans- lation); "Die Volker in Kolonialem Wettstreite." Visited principal tropical colonies in search of in- formation on colonial administration. In 1905 was lecturer on Nat. Expansion In the Law School of Boston Univ. Correspondent of London Times in Spanish-American War; lectured at principal univer- sities on eolonial administration and modern history. Life mem. Royal United Service Inst,, Royal Artillery Inst'n, Royal Geog. Soc., Ethnological Soc. (London) ; N. Y. Hist. Soc., Am. Hist. Soc. and Am. Geog. Soc. Clubs: Century (N Y. City), Authors, Roval Corin- thian Yacht (London). Imperial Yacht (Kiel). Ad- dress: Bigelow Homestead, Malden-on-Hudson, N. Y.
BIGGS, HERMANN MICHAEL
Physician; b. Trumansburg, N. Y .. Sept. 29, 1859; s. Joseph Hunt and Melessa I. (Pratt) Biggs; ed. public schs., Ithaca Acad., and grad, Cornell Univ., A.B., 1882; Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll., M.D., 1883; Univs. of Berlin and Greifswald, Germany; m. Hornellsville, Steuben Co., N. Y., Aug. 18, 1898, Frances M, Richardson; chil- dren: Katharine E., b. May, 1899; William Richardson, b. Sept., 1901. Prof. pathol. anatomy, 1886; prof. ther- apeutles and clinical medicine, 1892; adjunct prof. medicine, 1898, Univ. and Bellevuc Hosp. Med. Coll. Dir. Carnegie Laboratory, 1885-1893; Pathologist and dir. Bacteriol. Laboratories, Health Dep't, N. Y. City, 1892-1900; gen. med. officer Health Dep't, 1900. Visit- ing physician Bellevue Hosp., St. Vincent's Hosp., Willard Parker and Riverside Hosps. Mem. B'd Di- rectors, Rockefeller Inst. Med. Research; hon, fellow Sanitary Inst., Great Britain; pres. Nat. Ass'n for Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, 1905-1906. Fel- low Acad. Medicine, N. Y .; mem. N. Y. Co., N. Y. State and Am. Med. Ass'ns, N. Y. Pathol. Soc., Clinical Soc., Practitioners' Soc., Am. Climatol. Soc., British Med. Ass'n, British Inst. Public Health, Internat. Tubercu- losis Bureau. Appt'd Comm'r of Health for State of N. Y. by Gov. Glynn Jan. 19, 1914. Clubs: University, Cen- tury, Automobile of America. Address: 113 W. 57th St., N. Y. City.
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BIGHAM, HENRY JOHN
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 9. 1875; s. Henry and Ellen N. Bigham; grad. Columbia Unlv., LL.B., 1899. Specialist in admiralty and corp'n 'law; mem. firm Harrington, Bigham & Englar, N. Y. City. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Internat. Law Ass'n, Mari- time Law Ass'n of U. S., St. George's Soc. of N. Y. Mem. B'd of Ed'n, N. Y. Club: N. Y. Athletic. Resi- dence: 65 E. 92d St. Address: 64 Wall St., N. Y. Clty.
BIJUR, NATHAN
Justice Supreme Court of N. Y .; b. N. Y. City, June 1. 1862; s. Asher and Pauline (Sondheim) Bijur; grad. Columbia Univ., LL.B., 1882, Ph.D., 1883; m. N. Y. City, Nov. 11. 1886, Lilly Pronick; one son: Harry, b. 1887. Republican; Hebrew. Mem, Phl Beta Kappa Soc .: trustee Baron de Hirsch Fund. Clubs: Har- monie, City, Republican, West Side Republican, Law- yers. Address: 160 W. 75th St., N. Y. City.,
BILL, CHARLES ALFRED
Broker; b. N. Y. City, Dec. 6, 1871; s. Charles King and Virginia A. (Bensel) Bill; attended Trinity Chapel Seh., N. Y. Univ., B.S. With Am. Sugar Refining Co. some years; established brokerage firm Charles Alfred Bill & Co., 1900; now Mann, Bill & Ware, meins, N. Y. Stock Exchange. Served on U. S. S. Yankee, 1898; re- ceived Santiago campaign medal. Republican; Epis-
copalian. Mem. Psi Upsilon fraternity, Phi Beta Kap- pa Soc. Recreations: Tennis, fencing, skating. Clubs: N. Y. Athletic, Ardsley, Psi Upsilon. Address: 38 Wall St., N. Y. City.
BILL, EDWARD LYMAN
Editor, publisher, author; b. Lyme, Conn., June 5. 1862; s. John W. and Prudence (Gallup) Bill; attended Wesleyan Univ. and Conn. Normal Sch .; in. Lyme, Conn., Feb. 12, 1889, Caroline Lee Raymond; ehildren: Hester R., J. Raymond, Edward Lyman, Jr. Editor and publisher The Music Trade Review, The Talking Machine World, El Mundo, Author: The Last of the Dames; The Sword of the Pyramids; Ifitting the Thought Train. Officer In Dakota Territorial Militla; treas. N. Y. Comm'n to La. Purchase Exp'n, 1903-1904; mem. B'd of Ed'n, New Rochelle. Mem. Nat. Geog. Soc .. Shr her; mem. Sons of Revolution, Mayflower Soc. Clubs: N. Y. Press, Republican, Masonlc, Wy- kagyl Country. Residence: Rochelle Park, New Ro- chelle, N. Y. Address: 375 Fourth Av., N. Y. City.
BILLINGS, JOHN S.
Physiclan; b. Georgetown, D. C., July 31, 1869; s. John Shaw and Katherine Mary (Stevens) Billings; . ed. Emerson Inst., Washington, D. C., 1879-1886; Johns Hopkins Univ., 1886-1889; A.B., Coll. Phys. and Surg., N. Y., 1889-1891; Univ. of Pa., 1891-1892, M.D .; mn. Red Cliffe, S. C., April 20, 1897, Katherine Fitz Simons Hammond; children: John S., III, b. 1898; James Hen- ry Hammond, b. 1901. In practise in N. Y. City since 1894; resident physician Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1892- 1894. Dir. Infectious Diseases, Dep't of Health, N. Y. City; med. officer N. Y. Public Library and N. Y. Stock Exchange. Mem. Delta Phi fraternity, Club: Unlon. Address: Douglas Manor, N. Y.
V BINGHAM, THEODORE ALFRED
Brig .- gen. U. S. A., retired; former police comm'r of N. Y. City; b. Andover, Tolland Co., Conn., May 14, 1858; s. Joel Foote and Susan (Grew) Bingham; ed. Yale, class of 1876, M.A., 1896; West Polnt Mil. Acad., 1879; m. St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 15, 1881, Lucille Ruther- furd; one son: Rutherfurd, b. Aug. 30, 1884. Pro- moted 2d lieut. eng'rs, Junc, 1879; major Eng'r Corps, July, 1898. Mil. attache U. S. Embassy, Berlin, 1889- 1892; Rome, 1892-1894; mil. aide to Pres. of U. S., with rank of col., 1897-1903; brig .- gen. U. S. A .. July 11,. 1904; retired July 12. 1904; police comin'r N. Y. City, 1906-1909; now engaged in practise as consulting cng'r. Royal Arch Mason. Comd'r of Legion d'Honneur: mem. Soc. Cincinnati, Colonial Wars, S. A. R. Clubs: Metropolitan (Washington), Century. St. Nicholas (N. Y. City). Address: 7 W. 44th St., N. Y. City. ,
BINKERD, ROBERT STUDEBAKER
Publicist; b. Dayton, O., Nov. 7, 1882; s. Oscar Will- lam and Emma (Brown) Binkerd; cd. Pratt Inst. High Sch., Brooklyn, 1900; Yale Univ., Ph.B .; m. Ch. of Messiah, N. Y. City. Feb. 11, 1910, Bertha Virginia Hamilton. . Traveled in Europe, 1904-1905; sec. Mu- nicipal Voters' League of Buffalo, 1905-1908; sec. Cit- izens' Union of N. Y. City, 1908-1909; sec. City Club (N. Y. City) since Nov. 15, 1909; founded Legislative Voters' Ass'n of State of N. Y., 1908. Chm'n Exec. Com. Short Ballot Organization since 1909. Dir. Mu- nicipal Gov't Ass'n of N. Y. State; mem. N. Y. Comin'n on New Sources of City Revenue. 1912-1913; sec. Cit- izens' Com. with ref. to N. Y. police conditions. 1912- 1913. Mcm. Am. Pollt. Science Ass'n. Clubs: City (N. Y.), Phi Gamma Delta, Country (New Canaan). Ad- 'dress: 55 W. 44th St., N. Y. City.
BINNS, CHARLES FERGUS
Director N. Y. State Sch. of Clay Working and Cer- amics; b, Worcester, England, Oct. 4, 1857; s. Richard William and Elizabeth Frances (Ferrar) Binus; ed. Worcester Cathedral, King's Sch., 1868-1872; King's scholar, 1869-1872; studied chemistry in private lab- oratory, Birmingham, England, 1872-1874; Govern- ment Sch. of Design, Worcester, 1872-1874 (M.Sc., Al- fred Unlv., 1901); m. Lamrbeg, Ireland, June 7, 1882, Mary Howard, d. Rev. William Hugh and Elizabeth (Banks) Ferrar; children: Mary Elizabeth, 1. 1833; William Hugh Ferrar, b. 1884; Annie Howard, b. 1886; Dorothy Nevill. b. 1537; Norah Winifred. b. 1889. En- tered Royal Worcester Poreelain Works, 1872; mg'r successively of chemical laboratory, dep't of paint- ing, London sales depot, dep't of pottery, and kilus; came to U. S. 1897; principal Sch. of Industrial Art. Trenton, N. J., 1897-1899; dlr. N. Y. State Sch. Clay Working and Ceramics from 1900. Author: Ceramic Technology (London, 1896); The Story of thy Potter (London, 1897); The Potter's Craft (N. Y., 1910); also numerous articles in magazines and technical jour- nals. Republican; Episcopalian (lay reader). Mein. Am. Ceramic Soc. (v .- p. 1900, pres. 1901). Address: Al- fred University, Alfred, N. Y.
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BIRD, HOBART STANLEY
Lawyer; b. Jefferson, Wis., Sept. 10, 1873; s. George W. and Maria (Sawin) Bird; grad. Madison (Wis.) High Sch., 1890; Univ. of Wis., B.C.E., 1894; LL.B., 1896; m. Feb. 2, 1899, Aida G. Brattrud, of Madison, Wis., in Am. Consulate, San Juan, Porto Rico. Began practising law June, 1896, at Madison, Wis., with firin of Bird, Rogers & Bird; went to Porto Rico, Sept., 1898, served as correspondent N. Y. Sun, and later for Associated Press; established, Nov. 9, 1898, The San Juan News, first Am. newspaper in Porto Rico, a daily printed in Spanish and English; sold it March 15, 1904, and returned to U. S .; admitted to N. Y. Bar, Sept., 1904, locating in N. Y. City. Pursued politically independent course in newspaper until Aug., 1900, when espoused cause of Federal party in Porto Rico; in campaign ot 1902 took prominent part in reor- ganizing the party along Am. lines; in party's gen. conv., San Juan, July 21, 1902, proposed revised plat- form and change of name to Am. Federal Party, which were adopted. Advocate of Porto Rican au- tonomy. Writer of magazine articles. Independent in Am. politics; Baptist. Address: 230 Grand St., N. Y. Citv.
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BIRD, JOSEPH
Banker; b. N. Y. City, 1838; ed. Coll. City of N. Y .; m. June 12, 1861, Veronica C. Ackerman. Entered, 1854, Manhattan Savings Inst., of which has been pres. and trustce since 1894; also dir. Manhattan Life Ins. Co. Residence: Larchmont, N. Y. Address: 644 Broadway, N. Y. City.
BIRDSEYE, JOHN C.
Sec. State Civil Service Comm'n; b. Pompey, Onon- daga Co., N. Y., June 29, 1862; s. Horatio S. and Laura A. (Chapman) Birdseye; ed. Pompey (N. Y.) Acad., 1874-1880; State Normal School, Cortland, N. Y., 1880- 1884 (classical course); m. Cortland, N. Y., Sept. 8, 1886, Lillian M. Fairchild; children: Ethel Fairchild, b. Nov. 12, 1888 (died Feb. 9, 1831) ; Mildred Chapman, b. July 25, 1896; Ruth Amelia, b. May 13, 1904. Appt'd messenger and elerk in office of State Civil Service Comm'n, Albany, N. Y., after open competitive exami- nation, June 1, 1884; was promoted clerk, chief clerk, ass't sec., and sec. since Sept. 18, 1900. Methodist; trustee St. Luke's M. E. Ch., Albany. Recreation: Automobiling. Club: Fort Orange (Albany). Resi- dence: 428 Clinton Av., Albany, N. Y. Address: State Civil Service Comm'n, Albany, N. Y.
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BIRGE, GEORGE K.
Manufacturer; b. Buffalo, N. Y., 1849; s. Martin H. and Ann Elizabeth (Kingsley) Dirge; ed. Cornell Univ .; m. Buffalo, N. Y., Carrie Humphrey; children: Humphrey, Marion (Mrs. Thomas Lockwood), Allithex (Mrs. George Cary). With father established first wall paper mfg business west of N. Y., 1878; with the G. N. Pierce Co., started first manufactory of auto- mobiles in Buffalo, 1898. Pres. M. H. Birge & Sons Co., Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Co. Dir. and mem. Exec. Com. Pan-Am. Exp'n, Buffalo, 1901. Republican; Presby'n. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity. Clubs: Buffalo, Saturn, Country, Automobile. Residence: The Circle. Address: M. H. Birge & Sons Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
BIRKINS, ERNEST REEVE
Physician, public sch. principal; b. Germantown, N. Y., Feb. 19, 1856; s. Rev. Henry H. and Amanda (Reeve) Birkins; grad. Coll. City of N. Y., A.B., 1877, A.M., 1883; Univ. Med. Coll., N. Y. City, 1883, M.D., valedictorian; m. 1st, Wilkes-Barre. Pa., Sept. 17, 1883, Kate H. Tuck (died April 16, 1900); m. 2d, Wilkes- Barre, Pa., June 30, 1904, her sister, Joanna S. Tuck. Taught in Public Sch. 68, and in Public Sch. 89; prin- eipal of Public Sch. 10, Boys' Dep't, Manhattan, since Sept. 9, 1895, when he organized the sch. Taught evening . sch. several years; instr. in anatomy and physiology in Harlem Evening High Sch., 1889-1895. Methodist. Mcm. Med. Soc. of County of N. Y., Med. Soc. of State of N. Y., Soc. of Pedagogy, Principals' Club, several edn'l ass'ns, Harlem B'd of Commerce. Residence: 445 W. 124th St. Address: Public School 10, 117th St. and St. Nicholas Av., N. Y. City.
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BIRKMIRE, WILLIAM HARVEY
Architect, engineer, author; 'b. Falls of Schuylkill, Philadelphia, Pa., June 25, 1860; s. John Harvey and Mary A. (Shronk) Birkmire; ed, public and private schools of Philadelphia and Philadelphia Acad. of Music; m. N. Y. City, June 12, 1888, Louisa A. Meny, of Philadelphia; ehildren: Harold, b. 1890; Cyril, b. 1892; Edith, b. 1894; Freda, h. 1896; Gladys, b. 1900. Studied architecture with Samuci Sloan, Philadelphia, and several other architects of the country; removed to N. Y. City 1885, from the Pencoyd Steel and Roll- ing Mills, Philadelphia, to take charge of the con- struction dep't of Jackson Architectural Iron Works,
and in 1892 the J. B. & J. M. Cornell Iron Works, during which time made the practical steel details for large commercial buildings and the Astor hotels. During years 1894-1906 was architeet and engineer for a number of steel skeleton buildings in N. Y. City, a large steel skeleton building at Cape Town, South Africa; designed the steel construction of Mexi- can National Opera House for Mexican Gov't at Mexico City. Pres. Bld'g and Eng'ring Co. Author: The Plan- ning and Construction of High Office Buildings; Skeleton Construction in Buildings; Architectural Iron and Steel; The planning and Construction of American Theatres, and various other books treat- ing upon the science of modern building methods. Residence: 2190 Loring Place, University Heights. Address: 1133 Broadway, N. Y. City.
V BISBEE,, ELDON
Lawyert b. Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 26, 1866; s. Horatio and Martha F. (Flotard) Bisbce; grad. Har- vard, A.B., 1887; m. Renova, Pa., Oct. 30, 1895, Blanche Saulnier Roberts; one d .: Loise R., b. April 3, 1597. Mem. law firm of Rushmore, Bisbee & Stern. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Clubs: Univ., Harvard, Met., Union League, Riding. Address: 40 Wall St., N. Y. City.
BISBEE, JOSEPH BARTLETT
Master Riverview Acad .; b. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Dec. 15, 1853; s. Otis and Frances C. (Bartlett) Bisbee; prepared at Riverview Acad .; grad. Amherst Coll., A.M., 1885; m. 1st, Oct .- 26, 1880, Sarah M. Pangburn (died Mar. 3, 1883) ; m. 2d, Poughkeepsie, Dee. 17, 1885, Winifred Dana Wheeler; children: Elsie Pangburn, b. 1882; Francis Wheeler (lived one year); Joseph Bart- lett, b. 1888; Eleanor Dana, b. 1892. Head master Riverview Acad., Poughkeepsie, 1895-1913. Republi- can; Presby'n (elder). Knight Templar. Address: Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
BISCOE, WALTER STANLEY
Librarian; b. Grafton, Mass., Feb. 14, 1853; s. Thomas Curtis and Ellen Elmore (Lord) Biscoe; ed. Worcester High Sch. (Mass.), 1868-1870; Amherst Coll., class of 1874; unmarried. Librarian Taunton (Mass.) Public Library, 1875-1876; Walker instr. mathematics, Am- herst Coll., 1876-1878; acting librarian Amherst Coll., 1878-1883; ass't librarian Columbia Coll., 1883-1889; catalogue and senior librarian .N. Y. State Library since 1889. Mem. Am. Library Ass'n, Bibliog. Soc. of America, Bibliog. Soc. (of England), Ami. Meteorologi- cal Soc. Recreations: Walking and mountain climb- ing. Address: 320 Madison Av., Albany, N. Y.
BISHOP, CORTLANDT FIELD
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Nov. 24, 1870; grad. Columbia Univ., A.B., 1891, Ph.D., 1893; Columbia Law Sch., 1894; m. Amy Bend. Mcm. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Am: Museum Natural History, Nat. Acad. of Design, Soc. Colonial Wars, Columbia Univ., Alumni Ass'n. Clubs: Metropolitan, City, Grolier, Collectors, Knick- erbocker, Automobile of America, Automobile of France. Address: 15 E. 67th St., N. Y. City.
BISHOP, ELIOT
Physician; b. Brooklyn, Jan. 18, 1880; s. Thomas and Sarah (Carpenter) Bishop; ed. public and high schs., Brooklyn; Dartmouth Coll., A.B., 1901; Dartmouth Med. Seh., M.D., 1904; m. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., June 1, 1909, Pearl Rogers; children: Thomas, b. 1910; Joseph War- ren, b. 1912. Capt. Med. Corp., N.G.N.Y., attached to 2d Reg't, Field Art'y. Republican; Methodist. Mem. County, State, and A.m. Med. Ass'ns, Brooklyn Gynecol. Soc., Psi Upsilon Fraternity. Address: 16 Gates AV., Brooklyn, N. Y.
BISHOP, HENRY ALFRED
Capitalist; b. Bridgeport, Conn., Dec. '4, 1860; s. William Darius
and Julia Ann (Tomlinson ) Bishop; ed. in private schs., Yale Acad., elass 1884; m. Bridgeport, Conn., Feb. 6. 1883, Jessie Alvord Trubee; children: William Alvord, b. 1885 (died 1886); Mar- guerite Alvord, b. 1887; Henrietta, b. 1893; Henry Al- fred, Jr., ib. 1902. Was gen. 'ticket agent, purchasing agent, and ass't sup't of Naugatuck R. R. Co .. 1881- 1886; sup't Housatonic R. R., and gen. sup't Housa- tonic R. R., and Danbury & Norwalk R. R., 1886-1887: purchasing agent New York, New Haven & Hartford R. R., 1887-1902; v .- p. West Va. Central R. R., and Pittsburgh & Western Md. R. R., 1902-1904; now pres., dir. and mem. exce. com. Connecticut Press, Inc., Mc- Nab Co., Clapp Fire Resisting Paint Co .; v .- p. and dir. Brady Brass Co., Pacific Iron Works (mem. exec. eom.); dir. and nem. exec. com. Western Union Tele- graph Co., Am. Dist. Telegraph Co. of N. J., Am. Dist. Telegraph Co. of N Y .; Pa., N. Y. & N. J. Power Co .: dir. Consolidated Telephone Co., Wayne Development Co., Automatic Machine Co., Conn. Nat. Bank. Porto Rico Gas Co., Bridgeport Trust Co .; trustee Peoples'
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Savings Bank. Was alderman and pres. Police Com., Bridgeport, Conn .; candidate for Sec. of State, 1888; delegate to Democratic Nat. Conv., 1888; candidate for Lieut .- Gov. of Conn., 1904; delegate to Dem. Nat. Conv., 1912; paymaster-gen., with rank of brig .- gen., Conn., 1893-1894. Democrat; Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Geog. Soc., Lincoln Home Navy League; vestryman St. John's Baptist Ch .; 32° Mason, Shriner; mem. Psi Upsilon Fraternity; dir. George Jr. Republic, Conn. Humane Soc .; pres. Public Library of Bridgeport; pres. and dir. Boys' Club of Bridgeport; trustee Orphan Asylum, Fresh Air Home, Charitable Soc .; dir. Bridge- port Hosp., St. Vincent's Hosp., Mt. Grove Cemetery, ali of Bridgeport. Recrcations: Hunting, fishing, yachting. outdoor sports. Clubs: Union, Yale, N. Y. Yacht (N. Y.); Algonquin Yacht (commodore), Brook- lawn Country (pres.), University (pres.), Contempor- ary. Residence: 179 Washington Av. Address: Post Office Arcade, Bridgeport, Conn.
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BISHOP, JAMES LORD
Lawyer; b. Rochester, N. Y., July 18, 1843; s. William S. and Mary C. (Sayies) Bishop; ed. Williston Sem., East Hampton, Mass.,' Amherst Coll., Columbia Law Sch .; m. Martha C. Maitland; children: Mrs. W. E. Blodgett, b. 1877; Maitland L., b. 1879; Merrill, b. 1883. Author of several law books, and articles in law magazines and reviews. Dir. Quincy Mining Co., dir. N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n; mcm. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Clubs: Union League, Alpha Delta Phi, Quill, Lawyers. Address: 133 W. 11th St., N. Y. City.
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