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BRILL, SAMUEL
Merchant; b. N. Y. City, 1839; s. David and Regina (Hexter) Brill; ed. N. Y. City public sch .; m. N. Y. City, 1911, Josephine Mayer. For 25 years in retail business in New York City. Senior mem. firm Brill Bros. Mem. Mystic Shrine, Royal Arcanum. Club: Sphinx (ex-pres.). Residence: Hotel Netherland, Fifth Av. and 5Sth St. Address: 279 Broadway, N. Y. City.
BRILLES, LEO R.
Lawyer; b. Cadiz, O .; grad. Wheeling public schs., 1890; Linsly Mil. Inst., 1892; A.B., Univ. Wooster, 1896; A.M., 1899; LL.B., N. Y. Law Sch., 1905. Ass't principal Linsly Mil. Inst, 1896-1902; since Jan 1., 1908, mem. firm of House, Grossman & Vorhaus. Mem. Beta Theta Pl fraternity, Centennial Lodge of Masons. Residence: Bristol Ilotel. Address: 115 Broadway, N. Y. City.
BRINCKERHOFF, ELBERT ADRIAN
Banker; b. Jamaica, N. Y., Nov. 29, 1838; s. John N. and Mary M. Brinckerhoff; ed. private acad .; m. 1869, Emily A. Vermilye; children: Emily V., Mary E., Elbert A., Elizabeth L., Margaret, Helen M., Janet. Dir. Mer- chants Nat. Bank, J. Spencer Turner Co .; dir. Barrett, Nephews & Co., U. S. Cotton Duek Corp'n, Consolidated Cotton Duck Co., Mt. Vernon-Woodbury Cotton Duck Co. Presby'n. V .- p. Am. Bible Soc .; trustee Am. Sea- man's Friend Soc .; mem. St. Nicholas Soc., Holland Soc. Trustee Presby'n Hosp. Clubs: Down Town, Rockaway Hunt. Residence: Palisade Av., Engle- wood, N. J. Address: 42 Wall St., N. Y. City.
V BRINSMADE, WILLIAM BARRETT
Surgeon; b. Brooklyn, Dec. 24, 1865; s. James Beebee and Jennie (Newman) Brinsmade; grad. Yale, A.B., 18SS; Coll. Phys. and Surg., M.D., 1892; practising med- icine in Brooklyn since 1895; clinical prof, surgery and chief of surgical clinic; also attending surgeon, Long Island Coll. Hosp .; attending surgeon, St. John's Hosp. Republican. Mem. Reformed (Dutchi) Church. Mem. Am. Acad. Medicine, Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. State Med. Soc., Kings Co. Med. Soc., N. Y. Surg. Soc., Pathol. Soc., Med. Ass'n Greater N. Y., Alumni Socs., Yale, N. Y. Hosp. and Sloane Maternity Hosp., ctc. Mem. Sons Revolution. Trustee Poor Ass'n. Clubs: University,
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Yale (N. Y. City), Hamilton, Heights Casino (Brook- lyn), Atlantic Yacht, Dyker Meadow Golf. Address: 166 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, N. Y.
BRINTON, CHRISTIAN
Art critic; b. Thornbury, Chester Co., Pa., Sept. 17, 1870; s. Joseph Hill and Mary (Herr) Brinton; grad. Haverford Coll., B A., 1892; M.A., 1906; studied also at Unlvs. of Heidelberg and Parls, in philosophy, æsthe- tics and history of art. Traveled extensively in France, Germany, Russia, Italy and Spain. Has twice visited Norway, Denmark and Sweden, as well as Cuba, Yuca- tan and Mexico. Asso, editor of The Critic, 1900-1903; Everybody's Magazine, 1903-1904; regular contb'r to The Century, Harper's, Scribner's, The Studio, etc., onl various phases of modern painting, sculpture and ar- chitecture. Author: Modern Artists (Doubleday, Page & Co.), 1908; Ignacio Zuloaga (Hispanic Soc., N. Y.), 1909; Die Entwicklung der Amerikanischen Malerei (Berlin), 1910; Masterpieces of American Painting (Berlin Photo. Co., N. Y.), 1910; Paul Troubetzkoy (Hispanic Soc., N. Y.), 1911; Walter Greaves (Cottier & Co., N. Y.), 1912; Scandinavian Art Catalogue (Am. Scandinavian Soc.),- 1913; La Peinture Américainc (Paris), 1913. Recreations: Riding and shooting. Mem, Phi Beta Kappa Soc. of Haverford, Leonardo da Vinci Soc., Pennsylvania Soc. and Haverford Alumni Ass'n of N. Y., Chester Co. Hist. Soc. Clubs: Players (N. Y.), University (Philadelphia), West Chester Golf and Country (Pa.). Address: The Players, 16 Gramercy Park, N. Y. City.
BRINTON, WILLARD COPE
Consulting eng'r; b. West Chester, Pa .; s. Samuel Lewis and Elizabeth Starr (Smith) Brinton; grad. State Normal Sch., West Chester, Pa., 1900; Harvard Univ., S.B., in Mech. Eng'ring (cum laude), 1907. Did eng'ring work for H. Brinton Co., B. F. Sturtevant Co., Yale & Towne Mfg. Co., Westinghouse Electric Co., Bush Ter- minal Co. Made study of Harbor and Terminal con- ditions, involving most of important cities of Europe, photographs taken during this study being used in lantern slide lectures before different technical socs. and cells. Author of a book on Graphic Statistics pub- lished by Eng'ring Magazine. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs, Ass'n of Harvard Eng'rs, Harvard Eng'ring Soc. of N. Y., Efficiency Soc., Am. Statist. Ass'n, Am. Clvic Ass'n. Recreations: Traveling, riding, tennis. Clubs: Harvard, Clty (N. Y.), West Chester Golf and Country, City (mem. com. on development of Port). Residence: 55 W. 44th St. Address: Translt Bld's, 7 E. 42d St., N. Y. City.
BRISBANE, ARTHUR
Editor N. Y. Evening Journal; b. Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 12, 1864; s. Albert and Sarah (White) Brisbane; ed. public schs. of N. Y. State and five years in Germany and France; unmarried. Began newspaper work in 1883, on N. Y. Sun, with which was connected seven years as reporter, London.cor. and editor Evening Sun; mn'g editor different cditions of N. Y. World, 1890- 1897; editor N. Y. Evening Journal since 1897. Resl- dence: Hempstead, L. I. Address: N. Y. Evening Journal, N. Y. City.
BRISCOE, BENJAMIN
Manufacturer; b. Detroit, 1868; s. Joseph A. and Sarah J. (Smith) Briscoe; ed. public and high schs. Detroit; m. Jackson, Mich., Sept. 3, 1891, Lewie S. Briscoe; children: J. P., b. 1894; Jeannette, Elizabeth. In wholesale hardware firm Black & Owen, Detroit, 1884 and 1887; became interested in retail firm W. C. Lantner Co., Detroit, 1887, later engaged in mf'g of sheet metal goods, selling retail dep't, and chang- ing name to Briscoe Sheet Metal Works, later to Bris- coe Mf'g Co. Capt. Detroit Cadets, 1886-1889. Episco- palian. Mason, Knight Templar. Dir. Y. M. C. A .; ves- tryman Christ Ch., Tarrytown. Recreations: Automo- biling, golf. Clubs: Detroit, Detrolt Boat, Lotos, Auto- mobile of America, Transportation, Engineers (N. Y. City), Knollwood Country (White Plains), Address: 7 E. 42d St., N. Y. City.
BRISTOL, CHARLES LAWRENCE
Zoologist, educator; b. Ballston Spa., N. Y., Sept. 29, 1859; s. Lawrence W. and Carollne (Hawkins) Bristol; ed. public schs. Ballston Spa; grad. N. Y. Univ., B.S., 1883; M.S., 1888; fellow Clark Univ., 1891; fellow Univ., of Chicago, 1892-1893; Ph.D., 1895. Instr. Riverview Acad., Poughkeepsle, N. Y., 1884-1888; prof. zoology, Univ. of S. Dakota, 1888-1891; prof. biology, N. Y. Univ., since 1894, Dir. annual zool. expd'ns of N. Y. Univ. to Bermuda since 1897; asso. dir. Bermuda Biol. Labora- tory for Research since 1904. Has made zool. examina- tlons of coral reefs of Bermuda and has succeeded in transporting tropical marine animals allvc to N. Y. Aquarium. Mem. Am. Soc. Naturallsts, Am. Soc. Zoololo- gists. fellow N. Y. Acad. Sciences, N. Y. Zool. Soc. Writer
on metamerism in leeches, the marine fauna of Ber- muda and other centb'ns to zoology. Address: N. Y. Univ., University Heights, N. Y. City.
BRISTOL, GEORGE PRENTICE
Educator; b. Clinton, N. Y., June 21, 1856; s. Henry Platt and Martha (Fake) Bristol; grad. Hamilton Coll., A.B., 1876; A.M., 1883; Johns Hopkins Univ., Univs. of Hcidelberg and Leipzig; mi. Cologne, July 17, 1880, Lucia Ellza Raymond. Ass't prof. Greek, Ilamilton Coll., 1882-1883; ass't prof., 1888-1890; asso. prof. 1890- 1898; prof. Greek since 1898, Cornell Univ. Editor: The Selected Orations of Lysias, 1892; also, since 1891, of Cornell Studies in Classical Philology. Author: The Teaching of Greek in Secondary Schools, 1900. Demo- crat; Episcopalian. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa. Address: Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N. Y.
BRISTOL, JOHN ISAAC DEVOE
Life ins. expert; b. Springwells, Mich., March 16, 1845; at age of 23 entered office of gen. agents of Conn. Mutual at Detroit, and two years later was sent to Leavenworth, Kan., to take charge of agencies of dept. of which that city was the headquarters; in 1874 appt'd Wisconsin State agent for same company; Jan., 1881, became connected with Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co. as special western agent, and 1883 transferred to. N. Y. City. Residence: Chappaqua, N. Y. Address: 1 Madison Av., N. Y. Clty.
BRITT, PHILIP J.
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, 1866; grad. De La Salle Inst., 1883; Manhattan Coll., B.A., 1885; searcher of titles to real estate in office of register of Co. of N. Y .; studled law in office of O. W. Flanagan and at Columbia Coll .; admitted to practise, N. Y. City, 1892; engaged in gen. practise, representing largely corp'n and banking in- tercsts in N. Y. City; counsel to sheriff of N. Y., 1898- 1902, during which time was engaged in private prac- tise, making corp'n law and sheriff law specialties; in July, 1903, became assignee for benefit of creditors of banking and brokerage house of Talbot J. Taylor & Co., which was largest and most important failure seen in Wall Street in many years; settled with cred- itors and arranged for a resumption of business by the firmn in 8 weeks; also assignee for benefit of cred- itors of Stock Exchange firm of . W. B. Mack & Co., which failed April, 1904. Mem Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Clubs: Manhattan, N. Y .; Athletic, Demo- cratic, Coney Island Jockcy, Turf and Field, Catholic, Automobile of America, Graduates, Oakland Golf, Deal Golf and Country. Address: 27 William St., N. Y. City.
BRITTAIN, JOSEPH 1.
Consul gen .; b. New Brighton, Pa .; s. Joseph and Belinda (Clark) Brittain; ed. high schools of New Brighton, Pa., Beaver (Pa.) Sem .; m. Oxford, Ohlo, Aug. 2, 1894, Martha L. Clark. Prevlous to apptm't as U. S. consul at Nantes, France, Oct. 15, 1897, en- gaged in editorial work; consul at Kehl, Germany, June 6, 1902; Prague, Bolicmia, Austria, March 31, 1907; consul gen. Coburg, Germany, Sept. 10, 1913. Mem. Ohio House of Representatives, 1892-1895; served on finance and other leading coms. Mem. S. A. R. Mason. Residence: E. Palestine, O. Address: Am. Consulate Gen., Coburg, Germany.
BRITTON, ELIZABETH GERTRUDE
Bryologist; b. N. Y. City, Jan. 9, 1858; d. James and Sophle Anne (Compton) Knight; ed. private schs., in Cuba and N. Y .; grad. Normal Coll., 1875; in. N. Y. City, 1885, Nathaniel Lord Britton. Teacher in Nor- mal Coll., Training Dep't, 1875-1882; Botanical Dep't. 1882-1885; Hon. Curator of Mosses N. Y. Bot. Garden. Accompanied Dr. Britton on collecting trips, acting as interpreter and ass't, to Cuba, Porto Rico, Jamaica, Bahamas and Europe. Editor of Bulletin of Torrey Botanical Club, 1886-1889; has written articles on niosses and ferns in various botanical journals; contb'r to N. Am. Flora. Life mem. Botanical Soc. of Am .. mem, Sullivant Moss Soc., scc. and treas. Wild Flower Preservation Soc. of America. Recreations: Travel- ing and walking. Residence: 2965 Decatur Av., Bronx, Address: N. Y. Botanical Garden, Bronx, N. Y. Clty.
VBRITTON, NATHANIEL LORD
Director N. Y. Botanical Garden; b. New Dorp. S. I., N. Y., Jan. 15, 1859; worked on Vanderbilt farm in boy- hood; ed. Staten Island Acad .; grad. Columbia Sch. of Mines, E.M., 1879; Ph.D., 1881; hon. Sc.D., 1904; m. Aug. 27, 1885, Elizabeth G. Knight. Ass't in geology, 1879-1887; inst. botany, 1887-1890; adjunct-prof., 1890- 1891; prof., 1891-1896; emeritus prof. botany since 1896, Columbia Univ .; since 1896, dir .- in-chlef, N. Y. Bo- tanlcal Garden. Rotanist and ass't geologist. N. J. Geol. Survey, 1880-1890; field ass't. U. S. Geol. Survey, 1892; adviser In botany to Carnegie Inst'n, 1902. Con- tributor to scientific press on N. and S. Am. Flora and
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author of monographs on The Flora of New Jersey; Hilustrated Flora of Northern United States and Can- ada; Manual of the Flora of the Northern States and Canada; North American Trees; North American-West Indian Flora. Was editor Bulletin of Torrey Bot. Club, 1888-1898. Mem. Bot. Soc. of America (pres. 1898-1899), fellow A. A. A. S. (v .- p. 1901-1902), N. Y. Hort. Soe. (chm'n Council, 1901-1905), Torrey Botan- ical Club, N. Y. Acad. Sciences (pres. 1906-1907), N. Y. Micros. Sec., etc. Residence: 2965 Decatur Av., Bronx, N. Y.
V BRIXEY, REGINALD WALDO
Manufacturer, lawyer; b. Seymour, Conn .; s. William Richard and Frances Nancy (De Wolfe) Brixey; ed. Seymour High Sch., 1900; Sheffield Scientific Sch., Yale Univ., Ph.B., 1903; N. Y. Law Sch., LL.D., 1905. Re- publiean. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. County Lawyers Ass'n, Chl Phi, Delta Chi fraternity. Recre- ations: Automoblling, riding, driving, tennis. Clubs: Yale, Railroad. Address: Hotel Plaza, N. Y. City.
BROADHURST, GEORGE
Playwright; b. Walsall, England. Author plays: Bought and Paid For; The Man of the Hour; The Call of the North; An International Marriage; What Hap- pened to Jones; Why Smith Left Home; The Wrong Mr. Wright; A Fool and His Money; The Crown Prince, etc. Co-author: Wildfire; The American Lord; Nancy Brown. Clubs: Lambs, American, Dramatists. Address: Lambs Club, 130 W. 44th St., N. Y. City.
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BROCKETT, EDWARD JUDSON
Merchant, author; b. Essex, Conn., March 7, 1833; s. Rev. Pierpont and Sarah (Sage) Brockett; ed. public schs. and Bacon Acad., Colchester, Conn .; m. Brook- lyn, N. Y., Oct. 7, 1862, Mary Frances Brockett; chil- dren: Francis E., Edith A., Helen F. In early life en- gaged in book publishing, issued several notable works and had charge of publication of Benson J .. Lossing's History of United States and Eminent Amer- icans. In later life devoted to mercantile and financial pursuits; now v .- p. and treas. Battelle and Renwick: treas. Nat. Sulphur Co .; v .- p. and dir. Croton Chem. Co., and trustee of several large estates. Republican; Baptist. Mem. Conn. Hist. Soc., Nat. Geog. Soc .; mem. B'd of Mg'rs, Bapt. Home Mission Soe .; pres. B'd Trus- tees, N. Orange Bapt. Ch. Recreations: Collecting Historical documents, autographs, engravings, etc. Author: The Descendants of John Brockett, One of Founders of New Haven Colony. Active in denomina- tional life of the Baptists in Northern States. Resi- dence: 191 Prospect St., E. Orange, N. J. Address: 163 Front St., N. Y. City.
BROCKWAY, ALBERT, LEVERETT
Architect; b. Utica, N. Y., Dec. 28, 1864; s. Leverett E. and Clara (Kingsley) Brockway; grad. scientific course, Brooklyn Polytechnic, 1883; Ecole de Beaux Arts; m. Syracuse, N. Y., 1893, Frances Hart Dunn. Prof. architecture, Syracuse Univ., 1893-1895; contb'r to Architectural Review, Boston: Mem. Beaux Arts Soc. Architects; fellow Am. Inst. Architects; mem. Architectural League. Pres. Central N. Y. Chapter, Am. Inst. Architects, 1911-1913. Residence: 403 Com- stock Av. Address: 3d Nat. Bank Bld'g, Syracuse, N. Y.
BROCKWAY, ANSON JOSHUA
Clergyman; b. Pompey, N. Y., March 21, 1847; s. Os- sian Alonzo and Anne (Hiscock) Brockway; ed. St. Stephen's Coll., Annandale, N. Y., 1872; Gen. Theol. Sem, N. Y. City, 1874; m. Oriskany Falls, N. Y., May 16, 1876, Mrs. Emma L. (Harris) Crowningshield. Or- dered deacon, 1874, by Bishop Huntington, and priest, 1877, by Bishop Doane, in Episcopal ministry. Mis- sionary at Lowville, Syracuse and Oriskany Falls, N. Y., 1876; rector St. Mary's Ch., Luzerne, N. Y., 1876; Grace Ch., Ravenna, O., 1877-1882; St. Paul's Ch., Staf- ford, N. Y., 1882-1885; Trinity Ch., Warsaw, N. Y., 1885-1890; priest in charge, American Ch., Luzerne, Switzerland, 1890; rector Zion Ch., Pierrepont Manor, N. Y., since 1890, and dean of Jefferson and Lewis Counties. Address: Pierrepont Manor, N. Y.
BROCKWAY, ZEBULON REED
Penologist, ex-mayor of Elmira; b. Lyme, Conn., April 28, 1827; s. Zebulon and Caroline Brockway; ed. East Haddam (Conn.) Acad .; m. Wethersfield, Conn., April 13, 1853, Jane Woodhouse; children: Mrs. Emma Blossom, b. 1854; Mrs. Carrie Butler, b. 1857. Clerk Conn. State Prison, 1848; Deputy sup't Albany Peni- tentiary, 1851-1854; sup't penitentiary of Monroe Co., N. Y., 1854-1861; sup't House of Correction, Detroit, Mich., 1861-1876; sup't N. Y. State Reformatory, El- mira, N. Y., 1876-1900; retired. Mayor of Elmira, N. Y., as nominee of both political parties, 1906-1907. Mem. of comm'n to establish U. S. Military Prison, 1873. At Detroit was v .- p. Michigan Car & Foundry
Co., Detroit Safe Co., and mem. firm Marcus Stevens & Co., furniture, until 1876. Conservative Democrat; Congregationalist. Mem. General Society of Prisons, France; charter mem. Nat. Prison Ass'n of America (pres. 1898) ; pres. corp'n Arnot Ogden Memorial Hosp., Elmira. Address: Elmira, N. Y.
BRODERICK, BONAVENTURE F.
Catholic bishop; b. Hartford, Conn., Dec. 25, 1868; s. John Harris and Margaret (llealy) Broderick; cd. St. Charles Coll., Md., A.B., 1891; Urban Coll., Univ. of the Propaganda, Rome, Ph.D., 1893; D.D., 1897; grad. from American Coll., Romc, 1897; ordained priest, 1896; post-graduate course in history and archæ- ology at Rome, 1897-1898. Professor history, Eng- lish grammar and Italian
literature, Diocesan Sem., Hartford, Conn., 1898, Westport, Conn., 1900. Appt'd, 1904, general comm'r of the Pope for the Havana, Cuba, 1990, In which capacity carried on negotiations between the Church and the Gov't which were successfully concluded in 1905. Created private chamberlain by Pope Leo XIII, 1901; Am. sec. to Apostolic delegation to Philippine Islands, 1901, serv- ing until apptm't of Taft Comm'n, 1902; representa- tive of Roman Catholic Church at Inauguration of Cuban Republic, May 20, 1902. Appt'd titular bishop of Juliopolis, Sept., 1903; consecrated Oct. 28, 1903; served as auxiliary bishop of Havana, 1903-1905. Appt'd, 1904, general comm'r of the Pope for the collection of Peter's Pence. Mem. of the Arcadia, and of the Collegium Cultorum Martyrum, Rome. Address: Staatsburg-on-Hudson, N. Y.
BRODHEAD, GEORGE LIVINGSTON
Physician; b. New Orleans, La., Oct. 14, 1869; s. Augustus Wackerhagen and Sarah Blandina (Trump- bour) Brodhead; grad. Ulster Acad., Rondout, N. Y., 1886; Cornell Univ., med. prep. course, 1886-1888; Columbia (Coll. Phys. and Surg.), M.D., 1891; m. N. Y. City, June 2, 1897, Frances Louise Clark; one d. Kath- arlne Louise, b. 1903. Interne Mt. Sinai Hosp., 1891- 1893, Sloane Maternity Hosp., 1895-1897. Instr. in obstetrics, Coll. Phys. and Surg., 1895-1897; prof. obstetrics, and obstetrician to N. Y. Pos :- Grad. Med. Sch. and llosp .; visiting obstetrician Gouverneur Hosp., and asso. surgeon Woman's Hosp. Consulting obstetrician to Italian Hosp., N. Y. City; United Hosp. of Portchester, N. Y., and Letchworth Village, Thiels, N. Y. Republican; Episcopalian. Fellow N. Y. Acad. Med., N. Y. Obstet. Soc .; mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. State Med. Soc., N. Y. County Med. Soc., Hosp. Graduates' Club, West End Med. Soc .. N. Y. Physicians' Mutual Aid Ass'n, Harlem Med. Ass'n, Soc. of Alumni of Mt. Sinai and Sloane Maternity Hosps .; N. Y. Med. Union. Xl Graduate Chapter, Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Author of numerous mono- graphs on obstetrical subjects In med. journals. Club: Phi Gamma Delta. Address: 144 W. 58th St., N. Y. Clty.
BROKAW, GEORGE TUTTLE
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Nov. 14, 1879; s. Isaac Vail and Elvira Tuttle (Gould) Brokaw; ed. Cutler Sch., N. Y .; Princeton Univ., A.B .; N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B. Ome of v .- ps. and dirs. Brokaw Bros. Corp'n; now mem. and partner of law firm of Gulick, Brokaw & Springs. Traveled extensively in European coun- tries, including Japan, Egypt and Holy Lands. Capt. 10th Election Dist. of 29th Assembly Dist., N. Y. City, 1913. Republican; Presby'n. Mem. N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n, N. Y. Hist. Soc .; life mem. Huguenot Soc., St. Nicholas Soc., Soc. Colonial Wars, Sons of Revolution, Holland Soc. Dir. N. Y. Bible Soc. Clubs: Union League, University, Racquet and Tennis, Princeton, Riding, Piping Rock, Ardsley, Rumson Country, Garden City Golf, Deal Golf & Country, Lakewood Country. Residence: I E. 79th St. Ad- dress: 165 Broadway, N. Y. City.
BROKAW, WILLIAM BERGEN
Real estate investments; b. Bound Brook, N. J .; s. George V. L. and Mariah Brokaw; ed. in Dr. Hun- ter's old 13th Street Sch., N. Y. City; m. Jersey City Heights, 1872, Mary Alice Hall; children: Mabel, Flor- enco, Ethel, living; also William Hall (Yale gradu- ate), Howard Grant, Clifford and Theodore, deceased. Served in Civil War over four years (brevetted major; severely wounded at Fort Harrison, Va. Principal Brokaw, N. Y., and Suburban Rcaity Co .; pres. Chatham (N. J.) Land & Improvement Co. Ro> publican; Presby'n. Mem. Mil. Order Loyal Legion, Mason. Address: 100 Broadway, N. Y. City.
V BROMFIELD, PERCY B.
Advertising agent; b. Brosiey, Shropshire, Eng., Mar. 29, 1857; s. Rev. Edward T. D.D. and Georgiana (Musgrave) Bromfield; ed. Lewisham Cong'l Sch., London, Eng., and Toronto (Ont.) Grammar Sch. ( Ph.I)., Taylor Univ.); m. Hempstead, N. Y., Sept. 6,
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1876, Emma Martin Rushmore; children: Percy Rush- more, b. 1877; Edward Thomas, b. 1884. One of the founders of Success Magazine; for 17 years mng'r ad- vertising of The Christian Herald; Pres. Bromfield & Field Ine. Represented N. Y. State Sunday Seh. Ass'n at World's Sunday Sch. Conv., London, Eng., 1898. Trustee Village of Hempstead, 2 years. Re- publican; Presby'n. Clubs: National Arts, Aldine Ass'n, Sphinx, Mountain Golf, Twilight Park (Haines Falls, N. Y.). Residenee: Hempstead, L. I. Address: 1780 Broadway, N. Y. City.
BRONNER, MYRON G.
Lawyer; b. Stark, Herkimer Co., N. Y., April 4, 1856; s. George F. and Martha (Nellis) Bronner; Rev- olutionary stock (four ancestors connected with Rev- olution); grad. Cazenovia Sem., 1876; studied law in office of Hon. George W. Smith, Herkimer, N. Y., 1878-1881; m. Salisbury, N. Y., June 9, 1886. Mary E. Baldwin; children: Nellis B., James C. Admitted to bar at Buffalo, June, 1881; praetised at West Winfield, N. Y., as mem. firm Morgan & Bronner, 1881-1883; since then at Little Falls, N. Y. Clerk B'd of Super- visors of Herkimer Co., 1883-1884; mem. B'd of Police and Fire Comm'rs, 1886-1893; B'd of Water Comm'rs, 1894-1895, Village of Little Falls; mem., 1895-1897 (v .- p. one year), first B'd of Publie Works of City of Little Falls after incorp'n, and had principal charge of drafting that city's charter, 1893-1895. Dir. and att'y Nat. Herkimer County Bank, Gilbert Knitting Co .; pres. Little Falls Hotel Co. Republican; Pres- by'n. Mem. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Herkimer Co. Hist. Soc. Mason and Elk. Address: Little Falls, N. Y.
BRONSON, MILES
Railroad official; b. Gauhati, Province of Assam, India, May 8, 1875; s. Miles and Mary Donnelly (Rankin) Bronson; ed. public schs. of Michigan, 1883-1890; m. Aurora, Ill., June 2, 1898, Grace Geral- dine Smith. Served in various capacities In Law Dep't Grand Trunk R'y, Detroit, Mich., 1890-1895; sec. to pres. N. Y. Chicago & St. Louis R. R. Co., Cleveland, O., 1895-1898; ass't to pres. N. Y. Central & Hudson River R. R. Co., N. Y. City, 1898-1900; sup't Harlem Div. same road, White Plains, N. Y., 1900- 1907; sup't River Div. same road, 1907-1910; sup't Mohawk Div., Jan 1, 1910, April 1, 1911; sup't Elec- tric Div., same road, and sup't Grand Central Ter- minal, April 1, 1911-Feb. 1, 1913; gen. sup't same road and mg'r Grand Central Terminal, since Feb., 1913. Clubs: N. Y. Railroad, Transportation. Address: Grand Central Terminal, N. Y. City.
BROOKER, CHARLES F.
Manufacturer; b. Litchfield, Conn., March 4, 1847; s. Martin Cook and Sarah Maria (Seymour) Brooker; ed. in common schs. of native town; hon. A.M., Yale; m. London, Oct. 30, 1894, Julia F. Clark (née Farrel). In manufacture of copper and brass and kindred business in Conn. for 50 years. Now pres. Torring- ton (Conn.) Savings Bank, Am. Brass Co., director and v .- p. B'd dirs., N. Y., New. Haven & Hartford R. R. Co .; dir. N. Y., Ontario & Western R. R. Co., and v .- p. Harlem River & Port Chester R. R. Co .; dir. many subsidiary companies New York, New Haven & Hartford R. R. Co., and several banks. Mem. Conn. House of Representatives, 1875; Senate, 1893. Republican; Conn. mem. Republican Nat. Com., 1900, 1912; Episcopalian. Mem. and trustee N. E. Soc. of N. Y. Mem. Chamber of Commerce of N. Y. Club: Union League. Residence: Ansonia, Conn. Address: 99 John St., N. Y. City.
BROOKFIELD, FRANK
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Nov. 18, 1875; s. William and Kate M. Brookfield; ed. Cutler School, N. Y .; Yale Univ., A.B., 1897; N. Y. Law School, 1900; m. Marceline R. Dunning. Admitted to bar, 1900, and since then practising in N. Y. City. V .- p. Brookfield Glass Co., Jamesburg Sand Co .; pres. Franklin Loan & Improvement Co. Served in Squadron A, N. G. N. Y. Republican. Mem. Republican County Com .; sec. Republican Club. Mem. 27th Assembly Dlst. Re- publican Club, Bar Ass'n, Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, Mayflower Soc. Clubs: Union League, University, Yale, Republican, Squadron A. Address: 2 Rector St., N. Y. City.
BROOKMAN, DONALD MAYO
Clergyman; b. London, Eng .; s. Arthur and Amelia (Baker) Brookman; grad. Occident Coll. A.B., Epis- copal Theol. Sch., Cambridge, Mass., B.D .; Union Coll., D.D., Dean of Cathedral of All Saints, Albany, N. Y. Address: 180 Washington Av., Albany, N. Y.
BROOKS, HARLOW
Physician; b. Mcdo, Minn., March 31, 1871; s. Daniel Walker and Katherine (Riley) Brooks; ed. Univ. of Oregon; Unlv. of Mich., M.D., 1895; post-grad. study,
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