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Wrote series of papers on trotting horse and the running horse for Harper's Monthly; contrib'd elaborately illustrated papers on the trotting horse to Scribner's Magazine; also contrib'd to encyclopedias and other publications; traveled thousands of miles with Robert Bonner in pursuit of knowledge concerning the foot of the horse; visited more than twenty States to study the trotter, runner and utility horse on breeding farms and race tracks; also in England, France and other parts of Europe. Author: The Trotting and Pacing Horse in America, History of the Horse in America, Recollections of Men and Horses. Formerly active in athletics and aquatics; stakeholder and referee in six-day walks of Weston, O'Leary, Rowell and others, and in rowing races of Hanlan, Teemer, Gaudaur. Ross and others. First to advocate the organization of the Nat. Trotting Ass'n, the construction of the Speedway, N. Y. City, and of field trials and bench shows in this country. Internat. juror of awards, La. Purchase' Exp'n, St. Louis, 1904; trustee Am. Veteri- nary Coll .; v .- p. N. Y. State Agr'l Soc. Address: 1 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
BUSH, IRVING T.
Pres. Bush Terminal Co .; b. Ridgeway. Mich., July 12, 1869; s. Rufus T. and Sarah M. (Hall) Bush: ed. privately at various schs .; m. 1st, Ridgeway, Mich., Feb. 2, 1891, Belle Barlow; 2d, April 20. 1907, Maud Howard Beard (widow of Francis D. Beard); chil- dren: Beatrice B., b. Oct. 10, 1895; Eleanor T., b. Sept. 20, 1898; Rufus T., b. April 24, 1908. Ilas trav- eled around world in father's yacht Coronet, 1SSS and 1889, and has been many times abroad. Pres. Bush Terminal Co., Bush Terminal Bld'gs Co., Bush Terminal R. R. Co .; mem. Advisory B'd. Title Guar- antee & Trust Co. Congregationalist. Mem. Holland Soc., Pan-Am. Soc. of U. S. Clubs: Union League, N. Y. Yacht, Hamilton, Downtown Ass'n, Sleepy Hol-
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low Country, Knollwood Country, Nat'l Arts, Eco- nomic. Residence: 28 E. 64th St. Address: 100 Broad St., N. Y. City.
BUSH-BROWN, HENRY KIRKE
Sculptor; b. Ogdensburg, N. Y., April 21, 1857; s Robert W. and Caroline (Udail) Bush; ed. Newburgh, N. Y .; studied art with Henry K. Brown, and in Paris with Antoine Mercie; m. April 7, 1886, Margaret W. Lesiey, of Philadelphia; children: Lydia, b. 1887; Har- old, b. 1888; Malcolm, b. 1891; James, b. 1892. Among his more notable works are: Indian Buffalo Hunt, World's Columbian Exp'n, Chicago, 1893; equestrian statues of Gen. G. G. Meade and Gen. John F. Rey- nolds, Gettysburg, Pa .; equestrian statue of Gen. An- thony Wayne, Valley Forge, Pa .; Civil War Memorial, Union League, Philadelphia; Justinian, Appeliate Court, N. Y. City; Horace Mann, La. Purchase Exp'n, St. Louis, 1904; Truth, Pan-Am. Exp'n, 1901; Soldlers' Monument, The Spirit of '61 (Philadelphla), 1911; Lin- coln Memorial (Gettysburg, Pa.), 1911; Union Soldier, Mountaineer Soidier (Charleston, W. Va.), 1912; Gen. John Sedgwick Equestrian Statue for State of Conn. (Gettysburg, Pa.), 1913. Traveled in England, France, Italy and Germany for professional study. Trustee of the Scenic and Historic Preservation Soc .; mem. Hud- son-Fulton Celebration Comin'n. Mem. Nat. Sculpture Soc., Architectural League of N. Y. City, Municipal Art Soc., Empire State Soc., S. A. R. Clubs: National Arts (N. Y.), Cosmos ( Washington). Address: 1729 G St.,
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BUSSEY, THOMAS H.
State senator, mf'r; b. Troy, N. Y., Feb. 25, 1857; s. Esek Bussey; descendant George Bussey, who settled in Md. from England, 1636, and Capt. Bennett Busscy, who organized the Silver Grays during Revolution; ed. Mt. Anthony Sem., Bennington, Vt .; Troy Acad., Rensselaer Poly. Inst .; m. Sheibyville, Ky., 1900, Bcr- tha M. De Epping-Housen; children: Beatrice Della- Porta. Engaged in mfg business, after period of travel; now engaged in mfg. Pres. viliage of Perry during installation of water works and adoption of sewer system; represented town on County B'd of Su- pervisors, 4 years, and chm'n 1910; elected to State Senate, 1910; re-elected, 1912. Appt'd comm'r of Pan- ama Exp'n 1915, for State of N. Y .; mem. Judiciary Com. and Com. on Miscellaneous Corp'ns. Shriner, Elks, Moose, I. O. O. F. Address: Perry, N. Y.
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BUSSING, JOHN STUYVESANT
Banker, broker; b. N. Y., Sept. 21, 1838; s. John Schermerhorn and Ann (Van Nest) Bussing; ed. gram- mar schs., Columbia Univ .; m. 1st, N. Y., Kate Breath: 2d, N. Y., Emily M. Jenkins. Organized firm Gelston & Bussing, 1865; firm dissolved upon death of Mr. Gelston, 1898; now devotes time to philanthrople work. Mem. N. Y. Stock Exchange since 1868. Served In 22đ Reg't, N. G. N. Y., during Pa. Invasion; became 1st lieut. of Co. A, later adj. of Veteran Corps. Repub- Ilcan; mem. Reformed Ch. In America. Mem. St. Nich- olas Soc of N. Y., Soc. Colonial Wars, Sons of Revo- lution; treas. N. Y. Bible Soc. (formerly pres.); sec. Hosp. Saturday and Sunday Ass'n of N. Y. Treas. B'd of Domestie Missions, 21 years; mem. Advisory B'd Young Women's Christian Ass'n, Y. M. C. A. (mem. B'd Mg'rs), B'd of Trustees, Internat. Com .; elder Col- legiate Reformed Ch., mem. Finance Com. Address: 26 E. 10th St., N. Y. City.
BUTCHER, HOWARD, JR.
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Banker, broker; b. Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 28, 1876; s. Howard and Mary L. (Richards) Butcher; attended Penn Charter Sch., of Phila., Univ. of Pa., class 1898; m. Philadelphia, Pa., Apri 10, 1901, Margaret Keen; children: Howard, 3d; Margaret, Dora Keen, Mary Louisa. Mem. Philadelphia Stock Exchange, N. Y. Stock Exchange. Mem. firm Butcher, Sherrerd & Han- sell; dir. Potomac, Fredericksburg & Piedmont R. R. Co., and New Creek Co. Republican; Episcopalian. Mem. Zeta Psi fraternity. Mason. Clubs: Appalachlan Mountain, Unlcn League, Markham, Merion Cricket. Residence: Cor. Llanfair and Wister Roads, Ardmore, Pa. Address: 220 Real Estate Trust Co. Bld'g, Phil- adelphia, Pa.
V BUTLER, ALBERT H.
Broker; b. Oakfield, Fond-du-Lac Co., Wis., Nov., 1849; s. William and Harriet (Eldred) Butler; cd. Fond-du-Lac High Sch .; m. N. Y. City, 1879, Emma S. Demarest; children: Belle, Albert H., Jr., Wiilow, Frank. Broker since 1902; firm of A. H. Butler & Co., Inc. Established an American watch factory in Japan, 1893, first Am. watch factory established in foreign country; made combination of Japanese cotton mfrs, 1895, to buy their Am. cotton in this country instead of England, as had been their custom. Estab- lished line of stcamers (California and Oriental Steam-
ship Co.), in connection with the A. T. & S. Fe R'y Co. from San Diego and San Francisco, Cal., to Japan and China, 1898, and is pres. of that company. Ran line of steamers, N. Y. City to the Philippines, China, and Japan, 1901-1902; crossed Pacific 12 times. Also pres. Millbrae Tonopah Mining Co., Manhattan Oriental Min- ing Co., Dalney Oii Co .; v .- p. West Tonopah (Dalney) Mining Co., Philippine Transportation and Construc- tion Co .; dir. People's Security Co. Republican. Resi- dence: Alameda, Cai. Address: 20 Broad St., N. Y. City.
J BUTLER, ARTHUR WELLMAN
Banker, broker; b. Yonkers, N. Y., Jan. 24, 1870; s. William Allen and Mary Russell (Marshall) Butler; grad. Princeton Univ., C.E., class 1892; m. N. Y. City, June 17, 1913, Anna F. Robinson. Practised civil eng'ring in State of Washington, one year, returned to N. Y., and was employed in Central Trust Co. until 1898, when, with brother, formed firm of George P. Butler & Bro .; became a mem. of the N. Y. Stock Ex- change same year, of which is still a mem., having acted as one of its govs. for past two years. Firm dissolved, 1911, and present firm of Butler, Herrick & Kip was organized. Pres. and dir. Albany & Susque- hanna R. R. Co .; dir. Allis-Chalmers Mfg Co. Clubs: University, Union, Racquet, N. Y. Yacht, Automobile, Rumson Country. Residence: 120 E. 55th St. Address: 7 Wall St., N. Y. City.
BUTLER, CHARLES HENRY
Lawyer, author, official reporter of Decisions, Su- preme Court of U. S .; b. N. Y. City, June 18, 1859; s. William Alien and Mary (Marshaii) Butier; g.s. Ben- jamin F. Butier, att'y-gen. of U. S. under Presidents Jackson and Van Buren, and of Charles Henry Mar- shall, sea captain and owner of Black-Ball line of packet ships between N. Y. City and Liverpool; ed. private schs. in Yonkers, Poughkeepsie and Prince- ton, and in class of 1881 (partial course only), Prince- ton Coil., hon. A.M., 1912; m. Yonkers, N. Y., 1882, Marcia, d. Ethan Flagg; three sons and one d. Stud- ied law In office of father's firm, Butler, Stiliman & Hubbard. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1882; mem. law firm of Hoit & Butler, Butler & Wyckoff, and Butler & Harwood, 1884-1903; one of counsel for Angio-Am. Joint High Comm'n at Washington and Quebec, 1898; technical delegate, U. S. Delegation to Second Peace Conf. at the Hague, 1907. Published several political pamphlets, 1898-1899, on subject of relations of U. S. with Spain. Author: The Treaty-Making Power of the United States (2 vols.), 1902. Republican; took active part in campaign of 1900; since Dec., 1902, Reporter of the Decisions of Supreme Court of U. S. Corr. sec. Am. Soc. of Internat. Law; mem. Internat. Law Ass'n, Am. Bar.Ass'n, N. Y., State Bar Ass'n, Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., St. Nicholas Soc. Clubs: Metropolitan, Cosmos. Chevy Chase (Washington, D. C.), Lawyers (New York), N. Y. Yacht Republican (N. Y. City). Address: 1535 I St., N. W., Washington, D. C.
BUTLER, EDWARD HUBERT
Editor and prop'r Buffaio News; b. Le Roy, N. Y., Sept. 5, 1850; ed. public schools and privately. Found- ed Buffalo Sunday News, 1873; daily Buffalo Evening News, 1880. Pres. board State Normal School, Buffalo; chm'n board, Grosvenor Library, former v .- p. United Press; mem. and former pres., State Editorial Ass'n, and State Rep. Press Ass'n; mem. and former dir., Associated Press; pres. Publishers' Ass'n; dir. Soc. Natural Sciences; pres. Grade Crossing Comm'n, Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Delegate at large Nat. Rep. Convention, 1908; elector-at-large, 1900. Clubs: Buffalo, Eilicott, Park. Country (Buffalo), Lotos (N. Y. City), Clover (Philadelphia), Capital City (Atlanta), Automobile of America. Residence (clty) : 522 Delaware Av .; (country): Le Roy, N. Y. Address: 218 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y.
BUTLER, GLENTWORTH REEVE
Physician; b. Philadelphia, Pa., 1855; s. Rev. J. Glentworth and Evelyn (Reeve) Butler; ed. In private sch of Prof. Davidson, Brooklyn; Hamilton Coll., A.B., 1877; A.M., 1880; Sc.D., 1901; Wesleyan, LL.D., 1908; grad. L. I. Coll. Hosp., Brooklyn, 1SS0; m. Brooklyn, Jan., 1884, Antoinette Willson. Practising medicine, Brooklyn, from 1880. House officer, I. I. Hosp., 1880- 1881; ass't physician, St. Mary's Gen. Hosp., 1882-1891; with Meti. Episcopal Ifosp. as ass't physician, 1885- 1891; chief, Second Med. Div., since 1891; physician- . in-chicf since 1906; senior physician Brooklyn Hosp., since 1913. Formerly lecturer on emergencies and home nursing, Pratt Inst .; examining surgeon for U. S. pensions, 1889-1893. Trustee Packer Inst. from 1905; mem. of Council, L. I. Coll. Hosp .. 1908; fellow Am. Acad. Medicine, Am. Climatol. Ass'n, N. Y. Acad. Modicine; mem. Med. Soc. State of N. Y. (pres .. 1907), Kings Co. Med Soc. Republican; Presby'n. Author:
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Emergency Notes, 1889; Diagnostics of Internal Medi- cine, 1901. Contb'r to Encyclopedia Americana and to Buck's Reference Handbook Med. Sciences, 1903. Clubs: Hamilton, Rembrandt (Brooklyn). Address: 226 Gates Av., Brooklyn, N. Y. .
BUTLER, HOWARD RUSSELL
Artist, lawyer; b. N. Y. City, March 3, 1856; s. William Allen and Mary (Marshall) Butler; grad. from Princeton, B.S., 1876; Columbla, LL.B., 1881; m. 1890, Virginia Hays. Practised law in N. Y. City until 1884; studied art in Paris tlll 1888; honorable mention Paris Salon, 1886; medals Parls Exp'n, 1889; Atlanta, 1895; Philadelphia Temple, 1888; Paris, 1900; Buffalo, 1901. Organized and pres. Am. Fine Arts Soc., 1889-1906; pres. Carnegie Music Hall, 1896-1905. Mem. Nat. Acad. Design, Soc. Am. Artists, N. Y. Water Color Club, Architectural League, Municipal Art Soc., Fine Arts Federation. Clubs: Century, Lotos, Uni- versity. Residence: "Bay Bush," East Hampton, L. I. Address 107 Library Pl., Princeton, N. J.
BUTLER, LAWRENCE SMITH
Architect; b. N. Y. City, May 14, 1875; s. Prescott Hall and Cornelia Stewart (Smith) Butler; grad. Harvard Univ., A.B., 1898; student Mass. Inst of Tech- nology, Ecole. des Beaux Arts, Paris, France. Mem. firm Ford, Butler & Oliver. Clubs: Harvard, Tech- nology, Racquet & Tennis, Union, University, Sea- wanhaka Yacht, Smithtown Hunt, Smithtown Polo. Residence (summer) : St. James, Smithtown, L. I. (winter) : 22 Park Av. Address: 101 Park Av., N. Y. City.
BUTLER, NICHOLAS MURRAY
Pres. Columbia Univ .; b. Elizabeth, N. J., April 2, 1862; s. Henry L. and Mary J. (Murray) Butler; grad. Columbia Univ., A.B., 1882; A.M. 1883; Ph.D. 1884; univ. fellow in philosophy, 1882-1885; student at Ber- lln and Paris, 1884-1885; received honorary degree, LL.D., Syracuse Univ., 1898; Tulane Univ., 1901; Johns Hopkins, Princeton, Univ. of Pa., and Yale in 1902; Univ. of Chicago, 1903; St. Andrew's Unlv., Man- chester Univ., 1905; Cambridge Unlv., 1907; Willlams Coll., 1908; Harvard and Dartmouth 1909; D. Litt., Univ. of Oxford, 1905; J. D., Breslau, 1911. Was made officer de Legion d'Honneur of France, 1906, Commander, 1912; Commander Order of the Red
Eagle, 1910 (with Star); mem. Ain. Acad. of Arts and Letters, 1911; hon. mem. British Science Guild, 1906; m. Bergen Point, N. J., Feb. 8, 1887, Susannah Edwards Schuyler (died Jan. 10, 1903); one d .; m. 2d N. Y., March 5, 1907, Kate La Montagne. Has been mem. of faculty of Columbia Univ. since 1889; ass't in philosophy, 1885-1886; tutor 1886-1889; adjunct prof. 1889-1890; dean of the faculty of philosophy, and prof. of philosophy and ed'n, 1890-1901; since Jan., 1902, pres. of Columbia Univ. (including also presidency of Barnard Coll., Teachers Coll. and Coll. of Pharmacy). First pres. N. Y. Coll. for Training of Teachers (now Teachers Coll.), 1886-1891. Was
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mem. of State B'd of Ed'n of N. J., 1887-1905; sp'l comm'r from N. J. to Paris Exp'n, 1889; pres, Pater- son (N. J.) B'd of Ed'n, 1892-1893; del. Rep. Nat. Convs., 1888,, 1904, 1912; received Rep. Electoral vote for Vice-Pres. of the United States, 1913; chm'n Ad- ministrative B'd of Internat. Congress of Arts and Mohonk Conference on Internat. Arbitration, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912; pres. Am. Branch of Ass'n for Internat. Conciliation; trustee Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching, Carnegle Endowment for Internat. Peace. Mem. Nat. Edn'l Ass'n (pres. 1895); gov. Soc. of Lying-in Hosp .; trustee of Colum- bla Univ. Press, Am. Acad. in Rome, N. Y. Botanical Garden. Mem. Am. Philos. Ass'n, Am. Psychol. Ass'n, Nat. Inst. of Arts and Letters; Nat. Council of Ed'n; N. Y. Chamber of Commerce; Am. Soc. of Internat. Law, Germanistic Soc. (pres. 1906-1908); Unlv. Settle- ment Soc., Am .- Scandinavian Soc. (pres. 1908-1910) ; life mem. Nat. Red Cross, Am. Hist. Ass'n, N. Y. Hlst. Soc .; chm'n Coll. Entrance Examination B'd. Repub- lican; Episcopalian. Edited: Scribner's Great Educa- tors' . Series; Macmillan's Teachers' Professional Li- brary; Monographs on Ed'n in the United States (form- ing part of U. S. Edn'l Exhibit to Paris); expired 1900; St. Louis Exp'n, 1904. Editor: The Educational Review, Columbia Contributions to Philosophy and Education, 1898-1902; Bibliothek d'Amerikanischen- CulturgesehIchte, Berlin, one of editors of Inter- nationale Pedagogische. Bibliothek. Author: The
Meaning of Education; True and False Democracy; The American .as He Is; Philosophy (a survey); Why Should We Change Our Form of Government ?; The International Mind. Clubs: Century, Church, Metro- politan, University, Barnard, Columbia University,
Garden City Golf, St. Andrew's Golf, Lambda Ass'n, Round Table Dining, Metropolitan ( Washington). Address: 60 Morningside Drive, N. Y. City.
BUTLER, WILLIAM ALLEN
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, July 14, 1833; s. late William Allen Butler, distinguished lawyer and author, and Mary R. (Marshall) Butler; ed. Phillips Acad., An- dover, Mass .; grad. Princeton, A.B., 1876; Columbia Law Sch., LL.B., 1878; m. Yonkers, N. Y., Oct 1, 1884, Louise T. Collins. Admitted to bar of State of N. Y. 1878, and has since then been engaged in practice in N. Y. City; now mem. firm of Butler, Brown, Wyckoff & Campbell; formerly mem. Wallace, Butler & Brown, successors to Butler, Notman & Mynderse. Dir. Em- ployers' Liability Assurance Corp'n of London, Han- over Fire Ins. Co., Franklin Trust Co., Brunswick Site Co., Mem. Am. Bar Ass'n, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Ass'n Bar City of N. Y .; treas. Church Extension Com., Presbytery of N. Y .; mem. Am. Fine Arts Soc., Museum of Art, Am. Museum of Natural History; mg'r Presby'n Hosp. Clubs: University, Metropolitan, Princeton, Down Town Ass'n, Lawyers' (pres.), South- ampton, Meadow. Residence: 30 E. 72d St. Address: 54 Wall St., N. Y. City.
BUTTENWIESER, JOSEPH L.
Real estate operator; b. Philadelphia, Pa., April 3, 1865; s. Laemmleln and Leah (Heller) Buttenwieser; grad. Coll. City of N. Y., 1883; took third honorary oration and all medals and prizes in Latin and Greek during entire course, having stood No. 1 during en- tire five years of course; won prize debate, in which late Carl Schurz was judge; grad, Univ. Law Sch., N. Y. City. LL.B. (valedictorian), 1887; m. N. Y. City, June 7, 1892, Lena Well; children: Clara, Florence, Clarence, Benjamin, Gertrude. After graduation from City Coll. taught publlc sch. 212 years; after grad- uation in law, went into real estate, both as operator and builder, and has built over 300 houses, and bought and sold on own account over 1,100 houses in Man- hattan. Took active part in agitation which resulted in repeal of Annual Mortgage Tax Law and its sub- stitution by Mortgage Recording Tax Law: his speech on subject before joint Senate and Assembly Com. on Taxation and Retrenchment was printed at request and expense of Allied Real Estate Interests, and by them distributed throughout State. Dir. Allied Real Estate Interests. Democrat. Hebrew. Mem. Phl. Beta Kappa Soc., Coll. City of N. Y. Alumni Ass'n. Alumni Ass'n N. Y. Univ. Law Sch. Pres. Hebrew Technical Inst .; trustee of Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Soc .; chm'n Bld'g Com. in the erection of its new buildings at Pleasantville, N. Y. (soclety has bullt the largest asylum on a cottage plan in the U. S., if not in the world). Club: City College (v .- p.). Residence: 300 Central Park W. Address: 220 Broadway, N. Y. City.
BUTTERFIELD, GEORGE H.
Born New Berlin, N. Y., March 25, 1862; s. Ira T. and Cordelia A. (Gazlay) Butterfield; ed. New Berlin Acad .; m. Solsville, N. Y., 1901, Maude E. Butterfield. In mercantile business 20 years, and ins. business 10 years; mg'r New Berlin Light & Power Co., 10 years; dir. New Berlin Telephone Co. Supervisor New Berlin 11 years; chm'n B'd Supervisors Chenango County 2 years; Justice of Peace 4 years. Address: New Berlin, N. Y.
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Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Dec. 10, 1853; s. Henry and Helen Butterworth; grad. Columbia Univ., A.B., 1874; Columbia Law Sch., LL.B., 1876, A.M., 1877; m. N. Y. Clty, 1888. Alice Crawford; one son: George F., Jr/ Engaged In practise since admission to bar In 1876; formerly mem. Strong & Cadwalader; now of Cad- walader, Wickersham & Taft. Dir. Norwalk - Hosp., gov. N. Y. Skin & Cancer Hosp. Clubs: University, Down Town, Century, Quill, Pilgrims, Columbia Unlv., Psl Upsilon, Norwalk Country. Residence: 57 E. 54th St. Address: 40 Wall St., N. Y. City.
BUTTLES, MARVIN DUGRO
Insurance broker; b. N. Y. Clty. Sept. 12, 1870; s. Marvin Stephen and Dorothea Wilhelmina (Dugro) Buttles; ed. public sch., Columbla Grammar Sch., Co- lumbla Coll., A.B., 1890. Entered insurance business, 1894; was ass't sec. Manhattan Fire Ins. Co .; dir. and pres. Hamilton Fire Ins. Co. of N. Y., and U. S. mg'r for several European companies; now dir. Bretagne Co., owners of Hotel Savoy. Mem. Delta Kappa Ep- silon. Address: 767 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
BUTTON, WILLIAM H.
Lawyer: b. in Vermont, 1871; s. William H. and Emma (Foote) Button; grad. Middlebury Coll., A.B., 1899 (A.M.); in. Vergennes, Vt .. 1898, Herrika M. Stevens; children: Margaret Stevens, b. 1903; William
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H., Jr., b. 1904; Herrika W., b. 1909. Engaged in prac- tise since 1892; mem. law firm of Townsend & Button. Mem. N. Y. Bar Ass'n, Am. Bar Ass'n. Club: Union League. Residence: 324 W. 77th St. Address: 2 Rector St., N. Y. City.
V BUTTRICK, WALLACE
Sec. Gen Ed'n B'd; b. Potsdam, N. Y., 1833; s. Charles H. and Polly Dodge (Warien) Buttrick; ed. Potsdam Normal Sch .; Kochtester Theol. Sem., B.D., 1883; Univ of Rochester, D.D., 1898; m. Saginaw, Mich., 1875, Isa- bella Allen. Employed in U. S. R'y Mail Service, 1875- 1SS0. Pastor ist Bapt. Ch., New Haven, Conn., 1883- 1SS9; 1st Bapt. Ch., St. Paul, Minn., 1889-1892; Em- manuel Bapt. Ch., Albany, N. Y., 1892-1902. Since April 1, 1902, sec. and dir. Gen. Ed'n B'd. and dir. Southern Ed'n B'd. Address: 17 Battery Pl., N. Y. City.
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V BUTTS, HAYDEN H.
M'fg jeweler, diamond importer; b. Manlius, Onon- daga, Co., s. Huestis and Mary A. (Wheeler) Butts; ed. private sch. and Greylock Inst., S. Williamstown, Mass .; m. N. Y. City, June, 1891, Julia Jackson. En- gaged as mfg jeweler and diamond importer from 1SS8; now v .- p. Hayden W. Wheeicr & Co. and Hayden W. Wheeler Mf'g Co .; sec. and treas. Rode Watch Co .; first v .- p. and chm'n Exec. Com., Jewelers' Security Alliance of U. S. Residence: 14 E. 60th St. Address: 2 Maiden Lane, N. Y. City.
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BUXTON, ARTHUR KENNARD
Lawyer; b. Brooklyn. Nov. 22, 1865; s. Kennard and Susan (Nash) Buxton; ed. at several schs. in Brook- lyn, Poly. Inst., Brooklyn, 1881-1884; Yale, A.B., 1888; Columbia Coll. Law Sch., 1888-1890; m. April 22, 1902, Fannie Culver Tredwell, d. Andrew Rogers Culver and Sarah Cornelia Gerrodette. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1890; retired from practice of law, 1909. Demo- crat; Episcopalian. Club: Hamilton (Brooklyn). Ad- dress: 257 Hicks St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
BYAM, WILLIS WINFIELD
Lawyer; b. Rome. N. Y., July 2, 1873; s. Jay F. and Sarah (Olcott) Byam; grad. Rome Free Acad., 1893; Cornell Law Sch., 1897; m. Rome, N. Y., Nov. 24, 1897, Carolyn Louise Trumpbour, of Ansonia, Conn .; chil- dren: Willis Winfield Byam, Jr., b. 189S; Frances Louise Byam, b. 1902. Admitted to bar State of N. Y., Feb. 1, 1898. Elected 1899, re-elected, 1902, sp'l surro- gate, Oneida Co .; resigned Jan. 1, 1905. to assume office of sp'l county judge; appt'd city attorney of Rome, N. Y., 1901, and served two years; elected sp'l county judge, Oneida Co., 1904, for term expiring Dec. 3I, 1907; re-elected 1907, term expiring Dec. 31, 1910. Mem. Rome Council 150, Royal Arcanum. Grand Coun- cil, State of N. Y., (ch'm Com. on Laws). Address: 407 W. Embargo St., Rome, N. Y.
V BYRNE, ANDREW
Lawyer; b. Roscommon, Ireland, Mar. 18, 1869; s. Patrick and Anne (Quinn) Byrne; ed. in Irish schs. N. Y. Univ., LL.B. (class pres. and twice first-prize essayist), class of 1893. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1894. Since then engaged in practise in N. Y. City. Served as volunteer Spanish-Am. War, in 69th N. Y. Vol. Inf., from May 2, 1898, until muster out of reg't, Jan. 31, 1899. Address: 302 Broadway, N. Y. City.
BYRNES, THOMAS F.
Real estate dealer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y. Mem. Assem. from Kings County, 1890-1894; an official of Finance Dep't, City of N. Y., 4 years; appt'd collector of Revenues and Market Dep't of Finance, by Comp- troller Grout, 1904, later placed in charge of Bureau of Real Estate; resigned 1908 to engage in realty business. Address: 4 Court Sq., Brooklyn, N. Y.
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BYRON, PERCY AUSTEN
Manufacturer; b. N. Y. City, 1872; s. George Gordon and Anna (Olwell) Byron; ed. by private tutor at Jesuit Coll., and N. Y. Univ. Law Sch .; m. Cincinnati, Ohio, 1901, Therese Pugh; children: Percy, 2d; Char- lotte, Therese, Pendleton, George Gordon, Clubs: Es- sex County, Baltusrol, South Orange Field. Resi- dence: South Orange, N. J. Address: 357 4th Av .. N. Y. City.
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CADMAN, SAMUEL PARKES
Clergyman: b. Shropshire, Eng., Dec. 18, 1864; s. Samuel and Betsey (Parkes) Cadman; ed. Richmond Coll. of London Univ., London; D.D., Wesleyan and Syracuse Univs., S.T.D., Columbia Univ., and Lit. H.D., Univ. of Vt .; m. Esther Lillian Wooding; children: Frederick Leslie, Marie Isabel, Lillian Esther. Pastor Met. Temple, Manhattan, . 1895-1901; pastor Central
Cong'l Ch., Brooklyn, since 1901; chaplain 23d Reg't, N.G.N.Y .; trustee Brooklyn Inst., Hartford Theol. Sem., Adelphi Coll., Brooklyn; dir. Am. B'd of Comm'rs for Foreign Missions and of Cong'l Home Missionary Soc., Brooklyn Clerical Union. Author: Charles Dar- win and Other English Thinkers; Two Great Oxford- ians, Wycliffe and Wesley; The Life of William Owen; The Religious Uses of Memory; The Victory of Christ- mas. Address: 2 Spencer Pl., Brooklyn, N. Y.
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