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CAMPBELL, MARIAN BLAKE
Educator; b. Hyde Park, Mass., March 28, 1870; d. Alpheus P. and Ruth (Pcasiee) Biake; ed. Hyde Park High Sch., Emerson Coil. of Oratory, Boston, post- grad. courses, and degree of Master of Oratory; at- tended lectures in Leipzig Univ., Germany; m. Hyde Park, Mass., July 20, 1893, Alfred H. Campbell. Instr. Ward's Sem., Nashville, Tenn., later at Normal Sch., Johnson, Vt., and N. H. State Normal Sch .; asso. prin-
cipal Campbeli Sch. Visited England, Scotland, Hol- land, Germany, Italy and Switzerland for study. Con- gregationalist. Dir. Windsor Public Library. Mem. D. A. R. Clubs: Emerson Coll., Woman's (pres.). Address: Campbell Sch., Windsor, Conn.
CAMPBELL, WILLIAM
Associate prof. metallurgy; b. Newcastie-on-Tyne, England, 1876; s. Thomas and Franciska (Albrecht) Campbell; grad. Durham Univ., B.S., 1898, M.C., 1903, D.S., 1905; Royal Sch. of Mines, 1899-1901; Roya. Exb'n (1851) scholar, 1899-1902; Columbia Univ., 1901, Ph.D., 1903, M.A., 1905; fellow in metallurgy, 1902; Barnard fellowship, 1903-1904; Carnegie scholar, Iron and Steel Inst., 1902; instr. in metallurgy and lecturer in geol- ogy, Durham Univ., England, 1898-1899; since 1903 sp'l lecturer, Dep't Geology; 1904, instr. in metallurgy; 1907, adjunct prof., and 1910, asso. prof., Columbia Univ .; appt'd metallographer, U. S. Bureau of Mines; corr. mem. Canadian Mining Inst .; fellow Geoi. Soc., London; life mem. Am. Inst. Mining Eng'rs; mem. Am. Soc. Testing Materials, Internat. Soc. Testing Ma- terlals, Iron and Steel Inst. of Great Britain; fellow N. Y. Acad. of Sciences; mem. Univ. of Durham Phiios. Soc., Shaw Medal, Newcastle section, Soc., Chem. In- dustry, 1903, Lodge of Industry, No. 48, England, Co- lumbia Chapter of Acacia. Club: Columbia Univ. Ad- dress: Columbla Univ., N. Y. City.
V CAMPBELL, WILLIAM FRANCIS
Physician and surgeon; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 7, 1865; s. Alexander and Catherine Amelia (Bennett) Campbell; grad. N. Y. Univ., A.B., 1887; L. I. Coli. Hosp., M.D., 1892. Practising medicine and surgery since graduation. Prof. anatomy, L. I. Coli. Hosp .; major Med. Corps, surg. 2d Brigade, N.G.N.Y .; sur- geon to Meth. Episcopal Hosp .; surgeon-in-chief Trin- ity Hosp .; consulting surgeon to Jamaica, Coney Island and Swedish Hosps. Served as 1st lieut. and ass't surgeon 2d Signal Corps, N.G.N.Y., five years, resigned 1901. Author of work on Surg. Anatomy, and Surg. Diseases of Children. Republican; Congre- gationalist. Pres. Med. Soc, State of N. Y., Kings Co. Med. Soc .; mem. Surg. Soc., Pathol. Soc., L. I. Med. Soc., N. Y. Acad. Medicine, Brooklyn Med. Soc., Brook- lyn Med. Club, Soc. of Ex-Internes Meth. Hosp., As- sociated Physicians of L. I., Assoclated Physiclans of Greater N. Y., Physicians' Mut. Aid Soc., Am. Med. Ass'n, Med. Soc. State of N. Y., Am. Ass'n of Anato- mists. Past Master Montauk Lodge of Masons. Clubs: Hamilton, University, Crescent
Athletic, Union League, Delta Upsilon, Royal Societies Club (London). Address: 394 Clinton Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
CANDEE, DEFOREST
Banker; b. Brooklyn, N. Y .; s. Edward D. and Har- riet (Martin) Candee; grad. Brooklyn Polytechnic, 1896; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., March 23, 1908, Marie Louise Mayhew; one d .: Jeannette DeForest. Pres. and dir. Federal Utilities (Inc.); v .- p. and dir. Central States Electric Corp'n; dir. Republic R'y & Light Co., Elk Horn Fuel Co. Clubs: Hamilton, Heights Casino, Riding and Driving, Crescent Athletic, City Midday, Recess, Piping Rock, Nassau Country, Locust Valley, (L. I.). Address: 60 Broadway, N. Y. City.
V CANDLER, DUNCAN
Architect; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., May 8, 1873; s. Flamen B. and Lillian (Welch) Candier; grad Columbia Coli. Sch. of Mines, Ph.B., 1895; grad. Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris Architecte Diplômé par Government, 1902; m. Bayport, L. I., Aug. 27, 1902, Beatrice de T. Post; one d .: Edith Beatrice, b. Nov. 29, 1903. Studied and traveled abroad, 1895-1902. Mem. Société des Archi- tectes Diplômés, Beaux Arts Soc., Anı. Inst. of Archi- tects, French Inst. in U. S., Municipal Arts Soc., Sons of Revolution, Deita Psi fraternity. Club: St. An-
thony. Residence: 142 E. 33d St. Address: 10 E. 33d St., N. Y. City.
CANDLER, FLAMEN BALL
Lawyer; b. Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 16, 1838; s. Samuel Marsden and Elizabeth Cecelia (Ball) Candler; ed. N. Y. Coil .; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 18, 1865, M. Liliian Welch; children: Robert W., b. 1868; Duncan, b. 1873; Mrs. Edith C. Stebbins, b. 1876. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, May, 1860, and has practised law in N. Y. City ever since, and has occupied present offices since
1864. Was partner with Edgar S. Van Winkle, 17 years; now with Coi. William Jay, and eidest son, Robert W. Candler, forming firm of Jay & Candler, having been partner with Col. Jay since 1868. Re- publican; has been pres. Ward Ass'n of 1st, 7th and 20th Wards of Brooklyn. First pres. Dep't Law, Brooklyn Inst. Arts and Sciences, holding position several terms. Mem. for many years B'd of Counsel of L. I. Hist. Soc. Mem. (Dutch) Reformed Ch. Mem. Ohio Soc. (has been v .- p., one of govs., and clini'n
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Exec. Com.), Sons of Revolution, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n; charter mem. Bar Ass'n City of N. Y. Recre- ation: Travelling: Club: Union League. Residence: Woodmere, L. I. Address: 48 Wall St., N. Y. City.
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CANFIELD, GEORGE FOLGER
Lawyer, prof. of law; b. N. Y. City, Aug. 21, 1854: s. Albert Warren and Elizabeth I. H. (Bage) Canfield; grad. Phillips Exeter Acad., 1871; Harvard Coll., 1875; two years at German Univ .; grad. Harvard Law Sch., LL.B., 1880; m. 1st, Peckskill, N. Y., 1884, Sarah Kit- tredge (died 1897); 2d, Charleston, S. C., 1904, Frances M. Marshall; children: George Dana, b. Jan. 5, 1887; Maynard Marshall, b. Oct. 7, 1905; Robert Warren, b. Sept. 15, 1907; Franklin Olmsted, b. Nov. 8, 1910. Ad- mitted to bar 1880; mem. law firm of Satterlee, Can- field & Stone; prof. of law, Columbia Law Sch., Co- lumbia Univ., N. Y .; chni'n B'd Directors and gen. counsel of the Bradstreet Co .; dir. and v .- p. Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line R. R. Co .; dir. Eastern Michi- gan Edison Co., Mont. Power Co., Building and Sani- tary Inspection Co. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Am. Bar Ass'n, Law Inst., Civil Service Reform. Ass'n, Met. Museum of Art. Mem. B'd Mg'rs and v .- p. State Charities Aid Ass'n; trustee Soc. of St. Johnland. Clubs: Century, Uni- versity, Harvard, City, Down Town. Address: 49 Wall St., N. Y. City.
V CANFIELD, PALMER A.
Banker, merehant; b. Rondout, N. Y., June 10, 1856; s. Palmer A. and Mary B. (Von Beck) Canfield; ed. Ulster Acad., Rondout; Commercial Coll., Poughkeep- sie, N. Y .; m. N. Chatham, N. Y., Feb. 20, 1884, S. E. Harder; one d. Clerk in stove store, 1875; became prop'r, 1889. Pres. and organizer Canfield Supply Co., Kingston Hardware & Plumbing Co .; treas., mg'r and organizer Canfield Stove Co. Pres. sinee 1902, and dir. since 1894, Rondout Nat. Bank; dir. Home Seekers Co-operation Savings & Loan Ass'n. Repub- lican; Presby'n (pres, and trustee of eh.). Royal Arch Mason (dist. deputy grand master, 1898-1899, master, 1894-1898). Knight Templar, mem. Eastern Star. Mem. B'd of Trade, Y.M.C.A .; contributing mem. Kingston City Hosp., Kingston City Library. Clubs:
Rondout, Rondout Yacht. Twaalfskill Golf, Ulster County Republican. Residence: 72 McEntee St. Ad- dress: 22 E. Strand St., Kingston, N. Y.
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CANNON, HENRY WHITE
Director Chase Nat. Bank of N. Y .; b. Delhi, N. Y., Sept. 27, 1850; ed. Delaware Acad., Delhi, N. Y., (hon. A.M., Dartmouth Coll.); m. Jenny O. Curtis; ehildren: Henry White, Jr., George C. Engaged in banking; mem. Internat. Monetary Conf., Brussels, 1892; comp- troller of the currency, U. S., 1884-1885. Chm'n B'd of Directors, The Pacific Coast Co .; v .- p. and dir. U. S. Guarantee Co .; dir. Guarantee Co. of N. America. Mem. N. Y. Chamber of Commerce, Sons of Revolu- tion. Clubs: Union League, Century, Players, Metro- politan, Tuxedo, N. Y. Yacht, National Arts, Railroad of N. Y., Cosmos (Washington, D. C.). Residence: 288 Madison Av. Address: 10 Wall St., N. Y. City.
CANNON, JAMES GRAHAM
Banker; b. Delhi, Delaware Co., N. Y., 1858; s. George B. and Ann E. Cannon; ed. N. Y. Clty schs .; m. N. Y. City, Charlotte B. Bradley. Engaged in banking in N. Y. City since 1876. V .- p. Fourth Nat. Bank of N. Y. until 1910; pres. since Aug. 1910; dir. Agr'l Credit Co., Associates Land Co., Bankers Trust Co. of N. Y. City, Fidelity Trust Co., Fifth Av. Bank of N. Y., Metropolitan Trust Co. of N. Y., Security Bank of N. Y., Standard Milling Co., Transatlantic Trust Co. of N. Y. City, U. S. Guarantee Co. of N. Y., U. S. Mort- gage & Trust Co. of N. Y. City; trustee Associated Simmons Hardware Cos., Franklin Savings Bank of N. Y., U. S. Casualty Co. of N. Y .; chm'n Exec. Com. Chamber of Commerce State of N. Y .; chm'n B'd of Dirs. H. W. Johns-Manville Co. Pres. B'd of Trus- tees, Hahnemann Hosp., City of N. Y .; trustee N. Y. Univ .; v .- p. and dir. Packard Commercial Sch .; treas. and dir. Woodlawn Cemetery. Address: 20 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
V CANNON, WILSON LEE
Lawyer; b. Dover, Del., Aug. 22, 1865; s. Wilson L. and Mary Elizabeth (Jump) Cannon; ed. Wilmington Conf. Acad., Dover, Del .; Yale Univ., B.A., 1886; m. N. Y. City, April 25, 1905, Elizabeth Martha Mingle. Admitted to Delaware Bar, Oct., 1889; N. Y. Bar, Dec., 1890, and has practised continuously since then in N. Y. City. Republican; Methodist. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Delaware Soc., City of N. Y. Residence: 235 W. 103d St. Address: 35 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
V CANTOR, JACOB AARON
Lawyer, mem. Congress; b. N. Y. City, Dec. 6, 1854; s. Henry and Hannah Cantor; ed. public and higli
schs., N. Y. City; studied law in offices and Univ. Law Sch., LL.B., 1875; m. N. Y. City, Sept. 25, 1897, Lydia Greenebaum. Admitted to bar, 1876; since then in continuous practise of law in N. Y. City. Elected to Assembly from 21st Dist., N. Y. City, 1884, 1885, 1886; State Senator, 1882-1898; chosen unanimously by associates as Dem. leader in State Senate, 1888, and continued as such until retirement from Senate, 1898; pres. of Senate and acting licut .- gov., 1893-1894, and chm'n Com. on Finance. Received votes for gov. M Dem. State Conv. at Saratoga, 1902; since Jan. 1, 19044, chm'n Com. of Highways and Parks of N. Y. City Im- provement Comm'n, appt'd by mayor of N. Y. . City. Elected pres. Borough of Manhattan on Reform ticket, 1901, and served 1902-1904, declining renomination. Elected mem. of Congress from 20th Cong. dist., Nov. 4, 1913. Residence: 9 W. 70th St. Address: 25 Broad
St., N. Y. City.
CANTWELL, JOHN MILES
Lawyer; b. Malone, N. Y., Jan. 22, 1866; s. William P. and Olive ( Miles) Cantwell; grad. Union Coll., A.B., 1888; m. Malone, N. Y., Jan. 22, 1895, Grace Munger; children: John Miles, Jr., b. 1900: Ruth. b. 1903; Paul, b. 1909. Admitted to N. Y. Bar 1890; since then practising at Malone, N. Y .; mem. law firm of Cantwell & Cantwell. Dir. and sec. J. O. Baliard Co. (mfʼg corp'n); v .- p. Paul Smith's Electric Light, Power & Railroad Co. Democrat. Mem. Sigma Phi fraternity and many Masonic org'ns. Clubs: Malone. Malone Golf, Craftsman's. Address: Malone. N. Y.
CANTWELL, THOMAS
Lawyer; b. Malone, N. Y., June 4, 1854; s. William P. and Olive (Miles) Cantwell; grad. Albany Law Sch., 1876; m. Nov. 4, 1880, Rebecca Barry; children: Francis, b. 1883; Ann, b. 1891; Claribei, b. 1892; Eliza- beth, b. 1894. Admitted to bar, 1876; has large prac- tice. Att'y for Rutland R.R. Co., Farmers' Nat. Bank of Malone, Malone, N. Y., Malone Light & Power Co .. Franklin County Hydraulic Corp'n, Paul Smith's Elec- tric Light, Power & R'y Co. Dir. People's Nat. Bank of Malone. Corp'n counsel of Malone. Democrat. Baptist; trustee Ist Baptist Ch. of Malone. Mem. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Malone B'd of Ed'n; trustee Franklin Acad., Malone Hosp. Ass'n. Recreations: Automobiling, driving. Clubs: Malone, Malone Auto- mobile. Address: Malone, N. Y.
CAPEN, OLIVER BRONSON
Publisher; b. Binghamton, N. Y., June 28, 1878; s. Rev. James W. and Leonora S. (Colt) Capen; grad. Hobart Coll., A.B., class 1902: Columbla Univ., A.M., class 1903. Author: Country Homes of Famous Amer- icans. Mem. Kappa Alpha Soc. Clubs: Richmond County Country, St. Nicholas, Aldine. Residence: 525 Park Av. Address: 381 Fourth Av., N. Y. City.
CARBONE, AGOSTINO
Singer, vocai teacher; b. Genoa, Italy, May 19, 1855: s. Gerolamo and Anna Carbone; ed. Municipal Con- servatory of Music, Genoa, and grad. in art of sing- ing with gold medal, 1875; m. Genoa, Italy, 1883, Lilly Cerbi; children: Mario, b. 1885; Linda, b. 1893; Aldo. b. 1896; Edoardo, b. 1901. Engaged as leading singer with grand opera companies in Milan, Rome, Turin. Fiorence, Lisbon, Paris, London (Royal Italian Opera. Covent Garden), Moscow, Calcutta, Cairo, etc. First engagement in U. S. with Max Strakosh, in Gerster's Grand Opera Co., afterward with Abbey's Patti Grand Opera Co., and Campanini's Opera Concert Co., and, 1889-1899, was mem. Met. Grand Opera Co., N. Y. City. in which he sang rôles of "Bechmesser" in Die Meistersinger, "Dr. Bartolo," in Barber of Seville. and also in operas of Don Giovanni, Mignon, Linda of Chamounix, Lakme, Marta, Carmen, Werter, Nozze di Figaro, Lucia, etc. In Italy, created many char- acters in grand opera, and in 1877 won in competi- tion with many Italian singers to sing at classic per- formances given at Comunale Theatre in Bologna, of the opera Il Matrimonio Segreto, by Cimorosa. given by Com. of Centennial Music Exb'n. Studied many years upon physiology of the voice, and science of voice production. Gave first lesson in singing in Moscow, Russia, 1885, and afterward engaged in teaching in N. Y. City, in which profession is still engaged. Address: Eolian Hall, 29 W. 42d St., N. Y. City.
VCAREW, JOHN F.
Lawyer, mcm. Congress; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., April 16, 1876; s. Michael H. and Ellen T. Carew; ed. public schs., Brooklyn and N. Y. City, Coli. City of N. Y .. Columbia Coll., Sch. of Arts, A.B., 1893; grad. Coium- bla Univ. Law Sch., LL.B., 1896; m. 1903, Mary O'Brien; children: John, James, Thomas T. Magner, Mary O' Brien. In active practise of law since admission
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to N. Y. bar, 1897. Mem. N. Y. Assembly, 1904; elected to 63d Congress from 17th N. Y. Dist. Democrat. Address: 319 E. 57th St., N. Y. City.
CAREY, CHAUNCEY SHERWOOD
Physician; b. Centre Moreland, Pa., Aug. 10, 1858; ed. Keystone Acad., Factoryville, Pa .; grad. U. S. Med. Coli., N. Y. City, 1880; afterward attended Post- Grad. Med. Coll., N. Y. City, 1891-1892. Engaged in gen. practise in N. Y. City; afterward located at Mill City, Pa., until 1892, when located in Elmira, N. Y., as a specialist in diseases of the eye, ear and throat. Mem .. Chemung Co. Med. Soc., S.A.R. Mason, 32", Knight Templar, also Odd Fellow. Club: Century
(pres.). Address: Elmira, N. Y.
CARL, KATHARINE AUGUSTA
Artist; b. New Orleans, La .; d. Francis Augustus Carl, Ph.D., LL.D., and Mary (Breadon) Carl; grad. Tennessee State Female Coll., Memphis, M.A .; studied art in Paris; pupil of Bougereau and Gustav Cour- tois. Exhibited in Salons, Paris. Painter of por- traits and figure subjects; painted portraits of Prince El Hadj and Mahomet Ali in Algiers in 1892; visited China in 1903; painted portraits of H. I. M. the Em- press Dowager, who conferred upon her the orders of Officer of the Double Dragon and the Manchu Flaming Pearl; painted various figures and groups which have been shown in leading exhibitions. Wrote an account of her life in the Imperial Palace of China, under title of "With the Empress Dowager of China" (published by Century Co.), illustrated with author's sketches. Associate Société Nationale des Beaux Arts, Paris; hon. mem. Women's Internat. Art Soc .; mem- ber of Juries of Fine Arts and of Applied Arts, Louis- iana Purchase Exp'n, St. Louis, 1904. Club: Lyceum (London, Paris and Berlin). Address: 51 Washington Square, N. Y. City.
CARL, WILLIAM C.
Concert organist; b. Bloomfield, N. J., March 2 1865; s. Samuel Randolph and Mary Prudence (Crane) Carl; ed. in Paris, France, under Alexander Gulimant; mus. doc. from Univ. of N. Y., 1911. Organist and choirmaster First Presby'n Ch., N. Y. City; dir. Guil- mant Organ Sch., N. Y. City; has given over 150 Free Organ Concerts in First Presby'n Ch. Inaugurated many of the large organs of the country, including Series of Recitals at Dawson City (Klondike); has appeared with the best known orchestras, and at music festivals. Toured Japan and made successful study of music in the Orient. Author: Masterpieces, Thirty Postludes, Novelties for the Organ (2 books), Master Studies for the Organ; also songs, organ pieces, and many articles on musical subjects. Dir. Officier de l'Instruction Publique (conferred by French Gov't), a founder of Am. Guild of Organists, mem. Academie Francaise, Alliance Francaise, Inter- nat. Soc. of Musiclans, Fraternal Soc. of Musicians, Nat. Ass'n of Organists and honorary mem. Soc. of Musicians of Buffalo. Clubs: Guilmant (pres.), St. Wilfred. Address: 44 W. 12th St., N. Y. City.
CARLE, RICHARD
Actor, dramatist; b. Somerville, Mass., July 7, 1871; ed. in Somerville High Sch. At age of twenty made first appearance on stage, at Bljou Theatre, N. Y. City, in 1891; has since played many successful rôles; has starred in Mary's Lamb, etc. Author of plays: Mam'selle 'Awkins, The Tenderfoot, The Storks, The Mayor of Tokio, The Spring Chicken, Mary's Lamb. Club: The Lambs. Address: 200 Riverside Drive, N. Y. City.
CARLISLE, JOHN NELSON
Lawyer; b. Prebie, Cortland Co., N. Y., Aug. 24, J CARMODY, FRANCIS X.
1866; s. William S. and Catharine R. (Burdick) Car- lisle; ed. public schs .; grad. Watertown High Sch., 1884; m. Pulaski, Jan. 17, 1894, Carrie C. Brown; one daughter, Catherine C., b. 1896. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, Feb. 15, 1889, U. S. Court, June 19, 1902; mem. law firm Carlisle & Carlisle. City att'y city of Watertown, 1891-1892; scc. and mem. Democratic State Com., 1896-1906; chm'n Democratic State Exec. Com., 1903; mem. B'd of Ed'n, city of Watertown, 1901-1904; capt. Co. C, 1st Inf., N.G.N.Y., 1902-1905; major 3d Bat., 1st Inf., N.G.N.Y. Democrat. Trustee Cornell Univ., appt'd by Gov. Hughes, June 9, 1909; appt'd Public Service Comm'r, 2d Dist., N. Y. State, July 1, 1910; appt'd chm'n of Com. of Inquiry by Gov. Sulzer, Jan. 7, 1913, and State Comm'r of Highways, May 1, 1913. Mcm. Am. Bar Ass'n, Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. State Bar Ass'n. Jefferson Co., Bar Ass'n. Recreation: Farming. Clubs: Black River Valley, Fort Orange. Address: Watertown, N. Y.
CARLSEN, EMIL
Artist; b. Copenhagen, Denmark, Oct. 19, 1853; s. I. A. S. and Dorothea (Raa) Carlsen; general and art
ed'n at Copenhagen. Came to U. S. and followed art professionally; received Shaw Purchase prize of Soc. of Am. Artists, Inness prizc of Saimagundi Club; gold medal Louisiana Purchase Exp'n, 1904; elected acad- emician Nat. Acad. Design, 1906. Clubs: Salmagundi (N. Y. City), Bohemian (San Francisco), St. Botolph (Boston). Address: 43 E. 59th St., N. Y. City.
CARLSON, SAMUEL A.
Journalist; b. Jamestown, N. Y., Oct. 26, 1868; s. John F. and Louise Carlson; ed. in Jamestown public schs .; m. Jamestown, June 21, 1893, Freda S. Hendrick- son; one son: Wendell La Vern, b. 1896. Mg'r Vart Land, weekly Swedish publication, and mem. Fire Ins. Agency; elected alderman, Jamestown, 1893; re-elected 1895, with endorsement of Rep., Dem. and Populist parties; chm'n of com. promoting municipal owner- ship of water and electric light works; elected mayor of Jamestown, 1908, having been endorsed by Repub- lican and Democratic portion, and three times re- elected. Delegate 4 times to League of Am. Munici- palities; three times appt'd mem. Jamestown B'd of Public Works, on which he served 10 years. Twice delegate to Rep. State Conv. Mem. Civic Reform Ass'n. Independent Republican. Mason (Mt. Moriah Lodge, Jamestown); mem. Knights of Pythias, Mac- cabees, Y.M.C.A., Scandinavian Brotherhood of Amer- ica. Address: 37 Maple St., Jamestown, N. Y.
CARLTON, NEWCOMB
V .- p. Western Union Telegraph Co .; b. Elizabeth, N. J., Feb. 19, 1869; s. William James and Helen (New- comb) Carlton; grad. Stevens Inst. of Technology, M.E .; m. N. Y. City, Oct. 31, 1906, Josephine Winslow Smith; one son: Winslow, b. Dec. 27, 1907. Mechani- cal Eng'r, Buffalo, N. Y., 1891-1899; dir. works, Pan- Am. Exp'n, 1899-1902; v .- p. Bell Telephone Co. of Buf- falo, 1902-1904; v .- p. Westinghouse Electric & Mfg Co., 1904-1906; v .- p. and m'g dir. British Westing- house Electric & Mf'g Co., London, England, 1906- 1910; v .- p. and dir. Western Union Telegraph Co .; pres. Am. District Telegraph Co. of N. J .; dir. Liberty Nat. Bank, Great North Western Telegraph Co. of Canada. Clubs: Century Ass'n, N. Y. Yacht, Piping Rock. Residence: 122 E. 65th St. Address: 195 Broad- way, N. Y. City.
NCARMAN, NELSON G.
Lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., 1847; s. Nelson G. and Rebecca J. (Vunck) Carman; ed. Polytechnic Inst., Brooklyn; Prof. Overheiser's Prep. Sch .; Yale, A.B., 1869; Columbia Law Sch., LL.B., 1874; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 14, 1869, Mary Adella Cary. Repubilcan; has served as pres. Republican Campaign Club, Babylon, L. I. Formerly dir. N. E. Soc. Recreations: Travel, golf. Clubs: University, Brooklyn, Hamilton (Brook- lyn). Address: 54 Pierrepont St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
CARMER, HERMON A.
Lawyer; b. Dryden, N. Y., April 14, 1858; s. Abram Chester and Sarah (Griswold) Carmer; grad. Univ. of Mich., LL.B., 1883; Nat Univ. (Washington, D. C.), M.L., 1887; m. Homer, N. Y., Oct. 10, 1886, Ella Rosa. Held position In the Treasury Dep't at Washington, 1886-1891; since then engaged in practise at Seneca Falls, N. Y .; mem. law firm Hawley & Carmer. Dir. and mg'r Water Works Co. of Seneca Falls; dir. Ex- change Nat. Bank, Seneca Falls; Seneca Falls Hist. Soc .; dir. and treas. Independent Ice Co., Seneca Fails; trustee Elmira Coil. Presby'n; comm'r to Gen. Ax- sembly Presby'n Ch., Los Angeles, 1903. Democratic candidate for State Senate, 1906. Mason. Address: Seneca Falls, N. Y.
Lawyer, teacher; b. Watervliet, Berrien Co., Mich., Feb. 13, 1871; s. Dennls and Ann (Connolly) Carmody; ed. Unlv. of Mich., 1893-1897 (honors in debating, act- ing and oratory), A.B., 1899; N. Y. Law Sch., 1900- 1901; Brooklyn Law Sch., 1901-1902, LL.B., 1902: m. Burlington, Iowa, June 25, 1901, Charlotte L. Kirk: children: Francis X., Jr., b. 1904; Caroline, b. 1906. Prof. public speaking, Univ. of Notre Dame, Ind., 1897- 1900; Polytechnic Inst., Brooklyn, 1900-1903; lecturer in public speaking, Columbia Univ., 1903-1905; Hark- ness instr. in public speaking, Union Theol. Sem .. N. Y. City, from 1904; lecturer in sermonle composition, Union Theol. Sem., since 1907; prof. constitutional law, Brooklyn Law Sch., since 1904, and of code piead- ing and practise from 1908. Practising law, N. Y. City, since 1902. Democrat; candidate for dist. att'y of Kings County on Independence League ticket, 1907; chm'n Governing Com., Brooklyn Democratie Ciub, for 1905-1908; v .- p. b'd of mg'rs, Brooklyn Disciplinary Training Sch. Boys, 1910-1913. Recreations:
Swimming, boating. Residence: 1114 Ocean Av., Brooklyn. Address: 64 Wall St., N. Y. Clty.
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CARMODY, THOMAS
Attorney Gen. N. Y. State; b. Milo, N. Y., Oct. 9, 1859; prepared at Penn Yan Acad .; attended Cornell Univ., 1878-1890; m. Albany, N. Y., July 29, 1913, Agnes F. Flinn. Admitted to bar, 1887; dist. att'y of Yates Co., 1891; chief examiner State B'd of Civil Service Comm'rs, 1892-1894. Elected att'y gen. N. Y. State for 2 years, 1911-1912; re-elected Nov., 1912. Democratic campaign speaker. Address: Albany, N. Y. V CARNEGIE, ANDREW
Manufacturer and philanthropist; b. Dunfermline, Scotland, Nov. 25, 1835; came to U. S., 1845; attended sch. few years (LL.D., Glasgow, 1905, Univ. of Pa., Aberdeen, and Edinburgh, 1906); m. N. Y. City, 1887, Louise Whitfield. As boy attended small stationary engine, but soon became telegraph messenger for At- lantic and Ohio Telegraph Co .; later operator and clerk in office of sup't and mg'r telegraph lines, Pa. R. R., Pittsburgh; while there made acquaintance of Mr. Woodruff, inventor of sleeping car, and joined with him in enterprise, which proved successful; be- came sup't of Pittsburgh Div. Pa. R. R .; successful in venture at Oil Creek, and In founding of rolling-mill, from which grew immense control of iron and steel industries, Edgar Thomson Steel Works, Pittsburgh Bessemer Steel Works, Lucy Furnaces, Union Iron Mills, Keystone Bridge Works, Hartman Steel Works, Frick Coke Co., Scotia Ore Mines, etc., all now merged in U. S. Steel Corp'n, of the bonds of which is largest owner. Has made many magnificent donations to towns and inst'ns; founded Pittsburgh Inst .; has given over $40,000,000 for 1,500 libraries, and large sums for other philanthropic works; these include: $10,000,000 to Carnegle Inst., Pittsburgh; $5,000,900 to N. Y. for establishment of branch libraries; $10,000,000 to Car- negie Inst'n, Washington; $10,000,000 to Scotch Univs .; $5,000,000 to fund for Employees of Carnegie Steel Co., and in all has given nearly $100,000.000. Founder Carnegie Fund for Advancement of Teaching, Carnegie Corp'n of N. Y., Carnegie Hero Fund. Lord rector of Univ. of St. Andrew, Edinburgh, 1902. Author: An American Four-in-Hand in Britain; Round the World; Fifty Years' March of the Republic; also various ar- ticles on labor question. "Clubs: Unlon League, Au- thors, Engineers, Lotos and other clubs. Address: 2 E. 91st St., N. Y. City.
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