Who's who in New York City and State, 1914, pt 1, Part 44

Author: Hamersly, Lewis Randolph, 1847-1910; Leonard, John William, 1849-; Mohr, William Frederick, 1870-; Knox, Herman Warren, 1881-; Holmes, Frank R
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: New York : L.R. Hamersly Co.
Number of Pages: 810

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J CHAUNCEY, ELIHU'

Born Philadelphia, Aug. 17, 1840; s. Nathanlel and Elizabeth (Salisbury) Chauncey; grad. Harvard Univ., A.B., class 1861, A.M .; m. N. Y. City, Nov. 14. 1871, Mary J. Potter; one d., Nathalle E., b. 1888. Has de- voted attention largely to enterprises and charitable inst'ns of P. E. Ch., of which Is active layman. Ves- tryman Trinity Ch., N. Y .; trustee House of Mercy; trustee and sec, Gen. Clergy Rellef Fund; trustee Gen. Theol. Sem .; treas. and dir. Clergyman's Retiring Fund Soc .; trustee N. Y. P. E. Public Sch., P. E. Soc. for Promoting Religion and Learning in State of N. Y .; mem. B'd Missions of Domestic and Foreign Mls- sionary Soc., N. Y. Hist. Soc., N. Y. Zool. Soc:, Am. Geog. Soc., Nat. Geog. Soc., Soc. Colonial Wars. Clubs: University, Century, Grolier, Church. Address: 208 Madison Av., N. Y. City.

VCHAUNCEY, GEORGE G.

Manufacturer; b. Oswego, N. Y., Oct. 7, 1853; s. Joseph and Mary (Stannard) Chauncey; ed. Oswego public schs .; m. Fulton, N. Y., Dec. 19, 1882, Cora B. Bradshaw. Treas, and mg'r Fulton Electric Light & Power Co., 1888-1902; Fulton Water Works Co., when sold to City of Fulton. Now v .- p. Fulton Savings Bank, Fulton, N. Y., treas. and mg'r Three Rivers Paper Co., Phoenix, N. Y., dlr. Volney Paper Co., Fulton, N. Y. Repub- lican; Episcopalian. Vestryman of Zion Episcopal Ch., Fulton, N. Y. Recreations: Hunting, fishing, boat- ing. Clubs: Citizens, Pathfinder, boat (commo.), Pleas- ant Point (Demster), Citizens (Syracuse). Address: Fulton, N. Y.

CHEESMAN, TIMOTHY MATLACK

Physician; b. N. Y. City, Jan. 29, 1853; s. Timothy Matlack (M.D.) and Maria Louisa (Smith) Cheesman; grad. Columbla Coll., A.B., 1874, A.M., 1877; Coll. Phys. and Surg., M.D., 1878; m. St. Bartholomew's Ch. N. Y. Clty, Nov. 6, 1884, Clara Livingston; children: Clara Livingston, Sara Arden, Kate Francis Livingston. In- terne Bellevue Hosp., 1877-1879; surgeon

Throat Dep't, N. Y. Dispensary and Eye and Ear Dep't, Demilt Dispensary, 1882; formerly attending surgeon, Colored Home and Hosp., St. Andrew's Convalescent Hosp., and demonstrator anatomy, Woman's Med. Coll .; ass't in bacterlology, 1888-1893; instr. in bacteriology, 1893- 1899, Columbia Coll. Veteran K Co., 7th Reg't N. G. N. Y. Formerly pres. Alumni Ass'n Coll. Phys. and Surg., Columbia Coll., 1906-1907; exec. librarian N. Y. Acad. Medicine, 1906. Mem. Soc. Am. Bacteriologists, Ass'n Am. Pathologists and Bacteriologists, Pathol. Soc. of N. Y., A.A.A.S., N. Y. Acad. Sciences, N. Y. Acad. Medicine, N. Y. Co. and State Med. Socs., Soc. of the Cincinnati in Conn., Soc. of War of 1812 and Naval. Order, St. Nicholas Soc., Delta Phi. Mason, 33°, past master Holland Lodge, No. 8. Trustee Columbia Univ., N. Y. Soc. Library, N. Y. P. E. Public School (Trinity Sch.) Clubs: Union, University, Century, Co- lumbia Univ. Address: Garrison-on-Hudson, N. Y.

V CHENEY, CHARLES

Silk Mf'r; b. Hartford, Conn .; s. Frank W. and Mary (Bushnell) Cheney; m. 1st, Mary L. Brainard; 2nd, Mary E. de F. Bell; children: Marion, Ward (by 1st wife), Barbara, Maribel, Sylvia (by 2d wife). Sec., trcas. and dir. Cheney Bros., silk mf'rs; dir. Conn. Mutual Ilfe Ins. Co., Nat. Fire Ins. Co., Chemical Nat. Bank. Pres. Silk Ass'n of America. Clubs: Union League, Manhattan, Hartford (Conn.). Residence: South Manchester, Conn. Address: S. Manchester, and Cheney Bros., 4th Av. & 18th St., N. Y. City.

CHENEY, ELIAS HUTCHINS

Printer, publisher, Am. consul; b. Holderness Vil- lage, N. H., Jan. 28, 1832; s. Moses and Abigail (Mor- rlson) Cheney; ed. common schs. of Peterboro, N. H., New Hampton (N.H.) Literary and Scientific Inst'n;

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Ønished course at Phillips Exeter Acad., Exeter, N. H., ciass 1850; m. Beilows Falls, Vt., Jan. 22, 1852, Susan W. Youngman; children: Fred Willard, b. May 19, 1852; Harry Morrison, b. March 8, 1860; Mrs. Helen Gray Cheney Kelly, b. Nov. 5, 1865. Purchased Peter- boro (N. H.) Transcript 1853; removed to Concord 1855; edited New Hampshire Phenix; foreman in New Hampshire Sentinel, Keene, N. H., 1856-1867; Sullivan Republican, Newport, N. H., 1859-1860; purchased Gran- ite State Free Press, Lebanon, N. H., 1861; soie prop. until 1876; now senior editor and part owner. Repre- sented Lebanon in State House of Representatives, 1867-1868; senator 3d dist. 1885; U. S. consul at Matan- zas, 1892-1894; U. S. consul at Curacao, W. I., since 1899. Republican; Baptist. Odd Fellow, 32º Mason (hon. mem. two Masonic Lodges in Matanzas and three Masonic org'ns in Curacao). Club: Gezelegheid (Cura- cao. Address: Am. Consulate, Curacao, W. I.

CHENEY, GEORGE L.

Manufacturer, lawyer; b. Providence, R. I., March 9, 1857; s. George Arthur and Sarah Buckiin (Greene) Cheney; grad. Harvard, A.B., 1878; Harvard Law Sch., LL.B., 1881; m. Cold Spring Harbor, L. I., N. Y., Oct. 18, 1887, Harriet Carnes; children: Sarah, b. Aug., 1890; Babara, b. Feb., 1892; Juiia DeForest, b. Mar., 1894; Harriet Crawford, b. Oct., 1895. Admitted to N. Y. bar, 1881; practised law in N. Y. City until 1892; since 1892 pres., treas. and dir. Pratt, Read & Co., Deep River, Conn .; Pratt . Read Player Action Co., Deep River; also pres. and dir. Essex Light & Power Co., Deep River, Conn .; Wasle & Co., N. Y .; dir. Piano & Organ Supply Co., Chicago, Ili. Traveied in Africa, 1884; made various trips to Europe. Republican; Unitarian. V .- p. and dir. Middlesex Hosp., Middletown, Conn .; v .- p. Charity Org'n Soc., N. Y. City. Clubs: Union League, Harvard (N. Y. City). Address: 30 W. 86th St., N. Y. City.

CHENEY, GEORGE NELSON

Lawyer, librarian; b. Baldwinsville, Onondaga Co., N. Y., 1862; s. Lucius Harrison and Frances C. (Averil)) Cheney; grad. Univ. of Mo., A.B., 1887. hon. A.M., 1890; m. Syracuse, N. Y., June 8, 19,04, Mae Goodelle Chaffee. Admitted to bar, Syracuse, N. Y., 1892. Law librarian Library Court of Appeals, 1904. Clubs: Citizens', Uni- versity (Syracuse). Address: Court House, Syracuse, N. Y.

CHENEY, LLOYD LYMAN

Editor; b. Delevan, N. Y., Aprii 23, 1884; s. Lyman J. and Florence N. (Cagwin) Cheney; ed. public schs. of Delevan and Salamanca, N. Y., Syracuse Univ .. A. B .. cum laude, Syracuse Univ. Law Coil .; m. Rochester, N. Y., June 15, 1907, Lula E. Tupper. Editor N. Y. State Ed'n Dep't., since 1910; editor The Shield of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, since 1908; compiler and ed. of various books and pamphlets issued by State Ed'n Dep't. Organized probation system in Syracuse, and was chief probation officer of city, 1906-1910. Re- publican; Presby'n. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi. Phi Deita Phi and Delta Sigma Rho fraternities. Recreations: Waiking, tennis. Ciub: Aurania (Albany). Resi - dence: 899 Myrtle Ave. Address: State Ed'n Bld'g., Ai- bany, N. Y.

CHENEY, ORION HOWARD

Lawyer, Banker; s. Lewis Howard and Mary Eliza- beth (West) Cheney; ed. Drake Univ., Univ. of Mich., N. Y. Univ. (LL.B.); married 1909. For 10 years in banking business in N. Y. City before beginning prac- tice of law. Appt'd Sup't of Banks, State of New York, Nov., 1909, by Gov. Hughes. Now pres. Pacific Bank, N. Y. City. Mem. Soc. Med. Jurisprudence; N. Y. State Bar Ass .; mem. Am. Inst. of Banking. Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Delta Phi fraternities. Mem. B'd Management Twenty-third St., Y. M. C. A. Clubs; Union League, Manhattan, Graduates, Fort Orange, Phi Gamma Delta, University of Michigan, Economic, Mid-Town, Scarsdale Goif. Residence: 31 W. 11th St. Address: 78 Madison Av., N. Y. City.

CHENEY, WALTER W.

Manufacturer; b. Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 21, 1856; s. Stephen and Mary Melissa (Pierce) Cheney; ed. Manilus (N. Y.) High Sch. and Mead's Business Coil .; m. Sept. 11, 1879, Della L. Clark; children: Stephen C., b. 1883; John P., b. 18SG; Waiter W., b. 1888. Pres. S. Chency & Son, Keisey Heating Co., Manlius Improvement Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Served as trustee and pres. Manlius Village, supervisor town of Maniius; mem. Assembly of N. Y., 1879-1880; B'ds of Water and Park Comm's, Maniius, N. Y .; mem. B'd Mg'rs Syra- cuse State Inst'n for Feeble Minded Children. Clubs: Senaca (Maniius, N. Y.), Fayetteville (Fayetteviiie), Century (Syracuse). Address: . Manlius, N. Y.

CHENEY, WILLIAM DEWITT

Lawyer; b. Antwerp, N. Y., Mar. 29, 1876; s. Charles William and Ada Adelle (Swem) Cheney; ed. Prepara- tory Sch., Ives Sem., Antwerp, N. Y., Coil., Syracuse Univ., LL. B .; m. Syracuse, N. Y., Jan. 28, 1909, Fior- ence Olive Greeley. Pres. Members Security, Inc .; mem. firm of Hudson & Cheney, att'ys. Republican; Episcopalian (vestryman Grace Episcopai Ch., Syra- cuse, N. Y.). Mem. Onondaga County Bar Ass'n. Mason; mem. Improved Order of Red Men; and present great senior Sagamore of State of N. Y .; past dictator Syracuse Lodge, Loyai Order of Moose, and mem. of Com. on Rules and Order of Business at last Supreme Lodge Conv. held at Cincinnati, O. Clubs: Citizens, Masonic, Syracuse Moose, Inc. (Syracuse, N. Y.). Resi- dence: 601 Wainut Av. Address: 607-608 S. A. & K. Bld'g., Syracuse, N. Y.

V CHENOWETH, ALEXANDER CRAWFORD

Civii eng'r, contractor; b. Baltimore, Md., June 5, 1849; s. Rev. George Davenport and Frances Ann (Crawford) Chenoweth; grad. Dickinson Coll., Carlisle, Pa., A.M., 1868, LL.D., 1908; studied eng'ring at Rens- selaer Poly. Inst., Troy, N. Y.,; m. N. Y. City, April 19, 1876, Catherine Richardson Wood; one son; Alex- ander Fernando Wood, b. Oct. 8, 1883. Eng'r on Pros- pect Park, Brooklyn, 1871; ass't eng'r Brunswick & Western R. R., Ga., 1873; ass't eng'r public works, Washington, D. C., 1874-1875; engaged in mining works in U. S. of Colombia, 1882; consuiting eng'r to Gen. Mariano y Prado, President of Peru, 1884; pre- pared foundation for Statue of Liberty, Bedloe's Island, 1889; resident engineer in charge Croton Aqueduct, 1889; since 1895 in gen. eng'ring and con- tracting business; awarded John Scott bronze medal by city of Philadelphia, 1889, for improvements relat- ing to placing electrical conductors underground; Ed- ward Longstreth silver medal by Franklin Inst., Phiia . delphia, 1890, for improvements in constructing con- crete drainage conduits; received award for pians to Board Water and Street Comm'rs, after public recinim land under water in Newark, N. J., by competition. Inventor of Chenoweth reinforced con- crete railroad sleepers and Chenoweth reinforced con- crete piles for foundation construction. Inventor of au improved method in eng'ring, employed in confin- ing Mississippi River in its natural channel. Has de- voted much time to archæol. investigation in N. and S. America; made collection of Indian remains' which he discovered on Manhattan Island, only one now in existence (now in possession of Museum of Natural History). Mem. Zeta Psi fraternity, N Y. Chamber of Commerce, Soc. Colonial Wars, Soc. War of 1812; veteran 7th Reg't, N. G., N. Y .; mem. Acad. of Sciences. Address: 42 E. 28th St., N. Y. City.

N CHENOWETH, CATHERINE R.

Philanthropist; b. N. Y. City; d. Hon. Fernando Wood (mayor, congressman, etc.); ed. at private French school; m. N. Y. City, April 19, 1876, Alexander Crawford Chenoweth; traveled in Europe, especially *, in Holland, studying its people, and seeking for his- toricai material relating to the Dutch period in the history of N. Y .; founded Soc. Daughters of Holland Dames (descendants of old N. Y. families), to preserve history, etc .; collected funds for hosp. ship Maine, for wounded English and Boer soldiers in South African war; mem. Red Cross Soc., appt'd by London com .; mem. Eugenics Congress, London, 1912; delegate to Internat. Peace Congress, Geneva, Switzerland, 1912; Internat. Peacc Congress at The Hague, Holland, 1913; mem. Com. for the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of peace among English speaking peopies, 1914-1915. Address: 42 E. 28th St., N. Y. City.

CHERRIER, D. WILLIAM

Gen. agent; b. Prairie du Chien, Wis., April 6, 1865; 8. Flavian and Marie Louise Lessard Cherrier; ed. in high school, Prairie du Chien, Wis .; m. St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 6, 1892, Marguerite Nugent. Deputy registrar of .deeds, 1885; deputy sheriff, 1886, Crawford County, Wis., began life insurance experience Dec., 1886, as cashier in St. Paui (Minn.) office of Aetna Life Ins. Co .; sup't agencies for same company for Minn., Iowa, and the Dakotas, 1892-1895; cashier Equitable Life Assurance Soc. at Harrisburg, Pa., 1895-1897; gen. agent for Phoenix Mutual Life Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn., in Buffalo, N. Y., Jan., 1897-Dec. 31, 1912; gen. agent Pittsburgh Life and Trust Co., at Buffalo for Western N. Y. since Jan. 1, 1913. Democrat. Roman Catholic. Mem. Buffalo Life Underwriters' Ass'n (3 years mem. Excc. Com., now sec. and treas.): Chamber of Commerce. Address: 505. Morgan Building, Buf- falo, N. Y.

CHESTER, ALDEN

Jurist; b. Westford, Otsego Co., Sept. 4, 1848; s. Alden and Susan G. (Draper) Chester; ed. dist. sch.,

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Westford Literary Inst., Columbia Law Sch., A.B., 1871; m. Oct. 5, 1871, Lina, d. Ezra R. Thurber, of E. Worees- ter, N. Y .; one d., Amy, wife of Charles Van Merrick, architect. Admitted to bar, 1871; practised in partner- ship with cousin, Andrew S. Draper, for 16 years; after that continued to practise alone. Deputy clerk N. Y. Assembly. 1874-1876; ass't U. S. att'y Northern Dist. of N. Y., 1882-1885; pres. B'd of Public Instr'n, Albany, 1884; ass't corporation counsel, City of Albany, 1894- 1895; appt'd by Gov. Morton mem. comm'n to prepare uniform charter for cities of the second class, from which resigned, Nov., 1895, upon election to office of Justice of Supreme Court of N. Y. for 3d Judicial Dist. for term expiring Dec. 31, 1909; designated by Gov. Odell, Nov., 1902, to serve five years in Appellate Div., 3d Dep't of N. Y .; redesignated by Gov. Hughes, Nov., 1907, for remainder of term. On expiration of term, renominated by both Rep. and Dem. parties, and re- elected for another term. Pres. Albany Acad. for Girls; v .- p. Albany Med. Coll., and Albany Exchange Savs. Bank; sp'l lecturer on Federal Judicial System in Albany Law Sch., and gov. of Union Unlv. Repub- lican, Residence: 139 South Lake Av. Address: County Bld'g, Albany, N. Y.

CHESTER, COLBY MITCHEL, JR.

Lawyer; b. Annapolis, Md., July 23, 1877; s. Colby M. Chester, Rear Adm'l U. S. N., and Antoinette (Tre- maine) Chester; grad. Yale Univ., Ph.B., A.B .; N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B .; m. N. Y. City, April 20, 1904, Jessie Campbell Moore; children: Mary Campbell, b. Oct. 7, 1905; Virginia Eugenle, b. Nov. 6, 1907; Colby M. III, b. Dec. 27. 1911. Went to Phillpplnes as guest on U. S. S. Kentucky, commanded 'by father, 1900, and decorated by Sultan of Turkey order of Osmanie; completed tour of world same year. Admitted to bar 1900; now mem. firm Abbott & Chester. Pres. and dir. Honduras Alancho Mining Co .; sec. and dir. Popular Games Co .; dir. Collegiate Realty Co .; Ass't treas. Progressive party, N. Y. State; ex-mem. Squad- ron A, N. G. N. Y .; was 1st lieut. 12th Reg't, N. G. N. Y. Progressive. Congregationalist. Sec. Green- wich Hose Ass'n, Greenwich, Conn .; mem. M. O. Loyal Legion. Recreations: Tennis, golf. Clubs: Yale,

Railroad, Greenwich Country, Greenwich . Field, Manursing Island. Residence: Greenwich, Conn. Ad- dress: 2 Rector St., N. Y. City.

CHETWOOD, CHARLES HOWARD

Physician, surgeon; b. Elizabeth, N. J., Oct., 1869; s. Bradbury C. and Eleanor (Keyes) Chetwood; ed. in private sch., N. Y. City; one year at Princeton Coll .; grad. Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll., M.D., 1887; m. Phlla- delphla, 1891, Jeanette Campbell Mecke. Interne Belle- vue Hosp., 1887-1889; prof. genito-urinary surgery, N. Y. Polyclinic and Hosp., 1897; visiting surgeon Bellevue Hosp., 1899; mem. Mayor's Comm'n on Publle Hosps., 1906-1908. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. State Med. Ass'n, fellow N. Y. Acad. of Medicine. Author of med. text books in his sp'l branch of surgery; also contb'r to. med. journals. Clubs: Princeton, Century, Metropolitan Opera. Address: 25 Park Av., N. Y. Clty.

CHEW, BEVERLY

Banker; b. Geneva, N. Y., Mar. 5, 1850; s. Alexander Lafayette and Sarah Augusta (Prouty) Chew; ed. Peekskill Mil. Acad .; grad Hobart Coll .; m. 1872, Cla- rissa Taintor Pierson, of Ionia, Mich. (dicd 1889). Second v .- p. Met. Trust Co. Mem. Colonial Order, Soc. Colonial Wars, Sons of Revolution, The Pilgrims, Sigma Phi, Phi Beta Kappa. Owner of notable private library. Chancellor of Colonial Order and sec. N. Y. Soc. Library. Clubs: Grolier (pres. 4 years), Play - ers, University, Church, Century. Residence: 47 W. 43d St. Address: 49 Wall St., N. Y. City.

CHEW, JOHN MARSHALL

Clergyman; b. Houston, Texas, May 17, 1862; s. John Calhoun and Zilphia Guthrie (Fuller) Chew; In pa- ternal ancestry a Jamestown descendant, his fore- fathers, from 1616, having held high position in gov't of Colony ef Va, and later of Md .; on mother's side a Mayflower descendant from Edward Fuller, physi- cian of the Pilgrim Fathers; ed. Ilolly Springs (Mlss.) Sch., Grammar Sch. (30th St.), N. Y. City, and Coll. City of N. Y. (one year) ; grad. Columbia Univ., A.B., 1883; Gen, Theol. Sem, N. Y. City, 1886; unmar- ried. Ordered deacon, 1886; ordained priest P. E. Ch., 1887, by Bishop H. C. Potter, in N. Y. City; ass't min- ister Holy Trinity Ch., N. Y. City, 1886-1887; Ch. of the Ascension, N. Y. City, 1887-1890; rector Trinity Ch., Fishkill, and founder Ch. of the Resurrection, Hopewell, N. Y., 1890-1891; first rector Ch. of the Good Shepherd, Newburgh, N. Y., since 1891. Author: Why Am I a . Churchman, The Christian Stewardship of Wealth: also lectures, poem's and sermons. Was chairman joint commission of the five dloceses of

N. Y., and has served on other important committees of N. Y. Diocese. Ha's also been Chaplain St. Luke's Hosp., Newburgh; sec. Law and Order Union of N. Y. State; pres. Newburgh Law and Order League; trus- tee Hist. Soc. of Newburgh Bay and vicinity. Ad- dress: The Rectory, 33 Dubois St., Newburgh, N. Y.

CHIDWICK, JOHN P.

Clergyman; pres. St. Joseph's Sem, Dunwoodie, N. Y. Formerly chaplain of battleship Maine. Address: St. Joseph's Sem., Dunwoodie, N. Y.

v CHILD, CHARLES GARDNER, JR.

Surgeon; b. N. Y. City, March 14, 1873; s. Charles Gardner and Caroline ( Wheelwright) Child; ed. Stevens Sch., grad. Yale. Univ., Med. Dep't, M.D. Univ. of Berlin; m. Montclair, N. J., 1907, Helen Francis; children: Charles Gardner 3rd, b. 1908; Barbara Francis, b. 1910; Esther Wheelwright, b. 1912. Uni- tarian. Prof. of gynecology, N. Y. Polyclinic Med. Sch., consulting gynecologist Mount Vernon Hosp., attending gynecologist City Hosp., ass't surgeon Womans' Hosp. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, Am. Gynecol. Soc., N. Y. Obstet. Soc., Alumni City Hosp., Phi Rho Sigina fraternity; trustee Northern Dispensary. Club: Yale. Address: 163 E. 71st St., N. Y. City.

CHILD, CLEMENT DEXTER.

Educator; b. Madison, O., May 15, 1868; g. Increase and Artimesia (Lincoln) Child; grad. Univ. of Rochester, A.B., 1890; Cornell Univ., Ph.D., 1897; m. Middlebury, N. Y., June 26, 1902, H. Aerion Stiles. Prin. Union Sch. Webster, N. Y., 1890-1891; teacher Cook Acad., Havana, N. Y. 1891-1892; instr. Cornell Univ., 1893-1897; prof. Physics, Colgate Unlv., since 1898. Author: Electric Arcs. Baptist. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Sigma XI fraternity, Am. Physical Soc. Address: Hamilton, N. Y.

CHILD, EDWIN BURRAGE

Artist, illustrator, author; b. Gouverneur, N. Y., 1868; s. Jonathan B. and S. J. (Burnham) Child; grad. Amherst Coll., 1890; pupil Art Students' League, N. Y. City, 1891; afterward studied with John La Farge, and for several years his ass't In mural decorations and stained-glass work; in. Dorset, Vt., 1894, Anna G. Sykes; three children. Has been continuously repre- sented in the leading annual exh'ns in N. Y. City, Philadelphia, Chicago, etc., by landscapes, portraits and figure paintings. Represented also in the St. Louis and the Lewis and Clark exp'ns by paintings and illustrations. Illustrator of many important articles in Scribner's and other leading magazines. Author and illustrator of The Marble Mountains (Scribner's), Uncle Ina's Sugar Season (Appleton), etc. Dir. of choir in 1st Cong'l Church, Flushing, N. Y. Mem. Architectural League of N. Y. City. Clubs:

Salmagundi, University Glee. Address: 239 Amity St., Flushing, N. Y.

CHILDS, DANIEL BREWER

Lawyer; b. Syracuse, N. Y., May 5, 1813; s. Noadiah Moody and Martha (Brewer) Childs (father was pres. Syracuse Salt Co., pres. B'd Ed'n, and g. s. Capt. In- crease Child, soldier in French and English War, and capt. in Revolution; mother was Mayflower descendant from John Howland); ed. Syracuse High Sch .; Yale Coll., B.A., 1863, A.M., 1866; Albany Law Sch., LL.B., 1864; m. Great Barrington, Mass., 1SSS, Katharine B., d. Dr. Jonathan Cass (army surgeon, 1861-1867, and some time chief of staff Alexandria Hosp.); children: Sterling Cass, b. 1889; Harold Winthrop, b. 1891; Katharine Cass, b. 1895; Isabelle Cass, b. 1902. Ad- mitted to bar, 1864, and has since practised in N. Y. Clty. One of projectors Law Telegraph & Telephone Co., which first invented and used the Telephone Ex- change system for electric intercommunications; v .- p. and dir. Law Telegraph Co., 1875-1885; dir. Manhat- tan Quotation Telegraph Co., 1874-1875. Mem. law firm Hull & Childs, 1868-1870, and of Childs & Huile 1871-1895. Was att'y for the above named corp'ns y telephone arbitrations with Metropolitan Co., and for Elevated R. R. in its inception; executor trustee and recelver in several large estates. Independent Demo- crat. Episcopalian. Recreations: Golf, books, en-

gravings, music. Clubs: Yale, University, Lawyers. Psi Upsilon, York Country. Residence: 58 E. SIst St. Address: 66 Broadway, N. Y. City.

NCHILDS, EDWARDS HERRICK

Lawyer; b. Cleveland, O., Sept. 4, 1869; s. Oscar A. and Mary (Edwards) Childs; grad. Williams Coll., A.M., 1891; Harvard Law Sch., LL.B., 1894; m. New- port. R. I., June 14, 1900, Frances Aimée Le Farge: children: Frances Sargeant. b. 1901; Nathelle Burt, b. 1903. Served clerkship In law office of Evarts, Choate && Beaman, 1894-1895; in general practice alone since 1895. Mem. Kappa Alpha Soc., Williams Coll.,

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Soe. Colonial Wars, Sons of Revolution. Ciubs: Uni- versity, Down Town Ass'n, Rockaway Hunting. Resi- denee: Hewlett, L. I. Address: 59 Wall St., N. Y. City.

V CHILDS, WILLIAM H.

Manufacturer; b. Hartford, Conn., Mar. 7, 1857; s. Gordon H. and Julia (Richards) Childs; ed. Hart- ford High Sch .; m. Manchester, Conn., Jan. 20, 1881, Nellie White Spencer; children: Richard S. (Yale, '04), Mary W. (Vassar, '08). Engaged in mfg inter- ests; now v .- p. Am. Coal Produet Co., Barrett Mi'g. Co .; pres. Bon Ami Co., U. S. Wood Preserving Co. Republican. Recreations: YachtIng, golf, automo- biling. Clubs: Montauk, Atlantic Yacht, Indian Har- bor, Greenwich Country, Bensonhurst Yacht, Nassau Country, Dyker Meadows. Residences: 53 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn and Greenwich, Conn. Address. 17 Battery Pl., N. Y. City.

CHIPP, HOWARD

Lawyer; b. Kingston, N. Y., May 24, 1852; s. Howard and Agnes Whitlock (Tompson) Chipp; m. Kingston, N. Y., April 6, 1885, Luey N. Vary; children: Dorothy, b. Sept. 6, 1887; Elinor; b. Dec. 20, 1888. Admitted to bar, 1873; in gen. law practice in State, and ceeasion- ally in U. S. Courts. Was mem. N. Y. State Consti- tutional Conv., 1894; nominated for county judge of Ulster County, 1895, but defeated for election; corp'n counsel City of Kingston, 1898. Dir. Rondout Nat. Bank of Kingston; trustee Ulster County Savings Inst .; dir. North River Coal Co., Kingston Coal Co. Mem. and first pres. Ulster Co. Bar Ass'n; mem. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n. Trustee City of Kingston Hesp., president Kingston City Library. Clubs: Kingston (Kingston), Players (N. Y. City). Address: 127 Fair St., Kingston, N. Y.

CHOATE, JOSEPH HODGES

Lawyer, diplomat; b. Salem, Mass., Jan, 24, 1832; descendant of one of the oldest New England fam- ilies, and having many relatives and ancestors who have gained distinction in various fields of effort, particularly at the bar; entered Harvard at 16, grad. A.B., 1852; Dane Law Sch., Harvard, LL.B., 1854 (LL. D., Amherst, 1887; Harvard, 1888; Cambridge, 1900; Edin- burgh, 1900; Yale, 1901; St. Andrew's, 1902; Williams,

1905; Univ. of Pa., 1908; D.C.L., Oxford, 1902); m. Oet. \ CHRYSOSTOM, BROTHER (JOSEPH J. CONLAN) 16, 1861, Caroline Duteher Sterling, d. Frederick A. Sterling, of Cleveland, Ohio. Admitted to Mass. Bar 1855, to N Y. Bar 1856; since then practising at N. Y. City. Has been engaged in many famous cases; was counsel for Gen. Fitz-John Porter in his pro- traeted and successful fight for reinstatement in his military rank; counsel in the Cesnola case; one of Com. of 70 (chm'n Com. on Eleetions), which broke up the Tweed ring, and leading counsel in many other important cases in courts of N. Y. and Supreme Court of U. S. Pres. N. Y. Constitutional Convention of 1894; ambassador of U. S. to Great Britain, 1899-1905. Republican; active in National, State and municipal polities, and leader in movements for an unbossed Judiciary. Distinguished as orator and after-dinner speaker, his addresses on Abraham Lincoln, Admiral D. G. Farragut, Rufus Choate, etc., have been printed. Eleeted honorary bencher of the Inner Temple, London, England, April 10, 1905. Mem. and ex-pres. Ain. Bar Ass'n, Ass'n Bar, City of N. Y., Harvard Law Seh. Ass'n; trustee Am. Museum Natural History, Met. Mus. of Art; gov. N. Y. Hosp .; pres. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n. Clubs: Union League (ex-pres.), Harvard (ex-pres.), Metropolitan, University, N. Y. Athletic, Down Town, Century, Riding, Alpha Delta Phi, Barnard, City. Residence: 8 E. 63d St. Address: 60 Wall St., N. Y. City.

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Who's who in New York City and State, 1914, pt 1, Part 44

Author: Hamersly, Lewis Randolph, 1847-1910; Leonard, John William, 1849-; Mohr, William Frederick, 1870-; Knox, Herman Warren, 1881-; Holmes, Frank R Publication date: 1914 Publisher: New York : L.R. Hamersly Co. Number of Pages: 810

Author: Hamersly, Lewis Randolph, 1847-1910; Leonard, John William, 1849-; Mohr, William Frederick, 1870-; Knox, Herman Warren, 1881-; Holmes, Frank R
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: New York : L.R. Hamersly Co.
Number of Pages: 810