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COMSTOCK, ANNA BOTSFORD
Lecturer, natural history artist and wood engraver; b. Otto, N. Y., Sept. 1, 1854; d. Marvin and Phebe (Irish) Botsford; grad. Chamberlain Inst. Randolpli, N. Y., 1873, Cornell, 1885; studied art at Cooper Union and under John P. Davis; m. 1878, Prof. John Henry Com- stock, of Cornell. Ass't prof. Cornell Extension work in nature-study, 1898. Lecturer Leland Stanford, Jr., Univ. Extension work 1899-1900 and in Univ. of Calif., 1905. Ass't prof. nature-study in Cornell Unlv., State Coll. of Agr., 1913. Editor: Cornell leaflets for Home Nature-study, 1903-1911. Pres. Am. Nature-study Soc., 1913. Exhibited wood engravings at Chicago Exp'n, 1893; Parls Exp'n, 1900; Pan-Am. Exp'n, 1901, prize medal. Author: Ways of the Six-footed; How to Keep Bees; Handbook of Nature-study: Confessions to a Heathen Idol; joint-author: How to Know the Butterflies. Mem. Soc. of Am. Wood Engravers, Sigma XI, Kappa Alpha Theta fraternities. Address: Ithaca, N. Y.
COMSTOCK, ANTHONY
Sec. N. Y. Soc. for Suppression of Vice; b. New Canaan, Conn., Mar. 7, 1844; s. Thomas Anthony and Polly Ann (Lockwood) Comstock; ed. dist. sch. and Wyckoff's Acad., New Canaan, and one year in New Britain (Conn.) High Sch .; m. Brooklyn, Jan. 25, 1871, Margaret Hamilton; children: Adele R., b. 1883, and one deceased. Volunteered Dec., 1863, in 17th Conn. Vols .; served under Gen. Gilmore in 3d Separate Bri- gade, Dep't of South; hon, discharge, July, 1865; canie to N. Y. City, 1867; worked consecutively as porter, stock clerk and salesman in wholesale dry goods houses, 1867-1873. Made first seven arrests of venders of obscene books, Mar. 3, 1872, and has been sec. and chief special agent N. Y. Soc. for Suppression of Vice since its incorporation in 1873. Appt'd sp'l agent (now called insp.) Post-office Dep't Mar. 5, 1873, and until Jan., 1907, served Gov't of U. S. in that capacity with- out salary. Has made over three thousand slx hun- dred arrests and seized more than 155 tons of obscene literature and other contraband matter. Republican. Mem. Central Presby'n Ch., Summit, N. J. Has been prominent In Y. M. C. A. work. Author: Frauds Ex- posed; Gambling Outrages; Morals vs. Art; Traps for the Young. Recreations: Cabinet work with tools and philatelist. Residence: 35 Beckman Road, Summit, N. J. Office: 110-142 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
Retired mfr; b. N. Y. City, June 13, 1859; s. George W. and Lydia (Sayre) Comstock; ed. In Germany, one
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year, Switzerland, one year; grad. Princeton, A.B., 1880, Modern Language Fellow, 1880-1881, Princeton, m. 1890, Adelaide Cuthbert Adams; children: Ruth C., Katherine Sayre, Francis Adams, Adelaide Beatrice. Engaged in mfg, 1881-1908; treas. Comstock-Hoff Mrg Co., leather goods; sold mfg business 1908; now sec. and dir. Nat. Protection Co .; also dir. 3 in 1 Oil Co. Spent 4 summers mountain climbing in Switzerland, the Tyrol and Carinthia; 8 summers climbing and camping in British Columbia; visited sources of Atha- basca and Saskatchewan Rivers, 1900. Independent in politics; Presby'n. Residence: South Orange, N. J. Address: 68 William St., N. Y. City.
COMSTOCK, HARRIET THERESA
Author; b. Nichol, Tioga Co., N. Y., 1860; d. S. Al- pheus and Jean A. (Downey) Smith; ed. Plainfield, N. J .; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Philip Comstock; children: Philip S., Albert. Author: A Boy of a Thousand Years Ago; Tower of Throne; Cedric the Saxon; When the British Came; A Dusky Hero; Queen's Hostage; Joyce of the North Woods (dramatized) ; Princess Rags and Tatters; A Son of the. Hills; Camp Brave Pine; also short juvenile stories in magazines. Unitarian. Life mem. Am. Unitarian Ass'n, mem. N. Y. League of Uni- tarian Women, and several suffrage ass'ns. Club: Pen and Brush. Address: 415 E. 18th St., Flatbush, Brook- lyn, N. Y.
COMSTOCK, IRA MORRIS
Physician, surgeon; b. Salisbury, N. Y., Jan. 1, 1856; s. Morris William and Sarah (Rice) Comstock; ed. dist. sch., Whitestown Sem., Univ. of N. Y., M.D., 1879; m. Williamstown, N. Y., April 7, 1880, Emma L. Bartlett; children: Morris W., May A., Aletha E., Chas. W. Has practised in N. Y. Mills, N. Y., since May 1, 1880. Med. examiner Mutual Life Ins. Co. of N. Y., and other in- surance companies. Republican; Methodist. Member Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. State Med. Ass'n, Oneida Co. Med. Soc. and Utica Med. Library Ass'n; Mason, 32°, and Shriner; Odd Fellow (Encampment and Canton). Clubs: Masonic, Sadaquada. Address: New York Mills, N. Y.
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COMSTOCK, LOUIS K.
Elec. eng'r; b. Kenosha, Wis., Jan. 8, 1865; s. Charles Henry and Mercy Carolyn (Bronson) Comstock; grad. Univ. of Mich., Ph.B., 1888; m. N. Y. City, Sept. 12, 1902, Anne Stevens Wilson; one son, Thomas Brownell, b. 1904. Engaged in elec. and mech. eng'ring since grad- uation; three years sup't construction Western Elec- tric Co .; four years elec. and mech. eng'r George A. Fuller Co .; travelled in Mexico, West Indies and Cen- tral and South America; since Jan. 1, 1904, pres. and dir. L. K. Comstock & Co., Inc. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs, Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs, Western Soc. Eng'rs, Am. Electrochemical Soc., Delta Kappa Epsilon Ass'n. Clubs: Engineers, Lawyers, Railroad, Whitehall, RE- publican. Address: 30 Church St., N. Y. City.
COMSTOCK, WILLIAM ALFRED
Lawyer; sec. to Judge Frank H. Hiscock; b. Long Island City, N. Y., Nov. 23, 1868; s. James E. and Chloe E. (Springer) Comstock; ed. public schs. of Oswego, N. Y .; m. Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 8, 1896. Nettie Pearle Hale; children: Hollis Hale, b. 1901; Chloris Annette, b. 1903. After leaving school worked in store for 3 years; studied shorthand and entered office of His- cook, Doheny & Hiscock, Syracusc, N. Y., 1SS7, as sten- ographer; studied law and admitted to bar 1893; m'ng clerk in Judge Hiscock's office, 1894-1896; sec. to Judge Hiscock since 1896; also aots as court stenographer and engaged in real estate and building business. Re- publican. Baptist. Mem. Onondaga County Bar Ass'n, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Chamber of Commerce. Clubs: Citizens, South Bay, Licderkranz (Syracuse). Resi- dence: 729 Sumner Av. Address: 401 Court House, Syracuse, N. Y.
CONANT, ALBAN JASPER
Portrait painter, naturalist; b. Chelsea, Orange Co., Vt., Sept. 24, 1821; s. Caleb and Sally (Barnes) Conant: ed. Randolph Acad., Vt., Gouverneur Wesleyan Sem .; grad. 1844, Madison Univ., A.M., 1855; Mo. State Univ., 1868; m. 1st, Chelsea, Vt., 1845, Sarah M. Howes (dled 1867); 2d, 1869, Brianna Constance Bryan, of San Francisco; children: A. J., Jr .; Carrie Conant Smith. Painted portraits of Lincoln, Sherman, heads of cabi- net departments, U. S., Washington, D. C .; justices. of Court of Appeals, N. Y. and U. S. Supreme Courts; merchant princes of St. Louis for Chamber of Com- merce. Among historical works: Burial of De Soto. and Anderson at Sumter When the Attack Began (now at West Point). Three months volunteer service in Mo., in 1865; 8 years curator of State Univ. of Mo .; chm'n com, which founded Sch. of Mines and Metal- lurgy under Morrill Land Grant of 330,000 acres (was supervisor 3 years). Made numerous mound and cave explorations in valley of Mississippi River and tribu-
taries and the Ozark foothills. Was choir leader and organist 20 years, and teacher in Sacred Music Dep't, Emma Willard Sem., Troy, N. Y. Author: Archaeology of Mississippi Valley (translated Into many European languages) ; Footprints of Vanished Races; Prehistoric. Pagan and Greek Art; Esthetics of the Bible. For- inerly Clay Whig, since then Republican. Mem. A.A. A.S., St. Louis Acad. of Science, Anthropol. Soc., Wash- ington, D. C., 1880; Institution Ethnographique, Paris, France. Club: Authors. Address: 51 W. 10th St., N. Y. City.
V CONANT, CHARLES ARTHUR
Financial expert; b. Winchester, Mass., July 2, 1861; grad. Winchester (Mass.) High Sch., 1879. Was en- gaged in newspaper work for about 20 years, be- ginning at Boston, 1880, was for 10 years Washington corr. N. Y. Journal of Commerce. Was Dem. candidate for Congress in Harvard Univ. Dist. in 1894, and dele- gate to the Gold Dem. Conv., 1896. Became a Re- publican after 1904, and mentioned for Sec. of Treas- ury. under Pres. Taft. Associated with Exec. Com. of Indianapolis Monetary Conv., 1897, and suggested sev- eral provisions of the Gold Standard Law of March 14, 1900. Appt'd by Sec. Root, sp'l comm'r to the P. I. in summer of 1901, for purpose of investigating coinage and banking conditions there, his report be- ing the basis for Philippine Coinage Act of 1903, from which the new coins became popularly known as "Conants." In Feb .. 1902. elected treas. Morton Trust Co. of N. Y .; resigning at close of 1906. Visited Mexico, 1903, on invitation of Mexican Gov't to confer with a com. regarding reforin of Mexican currency. Appt'd by Pres. Roosevelt, mem. Comm'n on Internat. Ex- change of U. S., which, in summer of 1903, conferred with European Gov'ts in regard to a reform of cur- rency systems in China and other Oriental countries. In 1904. aided the War Dep't in suggesting a cur- rency measure for Panama, similar to that of the Philippines. Appt'd, 1906. sp'l com. of the N. Y. Chamber of Commerce on Reform of Currency, whose report was adopted by Chamber, Nov. 1, 1906, and was among first formal endorsements of a central bank of issue. In 1909 prepared monographs of Nat. Monetary Comm'n on Nat! Bank of Belgium, and banking sys- tem of Mexico. In 1910 and 1912, sole technical dele- gate of U. S. to Internat, Conf. at The Hague on In- ternat. Bills of Exchange. Winter of 1911-1912, pre- pared with F. C. Harrison plan of monetary reform for Nicaragua. Author: A history of Modern Banks of Issue, with an account of economic crises of 19th century and the crises of 1907, fourth edition, 1909: The United States in the Orient; The Nature of the Economic Problem, 1900; Wall Street and the Country, 1904; and The Principles of Money and Banking (two vols.), 1905 (the latter was translated into French by Raphael Georges-Levy, and published in Paris, 1907). Dir. Manila R'y, Nat. Bank of Nicaragua and Credit Clearing House. Mem. Chamber of Commerce State of N. Y. Am. Economic Ass'n, A.A.A.S., Am. Asiatic Ass'n, Am. Civil Service Reform League, Société d'Economie Politique de France. Clubs: Reform, Lawyers, City (N. Y.), Cosmos (Washington). Residence: 693 Madi- son Av. Address: 34 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
V CONANT, ERNEST LEE
Lawyer; b. Dudley, Mass., Sept. 11, 1859; s. Charles R. and Ann F. (Ross) Conant; ed. Harvard Coll., A.B., 1884; Johns Hopkins Univ. and Md. Law Sch., 1884- 1886; Harvard, A.M., L.L.B., 1889; m. 1903, Blanche M. Allison. Instr. in English, Harvard Coll., 2 years; instr. in law and lecturer. on internat. law, Harvard Univ., 2 years; since then engaged in. practising law in N. Y. City and Havana, Cuba. For eight years after the Spanish War, resided in Havana. Was Counsel to Military Governor, Havana, 1899-1900; pres. Havana Finance Comm'n for Examining Financial Condition of Havana, 1899-1900. Mem. Havana Char- ter Comm'n. 1900; sp'l pros. att'y (fiscal) in Cuban post-office fraud cases, 1901. In 1906 resumed resi- dence and practice of law in New York City. Dir. Am. Type Founders Co .; mem. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n; Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Clubs: University, Harvard. Address: 34 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
CONANT, FREDERICK ODELL
Banker; wholesale grocer; b. Oct. 1, 1857; s. Richard Odell and Emma (Loring) Conant; grad. Bowdoin Coll., A.B., 1880; A.AL., 1883; m. Eva Merrill; children: Elizabeth M., b. 1886; Persis L., b. 1887; Richard O., b. 1888; Reginald O., b. 1889. Pres. Conant, Patrick & Co., Portland, Me .; Atlantic Shore l'y; v .- p. Fidelity Trust Co. Pres. Me. Gencal. Soc .; meniber Me. Hist. Soc., Portland Public Library, Me. Geneal. Soc. Clubs: Collectors (N. Y. City), Cumberland (pres.), Country and Athletic (Portland). Residences: 143 Park St., l'ortland, and Cumberland, Me. Address: 229 Com- mercial St., Portland, Me.
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CONANT, HARRY ARMITAGE
Lawyer, consul; b. Monroe, Mich., May 5, 1844; s. Harry and Maria (Stewart) Conant; ed. Monroe public schs., Mich. State Normal Sch., Univ. of Mich .; m, Pontiac, Mich., May 27, 1868, Mary Morris Thurber. State Senator, Mich., 1879; sec. State of Mich., two terms, 1883-1887; Am. consul at Naples, Italy, and Windsor, Ontarlo. Dir. Union Trust Co., Detroit, Mich., First Nat. Bank, Monroe, Mich. Republican. Recrea- tions: Golf and lawn bowling. Residence: Monroe, Mich. Address: Am. Consulate, Windsor, Ont., Can.
CONANT, THOMAS OAKES
Editor; b. Hamilton, N. Y., Oct. 15, 1838; s. Rev Thomas J. (D.D.) and Hannah O'Brien (Chaplin) Conant; ed. Milbury (Mass) Acad .; Collegiate Inst., Rochester, N. Y .; Brooklyn (N. Y.) Poly. Inst. (hon. LL.D., Mercer Univ., Macon, Ga.); m. Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 29, 1862, Martha Wilson; children: Henry Dun- ,ning, Mrs. Susan C. Snow, Mrs. Isabel C. Hillhouse. Held a clerical position in U. S. Assay Office, N. Y. City, 1861-1893, resigning to become ass't editor The Examiner, N. Y. City, of whose staff was mem. for over 25 years; chief editor since Jan. 1, 1896; con- sulting editor since Oct. 1, 1912. Has written ex- tensively for other publications; was N. Y. corr. Chi- cago Inter-Ocean, 2 years; mem. B'd of Ed'n, Eliza- beth, N. J., 2 years. Republican. Baptist. Mem. and treas. from org'n, March 3, 1890, Quill Club of N. Y. City; mem. Soc. of the Genesee. Address: 23 E. 26th St., N. Y. City.
CONANT, WILLIAM GARRETT
Educator; b. Passaic, N. J., May 7, 1888; s. Henry A. and Sara L. (Shinn) Conant; ed. Morris Acad., Morris- town, N. J .; grad. Brown Univ., Ph.B. Asso. head master of Blake Country Sch., Tarrytown, 1912-1913; head master and prop'r Blake Sch., N. Y. City, since 1913. V .- p. Cecii Mackic, Inc. Progressive. Clubs: Brown University, Graduates, Musicians. Residence: 55 W. 44th St. Address: 2 W. 45th St., N. Y. City.
CONDICT, G. HERBERT
Mech. and elec. eng'r; b. Newark, N. J., Mar. 7. 1862; s. J. Elliot and Sarah J. Condict; ed. In schs. of N. Y. and Philadelphia and Unlv. of Pa .; m. Philadel- phia, 1888, Anna Neill. Entered employ Central Gas Light Co., San Francisco, 1882; built and repaired gas works. Ass't of Mr. Van Depoele In elec. r'y and light- ing experiments and installing trolley line, New Or- leans Exp'n and South Bend, Ind., 1885; gen. mg'r Elec. Car. Co. of America, 1886; eng'r Elec. Storage Battery Co., 1895; eng'r-in-chief Elec. Vehicle Co., 1897; v .- p. Electro-Dynamic Co., 1903; now consulting mech. and elec. eng'r. Inventor of many elec. devices, Including the series-parallel controller now universally used in operating electric cars. Republican; Preby'n. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs, N. Y. Elec. Soc., Franklin Inst. (Philadelphla). Recreations: Golf, automobiling. Club: Engineers. Address: Whitehall B'd'g, N. Y. Clty.
y CONDON, THOMAS GERALD
Mining; b. Cornwall, N. Y., Nov. 24, 1864; s. Edward M. and Anna (Birdsall) Condon; ed. Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass .; m. Chicago, Ill., Oct. 1, 1891, Emily Burr Beach; children: Gwendolin Beach, b. 1893; Ed- ward Beach, b. 1896; Elizabeth Stuyvesant, b. 1903. Developed coal and iron Industries in N. Mex. and Colo .; bullt Silver City & Northern R. R .; made the Portland Gold Mine of Cripple Creek. . Pres. and dir. Fireproofing Co .; dir. Curtis Coal Co .; v .- p. and dir. Southwestern Coal and Iron Co., and controls or is interested In other mlning propertles In the West and Mexico. Mem. Am. Geog. Soc., Museum Natural His- tory, Met. Museum of Art. Recreations: Golf, and many outdoor sports. Clubs: Union, Racquet, N. Y. Yacht. Down Town, Tuxedo, Strollers, Arts. Resi- dence: 50 E. 75th St. Address: 35 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
CONE, HELEN GRAY
Educator, writer; b. N. Y., Mar. 8, 1859; d. John C. Cone and Julla D. (Gray) Cone; grad. N. Y. City Nor- mal Coll., 1876; hon. L.H.M., N. Y. Univ., 1908. Assisted Jeanette L. Gilder In editing Pen Portraits of Literary Women; since 1899 prof. English at N. Y. City Normal Coll. Author: Oberon and Puck; The Ride to the Lady, and Other Poems; Soldiers of the Light, 1910; contb'r to current magazines. Address: 51 E. 90th St., N. Y. City.
CONGDON, GILBERT
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Insurance official; it. Baltimore, Md., Sept. 4, 1872: s. Samuel H. and Henrietta (Cromwell) Congdon; ed Baltimore public schs .; m. Washington, D. C., Oct. 15, 1902, Bertha T. Weed; children: Gilbert, Jr., . b. 1905; Linus W., b. 1907; Julla, b. 1910. Began business life as mg'r of a rubber company in Baltimore; was trav- eling representative of rubber mf'r of Cleveland, Ohio,
until 1896. In 1908 became sup't of agencies for U. 8. Fidelity and Guaranty Co .; resigned to take similar position with the Title Guaranty & Trust Co .; agency sup't and ass't sec. Nat'l Surety Co., 1904-1908; ass't sec. and mg'r Agency Dep't of Empire State Surety Co. of N. Y., Feb. 1908-Feb. 1910, sec. and agency sup't of same company Feb. 1910-March 1913, when became mg'r Bond Dep't of Equitable Mortgage and Trust Co., Baltimore, Md. Independent in politics; Episcopalian. Residence: 5 Melvin Av., Catonsville, Md.
CONGDON, HENRY MARTYN
Architect; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., 1834; s. Charles and Anna E. (Pearce) Congdon; ed. Cheshire Sch., Colum- bia Grammar Sch., Columbla Coil., A.B., 1854; m. N. Y. City, 1865, Charlotte Greenleaf; children: Ernest Ar- nold, b. 1866; Herbert Wheaton, b. 1876. Church archi- tect; designer of many important churches in U. S .; senior partner Henry M. Congdon & Son, architects. Mem. 6th Co., 7th Reg't N. G. N. Y., during Civil War, joining as private and leaving as orderly-sergeant. Episcopalian. Fellow Am. Inst. Architects (past sec.); mem. Psi Upsilon. Address: 18 Broadway, N. Y. City.
CONGER, BENN
Manufacturer, banker, ex-state Senator; b. Groton, Tompkins Co., N. Y., Oct. 29, 1856; ed. schs. of Groton. Began mercantile business in well-known house of C. W. Conger & Co., Groton, N. Y., and at age of 21 ad- mitted a partner In concern; since then has been active in promoting and enlarging the business. Has also large interests in several mfg plants of native town. Pres. Mechanics' Bank of Groton, N. Y .; also interested in structural stecl business, being v .- p. Boston Bridge Works, Boston; connected as stockholder and dir. with several other large structural concerns. Served two terms in Assembly, 1900-1901; elected State Senator on Republican ticket, 1908. Address: Groton, Tompkins Co., N. Y.
CONKLIN, LEWIS R.
Lawyer; b. Monroe, N. Y., Oct. 10, 1874; s. George R. and Isabella (Roberts) Conklin; grad. Phillips Excter Acad., 1892; Yalc Unlv., B.A., 1896; N. Y. Law Sch,, LL.B., 1898; m. Aug. 22, 1906, Grace HI. Frisby, of New Haven, Conn. Clerk for Frederic G. Dow, Dec., 1898- Jan. 1, 1901; with him as mem. of firm of Dow & Conk- lin, Jan. 1-Dec. 28, 1901, when Mr. Dow died; practised alone until May 1, 1906; with Elbert B. Hamlin, in firm Hamlin & Conklin, 1906-1913; now practising alone at, 59 Wall Street, New York, and Ridgewood, New Jersey. Dir. The Am. Syndicate, George A. Feld Co., Diamond Expansion Bolt Co., Am. Hard Rubber Co., Am. Offset Co., ,Hall Printing Press Co., Bankers' Service Corp'n, Garwood Co., Electric Heat Storage Co. Instr. N. Y. Law Sch., 1898-1902. Republican, churchman. Recreation: Golf. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa Alumni in N. Y., Ass'n Bar Clty of N. Y., Am. Acad. Polit, and Social Science. Clubs: Hardware, Beta Theta Pi, Ridgewood Country. Residence: Ridgewood, N. J. Address: 59 Wall St., N. Y. City.
CONKLIN, ROBERT S.
Lawyer; b. Albany, N. Y., Aug. 2, 1876; s. Josiah and Anna J. (Hughes) Conklin; ed. Albany High Sch., U. S. Mil. Acad., Columbia Sch. of Mines, Columbia Law Sch., LL.B. Reporter, Albany Trening Journal, 1893-1896; in N. Y. Police Dep't, 1897-1899; foreman N. Y. State Dep't Public Works, 1900-1901; sec. Buyers' Ass'n of America and editor of Purchaser, 1902-1903; local sup't, Free Lecture System, N. Y. City Edn'l Dep't, 1904-1906. Republican; mem. of Assembly from 21st Dist., N. Y. Co., 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910; mem. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Republican Co. Com. Recreations: Rowing, canoeing, walking, all out-of-door sports. Clubs: Manhattan Republican, Sterling Rep, and Republican Club of the 23d Dist., N. Y .; Lawn Tennis Club (N. Y. City), Fort Orange (Albany). Residence; 610 River- sile Drive. Address: 34 Plne St., N. Y. City. CONKLIN, ROLAND RAY
Banker, capitalist; b. Urbana, Ill., Feb. 1, 1858; s. Joseph Okell and Julia Louise (Hunt) Conklin; of Scotch-English descent; immediate ances, John Conk- lin, settled North Shore of L. I., 1640; ed. Champaign, Ill .; grad. Univ. of Ill., 1880; honorary Litt. M., 1890; m. Paris, France, May 4, 1898, Mary Macfadden; chil- dren: Julia Cecilia, b. Feb. 1, 1899; Roland IIunt, b. June 23, 1904; Rosemary, b. July 20, 190S. In rcal es- tate business at Kansas City, 1880-1892; founder and mem. largest real estate firm in Southern Kan., which developed vast resources of great West; headquarters were removed to N. Y. City, 1893, and same year the famous panic occurred, which drove company into liquidation; rcorganization was effected, under N. Am, Trust Co., conducting general banking business. Com- pany was apptd fiscal agent for U. S. Gov't in Cuba, 1898, being first Am. company to begin business in Cuba after war. Elected v .- p. of corp'n 1896, and re-
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signed, 1899. Undertook numerous financial opera- tions for development of Cuba, which have attained marked success. Was one of the principal organizers and founders of Nat. Bank of Cuba, Havana Telephone Co., and Cuban Telephone Co .; has been Instrumental in reorganizing and consolidating numerous sugar cos., now being v .- p. Central Cuba Sugar Co., owning and operating four mills; v .- p. Central Moron Sugar Co., Jucaro & Moron R'y Co. Developed system of railways and sugar mills, which Is now engaged in combining and, bld'g in Cuba; company operates the oldest r'y In Cuba, and with completion of about 300 miles of new road, and several sugar mills, company will open up richest sugar dist. on island. Has spent much time in travel, having made many trips abroad. Pres. Hunting Ass'n. Recreation: Collecting for valua- bie library. Clubs: St. Nicholas, Automobile of America, Lotos. City Lunch, Nassau Country, Huntington Coun- try, Scawanhaka, Corinthian Yacht, Huntington Yacht, Am. of Havana, Havana Country. Residences (Coun- try): Rosemary Farm, Huntington, L. I. (has been resl- dence of famlly since 1663), (City) : 55th St. & 7th Av. Address: 1 Wall St., N. Y. City.
V CONKLING, ALFRED R.
Lawyer, author; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 28, 1850; s. Fred- erick .A. and Eleanora (Ronalds) Conkling; grad. Yale Univ., Ph.B., 1870; Columbia Coll., LL.B., 1879; resident graduate at Harvard Univ. Course lectures. Cam- bridge, Mass., 1870-1871; also one Semester Univ. of Berlin, Germany, 1873; m. April 9, 1896, Ethel East- man Johnson; children: Muricl L. R., Olga 1 ... Vivian E. H. Admitted to N. Y. Bar 1879; since then engaged In practice. Pres. Realty League of N. Y. City. Exten- sive traveler and linguist; travelcd all over Europe and the East, 1872-1874; Colo., N. Mex., Nev. and Calif., as U. S. geologist, 1875-1877; Canada, 1884; Mexico, 1883-1884. Author: Appleton's Guide to Mexico, 1884- 1889 (5 editions); Life and Letters of Roscoe Conk- ling, 1889; Hand-book for Voters, 1894; City Govern- ment in the United States (4 editions). Republican; Presby'n. Mem. Nat. Municipal League. Recreations: Rowing, lawn tennis, baseball, foreign travel; fond of music and opera. Clubs: Metropolitan, Republican. Tuxedo. Summer residence: Morristown. N. J. Win- ter residence: 157 E. 70th St., N. Y. City.
Y CONKLING, HOWARD
Lawyer, real estate operator; b. N. Y. City, 1856: s. Frederick A. and Eleanora (Ronalds) Conkling; ed. private acad. and N. Y. Unlv. Law Sch., LL.B., 1890; unmarried. Engaged In commercial pursuits, but after few years abandoned them to study law; admitted to bar, later removed to Indiana, and was admitted to bar in Indianapolls, but soon returned to N. Y. Trav- eled extensively in European countries and Mexico; Author: The Game Laws; Travels in Mexico; short biography of The Chevaller de la Luzerne. Republi- can Mem. of Assembly (N. Y.), 1892, 1893, 1903; for- merly pres. Madison Sq. Rep. Club; pres. Hamilton Rep. Club; candidate for Congress 1898, but defeated by George B. Mcclellan. Presby'n. Well-known lin- guist; v .- p. Alllance Françalse; interested in propaga- tion of French language and official presenter of med- als for the Alliance. Mem. St. Nicholas Soc. Recrea- tions: Driving, pedestrianlsm. Clubs: Unlon, Metro- politan, Republican, N. Y. Athletic. Residence: 157 E. 70th St, N. Y. City; summer residence, Luzerne, N. Y. Address: 50 Maiden Lane, N. Y. City.
V CONLAN, LEWIS J.
Lawyer, former justice City Court. Admitted to the Oswego bar; later removed to N. Y. City; elected to Assembly from 14th dlst., 1886; justice City Court for term expiring 1909. Address: 15 Wall St., N. Y. City .. CONN, FRANK W.
Sup't Telephone Co .; b. Toronto, Ont., Sept. 26, 1856; 8. Joshua and Susan (Townsend) Conn; ed. in public schs .: m. Fredonia, N. Y., May 1, 1879, Alice Norton Burritt: onc d., Edith Burritt. Sp'l agent N. Y. Tele- phone Co., dir. Equitable Bld'g & Loan Ass'n, pres. Mirs Ass'n of N. Y. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Inst. of Electrical Eng'rs. Clubs: Brooklyn En- gineers. Union League, Crescent Athletic, Brooklyn (Brooklyn). Residence: 77 St. James Pl. Address: 81 Willoughby St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
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