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CONNELL, JAMES EDWARD
Merchant; b. Town of Clay, N. Y., Sept. 7, 1848; s. Edward and Mary (Gillmore) Connell; ed. Fall Sem., Fulton, N. Y .; m. Baldwinsville, N. Y., Nov. 20, 1872, Alice M. Burdick; children: Mary Louise, b. Sept. 7, 1876; Gertrude S., b. Aug. 14, 1878; Alice Marion, D. Mar. 22, 1881; James Carl, b. Oct. 4, 1883. Engaged in mercantile business since 1870. Mcm. firm J. E. Connell & Son; dir. State Bank of Baldwinsville, N. Y.
Republican. Methodist Episcopal. Pres. Village of Baldwinsville, 2 years; Supervisor Town of Lysander 4 years. Mem. Assembly, 1st Dlst., Onondaga Co., 1910 and 1911. Mason. Address: Baldwinsville, N. Y.
CONNELL, WILLIAM H.
Treas. Am. Bridge Co .; b. Wilmington, Del., May 29, 1845; s. Willlam and Sarah (Shipley) Connell; ed. Wilmington; grad. Classical Commercial Acad .; m. 1871, Emma J. Pyle. Entered business career with First Nat. Bank of Wilmington, as note teller; later made receiving teller; leaving bank, became gen. freight agent of Delaware Western R. R. Co., which post held until 1874, when became associated with Edgmoor Iron Co .; 1888 The Edgmoor Bridge Works was organized to take over Edgmoor Iron Co.'s bridge business; upon formation of this company was elected treas., and later made pres. of corp'n, position held until Am. Bridge Co. was formed; the Edgmoor Iron Co. had contract, and supplied filled-steel superstruc- ture for N. Y. and Brooklyn Bridge, and also designed . and constructed the Sixth Av. Elevated structure, and other important works. Address: 30 Church St., N. Y. City.
CONNELLY, EMMA M.
Author, magazine writer; b. near Louisville, Ky .; d. John Douthett and Mary Thatcher Connelly; ed. in ladies' seminaries at Louisville and Georgetown, Ky. Was on editorlai staff of the Louisville Courier-Jour- nal prior to 1880; since then residing in N. Y. City and Brooklyn; contb'r of short storles and serials to mag- azines and weeklics. Author: Tilting at Windmills; Story of Kentucky (in Story of the States Serles); In China Land. Address: 41 E. 29th St., N. Y. City.
CONNERS, WILLIAM JAMES
Publisher, contractor; b. Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 3, 1857; ed. in common schools until 1870. Began at 13 as boy on steamboat; worked hard at various kinds of labor until established, 1885, business as freight contractor; added business of paving in stone and asphalt, 1888; brewer since 1890, and since 1893 pres. Magnus Beck Brewing Co .; prop'r and publisher Buffalo Enquirer since Dec., 1895, and of Buffalo Courler since May, 1897. Democrat. Address: 599 S. Park Av., Buffalo, N. Y.
CONNERY, THOMAS BERNARD JOSEPH
Editor, author; b. Ireland, Oct. 13, 1835; grad. St. John's Coll., N. Y., A.M., 1853; grad. Columbia Coll. Law Sch. ; on editorial staff of N. Y. Herald, 1856-1884: sec. U. S. legation and charge d'affaires to Mexico, 1866- 1868; also on editorial staff of N. Y. Truth, once a Week and Collier's Weekly; mem. B'd of Ed'n since 1902. Author: Black Friday; That Noble Mexican; All the Dog's Fault; History of American Comle Journal- ism; My Trip to Mars; Violet Bland; Character Marks Autorial; Essays on Literary Women of England. Mem. Authors' Club, Authors' Guild. Prospect Av., Mamaroneck, N. Y. Address: 95 yCONNETT, EUGENE V., JR.
Manufacturer; b. Milburn, N. J., Jan. 16, 1862; s. Eugene V. and Sophla (Rutan) Connett; ed. St. John's Sch., Sing Sing, N. Y .; m. S. Orange, N. J., June 19, 1888. May Brewer; children: Eugene V., 3d, b. March 8. 1891; William B., b. April 3, 1893; Helen, b. Aug. 20, 1895; Marlon, b. Feb. 8, 1899. Sec. and treas. Hat Trade Credit Ass'n. Republican. Episcopallan. Mem. Met. Museum of Art, N. Y. Recreations: Golf, auto- mobiling, shooting, fishing, sailing. Clubs: Union League . (sec. Con. on Art), Baltusrol Golf (Springfield, N. J.), Lotos, Morris County Golf. Residence: Wood- lands, Convent, N. J. Address: 14 and 16 Washington Pl., N. Y. Clty.
CONOVER, SAMUEL S.
Banker; b. Passaic, N J., Jan. 13, 1869; s. Jacob and Arabella (Bogart) Conover; descendant Wolfert Ger- retsen van Conivenhoven, who settled in Albany, from Holland, 1630; ed. in public schs .; m. 1894, Emma F. Shaffer; one d. Started business with Fourth Nat: Bank, N. Y., 1891; later private sec. to J. Edward Simmons and James G. Cannon, officers in that bank, after 10 years, became mg'r of Credit Dep't; v .- p. and dir. Irving Nat. Bank. 1902-1906, pres. and dir. 1906- 1907; pres. Fidelity Trust Co., since 1907. Trustee Irving Savings Inst'n. Mem. Chamber of Commerce; trustee Hahnemann Hosp. Clubs: Union League, Lawyers. Residence: 144 Park St., Hackensack, N. J. Address: Fldelity Trust Co., Hudson and Chambers Sts., N. Y. City.
CONROW, WILFORD SEYMOUR
Artist; b. South Orange, N. J., June 14, 1880; s. William E. and Anna Malcolm (Hanford) Conrow: ed. Poly. Prep. Sch., Brooklyn; grad. Princeton, B.S., 1901; married. Sec. ana dir. Conrow Bros., until 1910, when
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resigned. Mem. Soc. Colonial Wars, Sons of llevoly- tion, Municipal Art Soc. Editor and publisher "Old Nassau," 1905. Portrait painter. Republican; Presby'n. Clubs: Princeton, University (Brooklyn), Nassau (Princeton). Address: Paris, France. CONRY, MICHAEL F.
Lawyer, mem. Congress; b. Shenandoah, Pa., April 2, 1870; ed. public schs. of N. Y. City; taught sch. seven years; gard. Univ. of Mich., LL.B., 1896. In active practice of law since admission to bar. Ass't corp'n counsel, N. Y. City for two years; elected to 61st Con- gress, 1908, and re-elected to 62nd and 63rd Con- gresses from 15th N. Y. Dist. Democrat. Address: 280 Broadway, N. Y. City.
CONVERSE, EDMUND COGSWELL
Capitalist; b. Boston, Mass., Nov. 7, 1849; s. James C. and Sarah Ann (Peabody) Converse; ed. Boston Latin School; m. N. Y. City, Jan. 2, 1879, Jessie Mac- donough Green; children: Edmund C., Jr., Katherine P., Antoinette M. Dir. Nat. Tube Works Co., U. S. - Steel Corp'n; pres. Liberty Nat. Bank, Bankers' Trust Co., United Bank Note Corp'n; v .- p. and dir. N. Y. & Jersey R. R. Co .; 'dir. Illinois Steel Co., Am. Bank Note Co., United Coal Co., Internat. Nickel Co., Pitts- burg Bank for Savings, Union Trust Co. (Pittsburg), Allis-Chalmers Co., Bowling Green Trust Co., Fourth St. Nat. Bank ( Philadelphia, Pa.), Manning, Maxwell & Moore, Inc., Mohican Oil & Gas Co., Nat. Supply Co., Phenix Ins. Co., Fidelity Fire Ins. Co. of N. Y., Texas & Pacific Coal Co., Shelby Steel Tube Co., Mckeesport Connecting R. R. Co. Mem. Nat. Museum of Art, Sons Am Revolution, Soc. Colonial Wars, Pennsylvania Soc., New England Soc. Clubs: Metropolitan, Union League, N. Y. Athletic, Country, Apawamis Golf, N. Y. Yacht, City Midday, Ardsley, Fairfield Co. Golf, Scarsdale Golf. Residence: Greenwich, Conn. Address: 14 Wall St., N. Y. City.
CONVERSE, JOHN WILLIAMS
Banker, farmer; b. Philadelphia, Pa., March 30, 1879; s. John Heman and Elizabeth Perkins (Thompson) Converse; grad. Princeton Univ. A.B., 1900; m. Wies- baden, Germany, Jan. 5, 1909, Hiltrud Carla Sophie Schierenberg; one d. Sonja Elizabeth Louise, b. Dec. 27, 1909. Formerly mg'r elec. dep't Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia; now mem. Cassatt & Co., bank- ers, formerly owner and mg'r X S X and T J Ranches, New Mexico. Serg't First Troop, Philadelphia City Cav. Republican; Presby'n. Mem. Soc. of Cincinnati, N. E. Soc. of Pa., Hist. Soc. of Pa., Bryn Mawr Horse Show Ass'n, Devon Horse Show Ass'n. Trustee Bryn Mawr (Pa.) Presby'n Ch., Ardmore, (Pa.) Y. M. C. A., Museum of Univ. of Pa. Recreations: Polo, fox hunt- ing. Clubs: Union League, Rittenhouse, Racquet, Cor- inthlan Yacht, Merion Cricket, Bryn Mawr Polo, Phil- adelphia Country, Radnor Hunt, Pickering Hunt, Chester Valley Hunt, Devon Polo, Point Judith Polo, Nassau, Ivy (Princeton Univ.), Point Judith Country, Princeton (N. Y.), Princeton (Philadelphia), Auto- mobile of Philadelphia. Residence: (winter): 204 S. 19th St., Philadelphia; (summer): "Chetwynde" Rose- mont, Pa. Address: 111 Commercial Trust Bld'g, Philadelphia, Pa.
CONVERSE, ROB ROY MCGREGOR MCNULTY
Clergyman; b. Cincinnati, Ohio, 1844; grad. Washing- ton and Jefferson Coll., Pa., with first honor, A.B., 1867; S.T.D., Griswold Coll., Davenport, Iowa, 1889; D.C.L., Hobart Coll., 1897, LL.D., 1912. Ass't prof. mathematics, Washington and Jefferson Coll., 1868- 1869; took post-grad. work for one year at Sch. of Mines, Columbia Coll., 1876. Ordered deacon, 1878; or- dained priest, 1879, by Bishop Williams, of Conn., in Episcopal Ch. Rector St. John's Ch., Waterbury, Conn., 1879-1883; Christ Ch., Corning, N. Y., 1883-1888; chap- lain and prof .. Hobart Coll., Geneva, N. Y., 1887-1897, rector St. Luke's Ch., Rochester, N. Y., since 1897. Private soldier, Union Army, 1861-1865; wounded at battle of Gettysburg, July, 1863; prisoner at Anderson- ville, Ga., May-Dec., 1864. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa Soc., 1889; appt'd chaplain 3d Reg't, N. G. N. Y., 1907; 1st pres. Rochester Soc. Archæol. Inst. of America; mem. Am. Geog. Soc. Clubs: Genesee, Country, l'undit. Ad- dress: 132 S. Fitzhugh St., Rochester, N. Y.
CONWAY, JOHN B.
Banker; b. Argyle, Washington Co., N. Y., Aug. 25, 1858; s. John and Agnes (Barkley) Conway; attended Argyle Acad., Union Coll., Schenectady, N. Y., A.B., class 1879, Albany Law Sch., LL.B., 1881; m. Fort Ed- ward, N. Y., June 21, 1899, Cora B. Williams. Pres. and dir. First Nat. Bank of Argyle; dir. (ilens Falls Trust Co. Supervisor of town of Argyle two terms, 1891-1892; now County treas. of Washington, elected 1911 for term of 3 years. Democrat; United Presby'n. Mem. N. Y. State Hlst. Soc., N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Mason, Odd Fellow. Recreation: Traveling. Address: First National Bank Bld'g, Argyle, N. Y.
CONWAY, PATRICK
Band leader; b. Buskirk's Bridge, near Troy, N. Y. July 4, 1865; ed. Homer Acad .; m. Dec. 28, 1893, Alice W. Randall. Organized and became leader of Ithaca Band, and instr. in band music in the ithaca Con- servatory, Jan. 1895, and later in Cornell Univ .; under his inti'n Ithaca Band has become one of the most famous in U. S., having won State Prizc in competi- tion, and having filled engagements at l'an-Am. Exp'n and Willow Grove Park, Philadelphia, where at close of season of 1904, was presented with silver loving cup by admirers in Philadelphia; his band was offered an engagement at La. Purchase Exp'n, but declined; con- duetor Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, 1911-1913; con- ductor and prop., Conway's Band, playing at Willow Grove Park for sixth time June and July, 113; with band, has made three successful concert tours to Pacific coast and return. Residence: Syracuse, N. Y. Address: 154 W. 45th St., N. Y. City.
COOK, HENRY F.
Manufacturer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 11, 1855; s. Henry and Eloise A. (Huntting) Cook; ed. Private schs; Crittenden's Business Coll., Phila., Pa .; in. Brook- lyn, N. Y., Nov. 15, 1883, Lena M. Fahys; children: Edith E., Joseph Fahy, Madeline H., Harry, Francis H., Maria F. Pres. Sag Ilarbor Water Co., Sag Harbor Real Estate Co., v .- p. Atvin Mfg Co., Peconic Bank; treas. Joseph Fahys & Co., Sag Harbor Lighting Co .; Brooklyn Watch Case Co. Mem. Sons of Revolution, Soc. Colonial Wars. Clubs: Union League, Down Town. Residence: 32 E. 64th St., N. Y. City, and Sag Harbor, N. Y. Address: 54 Maiden Lane, N. Y. City.
COOK, JOHN C.
Treas. and business mg'r The Evening Mail; b. Fallsington, Pa., Oct. 18, 1866; s. David Nicholson and Adelaide (Boileau) Cook; ed. public schs, and Trenton Business Coll .; m. Langhorne. Pa., Nov. 17, 1SS7, Emma Ettenger. Connected with Philadelphia Press, 1885- 1896; advertising mg'r John Wanamaker's N. Y. store, 1896-1897; with N. Y. Evening Post, 1897-1902; with The Evening Mail, since 1902, as treas. and business mg'r; also dir. Mail and Express Co. Republican; Methodist. Recreations: Automobiling, golf. Itesidence: 200 W. 86th St. Address: 203 Broadway, N. Y. City.
COOK, WALTER
Architect; b. N. Y. City, July 23, 1846; s. Edward and Catharine (Ireland) Cook; grad. Harvard Coll., A.B., 1869; A.M., 1872; Royal Polytechnic Sch., Munich; Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Parls (pupil of E. Vandremer); m. 1st, Paris, 1876, Marie Elisa Hugot; 2nd, N. Y., 1890. Louise Sprague; children: Dr. Edward ( llarvard, 1900). Walter, Jr. (Harvard, 1902). Has practised arch- itecture in N. Y. since 1877; mem. firm of Walter Cook & Winthrop A. Welch. Consulting architect of B'd of Estimate and Apportionment, N. Y., 1907-1910; con- sulting architect Court House B'd. N. Y. Pres. Am. Inst. of Achitects 1912; past pres. N. Y. Chapter, Am. Inst. of Architects; past pres. Soc. Beaux Arts Archi- tects; mem. N. Y. Architectural League: academician Nat. Acad. of Design; mem. Nat. Inst. Arts and Letters; chevalier of Legion of Honor, France; architect mem. Municipal Art Comm'n, 1905-1907. Clubs: Century, Harvard. Residence: 135 E. 37th St. Address: 3 W. 29th St., N. Y. City.
"COOK, WILLIAM WILSON
Lawyer; b. Hillsdale, Mich., Apr. 16, 1S58; s. John Potter and Martha ( Wolford) Cook; grad. Univ. of Mich., A.B., 1880, LL.B., 1882 (LL.D.). Admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1883; now one of trustees of the Mackay Co's and general counsel for Postal Telegraph-Cable Cô., Commercial Cable Co., and Commercial Pacific Cable Co. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Author: Cook on Corporations (7 editions); Cook on Stock and Stock- holders. Clubs: Uninn League, Lawyers. Residence: 14 E. 71st St. Address: 44 Wall St., N. Y. City.
COOKE, CARLETON SPRAGUE
Lawyer; b. Catskill, N. Y., Sept. 19, 1877; s. Edward M. and Mary A. (Spragne) Cooke; grad. Harvard Coll., A.B., 1899; Harvard Law Sch, and Law Sch. of Univ. of Buffalo; m. N. Y. City, Apr. 10, 1902, Miriam Wilder Goodwin (died Jan. 2, 1910) ; children: Almon Good win. b. Sept. 4, 1905; Crispin, h. Dec. 21, 1909. Mem. firm of Goodwin, Thompson & Vanderpoel (now Thompson, Freedman & Cooke), since 1904. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Squadron A, Cav., N. G. N. Y. Club: Harvard. Address: 2 Wall St., N. Y. City.
COOKE, ROBERT GRIER
Real estate broker; b. Carlisle, Pa .; s. William Harvey and Elizabeth Richmond (Marsden) Cooke; grad. Lehigh Univ., B.A .; alumni orator. 1004; pres. Alumni Ass'n, 1904-1905: unmarried. Was engaged in journalism on N. Y. Tribune and N. Y. Sun. and con- nected with Harper & Bros., P. F. Colller & Son and
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D. Appleton & Co. In 1902 established publishing house of Robert Grier Cooke, Inc. Pres. of The Fifth Avenue Ass'n since 1907. Chm'n Mayor's Bill B'd Ad_ vertising Comm'n; niem. Mayor's St. Paving Comm'n, Internat. Peace Comm'n, Tri-centenary of Settlement of Manhattan; sec. Fifth . Ave. Comm'n, mem. Hudson- Fulton Comm'n. Progressive in politics. Episcopalian. Mem. Sons of Revolution, Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Upsilon.
Recreation: Tennis, yachting, swimming, skating, horseback riding. Clubs: West Side Tennis, Lehigh Univ., Westchester Country. Residence: 269 Madison Ave. Address: 542 Fifth Ave., N. Y. City.
COOKE, WALTER PLATT
Lawyer; b. Buffalo, N. Y., April 28, 1869; s. Josiah P. and Alice A. (Baker) Cooke; ed. Buffalo High Sch., Cornell Univ., L.L.B., 1891; m. Buffalo, N. Y., May Louise Perry; children: Katharine, b. 1897; Carlton, b. 1898. Engaged in practice of law from 1891; mem. law firm of Kenefink, Cooke & Mitchell. Dir. Depew Lake Em. Water Co., Western N. Y. Water Co., Peo- ple's Bank of Buffalo, Buffalo Gen. Elec. Co., Buffalo Abstract and Title Co., Buffalo & Susquehanna R'y Co., and Frontier Telephone Co. Republican. Uni- versalist. Trustee Buffalo Public Library, Buffalo Home. Hosp., Buffalo Fine Arts Acad. Pres. Cornell Univ. Alumni Ass'n, 1906; pres. Erie Co. Bar Ass'n, 1905. Mem. Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Clubs: Buffalo, Saturn, Country, Park, Liberal, Century. Address: 558 Ellicott Square, Buffalo, N. Y.
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Lawyer; b. Hunterdon County, N. J., Nov. 18, 1865; 8. Edward Hunt and Sarah (Alphaugh) Cooley; ed. Columbia Coll. and N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B., 1892; m. Aug. 8, 1910, Lucle A. Tallatschek. Practising since admission to N. Y. Bar, 1893; now mem. law firm Bennett & Cooley. Republican. Presby'n. Member Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Met. Museum of Art, West Side Ass'n. Clubs: Republican, Scarsdale Golf and Country, Plainfield Independent Shooting. Residence: 362 Riverside Drive. Address: 60 Wall St., N. Y. City. COOLEY, JAMES SETH
Physician, surgeon; b. S. Hartford, Washington Co., N. Y., June 29, 1845; s. Seth and Mary (Ingalsbe) Cooley; ed. N. Granville Aead .. 1858-1862; Ft. Edward inst., 1864-1865: Williams College, A.B. (salutatorian), 1869, A.M., 1872; Med. Dep't, Univ. Vermont, 1876; Med. Dep't, Univ. City of N. Y., M.D., 1877; m. Wills- boro Point, Essex Co., N. Y., June 20, 1872, M. Reba Clark; children: Mary Hope, b. July 25, 1873; Earnest Grenville, b. July 17, 1875. Instr. Ft. Edward Inst, 1869-1873; prin. Glens Falls (N. Y.) Acad., 1873-1876; practising medicine at Sandy Hill, N. Y., 1877-1880; Luzerne, N. Y., 1880-1886; Glen Cove, 1886-1894. Cor- oner of Warren Co., N. Y., 1883-1886; coroner Queens Co., N. Y., 1890-1992; school comm'r Qucens Co., 1894- 1900; Nassau Co., 1900-1911; dist. Sup't Schs., since 1912. Republican. Presby'n. Mem. Queens-Nassau Med. Soc. (sec .- treas.), Med. Soc. State of N. Y., Asso - ciated Physicians of L. I., Nassau Hosp. Ass'n, N. Y. State Ass'n of Dist. Sup'ts. Sec. Nassau Hosp. Ass'n; mg'r and sec .- treas B'd Mg'rs State Normal and Training Sch., Jamalca, until Jan., 1906, when school was transferred to city of N. Y. Address: Mineola, Nassau Co., N. Y.
COOLEY, LE ROY CLARK
Educator; b. Point Peninsula, N. Y., Oct., 1833; s. James and Sally (Clark) Cooley; direct descendant of Benjamin Cooley, one of founders of city of Spring- field, Mass., about 1640; grad. N. Y. State Normal Coll., 1855; Union Coll., A.B., 1858, A.M., 1861, PhD., 1870; m. Argyle, N. Y., Mar. 30, 1859, M. Rossabella Flack; eight children. Teacher natural science, Lockport Union Sch., 1855-1856; prof. mathematics, Fairfield Sem., 1858-1860; prof. natural science, N. Y. State Normal Coll., 1861-1874; prof. physics and chemistry, Vassar Coll., 1874-1895; prof. physics, Vassar Coll .. since 1895, emeritus since 1907. Contributed to sclen- tlfle journals investigations of application of elec- tricity to registering vibrations; of mechanical actions of radiation; of motions of light bodies in air and vacua, etc .; also many addresses and papers to edn'l meetings and journals; especially devoted to improve- ment of science teaching in secondary schools. Was
chm'n Com. of Nine, Science Teachers' Ass'n to in- vestigate the condition of science teaching in the schools and suggest improved methods, 1897-1899. Au- thor of elementary and high school text-books of physics' and chemistry. Mem. Presby'n Ch. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Plysical Soc., N. Y. State Science Teachers' Ass'n (pres. 1899), Nat. Edn'l Ass'n, Nat. Geog. Soc., the Vassar Brothers Inst., Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs:
University, The Club (Poughkeepsie). Address:
C Reservoir Sq., Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
COOLIDGE, EMELYN LINCOLN
Physician; b. Boston, Mass., Aug. 9, 1873; s. George Austin and Harriet Abbott (Lincoln) Coolidge; ed. Boston, Wash., D. C., and N. Y .; Cornell Univ. Med. Coll., M.D. Was house physician to Babies' Hosp .; now attending Pediatrist to Soc. of The Lying-In Hosp., N. Y. City. Author two books, and editor the Bables' Dep't of The Ladies' Home Journal. Mem. Cornell Med. Ass'n, Women's Med. Ass'n, Authors' League Com. of 100. Recreation: Horseback riding. Address: 850 West End Av., N. Y. City.
COOMBS, CHARLES WHITNEY
Organist and composer; b. Bucksport, Me., 1859; s. Luther Augustine and Caroline (Whitney) Coombs; musical ed'n in Germany; unmarried. Was organist of the American Ch., Dresden, Saxony, 1887-1891; or- ganist of the Ch. of the Holy Communion, 1892-1908, and of St. Luke's Ch., N. Y. City, since 1908. Composer of many songs and anthems; also of the cantatas: The First Christmas, The Vision of St. John, The Ancient of Days, The Sorrows of Death, etc. Address: 285 Convent Ave., N. Y. City.
COOMBS, PHINEAS HAMPTON
Gen. Eastern freight and passenger ag't St. Louis Southwestern R'y; b. Bowling Green, Ky., Sept. 7, 1869; s. Samuel W. and Martha (Hampton) Coombs; ed. Ogden Coll., Bowling Green, Ky .; m. Bowling Green, Ky., April 20, 1892, Lattie Robertson; one daughter, Elizabeth Coombs, b. 1893. Began r'y serv- ice as clerk in office of commercial ag't, St. Louis, Ark. & Tex. R'y, which was reorganized Jan., 1891, as St. Louis Southwestern R'y, in service of which has ever since continued, being consecutively at Houston, Tex., until Aug. 1, 1890; clerk in gen. freight office at Texarkana, Tex., until Feb., 1892; contract- ing ag't until May 1, 1892, and commercial ag't until April 1, 1895, Houston, Tex .; commercial ag't at Ft. Worth, Tex., until Aug. 1, 1897; at Atlanta, Ga., to Dec. 1, 1899; since then gen. Eastern freight and passenger ag't. at Pittsburgh, Pa., and N. Y. City. Mason and Knight Templar. Clubs: Transportation, Traffic, Fox Hills Golf (N. Y. City), Transportation, Traffic (Buffalo), Traffic ( Baltimore), Traffic (Phila. and N. E.). Address: 290 Broadway, N. Y. City.
COOMBS, STEPHEN ELBRIDGE
Civil engineer; b. Brunswick, Me., July 24, 1865; s. Capt. David E. and Anna M. (Lee) Coombs; ed. Mass. Inst. Technology; m. Sept. 4, 1889, Dr. Irene Copeland: one d., Helen Copeland (A.B. Col. Univ.), b. 1892. Ass't eng'r, Burlington lines in Mo, until 1900; Chief eng'r, S. M. & A. R. R., built line from St. Louis to Poplar Bluff, 1901-1902; since 1902 ass't eng'r N. Y. Central R. R. Presbyterian. Mem. Am. Soc. of ' Civ. Eng'rs, Am. R'y Eng. Ass'n, and Soc. for Promotion Eng'ring Ed'n. Address: Yonkers, N. Y.
COOMBS, WILLIAM J.
Merchant, congressman, banker; b. Jordan, Onon- daga Co., N. Y., Dec. 24, 1833; s. Charles (soldier of war of 1812) and Mary ( Wooleaver) Coombs; ed. Jor- dan Acad .; when 131% years old was denled admission to Union College on account of insufficient age; m. 1856, Josephine Adams, of Brooklyn, N. Y .; surviving children: William II., Jerome W., Mary C. Fox. Was pioneer in business of introducing and exporting Amn. manufactured goods to foreign countries, as mem. of firms of Joseph H. Adams & Coombs, 1857-1870; Coombs, Crosby & Eddy, 1870-1896, doing business with every country in the world. Was elected to 52nd & 53rd Congresses on Tariff and Financial issues; on retirement from Congress was appt'd Gov't dir. of Union Pac. R. R. by Pres. Cleveland with sp'l comm'n to arrange or collect the debt of the transcontinental railroads, amounting to about $125,000,000, due the Gov't; was continued in that position by President Mckinley; devised the plan and actively supervised its execution, which resulted in collection of entire amount. Pres. Mf'rs Trust Co., of Brooklyn, from or- ganization 1896 to 1903, when consolidated with Titre Guarantee & Trust Co., since which time has been ehm'n Advisory Com. of Brooklyn Branch. Pres, South Brooklyn Savings Inst'n since 1904. Served a term on B'd of Municipal Art Comm'n of N. Y. City. Was pres. Municipal Art Soc. of N. Y. Appt'd a mem. Advisory Council of Pratt Inst. by founder, and still serves in that capacity; trustee Brooklyn Inst. of Arts and Sciences since 1888; trustee Brooklyn Art Ass'n and Brooklyn Soc. for Prevention Cruelty to Children. Recreation: Fishing. Clubs: Commonwealth ( Pres.), IlamIlton, Municipal Art. Residence: 63 S. Portland Av .. Brooklyn. Address: 160 Atlantic Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
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V COOPER, CHARLES
Real estate, ex-State senator; b. Brooklyn, N. Y .; ed. in Brooklyn public schools. Actively engaged in real estate and financial business since attaining majority; now pres. Cooper Co., Realty; v .- p. Brevoort Bank; dir. Hamilton Trust Co. Republican; elected to State Senate from 8th Senate Dist., Kings County, 1904: re- elected, 1906; appt'd, 1905, mem. Senate Com. on Affairs of Cities, on Military Affairs, on Revision, and on Pub- lic Health. Formerly for years pres. Central Hosp., Brooklyn. Mem. Central Cong'l Ch .; mom. Guarantee Com., Bedford Branch, Y. M. C. A. Dir. Municipal Art League; mem. F. and A. M., and of Royal Arcanum; Clubs: Union League, Motor. Residence: 174 Hancock St., Brooklyn. Address: 1196 Fulton St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
COOPER, COLIN CAMPBELL
Artist, painter; b. Philadelphia; s. Colin Campbell Cooper, M.D., and Emily ( Williams) Cooper; ed. Pa. Acad. Fine Arts, Philadelphia, and in schs. in Paris; m. Rochester, N. Y., June 9, 1897, Emma Lampert, artist. Traveled extensively in France, Holland, Bel- gium and England. Spent much time abroad, painting architectural subjects, cathedrals, chateaux, etc .; also portraits and figure compositions; several years instr. in water colors at Drexel Inst., Philadelphia. Princi- pal pictures: The River (owned by Mrs. Richard P. White, Philadelphia): The Grand Place at Malines (Salon of 1900), purchased by Soc. of Friends of Art, Paris; Procession at Bruges (Art Club, Philadelphia) ; Broad St. Station, Philadelphia; Broad St., N. Y. (Cin- cinnati Museum); The Rialto, N. Y. (Lotos Club); The Flatiron, N. Y. (Dallas Art Museum, Texas); Stairway of Francis I. Blois (Rochester Museum); Church at Abbeville, France; The Basilica, Quebec (Boston Art Club). Awarded bronze medal, Atlanta Exp'n; T. W. Evans' Prize, Am. Water Color Soc., 1903; Jennie Ses- nan gold medal, Philadelphia, 1904; honorable men- tion, water color, Washington, D. C .; gold medal, Art Club, Philadelphia, 1905. Mem. Internat. Jury Awards; commemorative gold medal, World's Fair, St. Louis, 1904; bronze medal, Dallas, Texas, 1910; silver medal, Internat. Fine Arts Exp'n, Buenos Ayres, 1910; Beai prize, Water Color Club, N. Y., 1911. Treas. Gainsbor- ough Studios. Mem. Nat. Acad. Design, Am. Water Color Soc. Clubs: Lotos, Water Color, Salmagundi (N. Y. City), Water Color (Philadelphia). Address: Gainsborough Studios, 222 W. 59th St., N. Y. City.
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