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DARLINGTON, THOMAS
Physician; b. Brooklyn, Sept. 23, 1858; s. Thomas and Hannah A. (Goodliffe) Darlington; ed. public sehs. of N. Y. City and Newark, N. J .; 3 years' scientific and eng'ring course in Univ. of City of N. Y .; grad. Coll. Phys. and Surg., M.D., 1880. Practised medicine at Newark, N. J., 1880-1882, holding several hosp. appt'mts; practised at Kingsbridge, N. Y., 1SS2-1904, except for two years spent in Arizona, where was surgeon to several mining companies; appt'd comm'r of health for City of N. Y., 1904; reappt'd 1906 and 1908. His administration was thoroughly cfficient, and has demonstrated the wisdom of the selection of a trained niedical man as head of Dep't of Health of a great metropolis like N. Y., where the sanitary problems are necessarily very complex and their proper solution of vital importance. Sec. Welfare Com. of Am. Iron & Steel Inst., Chm'n Dem. County Com., County of N. Y., candidate for pres. Borough of Manhattan, 1913, but defeated. Extensive contib'r to med. literature; ex-pres. Am. Climatol. Soc .; mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. State Med. Soc., N. Y. Co. Med. Soc., Medico-Legal Soc., Ass'n Alumni Coll. Phys, and Surg., Am. Public Health Ass'n, Harlem Med. Ass'n, N. Y. Physicians' Mutual Aid Ass'n, Med. Soe. Borough of Bronx, Med. Ass'n Greater N. Y., Yonkers Practi- tioners' Soc., Soc. Med. Jurisprudence, Acad. of Medi- cine, Soc. Tropical Medicine, and until appt'mt as health eomm'r of N. Y. City, was visiting physician to several hosps. of the city, and consulting physician to the French Hosp. First lieut. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A. Trustee City Mission and Tract Soc .; mem. Chamber of Commerce, Thomas Hunter Ass'n of Gram- mar Sch. No. 35, Sons of Revolution, Soc. Colonial Wars, St. Nicholas Soe., N. Y. Univ. Alumni Ass'n. Asso. of Alumni of Columbia Coll., Kingsbridge Coun- cil, 1082, Royal Arcanum, Huguenot Soc. of America, Pilgrim Soc., Nat. Ass'n for Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, Nat. Geog. Soc., Am, Geog. Soc. Clubs: Church, Nat. Dem. Address: 27 Washington Sq., N. Y. City.
DARRACH, WILLIAM
Surgeon; b. Germantown, Phila., Pa., Mar. 12, 1876; s. William and Edith Romeyn (Aertsen) Darrach; ed. Fay Sch., 1883-1888; Holderness Sch., 1888-1890; Hill Sch., 1890-1893; Yale Unlv., A.B., 1897; Columbia Unlv., M.D., A.M., 1901; m. Fall River, Mass., May 20, 1907, Florence Borden; children: Edith, b. 1908, William, b. 1910. Junior surgeon to Roosevelt Hosp. Asso. in surgery, Columbia Univ. Episcopallan. N. Y. County Med. Soc., Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. State Med. Soc., N. Y. Acad. Medicine, N. Y. Surg. Soc., Soc. Internat. de Chir, Ass'n Am. Anatomists. Soc. of Colonlal Wars. Clubs: Yale, University. Address: 47 W. 50th St., N. Y. City.
DARRAGH, ROBERT W.
Lawyer; b. Bridgewater, Pa., July 15, 1870; s Scud- der Hart and Catherine Ann (Weyand) Darragh; ed. public and high schs., Beaver, Pa .; Alleghany Coll. (valedictorian, mem. Phi Beta Kappa Soc.), A.B., A.M., class 1893; m. Washington, Pa., Nov. 14, 1901, Jessie Benton, d. Gen. A. L. Hawkins; children: Alexander L. H., b. 1902; Elizabeth G., b. 1907. Admitted to Beaver, sec. and dir. Beaver Realty Co., Beaver Co. Pres. Beaver Land Co., v .- p. Fort McIntosh Nat. Bank, Beaver, sec. and dir. Beaver Realty Co., Beaver Co. Telephone Co., Beaver Cemetery; dir. Monaca Nat. Bank. Mem. Beaver Boro Sch. B'd, 1901-1912; dele-
gate to Republican State Convs. on numerous oc-
. casions. Progressive Republican; Methodist-Episco-
palian. Mem. Pa. State Bar Ass'n, Am. Bar Ass'n, Commercial Law League, Descendants of Signers of Declaration of Independence, Phi Delta Theta and Phi Beta Kappa Socs. Trustee Beaver Coll. since 1895.
Recreations: Walking, forestry. Club: Fort MeIn- tosh. Residence: 255 College Av. Address: 103 Beaver ' Trust Bld'g, Beaver, Pa.
Mech. eng'r; b. Addison, Steuben Co., N. Y., April 22, 1867; s. David and Mary Jane Darrin; ed. Addison Union Sch. Pres. D. H. Darrin Co., Automatic Switch Co., Balanced Draft Co. Republican; Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs, Building Trades Em- ployers' Ass'n, N. Y. Elec. Soe., Scottish Rite 32° (N. Y. Consistory), Jerusalem Chapter R. A. M., Mecca Shrine, Addison Union Lodge 118. Club: Engineers. Address: 131 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
DARWOOD, WILLIAM MCKENDREE
Clergyman; b. Cambridge, Eng., Dec. 7, 1835; s. David and Mary Ann (Hammond) Darwood; ed. prlv- ate tutors (D.D., Baker Univ., Kan., 1887). Republi- can. After filling prominent M. E. charges in Frank- ford, La Porte and Terre Haute, Ind., was transferred in 1882 to N. Y. Conf., and served full terms at Bed- ford #., Washington Heights, 18th St. and Mott Av. churches; also 5 years in Yonkers. Retired 1907. Ad- dress: 723 W. 177th St., N. Y. City.
DASHIELL, WILLIAM WAILES
Mf'r lubricating oils; b. in Somerset Co., Md., March 14, 1856; s. John Jay and Mary Ann ( Wailes) Dashiell; grad. Stevens Inst. Technology, M.E., 1879; m. Ho- boken, N. J., June, 1884, Kittie Townsend Keynton; children: Marie Fielding, b. 1887; William Allaire, b. 1889; Katherine Keynton, b. 1890; John Jay, b. 1892. Ass't sup't eng'r Red Star Steamship Co., at Jersey City; mech. eng'r on Croton Aqueduct, in charge of three miles under Denton & Brochau, and later in charge of shaft at Tarrytown under Brown, Howard & Co .; sup't Bayonne & Greenville Gas Co., Bergen Point, N. J. Gen. mg'r Sloss Iron and Steel Co .. Birm- ingham, Ala .; expert for branch Standard Oil Co. Pres. Independent Transport Co .; pres. and gen. mg'r N. Y. Lubricating Oil Co .; dir. Manhattan Rubber Mfg Co., Conveying Weigher Co., British Monogram Oil Co. of Great Britain. Democrat (Independent); Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs, Engl- neers' Club. Recreation: Farming. Residence: 848 St. Nicholas Av., N. Y. City. Address: 116 Broad St., N. Y. City.
DAULTON, AGNES MCCLELLAND
Author and lecturer; b. New Philadelphia, Ohio, 1867; d. Lewis R. and Lucy ( Warner) MeClelland; ed. Oberlin Cell .; m. Cleveland, O., 1900, George Daulton, of Chicago. Regular contb'r to various periodicals. Lived in Chicago until 1903; since then in N. Y. City. Author: Wings and Stings; From Sioux to Susan; Autobiography of a Butterfly; Fritzi; The Gentle In- terference of Bob; The Capers of Benjie and Barbie; also serials in St. Nicholas and many contb'ns to mag- azines. Address: 386 Richmond Terrace, New Brighton, S. I., N. Y.
DAULTON, GEORGE
Author, magazine writer; b. Knox Co., Mo., 1861; s. Francis M. and Annie V. (Bitler) Daulton; ed. at home; m. Dec. 9, 1900, Agnes Warner Mcclelland, of Cleveland, O Removed from Chicago to N. Y. City, 1903. Began as writer on Shakespearean and dra- matic subjects, more recently contb'r of fiction, es- says and poems in magazines. Author: The Sultan's Draft and Other Stories; The Helter-Skelters. Ad- dress: 386 Richmond Terrace, New Brighton, S. I., N. Y.
DAUS, R. L.
Architeet; b. Mexico; s. Leopold and Emmai (Ruben) Daus; cd. Paris and Berlin; Ecole des Beaux Arts, medals for excellence; m. Paris, Augustine Louise Perrin; children: Henriette Emma, William Thallon. Architect of Thirteenth Reg't Armory, German Hosp., Hall of Records, Brooklyn; Ch. of Our Lady of Lourdes, N. Y. City. Mem. and sec. comm'n appt'd in 1898 to frame bld'g laws governing N. Y. City, and surveyor of bld'gs in Brooklyn, 1899-1900. Mem. Soc. Beaux Arts Architects; fellow Am. Inst. of Architects. Clubs: Atlantic Yacht, Brooklyn, Drug and Chemical. Address: 130 Fulton St., N. Y. Clty.
DAVENPORT, CHARLES BENEDICT
Biologist; b. Stamford, Conn., June 1, 1866; s. Amzi Benedict and Jane Joralemon (Dimon) Davenport; grad. Poly. Inst. of Brooklyn, B.S., 1886; Harvard Univ., A.B., 1889, Ph.D., 1892; m. Burlington. Kan., June 23, 1894, Gertrude Crotty; children: Milliia Crot-
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ty, b. 1893; Jane Joralemon, b. 1896; Charles Benc- dict, Jr., b. 1911. Was eng'r survey of Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic R'y; ass't instr. zoology, 1888- 1592; instr. zoology, 1892-1899, Harvard Univ .; ass't prof. zoology, 1899-1901, asso. prof. zoology, 1901- 1904. Univ. of Chicago; dir. biol. laboratory, Brook- lyn Inst. Arts and Sciences, since 1897. Dir. Station for Experimental Evolution, Carnegle Inst'n (Wash- Ington), since 1904; resident mem. b'd of scientific directors, Eugenics Record Office, 1913; v .- p., sec .. F. A.A.A.S., 1900; chm'n eastern branch Soc. Am. Nat- uralists, 1905-1906; mem. Nat. Acad. of Sciences, Am. Acad. Arts and Sciences, Am. Philos. Soc., Am. Soc. Zoologists (pres. 1907), Boston Soc. Nat. History, Washington Acad. Sciences, Soc. Experimental Bi- ology and Medicine, N. Y. Zool. Soc., Société Zoolo- gique de France, Allgemelnc Entomologische Gesell- schaft, Am. Breeders' Ass'n (sec. Eugenics Section), N. Y. Acad. Medicine, Associated Physicians of L. I. thon.). Author: Graduate Courses-a Handbook for Graduate Courses, 1890; Experimental Morphology, part 1, 1897; part 2, 1899; Statistical Methods in Biol. Variation, 1899; Introduction to Zoology (with G. C. Davenport), 1900; Elements of Zoology (with G. C. D.), 1910; Inheritance In Poultry, 1906; Inheritance of Characters In Domestic Fowl, 1909; Eugenics, 1910; Heredity in Relation to Eugenics, 1911; co-cdltor Journal of Experimental Zoology, contb'r to biol. Journals. Recreation: Walking. Address: Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, N. Y:
DAVENPORT, FREDERICK MORGAN
Educator; b. Salem, Mass., 1866; s. David and Anna L. (Green) Davenport; grad. Wesleyan Univ., A.B., 1889; Columbia Univ., Ph.D., 1905; m. Yonkers, N. Y .. 1899, Edith Jefferson Andrus; children: Frederick Morgan, Jr., b. 1900; Margaret Dyckman, b. 1904; Winthrop, b. 1907; Barbara, b. 1910. Mem. A.m. Eco- nomic Ass'n, Am. Sociol. Soc., Union League Club (N. Y.). Mem. of State Senate, N. Y. State, 1909-1910. Candidate of Nat. Progressive party for office of Lieut .- Gov., State of N. Y., 1912. Author: Primitive Traits in Religious Revivals (Macmillan Co.), a crit- ical study of the evils of religious excesses in the social and polit. development of the Am. people. Prof. in Dep't Law and Politics, Hamilton Coll. Address: Clinton, N. Y.
DAVENPORT, HENRY BENEDICT
Lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., June 1, 1854; s. Amzi Benedict and Janc Joralemon (Dimon) Davenport; ed. Polytechnic Inst., Brooklyn, N. Y .; Buffalo Acad .; m. Cleveland, O., June 6, 1877, Flora D. Lufkin; chil- dren: Maurice, b. 1878; Henry Joralemion, b. 1880. Ma- chinist U. S. Navy, 1873-1874; in real estate business, 1875-1882; lawyer since 1882. Pres. Home Title Ins. Co., of N. Y .; treas. and dir. Home Mortgage Invest- ment Co. of N. Y. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Recre- ations: Farming and antiquarian researches. Clubs: Crescent Athletic (Brooklyn), Knickerbocker Field (Flatbush), New Canaan Country. Address: 383 Jay St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
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V DAVENPORT, HENRY JORALEMON
Lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 3, 1880; s. Henry Benedict and Flora (Lufkin) Davenport; grad. Har- vard Univ., A.B., 1900; student Harvard Law Sch .. 1900-1901; N. Y. Law Sch., 1901-1902; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., June 1, 1909, Louise Morgan Strong; one son. John Joralemon. b. 1910. Dir. and gen. counsel Home Title Ins. Co. of N. Y. Mortgage Securities Co. of N. Y .; gen, counsel Home Mortgage Investment Co. of N. Y. Republican. Mem. Brooklyn Bar Ass'n. Trcas. Medford Sanatorium; mem. Brooklyn Com. on Tuber- culosis. Clubs: Lawyers, University, University of Brooklyn (v .- p.). Brooklyn Young Republican, Uni- versity Gice (Brooklyn), Hamilton Country (New Canaan). Address: 375 Pearl St., Brooklyn. N. Y.
DAVENPORT, HOWARD IRVING
Physician; b. Watervliet, N. Y., Dec. 4, 1878; s. Charles E. and Lillian M. (Taylor) Davenport; grad. Hamilton Coll., A.B., 1901, A.M., 1904; Johns Hopkins Univ., M.D., 1905; Phi Beta Kappa, Hamilton Coll., 1901; m. Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 1, 1908, Helena Mills. Ass't in bacteriology and pathology, Syracuse Univ. Med. Sch., 1905-1906; county bacteriologist of Ontario Co., N. Y., Oct. 1. 1906-Oct. 1, 1909 (the first county laboratory in the State); City Bacterlologist; ass't med. insp. of schs., and physician Auburn, N. Y. Mem. Auburn City Med. Soc., N. Y. Stato Mcd. Ass'n, Am. Med. Ass'n. Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa Soc. (both Hamilton Coll.). Address: Auburn, N. Y.
VDAVENPORT, TIMOTHY
Lawyer; b. Wilton, Conn., Feb. 8, 1854; s. George A and Mary (Sturges) Davenport; grad. Yale, A.B., 1875: LL.B., 1877; m Gloversville, N. Y., Oct. 20, 1884. Marv
Allen; children: Allen S., b. 1886 (Yale, A.B., 1909); Marion L, b. 1891. Mem. Soc. Colonial Wars, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Ass'n Bar City of N. Y .; Internat. Law Ass'n. Club: Yale. Address: 92 William St .. N. Y. City.
DAVENPORT, WILLIAM BATES
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, March 10, 1847; s. Julius and Mary ( Bates) Davenport; grad. Brooklyn Poly., Yale, B.A., 1867 (M.A., 1887); m. 1874, Charlotte C. Shepherd. Admitted to bar, 1870; public administrator Kings Co., N. Y., 1889-1904; mem. Constitutional Conv., 1894, serv- ing on Coms. of Cities and Corp'ns; mem. Dem. State Com., 1895; Nat. Dem. Conv., 1884, and many State and local convs. of party. Retired from practise and from directorship in many corp'ns, 1904; traveled extensively in all quarters of globe. Mem. Wolf's Head (senior soc.) Yale, Sons of Revolution, Colonial Wars, Settlers and Defenders, N. Y. Bar Ass'n; ex-chm'n Yale Alumni Fund; mem. Yale Advisory Council; pres. Polhemus Memorial Clinic; trustee Brooklyn Inst. Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn Art Ass'n, v .- p. L. 1. Ilist Soc. Conservative Democrat. Clubs: University, Automo- bile, Riding and Driving, Yale, N. Y. Yacht (N. Y. City), Larchmont Yacht, Hamilton (Brooklyn), Cutty - hunk Fishing. Address: 201 Washington Park, Brooklyn, N. Y.
DAVIDSON, ARNOLD
Lawyer, certified public accountant; b. Danzig, Ger- many, Aug. 24, 1840; s. H. and Amalia (Rosenberg) Davidson; ed. in Germany; grad. Columbia Law Sch., LL.B., 1883; m. Philadelphia, Jan. 27, 1872, L. W. Stilz; children: Mrs. Hattle A. Ronzone, Mrs. Clara D. Simp- son, Mrs. Edna R. Strausman, Mrs. Laura S. Hill, Edith M., Irma V. Practise has been largely connected with cases embracing complicated accounts; lias trav- elcd extensively in U. S. and Europe; served as private in Civil War, quartermaster serg't, 46th Reg't, N. Y. Vols. . Residence: 269 Macon St., Brooklyn. Address: 71 Wall St., N. Y. City.
DAVIDSON, EDWARD W.
Lawyer; b. Northport, L. I., May 17, 1877; s. Dr. H. H. and Julia E. (Wheeler) Davidson; ed. Northport and Huntington (L. I.) high schools; m. Wayne, N. J., July 2, 1902, Jennie May Allen; one d., Nancy C., b. 1904. Admitted to bar, 1898; since then practising in New Rochelle, N. Y .; dir. Eli Sheldon (inc.), Aricibo Orange and Pine Apple Co. (Porto Rico). Republican. Presby'n. Mem. Huguenot Lodge 46, F. and A. M. Clubs: Republican (N. Y. City), Rowing (New Ro- chelle). Address: 46 Lawton St., New Rochelle, N. Y. DAVIDSON, GEORGE G., JR.
Attorney; b. Albany, N. Y., Nov. 21, 1872; s. George G. and Julia E. (Griswold) Davidson; ed. public schs. of Albany; Albany High Sch., Willlams Coll., A.B., 1895; m. Buffalo, N. Y., April 11, 1898, Ada Spencer Prentiss; children: Celestia, b. 1901; George Graham, b. 1903; Jerome Prentiss, b. 1906. Mem. firm of Har- rington, Davidson & Barrell; sec. and dir. J. I. Pren- tiss & Co., Eureka Coffee Co. Mem. Buffalo Civil Service Comm'n, 1904-1909; exec. com. Dem. League. Independent Democrat; Presby'n. Mem. Zcta Psi fra- ternity; trustce Lafayette Av. Presby'n Ch. of Buffalo; Y.W.C.A. of Buffalo. Club: University (Buffalo). Residence: 521 Lafayette Av., Buffalo, N. Y. (summer) : Wanakah, N. Y. ( Address: 1124 Prudential Bld'g, Buffalo, N. Y.
DAVIDSON, SILVANUS MILLER
Merchant; b. N. Y. City, Jan. 12, 1849; s. Morris Miller and Elizabeth Shrimpton (Stratford) David- son; ed. Union Sen., Schenectady, N. Y., and Phila. Inst. Technology; m. Yokohama, Japan, Dec. 30, 1871, Angelica Malcolm Rian; children: Mrs. Henry Rutgers Remsen Coles, b. Sept. 24, 1873; Malcolm Hayward, b. March 24, 1882; marriage was first Am. marriage to take place in Japan; spent several years in that coun- try; served in Civil War in 32d Pa. Vols .; candidate for N. Y. Assembly, 1894; pres. Mattcawan Straw Works; dir. Clove Branch R. R. Co., trustee Mechanics Savings Bank, Fishkill Landing, N. Y. One of five comm'rs to revise the charter, City of Beacon, N. Y. Republican; Episcopalian; vestryman St. Luke's Ch., Matteawan, Beacon, N. Y. Mem. Sons of Revolution; pres. Howland Library Ass'n, Matteawan, N. Y .; sec. and treas, River View Park Ass'n, Beneun, N. Y. Mem. Newburgh Bay and Highland Hist. Soc., N. Y. State Ilist. Soc. Luther Burbank Soc., Santa Rosa, Calif. Address: 'Dyneview, 7 Stratford Av., Fishkill-on-the- Hudson, N. Y.
DAVIES, AUGUSTUS
Artist: b. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Aug. 15, 1867; s. William Augustus and Frances Mary ( Burritt) Davies; ed. Coll. Prep. Sch. and Leslie's English and Classical Sch .. Poughkeepsie, N. Y .; studied painting and draw- ing under H. Siddons Mowbray, 3. Carroll Beckwith
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and F. V. DuMond at Art Students' League of N. Y .; sculpture under Augustus Saint-Gaudens and George E. Bissell; m. N. Y. City, June 18, 1906, May Eiton Morrow, d. John Henry Morrow. of Los Angeles, Calif .; one son, Eiton Morrow, b. July 14, 1907. Prin- cipal works in painting: The Annunciation-altar piece for The Lady Chapel of Grace Ch., Eimira, N. Y .; The Mother of God; The Epiphany; also various por- traits. In sculpture: The Branath Crucifix. In de- sign: The seal of the O'Rourke Eng'ring Construction Co .; setting for memoriai resolutions passed by Cooper Union Alumni Ass'n on death of Abram S. Hewitt. Republican; Episcopalian. Life mem. (1897) Art Stu- dents' League of N. Y. Address: Pasadena, Calif.
DAVIES, FREDERICK MARTIN
Banker, broker; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 12, 1877; s. Julien T. and Alice (Martin) Davies; grad. Yale Univ., B.A., 1899; m. Pittsburgh, Pa., April, 1901, Emily O'Neill; children: Emily, b. 1903; Frederick M., Jr., b. 1905; Audrey, b. 1911. Was in service of N. Y. Centrai & Hudson River R. R. for two years after graduation, then entered banking house of Kountze Bros .; engaged in business on own account since 1903 as mem, firm of Alexander, Thomas & Davies, and now of firm of Davies, Thompson & Co. Treas. Nat. Horse Show Ass'n of Am. Clubs: Union, Knickerbocker, N. Y. Yacht, University, Metropolitan. Address: 140 Broadway, N. Y. City.
DAVIES, J. CLARENCE
Real estate; b. N. Y. City, Nov. 27, 1867; s. David and Maria (Phillips) Davies; grad. grammar sch. (N. Y. City), 1882; Coll. City of N. Y .; m. N. Y. City, Oct., 1901, Rosalic Loewi; children: Valentine Loewi, b. 1905; J. Ciarence, Jr., b. 1912. Commenced business in 1889, making specialty of Bronx property, he3 charge of numerous large estates; has consummated many large sales; employed as expert ir. many con- demnation proceedings of property in Bronx section, as well as for railroad and other corp'ns; appraiser for banks, trust co.'s., inst'ns and att'ys, for Bronx properties. Pres. Ass'n Bronx Real Estate Brokers; organizer, mem. and chm'n Real Estate Com. North Side B'd of Trade; dir. Twenty-third Ward Bank, Lawyers' Westchester Title & Mortgage Co., and sev- eral real estate corp'ns; trustee North Side Savings Bank; many years trcas. of Real Estate B'd Brokers; mem. Met. Museum of Art, Hort. Soc., Zool. Soc., Acad. Sciences, N. Y. Hist. Soc., Craftsmen Lodge, F. and A. M., Knights of Pythias. Recreations: Goif, billiards, yachting, automobiling. Ciubs: City, Re- form, Manhattan, City Lunch, Atiantic Yacht, Har- monie, Century, Country, North Jersey Country, Hol- lywood Golf, Amateur Billiard, Automobile of Amer- ica, Fordham, Aero, City Athletic, etc. Residence: 14 E. 81st St. Address: 149th St. and Third Av., N. Y. City.
DAVIES, JOHN RICHARD
Jurist; b. N. Y. City, 1879; s. John E. and Jane (Hughes) Davies (Welsh parentage); ed. public schs. N. Y. City, City Coil .; grad. N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B., 1899; LL.M., 1900; m. N. Y. City, 1905, Ruby I. C. Hardy; one d .: Ruth E., b. 1908. Chm'n Exec. Com. Commonwealth Savings Bank. Elected to B'd of Al- dermen, 1903; re-elected 1905, and during 1906-1907, chm'n Finance Com. and mem. Sinking Fund Com. of N. Y. City; elected 1907, justice of Municipal Court, City of N. Y. Republican; Episcopalian. Mem. Am. and N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Nat. Civic Federation, St. David's Soc. Address: 70 Manhattan St., N. Y. City.
DAVIES, JOHN VIPOND
Civil eng'r; b. Swansea, South Wales, Oct. 13, 1862; s. Andrew and Emily Vipond (Edmonds) Davies; ed. Wesleyan Coii., Taunton, Eng., and Univ. of London; m. Pottsville, Pa., April 16, 1895, Ruth Ramsey; chil- dren: Margaret, b. 1898; Muriel, b. 1903; John V., Jr., b. 1908. Apprenticed with flrm of Parfitt & Jenkins, contracting eng'rs at Cardiff, 1880; engaged on coal mine surveys in properties of family (John Vipond & Co., Ltd., Varteg, Monmouthshire), 1884; became ass't eng'r, later chief ass't eng'r, Blaenavon Coai & Tron Co .; 3d eng'r on S. S. Argus, Melbourne, Aus- tralia, 1888. Came to U. S. under employ Phiiadel- phia & Reading R'y, as eng'r and sup't, 1889; chief ass't eng'r tunnel under East River for East River Gas Co .; in partnership with Charles M. Jacobs, since 1894, as consulting eng'r, having a branch at Mon: treal, of which is v .- p. and dir. Was chief eng'r in charge of design and construction, W. Va. Short Line R. R., and Kanawha & Pocahontas R. R .; consulting eng'r Ohio River R. R .; chief eng'r Montauk Water Co., Atiantic Av. improvement L. I. R. R .; consuiting eng'r to city of Detroit for water supply tunnel un- der Detroit River; eng'r in charge for contractors, of terminai improvements of N. Y. Central & Hudson
River R. R .; consulting cng'r N. Y. & L. I. R. R. for tunnel under East River. Designed and constructed four tunnels under Hudson River, and under N. Y. and N. J., including foundations Hudson Terminal Bid'gs. Consulting eng'r Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co. Firm (Jacobs & Davies) was in charge of orig- inai studies for Pa. R. R. tunnels under North and East Rivers and construction of North River and Western approach sections; now engaged in other large enterprises; chief eng'r Hudson & Manhattan R. R. Traveled extensively throughout European countries. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs, Inst. Civil Eng'rs, Canadian Soc. Civil Eng'rs, Am. R'y Eng'ring Ass'n, Inst. Consulting Eng'rs, Am. Electric R'y Ass'n, Am. Soc. Testing Materials, St. George's Soc., Pilgrims Soc. Recreations: Golf, motoring. Clubs: Engineers, New York, Oakland Golf (v .- p. and dir.), Sleepy Hollow Country, Railroad (gov.), Niantic (Flushing), Merchants' Ass'n. Residence: 24 Bowne Av., Flushing, L. I. Address: 30 Church St., N. Y. City.
DAVIES, JULIEN TAPPAN
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 25, 1845; s. Henry E. and Rebecca Waido (Tappan) Davies; ed. Mt. Wash- ington Collegiate Inst., N. Y. City; Walnut Hill Sch., Geneva, N. Y .; Charlier Inst. of N. Y., Columbia Coli., A.B. 1866, A.M., 1869; Columbia Law Sch., LL.B., 1868; in. Albany, N. Y., Aprii 22, 1869, Aiice Martin; chii- dren: Julien Townsend, Ethel (Mrs. Archibaid G. Thacher), Frederick Martin, Cornelia Sherman. Stud- ied with Hon. Alexander W. Bradford, later associ- ated with father, and upon his death, succeeded him as trustee and one of counsel for Mutual Life Ins. Co .; gen. counsel, 1905-1909; counsei for Manhattan R'y Co. since 1884; receiver for Grant & Ward, 1884- 1893. Prominent in org'n of Title Guarantee & Trust Co., 1882, and v .- p. several years. Senior mem. Dav- ies, Auerbach, Cornell & Barry. Trustee Title Guar- antee & Trust Co. Private 22d Reg't, N.G.N.Y., 1863, and served in Pa. campaign; chm'n Exec. Com. in campaign of Judge Scott, for mayor. Episcopailan. Mem. Bar Ass'n City of N. Y. (ex-v .- p.), Am. Bar Ass'n, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Hist. Soc., Am. Geog. Soc., Geoi. Soc., G. A. R. One of organizers Young Men's Municipal Ass'n, 1871; mem. B'd of Mg'rs For- eign & Domestic Mission Soc .; trustee St. George's Sch., of Newport, R. I. Recreations: Fishing, riding, reading, shooting. Ciubs: Union League, Metropoli- tan, University, Southside Sportsmen's, Labrador Fish and Game, Robin's Island, Dcal's Island Shooting, Co- lumbia University. Residence: Timber Point, Great River, L. I. Address: 34 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
JDAVIES, JULIEN T., JR.
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Feb. 20, 1870; s. Julien T. and Alice (Martin) Davies; ed. St. Paul's Sch., Con- cord, N. H., 1882-1886; grad. Columbia Univ., A.B., 1891; Harvard Law Sch., 1893; m. N. Y. City, Nov. 22, 1895, Marie Rose de Garmendia; children: Julien T .. 3d, b. 1896; Alice Martin, Marie Rose de Garmendia and Phebe Thorne. Admitted to N. Y. Bar. 1894; mem. firm of Davies, Auerbach & Cornell. Private in Co. F, 7th Reg't Inf., N.G.N.Y., 1888-1890; Troop A, Cav., N.G.N.Y., 1894-1895; private, corporai and serg't, Squadron A, Cav., N.G.N.Y., 1895-1899; 1st lieut. Co. K, 12th Reg't Inf., N.G.N.Y., 1902-1906. Pres. and dir. Bancroft Realty Co .; v .- p. and dir. Southside Hosp., Babyion, L. I .; dir! Mapiewood Hotel Co .; dir. and mem. Exec. Com. Suffolk Co. Taxpayers' Good Roads Ass'n. Received N. Y. State Decoration for ten years' long and faithful service. Member N. Y. Co. Law- yers' Ass'n, N. Y. City Bar Ass'n, Soc. of Coloniai Wars, Sons of the Revolution, St. David's Soc. Recre- ations: Shooting, yachting, motoring. Clubs: Sum- nierfield Gun (pres. and dir.), Union, University, N. Y. Yacht. Address: 34 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
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