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DAVIES, RICHARD THEODORE
Gen. coai ag't, Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co .; b. Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 3, 1850; s. Robert J. and Electa Monroe (Robinson) Davies; direct descendant (5th generation) of Sir Francis Pemberton, Lord Chief Justice of King's Bench, 1680, who presided at triai of Lord Russell for the "Rye House Plot"; g .- g.s. David Robinson, prisoner on the "Jersey" in Walla- bout, Brooklyn, during Am. Revointion; ed. in pub- lic schools in Pennsylvania; in. Oct., 1880, Mary P. Gridiey; children: Ernst P., b. 1881; Edward L., b. 1885; Elinor Van Geider, b. 1892. For 28 years has represented Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co. (oldest anthracite coal mining co. in U. S .- chartered 1820) in N. Y. City; now in charge of its Coal Saies Dep't, with offices in Philadelphia and N. Y. City. Trustee Dry Dock Savings Inst'n; treas. and sec. Soc. of Me- chanics and Tradesmen of the City of N. Y .; coun- selior of Pa. Soc. Life mem. N. E. Soc. Clubs: Union
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League, Railroad, Germantown Cricket, Saegkili Golf (Yonkers), Down Town (Phila.). Addresses: 314 W. 17th St., N. Y. City, and 437 Chestnut St., Phlladei- phia, Pa.
DAVIS, ACHILLES EDWARD
Physician; b. Harrodsburg, Ky., Feb. 18, 1866; s. H. C. and Josephine (LeCompte) Davis; grad. Centre Coil., Danville, Ky., A.B., 1886; A.M., 1889; Med. Dep't Univ. of Louisville, M.D., 1889; studied abroad, 1891. Engaged in practise of medicine, N. Y. City, since I>92. Prof. diseases eye, N. Y. Post-Grad. Med. Sch. and Hosp .; consulting ophthalmic surgeon, Manhat- tan State Hosp., Central Islip, L. I., and United Hosps., Portchester, N. Y .; mem. N. Y. State and Co. Med. Socs., N. Y. Ophthal. Soc., N. Y. Acad. Medicine, Am. Med. Ass'n, Soc. Ex-house Surgeons, Manhattan Eye and Ear Hosp., N. Y. Southern Soc., The Kentuckians. Dir. Physicians' Mutual Aid Ass'n. Author: Refrac- tion of the Eye, 1900; Handbook of the Anatomy and Diseases of the Eye and Ear (with D. B. St. John Roosa). 1904; Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Nursing (with Beaman Douglass), 1905; contb'r to med. press. Democrat; Methodist. Address: 50 W. 37th St., N. Y. City.
V DAVIS, ALBERT EGGERDON
Architect; b. N. Y. City, March 2, 1866; s. William Albert Eggerdon and Emily Parker (James) Davis; ed. N. Y. City public schs., 1874-1880; Cooper Union Evening Sch. (art Dep't); studied architecture under Charles I. Berg, and did illustrating for periodicals. 1880-1887; unmarried. Since Oct. 17, 1887, engaged In practise of architecture; architect of Henry Lewis Morris Bld'g, Lebanon Hosp., Training Sch. for Nurses, St. Mary's P. E. Chapel, Morris Heights M. E. Parsonage, Synagogue of Congregation Hand-in- Hand, Home for the Aged of New Rochelle, Rogers Dry Goods Store, North Side B'd of Trade bld'g and numerous private dwellings, flats, factories, cottages and stables in the Bronx and Westchester Co. Dir. Gates Realty Co. Progressive; alderman, 2d Ward. New Rochelle, one term; designed city seal and se- cured adoption of tenement house and tree-planting
ordinances. Founder and 3 terms pres. North Side B'd of Trade; mem. Bronx Dist. Com., Charity Org'n Soc .; v .- p. Central Bronx Protective League; one of founders and chm'n of Council, Bronx Soc. Arts and Sclences; pres. Heights Taxpayers' Ass'n; treas. De- fendant Ass'n 22d Reg't Eng'rs; mem. Mott Haven Improvement Ass'n. Instrumental in securing abol- Ishment of Mott Haven Canal nuisance and substitu- tion of street therefor. Served 6 years in 22d Reg't Inf., N.G.N.Y., 1885-1891; corporal in Co. I. Presby'n. Residence: 442 Timpson Pl., Bronx, N. Y. City. Ad- dress: 258 E. 138th St., N. Y. City.
DAVIS, ALBERT GOULD
Lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 19, 1871; s. Owen W. and Abby (Gould) Davis; grad. Masy. Inst. Tech- nology, B.S., 1893; Nat. Univ. Law Sch., Washington, D. C .; M.L., 1897; m. June 15, 1898, Agnes Shaw; one d .: Lillian G., b. June, 1899. Admitted to bar, 1897; since 1897, mg'r Patent Dep't Gen. Elec. Co .; fellow Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs. Clubs: Mohawk, Mohawk Goif (Schenectady), Adirondack League, University (N. Y.), Fisher's Island. Address: Care Gen. Electric Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
V DAVIS, ASA BARNES
Physician; b. Preston (now Norwich), Conn .; s Charles Crandall and Harrlet Frances (Barnes) Davis; ed. public schs. at Preston, Conn .; grad. Vermont Acad., Saxton's River, Vt., 1886; Coll. Phys. and Surg., N. Y., M.D., 1889; m. Westminster, Vt., Oct. 28, 1896, Aima L. Fisher (died Aug. 24, 1902); children: Annette, b. July 27, 1897; Asa Barnes, Jr., b. June 3, 1902. In- terne N. Y. Cancer Hosp., 1889-1890; resident physician Midwifery Dispensary, N. Y. (now Lying-in-Hosp.), 1890-1892. Formerly attending surgeon Demilt Dls-
pensary, N. Y. Med. dir. Soc. of Lying-in-Hosp. At1 tending Surgeon Lying-in-Hosp. of City of N. Y .; ex- pres. Alumni Ass'n Lying-in-Hospital; consulting gyne- cologist Vassar Brothers' Hospital, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Republican; Baptist. Fellow N. Y. Acad. Medi- cine, N. Y. Obstet. Soc., Am. Ass'n Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Miss. Valley Med. Ass'n, Med. Ass'11 Greater City of N. Y., Am. Coii. of Surgeons. Mem. N. Y. Physicians' Mutual Aid Ass'n, N. Y. County Med. Soc., N. Y. State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Ass'n. Clubs: Century Ass'n, N. Y. Yacht. Address: 42 E. 35th St., N. Y. Clty.
DAVIS, BERGEN
Educator; b. Whitehouse, N. J., 1869; s. John and Catherine M. Davis; grad. Rutgers Coli., B.S., 1896; Columbia Univ., Ph.D., 1901; student Göttingen (Ger- many), 1901-1902; Cambridge (Engiand), 1902-1903; University fellow, 1899; Tyndali fellow, 1901-1903;
Adams Research fellow, 1907-1909. Teacher of physics Columbia Univ .; developed method of measuring am- plitude of vibrations in stationary sound waves, theory of electrodeless discharge, theory of ionization by impact. Author of numerous papers on sound; on discharge of electricity through gases; and the theory of ionization by impact, published in Am. Jour. of Science, Physical Review, Physicalische Zeitschrift, Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Physical Soc .; Delta Up- silon. Recreation: Golf. Address: Columbia Unlv., N. Y. City.
DAVIS, BOOTHE COLWELL
University pres .; b. Janelew Co., W. Va., July 12, 1863; s. Rev. Samuel D. and Elizabeth (Randolph) Davls; ed. In public schools; studied one year in W. Va., State Normal Sch .; taught four years in public schools of W. Va .; grad. Alfred Univ., A.B., 1890; divinity sch. Yale, B.D., 1893 (Ph.D., D.D.); m. Shiloh, N. J., 1893, Estelle W. Hoffman; children: S. Stanton FI., b. 1895; Elizabeth R., b. 1897; Boothe Colwell, Jr., b. 1899. Pastor First Seventh-Day Bapt. Ch., Alfred, N. Y., 1893-1895; mem. Coll. Council, Univ. State of N. Y .; Nat. Edn'l Ass'n, Religious Edn'l Ass'n; pres. and prof. philosophy Alfred Univ. since Sept., 1895; pres. N. Y. State Sch. of Clay Working and Ceramics, and N. Y. State Sch. of Agri., Alfred Univ. Popular, lecturer. Address: Alfred, N. Y.
DAVIS, BRAMWELL
Real estate and building; b. Decatur, Ill., Sept. 6, 1871; s. John and Martha (Powell) Davis; grad. High Sch., Washington, D. C., 1893; m. Washington, D. C., June 29, 1896, Katharine McNaught; one son: Malcolm, b. July 21, 1897. With editorial dep'ts of N. Y. Press, Times, Journal and Herald, June, 1895, to Aug., 1906; now engaged in real estate and building business. Mem. Vigilant Volunteer Fire Co. of Great Neck, N. Y., and of the Masonic order. Recreations: Tennis, boating. Address: 331 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
DAVIS, CAMERON J.
Clergyman: b. Watkins, N. Y., Dec. 13, 1873; s. Frederick and Frances (Hewette) Davis; grad. Trinity Coli. (Hartford, Conn.), B.A., 1894 (M.A., 1897); Gen. Theol. Sem. (N. Y.), B.D., 1897; m., Brookline, Mass., Aug. 8, 1900, Elizabeth M. Sacker; children: Ellzabeth Sacker, b. 1901; Frances Hewette, b. . 1905. Curate, Trinity Ch., Buffalo, 1897-1899; in charge, 1899-1901, rector since 1901. Mem. State Conf. of Charitles, Charity Org'n Soc. (council), Missionary B'd, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: Thursday, Saturn, Buffalo Country. Address: Trinity Church, Buffalo, N. Y.
DAVIS, CHARLES BELMONT
Author; b. Philadelphia, Jan. 24, 1866; s. L. Ciarke and Rebecca (Harding) Davis; grad. Lehigh Univ. U. S. Consul, Florence, Italy, 1893-1897. Author: Border- iand of Society; The Stage Door; The Lodger Over- head; In Another Moment; also numerous short stories. Address: 23 W. 30th St., N. Y. City.
DAVIS, CHARLES EDMOND
Physiclan; b. St. Lynn, Can., Nov. 10, 1866; s. Thomas David and Jennie (White) Davls; ed. Union Univ., Al- bany Med. Coli., M.D. (Licensed Pharmacist, State of N. Y.); in. N. Y. City, Aprii 6, 1899, Mary Horton Scott Carter; children: Charles Edmond, Jr., b. April 24, 1901; Austin David, b. Aug. 28, 1903. Resident physi- cian Home. Hosp., 1889-1890; attending surgeon Child's Hosp., 1897; surgeon St. Peter's Hosp., 1901; surgeon Albany City Frec Disp., 1896. Chlef surg. U. S. Hosp., Honolulu, H. T., 1898; Post-Grad. Univ. of Vienna, 1899; attended clinics at hosps. at Dresden, Beriin and Paris. Pension surgeon six years; comm'r of health, City of Albany, 1896-1898. Private Co. A, 10th Battalion, N. G. N. Y .; hosp. steward, 1893; ass't surgeon rank of capt., 1897; surgeon rank of major, 1st Reg't, N. Y., U. S. Vols., 1898; lieut .- col. 10th Reg't, 1905; resigned 1911. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. State Med. Soc., Albany County Mcd. Soc .; past pres. Nat. Guard Ass'n of N. Y. State, Phi Sigma Kappa frater- nity, Royal Arch Mason, Knight of Pythias. Recre- ations: Golf, fishing. Clubs: Fort Orange, University, Country (Albany), Army and Navy (N. Y.). Address: 75 Elk St., Albany, N. Y,
DAVIS, CHARLES G.
Lawyer: b. Saratoga, N. Y., May 27, 1847; s. Nicholas and Almira (Wilcox) Davis; grad. Conn. Lit. Inst. 2 (Suffieid, Conn.), 1870; m. N. Y. City, May 26, 1880, Lib'bie E. Lyon. Admitted to bar, 1876; active in politics. Republican. Mem. M. E. Church. Several times elected sp'l surrogate of Washington Co .; active in church work. Address: Whitehall, Washington Cor, N. Y.
DAVIS, CHARLES HENRY
Consulting eng'r; b. May 4, 1865; s. Henry Corbli and Martha (Mellor) Davis; grad. Sch. of Mines, Columbla
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Univ., C.E., 1887; m. 1st, Nov. 19, 1896, Helen Maria Hinds (died July 31, 1902); 2d, Sept. 2, 1903, Grace Bigelow Engaged In practise as consulitng eng'r, since graduation, having offices at N. Y., Philadelphia and Boston. Pres. Kentenia Corp'n, Nat. Highways Ass'n trustee Davis Estates. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs, Am. Inst. Mining Eng'rs, Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs, Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs, Am. R'y Eng'ring Ass'n, Am. R'y Master Mechanics Ass'n, The Master Car Builders Ass'n, Soc. of Naval Architects and Marine Eng'rs, Franklin Inst., Nat. Geographic Soc., A.A.A.S., Am. Acad. of Polit. and Social Science, Iron and Steel Inst. of Great Britain, Inst'n of Elec. Eng'rs of Great Britain. Clubs: Union League (N. Y.), Union League (Philadelphia), N. Y. Yacht, Royal Canadian Yacht, Eastern Yacht, Seawanahaka-Corinthian, At- lantic, Larchmont Yacht. Residence (summer) : South Yarmouth, Mass .; (winter) Elmwood, Cambridge, Mass.
DAVIS, DANIEL A.
Retired dry goods comm'n merchant; b. Boston, Mass., Sept. 22, 1847; s. Adolphus and Mary Robbins (Draper) Davis; ed. Boston English High Sch .; m. N. Y. City, June 1, 1882, Minnie E., d. Dr. Frank Hastings Hamilton; one son: Frank Hamilton, ib. 1883. Mem. firm Converse, Stanton & Davis, 1873-1885; Deering, Williken & Co., 1886-1902; retired since Dec., 1902. Dir. Bank of N. Y., Second Nat. Bank, Citizens Central Nat. Bank. Democrat; Unitarlan. Clubs: Ardsley, St. Andrews Golf, Merchants. Residence: 52 W. 57th St. Address: 66 Beaver St., N. Y. City.
V DAVIS, EDWARD BENJAMIN
Merchant; b. Brownsville, Tenn., 1868; s. John C. and Matilda (Core) Davis; grad. Vanderbilt Univ .; re- ceived gold founder's medal for distinguished pro- ficlency; m. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 2, 1905, Emma L. Atkins; one child. Gen. mg'r eastern branch and men. firm E. C. Atkins & Co. Mem. Beta Theta Pi. Address: 43 Warren St., N. Y. City.
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DAVIS, FELLOWES, JR.
Physician; b. N. Y. City, Aug. 4, 1872; s. Fellowes and . Marie Antoinette (Baker) Davis; ed. St. Marks Sch., class of 1891; Harvard Univ., class of 1895; Coll. of Phys. and Surg., Columbia Univ., class of 1899; N. Y. Hosp., 1901; m. N. Y. City, Dec. 7, 1904, Gertrude Agostim. Engaged in active practise since 1901. Has traveled abroad for study in England, France and Germany. Episcopalian. Mem. many med. socs. and ass'ns. and Sons of Revolution. Clubs: Harvard Union, Brook, Knickerbocker. Residence: 17 W. 47th St. Address: 58 W. 47th St., N. Y. City.
DAVIS, FRANCIS WILLIAM
L Physician; b. Champion, Jefferson Co., N. Y., Sept. 17, 1862; s. Richard and Elizabeth (Richards) Davis; ed. in public schs., in Jefferson Co., N. Y .; N. Y. Univ. Med. Coll., M.D., 1893; State Normal Coll., Albany, N. Y .; diploma Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, 1892; received diploma from State Med. B'd of N. J., 1905; m. N. Y. City, 1895, Emma Schultze. Public sch. teacher In Jefferson Co., N. Y., 1881-1889. En- gaged in practise of medicine in N. Y. City since graduation, 1893; physician to N. Y. Hosp., Out-Patient Dep't. Capt. Nat. Vol. Emergency Service. Republican. Mem. M. E. Ch., Am. Med. Ass'n of Greater N. Y., N. Y. State Med. Soc., Alumni Ass'n N. Y. Univ, East Side Med. Soc., Jefferson County Soc., F. and A. M., mem. of Half-Past Nine Club, of Chas. Dickens Sons of St. George. Physician for Albion Mutual Benefit Soc., N. Y. City, also Burdett Coutts Lodge No. 41, Daughters of St. George, Matamora Tribe and Mohawk Tribe, Im- proved Order of Red Men. Mem. Sons of St. George, Masonic Veterans' Ass'n, Nat. Geog. Soc. Club: Re- publican. Address: 142 W. 12th St., N. Y. City.
JDAVIS, FRANCLYN ELBERT
Physician, author; b. Brooklyn, June 21, 1858; s. late Capt. Thomas E. Davis, U. S. N., and Jane (Cole) Davis; grad. St. John's Coll., Fordham, N. Y., B.A., 1880; Mass. Coll. of Pharmacy, Ph.G., 1882; Univ. of Victoria Coll., Coburg, Ont., M.D., 1889; m. Rochester, N. Y., Charlotte Elizabeth DeWitt. Writer for N. Y. World, Steward's Bulletin, Nat. Hosp. Record, and editor of the Emergency Service. Engaged in prac- tice of medicine from graduation; travelled all over the world; first man to introduce into this country serums from the Institut Pasteur, Paris, and to in- troduce oxygen apparatus for the life saving of the miners. Major and B'vt Lt. Col. Surgeon, U. S. V .; brig. gen. and dir. gen. Nat. Volunteer Emergency Service, founded on strict military lines to give first aid to the injured. Capt. Co. A, the Old Guard, N. Y. Republican; Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, Ass'n Military Surgeons, N. J. Pharm. Ass'n, Art Ass'n of America, Soc. of the Genesee, St. David's Soc., Am. Veterans of Foreign Wars, James C. Rice Post No. 29,
G. A. R .; U. S. War Veterans, Army and Navy Union, Soc. of Colonial Wars, Soc. of the Puerto Rico Expd'n, Masons, Elks. Hon, mem. Ancient & Honorable Artil- lery Co. of Boston, St. John's Ambulance Corps, Lon- don, Eng. Mem. fludson-Fulton Comm'n and Com. on Public Health. Mem. Internat. Congress of Hygiene & Demography. Recreations: Horseback riding, boat- ing. Clubs: Army and Navy ( Washington), N. Y. Press, Ilarmony, Manhattan Automobile, Thirteen (N. Y. City), Press (Chicago), Univ. (London; non-resi- dent). Address: 41 St. Nicholas Terrace, N. Y. City.
DAVIS, FRANK HOWARD
Capitalist; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 18, 1859; mem. firm of lawley & Davis; v .- p., treas. and dir. Iowa Central Rd'y Co., Minneapolis & St. Louis R. R. Co., Chicago & Alton R. R. Co .; treas. and dir. Des Moines & Fort Dodge R. R. Co .; dir. lowa Central & Western R. R. Co., Pittsburgh, Shawmut & Northern R'y Co., Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Toledo, St. Louis & Western R. Rt. Co., Chesapeake & Ohio R'y Co., Mo., Kansas & Texas R'y Co., Ilocking Valley R'y Co., White Sulphur Springs, Inc., Keithsburg Bridge Co., Western Power Co., Standard Safe Deposit Co. of N. Y., Hocking Coal Co. Clubs: Railroad, Automobile of America, City Midday, Baltusrol Golf. Residence: Elizabeth, N. J. Address: 25 Broad St., N. Y. City.
DAVIS, FREDERICK J.
Lawyer; b. Owego, N. Y., Aug. 12, 1871; s. Burr J. and Strah F. (Sperry) Davis; ed. Owego Frec Acad .; grad. Cornell, LL.B., 1896. Admitted to the bar, June, 1896; formed partnership with Martin S. Lynch, May 1, 1899, for gen. practice; active in Democratic poli- tics for several years; delegate to State convens .; dir. Owego Water Works. Democrat; Episcopalian. Mem. Tioga Co. Bar Ass'n; Friendship Lodge 153, F. and A. M .; Defiance Ilook and Ladder Co. 5. Recreations: Hunting, fishing. Clubs: Owego Rod and Gun, Camp Fire of America. Address: Owego, Tioga Co., N. Y.
DAVIS, FREDERICK WILLIAM
Clergyman; grad. Brown Univ., A.B., 1886. Ordered deacon, 1889, by Bishop Clark, and ordained priest, 1890, by Bishop Scarborough, in ministry of Episcopal Ch. Ass't Trinity Ch., Trenton, N. J., 1889-1890; ass't Ch. of the Redeemer, 1890-1891, and in charge same church, N. Y. City, 1891-1893; ass't Ch. of Beloved Disciple, N. Y. City, 1892-1893; ass't St. Martin's Ch., Brooklyn, 1893-1895; ass't Grace Ch., Newark, N. J., 1895; since 1895 rector St. Martin's Ch., Brooklyn. Author: The Office of the Mass; Three Hours' Agony Service. Address: 293 President St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
JDAVIS, FREDERICK WILLIS
Banker and real estate broker; b. Hartland, Som- erset Co., Me., June 26, 1872; s. Frederick Fuller and Mary Elizabeth ( Rand) Davis; descendant of Robert Davis, who landed in Barnstable, Mass., in 1639, from England; also descended from Capt. Isaiah Brown, who commanded at the first battle of Lexington, 1775; cd. public schy. of Boston, Mass., and Augusta, Me .; m. Plymouth Ch., Brooklyn, June 10, 1903, Grace Allen Vose, descendant of Ethan Allen; children: Willis Gorham, b. April 6, 1904; Allen Churchill, b. Sept. 18, 1906; Fred'k Morton, b. Oct. 30, 1911 (died Oct. 31, 1911); Fred'k Vosc, b. Oct. 14, 1912. Private sec. to Octavius 1). Baldwin, ex-pres. Fourth Nat. Bank of N. Y .; also to Rev. Lyman Abbott, D.D., pastor Plymouth Ch., Brooklyn, N. Y., 1888-1890; ass't to R. W. Ray- mond, Ph.D., sec. Am. Inst. Mining Eng'rs, 1890-1894; sec. to William Bouldin, Jr., pres. Fogarty Gas & Chemical Co. of N. Y., 1895-1896; sec. to William H. Randall, sup't Mergenthaler Linotype 'Co., of Brook- lyn, 1897-1904; with Austin B. Fletcher, LL.D., pres. New England Soc., and Guthrie, Cravath & Henderson, atty's, 1905; pres. and gen. mg'r Frederick W. Davis & Co., stocks, bonds and investment securities, N. Y. City, 1907-1911; real estate broker and agent for cstate of Thomas E. Crimmins, N. Y., since 1911. Author: How I Made a Fortune on the Pan-American Stamps, Oliver Cromwell and His Times, History of the Beecher Literary and Debating Soclety, Dorothy and Other Stories; contb'r to The Century, National, Brook- lyn Life and other magazines. Republican; Presby'n. Former asso. mem. Am. Inst. Mining Eng'rs: Bedford Branch Y. M. C. A., Apollo Club. Brooklyn Inst. of Arts and Sciences (8 years on Reception Com.). Rec- reations: Golf, tennis, automobiling. swimming. etc. Clubs: Singers (N. Y.), Hope Lodge Glee (E. Orange), St. Agnes Tennis. Residence: 140 N. Grove St., E. Orange, N. J. Address: 25 W. 42nd St., N. Y. City.
DAVIS, HAYNE
Lawyer; b. Statesville, N. C., Nov. 2, 1868; s. E. Hayne and Mary Williams (Pearson) Davis; grad. Univ. of N. C., A.B., 1888. Mem. law firm Williams, Henderson & Davis, Knoxville, Tenn, 1891-1894; opened law office in N. Y. City, 1904. Sec. of Dem.
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State Exec. Com. of N. C., 1888; sec. Am. delegation to 12th, 13th and 14th sessions of Interparliamentary Union. Founder and first pres. of The American Peace and Arbitration League. Author of many articles on Internat. questions. Democrat. Address: 371 Central Park W., N. Y. City.
DAVIS, HERBERT E.
Architect; b. Newark, N. J., Nov. 27, 1870; s. Stephen A. and Harriet (Lyon) Davis; ed. Mass. Inst. Tech- nology; m. N Y. City, Jan. 10, 1900, Edith Stewart Mott; children: Dorothy, b. 1901; Stewart Mott, b. 1904. Engaged. In practice as architect since 1897, now of firm Davis, McGrath & Kiess'ing, architects. Served In Spanish-Am. War on auxiliary cruiser Yankee. Mem, Am. Inst. of Architects and N. Y. Chapter same; Chl Phi fraternity. Clubs: N. Y. Athletic, Technology. Address: Fuller Bldg., N. Y. City.
DAVIS, HOWLAND
Banker; m. Anna Shippen; children: Hester, Ruth, Howland S., William S. Mem. firm of Blake Bros. & To; mem. Advisory Com. U. S. Lloyds; U. S. trustee Netherlands Fire Ins. Co .; dir. Associated Merchants' No., Corn Exchange Bank,' N. Y. Improved Real Estate. Mem Am. Geog. Soc., New England Soc., Mayflower Descendants. Clubs: Union League, Union, Down Town, Players, Century, Riding. Residence: 204 Mad- Ison Av. Address: 25 Broad St., N. Y. City.
DAVIS, JAMES OSWALD ·
Clergyman; b. Buffalo, N. Y., 1856; s. Thaddeus C. and Anna M. Davis; grad. Gen. Theol. Sem., N. Y. City, B.D., 1882; m. N. Y. City, 1884, Mrs. Helen Burnet. Ordered deacon, 1882, by Bishop Horatio Potter, and ordalned priest, 1883, by Bishop Seymour, In ministry of Episcopal Ch. Curate at Mt. Calvary Ch., Balti- more, Md., 1882-1884; curate Ch. St. Mary the Virgin, N. Y. City, 1884-1886; rector St. John's, Bellefonte, Pa., 1886-1891; Christ Ch., Beatrice, Neb., 1891-1894; St. Luke's Ch., Chester, and in charge Gethsemane Mis- sion, Proctorsville, Vt., 1894-1902; rector Ch. of St. Joseph of Arimathea, Elmsford, N. Y., 1902-1908; rector Ch. of the Holy Communion, Lake Mahopac, N. Y., since 1908. Address: Lake Mahopac, N. Y.
DAVIS, JAMES SHERLOCK
Merchant, m'fr; b. Cooleville, O., Sept. 1, 1862; s. James K. and Helen A. (Austin) Davis; ed. puhlle and private schools and U. S. Naval Acad .; m Brooklyn, June 8, 1893. Evelyn Herbert Adair; children: Helen i., b. 1894; Sherlock, b. 1902. Resigned from the navy In 1883, and became connected with lumber firm of Cross, Austin & Co., which later became Cross, Austin & Ireland Lumber Co .; made v .- p. and mg'r sales office of company in N. Y. City: since 1904, pres. same; pres. N. Y. Lumber Trade Ass'n, 1904-1906. Mem. Mf'rs Ass'n, the Grand St. B'd of Trade, Employ- ers' League of Brooklyn, B'd of Trade and Trans- portation of N. Y. City, Bld'g Trades Employers' Ass'n of N. Y. Democrat; Episcopalian. Mem. Ohio Soc. of N. Y .; trustee Brooklyn Kindergarten and High Sch Ass'n. Clubs: Kings Co. Dem., Nat. Dem. Reform (N. Y. City), Hamilton, Crescent (Brooklyn), Church Club of Dlocese of L. I. (pres. 3 years). Address: 437 Clinton Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
DAVIS, JEFFREY
Cotton mf'r; b. Centreville, R. I., Sept. 2, 1850; s. William D. and Mary Eleanor (Congdon) Davis; grad. Brown Univ., B.P., class 1870; m. Providence, R. I., 1888, Abby P. C. Cunliffe. In mfg business since 1870. Pres. Quidnick Windham Mfg Co., dir. Am. Enamel Co., Mercantile Mutual Flre Ins. Co., Providence Mu- tual Flre Ins. Co. Republican; Episcopalian. Mem. Theta Delta Chi fraternity, R. I. Sch. of Design. Treas. and dir. R. I. Humane Ed'n Soc. Recreations: Golf, motoring, fishing. Clubs: Hope, Agawam, Squantum, Point Judith Country, Narragansett Pier Reading Room, Brown Univ. (N. Y.), Brown Unlv. (Providence, R. I.). Residence: Kingston, R. I., and Narragansett, Pier, R. I. Address: 49 Westminster St., Providence, R. 1.
DAVIS, KATHARINE BEMENT
Comm'r of Corrections; appt'd by Mayor Mitchel, Jan. 1, 1914. Address: 148 F. 20th St., N. Y. City.
DAVIS, LESLIE AMMERTON
Consul; b. Port Jefferson, N. Y., April 29, 1876; s. Adelbert C. Davis and Harriet (Woodhull); d Caleb Smith Woodhull, Mayor of N. Y. City, 1849-1850; grad. Cornell Univ., Ph.B., 1898; Columbian (now George Washington) Univ., LL.B., 1904; N. Y. Unlv. Law Sch. (one year graduate work); m. St. Petersburg, Russia, Dec. 18, 1912. Catharine E. Carman. Prac- tised law in N. Y. City, 1904-1912; appt'd consul at Batum, Russia, March 13, 1912. Traveled extensive- ly. Recreations: Travelling, mountain climbing. Ad- dress: Am. Consulate, Batum, Russia.
DAVIS, MARY R. GALE
Educator, lecturer; b. Vermont; d. Daniel Amory and Rosetta Cynthia (Austin) Gale; ed. High Sch., Brattle- boro, Vt., Leland & Gray Acad., Townshend, Vt., sun- mer schs., Teachers' Coll., one year; Lowell course Poly. Inst., Boston, Mass .; grad. N. Y. Univ. Sch. of l'edagogy, Pd.M., 1904; m. George Davis, lawyer (de- ceased) ; children: Ella May (deceased), Celestial (de- ceased). Instr. and principal Lucia Gale Barber Sch. of Rhythm and Correlated Arts. Congregationalist. Mem. Soc. of Fine Arts, Nat. Congress of Mothers, DIst. Congress of Mothers. Clubs: Twentieth Century, Mon- day Evening. Address: 2003 and 2007 Columbia Road, Washington, D. C.
DAVIS, MINOR MEEK
Electrical eng'r; b. N. Chatham, Mass., Mar. 28, 1858; s. Samuel and Lucy Ann (Noyes) Davis; ed. Coffin Sch., Nantucket, Mass .; m. Brooklyn, Dec. 5, 1889, Min- nie B. Smith, llas been almost continuously in tele- graph service, visiting most of large cities of U. S .; elec. eng'r Postal Telegraph Cable Co .; has invented and patented several elec. devices. Fellow Am. Inst. iClec. Eng'rs; charter mem. (was mem. B'd Dir.) Tele- graph Aid Soc .; was mem. Exec. Com. Telegraph Mutual Benefit Ass'n; one of organizers and mem. B'd of Mg'rs Elec. Bld'g Loan and Savings Ass'n. ( Co- author of work on The Quadruplex, and occasional contb'r to technical journals. Recreation: Canoeing. Club: Capbe ( Brooklyn). Address: 302 Gates Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
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