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DOW, CAROLINE B.
Teacher, Dean of Nat. Training Sch. for Secretaries of the Y. W. C. A .; b. Fowlerville, N. Y .; d. Benjamin F. and Caroline M. (Capron) Dow; grad. Vassar Coll., A.B., 1880; studied in Paris and at Columbia Univ., Mem. Religious Ed'n Ass'n, Acad. Polit. Science, Peace Soc. of N. Y., Nat. Civic Federation, Nat. Ed'n Ass'n. Clubs: Women's University, Barnard, MacDowell. Ad- dress: 135 E. 52d St .. N. Y. City.
N DOW, EDMUND LE ROY
Physician; b. Syracuse, N. Y., Jan. 22, 1870; s. H. R. and N. E. Dow; grad. Syracuse Univ., B.S., 1892; M.S. 1895; Columbia Univ., M.D., 1895; m. 1913, Julia Ely Smylie. Since graduation practising medicine in N. N. City. Formerly Associate Theory of Medicine, Coll. Phys. and Surg .; visiting physician, Minturn Hosp .; visiting physician, Bellevue Hosp .; fellow N. Y. Acad. Medicine: mem. A.A.A.S., Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. State Med. Soc., Pathol. Soc., Co. Med. Soc., Alumni Bellevue Hosp., Alumni Sloane Hosp., Trustee Hosp. for Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria: dir. Nat. Licorice Co. Clubs: Metropolitan, University, N. Y. Yacht, Riding, Sleepy Hollow. Residence: (summer) Watch Hill, R. I. Ad- dress: 49 W. 57th St., N. Y. City.
DOWD, CHARLES NORTH
Physician; b. New Britain, Conn., 1858; s. Charles Ferdinand and Harriet W. (North) Dowd; grad. Will- iams Coll., A.B., 1879, A.M., 1882; Coll. Phys. and Surgs .. N. Y. City, M.D., 1886; m. 'Ist, 1891, Eleanor R., d. Hon. Archibald M. Bliss, of Brooklyn (died 1898); 2d, 1908, Christiana, d. Mrs. Elbert Brinckerhoff Nostrand, of Brooklyn; one d. Constance Eleanor. Interne Roose- velt Hosp .. 2 years, 1886-18SS; attending surgeon gen. Memorial Hosp. since 1894; attending surgeon St. Mary's Hosp. for Children since 1001;junior surgeon Roosevelt Hosp. since 1910; consulting surgeon to Lulu Thorley Lyons Home for Crippled and Delicate Chil- dren. Prof. clinical surgery Columbia Univ. (Coll. Phys, and Surgs.). Mem. Am. Surg. Ass'n, N. Y. Acad. Medicine, N. Y. Surg. Soc., N. Y. Clin. Soc., West End Med Soc., Am. Med. Ass'n. Recreations: Sailing, rid- ing. Clubs: Century, Alpha Delta Phi. Address: 127 W. 72d St., N. Y. City.
· DOWLING, JOSEPH IVIMEY
Physician, surgeon; b. Newark (Woodside), N. J., Dec. 22, 1872; s. Joseph Ivimey and Mary Jane (Shep- pard) Dowling; ed. private and public schools in Brook- lyn, public schools in Philadelphia and Phila. High Sch .; in 1892 entered Philadelphia Medico-Chirurg. Coll., completed first year; took freshman year faculty prize; in 1893 entered N. Y. Homc. Med. Coll., M.D.,
1895; m. Brooklyn, Nov, 6, 1901, Elizabeth M. Seaverns; children: Frank Seaverns, b. Oct. S, 1902; Elizabeth Thayer, b. Sept. 26, 1909. Specialist in eye, ear, nom and throat. Resident surgeon, Flower Hosp., N. f. City, 1895-1896; physician, Five Points House of In- dustry, 1896-1898; surgeon, N. Y. Ophthalmic Hospital 1898-1899; med. sch. insp., N. Y. B'd of Health, 1896- 1898; attending oculist, aurist, laryngologist and rhinologist to Albany Home. Hosp .; pres. Albany Ca. Homœ. Med. Society, 1902 and 1908; sec. Am. Homo Ophthalmol., Otol. and Laryngological Soc., 1903-1904; mem. N. Y. State Homo. Medical Soc., Am. Inst of Homeopathy, Alpha Chapter Alpha Sigma; pres Eastern N. Y. Auxiliary N. Y. Home. Med. Coll. and Flower Hosp., 1909. Spent four months in Europeas travel, in studying, 1906. Author of many papers rela- tive to gen. and sp'l practise, attending specialist eye ear, nose and throat, Acad. of Sacred Ileart, Ken- wood, Albany, and Dominican Convent, Albany; mem Sons of Revolution, State of N. Y .; Soc. Mayflower Descendants, Albany Hist. and Art Soc., Albany Cham- ber of Commerce. Asso. mem. Dunham Club, New York. Clubs: Fort Orange, University, Country.
Residence and office: 116 Washington Av., Al. bany, N. Y.
V DOWLING, ROBERT E.
Real estate operator; b. Mokelumme Hill, Calif., Oct 21, 1866; ed. publi: schs., Coll. City of N. Y .; m. N. Y. City, June 28, 1894. Minnetta A. Link; children: Robert Whittle, Ruth Percival. Took up study of law, but branched off in real estate business; organized N. Y. Realty Co., with Robert Flake, 1890, later merged into N. Y. Realty Corp'n, becoming v .- p. and continu- ing until dissolution of company. Pres. City Invest- ing Co., organized 1905, and owners of City Invest- ing Bld'g. Also pres. and dir. Broadway Cortlandt Bld'g, 68 William Strect Co., 72d St. Co .; v .- p. and dir. Improved Property Holding Co., State Investing Co ... N. Y. Ins. Co. Made many large real estate purchases in N. Y., including Hotel Empire, Hotel Langham, Yerkes Mansion, Yerkes Art . Gallery, and others. Veteran 22d Reg't, N.G.N.Y. Democrat. Clubs: Man- hattan, Lawyers, N. Y. Riding. Residence: 332 W. S3d St. Address: 165 Broadway, N. Y. City.
DOWLING, VICTOR J.
Jurist: b. N. Y. City, July 20. 1866; s. Denis and Elizabeth Ficrlants ( Faider) Dowling; ed. St. Peter's Sch., 1879; De La Salle Inst., 1881; Manhattan Coli, A.B., 1883, A.M., 188S, LL.D., 1906; studied law in office of Judge James Fitzgerald and Law Sch. Univ. City of N. Y., LL.B. (double first prizes for the best- written and best oral examinations), 1887, LL.D., 1908; LL.D., Fordham Univ., 1911; m. Middletown, Conn., June 16, 1891, Mary Agnes Ford. Admitted to bar, 1SS7, was in continuous practise of law until 1905. Mem. Assembly from 24th Dist., 1894; State senator, 18th Dist., 1901-1904; appt'd justice Supreme Court of N. Y., Jan., 1905, for term expiring Dec. 31, 1918; desig- nated Justice of Appellate Divs. 1st Dep't, by Gov, Hughes, 1910. Democrat; sec. exec. com. 24th N. Y. Dist., Tammany Hall, 1895-1898; tendercd nomination for City Court Judge by United Labor Party, 1899; mem. exec. com. 24th Dist., Tammany Hall. 1902-1903; sachem Tammany Soc., 1903-1904; delegate to State and Nat. Dem. conventions.
Catholic; mem. Catholic Com., Washington Centennial, 1SS9; State sec, Catholic Benevolent Legion, 1898-1894; supreme representative same, 1894-1899; State pres., 1899-1900: delegate to Catholic Congresses, Baltimore and Chicago; mem. Com. of 3, Catrolie Columbian Parade, 1892. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, N. Y. Hist. Soc., N. Y. State Hist, Soc., Am. Catholic Hist. Soc., U. S. Catholic Hist. Soc., Bibliophile Soc. (Boston), Catholic Benevolent Legion, Knights of Columbus. Clubs: Catholic, Manhattan (pres.), Irish-American Athletic, Oakland Golf, Hobby, Grolier. Address: 27 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
DOWNER, CHARLES ALFRED
Educator; b. Jersey City, N. J., May 3, 1866; s. Al- fred Sayre and Caroline (LaVere) Downer; grad. Coil. City of N. Y., A.B .. 1886; Columbia Univ., Ph.D., 1901, Prof. of Romance Languages, Coll. City of N. Y. since 1904. Author: Frederic Mistral, Poet and Leader in Provence, Downer's First Book in French. Democrat; mem. Ethical Culture Soc. Pres. City Coll. Quarterly Ass'n; dir. Alumni Ass'n; mem. Alumni Council of Columbia Univ .; v .- p. Ass'n of Doctors of Philosophy, Columbia Univ .; mem, Phi Delta Theta fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa Soc .; Chevalier de la Legion d'Hon- neur, 1913; mem. Modern Language Ass'n; dir. Federa- tion de l'Alliance Française; mem, Société Nationale des Professeurs, Française en Amérique, Residence: 802 W. 181st St. Address: Coll. City of N. Y., N. Y. City.
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DOWNING, AUGUSTUS S.
First ass't comm'r of education; b. Baltimore, Md., Oct 18, 1856; s. George F. and Margaret (Walter) Downing; grad. Pa. Coll., Gettysburg, Pa., A.B., 1874, A.M., 1877 (honorary LL.D. Syracuse Univ., 1906, Pd.D., State Normal Coll., Albany, 1906; L.H.D., Pa. Coll., 1912; LL.D., Muhlenberg Coll., 1913) ; m. Paimyra, N. Y., July 17, 1889, Loulse J. Brown; children: George S., b. 1890; Margaret W., b. 1892. After graduation taught for one year at Wagner Coll., Newark, N. Y., and later in dist. sch. for 3 years; ass't principal Palmyra Classical and Union Sch., 1877-1882; principal Fairport Union Sch., 1882; principal of sch. at Palmyra, 1885-1889; head dep't mathematics, high sch. at Newark, N. J., 1889-1890; State Inst. conduetor, 1890- 1595; State supervisor of teachers' institutes and training classes, 1895-1898; organized, and was prin- cipal, 1898-1904, of N. Y. Training Sch. for Teachers, N. Y. Clty; from 1904-1908, third ass't comm'r of ed'n in charge of the elementary schs. of State and of the training of teachers for such schs .; since Oct. 1, 1908, Arst ass't comm'r of education in charge of higher ed'n, including matters, relating to un'lvs. and colls., professional and technical schs., and to the execution of edn'l laws concerning the professions. Democrat; Lutheran. Mem. Nat. Ed'n Ass'n, Nat. Council of Ed'n. Mason, Palmyra Lodge 248, Eagle Chapter 79, Zenobia Commandery. Recreations: Hunting, flsh- Ing. Clubs. Harlem, City (N. Y. City), University (Albany, N. Y.). Residence: 141 S. Allen St., Albany, N. Y. Address: State Education Dep't, State Ed'n Bidg., Albany, N. Y.
DOWNING, JOSEPH R.
Banker; b. Downingtown, Pa., May 26, 1841; s. Charles and Ann (Trimble) Downing; ed. Westtown Friends Boarding Sch .; unmarried. Started as clerk in Down- Ingtown Nat. Bank; was elerk, 1861-1863; cashler, 1863-1889, and pres. since 1889. Republican. Mem. Soc. of Friends. Address: E. Downingtown. Pa.
DOYLE, ALEXANDER
Sculptor and stone quarrier; b. Steubenville, O., Jan. 28, 1857; s. George and Alice Catherine (Butler) Doyle; ed. in private schools in Italy and high school, Louis- ville, Ky .; m. Hallowell, Me., Dec. 31, 1880, Fannie Belle Johnson; one d., Grace, b. 1883. Has executed many statues, chiefiy for public monuments, inelud- Ing those of Horace Greeley, for N. Y. City; Senators Benton, Blair and Kenna for U. S. Capitol; Generals Johnston and Lee, for New Orleans; Philip Schuyler, for Nat. Monument, Saratoga; Emma Willard, for Troy, N. Y .; Senator Hill and Henry W. Grady, for Atlanta, Ga .; Soldiers' Monument at New Haven, and statue of General Garfield in Tomb, at Cleveland, O .; Soldiers' Monument, Montgomery, Ala. Succeeded, 1898, to stone quarrying business of father, and now sole prop'r George Doyle & Co., quarriers of Bedford (Ind.) Ilmestone. Mem. Ohio Soc .; pres. Squirrel Island (Me.) Athletic and Yachting Ass'n. Recreation: Yachting. Club: N. Y. Athictlc. Summer residence on Squirrel Island, Me. Address: 287 Fourth Av., N. Y. Cit.v.
DOYLE, LOUIS F.
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, June 7, 1861; s. James and Lucinda M. (Loss) Doyle; LL. B., Unlv. City of N. Y., 1882. Att'y and counsel Nat. Park Bank of N. Y., and other corp'ns. Traveled extensively in Europe, Russia, Spain, Sweden and other countries. Pres. Tyler Tube & Pipe Co. Democrat. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n (sec. Com. on Judiei try), Am. Bar Ass'n, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n. Clubs: Metro- politan, Manhattan, Lawyers, N. Y. Athletic. Nat. .Democratie. Residence: 48 W. 59th St. Address. Trinity Bldg., 111 Broadway, N. Y. Clty.
DRAKE, WILLIAM HENRY
Artist, illustrator; b. N. Y., June 4, 1856; ed. common schools; studied at Academle Jullen, Parls, under Constant and Doucet; cxhibited at Parls Exp'ns of 1889 (honorable mention), and 1900; Illustrated Rud- yard Kipling's Jungle Book. Asso. Nat. Acad. Design, Mem. Am. Water Color Soc., N. Y. Water Color Club, Fine Arts Federation, N. Y. Zoologieal Soe., Artists' Fund Soc. Club: Salmagundi. Address: Salmagundi Club, 14 W. 12th St., N. Y. City ..
DRAPER, CHARLES ALBERT
Purchasing agent; b. Waquoit, Mass., Aug. 10, 1855; s. Charles Tingley and Ellen M. (Childs) Draper. Pur- chasing agent N. Y., Ontario & Western R'y Co. Ile- publican. Mem. Sons of Revolution, Soc. Colonial Wars, N. E. Soc., Vet. Corps of Art'y and Mil. Order War of 1812. Club: Union League. Address. Grand Central Terminal, N. Y. City.
DRAPER, DANIEL
Meteorologist; b. N. Y. City, April 2, 1841; s. Prof. John W. (M.D., LL.D) and Antonia (Gardner) Draper; ed. grammar sch. of N. Y. Univ., under father; hon. Ph.D., 1880; m. St. Louis, Mo., April 28, 1887, Ann M. Ludlow; children: Dorothy C., Harrict M., John Will- iam. Ass't to father several years in chemistry and physiology, N. Y. Univ., and amanuensis to father for Intellectual Development of Europe and other works; 5 years' apprenticeship with Novelty Iron Works, N. Y. City; assisted brother in constructing observa- tory at Hastings; also ass't port eng'r of line of steamers between N. Y. and New Orleans. Established 1869, and has since been dir. N. Y. Meteol. Observa- tory in Central Park, inventing many instruments and making other improvements; made many re- searches. Pres. Draper Mf'g Co., N. Y. City. Mem. Health Dep't, N. Y., 1870. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Philos. Soc., Nat. Geog. Soc. Address: 152 Front St., N. Y. City.
DRAPER, ERNEST GALLAUDET
Manufacturer; b. Washington, D. C., May 15, 1885; s. Amos G. and Luella Bell (Merrill) Draper; grad. Amherst Coll., A.B., 1906 (Magna cum laude) ; m. Feb. 7, 1911 Mary W. Childs. Engaged in real estate busi- ness with de 'Selding Bros., one year; 2 years in school book business with Charles E. Merrill Co .; 1 year in hardware business with White, Van Glahn & Co. V .- p. American Creosoting Co. Mem. Alpha Delta Phl, Phl Beta Kappa fraternities. Clubs: Alpha Delta Phi, Marine and Field. Residence: 61 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, N. Y. Address: 95 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
VDRAPER, JOHN WILLIAM
Physician and surgeon; b. N. Y. City, Aug. 21, 1871; s. Rev. Mytton Maury, D.D., and Virginia (Draper) Maury; ed. University Grammar Sch., N. Y. Clty; Waltham (Mass.) High Sch., Mass. Inst. Technology, 1891-1892; Harvard, B.S., 1895; N. Y. Univ., M.D., 1898; m. Shirley, Mass., June 12, 1901, Aliee Hortense Pray. Engaged in practise of medicine and surgery in N. Y. City since 1898. Instr. in histology, Univ. Med. Coll., 1900-1901; instr. in operative surgery N. Y. Polyelinic Seh. and Hosp. 1900-1902; ass't orthopedic surgeon Bellevue Hosp. (Out-Patient Dep't); instr. In surgery in Surg. Research Laboratory, Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Columbia Univ.). Dir. Laboratory of Surg. Research, Mayo Clinie, Rochester, Minn., 1909-1912; asso. in sur- gery, and dir. Laboratory of Surg. Research, N. Y. I'niv., Med. Coll. 1913. Author: Surgical Differentials, also contb'r to med. periodicals. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. State Med. Soc., Soc. Experimental Medicine; fellow N. Y. Acad. Medicine. Address: 104 E. 40th St .. N. Y. City.
DRAPER, W. LEVELL
Physician, surgeon; b. Carthage, N. Y., Feb. 24, 1865; s. Philorus and Emeline (Cowan) Draper; ed. Ives Sem., Antwerp, N. Y .; Hahnemann Med. Coll., of Chl- cago, M.D., 1890; Med. Dep't Univ. of Buffalo, 1899; m. Wilson, N. Y., 1896, Anna Schoelles. Mas practised profession at Wilson, N. Y., since 1890. Elected mcm. of Assembly from 2d Dist. of Niagara Co., in 1905; re- elected 1906, 1907, 1908; serving in sessions of 1906- 1909. Republican. Mem. B'd Ed'n, Wilson, N. Y., since 1899; has been pres. Wilson Village 4 times. Mason, Ontario Lodge 376, Genessee Commandery 10, Ames Chapter 88, Ismalla Temple (Shrine), Odd Fellows and several insurance orders. Residence: Niagara Falls, N. Y. Address: 429 Brisbane Bld'g, Buffalo, N. Y.
DRAPER, WILLIAM H.
Manufacturer, congressman; b. Worcester Co., Mass June 24, 1841; s. Stephen and Hariett Draper; moved to Troy, N. Y., 1847; ed. public schs .; m. Schenectady, N. Y., 1864 Miss Livingston; children: Andrew Liv- ingston, Edward Elllott, Bessie Magdalene. Engaged in manufacture of cordage and twine, firm of Wm. H. Draper & Son, Troy, N. Y .; now W. H. Draper & Sons. Trustee Lansingburg, 1883-1892; comm'r jurors Rensselaer Co., N. Y., 1896-1900; mem. of Congress, 19th N. Y. Dist., 1901-1903, 22d dist., 1903-1911, and 22d dlst., 1911-1913. Republican. Address: Troy, N. Y.
DRAYTON, GRACE GEBBIE
Jilustrator; b. Philadelphia; d. George and Mary (Fitzgerald) Gebbie; ed. Convent of Notre Dame, Phila .; Eden Hall, Pa .; m. June 23, 1911, W. Heyward Drayton, 3rd. Address: 830 Park Av., N. Y. City.
DREHER, JULIUS D.
Consul; b. Lexington Co., S. C., Oct. 28, 1846; s. John Jacob and Martha Elizabeth (Counts) Dreher; ed. acads. in S. C .; grad. Roanoke Coll., Salem. Va., A.B., 1871; A.M., 1874: Ph.D., Williams Coil., 18S1; LL. D., Roanoke Coll., 1905: m. Richmond Hill, Scranton, Pa., Sept. 5, 1906, Emellne Kirtland Richmond. Taught
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sch. in S. C. 3 years; ass't prof. and financial sec. Roanoke Coll., 1871-1878; pres. Roanoke Coll., 1878- 1903; Am. consul at Tahltl, Society Islands (South Seas), 1906-1910, and Port Antonio, Jamaica, B. W. I., since 1910. Served as private and lieut. in Confederate Ariny. Has traveled in every State in U. S., In Can- ada, Alaska, Europe, Society Islands (South Pacific). Mem. Nat. Geog. Soc .; Inst. of Jamaica. Author numer- . ous published addresses on edn'l topics. Address: Am. Consulate. Port Antonio, Jamaica, B. W. I.
DREIER, KATHERINE SOPHIE
Painter; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 10, 1877; d. Theodor and Dorothea Dreier. Individual exhibitions, London, 1911; Frankfort, 1912; Leipzig, 1912; New York, 1913; exhibitor Salon des Beaux Art, Paris, 1911; Kunsthalle Bremen, 1912; N. Y. Internat. Exp'n, Munich "Juryfrei," 1913. Translator: Recollection of Van Gogh by his sister Mme. du Quesne Van Gogh (Houghton, Mifflin & Co.), 1913. Woman Suffragist. Mem. Kunstlerninen Verein, Munich. Founder and dir. Little Italy Neighborhood Ass'n, treas. German Home for Recreation. Clubs: Colony, Nat. Arts (N. Y.), Ladies' Athenæum (London). Residence: Red- ding, Conn. Address: 80 W. 40th St., N. Y. City.
DREISER, THEODORE
Author, editor; b. Terre Haute, Ind., Aug. 27, 1871; s. John P. and Sarah (Schanab) Dreiser; ed. public schs. of Warsaw, Ind .; State Univ. of Indiana; m. Washington, D. C., Dec. 28, 1898, Sarah O. White. En- tered work on Chicago Daily Globe, 1892; dramatic editor and traveling correspondent of St. Louis Globe Democrat, 1892-1893; St. Louis Republic, 1893-1894. Editor: Every Month (literary and musical publi- catlon), 1896-1898; engaged in sp'l work for Harper's, McClure's, Scribner's, Cosmopolitan and Munsey's magazines; editor Smith's Magazine, 1905-1906; mn'g editor Broadway Magazine, 1906-1907; editor-in-chief Delineator, 1907-1910. Author: Sister Carrie, 1900; Jennie Gerhardt, 1911; The Financier, 1912; A Traveller at Forty, 1913; The Titan, 1914. Address: 3607 Broad- way, N. Y. City.
DREW, JOHN
Actor; b. Philadelphia, Pa., 1853; s. John Drew (Irish comedian, who died in 1862) and Mrs. John Drew (actress and manager, who dled 1897); ed. Protestant Episcopal Acad., Philadelphia, and by private tutors; went on stage at 19; m. Josephine Baker, of Phila- delphia. Was for many years mem. Augustin Daly's company; since 1894 has starred under mg'mt of Charles Frohman, playing in Rosemary, Richard Car- · vel, De Lancey, His House in Order, My Wife, Jack Straw, Inconstant George, Smith, Perplexed Husband, Much Ado About Nothing, etc. Clubs: Lambs, Brook, Players, Racquet and Tennis, Westchester Country, Address: East Hampton, L. I., N. Y.
DREW, WILLIAM LINCOLN
Lawyer, educator; ib. Newton, Iowa, Nov. 1, 1864; S. Orrin Gilman and Mary Emily Drew; grad. Univ. of Iowa, B.S., 1889, LL.B., 1892; attended Harvard Law Sch., 1892-1893; one of student editors of Harvard Law Review; m. Omaha, Neb., Oct. 2, 1895, Lida June Shallenberger. Practised law in Omaha, Neb., 1893- 1896; ass't prof. law, Univ. of Wis., 1896-1898; prof. law, Univ. of Ill., 1898-1904; Cornell Univ., since 1904. Democrat. Mem. Phi Delta Phi. Address: 13 East Av., Ithaca, N. Y.
DRIGGS, LAURENCE LA TOURETTE
Lawyer; b. Saginaw, Mich., Dec. 1, 1876; s. Leroy Channing and Mary (La Tourette) Driggs; descended from old and distinguished Colonial families on father's side, and earliest Hugenot stock on mother's side; ed. Portland (Ore.) High Sch., Univ. of Michigan, N. Y. Law Sch .; m. Yonkers-on-Hudson, June 29, 1904, Mary Ogden; children: Ogden, 1. 1905; Laurence L., Jr., b. 1906. After admission to bar became trial at- torney for Brooklyn Heights R. R. Co., and sp'l coun- sel for other corp'ns and individuals. In private prac- tice since 1905; frequently appt'd receiver and trustee by judges of Federal Courts. Interested in developing ranch land, and raising pure bred cattle, in Texas Panhandle, since 1911. Actively engaged in politics. Nominated for Congress by Republicans of 11th Cong. Dist. in 1908, defeated by C. V. Fornes. Sp'l deputy att'y gen. In prosecution of election frauds; delegate to various polit. convs., and mem. of numerous coms. and ass'ns. Has written several articles on subject of municipal control of City Markets, and lectured on same subject in varlous cities of N. Y .; chm'n City Club Com. on Markets and appt'd mem. City Market Comm'n by Mayor Gaynor, 1912. Has traveled ex-
tenslvely throughout America and Europc. Mem. Squadron C, N. Y. N. G., 1902-1905. Trustee Northern Dispensary . since 1904. Republican; Episcopalian. Mem. Sons of Revolution. Soc. of Colonial Wars, St.
Nicholas Soc., Soc. of War of 1812; Veteran Corps of Art'y, Delta Upsilon fraternity. Recreations: Various outdoor exercises. Clubs: City, Aero of America. Ad- dress: 135 Broadway, N. Y. City.
(DRISCOLL, CLEMENT JOSEPH
Former first deputy Police Comm'r, N. Y. City; b. N. Y. City, Nov. 23, 1882; s. Timothy M. and Elizabeth (McCarthy) Driscoll; received elementary ed'n St. James Acad., N. Y. City, N. Y. High Sch., N. Y. Law Sch. Began life as reporter, and promoted to ass't city editor, city editor, ass't mn'g editor, polit. editor, advertising mg'r, sp'l writer for Hearst newspapers throughout the country. Was appt'd sp'l comm'r to investigate the case of Moyer, Haywood and Petti- bone, who were charged with murder of Gov. Stuen- nenberg of Idaho, for magazines and newspapers of this country. Spent six months in Far West investi- gating case, and then began a campaign to give them a fair trial, afterward acquitted of charge. When time was not taken up by employer, was actively en. gaged in fighting battles of poorer people of city, and especially the lower East Side, where still resides. Was actively engaged In the movement to prevent construction of an elevated railroad on Delancey St., the plan to remove the "L" structure on' Allen St., better sch. accommodations and more sch. room for children of East Side, the fight against the promis- cuous sale of morphine and cocaine, and had a law enacted which made it a felony to sell cocaine with- out a doctor's prescription, and to have it on your person unless with the authority of a physician. Appt'd comm'r of Weights and Measures, City of N. Y., by Mayor Gaynor, May, 1910; resigned to become 1st deputy Police Comm'r, N. Y. City. Oct. 20, 1910; now connected with the Burcau of Municipal Rescarch. Pres. and dir. West Thirty-eighth Street Improve- ment Ass'n; founder and pres. East Side Pure Milk League, Council of Local Sch. B'ds, comprising all' of dist. sch. comm'rs of N. Y. City; Congestion Comm'n of City of N. Y., also comin'r and chm'n of many im- portant coms. Democrat: Catholic. Clubs: Nat. Dem -. ocratic, N. Y. Press. Crescent Athletic, City. Address: 9 Oliver St., N. Y. City.
DRISCOLL, DANIEL A.
Mem. Congress; b. Buffalo, N. Y., Mar. 6, 1875; ed. public schs., and Central High Sch. Engaged in un- dertaking business of father, Timothy Driscoll; also engaged in other business enterprises; elected to 61st Congress, 1908; re-elected to 62d and 63d Congresses. Address: Buffalo, N. Y.
DRISCOLL, GEORGE W.
Lawyer; b. Fairmont, N. Y., April 24, 1857; s. Michael and Ellen Driscoll; ed. Munroe Collegiate Inst., Ei- bridge, N. Y., and Williams Coll., grad. 1881; m. Syra- cuse, N. Y., June 20, 1887, Kate F. Shanahan; children: Kelth F., b. 1893, and M. Ernestine, b. 1896. Engaged in practice of law 30 years at Syracuse, N. Y .; has been mem. of several local b'ds and comm'ns. Traveled through Europe, Mexico, Cuba and Northern Can. Now inem. Fair Comm'u; appt'd by Gov. Dix trustee State Coll. of Forestry of Syracuse Univ., and reappt'd by Gov. Sulzer. Roman Catholic. Elk, Knight of Co- lumbus. Recreation: Fishing. Clubs: University (N. Y. City), University (Syracuse), Citizens. Residence: 907 W. Genesee St. Address: 915-919 IJniv. Block, Syracuse, N. Y.
DRIVER, WILLIAM RAYMOND
Telephone officlal; b. Beverly, Mass., 1839; m. Beverly, Mass., 1869. Treas. Am. Telephone & Tele- graph Co .; dir. Nat. Bank of Commerce, Boston; Am. Trust Co., Boston: Bell Telephone Co. of Canada, Montreal. Served with U. S. Volunteers, 1861-1865. Residence: Beverly, Mass. Address: 125 Milk St., Bos- ton, Mass., and 15 Dcy St., N. Y. City.
DROWNE, HENRY RUSSELL
'Merchant; b. N. Y. City, Aug. 31, 1860; s. Henry Thayer and Sarah (Arnold) Drowne: descended from old N. E. stock, its ancestors dating back to early Purltan days and with Arnold, Rhodes, Stafford, Greene, Russell, Rice, Loud and Tillinghast branches are prominently connected with founding and early history of State of R. I .; cd. Dr. Callisen's Sch .; started as young man in dry goods comm'n business: after belng with several prominent houses, in Dec., 1895, es- tablished woollen comm'n house of Stockton & Drowne, which was later succeeded by present firm of Lawrie, Mann & Drowne; has fine collection of books and engravings, Revolutionary and early documents connected with Am. history, old coins, paper money and hist. relics; for 10 years was scc. Am. Numismatic Soc., later one of its govs; was elected life mem, N. Y. Geneal. and Biog. Soc., 1901; became sec. of that soc., 1903; elected hereditary inem. R. I. Soc. of Cin- cinnati, July, 1898, by right of g .- grandfather, Dr.
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