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EBSTEIN, FRED. H. E.
Major, U. S. A., retired; b. in Germany, April 21, 1847; came to this country, 1857: ed. Riverside MIl. Acad., Poughkeepsle, N. Y .; served in Civil War in Company H. 4th U. S. Inf .; promoted to 2d lieut., 18th Inf .: served in compaigns against Indians; capt., 1885; took part in Santlago attack during the Spanish-Am. War; promoted major; retired after 35
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years' service; prof. of military science, De La Salle Inst., N Y .; appt'd by Mayor Low 1st deputy police comm'r and put in charge of police matters in the Bor- oughs of Brooklyn and Queens. Republican candidate for pres. Borough of Brooklyn, 1905. Prof. military science, St. Francis Xavier Coll., N. Y. City. Address: 1302 Pacifie St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
NECCLES, ROBERT G. (IBSON)
Physician; b. Scotland, Jan. 1, 1848; s. Davld and Isabelia (Gibson) Eccles: ed. public and private sehs., Great Britain and U. S .; Long Isiand Med. Coli., M.D., 1881; Scio (O.) Coil., Phar.D .; Brooklyn Coil. of Pharmacy, Ph.G .; in. Kansas City, Mo., Sept., 1576, Mary Hance. Ex-Dean Brooklyn Coll. of Phar- macy, ex-Gov't chemist, etc. Served 10 years on Com. of Revision U. S. Pharmacopoeia (chm'n of sce- tion on active principles of drugs); former pres. N. Y. State Pharm. Ass'n; pres. Chein. Section, Brooklyn Inst., and chm'n Section of Ed'n, Am. Pharm. Ass'n. Discoverer of a number of new active principles of plants. Visited Pacific Coast from Alaska to Mexico, and every point of interest to tourists from North Cape to the Mediterranean; went, 1906, on tour of Europe, Asia and Afrlea, which occupied over one year; formerly mem. Exec. Com. Rep. Party of Kings Co. Evolutionist. Fellow A.A.A.S., Am. Med. Ass'n, Am. Anat. Ass'n, Am. Pharm. Ass'n, Nat. Geog. Soc., and other socs. Recreations: Travel, botaniz- ing. Address: 681 Tenth St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
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ECKER, FREDERICK H.
Life ins. official, banker; b. Phoenicia, N. Y., Aug. 30, 1867; s. John C. and Catherine (Banker) Ecker; ed. public sehs. of Brooklyn; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., June 25, 1890, Henrietta W. Harris; children: Ethel Harris, Frederic Worrall. Treas. and dir. Metropolltan Life Ins. Co .; v .- p. Union Dime Savings Bank; dir. Metro- politan Bank, Hamilton Trust Co., City of New York Fire Ins. Co., N. Y. Plate Glass Ins. Co., Wheeling & Lake Erie R. R. Co. Mason. Clubs: Unlon League, Crescent Athletle (Brooklyn), Manhattan, Economie (N. Y.), Garden City Golf, Oakland Golf, Nat. Golf Links of America. Residence: 196 New York Av., Brooklyn, N. Y. Address: 1 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
EDDY, CHARLES B.
Lawyer; b. New Britain, Conn., Nov. 29, 1872: s. James H. and Maria N. (Brown) Eddy; ed. Yale Coli., A.B., Yale Law Sch., N. Y. Law Sch., B.L .; m. Alex- andria, Va., June 7, 1902, Ellen Coolidge Burke. Mem. law firm of Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett. Mem. Am. Bar Ass'n, N. Y. Bar Ass'n. Clubs: Yale, Railroad, Plainfield Country. Address: 62 Cedar St., N. Y. City.
V EDEBOHLS, GEORGE MICHAEL
Surgeon; b. N. Y. City; grad. St. John's Coll., A.B., 1871; A.M., 1886; LL.D., 1903; Coll. Phys. and Surg., M.D., 1875; m. N. Y. Clty, Sept. 19, 1882, Barbara Leyendecker: children: Alphonse J., A. Charlotte, Frank E. House physician and surgeon, 1875-1879; gynecologist, 1887-1903;
consulting surgcon St. Francis Hosp., N. Y. City. Prof. diseases of women, N. Y. Post-Grad. Med Seh. and Hosp., and consulting gynecologist, 1887-1903; consulting surgeon St. Hosp. Fellow N. Y. Acad. Medicine, Am. Gynecol. Soc .; hon. feilow Société de Chirurgie de Bucarest; mem. Med. Soc. State of N. Y., and others. Author of many med. books. Address: 12 W. 50th St., N. Y. City.
EDER, PHANOR J.
Lawyer; b. Palmira, Colombia, S. A .; s. James M. and Lizzie (Benjamin) Eder; grad. Coll. City of N. Y., A.B .; Harvard Coil. (Law Sch.), LL.B. Admitted to bar, 1904; makes speciaity of Spanish-Am. law; formerly vice-consul of Colombia in N. Y. City. Pres. and dir. Cauca Valley Agr'l Co .; dir. United Export Co., Call Electric Light & Power Co. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. Co. Lawyers' Ass'n, ' Am. Bar Ass'n, Am. Acad. of Polit. Science, Pan-Am. Soc., Pan-Am. Chamber of Commerce, Circulo Literario Hispano; hon. v .- p. Pan-Am. States Ass'n; hon. mem. Colombian Acad. of Jurisprudence. Asso. editor Bul- ietin of the Bureau of Comparative Law. Author: The Mining Laws of Colombla, 1912; The Republic of Colombia (S. A. serles), 1913, and occasionai artl- eles. Republican. Ciubs: Lawyers, Explorers, Ibero- Americano, Phi Sigma Kappa, Houvenkopf Country, Economic. Residence: 64 Groton St., Forest Hills Gardens, L. I. Address: 60 Wali St., N. Y. City.
EDESON, ROBERT
Actor; b. New Orleans, June 3, 1868; s. late George R. (actor and stage nig'r) and George-Eliot (Porter) Edeson. Made first appearance on stage, 1887, at Park Theatre, Brooklyn, in "Fascination;" joined Empire Theatre Co., 1894, for three years; became
leading man for Maude Adams in "Little Minister" during 1897-1898; later as leading support of Mrs. Lemoyne, Amciia Bingham and Henrietta Crossman, becoming an Independent star, March, 1902, as Clay in "Soldiers of Fortune," and various other successes, the greatest of which was "Strongheart," an Indian play. Appeared in Boston, May, 1910, in own play, "Where the Trail Divides;" at present in all-star east of "Fine Feathers." Address: Lambs Ciub, N. Y. City, and Strongheart House, Sag Harbor, L. I., N. Y.
EDGAR, JAMES CLIFTON
Physician; b. N. Y. City, June 14, 1859; s. James Alexander and Mary (Coe) Edgar; studied 5 years at St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N. H .; grad. Lafayette Coll., Ph.B., 1882, A.M., 1884; Med. Dep't Univ. City of N. Y., M D., 1885; post-grad. degree from Univ. Frauen Klinik, Munich, Batavia; m. N. Y. City, May, 1889, Ellen Muriel Beatrice Soutter. Prof. obstetrles and olln. midwifery, Cornell Med. Coll .; surgeon to Man- hattan Maternity Hosp. and to Emergency Hosp. of Believuc Hosp. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, Am. Acad. of Medicine, Am. Gynecol. Soc., N. Y. Aead. of Med., N. Y. Co. Med. Soc., N. Y. Clinical Obstet. Soc. Edi- tor: Winckel's Obstetrics. Author: The Practise of Obstetrles; contb'r to med. journals and proceedings on obs :. practisc. Recreation: Automobiling. Clubs: Century, University, Tuxedo, Rockaway Hunt. Ad- dress: 28 W. 56th St., N. Y. City.
EDGERTON, CHARLES EUGENE
Economist; b. Nineveh, Broome Co., N. Y., Dee. 25, 1861; s. Franklin and Julia (Taggart) Edgerton; ed. public schools, Nineveh, Afton and Walton, N. Y., Hamilton Coll., A.B., 1882, Cornell Univ., Columbia Univ .; m. Walton, N. Y., Oet. 9, 1884, Annie Benedict White; children: Frankiin, b. July 24, 1885; Henry White, Ib. Oet. 20, 1888; William Franklin, b. Sept. 30, 1893. Connected with banks in the West, 1882-1890; mfg at Binghamton, N. Y. (treas. Wilkinson Mf'g Co.), 1890-1897; studying and teaching economics, 1897- 1899; feliow at Cornell, 1897-1898; teaching at Smith Coll., 1898-1899; since 1900 in Gov't service at Wash- ington; now sp'l examiner, Bur. of Corp'ns. Resi-
dence: Ithaca, N. Y. Address: Bureau of Corp'ns, Washington, D. C.
EDGERTON, JAMES ARTHUR
Editorial writer; b. Plantsviiie, Ohio, Jan. 30, 1869; s. Richard and Tamar (Vernon) Edgerton; ed. public schis .; Bartiett (O.) Aead .; Lebanon (O.) Normal Univ .; Marietta (O.) Coll., A.M .; m. Lincoln, Neb., Mar. 21, 1895, Blanche Edgerton; children: Clark, b. 1896; Selby, b. 1899; Esther, b. 1902; Eidon, b. 1904; Justin, b. 1908; Elizabeth, b. 1910. Editor and correspondent in Neb., 1890-1895; editorial writer Denver News and Times, 1899-1903; editorial and sp'l writer, Am. Press Ass'n, 1904, 1906, 1908-1912; mem. editorial staff Tom Watson's Magazine, 1905; editorial writer, N. Y. Am., 1907. See. People's Party State Central Com., Neb., 1893-1895, chm'n, 1895-1896; see. Nat. Com., 1896-1904; mem. Nat. Exec. Com., 1904-1908. Gen. organizer In- dependence League, N. Y. State, 1906; purchasing ag't, Post Office Dep't, Washington, since 1913. Author: Glimpses of the Real; Songs of the People; Voices of the Morning; In the Gardens of God, and other books. Democrat; Quaker. Pres. Nat. New Thought Alliance, since 1909. Mason. Club: National Press (Washing- ton). Residence: 1139 Park Road. Address: P. O. Dep't, Washington, D. C.
EDISON, THOMAS ALVA
Electrician, inventor; b. Milan, Ohio, Feb. 11, 1847; s. Samuel and Nancy Edison; had few educational op- portunities, but received some instruction from his inother, which he supplemented by reading such books as were accessible (Ph.D., Union Coll., 1878); in. Mina M. Miller. Was newsboy on Grand Trunk R'y at 12; studied telegraphy and was operator at various places in U. S. and Canada. Fitted up small shop for re- pairing telegraph instruments and making new ma- chinery; moved to Indianapolis, and afterward to Cin- cinnati, where established reputation as successful in- ventor, and in 1876 located workshop at Newark, N. J .; since then has devoted entire attention to research and invention. Later located shop at Menlo Park, N. J., and finally at W. Orange, N. J. Decorated by French Gov't as Chevalier, and later as officer and com- mandant Legion of Honor. Has received patents for more than 900 inventions, among which are included machines for quadruplex and sextuplex telegraphie transmission, the carbon telephone transmitter, the microtasimeter (for detecting smail changes in tem- perature), the megaphone, the phonograph, tie æro- phone, the incandescent lamp and light system, the kinetoscope, etc. Chub: Essex Co. Country. Address: "Glenmont," Llewellyn Park, Orange, N.º J
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EDMANDS, SAMUEL SUMMER
Electrical eng'r; b. Kalamazoo, Mich., April 30, 1877; s. John and Maria Clara (Goodwin) Edmands; grad. Worcester Poly. Inst., B.S., in Elec. Eng'ring, 1899; m. Brooklyn, Nov. 28, 1906, Althea Florence Miller. With Am. Telephone and Telegraph Co., Providence, R. 1., 1899-1900; instr. elec. eng'ring, Ohio State Univ., 1900-1901; instr. In applied electricity, Pratt Inst., 1901-1902; head of Dep't of Applied Electricity, P'ratt Inst., 1902-1910; dir. Sch. of Science and Technology, Pratt Inst., since July 1, 1910. Asso. mein. Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs; men. Am. Soc. for Promotion of Eng'ring Ed'n; v .- p. N. Y. Elec. Soc .; mem. Nat. Soc. for Promotion of Industrial Ed'n. Address: Pratt Inst., Brooklyn, N. Y.
1 EDMISTER, WILLARD EARL
Banker; b. Lisle, N. Y., Oct. 17, 1853; s. Philotus and Eliza T. (Van Orsdale) Edmister; ed. common sch. of Lisle, N. Y .; m. Binghamton, N. Y., Oct. 19, 1876, Emma J. Sedgwick. Pres. Hamilton Trust Co. of Brooklyn, Dutcher & Edmister Co .; dir. Metropolitan Bank; trustee Union Dime Savings Bank. Republican; Congregationalist. Mem. Chamber of Commerce. Trustee Central Cong'l Ch., Brooklyn; dir. Y. M. C. A. Clubs: Union League, Crescent Athletic, Brooklyn; Down Town Ass'n, Transportation, Congregational. Address: 191 Montague St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
EDMONDS, SAMUEL OWEN
Lawyer; b. Pottsville, Pa .; s. Howard and Mary E. (Owen) Edmonds; m. N. Y. City, Nov. 21, 1901, Lilllan Coles; ehildren: Stuart Coles, b. 1902; Helen Ormonde, b. 1906; Caston Coles, b. 1911. Engaged in practice of patent law since 1886. Republican; Episcopalian; vestryman St. Mark's Ch. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs, Pa. Soc., Dwight Alumni. Clubs: Calumet, Lawyers. Residence: 59 E. 77th St. Address: 32 Liberty St., N. Y. 'City.
EDMONDSON, THOMAS WILLIAM
Educator; b. Skipton-In-Craven, Yorkshire, Eng., June 26, 1869; grad. London Univ., B.A., 1888; Cam- bridge, England, B.A., 1891; Clark Unlv., Worcester, Mass., Ph.D., 1896; m. Perth, Ontario, 1897, Minnie Ramsden. Ass't prof., 1896-1903; asso. prof. physics, 1903-1905; since 1905, prof. mathematics, N. Y. Univ. Author: Examples in Co-ordinate Geometry; Men- suration and Spherical Geometry (with W. Briggs) ; Deductions in Euclid; and other mathematical text- books; wrote on the Disruptive Discharge in Air and Liquld Dielectrics; Physical Review, Feb., 1898. Mem. Am. Mathematical Soc., Am. Physical Soc. Address: 2677 Creston Av., N. Y. City.
EDMUNDS, CHARLES CARROLL
Clergyman; b. Green Bay City, Wis., 1858; s. Charles Carroll and Margaret (Goeller) Edmunds; grad. Trinity Coll., A.B., 1877; Gen. Theol. Sem., S.T.B., 1880; D.D. (St. Stephen's Coll. ), 1908. Ordered deacon by Bishop Doane, 1880, and ordained priest 1882. Minister in charge at Gloversville, 1880; Fort Edward, 1881- 1884; Herkimer, 1885-1893; 1Ioosic Falls, 1893-1896; Trinity Ch., Trenton, N. J., 1896-1899; rector Grace Ch., Newark, N. J., 1899-1906. Now prof. Ilterature and interpretation of New Testament, Gen. Theol. Sem., N. Y. Deputy to Gen. Conv. of Episcopal Ch., 3 times; inem. Standing Com. of diocese several years. Ad- dress: 4 Chelsea Sq., N. Y. City.
EDWARDS, CHARLES JEROME
Insurance, banking; b. Wayne Co., N. Y., May 8, 1866; s. Lora and Mary (Chapman) Edwards; m. Portsmouth, N H., Aug. 26, 1890, Edith Wendell. Agent Equitable Life Assurance Soc., 1886; became gen. ag't, and since 1898 has been gen. mg'r. Identified with politics of Brooklyn and N. Y. since 1892, as Inde- pendent Democrat; delegate to Nat. Dem. Conv., 1892; to Nat. Gold Dem. Conv., 1896; comm'r of elections, Brooklyn, 1895-1898; dir. Manhattan Bridge R. R., City of N. Y. Ins. Co .; trustee Eastern Dlst. Savings Bank, ex-pres. Life Underwriters' Ass'n of N. Y., and Nat. Ass'n of Life Underwriters; pres. Gen. Agency Ass'n Equitable Life Assurance Soc. Recreation: Automo- biling and æronautles. Clubs: Lawyers, Aero (v .- p.), Brooklyn, L. I. Automobile (ex-pres.). Address: 204 Montague St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
EDWARDS, FRANKLIN BOYD
Clergyman; b. Lisle, N. Y., May 5, 1876; s. Mortimer B. and Harriet Louise (Boyd) Edwards; ed. Phillips Andover Acad., Williams Coll., A.B., 1900; Unlon Theol. Sem., 1904; m. Brooklyn,' N. Y., May 24, 1904, Frances McCarroll, third d. Comm'r William MeCarroll; one d .: Beatrice Clyde, b. 1905. Sec. Intercollegiate Dep't of Internat. Y. M. C. A., 1900; ordained, 1904; ass't pastor Tompkins Av. Cong'l Ch., 1904-1905; pres. Brooklyn S. S. Union, 1906-1908; pastor South Cong'l Ch., Brooklyn, since 1908. Republican. Mem. Manhattan Ass'n of
Cong'l Ministers, Union Sem. Alumni Club, Zeta Psi fraternity, Soc. for Prevention of Crime, Cong'i Home Missionary Soc., N. Y. State Home Missionary Soc., N. Y. State S. S. Ass'n, Nat, Temperance Soc., Brooklyn S. S. Union, Kings Co. S. S. Ass'n. Address: 438 7th St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
VEDWARDS, GEORGE B.
Pres. Germania Fire Ins. Co. of N. Y .; ed. in Ger- many and Enghiand. After 8 years' business ed'n in a N. Y., China and S. Am. Importing house, entered employ of the Germania Fire Ins. Co. as a clerk m 1874, and gradually advanced to position ot special agent in the Eastern field. Alter 17 years' experience in the field was promoted second v .- p., AApril, 1892; v .- p., 1897; and pres. July, 1913. Address: 62-64 Will- iam St., N. Y. City.
EDWARDS, GEORGE WHARTON
Artist; b. Fair Haven, Conn., 1859; ed. abroad and art ed'n at Paris; m. Quincy, Ill., March, 1896, Anne Johns Cox. Received. medals from exb'us in Boston, and Pan-Am., Charleston and Barcelona Exb'ns. Dir. Art Dept. of Collier's, 1898-1903: now connected with Am. Bank Note Co. Painter of mural decoration Hendrick Hudson, West Point Mil. Acad .; and de- signer of diploma for Jamestown Exp'n. 1907. Author: Thumbnail Sketches, 1886; P'tit Matinie Monotones, 1887; The Rivalries of Long and Short Codiac, 1888; Break O' Day and Other Stories, 1889; also illustrator for several works. Mem. Am. Water Color Soc., Nat. Sculpture Soc., Ex-Tibris Soc. of London. Clubs: Nat. Arts, N. Y. Water Colors, Authors. Address: Flatiron Bld'g, N. Y. City.
EDWARDS, JOHN HARRINGTON
Retired clergyman; b. Acton, Mass., Sept. 21, 1834; s John and Maria Adelaide (Heald) Edwards; grad. Beloit Coll., Beloit, Wis., 1858, A.B., D.D., 1893; Unlon Theo. Sem., N. Y., 1862; m. Brooklyn, July 25, 1001, Anna Van Veghten Starr. Pastor of churches in West Lebanon N. H., Tidioute, Pa., Minneapolis, Minn,, and Brie, Pa. Served in Christian Comm'n, Va., 1864. Editorial or sp'l contb'r to N. Y. Evange- list, N. Y. Observer, etc. Author: God and Music, 1903; Essays and Verses, 1912, Genealogy of Edwards Family, etc. Presby'n. Mem. Theta fraternity; dlr. Am. and Foreign Christian Union. Clubs: Century, Alumni. Address: 122 Willow St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
EDWARDS, OGDEN ELLERY, JR.
Lawyer, sollcitor of patents; b. in Kent, England, Nov. 14, 1873; s. Ogden E. and Ilelen M. Edwards; ed. private schs., Ala. Poly. Inst., B.Sc., 18944; George Washington Univ. Law Sch., B.L., 1898; M.L., 1899; Master of Patent Law, 1900: m. Oet. 7, 1903, Harriet E. Patton; children: Ogden Ellery, 3d; Melinda Caper- ton. Worked as a mechanic, July. 1804, to Feb., 1896; entered Patent Office as ass't examiner and remained there until 1902, when came to N. Y. City and hegan to practise as a patent lawyer and solicitor of patents. One of Organizers of Public Health Defense League, now merged with Com. of 100. Republican; Uni- tarian: pres. N. Y. Unitarian Sunday School Union. Mem. Young Republican Club, Brooklyn; Atlanta Ath- letic Club. Address: 233 Broadway, N. Y. City.
EDWARDS, OLIVER MURRAY
Manufacturer; b. Ephratah, N. Y., Oct. 20, 1862; s. Eleazer Wells and Amy A. (Murray) Edwards; ed. Acad. Johnstown, N. Y .; Fort Edward Inst., Fort Edward, N. Y., and Boys Acad .. Albany, N. Y .; m. Johnstown. N. Y., Feb. 3, 1886, Josephine Adele Riton; children: Joseph Jean, b. Jan. 8, 1887; Eleazer Wells, b. July 11, 1889; Amy Murray, b. Aug. 27, 1891; Harold. b. Sept. 28, 1893; Oliver, Jr., b. Dec. 29, 1896; llelen Louise, b. Dec. 8, 1898. Inventor Edwards window fixtures, and extension platform trap doors for rali- road cars, both steam and electric, in universal use throughout the world; also maker of well-known Omeco llite of padlocks and steel office furniture, and bank and battleship furniture. Pres. The O. M. Ed- wards Co., Inc. Mason (32°), Knight Templar and Shriner. Clubs: Citizens, Masonic Temple, Technology, Onondaga Golf and Country, Sedgwick Farm, Auto- mobile (Syracuse), South Bay, Stony Island. Fulton Chain Yacht. N. Y. Railroad, Central Rallroad, Trans- portation. Residences: 103 W. Beard Av., Syracuse, N, Y .; Camp Paownyc, Adirondacks; Eagle Bay, Fourth Lake of Fulton Chain, N. Y. Address: 'The O. M. Edwards Co., Inc., cor. Plum and Solar Sts., Syracuse, N. Y.
EDWARDS, RODNEY MILLER
Clergyman; b. Thomaston, Malne: s. Alexander and Mary Ann (Morton) Edwards; grad. Trinity Coil., Hartford, B.A., 1874; M.A., 1877. Ordained by Bishop Neely as deacon and priest at St. Luke's Cathedral, Portland. Mc., in 1877. Formerly minister Fort Falr-
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deld, Me .; rector Kingsclear, N. B., Holy Trinity Ch. (now St. George's), Detroit, Mich .; St. James' Ch., Cleveland, O .; St. Philip's Ch., Neligh, Neb .; St. Paul's Ch., Modesto, and St. James' Ch., Sonora, Calif,; ist ass't Trinity Ch., San Francisco; reetor Grace Ch., kuiverhead, N. Y .; St. John's Ch., Long Island City; Holy Comforter, Brooklyn, N. Y .; rector Ch. of Messiah, Central Islip, N. Y .; also a chaplain in Con- ual Islip State Hosp. for the Insane. Joined Catholic Ch., 1910, and Third Order Regular of St. Francis same year. Now instr. of Hebrew, Ecclesiastical Sem., and instr. Greek and German, St. Francis Coll., Loretto, Pa. Editor Anglo-Catholic for five years; arst State editor Detroit Evening Journal; Michigan correspondent Chicago Tribune; editor Colorado Farmer, Denver; asso. editor Pacific Rural Press, and editor California Patron, San Francisco. Became lec- turer for Colorado State Grange when it had lost its uatlonal representation; restored it in less than a year. Mem. Delta Upsilon fraternity, N. Y. Alunmi of Trinity Coll. Address: Central Islip, L. I., N. Y.
EDWARDS, SAMUEL'
Lawyer; b. Glenville, N. Y., April 24, 1839; s. Samuel B. and Ruth L. ( Rogers) Edwards; grad. Unlon Coll., A.B., 1862; m. Ist, Oct. 2, 1867, Harriet A. Mellen (died July 18, 1891); 2d, Feb. 1, 189S, Emma Willard Peck. Appt'd justice Supreme Court, State of N. Y., Jan., 1887; in Nov., same year, was elected for full term of I+ years; asso. justice 'appellate division Supreme Court, 1900-1901; not now in active practise. Address: " Willard Pl., Hudson, N. Y.
EDWARDS, WILLIAM D.
Lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 17, 1855; s. Will- jam W. and Emma J. (Nation) Edwards; cd. public sch. of Jersey City; Hasbrouck Inst. (prep.), Jersey City; Univ. City of N. Y. (class of 1875), A.B., A.M .; Columbia Unlv. Law Sch., class of 1878; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 29, 1881, Lizzie Roberts. In practice of law Jersey City, since 1894; represented Central R. R. of N. J .; Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R. R .;. Raritan River R. R. Public Service Corp'n of N. J., I litigation making specialty of jury and tax cases. Mem. firm Edwards & Smith, lawyers; dir. and coun- sel First Nat. Bank, Jersey City; Raritan River R. R. Co. Corp'n att'y City of Bayonne, 1882-1888; State senator, Hudson County, 1887-1889; corp n counsel, Jersey City, 1889-1894. Democrat; mem. Reformed Ch. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa Soc. Clubs: Carteret, Down Town (Jersey Oity), Railroad, Reform (N. Y.). Residence. 2627 Boulevard, Jersey City. Address: 1 Exchange' I'l., Jersey City, N. J.
V EDWARDS, WILLIAM HANFORD
Comm'r Street Cleaning; b. Feb. 23, 1877; s. Hamil- ton and Martha ( Hanford) Edwards; grad. Princeton Univ., B.S., class 1900; unmarried. Engaged in in- surance until March 11, 1907; deputy street cleaning comm'r 1907-1909, appt'd by Mayor Mcclellan; comm'r 1909-1913. Served 5 years in the 7th Reg': N. Y.N.G .; capt. Princeton Championship Foot Ball Team, 1899. Clubs: Princeton, Crescent (Brooklyn), Press, Mer- chants Ass'n, Andiron, Residence; Marie Antoinette Hotel. Address: 21 P'ark Row, N. Y. City.
EGAN, MAURICE FRANCIS
Ambassador; b. Philadelphia, May 24, 1852; S. Maurice and Margaret ( MacMullen) Egan; ed. St. Philip's Latin Sch. Phila .; La Salle Coll., Phila .; Georgetown Univ. (L.L. D.); A.B., A.M., La Salle Unlv .; Q. U. D., Ottawa Univ .; Ph.D., Villanova Univ .; m. Philadelphia, Sept. 20, 18SO, Katharine Mullin; chil- dren: Patricia (Mrs. Jerome Elmer Murphy), b. July 23, 1SS1; Gerald, b. March 17, 1885; Carmel (Mrs. Gabriel Ambrose O'Reilly), b. June 23, 1886. Refused legation (suggested by President Cleveland); Minister to Copenhagen, since May 1, 1907; refused legation at Vienna (suggested by Pres. Taft), 1912. Catholic.
Mem. Shakespeare Soc., N. Y .; Am. Inst. Arts and Letters; decorated by Henry Leopold of Belgium; re- celved Laetare Medal, 1911; mem. Indian Comm'n, 1906-1907. Author: The Wiles of Sexton Maginnie, Everybody's St. Francis, Essays on Literature. Trans- lator: Sonnets of Jose de Heredia, and songs and sonnets. Recreations: Walking, riding. Address:
Am. Legation, 12 Amoliegode, Copenhagen, Denmark.
EGBERT, GEORGE T.
Manufacturer; b. Mariners Harbor, N. Y., July 30, 1851; s. Wesley and Margaret ('Miller) Egbert; grad. Mt. Washington Colleglate Inst., N. Y. City: in. Mari- ners Harbor. N. Y., July 3, 1872, Abbie D. Wood; chil- dren: George Wesley, b. 1878; Percy J., b. 1881. First engaged in wholesale dry goods business, later fire- works mf'r. Treas. Saver Machine Co., Northfield Bld'g Loan & Savings Ass'n; pres. Mariners Harbor Nat. Bank. Democrat; mayor Village of Port Rich- mond, two years; mem. I'd Ed'n Richmord Borough,
three years. Mem. M. E. Church. Mem. F. and A. M. (Staten Island), Knights of Pythias, Richmond Co. Soc. Arts and Sciences, Staten Island Chamber of Commerce. Address: 45 Van Pelt Av., Mariners Ilar- . bor, S. I., N. Y.
EGBERT, JAMES CHIDESTER
Educator; b. N. Y., May 3, 1859; s. James C. and Louisa (Drew) Egbert; grad. Columbia Univ., A.B., ISS1, A.M., 1882, Ph.D., ISSS; m. N. Y. City, 1SS4, Emma G. Pennington; children: Ilarry Drew, b. 1856; George Pennington, b. 1889; Lester Darling, b. 1892. Instr. adjunct of Latin, and prof. Roman archie- clogy and epigraphy, prof. Latin; dir. Summer Ses- sion, 1902; dir. of Extension Teaching since 1910. Columbia Univ. Editor: Introduction 10 Study Latin Inscriptions; gen. editor, Macmillan's Latin Classics; editor, Livy Book 21 and Selections. Prof. Am. Sel. of Classical Studies in Rome, 1903-1901. Sec. and treas. Bay Head Water Co. Mem. I'd of Ed'n, Jersey City, 1899-1903. Independent Republican; Presby'n; trustee St. Nicholas Av. Ch., and Bay Head (N. J.) Chapel. Mem. Archaeological Inst. of America, Am. Philol. Ass'n. Dir. N. Y. County Sunday Sch. Ass'n. Mem. B'd of trustees and of exec. com. Am. Acad. in Rome. Clubs: Century Ass'n, Columbia Univer- sity. Residence: 425 W. 116th St. Address: Colum- bia Univ., N. Y. City.
EGGLESTON, RICHARD HENRY
Mining, smelting; b. Albany, N. Y., 1856; s. William Wallace and Clara Irene (Pease) Eggleston; ed. Shattuck Sch., Faribault, Minn., Griswold Coll., Dav- enport, Ja .; in. N. Y. City, June, 1886, Emilie V. Packer; children: Richard Henry, Jr., b. 1887; Helen Irene, b. 1891. Pres, and dir. Internat. Windmill Co .; see., treas. and dir. British Columbia Copper Co., Calif. Copper Co .; dir. Ely (Nev.) Copper Co. Mem. Empire State Soc., S. A. R. Clubs: Union League, Riding, Larchmont Yacht, Thousand Islands Yacht, Fulton. Residence: 335 W. 76th St. Address: -12 Broadway, N. Y. City.
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