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ELLISON, WILLIAM BRUCE
Lawyer; b. St. Thomas, Ont., Can., July 17, 1857, of Am. parents, mother b. N. Y. City, father's family settled In N. IL., 1640; s. Richard and Sarah Eleanor ( Arthurs) Ellison; ed. public schs. of Ont., Can .; m. St. Thomas, Ont., Sept. 5, 1883, May Alma Jackson; children: Bruce, b. 1884; Alma, b. 1895. Called to Ontario Bar as barrister and solicitor, 1880, and ad- mitted to N. Y. Bar as counsellor and att'y at law, 1882, since which time has been actively engaged. Mem. N. Y. State Legislature, 1893; comm'r water sup- ply. gas and electricity, 1906; counsel to corp'n of N. Y. City, 1907; many times condemnation comm'r lands,
taken for public purposes, and delegate to State and municipal convs. Independent Democrat; Episco- palian. Mem. Am. Bar Ass'n, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. County Bar Ass'n; chm'n com. on city affairs of Merchants' Ass'n; mem. exec. com. City Economy League; mem. West End AAss'n, Am. Acad. Polit, and Social Science, Canadian Soc., and others. Author: Canadian American Flsh- eries, The Unification of the United States and Can- ada, Insurer and Insured, Insurance Companies Be- Lotos, fore the Courts and Fire Insurance. Clubs: Manhattan, Fordham, City Lunch, Atlantic Yacht, Canadian of N. Y. Residence: 900 W. End Av. Ad- dress: 165 Broadway, N. Y. City.
ELLSWORTH, JAMES WILLIAM
Capitalist, bibliophile; b. Hudson, O., Oct. 13, 1849; s. Edgar Birge and Mary H. (Dawes) Ellsworth; Ed. public schs. Hudson, and Western Reserve Prep. Sch .; m. 1st, 1874, Eva, d. Oliver M. Butler, of Chieago (died 1888); 2d, 1895, Mrs. Julia M. Fincke, d. Benjamin G. Clarke, of N. Y. City. Owner and operator of coal mines since 1869; mem. B'd South Park Comm'rs, Chl- cago, 1898-1899; mem. B'd Dirs. World's Columbian Exp'n, 1892-1894. Collection of Chinese porcelains, ancient Greek statuettes, Oriental rugs and early printed books. Mem. Numismatic Soc., Am. Fine Arts Soc., Am. Museum of Natural History, Nat. Sculpture Soc., Am. Inst. Architects, Nat. Geog. Soc. (Washing- ton, D. C.). Clubs: Public Art (Washington, D. C.); Metropolitan, Unlon League, Players, Grolier, Century, Manhattan. Brook (N. Y. City). Addresses: Villa Palmieri, Florence, Italy; Schloss Lenzburg, Aargau, Suisse, and 18 E. 53d St., N. Y. City.
ELLSWORTH, WILLIAM WEBSTER
Publisher, lecturer; b. ITartford, Conn., Oct. 30, 1855; s. Oliver Ellsworth; great grandson of Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth and of Noah Webster; ed. in Boston private schools; m. Hartford, Conn., June 4, 1878, Helen Yale Smith, Pres. Century Co .; lecturer on Am. ITistory; From Lexington to Yorktown; Arnold and André, etc .; contb'r to magazines; mem. Am. Fine Arts Soc., Sons Revolution, Mayflower Soc., Nat. Sculpture Soc. Clubs: Century, Barnard, Players, Aldine. Ad- dress: 33 E. 17th St., N. Y. Clty.
ELLSWORTH, WOLCOTT WEBSTER
Clergyman; b. Hartford, Conn., Oct. 25, 1867; s. Pinckney W. and Julia (Dow) Ellsworth; g .- g .- s. Noah Webster; g .- g .- s. Oliver Ellsworth, Chief Justice of U. S .; ed. Ilartford High Sch., 1885; Yale, B.A., 1890; Cambridge Episcopal Theol. Sch., 1892-1893; Berkeley Div. Sch., Middletown, Conn., 1893-1894; m. Sept. 18, 1895, Leah Von Wettberg; one d .: Louise Wolcott Ells- worth, b. Oct. 1, 1898. Made deacon, 1894, and or- dained priest by Rt. Rev. John Williams, D.D., LL.D., 1895. Curate of Christ Ch., Greenwich, Conn., 1894- 1895; rector Christ Ch., Unionville, Conn., and minister in charge St. James' Ch., Farmington, Conn., 1894- 1900. Rector St. John's Ch., Johnstown, N. Y., sinee 1900. Mem. Am. Hist. Soc., Nat. Geog. Soc .. N. Y. Biog. and Geneal. Soc .; Johnstown Hist. Soc .; trustee Johns- town Free Library. Address: 301 S. William St., Johnstown, N. Y.
ELMENDORF, THERESA WEST
Librarian; b. Pardecville, Wis., Nov. 1, 1855; d. Hubball and Helen (Roberts) West; ed. public schools of Milwaukee; grad. Miss Wheelock's Sch. for Girls (Milwaukee), 1874; m. Milwaukee, Oct. 3, 1890, Henry Livingston Elmendorf (died July 8, 1906). Deputy Librarian, Milwaukee Public Library, 1880-1892; librarian, 1892-1896; vice-librarian (1st officer after librarian), Buffalo Public Library, since Aug. 1, 1906; sp'l bibliographer, 1903-1905. Mem. A.m. Library Ass'n (v .- p. 1895-1896, pres. 1911-1912), N. Y. Library Ass'n (pres. 1903-1904). Has written various articles on professional topics for The Library Journal and The Chautauquan. Address: 541 Massachusetts Av., Buf- falo, N. Y.
ELMER, HERBERT CHARLES
Educator, author; b. Rushford, N. Y., Mar. 30, 1860; s. Charles J. and Lucy J. (Ashley) Elmer; grad. Cor- nell Univ., A.B., 1883; Johns Hopkins Univ., Ph.D)., 1888; m. Ist, Baltimore, Md., 1886, Rose Elmore; 2d, E. Aurora, N. Y., 1891, Bertha I. Boche: children: Basil B., b. 1892; Charles Wellington, b. 1897; Clarence Jefferson, b. 1905. Tutor in Latin, Johns Hopkins Univ., 1888; prof. Latin, Cornell Univ., since 1909; studied in Univs. of Leipzig and Bonn, Germany, 1885- ' 1886; traveled in Europe, 1895-1>96. Dir. Cuba Nat. Bank. Republican; Presby'n. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa Soc. (Cornell), Beta Theta Pi, Am. Philol. Ass'n; Classical Ass'n of Great Britain; N. Y. State Hist. Ass'n. Author: The Copulative Conjunctions, Que Et and Atque in the Inscriptions in Terence and in Cato; The Latin Prohibitive; Studies in Latin Moods and
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Tenses. Editor: The Captivl of Plautus, the Phormlo of Terence. Contb'r of numcrous articles in Am. Jour- nal of Philology, Translations and Proceedings of Am. Phllol. Ass'n. The Classical Review, The Latin Leallet, etc. Recreation: Tennis. Clubs: Town and Gown, Faculty Tennis. Address: 113 Oak St., Ithaca, N. Y.
ELMER, WILLIAM
Elec. eng'r; b. Trenton, N. J., Sept. 29, 1870; s. Will- lam Elmer, M.D., and Alice (Gray) EImer; grad. Princeton Univ., E.E., 1894; m. Beach Haven, N. J., Sept. 12, 1906, Helen Gray; children: William 5th, b. Oct. 25, 1907; Marie Louise, b. June 4, 1911. Elcc. eng'r Trenton Iron Co., 1895; entered service Pa. R. R. Co., 1896; in charge of Atlantic City Electric R'y, 1900; ass't master mechanic Altoona Shops of Pa. R. R., 1901-1902; ass't eng'r motive power, Altoona, 1903- 1905; master mechanic of Pittsburgh Div., 1906-1911; sup't motive power, Buffalo, since July, 1911. Repub- Ilcan; Presby'n. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs, Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs. Clubs: Engineers, Ellicott. Resi- dence: 823 Bird Av. , Address: 622 Brisbanc Bld'g, Buffalo, N. Y.
ELTING, GEORGE W.
Publisher, banker; b. Kingston, N. Y., Oct. 22, 1831; s. Henry and Cornelia C. (Heermance) Elting; ed. com. schs., Kingston Acad .; m. Saugerties, N. Y., May 7, 1857, Laura C. Collins; children: Howard, irving, Jessie. Prop'r Saugertics Telegraph, 1857-1897; now v .- p. and mem. Finance and Examining Coms. Sauger- ties Bank; dir. Saugertles Savings Bank. City clerk, Saugerties many years. Independent; mem. Dutch Reformed Ch. Mason, Odd Fellow. Address: Sauger- ties, N. Y.
ELWELL, FRANK EDWIN
Sculptor, writer; b. Concord, Mass., June 15, 1858; s. John Wesley and Clara (Farrar) Elwell; ed. public schs .; studied sculpture at Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, Ecole Royal des Beaux Arts, Ghent, Belgium, and finally under Jean Alexandre Falguicre (mem. Inst. of France); m. Annic Marion Benjamin; one s .: Frank Edwin, Jr., b. April 23, 1913. Received highest award at Chicago Exp'n, 1893; gold medal from Art Club of Philadelphia (twice); silver medal Pan-Am. Exp'n; silver medal Leopold Il, Royal Art Sch. or Ghent, Belgium; hon. mem. Cincinnati Art Club. Seven years In Europe; visited Mexico, Egypt, S. Am. Expert and critic on modern sculpture, and a constant worker for the preservation of artistic integrity in Am. sculp- ture. Was curator of ancient and modern sculpture, Met. Mus. of Art. First Am. to model a statue in America that was erected in Europe. Exhibited in Paris Salon. Royal Acad. London, Royal Exb'n, Bel- gium. Among his better known works are: Monument at Edam, Holland, Death of Strength; bust of Lord Provost of Aberdeen, at Aberdeen, Scotland; statue of Awakening of Egypt, in Paris; equestrian statuc of Gen. Hancock, Gettysburg; monument of Edwin Booth, Mt. Auburn, Cambridge; the two fountains of Kronos and Ceres, Pan-Am. Exp'n, Buffalo; Dickens and Little Nell, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia; statue of New Life, Lowell, Mass .; Grecce and Rome, N. Y., Custom House; Dispatch Rider, Orange, N. J .; "The Flag," Rhode Island State 7th Reg't monument at Vicksburg, Miss .; "Kronos" in Harvard Union, Canı- bridge; busts of Hon. Levi P. Morton and Garrett A. Hobart, Senate Chamber, Washington, D. C .; "Dante" and "Shakespeare," Scranton Memorial Library, Madi- son, Conn .; heroic statue of Lincoln, for East Orange, N. J .; heroic statue of Squadron Comd'r Charles H. Davis, for Nat. Mil. Park, Vicksburg, Miss .; marble bust of Hon. Robert Miller Walmsley, pres. of the B'd of Liquidation of City of New Orleans and pres. of the B'd of Administration of Tulane Univ .; bust of Mr. Morris Patan, Italian gentleman; bust of Col. Van Horn, Kansas City Journal. Statue of Gen. Fred Steele, Vicksburg, Miss .; "Acrosteria" for Agr'l Bld's, Panama Exp'n, San Francisco. Veteran mem, Concord Art'y Co. (two enlistments) ; S.A.R., Orange Chapter, N. J. Lecturer and writer on art. Lectured at Har- vard Unlv., season of 1910, "Necessity for Integrity In Art." Hon. mem. Dickens Fellowship of London, Eng., Philadelphia Branch; dir. Sch. of Applied Design for Women, N. Y. City. Address: 12 Hudson Pl., Wee- hawken, N. J.
ELWELL, WILMOT P.
Banker; b. Seneca County, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1847; s. Comfort and Esther (Blain) Elwell; cd. public sen. and Ovid Acad .; m. Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 2. 1884, Jessie Williams. With First Nat. Bank, 1873-1879; cashier Partridge Banking House, Seneca Falls, N. Y., 1882-1902; pres. State Bank, Seneca Falls, N. Y., sinee 1902. Independent; Presby'n. Mason. Dir. Wynderse Library, Address: Seneca Falls, N. Y.
‘ELY, ALBERT HEMAN
Physician, surgeon; b. Elyria, Ohio, Nov. 22, 1860; s. Heman and Mary (Day) Ely; ed. Phillips Aead., Andover, Mass .; Yale, B.A., 1885; Coll, Phys. and Surg. (Columbia), M.D., 1888; m. Rochester, N. Y. Oct. 7, 1891, Maude Louise Merchant; children: Albert Heman, Jr., Francis Sherburne, After receiving de- gree of M.D. was interne at St. Luke's Hosp .; traveled about for two years and did post-graduate work in Vienna. Since return engaged In practise as physician and surgeon in N. Y. City. Republican; Episcopalian. Mom. Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. Acad. Medicine, N. Y. State Med. Soc., and local medleal societies. Mem. N. E. Soc. Clubs: University, Yale, Southampton. Address: 47 W. 56th St., N. Y. City.
NELY, GEORGE WILLIAM
Born N. Y. City, Jan. 6, 1840; s. Joseph M. and Juliette M. Ely; ed. in private schs .; m. 1864, Frances Almira Wheeler. Has been prominent in financial circles since entering business as stock broker; sec. N. Y. Stock Exchange. Joined 7th Reg't, 1861, and served in Civil War, being the youngest captain this famous org'n ever had. Clubs: N. Y. Athletic, N. Y. Yacht, New York, Barnard. Church. Address: 2211 Broadway, N. Y. City.
Į ELY, JAMES R.
Lawyer; b. Chicago, Ill., Aug. 12, 1859; s. David Jay and Caroline (Duncan) Ely; ed, Yale, 1882; en- tered Columbia Law Sch., 1884, remaining during junior year; studied in office of Dunning, Edsall, llart & Fowler; clerk in office of Roger Foster, 1884- 1SS5; m. New Albany, Ind., June S, 1886, Emina Stot- senberg; children: David Jay, Alice Anne. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, Jan. 1, 1886; in gen. practisc in N. Y. City sinee. Belonged to old County Democracy, and later to its successor, the State Democracy; men. Exec. Com. of Co. Organization; ass't U. S. Dist. Att'y, 0895-1898: delegate to Syracuse conv. Nat. Dem. party, and to nat. conv. of same at indianapolis, where Palmer and Buckner were nominated; miem. com. of 100 in the movement in behalf of an independent judiciary, 1895; ass't dist. att'y since 1902; has been active in local, State and Nat. politics. Mcm. N. Y. City Bar Ass'n, Am. Museum of Natural History. Clubs: University, Manhattan, Reform, N. Y. Athletic, Sewwanhaka-Corinthian. Address: 15 Wall St., N. Y. City.
ELY, ROBERT ERKSKINE
Educator; b. Binghamton, N. Y., Sept. 13, 1861; s. Richard and Sarah ( Roseboom) Ely; ed. Binghamton High Sch., 1880; grad. Amherst Coll., 1885; Union Theol. Sem., AJB., B.D., 1888; m. Binghamton, June 7, 1905, Rudolphine Scheffer, of Amsterdam, Holland. Pres. Prospect Union, Cambridge, Mass., 1891-1901; dir. League for Polit. Ed'n (N. Y. City) sinee May 1, 1901; air. The Civic Forum; sec. Economic Club of N. Y. Mem, Am. Acad. Polit, and Social Science, Am. Econ. Ass'n, Social Science Ass'n, etc. Clubs: City (N. Y. City), Twentieth Century (Boston). Address: 21 W. 44th St., N. Y. City.
ELY, WILLIAM CARYL
Lawyer, mfg and public service corp'ns; b. Middle- lleld, Otsego County, N. Y., Feb. 25, 1856; s. Hon. William H. Ely and Ellen (Caryl) Ely; ed. schs. of Cooperstown, N. Y .; Girard, Pa .; Cornell Univ .; m. Grace Keller, of Cobleskill, N. Y .; one d., Mrs. El- bridge Gerry Spaulding, of Buffalo, N. Y .; prominent in org'n of Niagara Falls Power Co., Buffalo & Niagara gara Falls Electric R. R., Buffalo & Lockport R. R., Internat. Traction Co., Internat. R'y Co., and many years pres. of those railroad cos. Organized and built other elcetric r'ys and public service cos. Prominently identified with industrial development of Niagara Falls, N. Y. Pres. Noiscless Typewriter Co., of Middletown, Conn .; dir. Tri-State R'y & Elec- trie Co., Netherlands Tramways Corp'n, Carter-Crume Co., Ltd .; Am. Sales Book Co., Ltd .; F. N. Burt Co., Ltd .; Wm. A. Rogers, Ltd. Pres. several times of Am. Electric N'y Ass'n; formerly v .- p. Nat. Irrigation Congress. Traveled extensively in this country and abroad. Democrat. Formerly Supervisor, three times mem. State Assembly from Otsego Co .; namince for Justice of Supreme Court; several terms mem. and treas. Dem. State Com. Mason. Mem. Historicai Soc., S. A. R., Soe. of Colonial Wars. Clubs: Buffalo. Country, Transportation (Buffalo), Niagara (Niagara Falls), Automobile of America, Cornell Univ., Engi- neers, Nat. Democratic, Recess, Transportation, Met- ropolitan (N. Y. City). Address: 628 Delaware Av., Buffalo, N. Y.
ELY, WILLIAM NEWBOLD
Banker: b. New Hope. Pa., Oct. 1, 1859; s. Richard E. and Caroline A. (Newbold) Ely; ed. by private
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tutors; m. Whitemarsh, Pa., June 19, 1895, Lilly B. Cairns; children: William Newbold, Jr., b. 1896; Dor- othy, b. 1900. Dir. Girard Nat. Bank, Philadelphia. Republican; Episcopalian. Mcm. Hist. Soc. of Pa. Club: Philadelphia. Residence: Chestnut Hill, Phila- delphia. Address: N. W. cor. Broad and Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
EMANUEL, JOHN HENDERSON, JR.
Banker; b. Brooklyn, May 8. 1870; s. John Hender- son and Margaret Waters (Sayre) Emanuel; m. Nov. 1, 1898, Jennett Idele Englis; children: Jennett Englis, b. 1900; Henderson, b. 1904. Mem. firm Emanuel, Parker & Co., bankers. Republican; Presby'n. Mem. N. Y. Zool.' Soc., Am. Museum of Natural History, Met. Museum of Art. Clubs: Union League, Railroad (N. Y.), Englewood Golf. Residence: Englewood, N. J. Address: 15 Wall St., N. Y. City.
EMENS, EDGAR ALFRED
Educator; b. Fayette. N. Y., April 23, 1862; s. Enoch and Eliza A. (Van Riper) Emens; ed. Cazenovia Sem., 1882; Wesleyan Univ., A.B., 1886, A.M., 1889, and Leipzig Univ .; married. Traveled in Europe summer of 1892; spent one year (1897-1898) in Germany and Greece; seven months (1909) in Egypt, Palestine and Syria. Attended Archæol. Congress, Athens, 1905; Egypt, 1909; now prof. Greek, Syracuse Univ. Re- publican; mem. M. E. Ch. Mem. Am. Philol. Ass'n, Am. Sch. Classical Studies, Athens (mem. Mn'g Com.). Phi Beta Kappa, Syracuse Univ., Phi Nu Theta, Wes- leyan Univ. Recreation: Golf. Club: Onondaga Golf and Country Club (Syracuse). Address: Syra- cuse University, Syracuse, N. Y.
EMERSON, EDGAR C.
Jurist; elected judge Supreme Court for 5th dist., for term expiring Dec. 31, 1920. Address: Watertown, N. Y.
EMERSON, EDWARD RANDOLPH
Banker, wine grower; b. N. Y., Oct. 22, 1856; s. Jessc Milton and Sophia L. (Pierson) Emerson; ed. public schs. and privately; m. Titusville, Pa., June 20. 1874, Idanthea de Lacy. Pres. First Nat. Bank, Washing- tonville, Brotherhood Wine Co. Republican; Congre- gationaiist. Mem. St. Andrew's Soc., Old Time Tele- graphers; Mil. Corps; Mason, Elk. Author several books. Clubs: Arkwright, Newburgh City, N. Y. Press. Address: 332 Spring St., N. Y. City.
EMERSON, HARRINGTON
Efficiency eng'r; b. Trenton, N. J., Aug. 2, 1853; s. Edwin and Mary Louise (Ingham) Emerson; ed. Royal Bavarian Poly., 1872-1875; universities in Italy and Greece, 1875-1876; m. Feb. 5, 1895, Mary Crawford Suplee of Philadelphia. Prof. modern languages, Univ. of Neb., 1876-1882; in banking and land busi- ness, 1882-1896; railroad work, 1896-1913, as adviser in promotion of efficiency, gaining wide recognition on account of results on Sante Fe System; financial work, 1892-1895; investigation of Am. Industrials, 1896-1898; in Alaska, 1898-1901; professional con- sulting work since 1900; pres. Emerson Co., efficiency and standard practice eng'rs. Progressive Democrat. Mem. Am. Soc. of Mech. Eng'rs, Société des In- genieurs Civils de France, Am. Foundrymen's Ass'n, Master Mechanics' Ass'n, Railway Storekeepers' Ass'n. Author: Efficiency as Basis for Operation and Wages, 1909; also The Twelve Principles of Efficiency. Clubs: Engineers', Railroad, Aero, Columbia Yacht (N. Y.), Boston City (Boston). Residence: 125 River- side Drive. Address: 30 Church St., N. Y. City.
EMERSON, HENRY PENDEXTER
Educator, author; b. Lynnfield, Mass., Jan. 12, 1847; s. Oliver and Eliza (Weston) Emerson; ed Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1867; grad. Univ. of Rochester, A.B., 1871, A.M., 1874; LL.D., 1911; m. Middleton, Mass., Aug. 4, 1874, Mary E. Estey. Instr. Latin and Greek, Buffalo Central High School, 1874-1883; prin. same, 1883-1893; since 1893, sup't ed'n, Buffalo. Pres. Council of Sch. Sup'ts of N. Y., 1898-1899; pres. N. Y. State Teachers' Ass'n, 1901-1902; pres. Dep't of Su- perintendence Nat. Edn'l Ass'n, 1903-1904. Author: Latin in High Schools, 1881; A Summer in Europe, 1891; Modern English, vols. I and II text books in English grammar and composition. Mem. Nat. Edn'l Ass'n. Clubs: University, Liberal, Saturn. Address: 122 College St., Buffalo, N. Y.
EMERSON, JAMES A.
Banker, State senator; b. Warrensburgh, N. Y., April 25, 1865; ed. in schools of Warrensburgh and the Boys' Acad., Albany, N. Y. One of chief stockholders of private banking firm of Emerson & Co., Warrens- burgh, with brother, L. W. Emerson, former Con- gressman, controls lumber mills and the Schroon River Pulp & Paper Co., and is treas. of latter; one
of owners of Empire Shirt Co., mf'rs of shirts, the Warrensburgh Woolen Co., mf'rs of woolens and trousers; pres. and gen. mg'r Schroon Lake Steam- bont Co .; owner of the Leland House at Schroon Lake (largest in the Adirondacks); half owner of stage line from Riverside to Schroon Lake; half owner of Warrensburgh Water Works. Republican; has served as delegate to Assembly Dist, and State Convs .; elected Nov. 1906, State senator from Thirty-third Senate Dist. mem. Senate Coms. on Commerce and Naviga- tion, Miscellaneous Corps., Revision and Railroads; re-elected 1908, 1910 and 1912. Address: Warrens- burgh, N. Y.
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EMERY, DEAN
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Aug. 22, 1874; s. William C. and Mary F. ( Dillingham) Emery; grad. Coll. of the City of N. Y., B.S. (cum laude), 1893; N. Y. Univ. Law Sch., LL.B. (faculty prize scholarship, junior year), 1896; m. 1st, Wellesley Hills, Mass., May 14, 1904, Emily Gould McDougall (died June 7, 1905); 2d, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 12, 1910, Isabel Vailé Ewing. Mem. firm Kellogg, Emery, Boston & Cuthell. Demo- crat; Episcopalian. Mem. N. Y. Bar Ass'n, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Delta Phi, Baltusrol Golf. Residence: Address:
Short Hills, N. J. 52 Broadway, N. Y. City.
EMERY, EDWARD K.
Jurist; b. Fast Aurora, N. Y., July 29, 1851; ed. academy in East Aurora; admitted to bar, 1877; m. Oct. 7, 1886, Ciara B. Darbee. Mem. Assembly, 1887- 1888; practised law in Buffalo, 1877-1895; county judge of Erie County since 1896. Address: Buf- falo, N. Y.
EMERY Z. TAYLOR
Physician, surgeon; b. Novi, Oakland Co., Mich., Feb. 22, 1847; s. John Cutler and Mary (Yerkes) Emery; grad. Detroit Med. Coli., and Long Island Coll. Hosp., M.D., 1874; m. Glasgow, Scotland, Jan. 17, 1889, Georgina Colville. Has practised medicine in Brook- lyn, N. Y., since 1874; made several tours in Europe. Comm'r of Health of Brooklyn, 1894-1897. Attending physician to Brooklyn Orphan Asylum, 13 years, Graham Inst., 10 years; surgeon to Brooklyn Centrai Dispensary, 9 years; attending physician to Kings Co. Hosp., 12 years; med. dir. Manhattan Life Ins. Co. for past 15 years (also dir.); regent L. I. Coll. Hosp. Mem. Kings Co. Med. Soc. (ex-pres.); mem. Golf, driving. Republican; Presby'n. Club: Union N. Y. State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Ass'n. Recreations: League (Brooklyn). Address: 66 B'way, N. Y. City, and Union League Club, Brooklyn, N. Y.
EMLEY, JAY NOBLE
Lawyer; b. Brooklyn, Sept. 26, 1870; s. F. Johns and Ann Reed (Storer) Emley; ed. publie schools; grad. Coll. City of N. Y., A.B., 1891; N. Y. Univ. Law Sch., L.L.B., 1896; m. N. Y. City, Aug. 19, 1904, Henri- etta Knapp. Mem. firm Kenneson & Emiey, specialty being in corp'n law. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. County Bar Ass'n, Delta Kappa Epsilon and Phi Delta Phi fraternities, 7th Reg't Vets. Recrea- tions: Motoring, golf. Residence: 101 W. 85th St. Address: 15 William St., N. Y. City.
EMMET, ROSINA
Artist; b. N. 1., Dec. 13. 1854; ed. Pelham Priory, N. Y .; pupil of William M. Chase in art, 1879-1880; studied in Académie Julien, Paris, 1884-1885; m. 1887, Arthur HI. Sherwood, of N. Y. Painted at Paris, 1885- 1886; made mally illustrations and cover designs for Harper's; illustrated Pretty Peggy and Old Fashioned Tales, by Mas. Burton Harrison. Awarded silver medal at Paris Exp'n, 1889; medal at Columbian Exp'n, 1893; exhibited at Paris Exp'n, 1900; 2 medals (bronze) at Pan-Am. Exp'n, Buffalo; silver medal for water colors, La. Purchase Exp'n. Associate Nat. Acad. Design; mem. Soc. Am. Artists, Am. Water Color Soc., N. Y. Water Color Club. Address: 251 Lexington Av., N. Y. City.
EMMET, WILLIAM LE ROY
Eng'r, inventor; b. Pelham, Westchester Co., N. Y., July 10, 1850; s. William Jenkins and Julia Colt (Pierson) Emmet; grad. U. S. Naval Acad., 1881 Sc. D., Union Coll. Served in Navy until 1SS3; has been with Gen. Electric Co. since 1892; re-entered Navy during Spanish-Am, War. Has promoted, designed and directed many new electricai methods and. de- velopments, the most valuable work of this kind being in connection with distribution by alternating currents as now generally applied in large cities. His most important work has been the development and design of the Curtis Steam Turbine, in which has been engaged since 1900. Author: Alternating Current Wiring and Distribution; contb'r to various journals. Mem. Am. Philos. Soc., Soc. of Naval Archi-
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tects & Marine Eng'rs, Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs; past v .- p. Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs. Clubs: University, N. Y. City. Residence. Sehenectady, N. Y. Address: Gen. Electric Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
EMMET, WILLIAM TEMPLE
Sup't of Ins. State of N. Y., lawyer; b. New Rochelle, N. Y., July 28, 1869; s. Richard S. and Katherine (Temple) Emmet; attended St. Paul's Seh., Concord, N. H., Columbia Univ., Columbia Law Sell., LL.B., 1890; m. N. Y., 1896, Cornelia Zabriskie; three children. Admitted to bar 1890, and engaged in prac- tice Westchester County, several years; now prac- tising in N. Y. City. Mem. Constitutional Conv., 1894; appt'd State sup't of Ins., 1912. Mem. Bar Ass'n City of N. Y., N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n. Residence :* 58 E. 76th St., N. Y. City. Address: State Capitol, Albany, N. Y.
EMMONS, ARTHUR B.
Born Quiney, Mass., Ang. 17, 1850; s. Nathaniel H. and Elizabeth Ware (Wales) Emmons; ed. Boston Latin Seh., Mass. Inst. Technology, Stuttgardt Poly- technikum, Univ. of. Leipsie, Ph.D., 1874; Univ. of Heidelberg, Harvard Law Sch., LL.B., 1877; m. Julia W. Parish; one d .: Elizabeth W., b. Nov. 30, 1894. Clubs: Century, University (N. Y. City), Metropolitan, Cosmos ( Washington, D. C.), Union (Boston), Reading Room (Newport). Residenee: Newport, R. I., and 60 Park Av., N. Y. City.
EMMONS, JAMES GORDON
Steamship mg'r; b. Athens, N. Y., 1839; s. James A. and Susan Ann Emmons; ed. public schs .; m. 1869, Annie E. Tarbell. In steamboat business N. Y., many years; sec. and trustee N. Y. IIarbor Towboat Co .; dir. John E. Moore Co .; C. E. Evarts & Co. Mem. Nat. B'd Steam Navigation. Republican. Mason; mem. Royal Areanum, Loyal Ass'n, Aetors' Fund of Am., St. John's Guild. Address: 17 State St., N. Y. City.
ENGLAR, DAVID ROGER
Lawyer; b. "Woodside," Carroll County, Md., Nov. 3, 1883; s. David, Jr. and Martha Eleanora (Shepherd) Englar; grad. Western Md. Coll .. A.B. (summa cum laude), 1903; Harvard Univ. Law Sch., LL.B. (cum laude), 1906; m. Baltimore, Md., June 5, 1909, Ethel Miller; one d .: Elizabeth Watts, b. May 27, 1913. Mem. Bar of State of Md., and State of N. Y. Specialist in admiralty and ins. law; mem. firm Harrington, Big- ham & Engiar. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Maritime Law Ass'n of U. S., Md. Soc. of N. Y. Clubs: Calumet, Harvard, Whitehall. Residence: Garden City, L. I. Address: 64 Wall St., N. Y. City.
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