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FISK, PLINY
Banker; b. Jersey City, N. J., Aug. 26, 1860; s. Harvey and Louisa (Green) Fisk; grad. Princeton, A.B., 1881; m. Edinburgh, Scotland, July 8, 1903, Eleanor Hepburn Small; children: Eleanor Hepburn, b. 1904; Gwendolyn, 0. 1905; Pliny, Jr., b. 1908; Wilbur, b. 1910; also by former marriage, Edith Chapman, b. 1884; Dorothy, b. 1$88. Mem. firm of Harvey Fisk & Sons, bankers, since its org'n in 1885 (now senior mem.); dir. Am. Exchange Nat. Bank, N. Y. City; Am. Locomotive Co., Efec. Securities Corp'n, Hudson Companies (tunnels ander North River), Standard Safe Deposit Co., Bethle- Nem Steel Corp'n. Locomotive Securities Co., Montreal Locomotive Works, Ltd., Greeley Square Realty Co., Newark Meadows Improvement Co., Long Acre Electric Light & Power Co., Hudson & Manhattan R. R. Co .; mem. Chamber of Commerce. Republican; Presby'n. Mem. corporation Post-Graduate Hosp. Clubs: Unlon league, Metropolitan, University, N. Y. Yacht, Prince- ton, Larchmont Yacht, Am. Yacht, Motor Boat of America, Ivy (Princeton), Westchester County, Ma- nursing Island, Sleepy Hollow Country, Nassau, Riding, Rittenhouse (Philadelphla), Automobile of America, Railroad of N. Y. Residence: Rye, N. Y. Ad- dress: 62 Cedar St., N. Y. City.
FISKE, AMOS KIDDER
Author, journalist; b. Whitefield, N. H., May 12, 1842; L. Henry and Lucinda (Keys) Fiske; prepared for coll., Appleton Acad., New Ipswich, N. H .; grad, Harvard, A.B., 1866, A.M., 1869; m. Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 27, 1570. Caroline Child; children: Philip Sidney, b. Sept. :, 1872; Annette, b. Oct. 13, 1873; Marguerite, b. Jan. :5. 1876. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1868; associated with late George Ticknor Curtis in preparation of Life of Daniel Webster; contb'r to American Cyclopedia and The Annual Cyclopedia; ass't editor Boston Daily Globe, 1874-1878; on staff N. Y. Times 22 years; Mail and Express, 1900-1902; asso. editor N. Y. Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin since Jan., 1903. Wem. Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Ass'n, N. E. Soe. Author Midnight Talks at the Club, 1890; Beyond the Bourn, 1391; The Jewish Scriptures, 1896; The Myths of Israel, 1897; The Story of the Philippines, 1898; The West Indies (in Story of Nations Series), 1899; The Modern Bank, 1904; The Great Epic of Israel. 1911. Club: Century. Address: 7 W. 43d St., N. Y. City,
FISKE, ASA SEVERANCE
Clergyman; b. Strongsville, O., Mar. 2, 1833; s. David and Laura ( Severance) Fiske; grad. Amherst Coll., 1855, A.M., 1858 (D.D., Hamilton Coll., 1892); in. Madison, Conn., 1860, Elizabeth Worthington Hand; children: Edward Severance (died 1863), Zoe Worthington, Mrs. Morton A. Aldrieh, Christabel Forsyth, Ordained pas- lor Plymouth Ch. St. Paul, Minn., 1860; held pastorates In Rockville, Conn .; Rochester, N. Y .; San Francisco, Calif .; Ithaca, N. Y., and Washington, D. C .; since 1904 stated supply Market Sq. Presby'n Church, Harris- burg, Pa., 1st Presby'n Ch., Niagara Falls, N. Y., North Presby'n Ch., Geneva, N. Y., 1st Presby'n Ch., Warsaw, N. Y. Cong'i minister until 1870; since then Presby'n; moderator Synod of N. Y., 1892. Served as chaplain during Civil War; in charge refugees and abandoned lands in dists. of Memphis and Natchez, under special detail by Gen. Grant, 1863-1865. Mem. Nat. Geog. Soc., Nat. Soc. for Religious Ed'n. G. A. R. (chaplain Calif. and N. Y.), Loyal Legion, Alpha Delta Phl. Repub- Hean. Author: Reason and Faith, 1900; Ruth, 1900; also many sermons and addresses and articles in secu- lar and religious papers. Recreations: Camping, hunting, fishing, cte. Club: Columbia Golf (Washing- ton, D. C.), Country (Ithaca). Address: Ithaca, N. Y.
FISKE,; BRADLEY ALLEN
Rear Adm'l U. S. N .; b. Lyons, N. Y., June 13, 1854; s. Rev. William Allen and Susan (Bradley) Fiske; grad. U. S. Naval Acad., 1874; m. N. Y. City, 1882, Josephine Harper; one d. Caroline Harper. Ensign, July 17, 1875; master, Feb. 2, 1881; Lieut. (junior grade), Mar. 3, 1883; lieut. Jan. 26, 1887; lieut. - eomd'r, Mar. 3, 1899; comd'r, Mar. 6, 1904; capt. Aug. 28, 1907; rear adm'l, Aug., 1911. Has served on various sta- tions on board Saratoga, Constellation, Pensacola, Plymouth, Powhatan, Minnesota, Brooklyn, Atlanta, Yorktown, Petrel, Monadnock, Massachusetts, etc .; was attached to the Baltimore during the Incident in Valparaiso, and with Admiral Benham on the San Francisco in the harbor of Rio Janeiro in 1894, when the vessel cleared for action and enforeed neutral rights; was navigating officer of Petrel at battle of Manila Bay, and reported for "eminent and con- spicuous conduct in battle" by the captain; navigator of monitor Monadnock during 4 months following out- break of Filipino insurrection; took part in bombard- ment of Paranque and Malabon; as exec. officer. or Yorktown, took part in the bombardment of San Fer- mandino, Aug., 1899; was attached to Bureau of Ord-
nance, 1903-1906; eomd'g U. S. Flagship Minneapolis, 1906-1907; in charge Navy Reeruiting Station, N. Y. City, 1907-1908; comd'g U. S. S. Tennessee, 1908-1910. Commanded 5th, 3rd and 1st Divs. Atlantic Fleet, Oct. 1911-Jan. 1913; at present, Aid for Operations of the Fleet, Navy Dep't. Has given great attention to the study of electricity; mem. Internat. Elec. Com. at Philadelphia, 1884; while attached to Bureau of Ord- nance, 1896, invented an improvement in the Ward- Leonard system for turning turrets, which has been installed in all battleships constructed since that time; in 1898, invented system of stcering torpedoes by Hertzian waves; in 1896, Invented solenoid whistle now used in all our large warships; in 1900, a com- Lined range finder and turret; in 1901, a naval tele- scope and mount. His most important invention is the naval telescope sight, now adopted in all the navies in the world. Also invented the stadimeter, which has been placed in general use; in 1893, re- celved the Elliott Cresson gold medal from Franklin Inst .; also gold medal for prize essay from U. S. Naval Inst., 1905. Author: Electricity in Theory and Prac- tice, 1882; War-Time in Manila, 1913; U. S. Naval Inst., 1912-1913. Address: Navy Department, Wash- ington, D. C.
FISKE, FRANKLIN
Osteopathic physician; b. Lincoln, Ill., Feb. 23, 1879; . Col. Franklin and Ellen Margaret ( Wakefield) Fiske; ed. Lincoln Univ., Lincoln, Ill., A.B. (head prize for excellence during classical course of four years) ; Am. Sch. of Osteopathy, Dr. of Osteopathy, 1904; post- grad. 1907; m. MoDonough Co., Ill., April 14, 1909, Ethlyn Maric Mollvainc. In practice Portage, Wis., 1904-1907; prof. osteopathic diagnosis and technique, Am. Sch. of Osteopathy, 1907-1909; in practice N. Y. City since 1909. Mem. Am. Osteopathic Ass'n, N. Y. State Osteopathic Ass'n, N. Y. City Osteopathic Ass'n; 32° Mason, Knight Templar and Shriner. Club: Atlas. Residence: 445 Riverside Drive. Address: 1 W. 34th St., N. Y. City.
· FISKE, HALEY
Insurance official; b. New Brunswick, N. J., Mar, 18, 1852; s. William Henry and Sarah A. Fiske; grad. Rutgers Coll., 1871; m. N. Y. City, April 27, 1887, Marione Cowles Cushman; children: Helen, Archibald F. C., Marione Virginia, Haley, Katherine, Margaret Lois. After graduation was engaged in journalism, which later abandoned for the law; studied in office of Arnoux, Riteh & Woodford, later becoming a part- ner; appeared in many important eases, until elected 1891, v .- p. of the Met. Life Ins. Co., of which had been special counsel. Dir. Met. Life Ins. Co., Met. Trust Co., Metropolitan Bank, Internat. Banking Corp'n. Mem. Ass'n Bar, City of N. Y., Chamber of Cominerce. Clubs: Metropolitan, Manhattan, St. Elnio, Grolier (N. Y. City), Cavendish (London, Eng.), Som- erset Hills Country, and Bernardsville ( Bernards- ville, N. J.). Residence: 76th St. and Riverside Drive. Address: 1 Madison Ave., N. Y. City.
FISKE, HARRISON GREY
Theatrical mg'r; b. Harrison, Westchester Co., N. Y., July 30, 1861; s. Lyman and Jane Maria (Durfee) Fiske; ed. private schools in N. Y. City, and Univ. of (ity of N. Y .; m. Larchmont, N. Y., Mar. 19, 1900, Mary Augusta Davey ( Minnie Maddern), mig'r. Mrs. Fiske and other companies, pres. Nat. Humane Al- lianee. Mem. Sons of Revolution, Am. Acad. Poht. and Social Selenee, Zeta Psi fraternity. Clubs: Am. Dramatists, N. Y. Athletie, Lotos, Manhattan, Players, Knollwood Country, Address: 12 W. 40th St., N. Y. City.
FISKE, JAMES PORTER
(Surgeon; b. N. Y. City, Nov. 22, 1866; s. Thomas Scott and Clara (Pitman) Fiske; grad. Coll. Phys. and Surg., Columbia Univ., M.D., 1891; in. Albany, N. Y., June 14, 1906, Amy Treadwell. Practising in N. Y. City from 1891; specialty surgery, and particularly correction of deformities and errors of development; author of papers on the deformities of children. Pres. Guild for Crippled Children of City of N. Y .; one of founders and attending surgeon of Free Sch. for Crippled Children; charter mem. W. H. Davis Sch. for Crippled Children; lecturer on surgery N. Y. Post- Grad. Med. Sch .; orthopedie surgeon Roosevelt Hosp., 1893-1901; ass't surgeon and lecturer on surgery, Med. Dep't Cornell Univ., 1901-1903; obstetric sur- geon Church Hosp., attending surgeon St. Ielizabeth's Hosp, since 1893; ass't surgeon, Bellevue Hosp., 1899- 1900; orthopedic surgeon, N. Y. Hosp. since 1904. Was surgeon Charity llosp. and N. Y. Maternity Hosp. 1891- 1892. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. State Med. Soc., Mod. Ass'n Greater City of N. Y., N. Y, County Med. Soc .; fellow N. Y. Acad. Medicine. Clubs: Columbia Univ., City. Address: Morgan, Harjes & Co., Paris, Franec.
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FISKE, MINNIE MADDERN
Actress; b. New Orleans (Mary Augusta Davey), 1865; d. Thomas W. and Elizabeth (Maddern) Davey; m. Larchmont, N. Y., March 19, 1900, Harrison Grey Fiske. Was early Introduced to stage, playing a child's part at age of three; at twelve was taking leading rôles, and at fifteen began carcer as a star, assuming name of Minnie Maddern. During the years 1889-1893, she temporarily retired from stage and devoted herself to study; has since starred in Various plays under her husband's mg'mt, playing In The New York Idea, and later in Saivation Nell. Address: 12 W. 40th St., N. Y. City.
FISKE, STEPHEN
Author, dramatist, journalist; b. New Brunswick, N. J., Nov. 22, 1840; ed. Rutgers Coll., class of 1862; admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1864. Became editorial writer and sp'l correspondent N. Y. Herald; accompanied Jap- anese princes, Prince of Wales (late Edward VII) and Pres. Lincoln on tour; telegraphed the Bible from Niagara Falls to hold the wire; war correspondent, 1861; dramatic critic N. Y. Herald, 1862-1866. Went to England, 1866, in Henrietta yacht race; with Garibaldi at Rome; mg'r St. James's Theatre, and Royal Eng- lish Opera Co., in London, and Fifth Av. Theatre, N. Y. City; introduced Mme. Modjeska and Mary Ander- son. Founder N. Y. Dramatic Mirror; originator Ac- torg' Fund. Now dramatic editor The Field, Illus- trated. Author, plays: Corporal Cartouche; Martin Chuzzlewit, My Noble Son-in-Law, Robert Rabagas. Books: English Photographs; Holiday Tales; Offhand Portraits of Prominent New Yorkers, etc. Club9: Lotos, Press, Dramatists, Rutgers (N. Y. Clty) ; Sav- age, Scribblers (London). Address: 151 W. 93d St., N. Y. City.
FISKE, THOMAS SCOTT
Mathematician, educator; b. N. Y. City, May 12, 1865; s. Thomas Scott and Clara (Pittman) Fiske; A.B., Columbia Univ., 1885, A.M., 1886, Ph.D., 1888; m. Feb. 1, 1913, Natalie Page, of N. Y. City. Fellow and ass't in mathematics, Columbia Univ., 1885-1888; tutor in mathematics, 1888-1891; instr. in mathematics, 1891- 1894; adjunct prof. of mathematics, 1894-1897; prof. of mathematics, since 1897. Acting Dean of Barnard Coll., 1899; sec. Coll. Entrance Examination B'd since 1902; chm'n of Com. on instruction, Columbia Univ. Faculty of Pure Science, since 1910. Member and one of founders of Am. Mathematical Soc. (Sec. and treas., 1888-1891; sec., 1891-1895; v .- p. 1888-1901; pres., 1902- 1904); fellow A.A.A.S., member Ass'n of Teachers of Mathematics of Middle States and Md., (pres., 1905- 1906); first chm'n, 1906-1907, of Council of Am. Fed- eratlon of Teachers of Mathematics and the Natural Sciences; chi'n Com. on Mathematical Examinations in America, Internat. Comm'n on Teaching of Mathe- matles, 1911; examiner in Mathematics, N. Y. State Ed'n Dep't, 1909-1911; mem. London Mathematical Soc., Circolo Matematico dl Palermo, mem. Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi Societies. Editor: Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society, 1891-1899; Transac- tions of the American Mathematical Society, 1900- 1905. Author: Theory of Functions of a Complex Variable (New York, John Wiley & Sons), 1906; also of mathematical and edn'l contributions to Am. and foreign scientific journals and periodicals. Club: Columbia University.
Address: Columbia Univ., N. Y. Clty.
FISKE, WILLIAM MEAD LINDSLEY
Banker; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., June 12, 1879; s. W. M. L. and Julia P. (Sage) Fiske; ed. Poly. Inst., Brooklyn; Columbia Univ., A.B., class 1900; m. Chicago, June 30, 1906, Beulah R. Worden; children: Beulah S., b. 1907; W. L. M. Fiskc, 3d, b. 1911. Mem. firm William A. Read & Co., bankers; consul for Peru in Chicago. V .- p. and dir. Victor Chemical Co. Clubs: Chicago, Univ. of Chicago, Onwentsia, Mid-Day, Columbia Univ. (N. Y. City). Residence: Winnetka, 111. Address: 234 S. La Salle St., Chicago, Il1.
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FITCH, ASHBEL PARMELEE
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Nov. 17, 1876; s. Ashbel P. and Elizabeth A. (Cross) Fitch; ed. public schs; Berkeley Sch., 1892-1894, grad. Yale Univ,, A.B., 1898; N. Y. Law Sch., 1900; m. Port Chester, N. Y., Oct., 1903, Josephine H. Smith; one son, Ashbel, Jr., b. July 23, 1904. Dir. Trust Co. of America. Democrat; Congre- gationalist. Mem. Squadron A., N. G., N. Y., 1899-1904; Alpha Delta Phi, Arion Soc., New England Soc., N. Y. Hist. Soc., Mayflower Descendants, Song of the Revo- lution. Clubs: University, Manhattan, N. Y. Athletic, Yale. Residence: 893 Park Av. Address: 32 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
FITCH, CHARLES ELLIOTT
Lawyer, journalist, educator; b. Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 3, 1835; s. Thomas Brockway and Ursula Ann (El-
liott) Fitch; grad. Williams Coll., A.B., 1855; Albany Law Sch. (Union Univ.), LL.B., 1857; A.M., Syracuse Univ., 1875; L.H.D., Hamilton Coil., 1895; m. Syracuse, July 21, 1870, Louise Lawrence Smith; children: Law- renec Bradford, b. June 20, 1871 (Williams, A.B., 1892); Elizabeth Le Baron (wife Rev. Wallace H. Watts), Practised law, Syracuse, N. Y., and North Carolina, 1857-1866; editor Syracuse Standard, 1866-1873; editor- in-chief Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 1873-1890; editorial writer Rochester Post-Express, 1896-1898; contrb'r Ilarper's Weekly, N. Y. Times, Syracuse Her- ald, and other journals and magazines. Clerk prov.
ost court dep't of N. Carolina, 1864-1865; supervisor Federal census (N. Y.), 1880; Regent Univ. State' of N. Y. 1877-1904; collector internal revenue, Western N. Y., 1890-1894; delegate Nat. Republican Conv., 1876; chm'n N. Y. Rep. State Conv., 1888. Sec. N. Y. Consti- tutional Conv., 1894. Dir. Mechanics Savings Bank,
Rochester, 1878-1898, State lecturer Dep't Public In- struction, 1895-1904; chief Records Div., State Ed'n Dep't, 1904-1906; chief Sch. Libraries Dlv., idem, 1906-
1912. Republican. Mem. Am. Geog. Soc., Am. Hist.
Ass'n, N. Y., Hist. Soc., pres. Rochester Hist. Soc., 1892-1893; Sigma Phi fraternity, Phl Beta Kappa Soc. Author: The Public School System, History of Com- mon School Education in New York from 1633 to 1904 (published by Dep't of Public Instr'n), and several articles in cyclopedias. Editor: "Political New York from Cleveland to Hughes." Author numerous liter- ary, patriotle, edn'l, commemorative and political ad- dresses, many of which have been published. Clubs: Whist, Fortnightly, Browning ( Rochester). Address: Loomis Hill Farm, Syracusc, N. Y.
FITCH, FRANK S.
Clergyman; b. Geneva, O., s. Martin L. and Eliza (Coleman) Fitch; grad. Oberlin Coll., A.B., 1870; D.D. (hon.), 1894; Yale DivinIty Sch., B.D., 1873; m. Geneva, O., May 23, 1872, Anna E. Haskell; children: Anna H., ib. Feb. 27, 1873; Florence M., b. Feb, 17th, 1875. Pas- tor at Stratford, Conn., 1873-1878; Cincinnati, O., 1878- 1882; 1st Cong'l Cli., Buffalo, N. Y., since 1882. Re- publican; Congregationalist. Formerly moderator N. Y. State Ass'n (ass't moderator, Nat. Council); pres. Buffalo Ministers' Ass'n. trustee Oberlin Coll., cor- porate mem. Am. B'd of Comm'rs for Foreign Missions. Address: 45 Lexington Av., Buffalo, N. Y.
FITCH, JOSEPH
Lawyer and city magistrate; b. Flushing, Queens Co., N. Y., Aug. 27, 1857; s. Joseph and Avis Jenkins (Leggett) Fitch; grad. Swathmore Coil., A.B., (Phl Beta Kappa), 1879; studied at Columbia Law Sch., but took no degree; m. Yonkers, N. Y., Sept. 29, 1886, An- nie Loraine Rose; children: Avis Loraine, b. Jan. 12, 1890; Dorothea, b. Sept. 13, 1891. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1882; mem. State Assembly for Queens Co., 1st. Dist., 1886-1887; B'd of Ed'n, Flushing, 1893-1898; com- m'r water supply, Borough of Queens, 1898; ass't dist. att'y, Queens Co., during 1905; appt'd city magistrate, 1908. Democrat; Episcopalian. Mem. Queens Co. and N. Y. State Bar Ass'ns. Residence: 118 Amity St., Flushing, N. Y.
FITCH, LITTLETON HOLMES
Lawyer, insurance official; b. N. Y. City, April 21, 1883; s. Ashbel P. and Elizabeth A. (Cross) Fitch; grad. St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N. H., 1901; Yale Coll., A.B., 1906; N. Y. Lawy Sch., LL.B., 190S; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 7, 1911, Gertrude Sullivan; one son: Little- ton Holmes, Jr., b. May 26, 1912. Engaged in practise of law since admission to bar, 1908; with legal dep't of Johnson & Higgins, N. Y. City. Mem. Co. 1., 7th Reg't, 1906-1909; Co. L., 1909-1912; honorabiy dis- charged. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Rec- rcations: Tennis, golf. Clubs: Yale, Graduates (New Haven), West Side Tennis, Dwight (N. Y. Law Sch.). Residence: 61 Pierrepont St., Brooklyn. Address: 49 Wall St., N. Y. City.
. FITCH, THEODORE
Lawyer; b. Franklin, Delaware Co., N. Y., March 30, 1844; s. Rev. Silas and Mary Amanda ( White) Fitch; grad. Yale, A.B., 1864, A.M., 1868; m. New Haven, Conu., Fcb. 4, 1869, Catherine Hawley Coe; children: Mary Goodrich (Mrs. Robert Lea Beer), b. Nov. 19, 1873, Frances Hawley (Mrs. Myron Sidney Crissy), b. Oct. 2, 1880. Studied law in office of Judge William Murray, Delhi, N. Y .; admitted to bar at Binghamton, N. Y., May, 1867; removed to Yonkers, N. Y., Oct., 1867, and commenced practising law; city att'y Yonkers, 1876-1883; practised law in N. Y. City, 1883-1912. Past gov. N. Y. Soc., Order Founders and Patriots of America (now registrar gen. of the order); mem. Empire State Soc., S. A. R .; trustee and mem. Exec. Com., Hudson-Fulton Celebration Comm'n; v .- p. Am. Flag Ass'n; class agent Yale Alumni Univ. Fund Ass'n; mem. Am. Bar Ass'n and N. Y. County Bar Ass'n. Address: Yonkers, N. Y.
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V FITCH, WILLIAM EDWARD
Physician and surgeon, medical editor, historian; b. Burlington, N. C., May 29, 1867; s. Col. William James and Mary Elizabeth (King) Fitch; 4th g .- grandson Thomas Fitch, Gov. of Conn., 1754-1756, and Hannah Miles Hall; 5th g .- grandson, Rev. Gurdon Saltousall, weil; 6th g .- grandson Jolin Haynes, first Gov. Colony of Mass., 1633-1635, Gov. Colony of Conn., 1636-1639, and his wife, Mabel Horlackenden. Literary cd'n
schs. of N. C., and Med. Dep't of Univ. of N. Y .; grad. Coll. Phys. and Surg., Baltimore, Md., M.D., 1891; m. Oct. 5, 1892, Minnie Crump, of Jerusalem, N. C .; chil- dren: Lucille, b. Aug. 8, 1893; Elizabeth, b. Aug. 4, 1595; William Edward, b. Sept. 1, 1901. Practising physician; specialty, diseases of women. First lieut. Med. Reserve Corps, U. S. A .; acting ass't surg. Public Health and Marine Hosp. Service during Spanish- Am. War; maj. and surg. Nat. Vol. Emergency Ser- vice. Mem. Hudson-Fulton Celebration Comm'n, 1909- 1910. Editor Pediatrics, and pres. and treas. of Pedia- tric Publishing Co. Author: Some Neglected History of North Carolina, History of the Battle of Alamance, the First Battle of the American Revolution. Demo- crat; Episcopallan. Mem. Am. Med. Editors' Ass'n, Washington Heights Med. Soc., Med. Ass'n of Greater City of N. Y., N. Y. Soc. of Colonial Wars, Conn. Soc. of the Cincinnati, Washington's Continental Guard, Empire State Soc., S. A. R., N. Y. Soc. Founders and Patriots of America. Address: 355 W. 145th St., N. Y. City.
FITCH, WINCHESTER
Lawyer; b. 1867; s. Edward Hubbard and Alta (Winchester) Fitch; grad. Cornell, B.L., 1888; m. 1897, Fiorence Lynette Hopper; children: Alta, Katherine, Dorothy, George Hopper. Ass't to Hon. Charles Dick, sec. Rcp. Nat. Com. at Chicago. 1896; mem. Hudson- Fulton Celebration Comm'n. 1905-1909. Republican; Episcopalian. 'Mem. Municipal Art Soc. of N. Y .; reg- istrar N. Y. Geneal. and Biol. Soc .; mein. Soc. May- flower Descendants, Soc. of Am. IWars, Soc. of Colonial Wars, N. Y. Soc. Order of. Founders and Patriots; Deita Kappa Epsilon Ass'n; N. Y. Hist. Soc., Ohio Soc. of N. Y., N. Y. Scenic and Historic Preservation Soc. Clubs: Country of Westchester, Nat. Arts, Barnard, Church, Country of New Canaan (Conn.), Bedford Golf and Tennis, Corneli Univ. (N. Y.), Union, University, Rowfant (Cleveland). Residences: 960 Park Av., N. Y. City; New Canaan, Conn., and Madison, Lake County, Ohio.
FITE, WILLIAM BENJAMIN
Educator; b. Marion, O., 1869; s. Lemuel and Louisa (Smiley) Fitc; grad. Cornell Univ., Ph.B., 1892; Ph.D., 1901; m. Bay City, Mich., 1991, Mathilde Hine. Teacher of Mathematics, Mich. Mil. Acad., 1892-1898; instr. Cornell Univ., 1901-1905; ass't prof., 1905-1910; prof. mathematics, Columbia Univ., since 1910. Independent. Mem. Am. Math. Soc., Sigma XI, and Delta Tau Delta fraternity. Address: Columbia Univ., N. Y. City.
FITZGERALD, F. J. C.
Physician; b. London, Ontario, 1874; s. Judge Will- iam Weir Fitzgerald, K.C., and Sarah Comfort Fitz- gerald; ed. London Collegiate Inst., Western (London) Univ., and Western Univ. Med. Coll .; m. Hattie S. Grimm. Ass't surgeon N. Y. Eye and Ear Infirmary; consulting surgeon Eastern Long Island Hosp. Mcm. Coll. Physicians and Surgeons of . Ontario, N. Y. Co. Med. Soc. Clubs: Canadian (1st v .- p.). Address: 39 E. 27th St., N. Y. City.
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FITZGERALD, JAMES
Former Supreme Court Judge; b. Ireland, Oct. 28, 1851; s. James and Delia Fitzgerald; ed. Jesuits' Sem., Limerick; N. Y. City public schools, Cooper Union, Co- iumbia College Law Sch .; m. N. Y. City, 1884, Ann Tynan; children: Mary, James. Mem. State Assembly, 1878; State Senator. 1882-1883; ass't dist. atty, N. Y. City, 1884-1889; judge Court Gencral Sessions, 1890- 1898; justice Supreme Court, N. Y. State, 1898-1912. Democrat. Catholic. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. (hon.), Vet. Corps, 69th Reg't, N. G. N. Y., Knights of Columbus, N. Y. Hist. Soc., Friendly Sons of St. Pat- rick. Clubs: Manhattan, Democratic. Arkwright, Cath- olic, Reform. Address: 140 E. 79th St., N. Y. City.
FITZGERALD, JOHN C.
State senator; b. N. Y. City. Elected mem. Assem- bly, 1911; exec. mem. Tammany Hall; elected State senator, 1912, and appt'd mem. Com. on Finance, Cities, Labor and Industries, and Insurance. Address: Scn- ate Chambers, Albany, N. Y.
FITZGERALD, JOHN FRANCIS
Mayor of Boston, Mass .; b. Boston, Feb. 11, 1863; ed. Boston public schs., Boston Latin Sch., Harvard Med. Sch .; m. S. Acton, Mass., Mary Josephine Hannan;
children: Rose E., M. Agnes, Thomas A., Join F., Jr., Eunice. Frederick H. Publisher The Republic ( week- ly); mem. Boston Common Council, 1892; Mass. State Senate, 1893-1894; 64th, 55th and 56th Congresses; Mayor of Boston, 1906-1907; re-elected 1910, for i-year term. Address: 39 Welles Av., Dorchester, Mass.
Gov. Colony of Conn., 1707-1727, and Elizabeth Ros- " FITZGERALD, JOHN JOSEPH
Lawyer, mem, Congress; b. Brooklyn, Mar. 10, 1872; s. Patrick P. and Catherine ( McMahon) Fitzgerald; ed. Sacred Heart Acad., Westchester, N. Y., Manhattan Coll., B.A., and A.M .; N. Y. Law Sch. (LL.B., cum laude from regents (State of N. Y.); m. N. Y. City, Jan. 29, 1901, Kathleen L. Ferris; children: Justin, b. 1902; John, b. 1903; Kathleen, b. 1904; Paul, b. 1905. Elected to 56th and 57th Congresscs from 2d N. Y. Dist., and to 58th, 59th, 60th, 61st 62d and 63rd Congresses from 7th N. Y. Dist. Dir. People's Home Realty Co. Demo- crat; Catholic. Mem. St. Patrick's Soc., Roman Catho- lic Orphan Asylum Soc., Manhattan Coli. Alumni Ass'n. Brooklyn Lodge, No. 22 B. P. O. Elks; Brooklyn Co. No. 60, Knights of Columbus (charter mem, and past grand knight); Catholic Young Men's Diocesan Union of Brooklyn. Clubs: Brooklyn, Montauk, Kings Co .. Third Ward Young Men's Democratic. Residence: 418 Pacific St., Brooklyn. Address: 215 Montague St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
JFITZPATRICK, FREDERICK F.
Manufacturer; b. Peterboro, Ont., June 9, 1856; mar- ricd; three children. Pres. and dir. R'y Steel Spring Co .; dir. U. S. Life Ins. Co., Emigrant Industrial Sav- ings Bank, Larchmont Nat. Bank, Larchmont Water Co., Chicago Cleveland Car Roofing Co. Recreation: Golf. Clubs: Apawamis, Larchmont Yacht, Sleepy Hoilow, Railroad. Residence: Larchmont, N. Y. Ad- dress: 30 Church St., N. Y. City.
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