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Am. consul; b. Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 1878; s. Robert and Elizabeth (McKibbin) Frazer; ed. sch. in Dresden, Germany, P. E. Acad., Philadelphia, and Mass. Inst. Technology, Boston; unmarried. Employed by Am. Bank, Porto Rico, 1899-1901; engaged in sugar cane pianting, Porto Rico, 1901-1908; appt'd consul at Valencia, Spain, July 16, 1900, and consul at Malaga, Spain, since Aug. 22, 1912. Served as town council- man of Salinas, Porto Rico, and on one occasion, ass't supervisor of elections. Mem. Delta Psi fraternity. Ciub: St. Anthony (N. Y.). Address: Care Con- sular Bureau, Dep't of State, Washington, D. C.
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FRAZIER, KENNETH
Artist; b. Paris, France, June 14, 1867; s. Benjamin West and Aiice (Ciarke) Frazier; ed. Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, Pa., Julian Acad., Paris, France; grad. Le- high Univ., 1887; m. Garrison, N. Y., Nov. 27, 1894, Julia Fish Rogers; children: Veronica, b. 1895; Susan Alice, b. 1899; Harriette, b. 1902. Studied art in Paris from 1887 to 1893; has painted portraits in New York, Paris and London, since 1893. Mem. Nat. Acad. De- sign. Club: Century Ass'n. Residence: Garrison- on-Hudson, N. Y. Address: 80 W. 40th St., N. Y. City. FREAR, HIRAM PERLEY
Decorator; b. Hoimesville, N. J .; s. Hlram and Abbie A. (Brown) Frear; direct descendant Peter Stuyvesant and Henry Frieza, officer on staff of Gen. Lafayette, and Mehitabie Atwood, one of Mayflower Pilgrims; ed. private tutors, and Cooper Inst. Repub- ilcan. Mem. S. A. R., Soc. of Genesee, Veterans of N. G., N. Y. Address: 665 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
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FREEDMAN, ANDREW
Capitalist; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 1, 1860; s. of Joseph and Elizabeth (Davies) Freedman; ed. grammar sch. 59, and City Coll., N. Y .; unmarried. V .- p. and dir. Wright Co .; dir. N. Y. Transportation Co .; Fifth Ave- nue Coach Co .; Dobbs Ferry Traction Co .; Interbor- ough-Met. Co .; Interborough Rapid Transit Co .; N. J. Terminal Dock & Improvement Co .; N. Y. & Queens County R'y; Rapid Transit Subway Construction Co., Subway Realty Co .; Trustee N. Y. & L. I. R. R. Co. Mem. Soc. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Met. Mus. of Art; Am, Mus. of Nat. Hist. Clubs: Lawyers, Democratic, Railroad, Opera, Lotos, Turf and Field. Columbia Yacht, Deal Goif and Country, Coney Island Jockey, Automobile of America, Aero of America, Bal- tusrol Golf. Residence: 524 Fifth Av. Address: 11 Plne St., N. Y. City.
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FREEMAN, EDWARD D.
Lawyer; b. Warren, Pa., Aprll 4, 1878; s. Lewis Ross and Florence (Dale) Freeman; grad. Haverford Coll., A.B., N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B .; m. N. Y. City, Dec. 18, 1900, Grace Gertrude Dennison; children: Lewis Ross, 2nd; Marian Dennison. Mem. firm Mclaughlin, Rus- sell, Coc & Sprague; dir. Kent Light Co., and Hillis Cereal Mf'g Co. Mcm. Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. Clubs: Crescent Athletle, Lotos, Nat. Arts. Residence: 20 Montgomery Pl., Brooklyn. Address: 165 Broad- way, N. Y. City.
FREEMAN, JOHN RIPLEY
Hydraulic eng'r; b. W. Bridgeton, Me., July 27, 1855; s. Nathaniel I). and Mary E. (Morse) Freeman; grad.
Mass. Inst. Technology, B.S .; Sc.D., Brown Univ., 1904; Tufts Univ., 1905; m. Muskegon, Mich., 1887, Elizabeth Farwell Ciark. Principal ass't eng'r Water Power Co., Lawrence, Mass., 1877-1880; principai ass't to Hiram F. Milis, 1880-1886; engaged in individual prac- tice as consulting eng'r since 1886. Chief eng'r and sup't of inspection Ass'n of Factory Mutual Ins. Com- panies, 1887-1896; eng'r mein. Mass. Met. Water B'd, 1895-1896; pres. and treas. Mf'rs Mutual Fire Ins. Co. since 1896; consulting eng'r N. Y. City Water Supply, since 1900, San Francisco Water Supply, since 1910, Water Power Branch Dep't Interior Canadian Gov't, since 1909. Served as mem. U. S. Gun Carriage Test B'd, 1901; consuiting eng'r on Owens River Aqueduct for Los Angeles, Calif., 1906; N. Y. State Water Supply Comm'n, 1909-1912, to Isthmian Canal, 1907; Saint Law- rence River Power Co., 1907; Mass. Met. Park Comm'n, 1903, also consulting eng'r to various mfg cos. and water power developments in Caiif., Montana, Canada and Mexico. Dir. Nat. Bank of Commerce, Providence, R. I., Hosp. Trust Co., Providence, Providence Gas Co. Independent Republican; Unitarian. Twice awarded Norman gold medal of Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs (v .- p. 1902); mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs (pres. 1904-1905), N. E. Water Works Ass'n, Boston Soc. Civil Eng'rs (pres. 1894). Fellow Am. Acad. Arts and Sciences, Boston. Mem. Corp'n, Mass. Inst. Technology. Clubs: Engineers' (N. Y), Art and University (Providence), Technology (Boston). Address: B'd Water Supply, Municipal Bld'g, N. Y. City.
: FREEMAN, JOSEPH EDWIN
Lawyer; b. Unity, Me., Feb. 14, 1876; s. Joseph Hewitt and Aletta (Stone) Freeman; grad. Univ. of Chicago, 1898, Ph.B .; Georgetown Law Sch., LL.B., 1901; post-grad. work at Harvard Law Sch .; marrled. Was 3 years accountant in U. S. Treasury Dep't, and for a brief period in the banking business; sec. Am. Sugar Refining Co. Republican; Congregationalist. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Mil. Order of the Loyal Legion, Deita Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Clubs: Har- vard, Sleepy Hollow, Dunwoodie. Address: 117 Wall St., N. Y. Clty.
FREEMAN, ROWLAND GODFREY
Physician; b. N. Y. City, June 11, 1859; s. Alfred and Amelia (Tayior) Freeman; ed. Lawrenceville Sch., 1875-1876; Columbia Univ., A.B., 1879-1883; Coli. Phys. and Surg., M.D., 1883-1886; Bellevue Hosp., 1886-1887; m. N. Y. City, Aprii, 1887, Henrietta Taylor; children: Elizabeth Gwinnett, b. 1892 (died 1903); Rowland God- frey, Jr., b. 1894. Studied in Europe from spring of 1887 to autumn of 1888. Attending physician to chil- dren's ward, Roosevelt Hosp., N. Y. Foundiing Hosp., N. Y. Nursery and Child's Hosp., and Scaside Hosp. of St. John's Guild. Mem. Am. Pediatric Soc., Am. Public Health Ass'n, Am. Med. Ass'n, Ass'n Am. Physicians, N. Y. Acad. Medicine, Pathoi. Soc., N. Y. County Med. Soc. Ciubs: Century, Barnard. Address: 211 W. 57th St., N. Y. City.
FREEMAN, WELDON WINANS
Vice-pres. Columbia Gas and Electric Co .; b. Exeter, Ont., Can., June 8, 1872; s. A. D. and Louisa A. (Win- ans) Freeman; ed. public schools of Listowel, Ont .; grad. No. 3 in hlgh seh. ciass; m. Brooklyn, June 5, 1895, Eiien Augusta Burrows; children: Louise Phil- lips, b. 1896; Chester Burrows, b. 1901; Weldon Winans, Jr., b. 1904. Began business career as stenographer with Edison Ficctric Co. of Brooklyn, 1SS9; filled posi- tions in turn of ass't sec., sec., sec. and treas., v .- p. and gen. mg'r until 1912; became connected with banking house of Sperling & Co., London, Eng., 1912, after which became active in development of water powers of Ala. by Sperling interests; appt'd 1913 v .- p., with headquarters in Cincinnati, of Columbia Gas & Eiec- tric Co., and subsidiaries, the Union Gas & Electric Co., Cincinnati Gas & Ficetric Co., Cincinnati Gas & Trans- portation Co., S. Covington & Cincinnati St. R'y Co., Union Light, Heat & Power Co., Cincinnati, Newport & Covington Light & Traction Co., and many others. Mem. N. Y. Elec. Soc., Illuminating Eng'ring Soc., Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs. Ass'n of Edison Illuminating Cos. (ex-pres, and mem. Exec. Com), Nat. Electric Light Ass'n (ex-pres. and mem. Exec. Com.). Clubs: Lotos. Engineers, Lawyers (N. Y.), Crescent Athletic (Brook- lyn), Gienwood Country, Belie Terre (L. I.), Southern, University, Country (Birmingham), Bouvier Country (Montgomcry). Address: Union Gas & Electric Co .. Cincinnati, Ohlo.
FRENCH, AMOS TUCK
Retired banker; b. Boston, Mass., July 20, 1863; s. Francis O. and Ellen (Tuck) French; grad. Harvard, A.B., 1885; m. Newport, R. I., Dec. 2, 1885, Panilne Le Roy. Was mem. N. Y. Stock Exchange for 3 years. Was v .- p. Manhattan Trust Co. 15 years, and dir. Northern Securities Co., Northern Pacific R'y. Mem. N. Y. Chamber of Commerce, N. Y. Hist. Soc .; dir. Lylng-
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In Hosp. of N. Y. Clubs: Metropolitan, Knickerbocker, Union, Grolier, Harvard, N. Y. Yacht, Down Town, Turf and Field, Tuxedo and Coney Island Jockey. Address: Tuxedo Park, N. Y.
FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER
Sculptor; b. Exeter, N. H., April 20, 1850; s. Henry F. and Anne (Richardson) French; ed. Exeter and Cambridge public schs., and Mass. Inst. of Technology, class of 1872; A.M., Dartmouth; A.M., Yale, 1913; LL.D., Columbia, 1913; in. Washington, D. C., 1888, Mary A. French; one d .: Margaret, b. 1889. PractIsing art of sculpture since 1869; since 1887 in N. Y. One of origi- nal mems. Art Comm'n of City of N. Y., served 7 years; mem. N. Y. City Improvement Comm'n. Has made many statues, etc., including those of Rufus Choate in Boston Court House, John Harvard, Cambridge, Mass., Dr. Gallaudet and His First Deaf Mute Pupil; also Minute Man of Concord (at Concord, Mass.); four groups: "Europe," "Asia," "Africa," and "America," for N. Y. Custom House; "Alma Mater,' er." for Columbia Univ .; bronze doors of Boston Public Library. Also (in collaboration with Edward C. Potter) equestrian stat- ues of Generals Grant, Hooker, Devens and Washing- ton. Exhibited at Paris Salon (the Milmore Memo- rlal), medal; Statue of the Republic (colossal figure) at World's Columbian Exp'n; Statue of Lincoln, Lin- eoln, Neb., etc. Trustee Met. Museum of Art, Am. Aead. in Rome, Hon. Pres. Nat. Sculpture Soe., Archl- tectural League of N. Y., Nat. Acad. Design, Academia dl San Luca dl Roma, Legion of Honor (France), Inst. and Acad. of Arts and Letters, chm'n Federal Comm. of Fine Arts. Clubs: Century, Nat. Arts, MacDowell. Address: 125 W. 11th St., N. Y. City.
FRENCH, DARWIN G.
Merchant; b. Underhill, Vt., May 14, 1845; s. Levi and Lois Morse (Hoit) French; ed. common schools, Un- derhill Acad. and Burlington (Vt.) Business Coll .; m. Underhill, Vt., Nov. 2, 1869, Emma Lucretia Mead; children: Mrs. Ethel French Stearns, b. 1876; Mrs. Inez French Towl. b. 1880. In country store at Underhill, Vt .. 1868-1885; with Lord & Taylor, N. Y. City, 1886- 1897; dir. Arnold Print Works, N. Adams, Mass., since 1897. Mem. Vt. Legislature, 1882-1883; postmaster, Underhill, Vt., 1870-1885. Republican; Presby'n; pres. B'd Trustees West Park Presby'n Ch. Clubs: Repub- lican. Merchants. Residence: 201 W. 79th St. Address: 320 Broadway, N. Y. City.
FRENCH, FRANCIS ORMOND
Manufacturer; b. Newport, R. I., Nov. 27, 1888; s. Amos Tuck and Pauline W. (Le Roy) French; grad. Harvard Univ., A.B., class 1912. In office of Senator John Kean. of N. J., after graduation; with Tidewater Paving Brick Co., since 1912. Republican; Episcopa- lian. Clubs: Knickerbocker, Harvard, Tuxedo. Resl- dence: Tuxedo Park, N. Y. Address: Care Tidewater Paving Brick Co., 26 Cortlandt St., N. Y. Clty.
FRENCH. FERDINAND COURTNEY
Professor of Philosophy; b. Berkeley, Mass., Dee. 14, 1861; s. Cicero R. C. and Harriet (Crane) French; grad. Brown Univ., A.B., 1885, A.M., 1888; studied in Germany (Univ. of Berlin, and Strassburg, 1888-1890) ; Cornell Univ., Ph.D., 1892; m. Hamilton, N. Y., July 1, 1896, Caroline Mott West; children: Rodney West, b. 1897; Katharine, b. 1898. Principal High Sch., West- minster, Mass., 1885-1886; Johnston, R. I., 1886-1888; prof. philosophy, Colgate Univ., 1892-1894; Vassar Coll., 1894-1901; Univ. of Neb., 1903-1910, and at Colgate Univ. sinee 1910. Baptist. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Delta Upsilon fraternity, Am. Psychol. Ass'n, Am. Philos. Ass'n; contb'r to various philosophical jour- nals. Address: Hamilton, N. Y.
'FRENCH, HARLAN PAGE
Educator; b. Cambridge, Vt., Sept. 29, 1843; s. Chris- topher and Persis (Lyon) French; ed. People's Acad., Morrisville, Vt .; grad. Amherst Coll., A.B., 1868, A.M., 1871; m. Cambridge, Mass., Aug. 22, 1872. Augusta Bowers; one d .: Mrs. Willlam F. Yust. of Rochester, N. Y. Vice-principal Princeton (Il1.) High Sch., 1868- 1870; prin. Sterling (Iil.) High Sch., 1870-1873; mf'r and dealer in sch., church and office furniture, Albany, N. Y., 1873-1880; merchant, N. Y. City, 1880-1885; pres. and business mg'r N. Y. Edn'l Co., publishers, 1899- 1906; prop'r Albany Teachers' Agency, 1891-1913; pres. Albany Teachers' Agency, Inc., since Jan. 1, 1913; mein. B'd Public Instr'n, Albany, N Y., 1895-1902. Repub- lican; Congregationalist. See. N. Y. State Ass'n of Sch. Bd's, 1896-1901; men. Nat. Ed'n Ass'n 'and pres. dep't of administration, 1903; sec. Edn'l Press Ass'n of Am., 1902-1906; trustee N. Y. State Home Missionary Soc., 1898-1904; v .- p. Alhany City Traet and Missionary Soc .; mem. Sons of Revolution, Albany Chamber of Commerce, Civic League of Albany, Nat. Geog. Soe .. Phi Beta Kappa. Club: Aurania. Residence: 1090 Madison Av. Address: 81 Chapel St., Albany, N. Y.
FRENCH, HOWARD BARCLAY
Manufacturer; b. Salem, O., Sept. 3, 184S; s. Samuel H. and Angelina (Dunseth) French; direct descendant Thomas French, who settled near Burlington, N. J., 1680, and took prominent part in affairs of colony; ed. Friends' Sch., Philadelphia Coll. of Pharmacy, grad. 1871; m. 1882, Ida Colket of Philadelphia; two chil- dren. Served an apprenticeship of 3 years in retail drug store; entered employ of father's firm, French, Richards & Co., wholesale druggists and paint mf'rs, to mfg dep't of which was transferred 1872. With father, brother, and John L. Longstreth, formed firm Samuel H. French & Co. which succeeded mfg branch of old firm; following death of father and brother, and retirement of Mr. Longstreth, became sole prop'r of business, 1901, still conducting same under that namc. Treas, and dir. Paint Trade Mutual Fire Ins. Co .; dir. Bath Portland Cement Co., Equitable Trust Co. of Philadelphia, when organized and pres. 1902- 1912 when consolidated, forming the Continental- Equitable Title & Trust Co., presidency of which de- clined, now mem. B'd of Dirs. Served as pres. Nat. Paint, Oil and Varnish Ass'n; now treas. Central Com. Paint and Varnish Mf'rs Ass'n of U. S .; dir. Trades League of Philadelphia (now Chamber of Commerce), since org'n, 1890; served as chm'n of many important coms., one of which was instrumental in having in- stalled Philadelphia's high pressure water system for fire service. Delegate to Nat. B'd of Trade, and appt'd delegate to Conv. at Tampa, Fla., bv Gov. Hastings, 1896, to devise coast defenses for Gulf and South At- lantic harbors; served as mem. Exec. Com. Tenn. Cen- tennial Comm'n of Philadelphia, sec. Union Com. on Transportation, Mf'g and Commercial Interests of Philadelphia, chm'n Joint Com. of Commercial Org'ns of Philadelphia, 1893-1894, on site for New U. S. Mint; mem. Advisory B'd of Commercial Museums (now mem. B'd of Trustees), dir. Franklin Inst., mem. Com. on Transportation and Railroad Terminals, Com. of Or- ganizing Comm'n for 12th Congress Permanent Inter- nat. Ass'n of Navigation Congresses: delegate to 5th Annual Conv. of Atlantic Deeper Waterways Ass'n. 1912, viee-chm'n Mckinley & Hobart Business Men's Nat. Campaign Com., 1896:
pres. Nat. Republican League of business Men, 1898: delegate to Nat. Rep. Conv., 1912; chm'n Taft and Sherman Business Men's Nat. Campaign Com. For many years one of mg'rs and trustees of Philadelphia Southern Home for Des- titute Children; mg'r Home Missionary Soe. and mem. and treas. Pa. State B'd of Charities: trustee Phila. Ccll. of Pharmacy over 40 years, pres. since 1900; mem. Council of Proprietors, N. J. Dir. N. J. Soc. of Pa. (ex- pres., one of organizers), mem. Ohio Soe .. Am. Pharm. Ass'n, Hist. Soc. of Pa .. Colonial Soc. Clubs: Manu- facturers (dir.), Union League (formerly dir and 2nd v .- p.). Paint Manufacturers' (ehm'n ex .- eom. 25 years), Merion Cricket, Phila. Skating and Humane Soc .. Pen and Pencil. Residence: 2021 Spruee St., Philadelphia, Pa., "Alderbrook," Radnor, Pa.
FRENCH, JOHN
Lawyer: h. Woodstock, Vt .. Dee. 14, 1863; s. Warren C. and Sarah A. (Stecle) French; grad. Dartmouth Coll. A.B .. 1886: N. Y. Law Seh .: m. N. Y. City, June 1. 1907. Mary M. Billings: children: John, Jr., b. Jan. 31. 1909: Mary, b. May 1. 1910; Elizabeth. h. July 23, 1912. Mem. firm Whitridge, Butler & Riee. Republi- can: Presby'n. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. County Tawyers Ass'n. N E. Soc. of N. Y., Soc. of Colonial Wars, Phi Beta Kappa Soc .. Acad. of Polit: Science; trustee Northfield Seh., E. Northfield. Mass. Clubs: Ardsley, Union League, University, Greenwich Coun- trv. Greenwich Field. Dartmouth. Lawyers. Residence: 279 Madison Av. Address: 59 Wall St .. N. Y. City.
FRENCH, LEIGH HILL
Capitalist; b. Dover. N. H., Oct. 1, 1863; s. George F. and Clara Shaekford (HFill) French; ed. in high school, Portland, Me., and Univ. of Minn., M.D., 1894; m. Louisville, Ky., June 27, 1893 Blanche W. Culbert- son. Practised medicine at Washington, D. C., 1897: capt. and inspector of rifle practice, Washington 1898: inajor 3d Cav. U. S. V. ( "Rough Riders"), 1898; ad- mitted to bar, 1902. Aetively identified with building of the railway and hydraulie mining waterways in Alaska. Author of: Sanitary Conditions at Camp Thomas During 1898; Nome Nuggets, 1902; Seward's Land of Gold, 1905; also various monographs on medi- cal suhjects. Pres. New Rochelle Home for the Aged, mem. hy inheritance of Mil. Order Loyal Legion. Are- tic Brotherhood. Clubs: New York. N. Y. Athletic. Larchmont Yacht, Huguenot Yacht (N. Y. City), Cos- mos, Chevy Chase (Washington, D. C.): Worcester (Worcester). Residence: New Rochelle, N. Y. Ad- dress: 45 W. 34th St., N. Y. City.
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FRENCH, SALPHRONIUS H.
Surgeon, banker; b. Broome County, N. Y., July 16, 1537; s. Ira and Sally (Harrington) French; ed. Bing- hamton Acad., Coli. Phys, and Surg., N. Y. City; Al- tany Med. Coll., N. Y .; m. Broome County, N. Y., Oct. 13, 1868, Mary A. Hurd; one s .: Charles E. In prac- tice of medicine and surgery, Tompkins County, years; Broome County, 6 years, and Amsterdam, N. Y., 40 years. Pres. Amsterdam Savings Bank. Served 2 years in Civil War. Republican; Methodist. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. State Medical Soc., Montgomery County Med. Soc .; pres. Amsterdam Free Library. Ad- dress: Amsterdam, N. Y.
VFREW, WALTER EDWIN
Banker; b. Brooklyn. N. Y., July 1, 1864; s. George Edward and Amanda (Crooker) Frew; cd. Greenpoint Acad. and public sch .; m. July 28, 1888, Elia Louise Carman; one d .: Helen Louise. Entered employ of Messrs. Shepherd Knapp & Co .; accepted employment in Eleventh Ward Bank as clerk, 1885; appt'd cashier of Queens Co. Bank, L. I. City, 1889 and elected pres., 1895. Pres. and dir. Corn Exchange Bank; v .- p. and dir. Corn Exchange Safe Deposit Co .; dir. Bankers' Trust Co., United Button Co .; chm'n exec. com. and dir. Washington Trust Co .; trustee Dry Dock Savings Bank; chm'n Clearing House Com. Was sec. N. Y. Clearing House Ass'n, and during panic of 1907 mem. Loan Com. Was sec. and chm'n N. Y. State Bankers' Ass'n. Mem. St. Andrew's Soc. and Masonic Lodge. Clubs: Union League, Metropolitan, Lotos (N. Y. City) : Garden City Golf, Garden City (Garden City), Sleepy Hollow Country (Scarsborough, N. Y.). Recess, City Midday. Address: Corn Exchange Bank, 13 William St., N. Y. City.
FRICK, HENRY CLAY
Capitalist; b. W. Overton, Pa., Dec. 19, 1849; s. John W. and Elizabeth (Overholt) Frick; ed. common schs. of Pa .; mı. Pittsburgh, Dec. 15, 1881, Adelaide Howard Chiids; two children: Childs, Helen E. Organized Frick & Co., coke mf'rs, 1871, and H. C. Frick Coke . Co., 1882, serving as pres. until 1897; now chm'n b'd of dirs .; became partner in Carnegie Bros., 1882, later changed to Carnegie Bros. & Co., Ltd., and was chm'n 189-1892; business consolidated with Carnegie, Phipps & Co. (of which was chm'n), 1892, under Carnegie Steel Co., and was chm'n b'd of mg'rs until 1897. Now dir. Pa. R. R. Co., Phila. & Reading R'y Co., Chicago & Northwestern R. R. Co., Mellon & Nat. Bank of Pittsburgh, Union Trust Co. of (Pittsburgh, United Steel Corp'n, Phila. & Reading Coal & Iron Co. Clubs: Metropolitan, Engineers, Lawyers (N. Y.), Union, Du- quesne (Pittsburgh). Address: Pittsburgh, Pa., and 640 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
FRIEDENWALD, HERBERT
Author; b. Baltimore, Md., Sept. 20, 1870; s. Moses and Jane (Ahlborn) Friedenwald; grad. Johns Hop- kins Univ., 1890; Ph.D., Univ. of Pa., 1894. Chief Div. of Manuscripts, Library of Congress. 1897-1900. Author: The Continental Congress, The Journal and Papers of the Continental Congress, Material for the History of the Jews in the British West Indies, 1897; Some Newspaper Advertisements of the Eighteenth Century, 1897; Historical Manuscripts in the Library of Congress, 1898; A Calendar of Washington MSS. in Library of Congress, 1901; The Declaration of Inde- pendence, 1904 (Macmillan); editor Am. Jewish Year Book, 1907-1913. Mem. Am. Hist. Ass'n, Am. Economic Ass'n, Am. Jewish Hist. Soc. (recording sec.), Philos. Soc., Washington, Am. Jewish Com., etc. Clubs: City, Nat. Arts, Nat. Democratic (N. Y.), Franklin Inn (Philadelphia), Cosmos (Washington, D. C.). Address: 356 Second Av., N. Y. City.
FRIEDERANG, MAXIMILIAN FRANZ
Artist, scientist; b. Stockach-Baden, Germany, Oct. 8, 1856; s. John Baptist and Walburga (Schmid) Friederang; early ed'n in native place, graduating with diploma at Meersburg.
1876. Received Gov't apptm't, 1876; mustercd into German army, 1877; en- tered Art Sch. in Basle, Switzerland, from which re- ceived call to travel through France, Spain, Italy, Egypt, the Holy Land, Grecce, Turkey and Austria. finally arriving at Rome for permanent stay to edu- cate himself in works of Michaelangelo, Raphael and other masters of the Renaissance, studying fresco with utmost scientific care, and discovering in this search facts of greatest value for Renaissance of Fresco Buono. his chemical knowledge assisting him greatly in this search, in which he also received aid at Vatican, Propaganda, Campo Santo and other edn'l piaces of Italy. Contracted Roman fever and re- turned to Munich. Accepted call from German Gov't, but, Roman fever demanding a climatic change, came to U. S., 1889. Private tutor in music and art in home of Hon. Carl Schulz, 1889-1890. Opened studio in Chi- cago, 1890; mg'r art dep't Chicago World's Fair Graphic,
1891, and becanie founder and first pres. Art Industry Ass'n; m. N. Y. City, April 9, 1898, Clara Trump, of Goshen, Ind. Opened studio in N. Y. City, 1894, and became illustrator for numerous publications, and obtained much prestige with Prince Henry Program and Souvenir BBook of his tour of U. S., 1902. Opened studio, 1904, to exploit re-discovery of Fresco Buono and Sgraffito, in which has executed, among others: The Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes (Brooklyn); in- terior decoration of St. Mary's Ch. (Norwalk, Conn.); exterior decoration Buckingham Music Hall ( Water- bury, Conn.); interior decoration of the Robing Room of the U. S. Supreme Court ( Washington, D. C.); The Days of '49, of The History of California (18 histori- cal frescoes) at The Bivouac, Los Angeles, Calif. (home of Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, at West Lake); decorations of Com. Room of Joint Com. on the Li- brary and Rules and Regulations ( Washington, D. C.); decorations of dome, St. Joseph's Ch., Babylon, L. I., 1910; exb'n 39 heads of Christ in Fresco Buono, entire traditional history, at new St. Thomas' rectory, 53d St. and Fifth Av., N. Y. City. Author: An Ancient Art Revived, Fresco Buono I., Sgraffito II. Addresses: 1236 Atlantic Av., Brooklyn, N. Y .; 309 Broadway, N. Y. City.
FRIEDRICH, LEOPOLD
Capitalist; b. Polstrau, Austria, Jan. 1, 1876; s. Sig- mund and Emilie (Neuwirth) Friedrich; ed. Coil. and High Sch. of Commerce, Marburg, Austria; m. N. Y., June 3, 1912, Cora Bruhl. Traveled extensively and became connected with Ministry of Finances of Aus- tria-Hungary, Vienna. Acted as one of secs. to Paris World's Exp'n, 1900. Decorated by French Gov't. Be- came connected with Nat. City Bank of N. Y., 1902; nig'r Foreign Dep't Nat. Bank of Commerce of N. Y. 1907-1910; financial mg'r and dir. Am. Smelting & Refining Co., since 1911; v .- p. Yukon Gold Co .; ass't treas. Am. Smelters Securities Co .: treas. and dir. Guggenheim Exploration Co .; dir. Chesapeake & Ohio Coal & Coke Co .; treas. Chile Exploration Co. and Chile Copper Co. Residence: 524 Fifth Av. Address: 165 Broadway, N. Y. City.
FRISBEE, EDWARD S.
Educator. b. Meredith, N. Y., Feb. 2, 1837; s. Milton and Angeline (Parke) Frisbee; g .- s. Gideon Frisbee, pioneer of Delhi, Delaware Co., N. Y. (1787-1828) and judge Court of Common Pleas; ed. Delaware Acad., Delhi, N. Y .; Amherst Coll., A.B., 1860, A.M., 1866, D.D., 1878; m. Amherst, Mass., Aug. 11, 1864, Caroline Eliza 'Haskell. Classical instr. Williston Sem., Easthampton, Mass., 1860-1862; Union Theol. Sem., N. Y. City, 1862- 1863; principal high schools, Amherst, Mass., 1863- 1867, Northampton, Mass., 1867-1872, Binghamton, N. Y., 1872-1875; pres. Wells Coll., Aurora, N. Y., 1875- 1894; N. Y. State Library, Albany, N. Y., 1895-1896; examiner and insp. secondary schools, Univ. of State of N. Y., Albany, N. Y., 1896-1904. Republican; Pres- by'n. Mem. various edn'l ass'ns in Mass., and N. Y. State. Mem. Psi Upsilon in coli., Albany Inst., and Hist. and Art Soc. Club: University (Albany). Ad-
dress: 2 Sprague Place, Albany, N. Y.
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