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KINGSLEY, DARWIN PEARL
Insurance official; b. Alburg, Vt., May 5, 1857; s. H. P. and Celia P. (La Due) Kingsley; grad. Univ. of Ver- inont, 1881; m. 1st, June 19, 1884, Mary M. Mitchell; 2d. Dec. 3, 1895, Josephine 1. McCall. Delegate to Rep. Nat. Conv., 1884; State auditor and sup't of ins., Colo., 1887-1888; sup't agencies, N. Y. Life Ins. Co., 1892-1898; trustee and v .- D. 1898-1907; pres. since June 7, 1907. Dir. Louisville & Nashville R. R., Citizens' Central Nat. Bank, Nat. Surety Co., N. Y. Trust Co. Trustee Univ. of
Vermont, and mem. Finance Com. Author: The First Business of the World, Militant Life Insurance, and addresses and papers on life insurance. Mem. Biblio- phile Soc .; life mem. Am. Museum Nat. History, Ver- mont Soc., Sons of Revolution. Clubs: University, Union League, Merchants, St. Andrew's, Sleepy Hollow, Nat. Golf Links (Garden City), Hobby. Residence: Riverdale-on-Hudson, N. Y. Address 346 Broadway, N. Y. City.
KINGSLEY, FLORENCE MORSE
Author; b. near Medina, Ohio, July 14, 1859: d. Jona- than Bradley and Eleanor ( Ecob) Morse; ed. Whites- town Sem. and Wellesley Coll .; m. July 12, 1552, Charles Rawson Kingsley. Author: Titus, A Com- rade of the Cross, 1894; Stephen, a Soldier of the Cross, 1896; Paul, a Herald of the Cross, 1997; Pris- oners of the Sea, 1898; The Cross Triumphant, 1899; The Transfiguration of Miss Philura, 1901; The Needle's Eye, 1902; Wings and Fetters, 1902; Under the Stars, 1903; The Singular Miss Smith, 1904; Tor, 1904; The Resurrection of Miss Cynthia, 1905; The Intellectual Miss Lamb, 1906; Truthful Jane, 1907; The Princess and the Ploughman, 1907; Those Queer Browns, 1907; And So They Were Married, 1908; The Glass House, 1909; Those Brewster Children, 1910; The Highest Bidder, 1910; Francesca, 1911; The Return of Caroline, 1911; Wilhelmina Changes Her Mind, 1912; Miss Philma's Wedding Gown, 1912; Veronica, 1913; Hurrying Fate and Geraldine, 1913; Miss Philma (a play) 1913. Address: Westerleigh, Staten Island, N. Y.
KINGSLEY, SPENCER S.
Real estate broker; b. Buffalo, June 21, 1849; 8. Silas and Julia Rachel (Cozzens) Kingsley; ed. Buffalo public schs., Central High Sch., and Buffalo Acad .; m. Buffalo, N. Y., June 20, 1876, A. Louisa McWilliams; children: Silas Eugene, b. Sept. 2, 1878, Louise K Kahler (wife of Hugh M. Kahler, of East Orange, N. J.), b. 1882. Started clerking in seed store, Buffalo, 1864; entered employ of C. E. Walbridge, hardware, 1SGS, retiring from charge of wholesale dep't in 1878 to engage with late Otto Ulbrich in book and station- ery business under Ulbrich & Kingsley; burned out 1887, and engaged in real estate business. Served on Atlanta Exp'n Com. on Citizens' Conv. to entertain com. of Congress visiting city to locate Niagara River Bridge; com. accompanying Pres. Mckinley to original Pan-Am. site, Com. for Relief of Familles of Spanish War Soldiers and Sailors; pres. Real Estate Exchange 3 years, largely instrumental in erecting exchange bld'g in Pearl st., 1895; also on Citizen Com. for Cele- hrating 100 Years Peace, 1912. Republican; Presby'n. Mem. Chamber of Commerce (chni'n Real Estate Com., 2 years, also com. to welcome to Buffalo, Pres. Cas- satt on Pa. R. R. Dir. Y. M. C. A. many years, re- signing 1907; formerly officer in First Presby'n Ch. of Buffalo. Recreation: Gardening. Residence: 64 Norwood Av. Address: Kingsley Bld'g, 121 Franklin St., Buffalo, N. Y.
J KINNAN, ALEXANDER P. W.
Banker: b. N. Y. City, March 13, 1856; s. Alexander P. and Margaret J. (Ostrander) Kinnan: ed. Law- renceville Sch .; m. St. Thomas Ch., N. Y. City, Dec. 14, 1887, Charlotte O. Morris; one son: Morris Egenton, b. Jan. 22, 1891. Mem, firm of J. Romaine Brown & Co .; pres. and trustee Union Dime Savings Bank; dir. Mutual Bank, City of N. Y. Fire Ins. Co., Met. Life Ins. Co. of N. Y .; Robert Crooks Co., of N. Y .; N. Y. Plate Glass Ins. Co .; treas. Arrow Realty Co. Re- publican, Episcopalian. Mem. Kane Lodge. V. and A. M., St. Nicholas Soc., Sons of the Revolution. Clubs: Nassau, of Princeton; N. Y. Athletic, Union League, Manhattan. Residence: 439 West End Av. Address: 701 Sixth Av., N. Y. Clty.
KINNEY, MARGARET WEST
Painter, illustrator; b. Peoria, Ill., June 11, 1872; d. John A. and Margaret (Melillan) West; ed. Peoria High Sch., Art Students' League, of N. Y., and in Paris in classes of Lefebvre, Fleury, Collin and Mercon; m. Chicago, 1901, Troy Kinney; one son, John West Kin- ney, b. 1903. Pictures at various times in exhibitions of Pa. Acad, Fine Arts, Soc. Western Artists, Chicago Artists. Collaborator with Troy Kinney in illustra- tion and decoration; including a decoration in Fine Arts Bldg, Chicago. Has painted a large number of portraits. Address: 15 W. 67th St., N. Y. City.
KINNEY, TROY
Illustrator; b. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 1, 1871; s. William C. and Mary (Troy) Kinney; grad. Yale, A.M., 1896; Yale Art Sch., Chicago Art Inst .; m. Chicago, June, 1901, Margaret West; one son: John West, b. 1903. In 1896-1897, in newspaper work Baltimore and Chicago; since then in illustration of books and mag- azines, fiction, etc., in collaboration with wife, over signature, "The Kinneys," Century, Saturday Evening
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Post, Harper's, McClurg, Macmillan, Dodd, Mead & Co., McClure, Phillips & Co., and others; mural decora- tlon, among others, proscenium arch and foyer, Grand Opera House, Chicago. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. .Clubs: Yale (N. Y. City); Elihu ( Yale Univ.). Ad- dress: 15 West 67th St., N. Y. City.
KINSMAN, FRANK E.
Elec. eng'r; b. Leominster, Mass., 1852; s. Cyrus and Helen D. (Allen) Kinsman; ed. in schools of Mass .; m. 1st, N. Y. City, 1SS1, Florence Hillman; 2d, Al- bany, N. Y., 1902, M. E. Davis; children; Cyrus H., Annis L., Grace. Engaged in elec. business, and became identified with earliest development of tele- phone business; devised first central office telephone system ever built; in other elec, lines was first man to burn are lamps on incandescent circuit; sent, in 1877, by Gen. Walker, v .- p. Gold & Stock Telegraph Co., to Chicago, to assist in establishing telephone there; invented, 1878, the multiple switchboard, which was afterward sold to Western Electric Co .; was first aup't repairs and attachments for Metropolitan Tele- phone Co. (afterwards N. Y. Telephone Co.), 1879- 1881; mem. firm Kinsman & Toby, 1881, and of its successor, The Elcc. Construction & Supply Co., of which was pres, until 1890, and is still a director; from 1890 consulting elec. eng'r for several large concerns; now pres. Kinsman Block System Co., mtg automatic train stop system now in use on express tracks of N. Y. Subway; also treas. Kinsman Elec. and Railway Supply Co. Mem. Ain. Soc. Elec. Eng'rs, N. Y. Soc. Elec. Eng'rs, Knight Templar, Mason and Mecca Shriner. Mem. Merchants' Assn of N. Y. Residence: Plainfield. N. J. Address: 50 Church St., N. Y. City.
KIP, HENRY SPIES
Broker; b. Rhinebeck, N. Y., June 29, 1874; s. William Bergh and Sarah Ann (Spies) Kip; ed. St. John's Sch., Sing Sing; grad. Yale Coll., A.B., 1896; N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B., 1901; m. N. Y. City, Oet .25, 1902, Frances Carter Jones; one son: William Bergh. In practise of law until 1907, when engaged in brokerage business, being men :. Butler, Herrick & Kip, successors to Herrick, Hicks & Colby; mem. N. Y. Stock Exchange, since 1909. Served in Spanish-Am. War, as 1st lieut. and battalion adj. 9th Reg't Vols., N. Y., 1898; 2d lieut. and 1st lieut. 12th Reg't, N. G., N. Y., 1905-1908. Mem. Naval and Mil. Order Spanish-Am. War, l'si Upsilon fraternity, Dutchess County Soc. Dir. Washington Heights Hosp. Reercations: l'olo, golf. Clubs: Yale, University, Union, Racquet and Tennis, Am. Kennel, Polo, Rockaway Hunt. Residences: Rhinebeck, N. Y., 128 E. 60th St. Address: 7 Wall St., N. Y. City.
KIRBY, GUSTAVUS TOWN
Lawyer; b. Philadelphia, Jan. 22, 1874; s. Thomas E. and Isabelle C. (Town) Kirby; ed. public and private schs., N. Y. City, Columbia Univ., E.E., 1895, LL.B., 1898; m. N. Y. City, June 21, 1906, Wilhelmine S. D. Claflin. Admitted to bar of N. Y., 1898, clerk In office of Gould & Wilkie, 189S-1904; mem. firm Kirby & Wood. N. Y. City, since 1904. Gen. partner with Thomas E. Kirby in Am. Art Ass'n, N. Y., since 1912. Comm'r of Recreation of City of N. Y., since 1911. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., S. A. R., Pa. Soc .. of N. Y. Pres. Amateur Athletic Union of U. S .; v .- p. Public Schs., Athletic League of City of N. Y .; treas. Playground and Recreation Ass'n of America; chm'n Advisory Com. Inter-Collegiate Ass'n Amateur Ath- letes of America (pres., 1895); grad. dir. Track Ath- letic Ass'n, Columbia Univ .; mg'r of track team, 1894- 1895; v .- p. Am. Olympic Com. and one of representa- tives to Olympic Games at Stockholm, 1912. Mem. Am. Comité d'Honneur at Olympic Games, London, 1908, etc. Clubs: Columbla Univ. (one of organizers, sec. until 1907, now mem. B'd of Govs.), University. Residence: 43 Fifth Av. Address: 2 Wall St., and " / E. 23d St .. N. Y. City.
KIRBY, THOMAS E.
MIn'g dir. Am. Art Galleries; b. Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 14, 1846; s. William Kitts and Mary (Sothern) Kirby; ed. Philadelphia public schs. and commercial colls .; m. Philadelphia, Pa., Fcb. 7, 1871, Isabelle C. Town; children: Gustavus Town, b 1874; Mrs. Flor- ence S. Kirby Midgley, b. 1881. Began business career at age of 12, as boy with Thomas & Sons, auctioneers, of Philadelphia, remaining with that firm and work- ing through dep'ts for 18 years, and in 1876 became connected with George A. Leavitt & Co., leading art auctioneers, N. Y City; later became partner of John Ortgies, conducting sales of Oriental porcelains, pictures and other art objects; in 1882, joined in reorg'n of Am. Art Gallery as the Am, Art Ass'n, of which is now active partner and in'g dir .; has per- sonally managed and conducted many of most im- portant art sales in N. Y. City, which, since 1883, have amounted to a grand total of over $35,000,000. Pres. Northern Westchester Realty Co. Has traveled much
in Europe, Japan, and U. S. Served 5 years in First Reg't Pa State Militia, as private, corporal to 1st lieut., comd'r Co. E, honorably discharged, 1869. Mem .. Am. Geog. Soc., Soe, of Arts, London, Eng., The Japan Soc., London, Eng., Chamber of Commerce, S. A. R., Pennsylvania Soc., of N. Y. (v .- p.). Mason. Hon. mem. United Typothetæ, N. Y .; sustaining incin. Met. Museum of Art. Recreations: Golf, tennis. Clubs: Union League, Republican, Bedford Golf and Tennis. Address: Am. Art Galleries, 6 E. 23d St., N. Y. City.
KIRCHHOFF, CHARLES WILLIAM HENRY
Retired; b. San Francisco, Calif., March 28, 1853; s. Charles and Virginia (S:emsen) Kirchhoff; grad. as mining eng'r and metallurgist, Royal Sch. of Mines, Clausthal, Germany, 1874. Engaged with Delaware Lead Refinery, Philadelphia, as chemist, 1874-1877; asso. editor Metallurgical Review, 1877-1878; asso. editor The iron Age, 1878-1881; editor of Eng'ring and Mining Journal, 1881-1884; became again con- nected with the Iron Age as asso. editor, 1884-1889, editor-in-chief, 1889-1909. Special agent United States Geol. Survey, 1883-1907, for collection of statistics of production of lead, copper and zinc. Author: Notes
on Some European Inon Districts, 1900. Mem. Am. Inst. Mining Eng'rs (pres., 1898-1899.). Iron and Steel inst. of Great Britain, Verein Deutscher Eisenheut- tonleute, Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs, Franklin Inst., of Philadelphia (honorary ). Clubs: Century, Engineers. Residence: 587 Riverside Drive, N. Y. City.
KIRCHWEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON
Prof. of law; b. Detroit, July 3, 1855; ed. public schools, Chicago and Alban'y, N. Y .; grad. Yale, A.B., 1879; studied law in Albany, N. Y .; m. Wilmington, Del., Dora Child Wendell. Admitted to bar, 1881; prac- tised law in Albany, N. Y., 1881-1891; editor Historical Manuscripts, State of N. Y., 1887-1889; prof. law, Union Univ., and dean Albany Law Sch., 1889-1891; prof. law since 1891, Kent prof, sinee 1902, and dean' sch. of law, Columbia Univ., since 1901. Author: Readings in the Law of Real Property; Select Cases and Other Au- thorities on the Law of Mortgage, and articles on law in legal periodicals; editor Dep't of Law, New Inter- nat. Encyclopedia. Mcm. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Clubs: Century. Columbia, Yale. Address: 800 River- side Drive, N. Y. City.
KIRK, WILLIAM
Economist, social worker; b. Baltimore, Md., May 7. 1880; s. George Albert and Margaret Mary ( Magee) Kirk; ed. Baltimore City Coll., 1899, Johns Hopkins Univ., A.B., 1902, ( Univ. scholar, 1902-1903, univ. fellow, 1903-1904) ; 1'h.D. 1905; m. Portland. Me., June 25, 1910, Margaret Louise Dudley; one son: George, b. March 27, 1911. Ass't in political economy, Johns Hop- kins Univ., 1904-1905; instr. In economics, 1905-1907; ass't prof. cconomics 1907-1910, asso. prof. of social and political science, 1910-1911, Brown Univ .; prof. and head of dep't of economics and sociology, Univ. of Rochester, since Sept. 1, 1911; gen. sec. United Chari- ties of Rochester, July 1, 1911. Sem. Am. Economie Ass'n, Am. Polit. Science Ass'n, Phl Beta Kappa Soc., Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. Author: National Labor Federations, 1906, A Modern City, 1909, and contb'r to cyclopedias and scientific periodicals. Club: Genesee Valley. Address: 300 Cutler Bldg., Rochester, N. Y.
KIRKBRIDE, FRANKLIN BUTLER
Manufacturer; b. Philadelphia, Pa., Ang. 10, 1567; s. Thomas S. (M.D. LL.D.) and Eliza Ogden (Butler) Kirkbride; . grad. Haverford Coll., A.B., 1SS9, In a marine ins, broker's office, Liverpool, England, 1SS9- 1890; in charge of Philadelphia office of Caledonia Mining & Mtg Co., 1890-1891; stockkeeper, Mail Bag Repair Shop, Washington, D. C., 1891: sup't Mail .Equipment Shops. Washington, D. C., 1891-1893; ass't sec, The Pennsylvania Co., for Insurance on Lives and Granting Annuities, 1893-1898; see. 1898, treas. 1899- 1905. Partner, Alfred Booth & Co .; treas, and dir. Surpass Leather Co .; dir, Booth Steamship Co., Lt'd, 1905-1907. Pres. Belipse Tanning Co., Empire Cream Separator Co. Comi'r to select a site for the Eastern .N. Y. State Custodial Asylum. Republican; Presby'n. Mem. Ilist. Soc. of Pa .. N. Y. Chamber of Commerce. Trustee Stevens Inst. of Technology; Ja'r N. Y. Ass'n for Improving Condition of Poor and Letchworth Village. AAuthor: The Modern Trust Company, Its Punetions and Organization (with J. E. Sterrett). 1905 ( Macmillan); The Dispensary Problem in Philadel- phia, 1903. Clubs: Century, Down Town Ass'n. City, Republican (N. Y. City). Residence: 375 Park Av. Address: 55 Wall St., N. Y. City.
KIRKBY, HENRY MARTYN
Clergyman; b. in England; s. Archdeacon W. W. Kirby; ed. Kings Coff., London, and Gen. Theol. Sem .. N. Y. City. Ordalned deacon, 1885, bv Bishop H. C. Potter, ordained priest, 1886, by Bishop Harris, In
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Episcopal Ministry. Formerly ass't St. Thomas's Ch., New York; rector Emmanuel Ch., Great River, L. I., and Jater at St. James's Ch., Madison Av., N. Y. City; since Dec. 1, 1908, Rector Christ Church, Marlborough, N. Y. Address: Marlborough, N. Y.
KIRKHAM, STANTON DAVIS
Author, naturalist; b. Niee, France, Dec. 7, 1868; s. Maj. Murray, U. S. A., and Julla (Kirkham) Davis (adopted by grandfather, Gen. Ralph W. Kirkham, U. S. A); ed. Calif, public schs. and Mass. Inst. Tech- nology; m. N. Y. City, Mary Clark Williams, Author: North and South, Outdoor Philosophy, East and West, Resources, Mexican Trails, The Philosophy of Self Help, The Ministry of Beauty. Where Dwells the Soul Serene, In the Open. Traveled extensively In Mexico, S. America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Mem. A.A.A.S., Am. Ornithol. Union, Am. Museum of Natural History. Club: Union League. Address: Canandaigua, N. Y.
V KIRTLAND, MICHEL
Lawyer; b. Tuskegee, Ala., Feb. 9, 1866; s. Sidney and Ann E. (Brown) Kirtland; grad. Georgetown Univ. Law Sch., UL.B .; m. N. Y. City, Oct., 1898, Elizabeth, d. John M. Scribner. In gen. practice of law in N. Y. City. Candidate Rep. Party for State Senate, 17th Senate Dist., In 1902, but defeated. Mem. Ass'n Bar Clty of N. Y., Am. Bar Ass'n, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n; N. Y. Southern Soc., Ala- bama Soc. of N. Y. Clty, Club: White Plains. Resi- dence: White Plains, N. Y. Address: 2 Wall St., N. Y. City.
KISSAM, COLEMAN E.
Lawyer; b. Trenton, N. J., April 26, 1865; s. Ben- jamin T. and Florence (Coleman) Klssam; ed. Charller Inst. and Columbia Law Sch .; m. Trenton, N. J., Anne H., d. Judge Edward T. Green; one son: Phillp, b. July. 5, 1896. For past twelve years has taken active part in politics of Essex County and State of N. J., mem. Sch. B'd, common council of Orange, and gen. assembly at different times. Republican; Episcopalia'n. Mem. St. Nicholas Soc., Zeta Psi fraternity. Club: Essex County Country. Residence: Orange, N. J. Ad- dress: 40 Wall St., N. Y. City.
, KISSAM, HENRY SNYDER
Architeet; b. N. Y. City, Feb. 22, 1866; s. Benjamin Adrian and Sara A. (Snyder) Kissam; ed. publie schools Nos. 35 and 69, and by private tutor, N. Y. City, Columbia Univ., grad. in architecture B.S., 1886; stu- dent In Paris, France, 1886-1888. Practising and re- siding in Tacoma, Wash., 1888-1892; practising In N. Y. City sinco 1892. Republican; Episcopalian. Execu- tor Estate of Benj. A. Kissam, substantiary adminis- trator Estate of Henry D. H. Snyder, v .- p. Rosenfeld- Kissam Co .; Past pres. Soc. Columbia Univ. Archi- tects; B'd of Governors Alumnl Ass'n Sch. of Science, Columbia Unlv .; mem. Sons of Revolution, Soc. Colon- jal Wars, Order Founders and Patriots of Amorica, Am. Soc. for Promoting Efficiency, Citizens Union. Recreations: Outdoor sports. Clubs: University, Co- Jumbia University, Psl Upsllon, Aldine, Uptown. Resi- dence: 255 W. 97th St. Address: Valentine & Klssam, 346 4th Av., N. Y. City.
KITCHEL, CORNELIUS PORTER
Lawyer; b. E. Liverpool, Ohio, Oct. 7, 1875; s. Far- rand D. and Flora MacDonald (Porter) Kltchel; grad. A.B., 1897, Yale Law Sch., in 1901, with degree of LL.B., magna cum laude, 1901 ( mem. Phl Beta Kappa, Alpira Delta Phl, Chi Delta Theta, and legal fraternity of Phi Delta Plri); chm'n B'd Editors of Yale Literary Magazine and Yale Law Journal, and mem, and subse- quently coach of Unlv. Dobating teams; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 17, 1907, Edith Ray. Served as see. to Rob- ert C. Morris, pres. Rep. Co. Com. of N. Y. Co., 1901- 1903. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, Feb., 1902; practised law in the office of Morris & Fay, until Jan., 1905; became chief att'y of the Legal Aid Soe., Feb., 1905, to Jan., 1907, and since then with Strong & Cadwalader. Dir. City of N. Y. Club: Yale. Address: 43 Cedar St., N. Y. City.
KITCHEL, WILLIAM LLOYD
Lawyer; b. New Haven, Conn., Nov. 30, 1869; s. Cornelius Ladd aud Alice (Lloyd) Kitehel; grad. Yale College, A.B. 1892; Yale Law Sch., LL.B., 1895; m. New Haven, Conn., April 6, 1896, Grace W. Wheeler; children: Lloyd, b. 1898; Saxton W., b. 1901; Allce Lloyd, b. 1905; Denison, b. 1908. Has practiced law in N. Y. Clty since 1895; with Alexander & Green until 1907, and since then with Strong & Cadwalader. Dir. Mexico Central R. R. Co. Line. Mem. Ass'n Bar of City of N. Y., Skull & Bones, Psi Upsilon fraternity, Soc. of Colonlal Wars. Clubs: University, Yale, City, Mld- day, Lawrence Park Country, New Haven Country, Graduate (New Haven), Residence: Lawrence Park, Bronxville, N. Y. Address: 40 Wall St., N. Y. Clty.
KITTREDGE, GEORGE WATSON
Clvil eng'r; b. North Andover, Mass., Dec. 11, 1858; s. Joseph and Henrietta Frances ( Watson) Kittredge; ed. public and high sehs. of North Andover and Mass Inst. Technology, B.S., 1877; m. Louisville, Ky., Oct 17. 1888, Georgia Davis. Began l'y service, 1888, as employe in Maintenance of Way Dep't, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis R'y, and continued with Pa. lines west of Pittsburgh until 1890; eng'r maintenance of way and ass't chief eng'r, 1890-1891, chief eng'r 1891-1906, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis R'y, also chief eng'r 1900-1906, Louisville & Jefferson- ville Bridge Co .; since 1906 chief eng'r N. Y. Central & Hudson River Rallroad, Terminal R'y of Buffalo, N. J. Shore Line R. R. and Hudson River Connecting Rail- road Corp'n. Mem. Exec. Com. Eastern R. R. Ass'n; mem. Eng'ring Com. of the railroads of U. S. to confer with Interstate Commerce Comm'n on matter of Fed- eral Valuation. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs, Am. R'y Eng'ring and Maintenance of Way Ass'n (pres. 1902- 1903). Clubs: Transportation, Technology. Residence: Yonkers, N. Y. Address: Grand Central Terminal, N. Y. City.
KITTREDGE, LEWIS HARRIS
Manufacturer; b. Harrisville, N. H., June 18, 1871; B. Samuel Grant and Harriet Louise (Harris) Kittredge; grad. Kcene (N. H.) High Sch., N. H. State Coll., B.S .; m. Cleveland, O., Nov. 8, 1902; two children. Connected with N. Y. Belting & Packing Co., Passaic, N. J., 1896- 1897; pres. Peerless Motor Car Co., also dir. Peerless Motor Car Co. of Ill., Central Nat. Bank, Cleveland, E, Peerless Motor Car Co. of Philadelphia, the Peerless Motor Car Co. of Ill., Central Nat. Bank, Cleveland, Asso. Patents Co., N. Y., Automobile Chamber of Com- merce, Inc., 1st v .- p. and administrative counsel mem. Nat. Metal Trades Ass'n. Chm'n fiscal trustees, Mater- nity Hosp., Cleveland; mem. Finance Com. Associated . Charities, Cleveland. Recreation: Golf. Clubs: Cleve- land Automobile, Union, Euclld, Mayfield, Athletic, Manhattan Automobile (N. Y. City). Residence: Oven- look Road, Euclid Heights, Cleveland. Address: The Peerless Motor Car Co., Cleveland, Ohio, and 1758 Broadway, N. Y. City.
KLAPP, EUGENE
Civil eng'r; b. Orange, N. J., May 23, 1867; s. William H. and Elinor (Evans) Klapp; ed. Sch. of Mines, Colum- bia Coll .; m. Evanston, Ill., 1892, Margaret F. Hotch- kiss; children: Elizabeth, b. 1894; Elinor, b. 1906. Ass't eng'r of maintenance, chief eng'r South Side Rapid Transit R. R., Chicago; 1st lieut. and q .- in. pro- noted capt. 2d U. S. Col. Eng'rs, Spanish-Am. War; ing'r Nat. Contracting Co., statloned at New Orleans, La .; div. eng'r N. Y. Subway; chlef eng'r Brooklyn Rapid Transit R. R. Mem. firm Barclay, Parsons & Klapp, consuiting eng'rs, since 1905. Pres. Cuban Ports Improvement Co .; v .- p. Port of Havana Docks Co. Founded, published and edited for 3 years The Ilouse Beautiful. Republican. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs, Sons of Revolution, Delta Psi. Clubs: Union, Down Town Ass'n. St. Anthony, Columbia University. Residence: Wyckoff, N. J. Address: 60 Wall St., N. Y. City, and Havana, Cuba.
KLAR, A. JULIAN
Engineer; b. Berlin, Germany; ed. Riga Coll., Riga, Russia, and Riga Poly., where was grad. M.E. En- gaged in practice as mech. eng'r first in Europe and afterward In U. S. Traveled extensively in Russla, Holland, England, France, Spain, Italy and Egypt; through Suez Canel and Red Sea to Persia, and on a turtle expd'n to Kurachi (British East Indles) ; thence to Boinbay, Colombo (Ceylon), Madras, Calcutta, the Malay Peninsula and through the Straits of Malacca to Singapore; also visited Borneo, Batavia (Dutch East Indies), Sumatra, through Sunda Strait to Padang, and homeward via Aden, Red Sea and Suez Canal; also traveled widely In America, as far as Canadian Rockies and throngh Yukon Valley. Joined 13th Reg't Coast Art'y. N.G.N.Y., March 14, 1893; warranted corporal and transferred to non-comm'nd staff Jan. 23. 1894, promoted commissary sergeant Aug. 14, 1894, battalion q .- m. sergt. Oct. 22, 1895: honorably discharged, May 17, 1898. Mem. Am. Acad. Polit. and Social Science, Am. Soc. Internat. Law, Am. Economic Ass'n, N. Y. Acad. of Science, Nat. Geog. Soc., Botanical Garden (N. Y. City). Am. Pollt. Science Ass'n, Am. Forestry Ass'n, Municipal Art Soc., Nat. Soc. of Craftsmen, MIIl. Service Inst'n, veteran 13th Reg't; mem. Am. Canoe Ass'n. Little Italy Neighborhood Ass'n, Nat. Child Labor Com. Clubs:
Crescent Athletic, Oxford, National Arts, Asacog. Mon- tauk. Address: 130 Montague St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
KLAW, MARC
Theatrical manager; b. Paducah. Ky., May 29. 1858; s. Leopold and Caroline Klaw; ed. public schools of Louisville, Ky .; m. Antoinette M. Morris. Studied law
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and admitted to bar; engaged as theatrical mg'r since 1881. Mem. law firm of Klaw & Erlanger; dir. Com- mercial Trust Co. Address: 214 W. 42d St., New York City.
KLEIN, CHARLES
Playwright; b. London, Eng., Jan. 7, 1867; s. Her- mann and Adelaide Klein; ed. North London Coll .; m. Lillian Dankwert. Formerly with Charles Frohman as censor of plays. Author (plays): The District Attor- ney; A Mile a Minute; By Proxy; A Paitry Million; El Capitan; The Charlatan; The Hon. John Grigsby; Heartsease; Dr. Belgraff; A Royal Roguc; Mr. Pick- wick; The Cipher Code; The Auctioneer; Red Feather; The Musie Master; The Lion and the Mouso; The Daughters of Men; The Register; The Third Degree, The Next of Kin; The Gamblers. Clubs: Lambs, Amer- Ican Dramatic. Address: Rowayton, Conn.
KLEIN, MILTON M.
Sec. and dir. B. Altman & Co .; b. Bridgeport, Conn., Sept. 5, 1870; s. Bernhard and Miriam (Lowenthal) Klein; ed. Bridgeport public and high schs .; unmarried. After leaving school entered employ of B. Altman & Co., Dry Goods merchants, and held various responsi- ble positions as buyer and manager. Upon incorpora- tion of the firmn, February, 1909, was one of the incor- porators, and elected dir. and sec .; dir. Auto Strop Safety Razor Co. Mem. Soc. for Ethical Culture; trustee and chm'n of Felicia (summer vacation home for poor children, at Mountainville, Orange Co., N. Y.). Residence: 45 W. 94th St. Address: 361 5th Av., N. Y. City.
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