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ULLMAN, CHARLES L.
Lawyer; b. New Haven, Conn., April 15, 1854; s. Isaac and Fanny (Heller) Uilman; ed. in public and private schools of New Haven, and LL.B. at Yale, 1878, Prae- tiscd law in New Haven, 1878-1892, and in the Bronx, N. Y. City, since 1892, in connection with real estate business. In 1883 as a Repub. represented liis ward in New Haven Common Couneil and later appt'd ass't city att'y; became a Mugwunip in 1884 and has since been a Democrat. In local polities has voted .and acted with independent movement, when course of his party was unsatisfactory; was nominated and ran as candidate of Independence League for justice of Mlu- nieipal Court, 1st Dist., Borough of Bronx. Israelite. Mem. N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n, XIII. Club, 23d Ward Property Owners' Ass'n, Bronxwood Park Im- provement League, North Side B'd of Trade, Bronx B'd of Real Estato Brokers, Independent Order B'nai Brith, Odd Fellow, Mason, Improved Order Red Men. Address: 3221 White Plains Road, Bronx, N. Y.
ULLMAN, ISAAC MORRIS
Manufacturer; b. New Haven, Conn., Aug. 29, 1863; s. Morris and Mina (Fleischner) Ullman; ed. schs. of New Haven; m. New Haven, Conn., Feb. 2, 1892, Fiora Veronica Adler; one d .: Marion B. Started business as office boy in house of Mayer, Strouse & Co., corset mf'rs, and advanced in position, until becoming sup't; now senior mem, firm Strouse, Adler & Co., sueeessor to Mayer, Strouse & Co .; having offices in N. Y. City, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston and Phil :. delphila, with factory in New Haven, Conn. Formerly mem. B'd of Ed'n of New Haven; aide on staff of Goy, Lounsbury, with rank of col., and q .- m. - gen. on staff of Gov. Rol- lin S. Woodruff, now retired. Mem. Colony Hist. Soc., 2nd Co. Gov's Fort Guards; pres. Nat. Corset Mi'rs Ass'n of W. S .; Mason, Workmen, Redmen. Dir. County Tuberculosis Ass'n, Mishkan Israel Synagogue; pres. Chamber of Commerce. Clubs: Union League, Har- monie (pres.), Young Men's Republican. Lotos, City, Army and Navy, Wool, Aldine, Moosehead Inike Yacht, Pea Island Gunning, Kippewa Fishing. Address: 45
. 17th St., N. Y. City.
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ULLMAN, JULIUS
Physician; b. Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 26, 1872; g. David and Charlotta (Loeb) Ullman; grad. Univ. of Buffalo, M.D., 1893; post-grad. study in Vienna and Berlin, 1894- 1895; m. N. Y. City, 1903, Eugene Platky; children: Edna, Robert, Attending physician German Hosp. Leeturer clinical medicine med. dep't Univ. of Buf- falo. Acting ass't surgeon U. S. A .; Leiter Gen. Hosp., Chickamauga, 1898. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. State Med. Soc., Erie Co. Med. Soc., Buffalo Acad, of Medicine; mem. Sigma Nu fraternity. Club: Æseula- pian. Address: 400 Franklin St., Buffalo, N. Y.
ULMAN, JULIEN STEVENS
Corporation officer; b. N. Y. City; s. S. B. and Jo- hanna (Bache) Ulman; attended Charller Inst., N. Y .; m. at Christ Ch., Short Hills, N. J., April 29, 1901, Ger- trude Oldfield Barelay; children: Audrey Barclay, An- thony Barclay, Granville Oldfield Barclay, Rutgers Barclay. Commenced business career with Speyer & Co., bankers of N. Y., where remained 6 years; became partner in F. Blumenthal & Co., N. Y., being outeon'c of firm In Frankfort, Germany, which has been in continual existence since 1715, and is oldest and one of largest leather firms in world; F. Blumenthal & Co. was incorporated 1910, under laws of Del., with capital of $7,500,000, and was appt'd 1st v .- p. The F. Blumenthal Co .; is elosely affiliated with other equally important factors in France, Germany, Spain, Eng- land and India, and has largest export business In its line, having its own houses in many parts of the world. Prcs. F. Blumenthal Co., of Mass .; dir. Manilla R'y Co. Independent; Episcopalian, Mem. Chamber of Commerce, Chevalier Legion of Honor of France; decorated by Prcs. of Franec, July 26, 1913. Recrea- tlons: Golf, tennis, riding, yachting. Clubs: N. Y. Yacht, Manhattan, Turf and Field, Lawyers, Recess, Automobile of America, Aero, Press, Suffolk Hunt, Westchester Polo, Automobile, St. Cloud Country, Put- neaux, Polo (Paris), Residence: 24 E. 81st St., and Southampton, L. I. Address: 27 Cedar St., N. Y. City.
ULMANN, ALBERT
Author, banker; b. N. Y. Clty, July 2, 1861; s. Ed- ward and Phillipine (Michels) Ulmann; ed. publie schs. N. Y. City, grad. Coll. City of N. Y., B.S., 1881 (saluta- torian); m. 1893, Mathilde Sulzbacher; one d : Ruth C. Author: Frederick Struther's Romance; Chaperoned; A Landmark History of New York; New York's Hls- toric Sites; Tlie Story of Maiden Lane. Lecturer in public school course on historic subjects. Mem. Am. Hist. Ass'n, N. Y. Hist. Soc., Municipal Art Soc., Phi Beta Kappa, Am. Scenic and Historie Preservation Soc., Hudson-Fulton Celebration Comm'n. Club: City His- tory. Address: 101 W. 50th St., N. Y. City.
UNDERHILL, ABRAM S.
Lawyer; b. Chappaqua, Westchester Co., Aug. 28, 1852; s. Jesse H. and Eliza A. (Sutton) Underhill; grad. Wesleyan Unlv., Middletown, Conn., A.M. (honor man, Phil Beta Kappa); Columbla Univ. Law Sch., LL.B .; m. N. Y. City, May 24, 1877, Anna T. Murray; children: Ruth Murray, b. 1884, Margaret, b. 1887, Robert Lind- ley Murray, b. 1889, Elizabeth S., b. 1893. Has prac- tised law in N. Y. City and Ossining 25 years. Trav- eled extensively in U. S. and abroad. Dir. and sec. Selah Valley Co .; dir. 1st Nat, Bank of Ossining. Re- publican. Mem. Psl Upsilon fraternity. Trustee and treas. Mt. Pleasant Acad., Ossining; trustec and scc. Ossining Hesp .; trustee and treas. Presby'n Ch., Os- sining; ass't treas: Trustees of N. Y. Yearly Meeting of Friends. Club: Psi Upsilon. Residence: Ossining-on- Hudson, N. Y. Address: 56 Pinc St., N. Y. Clty.
UNDERHILL, EDWIN STEWART
Publisher, mem. Congress; b. Bath, N. Y., Oct. 7, 1861; s. Hon. Anthony L. and Charlotte (McBeth) Un- derhill; grad. Heverling High Sch., Bath, N. Y., and Yale Univ .; m. Oct. 9, 1884, Minerva Elizabeth Allen. Entered business career in office of Steuben Farmer Advocate and was assoelated with father in Its publi- cation. Purchased, 1899, Corning Daily Democrat (now Corning Evening Leader), publisher of the Leader and Advocate since father's death, 1902; elected to 62d and 63d Congresses from 37th N. Y. Dist. Democrat. Address: Bath, N. Y.
UNDERHILL, FREDERIC EDGAR
Merchant; b. N. Y. City, May 14, 1872; s. Edgar and Mary Emma (Green) Underhill; grad. Columbia Gram- mar Sch., 1889, Columbia Coll., A.B., 1893; m. N. Y. City, Nov. 18, 1896, Hildegard E. Lellman; children: Hclen Oakley, Lois Dyckman. Merchant since graduation from college, 1893. Pres. of Underhill, Clinch & Co., sinee 1906. Mem. Co. K, 7th Reg't, N. G. N. Y. Epis- copallan. Mem. Scc. of Colonlal Wars, Sons of Revo- lution, Soc. War of 1812, N. Y. flist. Soc., Naval Order
of the U. S., St. Nicholas Soe., Ass'n of the Alumni, of Columbia Coll., Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Club: Columbia University. Residence: 170 W. 76th St. Address: 84 White St., N. Y. City.
UNDERHILL, HARRY C.
Lawyer, legal writer; b. N. Y. City, Dec. 8, 1858; s. Jolin E. and Isabella (Rintoul) Underhill; grad. N. Y. Univ. Law Sch., LI.B .; m. Margaret Glatz; children: Ruth, b. 1892, Carol, b. 1902. Prior to period of legal practice was engaged in mercantile pursuits, with four years in U. S. Appraisers' Stores, N. Y. Custom House, 1886-1890. Author of Text Books an Evidence In Civil Cases, Criminal Evidence, Law of Wills, Landlord & Tenant, and an article in Cyclopedla of Law on Crim- inal Law of 914 pages, which are clted as authority by the courts. Republican; Baptist. Mem, and for- merly v .- p. Broadway B'd of Trade. Address: 1367 Broadway, Brooklyn, N. Y.
UNDERHILL, JOHN GARRETT
Author and literary representative; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 10, 1876: s. Franels French and Frances H (Bergen) Underhill; grad, Poly. Inst., Brooklyn, B.A .. 1894, Columbia Univ., A.M., 1896, Ph.D., 1899. Ass't in comparative literature, Columbla Univ., 1899-1901. Am, representative of the Soc. of Spanish Authors (Socieded de Autores Espanoles). Author: Spanish I.itcrature in Tudor England, 1899 (Macmillan). Club: City. Address: 1100 Dean St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
UNDERHILL RALPH
Lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 25, 1876; s. Stephen and Cornelia (Brockway) Underhill; grad. Poly. Prep. Seh,, Brooklyn, N. Y., N. Y. Law Seh., L.L.B., 1898; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., April 14, 1904, Marion Langdon Bedell. Admitted to bar of N. Y. State, June, 1898. Republican. Mem. Brooklyn Bar Ass'n, N. Y. County Bar Ass'n. Mason; mem. Improved Order of Heptasophs. Clubs: Montauk, Lawyers (Brooklyn), I. I, Automobile, Drug & Chemical, Greenwich Country. Residence: 38 Mont- gomcry Place. Address: 44 Court St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
UNDERHILL, WILLIAM WILSON
Born N. Y. City, Sept. 13, 1839; s. Ira B. and Ablgall K. Underhill; ed. Burlington (N. J.) Coll. and Univ. of l'a .; m. N. Y. City, 1866, Emlly H. Griffen. Clerk in comm'n business, 1859-1862; in service of U. S. Fire 1ns. Co. of N. Y., as pres. and dir., 1862-1908; re- tired i'rom same Oct. 1, 1908. Address: 95 William St., N. Y. City.
UNDERWOOD, CLARENCE F.
Artist; b. Jamestown, N. Y., 1871; s. Frederick E. and Sophia Underwood; studied at Art Student's League, N. Y., and Julien Acad., Paris; m., 1905, Kath- erine S. Whitehead. Many of illustrations are pub- lished in Mcclure's Magazine, The Studio, Century Magazine, llarper's Magazine, Illustrated London News, etc. Address: 235 W. 103rd St., N. Y. City.
UNDERWOOD, FREDERICK DOUGLAS
Pres. Drie R. R. Co .; b. Wauwatosa, Wis .; s. Enoch Downs and Harriet (Flint) Underwood; cd. in publie schools and Wayland Acad .; m. Alice N. Stafford. En- tered service Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R'y. Sept., 1870, serving until June, 1886, when appt'd gen. sup't in charge of construction of the Minneapolis & L'acifie ll'y, and same year was made gen. my'r of the consolidated Soo Lives. Became v .- p. and gen. mg'r Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Jan., 1899; clected pres. Eric R. R. Co. and its allied lines, May, 1901. Mem. Chamber of Commerce State of N. Y. Clubs: Atlantic Yacht, Automobile of America, Buffalo, Cil- eago, Columbia Yacht, Lotos, Metropolitan, Milwaukee, N. Y. Athletic, N. Y. Yacht, Railroad of N. Y., Sea- wanhaka Corinthian, Sleepy Hollow Country, Stam- ford Yacht, Tuxedo. Residence: 277 West End Av. Address: 50 Church St., N. Y. City.
UNDERWOOD, HERBERT SHAPLEIGH
Editor; b. Edward, N. Y., June 5, 1861; s. Jarvis A. and Eunice K. (Shaplelgh) Underwood; ed. Glens Falls Aead., 1879; Williams Coll., 1883; m. 1st Glens Falis, N. Y., June 14, 1889, Helen M. Coffin (died May 5. 1890) ; 2nd, Norwich, Conn .. Feb. 14, 1893, Mary G. Lanman (died May 12, 1894); 3rd, Newport, Eng., Nov. 3, 1899, Anne D. Bradbury; children: Sanford, b. April 27, 1890; Elizabeth, b. Jan. 16, 1900. Ass't ed- Itor Amsterdam Democrat, 1883-1885; Springfield Re- publican, 1885-1886; Washington Corr., Boston Adver- tiser, 1886-1888; mn'g editor Boston Record and Bos- ton Advertiser, 1888-1911; Boston Journal, 1911-1913; city editor Boston Horaid, since 1913. Episcopalian. Clubs; University, Pudding Stone, Massachusetts, Win- chester Country, Boston City. Residence: 9 Central St., Winchester. Address: 171 Tremont St., Boston, Mass.
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UNDERWOOD, HORACE GRANT
Clergyman; b. London, Eng .; s. John and Elizabeth (Mare) Underwood; ed. in schools N. Y. City, N. Y. Univ., New Brunswick Theol. Sem., A.M. and D.D .; m. Seoul, Korea, March 13, 1889, Lillias Sterling Horton; one son: Horace Horton, b. 1891. Missionary in Korea since 1884; first ordained Protestant missionary to settle in the land. Prof. of Theism in Theol. Sem. of Presby'n Ch. in Korea. Deems lecturer at N. Y. Univ., 1908, on theisms of China, Japan and Korea. Teacher in Presby'n Boys' Sch., Seoul, Korea. Visited Holy Land in 1903, and China and Japan. Had confidence of Emperor and ruling classes. Author: Korean Gram- mar; English Korean Dictionary; The Call of Korea. Worker in native gov't ilosp. Sch., Korea. Received decoration of Tai Keuk from Emperor of Korea. Or- ganizer Korean Religious Tract Soc .; dir. Y. M. C. A. Seoul, Korea; chm'n since foundation B'd of Bible Translators; mem. Korean Branch Royal Asiatic Soc., Delta Upsilon fraternity. Address: Care Underwood Typewriter Co., 241 Broadway, N. Y. City.
UNDERWOOD, WILLIAM JAMES
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Jan. 21, 1856; s. William J. and Susan (Carpenter) Underwood; ed. Coll. City of N. Y., B.S., M.S., 1874, Columbia Coll., B.S., LL.B., 1876; m. N. Y. City, Jan. 13, 1886, M. Ada Hull; one son, Kenneth F. H., b. 1899. Practising lawyer at N. Y. Bar since 1876; counsel for several large corp'ns and estates and generally of many large commercial firms in this city; dir. Royal Baking Powder Co .; dir. and sec. Am. Maize Products Co .; pres. and dir. Drevet Mf'g Co. Mem. 7th Reg't N. G. N. Y. . since 1877; cap- tain of Co. G; bvt'd major for faithful and meritori- ous service in N. G. N. Y .; mem. of many National. State and regimental rifle teams. Episcopalian. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Clubs: Lawyers, Ardsley, Knollwood, Country, Underwriters, N. Y. Yacht, Camp Fire. Resi- dence: 268 W. 73d St. Address: 52 William St., N. Y. City.
UNGER, HENRY W.
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, July 3, 1863; s. Solomon and Emma Unger; ed. public schs. of N. Y. City; m. N. Y. City, 1888, Isabella Peyser. At early age entered eni- ploy of law firm of Isaacs & Sanger, remaining until 1883, when appt'd clerk and stenographer to corp'n counsel by U. S. Circuit Court Judge Lacombe; in 1884 sec. to Mayor Edison. In 1885 made official steno- graphie see. to Grand Jury by late Judge Randolph B. Martine, Admitted to bar, 1884; entered firm of Isaacs & Sanger. In 1891 appt'd deputy ass't and sec. Dist. Att'y DeLancey Nicoll, and continued as such and in additional capacities under administration of Col. John R. Fellows and William M. K. Olcott; pro- moted to dist. att'y and chicf of Indictment Bureau, 1898, under Col. Gardiner; frequently served as acting dist. att'y. Democrat candidate for dist. att'y, 1901, against W. T. Jerome. Late mem. law firm of Levy & Unger, which has appeared as counsel for defend- ants in many of prominent criminal cases arising in this county; formerly justice of 1st Dist. Municipal Dist. Court. Residence: 139 W. 130th St. Address: 115 Broadway, N. Y. City.
UNTERMYER, SAMUEL
Lawyer; b. Lynchburg, Va., June 6, 1858; s. Isador and Therese Untermyer; ed. Coll. City of N. Y., Col- umbia Law Sch., LL.B., 1878; m. Aug. 9, 1880, Minnie Carl, of N. Y. Admitted to Bar 1879, and since in practice in N. Y .; senior mem. firm Guggenheimer, Untermeyer & Marshall; organized, and counsel for many brewing, mf'g, mining, industrial and r'y corp'ns and reorg'ns; counsel for Kansas City Southern R'y Internat. Cotton Mills Corp'n, Central Petroleum Co., Antofagasta & Bolivia R'y Co., Nat. Enameling & Stamping Co., counsel for leading copper and metal cos. of country, and recently successfully carried through the merger of Utah Copper Co. with Boston Consolidated & Nevada Consolidated, representing a market value of over $100,000,000. At present repre- senting First Mortgage Bondholders of Wabash Pitts- burgh Terminai Ry against Gouid-Wabash R. R. in- terests in attempt to wrest control of Wheeling & Lake Erie R'y from Gould interests. Ilas been re- centiy championing rights of minority stockholders and recommending changes in existing laws for their protection both in Courts and public addresses. Among other proceedings in which is now engaged with that end In view, and those on behalf of Coms. of stock- holders of Rutiand R. R. against diversion of traffie in interest of N. Y. Central R. R. and of stockholders of St. Joseph & Grand Island R. R. to prevent diver- sion of profits and failure to declare dividends by Union Pacific R'y. Has also put forth in public addresses and
statements before Nat. Civic Federation and elsewhere, plea for regulation of trusts on lines prevailing in for- eign countries. Delivered address before Finance Forum Dec., 1911, entitled: Is There a Money Trust? which aroused widespread comment, and led to Money Trust Investigation by Congress, being retained by Gov't as counsel. Dir. Am. Lithographie Co., N. Y. Brew- eries, N. E. Breweries, Gen. Development Co., N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n, mem. Met. Museum of Art, Am. Soc. of Internat. Law, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n. Clubs: Lawyers, Manhattan, Lotos (dir.), Nat. Democratic, Press, Economic, Automobile of America. Residence: "Graystone," Yonkers, N. Y. (formerly home of Sam'l J. Tilden), and 675 5th Av., N. Y. City. Address: 37 Wall St., N. Y. City.
UPJOHN, HOBART BROWN
Architect; b. May 2, 1876; s. Richard Michell and Emma Degen (Tyng) Upjohn; ed. Brooklyn Poly. Inst .; grad. Stevens Inst., Hoboken, M.E., 1899; m. April 8, Margaret Miller. Built All Souls' Ch., Watertown, N. Y., Rye Park Bathing Pavillion, N. Y., Mead Me- morial Chapel, Lake Waccabuc, N. Y. Residence: Scarsdale, N. Y. Address: 456 4th Av., N. Y. City.
UPJOHN, RICHARD RUSSELL
Clergyman; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., April 28, 1859; s. Richard Michell and Emma Degan (Tyng) Upjohn; ed. Brooklyn Poly. Inst .; grad. Cornell Univ., B.C.E., 1880; Nashotah Theol. Sem., Nashotah, Wis., B.D., 1887; Cor- nell .Univ., C.E., 1899; m. East Orange, N. J., Oct. 10, 1905, Harriette May Westcott; children: Grace West- cott, b. Nov. 10, 1909; Barbara Michell, b. Aug. 19, 1911. In business as architect, 1880-1884. Ordalned deacon of Episcopal Ch., 1887; ordained priest, 1888; curate of Ch. of the Advent, Boston, 1888; Ch. of the Ascension, Chicago, 1892; rector Ch. of the Good Shepherd, Ro- chester, 1894; curate Ch. of St. Mary the Virgin, N. Y. City, 1899; Ch. of Transfiguration, N. Y. City, 1902; rector St. Paul's Ch., Pleasant Valley, N. Y., 1903; curate Ch. of Transfiguration, N. Y., since July 1, 1912. Episcopalian. Mem. Cornell Soc. Civii Eng'rs. Club: Psi Upsilon. Address: 14 East 30th St., N. Y. City.
UPSON, WILLIAM FORD
Lawyer; b. Akron, O., March 10, 1857; s. Judge Will- iam If. and Julla A. (Ford) Upson; grad. Western Reserve Coll., B.A. (salutatorian), Phi Beta Kappa, 1878; Univs. of Berlin and Gottingen, Germany, 1879- 1881; m. Canton, O., Oct. 6, 1885, Grace Hazlett; chil- dren: Ralph Hazlett, b. 1888; Williamn Haziett, b. 1892; Helen, b. 1894. Asso. counsel law firm of Scott, New- comb & McLoughlin; appt'd receiver and trustee in many bankruptcy matters; counsel for his college in the Fayerweather litigation. Pres. B'd of Health and chm'n of Township Com., Bloomfield, N. J., 1894-1895; mem. and sec. B'd of Ed'n, Glen Ridge, N. J., 1895-1906, and pres., 1906-1908. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Ohio Soc. of N. Y., Soc. of Colonial Wars of the State of N. J., Gramercy Neighborhood Ass'n. Club: Nat. Arts. Residence: 15 Gramercy Park. Address: 233 Broadway, N. Y. City.
UPTON, DANIEL
Educator; b. Lawrence, Mich., Jan. 25, 1864; s. John B. and Julia A. (Sherman) Upton; ed. Olivet Coll., Olivet, Mich., B.S .; Cornell Univ., M.E .; Pd.D., Albany Normal Coll., Albany, N. Y .; m. Eimira, N. Y., Dcc. 18, 1894, Sara C. Chatham. Sup't Trade Schs., N. Y. State Reformatory, Eimira N. Y., 1890-1592; salesman, 180"- 1893; taught in Buffalo public schs., dir. of drawing, dir. manual training, and principal Technical High Sch., 1893-1909; principal State Normal Sch., Buffalo, N. Y., since 1909. Republican; Presby'n. Mem. Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, Cinbs: University, Park, Cham- ber of Commerce (Buffalo). Residence: 110 14th St. Address: Stato Normal Sch., Buffalo, N. Y.
URQUHART, WILLIAM WALLACE
Retired sea captain; b. Essex, Conn., June 26, 1838; s. John and Ann Frances (Carr) Urquhart; ed. Acad. sch. Essex, Con .; in. London, Eng .; two children. Be- gan sea life at age of 16; commanded ocean packet passenger ship American Eagle of Biack X London line at age of 23; commanded several ships in this linc; later in the Black Ball, N. Y. and Liverpool packets. Nov. 22, 1873, while in command of ship Frimountain, rescued from British ship Loch Earn, in midocean. 85 passengers and crew of French steamer Ville du Havre, took them to Cardiff, Wales; 226 were lost in collision with Loch Earn. Two years later rescued crew of sinking British ship Isolena. Received valuable gifts from French and British gov'ts, mayor and citizens of Bristol, England, passengers and others for these services. At centennial of Washington's In- auguration, 1889, was one of crew who rowed Pres. Harrison on shore from Battery, and lunched with
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Presidential party at Equitable Bld'g. Independent Democrat. Received Gold Medal of Honor from French Gov't and silver beaker from British Gov't, for services rendered at sea. In recognition of services rendered at sea, Nov., 1873, four women survivors of lost French steamer Ville du Havre, dedicated in 1913, room No. 518, with suitably inscribed doorplate in new Seamen's Ch. Inst., N. Y. Sec. B'd of Trustees and mem. of B'd of Finance for 18 years of Church of the Strangers, N. Y. City; now mem. B'd of Advisory Council; pres. N. Y. Practical Aid Soc (charitable inst'n). Mem. Marine Soc., City of N. Y. Published, March, 1910, "Reminiscences the Merchant Marine and Ocean Travel," which was favorably mentioned by N. Y. and other newspapers. Address: 142 Hicks St., Brooklyn Heights, N. Y.
UTARD, EMILE
Importer; b. Strasbourg (Alsace), May 23, 1862; s. Antoine and Marie (Haubtman) Utard; ed. Strasbourg; m. Aug. 27, 1895, Odile Richard; children: Madeline, Genevieve, Emile, Helen, Frank, Lucile. Gen. agent for Parfumerie E. Pinaud, Paris; pres. Baracoa Plan- tation Co. and Consolacion Plantation Co. Roman Catholic. Clubs: Fencers, Salmagundi. Residence: 340 West 88th St. Address: 84 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
UTERHART, HENRY AYRES
Lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 5, 1875; s. Henry Theodore and Emma (Ayres) Uterhart; grad. Columbia Univ., B.A., 1894, M.A., LL.B., 1896; m. N. Y. City, April 27, 1903, Josephine Stein; one d .: Josephine Henrietta, b. 1904. Mem. Republican Co. Com., N. Y. Co., 1903; mem. Troop C, 1896. Mem. law firm Uterhart & Gra- ham; treas. Prudential Realty Co .; sec. Crescent Realty Co. Address: 27 Cedar St., N. Y. City.
UZZELL, RUDYARD STEPHEN
Manufacturer; b. Clinton County, Ill., Dec. 25, 1874; s. W. F. and Jamima (Teter) Uzzell; grad. Univ. Den- ver. A.B., 1903; m. Springfield, Mo., Feb. 14, 1906, Mary M. Blaine; children: William Cowan, b. Jan. 14, 1910; Rudyard Stephen, Jr., b. June 26, 1912. Taught school for 3 years, 1895-1897. Mg'r of "Seeing Denver" Ob- servation Cars for 4 years during summer vacation from univ. In summer of 1901 started Observation Cars at Salt Lake City, Utah. Pres. Internat. Travel Circle Swing Co. since 1904, and Novelty Machine Co. since its org'n. Lecturer. Has travelled extensively through- out the U. S., Europe and Canada, and made one trip to Mexico. Republican; Congregationalist. Mem. Sig- ma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, pres. and one of the exce. com. of N. Y. Alumni Ass'n of this fraternity. Past Master Long Island Masonic Lodge, No. 382, of Brook- lyn, N. Y. Address: 2 Rector St., N. Y. City.
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VAIL, CARL MONTAIGNE
Engineer; b. N. Y. Clty, April 14, 1863; s Henry C. and Caroline (Berg) Vail; ed. public and private schs .; m. Rutherford, N. J., Nov. 25, 1890, Laura Louise Bain; children: Carl Waldemar, b. 1893, Donald Bain, b. 1895. Eileen, b. 1897, Rosemary, b. 1910. Dlr. People's Bank and Trust Co., Passaic, N. J .; Rutherford Trust Co., Rutherford, N. J. Republican. Recreations: Fish- ing, golf. Residence: Ridgewood, N. J. Address: 37 Wall St., N. Y. City.
VAIL, CLARENCE WALTON
Educator; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Mar. 23, 1870; S Charles Montgomery and Hattie Halscy (Durland) Vail; ed. German-Am. Acad., Brooklyn, Columbia Univ., A.B., 1892, A.M., 1893 (honor in Latin, Greek, history and German; fellow in Germanic languages and literature, 1892-1893); m. Goshen, N. Y., April, 1893, C. Hettie Hock; children: Clarence Walton, Jr., b. 1894, Katherine Durland, b. 1896, Richard Montgomn. ery, b. 1903. Ass't in English, Columbia Univ., 1893- 1894; tutor, 1894-1895, to Feb., 1896; teacher of Eng. lish and history, Manual Training High Sch., Brook- lyn, N. Y., since leb. 17, 1896. Episcopalian. Corr sec. Am. Whist League, the English Club, High Sch. Teachers' Ass'n; representative Men's Hlgh Sch. Teachers' Ass'n, N. Y. City; mem. Zeta Psi fraternity (Columbia Univ.), Sigma Lambda Nu (Manual Train- ing High Sch.); dir. Dramatie Soc., Manual Training High Sch. As dir. of Manual Training High Schi. Dramatic Ass'n, produced at Majestic Theatre, Brook- lyn, 1907, a production of "Why Smith Left Home," pronounced the best amateur production of season. Recreations: Amateur dramatics, whist, baseball, the- atre. Clubs: Knickerbocker Whist, University (Brook- lyn). Address: 238 Garfield Pl., Brooklyn, N. Y.
VAIL, HENRY HOBART
Retired publisher; b. Pomfret, Vt., May 27, 1839; s. Joshua and Harriet ( Warren) Vall; ed. common schools, Royalton Acad., Vt., Middlebury Coll., A. B., 1860; hon. LL.D., 1896; m. Newton, Union Co., Ohio, Oct. 10, 1867, Minerva Elizabeth Hewitt; children: Cora Lucy, b. July 7, 1868 (died Jan. 2, 1884); Bessie Hewitt, b. Aug. 27, 1869; Mary Catherine, b. June 9, 1872; Clara Warren, b. Nov. 3, 1875. Taught school several years in Vermont, N. Y., Mich. and Ohio, long- est at Dayton, O. Entered service of Sargent, Wilson, Hinkle & Co., publishers of school-books at Cincinnati, May 1, 1866; partner with their successors, Wilson, Hlinkle & Co., and Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co. When this business was sold to Am. Book Co., in 1890, re- moved to N. Y. City; dir. Am. Book Co. from the first, chm'n of the B'd and v .- p. Engaged in planning and editing school-books for forty years, many of which became very popular. Retired 1911. Served in Civil War, as sergeant Co. C, 131st Ohio Vol. Inf., under Col. Lowe, and was honorably dlscharged at end of the term without having lost a day's servicc. Mem. Ohio Soc. in N. Y., N. E. Soc., Soc. Colonial Wars, and various hist. and geneal. socs. Fellow in corp'n of Middicbury Coll. Recreations: Golf, travel, fishing. Clubs: Century Ass'n, University, Grolier, Ardsley Golf, Jekyl Island, Woodstock (Vt.) Country, Lake Mitchell, Lakota. Address: 100 Washington Sq., N. Y. City.
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