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VAIL, THEODORE N.
Pres. Am. Telephone & Telegraph Co., and Western Union Telegraph Co .; b. Carroll Co., O., July 16, 1845; s Davis and Phoebe (Quinby) Vail; ed. Morristown Acad .; LL.D. from Dartmouth Coll., and Middlebury Coll., Vt .; m. Mabel R. Sanderson. Studied medicine 2 years. Ass't sup't mail service, Washington, 1873; ass't gen. sup't, 1874; gen. sup't, 1875-1878; engaged in telephone business, 1878-1887; introduced Am. elec. system street r'ys in Buenos Ayres, and installed tele- phone system in principal cities. Since 1907 pres. Am. Telephone & Telegraph Co .; became pres. Western Union Telegraph Co., Dec., 1910, to succeed Col. Rob- ert C. Clowry. Life mem. Corp'n of Inst. of Tech- nology, Boston. Mcm. Am. Acad. of Pollt. & Social Science, Phila., Acad. of Polit. Science, N. Y., Am. Museum of Nat. History, Am. Inst. of Elec. Eng'rs, Am. Economic Ass'n of Harvard Univ., Met. Museum of Art, Maritime Exchange of Port of N. Y., N. Y. Acad. of Sciences, Nat. Inst. of Social Sciences. Clubs: Union League, Automobile of America, Nat. Arts, Whippany River (N. J.), N. Y. Athletic, Eastern Yacht, N. Y. Yacht, Larchmont Yacht, Metropolitan, Railroad, Jekyl Island, Hobby, Country of Westchester, Sleepy Hollow Country. Union, Exchange. (Boston); Royal Automobile, Sphinx (London). Residence: Speedwell Farms, Lyndonville, Vt. Address: 15 Dey St., N. Y. City.
VALENTINE, BENJAMIN EYRE
Lawyer; b. Philadelphia, Mar. 5, 1847: s. Benjamin Eyre and Elizabeth (Hacker) Pope; grad. Haverford Coll., A.B., 1866, Harvard Univ., LL.B., 1868; m. Nov., 1872, Marie Antoinette Storrs; children: Ethel Eyre (Mrs. H. Edward Dreier), b. 1874, MMarle Antoinette (Mrs. George B. B. Lamb of Westfield, N. J.), b. 1875, Elizabeth Hacker Valentinc (Mrs. Thomas Louden), b. 1877, Harrict and Marguerite Valentine (Mrs. J. Will- iam Yotcs), b. 1878. Admitted to bar in Mass., 1868, in N. Y., 1869, Supreme Court of U. S., 1872; admitted to practice also in Conn., Calif. and Dist. of Columbia. Practised for thirty years in U. S. and State Courts, especially in patent, mining and land grant cases; for past ten years engaged in land development in the Cedarhurst neighborhood and reclamation of water- front on Jamaica Bay; treas. and gen. mg'r Cedar- hurst Co. and South Shore Improvement Co. Has been engaged in mining for many years; owner of Rising Sun Mine in Calif. Appt'd justice of peace by Gov. Andrew, in Mass., 1868; on staff of Major-Gen. Dakin until 1878; div. inspector of rifle practice N. G N. Y. for 5 years with rank of lieut .- col. Life mem. New England Soc .; mcm. Sons of the Revolution; Damascus Commandery, Mecca Shrin ; 32° Mason. Country home, Woodmere, L. 1. Address: 51 Chambers St., N. Y. City.
VALENTINE, WILLIAM AUGUSTUS
Physician; b. Charlton, Saratoga Co., N. Y., Oct. 1, 1849; s. Isaac Henry and Euphame (Brown) Valentine; ed. Charlton Acad., grad. Trinity Coll .; Hartford, Conn., A.B., 1872, A.M., 1875; Coil. Phys. and Surg., N. Y., M.D., 1875; m. Christ Ch., N. Y. City. June 30, 1906, Jeanle Gardner Ayerigg (died 1913). Engaged in practice of medicine in N. Y. City since 1875. Men. Psi Upsilon fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Am. Geog. Soc. Pres. and trustee Good Samaritan Dis-
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pensary. Enlisted as private in Co. F. Seventh Reg't, N.G.N.Y., June 3, 1880; appt'd ass't surgeon with rank of capt., June 7, 1887; resigned Oct. 16, 1895. Indc- pendent Democrat. Recreation: Big game hunting. Clubs: Century Ass'n, Canadian Camp. Address: 115 W. 74th St., N. Y. City.
VALUE, BEVERLY REID
Civii eng'r; b. Montgomery, Ala., 1864; s. Jesse R. and Edyth (Bailey) Value; grad. Sch. of Mines, Co- lumbia Coll., N. Y. City, E.M., 1884; m. Elizabeth, N. J., 1887, Rebecca Roe Morris; children: Caroline M., Betty M., Mason B., Morris B. Exec. Eng'r, New Croton Dam during construction; div. eng'r, Rapid Transit Com during construction of subway; chief eng'r Elec. Dc- velopment Co., of Ontario, Can., during construction of large Hydro-Elec. Plant, Niagara River; construc- tion eng'r McCall's Ferry Power Co. (Pa. Water & Power Co.), during construction of large hydro-elec. plant, Susquehana River; exec. eng'r Empire Eng'ring Corp'n, chief eng'r H. S. Kerbaugh, Inc., chief eng'r consulting eng'r and dir. H. S. Kerbaugh, Inc. Mem. Am. Soc. of Civil Eng'rs,' Am. Inst. of Mining Eng'rs, Nat. Geog. Soc., Psi Upsilon fraternity. Clubs: En- gineers (N. Y.), Hartwood (Hartwood, N. Y.), Eliza- beth Town & Country (Elizabeth, N. J.). Residence: Hartwood, Sullivan County, N. Y., and Elizabeth, N. J. Address: 6 Church St., N. Y. City.
VAN ALLEN, HARRY J. .
Clergyman; b. Clayton, N. Y., May 27, 1866; s. John Jeremiasc and Minerva H. (Cary) Van Allen; ed. pub- lic schools; Sch. for the Deaf, Rome, N. Y., 1884; Gal- laudet Coll., Washington, D. C., B.A., 1889, M.A., 1898; in. Utica, N. Y., Feb. 7, 1890, Jessie A. Oliver; children: Mary Oliver, b. Philadelphia, Aug. 17, 1892, George Maturin, b. Mar. 24, 1898. Started as a printer; en- gaged in newspaper work at Johnstown, N. Y .; instr. in school for the deaf at Philadelphia, 1899-1893; studied for Holy Orders; ordered deacon, 1898, and ordained priest, 1902, by Bishop W. C. Doane, of Al- bany, in Episcopal ministry. Missionary to the deaf and dumb In Dioceses of Albany and Central N. Y., since 1898. Author: History of the Pennsylvania In- stitution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb, 1821-1893. Editor: The History of the Van Alen (or Van Allen) Family in America, 1650-1900 (in prepara- tion). Pres. Alumni Ass'n of Sch. for Deaf, Romc, N. Y .; mem. Am. Ass'n to Promote the Teaching of Speech to Deaf, Empire State Ass'n Deaf Mutes; hon. inem. N. E. Gallaudet Ass'n. Address: Utica, N. Y.
VAN ALLEN, WILLIAM HARMAN
Clergyman; b. Steuben County, N. Y., Fcb. 16, 1870; s. Prof. Daniel D. and Frances Jane (Holland) van Allen; grad. Lawrenceville Acad., 1884, Syracuse Univ., Ph.B., 1890, Ph.M., 1897, S.T.D., 1904, Alumni Poet, 1897; Hobart Coll., M.A., 1899; St. Stephen's Coll. L.H.D., 1910; Univ. of Bishop's Coll., Quebec, D.C.L., 1911; Aifred Univ., LL.D., 1912; Phi Beta Kappa. Tutor Rutgers Coll. Grammar Sch., 1890-1891; head-master St. John's Sch., Trinity Parish, N. Y., 1891-1894. Ordered deacon, 1894, ordained priest, 1896, by Bishop Huntington. Bishop's sec., 1894; Ch. of the Epiphany Trumansburg, N. Y., 1895-1897; rector of Grace Ch., Elmira, N. Y., 1897-1902; rector Ch. of the Advent, Boston, since 1902. Interested in social re- form; gen. sec. Ch. Ass'n for the Advancement of In- terests of Labor, 1892-1894, and originator of the Church Council of Conciliation and Mediation, under Bishop Potter's presidency. Pres. for some years Bos- ton Chapter of Actors' Ch. Alliance and a special friend of stage children. Lecturer on social prob- lems, literature, and historical subjects. Controversial writer on conservative side of theological debates, as against destructive Biblical criticism and rationalistic perversions of Christan Faith; founder and 1st pres. "Bible Club of Boston." Independent in politics. Mem. Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament (Pro- vincial dir. for N. E.); Guild of Ali Souls (Councillor), Boston Browning Soc. (v .- p. 1906, pres., 1908-1910); Clerical Union for Maintenance and Defence of Cath- olic Principles (v .- p. 1900-1901 and 1906-1907); Mem. Holland Soc. (v .- p. for N. E. since 1913); Delta Kappa Epsilon; St. Andrew's Chapter, Royal Arch Free- Masons (Boston), Mass. Am. Soe. of Colonial Fam- ilies (v .- p. since 1913); Church Union (pres. 1905- 1913), Clerical Ciub; officer of Church Home, Epis- copal City Mission, Watch and Ward Soc., Lord's Day League of N. E., Florence Crittenden League of Com- passion, Anti-Saloon League, Am. Drama Soc., N. E. Ch. Temperance Soe., Gen. Theol. Library; pres. Dor- othea Dix Hall Ass'n for Children of the Stage; N. E. Aiumni Ass'n of Delta Kappa Epsilon, 1909-1910; N. E. Alumni Ass'n of Syracuse Unlv. Author: St. Bernard on Loving God (published 1909, England); Travel Pictures (1909, Milwaukee); second series, 1912; Falsity of Christian Science So-cailcd (1905,
Eng., 1908, Boston); Blue Monday Musings, (a week- ly dep't in The Living Ch.). (Milwaukee). Recrea- tions: The society of children, chess, theatre, and travel. Clubs: University, Players, Twentieth Cen- tury, Clerical, Authors' (Boston), Catholic, (Mass.), Bibie (Boston; founder and 1st pres.), Authors' (Lon- don). Address: Rectory of the Advent, 28 Brimmer St., Boston, Mass., and "The Players," 16 Gramercy Park, N. Y. City.
VAN ALSTYNE, HENRY ARTHUR
Civll eng'r; b. N. Chatham, Columbia Co. N. Y., Oet. 9, 1869; s. Charles G. and Rachel Landon (Huyck) Van Alstyne; cd. Nassau (N. Y.) Acad., Marshall Sem., Easton, N. Y .; grad. Union Univ., C.E., 1893; m. Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 11, 1899, Betha Stone Nener. Eng'r in charge construction public works, 1893-1894; ass't eng'r State eng'rs dep't, N. Y., 1894-1897; sup't construction and eng'r for Fur- naceville Iron Co., in connection with improvement of State canals, Western Div., 1897; on completion of their work, with Union Bridge Co., Athens, Pa., un- til 1899; re-entered State Eng'rs Dep't., N. Y., Ass't Eng'r Eastern Div .; promoted 1st ass't, then resi- dent eng'r; in 1901, div. eng'r, Eastern Div .; State Eng'r, N. Y., 1904-1907; consuiting eng'r, 1907-1913. Republican. Mein. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs. Address: 475 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
VAN AMRINGE, JOHN HOWARD
Formerly dean of Columbia Coll .; ed. Columbia Coli., A.B., 1860, A.M., 1863, L.H.D., 1890, received from Univ. of State of N. Y., Ph.D., 1877, Union Coll., LL.D., 1895; m. N. Y. City, June 20, 1865, Cornelia Bueknor. Connected with Columbia Coll. since grad- uation; tutor in mathematics, 1860-1863, adjunct prof. mathematics, 1863-1865 (also lecturer In School of Mincs, 1864-1865); since 1865 prof. mathematics. Dean Sch. of Arts, 1894; 1896-1910 dean Columbia Coll. and mem. Univ. Couneil Columbia Univ .; was pres. pro tempore of Columbia Coli. during absence of Pres. Scth Low. 1899. Mem. Am. Math. Soc., N. Y. Math. Soc. (pres. 1888-1889), N. Y. Hist. Soc .; fellow A.A.A.S. Editor of Davies Series of Mathematical Works. Author: History of Columbia College and University. Episcopalian;
vestryman of Trinity Church; trustee N. Y. Protestant Episcopal Public Sch .; trustee Soe. for Promoting Religion and Learn- ing in State of N. Y., Common Prayer Book Soc., Gen. Theol. Scm. of Protestant Episcopal Ch. Clubs: Cen- tury, Columbia University (prcs.), Metropolitan, Church. Address: 48 W. 59th St., N. Y. City.
VAN ANDA, CARR V.
Managing editor N. Y. Times; b. Georgetown, O., Dec. 2, 1864; s. Frederick C. and Maria E. (Davis) Van Anda; ed. Ohio Univ .; m. 1st, Cleveland, O., Dec. 16, 1885, Harriet L. Tupper; m. 2d Frankfort, Ky., April 11, 1898, Loulse Shipman Drane; children: Julia Blanche, b. 1887, Paul Drane, b. 1899. Telegraph editor Cleveland Herald, 1883-1885; night editor Baltimore Sun, 1886-1888; with N. Y. Sun, 1888-1904, as night cditor, 1893-1904. Mcm. Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Ciub: National Arts. Address: The N. Y. Times, N. Y. City.
VAN ANTWERP, WILLIAM CLARKSON
Banker, broker; b. Omaha, Neb., July 13, 1867; s. Rev. William H. and Charlotte Augusta (Jones) Van Antwerp; ed. U. S. Naval Acad., Annapolis, Class of 1888. Author: The Stock Exchange from Within, and various magazine articles on banking and economics. Head of firm of Van Antwerp, Bishop & Co., niem. of N. Y. Stock Exchange. Clubs: Union League. Residence: 1 E. 39th St. Address: 15 Broad St., N. Y. City.
VAN ANTWERP, WILLIAM HENRY
Clergyman; b. . Geneseo, N. Y., Sept. 10, 1833; s. James and Finetta Pattison Van Antwerp; grad. Ilo- bart Coll., A.B., 1858; M.A., 1861, Gen. Theoi. Sem. 1861, hon. D.D., 1888; m. N. Y., St. Thomas Ch., Sept. 10, 1862, Charlotte A. Jones; children: Finetta M., b. 1865, William Clarkson, b. 1867, Etheiwyn L., b. 1874. Traveled in Europe, 1884, 1898, 1903. Author of arti- cles in reviews and other periodicals. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, Holland Soc., N. Y. Address: 7 W. 16th St., N. Y. City.
VAN ATTA, HARRY
Mcehanical eng'r; b. Hackettstown, N. Y., Nov. 2, 1860; s. llenry Il. and Melinda (Titus) Van Atta; cd. common schools; grad. Stevens Inst. of Technology, M.E .; in. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov., 1882, Kitty MeGovern; children: Blanche, b. 1884, Kenneth, b. 1887, Wiliard, b. 1889. Sup't Isolated Plants U. S. liluminating Co., 1881-1SS4: sup't Rathborn, Sard & Co., Albany, N. Y., 1885-1892, J. L. Mott Iron Works N. Y., 1892-
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1907. Democrat; Presby'n. Mem.
Stevens Inst., Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs, Eagle's Soc.,
Alumnl Ass'n, Royal Arcanum, Loyal Additional Soc. Recreations: Outdoor sports. Clubs: Schnorer. Fordham. Ad- dress: 164 W. 147th St., N. Y. City.
VAN BOSKERCK, ROBERT WARD
Artist, landscape painter; b. Hoboken, N. J., 1855; s. L. J. and Katharine Zoberosky (Anderson) Van Boskerck; grad. Sch. of Mines, Columbia Univ., C.E., 1877, pupli of A. W. Wyant and of Swain Clifford for still life and with A. H. Wyant for landscape painting. Went abroad 1885 and painted In Holland; painted in England many summers and In late years in France, Hackensack, N. J., Wakefield, R. I., East Lyme, Conn. Orange Co. and Adirondacks. Served on Art Com. of Union League Club many years, now chm'n of com. Republican; Episcopallan. Silver medal for painting at Pan-Am. Exp'n, Buffalo; sll- ver medal at La. Purchase Exp'n. Mem. Soc. Am. Artists; academician Nat. Acad. Design, N. Y. City. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsllon fraternity. Clubs: Union, Union League, Lotos, Fencers, Salmagundi, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Address: 58 W. 57th St., N. Y. City.
VAN BUREN, CHARLES H.
Banker; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 15, 1861; s. Henry and Sarah E. Van Buren; ed. publlc and high schs. of Brooklyn; m. Watertown, N. Y., June 26, 1906, E. L. F. ISnyder. Head of firm C. H. Buren & Co., bankers; Ex-treas. Eastern Dist. Branch Y. M. C. A., Brooklyn. Trustee of Gratuity fund, Consolldated
Stock Exchange. Mem. Holland .Soc. Residence: Englewood, N. J. Address: 6 Wall St., N. Y. City.
VAN CASTEEL, GERALD
Lawyer; b. Dublin, Ireland, March 17, 1876; s. Jan- van Casteel, of Rotterdam, Holland, and Mary Gwyn- neth (Pugh) Van Casteel, of Haverfordwest, Wales; ed. privately in Brussels, Belgium and at Sllesia Coll., Barnet, near London; took scientific courses Clty of London Coll. and Birkbeck Inst., London; grad. Georgetown Univ., Washington, D. C., LL.B. (first hon- ors in class of 154), 1899 (prize essayist); LL.M., 1900; studled med. jurisprudence at Columblan (now George Washington) Univ., D. C .; grad. M.D., 1905. Ass't to Paris representative of N. Y. World; in editorlal dep't, Cosmopolitan Magazine, and Ilterary dep't Harper & Bros .; connected for three years with office of R. Ross' Perry & Son, Washington, D. C .; chlef of editorial staff Appleton's Cyclopedia, contributing many articles to this and other publications; official reporter North At- lantic Fisherles Arbitration before Hague Tribunal, 1910; sec. Am. Civic Alllance, 1911. re-elected 1912, then became v .- p., admitted to bar Dist. of Columbia, U. S. Supreme Court, and N. Y. State; engaged in gen- eral and corp'n practicc. Mem. Republican County Com. N. Y. Address: 80 Wall St., N. Y. City.
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VANCE, ARTHUR TURNER
Editor and writer; b. Scranton, Pa., Oct. 10, 1872; s. Jules O, and Marietta (Southworth) Vance; ed. in high schools of Binghamton, N. Y. Began journalistle ca- reer as reporter on Binghamton Leader; editor Home Magazine, 1896, resigned to become asso. cditor N. E. Magazine; editor-in-chief Woman's Home Companion, 1901-1907; editor-in-chief Pictorial Review since 1908. Contb'r to various publications; lecturer on journal- Istic topics. Author: The Real David larum, 1900 (Baker & Taylor). Recreations: Water sports. Clubs: The Players, Port Washington Yacht. Address: 222 W. 39th St., N. Y. City.
VANCE, LEE JAMES
Publisher; b. N. Y. City, 1862; s. John and Elizabeth Tillou (Hart) Vance; grad. Cornell Unlv., B.S. Ad- mitted to N. Y. Bar, 1884, and practised actively until the last few years. Editor of The Epoch, N. Y., 1887- 1888; editor and publisher Am. Wine Press since 1897. Sec. Am. Wine Growers' Ass'n since 1904. Mem. In- ternat. Jury of Awards, Paris Exp'n, 1900: Internat. Jury, La. Purchase Exp'n, St. Louis, 1904. Hon. mcm. Soc. of Viticulteurs of France; Am. Folk Lore Soc. Mem. N. Y. Tercentary Comm'n. Contb'r to leading magazines and author of several books on wines and wine making, and articles in Encyclopedia Ameri- cana; lecturer on legal and economic subjects. Clubs: N. Y. Press, Cornelf. Address: 302 Broadway, N. Y. City.
VANCE, LOUIS JOSEPH
Author and dramatist; b. Washington, D. C., Sept. 19, 1879; s. Wilson and Lillie (Beale) Vance; ed. in Prep. Dep't of Brooklyn Poly Inst .; m. N. Y. City, 1898, Nance Elizabeth Hodges. Since 1901 writer of serlal novels, short stories, verse and plays. Author: Ter- ence O'Rourke, Gentleman Adventurer, 1905; The Pri- vate War, 1906: The Brass Bowl, 1907; The Black Bag, 1908; The Bronze Bell, 1909; The Pool of Flame, 1909;
The Fortune Hunter, 1910; No Man's Land, 1910; Cyn- thia-of-the-Minute, 1910; The Bandbox, 1911; Joan Thursday, 1913. Mem. Soc. of Authors, London. Ad- dress: 995 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
VAN CLEEF, MYNDERSE
Lawyer; banker; b. Seneca Falls, N. Y., Aug. 29, 1853; s. Alexander M. and Jane E. Van Cleef; ed. Ithaca Acad., Cornell Univ., B.S., 1874; m. Ithaca, N. Y., Dec. 21, 1882, Elizabeth L. Treman; children: Eugenia, b. 1886, Jeannette, b. 1888. Admitted to bar of N. Y. State, Sept., 1876. Pres. Ithaca Trust Co., Ithaca Se- eurity Co .; dir. Tompkins County Nat. Bank; Cayuga Lake Cement Co. and other corp'ns; trustee Ithaca Savings Bank; trustee Cornell Univ. Republican; Presby'n. Mem. Kappa Alpha fraternity. Clubs: Town and Gown, Country, Cornell (N. Y. City). Address: Ithaca, N. Y.
VAN CLEVE, GEORGE BARNES
Advertising; b. Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 19, 1876; s. Seymour and Harriet (Hemrup) Van Cleve; ed. Univ. of Minnesota; m. E. Orange, N. J., 1899, Florence Lin- coln Smith. Pres. and owner The Van Cleve Co. Clubs: Calumet, Lambs, N. Y. Athletic. Residence: Great Northern Hotel. Address: 1790 Broadway, N. Y. City.
VANDEGRIFT, GEORGE WONSON
Physician; b. Jersey City, N. J., Dec. 23, 1876; s. George M. and Effie P. (Wonson) Vandergrift; ed. Coll. City of N. Y., 1897, Columbia Univ., A.M., 1901, M.D., (Coll. Phys, and Surg.), 1901; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., May 12, 1904, May F. Kenncy; one d .: May, b. May 18, 1907. Mcm. Salvation Army Rescue Home, lastern Med. Ass'n, East Side Physicians Ass'n; ass't surgeon N. Y. Eye and Ear Infirmary, ophthalmic surgeon Cornell Univ. Med. Coll., visiting ophthalmologist, Willlams- burg Illosp., Brooklyn; consulting ophthalmologist. Mem. N. Y. Com. on Physical Welfare of Sch. Children; consulting ocullst Jewish Protectory and Aid Soc .; lec- turer for B'd of Ed'n on health topics. Address: 147 E. 18th St., N. Y. City.
VAN DEN BURG, WILLIAM H.
Physician; b. Waterloo, Seneca Co., N. Y., Feb. 17, 1862; s. George T. and Catharine (Skinner) Van den Burg; cd. in public schools and by private tutors; in commercial life for 3 years and taught public school for 2 years; grad. N. Y. Home. Med. Coll. and Hosp., M.D., 1887; in. Washington, D. C., 1895, Maric Schiller. Practised medicine, Astoria, L. I. City, 1887-1889; in Denver, Colo., 1889-1891, N. Y. City, 1891-1895. Trav- eled and studled medicine In Vlenna, Berlin, Parls and London, 1895-1897; since 1897 has practised in N. Y. City. Lecturer on pathology In N. Y. Homce. Med. Coll., 1897-1899; prof. practice of medicine, N. Y. Med. Coll. and Hosp. for Women, 1899-1902; prof. practice of medicine N. Y. Homce. Med. Coll. and Hosp. since 1904. Chm'n of Exec. Com. Med. B'd Ilahnemann Hosp., N. Y. City, 1902. Pres. Homce. Med. Soc. of County of N. Y., 1902. Republlean; Episcopallan. Mem. N. Y. State and N. Y. County Homce. Med. Socs., Am. Inst. Homeopathy, Acad, of Pathol. Sciences, Nat. Geog. Soc., A.A.A.S., International Congress of Tuberculosis. Recreations: Photography, automoblling, foreign and domestic travel. Clubs: Lotos, Automobile of America. Address: 30 TV. 48th St., N. Y. City.
VANDERBILT, ALFRED GWYNNE
Capitalist; b. N. Y. City, Oct. 20, 1877; s. Cornellus II. and Alice (Gwynne) Vanderbilt; g .- s. William Henry Vanderbilt, and g .- g .- s. Cominodore Cornelius Vanderbilt; ed. Cutler Sch., N. Y. City, St. Paul's Sch., Concord, and Yale, A.B., 1899; m. 1st, N. Y. City, Jan. 14, 1901, Ellen French; 2d, London, Eng., Dec. 17, 1911, Mrs. Smith llollins Mckim; children: William Henry, b. Nov. 24, 1901; Alfred Gwynne, Jr., b. Sept. 22, 1912. Dir. Fulton Navigation Co., Raquotte Lake R'y Co., Raquette Lake Transportation Co., Fulton Chain R'y Co .; dir. Internat. Horse Show. Clubs: Piping Rock, Knickerbocker, Riding, Metropolltan, N. Y. Yacht, Meadow Brook, The Brook, Turf and Field, Ardsley, Automobile of America, Yale. Residence: Vanderbilt Hotel, N. Y. City, and Oakland, Newport, R. I. Ad- dress: Grand Central Terminal, N. Y. Clty.
VANDERBILT, CORNELIUS
Capitalist, mechanical eng'r; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 5, 1873; s. Cornelius 11. and Alice (Gwynne) Vanderbilt; . grad. Yale Univ., B.A., 1895, Ph.B., 1898. M.E., 1899; m. N. Y. City, Aug., 1896, Grace Wilson; children: Corne- lius, Jr., b. 1898, Grace, b. 1899. Upon conclusion of his studies set to work practically to master the de- tails of mech. eng'ring, and during recent years has given attention to the motive power and civil eng'ring dep'ts of the N. Y. Central R. R. Inventor of locomo- tive firebox of greatly improved pattern and other mech. devices. Served as civil service comin'r, appt'd
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by Mayor Low; resigned near end of term; captain, 12th Reg't, N. G. N. Y. Dir. N. Y. Life Ins, and Trust Co., U. S. Mortgage and Trust Co., Mutual Life Ins. Co., Nat. Park Bank, Mutual Bank, Ill. Central R'y Co., Delaware & Hudson Co., Allis-Chalmers Co., Lack- awanna Steel Co., Interborough Rapid Transit Co., Rapid Transit Subway Construction Co., Subway Realty Co., Audit Co. of N. Y., Hudson Companies, In- Interborough R'y Co., Provident Loan Soc. Asso. Trust Co. of N. J., Mexican Telegraph Co., N. Y. City Interborough R'y Co., Provident Loan Soc. Asso. mem. Am. Soc. Meeh. Eng'rs, Saratoga Ass'n. Clubs: Union League, Century, Knickerbocker, Metropolitan, Brook, City Midday, Down Town, University, Yale, N. Y. Yacht (commo.), Larchmont Yacht, Atlantic Yacht, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht, Turf and Field. Resi- dence: 677 Fifth Av. Address: 30 Pine St., N. Y. City.
VANDERBILT, FREDERICK WILLIAM
Capitalist; b. 1856; s. William Henry and Maria Louisa (Kissam) Vanderbilt; grad. Sheffield Scientific Sch., Yale, 1876; m. 1880, Mrs. Alfred Torrance (née Anthony). Obtained business training in father's of- fice, going through every dep't in railroad service and mastering gen. details of whole business; now dir. in N. Y. Central and Hudson River R. R. Co., Lake Shore & Mich. Southern R. R. Co., Mich. Central R. R. Co., West Shore R. R. Co., N. Y., Chicago & St. Louls R. R. Co., Chicago & Northwestern R. R. Co., Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha R'y Co., Lake Erie & Western R. R. Co .; mem. B'd of Mg'rs Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R. R. Co., and dir. of numer- ous other railroad and other corp'ns. Mem. S. A. R. Clubs: Knickerbocker, University, Metropolitan, Larch- mont Yacht, N. Y. Yacht, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht, Tuxedo, Racquet and Tennis, Clty Midday, South Side, Yale. Address: 459 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
VANDERBILT, GEORGE WASHINGTON
Capitalist; b. New Dorp, Staten Island, N. Y., Nov. 14, 1862; s. William Henry and Maria Louisa (Kissam) Vanderbilt; ed. by private tutors and at private schools; m. 1898, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser; one d .: Cornelia Stuyvesant, b. 1900. Gave to Teachers Coll. its site on Morningside Heights; built and equipped the 13th St. branch of N. Y. Public Library, and gave Am. Soc. of Fine Arts the room in their building known as the Vanderbilt Gallery. Purchased 100,000 aeres of mountain land on French Broad River, near Asheville, N. C., which has improved and beautified by scientific forestry into what is probably the finest park In America, building there a mansion and stables, and stoeking the estate with great care. Mem. S. A. R. Clubs: Metropolitan, Century, Nat. Arts, Players, Grolier. Addresses (summer): Bar Harbor, Me .; (win- ter) Biltmore House, Biltmore, N. C .; 1612 K St., Wash- ington, D. C.
VANDERBILT, REGINALD CLAYPOOLE
Investor; b. N. Y. City, Dec. 19. 1880; s. Cornelius II. and Alice (Gwynnc) Vanderbilt; grad. St. Paul's Seh., Concord, N. H., Yale Univ., A.B. 1902; m. New- port, R. I., Apr. 14, 1903, Cathleen G. Neilson; one d .: Cathleen, b. 1904. Dir. Am. Hackney Horse Soc., Nat. Horse Show Ass'n of Am., Plainfield Horse Show Ass'n. Republican; Episcopalian. Recreation: Breeder and exhibitor of show horses. Clubs: Knickerbocker Brook, Metropolitan, Coaching, Turf and Field, Riding and Driving, Racquet and Tennis, Automobile of America (N. Y.), Newport Reading Room, Newport Casino, Citizens' Business Ass'n (Newport), Travel- lers (Paris), Meadow Brook (I .. I.), Four in Hand (Philadelphia), Massachusetts Auto. Westehester Polo, Am. Kennel, Dalmatian, Russian Wolfhound, Am. Fox Terrier, French Bulldog, Old English Sheepdog. Residence: Sandy Point Farm, Newport, R. I. Ad- dress: 546 Fifth Av., U. Y. City.
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