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WARD, CABOT
Pres. Park B'd of N. Y. City, and Comm'r of Parks; b. N. Y. City, March 17, 1876; s. Thomas Wren and Sophia (lloward) Ward; A.B., Harvard, 1598; studied Harvard Law Sch .; admitted to the bar, 1903, and practised until Dec., 1905. Appt'd Auditor-Gen. of Porto Rico, Dec. 15, 1905; Sec. of State of Porto Rico,
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Aug. 25, 1909; delegate to report on conditions in Haiti and Santo Domingo; elected Pres. of Exec. Coun- cil (Senate) of Porto Rico; was chm'n of Franchise and Public Service Comm'n; became Acting Gov. of Porto Rico, Sept. 12, 1909. Appt'd mem. oť U. S. delegation to the Fourth Pan .- Am. Congress in Buchos Ayres, April, 1910; appt'd U. S. Comm'r to Chile, Sept., 1910. Republican; mem. of the County Com. Mem. Amı. Acad. of Polit. and Social Science; Am. Polit. Science Ass'n; Acad. of Polit. Science of City of N. Y., Ain. Ass'n for Labor Legislation; Pan .- Am. Soc. of U. S .; Spanish-American Athenæum of Washington. Clubs: University, Harvard, Republican, Ibero-Ameri- cano, Underwriters, Whitehall (N. Y. City), Metro- politan, Cosmos, Chevy Chase (Washington, D. C.). Address: University Club, N. Y. City,
WARD, EDGAR MELVILLE
Artist, genre painter; b. Urbana, Ohio, Feb. 24, 1839; s. John A. and Elizabeth (Macbeth) Ward; ed. Miami Acad., A.M. degree; art studies in Schis. of Nat. Acad. of Design, N. Y. City and Ecole des Beaux Arts. Has exhibited frequently at exb'ns of Nat. Acad. of Design in Salons at Paris, Centennial, World's Columbian, Pan- Am. and La. Purchase Exp'ns. Prof. in Nat. Acad. Design. Academician of Nat. Acad. since 1883, Ad- dress: 51 W. 10th St., N. Y. City.
WARD, FRANK EDWIN
. Organist; educator; b. Wysox. Pa., Oct. 7, 1872; s. Cyrenus Osborne and Stella A. (Owen) Ward; ed. High Sch. of Washington, D. C., Columbia Unlv., N. Y., fellow in music, Columbia Univ., 1902-1903; m. Washington, D. C., Feb. 24, 1897, May Louise Corby. Organist Columbia Univ., 1902-1913; choirmaster and organist Ch. of Holy Trinity, N. Y., since 1906; Rye Presby'n Ch., Rye, N. Y., 1900-1905; organist Temple Israel, since 1902; Asso. in music Columbla Univ., since 1909. Author: Sonata for Violin and Piano, Rhapsody for Violin and Piano, The Saviour of the World (Lenten Cantata), The Divine Birth (Christ- mas Cantata), also songs, piano, organ and violin pieces. Presby'n. Asso. Am. Guild of Organists; ac- tive mem. Tonkünstler Soc. of N. Y., Nat. Ass'n of Organists. Club: Musicians. Residence: 430 W. 118th St. Address: Columbia Univ., N. Y. City.
WARD, GEORGE MORGAN
Clergyman; b. Lowell, Mass., May 23, 1859; s. Sul- livan L. and Mary (Morgan) Ward; student at Har- vard, 2 years, class 1881; A.B, Dartmouth, 1882, A.M., 1884; Boston Univ. Law Sch., LL. B., 1885: B.D., And- over Theological Seminary; post-grad. work Johns Hopkins (1).D., Dartmouth, 1900; LL. D., Rollins Coll., 1903); m. June 15, 1896, Emma Merriam Sprague. Admitted to Mass. bar; scc. Internat. Soc. of Christian Endeavor, 1885-1889; pres. Rollins Coll., Winter Park, Fla., 1895-1903; pastor in charge of Royal Poinciana Chapel, Palm Beach, Fla., Winters, since 1900; pres. Wells Coll., Aurora, N. Y., 1903-1912. V .- p. Am. Humane Soc. Residence: (Winter) : Palm Beach, Fla. (Summer) : 452 Fletcher St., Lowell, Mass. Address: Aurora, N. Y.
WARD, GEORGE W.
Lawyer; b. Belvedere, Ill .; s. George P. and Delia (McGrevey) Ward; ed. Clinton Liberal Inst., Fort Plain, N. Y. and Cornell Univ .; m. Troy, N. Y., Oct. 16, 1895, Evelyn Palmer (died April 29, 1907); one d .: Emily, b. 1897. Admitted to bar State of N. Y., April, 1893. Engaged in practise of law since July, 1893, at Dolgeville, Herkimer County, N. Y. Dist Att'y of Herkimer County, 1901-1907; County Judge and Sur- rogate Herkimer Co., slnee 1906. Engaged in mfg felt shoes and slippers at Dolgeville, N. Y. for past 12 years. Dlr. 1st Nat. Bank of Dolgeville. Republican. Mem. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, N. Y. State Hist. Soc., Royal Arcanumn, Elks, 1.O.O.F. Address: 1512 W. Main St., Little Falls, N. Y.
WARD, HAMILTON
Lawyer; b. Washington, D. C., Jan. 20, 1871; s. Hamilton and Mary A. (Chamberlain) Ward; m. Feo. 18, 1903, Grace E. Marsh; children: Hamilton, b. Feb. 25, 1906, John C., b. June 20, 1906, Mary, b. March 26, 1910, Grace, b. Oct. 28, 1912. Admitted to bar of N. Y., Oct. 1892. Ass't dist. att'y of Erie County, 1903- 1907; resigned to enter Spanish War; capt. Co. L, 202d N. Y. Vol. 1nf., July 23, 1898-April 15, 1899; Super- visor 20th ward, Buffalo, 1901-1905; comd'r-in-chief United Spanish War Veterans, 1907. Residence: 307 Linwood Av. Address: 7 Erie County Bank Bld'g, Buffalo, N. Y.
WARD, HENRY GALBRAITH
Jurlst; b. N. Y. Gity, April 19, 1851; s. Henry Dana and Charlotte (Galbraith) Ward; grad. Univ. of Pa., 1870; m. Newport, R. 1., Aug. 13, 1891, Mabel Mar-
quand; children: Galbraith, b. 1892, Marquand, b. 1894. Engaged in the practice of law until appt'd in 1907 to present office of judge of Circuit Court of the U. S. for the 2d Circuit. Clubs: University, Century, Down Town. Address: 10IS Madison Av., N. Y. City.
WARD, JOHN SEELY
Lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 20, 1859; s. John Seely and Harriet ( Foster) Ward; ed. St. Paul's Soh., Concord, N. 11., Columbia Coll., class 1882, Columbia Law Sch., Ph.B., LL.B., 1883; post-grad. course 2 years, Sch. of Polit. Science; m. N. Y. City, Oct. 4, 1885, Medeleine McLean. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1884, practising alone. Made nine trips abroad; appt'd to investigate inst'ns in France, Germany and England for care of dependent and delinquent children, and published report in order to bring about change of methods of caring for children by N. Y. Juvenile Asylum, 1897; made investigations of all hosps. in France for care of children suffering from non-pul- inonary tuberculosis in order to bring about estab- lishment of similar hosp. in U. S., the result being the opening of Sea Breeze Hosp. by the Ass'n for Improv- ing Condition of Poor; also one at Rockaway. Made sp'l investigation of public baths In large cities in U. S. and London. Served on B'd of Trustees of N. Y. State Hosp. for Treatment of Incipient Tuberculosis (appt'd by Gov. Odell) ; tendered by Gov. Higgins mem. State Comm'n of Prisons, and by Gov. Hughes mem. B'd of Parole, but unable to accept. Republican; Episcopalian. Men. Nat. Inst. of Social Sciences (re- ceived medal for distinctive social service); vestry- man St. George's P. E. Ch .; v .- p. N. Y. Juvenile Asy- lum, N. Y. Ass'n for Improving Condition of Poor; treas. Prison Ass'n of N. Y .; trustee Seamen's Ch. Inst., Soc. of St. Johnland; v .- p. N. Y. P. E. Soc. Mis- sion, Recreation Alliance of N. Y .; trustee N. Y. Dis- pensary. Mem. East Side Relief Work Com., Feder- ation of East Side Workers, Federation of Churches and Christian Org'ns (pres. many years), Soc. for Study of Tuberculosis, Nat. Council of Brotherhood of St. Andrew, Gen. Coms. of Laymen's Missionary Movement, and various coms, of Charity Org'n Soc. Clubs: Union League, N. Y. Yacht, Church. Resi- dence: 60 E. 81st St. Address: 1 Broadway, N. Y. City
WARD, SAMUEL BALDWIN
Physician; b. N. Y. City, June 8, 1842; s. Lebbeus Baldwin and Abby Dwight (Partridge) Ward; ed. pri- vate sehs. of N. Y. City; grad. Columbia Univ., A.B., 1861, A.M., 1864; Georgetown Univ., M.D., 1864; Union Univ., Ph.D., 1882; m. 1st, N. Y. City, Oct. 10, 1871, Nina A. Wheeler (died 1883); 2d, April 29, 197, Grace Fitz-Randolph Schenck; children: Nina P'., Annie W., S. Dwight. In service of U. S. Sanitary Comm'n, 1862-1863; med. cadet in U. S. Army, 1863; ass't sur- gcon U. S. Vols., 1864; resigned from army, 1865, and studied in Paris until 1866, in practice in N. Y. City until 1876; surgeon Presby'n Hosp., 1870-1873; prof. of anatomy Women's Med. Coll., 1867-1870; prof. surgery, 1870-1876; in practice Albany, N. Y., since 1876. Mein, and dean Faculty of Albany Med. Coll .; sec. and treas. B'd Trustees State Normal Coll .; attending physician to Albany Ilosp. Pres. Upper Saranac Ass'n. B'd Trustees Dudley Observatory; mem. B'd Trustees Al- bany Acad. for Girls, I'd Govs. Albany llosp. Mem. Albany County Med. Soc., N. Y. State Med. Soc., Ass'n Am. Physicians, Nat. Geog. Soc., Mil. Order Loyal Legion. Clubs: Fort Orange, Albany Country. Ad- dress: 281 State St., Albany, N. Y.
WARD, THEODORE HASTINGS
Banker, merchant; b. Bloomfield, N. J., June 9, 1842; s. Israel C. and Almeda (Hanks) Ward; ed. Williams Coll .; m. Bloomfield, N. J., 1870, Elizabeth C. Potter; three children. Pres. Bloomfield Savings Inst'n; men. firm Cornell & Ward. N. Y., mem. N. Y. Produce Ex- change; also engaged in int'g of paper. Served 3 terms as chm'n of Town Council. Republican; Pres- by'n. Mem, and sec. Advisory B'd of Mountainside Hosp., Montelair, N. J .; mem. B'd of Trade, Residence: Bloomfield, N. J. Address: 160 Franklin St., N. Y. City.
WARD, WILLIAM HAYES
Clergyman, editor; b. Abington, Mass., June 25. 1335; S. Rev. James Wilson and Hetta Lord (Hayes) Ward; ed. by father, one graduating term at Phillips And - over Acad., 1852, Amherst, A.B., 1856, Andover Theol. Sem., 1859; D.D., N. Y. Univ. and Amherst, LL.D., Am- herst; m. Sudbury, Mass., 1859, Ellen Maria Dickinson; one son: Herbert Dickinson 'Ward, writer. Tutor in sciences, Beloit Coll., Wis., 1857-1858; pastor of churches in Oskaloosa and Grasshopper Falls, Kan., 1859-1860; teacher of science, Easthampton Sem., Mass., 1860-1861, in Utica Free Acad., 1862-1865; proi. Latin Ripon Coll., Wis., 1865-1867; asso, editor of The
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independent, 1868-1870; superintending editor till 1897; since then editor. Dir. Wolfe Expd'n to Baby- lonia, 1884-1885. Author: Cylinders and Other Ancient Oriental Seals in the Library of J. Pierpont Morgan; The Seal Cylinders of Western Asia. Has written many articles on Oriental art and made collections of Ori- ental seal cylinders for Met, Museum of Art. Has devoted much time to federation of Christian churches and to union of denominations as chm'n Cong'l Nat. Council's Com, on Unity and Federation. Republican; Congregationalist. V. - p. and ex-pres. Am. Oriental Soc .; dir. Soc. Biblical Literature and exegesis, and mem. several archæol. societies; mem. Am. Missionary Ass'n, Cong'l Ch. Building Soc., Am. Bible Soc., Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America. Recreations: Archaeology, botany. Clubs: Authors', Congregational. Residence: Stone House, Abington Av., Newark, N. J. Office: The Independent, 119 W. 40th St., N. Y. City.
WARDELL, CHARLES HENRY
Banker; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 16, 1838; s. Robert and Jane ( Williams) Wardell; ed. public sch., Eatontown, N. J., and Ocean Inst., near Eatontown; m. Matawan, N. J., Aug. 26, 1875, Mary Elizabeth Simpson. Clerk in wholesale dry goods store, N. Y., 1857; clerk in B. C. White's Store, Eatontown, 1861-1862; clerk in Farmers and Merchants' Nat. Bank, Matawan, N. J., 1864; elected cashier, 1873. Trcas. Matawan Bld'g & Loan Ass'n. Private in Co. A, 29th Reg't, N. J. Vols., 1862-1863; comm'r Borough of Matawan, N. J. many years. Republican; trustee Presby'n Ch. Sec. Mata- wan Literary Soc. Recreation: Bicycle riding. Ad- dress: Matawan, N. J.
WARDMAN, ERVIN
Editor-in-chief N. Y. Press; b. Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 25, 1865; s. George and Mary Virginia (Ervin) Wardman; ed. Phillips Exeter (N. H.) Acad. and Harvard, A.B., 1888. On editorial staff of N. Y. Tribune, 1888-1895; mn'g editor N. Y. Press, 1895- 1896; since 1896 editor and publisher same and v .- p. and dir. N. Y. Press Co., Ltd. Served in Spanish-Am. War as 1st lieut. 202d Inf., N. Y. Vols., and a. d. c. to Maj .- Gen. Brooke, U. S. A., in Porto Rico campaign. Author: The Princess Olga, novel (Harper's), etc. Clubs: Harvard, University, Pelham Country, Hugue- not Yacht (New Rochelle). Address: N. Y. Press, N. Y. City; appt'd State Architect, Oct. 15, 1907, by Gov.
WARDWELL, HENRY LANSING
Banker and broker; b. Dresden, Yatcs Co., N. Y., April 2, 1850; s. Timothy Fales and Mary Blair (Dox) Wardwell; ed. St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H., Ho- bart Coll., 1873, M.A .; m. New Hamburg, N. Y., Dec. 17, 1874, Florence St. John; children: Florence, b. Feb. 22, 1876, Rosalie (now wife of Rev. Alleyne Carleton Howell), b. July 14, 1879; Alice Dox, b. Aug. 27, 1885; Dorothea Fales, b. Sept. 21, 1887; Mary Blair, b. June 20, 1890. Senior partner Wardwell & Adams, bankers and brokers, and mems. of N. Y. Stock Ex- change. Democrat until 1896. Episcopalian; trustee Ch. of Holy Communion, 6th Av. and 20th St .; senior warden St. Mary's Ch., Springfield Centre, N. Y. Mem. Colonial Order of Acorn, Sigma Phi fraternity. Recre- ations: Farming, sheep breeding and country life generally. Clubs: Metropolitan, Down Town, Stock Exchange Luncheon Residences: Town: 53 E. 77th St., N. Y. City; country: Pinehurst, Springfield Centre, Otsego Co., N. Y. Address: 111 Broadway, N. Y. City.
WARE, FRANKLIN BACKUS
Architect; b. N. Y., 1873; s. James E. and Edlth C. Backus; children: Franklin B., b. 1873, Grace H., b. 1874, Univ., Ph.B., 1894; m. N. Y. City, June 11, 1903, Grace Imlach. Corporal Co. B. 7th Reg't, N. G. N. Y. Mem. B'd of Aldermen. 1902-1905, 31st Aldermanic Dist .. N. Y. City; appt'd State Architect, Oct. 15, 1907, by Gov. Charles E. Hughes. Mem. firm of F. B. & A. Warc, architects; dir. Ware Realty Co. Trustee B'd of Mg'rs, East Side Branch, Y.M.C.A. Republican; Presby'n. Mcm. Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Clubs: Republican. Horse Shoe Harbor Yacht (Larchmont). Residence: 309 West End Av. Address: 1170 Broadway, N. Y. City.
WARE, JAMES EDWARD
Architect; b. N. Y. City, July 16, 1846; s. John 1'. and Eliza (Alvord) Ware; grad. Coll, City of N. Y.,. 1864; m. N. Y. City, May 14, 1872, Edith Cordelia Backus; children: Franklin B., b. 1873, Grace H., b. 1874, Arthur, b. 1876. Anna G., b. 1882. James Foster, b. 1886. Edith Gladys, b. 1888. Practising architect since 1870; took great interest in movements for reformation of tenement houses, planning and construction, received first prizes in two public competitions In this line which influenced practical reforms. Especially Inter- ested in designing churches, armories, fireproof ware- houses, improved dwellings, for working classes, sch.
buildings, city and country dwellings, and hotels. llead of firm James E. Ware & Sons. Has traveled in Great Britain and the Continent. Served in 7th Reg't, N.G.N. Y., 1864-1887, in every grade to 2d lieut. Repub- lican; Presby'n. Trustee Industrial Christian All- ance (treas.), Manhattan Savings Inst'n. Fellow and mem. Inst. of Architects; mem. Architectural League, N. Y. Chapter of Am. Inst. of Architects. Residence: 1285 Madison Av. Address: 1170 Broadway, N. Y. City.
WARE, MARTIN W.
Surgeon; b. N. Y. City, June 24, 1869; s. Jacob W. and Fedora ( Wicner) Ware; ed. Public School 74, N. Y. City, Coll. City of N. Y., A.B., 1889, Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Columbia) M.D., 1892; m. Nov. 12, 1903, Elsie Oppenheimer; one son: Jack O., b. 1905. Visiting sur- geon to Good Samaritan Dispensary since 1896; ad- junct surgeon Mt. Sinai Ilosp., 1904; chin'n Genito. Urinary Gen. Section, Acad. of Medicine, 1907. Au- thor: Plaster of Paris and How to Use It, and various articles in genito-urinary surgery. Address: 27 E. 81st St., N. Y. City.
WARFIELD, DAVID
Actor; b. San Francisco, Nov. 28, 1865; s. Gustave and Louise (Shindler) Warfield; ed. in public schools; m. N. Y. City, Oct. 5, 1899, Mary Bradt. Has starred in The Music Master, 1904-1905, 1905-1906, 1906-1907. A Grand Army Man, 1907-1908-1909. Revival of The Music Master, 1910. Address: Belasco inclure, .V. ). City.
WARFIELD, FREDERIC PARKMAN
Lawyer; b. Prattsburgh, N. Y., Jan. 24, 1876; s. Myron F. and Frances Helena (Greene) Warfield; grad. Hamilton Coll., A.B., 1896, Columbian Univ. (110W George Washington) Law Sch., Washington, D. C. Former Examiner U. S. Patent Office; mem. firm of Duell, Warfield & Duell, att'ys and counsellors. Pres- by'n. Mem. Sigma Phi fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa Alunmi, N. Y. City, A.A.A.S. Clubs: Ardsley, Down Town, University, Union League, St. Nicholas, Apa- wamis, Squadron A, Fort Schnyler (Utica). Resi- dence: 185 Madison Av. Address: 2 Rector St., N. Y. City.
WARFIELD, S. DAVIES
Banker; founder and pres. Continental Trust Co., Baltimore; chm'n B'd of Dirs. Seaboard Air Line R'y: D. Baltimore Co., Md., 1865; s. Henry Mactier and Anna ( Emory) Warfield. Chm'n org'n com, which ac- quired and constructed railroad properties now con- stltuting Seaboard Air Line Ry (was voting trustee, dir. and mem. Exec. Com .; later resigned), when , va- board went into receivership, was appt'd one of re- ceivers, and as such, turned road back to stockholders, continuing as dir. and chi'n of Exec. Com. In 1912 organized and headed syndicate which acquired, prac- tically, a majority of stock of Seaboard, now chm'n I'd of Dirs. and ehm'n Exec. and Finance Coms. Or- ganized syndicate which purchased electric light properties of Baltimore, later purchased the Con-
solidated Gas Co., consolidated both into Consolldated Gas Electric Light & Power Co. of Baltimore, and became chm'n of B'd; prominent in development of Susquehanna River for electric power purposes and secured contract which brought that power into Baltl- more; was dir. and mem. Exec. Com. Mo. Pacifie R. R. and of Western Md. R. R. (resigned) ; interested N. Y. and Boston bankers in financing and taking mg'int of affairs of Internat. Cotton Mills, largest cotton m'g concern In U. S. Organizer and pres. Southern Settle- ment & Development Org'n, working without profit for settlement of vacant lands of South, and upbuild- ing of Southern States. Pres. and dir. Continental Trust Co .; dir. and chm'n B'd, Seaboard Air Line R'y; dir. Md. Nat. Bank, Consolidated Gas, Electric Light & Power Co., Internat. Cotton Mills, Consolidation Coal Co. Youngest man ever nominated for mayor of Bal- timore, put up by Independent Democrats and en- florsed by Republicans; defeated by org'n Democrat; appt'd postmaster of Baltimore by Pres. Cleveland. 1894, reappt'd by Pres. Mckinley, served through part of Pres. Roosevelt's term and asked to be relieved. Treas, Municipal Art Soc., mem. Md. Hist. Soc. Clubs: Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore Yacht, Eskridge Ken- nels, Merchants (Md.), Carroll Island (pres.), Wood- mont, Metropolitan (Wash .. D. C.), Nat. Arts. Down Town, Recess, Railroad (N. Y.). Residence: 34 Preston St., E. Address: The Continental Trust Co., Balti- more, Md.
WARING, LEWIS E.
Banker, broker; b. Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 29, 1873; s. Orville Taylor and Ilester A. (Griffith) Waring: ed. Worcester, Mass .; m. Plaintleld, N. J., Oct., 1901. Louisa Green Fisk; children: Louisa Fisk. b. 1905: Fisk and Florence ( twins), b. Sept. 10, 1911. With Standard
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Oil Co., 3 years; Harvey Fisk & Sons, 2 years. Mem. Edward Sweet & . Co., bankers; dir. Plainfield Trust Co., Pyrene Mfg Co., Baltimore; v .- p. and dir. Cuban Oil Co. Republican; Episcopalian. Clubs: Brook, Union League, Calumet (v .- p.), Plainfield Country, Riding and Driving, Watchung Hunt, Keswick Hunt (Keswick, Va.). Address: 34 Pine St., N. Y. City.
WARNER, ALTON GRAHAM
Physician; b. Dundee, N. Y., May 7, 1858; s. Jacob K. and Mary A. (Platt) Warner; cd. Hudson River Inst., N. Y. Homæ. Med. Coll .; m. Watkins, N. Y., Aug. 12, 1885, Fanny Bailey; children: Stuart Durland, b. 1886, Genevieve, b. 1888, Irene, b. 1890, Alan G., b. 1896. Mem. local State and Nat. med. socs. and med. clubs. Club: Crescent Athletic. Address: 19 Scher- merhorn St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
WARNER, CHARLES MORTIMER
Capitalist; b. Van Buren, N. Y., Aprll 8, 1846; ed. public schs .; m. Jordan, N. Y., 1875, .Alice Emerick (deceased). Pres. and dir. Warner Sugar Refining Co .; Warner-Quinlan Asphalt Co .; dlr. Cuba Co., Com- mercial Bank of Syracuse, Corn Products Refining Co .; 3rd Nat. Bank of Syracuse. Trustee Syracuse Univ. Residence: Syracuse, N. Y.
WARNER, FRANKLIN HUMPHREY
Manufacturing chemist; b. N. Y. City, June 6, 1875; s. Lucien Calvin and Keren (Osborne) Warner; grad. Oberlin Coll., Sc.B., 1898, A.B., 1907; m. Los Angeles, Calif., April 25, 1899, Estelle Dunn Hynes; children: Lucien Hynes, b. Oct. 9, 1900; Douglas Calvin, b. Oct. 25, 1904. Sec. treas. and dir. Warner Chemical Co .; dir. Monarch Chem. Co., Tyson Bros., Inc., Women's Hotel Co. Progressive. Congregationallst; dir. Nat. Bible Inst. and McCauley Mission; trustee and treas. Madura Coll. (India); treas. Talladega Coll .; chm'n Army Branch, Y.M.C.A., N. Y. City. Residence: 30 Ridgewood Av., White Plains, N. Y. Address: 141 Broadway, N. Y. Clty.
WARNER, FRANKLIN MOTT
Banker, broker; b. N. Y. City; s. Henry S. and Emma L. (Franklin) Warner; grad. Columbia Univ., A.B., 1891; m. N. Y. City, Nov. 7, 1901, Louise F. Clark- son. Veteran Co. K, 7th Reg't. Mem. firm Warner & Co. Recreation: Motoring. Clubs: Calumet, Country (Westchester). Address: 15 Wall St., N. Y. City.
WARNER, J. FOSTER
Architect; b. Rochester, N. Y., 1859; s. Andrew J. and Kate (Foster) Warner; ed. public schs., Roches- ter; m. Rochester, N. Y., 1883, Mary L. Adams; ehil- dren: Andrew J., b. 1884; John Adams, b. 1887. En- tered office of father, an architect of Rochester, after leaving sch .; now considered one of leading architects of Rochester. Chm'n for past 15 years of Bld'g Code Comm'n, Rochester; appt'd by mayors of city; delegate to Am. Inst. of Architects, to Internat. Congress of Architeets, London, 1906. Made 3 trips abroad, 1898, 1906, 1913. V .- p. Niagara Life Ins. Co., Buffalo; v .- p. and treas. Warren Silica Co., Pa .; dir. Nat. Bank of Commerce, Rochester, Stromberg Carlson Mfg Co., Rochester, and Rochester Telephone Co. Fellow Am. Inst. of Architects; treas. Rochester Soc. Archæol. Inst. of America; mem. Soc. S. A. R., Nat. Fire Protection Ass'n; trustee Rochester Homœ. Hosp., Rochester Orphan Asylum. Recreation: Motoring. Clubs: Genesee Valley, Automobile (Rochester). Residence: 5 Prince St. Address: 1036 Granite Bld'g, Rochester, N. Y.
WARNER, JOHN DeWITT
Lawyer, publieist; b. Schuyler Co., N. Y., Oet. 30, 1851; s. Daniel DeWitt and Charlotte (Coon) Warner; descendant Andrew, s. John Warner, of Hatfield, Gloucestershire, England, 1630, a prop'r of Cambridge, Mass., and through grandmother, Mary DeWitt, from Dutch ancestors who came to Manhattan before 1665; ed. Coll. Starkey Sem., Eddytown, N. Y .; grad. in first class to enter Cornell Univ., Ph. B., 1872; Albany Law Sch., LL.B., 1876; m. Ithaca, N. Y., June 14, 1877, Lilian Augusta Hudson; children: Joseph DeWitt, b. Aug. 15, 1881; Charlotte Lilian, b. March 8, 1885. Taught Ithaca Acad., 1872-1874; admitted to bar, 1876; mem. law firms Iselin & Warner, 1877-1883, Warner Frayer, 1883-1893, Peckham, Warner & Strong, 1903- 1904, Warner, Wells & Korb, since 1905. Editor Ithaca Daily Leader, 1871; tariff reform editor, N. Y. Weekly World, 1891-1892. Mem. 52d Congress from 11th N. Y. Dist., and of 53d Congress from 13th N. Y. Dist. Pres. N. Y. City Art Comm'n, 1902-1905 .. In Congress, ehm'n of House Com. investigating Sweating System; active for repeal Sherman Act, Silver Purchase and "Force" bill, and for passage Wilson Tariff bill, to which se- cured Free Sugar amendment; advocated Torrey Bank- ruptey Act, opposed Bland Seniorage Bill, and Anti-
option Bills, and secured investigation of Federal buildings in N. Y. City; compiled pamphlets exposing Sugar Trust; after leaving Congress, successfully fought Ship Subsidy legislation pending in 55th, 56th and 57th Congresses; 1906-1908, pres. Am. Free Trade League; 1908, Organizer Internat. Free Trade Con- gress, London, 1908; Antwerp, 1910; mem. gen. com. Ch. Congress. Prominently mentioned for Mayor and active in campaign that elected Mayor Low. Speaker and writer on Tariff, Finance, Social and Polit. Economy, Church Polity, Municipal Art, University Development, the Drama. Counsel for Mutual Elfe Policy Holders Ass'n, and for Comm'n to revise N. Y. Banking Law. Trustee Cornell Univ., 1882-1887, 1894- 1899, 1903-1908. Mem. N. Y. City, N. Y. State and Am. Bar Ass'ns; Nat. Sculpture Soc., Scenic Preservation Soc., Municipal Art Soc., Delta Kappa Epsilon Ass'n. Democrat; Episcopalian. Clubs: Am. Playgoers (in- corporator, v .- p. and gov.), Nat. Arts (a founder and dir.), Shakespeare, Reform, Cornell Univ. (founder and ex-pres. last three). Dir. and treas. Am. Humane Soc. Address: 901 Lexington Av., N. Y. City.
WARNER, LUCIEN CALVIN
Physician, mfr; b. Cuyler, N. Y., Oct. 26, 1841; ed. Oberlin Coll., Ohio, A.B., 1865, A.M., 1868, I.L.D., 1900; N. Y. Univ., M.D., 1867; m. McGrawville, N. Y., April 12, 1868, Keren S. Osborne; children: Agnes Warner Mastick, b. Feb. 22, 1872; Franklin Humphrey, b. June 6, 1875; Lucien Thompson, b. April 18, 1877; Elizabeth Warner Gallowhur, b. May 27, 1879. Practised medi- cine until 1874, then engaged in importing business and mfg enterprises; pres. Warner Chemical Co .; Warner Bros. Co .; dir, Home Fire Ins. Co., of N. Y. Prominent layman of Cong'l Church; pres. Congre- gational Ch. Building Soc., chm'n Exec. Com. Am. Missionary Ass'n. Trustee Oberlin Coil. and gave it a Conservatory of Music Bld's ($100,000), and a Gym- nasium Eld'g ($50,000). Clubs: University, Adiron- dack League, Scarsdale Golf and Country. Residenee: Hotel Lorraine. Address: 141 Broadway, N. Y. City.
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