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WILLING, JOHN THOMSON
Artist; b. Toronto, Canada, 1860; s. Thomas and Jes- sic Thomson (Gillespie) Willing; ed. Modei School, To- ronto, Ont .; m. Brooklyn, Nov., 1886, Charlotte Eliza- beth Van der Veer; children: Jessie Gillespie, b. 1889, Van der Veer, b. 1890, Elizabeth Hunnewell, b. 1906. Diected associate Royal Canadian Acad., 1884. Exhib- itor Water Color Soc., N. Y. Author: Old Time Beau- ties; Dames of High Degree, etc. Art editor The North Am. of Philadelphia, 1900-1903; now art mg'r Associa- ated Sunday Magazines. Presbyterian. Ciubs: Salnia- gundì, Nat. Arts (N. Y.), Franklin Inn (Philadelphia). Residence: 5909 Wayne Av., Germantown, Philadei- phia. Address: 52 W. 19th St., N. Y. City.
WILLITS, FREDERICK E.
Farmer; b. Glen Cove, N. Y., Sept. 13, 1846; s. James and Annie (Titus) Willits; grad Yaie Coll., Ph.B., 1869; m. Jericho, N. Y., 1872, Anna Wiiiets; one son: James. Supervisor of town of Oyster Bay, Queens Co., N. Y. Interested in banking and ins. Pres. Gien Cove Bank; v .- p. Federal Safe Deposit Co., N. Y .; trens. Roslyn Savings Bank, Glen Cove Mutual Ins. Co .; dir. Nassau Co. Trust Co., Bank of Hempstead Harbor, Westchester Fire Ins. Co., Nassau Suffolk Bond & Mortgage Guarantee Co. Republican. Mem. Soc. of Friends, Glen Cove Branch Red Cross Soc. (pres.). Pres. Friends' Acad. and Nassau County Local Visiting Com. Club: Nassau Country. Address: Glen Cove, N. Y.
WILLITS, MARY
Physician; b. Syosset, L. I., N. Y., Feb. 21, 1863; d. William S. and Fanny Newbury (Hewlett) Willits; grad. Swarthmore Coli., A.B. (elass vaicdictorian), 1884, Phi Beta Kappa, Women's Med. Coll. of N. Y., In- firmary for Women and Children, M.D., 1898. Teacher in Coll. Preparatory Schs., 1884-1893; Interne N. Y. In- firmary for Women and Chilidren, July, 1898-Oct., 1899. Connected with Dispensary of N. Y. Infirmary in varl- ous clinics since 1899. Mem. Women's Med. Ass'n, Med. Soc. County of N. Y., Med Soc. State of N. Y .; trustee Riverside Sanitarium, N. Y. City. Address: 144 E. 37th St., N. Y. City.
WILLS, CHARLES TOMLINSON
Banker, builder; b. N. Y. City, 1851; s. Chalkley J. and Anna (Deacon) Wiils; ed. Westtown lust., West- chester, Pa .; m. Rock Landing, Conn., 1879, Carrle Russeil. In partnership in bli'g business with John Sinclair, 1873-1875; with George Sinclair, under Sin-
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clair & Wills; now alone. Built N. Y. Stock Ex- change, Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank, Bank of Commerce, Chamber of Commerce, library for J. I', Morgan, N. Y. City; Morgan Memorial at Hartford, Conn., and many other large bld'gs. Pres. and dir. Charles T. Wills, Inc .; 2d v .- p. and trustee Gar- field Safe Deposit Co .; dir, Garfield Nat. Bank, Niagara Fire Ins. Co., U. S. Mortar Co. Mcm. B'd of Trade, Chamber of Commerce, Am. Museum Natural History, Met. Museum of Art, Am. Geog. Soc. Clubs: Union League, N. Y. Athletic, Automobile of America, Rid- ing, Republican, Indian Harbor Yacht. Address: 286 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
WILLS, JOSEPH LAINSON
Consulting chemist; b. Chichester, Eng., June, 1850; s. Francis and Rose ' (Sanford) Wills; ed. Northgate House Sch. (Chichester, Eng.), 1857-1862, Swansea Grammar Sch. (Swansca, Wales), 1862-1866; private study; ass't to Prof. John Attfield, F.R.S., Pharm, Soc. (London, Eng.), 1870-1872; m. Curacao, West Indies, 1879, Jacoba Filipina Croes. Chemist to Gonnesa Min- ing Co. (Sardinia, Italy); reduction officer to Pesta- rena Gold Mining Co. (Piedmont, Italy), Aruba Gold Mining Co. (Curacao, W. I.); chemist to. Aruba Phos- phaat, Maatschappy (Curacao, W. 1.); mg'r Anglo- French Phosphate Mining Exploration (France), Gen. Phosphate Co. (Ottawa, Can.). Conducted important explorations for asphalt and coal oil in Venezuela and S. America; practised as a consulting mining eng'r, Ottawa, Can .; investigated Kootenay (British Colum- bla) mining field, 1893; since 1894 has practised as consulting chemist in N. Y. City. Pres. and dir. Im- perial Yeast Co., New York. " Exposcd the "salted" gold properties and swindle of the Surprise Mining Co., Pompton Plains and Newark, N. J. Republican; Episcopalian (Anglican). Ass't sec. 2nd Internat. Brewers' Congress, Chicago, 1911. Charter mich. Mineralogical Soc. of Great Britain and Ireland, Soc. of Chem. Industry: fellow Chem. Soc., London, Eng. (1872); mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Verein Deutscher Chem- iker, Am. Inst. of Mining Eng'rs, Am. Electro-Chemi- cal Soc., Inst. of Brewing (London, Eng.), Am. Brew- ing Inst. (late scc.), Faraday Soc. Mem. Aurora Grata Consistory, A. A. S. R., and Kismet Temple, Mystic Shrine, Brooklyn, N. Y. Clubs: Chemists (N. Y.), Liederkranz, Sunset Hill Country (St. Louis, Mo.). Address: 133 Midwood St., Brooklyn, N. Y ..
WILLSON, ROBERT (III)
Credit expert and statisticlan; b. Newport, R. I .; s. Robert II. and Caroline T. (Tilley) Willson; ed. New- port schs., graduating at head of elass; m. Kansas City, July 1, 1886; one son: Robert IV., b. 1893 (died 1908). Mf'r of ink, Newport, R. I., 1882-1883; in book and stationery business, Newport, R. I., 1884-1885; with Bradstreet's Mercantile Agency, 1886-1896, In various parts of West; with R. G. Dun Co., N. Y. Clty, 1896-1901; traveled in Europe, 1900; on return organ- ized The Credit and Audit Co. of America, of which Is v .- p. and gen. mg'r; also gen. mg'r N. Y, Commercial Agency; N. Y. mg'r Mf'g Jewelers' B'd of Trade of Providence, R. I .; Am. ag"t various European mercan- tile agencies. Actuary. of Men's Furnishings Credit Ass'n. Well known as credit expert and statistician. Democrat; Episcopalian. Mason, 33°: honorary mem. Supreme Council. Sovereign Grand IInspectors Gen., 33° Northern Masonic Jurisdiction U. S. A .: Past M. W. Master the Chapter of Rosc Croix of N. Y .: City; trustee Scottish Rite Bodies of N. Y. City and sec. of the B'd; mem. Council of Deliberation A. A. S. R., State of N. Y .; Roomc Lodge, No. 746; Pales- tine Commandery No. 19, Knights Templar;' Meeca Temple, Mystic Shrine and various other Masonic bodies. Past Deputy. Supreme Regent, Royal Ar- eanum, etc. Recreation: Farming at his country place near Litchfield, Conn. Address: 132 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
WILLYS, JOHN NORTH
Automobile mfr; b. Canandaigua, N. Y., Oct. 25, 1873; s. David Smith and Lydia Willys; m. Dec. 1, 1897, Isabel Irene Van Wle; one d .: Virginia Clayton, b, . Dec. 16, 1910. Pres. Willys Overland Co., Toledo, Ohio, Kinsey Mfg Co., Garford Co., of Elyrla, (., Gramm Motor Truck Co., Lima, O .; v .- p. and dir. First Nat. Bank, Toledo, O .. Second Nat. Bank, Toledo, O., Chelsea Exchange, N. Y. Republican; Presby'n. Trus- tee Toledo Art Muscum. Recreations: Traveling, art collections, golf. Clubs: Toledo (pres.), Union League (N. Y.), Columbia (Indianapolis). Residenee: 2210 Robinwood Av. Address: The Willys-Overland Co., Toledo, Ohio, and 266 W. 34th St., N. Y. City.
WILMER, MARGARET ELIZABETH
Writer; d. Lambert A. Wilmer, of Baltimore, Md .; judge, author and journallst, and of Sidney A. WHl- mer. Has been for a number of years contb'r of arti-
cles, stories and poems to various magazines and periodicals, and has done editorial work for several newspapers. Has had thirteen books published, among them: The Glass Cable; The Ninc Prizes; The Lestrange Family; Eva's Engagement Ring; The Dunib Traitor. Was for a number of years on regular staff of writers for Nat. Temperance Soc. and Presby'n B'd of Publication. Has always been actively en- gaged in temperance work. Presby'n; mem. W. C. T. U. Address: 354 E. 18th St., Flatbush, L. I. N. Y.
WILMERDING, E. COSTER
Bond broker; b. Orange, N. J .; s. John C. and Georgiana L. (lackscher) Wilmerding; attended Gro- ton Sch., Groton, Mass. Republican; Episcopalian. Mem. Holland Lodge of Masons, N. Y. Clubs: Union, Racquet and Tennis, Essex County Country (Orange, N. J.). Residence: 19 WV. 31st St. Address: 55 Wall St., N. Y. City.
WILMOT, NELLIE MAROA
Educator; b. Carthage, N. Y., Feb. 27, 1868; d .: Eg- bert Edmund and Imogene Maroa ( Russell) Wilmot; grad. 'Syracuse Univ., A.B., 1889; studied Teachers' Coll., 1896, Univ. of Chicago, 1901, llarvard Univ., 1904. Instr. in English in secondary schs. in Conn. and N. Y., 1889-1893; inst'r in English, Iligh Sch., Orange, N. J., 1893-1897; Univ. of Chicago, 1901 (sum- mer session), Harvard Univ., 1904 (summer session) ; inst'r English and Biole, Girls' Latin Sch., Baltimore, 1897; vice-principal, 1908; head mistress since 1909. Traveled in Europe. Presby'n. Mem. Syracuse Chap- ter of Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Chapter, Gamma Phi Beta fraternity. Clubs: College, Arundell. Address: Alfheim Ilall, Calvert and 23d Sts., Baltimore, Md.
WILSEY, FRANK D.
Manufacturer; b. Pageville, Pa., Dec. 28, 1856; s. John D. and Calphurnia (Otis) Wilsey; ed. Otterbein Univ., B.S., 1876; m. Bloomville, Chic, Sept. 11, 1878, Ella Einsel; children: Edwin Shuey, Marietta, James Arthur, Blanche. In grain business in Ohio, 1878- 1883; in our business in N. Y. City since 1883; pres. and treas. N. Y. Boat Oar Co., Clarendon Oar Factory, Stryker Boat Oar Co .; dir. Millstream Lumber Co. and Arkansas Boat Oar Co. Republican. Mem. Am. flist. Ass'n, Nat. Geog. Soc., Bronx Soc., Arts and Sciences, Ohio Soc. of N. Y. Trustee Otterbein Univ., 1895-1900; comm'r of ed'n N. Y. City, since 1902. Clubs: Republi- can, Graduates, Fordham. Residence: Independence Av. and 231st St. Address: 69 West St., N. Y. City.
WILSHIRE, GAYLORD
Editor; b. Cincinnati, Ohlo, June 7, 1861; s. George and Clara (Clemons) Wilshire; ed. Woodward High Sch., Cincinnati, and Harvard Univ .; m. N. Y. City, Feb., 1901, Mary MacReynolds; one son: Logan Gay- lord Wilshire, b. Aug. 29, 1906. Engaged In mercantile banking and mining pursuits, 1884-1908; editor and publisher of Wilshire's Magazine since 1900. Active in Socialist party; candidate for Congress as Socialist at Los Angeles, Calif., 1900 for English Parliament, at Manchester, 1894, for Canadian Parlament, 1902, for Congress, N. Y. City, 1904, and several other times as nomince of Socialist party. Pres. Wilshire Bishop Gold Co .; v .- p. Beaver Nat. Bank of N. Y. City. Author: So- cialism Inevitable; Wilshire's Editorials; and many articles in magazines and newspapers. Recreations: Golf, lawn tennis, polo. Club: Harvard. Temporary Address: "Heathside," E. ilcath Road, Hampstead, N. W., London, England.
WILSON, FLOYD BAKER
Lawyer. Mexican mine owner; b. Watervliet, Albany Co., N. Y .; s. William and Evelyn (Wenver) Wilson; grad. Univ. of Mich., A.B., 1871, A.M., 1874. Union Coll. of Law (now Adelbert Coll., Cleveland), L.I. B., 1873; Richmond Coll., LL.D. (honorary) ; decorated "Busto del Liberatador" by Pres. of Venczuela, 1909; m. Cleve- land, O., 1874, Esther M., d. Horace G. Cleveland: chil- dren: Pearl Cleveland (A.B., Vassar, 1904, A.M., Co- lumbia, 1905): Beryl Madellne. Practitioner of corp'n law, in England, France, Spain, Hungary, Mexico, Cen- tral and S. Ameriea. Now engaged largely in gold and copper mining in Mexico. Republiean; active as speaker In Presidential campaigns. Author: Paths to Power: Man limitless; Through Silence to Realiza- tlon: The Discovery of the Sont; translated (Spanish to English) In Coja y el Encojido. Lecturer and writer on advanced thought and psychic subjects. Mem. Nat. Geog. Soe. Mem. Am. Inst. for Scientific Research. Mason (Scottish Rite) and Mystic Shriner. Clubs: Lo- tos. Delta Kanna Epsilon. Residence: 101 W. $5th St. Address: 50 Clmreh St., N. Y. City.
WILSON, FRANCIS
Actor, mg'r, author: h. Philadelphia, Pa. Feb. 7. 1854: s. Charles E. and Emily Von Erdon (Craycroft) Wilson; ed. public schools: m. ISS1, Mira M. Barrie;
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children: Francis, b. 1885; Adelaide, b 1887. Author: "The Eugene Fieid I Knew,' y." "Joseph Jefferson," "Rec- oliection of a Player." Has starred in Cousin Biily, season 1904-1905: The Mountain Climber, and the one- act play, The Little Father of the Wilderness, season 1905-1906; When Knights Were Bold, season 1907-1908. In his own piay, The Bachelor's Baby, season 1909-1910- 1911; The Spiritualist, 1913. Recreation: Golf. Clubs: Players, Dramatists, Lambs, Wykagyl Golf, Lake Ma- hopac Golf, Wykagyl. Address: 24 Gramercy Park, N. Y. City,
WILSON, FRANK E.
Physician, Mem. Congress; b. Roxbury, N. Y., 1857; s. Robert F. Wilson; lived at Roxbury until age of 12, when parents moved to Poughkeepsie, N. Y .; ed. Poughkeepsie Mil. Acad., Jefferson Med. Coll., Phila- delphia, M.D., 1882; practised in Dutchess Co. until 1889, when removed to present home in Brooklyn. Mem. Kings Co. Med. Soe. Physician to Bushwick and Swedish Hosps .; mem. Kings Co. Med. Soc. Affiliated with Ridgewood Lodge, F. and A. M., and all bodie: or the Scottish Rite and Mystic Shrine. Kismet Temple: foremost in the org'n of Bushwick Council Royal Ar- canum, and assisted in org'n of Court Bushwick, For- esters of America, of which has since been med. exam- mer. Mem. regular Dem. dist. org'n. Mem. 56th, 57th, 58th, 62nd and 63rd Congresses. Address: 1242 Bush- wick Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
WILSON, GEORGE HEPBURN
Teacher; b. Marion, Ind., June 17, 1876; s. F. S. and Kathrine (Giles) Wilson; ed. under mother (teacher), Lauderbach Coll., Philadelphia. Toured ten years oll stage; returned to N. Y. and played in vaudeville ten years; won world's championship for dancing, 1904 and 1907; toured in U. S. and Europe instructing ballet masters, also lecturing on science, art and dancing; founded Modern Dance Inst'n at Acolian Hall. 1913. Author: The Spirit of Modern Dance; publisher and editor Modern Dance Magazine. Independent. Resi- dence: 300 WV. 49th St. Address: 33 W. 42nd St., N. Y. City.
WILSON, GEORGE T.
Life ins, official; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 23, 1859; s. John Cochran and Eliza Macgregor Wilson; ed. public schools and Coli. City of N. Y .; m. N. Y. City. Jan. 9, 1884, Carlotte Elizabeth Todd; children: Elsie, Alice, Janet. Started as office boy with Equitable Life Assurance Soc .; later gen. utility man in company's offices; suc- cessively 2d ass't sec., ass't sec., 5th v .- p., 3d v .- p., WAS elected second v .- p., March, 1907. Trustee Equitable Trust Co .; dir. Equitable Life Assurance Soc. Ani, Surety Co., Union Exchange Bank. Mem. Met. Museum of Art. Am. Museum of Natural History, Botanical Gar- den, N. Y. Zool. Garden, Chamber of Commerce, The Pilgrims, N. E. Soc., St. Andrews Soc., St. George Soc .. Am. Chamber of Commerce, Paris. Clubs: Union League, Princeton, Calumet, N. Y. Athletic, N. Y. Yacht, Lotos, Lawyers, Aero, Knollwood, Nassau, Princeton. University Cottage (Princeton) ; Bath ( London), Amer- ican (Paris). Residence: 145 W. 58th St. Address: 165 Broadway. N. Y. City.
WILSON, JAMES GRANT
Author, cditor; b. Edinburgh, Scotland, April 28, 1832; s. William and Jane (Sibbald) Wilson; ed. Col- lege Hill, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and private tutors. Traveled in Europe, and in 1857 established The Chi- eago Record, a literary journal, which was discontin- ued in 1864. Entered Union Army as major 15th 111. Cav., serving in Vicksburg and other campaigns, until July, 1865, when resigned with rank of brig .- gen .; m. 1869, Emily J. G. Cogswell, mem. Bayard family (died 1904); m. 1907, Mrs. Mary HI. Nicholson (widow of Ad- miral Nicholson, U. S. N.). Erected statues in Central Park to poet Halleck and Christopher Columbus (for which was Knighted by Queen Regent of Spain), and was chm'n Com. in charge of the Nat. Maine Monu- ment, dedicated on Memorial Day, 1913. Since 1865 en- gaged in literary pursuits in N. Y. City; also a popu- lar lecturer and speaker. Edited Memorial History of the City of New York, Appletons' Cyclopedia of Am. Biography, the Great Commanders Series. Author of various works, including The Life of General Grant. Bryant and His Friends. Life Fitz-Greene Halleck. Sketches of Illustrious Soldiers, Centennial History P. E. Diocese of New York. Thackeray in the United States, as well as many other books on hist., literary and biog. subjects and articles In magazines; his lat- est work is a revised and enlarged edition of the 28 Presidents of the United States. 1913. Pres. Am. Eth- nol. Soc .; v .- p. Am. Ch. Bid'g Fund Comm'n, Soc. for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Hudson Fulton Comm'n (acting pres.); mem. Roosevelt Reception Com .; mem. Mil. Order Loyal Legion. Clubs: Ath- enmum (London), and Titmarsh Club, and v .- p. Lincoln Fellowship, etc. Address: 143 W. 79th St., N. Y. City.
WILSON, RICHARD T. 1
Banker; b. N. Y. City; s. Richard T. Wilson; grad. Columbia Univ., 1887; in, N. Y. City, 1902, Marion S. Mason. Head of firm R. E. Wilson & Co. Mem. Co- lumbia Alumni Ass'n. Clubs; N. Y. Yacht, N. Y. Ath- letic, Knickerbocker, Union, Metropolitan, Down Town, Turf and Field, Colony, Racquet and Tennis, St. An- thony, South Side Sportsman's. Address: 14 Wail St., N. Y. City.
WILSON, THOMAS B.
State Senator; b. Hail, N. Y., Dec. 12, 1852; s. John C. and Catherine (Burrell) Wilson; ed. lfaii dist. sch, and Canandaigua Acad .; m. Margaret Scoon; children; Charles, John, Anna. Supervisor of Sencca, N. Y., 189-1-1900 (twice chm'n of B'd); appt'd mem. B'd of Control, N. Y. State Agr'l Experiment Station, 1902 by Gov. Odell; reappt'd by Gov. flughes and Gov. Sulzer; 1907-1913 chm'n of B'd. Elected mem. Assembly 1910; re-elected 1911; clected State Senator from 42d sena- torial dist. 1912. Republican. Appt'd by Gov. Hughes 1909, mem. B'd of Trustces, Cornell Univ., reappt'd by Gov. Dix 1912; now chm'n State Coil. council and mem. Bld'g Com. Address: Hall, N. Y.
WILSON, WALTER HERBERT
Banker, real estate; b. Boston, Mass .; s. William Henry and Elvy Margarette (Lynch) Wilson; ed. pub; lie schs. of Chelsca, Mass .; m. Mary B., d. Judge L. B. Otis; children: Irene, Marjorie Otis, Walter Otis, Lau- renee Otis. V .- p. Central Trust Co. of Ill., dir. Chicago, Savings Bank & Trust Co. Comptroller of Chicago, 1907-1911; Western treas, Republican Nat. Com., 1912. Republican: Episcopalian. Recreation: golf. Clubs; Chicago, Onwentsin, Chicago Golf. University, Midday, Saddle & Cycle, Commercial, Old Elm. Residence: 2619 Prairie Av. Address: 520 The Rookery, Chicago, Iii.
WILSON, WILLIAM BAUCHOP
Secretary of Labor; b. Blantyre, Scotland, April 2, 1862; s. Adam and Helen Nelson ( Bauchop) Wilson; came to U. S. 1870, and settled in Arnot, Pa .; ed. com- mon schools of Pa .; m. June 7, 1883, Agnes William- son. Engaged in business as miner 1871-1898; later in farming at Blossburg, Pa. Mem. 60th, 61st and 62d Congresses from 15th Pa. dist. Chm'n Com. on Labor 62d Congress. Appt'd Sec. of Labor March 5, 1913, Internat. sec. and treas. United Mine Workers of America 1900-1908. Address: Dep't of Labor, Wash- ington, D. C.
WILSON, WOODROW
President of U. S .; b. Staunton, Va., Dec. 28, 1856; s. Rev. Joseph R. and Jessie ( Woodrow) Wilson; of Scotch-lrish descent; ed. by private tutors, and al schs. of Augusta, Ga., and Columbia, S. C .; grad. Princeton Univ., A.B., 1879; A.M., 1882; Univ. of Va., 1/1 .. B., 1883; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Univ., 1886, 1.1 .. ]) .; 1902; LL.D., Rutgers Coil., 1902; Univ. of Pa., 1903; Brown Univ., 1903; Harvard Univ., 1907; Williams Coll., 1908; Dartmouth, 1909; Litt.D., Yale Univ., 1901; in. Savannah, Ga., June 24, 1885, Ellen Louise Axson; children: Margaret Woodrow, Jessie Woodrow (Alrs. Francis B. Sayre), Eleanor Randoiph. Removed to Atlanta, Ga., 1882; practiced law there two years; did post graduate work in Johns Hopkins Univ., 1885-158%, prof. history and polit. economy, Bryn Mawr Coll., 18S5- 1888; and at Wesleyan Univ. 1888-1900; leetnrer Johns Hopkins Univ., 1887-1898; prof. jurisprudence and polit. economy Princeton Univ., 1890-1892; McCormick prof. of jurisprudence same Univ. 1897; pres. of the Univ. 1902-1910, when elected Gov. of N. J .; resigned governorship to accept nomination of Pres. of U. S., 1912; elected Pres. Nov. 1912. Democrat; Presby'n. Men. Am. Hist. Ass'n, Am. Economic Ass'n. Am. Acal. Polit, and Social Science, Am. Polit. Science Ass'n; hon. mem. Mass. Hist. Soc. Author: Congressional Government, 1885; State-Elements of Historical and Practical Politics, 1889; Division and Reunion, 1893: An Old Master, and Other Political Essays. 1893; Mere Literature and Other Essays, 1896: Life of George Washington, 1896: History of the Am. People, 1902: Constitutional Gov. in the United States, 1909. Ad- dress: White Hepse, Washington, D. (
WILSTACH, PAUL
Writer; b. La Fayette, Ind., July 1. 1870; s. John Augustine and Elbra Cecilia (Patti) Wiistach; grad. St. Viateur's Coll., Kankakee, Ill., A.B. Por ten years preceding and until Richard Mansfield's death was his business mg'r and literary adviser. Conb'r to maga - zines: playwright and author. Plays: Bridget. Bluff. A Gay Deceiver, A Partial Eclipse. A Capitol Comedy, Polly Primrose, Keegan's Pal, The Poor Rich, Thais (ail professionally produced). Anthor (books) : Soli- taire (fifty Games of Patience), Life of Richard Mans- field (Scribners, 1908). Club: The Players. Address: The Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park, N. Y. City.
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WILTSIE, CHARLES H.
Lawyer; b. Pittsford, N. Y., Jan. 13, 1859; s. James Martin and Emily Ward (Hastings) Wiltsie; of old Dutch colonial ancestry; ed. Brockport State Normal Sch .; grad. Univ. of Rochester, A.B., 1880, later A.M .; studied at Univs. of Göttingen and Berlin, 1880-1881; in. Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 5, 1893, Harriet Potter Ilart; one d .: Mary Emily, b. 1897. Admitted to bar of Rochester, N. Y., 1883, where has since practised. Trav- eled extensively in Europe, Asia and Africa, 1889-1890, and made trip around the world 1892-1893. Author of a standard treatise (2 volumes) on Law of Mortgage Foreclosures, 1889, 3d edition, 1913. Republican; Prcs- by'n. Mem. Rochester Hist. Soc., S. A. R., Delta Psi fraternity. Trustee Rochester Athenaeum and Me- chanics Inst., and Rochester Public Library. Recrea- tions: Travel, books, horses, golf. Clubs: Gencsee Val- ley, Rochester Country, University, Oak Hill Country. Address: 123 Plymouth Av., Rochester, N. Y.
WINANS, FREDERICK N.
Physician and surgeon; b. Bangall, Dutchess Co., N. Y., May 28, 1851; s. Rev. Dr. William S. and Susan A. (Barringer) Winans; ed. Andes Collegiate Inst., Fer- gusonville Acad., Coll. Physicians and Surgeons (Med. Dep't Columbia), N. Y. City; mn. Franklin, N. Y., March 1, 1876, Emma A. Jackson; one son: Ernest Jackson, D.D.S. (died April 30, 1903). Health officer, since 1882, for town and incorporate village of Franklin, N. Y. Dir. and gen. mg'r, Delaware & Otsego Light & Power Co. Republican; Presby'n. Trustee Delaware Lit. Inst., and Franklin Union Free Sch. and Acad. Ma- sonic, Maccabecs. Address: Franklin, Delaware' Co., N. Y.
WINFIELD, JAMES MACFARLANE
(Physician; b. Ulster Park, Ulster County, N. Y .; s. John Van Akin and Margaret M. (Deyo) Winfield; ed. Starr's Mil. Inst., Kingston, N. Y .; grad. Belicvue Hosp. Med. Coll., M.D., 1882; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., June 15, 1898, Mabel Dunning; children: Margaret, b. 1899, James Macfarlane, Jr., b. 1900. Prof. diseases of skin, Long Island Coll. Hosp. since 1900; visiting physician to Kings Co. Hosp., Long Island Coll. Hosp., etc. Has traveled and studied in Europe. Independent; Epis- eopalian. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, Dermatol. Ass'n (pres. 1913-1914), N. Y. State Med. Soo., Kings Co. Med. Soc. (dir. and librarian, 1900, pres. 1913), N. Y. Dermatol. Soc. (pres. 1901-1902), Associated Physicians of L. I. (.pres. 1898-1901) A.A.A.S .; mem. Masonic fraternity. Clubs: City (N. Y.), Crescent Athletic, Masonic (Brook - lyn). Summer residence: Shoreham, L. I. Address: 47 Halsey St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
WING, ASA SHOVE
Banker; b. Sandwich, Mass., Jan. 29, 1850; s. Stephen Rogers and Eliabeth Collins (Shove) Wing; ed. Moscs Brown Sch., Providence, R. I., 1863-1867; m. 1st, Phila- delphia, Apr. 30, 1873, Sophia Rhoads (died 1901); 2d, Haverford, Pa., Nov. 26, 1912, Elizabeth Robeson Wood; one son: Asa Shove, Jr., b. 1913. With Provident Lite & Trust Co., Philadelphia, since 1867, now pres. and dir. Dir. Philadelphia Nat. Bank, Pittsburgh Termi- nal R. R. & Coal Co. Independent Republican. Mem. Soc. of Friends. Charter mem. and fellow Actuarial Soc. of America, corr. mem. French Inst. of Actuarics. Mg'r and treas. Corp'n of Haverford Coli., trustee, dir. and treas. B'd of Trustees of Bryn Mawr Coll., over- seer Willlam Penn Charter Sch., pres. Penn. Soc. for Prevention of Tuberculosis. Recreation: Gardening. Residence: 223 E. Central Av., Moorestown, N. J. Ad- dress: 409 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
WING, FRANK LUMAN
Manufacturer; b. N. Y. City, Aug. 28, 1850; s. Luman B. and Charlotte S. (Peters) Wing; grad. Coll. of City of N. Y., A.B., 1869; m. Saiem, Mass., Laura Lewis Savory; children: Richard D., b. 1885, Helen S., b. 1887, Dorothy, b. 1891, Luman B., b. 1893, Kathryn, b. 1895, Priscilla, b. 1898, Thorndyke, b. 1900. Mem. of Wing & Son, Inc., plano mf'rs. Democrat. Recreations: Fishing, billiards, yachting, automoblling. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, Manasquan River Yacht Club. Address: Wing Building, 9th Av., Hudson and 13th St., N. Y. City.
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