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LANGTHORN, JACOB STINMAN
Civil eng'r; b. Eastport, Me .; s. Jacob S. and Jane (McGurk) Langthorn; ed. School of Mines, Columbia Univ .; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., May 25, 1896, Mary House; children: Jack, b. 1897; Elizabeth, b. 1899; Jane, b. 1901; Alice, b. 1904. Eng'r in charge Borough of Brooklyn Dep't of Bridges, N. Y. City, 1898-1905; dlv. eng'r, B'd Water Supply, N. Y. City, from 1906. Served as boatswain's mate, U. S. N., 1898, In Spanish-Am. War; ensign N. Y. Naval Militia, Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs, Alumni Ass'n Schools of Seience, Columbia Univ., Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Clubs: Columbia Univ., Brooklyn Eng'rs, Crescent Athletic, Dyker Meadow Golf. Address: 185 82d St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
LANIER, CHARLES, JR.
Dealer in securities; b. N. Y. City, Nov. 17, 1886; s. Jas. F. D. and Harrlet Arnold (Bishop) Lanier; ed. Groton Sch., 1900-1905, Harvard Coll., A.B., 1906-1909. In employ of Redmond & Co., April 1910-July 1st, 1913. Episcopalian. Clubs: Knickerbocker, Tuxedo, Harvard. Residence: 123 E. 35th St. Address: 59 Cedar St., N. Y. City.
LANIER, HENRY WYSHAM
Publisher, author; h. Milledgeville, Ga. 1873; s. Sidney Lanier (the poet) and Mary (Day) Lanier; ed. McDonogh School, McDonogh, Md .; m. Greenwich, Conn., 1897, Josephine Stevens. In railway service as rodman Baltimore Belt R. R., 1891; engaged in clvil eng'ring in the West Indies, 1892-1893; in art dep't Seribner's Magazine, 1894; advertising mg'r and edi- torial ass't in book dep't, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1896-1897; in editorial and advertising dep't of Dou- bleday & McClure Co., 1898; sec. Doubleday, Page & Co., publishers, since 1900. Retired from business, 1912. Author: The Romance of Piseator, 1904. Resi- dence: Eliot, Mc.
LANSING, ROBERT
Lawyer; b. Watertown, N. Y., Oct. 17, 1864; s. John and Maria L. (Dodge) Lansing; ed. Watertown High School and Amherst Coll .; m. Washington, D. C., July 15, 1910. Eleanor, d. Hon. John W. Foster, asso. counsel for U. S. in Behring Sea Arbitration, 1892-1893; coun- sel for U. S. in Behring Sea Claims Comm'n, 1896- 1897; sollcitor for U. S. before Alaskan Boundary Tri- bunal, 1903; counsel for U. S. in North Atlantic Coast Fisheries Arbitration, 1909; agent for U. S. in' Am. and British Claims Arbitration; v .- p. City Nat. Bank of Watertown. Democrat. Presby'n (elder). Mem. Exec. Com. Am. Soc. of Internat. Law; mem. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Nat. Geog. Soc., Am. Polit. Science Ass'n, Holland Soc. of N. Y .; asso. editor of Am. Jour- nal of Internat. Law; trustee of R. P. Flower Me- morial Library. Cluhs: Black River Valley (Water- town, N. Y.), The Metropolitan (Washington, D. C.), Chevy-Chase (Chevy-Chase, Md.), Crescent Yacht (Watertown, N. Y.), Jefferson County Golf (Water- town, N. Y.). Address: 121 Washington St., Water- town, N. Y.
LAPSLEY, HOWARD
Retired broker; b. Philadelphia, Aug. 17, 1836; s. David and Anna (Welsh) Lapsley; received private sch
ed'n; m. Troy, N. Y., Oct 31, 1866, Katherine Aldis Willard; children: I. W., b. Aug .. 1, 1867; Anna Welsh. b. Dec. 28, 1868; Gaillard Thomas, b. Nov. 14, 1872; Katherine Howard, b. Jan. 3, 1878. Mem. firm of How- ard Lapsley & Co., banker's and brokers, Jan. 1, 1859 Jan. 1, 1909; mem. N. Y. Stock Exchange, 1863-1907. Democrat; Episcopalian. Clubs: Union (since 1869), Century (since 1864). Address: 104 E. 65th St., N. Y. Clty.
LARK, CHARLES TRESSLER
Lawyer; b. Berryburg, Pa., July 25, 1876; s. Henry L. and Loyetta Elizabeth (Tressler) Lark; grad. Get- tysburg Coll., A.B., A.M., 1898-1902; Yale Coll., A.B., 1899; Yale Law Sch., LL.B. (magna cum laude), 1902; in. Lock Haven, Pa., Nov. 12, 1907, Blanche B. Good; children: George Henry, b. June 19, 1909; Loyetta Elizabeth, b. June 3, 1911. Mem. firm Stanchfield & Levy, lawyers. Traveled extensively in U. S. and Europe. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Delta Phi, and Phi Beta Kappa Socs. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Club: Yale. Residence: 209 Passale St., Hackensack, N. J. Address: 11 Pine St., N. Y. City.
LARKIN, ADRIAN H.
Lawyer; grad. Princeton, 1887; m. Katherine B. Sat- terthwaite. Mem. firm of Joline, Larkin & Rathbone, lawyers. Sec. and dir. Western Steel Car & Foundry Co., Pressed Steel Car Co .; dir. Davis Creek Coal & Coke Co., Lanston Monotype Machine Co., Lookout Fuel Co., and Schloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. Mem. St. Nicholas Soc. Clubs: University, Racquet and Ten- nis, Metropolitan, Brook, Princeton, Down Town, Gar- den City Golf. Residence: 66 E. 56th St. Address 54 Wall St., N. Y. City.
LARKINS, CHARLES D.
Educator; b. Smithville, N. Y., Sept. 5, 1853; s. Dari- us Covil and Sarah Ann (Chick) Larkins; grad. Alfred Univ., Ph.B., 1881; Pd.D., 1904; m. Adams, N. Y., Mar. 28, 1880, Angie L. 'Andrus; one d .: Ina Eloise, b. 1883. Principal Adams (N. Y.) public schools, 1877-1880; prof. mathematies, Cook Acad., JIavana, N. Y. 1880- 1881; Fayetteville (N. Y.) Union Sch., 1881-1886; prof. mathematics, New l'altz (N. Y.) State Normal School, 1886-1888; head Dep't of Mathematics, Boys' 1ligh Sch., ( Brooklyn). Address: 225 Argyle Road, Brooklyn, N. Y. High Sch., Brooklyn, since 1894. Independent Repub- lican; Episcopalian. Mem. edn'l socs. and ass'ns. Recreations: Boating, fishing. Clubs: Municipal ( Brooklyn). Address: 225 Argyle Road, Brooklyn, N. Y.
LARNED, JOSEPHUS NELSON
Author; b. Chatham, Ont., May 11, 1836; s. Henry Sherwood and Mary Ann (Nelson) Larned; ed. pub. schs., Buffalo, N. Y .; hon. A.M., Dartmouth Univ., 1895; m. Chatham, Ont., Apr. 29, 1861, FFranees Anne McCrea; children: Mary, b. July 10, 1863; Sherwood Johnston, b. July 28, 1867; - Anne Murray, b. Aug. 16, 1872. Editor and part prop'r Buffalo Morning Ex- press, 1859-1872; Sup't Ed'n in Buffalo, 1872-1873; sup't Buffalo' Library, 1877-1897; engaged in literary work since 1897. Sp'l ag't of Treasury Dep't to report on State of Trade between U. S. and Can., 1871. In- dependent Republican. Pres. Municipal League of Buffalo; v .- p. Civil Service Reform Ass'n of Buffalo. Ex-pres. Am. Library 'Ass'n, mein. Am. Hist. Ass'n, incorporator and honorary life mem. Modern Historic Records Ass'n; dir. Buffalo) Hist. Soe. Contributor to Atlantic Monthly; author; Talks about Labor; Let- ters and Poems of David Gray; Ilstory for Ready Reference (7 vols.); Seventy Centuries of the Life of Mankind (2 vols.); A Multitude of Counsellors: His- tory of England for Schools and Academics; Hlstory of the United States for Secondary Schools; The Literature of American History; A Bibliographical Guide (in eo-operation with George Iles); Books, Cul- ture and Character; A Primer of Right and Wrong; The History of Buffalo (2 vols.); A Study of Great- ness in Men: The Life of William Pryor Letchworth. Address: 31 Irving Pl., Buffalo, N. Y.
LARREMORE, WILBUR
Lawyer, editor; b. N. Y. City, 1855; s. Richard L. and Caroline E. (Livermore) Larremore: cd. Coll. City of N. Y., A.B., 1875; Law Sch., Columbia, LL.B., 1877; in: 1886, Susan Armitage; one son. Thomas A., b. 1889. Has been practising law since 1877; in later years largely engaged in trying cases as referee. Editor The N. Y. Law Journal since 1891. Has delivered ad- dresses before bar ass'ns and law schs. Has written on professional topies In legal periodicals and on legal, political, literary and miscellaneous subjects in the reviews and magazines. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. State Bar Ass'n. Clubs: Century, Univer- slty. Address: 32 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
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LA RUE, CHARLES
Lawyer; b. in Yates County, N. Y., 1870; s. Lawrence A. and Harriet E. (Ayres) La Rue; grad. Hamilton Coll., A.B. 1893; M.A., 1896; Phi Beta Kappa; N. Y. Univ. LL.B., 1895; in. Ridgefield Park, N. J., 1905, May L. Hunter; children: Ruth, b. 1906; Paul, b. 1909. Law- yer in N. Y. City since 1895. Democrat; Episcopalian. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa Soc. Recreations: Tennis, cycling, fishing. Residence: 1539 72d St., Brooklyn. Address: 132 Nassau St., N. Y. Clty.
LASKER, EMANUEL
Chess champion; b. Berlinchen, Germany, Dec. 24, 1868; ed. univs. of Berlin, Göttingen, Heidelberg, Ph.D .; sp'l studies in mathematics, 1888-1891, 1896-1897. In 1892 won chess championship of England; won chess championship of America, 1893, and of the world in 1894; return matches 1896 and 1907; received first prize In the Chess Tournaments in London, 1892, N. Y. City, 1893, St. Petersburg, 1895, Nuremberg, 1896, Lon- don, 1899, Paris, 1900. Author: About a Certain Class of Curved Lines (Nature, Oct. 17, 1895) ; Metrical Rela- tions (same, Aug. 8, 1895); Common Sense in Chess, 1896; An Essay on the Geometrical Calculus, 1901; Ueber Reihen auf der Convergenzgreuve, 1901; Zur Theorie der Modeln und Ideale, 1904; Lasker's Chess Magazine (founded 1904), and a philosophic book, Struggle, dealing with the principles of strategy; also chess editor, N. Y. Evening Post. Address: care N. Y. Evening Post, N. Y. City.
LATHROP, IDA PULIS
Artist; b. Troy, N. Y., Oct. 27, 1859; d. Abram W. and Catherine (Sheffer) Pulis; self-educated In art; m. Troy, N. Y., Cyrus „Clark Lathrop; children: Dorothy Pulls b. 1891; Gertrude Katherine, b. 1896. Exhibited at Nat. Acad. Design, N. Y. City, Min- neapolis Exp'n, Chicago Art Inst., Boston Art Club, Erle Art Club. Represented in the permanent col- lectlon of the Jamestown Art Gallery. Address: 151 S. Allen St., Albany, N. Y.
LATTING, CHARLES PERCY
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, May 28, 1850; s. John J. and Harriet E. (Emerson) Latting; grad. Phillips Acad., Andover, 1869; Yalc, A.B., 1873; Columbia Coll. (Law), LL.B., 1875; m. Chicago, Ill., May 17, 1877, Isabella W., d. James Carter; children: Emerson, C. Percy, Jr., Helen Leslie. Engaged in practice of law in N. Y. City from 1875. Until 1904, held the posi- tion of U. S. Loan Comm'r for N. Y. County for 25 years. Republican. ,Episcopalian. Mem. Bar Ass'n City of N. Y. N. Y. Zool. Soc., Sons of Revolution. Clubs: Unlon, University, Republican, Yale. Resi- dence: 37 E. 49th St., N. Y. City. Address: 34 Pine St., N. Y. City.
LATTING, CHARLES PERCY, JR.
Stock and bond ibroker; b. N. Y. City, March 11, 1883; s. Charles P. and Isabella W. (Carter) Latting; ed. Cutler's Sch., and Allen's Sch., N. Y. City; m. N. Y: City, Feb. 5, 1910, Adgurtha Natalie Miller. Mg'r Investment Dep't John Muir & Co. Republican; Epis- copalian. Mem. Sons of Revolution, St. Nicholas Soc. Recreations: Golf, art. Clubs: City, Republican (sec. Art Com., 1909-1911). Residence: 132 E. 19th St. Address: 74 Broadway, N. Y. City.
LAUER, EDGAR J.
Jurist; b. N. Y. Clty, Nov. 10, 1871; s. Willlam E. and Cecelia (Hornthal) Lauer; ed. Columbia Gram- mar Sch., N. Y. City, Sch. Polit. Science and Sch. of Law, Columbia Univ., UL.B., 1891; unmarried. Ad- mitted to bar of N. Y. State 1892. Sec. James A. Blanchard as justice of Supreme Court, 1900-1903; elected, Nov., 1905, justice of Municipal Court of City of N. Y. for 14th, now 9th, Dist., Borough of Manhattan, which office now holds. Appt'd by Mayor Gaynor, Junc, 1913, mem. comm'n to revise practice and procedure in Municipal Court. Republican; He- brew. Mem. Bar Ass'n City of N. Y. Clubs: Republi- can, Harmonic. Address: 624 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
LAUGHLIN, FRANK C.
Jurist; b. Newvstead, N. Y., July 20, 1859; ed. at Lockport (N. Y.) Union Sch .; studled law; m. 1896, Mrs. Martha Taylor Bartlett, of Buffalo. Admitted to N. Y. Bar 1882; ass't city att'y and city att'y, Buffalo, 1886-1891; corp'n counsel, Buffalo, 1893-1895; justice Supreme Court of N. Y., 8th Dist., 1886; re- elected 1909 for term expiring Dec. 31, 1923; assigned to Appellate Div., Rochester, 1901, and Appellate Dlv., N. Y., 1902, twice reassigned, last ending Dec. 31, 1914. Republican. Clubs: Manhattan, Catholic, Republican. Address: Buffalo, N. Y.
LAUTERBACH, AMANDA FRIEDMAN
Born Green Bay, Wis .; d. Arnold and Wilhelmina von Bernhard (Straubel) Friedman. Early girlhood was spent in Paris, France, where she began her ed'n; later attended and grad. from Mrs. Sylvanus Reed's Seh., N. Y. City; 3 children; only son, Alfred, met with tragic death in automobile accident. Lingulst, musl- clan. An article in N. Y. Times thus summarizes her personality and activities: "Mrs. Lauterbach, a friend of many friends, possesses a personality that is wonderfully refreshing. She is a skilled musician and has made her well-trained voice serve to the advantage of charities in which she is interested. She is one of those rare women who can be beau- tiful and youthful and wealthy, and still work hard for those who are beneath the wheel of Fortune. Through her indefatigable efforts she has helped secure the passage of several philanthropic laws, such as Mercantile bill, new Tombs, Public Sch. bill, Prison bill and Anti-Sweaters' blll, regulating bene- ficlally the employment of certain industrial classes." V .- p. Women's Philharmonic Soc,, Women Suffrage League; dir. Woman's Auxiliary of N. Y. Lying-in- Hosp. and French Hosp., first v .- p. Consumers' League; was v .- p. first kindergarten organized in N. Y. (the late Mrs. Charles P. Daly, pres.); dir. Little Mothers' Public Ed'n Soc., v .- p. Vivisection In- vestigation League; also mem. of other philanthropic and charitable inst'ns. Mem. St. James's Lutheran Ch. Address: 761 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
LAVELLE, MICHAEL J.
VIcar-general of New York; b. N. Y. City, May 30, 1856; s. Patrick and Rose ( Fitzsimmons) Laveile; ed. Cathedral Sch., De La Salle Inst., Manhattan Coll., A.B., 1873, A.M., LL.D., St. Joseph's Sem., Troy, N. Y., 1874; ordalned to priesthood of Catholle Ch, June 7, 1879; ass't at St. Patrick's Cathedral, 1879-1886, and since 1886 rector of the Cathedral; vicar-general of N. Y. since 1902; appt'd domestic prelate to Pope Pius X with title of Monsignor, 1903. Pres. Catholic Summer Sch. of America. 1896-1903; pres. Catholic Young Men's National Union, 1899-1890. Address: 460 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
LAVERY, JAMES AUGUSTINE
Mem. State Civil Service Comm'n; b. Poughkeepsle, N. Y., 1870; cd. pub. schs. of Poughkeepsie; m .. two children. Formerly city editor Evening Star, Poughkeepsie; editor Poughkeepsie Enquirer since 1904; v .- p. Republican Speakers' League of U. S. work for N. Y. City daily papers 7 years. In charge N. Y. State Labor Bureau, for Republican Nat. Com., 1904; v .- p. Republican Speakers' League of U. S. (chm'n labor com., mem. press com.). First pres. Workingmen's Federation of State of N. Y., elected Albany, 1898; delegate to annual sessions of State Federation, 3 terms; appt'd mem. State Civil Service Union 315, at Syracuse, Cincinnati and St. Louis Convs. of Internat. Typographical Union, and Albany, Poughkeepsie, Rochester, Gloversville and Utica Convs. of State Allied Printing Trades Council. Dele- gate from Poughkeepsie Trade and Labor Council to Scranton, Pa., New Orleans and San Francisco Convs. of Am. Federation of Labor. Legislative ag't, State Federation, 3 terms; appt'd mem. State Civil Service Comm'n by Gov. Sulzer, 1913. Hon. life mem. Pough- keepsie Typographical Union
315, Poughkeepsie Trade and labor Council. Address: Poughkeepsie Enquirer, Poughkeepsle, N. Y.
LAW, CHARLES BLAKESLEE
Lawyer, ex-mem. Congress; b. Hannibal, N. Y., Feb. 5, 1872; s. Eli B. and Mary Louisa (Payne) Law; grad. Colgate Acad., 1891; Colgate Unlv., Amherst Coll., B.S., 1895; m. Gloucester, Mass., Nov. 20, 1901, Ilma Best. Admitted to bar, Nov., 1897. Mem. Congress. 4th N. Y. Dist., elected 1904 to 59th Congress; re-elected to 60th Congress. Mem. Kings County Republican County Com. Baptist. Clubs: Union League, Brooklyn (Brooklyn), Residence: 46 Jerome St. Address: 186 Remsen St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
LAW, FRANK E.
Mechanical eng'r and insurance; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Oet. 25, 1869; s. Adams and Mary J. (Burroughs) Law; grad. Stevens Inst. of Technology, Hoboken, N. J., 1892; m. Auna N. Erickson. After graduation con- nected with W. D. Forbes & Co., machinists and me- chanical eng'rs; since 1893 with Fidelity & Casualty Co., of N. Y., in wirich has served in inspection, un- derwriting, actuarial, and exec, positions, now v .- p. Originated fiy-wheel ins,, and has done important work in development of actuarial methods adapted to lability and workmen's compensation ins. Author: A Method of Deducing Liabllity Rates, April, 190S; (with William Newell): The Prevention of Industrial
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Accidents, Sept., 1909; Workmen's Compensation for Accidents, May, 1912; A Review of Liability and Workmen's Compensation Loss Reserve Legislation, July, 1913. Mem. Chamber of Commerce, State of N. Y., Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs, Nat. Civle Federation. Clubs: Economic, Lawyers, Montclair, Montclair Atlı- letic. Address: 92-94 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
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LAW, WALTER WILLIAM
Retired carpet merchant; b, Kidderminster, Eng., Nov. 13, 1837; s. John and Elizabeth (Blrd) Law; ed. in private schs in Kidderminster (honorary Litt.D., Yale) : m. N. Y. City, Jan. 4. 1866, Georgiana H. Ran- som (died Sept. 18, 1910); children: Georgla R, Pen- man, b. Nov. 10, 1866; Carrie Law-Fotterall, b. Sept. 10, 1869; Walter W., Jr., b. July 15, 1871; Edith Bird Brockelman, b. April 10, 1874; Henry Herbert, b. Feb. 28, 1878; Martha Janet Macy b. March 10, 1880. Came to N. Y. City, Jan. 22, 1860, and secured employment as clerk. Entered employ of W. & J. Sloane in 1861, and showed such proficiency, that after four years' service became a partner; later v .- p. of corp'n W. & T, Sloane. Retired from active business 1898, but re- mains a trustee for the corp'n; also dir. Nairn Lino- leum Co. Retired from business to devote time to country life; now pres. Briarcliff Realty Co., owning more than 5,000 acres of land; Briarcliff Lodge Ass'n, owning 200 acres of land; Briarcliff Lodge, and Briarcliffe Farms, owning 3,000 acres of land and 1,000 cows, all of which has founded; also founded Briarcliff Manor Village, son, Walter William, Jr., being its pres. Bullt Briarcliff Ch. Republican; Congregationalist. At Briarcliff dairy, farming has . been developed along most progressive lines, stock selected with greatest care, and milk produced under most hygienic conditions; farm also produces Am. Beauty roses in great perfectlon and profuslon. While adhering to highest ideals in this extensive enterprise, and sparing no outlay in maintaining them, it has also been attended by. gratifying finan- cial success. Gives personal attention to enterprises and to social welfare of people of Briarcliff Manor; an article by Andrew Carnegie, entitled "The Lalrd .of Briarcliff Manor," which appeared in The Outlook, May 16, 1908, tells of Mr. Law's achievements there. Is largely devoted to library of 7,000 volumes, which he has been collecting for forty years. Club: Cen- tury (N. Y. City). Address: Briarcliff Manor. N. Y.
LAW, WALTER WILLIAM, JR.
Real estate mg'r; b. Rye, N. Y., July 15, 1871; s. Walter W. and Georgiana H. (Ransom) Law; ed, Law- renceville Sch., class 1888; (Sheffield Scientific Sch.), Yale Univ., B.S., class 1892; m. Yonkers. N. Y .. April 5, 1901, Helen R. Kingsman; children: Walter W., 3rd, b. 1902; Georgiana R., b. 1903; Mary L., b. 1905; Bar- ton E. K., b. 1906; Helen K., b. 1907. V .- p. Briarcliff Realty Co., treas, Briarcliff Lodge Ass'n, Briarcliff Farms; dir. Nairn Linoleum Co., Lawyers' Westches- ter Mortgage & Title Co. Trustee village of Brlar- cliff Manor, 1902-1904, pres. since 1904; trustee 1902- 1904. Republican; Congregationalist. Clubs: Play- ers (N. Y. City), Sleepy Hollow Country. Address: Briarcliff Manor, N. Y.
LAWLER, THOMAS BONAVENTURE
Publisher; b. Worcester, Mass., July 14, 1864; s. Thomas and Eliza (Maher) Lawler; grad. Holy Cross Coll., A.B., A.M., LL.D .; m. N. Y. City, April 12, 1899, Margaret A. Brennan; children: Muriel, Irene, New- man, Arthur. Traveled four times around world. Au- thor: Primary History of U. S .; Essentials of Amer- ican History; The Story of Columbus and Magellen. Mem. Ginn & Co. Clubs: University, Papyrus (Bos- ton), Salmagundi, Graduates (N. Y.). Residence: Park Hill, Yonkers, N. Y. Address: 70 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
LAWRENCE, ABRAHAM RIKER
Lawyer; ex-jurist; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 19, 1832; s. Hon. John L. (State senator, charge d'affaires in Swe- den, treas. Columbia Coll., comptroller N. Y. City, etc.) and Sarah Augusta Lawrence, d. Gen, and U. S. Scn- ator John Tangler Smith; ed. private schools, Balls- ton Spa Law Sch., and In offices of his father and Judge Jasper W. Gilbert; m. Eiiza, d. Dr. William Miner, of N. Y. Admitted to bar 1853; ass't corp'n counsel, 1853-1856 and 1857-1858; mem. Constitutional Conv. State of N. Y., 1867; Dem. candidate for mayor, 1872; elected justice Supreme Court, 1873, re-elected 1887; served until Dec. 31, 1901, having occupicd the bench for twenty-eight years. Author: Compilation of the Tax Laws of the State of New York, with notes of cases. Pres. St. Nicholas Soc. for two terms, 1882- 1883; mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Soc. Colonial Wars St. Nicholas Soc. Clubs: Union, Manhattan, Century. Residence: 69 Washing- ton Place. Address: 135 Broadway, N. Y. City.
LAWRENCE, DUDLEY B.
Lawyer, real estate mg'r; b. Montreal, Can., Aug 5, 1879; s. William V. and Sarah (Bates) Lawrence; ed. St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N. H .; Yale Coll., A.B., 1901; N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B., 1903; in. Birmingham, Aia., June 1, 1905, Katharine C. Birch; children: Dudley B. Lawrence, Jr., b. 1906; Clitherall B. Lawrence, b. 1910. Has been engaged In development of Lawrence Park, Bronxville, N. Y., and in my'mt of corporate affairs. Pres. and dir, Fellows Co, of N. Y., and dir. Davis & Lawrence Co. of N. Y., Hotel Gramatan, Inc .; treas. Lawrence Hosp .; treas, and dir. Lawrence Park Realty Co .; mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. . Clubs: Yale, Union League. Address: Manor House, Bronxville, N. Y.
LAWRENCE, EDWIN GORDON
Educator, author; b. Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 1, 1859; s. Philip and Mary (Maver) Lawrence; ed. Friends Sch., Phila., Pa., and private tutors. Dir. The Law- rence Sch. of Oratory, N. Y. City. Author: The Power of Speech, 1909; The Lawrence Reader and Speaker, 1911; Speech-Making, 1911; How to Master the Spoken Word, 1913; How to Improve the Memory, 1913. Re- publican; Unitarian. Residence; Craryville, Columbla
Co., N. Y. Address: 149 W. 35th St., N. Y. City.
LAWRENCE, EFFINGHAM
Banker, broker; b. Bayside, L. I., Sept. 8, 1878; 8. Effingham and Janet (Mickle) Lawrence; attended Swarthmore Coll. 2 years; in, Oct. 26, 1907, Dorothy Quiney Gookin; one d., Dorothy Quincy, b. Sept. 22, 1908, Left college and secured employment in Wall St. house, 1896; started business for self as curb broker, 1901, bought seat on Stock Exchange, 1903; now head firm Effingham, Lawrence & Co., bankers and brokers. Enlisted in N. Y. Naval Militia, March, 1897, serving on board U. S. S. Yankee during Span- ish-Am. War. Ciubs: Union, Racquet and Tennis, Rid- ing, Automobile, Down Town, Piping Rock, Rockaway Hunt. Residence: "Keewaydin," Cold Spring Harbor, L. I. Address: 111 Broadway, N. Y. City,
LAWRENCE, FRANK RICHARD
Lawyer; b. N. Y., 1545; s. Benjamin and Marianne Lawrence; cd. public schools. N. Y .; studied law; m. 1876, Eva Annette Reed (died 1901); children: Frank. Hembert R., Connor. Admitted to bar, 1869; since then practising in N. Y. City. Trustee Am. Surety Co., Garfield Safe Deposit Co .; dir. Chatham & Phenlx Nat. Bank. Mem. Dunlap Soc. Clubs: Lotos, N. Y. Yacht, Am. Yacht, Apawamis Golf, Manhattan, Law- yers. Residence: 534 Madison Av. Address: 60 Broad- way, N. Y. City.
LAWRENCE, GEORGE ALFRED
Physician; b. Lawrence, Calif., June 6, 1869; s. Will- iam Howard and Susan Ellener (Sleeper) Lawrence; grad. Leland Stanford Jr. Univ., A.B., 1892; Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Columbia), M.D., 1895; Columbia Univ., AJM., 1896; Ph.D), 1902; LL.B., 1907. Adjunct prof. In nervous and mental diseases N. Y. Post-Grad. Med. School and Hosp., N. Y. Clty. Author of several med- ical and scientific papers and theses. Demoerat: Episcopalian. Mem. S. A. R., Psl Upsilon fraternity, Nu Sigma Nu fraternity, Sigma Xl, Acacia fraternity, A. A. A. S., Am. Med. Ass'n, Neurological Soc., Soc. Med. Jurisprudence, Nat. Geographical Soc. Recrea- tions: Fencing, tennis, golf. Clubs: Fencers, Apa- wamis, Acro of America. Address: 142 W. SCth St., N. Y. City.
LAWRENCE, HENRY EDMUND
Educator; b. Sodus, Wayne Co., N. Y., Aug. 2, 1864; s, Edmund W. and Ruth Ann (Holling) Lawrence; ed. Marion (N. Y.) Collegiate Institute, University of Rochester, A.B., 1889; m. Williamson, Wayne County, N. Y., Sept. 1, 1892, Adelaide Seely; children: Heien Dorothea, b. 1893; Janet Seely, b. 1901. Teacher of mathematics, St. Luke's Sch., Bustleton, Philadelphia, 1889-1890; tutor in N. Y. City, 1890-1892; instr. in Cor- neli Univ., 1892-1894; Instr., 1894-1896, and since 1896, Harris prof, physics, Univ. of Rochester. Re- publican; Episcopallan. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa. Sigma Xl; fellow A. A. A. S .; asso. mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs; Alpha Delta Phi. Club: Humdrum ( Roches- ter). Address: Eastman laboratory, University of Rochester, Rochester, N. Y.
LAWRENCE, ISAAC
Lawyer; b. London, Eng., July 6. 1828; s. Willlam Beach (Gov. R. 1.), and Esther (Gracie) Lawrence; descendant Major Thomas Lawrence, extensive land owner, Long Island, 1655; grad. Columbia Coll., A.B., A.M .; Harvard Law Sch .; m. N. Y. City, Nov. 1, 1883, lee Gwynne; one son: William Beach, b. 1Sso. Editor Democratic Review; candidate for Gov. of R. 1. and U. S. Consular ag't at Port Hope and Cobourg, Can., under Gen. Grant's administration, 6 years. Mem.
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