USA > New York > New York City > Who's who in New York City and State, 1914, pt 2 > Part 19
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85 | Part 86 | Part 87 | Part 88 | Part 89 | Part 90 | Part 91 | Part 92 | Part 93 | Part 94 | Part 95 | Part 96 | Part 97 | Part 98 | Part 99 | Part 100 | Part 101 | Part 102 | Part 103 | Part 104 | Part 105 | Part 106 | Part 107 | Part 108 | Part 109 | Part 110 | Part 111 | Part 112 | Part 113 | Part 114 | Part 115 | Part 116 | Part 117 | Part 118 | Part 119 | Part 120 | Part 121 | Part 122 | Part 123 | Part 124 | Part 125 | Part 126 | Part 127 | Part 128 | Part 129 | Part 130 | Part 131 | Part 132 | Part 133 | Part 134 | Part 135 | Part 136 | Part 137 | Part 138
LEVENE, PHOEBUS AARON THEODORE
Physician; b in Russia, Feb. 25, 1869; s. Aaron Salom Benjamin and Etta (Brick) Levene; ed. 10th Classical Gymnasium, St. Petersburg, Russia, Im- periai Mil. Med. Acad. 31.D., (cum laude), 1591. Special student, Berne, 1896, Marburg, 1899, Berlin, 1901. Asso. in physiological chemistry, Pathol. Inst. of N. Y. State Hosps., 1896-1904; chemist to Saranac Lab- oratory for study of tuberculosis since 1900; Herter lecturer in pathol. chemistry, N. Y. Univ., 1904-1905; mem. Rockefeller Inst. for Med. Rescarch, since 1905. Fellow A. A. A. S .; mem. German Chem. Soc., Berlin, Germany; Am. Physiol. Soc., Am. Soc. Naturalists, Am. Chem. Soc., Soc. for Experimental Medicine and Biology, Harvey Soc. for Diffusion of Med. Selences, N. Y. Address: 230 W. 139th St., N. Y. City.
LEVENTRITT, DAVID
Lawyer, ex-jurist: b. Winnsboro, S. C., Jan. 31, 1546; s. George M. and Betty Leventritt: moved to N. Y. City, Dec., 1851; ed. in public and private schools and Free Acad. (now Coil. City of N. Y.); grad.
451
WHO'S WHO IN NEW YORK
(salutatorian) 1864; took law course in N. Y. Univ .; m. 1868, Matilda Littauer. Admitted to bar, 1871, and engaged chiefly in commercial litigation and as counsel for corp'ns; also special counsel to City of N. Y. in condemnation proceedings until elected, 1898, justice Supreme Court, First Dist., for term expiring Dec. 31, 1912. Dir. Mt. Sinai Hosp., St.
Mark's Hosp., Lebanon Hosp., Hebrew Orphan Asylum, Montefiore Home, Hebrew Technical Inst., Home for Aged and Infirm, Educational Alliance, Guild for Crippled Children, Young Men's Hebrew Ass'n. Residence: 34 W. 77th St. Address: 111 Broadway, N. Y. City.
LEVERMORE, CHARLES HERBERT
Ex-Pres. Adelphi Coll .; b. Mansfield, Conn., 1856; s. Rev. Aaron Russell and Mary Gay (Skinner) Lever- more; ed. Yale and Johns Hopkins Univs .; m. New Haven, Conn., Sept. 4, 1884, Mettie Norton Tuttle; children: Charles Lewis, b. 1887; Margaret, b. 1880; George Kirchwey, b. 1891; Lilian, b. 1892; Elsa, b. 1596. Prof. of history in Adelphi Coll. since 1912 Author: The Republic of New Haven, Political His- tory since 1815; The Academy Song-Book, The Stu- dents' Hymnal, Forerunners of Competitors of Pll- grim and Puritan (2 vols.). Mem. Am. Hist. Ass'n, dir. N. E. Soc. of Brooklyn, Hackley Sch. Clubs; Cen- tury (N. Y.), Twentieth Century (Boston). Address: Adelphi College, Brooklyn, N. Y.
LEVI, JOSEPH C.
Lawyer; b. Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 27, 1839; s. Charles (merchant in Cincinnati, 1835-1843) and Anne Levl; ed. Public Sch. No. 13, N. Y. City; Grammar Sch. of Columbia Coll., under Dr. Charles Anthon; m. Lin- wood, Delaware Co., Pa., Feb. 8, 1865, Di J., d. Dr. Manly Emanuel; children: Rae (died May, 1892) ; Annie Josephine (died May 11, 1911); Ethel Amy (wife of Charles D. Levin). Admitted to N. Y. Bar, May, 1860, and to U. S. Supreme Court, Feb., 1865. Served with 37th N. Y. Reg't under Col. Charles Roome, in U. S. service in Maryland, May-Sept., 1862. Considered expert in equity, real property and tes- tamentary law, and never lost a case in these branches. First proposed Marriage License Law in N. Y. State in 1887; takes great interest in law and tax reforms; represents numerous estates and trusts. Independent (Citizens' Union). Hebrew, N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n. Mem. Ass'n Bar City N. Y. since 1875. Tax Reform Ass'n, Allied Real Estate Interests; one of founders Lawyers' Title Insurance & Trust Co .; past master True Craftsman's Lodge of F. and A. M. Residence: 251 W. 92d St. Address: 37 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
LEVI, NATHANIEL H.
Merchant; b. Philadelphia, Pa., 1862; s. Gabriel and Helen (Hilbronner) Levi; ed. Philadelphia High Sch .; m. Worcester, Mass, Jan. 2, 1896, Brinetta S. Strauss; children: Girard Spencer, b. 1898, Nathaniel H., b. 1902. Mem. firm Levi Bros & Co., prop'rs of department store in Brooklyn known as The Berlin, of which is half owner. Has visited nearly every city of conse- quence in U. S .; also traveled through Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick; has frequently been called to Albany and to Washington to advocate the passage of measures of interest to the public; appt'd by Gov. Hughes mem. B'd Mg'rs of Training Sch. for Girls at Hudson, N. Y .; trustee Brooklyn Public Library. Pres. Broadway B'd of Trade, Brooklyn; chm'n com. of sub- ways and tunnels of Manufacturers Ass'n. Transit Com. Allied B'ds of Trade; was exec. mem. of Borough Presi- dent Coler's Com. of 100; United Boroughs Transit Com., railroad and local improvement com's, Brooklyn League; formerly dir. Transit Reform League; men. Legislative Com. of Citizens' Central Com .; Ridge- wood and 26th Ward B'ds of Trade, 28th Ward Tax- payers' Ass'n; mem. of Com. on State Legislation of Jamaica Bay Improvement Ass'n; formerly honorary sec. and pres. Hebrew Edn'l Soc .; v .- p. and chm'n B'd of Governors of Hebrew Orphan Asylum, trustee Ile- brew Orphan Asylum, Bushwick Hosp .; formerly chm'n Finance Com. of Temple Israel and Brooklyn representative Conf. Com. of Dependent Children; Mason (past high priest of chapter) ; Odd Fellow; mcn. Arion Soc. Clubs: Union League, Brooklyn Yacht, Sea Cliff Yacht, Bushwick, Hanover, N. Y. Press Ass'n. Ad- dress: 1013 Broadway, Brooklyn, N. Y.
LEVY, AARON JEFFERSON
Jurist; b. N. Y. City, July 4, 1881; s. Jacob and Annle (Bernstein) Levy; ed. in N. Y. public schs., evening high schs. in N. Y. City, Cooper Union Seh. of Science, N. Y. Univ .; m. N. Y. City, Mar. 10, 1903, Libbie Fin- kelstein; children: Washington Irving, b. 1905; An- nette, b. 1007. Tried important litigation, more par- ticularly at criminal bar, including various homicide cases, etc .; counsel to many realty corp'ns, including
Middle Village Mortgage Co., Bisby Realty Co., and Pythagoras Realty Co. Actively engaged in Univer- sity Settlement and Edn'l Alliance and interested in all social and political reform movements on lower East Side of N. Y. City; was mem. various important coms. of Citizen's Union, including its Borough Exee. Com., recommended for appt'mt to Public Office Com. and Law and Ballots Com .; frequently went before Legis- lature in behalf of good gov't, ballot reform, more small parks and alleviation of tenement house eondi- tions, etc .; nominated mem. Assembly in 1907, renom- inated 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913; elected munici- pal judge, 2d judicial dist., Nov. 4, 1913; chm'n Com. on the Judiciary, 1911; in that capacity handled most important legislation such as bill for direct election of U. S. Senators, Income Tax bill, Women Suffrage bill, Election Law bills, Dir. Primary bills. Chosen by Demoerats in Assembly, Majority leader of Assembly, 1913 (first time in history of State), and had perform- ance of extremely Important public work. Aside from legislative work played important role in celebrated Cohalan trial and impeachment of Gov. Sulzer; chosen by Assembly in impeachment proceedings as chm'n of Mg'rs of Impeachment; chm'n N. Y. State Widows' Pension Comm'n; chin'n legislative com. at Mayor Gaynor's funeral; mem. Eclipse Cutlery Co. Demo- crat. Hebrew. Mason; Lodge of Perfectlon of N. Y. City, The Council of Princes of Jerusalem of N. Y. City, The Chapter of Rose Croix of N. Y. City, The Consistory of N. Y. City. A. A. S. R., and Mecca Tem- ple, Mystic Shrine; Odd Fellow; mem. John F. Ahearn Ass'n; Tammany Hall Gon. Com. 4th Assembly Dist., Edn'l Alllance, Beth Israel Hosp., Auxiliary, United Ifebrew Charities, Talmud Torah, Hebrew Immigrant Ass'n, Mt. Sinai Hosp., Soc. for Medico-Legal Juris- prudence; Elks, hon. mem. Philologians of Albany. Clubs: Veritas Ass'n. Young Men's Democratic, Avon, New Era, Kiswa, Professional Men's, N. Y. Press. Residence: 307 E. Broadway. Address: 302 Broadway, N. Y. City.
LEVY, FELIX H.
Lawyer, mem. Congress; b. N. Y. City; s. Capt. Jonas Univ. of Va., A.B., 1890, T.L.B .; m. Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 11, 1904, Helen R. Blumenthal; children: Felix II., Jr., b. Jan. 20, 1905; George B., b. Sept. 5, 1906; Richard Theodore, b. June 21, 1912. Sp'l counsel to U. S. Dep't of Justice and sp'l ass't to U. S. att'y gen. in the prosecution of the Tobacco Trust, 1905-1907 (under Pres. Roosevelt's administration). Mom. Am. Bar Ass'n, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n, Acad. Polit Science N. Y. City, Phl Kappa Sigma fraternity. Pres. and trustee Ass'n for Improved Instr'n of Deaf-Mutes, N. Y. City. Clubs: Harmonic, Ocean Country. Residence: 268 W. 94th St. Address: 37 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
LEVY, JEFFERSON MONROE
Lawyer, mem. Congress; b. N. Y. City; s. Capt. Jonas P. and Fanny (Mitehell) Levy; studied law under late Clarkson N. Potter; admitted to bar in N. Y. City, and engaged in practice. Inherited from uncle, Commo- dore Uriah P. Levy, U. S. N., and now owns home of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello, Va., which has been in the Levy family sinee death of Thomas Jefferson. Author compilation: Election Laws of the City of New York. Agitated and caused the reform of surrogate's practices in County of N. Y. Organized Democratic Club of N. Y .; represented 13th Dist. of. N. Y. in the 56th Congress (1899-1901) . was leader of Gold Demo- erats in that Congress; aided in defcating Nicaraguan Canal seheme by making speech in House of Repre- sentatives which was used as a text for opposition of Nicaraguan Canal and afterwards for purchase of Panama Canal. Made other notable speeches in House: one on investigation of Sec. of Treasury on Repeal of War Tax, and on bill for fixing and defining the rank of officers in the revenue service. Offered resolutions for repayment of money expended by U. S. Gov't in behalf of Cuba; bill to provide for Internat, notes, and bill authorizing national banks to execute nat. bank notes in their lawful money reserve. Elected to 62d Congress on Dem. ticket from 13th N. Y. Dist., and re- elected to 63d Congress from 14th N. Y. Dist. Mem. Sons of Revolution, E. A. R. Clubs: Manhattan, Dem- ocratic, N. Y. Yacht, Meadow Creek Country, Sundown Park. Residence: 59 E. 34th St. Address: 128 Broad- way, N. Y. City.
LEVY, SAMUEL D.
Jurist; b. N. Y. City, Jan. 12. 1860: s. David and Ba- betta (Koenigsberger) Levy; grad. N. Y. Univ., I.I. B., 1880; m. Millie Irene Berg. Counsel to corp'ns; for 7 years counsel to poor of the United Hebrew Charities of the City of N. Y .; sp'l counsel to children charged with first crimes, during same period. Served 7 years as publie sch. trustee in 11th Ward. N. Y. City; four- teen years dir. United llebrow Charities. 9 years pres.
-
452
WHO'S WHO IN NEW YORK
Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Soc. Orphan Asylum at 150th St. and Broadway, and resigned in favor of M .. Adolph Lewissohn, "The Copper King," accepting vice- presidency. Agitated for years a separate inst'n for Jewish wayward children, which resulted In Jewish Protectory and Hawthorne Sch., at Hawthorne, West- chester County. Agitated cottages, instead of large buildings, for orpnan asylums and kindred child-caring Inst'ns, so that Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Soc. has purchased at Pleasantville; Westchester County, 200 acres of land, and built one of best equipped and larg- est Cottage Plan Ingt'ns in world. Visited Cottage Plan Institutes in this country and Engiand, Belgium, Switzerland and France to study the subject thor- oughly. Appt'd City magistrate by Mayor Gaynor, Feb. 6, 1913. Mem., patron or donor to more than twenty charitable Inst'ns; identified with various movements looking toward the betterment of the City of N. Y. Mem. N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n. Club: Harmonie. Residence: Central Park West. Address: Criminal Courts Bld'g, N. Y. City.
LEWI, ISIDOR
Newspaper man; b. Albany, N. Y .; s. Dr. Joseph and Bertha (Schwarz) Lewi; ed. Albany Acad .; m. Nov. 6, 1902, Emita Wolff May. Writer on N. Y. Tribunc Residence: 225 W. SCth St. Address: 154 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
LEWI, MAURICE J.
Physician; b. Albany, N. Y., Dec. 1, 1857; s. Dr. Jo- seph and Bertha (Schwarz) Lewi; ed. Albany High Sch .; M.D., Albany Med. Coll .; post-graduate course at Heidelberg Univ., and Vienna Univ .; m. Sept. 4, 1889, Rose Saul; one d .: Elka S., b. 1895. Formerly prof. med. jurisprudence Albany Law Sch., and lecturer at Albany Med. Coll .; ex-pres. Union Med. Ass'n; ex-prcs. Albany Co. Med. Soc .; was for 22 years sec. N. Y. State B'd of Med. Examiners; now pres. Sch. of Chiropody, N. Y. Mem. B'd Governors Albany Soc. of N. Y. Club: N. Y. Bridge Whist. Summer residence: Far Rock- away, N. Y. Address: 51 E. 125th St., N. Y. City.
LEWI, WILLIAM GRANT
Physician; b. Albany, N. Y., March 23, 1870; s. Jo- seph and Bertha (Schwarz) Lewi; ed. Albany publle school and High Schools, Albany Coll. of Pharmacy, Ph.G., 1890, Albany Med. Coll., M.D., 1892; m. N. Y. City,. June 27, 1901, Emma Weil; children: William Grant, Jr., b. 1902, Joscph Weil, b. 1903. Has practiscd gen. medicine at Albany, N. Y., since graduation In 1892; city physician, 1000-1904. Republican; Jewish rellglon. Mem. Albany County Med. Soc., N. Y. State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Ass'n, Am. Electro-Therapeutic Ass'n. Connected with teaching staff of Albany Med. Coll. and In dispensary staff of Albany Hosp. Trustee Hebrew Benevolent Soc. of Albany, N. Y. Mem. Ma- sonic Fraternity. Club: Adelphi. Address: 296 Lark St., Albany, N. Y.
LEWIS, AUGUST E.
Banker; b. N. Y. City, Mar. 7, 1889; s. Eugene and Amanda (Helter) Lewl3; ed. Hackley Sch., Tarrytown, Irving Sch., Harvard Univ., A.B., 1906-1910. Unmar- rled. Traveled abroad, and west through Arlzona and Mexico. Recreations: Swimming, poio, tennis. Clubs: Harvard (N. Y. City), Sierra Madre Golf and Athletic. Residence: 924 W. Washington St., Los Angeles, Calif., and 333 W. 71st St., N. Y. City. Address: 111 W. 4th St., Los Angeles, Calif.
LEWIS, CHARLES B. ("M QUAD")
Author; b. Liverpool, O., Feb. 15, 1842; grad. Michl- gan Ag'l Coll .; widower. Began life as apprentice In weekly newspaper office In Lansing, Mich .; served vol., 1861-1865, and from thence on for twenty-two years was the humorist of the Detroit Free-Press. Author: Quad's Odds; Field, Fort and Fleet; Saved-Off Sketches; Brother Gardner; Mr. Bowser; and several other works. Has produced several successful plays; contb'r to magazines and does syndicate work, and is very successful as a writer for juveniles, Address: 1421 57th St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
LEWIS, DANIEL
Physician; b. Alfred, N. Y., Jan. 17, 1846; s. Alfred and Lucy (Langworthy) Lewis; grad. Alfred Untv., A.B., 1869, A.M., 1872, Ph.D., 1886, LL.D., 1902; Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Columbia), 1871; m. 1872, Achsalı D. Vaughan. Served in TT. S. Navy. 1864-1865: comm'r of health, State of N. Y .; med. dir. G. A. R., Dep't N. Y . 1888: pres. Am. Congress of Tuberculosis. Fel- low N. Y. Acad. Medicinc: mem. N. Y. Physicians' Mu- tual Ald Ass'n. Soc. Med. Jurisprudence, Med. Soc. County of N. Y. (twice pres.), Med. Soc. State of N. Y. (pres.). Club: Union League. Residence: Spuyten Duyvil. Address: 616 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
LEWIS, DANIEL F.
Railway official; b. Brooklyn. Mar. 28, 1849; ed. public schools; in service of Brooklyn City R'y for many years, and Its pres., 1886-1895; also pres. Brook- lyn Hcights R'y Co., Knickerbocker Steamboat Co .. Bay Ridge Park Improvement Co., v .- p. U. S. Titia Guaranty and Indemnity Co., dir. Citizens Light. Heat & Power Co. (Lawrence, Kansas), pres. and dir. N. Y. & Long Island Realty Co., Equity Land & De- velopment Co., sec. and dir. Brooklyn & Canarsie Realty Co., v .- p. and dir. Commercial Corp'n of America. Clubs: Crescent Athletic, Oid Brooklynites, Park Driving. Residence: 149 Sterling Place, Brook- lyn, N. Y. Address: 30 E. 42d St., N. Y. City.
LEWIS, EDMUND HARRIS
Lawyer; b. Syracuse, N. Y., Aug. 30, 1884; s. Ceylon H. and Jennie (Heffron) Lewis; grad. Yale Univ., A B., 1907, Syracuse Univ., Coll. of Law, LL.B., 1909; mn. Rochester, N. Y., June 1, 1910, Laura R. Strong; one d .; Mary Strong, b. Aug. 17, 1913. Mem. firm of Lewis, Meatyard & Lewis, att'ys at law. Republican; Baptist. Lecturer in Syracuse Univ .. Coll. of Law. V .- p. B'd of Trustces 1st Baptist Ch., Syracuse, N. Y .; chm'n Syracuse Com. for Prevention of Tuber- culosis. Clubs: University, Citizens (Syracuse). Resl. dence: Robineau Road, Syracuse. Address: White Memorial Bld'g, Syracuse, N. Y.
LEWIS, EDWIN SEELYE
Attorney; b. Amherst. Mass. July 23, 1868; s. Edwin R. and Harrlet (Goodell) Lewis; grad. Wabash Coll., A.B., 1888, A.M., 1891, Johns Hopkins Univ., Ph.D., 1892, N. Y. Univ. Law Sch. LL.B., 1907; m. July 24, 1912, Elodie Jordan. Prof. at Princeton Univ., 1892- 1907. Fellow at Johns Hopkins Univ., 1890-1892. Att'y In N. Y. City since 1907. Episcopalian. Mem. Phl Beta Kappa, Beta Theta Pi. Pal Delta Phi fra- ternities. Address: 145 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
LEWIS, FRANCIS PARK
Physician; b. llamilton, Ont., May 19, 1855; s. John Wesley and Hannah M. (Gavin) Lewis; academic ed'n in Buffalo, N. Y .; grad. P'ulte Med. Coll., Cincinnati, M.D., 1876; subsequent studies in ophthalinology with Dr. Herman Knapp; degree in ophthalmology from N. Y. Ophthalmic Hosp., 1877; subsequent studies In London, Berlin, Vlenna; m. Buffalo, N. Y., 1887, Grace K. Moscly ; children; Katharine Park. b. 1889; Dorothea Park, b. 1892: Frances Park, b. 1894. Engaged In practice in Buffalo from graduation; practice for many years limited to diseases of the eye. Pres. N. Y. Comm'n to Investigate the Condition of the Blind. 1902, and again of the Second Comm'n in 1906. Has made frequent visits to Europe for study and recrea- . tlon. Translator of de la Sizeranne's "Les Aveugies" Into English; author of many addresses, pamphlets, etc., on scientific and technical subjects. Independent Republican; Episcopailan. Pres. B'd My'rs State Sch. for the Blind. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, fellow Acad. of Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryngology; see. Buffalo Soc. Natural Sciences; mem. Am. Public Health Ass'n; v .- p. Philharmonic Chorus. Clubs: City (N. Y. City); Saturn, Liberal (pres.), Country (Buffalo). Address: 454 Franklin St., Buffalo, N. Y.
LEWIS, FRANKLIN CROCKER
Sup't Ethicai Culture Schoois; b. Centreville, Cape Cod, Mass., 1877; s. Joseph Freeman and Emma Caro- line (Ilinckley) Lew's; ed. Barnstable High Sch., Hyannis, Mass., Dartmouth Coll., A. B., 1900: Harvard Univ., A.M., 1301; m. Denver, Colo., June 20, 1903, Ellen Anderson; children: Beatrice, b. 1904, Madeleine, b. 1905; Thomas Hinckley, b. 1910; Franklin Scudder, b. 1913. Instr. mathematics and science, Hanover High Sch., during senior year in college (1900); European trip summer of 1900; at Harvard as grad. student, 1900-1902; instr. In pedagogy. Dartmouth Coll., 1902- 1906: ass't sup't Ethical Culture Schools, Feb .- July. 1906. sup't same since Juiy, 1905. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Chil Phl fraternity. Address: 33 Central Park W., N. Y. City.
LEWIS, FRED. D.
Physician; b Hamilton, Ont., Jan. 27, 1861; s. John W. and Hannah M. (Gavin) Lewis; ed. Canisius Co;l., Buffalo, N. Y. Homeopathic Med. Coll., M.D., 1892; N. Y Post-Graduate Coll, 1893; sp'l course Philadel- phia, 1894; London, Eng., 1895; m Juiy 12, 1910. En- gaged In practice of medicine since 1892; now makes specialty of diseases of eye, car, nose and throat. Ophthalmologist Buffalo Home. Hosp., Gowanda State dlomœ. Hosp. Mem. Buffalo Civil Service Comm'n, 1892- 1901. Republican; Catholic. Mem. Am. Inst. Homo- nathy, Am. Ophthal .. Otol and Larengol. Soc., N. Y. State Homæ. Med. Soc .. Western N. Y. Ilomœ. Med. Soc., Drie Co Homo. Med. Soc. (sec.). Mem. B. P. 0. Elks, Buffalo Hist. Soc., Buffalo Soc. Natural
453
WHO'S WHO IN NEW YORK
Sciences, Nat. Geog. Soc., Buffalo Catholic (Library) Inst. Life mem. Fiorida Horticultural Soc., Amerl- canus Soe. Clubs: Clinical, Buffalo Ophthal., Con- cological, Am. Curio Collectors, Rotary. Address: 188 Franklin St., Buffalo, N. Y.
LEWIS, HENRY
Clergyman, editor; b. N. Y. City, July 24, 1871; s. Thomas Francis Henry and Ellen (Gostling) Lewis; grad. N. Y. Univ., A,B., 1893 (Latin salutatorian, Phì Beta Kappa), A.M., 1895, Ph.D)., 1896; grad. Union Theol. Sem., N. Y. City, 1896; m. April 21, 1909, Eliza- beth Adelaide Sammond. Ordalned Sept., 1896, in Cong'l ministry. Pastor of First Cong'l Ch., Schroon Lake, N. Y., 1896-1898; minister in charge First Cong'l Ch., River Edge, N. J., 1902-1907; entered service of Am Tract Soc., 1898, as ass't in its publishing dep't; now editor American Messenger and other publications of the society; recording sec. of the society from 1906. Life mem. Am. B'd Comm'rs Foreign Missions, Am Tract Soc., Am. Missionary Ass'n, Cong'l IIomc Missionary Soc. Mem. Brooklyn Inst., Manhattan Cong'l Ministers' Ass'n, Cong'l Ministers' Meeting, Phi Beta Kappa Alumni 'in N. Y. City, etc. Address: 150 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
LEWIS, LISTON LEON
Lawyer; b. Franklindale, Bradford Co., Pa., 1870; s. William Schuyler and Aurilla E. (Stevens) Lewis; grad. Cornell Univ., Ph.B., 1892; Harvard Univ., LL.B., 1901; mg'r at Chicago of Dedd, Mcad & Co., 1894- 1896; v .- p. Powers, Fowler & Lewis, Chicago, 1896- 1898; lawyer since 1901, mem. law firm Lewis & Kei- sey. Chancellor Walworth Lodge, F. and A. M .; mem. Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Mem. Penn. Soc., Ass'n Bar of N. Y. City. Clubs: Union League, Lawyers, Re- publican, Cornell Univ., Wykagyl Country, Address: 5 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
LEWIS, MERTON ELMER
Lawyer; b. Webster, Monroe Co., N. Y., Dec. 10. 1861; s. Charles Chadwiek and Rhoda Ann (Willard) Lewis; ed. Webster Union Sch .; m. 1st, Webster, N. Y., Jan. 2, 1896, Adaline Louise Moody (died June, 1894); 2d. Rochester, Nov. 8. 1899, Eva J. Gates; chil- dren: Donald M., b. 1888; Roscoe C., b. 1893; Margaret b. 1904, Virginia. Ilas practiced law continuously since admission to bar in 1887; mem. law film Lewis. Mckay & McMillan. Elected alderman, City of Roches- ter, 1890; mem. N. Y. State Constitutional Conv., 1894: pres. Common Council, Rochester, 1893-1895; acting mayor City of Rochester, 1895. Mem. N. Y. State As- sembly 1897-1899-1900-1901. Senator 43d senatorini dist., 1902-1906. Republican nominee for State comp- trolier of N. Y., 1906; chm'n Exec. Com. Rep. State Com., 1912-1913. Republican. Mem, St. Paul's Epis- copal Church. Mason, Knights of Pythias. Clubs: Rochester, Republican. Address: Rochester, N. Y.
LEWIS, NELSON P.
Civll eng'r; b. Red Hook, N. Y., Feb. 1, 1856; s. John N. and Jane (Nelson) Lewis; grad. St. Stephen's Coll., Annandale, N. Y., A.B., 1875, LL.D., 1910 Rensselaer Poly. Inst., Troy, N. Y., C.E., 1879; m: Great Barrington, Mass., Oct. 21, 1885, Minnie R. MacLean; children: Mar- garet, b. 1888; Harold MacLean, b. 1889. Engaged In railroad construction in Colo. and La., 1879-1884; Brooklyn Water Works 1884-1886; railroad con- struction in Ala. and Ga., 1886-1889; in municipal eng'ring work in Brooklyn and N. Y. City since 1889. Eng'r in charge street improvements, Clty of Brooklyn, 1894-1897; chief eng'r Bureau of High- ways, Borough of Brooklyn, 1898-1901; since 1902 chief eng'r B'd of Estimate and Apportionment, N. Y. City. Represented City of N. Y. at Internat. Road Congresses of 1908, 1910, 1913, and at Internat. Congress of Cities in 1913. Author of numerous papers, reports and ad- dresses on municipal subjects, more particularly clty planning and highway improvements. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs (dir. 1904-1906), Am. Soc. Municipal Im- provements (pres. 1899), Am. Road Builders' Ass'n (pres. 1898), Brooklyn Municipal (pres. 1897-1898), 1903-1904), Delta Phl fraternity; (Dutch) Reformed Ch. Recreations: Fishing, canoeing, wood life. Clubs: Engineers, St. Elmo (N. Y. City), Brooklyn Engincers (pres. 1898). Brooklyn Municipal (pres. 1897-1898), Adirondack Leaguc. Residence: 1511 Albemarle Road, Brooklyn, N. Y. Address: 277 Broadway, N. Y. City.
LEWIS, ORLANDO FAULKLAND
General sec. Prison Ass'n of N. Y .; b. Boston, Sept. 6. 1873: s. John Jay and Abbie Goodwin (Davis) Lewis; ed. Boston Latin Sch., Tufts Coll. (Phi Beta Kanpa), A.B., 1895, A.M., 1897, Univ. of Munich, 1897-1898; Univ. of Pa., Ph.D., 1900; m. Ellzabeth, N. J .. April 20, 1908, Edith Schieffelin Sabinc. Inst'r Tufts Coil., 1895-1897; three years' study in Europe, 1890-1892. 1897-1898; prof. Univ. of Mainc, 1900-1905; with Charity Org'n Soc. 1905-1910. Universalist, Mem. Nat. Conf. Charities and
Corrections, Am. Prison Ass'n, and other philanthropie bodies; sec. Ninth N. Y. State Conf. Charities and Cor- rectlons; ass't sec. Comm'n on Hosps., N. Y. City (1906- 1907) ; sec. Nat. IPrisoners' Aid Ass'n; pres. Fourth N. Y. City Conf. of Charities and Corrections; mem. and sec. B'd of Mg'rs State Industrial Farm Colony; mem. B'd of Mg'rs, Bowery Branch, Y. M. C. A. Editor: The De- linquent; mem. Zeta Psi fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa Soc. Club: Nat. Arts. Residence: 135 E. 15th St., N. Y. City.
LEWIS, RICHARD V.
Merchant; b. in Wales, Dec. 23, 1841; s. Richard Vaughan and Ellzabeth Lewis; ed. Mechanics' Inst. Sch., N. Y. City; m. England, 1883, Miriam Ellis; ehil- dren: Helen, Edmund, Millicent, Wilfred, Richard, Jr .. Arthur. Entered employ of J. & C. Berrian, 1856; sue- ceeded as partner, with Henry C. Conger, to the busl- ness in 1868; now pres. Lewis & Conger. Enlisted as private, 9th Reg't, N. Y. Vol. Inf., and served until close of the Civil War, 1862-1865. Baptist. Mem. Lafayette Post, G. A. R. Club: Republican. Residence: Irving- ton-on-Hudson, N. Y. Address: 45th St. and 6th Av., N. Y. City.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.