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JOHNSON, WALTER DEFOREST
Clergyman; b. Bennington, Vt., Aug. 3, 1869; s. Rev. Myron Alfred Johnson, D.D., and Frances Adelaide (Mitchell) Johnson; ed. Racine Grammar Sch., Univ. of Va., Thcol. Sem. of Va .; m. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., June 23, 1897, Grace Derr; children: Henry Derr, b. 1898; Alfred MMitchell, b. 1900; Mary Frances, b. 1903; Walter DeForest, Jr., b. 1910. Served for first 12 years of ministry as vicar of Calvary Ch., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Rector Christ Ch., Brooklyn, N. Y. Served 5 years as chaplain 9th Reg't, N. G. of Pa .; also served as chap-, lain 9th Reg't, Pa. Vols., during Spanish-Am. War. Trustee and mem. Advisory B'd Brooklyn Heights Sem .; mem. Exec. Com. Am. Ch. Missionary Soc. Clubs: Brooklyn Clerical, Hamilton, Dyker Meadow Golf, Garden City Golf, Wyoming Valley Country. Address: 326 Clinton St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
SJOHNSON, WALTER LATHROP
Banker and broker; b. N. Y. City, Dec. 14, 1874; & John E. and Fanny E. (Hallock) Johnson; grad. Princeton Univ., A.B., 1897. Has been engaged in Wall Street since leaving college; now mem. firm of Shearson, Hammill & Co., bankers and brokers. Dir. Van Dyck Estate. Republican; Presby'n. Clubs: Princeton, Sleepy Hollow Country, Lawyers. Resi-
dence (summer) : 105 Croton Av., Ossining, N. Y .; (winter) Princeton Club, 119 E. 2ist St. Address: Care Shearson, Hammili & Co., 71 Broadway, N. Y. City.
JOHNSON, WILLIAM COLET
IMfc ins .; b. Sag Harbor, L. I., N. Y., Jan. 28, 1876; s. P. Roosevelt Johnson, M.D., and Mary Chamberlain (Hunt) Johnson; ed. in common schs .; m. East Orange, N. J., Oct. 12, 1898, Erma Mecklem; children: Winifred Channing, b. July 23, 1899; Stephen Roose- velt, b. April 28, 1902; Erma, b. Aug. 5, 1906; William C., Jr., b. Dec. 10, 1910. V .- p. and gen. mg'r Colum- bian Nat. Life Ins. Co., of Boston, Mass. Formerly mg'r for many years of N. Y. branch of Phoenix Mutual Life Ins. Co., of Hartford, Conn. Also treas. and dir. Johnson Estate (incorporated). Expert on ins. law; has served as representative of all organized ass'ns of life underwriters before the N. Y. Legisla- ture. Veteran of 7th Reg't, N. G. N. Y., and Naval Militia. Republican; Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Eco- nomic Ass'n. Lecturer and writer on economic and ins. subjects. Mem. Holland Soc. Recreations:
Yachting, golf, horses, travel and outdoor life gen- erally. Clubs: Algonquin, Arts, Woilaston and Chest- nut lllll Golf. Shelter Island Yaclit Residence: 49 Warren St., Brookline, Mass. Address: Columbian Nat. Bld'g, Boston, Mass.
JOHNSON, WILLIAM SAMUEL
Author; b. Ellicottville, N. Y., Dec. 1, 1859; s. Samuel W. and Frances Ann (Sanderson) Johnson: I.I .. B. (cum laude), Columbia Univ., 1884; m. Mamaroneck, N. Y. June 19, 1894, Carrie Gately Beers. Admitted to bar, N. Y., 1885; clerk U. S. att'y's office, 1SS6-1887; prac- tiscd in N. Y. and Westchester Co., 1887-1905; re- sided in Paris, France, 1905-1910, Author: Glamourie
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(a romance), 1911; Nothing Else Matters (a novel), 1913; also fugitive verses. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of
N. Y., Westchester Co. Bar Ass'n. Clubs: Cercle Philidor (Paris), City, Am. Yacht, Manhattan Chess (N. Y.). Address: Mamaroneck, N. Y.
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VJOHNSON, WILLIS FLETCHER
Editor, author, educator; b. N. Y. City, Oct. 7, 1857; 8. William and Alathea Augusta (Coles) Johnson; ed. Pennington Sem., Pennington, N. J .; N. Y. Univ., A.B., class of 1879; honorary degree L.H.M., N. Y. Univ .; A.M. and L.H.D., Dickinson Coll., Carlisle, Penn .; m. Tuckerton, N. J., 1878, Sue Rockhill. On editorial staff N. Y. Tribune since 1880; day editor, 1887-1894; editorial writer since 1894. Staff lecturer at sch. and coll. since 1886. Staff lecturer for N. Y. City B'd of Ed'n since 1900. Travelled on Isthmus of Panama and in West Indies. Pres. State Civil Service Comin'r, N. J., 1908-1912. Hon, prof. of History of Am. Foreign Relations, N. Y. Univ., 1913. Author and editor: His- tory of New York Univ., 1903; A Century of Expan- sion (Macmillan), 1903; Four Centuries of the Panama Canal (New York, Henry Holt & Co .; London, Cassell & Co.), 1906; Colonel Henry Ludington: A. Memoir, 1907; Percival and the Legend of the Holy Grail, 1907, etc. Republican; Methodist Episcopal. Mem. St. George Soc., Am. Scenic and Historic Preservation Soc., Psi Upsilon fraternity. Mem. Council N. Y. Univ. since 1898; sec. N. Y. Univ. Alumni Electorate. Rec- reations: Driving, fishing, photography. Address: Firleigh Hall, New Providence, N. J., and 154 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
JOHNSTON, GEORGE W.
Insurance; b. Scott Co., Ky., April 24, 1862; s. J. Stoddard and Eliza W. (Johnson) Johnston; grad. Yale Univ., A.B., 1883, A.M. (Phi Beta Kappa, Scroll and Key, Delta Kappa "Epsilon; editor Yale Record, Yale Literary Magazine); m. Cincinnati, O., Oct. 11, 1893, Martha T. Darling; children: Stoddard Pintard, b. Dec. 8, 1895; Margaret Pettet, b. Nov. 24, 1907. Cincinnati mg'r Mutual Life Ins. Co .; gen. agent Equitable Life Assurance Soc .; now gen. agent The Travelers' Ins. Co., and pres. The Johnston & Collins Co., engaged in gen. ins. Author of various insurance articles: Why a Man Should Insure His Life; Life Insurance Terminations; Relations and Obligations of Agents to Companies and the People; Salesmanship and Sales Arguments; The Permanency of Life; Life Insurance and Life Insurance Work; Creative So- liciting, Not Competitive. Winner of Calef Loving Cup in 1898, 1912 and 1913 for essays on Insurance. Democrat; Episcopalian, Trustee, The Kentuckians. Clubs: Yale (sec. 1883), University. Residence: 146 E. 38th St. Address: 55 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
JOHNSTON, JAMES CHEW
Physician; b. Louisville, Ky., 1869; s. James Chew and Julia (Nicholas) Johnston; ed. Louisville High Sch., Johns Hopkins Univ., A.B., 1890; Med. Dep't, N. Y. Univ., M.D., 1892; Loomis Fellow in pathology; m. N. Y. City, 1905, Sydney E. Price. Ass't at Dispen- saries of N. Y. Hosp. and N. Y. Skin and Cancer Hosp., 1892-1897; surgeon, dispensary Presby'n Hosp., 1895-1899; chief of clinic of dermatology and instr. In pathology, Cornell Med. Coll., 1898-1908; ass't prof. dermatology same since 1908. Editor Journal of Cutaneous and Genito-Urinary Diseases, 1896-1902. Mem. N. Y. County Med. Soc., N. Y. State Med. Ass'il, N. Y. Dermatological Soc., Am. Dermatological Ass'n, Beta Theta Pi, Johns Hopkins Univ. Alumni Ass'n. Mem. Corinthian Yacht Club, Marblehead, Mass. Ad - dress: 115 E. 56th St., N. Y. City.
JOHNSTON, JAMES WESLEY
Clergyman, editor; Litt.D., Syracuse Univ., 1904. Minister in Methodist Episcopal Ch .; has served churches in Portland, Me .; Boston and Worcester, Mass .; Newark and Jersey City, N. J .; Meriden, Conn .; Brooklyn and N. Y. City; became pastor John Street Church, N. Y. City, in 1902. Contributor to The Chris- tian Advocate, N. Y. City, under pen name of "Stylus;" editor The Christian Republic. Author (pen name "Annan Dale"): Dwellers in Gotham, The Creed and the Prayer, The Baptism of Fire, The House That Jack Built, Philip Yoakley, The Riddle of Life, The Mystery of Miriam, Address: 44 John St., N. Y. City.
JOHNSTON, MALCOLM SANDERS
Clergyman; b. Geneva, N. Y., July 2, 1876; s. Robert and Catharine S. (Van Rensselaer) Johnston; ed. Geneva High Sch .; grad. Hobart Coll., A.B. 1896, A.M. 1899; Gen. Theol. Sem., 1899. Ordered deacon, 1899, and ordained priest, 1900, in Episcopal Ch .; mission- ary Diocese of Western N. Y., 1899-1900; curate Trin- ity Ch., Buffalo, N. Y., 1900-1903; rector Christ Ch., Gloversville, N. Y., 1903-1910. Fellow Gen. Theol. Sem. and graduate student Columbia Univ., 1910-1911.
Travelled and studied in Europe, 1905. Alem. Kappa Alpha, Phi Beta Kappa, F. and A. M., Soc. War of 1812. Clubs: University (Buffalo), Country Parsons. Rector Christ Ch., Corning, N. Y., since 1911. Ad- Adress: 83 E. Second St., Corning, N. Y.
JOHNSTON, THOMAS JONES
Lawyer; b. Washington, D. C., Jan. 22, 1856; 8. Thomas J. and Isabella (Walker) Johnston; ed. Rit- tenhouse Acad., Columbian Univ. and Law School of same, LL.B., LL.M .; m. Washington, D. C., April 19, 1893, Mattie W. Dodge; children: Elizabeth, Sherwood D. Engaged in civil eng'ring with Dist. of Columbia and railroad forces and in Naval Observatory one year. Admitted to bar June, 1882; engaged in special practice in Federal law. Democrat (independent) ; Presby'n. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs, A.A.A.S., Electro-Chem. Soc., Am. Bar Ass'n, N. Y. Bar Ass'n. Recreations: Fishing, hunting, outdoor games, chess. Clubs: Lawyers, Musurgia, Brooklyn Chess, Manhat- tan Chess. Address: 149 Broadway, N. Y. City.
JOHNSTON, WILLIAM (ANDREW)
Editor, author; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 26, 1871; s. William A. and Agnes (Parry) Johnston; m. April 12, 1910, Hattie Belle McCollum, of Lockport, N. Y .; grad. Western Univ. of Pa., A.B., valedictorian, 1891. Traveled in Europe, 1891; editor and publisher Wil- kinsburg (Pa.) Independent, 1892-1893; reporter, N. Y. Journal, N. Y. Press, 1893-1895; en editorial staff N. Y. Herald, 1895-1900; editorial staff N. Y. World since 1900. Founder Grammar School Field Days in N. Y. Author: History Up-to-Date; The Innocent Murderers; The Yellow Letter; The Lost Alumnus; In the Night; also various magazine articles and short stories. Clim'n Parker Independent League, 1904. Proposed and managed first intercity aeroplane flight in America, 1910. Sec. and mg'r N. Y.'s first Safe and Sanc Fourth of July, 1910. Trustee N. Y. Tercentenary Commission. Address: Care The N. Y. World, Pulitzer Bld'g, N. Y. City.
JOHNSTON, WILLIAM DAWSON
Librarian; b. Essex Center, Vt., June 11, 1871; s. Rev. James Arthur and Janette (Cass) Johnston; grad. Brown Univ., A.B., 1893; student Univ. of Chicago, 1893-1894; Harvard Univ., A.M., 1897-1898; Rutgers Coll., Litt.D., 1911; m. July 12, 1895, Jean McVieker Browne, of Montreal. Instr. history, Univ. of Mich., 1894-1897; Brown Univ., 1899-1900; ass't, Library of Congress, 1900-1907; lecturer on bibliography, Sim- mons Coll., 1905-1907; librarian, Bureau of Ed'n, Wash- ington, 1907-1909; Columbia Univ., 1909-1913, when appt'd head of St. Paul Public Library. Author: His- tory of the Library of Congress (vol. 1) 1904; sp'l col- lections in librarles in the U. S., 1912; contb'r to library journals. Address: Columbia Univ., N. Y. City. NJOLINE, ADRIAN HOFFMAN
Lawyer; b. Sing Sing, N. Y., June 30, 1850; s. Colonel Charles O. and Mary (Hoffman) Joline; ed. Mt. Pleasant Acad., Princeton, A.B., 1870, A.M., 1873; Co- lumbia Law Sch., LL. B., 1872; Princeton, LL.D., 1904; m. 1876, Mary E., d. Francls Larkin. Admitted to bar, May, 1872; mem. law firm, Butler, Stillman & Hubberd, 1881-1896; Butler, Notman, Joline & Mynderse, 1896- 1905; since 1905, of Joline, Larkin & Rathbone. Chm'n B'd of Dirs. and pres. Mo., Kansas and Texas R'y Co., 1906-1909. In 1907 selected as receiver of Met. Street R'y Co., of N. Y. City. Mem. Am. Bar Ass'n; Ass'n Bar City of N. Y .; N. Y. State Bar Ass'n; N. Y., N. J., Va. and Am. Hist. Socs. Author: Meditations of an Autograph Collector, 1902; Diversions of a Book Lover. 1903; At the Library Table, 1909. Clubs: Century, University, Grolier, Princeton, Nassau, Barnard, Sumerset Hills Country, Carteret (N. J.), St. Elino (N. Y. City), Caxton (Chicago). Address: 54 Wall St., N. Y. City.
! JONAS, NATHAN S.
Banker; b. Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 1, 1868: s. Jacob and Bella (Meyer) Jonas; ed. Public School 26, Brook- lyn, N. Y .; m. 1893, Jennie Strauss; children: Isabel, b. 1894; J. Seth, b. 1903. Was consecutively office boy, bookkeeper, traveling salesman, insurance solici- tor and banker. Pres. Citizens' Trust Co., Sumner Savings Bank, of Brooklyn. Democrat. Hebrew; mem. Temple Israel, Brooklyn. Past master Eucild Lodge No. 656, F. and A. M. Mem. B'd of Ed'n City of N. Y .; lirst appt'd by Mayor Low for 3 years; re- appt'd by Mayor Mcclellan for 5 years. Hon. sec. and dir. The Jewish Hosp. of Brooklyn; pres. Brook- lyn Federation of Jewish Charities. Club: Unity (Brooklyn), Address: 774 Broadway, Brooklyn, N. Y.
JONES, BAYARD FRANKLIN
Artist; b. Rome, Ga., Oet. 9, 1869; s. Benjamin Franklin and Mary Caroline (Smith) Jones; ed. Mass. Inst. Technology, Academie Julian, Paris; in. Kansas
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City, Mo., 1903, Lora E. Dickinson; one son, Bayard Dickinson Jones, b. 1905. Lived two years in Europe, visiting most of the different countries and returning in 1896; has lived in N. Y. City since 1896. Has illus- trated books and made drawings for Life, Scribner's, Harpers' and many other periodicals. Mem. Soe. of Illustrators. Clubs: Dutch Treat, Long Table. Resi- dence: Bellmore, L. I., N. Y. Studio: 114 E. 28th St., N. Y. City.
NJONES, CHARLES LANDON
Lawyer; b. in Litchfield Co., Conn., Jan. 5, 1856; S. Rev. Ezra and Cornelia (Landon) Jones; grad. Colum- bia Univ., LL.B., 1878; unmarried. Practising law in N. Y. City since 1878; mem. firm of Nash & Jones. Democrat; Episcopalian. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y .; life mem, N. Y. Hist. Soc., Am. Geog. Soc., N. Y. Geneal. and Biog. Soc., Suffolk Co. Hist. Soc .; sec. Leake & Watts Orphan House. Mem. Soc. Colonial Wars, Sons of Revolution. Clubs: Union, Church, N. Y. Athletic. Automobile of America, City Midday, Nat. Democratic, Columbia University, Canoe, Brook Country. Address: 63 Wall St., N. Y. Clty.
JONES, CYRUS EMORY
Mfr; b. Jamestown, N. Y., Mar. 16, 1863; s. Rev. Emory and Marcia A. (French) Jones; attended Jamestown High Sch .; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Mar. 26, 1891, Mary Ella Beebe; children: Cyrus Emory, Beebe Roderick, Madelyn, Margaret, Ursula, Lois. In business in N. Y. City 17 years with firm of Beattey & Jones, moved to Jamestown, 1896. Incorporator of Bailey, Jones Co., mf'rs furniture; now chm'n B'd of Dirs. Jamestown Tabie Co., mf'rs mahogany furniture; v .- p. Allen Square Co .; mem. Ira L. Beebe & Co., N. Y. City. Comm'r World's Fair, St. Louis; delegate to Republi- can Nat. Conv,, Chicago, 1908. Republican; Presby'n. Pres. Chautauqua Sch. Clubs: Jamestown (gov.), Lakewood Country, Republican. Residence: Lakewood Road. Address: 4th and Pine Sts., Jamestown, N. Y.
JONES, DE WITT CLINTON, JR.
Merchant in dyewoods, colors; b. Tarrytown, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1862; s. De Witt Clinton and Josepha (Crosby) Jones; ed. in schools at San Francisco and Oakland, Calif .; m. Elizabeth, N. J., Jan. 20, 1891, Bessie Duncan Cannon; children: De Witt Clinton, 3d, b. 1892; Rut- gers Brevoort, b. 1897. Went three times to Mexico and Central America in youth; lived in Calif. and Oregon, 1870-1879. Engaged in business of dyewoods and colors with N. Y. Dyewood Extract and Chemical Co., April, 1880, and has been associated with that company and its successors since that time. Dir., sec., asst. treas. and mem. Exec. Com. Am. Dyewood Co., also asst. treas., sec. and dir. of United Dyewood Co .; dir., sec. and treas. General Colors Co .: dir. and treas. Campagnie Haltienne, Independent Democrat; Epis- copalian. Recreation: Golf. Clubs: City, Down Town Ass'n, Church (N. Y. City), Suburban Mattano, Towll and Country (Elizabeth, N. J.). Residence: Elizabeth, N. J. Address: 80 Maiden Lane, N. Y. City.
J JONES, E. CLARENCE
Banker; b. N. Y. City, 1868; s. John Perry and Ellen J. (Hovey) Jones; ed. Coll. City of N. Y .; unmarried. Head of banking firm of E. Clarence Jones & Co. (sole partner); founded firm in 1889 at age of 21; has handled many large corp'n bond issues and many im- portant financial operations. Mem. N. Y. Stock Ex- change. Has traveled in Europe and elsewhere several months each year for many years. Has devoted much effort to improvement of conditions surrounding foreign service of U. S., and in order to carry out ideas formed Am. Embassy Ass'n, 1909, of which is pres. Recreations: Horseman, automobilist, golf, hunting, fishing. Clubs: Metropolitan, Lawyers, Lambs, Aero, Ardsley, Greenwich Country, Larchmont Yacht, Stock Exchange (N. Y.), Stoke Poges Golf, Harewood Downs Golf, Worplesden Golf (London), Triton Fish and Game (Canada), Cercle de Bois de Boulogne, Travelers, Polo, La Boulie, St. Cloud Country, Isle de Puteaux (Paris), Baden Baden Golf, International (Baden Baden). Address: 100 Broadway, N. Y. City.
J JONES, E. POWIS
Lawyer; b, Yonkers, N. Y., Jan. 30, 1880; s. E. Powis and Rosa M. (Purdy) Jones; grad. Harvard Coll., A.B., Harvard Law Sch., LL.B. Mem. law firm Jones & Carleton; dir. Tucker Elec. Construction Co .; v .- p., 49th St. Garage, Inc. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Clubs: Union, Harvard, Squadron A. Residence: 25 E. 30th St. Address: 40 Wall St., N. Y. City.
JONES, EDWARD N.
Principal N. Y. Training School for Teachers; b. Oneida Co., N. Y., Jan. 2, 1854; s. Edward T. and Rebecca (Evans) ' Jones; grad. Hamilton Coll., A.B., 1883; m. Hamilton, N. Y., Aug. 10, 1882, Elizabeth
Tompkins; children: Rebekah, Edith, Edward, Eliza- beth. Sup't schools, Saratoga Springs, 1883-1892; principal State Normal Sch., Plattsburgh, N. Y., 1892- 1898; first ass't N. Y. Training School for Teachers 1898-1904; principal same since 1904. Republican; Presby'n. Pres. N. Y. State Teachers' Ass'n 1595; mem. B'd Ed'n White Plains, N. Y. Mem. Nat. Edn'i Ass'n, Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Delta Upsilon fraternity. Address: 220 W. 120th St., N. Y. City.
J JONES, EDWIN ARTIMUS
Lawyer; b. Lisbon, N. Y., May 27, 1872; s. Artimus and Sarah A. (Randles) Jones; ed. public sechs. and Ogdensburg (N. Y.) Free Acad .; m. N. Y. City, Sept. 8, 1902, Mabel Evelyn Gardner; one son: Artimus Whitaker, b. Nov. 12, 1905. Practising law since Feb., 1894; now mem. law firm of Nadal, Jones & Mowton. Republican; Presby'n. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Soc. Med. Jurisprudence. Prof. med. jurisprudence N. Y. Homeopathic Med. Coll. Mason, Odd Fellow; mem. West End Ass'n, St. David's Soc. Clubs: Re- publican (sec. 1901), Patria (pres. 1907-1908). Resi- dence 251 W. 92d St. Address: 92 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
JONES, F. ROBERTSON
Insurance official; b. Wicomico Co., Md., Jan. 1872; s. John Bayley (D.D.) and Anne A. (Follin) Jones; Western Md. Coll., A.B., 1892, A.M., 1805; Johns Hopkins, Ph.D., 1896; m. June 20, 1905, Eleanor Dwight Cook, of Cambridge, Mass; children: Eleanor Robert- son, b. Oct. 13, 1906; Katharine Robertson, b. March 16, 1910. Acting prof. history and economies, West- ern Md. Coll., 1896-1897; acting instr. in economics, Johns Hopkins, 1897; instr. and ass't prof. history and sociology, Union Univ., 1897-1902; asso. in eco- nomics and politics, Bryn Mawr, 1902-1906; ass't sup't, Charity Org'n Soc., Hartford, Conn., 1804-1895; sp'l representative of U. S. Bureau of Ed'n in English, 1897; in employ Fidelity and Casualty Co. of N. Y., June 12, 1906. ass't sec., 1910-1913; sec .- treas. Work- men's Compensation Publicity Bureau since 1913; dir. in several corp'ns. Mem. Am. Hist. Ass'n, Phi Gamma Delta, Alpha Chapter Phi Beta Kappa. Sec. Internat. Ass'n of Casualty and Surety Underwriters. Author: History of Taxation in Connecticut, 1996; The Study of History, 1893; Colonization of the Middle States and Maryland, 1904; History of the United . States Since the Civil' War, 1905; also mono- graphs and articles on hist., econ, and social subjects; hist. expert 10th edition Encyclopedia Britannica. Clubs: City, Phi Gamma Deita. Residence: 71 E. 87th St. Address: 80 Maiden Lane, N. Y. City.
JONES, FRANCIS COATES
Artist; b. Baltimore, July 25, 1857; student at Ecole des Beaux Arts under Yvon. Lehmann, Boulanger and Lefebvre; returned to N. Y. City, 1882. Awarded Clarke prize, Nat. Acad. of Design, 1885; silver medal at Pan-Am. Exp'n, 1901. Acadeinician Nat. Acad. Design, Soc. Am. Artists, Ain. Water Color Soc., Archi- tectural League and Mural Painters, Am. Fine Arts Soc., Municipal Aid Soc., Fine Arts Federation. Clubs: Century, Nat. Arts. Address: 33 W. 67th St., N. Y. City.
NJONES, FRANK SMITH
Merchant; b. Stamford, Conn., Aug. 19, 1847; 8. Isaac S. and Frances J. ( Weed) Jones; ed. Stamford schs. and Eastman's Business Coll., Poughkeepsie, N. Y .; in. N. Y. City, June 4, 1879, Mary Louise Gran- bery; children: Henrietta Jones Simons, b. 1SS1, Maude Virginia, b. 1885. Began business career as book- keeper and later became confidential clerk with A. J. Johnson, publisher of Johnson's Universal Cyclo- pedia. In 1872, with brothers Cyrus D. and Charles F., opened tea and coffee store in Scranton, Pa .: after retirement of brother Charles F., the Grand Union Tea Co. was organized, of which Frank S. Joncs was pres., 1893-1903, and is still a dir., the business extending until the company now has 200 branch stores in many cities of U. S., and headquar- ters in N. Y. City. Also mem. firm of Jones Brothers, owning the Anchor Pottery at Trenton. N. J .; treas. Sidney Novelty Co., Sidney, N. Y .; is largely inter- ested in timberland and the manufacture of lumber in Pa. and Miss. and in coal lands In Pa. and W. Va. In 1898, presented the Brooklyn Inst. of Arts and Sciences with Gebhard Geological Collection, and the Neumæ- gen Entomological Collection; gave $40,000 to Bedford Branch Y. M. C. A., Brooklyn. Republican; Congrega- tionaiist. Trustee Wesleyan Univ. of Middletown, Conn., Brooklyn Inst. Arts and Sciences, and Central Cong'l Ch. Mem. N. Y. Chamber of Commerce. Mianu- facturers' Ass'n. Clubs: National Arts, Brooklyn, Union League, Crescent, Riding and Driving, Congre- gational. Address: 790 St. Mark's Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
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JONES, H. MORTON
Lumber merchant; b. Elmira, N. Y., July 15, 1888; 1. Raymond T. and Mary E. (Seely) Jones; grad. North Tonawanda High Sch., grad. Cornell Unlv., Coll. of Law LL.B .; m. N. Tonawanda, N. Y., Dec. 14, 1911, Ruth S. Neff. Ass't gen. sales mg'r The R. T. Jones Lumber Co. Chm'n Gen. Com. Progressive Party, City of Tonawanda, N. Y., capt. Corps Cadets, Cor- nell Univ., 1910-1911; capt. 74th Inf., N. G. N. Y., 1913; served through Buffalo Car Strike, Aprll, 1913. Pro- gressive; Baptist. Mem. S. A. R., Scabbard and Blade (Military Soc.), and Delta Chl fraternity. Rec- reatlons: Rifle shooting, riding, tramping, fencing. Residence: 205 Fletcher St., Tonawanda. Address: The R. T. Jones Co., N. Tonawanda, N. Y.
JONES, HERBERT GORDON
Surgeon; b. Utica, N. Y., July 26, 1857; 3. John Frank- lin and Jane (Williams) Jones; ed. public schs. of Utlca and Williams Prep. Sch .; grad. N. Y. Unlv., M.D., 1881; m. Utica, N. Y., June 14, 1882, Katherine Eleanor Perry; children: Harold Seelye, b. 1884, Mildred Katherine, b. IS87, Stuart Glenroy, b. 1890. Has practised surgery continuously since graduation, at Utica, N. Y .; now senior visiting surgeon to St. Luke's Hosp., Utica; sur- geon to N. Y. Central & Hudson River R. R. Co. Was coroner Oneida Co. 1884-1890. Pres. Med. Soc. County of Onelda, elected 1905, re-elected 1906. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. State Med. Soc., N. Y. and N. E. Ass'n N'y Surgeons, St. Luke's Hosp. Clinical Soc. Mem. all Masonic bodies, including Consistory and Mystic Shrine. Recreation: Hunting and fishing. Club: Arcanum. Address: Utlca, N. Y.
JONES, HUGH BOLTON
Artist; b. Baltimore, Md., Oct. 20, 1848; unmarried. Awarded medal (3d class), Parls Exp'n, 1889; medal Columbian Exp n, 1893; bronze medal, Paris Exp'n, 1900; Webb prize, Soc. Am. Artists, 1902; Shaw Fund prize, Soc. Am. Artists, 1902, received gold medal, La. Purchase Exp'n, 1901. Academician Nat. Acad: Designs. Mem. Inst. Arts and Letters, Soc . Am. Artists, Am. Water Color Soc., Am. Fine Arts Soc., Municipal Arts Soc. Clubs: Century, Nat. Arts. Ad- dress: 33 W. 67th St., N. Y. City.
JONES, JAMES CLARENCE
Clergyman; b. Ovid, Seneca Co., N. Y., Dec. 22, 1859; g. Samuel Rosannah (Covert) Jones; grad. Hobart Coll., Geneva, N. Y., B.S., 1886; Univ. of City of N. Y., Post-Grad. Dep't, Ph.D., 1889; grad. Gen. Thcol. Sem., N. Y. Clty, 1889; m. Garden City, L. I., June 28, 1899, Florence Burtt; children: Stratford Covert, b. Aug. 9, 1900, Rosanne Covert, b. Feb. 7, 1902, Lorna Covert, b. Sept. 1, 1904. Rector St. Thomas' Episcopal Ch., Brooklyn, 1889-1899; St. Mary's Episcopal Ch., Brooklyn, since 1899. Examining Chaplain, Diocese of L. I., 1893; sec. Convention, Dlocese of L. I., 3 years; pres. Special Convention Diocese of L. I., 1902; dele- gate to Richmond - General Convention; mg'r of Church Charity Foundation and chm'n Standing Com. Training School for Nurses; mem. Committees on Sóclal Service; treas. Associate Alumni Gen'l Theol. Sem. slx years; pres. Brooklyn Free Kindergarten Soc., dir. Nat. Kindergarten Soc., mem. Kappa Alpha fra- ternity, Sons of the Revolution in N. Y. State, Brook- lyn Clerical League. Independent In polltics. Clubs: Twentieth Century, Brooklyn Clerical. Address: St. Mary's Rectory, 230 Classon Av., Brooklyn, N. Y,
JONES, JOHN EDWARD
Consul gen .; b. Washington, D. C., Feb. 20, 1869; s. N JONES, THOMAS NATHANIEL
John W. and Katherine J. (Willlams) Jones; ed. pub- lic schs., Hunts Classical High Sch., Georgetown Univ., Columbla Univ., received A.B., M.D., and LL.D. dc- grees; m. Hilda Virginia Tyssowski; children: Berke- ley Falrfax, b. 1902; Alice Tyssowskl, b. 1905; Vir- ginla Lee, b. 1909. With Washington Star 16 years; in practice of law 2 years, and medicine 3 years. Con- sul gen. to Manchuria; consul gen. to Winnipeg, 6 years; now consul gen. to Genoa, Italy. Episcopalian; Mason. Mem. Phl Kappa Psi fraternity, and other ass'ns. Mem. Exec. Com. Manitoba Game Protective Ass'n. Recreations: Athlotles, hunting, fishing. Club: University (Washington, D. C.). Address: care Aın. Consulate Gen., Genoa, Italy, and care Dep't of State, Washington, D. C.
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