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LYTH, ALFRED
Manufacturer; b. York, England, April 21, 1844; s. John and Mary Ann (Harwood) Lyth; ed. public schools, Buffalo, Bryant & Stratton's Coll., Buffalo; m. Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 6, 1869, Kate Kappler; children: Bryon F., b. 1874, Kathryn K., b. 1876, Alfred Lyon, b. 1879, Mary F., ib. 1881, Edith L., b. 1889. Came from England to Buffalo, N. Y., at the age of 6; served in Civil War in 100th Reg't, N. Y. Vols .; wounded at battle of Drury's Bluff, May 16, 1864, and taken pris- oner; made escape one hour later, but was agaln cap- tured and taken on Weldon R. R. by Confederate cav- alry, with about 100 other wounded soldlers, to jail at Petersburg, Va., thence to Andersonville, Ga., and afterward to Florence, N. C., where was paroled and released from prison, Dec. 1864. Since the war, ill firm of A. Lyth & Sons Co., mf'rs of terra cotta ina- terials, tlles, sewer pipc, hollow brick, etc., of which is business mg'r. Pres. Sewer Pipe Supply Co., Buf- falo, 1894-1900, Central Sewer Pipe Co., Pittsburgh, 1890-1901. Treas. Bullders' Exchange Ass'n since 1890. Was mem. 74th Reg't, N. G. N. Y., seven years; re- signed, major. Mcm. G. A. R., having been many times delegate to N. Y. and Nat. Encampments, and gen. in command 8th N. Y. Div. at Nat. Encampment, Washington, D. C., 1892. Nat. Senior vice-comd'r, 1897-1898. Was supervisor Erie Co., N. Y., 1872-1874, chm'n of B'd, 1873; alderman, Buffalo, 1883-1886; comm'r Erie Co. Penitentiary, 1887-1893 (pres. B'd 4 years); civil service comm'r, Buffalo, 1889-1896. Re- publican; Universalist. Club: Liberal. Address: 183 Northland Av., Buffalo, N. Y.
LYTTLE, EUGENE W.
Ass't in Examinations Div., Univ. State of N. Y .; b. Theresa, N. Y .; s. William A. and Caroline (Freden- burg) Lyttle; grad. Hamilton Coll., A.B., A.M., 1883, Ph.D., 1897 (Phi Beta Kappa Kirkland prize oration, classical medal); post-grad. Univ. of N. Y., 1878-1881 and 1892-1893; m. Susan Warren Bryan; children: Margaret V., b. 1887; Warren E., b. 1897; Theodore F., b. 1898. Asso. principal Pingry Sch., Elizabeth, N. J., 1885-1889; ass't prin. Englewood Sch. for Boys, Engle- wood, N. J., 1891-1893; principal Watertown (N. Y.) Hlgh Sch., 1893-1898; Insp. high schools, Regents Dep't, 1898-1904; insp. of schools, State of N. Y., Ed'n Dep't, 1904-1912; ass't In examinations div. in charge of teachers' records, Univ. State of N. Y. since 1912. Pres., Secondary Section, Nat. Ed'n Ass'n, 1906-1907. Presby'n. Mem. Am. Hist. Ass'n of N. Y. State; Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Delta Upsilon fraternity. Royal Arch Mason. Club: University (Albany). Address: Albany, N. Y.
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MAAS, CHARLES OSCAR
Lawyer; b. New Orleans, La., Nov. 28, 1870; s. Dr. B. and Helene (Perschi) Maas: ed. Tulane Univ. of Louisiana, B.A., cum laude, 1888, won a fellowship
and became ass't prof. physics and chemistry; studied law at Columbia and N. Y. Law . Sch .; grad. LL.B., 1892, cum laude, winning second prize; studied law at Univ. of Va .; m. Dec. 16, 1807, Kitty M. B. Shafer, Admitted to bar Junc, 1892; has practiced in N. Y. City since May, 1893, developing along the lines of surrogate's corpn's and trial work. Has been en- gaged in many important will contests, and acted as referee in hundreds of surrogate's matters. Traveled extensively in Europe. Interested in Republican pol- itics; app't ass't surrogate N. Y. County 1900, heid the position one year; has spoken in all political campaigns since 1896; also spoken postprandially on many occasions. Delivered Lincoln oration at Repub- lican Club banquet 1912. Episcopalian. Mem. Deita Tau Delta fraternity, West End Ass'n, Alliance Fran- caise, Acad. of Polit. Science, Navy League. Clubs: Republican, Hardware, Independent, Graduates. Res- idence: 57 W. 75th St. Address: 87 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
MABBOTT, JOHN MILTON
Physician; b. [Waterbury, Conn., July 14, 1862; s. John and Catherine Benton (Homer) Mabbott; grad. Waterbury High Sch., 1879; sp'l studies for two years; grad. Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Columbia), M.D., 1884; m. N. Y. City, Oct. 30, 1895, Kate Adele Ollive; one son: Thomas Ollive, b. July 6, 1898. Has been house physician at St. Luke's Hosp .; interne and am- bulance surgeon of Chambers St. (now Hudson St.) Hosp .; surgeon SS. Zaandam, Netherlands-Am. Line; chief resident physician (three years) Nursery and Child's Hosp .; attending obstetrician N. Y. Infant Asylum 1893-1911; now consulting obstetrician to N. Y. Nursery and Child's Hosp .; and gynaecologist N. Y. Ilosp. Out-Patient Dep't; advisory physician Grace Ch. Memorial House and Day Nursery; trustee North- ern Disp. Was sch. insp. N. Y. City under adminis- tration of Mayor Strong. Ilas written several arti- cles relating to obstetrics and diseases of children, published in American Medicine, the N. Y. MIcd. Jour. nal and Am. Journal of Obstetrics; fellow and for- merly chm'n Com. on Adimissions, N. Y. Acad. Medi- cinc; fellow N. Y. Obstet. Soc .; mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, Med. Socs. of the County and State of N. Y., Med. Ass'n Greater N Y., Soc. Alumni of St. Luke's Hosp., Hospital Graduates' Club and of Physicians' Mutual Aid Ass'n; mem. Comitia Minora of N. Y. Co. Med. Soc. and of Med. Com. Soc. for Instr'n in First Aid to the Injured. Associated in private practice since 1890 with Dr. E. L. Partridge. Address: 19 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
MABIE, HAMILTON WRIGHT
Associate editor The Outlook; b. Cold Springs, N. Y., Dec. 13, 1846; grad. Williams Coll. A.B. (A.M., L.H.D.); Columbia, LL.B .; LL.D., Union University, Washington and Lee University, and Western Re- serve 'University; trustee Willlams College; pres. N. Y. Kindergarten Ass'n. Author: Norse Stories Retold froni the Eddas, 1882; Nature in New England, 1890; My Study Fire, first series, 1890; Short Studies in Lit- erature, 1891; Under the Trees and Elsewhere, 1891; Essays in Literary Interpretation, 1802; My Study Fire, second series, 1894; Nature and Culture, 1897; Books and Culture, 1897; Work and Culture, 1898; The Life of the Spirit, 1899; William Shakespeare. Poet, Dramatist and Man, 1900; Works and Days, 1902; Parables of Life, 1902; In Arcady, 1903; Back- grounds of Literature, 1903; The Great Word, 1905; Christmas To-day, 1908. Editor of Myths Every Child Should Know, 1905; Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know, 1905; Heroes Every Child Should Know, 1906: American Ideals, Character and Life, 1913; constant contb'r on literary topics to numerous magazines and periodicals. Clubs: Authors, Century. Alpha Delta Phi. Residence: Fernwood Road, Summit, N. J. Ad- dress: 287. Fourth Av., N. Y. City.
MCADOO, WILLIAM
Chiet city magistrate; b. Rathmelton, County Done- gal, Ireland, Oct. 23, 1853; s. Joseph and Elizabeth McAdoo; came to U. S. when young; ed. in public schs .; m. Richmond, Va., 1885, Eva Lee Tardy. At age of 20 became reporter on a Jersey City newspa- per; studied law; soon after was admitted to bar and appt'd att'y to the Iludson Co. B'd of Health. Served 4 ternis mem. House of Representatives from 7th N. J. Dist., 1583-1891; appt'd ass't sec. of the Navy dur- ing Mr. Cleveland's second administration: after that, in active practice of law: police comm'r of N. Y. City, 1904-1903; now Chief City Magistrate, N. Y. City. Author: Guarding a Great City, 1906. Residence: 59 W. 46th St. Address: 300 Mulberry St., N. Y. City.
MCADOO, WILLIAM GIBBS
Secretary of the Treasury; b. near Marietta, Ga., Oct. 31, 1863; s. Willlam Gibbs and Mary Falth (Floyd) MeAdoo; ed. Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville, Tenn
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(left in junior year) ; m. Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov. 18, 1885, Sarah Houston Fleming; children: Harriet Floyd, Martin, Francis Huger, Nona Hazlehurst, William Gibbs 3d, Robert Hazlehurst, Sarah Fleming. Appt'd deputy clerk U. S. Circuit Court for Southern Div., Eastern Dist. of Tenn., May, 1882; admitted to bar, 1885; practised law at Chattanooga; came to N. Y. City 1892. For a number of years, and until 1903, was partner with Hon. William McAdoo (former ass't sec of Navy and ex-congressman) in practice of law up to March 1, 1913. Pres. and dir. Hudson & Manhattan R.R Co., 1902-1913, which is operating the Hudson River Tunnel system, and which completed, Mar. 8, 1904, the first tunnel under the Hudson River. The 1st Hudson River tunnels (those between Ho- boken, N. J., and 6th Av. and 29th St., N. Y. City) were opened for traffic Feb. 25, 1908. The fourth tunnel under the Iludson was completed by the Hud- son & Manhattan R.R. Co. Mar. 11, 1909. Delegate to Baltimore conv. 1912, vice chm'n, Dem. nat. com. and acting chm'n during greater part of campaign of. 1912; app'd sec. of the treasury Mar. 6, 1913. Demo- crat; Episcopalian. Mem. Nat. Museum of Art. Recre- ations: Motoring, golf. Clubs: Metropolitan, Rail- road of N. Y., Press (New York), Southern Soc., Met- ropolitan, Cosmos, Army & Navy, University, Chevy Chase Country (Washington, D. C.). Address Wash- ington, D. C.
McALLISTER, ADDAMS STRATTON
Engineering editor; b. Covington, Va., Feb. 24, 1875; s. A. Addams and Julia Ellen (Stratton) McAllister; ed. Pa. State Coll., B.S., 1898 (first honor), E.E., 1901, Cornell Univ., M.M.E., Ph.D. (honors), 1905. Former Inst., Columbia Univ. Elec, Soc. Professional lecturer Univ .; previously with Westinghouse Elec. and Mtg Co .; now editor Elcetrical World (McGraw Publishing Co.). Writer of numerous articles on elec. eng'ring subjects; inventor of alternating current machinery. Author: Alternating Current Motors; also of chap- ters 6 and 8 of Standard Handbook for Elcc. En- gineers. Contb'r to Transactions of Illuminating Eng'ring Soc., and to Proceedings of Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs; lectured before Cornell Elec. Soc., Ass'n of Teachers of Mathematics of N. Y. and N. Y. Elec. Soc., Franklin Inst., Worcester Poly. Inst., Brooklyn Poly. Inst., Columbia Univ. Elec. Soc. Professional lecturer on elec. eng'ring Pa. State Coll. Presby'n; forincr treas. Presby'n Ch. of Windber, Pa. Fellow Am Inst. Elec. Eng'rs (on editing com. and b'd of examiners) ; dir. Illuminating Eng'ring Soc. (chm'n Com. on Pub- lication), v .- p. N. Y. Elec. Soc., Internat. Elec. Congress, St. Louis, 1904; ex-pres. Pa. State Coll. Alumni Ass'n of N. Y .; mem. A.A.A.S .. Soc. Promotion Eng'ring Ed'n, Am. Electro-chemical Soc., Nat. Geog. Soc., Sigma Xl, Eta Kappa Nu, Phi Kappa Phi, N. Y. Southern Soc., The Virginians of N. Y., Va. Hist. Soc. Clubs: Cornell University, Engineers (N. Y.), University (State Coll.). Address: 239 W. 39th St., N. Y. City.
McALLISTER, PETER FRANCIS
Lawyer; b. Ithaca, N. Y., Sept. 24, 1870; s. Michael and Ann (Connolly) McAllister; grad. Ithaca Iligh Sch., 1887; Cornell Univ., Ph.B., 1892, LL.B., 1896; m. Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 20, 1900, Margaret O'Shea (died Mar. 7, 1906) ; 2d, Bath, Me., Aug. 17, 1909, Mary Cath- erine Finnerty: children: Thomas Donald, b. 1902; Margaret and Frances (twins), b. 1903. Clerk in of- fice at Superior, Wis., 1893-1895; admitted to N. Y. State Bar Ass'n; sec. De Witt Hist. Soc. of Tompkins law in Ithaca; mem. firm of Cobb, Cobb, McAllister & Feinberg; Justice of Peace of Ithaca, 1899-1903; mem. Ithaca B'd of Ed'n since 1901; city att'y since Jan. 1. 1909; chm'n Dem. County Com., 1907-1908. Democrat; Roman Catholic. Mem. Tompkins Co. Bar Ass'n. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n; sec. De Witt Hist. Soc. of Tompkins Co. Dir. Social Service League of Ithaca. Past grand. knight, Knights of Columbus; mem. Lodge 636, B. P. O. Elks; Ithaca County Municipal League. Recrea - tion: Golf. Clubs: Town and Gown, Ithaca Country. Address: Savings Bank Bld'g, Ithaca, N. Y.
MCALPINE, CHARLES ALONZO
Clergyman; b. Mansfield, Mass., Feb. 7, 1874; s. Charles and Jennie (King) McAlpine; ed. Worcester Acad., Harvard Coll., A.B., cum laude, Rochester Theol. Sem., 1904; m. Dighton, Mass., Sept. 7, 1904, Lunetta Maria Briggs. Pastor Bronson Av. Baptist Ch., Rochester, N. Y., 1901-1907. Corr. See. Bap. Mis- sionary Conv. of State of N. Y. since Oct., 1907. Edi- tor The Rochester Baptist Monthly, 1905-1906. Mem. Phi Eta Soc., Harvard Univ., Brotherhood of King- dom. Address: 1218 Granite Bld'g, Rochester, N. Y.
McANENY, GEORGE
Pres. B'd of Aldermen, City of N. Y .; b. Greenville, N. J., Dec. 24, 1869; s. George Francis and Katharine (Dillaway) McAneny; cd. in public schs., graduating at Jersey City High Sch., June 1885; m. N. Y. City, Jan,
4, 1900, Marjorie Jacobi; children: Ruth Putnam, b. 1901; Herbert, b. 1903; Arnold Jacobi, b. 1904; Ernst Jacobi, b. 1907; Elisabeth Cary, b. 1911. From 1885- 1892 served on staff of various N. Y. newspapers and weeklies as reporter and correspondent. Elected. April, 1892, ass't sec. and 1894 sec. of Civil Service Reforin League; as such had to do actively with promotion and enforcement of Civil Service laws, Federal and State, during period of 10 years. Mem. Com. of Twen- ty-one, which prepared and secured adoption of municipal home rule and civil service sections of pres- ent N. Y. State Constitution, 1894. Mem. Com. on draft of present State Civil Service Law, enacted in 1899; Jan .- June, 1992, exec. officer of N. Y. City Civil Service Comm'n under Mayor Low; subsequently drafted the City Civil Service rules now in force, adopted by Low Comm'n, Dec., 1902. Studied law, but did not qualify for bar; 1903-1906 associated with firm of Edward M. Shepard. Pres. and chm'n Exec. Com. of City Club, 1906-1909. One of the incorporators of Bureau of Municipal Research, 1907; mem. Comm'n appt'd by Gov. Hughes, May, 1908, to revise N. Y. City Charter. Elected pres. Borough of Manhattan on Fusion ticket, Nov., 1909; elected pres. B'd of Alder- men on Fusion ticket, Nov. 4, 1913. Dir. in various civic and hist. socs .; v .- p. Nat. Municipal League; pres. Friendly Aid Soc. of N. Y .; vice-chin'n Carl Schurz Memorial Com. Interested actively in movement for industrial training of negroes in South; v .- p. Arın- strong Ass'n, having to do with Hampton and Tuske- gee Insts. Trustee of Jcanes Fund for Rudimentary Negro Ed'n. Independent Democrat. Clubs: Century, City, Manhattan, Lawyers', Press. Lake George. Countdy. Residence: 19 East 47th St. Address: City Hall, N. Y. City.
MacARTHUR, ROBERT STUART
Clergyman; b. Dalesville, Que., July 31, 1841; 8. Archibald and Margaret ((Stuart) MacArthur; grad. Univ. of Rochester, A.B., 1867; Rochester Theol. Sem., 1870; D.D. (hon.), 1880, LL.D., Columbian Univ., 1896; m. Aug. 4, 1870, Mary Elizabeth Fox. Ordained to Bapt. ministry, 1870, pastor Calvary Bapt. Ch., May, 1870-Sept., 1911. Did editorial work for Christian In- quirer and Bapt. Review; lecturer on foreign travel. Author: Calvary Pulpit, Divine Balustrades, The At- tractive Christ and Other Sermons, Quick Truths in Quaint Texts, Current Questions for Thinking Men, Bible Difficulties, Lectures on the Land and the Book, Celestial Lamp, Old Book and Old Faith, Calvary Ilymnals, and many other books. Elected pres. Bapt. World Alliance, Philadelphia, June, 1911; sent to Russla, Jan., 1912, as sp'l delegato to interview Min- isters of Czar, relative to granting privilege of buy- ing land in St. Petersburg, on which to erect Bapt. Bible Coll .; also assisted in dedicating new Bapt. Ch. in St. Petersburg. Present at Judson Centennial Cele- bration, Burma, 1913. Pres. Bapt. World Alliance. Address. 123 West 57th St., N. Y. City.
MCAULIFFE, DENIS ALOIS
Physician; b. N. Y. City, Feb. 25, 1867; s. Denis Alois and Julia (O'Dwyer) Mcauliffe; ed. Grammar School No. 5; grad. De La Salle Ins :. , 1885, Coll. of Montreal, A.B., St. Francis Xavier Coll., A.M., Univ. City of N. Y., M.D .; m. 1891, Carrie V. Kane; children: Ralph A., b. Nov. 26, 1892; Alice, b. Sept. 22. 1896. Prof. operating surgery and gynecology N. Y. Post-Gradu- ato Med. Sch. and Hosp., adjunct prof. Fordham Med. Sch., attending surgeon Penitentiary Hosp., attending surgeon City Prison of Brooklyn. Veteran of 2d Reg't, N.G.N.Y. MMMem. County Med. Soc., State Med. Soc., Med. Surgical Soc., Physicians' Mutual Ald Soc., Med. and Surgical Soc. Address: 312 East 57th St., N. Y. City.
MCAVOY, JOHN V.
Jurist; appt'd judgo of City Court of N. Y. for term expiring Dec. 13, 1917. Address: City Court, City Hall, N. Y. City.
McBEE, SILAS
Editor The Constructive Quarterly; b. Lincolnton, N. C., Nov. 14, 1853; s. V. A. McBee; ed. Univ. of South, Sewanee, Tenn., 1876. Editor The Churchman, 1896- 1912; mem. Continuation Com. World Missionary Conf .; mem. Exec. Com. Internat. Laymen's Missionary Move- ment. Author; An Elrenic Itinerary. Address: 200 5th Ave., N. Y. City.
MACBETH, GEORGE ALEXANDER
Glass mtr; b. Urbana. O., Oct. 29, 1845: s. James Reed and Frances ( Bayard) Macbeth; received publle sch. cd'n .; m. Pittsburgh, Pa., 1880, Katharine Duff. In drug business until 1872; in glass mig business since 1872. First maker of optical glass in U. S .; pres. many years Macbeth-Evans Glass Co., with factories in l'Ittsburgh and Charleroi, Pa .; formerly pres. First Nat. Bank of Charleroi, of which Is still a dir .; v .- p.
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Diamond Alkali Co. Awarded medals for exb'n of glass, Centennial Exp'n, Phila., 1876, Paris, 1889, and Chicago Exp'n; Comm'r from Pa. to World's Col- umbian Exp'n, Chicago. Life trustee Carnegle Free Library, Pittsburgh (chm'n Library Com.). Indepen- dent; Swedenborgian. Mem. Engineers' Soc. of West- ern Pa. Formerly pres. Pittsburgh Art Soc .; trustee Inst. for Blind. Clubs: Pittsburgh, Grolier, Rowfant, Nat. Arts. Residence (Summer): Bethlehem, N. H .; (Winter) 717 Amberson Ave., Pittsburgh. Address: Wabash Bld'g, Pittsburgh, Pa.
MACBETH, GEORGE TRENHOLM
Gas eng'r; b. Greenville, S. C .; s. Alexander and Eliza (Trenholm) Macbeth; ed. private schs. of Green- ville, S. C., Furman Univ., Greenville, S. C., Temple Coll., Phila., Pa .; m. Mt. Vernon, N. Y., 1909, Kate Leonard. With Phlla. Gas Works 3 years, Omaha Gas Co., Omaha, Ncb., one and a half years, Westchester Lighting Co., Yonkers, N. Y., 5 years, Westchester Lighting Co., Mt. Vernon, N. Y., 7 years. Mem. Am. Gas Inst., Nat. Elec. Light Ass'n, Soc. of Gas Eng'rs of N. Y. City, Illuminating Eng'ring Soc., Soc. of Gas Lighting. Club: Engineers. Residence: 312 S. 4th Ave. Address: 1st Ave, and 1st St., Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
McBREEN, PATRICK FRANCIS
Printer; b. in Ireland, 1843; s. Michael M. and Cath- erine E. (Conaty) McBreen; ed. private school; m. Brooklyn, 1870, Elizabeth A. Wilker. Commenced printing and publishing business in N. Y. City in 1872; P. F. MeBreen & Sons, incorporated, 1900. Mem. Gen. Soc. Mechanics and Tradesmen. Club: N. Y. Press. Address; 404 Monroe St., Brooklyn.
McCALL, BALLARD
Ass't to pres. National Surety Co .; b. Albany, N. Y., April 19, 1877; s. John A. and Mary I. (Horan) Mc- Call; ed. in private schools, N. Y. City, and Phillips Acad., Exeter, N. H. Address: 115 Broadway, N. Y. City.
McCALL, EDWARD EVERETT
Jurist; in practise of law in N. Y. City untll elected Nov., 1902, Justice of N. Y. Supreme Court, for term expiring' 1916. Resigned Feb. 5, 1913, to accept apptm't by Gov. Sulzer as chm'n of Public Service Comm'n of State of N. Y., first dep't .; candidate for Mayor of N. Y. City on Dem. ticket, 1913; defeated. Democrat; Catholic. Mem. Ass'n Bar, City of N. Y., Soc. Med. Jurisprudence, Met. Museum of Art. Clubs: Manhattan, Lawyers, N. Y. Athletic, Catholic, Nai. Democratic, Andiron, Lotos, Columbia Yacht. Resi- dence: 321 West 86th St. Address: 346 Broadway, N. Y. City.
McCALL, JOHN CHAPMAN
Insurance official; b. Albany, N. Y., Jan. 24, 1875; s. John A. and Mary I. (Horan) McCall; ed. Phillips Exeter Acad .; grad. Harvard Univ., A.B., 1899; in. Germantown, Pa., Nov. 5, 1902, Mary Lambert; chil- dren: Mary Lambert, b. Oct. 1, 1903; Lois Herminia, b. Aug. 27, 1906. Entered N. Y. Life Ins. Co. as clerk, July 1, 1899; afterward recorder, ass't sec., sec. and second v .- p., which office still holds; trustee Nat. Surety Co. Clubs: University, Harvard, Metropolitan, Merchants, N. Y. Yacht, N. Y. Athletic, Albany, Oak- land Golf. Residence: Hotel Renaissance, 512 5th Ave. Address; 346 Broadway, N. Y. City.
McCALL, JOHN T.
Real estate and ins .; s. Patrick and Margaret (Pry- or) McCall; ed. parochial and public schools of N. Y. City. Mem. B'd of Aldermen of City of N. Y., 1896- 1906, inclusive. . During entire period was Democratic leader of said b'd; v .- p. and chm'n six years of the Finance Com. Elected Senator from 16th Senatorial Dist., 1907-1908, inclusive. Comin'r to the Seattle Exp'n, representing the State of N. Y., 1908-1909. Mem. firm of Hyman & McCall. Dir. San Pedn Mining Co .; measurer of the Universal Metal Specialty Co. Democrat; Catholic. Address: 13 Park Row, N. Y. City. McCANN, GEORGE
Jurist; b. Elmira, N. Y., June 23, 1864; ed. Elmira Free Acad .; grad. Cornell Univ. Law Sch., 1888. Ad- mitted to bar 1888. County Judge and Surrogate of Chemung County since 1902; elccted justice Supreme Court for 6th Judicial Dist., Nov. 4, 1913. Address: Elmira, N. Y.
McCARDELL, ROY LARCOM
Humorist; b. Ilagerstown, Md., June 30, 1870; s. Col. Thomas F. McCardell, well-known Maryland news- paper man; m. Nov. 30, 1891, Frances Quirk, of Dublin, Ireland. At age of 13 began as a writer on Puck, Scribner's and other periodicals and magazines; at nineteen went to Alabama, and after working some tlme in a rock quarry and with a firm of railroad con-
tractors, became reporter on the Birmingham Age- Herald. Here his sketches and verses attracted the attention of Arthur Brisbane, then edltor N. Y. Even- ing in 1895 to start the Sunday World colored suppie- that paper; later went on editorial staff of Puck, leav- ing in 1895 to start the Sunday World colored supple- ment. Writer of songs, comic operas and contb'r to prose and verse to newspapers and magazines and to . humorous and satirical serles in the Herald. Author: The Wago Slaves of New York, 1898; The Skyscraper, 1899; Olde Love and Lavender, 1900; Jimmie Jones, 1902; Rise and Shine Stories, 1903; Conversation with a Chorus Girl, 1903; also musical comedies: The Fiilibus- ter, The Local Forecaster, The Gay Life, a comedy pro- duction, in 1910; At tho Blue Cuckoo, a one-act piay, first produced at the Little Theatre, in Philadephia, in 1913; The Panama Girl, a musical comedy, first pro- duecd in San Francisco, season of 1913-1914. Was a pioneer moving picture playwright, and since 1900 has written over six hundred moving picture plays which have been produced by the leading moving picture companies-Biograph, Vitagraph, Edison, Selig and others; also Weber & Fields in Mcyer & Mike Around the World, in five reels for Kincmacolor. Won the "Leaders of the World" $2,000 cash prize, with silver trophy valued at $1,000, for best advertising ideas for 32 leading American firms-Armour & Co., Remington Typewriter, etc., etc., in 1911. Residence: New Ro- chelle, N. Y. Address: Care The World, N. Y. City.
McCARROLL, WILLIAM
Insurance official, leather mfr, ex-comm'r public service; b. Belfast, Irciand, May 26, 1851; ed. Russell's Acad., Brookville Acad. and Royal Academical Inst. Came to N. Y. in 1869, and engaged in leather business. In 1878 started In business under firm name of Wliliam McCarroll & Co., which continued until org'n of Am. Leather Co., of which was v .- p. and gen. mg'r at incor- poration, now pres. and dir. Publlc service comm'r for 1st dlst. of N. Y. July 1, 1907-March 31, 1912. Pres. Nat. Bond & Mortgage Ins. Co., since Sept, 1912. Dir. Am. Exporter. Ex-pres. Hlde and Leather Ass'n (N. Y.); Nat. Morocco Mf'rs Ass'n, N. Y. B'd of Trade and Transportation; trustee Dime Savings Bank of Brook- lyn, Advisory Com. Brooklyn Trust Co .; mnem. Cham- ber of Commerce; v .- p. Y. M. C. A., Borough of Brook- lyn; pres. Adelphi Coll. Ass'n of Brooklyn. Ciubs: Unlon League, Clty, Drug and Chemleal. Residence: 758 St. Mark's Av., Brooklyn. Address: 150 Broadway, N. Y. City.
MCCARTHY, CHARLES T.
Lawyer; b. Glen Cove, L. I., Nov. 19, 1882; s. Timothy and Annic (Farrell) McCarthy; grad. from Glen Cove High School, June, 1897, St. Lawrence Univ. Law School, LL.B., 1904; unmarried. Has been engaged in general practice of law in Glen Cove, Nassau County, N. Y., since admission to the bar. Treas, Democratic County Central Com. of Nassau County since 1907. Democratie candidate for member of Assembly in 1906; defeated by William G. Miller. Mem. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Nassau County Bar Ass'n. Emerald Soc. of Brooklyn; prcs. Alumni Ass'n of St. Lawrence Univ. Law School; mem. Fraternal Order of Eagles, Knights of Columbus, Order of Forcsters. Pres. Glen Cove Catholic Club. Residence: Landing Rd. Address: Glen St., Glen Cove, Nassau County, N. Y.
MCCARTHY, DENNIS
Retired; b. Syracuse, N. Y., 1854. His father was mayor of Syracusc, mem. of Congress, mem. State Sen- atc, and head of large dry goods firm in Syracuse. Upon his death Mr. McCarthy succceded him in busi- ness. In 1896 became pres. of St. Joseph Hosp. in Syracuse and held that position until in 1899 was appt'd mem. of the State B'd of Charities by Gov. Roosevelt. In 1907 was reappt'd mem. State B'd of Charitles by Gov. Hughes; resigned as fiscal super- visor of State Charities, 1913. Served as a mein. of important sub-coms .; aiso active in framing legislation in relation to charitable matters. In 1903 was instru- inental in securing the enactment of a law providing for the extension of the juvenilo court system and the probation of young offenders in several cities of the State. Appt'd in 1895 mem. of the comm'n to report upon the probation system. One of the results of the investigations of this comm'n was the establishment in 1906 of the State Probation Comm'n. Remained In aetive business until recently and is now a dir. First Nat. Bank of Syracuse. Trustce of Syracuse Savings Bank. Pres. Syracuse Chamber of Commerce, 1900. Address: Syracuse, N. Y.
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