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and dir. Marvin & Casler Co .; treas. Austral Window Balance Co .; v .- p. Biograph Co. Trustee Syracuse Univ. Republican; Episcopallan. Mem. A.A.A.S., Am. Just. Elec. Eng's. Clubs: Union, Lotos, Columbia Yacht. Address: 340 Riverside Drive, N. Y. Clty.
MARWICK, JAMES
Chartered and certified public accountant; b. Edin- burg, Scotland, Jan. 18, 1862; s. Sir James D. (Kt., LL.D., D.L., S.S.C.) and Jane (Watt) Marwick; ed. Edinburgh Acad., King's Sch., Canterbury; Fettes Coll., Edinburgh, and Glasgow Univ., attending Law and Science Classes; unmarried. Served apprentice- ship as accountant in offices of Auld & Gulld, char- tered accountants, Glasgow. Elected . mem. Inst. of Accountants and Actuaries of Glasgow, 1886; organ- ized firm of Walker & Marwick, chartered account- ants, Glasgow, 1887; acted for several years as hon. treas. Glasgow Archaeol. Soc. Visited Australia, 1892- 1893, and elected mem. Com. of Three of Melbourne Chamber of Commerce to report on lock-up of cur- rent accounts at time of great banking failures, 1892. Visited Adelaide on sp'l mission in connection with changes in banking laws on behalf of Premier of Victoria. Moved to Vancouver, Can., 1893, and to U. S., 1894; organized firm of public accountants, now practising as Marwick, Mitchell, Peat & Co., having offices throughout U. S., Canada, Great Britain and France. Accountants in Anthracite Coal Strike Arbi- tratlon, 1903; to Nat. Civic Federation, 1905; and to U. S. Navy Dep't, 1910. Author of numerous articles on banking, accounting and transportation. Senior mem. Marwick, Mitchell & Co. (London); dir. Mitch- ell, Mendenhall & Co., Inc., Batopilas Mining Co., Lake Winnipeg Shipping Co. Mem. Central Presby'n Ch. Mem. Inst. of Accountants and Actuarles, Glasgow; fellow Chartered Inst. of Secretarics, London; Am. Ass'n of Public Accountants; mem. Inst. of Chartered Accountants, Montreal, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatche- wan and British Columbia. Certified Public Account- ant of State of Ohlo, Ill., Mo. and Mlinn. Mem. Met. Museum of Art, Am. Museum of Natural History, the Am. Geog. Soc., Hort. Soc. of N. Y., Acad. Polit. and Social Sciencec, Anı. Economic Ass'n, Merchants Ass'n of N. Y., Chamber of Commerce, Glasgow; Orkney and Shetland Ass'n, St. Andrew's Soc. of N. Y. (ex-mg'r), The Pilgrims of N. Y. Clubs: Metropolitan, Down Town, City Mid-Day (N. Y. and Chicago); Nassau Country, Piping Rock, Minneapolis, Albany (Toronto); New (Glasgow). Residence, Wyoming Apartments, 853 Seventh Av. Address: 79 Wall St., N. Y. City, and P'inners Hall, Old Broad St., London, Eng.
MASON, ALEXANDER TAYLOR
Lawyer; b. Westerly, R. I., June 15, 1859; s. Rev. Arthur and Amelia C. (Taylor) Mason; grad. Trinity Coll., Hartford, Conn., A.B. (with honors in mental, moral and political philosophy), 1881, A.M., 1884; Co- lumbia (Univ. Law Sch., LL.B., 1883; m. June 15, 1912, Susanne MoKec Lec. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1883; mn'g clerk firm of Root & Strong, 1885-1886; mem. firm of Daly, Hoyt & Mason since 1887. Municipal civil service comm'r of City of N. Y., 1898-1902; dep- uty att'y gen. State of N. Y., 1905-1906; mem. Greater N. Y. Charter Revision Comm'n, 1900. Delegate to Rep. Nat. Conv. of 1904; chin'n Law Com., llep. County Com., 1906. Ex-capt. Company C 8th Reg't, N. G. N. Y. Episcopalian. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. County Bar Ass'n, Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur. Patron Metropolitan Museum of Art; mem. of cor- poration of Five Points Ilouse of Industry; pres. Al- liance Française de New York, 1905-1910; first v .- p. of Federation of French Alliances In U. S. and Canada. Mem. Am. Geog. Soc., Civil Service Reforin AAss'n. Clubs: University, Century, Down Town Ass'n, Re- publican of City of N. Y. Residence: 640 Madison Av. Address: 15 William St., N. Y. City.
MASON, ALFRED BISHOP
Author, lawyer, railroad bullder, broker; b. Bridge- port, Conn., Feb. 23, 1851; s. Hon. R. B. Mason (Mayor of Chicago, 1870-1872) and Harrlet Lavinia (Hopkins) Mason; descendant Capt. Arnold Mason, Revolutionary Army, and Stephen Hopkins, signer of Declaration of Independence; grad. Yale Univ., A.B., 1871 (Phi Beta Kappa Soc.), A.M., 1874; m. 1872, Mary 1.Ilzabeth Mur- doch (died 1912); one son: Macdonald, b. 1SS3. Edi- torial writer Chicago Tribune, 1872; mein. Chicago B'd of Id'n, 1877; admitted to U. S. Supreme Court bar, 1878; v .- p. Jacksonville, Tampa & Key West R.R., Florida, 1883-1889; v .- p. Am. Cotton Oil Co., 1892; pres. Vera Cruz & Pacific R.R., Mexico, 1898-1902; pres. Cauca R.R., Columbla, S. Am., 1903-1907. Author:
Primer of Political Economy (12 editions). Von Holst's Constitutional History of the United States and Con- stltutional Law of the United States (translated and edited) ; Tom Strong, Washington's Scout; Tom Strong, Boy Captain; Articles in Lalor's Encyclopedia of Po-
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litical Economy, Century, Atlantic Monthly (London), Fortnightly Review, etc. Democrat, chm'n Finance Com. N. Y. Civil Service Reform Ass'n. Clubs: Uni- versity, Tuxedo, Yale, Manhattan Single Tax (pres.). Residence: University Club. Address: 6 Wall St., N. Y City.
MASON, ARTHUR EUGENE
Banker; b. Fort Ann, N. Y., Nov. 8, 1868; s. Eugene S. and Catherine (Barrett) Mason; ed. In public scli. and Glens Falls Acad., Glens Falls, N. Y .; m. Sept. 29, 1891, Lillian Crandell; children: Stuart C., b. July 30, 1898, Thomas Irwin, b. Aug. 9, 1904. Began banking business, 1884, with First Nat. Bank of Glens Falls, working up to head bookkeeper; after serving about 20 years there in different capacities took present position as cashier of the Glens Falls Trust Co., of which is also treas. and a dir .; treas. and dir. Gifford Lumber Co .; dir. Glens Falls Publishing Co., First Nat. Bank, Argyle, N. Y. Republican; Episcopalian. Comm'r B'd of Public Safety, Fire and Pollce, City of Glens Falls, N. Y. Trustec Crandall Free Library, Giens Falls; mem. Commercial Ass'n, Nat. Geog. Soc .; Senate Lodge, F. and A. M., Glens Falls Chapter, R. A. M., Washington Commandery, K. T., Oriental Temple, Mystic Shrine, B. P. O. E., Philip Livingston Chapter Sons of Revolution. Recreations: Yachting, automobiling, billiards. Clubs: Masonic, Elks, Coun- try, Glens Falls, Glens Falls Auto. Address (sum- mer): Lake George Assembly, N. Y. Address: 278 Glen St., Glens Falls, N. Y.
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MASON, CAROLINE ATWATER
Author; b. Providence, R. I., July 10, 1853; d. Stephen and Mary (Weaver) Atwater; ed. Friends Boarding Schools and In Germany; m. Rochester, May 29, 1877, John H. Mason; children: Mary Atwater, Ruth Little. Author: A Titled Maiden; A Minister of the World; The Minister of Carthage; Holt of Heathfield; A Lily of France; The Little Green God; The Qulet King; The White Shield; A Woman of Yesterday; The Binding of the Strong; The Spell of Italy; The Spell of France. Address: 213 Culver Road, Rochester, N. Y.
MASON, CASSETY E.
Educator; b. Florence, Ala .; d. Joseph D., M.D., and Eliza M. (Bigelow) Mason; grad. M. C. F. Colleglate Inst., Jackson, Tenn., Hon. LL.M., 1895; sp'l work several colls. and Europe. Made several surveys in foreign countries. Principal St. James Hall (dlocesan sch. of Episcopal Ch. of W. Tenn.), 1891; Brooke Hall Sem., Media, Pa., 1802-1895; founded, 1895, and has since been principal Miss Mason's sch., The Castle, Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. Episcopallan. Mem. Am. Acad. Polit. & Social Science, N. E. Soc., D. A. It., Nat. Municipal League; pres. Internat. Council for Patriotic Service; mem. Daughters of Confederacy; Nat. Civic Federation. Clubs: Sorosis, Barnard, Ly- ceum (London). Address: Miss Mason's Sch., Tarry- town-on-Hudson, N. Y.
MASON, DANIEL GREGORY
Musician, composer, author, lecturer; b. Brookline, Mass., Nov. 20, 1873; s. Henry and Helen Augusta (Palmer) Mason; grad. Harvard Univ., 1895; m. N. Y. City, Oct. 8, 1904, Mary Lord Taintor Mason. Ass't prof. of music at Columbia Unlv. Composer of chan- ber music, piano pieces, various songs, etc. Author: From Grieg to Brahms; Beethoven and His Forerun- ners; The Romantic Composers, etc. Address: Care The Macmillan Company, 66 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
MASON, FRANCIS
Civil eng'r; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., May 13, 1875; s. Al- bert and Elizabeth Ann (Frothingham) Mason; grad. Harvard Univ., A.B., class 1896 (cum laude) ; Colum- bia Univ., C.E., 1898; m. Albany, N. Y., Sept. 27, 1902, Helen Tremain Martin; children: Harding Tremain, b. 1903; Thomas Frothingham, b. 1907. Traveled abroad slx months; 4 years on construction work In eng'ring dep't of N. Y. Central & lludson River R.R. Co. as ass't eng'r; 7 years with Pa. R.R., on construction of tunnels In N. Y. and under East River, as resident eng'r; since then pres. contracting co. of Mason, Hil- ton & Co. Mem. Am. Soc. of Civil Eng'rs, Harvard Eng'ring Soc. of N. Y. (pres. 1911-1912) ; Ass'n of Har- 'vard Eng'rs. Clubs: Harvard, Railroad (N. Y.). Resi- dence: 1125 Madison Av. Address: 17 Battery Pl.,
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MASON, HERBERT DELAVAN
Lawyer; b. East Swanzey, N. H., Nov. 2, 1878; s. Herbert W. and Abbie Frances (Alexander) Mason; grad. Cornell Unlv., LL.B., 1900; m. Juno 18, 1910, Maud Loulse, d. Alfred M. and Jane (Hoilis) Richard- son, of Boston, Mass. Associated with Hornblower, Byrne, Miller & Potter, lawyers, N. Y. City, 1902- 1905; mem. firm of Ivins, Mason, Wolff & Huguet, lawyers, N. Y. City, since 1905. N. Y. State Civil
Service Examiner, 1902; assisted as counsel in gen. Investigation of N. Y. City and Brooklyn traction conditions by N. Y. Public Service Comm'n, First Dist., 1907. Author: Part II. ("Rural Law") of The Farmer's Business Handbook, in Rural Science Ser- les, edited by Prof. Liberty Hyde Bailey, 1903, (Mac- millan); Mason on Highways, four edltlons, 1902- 1905; joint author Mason & Huguet's Supplement to Brightley's N. Y. Digest, 1896-1906; Ivins & Mason on "Control of Public Utilities," 1908. Of the last mentioned work a leading law periodical (Green Bag, April, 1909) said: "If an effort Is ever made by any State legislature to draft a model statute pro- viding for the regulation of public utilities, the ma- terials collected by Messrs. Ivins & Mason will be. ready at hand for carrying out that undertaking. It has all the merit of the statute and more besides." And the New York Times commenting editorially upon the work said: "The appearance of such a book is as noteworthy an event as the passage of the Public Service Commissions Law Itself." Trustee Cornell Unlv. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of New York, Am. Bar Ass'n, N. Y. State Hist. Soc., Fidelity Lodge of Masons (Ithaca, N. Y.), New Hampshire Soc. of City of N. Y. Clubs: Cornell University, (mem. Bd. of Gov's., v .- p), (N. Y. City) ; Town and Gown, Crafts- men's (Ithaca). Address: 27 Willian St., N. Y. City.
MASQUERAY, EMMANUEL L.
Architect; b. Dieppe, France, 1861; ed. Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris; awarded the Prix Deschaumes, 1879, and by institute of France, Paris Prix Chau- deraigues, 1890; gold medal, Salon of 1883, Paris. Founded "Atelier-Masqueray" for study of architec- ture 1883; chief of design, La. Purchase Exp'n, 1901- 1904; buildings erected there being Transportation Palace, Agriculture Palace, Horticulture Palace, Fish- erics and Forestry Palace, The Cascades Colonade of States and Pavllion, Louisiana Purchase Monument, twelve bridges, and all the decorative architecture in the grounds; among other works are the Long Island Coll. Hosp., (associated with D. E. Waid), Cathedrals at Wichita (Kansas), Dubuque (Iowa), dral of Minneapolis, Minn., now in course of erection. Cathedral's at Wichita (Kansas), Dubuque (Iowa), Sioux Falls (S. D).), also Coll. blogs. at St. Paul (Minn.), and Dubuque (lowa). Charter mem. Soc. of Beaux Arts, Architects, N. Y. City, Architectural League of N. Y., N. Y. Chapter Am. Inst. of Archi- tects. Clubs: Century, Players, National Arts (N. Y. City), St. Louis (St. Louis), Minnesota Town and Country (St. Paul, Minn.). Address: 225 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
MASSECAR, FREDERICK HERBERT
Physician; b. Waterford, Ont., Can .; s. Walker and Mary (Chart) Massecar; ed. Waterford public school, Simcoe Model School, Ontario Coll. of Pharmacy, To- ronto, Univ. City of N. Y., . M.D. Democrat; Baptist; mem. N. Y. Co. Med. Soc., N. Y. State Med. Soc .; mem. Canadian Camp, Canadian Club, Canadian Soc., Del- aware Valley Ass'n. Address: 52 W. 130th St., N. Y. City.
MASSEE, W. WELLINGTON
Educator; b. Modena, Wis., Aug. 1874; s. Rev. Wil- liam and Laura Jane (Davenport) Massee; grad. Univ. of Minnesota, Litt.B., 1901; Colunibia Univ., A.M., 1903; Christian Coll., Ph.D., 1908; m. St. Paul, Minn., 1905, Florence Magraw. Teachor and headmaster Coll. Prep. Sch., since 1901; pres. Massee County Sch., 1st Serg. U. S. Vol. Signal Corps, Cuba and Porto Rico, Spanish-Am. War. Methodist. Mem. Sigma Alpha. Epsilon fraternity; v .- p. Ain. Playgoers; mem. Exec. Com. Am. Sch. Masters Ass'n, mem. Geog. Soc. Lec- turer on Gecg. and literature, N. Y. City B'd of Ed'n. Author: Best of Oscar Wilde (Brentanos), Modern Dramatists (Brentanos), How to Study Shakespeare (Hinds & Noble), How to Teach English. Recrea- ton: Riding. Club: Nat. Arts. Residence: Lawrence Park, Bronxville, N. Y. Address: 501 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
MASSON, THOMAS LANSING (Tom Masson)
Managing editor of Life since 1894; r. Essex, Conn., July 21, 1866; s. Capt. Thomas L. (famous ship cap- tain) and Malvina M. Masson; carly boyhood spent at sea: ed. public schools, New Haven, Conn .; m. Hartford, Conn., Oct. 24, 1893. Fanny Zulette Good- rich. Began business career in N. Y. Clty and St. Louis up to 1885; began literary career there as news editor of Ain. Press Ass'n and contb'r to N. Y. Times; afterwards, until 1894, ass't mu'g editor and humor- ous editor Am. Press Ass'n. Author: The Yankce Navy, 1899, (Llfe Publishing Co.). Editor: Master- pieces of American Humor, 1903 (Doubleday Page); In Merry Measure, 1905 (Life Publishing Co.); A Cor- ner in Women, 1905; The Von Blumers, 1906; The Humor
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of Love, 190G (Moffat, Yard & Co.); The New Plato (Moffat, Yard & Co.); Best Stories in the World (Doubleday, Page & Co.), 1913. Residence: 261 Ridge- woud Av., Glen Ridge, N. J. Address: 17 W. 31st St., N. Y. City.
MASTEN, ARTHUR HAYNSWORTH
Lawyer; b. Cohoes, N. Y. Sept. 11, 1855; ed. Willis- ton Sem., Easthampton, Mass., class 1872; Williams Coll., class of 1876, A.B., A.M .; Columbia Law Seh., class 1879, LL.B. Ass't corp'n counsel N. Y. City, 1854-1886; mem. firm Masten & Nichols, since Sept. 1556. Appt'd master in chancery U. S. Circuit Court,
ISSS. V .- p. and dir. Macintyre 1ron Co .; dir. Titanium Alloy Mig Co .; Champlain & Sanford R. R. Co., Bridge Operating Co. Candidate for justice Supreme Court on Judiciary Nominators' and Republican tick- ets, 1596. Men. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Holland Soc. Clubs: Union, Metropolitan, Century, Down Town, University, Williams Coll. Residence: 56 E. 79th St. Address: 49 Wall St., N. Y. City.
MASTICK, SEABURY CONE
Lawyer: b. San Francisco, Calif., July 19, IS71; s. Seabury L. and Mary ( Wood) Mastiek; ed. in public schools of Alameda, Calif., Ilopkins Acad., Oakland, Calif., Oberlin Coll., A.B., 1801, Oberlin Coll .. A.M., IS94, Univ. of Calif., LL. B., 1894; student at Cornell Univ., 1899 and 1908; sp'l student in chemistry, Co- lumbia Univ., 1912; m. Irvington-on-lludson N. Y., Oct. 1, 1596, Agnes E., d. Lucien C. and Keren (Os- borne) Warner. Practised law three years in San Francisco and since 1896 in N. Y. City; admitted to practise in Supreme Court of U. S., 1896. Delegate to numerous Republican conventions; alternate dele- gate from N. Y. City to Nat. Rep. Conv'n in 1904. Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Bar Ass'n, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Patent Law Ass'n of Washington, D. C. Recreation: Farming. Mem. Cali- fornia Soc., S. A. R., Knights Templar ( Palestine Commandery, N. Y.). Clubs: University, Chemists, Lawyers (N. Y. City), Cosmos ( Washington, D. C.). Residence: Bear Ridge Farm, Pleasantville, N. Y. Address: 2 Rector St., N. Y. City.
MATHER, FRANK JEWETT, JR.
Educator; b. Deep River, Conn., July 6, 1863 : s. Frank Jewett and Caroline A. (Graves) Mather; attended Morris Acad., Williams Coll., A. B., 1889; Johns Hlop- kins Univ., Ph.D., 1892; Univ. of Berlin, Ecole des Haute Etndes, Paris; honorary Ph.D., Williams, 1913; m. Summit, N. J., Feb. 23, 1905, Ellen Suydam Mills; children: Margaret, b. 1906; frank Jewett, b. 1911. Instr. and ass't prot. in English and Roman languages, Williams Coll., 1904-1910; editorial writer N. Y. Evening Post, and ass't editor The Nation, 1900-1906; art critic Evening Post, 1904-1906, 1909-1910. Author: Homer Martin, and The Collectors, 1912; contb'r to magazines, N. Y. City. Marquand prof. of art and archeology, Princeton Univ., since 1911. Independent Democrat. Mem. Archæol. Inst., Dante Soc., Delta Psi fraternity. Recreations: Trout fishing and small yachting. Clubs: Century, Authors, Nassau ( Princeton). Residence: 342 Nassau St., Princeton, N. J.
MATHER, FREDERIC GREGORY
Journalist, author; b. Cleveland, O., Aug. 11, 1844; 9. Samuel Holmes (LL.D.) and Emily W. (Gregory) Mather; on father's side descended from Richard Mather, first of name to settle in America; four great- grandfathers were officers, on the American side, In Revolutionary War; grad. Dartmouth, 1867; studied law, Cleveland, O., 1867-1870; m. 1st, 1871, Cornelia H. Olcott; 2d, 1880, Alice E. Yager; one d .: Cornelia Helen (m. Evans S. Kellogg, of Syracuse, N. Y.). Editor-in- chlef Binghamton (N. Y.) Republican, 1874-1879; spe- cial representative in Canada of U. S. Bureau of Ed'n, 1874-1875; editorial wilter, Albany (N.Y.) Evening Journal, 1879-1880; editor Albany Evening Journal Al- manac. 1893; sp'l Albany corr. of several newspaper3, 1880-1897. Edited and compiled: New York in the Rev- olution, 1898; Supplement to same, 1901; and has pre- pared much original material relating to War of 1812. Author: The Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut, 1913. Has written much for numerous journals, and over 200 articles for magazines (Includ- ing Harper's Monthly and Weekly, 1.lppincott's, North American Review. Outing, Andover Review, Frank Les- lle's Monthly and Illustrated Newspaper, Atlantic, Popular Sclence Monthly, Magazine of American llis- tory, Princeton Review, Scientific American and St. Nicholas); and cyclopædlas (including the Britannica, Appleton's and Appleton's Biographical); beslde mak- ing several historical, political and .genealogical com- pilations-among them being a chapter in Gen. James Grant Wilson's Memorial History of N. Y. Clty, and several chapters in Public Service of the State of N. Y.,
1883. 11is carlier magazine articles' were illustrated by himself. Mem. Sons of the llevolution in the State of N. Y., Am. Forestry Ass'n, Min. Geog. Soc., Am. Copy- right League, Soc. Ain. Authors, Graduate Assn of Alpha Delta Phi of Albany and Vicinity, Dartmouth Alumni Ass'n of Conu,, ex-treas. Ain. Canoe Ass'n. Mem. Ohio Soe., Albany Soc., Dartmouth Alumni Ass'n (all of N. Y. City); Civic Federation, Scottish Soc., B'd of Trade, N. Y. Hist. Soc., Conn. Hist. Soc., Suffolk Co. (N. Y.) Ilist. Soc., N. Y. Geneal. & Biog. Soc .; pres. Historical Soc. (Stamford, Conn.). Republican; Epis- copalian; trustee St. John's Church House, Stamford, Conn .; vestryman, St. John's Ch., Stamford, Conn. Clubs: Dartmouth, Alpha Delta Phi (N. Y. City) ; ex-trustee Fort Orange (Albany, N. Y.); Suburban, dir. Yacht (Stamford, Conn.). Residence: Stamford, Conn. Ad- dress: 161 Fairfield Av., Stamford, Conn.
MATHESON, WILLIAM JOHN
Merchant, it'g chemist; b. Elkhorn, Walworth County, Wis .; s. Finlay and Anna Meigs (Lighthall) Matheson; ed. St. Andrew's, Scotland; in. 1ss1, Harrlet Torrey; children: Mrs. Anna Matheson Wood, Hugh 31. Malcolni. Began business in 1876 as chemist in appll- cation of coal tar dyes, forming connection with large German firm of nif'rs of coal tar dyes, of which is now Am. resident partner. Pres. and dir. Matheson Lead Co., Five Hundred and Forty Park Av., Hoagland La- boratory; v .- p. and dir. Corn Products Refining Co., trustee Title Guarantee & Trust Co .; dir. Dank of New York (N. B. A.), llome Life Ins. Co., Cassella Color Co., Continental Ins. Co., Fidelity & Casualty Co., Gen. Chemical Co., Read Phosphate Co., Wall St. Safe De- posit Co., Am. Cotton Oil Co., Benzol Products Co .; pres. and dir. Cold Spring Harbor Biological Laboratory. Clubs: Hamilton, Rembrandt, Century Ass'n, Down Town, Metropolitan, Chemists, N. Y. Yacht, Seawan- haka-Corinthian Yacht (N. Y. City) ; Huntington Coun- try (Huntington, L. 1.), Nassau Country (Glen Cove, 1. 1.). Residences: Fort 1Ill1, Lloyd Neck. 1luntington, L. I .; 540 Park Av., N. Y. City, and Coconut Grove, Dade County, Fla. Address: 184 Front St., N. Y. City.
MATHEWS, CHARLES THOMPSON
Architect, author; b. Paris, France, March 31, 1863; s. Mathew3; direct descendant of Anthony Thompson, Charles Drelincourt and Rebecca (Thompson) who came to this country 1637; founded New Haven with Messrs. Davenport and Eaton, and signed the Colony Constitution June 4, 1639. A paternal ancestor was Major Dirge Wesselse Ten Broeck, who came to B verwyck (now Albany, N. Y.), in 1662, was the first recorder of the city in I686, and mayor, 1696-1698; ed. St. Paul's School, Concord, N. Il., and in Paris and Nice, France, Yale, A. B., 1886; A.M., 1892, Columbia School of Mines, Ph. B., 1889. Studled architecture in Paris; ex- hibited drawings at World's Columbian Exp'n, Chicago, 1893; won competition, in 1891, for remodeling Ch. of the Holy Trinity, N. Y. Clty; introduced under the re- quirements of the Building Dep't of N. Y. Clty, an inno- vation in fireproof construction; in 1901 won competl- tion for remodeling east end of St. Patrick's Cathe- dral, N. Y. City, the competitors being architects from France, England. Canada and America. Author: The Renaissance Under the Valois, 1893; The Story of Archl- treture, 1896. The Renaissance was very favorably reviewed by Brunetiere in the Revue des lieux Mondes; received high commendation by the Minister of Public Instruction in an official letter to the Amerlean am- bassador. Residence: 30 W. 57th St. Address: 351
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MATHEWS, FRANCES AYMAR
Author; b. N. Y. City; d. Daniel and Sara Eayres ( Webb) Mathews; ed. at home. Writer of novels, plays, etc .; some translated into Norwegian, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian nud French. Auhor: My lidy Peggy Leaves Town, 1913; Little Tragedy at Tientsin; Christmas Honeymoon; Fanny of the 40 Frocks; The Little Brown llouse; Barbara; Up to 1lim (play); The Prima Donna (play); Under the Mistletoe ( play) ; Stranger Passing By (play) ; P'ink Cat (play). Plays: Pretty Peggy; Joan d'Arc. Episcopallan. Rec- reatlons: Ilorses and travel. Address: 418 W. 118th St., N. Y. City.
MATHEWS, JOHN ALEXANDER
Metallurgist; b. Washington, Pa., May 20. 1872; s. Wiliam Johnston and Frances Sage (Pelletreau) Math- ews; ed. Washington and Jefferson Coll., B S., 1893. M.S., 1896, Sc.D. causa honoris, 1902; Columbia Univ., A.M., 1895, Ph.D., 1898; Royal Sch. of Mines, London, Unlv .; m. Columbus, Ohlo, Jan 29, 1903, Florence Hos- mer King: children: Margaret King, b. 1903. John A., Jr., b. 1908. Three years instr. chemistry, Columbia Univ .; sometime univ. fellow in chemistry and Bar- nard fellow of Columbia Unlv .: received Andrew Carnegle Research Scholarship of Iron and Steel
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Inst, of Great Britain; first recipient of Andrew Carnegie Gold Medal for Research by Iron and Steel Inst. Honorary ass't to the late Prof. Sir W. C. Roberts-Austen, at Royal School of Mines. In 1902, left Columbia and became inctallurgist to Crucible Steel Co., of Anicrica; 1904-1908 was ass't ing'r Sander- son Bros. Stecl Co. July, 1908, became operating mg'r, gen. supt. and a dir. of the Halcomb Steel Co. of Syra- cuse, and 1913, its gen. mg'r. Thrice mem. U. S. Assay Comm'n, 1900, 1905 and 1911. Has traveled extensively in Europe, studying metallurgical processes and methi- ods. Mem. Syracuse Lighting Com'n to investigate the feasibillty of using Niagara power in Syracuse and of municipal ownership of lighting plants; v .- p. Chamber of Commerce; dlr. Mf'rs Ass'n; trustee Hosp. of the Good Shepherd, Onondaga Provident Loan Ass'n. Au- thor of many papers on chemical and metallurgical subjects, and one of the special contb'rs on Steel to Encyclopædia Americana (1907 edit.). Republican; Presby'n. Mem. Am. Chemical Soc., Am. Inst. Mining Eng'rs, Am. Soc. for Testing Materials, Soc. Cheni. In- dustry, Iron and Stcel Inst. of Great Britain; fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Xi., Phi Lambda Upsilon. Recreation: Tennis. Clubs: Citizens, Univer- sity, Syracuse Golf and Country; Engineers, Chemists (N. Y. City). Address: 500 Comstock Av., Syracuse, N. Y.
MATHEWSON, CHARLES FREDERICK
Lawyer; b. Barton, Vt., May 3, 1860; s. Azro B. and Amelia (Sias) Mathewson; grad. Dartmouth Coll., A. B., 1882 (valedictorian for first scholarship, with prize awards in Greek, Latin, mathematics and oratory, and Phi Beta Kappa); grad. Columbia Univ. Law Sch., LL.B., 1885; in. Dec. S, 1886, Jeanie Campbell Anderson, d. Gen. Samuel J. Anderson, of Portland, Me .; one son: Samuel Anderson, b. 1887. Admitted to bar N. Y. City, 1885; since in continuous practice, largely in corpora- tion law; mem. firm of Krauthoff, Harmon & Mathew- son. Dir. Caledonian-American Ins. Co., N. Y. & Queens Elec. Light & Power Co., and New Mexico-Colo. Coal & Mining Co. Mem. N. Y. Law Inst., Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Am. Bar Ass'n, Rc- publican. Recreations: Golf, tennis, etc. Promi- nently identified with college and amateur interests and sports before and since graduation. Pres. Dart- mouth Coll. Ass'n of N. Y., 1895-1897; alumni trustee Dartmouth Coll., since 1894, having been thrice re- elected; formerly pres. Met. Ass'n, Amateur Athletic Union; mem. N. D. Soc., Vermont Soc. Clubs: Dart- mouth (was first pres.), University (N. Y. City), Unl- versity (Boston), Down Town Ass'n, Delta Kappa Ep- silon, St. Andrew's Golf, Apawamis, Country (West- chester), Automobile of America. Residence: 337 W. 87th St. Address: 55 Wall St., N. Y. City.
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