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MOORE, CHARLES ARTHUR
Merehant, manufacturer; b. West Sparta, Livingston Co., N. Y .; s. William Ropes and Caroline MI. (Van Ness) Moore; ed. public sehs., Ward 5 Public Sch., Rochester, N. Y .; Franklin Sch., Lynn, Mass .; m. Nor-
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walk, O., Mary C. Campbell; children: Charles Arthur, Jr., Jessie Campbell (Mrs. Colby M. Chester, Jr.), Mary Elsie (Donna Elsie dei duchi Torlonia), Eugene Max- well. Early in life engaged as mf'r steam specialties in Boston; in 1880 joined with H. S. Manning & Co. in formation of firm of Manning, Maxwell & Moore, bc- coming in 1905 Manning, Maxwell & Moore, Inc., of which is pres. Has traveled largely in U. S., Europe and Egypt, including several automobile tours through Continental Europe; accompanied Pres. Mckinley on his trip to Pacific Coast (only guest outside of cabi- net); was presidential elector for Mckinley and Ho- bart, and appt'd messenger to deliver electoral vote of N. . Y. State. Dir. Continental Ins. Co., United Bank Note Corp'n, Nat. Machinery Co. Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, France. Mem. Am. Protective Tariff League, N. Y. Civic Federation, St. John's Guild (v .- p.), Am. Chamber of Commerce (Paris), Chamber of Com- merce State of N. Y., Ass'n of Mf'rs, Nat. Civic Fed- eration, N. Y. B'd of Trade and Transportation, Am. Soc. of Mech. Eng'rs, Ohio Soc. of N. Y., Soc. of the Genesee, St. Andrew's Soc., PPilgrims of the U. S., Sous of the Revolution, Clubs: Republican, Union League, Engineers, Transportation, Automobile of America, Machinery (N. Y.), Hamilton, Indian Harbor Yacht, Montauk, Rembrandt, Century . (Muskegon, Mich.), Country, Field (Greenwich, Conn.). Address: 85 Lib- erty St., N. Y. City.
MOORE, CHARLES ARTHUR, JR.
Secretary; b. Lynn, Mass., June 23, 1880; s. Charles A. and Mary (Campbell) Moore; ed. St., Paul's Sch., Concord, N. Y .; Yale Univ., B.A., 1903. Sec. and dir. Taylor Creek Ditch Co. Republican. Life mem. Am. Museum of Natural History; mein. N. Y. Zool. Soc., Nat. Geog. Soc .; mcm. Peary expd'n of 1897; took charter of steam whaler Algerine and spent summer of 1901 in Hudson's Stralts and Hudson's Bay; ac- companied Homer Davenport to the Desert of Arabia on expd'n to purchase Arab horses summer of 1906. Clubs: Union League, Yalc, Racquet, Camp Fire. Ad- dress: 119 W. 40th St., N. Y. City.
MOORE, CHARLES HARRY
Civil engineer; b. Baltimore, Md., 1863; s. Charles Cadwallader and Rosa Virginia (Killin) Moore; ed. Lafayette Coll .; m. Pottsville, Pa., April, 1897, Martha Fletcher Lee. Was treas, and v .- p. Bethlehem Silk Co .; 1st ass't eng'r Erlc R. R. Co., Chicago & Erle R. R. Co., N. Y., Susquchanna & Western R. R. Co .; dir. Edgewater & Fort Lee R. R. Co .; made reconnaissance and survey for connecting Atlantic and Pacific oceans traffic via Amazon River and railroad across the Andes Mountains, through republic of Ecuador; was eng'r of grade crossings, Erie R. R. Co., Chicago & Erie R. R. Co., N. Y., Susquehanna & Western R. R. Co., and principal ass't eng'r of Erie R. R. Co .; dir. of eng'ring and construction of Ferrocarril al Curaray, republie of Ecuador. Republican; Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Soc. of Civil Eng'rs, Am. R'y Eng'ring Ass'n, Nat. Geog. Soc., Metropolitan Museum of Art, MIl. Order, Loyal Legion of U. S., Sons of Veterans, Zeta Psi fra- ternity, Architect Lodge 519, F. & A. M. Clubs: Engi- neers, Columbia Yacht, Bronx Yacht (N. Y. City), Art (Philadelphia), Tungurahua (Ambato, Ecuador). Ad- dress: 2 Rector St., N. Y. City.
MOORE, FRANK GARDNER
Educator; b. West Chester, Pa., Sept. 25, 1865; s. Rev. William E. Moore (D.D., LL.D.) and Harrlet (Foot) Moore; grad. Yale Coll., A.B., 1886 (Phi Beta Kappa Soc.); Yale Univ., Ph.D., 1890; Univ. of Berlin (2 semesters), 1890-1891; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 4, 1897, Anna Barnard White; children: Lawrence, b. 1897; Roger Cleveland, b. 1900; Janet Gaylord, b. 1905; Cynthia Goodwin, b. 1910. Macy scholar, Yale Coll., 1886-1888; tutor in Latin, Yalc, 1888-1890, 1891-1893; ass't prof. Latin, Dartinouth Coll., 1893-1900; asso. prof., 1900-1908; prof. of Latin, Trinity Coll., Hart- ford, 1908-1910; prof. of classical philology, Columbia Univ., since 1910. Traveled and studied in Europe, 1890-1891, 1897, 1908. 1909. Independent; Presby'n. Mem. Am. Philol. Ass'n (sec. and editor of its annual volume of Transactions and Proceedings). Residence: 15 Claremont Av. Address: Hamilton Hall, Columbia Univ., N. Y. City.
MOORE, JOHN BASSETT
Prof. internat. law and diplomacy; b. Smyrna, Dcl., Dec. 3, 1860; s. Dr. John A. and Martha A. (Ferguson) Moore; ed. Univ. of Va .; honorary L.L.D., Yale, Co- lumbia and Delaware Colls .; m. 1890, Ilclen Frances Toland. Studied law, Wilmington, Del., 1SS0-1883; admitted to bar there in 1SS3; entered Dep't of State, Washington, as law clerk, under civil service rules. 1885; third ass't sec. of State. 1886; resigned, 1891, to become prof. internat. law and diplomacy at Columbia Univ., in which chair continues. Sec. Fisheries Cont.,
1887-1888; sec. of Conf. on Samoan Affairs, 1887; ass't Sec. of State, 1898, resigning to become see. and coun- sel to Am. Peace Comm'n at Paris; agent of the U. S., before U. S. and Dominican Mixed Comm'n, 1903-1904; delegate to Fourth Internat. Am. Conf. Buenos Ayres, 1910; sp'l plenipotentiary to Chilean Centenary, 1910; counselor to Dep't of State since 1913; mem. Permanent Court at The Hague, sinee 1913; mem. Institute Co- lonial International; Institut de Droit International; Mass. Hist. Soc .; hon. mem. Faculty of Law, Univ. of Chili. Publications: Report on Extraterritorial Crlmc, 1887; Report on Extradition, 1890; Treatise on Extradition and Interstate Rendition (2 vois.), 1891; American Notes on the Conflict of Laws, 1896; History and Digest of International Arbitrations (6 vols.), 1898; A Digest of International Law (8 vols.), 1906; Papers of President Buchanan (12 vols.) 1908; Four Phases of American Development: Federalism, Democ- racy, Imperialism, Expansion. One of editors of Politi- cal Science Quarterly and of Journal du Drolt Inter- national Privè. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Clubs: Century (N. Y. City), Cosmos (Washington). Address: 267 W. 73d St., N. Y. City.
MOORE, JOHN CONSTABLE
Real estate, broker; b. Red Hook, N. Y., Sept. 20, 1864; s. John Wells and Frances Harriet ( Weber) Moore; ed. St. Stephen's Coll., Annadale, N. Y; Rensse- laer Poly. Inst., Troy, N. Y .; m. April 18, 1892, Anna Zerega; children: Anna Constable, Theodore Clement, Eleanor Von Britton. Mem. real estate firm of Moore & Wyckoff; pres. and dir. Composite Coal Co .; was for several years mcm. Naval Reserve of N. Y. State and Naval Reserve Ass'n. Democrat; Episcopalian. Mem. Delta Phi fraternity, St. Nicholas Soe. Clubs: City, Watchung Hunt, Plainfield Country. Residence: Plain- field, N. J. Address: 546 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
MOORE, JOHN D.
Conservation comm'r, consulting eng'r; b. Spring. field, Mass., 1874; grad. public high sch., Manual Training Sch., Mass. Inst. of Technology, 1895; post- grad. study. Connected with Westinghouse Electric & Mfg Co. and other large concerns several years; studied water storage and hydraulic eng'ring prob- lems in Me., 2 years; engaged in consulting eng'ring since 1904; served as expert for Dist. Att'y Whitman, in investigating the Asch Bld'g fire, until apptm't as Conservation Comm'r by Gov. Dix, 1912. Democrat. Address: 30 Church St., N. Y. City.
MOORE, JOHN LEVERETT
Educator; b. N. Y. City, June 6, 1859; s. Alexander Thompson and Fidella Wellman (Leverett) Moore; grad. Princeton Univ., A.B., 1881; A.M., 1SS4; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Univ., 1891; m. Baltimore, Md., Dec. 23. 1891, Nancy Clark Williams; children: Nancy Camp- bell, b. May 13, 1893; Fldella Leverett, b. Aug. 7. 1901. Latin tutor, Princeton, 1882-1SS5; instr. in Latin, Johns Hopkins Univ., 1886, 1888-1889; fellow In Latin, 1SS7-1SS8; asso. prof. of Latin, Vassar Coll., 1891-1893; prof. of Latin since 1893. Presby'n. Mem. Phl Beta Kappa Soc., Amr. Philol. Ass'n, Archæol. Inst. of Amer- ica, Classical Ass'n of Atlantic States, Jury on Classical Fellowships, Am. Acad. in Rome. Clubs: University, Princeton, Dutchess Golf and Country. Residence: 117 Academy St. Address: Vassar Coll., Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
MOORE, JOSEPH LEONARD
Jurist; b. Albany, N. Y., Dec. 24, 1839; s. Levi and Georgiana A. (Todd) Moore; ed. Albany public schs .; grad. Albany Acad., 1878; m. Cherry Valley, N. Y., April 16, 1885, Annie Louisc Bates; one son, Leonard B., b. Aug. 17, 1886. Republican. Elceted Nov., 1906, county judge of Montgomery County, N. Y., for term expiring Dec. 31, 1912; re-elected Nov., 1912, for term expiring Dec. 31, 1918. Trustce Reformned Church of Fort Plain, N. Y. Dir. Fort Plain Gas and Electric Light Co. Club: Fort Plain (cx-pres. ), Address: Fort Plain, N. Y.
MOORE, JOSEPH LESLIE
Physician; b. Camp Hill, Pa., Jan. 6. 1877; s Joseph Addison and Elizabeth (Kline) Moore; cd. Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass .; Yale Univ., A.P., 1900; Univ. of Pa., M.D., 1905; m. Dover, England, July 19, 1900. Crucita Marie Franco; children; Crucita Leslie, b. 1901; John Phillips, b. 1903; Mercedes, b. 1910. Re- publican. Mem. Am. Oled. Ass'n. N. Y. State and King's County Med. socicties, Brooklyn Hosp. Alumni Ass'n. Mil. Order Loyal Legion, F. and A. M. Address: 175 6th Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
MOORE, PAUL
lawyer; b. Chicago, Nov., 1885; s. William H. and Ada W. (Small) Moore; grad, Yale, A.B., N. Y. Law Soh., L.L.B .; m. Cleveland, O., Oet, 1909, Fanny W. Hanna; children: Fanny, b. 1910; Pauline Hanna, b.
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1912. Dir. Lehigh Valley Coal Sales Co., The Rock Island Co. Clubs: Racquet and Tennis, Metropolitan, Recess, Yale, Morristown, Morris County Golf, Nat. Goif Links, Myopia Hunt. Residence: Morristown, N. J. Address: 14 Wall St., N. Y. City.
MOORE, ROBERT REED
Banker; b. Cincinnati, O., June 12, 1859; s. Robert and Anna (Moffett) Moore; ed. N. Y. public and private schs .; m. Brooklyn. N. Y., Nov. 16, 1881, Emma S. Thompson; children: Robert, William S., Anna, Emma L. Pres. New Amsterdam Nat. Bank, New Amsterdam Safe Deposit Co., 6 years; now pres. Commercial Trust Co., N. Y .; Commercial Safe Deposit Co .; also dir. in various other banks. Chamberlain City of New York from May, 1911-Jan., 1914. Democrat; Presby'n. Clubs: N. Y. Riding, New York. Residence: 125 Riverside Drive. Address: 1451 Broadway, N. Y. City.
MOORE, ROBERT WEBBER
Educator; b. Delphi, Ind., Dee. 14, 1862; s. Cameron and Mary Jane ( Webber) Moore; grad. Univ. of Mich., Ph.B., 1887; graduate student Strassburg, Paris and Berlin, 1889-1890; Berlin, 1902-1903; m. Ann Arbor, Mich., Dee. 27, 1887, Alice B. Wheeler; children: Robert Webber, Jr., b. 1891; Albert Wheeler, b. 1896. Prof. German Colgate Univ. since 1890. Official lecturer on Oriental cruise of Hamburg-American Line, 1902. Author: History of German Literature (9th Edition), 1914; Welmar, the Athens of Germany. Public lee- turer on Germany and German literature. Republican; Baptist. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa Soe., Modern Lan- guage Ass'n of America. Examiner In German, In- ternat. Y.M.C.A. Com. Address: Hamilton, N. Y.
MOORE, RUFUS E.
Artist and collector of objects of art; b. Greenfield, Mass., March 6, 1840; s. Don L. B. and Sarah C. (Gay) Moore; common seh. ed'n; m. Germantown, Pa., June 22, 1881, Mary W. Stevens. Removed to Chicago in 1853; began collecting Oriental art in 1857. Went abroad to study art in 1862, and nearly every year since that date has made a visit. Owner and pub- lisher of The Am. Churchman in Chicago before the great fire; removed to N. Y. and established the Am. Art Gallery for Am. work exclusively; conducted the prize Christmas card and wail paper exh'ns at 6 E. 23d St., which resulted in quite an important advance in the art industry of this country. As surveyor, eng'r and architeet was active in building up the new West. Designed the first How Truss Bridge west of Chicago. Occasional contb'r to periodicals; redis- covered the secret of ancient Oriental symbolism and identified its mysteries with Zodiacal phenomena. Academician and original incorporator, also dir. for several years of the Chicago Acad. of Design (now Chicago Art 'Inst.); patron in perpetuity of the Met- ropolitan Museum of Art in N. Y. Club: Lotos (hon- orary life mem.). Residence: 38 W. 88th St. Ad- dress: 542 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
MOORE, RUSSELL W.
Chemist; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Dee. 21, 1861; s. Alex- ander T. and Fidelia (Leverctt) Moore; grad. Prince- ton Univ., A.B., 1883; M.Sc., 1885; A.M., 1886; m. Dux- bury, Mass., June 23. 1908, Anna B. Wright (Taylor). Ass't to prof. quantitative analysis, Columbia Coll .; chemist N. Y. State Dairy Comm'n, 1885-1888; examiner of chemicals and ehcmist in charge of laboratory of U. S. Appraiser of Customs, 1888-1910; Mem. B'd of Civil Service Examiners, N. Y. Customs, 1891-1907; has made specialty of chemistry as applied in tariff admin- istration; mg'r U. S. ConditionIng & Testing Co., March, 1909-Oet., 1912; mem. Municipal Explosives Comm'n, N. Y. City, 1912. Republican; Presby'n. Mem. Am. Chem. Soe .; chm'n N. Y. Seetion Soe. of Chem. Industry, Recreations: Walking, book and print collecting.
1905-1906; v .- p. Soc. Chem. Industry, 1909-1912. Clubs: University, Princeton, Chemists, Larelimont Yacht. Algonquin (Boston). Address: 121 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
MOORE, STUART HULL
Publisher; b. Cutchogue, Suffolk Co., N. Y., April 26, 1854; s. Joseph Hull and Sarah A. (Case) Moore; ed. publie and private schs., Southold Acad .; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., April 26, 1879, Myra Drake; children: Arthur Standish, b. 1880; Eliot Drake, b. 1882; Dorothy, b. 1891; Douglas Stuart, b. 1893. Started his business career in a country printing office and completed his trade in a N. Y. City offiec; in 1875 in ass'n with F. M. Lupton, established The Cricket on the Hcarth, which after a publication of 14 years, was merged into The Ladies' World, which has had an unusually successful career, and has long been recognized as one of lead- ing magazines in household class; v .- p. The W. F. Powers Co .; treas. and mn'g dir. The Kimogenor Point
Co. Republican. Recreations: European and Ameri- can travel, automobiling, yachting. Clubs: Crescent, Athletic (life mem.), N. Y. Press, L. 1. Auto, North Fork Country. Residence: 43 McDonough St., Brook- lyn, N. Y .; Cutchogue, L. I. Address: 251 Fourth Av., N. Y. City.
MOORE, WILLIAM H.
Lawyer, promoter; b. Utiea. N. Y., Oet. 25, 1848; s. Nathaniel F. and Rachel A. (Beckwith) Moore; ed. In aeads. and Amherst Coll .; m. 1879, Ada Small. Ad- mitted to bar in Wis., 1872; went to 'Chicago, where became prominent as corp'n lawyer. With brother, James H. Moore, of Chicago, promoted several corp'ns, now included in U. S. Steel Corp'n; also Diamond Match Co., Nat. Biseuit Co., Am. Tin Plate Co., Am. Can Co., and numerous others. Dir. U. S. Steel Corp'n; Chicago, Rock Island & Paeifie R'y Co. and affiliated cos., Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R. R. Co .; Lehigh Valley R. R. Co .; Amn. Can Co., First Nat. Bank, N. Y. Continental Fire Ins. Co., Western Union Telegraph Co.,' Nat. Biscuit Co., and many others. One of the largest exhibitors at Nat. Horse Show in America and Eng. (dir. Nat. Horse Shoe Ass'n). Resi- denee: 4 E. 54th St. Address: 14 Wall St., N. Y. City.
MORA, F. LUIS
Artist; b. Montevideo, Uruguay, July 27, 1874; s. Domingo and Laura (Gaillard) Mora; ed. public sehs. of N. Y. City and Boston; Museum of Fine Arts Sch .. Boston; Art Students' League. N. Y. City and abroad; took Sears prize for drawing and composition at Boston, and Rothschild prize at Art Students' League; m. Perth Amboy, N. J., Sept. 12, 1900, Sophia Brown Compton. Devoted much time in early professional earecr to illustrating for magazines and teaching in N. Y. Sch. of Art; did important work for Lynn (Mass.) Publle Library and for Mo. State Bld'g, La. Purchase Exp'n; has been represented in leading art exp'ns; won gold medal for painting, Philadelphia Art Club, 1901; two bronze medals for decoration and painting, La. Purchase Exp'n, 1904; first Hall- garten prize for painting, Nat. Acad. Design, 1905; Evans prize, 1908; Shaw purchase prize, 1910; silver medal, Internat. Exp'n, Buenos Ayres, 1910; also rep- resented in permanent collections of Boston Art Club, Nat. Aead. of Design, Lotos Club. Columbia Coll., Salmagundi Club, N. Y. City; Highland Club, Summit, N. J .; Flne Art Ass'n, Lafayette, Ind .; Piedmont Gal- lery, Oakland, Calif .; Art Ass'n, Muncie, Ind .; State Gallery, Dallas, Texas, and Excter Acad., N. H. Academician Nut. Acad. of Design. Mem. Water Color Soe., Architectural League, Municipal Art Soc. of Illustrators. Clubs: Lotos, Salmagundi, Water Color, Nat. Arts. Address: 142 E. 18th St., N. Y. City.
MORAN, DANIEL
Lawyer; b. Waterloo, N. Y., April 15, 1869; s. Will- iam and Mary (Cullom) Moran; ed. St. Patrick's Pa- roelial Sch., Seneca Falls; Cornell Univ., LL.B., 1892; mn. 1896, Theodosla Park; children: Theodosia, b. 1899; Theodore, b. 1902; Virginia, b. 1904. Admitted to N. Y. bar, 1892; Utah bar, 1893; to U. S. courts, 1900; justice of the peace, Sencea Falls, N. Y., 1896-1897; police judge, 1897-1898; dist. att'y Seneca County, 1899-1901; inen. State Assembly, 1902-1903; postmaster, Seneca Falls, N. Y., since 1905. Republican. Address: Seneca Falls. N. Y.
MORAN, EDWARD PERCY
Artist; b. Philadelphia, Pa., July 29, 1802; s. Edward and Elizabeth ( MeManes) Moran; first art studies were under his father and unele, S. J. Ferris; later attended classes at Nat. Aead. Design, N. Y. City, and in Lon- don and Paris; m. El Paso, Tex., Dec. 16, 1891, Vir- ginia Bremond Crosby. Awarded the first Hallgarten prize of Nat. Aead. Design, 1886, and first gold medal of Am. Art Ass'n, 1888, as well as awards at other important exhibitions. Work, which is signed "Percy Moran," includes figures of modern women and pic- tures of colonial life. Address: 105 E. 78th St., N. Y. City.
MORAN, THOMAS
Artist; b. Bolton, Lancashire, England, Jan. 12, 1837; s. Thomas and Mary Moran; came with parents to U. S. at age of 7; ed. in public schools of Philadelphia; mn. April, 1862, Mary Nimmo. Served apprentlecship to a wood engraver, afterward took up study of art, be- ing much influenced by pictures and criticism of James Hamilton and Paul Weber, of Philadelphia. Went to England, 1861, making study of work of J. M. W. Turner, and later galleries of Europe; began profes- sional career as landscape painter, later illustrator, obtaining distinction in both departments. Went with U. S. exploring expd'n to Yellowstone region, 1871, and in 1873 again went to Far West, painting large can- vases the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone and Chasm
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of Colorado, which were purchased by Congress and are now in the U. S. Capitol. Has painted many land- scapes and is represented in the most important pub- lic and private collections. Academician Nat. Acad. Design since 1884. Residence: Easthampton, L. I.
MORAWETZ, VICTOR
Lawyer; b. Baltimore, Md., April 3, 1859; s. Dr. L. F. and E. M. Morawetz; ed. Baltimore private schs .; attended schs. in Germany and France; grad. Harvard Univ., LL.B., 1879; hon. A.M., Columbia Univ. Dir. Norfolk & Western R'y Co., Nat. Bank of Commerce of N. Y., etc. Clubs: Metropolitan, Union, University, Century, Riding, Lawyers, Automobile, Down Town Ass'n, Midday, Harvard. Address: 44 Wall St., N. Y. City.
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MORE, PAUL ELMER
Editor; b. St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 12, 1864; ed, Washing- ton Univ., St. Louis, A.B. 1887, A.M. 1891; Harvard, A.M., 1893; Washington Univ., LL.D., 1913. Ass't in Sanskrit, Harvard Univ., 1 ycar; asso. in Sanskrit and classical literature, Bryn Mawr Coll., 2 years; literary editor The Independent, 1901-1903; literary editor of The Evening Post since 1903, and editor of The Nation since 1909. Mem. Am. Philos. Ass'n. Author: Helena and Occasional. Poems, The Great Refusal, A Century of Indian Epigrams, The Judgment of Socrates, A Translation of the "Prometheus Bound" of Æschylus, Life of Benjamin Franklin, The Jessica Letters (with Mrs. L. H. Harris), 1904; Shelburne Essays (8 vol- umes). Clubs: Century, Authors. Address: 20 Vesey St., N. Y. City.
MORGAN, EDWARD M.
Postmaster of N. Y .; b. Marshall, Mich., Nov. 16, 1855; m. Fannie Tattersall; 3 daughters. In service of N. Y. Post Office since 1874. At age of 16 became a carrier In N. Y. City and by successive steps rose to position of gen. sup't of delivery, 1889, and after- ward ass't postmaster, 1897. After apptm't of former Postmaster Willcox as chm'n of Public Service Comm'n served as acting postmaster, and in Aug., 1907, was appt'd postmaster of N. Y. Republican; leader In Assembly . Dist. of Washington Heights. Mem. Mich. Soc., Gen. Soc. of Tenn. Clubs: Republi- can, N. Y. Press. Residence: 583 W. 146til St. Ad- dress: Post Office, N. Y.
MORGAN, EDWARD VERNON
Diplomat; b. Aurora, N. Y., Fcb. 22, 1865; s. Henry and Margaret (Bogart) Morgan; grad. Harvard Coll., A.B. 1890, A.M. 1891, afterward being a student at the Univ. of Berlin, 1891-1892 and 1894-1895. Ass't in his- tory at Ilarvard Univ., 1892-1894; instr. in history at Adelbert Coll., Cleveland, Ohlo, 1895-1898, before en- tering upon diplomatic career; April, 1899, appt'd sec. to the Samoan High Comm'n; sec. to the Am. Legation at Seoul, Korea, and vice and deputy consul-gen. of the U. S. at Seoul, 1900. Transferred to the Am. Em- bassy at St. Petersburg as second sec. in 1901; appt'd confidential clerk to the third ass't sec. of State, Washington, in 1902 and served until 1904, when appt'd consul at Dalny, Manchuria. Appt'd, 1905, en- voy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the U. S. to Korea; transferred, 1906, as envoy extraordi- nary and minister plenlpotentiary of the U. S. to Cuba, and, 1910, to the joint mission of Uruguay and Para- guay. Appointed cnvoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of U. S. to Portugal, 1911, and ambas- sador extraordinary and plenlpotentiary of the U. S. to Brazil, 1912. Has received from Gov't of France decoration of Chevalier of Legion d'honneur. Clubs: Metropolitan (Washington, D. C.), Century (N. Y.). Address: Am. Embassy, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
MORGAN, GEORGE D.
Capitalist; b. Brockport, Monroe Co., N. Y., Dec. 14, 1864; s. Dayton S, and Susan M. (Joslyn) Morgan; ed. Brockport (N. Y.) State Normal Sch., Trinity Mil. Inst., Tivoli, N. Y .; Greylock Inst., S. Williamstown, Mass .; m. Cleveland, O., June 18, 1895, D. Eloise Berry. Pres. D. S. Morgan & Co., Buffalo, N. Y .; v .- p. and treas. Gen. R'y Signal Co., Rochester, N. Y. City, San . Francisco and Chicago; dir. Frontier Telephone Co., Buffalo; Consolidated Telephone Co., Rochester Telc- phone Co. Republican; Episcopalian. Mem. Buffalo Hist. Soc., N. Y. State. and Buffalo Socs, of Colonial Wars .. Clubs: Buffalo, Saturn (Buffalo), Genesee Val- ley, Country, Rochester, Rochester Yacht ( Rochester). New York, Railroad (N. Y. City). Address: Rochester, N. Y.
MORGAN, GEORGE WILSON
Lawyer; b. East Orange, N. J., June 28, 1875; s. William H. and Geraldine (Woods) Morgan; grad. Oberlin Coll., A.B., 1897; Columbia Law Sch., LLB.,
1900; m. Nov. 10, 1906, Helen E. Demuth; children: George W., Jr., Gerald Demuth, Barbara Woods. Mem. law firm of Breed, Abbott & Morgan, N. Y. Clty, since 1903. Deputy ass't dist. att'y of N. Y. County, 1902- April, 1903, in charge of police prosecutions; State sup't of electlons, 1903-1906 (Nov.), at which time re- signed to devote timne to private practise. Mem. Am. Bar Ass'n, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n, Acad. of Polit. Science. Clubs: University, Lawyers, Republican. Residence: 333 W. 84th St. and Suffern, N. Y. Ad- dress: 32 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
MORGAN, HARRY HAYS
Consul-gen .; b. New Orleans, La., Dec. 24, 1860; 8. Phillp Hickey and Beatrice Leslie (Ford) Morgan; ed. by private tutors at Brussels, Belgium, and Bonn, Ger- many, until 16; studied law with father, 1880-1884; m. N. Y. Clty, June 29, 1897, Laura Kilpatrick; children: Harry Kilpatrick, Consuclo Kilpatrick, Mercedes Kii- patrick, Thelma Kilpatrick. Employed as att'y to prosecute Belden claim against Mexican Gov't, 1886; cashier of a gas light co. In St. Louis, Mo., 1887-1891; engaged in mining, Mexico, 1892-1895; travelled abroad, 1896; appt'd sec. of legation at Mexico City, 1882; con- sul at Horgen, 1897; Aarau, 1898; Lucerne, 1902; Stutt- gart, 1906; Amsterdam, 1907; consul gen. at Barcelona, 1910, and Hamburg, Nov., 1913. Catholic. Clubs: Travellers (Paris), Ateneo Barcelones, Circulo Liceo, Circulo Ecuestre (Barcelona), Lucerne Golf (Lucerne, Switzerland). Address: Am. Consulate, Hamburg, Germany.
MORGAN, JAMES LANCASTER
Mfg chemist; b. N. Y. City, May 20,- 1845: s. James Lancaster and Elizabeth Beekman (Halsey) Morgan; attended Poly. Inst. of Brooklyn, 1862; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., June 4, 1866, Alice M. Hill; children: Lancaster, b. 1867: John Hill, b. 1870. Mt'g chemist since 1863; mem. firm James L. Morgan & Co., until March, 1899; officer and dir. Gen. Chemical Co., since March, 1899. First v .- p., sec. and dir. Gen. Chemical Co., N. Y .: 1st v .- p. and dir. Gen. Chemical Co. of Pa .; 1st v .- p., treas. and dir. Gen. Chemical Co. of Calif .; treas. and dir. Madoc Mining Co., Nichols Chemical Co., Ltd .; Virginia Mining Co., Franklin Trust Co .; mem. Advisory B'd Brooklyn branch Title Guarantee & Trust Co., and of Brooklyn branch Corn Exchange Bank, N. Y. Chamber of Commerce. Republican; Episcopalian. Trustee L. I. Hist. Soc., treas. and trus- tee Poly. Inst. of Brooklyn. Lleut. 23d Inf., N. G. N. Y., 1865-1873. Clubs: Metropolitan, Union League, Law -. yers, Chemists (N. Y. City), Hamilton, Heights Casino, Crescent Athletic (Brooklyn). Residence: 7 Pierrepont St., Brooklyn. Address: 25 Broad St., N. Y. City.
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