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NEWCOMB, JAMES GOODRICH
Manager; b. Cleveland, O .; s. James L. and Margaret (Sullivan) Newcomb; ed. Cleveland public schs .; m. Cleveland, O., Maric Louise Ganson. Mg'r Standard Oil Co .; dir. Nat. Reserve Bank, Casualty Co. of America; mem. Ohio Soc. of N. Y., N. Y. Chamber of Commerce, S.A.R., Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum Natural History. Clubs: Lotos, N. Y. Athletic, Automobile of America, Municipal Arts Soc., Atlantic Yacht, Engie- wood 'Golf, Sleepy Hollow Country, Deal Golf and Country. Address: 26 Broadway, N. Y. City.
NEWCOMB, JOSIAH T.
Attorney at law; b. Owosso, Mich., June 19, 1868; « Henry M. and Lucia (Turner) Newcomb; grad. Wiil- iams Coll., A.B., 1892; m. 1st, North Adams, Mass., Nov. 15, 1892, Sophie Dc Woite; 2d, Washington, D. C., April 18, 1900, Louise Stetson; children: Mary, b. 1893; Louise, b. 1901; Helen, b. 1902; Henry, b. 1904; Wylys, b. 1907; Josiah, Jr., b. 1911. Mem. law firm Scott, Nowcomb & Mclaughlin. Mem. of Assembly, 1902- 1904; State Senator, 1909-1912. Republican; Presby'n. Address: 233 Broadway, N. Y. City.
NEWCOMB, W. WALLACE
Publisher; b. N. Y. City, June, 1886; s. William W. and Carolino (Cristadoro) Newcomb; ed. Brooklyn Poly. Prep. Sch .; grad. Yale Univ., Ph.B. Connected with Simmons-Boardman Pub. Co .; scc. and dir. The McCall Co. Clubs: Yale, Aldine. Residence: 1290 Pacific St., Brooklyn. Address: 236 W. 37th St., N. Y. City.
NEWCOMER, WALDO
Banker; b. Baltimore, Md., Sept. 14, 1867; s. Benjamin Franklin and Amelia Louise (Ehlen) Newcomer; m. Kinderhook, N. Y., Oct. 7, 1897, Margaret Vanderpoel; children: Benjamin Franklin, b. 1898; Adelaide Van- derpoel, b. 1902; Margaret Waldo, b. 1905. Pres .- Nat. Exchange Bank, Baltimore; v .- p. the Atlantic Coast Line Co .; dir. Atiantic Coast Line R. R., Safe Deposit & Trust Co., Baltimore Terminal Warehouse Co., Sav- ings Bank of Baltimore, Northern Central l''y, Thos. H. Symington Co. Independent: Lutheran. Mem. Beta Theta Pi fraternity; treas. Md. Sch. for the Blind, New Mercantile Library Ass'n; dir. Federated Charitles. Clubs: Maryland, Maryland Country, Baltimore Coun- try, Merchants, Railroad of N. Y., Recess (N. Y. City). Residence: 105 W. Monument St. Address: Nat. Ex- change Bank, Baltimore, Md.
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NEWELL, EDGAR ALLAN
Manufacturer, capitalist; b. Ogdensburg, N. Y., May 10, 1853; s. William A. and Sarah A. (Miller) Newell; attended Ogdensburg Acad .; m. Potsdam, N. Y., Nov. 19, 1879, Addie B. Priest; children: Albert P., b. 1882; William A., b. 1883. Pres. Newell Mf'g Co., Ogdens- burg Savings & Loan Ass'n; dir. Ogdensburg Improve- ment Co., Buffalo Loan & Improvement Ass'n, Ogdens- burg Wholesale Mercantile Co. Mayor of Ogdensburg 4 terms; pres. Chamber of Commerce. Mason, Knight Templar, Odd Fellow. Trustee Union Mission; pres. Northern N. Y. Development League. Club: Ogdens- burg (mg'r). Address: Ogdensburg, N. Y.
NEWELL, EMERSON ROOT
Patent lawyer; b. Bristol, Conn., Jan. 1, 1872; s. Ed- ward E. and Piera H. (Root) Newell; grad. Yale Univ., A.B., 1893; Columbian Univ., Wash., D. C., M.L. 1896, M.P.L. 1897; m. Galveston, Texas, Nov. 27, 1907, Ella Sealy; one son, George Sealy, b. May 23, 1910. Studicd law, Bristol, Conn., 1893-1895; examiner in U. S. Patent Office, Washington, D. C., 1895-1898; admitted to bar 1895; practicing patent law in N. Y. since 1898. Senior mem. firm Newell & Neal. Mem. Squadron A, 1899- 1913; resigned as capt. Troop G. Mem. N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n, Zeta Psi fraternity (Yale Chapter), Phi Delta Phi fraternity (Law) Columbian Univ .; mem. Geog. Soc., Washington, D. C. Recreations: Yacht- ing, polo, riding, outdoor sports. Clubs: Lawyers, Yale, Republican, Squadron A. Residence: Brookside Drive, Greenwich, Conn. Address: 2 Rector St., N. Y. City.
NEWELL, GEORGE A.
Banker; b. Medina, N. Y., Jan. 11, 1846; s. Arthur W. and Cornelia (Smith) Newell; ed. Medina Acad .; grad. Yale Coll., A.B., 1868, A.M .; m. Medina, N. Y., 1886, Anna - McGrath; children: Gladys C., F. Berenice, George A., Jr., Hildreth A., Natalie C. Pres. Union Bank of Medina. County clerk, 1878-1887; county treas., Orleans County, 1894-1906; treas. village of Medina since 1887. Republican; Universalist; 33° Royal Arch and Scottish Rite Mason (past Grand High Priest, past Grand Master, Grand Council, Grand Treas.), Knight Templar. Clubs: Masonic (N. Y. City), City, Alert (Medina). Address: Medina, N. Y.
NEWLAND, DAVID JUDSON
Lawyer; b. Lawrenceville, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., July 8, 1841; s. Peabody and Eliza (Chase) Newland; direct descendant John and Priscilla Alden - through Daniel Grinnell, of Connecticut; grad. Middlebury (Vt.) Coll., valedictorian (Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Kappa Epsilon), 1865; Columbia Univ., LL. B., 1868; m. Had- donfield, N. J., Sept. 26, 1883, Mary Nicholson; children: Anna May, b. 1884; Marguerite C., b. 1887; Eleanor, b. 1890. Originator of amendment of law as to evidence in cases of disputed handwriting (1880), by which specimens of genuine handwriting can be introduced with which to compare a forgery, although not in case already for other purposes. Pres. Am. Blind Stitch Machine Co. Republican; Baptist. Address: 260 Con- vent Av., N. Y. City.
NEWMAN, WILLIAM H.
Railway official; b. Prince William Co., Va., Sept. 6, 1847; s. Albert and Adelalde (Fewell) Newman; ed. private schs. in Ky .; m. Feb. 18, 1874, Bessie Carter, of Marshall, Tex. Station agent Texas & Pacific R'y at Shreveport, La., July 1, 1869-1872; gen. freight agent same, 1872-1883; traffic mg'r Southwestern System lines, comprising Tex. & Pacific, Internat. & Great Northern, Galveston, Houston & Henderson, and Mo., Kansas & Texas Ry's, 1883-1885; traffic mg'r Mo. Pacific R'y, Dec., 1885-Aug., 1887; v .- p. Mo. Pacific R'y until June. 1889; 3d v .- p. Chicago & Northwestern R'y, 1889-1896; 2d v .- p. Great Northern R'y, 1896-1898; pres. Lake Shore & Mich. Southern R'y Co., 1898-1909; N. Y. Central & Hudson River R. R. Co., 1901-1909; Mich. Central R. R. Co., 1905-1909; Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis R'y Co., 1905-1909; now dir. N. Y. Central Lincs. Address: Grand Central Terminal, N. Y. City.
NEWTON, ALBRO J.
Lumber merchant; b. Sherburne, N. Y., Aug. 16, 1832; s. Wllllam and Lois (Butler) Newton; cd. graminar and high schs., Sherburne, N. Y .; m. Exeter, N. Y., Delia A. Lewis; children: Grace (Mrs. Arnold G. Dana), Harriet Cornelia (Mrs. Edwin R. Dimond), William Lewis, Delia Lewis (Mrs. Eugene S. Graves). Alem. firm Kenyon & Newton, 1854-1897; pres. the Albro J. Newton Co. since 1898. Trustce and 3d v .- p. S. Brook- lyn Savings Inst'n; trustee U. S. Title Guaranty Co .; dir. Franklin Trust Co. Republican; Congregationalist. Trustee Y.M.C.A. and Soc. Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Clubs: Hamilton, Montauk. Residence: 130 Hicks St. Address: 528 Union St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
NIBLO, FRED
Entertainer, traveler, writer; b. York, York County, Neb., Jan. 6, 1874; s. Frederick Liedtke and Annette (Debergere) Niblo; ed, public sch., Neb .; m. June 2, 1901, Josephine Cohan (sister of Gco. M. Cohan); one son, Fred Niblo, Jr., b. Jan. 23, 1903. Actor and mg'r; on stage since 1897; in almost every branch; dramatic, musical comedy, mostly vaudeville. Also lecturer on foreign travels In Central Africa, the Soudan, Egypt, Russia, Siberia; traveled around the world three times, has written extensively on these places. Pres. White Rats of America, Inc. (largest and richest actors org'n in world), Associated Actors Co., Inc., Fred Niblo Co., Inc., Mason 32°, Nobie of Mystic Shrine of N. Y. Republican, Christian. Recreations: Traveling, explor- ing, photography. Clubs: Lambs, Green Room, Friars, White Rats, Comedy, Elks, Savage (London), Vaude- ville (London). Address: Lambs Club, 130 W. 44th St., N. Y. City.
NICHOLLS, CHARLES WILBUR DE LYON
Author, philanthropist; b. Nichols, Conn., Dec. 17, 1854; s. George Kneeland and Armina de Lyon Seeley Nicholls; of renowned Colonial lineage; related to Sir Richard Nicholls, the first English gov. of N. Y .. who named New York and was founder of Its Anglo-Saxon supremacy; grad. Williston Sem., E. Hampton, Mass., 1874; entered Yale, 1874, but withdrew because of ill health; pupil of singing, Bristol's Conservatory, 1874- 1876; student Johns Hopkins Univ., 1877-1880; student at Concord Sch. of Philosophy, summers of 1879-1882; student in German literature and philosophy, 1880- 1882; student in philosophy, Seabury Divinity Sch., 1882-1884; grad. Gen. Theol. Sem., N. Y. City, 1887; ordained deacon, 1887; vlcar, St. Thomas' (h., New Haven, Conn., 1887-1888; ordalned priest, 1888; rector, St. Stephen's Ch., Staten Island, 1888-1892; chaplain Dep't Public Charities and Corrections, N. Y. City, 1893-1897; vicar St. Luke's Ch., N. Y. City, 1897-1899; became convert to Catholicism, 1899; took lectures in moral theology and dogma, Gregorlan Unlv., Rome, 1899-1900; originator of Sunday Kindergarten Ass'n, art and humanitarlan movement for tencment-house children, ofwhich is now treas. and corr. sec .; gov .- gen. Nat. Society of Sclons of Colonlal Cavaliers. Author: The Greek Madonna, 1894; The Decadents, 1899; The Sunday Kindergarten Art History Catechism, 1903; The Ultra-fashionable Peerage of America, 1904; The Sunday Kindergarten Primer of American Phl- losophy, 1907; Annals of a Remarkable Salon, 1910; inagazine essayist on fashionable society. Address: 47 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
NICHOLS, ACOSTA
Banker; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., June 19, 1872; s. George I. and Christina (Cole) Nichols; ed. Brooklyn Poly. Inst., 1889, and Williams Coll., 1893. Mem. firm of Spencer Trask & Co .; dir. Conquista Coal R'y Co., Mexican Coal &. Coke Co., Broadway Realty Co., Mexi- can Mineral R'y Co. Life mem. N. Y. Hist. Soe .; mem. St. Nicholas Soc., Soc. Colonial Wars, Soc. War of 1812, Long Island Hist. Soc., N. Y. Zool. Soc., Am. Museum Natural History, Sons of Revolution, Soc. Foreign Wars, Williams Alumni Ass'n, Met. Muscum of Art, Kappa Alpha fraternity; veteran of Co. K, 7th Reg't, N.G.N.Y. Clubs: Metropolitan, Down Town Ass'n, University, Midday, Rumson Country, Piping Rock. Address: 43 Exchange Pl., N. Y. City.
NICHOLS, ERICKSON NORMAN
Broker; b. N. Y. City; s. William S. Nichols; ed. in N. Y. City; m. Edith C. Haines; four children. Mem. First U. S. Vol. Cav. Reg't (Rough Riders), in Spanish- Am. War. V .- p. and dir. Acme Ball Bearing Co .; mem. Squadron A, N.G.N.Y. Clubs: Union, N. Y. Athletic, Ardsley, Atlantic Yacht, Richmond County Country, Staten Island Polo. Residence: Port Chester, N. Y. Address: 60 Broadway, N. Y. City.
NICHOLS, GEORGE LIVINGSTON
Lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., May 9, 1860; grad. Will- iams Coll., 1881; Columbia Law Sch., 1883. Mem. firm of Masten & Nichols; elty civil service conim'r of Brooklyn, four years. V .- p. and dir. Chickering & Sons; sec. and dir. Southern dimprovement Co. of N. Y., Tin Plate Decorating Co .; dir. Borden's Condensed Milk Co., Lalance & Grosjean Mfg Co., U. S. Bobbin and Shuttle Co., William C. Casey Co., Woodhaven Water Supply Co. Mem. St. Nicholas, N. Y. Hist., Zool., L. I. Hist. and N. Y. Gcog. Socs., Am. Bar Ass'n, Bar Ass'n State of N. Y., Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Williams Coll. Alumni Ass'n. Sons of Revolution, Soc. Foreign Wars, Soc. War of 1812, Met. Museum of Art, N. Y. Botanleal Garden, Am. Museum of Natural Hls- tory. Clubs: Union, Metropolitan, Grolier, University, Down Town, Hamilton ( Brooklyn). Address: 49 Wall St., N. Y. City.
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NICHOLS, JOHN TREADWELL
Ass't curator fishes, Am. Museum Natural History; b. Jamaica Plains, Mass., June 11, 1883; s. John W. T. and Mary Blake (Slocumn) Nichols; grad. Harvard Univ., A.B., 1905; m. Mastic, N. Y., June 11, 1910, Cor- nelia Du Bois Floyd; children: William Floyd, b. 1911; Mary Blake, b. 1913. Ass't Dep't Mammals, Am. Museum, N. Y., 1907; ass't U. S. Bureau of Fisheries, 1908; ass't curator of fishes, Am. Museum, N. Y., since 1909. Democrat; Unitarian. Mem. Am. Museum of Natural History, A.A.A.S., Am. Fishcries Soc., Am. Ornithologists Union, Linnæan Soc. of N. Y., N. Y. Aquarium Soc., Nat. Ass'n of Audubon Soc., N. J. Audubon Soc. Recreations: Fishing, photography, walking, marine travel. Ciubs: Harvard, Explorers, Harvard Travelers, Cooper Ornithol., Nuttall Ornithol. Residence: Mastic, L. I., N. Y. Address: Am. Museum of Natural History, N. Y. City.
NICHOLS, JOSEPHINE GENUNG
Genealogical author; b. Snyder Hill, near Ithaca, N. Y., Aug. 30, 1876; d. Joseph A. and Mary E. (Corneiins) Genung; grad. Cornell Univ., Ph.B., 1897; m. 1897, Leon Nelson Nichols. Author: (with Mr. Nichols), Genung- Ganong-Ganung Genealogy, 1906; (with Dr. Cleveland Abbe), Townsend Genealogy, 1909, and (with Dr. Abbe), in preparation, The Abbe Genealogy. Address: 1915 Daly Av., N. Y. City.
NICHOLS, LEON NELSON
Librarian; b. Middleville, N. Y., Nov. 10, 1868; s. Horatio and Julia E. (Rice) Nichols; grad. Cornell Univ., B.L., 1892; m. 1897, Mary Josephine Genung, of Ithaca, N. Y .; one son, Edward Genung, b. 1899. Ass't librarian in the Main Reading Room of N. Y. Public Library; has helped organize various local hist. socs .; one of founders, and gave name to Cornell, hon. soc. of Quill and Dagger. Recreations: Ornithology,
genealogy. Author (with Mrs. Nichols) : Genung- Ganong-Ganung Genealogy, 1906. Address:
N. Y. Public Library, N. Y. City.
NICHOLS, WALTER SMITH
Actuary, journalist; b. Newark, N. J., Nov. 23, 1841; grad. Princeton, A.B., 1863, and afterward studied law. Became associated with C. C. Hine as editor of the Insurance Monitor, 1868, and since 1897 solc editor; editor Insurance Law Journal since 1875. Actuary 1891, sec. 1894 of U. S. Industrial Assurance Co .; now dir. Newark Fire Ins. Co., v .- p. C. C. Hine's Sons Co., and dir. of several Newark corp'ns. Author: Hine and Nichols on Assignments; Hine and Nichols Digest of Insurance Decisions. Mem. Am. Math. Soc., A.A.A.S. Address: 100 William St., N. Y. City.
NICHOLS, WILLIAM HENRY
Manufacturing chemist; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 9, 1852; s. George Henry and Sarah Elizabeth (Harris) Nichols; ed. Brooklyn Poly. Inst., N. Y. Univ., B.S., 1870, M.S., 1873; Lafayette Coll., LL.D., 1904; Columbia, Sc.D., 1904; m. Brooklyn, Feb. 14, 1873, Hannah W. Bensel. Since 1870 engaged in business as inf'g chemist; also copper refiner and smelter; now chm'n B'd Gen. Chemical Co., pres. Nichols Copper Co., Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting & Power Co .; v .- p. Corn Exchange Bank; dir. Nichols Chem. Co. (Ltd); chm'n of Poly. Inst., Brooklyn; trustee Title Guarantce and Trust Co., The Hoagland Laboratory; dir. Gen. Development Co., Mexican Internat. R. R. Co., Nat. Railways of Mexico, Pittsburgh Steel Co., Phos- phate Mining Co., Read Phosphate Co., State Realty & Mortgage Co., Miami Copper Co. Republican; Congre- gationalist. Mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Soc. Chem. In- dustry (pres. 1904-1905), Canadian Mining Inst., Electro-Chem. Soc., A.A.A.S., N. Y. Chamber of Com- merce, Past pres. Internat. Congress of Applied Chem- istry. Commendatore of Crown of Italy, 1912. Clubs: Down Town, City Midday, N. Y. Yacht, Chemists (N. Y. City), Hamilton, University (N. Y.), Nassau Country, Oakland (S. C.). Residence: 353 Clinton Av., Brooklyn. Address: 25 Broad St., N. Y. City.
NICHOLS, WILLIAM H., JR.
Mining eng'r; b. Brooklyn, N. Y .; s. William H. and Hannah W. (Bensel) Nichols; grad. Brooklyn Poly. Inst., Columbia Univ .; m. Brooklyn, Oct. 28, 1896, Rose Tilden; children: Francis T., b. 1902; Marian, b. 1904. Dir. and auditor Nichols Copper Co .; dir., v .- p. and gen. mg'r Gen. Chem. Co .; dir. and sec. Nichols Chem. Co., Ltd., Madoc Mining Co., Chem. Trading Co., Union Trust Co., Corn Products Refining Co .; mem. Advisory B'd, Title Guarantee and Trust Co., Mfg Branch. Presby'n. Mem. Am. Inst. Mining Eng'rs, Soc. of Chem. Industry, Am. Chem. Soc .; trustee Brooklyn Children's Aid Soc. Clubs: Hamilton, Heights Casino, Nassau Country, Columbia University, Chemists, Piping Rock. Residence: 361 Clinton Av., Brooklyn, N. Y. Address: 25 Broad St., N. Y. City.
NICHOLS, WILLIAM WALLACE
Engineer; b. N. Y. City, Nov. 17, 1860; s. Edward E. and Anna Maria (Macauley) Nichols; grad. Yale, Ph.B., 1884, M.E., 1886; m. St. Louis, Mo., April 6, 1896, Mary Elizabeth Hill; one d .: Marian, b. Feb. 20, 1897. In motive power dep't, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis R. R, Cleveland, O., 1885-1886; ass't master mechanic and sup't telegraph, Chicago, Bur- lington & Quincy R. R., 1886-1890; sup't Chicago Teie- phone Co., 1890-1893; instr. mech. eng'ring, Yale, 1893- 1900; ass't mg'r, Baltimore Copper Smelting and Re- fining Co., 1900-1904: v .- p. Alils- Chalmers Co., 1904; dir. Allis-Chalmers-Bullock Co., Ltd, U. S. Trenching Machine Co. Independent Republican; Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs. Ciubs: Yale, Harvard, Engineers, N. Y. Railway. Address: 30 Church St.,
N. Y. City.
NICKERSON, HIRAM ROBERT
Railroad official; b. Wayne, Me., Dec. 13, 1853; s. Hiram S. and Mary Jane (Smith) Nickerson: ed. Maine Wesleyan Sem., Kent's Hiii, Me .; Westbrook (Me.) Sem .; m. Nortonville, Kan., Dcc. 28, 1876, Margaret A. Mahan; children: Robert Alden, b. 1879; Ruby Louise, b. 1881. Was employed by Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fé R'y Co. in various capacities, 1872-1894; v .- p. and gen. mg'r Mexican Central R'y, Lt'd, with headquarters in City of Mexico, 1894-1907. Pres. Rio Grande, Sierre Madre & Pacific R'y, 1907-1910; now pres. South Atlantic & Western R. R .; dir. Mexican Nat. Construction Co. Address: 149 Broadway, New York City.
NICOLL, DE LANCEY
Lawyer; b. Shelter Island, N. Y., June 24, 1854; s. Solomon Townsend Nicoil (successful East India tea merchant of N. Y. City) and Charlotte Ann (Nicoli) Nicoll (cousins) ; descendant from Mathias Nicoll, grad- uate of Cambridge and lawyer of the Middle Tempie, who came to America in 1664 with his uncle, Sir Rich- ard Nicoll (the first English governor of N. Y.), and was mayor of N. Y. City 1671, speaker of First Colonial Assembly 1683, and first judge of the N. Y. Court of Oyer and Terminer; ed. Flushing Inst., Che- shire .(Conn.) Acad., St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N. H., Princeton Coll., A.B., summa cum laude, 1874, and Columbia Law Sch .; m. Ossining, N. Y., Dec. 11, 1890, Maud, d. Lieut. Richard Cuyler Churchili, 4th Art'y, U. S. A .; children: De Lancey, Jr., Josephine Churchill. Clerk in law office of Clarkson N. Potter until admis- sion to bar, 1876; then formed law partnership with Walter D. Edmunds. Ass't dist. att'y of N. Y. County under Randolph B. Martine, 1885-1888; then in law firm of Dickerson, Nicoli & Brown. Unsuccessful can- didate for dist. att'y on Rep. and Independent tickets, 1887; elected on Dem. tleket 1891, and served 1892-1894; since then senior of law firm of Nicoll, Anable & Lind - say. Mem. Constitutional Conv., 1894. Successfully handied, among others, the case of the Aldermanic prosecution for bribery connected with the Broadway R. R. franchise; Peopie v. Jahne; People v. O'Neii; Peopie v. McQuade; People v. Sharp; wilis of Joseph Richardson, Gen. Samuel Thomas and Russell Sage; litigation of the Interborough Rapid Transit Co. of N. Y. and the American Tobacco Co. Clubs: Union Metropolitan, Tuxedo, Racquet, Riding, University, Manhattan, Princeton, Nat. Democratic. Residence: 23 E. 39th St. Address: 31 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
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NICOLL, JAMES CRAIG
Artist; b. N. Y. City, Nov. 22, 1846; s. John W. and Elizabeth P. (Craig) Nicoli; ed. Quackenbos Sch., N. Y. City; studied art under M. F. H. de Haas and Kruse- man van Eiten; m. N. Y. City, 1873, Cora A. Noble (now deceased) ; children: Einliy R., John Howard, Fancher, Craig. Made many sketches of scenes along the Atlan- tic Coast, both in oils and water colors. Made his first exhibit at Nat. Acad. Design in 1868; since then at many exb'ns; gold medal New Orleans Exp'n, 1885, also awards at Paris Exp'n, 1900, Boston Prize Fund, cte. Eleeted associate, 1880, academician, 1885, Nat. Acad. Design; has been its sec. and is now mem. of its council; founder, 10 years sec. and now pres. Am. Water Color Soc .; men. Artists' Fund Soc. (pres. 1887). N. Y. Etching Club (several years sec.), Artists' Aid Soc. Mem. and sec. Jury of Award on Painting. Worid's Co- lumbian Exp'n. Independent in politics. Episcopalian. Recreation: Golf. Club: Century. Address: 51 W. 10th St., N. Y. City.
NICOLSON, JOHN
Lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 14, 1866; s. John (formerly of Berwick, Scotiand) and Matiida (liaii) Nicolson, formerly of Birmingham, Eng .; grad. Univ. of Va., B. L., 1892; m. N. Y. City, Alma F. Durant. d. late John L. Durant. Lived in Savannah, Ga., until 1897. Admitted to Georgia bar 1892; practised there until 1897 and then removed to N. Y. City, where has
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since practised. Served in N.G.N.Y., Squadron A, now hon. mem. Progressive; mem. Fifth Ave. Pres- by'n Ch., and Chm'n of B'd of Deacons. Mem. Com. of Mg'mt, West Side Y. M. C. A .; Trustee, Federation of Churches; treas. Evangelical Com. of N. Y. City; chm'n City Club Com. of Affairs Borough of Manhattan. Mem. Soc. Arts and Sciences, Met. Museum of Art, Mu- seum Nat. History, Acad. of Political Science, Inst. of Arts and Sciences, Presbyterian Union, Peace Soc., Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Am. Bar Ass'n, Southern Soc. Clubs: City; Lawyers'; Squadron A. Residence: 309 W. 93d st. Address: 32 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
NIEHAUS, CHARLES HENRY
Sculptor; b. Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 24, 1855; s. John Conrad and Sophia Wilhelinina (Block) Niehaus; ed. McMieken Sch. of Art, Cincinnati (first prize); Royal Acad., Munich, Bavaria (first prize, medal and di- pioma); m. N. Y. City, Aug. 3, 1900, Regina Armstrong. Studied in Rome, Italy, four years; one year in Man- chester, England, after three years spent at Royal Acad., Munich. Elected asso. 1892, academician 1906 Nat. Acad. Design; mein. Architectural League of America, Nat. Art Club, Nat. Sculpture Soc .; received medals, 1893, Chicago; gold medals, Buffalo 1901, Charleton 1902, St. Louis 1904. Important works: Hahnemann Monument (Washington). Statues: In- galls, Garfield, Allen, Morton (in rotunda of Capitol), Drake Monument (Titusville, Pa.), Forrest equestrian (Memphis, Tenn.), Trinity Historical Doors (N. Y. City), Pediment Appellate Court (N. Y. City), Louis IX, equestrian (St. Louis, Mo.); statues of Mckinley, Lin- coln and Farragut (Muskegon, Mich.), Mckinley, for tomb (Canton, Ohio), Harrison (Indianapolis, Ind.), Louis IX (St. Louis); pediment, Ky. State Capitol; busts of Hon. Chas. Hackley, Public Library, Muske- gon, Mich .; Rev. Dr. Collier for Cooper Union, N. Y. City; Robt. Blum, Museum of Art, Cincinnati, O .; H. H. Rogers, Joseph Jefferson, N. Y. City; statues of Abra- ham Lincoln, for Buffalo Hist. Soc .; James W. Beards- ley, for City of Bridgeport, Conn .; Gov. Wm. Goebel, for Frankfort, Ky., and Gov. Wm. Goebel for the Capi- tol at Frankfort, Ky., for which the Legislature ap- propriated $20,000; also the John Paul Jones Monu- ment for Washington, D. C., awarded by Nat. Gov't. Address: New Rochelle, N. Y.
NIEL, EDWARD A.
Railroad official; b. Selma, Ala., July 3, 1865; s. An- drew J. and Elizabeth (Peake) Niel; ed. Dallas Acad., Selma, Ala., grad. high sch .; m. Birmingham, Ala., June 18, 1890, Flora Stewart; children: Flora, b. 1891; Ed- ward, b. 1893. Entered railroad service, June, 1878, as office boy; soon became telegraph operator, train dis- patcher, train master, chief clerk to sup't, chief clerk to ass't gen. freight and passenger agent. Appt'd gen. freight and passenger agent Mobile & Birming- ham R. R., Oct., 1894; entered service of Southern R'y Co., Jan. 1899, as ass't gen. freight agent at Washing- ton, D. C .; promoted to position of gen. freight agent, July, 1899; accepted service with Atlantic and N. C. R. R., Oct., 1904, as traffic mg'r and resigned June 1, 1905, to become traffic mg'r of the Buffalo & Susque- hanna R'y at Buffalo, N. Y., having charge also of Buffalo, Attica & Arcade R.R., in same capacity; dir. of latter road; v .- p. Keystone Stores Co .; traffic mg'r New Orleans-Great Northern R. R., also Brookhaven & Pearl River R. R .; resigned Mar. 1, 1911, to manage mining ' interest in the West; entered service of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh R'y as coal freight agent, Feb. 1, 1912, in charge of coal, coke, ore and limestone traffic; also industrial dep't. Democrat; Episcopalian. Mason; mem. B. P. O. Elks. Amateur musician, for many years identified with musical socs. in various cities; has frequently assisted in charitable performances. Clubs: Rochester, Whist, Elks. Ad-
dress: 155 Main St., W., Rochester, N. Y.
NIES, JAMES BUCHANAN
Clergyman; b. Newark, N. J., 1856; s. S. and An- toinette F. (Landano) Nies; grad. Columbia Coll., A.B., 1882, A.M., 1887, Ph.D., 1888; Gen. Theol. Sem., 1885; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., 1891, Jeanie Dows Orr. Ordered deacon, 1885, ordained priest, 1886, by Bishop H. C. Potter, in Episcopal ministry. Formerly at Holy Trin- ity Chapel, N. Y. City, 1885-1886; St. John's Ch., Tucka- hoe, N. Y., and St. John's Ch., Upper New Rochelle, N. Y., 1886-1887; at Christ Chapel, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1887- 1893; rector Ch. of the Epiphany, Brooklyn, 1893-1898; rector Christ Ch., Sharon, Conn., 1905-1907. Author: Ur Dynasty Tablets. Field dir. Am. Sch. for Oriental Study and Research, 1901-1902. Oriental traveler. Address: Hotel St. George, Columbia Heights, Brook- lyn, N. Y.
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