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NILES, WALTER LINDSAY
Physician; b. Lebanon, N. Y., Jan. 2, 1878; g. I. New- ton and Harriet (Lindsay) Niles; ed. Cornell Univ.,
class of 1900, held a State scholarship, elected to Sphinx Head; grad. Cornell Univ. Med. Coll., M.D., 1902; m. Yonkers, N. Y., May 20, 1908, Louise Vezin. Interne Bellevue Hosp., 1902-1904; instr. in medicine Cornell Univ. Med. Coll., 1904-1912. Ass't physician to Belle- vue Out-Patient Dep't, 1904-1906; ass't physician Cor- nell Dispensary, 1904-1908; ass't physician Lincoln Hosp., 1906-1909; adjunct ass't attending physician to Bellevue Hosp. since 1909; ass't prof. of Clinical Medi- cine in Cornell Univ. Med. Coll. since 1912. Republi- can. Mem. Phi Alpha Sigma fraternity, Sphinx Head (Cornell), N. Y. Acad. of Medicine. Recreation: Ten- nis. Club: Cornell University. Address: 56 E. 77th St., N. Y. City.
NILES, WILLIAM WHITE
Lawyer; b. Waterford, Saratoga Co., N. Y., July 22, 1860; s. William Watson and Isabel (White) Niles; grad. Dartmouth Coll., A.B., 1883, A.M., 1886; Albany Law Sch., LL.B., 1886. Mem. of Assembly of N. Y., 1895. Dir. Cohoes Co .; mem. B'd of Mg'rs and Exec. Com. N. Y. Zool. Soc., mem. Bronx Valley Parkway Comm'n, N. Y. City Charter Revision Comm'n, 1908. Republican. Mem. Bar Ass'm State of N. Y., Bar Ass'n City of N. Y .; mem. and trustee N. Y. Zool. Soc .; trus- tee Bedford Park Congregational Church. Pres. North Side B'd of Trade; v .- p. Citizens Union. Clubs: Uni- versity, City, Automobile of America, Republican, Ardsley, Aero of America. Residence: Fairlee, Wood- lawn Road, Bedford Park. Address: 11 Wall St., N. Y. City.
NIMS, HARRY D.
Lawyer; b. Keene, N. H., 1875; grad. Williams Coll., A.B .; m. 1907, Emma Collier Grant; two children. En- gaged in practise of law. Author: Nims on Unfair Business Competition, also legal articles. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Residence: Bronxville, N. Y. Ad- dress: 32 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
NISBET, JAMES DOUGLAS
Physician; b. Waxhaw, S. C., July 30, 1861; s. John Newton Nisbet; ed. Finlay (N. C.) High Sch., Fort Mil. Acad., Davidson (N. C.) Coll., A.B., 1881; Louisville Med. Coll., M.D., 1886; in. Emma Beulah Hayes, Oct., 1908. Practised medicine in South Carolina until 1899; one year of graduate study in N. Y. Polyclinic Med. Sch .; passed Regent's exam. 1890; practised in N. Y. City 1890-1892; studied in Paris, Tubingen and Berlin, 1892- 1894; since 1895 practising in N. Y. City; specialist in diseases of digestive system. Formerly prof. diseases of digestive system, N. Y. Polyclinic. Author: Dis- eases of the Stomach, 1898, and papers to medical journals. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. Acad. Medicine, Am. Acad. Medicine, N. Y. State Med. Soc., N. Y. County Med. Soc., Polyelinic Med. Soc., Soc. Med. Jurispru- dence. Residence: 33 W. 51st St. Address: 34 W. 50th St., N. Y. City.
NISSEN, LUDWIG
Merchant, capitalist; b. Hosum, Schleswig-Holstein, Dec. 2, 1855; ed. public schools of native place. Be- came ass't sec. in the Imperial Dist. Court; came to America at early age and after various business ven- tures entered firm of Schilling & Nissen, diamond set- ters and importers, firm later changing to Ludwig Nis- sen & Co. . Ex-pres. Jewelers' Ass'n and B'd of Trade; mcm. N. Y. Chamber of Commerce. Trustee Dime Sav- ings Bank of Brooklyn, N. Y .; Jewellers B'd of Trade, Nat. Ass'n of Mf'rs of U. S. of America, N. Y. B'd of Trade and Transportation; trustee Equitable Life As- surance Soc. Appt'd by Tenn. Centennial Exp'n as one of judges of awards in art goods, jewelry, minerals and precious stones dep't; comm'r for Brooklyn, At- lanta Exp'n of 1895 and Nashville Exp'n of 1897; appt'd by Gov. Black, head of N. Y. State Com. to Paris Exp'n of 1900. Clubs: Hamilton, Union League (Brooklyn), Parkway Driving, Riding and Driving, Rembrandt. Residence: 810 St. Mark's Av., Brooklyn. Address: 182 Broadway, N. Y. City.
NIX, JOHN W.
Capitalist; pres. and dir. John Nix & Co., Nix Bros. Co., W. C. Vosburgh Mfg Co., Ltd .; v .- p. and dir. Fidel- ity Trust Co .; trustee Irving Savings Inst'n. Address: 281 Washington St., N. Y. City.
NIXON, LEWIS
Naval architect and shipbuilder; consulting eng'r and comm'r of Public Works, Borough Richmond; b. Leesburg, Va., 1861; s. Col. Joel Lewis and Mary Jane (Turner) Nixon; ed. Leesburg Acad., U. S. Naval Acad., graduating No. 1, 1882; Royal Navy Coll., London. Eng. (where King George of Eng. was a student at the same tinie); m. Jan .. 1891, Sally Lewis Wood, direct descendant of Colonial Gen. Andrew Lewis, of Va .; olle son: Stanhope Wood. Grad. midshipman, 1582; transferred from lino of navy to Constr'n Corps, in
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1884; designed battleships Oregon, Massachusetts and Indiana, 1890, then resigned from navy to become sup't constructor of Cramp's Shipyard, Philadelphia; opened Crescent Shipyard, 1895, and built vessels for all dep'ts of Gov't of U. S. and for foreign gov'ts. Pres. Standard Motor Constr'n Co., Stecl Package Co .; sole owner Lewis Nixon's shipyard. Built eleven men-of- war for U. S. Navy, sixteen vessels for Russian Navy, two for Mexican Navy, five vessels for Cuba, and four for Santo Domingo, and for U. S. and foreign coun- tries has built every known type of vessel; built Gregory, the first motor-boat to cross the ocean; built first submarine torpedo boat for the U. S. Navy. Has been received in sp'l audience by Pope Pius X., the Czar Nicholas of Russia, and King Edward VII of England. Pres. East River Bridge Comm'n by apptm't of Mayor Van Wyck, of N. Y. City, 1897; leader of Tammany Hall, succeeding Richard Croker, in 1902; ch'm Dem. Cong. Finance Com., 1902-1903; comm'r from N. Y. to St. Louis World's Fair by apptm't of Governor Odell; mem. B'd Visitors to U. S. Naval Acad., 1903, by apptm't of Pres. Roosevelt. Delegate to Fourth Pan-Am. Conf. at Buenos Aires, and sp'l envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to represent U. S. at Chilian Centenary in 1910, by apptm't of Pres. Taft. Delegate to Nat. Dem. Convs. at Kansas City, St. Louis, Denver and Baltimore. Chm'n Dem. State Conv., Buf- falo, 1906. Appt'd consulting eng'r and comm'r of Public Works, Borough of Richmond by Borough Pres. McCormack, Jan. 1914. Mem. Tammany Soc. Mem. Exec. Com. and v .- p. Inst'n of Naval Architects and Marine Eng'rs; fellow Am. Geog. Soc .; trustee Webb's Acad. and Home for Shipbuilders. Recreations: Travel and summer on yacht Loudoun, named after native county in Va. Clubs: Union, Brook, National Demo- cratic, Lawyers. Seneca, Press, N. Y. Yacht, Richmond County Country, Automobile of America, Automobile (Staten Island); Rittenhouse (Philadelphia); Metro- politan, Army and Navy (Washington). Residence: 22 E. 53d St. Address: 17 Battery Pl., N. Y. City.
NOBLE, ALFRED
Civll eng'r; b. Livonia, Mich., Aug. 7, 1844; s. Charles and Lovina D. Noble; served in Unlon Army in Civil War; grad. Univ. oť Mich., C.E., 1870, LL.D., 1895; m. Ann Arbor, Mich., May 31, 1871, Georgia Speechly. En- gaged in practice of civil cng'ring since 1870; mem. Nicaragua Canal B'd, 1895, U. S. B'd of Eng'rs on Deep Waterways, 1897-1900, U. S. Isthmian Canal Commen, 1899-1903; chief eng'r East River Division, Pa., N. Y. & L. I. R. R., 1902-1907. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs (ex-pres.), Western Soc. of Eng'rs. Clubs: University, Engineers. Residence: 501 W. 120th St. Address: 7 E. 42d St., N. Y. City.
NOBLE, FRANCIS L.
Lawyer; b. Brooklyn, 1868; s. Charles and Frances Louisa (Bush) Noble; grad. N. Y. Univ., A.B .; Columbia Univ., LL.B .; m. June 1896, Mary Newcomb Braman. Mem. law firm Noble & Camp; trustec Brooklyn Sav- ings Bank; dir. The Thrift. Republican; Episcopalian. Mem. Deltl Phl fraternity. Clubs: Riding and Driving, Nassau Country, Hamilton, University, Stock Ex- change Luncheon. Residence: 200 Hicks St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Address: 2 Wall St., N. Y. City.
NOBLES, MILTON
Actor and dramatist: b. Almont, Mich., Sept. 28, 1847; ed. in schools of Madison. Wis .; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., June 29, 1881, Dolly Woolwine. Began career as actor In 1867, afterward In companies of Edwin Forrest, Edwin Booth, Joseph Jefferson, Lawrence Barrett and others until 1875, when began as a star; chlefly In his own plays, notably In The Phoenix, which was one of the leading attractions of the stage for many seasons. Author (plays): A Man of the People; Under Martial Law; The Phoenix, Love and Law; Interviews; The Whirlwind; Harvest; For Rev- enue Only; Love Goes on Forever; A Son of Thespis; The Days of '49; The Unwritten Law; Bilgeville Junc- tion; From Sire to Son; Why Walker Reformed; A Blue Grass Widow; Belinda Balley's Boarders. Also author of the books: Stage Fiction; Shop Talk; Facts and Fables, etc. Address: 139 First Pl., Brooklyn, N. Y.
NOEL, DIX WEBSTER
Lawyer; b. Urbana, Ill., Sept., 21, 1872; s. Samuel M. and Marian E. (Weaver) Nocl; ed. Urbana High Sch. Union Coll. Ph.B .; Harvard Law Sch. LL.B .; m. Rochester, N. Y., 1903, Annle Webster; children: Har- rlson Webster, b. 1905; Dix Webster, Jr., b. 1906: Mary Elizabeth, b. 1911. Admitted to N. Y. Bar 1903; U. S. Supreme Court, 1911; att'y for Legal Ald . Soc., West Side Branch 1903-1904. Mem. gen. com. Wood- row Wilson League of Essex County, N. J. Democrat. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. County Lawyers
Ass'n, Delta Upsllon fraternity. Recreation: Garden-
ing. Clubs: Delta Upsilon, Woodrow Wilson (mem. gen. com.). Residence: 295 N. Mountain Av., Upper Montclair, N. J. Address: 141 Broadway, N. Y. City.
NOLAN, WILLIAM P.
Lawyer; b. Schenectady, N. Y., Feb. 13, 1860: 8. Michael and Honora (Drury) Nolan; ed. St. John's Parochial Sch., Schenectady, N. Y., Schenectady Union Classical Inst. (now Schenectady High Sch.), and Fordham Univ., A.B., 1880; m. Schenectady, N. Y., 1892, Catherine Tempany, City att'y, Schenectady, N. Y., 1904; corp'n counsel, Schenectady, N. Y., Jan. 1. 1908-1910. Republican; Roman Catholic. Address: 121 Lafayette St., Schenectady, N. Y.
NORRIS, FREDERIC WILLIAM
Clergyman; b. Bradford, England, 1862; s. Willlam and Mary Elkins Norris; grad. St. Stephen's Coll., B.A., 1888; D.D. St. Stephen's Coll., 1912; m. 1890, Mary E. Cherry. Ordered deacon, 1890, ordained priest, 1891. by Bishop A Leonard, In Episcopal ministry. For- merly ass't St. Mark's Cathedral, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1890-1891, in charge of same, 1891-1501; student at Oxford Univ., England, 1894-1895; rector Trinity Ch., South Norwalk, Conn., 1895-1900. Rector St. Mat- thew's Ch., Brooklyn, N. Y., since 1900. Address: 150 Macon St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
NORRIS, HENRY HUTCHINSON
Editor; b. Philadelphia, Pa., April 26, 1873; z Samuel W. and Mary R. (Hutchinson) Norris; grad. Philadelphia Manual Training Sch., 1889; practical work and sp'l student, Johns Hopkins, 1890-1892; cer- terficate Applied Electricity, 1894, Cornell, M.E. 1896; in. Baltimore, Md., Dec. 24, 1899, Annie T. Recse; chil- dren: Elinor R., b. 1905; llachel H., b. 1909. Ass't instr. elec. eng'ring, and had direct charge experl- mental laboratory work, covering all parts of elec. work, Johns Hopkins Univ., 1892-1894; instr. elec. eng'ring, Sibley Coll., Cornell Univ., 1896-1901, ass't prof. 1901-1905; prof. clec. cng'ring, 1905-1913. Sup't Electric R'y Test Comni'n, Universal Exp'n, St. Louis, Mo., 1904. Sp'l expert in connection with reorganiza- tion. of Am. St. R'y Ass'n, 1905. Author of elec. and mech. text-books; editor report of Elec. R'y Test Comm'n; asso. editor Elec. World and Elec. R'y Journal; contb'r to technical and semi-technical press on clec. subjects. Independent Republican; Methodist. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs, Am. St. R'y Ass'n, Soc. for Promotion of Eng'ring Ed'n (sec. . since 1909), Soc. of Sigma Xi. Address: Ithaca, N. Y.
NORRIS, WILLIAM
Actor; b. N. Y. Clty, June 15, 1872; s. Elias M. and Harriet (Maye) Block; ed. San Francisco Boys' High School. On stage professionally since 1892, when be- came mein. George Lederers Stock Co .; has since appeared in many plays, including parts in The Belle of New York; Thoroughbred; His Excellency the Gov- ernor (Charles Frohman Co.); Children of the Ghetto, and Palace of the King (Liebler & Co.); played "Pépé the Jester" in Francesca da Rimini, with Otis Skinner; was original of title roles In The Burgomaster and King Dodo, and comedy leads in Babes in Toyland; The Country Girl; The Cingalee, ctc. Starred season 1905-1906 in Land of Nod, A Strenuous Life, and Sir Anthony; scason 1907-1908 played "Benjamin Part- ridge" in Tom Jones; 1009, "Mephisto" in Soul Kiss, with Gence, and principal comedy part in Fluffy Ruffles, 1909-1910; starred as 'Tom Harrington" in musical farce My Cinderella Girl, 1911; originated comedy lead in Chicago productions of "Modern Eve," playing entire summer In the West. Joined David Belasco's Co. in A Good Little Devil, appearing as "Mrs. Mac Miche," 1912-1913, and 1913-1914. Mem. Pacific Lodge of Masons. Clubs: Players, Lambs. Address: Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park, N. Y. City.
NORTH, CHARLES H.
Physician; b. Palmyra, N. Y., Oct. 27, 1868; s. Dr. Henry M. and Sarah Jane (Grover) North; ed. Palmyra High School, Univ. of Buffalo, M. D., 1898; m. Clyde, N. Y., Nov. 15, 1905, Luclla Barber Rolanson; children: Thomas Robinson, b. 1909: Luella Robinson, b. 1912. For a number of years identified with the care of the criminal insane in N. Y. State at the Matteawan and Dannemora State Ilospitals; now med. sup't of Danne- mora State Hosp. for Insane Convicts. Traveled in West Indies and Europe. Mem. Am. Medico-Psychol. Ass'n, Med. Soc. State of N. Y., Am. Prison Ass'n, Northern N. Y. Med. Soc., Omega Upsilon Phi (med. fraternity), Am. Forestry Ass'n, Am. Civic Ass'n. Recreations: Hunting, fishing, boating. photography, music. Address: Dannemora State Hosp., Dannemora, N. Y.
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NORTH, FRANK MASON
Clergyman; b. N. Y. City, Dec. 3, 1850; s. Charles Carter and Elizabeth (Mason) North; ed. N. Y. private schs. and Wesleyan Univ. (elass of 1872), A. B. (Phi Beta Kappa), 1872, A. M., 1894, D. D .; an. ist Fannie L. Stewart of Philadelphia, Pa. (died 1878); 2d, Wellesley, Mass., 1885, Louise J. MeCoy; children: Adolphus S., b. Aug. 19, 1875 (died 1913), Eric M., b. June 22, 1888. Since 1912 corr. sec. B'd of Foreign Missions, M. E. Ch. Mem. N. Y. Conf. M. E. Ch., 1873-1887, and N. Y. East Conf., sinee 1887. Pastor at Florida, N. Y., 1873, Amenia, N. Y., 1874-1876, Cold Spring, 1877-1878, Ch. of the Saviour, N. Y. City, 1879-1881, White Plains, N. Y., 1882-1883, Calvary Ch., N. Y. City, 1884-1887, Middletown, Conn., 1887-1892. Corr. see. of N. Y. City Ch. Extension and Missionary Soe. of M. E. Ch., 1892- 1912. Editor of The Christlan City, 1892-1912; corr. sec. Nat. City Evangellzation Union, 1894-1912; mg'r in B'ds of Foreign and Home Missions uf M. E. Ch .; del- egate to Eeumenieal Methodist Conf. in London, 1901, Toronto, 1911; Gen. Conf., 1908, 1912. Viee-chm'n Exee. Com. and chm'n of secretaries of the Inter-Church Conf. on Federation, 1905; mem. Exee. Com. Nat. Fed- eration of Churches and Christian Workers. Chm'n Comm'n on Social Service of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, 1908-1912; ehm'n Exec. Com. of Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, 1912. Has traveled four times in Europe. Republican. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa of N. Y., Sigma Chi. Trustee Wesleyan Unlv., Drew Theol. Sem .; mem. Ad- visory B'd Home for the Friendless, and of St. Chris- topher's Home; dir. Christodora House, Evangelistie Com. of N. Y. City; dlr. Am. Bible Soc., N. Y. Federation. of Churches and Christian Org'ns. Clubs: Quill, Aldine. Address: 150 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
NORTHUP, CLARK SUTHERLAND
Teacher; b. Edmeston, N. Y., July 12, 1872; s. William Henry and Emeline Amelia (Sutherland) Northup; ed. Hartwiek Sem .; Pres. White Scholar, Cornell Univ., A.B., 1893; grad. student Cornell Univ., 1893-1894, 1895- 1898, Ph.D., 1898; research, London and Munich, 1910- 1911; m. Gouverneur, N. Y., July 12, 1898, Carrie Louise Myers; children: Olive Emelyn, b: Feb. 15, 1900, Hclen Frances, b. Oct. 18, 1901, Nicholas Carr, b. May 30, 1907. Teacher English and Greek, Caseadilla Seh., Ithaca, N. Y., 1893-1895; ass't prof. of English, Cornell Unlv., since 1903. Reader In English, Coll. Entrane. Exam. B'd, 1902-1910, and sinee 1912. Author: (with T. Stan- ton and others). A Manual of American Literature; (with Miss A. Blount), Progressive Studies in English. Editor: The Essays of Francis Bacon; Essays and Criticisms by T. Gray. Co-op. editor The Journal of English and Germanic Philology. Has contributed re- views and artleles on language and literature to The Nation, Modern Language Notes, Dlaleet Notes, Eng- Hsehe Studlen, The Dial, and other pcriodieals. Mem. Modern Language Ass'n of America, Am. Dialect Soe., Bibliog. Soc. of America, Zodiae Soc., Qulll and Dagger Soc., Phi Beta Kappa Soc. (senator, 1910-1916); trustee First Unitarian Ch., Ithaca, N. Y. Clubs: Cosmopolitan, Town and Gowil. Address: 407 Elmwood Av., Ithaca, N. Y.
NORTHRUP, WILLIAM PERRY
Physielan; b. in Madison Co., N. Y .; grad. Hamilton Coll. (Clinton, N. Y.), A. B., 1872; Coll. Phys. and Surg., N. Y., M. D., 1878; m. Ithaca, N. Y., 1886, Antoinetto Stebbins. Prof. Children's Diseases, The Univ. and Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll .; visiting physician Presby- terian Hosp., N. Y. Foundling Hosp .; consulting physi- cian, hospitals of Health Dep't, N. Y. Club: Century. Address: 57 E. 79th St., N. Y. Clty.
NORTON, ALGERNON S.
Lawyer; b. Homer, Cortland Co., N. Y., Feb. 22, 1860; s. William H. and Adaline (Smith) Norton; grad. Cor- nell Univ., A.B. 1886; N. Y. Univ., LL.B., 1892, LL.M., 1895; m. Freehold, N. Y., 1893, May Lacy; clilldren: Curtis Lacy, Algernon S., Jr. Teacher Yonkers High Sch. and Adelphi Aead., 1887-1892; lecturer, N. Y. Unlv. Law Seh., 1894-1899. Admitted to bar, 1892, engaged In practice since 1894. Partmer Norton & Gregory; dlr. Suffern Nat. Bank. Mem. Psi Upsilon, Phl Beta Kappa, Phl Delta Phi. Recreations: Hunting, fishing, golf. Clubs: Cornell, Hardware. Address: 256 Broadway, N. Y. City.
NORTON, ARTHUR BRIGHAM
Physician, oculist; b. New Marlborough, Mass., Sept. 15, 1856; s. Salmon K, and Sara Jane (Brigham) Nor- ton; ed. New Marlborough Acad., Great Barrington High Seh., N. Y. Homce. Med. Coll. and Hosp., M.D., 1881; Coll. N. Y. Ophthalmle Ifosp., O. et A. Chir., 1882; m. N. Y. Clty, Nov. 25, 1885, Leah Louise Plxley. En- gaged in practice as oculist in N. Y. City slnee 1882; prof. ophthalmology N. Y. Homce. Med. Coll. and IIosp.,
and in Coll. N. Y. Ophthalmle Hosp .; oculist to Hahne- mann, Flower and Laura Franklin Free Hosps .; sur- geon N. Y, Ophthalmie Hosp. Mem. and ex-pres. N. Y. County Home. Med. Soe., N. Y. State Home. Med. Soe., Am. Inst. Homeopathy, Am. Homc., Ophthal., Laryn- gol. and Otol. Soc., and Nat. Soe. Electro-Therapeuties. Hon. mem. Conn. Homæ. Med. Soc .; eor. mem. British Homæ. Med. Soc. Author; Ophthalmie Diseases and Therapeutics, 1902; Essentials of Diseases of the Eye; also numerous contb'ns to Homeopathie med. jour- nals. Address: 30 E. 55th St., N. Y. Clty.
NORTON, CHARLES DYER
Banker; b. Oshkosh, Wis., 1871; s. Rev. Franklin B. and Harriet (Dyer) Norton; grad. Amherst Coll., A.B., 1893; m. Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., Oet. 23, 1897, Katherine MeK. Garrison. Employed by Scribner's Magazine, N. Y., 1893; with Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co., Chleago, 1895-1909; ass't see. of the Treasury, 1909- 1910; sec. to Pres. (Taft) 1910-1911; v .- p. Flrst Nat. Bank of N. Y., 1911. Dir. First Nat. Bank, First Secur- ity Co., Bankers' Trust Co., Baldwin Locomotive Works, Equitable Life Ins. Co. Trustee Am. Red Cross, Char- ity Org'n Soc., Am. Aead. in Rome. Mem. Chicago Plan Comm'n. Republican. Clubs: Chleago, University, On- wentsia (Chicago); Chevy Chase, Cosmos, Metropolitan, (Washington); Tuxedo, Century, Metropolitan, Union League, (N. Y.). Address: 2 Wall St., N. Y. City.
NORTON, EDWIN
Inventor and manufacturer; b. Rockton, Winnebago Co., Ill., Mar. 27, 1845; s. Oliver W. and Henrietta A. Norton; ed. in pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Ill., Oet. 9, 1876, Luey E. Akin. Engaged in manufacture of eans, and for many years v .- p. of Norton Brothers, can mf'rs, of Chicago; first pres. of Am. Can Co. Inventor of mills and machinery for sheet metal working; automatie furnaces and rolling mills for making thin steel sheets and tin plates; machines for making hermetieally scaled tin eans automatically; machines and processes for the preservation of food products in vacuum, and many others. Republican. Clubs: Union League (Chi- cago). Address: 25 Broad St., N. Y. City.
NORTON, ELIOT
Lawyer; b. Cambridge, Mass., July 1, 1863; s. Charles Dliot and Susan Ridley (Sedgwick) Norton; ed. private schools, public schools; grad. Harvard Univ., B. A., 1885, A. M., 1888, Harvard Law Sch., LL.B., 1888; m. Oyster Bay, L. I., Sept., 1891 Margaret Palmer Meyer: one son Charles Ellot, b. May 26, 1902. Admitted to 'bar 1889; engaged in practice in N. Y. City. Indepen- dent In politics. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y .; cava- lier, Order of S. S. Maurizio and Lazzare. Clubs: Uni- versity, Grolier, Lawyers. Residence: 690 Park Av. Address: 2 Reetor St., N. Y. City.
NORTON, EX
Broker; b. New Brighton, S. I., Oet. 30, 1872; s. Ex and Lucy (Moore) Norton; ed. Cheshire Episcopal Acad., St. Austin's Sch., Harvard Univ .; m. Louisville, Ky., Feb. 21, 1905, Jane W. Helm; 3 daughters. Mem. N. Y. Stock Exchange, firm Ex Norton & Co., 1901- 1909; Walker Bros. sinee 1909. Served in Spanish-Am. War as 1st lleut .; 1st Ky. Vol. Inf. Demoerat; Episeo- pallan. Mem. Sons of Revolution, N. Y. Chamber of Commerce. Clubs: Harvard, Richmond County Coun- try (Staten Island), Pendennis and Tavein (Louisville, Ky.). Resldenee: Morristown, N. J. Address: 71
Broadway, N. Y. City.
NORTON, JAMES E.
Jurist; b. Davenport, Ia., April 4, 1867; s. Ambrose L. and Katherine ( Tolles) Norton; ed. Attiea (N. Y.) High School; m. Attiea, N. Y., Sept. 8, 1892, Ellen C. Wright; children: Katherine, b. 1895, Margaret, b. 1900. Admitted to bar at Buffalo, N. Y., 1890; Immedi- ately forined partnership with Russell J. Stone, at At- tica, N. Y., and continued practice of law there until Jan., 1899, when partnership was dissolved; moved to Warsaw, N. Y. Elected, 1898, and reëleeted, 1904 and 1910, county judge alld surrogate of Wyoming Co., N. Y., in which office is now serving. Republican. Address: Warsaw, Wyoming Co., N. Y.
NORTON, LAWRENCE A.
Bond and bank stock broker; b. Springfield, Pa., Dec. 12, 1861; s. Oliver W. and Sarah (Sweezey) Norton; m. 1st, 1889, Graee H. Bulekens; m. 2d. N. Y. City, 1902, Louise A. Bulekens. MIfr of cans (Norton Bros .. Chieago), 1883-1901; auditor Am. Can Co., N. Y., 1901; present business estabilshed 1902. Pres. N. E. Soe. of Orange, 1911-1912. Chi'n of Financo Com., South Orange B'd of Trustees, 1912-1913. Clubs: Chicago Athletic Ass'n. Essex County Country. Residence: South Orange, N. J. Address: 25 Broad St., N. Y. City.
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NORTON, THOMAS HERBERT
Chemist, Univ. prof., consul; b. Rushford, N. Y., June 30, 1851; s. Rev. Robert and Julla (Horsford) Norton; grad. Hamilton Coll., A.B., 1873 .(valedictorian) ; Ph.D., A.M., Univ. of Heidelberg, 1875; hon. Sc. D., Hamilton Coll., 1896; in. Lockport, N. Y., Dec. 27, 1883, Edith Eliza Ames, writer; one s. Robert Ames, b. Feb. 13, 1896. Has traveied on foot 12,000 miles in Asia and Europe, including Greece and Syria, 1875, and exten- sive travel on horseback through Turkey and Persia, 1900-1905. Mg'r chemical works, Paris, France, 1878- 1883; prof. chemistry, Univ. of Cincinnati, 1883-1900. Author: Report on the chemical exhibits of the Parls Universal Exposition, 1878; Utilization of Atmospheric Nitrogen, 1912; Chemical Industries of Belgium, Hol- land, Norway and Sweden, 1913; and many articles and reports on chemical researches and commercial condi- tions in Turkey and Germany, Am. consul, Harput, Turkey, 1900-1905 (founder of consulate); Smyrna, Turkey, 1905-1906; Chemnitz, Saxony, since 1906. De- tailed 1904 to investigate conditions in Armenia. De- talled on mission to Persia, 1904-1905; appt'd under Dep't of Commerce to investigate chemical industries of Europe, 1911-1912. Republican; Presby'n. Mcm. Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, Soc. of Colonial Wars, Soc. War of 1812; S. A. R., Sons of Revolution, A. A. A. S. (sec., librarian and v .- p.), fellow Chem. Soc. of London; mem. Soc. of Chem. In- dustry, Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft; Soc. Chl- mique de Paris, Neuphiioiog. Verein, Chemnitz; trustee Miami Med. Coll., Presby'n Hosp., and Lane Thcol. Sem., Cincinnati, O., 1894-1900; senior warden, Am. Ch. of St, John, Dresden, Saxony. Recreations: Ciless, bi- cycling, walking, horseback riding. Address: Am. Consulate, Chemnitz, Saxony.
NORTON, WILLIAM EDWARD
Artist (marine subjects); b. Boston, Mass., June 28, 1843; s. Daniel and Mary (Carr) Norton; m. New Brunswick, 1868, Sarah D. Ryan (died 1904); chil- dren: Gertrude Maud, Florence Edith. Apprenticed to a house, sign and decorative painter; afterward went to sea as a sailor; at age of 22 began career as an artist in Boston; made two more voyages as a sailor; went to Europe for study, 1877; returned 1902; began art study at Lowell Inst,, and with George Inness, Bos- ton; studied in Paris, under Jacquesson de la Chev- reuse and A. Vollon, and at Ecole des Beaux Arts. Awarded three gold medais in America; hon. mention, Paris Salon, 1895; Osborne prize, 1905; and again in 1906, N. Y. Clubs: Salmagundi (N. Y. City), Boston Art (Boston). Address: 1931 Broadway, N. Y. City.
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