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PALMER, LESLIE RICHARD
Lawyer; b. in Orange Co., N. Y., Feb. 20, 1877; s. Richard H. and Anna C. (Dickinson) Palmer; grad. Walden High Sch., 1892, Ithaca High Sch., 1893, Cornell Univ., Ph.B., 1.L.B., 1897. Pres. and dir. First Nat. Bank of Croton N. Y., Croton Realty Co., Croton Secu- rities Co., West Side Mortgage Co. of N. Y., Seventh Av. & 14th St. Corp'n, Securities Co. of Brooklyn; Palmer Realty Co., Croton Docks Co .; treas. and dir. Common- wealth Securities Co .; v .- p. and dir. N. Y. Speedway Stable Co., Lockwood Trade Journal Co., Tobacco Trade Journal Co .; sec. Brunswick Site Co .; dir. N. Y. Archi- tectural Terra Cotta Co., J. C. Engine Co., Weatherbee & Wood, Hamilton Corp'n. Mem. Astor Lodge, F. and A. M. Clubs: Army and Navy, Cornell University, Phi Delta Phi. Shattemuc Yacht, Masonic, Address: 68 William St., N. Y. City.
PALMER, LOUIS HOOKER
Engaged in banking and operation of public utili- ties; b. Chicago, Ill., 1880; s. John W. and Flora E. (Hooker) Palmer; attended Oak Park (Ill.) High Sch., Williams Coll .; m. Somerville, Mass., Aug. 28, 1912, Grace E. Burroughs. In operating dep't ot Central R. R. of N. J., until 1906; later with Metropolitan St. R'y Co., appt'd ass't to gen. ing'r, 1908, supt. of transporta- tion in charge of transportation dep't, April, 1909, re- signed Nov. 1, 1912, and became associated with org'n of Harrison Williams. Episcopalian. Mem. Sigma Phi Soc., hon. mem. Alumni Soc. of Williams Coll., mem. Williams Alumni Ass'n of N. Y., Am. Electric R'y Ass'n (mem. Standard Rules Com.). Recreation: Ten- nis. Club: Engineers. Residence: 42 Bank St. Ad- dress: 60 Broadway, N. Y. City.
PALMER, NELSON WINTON
Sup't of sehools; b. Virginia City, Nev., June 9, 1864; s. D. Henry and Jane E. (Gilmore) Palmer; ed. Penn Yan schools; Wooster Univ .; Pratt Inst., Brooklyn, N. Y. Employed in railroads and banks; clerk of Surro- gate's Court; two terms sch. comm'r for Yates County, N. Y. Republican. Sec. Interlake Council of School- men. Recreation: Yachting. Club: Keuka Yacht. Ad- dress: Penn Yan, N. Y.
PALMER, WALTER LAUNT
Artist; b. Albany, N. Y., Aug. 1, 1854; s. Erastus Dow and Mary (Seaman) Palmer; pupil of F. E. Church, Hudson, N. Y., and Carolus Duran, Paris; m. Dec. 26, 1895, Zoe de V. Wyndham, of Cockermouth, England; one d .: Beatrice Wyndham, b. Nov. 14, 1903. Best known as painter of winter scenes. Ilonors received: Hallgarten prize, N. Y. City, 1887; medal, World's Fair, Chicago, 1893; gold medal, Philadelphia, 1894; Evans prize, N. Y. City, 1895; first prize, Boston, 1895; second prize, Nashville Centennial, 1897; hon. mention, Paris, 1900; silver medal, Buffalo, 1901; silver medal, Charles- ton, 1902; silver medal, La. Purchase Exp'n, St. Louis, 1904; silver medal, Philadelphia, 1907. Trustee Albany Hosp., Albany Med. Coll., Albany Rural Cemetery. Republican. Academician Nat. Acad. of Design since 1897; mem. Soc. Am. Artists, Am. Water Color Soc. Club: Century. Address: 5 Lafayette St., Albany, N. Y.
PALTSITS, VICTOR HUGO
Historian, librarian; b. N. Y. City, July 12, 1867; s. William Thomas and Sidonia Ida (Loose) Paltsits; ed. in public and private scis. of N. Y. City, 1872-1881; scientific course, Cooper Inst., 1882-1886; German, Latin, Greek, Spanish and French at high schs. and by private tuition, and Coptic at Columbia Univ .; m. N. Y. City, July 21, 1891; children: Florence, b. June 24. 1892; Victor John, b. June 30, 1896. Connected with Lenox Library, 1888-1907; ass't in reading-room, 1890; sub-librarian, 1893-1907, title being changed to ass't librarian in 1896; nominated July 15 and comm'd July 24, 1907, by Gov. Hughes, State historian of N. Y. Editor: The Journal of Capt. William Pote, Jr., 1745- 1847 (N. Y., 1896); Papers Relating to the Siege of Charleston, 1780 (Charleston, 1898); Captivity of Capt. John Gyles, 1689-1697 (in preparation); Rev. John Miller's New York Considered and Improved, 1695 (Cleveland, 1903); Captivity of Nehemiah How (Cleve- land, 1904). On editorial staff as blographical adviser of Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, 73 vols. (Cleveland, 1896-1901); revised Vols. III. and V. of Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography, editlon of 1898, and furnished 88 biographical sketches for same. Author: Contributions to Bibliography of the Lettres Edifiantes (Cleveland, 1900); Bibliography of the iSeparate and Collected Works of Philip Freneau (N. Y., 1903); Scheme for the Conquest of Canada In 1746 (Worcester, 1905); The Depredation at Pemaquid in August, 1689 (Portland, 1905); The Almanacs of Roger Sherman (Worcester, 1907); exhaustive bibliog- raphies of the works of Father Louis Hennepin, of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, and of editions of La-
hontan's Voyages and of Nicolas Denys, Chretien Le Clercq, etc .; also articles in magazines and series on hist. and bibliog. subjects; critical adviser on hist. illustration, etc., for Avery's History of United States (to be 15 vois); has co-operate& extensively with much of the bibliog. and hist. work done by others in U. S. and Canada. Edited officially for State of N. Y .; Minutes of Comm'rs for defecting and defeating Con- spiracies, 1778-1881 (Alb., 1909-1910), 3 vols .; Minutes of Exec. Council, 1668-1873 (Alb., 1910), 2 vols. Pro- gressive. Mem. Am. Antiq. Soc., Am. Anthropol. Ass'n, A.A.A.S. (fellew), Am. Ethnol. Soc. (fellow), Am. Hist. Ass'n (Com. on Bibliog. 1907, on l'ublic Archives Comm'n since 1908, and chi'n 1913); Bibliog. Soc. of Am. (Publication Com., 1906-1909, Bulletin Com., 1907- 1909); Bibliog. Soc. of England, Maine Hist. Soc. (corr.), N. J. Hist. Soc. (corr.), N. Y. Hist. Soc., N. Y. Library Club (pres., 1907-1908; v .- p., 1906-1907; treas., 1905-1906); N. Y. State Hist. Ass'n (trustee); Prince Soc. (Boston), Herkimer Co. Hist. Soc. (hon.); Mont- gomery Co. Hist. Soc. (hon); Schenectady Co. Hist. Soc. (hon.); Ticonderoga Hist. Soc. (hon.); mem. of Royal Arcanum; pres. Bronx Sunday Sch. Ass'n, 1905- 1907; councillor and one of founders Bronx Soc. Arts and Sciences. Recreation: Angling. Residence: 1855 Morris Av., N. Y. City.
PANGBORN, FREDERIC WERDEN
Journalist and author; b. St. Albans, Vt., March 7, 1855; s. Zebina Kellogg and llarriet ( Wood) Pangborn; ed. In public schs., Malone, N. Y., and Jersey City, N. J .; Hasbrouck Inst., Jersey City; Yale Coll., A.B., 1876; m. Jersey City, N. J., May 21, 1877, Mary Cushing Clark. Engaged in newspaper work after leaving college; mn'g editor Jersey City Evening Journal, 1877-1895; editor Godey's Magazine, 1895-1899; v .- p. N. Y. Yacht Racing Ass'n. Dir. and auditor Jersey City Printing Co :; dir. and treas. Jersey City 1fome for the Homeless, 1886-1893. Republican; sec. Rep. State Com. of N. J. in icampaign of 1876; delegate to Cong. Conv. Hudson County, 1886. Author: Alice, 1883; Perdida, 1899; Thou Art the Man, 1900; The Silent Maid, 1903; In Varled Moods (poems), 1906; also contb'r to the magazines. Clubs: Yale, Twilight (N. Y. City), Cosmos, Lincoln. Jersey City Yacht (Jersey City). Address: 316 W. 95th St., N. Y. City.
PARDEE, ENSIGN BENNETT
Physician, surgeon; b. Rochester, N. Y., Aug. 25, 1853; s. Dr. Walter and Almira M. (Bennett) Pardee; ed. private and public schs., Coll. City of N. Y., N. Y. Univ. Med. Dep't, hon. certificate, 1873; N. Y. Medical Coll., diploma, M.D., 1875; Loomis certificate for special work in Bellevue, 1873; in. Oct. 10, 1882, Beverly, N. J., Clara Bigelow Burton; children: Herold E.B., b. Dec. 11, 1880; Gertrude B. b. July 9, 1890; Irving H., b. Jan. 26, 1892. Ass't physician N. Y. Univ. Dispensary, 1874, at Roches- ter, N. Y., in railroad surgical work, 1875-1876; visit- ing physician llomœ. Hosp., Ward's Island, Dep't Char- ities and Corrections, 1890-1893; visiting physician Metropolitan Hosp., Blackwell's Island, Dep't Charities and Correction, 1893-1897; has written various incd. essays. Was appi'd public school insp. by Mayor Strong. Republican; Congregationalist. Senior mem. Am. Inst. Homeopathy; mem. N. Y. County Ilomwe. Med. Soc .; niem. Soc. Mayflower Descendants and Soc. Colonial Wars; direct descendant from Eller William Brewster. of Mayflower, and Gov. William Bradford, Gov. of Plymouth Colony. AAddress: 71 W. 48tir St., N. Y. City.
PARDEE, HOWARD
Coal operator; s. Calvin and Mary (Day) Pardee; ed. at Andover and Yale Coli. Treas. C. Pardee Works, Perth Amboy; dir. Pardee Bros. & Co., Inc .; Black- wood Coal & Coke Co. Progressive. Mem. Metropoli- 'tan Museum of Art. Clubs: Huntingdon Valley Coun- try, Germantown Cricket, White Marsh llunt. Mark- ham. Residences: 36 W. 59th St., and Churchill Hall, White Marsh, Pa. Addresses: 527 Fifth Av., N. Y. City, and 147 Drexel Bld'g, Philadelphia, Pa.
PARDEE, ISRAEL PLATT
Banker, mining eng'r; b. Hazleton, Pa., May 12, 1852; s. Arlo and Anna M. (Robison) Pardee: ed. Blooms- burg, Pa. Chambersburg Acad., Lafavette Coll., E.M. 1874; M. S., 1877; m. Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 28, 1859, Alice Lee; children: James Lee, b. 1891; Charles Maryln, b. 1894: Helen Lee, b. 1895. Chemist Port Oram Iron Works, Port Oram, N. J., 1875; ass't sup't Museonet- cong Iron Works, 1882, and treas. and gen. mg'r Syra- cuse Iron Works until 1894; pres. Hazleton Nat. Bank since 1894; pres. Hazleton Iron Works since 1898. Dir. Hanover Fire Ins. Co., Dickerson Mining Co. of N. J., Pardec & Curtain Lumber Co. of W. Va, Anthracite Separator Co., Pa .; treas. Secaucus Iron Co. Republl- can; Presb'y'n. Mem. Am. Inst. Mining Eng'rs. mem.
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and ex-pres. Theta Delta Chi Coll. fraternity, ex-pres. Lafayette Coll. Alumni Ass'n, Am. Acad. Polit. and Soc'l Science, Wyoming Valley Hist. & Geog. Soc., Pa. Soe. of N. Y., trustee Lafayette Coll., United Charities of Hazleton, J'a .; treas, and trustee Pa. Statc Hosp., Hazleton, Pa .; trustee First Presby'n Ch., trusteer Pub- lic Library, Hazleton, Pa. Recreations: Trout fishing, golf. Clubs: University, Railroad, Pomfret (Easton, Pa.), Westmoreland_(Wilkes-Barrc, Pa.), Hazleton Country. Address: Ilazleton, Pa.
PARIS, WILLIAM FRANCKLYN
Decorative architect; b. N. Y. City; s. Auguste Jcall and Annae (Mercer) Paris (de Bourgogne) ; ed. Univ. of New York, Rome, Paris, Art Students' League of N. Y. Author: Rodin as a Symbolist, Albert Besnard, Impressionist, The Gobelins, French Institute and American Art, Rationalism in Art, Decorators and Their Art. Architectural decorator for University Club, Princeton Univ. and Yale. Capt. 108th N. Y. Vols. Hon. fellow for life Met. Museum of Art, Archi- tectural 'League of N. Y., Nat. Sculpture .Soc., Am. Federation of Art; U. S. Comm'r of Decorative Art, Paris Exp'n, 1900; chm'n French Museum, French Inst. in U. S., dir. McDowell Chorus of Schola Cantorum. Clubs: Grolier, Sleepy Hollow Country. Address: 53 W. 39th St., N. Y. City.
PARISH, WAINWRIGHT
Architect; b. N. Y. City, Dec. 5, 1866; s. Elizabeth H. and Henry Parish; grad. Rensselaer Poly. Inst., 1888. Mem. firm of Parish & Schroeder. Mem. Archi- tectural League, Am. Inst. Architects. Clubs: Univer- sity, Union, Tuxedo. Residence: 135 Madison Av. Ad- dress: 12 W. 31st St., N. Y. City.
PARK, EDGAR
Born St. Louis, Mo .; s. Edgar and Mary Crippen (Fisk) Park; m. N. Y. City, April 17, 1900, Sue, d. Charles Derby Foote. For past 18 years engaged in reorg'n of industrial and public service enterprises in U. S., Europe and Mexico. Republican; Episcopalian. Trustee Manhattan Trade Sch., Am. Soc. for Control of Cancer. Recreations: Golf, motoring. Clubs: Aero of America, Apawamis, Knollwood Country, Larchmont Yacht. Residence: Larchmont, N. Y. Address: 1 Mad- ison Av., N. Y. City.
PARK, ROSWELL
Surgeon; b. Pomfret, Conn., May 4, 1852; s. Rev. Roswell and Mary B. (Baldwin) Park; grad. Racine Coll., Wis., A.B., 1872, A.M., 1875; Chicago Med. Coll. (Northwestern Univ.), M.D., 1876; hon. M.D., Lake Forest Univ., 1890; A.M., Harvard, 1892; LL.D., Yale, 1902; m. Chicago, 1880, Martha P. Durkee; children: Roswell, Jr., 1884; Julian D., 1887. Demonstrator anat- omy, Woman's Med. Coll., Chicago, 1877; adjunet prof. anatomy, Chicago Med. Coll., 1879; lecturer on surg., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1882; prof. surgery in Med. Dep't Univ. of Buffalo, 1883, and surgeon Buffalo Gen. Hosp., 1883. Brigade surgeon, 4th Brigade, N. G. N. Y., 1884-1893. Pres. Spencer Lens Co., mf'rs, Buffalo. Author: History of Medicine, Park's Modern Surgery; also other works on professional subjects. Ex-dir. N. Y. State Cancer Laboratory, Buffalo; ex-trustee Buffalo State Hosp .; ex-pres. Philharmonic Soc. Mem. German, French and Italian Surg. Ass'ns, Internat. Soc. Surgery, Am. Surg. Ass'n (ex-pres.), Med. Soc. or the State of N. Y. (ex-pres.), A.A.A.S. Clubs: Buffalo (ex-pres), Saturn (cx-pres), University (dir.), Park (Buffalo), University (N. Y. City). Address: 510 Del- aware Av., Buffalo, N. Y.
PARK, WILLIAM HALLOCK
Physician; b. N. Y. City, Dec. 30, 1863; s. Rufus and Harriet (Hallock) Park; grad. Coll. City of N. Y., A.B., 1883; Columbia Coll. Phys. & Surgs., M.D., 1886; Med. Dep't Columbia Univ .; LL.D., Queen's Univ. (Kingston, Ont.), 1910; unmarried. Interne Roosevelt Hosp., 1887- 1888; prof. bacteriology and hygiene, N. Y. Univ. and Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll. since 1897; dir. Research Laboratories, Dep't of Health, City of N. Y., since 1897; State med. examiner in hygiene since 1909. Author: Pathogenic Micro-organism, 4th edition (Lea & Febiger). Mem. Ass'n Am. Phys., Am. Ass'n Patholo- gists and Bacteriologists. Trustee University Place Presby'n Ch. Clubs: Century, University. Address: 315 W. 76th St., N. Y. City.
PARKE, FLOYD BENTON
Physician, surgeon; b. Erin, Chemung Co., N. Y., Jan. 27, 1856; s. Alexander H. and Edna ( McDowell) Parke; grad. Elmira Free Acad., 1871; Med. Dep't Univ. of Buffalo, M.D., 1879; m. Corning, N. Y., 1905, Eva Gris- wold. First lieut, and ass't surgeon, 26th Separate Co., N.G.N.Y., July 26, 1887, to May 3, 1899; elected coroner, Chemung County, 1883, serving 3 years; U. S.
examining surgeon, Pension Dep't, 1886-1890. Mem. Elmira Health B'd, 1886-1893; comm'r of health since 1902; city physician, 1886-1887. Mem. B'd of Ed'n, 1891-1895; appt'd city coroner for one year in 1867. Mem. Elmira Acad, of Medicine, N. Y. State Med. Soc. Health officer Elmira since March, 1909. Democrat; Methodist. Mem. Med. Soc. County of Chemung, In- dependent Order Red Men. Club; Coroner. Address. 251 (Baldwin St., Elmira, N. Y.
PARKER, ALTON BROOKS
Lawyer; b. Cortland, N. Y., May 14, 1852; s. Jona Brooks and Harriet F. (Stratton) Parker; ed. Cort- land Acad. and the State Normal Sch., Cortland; grad. Albany Law Sch., LL.B., 1872 (hon. chancellor and LL.D., Union Coll., 1901; LL.D., McGill Univ., Montreal 1913); m. 1873, Mary Louise, d. Moses I. Schoonmaker, a descendant of Joachim Schoonmaker, one of the early Dutch settlers in Ulster Co .; children: Jong (died in infancy ), Bertha (wife of Rev. Charles Mer- ccr Hall). Admitted to bar 1872; became partner with W. S. Kenyon, Jr., and practised at Kingston, N. Y .; now practising law in N. Y. City. Elected 1877, re. elected 1883, surrogate of Ulster Co .; refused apptm't as 1st ass't postmaster-gen., 1885; appt'd by Gov. Hill, 1885, justice of Supreme Court of N. Y., to fill vacancy; elected to full term, without opposition, 1886; appt'd to 2d Div., Court of Appeals, 1889; assigned to Gen. Term, 1st Dep't (N . Y. City), by Gov. Fowler, 1893, and to 1st Appellate Div. by Gov. Black, March, 1897; elected, 1897, chief judge Court of Appeals of N. Y .; resigned 1904. Democrat; managed successful cam. paign of David B. Hill for Governor, 1885, as chm'n Dem. State Com. Nominated by Democracy July ", 1904, for President of the U. S., and on the same day sent his famous "gold standard" telegram; defeated in election by Pres. Roosevelt. Pres. of Am. Bar Ass'n, August, 1906; pres. N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n, 1909, 1910, 1911; pres. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Jan., 1913. Recreation: Farming. Clubs: Metropolitan, Century, Midday, Manhattan, National Democratic. Residence: Rosemount, Esopus, N. Y. Address: 111 Broadway, N. Y. City.
PARKER, AMASA JUNIUS
Lawyer; b. Delhi, N. Y., May 6, 1843; s. Judge Amasa J. and Harriet Langdon (Roberts) Parker; ed. in pri- vate schools, Albany Acad. and 'Union Coll., A.B. 1863, A.M. 1866, LL. D. 1904; grad. Albany Law Sch., UL. B., 1864; m. New Orleans, La., April 22, 1868, Cornelia Kane Strong (died Dec. 18, 1883); children: Amasa J., Jr., b. June 19, 1869; Lewis Rathbone, b. Nov. 30, 1870; Louisa Parker Sweny, b. Feb. 22, 1873; Grace Parker McLane, b. Marcli 31, 1874; Anna Parker Sage, b. April 23, 1876; Harriet Langdon Parker McElroy, b. Jan. 18, 1878. Admitted to bar 1864 and practised in partner- ship with his father until 1890; since then practising alone. Major and aidc-de-camp, 3d Div., N.G.N.Y., 1866. Lieut .- col. 1875, and col. 10th Inf., N.G.N.Y., 1877; Gen. commanding 3d Brigade, N.G.N.Y., 1886- 1891. Mem. N. Y. Assembly 1882, and in that session compiled and secured passage of Mil. Code for N. G. State of N. Y .; Senator State of N. Y. 1886-1887, 1892- 1893, 1894-1895. Pres. B'd Trustees Albany Law Sch. and pres. Albany Young Men's Ass'n; trustee Albany Med. Coll .; gov. Union Univ. since 1884, also v .- p. Democrat; Episcopalian. Mem. Kappa Alpha Soc. Clubs: Fort Orange, University, Country (Albany). Address: 143 Washington Av., Albany, N. Y.
PARKER, FREDERICK SHELDON
Lawyer; b. New Haven, Conn., July 26, 1852; s. Fred- erick Sheldon and Martha (Newton) Parker; grad. Yale Univ., 1873; m. Brooklyn, May 16, 1876, Josephine Mason Hill. Mem, firm Parker & Aaron. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Order of Colonial Wars, Sons of Revolution, Mayflower Descendants, Founders and Pa- triots. Clubs: Union, University, Metropolitan, Union League, N. Y. Yacht, Lawyers (N. Y. City), Crescent Athletic, Hamilton (Brooklyn). Residence: 32 Garden Place, Brooklyn. Address: 52 Broadway, N. Y. City.
PARKER, FORREST H.
Banker; b. Boston, Mass .; s. Abner and Louisa B. (Newton) Parker; ed. in academies; in. 1st. N. Y., Mary Eveline Gunney Thomason; 2d. Mary Appleton Stevens; children: Eveline Thomason. Jennie Post, May Appleton, Forrest H., Jr. (deceased). Pres. N. Y. Produce Exchange, 1SS0-1882; took active part In erection and laid corner-stone of present building; founded N. Y. Produce Exchange Bank, 1SS3, and since then pres. Took active part in Cleveland eampaign in 1892; chm'n Exec. Com. Business Men's Dem. Ass'n. Trustce N. Y. Produce Exchange Safe Deposit & Stor- age Co .; dir. Consolidated Elevator Co. (Duluth) ; pres. Madison Av. Co. Democrat. Mem. N. Y. Produce Ex- ehange, N. Y. Chamber of Commerce, New England
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Soc., Museum of Natural History. Recreation: Pre- serve in Adirondacks, "Forestmere," near Paul Smith's. Club: Quili. Residence: 797 Madison Av. Address: 10 Broadway, N. Y. City.
PARKER, FRED BRYANT
Farmer; b. Eiba, N. Y., Nov. 4, 1865; s. Edwin and Lydia M. (Hammond) Parker; ed. Thrall Private Sch., Brockport Normal Sch .; m. Alice E. Macombes; one d .: Helen L., b. Nov. 1, 1894. Breeder and seller of high class carriage horses. Pres., Parker & Carney; treas., Bownes Joint Corp'n. Supervisor of Elba, 4 years; mem. Assembly, 3 years; now mem. Republican State Com. Pres. Genesee County Agr'l Soc. . Republican; Presby'n. Trustec Cary Collegiate
Batavia, Holland, Buffalo Automobile. Address: 26
Sem. Clubs: State St., Batavla, N. Y.
PARKER, FRED H.
State Hosp. Comm'r; b. Cortland, N. Y., May 11, 1862; ed. dist. sch. of Cortland, State Normal Sch. State bank examiner, 1890-1898; examiner In Insur- ance Dep't, 1899-1907; sec. Carnegie Trust Co., later v .- p. until 1908; comm'r in condemnation proceedings of Ashokan Reservoir sitc, 1909-1911; appt'd State Hosp. Comm'r by Gov. Dix, 1912; reappt'd by Gov. Suizer, 1913. Address: Office of State Hosp. Comm'r, Albany, N. Y.
PARKER, GEORGE ALBERT
Educator, musician; b. Kewanee, Ill., 'Sept. 21, 1856; s. Henry C. and Mary F. (Bell) Parker; grad. Royal Conservatory of Music, Stuttgart, Germany; post-grad. student of Dr. Theodore Kullak, Berlin, Alex. Gull- mant, Paris; received hon. degree Mus. Doc., 1893; m. Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 5, 1883, Mary D. Sims; children : Frieda Sims, Eunice Bell, George Sims. A first founder Am. Guild of Organists. Prof. piano and organ in Syracuse Univ., 1882, and ever since connected with this institution as head of musical dep't; acting dean and dean Coll. Fine Arts. Has served as mem. Exec. and Program Com., N. Y. State Music Teachers' Ass'n; for many years mem. Manuscript Soc. of N. Y. Has appeared in piano and organ recitals In various parts of N. Y., and has made numerous trips abroad. Ad- dress: Syracuse Univ., Syracuse, N. Y.
PARKER, GEORGE F.
Journalist; b. Lafayette, Ind., Dec. 30, 1847; s. Thomas W. and Eliza Ann (Kirk) Parker; ed. in com- mon schools of Iowa and State Univ. at Iowa City; married. Editor of papers in Iowa, Ind., Washington, D. C., N. H., Pa. and N. Y. City; was first mn'g editor N. Y. Press, 1887-1888; contb'r to London Times, 1896- 1906, and to many magazines in England and U. S. Connected with the Nat. Dem. Com., 1880, 1888, 1892 and 1904; ass't postmaster, Philadelphia, 1885-1887; U. C. consul, Birmingham, 1893-1898; comm'r in United Kingdom for La. Purchase Exp'n, St. Louis, 1901-1904. Mem. Parker & Bridge. Independent; Episcopalian. Mem. Iowa Soc. Clubs: Church, Pilgrims. Address: 20 Broad St., N. Y. City.
PARKER, HENRY SEABURY
Banker; b. N. Conway, N. H., Nov. 13, 1882; s. Henry Ainsworth and Mary (Seabury) Parker; grad. Har- vard Coll., A.B., class of 1904; m. Hewlett, L. I., Sept., 1910. Marion Stevenson; one son: Henry Seabury, Jr., b. June, 1912. Mcm. firm Colgate, Parker & Co. Episcopalian. Residence: 75 E. 54th (St., N. Y. City. Address: 2 Wall St., N. Y. City.
PARKER, HERSCHEL CLIFFORD
Prof. physics; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., July 9, 1867; s. Herschel and Hannah (Walker) Parker; grad. Colum- bla Sch. of Mines, Ph.B., 1890. Ass't physics, 1891; tutor physics, 1893; instr. physics, 1901; adjunct prof. physics since 1903, Columbia Univ. Engaged in re- search work, connected with incandescent electric lighting, 1903-1907; one of discoverers of helion. Author: Systematic treatise on Electrical Measure- ments, 1897; contributor to scientific and other jour- nals. Engaged in exploration and first ascents in Canadian Alps, 1897, 1899, 1903, participating in first ascents of Mounts Goodsir and Dawson in British Columbia, and Mount Hungabce, Deltaform, Biddle and Lefroy, in Alberta; also explorations in the Mt. Mckinley region of Alaska. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec.
Eng'rs, Am. Physical Soc., Electro-chemical Soc., Sigma Xi; fellow A.A.A.S., N. Y. Acad. Sciences, Am. Geog. Soc. Clubs: Appalachian Mountain, American Alpine, Explorers. Arctic (N. Y. City) ; Canadian Ai- pine. Residence: 21 Fort Grecne Pi., Brooklyn, N. Y. Address 21 Fort Greene Pi., Brooklyn, N. Y.
PARKER, JAMES HENRY
Retired merchant, banker; b. Johnston Co., N. C., Jan. 4, 1843; s. Mathew and Martha Parker; ed. private
schs. until Civil War, serving as lieut. of cav., C. S. A .; m. Charleston, S. C., 1877, Julia A. Jones. After war studied medicine and engaged in pratice in N. C. until 1870; merchant in cotton and navai stores at Charleston, S. C, 1870-1882; moved to N. Y. City, 1882, and became large operator in N. Y. cotton market; since 1899 head of cotton comm'n firm of J. H. Parker & Co., until retirement. Pres. U. S. Nat. Bank of N. Y., since 1891; also dir. and v .- p. Nat. Park Bank; pres. Produce Exchange Trust Co. of N. Y., 1898-1899; formerly pres. 'Mutual Alliance Trust Co., N. Y. City, to which position was elected Juiy 1, 1908. Mem. N. Y. Cotton Exchange (pres. three terms). Mem. Southern Soc. of N. Y. (ex-pres.); former comd'r Con- federatc Veterans Camp of N. Y. Clubs: Manhattan, N. Y. Athletic, National Arts. Address: 18 E. 69th St., N. Y, City.
PARKER, JAMES S.
Mem. Congress; b. Great Barrington, Mass., June 3, 1867; ed. public schs. of Great Barrington and Cornell Univ .; removed to Salem, N. Y., 1888; m. Marion Williams. Engaged in farming since 1898; mem. N. Y. Assembly, 1904, 1905, 1908-1912; elected to 63d Con- gress from 29th N. Y. Dist. Republican. Address: Salem, Washington Co., N. Y.
PARKER, JASON SAMUEL
Physician; b. Lyons, Wayne Co., N. Y., April 18, 1879; s. Jason and Annie Elizabeth (Cole) Parker; ed. Lyons High School, Cornell Univ. Med. Sch., M.D .; m. at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, N. Y. City; Feb. 20, 1907, Carric A. Bartow. Mem. house staff N. Y. Post-Graduate Hosp .; capt. Med. Corps N. G. N. Y .; attending surgeon, White Plains City Hosp. Epis- copallan. Mem. Westchester County Med. Soc., N. Y. State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. Post-Graduate Alumni; Cornell Alumni. Mem. Omega Upsilon Phi fraternity. Address: 12 Church 'St., White Plains, N. Y.
PARKER, JOHN SCOTT
Lawyer; b. University, Tuscaloosa Co., Aia., Jan. 13, 1873; s. William A. and Martha (Foster) Parker; ed. Univ. of Aia. (completed junior year, 1889); grad. N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B., 1897; m. Dec. 29, 1900, Alice, d. Col. Otho S. Lee, of Belair, Md .; children: Alice Martha, b. 1903; Priscilla Stump, b. 1905; John Scott, Jr, b. 1906: William Lee, b. 1911. Admitted to bar, 1898: made specialty of corp'n law, and particularly org'n and taxation of business companies. Author of Parker's N. J. Corporations; Where and How; a Ilandbook of Incorporation. Editor-in-chief of The Corporation Manual. Mem. law firm of Parker, Davis, Wagner & Walton. Mem. Dwight Alumni Ass'n, Sigma Nu fraternity, Soc. of Mayflower Descendants. Clubs: Underwriters, Essex County Country. Residence: East Orange, N. J. Address: Mutuai Life Bld'g, 34 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
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