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PHILLIPS, JOHN S.
Publisher; b. Council Bluffs, Ia., July 2, 1861; s. Dr. E. L. Phillips; cd. Harvard Coll., A.B., 1885; Univ. of Leipzig, Germany; m. 1890, Jane B. Peterson, d. Reuben Peterson, of Boston, Mass .; 5 children. From 1893 to 1906 treas, and general manager of S. S. McClurc Co., publishers of McClure's Magazine. Also for some years v .- p. McClure, Phillips & Co., book publishers; from 1906 pres. Phillips Publishing Co., publishers of the American Magazine. Ciubs: Players, Aldine, Cen- tury, Harvard. Residence: 1 Lexington Av. Address: 381 Fourth Av., N. Y. City.
PHILLIPS, LOUIS S.
Lawyer; b. Waterbury, Conn., March 22, 1861; s. Abraham and Jane (Friesleben) Phillips; ed. private and public schools, Waterbury, Conn .; Grammar Sch. 35, N. Y. City; one year in Coll. City of N. Y .; grad. Law Sch. of Columbia Coll., LL.B., 1882. Practising law in N. Y. City from 1882. Mcm. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Soc. Med. Jurisprudence, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Am. Bar Ass'n. Address: 49 Broadway, N. Y. City.
PHILLIPS, N. TAYLOR
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Dec. 5, 1868; s. Isaac and Miriam (Trimble) Phillips; ed. Columbia Grammar Sch., and Columbia Univ., LL.B., 1888; m. Washington, D. C., March 9, 1892, Rosalie Solomons. Admitted to Bar State of N. Y. and Bar of U. S. Supreme Court. Mem. N. Y. State Legislature, elected from 9th Dist., N. Y. City, 1898, 1899 and 1900; mem. coms. on Labor, Public Health, Canals and Judiciary, also of Statutory Revision Comm'n of Legislature of 1900. One of or- ganizers of Greater N. Y. Democracy, assisting in elec- tion of Mayor Seth Low, 1901; appt'd deputy comp- troller of N. Y. City, Jan. 1, 1902; reappt'd by Comp- troller Grout, 1904, and Comptroller Metz in 1906. re- signed Jan. 1, 1910; sec. Comm'rs Sinking Fund, N. Y. City, 1902-1910; chm'n Board of Revision of Assess- ments N. Y. City, 1904-1910; chm'n Tammany Hall Gen. Com. 15th Assembly Dist. Mem. firm of Phillips, Ma- hony & Wagner. Democrat; Hebrew. Mem. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, N. Y. Co. Lawyers' Ass'n, Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. Hist. Soc., West End Ass'n, Municipal Art Soc., N. Y. Civil Service Reform Ass'n, Parks and Play - grounds Ass'n; treas. Am. Scenic and Historie Preser- vation Soc., life mem. S. A. R .; Mason, Elk; mem. Royal Arcanum, Am. Red Cross, hon. mem. Washington Continental Guard. V .- p. Jewish Inst., N. Y. City; treas. Amn. Jewish Hist. Soc., sec. Spanish and Portu- guesc Synagogue, N. Y. City; trcas. Coluinbia Relig- ious and Industriai Sch. for Jewish Giris; hon. mem. Hebrew Veterans of War with Spain; Hebrew Union Veterans' Ass'n; trustee Hudson Fulton Comm'n; N. Y. City Commercial Tercentenary Comm'n; mem. Alumni Ass'n Columbia Univ., Masonic Hist. Soc., R. I. Hist. Soc. Clubs: National Democratic, Arkwright. City History, Amsterdam Democratic (chm'n B'd of Gov's). Residence: 114 W. 74th St. Address: 51 Chambers St., N. Y. City.
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PHILLIPS, WENDELL C.
Physician; b. Hammond, N. Y., June 9, 1857; s. Samuel and Mary S. (Merrill) Phillips; grad. N. Y. Univ., M.D., 1882; m. Newport, R. I., 1889, Lucia M. Taggart; chil- dren: Helen Irving, b. May 30, 1892; Lucia Edith, b. Dec. 22, 1895; Charlotte Alice, fb. Oct. 16, 1897. En- gaged in practice of medicine since 1882; specialty as aurist and laryngologist. Prof. diseases of ear, N. Y. Post-Graduate Med. Sch., since 1899. Aural surgeon Manhattan Eye and Ear Hosp. and Post-Graduate Hosp. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. State Med. Soc., N. Y. County Med. Soc. (pres. 1904), N. Y. Acad. Medicine (v.p. 1904-1907), Am. Laryn. Rhinol. and Otol. Soc. (pres. 1907), Am. Otol. Soc., N. Y. Otol. Soc .; v .- p. Phy- sicians' Mutual Aid Ass'n. Republican; Baptist. Rec- reations: Hunting, fishing, golf, tennis. Clubs: Repub- lican, Chippewa Bay Yacht, Dunwoodie Country. Ad- dress: 40 W. 47th St., N. Y. City.
PHINNEY, HERMAN KENT
Librarian; b. Hornclisviile, N. Y., July 6, 1856; s. Smith Hollister and Elizabeth C. (Sill) Phinney; ed. Univ. of Rochester, A.B., 1877, A.M., 1880; m. Rochester, N. Y., April 11, 1883, M., Ada Hopkins; children: Sedley Hopkins, b. 1890; Ada Louise, b. 1892. Teacher Le Roy Academic Inst., 1877-1878; ass't librarian Univ. of Ro- chester since 1880. Republican; Bap. Mem. Am. Library Ass'n; mem. fellow and librarian Rochester Acad. Science; mem. Delta Upsilon fraternity; trustee and sec. Rochester Baptist Missionary Union since 1886, and editor of its publication, 'The Rochester Baptist Monthly, 1891-1905. Clerk of one Baptist church since 1879; sec. (and most of the time treas.) of one Sunday Sch. since 1880. Residence: 8 Brighton St. Address: Library, University of Rochester, Rochester, N. Y.
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Manufacturer; b. Philadelphia, Sept. 27, 1839; at an early age the removed with his family to Pittsburgh, where attended public schools; m. Feb. 6, 1872, Annie C. Shaffer; children: Howard, Henry Carnegie (Yale, 1902). First employment was as office boy and after- ward as bookkeeper, with mfg firm of Dilworth & Bidwell; in 1861 formed the co-partnership of Bidwell & Phipps, who were agents in Pittsburgh of Dupont Powder Co .; was eminently successful in business ven- tures, and at an early period in career 'he became in- terested in the manufacture of iron as the junior mem. firm of Kloman & Phipps, subsequently becoming asso- ciated with Thomas M. and Andrew Carnegie in manu- facture of iron and steel; succeeded in building up a large fortune; now one of the largest holders U. S. Steel Corp'n; has traveled much during recent years and has devoted a considerable portion of his means to charitable and public inst'ns. Republican. Clubs: Metropolitan, City, Riding. Residence: 1063 Fifth Av. Address: 787 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
PHOENIX, LLOYD
Ex-officer U. S. N .; b. N. Y., 1841; s. I. Phillips Phoenix and Mary (Whitney) Phoenix; grad. Naval Acad. 1861. Became lieut. 1862; served through entire period of Civil War, resigning commission 1865. Prominent as a yachtsman since he left navy. Mem. Mil. Order Loyal Legion. Clubs: University, Union, Knicker- bocker, Metropolitan, Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht, Army and Navy, Turf and Field, N. Y. Yacht, Larch- mont Yacht. Address: 21 E. 33d St., N. Y. City.
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PHYFE, WILLIAM HENRY PINKNEY
Author; b. N. Y. City; s. James Duncan and Julla Matilda (Pinkney) Phyfe; ed. Columbia Univ., class of 1879; did not graduate, owing to weak eyes; continued studies (going far beyond college course) with private teachers. Business, aside from authorship, is the care of his property; has traveled extensively in Europe ( three times abroad) and also in America. Author: The School Pronouncer; How Should I Pronounce? 7,000 Words Often Mispronounced; 10,000 Words Otten Mispronounced; 12,000 Words Often Mispronounced; 18,000 Words Often Mispronounced (in press); The Test-Pronouncer; 5,000 Words Often Misspelled; 5,000 Facts and Fancies; Napoieon-The Return from St. Helena; also magazine articles, etc. Democrat. Ag- nostic. Mem. Am. Speiling Reform Ass'n, Am. Philol. Ass'n. Recreation: Automobiling. Club; Century. Ad- dress: Century Club, N. Y. City.
PICARD, GEORGE HENRY
Author, journalist; b. Berea, Ohio, Aug. 3, 1850; s. Jonathan Newman and Mary Louise (Fairehild) Picard; grad. Baldwin Univ., B.S., 1869; Cincinnati Coli. Medicine and Surgery, M.D., 1877; m. Topcka, Kan., Oct. 24, 1878, Mary S. Keilogg; one son: Mau- rice. b. 1890. Engaged as journalist in N. Y. City. Author: A Matter of Taste, A Mission Flower, Oid
Boniface, Madame Noël, The Bishop's Niece. Demo- crat; Episcopalian, Address: 94 Hamilton Place, N. Y. City.
PICKE, HERBERT L.
Educator; b. London, Eng., Nov. 1, 1869; s. Dr. Ed- ward and Emma (Herbert) Picke; attended Angio- German kindergarten, London, 1876-1878; private sch., Hanover, 1878-1879, Paris 1879-1880; Merehant Taylors' Sch., London, 1881-1886; St. John's Coil. Oxford Univ. A.M., 1889; m. June 5, 1900, Dorothy Tynan. Ass't Craigie Sch., 1898-1903; chief ass't, 1903-1907; principal St. George's Sch., since 1907. Lecturer on memory culture in the chief schs. in Eastern States, and de- livered annually from 40 to 50 lectures in ali impor- tant English public schs., including Eton, Rugby, Cheltenham, etc. Episcopalian. Club: Barnard. Resi- dence: 325 Central Park W. Address: 753 Fifth Av,, N. Y. City.
PICKER, LOUIS M.
Lawyer; b. in Russia, 1880; s. Jonas and Rebecca M. Samuelsohn; came to U. S. July 3, 1892; grad. N. Y. Public Sch. No. 75, 1895; Coll. City of N. Y., B.A., 1900, . N. Y. Univ. Law Sch., LL.B., 1904; unmarried. Has tricd important litigation, particularly civil actions; officer or dir., and counsei for many corp'ns. Invented and secured letters patent Aug. 2, 1904, for automatic display case; taught in the public schools of City of N. Y. from 1900-1903, day schools, evening schools and vacation schools, and has been actively engaged in ail social and political reform movements on the East Side of N. Y. City and in University Settlement work; took active part in various political campaigns. Re- publican; Hebrew. Mcm. Justinian Lodge, Knights of Pythias; Civic Lodge, F. and A. M .; B'rith Abraham, B'rith Israel Hosp. Clubs: Progressive Republican, City College, Tennyson Literary Circle, Harmony. Res- idence: 1119 43d St., Brooklyn. Address: 116 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
PICKERELL, GEORGE HENRY
Consul; b. Columbus, Ohio, July 12, 1858; s. Tazwell K. and Amelia (Neimeyer) Pickerell; ed. public schools, Columbus, Ohio; m. Warren, Ohio, Oct. 17. 18SS, Helen C. Darling; one son: Gordon C., b. Aug. 17, 1889. For- meriy engaged in iron and railroad business; and American consul, 16 years. Mason: Eik. Recreation: Tennis. Clubs: Amor de Patria, Fayal, St. Michaeis (Azores), St. Michaels (Ponta Delgada), Para (Para, Brazil), Friars (N. Y. City). Residence: Para, Brazil, and 14186 Euclid Av., Cleveland, Ohio. Address: Am. Consulate, Para, Brazil.
PICKETT, WILLIAM P.
Lawyer; b. Litchfield, Conn., May 23, 1855; s. George P. and Jane (Passmore) Pickett; ed. public sehoois of Conn .; grad. Corneil Univ., B.S., 1878; in. Brooklyn, N. Y., March 15,1883, Eleanor R. Holman; children: Ethel M., b. Jan. 22, 1884; Walter Herdman, b. Oct. 21, 1896. Deputy collecter of Internal Revenue 1880-1884. Ad- mitted to N. Y. Bar Feb., 1884. Practised iaw in N. Y. since 1884. Spent summer of 1906 in European travel. Served in 23d Reg't, N. G. N. Y., 1880-1893. First Lieut. in command of Co. B, 1892-1893. Clerk of Surrogates Court, Kings Co., 1902-1907; mem. law firm Pickett & Milicr. Republican, Episcopallan. Author: The Negro Problem, Abraham Lincoln's Solution ( Put- nam's, 1909). Clubs: Crescent Athletic, Union League (Brooklyn, N. Y.). Address: 215 Montague St., Brook- lyn, N. Y.
PIERCE, DANIEL THOMPSON
Editor; b. Washington, D. C., March 22, 1874; s. Dan- iel Thompson and Anne M. (Pitcher) Pierce; ed. in public schools and Columbian (now George Washing- ton) Univ., Washington, D. C .; m. Washington, Nov. 21, 1897, Hadassah Hclicn. Editor Public Opinion, 1895-1905; contb'r of political articles to newspapers and magazines. Ciubs: City, Railroad (N. Y.), Art (Philadelphia). Address: 55 W. 44th St., N. Y. City, and Land Titie Bid'g, Philadelphia.
PIERCE, FRANKLIN
Lawyer, author; admitted to bar; formerly mem. law firm of Griggs, Baidwin & Plerce; now practising alone. Author: The Tariff and the Trusts, 1907 (Mac- milian) ; Federni Usurpation, 190S (Appieton). Demo- crat. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. County Bar Ass'n, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n. Ciubs: City, Reform. Residence: 391 West End Av. Address: 2 Rector St., N. Y. City.
PIERCE, HENRY HILL
Lawyer; b. Portiand. Me., Nov. 7. 1875; s. Lewis and Mary Bellows ( Hili) Pierce; grad. Bowdoin Coll., A.B. 1896; N. Y. Law Sch., L.L.B., 1898; m. May 29, 1905,
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Katharine R. Curtis; children: William Curtis Plerce, b. March 18, 1906; Henry Hill Pieree, Jr., b. June 12, 1908. Admitted to bar 1898; has since practised law in N. Y. City. Mem. of lirm Sullivan & Cromwell. Dir. N. Am. Co., Wis. Edison Co., Milwaukce Light, Heat & Traction Co., Union Electric Light & Power Co. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Club: University. Address: 49 Wall St., N. Y. City.
PIERCE, LEWIS LELAND
Banker; b. N. Y. City, March 22, 1853; s: George and Sophronia (Leland) Pierce; ed. public seh., N. Y. City; m. N. Y. City, Gulie Elma Horton. Prop'r L. Lcland Pierce; traveled extensively in Europe, Republican. Mem. Sons of Revolution; Scottish Rite Mason, Knight Templar, Mystic Shrine, Thomas Hunter Ass'n. Resi- dence: 171 W. 93d St. Address: 89 8th Av., N. Y. City.
PIERCE, RALPH WALDO
Merchant; b. Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 6, 1883; s. Dr. Ray V. and Mary Jane (Sinlth) Pierce; attended Heathcote Sch., Buffalo; Hill Sch., Pottstown, Pa .; Phillips Andover Acad., Mass., and Bryant & Stratton Business Coll., Buffalo, N. Y .; m. Buffalo, July 27, 1904, Florence M. Kingston; children: R. Vaughn, 2d, b. April 24, 1905; Mary Jane, b. Feb. 8, 1908. Treas. and advertising mg'r Worlds' Dispensary, Buffalo, N. Y., since 1902; treas. Pierce Coal & Lumber Co., and Pierce Development Co. of Jackson Co., Ala., a corp'n de- voted to mining and lumbering. Won Open Sailing Canoe Championship of U. S. A., 1898. Democrat. Mem. Soc. Natural Sc.ences, Buffalo Hist. Soc. Recreations: Sailing, hunting, polo, fishing. Club: Democratic (mem. Exec. Com.). Residence: 72 Lancaster Av., Buffalo, N. Y. (Summer): Wanahah, N. Y. Address: 663 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y.
PIERCE, WILLIAM K.
Manufacturer, financier; b. Syracuse, N. Y .; ed. pub- lic and private schools and scientific course in Cornell, class of 1873; then went abroad for study of French and German; returned and began study of law in Syracuse, but soon after gave it up for business; m. June 16, 1880, Eleanor B., d. Stiles M. Rust, of Syra- cuse; 3 children. Entered house of S. P. Pierce & Sons, Syracuse. > In 1876 formed partnership with father and brother-in-law, as Pierce, Butler & Pierce, dolng general wholesale business in gas, water and steam supplies, steam and sanitary eng'ring, and in 1886 organized the Pierce, Butler & Pierce MI'g Co .; later organized Catchpole Mfg Co. at Geneva, N. Y., which was consolidated with the Pierce, Butler & Picree Mfg Co. In 1893 organized from five of largest com- panies, the Am. Boller Co., of which became president, but in 1896 bought out the entire stock and interest of that company and combined it with. his own com- pany at Syracuse. Organized, 1888, Syracuse Heat and Power Co. Republican; Presidential elector, 1904. Appt'd 1880 capt. on staff Brig-Gen. Hawley; promoted, 1882, major on staff of Gen. Bruce. Mem. Kappa Alpha Soc. (Cornell Univ.). Clubs: Century, Citizens, Golf (Syracuse). Address: 811 James St., Syracuse, N. Y.
PIERCE, WINSLOW SHELBY
Lawyer and railway official; b. Shelbyville, Ind., Oct. 25, 1857; m. Grace D. Williams. Since admission to bar engaged in practise of law; mem. law firm of Plerce & Greer. Gen. att'y Mo. Pacific R'y; gen. coun- sel and dir. St. Louis Southwestern R'y; chm'n B'd of Dırs. The Western Maryland R'y; counsel and dir. Denver and Rio Grande R. R .; dir. Colorado Midland Py Co., Wabash, Pittsburgh Terminal l'y Co., Wabash R. R. Co., Wheeling & Lake Erie R. R. Co., Equitable Trust Co. of N. Y. Clubs: Metropolitan, Lawyers, Rid- ing, N. Y. Yacht, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht, Mary- land, Nassau Country. Residence: Bayville, L. I. Ad- dress: 37 Wall St., N. Y. City.
PIERCY, ALBERT I.
Contractor; b. N. Y. Clty, Sept. 2, 1873; s. Henry Clay and Amella . L. (de Clue) Piercy; ed. public schs., Coll. City of N. Y., Columbia Univ., N. Y. Law Sch .; m. Boston, Jan., 1897, Mary Agnes Leonard. En- gaged in contracting business in N. Y. City; now v .- p. and treas. 1f. C. and A. I. Plercy Contracting Co .; dlr. Mutual Transfer Co. of N. J. Republican. Mem. Theta Delta Chi fraternity, Clubs: Republican, Colonial Yacht, Abingdon (pres., 1908). Address: 422 W. 15th St., N. Y. City.
PIERREPONT, ROBERT LOW
Trustee; b. Luzerne, Warren Co., N. Y., Aug. 12, 1876; s. Henry E. and Ellen A. (Low) Pierrepont: grad. Columbia Coll., A.B., 1898; m. Grace Ch., Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 22, 1900, Kathryn Isabel Reed; one son: John Jay. 2d, b March 15, 1902. V .- p. and dir. Clinton Bld'g Co., Clinton Garage Co .; dir. Hanover Fire Ins. Co., Low Moor Iron Co., Lawyers Mortgage Co., Home
Llfe Ins. Co., Brooklyn Trust Co .; Greenwood Comne- tery, trustee South Brooklyn Savings Inst'n, Church Charlty Foundation. Clubs: St. Anthony, Hamilton, Down Town. Address: 140 Columbia Heights, Brook- lyn, N. Y.
PIERSON, CHARLES WHEELER
Lawyer; b. Florida, N. Y., 1864; s. George Wilson and Sarah (Wheeler) Pierson; grad. Yale Univ., 1886; m. Cincinnati, O., 1903, Elizabeth G. Groesbeek. Instr. In N. Y. practise, Yale Law Sch. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Clubs: University, Yale, Lawyers, Richmond County, Country. Residence: 925 Park Av., N. Y. City. Address: 165 Broadway, N. Y. City.
PIERSON, JOHN FREDERICK
Merchant, brev't brig .- gen .; b. N. Y. City, Feb. 25, 1839; s. Henry L. and Helen Maria Pierson; seventh in descent from Abraham Pierson, first pres. of Yale Coll., and founder of Brantford, Conn .; ed. in private schs .; m. Providence, R. I., Dec. 16, 1869, S. Augusta Rhodes; children: J. Fred, Jr .; Marguerite, James R., Adelaide C. Entered 7th Reg't, N. G., N. Y., 1857, as private in Co. K, and afterward on staff of Brig-gen. William Hall, N.G.N.Y .; cominn'd capt. Co. H, 1st Reg't, N. Y. Vol. Inf., May 27, 1861, and attached to Army of Potomac; proinoted major July 29, 1861; lieut .- col. Sept. 10, 1861; col. Oct. 9, 1862; brig .- gen., U. S. V., March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services during the war. Wounded at Glendale, where his horse was killed; shot through chest at Chancel- lorsville; taken prisoner at Chantilly and confined In Libby Prlson. Engaged In business as merchant in N. Y. City from 1866; now head of firm of Pierson & Co., iron and stecl; pres. Ramapo Foundry and Wheel Works, A. & N. Realty Co., N. Y. Stamping Co., trustee East River Savings Inst'n; dir. New Ams- terdam Casualty Co. Republican. Mem. Mil. Order Loyal Legion. Clubs: Union, N. Y. Yacht, Tuxedo, Army and Navy. Address: 20 W. 52d St., N. Y. City.
PILCHER, LEWIS F.
Architect of N. Y. State; prof. of art; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., May 1, 1871; s. Lewis S. Pilcher, M.D .; ed. Poly- technle Inst., Brooklyn; Wesleyan Univ .; Sch. of Mincs, Columbla Univ., N. Y. City, Ph. B., 1895; A. 1.4, 1900; LL.D., Univ. of Colo., 1910 (mem. Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi). Prof. Art, Vassar Coll .; asso. Am. Inst. Architects. Mem. architectural firm Pilcher & Tachau, N. Y. City; appt'd Architect N. Y. State, 1913; comm'r of Sites and Bld'gs, N. Y. State, since 1913. Architect for Troop C Armory, Brooklyn, War Dep't, N. Y. Coast Art'y Dist., Free Public Library, Terminal Dormitory, Vassar Coll. Author: Phases of Florentine Art, Essay on Movement. Art writer for International Encyclopedia; Ameriean writer in architecture for Algemeines Lexikon, Bel- denden Kunster, Leipzig. Mem. Sons of Revolution, Companion M.O. of Loyal Legion. Lecturer in archi- tecture, Univ. of Pa., Univ. Extension Soc., N. Y. Frce Lecture Dep't and Brooklyn Inst. Arts and Sciences. Clubs: T-Square (Philadelphia), Players (N. Y.), Fort Orange (Albany). Address: 109 Lexington Av., N. Y. Clty.
PILCHER, LEWIS STEPHEN
Surgeon; b. Adrian, Mich., July 28, 1815; s. Elijah II. and Phebe M. (Fisk) Pilcher; ed. Univ. of Mich., A.d., 1862; A.M., 1863; M.D., 1866; LL.D., 1900; also received LL.D. from Dickinson Coll., 1900; m. Brook- lyn, N. Y., June 22, 1870, Martha S. Phillips; children: Lewis F., b. 1871; Sarah F., b. 1873; Paul M., b. 1876; James T., b. 1880; Martha E., b. 1886. llosp. Steward, U. S. A., 1864-1865, ined, officer in U. S. naval service, 1867-1872, In general practise as physician and sur- geon in Brooklyn, 1872-1892; since 1892 has restricted practise to surgery. Surgeon to Methodist Episcopal Seney) Hosp., Brooklyn, 1887-1907, and to German Hosp., Brooklyn, 1900-1908. Consulting surgeon to German, Norwegian, Jewish and St. John's Hosps. of Brooklyn; to Skin and Cancer Hosp., N. Y. Editor of the Annals of Surgery since 1885. Author: The Treatment of Wounds, collaborator in various sys- tems of surgery. Meni. Am. Surg. Ass'n, N. Y. Surg. Soc., Brooklyn Surg. Soc., Société Internationale de Chirurgie, Med. Soc. State of N. Y., Kings County Med. Soc; Asso. Fellow Coll. of Physicians of Philadelphia; hon. mem. Philadelphia Acad. of Surg .; Fellow of Am. Coll. of Surgeons; mem. N. Y. State B'd of Med. Ex- aminers, Mem. Zeta Psi fraternity; companion Mil. Order of Loyal Legion; comd'r U. S. Grant Post, G. A: 12., 1913. Has country place at Lake Hopatcong, N. J. Address: 115 Gates Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
PILGRIM, CHARLES W.
Physician; b. Monroe, Orange Co., N. Y., March 27, 1855; s. Roe C. and Frances Wilkes Pilgrim; ed. Monroe Inst., N. Y .; also largely by private tutors and at N. Y.
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Univ., M.D., 1881; also studied in Europe; m. Utica, N. Y., 1889, Florence M. Middleton; one d .: Florence, b. 1893. House physician Bellevue Hosp., 1881-1882; ass't physician Utiea State Hosp., 1882-1889; with intermis- slon of two years in Europe, for nearly entire time at Univ. of Munich and Univ. of Vienna, and was resldent physician Frauenklinik, Munich, Bavaria, 1885; med. sup't Willard State Hosp., 1889-1893; Hudson River State Hosp., Poughkeepsie, 1893-1906; appt'd April, 1906, pres. State Comm'n in Lunacy by Gov. Higgins, but resigned May 1, 1907, and returned to position of sup't of Hud- son River State Hosp. in Poughkeepsle, N. Y. V .- p. Poughkeepsie Trust Co .; also dir. in several corp'ns. Episcopalian; vestryman Christ Ch., Poughkeepsie; fellow N. Y. Acad. Medieine; pres. 1910-1911 Am. Medi- co-Psychol. Ass'n; mem. State Med. Soc., Dutchess Co. Med. Soc., Bellevue Alumni Ass'n, Poughkeepsie Acad. of Medicine. Club: Lotos (N. Y. City). Address: Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
PILLOT, PETER STUYVESANT
Banker and broker; b .. N. Y. City, Nov. 11, 1870; s. Arlstede P. and Rosalie Stuyvesant Pillot; ed. U. S. Naval Acad .; m. 1st, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 12, 1898, Doro- thy S. Prewitt; 2d, Washington, D. C., May 7, 1903, Ger- trude H. Grossmann. First lieut. 12th Reg't, N. Y. Vols., in Spanish-Am. War; late capt. 12th Reg't, N. G. N. Y. Mem. Mil. Order Foreign Wars, Mil. and Naval Order Spanish-Am. War, Soc. Colonial Wars, St. Nich- cias Soc. Clubs: Union, Tuxedo, Racquet and Tennis, Knickerbocker, N. Y. Yacht (N. Y. City), Metropolitan (Washington). Residence: 116 E. 56th St. Address: 43 Exchange Place, N. Y. City.
PINCHOT, GIFFORD
Forester; b. Simsbury, Conn., Aug. 11, 1865; s. James W. and Mary (Eno) Pinchot; grad. Yale Univ., A.B., 1889; hon. A.M., 1901; studled forestry in France, Ger- many, Switzerland, and Austria; hon. A.M., Princeton, 1904; Sc.D., Mich. Agr'l Coll., 1907; LL.D., McGill, 1909; unmarried. Began first systematic field work in U. S. at Biltmore, N. C., Jan., 1892; mem. Nat. Forest Comm'n, 1896; forester and chief of dlv., afterward Bur. of Forestry; now Forest Service, U. S. Dep't of Agr., 1898-1910; pres. Nat. Conservation Ass'n since Jan., 1910; prof. forestry, Yale Univ., since 1903. In- spected forests of Philippine Islands, 1902, and recom- mended a forest policy for islands; mem. Com. on Org'n Gov't Scientific Work, appt'd March 13, 1903; comm'r on Publlc Lands, appt'd Oct. 22, 1903; comm'r on Dep't Methods, appt'd June 2, 1905; Inland Water- way Comm'n, appt'd March 14, 1907; Comm'n on Coun- try Llfe, 1908. Chm'n Joint Com. on Conservation, appt'd by conf. of Governors nat. org'ns at Wash., Dec., 1908; chm'n Nat. Conservatlon Comm'n, appt'd June 8, 1908. Author: The White Pine (with H. S. Greaves), 1896; The Adirondack Spruce, 1898; A Primer of For- estry, 1899; The Fight for Conservation, 1909; The Country Church (with C. O. Gill), 1913. Address: 16.15 Rhode Island Av., Washington, D. C.
PINCOFFS, ADOLPH L.
Lawyer; b. Rotterdam, Holland, July 3, 1852; s. Lewis and Esther (Raphael) Pincoffs; ed. in public sch. and by private tutors, Univ. of Leyden, Holland, J.U.D., summa cum laude, 1874; Columbia Coll. Law Sch., LL.B., 1882; m. Chicago, 1887, Adèle M. Delmarle; chil- dren: Sophle, Adèle, Eugenle, Marie. Practised law in Holland from 1874-1879; admitted to N. Y. Bar 1884; was for many years partner Judge Noah Davis; makes specialty of trade-mark law. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of. N. Y. Recreations: Bicycling, fishing. Clubs: Nether- land, Park Hill Country. Address: 31 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
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