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PUTNAM, IRVING
Publisher; b. Staten Island, N. Y., Feb. 4, 1852; s. George Palmer and Victorine (Haven) Putnam; cd. John MacMullen's Sch., N. Y. City, Columbia Grani- mar Sch., Amherst Coll., for 3 years, class of 1872, did not graduate, leaving college to go into busi- ness; m. N. Y. City. June 20, 1878, Emma Louise Brock; children: Sidney Haven, b. 1879; Edmund Whitman, b. 1882; Avis, b. 1884; Brock, b. 1887; Eliza- beth, b. 1903. Entered house of G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1871 and has been there ever since, now being sec. Dir. The Knickerbocker Press. Independent in politics. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Rc- creations: Walking, wheeling. Club: Manhattan. Address: 2 W. 45th St., N. Y. City.
PUTNAM, JOHN BISHOP
Publisher; b. Staten Island, N. Y., 1847; s. George Palmer and Victorine (Haven) Putnam; school cd'n: m. N. Y. City, 1882, Frances Faulkner; children: Robert Faulkner, b. 1883; Victor Haven, b. 1885; George Palmer, b. 1887. Mem. publishing firm of G. P. Putnam's Sons for 35 years; now treas. Traveled in Europe, Japan, etc., 1867. Pres. The Knieker- bocker Press. Democrat in nat. politics; Unitarian. Mem. Typothetæ, Soc. Mechanics and Tradesmen. Clubs: Union League, Am. Yacht. Residence: Rye, N. Y. Address: 2 W. 45th St., N. Y. City.
PUTNAM, JOSEPH E.
Electrical cng'r; b. Rochester, N. Y., June 20, 1860; s. Joseph and Mary J. (Moore) Putnam; ed. Rochester publie schools; m. La Porte, Ind., Dec. 30, 1885, Mary L. Franklin; one son: Joseph Franklin, b. 1887. Electrician Western Electric Co.'s N. Y. factory, 1878-
1881; mg'r telephone exchange Central Union Tele- phone Co., Madison, Ind., and South Bend, Ind., 1881- 1884; mg'r La Porte, Ind., and acting sup't construc- tion Postal Telegraph Co., 1884-1889; ass't In physics and Instr. In clec. eng'ring Univ. of Mich., 1889-1890; chief insp. Bell Telephone Co., Rochester; contracting and consulting eng'r, 1890-1900; since 1900 In Clty Eng'ring Bureau; now elec. eng'r ass't to City Eng'r in charge of testing Laboratory. Republican; Episco- palian. Asso. mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs; mem. Am. Soc. Municipal Eng'rs, Rochester Eng'ring Soc. Mem. Genesce Falls Lodge, F. & A. M., Hamilton Chapter, R. A. M. Recreation: Amateur photography. Club: Church (Rochester). Address: Rochester, N. Y.
PUTNAM, ROBERT FAULKNER
Publisher; b. N. Y. City, Jan. 25, 1883; s. J. Blshop and Frances Faulkner) Putnam; grad. Harvard Univ., A.B., class 1905; m. N. Y. City, Oct. 5, 1907, Inez Coralie Wilcox. Mg'r Edn'l Dep't of G. P. Put- nam's Sons, since 1906, and ass't treas., since 1910. Ilas travelled extensively in U. S. Dir. Knickerbocker Press of New Rochelle, N. Y. Active in Wilson Coll. Men's League of N. Y. City, and Men's League for Woman Suffrage of N. Y. City; mem. Co. G, 7th Reg't, N. G., N. Y. (treas.), and on recruiting and discipline coms. Independent. Mem. Am. Publishers' Ass'n, Am. Booksellers' League, 5th Av. Ass'n. Recreations: Ten- nis, swimming, walking, fishing, shooting, athletics. Clubs: 7th Reg't Tennis (pres.). 7th Reg't Rifle, Har- vard of N. Y. City, Madison (Conn.), Country, Rye (N. Y.), Tennis (sec.). Residence: 147 E. 33d St. Ad- dress: 2 W. 45th St., N. Y. City.
PUTNAM, ROBERT MYERS SHOEMAKER
Lawyer; b. Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Nov. 5, 1870; s. Hon. John R. (Justice N. Y. Supreme Court) and Mary Steiner (Shoemaker) Putnam; ed. Saratoga Springs public schools, Fairview Acad., Cornell Univ., Albany Law Sch., LI.B., 1892; m. June 8, 1895, Mary Cornelia Ballard. Admitted to bar at Albany, 1893; has since practised in N. Y. City. Republican. Mem. Saratoga County Soc., So. of Upper 1Iudson. Recreations: Yacht and fishing. Club: Zeta Psi. Residence: 600 W. 136th St. Address: 45 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
PUTZEL, CHARLES
Lawyer, comm'r of taxcs; b. N. Y. City, May 5, 1856; s. M. and R. ( Friedman) Putzel; grad. Coll. City of N. Y., A.B., 1876, Columbia Law Sch., LL. B., 1878; m. N. Y. City, Jan. 31, 1882, Rose Dahlmann of Buffalo, N. Y .; two sons (both deceased). Pres. Thomas Hun- ter Ass'n, 5 terms, of Mendelssohn Benevolent Soc., 7 terms, of Freundschaft Soc., 2 terms. Sec. B'd of Trustees, Col. City of N. Y., 6 years; chim'n Local School B'd, 5 years. Editor of 3 commercial law books. Appt'd comm'r of taxes and assessments, Jan. 1, 1906. Democrat. Mein. Dwight Alumni Ass'n (Columbia Law Sch.), Alumni Ass'n Coll. City of N. Y., Freund- schaft Soc., Lawyers' County Bar Ass'n. Organized N. Y. Cremation Soc., U. S. Cremation Co., at Fresh Pond; mem. ten charitable and benevolent inst'ns. Recreations: Golf, bowling, billiards, walking. Clubs: Democratic, Hardware, Harmonie (aeting pres. one terni). Address: 233 Woolworth Bld'g, N. Y. City.
PYNE, M. TAYLOR
Lawyer, trustec; b. N. Y. City, Dec. 21, 1855: s. Percy Rivington and Albertina S. (Taylor) Pyne; grad. Princeton, A.B., 1877, M.A., 1880, Columbia, LL.B., 1879, hon., L.I.D., 1903; m. Trenton, N. J., June 2, 1880, Margaretta Stockton; children: Percy Rivington, 2d, b. 1881; M. Taylor, Jr., b. 1885. Admitted to bar, 1880; gen. solicitor Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R. R. Co. for 12 years; pres. and dir. Warren R. R. Co., Cayuga & Susquehanna R. R. Co. and Princeton Inn Co .; dir. and mem. Exec. Com. Farmers Loan & Trust Co., Commercial Trust Co. of N. J., Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R. R. Co., Lackawanna Iron & Coal Co .; dir. Nat. City Bank of N. Y., Lackawanna Steel Co., N. J., Zinc Co., Princeton Bank, Newark & Bloomfield R. R. Co., Morris & Essex R. R. Co., Sussex R. R. Co., Utica, Chenango & Susquehanna Valley R. R. Co., Valley R. R. Co., Harvey Steel Co., N. Y., Lacka- wanna & Western R'y Co., Passale & Delaware R. R. Co., Syracuse, Binghamton & N. Y. R. R. Co. Trustee and chin'n Com. on Graduate Sch., Princeton Unlv .; trustee Lawrenceville Sch., N. J .; Y. M. C. A. of N. J. and St. Luke's Ilosp., N. Y. City. Mem. N. J. State Publie Library Comm'r, Pres. Princeton llist. Ass'n Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Archal. Soe. of America, Am. Hist. Ass'n. Clubs: Union, Century, Met- ropolitan, University, Down Town, Midday, Princeton. Groller, Church, Country, Tuxedo (N. Y.), Nassau, 1vy, etc. (Princeton). Address: Drumthwacket, Princeton, N. J.
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PYNE, PERCY RIVINGTON, 2D
Banker; b. N. Y. City, June 23, 1882; s. Moses Tay- lor and Margaretta (Stockton) Pyne; grad. Princeton Univ., A. B., 1903; St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N. H., 1899. With Farmers Loan & Trust Co., 1903-1905; with Moscs Taylor estate, 1905-1908; mem. firm Pyne, Ken- dall & Hollister, bankers, since 1908. Pres. and dir. Prospect Co. of N. J .; dir. Syracuse, Binghamton & N. Y. R. R. Co., Cayuga & Susquehanna R. R. Co., Commercial Trust Co., New Amsterdam Gas Co., East River Gas Co., Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Coal Co., Nevins Church Press Co. Republican; Episcopal- ian. Treas. U. S. Golf Ass'n; mem. N. Y. Hist. Soc., Pan-Am. Soc., Am. Museum of Natural History, St. Nicholas Soc., Motor Car Touring Soc. Pres. and dir. East Side Branch Y. M. C. A .; treas. Patterson Sch. (W. Va.). Recreations: Golf, tennis, riding, motor- ing. Clubs: Union (gov.), Summer (gov.), Princeton (gov.), Westbrook Golf (gov.), Ivy (gov.), South Side Sportsmans (gov.), Archdale Quail (gov.), Knicker- bocker, Racquet, Metropolitan, Brook, University, N. Y. Yacht, Manhattan, Union League, Automobile, Aero, Midday, Down Town, Underwriters, Tuxedo, Piping Rock, Hobby, Islip, Morris County, Baltusrol, Garden City, National, Rockaway Hunting, Automobile of London, Touring of France. Residence: 263 Madison Ave. Address: 55 Wall St., N. Y. City.
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QUACKENBOS, JOHN DUNCAN
Physician; b. N. Y. City, April 2, 1848; s. George Payn Quackenbos, LL.D., the edn'l author and a direct de- scendant of Pieter Van Quakenbosch, who came from Holland to New Amsterdam about 1660; ed. Collegiate Sch., N. Y. City, of which his father was rector; grad. Columbia Coll., A.B., with the first honor, 1868 (at age of 20), A.M., 1871, Coll. Phys. and Surg., N. Y. City, M.D., 1871. Appt'd tutor in rhetoric at Columbia Coll., 1870; adjunct prof. English language and litera- ture, 1884-1891, prof. rhetoric Columbia Univ. and in Barnard, Coll., 1891-1894; in 1894 retired from active service at the University, retaining his connection as emeritus prof. Has since devoted himself to practice of medicine in N. Y. City, specializing in nervous and mental diseases, and in psychotherapy. Also lecturer on scientific and literary subjects, and Is to be credited with having brought to public notice the presence of a fourth charr in New England waters, viz .: the so- called Sunapee lake trout, or American saibling. This valuable food fish, through his efforts, has been planted in Lake George. Mem. London Soc. for Psychical Research; fellow N. Y. Acad. Medicine; meni. N. Y. Acad. Sciences; fellow N. H. Med. Soc .; meni. N. Y. Med. Ass'n, Am. Med. Ass'n, A. A. A. S. Address: 331 W. 28th st., N. Y. City.
QUELL, JOHN A.
Physician and surgeon; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 5, 1881; s. John Adams and Mary D. (Fisher) Queli; ed. Brook- lyn Latin School, St. John's Coll., Brooklyn, 1895, Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Columbla), M.D., 1902. Engaged in practice of medicine from graduation. Instr. diseases of nose and throat Long Island Coll. Hosp., Brooklyn. Attending Laryngologist. Dept. of Tuberculosis, Dept. of Health, N. Y. City; Polhemus Clinic, L. I. Coll. Hosp .; mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, Kings County Med. Soc., Brook- lyn Med Soc., German Med. Soc., Soc. of Associated Physicians of L. I., Brooklyn Laryngol. and Rhinol. Soc., Capt and ass't surgeon 23rd Reg't, N. G. N. Y .; Veteran Ass'n, Squadron C, N. Y. Clubs: Crescent Athletic, Interstate Automobile. Address 1219 Dean St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
QUIGG, LEMUEL E.
Lawyer; b. Cecil Co., Md., Feb. 13, 1863; common school ed'n; at completion of which he removed to N. Y. City and engaged in journalism. Was for ten years writer on N. Y. Tribune, later editor-in-chief of N. Y. Press. Rep. mem. of Congress, 1893-1899; chm'n Rep. Com. of N. Y., 1896-1900; since retirement from Congress has been actively engaged In business and in promoting the interests of his party in city and State. Residence: 435 West End Av. Address: 32 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
QUINBY, FRANK HAVILAND
Architect: b. North Castle, Westchester Co., N. Y., Nov. 24, 1868; s. John Jay and Hannah Griffen (Havi- land) Quinby; m. Port Chester, N. Y., Elizabeth Ma- thews Purdy; children, Oliver, b. 1901, Margaret Pierce, b. 1904, Elizabeth Lane, b. 1906, Roger, b. 1910, Doro- thy, b. 1912. Democrat.
Mem. Soc. of Friends (Quaker); Fellow Am. Inst. Architects (fellow Brook-
lyn Chapter); Brooklyn Inst. of Arts and Sciences, Holland Soc. Clubs: Midwood, Crescent. Residence: 7 Tennis Court, Flatbush, Brooklyn. Address: 99 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
QUINBY, HENRY COLE
Lawyer; b. in New Hampshire; s. ex-Gov. Henry Brewer and Octavia (Coie) Quinby; grad. Harvard Univ., A. B., Harvard Law Sch., LL.B .; m. Florence A. Cole. Engaged in practice of law in N. Y. City. Dir. Eagle Fire Co., Sidney Steel Scraper Co., mem. Ass'n Bar, City of N. Y., N. Y. Gencal. and Biog. Soc., N. E. Historie-Geneal. Soc., N. E. Soc., Soc. of Med. Jurisprudence. Clubs: Union League, Players, Mldday. Atlantic Yacht, Harvard, Collectors. Address: 165 Broadway, N. Y. City.
QUINCY, CHARLES FREDERICK
Engineer, m'f'r; b. Newton, Mass., July 6, 1856; 8. George Henry and Mary Caroline (Sweetser) Quincy; m., Salem, Mass., 1879, Etta Molineux Ives; children, Ada Ives, Polly, Edmund, Roger Bradshaw. Pres. The Q. and C. Co., The Quincy & Gilman Eng'ring Co., dir. The Rand W. Co., and Phila. Vancouver Lumber Co. Mem. Am. Soc. of Civil Eng'rs. Clubs: Auto of America, Engineers, Railroad, N. Y. Yacht, Greenwich Country, Essex County Country, Fieid and Marine, Dyker Meadow, Chicago, Chicago Engineers, Harris- burg. Residence: 158 W. 58th St. Address: 90 West St., N. Y. City.
QUINLAN, JOHN H.
Insurance official; b. Monticello, N. Y., Dec. 24, 1852; s. James Eldridge and Amanda (Baker) Quinlan; ed. Monticello Acad .; m. St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 15, 1882, Fanny M. Jones; children: Waiter Bartley, b. 1883; John H., Jr., b. 1886; Frances M., b. 1888. For 18 years representative of Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co., of which is dist. ag't, and U. S. Casualty Co., of which is gen. ag't. Sec. Newburgh Chamber of Commerce. Democrat; Episcopallan. Dem. candidate for mayor, 1892; ex-mem. B'd of Health; ex-v .- p. Nat. Life Under- writers' Ass'n (mein. exec. com.); pres. Hudson Valley Life Underwriters' Ass'n, ex-pres. and treas. Wilbur H. Weston Shriners' Ass'n; mem. Lawson Hose Co. No. 5, Lawson Veteran Ass'n; Master Mason, Royal Arch Mason, Knight Templar, Shriner, 32°, Eik. Recreations: Fishing, hunting and traveling. Clubs: Newburgh City, Newburgh Automobile, Masonic. Residence: 22 Bay View Terrace. Address: 48 Second St., Newburgh, N. Y.
QUINN, DANIEL JOSEPH
Clergyman; b. N. Y. City, May 12, 1864; s. Daniel and Mary (Spillane) Quinn; ed. St. Francis Xavier Coil., N. Y. City, A. B., 1884, Am. Coll. at Rome, 1884-1888; entered the Soc. of Jesus at Frederick, Md., April 25, 1888: studied at Woodstock Coll .. MId., 1890-1893; taught classics and methematics In Boston Coll., Mass., 1893-1897, same at Holy Cross Coil .. Worcester, Mass., 1897-1898; ordained Roman Catholic priest, June 27, 1899; studied theology at Woodstock Coll., Md., 1898- 1902; prof. elocution Holy Cross Coll., 1902-1904: studied theology at The Novitiate, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 1901-1905: prof. mathematics, Boston Coll .. 1905-1906: pres. Fordham Univ., 1906-1911. Address: 801 W. 181st St., N. Y. City.
QUINN, JOHN
Lawyer; b. Tiffin, O., April 24, 1870; s. James W. and Mary (Quinlan) Quinn; recelved academic ed .; grad. LL.B., Georgetown Law Sch., 1893; also I.E.B. Harvard Law Sch., 1895: unmarried. Formerly private sec. to Hon. Charles Foster, ex .- gov. of Ohio and Sec. of Treasury in cabinet of Pres. Harrison. Associated in practice of law with Hon. Benjamin F. Tracy in N. Y. five years. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic Nat. Conv., Denver, July, 1908; Dem. State Conv., Rochester, N. Y., Sept., 1908, and mem. Com. and sub-com. on Platform; Dem. State Conv., Rochester, 1910, and mem. Com. on Contested Seats and Platform: delegate to Dem. Nat. Conv., Baltimore, 1912. Mem. Ass'n Bar, City of N. Y. N. Y. Stato Bar Ass'n, Am. Bar Ass'n, Seldon Soc., Gypsy Lore Soc., Contemporary Art Soc .. Société des Cent Bibliophiles, Viking Club. Interested In modern art. Initiated and conducted the recent campaign before Congress which resulted in the re- movai of the duty on modern art. Clubs: Manhat- tan. Harvard, Hobby, National Democratie, Clty Lunch, Oakiand Golf, Sleepy Hollow and others. Address: 58 Central Park W., N. Y. City.
QUINN, THOMAS CHARLES
Editor; b. Woburn, Mass., Aug. 24. 1864; s. Thomas Francls and Anne Maria (Gallagher) Quinn; ed. in public schools of Woburn. Mass .; in. Woburn, Mass .. Sept. 15, 1901, Margaret Frances Quinn. Began as printer's devil, 1881, and later local editor, 1884-1885,
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Woburn Advertiser; reporter on The Globe, Boston, 1885-1889; mn'g editor N. Y. Press, 1889-1892; half owner Donahoe's Magazine, Boston, 1892-1894; edited Depew's History of American Commerce and later the Penny Magazine; mn'g editor 1901 of N. Y. Daily News, and bought the paper in June, 1904. Demo- crat; Roman Catholic. Address: 331 W. 55th St., N. Y. City.
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RAEGENER, LOUIS C.
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, April 29, 1856; s. Rev. Hcr- man and Dora (von Ramdohr) Raegener; grad. Co- jum. Coll., A.M., 1876; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 25, 1881, Meta Rettig; children: Mrs. Leo J. Matty, b. 1882, Mrs. Lorenzo Mitchell-Henry (residing in London), b. 1885, Louis C., Jr., b. 1897. Democrat. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Clubs: Demo- cratic, Automobile of America, Oakland Golf. Resi- dence: Hotel Seville, N. Y. City.
RAFF, NORMAN CHARLES
Banker; b. Canton, O .; s. Judge George W. and Be- linda J. (Schneider) Raff; grad. Univ. Wooster, O., 1880, as valedictorian, first honors, second oratorical honors, later A.M .; m. Orange C. H., Va., 1887, Vir- ginia Duncan. Was dir., cashier and pres. Nat., State and private banks in Ohio, Mex. and Okla., fifteen years after graduation; associated with Thomas A Edison for several years in promotion of some of his amusement machines; now engaged in gen. bond and investment business in N. Y. City. Dir. and v .- p. Pittsburgh Pneumatic Co .; dir. Canton & Youngstown R'y Co., Century Inkstand Co. Democrat; Lutheran. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi Ohio Soc., Canton Soc., N. Y. Kansas Soc. (N. Y.). Club: German Llederkranz (N. Y. City); Canton, Country, Acro of Ohio (Canton). Recreations: Country life; devoted to high-class music. Addresses: 63 Wall St., N. Y. City, and Canton, Ohio.
RAINES, WILLIAM GUY
Lawyer; b. Victor, N. Y., Jan. 23, 1849; s. Rev. John and Mary ( Remington) Raines; ed. Hobart Coll., 1870, A.M. (honorarium), Hamilton Coll., LL.B., 1876; (Theta Delta Chi fraternity); m. 1872, Ada Elizabeth Varney of Rochester, N. Y .; children: Rev. W. Guy, George C., Florence A. Pres. Bank of Brockport, N. Y., 1872- 1875. With three brothers (John, late pres. N. Y. Sen- ate; Thomas, County Judge and ex-State Treas .; George, late State Senator), formed law firm of Raines Bros., 1876; practised in Washington, 1887-1894, and N. Y. City, 1894-1904. Officer in several business corp'ns. Candidate for clerk, House of Representa- tives, N. Y. State Cong. Delegation, 1887, but defeated. Mem. Nat. Congress of Irrigation, appt'd by Gov. Levi P. Morton; writer and orator (the late Pres. Mckinley having pronounced his oration at Washington, D. C., Feb. 22, 1891, a masterpiece of rhetoric and oratory). Master Monroe Lodge of Masons, 1873 (youngest ever chosen to that office); comd'r-In-chief Rochester Con- sistory, eminent comd'r Cyrene Commandery 39, 1880- 1886; grand master United Workmen. Address: Ga- nargwa Villa, Whecler's Station, N. Y.
RAINFORTH, SELDEN 1.
Physician and surgeon; b. Danville, 111., Jan. 14, 1879; s. Harry and Florence M. (Barrett) Rainforth; grad. Univ. of Cincinnati, B.S., 1899, A.M., 1900; Johns Hopkins Univ., M.D., 1903, N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B., 1908; took post-graduate courses In medicine and surgery in Germany and Austria, 1903. Resident surgeon, Pres- by'n Hosp., N. Y. City, 1904-1905; med. insp. Dep't of Health, N. Y. Clty, until Oct., 1907. Engaged In prac- tice of medicine, making specialty of Dermatology and Syphilolgy, in N. Y. City. Republican (usually). Junior surgeon, Seaside Hosp., New Dorp, Staten Isi- and, N. Y .; pathologist in Class of Dermatology, Van- derbilt Dispensary, N. Y. City. Mem. Soc. Colonial Wars (N. Y. Chapter). Address: 227 W. 71st St., N. Y. City.
RAMAKER, ALBERT JOHN
Educator, author, b. Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 3, 1860; s. John and Helena (Bongers) Ramaker; grad. Univ. Rochester, 1895; Rochester Theol. Sem., 1886; m. Nov. 26, 1886, Minna Winkler; children: George, Benjamin. Travelled in Europe in 1901. Pastor Case Av! Bapt. Ch., Cleveland, O., 1886-1889; prof. German Dep't Rochester Theol. Sem. since 1889. Author: Ein Ucber- blick über dle Geschichte der Deutschen Baptisten, 1897; Die christliche Heidenmission, 1898; Kurzge- fasste Geschichte der Baptisten, 1906. Address: 11 Tracy St., Rochester, N. Y.
RAMBAUD, GEORGE GIBIER
Physician; b. Arthon, France, May 3, 1875; s. Adrian and Louise (Gibier) Rambaud; grad. French Univ. (Lycée de Chateauroux), M.S .: M.D. Colunibia Univ. (Med. Dep't Coli. Phys. and Surgs.), 1899; in. France, Jeanne Gerville-Reache; onc son, Paul Gibier. Be- came dir. N. Y. Pasteur Inst. after death of Dr. Paul Gibicr (uncle), 1900; introduced new operation for serum treatment of tetanus and performed first one of its kind in this country in 1899; devised improve- ment in dispensing vaccine lymph in 1894, now in gen. use; has frequently contributed to the literature on tetanus and rables. Pres. and dir. N. Y. Pasteur Inst .; received decorations of Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur and Officer d'Académie; meni. Alliance Françaisc (ex-trustec), N. Y. Co. and State Med. Socs., Am. Med. Ass'n. Pres. Ecole Maternelle Française. Mem. French Benevolent Soc. of N. Y., A.A.A.S. Club: N. Y. Athletic. Address: 361 W. 23d St., N. Y. City.
RAMBAUT, THOMAS DANIEL
Lawyer; b. Cassville, Ga., Nov. 17, 1857; s. Thomas Rambaut, LL.D. (pres. Cherokce Coll., Cassville, Ga., and William Jewell Coll., Liberty, Mo.), and Eliza A. (Wright) Rambaut; grad. Brooklyn Collegiate and Poly. huist., 1877; Columbia Coll., A.B. 1881, Ph. B. 1882, L.L.B., cum laude, 1883; A.M. and Ph.D. 1884; m. Hamilton, N. Y., Sept. 10, 1892, Frances Rainbaut (cousin; died April 2, 1909). Counsel for several corp'ns; over 20 years in active practise of law in financial dist. of N. Y. City; counsel and referee in numerous matters of importance relating to securities and testamentary trusts. Democrat; Episcopalian. Ment. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Ass'n of Doctors of Philosophy of Columbia, Columbia Coll. Alumni Ass'n (life mem.), N. Y. Law Inst., Nat. Geog. Soc., Alpha Delta Phi fraternity (charter mem. at Columbia), Early Icighties. Recreations: Gardening, fishing. Clubs: Alpha Delta Phi, Columbia Univ. Residence: 169 Columbia Ileights, Brooklyn. Address: 27 Will- iam St., N. Y. City.
RAMSDALE, W. CRAWFORD
Lawyer; b. Saratoga Co., N. Y., May 5, 1856; s. WIll- iam and Parthena (Crawford) Ramsdale; grad. Univ. of Rochester, 1879; m. Albion, N. Y., 1884, Ellen Wall. Practising law at Albion, N. Y .: county treas. of Orleans County, N. Y., 1890; mcm. B'd of Ed'n, Albion. N. Y., 1898-1903 County judge and surrogate of Orleans Co., N. Y., 1896-1901; mem. B'd Trustees, Al- bion, N. Y., 1901-1905; mem. firm Ramsdale & Church, att'ys; dist. atty of Orleans County, 1907-1910. Ad- dress: Albion, N. Y.
RAMSDELL, GEORGE GOULD
Gas engineer; b. Providence, R. I., April 30, 1848; 8. Ezra B. and Susan Ann (Gould) Ramsdell; cd. Vin- cennes Univ .; m. Pittsburgh, Pa., June 10, 1884, Mary C. Dodge; children: Sallie M. (Mrs. Donald McDonald), Marion B., Mrs. Irving Boyd Easton. Sec, and treas. Am. Gas Inst .; was gen. mg'r Am. Gas Co., Philadel- phia, Pa. Republican; Presby'n. Men. Am. Gas, Inst. (ex-pres.), Western Gas Ass'n (ex-pres.); hon. mcm. Société Technique de l'Industrie du Gaz en France. Paris, France; Illuminating Engineers' Soc. Address: 301 W. 109th St., N. Y. City.
RAMSPERGER, SAMUEL J.
State Senator; b. Buffalo, N. Y., April 25, 1862; ed. St. Au's Parochial Sch. and Canisius Cell. Entered the employment of Jolin Schusler Brewing Co. in 1877, now the William Simon Brewery, by which company is still employed and where through hls integrity and business ability he fills a very confidential and re- sponsible position. In 1884 was elected Alderman Fifth Ward of Buffalo. Mem. Dem. Gen. Com, of Erie County for years, of which was elected see. in 1896, serving until Jan. 1, 1899. Ilas had several terms as Senator, having been ciected in 1895-1900-1902. and then after two years' absence from the Senate was again clected a Senator in the fall of 1906. Blem. Senate Coms. on Canals, Public Health and Engrossed Bills. 1889-1900. In 1902 was mem. Senate Coms. on Canais, Internal Affairs of Towns and Counties, Public Health and Printed and Engrossed Bilis. In 1903-1904 served on the Senate Conis. on Citles, Canais and Engrossed Blils. Nominated again for State Senator 1906 and ciected; renominated in 190s and 1910 and elected. In 1907 was a mem. of the' Senate Coms. on Finance. Cities and Canals; in 1909 was a mem. of the Senate Coms. on Finanec. Cities, Canals and Insurance. Re-elected 1913; mem. Coms, of Cities, Finance, Rules. Mil. Affairs, and cim'n Insurance. Address: Buffalo, N. Y.
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RAND, CHARLES FREDERIC
Mine owner; b. Canaan, Me., Aug. 17, 1856; m. Mary E. Burnham' children: Marjorie, Florence, How- ard, Helen. Formerly in railway business at Mil- waukee, Wis .; now owner and mg'r of mines in Cuba and elsewhere. Pres. Spanish Am. Iron Co., Ponupo Manganese Co., Consolidated Coppermines Co., Buena Vista Iron Co. Pres. Am. Inst. Mining Eng'rs. Clubs : Down Town, Lawyers, Railroad, Essex County Coun- try, Havana Country, Havana Yacht, San Carlos, San- tiago de Cuba, Milwaukee, Union (Cleveland). Resi- dences: 347 West End Av., N. Y. and "Merrywood," West Orange, N. J. Address: 71 Broadway, N. Y. City.
RAND, GEORGE F.
Banker; b. Forest Home, Niagara County, N. Y .; s. Calvin G. and Almira (Long) Rand; ed. country schools and Brockport State Normal Sch .; m. Tona- wanda, N. Y., Sept. 12, 1888, Vina S. Fisher; children: George F., Jr., b. 1892, Evelyn, b. 1899, Gretchen, b. 1901, Calvin G., b. 1906. Appt'd ass't cashier State Bank, Tonawanda, at sixteen years of age; at twen- ty-cne started private bank in North Tonawanda; at twenty-four elected pres. First Nat. Bank, Tonawan- da; now pres. Columbia Nat. Bank, Buffalo, First Nat. Bank, Tonawanda, and Central Nat. Bank, Buffalo. Independent in politics. Mem. Christian (Disciples) Church. Clubs: Buffalo, Ellicott, Country (Buffalo). Address: Columbia Nat. Bank, Buffalo, N. Y.
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