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RAND, WILLIAM, JR.
Lawyer; b. Chicago, Ill., Jan. 8, 1866; s. William H. and Harriet Husted ( Robinson) Rand; ed. private schools in Switzerland and Germany; grad. Phillips Exeter Acad., 1884, Harvard Coll., A. B., 1888, Harvard Law Sch., LL.B., A.M., 1891; in. Medford Mass., June 15. 1892, Rosalie Crockett; children: William, 3d, b. 1895, Robert Crockett, b. 1898. Has practised law in . N. Y. City since 1891; mem. law firm of Jerome, Rand & Kresel; ass't corporation counsel, 1895-1897; ass't dist. att'y, 1902-1906. Independent in politics. Over- seer of Harvard Coll. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Soc. Med. Jurisprudence. Clubs; Harvard, University, Down Town, Sons of Revolution, Apawamis, American Yacht (Rye). Residence: Rye, Westchester Co., N. Y. Address: 37 Wall St., N. Y. City.
RANDALL, WILLIAM BRADLEY
'Banker; b. Berkshire County, Mass., 1859; s. Abel Bradley and Ann E. (Orinsby) Randall; ed. Conn. High Sch., Bridgeport; m. N. Y. City, 1888, Evelyn, d. Addison P. Sinith; children: Jerome, b. 1889 (died 1908); Bradley, b. 1891; Phoebe, b. 1894. Trust officer Knickerbocker Trust Co., 1898-1908; pres. Security Transfer & Register Co., Pres. and dir. Varrick Se- curities Co., Winyah Park Realty Co., Caribou Cobalt Mines Co .; v .- p. and dir. Guantanamo City Land & Development Co., La Maya Valley Land & Improve- ment Co. Consolidated Nevada-Utah Mines Corp .; treas. and dir. Southern States Lumber Co., Old Point Com- fort Improvement Co .; dir. Coal and Iron Nat. Bank, Fairfax Realty Co., Gen. Acoustic Co., Mt. Vernon Trust Co., Fidellty Commercial & Trading Co., Sub- urban Land Improvement Co. Private 7th Reg't, Dir. Chamber of Commerce, Westchester County. Clubs: National Arts, St. Maurice, The Manor, Pelham Country, Wykagyl Country (pres.), Huguenot Yacht. Residence: Pelham Manor, N. Y. Address: Bank Franco Americaine, 22 Pl. Vendome, Paris, and 66 Broadway, N. Y. City.
RANDALL, WYATT WILLIAM
Chemist for State Dep't of Health, Baltimore, Md .; b. Annapolis, Md., Jan. 10, 1867; s. Alexander and Elizabeth Philpott (Blanchard) Randall; grad, St. John's Coll., Md., B.A., 1884; dld graduate work at Johns Hopkins Univ., Ph.D., 1890, and Univ. Coll., London, 1895; m. Catonsville, Md., June, 1898, Eliza P. Colston. Ass't Swarthmore Coll., 1889; laboratory ass't, and afterward asso. In chemistry, Johns Hop- kins Unlv., 1890-1898; science master, Lawrenceville (N. J.) Sch., 1898-1900; prof. chemistry Jacob Tome Inst., Port Deposit, Md., 1900-1901; headmaster Mac- kenzie School, Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., 1901-1910; chemist Md. Dep't of Health, since 1911. Author: Chemical experiments (in collaboration with Prof. Remscn), 1895, The Expansion of Gases by Heat, 1901, and various contb'ns to chemical journals. Mem. Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft. Episcopallan. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Phi Kappa Psi. Clubs: Baltimore, Baltimore Country. Address: 1016 St. Paul St., Bal- tlmore, Md.
RANDOLPH, EDMUND D.
Consulting treas. N. Y. Lite Ins. Co .; b, Philadel- phia, 1838; of American Colonlal ancestry, famlly having been among the early English settlers of
seventeenth century, and grandfather an officer of the Continental Army in Revolutionary War. Began business life in Philadelphia Bank, becoming mem of banking firm Smith, Randolph & Co., Philadelphia, 1862, and came to N. Y. in 1866, as resident partner in charge of firm's branch office; in 1877 elected pres Continental Nat. Bank (since consolidated with Han. over Nat. Bank), which office held 21 years, resign- ing in 1898 to become an officer of N. Y. Life Ins Co. (of which he had long been a trustee, Feb., 1892), and was successively elected chin'n Exec. Com .; chm'a Finance Com. and treas., now consulting treas. Also connected with several other prominent corporate in. terests, as dir., trustee, etc., Including Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. Co., N. Y. Trust Co., Southera Railway Co., Trinity Corp'n and Soc. of the N. Y. . Hosp. Mem. Met. Museum of Art, N. Y. Zool. Soc., N. Y. Botanical Soc. Clubs: Union, Knickerbocker. Metropolitan, Merchants, Church (N. Y. City); Coun. try Club (Westchester), Philadelphia (Philadelphla). Residence: "Brookwood," Mount Saint Vincent-on- Hudson. Address: 346 Broadway, N. Y. City.
RANDOLPH, JOSEPH F.
Lawyer; b. New Brunswick, N. J., Dec. 4, 1843; & Joseph D. and Sarah A. (Cooper) Randolph; ed. Yale, A.B., 1862, A.M., 1865, Berlin, 1862-1863, Göttingen, 1864; m. Oct. 17, 1872, liarriet W. Talcott. Engaged in practise of law in New Jersey and N. Y. City from 1866. Editor: Jarman on Wills, 1880, Williams on Executors, 1893. Author: Law of Commercial Paper, 1886, 1899; Succession Law in New Jersey, 1906; In- heritance & Transfer Taxes in N. J., 1913. Nem Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Clubs: Yale, Lawyers. Ad- dress: 42 W. 44th St., N. Y. City.
RANDOLPH, LEWIS VAN SYCKLE FITZ
Banker, author; b. Somerville, N. J., May 16, 1838: ed. in schools of Plainfield, N. J .; m. May 16, 1867, Emily Caroline, d. Matthias Price, of Newark, N. J .; five daugliters. Business in New York City from 1854, beginning as clerk in the American Exchange Bank, and filling advancing positions until, in 1663, left to become connected with the Illinols Central R. R. Co., of which was later ass't treas., treas. and dir. for over 20 years, until 1885; executor and trustee of the estate of Samnel J. Tilden, and of other con- siderable estates; became pres. Atlantic Trust Co., 1894, and after successful administration retired at end of 1902; on return from visit to West Indics, 1903, was unanlinously elected pres. Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange; re-elected withont opposl- tion, 1904 and 1905; declined further election 1906, and retired from active business. Has managed various railways, coal and Iron mines, and other enterprises. as well as philanthropic and religious ass'ns. Served in N. J. Militia and emergency campaign in Pa. until somne time after the battle of Gettysburg. Has con- tributed poems to magazines and published a volume of poems, Survivals (published by Putnam). llas also published (1907), under auspices of N. J. flist. Soc., a volume entitled Fitz Randolph Traditions, A Story of a Thousand Years. Recreations: Gardening and breeding of Jersey, Hereford and other fine cattle. Served two years as mayor of Plainfield, N. J. Has traveled extensively. Address: Plainfield, N. J.
'RANGER, HENRY WARD
Artist; b. Western N. Y., Jan., 185'8; s. W. V. and M. M. Ranger; ed. public schools, Syracuse Univ., sophomore year; m. 1884, Helen E. Jennings. Studled at home; spent several years abroad in study, mostly in France and Holland; has been awarded medals for exhibits, Parls, Buffalo, Charleston and other exb'ns; represented in the Met. Museum, Corcoran Art Gallery / (Washington), and In numerous public and private collections in America and Europe. D)Ir. Sixty- seventh Street Studio Bld'g; pres. Sixty-seventh Street Atelier Ass'n; academician Nat. Acad. of Design; mem. Am. Water Color Soc. Club: Lotos. Address: 27 W. 67th St., N. Y. Clly.
RANKIN, EDWARD W.
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Aug. 12, 1850; s. Rev. Edward E. and Emily ( Watkinson) Rankin: grad. Princeton, A.M .; Unlon, Dep't of Law, LL. B ; in. Cherry Hill, Albany, N. Y., June 3, 1884, Catharine Bogart Put- man; children: Edward Elmendorf, b. 1885; Herbert E., b. 1887; Emily W., b. 1889. llas been in general practice of profession in Albany since 1876; sec. Saranac Ass'n. Presby'n. Mem. Albany County Bar Ass'n. Clubs: University, Fort Orange ( Albany), Al- bany Inst. Address: Cherry Hill, S. Pearl St., Al- bany, N. Y.
RANKIN, EGBERT GUERNSEY
Physielan; b. Astoria, Borough of Queens, N. Y. City, July 1, 1856; s. James Murdoch and Anna Eve-
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lina (Schenck) Rankin; ed. Lockwood's Acad., Brook- lyn N. Y .; grad. Columbia Coll., A.B., 1876, A.M., 1879; Univ. of N. Y., M.D., 1879; unmarried. Prof. practice of medicine N. Y. Home. Med. Coll. and Flower Hosp .; visiting physician to Met. Hosp., Dep't of Public Chari- tes, and to Flower Hosp. Mem. Am. Inst. of Homœo- pathy, State Home. Med. Soc., N. Y. Co. Homœ. Med. Soc., Acad. of Pathol. Science, Soc. Sons of Revolution. Author: Digest of External Therapeutics, 1900; 'Dis- eases of the Chest, 1905, and numerous articles in med. journals. Address: 226 W. 59th St., N. Y. City.
RANNEY, JOSEPH POPE
Building construction; b. Newark, N. J., Feb. 20, 1865; s. Timothy P. and Anna Pope (Pennington) Ranney; grad. Princeton Univ., A.B., 1886, A.M .; m. June 16, 1908, Mary G. Kintzing, of N. Y. City. En- gaged in railroad construction work till 1891; iron mining until 1896; admitted to Pa. Bar, April, 1896; returned to New York in 1899, to take present po- sition as sec., treas. and mem. B'd Dirs. Tide Water Building Co. Republican; Presby'n. Mem. Building Trade Employers' Ass'n. Clubs: Princeton, Univer- sity (N. Y.), Cottage (Princeton). Address: 16 E. 33d St., N. Y. City.
RANSOM, CHARLES H.
Physician; b. Perryville, N. Y., Nov. 26, 1850; s. Loren and Lydia (Whipple) Ransom; ed. Cazenovia Sem., and 'Univ. Med. Coll., N. Y. City, M.D., 1874; m. Georgetown, N. Y., April 12, 1882, Emma M. Barker; one son: Loren Percy, b. Feb. 21, 1886. Practising medicine at Syracuse, N. Y., from graduation. RE- publican. Mem. M. E. Ch. Mason. Address: 326 Otisco St., Syracuse, N. Y.
RANSOM, RASTUS SENECA
Lawyer; b. Mt. Hawley, Ill., March 31, 1839; in early boyhood removed with parents to Elmira, N. Y, where he was ed. at public schools and Elmira Free Acad. At breaking out of Civil War, eniisted at, Elmira as 1st lieut., Company H, 50th Vol. Eng'rs; was mustered into U. S. Service and was through the Peninsular campaign in the Army of the Potomac. Soon after close of Civil War removed to N. Y. City and became a law partner of Chester A. Arthur (later Pres. of U. S.), under firm name of Arthur, Knevals & Ransom. Eiected by united Democracy (a union having been effected between the County Democracy and Tammany), as surrogate of N. Y. County, 1887, serving full term until 1893, when re- sumed practice of profession, in which has since continued. Mcm. Mil. Order Loyal Legion, G. A. R. Pres. Soc. Am. Authors. Residence: 33'8 W. 77th St. Address: 128 Broadway, N. Y. City.
RANSOM, WILLIAM LYNN
Jurist; b. Harmony township, Chautauqua County, N. Y., June 24, 1883; s. Nelson Fullam and Rose (Wiltsie) Ransom; grad. Jamestown (N. Y. High Sch., 1899, Cornell Univ. Coll. of Law, 1905; m. Sunny South, Ala., Sept. 14, 1909, Mary Hope, d. of Robert M. and Lucy (Crawford) Hope; one d .: Dorothy Hope, b. Feb. 12, 1912. Exec. scc. Mayor of Jamestown, 1901; editor Chautauqua Assembly Daily Herald, Chautau- qua Inst'n, Chautauqua, N. Y., summers 1902-1905; sec. Chautauqua County Primary Reform Ass'n, 1905- 1908; chm'n Citizens' Com. which drafted present charter of City of Jamestown, N. Y., 1906-1907; mem. legislative Com. of Citizens' Union of N. Y. City, 1910- 1911; ass't scc. N. Y. Public Service Comm'n for 1st Dist., 1912-1913. Mem. law firm Ransom & Cawcroft, Jamestown, N. Y., 1905-1908; after which removed to N. Y. City, and became associated in practice with William M. Ivins. Att'y for N. J. affiliated commer- cial and commuters' org'ns in successful contest be- fore Interstate Commerce Comm'n against increases in commutation rates, and for Westchester County municipalities and commercial bodies in similar pro- ceedings before N. Y. Public Service Comm'n, 1910- 1911. Author: Majority Rule and the Judiciary (Scribner's Sons), 1912. Delegate to. 1st Nat. Conv. of Progressive Party, Chicago, 1912; mem. sub-com. on draft, N. Y. State Progressive Platform, Syracusc, 1912, by 27,000 votes, running substantially ahead of Com., 1912-1913; chm'n Municipal Platform Com. of Progressive Party, N. Y. City, 1912; nominated justice of City Court of N. Y., by Republican, Progressive, In- dependence League, Direct Nomination League, Anti- Tammany Jeffersonian Alliance tickets, and elected, 1912, by 27,000 votes, running substantially ahead of Fusion judiciary, Borough and County tickets. Mem. Am. Bar Ass'n, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Acad. Polit. Science, City of N. Y., Nat. Muni- cipal League, Citizens' Union, Chautauqua County
Soc. of N. Y. City, Soc. of the Genesee, Alabama Soc. of N. Y., Crescent Lodge, Knights of Pythias. Resi- dence: 550 Riverside Drive. Address: City Courts Bld'g, City Hall Park, N. Y. City.
RAPALLO, EDWARD SUMMER
Lawyer; b. Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 18, 1853; s. Charles A. (N, Y. Court of Appeals) and Helen (Sum- ner) Rapallo; grad. Columbia Coil., A.B., 1874, A.M., Columbia Law Sch., LL.B., 1876; m. N. Y. City, Dec., 1881, Emma Van Valkenburgh. Practised law in N. Y. City since admission to bar, 1876; formerly mem. firm Davies & Rapallo, later changed Holmes, Rapallo. & Kennedy, now of Rapallo & Kennedy. Gen. coun- sel and dir. Manhattan Life Ins. Co .; gen. counsel and trustce Manhattan Savings Inst'n. Occasional contrb'r to the press. Democrat. Mem. N. Y. Law Inst. Ass'n. Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: Manhattan, Century, Racquet and Tennis, University, Columbia University, Nat. Demo- crat. Residence: 841 Madison Av. Address: 66 Broadway, N. Y. City.
RAPP, SAMUEL
Physician; b. N. Y. City, May 15, 1855; s. Solomon and Henrietta (Strauss) Rapp; ed. N. Y. Public School No. 40, Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll., M.D., 1875; m. N. Y. City, March 14, 1'880, Carrie Steifel; one d .: Jessie, b. Del Norte, Colo., Dec. 31, 1885; m. Sept. 1, 1908, Sidney Lisner. Interne Mt. Sinai Hosp., N. Y. City, 1874; re- sided and practised medicine in Del Norte, Colo., and Lake City, Colo., May 1, 1875, to Feb. 28, 1886; held office of coroner of both Rio Grande and Hinsdale. Counties, Colo .; also held comm'n as 1st assistant sur- geon Second Battalion Colo. State Nat. Guard. Has practised medicine in N. Y. City since 1886. Hebrew. Mem. N. Y. State Mcd. Ass'n, N. Y. County Med. Soc., Met. Med. Soc., German Med. Soc. Mem. Mt. Neboh Lodge, I. O. F. S. of I., Republic Lodge, K. of P. Ad- Consistory, Mechanics Lodge, I. O. O. F., Reuben Lodge, I. O. F. S. of I., Republic Lodge, K. of P. Ad- dress: 134 E. 79th St., N. Y. City.
RASCOVAR, JAMES
Advertising agent; b. Providence, R. I., 1857; s. Simon and Hannah Rascovar; ed. in public sch., N. Y. City; m. N. Y. City, Jan. 2, 1889, Vera Frank. Pres., mg'r and dir. N. Y. News Burcau Ass'n; pres. and dir. Albert Frank & Co .; v .- p. and dir. Hamilton. Press. Mem. Darcy Lodge No. 187, F. and A. M., Olymnie Lodge No. 207, I. O. O. F., Consistory of N. Y. 32", Scottish Rite, Mecca Temple, Mystic Shrine. Mem. Hebrew Edn'l Soc. (Brooklyn), Hebrew Orphan Asylum (N. Y.), Jewish Protectorate (N. Y. City), Met. Museum of Art, Mount Sinai Hosp., University Settle- ment, Montefiore Home, Edn'l Alliance, Lebanon Hosp., Sheitering Guardian Soc., Beth Israel Hosp. (N. Y.), St. Joseph Hosp. (Far Rockaway), Hebrew Infant Asylum, N. Y. Zool. Soc., Acad. Polit. Science, Young Men's Hebrew Ass'n (N. Y.), Brooklyn Feder- ation Jewish Charities, B. P. O. Eiks, N. Y. Lodge No. 1. Clubs: Lotos, N. Y. Press, Thirteen, Friars. Resi- dence: 16 W. 82d St. Address: 26 Beaver St., N. Y. City.
RATHBONE, JOEL
V .- p. Nat. Surety Co .; b. Newport, R. 1., Sept. 12, 1869; s. Clarence and Angelica Bogart (Taicott) Rath- bonc; ed. Albany (N. Y.) Acad .; in. N. Y. City, Oct. 4, 1894, Josephine Norwood; one sou: Carlisle Norwood, b. July 26, 1895. Elected sec. Lawyers' Surety Co. of N. Y., 1895, and afterward its v .- p .; on sale of that company, 1902, became mg'r City Dept. Nat. Surety Co. of N. Y., of which company was promoted, in 1906, to fourth v .- p., and Jan., 1908, to v .- p. MMem. St. Nicholas Soc. Clubs: Metropolitan, Down Town Ass'n, Rumson Country, Reecss. Seabright Lawn Ten- nis and Cricket. Residence: 36 W. 59th St. Address: 115 Broadway, N. Y. City.
RATHBORNE, RICHARD CHARLES
Civil eng'r; b. Carlisle, England, June 24, 1857; s. Richard and Maria (Davy) Rathborne; attended Friars Sch., Bangor, Wales; m. E. Orange, N. 1., Nov. 19, 1896, Grace Reid Watson; one son (deceased). Law student in Great Britain; ranching in New Zealand, gov't survey. Traveled considerably in unexplored parts of New Zealand. V .- p. Spratt's Patent, Lt'd. Served in Royal Navai Art'y Vol., Great Britain. Mem. Nat. Ass'n of Audubon Soc., N. J., Audubon Soc., Ami. Humane Soc., Am. Forestry Ass'n; Am. Soc. Preven- tion Cruelty Animals; Nat. Geog. Soc., A. A.A.S., Am. Museum of Nat. History, Game Breeders' Ass'n. Re- creations: Golf, tennis, woodcraft. Cinbs: British Schools & Universities, New York Athletic, Somerset Hills Country. Residence: Bernardsville, N. J. Ad- dress: 14 Congress St., Newark, N. J.
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RAUSCHENBUSCH, WALTER
Clergyman; b. Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1861; s. Au- gustus and Caroline (Rhomp) Rauschenbusch; grad. Gütersloh, Germany, 1883; Univ. of Rochester, 1884; Rochester Theol. Sem., 1886; m. Milwaukee, Wis., April 12, 1893, Pauline E. Rother; children: Wini- fred, b. 1894, Hilmar, b. 1896, Paul, b. 1899, Karl, b. 1901, Elizabeth, b. 1904. Pastor Second German Bap- tist Ch., N. Y. City, 1886-1897; studied abroad, 1891; prof. New Testament exegesis in the German Dep't, Rochester Theol. Sem., 1897-1902; prof. Church History in Rochester Theol. Sem., since 1902; abroad for his- torical study, 1907-1908. Earl Lecturer, Berkeley, Cal., 1910. Merrick Lecturer, Ohio Wesleyan Univ., 1911. Author: Christianity and the Social Crisis, 1907; For God and the People, 1910; Unto Me, 1912; Christianiz- ing the Social Order, 1912. Independent in politics. Address: 4 Portsmouth Terraee, Rochester, N. Y.
RAWSON, EDWARD B.
Sup't, Friends' Sehools, N. Y. City; b. Dover, Mass., July 31, 1860; s. Edward J. and Elizabeth A. (Hall) Rawson; B.S., Mass. 'Agr'I Coll., 1881; post-grad. Johns Hopkins Univ., 1887-1889, Pd.M .; N. Y. Univ., 1910; in. Lincoln, Va., Aug. 27, 1891, Marianna Smith; children: Arthur J., b. 1896; Sidney P., b. 1901; Philip N., b. 1902. Praetised as civil eng'r, 2 years; principal Oak- dale Sch., Lincoln, Va., 2 years; teacher and principal Friends' Sem., N. Y. City, 24 years; lecturer on methods of teaching and seh. mg'mt, Swarthinore Coll., Swarthmore, Pa., 1906-1912. Independent in politics. Mem. Soe. of Friends. Mem. Schoolmasters' Ass'n of N. Y. and vicinity. Address: 226 E. 16th St., N. Y. City.
RAWSON, EDWARD KIRK
Professor, U. S. N. (retired) ; b. Albany, N. Y., Feb. 21, 1846; s. Thomas R. and Louisa W. (Dawes) Raw- son; attended Albany Acad., Yale Univ., Andover Theol. . Sem., A.B .; m. Philadelphia, Pa., April 10, 1888, Eleanor Wade; children: Eleanor Wade, b. July 3, 1889; Katharine Dawes, b. Aug. 24, 1894. Chaplain U. S. N., prof. U. S. N., sup't Naval War Records, head of Dep't of English and Law, Naval Acad. Author: Twenty Famous Naval Battles. Republican; Congre- gationalist. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi. Recreations: Walking, golf, reading. Clubs: Chevy Chase ( Wash- ington, D. C.), U. S. Naval Aead. Address: 2137 LC Roy Pl., Washington, D. C.
RAY, EDWARD CHITTENDEN
Clergyman; b. Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 12, 1849; s. Edward and Hannah (Chittenden) Ray; ed. private school, Rochester, N. Y., Hamilton Coll., B.A., 1870, M.A., 1873, Union, Rochester and Auburn Theol. Semi- maries; D.D., Knox Coll., 1889; m. N. Y. City, Oct. 13, 1874, Martha Prescott; children: Edward Russell, b. 1878; Preseott, b. 1880; Ruth, b. 1882. Pastor Presby'n churches, Vernon Center, N. Y., 1873-1876; Elizabeth, N. J., 3d, 1876-1881; Chicago, IlI., Hyde Park Ch., 1881- 1887; Topeka, Kan., 1st Ch., 1887-1891. Sec. and treas. College B'd Presby'n Ch. in U. S. A., 1891-1904; office see. and ass't treas., 1904-1910. Has traveled in all parts of U. S. and Europe. Contb'r many articles, theol., ethieal, sociol. exegetieal, in magazines and reviews. Republican; Presby'n. Trustee Omaha Theol. Sem., Kansas Aead., Language and Literature (pres. 1890), Chicago Soc. Biblical Research, Psi Upsilon fraternity. Recreation: Gardening. Club: Chicago Literary. Ad- dress: Santa Barbara, Calif.
RAY, GEORGE W.
U. S. judge Northern Dist. of N. Y .; b. Otselie, N. Y., Feb. 3, 1844; s. Asher Minor and Melissa P. (Gray) Ray; grad. Norwich (N. Y.) Acad., 1866; LL.D., Col- gate Univ. 1905; m. Pitcher, N. Y., June 26, 1871, Mary Johnson; one son: J. Johnson Ray, b. 1873. Ad- mitted to bar Sept., 1867, and praetised law; repre- sentative in Congress 14 years; ehm'n Com. on In- valid Pensions, and of Com. on Judiciary; elected to Congress from 26th N. Y. Dist. in 48th, 52d, 53d, 54th, 55th, 56th and 57th Congresses; resigned from Con- gress, Sept., 1902, to accept position of U. S. dist. judge of Northern Dist, of N. Y., which position now holds. Served in War of Rebellion as private Co. B3, 90th N. Y. Vols., and as brigade elerk, 1st Brigade, 1st Div. 19th Army Corps. Dir. Norwich Furniture Co. Republican; Baptist. Mem. Am. Soc. of Internat. Law, G. A. R., Norwich Lodge, F. and A. M., Norwieh Commandery 46, K. T., Red Men, Whanpaunauca Rite; pres. B'd of Ed'n, Norwich, N. Y .; mg'r of N. Y. Stato Women's Relief Corps, home at Oxford, N. Y. Club: Norwich. Address: Norwich, Chenango Co., N. Y.
RAY, JOHN LEFAYETTE
Retired elergyman; b. Beaver Meadow, Chenango Co., N. Y., May 20, 1846; s. Col. Asher M. and Melissa
P. (Gray) Ray; ed. Colgate. Univ., N. Y .; grad. from Sem., 1874; M.A .; unmarried. Ten years pastor Cen- tral E. D. Bapt. Ch., Brooklyn, N. Y., twice pastor Third Bapt. Ch., Germantown, Philadelphia (10 years in all); pastor First Bapt. Ch., Norwich, N. Y., 10 years. Mem. B'd Trustees, The Baptist Ed'n Soc. of State of N. Y. Address: Norwich, N. Y.
RAY, LOUIS DWIGHT
Educator; b. N. Y. City, Aug. 8, 1860; s. Dwight E. and Altana C. (Norris) Ray; ed. Anthon Grammar Sch., N. Y. City, Columbia Coll., A.B., 1882; A.M. 1885; N. Y. Univ., Ph.D., 1894; m. N. Y. City, June 26 1888, Isoline Doty Brown. Founder and head master Irving Sch., N. Y. Traveled U. S., Can., Europe, Cen- tral America, West Indies and Mexico. Republican; Episeopalian. Mem. Delta Chapter, Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Arehæol. Inst. of America, School Masters' Ass'n of N. Y. Recreations: Golf, yachting, traveling. Clubs: Barnard, Wykagyl Country, Columbia Unlv. Residence: Bretton Hall, Broadway & 86th St. Ad- dress: Irving Sch., 35 W. 84th St., N. Y. City.
RAYMOND, ANDREW VAN VRANKEN
Clergyman; b, Visscher's Ferry, Saratoga County. N. Y., Aug. 8, 1854; s. Rev, lienry A. and Catharine Maria (Miller) Raymond; grad. Univ. Coll., A.B., 1875; New Brunswick Theol. Sem., 1878; hon. D.D. 1887. L. H.D. 1908; Union Coll., LL,D .; Williams Coll., 1894; Coll. of S. C., 1904; m. Middleville, Herkimer County, N. Y., Sept. 24, 1879, Margaret Morris Thomas, who died June 11, 1907; children: Morris Thomas and Miriam Hotchkiss, Andrew Van Vranken, Jr. Pastor First Reformed Ch. of Paterson, N. J., 1878-1881; Trinity Reformed Ch., Plainfield, N. J .; Fourth l'resby'n Ch., Albany, N. Y., 1887-1894; pres. Union Coll., 1894-1907; pastor First Presby'n Ch. of Buffalo, N. Y., slnee 1907. In 1906, while pres. Union Coll., was elected pres. Schenectady Chamber of Commerce and served until leaving the eity in June, 1907; mg'r N. Y. State Hosp. by apptm't of Gov. Higgins, and later by Gov. llughes. Republican. Mem. numerous religious and edn'I assn's, Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa Soe. Recreations: Fishing, golf. Clubs: University, Century, Alpha Delta Phi (N. Y. City), University, Buffalo, Saturn, Ellicott, Country (Buffalo). Address: 268 North St., Buffalo, N. Y.
RAYMOND, C. REXFORD
Clergyman; b. Angola, N. Y., Feb. 29, 1872; s. Lyman Rexford (M.D.) and Rosella E. (Ryneck) Raymond; grad. Angola Union Sch. and Acad., 1889; Oberlin Coll., B.A., 1895 (twice winner of college oratorieal con- test), editor College Annual and College Weekly; Oberlin Theol. Sem., B.D., 1900; one year at Andever Theol. Sem .; in. Angola, N. Y., June, 1900, Estella Rose Landon; children: Lovejoy Lyman (died April, 1001), Dorothy, b. 1902; Winona (died Jan., 1907), Richard (died Nov., 1906), Ruth, b .. 1910. Prof. in Berca Coll. ( Berea, Ky.), 1900-1903; minister in charge of First Cong'l Ch., Bellevue, O., 1903-1906; First Cong'l Ch., Flushing, N. Y., 1906-1910; South Cong'l Ch. of Brooklyn, N. Y., since 1910. Organized and was sup't of Dep't of Univ. Extension for Southern Mountains in Berea Coll. Progressive Republican. Mem. Manhattan Cong'l Ass'n, Am. B'd of Comm'rs for Foreign Missions, Am. Bible Soc, Cong'l Pastors' Brotherhood of Brooklyn. Recreations: Yachting, fishing, photography, golf. Clubs: Flushing Country, Niantic. Address: 263 President St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
RAYMOND, JOSEPH HOWARD
Physician, medical professor; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., 1845; s. Israel Ward and Frances Bryant (Howard) Raymond; ed. Brooklyn Poly. Inst., Williams Coll., A.B., 1866, A. M .; Long Island Coll. Hosp. and Colum- bia Univ., M.D .; m. 1875, Nannie VanNostrand Gardi- ner ( deceased); m. 2d, 1901, Rachel Biddle Miller .. Practised medieinc until 1898; was mem. B'd Ed'n, Brooklyn; health comm'r of Brooklyn, 1882-1886; editor Brooklyn Medical Journal, 1888-1903; ass't san- itary sup't, Dep't of Health, City of New York. Prof. hygiene Long Island Coll. Ilosp .; sec, treas, Hoagland Laboratory; sec. Polhemus Memorial Clinic. . Author: Text Book of Physiology, three editions; History of Long Island Coll. Hosp. and Its Graduates. Address: Polhemus Memorial Clinic, Brooklyn, N. Y.
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