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St. Patrick, Knights of Columbus. N. Y. Clubs: Catholic, Wee Burn Golf (Conn.). Address: 44 Barclay St., N. Y. City.
KENEDY, LOUIS
Publisher; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 13, 1882; & P. J. and Elizabeth (Weiser) Kenedy; ed. Georgetown Univ., Washington, D. C. V .- p. P. J. Kenedy & Sons Catholic publishers and booksellers and mnf'rs and im- porters of religious articles. Roman Catholic. Mem. Xavier Alumni Sodality. Recreations: Yachting, au- tomobiling. Clubs: Catholic, Stamford Yacht (Conn.). Residence: 433 West End Av. Address: 44 Barciay St., N. Y. City.
KENEFICK, DANIEL J.
Lawyer, ex-jurist; b. Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 15, 1863; grad. Buffalo High Sch., studled law In office; m Buffalo, June 30, 1891, Maysie Germain. Admitted to bar, 1884; 2d ass't dist. att'y, 1893-1894; app't dist. att'y for unexpired term; regularly elected to same office, 1894; elected, Nov., 1899, justice of Supreme Court State of N. Y., for term expiring Dec. 31, 1913. Republican. Address: Buffalo. N. Y.
KENEFICK, JOSEPH A.
Physician; b. Lawrence, Mass., Sept. 9, 1861; a William and Anne (O'Malley) Kenefick; grad. M.D., Harvard Univ .; post-grad. study, Vienna Polyclinic and Vienna Univ. Formerly ass't surgeon, Throat Dep't, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hosp .; for- merly ass't laryngology, Corneli Univ .; aurai surgeon N. Y. Eye and Ear Infirmary; otologist and laryngoi- ogist N. Y. Foundlings Ilosp. Mem. N. Y. and Am. Otol. Socs .; mem. Harvard Med. Soc., N. Y. Acad. Medl- cine. Club: Harvard (N. Y. City). Address: 78 E. 54th St., N. Y. Clty.
KENERSON, VERTNER
Surgeon; b. Boston, Mass., Feb. 28, 1866; s. W. S. and Jane (Gilman) Kcnerson; grad. Yale Univ., A.B., A.M. M.D., 1895; served as interne In N. Y. Hosp. and Hud- son St. Hosp. In N. Y. City; unmarried. Attending or consulting surgeon to three hosps. in Buffalo; past ass't surgeon 74th Reg't, N. G. N. Y .; mem. of all med. socs. Served fourteen months in U. S. A., as contract surgeon, Spanish War. Congregationaiist. Recreation: Fancy poultry, horses. Club: University. Address: 181 Allen St., Buffalo, N. Y.
KENNA, EDWARD DUDLEY
Lawyer (retired) ; b. Jacksonville, Ill .; s. Michael Ed- ward and Ellen (Pilcher) Kenna; ed. pub. schs., Drury Coll .; m. St. Louis, Mo., Junc 2, 1894, Madeline Kerens; children: Richard Kerens, b. 1895; Mary Dudley, b. 1897; Catherine Irene, b. 1908; Joiin Kenna, b. 1912. Gen. solicitor Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe R'y Co., 1895-1905; st v .- p. 1898-1905; living abroad since 1905. Democrat. Mem. Am. Bar Ass'n. Clubs: Metropoli -. tan (N. Y.), Metropolitan (Washington), Chicago (Chi- cago), 'Traveiers (Paris). Residence: 11 E. 65th St., N. Y. City, and The Rocks, near Eridge, Sussex, Eng.
KENNAN, GEORGE
Author, journalist; b. Norwalk, O., Feb. 16, 1845; s. John and Mary Ann (Morse) Kennan; ed. public schs. of Ohio; Litt.D., Willlams Coll., 1910; m. Medina, N. Y., Sept. 25, 1878, Emeline Rathbone Weid. Leader, of exploring party for Overland Telegraph Co., in Northwestern Siberia, 1865-1868; explored mountains of eastern Caucasus, 1870-1871; night mg'r Assoclated Press, Washington, 1871-1885; investigated Russian exile system and prisons in Siberia, 1885-1886; lectured In U. S., England, 1889-1898: war correspondent for The Outlook in Cuba, 1898. Expelled from Russia by order of Minister of Interior, 1901; made study of volcano Mt. Pelee in Martinique, 1902: war corre- spondent The Outlook In Manchurtal Russo-Japanese War. 1904-1906; on staff of McClure's Magazine and The Outlook since 1906. Author: Tent Life in Siberia, Siberla and the Exile System, Campaigning in Cuba, Folk Tales of Napoleon, The Tragedy of Pelee. Mem. Am. Geog. Soc., Nat. Geog. Soc., Geog. Soc. of Callf., Nat. Inst. of Arts and Letters, Japan Soc .. China Soc,, Gold War Medal (Japan), Order of the Sacred Treas- urc (Japan). Address: The Outlook, 287 Fourth Av., N. Y. City.
V KENNARD, JOHN HANSON
Lawyer: b. Elleray Plantation, Wilkinson Co., Miss., 1862; s. John Hanson and Ann McGhee (Burruss) Kennard: descendant on mother's side of Capt. James Jack, who, In 1775, carried the Mecklenberg (N. C.) Declaration of Independence to Philadelphia and pre- sented it to John Hanson (paternal ancestor), then pres. of the Continental Congress: ed. Univ. High Sch., New Orleans; Roanoke Coll .. Va .; Univ. of La., where was awarded five of the six medais given by that univ. (Latin, Mathematles, Ancient History, Eng-
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WHITING HALL SOUTH SUDBURY, MASSACHUSETTS
PRINCIPALS - - Mr. and Mrs. ELBRIDGE C. WHITING
A small home school for Girls of 8 to 16 years
Location, 20 miles from Boston, on a country estate of 26 acres, on high ground
HE house was recently built especially for school purposes, and its equipment is modern in every particular.
( Ample facilities for Tennis, Field Hockey and other Outdoor Sports, under the direction of our Mistress of Field Games.
TUITION - $700 PER YEAR
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Miss Sayward's School FOR GIRLS
IN SUBURB OF PHILADELPHIA
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY AND SPECIAL COURSES Certificate admits to leading colleges
Music department. Physical training, outdoor sports, horse- back riding, swim- ming. Grounds and building enlarged. Develops character, mind and body.
Miss S. JANET SAYWARD, Principal OVERBROOK, PA.
The Girls' Latin School OF BALTIMORE
T HE GIRLS' LATIN SCHOOL OF BALTIMORE is a college preparatory school for boarding and day pupils. It certificates to Goucher, Vassar, Wellesley, Smith and Mt. Holyoke.
Scholastic Record of Graduates
Total number of graduates . 492 Total number who have entered college 384 Number of graduates who have won Goucher College scholarships 32 Number of graduates who have won the Phi Beta Kappa Key 20 Number of graduates who have won graduate honors from colleges 10 . Number of graduates who are now teachers in colleges and secondary schools 45
Number of graduates who received the A.B. degree in 1913 18
MISS WILMOT, A.B., Headmistress Calvert and Twenty-third Streets
The Hannah More Academy MARYLAND DIOCESAN SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
Healthful Location in the Country near Baltimore
COLLEGE PREPARATION ACADEMIC and SPECIAL COURSES
Aims to develop the whole girl along the highest lines, amid surroundings of culture and refinement.
For Catalogue and Information, Address Miss ANNA L. LAWRENCE, Principal P. O., Reisterstown, Maryland
GUNSTON HALL
1906 Florida Avenue N. W., WASHINGTON, D. C.
A BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS Established 1892
Preparatory, Aca - demic and Elective Courses. Two years' collegiate work. Special advantages in Music, Art and Ex- pression. Building specially planned. Gymnasium and Ten- nis Court.
Mrs. BEVERLEY R. MASON, Principal Miss E. M. CLARK, L.L.A., Associate
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lish, Essay and Elocution), A.B., 1882; Johns Hopkins Unlv. (where was one of "Seminary of Hist. and Polit. Science of 1884"'), and Law Dep't Tulane Univ. of La. LL.B., 18S6. Ass't instr. mathematics Tulane Univ. of La., 1885-1886. Admitted to La. Bar, and to bar of U. S. courts, 1SS6; practised in New Orleans entil 1898; master in chancery of U. S. Circuit Court In receivership of Texas & Pacific R'y Co. Was critic of French opera for New Orleans Daily States, 1893- 1893; sec. Municipal Improvement Ass'n of New Or- Jeans; pres. Southern League of Building and Loan Ass'ns, 1991-1897; pres. Interstate League of Building and Loan Ass'ns, 1894-1898; removed to N. Y. City, Dec., 1897, to become editor Savings and Loan Review; admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1905. Mem. Ad. Soc. of N. Y., N. Y. Alumni Sigma Chi, Japan Soc. of N. Y., N. Y. Alumni of Johns Hopkins Univ. Club: Lotos. Ad- dress: 2762 Broadway, N. Y. City.
KENNEDY, ELIJAH ROBINSON
Insurance; b. Hartford, Conn., May 6, 1846; s. Leon- ard, Jr., and Parthenia (Robinson) Kennedy; cd. pub- lic schs. of Milwaukee, Wis., and Milwaukee Univ. (now defunct); m. N. Y. City. Dec. 2, 1876, Lucy Brace Pratt; children: Sidney Robinson, b. 1878; Susan Pratt, b. 1SS2; Leonard, b. 1586. Engaged in insurance busi- ness in N. Y. City. Has served as park comm'r in Brooklyn two terms; pres. comm'n to acquire and plan the Shore Road. Has traveled all over U. S., and extensively in Europe. Republican; Congregationalist. Trustee Brooklyn Inst. of Arts and Sciences; mem. Soc. Mayflower Descendants, Soc. Colonial Wars, Sons of Revolution. Author: The Contest for California in 1861 (Houghton, Mifflin Co.) Recreations: Golf, literature. Clubs: Down Town, N. Y. City, Hamilton (Brooklyn), Nassau Country. Address: 33 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, N. Y.
KENNEDY, JOHN D.
Clergyman; b. Ellzabethport, N. J., May 28, 1860; . James and Ann E. Kennedy; grad. Hobart Coll., 1881; Gen. Theol. Sem., 1884; m. Brooklyn, 1859, Au- gusta S., d. late Thomas and Lydia Gearing. Ordained deacon in Episcopal Ch., 1884, and priest, 1885, by Bishop Doanc, of Albany; missionary in charge of Claverack, Philmont and Chatham, N. Y., 1884-18SS; Tarentum and Freeport, Pa., 1888; became ass't at St. Mark's Ch., Brooklyn, N. Y., 1890, and rector, 1900; grand chaplain of F. and A. M., State of N. Y., 1902- 1904. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. Author: Church Ilistory in Question and Answer. Address: Eastern Parkway and Brooklyn Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
KENNEDY, JOHN J.
State treas. of N. Y .; b. Buffalo, N. Y., 1956; ed. pub- lic schs. of Buffalo, St. Joseph's Coll .; m. Buffalo, 1881, Ottillie Schupp: children: William H., Jane. Started life in uncle's grain and freight contracting business; became identified as sponsor of many movements for development of city's commerce and industry, especially public baths and playgrounds; served several times as acting mayor and pres. B'd of Aldermen; 12 years mem. Dem. State Conv .; delegate to every Dem. State Conv., 1884-1910, and closely identified with Erie County Dem. org'n; formerly representative in Buffalo Com- mon Council; elected State Treas., 1910. Democrat; Catholic. Mem. Catholle Benevolent Legion, Ancient Order Hibernians, Catholle Mutual Benevolent Ass'n, Knights of Columbus, Elks. Eagles, Buffalo Chamber of Commerce. Address: State Treasurer's Office, Al- bany, N. Y.
KENNEDY, JOHN STANISLAUS
Telephone official; b. Corning, N. Y., Nov. 11, 1867; s. Thomas (who was for many years connected with the freight dep't of N. Y. Central & Hudson Rivor R. R. Co. at Corning) and Mary Kennedy; ed. common schs .; grad Corning Free Acad., 1885; m. Sept, 11, 1898, Elizabeth B., d. of P. E. Stanton of Buffalo. En- tered the employ of the Fall Brook R. R. as clerk, which position held 13 years. Appt'd, 1892, City Clerk of Corning, and served for two years; in 1894 and 1895 represented the second dist. of Corning In the B'd of Supervisors of Steuben County, and for the two following years was mem. of B'd of Aldermen of City of Corning. Chm'n Republican City Com. of Corning for 14 years. In 1898 appt'd postmaster of Corning, by Pres. Mckinley, and reappt'd by Pres. Roosevelt; appt'd Sec. of State B'd of R. R. Comm'rs, Aug. 25, 1905: see. to the Public Service Comm'n, Second Dist., July 16, 1907: now in an exee. position with N. Y. Telephone Co. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Clubs: Fort Orange (Albany), Corning (Corning), Re- publican, Atlantic Yacht, N. Y. Railroad (N. Y.). Ad- dress: 15 Dey St., N. Y. City.
KENNEDY, SIDNEY ROBINSON
Fire underwriter, author; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 19, 1875; s. E. R. and Lucy B. (Pratt) Kennedy; cd.
Phillips-Andover Acad., and Yale Univ., A.B .; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 15. 1906, Natalle Stanton; one son, Sidney R., Jr., b. 1912. Author: The Lodestar (a novel, Macmillan); and in collaboration with Alden S. Noble, White Ashes (a novel, Macmillan). Contb'd occasional fiction and Balkan travel articles to Har- per's Weekly, N. Y. Evening Post and other papers. Mn'g underwriter of Eastern Dep't of Fidelity-Phenix Fire Ins. Co. of N. Y. Treas. and dir. Edgewood Ter- race Realty Co. Progressive; Congregationalist. Mem. Yale Chapter, Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Treas. Tenement House Com. of Brooklyn Bureau of Char- itles. Recreations: Tennis, squash, golf. Clubs: Down Town Ass'n, Yale (N. Y.). Heights Casino. Crescent Athletic (Brooklyn). Residence: 200 Hieks St., Brook- lyn. Address: 80 Maiden Lane, N. Y. City.
KENNERLEY, MITCHELL
Publisher; b. Burslem, England, Aug. 14. 1S78; ed. in English public schs. Came to N. Y. City as N. Y. mg'r of business of John Lane, publisher, London, 1896-1900; business ing'r of The Smart Set magazine, 1900-1901; founded 1901 and edited 1901-1904 The Icader Magazine; since 1905 in publishing business in N. Y. City. Clubs: Lotos, Manhattan. Residence: Mamaroneck, N. Y. Address: 2 E. 29th St., N. Y. City.
KENNESON, THADDEUS D.
Lawyer; b. Tewksbury, Mass., May 23, 1839; s. Zebulon Davis and Luey (Shedd) Kenneson; grad. Phillips Exeter Acad., 1876; from Harvard Univ., A.B., 1880 (A.M.); Harvard Law Sch., LL.B., 1833; LL. M. and J.D., from N. Y. Univ .; unmarried. Engaged in practise of law in N. Y. Clty from graduatlon; for- merly mem. law firm of Kenneson, Crain & Alling: Kenneson & Emley. Prof. of law in Law Sch. of N. Y. Univ. Republican; Presby'n. Mem. Ass'n of the Bar of the City of N. Y., Civil Service Reform Ass'n. Club: Harvard. Address: GS W. 49th St., N. Y, City.
KENT, GEORGE EDWARD
Lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 11, 1860; s. Andrew and Katherine Kent; ed. Brooklyn Poly. Inst .; grad. U. S. Naval Acad., 1SS2; Columbia Coll. Law Sch., 1887; m. N. Y. City. Jan. 12, 1898, Lillas Juanita Grace; children: Katherine, b. Nov. 9, 1898; George Edward, Jr., b. Sept. 14, 1901; Lilias Margarita, b. May 29, 1909. Practised law in N. Y. City and U. S. Navy Court Martial cases, most important being de- fonse of navigator of U. S. S. Kearsarge, charged With loss of that vessel. Served on board U. S. S. Powhatan and Vandalia; Ilcut. and adj. 1st Naval Bat- talion, N. Y., June 23, 1891-July 1, 1892; lieut .- comd'r and exec. officer July 1, 1892-Mav 24, 1598; lieut., U. S. N., May 24, 1898-Oct. 5. 1898, during Spanish- Am. War; exec. offleer U. S. S. Celtic, staff of Rear- Admiral Henry Erben, U. S. N., and Navy Yard, N. Y. Democrat; Episcopalian. Mem. N. Y. County Lawyers Ass'n, Naval and Mil. Order of the Spanish-Am. War, Naval Order of the United States. Clubs: Union, Uni- versity, Meadow Brook, Piping Rock, N. Y. Yacht, Automobile, Down Town Ass'n. Residence: Jericho, I. 1 .. N. Y., and 6 E. S6th St. Address: 63 Beaver St., N. Y. City. ,
I KENT, JAMES MANNING
ยท Physician; b. Putnam, Conn., Ang. 14, 1876; s. John Bryden, M.D., and Ielen A. (Manning) Kent; grad. Brown Unlv., A.B., 1899; Coll. Phys, and Surg., M.D., 1903; m. Mamaroneck, N. Y., June 14. 1905, Florence Sency Cornell; children: Dorothy, b. 1906; James Manning, Jr., b. 1911. Interne N. Y. Hosp., 1903-1905; attending physician Seton Hosp. since 1910. Inde- pendent; Episcopalian. Mem. N. Y. County Med. Soc .. N. Y. State Med. Soc. Recreation: Golf. Clubs: Brown Univ. (N. Y.). Englewood Country. Address: 495 West End Av., N. Y. City.
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KENT, ROBERT D.
Banker; b. Wilmington, Del., Oct. 21, 1855; s. James and Janet (Scott) Kent; ed. public schs. of Philadel- phia; m. Philadelphia, Oct. 24. 1880, Ella R. King; 2d, Woodbury, N. J., Dee. 15, 1886. Caroline Earl Riddle; children: Janet Scott. b. ISS1; Willlam Riddle, b. 1890. Bank clerk, Philadelphia, 1874-ISSO; cashier Atlantic City Nat. Bank, Atlanthe City, 18$1 1856; cashier Passale Nat. Bank, Passaic, N. J., 18SB-1599; pres. Mer- chants Bank of Passaic. V .- p. Stapleton Nat. Bank, Stapleton, N. Y .; Rockland Co. Trust Co., Nyack, N. Y .: Metuchen Nat. Bank, Metuchen, N. J. Republican. Elder Presby'n Ch., Passaic, N. J. Dir. Y. M. C. A., Passaic, N. J. Mom. Presby'n Union St. Andrew's Soc. Club: Hardware. Residence: Passaic, N. J. Address: 31 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
KENT, WILLIAM
Consulting eng'r, author of books on eng'ring; b. Philadelphia, March 5, 1851; s. James and Janet
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(Scott) Kent; grad. Central High Sch., Philadelphia, A.B., 1868, A.M., 1873; Cooper Union, N. Y., 1812 (diploma and bronze medal); Stevens Inst. Tech- nology, M.E., 1876; hon. Sc.D., Syracuse Unlv., 1905; m. Jersey City, N. J., Feb. 25, 1879, Marion W. Smith; children: Robert Thurston, b. July 17, 1880; Agnes Scott, b. Feb. 4, 1884; Edward Raylor, b. Dec. 6, 1888. Made research on alloys of copper and tin and copper and zinc, under direction of Prof. R. H. Thurston, for U. S. Testing B'd, 1875-1877; editor Am. Manufacturer, Pittsburgh, 1877-1879; with Shoenberger & Co., Iron and steel mf'rs, Pittsburgh, 1879-1882; with Babcock & Wilcox Co., steam boiler mf'rs, Pittsburgh and N. Y. City, 1882-1885; with Springer Torsion Balance Co., as gen. mg'r of scale works, 1885-1890; consult- ing eng'r, N. Y. City, 1890-1903, Mem. N. J. State Comm'n on Pollution of Streams, 1898-1899; dean and prof. mech. eng'ring, Lyman C. Smith Coll. Applied Science, Syracuse Univ., 1903-1908. Has made six trips to Europe and one to Mexico. Republican; Presby'n. Mem. Am. Inst. Mining Eng'rs, Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs (v .- p. 1888-1890), Am. Soc. Heating and Ventilating Eng'rs (pres. 1905), hon. mem. Technology Club of Syracuse (pres. 1905). Fellow A.A.A.S. (v .- p. sect. D, 1895). Author: The Mechanical Engineer's Pocketbook, 1895 ( Wiley); Steam Boiler Economy, 1901 (Wiley); also numerous papers in transactions of Am. Inst. Mining Eng'rs and Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs; cont'b'r to Appleton's Cyclopedia of Mechanics, and Johnson's Universal Cyclopedia; asso. editor Eng'ring News, 1895-1903; pres. Technical Literature Co. and editor Industrial Engineering Digest, 1910. Recrea- tlons: Travel, reading, summer vacations. Clubs: Engineers, New York, Machinery. Delta Tau Delta, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi. Address: 120 W. 32d St., N. Y. City.
! KENT, WILLIAM WINTHROP
Architect; b. Bangor, Me., Feb. 23, 1860; s. Henry Mellen and Harrlet Ann (Farnham) Kent: grad. Phillips Exeter Acad., 1878; Harvard Univ., A.B., 1882; m. Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 8, 1887, Jessie Adams; children: Agnes Mellen, b. 1888; Winthrop, b. 1891; Katharine, b. 1894; Charlotte Austin, b. 1897; Frances Adams, b. 1899, Pupil of H. H. Richardson, Boston, and one of designers with Messrs, Heins & La Farge, of the successful design for St. John The Divine, N. Y. City; also designed Temple Beth Zion, Buffalo, N. Y., con- structed by E. A. Kent and W. W. Kent, and asso- ciated with brother, E. A. Kent, designed and con- structed Church of Our Father, Buffalo, N. Y., and with firm, Jardine, Kent & Jardine, later Jardine, Kent & Hill, many office bld'gs, private dwellings, etc., in N. Y. and elsewhere. Traveled for study in Europe; also writing for magazines; now retired. Temporarily occupied in architectural writing and rescarch in Itallan works of the Renaissance. Author. Architectural Wrought Iron, and (with Mr. Henry R. Towne) "Handbook of Hardware for Architects. and the Schools of Ornament." Trustee of village of Bronxville, N. Y., for some years. Independent Re- publican; Unitarian. Mem. Am. Inst. of Architects (and of N. Y. Chapter), Architectural League of N. Y., Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, Hasty Pudding Soe. and O. K. of Harvard. Recreations: Golf, tennis. boating, hunting, fishing. Club: Harvard. Residence: Lawrence Park, Bronxville, N. Y. Address: Harvard Club, 27 W. 44th St., N. Y. City.
KENYON, ALPHEUS BURDICK
Dean of Coll., Alfred Univ .; b. Ashaway, R. I., Aug. 2, 1850; s. Edwin O. and Cordelia (Burdick) Kenyon; ed. high sch., Mystic, Conn., 1866-1867; high sch., Hope Valley, R. I., 1867-1868; Alfred Univ., Alfred, N. Y., B.S., 1874; M.S. 1877; Se.D., 1905; Cornell Univ., 1887; m. Alfred, N. Y., Aug. 30. 1873, Mary Veola Bab- cock; children: Grace, b. 1874; Dora, b. 1876; Agnes, b 1886. Prof. of Mathematics since 1874; dean of coll. since 1909. Treas. S. D. B. Ed'n Soc., 1888-1909; sec. Alfred Mutual Loan Ass'n, 1896-1910, now dir .; trustee and pres. of stockholders of Alfred Univ., dir. Univ. Bank. Traveled in Italy, Great Britain, Bel- gium and Germany. Was first pres. Village of Alfred, and minor political offices, as trustee, Inspector and city engineer, etc. Independent; S. D. Baptist. Mem. Nat. Ed'n Ass'n. Residence: 33 S. Main St. Address: Dean's Office, Alfred Univ., Alfred, N. Y.
KENYON, OTIS ALLEN
Electrical eng'r; b. Baldwinsville. N. Y., Nov. 19, 1879: s. Jacob Cook and Nora (Betts) Kenyon; ed. Baldwinsville schs., 1888-1899; Paris, preparing for Ecole Central, 1899-1900; Sibley Coll., Cornell Unlv., 1900-1901; Konigliche Technische Hochschule, Char- lottenberg, Germany, 1901-1903: Sibley Coll., Cornell, 1903-1904, and received M.E. degrce; m. Baldwins- ville, N. Y., Sept. 19. 1903, Vivan Johansson; one d., Vivan Elsa Greta, o. April 27, 1907. First position
with Electrle Railway Test Comm'n. St. Louis, 1304; 1905-1908 editor book dep't McGraw Pub. Co .; 190%. editor McGraw-Ilill Book Co .; Jan., 1910-Sept. 1919 asso. editor Elec. Worid; with Western Elec. Instru- ment Co., Newark, N. J., as consulting engineer, Oct, 1911-May, 1913. Since May, 1913, mem. firm Kenyon, Baldwin & Ballin, development eng'rs; has translated Claudel's Handbook of Mathematics from French; H. Armagnat's Induction Coils (French) ; Michalkes Stray Currents from Electric Railways, from German. Has written parts of three sections and all of nine sections in the Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers and edited the entire volume. Asso. mem Am. Inst. of Elec. Eng'rs; mem. Nat. Geog. Soc., Sigma Xl (honor. soc. and chapter), Am. Electro-Chem. Soc., N. Y. Elec. Soc., Soc. for the Promotion of Eng'ring Ed'n. Has made a specialty of languages; German, French, Spanish, Swedish and Italian. Adress: Euclid Av., River View Manor, Hastings-on-Hudson, N. Y.
KENYON, RALPH WOOD
Clergyman; b. Brooklyn, N. Y .; s. Capt. Raiph Wat- son and Juiia ( Waterman) Kenyon; ed. Brooklyn Poiy. Inst .; grad. Columbia Coli., AJB., 1878 (English Sem. prize, 1878), A.M., 1881; Episcopal Theol, Sch., Cam- bridge, Mass., S.T.B., 1881; Univ. of N. Y., L.L.B., 1898; St. John's Coll., D.D., 1899; m Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 10, 1891, Elise Chesebrough Rathbone. Ordered deacon, 1881, ordained priest, 1882, by Bishop Littlejohn, In Episcopal ministry. Formerly ass't St. Luke's Ch., Brook- lyn, N. Y., 1881; rector Holy Innocents' Ch., Albany, N. Y., 1881-1887; asso. and rector Cli. of the Holy Sepulchre, N. Y. Clty, 1887-1889; ass't St. Ann's Ch., Brooklyn, N. Y., 1889-1892; rector Ch. of the Archangel, N. Y. City, 1892-1899. Prof. Apologetics and Christian Ethles and sec. of faculty of Amity Theol. Sch., N. Y. City, since 1902. Chaplain, Master's Lodge, No. 5. F. and A. M. (Albany, N. Y.), 1882-18S7; delegate to Federate Council of Episcopal Ch., representing Dio- cose of Albany, 1884-1887. Admitted to bar of N. Y. State, 1898; in U. S. Courts, 1902. Writer of editoriais, essays, sermons, etc., on ethical and social topics. Life mem. Alumni Ass'n of Columbia Univ .; mem. Soc. Colonial Wars. Soc. Mayflower Descendants. Club: Cambridge. Address: 43 Halsey St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
KENYON, WHITMAN WILCOX
Retired merchant; b. Chenango Co., N. Y., 1837; & Whitman and Mary (Ecclestone) Kenyon: ed. Bing. hamton and Oxford; m. 1st, Owego. N. Y., 1861, Lesbia Platt Rugg (niece of Senator T. C. Platt) ; 2d, N. Y. City, 1899, Bertha L. Barrelle; children: Charles K., b. 1866; Whitman Wilcox, b. 1903; Richard B., b. 1905. Late nem. firm Kenyon & Newton, Brooklyn; now retired. Trustee Kings Co. Trust Co. Has traveled extensively, visiting nearly every country. Miem. comm'n laying out parks in City of Brooklyn. Re- publican; Episcopalian. Mem. L. I. Hist. Soc., Brook- lyn Inst. Arts and Sciences. Clubs: Hamilton, Rem- brandt, Atlantie Yacht. Address: Oakside, Smith- town, Suffolk Co., N. Y.
N KENYON, WILLIAM HOUSTON
Lawyer; b. Hartford, Conn., Jan. 5, 1856: s. Robert and Jean (Houston) Kenyon; grad. Coll. City of N. Y., A.B., 1876, A.M., 1883; Columbia Coll., LL.B., 1979; m. Cincinnati, Ohio, April 21, 1887, Maria Wellington Stanwood (died June 25, 1905); children: Dorothy, b. 1888; Theodore Stanwood. b. 1890; William llouston, Jr., b. 1900; m. Xenii, Ohio, June 8, 1909, Lestra Kinney. Practising in New York City from gradua- tion, with specialty In patent law; senior mem. Ken- yon & Kenyon. Served in 7th Reg't. N. G. N. Y., 1877- 1881. Republican. Mem. m. Bar Ass'n. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n, Am. Soc. Electrical and Mech. Eng'rs, Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, Phl Beta Kappa. ('lubs: University, Eng'rs. City Midday (N. Y. City), University (Phil- adelphia). Residence (summer) : Lakeville Conn .; 321 W. 82d St., N. Y. City. Address: 19 Wall St., N. Y. City.
KEOGH, ALEXANDER
Comni'r Municipal Civil Service, lawyer; b. New Rochelle, N. Y .. Apr. 18, 1881; s. Martin J. and Mary C. (Whiting) Keogh; grad. Harvard Univ., A.B., 1903. Mem. law firm lloffman, Keogh & Jay. Deputy AAss't District Att'y N. Y. County, 1906-1909. Demoerat. Mom. AAss'n Bar City of N. Y. Clubs: Racquet and Tennis, Harvard, Manhattan. Democratic, Metropolitan (Wash., D) C.) .. Address: 60 W. 10th St., N. Y. City.
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