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REEVE, WILLIAM EDGAR
Insurance official; b. Springfield, N. J., 1871; s. Am- brose B. and Ruth A. ( Mather) Reeve; ed. public schs., Springfield, N. J .; m. 1893, Mamie, d. Oscar W. and Mary E. (Kennedy) Tichenor, of Newark, N. J .; chil- dren: Ralph T., b. April 18, 1899; Grace and Edgar (twins), b. Jan. 18, 1901. Entered business at an early age, in service of N. Y. Life Ins. Co., 1888; after four years' work in several dep'ts of home office, by advice of mg'nit, took field agency, 1892. Ilas been v .- p. $200,000 Club, composed of leading agents of company, on several occasions. Served as mem. Park Comm'n, at Westfield, N. J., and active in social and church work. Congregationalist. Recreation: Out- door sports. Residence: Westfield, N. J. Address: 115 Broadway, N. Y.
REEVES, ALFRED GANDY
Lawyer, author; b. Millville, N. J., Dec. 3. 1859; s. Smith and Martha B. (Tucker) Reeves; ed. Princeton, A.B., 1884, A.M., 1887; Columbia Univ., LL.B., 1887; m. Millville, N. J., Dec. 25, 1888, Josie B. Tucker. Ad- mitted to N. Y. bar, 1887; prof. law, N. Y. Law Sch., 1891. Author: Reeves' Cases on Wills, 1891; Reeves on Real Property, Speclal Subjects, 1904. Republican. Mem. Am. Bar Ass'n, Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Phi Delta Phi. Club: Princeton. Residence: 148 St. John's Place, Brooklyn. Address: 165 Broadway, N. Y. City.
REGAN, THOMAS J.
Lawyer, agent estate of William C. Whitney; b. Boston, Mass., Jan. 27, 1874; s. Bartholomew and Jane (Higgins) Regan; grad. De La Salle Inst., N. Y. City ; N. Y. Univ., 1899; m. N. Y. City, Jan. 10, 1905, Aurora Sala; children: Constance Sala, b. June 18, 1906; Jean Sala, b. May 3, 1908; Howard Gordon Sala, b. Feb. 21, 1913. Was private sec. to late William C. Whitney; scc., treas. and dir. Whitney Realty Co .; v .- p. and dir. Metropolitan Magazine Co .; dir. Central Crosstown R. R. Co., Columbia and Elec. Vehicle Co., Columbia Automobile Co .; dir. 42d St. Manhattanville & St. Nicholas Av. R. R. Co., Yaqui Land & Water Co .; v .- p. Second Av. R. R. Co., N. Y. City, Atlantic Bid'g Supply Co. Mem. N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n; v .- p. and dir. Westchester Racing Ass'n. Recreations: Saddle horses and dogs. Clubs: Phi Gamma Delta, N. Y. Athletic. Residence: Westbury, L. 1. Address: 165 Broadway, N. Y. City,
REHAN, ADA
Actress; b. Limerick, Ireland, April 22, 1860; ed. in schools of Brooklyn, N. Y. Made first appearance at Newark, N. J., in 1874, and during seasons 1875-1878 enacted nearly two hundred different characters in P'hlladelphia, Louisville, Albany and Baltimore, play- ing the heroines of Shakespeare, with Edwin Booth, Lawrence Barrett, John MeCullough, etc .; engaged by Augustin Daly for his N. Y. theatre, 1879; afterward played under his mg'mt in London, Berlin and Parls, as well as in N. Y. City, gaining distinction by her impersonations of "Katherine" (Taming of the Shrew), "Rosalind" (As You Like It), "Viola" (Twelfth Night), "Lady Teazle" (School for Scandal). etc. Recreations: Traveling, reading. Address: 164 W. 93d St., N. Y. City.
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REHN, FRANK KNOX MORTON
Artist; b. Philadelphia, April 12, 1848; s. Prof. Isaae and Abigail Francis (Zelly) Rehn; ed. Pa. Acad. Fine Arts; m. 1881, Margaret Selby, d. George C. Power, of Philadelphia Painter of marines, landscapes and portraits. Academician Nat. Acad. Design; mem. Am. Water Color Soc. Clubs: Lotos, Salmagundi. Address: The Chelsea, W. 23d St., N. Y. City.
REICH, JACQUES
Artist (portrait etcher); s. David and Rebecca (Mittler) Reich; ed. Budapest, N. Y., Philadelphia and Paris; m. Moline, Ill., Jan. 3. 1892, Lina, d. of Emil Bellinger, of Frankfurt a M., Germany; children: Oswald D., b. Oct. 14, 1'892; Walter B., b. May 7, 1894; Herbert J., b. Oct. 25, 1900. Progressive. Mem. Kane Lodge, No. 454, F. and A. M1., N. Y. Address: New Dorp, Staten Island, N. Y.
REICHMANN, FRITZ
State sup't weights and measures; b. Austin, Texas, Dec. 23, 1875; s. Fritz and Ellen (Schumann) Reich- mann; grad. Univ. of Texas, C.E., E.E., M.S., Univ. of Chicago, Ph.D .; fellow in physics, Univ. of Texas, fel- low in physics, Univ. of Chicago; m. June 18, 1903, Norfolk, Va., Edith Cheatham; one d .: Frances, b. 1906. Teacher, Univ. of Texas, Univ. of Chicago, Western Reserve 'Univ .; consulting physicist for vari- ous corp'ns; now State sup't weights and measures of N. Y. Mem. A. A. A. S .; Am. Physical Soc., Phi Gamma Delta and Nu Alpha fraternities; Phi Beta Kappa Soc. Address: 69 N. Pine Av., Albany, N. Y.
REICK, WILLIAM CHARLES
Newspaper prop'r; b. Philadelphla, Sept. 29, 1864; s. Charles William and Margaret (Turner) Rcick; ed. in Philadelphia and prepared for Harvard; m. Bur- lington, N. J., Dee. 4, 1894, Carrie L. Ridgway. Began newspaper work in Philadelphia in 1883; editor of London and Paris editions of the N. Y. Herald, 1888- 1889; clty editor N. Y. Herald, 1889-1903; pres. N. Y. Herald Co., 1903-1906; formerly pres. Public Ledger Co. of Philadelphia, and one of principal owners N. Y. Times, now publisher of N. Y. Sun. Decorated by German Emperor, 2d class Order of the Crown of Prussia, 1908. Episcopalian. Club: Metropolitan. Residence: 1014 Madison Av. Address: 170 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
REID, DANIEL GRAY
Banker, mfr, railroad offlelal; b. Richmond, Ind., Aug. 1, 1858; ed. in publie schools of native city. Be- gan business career as clerk in Second National Bank of Richmond, and later became a director and v .- p. of same. Became interested in manufacture of tin plate, 1892; was made pres. Am. Tin Plate Co. in 1898 and removed to Chicago; assisted in org'n of U. S. Steel Corp'n and removed to N. Y. City 1900; now dir. of that eorp'n; became interested in Chicago, Rock Island & Paclfie R'y Co. 1900; now ehm'n b'd of direc- tors and actively engaged in promoting interests of that company; also v .- p. of two national banks and dir. in several others. Residence: 875 Fifth Av. Ad- dress: 14 Wall St., N. Y. Clty.
REID, OGDEN MILLS
Capitallst; s. Whitelaw and Ellzabeth (Mills) Reid; grad. Yale Univ., 1904; m. Helen M. Rogers. Mem. Delta Kappa Ass'n. Clubs: Racquet and Tennis, Knickerbocker, Union, Brook, N. Y. Athletic, Union League, Aero. Address: 7 W. 51st St., N. Y. City.
REID, ROBERT
Artist; b. Stoekbridge, Mass., 1862; s. Jared and Louise (Dwight) Reid; ed. Museum Fine Arts, Boston, as student and ass't Instr., 1880-1884; Art Students' League, 1885; at Paris four years to 1889; sinee then in N. Y. City; for several years instr. Art Students' League and Cooper Inst. Executed mural paintings at World's Columbian Exp'n, Chicago, 1893; Cong, Li- brary at Washington and Boston State House, Ap- pellate Court, N. Y. City; Paulist Fathers' Ch., and many other public and private bulldings. Awarded medals at Chicago 1893, Buffalo 1901, and St. Louis 1904; gold medal for decoration, Paris, 1900; silver, 1900; Clark prize Nat. Acad. Design, 1897; 1st Hall- garten prize, Nat, Acad. Design, 1898. Mein. Ten Am. Painters Nat. Acad, of Design. Clubs: The Play- ers, Fencers, Lambs. Address: 16 Gramercy Park, N. Y. City.
REID, ROBERT RAYMOND
Lawyer; b. Fla., Nov. 8, 1866; s. Robert Raymond and Mary Catherine (Benet) Reld; ed. Macon, Ga., Pio Nono Coll., A.B., 1886. Admitted to bar, State of Oregon, 1895; State of N. Y., 1903. With Florida Southern R. R., 1889; Fire Ins. Ageney In Florida until
1891; Equitable Life Assurance Soc. in Oregon, 1891- 1899; asso. gen. agent Northwestern Mutual Life Ina Co., Portland, Oregon, 1899-1902; transferred to N. Y. City 1902 and established an agency, since which time has been mg'r. Pres. N. Y. Ass'n of Agents of the Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co., 1904; pres Ass'n of Agents of the Northwestern Life Ins. Co. 1911. Clubs: St. Nicholas, Ardsley. Residence: St Nicholas Club. Address: 52 Broadway, N. Y. City.
REID, WALTER C.
Mg'r Lincoln Safe Deposit Co .; b. N. Y. City, May 15, 1859; s. Walter and Sarah A. ( Westervelt) Reld; ed. N. Y. City public schools; m. N. Y. City, Feb. 15, 1884, Kate Bishop; children: Ethel B., b. 1885; Walter L., b. 1887; Katherine W., b. 1889; Annabelle F., b. 1899. Began business life at 16 as florist with father, afterward ranching in Colorado. Since 1880 in stor- age business in N. Y. City; 30 years with Lincoln Safe Deposit Co. of N. Y. as clerk, sup't and gen. mg'r; also pres. Bowling Green Storage & Van Co .; v .- p. Ilarlem Storage Warehouse Co., N. Y. City. For- merly school trustee Dist. No. 1, Town of East- chester, Westchester Co., N. Y. Mem. School Consoll- dation Comm'n, City of Mt. Vernon, arranging for consolidation of all districts forming city of Mt. Vernon; school trustee Mt. Vernon; Alderman First Ward, city of Mt. Vernon, one term; declined re- nomination; nominated for Mayor, but defeated by Dem. candidate. Republican. Was first treas. Amn. Soe. Refrigerating Eng'rs. Treas. Am. Warehouse- men's Ass'n; v. - p. N. Y. (State) Furniture Warehouse- men's Ass'n, N. Y. State Safe Deposit Ass'n, Alumni Ass'n Publie Sch. No. 26 (N. Y.); mem. Nat. Geog. Soc. Identified with early development of Vernon Heights section of city of Mt. Vernon; one of organ- izers and 1st sec. East Side Improvement Ass'n of Mt. Vernon. Address: 44 Vernon Av., Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
REID, WILLARD PLACIDE
Lawyer, banker; b. Babylon, L. I., April 24, 1862; 3. John R. and Angie (Davis) Reid; ed. Albany Acad., Columbia Law Sch., LL. B., 1885; m. N. Y. City, 1891, Ada Kitching. Mem. Dem. State Com. from 1st Dlst., 1896-1898. Trustee Babylon Library Ass'n. Mem. Manufacturers' Ass'n, Met. Museum of Art, Recrea- tions: Golf, automobiling. Clubs: Brooklyn, Crescent, National Arts, South Shore Field, Babylon Yacht, Dyker Meadow Golf, Long Island Automobile. Resl- dence: Crescent Av., Babylon, L. I. Address: 27 Pine St., N. Y. City.
REIGART, JOHN FRANKLIN
Public school principal; b. Laneaster, Pa., 1863; s. Rev. Samuel W. (D.D.) and Annie E. (Hodgson) Reigart; grad. Dickinson Coll., A.B., 1889; studied also at Clark Univ. and Columbia Univ .; m. 1892, Lily M. Mifflin; children: Katherine, b. 1893; Elizabeth, b. 1897; Frances, b. 1905, Formerly principal high school, Chester, Pa .; prof. psychology and method, Teachers' Coll., N. Y. City; sup't Ethical Culture Sch., N. Y. City. Lecturer on pedagogy, N. Y. Univ. and Univ. of Cincinnati; principal Public Sch. 89 (boys), Man- hattan; principal Public Sch. 2, Manhattan; principal Publle Sch. 166, Manhattan. Address: 31 Euclid Av., Yonkers, N. Y.
REILEY, DE WITT V. D.
Lawyer; b. New Brunswick, N. J., May 10, 1866; s. De Witt T. B. and Katherine V. B. (Campbell) Reiley; grad. Rutgers Coll., A.B., 1886; m. Flatbush, L. I., May 21, 1891, Sarah B. Strong. Engaged in general prac- tice of law in N. Y. City. See. and dir. College Heights Land Co. of Niagara Falls; v .- p. and dir. Empire Key- stone Improvement Co .; dir. 1. B. Norris Building Co., Davis-Bournonville Co. Republican; mem. (Dutch) Reformed Church. Mem. Delta Phi fraternity. Club: University (Brooklyn). Residence: 2022 Church Av., Brooklyn. Address: 160 Broadway, N. Y. City.
REILLY, EDWARD JAMES
Lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 26, 1882; s. John William and Helen (MacAlpine) Reilly; ed. Boys' High School, Brooklyn, and St. Lawrence Unlv., LI. B., 1903; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., April 24, 1907, Elizabeth Bernadine Skelley. Has handled some of the largest criminal trials in Brooklyn since admittance to the bar, as well as handling Intricate constitutional law questions. Nullified the right of Soc. of Preventlon of Cruelty to Animals to collect and impose dog taxes, proving law unconstitutional. Mem. Kings County Dem. Law Com. Veteran, 3d Battery, N.G.N.Y. Democrat; Catholic. Amateur actor; speaker. Mem. King's County Bar Ass'n, St. Patrick's Soc. Recreations: Horses, golf, motor boats. Clubs: Brooklyn, Cathedral (founder),
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Cottage, Monroe, "Old Hickory," Emerald, Kings County Dem., Sea Cliff Yacht, Hempstead Motor Boat. Address: 375 Fulton St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
REILLY, JOHN LIGUORI
Clergyman; b. Albany, N. Y., May 25, 1853; s. John and Rose (O'Neill) Reilly; attended Christian Bros. Acad., Albany, N. Y., 1861-1868; Niagara Univ., 1868- 1874; St. Joseph's Prov. Sem., Troy, N. Y., 1874-1878; Niagara Univ., A.B. 1878, A.M. 1881, LL.D. 1906. Or- dained priest June 10, 1876; ass't priest in Adiron- dacks, 1876; ass't priest St. John's Ch., Syracuse, N. Y., 1876-1877; Cathedral, Albany, 1877, first as ass't priest, subsequently sec. and chancellor, Diocese of Albany; pastor St. James' Ch., Cazenovia, N. Y., 1882-1885; pas- tor St. John's Ch., Schenectady, N. Y., since Jan., 1886; made dean of Schenectady, Montgomery, Fulton and Schoharie Counties in Diocese of Albany, 1904; domes- tic prelate, with title of Right Reverend Monsignor by Pope Pius X., on petition of Right Reverend Bishop Burke, 1904; mem. b'd of ing'rs of Western House of Refuge; mem. b'd of mg'rs Hosp. Ass'n of City of Schenectady; chaplain Schenectady Police and Fire Dep'ts; mem. Chamber of Commerce of city of Schenec- tady, Knights of Columbus, Humane Soc., Schenectady Charities Ass'n (chm'n Com. on Dependent Children). Address: Schenectady, N. Y.
REILLY, THOMAS F.
Physician; b. Easton, Pa., May 30, 1871; s. Thomas and Hannah (Duffy) Reilly; ed. Lafayette Coll. (special hon. oration, 1893), Ph.B., M.S., 1896, Belle- vue Hosp. Med. Coll., M.D., 1896; m. N. Y. City, Jan. 8, 1907, Anna Gorman. House physiclan N. Y. City Hosp., 1896-1897. Practising medicine since 1896; ass't attending physician Harlem Hosp., consulting physician, Portchester Hosp., chm'n Section of Phar- macology and Therapeutics, Am. Med. Ass'n. 1906; pres. Celtlc Med. Soc., 1904-1905; Manhattan Clinical Med. Soc., Harlem Med. Soc., Valentine Mott, City Hosp. Alumni. Prof. applied therapeutics, Med. Dep't, Fordham Univ. Has traveled extensively in Europe and America; post-graduate work in Germany, 1906. Democrat; Roman Catholic. Author:' Text Books on Med. Economles. Mem. Am. Therapeutic Soc., Soc. of Med. Economics, N. Y. State Med. Ass'n, N. Y. County Ass'n, Am. Med. Ass'n, Harlem Med. Ass'n, Valentine Mott Med. Soc. (pres.), City Hospital Alumni Med. Soc. (pres.), Celtic Manhattan Med. Soc. (v .- p.), Guild St. Luke (sec.). Address: 220 W. 139th St., N. Y. City.
REINERS, HERMAN
Capitalist; b. Bremen, Germany, 1852; s. John and Margaret Relners. Pres., treas. and dir. H. and H. Reiners, Inc .; v .- p. and dir. Seventh Av. Realty Co. and of Haaren & Meinker, Inc., N. Y. City. Address: 680 Willoughby Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
REINHARDT, CHARLES WILLIAM
Artist and technical illustrator; b. Besigheim, Ger- many, Mar. 21, 1858; s. Simon and Karoline (Wucherer) Reinhardt; ed. cominon and Latin Schools, VaihIngen on Enz and Teachers' Prep. Sch. and Sem. at Es- slingen, Germany; m. San Antonio, Tex., Feb. 13, 1888, Frances Dennier; children: Hilda, b. 1889; Charles, b. 1892; Edna, b. 1898; Willianı, b. 1903; Arthur, b. 1905. Author: Lettering for Draftsinen, Engineers and Students, 1896 (now in 38th thousand); Technic of Mechanical Drafting; Preparation of Drawing and other Illustrations for Photo-Reproduction. Chief draftsman Engineering News for 20 years. Republl- can; mem. Nazarene Church (local preacher). Ad- dress: 120 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
REISINGER, HUGO
Importer and exporter of general merchandise; b. Wiesbaden, Germany, Jan. 29, 1856; s. Dr. Franz Reisinger; grad. Royal Gymnasium at Wiesbaden, Germany, A. M. (honoris causa), Columbia Univ., 1911; m. St. Louis, Feb. 10, 1890, Edmée Busch; chil- dren: Curt H., b. 1891 (grad. Harvard Univ., 1912); Walter F., b. 1893. One of largest Importers of this country, visiting Europe yearly. Hon. comm'r to Europe for St. Louis World's Fair, 1904. Lutheran. Comd'r of Order of Prussian Crown, cemd'r of Order and Star of Order of Merit of St. Michael, Privy- councillor of Prince Regent of Bavarla. Protector of art, owns one of finest collections of modern paint- ings In U. S. Hon. fellow for life, Metropolitan Museum of Art (N. Y.), and Copley Soc. (Boston). V .- p. and chm'n visiting Com. of Germanle Museum, Harvard Unlv., Cambridge. V .- p. Germanistic Soc. or N. Y .; trustee Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany; mem. N. Y. Chamber of Commerce. Recreations: Driving, riding, automobiling, goif. Clubs: Nat. Arts,
Garden City Golf, Englewood Country, German, Rail- road, Lotos, Automobile of America, Imperial Autc- mobile (Germany). Residence: 993 Fifth Av. Ad- dress: 11 Broadway, N. Y. City.
REIST, HENRY G.
Mechanical eng'r; b. Mt. Joy, Pa .; s. Henry B. and Catharine Siegrist (Gerber) Reist; grad. Lehigh Univ., M.E .; m. S. Hanover, Mass., Aug., 1907, Margaret E. Breed. Ass't sup't Foundry & Machine Works, Har- risburg, 1889; with Thompson Houston and Gen. Elec- tric Co., since 1889. In charge of construction and design of alternating current machinery built by company, since 1894; during this time designed much more important of world's machinery used for elec- tric power generation and transmission. Republican. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs, A.A.A.S. Fellow Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs; mem. Phi Gamma Delta Soc., Tau Beta Pi (hon. eng'ring) Soc .; pres. Schenectady County Hist. Soc. Recreations: Traveling, photog- raphy, horticulture. Clubs: Mohawk, Mohawk Golf. Residence: 110 Avon Road. Address: Gen. Electric
Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
REMENSNYDER, JUNIUS BENJAMIN
Clergyman; b. Staunton, W. Va .; s. John Junius and Susan M. (Bryan) Remensnyder; grad. Pa. Coll. A.M., Gettysburg, Lutheran Theol. Sem., D.D., Newberry Coll., S.C., LL.D., N. Y. Umv .; m. Philadelphia, Pa., June 28, 1870, Emma L. Wagner; children: Ralph Junius, Mabel Louise. Paster St. John's Lutheran Ch., Lewis- tewn, Pa., 1865-1867; St. Luke's Lutheran Ch., Phila- delphia, Pa., 1867-1874; Lutheran Ch. of the Ascension, Savannah, Ga., 1874-1880; St. James Lutheran Ch., N. Y. City, since 1881. Pres. Gen. Synod of Lutheran Ch. in U. S., since 1911. Author: Heavenward; Doom Eternal; Moses and the Creation Narratives; The Lutheran Manual; Luther, Life and Personality; Atonement and Modern Thought; Mysticism; The Post Apostolic Age; The Problem of Life; A Study of Kucken, etc. Mem. Am. Bible Soc .; pres. Am. Church Peace Comm'n, etc. Clubs: Slgma Chi (pres.), Inter- denominational Clerical, Kolnonla, Lutheran Clerical. Address: 900 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
REMINGTON, FRANKLIN
Contractor; b. Utlca, N. Y., 1866; s. Samuel and Flora (Carver) Remington; was 4 years at prep. sch., Weybridge, Surrey, England, 4 years at St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N. H., 4 years Harvard Unlv .. B.A., 1887; m. N. Y. City, May 6, 1902, Maude Howard Willits. After graduation traveled for 1 year; then went into contracting business in Chicago, III. Or- ganized a typewriter company and was interested in it for several years; in 1902 came to N. Y. City and organized The Foundation Co., an eng'ring con- structien company, making specialty of foundations for high buildings, bridges, piers, etc., of which Is pres .; also pres. of The Waterproofing Co. Republican; Episcopalian. Clubs: Knickerbocker, Harvard, Rail- road, Seawanhaka Yacht. Address: 115 Broadway, N. Y. City.
REMINGTON, HARVEY FOOTE
Lawyer; b. Henrietta, N. Y., June 28, 1863; s. WIll- iam T. and Sarah A. (Foote) Remington; ed. Geneseo State Normal Sch., Law Dep't Union Unlv., LL.B .; m. Caledonia, N. Y., May 28, 1889, Agnes Brodle; clril- dren: William Brodle, b. 1890; Thomas If .. b. 1891; Agnes, 'b. 1893; Harvey F., b. 1895; John Warner, b. 1897; Harriet, b. 1808; Francis Kirk, b. 1902. Prac- tising law at Rochester, N. Y .; dir. and attorney Bastian Brothers Co .; sec. and dir. Maplewood Ceme- tery Co., Baptist llome of Monroe Co., West Brighton Chapel Soc., and dir. and att'y of other corp'ns. Supervisor, school comm'r, ass't corporation counsel, Judge Municipal Court, Rochester, N. Y. Republican. Baptist (officer in church); a trustee of the N. Y. Baptist State Conv. Mem. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Rochester Bar Ass'n, Rochester Hist. Soc .; pres. Rochester Chapter S. A. R., N. Y. Geneal, and Biog. Soc., Soc. of Colonial Wars. Summer home: Strath-
more Farm, Mumford, N. Y. Address: 911-914 Wilder Bld'g, Rochester, N. Y.
REMSEN, DANIEL SMITH
Lawyer; b. Teenusch, Mich., Juiy 4. 1853; ed. Mich. Univ. Law Sch .; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 20, 1882, Louise Bostwick Townsend: children: Allen Halsey, Frances Louise, Gerard Townsend. Practising law N. Y. City, since 1878; for several years associated with late Austin Abbott; in partnership with Frank HI. Parsons, under Reisen & Parsons, since 1sss. Dir. Westchester Trust Co. Author: Interstate Suc- cession in State of N. Y. (Baker, Vooriris & Co.); Primary Elections, a Study of Methods for Improving Party Org'n (Putnams), 1894; The Preparation and
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Contest of Wills (Baker, Voorhls & Co.), 1907; Post- Mortem Use of Wealth (Putnams), 1911. Congre- gatlonalist. Mem. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n. Trustee N. Y. Kindergarten Ass'n. Club: Hamilton (Brooklyn). Residence: 34 Sidney Place, Borough of Brooklyn. Ad- dress: 60 Wall St., N. Y. City.
REMY, ALFRED
Philologist and musical critie; b. Elberfeld, Ger- many, March 16, 1870; s. Jacob and Elizabeth (Wilckes) Remy; ed. Johanneum (Hamburg), 1879- 1880; Gymnasium (Coesfeld), 1880-1882; Coll. City of N. Y., A.B., 1890; Columbia Unlv., A.M., 1904; private pupil of B. O. Klein in theory of music and piano, 1890-1896; m. Brooklyn, May 29, 1902, Egbertina Wil- terdink (pianiste); children: Walter, b. 1904; Evelyn, b. 1907. Music critic, Vogue, 1895-1897; musical editor Looker-On, 1895-1897; prof. counterpoint and compo- sition Internat. Conservatory, 1895-1897; lecturer on history of music, N. Y. Coll. of Music, 1896-1898; prof. Greek, Seton Hall Coll., S. Orange, N. J., 1897- 1898; prof. modern languages, Commercial High Sch., Brooklyn, 1899-1911; High Sch. of Commerce since 1911. University Extension lecturer. In charge of Dep't of Music, New Internat. Encyclopædia from 1901, musical editor International Year Book since 1905. Contb'r to philological and musical journals since 1895. Translator of German Classics of the 18th and 19th centuries. Author: Alarcons Novelas Cor- tas Escogidas; Spanish Prose Composition. Indepen- dent in politics. Mem. Modern Language Ass'n of America. Recreations: Wheeling, swimming, boat- ing. Address: Bronxville, N. Y.
RENKEN, FREDERICK
Importer; b. Bremerhaven, Germany, April 4, 1857; s. Wilhelm (ship owner and dir. Bremer Bank Verein) and Caroline Renken; ed. Bremerhaven: grad. Real- schule I. Ordnung; served one ycar as vol. In German army (art'y); qualified for officer in reserve; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., April 17, 1894, Lillie A. Rüger; chil- dren: Hilda, b. 1895; Carla, b. 1898. Made numerous trips to Europe, especially France, Germany and Swit- zerland, also most all important cities of U. S. V .- p. and sole representative in U. S. of the Mumm Cham- pagne & Importation Co. of N. Y .; trustee Germania Savings Bank of Kings County, Brooklyn. Democrat; Lutheran. Mem. German Soc., GermanIstic Soc., Ger- man Hosp. Mem. Arbitration Com. of N. Y. Chamber of Commerce. Recreations: Walking, music, opera. Clubs: Montauk, Germania, Riding and Driving, Dem- ocratic (Brooklyn), Deutscher Verein, German Licder- kranz (N. Y.). Residence: 572 First St., Brooklyn. Address: 35 W. 39th St., N. Y. City.
RENO, JESSE WILFORD
Engineer, inventor; b. Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., Aug. 4, 1861; s. Major-Gen. Jesse L. (U. S. A.) and Mary (Cross) Reno; ed. Lehigh Univ., grad. 1883; sp'l stu- dent as mining eng'r (Bachelor of Metallurgy, Lchigh Univ.); m. Jan. 15, 1901, Marie H. Snowman. En- gaged In mining and metallurgy in Colo., 1885-1890; electric r'y expert for Thomson-Houston Co. and Edi- son Co., 1890-1891; invented Inclined elevator or mov- ing stairway, 1892; consulting eng'r for Otis Elevator Co. Republican. Has written technical articles in Eng'ring News, Railroad Gazette, Electrical World and Eng'ring and Mining Journal. Mem. Am. Inst. Mining Eng'rs, Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs, Franklin Inst. of Philadelphia. Club: Engineers. Residence: 684 St. Nicholas Av. Address: 553 W. 33d St., N. Y. City.
RENSHAW, ALFRED HOWARD
Civil eng'r; b. Staten Island, N. Y., Nov. 24, 1861: s. William and Emma (Coninc) Renshaw, both of Baltimore, Md .; ed. In France, Germany and at Rens- selaer Poly. Inst., Troy, N. Y., C.E., 1883; m. 1st, Troy, N. Y., Oct. 25, 1885, Lucy Jennings Price; 2d, Balti- more, Md., April 20, 1899, Lucy Braxton Hopkins; children: Howard Price, Paul, Alfred, Elizabeth Price, Lewis Hopkins, Lucy Howard, Palmer C. R. Inventor and mfr of railroad devices. Partner in firm of Bur- den, Renshaw & Co., N. Y. Pres. and dir. Trojan Car Coupler Co. and Standard Signal Co .; dir. Security Trust Co. Pres, and dir. Federal Signal Co. Major and eng'r, 3d Brigade, N.G.N.Y., 1899-1904. Inde-
pendent In politics. Mem. Am. Soc. Clvil Eng'rs, Nat. Geog. Soc. Trustee Rensselaer Poly. Inst .; mem. Delta Phi fraternity. Clubs: Union, N. Y. Yacht. Residence: Noroton, Conn. Address: 103 Park Av., N. Y. City.
RENWICK, EDWARD BREVOORT
Mechanical eng'r; b. N. Y. City, April 21, 1863; s. Edward Sabin and Alice (Brevoort) Renwick; grad. Stevens Inst., Hoboken, N. J., M.E., 1884; in. Flushing, Aug. 2, 1900, Emily Dilworth Hicks. Pres. St. Denis Co .; dir. Milburn Electric Co .; sec. and dir. Brooklawn Co. of N. Y. Helped organize. First Naval Battallon,
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