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ROGERS, G. TRACY
Pres. Binghamton R'y Co., Binghamton, N. Y .; b. Che- nango Forks, N. Y., July 9, 1854; removed to Bing- hamton, 1861; grad. Binghamton High Sch. Began business life with First Nat. Bank of Binghamton for 8 years; in 1889 became identified with street r'y co. of Binghamton by purchase of Washington Street Asy- lum and Park R. R .; not long afterwards acquired ad- ditional existing street railway companies, which were merged into Binghamton Street R. R. Co., of which was elected pres .; in 1894, purchased all the remaining street railroads of the city and merged them into a new corp'n known as the Binghamton R. R. Co., of which has since been pres. Was pres. Street R'y Ass'n, State of N. Y., 1893-1903. Also identified with many other business interests; pres. Endicott Land Co. of Endicott, N. Y., engaged in developing a new in- dustrial village in close proximity to Binghamton; pres. Binghamton Industrial Exp'n of Binghamton, Rutland R'y, Light & Power Co. "of Rutland, Vt., El- mira, Corning & Waverly R'y Co., Waverly, Sayre & Athens Traction Co., Waverly Electric Light & Power Co., Southern Tier Land Co. Clubs: N. Y. Athletic, Railroad, Engineers (N. Y. City), Binghamton, Dob- son, Binghamton Country (Binghamton). Address: Binghamton, N. Y.
ROGERS, HENRY H.
Capitalist; s. Henry H. and Abbie P. (Gifford) Rog- ers; ed. Columbia Coll., class of 1901; in. Mary Ben- jamin. Sec., treas. and dir. Atlas Tack Co .; v .- p., treas. and dir. Atlantic Coast Electric R'y Co .; dir. Amalgamated Copper Co .; Anaconda Copper Co., Boylston Mfg Co., United Mctals Co., Brooklyn Union Gas Co., Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Clubs: Racquet and Tennis, Army & Navy, N. Y. Yacht, Tux- edo, Midday, Recess, Riding. Residence: Tuxedo Park, N. Y. Address: 26 Broadway, N. Y. City.
ROGERS, HOWARD J.
Investments; b. Stephentown, Rensselaer Co., N. Y., Nov. 16, 1861; s. Edwin A. and Laura ( Howard) Rog- ers; grad. Pittsfield High Sch., 1880; Williams Coll., A.B., 1884; Columbia Univ., A.M., honoris causa, 1904; North Western Univ., LL.D., honoris causa, 1904; m. New Haven, Conn., Dec. 28, 1887, Aune North Turner; children: Kathryn Howard, b. 1888, Edwin J., b. 1890. Admitted to N. Y. State Bar, 1887. Sup't Edn'l Ex- hiblt N. Y. State at Chicago Exp'n, 1892-1894; deputy sup't public Instruction, State of N. Y., 1895-1900; dlr. ed'n U. S. Comm'n to Paris Exp'n, 1899-1901; chlef of education and social economy, St. Louis Exp'n, 1901- 1904; dir. Internat. Congresses, St. Louis, Exp'n, 1904. First Ass't Comm'r of Education State of N. Y., 1904- 1909. Republican. V .- p. Oppenhelm & Co., brokers, N. Y. Decorations: Chevalier, 1900, officer, 1904, Legion d'Honneur of France, chevaller Order of San Maurice and Lazare, Italy, 1904; chevalier Order of the North Star, Sweden, 1904; officer Order of the Red Eagle, Germany, 1905; chevalier Order of Leopold, Belgium, 1905; chavalier Order of the Rising Sun, Japan, 1906. Clubs: Fort Orange (Albany, N. Y.); Re- publican (N. Y. City). Address: 111 Broadway, N. Y. City.
ROGERS, JOHN
Surgeon; b. N. Y. City, Feb. 19, 1866; s. John and Harriet Frances Rogers; grad. Yale Coll., A.B., 1887; Sheffield Scientific Sch., Ph.B., 1888; Coll. Phys. & Surg., M.D., 1891; m. New Haven, Conn., Nov. 27, 1895; Elizabeth S. White; children: John, Jr., b. Jan. 6, 1899; Elizabeth S., b. Jan, 19, 1907. Surgeon to St. Francis Hosp. since 1900, surgeon to Bellevue Hosp. since
1908. Prof. clinical surgery Cornell Univ. Med. Coll. since 1908. Mem. N. Y. Surg. Soc., Am. Med. Ass'n. Club: University. Address: 102 E. 30th St., N. Y. City.
ROGERS, JOHN SHILLITO Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Oct. 16, 1876; s. Henry Pen- dleton and Mary Wallace (Shlllito) Rogers; grad. Gro- ton Sch., Groton, Mass., 1894; Yale Univ., A.B., 1898, Columbia Univ. Law Sch., LL.B., 1901; m. Briek Presby'n Ch., N. Y. City, April 18, 1906, Catherine Cos-
sitt Dodge; children: John Shillito, Jr., b. May 14, 1907; Frederick Cossitt, b. Aug. 24, 1909; Bard Pen- dleton, b. Sept. 17, 1910; May Dodge, b. May 27, 1913. Admitted to bar of N. Y. State, 1902. Practised law for number of years in office of Bowers & Sands; later in office of Rushmore, Bisbee, Rogers & Stern, of which firm was partner for 2 years. Since March, 1912, has had law office with Mr. John R. Delafield. Served for five years in Squadron A, N. G. N. Y .; mem. for several years of Assembly Dist. Republican Com. of 27th Dist., and 29th Dist., N. Y. City. Was mem. Exec. Com. Business Men's Municipal Ass'n. Episco- palian. Mem. N. Y. Bar Ass'n, Japan Soc., Psi Upsi- lon and Phi Delta Phi fraternities. Clubs: University, Knickerbocker, Down Town Ass'n, Tuxedo, Pilgrims, N. Y. Press. Residence: 29 W. 57th St. Address: 27 Cedar St., N. Y. City.
ROGERS, L. HARDING, JR.
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, July 28, 1874; s. Lebbeus Harding and Laura Effie (Clearwater) Rogers; grad. Grammar Sch. No. 68, 1889; Centenary Collegiate Inst. of Hackettstown, N. J .; Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1894, Yale, A.B., 1898, N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B .; m. N. Y. City, May 17, 1898, Marie Dorcas (died May 6, 1899), d. Swits and Anama I. (Tucker) Conde, Oswego, N. Y .; one daughter, Marie Condé, b. April 30, 1899. Traveled in Japan, India, Central Asia and Europe, 1896-1897. Climbed summit of Mount Blanc in Sept., 1896. Re- publican; Methodist. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Am. Bar Ass'n. N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n, Metho- dist Social Union, Nat. Geog. Soe., N. E. Soc., Sous of Revolution, Graduate Club Ass'n (New Haven, Conn.), Delta Kappa Epsilon, Andover Alumni, Soc. Med. Juris- prudence, Am. Museum Natural llistory. Clubs: Yale, Rockland Country. Residence: 2027 7th Av. Address: 60 Wall St., N. Y. City.
ROGERS, LORLYS ELTON
Lawyer; b. Paris, France (of American parents traveling In France), Aug. 18, 1870; s. Francis Loraine and Charlotte (Thompson); ed. Charlier Inst., 1880- 1885, grammar school, 1885; grad. Coll. City of N. Y., 1888-1889; m. Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 29, 1894, Annle Dupree Roquemore; one son, Lorlys Roquemore llog- ers, 1896. Became an actor after leaving college, 1888; left stage, 1892; studied law in office of Hon. William J. Carr in Brooklyn; went to Montgomery, Ala., where parents owned a large plantation. Entered office of Ilon. T. Seott Sayre and was admitted to Ala. Bar, June, 1892; formed partnership of Hill & Rogers with William W. Ilill of Montgomery, later firm became Ilill, Roquemore & Rogers, then Roquemore, HIll & . Rogers, Hon. John D. Roquemore becoming head of firm. In 1896 became local att'y for Ga. Central R. R. Co .; In 1898 came back to N. Y. City; admitted to N. Y. Bar Feb., 1898; practised for a time in Brooklyn; in 1900 came to N. Y. City and opened office; in 1905 formed a law partnership with Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler (later Lieut .- Gov. of N. Y.), which continued until May, 1908, when opened present offices, pursuing gen. practise, and especially acting as counsel for other lawyers, his services as trial lawyer being often engaged by other att'ys. Aided in preparation of Code of Ala., 1897-1898. Dir. Fayette County Demo- crat. Mem. Actors' Soc. of America, Ala. State Bar Ass'n, mem. Southern Soe. of N. Y., Royal Arcanum. Recreations: Horseback riding, fencing, hunting. Ilas a plantation near Montgomery Ala., and a country place in Rockland Co., N. Y., near Suffern. Clubs: The Players, Nat. Arts, Am. Playgoers (mem. B'd of Governors), Houvenkopf Country. Country residence: Suffern, Rockland Co. Address: 38 Park Row, N. Y. City.
ROGERS, NOAH CORNWELL
Lawyer; b. East Berlin, Conn., 1859; s. Daniel M. and Philena (Knapp) Rogers; grad. Amherst Coll., A.B., 1880, A.M .. 1883. Mem. firm of Merrill & Rogers, lawyers; dir. Columbia-Knickerbocker Trust Co., U. S. Savings Bank, Union Mortgage Co., Madison Av. Co., Interstate Investing Co., Skinner Chuck Co. (of New Britain, Conn.), Allied Real Estate Interests. Mem. Chamber of Commerce. Dir. Internat. Comn. Y. M. C. A. Mem. Ass'n Bar Clty of N. Y .; Presby'n Unlon, New England Soc. Clubs: University, Unlon League, Barnard, Lawyers, Qu'ill, Automobile of America, Rid- Ing, Sleepy Hollow, Nassan Country, Morris County Golf. Residence: 19 E2. 56th St. Address: 100 Broad- way, N. Y. City,
ROGERS, OSCAR H.
Physician; b. Green Island, N. Y .; s. William Clute and Snsan ( Harrison) Rogers; grad. Union Coll., C.E., 1877, Coll. Phys. & Surg., N. Y., M.D., 1883; in. Schenec- tady, N. Y., 1887; Helen 19. Carley; children: Isobel Mitchell, b. 1888; Caroline Rogers. b. 1890; William Alex, b. 1892. Civil eng'r, Dep't Public Parks, 1879- 1882. In practise of medicine 1883-1890. With N. Y.
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Life Ins. Co., as med. examiner, 1887-1892; on med. B'd N. Y. Life since 1892; ass't med. dlr., 1897; med. dir., 1906; chief dir., 1912. Author numerous ad- dresses on med., selection in life ins., on overweight, on blood pressure in insurance, etc., also wrote a Working Programme for a small city, for the Tuber- culosis Campaign in U. S .; devised the Rogers Tycos sphygmomanometer. Clubs: University, St. Andrews Golf. Address: 346 Broadway, N. Y. City.
ROGERS, ROBERT
Clergyman; b. New York City; s. James and Anne Rogers; ed. Virginia Theol. Sem. and Gen. Theol. Sem .; m. New York City, 1892, Susie Groves. Ordered dea- con 1894, ordained priest 1895, by Bishop H. C. Pot- ter, in Episcopal ministry. Formerly at Christ Chapel, Wollcot, Ct .; Brooklyn, N. Y. Rector Ch. Good Shep- herd, Brooklyn, N. Y. Address: 306 McDonough St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
ROGERS, WILLIAM ARTHUR
Iron mfr; b. Berkshire, N. Y., Sept. 8, 1851; s. Melancthon and Mary Elizabeth (Leonard) Rogers; grad. Yale Scientific Dep't, Ph.B., 1874; m. New Haven, Conn., 1884, Eleanor Root Silliman; children: William S., Alice Leonard, Alden. Senior mem. firm of Rogers, Brown & Co. Pres. Rogers-Brown Iron Co., Tona- wanda Iron and Steel Co., Rogers Iron Mining Co., Ni- agara Iron Mining Co., and Munro Iron Mining Co .; v .- p. Iroquois Iron Co., Buffalo Steamship Co., Cascade Coal & Coke Co., dir. Cleveland Furnace Co .; Marine Nat. Bank. Trustee Erie County Savings Bank, Y. M. C. A. of Buffalo. Clubs: Buffalo, University, Country, Ellicott (Buffalo); Century (N. Y. City). Address: 309 North St., Buffalo, N. Y.
ROGERS, WILLIAM CLAIRE
Acting Comm'r of Labor, chm'n State B'd of Arbi- tration, chm'n State Industrial B'd; b. Ashford, N. Y., June 23, 1874; s. Rev. William H. and Martha E. (Brownell) Rogers; grad. Red Creek Union Sem. (N. Y.), 1890; Genesee Wesleyan Sem., Lima, N. Y., 1893; Syracuse Univ., A.B., 1909; m. Genoa, N. Y., Aug. 22, 1900, Elma L. Mastin (Cornwall Univ., Ph.B., 1900); one d .: Elizabeth Ann, b. 1902 (died 1910). Public and academic school teacher five years; sup't Nat. Junior Republic, Annapolis Junction, Md., 1899-1901; field sec. George Junior Republic, Freeville, N. Y., 1901-1902; Insp. State B'd of Charlties, Albany, N. Y., 1903-1907; sup't State and alien poor, State B'd of Charltles, Al- bany, 1908-1910; appt'd Deputy Comm'r of Labor, Oct. 1910. Republican; Methodist. Mem. 3d Reg't N. G. -Calif., 1894; private Co. C, 3d N. Y. Vol. Inf. 1898; pri- vate and serg't U. S. A. llosp. Corps, 1899. Royal Arch Mason; mem. Lafayette Camp (New York) Sons of Veterans, also United Spanish War Veterans, Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Clubs: Aurania (Albany), Syra- cuse Univ. Alumni (Albany), Beta Theta Pi (New York). Residence: Rochester, N. Y. Address: 453 Western Av., Albany, N. Y.
ROHLFS, CHARLES
Designer; b. N. Y. City, Feb. 15, 1853; s. Peter and Wilhelmina F. ID. (Hunte) Rohlfs; ed. public schools and Cooper Union, N. Y. City; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 24, 1884, Anna Katherine Green, the authoress; chil- dren: 2 sons, 1 daughter. Began work as a designer of metal work; became an actor and acted in support of Booth, Barrett, Mccullough, Mary Anderson and other leading Am. actors and actresses, and was starred in his wife's, "The Leavenworth Case." Left the stage to take up profession of designer again, be- ing originator of a distinctive class of furniture known as the "Rohlfs" style, which began in 1896, making the first piece of furniture in his own home and producing articles of distinct characteristics which have an In- ternational reputation. Exhibited at the Pan-Am. Exp'n and in exp'n at Turin, Italy, being only Am. in- vited to exhibit furniture at the latter. Mem. Royal Soc. of Arts, London, England, Chamber of Commerce; pres. Central Council of Business Men's Ass'n of Buf- falo. Club: Saturn (director). Residence: 156 Park St. Office: 520 Ellicott St., Buffalo, N. Y.
ROKENBAUGH, HENRY SCOTT
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Feb. 16, 1852; grad. Rutgers Coll., 1872, Columbia Law Sch., 1874; in. Jeannette 10. Eager Taylor. Admitted to bar, and since then prac- tising In N. Y. City. Mem. St. Nicholas Soc. Clubs: Lawyers, St. Nicholas, Players, Manhattan, N. Y. Yacht, N. Y. Athletic, Larchmont Yacht, Church, Delta Phl. Residence: 512 Fifth Av. Address: 100 Broadway, N. Y. Clty.
ROLLINS, EDWARD A.
Banker, stock broker; b. N. Y. City, April 16, 1845; s. Gustavus A. and Isabella G. (Fanshaw) Rollins; ed. private schools; m. N. Y., March 9, 1873, Jessie Chris-
tie; children: Jessie, Gustavus E., Warren F., Grace M., Adolph C., Florence. Mem, firm of Rolling & Co. Mem. Soc. of the Cincinnati, Soc. Colonial Wars, Som of Revolution, Japan Soc., Peace Soc. Club: Montauk Address: 754 Carroll St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
ROLLINS, FRANK
Principal Bushwick High Sch .; b. Jay, Franklin Ce, J Me., Aug. 1, 1860; s. William and Elmira Johnson ( Mace) ' Rollins; grad. Wesleyan Univ., B.A., 1889; Har- vard Unlv., Columbia Univ., Ph.D., 1902. Principal Fox- croft Acad., Me .; Hanover Grammar Sch., Meriden Conn .; ass't principal New Britain (Conn.) High Scb; master in Newton (Mass.) High Sch .; first ass't 'a Morris and De Witt Clinton High Schools, N. Y. City: principal N. Y. Evening High Sch. for Men, Stuyvesant High Sch., N. Y. City; ass't comm'r of ed'n State of Y .; appt'd principal of Bushwick lligh Sch., Brooklyn N. Y., 1910. Pres. Eastern Ass'n of Physics Teachers - Eastern Ass'n of Chemistry Teachers, N. Y, Physics Club, N. Y. High Sch. Teachers' Ass'n. Author: School Administration in Municipal Government (Macmillan Co.), 1902. Independent (usually voting with Repub- licans). Mem. Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Recrea- tlons: Camping, sailing. Address: 175 Amity St. Brooklyn, N. Y.
ROLLINS, PHILIP ASHTON
Lawyer; b. Somersworth, N. H., Jan. 20, 1869; s. Ed- ward Ashton and Ellen Chapman (Hobbs) Rollins; ed. private schs. in Phila .; Princeton, A.B., 1889, A.M., 1892; m; Asheville, N. C., May 16, 1895, Beulah Brewster Pack. Mem. law firm of Rollins & Rollins. Republi- can. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. Co. Lawyers Ass'n, N. E. Soc., N. H. Soc., and Pa. Soc .; trustee Teachers Coll. N. Y. City, and Good Samaritan Dis. pensary, N. Y. City; mem. B'd of Mg'rs, Presby'n Hosp. N. Y. City. Clubs: Union, University, Grolier, Unlon League, Automobile of America, Lawyers, Richmond County Country, Princeton, Sleepy Hollow Country. Piping Rock, Am. Universities (London), Nassau (Princeton, N. J.). Residence: 28 E. 78th St. Address: 32 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
ROLLINS, WARREN F.
Banker, broker; b. Staten Island, N. Y., Jan. 1, 1877: ed. Brooklyn Poly. Inst. Mem, firin of Rollins & Co. mems. of N. Y. Stock Exchange. Mem. Sons of Revo- lution, 23d Reg't, N. G. N. Y. Club: Nautilus Boat (Brooklyn). Address: 52 Broadway, N. Y. City.
ROMEYN, CHARLES W.
Architect; b. Kingston, N. Y .; s. Hiram Radcliffe and Emma Abby (Langworthy) Romeyn; ed. N. Y. City and technical schools; m. N. Y. City, 1885, Estelle Young; children: Emma Langworthy, E. Rosalind, Radcliffe, Estelle Young. Architect of many important commer- cial and apartment bld'gs, city and country residences. Mem. Am. Inst. Architects, Architectural League of N. Y. Clubs: National Arts, Ardsley. Residence: 63 E. 61th St. Address: 55 Broadway, N. Y. City.
ROOD, HENRY EDWARD
Editor; b. Philadelphia, June 26, 1867; s. Ilenry E. and Elizabeth (Stockton) Rood: ed. in public schools, and special course in N. H. Coll. of Agr. and the Me- chanlc Arts; m. Hazleton, Pa., June 13, 1894, Elizabeth T. Troutman. WWriter of short stories and articles on literature and economics to magazines and reviews; ass't editor Harper's Magazine, 1899-1909; contb'r to stories and essays to magazincs. Author: llardwicke, 1902; In Pastures New, 1902; In Camp at Bear Pond, 1904. Residence: Pleasantville, N. Y.
ROOME, ALLISON BURTON
Flre insurance mg'r; b. Pequanac, N. J., Oct. 13, 1877; grad. Rutgers Coll., 1896. After graduation Was en- gaged in civil eng'ring work, and later with Sanborn- Perris Map Co. In 1898 became insp. with Continental Ins. Co. of N. Y., and later chief insp. for its Eastern Dep't; since 1903 mg'r Brooklyn and 1. I. Dep't for that company; also since its org'n, ing'r for L. I. for Fidelity-Phenix Fire Ins. Co. of N. Y. Clubs: Hamil- ton, Municipal (Brooklyn), Della Upsllon (N. Y. City); director Rutgers Alumni Ass'n of N. Y .; Sec .- treas., Rutgers Coll. Club of Brooklyn and L. I. Address: 15$ Montague St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
ROOME, HOWARD LE CHEVALIER
Real estate and ins, broker; b. Plainfield, N. J., March 19, 1884; s. William J. and Saidec (Sandford) Roome; ed. Berkeley Sch., Nathan llale Sch., N. Y .; grad. Yale Coll., A.B., class of 1907; m. Philadelphia, Pa., April 24, 1909, Florence Newman Ayers; children: Gwendolyn. b. Ang. 1, 1910: Florence. b. May 4, 1913. Started in office of Willlam J. Roome, July 15. 1907, admitted into partnership. William J. Roome & Co., October 1, 1908; pres. Willlam J. Roome & Co.,
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Inc., since Aug. 1, 1913. Head Howard Le C. Roome. Republican; men. Dutch Reformed Ch. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, Scroll and Key Soc. Recreations: Golf, tennis. Clubs: Yale, Piping Rock. Residence: 875 Park Av. Address: 177 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
ROOME, WILLIAM J.
Banker; b. N. Y. City, June 20, 1857; s. Willlam H. and Mary Adelaide ( Miiler) Roonie; grad. Univ. Gram- mar Sch., N. Y. Univ .; m. Plainfield, N. J., Feb. 18, 1880, Saidee M. Sandford; children: William J., Clar- ence Sandford, Howard Le Chevalier, Reginaid, Pres. Excelsior Savings Bank; dir. Sandford Realty Co. Re- publican; Presby'n. Clubs: Republican, N. Y. Athletic, Psi Upsilon, Oakland Goif. Address: 101 E. 57th St., N. Y. City.
ROONEY, JOHN JEROME
Jurist; b. Binghamton, N. Y., March 19, 1866; s. John J. and Ellen T. (Shanahan) Rooney; grad. Mt. St. Mary's Coll., Emmitsburg, Md., A.B., A.M., (Ist honors of class), 1884, L.D., 1908; m. Marie Collins; children: John Jerome, Jr., Dunstan Collins, Roderick Shanahan, Marie Collins. In customs revenue prac- tise, estates and commercial law. Presiding Judge Court of Claims, State of N. Y. For many years has written and spoken in favor of a tariff for revenue only; aided in drafting the tariff plank at the Balti- more Dem. Conv. Mem. firm of Rooney, Beha. Den- ocrat; Roman Catholic. Mem, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (former sec.), Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Am. Bar Ass'n, N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n, Nat. Geog. Soc., Merchants' Ass'n, Waterways' League State of N. Y., Waterways' League of Greater N. Y., Nat. Waterways' Congress. Clubs: Pleiades (former pres.), National Democratic Reform, Catholic. Residenee: 619 W. 145th St. Address: 29 Broadway, N. Y. City.
ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN DELANO
Lawyer; Ass't Sec. of Navy; b. Ityde Park, Dutchess County, N. Y., Jan. 30, 1882; s. James and Sara (De- lano) Roosevelt; grad. Harvard Univ., A.B., Columbia Law Sch., N. Y .; m. N. Y., 1905, Eleanor Roosevelt; children: Anna Eleanor, b. 1906; James, b. 1907; El- liott, b. 1910. Has practised law in N. Y. City since 1907. Nominated on Dem. ticket for State Senator, 26th Senate Dist. ( Dutchess, Putnam and Columbia Countles), Oct., 1910; elected Nov. 8, 1910; re-elected State Senator by increased majority Nov., 1912; appt'd Ass't Sec. of Navy by Pres. Wilson, March 17, 1913. Dir. First Nat. Bank, Poughkeepsle, N. Y. Democrat. Trustee Seanien's Ch. Inst., Comm'r Hudson-Fulton Celebration. Mem. N. Y. Milk Com., N. Y. Hist. Soc., Holland Soc., Dutchess County Soc., Naval History Soc., Geog. Soc. Recreation: Outdoor sports. Ciubs: Harvard, Knickerbocker, Riding. Residence: Ilyde Park, Dutchess County, N. Y. Address: Navy Dep't, Washington, D. C.
ROOSEVELT, THEODORE
Ex-Pres. of the United States; b. N. Y. Clty, Oct. 27, 1858; s. Theodore Roosevelt (merchant and philan -. thropist) and Martha (Builock) Roosevelt; prepared for college under a tutor; grad. Harvard, A.B., 1880; LL.D., Columbia, 1889, Hope Coll. (Holiand, Mich.), 1901. Yale, 1901; Harvard, 1903; Unlv. of Pennsylvania, 1905, Clark Unlv., 1905; m. 1st, 1883, Alice Lee (dled 1884); one daughter, Alice (m. 1906, 1lon. Nicholas Longworth); 2d, 1886, Edith Kerinit Carow; children: Theodore, Jr., (m. 1910, Eleanor B. Alexander), Kcr- mit, Ethel, Archie, Quentin. Elected 1881 and re- elected 1882 and 1883 mem. N. Y. Assembly; in ses- sion of 1883 (in which the Democrats had a majority) was a candidate for the speakership; and In session of 1884 was chm'n Com. on Cities, and of the special com. which investigated abuses 'in the conduct of the gov't of N. Y City. In 1884 was delegate to N. Y. State Rep. Conv., and later in same year delegate at large, and chm'n of N. Y. delegation to Nat. Rep. Conv. at Chicago; supported Senator Edmunds for the presidential nomination, but when Biaine was nomi- nated, entered actively into the campaign in his behalf. Bought a ranch in North Dakota and lived on it for two years studying the Far West and its people thoroughly and becoming an adept as ranch- man and hunter. Returned to N. Y. City, 1886, and was made Rep. nomince for mayor, but was defeated by Abram S. Hewitt; appt'd mem. U. S. Civil Service Comm'n, 1889, and served as its pres., but resigned that office in 1895 to accept the presidency of the Police Comm'n under the administration of Mayor Strong, which office held until April 6, 1897, when was appt'd by President Mckinley Ass't Scc. of the Navy. When war with Spain was declared he resigned his position in the Navy Dep't and with Dr. Leonard Wood, an army surgeon, organized the First Reg't U. S. Volunteer Cavalry, recruited from the ranches of the West and popularly known as the Rough Riders, Surgeon Wood because of his superior tactical knowl-
edge, becoming col. and Mr. Roosevelt lieut-col .; reg't went to the front, to Cuba, and participated in the fighting in front of Santiago de Cuba, and was pro- moted to colonelcy of the reg't for gallantry at Las Guasimas; at close of the war returned with reg't to Montauk Point, where was mustered out of service; shortly afterward was nominated for and, Nov., 1898, was elected Gov. of New York; in 1900 was nominated for vice-Pres. of the United States by the Rep. Nat. Conv. at Philadelphia, and elected, and entered on the duties of that office March 4, 1901; on the death of Pres. MeKiniey, Sept. 14, 1901, was sworn in as Pres .; in the Nat. Conv, 1904, was nominated for Pres., and in Nov. election was elected by a piuraiity in the popular vote of 2,512,417 and a majority of 1,696,142, for the term beginning March 4, 1905, and expiring March 4, 1909. His administration was marked by the inauguration of great works of public improvement, notably the Panama Canal; by measures for the orderly government and advancement of the people of our insular possessions, by the prosecution of faithless of- ficials, the curbing of law-breaking corp'ns, the mak- ing of laws for proper inspection of the packing and meat-dressing industries, the prevention of frauds and impurities in food products, the conservation of our natural resources, and other salutary measures inaugurated in response to President's initiative. In foreign policy Mr. Roosevelt took the part of a peace- maker, and through his initiative Russia and Japan, by the treatly of Portsmouth, were brought to the con- clusion of an honorable peace, in recognition of which the B'd of Dirs. of the Nobel Institute of Stockholm conferred upon him, in 1906, the Nobel Peace Prize. Although for twenty-five years past almost continu- ously occupied with the public service, has earned distinction also in the profession of letters. Is 110W contributing editor of The Outlook. Author: History of the Naval War of 1812-1882; Hunting Trips of a Ranchman, 1885; Life of Thomas IIart Benton, 1887, and Life of Gouverneur Morris, 1888 (in the "Ameri- can Statesman" scries) ; Ranch Life and Hunting Trail, 1888; the Winning' of the West, 1889-1896; History of New York (in "Historic Towns" series), 1890; The Wilderness Hunter, 1892; Essays on Practical Politics, 1892; American Ideals and Other Essays, 1897; The Rough Riders, 1899; Life of Oliver Cromwell, 1900; The Strenuous Life, 1900. A complete edition of his works to that time was published in six volumes in 1902. He also collaborated in writing the Deer Fam- ily, published by Macmillan in 1902. Outdoor pas- times of an American Hunter 1906; European and African addresses, 1910; African Game Trails, 1910: The New Nationalism 1910. Made trip to Africa and visited various countries on way home, 1909-1910: was U. S. representative at funeral of Edward VIL., King of Great Britain and Ireland. Residence: Oyster Bay, L. I., N. Y.
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