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RUDD, HENRY W.
Lawyer; b. Elmira, N. Y., Feb. 13, 1866; s. Darwin A. and Frances (Gilbert) Rudd; ed. in common schools; also in N. Y. Law Sch. and Columbia Law Sch .: m. Bergen, N. Y., April 22, 1889, Mary Arnold. Practised law in N. Y. City. Republican. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. State Bar Ass'n. Club: New York. Ad- dress: Princeton, N. J., and 25 Broad St., N. Y. City.
RUDD, JOSEPH
Lawyer, mir; b. N. Y., 1868. Pres. Utica Fixture Co .; v .- p. and dir. Hart & Crouse Co .; dir. and mem. Exec. Com. First Nat. Bank, Utica; dir. N. Y. Radiator Co., Hayes Nat. Bank of Clinton, N. Y., Willoughby Co., College Hill Electrie Co .; mem. firm of Rudd & Judson, lawyers. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Trustee Hamilton Coll. Clubs: University, Ft. Schuy- ler, Pine Lake, Skeandoa, Yahandasis. Address: Utica, N. Y
RUDD, WILLIAM PLATT
Jurist; b. Albany, N. Y., June 9, 1851; s. William Tracey and Adeline Martha (Platt) Rudd; grad. Union Cell., A.B., later A.M .; Albany Law Sch., LL.B .; m. Al- bany, N. Y., Oct. 25, 1883, Almee Pierson Allen; one son: Percy Allen, b. 1884. Has been eorp'n counsel of Albany; engaged in general practice of law. Elected justice Supreme Court of N. Y., 3d Dist., for term ex- piring Dee. 31, 1921. Treas. Diamond Paste Co .; insp. of elcetion for N. Y. Central & Hudson River R. R .; loeal ecunsel N. Y. Central Lines. Republican; Epis- eopalian. Pres. Albany Co. Bar Ass'n; mnem. Phi Beta Kappa; trustee Albany lonic. Hosp., Albany Hist. Soe., and Young Men's Ass'n; vestryman St. Peter's Ch. Clubs: Fort Orange, University (Albany), Alpha Delta Phl, Transportation, Republiean (N. Y. City). Address: 373 State St., Albany, N. Y.
RUE, LEVI LINGO
Banker; b. Philadelphia, July 14, 1860; s. Francis J. and Mary E. (Ingo) Rue; ed. public schs .; m. Phila- delphia, Oct. 7, 1887, Mary McCurdy Gill; three chil- dren. Employed with Philadelphia Nat. Bank, ISTS; became ass't cashier 1893, eashier 1894, v .- p. 1900 and pres. sinee 1907. Clim'n Clearing House Com., which is Exee. Com. of Phlla. Clearing House Ass'n. Pres. Nat. Curreney Ass'n of Banks of Phila. Dir. Phila. Trust, Safe Deposit & Ins. Co., and Provident Life & Trust Co. Repuollean; Baptist. Mem. S. A. R .; trustee Baptist Home. Clubs: Union League, Down Town, Residence: 4226 Spruce St. Address: 421 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
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RUEDEMANN, RUDOLF
Geologist; b. Georgenthal, Germany, Oct. 16, 1864; s. Albert and Franciska (Seebach) Ruedemann; Ed. Unlv. of Jena, Germany, Ph.D .; state diploma for teacher of sciences from Univ. of Strassburg, Germany; in. Kehl, Germany, 1891, Elizabeth Heltzmann; children: Franciska, b. 1892; Paul, b. 1892; Rudolf, b. 1893; Ernst, b. 1894; Werner, b. 1896; Albert, b. 1898; Erhardt, b. 1901. Ass't in Geology, Strassburg Unlv., 1887-1892; teacher in high schools of Lowville and Dolgeville, 1892-1899; ass't State paleontologist since 1899; received Walker prize, Boston Soc. Natural His- tory, 1901. Lutheran. Fellow A.A.A.S. since 1905; Am. Geol. Soc., sinec 1905; Kaiser Kon. leopold .- carol. Gesellsch. der Wissenschafsen,
Halle, Germany. Author: Fossils and Geology of Lower Silurian; Geology of Vicinity of Albany, N. Y .; Graptolites of N. Y .; Cephalopods of Lower Silurian of N. Y. Ad- dress: Educational Bld'g, Albany, N. Y.
RUGER, ADOLPH
Lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., March 26, 1876; s. Julius Ruger, artist, and Adelaide E. (Furgang) Ruger; ed. Brooklyn public and private schools; grad. Senftner Prep. Sch., N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B., 1900; m. Feb. 10, 1912, May J. (d. William Batterman). After graduation spent summer in travel through Europe. In 1901 formed firm of Wright & Ruger, and in 1903 firm of Ruger, Sefton & Schenck with W. Harry Sef- ton and Reginald J1. Schenck; dissolved 1905, and since in practice with brother under firm name of Ruger Bros. Has always conducted gen. litigation practise. Admitted to all (State and Federal Courts in N. Y. State, and in U. S. Supreme Court, Washington, D. C. Largely and actively interested in the develop- ment of Long Island, particularly Suffolk County. Pres. and dir. Thompson Ely Realty Co .; treas dir. Stuyvesant-Fulton Co. Democrat. Mem. Dwight Alumni Ass'n, N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n, Brooklyn Bar' Ass'n. Soc. Med. Jurisprudence, Brooklyn Inst. Arts and Sciences, Fulton St. B'd of Trade, Common- wealth Lodge, F. and A. M. Clubs: Crescent Athletic, Germanla, Brooklyn, Democratic, Kings County Democratic, Madison. Recreation: Horseback riding. Residence: 350 Ocean Av., Brooklyn. Address: 375 Fulton St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
RUGGLES, E. WOOD
Physician; b. Oneida, N. Y., Feb. 22, 1861; s. S. N. and Mercy A. (Wood) Ruggles; grad. Hamilton Coll., A.B., 1885, hon. A.M., from samc; grad. M.D., Coll. of Phys. and Surg., 1888; m. N. Y. City, April 14, 1892, Grace A. Gordon; one d .: Dorothy Ruggles, b. 1898. In Europe traveling and studying, 1888-1890 and 1893 and 1898. Mem. Am. Dermatol. Ass'n. Am. Ass'n of Genito-Urinary Surgeons, Am. Urological Ass'n, Am. Med. Ass'n, Med. Soc. of State of N. Y., Monroe Co. Med. Soc., Rochester Acad. of Medicine, Rochester Pathol. Soc., Junior Staff Rochester City Hosp .; mem. Phl Beta Kappa, Genesee Falls Lodge, F. and A. M., Theta Delta Chi fraternity. Clubs: University (Rochester), Oak Hill Country, Rochester Athletic. Address: Rochester, N. Y.
RUHL, ARTHUR BROWN
Author and editorial writer; b. Rockford, Ill., Oct. 1, 1876; s. Antes S. and Nellie (Brown) Ruhl; grad. A.B., Harvard, 1899. Reporter Evening Sun, N. Y. Clty, 1899-1903; on editorial staff Collier's Weekly, 1903-1912. Author: A Break in Training, 1906 (Out- ing Pub. Co.); a history of track athletles in America In Rowing and Track Athletics, 1905 (Macmillan) ; The Other Americans, 1908 (Scribners). Club: Ilar- vard. Address: liarvard Club, 27 W. 44th St., N. Y. City.
RUMSEY, DAVID
Lawyer; b. Bath, N. Y., 1875; s. Willlam and Ella (Moore) Rumsey; grad. Univ. of Rochester and Col- umbia Univ. Law Sch .; m. March 26, 1906, Frances Davidgc. Ass't corp'n counsel of N. Y. City during administration of mayors Van Wyck, Low and Mc- Clellan; for several years mem. firm Rumsey, Shep- pard & Ingalls; 2d v .- p. and counsel Continental Ins. Co., and Fidelity Phenix Fire Ins. Co. Republican. Mem. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Author: Rumsey on Taxation. Clubs: Union, Union League, City, Psl Upsilon, Phi Delta Phl. Residence: 56 Irving Place. Address: 27 Cedar St., N. Y. City.
RUNYON, WALTER CLARK
Iron manufacturer; b. Chicago, Ill., April 9, 1857; s. Clark and Laura J. (Wheelock) Runyon; m. Pitts- burgh, Pa., Sept. 23. 1902, Berenice Gardner Agnew; children, by previous marriage, Walter Clark, b. 1885; Robert Edward, b. 1887; Mrs. William F. Hart, b. 1881. Started in business in Chicago with Union Roll- ing Mill Co., Sept. 26, 1871; elected scc. of same, 1879, resigned, 1881, to join Stubbs & Runyon; in 1886.
moved to Cleveland, O., to engage in iron ore busl- ness and organized firm of Runyon, Stubbs & Mack; lu 1894, engaged in olast furnace business and or- ganIzed The Struthers Furnace Co .; in 1901, removed to New York City; pres. The Struthers Furnace Co. and Struthers Coal and Coke Co .; senior partner Run- yon, Fairbank & Co. Republican. Mem. Am. Soc. Mining Eng'rs, Empire State Soc., S. A. R. Clubs: Lotos, St. Andrew's Golf. Address: Hotel Marie An- toinette, N. Y. City.
RUPERT, HENRY L.
Lawyer; b. Middlebush, Somerset Co., N. J., Jan. 25, 1867; s. Conrad and Annie M. W. (Barcalow) Ru- pert; grad. Rutgers Coll., A.B., 1889, later A.M .; m. Jersey City, N. J., Nov. 3, 1888, Effie V. B. Garretson; children: Anna, b. 1889; Stephen E. G., b. 1890. Has been corp'n counsel in Westchester Co., N. Y. Mason and mem. Mystic Shrine. Address: 1 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
RUPPERT, JACOB, JR.
Brewer; b. N. Y. City, Aug. 5, 1867; s. Jacob and Anna (Gilig) Huppert; ed. Columbia Grammar Sch .; passed examination for School of Mines, Columbia Coll., but did not enter, going instead into father's brewery business. Has traveled extensively in Europe and America. Served as a. d. c. with rank of col. on staff of Gov. Hill, and Gov. Flower; private Co. B, 7th Reg't, N.G.N. Y .; elected to Congress and served in 56th, 57th, 58th and 59th Congresses. Mg'r of Jacob Ruppert Brewery; pres. Astoria Silk Mills and Alaska Industrial Co .; v .- p. Beck Flaming Arc Light Co .; dir. Yorkville Bank and Casualty Ins. Co. of America. Democrat; Catholic. Dir. German Hosp. Recreations: Yachting, automobiles, horses and dogs. Clubs: N. Y. Yacht, Jockey, N. Y. Athletic, Suburban, Riding and Driving, Liederkranz, Arion. Residence: 1116 Fifth Av. Address: 3d Av. & 90th St., N. Y. Clty.
RUSBY, HENRY HURD
Physician, dean Dep't Pharmacy, Columbia Univ .; . Franklin, N. J., April 26, 1855; s. John and Abigail (Holmes) Rusby; ed. Mass. State Normal Sch., 1872- 1874; Univ. of N. Y., M.D., 1884; m. 1887, Margaretta Saunier Hanna. From boyhood a close student of botany, and at age of 21 awarded the incdal of the Centennial Exb'n at Philadelphia for herbarlan of plants of Essex County, N. J .; agent of Smithsonian Inst'n, Washington in New Mex. and Ariz., Making botanical explorations, and made explorations and studies of med. botany across North Am. Continent, also on the lower Orinoco in S. America, adding hun- dreds of hitherto unlisted genera and species; prof. botany and pharmacy, and dean since 1904, Coll. of Pharmacy, Columbia Univ., and mem. Univ. Council. Formerly prof. materia medica, Univ. and Bellevue Hosp., Med. Coll. Author: Essentials of Phar- macognosy, 1895; Morphology and Histology of Plants, 1899; Wild Vegetable Foods of the United States, 1906; Fifty Years of Materia Medica, 1907; also contb'ns on Materia Medica to Buck's Reference Handbook of the Medical Sciences, 1899, and to the National Standard Dispensatory. 1905. Mem. Re- vision Com. for 7th, 8th and 9th Revisions, U. S. Pharmacopoeia; chin'n scientific directors and hon. curator in Economic Museum of N. Y. Botanical Soc .; elim'n of Comm'n for Study of Medicinal Flora, appt'd by Pan-Am. Med. Congress; corr. mem. Pharmaceuti- cal Soc. of Great Britain; hon. mem. Instituto Medico Nacional de Mexico; mem. Torrey Botanical Club (pres. 1905-1910. Pres. Am. Phar. Ass'n. 1910). Residence: 776 Dc Graw Av., Newark, N. J. Ad- dress: 115 W. 68th St., N. Y. City.
RUSCH, HENRY A.
Mercantile banker; b. Long Branch, N. J., 1869; s. Adolph and Cecile (Daeniker) Rusch; ed. Morse's Sch., N. Y., and Harvard Coll., 1891, A.B .; m. 1904, Florence Dolliver; children: Henry Arthur, Jr., b. 1905; Eliza- beth, b. 1910; Robert, b. 1912. Mem. firm Rusch & Co. Progressive; Universalist. Trustee Ch. Divine Paternity, N. Y., Swiss Benevolent Soc. Clubs: llar- vard, N. Y. Yacht. Scawanhaka Yacht, Manhattan, Mid-Town Ass'n. Automobile of America Residence ( winter): 180 W. 59th St. (summer): Center Island, Oyster Bay, N. Y. Address: 387 Fourth Av., N. Y. City.
RUSH, THOMAS E.
Lawyer; b. N. Y. Clty. Jan. 16, 1867; s. Thomas J. and Delia (Connolly) Rush; ed. public schs., U. S. Mil. Acad., West Point, Coll. City of N. Y .. A.B., 1886, N. Y. Univ., LL. B., 1890; Coll. of St. Francis Xavier, A.M., 1900; m. Boydton, Va., July 4, 1895, Jessica Innis Brent (died May 3, 1896). Served in law Dep't City of N. Y., 1887-1897; att'y for Comptroller of State of N. Y. since Jan. 1, 1911. Senior partner in
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firm Rush & Hare; dir. Internat. Motor Co. Dem. leader of 29th Assembly Dist. since Dec. 23, 1903. Sachem of Columbian Order, Soc. of Tammany, since 1908. Democrat; Roman Catholic. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Am. Bar Ass'n, N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n, Civil Service Reform Ass'n, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, Legal Aid Soc., Intercollegiate Civic League. Clubs: University, Manhattan, City, Midday, Economic, N. Y. Athletic, Nat. Democratic. Residence: 71 E. 90th St. Ad- dress: 20 Exchange Pl., N. Y. Cit.v.
RUSHTON, JOSEPH
Clergyman; b. Colne, Lancashire, Eng., July 6, 1848; s. William and Martha (fiolt) Rushton; ed. St. Boni- face Coll., Warminster, and St. Augustine's Coll., Can- terbury, Eng .; L.A.D., Hobart Coll., Geneva, N. Y., 1907; m. Portland, Me., April 15, 1873; children: Joseph Augustine, b. 1875; Winifred Muriel, William Cyril, b. 1885. Ordered deacon April 14, 1872, priest Dec. 22, 1872, at Frederickton, N. B., Canada; rector Christ Ch., St. Stephen. N. B., 1872-1883; priest in charge of All Saints' Ch., Pullman, Ill., 1883-1886; rector Christ Ch., Chicago, Ill., 1886-1892; bishop's sec., Chicago, 1892-1902; senior curate Zion and St. Timothy Ch., N. Y. City, since 1902. Address: 952 Eighth Av., N. Y. City.
RUSS, HOWARD C.
Manufacturer; b. Westfield, Mass., Dee. 16, 1872; s. Dan C. and Mary C. (Beach) Russ; common and high sch. ed'n, also grad. at Snell Business Coll., Norwich, Conn., and Norwich Art Sch .; m. Norwich, Conn., Oct. 28, 1906, Ella M. Comstock. " Advertising mg'r Nor- wich (Conn.) Bulletin for 10 years; travelled exten- sively in U. S. and Canada; held several offices under Republican administration at Norwich, Conn .; officer in Conn. Nat. Guard several years. Now sec., treas. and dir. Beach-Russ Co., mf'rs of pumps, pressure blowers, etc. Treas. and dir. Abbe Eng'ring Co., mf'rs pulverizing, grinding and mining machinery; dir. Groton & Westerly Trolley Co. Republican; Methodist. Mason and Odd Fellow. Address: 220 Broadway, N. Y. City.
RUSSELL, ANNIE
Actress; b. Liverpool, England; d. Joseph and Jane (Mount) Russell; m. 1904, Oswald Yorke, actor; ap- peared on stage for first time in Montreal at age of 7; was a member of a juvenile Pinafore company in N. Y. City shortly after; later played in repertoire in the West Indies, and afterward appeared in N. Y. City as a member of the Madison Square Theatre Co., her performances of "Esmeralda" and "Elaine" being memorable as artistic triumphs in N. Y. City. After a retirement for some years on account of ill health she returned to the stage in 1895, and has appeared in various rôles in N. Y. City, London and elsewhere. Played "Puck" in A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Stronger Sex, etc. Residence: Short Hills, N. J.
RUSSELL, ANNIE BRACKETT
Educator; b. Berwick, Me., May 8, 1861; d. Urames O. and Caroline Bartlett (Hammond) Brackett; ed. Boston Unlv. (sp'l honors Boston Univ. Sch. of Ora- tory) ; m. July 5, 1883, William C. Russell, of Somers- worth, N. H .; children: M, Chandler, b. 1884 (died 1908); Everett Brackett, b. 1890. Formerly public recorder; later instr. English High Sch .; principal Whittier's Sch., Merrimac, Mass., since 1893. Address: Whittier's Sch., Merrimac, Mass.
RUSSELL, CHARLES EDWARD
Journalist; b. Davenport, Ia., Sept. 25, 1860. En- gaged on various newspapers in editorial capacity; publisher Chicago American until Jan. 1, 1902; since 1904 contb'r to magazines. Candidate for Gov. of N. Y. on Socialist ticket 1910, 1912. Address: The Broztell, Fifth Av. and 27th St., N. Y. City.
RUSSELL, CHARLES HAZEN
Lawyer; b. Canton, N. Y., July, 1845; ed. St. Law- rence Univ. Admitted to bar and since practising in N. Y. City. Mem. firm of Russell & Perey; trustee Washington Trust Co. Clubs: Universalist, New York, St. Lawrence, Invincible Republican, Young Republi- can, Union League (Brooklyn). Address: 32 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
RUSSELL, CHARLES HOWLAND
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Dec. 14, 1851; s. Charles H. and Caroline (Howland) Russell; grad. Harvard, A.B., 1872; Columbia Law Sch., LL.B., 1874; m. 1890, Jane, d. Rt. Rev. Henry C. Potter, D.D., Bishop of N. Y. Ad- mitted to bar 1874; private sec. William M. Evarts, Sec. of State of U. S., 1877-1880; now mem. law firm Stetson, Jennings & Russell. Dir. Nat. Bank of Com- merce, Mexican Telegraph Co .; trustee N. Y. Public
Library, St. Luke's Ilosp. Mem. Municipal Art Comm's oť N. Y. City, 1908-1913. Clubs: Century, Metropolitan, Union, University, City, Harvard, Down Town, Cous. try. Residence: 109 E. 73d St. Address: 15 Broad st. N. Y, City.
RUSSELL, H. EVERETT
Physician; b. Cambridge, Mass., April 27, 1863; & Levi F. and Eliza Maria Russell; grad. N. Y. Home Med. Coll. and Hosp., 1886. Mem. N. Y. County Homd. Med. Soc., N. Y. State Home. Med. Soc., Am. Inst. of Homoeopathy, Alumni Ass'n N. Y. Ilomce. Med. Coil and Hosp., Nat. Soc. Physical Therapeutics, Acad. of Pathol. Science. Late physician to Children's Dep't of Yorkville Home, Wilson Mission, Western N. I. Home. Med. Coll., and ilahnemann Hosp. Dispen- saries; late visiting physician to N. Y. Christian Home for Intemperate Men and Baptist Ilome for the Aged. Visiting physician to Met. liosp. Clubs: Cu- lumbia Yacht, Soo-Nipi Park Yacht, Lake Sunapee N. H. Address: 323 .W. 80th St., N. Y. City.
RUSSELL, ISAAC FRANKLIN
Lawyer; b. New Haven, Conn., Aug. 25, 1857; s. Rev. William Il. and Susan V. (Hiller) Russell; grad. N. Y. Univ., A.B. 1875, LL.B. 1877, A.M. 1878 (first fellow at N. Y. Univ., first prizeman at N. Y. Univ. Law Sch.); Yale, LL.M. 1879, D.C.L. 1880; Dickinson LL.D., 1893; N. Y. Univ., J.D., 1904; m. Bay Ridge, L. L July 8, 1886, Ruth Ferriss; children: William Morgan, b. 1887; Franklin Ferriss, b. 1891; George Phelps, b. 1895; Austin Abbott, b. 1898. Prof. of law, N. Y. Univ. since 1881; travelled in Europe 1885, 1886-1912. Mem. of bar of N. Y. City since 1878. Mem. Am. Bar Ass'n, Brooklyn Bar Ass'n, N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n; gen. sec. Am. Social Science Ass'n. Democrat. Author: Outline Study of Law, Cascs on Damages, Law of Damages; contb'r to Albany Law Journal, Law Notes, The American Lawyer, Bench and Bar, The Yale Law Journal, The Brief, Youths' Companion, Methodist Re- view, University Law Review, Cyclopedia of Law and Procedure, Columbia Law Review. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Upsilon, Phi Delta Phi. Clubs: Lawyers (N. Y. City), University (Brooklyn). Chief Justice Court of Special Sessions, 1910. Address: 32 Frankilo St., N. Y. City.
RUSSELL, J. TOWNSEND
Clergyman; grad. Hobart Coll., 1890; Bexley Theol Sch. Kenyon Coll., 1893. Ordered deacon, 1893, by Rt. Rev. W. A. Leonard, D.D., bishop of Ohlo; ordained priest, 1894, by Rt. Rev. Courtland Whitehead, D.D. bishop of Western Pa. Rector Trinity Memorial Ch- Warren, Pa., 1893-1894; ass't minister Holy Trinity Ch., Brooklyn, 1894-1896; rector St. Matthias' Ch. Brooklyn, 1896-1899; rector St. Thomas' Ch., Brook- lyn, 1899-1905; archdeacon of Brooklyn, since 1905. Address: 220 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, N. Y.
RUSSELL, JAMES EARL
Dean of Teachers' College; b. Hamden, N. Y., 1864, of Scotch descent; ed. public schs., Delaware Acad., Delhi, N. Y., Cornell, A.B, (Phl Beta Kappa), 1887. After teaching In the Hill School at Pottstown, Pa., and the Cascadilla Sch., Ithaca, N. Y., went to Europe, in 1893; while abroad, acted as European comm'r of the Regents of the Univ. of State of N. Y., and agent for U. S. Bureau of Ed'n; also studied at Unlvs. of Jena, Berlin and Leipzig, Ph.D. (Leipzig), 1895; LL.D., Dickinson Coll., 1903; LL.D., Univ. of Colo., 1905; I.L.D., McGill Univ., 1910. Prof. philosophy and ed'n, Univ. of Colo., 1895-1897; became prof. history of ed'n, Teachers' Coll., 1897, and soon after, in development of a plan for the union of Teachers' College with Columbia Univ., was made dean Teachers' Coll., which position has held ever since. Also Barnard prof. edu- ention, Columbia Univ. Was sp'l Gov't comm'r to Porto Rico in connection with edn'l plans for that island, and has been active in movement for better Council of Ed'n; fellow A. A.A.S. Higher Schools; The History, Organization and Method of Secondary Education in Germany; The Ex- America. Author: German ed'n in the South. Mem. Am. Psychol. Ass'n, Nat. tension of University Teaching in England and '1 enchers' Volumes Editor American Teachers' Series on Education; editor College Record; frequent contb'r to cdn'l periodicals. Clubs: Century, Cornell. Address: 500 W. 121st St., N. Y, City.
RUSSELL, JOHN W.
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Nov. 11, 1874; s. Edward and Mary (Sheridan) Russell; ed. publie schools and Bar- nard Military Acad. (preparatory) Sch .; 3 years In Williams Coll .; A.B., from Columbla Univ .; LL.B., N. Y. Law Sch .; m. Sept. 30, 1897, Kathleen M. Cleland. Stato Senator, 19th Assembly Dist., 1903-1904; declined renomination to attend to practice of law; formerly
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head of firm Russell, Tucker & Monks; now practis- ing alone. Democrat. Mem. Williams Coll. Alumni Ass'n, Columbia Univ. Alumni Ass'n, Columbia Order, Hope Lodge, F. and A. M. Clubs: N. Y. Athletic, Ma- chinery, Graduates. Residence: 158 W. 105th St. Ad- dress: Evening Post Bld'g, 20 Vesey St., N. Y. City.
RUSSELL, RICHARD LORD
Civil eng'r; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 27, 1874; s. William Warren and Margaret Butler (Hartt) Russell; grad. Poly. Inst. of Brooklyn, B.S., 1893, C.E., 1897 (pres. class of 1893) ; m. Brooklyn, Oct. 10, 1900, Ruth Eloise Maddren. Ass't prof. civil eng'ring at Poly. Inst., 1897; with Dep't of Water Supply, Brooklyn, ' 1894-1897; sup't of construction of power station for Nassau Elec. R. R., 1897-1898; principal ass't eng'r, maintenance of way, Brooklyn Heights R. R., 1897- 1902. Resident eng'r, designed and constructed the sixteen-track underground terminal L. I. R. R., at Flatbush Av., Brooklyn, under traffic, 1902-1905. Prin- cipal ass't eng'r of Brooklyn Grade Crossing Comm'n on abolition of grade crossing, of Brighton Beach R. R., Brooklyn, Feb .- Aug., .1905. Chief eng'r for Chas. Cranford (Gen. Contractor), and as such depressed and four-tracked the Brighton Beach R. R., Brook- lyn. V .- p. Sanborn-Russell Construction Co., Inc., Engineers and Contractors. Trustee Poly. Inst., Brooklyn, since 1897. Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs, Am. Soc. Eng'ring Contractors. Recre- ations: Yachting, swimming. Clubs: Brooklyn, En- gineers, Railroad (N .Y. City). Address: 37 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
RUSSELL, SAMUEL T.
Manufacturer, banker; b. Fairfax, Va., May 28, 1853; s. Albert N. and Mary (Ilatch) Russell; ed. high schs .; m. Dansville, N. Y., March 17, 1873, Sophia Jones; four children. Pres. Library Bureau, Mf'rs Nat. Bank of Ilion, Ilion Lumber Co., Ilion Bld'g & Loan Ass'n; v .- p. A. N. Russell & Son's Co .; trcas. Clarke & Baker Co. Republican; Methodist. Mason. Club: Ft. Schuy- ler. Address: Ilion, N. Y.
RUSSELL, WALTER
Artist, writer; b. Boston, Mass., May 19, 1871; son of Jacob and Melinda Russell; ed. Mass. Normal Art School, Boston; Drexel Inst., Philauclphia; Académie Julian, Paris; m. Boston, Mass., Jan. 10, 1894, Helen Andrews; children: Helen, b. 1897; Louise, b. 1901. Painter of children's portraits and plctures having children as subjects. Formerly magazine illustrator and correspondent, going to Spanish-Am. War as representative of Collier's Weekly and the Century Magazinc. Author: The Sea Children; The Bending of the Twlg; The Age of Innocence, and magazine articles. Dir. Central Park Studio Co., W. 67th St. Studlo Building Co. Club: Authors. Address: 15 W. 67th St., N. Y. City.
RUSSELL, WINTER
Lawyer, lecturer, writer; b. Farmington, Me., Dec. 21, 1884; s. Francis Henry and Addie (Winter) Rus- sell; grad. Harvard Univ., A.B .; Harvard and Colum- bia Law Schs., Am. Acad. Dramatic Arts; m. N. Y., 1909, Emma Sargent Russell; children: David, b. 1909; John Oswald, b. 1913. Dir. Am. West African Corp'n. Nat. Chm'n Speakers Bureau, Woodrow Wilson Coll. Men's League. Demoerat. Recreations: Walking, theatre, reading. Contb'r to magazines. Club: Har- vard (N. Y. City). Residence: 176 W. 86th St. Ad- dress: 74 Broadway, N. Y. City.
RUXTON, PHILIP
Manufacturer of printing inks; b. Staten Island, N. Y., Jan. 19, 1866; s. William Brown and Mary Anna (Howell) Ruxton; ed. in N. Y. schools; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 8, 1891, Louise V. De Witt; children: Louise G., b. 1894; Frances, b. 1898. Pres. and treas. Philip Ruxton, Inc .; treas. A. J. Sheldon Co. Mem. Sons of Revolution, St. Andrew's Soc., Mayflower Soc. Recre- ations: Automobiling and all outdoor sports. Clubs: Hamilton, Excelsior, Brooklyn, Crescent, Heights Casino (Brooklyn), Arkwright, Lambs (N. Y. City). Address: 24 Remsen St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
RYAN, JOSEPH T.
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, s. Thomas and Anna M. (Con- nor) Ryan; ed. De La Salle Inst., St. Francis Xavicr Coll .; post-grad. Ph.B .; Columbia Univ. Law Scli., LL.B. Admitted to bar 1895. In law offices of Robin- son, Scribner & Bright and John M. Scribner until 1898, when engaged in business on own account. Democrat; Roman Catholic. Trustee St. Joseph's Day Nursery, Soc. of Immaculate Conception and Catholic Inst. for Blind. Mem. Xavier Alumni Sodallty, Am. Irish Hist. Soc., Knights of Columbus, Soc. Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, De La Salle Alumni, Municipal Art
Soc., Ozanam Ass'n, Alumni Ass'n of Law Sch. Colum- bia Univ. Clubs: Catholic, Allenhurst, Deal Golf. Address: 149 Broadway, N. Y. City.
RYAN, MORGAN M. L.
Ex-jurist; b. Batavia, N. Y., July 10, 1867; s. Michael and Catharine (O'Brien) Ryan; grad. Batavia Union Sch., 1889; Cornell Univ., 1896 (awarded post-graduate scholarship); unmarried. Formerly counsel for Rich- mond Light & R. R. Co., S. 1. Midland R. R. Co., South- field Beach R. R. Co. (dir.), N. Y. & Richmond Gas Co., N. J. & S. I. Ferry Co., Staten Island Rapid Transit R. R. Co. and other corp'ns. Justice Court of Special Sessions, Second Div., City of N. Y., until Dec., 1913. Roman Catholic. Mem. Delta Chi fra- ternity. Address: 275 Tompkins Av., New Brighton, S. 1., N. Y.
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