Who's who in New York City and State, 1914, pt 2, Part 91

Author: Hamersly, Lewis Randolph, 1847-1910; Leonard, John William, 1849-; Mohr, William Frederick, 1870-; Knox, Herman Warren, 1881-; Holmes, Frank R
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: New York : L.R. Hamersly Co.
Number of Pages: 818

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SILCOCKS, WILLIAM ETHELBERT

Physician and surgeon; b. Cohoes, N. Y., Aug. 27, 1870; s. John F. and Mary Elcanor (King) Silcocks; ed. Cohoes High School, grad. Aibany Med. Coil., M.D., 1897; in. Watervliet, N. Y., Dec. 19, 1898, Henrietta Smith; children: Dorothy Eleanor, b. 1901, Wliliam Robert, b. 1906. Surgeon to Delaware & Hudson R. R .; coroner's physician, Albany Co .; Mem. Albany Co. Med. Soc., Rensselaer Co. Med. Soc., N. Y. State Med. Ass'n, Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. and N. E. Ass'n R'y Surgeons, Modern Woodmen of America; mem. Apoiio Com- mandery, K. T., and Oriental Temple, Mystic Shrine; also mem. Royal Arcanuni. Club: Green Island. Sum- mer home: Stony Creek, N. Y. Address: 102 George St., Green Island, N. Y.

SILLCOCKS, HENRY

Lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., July 10, 1876; s. War- ren Scott and Mary ( Wyckoff) Siiicocks; grad. Adelphi Acad., Brooklyn, 1894, Yale, A.B., 1898, N. Y. Law Sch., ULB., cum laude, 1900; m. N. Y. Clty, Nov. 24, 1904, Ada Jackson. Mem. Fletcher, Sillcocks Leahy; pres. Lincoin Iron Works; treas. and dir. Ham- ilton Securities Co. Republican; Presby'n. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Sons of Revolution. Zeta Psi and Alpha Phi fraternitics. Clubs: Yale, Drug and Chemical. Residence: 19 W. 6Sth St. Address: 165

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SILLIMAN, REUBEN D.

Lawyer; b. Hudson, Wis., May 17, 1871; s. Dr. D. and Marietta (Parks) Stillman; ed. High School, St. Paul, Minn., 1887-1891; grad. Univ. of Mich., LL.B., 1894; m. Duluth, Minn., Aug. 3, 1898, Belle Evelyn Eddy; one son: Sherwood Eddy, b. 1901. Practised law, Duluth, Minn., 1894-1898, Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, 1898-1903; San Francisco, 1904-1905; since then in N. Y. City. Appt'd circuit judge, Hawaiian Islands, by Pres. Mckinley on org'n of Territory of Hawaii, Aprll 30, 1900; resigned, 1901. Represented executors and trustees of Adolph Sutro in will con- test (San Francisco, 1904-1905); represented Hono- lulu Plantation Co. in closely-contested condemnation sult brought by U. S. Gov't for site of the Naval Sta- tion at Pearl Harbor; represented Col. C. K. C. Rooke, of British Army, in celebrated Rooke will case, by which property worth more than a quarter of a mil- lion dollars, claimed by the Queen's Hosp., Honolulu, was awarded to Col. Rooke, after having been in the possession of the hosp. for nearly twenty years. Rc- publican. Mem. firm Choate & Laroque. Address: 40 Wall St., N. Y. City.

SILSBEE, GEORGE C.

Postmaster, editor, banker; b. Avoca, Steuben Co., N. Y., Oct. 30, 1857; s. Horace A. and Ruth M. (Gris- wold) Silsbee; cd. common school, Avoca; m. Avoca, N. Y., Aug. 15, 1882, Jennie E. Burns; one d .: Rhea J., b. 1893. Has been postmaster for 20 years (4 years under Pres. Arthur) and again appointed for 4 years; publisher and editor Avoca Advance for 20 years; pres. and founder Bank of Avoca; also served in sev- eral other town and village offices. Republican. Ma- son, Odd Fellow, mem. Maccabees. Address: Avoca, Steuben Co., N. Y.

SILVER, LEWIS MANN

Physician; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., July 24, 1860; s. Charles Alexander and Helen L. (Mann) Silver; grad. Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1878, Yale, A.B., 1882, Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll., M.D., 1885; Bellevue Hosp., 1887; m. Philadelphia, 1894, Roberta Shoemaker; chil- dren: Helen Mann, b. 1895, Margaret Bird, b. 1897, Henry Mann, b. 1904. Has been practising medicinc in N. Y. City since 1889. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. N. Y. Acad. Medicine, Am, Med. Ass'n, N. Y. State Med. Soc., N. Y. County Med. Soc., Soc. of Alumni Bellevue Hosp., Yale Alumni Ass'n, N. E. Soc. (N. Y.), N. H. Soc. Address: 103 W. 72d St., N. Y. City.

SILVERMAN, ROBERT M.

Real estate, builder and constr'n operator; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 19, 1875; s. Morris M. and Clementinc M .; ed. N. Y. public sch .; m. Rose Liebeskind; children: Clementine Beatrice, Gladys Rosbert. Pres, and treas. Tomahawk Realty Co., City Holding Co., dir. Amelia Relief Soc. Mem. True Craftsmen, F. and A. M., No. 651, K. and P. Unique Lodge. Residence: 319 W. 92d St Address: 160 Claremont Av., N. Y. City.

SIMKHOVITCH, MARY M. (MRS. VLADIMIR G.)

Head worker at Greenwich House, Prof. social economy; b. Chestnut Hill, Mass .; d. Col. 1. F. and Laura (Holmes) Kingsbury; grad. Newton High School, Boston Univ., A.B., 1890; grad. work at Rad- cliffe, Berlin, Germany; and Columbia; m. Jan. 7, 1899, prof. Vladimir G. Simkhovitch. Head worker at College Settlement, 1898-1899; Friendly Ald House, 1899-1903; Greenwich House since 1903. Adjunct prof. social economy, Barnard Coll. since 1907; Teachers' Coll., 1910; also lecturer at Sch. of Philanthropy. Has contb'd various articles on social subjects. Address: 26 Joncs St., N. Y. City.

SIMKHOVITCH, VLADIMIR G.

University prof .; b. Russia, 1874; ed. in Russia and Germany; received Ph.D. degree in Halle, Germany, 1898; m. Jan., 1899, Mary Kingsbury. Now asso. prof. economic history in Columbia Univ. Has written on various hist. and economic topics in English, German and Russian. Prof. and Mrs. Simkhovitch have been identified with settlement movement and betterment of conditions of tenement-house population, and they now reside in Greenwich House, a settlement on the lower West Side, which they organized in 1901. Mem. numerous learned soes, and academles here and abroad. Clubs: Century, City, Camp-Fire. Residence: Green- wich House, 26-28 Jones St. Address: Columbia Uni- versity, N. Y. City.

SIMMONS, EDWARD

Decorative painter; b. Concord, Mass., 1852; 6. George Frederick and Mary Emerson (Ripley) Sim- mons; attended Harvard Coll., 1874; m. 1st, London, 1883, Vesta Schallenberger; 2nd, New Haven, Conn.,

1903, Alice Ralston Morton; children: William Francis, b. 1884; George Bradford, b. 1886; Peter, b. 1904. Clubs: Players, Lambs. Residence: 140 E. 18th St. Address: 16 Gramercy Park, N. Y. City.

SIMMONS, EDWARD ALFRED

Publisher, manufacturer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., March 20, 1875; s. John Wesley and Agnes Anne (Owers) Simmons; ed. comnion sch., Brooklyn; m. 1893; Carrie Hamilton Horton. Entered service of Simmons-Board- man Publishing Co. (publisher of Railway Age Ga- zette), Sept., 1899, in editorial dep't; elected scc., 1898; v .- p. and treas., 1903; pres. since 1911; elected chm'n b'd Am. Sawmill Machinery Co., 1909; v .- p. Am. Saw Works, 1910; pres. McCall Corp'n, 1913, and pres. and treas. The McCall Co., 1913, all of which positions now holds. Clubs: Engineers, Railroad (N. Y. City), Brook- lyn Enginecrs, Automobile of America, Duquesne (Pittsburgh). Residence: Hotel Bossert, Brooklyn, N. Y. Address: Woolworth Bld'g, N. Y. City.

SIMMONS, FRANK HUNTER

'Merchant; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 1, 1874; s. John and Mary (Rutzler) Simmons; grad. Yale Unlv., A.B .; m. N. Y. City, Aug. 29, 1913, Alice Dominick. Treas. and dir. John Simmons Co., Vulcan Rail & Construc- tion Co .; sec. and dir. Simmons Realty & Construction Co., and Esscx Foundry. Presby'n. Dir. Music Scli. Settlement. Clubs: University, Yale, Engincers, Mer- chants, Ardsley, Apawamis. Residence: 116 E. 58th St. Address: 110 Centre St., N. Y. City.

SIMMONS, JAMES S.

Congressman; b. Frederick County, Md., Nov. 25, 1861; s. R. Emory and Sarah (Urner) Simmons; ed. Liberty Acad. and Frederick Coll .; m. 1890, Agnes M. Kinstry, of Md. Has been engaged In real estate bus- incss during all of his business life. Pres. J. S. Sim- mons Real Estate Co., Electric City Bld'g Co., Fair- view Land Co .; v .- p. Frontier Electric N'y Co. and 01- ficer in other companies. Elected to Sixty-first Con- gress, 1908; re-elected 1910, 1912. Lutheran. Address: Niagara Falls, N. Y.

SIMMONS, JOSEPH FERRIS

Printer and bookbinder; b. N. Y. City, April 4, 1868; s. Joseph Edward and Julia (Greer) Simmons; of old Puritan and New England colonial descent; ed. St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N. H .; m. N. Y. City, April 30, 1906, Mabel Louisa Storin. Treas. and dir. Trow DI- rectory, Printing and Bookbinding Co. Democrat; Episcopalian. During 1887-1896 was mem. of Company B, 7th Reg't, N. G. N. Y. Mem. Chamber of Commerce, 7th Reg't Veteran Ass'n, Kane 1.edge, 1ª, and A. M., Scottish Rite, 32º; St. Nicholas Soc., N. E. Soc., Soc. Colonial Wars, Sons of Revolution, N. Y. Hist. Soc., Soc. of Am. Wars, N. Y. Chapter Colonial Order of Acern, Soc. War of 1812, Friendly Sons of St. Pat- rick. Clubs: N. Y. Athletic, Metropolitan, Badminton. Residence: Plaza Hotel. Address: 201-213 E. 12th St., and 89-91 Third Av., N. Y. City.

SIMMS, JOSEPH

Lecturer, physician, physiognomist, scientist, author; b. Plainfield Centre, N. Y., Sept. 3, 1833; s. Ephralm Fitch and Florinda Johnson (Norton) Simins; on pa- ternal side, descendant of Robert II., King of Scot- land (1316-1390); g. g. grandfather Jolin Simms, emi- grated from England, 1730, and setticd in Conn .; on maternal side direct descendant of Gen. Norton, officer of Wm. the Conqueror, who settled in England, 1068; ed. dist. schs., and acad. West Winfield, N. Y. Taught in public schs., N. Y., Wis., N. J. and Ill. In 1854 be- gan public leeturing on physiology and physiognomy, but realizing the necessity of a thorough training in anatomy, and the allied sciences, began course of study under Dr. John W. Draper, of N. Y .; attended med. dep't of Univ. of N. Y., 1866 and 1867, and be- came pupil of celebrated surgeon Dr. Willard Parker; later attended Coll. of Phys. & Surg .; grad M.D., 1871, Ecicetic Med Sch .; m. N. Y. City, April 7, 1885, Jemima Sinclair. Worked as practical operator in dissecting rooms of ined. colls. of N. Y., 3 winters; leeturcd on physiognomy and physiology in N. Y. City and throughout cities of U. S. and Can., with unrivalled success; discovered and first published forus of inusi- cal and unmusical cars; the cantious and incautious nose; the eloquent mouth, and formations by which more than 100 mental faculties are apparent in the face; lectured In London on 52 different occasions, on physiognomy; returned to N. Y., 1875, and continued lecturing in the principal Am. cities, G years in Aus- tralasia, 1881-1884, lecturing in most of chief towns; delivered 67 lectures on physiognomy and kindred topics in Sydney, and 61 in Melbourne, drawing im- mense audiences. Returned to U. S. 18$4, and retired from lecture field, after 30 years' distinguished Inbor. Reads diseases and character from faces, by a physl-

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ognomical system of his own, and is only person in world able to do so successfully. In addition to hav- ing contributed to permanent progress of human race, has given liberally toward objects of charity. Has written considerably on favorite studies, including: A Physiological and Physiognomical Chart of Character (Glasgow, 1873); Nature's Revelations of Character (London, 1874); 12 Scientific Lectures on Education, Physiognomy, Natural History, etc. (London, 1875) ; Health and Character (San Francisco, 1879); Practical and Scientific Physiognomy, 1884; Past, Present and Future of Woman (San Francisco, 1889) ; has also con- tributed largely to popular and scientific press, on suggestions of foreign travel, betterment of mankind, and latest achievements of science. Now engaged upon advanced discoveries in physiology, physiognomy and morphology. Has perseveringly devoted several years to travelling; while collecting facts in all quar- ters of the world, and writing an exhaustive work on brains and their functions (this manuscript is nearly ready for the press). Served in Union Army during the Civil War, under Gen. Sherman, 1861-1863; dis- charged en account of sickness. Active mem. various literary and scientific socs .; 32º Scottish Rite and Royal Arch Mason, Knight Templar. Recrca- tions: Feeding birds and squirrels, and donating books on science, history and biography to libraries, and money to the needy. Address: N. Y. City.

SIMON, CARLETON

Physician, writer, lecturer; b. N. Y. City, Feb. 28, 1871; s. Gustave Simon; ed. Wiener's Acad., Public School, Univ. cf France, 1890 (medical), N. Y. Poly- clinic, 1893, N. Y. Eclectic Med. Coll., M.D., 1894; m. N. Y. City, Feb. 28, 1892, Monctta Worthington Marler; children: Rosa Bonheur, b. 1895, Carleton, Jr., b. 1896, Discovered sleep center in the brain, for which was made hon. mem. French Psychol. Soc .; his researches into field of hypnotism are classics. Inventor of Simon spygmograph to measure pulse tracings. Ex- posed tortures of "water-cure" carrled on by U. S. soldiers in Philippines, May, 1902. Medical and insan- ity expert in many criminal and civil cases (Garra- brandt murder case, Burntz murder case, Morrison murder case, etc.); has made many med. experiments for lay press. George Francis Train left his brain to Dr. Simon for examination after death. Author: The Line Between Crime and Insanity; Inheritance; Hyp- notism In Music, Color and Sound; Moral Imbeciles; Longevity; Handwriting of Insanity; The Phenomena of Life and Death. Has made extensive experiments on effects of smoking cigarettes in children and crim- inals, anthropol. investigations, examined Czolgosz, murderer of Mckinley, for anthropological data; ex- amined every criminal of note in America before exe- cution from 1894 to 1908. Mason, Hon. mem. French- Psychol. Soc .; mem. Medico Legal Soc .; ex-pres. Hun- dred Year Club; pres. Universal Research Soc., Soc. for Longevity and Vital Research, Am. Congress Tu- berculosis. Recreation: Aquatics. Address: 114 E. 56th St., N. Y. City,

SIMON, ROBERT E.

Real estate; b. N. Y. City, Aug. 4, 1877; s. Edward S. and Pauline (Morgenthau) Simon; ed. N. Y. City public schs., City Coll. of N. Y .; m. Whitehall, N. Y., May 31, 1909, Elsa I. Weil. Mem. firm of L. J. Phillips & Co. until Dec. 31, 1905, then v .- p. Henry Morgenthau Co .; treas. Morgenthau Realty Co., Hunt's Point Estates; pres. Hunt's Point Realty Co., Elmore Realty Co., Hunt's Point Construction Co .; 1st v .- p. Sykes Realty Corp'n, Meehan Realty Corp'n; sec. and treas. Manida Co., Meehan Bld'g Co .; dir. Edn'l Alliance, Self Government Com., Columbia Bank, Social Halls Ass'n. Democrat; Hebrew. Recreation: Golf. Clubs: Har- monie, City, Lunch, South Side Field. Address: 320 \V. 87th St., N. Y. City.

SIMONDS, LAWRENCE B.

Capt. 16th Inf., U. S. A .; b. N. Y. City, Aug. 26, 1871; s. Alonzo B. and Susan (Hathaway) Simonds; grad. Poughkeepsie (N. Y.) Military Acad., 1887; m. Chey- enne, Wyoming, Jan. 19, 1898, Louise Marshall, En- tered U. S. Army in 1893; served in Santiago (Cuba) campaign, 1898; in Cuba to 1901; Moro campaign in Philippine Islands, 1902-1904; relief duty during the earthquake and fire in San Francisco, Cal., April-June, 1906; ass't to purchasing commissary, San Francisco, June, 1906, to Aug., 1907. In Philippine Islands, Aug., 1907-March, 1909, as ass't to Depot and Chief Cominis- sary Philippine Div. and Chief Commissary Dep't Luzon in Philippine Islands; served In Alaska, 1910- 1912. Episcopalian. Has U. S. medals for Santiago and Philippine campaigns, by Act of Congress. Mem. Soc. of Army of Santiago de Cuba, Mil. Order Caraboa (Philippines). Clubs: Union League, University (Chi- cago), Cheyenne (Wyoming), Officers (PresIdlo, San Francisco). Address: Care Adjutant General, War Department, Washington, D. C.

SIMONS, GEORGE ALBERT

Clergyman; b. La Porte, Ind., Mar. 19, 1874; s. Rev. George Henry and Ottllie (Schulz) Simons; ed. Adelphi Coll., Brooklyn, N. Y .; Baldwin-Wallace Coll., Berea. O., A.B., and M.A .; N. Y. Univ., N. Y. City, A.B .; Drew Theol, Sem., Madison, N. J., B.D .; D.D., Baldwin- Wallace Coll., Berea, O. Became mem. East German Conf. M. E. Ch., pastor Wyckoff St. M. E. Ch., Brooklyn (now Prospect Pl. Ch.), 1899-1902, having succeeded his father on latter's decease; transferred to N. I. East Conf., 1903, and appt'd asso. pastor Sixty-first St. M. E. Ch., N. Y. City, remaining two years, April, 1905, to Aug., 1907, pastor Bayside M. E. Ch., Bayside, Bor- ough of Queens, N. Y. City. Appt'd sup't of Finland and St. Petersburg Mission of M. E. Ch., Aug. 1907- 1911, and sup't of Russia Mission since 1911. Mem. of Ecumenical Methodist Conf., Toronto, 1911; delegate to Gen. Conf., Minneapolis, 1912; mem. Comm'n on Europe of World's Sunday-Sch. Ass'n; sec. Central Conf. of Europe, M. E. Ch., Rome, 1911. Published memorial edition of Der Lebens Compass (by Rev. George H. Simons, his father) a year after father's decease. Editor and publisher Christiansky Pobornik (Russian Christian Advocate, Russian organ of M. E. Ch.). Editor quarterly Methodism in Russia (English). Asso. editor Continental quarterly: Methodism in Eu- rope. Address: 9th Line, 34 W. O., St. Petersburg, Russia; and Mission Rooms, 150 5th Av., N. Y. City.

SIMONSON, WILLIAM ABRAM

Banker; b. Newark, N. J., April 27, 1865; s. Frederick and Anna (Knights) Simonson; ed. Newark, N. J., pub- lic schs .; m. Newark, N. J., 1896, Elizabeth Ball; chil- dren: Douglass, b. 1896; Elizabeth, b. 1898. Served as clerk in Second Nat. Bank, Newark, 1880-1890; joined Nat. City Bank, N. Y., as clerk, 1890; appt'd ass't cashier, 1896; elected v .- p. Nat. City Bank, 1901, which position still holds. In 1899 elected v .- p. Second Nat. Bank of N. Y. and pres., 1909; v .- p. Lincoln Nat. Bank, N. Y., 1903, and still holds that position. Pres. and dir. Second Nat. Bank, N. Y .; treas. and trustee Fifth Av. Safe Deposit Co., N. Y .; dir. New Amsterdam Gas Co., Ridgewood, N. J., Gas Co. Republican; Episcopalian. Mem. Holland Soc., St. Nicholas Soc., Chamber of Com- merce. Clubs: Union League, Essex County Country, Aldinc, Sleepy Hollow Country. Address: 43 W. 71st St., N. Y. City,

SIMPSON, WILLIAM KELLY

Physician, surgeon; b. Hudson, N. Y., April 10, 1855; s. George Nicholas and Caroline (McCann) Simpson; ed. Cornell Univ., 1876; Coll. Phys. & Surg., Columbia Univ., M.D., 1880; m. Hudson, N. Y., Oct. 25, 1882, Anna Farrand; children: Sarah H., Kenneth F. In practice of medicine, N. Y. City, since 1880; prof. laryngology, Coll. Phys. & Surg., Columbia Univ., since 1904; con- sulting laryngologist Presby'n Hosp., Seton Hosp., St. John's Hosp., Yonkers; Somerset Hosp., N. Y. Found- ling Asylum. Progressive Republican; Episcopalian. Fellow Am. Laryngol. Ass'n, N. Y. Acad. of Medicine, Nat. Ass'n for Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, Congress of Am. Physicians & Surgeons (sec. of Exec. Com.), Alumni Ass'n Presby'n Hosp., Am. Med. Ass'n, A. A. A. S., Soc. of Sanitary & Moral Prophylaxis. Author of numerous medical and surgical monographs. Recreation: Golf. Clubs: Cornell University, Lotos, Zeta P'si, Hospital Graduates, St. Andrew's Golf, Knickerbocker Whist. Address: 952 Lexington Av., N. Y. City.

SIMS, CLIFFORD STANLEY

Railroad officlal; b. Abercrombie's Landing, Ark., Jan. 12, 1868; s. Clifford Stanley and Mary Josephine (Abercrombie) Sims; m. Baltimore, Md., Dec. 8, 1909, Martha Lec Jenkins. Engaged in eng'ring dep't of Pa. R.R. and others, 1885-1888; ass't supervisor Cleveland & Pittsburgh Div. of Pa. Lines West of Pittsburgh, 1888, later ass't eng'r and eng'r of maintenance of way at Toledo, O., Allegheny, Pa., and Chicago; sup't Pa. Lines West of Pittsburgh at Chicago, 1901-1902; gen. sup't Baltimore & Ohio R.R. in N. Y., 1902-1903; gen. mg'r in Baltimore, 1903-1905; ass't to pres. Erie R.R., in N. Y., 1905-1907; 2d v .- p. and gen. mg'r Dela- ware & Hudson Co., in Albany, N. Y., since 1907. Pres. Schenectady R'y Co .; v .- p. Quebec, Montreal & South- ern l''y Co., Napierville Junction R' :. Co., Greenwich & Johnsonville l''y Co., Bluft Point Land Improvement Co., Fort William Ilenry Hotel Co., Champlain Trans- portation Co., Lake George Steambont Co., Chateaugay Oro & Iron Co., Hudson Coal Co., United Traction Co., Hudson Valley R'y Co .; dir. Ulster & Delaware R.R. Co., Albany Trust Co., Manufacturer's Nat. Bank (Troy, N. Y.), Bank of Lake Placid, Corn Exchange Bank (Staten Island Branch), City Bank of Syrnense, Bank of Ansable Forks, Casualty Co. of America (N. Y.). Mem. Am. Soc, Civil Eng'rs, Am. N'y Ass'n, Am. R'y Guild, Am, Forestry Ass'n, N. Y. State Hist. Ass'n, Lake Champlain Ass'n, Soc. Eng'rs Eastern N. Y. Clubs: Engineers, City, Railroad, Manhattan (N. Y.), Country,

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Fort Orange, Albany (Albany), Troy (Troy), Mary- iand (Baltimore), Engineers ( Philadelphia), Glens Falls (Glens Fails, N. Y.). Residence: 62 S. Swan St. Ad- dress: Delaware & Hudson Co., 58 N. Pearl St., Albany, N. Y.

SINCLAIR, ANGUS

Engineer, editor, publisher; b. Forfar, Scotland; s. Alexander Sinclair and Margaret (MeLeay) Sinclair; ed. in parish sch. Laurencekirk, Scotland, and Iowa State Univ., received degrec of E.D. from Purdue Univ., Lafayette, Ind .; nı. New Providence, N. J., 1908, Medora E. Head. Received eng'ring training at Ar- broarth, Scotland, in workshops ot Caledonian N'y; ass't eng'r of Chicago, Clinton & Western R.R., Iowa City, Ia .; chemist and engine house forcman, Burling- ton, Cedar Rapids & Northern R'y, Cedar Rapids, Ia. Asso. Editor Am. Machinist; pres. Am. Machinist Pub- fishing Co .; editor Nat. Car Builder and of Railway and Locomotive Engineering, N. Y. City. Pres. Angus Sinclair Publishing Co. Author: Locomotive Engine Running (Wiley); Combustion in Locomotive Fire- boxes; Flring Locomotives; Twentieth Century Loco- motives; Railroad Men's, Catechism; History of the Development of the Locomotive Engine; all execpt. first published by Angus Sinclair Publishing Co. Spe- elal Instructor Drie R.R. Dir. Tabor Mf'g Co. Inde- pendent in politics. Governor St. Andrew's Soc. of N. Y., mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs; treas. Am. R'y Mas- ter Mechanics Ass'n; pres. Scottish Home Rule Ass'n, N. Y. Recreations: Golf. automobiling. Clubs: Auto .. mobile of N. J. (pres), Arsdale Golf of East Orange (pres.), and five railroad. Residence: Marion Av., Millburn, N. J. Address: 114 Liberty St., N. Y. City.

SINCLAIR, UPTON

Author; b. Baltimore, Md., Sept. 20, 1878; s. Upton B. and Priscilla (Harden) Sinclair; grad. Coll. City of N. Y., A.B., 1897; m. 1st, 1900, Meta H. Fuller; 2d, 1913, Mary Cralg Kimbrough. His novel, The Jungle, hav- ing to do with conditions in the packing houses in Chicago, led to the Gov't investigation (in which he assisted) of the Chicago Stock Yards, 1906, which led to legislation and reforms in slaughtering and pack- ing methods: founded Helicon Home Colony, Engle- wood, N. J., 1906, which ended by the burning of the buildings, 1907. Author: Springtime and Harvest, 1901; King Midas, 1901; The Journal of Arthur Stirling, 1903; Prince Hagen, a Phantasy, 1903; Manassas, a Novel of the War, 1904; The Jungle, 1906; The Indus- trial Republic, 1907; The Overman, 1907; The Metropo- lis, 1907 (Moffat, Yard & Co.); The Money Changers, 1908; Samuel the Sceker, 1910 (W. B. Dodge & Co.); Love's Pilgrimage, 1911 (Mitcheli Kennerley); Plays of Protest, 1912 (Mitchell Kennerley ); Sylvia, a novel, 1913 (J. C. Winston Co.). Soclalist; candidate for Congress from N. J., 1906; v.p. Intercollegiate So- cialist Soc. Address: Box 2064, N. Y. City.

SINDELAR, THOMAS ANTHONY

Designer, illustrator; b. Cleveland, O., Feb. 3, 1867; s. Anthony T. and Rosalla (Hrebyk) Sindelar; ed. Cleve- land High Sch., and under Alphonse Mucha and Cari Hecker; m. N. Y. Clty, Oct. $1, 1900, Katherine Imogene Lawrence; one d .: Ruth Imogene, b. Sept. 25, 1904. In- structor N. Y. Sch. of Design for Women; designer Lotos Club souvenir menus. With Oneida Community, Ltd., doing publicity work. Mem. B'd of Control, Ar- tists Fund Soc. Clubs: Lotos, Salmagundi. Residence: Eimhurst, L. I. Address: 33 Union Sq., N. Y. Clty.

SINGER, ISIDOR

Publisher, editor; b. Weisskirchen, Moravia, Austria, Nov. 10, 1859; ed. high schs., Ung. Hradlsch, Troppau, and Kremsier; Univ. of Vienna (Ph.D.) and Univ. of Berlin. Founded and published Allgemeine Oester- reichische Literaturezeitung, Vienna, 1884-1885; went as sec. and librarian to the late French Ambassador at Vienna, Count Alexandre Foucher de Careil (editor of Leibnitz's works), to Paris, 1887; became employe French Foreign Office, in Bureau de la Presse; founded and editor-in-chief La Vraie Parole (paper founded to counteract Ed. Drumont's anti-Semitic La Libre Parole) ; went to Italy, 1891; came to N. Y. City, 1895, to carry out his life work of The Jewish En- cyclopedia (of which was mn'g editor), and whose 12th and final volume was Issued Dec. 30, 1905; origin- ator and mn'g editor The International Insurance En- Cyclopedla (Vol. 1, 1910); German Classics of the XIXth and XXth Centuries in 20 volumes (Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1913); Popular Insurance Magazine. Has taken active part in East Side campaigns in favor of the Rep. party and in the Jerome campaign, 1905. Late pres. Justice Lodge, 536, I.O.B.B. Publications: Berlin, Wien und der Antisemitismus, 1882; Presse und Judenthum, 2d ed., 1882; Sollen die Juden Christen- werden (with prefatory letter by Ernest Renan), 2d edition, 1884; Brlefe Berühmter Christlicher Zeitgenos- sen über die Judenfrage, 1884; Dic Beiden Elektren-

Ilumanistische Bildung und der Klassische Untericht, 1884; Auf dem Grabe Meiner Mutter (translated into Hebrew by Dr. Solomon Fuchs), 1888; Le Prestige de la France en Europe, 1889; La Question Julve, 1893; Anarchie ct Antisemitisme, 1894; Der Juden Kamf ums Recht, 1902; Russia at the Bar of the American Peo- ple, 1904; Jacob H. Schift and the Zionists; Rabbl and Pope, 1907; The Jews and Jesus, 1908; also numerous translations of French works into German. At present engaged preparing The World's Debt to the Jew (15 vols.). Recreation: Extended promenades. Residence: 370 St. Nicholas Av. Address: 225 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.

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Who's who in New York City and State, 1914, pt 2, Part 91

Author: Hamersly, Lewis Randolph, 1847-1910; Leonard, John William, 1849-; Mohr, William Frederick, 1870-; Knox, Herman Warren, 1881-; Holmes, Frank R Publication date: 1914 Publisher: New York : L.R. Hamersly Co. Number of Pages: 818

Author: Hamersly, Lewis Randolph, 1847-1910; Leonard, John William, 1849-; Mohr, William Frederick, 1870-; Knox, Herman Warren, 1881-; Holmes, Frank R
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: New York : L.R. Hamersly Co.
Number of Pages: 818