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SMITH, KING
Real estate; b. N. Y. City; s. Nathaniel Stevens and Mamie (King) Smith; grad. Harvard Coll., A.B., 1905; m. 1912, Grace S. Brewster. Served 8 years In 7th Reg't, N.G.N.Y. Mem. Delta Upsilon fraternity, Nat. Geog. Soc. Clubs: Harvard, West Side Tennis. 7th Reg't Tennis, Delta Upsilon. Residence: 170 W. 73d st. Address: 20 Broad St., N. Y. City.
SMITH, L. BERTRAND
Real estate; b. Fayettville, N. Y., Dec. 12, 1863; s. Platt II. and Katharine (Sncll) Smith: cd. Peekskill Mil. Acad .; m. 1st, Syracuse, N. Y., 1885, Ladye L. Hall; 2d, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1896 Florence Engene Rector; chil- dren: Katharine, Howard, Malcom. Trcas. of Realty Trust from its org'n; 1st lieut. 2d Signal Corps, Sept. 5, 1894; 1st lieut. Troop C, N. G. N. Y., 1896; capt. Troop C, 1898. Trustee Brevoort Savings Bank; v .- p. and dir. Smith Visible Typewriter Co., dir. N. Y. Tartar Co., Matilda Ziegler Publishing Co. for the Blind. Mem. Soc. of Colonial Wars, Long Island Hist. Soc., Nat. Geog. Soc., Mil. Order of Loyal Legion of U. S., Sons of Revolution, War of 1812, Pilgrims of U. S., Soc. of Onondagas. Clubs: Crescent Athletic, Flushing Coun- try. Address: 35 McDonough St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
SMITH, LEONARD B.
lawyer; b. N. Y. City, 1873; s. Eugene and Kath- arine Wadsworth (Bacon) Smith; grad. Yale, A.B., 1894; N. Y. Law Sch., LL. B., 1896 (with honor) ; unmar- ried. In partnership with Frank Julian Price under firm name of Price & Smith, 1897-190S. Since 1908 in part- nership with Theron G. Strong and Theron R. Strong under firm name of Strong, Smith & Strong. Mem. Squadron A for 9 years. Comm'd Feb. 25. 1913, 1st licut. Ordnance Dep't. N.G.N.Y., and attached to 1st Reg't Field Art'y. Republican. Mem. Ass'n Bar City or N. Y. Clubs: Yale, Squadron A. Residence: 39 W. GSth St. Address: 49 Wall St., N. Y. City.
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SMITH, LLOYD WADDELL
Banker; s. George Washington and S. Alice (Wad- dell) Smith; grad. Phillips Andover Acad., 1892; Yale Univ., Ph.B., 1895; Harvard Law Sch., LL.B., 1898. Formerly partner in N. W. Harris & Co .; now v .- p. Harris, Forbes & Co., bankers and dealers in bonds. Democrat; Presby'n. Mem. New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce, Kappa Omega Alpha and Book and Snake Soc., Phi Delta Phi fraternity. Clubs: Lawyers. Residence: Madison, N. J. Address: 56 Yale William St., N. Y. City,
SMITH, LOUIS GROSS
Merchant; b. N. Y. City, Oct. 26, 1872; s. Samuel Street and Mary Taylor (Gross) Smith; m. Dec. 1, 1904, Emily Ashton Hurry; children: Crosby Tuttle, Dorothea Street and Mary Taylor (Gross) Smith; m. Dec. 1, 1904, 7th Reg't, N.G.N.Y. Mem. St. Nicholas Soc., Sons of Revolution, Chamber of Commerce, Recreation: Horse- back riding. Clubs: Union, St. Nicholas. Address: 52 Beaver St., N. Y. City.
SMITH, MABELL SHIPPIE. CLARKE
Writer, editor; b. Boston, Nov. 14, 1864; d. Edward Augustus and Frances Dexter (Young) Clarke; grad. Boston Univ., A.B., 1887; Univ. of N. C., A.M., 1905; m. 1st, Oct. 17, 1891, 1. Alaric Pelton; 2d, Oct. 22 1907, James Ravenal Smith. On staff Chautauquan, Oct., 1909; ass't editor since July 1, 1910. Editor: Studies in Dickens, 1910, Dickens Day by Day, 1911. Author: A Tarheel Baron, 1903; The Spirit of French Letters, 1912; Twenty Centuries of Paris, 1913. Episcopalian. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, Colonial Dames, Mayflower Descendants, D. A. R. Club: Women's University. Residence: 39 E. 10th St. Address: 23 Union Sq., N. Y. City.
SMITH, MERRITT HAVILAND
Civil engineer; b. N. Y. City, May 21, 1862; s. Mer- ritt Haviland and Mary Adelia (Howard) Smith; ed. common schools and by private tutors, Military Sch., Yonkers, N. Y., Penn. Mil. Coll., C.E., 1880; m. Yonkers, N. Y., Dec. 31, 1890, Maude M. Underhill; children: Merritt Haviland, Jr., b. 1891; Roderick Wray (de- ceased). Studied law, 1880-1881; eng'r with Pitts- burgh & Western R.R., 1881-1884; Pittsburgh, on loca- tion and construction of Pittsburgh Junction R. R., 1884-1889; eng'r with N. Y. City Dep't of Public
Works, Croton Aqueduct; eng'r with Comptroller, N. Y. City, 1894-1906; dep't eng'r N. Y. Board of Water Supply, in charge of Southern aqueduct Dep't, Catskill Aqueduct, Mar., 1906-Mar., 1910; now deupty chief eng'r B'd of Water Supply N. Y. City. Dir. Underhill Land & Improvement Co., Park Comm'r city of Yon- kers, 1900-1902; Police Comm'r city of Yonkers, sec. and treas. of dep't, 1905-1906. Mem. Co. F, 7th Reg't, N.G.N.Y., 1880-1889; Squadron A, N.G.N.Y., 1895 to 1907, retiring as capt. 1st Troop in that org'n; recomm'd capt. 1st N. Y. Cav., Feb., 1912; lieut .- col. since May, 1912. 1n 1898 and 1899 capt. and major 1st U. S. Vol. Eng'rs, serving in Porto Rico with Gen. Miles. Mem. Am. Soc. C. E., N. Y. Chamber of Commerce. Recrea- tions: Horseback riding and rambling. Clubs: Squad- ron A, Railroad. Address: 165 Broadway, N. Y. City.
SMITH, MORTON WISTAR
Wine importer; b. Staten Island, N. Y., June 23, 1872; s. Col. Richard Penn and Lucy Piper (Woods) Smith; attended St. Austin's and Hawkins Schs., Staten Island; m. Stamford, Coun., April 17, 1907, Marie Natalie Lamp; children: Lucy Woods, b. 1908; Wistaria Morton, b. 1910; Marie Moore, b. 1912. Partner in firm of Roose- velt & Schuyler, wine importers. On "Atlantic" in trans-Atlantic race for Kaiser's Cup, 1905, won in record time; sailed on "Atlantic" in all her races. Original first whip of Richmond County hounds, 1886- 1896. Mem. S. A. R., Soc. of Am. Wars, Loyal Legion, Sons of Veterans. Mason. Recreations: Yachting, polo, shooting, fishing, tennis. Clubs: Lambs (mem. B'd of Dirs.) N. Y. Yacht, N. Y. Athletic, Pilgrims, (N. Y.), Larchmont Yacht (fleet capt., 1905-1910), Co- lumbia Yacht, Atlantic Yacht, Staten Island Polo (or- ganizer and capt., 1889-1905), Army and Navy (Wash- ington, D. C.), Racquet (Philadelphia), Pilgrims (Lon- don). Residence: 509 West End Av., and Southport, Conn. Address: 99 Pearl St., N. Y. City.
SMITH, MUNROE
Teacher of law; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 8, 1854; s. Horatio Southgate (M D.) and Susan Dwight (Munroe) Smith; ed. Polytechnic Inst., Brooklyn, 1864-1870; Am- herst Coll., A.B., 1874, A.M., 1880; Columbia Univ., LL. B., 1877, hon. LL.D., 1904; Berlin, Leipzig and Göttin- gen Univs., 1877-1880; J.U.D., 1880, Göttingen; hon. J. D. Louvain, 1909; m., Philadelphia, April 17, 1890, Gertrude Huidekoper; one d .; Gertrude Munroe Smith, b. 1891. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1877; leeturer on Ro- man law and inst'r history, Columbia, 1880; adj. prof.,
. 1883; prof. of Roman law and comparative jurispru- dence since 1891. Lecturer in Georgetown University Law School, Washington, D. C., since 1901; Henry Ward Beecher lecturer, Amherst College, 1906; editor Political Science Quarterly since 1886. Author: Bis- marck and German Unity, Macmillan, 2d ed. 1910; contb'r to various cyclopedias, magazines, etc., on hist. and legal subjects. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y .; trustee Acad. Polit. Science, N. Y .; hon. mem. Istituto del diritto Romano, Catania, Italy; mem. Council and treas., Am. Copyright League. Club: Century Ass'n. Address: Columbia University, N. Y. City.
SMITH, ORMOND G.
Publisher; b. N. Y. City, 1860; s. Francis S. and Mary Jellette (Duff) Smith; ed. England and France and finished at Harvard Univ. class of 1883; m. Dec. 29, 1899, Grace llewitt Pellette. Senior mem. publishing firm Street & Smith. Pres. Ainslee Magazine Co., Smith Publishing Co. Mem. Soc. War of 1812. Clubs: Metro- politan, Racquet, Riding, Sewanahaka Yacht, Ardsiey. Address: 7 E. 78th St., N. Y. City.
SMITH, PHILIP LEES
Banker; b. Worcester, Mass., 1874; s. John Edwin and Eliza (Lees) Smith; ed. Groton Sch. Harvard Coll., A.B .; m. Geneva, N. Y., 1901, Belle Webster; four children. Purchased seat in N. Y. Stock Exchange, 1902; head of firm Barbour & Co., bankers. Club: Har- vard. Residence: Short Hills, N. J. Address: 25 Broad St., N. Y.
SMITH, ROBERT A. C.
Capitalist; b. Dover, 1857; s. Gilbert and Emily Smith; ed. Cadiz, Spain; Folkstone and London, Eng .; in. Brooklyn, 1882, Alice S. Williams. Pres, and dir. Am. Mail S. S. Co., Albany Southern R. R. Co .; dir. Brothers Valley Coal Co., Conn. R'y & Lighting Co .; dir. Holmes Electric Protective Co., New Niquero Sugar Co., Havana Tobacco Co., H. de Cabanas y Car- bajal. Reappt'd Comm'r of Docks by Mayor Mitchel Jan. 1, 1914. Clubs: Union League, Automobile of America, Lotos, N. Y. Yacht, Aero of America, Law- yers, Republican, Midday, Field, Manhattan, Country, Turf and Field, Larchmont Yacht (N. Y.), Metropoli- tan (Washington, D. C.), Greenwich Country, Oakland Golf. Address: 100 Broadway, N. Y. City.
SMITH, ROBERT L.
Mfr; b. Washingtonville, N. Y., Feb. 2, 1871; s. Rob- ert C. and Sarah C. (Sagrave) Smith; ed. N. Y. publio schs .; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 10, 1910, Grayce May Suling. Pres. and treas. New York Bath Mf'g Co., also transfer ag't. Democrat. Mem. Am. Soc. for Preven- tion of Cruelty to Animals; Elks, Royal Arch Mason, Knight Templar, v .- p. N. Y. Team Owners' Ass'n. trustee Nat. Team Owners' Ass'n. Residence: 156 Sterling Pl., Brooklyn. Address: 103 Chambers St., N. Y. City.
SMITH, ROBERT SHUFELDT
Army offieer; b. Stamford, Conn., Feb. 4, 1861; s. Truman and Mary A. (Dickinson) Smith; ed. common schs. of Stamford, Conn .; m. N. Y. City, April 30, 1907, Bertha M. Warner. Mem. firm H. Dewing & Son, 1895- 1897. Travelled extensively in West Indies, 1890-1898; Philippines, and around the world, 1900-1903: in Eu- rope, 1907, and Philippines, 1910, Japan, 1912. En- Baged in various business pursuits 1874-1898. Men. N. Y. Stock Exchange, 1895-1897. 1n U. S. Army since May, 1898, as private Co. G, 8th N. Y. Vols .; major and paymaster of vols., 1898-1901; capt. and paymaster, U.S.A., 1901-1903; major and paymaster, 1903-1912; inajor q .- m., since 1912. Served in Cuba, 1898-1900; in Philippines, 1900-1902, and 1910-1913. Republican; Episcopalian. Recreations: Riding, boating, automo- biling. Clubs: Union League. New York, Columbia University, Country, Indianapolis. Address: Fort Ben- jamin Harrison, Ind.
SMITH, RODNEY
Brig .- gen. U.S.A., retired; b. Orwell, Vt., Jan. 3, 1829; s. Israel and Delia (Ferguson) Smith; ed. Univ. of Vt .; in. Sept. 22, 1875, Julia Ellen Coates, of Pern, 111 .; one d., Eleanor Rodney. Enlisted in Army during Civii War, and afterwards received apptm't to regular ser- vice through Pres. Lincoln; advanced to maj. pay- master, Feb. 23, 1861; lieut .- col., dep. paymaster gen., Jan. 24, 1881; col., ass't paymaster gen., Dec. S, 1886; retired as ass't paymaster gen. with rank of brig .- gen., in N. Y. City, 1893. Address: Florence, Italy.
SMITH, ST. JOHN
Broker; b. Portland, Me., Apr. 21, 1876; s. James Hop- kins and Frances (Goodenow) Smith; grad. Harvard Univ., A.B., 1898, A.M., 1899, 1.L. B., 1901; m. Amherst, Mass., May 23, 1908, Florence Elizabeth Howland; chil- dren: Frances St. John, b. 1909: St. John, Jr., D. 1910. With Guarantee Trust Co., of N. Y., 1902-1905; Morris,
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Freeman & Co., 1905; mem. firm Morris & Smith since 1906. Residence: 129 E. 70th St. Address: 15 Wall St., N. Y. City.
SMITH, SAMUEL R.
Banker; b. Merrick, N. Y., June 28, 1862; s. Carman and Ruthella Smith; ed. Frceport Acad., Rockville Centre Inst., matriculated at N. Y. Univ., but dropped out on account of ill health; m. Freeport, N. Y., 1885, Ella, d. Rev. C. F. Boynton; children: Harold W., b. 1887, Marjorie B., b. 1804. Engaged in gen. merehan- dise business in N. Dak., 1882-1888; engaged in bank- Ing at Drayton, N. Dak., since 1SS7, at Far Rockaway, N. Y., since 188S; now pres. Bank of Long Island. Ex- pres. B'd of Ed'n, Freeport, N. Y. Dir. Mf'rs Commer- cial Co .; Farish Stafford Co., N. Y .; treas. and dir. Met. Safe Deposit Co. Methodist. Pres. Methodist Social Union, Brooklyn; mem. S. A. R. Clubs: Lawyers, Freeport, South Shore Yacht. Address: Freeport, L. I., N. Y
SMITH, TERRY
Lawyer; b. Houston, Texas, Sept. 9, 1860; s. Benjamin J. and Laura C. (Stafford) Smith; ed. high sch., Hous- ton, Texas; unmarried. Engaged in practise sinec admission to bar, making specialty of commercial law. Dir. N. Y. Independent Meat Co., Arthur Janes Co., Athenia Land Co., Rutherford Land Co. Denio- crat. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Southern Soc. Clubs: Northport Gun, Orchard Lake. Residence: 544 W. 157th St. Address: 257 Broadway, N. Y. City.
SMITH, THOMAS FRANKLIN
Physician; b. N. Y. City, April 26, 1833; s. John T. S. and Amelia (Franklin) Smith; grad. N. Y. Medical Coll., M.D., 1860; served in med. service of U. S. A. about a year and a half; m. N. Y. City, Aug. 1, 1854, Emma Louisa Clark; children: Anna, b. May 30, 1855, Amelia, b. Aug. 30, 1857, Halsey Kellogg, b. Aug. 29, 1859, Carrie, b. Oct. 12, 1866 (died July 30, 1867), Bertha, b. Aug. 25, 1870, Carroll Dunham, b. Sept. 2, 1872. Has been abroad once, visited Italy, Switzer- land, France and England. Has been mem. Mount Morris Bapt. Ch. since 1865, a deacon in that church since 186S, its church clerk since 1871; asso. sup't of its Bible Seh. about 30 years; clerk of the Southern N. Y. Bapt. Ass'n since 1891. Served 31/2 years as mem. Co. C, 7th Reg't N. G. N. Y., and about ten years as surgeon on staff of Sth Reg't, N. G. N. Y .; has been U. S. examining surgeon for pensions since 1867. Ex- aminer in lunacy; visiting physician of Met. Hosp., Blackwells Island, since 1875. Republican (voted for Fremont). Mem. Hamilton Post G. A. R. and its chap- lain since its organization, 1884; war veteran of the 7th Reg't. Charter mem. Internat. Hahnemanian Ass'n, senior mem. of Am. Inst. of Homoeopathy and its treas. since 1892. Mem. N. Y. State Homo. Med. Soc., mem. N. Y. County Home. Med. Soc. Mg'r N. Y. Ass'n for Improving Condition of the Poor; dir. and v .- p. The Jennie Clarkson Home for Children. Recrea- tions: Rowing, walking, bicycling. Clubs: Quill, Clini- cal, Bayard Medical. Address: 264 Lenox Av., N. Y. City.
SMITH, WALTER LLOYD
Judge Appellate Div. Supreme Court; b. Elmira, N. Y., April 18, 1856; s. H. Boardman and Ellen H. Smith; ed. Princeton, A.B., 1877; m. Elmira, N. Y., 1893, Jessie Gonzales. Studied law in offices in Elmira, N. Y., 1877-1879; admitted to bar, 1879-188S; elected 1888, re- elected 1902, on Rep. ticket, as justice Supreme Court of N. Y., from 6th Judicial Dist., present term expir- ing Dec. 31, 1916; now serving as presiding justice Appellate Div. Supreme Court in Third Dep't. Clubs: Ft. Orange (Albany); Elmira City, University, Prince- ton. Address: Elmira, N. Y.
SMITH, WILLIAM MASON
Lawyer; b. Charleston, S. C., Nov. 15, 1874; s. D. E. Huger and Caroline (Ravenel) Smith; grad. Univ. of Va., B.A., and M.A., 1895; m. Nov. 8, 1906, Mary Allen Evans, d. Allen Evans, of Philadelphia. Partner in law firm of Van Vorst, Marshall & Smith. Dir. 28th St. Co. Dem. and Citizens' Union candidate for mem. of Assembly from 29th Assembly Dist. (Manhattan), 1905; defeated by Fred J. Wells; ex-mem. Squadron A. Democrat; Episcopalian. Mem. Chi Phi, Phi Delta Phi, Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Southern Soc., Soc. of the Cineinnatl. Clubs: University, Reform, Richmond County Country, Squadron A. Address: 25 Broad St., N. Y. City.
SMITH, WILLIAM NEIL
Architeet; b. N. Y. City, Jan. 30, 1878; s. Alexander and Elizabeth (Keilbash) Smith; ed. by private tutors and abroad; m. All Saints' Episcopal Ch., Attleboro, Mass., April 25, 1908, Caroline Whiteway Shapley, of
Devonshire, Eng. Began practise as arcihtect, 1901. Traveled throughout the Middle and Pacifie States, 1900, studying Am. domestic architecture. Traveled through Europe in 1907, to prepare articles and book on Country Houses Abroad. Has executed important work throughout U. S .; in 1903 passed examination to become eligible to compete for U. S. public bld'g under Tarsney Act. Illustrated for Seribners and Century Magazines. Has written architectural magazine arti- cles for American Homes and Gardens, Delineator, The New Idea and Designer. Mem. Architectural League of N. Y. Clubs: Lambs, Tuscarora (Lockport, N. Y.). Address: 101 Park Av., N. Y. City.
SMITH, WILLIAM NELSON
Elec. eng'r; b. Brattleboro, Vt., June 5, 1868; s. Rev. Francis W. and Laura (Fay) Smith; grad. Sibley Coll., Cornell Univ., M.E., 1890; m. Watertown, N. Y., Sept. 28, 1897, Fanny L. Tilden; children: Francis W., b. 1899, Harriet K., b. 1903. Eng'r and constr. electric railways; since 1808 with Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co., N. Y. City, including elcetrification of the Pa. R. R. N. Y. Terminal, Long Island R. R., Erie R. R., and Edison Elee. Illuminating Co. Inventor Smith Grip Insulator Pin. Author of various technical articles and professional papers on electric railway subjects. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs. Address: 39 Boylston St., Boston, Mass.
SMITHERS, FRANCIS S.
Retired broker; m. Mabel Smithers; 2d v .- p. and dir. Broad Exchange Co .; trustee Am. Bank Note Co .; dir. Alliance Realty Co., J. G. White & Co. (incorporated) ; Western Kentucky Coal Co., North Am. Co., Detroit Edison Co., Eastern Michigan Edison Co., Netherlands Tramways Corp'n, United R'ys Investment Co .. Mil- waukee Elee. R'y Light Co., Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Co., Wis. Edison Co., Inc .; mem. Charity Org'n of N. Y., East Side House Settlement; St. John's Guild, St. George's Soe., Met. Museum of Art, N. Y. Zool. Soc. Clubs: Metropolitan, Down Town, Ardsley, N. Y. Yacht, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht, Auto- mobile of America, City Midday, Piping Rock. Rest- dence: 180 W. 50th St. Address: 44 Exchange Pl., N. Y. City.
SMYTH, FRANCIS
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, June 29, 1870; s. Bernard and Margaret C. (Smith) Smyth; grad. Coll. City of N. Y., A.B., class of 1891 (mem. Phi Beta Kappa); N. Y. Law Sch., LL/B., class of 1893; m. N. Y. City, June 14, 1897, . Grace llovey Foster. Mem. firm Strong & Cadwalader. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Club: Alpha Delta Phi. Residence: 16 E. 64th St., N. Y. City; (summer), West Islip, L. I. Address: 40 Wall St., N. Y. City.
SMYTH, NATHAN AYER
Lawyer; b. Quincy, 111., May 29, 1876; s. Rev. New- man and 'Anna M. (Ayer) Smyth; grad. Phillips Acad., Andover; Yale Coll., A.B. 1897 (second in class), A.M. 1900; Yale Law Sch., LL.B., 1900; m. Norfolk, Conn., Sept. 28, 1907, Kathleen L. Bulkley; children: Kath- Icen Bulkley, b. 1909; William, b. 1910; Elizabeth Mel- lick, b. 1912. Employed in law office of Reed, Simp- son, Thacher & Barnum, 1900; deputy ass't dist. att'y, N. Y. County, 1902-1905; ass't dist. att'y, N. Y. County, 1906-1909; mem. firm Gerard & Smyth since 1910. Asso. counsel Curran Investigating Com. V .- D. Aeom Realty Co .; treas. and dir. Old Lyceum Bld'g Co. Served in Spanish-Am. War as able seaman and act- ing q.m., U. S. N. (from Conn. Naval Reserves). Sec. Citizens' Municipal Com. of N. Y. City, 1913. Demo- crat; elder in Madison Av. Presby'n Ch. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n. Mem. exee. com. Civil Service Re- form Ass'n; dir. Legal Aid Soe., mem. Coms. on Crim- inal Courts and Bureau of Advice and Information of Charity Org'n (Soc .; mem. B'd of Govs. N. Y. Skin and Cancer Hosp. Recreations: Tennis, golf, Clubs: Uni- versity, Manhattan, Recess, Richmond County Coun- try. Residence: Dongan Hills, S. 1. Address: 60 Broadway, N. Y. City.
SNELL, HENRY BAYLEY
Artist; b. Richmond, Surrey, England, Sept. 29, 1858; s. Edward and Elizabeth Snell; ed. In art at Art Stu- dents' League. N. Y. City; m. N. Y. City, 1888, Florence Francis. Professionally engaged in N. Y. City as artist painter in oils and water colors; was several years an asso. and since 1906 has been an academician Nat. Acad, of Design; was ass't dir. fine arts to U. S. Comm'n to Paris Exp'n of 1900, receiving there dec- oration of Officier de l'académie and Officier de l'In- struction Publique. His works, hung in various exp'ns, have received many favorable awards, includ- ing the gold medal of Philadelphia Art Club; hon. mention, Paris Exp'n, 1300; silver medals at Pan-\m.
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Exp'n, 1901, and La. Purchase Exp'n, 1904. Mem. and pres. N. Y. Water Color Club; mem. Am. Water Color Soc. Address: 352 W. 42d St., N. Y. City.
SNIFFEN, CULVER C.
Brig .- gen., U. S. A., retired; b. N. Y. City, Jan. 1, 1844; s. John and Margaret M. ( Thompson) Sniffen; received academical ed'n; m. Kansas City, Mo., June 26, 1909, Zenobia Blanche Richardson. Chief paymas- ter, 5th Army Corps, Santiago, Cuba, and Montauk Point, L. I., Aug. 1, 1898, to Sept. 8, 1898; ass't sec. to Pres. U. S. Grant, March 4, 1873, to March 3, 1877; major and paymaster, U. S. A., March 3, 1877; lieut .- col. and deputy paymaster-gen., U. S. A., March 31, 1899; col. and ass't paymaster-gen., U. S. A., May 3, 1901, and chief paymaster, Dep't of the East; brig .- gen, and paymaster-gen., U. S. A., Sept. 11, 1906. Mem. S. A. R (Empire State), Mil. Order Foreign Wars (Pa. Commandery). Clubs: Army and Navy (N. Y. City), Army and Navy, Nat. Press (Washing- ton, ID. C.). Address: The Ontario, Washington, D. C.
SNOW, CHARLES HENRY
Dean Sch. of Applied Science, N. Y. Univ .; b. N. Y. City, March 24, 1863; s. Charles W. and Mary A. Smith; ed. Chapin Collegiate Sch., N. Y. Univ., C.E., 1886; Sc.D., Western Univ. of Pa. (now Univ. of Pittsburgh), 1895; m. Roxbury, N. Y., May 19, 1897, Alice Northrop, of Irvington-on-Hudson, N. Y. Engaged in civil and mining eng'ring practice since 1886; dean N. Y. Univ. Sch. of Applied Science since 1897. Mem. Am. Inst. Mining Eng'rs (dir. 1905-1908), Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs, Soc. Mayflower Descendants. Author: The Principal Species of Wood, 1903, revised and enlarged 1907; Paints and Varnishes Applied to Surfaces of Wood, 1906; Preservatives Applied to Water Woods, 1907; Marine Wood-borers, 1908; Insect Wood-borers, 1908. Residence (summer): Roxbury, Delaware Co. Ad- dress: University Heights, N. Y. City.
SNOW, ELBRIDGE GERRY
Pres. Home Ins. Co .; b. Barkhamsted, Conn., Jan. 22, 1841; ed. dist. and high schools and grad. Fort Ed- ward Inst .; m. Waterbury, Conn., Sept. 5, 1865, Frances J. Thompson. After leaving school, studied law, and later entered insurance agency in Conn .; in 1862 be- came clerk in main office of the Home Ins. Co., where remained nine years; became State agent of the com- pany for Mass., and also, with J. Edward Hollis, in insurance firm of Hollis & Snow; represented several .other companies as local agent in Boston until 1885, when came again to N. Y. City as secretary of the Home Ins. Co., and subsequently v .- p. and pres. of the company, which office now holds. Dir. Am. Ex- change Nat. Bank, Fourth Nat. Bank and Home Ins. Co .; trustee N. Y. Life Ins. Co. and other N. Y. corp'ns. Mem. Am. Museum of Natural History, New England Soc., Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Municipal Art Soe., Mayflower Soc., Chamber of Commerce, Founder's and Patriots of America, Colonial Soc., Sons of Revo- lution, Historical Soc., Horticultural Soc., Geographical Soc., Met. Museum of Art, Botanical Garden, Zool. Soc., N. Y. Acad. of Sciences, Am. Soc. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Humane Soc. and fifteen others. Clubs: Lotos, City, Underwriters, Union League, Automobile of America, Economic, Sleepy Hollow Country, Aero, Auto-Polo, Plaza. Residence: 155 W. 58th St. Ad- dress: 56 Cedar St., N. Y. City.
SNYDER, ALBAN GOSHORN
Consul gen .; b. Charleston, W. Va., Nov. 5, 1877; s. Charles Philip and Jane Adelia (Goshorn) Snyder; grad. Washington and Lee Univ., A.B., 1898; studicd law at W. Va. Univ., 1902; m. Ancon, Canal Zone, Sept. 16, 1911, Evelyn Schuber: Employed as clerk in Am. Consulate, Ciudad Porfirio Diaz, Nov., 1898; appt'd vice and deputy consul at Ciudad Porfirio Diaz, 1899; retired Oct., 1901; appt'd sec. legation and consul gen. at Bogota Feb., 1903; served as charge d'affaires ad interim Dec., 1903, Dec., 1904, and May, 1905-Nov., 1905; appt'd consul gen. at Buenos Aires June 22, 1906, and at Panama City Jan. 11, 1909. Preshy'n. Mem. Sigina Chi fraternity. Recreations: Tennis, baseball, shooting, fly fishing. Club: University ( Washington, D. C.). Address: Am. Consulate General, Panama, Panama.
SNYDER, ALBERT WHITCOMB
Clergyinan; b. Lisbon, N. Y., April 18, 1842; s. John H. and Agnes (Bellentine) Snyder; ed. public schools, Racine Coll., Wis., and Kenyon Coll., O .; grad. Nashotah Theol. Sem., Wis .; m. Watertown, N. Y., Jan. 6, 1875, Josephine MI., d. Major Henry Smith, U. S. A .; children: Mrs. Charles H. Van Buren (Brooklyn), Lieut. Frederick Story Snyder, 2d Cav., U. S. A. Ordered deacon, 1867, by Bishop Kemper; ordained priest, 1867, by Bishop Whitehouse, in Episcopal ministry. Founder and first rector of Caivary Church, Chicago, Ill .; rec-
tor of Emmanuel Church; Rockford, Ill .; chaplain Lehigh Univ .; rector St. Paul's Ch., Wellsboro, Pa. Traveled in England, Wales and on Continent. Author: Living Church Tracts, The Chief Things, first and second series; How Is a Man to Know What to Believe? The Chief Days, Through the Forty Days, etc .; editoriai writer in religious and secular papers. Rector of St. Paul's Ch., Woodside, N. Y., 1899-1911; rector emeritus since 1911. Address: 168 Sixth St., Elmhurst, L. 1 .. N. Y.
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