Who's who in New York City and State, 1st ed, Part 103

Author: Hamersly, Lewis Randolph, 1847-1910; Leonard, John William, 1849-; Mohr, William Frederick, 1870-; Knox, Herman Warren, 1881-; Holmes, Frank R
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: New York : L.R. Hamersly Co.
Number of Pages: 751

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POWERS, James T .:

Actor; born in New York, 1862; first appeared at Park Theatre, Boston; has since played in comedy rôles,, appearing at the Drury Lane and Empire Theatres, London, also in "A Tin Soldier," "Ermin, ie" and "Nadjy" in the United States; is starring in various operettas. , ,Address, Players Club, New York.

PRALL, William:

Clergyman; born in 'Paterson, N. J., April 6, 1853; is the third son of the late Hon. Edwin T. Prall; was educated at Ed- wards Place School, Stockbridge, Mass., and afterwards at the University of Heid- elburg, Germany, from which institution he received the degree of master of arts, and doctor of philosophy in 1873; subse- quently he matriculated at Columbia Uni- versity, New York City, from which' insti- tion he received the degree of bachelor of Laws in 1875. He was admitted to. the New York bar, but afterward took up his residence in his native city, and was admitted as attorney and counsellor-at law to the bar of New Jersey; married

Lilian Porter Clapp, 1881. In 1883 lie was elected to the Assembly of New Jersey on the Democratic ticket; became the first president of the Free Public Library of Paterson. He gave up the practice of law to study for orders in the Episcopal Church; became a student in the De Lancey Divinity, School, Geneva, N. Y., and at the same time was instructor in Hobart College. In 1886 he was ordained to the deaconship, and in 1887 to the priesthood by the bishop of Newark; his first cure was as assistant in St. Paul's parish, Albany; he then became rector of the Church of the Holy Communion, South Orange, N. J., and in 1891 was called from there to St. John's Church, Detroit, Mich; in 1900 was called as rector to St. Paul's Church, Albany. Was a member of the general convention of the Episcopal Church in 1892 and 1895, and again in 1898; in 1894 he was delegate of the convention of the church to the Synod of the Church of England in Canada. In 1895 Hobart College conferred upon him the degree of S.T.D .. Published a vol- ume of sermons on "Civic Christianity," and in 1890. "The State and the Church"; has also published many fugitive verses, articles, sermons and addresses. In 1897 he married Helen Ames Lothrop. Is a member of the Holland, Huguenot and St. Nicholas Societies of New York, also of the Society of Colonial Wars and of the college societies of Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Alpha and Fort Orange Club. Ad- dress, 80 Lancaster St., Albany, N. Y.

PRATT, Charles M .:

: Oil merchant; president Pratt Institute, and Thrift Savings, Loan; and Building Fund; trustee Metropolitan Trust , Com- pany and Brooklyn Trust Company; di- rector Long Island Railroad Company, Mechanics'. National Bank, and United States' Mortgage ;and Trust Company. Residence, 241 Clinton' Ave., Brooklyn; office, 26 Broadway, New York ...

PRATT, Joseph Hyde;

Geologist and consulting mining engi- neer; born in Hartford, Conn., Feb. 3, 1870; son of James C. and Jennie (Peck) Pratt; married a daughter of William Bayley, of Springfield, O .; graduated with honors in sciences at Yale University, receiving degree of Ph.B. in 1893 and de- gree of Ph.D. in 1896. Member of Yale Chapter of the Sigma Xi Scientific So- ciety, the Yale Club of New York City, and the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity (University of North Carolina). Instruc- tor at Yale in mineralogy, 1894-97; in- structor at Harvard Summer School, 1895; State mineralogist of North Carolina since 1897; lecturer on mineralogy and econom- ic geology, University of North Carolina, 1898-1901; assistant field geologist U. S. Geological Survey; since 1899; - special agent on abrasives, talc, etc., of the Twelfth Census of the United States;

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secretary Engineering Company of Amer- ica, New York, 1902, 1903; member of firm of Pratt & Boltwood, New Haven, Conn .; director of Rogers Iron Company, Springfield, O. In May, 1903, was ten- dered the presidency of the Colorado School of Mines. Professional work in- cludes the examinations of mining prop- erties throughout the United States, in Canada and Cuba; special geological stud- ies regarding origin and occurence of corundum and other abrasives, talc (soapstone), chromite, asbestos, etc. Has published about 100 articles and pam- phlets on geological, mining, chemical and mineralogical subjects; was awarded a diploma and gold medal by the Pan- American Exposition, 1901, for collective exhibit of North Carolina gems and gem minerals, and corundum specimens from all over the world; was awarded diplomas, gold and silver medals for the same col- lection by . the Charleston Exposition 1902. Appointed special agent on abra- sives by the Louisiana Purchase Exposi- tion. Fellow of the Geological Society of America and American Association for the Advancement of Science; member of the American Institute of Mining Engi- neers, the American Chemical Society, Geographical Society of America and the New York Academy of Science. Address, 74 Broadway, New York.

PRATT, Richard H .:

Colonel, U. S. Army; born in New York, Dec. 6, 1840; retiring year, 1904; appoint- ed from Indiana-civil life. Actual rank, corporal Company "A," Ninth Indiana In- fantry, April 20, 1861; discharged, July 29, 1861; sergeant Company "A," Second Indiana Cavalry, Sept. 18, 1861, to April 19, 1864; first lieutenant, Eleventh Indi- ana Cavalry, April 20, 1864; captain, Sept. 1, 1864; honorably mustered out, May 29, 1865; second lieutenant, Tenth U. S. Cav- alry, March 7, 1867; accepted, May 18, 1867; first lieutenant, July 31, 1867; cap- tain, Feb. 17, 1883; major, First Cavalry, July 1, 1898; transferred to Tenth Cav- alry, Aug.

2, 1899; lieutenant-colonel, Fourteenth Cavalry, Feb. 2, 1901; trans- ferred to Fifteenth Cavalry, March 7, 1901. Colonel cavalry, Feb. 9, 1902. Bre- vet rank, brevet first lieutenant and brevet captain, March 7, 1867, for gallant and meritorious services during the war. Retired, Feb. 17, 1903. Address, Carlisle, Pa.

PRATT, Samuel Wheeler, D.D .:

Presbyterian clergyman, editor and au- thor; born in Livonia, N. Y., Sept. 9, 1838; son of George F. and Sarah Wilcox Pratt. His four great-grandfathers, Pea- body Pratt, Onesimus Risdon, Hezekiah Buckingham and Gilbert Horton, were soldiers in the Revolution. Graduated at Geneseo Academy, 1856; Williams College, 1860; Auburn Theological Seminary, 1863; ordained by Presbytery of St. Lawrence,

1863. Married, Aug. 12, 1863, to Lucilla B. Field, Canandaigua, N. Y., and Feb. 22, 1880, to Sarah M. Mckay, Campbell, N. Y. Pastor at Brasher Falls, N. Y., 1863-67; Hammonton, N. J., 1867-71; Prattsburg, N. Y., 1872-77; Campbell, N. Y., 1877-83; Monroe, Mich., 1883-89; sup- plied, Fredonia, N. Y., Atlanta, N. Y., Avoca, N. Y., and Dansville, N. Y. Com- missioner, Auburn Theological Seminary; synodical examiner, Elmira College; trus- tee of Alma College; moderator Synod of Geveva, and vice-moderator Synod of Michigan. Five times commissioner to the general assembly of the Presbyterian- Church; Doctor of Divinity, Williams Col- lege. Author of "A Summer at Peace Cot- tage," 1880, Randolph Publishing Com- pany; "The Gospel of the Holy Spirit," 1892. Randolph Publishing Company; "Life and Epistles of Saint Paul, Harmonized and Arranged in Chronological Order" (Funk & Wagnalls), 1895 and 1902; "Prayers for Children and Youth," "The Household of Timothy." "Key to the Gospel of John." Corresponding and Christian Endeavor editor of the New York Evangelist, and writer for reviews, magazines and papers .. Address, Campbell, N. Y.

PRENDERGAST, WIIllam A .:

Secretary and Treasurer of the Nation- al Association of Credit Men, New York City; was born in Manhattan Borough, New York City, May 25, 1867; is a direct descendant from a patriotic Irish family, who took a prominent part in the Irish Revolution of 1798, and not long there- after sought refuge in America, occupying since that time places of distinction in New York and other States; was an at- tendant at the public schools of New York and Brooklyn, and at an early age- began work for himself, his first venture being that of a boy helper in a wholesale mercantile warehouse. While he was yet a young man he became identified with a number of important interests, in which he secured a thoroughly practical knowl- edge of finance. Mr. Prendergast is- known throughout the country instructor and educational leader on as an business questions; he is probably best recognized as one of the inceptors of the National Association of Credit Men, of which he is secretary and treasurer; is also a leading and eloquent speaker on business topics and economic problems, and his capabilities in his chosen field have been very substantially recognized. He has figured quite prominently, also, in politics, having been a Republican nomi- nee for Representative in Congress, and' there are few men who have a larger acquaintance in both political parties. He is a member of the Montauk Club, of Brooklyn, and several leading political clubs, and is also prominent in the more- notable Catholic organizations of the me- tropolis. Address, 29 Liberty St., New York.

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PRENTICE, Robert Kelly:

Lawyer; graduated A. B., Princeton, 1884; (A. M., 1887; LL.B., Columbia, 1886); admitted to the bar in New York, 1886, and since that time engaged in the prac- tice of law in the City of New York; member of the firm of W. P. & R. K. Prentice, with offices at 52 Broadway. A. D. C. (major) on staff of Major Gen- eral Roe, National Guard of New York. Member of Century, Union, Republican, City and Princeton Clubs; Bar Associa- tion, Sons of the Revolution and Associa- tion of ex-Members of Squadron A. Di- rector of the Globe and Rutgers Fire In- surance Company and The Stuyvesant In- surance Company. Address, 52 Broad- way, New York.

PRENTICE, William E .:

Lawyer; prepared at Le Roy, N. Y., and graduated from University of Rochester B. S., subsequently receiving M. S .; grad- uated Yale Law School, 1888; lawyer, Ba- tavia, N. Y .; school commissioner, Gene- see_County, N. Y. Address, Batavia, N. Y.

PRICE, Charles W .:

Editor; was born in Belmont County, Ohio; after receiving a high school edu- cation he entered the office of the Barnes- ville (Ohio) Enterprise, occupying suc- cessively the positions of "devil," com- positor and editor. In 1878 he went West, and early in the following year assisted in establishing the Topeka Daily Capital, remaining for several years as one of its editors. Meanwhile, Mr. Price became in- terested in electrical matters, studying the developments of this advancing sci- ence, and in 1885 he was called to New York to assume a position on the staff of the Electrical Review, of which well known technical publication he is now editor-in-chief and largest owner. Mr. Price has written a good deal of a popu- lar nature for the magazines on electrical subjects, as well as contributing at vari- ous times to the daily press of New York and other cities. He is well known in electrical and press circles of this country and Europe, and has been an extensive traveler; is noted for his interest in all progressive scientific and industrial move- ments, and is an important factor in nu- merous electrical and press associations. While always declining pol tical office, ex- cept as a delegate to conventions, Mr. Price has ever been deeply interested in political affairs and a regular attendant at State and National conventions; is a Republican in politics and quietly, but ef- fectively, engages in good government movements. Mr. Price has been first vice-president of the New York Press Club, chairman of its board of trustee, and active in its charity work; was for several years secretary and treasurer of the International League of Press Clubs.

He is treasurer of the Lotos Club and of the Saratoga Limited Club, and a mem- ber of the New York Press Club, the Mon- tauk Club, and the Ohio Society of New York. Address, 13 Park Row, New York.

PRICE, George M .:

Physician, author and sanitarian; born in Russia; in New York City since 1882; medical sanitary inspector of the Health Department since 1895; inspector N. Y. Tenement House Commission, 1894; in- spector New York Sanitary Aid Society, 1884-85; manager model tenement houses, 1889. Author of the following books: "Handbook on Sanitation," Wiley & Sons, 1901; "Russki Evrei vs. Americi," St. Petersburg, 1891; "The Hygiene of Occu- pation," 1903; "Tenement-House Inspec- tion," Chief Publishing Company, 1903. Expert and teacher of hygiene and sani- tation. Address, 254 East Broadway, New York.

PRICE, Warren Elbridge:

Publisher; born in Belleville, Mich., June 9, 1864; received his education at Denver. Editor, author and bibliographer. Editor The Author's Year-Book (annual); editor and founder of The Book-Lover, established in 1899; editor and founder of The Book and News-Dealer, a trade jour- nal, established in 1890. Address, 30 East 21st St., New York.

PRIME, Ebenzer Scudder:

Commander, U. S. Navy; born in New York; entered Naval Academy, Sept. 21, 1863; graduated, 1868; Pacific Fleet, 1868- 69. Promoted to ensign, 1869; Swatara, North Atlantic Station, 1870-71; promoted to master, 1870; Asiatic Station, 1872-75. Commissioned as lieutenant, 1874; receiv- ing-ship Colorado, 1876; Lackawanna, North Pacific Station, 1876-78; C. S. S. McArthur. 1877-78; training-ship Minne- sota, 1879-80; Yantic, North Atlantic Sta- tion, 1881-83; Navy Yard, New York, 1883- 86; Lancaster, South Atlantic Station, 1886-87; Alliance, South Pacific Station, 1887-88; Lancaster, European Station, 1888-89: training-ship Richmond, 1889 to June, 1891; Navy Yard, New York, June, 1891, to May, 1893; Concord, Asiatic Sta- tion, May, 1893, to 1894. Promoted to lieutenant-commander, Dec., 1895; leave of absence, June, 1896; inspector of ord- nance, South Bethlehem, Pa., Nov., 1896; inspector of steel, Harrisburg, Pa., Jan., 1897; Navy Yard, Pensacola, Oct., 1897, to 1898; equipment officer, Navy Yard, Norfolk, Sept. 28, 1898, to 1900. Promoted to commander, March 3, 1899; command- ing Wilmington, Nov. 27, 1900, to 1903; commandant, Navy Yard, Port Royal, S. C., May 11, 1903, which is present sta- tion.

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PRIME, Ralph Earl, D.C.L., LL.D .:

Lawyer, author; born in Matteawan, N. Y., March 29: 1840; son of Alanson J. Prime, M. D., and Ruth Havens (Higbie) Prime. Married Annie Richards-Wolcott, daughter of Jacob Richards, M. D., and granddaughter and foster daughter of Rev. Calvin Wolcott. Educated in public schools, Academy at White Plains, N. Y., and by private tutors; studied medicine; studied law, and admitted to bar in 1861. Enlisted as private, Fifth New York Vol- unteer Infantry, April 20, 1861; held four regimental commissions; took part in bat- tles, Big Bethel, June 10, 1861; campaign on eastern shore of Maryland and Vir- ginia, Sept. and Oct .; siege of Yorktown, April 15 to May 4, 1862; Williamsburg, May - 5; Hanover Court House, May 27; seven days before Richmond, June 26 to July 1; Mechanicsville, June 26; Gaines' Mill, June 27; White Oak Swamp Bridge, June 30; Malvern Cliff, June 30; Maryland campaign, Sept. and Oct .; South Mountain, Sept. 14; Antietam, Sept. 16 and 17; Shepardstown Ford, Sept. 19 and 20; Blackford's Ford, Sept. 20. Was wounded, severely, in battle of Gaines' Mill; specially noticed and twice pro- moted for bravery, gallantry and ser- vice at battle of Gaines' Mill. Nomi- nated March: 4, 1863, by President Lin- coln 'to be brigadier general. Prac- ticed law for thirty-nine years in Yon- kers; has traveled extensively in Europe, Asia and Africa. . For more than eigh- teen years a Presbyterian elder; a dele- gate from the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. to Pan-Presbyterian Coun- cils, Belfast, 1884; London, 1886; Glasgow, 1896; Washington, 1899. Chosen modera- tor of the Presbytery of Westchester, 1894, and moderator of the Synod of New York, 1896. Author of monographs as follows: "Descendants of James Prime," "Under the Elms," "Wanderings from the Elms," "Duties of Presbyterian Eld- ers," "The Elder in His Ecclesiastical Re- lations." "The Elder an Ecclesiastic," "Representation in the Church Courts," "Christian Giving"' "The Power of God's Word," "The Elder Moderator and the Ruling Elder," "Inaccurate Quotations by Authors," "The Revolutionary, Anti- Revolutionary and Post-Revolutionary Services of George Clinton." Has been trustee of the village of Yonkers; city attorney of city of Yonkers; deputy at- torney general of State of New York. Is member of New York Society of Mili- tary Order of the Loyal Legion, Society of the War of 1812, Empire State Society of Sons of "American Revolution, New York Society of the Colonial Wars, the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, of which he is the present gov- ernor general. Is president of the Ameri- can Flag Association. Residence, 63 Haw- thorne Ave., Yonkers, N. Y .; office, 25 Warburton Ave., Yonkers, N. Y., and 11 Pine St., New York.

PRIME, Spencer G .:

Republican State Senator, representing the Thirty-first Senatorial District, com- prising the counties of Clinton, Essex and Warren; born at Upper Jay, Essex Coun- ty, N. Y.," which has always been his home. "Early education was attained at the district schools; subsequently entered the academy at Plattsburgh, where he completed his course of study. Entering politics as a candidate for supervisor at a time when his town was strongly Dem- ocratic, he was elected, and was instru- mental in breaking up the Democratic stronghold and placing the town in the Republican rank; was elected to the As- sembly in 1887 and in 1888; has frequent- ly represented his county at State, Con- gressional and Senatorial conventions. Is. now a member of the firm of Prime Bros., dealers in general merchandise, whole- sale and retail. „Was elected State Sena- tor in 1900 and again in 1902, there being no Democratic candidate placed in nom- ination against him at either election. In 1903 was appointed a member of the- following committees: Chairman of the committee on Banks, member of Rail- roads, Canals, Penal Institutions, and Indian Affairs. Address, Upper Jay, Es- sex County, N. Y.

PRINCE, Adelaide (Mrs. Creston Clarke) :

Actress, of English birth, daughter of Solomon and Mary (Stevenson) Ruben- stein. American by adoption, having been brought to this country in infancy; early life spent in Texas, where educated. First appearance, on the stage in : 1888, under management of J. M. Hill; following this under the Augustin Daly management for five years, playing in London, Paris, and all the large cities of America. ; Married Creston Clarke, April 17. 1895, and be- came co-star with him inShakesperian and classic rôles; at present under man- agement of Charles Frohman. Owner of "Delawara" estate on the Jersey shore of the Delaware River, at Water Gap, Pa. Address, Players Club, New York.

PRINCE, John Dyneley, B.A., Ph.D .:

Professor of Semitic languages at Co- lumbia University, New York; born in New York, April 17, 1868; son of late John Dyneley Prince, head of Prince & White- ly's banking house; great-grandson of Reverdy Johnson, Maryland jurist and former minister to England. Married Adeline, daughter of late Dr. Alfred L. Loomis. M. D., LL.D., eminent lung spe- cialist of New York. Graduated from Co- lumbia, B. A., 1888; represented Columbia University on the expedition sent out to Babylonia by the University of Pennsyl- vania, 1888-89; student at Berlin Univer- sity, 1888-90; fellow of the Johns Hop- kins University. Baltimore, Md., 1890-91; Ph.D. at the Johns Hopkins University,

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1892; professor of Semitic languages and W three years in Europe and the continent; comparative philology at the New York has been connected with several large en- terprises, built woolen mills, fruit can- neries, etc., in California; resided in New York City since 1894. Is president of the McCloud River Electrical Power Com- - - pany, the Summit Coal Company, and -- several smaller concerns. .. Residence, Ho- tel San Remno. Address, 170 Broadway, New York .. University, 1893-1902; dean of the New York University Graduate School, 1895- 1902; 'school commissioner of Pompton "Township, Passaic" County, N. J., 1903; fellow of New York Academy of Sciences, 1903. Publications: "Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin," "Baltimore, 1893; articles. "on Assyrian and Coptic in the American Ori- ental Society's Journal, 1895-1903; Critical Commentary on the Book of Dan- PROSKAUER, Joseph M .: iel," Leipzig, 1899; articles on Biblical Lawyer; born in Mobile; Ala., Aug. 16, 1877; graduated from : Barton Academy, Columbia College, Columbia University Law School; admitted to bar, 1899; firm of James, Schell & Elkus. Member of Phi Beta Kappa, Association of the Bar, Alumni Association of Columbia College. - President of Boys Club Leaders of Edu- cational - Alliance. Address, 50 Pine St., New York. Criticism in the 'Journal of Biblical Lit- erature, 1895-1903; articles on American Indian anthropology and philology in " proceedings of American Philosophical So- ciety, New York Academy of Sciences, American Journal of Philology, etc., 1897- 1903; "Music",and "Pharisees" in Ency- clopædia Biblica; translation of Well- hausen's Notes in Psalms (Polychrome Bible); "'Kuloskap the Master" (Algon- quin Indian poems), with late Charles G. PROUT, Henry Goslee: Leland; Funk and : Wagnalls, 1902, etc. Clubs: Union and University of New York City, Tuxedo Club, Tuxedo Park, N. Y., and' Hamilton, of Paterson, N. J. Ad- dress, Columbia University, New York.

PRINCE, Samuel:

Democratic Assemblyman, representing the Sixteenth Assembly District of New York; born in London, England, Jan. 11, 1852; when twelve and a half years of age came to this country with his parents, and at thirteen joined the old Cigar Mak- ers' Union, which' then had its head -. quarters in Chatham Street, New York. In 1886 he joined Cigar Packers' Union, No. 251; has been a delegate for that or- ganization to the old Central Labor Union, and its successor, the Central Federated Union, and president of the Central Fed- erated Union; has been a delegate to the State Federation of Labor and the State Workingmen's Federation. While a mem- ber of the State branch of the American Federation of Labor he was on the execu- tive committee; subsequently appointed an organizer for the American Federation of Labor, which position he has held for the past four years. Is president of the Children's Medical Aid Society, a member of Netherland Benefit Society, an active member of the Jefferson Club of the Eleventh Ward of New York, and the Democratic organization of his district. Elected to Assembly in 1899, 1900, 1901 and 1902. Has been active in passing several bills in behalf of laborers, notably; the "Prince Law," in protection of work- men who are refused wages by employ- ers. Address, New York City.

PROCTOR, George Henry:

President McCloud River Electrical Power Company; born in Rockville, Conn., July 26. 1857; has spent seventeen years in California and the Western States,

Civil engineer, manufacturer and editor; born in Fairfax County, Va .; preparatory education in Stockbridge, Mass .; was graduated from the University of Michi- gan as civil engineer in 1871, and A. M., Yale, 1902. He entered the Union army in 1863, and served in the Army of the Potomac. In 1873 entered the service of the Khedive of Egypt as a colonel on the general staff, continuing in that service until May, 1878; commanded an expedition into the Soudan, and was governor of the Province of the Equator. Has had ex- perience in railroad surveys and construc- tion. For sixteen years was editor of the Railroad Gazette, is now 'vice- president and general manager of the Union Switch and Signal Company. Is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Century and Engineers' Clubs, New York; the Duquesne and Union Clubs of Pitts- burgh, Pa., and of the American Geo- graphical Society. Residence, Nutley, N. J .; office, 143 Liberty St., New York.

PROUT, Jonathan Slater:

Physician; born in Washington, D. C .; graduated in medicine; served as medical officer in the War of the Rebellion under Pope, Grant and Sherman, and since the- war has resided and practiced medicine in Brooklyn, N. Y. Address, 26 Schemer- horn St., Brooklyn, N. Y.

PRYOR, Roger A .:

Jurist; born in Virginia, July 19, 1828; was educated at Hampden-Sidney Col- lege and the University of Virginia; stud- ied law and was admitted to the bar, but abandoned this for journalism. Ed- ited the Washington Union and the Rich- mond Enquirer; 1854, was sent by Presi -- dent Pierce on special mission to Greece. He was elected to Congress in 1858, and re-elected in 1860; at outbreak of war was twice elected member of the Confed-

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erate Congress, and was appointed colo- nel in the army. He was promoted to brigadier-general after the battle of Wil- liamsburg, but resigned his commission to become a private in General Fitzhugh Lee's cavalry. At the closing of the war he removed to New York City and took up the practice of law; was counsel in many famous lawsuits; 1890, was appoint- ed judge of the Court of Common Pleas; afterward elected for the full term of fourteen years; by the Constitution of 1894 transferred to the Supreme Court. Address, 3 West 69th St., New York.

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Who's who in New York City and State, 1st ed, Part 103

Author: Hamersly, Lewis Randolph, 1847-1910; Leonard, John William, 1849-; Mohr, William Frederick, 1870-; Knox, Herman Warren, 1881-; Holmes, Frank R Publication date: 1904 Publisher: New York : L.R. Hamersly Co. Number of Pages: 751

Author: Hamersly, Lewis Randolph, 1847-1910; Leonard, John William, 1849-; Mohr, William Frederick, 1870-; Knox, Herman Warren, 1881-; Holmes, Frank R
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: New York : L.R. Hamersly Co.
Number of Pages: 751