Who's who in New York City and State, 1st ed, Part 15

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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BELMONT, Perry:

Eldest son of August Belmont, the re- nowned financier, was born in the city of New York, December 28, 1851,; his name of Perry came from that of his grand- father on his mother's side, Commodore Matthew C. Perry, who commanded the expedition that opened the ports of Japan to commerce, and also the naval forces of the United States during the Mexican War; Mr. Belmont was educated at Har- vard University, where he graduated in the class of 1872, taking special honors in history and political economy; he after- wards entered the University of Berlin for a course in civil law, and on his re- turn to America took a course of legal study at the Columbia Law School, where . he graduated in 1876; being admitted to practice at the New York bar, he formed a legal association with Dudley Vinton and George Frelinghuysen, of that city, and was not long in obtaining business of high character in the civil courts; his practice took him into the Court of Ap- peals of the State, and subsequently into the United States Supreme Court, before which, in 1880, he argued in the important suit of the Pensacola Telegraph Company against the Western Telegraph Company, Mr. Belmont being counsel for the last- named corporation in opposition to Sen- ator Charles W. Jones, of Florida. Mr. Belmont gained the case, and secured an opinion from Chief Justice Waite, to the effect that telegraphing comes under the commerce clause of the Constitution of the United States; in 1880 Mr. Belmont entered the political field as a candidate for Congress, and was elected as Repre- sentative for the First District of New York, including Long Island (except Brooklyn) and Staten Island; he contin- ued to serve in Congress during four con- secutive terms, and during the last four years of his service was chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, one of the most important committee positions in the House; in Congress he earnestly ad- vocated tariff reform, holding similar views on the question with Carlisle, Mor- rison, Hurd, and other Democratic lead- ers; he strongly opposed legislation of an improper character according to his views, such as the Credit Industrial and the bill to advance the Landreau claim; in connection with the former, the State Department, then under Mr Blaine, was censured by him, and Mr Morton, the minister to France, was severely crit- icised by the Committee on Foreign Af-

fairs; the bill to indemnify the Chinese for the massacre at Rock Springs was introduced and carried through the House by Mr Belmont, and he strongly advo- cated on several occasions the strict ob- servance of treaty obligations with the Chinese government; he also took an active part in the discussion of the Fish- ery and Sandwich Island treaties, and as chairman of the Foreign Affairs Com- mittee opposed and defeated the effort of the Nicaragua Canal Company to secure support from the United States govern- ment; his Congressional service covered other important measures, among which he advocated the claims of the city of Washington as the site for the Colum- bian 'Exposition, a bill for which was presented by the unanimous vote of his committee; the passage of the bill by which the United States became one of the first nations to participate in the Paris Exposition was due to his efforts, and gained him the thanks of the French government and the cross of the Legion of Honor; the abolition of the tariff on works of art was persistently advocated by him; while he secured, by an almost unanimous vote, the passage of the Re- taliation Bill on the fisheries dispute for non-interference with Canada; Mr Bel- mont resigned his seat in the House to accept the nomination, by President Cleveland, as United States minister to Spain; since his return from this official service he has resided in New York, where he is a member of many important clubs and societies, including Metropoli- tan, Knickerbocker, University, New York Yacht, Army and Navy, and Jockey. Ad- dress, 580 Fifth Ave., New York.

BELMONT, Oliver H. P .:

Legislator and financier; born New York City, Nov. 12, 1858; graduated U. S. Naval Academy, Sept. 30, 1874, subse- quently serving in navy and resigning, 1876; formerly member of August Bel- mont & Co., bankers, also publisher of The Verdict; 1900, member of National Democratic Convention; in Congress, 1901-3; member of Union, Knickerbocker, Manhattan, Metropolitan, Racquet, Law- yers' Meadow Brook, Lambs, New York Yacht, Turf and Field, University, New York and Metropolitan Club of Wash- ington; married Mrs. Alva (Smith) Van- derbilt, New York. Address, 677 5th Ave .; Office, 1 Madison Ave., New York.

BENDIX, Max:

Violinist; born Detroit, Mich., March 28, 1866; he was concert-master of Thomas' Orchestra; conducted the orchestra, con- sisting of 114 artists, at World's Fair at Chicago; widely known as violinist and soloist; resides in New York. Address, 489 5th Ave., New York City.

BENEDICT, Ellas C .:

Stock broker; president Commercial Acetylene company and Marine Engine and Machinery company; director Kern

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candescent Light company; operator in as securities. Residence, 10 W. 51st St., fice, 80 Broadway, New York.

ENEDICT, James S .:

Commercial agent, was born at Aure- us, Cayuga County, N. Y., March 5, 1856; ceived a common school education, with n additional year's schooling in the high- branches; was employed four years in n architect's office at Washington, D. C., s draftsman and clerk; then received a emporary appointment in the Engineer's ffice of the War Department; appointed onsular agent at Stratford, Ontario, [arch, 1879, and acted in that capacity ntil appointed commercial agent . at Ioncton, New Brunswick, Sept. 10, 1887; ansferred from said place to the com- ercial agency at Campbellton, Jan. 25, 897. Address, Campbellton, N. B.

ENHAM, A. E. K .:

Rear-Admiral, U. S. Army; born in Tew. York, 1832; appointed from New ork, Nov. 24, 1847; attached to sloop lymouth, East Indian Squadron, 1847-8; rig Dolphin, East Indian Squadron, 1849- 0, and assisted in capture of a piratical Chinese junk near Macao, China, by a arty under command of Acting Lieuten- nt (late Rear-Admiral) John L. Davis, nd in boarding received a slight pike round in the right thigh; sloop Plymouth, 850-51; steam frigate Saranac, Home quadron, 1851-2; Naval Academy, 1852-3; romoted to passed midshipman, June 10, 853; sloop St. Mary's, Pacific Squadron, 853-7; commissioned as lieutenant, Sept. 6, 1855; coast survey, 1857-8; steamer Vesternport, Brazil Squadron and Para- uay Expedition, 1858-9; steamer Cru- ader, Home Squadron, 1860-1; steamer Bienville, South Atlantic Blockading quadron, 1861-2; battle of Port Royal, 861; steamship Sacramento, 1863; com- missioned as lieutenant-commander, July 6, 1862; commanding steam gunboat Pen- bscot, Western Gulf Blockading Squad- on, 1863-5, and during this time block- ded the coast of Texas for a period of hirteen months without going into port; emporary duty, Navy Yard, New York, 866; steamer Susquehanna, special ser- ice, 1867; commissioned as commander, uly, 1866; Navy Yard, New York, 1868- ; lighthouse inspector, 1870-1; command- ng Canonicus (iron clad), North Atlantic tation, 1871-2; commanding Saugus (iron lad), North Atlantic Station, 1872-3; ighthouse inspector, 1874-78; commis- ioned as captain, March 12, 1875; com- handing Richmond, Asiatic Station, 1878- 1; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., 1882- ; lighthouse inspector, 1885-6; promoted o commodore, Oct., 1885; president of board, League Island, 1888; commanding Navy Yard, Mare Island, 1889-91; pro- noted to rear-admiral, Feb., 1890; wait- ng orders, June, 1891, to June, 1892; com- nanding South Atlantic Station, 1892; ransferred his flag from Newark to Şan Francisco after Naval Review, and took command North Atlantic Station; in Dec.,

1893, ordered to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the protection of American interests, a rebellion being at that time in progress; by his firm stand, he effectually stopped the insurgents' practice of interfering with neutral merchant ships on their way to their moorings; retired, April 10, 1894. Address, Richmond, N. Y.

BENHAM, Henry Kennedy:

Lieutenant, U. S. Navy; born in, and appointed from New York; naval cadet, May 19, 1884; ensign, July 1, 1890; lieuten- ant (junior grade), April 27, 1898; lieu- tenant, March 3, 1899; Chicago, 1889; San Francisco, 1890-3; C. S. S. Hassler, 1894; Navy Yard, Washington, 1895-7; Marietta, 1897-8; Texas, 1899; Bureau of Equip- ment, 1900; Navy Yard, Washington, 1901; Olympia, Feb., 1902, to 1903; commanding U. S. T. B. Truxtun. Address, Navy De- partment, Washington, D. C.

BENJAMIN, Everett E .:

Captain U. S. Army; born in New York, second lieutenant, First United States Infantry, Oct. 30, 1884; in Arizona all through the Appache War, 1885-86; at the Infantry and Cavalry School of Ap- plication, Fort Leavenworth, Kan., 1887 to 1889, graduating June 15, 1889; in the field in Dec., 1885; expelling "boomers" from the Indian Territory; first lieutenant Fourth Infantry, Dec. 4, 1891; transferred to First Infantry, Dec. 8, 1891; served in Spanish-American War; captain First In- fantry, March 2, 1899; transferred to

Twenty-seventh Infantry. Present sta- tion, Manila, P. I.

BENJAMIN, Park:

Attorney at law and expert counsel in patents; born in New York City, 1849; graduated Trinity School, New York, 1862; appointed to U. S. Naval Academy, 1863; graduated, 1867; U. S. S. Franklin (Admiral Farragut's flagship European Station) until Nov., 1868; Ensign, U. S. N., Dec., 1868; U. S. S. Portsmouth, South Atlantic Station; resigned, 1869; Albany Law School, graduated with degree of L. L. B. and admitted to bar, 1870; assoc. editor Scientific American, 1872-'78; edi- tor in chief, Appleton's Cyclopedia of Applied Mechanics, 1878 and 1891; re- ceived degree of Ph. D. from Union Col- lege, 1877; member Institute of Naval Architects and of British Institute of Pa- tent Agents; past member American Insti- tute of Mechanical Engineers and Ameri- can Institute of Electrical Engineers. Au- thor (books) Shakings: Etchings from the Naval Academy (Lee & Shepard) 1867; The Age of Electricity (Scribner's) 1886; The Voltaic Cell (Wiley's) 1892; The History of Electricity (Wiley's) 1895; The History of the U. S. Naval Academy (Putnam's) 1900; also of "The End of New York" (Scribner's American Authors), "The Story of the Telegust" (Evening Post, N. Y.), "The Sting of the Wasp" (Independent) and others; has contrib- uted many essays to Forum, Harper's,

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Review of Reviews, and an extended series of articles on the navy to the Independent; has written largely on naval subjects and was the first (1872) publicly to advocate a United States Naval Reserve; collected one of the most complete libraries in the world of rare works relating to electricity and presented same (jointly with R. M. Thompson and E. J. Berwind) to U. S. Naval Academy, as a permanent memorial of the classes of '67, '68 and '69; has prac- ticed as expert patent counsel since 1878; was leading expert for the defendants in the telephone cases, and for the United States, Vickers Sons & Maxim (Ltd.), the North British Rubber Co., Siemens & Co. (Ltd.), Aktie Bolaget De Lavals, Angturbin and others in various proceed- ings and litigations; makes a specialty of practice before the patent office, and the preparation of patent specifications for difficult and complex inventions, and is constantly called upon to testify as an expert in mechanics and electricity be- fore the U. S. courts; president Naval Arch Association of New York; member University Club, New York, Metropolitan Club, Washington, D. C .; married, 1891, Ida E. Crane, daughter of Henry C. Crane, Esq., of Yonkers, N. Y. Perma- nent address, 270 W. 73d St., New York City, and "The Barnacle," West Hamp- ton Beach, L. I.

BENJAMIN, Raphael:

Rabbi Keap St. Temple, Brooklyn, N. Y., since 1902; born London, England, June 19, 1846; son of Elias and Mary (Lazarus) B .; educated at the Jews' Free School, London, 1851-71; graduated B. A., University of London, 1871; and M. A., University of Melbourne (Austra- lia), 1879; studied divinty at Jews' Free School; examined and ordained rabbi and Beth Din (doctor of Jewish law) by chief rabbi, Dr. N. M. Adler, 1874; certificated teacher under British Government; mem- ber Tonic Sol-Fa College, London; minis- ter, Melbourne Hebrew Congregation, 1874; Mound St. Temple, Cincinnati, 1882; Fif- teenth St. Temple; New York, 1889; executive board Central Conference. of American Rabbis; secretary Ninth Dis- trict Charity Organization Society, New York; fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science; member Metro- politan Museum of Art, New York, and of National Geographic Society, Washing- ton; secretary New York Board of Jewish Ministers. Address, Hotel St. George, Brooklyn, N. Y.

BENNETT, Charles Edwin:

Professor of Latin in Cornell Univer- sity from 1892 to date; born Providence, R. I., April 6, 1858; son of James L. and Lucia E. (Dyer) Bennett; graduated at Brown University, 1878; graduate student in the classics at Harvard, 1881-82; Leip- sic, Berlin, Heidelberg, 1882-84; principal of Santa Rosa County Free Public School, Milton, Fla., 1878-79; classical master,

Sing Sing, N. Y., 1879-81; head prepara- tory department, University of Nebraska, 1884-89; professor of Latin, University of Wisconsin, 1889-91; professor of classical philology, Brown University, 1891-92; edi- tor, Xenophon, "Hellenica," books v-vii, 1892; Tacitus, Dialogues de Orotoribus," 1894; Cicero, "De Senectute," 1897; Cic- ero, "De Amicitia," 1897; Horace, "Odes and Epodes," 1901; Cæsar, "Gallic War," books i-iv., 1903; Cicero, "Select Orations," 1904. Author, "A Latin Grammar," 1895; "Appendix to Bennett's Latin Grammar," 1895; "A Latin Composition," 1896; "The Foundations of Latin," 1898; "Critique of Some Recent Subjunctive Theories" (vol. ix in "Cornell Studies in Classical Phil- ology"), 1898; "The Quantitative Reading of Latin Poetry," 1899; "The Teaching of Latin and Greek in Secondary Schools" (with G. P. Bristol), 1900; "Latin Les- sons," 1901; "Characters of Theophras- tus" (translation and introduction), with W. A. Hammond, 1902; also many articles in educational and philological periodicals; editor of "Cornell Studies in Classical Philology" (sixteen volumes); Allyn & Bacon's "College Latin Series" (with J. C. Rolfe), 1895-1903; member American Philological Association. Address, 1 Grove Place, Ithaca, N. Y.

BENNETT, James Gordon, Jr .:

Proprietor of New York Herald; the only son, and successor in his journal- istic career, of James Gordon Bennett, the founder of the New York Herald, was born in New York, May 10, 1841, coming on the scene of action in the early days of that famous journal, which was eventually to achieve so notable a suc- cess; his mother, Henrietta Agnes Crean, had in her early days been a poor but accomplished music teacher New York; she died in Italy in March, 1873, shortly after the death of her hus- band; on the death of the elder Ben- nett, in June, 1872, his son, who had been carefully educated, and had been thoroughly trained in the requisites of journalism, became his successor in the proprietorship and management of the Herald, which has since that time re- mained under his care; as manager of this influential sheet he has been remark- ably enterprising, hesitating at no ex- pense which would be likely to bring the Herald to public notice, and quite dis- tancing his competitors in the brilliancy and daring of his journalistic feats; sev- eral of the more striking of these may be named; the celebrated Jeannette Polar Exploring Expedition was fitted up and sent out at his expense, as a Herald en- terprise; the unfortunate finale of this expedition-for which Mr. Bennett was not in the slightest sense responsible- brought it most vividly to public atten- tion, and did much to arouse renewed interest in the problem of the polar seas; a still more notable expedition-a stroke of genius, as we may fairly call it, on the part of the Herald management-was the sending of Henry M. Stanley to Af-

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rica on his famous expedition in search of the great explorer Livingstone; the success of Stanley in this quest was one of the most important events in the his- tory of the latter half of this century, and the startingpoint in that succession of expeditions by Stanley which have gone so far towards opening up the "Dark Continent," which had so long lain under a cloud of mystery; the inception of this great work we owe to the happy thought and brilliant enterprise of Mr. Bennett, and to his keen judgment of men in the choice of the born explorer Stanley; a third item of Herald enterprise, of which mention may fitly be made, was the pub- lication in England of storm warnings telegraphed from the United States, a movement which attracted the favorable attention of meteorologists in general and added to the fame and circulation of the enterprising journal; for many years Mr. Bennett has made Paris his principal place of residence, his time being chiefly given to superintending the collection of foreign news for the pages of the Herald; in 1883 he became associated with Mr. John W. Mackay in an important enter- prise, that of organizing the Commercial Cable Company, with the purpose of lay- ing a new cable between America and Europe to compete with the combined English and French lines; the completion of this enterprise had the effect of great- ly decreasing the cost of ocean telegra- phy; Mr. Bennett's life has been far from exclusively devoted to business; on the contrary, he has taken a great interest in sport, especially in yachting, of which for years he was an enthusiastic devotee; in this field he has been as enterprising and as novel in method as in journalism; in 1866 he took part in a memorable yacht race, which had the wide Atlantic for its course, its terminal points being Sandy Hook and the Needles, Isle of Wight; this transatlantic race was won by his schooner yacht, the "Henrietta," against two competitors, in thirteen days, twenty-one hours, and fifty-five minutes; in 1870 he sailed in a similiar race across the ocean, from Queenstown to New York; in this case his yacht, the "Dauntless," was beaten by the English yacht "Cam- bria," though only by the short lead of two hours; it will suffice to say in con- clusion that the journal made successful by the father's enterprise and activity has been kept on the rising tide of suc- cess and fortune by the son, and that the new building of the Herald, with the in- teresting public display of its press work, is one of the notabilities of the metropo- lis; member of leading clubs of New York, London and Paris. Address, 120 Champs Elysees, Paris, France; New York Her- ald, New York.

BENNETT, James L .:

Lawyer; born at Durhamville, Oneida County, N. Y., April 8, 1849; son of Wil- liam H. and Elizabeth (Thompson) Ben- nett; his paternal ancestors were from Keene, N. H., and the Thompsons were

indirect descendents of John Thompson, who came over in the Mayflower; the young man was graduated from Hamilton College in 1871, and began the practice of law in his native county in 1873, remov- ing to New York in 1884, where he has for years enjoyed a large practice; Pres- ident Cleveland appointed him United States District Attorney in 1894, and he served the full term of four years; his home is in Brooklyn, where he was one of the organizers of the National Civic Club, and where he has been active in the inter- ests of his party during the entire time of his residence there; before coming to New York, Mr. Bennett was tendered the nomination for State Senator by Oneida County, and was the candidate there of the Democrats for the office of District Attorney; he was active. in the Cleveland movement in 1892, and has since that time been a factor in the ranks of the Gold Democrats, having been one of the delegates to the Chicago convention; in 1885, Mr. Bennett was married to Miss Emma M. Wilson, of Frankfort, N. Y. Address, 149 Broadway, New York.

BENOLIEL, Sol D .:

Electro-chemist; born New York City June 1, 1874; graduate of the College of City of New York, 1893 (B. S.); of the School of Mines, Columbia University (E. E.), 1896; School of Pure Science of Columbia University (A. M.), 1896; spec- ialized in electro-chemistry, then a new subject, but now one of great and grow- ing importance; married, 1897, Therese Lindemann; instructor in Adelphi Col- lege, 1897-1901; lecturer on subjects in which he has specialized under the aus- pices of Board of Education of the cities of New York and Brooklyn; also Brook- lyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, 1898- 1901; from 1901 to date connected as electro-chemist and general manager with the Roberts Chemical Company, Niagara Falls, N. Y .; perfected a new electro- chemical process for the production of caustic potash and chemically pure hy- drochloric acid; writer for scientific pa- pers, 1895 to date; member American Electro-Chemical Society; associate mem- ber American Institute Electrical En- gineers; member Alumni Association School Applied Sciences, Columbia Uni- versity. Address, Niagara Falls, N. Y.

BENSEL, John Anderson:

Engineer-in-chief of the Department of Docks and Ferries, New York City; Son of Brownlee and Mary (Maclay) Bensel, was born in New York City, Aug. 16, 1863; he is of Holland Dutch-Scotch ancestry; after an attendance at the pub- lic and private preparatory schools of New York City, he entered the Stevens Institute of Technology, of Hoboken, N. J., and graduated from there in 1884; deviating somewhat from the line of his education, he first secured employment under the Aqueduct Commission, and was assigned to work in the field on the sur- veys for the new Croton River dams; in

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the latter part of 1884 he entered the ser- vice of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com- pany, in 1885 and 1886, as rodman, subse- quently, in 1887, as assistant engineer, and afterwards, and until. 1889, as as- sistant supervisor of the New York Divi- sion; in 1889 he accepted the position of assistant engineer in the Department of Docks, New York City, in which service he remained for six years, when he de- termined to enter upon private practice, in which field of action he won success; through his duties with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and the Department of Docks, he became known as an expert in water-front problems; as consulting engi- neer for the City of Newburg in a tax suit brought against the Pennsylvania Coal Company, the Supreme Court ac- cepted the valuation as made by Mr. Bensel without change; as engineer for the Girard Estate, of Philadelphia, he de- signed and superintended the improve- ment of the Delaware River water-front, in conjunction with the city engineer, and in connection with other improve- ments of the Delaware River for the pub- lic interests appeared as engineer for many private property improvements; in Jan .. 1899, he accepted the appointment of engineer-in-chief of the Department of Docks and Ferries, New York City; and which position he now holds; is a member of the American Society of Civil Engi- neers, and the Engineers' Club of New York City, also of the University Club and City Mid-day Club; he was married, in 1896, to Miss Ella L., daughter of Hen- ry Day; they have one son and one daughter. Address, 2020 Broadway, New York

BENTLEY, Rev. Walter:

General secretary and organizer of the Actors' Church Alliance; was born in England in 1864; coming to this country when a young man, he entered business, and after some time became a member of the dramatic profession, appearing mainly in Shakespearean and other clas- sic roles; being brought under the influ- ence of Phillips Brooks. he studied for the church and was ordained by Bishop Huntington in 1891; he served several years as rector in the Diocese of Central New York, and in 1897 became associated with Rev. Dr. Rylance as vicar of St. Mark's Church in this city; later he served the Rev. R. Heber Newton in the same capacity and now is devoting him- self to the extension throughout the coun- try of the Actors' Church Alliance, of which he is practically the founder. Ad- dress, Care Actors' Church Alliance, Broadway and 23rd St., New York.

BENTON, Joel:

Critic and poet; born Amenia, N. Y., May 29, 1832; attended famous seminary in his native town and early became the principal for one season of a classical and mathematical school; was also an editor and joint founder of the Amenia Times at the age of nineteen; often active

in politics; 1862, became supervisor of his town and has had delegations to nom- inate him for Legislature without his request; he is represented in many books of poetry, but has now collected his own poems; has done much work as a critic and essayist and is frequently heard from on political and civic topics; has written "Emerson as a Poet" (now in its second edition), "The Truth About Protection," "Greeley on Lincoln," and "In the Poe Circle"; has lectured on many occasions, and was one of the Concord lecturers at the Emerson centennial in 1903, his topic being "Emerson with Nature." Address, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.

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Who's who in New York City and State, 1st ed, Part 15

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