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NORTHRUP, William Perry:
Physician; born in Peterboro, Madison County, N. Y., Jan. 11, 1851; son of Rens- selaer and Clarissa (Judd) Northrup; graduated from Hamilton College, 1872; tutor of Greek in Knox College (Il1.), 1872 to 1876; graduated from College of Physicians and Surgeons (Columbia), 1878. Married Antoinette Stebbins, Itha- ca, N. Y., daughter of Professor Alfred Stebbins. Began practice of medicine, 1880, serving in Roosevelt and Chambers Street Hospitals, 1878 to 1880; professor of pediatrics in the New York University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College. Member New York Academy of Medicine, New York State Medical Society, Associ- ation of American Physicians, American
Pediatric Society; visiting physician to Presbyterian and Foundling Hospitals, consulting physician to Willard Parker and Riverside Hospitals and New York In- fant Asylum. Republican; member of Century, Barnard Clubs. Editor, Ashby & Wright's Diseases of Children, 1900; Northnagel Encyclopedia of Practical Medicine, vol. III .; 1902. Author of article on diphtheria in vol. IV., and contributor to Scribner's Magazine. Address, 57 East 79th St., New York.
NORTON, Arthur B .:
Oculist; was born in New Marlboro, Mass., Sept. 15, 1856; son of Salmon K. and Sarah J. Norton. He was educated at the New Marlboro Academy and at the Great Barrington High School; grad- uated from the New York Homeopathic College and Hospital in 1881, and from the College of New York Ophthalmic Hospital in 1882. Married, Nov. 25, 1885, Leah L. Pixley. Is professor of ophthalmology at New York Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital and in the College of New York Ophthalmic Hospital; oculist to Flower, Hahnemann and Laura Franklin Free Hospitals; surgeon New York Oph- thalimc Hospital. Member and ex-presi- dent of the New York Homeopathic Medical Society; member of the New York State Homeopathic Medical Society, American Institute of Homeopathy, and many other kindred organizations. Is cor- responding member of the British Homœ- opathic Medical Society and honorary member of the Connecticut Homeopathic Medical Society; also a member of the Meissen, Unanimous, Twilight and Re- publican Clubs. Author of "Ophthalmic Diseases and Therapeutics," 1902. Editor of the Homeopathic Eye, Ear and Throat Journal, and contributor to various homeopathic publications. Address, 16 West 45th St., New York.
NORTON, Charles S .:
Rear-admiral, U. S. Navy; born in New York; appointed from New York to Naval Academy, Oct. 3, 1851; graduated, June, 1855; attached to the frigates Potomac and Wabash, Home Squadron, 1855-57. Pro- moted to passed midshipman, 1858; frig- ate Wabash, European Squadron, 1858- 59. Promoted to master, 1858; steam sloop Seminole, Brazil Squadron, 1860-61. Promoted to lieutenant, 1860; steamer Seminole, on Charleston, S. C., blockade; Potomac Flotilla and Hampton Roads, Va., 1861-62; several engagements at Po- tomac River and Hampton Roads; battle of Port Royal, S. C. Promoted to lieu- tenant-commander, 1862; United States steamers Maratanza, R. R. Cuyler, Fort Jackson, Mercedita, North Atlantic Block- ading Squadron, 1862-74; steamers Lacka- wanna, Richmond and Albatross, West Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1864-65; com-
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manded Maratanza, Mercedita and Alba- tross for various periods, serving con- stantly afloat during the entire war, ex- cept two months in the hospital from ex- posure on duty, and three months wait- ing orders; steamer Shamrock, European Squadron, 1866-68; Portsmouth, N. H., Navy Yard, and receiving-ship Vermont, New York Navy Yard, 1868-69; ironclad duty, New Orleans, 1869-71. Promoted to commander, 1870; lighthouse inspector, 1872-75; commanding sloop Shawmut, and ironclad Passaic, North . Atlantic Squad- ron, 1875-76; torpedo station, Newport, R. I., 1877; commanding receiving-ship Passaic, Washington, D. C., .1877-78; lighthouse inspector, 1878-81; commanding receiving-ship Independence, Mare Island, Cal., 1881-83. Promoted to captain, 1881; commanding Shenandoah. South Pacific, 1883-86; member Board of Inspection and Survey, 1886-89; Norfolk Navy Yard, 1889 to Oct., 1891; commanding receiving-ship Vermont, Oct., 1891, to Nov., 1892; mem- ber Naval Examining and Retiring Board, Nov., 1892, to Dec., 1894. Promoted to commodore, July 31, 1894; Dec. 19, 1894, commanding South Atlantic Station as acting rear-admiral, to April, 1896; com- mandant Navy Yard, Washington, D. C., May 23, 1896, to 1898. Promoted to rear-admiral, Dec., 1897. Retired, Aug. 10, 1898, but continued on duty at Navy Department until April 17, 1899. Address Mansion House, Brooklyn, N. Y.
NORTON, Harold P .:
Lieutenant commander, U. S. Navy; born in and appointed from New York; cadet engineer, Naval Academy, Oct. 1, 1874; graduated, June 10, 1879; assistant engineer, June 10, 1881; passed assistant engineer, Oct. 12, 1891; chief engineer, Feb. 10, 1899; rank changed to lieutenant, March 3, 1899; inspection duty, Elswich, England, Sept. 14, 1898; Albany, May 29, 1900 to 1903. Promoted to lieutenant commander, Oct. 26, 1901. Address, care Navy Department, Washington, D. C.
NORTON, Lawrence A .:
Bond and bank stock broker; born at Springfield, Pa., Dec. 12, 1861; son of Oliver W. and Sarah Swezey Norton; manufacturer of cans (Norton Brothers, Chicago), 1883 to 1891; auditor, American Can Company, New York, 1901; present business established, 1902. Member Chi- cago Athletic Association and Menoken Club, Chicago. Address, 25 Broad St., New York.
NOSTRAND, Peter Elbert:
Civil engineer and city surveyor; born in Brooklyn, N. Y .. Jan. 15, 1856; son of John Lott Nostrand and Ellen de Bevoise. John Lott Nostrand was one of the earli- est surveyors and civil engineers of Brooklyn, and largely through his efforts
the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad was or- ganized and built, he being the first chief engineer of the company. Descended on both sides from the original Knickerbock- er Dutch settlers, who arrived in this country in 1639 and 1650. His grand- father, Peter Nostrand, was the first cap- tain of police appointed in New York City, he having served previously on the old night watch. Maternal ancestor, Carel de Beauvais, was the first school master of Brooklyn. Married, Dec. 27, 1881, Ella Francis, daughter of Benjamin F. Arcu- larius, of Brooklyn. As assistant en- gineer he in part designed and super- vised the construction of the first ele- vated railroad in Brooklyn, was the su- perintending engineer of the work done in 1880, and commenced the construction of the Cape Cod Ship Canal, of Cape Cod, Mass. In 1886 made extensive examina- tions of mining properties in Mexico for foreign capital; 1891 to 1893 was chief en- gineer of the contractors, J. T. & T. E. Crimmins, during the construction of the Third Avenue and Broadway cable rail- roads in New York City; since 1890 has been the chief engineer of the Ramapo Water Company; as consulting engineer and city surveyor has advised regarding the foundations and proper form of con- struction or has located many of the larg- est buildings in New York City, among them the Columbia College buildings and the Cathedral of St. Johns the Divine; at the present time is the official surveyor and manager of the department of sur- veys for the Lawyers' Title Insurance Company of New York. Address, 37 Lib- erty St., New York.
NOTT, Frederick J .:
Physician; received the degrees of A. B. and A. M. from the University of Roch- ester, 1874 and 1877; M. D., New York Homeopathic Medical College and Hos- pital. 1877; trustee New York Homoeopath- ic Medical College and Hospital, 1893. Member American Institute of Homœo- pathy, New York State and County Ho- mæopathic Medical Societies and Univer- sity Club. Address, 554 Madison Ave., New York.
NOYES, Alexander Dana:
Financial editor of New York Evening Post; born Dec. 14, 1862, in Montclair, N. J .; son of Charles H. and Jane R. (Dana) Noyes; graduated from Amherst College, 1883; on staff of New York Tribune, 1884- 85; New York Commercial Advertiser, 1885-91; New York Evening Post, 1891 to date; financial editor, editorial writer, and member board of trustees. Editorial contributor New York Financial Chronicle, The Forum (on finance), London Money Market Review, Paris Marché Financier. Author of "Thirty Years of American Fi- nance," published by Putnams, 1898, also
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of various monographs in Political Science Quarterly, and of the Evening Post's "Free Coinage Catechism" in 1896. Resi- dence, New York City; office, The Even- ing Post, New York.
NYE, George H .:
Manufacturer and banker; born in Au- burn, N. Y., Dec. 2, 1854; president of The Nye & Wait Carpet Company; vice- president and treasurer of the American Axminster Industry; president of the Cay- uga County National Bank; trustee of Auburn Savings Bank, and interested in many other corporations. For many years active in politics as a Democrat of the Tilden and Cleveland School, repudiated Bryanisni and non-partisan since; active in all matters of public interest. Resi- dence, Auburn, N. Y.
NYE, Olin T .:
Republican Assemblyman, representing the County of Schuyler; born near Beaver Dams. Schuyler County, March 13, 1874; son of E. M. W. Nye, a prominent Repub- lican and for more than a quarter of a century a justice of the peace of the town of Dix. Educated in the common schools and the Dundee Preparatory School. and in 1893 was appointed clerk of the Schuyler County Surrogate's Court; graduated from the law department of the Union University at Albany in 1896, was admitted to the bar, and in the au- tumn of the same year was elected dis- trict attorney of Schuyler County; 1899. unsuccessful candidate for Assembly; elected in 1900. being re-elected 1901, 1902 and 1903. In the Assemblies of 1901, 1902 and 1903 lie was a prominent member of the committees on Judiciary and Pub- lic Health: in 1903 was appointed a mem- ber of the following Assembly committees: Chairman of the committee on Public Health, and member of Judiciary. Public Printing. and Public Institutions. Ad- dress. Watkins. Schuyler County. N. Y.
O'BRIEN, Dennis:
Jurist; was born in Ogdensburg. N. Y., March 13. 1837; studied law at Ogdens- burg, in the office of Meyers & Magone. and was admitted to the bar in May, 1861; in the fall of that year he moved to Wa- tertown, and at once began practice. He was elected an Alderman of his city in 1869. serving in that capacity four suc- cessive terms and was afterward elected mayor. In 1880 he succeeded the late James F. Starbuck as a member of the State Democratic Committee, holding that position four years; at the general election held in November, 1883, was elec-
ted attorney general of the State of Nev York, and was re-elected jurist at the end of term of office. In 1889 he was tendered the Democratic nomination for judge of the Court of Appeals, having been norn- inated with remarkable unanimity, and the nomination being ratified by the people at the ensuing election by a large ma- jority; ou Jan. 1, 1890, he took his seat in that court for the constitutional term of fourteen years. Address, Watertown. N. Y.
O'BRIEN, Edward C .:
Merchant; was born in Fort Edward. Washington County, N. Y .; received his primary education in the public schools of that place, and continued his studies in the Granville Military Academy, grad- uating from there in 1880; resided in. Plattsburgh, Clinton County, for a num- ber of years, engaging there in the com- mission flour trade. It was at this time that he became interested in shipping and transportation problems. Has for many years been prominent in all im- portant public movements in favor of de- velopments of deep-water commerce, and for many years a persistent advocate of a large barge canal connecting the Great Lakes with the Hudson River at Albany; was chairman of the International Deep Waterways Convention, held at Cleve- land. O., in Sept .. 1896. In 1889 President Harrison appointed him United States commissioner of navigation; this office he resigned in March, 1893, but his resigna- tion was not accepted until the follow- ing December; he then became associ- ated with the Davis Coal & Coke Com- pany of West Virginia, of which the Hon. Stephen B. Elkins is president, and sub- sequently became one of its directors. Governor Morton, shortly after his elec- tion, tendered him the position of Com- missary-General of Subsistence, with the rank of brigadier-general, which office was accepted; but three months later he resigned to accept the office of Commis- sioner of Docks of the City of New York, to which Mayor Strong had appointed him; on the reorganization of the board, he was elected president, and twice re- elected. It was during his administration that the great improvement in the water front of the North River was undertaken. and the six well known recreation piers constructed. At the close of his admin- istration. the shipping and commercial men of the city tendered him a banquet at the Waldorf Hotel, which was attend- ed by over two hundred of the leading merchants of the city. He later organized the International Express Company and the Cuban & Pan-American Express Com- pany. and is now president and general manager of both companies. Is a member of the Union League. Republican, Lotos, Lawyers. and Ardsley Country Clubs; also of the Maritime Association, and the -
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Board of Trade and Transportation, and most of the commercial bodies of the city. Address, Manhattan Hotel, New York.
O'BRIEN, John H .:
Appointed secretary to Mayor-elect McClellan; was born Buffalo, N. Y., in 1871. Was for some time the Buffalo correspondent for a New York news- paper. Has since been doing reportorial work on the same in New York City. Is a Democrat in politics. Address, New York City.
O'BRIEN, Morgan J .:
Justice of the Supreme Court; was born in the City of New York. April 28, 1852, where he has continuously resided. He studied in the public schools and subse- quently at Fordham College, from which latter place he graduated in 1872 with the degree of A. B .: in the following year entered the College of St. Francis Xavier, New York City, passed an ex- amination and attained the degree of A. M. He thereafter entered the Law School of Columbia College, from which in two years he graduated with the de- gree of LL.B. Thereupon he opened an office for the practice of law and for some years was actively engaged in this. but notwithstanding the engrossing na- ture of his private practice, his in- terest in education led him to accept a position of trustee in public schools of the city, which office he held for many years until. being unable. on account of the amount of his legal work, to give it the necessary attention. he resigned. In addition to ordinary law practice a great part of his time was taken up in litiga- tion affecting the corporate interests of the City of New York, such as the docks and water fronts. and matters before the Sinking Fund Commissioners. The knowl- edge thus acquired of these corporate rights led to his selection as corporation counsel to the city, which office he occu- pied when he was elected. in 1887, a jus- tice of the Supreme Court. It was after his election to the latter office that he re- ceived from St. Johns College, Fordham, the degree of LL.D. His first three years as Supreme Court Justice were taken up with trial work and during this time he was selected to sit with a Republican Jus- tice in the trial of election cases at Sy- racuse which at the time attracted wide- spread attention and which duty he per- formed with signal success. He was se- lected by Governor Hill to be a member of the General Term of the Supreme Court, before which body all appeals were heard, and subsequently on the formation of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court under the new constitution of 1895 he was appointed by Governor Morton for five years a member of the Appellate Division of the First Department. Upon the termination of that period, Dec. 31, 1900, he was redesignated to the same
court by Governor Odell. The fact that Justice O'Brien was renominated by both parties testifies to the high position which he holds in the great City of New York. He was unanimously re-elected a justice of the Supreme Court in the fall of 1901 and subsequently re-appointed by Gover- nor Odell to sit in the Appellate Division of the First Department. He is a trustee of the New York Public Library. He is married and resides at 729 Park Ave. He is a member of the Century Association, Lotos Club, Manhattan Club, Democratic Club, Catholic Club, New York Athletic Club and a number of Golf Clubs, etc. Address, 729 Park Ave., New York.
OBRIG, Adolph:
Stock broker; born in Eberfeld, Ger- many, April 7, 1845; graduated from Me- chanics' Society School, New York, 1858; clerk in importing house, 1858; in dry goods commission business - about 1865; Wall Street stocks and bonds, 1867; pur- chased seat in Stock Exchange, 1871; founded firm of A. Obrig & Co .; dissolved partnership in 1879. Is a director of D. B. Crockett Co., Empire State Trust Com- pany. Member Salmagundi and National Arts Clubs. Married Clara Beales. Ad- dress, 1 West 72d Ct., New York.
OCHS, Adolph S .:
Publisher of New York Times, Phila- delphia Times. Chattanooga Times, and Philadelphia Public Ledger; born in Cin- cinnati, Ohio, March 12, 1858. Upon the close of the Civil War. his father, an offi- cer in the Union Army, was mustered out and the family moved to Knoxville, Tenn .; there, in 1869, the boy was placed in the office of the Knoxville Chronicle; 1876, he was assistant to the foreman of the composing room on the Daily Tribune, Knoxville, Tenn., very soon after be- coming assistant business manager of same; then prepared with Colonel J. E. McGowan, a writer on the Tribune to start a daily in Chattanooga, but was anticipated by Franc M. Paul, who, on May, 1877, began the Chattanooga Dis- patch; was offered and accepted position of general utility man on this paper; 1878 severed his connections with the Dispatch and began publication of a Chattanooga city directory. a venture which proved a financial success. In the meantime, having been made receiver for the Dis- patch, which had just failed, he took charge, paying off its entire indebtedness; July 1, 1878, bought the Chattanooga Times, making Colonel J. E. McGowan ed- itor-in-chief and soon made this enterprise a great success. In 1896 he came to New York City; three months after his ar- rival he was placed at the head of a com- pany which had bought the New York Times. and was given controlling owner- ship; here the usual success followed his efforts; in May, 1901. purchased the Phil- adelphia Times, placing his brother, George W. Ochs in charge of it; July
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22, 1902, purchased the Philadelphia Pub- lic Ledger, paying over $2,250,000 for it. All of these papers are independent in politics and stand for the best in journal- ism. Address, 481 West End Ave .; office, Times, New York.
C'CONNOR, Evangeline M .:
Author; born at Rochester, N. Y., and educated at the Free Academy of her na- tive town. Married to Joseph O'Connor, 1877; has written "Index to Hawthorne's Works," and "Index to Works of Shake- speare," besides translating several books from the German. Address, 146 Frank St., Rochester. N. Y.
O'CONNOR, Joseph:
Editor; born Tribes Hill, N. Y., Dec. 17, 1841; graduated from the University of Rochester, 1863; was admitted to the bar in 1869; was for some time in- structor of languages in Rochester Free Academy; 1870-73, connected with the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, first as reporter, later editor; then took editor- ship of Indianapolis Sentinel; 1875, came to New York, becoming an editorial writ- er on The World; occupied this position till 1878; a year later became editor of the Buffalo Courier; editor or
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Rochester Post-Express. Member Authors Club, etc. Read the poem for "New York Day," Sept., 1893, World's Columbian Ex- position. Author of "Poems," 1895; intro- duction to "Don Quixote" and "Great En- glish Plays" in "World's Great Books;" 1898, 1900; also wrote "Through Dry Places Seeking Rest," Blackwood, Jan., 1901. Residence, 146 Frank St .; office, Post-Express Office, Rochester, N. Y.
O'CONNOR, Stephen:
Captain, U. S. Army; born at Syracuse, N. Y., Nov. 29, 1837; family moved into Northern Illinois in 1845. Enlisted in U. S. Army at Chicago, Ill., June 21, 1860, and joined Company B, Eighth U. S. In- fantry; at Fort Breckenridge, Ariz., in Nov. following; served in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas until May 9, 1861; be- came prisoner of war with the Eighth In- fantry, surrendered in Texas to Confed- erate State troops; escaped from Confed- erate prison, near San Antonio, Dec. 10, 1862; joined regiment in Army of the Potomac, May 24, 1863; served during Gettysburg campaign; after battle of Gettysburg came to New York City to suppress draft riots; served at Fort Co- lumbus, Rikers Island and Davids Island until April 16, 1864; thence to the Army of the Potomac, joining the Ninth Army Corps, commanded by General Burnside; served during Wilderness campaign and Siege of Petersburg until Oct., 1864; thence to the Canadian frontier to watch an anticipated invasion of Confederates; was a short time at Buffalo; went back to New York Harbor; ordered from here back to Army of the Potomac; destination
changed to the City of Baltimore; thence served in North and South Carolina, dur- ing reconstruction period, from 1866 to 1869. Promoted to second lieutenant, Dec. 28, 1866, and first lieutenant, Jan. 4, 1869; served as supervisor of election for Clark County, Va., same year; on account of Army reduction was unassigned; assigned to the Twenty-third Infantry, Jan. 1, 1871. Served in all the States and territories west of the Mississippi (also in the State of Michigan) until the Spanish War; regi- ment ordered to the Philippine Islands in May, 1898; arrived in Manila Bay, July 17, 1898; landed and went into the trenches in front of Manila; was engaged in two af- fairs in the trenches, in both of which he commanded his company; was in the ad- vance during capture of Manila; was the first officer to reach the "Walled City" with troops; took possession of and held bridge entrance to Sallyport of "Walled City;" reached bridge in advance of a de- tachment of Spanish troops retreating into the city followed by Philippino troops. At this time the city had sur- rendered, and to avoid conflict he rushed these Spanish troops over the bridge and into the "Walled City." It was said at the time that that action of his saved many lives. Served on provost guard duty in the city in the swamps and guarding Tondo bridge and commanding Tondo police district, until May 15, 1899; thence to the Island of Jolo with regiment, from which point he applied for sick leave. Home in July, 1899, and retired from ac- tive service in April, 1900, after nearly forty years of service. Address, Wash-
ington, Ariz.
ODELL, Benjamin B., Jr .:
Governor, merchant; born in Newburg, N. Y., Jan. 14, 1854; son of Benjamin B. Odell; married, in 1877, to Estelle Criste, and in 1891 to Mrs. Linda C. Traphagen, sister of his first wife. He received his early education at Bethany College, West Virginia, and took a partial course in Columbia College, New York,. leaving that institution to engage with his father in business, at Newburg. He subsequent- ly became interested in various other en- terprises, becoming president of the New- burg Electric Light Company, and treas- urer of the Central Hudson Steamboat Company. Mr. Odell early took an active part in politics, but in his first nomina- tion, that of State senator, was defeated. In 1894 he was elected to Congress, and in 1896 was re-elected, declining a nomi- nation for the third term. For a number of years he was on the Republican State Committee, and for a time its chairman; elected governor of New York State, 1900, being inaugurated on Jan. 1, 1901, and for his second term on Jan. 1, 1903. Governor Odell was a member of the Na- tional Guard for eight years, holding the rank of sergeant at the date of his dis-
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charge. He has held prominent positions in the Masonic and Odd Fellows Fratern- ities. Address, Albany, N. Y.
OGDEN, Robert Curtis:
Merchant, member of the firm of John Wanamaker since 1885; born in Philadel- phia, June 20, 1836; son of Jonathan Og- den. Is President board of trustees of Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va .; direc- tor Union Theological Seminary, New York; trustee Tuskegee Institute, Tuske- gee, Ala .; president Conference for Educa- tion in the South; president Southern Ed- ucation Board; member General Educa- tion Board; president Pennsylvania So- ciety, New York; Republican. Honorary
member Clio Society, Princeton.
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ceived following honorary degrees: Yale, 1902, A. M .; Tulane, 1903, LL.D. Author of the booklets "Samuel Chapman Arm- strong" (Founder's Day Address, Hamp- ton, Va.), 1894; "Pew Rents and the New Testament, Can They be . Recon- ciled?" 1892; "Sunday School Teaching," 1894; also of the articles "Getting and Keeping a Business Position," Saturday Evening Post, Nov., 1899; "The Ethics of Modern Retailing," same, Oct., 1900. Mar- ried Ellen Elizabeth Lewis, of Brooklyn, March 1, 1860. Residence, 771 Madison Ave .; office, 784 Broadway, New York.
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