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PLYMPTON, George Washington:
Civil engineer and teacher of science; born Waltham, Mass., Nov. 18, 1827; son of Thomas Ruggles and Elizabeth Holden Plympton; was graduated from Waltham High School, 1844, and from Rensselaer Institute, Troy, N. Y., 1847, with the de- gree of civil engineer. Learned machin- ist's trade between March, 1844, and March, 1847. Married (first) Delia M., daughter of Col. Thomas Bussey, of Troy, N. Y., 1855 (died 1858); (second) July, 1861, Helen M. Bussy, sister of first wife. Practiced engineering, 1847-50; instructor in geodesy at Troy Polytechnic, 1850; pro- fessor engineering and architecture at the Cleveland University, Ohio, 1851-52; pro- fessor of mathematics, New York State Normal School, Albany, 1853 to 1856; built iron bridges, 1856-57, in Pennsylvania; was professor of physics and engineering in State Normal School of New Jersey at Trenton, 1857-61; professor of physics and engineering at Polytechnic Institute, at Brooklyn, since Sept., 1861, holding the position still. Became professor of phys- ics in Cooper Union night school in 1869 (still holding the chair). Became director of the Cooper Union night school in 1879 and still in the position. Was professor of chemistry and toxicology, Long Island College Hospital, 1864-86; editor Van Nos- trand's Magazine, 1869-86; commissioner of electric subways for Brooklyn, 1885-89, also 1892-96; on commission for improving terminal of Brooklyn Bridge, 1891-92; has translated scientific treatises from French,
and has written several engineering papers and short treatises : The Aneroid; How to Become an Engineer; The Use of the Blow-pipe; Flooding the Sahara. He has been a member of the American So- ciety of Civil Engineers since 1868, of the Century Club since 1870. Received the degrees of A. M., Hamilton College, 1855, and M. D. from Long Island Collge Hos- pital, 1886. Residence, 127 Herkimer St., Brooklyn; business address, Cooper Union, N. Y. City.
PLYMPTON, Gilbert Motler:
Banker; born Fort Wood, Bedloe's Isl- and, N. Y. Harbor, Jan. 15, 1835; son of Joseph and Eliza Matilda (Livingston) Plympton. His father was a soldier who served in the War of 1812 as lieutenant; in the Seminole War, Florida, as Major, and in the Mexican War as Lieutenant- Colonel, receiving the brevet of Colonel for gallant service at the battle of Cerro Gordo. Mr. Plympton's education was be- gun at Fort Snelling, Minn., under the chaplain of the post, and continued in a private school at Sackett's Harbor. Dur- ing his father's absence in Mexico he was sent to the house of his uncle, Gerard W. Livingston, in New Jersey, studied there, entering Shurtleff College, Ill., upon his father's return and appointment to Jefferson Barracks, Mo .; subsequently he studied at John Sedgwick's School, N. Y. City, and after reading law was admitted to practice in Nov., 1860; entered the law department of the University of N. Y., and was graduated in 1863. Beginning with a general practice, he was soon en- gaged in many of the important litiga- tions of the time, principally in the Fed- eral Courts. In 1889, having earned an independent fortune, and finding his health impaired by overwork, he went abroad for some time and upon his re- turn retired from active practice. In 1892 he organized with his present partners the well known banking house of Red- mond, Kerr & Co., and later the present banking house of Plympton, Gardiner & Co. Mr. Plympton has declined many official positions, though he has been and is a director in a number of corporations. He was a founder and vice-president of St. Nicholas Club. Member Union, Met- ropolitan, Riding,
Westchester County and N. Y. Yacht Clubs; Sons of the Revo- lution, Society of Colonial Wars, Metro- politan Museum of Art, Museum of Natu- ral History, Chamber of Commerce, St. Nicholas, N. Y. Historical, Zoological, Bo- tanical, American Historical, and St.
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Andrew's Society, and other prominent five years, chiefly on foreign politics and societies. He has been a frequent con- tributor to periodicals and is the author of several pamphlets, among them a mon- ograph upon the life of his father and a sketch of the Plympton family. Married, 1863, Mary A. daughter of Linus W. Ste- vens, a well known merchant of N. Y. City, and the first Colonel of the Seventh Regiment. They have one daughter, Mary Livingston Plympton, now the wife of Robert M. Tarleton, Esq. City Residence, 30 W. 52d St .; country place, Wyndtryst, Great Neck, L. I., N. Y.
POLHEMUS, Adrian S .:
Major U. S. Army; born N. Y .; appoint- ed from New York, civil life. Actual rank, first lieutenant and assistant sur- geon, Dec. 3, 1883; Captain and assistant surgeon, Dec. 3, 1888; Major, surgeon, Feb. 2, 1901; retired in 1904. Address, 2215 Washington Circle, Washington, D. C.
POLK, Frank Lyon:
Lawyer; was graduated from Yale Uni- versity, A. B., 1894, and Columbia Law School, 1897. Member University, Yale, Knickerbocker and Racquet and Tennis Clubs. Residence, 7 E. 36th St .; office, 32 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
POLK, William Mecklenburg:
Physician; born Ashwood, Tenn., Aug. 15, 1844, son of Bishop and Lieutenant- General Leonidas Polk, C. S. A .; građu- ate of Virginia Military Institute July 4, 1861; studied medicine at University of Louisiana, New Orleans and Columbia University of N. Y., and has prac- ticed in N. Y.
since graduation. During the
Civil War,
served in the Confederate Army as Captain and adjutant in Inspector General's depart- ment. For four years he was professor of therapeutics in Bellevue Medical Col- lege; later professor of obstetrics and dis- ases of women, medical department, Uni- versity of N. Y .; is now dean of Cornell University Medical College. He has been a frequent contributor to medical litera- ture, notably Dennis' System of Surgery and Keating's Clinical Gynecology. Au- thor: Biography of Leonidas Polk, Bishop and General. Address, 7 E. 36th St., N. Y. City.
POLLAK, Gustav:
Editor; born Vienna, Austria, May 4, 1849, and educated there. He came to America in 1866. Married Celia Heilprin in 1875. A contributor to N. Y. Nation and N. Y. Evening Post for past twenty-
literary subjects; editor of Babyhood since 1884; was cashier of the Evening Post from 1881 to 1892; contributor to Ap- pleton's Encyclopaedia, and also associ- ated in the revision of the Century Cyclo- pædia of Names and the New Inter- national Encyclopædia. Joint editor of the Century Book for Mothers (1901); lived in New Jersey, 1884-1901, taking some interest in local politics and was a candidate for State Senator in Union Co. on the Palmer and Buckner ticket, 1896. In 1905 he delivered two lectures on "Austrian Dramatists" at the Johns Hop- kins University, Baltimore. Author: Our Success in Child Training, 1902. Residence, 219 W. 138th St .; office, 140 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
POLLOCK, Channing:
Author; born Washington, D. C., March 4, 1880; educated Polytechnic, Prague, Austria, and Bethel, Virginia. Author fol- lowing plays: The Pit, for Wilton Lack- aye; A Game of Hearts; The Little Gray Lady; The Great Adventurer, for Thomas E. Shea, etc .; wrote a book called Behold the Man (1900) ; various short stories, poems, etc. ; director Woman's Exhibition, Madison Sq. Garden, 1902; was corres- pondent, 1895. Address, Lyric Theatre, and 1867 7th Ave., N. Y. City. POOL, Joseph:
City Magistrate; born Minerva, O., 1835; admitted to the Bar and practiced several years in Cleveland, O. Major and brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteers, in Civil War; removed to N. Y. City in 1868. Practiced law with his son, Howard R. Pool; president of Ameri- can National Bank and Manufacturers and Merchants Bank, and N. Y. & West Shore R. R .; city magistrate since 1897; president of the Camden Construction Co. and Pittsburg, Brady's Bend & Lake Erie R. R. Co .; director Air Gas Meter Co. Member Union League and Military Order of the Loyal Legion. Address, 529 West End Ave., N. Y. City. POOLE, Charles Franklin:
Manufacturer; born June 1, 1851, Cen- tremoreland, Pa .; educated at Rev. Dr. Geo. M. Life's School, Nichols, N. Y. ; mar- ried, 1874, Eliza Jane Van Ostrand. Manufacturer of fine pressed white and buff brick and paving brick at Nina, N. Y., 1893-94; manufacturer of granite and marble monumental work at Waverly, N. Y .; Democratic candidate for member of Assembly, 1896; Knight Templar Shriner
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and Noble Grand of Odd Fellows. Mem- ber National Brick Manufacturers Asso- ciation. Address, Waverly, N. Y.
POOLEY, Robert P .:
U. S. Consul; born St. Helena, 1834; came with family to N. Y., March 13, 1886; in N. Y. in 1888; consular career started as clerk, vice-consul, acting con- sul and principal consular officer ; opened in 1856 under Geo. W. Kimball, the then Consul of the U. S. at St. Helena; ap- pointed vice-consul at St. Helena April 18, 1872; retired Sept. 16, 1878; appointed consul at Sierra Leone Nov. 1, 1893; con- sul at St. Helena Jan. 12, 1898. Mr. Pooley represents the following marine in- surance companies at St. Helena : The Insurance Co. of N. Y., The National In- surance Co., N. Y., and the Boston Ma- rine Insurance Co. Address, U. S. Con- sulate, Island of St. Helena.
POOR, Henry W .:
Banker; born Bangor, Me., 1844; was graduated from Harvard, 1865; is senior member of the banking firm of H. W. Poor & Co., of N. Y. and Boston, and proprietor of Poor's Manual of Railroads. Member Union, University, Manhattan, Town, Harvard, The Brook, Strollers, Racquet, Riding, Tuxedo, Grolier, Down Players, Lambs, Mid-day Lunch, N. Y. Yacht, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Clubs. Residences, Lexington Ave., N. Y. City, Tuxedo, N. Y .; Brookline, Mass .; Andover, Maine, and Villa Narcissus, Capli, Italy; offices, 68 William St. and 33 Wall St., N. Y. City.
POOR, Ruel W .:
President Garfield National Bank; born Sept. 29, 1860, in New London, N. H .; educated at Wilton, (Me.) Academy. Married. Director Garfield National Bank. Member Lotos, N. Y. Athletic, and Craftsmen's Clubs, Sons of Ameri- can Revolution, New England Society and Chamber of Commerce. Residence, 44 Hamilton Terrace; office, 71 West 23d St., N. Y. City.
POPE, Albert A .:
Manufacturer and merchant; born Bos- ton, May 20, 1843; son of Charles Pope, of Boston; married, Sept. 20, 1874, Abby Linder. Education received at the Brook- line public and high schools. Entered the volunteer service at the breaking out of the Civil War, serving throughout with distinction. At the close of the war en- gaged in business, and in 1877 organized the Pope Manufacturing Co., of which he is still president. Pioneer of the great movement for better roads. Director in
American Loan and Trust Co. of Boston, and the Boston Five Cent Savings Bank; trustee of the Na- tional Assurance Co. of Ireland, and of the Metropolitan Storage Warehouse Co. He is a member of the Massachusetts Society Sons of the Revolution, past commander of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion and of Edward W. Kinsley Post, No. 113, G. A. R .; member of the Algonquin Club, the Boston Athletic As- sociation, the Boston Art Club, Society of Cincinnati, Union League, Reform and Lawyers Clubs, N. Y .; the Beacon So- ciety and numerous other patriotic and social organizations. Address, 21 Park Row, N. Y. City.
POPE, George:
President and director Official Auto- mobile Blue Book Co .; treasurer and director of Pope Manufacturing Co. and Pope Motor Car Co .; director of Colum- bia Lubricant Co., Electric Vaporizer Disinfecting Co., and The National Bat- tery Co. Residence, East Orange, N. J .; office, 17 Park Row, N. Y. City.
PORTER, Alfred Haynes, Jr .:
Lawyer; born, 1865, Brooklyn, N. Y .; attended Yale College and was graduated from Columbia Law School, 1886; vice- president and director Royal Baking Pow- der Co. Member Seabright, Dyker Mea- dow and Garden City Golf Clubs, and Down Town Association. Residence, 1 East 41st St .; office, 100 William St., N. Y. City.
PORTER, Clarence:
Real Estate broker;
was graduated from Princeton in 1895; married Miss Mary S. Bird; is associated in business with Worthington Whitehouse; they are specialists in the renting and selling of high-class residential property, particu- larly in the Fifth Ave. and Murray Hill sections, and have been for a number of years the brokers for the Vanderbilt family in all their realty investments. Is a member of Union League and other clubs. Address, 83 Park Ave., N. Y. City. PORTER, Eugene Hoffman:
Physician, born Ghent, New York, Aug. 7, 1856; was educated at Claverack College, Cortland, and State Normal School, Cornell University; was gradu- ated from New York Homeopathic Medi- cal College and Hospital, 1885. In 1889, at Rutgers College, he received the degree of A. M. for special work. Married Alice A. Day, June 12, 1889. In 1885 he became associate editor of the North American Journal of Homeopathy; in 1892 was made
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editor-in-chief, and under his manage- ment the Journal has greatly increased in circulation and influence. Dr. Porter was for seven years general secretary of the American Institute of Homeopathy; has served as president of the New York State Homeopathic Medical Society, and for years was chairman of many of its most important committees. He was pro- fessor of physiological materia medica in the New York Medical College Hospital; is consulting physician to the Laura Franklin Hospital; one of the managers of the State Hospital for the Insane; on Advisory Committee, International Health Exposition, New York, 1898; honorary member Societé Medicale Homeopathique de France, British Homeopathic Medical Society, Academy Political and Social Science, State Press Association, and nu- merous other similar associations. Mem- ber of the Republican, West Side, Twi- light and Cornell University Clubs; di- rector of the Amsterdam Savings Bank, and president of several business corpora- tions. Address, 181 West 73d St., N. Y. City.
PORTER, Farley :
Clergyman ; was prepared at Rochester, N. Y .; was graduated from University of Rochester; for several years engaged in business in Colorado; student Rochester Theological Seminary, 1877-80; has held pastorates at Crested Butte, Colo., Vol- ney, Woodville, Elizabethtown, New Ha- ven, Bellona and Elba, N. Y. Address, Elba, N. Y.
PORTER, Henry Hobart:
Contracting engineer ; born March 12, 1865, N. Y. City; was graduated from School of Mines, Columbia University, 1886. Member of firm of Sanderson & Porter; vice-president of Queens Borough Electric Light & Power Co., of N. Y .; vice-president Indiana & Michigan Elec- tric Co., treasurer Peekskill Lighting & Railroad Co. Member of Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity, University and Rocka- way Hunting Clubs and Columbia Uni- versity Alumni Association. Residence, "Lauberdale," Lawrence; office, 52 Wil- ham St., N. Y. City.
PORTER, Horace:
U. S. Ambassador to France; born Huntingdon, Pa., Aug. 15, 1837; son of Hon. David R. Porter, State Senator and Governor of Pennsylvania for two terms, 1839 and 1844. After receiving an ele- mentary education he entered the scien- tific department of Harvard, in 1854. He invented, when only twelve years of age,
a water test which was used in his father's extensive iron works, and subse- quently devised many mechanical im- provements. Entered West Point Acade- my in 1855; was graduated in 1860, third in a class of forty-one. Was commis- sioned second lieutenant in the Ordnance Corps, and for three months served as in- structor in artillery. After the outbreak of the Rebellion he at once came into active service, taking part in Oct., 1861, in the expedition against Port Royal, and subsequently, as first lieutenant, in the operations for the reduction of Fort Pu- laski. Here he was promoted captain for gallant and meritorious conduct. In July, 1862, he was appointed chief of ordnance of the Army of the Potomac, and as such served in the battle of An- tietam. Was afterwards transferred to the same position in the Army of the Ohio, and was subsequently in the Army of the Cumberland, being now appointed captain and assigned to general staff duty on the field. He distinguished himself in the hard-fought battle of Chickamauga, and for a conspicuous act of gallantry received the Congressional Medal of Honor, and while serving on the staff of General Thomas at Chattanooga first met General Grant, with whom he was after- wards so closely associated. In 1864 made aide-de-camp on General Grant's staff, with the rank of lieutenant colonel. As such took part in the series of battles in the overland march to Richmond, was made major in the regular army for gal- lant conduct in the battle of the Wilder- ness, and lieutenant colonel at Spottsyl- vania, and colonel at New Market Heights for similar gallantry. During remainder of the war he was a close companion of General Grant, being with him in his rush through the lines after the failure of the mine before Petersburg, to withdraw the imperiled troops, and attending him in all the subsequent events till the sur- render at Appomattox. He was promoted brigadier general in Feb., 1865, and was one of the small group present on the surrender of General Lee. After the war he made a tour of the South, which was followed by a valuable report on the con- dition of the freedmen. He subsequently accompanied General Grant in his tour of the Northwestern States. Afterwards engaged in military duties, served as As- sistant Secretary of War under Grant, and In 1869 became President Grant's private secretary. In 1873 resigned from the army to accept the position of vice-
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president of the Pullman Palace Car Co. [PORTER, Nathan Todd, Jr .:
In 1875 he was made chairman of the Ex- ecutive Committee of the Metropolitan Elevated Ry., in which he was largely interested financially. He subseuently became connected as a director with nu- merous railroad enterprises and with the Equitable Life Assurance Society and the Continental National Bank. He was also president of the West Shore and the St. Louis and San Francisco R. R. Co. In 1897 was appointed U. S. Ambassador to France, and resigned that position April 30, 1905. Is member of all the most important N. Y. City clubs; is president of several military societies, of the Union League Club and the Grant Monument Association. For the latter he raised $400,000 to build a fitting monument for General Grant, his dead chief and com-
rade. In 1894 received the degree of L.L. D., from Union College. In 1904 re- ceived from the French Government the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor. Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor, the highest grade of that order. Address, 277 Madison Ave., N. Y. City.
PORTER, Hugh:
Lawyer; born Jan. 19, 1850, N. Y. City ; president of Pontiac, Oxford and North- ern R. R. Co., Natchez, Red River and Texas R. R. Co., Huachuca Water Co., Sycamore Water Co., and N. Y. City Baptist Mission. Trustee and counsel, American Tract Society; trustee Chris- tian Home for Intemperate Men and New York Ophthalmic Hospital. Member Advisory Committee and Counsel of Bap- tist Home Society ; Counsel of American Female Guardian Society and Home for Friendless. Member Lawyers and Colo- nial Clubs. Address, 35 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
PORTER, Jeannette Steele:
Editor; born Kentucky; educated in Paris, France. Graduate student Colum- bia College. Editor Children's Depart- ment, Woman's Home Companion. Rec- reations, literature and foreign travel. Address, Care of Woman's Home Com- panion, 35 West 21st St., N. Y. City. PORTER, Louis H .:
Lawyer; born, 1874, N. Y. City; edu- cated at Yale University. Member of firm of Porter & Barnes. Member Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity, Yale, University, and Suburban Clubs, N. Y. City Bar Associa- tion, Linnæan Society and American Or- nithologists Union. Residence, Stam- ford, Ct .; office, 140 Nassau St., N. Y. City,
Commission merchant; born Dec. 5, 1867, Brooklyn, N. Y .; was graduated from Yale University, 1890; married Caro- line Chester Knickerbacker. Member of firm of Porter Bros. Member University and Essex County (N. J.) Country Clubs. Residence, Montclair, N. J .; office, 114 Worth St., N. Y. City
PORTER, Peter Augustus:
Lawyer; born Oct. 10, 1853, at Niagara Falls, N. Y .; son of Col. Peter A. Porter, who was killed in battle in Civil War, and grandson of Gen. P. B. Porter; was grad- uated from Yale College, 1874. Married, 1887, Alice Adele Taylor. Member of Assembly, 1886-87 ; commissioner of State Reservation at Niagara Falls; editor of Niagara Falls Gazette. Address, Niagara Falls, N. Y.
PORTER, Robert P .:
Journalist; born Marham Hall, Norfolk, England; came to the U. S. 1867; was connected with the Chicago Inter-Ocean at its founding, 1872; has studied social, industrial and economic conditions of U. S., Europe and Japan, and has made numerous reports on these subjects. Was superintendent of the eleventh census, 1889-93; special U. S. commissioner to Cuba and Porto Rico, 1898-99. Author: Local Government at Home and Abroad, (1879); Report on Valuation, Taxation and Public Indebtedness in the U. S., Tenth Census, (1882); Commerce and In- dustries of Japan, (1896); Municipal Own- ership at Home and Abroad (1898) ; In- dustrial Cuba (1899) ; Municipal Own- ership and Public Ownership (1903). Ad- dress, 100 Broadway, N. Y. City.
PORTER, Thomas Wyman:
Commission merchant; was graduated from Yale University, 1887. Member of firm of Porter Bros. Member Delta Карра Epsilon Fraternity, University, Union, Merchants and Essex County (N. J.) Country Clubs, and Ardsley Ca- sino. Residence, Montclair, N. J .; office, 114 Worth St., N. Y. City.
PORTER, William H .:
President of Chemical National Bank; born, Jan. 3, 1861, Middlebury, Vt .; edu- cated at Middlebury Academy and Sara- toga High School. Married. Director Chemical National Bank, Fifth Avenue Bank, Bankers Trust Co., U. S. Life Insurance Co., and various manufactur- ing corporations. Trustee Franklin Savings Bank. Member Metropolitan, Republican, Union League, N. Y. Athletic, Atlantic Yacht and Transportation Clubs,
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New England and American Geographi- [ neur, of France. Residence, 11 W. 21st St .; office, 33 E. 17th St., N. Y. City.
cal Societies, and American Institute of Mining Engineers, Chamber of Com- merce. Residence, 56 East 67th St .; of- fice, 270 Broadway, N. Y. City.
POST, Charles Henderson:
U. S. manager for the Caledonian In- surance So., of Edinburgh; president of the Caledonian-American Insurance Co., of N. Y .; born Derby, Conn., May 16, 1856; eldest son of Samuel A. Law Post and Laura (Judd). Married Kate R. Mil- liken, of Ellenville, N. Y. Began his insurance career
as a local agent in Ellenvile, N. Y., in 1872. Mem-
ber Lotos and Down Town Clubs; also of the Baltusrol Golf Club of Short Hills, N. J., and Canoe Brook Country Club of Summit, N. J. Address, Summit, N. J. POST, Daniel Hazeltine:
Manufacturer; born July 17, 1850, Jamestown, N. Y .; was graduated from Williams College, 1874; journalist nine years; clerk of U. S. Commission to Paris Monetary Conference, 1878; captain N. G., N. Y .; director Chautauqua County Trust Co,; treasurer of Prendergast Library; Civil Service Commissioner; secretary of Jamestown Club. Member Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, Army and Navy Club, Military Service Institution, Sons of Revolution and Buffalo Historical Socie- ty. Residence, Jamestown, N. Y.
POST, Edwin M.
Banker; born Jan. 6, 1870, Cincinnati, Ohio; educated at Columbia University. Married. Member of firm of Thomas & Post, members of New York Stock Ex- change; president of Express Coal Line and Georgia Car Co .; vice-president of Southern Iron Car Line; secretary, treas- urer and director Manhattan Car Trust Co .; secretary and director Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis R. R. Co. Mem- ber Tuxedo, Lambs, Union, St. Anthony, Knickerbocker, Larchmont Yacht, and Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Clubs, Sons of Revolution and Down Town As- sociation. Residence, 18 Wes. 10th St .; office, 71 Broadway, N. Y. CLy. POST, George Browne :.
Architect; born N. Y. City; educated N. Y. University Scientific School; studied architecture with Richard M. Hunt; Ex- president and Fellow American Institute of Architects and Architectural League, and Fine Arts Federation, and president National Arts Club; member American Society of Civil Engineers, Century As- sociation, Chevalier de la Légion d'Hon-
POST, George B., Jr .:
Banker and broker; born July 30, 1864, N. Y. City; son of George B. Post and Alice Stone Post; prepared at St. Mark's School, Southboro, Mass., and attended Columbia University. Married Julia Smith. Member of firm of Post & Flagg. Governor New York Stock Exchange.
Member Delta Phi Fraternity, Union, Knickerbocker, St. Anthony's, New York Athletic, Morristown, Somerset Hills
Country and Morristown Golf Clubs and Columbia University Alumni Association. Residence, 18 East 37th St .; office, 38 Wall St., N. Y. City.
POST, Regis Henri:
Auditor of the Island of Porto Rico; son of Albert Kintzing Post and Marie Caroline de Trobriand ; born Jan. 28, 1870 ; educated at St. Mark's School, Southbor- ough, and was graduated from Harvard College, A. B., 1891. Married, March 4, 1895, Carolyn Beatrice Post. Member As- sembly, State of New York, two terms, 1898-1900. Auditor of Porto Rico, May 1, 1903. Address, Auditor's office, San Juan. P. R.
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