Who's who in New York (city and state) 1904, Part 175

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Queens County and Suburban R. R .; from Jan., 1894 to May, 1899, he was president of the North Shore Traction Co., which owned all the stock of the Lynn and Bos- ton R. R., and the controlling interest in other properties. Married, June 5, 1872, Lebanon, Ill., Augusta Carroll, daughter of Augustus C. French, a native of New Hampshire, who while governor of Illin- ois, drove the Mormons out of that State. Mrs. Wicker died in 1889, leaving three children, Henry Halladay, Lucy South- worth and Cyrus French Wicker. Mem- ber Union League, Lotos, Lawyers, Church, Atlantic Yacht and St. Andrews Golf Clubs of N. Y. City and the Union League of Chicago. Also member Metro- politan Museum of Art, the American Geographical Society, the Sons of the Revolution, the New England Society and the Mayflower Descendants, and is presi- dent of the Chicago Society of New York. He has long been vestryman and treasurer of All Angels' Church (Episcopal), of New York; is a trustee and vice-presi- dent of the Washington Savings Bank, director and president of the Dillon-Gris- wold Wire Co., director and president of the Iroquois Construction Co., director and chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Discount, director and vice-president Merchants Trust Co; was prominent in the organization of the Bankers Money Order Association, of which he is director and president ; director Niagara, Lockport and Ontario Power Co .; director Hudson Valley Ry. Co., and is a special partner in the house of Wicker Brothers. Address, West End Ave., N. Y. City.

WICKES, Robert B .:

Lawyer; was graduated from University of Rochester in 1878; studied law, 1878-80; has practiced law since 1880 in Rochester, N. Y. Specialty, real estate law. Is presi- dent of Abstract Guarantee Co. He pub- lished Danforth and Wickes' New York Court of Appeals Digest (in 1884) ; Dan- forth's Supreme Court Digest (1886). Ad- dress, 103 German Insurance Building, Rochester, N. Y.

WICKSER, John G .:

Financier; born 1856, Germany; whole- sale grocer. Vice-president of Buffalo German Insurance Co. President of Buf- falo Insurance Co. Republican. State

Treasurer, 1902-04. Address, Buffalo, N. Y.

WIEBER, F. W. F .:

Surgeon, U. S. Navy. Native of Ger-

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many, April 5, 1861. Appointed from Brooklyn, N. Y., assistant surgeon, Nov. 3, 1884, until Nov. 3, 1887. On duty on U. S. S. Vermont until May 1, 1886; U. S. F. S. Hartford until Oct. 14, 1886; U. S. S. Iriquois, until May 1, 1886 ; U. S. F. S. Vandalia until June 13, 1888. Passed as- sistant surgeon from Nov. 3, 1887 until Nov. 6, 1897. On duty on Independence, Dec. 27, 1888 to Jan. 3, 1890; Charleston, until August 11, 1881; Pensacola, until Oct. 26, 1891 ; Albatross, until Jan. 6 1893 ; Naval Hospital Norfolk, until March 4, 1898. Surgeon from Nov. 6, 1897. Duty on U. S. S. Miantonomon, from March 10, 1898 until Oct. 29, 1898. Naval Station, San Juan, Porto Rico, Nov. 5, 1898 until June 5, 1901. Naval Academy, Annapolis, from June 13, 1901, until July 9, 1903. U. S. S. Prairie, since August 21, 1903. Ad- dress, care Navy Department, Washing- ton, D. C.

WIECHMANN, Ferdinand Gerhard:

Consulting chemist, author (Forest Monroe); born Brooklyn, Nov. 12, 1858; son of Ernst Gustav and Anna Cæcilie Albers; was graduated from School of Mines, Columbia College, Ph. B., in chemistry, 1881, Ph. D., 1882; married, 1885, Marie Helen Damrosch. Instructor chemistry, Columbia University, 1883-97. Author: Sugar Analysis; Lecture Notes on Theoretical Chemistry; Chemistry-Its Evolution and Achievements; Maid of

Montauk. Member N. Y. Academy of Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Franklin Insti- tute of Philadelphia, Columbia Universi- ty Alumni. Residence, 310 West 80th St., N. Y. City; business, Box 79, Station W, Brooklyn, N. Y.

WIETING, Charles Augustus:

Commissioner of agriculture; born Seward, N. Y., Nov. 11, 1862; son of John C. and Mary Sexton, and grandson of Philip Wieting, of

one the pioneer preachers of Schoharie County. Mr. Wieting is a farmer and was appointed commissioner of agriculture on May 1, 1896, by Governor Levi P. Morton; he continued in this position under the ad- ministration of Governor Frank S. Black, was reappointed by Governor Theodore Roosevelt on May 1, 1899, and again ap- pointed to the same position on May 1, 1902, by Governor Benjamin B. Odell, Jr. He has served as vice-president and chairman of the executive committee of the New York State Fair Commission since 1900. Address, Cobleskill, N. Y.

WIGGIN, Frederick Holme:

Physician, surgeon and gynecologist; born Kingston on Thames, England, Dec. 26, 1853; son of Frederick and Elizabeth Sumner Gerard Wiggin; was graduated from Bellevue Hospital Medical College, 1877; married, 1878, Abbie Fiske Merriam, of Greenfield, Mass; until 1890 practiced his profession at Litchfield, Conn; visit- ing gynecologist St. Elizabeth's; visiting surgeon, N. Y. City Hospitals; member Congress of German Surgeons (Berlin). Member N. Y. State Medical Association; American Medical Association, Metropol- itan Museum of Art, and Union League Club. Office and private hospital, 55 W. 36th St., N. Y. City.

WIGGIN, Kate Douglas:

Author; born Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 28, 1859; daughter of Robert N. Smith, a lawyer; educated in common schools and Abbott Academy, Andover, Mass. In 1876 went to California to study kindergarten methods; in 1878 organized the Silver Street Kindergarten in San Francisco; 1880, organized (with her sister) the Cali- fornia Kindergarten Training School.

Married, in 1880, Samuel B. Wiggin, a lawyer of San Francisco; gave up teach- ing and removed to the East. In 1878 produced her first literary work, a short serial story called Half a Dozen House- keepers; also author: The Birds' Christ- mas Carol, (1888); The Story of Patsy, (1889) ; Timothy's Quest, (1890) ; Child- ren's Rights, (1892) ; Marm Lisa, (1894) ; Village Watch Tower, (1895) ; Nine Love Songs and a Carol, (1896); Penelope's Experiences in England, Ireland and Scot- land; The Diary of a Goose Girl, (1902) ; Golden Numbers; The Posy Ring and Re- becca, (1903) ; Rose o' the River, (1905) ; In June Time, (1904) ; Bowdoin College conferred upon her the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters, borne only by one other woman, Sarah Orne Jewett. Address, 163 West 58th St., N. Y. City.

WIGGINS, Carleton:

Artist; born Turners, N. Y., 1848; art student under George Inness and abroad; his work is represented in Metropolitan Museum of Art and other public as well as private collections. Member National Academy of Design, American Water Color Society, Society American Artists. Address, 1079 Dean St., Brooklyn, N. Y. WILBUR, Charles S .:

Lawyer; was graduated from Univer- sity of Rochester in 1878; instructor High School, Troy, N. Y., 1879-80; private secre- tary to United States Senator Warner

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Miller; special agent U. S. Treasury De- active in the politics of Cayuga county, partment, 1889-93; State corporation tax commissioner, 1895. Has since practiced law in N. Y. City. Address, N. Y. City. WILBUR, David F .:

Consul; born Milford, N. Y., 1859; edu- cated at Cazenovia Seminary, graduating in 1879. Has been engaged in mercantile business; represented Twenty-first dis- trict in the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses; member of New York com- mission to investigate tuberculosis in cat- tle in 1893. On July 1, 1903, he was ap- pointed Consul at Barbados, West Indies. Address, Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies.

WILBUR, Henry W .:

Editor ; born Easton, N. Y., May 15, 1851; son of Humphrey and Ann Pierce Wilbur. Educated in public schools and high school, Vineland, N. J. Married at Vineland, N. J., Oct. 21, 1880, to Eliza M. Sowle. Began editorial work in 1875. Edited Vineland (N. J.) Independent, 1876-1884; New York Voice, 1896-98. Been editor of New York Defender since 1899. Was Prohibition candidate for governor of New Jersey in 1895, and Secretary of the State of New York, 1888. Recommended minister Religious Society 0 Friends. Lecturer on temperance, economic and popular subjects. Residence, 785 Park Ave .; office, 232 West 14th St., N. Y. City. WILCOX, Ansley :

Lawyer; born Summerville, Ga., Jan. 27, 1856; son of Daniel Hand and Frances Louisa Ansley Wilcox; was graduated from Yale, 1874; special course at Oxford, Eng .; married, 1878, Cornelia C. Rumsey of Buffalo (died, 1880); 1883, Mary Grace Rumsey; admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1878; member of law firm of Wilcox and Bull. Professor medical jurisprudence Univer- sity of Buffalo; Member Country, Liberal, Ellicott, Buffalo, Saturn and University Clubs of Buffalo, and Reform and Univer- sity Clubs (N. Y.). Residence, 641 Dela- ware Ave .; office, 684 Ellicott Square, Buf- falo, N. Y.

WILCOX, Benjamin Martin:

Republican State Senator, representing the thirty-ninth Senate district, Cayuga and Seneca Counties; born Fleming, N. Y., June 21, 1854, and was educated in the public schools of Auburn. In 1870 he entered the county clerk's office as mes- senger and clerk; was so employed for seven years, and then appointed deputy county clerk, which positon he held till Jan., 1883, when he was chosen clerk, and remained such till 1891. He has been

and was for several years chairman of the Republican County Committee. Was elected to the Assembly in 1893, and re- elected in 1894; elected to State Senate Ad- in 1895, 1898, 1900, 1902 and 1904. dress, Auburn, N. Y.

WILCOX, Ella Wheeler:

Author; born (Wheeler) at Jamestown Centre, Wis., 1855; educated at the Uni- versity of Wisconsin; married in 1884; Robert M. Wilcox. Author: Drops of Water; Every-Day Thoughts; Poems of Passion; Maurine; Poems of Pleasure; Three Women; Kingdom of Love and Other Poems; An Erring Woman's Love; Men, Women and Emotions; The Beauti- ful Land of Nod; Poems of Power; The Heart of the New Thought; An Am- bitious Man. Residence, The Bungalow Short Beach, Conn .; business address, 41 Union Square, N. Y. City.

WILCOX, Franklin A .:

Lawyer; born Jan. 30, 1837, at Ashland, N. Y .; son of Oliver and Cynthia Beebe Wilcox. Educated at Hedding Literary Institute, Ashland, N. Y., Woods School, Middletown, N. Y., and N. Y. University ; admitted to the Bar 1859; member of law firm of Wilcox & Greene, formerly Wilcox, Adams & Greene; married Annie L. Arm- itage, Oct. 15, 1867 ; he has three children, Frank Armitage, Caroline and Grace Arm- itage; member of Bar Association from its foundation, 1869 ; director of Legal Aid Society ; president of N. Y. & Mount Ver- non Dock Co .; member of City, Down Town and Republican Clubs; honorary member Mount Vernon Board of Trade. Residence, 933 Madison Ave .; office, 1 Broadway, N. Y. City.

WILCOX, Marrion:

Author; editor; lawyer; born Apr. 3, 1858 ; son of Daniel Hand and Frances L. Ansley Wilcox ; descendant of John Wilcox, one of the "original proprietors" of Hart- ford, Conn. (1636-39) ; was graduated from Yale, 1878 ; studied law and was ad- mitted to N. Y. Bar; LL.B., Hamilton ; special courses in history and philology at Oxford, Heidelberg, Jena and Berlin Universities ; married, 1885; again several years abroad; instructor at Yale and as- sociate editor of the New Englander and Yale Review; in N. Y. since 1893; editor or contributor to magazines, reviews and encyclopedias. Author : Real People (1886) ; Señora Villena and Gray (1888) ; Scenes in General Dayton's Garden (1889) ; History of the War with Spain (1898) ; Sketches in Spain, England and Italy

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(1899); Harper's History of the War in he was engaged in the study of medicine the Philippines (1900). In 1902-04 Mr. at Harvard he served as house physician Wilcox wrote (beside other essays and in the hospitals of Boston. After his graduation in medicine he spent fifteen months in medical study at Vienna, Hei- delberg, Paris and Edinburgh, gaining there experience of the utmost value, and upon his return took up his residence in New York. In 1884 he was appointed a clinical assistant at the N. Y. Post- Graduate Medical School and Hospital, in 1886 an instructor in the same insti- tution, and in 1889 he was chosen profes- sor of medicine. As a teacher of prac- ticing physicians he is well and favor- ably known for his extensive practical experience, broad scholarship, and scien- tific enthusiasm. studies in the general field of American history) for the North Amercan Review, The Situation in Cuba, A Prototype of Latin-American Misgovernment, and Col- ombia's Last Vision of Eldorado; for the Atlantic Monthly, A Delicate Trial of Strength, and for the Encyclopedia Ameri- cana nearly the entire series of articles dealing with South and Central America and the West Indies. He visited Cuba twice in 1902, as a student of actual con- ditions, economic and political, with spe- cial reference to the question of reciprocity between that republic and the U. S .; took a leading part in the preliminary nego- tiations for the reciprocity treaty, and at the same time advocated in many publi- cations, American and Cuban, the adop- tion of the Cuban policy which was sub- ! mitted to Congress by the administration, and after a long struggle accepted by the House of Representatives, the treaty going into effect Dec. 17, 1903. His efforts in be- half of the treaties, which finally estab- lished the relations between the U. S. and Cuba on a satisfactory basis, were a con- tinuation of his earlier active interest in the liberation of the island, which mani- fested itself in a number of practical ways, from the outbreak of the insurrec- tion in 1895 through the period of Amer- ican intervention. In 1904-05 he wrote editorials for Harper's Weekly, further contributions to the Americana, Scientific American, N. Y. Sun, etc. Address, 67 East 54th St., N. Y. City.

WILCOX, Reynold Webb, M.D., LL.D .:

Born at Madison, Conn., in 1856; his father, Colonel Vincent Meigs Wilcox, commanded the One Hundred and Thirty- second Regiment, Pennsylvania Volun- teers, during the late war. His father was a descendant of William Wilcoxson of Stratford, Conn., who settled there in 1639; his mother, Catherine Millicent Webb, traces her ancestry to Richard Webb, of Stamford, Conn., who emigrated as early as 1626, and was the founder of the well known Connecticut family of that name Dr. Wilcox was educated at Yale College, by which he was graduated with honors as Bachelor of Arts 1878; 1881 received the degree of Master of Arts from Hobart College, and in the same year that of Doctor of Medicine from Harvard Uni- versity; and in 1892 he was honored with the degree of Doctor of Laws by Mary- ville College. During the period in which

His service at the Northeastern and Demilt Dispensaries and in the wards of Bellevue, Post-Graduate and St. Mark's Hospitals has been util- ized, not only for his personal study, but as well for the instruction of the profes- sion at large. He is also consulting phy- sician to the Nassau hospital. Dr. Wil- cox is a frequent speaker at the various medical organizations of which he is a member-the American Academy of Medi- cine, Medical Jurisprudence, American Therapeutic and the Clinical, County, State, Greater New York and Harvard Medical Societies; of the last he has been president ; he is an honorary member of the Connecticut State Medical Society. He has been been a prolific writer upon medical and therapeutic subjects, having published more than two hundred and fifty papers, most of which have been translated into French and German and have been extensively quoted in the Amer- ican journals. Author: Materia Medica Therapeutics, Fever Nursing. Member of the Societies of the Colonial Wars, Sons of the Revolution, War of 1812, Military Order of Loyal Legion, and Sons of Vet- erans; of the last he has been surgeon- general. He is the author of the De- scendants of William Wilcoxson, Vincent Meigs and Richard Webb. He is also a member of the Metropolitan and the Calu- met Clubs. Address, 679 Madison Ave., N. Y. City.

WILCOX, Timothy E .:

Brigadier-general U. S. Army; born in and appointed from N. Y .; assistant sur- geon, Sixth N. Y. Volunteers, Heavy Ar- tillery, Jan. 4, 1865; honorably mustered out May 11, 1865; assistant surgeon, U. S. Volunteers, April 25, 1865; honorably mus- tered out June 4, 1866; assistant surgeon,

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U. S. Army, May 14, 1867; resigned, July 1, 1868; reappointed assistant surgeon on Nov. 10, 1874; captain and assisant sur- geon, Nov. 10, 1879; major and surgeon, Feb. 24, 1891. Served in the Spanish-Am- erican War; lieutenant-colonel, depart- ment surgeon-general, May 7, 1901; colo- nel, 1903; brigadier-general, retired 1904. Address, 1841 California Ave. N. W., Washington, D. C.

WILCOX, Walter F .:

Professor of political economy and sta- tistics at Cornell University; born Read- ing, Mass., Mar. 22, 1861. After finishing a course in the Reading High School in 1877 he went to Philips Academy, Ando- ver, where he graduated from the classic- al department in 1880 with the valedic- tory ; thence he went to Amherst College, where he was graduated with honors in 1884; during a part of the following year he was instructor in Latin at his Alma Mater, but resigned at the close to pur- sue his studies in other fields. Between 1885 and 1887 he worked in the schools of law and political science at Columbia Col- lege; during the second year he held there the Seligman fellowship in political science, and at the end of the time he re- ceived the degree of LL.B. and was ad- mitted to the N. Y. Bar. Preferring teaching to the practice of his profession he returned to Amherst as lecturer on law and instruction in philosophy. Thence he went to Yale for a year of graduate work in theology and philosophy and ended his course as a matriculated stud- ent with a year in the University of Ber- lin. His doctor's thesis The Divorce Problem, a Study in Statistics, was pre- sented to the faculty of political science of Columbia College soon after his return and published under their supervision in 1891. In the spring of 1891 he was appointed instructor in philosophy in Cor- nell University; in 1892 he was made as- sistant professor of social science and statistics, and in 1894 associate professor, and in 1898 full professor of these sub- jects. In 1901 the title of his chair was changed to that of political economy and statistics, and in 1902 he was made dean of the faculty of arts and sciences. Be- tween 1899 and 1901 he was stationed at Washington on a two years leave of ab- sence as chief statistician in charge of the division of methods and results in the U. S. Census Office, and since his return to Ithaca, in 1901, he has kept up his connection . with the Census Office, completing a report upon the work of his

division. In the summer of 1903 he was a delegate representing the U. S. Govern- ment at the Eleventh International Con- gress of Hygiene and Demography, held at Brussels, and also a delegate at the ninth meeting of the International Sta- tistical Institute held at Berlin. Address, Ithaca, N. Y.

WILDER, Burt Green:

Naturalist and educator; born Boston, Aug. 11, 1841; son David and Celia Colton Burt Wilder; graduate of Lawrence Scien- tific School, Harvard, 1862; B. S., M. D., 1866; married, 1868, Sarah Cowell Nich- ols ; served in Civil War 1862-65 as med- ical cadet and as surgeon of Fifty-fifth Massachusetts Infantry ; professor Cornell University since 1867 now professor of

neurology, vertebrate zoology and physi- ology ; author : What Young People Should Know. Anatomical Technology, Physiol- ogy Practicums, Emergencies, Health Notes for Students, many scientific papers, es- pecially on the brain, and magazine ar- ticles and reviews. Address, 60 Cascadella Pl., Ithaca, N. Y.

WILDER, George:

Bank official; graduated from Univers- ity of Rochester in 1885; clerk in Traders National Bank, Rochester, N. Y., 1886-88; cashier Central Bank, Rochester, N. Y., since 1888; vice-president of the Central Bank since 1902. Address, Central Bank, Rochester, N. Y.

WILDER, George Warren:

President of the Butterick Co .; born Sterling, Mass., Mar. 29, 1866; son of Jones Warren Wilder and Jane E. Ray- more, both of old New England families. The father was one of the founders and the head of The Butterick Publishing Co., Ltd., makers of the famous Butterick Patterns and publishers of The Delinea- tor. George Waren Wilder was educated at Worcester, Mass., and in Amherst Col- lege; studied law at Columbia Law School and admitted to practice at the N. Y. Bar in May, 1891. He abandoned the profession for a business career with The Butterick Publishing Co. Ltd., and Promoted The Butterick Co., of which he is president. This company has $12,000,- 000 capital and is listed on the N. Y. Stock Exchange. He is a director in several other business companies and of the New Amsterdam National Bank. Mar- ried Miss Gertrude Chapin Stowe, of Fitchburg, Mass. Business address, But- terick Building, N. Y. City.

WILDER, Marshall P .:

Humorist; born Geneva, N. Y., Sept. 19,

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1859 ; son of Dr. Louis de V. Wilder. | Wiles; was educated at Sedgwick Insti- Entertains here and England. Made a tour of the world,

1904-05. Author: People I've Smiled With; The Sunny Side of the Street, and Smiling Round the World. Member of Actors Fund, The Lambs and Press Clubs. Address, The "Florham," 256 West 97th St., N. Y. City.

WILDMAN, Edwin:

Journalist ; author ; born Corning, N. Y., May 9, 1867 ; prepared for college at Gen- esee Wesleyan Seminary, Lima, N. Y., Elmira, N. Y., High School, Phillips Exe- ter Academy, Exeter, N. H .; entered Har- vard University, left first year to take charge Rome, Ga., Tribune; 1881, bought Elmira Echoes, edited and published it six years; connected with Elmira Advertiser ; joined staff Leslie's Weekly ; was Vice and Deputy Consul-General Hong Kong at time of Spanish war; war correspondent Philippines for papers owned by William Randolph Hearst; sent famous interview in which Admiral Dewey declined to be considered a candidate for the Presidency ; chief Asiatic staff of Hearst's papers, in China, and special commissioner Hearst's papers with allied troops in China dur- ing the Boxer rebellion; sent first news of the taking of Pekin. Connected with editorial staff Outing Magazine and New York World, 1903. Author : Aguinaldo; A Narrative of Filipino Ambitions. Member Republican Club of New York, N. Y., of Society of Carribbean, New York Press Club, Chippewa Yacht Club, Century Club, Ogdensburg, N. Y. ; secretary and treasurer Inter-Colonial Trading Co., director Thatch- er Manufacturing Co. Residence, Ardsley Hall, 320 Central Park West, N. Y. City. WILE, Ira S., M.D .:

Physician ; was graduated from the Uni- versity of Rochester in 1898. Bacteriolo- gist at Infants' Summer Hospital, Char- lotte, N. Y., 1899 ; acting hospital steward in Spanish War; was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1902. Mem- ber of Rochester Academy of Science. Ad- dress, 601 W. 148th St., N. Y. City. WILE, Isaac A .:

Lawyer ; was graduated from University of Rochester in 1872; law student at Rochester, N. Y., 1872-74 ; practiced law in Rochester, N. Y., 1875-81 ; mercantile pur- suits, 1883-98; resumed law practice in Rochester, N. Y., 1898. Address, 1012 Granite Building, Rochester, N. Y.

WILES, Irving Ramsay:

Artist ; painter .; born Utica, N. Y., 1861; son of Lemuel M. and Ratchel Ramsay

tute, Great Barrington, Mass; studied under Wm. M. Chase, L. M. Wiles, Carroll Beckwith and Carolus Duran; has been awarded many medals and prizes. Mr. Wiles is a member of the National Ac- cademy Design, Society American Art- ists, American Water Color Society, Century and Lotos Clubs. Address, 106 West 55th St., N. Y. City.

WILEY, Major William Halsted:

Publisher ; congressman; born New York, July 10, 1842 ; son of John and Elizabeth B. (Osgood) Wiley; was graduated from College City of N. Y., A. B., 1861 ; Rensse- laer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, C. E., 1866 ; special course at School of Mines, Columbia University ; married, 1879, Joan- na K. Clarke, of Zanesville, O .; served in Civil War, 1862-64, retiring as major in Volunteer service. Publisher of scientific books, etc. Representative of Congress from Eighth Dist. of New Jersey 1903-05. New York correspondent for Engineering of London ; commissioner from New Jersey to Lousiana Purchase Exposition. Author : Yosemite, Alaska and Yellowstone. Mem- ber of American Society Civil Engineers, American Institute Mining Engineers, American Society Mechanical Engineers, Metropolitan Museum Art, Municipal Art Society, American Association for the Ad- vancement of Science, Loyal Legion, Essex County Country (Orange, N. J.), Army and Navy, Republican, Aldine, Engineers, University and other clubs. Residence, 73 Halsted St., East Orange, N. J .; office, 43 East 19th St., N. Y. City.

WILLCOX, David:

President Delaware and Hudson Com- pany ; born Flatbush, Long Island, Dec. 12, 1849 ; son of Albert O. and Ann Eliza- beth ( Hamilton) Wilcox ; was graduated from Yale College in 1872 at the head of his class; was graduated from Columbia Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1874, and has since then practiced law in New York. From 1879 to 1885, held the office of president of the village of New Brighton ; has been for many years con- nected with the Delaware & Hudson Com- pany as general counsel, vice-president and president, to which latter office he was elected in May, 1903, and which he now holds. Unmarried. He is a member of the Metropolitan, University, Union, Union League, Century, Riding, Alpha Delta Phi, Whist, Down Town, Lawyers, New York Yacht, New York Athletic, St. Nicholas Society and Tuxedo Clubs; also the Rich- mond County Country Club, Metropolitan

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Who's who in New York (city and state) 1904, Part 175

Author: Publication date: 1904- Publisher: New York : Lewis Historical Pub. Co., etc. Number of Pages: 1100

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Publication date: 1904-
Publisher: New York : Lewis Historical Pub. Co., etc.
Number of Pages: 1100