Who's who in New York (city and state) 1904, Part 24

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BRICHER, Alfred T .:

Artist; born Portsmouth, N. H., 1839; self-taught; in dry goods business in Bos- ton until twenty-one, and began painting there; removed to New York in 1870; elected A. N. A., 1878; member of Ameri- can Water Color

Society; specialty, marine subjects, formerly heavy surf on cliffs; latterly still bays, with glassy wa- ter and masses of seaweed at low tide. Studio, 2 West 14th St., N. Y. City; resi- dence. New Dorp, S. I.

BRIDGE, Charles Francis:

Lawyer; born Albany, N. Y., Feb. 26, 1865; prepared at Albany Academy and was graduated from, Union University, A. B., A. M., and LL. B .; married. Mem- ber of Psi Upsilon and Phi Delta Phi Fraternities, Sons of Revolution, and Or- der of Founders and Patriots of America. assistant corporation counsel city of Al- bany; member Masteri Lodge, No. 5, F. & A. M., Fort Orange Club and Albany County Club. Address, Home Savings Bank Building, Albany, N. Y.

BRIDGES, Robert ("Droch") :

Assistant editor of Scribner's Magazine since its first volume, 1887; born Ship- pensburg, Pa., July 13, 1858; educated at Princeton, was graduated, 1879; went to Rochester, 1880, began his work as a writer on the Democrat and Chron- iele, of that city; the next year he came to New York, and was one of the news editors of the Evening Post for six years. doing at the same time a great deal of literary work; soon after the founding of Life, in 1883, he began to write its literary reviews, which he signed Droch-a part of the

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Bridge; for seventeen years, till 1900, he continued to write those articles. A series of critical dialogues was illustrated by Oliver Herford, and appeared in book form in 1894 under the title of Over- heard in Arcady; a second volume of criticism in a different vein was pub- lished in 1895, entitled Suppressed Chap- ters; in 1902 he collected his poems in a volume, entitled Bramble Brae; in 1904 he edited and wrote the Introduction to The Roosevelt Book; is a member of the following clubs: University, Century, Princeton, Ardsley, Aldine, of N. Y. City. Residence, 19 West 31st St .; office, 153 Fifth Ave., N. Y. City.

BRIDGMAN, Herbert Lawrence:

Journalist; born Amherst, Mass., May 30, 1844; son of Richard Baxter Bridgman; was graduated from Amherst College,

1866; A. M., 1869; M. A., 1904; began journalistic work in 1864; business man- ager of Standard Union of Brooklyn; his- torian of Peary Auxiliary Expedition 1894 and in command in those of 1899 and 1901; accompanied Professor William Lib- bey in his ascent of Mesa Encantada, New Mexico, 1897; married, N. Y. City, Sept. 7, 1887, Helen Bartlett; member American, National and Philadelphia Geographical Societies; secretary Peary Arctic Club; a founder American Alpine Club; Chamber of Commerce, Union League, Amherst College Association, New England Soci- ety, Sons of Revolution, Hamilton (B'klyn) Clubs. Residence, 604 Carlton Ave .; office, 296 Washington St., Brook- lyn, N. Y.

BRIDGMAN, Oliver Benedict:

Stock broker; born Oct. 18, 1858, Ro- chester, N. Y .; son of Charles D. and Lu- cette Benedict Bridgman; educated at Albany Military Academy; married; mem- ber of N. Y. Stock Exchange, major, squadron A., N. G. N. Y .; member of Sons of American Revolution, Calumet Club, Albany Society, and Military Service In- stitution of U. S. Residence, 217 West 45th St .. and Mamaroneck, N. Y .; office, 71 Broadway, N. Y. Cty.

BRIGGS, Charles Augustus :

Clergyman, teacher and writer; son of Alanson Tuthill and Sarah Mead Briggs; born N. Y. City, Jan. 15, 1841; studied at University Virginia, 1857-60; with Seventh Regiment, N. Y., in Washington, 1861; studied at Union Theological Seminary, N. Y. City, 1861-63; assisted father as mer- chant, 1863-66; married Julie Valentinc, Oct. 19, 1865; studied at University Berlin, 1866-69 ordained by Presbytery of Eliz- abeth, June 30th, 1870; pastor in Roselle, N. J., 1870-74; professor in Union Theo- logical Seminary, N. Y. City, of Hebrew and cognate languages, 1874-91; of Bibli- cal theology, 1891-04; of Theological En- cyclopedia and Symbitics 1904; charged with heresy, April, 1891; case dismissed by Presbytery of N. Y. City, Nov., 1891; trial ordered by General Assembly at Portland, 1892; tried by Presbytery of N. Y. City; acquitted, Dec. 30, 1892; sus- pended by General Assembly at Wash- ington, May, 1893; united with Protestant Episcopal Church, 1898; ordained as priest, 1899; received degrees of D. D., College of New Jersey. 1876; University Edin- burgh, 1884; Williams College. 1893; Uni- versity Glasgow, 1901; and D. Litt. Uni- versity, Oxford, 1901. Wrote translation and enlargement of Moll's Commentary

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on Psalms i-Ixxil, (1$72), and of Schultz's G. K. Gilbert); Geographical Influences Commentary on Ezra, (1876), both In the in American History: Students' Labora- tory Manual of Physical Geography. Ad- dress. Hamilton, N. Y. Schaff-Lange serles; also Biblical Study, (1883); American Presbyterianism, (1885): Messianic Prophecy, (1886); Whither? BRIGHT, Marshal Huntington: (1889); Authority of Holy Scripture (in- Journalist; born Hudson, N. Y., Aug. 18. 1834; received academic education, 1852-53. at Lawrence Scientific School; A. M. from Rutgers; 1853 associate edi- tor of Albany Argus, reporting for New York State Senate: served in Civil War; on staff of Generals Robert Anderson, D. C. Buell, W. S. Rosencrans and George H. Thomas; brevetted major for services: at close of war resigned to direct silver mines In Nevada: since 1873 edited Christian at Work in N. Y. City; con- tributor to theological, scientific and sociological magazines: public speaker. Co-author with Hamilton W. Mabie of The Story of America (1895). Residence, Tarrytown-on-Hudson; office, 90 Bible HOUSP. N. Y. augural address upon which the charges of heresy were based), (1891); Bible, Church and Reason, (1992); Higher Crit- icism of Hexatouch. (199?); Messiah of the Gospels. (1894): Messiah of the Apos- tles, (1895); Study of Holy Scripture, (1899); Incarnation of the Lord .. (1902); also portions of How Shall We Revise? (1890); Cornerstones, (1901); New Hebrew Lexicon (published In twelve parts), (1891- 1901); Case Against and Defence of Pro- fessor Briggs (three parts), (1992-93); manager and joint editor of Presbyterian Review, 1SS0-1890; American editor of In- ternational Theological Library (In thirty- four vols., eleven already published), and of International Critical Commentaries (forty-two vols., twelve already publish- BRINKERHOFF, Elbert Adrian: «(I), writer of numerous articles in Amer- ican Presbyterian Review, Presbyterian Review. Bibliotheca Sacra, Reformed Re- vlew, Lutheran Review, Forum, North American, Science Monthly. American Journal of Theology, etc., etc. Address, 700 Park Ave., N. Y. City.

BRIGGS, Walter Benjamin:

Librarian; son of Rev. Thomas Pearl and Sarah Jane (Chamberlain) Briggs; born Charlemont, Mass., Sept. S. 1870; married Minnie Esther Backer of Mel- rose, Mass., May 2. 1901; from 1880 to 1904 resided in Cambridge, Mass., attend- ing the public schools of that city; stud- ied at Harvard University, attending lec- tures on history and geography by Justin Winsor. Prof. Edward Channing and Prof. W. M. Davis; connected with Harvard Col- lege Library 1886-1901, for several years in charge of the map department and from 1896-1904 superintendent of the reading- room; since Sept. 1, 1904, reference libra- rian of the Brooklyn Public Library. Ad- dress, Public Library, 197 Montague St., Brooklyn, N. Y.

BRIGHAM, Albert Perry :

Geologist; born Perry, N. Y., June 12, 1855; son of Horace A. Brigham; studied at Perry Academy; was graduated from Colgate University, 1879; A. M. Harvard, 1892; married June 27, 1882, Flora Wine- gar, Amsterdam, N. Y .; professor of geo- logy, Colgate University; Fellow Geologi- cal Society of America; associate editor Bulletin American Geographical Society; author, A Text-Book of Geology (with

Manufacturer: horn Jamaica, L. I., 1838; he was educated at the academy of which his father was principal; he was in bus- iness in San Francisco for a time, but settled in N. Y. City in 1861, but retired from business in 1890; he married Miss Vermilye in 1869: he is vice-president of the American Bible Society, and the Mer- chants National Bank; treasurer of the Presbyterian Hospital, and a trustee of the American Seaman's Friend Society. Address, 42 Wall St., N. Y. City.

BRINTON, Christian:

Editor: born Thornbury, Chester Coun- ty, Pa., Sept. 17, 1870; was graduated from Haverford College, 1892; studied at University of Heidelberg and University of Paris. Was pupil of Felix Galipaux, Vaudeville Theatre, Paris; acted in Paris and London; first appeared on New York stage with Empire Stock Company. Associate Editor of the Critic from June, 1900, to Oct .. 1903; Art Editor of Every- body's Magazine, 1903-04. Author of nu- merous papers on art and literature in The Century, The Critic, Everybody's and other magazines; member of the Arctic, Players, the University (Philadelphia), and the West Chester Country Clubs; also of the National Art Theatre Society and the Irish Literary Society. Resi- dence, 16 Gramercy Park.

BRISTED, Charles Astor:

Lawyer; born N. Y. City, May 24, 1869; prepared at Stoneyhurst and was gradu- ated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, England, 1893; married in

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1894. Mary Rosa Donnelly; member of University, Catholic, Knickerbocker and Metropolitan Museum of Art. Residence, Lenox, Mass.

BRISTOL, Charles Lawrence:

Professor of biology in New York Uni- versity; son of Lawrence W. and Caro- line (Hawkins) Bristol; born Ballston Spa; prepared for college in the public schools of that place; he was graduated from New York University in 1883 with the degree of B. S., and was given M. S. from the same institution in 1888; after teaching a few years in Riverview Academy, Pough- keepsie, N. Y., he was called to the chair of zoology in the University of South Dakota, where he remained until 1891, when he was made a Fellow of Clark Uni- versity; in the following two years he continued research work as a Fellow of the University of Chicago, from which in- stitution he received the degree of Ph.D. in 1895; in 1894 he was called to the chair of biology in New York University; has directed the annual expeditions to Bermuda, during the last seven years, for the purpose of making zoological studies of the coral reefs, and has suc- ceeded in transporting tropical marine anmals alive to the New York Aquari- um; Fellow New York Academy of Sci- ences; member of American Society of Naturlists, American Society of Zoolo- gists, New York Zoological Society. "Au- thor of The Metamerism of Nephelis, Journal of Morphology (1899) ; Treasures of the New York Aquarium, Century Magazine (1899); The Sea Gardens of Bermuda, same (1904); also various con- tributions to zoology. Address, New York University, University Heights, N. Y. City.

BRISTOL, George Prentiss:

Educator; born Clinton, N. Y., June 21, 1856; son of Henry Platt Bristol; was graduated from Hamilton College, 1876, A.M., 1883; special courses at Johns Hop- kins and Heidelberg Universities; was married to Lucia Raymond Bristol, July 16, 1880 ; assistant professor Greek Ham- ilton College, 1882-88, and librarian, 1886- SS ; assistant professor Greek, 1888-89; registrar, 1891-95, and professor of Greek science, 1898, at Cornell Civil University ; chairman of Service Commis- sion, City of Ithaca, since 1899. Author, Selected Orations of Lysias, The Teach- ing of Greek in Secondary Schools; edi- tor Cornell studies in Classical Philology since 1891; contributor to New York In-

dependent, 1883-95. Address, 5 Grove Place, Ithaca, N. Y.

BRISTOL, John Bunyan:

Artist on landscapes; born Hillsdale, N. Y., March 14, 1826. Medal, Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia, 1876; honorable mention Paris Exposition, 1878; member National Academy since 1875, and a regular exhibitor in its annual exhibi- tions. Member Century Club, Metropoli- tan Museum of Art, Artists Fund So- ciety. Address, 52 East 23d St., N. Y. City.

BRISTOL, John Isaao Devoe:

Life insurance expert; manager N. Y. City agencies of the Northwestern Mutual Life; born Springwells, Mich., March 16, 1845; at twenty-three entered the office of the general agents of the Connecticut Mu- tual at Detroit, and two years later was sent to Leavenworth, Kan., to take charge of the agencies of the depart- ment, of which that city was the head- quarters; in 1874 he was appointed Wis- consin state agent for the same com- pany; in Jan., 1881, he became con- nected with the Northwestern Mutual Life as the special Western agent, and in 1883 was transferred to N. Y. City. Address, 1 Madison Ave., N. Y. City.

BRISTOW, Algernon T .:

Physician; born Richmond, Eng., 1851; son of Isaac and Charlotte Bristow; mar- ried, 1891, Emeline Ashmead; graduate of Yale, 1873, and from the Columbia Medical College in 1876. He was appoint- ed attending surgeon of the Kings Coun- ty and of the Long Island College Hos- pitals in 1894; St. John's (Episcopal) Hos- pital in 1895; consulting surgeon Long Isl- and State Hospital and of the Bushwick Central Hospital in 1900. He is clinical professor of surgery Long Island College Hospital, member of the Kings County Medical Society, president of the Brooklyn Medical Society, member of the Associat- ed Physicians of Long Island, of the Brooklyn Surgical Society. and of the Pathological Society; president Medical Society of the State of N. Y., 1903-04; Fellow of the New York Academy of Med- icine, and of the American Academy of Medicinc. Member of the Hamilton Club, and of the University Club. Address, 234 Clinton St., Brooklyn, N. Y.

BRITT, Philip J .:

Lawyer; born City of N. Y., 1886; edu- cated at De La Salle Institute; graduating therefrom in 1883; was graduated from Manhattan College with degree of Bache-

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lor of Arts in 1885; searcher of titles to married, Lakewood, N. J., Feb., 1896, Ana- real estate in office of the register of the bel Boise. Gave concert with Berlin Phil- harmonic Orchestra of his own works in Berlin, Feb., 1895. Composer Sylvan Suite; Symphony for grand orchestra; chamber music, choral music; songs for voice and piano, etc. Residence, 317 W. 92d St .; of- fice, Carnegie Studios, N. Y. City. County of New York; studied law in of- fice of O. W. Flanagan and at Columbia College; admitted to practice at the City of N. Y. in 1892; engaged in general prac- tice, representing largely the wholesale butcher interests in the City of N. Y .; be- came counsel to the sheriff of N. Y. Coun- BROCKWAY, Zebulon Reed: ty in 1898 and acted as counsel to the Penologist; born Lyme, Conn., Apr. 2S, 1827; educated E. Haddam, Conn .; mar- ried Jane Woodhouse, Wethersfield, Conn., Apr. 12, 1853. His first appointment was in 1895 as clerk of Connecticut State Prison; since which time he has been su- perintendent successively of Monroe Coun- ty Penitentiary, Detroit House of Correc- tion, and N. Y. State Reformatory at El- mira, being at the latter institution 21 years. Charter member National Prison Association, U. S. A. Member Society General of Prisons of France. Member Elmira Academy Science. Address, El- mira, N. Y. sneriffs of N. Y. County from that time until 1902, during which time was engaged in private practice, making corporation law and sheriff law specialties. In July, 1903, became assignee for the benefit of the creditors of the banking and broker- age house of Talbot J. Taylor & Co., which was the largest and most important fallure seen in Wall Street in many years; settled with creditors and arranged for a resumption of business by the firm in eight weeks. Member of the Manhattan, New York Athletic, Democratic, Home, Coney Island Jockey and Turf and Field Clubs. Address, 170 Broadway, N. Y. City.

BRITTON, Elizabeth Gertrude:

Bryologist; born New York, Jan, 9, 1858; girlhood was spent in Cuba : educated in New York, and was graduated from Nor- mal College, 1875 ; taught in training de- partment, 1875-S2 ; assistant botany, 1852- $5; married, Aug. 27, 1885, N. L .. Britton ; edited Bulletin of Torrey Botanical Club, 1885-88; curator moss collections, N. Y. Botanical Garden; member Torrey Bo- tanical Club,

Botanical Society Am- erica, Sullivant Moss Chapter, Woman's Municipal League. Residence, 2965 Deca- tur Ave., Bedford Park; office. N. Y. Bo- tanical Garden, Bronx Park, N. Y.

BROCKWAY, Albert Leverett:

Architect; born Utica, N. Y., Dec. 28, 1$64; son Leverett E. and Clara (Kings- ley) Brockway; was graduated scientific course Brooklyn Polytechnic, 1SS3; Ecole- des Beaux Arts ; married Frances Hart Dunn, Syracuse, N. Y., 1893. Professor of architecture, Syracuse University, 1893-95. Member Beaux-Arts Society Architects, Fellow American Institute Architects. Member Architectural League, Under- writers Club, Contributor to Architectural Review, Boston. Residence, 317 W. 92d St .; office, 4 East 42d St., N. Y. City. BROCKWAY, Howard:

Composer, pianist; born Brooklyn, Nov. 22, 1$70; son Leverett E. and Clara (Kingsley) Brockway; educated Brooklyn Polytechnic; studied music with H. and C. Korthener, of Brooklyn, and O. B. Boise and H. Booth, of Berlin, Germany; 5

BROKOW, Isaac Vail:

Born New Brunswick, N. J., 1835; en- tered business life with Wilson G. Hunt & Co., cloth Importers. He became an ex- pert in the handling of wools, and the firm Brokow Bros. Is a leading onc. In politics he is a Republican, and religion a Huguenot, and he established the Bethany Mission. Address, 64 Cooper Sq., N. Y. City.

BRONK, William Rea:

Lawyer; born Sept. 17, 1856, New Baltimore, Greene County, N. Y .; at- tended Union College, 1876-78, and was graduated from Cornell University, A. B., 1980. Married Louisa Powell Fowler, As- sistant U. S. District Attorney, resign- ing in 1882. Member of Delta Phi Fra- ternity, Holland Society, National Arts, N. Y. Athletic, Thirteen, University, Citi- zens Union, Underwriters and Good Gov- ernment Clubs. President of Cornell University Club and Cornell University Alumni Association. Residence, 126 W. 45th St .; office, 30 Broad St., N. Y. City. BRONSON, Amon J .:

Lieutenant, T. S. Navy; born New York; appointed from Nebraska Naval Cadet, September 30, 1802; second lieu- tenant U. S. Marine Corps, May 6, 1898; Ensign, May 20. 1998; lieutenant, July 1, 1903. On U. S. S. Adams Naval Station Tutuila, Samoa. Address, Naval Station, Tutuila, Samoa.

BRONSON, Miles :

Superintendent Harlem Division New York Central & Hudson River R. R .; born

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May 8, 1875; he was educated in the pub- [1890-91; University of Munich, Germany, lic schools; entered railway service at 1892; professor pathology, New York Post Graduate Medical School, consult- ant pathologist St. Mark's, Beth Israel, Nassau, L. I., and Liberty, N. Y., Hos- pitals; member N. Y. Academy of Medi- cine, County Medical Society, Physicians Mutual Aid Association; married Agnes Davies, 1895; Republican. Address, 35 Woodland Ave, New Rochelle, N. Y. Detroit, Mich .; 1890, Law Department, Grand Trunk Ry .; 1895-98, secretary to president New York, Chicago and St. Louis R. R., at Cleveland, Ohio; 1898- 1900, assistant to president New York Central and Hudson River R. R., New York; Nov. 1, 1900, to date superinten- dent Harlem Division New York Central and Hudson River R. R. Office address, BROOKS, Hildegard (Miss) : White Plains, N. Y.

BROOKS, Clark:

Lawyer; born Sept. 18, 1843, at Clif- ton Park, N. Y .; was graduated from Union College, 1865; married. Member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and Phi Beta Kap- pa Fraternities, Quill Club, City Bar Association, Presbyterian, Union and Union College Alumni Association. Resi- dence, 122 West 103d St .; office, 54 Wil- liam St., N. Y. City.

BROOKS, Fred Emerson:

Poet-humorist and lecturer; born Dec. 5, 1850, Waverley, N. Y .; he was graduated from Madison University (now Colgate) Hamilton, N. Y., class of 1873; his Greek letter society is Delta Kappa Epsilon; took the honors in elocution and oratory. Is the author of notable poems, Pickett's Charge; Sherman's March; Old Ace; Palestine; The Orthod-ox Team; his first volume of poems was Battle Ballads, published in San Francisco, Cal., (1886), Old Ace and other poems in New York, (1899); Pickett's Charge, and other poems, (1903), has written several librettos for cantatas, etc .; he stands among the first on the lyceum and lecture platform, giv- ing recitals from his works; in this ca- pacity he travels over the U. S. and Canada almost continually; the public rendition of his battle poems makes him a great favorite with Grand Army vet- erans. Address, 564 West 182d St., N. Y. City.

BROOKS, Harry Sayer:

Journalist; born Aug. 2, 1852, Waverly, N. Y .; educated at Waverly High School and Elmira Free Academy; settled in El- inira in 1866 and learned the printer's trade. Married, Sept. 9, 1897, Alice A. Fisher. He established the Elmira Tele- gram in 1879, and has been its owner and general manager ever since. Ad- dress, Elmira, N. Y.

BROOKS, Henry T., M. D .:

Physician; born, 1862, Baltimore, Md .; educated at Albany, N. Y. Medical Col- lege, 1887; Johns Hopkins Medical School 1888; University of Berlin, Germany,

Author; born Germany, 1875; daughter of the late Major Thomas Benton Brooks. Author of : Without a Warrant, Scribner's (1902) ; The Master of Caxton, Scribner's (1902); Daughter of Desperation, Mc- Clure's (1904). Home address, New

Windsor, N. Y.

BROOKS, John C. W .:

Captain, U. S. Army; born New York, July 14, 1862; appointed to U. S. Mili- tary Academy from Pennsylvania, July 1, 1881; was graduated therefrom and ap- pointed a second lieutenant of Fourth Artillery, June 14, 1885; first lieutenant, Aug. 14, 1889; captain of Sixth Artillery March 2, 1899; transferred to Fourth Ar- tillery, April 21, 1899; at West Point,, N. Y., as instructor till Aug., 1894; garrison duty at Fort Adams, R. I., and Fort Riley, Kan., to Nov., 1896; professor of military science at Wisconsin State Uni- versity to April, 1898; garrison duty, Fort Mc.Henry, Md., till May, 1898; staff duty as acting quartermaster and quartermas- ter during war and till 1901. Volunteer service-Captain, acting quartermaster, May 17, 1898; Major quartermaster, Nov. 12, 1898; honorably discharged, June 30, 1901; garrison duty at Fort Barrancas, Fla., 1902. Address, Fort Riley, Kan. BROOKS, William Robert:

Astronomer; born Maidstone, Kent., England, June 11, 1844; educated in Eng- land and Darien and Marion, N. Y .; hon- orary degrees, A. M., Hobart, and D. S. C., Hamilton College; married, 1868, Mary E. Smith; Edwardsburg, Mich. Founded Red House Observatory (Phelps, N. Y.), 1874; since 1888 in charge Smith Observa- tory; writer and lecturer; discoverer of twenty-four comets, a larger number than any living astronomer has found, for which he has won in Warner gold prizes something over $1,000, also seven medals from the Astronomical So- ciety of the Pacific (San Francisco) as well as the Lelande medal (Paris Acad- emy of Success). Member British Astro- nomical Association; Fellow Royal Astro- nomical Society, American Association

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for Advancement of Science, Phi Beta and index of his decisions were published Kappa Fraternity. Address, Geneva,

N. Y.

BROUNOFF, Platon:

Musical composer, lecturer, vocal in- structor; born Elizabeth, Russia, May, 1863; son Gregory and Pauline Brounoff; musical education at Institute Warsaw, Imperial Conservatory (scholarship) at St. Petersburg, and under Rubenstein; came to the U. S. in 1891. Composed: Russia (overture, which was brought out in Russia in 1890 and conducted be- fore the Czar of Russia by Rubenstein) ; Angel; The Russian Village; Songs of Freedom; 21 Revolutionary songs. Ad- dress, 32 E. 23 St., N. Y. City.

BROWER, George Vanderhoof:

Lawyer; born Oct. 18, 1843, Paterson, N. J .; prepared for Princeton College; ad- mitted to Bar of Pennsylvania, 1866, and New York, 1867; has practiced since in Brooklyn. Trustec and counsel, Kings County Trust Co. President of Long Isl- and Title and Guarantee Co. of Brooklyn Central Dispensary, and Tree Planting and Fountain Society. General Apprais- er, Port of New York, 1885-89; Park Commissioner, 1889, and president, and subsequently sole commissioner until

1894, reappointed by Mayor Van Wyck for four years in 1898; member of Rem- brandt Club of Brooklyn, Atlantic Yacht, Brooklyn and Montauk and Riding and Driving Clubs. Residence, Park Place and Kingston Ave .; office, 44 Court St., Brooklyn, N. Y.

BROWN, Addison:

Lawyer, jurist, and author: LL.D. Harvard, 1902; born West Newbury, Mass., Feb. 21, 1830; son of Addison and Catherine Griffin Brown; fitted for col- lege under Benj. Greenleaf, mathemati- cian; entered Amherst College 1848, Har- vard 1849, whence he was graduated 1852, and from the Harvard Law School in 1854; admitted to the Bar of New York in 1855, where he had a large and lu- crative practice in the firms of Bogardus & Brown, Stanley, Langdell & Brown and Stanley, Brown & Clarke; appointed by President Garfield June 2, 1881, to be United States district judge for the Southern District of New York, during a recess of the Senate, and again by Presi- dent Arthur, Oct. 14, 1881, which office he held until his resignation, Sept. 3. 1901. His published opinions, upwards of 1700 in number, chiefly in bankruptcy, ship- ping and admiralty, are mostly in vols. 8 to 115 of the Federal Reporter; digest

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Who's who in New York (city and state) 1904, Part 24

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

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