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DERBY, George McC .:
Major of Engineers, U. S. Army; born at sea; appointed from Missouri; cadet at U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1874; graduated June 14, 1878; actual rank, second lieutenant engineers June 14, 1878; first lieutenant, Jan. 2, 1881; captain April 7, 1888; major of engin- eers July 5, volunteer service,
1898; lieutenant colonel chief engineer May 9, 1898, to honorable discharge May 12, 1899; service, assistant to Gen. John New- ton in local charge of works at Hell Gate, N. Y., from 1881-1889. instructor of engi- neering, West Point, to March, 1893; as- sistant to engineer commissioner Dis- trict of Columbia, to Nov., 1894; in charge of sewers and street lighting, District of Columbia, and in charge of fourth dis- trict Mississippi river to June, 1898; served as chief engineer Fifth Army Corps, June 5, to Oct., 1898, being in the field through- out the Santiago campaign; chief engi- neer Second Army Corps, Oct., 1898, to 1899; in charge improvements Mississippi river, New Orleans, La., 1900 to 1902;
Lawyer; born Charlton, N. Y., Oct. 14, 1835; son of William and Sarah J Har- mon De Remer; graduate of Union Col- lege, 1857, A. M., 1860; married, Schen- ectady, N. Y., 1888, Laura C. Waring. admitted to Bar, 1867; postmaster Schen- ectady, 1871-75; 1881-85; adjunct profes- sor of mathematics Union College; presi- dent Mohawk National Bank, Schen- ectady; member: Union College Alumni, United Chapters Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Delta Phi; Republican. Address, Schen- ectady, N. Y.
DE RIDDER, John H .:
Banker; born Easton, Washington Co., N. Y .; son of Henry De Ridder and Catharine Ann Schermerhorn, both of whose ancestors came from Holland; upon the completion of school, at Williston Seminary; in 1864 accepted the position of teller in the Bank of Old Saratoga, at Schuylerville, N. Y., which bank later was succeeded by the National Bank of Schuylerville; was elected cashier and continued as such until 1891; then be- came interested in the Citizen's National Bank of Saratoga Springs and its cashier, occupying that position until June, 1904, giving a continuous service of forty years
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in the two banking institutions; was one | DESSAR, Leo Charles:
of the organizers of the N. Y. State Bankers' Association, its vice-president, and 1903 was unanimously elected president; has been a member of the board of education, supervisor of the town and chairman of the board of su- pervisors; member of the Holland Socie- ty of New York. Address, Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
DE RUSSY, Isaac D .:
Brigadier-general U. S. Army; born Virginia, June 13, 1840; appointed from New York, civil life, actual rank, second lieutenant First U. S. Infantry, April 26, 1861; accepted May 9, 1861; first lieuten- ant, May 14, 1861; captain, Feb. 27, 1862; major Fourth Infantry, Sept. 29, 1879; lieutenant-colonel Fourteenth Infantry July 1, 1885; brevet rank, brevet major, March 13, 1865, for faithful and meritori- ous service during the war; promoted brigadier general April 1, 1902; retired April 15, 1902. Address, Hotel Gordon, Washington, D. C.
DESHON, George:
Missionary; born New London, Conn., Jan. 30, 1823; graduate of West Point, 1843; class-mate and room-mate of Gen. Grant; instructor in mathematics and ethics; 1851 became converted to Roman Catholic church, and after studying the- ology in Cumberland, Md., was ordained to priesthood 1855; member of redemp- tionist order and served as missionary in various localities; prominent in found- ing of St. Paul's Church, N. Y. City, and superintendent in construction of its building; published Guide for Catholic Young Women (1860). Address, 415 W. 59th St., N. Y. City.
DE SILVER, Carll H .:
Broker; born Jan. 9, 1846, Cincinnati, A .; came to Brooklyn, 1859; attended Poly- technic Institute, 1862; commenced bus- iness career at Hong Kong, China; remained in the Orient for five years; entered Wall St., 1869, became member of the N. Y. Stock Exchange, 1871; sev- ered connection in 1900; has not been actively engaged in business since; trus- tee of the Brooklyn Institute of Art and Science; trustee of the Brooklyn Art As- sociation, director Brooklyn Academy of Music, trustee Brooklyn Children's Aid Society, trusteee South Brooklyn Savings Institution, director Nassau National Bank, trustee Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital. Address, 43 Pierrepont St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Lawyer; born Cincinnati; son of Dr. Julius H. Dessar; educated in Cincin- nati and Columbia College Law School; admitted to New York Bar, 1870; Assem- blyman, 1875; civil justice, 11th judicial district, 1885; Democrat; author: A Royal Enchantress; member: American Geo- graphical Society; Manhattan and Hard- ware Clubs. Residence, 238 West 72d St .; office, 261 Broadway, N. Y. City.
DESSAR, Louis Paul:
Artist; born Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 22, 1867; educated public school, studied art at National Academy of Design and under M. M. Bouguerean and Tony Rob- ert Fleury, and Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris; medal World's Columbian Exposi- tion, 1903, picture bought by French government, 1893, mention Carnegie In- stitute, 1897, first Hallgarten prize, Na- tional Academy of Design, 1900; married Elizabeth Coombe, New York, 1891; mem- ber: National Academy of Design, Sal- magundi and Lotos Clubs. Address, 27 West 67th St., N. Y. City.
DETWILLER, Jacob J .:
Merchant; born Switzerland, May 28, 1834; graduated in college at Neuville, 1853, visited this country in 1854, and remained permanently since 1855; he engaged in various manufacturing enter- prises, but principally in the art of py- rotechny, which he brought to great per- fection and commercial success; made may inventions for the use of the army, navy, and railroads, for signalizing, most of which are still in use; prominent as Republican; was active in the Union League during the war and is still a member of the Jersey City Union League Club, as well as other social clubs; served as member of the board of education, and was appointed as finance commissioner for four years under the Wanser Repub- lican Government of Jersey City; director of the Commercial Trust Co., of Jersey City; director of Greenville Banking & Trust Co .; vice-president of the Coahuila & Pacific R. R. Co .; also president of the Detwiller Street Fireworks Co .; vice-president of the Central Fireworks Co .; vice-president of the Consolidated Fireworks Co .; director of the National Salt Co., of Mexico, and other minor com- panies; in 1859, married the daughter of Dr. Henry Detwiller, of Easton, Pa., the originator and founder of homeopathy in this country. Address, 172 Fulton St., N. Y. City.
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DEVINE, Edward Thomas:
Editor of Charities and general secre- tary of the Charity Organization Society of the City of N. Y .; born Union, Ia., May 6, 1867; son of John and Laura Hall Devine; was graduated, B. A., from Cor- nell College, Iowa, 1887; M. A., 1890; Ph. D., University of Pennsylvania 1893; studied at the University of Halle 1890-91; Fellow of the Wharton School of Finan- cial Economy, University of Pennsyl- vania, 1891-95; married Hattie Evelyn Scovel 1889; principal public schools, Al- bion, Ia., 1886-87; Marshalltown, Ia., 1887- 88; Mount Vernon, Ia., 1888-99; staff lecturer on economics for American So- ciety for the extension of University Teaching, 1891-96, and secretary, 1894-96. During the above period gave courses of lectures in Pennsylvania and adjoining States; lectured at Oxford, England, Uni- versity Extension summer meeting 1892 and 1894, and also at the Edinburgh summer meeting in 1892; director of the Philadelphia summer meeting 1892-96; member of the Council of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and a member of the Council of the American Economic Association. Editor University Extension, 1893-94; associate editor Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1902-03, and editor of Charities since Dec., 1897. Author: Economics, a text-book for high schools and colleges (Macmillan Co., 1898); The Practice of Charity (Lentilhon & Co. 1901); Economic Function of Wo- man, (1894); The Shiftless and Floating City Population, (1897); The Essentials of a Relief Policy, 1903, last three pub- lished in Annals of the American Acad- emy of Political and Social Science) ; Public Outdoor Relief (1898); Relief and Care of Needy Families in Their Homes (1900, in Charities Review); The Prin- ciples of Relief (Macmillan Co. 1894) ; has taken an active part in tenement house reform, in the movement for the preven- tion of tuberculosis, and in promoting legislation for the welfare of public de- pendents, for the regulation of child labor and for the better administration of char- itable institutions; member of Century and Aldine Clubs. Residence, New Rochelle, N. Y .; office, 105 East 23d St., N. Y. City. DE VINNE, Theodore Low:
Printer; born Stamford, Conn., Dec. 25, 1828; educated in schools of Catskill, White Plains and Amenia, N. Y .; 1844, entered printing office of Gazette, New- burgh, N. Y .; 1848, came to N. Y. City;
1850, connected with printing house of Francis Hart, soon becoming foreman, and in 1858, junior partner, 1883, after death of Mr. Hart, firm changed to Theo- dore L. De Vinne & Co., with son as jun- ior partner; 1873, received a contract from Scribner & Co. to print St. Nicho- las Magazine; 1874 to print Scribner's Monthly, now Century. Has printed many books for various publishers; pres- ident and organizer (with late Peter C. Baker, 1896) of the New York Typothetæ; president of United Typothetæ, mem- ber of New York Typographical So- ciety; president of Grolier Club; member of Aldine, Century, Authors' Clubs, etc .; author of The Invention of Printing (1877) ; Historic Types (1886); Plain Printing Types (1900); Correct Compo- sition (1901; Title Pages (1902) ; Married, 1850, Grace Brockbank, of Willimantic, Conn. Address, 300 West 76th St .; office, 12 Lafayette Place, N. Y. City.
DEVOE, Frederick William:
Merchant; manufacturer; born New York, Jan. 26, 1828; formed firm of Ray- mond & Devoe in 1852, and 1864 firm of F. W. Devoe & Co., paint and varnish manufacturers, incorporated in 1890; since which time he has been its president; was president of Greater New York Commis- sion and is an officer in philanthropic and commercial institutions, including N. Y. Juvenile Asylum; member: Chamber of Commerce, N. Y. Botanical Gardens, American Museum Natural History, His- torical Society, Scientific Alliance, St. Nicholas Society. Fulton and Church Clubs. Residence, Jerome Ave. and 190th St .; office, 101 Fulton St., N. Y. City.
DEVOORE, Ann (Mrs. Walden) :
Author; born New York, Sept. 16, 1872; daughter Ulysses Doubleday and Jane Brevoort Eddy; married Reginald Prescott Walden, Mamaroneck, N. Y., 1900; au- thor of Oliver Iverson; His Adventures During Four Days and Nights in the City of New York, in April of the Year 1890; The Whip Hand; The Stolen Saint; The Kentucky Heiress. Address, Mamaro- neck, N. Y.
DE VRIES, Marion:
U. S. general appraiser; born Wood- ridge, Cal., Aug. 15, 1865; son of William Henry and Cornelia (Crowe) and step- son of Mary (Crowe) De Vries; early ed- ucation was received in local public schools; was graduated from San Joaquin Valley College, Woodbridge, Cal., in June, 1886, Ph.B .; from Law Department Uni- versity of Michigan, June, 1883; LL.B .;
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elected class orator and delivered vale- [ dictory of the law class; admitted to Su- preme Court of Michigan, June 13, 1887; to Supreme Court of California, July 2, 1887 and Supreme Court of the U. S., March 27, 1897; commenced practice of law in copartnership with John B. Hall, uncle of John Hays Hammond, at Stock- ton, Cal., Jan. 1, 1889; formed law part- nership with W. B. Nutter Aug. 1, 1889; under Judge Nutter, acted as assistant district attorney San Joaquin County from Jan., 1893, to Feb., 1897; appointed and served as lieutenant-colonel and as- sistant adjutant-general of the Third Bri- gade, N. G. C., General James H. Budd, subsequently Governor of California, then commanding, and later as signal officer and major and inspector of rifle practice same brigade; elected to 55th Congress, Nov., 1895, and to 56th Congress Nov., 1898, serving until Aug. 22, 1900, at which time resigned as a representative in Con- gress and qualified as a member of the board of U. S. general appraisers, to which he was appointed as a Democrat by President Mckinley, June 9, 1900, and confirmed by unanimous vote of the U. S. Senate in Dec. of that year, which po- sition he now holds; member California and Engineers' Club, N. Y .; Knight Tem- plars, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Elks, Turneys and Native Sons of Golden West. Address, 641 Washington St., N. Y. City.
DEWEY, Charles Melville:
Artist; born Lowville, N. Y., July 16, 1851; in 1874, coming to N. Y. City, he began art study in National Academy of Design; 1876, studied in Paris in atelier of Carolus Duran and was chosen by him to assist decorating the "plafond" of the Louvre; 1878, returned to U. S., open- ing studio in N. Y. City and exhibiting in National Academy and at exhibitions of Society of American Artists, which he helped organize; is landscape painter, both in oils and water colors, and has done many portraits; among paintings, Edge of the Forest (1884); The Queen of Night (1901); An Autumnal Pastoral (1890); Shadows of the Evening Hour (1888); The Stars and the Shadows (1900); Gray Robe of Twilight (1894); Marsh Is- land (1891); River at Night (1888); Re- turn of the Hay Boats (1890) ; exhibited at Munich International Exhibition 1895 and attracting much attention; married, 1887, Miss Julia Henshaw, of Batavia, N. Y. Address, 222 W. 23rd St., N. Y. City.
DEWEY, Melvil, M. A., LL. D:
Educator and librarian; born Adams Centre, N. Y., Dec. 10, 1851; was grad- uated from Amherst, 1874; acting librar- ian Amherst, 1873-76; 1876 moved to Bos- ton, establishing American Library Assn., Library Journal, Metric Bureau, and Spelling Reform Association; also Li- brary Bureau to secure better library methods, appliances and supplies; man- aged these till May, 1883, when appointed chief librarian of Columbia College; 1884, professor of library economy; 1887, direc- tor of Columbia College School of library economy, whose establishment he had suggested; 1889, secretary and treasurer of University of State of New York; also director of New York State Library; Library School; secretary of Library As- sociation, 1870-90; 1897-98; treasurer, 1879-81; president, 1890-93; edited Library Journal, 1876-81, Library Notes, Metric Bulletin, Metric Advocate and Spelling Reform Bulletin; author of Library School Rules; Simplified Library School Rules; Decimal Classification and Relativ Index; director N. Y. State educational exhibit, Columbian Exposition, 1893. The value of his peculiar work has been recognized by the universal expositions in Paris, 1878, 1889; Chicago, 1893, and Paris, 1900, where of 9 grand prizes awarded to the U. S. one was for an exhibit of methods of education by means of reading and traveling libraries,another for the general library exhibit (both prepared by the New York State Library) and a third to him in honor of his distinguished ser- vices not only as a librarian, but as an cducator whose administration during the period of reorganization of the Universi- ty of the State of New York. (1889-1900), produced such marked advances in both secondary and higher education. A similar award of a gold medal was made by the Lousiana Purchase Exposition, 1904. Ad- dress, 315 Madison Ave., Albany, N. Y.
DEWING, Mrs. Maria Oakey:
Artist; wife of Thomas Wilmer Dew- ing; born New York, Oct. 27, 1855; stud- ied art in National Academy of Design, also with John Lafarge and Thomas Con- ture; painter of figures and flowers. Ad- dress, 76 E. 55th St., N. Y. City.
DEWING, Oliver Morse:
Physician and alienist; born Westmin- ster, Conn., July 18, 1862; was graduated M. D. from Columbia University in May, 1887; entered the general practice of med- icine in the City of N. Y .; appointed to the position of assistant physician in the
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N. Y. City Asylum for the Insane, May, 1889; assistant physician at the Kings County Insane Asylum at Kings Park, Long Island, N. Y., Dec., 1889; superin- tendent, Jan. 1., 1893; superintendent of the Long Island State Hospital, Kings Park, N. Y., Oct. 1, 1895; general super- intendent of the Long Island State hos- pitals at Kings Park and Brooklyn, Sept., 1897; re-appointed medical superintendent of the Long Island State Hospital, Kings Park; transferred June 1, 1904, to be Su- perintendent of the Long Island State Hospital, Brooklyn; member of the American Medico-Psychological Associa- tion, the Kings County Medical Society, and of the Associated Physicians of Long Island. Address, Long Island State Hos- pital, Brooklyn, N. Y.
DEWING, T. W .:
Artist; born Boston, Mass. May 4, 1851; studied in Paris under Lefbvre and Bou- langer; figure painter; member of the National Academy and of the Society of Ten American Painters. Address. Play- ers Club, 16 Grammercy Park, N. Y. City.
DE WOLFE, Miss Elsie:
Actress; born New York, 1865; daugh- ter Stephen and Georgina Copeland de Wolfe; made her debut in Sardou's Ther- midor, 1890; was a member of the Em- pire Stock Co. until the formation of her own company. Address, 122 E. 17th St., N. Y. City.
DEXTER, Henry :
Founder and ex-president American News Co .; born W. Cambridge, Mass., March 14, 1813, where he was educated; was employee of Boston publishing and wholesale book, periodical and newspaper houses; originator and one of the organ- izers of American News Co. in 1864, of which he was president until recently; of- ficer of many philanthropic institutions, including Seaman's Mission, P. E. Ch., N. Y. Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children. St. Luke's Hospital, Chil- dren's Aid Society, Charity Organization; married, 1855, Lucretia Marquand Perry. Easton; life member, in perpetuity, and one of founders, Metropolitan Museum of Art; life Fellow Geographical Society; life member and patron N. Y. Historical Society; member American Museum Nat- ural History. Residence, 42 W. 56th St .; office, 10 W. 23d St., N. Y. City.
DEXTER, Stanley Walker:
Lawyer; Referee in Bankruptcy; born 1857; was graduated from Yale College, 1878; member of Scroll and Key Society, Union, University, Yale Clubs, St. Nicho-
las Society, Sons of Revolution, Down Town Association and Holland Lodge of Masons. Residence, - 48 West 55th St .; office, 71 Broadway, N. Y. City.
DEYO, George Nelson:
Protestant Episcopal clergyman; born Highland, N. Y .; educated St. Stephen's College, Seabury Divinity School and Church Divinity School of the Pacific; ordained deacon 1893; priest, 1895; prin- cipal St. Mark's Academy, Salt Lake, 1892; rector St. Peter's Mission, Coron- ado, Cal., 1893; rector St. Luke's Church, Los Gatos. Cal., 1896; curate, Calvary Parish, N. Y., 1898; curate St. Augustine's Chapel, Trinity Parish, N. Y., 1901. Ad- dress, 105 East Houston St., N. Y. City.
DEYO, Israel Tripp:
Lawyer; born Jan. 28, 1854, Union, N. Y .; was graduated from Amherst Col- lege, 1879; married; member of Assem- bly, 1890-3; member of Commission ap- pointed by Governor to investigate charges preferred against manager of El- mira State Reformatory, 1894; member of firm of Carver, Deye & Hitchcock; di- rector of the People's Bank; trustee, State Normal School, Cortland; trustee, Binghamton Public Library; member of Binghamton Club, a Knight Templar and Thirty-second degree Mason. Address, Binghamton, N. Y.
DEYO, Robert Emmet:
Lawyer; born near Newburgh, N. Y., Aug. 19, 1843; son of Nathaniel Deyo, M. D., and Cornelia Bruyn Dubois; his mother was a granddaughter of Lewis Dubois, colonel of the Fifth Regiment, New York Continental Line in the Army of the Revolution; was graduated from Princeton in 1864, and from the Albany Law School in 1865; elected justice of the peace of the City ofNewburgh, at its first charter election, in 1866; removed to N. Y. City the same year; in 1873 became mem- ber of the law firm of Field & Deyo, the members of which were David Dudley Field, Dudley Field and himself; married in 1876, Jane Crawford Denniston, daugh- ter of Robert Denniston, State Comptrol- ler, 1859-61; delegate to the Constitu- tional Convention of 1894, in which he was a member of the Committee on Rules, Education, and Revision; member of the first Civil Service Commission appointed under the Greater New York Charter; appointed by Governor Odell a member of the Commission authorized to inquire into the delays and expenses in the ad- ministration of justice in the Counties of New York and Kings; now member of
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the firm of Deyo, Duer & Bauerdorf; member of the Bar Association, Manhat- tan, Democratic and Princeton Clubs, Huguenot Society and New York His- torical Society, and one of the executive committee of the New York Law Insti- tute. Address, 106 West 48th St., N. Y. City.
DE ZALDO, Williams:
Banker; born Havana, Cuba, about forty-seven years ago. He comes of a family which has always been identified with State and social affairs in Cuba. Although he has, for the last twenty years, made annual trips to this city to look after his business interests here. In Havana he is closely identified with the city government and municipal societies. He is head of the firm of De Zaldo & Co., Havana, representatives of the Ward Steamship line. In this city he is identified with De Zaldo & Co., brokers and bankers who have offices in Wall Street, and also with several Cuban shipping concerns. He is a member of the Manhattan and New York Clubs. Ad- dress, Manhattan Club, N. Y. City.
DICKERMAN, George Washington:
Vice-president Monarch Typewriter Company; born 1860; was graduated from Harvard College, 1882; single; mem- ber of University, Harvard, New York Athletic and Amateur Comedy Clubs. Address, Syracuse, N. Y.
DICKERMAN, Watson Bradley:
Stock broker; born Jan. 4, 1846, Mt. Carmel, Conn .; educated in Wiliston Sem- inary; began business in a bank, Spring- field, Ill .; in 1868 came to N. Y. City, joining the open Board of Brokers, which was consolidated with the Stock Ex- change; is president of Norfolk and Southern R. R., and director of the L. I. Loan & Trust Co .; was married in 1869 to Miss Swift of Brooklyn. Residence, Mamaroneck, N. Y .; office, 8 Broad St., N. Y. City.
DICKERSON, Edward Nicoll:
Lawyer; born Aug. 23, 1852, Newport, R. I .; was graduated from Trinity College, 1874, and from Columbia Law School, 1876; member of Psi Upsilon Fraternity; also of Lawyers. St. Nicholas, Tux- edo, Manhattan, Riding, Fencers, Lambs, Camera, New York Athletic, Larchmont Yacht, Suburban Riding and Driving, Mendelssohn Glee, Rockaway Hunt, New York Yacht, Hudson River Ice Yacht and American Yacht Clubs, Metropolitan Club of Washington, D. C., Hartford (Conn.) Club, Royal Thames Yacht Club of Eng-
[ land and City Bar and Trinity College Alumni Associations. Residence, Stovall, N. C .; office, 141 Broadway, N. Y. City. DICKEY, William D .:
Jurist; born Newburgh, N. Y., Jan. 11, 1845; studied law at Albany Law School; served in the civil law and rose from pri- vate to the rank of colonel; was admit- ted to the Bar of New York State; be- came justice of the Supreme Court Jan. 1, 1896, term expiring Dec. 31, 1909. Ad- dress, 8677 Twenty-second Ave. Brook- lyn, N. Y.
DICKINSON, Andrew Glassell, Jr .:
Lawyer; born Nov. 14, 1866; was grad- uated from Yale College, 1890; married; member of Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraterni- ty, Yale Club, Squadron A, N. G. N. Y., and City Bar Association. Residence, 512 Fifth Ave .; office, 41 W. 33d St., N. Y. City.
DICKINSON, Charles M .:
Consul general; born Lowville, N. Y., Nov. 15, 1842; was educated at Fairfield, N. Y., Seminary and Lowville, N. Y., Academy; studied law at Binghamton, N. Y., and was admitted to the Bar in Nov., 1865; practiced law in Pennsylvania and N. Y. City and in the Federal Courts in several of the States until 1879; has been the editor and proprietor of the Bingham- ton, N. Y., Daily Republican since 1878; appointed consul general at Constantin- ople, Turkey, Sept. 17, 1897. Address, U. S. Consulate General, Constantinople. Home Address, Binghamton, N. Y.
DICKINSON, Dwight, M. D .:
Medical director, U. S. Navy; born Jamestown, N. Y., Oct. 31, 1847; educated Jamestown Academy and University of Buffalo, N. Y., was graduated from the latter institution 1869; entered Navy as assistant surgeon April 21, 1869; Yantic, N. A. Fleet, 1870-71; naval hospital, N. A., 1871-72; promoted to passed assistant surgeon, 1872; naval hospital, Yokohama, 1872-76; S. S. Jamestown, 1876-7; navy yard, Boston, 1877-78; promoted to sur- geon, Dec., 1879; Adams, Pacific Station, 1879-82; naval hospital, Mare Isalnd, 1883- 85; training ship Portsmouth, 1885-88, naval hospital, Mare Island, 1888-89; navy yard, Mare Island, 1890-92; Mian- tonomah, N. A. Station, March, 1893- 94; ordered to the Minneapolis, Dec., 1894; promoted to medical inspector, Sept., 1895; member of retiring board, Feb., 1896; flagship Philadelphia, fleet surgeon, July, 1898, to Jan., 1899; naval hospital, Washington, D. C., April, 1899, to Dec. 1, 1899; promoted to medical director, Nov.,
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