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LASHER, GEORGE WILLIAM, Editor; born, Duanesburg, Schnectady Co., N. Y., June 24, 1831; son of George Lasher, Jr., and Adelia D. (Frost) Lasher; educated: A. B. Colgate, 1857, A. M. 1859; Grad. Hamil- ton Theol. Seminary, 1859; (D. D. Colgate, 1874; LL. D. Georgetown, Ky. Coll., 1908). P. B. K. Married, Lizzie C. Eaton, Aug. 23, 1860. Ordained to Baptist ministry, 1859: pastor: Norwalk, Conn., 1859-61: Chaplain 5th Regt. Conn. Vol. Inf., June- Dec. 1861; Pastor: Newburgh, N. Y., 1862-4; Haverhill, Mass., 1864-8; Trenton, N. J., 1868-72; Sec. Baptist Education Soc. N. Y. State, 1872-5; editor: Journal and
Messenger 1876; member firm Lasher & Osborne, 1887 -; Trustee Denison Univ., Granville, O., 1877 -; wrote (pamphlets) ; Individuallsm in Religion, 1890; What did Peter Mean? 1894 (bound books) : Theology for Plain people, 1906; George W. Eaton, a Memorial, 1913. Socs. and clubs: Madi-
sonville Round Table. Republican. Home address: 5702 Peabody Ave., Cincinnati, O.
LATTANNER, EMERY, Banker, born, near Bryan, O., Dec. 4, 1866; son of John Lat- tanner and Mary educated : Country Schools; Grad. ( Leinard) Lattanner; Montpelier High School, Montpelier, O. Married, Dean Fox, Feb., 1910. Deputy Treas., Williams County, 1885-1888; book- keeper, Farmers Natl. Bank, Bryan, O., 1888-1889; Asst. Cashier, Jan. 1889, to Sept. 1889; Cashier, Sept. 1889 to March 1897, youngest bank Cashier in Ohlo; newspaper work, Findlay, Ohio, Courier 1898-1899; Editor, Times Democrat, Van Wert, O., 1900-1904; founded Morning Times, Van WVert, O., July, 1904; Editor and Manager of sane until sold, May, 1907; Business Mgr., Fremont, O., Messenger, 1907-1908; Cashier, First Natl. Bank, Hicksville, O., Aug. 1908 to Jan. 1911; Vice Pres., Jan. 1911, to Oct. 1911, when resigned; State Bldg. and Loan Examiner, under Edward H. Moore, Oct. 1, 1911 to July, 1912; State Bank Examiner, under Frank C. Baxter, July, 1912 to March, 1913; Deputy Supt. of Banks and Acting Supt., March, 1913 to June, 1913; Supt. of Banks, June, 1913 to Jan. 1, 1915, when resigned; Vice-Pres. and Mgr., Colonial Savings Bank and Trust Co., Fremont, O., Jan. 11, 1915-1916, when he resigned on account of ill health; Capt. Company E, O. N. G., 2nd Infantry, Hicks- ville, O., and saw service in Columbus riot; Alternate, Democratic Natl. Conv., Chicago, 1902; active in polltics. Home address: McAllen, Texas.
LAUBENDER, RUTH ELIZABETH, Artist; born, Malvern, O., July 6, 1864; daughter of Michael Laubender and Mary B. (Wenk- heimer) Laubender; educated: Union City High Sch., Pa., Grad. 1882 (valedic- torian); Allegheny College; degrees: A. B., 1886. Later, studied painting under Ernest Knauft, Magda Heuerman, and Monsieur Albert Fleury. Unmarried. Artist. Works alone. Linguist and writer of verse. Socs. and clubs: The National Geographic Society; Shakespeare. Politically, inde- pendent of party lines. Home address: Malvern, O.
LAUDER, EDWARD, Physician; born, Durham, Ontario, Canada, June 24, 1870; son of Thomas Lauder and Susan (Grabel) Lauder; educated: Durham Grammar Sch .; McGill Univ., Montreal, Que .; London, Eng .; Paris, France; Vienna, Austria. Col- lege degrees: M. D .; C. M .; Fellow Am. Coll. Surgs. Married, Mary Helen Forbes Russell, 1898. Asst. in Ophthalmology, Ohio Wes. Univ., 1898-1901; lecturer on Ophthalmology, 1901-7; associate Prof. Ophthal., 1907-10; Instr. in Ophthalmology, Western Reserve Univ., 1910-12; Asso. ill Ophthal., 1912- -; visiting Ophthalmolo- gist, St. Luke's Hosp .; German Hosp .; Children's Fresh Air Camp and Hosp., Cleveland, O., 1916 -. Socs. and clubs: Cleveland Univ. Club; Cleveland Athletic Club; Cleveland Academy Med .; Ohio State Med. Assn .: Am. Med. Assn .; Am. Academy Ophthal. and Oto-laryngology; Cleveland Clinical Club. Presbyterian. Home address: 35 Wadena Av., Cleveland, Ohio.
LAUGHBAUM, AARON H., Educator- Banker; born, Galion, Crawford Co., Ohio, May 20, 1853; son of Henry Laughbaum and Nancy (Pfeifer) Laughbaum; edu- cated: Galion, Ohio. Married, Barbara Ellen Shumaker, Sept. 24, 1874. Clerk of Courts; County School Examiner; Twp. Clerk; Notary Public; Director of Insur- ance Co. and Adjuster of Insurance Co., 16 years. Socs. and clubs: I. O. O. F .; United Brethren in Christ; Represented Sandusky Conference of the above Church in five General Quadrennium Conferences
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held in Fredericktown, Md., Topeka, Kan., Canton, O., Decatur, Ill., and Wichita, Kan. Home address: Galion, Ohio.
LAW, MARY ELMIRA, Educator; born, Buffalo, N. Y .; daughter of Robert Law and Elmira (Britt) Law; educated: Toledo, O .; Chicago, Ill .; New York City; N. Y. Polyclinic. College degrees: M. D. Un- married. Teacher in Pub. Schs., 1874-
1883; Chicago Kindergarten Training School, 1883; Toledo Medical Coll., 1893- 1896; Polyclinic Chicago Kindergarten Col- lege; Prin. Law Kindergarten Training School, at present. Socs. and clubs: Kindergarten Union; Daughters of the Pilgrims. Unitarian Church. Home ad- dress: 2313 Ashland Ave., Toledo, Ohio.
LAWHEAD, JAMES W., Manufacturer; born, New Antioch, Ohio, Sept. 10, 1862; son of John W. Lawhead and Cynthia Ann (Canny) Lawhead; educated: New Antioch Pub. Sch. and Lebanon Normal Univ. Married, Ella Lyons Hunt, Oct. 1, 1905. Engaged in manufacturing of auto ac- cessories, etc., since 1902; President, The Au-To Compressor Co .; Pres., The Tum- bull Mfg. Co .; Mgr .. The National Safety Snap Co .; Mem. Wilmington City Council. Socs. and clubs: Mason. 32nd degree; Dayton (O.) Club; Columbus (O.) Club. Home Address: Wilmington, Ohio.
LAWRANCE, MARION, Gen. Sec. World's Sunday Sch. Assn .; born, Gratism, Preble Co., O., Oct. 2, 1850; son of Elonson Lawrance and Amanda Melvina (Irvin) Lawrance; educated: public schools; high school; Antioch Coll., all Yellow Springs, O. Married, Flora Gaines, Oct. 15, 1874. Engaged in teaching school 1867-71; book- keeper, Syracuse, N. Y., 1871-73; merchant, Toledo, O., 1873-76; traveling salesman, 1876-83; Fire & Life Insurance, Toledo, O., 1883-9; Gen. Secy. Ohio Sunday Sch. Assn., 1889-99; Joint Gen. Secy. World's Sunday School Assn., 1910-1914; Gen. Secy. International Sunday Sch. Assn., 1910 -. Author: "How to Conduct a Sunday School;" "The Working Manual of a Suc- cessful Sunday School;" "Housing the Sunday School;" "The Sunday School Organized for Service;" "Special Days in the Sunday School." Socs. and clubs: Masonic order, K. T. and Scottish Rite, Toledo, O .; Rotary Club, Chicago, [11. Congregationalist. Home address: 4009 Lake Park Av., Chicago, Ill.
LAWRENCE, DELMOND WESLEY, Sec.
Nat. Tube Co .; born, Linton Mills, Coshocton Co., O., May 25, 1873; son of John B. Lawrence and Eliza S. Lawrence; educated: public and high school; Ohio Wes. Univ. Married, Nellie E. Simkins, July 10, 1899. Employed by Chillicothe Buggy Co., 2 years; Wellston Coal Co., 2 years; Erie Despatch Fast Freight Line, Cleveland, 1 year; with The National Tube Co., (formerly the Lorain Steel Co.) Lorain, Ohio, 1898 -; Pres. Lorain Y. M. C. Assn .; Vice-Pres. Lorain Bd. Commerce; Lorain Bd. Education, 1914. Socs. and clubs: Masons; Sons Veterans; Knights of Malta; Nat. Geographic Soc .; Round Table Lit. Club. Methodist Episcopal. Home address: 1817 East 31st St., Lorain, O.
LAWRENCE, FLORUS FREMONT, Surgeon; born, Wadsworth, O., March 16, 1863; son of (Rev.) Oman Lawrence and Camilla Lawrence; educated: Savannah Acad .; Baldwin Univ .; Wooster Univ .; Columbus Med. Coll. College Degrees: D. S .; M. D .; LL. D. Married, Cora E. Pierce, 1885. Former clinical lecturer on abdominal surgery at Starling Ohio Med. Coll. ; Surgeon-in-Chief at Lawrence Hosp .; First Lieut. Med. Reserve Corps (U. S. A.). Socs. and clubs: 32nd degree Mason; Columbus Athletic Club; Columbus Acad. of Med .; Alpha Mu Pi Omega; Acacia.
Frat .; Fellow American Coll. of Surgeons; Mississippi Med. Assn .; Ohio State Med. Assn .; Pres. Ohio State Clinical Assn .; Am. Acad. of Med .; Am. Med. Assn. Methodist Episcopal. Home address: 201 Sixteenth Ave., Columbus, Ohio.
LAWRENCE, WESLEY BOYD, Business man; born, Athens County, O., Aug. 6, 1868; son of Charles W. Lawrence and Fannie (Boyd) Lawrence; educated: Ohio Univ., Athens, O. College degrees: A. B. Married, Belle Rose, June 22, 1897. En- gaged in insurance, real estate and loan business, Athens, O., 1892 -. Socs. and clubs: K. P .; Beta Theta Pi Frat. Metho- dist. Home address: 27 North College St., Athens, O.
LAWS, ANNIE, born, Cincinnati, O .; daughter of James Hedding Laws and Sarah Amelia (Langdon) Laws; educated: Cincinnati Elementary Schs .; Miss Apple- tons' Sch. for Girls; special courses in Languages, Music, Art and Literature. Unmarried. Mem., Bd. of Cincinnati Kindergarten Assn., 1880 -; Pres., Cin- cinnati Kintergarten Assn., 1900- Chairman of Committee on Foreign Af- fairs, International Kindergarten Union; Ex-Pres., Internat. Kindergarten Union; Cor. Secy., Cincinnati Orphan Asylum;
Secy. and Treas., Cincinnati Chapter Am. Red Cross; Men., Bd. of Edn., Cincinnati Pub. Schs .; Cincinnati Chapter D. A. R. (ex-regent); General Federation Women's Clubs (ex-auditor); Ohio Federation
Women's Clubs (ex-pres. ) ; Cincinnati Woman's Club (Pres., 1894-6), founder; Mem., Cincinnati Women Teachers' Assn .; Mem. Social Workers' Club; Mem., Execu- tive Board, Council of Social Agencies; Chairman Edn. Committee, Hospital Social Service Assn .; Pres. Pioneer Training Sch. for Nurses; one of the founders of Cin- cinnati Story Tellers' League; one of the founders of Cincinnati Folklore Soc .; one of the founders of Cincinnati School of Household Arts. Home
address: 2927 Reading Rd., Cincinnati, O.
LAYMAN, ELITHA F., Civil and Sanitary Engineer; born, Cincinnati, O., April 11, 1855; son of John Layman and Ann (Meeds) Layman; educated: Cincinnati, O., public schools; engring. education un- der tutelage of Frank Millwood. Mech. Engr. & R. L. Read. C. E. Married, Laura Belle Carter, May 1, 1877. Asst. Engr. Indianapolis Belt Ry., 1872; Asst. Engr. Cincinnati Southern Ry., 1875; in private practice. 1877 -; Chief Engr. Cincinnati, Lawrenceburgh and Aurora Ry., 1900 -; Chief Engr. Chicago, Kalamazoo & Lake Shore Ry., 1904; engaged in constructing sewers and water supply for various towns, 1905; City Engr. So. Haven, Mich., 1905-6; Sewerage Engr. City Cincinnati, 1906-7; 1912-13; resumed private practice
and Engr. for various towns, 1914 --. Socs. and clubs: City Club; Real Estate Exchange; Chamber Commerce; Fed. Im- provement Assn. (Chmn. of Waterways Com.); Winton Place Impr. Assn. (Chmn. of Com. on sewers); Men's Club of Winton M. E. Ch. (Pres. 1916); Pres. Lay . Elect- oral Conf. West. Ohio Conf. M. E. Church, Springfield, O., 1915. Home ad- dress: 704 Hand Av., Winton Place, Cin- cinnati, O.
LAYTON, CHARLES RUSH, College Pro- fessor; born, Upper Sandusky, O., Feb. 24. 1890; son of Alonzo Everett Layton and Tacy Delphia (Hays) Layton; educated: Public Schools and High School, Bowling Green, O .; Otterbein Univ., Westerville, O .; Univ. of Mich., Ann Arbor, Mich. Col- lege degrees: A. B .; A. M. Married, Elsie Ferne Parsons, June 29. 1914. Taught History and public speaking in High School, Bowling Green, Ohio, 1913-1914; Head of
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Dept. of Oratory, Muskingum College, New Concord, O., 1914 -. Socs. and clubs: Member Tau Kappa Alpha; Debate and Oratory Frat .; Academic Teachers of Public Speaking Assn. of United States. United Brethren Church. Home address: New Concord, Ohio.
LAYTON, FERDINAND C., Common Pleas Judge; born, St. Johns, Auglaize Co., O., April 11, 1847; son of Win. M. Layton and Rebecca (Waggoner) Layton; educated: Grad. Wapakoneta, O., Union School; matriculated at Wittenberg Coll., Spring- field, O. Attorney: Judge Common Pleas Court of Auglaize Co., O., 1915 -; Prose- cuting Attorney, 4 years; Mem. of Con- gress, 4th Ohio District, 6 yrs .; Judge Cominon Pleas Court, 12 years. Societies: Knights of Pythias; Sons of Veterans. Home address: Wapakoneta, O.
LAYTON, ROY E., Attorney; born, Wa.pa- koneta, O., July 23, 1873; son of Fernando C. Layton and Amalia C. (Wehrmann) Layton; educated: Wapakoneta High Sch .; Ohio State Univ., Columbus, O. (Coll. Arts and Law). College degrees: A. B., 1895; LL. B., 1897. Married, Anna Myers, April 30. 1914. Admitted to har of Ohio, 1897; engaged in active practice as mem- ber firm. Layton & Vaubel, Wapakoneta, O., 1897 -: Elected City Solicitor, Wapakoneta, O., 1905; re-elected five suc- cessive terms, 1907-1917; also Solicitor for several villages; served as 2d Lieut. of Co. "L", 2nd O. V. I. during Spanish- American War, 1898-99; Captain Co. "L", 2d O. N. G. 1899-1903. Socs. and clubs: P. P. O. E. No. 1170: K. P .; Eagles; Schwaebischer Verein. Wapakoneta; ITnited Spanish War Veterans; Outing Club; Beta. Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi. Home address: Wapakoneta, O.
LAYTON, SAMUEL HERRICK, Supt. of Schools; born, Jacksontown, O .; Oct. 16, 1866; son of Francis Marion Layton and Lucinda Prentice
(Herrick) Layton; educated: Ohio Wesleyan Univ .; Ohio State I'niv .; Columbia Univ. Degrees, B. L .; B. S .; M. A .; Ped. D. Married, Minnie Minerva Brashares, Nov. 26, '96. Teacher North High Sch., Columbus, and Ohio Weslevan Univ .; Supt., Schs., Worthington, Mechanicsburg. Barnesville. Gallipolis. Fostoria and Lancaster, 1911 -. Active Mem. State and Natl. Education Assn .; Active Mem. National Soc. for the Study of Education; Pres., Tri State Teachers Assn .: Pres., South Eastern O. Teachers' Assn .; Pres., Central Ohio School Masters' Club. Socs. and Clubs: Mason: Lan- caster Country Club; Sons of Am. Rev. Methodist-Episcopal. Home address: 707 F. Main St., Lancaster, Ohio.
LEACH, JAY MELHORN, Attorney; born, Quincy, O., Oct. 29, 1880; son of James A. Leach and Jennie M. (Melhorn) Leach; educated: Ohio Northern Univ. College degrces: A. B .; LI. B. Junior teacher, law Dept., Ohio Northern Univ. 1 yr .; en- tered employ of C. H. & D. Rv. Co., as claim agent, 1906; became Asst. claim Atty. and later claim Atty., then Asst. to Gen.' Solicitor, 1910; engaged in general practice, as member firm Marshall and Leach, 957 Riehold Annex. Dayton, O., 1913 -: Asst. City Attorney. Dayton O .. Jan. 1, 1915 -. Socs. and clubs: Masonic Lodge (Ada. O): Business Men's Gym. Club: Dayton City Club. Home address: 40 South Perry St., Dayton. O.
LEAN, DELBERT G., College Prof .; born. Palmyra, Wisconsin, Aug. 28, 1879: son of John S. Lean and Eva F. (Jolliffe) Lean; educated: Lawrence Coll .: Emerson Coll. Oratory: Harvard Univ. Married. Vera Fox, June 16, 1911. Engaged in lecture platform work, 4 years in Eastern states; Prof. Wooster, O., College, 1908 -. Socs.
and clubs: Phi Alpha Tau; Masonic Order; Phi Eta Sigma Frat. Methodist. Home address: Wooster, Ohio.
LEASURE, JAMES P., Attorney, of Bailey & Leasure (Daniel M. Bailey), Attorneys. Address: Ottawa, Ohio.
LE BARON, JOHN FRANCIS PATCH
(name changed from Patch to Le Baron, 1865, by probate court on account of property interests), engineer; born, Boston, Mass., Sept. 28, 1847; son of John Patch and Margaret Ann Gurley (Poor) Patch; educated: Lawrence Acad., 1866; attended lectures at Mass. Inst. Tech .; Engring. Student 3 yrs. in office of J. Herbert Shed; Civ. Engr. Boston and Providence. Married, Mary Brown Kinsman, 1872; 2nd, Mrs. Philomena Euphemia (Brown) Manucy; 3d, Carrie Louise Lakeman. April 20 1901. Asst, Engr. Water Supply and sewerage for various cities of N. E., 1866-1870; Assoc. Engr. City of Charlestown and Middlesex Co., Mass., 1872-1876; Chief Engr. Fitchburg R. R., 1874-1877; Chief Engr. St. John's & Indian River R. R., Fla., 1878-9; Asst. Engr. U. S. A. and U. S. Deputy Surveyor, staff of Maj .- Gen. Q. A. Gilmore, 1880-3, and Brig .- Gen.
J. A. Barlow, 1890; Improvement St. John's
River and Bar; Cumberland Sound; Fernandina Harbor. Fla., and Cumber- land & Tennessee Rivers; Calbert Schools Canal; in charge Nicaragua Canal surveys and Constrn., 1887-1890; Mem. Bd. Con- sulting Engrs. Nicaragua Canal. 1888; Mem. Maritime Canal Co. of Nicaragua and Nicaragua Govt. Joint Commn, 1889; Consulting Engr., Jacksonville, Fla., and Cleveland, O., 1891-8; raised Co. L., 10th U. S. Vol. Inf. for Spanish-Am. War, 1898; Chief Engr. Am. Honduras Co., 1898-1901; Consulting Engr. New Orleans & Gulf Ry. & Navigation Co., 1903-04; Consulting Engineer City New Westminster, British Columbia; improvement of the port. and the Fraser River; chief and consulting Engr. Sumas Development & Reclamation Co. and British Columbia Electric Ry., 1908-9; now consulting Engr. many Cos. Socs. & clubs: A. A. A. S .; Mem. Am Soc. C. E .; Nat. Geog. Soc .; Franklin Inst .; Cleveland Soc. C. E. (Corr.); Southern Soc. C. E. (Dir.); Internat. Congress Naviga- tion; Soc. Promotion Engring. Edn .; S. R .: Soc. Mayflower Descendants. Home ad- dress: Chardon, Ohio.
LE BLOND, RALPH G., Newspaper Editor; horn, Celina, O., Dec. 25, 1876; son of Dr. Francis C. Le Blond and Anna (Fritsch) Le Blond; educated: Celina High School. Married, Lucy B. Cass, of Ottawa, Ohio, June 11, 1903. Has been engaged in the newspaper work since 1895; present managing editor of The Toledo Times; en- tered the Toledo newspaper field in 1902 as and legislative cor-
a political writer
respondent, which field he covered for eleven years for the Toledo Bee and News- Bee; during those years covered national and state conventions; the state legislature and Ohio Constitutional convention; in 1914 became city editor of the Times and one year later managing editor. Home ad- dress: Monticello Hotel, Toledo, Ohio.
LEE, ALBERT GRAHAM, Banker; horn.
Hollidays Cove, Hancock County, West Va., March 25, 1883; son of Alberg Graham Lee and Anne (Brown) Lee; educated: Steubenville High School. Madge McClinton, Oct. 12. 1910. Employed Married. at LaBelle Iron Works, 1901 to 1905; en- tered banking business as a bookkeeper at the Union Deposit Bank, 1905; organized the Steubenville Bank & Trust Company, Steubenville, Ohio, 1914: Pres. of that in- stitution since its organization; also Vice Pres. of the Commercial National Bank, Steubenville, Ohio; Trustee of the McCol- lough Jefferson County Children's Home;
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Treasurer of the Ohio Valley Hospital As- sociation; Trustee O. V. Hosp. Assn .; Trustee & Treas. Stanton Memorial Assn. Socs. and clubs: Ohio Society of New - York; Sons of the American Revolution; Pennsylvania Society; Americus Club, Pittsburg; Steubenville and U. S. Cham- bers of Commerce: Steubenville Country Club (Trustee) ; Masonic Order. Presby- terian. Home address, 848 N. Fourth St., Steubenville, Ohio.
LEE, LEWIS EARLE, Clergyman; born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 2, 1870; seventh child of Rev. William Brown, D. D. of Madison, Conn. and Elizabeth Payson (Howe) Lee, of Portland, Me .; educated: Lee's Academy, Madison, Conn .; Collegiate Institute, Olympia, Wash; Albany Coll., Albany,
Oregon; Williams Coll., Williamstown, Mass .; McCormick Theo. Seminary, Chica,- go, Ill .; Lane Theol. Sem .. Cincinnati, O .: Univ. of Cincinnati, O. College degrees: B. A. Williams (1894) ; D. D. Wooster (1914). Married Caroline Neff Maxwell, Cincinnati, O., 1909. Minister, Sweets
Corners Baptist Ch., Berkshire County, Mass., 1892-93; First Presby. Ch .. Florence, Colo., 1895, Asst. Pastor, Second Presby. Ch., Cincinnati, O., 1896-98; ordained by Cincinnati Presbytery. 1897; Pastor, North Presbyterian Ch., Cincinnati, O., 1899- 1909; Pastor, First Presbyterian Ch., Iron- ton, O., 1909-1912: Pastor, Evanston Pres- byterian Ch., Cincinnati, O., 1912 -: Moderator, Cincinnati Presbytery, 1905; Recording Secy. Board Trustees. Lane Theol. Seminary, Cincinnati, O., 1902-1910, 1913 --. Socs. and clubs: Theta Delta Chi: Williams Club (Cin.). Presbyterian. Home address: 3541 Trimble Ave., Cin- cinnati. O.
LEE, ROBERT E., Supt. of Labor; born, Baltimore. Md., May 25. 1867; son of John W. Lee and Mary A. (Sinclair) Lee; edu- cated: Elementary and High Schs. of Baltimore, Md. Married, Jennie F. Larkin, Oct. 24, 1886. Div. Supt., Street Railway, Baltimore, Md., 1894-1898; Gen. Supt., Washington Ry. & Elec. Co., Washington, D. C., 1898-1903; Gen. Supt., Cincinnati
Traction Co., Cincinnati, O., 1903-1913; Mgr. Industrial Service Dept., Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., '13-'16; Supt. of Labor, Firestone Tire & Rubber Co .. 1916 Socs. and clubs: Masons; Officer Grand Chapter of Ohio Royal Arch Masons and many civic organizations. Episcopalian. Home address: 52 Olive St., Akron, Ohio.
LEE, WILLIAM GRANVILLE, Labor Leader; born, LaPrarie, Ill., age 56; son of James W. Lee and Sylvista Jane (Tracy) Lee; educated: public schools. Married, Mary R. Rice, Oct. 15, 1901. Brakeman and Conductor, A. T. & S. F., Wabash, Mo. Pac. Rys., 1879-84; deputy recorder deeds, Ford Co., Kansas, 1884-8; conductor, U. P. Ry., 1889-95; 1st Vice Pres., 1895-1909, Pres., Jan. 1, 1909, of Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Socs. and clubs: Mason, City Club, Chamber of Commerce. Republican. Home address: 1230 Belle Ave., Cleveland, Ohio.
LEEPER, WILLIAM H., Attorney; born, Amesville Twp., Athens Co., O., March 9, 1850; son of Hezekiah Leeper and Catharine (Mowrey) Leeper; educated: Common Sch .; Bartlett Acad .; Zanesville Commercial Coll. Married, Sarah J. Car- penter, Dec. 26, 1872. Raised on farm; taught school 3 yrs .; was in Mercantile business, 6 yrs .; practiced law, 25 yrs .; for the last 10 yrs. has been in partnership with his son, Charles F. Leeper, in the practice of law. Clerk of Courts in Mor- gan Co., 6 yrs .; Probate Judge, Washing- ton Co., 6 yrs .; Member of Legislature from Washington Co., 2 yrs .; Pres. of Bd. of Edn. and Mem. of City Bd. of School Examiners, several years; now and for
12 yrs. past, U. S. Commr. Southern Dist. of Ohio. Socs. and clubs: 32nd degree Mason; Shriner; Aladdin Temple, Colum- bus, O .; Odd Fellows; Knight of Pythias. Member of M. E. Church, Marietta, Ohio. Home Address: 330 Second St., Marietta, Ohio.
LEET, MARY GARRETT (Mrs. WIIllam H.), born, Chester, Pa., age 43; daughter of William T. Shoemaker and Mary (Sines) Shoemaker; educated: Peddie Inst .. Hights- town, N. J. Married. William H. Leet. May 9, 1899. Treas. Ohio Federation of Woman's Clubs; Mem. 19th Century Club of Conneaut, O. Socs. and clubs: Mem. Mystic Circle. Congregational Church. Home address: 245 Liberty St., Conneaut, Ohio.
LEFKOWITZ, DAVID, Rabbi; born, Eperies, Austro-Hungary, April 11, 1875; son of Benjamin Lefkowitz and Lena (Green- stein) Lefkowitz: educated: Public Schs., New York City; Coll. City of N. Y .: Univ. Cincinnati; Hebrew Union Coll. College degrees: B. S .; B. L .; Rabbi. Married, Sadie Branham, Oct. 10, '01. Was ordained June 17, 1900, and immediately came to Dayton. O., as Rabbi of Congregation B'Nai Yeshurun, 1900 -. Socs. and clubs: On Executive Board of Montgomery Co. Humane Soc .; Pres. Dayton Playgrounds and Garden Assn .; Member Execu. Bd. Fed. for Charity and Philanthropy, and Fed. Jewish Charities: Dayton Astronomi- cal Soc .; Saturday Night Club; Dayton Rotary Club: Phi Beta Kappa. Jewish Ch. Home address: 306 Grafton Av., Day- ton, O.
LEGLER, ELLIS PETER, Attorney; born, Dayton. O., Feb. 13, 1885; son of Harry E. Legler and Muncie L. (Louis) Legler; educated: Denison Univ .; Univ. Chicago. College degrees: A. B .; J. D. Married. Mary E. Ferguson, May 12, 1913. Socs. and clubs: Phi Gamma Delta Frat. Baptist Home address: 414 Forest Av., Dayton, O. LEHMANN, FRIEDRICH JOHANN, College Prof .; born, Cleveland. O., Sept. 17, 1866; son of Henry Lehmann and Elizabeth (Schneeberger) Lehmann: educated: Cleveland, O., Public Schs. Director Gates Conservatory of Music, Neligh, Neb .; Dir. Tarkio Conservatory of Music, Tarkio, Mo .; Prof. of Theory Oberlin Conservatory of Music; author of "Lessons in Harmony," "Treatise on Simple Counterpoint," "Har- monic Analysis." Congregationalist. Home address: 29 South Prospect St., Oberlin, O. LEHR, HENRY SOLOMON, University Pres- ident; born, Oldtown, Mahoning County, O., son of George John Lehr and Salome (Lesig) Lehr; educated: Mt. Union Coll., Alliance, O., summers, 1856-61 and 1863. Married, Albina Johnson Hoover, Oct. 30, 1866. Taught Sch. various periods, 1854- 66; served 4 months in Co. "G" 86th Ohio Vol. Inf. 1862; 1 year in Co. "F" 176th Ohio Vol. Inf. 1862; founded Ohio Northern Univ. (originally Ohio Normal) 1866 and president until July 31, 1902; president emeritus, Ohio Northern Univ., Ada, O .. 1902 -----. Organizer and
Prin. Schs. Winona Lake, Ind., 1904-5. Socs. and clubs: (life member) Ohio State Teachers' Assn .; Northwestern Ohio Teachers' Assn .; Northern Ohio Schoolmasters' Club; Am. Inst. Civics. Republican. Disciples of Christ. Home address: Ada, Ohio.
LEIGHTON, GEORGE A., Member faculty, Cincinnati Conservatory Music; born, Clin- ton, Ia., Jan. 19, 1886; son of George F. Leighton and Julia A. (Flynn) Leighton; educated: Chicago grammar schools; Cleveland High Sch .; Cincinnati Conserv- atory Music (Grad. 1905); studied under Hugo Kaun, Berlin, Germany, 1911-12. Married, Henri Breeden, May 25, 1909. Member faculty, Cincinnati Conservatory
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