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PICKEL, ISAAC, Editor; born. Henderson, Ky .. Nov. 10. 1866; son of Bernard Pickel and Adelaide (Steinacker) Pickel; edu- cated: Woodward high school; Univ. of Cincinnati; Hebrew Union Coll. College degrees: B. L .. and Bach. of Hebrew. Mar- ried, Lily Loeb, Sept. 25. 1894. Reporter and editor of Cincinnati Enquirer, 1890- 1916: editor of Commercial Tribune since May. 1916; Pres. of Commercial Tribune Publishing Co .; Dir. and Secy. of Cin- cinnati Pen and Pencil Club. 2 terms; former member of Bd. of Directors, In- ternational League of Press Clubs. Socs. and clubs: Cuvier Press Club: Turner's Soc .; Blaine Club; National Union; Royal Arcanum. Jewish Church. Author of Cincinnati portion (100 pages), of En- quirer Almanac for 1896-7-8-9. Home ad- dress: 33 Goodman St .. Cincinnati. O.
PICKERING, GEORGE W., Physician; born, Rockingham Co .. Virginia. July 1. 1859; son. of Richard Pickering and Jeanette (Smith) Pickering: educated: country schools of Rockingham, Va .; Urbana, O., high school; taught school in Champaign Co .. O .. 3 yrs .; studied medicine in office of late Dr. W. J. Sullivan. Urbana. Ohio; Grad. Starling Med. Coll., Columbus, O., 1886. College degrees: M. D. Married, Jennie Rinaker. March 5, 1886, deceased. Practiced at Eris. Champaign Co., 9 yrs., afterwards locating in Urbana, O., where he is now practicing; served several yrs. on county pension board; appointed mem- ber Urbana Bd. of Health. Jan. 1, 1917. Socs. and clubs: Champaign Co. Med. Soc .; Improved Order of Red Men; Har- mony Lodge. No. S. F. & A, M. Prom- inent Democrat. Owner of large wheat farm in Kansas. Home address: Corner West Water and South High Sts .. Ur- bana. O.
PICKETT, STEPHEN J., Contractor; born, Toledo. O., May 1. 1852; son of Stephen Pickett and Margaret (Laughlin) Pickett: educated: schools of Toledo. Married, Anna Gildea. August 15, 1878. Building contractor. 1881 -; erected the new To- ledo postoffice; Robinwood Hospital; St. Anthony's Orphanage; News-Bee (former and present) Building; The Blade Build- ing; Catholic Episcopal Bishop's residence. Socs. and clubs: Elks; Commerce Club: Mem. of The Builders' Exchange. Roman Catholic. Home address: 1214 Colling- wood Ave .. Toledo. O.
PIERCE, J. A., Educator; Supt. of Schools, Lisbon, O. Home address: Lisbon. O.
PIERCE, THOMAS P., Educator; County Supt. of Schools, Hamilton Co. Home ad- dress: Cincinnati. O.
PIFER, ROLLO CARL, Y. M. C. A. Secy .; born, Hardin Co., Ohio, Sept. 1, 1876; son of Adam Pifer and Minerva (Rowalt) Pifer; educated: Ohio Wes. Univ. (class 1899). College degrees: A. B. Married. Wilhelmina Myers, Aug. 9, 1900. Retail shoe dealer; traveling shoe salesman, 5 yrs .; Gen. Agt. life insurance, 6 yrs .; en- gaged in Y. M. C. A. secretarial work, Sept. 1, 1913 -; State student Secy., Mis- souri Y. M. C. A. Socs. and clubs: Sigma Alpha Epsilon Frat. Methodist. Home address: 5071 Page Blvd., St. Louis, Mo.
PIGMAN, FRANK, Attorney; born, Coshoc- ton Co., O., March 24, 1874; son of Bene Pigman and Hannah (Botts) Pigman; edu- cated: Ohio Normal Univ .; Univ. of Mich .; Chicago Law College. Married, Flora
Coulter, Dec.
5. 1912. Public school teacher, 1892-1903; practiced law in Chi- cago, 1905-1907, and in Galion since 1907: Coshocton Co. Sch. Exam., 1900-1905; Crawford Co., Liquor Licensing Bd., 1914- 1915; city solicitor, Galion, 1916 -. Socs. and clubs: K. of P .; 32d degree Mason; Knights Templar; Shriner; Elk. Metho- dist Episcopal Church. Politically, a Democrat. Home address: 312 S. Union St .. Galion. O.
PINKERMAN, J. M., Educator; Co. Supt. of Schools. Ashland Co. Home address: Ashland. Ohio.
PIPER, JACOB I., Banker: born, McCon- nellstown. Pa., March 27. 1859; son of William Piper and Caroline (Snyder) Pi- per; educated: Canton, O., public schools. Married, Elizabeth Cox, Aug. 24, 1904. Newsboy, 1872-1876; shophand, 1876-1879; bookkeeper, 1879-1894, for C. Aultman & Co., Canton, O .; Secy. and Treas. of Dime Savings Bank, Canton, O., 1895-1916. Socs.
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and clubs: Masonic; Elks; Chamber of Commerce. First Presbyterian. Home address: 1322 Fulton Rd., N. W., Canton, Ohio.
PLACE, JESSE ALFRED, University Prof .; born, Little Hocking, O., Aug. S, 1884; son of Reuben Austin Place and Mary Jane (Bryant) Place; educated: Ohio Univ., Athens. O .; Woods Hole. Mass .; Chicago Univ. College degrees: Bachelor of Arts; Master of Arts. Married, Grace U. Curtis, July 27, 1907. Accountant, American Steel and Wire Co., Cleve- land, Ohio, 1907-1912; Instructor of Biology, Ohio University. 1913-1915; Asst. Prof. of Biology, Ohio University. 1915- Socs. and clubs: American Microscopical Soc. Member of First Methodist Church. Home address: 40 Sunnyside Drive, Athens. O.
PLANTZ, WYATT GARFIELD, Banker; born. Pomeroy, Ohio, Nov. 24, 1873; son of George Wyatt Plantz and Mary Gar- field (Daniel) Plantz; educated: Pomeroy high school, graduated 1890; O. S. U., graduated 1894. College degrees: Bache- lor of Arts (O. S. U.). Asst. cashier First City Bank, Pomeroy, O., 1894-1914; cash- ier. 1914- Socs. and clubs: Beta Theta Pi; Knights Templar; Shrine; Scot-
tish Rite. Episcopal. Home address: Poineroy, O.
PLATNER, SAMUEL BALL, University Professor; born, Unionville, Conn., Dec. 4, 1863; son of William Platner and Emily Childs (Ball) Platner; educated: Yale Univ. College degrees: A. B., 1883; Ph. D., 1885. Married, Lenora Sayre, June 29, 1892. Instr. Latin and French, 1885-1890; Asst. Prof. Latin, 1890-1892; Prof. Latin, Western Reserve Univ., 1892 --; Secy. Mng. Com., 1897-1911. Prof., 1899-1900, Am. Sch. Classical Studies in Rome; edi- tor: Greek and Roman Versification (from German of Lucian Miller), 1892; selected letters of the Younger Pliny, 1894. Au- thor: Topography and monuments of An- cient Rome, 1904, 2nd edition, 1911. Socs. and clubs: Am. Philological Assn., Pres., 1900-1. Home address: 1961 Ford Drive, Cleveland, O.
PLATT, JAMES HARVEY, Common Pleas Judge; born, Columbiana Co., O., Aug. 22, 1854; son of George Platt and Eva M. (Faulk) Platt; educated: Tiffin schools; Heidelberg Univ., graduating in 1875.
Married, Rosa M. Warner, 1883. Taught school, 1875-1879, when he began the study of law under the late Judge Harri- son Noble; became a partner of Judge Noble in 1885, practicing alone after Judge Noble's death; entered partnership with Harry P. Black, June 7, 1895; served as city solicitor of Tiffin, O., 1885-1887; as prosecuting attorney of Seneca Co .. O., 1905-1908; judge of Common Pleas Court, 1914 -. Socs. and clubs: Elks. Reformed Church. Home address: 384 Monroe St., Tiffin, O.
PLATT, RUTHERFORD HAYES, Attorney; born, Columbus, O., Sept. 6, 1853; son of William Augustus Platt and Fanny (Hayes) Platt; educated: Yale Univ .; Co- lumbia Law School. College degrees: Yale, A. B .; Columbia, LL. B. Married, Maryette A. Smith, Jan. 5, 1887. Prac- ticing attorney, Columbus, O., 1879 -; Pres. Columbus & Xenia
R. R. Co., 1914 -; member Ohio Board State Char- ities, 1901-1913. Socs. and clubs: Amer- ican Academy Political & Social Science; Yale Club, New York; Columbus Club; Scioto Country Club. Episcopalian. Home address: 414 East Broad St., . Columbus, O.
PLATTER, HERBERT MORRIS, Physician; born, Lockbourne, O., June 18, 1869; son
of John C. Platter and Mary M. (Clark) Platter; educated: Ohio Wesleyan Univ .; Starling Med. Coll. College degrees: M. D. Married, Laura Israel, 1899. Practice of medicine; Asst. Secy., State Med. Bd., 1896; Medical Insp., Columbus Bd. of Health, 1899-1907; Epidemiologist, State Bd. of Health, 1907-1911; consulting physi- cian, Bd. of Education, 1912-1916. Socs. and clubs: Columbus Acad. of Med .; Ohio State Med. Soc .; Am. Med. Assn .; Ath- letic Club of Columbus, O. Home address: 1403 Bryden Road, Columbus, O.
PLOCHER, ALVIN J., Banker; born, Elyr- ia. Ohio, 1885; son of Christian W. Plocher and Olive E. Plocher; educated: Elyria high school, Grad. Married, Edna Jose- phine McClure, 1916. Began career as bookkeeper in The Savings Deposit Bank & Trust Co. of Elyria in 1902; in 1903 was employed as bookkeeper by The Lorain County Savings & Trust Co .; afterward elected to position as teller, Asst. cashier, and is now Secy. of same; in 1913 was elected treasurer of City of Elyria and is still serving. Socs. and clubs: Mason; Chamber of Commerce; Country Club. First Congregationalist. Home address: 248 Fifth St., Elyria, O.
PLUMB, CHARLES SUMNER, University Professor; born, Westfield, Mass., April 21, 1860; son of David Henry Plumb and Helen Mar (Wallace) Plumb; educated: Mass. Agr. Coll., Amherst. College de- grees: B. Sc. Married, Helen P. Gladwin, Oct. 14, 1886. Asso. editor, Rural New Yorker, 1883-4; 1st Asst. State Agr. Expt. Sta., Geneva, N. Y., 1884-7; Prof. Agr. Univ. Tenn., and Asst. Dir. Tenn. Agr. Expt. Sta., 1887-1890; Vice Dir. Ind. Agr. Expt. Sta., 1890-1891; Dir. same, 1891- 1902; Prof. Agr. Science, 1890-1893; ani- mal husbandry and dairying, 1893-1902, Purdue Univ .; Prof. animal husbandry,
Ohio State Univ., Sept. 1, 1902 -. Founded, edited and published, until 1891, "Agricultural Science" monthly magazine. Author: Biographical Directory of Amer- ican Agricultural Scientists, 1889; Indian Corn Culture, 1895; Little Sketches of Famous Beef Cattle, 1904; Types and Breeds of Farm Animals, 1906; A Partial Index to Animal Husbandry Literature,
1911; Beginnings in Animal Husbandry,
1913; Judging Farm Animals, 1916; also many monographs on agricultural and live stock topics in magazines and agri- cultural periodicals. Socs. and clubs: (Secy. and Treas.) Am. Kerry and Dex- ter Cattle Club; Ohio Assn. Promotion of Pure Bred Sheep; Soc. Promotion Agrl. Science; Am. Breeders' Assn .; Sigma Xi. Home address: 1980 Indianola Ave., Co- lumbus, O.
PLUMER, BEMAN ANDERSON, Banker; born, Marietta, O., March 7, 1881; son of John A. Plumer and Frances A. (Hart) Plumer; educated: Marietta public schools and Marietta College. College degrees: B. A. Married, Florence Crawford, Nov. 26, 1907. Bank clerk, 1900-1902; insurance, stocks and bonds, 1902-1911; cashier, Ger- man National Bank, 1911-1916; Vice Pres., German Natl. Bank, 1916 -; partner in Plumer & Crawford, general insurance. stocks and bonds, 1911- Socs. and clubs: Am. Union, No. 1, F. & A. M .; Am. Union, No. 1, R. A. M .; Delta Upsilon Frat. First Congregational Church. Home address: Rathbone Place, Marietta, O.
PLUMMER, JOHN LEWIS, Attorney; born, Kewanee, Ill., Sept. 27, 1857; son of Levl I. Plummer and Cynthia A. (Bayless) Plummer; educated: Beaver Falls Coll .; Lebanon Univ. College degrees: B. S .; B. A .; B. L. Married, Anna B. Willard,
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. 1889. Practicing attorney-at-law, Spring- field, O., 1886 --; State Senator 11th Dist., 1898-1899; Gen. council large financial in- stitutions of Springfield; ex-Pres. Spring- field board trade; ex-Pres. Clark Co. Bar Assn. Socs, and clubs: St. Andrews, F. & A. M .; K. P .; Lagonda Club; Spring- field Country Club; The Literary Club. Presbyterian. Home address: Springfield, Ohio.
POGUE, GEORGE M., Educator; County Supt. of Schools, Belmont Co. Home ad- dress: St. Clairsville, O.
POGUE, J. WILBUR, Educator; born Fletcher, O., Dec. 11, 1876; son of Cyrus Pogue and Caroline (Covault) Pogue; edu- cated: Fletcher High Sch .; Ohio Wesleyan Univ., Delaware, O., graduated 1906. Col- lege degrees: B. A. Married, Mollie Hath- away, Jan., 1902. Supt. schools, Fletcher, 1898 to 1902; Prin. Celina, 1902 to 1912; Supt. Celina, 1912 -; county examiner, Mercer Co., 1911-1915. Socs. and clubs: Member Ohio Teachers' Assn. and other organizations. Christian Church. Pres- ent address: Celina, Ohio.
POGUE, ROBERT WEST, Merchant; born, Cincinnati, O., 1872; son of Samuel Pogue and Frances (West) Pogue; educated: Woodward high school: Princeton Univ. College degrees: A. B. Married, S. Rus- sell Letcher, Oct. 26, 1899. Pres. of The H. & S. Pogue Co., dry goods merchants, and has since entering the store of his father at an early age. developed with the business; Dir. of Citizens National Bank. Socs. and clubs: Cincinnati Coun- try Club; Cincinnati Golf Club; Queen City Club; Cuvier Press Club; Business Men's Club; University Club; Cincinnati Automobile Club; Sons of the Revolution. Avondale Presbyterian. Home address: 527 Hale Ave., Avondale, Cincinnati, O.
POGUE, SAMUEL FRANKLIN, Merchant; born, Cincinnati, O., Oct. 30, 1881; son of Samuel Pogue; educated: public school; Franklin private school; Princeton Univ., graduated in 1904. Married, Mabel Wood, 1906. Vice Pres. H. & S. Pogue Co., de- partment store, since 1907. Socs. and clubs: Cincinnati Golf and Country Clubs; University Club; Commonwealth Club. Avondale Presbyterian. Home address: Grandin Road, Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio.
POLKER, JOHN H., Merchant; born, Na- poleon, Ohio, March 1, 1869; son of Charles Polker and Sophia (Jagen) Polker; edu- cated: Napoleon public schools; Fostoria, O., Business College. Married, Louisa Flogaus, Sept. 25. 1894. Started selling shoes, Napoleon; O., 1886; engaged in shoe and dry goods business, Port Townsend, Washington, 1889; manager shoe store, Gov. R. K. Scott, Napoleon, O., 1890; man- ager shoc store, E. F. Brinkman, Napoleon, O., 1891; manager, G. F. Tanner shoe store, Toledo, Ohio, 1891-1892; entered into dry goods store, Detroit, Mich., 1893; removed to Napoleon, O., formed partnership with J. L. Westhorn. under firm name, Polker & Westhorn. 1894; sold interest, 1899; started new shoe store, Napoleon, Ohio, under name, J. H. Polker, 1900 -. Socs. and clubs: Napoleon Central Vol. Fire Dept .. 28 yrs. (Secy. 8 yrs.); member Bd. Education, 1916-17; Chamber Commerce (Secy. 2 yrs.) Lutheran Bund of Mich. Lutheran. Home address: 845 Scott St., Napoleon, O.
POLLAK, EMIL, Manufacturer; born, Vien- na, Austria. Dec. 17, 1846; son of Moritz Pollak: educated: Vienna, Austria. Mar- ried, Carrie Benjamin. Entered the iron business with Joseph Block when he was
20 yrs. old; in 1891 they incorporated un- der the name of Block-Pollak Iron Co .; in 1911 the company was re-incorporated as the Pollak Steel Co., of which he is president; trustee of Cincinnati I'niv .; trustee of Union Board of High Schs .; member of Board of Governors of Hebrew I'nion College; United Jewish Charities; Pres. of Home of the Jewish Aged and Infirm. Socs. and clubs: Chamber of Commerce; Business Men's Club; Walnut Hills Business Men's Club; Losantiville Country Club; Automobile Club; Plum St. Temple. Home address: 2648 Stanton Ave., Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, O.
POLLOCK, JOHN, Attorney; born, Belmont Co., O., June 30, 1855; son of Robert J. Pollock and Mary J. (Rainey) Pollock; educated: public schools, Belmont Co .; Washington and Jefferson Coll., Washing- ton. Pa. Married. Ella J. Finney. April 13. 1887. Practiced law from 1882 to 1906; Common Pleas Judge, 1906-1910; Judge of Circuit Court and Court of Appeals, 7th Dist., 1910 --. Presbyterian Ch. Home address: St. Clairsville. O.
POMERENE, ATLEE, U. S. Senator; born, Berlin, Holmes Co., O .. Dec. 6. 1863; son of Dr. Peter P. Pomerene and Elizabeth ( Wise) Pomerene; educated: Vermillion Inst., Hayesville, O .; Princeton; Cincin- nati Law School. College degrees: A. B., 1884; A. M., 1887; LL. B., 1886; (LL. D., Mt. Union-Scio College, O., 1913). Mar- ried, Mary H. Bockius, June 29, 1892. Ad- mitted to bar, 1886; city solicitor, 1587- 1891; prosecuting attorney, Stark Co., O., 1897-1900; appointed Hon. member Tax Commn. of Ohio, 1906; chairman Dem. State Conv., 1910; Lieut .- Gov., then U. S. Senator, 1911-1917: re-elected, 1916, for second term; organized Commercial & Savings Bank, Canton, O., 1909. Socs. and clubs: Canton Club; Elks Club; Lake- side Country Club. Home address: Can- ton, Ohio.
POMERENE, WILLIAM R., Attorney; born, Coshocton. O .. March 19. 1864; son of Julius C. Pomerene and Irene (Perky) Pomerene; educated: public schools, Coshocton, Ohio: Univ. Wooster (Ohio); Ohio State Univ .; Cincinnati Law Sch. Married. Annie 1 .. Warner. Dec. 27. 1887. Engaged in prac- tice law, Coshocton. O., 1887-1903; re- moved to Columbus. O., resumed practice, became member firm. Booth. Keating, Peters & Pomerene. 1903 -; Pros. Atty. Coshocton Co .. 1892-1898; delegate Dem. Nat. Conv .. 1904. Socs. and clubs: B. P. O. E .; I. O. O. F .; Columbus Club: Beta Theta Pi: Athletic Club (Columbus. (.); Coshocton Country Club. Home address: Worthington, Ohio. R. F. D .; Business: Huntington Bank Bldg., Columbus, O.
POMEROY, FRANKLIN SPENCER, Physi- cian; born. Huntsburgh. Geauga Co., O., 1855: son of Horace Spencer Pomeroy and Louise (Pease) Pomeroy; educated: Char- don high school: Wooster Univ. (Med. Dept., 1881); Univ. New York (Med. Dept., 1885). College degrees: M. D. Married. Addie Mowery. 1885, who died. 1886: 2nd, Lynne C. Barker. 1892. Engaged in prac- tice medicine and surgery. Montville. O., 1881-1886: Chardon. O .. 1886 -; surgeon, B. & O. R.v. Co .. Chardon, O .; Pres. Char- don Telephone Co. Socs. and clubs: State and Am. Med. Soc .: (ex-Pres.) Geauga County Med. Soc .; member Academy Med- icine (Cleveland. O.). Home address: Chardon. O.
POND, EUGENE FREDERICK, Editor;
born. April Packwaukee. Marquette Co., Wis., Flora 8, 1856: son of Simeon Pond and (Hotchkiss) Pond: educated: Mon-
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tella, Wis. Married, Frances Harriet Fox, June 22. 1892. Early turned attention to sporting matters; field editor, Turf, Field and Farm. New York, 1881-1886; edited Wildwood's Magazine. 1888-1889. but merged it into Turf. Field and Farm. of which he became corresponding editor; editor Sportsmen's Review, November 1, 1897- Author: (pen name "Will Wild- wood") Handbook for Young Sportsmen, 1876; Memoirs of Eminent Sportsmen, 1876; Gun Trial and Field Trial Records of America, 1883; Life and Adventures of Ned Buntline, 1888; American Game Preserves (serial). Editor: Fugitive Sporting Sketches, 1879; Sportsmen's Di- rectory, 1892; A Strike, 1897. Wrote spe- cial articles on outdoor sports to Amer- ican Edition Encyclopedia Brit .. and brief biographies of prominent sportsmen to Appleton's Cyclopedia of Am, Biog- raphy. Edited 3 vols. Frank Forester's works. 1879-1880. and Isaac Mclellan's Poems of Red and Gun, 1883; Charles Hallock's Angler's Reminiscences, 1913. Socs. and clubs: (Secy.) Nat. Game, Bird and Fish Protective Assn., 1893-1895; Cuvier Press Club. Home address: 2937 Observatory Ave., Cincinnati, O.
PONTIUS, IRA ROY, Banker; born. Upper Sandusky, O., July 20, 1874; son of Adam Pontius and Elizabeth (Winstead) Pon- tius; educated: Upper Sandusky, O., pub- lic schools; Commercial Course. Married, Claudia Hitchock, Aug. 6. 1902. died, March 24, 1905; 2nd, Margaret J. Mundy, June 9. 1908. Began business training as clerk in hardware store; deputy sheriff, Wyandot Co., O., 1896-1902; in hardware business. 1902-1907; became cashier Citi- zens Savings Bank, Upper Sandusky, O., 1907 --; delcgate Nat. Dem. Conv., Bal- timore, 1912; Nat. Dem. Conv., St. Louis, 1916. Socs. and clubs: Mason; Elk; K. P .; Modern Woodmen; Pres. Chamber of Commerce: Pres. Upper Sandusky Bd. of Edn. Methodist. Home address: 127 S. Eighth St .. Upper Sandusky, O.
POOLE, ALLYN CILLEY, Physician; born, Hamilton Co., O., Aug. 18, 1860; son of James Poole and Emily (Cilley) Poole; educated: public schools; Boston Univ., Boston, Mass .; Med. Coll. of Ohio. College degrees: A. B .; M. D. Married, Amelia (Goodman) Grossius. 1889. Began the study of medicine under Dr. J. L. Cilley and later graduated from Ohio Med. Coll .; awarded the faculty prize, a gold medal,' for the highest average in the final Exam .; served as interne at Cincinnati Hospital, 1886-7; went to Europe and received in- struction from teachers of the Universi- ties of Leipsic, Berlin and Vienna; specialist of Children's diseases; served as Prof. of Chemistry and later as Prof. of Materia Medica and Therapeutics at Med. Coll. of Ohio, which with the Miami Med. Coll., now forms the Med. Dept. of the Univ. of Cincinnati. Socs. and clubs: Acad. of Med. of Cincinnati; Ohio State Med. Soc .; Am. Med. Assn .; Beta Theta Pi Coll. Frat .; Nu Sigma Nu Med. Frat. Home address: 2906 Woodburn Ave .. Cincinnati. O.
PORE, ORIN EUGENE, Educator; born, Big Prairie, O., Oct. 16, 1880: son of Jacob E. Pore and Margaret N. (Miller) Pore; educated: Shreve high school; Wooster Acad .; Wooster Coll .: . Columbia Univ. College degrees: A. B .; A. M. Married, Jennie Byers, Dec. 30. 1908. Teacher of country schools, 1900-1902; Supt. schools, Milford Center, O., 1906-10; Supt. schools, Danville-Buckeye City, O., 1910-1914; Dist. Supt. schools, Berea, O., 1914-1915: county Supt. schools, Portage Co., O., 1916- --.
Home address: 228 Lawrence St., Raven- na, O.
PORTER, CLYDE CARLTON, Attorney; born, Chicago, Ill., July 15, 1876; son of Charles Henry Porter and Mary (Bar- more) Porter; educated: public schools of Tiffin, O .; Heidelberg Univ .; Ohio State Univ. College degrees: S. B., Heidelberg; LL. B., Ohio State Univ. Married, Mary Luella Oberlin, Aug. 12, 1903. Practicing law in Tiffin since Aug., 1903; city solici- tor, Tiffin, O., 1912-1915; probate judge, Seneca Co., 1917- Methodist Protes- tant Church. Home address: 106 Main St., Tiffin. Ohio.
PORTER, EDWARD W., Probate Judge; born, Marysville, O., March 10, 1855; son of John L. Porter and Anna Rebecca (Benton) Porter; educated: public schools of Marysville, O. Married, Della E. Mil- ler, Nov. 12, 1884; died, Aug. 11, 1887; 2nd, Agnes H. Davis, April 23, 1900. Taught school 7 yrs .; admitted to the bar, Dec. 10. 1881; in partnership with his father, John L, Porter, deceased, late Common Pleas Judge, for 24 yrs .; now serving his second term as Probate Judge of Union Co., O .; has heretofore served three terms in the city council. and two terms as prosecuting attorney; delegate to National Convention of the Republican League at Louisville, Ky. Socs. and clubs: Mem. of Knights of Pythias; Phi Gamma Delta Frat .; Delta Tau Chapter. Congregational Church. Has been clerk of church 33 yrs. Home address: 239 South Maple St.,
Marysville, O.
PORTER, ELMER LLOYD, Educator; borni. Mowrystown, O., April 24, 1881; son of William Porter and Emily (Douhot) Por- ter; educated: Otterbein Univ., Wester- ville, Ohio. College degrees: A. B., 1907: A. M., 1917: Post-Grad. work, Sch. Ad- ministration, Columbia Univ., summers, 1912-14-16-17. Teacher country schools, 3 yrs .; Prin. Pleasantville high school, 1907- 1908; Supt. Pleasantville schools, 1908- 1909; Supt. West Jefferson schools, 1909- 1914; Supt. schools, Upper Sandusky, O., 1914- Assn .; State Teachers' Assn .; Masonic Socs. and clubs: Nat. Edn. Order. Methodist Episcopal. Home ad- dress: 319 West Finley St., Upper Sandus- ky, Ohio.
PORTER, JERMAIN GILDERSLEEVE, Astronomer; born, Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 8, 1852; son of John Jermain Porter and Mary (Hall) Porter; educated: Hamilton Coll .; Univ. Berlin and Royal Observa- torv. College degrees: A. B., 1873; A. M., 1876: ' Ph. D., 1876. Married, Emily Snow- den. July 3, 1879. Asst. Prof. astronomy, Hamilton Coll., 1875-1878; member U. S. Coast and Geog. Survey, 1878-1SS4; Dir. Cincinnati Observatory and Prof. Univ. Cincinnati, 1884 -; observer Internat. Latitude Service, 1899-1905; received As- Mem. tronomical Journal Comet Prize, 1894: Internat. Congress Arts and Sciences, St. Louis. 1904. Author: Zone Catalogue of 4.050 Stars, 1887; Our Celes- tial Home, 18SS: Charts and Measures of Nebulae, 1891; Catalogue of 1,340 Proper Motion Stars, 1892; Catalogue of 2,000 Stars, 1895; Catalogue of 2,030 Stars, 1898; The Stars in Song and Legend, 1901; Catalogue of 4,280 Stars, 1905; Variation of Latitude, 190S; Catalogue of Nebulae, 1910; also Historical Sketch of Cincinnati Observatory. 1893; numerous contribu- tions to astronomical journals. Socs. and clubs: Phi Beta Kappa; Astron. Soc. of Am .; Washington Acad. of Sciences. Home address: 3314 Avery Lane, Cincin- nati, Ohio.
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POST, JAMES D., ex-Congressman; born, on a farm near Washington C. H., Fayette Co., O., Nov. 25, 1863; son of Abraham Post and Jane (McCoy) Post; educated: country schools; National Normal Univ., Lebanon. O. (B. S.). 1882. Married, May J. Snider, May 27, 1885. Admitted to bar, 1887, by Supreme Court of Ohio, and U. S. District and Circuit Courts, and Su- preme Court of U. S .: engaged in prac- tice law, Washington C. H., O., 1887 -; elected from 7th Ohio Dist. to 62nd and 63rd Congresses. Socs. and clubs: B. P. O. E. Presbyterian. Democrat. Home address: 22S North Hinde St., Washington C. H., Ohio.
POSTON, CLINTON LEROY, Coal Operator. Capitalist; born, Nelsonville, O., Nov. 19, 1847; son of Lorenzo Dow Poston and Lucinda Maria (Parkinson) Poston; edu- cated: public schools of Nelsonville, O .; Ohio Univ., Athens, Ohio. Married, Delia Kessinger, Oct. 27, 1867. Engaged in the operation of coal mines; lessor of coal lands: capitalist. Methodist Episcopal Church. Home address: 29 Park Place, Athens, O.
POTTER, EMERY DAVIS, Attorney; born, Willoughby, Lake Co., O., Nov. 27, 1844; son of Emery D Potter and Mary A. (Card) Potter; educated: Toledo public schools; Univ. of Michigan. Married, Car- oline Cheney, Sept. 23, 1868, who died, Oct. 2, 1898; 2nd, Melissa K. Watkins, June 1, 1901, who died Dec. 12, 1916. Ad- mitted to bar in 1866; practicing attorney at law, Toledo, O., under present firm name, Potter & Carrol, 1917 -; Morrison R. Waite, chief justice, U. S. Supreme Court. Mr. Potter's law preceptor; trus- tee Toledo Public Library; Pres. and Men. Toledo Park Bd. Socs. and clubs: Sigma Phi; Toledo Club; Toledo Country Club; Toledo Yacht Club; New Bedford Yacht Club. Unitarian. Home address: 20-25 Scottwood Ave., Toledo, O.
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