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REYNOLDS, FREDERICK J., Capitalist and Banker; born, Jackson, Mich., Aug. 25, 1857; son of Sheldon C. Reynolds and Martha A. (Simpson) Reynolds; educated:
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public schools; New Haven Inst., New Haven, Conn. Married, Ida L. Stone, Oct. 4, 1882. Entered firm Reynolds Bros., To- ledo, O., 1875; Dir. and Pres. Toledo Produce Exchange; Vice Pres. and later Pres. First National Bank, Toledo, Ohio, 1909 -; also Dir. Mather Spring Co., To- ledo; Hocking Valley Ry. Co. Socs. and clubs: Toledo Country Club; Inverness Club; Toledo Club (served as Pres.); Ohio Soc. of New York; Bankers' Club (New York); Toledo Commerce Club: 32d de- gree Mason. Vestryman Toledo Trinity Episcopal Church. Home address: 2023 Collingwood Ave., Toledo. O.
REYNOLDS, F. M., Educator; County Supt. of Schools, Greene Co. Home address: Xenia, O.
REYNOLDS, JOHN JACOB, Physician; born, Ridgeville Corners, Henry Co., Ohio, Mar. 26, 1854; son of John E. Reynolds and Elizabeth (Mosher) Reynolds; educated: Ridgeville Schs .; Wauseon High Sch .; Detroit Med. Coll., graduated in 1879.
College degrees: D., 1879. Mar- ried, Mary Duncan, March 16, 1880. Taught school before practicing medicine. Located in Defiance in 1882, where he is now engaged in the practice of his pro- fession. Socs. and clubs: Am. Med. Assn .; Ohio State Med. Soc .; Northwestern Ohio Med. Soc .; Defiance County Med. Soc .; Defiance Commandery Knights Templar; K. of P. Methodist Episcopal. Repub- lican. Home address: 506 Wayne Ave., Defiance, O.
REYNOLDS, TERRENCE, Common Pleas Judge, Geauga Co. Term expires Dec., 1920. Home address: Chardon, O.
RHEINFRANK, JOHN HENRY, Physi- cian-Surgeon; born, Bridgewater, Mich., Sept. 28. 1840; son of John Rheinfrank and Elizabeth (Lindenschmidt) Rhein- frank; educated: Ypsilanti high school; Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, Grad. of Med. Dept., 1864. College degrees: M. D. Married, Sophia W. Bruckner, June 5, 1866. Began practice of medicine and surgery at Perrysburg in 1864 and has been in practice there continuously ever since; associated with his son, Dr. Wil- liam H. Rheinfrank, as proprietor of the Rheinfrank. . 'Hospital, Perrysburg; has been Pres. Wood Co. Med. Soc .; Mem. State Med. Assns .; Am. Med. Assns .; In- ternational Med. Assn .; Surgeon C. H. & D. Ry .; has been mayor of Perrysburg; member of School Ward, and has held many other responsible positions. Socs. and clubs: Master Mason. Home ad- dress: Front St., Perrysburg, O.
RHINES, GEORGE V., Architect; born, Toledo, Ohio, Aug. 5, 1875; son of Volney Rhines and Alize (Kelley) Rhines; edu- cated: Toledo and New York; special course Columbia Univ. Married, Annie F. Nims, June 12, 1906. Draftsman Mills' Wachter, Toledo. O., 1893-1897; chief draftsman, Geo. S. Mills, 1898-1912; Mem. firm. Mills. Rhines, Bellman & Nordhoff. 1912- Socs. and clubs: Am. Soc. of Civil Engrs .: Am. Inst. of Architects; To- ledo Soc. of Engineers; Toledo Chapter Am. Inst. of Architects: Toledo Club: To- ledo Commerce Club; Toledo Yacht Club; Sanford Collins Lodge, F. & A. M .; To- ledo Chapter, R. A. M. Presbyterian. Home address: 2537 Glenwood Ave., To- ledo, Ohio.
RHORBACKER, WALTER C., Attorney; born, Tiffin, Ohio, Aug. 14, 1879; son of George W. Rhorbacker and Annie (Shaugh- nessy) Rhorbacker; educated: Tiffin high school; Heidelberg Univ .; Ohio Northern Law School. Married, Clara L. Frey,
Feb. 9, 1910. Practiced law in Tiffin, O., since Jan. 1, 1907; clerk Bd. of Deputy State Supervisors of Election, 212 yrs .; Mem. of said Board, 6 yrs. (3 terms) ; Sencca Co. Liquor License Commissioner, since Sept., 1915. Socs. and clubs: Cham- ber of Commerce; K. of P .; F. & A. M .: K. T. Methodist Protestant. Home ad- dress: 46 Miami St., Tiffin, Ohio.
RHU, AUGUSTE, Surgeon; born, Seneca Co., Ohio, April 5, 1849; son of C. Sydnie Rhu and Elizabeth (Detsch) Rhu; edu- cated: Dayton, O., private school; Western Reserve Univ .; Med. Dept. Cleveland, O .; Chicago Ophthalmic Coll., 1887; post-grad. course, New York City, Chicago and Bal- timore. College degrees: M. D., W. R. U .; Fellow American College of Surgeons, 1913. Married, Helen Sweetser Sweney, July 7, 1875, who died March 27, 1909. Engaged in practice as physician and sur- geon, Marion, Ohio, 1885 -. Author: many important articles, essays, etc., on surgery and medicine. Pres. U. S. Pen- sion Board, Marion, O., 1894. Socs. and clubs: Marion Co. Med. Assn .; (ex-Pres.) ; Am. Med. Assn .; Ohio State Med. Soc .; Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons. Home ad- dress: 608 Bellefontaine Ave., and 187 W. Centre. Marion. O.
RHU, HERMAN SWEETSER, Physician- Surgeon; born, Marion, O., Nov. 17. 1876; son of (Dr.) Auguste Rhu and Helen Sweet- ser (Sweney) Rhu; educated: Grad. West- ern Reserve Univ., Med. Dept., 1899. Col- lege degrees: M. D. Married, Lucy Amelia White. June 7. 1913. Interne. Lakeside Hosp., Cleveland, O., 1898-1899; house phy- sician, Llano, Tex., Tuberculosis Sani- torium; and Dr. Boyd Cornick's Bunga- low Sanitorium, 1904-1906, San Angels, Texas; ex-Pres. Marion Co. Med. Soc .; now engaged in practice of his profes- sion at Marion, O., with his father, Dr. A. Rhu. Socs. and clubs: Am. Med. Assn .; State Med. Soc .; Lakeside Hosp. Alumni Soc., etc. Presbyterian. Office address: 187 W. Center St .. Marion. O .; Home address: Bellefontaine Ave., Marion. Ohio.
RIBLE, WILLIAM HENRY, Accountant; born, Perry Co., July 7. 1868; son of Isaiah Rible and Mary E. (Axline) Rible; educated: Fultonham Acad .; Columbus Business College. Married, Hallie M. Stevenson. April S. 1896. Has been con- nected with The Ohio State Journal since Oct., 1893, in capacities as bookkeeper ac- countant, and in 1908 was elected as Dir. and Secy. of same, which office he has held ever since. Socs. and clubs: York Rite Mason, being a member of Mt. Ver- non Commandery, K. T. and Aladdin Temple. M. E. Church. Home address: 1255 Mooberry St., Columbus, O.
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RICE, EDWARD LORANUS, College Prof .; born, Middletown. Conn .. March 18. 1871; son of William N. Rice and Elizabeth W. (Crowell) Rice; educated: Middletown (Conn.) high school; Wesleyan Univ .; Univs. Berlin and Munich (Germany) ; Chicago Univ .: Columbia Univ .: Freiburg. College degrees: A. B .; Ph. D. Married, Sarah Langdon Abbott. March 20. 1901. Asst. Wesleyan. 1896; Prof. Allegheny Coll .. 1896-1898: Prof. Ohio Wesleyan, 1898 -. Delaware, O .; Instr. Lake Labo- ratory, Ohio State Univ., Sandusky, Ohio, summers, 1906-8-9-12. Socs. and clubs: Fellow Am. Assn. Advancement Science; Am. Soc. Naturalists; Am. Soc. Zoologists; Am. Assn. Anatomists: Am. Genetic Assn .; Ohio Academy Science (Pres., 1906; Secy., 1913-). Methodist Episcopal. Home address: 316 N. Sandusky St .. Del- aware, Ohio.
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RICE, JAMES ALLEN, Attorney; born, Rose Twp., Carroll Co., Ohio, July 14, 1865; son of Simon Rice and Sarah (Truxal) Rice; educated: Bethany Coll., Bethany, W. Va .; Cincinnati Law School. College degrees: LL. B. Married. Flor- ence Erwin. Sept. 6, 1894. Lawyer since July 1. 1890; mayor of Canton. O .. 1895- 1899; Democratic nominee for presidential elector in 1904; Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Ohio in 1905. Socs. and clubs: Elks; K. of P .; M. W. of A .; Rotary; Adcraft Club; Chamber of Com- merce; Knights and Ladies of Security; Protected Home Circle. Home address: 1220 Market Ave .. N., Canton, O.
RICE, ROBERT HUGHES, Attorney; born, Riceville, Pa., 1886; son of Elmer M. Rice and Carrie C. Rice; educated: Elyria high school; Oberlin Coll .; Columbia Univ., New York City. College degrees: A. B .; LL. B. Married, Harriet E. Garford, 1914. Associate editor of the Columbia Law Re- view; represented Oberlin College at ill- tercollegiate debate, also at New York City, Columbia Univ .; admitted to bar in 1911. and in 1914 became member of law firm of Stroup, Fauver & Rice; city audi- tor by appointment. 1917 -. Socs. and clubs: Masons. First Congregational Ch. Home address: 300 Park Ave .. Elyria, O.
RICE, WILLIAM HENRY, Educator; born, Lilly Chapel, Madison Co., O .. Nov. 12, 1869; son of Woodson Rice and Margaret Rice: educated: district schools; Ohio Wesleyan Univ. College degrees: B. A. Married, Nelle Stevens, Aug. 17, 1904. Immediately following his graduation from Ohio Wes. Univ .. he began teaching, serving as principal of London high school until 1905; then as principal of Chillicothe high school until 1909; Supt. of schools, London, O., 1909- Socs. and clubs: Phi Beta Kappa; Masons; Ohio State Teachers' Assn .; Nat. Educational Assn. Methodist Episcopal. Home address: 106 South Walnut St., London, O.
RICHARD, FLORENCE DONALDSON
(Mr. D. H. Richard), born, on farm, Washington Twp., Wood Co., Oct. 10, 1854; daughter of Ebenezer Donaldson and Catherine Ann (Dubbs) Donaldson; educated: Lebanon Normal University; post-grad. work in Zuriele, Switzerland. Married, D. H. Richard, Dec. 23, 1878. Taught school in Grand Rapids, Bowling Green and Leipsic; lecturer; has lectured throughout the U. S. and Canada and In 18 foreign countries; has twice repre- sented the Methodist Episcopal church as delegate to the General Conf. Socs. and clubs: Pres. Ohio W. C. T. U .; Internat. Lyceum Assn. . M. E. Church member. Home address: 23212 N. High St., Colum- bus, O.
RICHARD, FRANCES GIBSON, Lecturer and Educator; born, near Carlisle. Pa., March 29, 1869; daughter of Francis West Gibson and Tabitha (Kennedy) Gibson; educated: New Bloomfield Academy, New Bloomfield, Pa .; Franklin Coll., Ky .; Nor- mal Coll., Lebanon, Ohio. College de- grees: B. S .; B. A .; M. A. Married, Lakin H. Richard, Aug. 3, 1893. Teacher and student all her adult life; has lec- tured much on educational subjects throughout Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. Socs. and clubs: has been a member Exec- utive Council National Am. Woman Suf- frage. Assn .; member Peace Federation Women's Clubs; chairman Committee on Literature, Ohio Federation of. Women's Clubs, 1912-1915: member Oxford Woman's Club, Oxford. O. M. E. Church. Home address: Oxford, O.
RICHARDS, CLARENCE E., Architect; born. Jackson, Mich., Feb. 22. 1865; son of Ephriam G. Richards and Louise M. (Shipman) Richards; educated: Kansas common and normal schools.
Married, Carrie B. Humphreys, Jan. 17, 1900. Be- gan the practice of engineering with Western Rys., 1885; moved to Ohio, 1888: worked with architects in Cincinnati and Columbus, 1888-1898; organized the firm. Richards, McCarty & Bulford, Columbus, O., 1898 -; identified with many large public and private building enterprises of this state and the central west. Socs. and clubs: Columbus Club; Athletic Club; Country Club; Arlington Country Club; Scioto Country Club. Member First Bap- tist Church. Home address: Bexley, R. F. D., Columbus, O.
RICHARDS, GEORGE A., Attorney; born, Hinckley, Medina Co., Nov. 12, 1852; son of Joel A. Richards and Maria (Burton) Richards; educated: Hinckley district and high schools, and Normal school, Medina, O. Married, Marilla M. Hanchette, June 19, 1879; Sarah Ellen Kunitz, Feb. 12, 1908. Attorney-at-law at Medina, Ohio; also insurance agent; probate judge of Medina Co., O., 1897-1903; at two different times was mayor of Medina, O. Socs. and clubs: Fraternal Insurance Order; The Knights and Ladies 'of Security; Hart Council, No. 285, Medina, O. Con- gregational Church, Medina, O. Home address: Medina, Ohio.
RICHARDS, NANCY DRYDEN (Mrs. James A. D.), Physician; born, Cannonsburg, Pa., Aug. 27, 1844; daughter of James Wilkin and Delilah (Horn) Wilkin; edu- cated: Coshocton high school; Scio Coll .; Med. Dept. Wooster Univ., Cleveland, O .; New York Polyclinic. Married, James A. D. Richards, Nov. 26, 1874. Has practiced in New Philadelphia since 1880, except during 1893-1898, when she practiced in Washington, D. C .; was first Pres. of Tuscarawas Co. Hosp .; on staff of Union Hosp .; Pres. and Secy. at various times of Tuscarawas Co. Med. Soc .; when in Washington, was physician to Crittenden Home, Women's Christian Home, the Woman's Hosp. and Clinic. Socs. and clubs: Mem. Med. Soc. of Dist. of Co- lumbia; Ohio State Med. Soc .; Am. Med. Assn .; M. E. Home and Foreign Mission- ary Soc .; charter member of Quis Vive Literary Soc .; Pythian Sister; Ohio East- ern Star. Methodist Church. Home ad- dress; 218 West High St., New Philadel- phia, Ohio.
RICHARDS, REES GRIFFITH, Attorney; born, near Swanson Sea, Wales, July 22, 1842; son of William G. Richards and Sarah G. (Griffith) Richards; educated: common schools: Wellsboro Academy, Wellsboro, Pa. Married, Elizabeth Johnson, Sept. 25, 1894. Admitted to bar of Ohio, 1877; member Ohio Legislature, 1874-1878; sen- ate. 1878-1882; Pres. pro tem. senate. 1880- 1882; lieutenant governor Ohio, 1882-1884: judge Court Common Pleas, 1901-1913: practicing attorney-at-law, Steubenville, O, 1913-1917. Author: Compulsory Edu- cation Law, of Ohio. Served 4 yrs. in Civil War, Capt. Co. "G," 45th Pa. Vol. Inf .; taken prisoner July 30, 1864, escaped from confederate prison near Charlotte, N. C .. reached Knoxville. Tenn. Socs. and clubs: Mason, Scottish Rite degree; G. A. R .; Loyal Legion; Chamber Com- merce: Country Club. Elder Westminster Church of Steubenville, O. Home address: 617 North Fourth St., Steubenville, Ohlo. (Died, Feb. 10, 1917, While work in prepa- ration. )
RICHARDS, SILAS S., Judge Court of Ap- peals; oorn, Sandusky Co., Ohio, Aug. 8,
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1857; son of Archibald Richards and Mary (George) Richards; educated: public schools; Clyde high school. Married, Jen- nie Harding, June 7, 1882, who died, Jan. 8, 1910; 2nd, Elizabeth Strain, Nov. 18, 1914. Admitted to bar Supreme Court of Ohio, 1879; attorney-at-law, under firm
name, Richards & Heffner, 1879-1905;
judge Common Plcas Court, 1905-1911: elected Circuit Judge, 1910; judge Court of Appeals, 6th Appellate Dist. Ohio, 1913- 1916; re-elected judge Court of Appeals, 1916. Socs. and clubs: Masonic Frat .;
Monticello Lodge, Clyde, O .; Toledo Shakespeare Assn. Presbyterian. Home address: Clyde, O.
RICHARDSON, SOLON OSMOND, Manu- facturer; born, Wakefield, Mass., April 11, 1864; son of Solon Osmond Richardson and Abbie M. (Foster) Richardson; educated: Wakefield schools; Bryant and Stratton's Commercial Sch .. Boston. Married, Jen- nie M. Barret. July 17, 1886. Entered employ of New England Glass Co. at Cambridge, Mass., in 1881, and in 1888 the company removed to Toledo and is now the Libbey Glass Co., of which lie is Vice Pres .; Dir. Guardian Trust and Savings Bank, Toledo, O. Socs. and
clubs: Toledo Yacht Club; Interstate Yachting Assn .; New York Yacht Club; Toledo Club; Country Club: Commerce Club; Castalia Trout Club; Toledo Power Boat Club. Home address: 2051 Colling- wood Ave., Toledo, O.
RICHARDSON, W. H., Educator; Supt. of Schools, Cuyahoga Falls, O. Home ad- dress: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
RICHESON, JOHN JACOB, College Dean; born. St. Paris, Champaign Co., O., Feb. 7, 1874; son of Samuel Deaton Richeson and Mary Elizabeth (Strasburg) Riche- son; educated: public schools, St. Paris, O, high school, 1891; Ohio Northern Univ .; Ohio Univ. College degrees: B. S., in Ed .; Ped. D. Married, Clara Viola Cron- well, Feb. 10, 1895. Taught sub-district school. Concord and Johnson Townships, Champaign Co., Ohio, 8 yrs .; Twps. Supt .; Supt. schools, Westville precinct, Mad River Twp., Champaign Co .. O., 1900-5; organized centralized school, Westville, 1901; organized Wayne Twps., Clinton Co., centralized school, 1905; Supt. Wayne Twp. schools. 5 yrs .; elected head Dept. Rural Training and Instructor in Geography, Ohio Univ., 1910; dean State Normal Col- lege, Ohio Univ., Athens, O., July 15, 1914 -. Socs. and clubs: Masonic Blue Lodge and K. T., Chapter; St. Paris K. P. Lodge. Baptist. Home address: 127 E. State St., Athens, O.
RICKETTS, EDWIN D., Republican of Lo- gan, Hocking Co., Ohio; born on a farm near Maxville, Perry Co., Ohio, and the early years of his life were spent on the farm in and aiding his father in mining coal at New Straitsville, O .; educated: public schools, and for 12 yrs. was a teacher and Supt. of schools: on Oct. 14, 1899. he was admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of Ohio: admitted to practice in the Federal Courts. Dec. 12, 1902; admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of the U. S .. April 27, 1916: for 12 yrs. past he has followed his chosen pro- fession. law; has held several positions of trust by appointment; he is married and has three sons; elected to the 61th Congress. receiving 17,708 votes, defeating H. C. Claypool of Chillicothe, O .; this district in 1912 gave a Democrat majority of 8,000; his home county gave him the largest majority ever given a Republican candidate for either State or National office. Home address: Logan, O.
RICKETTS, THOMAS HUGH, Attorney; born. Coshocton Co .. O., Dec. 9. 1845; son of Robert Fulton Ricketts and Julia A. (Thistle) Ricketts; educated: Tuscarawas Co., O., common schools; Ohio Wes. Univ .; Law Dept., Univ. New York (LL. B.). Married. Anna Mary Robinson. Oct. 26, 1881. Admitted to bar Albany. N. Y., 1869; admitted to lowa State bar, prac- ticed at Clinton, Iowa; admitted to har Illinois, 1871, practiced at Chicago, Ill., 1871-4; admitted to Ohio bar, practiced at Coshocton, O., 1876-1881; moved to Colum- bus. O .. entered into practice with Hon. Thos. E. Powell. Judges S. N. Owen and Samuel L. Black, 1881 -; elected Rep. mayor of Coshocton, O., 1878; prosecuting attorney, Coshocton Co., O., 1878; elected Columbus Bd. Education and State Sen- ate in 76th Gen. Assembly. Socs. and clubs: Past member G. A. R .; S. A. Rev .; Board Trade; Univ. Club; Columbus Club. Methodist Episcopal. Home address: 715 Bryden Road, Columbus, O.
RIDER, PAUL D., Banker; Cashier Cen- tral Savings Bank. Home address: 928 Market Ave., N .. Canton, O.
RIDGWAY, ROYAL JESSE, Gen. Mgr. Fos- toria Light Car Co .; born, Allegheny, Pa., Dec. 1. 1874; son of Charles Jesse Ridg- way and Kathryn (Geier) Ridgway; edu- cated: Allegheny public schools; Duff & Curry's Inst .. Pittsburgh, and a 3 year course in Alexander Hamilton Inst., Astoria. N. Y. Married, Ella Mae Gunil, Dec. 25, 1900. With the Westinghouse Electrical Mfg. Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., 15 yrs .; General Electric Co., Fostoria, O., and St. Catharines, Ont., 14 yrs .; and at present, Gen. Mgr. of Fostoria Light Car Co .; from the age of 14 yrs., he was em- ployed in laboratory work where he did preliminary work on Crook's tubes and X-Ray apparatus. Socs. and clubs: Fos- toria Country Club; Chamber of Com- merce; Modern Woodmen of the World. M. E. Church. Home address: 124 East Crocker St., Fostoria, O.
RIEBEL, JOHN AUGUSTUS, Surgeon:
born, Columbus, O., Aug. 26, 1869; son of Augustus Riebel and Margaret (Seeger) Riebel; educated: Germany. Marricd, Mabel Kiner, Sept. 12, 1892. Surgeon; Prof. of Genito Urinary Surgery, Ohio Med. Univ., 1904-1910; Prof. of Genito Urinary Surgery, Starling, Ohio, 1910- 1913; Prof. of Genito Urinary Surgery. Ohio State Univ., 1913 -. Socs. and cluhs: Am. Med. Assn .; Columbus Acad. of Medicine; Magnolia Lodge, No. 20, F. & A. M. Congregational Church. Home address: 164 Buttles Ave., Columbus, O.
RIEGEL, VERNON M., Educator; born, Fairfield Co., Ohio, May 20, 1876; son of Jacob Riegel and Mary (Norris) Riegel; educated: country schools; Fairfield TInion Acad., Pleasantville, O .; National Normal Univ., Lebanon, O .; Ohio State Univ., Law . Dept., Grad. class 1899. Col- lege degrees: LL. B. Admitted to . bar, 1899. Teacher in Fairfield Co. Schs., 3 yrs .: Wood Co. schools, 9 yrs .; began teaching in Marion Co. in 1910; Supt. schools. Pros- pect, O .; Co. Supt. schools, Marion Co., U., 1914 ---. Socs. and clubs: Mason; K. of P .; Elk; I. O. O. F .; M. W. of A .; A. I. U .; Mcm. State Teachers' Assn. and Cen- tral Ohio Teachers' Assn. Home address: 871 Mt. Vernon Ave., Marion, O.
RIEGER, JOSEPH MARION, Common Pleas Judge; born, Henry Co .. Ohio. March 13, 1872; son of Erhart Rieger and Margaret (Galvin) Rieger; educated: common schools of Henry Co .; Napoleon high school; Ohio Northern Univ. Admitted to bar. Dec.,
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1904, and practiced law at Napoleon after that time until elected judge. with the exception of the interim as indicated; mayor of Napoleon, 7 yrs .. 1903-1910: en- listed in the Spanish-American War and served 13 months in U. S. and Cuba; on his return. elected Capt. of Co. F. 6th O. N. G .. and served 10 yrs .; went on re- tired list in 1917: appointed Asst. Adj. Gen. of Ohio under Gov. Harmon. which appointment carried the rank of Colonel; served on Gov. Harmon's staff. 4 yrs .; member State Armory Board. 1909-1917, when he resigned; organized the Boys Scout Troop in Napoleon and now Scout Master; elected probate judge, 1912; elected Common Pleas Judge, Nov., 1916, and under a special act of the legislature is now serving as judge of the combined Probate and Common Pleas Courts. Socs. and clubs: Elk. Home address: 604 Hob- son St .. Napoleon. O.
RIEGLE, FRANKLIN P., Attorney and Bank President; born, Van Buren, Mich., May 14, 1870; son of Jefferson Riegle and Sarah Ann (Gilmer) Riegle. Reared on a farm; educated: public schools; Findlay (O.) Coll .; Ohio Northern Univ .; Ohio State Univ., Law Dept., class of 1899. Admitted to bar in 1899; began teaching at the age of 17 and followed this profession while advancing his educational studies; Supt. of schools at Hoytville, O .; began practice of law in Bowling Green, O., in 1899, with James O. Troup (who died in 1909), as Troup & Riegle, and now engaged in prac- tice there; Pres. of The Commercial Bank & Savings Co., Bowling Green, O .; Pres. Monarch Underwear Co .; attorney for Ohio Oil Co. and several railroads and cor- porations; State Representative, Wood Co., 2 terms, 1899-1903; candidate for Congress, 13th Congressional Dist., fall election, 1916 and defeated in the general land slide. Socs. and clubs: Odd Fellow; K. of P .; Elk: Bowling Green Commercial Club. Republican. Methodist. Home address: 408 W. Wooster St., Bowling Green, O.
RIEMENSCHNEIDER, ALBERT, Musician; born. Berea, Ohio, Aug. 31. 1878; son of Carl Riemenschneider and Amelia (Smith) Riemenschneider; educated: Berea public schools; Baldwin Wallace College, Berea, O .; studied music. Cleveland, O .; Vienna, Austria; Paris, France. College degrees: A. B. Married, July 20, 1905. Dir. Bald- win-Wallace Conservatory: Dir. Baldwin- Wallace Choral Union and Orchestra; Dir. of Music and Organist, Euclid Ave. Bap- tist Church, Cleveland. O .; Dean Ohio Chapter American Guild Organists, 2 yrs .; noted as a Concert Organist. Home ad- dress: 147 Seminary St., Berea, O.
RIES, LUDWIG, JR., Merchant; born, Den- nison, O., April 11. 1886; son of Ludwig Ries, Sr., and Elizabeth (Stingle) Ries; educated: public schools of Dennison, O .; Purdue Univ. Married, Grace Bukey Mc- Kee. Jan. 18, 1911. Engaged in clothing business in 1913, and still continues in same. Socs. and clubs: Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Sigma Chi; Elks. Lutheran. Past Exalted Ruler of Elks. Home address: Dennison, Ohio.
RIES, LUDWIG, SR., Retired Merchant; born, Rhine Province, Germany, March 7, 1848; son of Christian Ries and Sophia (Klein) Ries; educated: Louisenthal high school, Germany. Married, Sophia Klein, March 20, 1873, who died, July 28, 1884; 2nd, Elizabeth Stingle, June 20, 1885. Learned machinist trade at locomotive shops at Louisenthal, and when he came to America in 1882, worked in machine shops. Penna. R. R. shops, Dennison, O., 1882-1891; started clothing store in 1909;
retired from clothing business in 1913, when firm became Ludwig Ries, Jr .; was private in Light Artillery in 1868; served as German soldier through Franco-Prus- sian War, 1871; received decoration of Iron Cross for bravery displayed in bat- tle of Amienx, France. Socs. and clubs: B. P. O. E. German Lutheran Church. Home address: East Spring St., Dennison, Ohio.
RIGGS, ALEXANDER BROWN, Educator- Clergyman; born, Portsmouth, O., June 21, 1842; son of Joseph Riggs and Rebecca Gibson (Baldridge) Riggs; educated: Marietta College, 1859-61; Jefferson Coll., Pa., 1861-3, A. B .; law student, Pittsburgh, . Pa., 1863-5; student Auburn Theol. Sem., 1867-9; Grad. Union Theol. Sem., New York, 1870; D. D., Washington & Jefferson Coll., 1SSS; LL. D., Washington & Jeffer- son Coll., 1902; D. D., Marietta College, 1910. Married, Charlotte Brown Richard- son, Oct. 19, 1870. Taught Math., West- ern Univ. of Penna., 1863-4; admitted to bar, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1865; practiced law, Nashville, Tenn., 1865-6; at Pittsburgh, 1866-7; taught Eng. Lit. and Psychology, Miss Green's School for Young Ladies, New York, N. Y., 1869-70; ordained Re- formed Dutch Church ministry, 1870; pas- tor: Reformed Dutch Ch., Fort Plain, N. Y., 1870-6; Presbyterian Ch., Waterford, N. Y., 1876-90; Seventh Presbyterian Ch., Cincinnati, O., 1891-1902; Instr. New Test. Greek, Lane Theol. Seminary, 1893-7; Prof. N. T. Exegesis and Introduction, 1897-1913; Prof. Emeritus, 1913. Presby- terian. Home address: 2310 E. Hill Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio.
RIGGS, MORRIS J., Civil Engineer; born, Horton. Bremer Co .. Iowa, Jan. 14. 1862; son of William Riggs and Sophronia (Hopkins) Riggs; educated: high school of Waverly, O .; Iowa State Coll., grad- uating from the engineering department of the college with class of 1883. Married, Alma M. Fassett, Oct. 11, 1893. Taught
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