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ROOT, AZARIAH SMITH, College Prof .; born. Middlefield. O .. Feb. 3, 1862; son of Solomon Francis Root and Anna (Smith) Root; educated: Oberlin College. College degrees: A. B. (1884); A. M. (1887). Married, Anna M. Metcalf, April 30, 1887; librarian Oberlin College, 1887 -; Prof. Bibliography Oberlin College, 1890 -; lecturer Library School, Western Reserve Univ., 1891-1915; Instr. Library School, Western Reserve Univ., 1915 -; mein- ber Oberlin Board Health, 1893-1916; member and Pres. Oberlin Board Educa- tion, 1904 --. Socs. and clubs: American Library Assn .; Bibliographical Soc. Amer- ica; Bibliographical Soc., London, Eng. Congregationalist. Home address: 150
North Professor St., Oberlin, O.
ROOT, ERNEST ROB, Editor. born, Me- dina, O .; son of Amos Ives Root and Susan ( Hall) Root; educated: Oberlin
Coll., 1881-6. Married,
Elizabeth M. Humphrey, Dec. 15, 1885. In business with father, manufacturing bee-keepers' supplies and publishing bee culture liter- ature, 1885-, becoming Vice Pres. of The A. I. Root Co., 1894; editor Gleanings in Bee Culture (semi-monthly), and au- thor of A B C and X Y Z of Bee Culture, cyclo., 1917. Author: Feeding and Feed- ers, 1905; Facts About Bees, 1906; Bee Diseases. 1907: Wintering of Bees. 1913; The Bee Keeper and the Fruit Grower, 1908; V. Pres. Ohio Commn. to Jamestown Exposition. Socs. and clubs: Odd Fel- lows. Congregational Church. Republi- can. Home address: Medina, O.
RORICK, HORTON C., Banker; born, near Morenci, Mich., Dec. 16, 1866; son of Casper Rorick and Alice M. (Horton) Rorick; educated: Adrian Coll., Grad. June, 1890; Univ. of Mich .. two yrs., Grad. Law Dept., June, 1892. Married, Marie Edna Packard, Sept. 17, 1891. Farmer and school teacher; after law graduation, began practice, fall of 1892, Toledo, O., until Jan. 1, 1902. when he became member of firm, Spitzer & Co., bankers (Gen. Ceilan M. Spitzer. A. L. Spitzer and Horton C. Rorick); Feb. 1, 1911, firm name changed to Spitzer-Rorick & Co., bond dealers, offices New York, Boston, Toledo, Cincin- nati, Chicago, Kansas City and Austin, Tex .: Nov. 1, 1911, organized Spitzer- Rorick Trust and Savings Bank, Toledo, of which he is Pres .; also owns control- ling interest in private banking house of Spitzer-Rorick & Co .; stockholder or Dir. several other banks; large real estate holdings in Toledo and vicinity. Socs. and clubs: Bankers' Club, New York. To- ledo Club; Toledo Country Club: Toledo Commerce Club; Mason. Three children, Alice Marie Rorick. born Jan. 7. 1894, married Paul P. Prudden, of Cummings, Prudden & Co., Sept. 16, 1916: Marvin Horton Rorick, born July 1, 1897, now in U. of M., and Ceilan Herbert Rorick, born Aug. 21, 1899, senior in Scott high school, Toledo. Home address: 2313 Robinwood Ave., Toledo, O.
RORICK, JOHN C., ex-State Senator; born, Elmira, N. Y., Feb. 13, 1834; son of Wil- liam Rorick and Phoebe Ann (Breese) Rorick: educated: country schools: Me- dina Seminary; Gregory Commercial Coll.,
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Detroit, Mich. Married, Emma J. Whit- ing, Dec. 15, 1862. Taught school at 18 yrs .; "boss of Kilns" at Ridge Mine, Lake Superior, 1855; chartered first Commercial College, Wisconsin, at Milwaukee, 1856; held chair Prof. Sciences of Accounts and Commercial Law; teacher specialties sev- eral yrs .; engaged in manufacturing, Canandaigua, Mich., 1868. located Wau- seon, O., 1872; member Wauseon council, mayor, Pres. school board; member state board equalization, 1881; state senator, 1891-1895; state board equalization, 33rd district, 1901; member board managers, Ohio Penitentiary, Harris administration, 2 yrs .; member Constitutional Convention, Ohio, 1912; member White & Rorick, mer- chants, Wauseon, O., 1915 --; member board directors Fayette State Bank; Pres.
Grayson Telephone Co., Sherman and Dennison, Texas. Writer: Political, Scien- tific subjects. Patentee: Valuable in- ventions. Socs. and clubs: Commander, Associate Post, G. A. R .; Wauseon Rep. Home address: Wauseon, Ohio.
ROSCOE, PEARL, Publisher; born, Milan, Erie Co., Ohio; son of Caselton Roscoe and Helen (Forster) Roscoe; educated: Milan public schools. Married, Elizabeth A. Bottonley, 1900. Started business career working in different branches; pur- chased the Vermilion News, Vermilion, O., 1901; enlarged printing plant. and publishes leading newspaper in Erie Co., 1901 --. Socs. and clubs: Ely Lodge, F. & A. M .; Royal Arcanum; K. and L. of S. Episcopalian. Home address: Ver- milion, Ohio.
ROSE, ABRAM LINCOLN, Landscape Gar- dener; born, Rangoon, Burma, Nov. 28, 1864; son of Abram Taylor Rose and Mary M. (Brayton) Rose; educated: pub- lic schools of Providence, R. I. Married, Gertrude C. Berry. Dec. 6. 1913. Clerk and salesman until 1900. when studied horticulture and landscape designing. Supt. of parks, Akron, O., since April 1, 1912. Home address: 68 Hurlburt Ave., Akron, Ohio.
ROSE, CHARLES JUSTUS, Clergyman; born, Pike, N. Y., Dec. 30, 1849; son of Cornelius Justus Rose and Adeline Maria (Durand) Rose; educated: Des Moines College, Towa; Rochester Theol. Seminary, College, 1878; Seminary 1881. College de- grees: A. B., Des Moines; A. M .. Honorary, Des Moines; D. D., Honorary, Des Moines. Married. Janet C. Nash. Sept. 14. 1881. Pastor: Kingsville, O., 1881-1887; Oberlin, O., 1887-1893; Mt. Vernon, O., 1893-1903; corresponding Secy. and Supt. Missions, Ohio Baptist Convention, 1903-1914; trus- tee Denison Univ. Socs. and clubs: Center Star Masonic Lodge. Baptist Church. Home address: Granville, O.
ROSE, HOMER LOUIS, Banker; born, Can- ton, Stark Co .. O., Nov. 4, 1878; son of Louis Phillip Rose and Eliza Jane (Boyce) Rose; educated: Canton public schools. Married, Kathryn Wagner, Oct. 26, 1904. Began banking with Geo. D. Harter Bank, Canton, O., as messenger, Nov., 1890: oc- cupied all positions up to teller until 1900; took position as teller with the Columbus Savings and Trust Co., Columbus, Ohio; elected Asst. Secy. and Treas. Columbus Savings and Trust Co., 1906; resigned, 1909, and opened the Commercial Savings Bank of Canton, on May 10. 1909. Socs. and clubs: Canton Masonic Lodge. No. 60; Canton Elks Lodge. No. 68: Jr. O. U. A. M .; Loyal Order of Moose; Mac- cabees of the World; Masonic Club; Elks Club; Congress Lake Club; Rotary Club; Chamber of Commerce; Canton Automo-
bile Club; Y. M. C. A. Trinity Reformed Church. Home address: 812 15th St., N. W .. Canton, O.
ROSE, MARTHA EMILY PARMELEE, Writer; born, Norton, Summit Co., O., Mar. 5, 1834; daughter of Theodore Hud- son Parmelee and Harriet (Holcomb) Parmelee; educated: Oberlin. O., College, 1855. Married, William Grey Rose, Atty., Mar. 28, 1858. Resident since 1865 of Cleve- land. O .; founded Cleveland Sorosis, mem- bership in three yrs. being 369; first Pres. 1901; founded Women's Employment Soc., 1898; founded Health Protective Assn., Cleveland (instrumental in securing health ordinances, playgrounds, etc.), 1898; has traveled in Europe and Northern Africa, published book of travels. Author: Char- acter Building, or the Life of a College Bred Woman, 1906; The American Boy and Letters to His Mother, 1912; The Western Reserve, Its Origin, Places and People, 1915. 1916; chairman banquet com- mittee Western Reserve Centennial, in 1896, got out the Western Reserve Album, with 420 photographs of persons, places and parks in Cleveland. Socs. and clubs: Mem. of Equal Franchise Club: Novelist club; Peace Soc .; Nat. Playground Assn. Baptist. Home address: 2084 Cornell Rd., Cleveland, O.
ROSE, WILLIAM J., Manager Gas & Elec- tric Property; born, Buffalo, N. Y., June 22, 1876; son of E. M. Rose and Bertha A. (Donlan) Rose: educated: public school; high school; Canisuis College, Columbia, N. Y. Married, Anna M. Knipper. Nov. 6, 1907. Manager of gas and electric properties. Socs. and clubs: Elks; Moose; Alliance Country Club; Alliance Ad Club; Past Pres. Ohio Eec. Lt. Assn .; Past Pres. Alliance Bd. of Trade. Home ad- dress: 2126 South Arch St., Alliance, O.
ROSEMOND, FRED LESLIE, Attorney; born. Fairview, Guernsey Co., Ohio. Aug. 25. 1861; son of James Henry Rosemond and Amanda Maria (Campbell) Rosemond; educated: Cambridge, O., public schools; Ohio Wesleyan Univ. Married. Ella Grimes, July 3. 1889. Asst. editor Daily News and Weekly Telegraph. Hamilton, O. Admitted to Ohio bar. Supreme Court of Ohio, Oct., 1883; U. S. Circuit Court, 1894. and to U. S. Circuit Court of Ap- peals, 1900; member of successive firms of Steele & Rosemond. Campbell & Rose- mond, Rosemond & Pace. Rosemond & Bell. Rosemond. Bell & Dugan; Pres. of the Guernsey Hardware Co .; Pres. trus- tees Public Library; Secy. of The Cam- bridge Improvement Co .; Dir. of The Natl. Bank of Cambridge. Socs. and clubs: Masons; M. W. A .; Maccabees; Royal Arcanum; Phi Delta Theta. Official member of First M. E. Church, Cam- bridge. O. Member Bd. of Trustees, Ohio Wesleyan Univ .: member Bd. of Educa- tion; member Bd. of Foreign Missions of Northeast Conference of M. E. Church. Frequent speaker upon religious subjects at Bible conferences and elsewhere, and frequent contributor to religious press. Home address: Cambridge. O.
ROSNAGLE, FRANCIS ERNEST, Physician and Surgeon; born. Springboro. O .. Sept. 18. 1885; son of Francis Rosnagle and Alice (Hayner) Rosnagle; educated: Springboro high school; National Normal University, Lebanon, O .; Starling Ohio University. Columbus, Ohio. College de- grees: M. D. Married. Lelia M. Dill, Sept. 9. 1913. Socs. and clubs: Odd Fel- low; Alumnus of Ohio State Univ .; Alpha Kappa Kappa Fraternity; Fellow of Am. Medical Assn. Universallst. Home ad-
dress: London, O.
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ROSS, W. HOWARD, Attorney; born,
Holmes Co., O .. Sept. 18. 1879; son of
William F. Ross and Catharine M. (Swart) Ross; educated: public schools; Ohio Normal School; Northern Indiana
College of Law; Valparaiso. Indiana. College degrees: LL. B. Married, Mabel G. Garrett, Aug. 7, 1902. Commenced practice of law in Shreve. O .. 1905; suc- ceeded M. L. Smyser as a member of firm of Smyser. Weygandt & Weiser at Woos- ter, Jan. 1, 1909. Mr. Weygandt elected Common Pleas Judge, and in 1912 Mr. Weiser was elected Probate Judge and assumed his duties Jan. 1. 1913. Mr. Ross then practiced alone until Jan. 1, 1914, when he formed a partnership with Judge Frank Taggart under firm name of Taggart & Ross, which firm continued until Feb., 1915, when Gov. Willis ap- pointed Judge Taggart Insurance Com- missioner of Ohio, when, Judge Wey- gandt having retired from the bench. the firm of Weygandt & Ross was formed and continues to the present time. Methodist Church. Democrat. Chairman Wooster City Democratic Committee; ex-chairman Wayne County Democratic Executive Committee. Office: Public Square; Hoine address: 554 Nold Ave., Wooster, O.
ROTH, CHARLES E., Manufacturer-Bank- er; born. Cincinnati, O., July 16. 1866; son of John C. Roth and Margaret (Oehler) Roth; educated: public and parochial schools. Married, Mary B. Hope. 1889. Treas. of father's packing plant; Pres. of Cosmopolitan Savings Bank; Treas. of Hamilton Co .. 1912. Pres. of Chamber of Commerce, 1909-1910. Socs. and clubs: Chamber of Commerce. Catholic. Home address: 3937 Rose Hill Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio.
ROTHENBERGER, CARY EDWARD, Mer- chant; born. Florida. Ohio. Sept. 30, 1876; son of Gotlieb Frederick Rothenberger and Eliza (De Long) Rothenberger: edu- cated: Ada College. Married, Olga Buch- enbery. June 28, 1902. Socs. and clubs: Masonic Order (Blue Lodge. Chapter, Commandery, Consistory and Shrine) ; Elks. Methodist. Home address: Na- poleon. Ohio.
ROTHENBURGER, WILLIAM FREDER-
ICK, Clergyman; born, Holgate, Henry Co., Ohio, March 5, 1874; son of Christian William Rothenburger and Catherine Jane (Leonhart) Rothenburger; educated: pub- lic schools, Henry Co .; Ohio Northern Univ .; Hiram Coll .; Univ. Chicago. Col- lege degrees: B. A .. 1900; B. D .. 1907. Married. Leila Covert Avery, Aug. 9, 1913. Teacher, 1893-6; pastor Disciples' Ch., Ashtabula, O., 1900-5; pastor Irving Park. Ill., Disciples' Ch .. 1905-8; pastor Franklin Circle Disciples' Ch .. Cleveland, O., 1908- ; Pres. Hiram Coll. Y. M. C. Assn .. 1899; Pres. Ohio Christian Miss. Soc .. 1912-13. life Dir. Foreign Miss. Soc .; Dir. Cleveland Disciples' Union; chairman Social Betterment Com. Cleveland Fed. Churches, 1914; Pres. Cleveland Minis- ters' Union. 1917-18. Socs. and clubs: Y. M. C. Assn .: Chamber Industry; Union Ministerial Assn. ; City Club. Member Disciples of Christ (Christian Church). Home address: 4518 Franklin Ave., Cleve- land. O.
ROWE, NEILLE ODELL, Dir. Conservatory Music. Wooster. O .; born. Sullivan Ohio, Nov. 26. 1880: son of William F. Rowe and Laura Elizabeth (Chapman) Rowe; educated: Oberlin Coll. Conservatory Mu- sic (Grad. 1905); graduate student suni- mers 1906 and 1907; pupil Ch. . M. Widor, I. Philipp and A. Roussell. Paris. France, 1912-13. College degrees: Mus. Bac. Univ.,
New York; A. A. G. O. Exam. at Chicago, 1911; F. A. G. O., 1916. Married. Gertrude May Raph, Sept. 5, 1905. Organist and teacher, Marion. O., 1901; Instr. Toledo (Ohio) Conservatory Music. 1902-3; Instr. Piano, Organ, Counterpoint, Fargo, N. D., Conserv. Music, 1905-8; Dir. Tabor Coll., Iowa Conserv. Music, 1908-12; Dir. Mus- kingum Coll. Conserv. Music. and Cam- bridge Oratorio Soc., 1913-14; Dir. Univ. Wooster Conserv. Music (college organ-
was ist and Dir. Wooster Oratorio Soc.), Wooster. O .. 1914- -. Socs. and clubs: American Guild of Organists. Presby -
terian. Home address: 615 Beall Ave., Wooster, O.
ROWE, SCOTT L., Lecturer-Instructor; born, Range, Ohio, Feb. 21, 1883; son of David L. Rowe and Ella M. (Beedy) Rowe; educated: Antioch Coll .; Nelson's Business Coll .; Capitol Coll. of Oratory and Music. College degrees: Bachelor of Elocution; Bach. of Oratory. Married,
Osa H. Gossard, July 31, 1906. Taught grade and high schools, 1903-16; lecturer, 1916 -. Socs. and clubs: I. O. O. F .; K. of P .; Masons. Methodist. Home ad- dress: 22 Fourteenth Ave., Columbus, O.
ROWLAND, OLIVER FREDERICK, Attor- ney; born, Freeport, O., Sept. 17, 1883; son of William Lewis Rowland and Clara Viola (McCave) Rowland; educated: rural schools; Freeport high school; Val- par Univ .; Ohio State Univ. College de- grees: B. L. Married, Louise Woolley, Sept. 25, 1912. Teacher in public schools, 3 yrs .; engineer, 3 yrs., U. S. Geological Survey; engaged in practice law, Athens. O., 1909 -; mayor, City of Athens, Ohio, 1914 -. Socs. and clubs: Masonic Or- der. Methodist. Home address: 70 Univ. Terrace, Athens, O.
ROWLAND, ROBERT WEBSTER, Mer- chant; born, Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 22, 1876; son of Seth Rowland and Alice (Wineman) Rowland; educated: Chicago public schools; Bryan Stratten's Com- mercial School. Married, May Webb, Oct. 19, 1907. Successful piano salesman and garage owner. Socs. and clubs: B. P. O. E .; K. of P .; Woodman; K. of G. E. Episcopal Church. Prominent in all pub- lic and civic affairs. Home address: 324 Center St., Ironton, O.
ROWLEY, ARTHUR ELI, Attorney-Probate Judge; born, North Fairfield, Ohio, Jan. 16, 1867; son of Charles Rowley and Eliz- abeth (Stevens) Rowley: educated: North Fairfield schools; Oberlin College; Univ. Michigan; Chicago Coll. Law. College degrees: Ph. B., U. of M. Married, Mary Etta Reed, Dec. 4, 1895. Admitted to Ohio bar, 1892; engaged in practice law, Norwalk, O., 1892 -; one of the founders of Cleveland, O., Law School, 1897; trus- tee and on faculty, 1897 -; one of or- ganizers and Dir. Citizens Banking Co., Norwalk, O., 1902; mayor, City of Nor- walk, O., 1899-1903; member Dem. State Exec. Committee, 1901-2; probate judge, Huron Co., O., 1909- Socs. and clubs: Masonic Order; Beta Theta Pi; Royal Arcanum. Presbyterian. Home address: Norwalk, Ohio.
ROYER, JOHN C., Attorney; born, near Bellevue, Seneca Co., O .. May 6, 1856; son of Samuel Royer and Mary Ann (Bunn) Royer; educated: country schools; Heidel- berg Coll .: (Tiffin, O.). Married, Clare Baltzell, ronty 11, 1883. Admitted to Ohio bar, Oct.,Es !; engaged in practice law, Tiffin, O., 1. 18-7; mayor, City of Tiffin, O., 1883-Mooneyted judge Probate Court, Seneca Cohools. 787-94; elected State Sen- ator, 1900- Jan. 15,ed practice law, Tiffin,
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O., after end of term as Probate Judge, Feb., 1894. Socs. and clubs: Masonic Fra- ternities; Library Equity Club. Home ad- dress: 149 Clinton Ave., Tiffin, O.
RUDOLPH, HENRY J., Merchant; born, Republic, Seneca Co .. O., Nov. 22, 1861; son of Charles Rudolph and Sarah (Heerwagner) Rudolph; educated: public schools of Moline, O. Married, Alnetta E. Mercer, Jan. 22, 1891. Carpenter, 1881- 1885; merchant and assistant postmaster of Moline, O., 1886-1888; merchandising and postmaster, Mermill, O., 1888-1890. merchandising, Rudolph, Ohio, 1891-1911; county treasurer, 1911-15-16; real estate merchant; managing The Liberty Grain Co., Rudolph. Ohio. Christian Church. Home address: Bowling Green, O.
Mr. Rudolph is cashier of the New State Bank of Bowling Green, Ohio.
RUETENIK, GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS, Edu- cator; born, Tiffin, O., Aug. 9, 1857; son of Herman Julius Ruetenik and Emilie Clara (Martin) Ruetenik; educated: Col- lege of the Mission House; Franklin, Wis .; Prussian Gymnasia of Freienwalde and Schneidemuehl. College degrees: A. M., Calvin College, Cleveland, Ohio. Married, Lydia E. Closse, May 17, 1883. Teacher Central high school, Cleveland, O., 1882- 1886; West high school, 1886-1894; Prin. South high school, 1894-1912; Prin. Central high school, 1912 ---. Reformed Church of the U. S. Home address: 3404 Scran- ton Rd., Cleveland, O.
RUFF, WALTER S., Attorney; born, on farm, West Twp., Columbiana Co., Ohio, Jan. 4, 1874; son of Albert Ruff and Malinda (Summer) Ruff; educated: district schools; Ohio Northern Univ., Ada, Ohio; summer school, Wooster Univ. Married, Loretta Sanor, Nov. 23, 1899. Teacher country, village and high schools, 1892- 1900; teacher ward and high schools, Can- ton, O., 19 -- 10. engaged in practice law, Canton, O., 1910 -; Dir. public service, Canton, Ohio. 1912; elected city solicitor, Canton, O .. 1913-15: re-elected, 1915- Socs. and clubs: Mason; K. P .; Elk; Moose; Eagle. Presbyterian. Republican. Home address: 1301 Shorb Ave., N. W., Canton, O.
RUFFNER, ERNEST HOWARD, Colonel U. S. A .; born, Louisville, Ky., June 24, 1845; son of Lewis Ruffner and Viola (Knapp) Ruffner: educated: public and private schools; Grad. 1st in class U. S. Military Acad .. 1867; A. B. and A. M., Kenyon Coll., Gambier, O., 1877. Married, Mary Hungerford Watson, Dec. 7, 1869; 2nd Lieut. and 1st Lieut. Engr. Corps, June 17, 1867; Capt., Oct. 31, 1879; Major, July 2. 1889; Lieut. Col., April 13. 1903. Col .. Sept. 9. 1906; retired. June 24. 1909; engaged on river and harbor work at De- troit, Ft. Leavenworth, Charleston, W. Va., Willets Point, N. Y. Harbor, Rock Island and Quincy, Ill., Buffalo, Baltimore, Charleston, S. C., New Orleans, New York City, Cincinnati. Home address: 2038 Auburn Ave., Cincinnati, O.
RUGGLES, STEWART DANA, Dentist; born, Henderson, Ky., Feb. 10, 1875; son of Caleb Fellows Ruggles and Henrietta ( Dixon) Ruggles: educated: Arkansas State Univ .; Northwestern Univ. College degrees: D. D. S. 1896. Married. Mabel A. Drew, Aug. 18, 1903. Secy. Ohio State Dental Soc., 1898-1904; Pres 1904-1905: Treas., 1913-1918; Pres. Fern Ohio
Dental Soc., 1916. Socs. nic clubs: Na- tional Dental Assn .: Oh" No. ate Dental Soc .; Southern Ohio Den: of M. Masons; Delta Sigma Delta Fr-asonic st Presby- terian. Home add. Club; P
ice; Cani Gay St., Portsmouth, O.
RUNKLE, HUGH LETSON, Banker; born, Urbana, O .. Oct. 23. 1867; son of John Oakland Runkle and Anna (Letson) Run- kle. educated: Ohio Wesleyan Univ .; Harvard Univ. Pres. of the Kenton Na- tional Bank, Kenton, Ohio; Lieut. Col. Ohio National Guard. Socs. and clubs: Columbus Club; Columbus Athletic Club; Columbus Country Club: Scioto Country Club; Arlington Club; Phi Kappa Psi; 32d degree Mason: S. A. R .; B. P. O. E. Methodist Church. Home address: 595 E. Broad St., Columbus, O.
RUNYAN, JAMES ALLEN, Attorney; born, Butlerville, Warren Co., Ohio, July 16, 1852; son of Henry Runyan and Rebecca Jane (Frybarger) Runyan; educated: graduate of the University, Lebanon, O., 1870-1871; attended law department, Mich- igan Univ., 1876-1877. Married, Marietta Cawley. Oct. 21, 1874. Admitted to bar, April 16, 1878; retired from practice. Apr. 16, 1910; has served as Pres. of the Citi- zens National Bank since April 20, 1908. appointed Common Pleas Judge by Gov. James E. Campbell in 1891; was delcgate to National Democratic Conventions in 190S and 1916. Socs. and clubs: Master and Royal Arch Mason; Knight Templar. Home address: Lebanon, O.
RUNYAN, JAMES ARTHUR, Educator; born, Catawba, Ohio, Dec. 19, 1866; son of James Milton Runyan and Mary Jane (McClennen) Runyan: educated: Ada, O .; Antioch, O .; Ohio State Univ. College degrees: B. S. (O. N. U.); A. B. (Antioch). Married, Ola Sholty, May 29, 1892. Teach- er and Supt. of schools for 25 yrs .: Supt. at Milford Center, Clifton, Fairfield, Plain City, Ohio; Co. Supt. of Madison Co. since Aug., 1914. Socs. and clubs: State Teachers' Assn .; Schoolmaster's Club, etc. Member of First Presbyterian Ch. Home address: 137 N. Oak St., London, Ohio.
RUSSELL, FLORENCE ELY (Mrs. Carl S.), born, Cleveland, O., Aug. 31, 1869; daugh- ter of Alfred Ely and Caroline F. (Burn- ham) Ely; educated: Central high school of Cleveland. Married, Carl S. Russell, June 18, 1890. Socs. and clubs: Member Woman's City Club; Fortnightly Musical Club. Episcopal Church. Home address: 1580 Ansel Road, Cleveland, O.
RUSSELL, GEORGE S., Banker; Vice Pres. Bank of Commerce, Natl. Assn. Home ad- dress: 7003 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, O.
RUSSELL, HOWARD HYDE, Attorney -
Clergyman-Reformer. born, Stillwater, Minn., Oct. 21, 1855; son of Joseph A. Russell and Sarah Emogene (Parker) Russell; educated: preparatory course, Griswold Coll, Davenport, Ia .; Oberlin Theological Seminary and Oberlin Coll .; lowa Coll. Law, Des Moines. Ia. College degrees: A. M .. Oberlin. 1892; D. D .. Ohio Wes .: LL. D .. Ohio Normal Univ .. Leb- anon, O. Married, Lillian Davis, Aug. 17, 1880. Engaged in teaching public schools, 1874-6; engaged in practice law, Corning, Ia., 1877-83; county Supt. schools, Adams Co., Iowa, 1881-2; clergyman. 1885-1893; founded Anti-Saloon League
in Ohio, 1893; first Supt. Ohio A .- S. League, 1893-7; first Nat. Supt. Anti-Saloon League of America, 1895-1903; Supt. N. Y. Anti- Saloon League, 1901-9; chairman Exec- Com. Anti-Saloon League America, 1903- 1909; recalled. 1909. to Nat. Anti-Saloon League, Lincoln-Lee. as associate Gen. Supt. to take charge of extension of its moral suasion department, also founded the Lincoln-Lee Legion: member city council, Corning, Ia., 1879-1880. chaplain Ohio Senate, 1894. Author: A Lawyer's Examination of the Bible, 1893; also num-
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ber pamphlets and magazine articles, sub- jects relating to abolition of saloon and liquor traffic. Socs. and clubs: Oberlin Assn. of New York City; Iowa Socs. of N. Y. Congregationalist. Ind. Repub- lican. Home address: Westerville, O.
RUSSELL, J. EDWARD, Congressman; born, near Sidney, Ohio, Aug. 9, 1867; son of William A. Russell and Laura (Beck) Russell; educated: rural school and Sidney high school; read law in office of Hon. George A. Marshall. Married, Jen- nie C. Laughlin, May, 1894. Admitted to Ohio bar, Oct. 5, 1893; elected two terms city solicitor. Sidney. O .. 1894; member Bd. Education, Sidney, Ohio, 1904; elected State Senator from 12th Dist. Ohio, Nov., 1905; elected to 64th Congress, 4th Dist. Ohio, 1915 --. Socs. and clubs: Scottish Rite Mason; K. of P. Home address: Sidney. O.
RUSSELL, OLIVE STEWART (Mrs. Joseph
Gordon), born, Norwalk, O., Dec. 19, 1885; daughter of Charles Hill Stewart and Mary (Cary) Stewart; educated: Miss Mittleberger's School; Vassar Coll. Mar- ried, Joseph Gordon Russell, June 16, 1908. Member Exec. Board of Cleveland Woman Suffrage Party; College . Equal Suffrage League. Home address: 2525 Edgehill Rd .. Cleveland, O.
RUSSELL, WARREN EDWARD, Attorney; born. Massillon. Ohio. Oct. 31. 1862; son of Thomas Henry Russell and Eleanor (Dunn) Russell; educated: Massillon high school; Harcourt Place Academy; Ken- yon College; Amherst College; Harvard Law School. College degrees: B. S. Married. Hermoine J. A. Dieterich, Feb. 28. 1903. Admitted to bar of Ohio, 1889; to bar of Utah, 1890; practicing attorney, under firm name, Warren E. Russell, Massillon, Ohio, 19 -. Socs. and clubs: Univ. Club, Chicago, Ill .; Canton Club, Canton. Ohio; Beta Theta Pi Alumni Chapter, Canton, O. Home address: 203 South Prospect St., Massillon. O.
RUSSELL, WILLIAM AVERILL, Official: born, Getaway, Ohio, April 12, 1865; son of Andrew P. Russell and Matilda (Sites) Russell; educated: public schools. Mar- ried, June 6. 1890. Teacher in common schools for 16 yrs .; county recorder, 4 yrs., 1909-1913; representative General Assem- bly. 1917- Socs. and clubs: Lawrence Lodge. F. & A. M .; Myott Lodge, K. ot P .; Getaway Lodge, K. G. E. Methodist Church. Home address: Ironton, O.
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