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KNIGHT, Thomas A .; real estate broker; born, Toronto, Can., Feb. 24, 1876; son of Stephen W. and Clara Oram Knight; mar- ried, Cleveland, 1896, Leora Agnes Squire; two daughters, Edith L. and Dorothy M .; newspaper man for years; write "Country Estate of the Bluegrass," "Country Estates of Cleveland Men,"
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"History of The Cleveland Police Department," "The Kentucky Horse," etc .; was editor of The Ohio Architect and Builder, and for several years has devoted all his time and attention to the "Factory" end of real estate; proprietor "The Factory Man"; member Business Men's Club.
KNOX, William; architect; born, Glasgow, Scotland, Jan. 20, 1858; son of Thomas and Margaret Neilson Knox; studied in the Free Church Seminary, in Glasgow, special course in architecture in Glasgow and Edinburgh; married, Painesville, O., June 21, 1891, Miss Agnes Julia Child; issue, three children, Carlos C., Beulah G., and M. Neilson; business career, successor to Mr. Aitken, in the firm of Moffett & Aitken, in Edinburgh; in 1886, left Scotland to travel; applied for and secured position with Burnham & Root, architects, of Chicago, Ill .; later office mgr. for Henry Ives Cobb, eminent architect; came to Cleveland in 1893; after a few months, formed partnership with J. H. Elliott, under firm name of Knox & Elliott; have been the architects for many fine buildings throughout the country and in the city, the Rockefeller Bldg., Trinity Congregational Church, building for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Elks' Bldg., as well as numerous factories and beautiful residences; member American Ass'n for the Ad- vancement of Science, Chamber of Commerce, Euclid, and Row- fant Clubs; interested in scientific research; has the finest collec- tion of seaweeds in the country; authority on the subject of mush- rooms.
KOBLITZ, Rudolph C .; merchant; born, Austria, May 15, 1863; son of Moses and Julis Miller Koblitz; educated in Tabor, Austria, and Cleveland public schools; married, Cleveland, Jan. 16, 1888, Tillie B. Smitz; one son, born Oct. 21, 1888, after attending school for three months, the English language was so hard to master in proportion to his advancement, that he became discouraged, and left school to learn cigarmaking, when 14 years old, he started in business for himself, and later broadened out into other lines; vice pres. The Koblitz-Kohn Co., real estate holdings; treas. The Euclid-Prospect Investment Co .; receiver The Sanitary Co .; direc- tor Jewish Infants' Home. Fond of Motoring.
KOCH, George D .; furniture business; born, Wurtenberg, Ger- many, Dec. 23, 1850; brought to the United States at the age of three and one-half years; studied in Cleveland public schools until 13 years of age; married, Cleveland, Dec. 1, 1875, Bertha Berno; issue, George B., Charles C., Math and Estelle; learned finishing and polishing in the furniture store of J. Vincent; in 1872, when 21 years old, formed partnership with Mr. M. Fleming, under the name of Fleming & Koch, cor. Penn, and Lorain Aves .; in 1873, opened branch store on Detroit St., under the manage- ment of Wm. Toni, who entered as partner; firm name changed to Fleming, Koch & Co .; in 1875, firm was dissolved, and he bought the interest of Mr. Puls, with Mr. Franz Henke, and the
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firm became Kock & Henke; in 1892, F. H. Henke retired, and his interest was taken by his son, Henry August Henke; in 1910, fire destroyed the store, and he withdrew from the firm and located his business at 10300 Euclid Ave., with his son, George B. Koch, under the name of George D. Koch & Co .; member Elks, Cleveland Grays, Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Industry; Christian Scientist.
KOCH, Rudolph A .; merchant, church supplies; born, Germany, March 19, 1870; son of John and Ann E. Gipperich Koch; edu- cated, public schools of Germany and Parochial schools in Ohio; married, Youngstown, Aug. 16, 1893, Susanna Kleeh; issue, nine children, seven living; started in as dry goods clerk at $2 per week; after five years work and advancement, became traveling salesman in church supplies; in 1894, purchased his present busi- ness, developing same and adding department of Society goods, especially embroidered flags and banners; the firm is incorporated as The R. A. Koch Co., and is the largest of its kind in northern Ohio; pres. and mgr. The R. A. Koch Co .; member Knights of Columbus, C. M. B. A .; C. K. of O., Catholic Federation, Chamber of Commerce, and Civic League of Cleveland; active in charities; Base-ball Fan; collector of rare books and student of Social Economics.
KOEHL, William; architect; born, Akron, O., Aug. 22, 1883; educated, Parochial School, Akron, O., University of Ottawa, Ot- tawa, Can., St. Charles College, Elliott City, Md .; married, Cleve- land, June 23, 1909, Alma Keidel; two sons, William J. and Thomas F .; received early training in architecture in prominent offices in Akron and Cleveland; for six years previous to entering partner- ship with A. C. Wolf, was associated with Frank B. Meade; en- tered into partnership with A. C. Wolf in 1911, remaining until 1913, when he established his own offices in the Park Building.
KOHN, Adolph; scrap metal; born, Austria, Sept. 1, 1860; mar- ried, Cleveland, June 16, 1882, Rose Koblotz; in scrap metal busi- ness twenty-eight years, with the following companies: R. C. Koblitz & Co., Stone-Koblitz Co .; Pollock-Kohn Co., Koblitz & Kohn; Koblitz, Kohn & Co., the Koblitz-Kohn Co .; pres. of the latter company and pres. of the Euclid Prospect Investment Co.
KOHN, Jacob B .; scrap metal; born, Cleveland, May 24, 1884; son of Adolph and Rose Koblitz Kohn; educated in Cleveland schools; from 1899 to 1906, traveled for the Koblitz-Kohn Co., scrap metal; taken into the company, 1906; 1912, sec'y and treas .; director Euclid Prospect Investment Co .; member Chamber of Commerce, B. P. O. E., B'ene B'rith.
KONIGSLOW, Otto; manufacturer; born, Cleveland, April 16, 1860; son of Herman and Charlotte Brunna Konigslow; studied public schools, Cleveland, till 10 years old; went to Germany, and
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studied in Hamburg, until 14; attended technical school and served apprenticeship in machine shop; married, Cleveland, Jan. 11, 1879, Lena Kalliker; issue, four children; business career, Lake Shore Shops, White Sewing Machine Co., asst. in Experimental Dept. later became a designer; three years chief inspector; organized the Otto Konigslow Machinery Co .; incorporated in 1894, as the Otto Konigslow Manufacturing Co .; pres. of the Company; special at- tention given to making automobile parts; an expert on sheet metal; has taken out over twenty-five patents during business career; Republican; member Presbyterian Church, and Cleveland Gesang Verein.
KOONS, Louis Albert, Jr .; florist; born, Massillon, O., Oct. 16, 1881; son of L. A. and Caroline Morgan Koons; educated, Mas- sillon public schools and graduate of High School; attended Kenyon College one year; asst. postmaster at Massillon in 1907; formerly asst. sec'y Cleveland Auto Club; florist and decorator, with The Smith & Fetters Co .; sec'y of Company; member Episcopal Church, Massillon Social Club, Lakeside Country Club, and Cleveland Auto- mobile Clubs.
KORNMAN, William; prop. cafe; born, Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 21, 1866; son of Peter and Marguerite Frank Kornman; educated, public schools, Pittsburgh, Pa .; married, Cleveland, 1907, Jennie Pendergrast; one son, William H. Kornman, Jr .; member National Order of Eagles and Knights of Pythias.
KRAUS, Emil F .; insurance; born, Milwaukee, Wis., April 22, 1877; son of Michael and Margaret Casper Kraus; educated, public and high schools, Milwaukee, Wis .; married, Milwaukee, Wis., June 29, 1904, Clara L. Steiner; in June, 1892, began as office boy for The Northwestern National Insurance Co., at Milwaukee, Wis .; transferred to Minneapolis, in July, 1907, as special agt. for Min- nesota, North and South Dakota; appointed mgr. of Cleveland Branch, Deccember, 1908; member Athletic Club.
KRAUSE, Frank S .; real estate dealer; born, Cleveland, Nov. 1, 1862; son of Conrad B. and Mary Boyes Krause; educated, Cleve- land Grammar School; married, Cleveland, Nov. 21, 1890, Anna Schurr; two daughters, Gladys and Myrtle; at age of 16, whole- sale grocery and Biglow Commercial Line to 1898; joined The New York Life Agency force, gen. agt. 3 years; left them after five years, becoming gen. mgr. for Fidelity Mutual of Philadelphia; in 1905, took up real estate business; pres. The Frank & Krause Co .; also The Valley Realty and The Arter Auto Body Co., The General Underwriting Co., and The Low Cost of Living Co .; member Ohio Tax League; one of the original members of the Cleveland Art Club; member Advisory Committee, Associated Char- ities; active in politics since 1880, when Garfield was elected President; a Democrat in belief; favor Non-Partisan Home Rule and Public Ownership; pres. of the 30-cent Egg Club, believing it
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a crime to gamble in food stuffs; member Cleveland Lodge of Elks, B. P. O. E. No. 18 (for 25 years); Baseball fan since the time of the Forest City Club; member Men's Club, East End Bap- tist Church; active in handling boys of the Juvenile Court and State Reformities.
KUECHLE, Adam William; treasurer; born, Sandusky, Aug. 3, 1873; son of Adam and Otilda Kilcher Kuechle; educated, public schools and business college; married, Cleveland, Oct. 19, 1904, Mable Rose Miller; issue, Katherine Mabel and Helen Louise Kuechle; started, in 1893, as private sec'y to L. E. and Albert F. Holden; sec'y Cleveland Sarnia Saw Mill Co., Ltd., of Sarnia, Ont .; director and treas. The Hollenden Hotel Co .; director, sec'y and treas. Hub Transfer & Storage Co .; director Goodhold Farms Co .; member Halcyon Lodge, F. & A. M., Mckinley Chapter, Forest City Commandery, K. T., Al Koran Temple, N. M. S. Favorite recreation: Fishing.
KUEHN, William J .; mfr .; born Cleveland, Jan. 4, 1880; son of John and Elizabeth Jacoby Kuehn; educated, Cleveland High School and Business College; married, Cleveland, Sept. 28, 1910, Lulu Beck; started with Scofield, Shurmer & Teagle, 1898; with The Cleveland Refining Co. and The Republic Oil Co .; in 1907 with The Stevens Grease and Oil Co .; has been in the oil and grease business all his life; sec'y and director The Stevens Oil & Grease Co .; member Sons of Veterans, Cleveland Athletic, and Rotary Clubs.
KUEHNLE, Carl Fred; milk dealer; born, Cleveland, Jan. 28, 1886; son of Carl and Caroline Keyerleber Kuehnle; attended Grammar school, and one year at Central Institute; never had any trouble with The Board of Health over impure inilk, and does not accept uncleaned bottles, and believes in Pasteurized milk; member Loyal Order of Moose, Sivabian Singing Society; member Amity Club of Cleveland. Recreations: Bowling, Wrestling and Boxing.
KUENHOLD, Otto J .; heating business; born, Cleveland, Dec. 9, 1879; son of August and Katherine Greeve Kuenhold; educated, public schools, Y. M. C. A. night schools and correspondence schools, in mechanical drawing; married, Cleveland, March 6, 1906, Miss Rosine A. Kaercher; issue, two sons, Jack and Robert; began work in machine shops, foundries and pattern shops; at the age of 22, entered the draughting rooms of the MacBeth Iron Co .; became designing draughtsman; later went with The National Cash Reg- ister Co., as chief draughtsman of Invention Department; after several years, came to The Wellman-Seaver-Morgan Co .; as de- signing and estimating engineer; in 1906, began designing gas- heating furnaces and boilers, and incorporated The Scientific Heater Co .; pres. The Scientific Heater Co .; member American
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Society of Heating Engineers; inventor of numerous improve- ments in gas-heating apparatus, coal and ore-handling machinery, cash register and adding machine devices. Recreations: Music, Art, Literature and Working on Inventions.
KUNDTZ, Theodore; manufacturer; born, Unter-Metzenseifen, Hungary, July 1, 1852; son of Joseph and Theresia (Kesselbauer) Kundtz; public school education; married, Cleveland, 1884, Marie Ballash; five sons, four daughters; mfg. of church, school and sew- ing-machine furniture, automobile wheels and bodies, and furni- ture hardware, beginning from the log, employing about 2200 people; inventor of several processes in aid of manufacture; knighted by Emperor Francis Joseph I., with the Franz-Josef's Order, 1903; director United Savings & Trust Co., and Forest City Savings and Trust Co .; member of several benevolent and mutual societies. Favorite recreation: Automobiling.
KUNZE, Paul; florist; born, Germany, March 29, 1866; son of Samuel and Czernonwski Kunze; educated, Government schools, Germany; married, Cleveland, Jan. 28, 1893, Ellen Schultz; one child; served three years in German Army; with City Water Works, Cleveland, 1889 to 1890; eighteen months with Empire Plant Co .; 1892, started the florist business; pres. and treas. of the firm; decorator and designer; member Odd Fellow, No. 295, Cleveland Fraternal Order of Eagles, No. 135, American Insur- ance Union, No. 50, Cleveland W. O. W., American Camp; member Florist Clubs. Recreation: Hunting.
LANG, Charles E. J .; manufacturer; born, Cleveland, July 14, 1858; son of Joseph and Caroline Greimer Lang; educated, public schools, Cleveland; married, Cleveland, 1883, Katherine E. Schwin- zer; one son, Elmer J. Lang, born April 28, 1884; started with Charles Rauch, Jan. 8, 1878, in the carriage and wagon business, taking full charge of the office work and later full supervision of the building of high-grade carriages; in 1885, purchased one- quarter interest in the firm, Rauch & Lang, until 1888, then or- ganized as stock company, capital, $100,000, in 1906, began the building of electric carriages, discontinuing the building of horse- drawn vehicles, and devoting all the time to building electric vehicles; vice pres. and treas. The Rauch & Lang Carriage Co .; pres. The Lakewood Realty Co .; director The Universal Life In- surance Co .; member Knight Templar, Masonic Order, Shriner, Blue Lodge, Halcyon, Thatcher Chapter; member Clifton, and Athletic Clubs; was sec'y and treas. of The Rauch & Lang Co. for twenty-five years.
LANG, Elmer Joseph; automobiles; born, Cleveland, April 28, 1884; son o1 Chas. E. J. and Katherine Schwetzer Lang; educated, public, University and West High schools; married, Parma, O., Sept. 5, 1906, May R. Dixon; issue, Karl, born Aug. 3, 1907, Martha May, born July 15, 1910; started, in 1902, with Rauch &
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Lang Carriage Co .; in 1905, took charge of Repair and Selling Department; director Rauch & Lang Carriage Co .; sec'y Lake- wood Land Co .; member Electric Vehicle Mnfrs Ass'n; member Halcyon Lodge, Thatcher Chapter, Forest City Commandery, Al Koran Chapter; member Athletic Club, Automobile, and Rotary Clubs, and Dorean Literary and Debating Society. Recreations: Bowling, Hunting, Fishing and Athletics of all kinds.
LANG, George C .; furniture and undertaking business; born, Dunkirk, N. Y., Sept. 27, 1870; son of John A. and Theresa Fischer Lang; married Emma M. Stocker of Cleveland; lived on a farm until 21 years old; two years at the German-Wallace College; at 23, entered the coal and stone business, at Chicago Junction, O .; two years at Dunkirk, N. Y., in the ice and coal business; in 1897, went into the furniture and undertaking business in Cleveland, at Lorain Ave. and W. 95th St .; supt. of the German M. E. Sun- day-school; trustee of The German-Wallace College; member of the Independent Order of Foresters, and K. of P.
LANGDON, Charles T .; mgr. Merchants Toilet Supply Co .; born in England, Oct. 4, 1871; son of W. M. and Anna Gray Lang- don; educated in Cleveland public schools; married, Cleveland, Feb. 21, 1896; two children, Charles W., Frank J .; stock broker- age, 1884; one year in cigar business; twelve years with the Merchants Toilet Supply Co .; member National Union, Loyal Order of Moose.
LAPP, Charles W .; sign contractor; born, Cleveland, Aug. 29, 1866; son of Henry and Mary Lapp; public and high school edu- cation; married, Cleveland, Jan. 8, 1893, Minnie Benger; three children; Cleveland City Council, 1898-1901; director of fire 1901- 1903; pres. City Council 1903-1910 and 1912-1913; United States marshal 1913 --; Mason.
LATIMER, Jay E .; capitalist; born, Cleveland, Dec. 31, 1864; son of James and Mary A. Latimer; (College of Hard Knocks) ; married, Cleveland, June 12, 1889, Jennie C. Zeidner; three chil- dren; business career, promoted Electric Railway, built Cleveland, Chagrin Falls, Columbus, Delaware & Marion R. R., Cleveland, Painesville & Ashtabula R. R., Buffalo Dunkirk & Western R. R., and The Fireproof Storage Buildings; pres. The Fireproof Ware- house Co., The United Light & Power Co., and The Ontario Street Land Co .; member Athletic, Willowick, and Cleveland Driving Clubs.
LATTY, Samuel D .; sec'y and gen. mgr. The Kirk-Latty Mnfg. Co .; born, Boston, Mass., Sept. 12, 1864; educated in the public schools; began career in the tack business with A. Fields & Son, Taunton, Mass., 1881-1883; Tack Dept., Cincinnati, O., 1883-1885; came to Cleveland and worked for the W. Bingham Co., 1885- 1887; took charge of the Sales Dept. of the National Screw & Tack
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Co., 1887-1895; one of the organizers of the Kirk-Latty Mnfg. Co., and when the Company was incorporated, was elected sec'y and gen. mgr .; still serving; pres. the Buckeye Box Co., and interested in other corporations; member Chamber of Commerce, Century, Euclid, and Bedford Glens Country Clubs; Republican.
LAUB, Jacob; master baker; born, Germany, May 16, 1861; son of Henry and Margaretha Eck Laub; educated, public schools; mar- ried, Cleveland, Feb. 28, 1889, Catherine Schrister; three children; for past twenty years considered the most practical and scientific baker in Cleveland; started at 4832 Lorain St. with an output of 200 loaves of bread a day; after fifteen months, fire destroyed the small bakery; the place was rebuilt at once, and on the opposite corner of the street a modern plant was put up, the first of its kind on the West Side; the firm soon became well-known for the high standard of its output, "The Staff of Life," Laub's genuine rye bread, daily output now 20,000 loaves; member The Commer- cial Travelers of Cleveland, Cleveland Chamber of Industry, Cleveland Retail Grocers' Ass'n, The National Ass'n of Master Bakers.
LAUGHLIN, Charles F .; real estate investments; born, Hink- ley, O., May 18, 1874; son of Frederick and Esther Laughlin; educated in public schools of Cleveland; married, Cleveland, June 16, 1897, Grace A. McIntyre; 1888 to 1900, with The Cowell & Hubbard Co .; 1901-1904, asst. sec'y and treas. The Prudential Trust Co .; 1904-1909, treas. The Guarantee Title & Trust Co .; 1909, organized The Security Mortgage & Investment Co .; at present vice pres. of this corporation; in this capacity represent large Eastern insurance companies and large investors in real estate mortgages; pres. Cleveland Real Estate Board, 1912; now pres. of Ohio Association of Real Estate Exchanges; pres. Tulip Ave. Realty Co .; member Chamber of Commerce, Hermit, and Athletic Clubs.
LAWRENCE, Frank Duran; official National Carbon Co .; born, Cleveland, Dec. 1, 1864; son of Orin C. and Jane Donald Lawrence; educated, Cleveland public schools; married, Cleveland, Oct. 16, 1888, Florence F. Prince; children, Herbert P., Lawrence, Ray- mond E., Ruth A., and Frank D. Jr .; engaged in the oil business for a time; 1892, entered the employ of The National Carbon Co .; traffic mgr. until 1903, then appointed auditor; in 1912, made asst. treas., auditor, and asst. treas. National Carbon Co .; director Cleveland Chamber of Industry; member Chamber of Industry, Chamber of Commerce, and Athletic Club.
LAWRENCE, M. Lyman; vice pres. Ohio Farm Development Co .; born, Cleveland, Dec. 23, 1868; public and high school educa- tion; married, Aug. 3, 1891, Olive M. Harp, of Denver, Col .; at the age of 16, went to Colorado; cowboy on the western plains until health was restored; 1889, entered the Peoples National
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Bank, Denver, and worked up from messenger to cashier; in 1893, returned to Cleveland and connected himself with the Ohio Farmer, owned by his father; had active part in its management; became vice pres. Lawrence Publishing Co .; vice pres. Lawrence-Williams Co .; Mason, since 1892; charter member of Brenton N. Babcock Lodge; member Cleveland Lodge of Elks; member Auto, Cleveland Yacht and Athletic Clubs, and Chamber of Commerce.
LAWS, Albert W .; mason contractor; born, Germany, Aug. 19, 1869; son of Auton and Anna Dreier Laws; educated, Liebenthal, Germany, and St. Mary's School, Cleveland; married, Cleveland, July 2, 1892, Henrietta Frederick; issue, two children.
LEAVENWORTH, Edwin John; lithographer and stationer; born, St. Catherines, Can., March 27, 1859; son of E. S. and Cindrella Leavenworth; educated, St. Catherines High School and Collegiate Institute; married, Soln, O., Aug. 24, 1881, Elizabeth M. Harper; issue, Fred H., Edwin H., Ethel M., and Grace E., at the age of 20, engaged in the printing and publishing business; was editor and publisher of the St. Catherines Daily and Weekly News; issued Sunday-school papers, church weeklies, and Govern- ment periodicals, and conducted a book and stationery store; came to Cleveland in 1888, forming business partnership with Short & Forman, now The Forman-Bassett Co .; when in Canada, was iden- tified with the Reform party; personally and through his news- papers took an active part in politics; Republican for twenty-five years; served one term on "The Committee of Fifteen"; was never a candidate for any office; sec'y The Forman-Bassett Co .; member Masonic Order, and the Chamber of Commerce; a grand- son of Hiram Leavenworth, who went to Canada in 1826, to con- duct the Government printing office; he was connected with Wil- liam Hamilton Merritt and Sir William McKenzie, through whose united efforts The Welland Canal was constructed; the Leaven- worth family have been prominent in the military, political and educational history of the Eastern and Middle States for 200 years.
LEE, William Granville; labor leader; born, La Prairie, Ill., Nov. 29, 1859; son of James W. and Sylvista Jane (Tracy) Lee; educated, public schools; married, Mary R. Rice, of Chicago, Oct. 15, 1901; brakeman and conductor, A. T. & S. F., Wabash, Mo. P., and U. P. railways, 1879-1884; deputy recorder deeds, Ford County, Kansas, 1884-1888; conductor, U. P. R. R., 1889-1895; 1st vice pres. 1895-1909, pres., Jan. 1, 1909; Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen; Republican; Mason.
LENIHAN, Ernest P .; underwriter; born, Saginaw, Mich., Oct. 5, 1873; academic education; married; resident director Wilcox, Peck & Hughes, New York, prior to coming to Cleveland in 1901 engaged in marine insurance business in New York and Chicago; director in the following companies: New York Fire & Marine Underwriters, Knickerbocker Insurance Co., Lloyds, N. Y., Mani-
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towor Ship Building & Dry Dock Co., The Wilbrand Co., Wilcox, Peck & Hughes; Independent politically; member The Association of Average Adjusters of the United States, Chamber of Commerce; member Union, Country, and Mayfield Clubs. Fond of Gulf.
LEONARD, Rt. Rev. William Andrew, D. D .; Bishop of Ohio; born, Southport, Conn., July 15, 1848; educated, Philips Academy, Andover, Mass., St. Stephen's College, Annadale, N. Y., and Berk- ley Divinity School, Middletown, Conn .; ordained May 31, 1871, degrees of D. D. from St. Stephen's College, and Washington and Lee University, Virginia; Rector the Church of the Redeemer, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1872-1880; St. John's Parish, Washington, D. C., 1880-1889; consecrated Bishop of Ohio, Oct. 12, 1889; in charge of the American Episcopal churches on the continent of Europe, 1897-1906; one of the founders of the University Club; Chaplain Ohio Society of New York; pres. Board of Trustees of Kenyon College; trustee University school; member General Board of Civic Federation of Cleveland, and the Society of Sons of Colonial Wars.
LEUTY, Demaline; banker; born, Mayfield, O., Nov. 9, 1835; son of Isaac and Mary Demaline Leuty; public school education; married, Lynn, Mass., January, 1868, Sarah Frances Vennard; Mrs. Leuty died March 7, 1901; their only child died in infancy; early life spent in his father's general store and in the lumber business; in 1883, embarked in the banking business, first known as The Sav- ings & Trust Co., later consolidated with the Citizens Savings & Trust Co .; elected vice pres., also director and member of the finance committee, of the executive board; interested in a number of corporations and stock holder in several National banks and trust companies of the city; Republican, member St. Paul's Epis- copal Church; attained Knight Templar degree in Masonry, and a Noble of the Mystic Shrine; member Chamber of Commerce, Union, and Roadside Clubs.
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