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FABER, J. EBERHARD-Pencil Manufacturer, 545 Pearl street, New York City; residence Livingston, S. I. Born in New York City, March 14, 1859. Educated at Columbia College and in Nürenberg, Germany, and Paris, France. (Widower.) Commenced business in America in 1879. Controls with his brother Lothar, the E. Faber Pencil Co., with a cedar yard and mill in Cedar Keys, Fla., and a rubber factory in Newark, N. J. Director Commonwealth Insurance Co., Eastern Insurance Co., First National Bank of Staten Island and Staten Island Academy. Member New York Athletic, Merchants', Richmond County Country, Arkwright, Whist and Staten Island Clubs, New York State Whist Association (president) and American Whist League (director).

FABER, LEANDER B.-Lawyer, Jamaica, L. I.; residence 75 Alsop street. Born in Jamaica, Nov. 5, 1867. Educated in Jamaica and New York City. (Married.) Member of the firm of Monfort & Faber. Police justice of the village of Jamaica, 1889-93. Trustee Jamaica Savings Bank. Member Chub Club, Knights of Columbus and Royal Arcanum.

FABER, LOTHAR W.-Pencil Manufacturer, 545 Pearl street, New York City; residence Port Richmond, S. I. President E. Faber Pencil Co.; director Barnston Tea Co. (Ltd.). Member Richmond County Country, Arkwright, New York Athletic, Harbor Hill Golf and Staten Island Clubs.

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FAGNANI, CHARLES PROSPER-Professor, 700 Park avenue, New York City; residence 772 Park aveBorn in New York City, Oct. 29, 1854. Educated at the College of the City of New York ('73), Columbia College Law School ('75) and Union Theological Seminary ('82). (Married.) Associate professor of Old Testament language and literature at Union Theological Seminary. Member Quill and Oriental Clubs, New York College Alumni and Union Theological Seminary Alumni Associations, Phi Beta Kappa Society and Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity.

FAHNESTOCK, HARRIS C.- Banker, 2 Wall street, New York City; residence 457 Madison avenue. President and director Bankers' Safe Deposit Co.; vice-president and director First National Bank; member board of managers Delaware, Lackawanna and Western R. R. Co.; director Central R. R. Co. of New Jersey, East Jersey Water Co., Liberty National Bank, Montclair Water Co., Southern Ry. Co., Tide Water Oil Co., and Tide Water Pipe Co.; trustee New Jersey Junction R. R. Co. Member Metropolitan, City, Union, Union League, Riding and Lawyers' Clubs, American Fine Arts and New England Societies, Century Association, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Academy of Design and American Museum of Natural History.

FAHNESTOCK, WILLIAM-Broker, 2 Wall street, New York City; residence 22 East 51st street. Born in Harrisburg, Pa., Sept. 2, 1857. (Married.) Member of the firm of Fahnestock & Co. and of the New York Stock Exchange. Director First National Bank. Member City, Racquet and Tennis, Union League, Reform, Lawyers' and Metropolitan Clubs, Century Association, New England Society and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

FAHRBACH, GEORGE H.-Deputy County Clerk, 8 County Court House, New York City; residence 406 East 57th street. Born in New York City, Feb. 1, (Married.) 1863. Educated in public schools. Recording clerk, County Clerk's office, 1886-8; chief application clerk, Excise Board, 1888-90; equity clerk, Supreme Court, 1890-7; deputy county clerk since Jan. 1, 1898.

FAHYS, GEORGE E.-Watch Cases, 54 Maiden lane, New York City; residence 310 West 73d street. Born in New Jersey, Nov. 13, 1864. Educated at Columbia School of Mines ('84). (Married.) President

and director Alvin Mf'g Co. and Brooklyn Watch Case Co.; vice-president and director Fahys Watch Case Co., Jewelers' Association and Board of Trade; treasurer and director Sag Harbor Water Co.; director New York Standard Watch Co.; treasurer Society of Decorative Art. Member University, SeawanhakaCorinthian Yacht and City Clubs, Columbia University Alumni and Down Town Associations and Squadron "A," N. G. N. Y.

FAHYS, JOSEPH-Watch Cases, 54 Maiden lane, New York City; residence 16 West 52d street. Born in Belfort, France, 1832. Educated in Belfort. (Married.) President and director Fahys Watch Case Co.; director Alvin Mfg Co., Brooklyn Watch Case Co., Sea View Elevated R. R. Co., and Victoria Fire Insurance Co.; trustee Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. Member Union League Club and Down Town Association.

FAIRBAIRN, H. A.-Physician, 249 McDonough street, Brooklyn. Born in Catskill, N. Y., May 5, 1855. Educated at St. Stephen's College, University of Virginia and College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. (Married.) Medical examiner for Manhattan Life Insurance Co.; attending physician to St. John's Hospital; consulting physician to Hebrew Orphan Asylum; trustee St. Stephen's College. Member Union League Club.

FAIRBAIRN, ROBERT A.-Banker and Broker, 20 Broad street, New York City; residence Westfield, N. J. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., 1866. (Married.) Member of the firm of E. F. Raynor & Co., and of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Harlem Club.

FAIRBANK, A. W.-Physician, Chazy. Born in Rouses Point, N. Y., Dec. 19, 1852. Educated at academies. (Married.) Director First National Bank. Formerly State loan commissioner. Member Knights Templar and Clinton County Medical and Northern New York Medical Societies.

FAIRBANKS, ARTHUR-Professor, Cornell University, Ithaca; residence 212 Stewart avenue. Born in Hanover, N. H., Nov. 13, 1864. Educated at Dartmouth College (A.B. and A.M.) and University of Freiburg, Germany (Ph.D.). (Married.) Formerly assistant professor of German and logic at Dartmouth College, and lecturer on comparative religion at Yale University. Now acting assistant professor of ancient and mediaeval philosophy at Cornell University.

FAIRBANKS, LELAND-Lawyer, 57 Broadway, New York City; residence 28 West 17th street. Born in Wardsboro, Vt., Sept. 9, 1824. Educated at Williams College ('42). (Married.) Secretary and counsel Valentine & Co. Member Phi Beta Kappa, American Geographical and Sigma Phi Societies, New York Law Institute and Williams College Alumni Association.

FAIRBANKS, ROBERT N. Manufacturer of Scales, 311 Broadway, New York City; residence 230 West 97th street. Born in Hanover, N. H., Nov. 19, 1866. Educated at St. Johnsbury Academy and Dartmouth College. (Married.) Connected with the Fairbanks Co. Member Engineers' and Hardware Clubs, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and Dartmouth College Alumni Association.

FAIRCHILD, BEN LEWIS-Lawyer, 155 BroadBorn in way, New York City; residence Pelham. Sweden, Monroe Co.. N. Y., Jan. 5, 1863. (Son of Benjamin and Calista [Schaeffer] Fairchild.) Educated in Washington, D. C., public schools and in Law Department of Columbian University (LL.B., '85). Admitted to the New York Bar, 1886. (Married Anna, daughter of James Crumbie, 1893.) Congressman, 1895-7. Member of the firm of Southard & Fairchild. Member New York Athletic, Republican and Lawyers' Clubs and Society of Medical Jurisprudence.

FAIRCHILD, BENJAMIN T. Manufacturing Chemist, 2 Duane street, New York City; residence 247 Fifth avenue. Member of the firm of Fairchild Bros. & Foster. President and director United Gold Field Corporation. Member Union League, City, Fencers', Fulton, Lotos, New York Athletic, Riding, Accomack Hunting and Fishing, Larchmont Yacht and St. Andrew's Golf Clubs, New England Society and Sons of the Revolution.

FAIRCHILD, CHARLES-Banker, 29 Wall street, New York City; residence 38 Union square, East. Educated at Harvard. (Married.) Member of the firm of Chas. Fairchild & Co., and of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Harvard and University Clubs and Century Association.

FAIRCHILD, CHARLES S.-Capitalist, 46 Wall street, New York City; residence 10 West Eighth street. Born in Cazenovia, N. Y., April 30, 1842. (Son of Sidney T. and Helen [Childs] Fairchild.) Educated at Cazenovia Seminary, Harvard College ('63) and Harvard Law School ('65). (Married Helen Lincklaen of Cazenovia.) Deputy Attorney-General of New York State, 1874-5; Attorney-General, 1876-7; Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury, 1885-7; Secretary of the Treasury, 1887-9; member monetary commission appointed by the Indianapolis Monetary Convention of 1897. President and trustee New York Security and Trust Co., since 1889; trustee and member of finance committee New York Life Insurance Co.; director National City Bank, Lawyers' Mortgage Insurance Co. and British and American Mortgage Co.; member American advisory board of the United States Trust and Guarantee Corporation (Ltd.); member of advisory committee Audit Co. of New York. Member Metropolitan, Harvard, Alpha Delta Phi, University, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Reform and Lawyers' Clubs, Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson, Washington Golf and Metropolitan Clubs of Washington, D. C., and New York Historical, American Geographical and Charity Organization Societies, State Charities Aid, Civil Service Reform and Century Associations, American Museum of Natural History, Chamber of Commerce and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

FAIRCHILD, EDWIN MILTON-Clergyman and Lecturer, 29 South Pine avenue, Albany. Born in Lansing, Mich., Nov. 7, 1865. Educated at Oberlin College and Andover Theological Seminary. (Married Mary Salome Cutler, 1897.) Founder, 1896, and lecturer for Educational Church Board. Author of "The Function of the Church," "The Educational Church Marriage Service," and other works.

FAIRCHILD, HERMAN LEROY-Professor, University of Rochester, Rochester. Born in Montrose, Pa., April 29, 1850. Educated at Cornell (B.S., '74). Professor of geology in University of Rochester since 1888. Has spent many years in scientific work and contributed largely to scientific journals. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences, Geological Society of America and Rochester Academy of Science, in all of which he has held office.

FAIRCHILD, HORACE J.-Dry Goods, 224 Church street, New York City; residence 56 West 55th street. Born in Stockbridge, Mass., May 10, 1827. Educated in Middletown, Conn. (Married.) Vice-president H. B. Claflin Co.; director Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States; member of committee Individual Underwriters; trustee Lancashire Insurance Co.

FAIRCHILD, JULIAN D.-President, 342 Fulton street, Brooklyn; residence 845 Carroll street. Born in Stratford, Conn., April 17, 1850. Educated in common schools. (Married.) President and director Kings County Trust Co. and Union Ferry Co.; president Brooklyn Central Dispensary; commissioner and treasurer new East River Bridge; director Bedford Bank and Edison Electric Light Co. of Brooklyn; regent Long Island College Hospital. Member Democratic, Carleton, Dyker Meadow, Brooklyn (director) and Montauk (director) Clubs, Chamber of Commerce and Produce Exchange.

FAIRCHILD, SAMUEL W.-Manufacturing Chemist, 2 Duane street, New York City; residence 65 East 56th street. Member of the firm of Fairchild Bros. &

Foster. Director United States Life Insurance Co. Member New York Athletic, Union League, St. Nicholas, Fulton, Press and Accomack Hunting and Fishing Clubs, American Geographical and New England Societies and Sons of the Revolution.

FAIRLAMB, JAMES REMINGTON-Organist and Composer, 191 West 79th street, New York City. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 23, 1838. Educated in Philadelphia. (Married Marian Kerr, daughter of Judge David Higgins of Ohio.) Was organist in a Philadelphia church at the age of fourteen; went abroad and studied under Danhauser, Masset, Mabellini and other masters. Was for a time United States consul at Zurich, Switzerland; decorated with "Great Gold Medal of Art and Science" by the King of Wurtemburg. Has been organist and choirmaster in several prominent New York City churches; now connected with supervision of music in public schools. Composer of church music, several operas and many songs. Member Manuscript and Transportation Clubs, American Organists' Guild and New York State Music Teachers' Association.

FALCK, WILLIAM-Retired Army Officer, Elmira. Born in Germany, Nov. 25, 1837. Educated in Germany. Captain and brevet lieutenant-colonel United States Army (retired). Treasurer and general manager La France Fire Engine Co. Member Lake Keuka and City Clubs, Army and Navy and Democratic Clubs of New York City, and G. A. R.

FALCONER, JOHN M.-Artist, 148 Madison street, Brooklyn. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, May 22, 1820. Educated in common schools; came to the United States, 1836; studied art in New York City and Brooklyn and at the Louvre in Paris, France. Makes a specialty of conservation and restoration of paintings.

FALCONER, WILLIAM H.-Real Estate, 100 Fourth avenue, New York City; residence 8 East 62d street. Born in New York City, April 7, 1830. Educated at Canandaigua Academy. (Married.) Treasurer (sixteen years) New York City Missionary and Church Extension Society; trustee Hahnemann Hospital; member board of managers Foreign Mission Board Methodist Episcopal Church and New York Bible Society; member of advisory board Old People's Home; director Third Avenue R. R. Co. Member Union League Club, St. Nicholas Society, Sons of the American Revolution and Huguenot Society of America.

FALLEN, CARL-Physician, 20 West 59th street, New York City; residence 640 Madison avenue. Born in Sweden, Dec. 21, 1862. Educated at Upsala University in Sweden and at Dartmouth College. (Single.) Formerly instructor in Real Gymnasium in Gothenburg, Sweden, and medical director in Columbia College Gymnasium in New York City. Managing director Zander Institute and Manufacturing Co. Member Baptist Social Union.

FALLON, JOSEPH P.-Justice, 170 East 121st street, New York City; residence 1892 Lexington avenue. Born in Ireland, 1845. Educated at the Christian Brothers Institute; studied law and was admitted to the Bar in 1866. Practiced his profession, 1866-87; school trustee, Twelfth Ward, 1873-5; member of the legislature, 1876; Judge of the Ninth District Municipal Court since 1887. Member Catholic, Democratic, Sagamore and Harlem Democratic Clubs, and Tammany Hall General Committee.

FALLOWS, EDWARD H.-Lawyer, 18 Wall street, New York City; residence 294 West 92d street. Born in Appleton, Wis., Aug. 15, 1865. Educated at Amherst and Yale and at Columbia Law School. (Married.) Member of the firm of Carter & Fallows. Member of Assembly, 1899. Treasurer and director American Collectors' Co.; secretary, treasurer and director Suburban Land Co., of Buffalo. Member Alpha Delta Phi, Yale, West Side Republican, Riverside Republican, City, Douglaston Yacht and New Amsterdam Republican Clubs, Military Order of the Loyal Legion, Sons of the American Revolution, Phillips Exeter Academy Alumni, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, People's Institute, and Association for Public Control of Franchises.

FALLS, DEWITT C.-Artist, 52 East 23d street, New York City; residence Park Avenue Hotel. Born in New York City, Sept. 29, 1864. Educated in New York schools. (Single.) Has served fifteen years in the 7th Regiment, N. G. N. Y., and is at present captain and regimental adjutant. Member Union, Lotos and Strollers' Clubs, Military Order of Foreign Wars and Sons of the Revolution.

FALLS, THOMAS J.-Lawyer, 120 Liberty street, New York City; residence 228 West 44th street. Born in New York City, Jan. 26, 1858. Educated in Hamburg, Germany, Vevay, Switzerland, and at Columbia College Law School. (Married.) Member Reform Club and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

FANCHER, CHARLES H.-Banker, 285 Greenwich street. New York City; residence 420 Hawthorne avenue, Yonkers. Born in Warwick, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1845. Educated in Warwick. (Married.) President and director Irving National Bank; president Board of Education of Yonkers; treasurer and trustee Irving Savings Institution. Member Arkwright and Commercial Clubs, City Club of Yonkers, and Chamber of Commerce.

FANCHER, JAMES R.-I.awyer, 20 Nassau street, New York City; residence 494 Manhattan avenue. Born, June 23, 1864. (Married.) Member Association of the Bar of the City of New York and New York State Bar Association.

FANNING, NEUVILLE O.-Deputy Commissioner, 148 East 20th street, New York City; residence 333 East 50th street. Born in St. Charles, Ill., 1865. Educated in Illinois public schools. Resident of New York City since 1888. Connected with the New York "Journal," 1888-98. Deputy commissioner Department of Correction since 1898.

FANNING, WILLIAM JOSEPH-Lawyer, 31 Nassau street, New York City; residence Sinclair House. Born in Crescent, Saratoga Co., N. Y., July 12, 1850. (Son of James and Johanna [Fitzgerald] Fanning.) Educated at Half Moon Institute in Middletown and at New York University Law School ('73). Practicing in New York City since 1880. School trustee of the Eighteenth Ward, 1887-91; declined appointment as city magistrate, 1895. Vice-president Jamaica Electric Light Co.; director Electric Illuminating and Power Co., and Waldorf Importation Co.; counsel to Hotel Associations of New York City and State. Member Manhattan, Lawyers', Democratic and Catholic Clubs, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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FARGO, JAMES C.-Express, 65 Broadway, New York City; residence 56 Park avenue. Born in Pompey, N. Y., May 5, 1829. Entered the employ of Wells & Co., in which his brother, William George Fargo, was a partner, in Buffalo, 1844; became manager of the firm's successor, the American Express Co.; was made general superintendent in 1866, and president in 1881, which position he still holds. President and director Merchants' Despatch Transportation Co.; director Chicago and Northwestern Ry. Co., and tional Express Co. Member Church, Suburban Riding and Driving and City Clubs, New York Genealogical and American Geographical Societies, Scientific Alliance and American Museum of Natural History.

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FARGO, JAMES FRANCIS-Treasurer, 65 Broadway, New York City; residence 120 East 37th street. Born in Chicago, Ill., Feb. 12, 1857. Educated at Williams College. (Married.) Treasurer American Express Co.; trustee American Savings Bank. Member University Club, Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson and Williams College Alumni Association.

FARGO, WILLIAM C.-Express, 65 Broadway, New York City; residence 122 East 37th street. Born in Chicago, Ill., May 27, 1855. Educated at Williams College ('78). (Married.) Connected with the American Express Co. Member New York Athletic and University Clubs, Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson and Williams College Alumni Association.

FARIS, WILLIAM D.-Secretary, 100 William street, New York City; residence 202 Hancock street, Brooklyn. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Educated at the College of the City of New York. (Married.) Member of the firm of H. J. Baker & Bro. Treasurer of drug

trade section of the Board of Trade and Transportation; secretary and director Baker Castor Oil Co.; trustee All Souls' Church of Brooklyn. Member Fulton Club and New York Board of Trade and Transportation.

FARLEE, ROBERT D.-Broker, 11 Wall street, New York City; residence 1425 Broadway. Member of the firm of J. S. Farlee & Bro., members of the Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange. Director Fort Plain and Richfield Springs R. R. Co. Member Lawyers', New York Athletic and Union League Clubs, Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson and Sons of the Revolution.

FARLEY, CHARLES J. - Secretary, Pier A, North River, New York City; residence 128 East 63d street. Born in New York City. Educated at Queens University in Dublin, Ireland, University of Heidelberg, Germany, and at Harvard. (Single.) Secretary Department of Docks and Ferries. Director 'Transcontinental R. R. Co., and Great Western Telegraph Co. Ex-Commissioner of Navigation of the United States; ex-Judge of Supreme Court of the State of Washington. Member Catholic, Harvard, University and Delta Kappa Epsilon Clubs.

FARLEY, GUSTAVUS, JR.-Merchant, 136 Water street, New York City; residence 42 East 25th street. Member New York Yacht and Union Clubs, Century and Down Town Associations and Sons of the Revolution.

FARLEY, JAMES A.-Builder, 253 Columbus avenue, New York City; residence 205 Boulevard. Member of the firm of Terence Farley's Sons. Member New York, Colonial, New York Athletic and Democratic Clubs.

FARLEY, JOHN M.-Roman Catholic Bishop, 308 East 37th street, New York City. Born in Newton Hamilton, County Armagh, Ireland, April 20, 1842. Educated, in Ireland, at St. Marcartan's College and, in New York, at St. John's College, Fordham, and St. Josephs Seminary, Troy; also studied four years at the American College in Rome, where he was ordained June 11, 1870. Secretary to Archbishop McCloskey, 1872-84; private chamberlain to Pope Leo XIII, with title of monsignore, 1884; vicar-general Archdiocese of New York, 1891; auxiliary Bishop of same since 1895; assists Archbishop Corrigan and acts as his vicargeneral.

FARLEY, JOHN T.-Builder, 253 Columbus avenue, New York City; residence 205 Boulevard. Member of the firm of Terence Farley's Sons. Member New York Athletic, Colonial and Catholic Clubs.

FARLEY, RICHARD S.-Chief Clerk, City Hall, New York City; residence 205 Boulevard. Born in New York City, 1868. (Son of Terence Farley.) Educated in public schools, at St. Francis Xavier College and at Columbia College Law School. Admitted to the Bar, 1890. Member of the firm of Delany, Murphy & Farley, 1890-8; chief clerk of the Mayor's office since 1898. Supreme Knight for the State of New York of the Knights of Columbus. Member University Athletic and Democratic Clubs and others.

FARMAN, ELBERT ELI-Jurist, Warsaw, and 1 East 39th street, New York City. Born in New Haven, N. Y., April 23, 1831. Educated at Amherst College and in Berlin and Heidelberg, Germany. (Married.) Was consul-general to Egypt; while there, was Judge of International Tribunal; also member of commission to revise the international codes, and of international commission to determine the amounts to be paid to the people of Alexandria on account of losses sustained in the bombardment and burning of that city in 1882. Member Union League Club and Sons of the Revolution.

FARMER, LESLIE P.-Traffic Manager, 143 Liberty street, New York City; residence South Orange, N. J. Born in Rockville, Conn., Dec. 22, 1848. Interested in railroading since 1864. Chief clerk in general ticket office, Indianapolis and St. Louis R. R. Co., 1868-71; assistant general passenger agent Missouri Pacific R. R. Co., 1871-4; same position with Pennsylvania R. R. Co., 1874-7; general passenger agent of same, 1877-81; New England passenger agent, 1882-6;

general passenger agent New York, Lake Erie and Western R. R. Co., 1887-90; commissioner in passenger department Trunk Line Association since 1890.

FARNHAM, PAULDING-Jeweler and Silversmith, 15 Union square, West, New York City; residence Great Neck, L. I. Secretary and director Tiffany & Co. Member Union League and Lambs' Clubs and Architectural League.

FARNUM, HENRY H.-Civil Engineer, Third avenue and 177th street, New York City; residence 324 East 150th street. Born in Port Jervis, N. Y. Educated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ('65). (Married.) Has been interested in various railroads, iron works, sanitary improvements, etc. Is now chief engineer in the Department of Sewers, Borough of the Bronx. Member Engineers' and Deer Park Clubs, American Society of Civil Engineers and Alumni Association of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

FARQUHAR, EDWARD YORKE - Geographer and Cartographer, 100 Washington Square, New York City; residence 33 Woodruff avenue, Brooklyn. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 16, 1862. Educated in Pennsylvania at Central High School of Franklin, and Spring Garden Institute of Philadelphia. (Married.) Editor and cartographer in geographical department of the American Book Co. Member American Geographical Society.

FARQUHAR, WILLIAM J.-Assistant Secretary, 15 Dey street, New York City; residence 47 West 43d street. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., June 14, 1868. Educated at Harvard. (Single.) Connected with the New York and Pennsylvania Telephone and Telegraph Co., and New York and New Jersey Telephone Co. Member Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn and Harvard Club.

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FARR, T. H. POWERS-Broker, 31 Broad street, New York City; residence Orange, N. J. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., May 19, 1861. Educated at Princeton ('81). (Married.) Member of the New York Stock Exchange firm of Kilbreth & Farr. Member Princeton, University, Baltusrol Golf and Essex County (N. J.) Country Clubs and Down Town Association.

FARRAR, GEORGE D.--Retired, 113 West 21st street, New York City. Member Engineers' and Army and Navy Clubs, Society of Colonial Wars, Military Order of the Loyal Legion, G. A. R. and Sons of the Revolution.

FARRELL, EDWARD J.-Contractor, 215 West 125th street, New York City; residence 355 West 145th street. Born in New Brunswick, May 6, 1849. Educated in New Brunswick public schools. (Married.) Was a member of the firms of Rodgers & Farrell, who built the Suchine Canal in Canada and new Croton Aqueduct and Harlem River Speedway in New York City; of the firm of Ryan, McDonald & Farrell, builders of the Baltimore Belt Line Tunnel in Baltimore, and of Rodgers, Farrell & Co., who constructed the Pittsburg, Bessemer and Lake Erie Railway and Tunnel; was also superintendent of construction of Hoosac Tunnel. Member Democratic, Heights and Harlem Democratic Clubs, Scientific Alliance, Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Museum of Natural History, American Society of Civil Engineers, New York Botanical Gardens, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick and Champlain (N. Y.) Club.

FARRELL, JAMES CHARLES-Editor, Albany; residence 60 Willett street. Born in Albany, March 24, 1870. Educated at St. John's College, Fordham. (Married Margaret R., daughter of Anthony N. Brady, 1893.) Manager Albany "Argus" since 1896. Vicepresident National Surety Co.; director Park Bank and other financial institutions and corporations.

FARRELL, JAMES O.-Lawyer, 13 William street, New York City; residence 135 East 114th street. Born May 4, 1853. (Married.) Director and attorney Amer

ican Building and Loan Association; director and general counsel National Fraternal Society. Member Harlem Catholic Club, American Legion of Honor, Catholic Benevolent Legion, Knights of Columbus and Dwight Alumni Association.

FARRELL, JOHN H.-Editor and Proprietor, Albany; residence 598 Madison avenue. Born in Albany, Sept. 1, 1839. Educated in Albany. (Married.) Proprietor and editor "The Times-Union"; vice-president Home Savings Bank; director Albany City National Bank and Commerce Insurance Co. One of the founders of the Fort Orange Club; ex-president New York State Press Association. Member of many clubs.

FARRELL, THOMAS R.--Deputy Commissioner, Municipal Building, Brooklyn. Born in Ireland, 1850. Educated in Brooklyn. Served for several years in the office of the city clerk of Brooklyn and for twelve years in the Brooklyn finance department. Deputy commissioner of highways for the Borough of Brooklyn since 1898. Member Kings County Democratic General Committee, Carleton Club, Knights of Columbus and Catholic Benevolent Legion.

FARRELLY, PATRICK-General Manager, 39 Chambers street, New York City; residence Morristown, N. J. General manager and director American News Co.; director Nassau Newspaper Delivery Express Co. Member Catholic, Lotos, Hardware and Morristown (N. J.) Clubs, and Aldine Association.

FARSON, JOHN--Banker, 2 Wall street, New York City; residence "Pleasant-Home," Oak Park, Ill. Born in Union City, Ind., Oct. 8, 1855. Educated at University of Illinois. (Married.) Member of the firm of Farson, Leach & Co. President Calumet Electric Street Ry. Co., Rockford Traction Co., Illinois State Sunday School Association and Chicago Methodist Social Union. Member Chicago Bar. Member Lawyers' Club, Union League, Chicago Athletic, Illinois and Bankers' Clubs of Chicago, and Oak Park (Ill.) Club.

FASH, HOBERT C.-General Manager, 57 West 124th street, New York City. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., March 9, 1863. Educated in public and private schools in Brooklyn. (Married.) General manager Gilmore's Band. Member Central Republican Club of Harlem, F. & A. M. and Harlem Republican Club.

FASSETT, JACOB SLOAT Lawyer, Elmira. Born in Elmira, Nov. 13, 1853. Educated at Rochester University ('75). Admitted to the Bar, 1876. (Married Jennie Crocker, 1879.) District-attorney, Chemung County, 1879-80; State senator, 1884-92. Vicepresident Second National Bank of Elmira, and has extensive interests in the West. Member Union League, New York, Larchmont Yacht and University Clubs of New York City and Elmira Club.

FAULKNER, FRANCIS E.-Upholstery Merchant, 33 East 17th street, New York City; residence 1 West 72d street. Member of the firm of Johnson & Faulkner. Member New York Athletic, Princeton and Camera Clubs.

FAWCETT, OWEN-Actor, 16 Gramercy Park, New York City; residence 511 Warren avenue, West, Detroit, Mich. Born in London, England, Nov. 21, 1838. Educated in Philadelphia, Pa. Member Players' Club.

FAXON, WILLIAM BAILEY-Artist, 152 West 57th street, New York City. Treasurer and director American Fine Arts Society. Member Society of American Artists and Century Association.

FAY, FREDERICK J.-Teller, 80 Broadway, New York City; residence Brooklyn. Born in Owego, Tioga Co., N. Y., Feb. 10, 1849. Educated in Owego, New York City and Brooklyn. (Married.) Cashier Union Trust Co. of New York, for more than thirty years. Member Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn, F. & A. M. and Royal Arcanum.

FAY, HENRY G.-Insurance, 149 Broadway, New York City; residence 55 Cambridge place, Brooklyn. Born in Buenos Ayres, Brazil, November, 1835. (Widower.) Member Union League and Lincoln Clubs of Brooklyn.

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FAY, JAMES H.-Lawyer, 11 Pine street, New York City; residence 20 Union Square, East. Second vice-president and director Mobile and Ohio R. R. Co. Member Harvard, Knickerbocker, Lawyers', Mendelssohn Glee and Church Clubs and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

FAY, SIGOURNEY W.-Dry Goods Merchant, 82 Worth street, New York City; residence 35 West 50th street. Born in Boston, Mass., Feb. 6, 1836. Educated at English High School, Boston. (Married.) Member of the firm of Wendell, Fay & Co. Trustee Citizens' Savings Bank; director Hanover National Bank. Member Union League, Players' and Merchants' Clubs, Sons of the American Revolution, New England Society, Founders and Defenders of America and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

FAYE, JAMES J.-Sands Point. Born in New York City. Educated at the College of the City of New York. (Married.) Member New York Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange. President Fairfield Mining Co. of Arizona. Member New York Yacht, Union League, New York Athletic, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht, Sands Point Golf (president) and St. Nicholas Clubs, Country Club of Westchester County, St. Nicholas Society and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

FAYERWEATHER, WILLIAM O.-Manufacturer, 45 Broadway, New York City; residence 376 Broadway, Paterson, N. J. Born in Paterson, June 3, 1847. Educated in Paterson. (Married.) Vice-president, treasurer and director Passaic Rolling Mill Co.; president Paterson Eye and Ear Infirmary; director First National Bank and Hamil & Booth Co. of Paterson. Member Hamilton Club of Paterson and Chamber of Commerce.

FEARING, WILLIAM H.-Importer, 3 South William street, New York City; residence 7 East 43d street. Member Metropolitan, Union and Tuxedo Clubs and American Geographical Society.

FEARON, JAMES STURGIS-Tea Merchant, 87 Front street, New York City; residence Calumet Club. Born in Australia, Feb. 12, 1849. Educated in Australia. (Married.) Senior member of the firm of Fearon, Daniel & Co., of Shanghai and New York. Director Yangtsze Insurance Association, Yah-Loong Cotton Spinning Co. and Shanghai Cargo Boat Co. Ex-president Shanghai Municipal Council. Member Calumet and Metropolitan Clubs and Down Town Associations.

FEARONS, GEORGE H.-Lawyer, 195 Broadway, New York City; residence West End, Long Branch, N. J. Born in Kentucky, Nov. 9, 1853. Educated at various colleges, including St. Xavier's of Cincinnati, Ohio. (Married.) General attorney Western Union Telegraph Co.; general counsel Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co., and American District Telegraph Co.; director Amsterdam Street R. R. Co.; counsel International Bank Note Co., and many others. Member New York Athletic and Catholic Clubs, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, American Bar Association, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, American Geographical Society and others.

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FEITNER, THOMAS L.-President, 280 Broadway, New York City; residence 10 East 92d street. Born in New York City, July 31, 1847. Educated in public schools; studied law in the office of Quentin McAdam and was admitted to the Bar in 1869. (Married.) Commissioner of taxes, 1883-93; police justice, 1893-5; president of the Department of Taxes and Assessments since Jan. 1, 1898. Senior member of the law firm of Feitner & Beck. Trustee St. Patrick's Cathedral; grand sachem Tammany Society since 1897. Member Democratic, Manhattan and Catholic Clubs, Tammany Hall General Committee and New York State Bar Association.

FELLOWES, ERNEST T.-Lawyer, 11 Pine street, New York City; residence Englewood, N. J. Born in New Orleans, La., Aug. 1, 1845. Educated at the University of Louisiana. (Married.) Practiced law in New Orleans for five years, when he was elected to the Supreme Court bench of Louisiana and served six years; then resigned to resume his practice and three years later removed to New York City. Was admitted to practice in Supreme Court of New York, and United States District and Circuit Courts. Through his efforts Englewood, N. J., secured free postal delivery and was incorporated as a city. In 1896 he was elected recorder of Englewood and held the position for the term of three years. Member Lawyers', Democratic, Englewood and Englewood Field Clubs.

FELLOWS, JAMES W.-344 West 88th street, New York City. Member St. Nicholas, New York Yacht and Players' Clubs and St. Nicholas Society.

FENNESSY, ANDREW L.-President, 40 Wall street, New York City; residence 35 Riverside Drive. Born in New Baltimore, N. Y., Nov. 23, 1859. (Married.) Member Manhattan and Lotos Clubs.

FENTON, DAVID W.-Broker, 71 West 12th street. Member of the Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange. Director Ferraioli & Cameron Biscuit Co. Member American Geographical and Phi Beta Kappa Societies, Union College Alumni Association and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

FERGUS, THOMAS H.-Silks, 138 Spring street, New York City; residence 113 West 40th street. Member New York Athletic, Merchants' Central and Manhattan Clubs.

FERGUSON, ARTHUR D.-Publisher, 123 Liberty street, New York City; residence 562 Van Cortlandt Park avenue, Yonkers. Born in Utica, N. Y., Sept. 24, 1870. Educated at College of the City of New York. (Married.) Formerly New York City representative of Utica Canning Co. Now connected with Call & Ferguson's Calender Book Co. and Buyers' Reference

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FERGUSON, E. D.-Physician, 1 Union place, Troy. Educated at Bellevue Medical College (M.D., '68). Attending surgeon to Samaritan Hospital. Member American Medical Association and New York State Medical Society.

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FARQUHAR-Physician, 20 West 38th street, New York City. Born in Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Canada, 1852. Educated at Sydney Academy and Long Island College Hospital (M.D., '80). (Married Juliana, eldest daughter of Herman O. Armour, 1890.) Has held various hospital appointments; was consulting pathologist to New York City Board of Health, 1892; professor of pathology and clinical medicine to Post-Graduate School and Columbia Hospital. Member New York Pathological and New York Neurological Societies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York Mutual Aid Association and the Alumni Association of the Post-Graduate Medical School.

FERGUSON, FRANK-Physician, 20 West 38th street, New York City. Member Twilight, New York Athletic and Republican Clubs and Society of Medical Jurisprudence.

FERGUSON, HENRY A.-Artist, 215 West 54th street, New York City. Member University and Psi Upsilon Clubs, Trinity College Alumni and Century Associations and National Academy of Design.

FERGUSON, JAMES F.-Physician, 168 Lexington avenue, New York City, and Central Valley. Proprietor of "Falkirk" Sanitarium, Central Valley. Member Manhattan, Lotos, Army and Navy and Camera Clubs and Loyal Legion.

FERGUSON, JAMES H.-Electrotyper, 444 Pearl street, New York City; residence 121 St. Marks avenue, Brooklyn. Born in West Boylston, Mass., July 7, 1836. Educated at Mechanics' Society School in New York City. (Married.) Secretary, treasurer and director Lovejoy Co.; director Eagle Loan and Savings Co. of Brooklyn.

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