Yale University - Sheffield Scientific School Yearbook (New Haven, CT)

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BIOGRAPHIES. 4 I I-Ier parents were James Kennedy and Lydia Hollingsworth. She died August 12, 1872, at Hagerstown, Md. He has one sister, Marie Louise. He married Zoie Ruth Brown, of Bowling Green, Ky., daughter of Edward Obrey Brown, a merchant, November 14, IQO4, in Saratoga, N. Y. In August, 1906, Cooper became Manager of the E. R. Chapman tv Co., bankers and brokers, members of New New York Stock Exchange. In politics he is a Democrat. Business GC17CZi'1'6'SS.' 358 Fifth Ave., New York City. Home ada'1'css.' Larchmont, Wfestchester County, N. Y. BENEDICVT CROWELL was born October 21, 1869, in Cleveland, O. He prepared at St. Paulls School, Con- cord, N. H., taking the Chemistry course at Yale. He attended the Case, School of Applied Science before entering Yale. His father, Wfilliam Crowell, of Cleveland, O., was mar- ried in 1867, and died in Cleveland in 1883.' His father was Judge john Crowell. His niotherls maiden name was Mary Benedict. He married julia Root Cobb, daughter of Lester A. Cobb, December 2o, IQO4, at Cleveland, O. Crowell is now President of the Crowell Sz Peck Rein- forced Concrete Construction Co. He is also a member of the University and Yale clubs, New York City, Cleveland Automobile club, American Society for Testing Materials, California Miners' association, Dominion Institution of Amalganiated Engineering, Canadian Mining Institute, American Institute of Mining Engineers, N. Y., Union, Tavern, Country, Roadside, Cleveland Gun and Gentle- men's' Driving clubs of Cleveland. Buszbzess add1'ess.' 731 VVilliamson Building, Cleve- land, O. Home add1'c5.v: 933 Prospect St., Cleveland, O. X .

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40 CLASS OF ISQI S., YALE COLLEGE. of St. Louis. General Dearborn of the Revolutionary Army was his uncle. Deborah Young's great-great-grand- mother was Sarah White, daughter of Peregrine Wfhite. Mrs. Coleman died May 12, 1896, in San Francisco, Cal. He married Alice Simpkins, daughter of Charles Henry Simpkins, April 25, 1895, at San Francisco, Cal., and had three children: Robert Lewis, born March 20, 1896, Caro- line, born July 5, 1897, and Ritchie Telfair, born September 17, 1901, and died March 17, 1902. All were born in San Francisco. Coleman is now engaged in real estate operations. He received the degree of LL.B. at the University of California in 1894. He is a member of the University club, New York, University and Pacific Union clubs, San Francisco, and the Burlingame Country club of Burlingame, Cal. BfLLSl7Z-CSS add-1'Ess.' Atlas Building, San Francisco, Cal. H 07710 add1'c'5s.' Burlingame, San Mateo County, Cal. - LEHMAN ADAMS COOPER was born June 6, 1867, in Baltimore, Md. He prepared for 'college with tutor, and entered the Class in the beginning of Freshman year, taking the Select course. Before entering Yale he lived in Hagers- town, Md., studied two years under Professor F. Hoffmann, in Stockbridge, Mass., and went for one year to the College of St. james, WVashington County, Md. VVhile in college he was a member of the Book fi Snake society, Renaissance club, was Class President in junior year, and was Vice President of the University club Senior year. . ' His father, Lehman Adams Cooper QU. of P. B.A. and M.D., ISSQD, who was a physician, was bo-rn Novem- ber 14, 1839, in Philadelphia, Pa. He resided in Hagers- town, Md. His parents were John Cooper and Caroline Cooper. He was married June 5, 1866, and died May 26, 1881, in New Mexico. His mother, whose maiden name was Nancy Hollings- worth Kennedy, was born August 12, 1844, in Hagerstown.

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42 crass or I8QI s., YALE COLLEGE. HOMER STILLE cU1v1.1v11NGs was boi-H Apru 30, 1870, in Chicago, Ill. He prepared at Heathcote School, Buffalo, N. Y., and entered college at the beginning of Freshman year, pursuing the Select course. He won his first medal for scholarship in preparatory school. VVhile in college he was Class Poet and played on the Class Base- ball team. I His father, Uriah Cummings, a cement manufacturer, of Akron, N. Y., was born April 30, 1833, in the Town of New- stead, village of Akron, N. Y. His parents were Hezekiah Cummings, Scotch descent, from Massachusetts and Ver- mont, and Betsey Bates, English descent, from Rhode Island and Vermont. Mr. Cummings held several positions of trust, some of which were President, Cummings Cement Co., Akron, N. Y. 5 President, Chickamauga Cement Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. 5 Vice President and Director, Pacific Stone Co., San Francisco, Cal., and President of the Stevens Stone Co., Chicago, Ill. He was married March 31, 1869. His mother, whose maiden name was Audie Schuyler Stille, was born March 14, 1847, in Buffalo, N. Y. Her parents were jacob Schuyler Stille, Erench and Holland Dutch descent, and Audelia Laurence Wfeekes, Scotch and Connecticut Yankee. He married Helen W'oodruff Smith CCatherine Aiken Schoolj, daughter of James Dickinson Smith, a broker, of Stamford, Conn., June 29, 1897, at Larchmont, N. Y., and they have one child, Dickinson Schuyler Cummings, born june 17, 1898, at Stamford, Conn. g Cummings is practicing law in Stamford. In politics he is a Democrat, was Mayor of Stamford three times, member of the Democratic National Committee 1900-1908, Delegate at Large to Democratic National Conventions IQOO and 1904, and was candidate for Congressman at Large in Con- necticut in 1902. He received the degree of LL.B. at Yale in 1893. He is a member of the Masons, Odd Eellows, Elks, Royal Arcanum, .Knights of Pythias, Knights of Maccabees and Eagles g also the Art club of New York, and