. Leslie's history of the greater New York . a well-known New York merchant. His father was born in Hngland, being the souof a clergyman of Bradford, England, aiul. coming to this country in1830, became prominent as a journalist. DUNLAP, KOBEKT, pre-eminent in the manufacture and sale ofgentlemens hats in the United States, is also largely interested inother directions. He is President of Abbey, Schoeffel and Grau, Lim-ited, and a director of the Bank of the State of New York, the Gar-field National Bank, the Excelsior Savings Bank, and the Ball ElectricLight Company. He was one of the founder
. Leslie's history of the greater New York . a well-known New York merchant. His father was born in Hngland, being the souof a clergyman of Bradford, England, aiul. coming to this country in1830, became prominent as a journalist. DUNLAP, KOBEKT, pre-eminent in the manufacture and sale ofgentlemens hats in the United States, is also largely interested inother directions. He is President of Abbey, Schoeffel and Grau, Lim-ited, and a director of the Bank of the State of New York, the Gar-field National Bank, the Excelsior Savings Bank, and the Ball ElectricLight Company. He was one of the founders of the illustrated weekly,Truth, in ISOO, and, subsequently acquiring the property, achievedsuccess in its publication. In 1891 he established the Dunlap CableNews Company, and later consolidated it with a European serviceunder its present style as Dalziels News Agency. Born in New YorkCity of Scotch-Irisli parentage, October 17, 1834, he was educated inthe public schools, apprenticed to learn hat-making, served his time. e.:,E ..?^?. m CH.\RLES I. nunsoN. 538 HISTORY OF THE GREATER NEW YORK. iuid tlieii tlitcriMl Iiis ciuiiloyers store as salesman, and in 1857 en-jianctl In file business en liis own account. With several stores in thiscity, branches in llii]a(lel]>liia and <hicat;(i, af^encies in other cities,and a lariie factory in Brooklyn, he is at the head of the laruest busi-ness of the kind in the world, while his nuike is the nu(]uestionedstandard in the Tnited States. CHEW, BEVEKLY, Secretary of the Metropolitan Trust Com-pany, foi- four years President of the (Jrolier Club, and the owner ofone of the notable private libraries, rich iu American post-Revolu-tionary first editions and early Ennlish drama and poetry, was bornin (ieneva, X. Y., March 5, 1S.)0, attended the Peekskill Military Acad-emy, and in 18G9 Avas i;Taduated fi-oui Hobart College. He is a mem-ber of the Century Association, the Grolier, Players, Church, andSijiuia Plii clubs, and the Dunla]* So
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