. The men of New York: a collection of biographies and portraits of citizens of the Empire state prominent in business, professional, social, and political life during the last decade of the nineteenth century .. . FREDERICK AVER SO effective that the bill became law. Similar billshave since been passed in other .states, and the evilthat both Mr. Ayer and his father so vigorouslycombatted has been greatly mitigated. Mr. Aver 42 MEN OF XElV ]-ORK—.\/A.\NA7rA\ SECT/OX is a pleasing public speaker. He belongs to severalof the most attractive metropolitan clubs, includingthe Union League
. The men of New York: a collection of biographies and portraits of citizens of the Empire state prominent in business, professional, social, and political life during the last decade of the nineteenth century .. . FREDERICK AVER SO effective that the bill became law. Similar billshave since been passed in other .states, and the evilthat both Mr. Ayer and his father so vigorouslycombatted has been greatly mitigated. Mr. Aver 42 MEN OF XElV ]-ORK—.\/A.\NA7rA\ SECT/OX is a pleasing public speaker. He belongs to severalof the most attractive metropolitan clubs, includingthe Union League, Harvard, and Merchants. PERSONAL CHR ONO LOG V— FrederickFanning Ayer teas born at Lowell, Mass., Sepfeml>er12, 1S31: graduated from Haniard University in. MILO MKRR/CK fiELD/XG 187S; studied at the Harvard Law School, and 7vas admitted to the bar in 1875 ; since his fathers death in 1878 has been occupied with the care of the family estate, and 7vith his duties as director in a number of corporations. •?• /lOilO ilDCrriCh JBClMnO, oe of the foremostsilk manufacturers m the world, was born in Ash-field, Mass., years ago. His family hasbeen honorably prominent in America for two and ahalf centuries, running back to one Richarci Beld-ing, who lived at Wethersfield, Colin., as early as1640. After obtaining the rudiments of knowledgeat Shelbunie Falls Academy, not far from his nativetown, and building up a vigorous physical constitu- tion by active work on a farm, Mr. Belding at theage of seventeen began his business life by borrow-ing $20 from an uncle, and setting himself up as anitinerant silk merchant. He bought his product froma manufacturer at Northampton, Mass., and sold thegoods in the towns near his home. After wor
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