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WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA
A Biographicai Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of the United States. Established, 1899, by Albert Nelson Marquis. Edited by John W. Leonard. Full cloth. Price, $3.50.
This publication aims to give a brief, crisp personal sketch of every living man and woman in the United States whose position or achievements make his or her personality of gen- eral interest, and tells just the things every intelligent per- son wants to know about those who are most conspicuous in every walk of life.
A valuable feature of the book will be found in the ap- pended addresses. No other work has ever attempted the laborious task of finding and furnishing the addresses of lead- ing Americans in all parts of the world. Thus, the book pos- sesses not only the best attributes of a Biographical Diction- ary, but is also a handy Directory of those living people of the United States in whom almost everybody is interested. " Who's Who in America " is thoroughly revised, brought down and reissued biennially. No one who aims to keep abreast of the times can afford to be without a copy at his elbow constantly. The 1906-7 edition will be ready about Jan. 1, 1906. It will contain about 16,000 names and about 2,000 pages. The volume is compact and of convenient size for carrying in the satchel.
" Who's Who in America " has proved one of the most useful and sat- isfactory of our desk reference books the past year .- W. T. Harris, U. S. Commissioner of Education.
I constantly use the work and constantly recommend it to others. It is worth many times the price to any busy man .- Col. Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Author, Boston, Mass.
This book is indispensable to every reader of newspapers, to every libra- ry, and to every man and woman who reads or writes .- Chicago Tribune. The most useful book, next to a good English Dictionary, that it has been my fortune to see. It is a marvel of condensation and convenience. -Dr. W J McGee, Ethnologist, Washington, D. C.
One of the most, probably the most, indispensable of reference books of its kind ever published. We welcome the new revised and enlarged edition which has just been published .- Public Opinion.
For Sale by Leading Booksellers and by the Publishers.
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who's Who in Chicago and Ill.
THE BOOK OF CHICAGOANS
A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF LEADING LIVING MEN OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
EDITED BY JOHN W. LEONARD
EDITOR OF WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA
1905
PRICE, $8.50
Ic 11.302 43W 1905
CHICAGO A. N. MARQUIS & COMPANY 1905
Copyright, 1905, by A. N. Marquis & Company.
1225174 PREFACE.
The Book of Chicagoans, after a long and patient campaign of research and inquiry, is now presented with confidence that every promise and prediction made for it has been fulfilled. The volume con- tains a vastly larger collection of personal sketches of Chicago people than has ever before been gathered together, and not only in numbers, but also in the quality of the people whose life-statistics are presented, the book may fairly claim precedence. It is the best showing ever made of biographical data concerning those living men who best represent the reputable efforts and creditable activities of the City of Chicago.
The Book of Chicagoans is modeled on the plan of "Who's Who in America," a now world-famous publication, recognized as the highest authority on personal data pertaining to nationally notable living Americans. It is edited and published by the same persons who have placed "Who's Who in America" in the foremost position among American works of reference. It follows the same lines of carefulness and discrimination, but is entirely confined to pertinent data about the living men of Chicago and vicinity who are entitled to be included in a work of this character.
Names which should have been included will be missed, but in practically all such cases the omission is not in the least due to the lack of effort on the part of those having the preparation of the book in hand. By mailed request or personal solicitation all who were regarded as eligible were solicited, in a respectful way, to furnish personal data. The great majority of those so requested furnished the data freely and in a courteous manner, and to them thanks are hereby extended. A few gave information with evident reluctance and others showed com- plete indifference and let the requests for data go unnoticed.
Some names which frequently appear in the newspapers are con- spicuous by their absence for the reason that the Book of Chicagoans has endeavored only to include men of good standing and reputable vocation.
Notwithstanding the reasons named, which have prevented the inclusion of persons whose life-sketches it had been intended to give, the publication may make just claim to greater completeness, a greater
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degree of accuracy and a more dependable and authoritative record in regard to the leaders in the business, professional, industrial, official and intellectual life of Chicago than has ever before been collected.
To make such a publication dependable it is necessary that it should be impartial and unpurchasable. The Book of Chicagoans has been compiled as a reference book, and all of the sketches in the volume have been inserted with that fact in view. Not one has been paid for, nor inserted for any financial consideration. A perusal of these pages will reveal at once the absence of those terms of fulsome adulation and adjectival exuberance which are the earmarks of those too-frequent volumes of paid puffery which have heretofore, to so large an extent, masqueraded under the honest name of Biography.
To secure accuracy the greatest care has been taken. In every case where possible the facts were procured, at first hands, and the sketches were submitted for verification and correction, thus giving to the book a quality practically autobiographical. In this painstaking way its authenticity has been safeguarded and its value as a reference book has been established.
The volume has been confined to living subjects, because the pur- pose from the first has been to furnish a dictionary of contemporaries, and to mirror the current progress and history of the city as reflected in the life-statistics of its citizens. The men whose life-histories are here briefly given are in large measure the men who control the activi- ties and welfare of Chicago in all important avenues of public, private, business and intellectual endeavor. The main object of bringing them together in this compilation is to place within easy reach such legiti- mate information in regard to the personal history of Chicagoans as it is natural that one interested in them should desire to possess.
In the daily work and turmoil of life, in this city of strenuous endeavor and achievement, one finds but little opportunity to get acquainted with those whose personalities are (outside of his own most intimate circles) of most interest. The reader can doubtless think of many a leading citizen of whom he would like to know: Where did he come from, where and how was he educated, what is his home life, his religious, social and political environment, and what have been the chief steps in his career? If the reader will turn to such names he will find just the information desired.
No other book has attempted to furnish, in any systematic man-
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ner, the salient facts in regard to the lives of those Chicagoans who are most prominent in all the useful branches of effort.
Many and varied are the interests controlled or represented by those whose life-histories are here outlined. Business and professional interests are most largely represented, because Chicago is, beyond every- thing else, a business center. The city has made unprecedented strides toward business supremacy, and stands first in many, and prominent in all, of the important branches of trade, production, and professional effort. Therefore this volume, partakes largely of the nature of a business dictionary, and one which contains more personal information about the living business men of Chicago than can be found collectively in all other books ever printed. Business men can find here much more than they ever knew before about their competitors and customers, and a vast amount of personal knowledge in regard to their fellow citizens which is of value from a business as well as from a social standpoint. In fact, in all lines of useful achievement, the book furnishes as com- plete a compendium and epitome of personal data in regard to those Chicagoans most prominently identified with the best movements and interests of the city as it has been possible to procure by patient care, experienced methods and large expenditure.
To the press of Chicago and other cities this volume presents features of casily recognized value. Here the newspaper man will find facts which are of great value, and by the use of the book in the city room the exasperating errors resulting from hasty picking up of details from unreliable sources may be in large measures avoided. The truth is here given in undiluted form and every item is presented in a plain, unvarnished, concise, condensed manner, which may be at once grasped and understood.
In number and representative selection of subjects, accuracy of detail, and authoritative usefulness as a work of reference, it is confi- dently claimed that the Book of Chicagoans is the most complete com- pilation of Chicago biography ever printed. Not only is this true, but by far the larger part of the information it contains is not procurable, in print, from any other source.
The volume contains concise, but comprehensive, biographic sketches of 500 per cent more representative Chicagoans than are to be found in any other publication. While it is not claimed that the book represents infallibility or inerrancy, it is confidently put forth as the
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best that has so far been produced among books of local and contempo- rary biography in this or any other American city.
It is the present purpose to make such periodical revision of The Book of Chicagoans as may seem to be called for by the demands of those who find it useful. With this purpose in view the publishers will be glad to receive suggestions of improvement and expansion for use in subsequent editions.
ABBREVIATIONS.
A.A.A.S .- American Association for the Ad- C.&N.W.Ry .- Chicago & Northwestern vancement of Science.
A.B. (also B.A.)-Bachelor of Arts. agt .- agent. Ala .- Alabama.
Am .- American.
A.M. (also M.A.)-Master of Arts. apptd .- appointed.
Archæol .- Archæological.
Ariz .- Arizona.
Ark .- Arkansas. arty. (or art.)-artillery.
Assn .- Association. asst .- assistant.
atty .- attorney.
A.,T.&S.F.R.R .- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad.
Aug .- August. Av .- Avenue.
A.&P.Ry .- Atlanta & Pacific Railway. b .- born.
B.A. (also A.B.)-Bachelor of Arts. Bapt .- Baptist.
B.L. (also LL.B.)-Bachelor of Laws. Bldg .- Building.
Blk .- Block.
Boul .- Boulevard.
B.S. (also S.B.)-Bachelor of Science.
B.&M.R.R.R .- Burlington & Missouri Railroad.
River
B.&O.R.R .- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Calif .- California.
Can .- Canada.
. capt .- captain.
cav .- cavalry.
C.,B.&N.R.R .- Chicago, Burlington & Northern Railroad.
C.,B.&Q.R.R .- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad.
C.,C.,C.&I.Ry .- Cleveland, Columbus, Cincin- nati & Indianapolis Railway.
C.,C.,C.&St.L.Ry .- Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chi- cago & St. Louis Railway.
C.,E.&I.R.R .- Chicago & Eastern Illinois Rail- road.
C.G.W.R.R .- Chicago Great Western Railroad. Chicago Athletic-Chicago Athletic Associa- tion.
C.,H.&D.Ry .- Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway.
C., I.&E.Ry .- Chicago, Indiana
& Evanston Railway.
C.,I.&L.Ry .- Chicago, Indianapolis & Louis- ville Railway.
C.J.R.R .- Chicago Junction Railroad.
C.,L.S.&E.R.R .- Chicago, Lake Shore & East- ern Railroad.
C.,M.&St.P.Ry .- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway.
C.,O.& G.R.R .- Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad.
C.E .- Civil Engineer.
Co .- Company; county.
col .- colonel.
Colo .- Colorado.
Conf .- Conference.
Conn .- Connecticut.
C.,R.I.&E.P.Ry .- Chicago, Rock Island & El Paso Railway.
C.,R.Į.&P.R.R .- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad.
C.S.A. (or C.S.Army)-Confederate States Army. C.,St.P.,M.&.O.Ry .- Chicago, St. Paul, Minne- apolis & Omaha Railway.
C.,St.P.&K.C.R.R .- Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City Railroad. C.T.T.R.R .- Chicago Terminal Transfer Rail- road.
C.&A.Ry .- Chicago & Alton Railway.
C.&G.E.Ry .- Chicago & Great Eastern Rail- way.
C.&G.T.Ry .- Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway.
Rail- way. C.&M.Ry .- Cincinnati & Muskingum Railway. C.&N.P.R.R .- Chicago & Northern Pacific Rail- road.
C.&O.Ry .- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway.
C.&S.S.R.T.R.R.Co .- Cincinnati & South Side Rapid Transit Railroad Co.
C.&W.I.R.R .- Chicago & Western Indiana Rail- road.
C.& W.M.Ry .- Chicago & Western
Michigan Railway.
D.C .- District of Columbia.
D.C.L .- Doctor of Civil Law.
D.D .- Doctor of Divinity.
D.D.S .- Doctor of Dental Surgery.
Dec .- December.
Del .- Delaware.
Dept .- Department.
dir .- director.
D.,L.&W.R.R .- Delaware, Lackawanna & West- ern Railroad.
D.,G.H.&M.R.R .- Detroit, Grand Haven & Mil- waukee Railroad.
D.,L.&N.R.R .- Detroit, Lansing & Northern Railroad.
D. Litt. (also L.H.D.)-Doctor of Literature. D.V.S .- Doctor of Veterinary Surgery.
E .- East. ed .- educated.
ed'n .- education.
edn'l .- educational.
E.E .- Electrical Engineer.
E.,J.&E.R.R .- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad. Eng .- England.
Exmoor-Exmoor Country Club. Exp'n .- Exposition.
E.&T.H.Ry .- Evansville & Terre Haute Rail- way.
Feb .- February.
Fla .- Florida.
Ft .- Fort.
Ga .- Georgia.
G.A.R .- Grand Army of the Republic.
Ger .- Germany.
G.,C.&S.F.R.R .- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
Railroad.
G.N.Ry .- Great Northern Railway.
G.R.&I.Ry .- Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway.
G. W.Ry. of Canada-Great Western Railway of Canada.
grad .- graduated.
Gynecol .- Gynecological.
H.I .- Hawaiian Islands. Homo .- Homeopathic.
Hosp .- Hospital.
H.&St.J.R.R .- Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad. I.C.R.R .- Illinois Central Railroad.
I.&St.L.R.R .- Indianapolis & St. Louis Rail- road.
Ia .- Iowa.
Ida .- Idaho.
Ill .- Illinois.
Illinois Athletic-New Illinois Athletic Club. Ind .- Indiana.
Ind. Ty .- Indian Territory. Jan .- January.
Kan .- Kansas.
K.C.,C.&S.Ry .- Kansas City, Clinton & Spring- field Ry.
K.C.,Ft.S.&G.R.R .- Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad.
K.C.,Ft.S.&M.R.R .- Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad.
K.C.,M.&B.R.R .- Kansas City, Memphis & Bir- mingham Railroad.
K.C.,S.&M.R.R .- Kansas City, Springfield Memphis Railroad.
K.C.,St.J.&C.B.R.R .- Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs Railroad.
K.P .- Knights of Pythias.
K.T .- Knights Templar.
Ky .- Kentucky.
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La .- Louisiana.
LL.B .- Bachelor of Laws (also B. L.).
LL.D .- Doctor of Laws.
L.S.&M.S.Ry .- Lake Shore & Michigan South- ern Railway.
lieut .- lieutenant.
lieut .- gov. lieutenant-governor.
Luth .- Lutheran.
L.&N.R.R .- Louisville & Nashville Railroad. L.&P.R.R .- Lackawanna & Pittsburg Railroad. m .- married.
M.A .- Master of Arts (also A.M.).
maj .- major.
Mass .- Massachusetts.
M.B .- Bachelor of Medicine.
M.C.R.R .- Michigan Central Railroad.
M.D .- Doctor of Medicine.
Md .- Maryland.
Me .- Maine.
M.E .- Master of Engineering, Methodist Epis- copal.
M.E. Ch .- Methodist Episcopal Church. Med .- Medical.
mem .- member.
mfg .- manufacturing.
mfr .- manufacturer.
Mich .- Michigan.
Midlothian Club-Midlothian Country Club.
Mil .- Military.
Minn .- Minnesota.
Miss .- Mississippi.
M.,K.&T.Ry .- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Rail- way.
M.L .- Master of Laws.
Mo .- Missouri.
Mont .- Montana.
M.S .- Master of Science.
Mt .- Mount.
M.V.R.R .- Missouri Valley Railroad.
Mo.P.Ry .- Missouri Pacific Railway.
Mus.B .- Bachelor of Music.
M.&O.R.R .- Mobile & Ohio Railroad.
M.&St.L.R.R .- Minneapolis & St. Louis Rail- road.
N .- North.
Nat .- National.
N.B .- New Brunswick.
N.C .- North Carolina.
N.Dak .- North Dakota.
N.E .- Northeast.
Neb .- Nebraska.
Nev .- Nevada.
N.H .- New Hampshire.
N.J .- New Jersey.
N.Mex .- New Mexico.
Nov .- November.
N.P.Ry .- Northern Pacific Railway.
N.S .- Nova Scotia.
N.W .- Northwest.
N.Y .- New York (state).
N.Y.C.&H.R.R.R .- New York Central & Hud- son River Railroad.
N.Y., C.&St.L.R.R .- New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad.
N.Y.,P.&O.R.R .- New York, Pennsylvania Ohio Railroad.
&
N.Y., W.S.&B.R.R .- New York, West Shore Buffalo Railroad. & U.S.V .- United States Volunteers.
N.Y.&N.E.Ry .- New York & New England Railway.
O .- Ohio.
Oct .- October.
Okla .- Oklahoma.
Ont .- Ontario.
Ore .- Oregon.
O.S.B .- Order of Saint Benedict.
Otol .- Otological.
Pa .- Pennsylvania.
Pd.B .- Bachelor of Pedagogy.
P.,C.&St.L.E.R .- Pittsburg,
Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroad.
P.E .- Protestant Episcopal.
Ph.D .- Doctor of Philosophy.
Phila .- Philadelphia.
Ph.M .- Master of Pharmacy.
Phys.&Surg .- Physicians and Surgeons. P.I .- Philippine Islands.
Pl .- Place.
P.Q .- Province of Quebec.
pres .- president.
prin .- principal.
prof .- professor.
pro tem .- pro tempore.
P.,T.&A.R.R .- Paducah, Tennessee & Alabama Railroad.
q.m .- quartermaster.
Que .- Quebec (province).
R.C .- Roman Catholic.
R.E .- Reformed Episcopal.
Rep .- Republican.
Rev .- Reverend.
R.P .- Reformed Presbyterian. R.I .- Rhode Island.
R.R .- Railroad.
Ry .- Railway.
s .- son.
S .- South.
S.A .- South America.
S.A.R .- Sons of the Am. Revolution.
S.B. (also B.S.)-Bachelor of Science.
S.C .- South Carolina.
S.C.&P.R.R .- Sioux City & Pacific Railroad.
Sc.D .- Doctor of Science.
S.Dak .- South Dakota.
S.E .- South-East.
Sec .- Secretary.
Sept .- September.
Soc .- Society.
Sq .- Square.
S.R .- Sons of the Revolution.
St .- Saint; Street.
St.L.,M.&S.R.R .- St. Louis, Memphis & South- western Railroad.
St.L.,P.&N.Ry .- St. Louis, Peoria & Northern Railway.
St.L.&G.R.R .- St. Louis & Gulf Railroad.
St.L.&I.M.R.R .- St. Louis & Iron Mountain Railroad.
St.L.&S.F.Ry .- St. Louis & San Francisco Rail- way.
S.P.Ry .- Southern Pacific Railway.
S.P.R.R .- Southern Pacific Railroad.
S.P.&S.C.R.R .- St. Paul & Sioux City Railroad.
S.W .- South-West.
T.,C.&St.L.R.R .- Toledo, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroad.
Tenn .- Tennessee.
Tex .- Texas. T.P.R.R .- Texas Pacific Railroad.
T., W.& W.R.R .- Toledo, Railroad.
Wabash & Western
treas .-- treasurer.
Twp .- Township.
Ty. (or Ter.)-Territory.
U.B .- United Brethren in Christ.
Univ .- University.
U.P .- United Presbyterian.
U.P.R.R .- Union Pacific Railroad.
U.S .- United States.
U.S.A .- United States Army.
U.S.N .- United States Navy.
Va .- Virginia.
Vol .- Volunteer; Volume.
vice-pres .- vice-president. Vt .- Vermont.
W .- West.
Wash .- Washington (state).
Westward Ho-Westward Ho Golf Club.
W.C.Ry .- Wisconsin Central Railway.
W.I .- West Indies.
W.I.&N.Ry .- West Indiana & Northern Rail- way.
W.,I.&N.Ry .- Wisconsin, Iowa Nebraska
Railway.
Wis .- Wisconsin.
W.Va .- West Virginia.
Wyo .- Wyoming.
W.&M.Ry .- Wisconsin & Michigan Railway. Y.M.C.A .- Young Men's Christian Assn.
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BIOGRAPHIES
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ABBEY, Charles Peters, lawyer; b. Chicago, May 23, 1865; s. Frederick J. and Mary (Peters) Abbey; ed. Univ. of Chicago, North- western Univ., A.B., 1889; Chicago College of Law, 1891; m. Chicago, Nov. 21, 1894, Julia N. Trimmer; 1 daughter: Kathryn Trimmer. Admitted to bar, 1891; was a mem. of law firm of Millard & Abbey, with Sylvester M. Mil- lard, 1896, changing in 1901 to Millard, Abbey & Millard, and since Apr. 1, 1905, a partner in the firm of Dolph, Buell & Abbey. Repub- lican. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa (Northwestern Univ.), Law Club, Legal Club, Chicago Bar Assn., Illinois State Bar Assn. Club: Univer- sity. Office: Tribune Bldg. Residence: 279 Winthrop Av.
ABBOTT, Edwin Fletcher, lawyer; b. Janes- ville, Wis., May 4, 1851; s. Dr. Nathan W. and Sarah (Yates) Abbott; ed. public school at Centralia, Ill., 2 years at Illinois State Univ., 1868-9, law dept. of Univ. of Michigan, 1871-3, graduating LL.B., 1873; m. Chicago, Sept. 30, 1885, Nelley Howe; children: Edwina E., Rose A. Engaged in general practice of law in Chicago, since 1875. Was major in Canadian Am. Regt .; enlisted for the Spanish-Am. War, but saw no service. Republican. Mason-Gar- field Lodge and York Chapter. Office: 120 Ran- dolph St. Residence: Plaza Hotel, Oak Park. ABBOTT, Edwin Hardy, lawyer; b. Mineral, Ill., Nov. 25, 1867; s. Silas D. and Indiana Abbott; ed. public schools of Mineral, Ill., and Shelby, Ia., at Oberlin, O., Acad. and Col- lege, 1880-90; Chicago College of Law, 1893-4. Admitted to bar, Supreme Court of Illinois, 1895. Republican. Club: Hamilton. Office: 125 LaSalle St. Residence: 2044 Kenmore Av.
ABBOTT, Frank Danford, musical editor; b. Bethel, Vt., Jan. 29, 1853; s. Luther Burnett and Marian Elizabeth (Soper) Abbott; m. Ce- dar Rapids, Ia., 1878, Eva, daughter of John Schugart; ed. common schools, Owatonna, Minn .; grad. music and literature, Episcopal College, Faribault, Minn. Began business as traveler for George Woods & Co., Cambridge- port, Mass .; founded The Presto (musical journal). 1884. Pres. Presto Publishing Co. Club: Press. Office: 324 Dearborn St. Resi- dence: 3247 Groveland Av.
ABBOTT, Frank Frost, prof. Latin, Univ. of Chicago, since 1891; b. Redding, Conn., Mar. 27, 1860; s. Thaddeus Marvin Abbott; grad. Yale, 1882 (Ph.D., 1891); m. 1888, Jane Harri- son, New Haven, Conn .; Clark and Larned scholarships, Yale, 1882-4; instructor Latin, Yale, 1885-91; prof. Latin, Am. School Classi- cal Studies, Rome, 1901-2. Editor: Selected Letters of Cicero. Author: Repetition in Latin, 1900; A History and Description of Roman Arthur, Helen,
Political Institutions, 1901; The Toledo Manu- script of the Germania of Tacitus, 1903. Ad- dress: Univ. of Chicago, Chicago.
ABBOTT, Homer, lawyer; b. Mineral, Bureau Co., Ill., July 29, 1866; s. Silas D. and Indi- ana (Henry) Abbott; ed. public schools of Bu- reau Co., Ill., and Shelby Co., Ia., and at Ob- erlin College, O., graduating A.B., 1888; stud- ied law at Lincoln, Neb., 1888-9; studied in Chicago College of Law, 1891. Was engaged in abstract business in Omaha, Neb., 1889-90; came to Chicago, 1890, and engaged in abstract
business until 1892; admitted to Illinois bar. 1893, and since then engaged in practice of law, now being senior of firm of Abbott, Buchholz & McCombs. Republican. Was city attorney for Chicago Heights, Ill., 1898; elect- ed judge of city court for Chicago Heights, Ill., for term from Sept. 1, 1903, to 1907. Of- fice: 125 LaSalle St. Residence: Chicago Heights, Ill.
ABBOTT, Sylvester Graves, lawyer; b. Ossi- pee, Carroll Co., N. H., July 4, 1853; s. George W. and Phoebe (Graves) Abbott; ed. public schools and in Phillips Acad., Exeter, N. H .; grad. law dept. of Northwestern Univ .. LL.B., in class of 1884; m. Chicago, Oct. 19, 1884, Margaret Reese; children: Gertrude Jane, Bes- sie Graves, Sewell W., Mildred E., Florence M. Admitted to bar, 1884, and practiced alone until 1899; since then mem. of firm of Pinck- ney, Tatge & Abbott. Republican. Office: Schiller Bldg. Residence: 6751 Peoria St.
ABBOTT, Wallace C., physician, editor: b. Bridgewater, Windsor Co., Vt., Oct. 12. 1857; s. Luther and Wealtha (Barrows) Ah- bott; ed. Randolph (Vt.) State Normal School; St. . Johnsbury (Vt.) College preparatory; Dartmouth College, and grad. Univ. of Michi- gan Med. Dept., M.D., 1885; m. Royalton, Vt., Aug. 10, 1886, Clara Ingraham; one daughter: Eleanor. Came to Chicago, 1886, and engaged in general practice of medicine; in connection with practice became impressed with great need of improvement in ways and means, and established and built to success and is pres. The Abbott Alkaloidal Co. and The Clinic Pub- lishing Co., which have gained wide recogni- tion as leading exponents in the "new thought" in medicine. Editor of The Alkaloidal Clinic. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Illinois State Med. Soc., American Med. Assn., American Med. Editors' Assn. Republican. Methodist. Office: Ravenswood Station, Chicago. Residence: 2666 North Hermitage Av.
ABBOTT, William L., chief operating engi- neer Chicago Edison Co .; b. Whiteside, Ill., Fch. 14, 1861; s. A. M. and Sarah (Sperry) Ah- bott; ed. public schools of Whiteside Co., Ill., and grad. Univ. of Illinois, class of 1884; m. Chicago, 18SS, Carrie Entwhistle: children: Robert, Josephine, Dorothy.
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Came to Chicago, 1884, and worked as ma- publican. Baptist. chinist and as draftsman in offices for 3 years; then for 7 years pres. National Electric Construction Co .; in 1894 entered service of the Chicago Edison Co. as chief engineer at power house, and in 1899 was promoted to present position as chief operating engineer for same company. Mem. American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Western Soc. of En- gineers, American Soc. of Mechanical Engi- neers. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, Ravenswood. Trustee Univ. of Illi- nois. Office: 139 Adams St. Residence: 3213 Beacon St.
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