The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 100

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 784

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wood Dental Soc., Psi Omega, etc .; hon. mem. of Odontol. Soc. of Western Pa., Wis. State Dental Soc. Clubs: Press (life), South Shore Country, Olympia Fields Country. Office and Home: 3441 Michigan Av.

HARPER, William Hudson, editor, writer; b. at N.Y. City, Mar. 20, 1857; s. John Randolph and Mary Lois (Scoville) Harper; B.A., Yale, 1880; m. Grace Augusta Cooke, of Brooklyn, N.Y., Feb. 14, 1888; children: Katharine Scoville (Mrs. Donald Butler), Paul Church. Engaged in newspaper work in Chicago, 1881-99, being with the Inter Ocean over 15 yrs. In 1900 wrote "Restraint of Trade," being handbook of history of and current opinion on trusts and trust movement. Editor weekly bul- letin of The Chicago Assn. of Commerce, since Apr., 1906, this paper becoming Chicago Commerce. Congregationalist. Republican. Club: University. Home: 1002 Lake St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

HARRIES, Henry Regan, resident manager The Lowe Bros. Co .; b. Dayton, O., Nov. 11, 1856; s. Charles and Elisebeth (Regan) Harries; ed. pub. and high schs., Dayton; student Princeton 1 yr .; m. Katherine McCleary Brown, of Cincinnati, Feb. 19, 1884. Western representative at Chicago of The Lowe Bros. Co., mfrs. paint and varnish, since 1901. Episcopalian. Recreation: golf. Home: 61 Cedar St. Office: 1048 W. 37th St.

HARRIMAN, Karl Edwin, editor, author. Re- moved to Philadelphia, Pa. (See Who's Who in America.)

HARRINGTON, George Bates, coal mining; b. at Wilmington, Del., Feb., 1881; s. Austin and Mary (Bates) Harrington; B.S., Princeton, 1902; B.S. in Mining Engring., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1904; m. So- phia W. Williamson, of Phila., Sept., 1905; 2 chil- dren: Sophia Williamson, Mary Bates. Began as mining engr. in Mexico, 1904, later in western part of U.S .; resident of Chicago since May, 1914; pres. and gen. mgr. Chicago, Wilmington & Franklin Coal Co. Clubs: University, Union League, Mid- Day. Home: 325 Fullerton Parkway. Office: 407 McCormick Bldg.

HARRINGTON, Joseph, mechanical engr .; b. at Reading, Mass., Apr. 28, 1873; s. Edward B. and Helen L. (Montgomery) Harrington; S.B., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1896; m. Cora A., d. James Dunlap, of Champaign, Ill., Oct. 6, 1904; children: Joseph, Jr., Dunlap. Prospecting and mining in Mexico, 1896-9; designed special machinery for Stillwell-Bierce & Smith Vaile Co., Dayton, O., 1899-1900; became identified with the Green Engring. Co., 1900, and continued successively as designer, field supt., gen. supt., and chief engr. and sec. until 1913; consult- ing combustion engr. since Oct., 1913; pres. United Power & Furnace Co .; consulting expert, stoker dept. The James A. Brady Foundry Co., Chicago. Inventor and patentee of various devices for use in automatic stoking. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs. Republican. Unitarian. Clubs: Technology, Engineers' (New York). Recreation: billiards. Home: Riverside, Ill. Office: 208 S. La Salle St., Chicago.

HARRINGTON, Samuel Romain, paint mfr .; b. Baltimore, Mich., Oct. 7, 1857; s. Erastus R. and Marilla P. (Sheffield) Harrington; ed. pub. schs., St. Clair, Mich .; m. Mary W. Riely, of Detroit, Jan. 24, 1883; children: Gay R., Ernest Shurley, Marilla. An organizer of Detroit Ideal Paint Co .; removed to Chicago fall of 1891 and became asso- ciated with the Curry Mfg. Co .; with the Devoe & Raynolds Co. since 1892, now supt. and dir. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Congregationalist. Home: 142 S. Ridgeland Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 720 N. Hal- sted St., Chicago.

HARRINGTON, Stephen Harris, mfr. of per- forated metals. (See vol. 1911.)

HARRIS, Abram Winegardner, educator; now sec. Bd. of Edn. M.E. Ch., New York. (See Who's Who in America.)

HARRIS, Albert Wadsworth, banker; b. Cincin- nati, O., Nov. 4, 1867; s. Norman Wait and Jacyn- tha (Vallandingham) Harris; ed. pub. schs. of Cin- cinnati, and Evanston, Ill., graduating 1883, and Gem City Business Coll., Quincy, Ill., 1886; m. Har-

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riet Meikle, of Rockford, Ill., Nov. 22, 1889; chil- dren: Norman Wadsworth, Martha Marie (Mrs. Norman Macleod). Entered employ of N. W. Har- ris & Co., 1888, and worked through all depts .; had gen. supervision of business as managing partner until Feb., 1907, when firm incorporated as Harris Trust & Savings Bank, of which was vice pres. un- til 1911, since pres. Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, Chicago; also Bankers (New York). Home: 4923 Kimbark Av. Office: 117 W. Monroe St.

HARRIS, Andrew Fuller, M.D. (See vol. 1911.)

HARRIS, David Charles, house wrecking; b. at Chicago, Oct. 7, 1879; s. Moses and Marrylea Har- ris; ed. pub. schs .; m. Jeanette Frohlich, of Mem- phis, Tenn., Apr. 20, 1906; 3 children: Marvin F., Stanley F., Robert I. Vice pres. Harris Bros. Co., owners of Chicago House Wrecking Co .; vice pres. Harris Steel & Wire Co .; dir. Harris Home Co. Jewish religion. Mason. Recreations: baseball, fishing, general sports. Home: 4536 Grand Boul. Office: 35th and Iron Sts.

HARRIS, David H., grain commn .; b. at Ports- mouth, O., Feb. 22, 1862; s. of William and Ann (Lewis) Harris; ed. grammar and high schools, Portsmouth; m. Antoinette Heimbeck, of Burling- ton, Ia., Feb. 22, 1903; 2 children: Jane, David. Hotel employe at Cincinnati at 16; entered employ R. H. Robinson & Co., grain commn., Cincinnati, becoming mem. of the firm; came to Chicago, 1888; with Pope & Lewis until 1890; sr. mem. D. H. Harris & Co. since 1890. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Au- tomobile, Chicago Yacht. Recreations: automobil- ing, golf. Home: 804 Leland Av. Office: 45 Board of Trade.

HARRIS, David John, banker; b. at Swansea, Wales, Aug. 2, 1864; s. Rees and Ann (Morris) Harris; lost mother at 9 and father at 13; came to U.S., 1874; ed. pvt. and pub. schs. and business coll .; m. Chicago, June 24, 1894, Harriet A. Aure- lius; children: Marian (deceased), Helen Southan, Edith Aurelius, David J., Jr. Began as collector for Pullman Loan & Savings Bank, Sept. 10, 1890, and served the bank as teller, paying teller, chief clk. and, Nov., 1902-Feb., 1909, as cashier; cashier Roseland State Savings Bank since Apr., 1909; dir. Roseland Safety Deposit Co., Pullman Trust & Sav- ings Bank. Republican. Mason. Clubs: West Pull- man Country, Chikaming Country. Home: 12142 Harvard Av. Office: 11500 Michigan Av.

HARRIS, Dwight James, banker; b. at Becket, Mass., Aug. 24, 1838; s. Nathan Wait and Charity Emeline (Wadsworth) Harris; grad. Conn. Lit. Instn., 1860; entered lit. dept., 1860, and med, dept., 1861, Univ. of Mich., M.D., 1864; m. Northampton, Mass., May 8, 1864, Mary Elvira Ingham; children: Arthur Merriman, Frank Milton. Served May, 1864, to close of Civil War, as surgeon of the Commo- dore McDonough, attached to S. Atlantic squadron, with rank of acting asst. surgeon. Engaged in med. practice at Madison, O., Sept., 1865-Sept. 1, 1873; then became connected with the Union Central Life Ins. Co., of Cincinnati, as med. inspector of risks, and later had charge of the mortgage loan dept. of the company; became a mem., 1882, of firm of N. W. Harris & Co., Chicago, general banking; discon- tinued active work with the firm in 1891. Mem. bd. of dirs. of the Children's Home and Aid Soc. Re- publican. Baptist. Home: 1415 Chicago Av., Evans- ton, Ill.

HARRIS, Dwight Leroy, mfr .; b. Red Oak, Ia., July 3, 1878; s. Erastus Asbury and Margaret Cor- nelia (Staley) Harris; ed. pub. schs., Red Oak, Des Moines and Marshalltown, Ia .; grad. commercial and stenographic courses, at Chicago Athenæum, 1901; m. Louise Trunnell, of Dwight, Ill., June 12, 1906; children: Mary Louise, Margaret. Range rider (cowboy), northeastern Colo., 1896-1900; with Union Stock Yard & Transit Co., Chicago, 1901-6, successively as stenographer, chief clk. to gen. mgr., supt. team dept. and gen. storekeeper; resigned to become gen. mgr. Pulverized Manure Co., of which was later vice pres. and has served as pres. since 1910; company now operating reduc- tion plants in Chicago, Kansas City and in East St. Louis Stock Yards. Pvt. and corpl. Co. F, 1st

Inf. I.N.G., 1903-6. Republican. Presbyterian. Home: 5418 Ingleside Av. Office: 828 Exchange Av., Union Stock Yards.

HARRIS, Elijah Tucker, hardware mfr .; b. at Springfield, Mass., July 31, 1852; s. Samuel H. and Nancy (Preble) Harris; grad. high sch., Chicago, 1869; m. Bloomer, Wis., May 27, 1886, Florence Parker; children: Elijah, Nancy, Christine, Victor Frederick, Florence. Began as bookkeeper in a planing mill; then supt. for father, in mfr. of safe and vault doors, until 1876, when engaged in the mfr. of light and ornamental hardware; pres. Har- ris Brass & Bronze Co., 1881-6, Harris & Winslow Co., grate equipments until 1890: in architectural and foundry line until 1896; organized the Onward Co., which was succeeded in 1908 by Harris & Reed Mfg. Co., of which is pres. and mgr .; also pres., treas. Payson Mfg. Co. since 1906. Clubs: Hamil- ton, Hardware. Recreation: reading. Home: 1827 Washington Boul. Office: 2918 W. Jackson Boul.

HARRIS, Frederick Gillette, M.D .; b. Chicago, 1874; s. Andrew J. and Salome Catherine (Gillette) Harris; prep. edn. West Div. High Sch .; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1899; post-grad. study in Europe, 1903-4, 1907-8; m. Anna M. Osborne, of Te- cumseh, Mich., 1907. Interne, 1900-1, resident pathologist, 1901-3, Cook Co. Hosp .; now engaged in practice of dermatology; asso. prof. dermatol- ogy, Coll. Phys. and Surg .; prof. same, Ill. Post- Grad. Med. Sch., Chicago, until 1912; mem. attend- ing staff, Cook Co. Hosp .; consulting dermatologist, I.C.R.R. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Am. Dermatol. Assn., Chicago Dermatol. Soc., Inst. of Medicine of Chicago. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: University. Contbr. to med. jours. Recreations: fishing, motoring. Home: 6617 Woodlawn Av. Office: 104 S. Michigan Av.

HARRIS, George B., railway pres .; b. Brookline, Mass., 1841; s. George S. Harris. Went to Hanni- bal, Mo., 1864; began ry. services as office boy in office of treas. Hannibal & St. Joseph R.R .; clerk in land commr.'s office, 1871; later in service Atchison & Neb. R.R .; purchasing agent C.,B.&Q.R.R., 1882- 83; asst. to gen. mgr. A.,T.&S.F.R.R., 1883-5; asst. to pres. Chicago, Burlington & Northern R.R. Co., 1885-90; since then successively gen. mgr., vice pres. and pres. same road; also 2d vice pres. C.,B.& Q.R.R., 1890-1901; pres. C.,B.&Q.R.R., Feb. 21, 1901- Jan. 15, 1911; chmn. bd. dirs. since Jan. 15, 1911; chmn. bd. C.&S.Ry. since Jan. 15, 1911; also pres. Ft. Worth & Denver City Ry., and Wichita Valley Ry. Home: 1250 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 547 W. Jackson Boul.

HARRIS, George Jay, transportation; b. Con- neautville, Pa., Nov. 6, 1859; s. of Henry H. and Louise (Norton) Harris; ed. pub. schools in Pa, and at Pontiac, Mich .; m. Kalamazoo, Mich., Feb. 6, 1899, Oritta Fargo (now deceased); m. 2d, Irene Everett, of Chicago, Oct. 1, 1914. After leaving school became connected with the freight office of the G.W.Ry., then with the Detroit & Cleveland Steam Navigation Co.'s Line, of Cleveland and De- troit, until 1874; since then in steamship business at Chicago; in 1899 became gen. Western agent of the Canada Atlantic Ry. Co. and the Canada At- lantic Transit Co., furnishing freight transporta- tion between Chicago and Depot Harbor, Can. These companies were absorbed by the Grand Trunk R.R. Feb. 1, 1908, and he was appointed lake and rail agent for the Grand Trunk Ry. System at Chicago. Mem. Local Frt. Agts.' Assn. Republican. Mason: Kilwinning Lodge, Oriental Consistory and Medi- nah Temple Mystic Shrine. Clubs: 111. Athletic, Automobile, Traffic, Westmoreland Country. Recre- ations: hunting, fishing, golf and motoring. Home: 2122 Lincoln Park West. Office: 307 E. North Water St., also 902-3 Merchants Loan & Trust Building.

HARRIS, Graham H., lawyer; b. Harrisonburgh. Va., Oct. 11, 1857; s. Hon. John T. and Virginia M. Harris; ed. pub. schs .; Va. Mil. Inst .: LL.B., Univ. of Va., 1879; m. Chicago, Oct. 11, 1888, Eleanor M. Spalding. Admitted to Va. bar, 1878; practiced at Harrisonburgh, Va., 1879-81, Chicago since 1882; became mem. firm of Harris, Bird & Wilson; vice pres. Spalding Lumber Co. Asst. U.S. atty. for Northern Dist. of Ill., 1886-90; apptd. mem. Bd. of

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Edn., 1897, and was pres., 1898-1906. Democrat. 95, Berlin and Leipzig, 1896-8; Ph.D., Univ. of Chi- Home: 1438 N. State St. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.

HARRIS, Henry Archibald, certified public ac- countant; b. Cedar Rapids, Ia., Apr. 26, 1885; s. of Henry and Mary Ellen (Snouffer) Harris; ed. gram- mar and high schs., Cedar Rapids; student Armour Inst. Tech., 1 yr .; m. Beatrice Thornton, of Chica- go, Apr. 14, 1909; 1 son, Clark Wilfred. Engaged as accountant since 1905; connected with the Nat. Regulator Co., engrs., mfrs. and contractors, since 1907, sec .- treas. since 1909. Mem. Am. Soc. Heating and Ventilating Engrs., Ind. Assn. Certified Pub. Accountants. Episcopalian. Mason. Club: Hamil- ton. Contbr. many tech. accounting and organiza- tion articles and serials pub. in "System" and other mags. Home: 4915 Forrestville Av. Office: 208 S. Jefferson St.

HARRIS, Joseph, telephone service; b. Chicago, June 19, 1854; s. Solomon and Hannah (Summer- field) Harris; ed. Dearborn and Jones grammar schs. and West Div. High Sch .; m. Grace Cole, of Chicago, May 15, 1877; 2 sons: Sanford F., Harmon A. One of the pioneers in developing the independ- ent telephone service and was the first to promote the automatic telephone as a commercial utility; was instrumental in organizing the Automatic Electric Co. in 1901, of which was elected vice pres., now pres .; mem. Sanford F. Harris & Co., in- vestment securities. Changed the telephone sys- tem of Cuba from the manual to the automatic system; also that of Honolulu, H.T., and many cen- ters throughout the U.S. Mem. Chicago Hist. Soc., Art Inst. of Chicago. Clubs: Mid-Day, Chicago Au- tomobile, Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country; also Bankers', Criterion, Republican, New York Ath- letic (New York). Recreation: travel. Residence: South Shore Country Club. Office: 307 The Rookery.

HARRIS, Madison R., lawyer; Sept. 28, 1849-Nov. 24, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

HARRIS, Malcolm LaSalle, surgeon; b. in Rock Island Co., Ill., June 27, 1862; s. Samuel G. and Frances (Greene) Harris; ed. pub. schs. of Ia .; M. D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1882; m. Rose Breck- enridge, of West Winsted, Conn., Oct. 12, 1887; 1 daughter, Florence. In practice at Chicago since 1887. Mem. Internat. Surg. Assn., Am. Surg. Assn., Am. Assn. Clinical Surgery, A.M.A., Western Surg. and Gynecol. Assn., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med., Surg., Pathol., Urol. and Orthopedic socs., Chicago German Med. Soc. Clubs: Physicians', Chi- cago Athletic, University, South Shore Country. Home: 1528 Dearborn Parkway. Office: 25 E. Wash- ington St.

HARRIS, Mark George, wholesale tailor; b. at Newark, Kendall Co., Ill., Aug. 4, 1863; s. Isaac and Rachel Schreir Harris; ed. Foster School and high school, Chicago. Engaged in merchant tailoring business, Joliet, 1883; was awarded first prize di- ploma at Ill. Merchant Tailoring Garment Design- ers' Convention, 1891-2; also first prize gold medal for superior cut and fit of garments at convention of Custom Foreman Tailors' Assn. of America, Cin- cinnati, 1891; appointed postmaster of Joliet by Pres. Cleveland, Mar. 1, 1894; held office 4 years and 6 months, and at expiration of term was pre- sented with diamond charm by business men of Joliet; studied law at night sessions of Chicago Coll. of Law; admitted to bar, June, 1897; was chmn. Will Co. Central Dem. Com. 3 terms; was mem. Joliet City Council as alderman from 2d Ward 6 years. Was Exalted Ruler Joliet Lodge No. 296, B.P.O. Elks, 2 terms. Engaged in whole- sale tailoring business in Chicago, Oct., 1900, in firm of Calumet Woolen Co. and Gold Medal Tailors, being vice pres. and mgr. until Jan. 1, 1904, when the two firms consolidated and incorporated under firm name of Mark G. Harris & Co., of which be- came pres. and mgr .; originated and copyrighted the Mark G. Harris front, shoulder and sleeve head; author Mark G. Harris Describing Method, and Mark G. Harris Cutting Chart. Home: 4236 Grand Boul. Office: 651 S. 5th Av.

HARRIS, Norman Dwight, college prof .; b. Cin- cinnati, O., Jan. 25, 1870; s. Norman Wait and Ja- cyntha (Vallandingham) Harris; Ph.B., Sheffield Scientific Sch. (Yale Univ.), 1892; in banking busi- ness, 1892-4; grad. student univs. of Chicago, 1894-

cago, 1901; research work at Paris, London and Rome, 1901, 1905; m. Jane C., d. Dr. Z. H. Going, of Chicago, June 19, 1901. Instr. history, Evanston Acad., 1898-9; prof. history, Lawrence Coll., Ap- pleton, Wis., 1902-6; prof. European diplomatic his- tory, 1906-1915, head of dept. of polit. science and prof. diplomacy and internat. law since 1915, North- western Univ. Author: History of Negro Servitude in Illinois, 1904; Intervention and Colonization in Africa, 1914; also numerous mag. articles. Trus- tee Chicago Training Sch. for Missionaries, and Northwestern Univ. Settlement. Republican. Meth- odist. Mem. Am. Polit. Science Assn. (Exec. Coun- cil, 1913-16), Am. Soc. Internat. Law, Am. Hist. Assn., Am. Geog. Soc .; life mem. Art Inst. of Chi- cago. Clubs: University (Evanston and Chicago), Yale (New York and Chicago). Home: 1134 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill.

HARRIS, Norman MacLeod, bacteriologist. (See vol. 1911.)

HARRIS, Norman Wait, banker; Aug. 15, 1846- July 16, 1916. (See Who's Who in America, 1916- 1917.)

HARRIS, Paul P., lawyer; b. Racine, Wis., Apr. 19, 1868; s. George H. and Cornelia (Bryan) Har- ris; ed. Univ. of Vt. and Princeton Univ .; LL.B., Univ. of Ia., 1891; traveled in U.S. and Europe, 1891-6; m. Jean Thomson, of Edinburgh, Scotland, July 2, 1910. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1896, and since practiced in Chicago; now mem. firm of Harris, Kagy & Vanier. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Founder Rotary Club of Chi- cago, and pres. emeritus Internat. Assn. Rotary Clubs. Recreation: country life. Home: 10856 Long- wood Drive. Office: 850 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

HARRIS, Samuel, hardware mcht .; b. at Hart- ford, Vt., Sept. 15, 1836; s. Edward P. and Eliza- beth S. (Sanborn) Harris; ed. common schs. of Rochester, Mich .; m. Wilbraham, Mass., Nov. 25, 1872, Sarah G. Ladd; children: Charles S., Satie E. (Mrs. L. A. Clark). Served in Union Army as 1st It., Co. A, 5th Mich. Cav., and was very badly wounded near Richmond, Va., Mar. 2, 1864, on the "Dahlgren raid"; was made prisoner and sentenced to be hanged, but was saved through the efforts of Mrs. Jefferson Davis, because he had, previous to this, saved an old schoolmate of hers from starv- ing. After the war became a claim agt. in Wash- ington, D.C .; hardware mcht. in Chicago (Samuel Harris & Co.) since 1876. Mem. Columbia Post G. A.R., Loyal Legion. Author of (booklets): "A Few Facts About Astronomy," "Why I Was Not Hang- ed," and a published lecture on "Possibilities of This Life." Recreation: motoring. Home: 2312 Jackson Boul. Office: 114-116 N. Clinton St.

HARRIS, Sanford Frank, investment securities; b. Chicago, Feb. 21, 1878; s. Joseph and Grace (Cole) Harris; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; B. S. in Elec. Engring., Univ. of Mich., 1899; m. Edna Levi, of N.Y. City, Oct. 12, 1905; 1 son, Sanford Tod. Mgr. Chicago office J. B. Russell & Co., bankers and brokers, 1899-04; in business on own account as Sanford F. Harris & Co. since 1904. Mem. of Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Automobile, Ill. Athletic, Mid-Day, South Shore Country; Rocky Mountain (New York). Rec- reation: horseback riding. Home: 1720 E. 56th St. Office: 307 The Rookery.

HARRIS, Squire Rush, insurance, real estate, loans; b. Crawford Co., Pa., Sept. 27, 1854; s. Ed- ward Greenleaf and Lovisa Eliza (Harvey) Harris; ed. pub. schs., Oneida and Peoria, Ill .; m. Sarah S. Bradfield, of Bushnell, Ill., Apr. 14, 1881; 1 child, Verna Rogene (Mrs. William R. T. Ewen). In ins., real estate and loan business, Chicago, since June 13, 1872; propr. S. R. Harris & Co. Republican. Trustee New 1st Congl. Ch .; trustee Chicago City Missionary Soc., 1904-14. Mem. Veteran Corps, 1st Ill. N.G. Mason (32°, K. T., Shriner). Clubs: Con- gregational, Illinois, Evanston. Recreation: travel. Home: 1316 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 5 N. LaSalle St., Chicago.

HARRISON, Carter Henry, mayor; b. Chicago, Apr. 23, 1860; s. Carter Henry Harrison (5 times

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mayor of Chicago; killed by assassin, Oct. 28, 1893) ; attended Chicago pub. sch. and gymnasium, Alten- burg, Germany; A.B., St. Ignatius Coll., Chicago, 1881 (LL.D., 1900) ; LL.B., Yale Law Sch., 1883; m. Edith, d. Robert N. Ogden, of New Orleans, Dec. 14, 1887; 2 children: Carter H., Jr., Edith Ogden. Practiced law, 1883-9; in real estate business, 1889- 91; publisher and editor Chicago Times, 1891-4; elected mayor of Chicago, Apr. 1897, 1899, 1901, 1903 and 1911 (4 2-year and 1 4-year terms) ; Dem- ocrat. Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle, Casino, Swan Lake, Huron Mountain Hunting and Fishing. Mem. S.A.R., S.R., Soc. of Colonial Wars, Soc. of Cincinnati, Soc. of War of 1812. Recreations: hunt- ing, fishing, horseback riding, amateur photogra- phy. Home: 3150 Sheridan Rd.

HARRISON, Edith Ogden (Mrs. Carter H. Har- rison), author; b. New Orleans; d. Judge Robert Nash and Sarah (Beatty) Ogden; ed. Convent of Sisters of Mercy, and afterward grad. Peabody High Sch., New Orleans; m. at New Orleans, Car- ter Henry Harrison, Dec. 14, 1887; 2 children: Car- ter H., Jr., Edith Ogden. Decorated by French Govt. with Le Palmier, as patron of fine arts and for work done for French people in Chicago. Mem. Colonial Dames. Dir. Visiting Nurse Assn., Hahne- mann Hosp. Roman Catholic. Clubs: Fortnightly, Friday, Saddle and Cycle, Twentieth Century. Au- thor: Prince Silverwings, 1902; Star Fairies, 1903; Moon Princess, 1905; The Flaming Sword, 1908; Ladder of Moonlight, 1909; Mocking-Bird, 1909; Polar Star, 1909; Princess Sayrane, 1910; Lady of the Snows, 1912; Enchanted House and Other Fairy Stories, 1913; Clemencia's Crisis, 1915. Home: 3150 Sheridan Rd.

HARRISON, Elizabeth (Miss), kindergartner, author; b. Athens, Ky., Sept. 1, 1849; d. Isaac Webb and Elizabeth Thompson (Bullock) Harrison; ed. Davenport (Ia.) High Sch .; grad. Froebel Kinder- garten Assn. Training Sch., Chicago, 1880, St. Louis Kindergarten Training Sch., 1882; studied with Madam Kraus, New York, 1883, with Frau Schran- der, Berlin, Germany, 1883, with Baroness Von Bolon, Dresden, 1883-4; traveled in Europe, inspect- ing schs., 1886 and 1890; studied with Dr. Mon- tessori, 1913. Pres. Nat. Kindergarten Coll., Chica- go, since 1899. Mem. Internat. Kindergarten Union, Nat. Parent Teachers' Assn. (vice pres.), Nat. Con- gress of Mothers, State Congress of Mothers and Teachers, Nat. Child Labor Assn., Bur. of Edn., Chicago Kindergarten Club, etc. Episcopalian. Club: Chicago Woman's. Author: Study of Child Nature, 1895 (now in 46th edit.); Christmastide, 1898; Two Children of the Foothills, 1899; In Story- Land, 1899; Vision of Dante, 1900; Kindergarten Building, 1902; Some Silent Teachers, 1903; Bead Stringing, 1904; Misunderstood Children, 1910; Of- fero, the Giant, 1912. Books have been trans- lated into many languages and widely distributed throughout the world. Recreations: music, litera- ture, playing with children. Home: 4002 Lake Park Av. Address: 2944 Michigan Boul.

HARRISON, Fairfax, railway pres. Removed to Washington, D.C. (See Who's Who in America.)

HARRISON, Wallace Kasson, M.D .; b. Bethle- hem, Litchfield Co., Conn., Aug. 11, 1848; s. Wil- liam Robinson and Susan Lydia (Kasson) Harri- son; grad. Conn. Lit. Instn., 1869; A.B., Yale, 1874; M.D., Bennett Med. Coll., Chicago, 1877; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1882; m. Emma Geneva Wheaton, of Pawtucket, R.I., July 27, 1882; chil- dren: Louise Lillian (now Louise Harrison Slade), Constance Milsted (now Constance Harrison Loesch), Geneva Wheaton. Engaged in practice in Chicago since 1878. Mem. A.M.A., Am. Acad. Medi- cine, Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Home: 17 E. Division St. Office: 1604 Masonic Temple.

alone, 1904-6; asst. state's atty. Cook Co., under Mr. Healy, 1906-9; resumed practice; master in chancery of Circuit Ct. since June 13, 1916. Prof. law, Chicago Law Sch., since 1904. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Phi Alpha Delta. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Woodlawn Park Presbyn. Ch. Mason (Blue Lodge and Chapter) ; mem. Royal League, Royal Arcanum. Club: City. Home: 6233 Greenwood Av. Office: Suite 304, 108 S. LaSalle St.

HARSHA, Leslie Royal, picture frames and mouldings; b. Sycamore, Ill., Sept. 27, 1852; s. of Mortimer S. and Mary A. (Barns) Harsha; ed. common schools; m. Harriet M. Burns, of Chicago, Sept. 26, 1878; 1 daughter, Helen. Began in manu- facture of picture frames and mouldings, 1874; business inc., 1880, as The L. R. Harsha Mfg. Co., of which is pres .; never in any other line except that of specializing in erection of factories for rental. Republican. Baptist. Mem. Royal Ar- canum, Nat. Union. Clubs: Union League, Evans- ton. Recreation: work. Home: 1111 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 2000 Carroll Av., Chicago.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 100

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1917 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 784

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 784