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HURLEY, Neil C., mfr. electric washing ma- chines; b. Galesburg, Ill., May 3, 1870; s. Jeremiah and Ellen (Nash) Hurley; ed. pub. schs., St. Jo- seph's Acad., Brown's Business .Coll. (all of Gales- burg); m. Mary Sullivan, of Galesburg, June 28, 1906: children: Neil C., Jr., Mary Jessica. Was in employ of U.S. Govt. until 1906; elected sec. Hur- ley Machine Co., mfrs. electric washing machines, upon its organization, May 1, 1906; elected dir. and vice pres., 1907, pres. since 1915. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Democrat. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Clubs: Union League, Oak Park Country. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 305 N. Grove Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 29 S. Clin- ton St., Chicago.
HURLEY, Timothy David, lawyer; b. Maysville, Mason Co., Ky., Aug. 31, 1863; s. Timothy and El- len (McNamara) Hurley; ed. Catholic parish sch. of Maysville, Ky .; entered a printing office in Mays- ville and learned the trade; came to Chicago, 1882, and worked in job offices; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1887; m. Mary A. Murtha, of Chicago, Sept. 19, 1889; children: Emmett (deceased), Gerald (de- ceased), Ethel, Dorothy, Timothy Donald. Began practice in 1887; later partner with Victor K. Koer- ner for several years; now mem. Hurley & Baer. Was justice of the peace many years from 1891. Ex-pres. Visitation and Aid Soc .; ex-pres. Ill. State Council of the Catholic Benevolent Legion; ex- pres. Ill. State Conf. of Charity; first chief proba- tion officer of the Juvenile Ct. until 1904. Mem. Catholic Benevolent Legion, Knights of Columbus. Home: 3653 Grand Boul. Office: Unity Bldg.
HUSBAND, Joseph, author; b. Rochester, N.Y., July 25, 1885; s. Thomas H. and Ella (Wright) Husband; A.B., Harvard, 1908; m. Eleanor Brown, of Highland Park, Ill., Oct. 7, 1911. With Zeigler Coal Co., 1908-9, Stone & Webster, 1909-11; contbr. and adv. mgr. The Bellman, since 1911; pres. Hus- band & Thomas Co., advertising. Mem. Am. Biblio- phile Soc., Delta Kappa Epsilon, etc. Club: Univer- sity. Author: A Year in a Coal Mine, 1911; Amer- ica at Work, 1915. Contbr. to mags. and newspa- pers. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 58 E. Washing- ton St., Chicago.
HUSE, Charles Gammon, life ins. (See vol. 1911.) HUSTON, Henry Augustus, chemist. Removed to New York. (See Who's Who in America.)
HUSTON, Ward Thomas, real estate; b. Monti- cello, Ill., Oct. 10, 1880; s. Harvey E. and Martha (Ward) Huston; pub. sch. edn .; m. Jessie M. Buck- ley, of Chicago, Mar. 15, 1905; 3 sons: Ward Noyes, Charles Craigie, Harvey. Began with real estate firm of Ogden, Sheldon & Co., Chicago, 1895, con- tinuing until 1902; in partnership with Ayres Boal, under title of Boal, Huston & Co., 1902-6, alone, 1906-8; mem. firm Louis A. Seeberger & Co. since 1908. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Edgewater Golf. Recrea- tion: motoring. Home: 1135 Lunt Av. Office: 72 W. Adams St.
HUTCHINS, Eugene Ralph, lumber; b. Lisbon, N.H., Apr. 14, 1852; s. Carleton Brown and Nancy W. (Merrill) Hutchins; descendant of the Hutchins and Merrill families of N.H .; Ph.B., Univ. of Mich., 1875, LL.B., 1878; m. Jennie L. Gould, of Owos- so, Mich., Oct. 10, 1876; 3 children: Frederick E., Ralph G., Carleton B. Prin. of Owosso High Sch., 1875-6; practiced law at Owosso, 1878-85; in ry. supplies business, Detroit, 1885-8; mem. of firm of E. R. & R. G. Hutchins, lumber (firm represents in Chicago The Booth-Kelly Lumber Co., of Eu- gene, Ore.); pres. Hutchins Lumber & Storage Co. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi. Republican. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago Automobile, Edgewater Golf.
Recreation: golf. Home: 2226 Pratt Boul. Office: 404 Great Northern Bldg.
HUTCHINS, James Calhoun, lawyer; b. Chicago, Dec. 15, 1857; s. James Cass and Martha C. (Phil- lips) Hutchins; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch. (Union Coll. of Law), Chicago, 1879; m. Agnes Potter, of Chicago, Sept. 3, 1884; 2 sons: James Cadwell, John Mitchell. Has practiced in Chicago since 1880; dir. and gen. atty. Ill. Trust & Savings Bank. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, University, Onwentsia, Old Elm. Home: 999 Lake Shore Drive. Office: Ill. Trust & Savings Bank.
HUTCHINS, Ralph Gould, railway supplies and lumber; b. Owosso, Mich., Jan. 20, 1880; s. Eugene Ralph and Jennie L. (Gould) Hutchins; ed. North Div. and Lake View high schs. and University Sch .; m. Florence, d. Thomas Kirland, Mar. 18, 1908; 1 daughter, Eleonore Elise. In service of M.C.R.R., 1898-9; purchasing agt. and gen. supt. Cal. Fruit Transportation Line, 1899-1901; mem. E. R. & R. G. Hutchins, ry. supplies and lumber, since 1901; mgr. Hutchins Lumber & Storage Co .; also gen. agt. of the Spiral Journal Bearing Co., and of the Booth- Kelly Lumber Co. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Evanston Yacht. Recreations: motoring, yachting and sail -. ing. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 20 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
HUTCHINS, Walter Sawyer, fire ins .; b. Frye- burg, Me., Sept. 29, 1876; s. Henry Isaac and Mary Susan (Sawyer) Hutchins; ed. pub. schs. and Frye- burg Acad .; Shaw Business Coll., Portland, Me .; student mech. engring., Mass. Inst. Tech., 2 yrs .; m. Maud C. Tinkham, of Weymouth, Mass., Oct. 18, 1911; 1 daughter, Louise. In employ of inspection bur. of Mfrs.' Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 1897-02; engr. with the H. G. Vogel Co., New York, 1902-7; chief engr. Flour Mill Mut. Inspection Bur., Indianapolis, 1907-12; local sec. North British Mercantile Ins. Co. of London and Edinburgh, at Chicago, since 1912, also of Commonwealth Ins. Co. of New York and Mercantile Ins. Co. of America. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Recreations: golf, outdoor sports. Home: 4529 Hazel Av. Office: 2113 Insurance Ex- change.
HUTCHINSON, Charles Lawrence, banker; b. at Lynn, Mass., Mar. 7, 1854; s. Benjamin P. and Sarah (Ingalls) Hutchinson; has lived in Chicago since 1856; grad. Chicago High Sch., 1873; (hon. A. M., Tufts Coll., 1901, Harvard, 1915) ; m. Frances, d. Herbert M. Kinsley, May 26, 1881. Became grain mcht. and later banker; vice pres. Corn Exchange Nat. Bank (formerly pres.); dir. Northern Trust Co. Has been pres. Chicago Bd. of Trade; was dir. and chmn. fine arts com., World's Columbian Expn .; pres. Art Inst. of Chicago since 1881; ex- pres. and now vice pres. Sanitary Dist. of Chicago; mem. South Park Commn. (Chicago); mem. Bd. Park and Bldg. Advisers of Ill. since 1917; trustee Carnegie Instn. of Washington; pres. Chicago Or- phan Asylum; pres. Gen. Convs., Universalist Ch. 4 terms; vice pres. Egypt Exploration Fund; treas. Univ. of, Chicago; dir. Presbyn. Hosp .; ex-pres. Am. Federation of Arts; treas. Municipal Art League; hon. mem. Am. Inst. Architects. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Chicago Athletic, University, Cliff- Dwellers, Quadrangle, Commercial, Caxton, Liter- ary. Recreation: horticulture. Home: 2709 Prairie Av. Office: Corn Exchange Nat. Bank. .
HUTCHINSON, Douglas Welton, soda water; b. Chicago, Oct. 16, 1860; s. William Harrison and Mary Mark (Warner) Hutchinson; ed. grammar and high schools, Chicago; student Cornell Univ., 1878-9; m. Mary Jane Cuddy, of Chicago, Apr. 3, 1880; children: Gertrude E., Helen M. (Mrs. N. E. Snyder), Donald W. Began as clerk, George W. Pitkin & Co., mfrs. of paints, Chicago, 1881-7; partner. Hutchinson Paint Co., 1887-8; sec. and treas. Coit & Co., mfrs. paints, 1888-1903; vice pres. W. H. Hutchinson & Son, bottlers' supplies, 1903-16, now pres. and treas .; also pres. Chicago Fountain Soda Water Co. Mem. Chi Phi. Episco- palian. Mason. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Glen Oak Coun- try. Recreations: hunting, fishing, golf. 61 N. Lotus Av. Office: 2101 Walnut St. Home:
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HUTCHINSON, Frances Kinsley (Mrs. Charles row) Hyde; Ph.B., Beloit Coll., 1888; m. Miss Rob- L. Hutchinson), author; b. at Baltimore, Sept. 17, 1857; d. Herbert Milton and Angie M. (Gilman) Kinsley; grad. Dearborn Sem., Chicago, 1875; m. Charles Lawrence Hutchinson, May 26, 1881. Pres- byterian. Clubs: Fortnightly, Woman's Athletic, Three Arts. Author: Our Country Home, 1907; Mo- toring in the Balkans, 1909; Our Country Life, 1912. Home: 2709 Prairie Av., Chicago, and "Wychwood," Lake Geneva, Wis.
HUTCHINSON, George Flower, asst. gen. agt. Adams Express Co .; b. Sangamon Co., Ill., Mar. 26, 1868; s. Charles A. and Emma (Fulkerson) Hutch- inson; ed. pub. schs., Williamsville, Ill .; m. Dora Eddinger, of Bucyrus, O., Nov. 5, 1890. Began in operating dept. of C.&A.R.R., 1886; with St. Louis & Chicago R.R. until 1888; became identified with Adams Express Co. as night clk., Chicago office, 1888, becoming asst. gen. agt., 1903. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason. Home: 3446 Jackson Boul. Office: 20 W. Washington St.
HUTCHINSON, Octavus Nelson, retired mfr .; b. Rockland, Mass., Feb. 26, 1862; s. Henry Blakely and Rebecca Whiting (Wilkes) Hutchinson; grad. high sch., Abington, Mass., 1879; m. Sarah Adeline Johnson, of Chicago, Aug. 30, 1887; 3 children: Ber- nice Edwin, Donald John, Robert Nelson. Entered employ Chicago Tack Co., 1881-91, being mgr. of the plant, 1884-91; became identified with Grand Crossing Tack Co., 1891, as factory mgr., 1891-1901; and pres., treas. and gen. mgr., 1901-17 (retired). Republican. Trustee Ingleside Av. M.E. Ch. Mem. New England Soc., Chicago. Clubs: South Shore Country, Union League. Home: 7419 Kenwood Av.
HUTCHINSON, Samuel S., motion pictures; b. Cheyenne, Wyo .; B.S., Ill. Wesleyan Univ. Engaged in banking and mercantile business; became pres. Theatre Film Service Co., 1905; later pres. of H. & H. Film Service Co., Am. Film Co., Signal Film Corpn .; chmn. and exec. officer Vogue Films, Inc .; treas. Mutual Film Corpn. Address 6229 Broad- way.
HUTSON, Willis Herbert, lawyer; b. Titusville, Pa., June 18, 1871; s. Henry A. and Harriet E. (Fitch) Hutson; ed. com. and high schs. of Chi- cago; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1897; m. Grace Bryant, of Boston, Sept. 11, 1901: 1 son, Willis Bradford. Mem. firm of Mather & Hutson. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Repub- lican. Congregationalist. Club: Wilmette. Home: 1112 Elmwood Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 10 S. La Salle St., Chicago.
HUTTON, Norman, clergyman; b. at Baltimore, Md., June 20, 1876; s. Richard Graham and Frances Meeker (Allen) Hutton; ed. St. Paul's Sch., Garden City, L.I., Hobart Coll., Geneva, N.Y., and Gen. Theol. Sem., New York, 1904; m. Anne Butler, of Boston, June 20, 1905; 2 children: Norman, Jr., and Nancy Butler. Ordained deacon, 1904, priest, 1905, P.E. Church; deacon in charge at Mineola, L.I., 1904-7; rector Mackay Memorial Ch., Roslyn, L.I., 1907-9. St. Chrysostom's, Chicago, since 1909. Home: 1349 N. Dearborn St.
HYDE, Charles Cheney, lawyer; b. Chicago, May 22, 1873; s. James Nevins and Alice Louise (Gris- wold) Hyde; A.B., Yale, 1895, A.M., 1898; LL. B., Harvard, 1898; m. Mary Paige Tilton, of New York, June 2, 1906. In practice at Chicago since 1898: apptd. lecturer on diplomacy, Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1899, now prof. law, same; lecturer on internat. law, Yale Univ., 1908. Gen. counsel to Royal Italian Consulate, Chicago; mem. editorial staff Am. Jour. of Internat. Law, and Ill. Law Re- view; contbr. to law and other periodicals. Mem. bd. mgrs. Y.M.C.A., Chicago; mem. Am. Bar. Assn., Am. Soc. Internat. Law, Internat. Law Assn. of London, Eng., Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Club. Republican. Reformed Episcopalian. Mem. Loyal Legion. Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle (Chicago); Yale (New York); Graduates' (New Haven). Residence: 2216 Prairie Av. Office: 112 W. Adams St.
HYDE, Henry Morrow, author; b. Freeport, Ill., Oct. 6, 1866; s. Henry C. and Mary Campbell ( Mor-
ert M. Hanson, of London, O., Jan., 1896. Clubs: University, Little Room. Author: Animal Alpha- bet, Child's Book of Verse, 1900; One Forty Two, Confessions of the Reformed Messenger Boy, 1901; Through the Stage Door, 1903; The Buccaneers, 1904; The Upstart, 1906. Contbr. to Saturday Even- ing Post and many other mags. and periodicals. Editor Technical World Magazine 6 yrs .; mem. staff Chicago Tribune, since 1913. Home: 31 E. Elm St., Chicago, also Blenheim, Albemarle Co., Va. Address: Chicago Tribune, Chicago.
HYDE, Herbert Elijah, musician; b. Chicago, May 4, 1887; s. Samuel and Laura Penelope (War- ner) Hyde; ed. Northwestern Univ .; pvt. study with Widor and Bonnet, Paris, France, and Charles Mac- pherson, St. Paul's, London; unmarried. Organist, St. John's P.E. Ch., Chicago, 1899-1902, Ch. of the Ascension, 1902-5; organist and choirmaster, St. Peter's Ch., since 1905; conductor Musical Art Soc. of Chicago; teacher of organ, Am. Conservatory of Music, since 1915. Mem. Am. Guild Organists, Chi- cago Artists' Assn., Sigma Chi. Episcopalian. Club: Cliff Dwellers. Composer: (songs) Beautiful Art Thou, My Love; Long Ago; As We Love; As a Bird; If You Would But Love Me; Rain Song; (an- them) Bread of the World; (madrigal) O Lady, Leave Thy Silken Thread; Rhythms for the Kin- dergarten, etc. Home: 3152 Pine Grove Av. Stu- dios: 621 Belmont Av., and Kimball Hall.
HYDE, James William, lawyer; b. Freeport, Ill., Dec. 31, 1868; s. Henry C. and Mary Campbell ( Mor- row) Hyde; ed. Freeport High Sch .; attended Univ. of Wis. a short time, and law dept., Univ. of Mich. 1 yr .; m. Florence M., d. James Mullen, Oct. 8, 1904; 3 children: Virginia Florence, Elizabeth Mary, David Morrow. Admitted to bar in Mich. and Ill., 1890; practiced in Freeport, Ill., 1890-5; master in chancery Circuit Ct. of Stephenson Co., Ill., Dec., 1891-May, 1895; resigned and removed to Chicago. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chi- cago Law Inst. Episcopalian. Mason (Freeport Consistory and Freeport Commandery, K.T.). Club: Union League. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 140 S. Dearborn St., Chicago,
HYDE, Wilbur Russ, varnishes and enamels; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., May 18, 1867; s. William Alfred and Jaene ( Barton) Hyde; ed. pub. schs .: m. Louise C. Wills, of Brooklyn, July 15, 1894; children: Erma Helen, Elita Marjorie. Began active career in em- ploy of C. T. Raynolds & Co. (now Devoe & Ray- nolds Co.), New York, 1882, continuing 9 yrs .; then with Moller & Schumann Co., varnishes, enamels and japans, New York; came to Chicago, 1912, as mgr. branch house of the company, and so con- tinues. Interested in civic affairs; vice chmn. Chi- cago Clean Up, Paint Up Com. of Assn. of Preven- tion of Infantile Paralysis, 1916-17. Mem. Art Inst. Chicago. Republican. Protestant. Clubs: Chicago Paint, Oil and Varnish, Hinsdale. Recre- ations: hunting, fishing, gardening. Home: 111 N. Garfield Av., Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 110 N. Desplaines St., Chicago.
HYDE, William Emmett, editor; b. Camden, N.J., Feb. 17, 1855; s. John and Isabel ( McCann) Hyde: ed. pub. schs. of Kenosha, Wis., Mattoon, Ill., and Richview, Ill .; m. Elizabeth F. O'Brien, of Chicago, Aug. 24, 1888; 2 children: Isabel (Mrs. M. J. O'Brien), Imogene (Mrs. George H. Moloney). Af- ter leaving sch. was 4 yrs. in printing office in Charleston, 111., learning printing trade; city ed- itor Morning Express, Terre Haute, Ind., 2 yrs .; came to Chicago, 1879, and with Am. Press AAssn. 3 yrs .; with A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co., Chicago, as news editor, 1882-1904. Republican. Joined The Royal League, 1891 (Supreme Archon since 1900); men. Columbian Knights, Woodmen of the World. Knights of Columbus, and Vesta Circle. Home: 1331 Greenleaf Av. Office: 1601 Masonic Temple.
HYLAND, Joseph M., wholesale millinery; b. at Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 16, 1878; s. of John J. and Elizabeth (Flavin) Hyland; ed. Niagara Univ. (N. Y.), until 1893; m. Helen Burbridge, of Alton, Il., June 4, 1904 (died Oct. 16, 1906). Began as errand
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boy for D. B. Fisk & Co., 1893, and remained in various capacities until 1905; vice pres., sec. and gen. mgr. to Mar., 1910, when organized Hyland Bros. Co., wholesale millinery, of which has since been pres. and treas. Democrat. Catholic. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Glen View Golf. Recreation: golť. Home: 2914 Pine Grove Av. Office: 84 E. Randolph St.
HYLAND, Matthew Phillip, wholesale millinery; b. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 11, 1882; s. John J. and Elizabeth (Flavin) Hyland; ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago; Manual Training Sch .; m. Florence Smith, of Chicago, May 22, 1909; 1 daughter, Har- riet Anne. Began in employ of Dennison Mfg. Co., 1901, continuing 1 yr .; with D. B. Fisk & Co., whole- sale millinery, 1902-10; vice pres. Hyland Bros. Co. since 1910. Mem. Millinery Jobbers' Assn. Catholic. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Glen Flora. Recreation: golf. Home: 3171 Hudson Av., Chi- cago; (summer) Lake Bluff, Ill. Office: 84 E. Ran- dolph St., Chicago.
HYMAN, Charles Edward, wholesale millinery; b. Lebanon, O., Oct. 9, 1865; s. Martin and Hannah (Heinsheimer) Hyman; ed. pub. schs. of Cincin- nati; m. Irene DeY. Katzenberger, of Memphis, Tenn., Apr., 1901; 1 daughter, Elizabeth Martin. Began as stock boy with A. Laufer & Co., of Cin- cinnati, 1882; title became Brown, Laufer & Co., 1891, and in 1892, Brown, Hyman & Co., of which became a mem .; came to Chicago, 1892, and has since been treas. of the Chicago Mercantile Co. Republican. Clubs: Standard, Ill. Athletic, Lake Shore Country. Recreations: horseback riding, books. Home: 5337 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 159 N. Michigan Av.
HYMAN, Edward Sigmund, diamond merchant and jeweler; b. Chicago, May 4, 1869; s. Sigmund and Carrie (Schwartzschild) Hyman; ed. high schs., Chicago; m. New York, Sept. 24, 1891, Josephine Samuels, of New York. With Hyman, Berg & Co., jewelers and diamond merchants, until Mar. 1, 1910, when firm changed to Hyman & Co., of which is head; also promotor. Mason. Club: Standard. Residence: Standard Club. Office: 220 S. State St.
HYMAN, Harry Sigmund, jeweler; b. Chicago, Sept. 13, 1864; s. Sigmund and Jeannette (Suls- bach) Hyman; ed. Haven (pub.) Sch., 1871-8, and a course in bookkeeping, 1879; m. Chicago, Sept. 16, 1890, Belle Bushnell; children: Elaine, Dorothy, Robert. Mem. firm Hyman, Berg & Co., jewelers, many yrs. from 1879; now sr. mem. Hyman & Co. Mem. All Souls' Ch. Clubs: Standard, Ill. Athletic, City, Press. Home: 4830 Forrestville Av. Office: 33 N. State St.
HYMAN, Thomas Jesse, secretary and treas. Ill. Steel Co .; b. Camanche, Clinton Co., Ia., Apr. 8, 1855; s. Sylvester and Mary E. (Elce) Hyman; ed. pub. schs., Cornell Coll., Mt. Vernon, Ia., Ia. State Agrl. Coll., Ames, Ia .; m. Sabula, Ia., Dec. 25, 1877; children: Frank S., Jessie (Mrs. Francis G. Porter), Jean, Helen (Mrs. Walter C. Jones), Mary (Mrs. Haskell Benson), Dorothy, Richard. In ry. service, 1876-98; auditor Am. Steel & Wire Co., 1898; sec., treas. and dir. Ill. Steel Co. since Jan. 1, 1899; also sec., treas. Universal Portland Cement Co .; dir. South Chicago Savings Bank. Mem. Am. Iron and Steel Inst. Republican. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country, Chicago Automobile, Oak Park, Oak Park Country, Glen Oak Country. Rec- reations: motoring, golf. Home: 315 Wesley Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1644, 208 S. LaSalle St., Chi- cago.
HYNES, see also Hines.
HYNES, William J., lawyer; Mar. 31, 1842-Apr. 21, 1915. (See Who's Who in America, 1912-13.)
HYZER, Edward M., lawyer; b. Janesville, Wis., Dec. 10, 1854; ed. pub. schs. and pvt. tutors; m. 2d, Mary L. Cantillon, of Milwaukee, 1902 (now de- ceased). Admitted to bar, 1879; practiced at Janes- ville, 1879-98, Milwaukee, 1898-1909; counsel in Wis. for C.&N.W.Ry.Co. several years until became gen. counsel at Chicago, Apr. 1, 1909, now also vice pres .; was mem. firm Cary, Upham & Black, Mil- waukee, 6 yrs. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Residence: Congress Hotel. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul.
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ICKES, Harold LeClair, lawyer; b. at Hollidays- burg, Pa., Mar. 15, 1874; s. Jesse Boone Williams and Martha Ann (McCune) Ickes; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1897, J.D., 1907; m. Anna Wilmarth Thomp- son, 1911. Engaged in law practice at Chicago since 1907; mem. firm of Richberg, Ickes & Rich- berg. Active in reform municipal politics since 1897; managed mayorlaty campaign of John M. Harlan, 1905, and of Charles E. Merriam, 1911; mem. Progressive Nat. Com. from Ill .; chmn. Pro- gressive State Com .; former chmn. Progressive Com. for Cook Co. Mem. Phi Delta Theta, Phi Delta Phi. Clubs: University, City. Recreations: tennis, squash, gardening. Home: Hubbard Woods, Ill. Office: 1817 Harris Trust Bldg., Chicago.
IDDINGS, Joseph Paxson, geologist. Removed to Washington, D.C. (See Who's Who in America.)
IGOE, James Thomas, city clerk; b. at Chicago, Oct. 23, 1883; s. Thomas and Helen Igoe; ed. pub. schs. and business coll., Chicago; m. Kathryn Jor- dan, of DeKalb, Ill., Oct. 20, 1909; 1 son, James Thomas, Jr. Began in printing business as a boy; pres. Cahill-Igoe Co., printers, since 1907. Elected city clerk of Chicago for term 1917-19. Democrat. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Elk, etc. Club: Advertising. Home: 5548 W. Adams St. Office: City Hall.
ILES, Robert S., lawyer; b. Alexandria, Ky., Jan. 30, 1848; s. Nicholas and Martha (Smith) Iles; ed. chiefly by parents at home until 17; taught sch .; grad. State Normal Sch., Kirksville, 1875, later A. M .; supt. schs., Hiawatha, Kan., 1875-81; studied law at Hiawatha, until 1880; m. 1876, Althea I. Da- vis, of Butler, Mo .; 1 daughter, Bertha. Went to Black Hills of Dak., 1881, and engaged in cattle ranching; admitted to Dak. bar, 1882; came to Chi- cago and began practice, 1882; now mem. Iles, O'Connor, Eberhardt & Kesler. County atty., Cook Co., 1894-1900. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Mem. Cook Co. Rep. Central Com. from 31st Ward, 1891-5. Was Supreme Archon Royal League 3 terms, and Supreme Pres. North Am. Union. Clubs: Hamilton, Colonial. Home: 5440 Cornell Av. Of- fice: 7 S. Dearborn St.
ILLGES, George M., mechanical engr .; b. Glen- ville, Ala., Dec. 12, 1880; s. Charles Richard and Thenie Elizabeth (Gates) Illges; ed. pvt. sch .; B.S., Ala. Poly. Inst., Auburn, Ala., 1900, E.E., 1907; m. Violet Trippe, of Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 9, 1910; 1 son, George, Jr. Engaged in practice of gen. engring., 1900-7; dist. mgr. Harrisburg Foundry & Machine Works, at Atlanta, Ga., 1907-10, St. Louis, 1910-15; dist. mgr. Heine Safety Boiler Co., Chicago, since Jan. 1, 1915. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs. Demo- crat. Methodist. Mem. Kappa Alpha. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Recreation: golf. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 14 E. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
ILLSLEY, William Augustus, building contrac- tor; b. Newark, N.J., June 18, 1852; s. Edward and Nancy (Selleck) Illsley; descendant of William Illsley, Newbury, Mass., 1638; grad. St. Louis High Sch., 1870; m. Cora Brown, of Chicago, Oct. 30, 1883; 5 children: Harriet Illsley Boyce-Smith, Ed- ward, Constance, Elizabeth, Richard. Began active career, 1870, in city engineer's office, St. Louis, and continued practice as civil engr. 13 yrs .; with en- gring. dept. St. Louis and Southeastern Ry., 1871; resident engr., reservoir, Milwaukee Water Works, 1872-75; mining engr. and U.S. mineral surveyor, Colo., 1878-83; in building contracting business, Chicago, since 1890; vice pres. Lanquist & Illsley Co. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs., Founders and Pa- triots of America, S.R. Progressive Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, City, Evan- ston Country. Home: 908 Seward St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1100 N. Clark St., Chicago.
INGALLS, Fred Attwill, grain commn. (See vol. 1911.) .
INGALLS, George Hoadly, freight traffic mgr .; b. Boston, July 28, 1872; s. Melville Ezra and Abbie (Stimson) Ingalls; A.B., Harvard, 1893; m. Kath-
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erine Davis Hinkle, of Cincinnati, Nov. 12, 1898; children: Katherine, George Howard, Melville E., 3d. Asst. to pres. of C.&O.R.R., 1896-8, in charge of coal and coke; asst. gen. freight agt. Big Four Ry., 1900-2; gen. freight agt., same, 1902-6; freight traffic mgr. at Chicago since Dec. 6, 1906, jurisdic- tion extending over N.Y. Central Lines, Mich. Cen- tral, Pittsburgh, Lake Erie, Toledo and Ohio Cen- tral, and Indiana Harbor Belt rys. Democrat. Episcopalian. Clubs: University, Harvard, Chicago, Chicago Traffic, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia, Ca- sino, Chicago Golf, Shore Acres; University, Har- vard (New York). Recreation: golf. Home: 18 W. Walton Pl. Office: LaSalle Station.
INGALLS, J(ames) Kibben, pres. Western Heater Dispatch; b. Corning, Ia., Dec. 6, 1870; s. of Pearl Parker and Mary (Kibben) Ingalls; ed. pub. sch., Des Moines, Ia., and State Univ. of Ia., class of 1892; m. Florence Allin, of Iowa City, July 3, 1890; 2 children: Allin Kibben and Ruth. Began ry. service with Northern Pacific Ry., 1890-1; chief clerk supt. transportation, Wis. Central Ry., at Chicago, until 1895; with New York Dispatch Re- frigerator Line, 1895-1906; organized, 1906, and since pres. the Western Heater Dispatch. Trustee pub. library 9 yrs. and pres. bd. of edn. 4 yrs., River Forest, Ill .; dir. Inst. and Training School Y.M.C. Assns. Republican. Methodist. Mem. S.A.R., Miss. Valley Hist. Soc., Ill. Hist. Soc., Ia. Hist. Soc. Club: Traffic. Recreation: study of history. Home: 285 Keystone Av., River Forest, Ill. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
INGALLS, Lewis Ellsworth, real estate; Oct. 26, 1839-Oct. 25, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
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