The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 118

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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JACKSON, Harry, M.D .; b. Quincy, Ill., Aug. 1, 1880; s. William and Bertha (Bibo) Jackson; grad. West Div. High Sch., Chicago, 1899; B.S., Univ. of Chicago, 1907; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1907; studied in Berlin and Vienna, 1911; m. Teresa L. Wert- heimer, of Chicago, Sept. 10, 1912; 2 children: Ruth Clare, William Kleeman. Was pres. Irving Soc., West Div. High Sch., 1899, also of graduating class of the sch., same yr .; pres. Alumni Assn., 1900, re- ëlected, 1917. Teacher of biology, West Div. High Sch., 1900-3; house phys., Cook Co. Hosp., 1907-8, attending phys. since 1914; med. officer Dept. of Health, 1908-9; mem. faculty, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch. since 1908; instr. in first aid classes of Am. Red Cross. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State, Chicago, Vienna-Am. and Berlin-Am. med. socs., Chicago, Pathol. Soc., Alpha Omega Alpha, Alpha Kappa Kappa. Republican in nat. affairs. Jewish religion. Mason. Contbr. to Jour. A.M.A. on pathology (es- pecially glands of internal secretions)-among them an article on Tumors of the Hypophysis; also contbr. to Trans. Chicago Pathol. Soc. and Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics. Recreation: golf. Home: 5137 Drexel Boul. Offices: 25 E. Washington St. and 365 E. 51st St.

JACKSON, Henry Godden, clergyman; Jan. 1, 1838-Nov. 10, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

JACKSON, Howard B., grain commn. merchant; b. in Michigan; ed. pub. grammar and high schs. in Mich. and Wis. With late brother, William Stan- ley Jackson, organized the grain commn. firm of Jackson Bros. & Co., of which is now senior mem- ber. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Apptd. by Her- bert C. Hoover, Aug., 1917, to supervise affairs at Chicago of the wheat division of the newly created federal food corporation. Home: 665 Sheridan Rd. Office: 140 W. Van Buren St.

JACKSON, James Swaine, real estate broker; b. Chicago, July 16, 1868; s. John W. and Eleanor S. (Lavis) Jackson; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Min- nie Mershon, of Chicago, Nov. 16, 1903; children: Bernice Mershon, Eleanor Sarah. Engaged since 1884 in the real estate business on the West Side in the old 11th Ward, in which he was born and

is still continued, although he is now sole propr. Republican. Royal Arch Mason. Recreations: mo- toring, driving. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 5 N. LaSalle St., Chicago.

JACKSON, Jefferson, editor and pub .; b. Roches- ter, Wis., Jan. 2, 1857; s. William and Mary Jane (Magill) Jackson; ed. pub. grammar and high schs., Burlington, Wis .; m. Laura Alice Morse, of Chicago, 1887. With pub. house of H. A. Starr, Mil- waukee, Wis., 1872-7; came to Chicago, 1877, and was connected with "Brick" Pomeroy's Democrat (weekly) until 1879; established, 1879, and since editor and pub. National Harness Review. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, and Trade Press Assn. Republican. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Press, South Shore Country. Home: 5552 Lakewood Av. Office: 1054 Buena Av.

JACKSON, John Luther, patent lawyer; b. Stock- well, Ind., Oct. 30, 1866; s. Rev. Henry Godden (D. D.) and Alice (Clarke) Jackson; Ph.B., DePauw Univ., 1889, A.M., 1892; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1893; m. Laura Elizabeth Bond, of Chicago, June 24, 1891; children: Laura Avis, John Spencer, Amy Clarke, Mabel Bond, Alice Edith. Admitted to bar, 1892; mem. firm of Bond, Adams, Pickard & Jack- son, 1892-1912, since mem. Adams & Jackson. Pres. River Forest Library Bd., 1901-5; pres. River For- est Bd. of Edn., 1901-5. Mem. Am. and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Club, Patent Law Assn. of Chicago (pres., 1914), Delta Kappa Epsilon, Indi- ana Soc. of Chicago, DePauw Alumni Assn. of Chi- cago (pres. 1915). Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Oak Park Coun- try, University (Washington, D.C.). Recreations: golf, automobiling. Home: 337 Keystone Av., River Forest, Ill. Office: 1147 Monadnock Blk., Chicago.

JACKSON, Jonathan Worth, life underwriter; b. Pittsboro, Chatham Co., N.C., Mar. 3, 1859; s. Jo- seph John and Lucy Jane (Worth) Jackson; ed. Pittsboro Acad. to 1876; at New Garden Boarding Sch., 1876-8; Univ. of N.C., 1878-82, A.B., and with special degree in mathematics: m. Murfreesboro, Tenn., Apr. 20, 1892, Selene Childress. Asst. in Raleigh (N.C.) Male Acad., 1882-5; gen. agt. New York Life Ins. Co., Nashville, 1885-95; gen. mgr. for Ill. and Northern Ind. of Home Life Ins. Co. of New York, 1895-1910; mgr. life dept. of Pacific Mu- tual Life Ins. Co. of Los Angeles, Cal., since May 1, 1910. Democrat in nat., liberal in local affairs. Episcopalian. Clubs: University, Church, Onwent- sia, Chicago Yacht. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 743 Lincoln Parkway. Office: 175 W. Jack- son Boul.

JACKSON, Joseph Frederick, secretary Purity Oats Co .; b. Strathroy, Ont., Can., Nov. 6,1864; s. Pe- ter Walker and Elizabeth (Spears) Jackson; ed. in Toronto, Strathroy and Sarnia, Ont .; m. Florence Howard, of Rochester, N.Y., Oct. 28, 1901; children: Howard Walker, Joseph Frederick, Ruth DeEtte. Learned telegraphy, Sarnia, Ont .; worked on Can. Southern Ry .; train dispatcher on several U.S. roads; in employ Western Union Telegraph Co., at St. Paul and Chicago, 1884-92; became connected with E. L. Brewster & Co. as floor mgr. on Bd. of Trade, Chicago; afterwards with Schwartz, Dupee & Co., John H. Wrenn & Co. and Shearson, Ham- mill & Co .; sec. Purity Oats Co., Keokuk and Dav- enport, Ia., since 1915. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Protestant. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 618 E. 50th Pl. Office: 327 S. LaSalle St.

JACKSON, Samuel Ward, lawyer; June 21, 1858- July 1, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

JACKSON, Thomas Morierty; Feb. 15, 1861-Aug. 4, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)

JACKSON, William A., electrical contractor; b. Holden, Mo., Aug. 6, 1872; s. John A. and Elizabeth (Baker) Jackson; ed. pub. schs. of Mo., Kan. and Colo .; m. Josephine Williams, of Toronto, Can., 1902; 3 children: Jean, Helen, Margaret. In employ of Denver Consolidated Electric Co., 1891-3; re- moved to Chicago, 1893, and entered service of elec. dept. of the city; in elec. engring. and contracting business for self since 1904; pres. W. A. Jackson, Inc., since 1908. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs. Re- publican. Methodist. Mason. Club: Chicago Auto-

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mobile. Home: LaGrange, Ill. Office: 760 Old Col- City; m. Leah Salmon, of London, Eng., 1880 (died ony Bldg., Chicago.

JACKSON, William Benjamin, engineer; b. Ken- nett Square, Pa., June 23, 1870; s. Prof. Josiah and Mary Detweiler (Price) Jackson; B.S. in Mech. En- gring., Pa. State Coll., 1890, M.E., 1895; m. Isabel Morrison West, of Pittsfield, Mass., Sept. 3, 1903; 3 children: Isabel West, Mary Price, Josiah. In banking business, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1890-3; in charge Pa. mining exhibit, Chicago Expn., 1893; with United Electric Light & Power Co., New York, then asst. to chief engr. Stanley Electric Mfg. Co., Pittsfield, Mass., 1894-5, and engr. for the North- west, at Chicago, for same, 1895-6; mgr. Lowell Water & Light Co., and Peninsular Light, Power & Heat Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., 1897; chief engr. and gen. supt. N.Y.&S.I. Electric Co., 1897-9, Colo. Electric Power Co., Cripple Creek, 1899-1901; spl. engr. Stanley Electric Mfg. Co., including services in Austria, Hungary and Switzerland, 1901-2; mem. engring. firm of D. C. & Wm. B. Jackson, since 1902; dir. Cutler-Hammer Clutch Co., Milwaukee. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs. (vice pres.), Western Soc. Engrs. (ex-pres.), Am. Gas Inst., Nat. Electric Light Assn., Am. Street and Interurban Ry. Assn. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, Engineers', City (Chicago); Milwaukee (Milwau- kee) ; Engineers' (Boston). Recreation: golf. Of- fice: 2004 Harris Trust Bldg.

JACKSON, William C., stocks and bonds; b. Chi- cago, May 6, 1875; s. William S. and Ella (Helmer) Jackson; ed. pub. schs. Chicago; m. Martha Olive Weeks, of Chicago, Dec. 27, 1899; 1 daughter, Elea- nor. Began in banking and brokerage business in Chicago, 1905; mem. firm of Noyes & Jackson. Re- publican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Exmoor Coun- try. Home: 174 E. Pearson St. Office: 218 S. La Salle St.

JACKSON, William J., railway official; b. To- ronto, Ont., 1859; s. John and Jane Jackson; ed. pub. schs., Toronto; m. Eliza J. Preston, of Toron- to, 1884. Began in the G.T.Ry. shops at Toronto as machinist's helper, 1877; in May, 1878, became freight clk. same rd., at Toronto, and in Jan., 1882, chief claim clerk at Chicago for C.&G.T.Ry .; gen. freight foreman, 1885-90, and asst. agt., 1890-1, same rd., at Chicago; in service of C.&E.I.R.R., since Aug., 1891; asst. local freight agt. to Jan., 1893, local agt. to July 5, 1899, at Chicago; asst. gen. supt. until Feb. 1, 1903; gen. supt. to Nov. 15, 1906; gen. mgr. to Dec. 3, 1909; vice pres. and gen. mgr. same to May 27, 1913, and since receiver and gen. mgr. same rd. Mason. Home: 7140 Yale Av. Office: McCormick Bldg.

JACKSON, Zenas Zella, merchant; b. Quincy, Ill., May 30, 1871; s. Henry D. and Eleanor (Huddle- ston) Jackson; ed. country schs. around Blandins- ville, Ill., winters, until 15; m. Mary Edna Helton. Came to Chicago, June 1892; traveled for short time for wholesale clothing firm; since then in re- tail men's furnishing business, 1 yr. with Riley Darnell, 2 yrs. with Hubert Fowler, 1 yr. again with Riley Darnell; then with Capper & Capper (inc. 1893), mfrs. and retailers of men's wear; sold out 1917 and since in business in own name as mfr. and retailer men's wearing apparel. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Oak Park Coun- try. Recreations: golf, horseback riding. Home: 344 Kenilworth Av., Oak Park Ill. Office: 81 E. Madison St., Chicago.

JACOBOWSKY, Marcus, vice pres. Fort Dear- born Nat. Bank; b. Chicago, Jan. 19, 1873; s. Jacob and Matilde (Schwalbe) Jacobowsky; ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago; m. Effie Adams, of Cleve- land, O., June 7, 1915. Began as messenger with Fort Dearborn Nat. Bank, 1889; successively book- keeper, teller, asst. to pres., vice pres. since 1914; pres. S. B. Pollak Mfg. Co., mfrs. white goods; asst. treas. Cook Co., 1910-14; mem. State of 111. Pension Laws Commn. Democrat. Jewish religion. Mason, Elk. Clubs: Bankers', Standard, Olympia Fields Country. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: 543b Michigan Av. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.

1898); 1 son, Hiram A .; m. 2d, Bertha L. Hall, of Stillwater, Minn., July 25, 1900; 1 son, Joel F., stepson, Walter B. Brown. Began as office boy with James A. Babcock & Co., mfrs. silver-plated ware, N.Y. City, 1870; went on the road as traveling salesman for this firm, 1876; opened office and salesroom in Chicago for same firm, 1889; firm inc., 1896, as the Knickerbocker Silver Co., of which has been sec. since 1903, also mgr. western branch. Mem. Chicago Jewelers' Assn. Republican. Chris- tian Scientist. Mason. Club: Minneapolis Athletic. Home: 2740 Pine Grove Av. Office: 710 Kesner Bldg.

JACOBS, Charles Mayor, M.D .; b. St. Louis, May 23, 1872; s. Adolph and Fanny Jacobs; ed. Allen Acad., Chicago, and Northwestern Univ .; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1894; m. Helene B. Thalhimer, of Richmond, Va., Oct. 27, 1902. Spe- cialist in orthopedic surgery; attending orthopedic surgeon, Cook Co. and Michael Reese hosps. and Home for Destitute Crippled Children; consulting orthopedic surgeon, Home for Jewish Friendless. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. Chicago Ortho- pedic Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Phi Rho Sigma. Home: 6853 Jeffery Av. Office: 31 N. State St.

JACOBS, Charles Robinson, printer; b. Youngs- town, O., Nov. 6, 1866; s. Sheldon and Lucy (Trues- dale) Jacobs; ed. pub. schs .; m. Amy Woodruff Or- ton, of Chicago, Mar. 15, 1905. In stationery busi- ness at Eldorado, Kan., 1884-90; came to Chicago and was in employ of S. A. Maxwell & Co., and of Keen & De Lang, respectively; then engaged in stationery and printing business as Jacobs & Coles Co. until 1900; mem. firm of Jacobs & Holmes, printers and engravers, since 1900. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Flossmoor Country. Home: 1345 E. 49th St. Office: 725 S. LaSalle St.

JACOBS, Edward Lewis, broker; Sept. 28, 1876- 1912. (See vol. 1911.)

JACOBS, Laurence Black, lawyer; b. at Rock Island, Ill., Nov. 2, 1879; s. Webster Worchester and Sarah Agnes (Black) Jacobs; ed. high sch., Oakland, Ill., and Wabash Coll., Crawfordsville, Ind .; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1907: m. Irene Chaplin, of Evansville, Ind., Nov. 2, 1915. Came to Chicago, 1902; was asst. mgr. of a sheet metal and roofing company, 1902-3; on reportorial staff of the Inter Ocean, and the Tribune, 1903-4; in offices of county treas., circuit and superior ct. clks., corpn. counsel and city prosecutor, 1904- 08; asst. U.S. atty., 1908-14; asst. pros. atty. City of Chicago since June, 1915. Republican. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Kappa Sigma, Phi Alpha Delta. Presbyterian. Recreation: hunting. Contbr. several articles to periodicals. Home: 3835 Lake Park Av. Office: 140 N. Dearborn St.

JACOBS, William Vaughan, retired: b. at West Chester, Chester Co., Pa., June 19, 1853; s. Thomas B. and Mary (Elliott) Jacobs: ed. pub. schs. and West Chester Mil. Acad .; m. Winona, Minn., Nov. 19, 1890, Mary Whipple; children: Elliott, Whipple, Katharine. At age of 18 became teller in bank of Kirk MacVeagh & Co., of West Chester: came to Chicago, 1873, and was for short time clearing- house clk. for Preston, Kean & Co .; sec. Cornell Watch Co., Grand Crossing, until Aug. 13, 1876; be- came pres. Calumet Electric St. Ry. Co., 1892, and built 50 miles of the rd .; also organized Englewood & Chicago Electric R.R. (now the Chicago Electric Traction Co.); engaged in promoting the Grand Rapids. Battle Creek && Kalamazoo Ry. Co .; retired, 1913. Mem. village council 3 terms; commr. Glen- coe Park Dist. Became connected with 1st Regt .. I.N.G., in 1878, and in 1884 was It .- col. comdg. the regt. Episcopalian. Club: Skokie Country. Recre- ation : golf. Home: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 30 N. La Salle St., Chicago.

JAHN, Adolph, engraving; b. Elmhurst, I11., Apr. 18, 1872: s. Henry and Alvina (Lüning) Jahn; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago, and Univ. of Chicago; m. Bessie Fralick, of Canada, Oct. 24. 1903: 2 children: Oliver, Charlotte. With Franklin Engraving Co .. 1887-97; after 3 yrs' study of sciences at Univ. of

JACOBS, Charles Joel, sec. Knickerbocker Silver Chicago, organized the Jahn & Ollier Engraving Co .; b. N.Y. City, Sept. 14, 1856; s. Frederick and Co., 1903, of which he has since been pres, and Mariam (Oppenheim) Jacobs; ed. pub. schs., N.Y. treas .; also sec. Fralick Hosp, and Sanitaria Co.

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Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Sigma Chi. Mason. er) Jampolis; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago; LL.B., Clubs: Chicago Advertising, Reynolds, University of Evanston. Recreations: outdoor sports. Home: 2344 Orrington Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 552-554 W. Adams St., Chicago.

JAHN, Walter Kurt, manufacturing chemist; b. Vienna, Austria, Feb. 20, 1882; s. Martin and Frieda (Greenfield) Jahn; ed. Univ. of Vienna, and Sor- bonne, Paris, specializing in chemistry; m. Elsa B. Stein, of Chicago, Nov. 29, 1906. Came to U.S., 1903, and engaged in the chemical business; mem. The W. K. Jahn Co. since 1906, and pres. and treas. same since its incorporation, 1908; also pres. W. K. Jahn Co., New York (established 1915). Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Lutheran. Club: South Shore Country. Recreations: tennis, horse- back riding, hunting. Home: 4448 Drexel Boul. Office: 130 N. Franklin St.

JAMES, Edward Arthur, grain; b. Chicago, Nov. 30, 1862; s. William and Aurelia (Booth) James; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Ada Harris, of Chicago, Dec. 4, 1883; children: Sydney Vincent, Garrett Bell. On leaving school at 18, entered employ of Armour & Co .; became sec. and treas., 1900, and in 1907 sec. and vice pres. Armour Grain Co. Home: 5124 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.

JAMES, Frederic Sinclair, fire underwriter; b. in Cook Co., Ill., Feb. 20, 1849; s. William and Cath- erine Cowan James; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Oct. 6, 1868, Loretta B. Whitney; children: Flora B., Bertha W., Whitney P., Louis H., Robert E. Began in office of Alfred James & Co., ins., and upon com- ing of age was admitted to firm as partner; follow- ing Chicago fire opened a local agency in 1872, now inc. as Fred S. James & Co., of which is pres. Was for some time dept. mgr. of the Fire Ins. Assn. of London, and later of Washington Fire & Marine of Boston, which reinsured in 1888 in the Nat. of Hartford, of which became gen. agt., in charge of the western dept. Was chmn. of the Ins. Auxiliary Com. World's Columbian Expn., 1892-3. Clubs: Chicago, Mid-Day, Glen View, Chicago Golf, On- wentsia; also Grand Island Lodge, Mud Lake (Ark.) clubs. Home: 239 Greenwood Boul., Evan- ston, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

JAMES, James Alton, college prof .; b. at Hazel Green, Wis., Sept. 17, 1864; s. John R. and Mary James; grad. State Normal Sch., Platteville, Wis., 1884; B.L., Univ. of Wis., 1888; Ph.D., Johns Hop- kins, 1893; m. Jennie Thomas, of Platteville, 1892. Supt. schs., Darlington, Wis., 1888-90; prof. history, Cornell Coll., Ia., 1893-7, Northwestern Univ., since 1897. Chmn. com. of 8 of Am. Hist. Assn. to pre- pare course of study in history for elementary schs., 1905. Chmn. Ill. State Park Commn., since 1910. Mem. Am. Hist. Assn., Am. Polit. Science Assn., Miss. Valley Hist. Assn. (pres. 1913-14, and mem. bd. editors Miss. Valley Hist. Review), Ohio Valley Hist. Assn., Ill. Hist. Soc., Chicago Hist. Soc .; pres. North Central History Teachers' Assn., 1901; pres. Coll. Sect. Ill. State Teachers' Assn., 1902. Author: George Rogers Clark, Letters and Papers, 1913; (with Albert Hart Sanford) Govern- ment in State and Nation, 1901; Our Government, 1903; American History, 1909. Also numerous pa- pers on subjects in Am. History. Address: Evan- ston, Ill.

JAMIESON, Egbert, lawyer; Apr. 29, 1846-Oct. 15, 1912. (See vol. 1905.)

JAMIESON, Malcolm M. (See vol. 1911.)

JAMIESON, Stillman B., lawyer ; b. Lake Co., Ill., July 27, 1875; s. Thomas N. and Anna M. (Bing- ham) Jamieson; ed. pub. schs., Chicago Manual Training Sch. and Chicago Coll. of Law; . m. Mau- rine Green, of Bloomington, Ill., Nov. 16, 1897; 2 sons: Hamer H., Stillman B., Jr. Admitted to bar, 1897; master in chancery Circuit Court of Cook Co. since 1900. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Phi Delta Phi. Republican. Mem. Kenwood Evan- gelical Ch. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country. Home: 4510 Woodlawn Av. Office: Ashland Blk.

*JAMIESON, Thomas N., naval officer, Port of Chicago. (See vol. 1911.)

Union Coll. of Law, 1877; m. Theresa Lowy, of Chi- cago, Oct. 12, 1879; children: Mark (M.D.), Sidney. In gen. practice of law, 1877-84; asst. state's atty., Cook Co., 1884-92; again in gen. practice, 1892-1907; asst. corpn. counsel, 1907-11. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Recre- ation: out of doors. Home: 4751 Ingleside Av. Of- fice: 38 S. Dearborn St.

JANISZESKI, Frank Henry, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)

JANN, J(ohn) Hubert, mfr .; b. at Muenchen, Gladeach, Germany, Aug. 26, 1867; s. John H. and Anna Maria (Reuter) Jann; ed. in Germany and Chicago High Sch., followed by a practical engr- ing. edn. in various shops in Chicago; m. Chicago, Apr. 26, 1900, Catherine Meyers; children: Cath- erine (deceased), Cyrus, John Hubert, Jr. Engaged as machinist and mech. engring. work since leav- ing school, 1881; now pres. Chicago Automatic Machine Co. Mem. Nat. Union. Recreation: trav- eling. Home: 5653 Princeton Av. Office: 400 N. Oakley Boul.

JANNEY, James Walker, insurance. Removed to Germantown, Phila. (See vol. 1911.)

JANSSON, Alfred, landscape artist; b. Werm- land, Sweden, Dec. 11, 1863; s. Anders and Elize- beth (Jonson) Jansson; ed. pub. and tech. schs., Stockholm; also studied art in Christiania and Paris, France; m. Eleanor Jeanette Robertson, of Chicago, Apr. 7, 1909. Came to Chicago, 1889; ex- hibited in Chicago, St. Louis, Phila., Denver and at San Francisco Expn .; Swedish-Am. 3d prize, 1911, 2d prize, 1912, 1st prize, 1915, Swedish Club, Chi- cago; Mrs. Rosenwald prize, 1912, Clyde Carr prize, 1914, Art Inst. of Chicago; represented in several well known pvt. collections, also in pub. schs., Chicago, and the Municipal collection, Chi- cago. Lutheran. Mem. Chicago Soc. Artists. Clubs: Pallette and Chisel, The Arts Club, Swedish Club. Home and Studio: 323 S. Sacramento Boul.

JAQUES, Bertha E. (Mrs. William K. Jaques), artist, etcher, printer, lecturer; b. Covington, O., Oct. 24, 1863; d. John W. and Charlotta A. (Wilde) Clauson; ed. schs. in Covington, Indianapolis, Ind., and Chicago; self-taught in etching and printing; m. William K. Jaques, M.D., of Chicago, Nov. 28, 1889; 3 children (died in infancy). Etcher of land- scapes in America, Holland, England, Egypt, Italy, Japan, Algiers, etc. Exhibited in Paris Salon, New York, Boston, Phila., and many other cities. Rep- resented in Congressional Library, Washington, D. C .; New York Pub. Library; Art Inst. Chicago; Worcester (Mass.) Mus., etc. Mem. Chicago Soc. Etchers (sec .- treas.), Cal. Soc. Etchers, Chicago Soc. Artists, Friends Am. Landscape, Friendly Arts Soc., Audubon Soc., Little Theatre Assn., Chicago Geog. Soc. Progressive. Clubs: Cordon, Little Room. Studio and home: 4316 Greenwood Av.

JAQUES, Charles Everett, treasurer Jaques Mfg. Co .; b. Chicago, Dec. 24, 1872; s. Frank F. and Abbie L. (Everett) Jaques; ed. grammar sch. and Chicago Manual Training Sch .; m. Chicago, Aug. 9, 1899, Annie C. Champlin; 1 daughter, Hallie M. Was bill clk. and city salesman for F. F. Jaques & Co., Kansas City, Mo .; in 1894, on organization of Jaques Mfg. Co., was elected dir. and treas., and in 1895 removed to Chicago, in charge of Chicago branch, now the main office and factory of the company. Commd. by Pres. Wilson maj. in Q.M. Corps, U.S.R., Oct. 30, 1916; on active duty at Plattsburg, N.Y., 1917. Pres. Am. Baking Powder Assn. since 1900. Republican. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Glen View Golf, Riverside Golf, South Shore Country; Drug and Chemical (New York). Recreations: travel, motor- ing. Home: 6314 Sheridan Rd. Office: 1602 S. Canal St.

JAQUES, Willard W., pres. Jaques Mfg. Co .; b. Feb. 7, 1875; s. Frank F. and Abbie L. (Everett) Jaques; ed. pub. schools of Chicago, high school, Kansas City, and Univ. Med. Sch. of Kansas City; m. Mabel K., d. Judge Christian C. Kohlsaat, of Chicago. Began as an employe of F. F. Jaques & Co., at Kansas City, Mo., Jan., 1901; sec., 1901-3,

JAMPOLIS, Robert Reuben, lawyer; b. Milwau- kee, Wis., Nov. 6, 1855; s. Marcus and Kate (Stein- pres. since July, 1903, Jaques Mfg. Co., baking pow-

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der. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 5754 Sheri- Mich. Soc. of Chicago. Mason (Oriental Lodge No. dan Rd. Office: 1602 S. Canal St. 33, Palestine Council No. 66, Lafayette Chapter No. 2, Apollo Commandery No. 1, K.T., Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection, Chicago Council Princes of Jerusalem, Gourgas Chapter Rose Croix, Oriental Consistory 32°, Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine). Clubs: Press (life), Chicago Automobile, Southern (life), Muskegon (Mich.) Country. Home: 3836 Grand Boul. Office: 216 Monadnock Blk.

JAQUES, William Kilburn, M.D .; b. Putnam Co., O., Feb. 22, 1859; s. James and Mercy (Bean) Jaques; ed. public schs., Epworth, Ia .; grad. Ep- worth Sem., 1883; B.Ph., Cornell Coll., Mt. Vernon, Ia., 1883, later M.Ph .; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll. (Northwestern Univ.), 1887; post-grad. work at Harvard, 1895; m. Bertha E. Clauson, of Chicago, Nov. 28, 1889; 3 children (died in infancy). Prac- ticed in Chicago since 1887; chief of antitoxin staff, Chicago Health Dept., 1901-7; city roentgenologist and dir. Municipal Lab., 1901-7. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Republican. Meth- odist. Mason. Home: 4316 Greenwood Av.

JARECKI, Edmund Kasper, judge; b. Posen, Po- land, Oct. 21, 1879; s. Maximillian and Josephine (Waligorski) Jarecki; came to U.S., 1884; ed. gram- mar and parochial schs., Chicago; St. Stanislaus Coll .; Chicago Manual Training Sch .; LL.B., North- western Univ. Law Sch., 1908; m. Kinga Durski, of Chicago, June 19, 1907; children: John Thad- deus, Marie Eugenia, Virginia Helena. Worked as mech. draftsman in various establishments; ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1908, and practiced in Chicago. Alderman of 16th Ward, 1911-12; apptd. by- Gov. Dunne, 1914, to vacancy on Municipal Ct. bench created by the resignation of Judge Fake; elected to same office, 1914, for term expiring Dec., 1920. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Polish Nat. Alliance, Polish Roman Catholic Union. Democrat. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Modern Woodmen of America, Royal Arcanum. Home: 1946 Armitage Avenue.

JARRETT, Delta Ira, lawyer; b. Alderson, W. Va., Feb. 26, 1874; s. Andrew and Alice (Argabrite) Jarrett; ed. Lincoln (Ill.) Univ .; LL.B., Chicago- Kent Coll. of Law, 1897; m. Maud Vinton, of Rich- mond, Ill., Sept. 6, 1900; 4 children: Evelyn, Gladys, Enid, Vinton. Admitted to bar, 1898, and since in practice at Chicago; mem. firm of McDannold, Sul- livan & Jarrett, 1901-4, Sullivan & Jarrett, 1904- 12; now mem. Deming & Jarrett. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., S.A.R. Democrat. Methodist. Royal League. Club: City. Home: 5841 Ohio St. Office: 111 W. Washington St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 118

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