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JOB, Frederick William, lawyer; b. Alton, Ill., May 19, 1862; s. of Zephaniah Bell and Amanda (Montgomery) Job; Ph.B., Univ. of Mich., 1885, LL.B., 1887; m. Helen, d. Clayton E. Crafts, of Chi- cago, Jan. 6, 1897; 4 children: Helen Cordelia, Vir- ginia Amanda, Mary Bell, Cordelia. Has practiced law in Chicago since July, 1887; Hawaiian consul- gen. at Chicago, 1894-1900; mem. and chmn. Ill. State Bd. of Arbitration, 1901-2; gen. sec. Chicago Employers' Assn. since 1902; consul at Chicago of Dominican Republic. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Dem- ocrat. Club: Kenwood. Home: 5141 Kimbark Av. Office: 140 S. Dearborn St.
JOBSON, Christopher) Frank, architect; b. at Dundee, Scotland, Oct. 5, 1862; s. Edward George and Caroline Emma (Woodburn) Jobson; ed. at Newport pub. sch. and Dundee High Sch., Scot- land; m. Maud Alice Fenn, of Leavenworth, Kan., Dec. 24, 1888; children: Clarence Fenn, Edward Russell, Sarah Dorothy, Marjorie Alice, Christo- pher Frank, Jr. Apprentice to Alex. Johnston, ar- chitect, Dundee, Scotland, 1877-81; junior drafts- man in Glasgow, with Alex. Dantzig and J. Ford Mckenzie, 1881-3; came to U.S., 1883; practiced at Leavenworth, Kan., 1884-6; came to Chicago, 1887; connected with S. S. Beman, 1887-92; mem. firm of Church & Jobson till 1901; since then in practice alone. Episcopalian. Clubs: Architectural Sketch, Chicago Athletic, LaGrange Country, Suburban of LaGrange, Hinsdale Country. Home: LaGrange, Ill. Office: 415 Pullman Bldg., Chicago.
JOHANTGEN, J. Frank, life ins .; b. Clark Co., Ind .; s. Nicholas and Mary (Lambert) Johantgen; ed. pub. schs .; m. Leni Leoti La Master, of Henry Co., Ky. Entered life ins. business with New York Life Ins. Co. at Wichita, Kan., 1888; agency organ- izer for same company since 1914. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Life Underwriters' Assn., Chi- cago (ex-vice pres.); mem. $200,000 Club, New York Life Ins. Co., since 1898. Mason (32°, Shrin- er). Club: South Shore Country. Recreations: mo- toring, golf. Home: 1633 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St.
JOHN, Findley D., M.D., surgeon; b. Dayton, O., Feb. 7, 1874; s. of Thomas Jefferson and Martha (Sharpe) John; prep. edn. Washington (Ia.) Acad., and at Lake Forest, Ill .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1903; unmarried. Interne, Chicago Lying-in Hosp. and Dispensary, 1904; asso. in medicine, Presbyn. Hosp., 1905-6, 1906-7; instr. obstetrics, Univ. of Ill. Coll. of Medicine, since 1914. Republican. Presby- terian. Mason (K.T., Consistory, Shrine). Club: Hamilton. Residence: Edgewater Beach Hotel. Of- fice: 4602 Kenmore Av.
JOHNS, Robert, merchant. (See vol. 1911.)
JOHNSEN, Charles, banker; b. Guttenberg, Ia., Apr. 19, 1863; s. John N. and Caroline Dorothea (Jurgensen) Johansen; grad. State Normal Sch., Platteville, Wis .; m. Alvina Brown, of Columbus, O., June 26, 1900. Admitted to Ia. bar, 1893; cash- ier Elkader (Ia.) State Bank, 1893-1907; pres. of Lake View Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago, 1907- 13; pres. Citizens State Bank of Lake View since 1913. Democrat. Mem. of Blaney Lodge A.F. and A.M., Chicago. Home: 1457 Addison St. Office: 3228 Lincoln Av.
JOHNSON, see also Johnston, also Johnstone.
JOHNSON, Albert Mussey, life underwriter; b. Oberlin, O., May 31, 1872; s. Albert H. and Rebecca A. (Jenkins) Johnson; ed. pub. schs., Oberlin; spl. work in Oberlin Coll., 1890; C.E., Cornell Univ., 1895; m. Bessie Morris Penniman, of Oakland, Cal., Nov. 19, 1896. Station agt. on Ark. Midland Ry., 1888-9; sec. and mgr. Mussey Stone Co., Elyria, O., 1897-8; sec. McDermott Stone Co., 1898; mining lead and zinc, Joplin, Mo., 1899; vice pres. Ark. Midland R.R., 1901-2; pres. Oberlin (O.) Gas & Electric Co. until 1903; became treas. in 1902, then vice pres., and since 1906 pres., Nat. Life Ins. Co. U.S.A .; also pres. North American Cold Storage Co., Nat. Life Building Co .; dir. Central Trust Co. of Ill., Market Trust & Savings Bank. Republican. Mem. North Shore Congl. Church. Clubs: Mid-Day, Chicago Athletic, Edgewater Golf. Recreations: mountain climbing, campling, scientific literature. Home: 6355 Sheridan Rd. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.
JOHNSON, Alex (ander) C(arl), railway official; b. in Crawford Co., Pa., May 20, 1861; s. Abraham Carl and Clara Maria (Sigler) Johnson; ed. Coch- ranton (Pa.) Acad., Meadville (Pa.) Coll .; m. Miss Ida R. DeVore, of Meadville, Pa., Jan. 4, 1881; 3 children: Evelyn (Mrs. James G. McFarland), Alda (Mrs. Charles McNie), Carl D. Entered service of C.&N.W.Ry., 1894, with which has since remained, as spl. agt., 1894-Mar. 15, 1899, gen. agt. for S.D., Mar. 15, 1899-Feb. 12, 1900, gen. agt. at Winona, Minn., Feb. 12, 1900-May, 1910, pass. traffic mgr., May 1, 1910-15, and gen. traffic mgr. since 1915. Republican. Congregationalist. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner), Elk, Woodman. Mem. Phi Delta Phi, etc. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Traffic, Mid-Day, Highland Park; also Traffic (St. Paul); Arlington (Winona, Minn.). Recreations: golf, hunting. Resi- dence: Moraine Hotel, Highland Park, Ill. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
JOHNSON, Alex J., editor; b. Stockholm, Swe- den, Aug. 3, 1850; grad. Univ. of Upsala, Sweden, 1869; m. Marie Antoinette Solberg, of Sweden, Apr. 17, 1880; 3 children: William A. (cashier Winton [Minn.] State Bank), Marie Charlotte, Hilma K. (Mrs. Dahlstrom). Came to America in 1882, and settled in Chicago; employed by various concerns, 1882-8; purchased, 1888, the Svenska Kuriren (Swe- dish Courier), a weekly, of which has since been the publisher and editor; pres., treas. Swedish News Pub. & Printing Co. Author of Kurre Kalen- der (in Swedish), published for a number of years. Mem. Rep. State Central Com. at different periods, and del. to state and county convs. Mason. Clubs:
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Chicago Athletic, Svenska Klubben. Recreations: golf, swimming, etc. Apptd. mem. City Civ. Service Commn., Aug. 8, 1917. Home: 2447 Kimball Av. Office: 208 N. 5th Av.
JOHNSON, Alfred Sidney, editor; b. L'Orignal, Ont., Dec. 15, 1860; s. of Eden P. and Sarah Jane (Marston) Johnson; grad. Govt. Sch. of Mil. In- strn., Toronto, 1882, and gazetted 1st lt. 18th Bat- talion vol. militia, Feb. 16, 1882; A.B., Univ. of To- ronto (gold medalist), 1883, A.M., 1885; Ph.D., Ill. Wesleyan Univ., 1888; m. Emma Alexandria, d. of John Clarke, of Brampton, Ont., Sept., 1884. Fel- low Univ. Coll., Toronto, 1883-6; examiner, Univ. of Toronto, 1885-7; sub-examiner, ednl. dept., Prov. of Ontario, 1883-6; instr. psychology and logic, Cornell, 1886-7; prin. Denmark (Ia.) Acad., 1887- 90; editor Current History, 1890-1901; mng. editor Technical World, 1904-7; editor in charge cyclo. dept. Radford Architectural Co., Chicago, and asso. editor Am. Carpenter and Builder, since Feb., 1909; asso. editor, 1909-10, editor, since January, 1911, Cement World. As official press representative, ac- companied Canadian Govt. eclipse expdn. to Labra- dor, 1905; on staff of Columbian Cyclopedia and United Editors' Encyclopedia; editor of text-book dept., Am. Sch. Correspondence, 1903-9. Author: The Materials and Manufacture of Concrete, 1909; New Light on the Origin and Early History of Portland Cement, 1910. Mem. Soc. Mayflower De- scendants, Canadian Inst., Buffalo Micros. Soc., Royal Astron. Soc. of Can. Clubs: Canadian, Writ- ers' Guild. Home: 7316 Lafayette Av. Office: 1827 Prairie Av.
JOHNSON, Arthur Newhall, civil engr .; b. Lynn, Mass., Nov. 11, 1870; s. David Newhall and Aman- da Malvina (Richardson) Johnson; S.B. in Civil Engring., Lawrence Scientific Sch. (Harvard), 1894. Instr. descriptive geometry, Harvard, 1895-6; asst. engr. Calumet and Hecla Mine, Calumet, Mich., 1896-7; asst. engr. Mass. Highway Commn., 1897-8; state highway engr. of Md., 1898-1905; chief engr. U.S. Office of Pub. Roads, Washington, 1905; state highway engr. of Ill., 1906-14; with Bur. Municipal Research of New York, 1914-15; consulting high- way engr., Portland Cement Assn., since Apr., 1915. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs., Am. Soc. Testing Materials, Am. Highway Assn. (dir.), Chi- cago Engineers' Club. Home: 136 Marion St., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 111 W. Washington St., Chicago.
JOHNSON, Arthur Webster, real estate; b. Chi- cago, June 29, 1877; s. Alfred and Ida (Van Bon) Johnson; grad. pub. schs. of Chicago, 1892; m. Jo- sephine Gertrude Broderick, of Chicago, Oct. 11, 1906. Mem. firm of Albert H. Wetten & Co. 25 yrs. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Nat. Real Estate Exchanges, Chicago Assn. Commerce. 'Mem. Royal Arcanum, B.P.O.Elks. Clubs: Beverly Country, Ill. Athletic. Home: 4410 Malden St. Office: 108 S. La Salle St.
JOHNSON, Bernard Lyman, editor; b. at Clyde, Mich., Dec. 2, 1883; s. Lyman J. and Edith Meribah (Stevens) Johnson; grad. Ypsilanti (Mich.) High Sch., 1901; B.S., Kalamazoo Coll., June, 1906; B.S., Univ. of Chicago, 1906; m. Kalamazoo, Ruth Whea- ton, of Mystic, Conn., June 20, 1908; children: Dex- ter W., Maxwell A. Began with Patton & Miller, architects, Chicago; asst. mech. engr. Fitz-Hugh- Luther Locomotive & Car Works, Hammond, Ind., 1906-8; editor American Builder since Feb., 1908. Independent Republican. Baptist. Mason. Joint editor and author: Framing, 1909; Radford's Cy- clopedia of Construction (12 vols.), 1909. Home: 6716 Ridgeland Av. Office: 1827 Prairie Av.
JOHNSON, Bolling Arthur, editor and pub .; b. Fayette Co., O., Aug. 5, 1862; s. Cyrus F. and Cla- rinda Tivus (Adams) Johnson; ed. common schs., Mercer Co., Ill .; Monmouth (Ill.) Acad .; Monmouth Coll., 1885; m. Rose, d. Maj. Thomas Shumate, of Staunton, Va., Aug. 30, 1905. One of founders of Huffman & Johnson, publishers, Lexington, Ky., 1884; with business dept. Chicago Mail, 1886-7; market editor The Timberman, Chicago, 1887-9; staff rep. Lumber Trade Journal, Chicago, 1889- 94; part owner and business mgr. Lumber Trade Journal, New Orleans, 1894-5; staff rep. The Tim- berman, Chicago, 1896-9, American Lumberman, Chicago, 1899-1900; pres. Am. Lecture Assn., Chi- cago, 1900-2; gen. staff rep. American Lumberman,
1902-11; pres. Lumber Review Co. and editor and pub. Lumber World Review, Chicago, since 1911. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce; founder, 1892, Con- catenated Order of Hoo-Hoo (now 25,000 mem- bers); pres. Chicago Chapter Monmouth College Alumni; mem. Phi Delta Theta. Democrat. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Press (life), Chicago Advertising; Nat. Press (Washington) ; Mercantile (St. Louis) ; Lumbermen's (Houston, Tex.). Recreations: mu- sic and photography. Home: 4630 Kenmore Av. Office: Transportation Bldg.
JOHNSON, Charles Lincoln, banker, mfr. (See vol. 1911.)
JOHNSON, Charles Nelson, dentist; b. in Brock Tp., Ont., Can., Mar. 16, 1860; s. of Winthrop and Laura (Moore) Johnson; ed. Port Perry high schs .; L.D.S., Royal Coll. Dental Surgeons, Toronto, 1881; D.D.S., Chicago Coll. Dental Surgery, 1885; (hon. A.M., Lake Forest Univ., 1897); m. Fannie Patter- son, of Toronto, Mar. 7, 1883; 2 daughters: Mignon, Nelyon. Practicing dentistry in Chicago since 1885; prof. operative dentistry, Chicago Coll. Dental Sur- gery, since 1891. Editor Dental Review since 1902. Mem. Nat. Dental Assn., Ill. State Dental Soc., Odontol. Soc. Chicago, Chicago Dental Soc. Au- thor: The Hermit of the Nonquon, 1893; Filling Teeth, 1900; Poems of the Farm and Other Poems, 1901; Success in Practice, 1903; Operative Den- tistry, 1908. Home: 6118 Sheridan Rd. Office: 22 E. Washington St.
JOHNSON, Constantine N., mfg. confectioner; b. Apedea (Sparta), Greece, Apr. 24, 1880; s. Nicho- las and Annie (Batsoris) Johnson; ed. in old coun- try; m. Tasia Stavrou, of Greece, Feb. 17, 1914; 1 son, Nicholas. Came to America, 1897; identified with mfr. of confectionery ever since beginning of active career; mem. Johnson Bros. & Alexander, mfrs. and retailers of confectionery, since 1899; dir. Washington Floral Market. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mem. Greek Orthodox Ch. K.P. Club: Hamilton. Recreation: hunting. Home: 6203 South Park Av. Office: 39 N. Clark St.
JOHNSON, Edward Walter, transportation; b. · Middlebury, Vt., Apr. 4, 1847; s. Walter Sheldon and Electa M. (Hagar) Johnson; ed. pub. schs. and Racine Coll .; . m. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 8, 1883, Maud Runkle; 1 son, Sheldon. Began with Good- rich Steamboat Line, 1861-2; in gen. office of C.& N.W.Ry., 1862-7; in wholesale groceries at St. Paul, Minn., 1868-79; associated post trader at Ft. Meade, with W. S. Fanshawe & Co., 1879-84; be- came identified with Merchants' Despatch Trans- portation Co., N.Y. Central Fast Freight Lines, at St. Paul and Minneapolis, Jan. 1, 1885, and came to Chicago as gen. western agt. of the company, Apr. 1, 1899. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League; Minnesota of St. Paul. Residence: Union League Club. Office: 416 LaSalle Station.
JOHNSON, Ernest Valentine, fireproofing; b. at N.Y. City, Feb. 14, 1859; s. George H. and Marie (Salkeld) Johnson; ed. Ernst Acad., Buffalo, and Cooper Inst., N.Y. City; m. Mrs. Eva L. Brooks, of Phila., 1888 (now deceased); m. 2d, Estelle M. Wakefield, 1904. Apprenticeship, in New York of- fice of Stephens & Spilsbury, civil engrs., 1871-7; came to Chicago, 1877, to join father in the fire- proof tile business of Johnson & Co., succeeding to father's interest upon death of latter, in 1879, and upon the reorganization of the business, 1880, as the Pioneer Fire-Proof Constrn. Co., became treas. and gen. mgr. Organized, 1889, and was pres. Peer- less Brick Co., 1902-4; was elected treas. Great Northern Hotel Co., 1890, and later pres. Hartford Deposit Co., owners of the Hartford Bldg .; vice pres. and western mgr. Nat. Fireproofing Co., 1902- 15; now conducting business under own name. Ma- son (K.T.). Clubs: Union League. Chicago Ath- letic, Builders', South Shore Country, Automobile. Home: 3936 Grand Boul. Office: 80 E. Jackson Boulevard.
JOHNSON, Frank Asbury, lawyer; Jan. 18, 1845- Dec. 17, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
JOHNSON, Frank Seward, M.D .; b. Chicago, Apr. 18, 1856: s. Hosmer Allen and Margaret (Seward) Johnson; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1878: M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1881; m. Elizabeth Burbank, d. Edward Everett Ayer, Sept. 30, 1900; 2 sons: Hos-
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mer Ayer, Edward Ayer. Now emeritus dean and prof. medicine and clin. medicine, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch .; consulting phys., Michael Reese, Woman's, and Mercy hosps. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Inst. Medicine of Chicago, Am. Climatol. Assn., Chicago Soc. Prevention Tu- berculosis, Nat. Assn. Study and Prevention Tu- berculosis, Chicago Acad. Sciences. Apptd. 1st lt. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., Feb., 1911. Clubs: Chi- cago Literary, Physicians', University, Cliff Dwell- ers.
JOHNSON, Franklin, theologian; Nov. 2, 1836- Oct. 7, 1916. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)
JOHNSON, Franklin Winslow, educator; b. Jay, Me., Aug. 17, 1870; s. John Sullivan and Elizabeth Williams (Winslow) Johnson; grad. Wilton (Me.) Acad., 1887; A.B., Colby, 1891, A.M., 1894; studied Univ. of Chicago and Columbia; m. Carolyn May Lord, of Calais, Me., July 15, 1896. Prin. Calais (Me.) High Sch., 1891-4, Coburn Classical Inst., Waterville, Me., 1894-1905, Morgan Park (Ill.) Acad., 1905-7; asst. prin. Univ. of Chicago High Sch., 1907-9, prin. since 1909. Lecturer on secondary sch. administration, Univ. of Chicago, since 1913; courses in secondary edn. at Teachers Coll. (Co- lumbia), 1916. Mem. editorial staff School Review, Chicago. Mem. N.E.A., Religious Edn. Assn., Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa. Baptist. Mason. Clubs: University, Quadrangle. Author: Problems of Boyhood, 1914; also numerous articles on edn. in mags. Home: 5819 Blackstone Av.
JOHNSON, Henry E., wholesale shoe mcht .; b. Chicago, Dec. 31, 1873; s. John J. and Anna S. (Simonson) Johnson; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Alice M. Moore, of Chicago, Sept. 24, 1896; 2 chil- dren: Gladys M., Harold E. Identified with shoe business since beginning of active career; pres. and treas. H. E. Johnson & Co., established, 1894. Republican. Mason, Elk. Recreation: automobil- ing. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 307 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
JOHNSON, Herbert S., president Fox River But- ter Co .; b. Washington, D.C., June 23, 1873; s. of George Henry and Ida Mary (Andrews) Johnson; ed. pub. schs., Corning, Kan .; student Baker (Kan.) Univ., 1888-9; m. Alice Newton, of Denver, Colo., June 23, 1911. Began in mercantile business with father, in Kansas; then engaged as ry. telegraph operator in Neb., 1889-94; entered butter and egg business with Beatrice Creamery Co., 1894; vice pres. Fox River Butter Co. ("Meadow Gold but- ter"), 1911-14, pres. since Mar. 31, 1914. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. Commerce, Chicago Butter and Egg Bd. Republican. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, South Shore Coun- try. Recreation: golf. Residence: Kenwood Hotel. Office: 1533 Michigan Boul.
JOHNSON, James Whiting, district mgr. General Electric Co .; Dec. 3, 1862-Jan. 14, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
JOHNSON, John Mitchell, railway official; b. at Cincinnati, May 13, 1845; s. Henry and Mary (Mit- chell) Johnson; ed. pub. schs .; enlisted as pvt., Co. F, 7th Ind. Inf., Sept., 1861; hon. mustered out as sergt., 1864; reënlisted, Mar., 1865; mustered out at close of war, May, 1865. Began as station agt., Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette Ry., Frank- lin, Ind., Jan. 1, 1871; gen. frt. and pass. agt., Cin- cinnati & Martinsville Ry., 1872-5; traveling au- ditor Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette Ry., 1875-7; in charge local frt. traffic, same rd., 1877-9; asst. gen. frt. agt., same, and Cincinnati, Lafay- ette & Chicago rys., 1879-83; asst. gen. frt. agt. Cin- cinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis & Chicago Ry., 1883-4; 1st asst. gen. frt. agt., 1884-8, gen. frt. agt., 1888-96, frt. traffic mgr., 1896-9, 3d vice pres., 1899- 1903, C.,R.I.&P.Ry .; asst. to vice pres. Gould Lines, Chicago, 1903-7; was made vice pres. in charge traffic, Mo.P., St. Louis & Iron Mountain, and Southern rys., at St. Louis, 1907; jurisdiction ex- tended, with title of vice pres. in charge of traffic, over D.&R.G. and Western Pacific rys., July 18, 1913; services with Western Pacific terminated Mar. 5, 1915, and with D.&R.G., Nov., 1915; apptd. chief traffic officer Mo.P., St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern rys., Aug. 19, 1915, dir. of traffic, June 1, 1917; at own request was relieved of duties of traffic dept., June 11, 1917, and elected vice pres. Mo.P. Ry. with such duties as may be assigned by
pres. Republican. Protestant. Mem. G.A.R., Soc. Army of the Potomac. Clubs: Union League, Chi- cago Traffic, Lake Geneva Country. Home: Hub- bard Woods, Ill .; (summer) Lake Geneva, Wis. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
JOHNSON, John Wesley, dentist; b. Ontario, Can., Feb. 8, 1871; s. Winthrop and Laura (Moore) Johnson; came to U.S., 1891; D.D.S., Chicago Coll. Dental Surgery, 1894; m. Frances E. Weber, of Chicago, Aug. 24, 1904. Practiced in Chicago since May, 1894. Mem. Delta Sigma Delta. Republican. Mason (32°, Shriner). Recreation: country life. Home: 914 Airdrie Pl. Office: 22 E. Washington St.
JOHNSON, Joseph H. S., M.D .; b. Portland, N.Y., Aug. 30, 1856; s. Andrew Burch and Clara (Wester- ling) Johnson; ed. pub. schs., Corry, Pa., High For- est and Fergus Falls, Minn .; lived on frontier farm nr. Fergus Falls, 1871-6; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., Buffalo, N.Y., 1883; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1884; m. Chicago, Dec. 25, 1884, Mar- garet C. Boosing (M.D.), of Humberstone, Can .; 1 daughter. Practiced in Chicago, 1883-1903; com- pelled to retire, 1903, because of illness resulting from an accidental ry. injury. After 1896 wife was associated in practice as Drs. J. H. S. and M. C. B. Johnson. Founded, 1891, the Nat. Med. Coll, later Nat. Med. Univ., in which was prof. many years; univ. suspended operations, 1913. In Aug., 1898, during Spanish-Am. War, succeeded in directing attention of President Mckinley and the press to the condition of Camp Thomas and the faulty com- missary dept., thereby arousing attention of all nations to the need of a better commissary for their soldiers. Republican. Swedenborgian. Ma- son, Odd Fellow. Home: 1518 N. Washtenaw Av.
JOHNSON, Julius Arthur, lawyer; b. Jackson, Mich., Mar. 10, 1858; s. Julius E. and Martha (Far- num) Johnson; grad. Wayland Acad., Beaver Dam, Wis., 1875; A.B., Brown Univ., 1882, A.M., 1887; m. Esther H. Boise, of Oak Park, Ill., June 13, 1889. Admitted to bar, 1886; practiced at Pierre, S.D., 1886-91; engaged in management of the state cam- paign, 1889 and 1890, which resulted in locating the state capital at Pierre; removed to Chicago, 1891; county atty. Cook Co., 1899-1901; now mem. law firm of Johnson, Paltzer & O'Donnell. Mem. Chicago Law Inst. (ex-pres.), Phi Beta Kappa, Del- ta Kappa Epsilon. Republican. Baptist. Clubs: Executives, Leland Country. Home: 6539 Harvard Av. Office: 112 W. Adams St.
JOHNSON, Levi M., mfr .; b. Modena, Pa., June, 1868; s. William H, and Sarah O. (Griffith) John- son; ed. pub. schs., Phila .; m. Stella Nolan, Belle- fonte, Pa., June, 1894. Pres. Johnson-Gordon Co., picture frames, moldings, and publishing works of art; owner firm of L. M. Johnson. Dir. Wood- lawn Improvement Assn .; life mem. Art Inst. Chi- cago. Republican. Clubs: Woodlawn Park (ex- pres.), Aero, Chicago Athletic. Recreation: mo- toring. Home: 1440 E. 65th Pl. Office: 1635 Fulton Street.
JOHNSON, Martyn, publisher; b. at Metamora, Mich., Feb. 26, 1882; s. John Sleeper and Aimee (Martyn) Johnson; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1905; un- married. Reporter on Chicago Inter Ocean, Chi- cago Evening Post, 1905-9; resident of London, Eng., and contbr. to Westminster Gazette, Lon- don, and spl. staff writer London Daily Express, 1909-13; mgr. Chicago Theatre Soc., 1913-14; ad- vertising business, 1914-16; pres. and business mgr. The Dial Pub. Co. Republican. Club: Univer- sity. Recreation: travel. Home: 108 E. Walton Pl. Office: 608 S. Dearborn St.
JOHNSON, N. La Doit, M.D., surgeon; b. Morri- son, Ill., Mar. 1, 1869; s. Ahira and Jennie (Nor- ton) Johnson; student Northern Ill. Normal Sch., Dixon, 1887-91; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chi- cago, 1897; m. Mabelle F. Prutsman, of Galesburg, Ill., July 12, 1904; 1 son, Donald La Doit. Engaged in civil engring. work for rys. and other com- panies, 1887-96; in med. practice at Chicago since 1897, specializing in treatment of cancer; pres. and attending surgeon Douglas Park Hosp .; pres. and prof. abdominal surgery, Coll. of Medicine and Surgery, 1905-12; pres. The Fraternity Hosp. un- til 1912. Ex-pres. Am. Assn. Physicians and Sur- geons; ex-sec. and ex-treas. Clinical Assn. of Coll.
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of Medicine and Surgery; pres. Cook County Med. and Surg. Soc., 1915-16. Methodist. Mason, K.P. Odd Fellow, Modern Woodman, etc. Clubs: Town and Country, Chicago Automobile, West Side Co- Educational. Author of many clin. reports on study of non-toxin remedies to succeed all toxin remedies, also papers and reports on cancer reme- dies. Recreations: fishing, golf. Home: 3525 W. Adams St. Office: 6 N. Michigan Av.
JOHNSON, Nels Ernest, interior decorator; b. Chicago, Jan. 11, 1871; s. Paul and Christine John- son; ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago; m. Leva A. Nelson, of Chicago, June 27, 1894; 3 children: Everett, Donald, Dorothy. Became connected with the Linden Glass Co., 1886; name of firm changed, 1911, to The Linden Co., of which is vice pres. Mem. Illuminating Engring. Soc., A.A.A.S. Repub- lican. Home: 5506 Magnolia Av. Office: 1216 Mich- igan Boul.
JOHNSON, Oscar W., cut glass mfr .; b. Sweden, Oct. 24, 1873; s. Johan and Johana L. Jonson; ed. pub. schs., Sweden; m. Selma E. Sherman, of Chi- cago, Sept. 14, 1901; children: L. Bernice, Evelyn Eugenia, Sherman O. W. Came to America and settled in Chicago, 1892; in employ of Johnson Chair Mfg. Co. 5 yrs .; learned trade of cut glass making, and worked at it until 1906; established, 1906, the Johnson-Carlson Cut Glass Co., of which is pres. and treas. Mem. Cut Glass Mfrs.' Assn. Re- publican. Lutheran. Mason (32°, Shriner), Odd Fel- low. Club: Swedish. Recreation: motoring. Home: 941 Argyle St. Office: 30 E. Randolph St.
JOHNSON, Oscar William, life insurance; b. at Fredonia, N.Y., Dec. 24, 1884; s. William O. and Lois R. (Cook) Johnson; student Univ. of Chicago, 1901-5; m. Emilie L. Dickey, of Baltimore, Apr. 19, 1913. Sec .- treas. Security Life Ins. Co. of America since 1906. Mem. Chi Psi. Republican. Clubs: Uni- versity, Exmoor Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 4906 Greenwood Av. Office: The Rookery.
JOHNSON, Robert Massie, mfg. jeweler; b. To- ronto, Can., May 6, 1843; s. of F. B. and Bertha (O'Dea) Johnson; ed. pub. schs. of Ont .; m. Eliza- beth Anderson, of Sherbrooke, Can., 1866 (died 1873); m. 2d, Ella Burdick, Norwich, Conn .; 1 son, Edward L. Came to Chicago, 1865; in employ of A. B. Van Cott Co. about 6 mos .; mfg. wholesale and retail jeweler at Chicago since 1871; firm now R. M. Johnson & Son. Republican. Mason (33°); Past Commander in Chief Oriental Consistory S.P. R.S., 32°; Past Potentate Medinah Temple A.A.O. N.M.S .; Past Sovereign of St. John's Conclave Knights of Red Cross of Constantine; now Grand Sovereign of the Grand Imperial Council of the Red Cross of Constantine for the Western Hemi- sphere U.S.A. Home: "Birchwood," 1621 Sherwin Av., Rogers Park. Office: 25 E. Washington St.
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