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LEWIS, Denslow, M.D., surgeon; Apr. 2, 1856- 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
LEWIS, Edward Chace, heating and ventilating engr. and contractor. (See vol. 1911.)
lish, 1895-6, Univ. of Chicago; asso. prof. English, 1896-9, Univ. of Chicago and Lewis Inst .; prof. English since 1899, and dean of coll. students, 1906-13, dean of faculty since 1913, Lewis Inst. Author of a number of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Address: Lewis Institute, Chicago.
LEWIS, George, president Serv-us Pure Food Co .; b. San Francisco, Jan. 10, 1867; s. S. J. and Caroline Lewis; ed. pub. schs., San Francisco; coll. in Oakland, and Cal. Mil. Acad .; m. Waukegan, Ill., May 2, 1896, Florence Lorena de Castro; 1 son, Gaynard Spencer. Early in life worked for the Pa- cific Steamship Co .; afterward became an officer on their ships; and still later entered firm of Ber- nard & Mantel, teas and coffee's, San Francisco, to manage branch of the firm at Stockton, Cal .; then managed San Francisco branch for Thomson & Taylor Spice Co., of Chicago, 6 yrs .; joined Carter, Macy & Co., teas, New York, Japan and China, and had charge of its western trade outside of Chi- cago; in 1896 established Chicago branch for C. F. Blanke Tea & Coffee Co., of St. Louis, of which was gen. mgr. until 1905; since pres. Serv-us Pure Food Co. Recently capt., 1st Cav. I.N.G., q.m. and com- missary. Republican. Episcopalian. Has been an extensive traveler in the U.S. and foreign coun- tries. Clubs: Hamilton, Chicago Yacht, Midlothian Country, South Shore Country; also Aero Club of America, Army and Navy, Transportation, Bedford Country (New York). Office: 332 S. Michigan Av.
LEWIS, Harry Albert, lawyer; b. Berwick, Ill., Aug. 20, 1869; s. John V. and Anna (Humiston) Lewis; ed. pub. schs .; Elliott's Coll., Burlington, Ia., class of 1891, and Northwestern Univ. Law Sch .; m. Chicago, June 18, 1895; children: Ethel, Esther, Alberta. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1896; asst. state's atty. of Cook Co., 1901-4; co. atty., 1904-12; mem. Ellis & Lewis. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Hamilton, Englewood. Recreations: bil- liards, golf. Home: 6629 Harvard Av. Office: 69 W. Washington St.
LEWIS, Harry Stephen, aeroplane mfr .; b. St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 18, 1871; s. John V. and Mar- garet (Barnes) Lewis; ed. pub. schs. of St. Paul; m. Grace Goetschius, of Chicago, 1898; 2 children: John Stephen, Madelyn. In stock and bond busi- ness, 1900-11; pres., treas. Harry S. Lewis & Co. until 1911; now sec .- treas. Lawrence-Lewis Aero- plane Co., Lawrence-Lewis Motor Co. Mason (Royal Arch). Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreations: aero- nautics, motoring, shooting, hunting and fishing. Home: 1028 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
LEWIS, Harry W., factor for silk mills; b. N.Y. City, Sept. 28, 1859: s. Samuel A. and Sophia (Phil- lips) Lewis; ed. 13th Street Grammar Sch., New York; Coll. City of New York; B.L., Univ. Law Sch., New York, 1881; m. Elizabeth Day Taylor, of Chicago, June 28, 1905; 1 daughter, Eloise Eliza- beth. Was silk salesman in N.Y. City and mgr. for silk commn. houses for 15 yrs .: removed to Chi- cago, 1900, and since in business in own name. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Club: Colonial. Home: 4215 Grand Boul. Office: 323 W. Jackson Boul.
LEWIS, Henry Foster, M.D .: b. Chicago. Feb. 15, 1864; s. Joseph Briggs and Mary Elizabeth (Fos- ter) Lewis; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1885, M.D., 18SS; post-grad. work at Univ. of Chicago, 1898. Univ. of Berlin, 1902; m. Cedar Rapids, la., July 9, 1890, Minnie Dows Naa, of Bangkok, Siam: children: Katharine, Maude. Josephine, Henry Foster, Jr. Interne, Boston City Hosp., 18SS, Cook Co. Hosp., 1888-90; curator Pathological Museum in same, 1892; prof. physical diagnosis, Coll. of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago, 1892-3; instr. medicine. Chicago Post-Grad. Med. School, 1891; asst .. 1899, asso., 1900, instr. obstetrics and gynecology since 1901, Rush Med. Coll .; asst. obstetrician, Presby- terian Hosp., 1900-5; attending surgeon Cook Co. Hosp. since 1907. Mem. A.M.A., Am. Acad. of Med- icine, Miss. Valley Med. Assn., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Gynecol. Soc., Physi- cians' Club. Democrat. Home: 4426 Lake Park Av. Office: 29 E. Madison St.
LEWIS, Edwin Herbert, educator; b. Westerly, R.I., Nov. 28, 1866; s. of A. Herbert and Augusta (Johnson) Lewis; A.B., Alfred Univ., 1887; Ph.D. (in Latin), Syracuse Univ., 1892; Ph.D. (in Eng- lish), Univ. of Chicago, 1894; (Litt.D., Milton, 1905; LL.D., Alfred, 1910) ; m. Elizabeth Loxley Taylor. of Plainfield, N.J., June 30, 1890. Sr. teacher and vice prin. Plainfield (N.J.) High Sch., 1887-8, 1889- 90; in Italy, 1888-9; prof. Latin, Alfred (N.Y.) LEWIS, Isaac John, fire insurance; b. Mahaska Univ., 1890-2; asst. in rhetoric, 1893-4, instr. Eng- Co., Ia., June 9, 1845; s. William J. and Elizabeth
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(Jenkins) Lewis; ed. pub. schs., Burlington, Ia., and Cleveland, O .; m. Cleveland, O., June 18, 1867, Anna F. Loud. Entered ins. business, 1862, at Cleveland, as office boy with May & Coe; came to Chicago, 1866, representing the Cleveland and Com- mercial Mutual Ins. companies of Cleveland; in 1868 became local agt. for the Detroit Fire & Ma- rine Ins. Co. Chiefly instrumental in organizing and placing on a permanent basis, in 1871, the Chicago Fire Ins. Patrol, and was its sec., 1874-81. Republican. Congregationalist. Mason. Club: Chi- cago Athletic. Home: 4841 Michigan Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
LEWIS, James Hamilton, senator; b. Danville, Va., May 18, 1866; removed to Augusta, Ga .; ed. Houghton Coll. and Univ. of Va .; studied law, Sa- vannah; admitted to bar, 1884; m. Rose Lawton Douglas, of Ga., Nov., 1898. Located at Seattle, Wash., Nov., 1886; elected to Territorial Senate; declined nomination for Congress, 1890; candidate for gov., 1892; nominee for U.S. senator, 1894; State of Wash. candidate for vice presdl. nomina- tion, Dem. Nat. Conv., 1896; mem. 55th Congress (1897-9), Wash .- at-large; caucus nominee for U.S. senator, 1899; was author resolution in Congress, 1897, for recognition Cuban independence; candi- date for Vice Pres., 1900, Dem. Nat. Conv., at Kan- sas City-endorsed by the Pacific Coast States. Served on staff Gen. F. D. Grant in Spanish-Am. War in Cuba, 1898; was credited to Joint High Commn. on Canadian and Alaskan boundaries at London; U.S. commr. to regulate customs laws be- tween Dom. of Can. and Northwest U.S. Removed to Chicago, 1903; corpn. counsel for Chicago, 1905- 1907; Dem. candidate for gov. of Ill., 1908; U.S. senator, Ill., 1913-19. U.S. commr. representing U.S. Senate at London to execute treaty laws for safety at sea. Mem. Paris Geog. Soc. Author: His- tory of Rome; History of International Law; Con- stitutions and Statutes. Address: 72 W. Adams St.
LEWIS, John Calvin, manager Am. Cotton Oil Co .; b. North Bend, Hamilton Co., O., Apr. 17, 1836; s. of Joseph and Mary (Wakefield) Lewis; grad. Miami Univ., Oxford, O., 1860; studied law, 1860-1; served as 2d It., 1st It. and capt. in Union Army, 1861-2; m. 1863, Alice E., d. Dr. John H. F. Thorn- ton, of North Bend, O., and granddaughter of Pres. William Henry Harrison; children: Thornton, Jo- seph D., Charles Rea, Mary W. (Mrs. George Van Hagen), Frank E. Came to Chicago, 1870, and was connected with the lumber firms of Newman & Summalt, and Holmes & Co., until 1875; with N. K. Fairbank & Co., 1875-1915, as supt. St. Louis branch, 1878-80, asst. supt., 1880-90 and supt., 1890- 1915, at Chicago; mgr. Am. Cotton Oil Co. since Sept. 1, 1915. Republican. Mem. Loyal Legion. Recreation: fishing. Home: 4140 Ellis Av. Office: 225 W. 18th St.
LEWIS, S(amuel) Thompson, publisher; Sept. 3, 1840-Jan. 17, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
LEWIS, Thomas Henry, M.D .; b. Chicago, June 3, 1872; s. of Martin and Jessie (Rogers) Lewis; Ph.B., Yale Univ., 1893; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1896; unmarried. Was interne at St. Luke's Hosp., 1896-9; now gynecologist, St. Luke's Hosp. Dispensary; asso. in gynecology, Northwest- ern Univ. Med. Sch. Mem. A.M.A., Am. Acad. of Medicine, Chicago and Ill. State med. socs. Clubs: Evanston Country, University, City, South Shore Country. Home: 7 W. Goethe St. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.
LEWIS, William Mather, executive sec. Nat. Com. Patriotic and Defense Societies; b. Howell, Mich., Mar. 24, 1878; s. James and Mary Coe (Far- rand) Lewis; A.B., Lake Forest (Ill.) Coll., 1900; A.M., Ill. Coll., 1902; studied abroad, 1913-14; m. Ruth, d. Calvin Durand, of Lake Forest, Dec. 20, 1906; 1 daughter, Sarah Durand. Instr. English lit., Ill. Coll., 1900-3, Lake Forest Coll., 1903-6; headmaster, Lake Forest Acad., 1906-13; sec. Navy League for the Middle West, 1914-17; now exec. sec. Nat. Com. Patriotic and Defense Socs. Served as mayor of Lake Forest, 1915-17; mem. Bd. of Review, 1915; pres. Bd. of Edn., 1911-13. Mem. S.A.R., Loyal Legion, Phi Delta Theta. Democrat. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, University (Chicago); Winter, Evanston Yacht (hon.); Uni- versity (Washington). Author: Twilight Talks
with Boys, 1910. Compiler: Selected Readings from Most Popular Novels, 1903. Has lectured widely on conditions in Russia, Holland, etc. Home: 124 Mayflower Rd., Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 110 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
LEWIS, Winford Lee, chemist; b. Gridley, Butte Co., Cal., May 29, 1878; s. George Madison and Sarah Adeline (Hopper) Lewis; A.B., Leland Stan- ford Jr. Univ., 1902; M.A., Univ. of Wash., 1904; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1909; m. Myrtle Mae Cook, of Medicine Lodge, Kan., Sept. 29, 1906; 1 daugh- ter, Miriam. Instr. chemistry, Univ. of Wash., 1903-4; prof. chemistry, Morningside Coll., Sioux City, Ia., 1906-8; fellow in chemistry, Univ. of Chicago, 1908-9; asst. chemist, U.S. Dept. of Agr., 1908-9; instr. chemistry, 1909-12, asst. prof., since 1912, Northwestern Univ. City chemist and bac- teriologist, Evanston, Ill., since 1912. Mem. Am. Chem. Soc., A.A.A.S., Kappa Sigma, Sigma Xi, Al- pha Chi Sigma. Republican. Episcopalian. Club: University. Home: 726 Milburn St., Evanston, Il1.
LEWISON, Maurice, M.D .; b. Worcester, Mass., Apr. 3, 1884; s. Louis and Lena (Trulling) Lewi- son; prep. edn. Medill High Sch., Chicago; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1906; m. Julia Trocky, of Chicago, Aug. 22, 1909; 1 son, Edward Frederick. Began practice, 1906, in Cook Co. Hosp., of which is now attending phys .; attending dis- pensary phys., Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium; asst. prof. physical diagnosis, Coll. Medicine Univ. of Ill. Mem. bd. dirs. Orthodox Jewish Home for the Aged. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Internat. Congress on Tuberculosis, Washington. Club: Lawndale. Home: 3653 Doug- las Boul. Office: 25 E. Washington St.
LEWKE, Otto W., M.D .; b. in Germany, 1866; s. William F. and Sophie (Vorlag) Lewke; brought to U.S., 1870; grad. high sch., Chicago, 1885; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1889; widower; 1 daughter, Bernice. Practiced in Chicago since 1889; asst. to prof. of anatomy, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1887-9; asst. demonstrator opera- tive surgery, same, 1890-2; chief phys. to coroner of Cook Co., 1902-9. Mem. bd. dirs. Chicago Pub. Library, 1897-1900; mem. Dem. Central Com. of Cook Co., 1894-1901. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Lutheran. Mason (Consistory, Shrine). Home: 2349 N. Kedzie Boul.
LEWY, Alfred, M.D., surgeon; b. at Wetumpka, Ala., Apr. 9, 1873; s. Isadore and Jennie Lewy; ed. in grammar school, Chicago, and high school, Des Moines, Ia .; Ia. Business Coll., Des Moines ; M.D., Chicago Home. Med. Coll., 1897; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1898; student in medicine, Univ. of Berlin, 1908; m. Minnie Barnard, of Chicago, Apr. 14, 1904; 3 children: Everett M., Robert B., Lawrence. Spe- cialist in diseases of ear, nose and throat and de- fects of speech; asst. city physician of Chicago since 1901; asst. ear surgeon, Ill. Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary; consulting ear, nose and throat surgeon, Chicago Home for the Friendless; prof. otology, Hahnemann Med. Coll., since 1913; con- sulting otologist, Daily News Fresh Air Sanita- rium. Mem. Am. Inst. Homoeopathy, Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Laryngol. and Otol. Soc., Chicago Home. Med. Soc., Homœ. Oph- thal., Otol. and Laryngol. Soc., Chicago Ornithol. Club. Mem. Nat. Union, Royal Arcanum, B'nai B'rith. Club: City. Contbr. Functional Tests of Hearing, in Ballenger's Diseases of Nose, Throat and Ear; also several monographs on med. sub- jects. Home: 6016 Stony Island Av. Office: 22 E. Washington St.
LEWY, Marks, jeweler; b. Wetumpka, Ala., Dec. 28, 1869; s. Benno and Bertha (Markus) Lewy; ed. pub. schs .; m. Lillie Lewy, of Chicago, June 14, 1898; 3 children: Bertram, Lucile, Elaine. Began in father's jewelry store at Helena, Ark .; started a store there on own account at 19, which con- ducted until 1889; has since been engaged in the jewelry business at Chicago; organized the firm of Lewy Bros., incorporated, 1898, as Lewy Bros. Co., of which is pres. Jewish. Mason, K.P. Home: 5322 Michigan Av. Office: 201 S. State St.
LEYSER, Harry, mfr. ladies' hats. (See vol. 1911.)
L'HOMMEDIEU, Clarence Howard, type found- er; b. Meriden, Conn., Oct. 11, 1872; s. Charles F.
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and Elizabeth (Reynolds) L'Hommedieu; ed. pub. schs. of Conn., Mass., and Pa .; m. Annette Willis, of Arcola, Ill., Aug. 15, 1900; children: Howard, Florence. Began as bookkeeper with mfg. firm, Phila .; removed to Chicago, 1890, and entered em- ploy of Shniedewead & Lee Co., printers' supplies, 1890; later with Mackellar, Smith & Jordan and Julius Heineman Co .; sec. Inland Tool & Mfg. Co., 1895-1903; founder, 1903, Western Type Foundry, of which is pres. and treas. Democrat. Mason. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Birchwood Country, West- moreland Golf. Recreations: golf, books. Home: 1107 Pratt Boul. Office: 117 W. Harrison St.
LIBBERTON, Cora (Mrs. J. H. Libberton), so- prano singer and teacher of singing; b. Milwaukee, Feb. 6, 1890; d. August F. and Lizette Zimmerling; ed. Lewis Inst., Chicago; musical training in Chi- cago and Leipzig, Germany; m. J. Herbert Libber- ton, Nov. 30, 1911. First appeared on stage at 17; studied abroad for operatic career, but on return to Chicago engaged as choir singer; soprano solo- ist 4th Presbyn. Ch. since May, 1913; with Chicago Opera Assn., seasons 1916-17, 1917-18. Mem. Chi- cago Artists' Assn., etc. Home: 1839 Hammond St.
LIBBERTON, William John, clergyman; b. Edin- burgh, Scotland, May 31, 1845; s. Richard Hugh and Catherine (Mark) Libberton; prep. edn. pub. grammar and high schs., Mt. Carroll, Ill., and un- der pvt. tutors; grad. conf. course Rock River Conf., 1883; post-grad. work Univ. of Chicago, 2 yrs .; (D.D., Northern Ill. Coll., Fulton, 1892); m. Sarah Elizabeth Mckay, of Pleasant Valley, Ill., Dec. 30, 1870. In M.E. ministry since 1877; pastor in Ill. at Woodbine, 1877-9, Fair Haven, 1879-81, Durand, 1881-4, Warren, 1884-7, Morrison, 1887-90, DeKalb, 1890-3; pastor at Chicago, Paulina St. Ch., 1893-5, Ingleside Av. Ch., 1895-1900, Joyce Ch., 1900-8, Sacramento Boul. Ch., 1908-13, Wabash Av. Ch., 1914, Barrington, Ill., 1915-16 (retired). Served as pvt., Co. G, 134th Ill. Inf., in Civil War. Mem. G.A.R. (past a.d.c. on staff Nat. Comdr .; served as chaplain and comdr. George H. Thomas Post No. 5; past dept. chaplain of Ill.); mem. I.O.O.F. (past grand Carroll Lodge No. 50.) Home: 5920 E. Circle Avenue.
- LIBBY, George Mifflin Dallas, printer; b. Cape Elizabeth, Me., Feb. 9, 1845; s. George Washington and Sarah J. (Thrasher) Libby; ed. pub. schs. of Me .; m. Ella M. Brown, of Chicago, 1870 (died 1881); m. 2d, Caledonia, Wis., Adaline E. Brown, 1883; children: Lucretia T., Dallas M., Cornelia (Mrs. Claremont Hess, of Detroit). Served in 25th Me. Inf. and 30th Me. Vet. Vols .; was with Bank's Red River Expdn. in the spring of 1864, and en- gaged in battles of Sabine Cross Roads, Pleasant Hill, Cane River, Mansura and Semmesport; after- wards sent to Va. by steamer and served in battle of Deep Bottom, on the James River, and in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, in the fall of 1864, which culminated in the battle of Cedar Creek ("Sheridan's Ride"); participated in Grand Review in Washington, D.C., May, 1865; discharged at Sa- vannah, Ga., Aug. 31, 1865. Learned printing trade in St. John, N.B., and Portland, Me .; came to Chi- cago in 1866; was with H. C. Tiffany & Co. as supt. for a number of years, and in 1884 mem. of firm of Libby & Russell, which later became successively G. M. D. Libby, and Libby and Sherwood, 1891, inc., 1893, as Libby & Sherwood Printing Co., of which was pres., also pres. of its successor, The Libby Company, Printers. Was pres. of Bd. of Edn., Maplewood and Humboldt Dist., before an- nexation to Chicago. Republican. Mem. G.A.R., and Western Soc. Army of the Potomac. Home: 346 N. Hamlin Av. Office: 314 S. Canal St.
LICHTENBERGER, Bertrand Francis, lawyer; b. Shannon, Ill., July 26, 1874; s. William and Mary (Moran) Lichtenberger; ed. Savanna. (Ill.) High Sch .; Knox Coll., Galesburg, Ill .; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1894, LL.B., 1896; m. Estelle Caulfield, of Grand Rapids, Mich., Sept. 23, 1902; children: Es- telle C., Elise M. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1896; prac- ticed at Savanna. 1896-1902; mem. Ill. Legislature, 1901-3. Home: 4572 Lake Park Av. Office: 112 W. Adams St.
LICHTENBERGER, Charles, Jr., publisher; Apr. 8, 1854-Nov. 15, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
LICHTENSTEIN, Walter, librarian; b. Bruns- wick, Germany, Apr. 13, 1880; s. Joseph and Rosa (Elkan) Lichtenstein; came to America, 1882; Ho- boken Acad., 1895; A.B., New York Univ., 1899; A.B., Harvard, 1900, A.M., 1901, Ph.D., 1907; m. Gemma Elizabeth Baumgarten, of Arlington, N.J., Aug. 29, 1906; children, Gemma M. (b. Dec. 6, 1907) and Maxine Marion (b. Dec. 7, 1909). Curator, Hohenzollern Collection, Harvard, 1905-6, and since 1908. Also librarian of Northwestern Univ. and mem. of faculty since 1908, since 1911 with rank and title of prof. Made extensive trips in Europe and South America in interest of leading Ameri- can libraries. Fellow Am. Library Inst .; hon. corr. mem. Geog. Soc. of Lisbon, Portugal; mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Am. Hist. Assn., A.L.A. Clubs: Chi- cago Literary, Caxton, Chicago Library, University of Evanston. Translator Coolidge's Die Vereinig- ten Staaten als Weltmacht (Berlin), 1908; co- editor with Samuel Macauley Jackson of Latin works and the correspondence of Huldreich Zwingli, together with selections from his German works, 1912; issued lengthy report on trip to South Amer- ica, published by Northwestern Univ. as Bulletin, 1915; editor of Bibolotti's Moseteno Vocabulary and Treatises, 1917. Home: 2440 Orrington Av., Evanston, Ill.
LIDGERWOOD, Robert Elliot, knit goods; Jan. 19, 1847-1912. (See vol. 1911.)
LIDSTER, Ralph Eustis, fire insurance; b. Cale- donia, Boone Co., Ill., Mar. 12, 1862; s. Ralph and Elizabeth Curtis (Goulding) Lidster; ed. common schs., Caledonia, and high sch., Beloit, Wis .; m. Virginia Eaton, of Chicago, Dec. 22, 1886; 2 sons: Ralph Eaton, Homer Edward. Began active career at Chicago, Sept. 29, 1883, with Phoenix Assurance Co., Ltd., of London, with which has since contin- ued; now gen. agt. of the company, western dept .; also gen. agt. Imperial Assurance Co. of New York. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Beverly Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 217 W. 61st St. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
LIEBENSTEIN, Sigmund, stock broker; b. Chi- cago, Feb. 10, 1876; s. Charles and Rosa (Fein- berg) Liebenstein; ed. in Germany and Switzer- land and attended Univ. of Chicago until 1894; m. Leona Hartman, of Chicago, 1900; 2 sons: Sig- mund, Jr., and Walter K. Broker in stocks and bonds since 1896. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange (dir.), Chicago Bd. of Trade. Clubs: Standard, Lake Shore Country. Recreations: horseback rid- ing, swimming, tennis and other outdoor athletic sports. Enrolled as mem. Officers' Reserve Corps, U.S.A., 1917. Home: 4826 Greenwood Av. Office: The Rookery.
LIEBERTHAL, David, M.D .; b. Goldingen, Bal- tic Province of Courland, Germany, Mar. 22, 1867: s. Scholem and Wilhelmine (Berg) Lieberthal: grad. gymnasium of classics, Goldingen, 1886; M.D., Univ. of Vienna, 1893; attached as asst. to clinics of dermatology and urology, Vienna Poli- clinic, until coming to Chicago in 1895; m. Adele Maria Reichelt, of Vienna, Feb. 10, 1894; children: Eugene P., Fritz, Paula. Prof. skin and urinary diseases, Loyola Univ., 1900-14; attending phys .. dept. of skin diseases, Michael Reese Hosp .; con- sulting dermatologist to Lakeside Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc .. Chicago Dermatol. Soc .. German Med. Soc .; fellow Chicago Inst. of Medi- cine. Home: 426 Briar Pl. Office: 31 N. State St.
LIEBLING, Emil, musician; Apr. 12. 1851-Jan. 20. 1914. (See Who's Who in America, 1912-13.)
LIES, Eugene Theodore, charity worker; h. Buf- falo, May 8, 1876; s. Peter and Caroline (Schorr) Lies; B.S., Cornell Univ., 1900; New York Sch. of Philanthropy, 1901; m. Emily Margaret Smith, of Buffalo, July 12, 1900; children: Marjorie. Paul. Agt. Buffalo Charity Orgn. Soc., 1900-1, Chicago Bur. of Charities, 1901-7; gen. sec. Minneapolis As- sociated Charities, 1907-12; gen. supt. United Char- ities of Chicago since May 1, 1912. Lecturer Chi- cago Sch. of Civics and Philanthropy. Dir. Il. Com. on Social Legislation, Am. Assn. of Socs. for Organizing Charity; mem. Am. Sociol. Assn., Nat. Conf. of Charities. Clubs: City, Social Service. Home: River Forest, Ill. Office: 168 N. Michigan Av., Chicago.
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LIHME, C. Bai, manufacturer; b. Aalborg, Den- worth) Lilly; ed. pub. grammar schs., Chicago; m. mark, May 24, 1866; s. Herman R. and A. H. (Mo- Carrie Pannell, of Chicago, Nov., 1895; 2 children: Elizabeth Claire, Franklin Pannell. Clerk for Hi- ram J. Thompson, picture and photo supply busi- ness, Chicago, 1885-92; became connected with the Dennison Mfg. Co., shipping tags, etc., 1892, and was city salesman for 22 yrs .; has been mgr. Chi- cago office, same company, since 1914. Republican. Mason (32°, Shriner). Recreations: baseball and whist. Home: 200 N. Pine Av., Austin. Office: 62 E. Randolph St. ser) Lihme: ed. Univ. of Copenhagen; Royal Sch. of Mines, Freiberg, Germany; Univ. of Heidelberg; m. Olga, d. E. C. and Camilla Hegeler, of LaSalle, Ill., July 6, 1901; children: Olga Hegeler, Anita Hegeler, Harold Hegeler, Edward Hegeler. Chief chemist, Pa. Lead Co., 18SS-94; supt. Ill. Zinc Co., 1895-1910; now pres. Industrial Research Labora- tories; pres. L.S.&B.C.R.R .; sec. Matthissen & Hegeler Zinc Co. Mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Am. Elec- trochem. Soc., Am. Inst. Chem. Engrs., Am. Inst. Mining Engrs. Republican. Clubs: Union League, City; Watch Hill (R. I.) Misquamicut Country. Home: 1200 Lake Shore Drive.
LILIENFELD, Edward David, cigar mfr. and dealer; b. Kalamazoo, Mich., June 12, 1869; s. Da- vid and Emelia (Israel) Lilienfeld; ed. grammar and high schs., Kalamazoo; m. Jessie Livingston, of Kalamazoo, Oct. 17, 1894; 2 children: Walter Edward, Virginia. Became connected in 1891 with firm of Lilienfeld Bros. (founded, 1877), cigar mfrs., Kalamazoo; moved to Chicago, 1894, and continued in same line; now pres.Lilienfeld Bros. & Co., Inc .; sec .- treas. José Escalante & Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Jewish religion. Club: Lake Shore Country. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 816 Michigan Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 22 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
LILIENFELD, Eugene W., cigar mfr .; b. Chi- cago, Dec. 7, 1881; s. William P. and Minnie (Price) Lilienfeld; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; St. John's Mil. Acad., Delafield, Wis .; E.E., Armour Inst. Tech., Chicago; m. Beulah, d. Sigmund Silberman, of Chi- cago, Jan. 5, 1908; 1 daughter, Mary. Has been identified since leaving school with cigar business established by father in the 70's; now sec. and dir. Lilienfeld Bros. & Co .; pres. José Escalante & Co. Republican. Mem. of Sinai Congregation. Clubs: Standard, Lake Shore Country. Recreations: mo- toring, golf. Home: 5247 University Av. Office: 22 W. Jackson Boul.
LILJENCRANTZ, Gustave Adolph Mathias, U.S. asst. engr. Removed to Sweden. (See vol. 1911.)
LILL, George, coal; b. in England, May 21, 1845; s. John and Mary (Padley) Lill; came to U.S. in boyhood, parents settling on a farm in Lake Co., Ill .; ed. Janesville (Wis.) public schools; served in Union Army in Civil War as private in 40th Wis. Vols .; m. Chicago, May 21, 1866, Rebecca Jane Fish; children: George H., William West, Edith L. Brick mfr., 1870-85; since then in coal business; pres. George Lill Coal Co .; also identified with a number of other enterprises. Republican. Mem. G.A.R. Mason. Home: 4429 Malden St. Office: 1122 Berwyn Av.
LILL, George Herbert, coal. (See vol. 1911.)
LILL, William West, coal; b. Chicago, Oct. 6, 1870; s. George and Rebecca Jane (Fish) Lill; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and Met. Business Coll .; m. Chicago, June 19, 1895, Mary Laughlin Stewart; children: Edith Agnes, Mary Rebecca. Vice pres. George Lill Coal Co. Republican. Home: 4436 N. Paulina St. Office: 1122 Berwyn Av.
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