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Chicago Assn. Commerce. Independent Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Ath- letic, Mid-Day, Exmoor Country. Home: 1224 Jar- vis Av. Office: Monadnock Blk.
LITTLEJOHN, John Martin, president The Lit- tlejohn Coll. and Hosp. (See vol. 1911.)
LITTLEJOHN, Wiley Jones, retired; b. Fayette Co., Tenn., 1849; s. of Wiley Jones and Margaret (Chisholm) Littlejohn; ed. pvt. schs., Memphis, Tenn .; St. Louis (Mo.) Univ .; m. Memphis, 1873, Mary Louise Poston. Engaged in fire ins. busi- ness at Memphis, 1866; gen. agt. Merchants' Ins. Co., of St. Joseph, Mo., 1874-80; spl. agt., Conn. Fire Ins. Co., of Hartford, 1880-6, asst. mgr. same, 1886-94; mgr. western dept. N. British and Mer- cantile Ins. Co., of Great Britain, 1894-1912 (re- tired). Clubs: Union League, Chicago, Mid-Day, Onwentsia, Glen View. Home: Evanston, Ill.
LITTLER, Harry Evlyn, president Chicago Pie Co. (See vol. 1911.)
LITZINGER, Edward Robert, lawyer; b. Chica- go, Sept. 19, 1874; s. Edward and Julia Litzinger; grad. Holden (pub.) School, Chicago, 1890, supple- mented by business courses; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, 1898; m. Lady Marion Ford, of Chicago, Oct. 5, 1901; 2 daughters: Edwina Marion, Lady Elea- nore. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1898, and since practiced at Chicago; asst. state's atty., 1899; alderman 5th Ward, 1901-3; vice pres. U.S. Tent & Awning Co. since 1905; vice pres. South West Trust Co., West Side Nat. Bank; mem. Bd. of Review, Cook Co. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Trus- tee Ill. Industrial Home for the Blind, 1906-9. Re- publican. Lutheran. Clubs: Hamilton, German. Recreations: athletics, baseball, motoring. Home: 3301 S. Western Av. Boul. Office: Conway Bldg.
LIVINGSTON, Charles George, flour and ce- reals. (See vol. 1911.)
LLEWELLYN, Arthur Joseph Alfred, treasurer Siegel-Myers Correspondence Sch. of Music. (See vol. 1911.)
LLEWELLYN, Edward Beach, musician; b. St. Louis, Jan. 11, 1879; s. James Doel and Anna S. (Stocking) Llewellyn; ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago; m. Josephine Louise Klein, of Chicago, Dec. 29, 1902. Beginning, 1908, served as cornet soloist with Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Min- neapolis Symphony Orchestra, and U.S. Marine Band, appearing in prin. cities of U.S .; soloist at Manhattan Beach, New York, with celebrated Eng- lish Band, 1910; with Chicago Symphony Orchestra as first trumpet player since 1913. Home: 1325 Thorndale Av.
LLEWELLYN, Frank J., contracting engr .: b. at Somersetshire, Eng., May 22, 1861; s. Rev. Lewis and Mary Ann Joanna (Rutt) Llewellyn; ed. Stony Gate Sch., Leicester, Eng .; m. Alberta Cook, of Cannon Falls, Minn., 1887; m. 2d, Mabel Jones, of Chicago, 1911. Was articled apprentice to Gimson & Co., engrs., Leicester, Eng., 1876-82; designing engr. Midland Ry. Carriage & Wagon Co., Shrews- bury, Eng., 1882-4; traveled, 1884-5; chief engr. for Gillette, Herzog Mfg. Co., Minneapolis, 1885-90; vice pres. and chief engr. of same, 1890-1900; sold out to Am. Bridge Co., 1900; pres. Koken Iron Works, St. Louis, 1900-1; now div. contracting mgr. Am. Bridge Co. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Chicago Engrs.' Recreations: golf, chess. Home: 5256 South Park Av. Office: 208 S. LaSalle Street.
LLEWELLYN, John Thomas, mfr .; b. Briton Ferry, South Wales, July 7, 1863; s. Henry and Elizabeth (Gower) Llewellyn; came to America with parents same yr., locating in Chicago; moved to Milwaukee in 1869, attending Bay View High Sch .; m. June 23, 1886, Mary Agnes, d. James Sheriffs, of Milwaukee; 1 son, James Sheriffs. Em- ployed in Milwaukee Works of North Chicago Roll- ing Mill Co. (now Ill. Steel Co.), at 16; advanced to asst. gen. sales agt. when Milwaukee gen. offices moved to Chicago, 1892; took charge of Belle City Malleable Iron Co. Works, Racine, Wis., remain- ing 6 yrs .; organized Chicago Malleable Castings Co., 1899, of which is now vice pres. and gen. mgr .; dir. Roseland State Savings Bank. Methodist. Re-
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publican. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ken- wood, South Shore Country, Midlothian Country. Home: 4827 Kenwood Av. Office: 120th St., cor. S. Racine AV.
LLEWELLYN, Joseph Corson, architect; b. at Phila., July 22, 1855; s. David R. and Huldah S. (Corson) Llewellyn; B.S., Univ. of Ill., 1877; m. Monticello, Ill., May, 1883, Emma Clarinda, d. Wil- liam H. Piatt; children: Ralph Corson, Clarinne, Ruth. Vida. Instr. in Univ. of Ill., 1877-9; with J. W. Givens, of St. Louis, as bldg. supt., 1879-80; supt. Lindell Ry., St. Louis, 1880-6; engaged for self in various branches of work until 1893; since then in practice as architect in Chicago; designed Western Newspaper Bldg., Rueckheim Bros. & Eck- stein Bldg., H. M. Hooker Bldg., Chicago White Lead & Oil Bldg. (all of Chicago); East Aurora High Sch. Bldg .; Citizens Trust & Savings Bank Bldg., Tampa, Fla .; etc. Pres. Architectural League of America 2 terms; mem. A.I.A., Ill. Soc. Archi- tects. Republican. Clubs: Union League, LaGrange Country, Cliff Dwellers. Recreation: golf. Home: 324 6th Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
LLEWELLYN, Ralph Corson, architect and structural engr .; b. St. Louis, Apr. 20, 1884; s. Jo- seph Corson and Emma Clarinda (Piatt) Llewel- lyn; prep. edn. Lyons Township High Sch., La Grange, Ill .; B.S. in A.E., Univ. of Ill., 1906; m. Louise Brooks Tyler, of LaGrange, May 25, 1915. With C. A. Chapman, Inc., 1906-7; asso. in practice with J. C. Llewellyn, since 1907. Mem. Ill. Chapter A.I.A., Chicago Architectural Club (pres. 1915-16), Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi. Republican. Clubs: Uni- versity, LaGrange Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 6344 Blackstone Av. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.
LLEWELLYN, Silas James, iron and steel; b. Briton Ferry, Wales, Oct. 25, 1860; s. Henry and Elizabeth (Gower) Llewellyn; ed. pub. schs., Mil- waukee, Wis .; m. Milwaukee, June 19, 1884, Mary E., d. William B. Parkes; children: Paul Parkes, Gertrude, Elizabeth. Entered employ of North Chi- cago Rolling Mill Co., Milwaukee, Oct., 1879; re- mained with that company and its successor, Ill. Steel Co., until 1895, at Milwaukee; with same company at Chicago, 1895-7; became vice pres. In- land Iron & Forge Co., 1897, which merged, 1899, into Republic Iron & Steel Co., of which was sec. and mem. exec. com .; in 1900, vice pres. Plano Mtg. Co., which was merged into the Internat. Harvester Co .; pres. Interstate Iron & Steel Co. since organi- zation, 1905; also pres. Chicago Malleable Castings Co .; dir. Nat. Bank of the Republic. Mem. Art Inst. Chicago. Mason (32°, K.T.). Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Evanston Country, Glen View. Home: 1246 Ridge Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
LLOYD, Ernest Edgar, paper; b. Toronto, Ont., Aug. 30, 1871; s. Benjamin and Sarah (Stevenson) Lloyd; ed. pub. schs. of Toronto until 1890; m. at Chicago, Dec. 24, 1894, Georgia Chapman; 1 daugh- ter, Lucille Evelyn. In paper business since 1890; formerly with the Whiting Paper Co .; sec. and treas. W. E. Wroe & Co., 1902-8; pres. E. E. Lloyd Paper Co. since 1908. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Traffic. Home: 1704 E. 56th St. Office: 2060, 208 S. LaSalle St.
LLOYD, Frederic Ebenezer John, bishop; b. at Milford Haven, South Wales, June 5, 1859; s. Thom- as and Marie (Clay) Lloyd; ed. English schs. and Dorchester Theol. Coll., Oxfordshire; (Mus. Doc., Coll. of Ch. Musicians, 1895, later M A., Litt.D .: D. D., Rutherford Coll., 1901); married. Ordained ministry Ch. of England, 1882; emigrated to Can. same yr. and held various pastoral positions; came to U.S., 1893, continuing ministerial work; supt. Grace Episcopal Ch. Parish House, Chicago, 4 yrs .; elected bishop coadjutor of Ore., P.E. Ch., 1905, but declined; resigned from P.E. ministry, 1906; ordained to ministry Am. Catholic Ch., June 18, 1915, and consecrated bishop of Ill., Dec. 29, 1915. Mem. 48th Gen. Assembly of Ill. (1912-14), 3d Senatorial Dist .; was mem. Curran Commn. for investigating the home-finding institutions of Ill .; Progressive Republican. Editor: Lloyd's Clerical Directory, 1898, 6th edit., 1913; Lloyd's Ch. Musi- cians' Directory, 1910. Recreations: reading, base- ball. Home: 2968 Michigan Av.
LLOYD, Morton Githens, editor; b. Beverly, N. J., Sept. 10, 1874; s. Clement E. and Irene Emma (Githens) Lloyd; B.S., Univ. of Pa., 1896, Ph.D., 1900, E.E., 1908; post-grad. work, Harvard, 1897-8; Friedrich Wilhelms Universität, Berlin, 1898-9; m. Ethel Tucker, d. George H. Maurer, of Washing- ton, June 20, 1907. Instr. physics, Univ. of Pa., 1899-02; lab. asst., asst. physicist and asso. physi- cist, Bur. of Standards, Washington, 1902-10; tech. editor, Electrical Review and Western Electrician since 1910. Unitarian. Fellow Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Phys. Soc., Am. Elec- trochem. Soc., Franklin Inst., Illuminating En- gring. Soc. (vice pres.), Sigma Xi, Nat. Geog. Soc., Am. Assn. for Labor Legislation, Philos. Soc. Washington, Société Française de Physique, Fair- hope League (pres.), Economic Soc. of Oak Park (pres.); mem. Internat. Elec. Congress, St. Louis, 1904, Turin, 1911; Internat. Engring. Congress, San Francisco, 1915. Awarded Edward Longstreth Medal, Franklin Inst., 1910. Clubs: City, Prairie. Contbr. numerous articles in scientific and tech. pubs. Home: 1040 Ontario St., Oak Park, Ill. Of- fice: 1650, 608 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
LLOYD, Rhys Rees, lecturer; b. Hirwain, Wales, Mar. 14, 1855; s. Rhys W. and Margaret (Pugh). Lloyd; A.B., Marietta Coll., 1884, A.M., 1885 (D.D.); B.D., Chicago Theol. Sem., 1887, grad. student of same, 1891-2; m. Sarah A. Davis, of Scranton, Pa., Sept. 15, 1875; 3 children: Alfred F., Mrs. Sidney Anderson, Margaret D. Ordained Congl. ministry, 1887; pastor Cal. Av. Ch., Chicago, 1887-90, Geneva, Ill., 1890-2; prof. N. T. Greek and exegesis, Pacific Theol. Sem., Oakland, Cal., 1892-1903; lecturer since 1903. Lecturer on N.T., Internat. Training Sch. for Y.M.C.A. Secretaries, Chicago, 1892; pas- tor Mills Coll., Cal., 1898-1900. First pres. Chicago Christian Endeavor Union, 1890-1; life mem. Nat. Christian Endeavor Soc. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Upsilon. Author: Baptism as Taught in the Scriptures, 1895; Historic Christ in the Letters of Paul, 1896; The Best Address Ever Made. Home: 4540 N. Racine Av.
LLOYD, William Bross, lawyer; b. Chicago, 1875; s. late Henry Demarest and Jessie (Bross) Lloyd; A.B., Harvard, 1898, LL.B., 1902; m. San Antonio, Tex., Lola Maverick, Nov. 1, 1902 (divorced June 8, 1916); 4 children: Jessie Bross, Mary Maverick, William Bross, Jr., George. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1902, and since in practice at Chicago. Active in Socialist movement; was Socialist nominee for pres. Bd. Co. Commrs. Dir. The Tribune Co .; agt. and mgr. The Lloyd Properties. Clubs: Illinois Athletic, Chicago Automobile, Harvard, Press. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 1308 Tribune Bldg., Chicago.
LLOYD, William G., mfr. stationery and blank books; b. Chicago, May 15, 1855; s. Thomas and Mary (Schoefield) Lloyd; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Adeline B., d. Frank T. and Margaret Bellman, of Ft. Atkinson, Wis., Feb. 17, 1908. Began to mfr. blank books and stationery at Chicago in 1880; pres. and treas. W. G. Lloyd Co .; vice pres. Stev- ens, Maloney & Co., E. E. Lloyd Paper Co .; dir. Met. Fire Ins. Co .; treas. Accounting Devices Co., Evanston, Ill. Catholic. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automobile, Edgewater Golf, South Shore Country. Recreation: motoring. Home: 905 Lake- side Pl. Office: 626 S. Clark St.
LLOYD, William John, supt. Western Union Telegraph Co. Removed to Denver, Colo. (See vol. 1911.)
LOBAUGH, Joseph Mateer, live stock commn .; b. Clarion Co., Pa., Dec. 4, 1857; s. David and Mar- garet (Miller) Lobaugh; A.B., Washington and Jef- ferson Coll., Washington, Pa., 1882; registered as a student at law, Pittsburgh, 1882; teacher in Curry Inst., Pittsburgh, 1882-3; admitted to bar in Kan., 1884; m. Pittsburgh, June 24, 1886, Mary T. Barnes; children: Cummings Howard, Charles Mateer, Irene. Practiced law in Kan., 1885-9; then cashier Comanche Co. State Bank, Coldwater, Kan., until Jan., 1903; also engaged in ranching in Kan., and accumulated large holdings of real estate; moved to Chicago, Jan., 1903, to assume management of the Drumm Commn. Co., live stock salesmen and brokers. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (was several years master of his lodge at Coldwater,
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Kan.). Club: Saddle and Sirloin. Home: Blue Is- land, Ill. Office: Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards, Chicago.
LOBDELL, Edwin Lyman, investment banker; b. in Ill., July 14, 1857; s. Charles W. and Eliza J. (Gere) Lobdell; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Jan. 4, 1883, Annie Philpot; children: Charles, Adeline (Mrs. Henry Atwater), Edith. Came to Chicago, 1873; on Bd. of Trade as partner in firm of Nash, Wright & Co., and in 1888 started brokerage and banking business; mem. firm Lobdell, Farwell & Co., 1890-8; now head Edwin L. Lobdell & Co., in- vestment securities. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Bankers', Chicago Literary, City, Exmoor Country, Coleman Lake. Home: 2716 Prairie Av. Office: The Rookery.
LOBDELL, Effie Leola, M.D., surgeon; b. Wash- ington Island, Wis .; d. Joseph Judson and Eliza- beth M. (Napier) Lobdell; grad. Green Bay (Wis.) High Sch., 1886; M.D., Univ. of Ind. Med. Dept., 1891, and at same time received Ph.G. for spl. work. Practiced in Chicago since 1891; specializes in operative gynecology and obstetrics; chief wo- man phys., staff of Ill. Eastern Hosp. for Insane, 1893; obstetrician and pediatrician, Cook Co. Hosp., 1900-4; attending gynecologist, Municipal Tuber- culosis Sanitarium, 1916. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Med. Women's Club of Ill., Ill. Press Assn., Med. Women's Mil. Reserve of Women's Sect. Navy League. Rationalist. Clubs: Woman's City, The Cordon. Contbr. many popular med. articles for contemporary med. jours. Resi- dence: Plaza Hotel. Office: 802 Marshall Field Bldg.
LOBDELL, Harry Harrison, grain and stocks; b. Rochester, N.Y., Aug. 10, 1866; s. J. Harvey and Julia (Harrison) Lobdell; ed. pub. schs .; m. Nellie F., d. S. Warren Lamson, of Chicago, Sept. 24, 1890; children: Warren L., Ruth L., Harrison. Began business career as an office boy in 1883 with George W. Ludlow & Co., mfrs. of boots and shoes; left that firm, 1891, to organize the Harry H. Lobdell Co., mfrs. of shoes, of which was mgr. and treas. until 1915; mem. Lamson Bros. & Co., grain and stock brokers, since Feb., 1915. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Industrial, Chi- cago Yacht, Exmoor Country, South Shore Coun- try. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 3958 Ellis Av. Office: 6 Board of Trade Bldg.
LOCHNER, Louis Paul, pacifist. (See Who's Who in America.)
LOCKETT, Oswald, retired hardware mcht .; b. Manchester, Eng., Aug. 1, 1843; s. James Garnet and Sarah (Gunner) Lockett; ed. com. schs., Bos- ton; m. at Chicago, Anna Maria Wood, of Gales- burg, Ill., Oct. 17, 1876; children: Oswald (mem. Lockett & Co., mdse. brokers), Kenneth (sales mgr. The G. A. Buhl Co.), Anna, Harold (with Detroit Steel Products Co.). Came to Chicago, Oct., 1863; entered employ of Botsford & Kimball, hardware; with Edwin Hunt, wholesale and retail hardware, 1865-71; on May 2, 1872, formed co-partnership with Frank B. Orr, under firm name of Orr & Lockett, inc. 1890, as Orr & Lockett Hardware Co., of which was pres. and treas .; now retired. Repub- lican. Swedenborgian. Club: Union League. Home: 823 Michigan Av., Evanston, Ill.
LOCKWOOD, Isaac Le Grand, railroad man. (See vol. 1911.)
LOCY, William Albert, zoologist; b. Troy, Mich., Sept. 14, 1857; s. Lorenzo D. and Sarah (Kings- bury) Locy; B.Sc., Univ. of Mich., 1881, M.Sc., 1884; grad. student in biology, same, 1881-2; fellow in biology, Harvard, 1884-5, Univ. of Berlin, 1891; hon. fellow Univ. of Chicago, 1894-5, Ph. D., 1895; (Sc. D., University of Michigan, 1906); m. Ellen East- man, of Flint, Mich., June 26, 1883. Prof. biol- ogy, 1887-9, animal morphology, 1889-96, Lake Forest (Ill.) Univ .; prof. physiology, Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1891; prof. zoology, Northwestern Univ., since 1896. Trustee Marine Biol. Station; investigator, Zoöl. Station, Naples, Oct., 1902-Feb., 1903. Mem. Am. Anat. Assn., Am. Soc. Naturalists, Am. Zoöl. Soc. (pres. 1915), Delta Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi. Address: 1745 Orrington Av., Evanston, Ill.
LOEB, Albert Henry, vice pres. and treas. Sears, Roebuck & Co .; b. Rockford, Ill., Feb. 18, 1868; s.
Moritz and Johanna (Unna) Loeb; ed. pub. schs., Chicago high schs. and Johns Hopkins Univ. (class- ical and economic course to 1887) ; m. Chicago, Apr. 26, 1894, Anna Bohnen; children: Allan M., Ernest G., Richard A. and Thomas H. After leaving sch. taught in pub. evening schs. in Chicago, at same time studying law; admitted to Ill. bar, 1889, and practiced law in firm of Loeb & Adler until 1901, when became sec. of Sears, Roebuck & Co., of which has been vice pres. and treas. since 1908. Clubs: Union League, Standard, Ravisloe, Lake Shore Country. Recreations: books, golf, chess. Home: 5017 Ellis Av. Office: 925 S. Homan Av.
LOEB, Jacob Moritz, insurance; b. Chicago, Sept. 17, 1875; s. Moritz and Johanna (Unna) Loeb; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Rose Stein, of Chicago, June 1, 1897; children: Mildred Caroline, Hamilton Moritz, Mary Jane, John Jacob. Has engaged in ins. business since age of 16; mem. ins. firm Loeb & Coffey, 1894-6, J. M. Loeb & Co., 1896-7; ins. broker, 1897-1902; mem. firm Eliel & Loeb, 1902-16, inc. May, 1916, as Eliel & Loeb Co., of which is pres .; dir. Humboldt Fire Ins. Co. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Edn. since 1913 (present term expires 1922, vice pres. 1914, pres. Dec. 15, 1914-June 17, 1917) ; instrumental in inaugurating mil. training in pub. high schs. Pres. Chicago Hebrew Inst. since 1912; dir. Nat. Council Y.M. Hebrew and Kindred Assn .; mem. Am. Jewish Com .; dir. Mary Thompson Hosp. for Women and Children, Central Free Dispensary. Mason (Past Master Chicago Lodge 437). Clubs: Standard, Ill. Athletic, Idlewild, Ravisloe, Iro- quois, City, Germania. Recreation: books. Home: 4860 Kimbark Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
LOEB, James I., insurance; b. Cincinnati, Jan. 7, 1874; s. Isaac and Sarah (Wurmser) Loeb; ed. pub. schs., Cincinnati; m. Viola Klein, of Chicago, June 11, 1900; children: Virginia, James I., Jr. In fur- niture in Kansas City Mo., 3 yrs .; removed to Chi- cago, 1892, and entered employ of A. Loeb & Sons, ins .; in ins. business on own account, 1895-1908; mem. firm Wile, Loeb & Gutman, 1905-16; of Klee, Rogers, Wile & Loeb since 1916. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Trustee Home for Aged Jews; mem. Sinai Congregation. Mason. . Republican. Clubs: City, Standard, Ravisloe. Recreation: golf. Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel. Office: 1637 In- surance Exchange.
LOEB, Leo A., underwriter; b. Memphis, Tenn., June 20, 1867; s. Adolph and Lucille (Hart) Loeb; grad. high sch., Chicago, 1883; m. Chicago, Jan. 19, 1893, Minnie Elson. On June 20, 1887, entered the ins. agency of A. Loeb & Son, established by his father, 1873, and in which was partner; now pres. Loeb's Ins. Agency Co. Republican. Club: Ravisloe Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 4605 Woodlawn Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
LOEB, Max, real estate and live stock; b. Ap- pleton, Wis., Feb. 18, 1884; s. Fred and Rosa (Loeb) Loeb; ed. Univ. of Wis .; m. Alice J. Frank, of Chi- cago, Apr. 28, 1909; children: Eleanor Alice, Doro- thy. Entered live stock and real estate business, 1907; vice pres. Loeb & Hammel; partner Loeb- Hammel Realty Co .; pres. Wis. Dairy Co. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Edn. Mem. Chicago Assn. Com- merce, Wis. Advancement Assn. (dir.). Sec. Alum- ni Assn. Univ. of Wis., 1905-7, also editor Wis. Alumni Magazine. Republican. Mason; mem. B'nai B'rith. Clubs: Hamilton, City, Ravisloe Country. Book and Play, Univ. of Wis. Club. Home: 4854 Grand Boul. Office: 140 S. Dearborn St.
LOEBER, Paul C., real estate; b. Watertown, Wis., May 15, 1880; s. Christian A. (D.D.) and Lou- ise A. (Waller) Loeber; ed. pub, and pvt. schs., Chicago; m. Norma B. Hyatt, of Chicago, Aug. 31, 1905; 2 children: Norma G., Paul C., Jr. Began ac- tive career in employ of William H. Lochde, real estate, 1899; associated with John P. Pross, 1909, in organizing firm of Paul C. Loeber & Co., which still continues. Mem. Cook Co. Real Estate Bd. (dir.). Chicago Assn. Commerce, Chicago Bd. of Underwriters, Wis. Soc. of Chicago. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Lincoln Park Lodge No. 611, A.F. and A.M .; Oriental Consistory, 32°, S.P.R.S .; Me- dinah Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. Clubs: Hamilton (dir. ), German, Edgewater Golf (dir.). Recreations: golf, swimming. motoring. Home: 6314 Lakewood Av. . Office: 1501 Conway Bldg.
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LOEHR, Leon L., secretary Merchants' Loan & Fride (Marcus) Loewenthal; ed. at Gustrow, Ger- Trust Co .; b. Bloomington, Ill., Nov. 15, 1864; s. many; m. Sophia New, of Chicago, May 21, 1876 Charles P. and Elizabeth (Schausten) Loehr; A.M. (died 1911); children: Edward D., Grace (Mrs. L. and M.S., Ill. Wesleyan Univ., Bloomington, 1885; M. Katz), Ralph M., Lester (deceased), Edna C. Came to U.S., 1865; has been in the scrap rubber and scrap metal business since 1871; engaged in cotton goods and mattress supply business, under name of Loewenthal & New Co., 1892-1915; now pres. The Loewenthal Co., scrap rubber; also pres. Loewenthal-Farber-Katz Co., cotton goods. Dir. United Hebrew Charities, Home for Aged Jews, and Michael Reese Hosp. Home: 4740 Kimbark Av. Office: 32 S. 5th Av. LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1893; m. Har- riet Fayette, of Chicago, Aug. 11, 1898. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1893; mem. law firm of Rich & Loehr, 1898-1900; became connected with the Merchants' Loan & Trust Co., 1900, sec. and trust officer since 1901. Trustee Valparaiso (Ind.) Univ., Disciples' Divinity House of Univ. of Chicago. Mem. Chris- tian (Disciples) Ch. Mem. Sigma Chi. Mason (K. T., Shriner). Home: 704 Independence Boul. Of- fice: 112 W. Adams St.
LOEPPERT, Henry C., clergyman; b. Redwitz, Germany, Apr. 4, 1866; s. Henry and Christiana (Schneider) Loeppert; preliminary edn. in Ger- many; student Baldwin-Wallace Coll., Berea, O., 1887-90; m. Elizabeth Julia Dieterich, of Sandwich, Ill., Oct. 8, 1891; children: Henry V., Walburga Klara, Karl Dieterich, Esther Margarete. Came to U.S., 1881; ordained German Meth. ministry, 1889; dist. supt. Chicago Dist. since 1908. Pres. German Meth. Preachers' Meeting. Mem. Bd. of Edn. M.E. Ch .; trustee Orphans' Home, Berea, O .; sec. Beth- any House Center, Chicago. Republican. Home: 654 Oakdale Av.
LOESCH, Charles Frederick, lawyer; b. Buffalo, N.Y., Mar. 18, 1857; s. Frank and Mary (Fisher) Loesch; ed. pub. schs. of Buffalo; Union Coll. of Law (now Northwestern Univ. Law Sch.), Chica- go, 1886; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1887, and since practiced in Chicago; mem. Loesch Bros. & Howell, 1892-1905, Loesch, Scofield & Loesch since 1905. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Re- publican. Clubs: Union League, University. Rec- reations: motoring, farming. Home: Hawthorne Grove, DesPlaines, Ill. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
LOESCH, Frank Joseph, lawyer; b. Buffalo, N. Y., Apr. 9, 1852; s. Frank and Mary (Fisher) Loesch; pub. sch. edn .; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1874; m. Lydia T. Richards, of Chicago, Oct. 2, 1873; children: Angeline L. (wife of Dr. Robert E. Graves), Winifred L. (Mrs. Frederick Z. Marx), Richard L., Joseph B. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1874; sr. mem. firm of Loesch, Scofield & Loesch; counsel at Chicago for Pa. lines west of Pitts- burgh since Apr., 1886; spl. state's atty. in and for Cook Co., Ill., to investigate and prosecute frauds committed at 1st direct primary, 1908-9; gen. coun- sel Chicago Union Station Co. since 1913. Mem. Chicago Bd. Edn., 1898-1902. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. (pres. 1906-7). Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League (pres. 1916-17), University, Law, City, Glen View Golf. Home: 4247 Hazel Av. Office: Otis Bldg.
LOESCHER, Hermann, tanner; May 22, 1846- Oct., 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
LOEWENSTEIN, Emanuel, mortgage banker; b. Chicago, Apr. 19, 1870; s. Leopold and Clara (Gold- smith) Loewenstein; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Frances Goodman, of Chicago, Dec. 12, 1898; chil- dren: Louise, Helen. Mem. L. Loewenstein & Sons, wholesale clothing mfrs., 1884-1907; retired, 1907, and traveled abroad; founded firm of E. &. S. Loew- enstein, mortgage and bond bankers, 1912. Mem. Cook Co. Real Estate Bd., Chicago Assn. Com- merce. Republican. Mem. Sinai Congregation. Clubs: City, Ravisloe. Recreations: travel, golf, fishing. Home: 4534 Ellis Av. Office: 40 N. Dear- born St.
LOEWENSTEIN, Sidney, real estate mortgage loans; b. Chicago, Oct. 18, 1871; s. Leopold and Clara (Goldsmith) Loewenstein; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; LL.B., Univ. of Chicago Law Sch., 1911; m. Alma Mannheimer, of Chicago, Oct. 15, 1902; 1 son, Richard M. Mem. wholesale clothing firm of L. Loewenstein & Sons, 1890-1907; practiced law, 1911-12; mem. firm of E. & S. Loewenstein, real es- tate mortgages and loans, since 1912. Dir. Michael Reese Hosp. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Jewish re- ligion. Clubs: City, Standard, Ravisloe Country. Home: 4930 Woodlawn Av. Office: 40 N. Dearborn Street.
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