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*MARTIN, Joseph Earle, coal. (See vol. 1911.) MARTIN, Nicholas, teas and coffees; Apr. 15, 1845-Mar. 13, 1912. (See. vol. 1911.)
MARTIN, Robert Delos, lawyer; b. at Freeport, Ill., Aug. 28, 1860; s. Dr. Chancellor and Mary F. (Hall) Martin, of English ancestry; grad. Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1876; A.B., Yale, 1880; LL. B., Columbia Law Sch., 1882; m. New York, Jan. 25, 1891, Harriet S. Joy, of Newark, N.J .; children: Joy Delos, Helen Joy. Admitted to bar in N.Y. City, 1882; practiced at Mitchell, S.D., and was elected judge of probate court there; came to Chi- cago about 1894, and since engaged in gen. prac- tice of law; mem. firm of Iles & Martin, 1900-14, since practicing alone. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Clubs: Yale, Hamilton, Kenwood. Home: 4828 Kimbark Av. Of- fice: Tribune Bldg.
(Grant) Martin; prep. edn. Salem (Mass.) } Sch .; A.B., Brown Univ., 1904; A.M., Harvard, 1905, Ph.D., 1910; unmarried. Teacher, St. George's Sch., Newport, R.I., 1905-7; instr. English, 1911-13, asst. prof. since 1913, Northwestern Univ. Abroad, 1910-11, as holder Sheldon traveling fellowship from Harvard; during that time was resident of Passmore Edwards Settlement House, Tavistock Pl., London. Mem. Delta Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa. Republican. Club: University of Evanston. Edi- tor: A Book of English Literature (with F. B. Snyder), 1916; Representative English Plays (with J. S. P. Tatlock), 1916. Recreation: tennis. Home: 614 Clark St., Evanston, Ill.
MARTIN, Samuel H., president Northwestern Electric Co .; b. nr. Belfast, Ireland, Nov. 25, 1874; s. William and Margaret A. (Scott) Martin; ed. nat. schs., Ireland; Y.M.C.A. and Lewis Inst., also evening schs., Chicago; m. Emma C. Miller, of Chi- cago, Apr. 16, 1903; 6 children: S. Howard (de- ceased), Gladys Virginia, Ruth Elizabeth, Alice Margaret, Florence Marie, Paul Miller. Came to U.S., 1892, and settled in Chicago, 1893; identified with elec. business since 1895; pres. and mgr. Northwestern Electric Co., mfrs. and dealers elec- tric dynamos, motors, converters, etc., since 1903; inventor of the Martin Rotary Converter. Presby- terian. Recreations: motoring, Sunday School work. Home: 4832 N. Bernard St. Office: 412 S. Hoyne Av.
MARTIN, William Hoffman, commission mcht .; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Aug. 8, 1863; s. William A. and Margaret (Myers) Martin; grad. Brooklyn Poly. Inst., 1879; A.B., Williams, 1884; m. Lilla Busch, of Brooklyn, May 22, 1891; 2 sons: Briton and John. Began in brokerage business, N.Y. City, 1884; mem. Coster & Martin, 1886-92, McPherran, Martin & Jackson, 1893-5; removed to Chicago, 1890, and was member Bd. of Trade until 1906; in N.Y. City, 1906-8; returned to Chicago, 1909, and again became mem. Bd. of Trade (dir. 1917-20). Episcopalian. Clubs: University, Indian Hill Coun- try, Bob o' Link Golf. Home: 812 Ash St., Win- netka, Ill. Office: 56 Board of Trade, Chicago.
MARTIN, William P., investments; b. Baltimore, Md., Sept. 26, 1866; ed. Univ. of Pa .; married. Iden- tified with the gas and lighting business during entire business career; was gen. mgr. and vice pres. Union Carbide Co. and Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co .; now handling investments. Clubs: Chi- cago, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 606 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
MARTY, Carl, wholesale cheese; b. Gachnang, Canton Thurgan, Switzerland, Apr. 3, 1873; s. of Jacob and Katherina (Burkhalter) Marty; came to U.S., 1887; ed. pub. schs. and short time in Mayer's Business Coll., Milwaukee, Wis .; m. Verena Isely, of Monroe, Wis., Dec. 16, 1897; 4 children: Carl O., Walter L., Katherine V., Robert F. Engaged as farm hand and cheese maker in Wis., 1887-93; bookkeeper, 1893-6; editor of Green County Her- ald, Monroe, Wis., 1896-1901; bookkeeper, Charles Zuecher, wholesale cheese, Brodhead, Wis., 1901-7; bookkeeper firm Glauser-Marty Co., 1907; pres. Carl Marty & Co., since 1914. Was mem. of School Bd. of Monroe, Wis., 1900-1. Mem. of Schweizer- Maennerchor, Chicago (ex-pres.). Clubs: German, Swiss Benevolent Club (dir.). Recreations: hunt- ing, fishing. Home: 832 Junior Terrace. Office: 216-218 W. Ohio St.
MARTYN, Chauncey White, lawyer; b. Canton, N.Y., July 17, 1865; s. of Albert T. and Mary S. (Clark) Martyn; B.S., St. Lawrence Univ., Canton, N.Y., 1885; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1890. Resident of Chicago since 1888; admitted to Ill. bar, 1890, afterward in gen. practice in Chi- cago; atty. with Standard Oil Co. since 1904 and gen. atty. since 1915. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Clubs: University, Floss- moor Country, South Shore Country, Kenwood. Home: 1343 Madison Park. Office: 934 Edison Bldg.
MARX, see also Marks.
MARX, Frederick Z., lawyer; b. St. Louis, Apr. 23, 1876; s. Zero and Amelia (Haase) Marx; ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago; University Sch., Chicago; spl. courses Univ. of Chicago; LL.B., Lake
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Forest Univ., 1897; m. Winifred G., d. Frank J. Loesch, of Chicago, Oct. 22, 1903; 1 son, Winfred Llewellyn. Admitted to Ill. bar, June, 1897, and since practiced in Chicago; became associated with Rogers & Mahoney (Mr. Rogers then being mas- ter in chancery of Circuit Court of Cook Co.) and continued with the firm 10 yrs .; since engaged in gen. practice alone. Dir. Citizens' Assn., Chicago. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chi- cago Soc. of Advocates, Law Club. Republican. Protestant. Clubs: City, Union League. Home: 4243 Hazel Av. Office: Title and Trust Bldg.
MARX, Marcus, vice president Hart, Schaffner & Marx. Club: Standard. Home: 3658 Michigan Av. Office: 36 S. Franklin St.
MARX, Samuel A., architect; b. Natchez, Miss., Aug. 27, 1885; s. Jonas and Annie Marx; prep. edn. Phillips Acad., Exeter, N.H .; B.S. in Architecture, Mass. Inst. Tech., 1907; studied École des Beaux Arts, Paris; m. Margaret Schaffner, of Chicago, June 10, 1915. Began as draftsman with Kilham & Hopkins, architects, Boston; removed to Chicago, 1908, and became connected with Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge; assisted, 1909, in organizing firm of Le- benbaum, Marx & Vigeant, which so continues; firm architects for New Orleans Municipal Art Museum; industrial town of Langeloth, Pa .; ter- minal of the "Frisco" R.R., Oklahoma City, Okla .; etc. Mem. A.I.A., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Jew- ish religion. Club: Lake Shore Country. Recrea- tions: golf, tennis, painting. Home: 1120 E. 48th St. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
MARX, Zero, president Zero Marx Sign Works; 1849-Dec. 31, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
MASHEK, Vojta Frank, lumberman; b. Kewau- nee, Wis., Sept. 12, 1867; s. of Vojta and Anna (Kwapil) Mashek; ed. Kewaunee High Sch. to 1881; Markham Acad., Milwaukee, Wis., 1881-4; A.B., Cornell Univ., 1889; m. Litchfield, Ill., Feb. 25, 1902, June S. Crabb; 1 son, Vojta F., Jr. After graduation entered wholesale lumber business at Chicago and is now pres. of Pilsen Lumber Co., Wachsmuth Lumber Co. (Bayfield, Wis.), Federal Union Ins. Co. of Chicago, Kalkaska Steamship Co .; dir. Kaspar State Bank. Mem. Chamber of Commerce U.S.A., Chicago Assn. of Commerce (chmn. lumber div.), Phi Beta Kappa, Chi Psi. Ma- son. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic, Indus- trial, Union League, Midlothian, South Shore Country. Recreations: golf, fishing, reading. Home: 5045 Ellis Av. Office: 2201 Laflin St.
MASON, Amelia Gere, author; b. Northampton, Mass .; d. Frederick and Ruth Sheldon (Warner) Gere; grad. Mt. Holyoke Coll .; spl. studies in mu- sic, New York and Boston; m. Alverin Armington Mason, of Chicago, Dec. 18, 1872 (died Aug. 16, 1904). Has spent 7 yrs. in Europe gathering ma- terial for her books in foreign libraries. Clubs: Fortnightly, Little Room, The Antiquarians. Au- thor: The Women of the French Salons, 1891; Woman in the Golden Ages, 1901. Contbr. to mags. Address: The Tudor, 645 Cass St.
MASON, Arthur John, contracting engineer; b. Melbourne, Australia, June 1, 1857; s. Cyrus and Jessie (Campbell) Mason; ed. pub. schs. and Univ. of Melbourne; m. Kansas City, Mo., Jan., 1886, Hat- tie Adelaide Devol; children: Arthur John, Jr., Mar- jorie Jessy (Mrs. Horace B. Horton), Harriet De- vol, Carroll Adelaide. In Australia was engaged as engr. in chief's dept. of govt. rys., and in 1881 came to U.S., and engaged in engring. work in Cal., Ore .. Utah, Colo., and Kan. Lived in Kansas City, 1884-1900, and was asst. city engr. and mem. Bd. of Pub. Works there; after extensive experi- ments joined Frank K. Hoover in the firm of Hoo- ver & Mason, contracting engrs. for the design and mfr. of machinery for the handling of iron ore from mine to furnace, and for processes and ap- purtenances in the iron and steel industry. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs. Clubs: Chicago Literary, Engineers', Chicago Athletic, Quadran- gle, Flossmoor, Olympia Fields (Chicago); Engi- neers' (New York). Recreation: golf. Home: 5715 Woodlawn Av. Office: 80 E. Jackson Boul.
MASON, Charles T., lawyer; Jan. 16, 1866-Jan. 2, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
MASON, Frank G., M.D .; June 8, 1865-Dec. 22, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
MASON, Fred Bonfoy, life ins .; b. Chicago, Apr. 24, 1868; s. Ira J. and Clara (Bonfoy) Mason; A.B., Oberlin, 1890; m. Bertha Sickles Pfeffer; children: Ira J., 2d, Ruth Glidden. Entered service of Aetna Life Ins. Co. as a solicitor, Aug., 1890; became partner with father in firm of Ira J. Mason & Son, Jan., 1900, and since death of father in 1905, gen. agt. of Aetna Life Ins. Co. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton. Home: 1051 Belden Av. Office: 1140 Trib- une Bldg.
MASON, George; b. Paisley, Scotland, Mar. 1, 1840; s. Carlisle and Jean (McArthur) Mason; par- ents removed to Chicago, 1844; ed. pvt. schs., Chi- cago and scientific dept. Univ. of Mich., leaving in sr. yr. to enlist in 12th Ill. Inf .; served on staff of Gen. McArthur at Battle of Shiloh, where his horse was killed under him; promoted adjt. for merito- rious conduct there, and later acting asst. adjt. gen. on Gen. Oglesby's staff; with 16th Army Corps in campaigns of Army of the Tenn., up to the fall of Atlanta; bvtd. maj., Mar., 1865, "for gallant and meritorious service"; returned to Chi- cago on completion of his term of service in army; m. June 18, 1867; 1 son, Carlisle. Became inter- ested in the Excelsior Iron Works, of which was pres. many years and later identified with the Miehle Printing Press & Mfg. Co. as vice pres. until Oct., 1910; now pres. Superior Construction Co., crushed stone, Dell Rapids, S.Dak. Dir. Chi- cago Pub. Library, 1873-80; on exec. com. Inter- State Industrial Expn., 1880-92; West Park Com- mr., 1885-92, part of time pres .; mem. and sec. of Shiloh Battlefield Commn .; commr. to Paris Expn .. 1900; mem. and chmn. bd. of inspectors, House of Correction, 1901-12; dir. Central Free Dispensary. Republican. First vice pres. Soc. of Army of the Tenn .; pres. Memorial Hall Assn. Comdr. America Post, G.A.R., 1902, and of Ill. Commandery Loyal Legion, 1903-4. Club: Illinois. Home: 2737 Hamp- den Ct. Office: 133 W. Washington St.
MASON, George Allen, lawyer; b. Chicago, June 25, 1870; s. Daniel Webster and Martha Frances (Gould) Mason; A.B., Williams Coll., 1891; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1894; m. Elizabeth Leavitt Norcross, of Janesville, Wis., June 15, 1898; 2 sons: Paul Norcross (deceased), George Allen, Jr. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1894; associated with Lyman & Jackson, 1894-7; mem. firm Mason & Noyes, 1899-1905; asst. corpn. counsel of Chicago. 1907-11; city atty. of Highland Park, Il1 .. 1909-11: city atty. Lake Forest, Ill., 1911-12. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Legal Club, Law Club, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Republican. Episco- palian. Clubs: University, Exmoor Country. High- land Park. Joint Author: Mason and Fuller on Special Assessments in Illinois, 1898. Recreations: golf, sailing. Home: 180 Hazel Av., Highland Park, Ill. Office: 1508, 69 W. Washington St., Chicago.
MASON, George H., lawyer: b. Niagara Falls (South), Ont., Can .. June 11, 1874: s. John J. and Amelia (Evans) Mason: attended sch. in Can .; grad. Cheboygan (Mich.) High Sch .. 1890: I.L.B., Chicago Law Sch. (Lake Forest Univ.), 1895: m. May Colbert, of Chicago, June 28, 1909. Practiced in Chicago since 1896; formerly mem. law firms Ives & Mason, Ives, Mason & Wyman, and Mason & Wyman; now practicing alone. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Mason; Past Regent Pro- gressive Council No. 940. Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Westward Ho Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 5327 Harper Av. Office: 69 W. Washington Street.
MASON, John Benedict, M.D .: b. Niagara Falls, Ont., Can., Feb. 13, 1870: s. John J. and Amelia (Evans) Mason: D.D.S., Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery, 1892; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1894: m. Mollie A. Thielberg, of Chicago, Oct. 15, 1907. Came to Chicago from Chebyogan, Mich., 1S&S; drug clerk until 1892: engaged in dental practice, 1892-4; practiced medicine since 1894. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Recreations: golf, au- tomobiling. Home: 5315 Washington Boul. Office: 25 EC. Washington St.
MASON, Julian Starkweather, newspaper man; b. Chicago, July 8, 1876: s. Edward Gay and Julia Maria (Starkweather) Mason; Yale Univ., class of
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1898; m. Florence Grey, Chicago, July 1, 1908. toring, golf. Home: 3523 Adams St. Office: 2279
Chief editorial writer Chicago Evening Post. Dir. S. Union St. Ill. Children's Home and Aid Soc. Democrat. Pres- byterian. Mem. Chicago Hist. Soc., Psi Upsilon. Club: Saddle and Cycle. Home: 1355 N. State St. Office: Chicago Evening Post.
MASON, Lewis F., lawyer; b. Chicago, Aug. 20, 1874; s. William Ernest (now M.C.) and Julia Edith (White) Mason; high schs., Washington and Chi- cago; student Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 2 yrs .; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law; m. Emily M. Coon, of Waukegan, Ill., June 22, 1898; 1 daughter, Eleanor. Admitted to bar, June, 1896; in partnership with father, firm of Mason & Mason since 1898; U.S. commr. for Northern Dist. of Ill. since 1898. Re- publican. Club: Hamilton. Home: Waukegan, Ill. Offices: 108 S. LaSalle St. and 807 Federal Bldg., Chicago.
MASON, Roswell Bertram, lawyer; b. Chicago, Feb. 24, 1873; s. of Edward Gay and Julia Maria (Starkweather) Mason; A.B., Yale, 1895; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1897; m. Janet Steb- bins Warren, June 29, 1912; 1 child, Annie Warren. Admitted to bar, 1897; asst. corpn. counsel of Chi- cago, 1899-1902, 1st asst., 1901-2; master in chan- cery Circuit Court of Cook Co. since Dec. 1, 1904. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Demo- crat. Clubs: University, Iroquois. Joint Author: The Revised Municipal Code of the City of Chi- cago, 1905. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: Marquette Bldg., Chicago.
MASON, Roswell Henry. (See vol. 1911.)
MASON, William Ernest, congressman; b. at Franklinville, N.Y., July 7, 1850; s. Lewis J. and Nancy (Winslow) Mason; removed with parents to Bentonsport, Ia., 1858; acad. edn .; taught school. 1866-70, last 2 yrs. at Des Moines, Ia .; m. Julia Edith White, of Des Moines, June 11, 1873; 7 chil- dren: Lewis F., Ethel Winslow, Ruth (Mrs. E. C. Hall), Winifred (Mrs. R. W. Huck), William E., Jr., Roderick White, Lowell Blake. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1872; mem. Ill. Ho. of Rep., 1879, Senate, 1881-5; mem. 50th and 51st Congresses (1887-91) ; U.S. senator, 1897-1903; mem. 65th Congress (1917- 19), Ill .- at-large; sr. mem. law firm of Mason & Mason. Republican. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Club: Hamilton. Author: John the Un- afraid, 1910. Home: 3314 Washington Boul. Office: 108 S. LaSalle St.
MASSEY, Columbus Valandingham, M.D. (See vol. 1911.)
MASSEY, Harry A., grain and stocks; b. Blue Island, Ill., Mar. 22, 1869; s. Henry H. and Caroline C. (Rexford) Massey; ed. pub. schs., Blue Island and Chicago; Bryant and Stratton Business Coll .; m. Stella Biroth, of Blue Island, June 23, 1899. Be- gan in employ of A. F. Seeberger & Co., wholesale hardware, 1890; then with Baldwin & Gurney, grain commn .; sr. mem. firm of Massey & Perrin since 1904; also pres. Blue Island Bldg. & Loan Assn. Dir. United Charities. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Universalist. Elk. Cluos: Union League, Automobile, Blue Island Automobile (vice pres.). Recreations: motoring, travel. Home: Blue Island, Ill. Office: 209 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
MASTERS, Benjamin Franklin, lumber; b. Mas- terton, O., Dec. 10, 1859; s. Benjamin and Mary (Evans) Masters; at age of 16 began teaching in the country schs. of Noble, Monroe and Washing- ton counties, O., teaching during the winter and attending school during the summer; at age of 20 attended Duff's Coll., Pittsburgh, and taught book- keeping and mathematics there after graduation; m. Masterton, O., Oct. 2, 1883, Anna M. Day; chil- dren: Ada Louise (Mrs. George H. Bristol), Harry Benton. Engaged in mercantile business at Kan- sas City, 1885; removed to Omaha, 1888, to Chi- cago, 1892; employed by Armour & Co., packers, for several years; vice pres. and gen. mgr. Rath- borne, Hair & Ridgway Co., wholesale lumber deal- ers, planing mills and mfrs. of packing boxes, since 1899. Also pres. Masters-Ewoldt Lumber Co .; vice pres. Kemler Lumber Co., Shavings & Sawdust Co. Chmn. bd. of govs. Nat. Assn. Box Mfrs. of U.S. Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Illinois, Mid-Day. Recreations: mo-
MASTERS, Edgar Lee, lawyer; b. Garnett, Kan., Aug. 23, 1868; s. of Hardin Wallace and Emma J. (Dexter) Masters; ed. high sch., and Knox Coll., Ill .; studied law in father's office; admitted to bar, 1891; m. Helen M., d. Robert E. Jenkins, of Chi- cago, June 21, 1898. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Democrat. Club: Jefferson (pres. 1904-5, 1907-8). Author: Spoon River Anthology, 1915; Songs and Satire, 1916; etc. Home: 4853 Kenwood Av. Office: Portland Blk.
MASTERSON, Edwin F., lawyer; b. Watertown, Wis., Nov. 12, 1850; s. of John and Rose (Rogan) Masterson; ed. Northwestern (Lutheran) Univ., Watertown, Wis., and Univ. of Wis .; enlisted in Union Army, 1865, too late for active service; m. Mary Mullen, of Watertown, Wis., Oct. 19, 1882; children: Edwin Stanley, Arthur Vincent, Helen Marie, Frederick Joseph. Admitted to bar in Wis., 1877; also mem. bars of Minn., Dak., Tex., N.J. Ill., and of U.S. courts; mem. firm of Masterson & Haft, 1892-1905, since alone; pres. Va. and Ky. Ry. Democrat. Catholic. Clubs: Iroquois, Law, Com- mercial. Home: 5533 Blackstone Av. Office: 11 S. LaSalle St.
MASTIN, George Crawford, lawyer; Apr. 19, 1853-Oct. 3, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
MATCHETT, David Fleming, judge; b. Newton, Jasper Co., Ia., Mar. 19, 1867; s. David Jonathan and Jean (Hill) Matchett; B.A., Colorado Coll., Colorado Springs, 1892; LL.B., Coll. of Law of Cor- nell Univ., 1894; m. Jennie Elizabeth Moore, of Hanover, Ill., July 19, 1907; 2 sons: David Fleming, Jr., Hugh M. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1895; master in chancery Superior Court of Cook Co., 1905-15; judge Circuit Court for term ending 1921; assigned to Appellate Court, June, 1917. Republican. Trus- tee 6th United Presbyn. Ch. Mem. Delta Chi. Club: Hamilton. Recreations: outdoor exercises. Home: 6133 Ellis Av. Chambers: 30 N. Michigan Boul.
MATEER, Frank Wells, machinery; b. Joliet, Ill., Feb. 4, 1873; s. Samuel Alexander and Mary Charlotte (Butler) Mateer; ed. pub. schs., Joliet; grad. El Dorado (Kan.) High Sch., 1891; m. Esther Evelyn Gerardin, of Chicago, March 30, 1898; 1 daughter, Evelyn Gerardin. Engaged in mfr. of laundry, dry cleaning and dyeing machinery since 1898; now pres. F. W. Mateer & Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Matteson Lodge No. 175, A.F. and A.M .; Joliet Chapter R.A.M .; Joliet Commandery No. 4, K.T .; Medinah Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. Recreations: base- ball, and other outdoor sports. Home: 2446 Or- chard St. Office: 226-232 W. Ontario St.
MATHER, Alonzo Clark, president Mather Stock Car Co .; b. Fairfield, Herkimer Co., N.Y .; s. Wil- liam and Mary Ann (Buell) Mather; ed. Fairfield Prep. Sch. After leaving sch. obtained employment at Utica, N.Y .; from there went to Quincy, Ill., and in 1875 to Chicago; engaged in business ever since; patentee of many inventions, among which are the Mather automatic car coupler, and a car for cattle transportation, for which he received a gold medal from Am. Humane Soc .; pres. Mather Stock Car Co. Republican. Was one of the first mems. of 1st Regt. I.N.G. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Club: Union League. Recreation: trav- eling. Office: 501 Peoples Gas Bldg.
MATHER, Norman Chester, lumber mcht .; b. at Chicago, Feb. 13, 1881; s. William Bertram and Emogene (Hanford) Mather; ed. grammar school and 2 yrs. in Englewood High Sch., Chicago; un- married. Began in employ of Met. Nat. Bank, 1895- 98; with Marsh & Bingham Co., 1898-1902, J. W. Doane Co., 1902-3; again with Marsh & Bingham Co., 1903-6; became identified with The Lord & Bushnell Co., Nov. 1, 1906, sec., 1913-17, 1st vice pres. and gen. mgr. same since Aug. 15, 1917. Ma- son (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ken- wood, Flossmoor Country. Residence: Kenwood Hotel. Office: 2424 Laflin St.
MATHER, Stephen Tyng, chemical mfr. Re- moved to Washington, D.C. (See Who's Who in America.)
MATHEWS, see also Matthews.
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MATHEWS, Albert Prescott, physiological chem- ist; b. Chicago, Nov. 26, 1871; s. of late William Smith Babcock and Flora E. (Swain) Mathews; S.B., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1892; studied biology, Cam- bridge, Eng., Naples, Italy, and Marburg, Ger- many, 1895-7; Ph.D., Columbia, 1898; m. at Boston, Jessie G. Macrum, of Pittsburgh, Feb. 7, 1895. Asst. in biology, Mass. Inst. Tech., 1892-3; fellow, 1893-5, hon. fellow, 1897-8, Columbia; asst. prof. physiology, Tufts Coll. Med. Sch., 1899-1900; instr. physiology, Harvard Med. Sch., 1900-1; asst. prof. physiol. chemistry, 1901-4, asso. prof., 1904-5, prof. since 1905, chmn. dept. of physiology since 1909, Univ. of Chicago. Known for original investiga- tions in parthenogenesis, upon the nature of nerve impulse, in pharmacology and chem. biology; trus- tee Marine Biol. Lab., Woods Hole, Mass. Contbr. to scientific jours. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Soc. Naturalists, Am. Chem. Soc., Am. Physiol. Soc., Biochem. Soc. Address: 1303 E. 60th St.
MATHEWS, George Martin, bishop. Removed to Dayton, O. (See Who's Who in America.)
MATHEWS, Shailer, educator, editor; b. Port- land, Me., May 26, 1863; s. Jonathan Bennett and Sophia Lucinda (Shailer) Mathews; A.B., Colby Coll., 1884, A.M., 1887; grad. Newton Theol. Instn., 1887; Univ. of Berlin, 1890-1; (D.D., Colby, 1901, Oberlin, 1908, Brown, 1914; LL.D., Pa. Coll., 1915) ; m. Mary Philbrick Elden, of Waterville, Me., July 16, 1890. Asso. prof. rhetoric, 1887-9, prof. history and polit. economy, 1889-94, Colby Coll .; asso. prof. N.T. history and interpretation, 1894-7, prof., 1897- 1905, prof. systematic theology, 1905-6, hist. and comparative theology since 1906, jr. dean Div. Sch., 1899-1908, dean since 1908, Univ. of Chicago. Lecturer on N.T., Newton Theol. Instn., 1888-90; editor The World Today, 1903-11, Biblical World, since 1913. Pres. Western Econ. Soc., since 1911, Chicago Cooperative Council of City Missions, 1908- 15, Chicago Bapt. Exec. Council, since 1910; dir. re- ligious work, Chautauqua Instn. (N.Y.), since 1912; pres. Federal Council Chs. of Christ in America, 1912-16, Northern Bapt. Conv., 1915; trustee Ch. Peace Union (founded by Andrew Carnegie), since 1913. With Dr. Sidney L. Gulick in Japan as rep. of the chs. of U.S., 1915; delivered Haverford Li- brary lectures, 1907, Earl lectures (Berkeley, Cal.), 1913. Clubs: Quadrangle, University, City. Author or editor of numerous vols., for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: 5736 Woodlawn Av.
MATHEWS, William Smith Babcock, editor; May 8, 1837-Apr. 1, 1912. (See Who's Who in America, 1912-13.)
MATHIAS, see also Matthias.
MATHIAS, Lee Dowling, lawyer; b. Greencastle, Ind., Mar. 31, 1872; s. Henry H. and Mary (Hart- ley) Mathias; Ph.B., DePauw Univ., 1894; m. Lil- lian Ruggles, of San Francisco, Apr. 2, 1901; 2 sons : Henry Ruggles and Albert Ruggles; m. 2d, Anna Hayes, Nov. 26, 1912. Admitted to Ind. bar, 1894; removed to Chicago, 1896; asst. corpn. coun- sel during Mayor Dunne's administration; now mem. Mathias & Sullivan. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Indiana Soc. Chicago. Democrat. Presby- terian. Mason. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 1514 Sunnyside Av. Office: Conway Bldg.
MATTHES, John Fechter, druggists' sundries; b. Lebanon, Pa., Mar. 18, 1862; s. John and Caroline (Fechter) Matthes; ed. high sch., Lebanon, Pa., and Univ. of Pa .; m. Phila., June 11, 1885, Florence Glentworth; children: Florence Glentworth (Mrs. Robert N. Erskine), Caroline Fechter (Mrs. Roy W. Kemner), Dorothy (Mrs. Roland Mallin), Jose- phine. Began as salesman for Whitall Tatum Co. (druggists' sundries), Phila., 1886; has been Chi- cago mgr. for the company since 1887. Mem. Chi- cago Drug Trade Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Westward Ho Golf. Rec- reations: golf, fishing, swimming. Home: 5312 Washington Boul. Office: 14 N. Franklin St.
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