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McCORDIC, Alfred Edward, lawyer; b. at Jura. Lambton Co., Ont., Can., Nov. 8, 1862; s. James and Hannah (Dawson) McCordic; ed. pub. schools in Can .; began study of law, spring of 1884, in offices of Fletcher & Wanty, Grand Rapids, Mich .; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1889; m. Jane Augusta Ladd, of Windsor, Conn., July 3, 1889; children: Chris- tine Ruth, Fletcher Ladd, Malcolm Niles (de- ceased). Opened law office, Duluth, Minn., 1889, with Wilson G. Crosby, of Mass., as McCordic & Crosby; moved to Chicago, 1896, becoming partner with Joseph A. Sleeper, firm of Sleeper & McCor- dic; partner with Andrew R. Sheriff in law firm of McCordic & Sheriff, 1900-8, alone since 1908. Pres. Village of Winnetka, 1903-4. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst., Law Club of Chicago. Clubs: University, Harvard, In- dian Hill Golf. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 921 The Rookery, Chicago.
MCCORMACK, see also MacCormac.
MCCORMACK, Harry, chemical engr .; b. Spen- cer, Ia., Sept. 7, 1876; s. James Thomas and Ade- line (Gannett) McCormack; B.S., Drake Univ., Des Moines, Ia., 1896; M.Sc., Univ. of Ill., 1899; m. Mae Henderson, of Baxter, Ia., June 10, 1898; 3 sons: John Thomas, Ralph Henry, and Robert Craig. Instr., Drake Univ., 1897; fellow, Univ. of Ill., 1898; instr. in Webb City Coll., 1899, in high sch., Springfield, Mo., 1899-1904; instr. and prof. chem. engring., Armour Inst. Tech., since 1904; chem. engr. for Wm. Morris Imbrie & Co., N.Y. City; treas., mgr. Research Laboratories of Chicago. Republican. Mem. Christian (Disciples of Christ) Church. Mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Am. Soc. Testing Materials, Am. Electrochem. Soc. Clubs: Univer- sity, City; Chemists' (New York). Home: 5545 Uni- versity Av. Office: 467 E. Ontario St.
McCORMICK, Alexander Agnew, journalist; b. Phila., Feb. 21, 1863; s. Alexander Agnew and Katherine (McQuiston) McCormick; ed. in pub. schs., Phila .; m. Maud, d. Ezra Joseph Warner, June 1, 1895. Engaged in publishing dept., A. C. McClurg & Co., 1888-95; gen. mgr. Evening Post and Times-Herald, Chicago, 1895-1901, of Record- Herald, 1901-3; editor and publisher Chicago Eve- ning Post, 1904-Jan. 1, 1906; editor and publisher Indianapolis Star, Terre Haute Star. Muncie Star, Jan. 1, 1906-9; pres. Bd. of Commrs. Cook Co., 1912- 14; alderman 6th Ward, since 1915. Republican. Pres. Civil Service Reform Assn .; trustee Ill. Coll., Jacksonville: vice pres. Am. Newspaper Publish- ers' Assn .. 1903-4. Mem. Am. Econ. Assn .. Am. Acad. Polit, and Social Science, Am. Polit. Science Assn., Western Econ. Soc .: ex-pres. Immigrants'
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Protective League. Clubs: Union League (ex- pres.), University, Chicago, Mid-Day, Commercial (ex-pres.), Onwentsia, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country (Chicago) ; City (New York). Home: 5816 Blackstone Av. Office: The Rookery.
McCORMICK, Cyrus Hall, mfr .; b. Washington, May 16, 1859; s. Cyrus Hall (inventor of reaping machine) and Nettie (Fowler) McCormick; A.B., Princeton, 1879; m. Monterey, Cal., Harriet Brad- ley, d. Capt. George W. and Emma (Young) Ham- mond, of Chicago, Mar. 5, 1889. With McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. since 1879, of which was pres. from time of father's death, 1884, until 1902; pres. Internat. Harvester Co. since 1902; dir. C.& N.W.Ry.Co., Merchants' Loan & Trust Co. (Chi- cago), National City Bank (New York). Trustee Princeton Univ., Y.M.C.A., Chicago. Clubs: Uni- versity, Metropolitan (New York), Chicago, Union League, University, Chicago Athletic, Iroquois, Commercial. Homes: 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, and Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 606 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
MCCORMICK, David, contractor; b. Winchester, Va., Apr. 1, 1864; s. of William A. and Charlotte (Foushee) McCormick; ed. Winchester, Va., 1872- 81; grad. Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., Bal- timore, 1884; unmarried. Civil engr. in Mexico, 1881-4; on New York Aqueduct, 1886; Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Ry., 1886-7; supt. constrn. water works, Hiawatha, Kan., 1887; rep. A. J. McBean & Co., contractors, Kansas City, 1888, J. B. Smith & Co., contractors, Kansas City, 1889-90; rep. The Barber Asphalt Paving Co., St. Louis, 1891-4; pres. The Parker-Washington Co., contractors, since 1896. Mason (K.T.), Elk. Club: Ill. Athletic. Resi- dence: Ill. Athletic Club. Office: 107 N. Clark St.
McCORMICK, Edith (Rockefeller) (Mrs. Harold F. McCormick); b. Cleveland, Aug. 31, 1872; d. of John Davison and Laura Celestia (Spelman) Rocke- feller; ed. under pvt. tutelage; m. Harold Fowler McCormick, Nov. 26, 1895; children: John Rocke- feller (died 1901), Harold Fowler, Jr., Edith, Mu- riel, Mathilda. Trustee Memorial Inst. for Infec- tious Diseases (Chicago); pres. Lovers of Italy. Clubs: Scribblers, Fortnightly, Woman's Athletic (Chicago), Colony (New York). Homes 1000 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, and Lake Forest, Ill.
McCORMICK, Ernest O., railway vice pres. Re- moved to San Francisco, Cal. (See Who's Who in America.)
McCORMICK, Harold Fowler, capitalist; b. Chi- cago, May 2, 1872; s. Cyrus Hall (inventor of reap- ing machine) and Nettie (Fowler) McCormick; A.B., Princeton, 1895; m. Edith, d. John D. Rocke- feller, Nov. 26, 1895; children: John Rockefeller (died 1901); Harold Fowler, Jr., Edith, Muriel, Ma- thilda. Gen. agt. McCormick Harvesting Machine Co., Council Bluffs, Ia., 1896-7; vice pres. since 1902, treas., 1906-16, Internat. Harvester Co .; trus- tee Chicago Exchange Bldg. Co. Trustee Univ. of Chicago, McCormick Theol. Sem. Clubs: Chicago, Commercial, University, Chicago Athletic, Onwent- sia (Chicago) ; University, Princeton, Racquet and Tennis (New York). Homes: 1000 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, and Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 606 S. Michigan Av.
McCORMICK, Harriet Hammond (Mrs. Cyrus Hall McCormick); b. Monmouth, Eng .; d. of Capt. George W. and Emma (Young) Hammond; ed. at. Chicago and in Europe; m. Monterey, Cal., Cyrus Hall McCormick, of Chicago, Mar. 5, 1889. Pro- moted and financed Child Welfare Exhibit, Chi- cago, 1911; actively interested in promotion of civic and social welfare. Clubs: Fortnightly (pres. 1914-16), Friday (ex-pres.), Lake Forest (Ill.) Gar- den; Colony (New York). Episcopalian. Homes: 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, and Lake Forest, Ill.
MCCORMICK, John Ambrose, banker; b. Chi- cago, Nov. 7, 1865; s. John A. and Margaret (Con- way) McCormick; ed. pub. schs. and Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., Chicago; Northwestern Univ. Law Sch .; m. Josephine Hopkins, of Chicago, June 30, 1890; 1 daughter, Frances Elizabeth. With Merchants' Loan & Trust Co., 1882-9; financial mgr. for William H. and J. H. Moore, 1889-1908; became associated with Chicago Savings Bank & Trust Co., 1908, vice pres. since 1909; apptd. treas.
Sanitary Dist. of Chicago, 1912 (resigned). Mem. Knights of Columbus (Master 4th Degree, for the Northern Dist. of Ill.), Elks (Past Exalted Ruler). Clubs: Bankers', Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Home: 4750 Drexel Boul. Office: 7 W. Madison St.
MCCORMICK, (Joseph) Medill, congressman; b. Chicago, May 16, 1877; s. Robert Sanderson and Katharine Van Etta (Medill) McCormick; A.B., Yale Univ., 1900; m. Ruth, d. late Senator M. A. Hanna, of Cleveland, June 10, 1903. Was vice pres. and publisher Chicago Daily Tribune and pres. City Press Assn. Vice chmn. Prog. Nat. Com., 1912-17; twice elected to Ill. Gen. Assembly; mem. 65th Congress (1917-19), from Ill. at large; Repub- lican. Mem. Com. of 7, apptd., 1912, to study op- eration of social justice laws in Europe for Prog. Party. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Commercial, City, Chicago Golf, Ill. Athletic, Saddle and Cycle, Atlas (Chicago); Union (Cleveland) ; Racquet and Tennis, University (New York); Metropolitan (Washington). Home: 936 Lake Shore Drive. Of- fice: Conway Bldg.
McCORMICK, R (obert) Hall, capitalist; Sept. 6, 1847-Mar. 14, 1917. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)
McCORMICK, Robert Hall, lawyer; b. Morris- town, N.J., July 10, 1878; s. late Robert Hall and Sarah Lord (Day) McCormick; prep. edn. Univer- sity Sch., Chicago, Hotchkiss Sch., Lakeville, Conn .; A.B., Yale, 1900; LL.B., A.M., Columbia, 1903; m. Eleanor Russell, d. Henry Lewis Morris, of New York, Jan. 22, 1903; 3 children: Eleanor Morris, Helen Rutherford, Robert Hall, 3d. Spent 1 yr. in traveling, after graduation from law sch .; admitted to N.Y., bar, 1903, Ill. bar, 1906; connected with law firm of Morris, Sentell & Main, New York, 1905; pvt. sec. to Lloyd C. Griscom, U.S., ambassa- dor to Brazil, at Rio de Janeiro, 1906; asst. state's atty., Cook Co., Ill., 1907-8; asst. U.S. atty., East- ern Div., Northern Dist. of Ill., 1909; atty. con- nected with estate of Leander J. McCormick, since 1909; dir. Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville R.R. (Monon) since June, 1916. Elected alderman 21st Ward, Chicago, Apr. 3, 1917. Mem. Am. and Ill. State bar assns., Am. Polit. Science Assn., Alpha Delta Phi (Yale), Phi Delta Phi (Columbia). Re- publican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, Univer- sity, Hamilton, Ill. Athletic (pres. 1908-10), City, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia (Chicago) ; Metropoli- tan, University, New York Yacht (New York). Au- thor: Cases in Criminal Law and Procedure (with Fletcher Dobyns), 1908. Home: 25 E. Erie St. Of- fice: 332 S. Michigan Av.
McCORMICK, Robert Rutherford, editor, law- yer; b. Chicago, July 30, 1880; s. Robert Sanderson and Katharine Van Etta (Medill) McCormick; B.A., Yale, 1903; student Northwestern Univ. Law Sch .; unmarried. Mem. Chicago City Council, 1904- 6; mem. Chicago Charter Conv., 1907; pres. Sani- tary Dist., Chicago, 1905-10; mem. Chicago Commn .; admitted to Ill. bar, 1907; mem. law firm Shepard, McCormick, Thomason, Kirkland & Pat- terson; pres. The Tribune Co. Maj. 1st Ill. Cav. and with regt. on Mexican border, 1916-17; maj. 2d Ill. Arty., 1917; with Gen. Pershing's expedi- tionary force in France. Republican. Presbyte- rian. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Chicago, University, Chicago Athletic, Saddle and Cycle, Hamilton, City, Onwentsia, Germania, Racquet and Tennis. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: Tribune Bldg., Chicago.
McCORMICK, Robert Sanderson, diplomat; b. in Rockbridge Co., Va., July 26, 1849; s. William San- derson (member of great reaper firm) and Mary Ann (Grigsby) McCormick; ed. prep. dept. Univ. of Chicago, and Univ. of Va .; m. Katharine Van Etta Medill, of Chicago, June 8, 1876; children: Hen- rietta H., Elizabeth D., (Joseph) Medill, Robert Rutherford, Phebe Lord, Mildred D. Sec. of lega- tion in London, 1889-92; official representative World's Columbian Expn. in London, 1892-3; E.E. and M.P., Mar. 1901-July 1902, first ambassador, July-Dec. 1902 to Austria-Hungary; Am. ambassa- dor to Russia, 1902-5, to France, May 1, 1905-Mar. 2, 1907. Clubs: Chicago (Chicago) ; University (New York). Decorated with Order of the First Class of
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the Rising Sun, Japan, 1907. Address: Chicago Club.
MCCORMICK, Ruth Hanna (Mrs. Medill McCor- mick); b. Cleveland, Mar. 27, 1880; d. late Senator Marcus A. and Charlotte A. (Rhodes) Hanna; ed. pvt. schs., Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., and Farmington, Conn .; m. at Cleveland, Medill McCormick, of Chi- cago, June 10, 1903. Actively interested in polit., industrial and civic problems; mem. nat. bd. of Nat. Am. Woman Suffrage Assn .; chmn. Nat. Con- gressional Com. of same in charge of work at Washington; an organizer woman's dept. Nat. Civic Federation, 1907; joined Progressive Party and took active part at hdqrs. in nat. campaign, 1912; represented Ill. Consumers' League, as a mem. of its state bd., before Ill. legislature, 1915, working for a child labor bill; mem. Am. Assn. for Labor Legislation, Women's Clubs for Civic Im- provement in Chicago, etc. Mem. Friends Soc. (Quaker). Clubs: Woman's City, Chicago Woman's (Chicago); Colony (New York). Home: 936 Lake Shore Drive.
McCORTNEY, John Howard, loans and invest- ments; Mar. 24, 1864-Sept. 3, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
McCOURT, William J .; b. Chicago, Sept. 18, 1872; s. John and Gertrude F. (Wall) McCourt; ed. pub. schs. and under pvt. tutors, Chicago; m. Fannie M. Buckle, of Newark, O., Jan. 24, 1902. Engaged in plumbing and telephone business about 20 yrs .; supt. of water, City of Chicago, since Jan. 1, 1908. Republican. Recreations: reading, music. Home: 934 Sunnyside Av. Office: 101 City Hall.
McCOY, see also Macoy.
McCOY, Herbert Newby, chemist; b. Richmond, Ind., June 29, 1870; s. James W. and Sarah N. Mc- Coy; B.S., Purdue Univ., 1892, M.S., 1893; fellow Univ. of Chicago, 1896-8, Ph.D., 1898; m. Vories E. Gwin, of Battle Ground, Ind., June 22, 1899. Tech. chemist, Chicago, 1893-4; prof. chemistry and phy- sics, Fargo (N.D.) Coll., 1894-6; asst. in chemis- try, Univ. of Chicago, 1898-9; asst. prof., Univ. of Utah, 1899-1901; instr., 1901-3, asst. prof. chemis- try, 1903-7, asso. prof., 1907-11, prof., since 1911, Univ. of Chicago. Mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Am. Elec- trochem. Soc., Am. Phys. Soc., Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft. Home: 6030 Kenwood Av.
McCOY, Homer Wirt, investment banker; b. at Sheridan, O., Apr. 29, 1859; s. of Charles W. and Urania (Wheeler) McCoy; student Ohio State Univ., 1876-9, later at Phila. Coll. Pharmacy; m. Jessie May Danforth, of Washington, Ill., Sept. 20, 1887; 1 daughter, Dorothy (Mrs. William Bush Simmons). In charge wholesale merchandising business, Peoria, Ill., 1880-6; established bank- ing business (now known as State Bank of Cuba) at Cuba, Fulton Co., Ill., 1886, and continued there until 1891; cashier Bank of Commerce, Peoria, 1891-7; vice pres. Merchants Nat. Bank, Peoria, 1897-9; cashier and exec. officer Commercial Nat. Bank, Peoria, 1899-1901, vice pres., 1901-3; re- moved to Chicago, 1901, and since head of McCoy & Co., investment bankers. Pres. Ill. Bankers' Assn., 1902; mem. of exec. council Am. Bankers' Assn., 1898-1901. Clubs: Bankers', University, Union League, Mid-Day, Glen View. Home: 999 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St.
McCREA, Annette E., landscape architect; b. at New York; widow. First woman landscape archi- tect in America, began at Kalamazoo, Mich., 1892; at various times consulting landscape architect for C.&N.W.Ry., C., M.&St.P.Ry., C., B.&Q.Ry., I.C.R. R., S.P.Ry., etc. Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Civic Assn. (exec. com.), Nat. Municipal League, Road Mas- ters Assn., Equal Suffrage Assn. Club: Chicago Woman's. Address: 935 Ainslie St.
McCREA, Willey Solon, treasurer Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co .; b. Morrison, Whiteside Co., 111., Apr. 12. 1858; s. Samuel H. and Carolyn I. (John- son) McCrea; Ph.B., Sheffield Scientific School (Yale), 1880. Was treas. Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. for many years, until retired June 1, 1917. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange. Clubs: Chicago, University, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Coun- try, Lake Geneva Country; also Larchmont Yacht, Lambs (New York) ; Jekyl Island. Home: 720 Lin- coln Parkway. Office: 1335 Peoples Gas Bldg.
MCCREADY, Edward Washington, corks; b. at Crisfield, Md., May 6, 1860; s. George S. and Loney McCready; ed. country schs .; m. Caroline Pitkin, 1905. Now mgr. and treas. R. W. McCready Cork Co., established, 1866, and inc., 1891. Clubs: South Shore Country, River Forest Tennis, Chicago Ath- letic, Westward Ho. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 231 N. Euclid Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 344 W. Illinois St., Chicago.
McCREIGHT, Samuel Luther, M.D., surgeon; b. Youngsville, Adams Co., O., Oct. 9, 1849; s. Jona- than Horn and Margaret (Black) McCreight; ed. State Normal Sch., Emporia, Kan., 1871; B.S., Nat. Normal Univ., Lebanon, O., 1884; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1885; m. Elizabeth N. Gilliland, of Ripley, Brown Co., O., July 26, 1888; 2 children: Althea, Marion Margaret. Was teacher in the pub. schs. in southern Ohio and in Kan .; also prin. Oak- land Sch., Lafayette, Ind., about 10 yrs .; practiced in Chicago since 1885; prof. ophthalmology, Ill. Post-Grad. Med. Sch., since 1900; asst. surgeon, Ill. Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Ophthal. Soc. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Mason. Home: 311 Wes- ley Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 32 N. State St., Chi- cago.
McCULLOCH, Catharine Waugh, lawyer; b. at Ransomville, N.Y., June 4, 1862; d. Abraham Mil- ler and Susan (Gouger) Waugh; grad. Rockford Coll., sem. course, 1882, A.B. course later, A.M., 1888; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1886; m. Frank Hathorn McCulloch, May 30, 1890; children: Hugh Waugh, Hathorn Waugh, Catharine Waugh, Jr., Frank Waugh. Admitted to bar, Supreme Ct. of Ill., 1886, Supreme Ct. of U.S., 1898. Was twice elected justice of the peace, Evanston, Ill. Supt. legislative work, Ill. Equal Suffrage Assn., 1890- 1912; was vice pres. Nat. Am. Woman Suffrage Assn., and its legal adviser. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Woman's Bar Assn. (pres.), Chicago Polit. Equality League, W.C.T.U. Congre- gationalist. Clubs: Chicago Woman's, Woman's City, Evanston Woman's, University Guild, Moth- ers'. Author: Woman's Wages, 1888; Mr. Lex, 1900. Home: 2236 Orrington Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 112 W. Adams St., Chicago.
McCULLOCH, Charles Alexander, general mgr. Frank Parmelee Transfer Co .; b. Chicago, Dec. 2, 1875; s. William W. and Agnes (Alexander) Mc- Culloch; grad. grammar sch., Chicago. Circulating mgr. Chicago Evening Journal and Evening Post, 1892-8; gen. mgr. Frank Parmelee Transfer Co. since 1898; treas. and dir. John R. Thompson Co. (restaurants); dir. Shaw Livery Co., Yellow Cab Co. Mem. bd. of inspectors House of Correction. Chicago, since 1908. Republican. Mason, K.P .; mem. Royal League. Clubs: Chicago Athletic. Chi- cago 'Yacht, South Shore Country, Forty; Eagle River (Wis.) Fishing and Shooting. Home: 2644 Lake View Av. Office: 111 W. Adams St.
McCULLOCH, Frank Hathorn, lawyer: b. Win- nebago Co., Wis., Jan. 14, 1863: s. Hathorn and Charlotte M. (Brown) McCulloch; ed. pub. schs .; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1886; m. Cath- arine G. Waugh, of Rockford, Ill., May 30, 1890: children: Hugh Waugh, Hathorn Waugh, Cath- arine Waugh, Jr., Frank Waugh. Admitted to bar, June 1886; practiced with wife as McCulloch & McCulloch, since 1890; counsel for Merchants Loan & Trust Co. Democrat. Congregationalist. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Iroquois, Union League, City, Congregational, Law. Home: 2236 Orrington Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 112 W. Adams St., Chi- cago.
McCULLOCH, Thomas Grubb, machinery: b. at Logansport, Ind., July 30, 1844: s. Thomas G. and Ann Elizabeth (Hanna) McCulloch: ed. pub. schs. of Peoria, Ill .; m. Maria Louise Woodbury, Oct. 7. 1869 (now deceased) ; children: James Woodbury. Thomas Grubb, Jr. Formerly engaged in woolen mill business at Kankakee, Ill .; then cashier of the old Second Nat. Bank of Peoria: in the linseed oil business at Kankakee, 1876; came to Chicago, 1889. continuing in same line until 1895; now pres. Confectioners & Bakers Supply Co. Dir. Chicago Industrial League. Republican. Presbyterian: treas, and dir. Chicago Ch. Extension Bd. Club:
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City. Recreations: music, boating, fishing. Home: 1335 E. 52d St. Office: 670 Washington Boul.
MCCULLOUGH, Edith Ayers, singer and teacher of voice; b. Chicago; d. Charles B. and Ada Elenor (Sterland) Ayers; ed. in Oak Park, Ill .; m. Leslie Francis Mccullough, of Oak Park, June 8, 1905; 1 son, Charles Francis. Teacher of singing since 1901; has appeared in leading musical centres of the country, in oratorio, recital or concert work. Mem. Chicago Artists' Assn., Musical Art Soc. Chi- cago. Clubs: Musicians', The Cordon. Home: 421 N. Oak Park Av., Oak Park, Ill. Studio: 616 Fine Arts Bldg., Chicago.
MCCULLOUGH, Ernest, civil engr .; b. Staten Island, N.Y., May 22, 1867; s. James and Caroline (McBlain) Mccullough; grad. high sch., Wyan- dotte (now Kansas City), Kan., 1883; Inst. Tech., Chicago, 1884-5; C.E., Van der Naillen Sch. of En- gring., San Francisco, 1887; m. Elizabeth Towns- end, d. George Ruthven Seymour, of Troy, N.Y., Aug. 1, 1891; children: George Seymour, Caroline McBlain, James David. In engring. practice, San Francisco, 1887-98, Lewiston, Ida., 1899-1903, Chi- cago, since Aug., 1903. City engr. and street supt., Sausalito, Cal., 1893-8; consulting engr. Merchants' Assn., San Francisco, 1895-8, and to mayor of San Francisco, 1897-8; city engr., street commr., bldg. inspector, Lewiston, Ida., 1899-1900, 1901-2. U.S. deputy min. surveyor, Ida., 1900-3. Editor The En- gineer and Contractor, San Francisco, 1893-6; asso. editor Engineering-Contracting, Chicago, 1909, Railway Age Gazette, 1910; chief engr. Fireproof Construction Bur., Portland Cement Assn. since 1916. Capt. Co. G, 2d Inf., Ida. N.G., 1900-3; 2d lt. Ill. F.A., 1915-16; maj. Engr. Officers' Reserve Corps, 1917, and in active service in France. Fel- low A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs., Ill. Soc. Engrs., Ill. Soc. Architects, Am. Concrete Inst. Mason. Episcopalian. Club: Engi- neers'. Author: Country Roads, 1891; Farm Drain- age, 1892; Municipal Public Works, 1894; Vrooman Act-Treatise on California Street Laws, 1896; En- gineering Work in Towns and Cities, 1906; The Business of Contracting, 1906; Reinforced Con- crete, 1908; Engineering Contractor's Pocket Book, 1909; Engineering as a Vocation, 1911; Architec- ture and Building Construction, 1912; Practical Surveying, 1915; Practical Structural Design, 1916. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: Conway Bldg., Chi- cago.
MCCULLOUGH, Hiram R., railway official; b. Elkton, Md., Oct. 7, 1850; s. Hiram and Sarah Mc- Cullough; ed. Washington and Lee Univ .; m. Mar- tha M., d. Marvin Hughitt; 1 daughter, Belle (Mrs. Chauncey Blair Borland). With gen. frt. dept. I.C.R.R., 1873-9; div. frt. agt. C.&N.W. at Winona, Minn., 1880-2, Chicago, 1883-5; asst. gen. frt. agt. at Chicago, 1885-6, gen. frt. agt., 1887-95, gen. traf- fic mgr., 1896-7, 3d vice pres., 1898-1906, vice pres. since Jan. 23, 1906, C.&N.W.Ry.Co. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Chicago Athletic, Commercial, On- wentsia. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
MCCULLOUGH, John R., M.D .; Dec. 6, 1835-June 4, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
MCCULLOUGH, William Espie, insurance; b. at Glasgow, Scotland, Jan. 31, 1877; ed. pub. schs .; m. Ethel Bruzelius, of Chicago, Oct. 31, 1900; 1 son, Donald William. Began in office of R. S. Critchell & Co., Chicago, 1897; then with western dept. Niag- ara Ins. Co. of New York 7 yrs., and with O. C. Kemp Agency 2 yrs .; in Wis. for the Delaware, Reliance and Rochester Union companies until 1910; state agt. for Wis. for the Queen Ins. Co. of America, 1910-13; chief clerk Chicago office same company, 1913-16, and since agency supt. Sec., treas. Wis. State Fire Protection Assn., 3 terms (pres. 1913); mem. Fire Ins. Club (pres. 1917). Mason (K.T.) Recreations: boy scout work. Home: 6820 Harper Av. Office: 1000 Royal Insurance Bldg.
McCUNE, John D., fire ins .; Sept. 12, 1848-1915. (See vol. 1911.)
MCCURRACH, David, Jr., mfr .; b. Perth, Scot- land, July 10, 1876; s. David and Harriet McCur- rach; ed. pub. schs. of Scotland and Chicago, com- ing to Chicago, 1889; m. Evanston, Ill., Oct. 6, 1907,
Sadie G. Miller; 1 daughter, Janet. In cold storage business in Chicago, with Produce Cold Storage Exchange, Western Union Cold Storage Co., and Union Cold Storage & Warehouse Co., 1894-1900; in q. m.'s dept. U.S.A., Chicago, 1900-2; mgr. James McCurrach & Co., mfrs. of neckwear, 1902-3; treas. and mgr. McCurrach & Smith, mfrs. of neckwear and importers of silks, since Jan. 1, 1904. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Westmoreland Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 943 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 535 S. Frank- lin St., Chicago.
MCCUTCHEON, Ben Frederick ("Benjamin Brace"), author; b. Lafayette, Ind., May 31, 1875; s. John Barr and Clara (Glick) Mccutcheon; stu- dent Purdue Univ .; m. Anna Barnes, of Covington, Ky., June 5, 1900. Commercial editor Chicago Tri- bune several yrs. from 1905; now on staff Daily News. Mem. Sigma Chi. Club: Chicago Press. Au- thor: Sunrise Acres, 1905; The Seventh Person, 1906. Home: 421 St. James Pl.
MCCUTCHEON, George Barr, author. Removed to New York. (See Who's Who in America.)
MCCUTCHEON, John Tinney, cartoonist; b. nr. South Raub, Tippecanoe Co., Ind., May 6, 1870; s. John Barr and Clara (Glick) Mccutcheon; A.B., Purdue Univ., 1889; art instrn. under Prof. Ernest Knaufft; m. Evelyn, d. Howard V. Shaw, of Chica- go, Jan. 20, 1917. With Chicago Record, 1889-1901, Chicago Record-Herald, 1901-3, Chicago Tribune since July 1, 1903. His first conspicuous cartoon work was in the campaign of 1896. Started on trip around the world on dispatch boat McCulloch, in Jan., 1898; was on board that vessel during war against Spain, and in battle of Manila Bay, 1898. In 1899 made tour of spl. service in India, Burma, Siam and Cochin China; also tour on spl. service to Northern China, Korea and Japan, returning to Philippines in Nov. for fall campaign. Attended the mil. expdns. of occupation until the following April, when he was sent to the Transvaal; joined the Boers in interest of his paper. Furnished po- litical cartoons for Chicago Record during 1900 campaign; on trip to Africa, 1909-10, contribut- ing articles and cartoons for Chicago Sunday Tri- bune; at Vera Cruz and other parts of Mexico, 1914; with Belgian and German armies, 1914; in France, Saloniki and the Balkans, 1915 and 1916. Mem. Chicago Arts and Crafts Soc. Clubs: Chica- go, University, Chicago Athletic, Press, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle. Author: Stories of Filipino War- fare, 1900; Cartoons by Mccutcheon, 1903; Bird Center Cartoons, 1904; The Mysterious Stranger and Other Cartoons, 1905; Congressman Pumphrey, the People's Friend, 1907; In Africa, 1910; T. R. in Cartoons, 1910; Dawson '11-Fortune Hunter, 1912. Home: 39 E. Schiller St. Studio: 410 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
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