The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 156

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 784

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MILLER, Bavier C., insurance; b. Claverack, Co- lumbia Co., N.Y., Oct. 8, 1858; s. Edmin and Eliza- beth Miller; came to Chicago in boyhood; ed. Skin- ner, Brown and Hays pub. schs .; m. Jennie B. Dole, of Chicago, Dec. 31, 1880; children: Grace Eliza- beth (Mrs. George E. Haskins), Ella Loraine (Mrs. William H. Stewart). Started as office boy with Teall & Fisher, fire ins., 1874; in 1875, as office boy, entered office of Granger Smith, and in 1881 be- came a partner under the style of Granger Smith & Co., remaining through subsequent changes as Granger Smith & Miller, Granger Smith, Miller & Co., Smith, Miller, Whitney & Barbour; firm con- solidated, 1901, with the agency of R. S. Critchell & Co. (established 1868), since which the firm name has been Critchell, Miller, Whitney & Bar- bour. Republican. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Edgewa- ter Golf. Recreations: fishing, golf. Home: 6133 Kenmore Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.

MILLER, Charles J., first vice president The Gilbert & Bennett Mfg. Co .; b. Georgetown, Conn .. Aug. 5, 1867; s. David Henry and Katherine (Well- ing) Miller; ed. pub. schs., Georgetown; m. Grace, d. Thomas Clinton Edwards, of Shuqualak, Miss., June 10, 1915. Became identified with The Gilbert & Bennett Mfg. Co., wire goods, Georgetown, Conn .. 1885, and dir. and western mgr. at Chicago and in charge of the Western mill at Blue Island, Ill., 1898-1915; vice pres. same since 1915. Republican. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreations: motoring. golf. Home: 5124 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 942, 38 S. Dearborn St.

MILLER, Charles Porter, lumber; July 22, 1849- Nov., 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

MILLER, Darius, railway president; Apr. 3. 1859- Aug. 23, 1914. (See Who's Who in America, 1914- 15.)

MILLER, Eben Perry Sturges, M.D .: b. at Mans- field, O., Jan. 17, 1873; s. Col. Hiram and Mary (Rochelle) Miller; ed. pub, schs, of Mansfield, Eu- reka, Ill., Kansas City, Mo., and Pentwater, Mich., grad. from latter, 1889; B.A., and Pd. B., Hillsdale (Mich.) Coll., 1894; M.D., Harvoy Med. Coll .. Chi- cago, 1905; m. Sarah Gertrude Eddy, of Bellows Falls, Vt., June 1, 1904; children: Perry Gilbert, Charles Townsend. In gen. practice in Chicago since 1905: teacher Chicago Coll. of Medicine and Surgery since 1908, now asso, prof. medicine; in-

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str. in med. diseases, Park Av. Hosp. Training Sch. for Nurses. Fellow A.M.A .; mem. Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Kappa Chapter Delta Tau Del- ta, Alpha Nu Chapter Phi Delta, Alpha Kappa Phi. Socialist. Episcopalian Mason. Home: 4258 W. Park Av. Office: 2001 W. Lake St.

MILLER, Edward George, decorating. (See vol. 1911.)

MILLER, Edward L., president Bd. of Examin- ing Engrs., Chicago; b. Chicago, Oct. 3, 1884; s. of Otto and Annie (O'Connell) Miller; ed. grammar schs. and Calumet High Sch., Chicago; unmarried. Fireman and engr. with C.&W.I.R.R. for 10 yrs .; then in garage business on own account 4 yrs .; pres. Bd. of Examining Engrs., by appmt. of Mayor Thompson since Feb., 1916. Mem. Internat. Union Steam and Operating Engrs. Republican. Catholic. Mem. F.O. Eagles. Recreations: baseball, motoring. Home: 7757 S. Green St. Office: 1008 City Hall.

MILLER, E(dward) Percy, wholesale produce; b. Lombard, Ill., Nov. 7, 1870; s. Robert C. and Ada (Cromwell) Miller; ed. grammar schs., Chicago; m. Frances E. Whiteside, of Chicago, Apr. 11, 1907; 1 son, Perrin C. In wholesale produce business, Chicago, since 1894; mem. firm Albert Miller & Co .; pres. Miller Michigan Potato Co. Pres. Am. Fruit & Vegetable Assn .; mem. of Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago Traffic, Wheaton Golf. Recreations: shooting, fishing, golf. Home: Whea- ton, Ill. Office: 192 N. Clark St., Chicago.

MILLER, Eugene C., mfg. photo-engraver; b. at Chicago, Oct. 31, 1868; s. Lewis J. and Mary Jane (McDonald) Miller; ed. pub. schs., St. Louis, where resided 1871-86; m. Idabelle Newland, of DeWitt, Ia., June 29, 1893; 1 daughter, Lucia Louise. Came to Chicago in 1886; vice pres., later pres. Osgood Co., photo-engravers, since 1900. Republican. Epis- copalian. Mason (K.T., Shriner), Elk. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Chicago Automobile. Recreations: motoring, hunting and fishing. Home: 5430 Wayne Av. Office: 418 S. Market St.

MILLER, Francis Edwin, rubber goods; b. Chi- cago, July 21, 1865; s. James Edwin and Anna L. (Woodford) Miller; ed. Northwestern Univ .; m. Evanston, Ill., Jan., 1889, Anna P. Lord. Began with Chicago branch of Jones & Laughlin, iron and steel mfrs., 1884; with Anaconda Copper Min- ing Co., Butte, Mont., 1887-94; mgr. Portland (Ore.) store of the Gutta Percha & Rubber Mfg. Co., 1894- 96; returned to Chicago, 1897, for same company, and became joint mgr. of the Chicago branch with John H. Brown; sole mgr. since 1908. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Evanston, Skokie Golf, Old Elm. Recreations: golf, hunting, fishing. Home: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 301 W. Randolph St., Chicago.

MILLER, Frank Justus, professor Latin; b. at Clinton, Tenn., Nov. 26, 1858; s. Rev. James W. and Lydia Ann (Butler) Miller; A.B., Denison Univ., 1879, A.M., 1882; Ph.D., Yale, 1892; attended lec- tures univs. of Halle, München and Jena, 1902-3; (LL.D., Denison, 1909); m. Lida Willett, of Bloom- field, N.J., July 10, 1883. Prof. Latin, Clinton Coll., 1880-1; vice prin. high sch., Plainfield, N.J., 1881-7; instr. Latin, Worcester (Mass.) Acad., 1887-90; asst. and examiner affiliations, 1892-8, dean of af- filiations, 1898-1904, examiner for secondary schs., 1904-11, dean in Jr. Colls., since 1911, Univ. of Chi- cago; also instr. Latin, 1892-4, asst. prof., 1894- 1901, asso. prof., 1901-9, prof., since 1909, Univ. of Chicago. Mng. editor Classical Journal, since 1908. Clubs: University, Quadrangle, Reynolds. Mem. of Phi Beta Kappa. Editor or author of a number of works, for titles see Who's Who in America. Ad- dress: 1222 E. 56th St.

MILLER, Fred, real estate loans; Aug. 1, 1857- Mar. 7, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)

MILLER, Frederic A., railway official; b. Har- ford, Pa. Began railroad career, 1874, as ticket agt. and cashier, Cairo & Vincennes R.R. at Cairo, Ill .; became, successively, ticket and freight agt., and finally gen. pass. agt. same road; entered service C.,M.&St.P.Ry., 1883, as spl. pass. agt., and was apptd. asst. gen. pass. agt., 1887, gen. pass. agt.,

Oct., 1900, and pass. traffic mgr., Jan., 1913. Home: 1122 Columbia Av. Office: 80 E. Jackson Boul.

MILLER, George W., lawyer; b. on farm nr. Gil- man, Ill., Jan. 12, 1869; s. Rufus H. and Ellen M. (Hale) Miller; student Union Coll. of Law, Chi- cago, 1889-90; LL.B., Columbian, 1891; m. Carrie E. Sproule, of Chicago, Aug. 4, 1892; 1 son, James Mann. Clk. in the law office of Hon. James R. Mann, Chicago, 1891-4; then partner in law firm of Mann, Hayes & Miller, and later firm of Mann & Miller, now Busby, Weber & Miller. Apptd. master in chan- cery Superior Court of Cook Co., 1897; mem. Ill. House of Rep., 39th and 40th Gen. Assemblies; in- troduced the first and second Torrens bills, and also introduced and secured passage of bill to con- solidate the Supreme Court at Springfield; 1st asst. corpn. counsel, Chicago, 1907. Republican. Mason, K.P .; mem. Royal League. Clubs: Hamilton (ex- pres.), Mid-Day, Chicago Golf. Home: 1310 72d Pl. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.

MILLER, Grant Clark, architect; b. at Rockford, Ill., Jan. 17, 1870; s. Horace G. and Mary (Alden) Miller; B.S. in Architecture, Univ. of Ill., 1894, M. Arch., 1895; C.E., Cornell Coll., Mt. Vernon, Ia., 1899; m. Rockford, Mar. 26, 1896, Etta, d. of Fran- cis C. Clark. Mem. firm of Dowling & Miller, archi- tects, Rockford, Ill., 11/2 yrs .; came to Chicago, 1897, and became mem. firm of Patton, Fisher & Miller, changing in 1901 to Patton & Miller, and in 1912 to Miller, Fullenwider & Dowling. Republican. Home: 5504 Everett Av. Office: 6 N. Michigan Av.

MILLER, Harry B., prosecuting atty. of Chi- cago; b. Chicago, Mar. 20, 1884; s. William A. and Bertha (Booth) Miller; ed. grammar sch. and West Div. High Sch .; Lewis Inst .; Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law; m. Emily Folk, of Chicago, May 5, 1910; 2 children: Harry B., Jr., Howard Austin. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1905, and since practiced in Chicago; city pros. atty. of Chicago, by appmt. of Mayor Thompson, since Apr. 26, 1915; candidate on Rep. ticket for state's atty. of Cook Co., 1916; was coun- sel for western territorial hdqrs. of Salvation Army 8 yrs. Lecturer for Chicago Daily News and New York Bd. of Edn. Mem. Austin Lodge, A.F. and A.M .; Cicero Chapter, R.A.M .; Oriental Consistory; Medinah Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S .; mem. Odd Fellows, Maccabees, Moose, Sons of Vets., etc. Clubs: Hamilton, German. Contbr. to newspapers. Recreation: lecturing. Home: 320 N. Mason Av. Of- fice: 604 City Hall.

MILLER, Harry Irving, railway pres. Removed to New York. (See Who's Who in America.)

MILLER, Henry Edward, president of Chicago Wheel & Mfg. Co .; b. on farm, Tinley Park, Ill., Feb. 22, 1863; s. Adam and Christina (Andres) Mil- ler; ed. pub. schs. in Minn .; m. Anna K. Beck, of Chicago, Apr. 4, 1888; 2 children: Clark K. and Ar- thur J. Traveling salesman and expert machinist with Minn. Thresher Co., Stillwater, Minn., 1888- 94; became mgr. Chicago Emery Wheel Co., in 1894; associated with others and purchased the business, 1895, title later changed to Chicago Wheel & Mfg. Co., becoming pres. and treas., Dec., 1899; also treas. Abrasive Mining & Mfg. Co., factories at Plymouth, Ind., and Chester, Mass .; sec. Clizbe Bros. Mfg. Co., grinding machinery, Plymouth, Ind .; mng. partner Dental Cement Co., Chicago. Re- publican. Mason (32°); Odd Fellow; mem. North American Union. Recreation: motoring. Home: 5437 Michigan Av. Office: 1101 Monroe St.

MILLER, Herbert Strong, baritone singer; b. at Centralia, Ill., Jan. 14, 1870; s. Josiah and Mary Virginia (Kirk) Miller; ed. Grinnell (Ia.) Coll., 1889-94; studied music under masters in New York and Paris, France; m. Alice Martha Prince, of Chi- cago, July 12, 1903; children: Richard Prince (de- ceased), Frances Prince. Entered professional ca- reer, in New York, 1897; has appeared as soloist with leading orchestras and choral socs .; instr. singing, Bush Conservatory, since 1915. Mem. Soc. Am. Musicians. Progressive Republican. Christian Scientist. Club: Cliff Dwellers. Home: 5233 Ken- more Av. Studio: Fine Arts Bldg.

MILLER, Humphrys Henry Clay, lawyer; Oct. 17, 1845-1910. (See vol. 1911.)

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MILLER, James Alexander, roofer. (See vol. bert's death, until 1886; associated with Senator 1911.)

MILLER, James Garret, lumberman; b. at Cedar Falls, Ia., Sept. 20, 1863; s. of Henry and Hannah (Sturges) Miller; ed. pub. schs., followed by prep. course at Beloit (Wis.) Coll .; entered Univ. of Rochester in fall of 1880, but left at end of sopho- more yr .; m. Jessie Williams, of Dayton, O., Sept. 24, 1883 (died Dec. 24, 1914); 1 daughter, Grace (Mrs. H. E. Walker). In lumber business at Sioux City, Ia., with Charles Oliver (Oliver & Miller), 1884-96; removed to Chicago, and has since con- ducted business alone. Mem. Lumbermen's Assn., Chicago, Psi Upsilon. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Recreation: motoring. Home: River Forest, Ill. Of- fice: 11 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

MILLER, John, tanner; b. Eppsheim, Alsace, France, Jan. 30, 1845; s. George and Mary (Reit- zenthaler) Miller; came with parents to U.S., 1846, settling at Northfield, Cook Co., Ill .; ed. Northfield and at Northwest Coll., Plainfield, DuPage Co., Ill .; m. 1869, Eliza Strausberger; children: Stella M. (Mrs. John T. Bailey), Ada S. (Mrs. Jonathan B. Cook), Maurice S. Was employed by Grey, Mar- shall & Co., tanners, 1861-71; engaged in hide busi- ness, 1872, becoming partner with Martin C. Klein, 1873, in hide brokerage business, and in 1876, changing to a regular commn. business in hides, furs and pelts; firm later changed to present style of John Miller & Co .; pres. Chicago Tanning Co. Home: 932 Lincoln Parkway. Office: 130 W. Aus- tin Av.

MILLER, John Gibbons, railway supplies; b. St. Louis, Mar. 2, 1861; s. Joseph G. and Adele E. (Shirmer) Miller; ed. pub. schs., St. Louis; m. St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 14, 1891, Mary E. Williams; children: Frances M., Joseph G. In service of the Indianapolis & St. Louis Ry., 1879-83; with the Wabash Ry., 1883-5; cashier and bookkeeper for Kauffman Milling Co., St. Louis, 1885; with "Big Four" R.R., 1886; gen. agt. for A.,T.&S.F.R.R., St. Louis, 1887-9; asst. gen. freight agt. Santa Fe Sys- tem, Chicago, 1889-95; gen. sales agt. Laflin & Rand Powder Co., 1895-1904; agt. for Dilworth, Porter & Co., Ltd., William Goldie, Jr. & Co., Ajax Metal Co., all mfrs. of ry. supplies, since 1904. Club: Skokie Country. Home: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 1236 Marquette Bldg., Chicago.

MILLER, John Hunter, lawyer. Removed to Los Angeles, Cal. (See vol. 1911.)

MILLER, John Jacob, law printer; b. "Sleepy Hollow," Tarrytown, N.Y., Jan. 30, 1861; s. Edward and Sarah Ann (Cromwell) Miller; grad. pub. grammar schs., Chicago, 1879; m. Albertine, d. Frederick Barnard, of Oak Park and Lombard, Ill., June 16, 1885; 3 daughters: Lucy A. (Mrs. Ben E. Lawrence, Ottawa, Ill.), Grace A. (deceased), Alice Jeannette. Engaged in law printing business with Barnard & Miller, established 1857, becoming mem. of firm, 1903. Mem. Chicago Assn. Com- merce. Republican. Trustee First Presbyn. Ch., Austin. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Hamilton, Oak Park Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: 317 N. Parkside Av., Austin. Office: 172 N. LaSalle Street.

MILLER, John Jacob, president Huntley Dairy Co .; b. Hampshire, 111., Apr. 11, 1868; ed. pub. schs .; m. Lydia Goetzelman, of Hampshire, Ill., May 13, 1898; 5 children: Florence, Hilda, Elerons, John Jacob, Jr., Dorothy. Grew up on the farm; re- moved to Chicago, 1891; worked in various capaci- ties in the dairy business; now pres. of Huntley Dairy Co. Home: 440 Washington Boul., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 2346 W. Adams St., Chicago.

MILLER, John Stocker, lawyer; b. Louisville, St. Lawrence Co., N.Y., May 24, 1847; s. John and Jane (McLeod) Miller; A.B., St. Lawrence Univ., Canton, N.Y., 1869; studied in law dept. same, 1869-70; m. Ann Gross, of Chicago, Dec. 12, 1887; children: John S., Jr., Janet. Admitted to N.Y. bar, Ogdensburg, 1870; prof. mathematics, 1871-2, and Latin and Greek, 1872-4, St. Lawrence Univ .; came to Chicago. 1874, and engaged in practice; with George Herbert and John H. S. Quick established firm of Herbert, Quick & Miller, 1876; firm became Quick & Miller after Mr. Her-

Henry W. Leman as partner, 1886; Merritt Starr was admitted, 1890, and later George R. Peck succeeded Mr. Leman, firm becoming Peck, Miller & Starr, now Miller, Starr, Brown, Packard & Peckham; corpn. counsel of Chicago, 1891-3, dur- ing his term argued in behalf of city the cele- brated Lake Front case against the I.C.R.R.Co. Dir. Chicago Morris Plan Bank. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Mem. St. James (P.E.) Ch. Clubs: Union League, Chi- cago, University, Wayfarers, Hamilton, Onwentsia, Exmoor. Home: 1443 Astor St. Office: 38 S. Dear- born St.

MILLER, Joseph Leggett, M.D .; b. Kewanee, Ill., Nov. 24, 1867; s. James and Jane (Leggett) Miller; reared on farm; B.S., Univ. of Mich., 1893; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1895; m., at Lansing, Mich., July, 1901. Engaged in practice at Chicago, from 1895; asso. prof. medicine, Rush Med. Coll .; attending phys., Cook Co. Hosp. Mem. Assn. Am. Physicians, Soc. for Advancement Clin. Research, A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc. Clubs: University, Quadrangle. Home: 5315 Greenwood Av. Office: 122 S. Michigan Boul.

MILLER, Joseph M., fire apparatus; b. Eliza- beth, N.J., Sept. 17, 1848; s. Charles and Joanna (Morse) Miller; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Flor- ence D. Doolittle, of Kenosha, Wis., Nov. 18, 1877; 2 children (both deceased). Came to Chicago, 1862; formerly in publishing business; has been identi- fied with mfr. of fire extinguishing apparatus since 1887; now propr. Miller Chemical Engine Co. Club: Rotary. Recreation: country life. Home: 5552 Ken- wood Av. Office: 220 W. Huron St.

MILLER Kempster Blanchard, consulting engr .; b. Boston, Aug. 14, 1870; s. Joseph K. and Eliza (Blanchard) Miller; ed. high sch., Washington, D.C .; E.E., Cornell Univ., 1893; m. Antha, d. Miles Justus Knowlton, of Chicago, 1897; children: Doro- thea, Antha and Ruth. Was asst. examiner U.S. Patent Office, Washington, 1893-6; came to Chicago and was chief engr. Western Telephone Construc- tion Co., until 1898; in Scranton, Pa., as elec. engr., 1898-9; engr. Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Co., Chicago, 1899-1904; engaged in prcatice since 1904 with Samuel G. McMeen as consulting engr., under firm name of McMeen & Miller, now pres. of the company. Investigated fire alarm telegraph system of N.Y. City for N.Y. Bd. Fire Under- writers, and as a result designed new system for the city; firm made engring. investigation of the Independent Telephone properties in Ohio, former- ly owned by J. P. Morgan & Co .. which resulted in formation of the Ohio State Telephone Co .; has done large amount of appraisal work of tel. and other public utility properties for corpns. and municipalities; investigated automatic telephone situation for City of Chicago. 1915, 1916: has built several hydro-electric plants in the West; now chief engr. to receivers of Central Union Telephone Co., operating in Ohio, Ill. and Ind .; dir. Belden Mfg. Co., Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Co .. Frank B. Cook Co., Bend (Ore.) Water, Light & Power Co. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs .; local chmn. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., 1908-12. Clubs: Quadran- gle, Union League, City, Engineers' (Chicago) : Engineers' (New York). Author: American Tele- phone Practice. 1904; (with Samuel G. McMeen) Telephony, 1912. Recreations: automobiling. hunt- ing. Home: 1232 E. 56th St. Office: 1454 Monad- nock Blk.

MILLER, Maurice S., tanner; b. Chicago. Dec. 18, 1878; s. John and Eliza (Strasburger) Miller: ed. pub. schs, and normal sch .. Chicago: m. Carrie Holbrook, of Evanston, Ill., Jan. 3, 1906; children; Robert, Elizabeth, Marjorie. Identified since 1896 with tanning business established by father and Henry W. Schmidt; treas, and gen. mgr. Chicago Tanning Co. since 1909. Mem. Ill. Mfrs. Assn .. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Skokie Country. Recreations: golf, tennis, handball. Home: 130 Beach Rd., Glen- coe, Ill. Office: 130 W. Austin Av .. Chicago.

MILLER, Milton, lumber merchant. (See vol. 1911.)

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MILLER, Newman, director Univ. of Chicago Press; b. Mason, Mich., Feb. 9, 1871; s. Orville F. and Lydia (Newman) Miller; Ph.B., Albion Coll., 1893; grad. student in polit. science, Univ. of Chi- cago, 1894-6; in. Calista May Powers, of Spring- port, Mich., Mar. 16, 1900. Instr. and sec. corre- spondence study dept., univ. extension division, Univ. of Chicago, 1896-8; editor Albion (Mich.) Recorder. 1898-1900; dir. Univ. of Chicago Press since 1900. Clubs: University, Quadrangle. Home: 5515 Woodlawn Av.

MILLER, R. T., Jr., educator, publisher; b. at Scottsville, N.Y., Feb. 23, 1867; s. R. T. and Etta (Fraser) Miller; Ph.B., Oberlin, 1891, A.M., 1898; LL.B., Harvard, 1896. Pres. Am. Sch. of Corre- spondence since 1897; pres. Am. Tech. Soc .; editor several cyclopædias; publisher Illustrated World, formerly Technical World Magazine. Indepen- dent. Episcopalian. Club: Quadrangle. Residence: Hotel del Prado.

MILLER, Richard Oren, teas and coffees; b. at Richmond, Ind., Nov. 3, 1856; s. Milton and Martha A. (Huntington) Miller; A.B., Wabash Coll., Craw- fordsville, Ind., 1877; m. Violet Bingham, of Chi- cago, June, 1904. In tea and coffee business since 1880; mgr. since 1889 western dept. of Dwinell- Wright Co., also dir. of company. Mem. Indiana Soc. Chicago. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Glen View, Evanston Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 1433 Maple Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 216 N. Michigan Av., Chicago.

MILLER, Walter H., president Miller & Hart, packers; b. Chicago, Mar. 15, 1857; s. Samuel F. and Charlotte (Howe) Miller; ed. high sch., Blue Island, Ill .; m. Chicago, Oct. 16, 1879, Rowena Fobes; children: Walter F., Charlotte (Mrs. A. R. McDougall). Began as clerk in stationery and printing house of Bliss, Barnes & Co., 1873-6; then for about 6 years with the Anglo-Am. Packing & Provision Co .; in business for self as provision broker, 1882-4; formed the firm of Miller, Craig & Co., provision dealers. The name of firm was changed several times and business gradually drifted into that of packing; firm became Miller & Hart, inc .. 1898, and since pres. same; treas. Pa- cific Flush Tank Co. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Exmoor Coun- try, Saddle and Sirloin. Recreation: golf. Home: 4717 Greenwood Av. Office: W. 46th St. and Pack- ers Av., Union Stock Yards.

MILLER, William Alexander, insurance; b. St. Williams, Norfolk Co., Ont., Apr. 17, 1867; s. Wil- liam Henry and Margaret Elizabeth (McCall) Mil- ler; ed. pub. dist. schs .; high sch., Simcoe, Norfolk Co., Ont .; University Coll., Toronto, 1 yr .; m. Maud Eastman. of Chicago, Dec. 24, 1892; 1 child, Willet Green. Taught school in Norfolk Co. 2 yrs .; came to Chicago, 1890; in wholesale fruit and produce business on S. Water St., 1890-1900; gen. agt. for Gen. Accident Ins. Co. of Phila., 1900-9; gen. agt. for Chicago and Cook Co., accident and health dept. Pacific Mut. Life Ins. Co., May 1, 1909-Jan. 1, 1913; mem. firm of Morrison & Miller, gen. agts. Pacific Mutual Life Ins. Co. (commercial accident dept.), since 1913. Pres. village of Edison Park, 1901-5 and 1907-Apr., 1911; del. Rep. congressional, sena- torial and state convs .; sec. 3d Dist. Town of Maine Ren. Orgn. Mem. Masonic Order, O.E.S., K.P., Royal Arcanum, United Order of Foresters. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreation: fishing. Home: Park Ridge, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

MILLER. William J., Chicago mgr. Seth Thomas Clock Co .; b. Cameron, Va. (now W.Va.), May 30, 1859; ed. Univ. of Va .; m. Miss Walters, of Wheel- ing, W.Va .. June, 1889; 3 sons: W. Gebhart, Clay- ton, J. Dudley. Engaged in retail jewelry business in W.Va .; became connected with Seth Thomas Clock Co., 1890; mgr. of Chicago office of the com- pany since 1897. Club: LaGrange Country. Home: LaGrange, Ill. Office: 215 W. Randolph St., Chi- cago. .

MILLER, William Silas, piano mfr .; b. Aurora, Ill., Mar. 20, 1868; s. Holmes and Melissa (Tubbs) Miller; grad. Aurora High Sch., 1886; m., Aurora, Apr. 15, 1896, Carrie E. Hunt; 1 son, Donald Wil- liam. Entered employ of Miller & Sencenbaugh,

dry goods, Aurora, as clerk, 1886; in dry goods business in Aurora under firm name of Holmes, Miller & Son, 1887, sold out in 1890; entered employ of Bush & Gerts Piano Co. as bookkeeper, 1891; elected asst. sec. same, 1899, sec., 1901, vice-pres., 1904. Republican. Methodist. Club: Rotary (pres.). Recreations: billiards and fishing. Home: 1516 Fargo Av. Office: 1540 Dayton St.

MILLER, William Southworth, lawyer; b. at Evanston, Ill., Sept. 27, 1873; s. Henry Giles and Sarah Caroline (Mason) Miller; B.A., Yale, 1896; Northwestern Univ. Law Sch .; m. Susan T. Whip- ple, of Winona, Minn., Aug. 24, 1904 (died 1911); 3 children: William Whipple, Mary and Susan Martha; married 2d, Mary Pembroke Wilde, June 14, 1913; 1 son, Joseph S. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1898; law clk., first with Hoyne, Follansbee & O'Connor, then with Follansbee & Follansbee, 1897- 1900; atty. for Northern Trust Co. since 1900. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Psi Upsi- lon, Scroll and Key (both of Yale). Clubs: Uni- versity, Saddle and Cycle. Recreations: tennis, baseball. Residence: Winnetka, Ill. Office: North- ern Trust Co. Bank, Chicago.

MILLIGAN, Charles F., hotel proprietor; Feb. 19, 1855-May 16, 1916. (See vol. 1905.)

MILLIKAN, Robert Andrews, physicist; b. Mor- rison, Ill., Mar. 22, 1868; s. Rev. Silas Franklin and Mary Jane (Andrews) Millikan; A.B., Oberlin, 1891, A.M., 1893; Ph.D., Columbia, 1895; univs. of Berlin and Göttingen, 1895-6; (Sc.D., Oberlin Coll., 1911, Northwestern Univ., 1913, Univ. of Pa., 1915, Columbia, 1917, Amherst, 1917); m. Greta Irvin Blanchard, of Oak Park, Ill., Apr. 10, 1902. Tutor of physics, Oberlin Coll., 1891-3; asst. in physics, 1896, asso., 1897, instr., 1899, asst. prof., 1901, asso. prof., 1907-10, prof. physics since 1910, Univ. of Chicago. Mem. bd. editors Physical Review. Awarded Comstock prize for research in electric- ity, Nat. Acad. Sciences, 1913. Fellow A.A.A.S. (vice pres. Section B, 1911), Am. Acad. Arts and Sciences; mem. Nat. Acad. Sciences, Am. Philos. Soc., Am. Physical Soc. (pres., 1916-17), Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa. Conglist. Clubs: Quadrangle, University. Author of several works, for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: 5605 Wood- lawn Av.

MILLIKEN, Orris John, educator; b. Boone Co., Ill., July 13, 1861; s. James S. and Rachel (Mitch- ell) Milliken; grad. Ill. State Normal Univ., Nor- mal, 1884; extension work in Univ. of Chicago; m. Carrie A. Dillon (died 1892); 1 child, Ora Jessie; m. 2d, Hattie Fagersten, of Chicago, Dec. 2, 1893; 2 children: Victor Carl and Irene Dorothy. Prin. Chicago pub. schs. for 32 yrs .; was prin. Fernwood, Fallon, Kozminski, Harrison, Dore, Charles Sum- ner and John Worthy schs .; supt. Jewish Training Sch., 1903-7; first supt. of Chicago vacation schs., 1897, 1898; now supt. Chicago and Cook Co. Sch. for Boys, on Gage Farm, Riverside, Ill. First to organize the Penny Savings Soc. in Chicago pub. schs .; dir. Chicago Penny Savings Soc. Mem. N.E. A., Ill. State Teachers' Assn., George Howland Club, Principals' Club. Independent Republican. Home: Riverside, Ill.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 156

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1917 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 784

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 784