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MOORE, A(mbrose) Clark, vice president Safety Car Heating & Lighting Co .; b. Washington, D.C., Jan. 18, 1880; s. Frank N. and Mary Donahue (Hill) Moore; ed. pub. schs., Washington, D.C .; LL.B., New York Law Sch., 1906; unmarried. Has been identi- fied with The Safety Car Heating & Lighting Co. since 1899, vice pres. since 1913; in charge of west- ern territory for the company, with hdqrs. in Chi- cago since June, 1913; dir. Standard Heat & Venti- lation Co. of New York. Mem. Co. H, 7th Regt., N.G.N.Y., 2 yrs. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Golf, Midlothian Country, Kenwood, South Shore Country; Union League, En- gineers', Railroad (New York). Recreation: golf. Home: 5333 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 1951 Peoples Gas Bldg.
MOORE, Arthur L., mfr .; b. Monticello, Ill., July 17, 1872; s. Henry V. and Alzina W. (Freeman) Moore; ed. pub. schs., Monticello; Lombard Coll., Galesburg, Ill., 1891-4; Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1894-6; m. Emeline Morris, of Elkhorn, Wis., Jan. 1, 1901; children: Dwight M., Mildred V., Eme- line, Arthur Vincent. Pres. Independent Button & Machine Co. since 1912. Republican. Universalist. Clubs: Union League, Highland Park, Exmoor Country. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 3940 Ravenswood Av., Chicago.
MOORE, Aubrey Shannon, clergyman; b. Hen- drysburg, O., Oct. 13, 1883; s. Ellington Greenville and Sarah Jane (James) Moore; student North- western Univ., 1908-12; Garrett Bibl. Inst., 1912- 13; m. Mary Elizabeth Wheldon, of Edison Park, Chicago, June 19, 1912; 1 child, Audrie Mae. Teach- er in pub. schs. of Ohio 4 yrs .; in Wheeling Busi- ness Coll. 1 yr .; bookkeeper Bridgeport Nat. Bank, Bridgeport, Ohio, 1 yr .; ordained M.E. ministry, 1912; pastor Gage Park, Chicago, 1907-8, Congress Park, 1908-9, Melrose Park, 1909-11, Glen Ellyn, 1911-15 (built new ch.), Washington Boul. Ch., Oak Park, since Oct., 1915. Republican. Mason. Mem. Post-Grad. Club of Rock River Conf. Home: 114 Washington Boul., Oak Park, Ill.
MOORE, Charles Brearley, mfr. railway supplies; b. Macomb, Ill., Aug. 28, 1874; s. Josiah and Jen- nie E. (Lindsay) Moore; ed. pub. schs., Kewanee, Ill., and Lake Forest Univ., graduating in class of 1895; m. Fay Harvey, of Chicago, Mar., 1907; 2 sons: James H., Robert B. Began in 1895 in the contracting and bldg. business under firm name of C. B. Moore & Co .; then engaged in the mfr. of heating apparatus in the Columbia Heating Co., until Jan., 1902; joined in the orgn. of Am. Loco- motive Equipment Co., of which was gen. mgr. un- til 1910; organized, 1910, the Am. Arch Co., of New York, and served as vice pres. of same until 1912; joined in orgn., 1912, of Oxweld Railroad Service Co., of which has since been vice pres .; also vice pres. of Boss Nut Co. since 1912, and of Nat. Car Equipment Co. Trustee Lake Forest Univ. In- vented and patented many devices in general use in the operation of locomotives. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Traveling Engrs.' Assn., Master Me- chanics' Assn., Am. Civic Assn., U.S. Naval League (Ill. br.). Republican. Clubs: University, Glen View, Evanston Country, Chicago Automobile. Home: Elinor Pl., Evanston, Ill. Office: Railway Exchange Bldg., Chicago.
MOORE, DeWitt Van Deusen, civil engr .; b. at Perry, Lake Co., O., Apr. 6, 1874; s. Webster Oliver and Anna Electa (Van Deusen) Moore; ed. Hiram (O.) Coll .; m. Flora Mable Berg, June 14, 1898; m. 2d, Dorothy Daisy Comer, of Indianapolis, Nov. 19, 1902. Asst. engr. Indianapolis Union Ry., 1895- 1902; same Pa. Lines West, at Indianapolis, 1897- 1902; vice pres., sec. Moore-Mansfield Constrn. Co., Indianapolis, 1902-11; consulting engr., Indianapo- lis, 1911-13; dist. engr., central dist., div. of valua- tion, Interstate Commerce Commn., since Sept. 1, 1913. Dir., charter mem. Am. Soc. Engring. Con- tractors; mem. Ind. Engring. Soc. (ex-pres.). Re- publican. Mem. Disciples of Christ. Home: 5310 Cornell Av. Office: 910 S. Michigan Av.
MOORE, Edward Small, vice president of Am. Brake Shoe & Foundry Co .; b. Chicago, Jan. 6, 1881; s. late William Henry and Ada (Small) Moore; stu- dent Yale Univ .; m. Jean McGinley, of Pittsburgh, Apr. 17, 1905; children: Edward Small, Jr., Jean, Marion. Began with C.,R.I.&P.Ry., at Chicago, 1903; with same rd. at Cedar Rapids, Ia., 1904; with St.L.&S.F.R.R., at St. Louis, 1905-8; 2d asst. to the pres., 1908-9, vice pres., Dec. 1, 1909-Apr. 15, 1915, C.,R.I.&P.Ry .; vice pres. Am. Brake Shoe & Foun- dry Co. since June 22, 1915; dir. Lehigh Valley R.R. Co., Liberty Nat. Bank (New York). Clubs: Metro- politan, Racquet and Tennis, Railway, Recess (New York); Racquet (St. Louis); Chicago, University, Chicago Golf, Old Elm, Saddle and Cycle, Onwent- sia (Chicago). Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: Mc- Cormick Bldg., Chicago.
MOORE, Edwin White, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)
MOORE, Eliakim Hastings, mathematician; b. Marietta, O., Jan. 26, 1862; s. David Hastings and Julia Sophia (Carpenter) Moore; A.B., Yale, 1883, Ph.D., 1885; Univ. of Berlin, 1885-6; (hon. Ph.D., Univ. of Göttingen, 1899; LL.D., Univ. of Wis., 1904; Sc.D., Yale, 1909; Math.D., Clark, 1909); m. Martha Morris Young, of Columbus, O., June 21, 1892. Tutor mathematics, Yale, 1887-9; asst. prof. mathematics, 1889-91, asso. prof., 1891-2, Northwestern Univ .; prof. mathematics since 1892, head of dept. since 1896, Univ. of Chicago. Editor Trans. Am. Math. Soc., 1899-1907; asso. editor Proceedings Nat. Acad. Sciences since 1915. Asso. fellow Am. Acad. Arts and Sciences; fellow A.A. A.S. (vice pres. Sect. A, 1910); mem. Nat. Acad. Sciences, Am. Philos. Soc., Am. Math. Soc. (2d vice pres., 1897, 1st vice pres., 1899, pres., 1901-3), Cir- colo Matematico di Palermo, Deutsche Mathemat- iker Vereinigung, London Math. Soc .; hon. corr. mem. Brit. Assn. Adv. Sci .; vice pres. Internat. Congress Mathematicians, Cambridge, 1912. Con- tbr. to math. periodicals of Europe and America. Home: 5607 Kenwood Av.
MOORE, Emery Brown, hardwood floors. (See vol. 1911.)
MOORE, Frank D., surgeon; b. Ont., Can., Oct. 6, 1870; s. Thomas and Sarah (Raisley) Moore; ed. Whitchurch Sch., Ont .; Denver Gross Univ .; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of 111.), 1899; post- grad. work, Univ. of Vienna, 1906; Johns Hopkins Med. Sch., 1909; Univ. of Chicago, 1910; New York Post-Grad. Sch., 1911; m. Maud Bonney, of London, June 13, 1893. Practiced in Chicago since 1899; asst. prof. surgery and clin. surgery and head of dept., Coll. of Medicine Univ. of Ill .: mem. staff, University Hosp. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Nu Sigma Nu, Alpha Omega Alpha. Republican. Ma- son (Hespera Lodge, York Chapter. St. Bernard Commandery, K.T., Medinalı Temple, Shrine). Clubs: Illini, Illinois. Home: 800 Oakley Boul. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
MOORE, Fred Atkins, clergyman: b. Concord, N.H., Oct. 26, 1882: s. Charles E. H. and Caroline (Atkins) Moore; ed. pub. schs., Somerville, Mass .; student Tufts Coll., 1900-4, Crane Theol. Sch. (Tufts), 1904-6; Brown Univ., 1911-12; m. Vivian E. Ross, of Gorham, N.H., July 30. 1907: 1 son, Lyman Sweet. Ordained Universalist ministry, 1906; pastor First Parish Ch., Saugus, Mass., 1906- 09, Murray Ch., Attleboro, Mass., 1909-14, Ch. of the Redeemer, Chicago, since 1914. Clubs: Univer-
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sity, Single Tax, Social Workers. Home: 3821 Adams St.
MOORE, Frederick . Warner, fire insurance; b. Chicago, Nov. 27, 1867; s. James Hills and Nancy A. (Warner) Moore; of N.E. Puritan ancestry; ed. Chicago grammar and high schs .; Hinsdale (Il1.) High Sch .; m. Minnie B. Googins, of Chicago, 1897. Began in the ins. office of Moore & Janes, 1886, and continued in various capacities until 1898; then became a mem. of the firm (established 1864), which was in 1901 consolidated with the ins. agency of Lyman & Herrick, forming the firm of Moore, Janes, Lyman & Herrick, and later, Moore, Case, Lyman & Hubbard. Republican. Mem. Kenwood Evangelical Ch. Trustee Salvation Army. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Automobile, City, Kenwood. Recreations: motoring and fishing. Home: 4509 Greenwood Av. Office: 1625, 175 W. Jackson Boul.
MOORE, George Henry, fire ins .; b. N. Hartland, Vt., Jan. 20, 1848; s. Reuben and Ann Mariah Hunt Moore; ed. pub. schs .; m., Detroit, Mich., Dec. 14, 1870, Emma E. Smith; children: Carleton W., Ella F., George Albert, Louise H., Irene H., Warren W. Began with Manhattan Fire Ins. Co., of New York, 1877, as spl. agt. for Mich., Ohio, Ill., Ind. and W. Va .; in Oct., 1882, accepted Mich. state agency for Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. Co., and in 1893 was transferred to Chicago, becoming asst. mgr. of the company; retired Jan. 1, 1915. Pres. Under- writers' Assn. of the Northwest, 1896-7. Mem. Soc. Colonial Wars, S.R. Clubs: Union League, Evanston, Glen View Golf. Recreations: golf, mo- toring and fishing. Home: 2131 Orrington Av., Evanston, Ill.
MOORE, Harry R., banker; b. Altona, Mo., Apr. 6, 1871; s. Samuel T. and Belle (Jackson) Moore; grad. pub. schs. and high sch., Colchester, Ill., 1889; m. Addie C. Roberts, of Colchester, Sept. 5, 1894; 1 daughter, Maurine. Began as bookkeeper and cashier in a gen. store at Colchester in 1889; bank cashier at Colchester, 1892-1902; removed to Louis- ville, Ky., 1902, coming to Chicago, 1906; vice pres. Prairie Nat. Bank, Chicago, 1906-10; cashier of the Western Trust & Savings Bank, 1910-11; asst. cashier Central Trust Co. of Ill. since 1911. Mason. Club: Colonial. Home: 5032 St. Lawrence Av. Office: 125 W. Monroe St.
MOORE, James Hills, insurance; b. Windham, N.H., July 4, 1840; s. Silas and Hannah Moore; ed. pub. schs., Windham, and Chester Acad., until 1856; came west and continued studies at Mendota (Il1.) Coll. until 1859; m., Chicago, Oct. 10, 1865, Nancy A. Warner; m. 2d, Chicago, Apr. 15, 1889, Julia St. Clair Tuthill. Employed in Elgin (Ill.) Bank, 1859- 61; enlisted as pvt. in 36th Ill. Vol. Inf., July, 1861; promoted q.m. and 1st 1t. 71st Ill. Vols., but retired from army on account of ill health, Sept., 1863. Came to Chicago and took position with ins. firm of L. D. Olmsted & Co .; later became partner in the firm, which was afterward known as S. M. Moore & Co., Moore & Janes, and now as Moore, Case, Lyman & Hubbard, of which is sr. partner. Pres. Chicago Fire Underwriters' Assn. 2 yrs. Mem. Illinois Commandery Loyal Legion. Club: Union League (an organizer and ex-vice pres.). Recreations: horseback riding, stock farming. Home: 4433 Greenwood Av. Office: 1625, 175 W. Jackson Boul.
MOORE, James Hobart, lawyer; June 14, 1852- July 19, 1916. (See Who's Who in America, 1916- 1917.)
MOORE, J(ohn) Howard, teacher, author; Dec. 4, 1862-June 17, 1916. (See Who's Who in Amer- ica, 1916-17.)
MOORE, Lewis Theodore, civil engr .; b. Thomp- son, Conn., Feb. 20, 1843; s. Samuel and Sophronia F. (Stone) Moore; ed. grammar and high schs. and at a school in Providence, R.I .; m., East Douglas, Mass., Burnett E. Stone, May 24, 1866; m. 2d, Amboy, Ill., Feb. 10, 1875, Mrs. Martha M. Hinds; 3 sons: Frank E., Fred, Lewis E. Began engring. on street railroad in Providence, R.I., 1864; in service I.C.R.R., 1867-1910, beginning as asst. div. engr. at Amboy, Ill., 1867-9; then consecutively, div. engr., Centralia, Il1., 1869-72; div. engr., Am- boy, Ill., 1872-7; roadmaster, Amboy, Ill., 1877-81;
engr., Chicago, 1881-7; chief engr., 1887-92; con- sulting engr., 1892-1909; chmn. Bd. of Pensions, 1906-10. Home: 4403 Lake Park Av.
MOORE, Livingston P., paint mfr .; b. Elizabeth, N.J., Sept. 6, 1875; s. Robert and Virginia (Mc- Donald) Moore; student Rutgers Coll., 1892-6; m. Helen Holman, of Chicago. Identified with Ben- jamin Moore & Co., paint mfrs., since beginning of active career; pres. of company since 1916. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Repub- lican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Sko- kie Country, Evanston. Home: 1131 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Ill. Office: 415 N. Green St., Chicago.
MOORE, Nathan Grier, lawyer; b. Indiana Co., Pa., Jan. 26, 1853; s. Rev. John and Anna Eliza (White) Moore; grad. Lafayette Coll., Easton, Pa., 1873; m. Anna Walker, of Peoria, Ill., 1881; chil- dren: Mary W. (Mrs. Edward R. Hills), Marjorie. Admitted to bar, 1878; practiced at Peoria, firm of James, Jack & Moore, 1878-85; since then in Chi- cago, first in law firm of Wilson & Moore, 1885-8, and since 1888 Wilson, Moore & McIlvaine; dir. Chicago Title & Trust Co., Dolese & Shepard Co. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns .; asso. mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd. Republican. Presbyte- rian. Trustee Scoville Inst., Oak Park, Ill. Clubs: Union League, University, Oak Park, Westward Ho, Oak Park Country. Residence: 329 Forest Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 140 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
MOORE, Samuel Marcus, physician; b. near Lexington, Ky., May 15, 1870; s. Samuel Martin and Sarah Jane (Sims) Moore; ed. State Univ. of Ky .; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1895: m. Paulina Cony Fuller, of Washington, D.C., and Chicago June 30, 1900; 1 child, Cony. Practiced in Chicago since 1896; interne, Cook Co. Hosp., 1897. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Am. Inst. Homœopathy, Ill. Homœ. Med. Soc., Phi Alpha Gamma. Democrat. Baptist. Residence: Avenue House. Office: 1604 Chicago Av., Evanston, Illinois.
MOORE, William J., first mortgage real estate loans; b. Wenona, Ill., Oct. 9, 1862; s. William H. and Maria H. (Hemming) Moore; ed. Streator (Ill.) High Sch .; grad. Bryant & Stratton Business Coll., Chicago, 1880; m. Hattie K. Kline, of Chicago, Oct. 1, 1886; 3 children: Charles C., Harold A., Kenneth W. Began as bookkeeper for S. E. Gross, Chicago, 1880, and became mgr. of the business; entered bond and mortgage business, 1907, and since pres. Am. Bond & Mortgage Co. Mem. Soc. Colonial Wars, S.A.R. Republican. Christian Scientist. Clubs: South Shore Country, Beverly. Recreation: golf. Home: 4331 Drexel Boul. Office: 160 W. Jack- son Boul.
MOOREHEAD, Frederick Brown, oral surgeon; b. Mineral Point, Wis., Oct. 14, 1875; s. James and Mary Jane Moorehead; ed. Univ. of Chicago; D.D. S., Chicago Coll. Dental Surgery, 1899; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1905; M.Sc., Univ. of Mich., 1916; m. Marguerite Mary Hirst, of Chicago, Oct. 28, 1901; 2 children: Chester Hirst, Dorothy Marguerite. In practice of oral surgery at Chicago since 1899; now dean and prof. oral surgery, Univ. of Ill. Coll. of Dentistry; asst. prof. surgery, Rush Med. Coll., since 1906; asst. surgeon Presbyn. Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Ill. State Dental Soc., Nu Sigma Nu, Delta Sigma Delta. Clubs: University, Mendelssohn, Oak Park Coun- try. Recreations: golf, billiards. Residence: 403 N. Elmwood Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
MOORHEAD, Edward L., surgeon; b. 1864; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1890. Practiced in Chi- cago since 1890; prof. gynecology, Ill. Post-Grad. Med. Sch .; prof. surgery, Loyola Univ .; surgeon St. Anthony's Hosp .; ex-pres. med. bd. and attend- ing surgeon, Cook County Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Home: 3517 Jackson Boul. Office: 31 N. State St.
MOORHEAD, William Henry, hay and straw commn .; b. Belfast, Ireland, Nov. 16, 1860; s. Jacob and Alice (Bell) Moorhead; came to Chicago with parents in childhood; m. DeKalb Co., Ill., Oct. 11, 1883, Alice Blair; children: Walter George, Maude B. Started in retail feed business July 20, 1883,
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and after 8 yrs. sold out and engaged in the of Ill .; Paris, France; m. Ida Gray, of Evanston, commn. business with Kilmer Commn. Co .; bought an interest, 1895, and since mem. firm of Van Wie & Moorhead. Mason. Republican. Presbyterian. Home: 6757 Sheridan Rd. Office: 84 Board of Trade Bldg.
MOORHOUSE, see also Morehouse.
MOORHOUSE, William Russell, insurance; b. Chicago, July 17, 1873; s. William Henry and Frances (Farrar) Moorhouse; A.B., Yale, 1894; m., Ottumwa, Ia., Nov. 17, 1896, Merry Mitchell; 2 daughters: Phyllis, Deborah. Clk. for Spaulding & Merrick, tobacco mfrs., 1894-7, cashier, 1897- 1900, sec., 1900-2, business mgr., 1902-4, vice pres. and gen. mgr., 1904-12, pres., 1912-14; commr. pub. works, Chicago, 1915-16; resigned Dec. 20, 1916, to become mem. ins. firm of Cory, Moorhouse & Co. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country; Yale Club (New York). Home: 3741 Grand Boul. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
MOOS, Joseph Bernhard, real estate investments; b. Chicago, Apr. 24, 1867; s. Bernhard and Caro- line (Berlizheimer) Moos; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Katherine H. Hoyt, of Chicago, Apr. 24, 1889; 1 daughter, Elizabeth H. (Mrs. Raymond Red- heffer). In cigar and tobacco business, 1883-1915; pres. of J. & B. Moos, wholesale cigars and to- bacco, until Jan. 1, 1915; chmn. bd. of dirs., Albert Pick & Co., hotel and restaurant equipment, 1915- 16; dir. Security Bank; devoting most of time to his real estate investments. Republican. Clubs: City, Ill. Athletic, Lake Shore Country, Buena Shore. Recreation: golf. Home: 540 Stratford Pl., Chicago, and Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 116 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
MORAVA, Wensel, engineering contractor; b. in Bohemia, Sept. 12, 1853; s. Wensel and Marie Mo- rava; came to America, 1861; B.S., Univ. of Ill., 1878; m. Miss Frances Birge, of Chicago, July, 1879. Draftsman, Excelsior Iron Works, Chicago, 1879-85; engr., Pullman Foundry and Bouton Foun- dry Co., 1886-90; salesman, Link Belt Co., 1890-1; supt., Kenwood Bridge Co., 1891; engring. contrac- tor on own account since 1892; pres. Morava Con- strn. Co. since 1901. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League. Home: 4846 Kenwood Av. Office: 85th St. and Stewart Av.
MORDUE, Thomas Newton, coal mcht .; b. Louis- ville, Ky., July 14, 1860; s. Thomas and Catherine (Cody) Mordue; ed. pub. grammar and high schs .; grad. Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., Louis- ville; m. Clara B. Connel, of Louisville, June 26, 1882; children: Allison K., Edgar, Clara (Mrs. A. E. Grossman), Thomas N., Jr., Ralph. Began in coal and iron business at Louisville, 1879, continuing in employ of G. H. Hull & Co. until 1882; then in same line for self until 1893; went to New York and engaged in same business until 1898; mgr. Chicago office of Castner, Curran & Bullitt, of Phila. (coal), since 1898, dir. since 1910, vice pres. since 1916; also pres. Jellico Cannel Co., of New- comb, Tenn. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Chi- cago Coal Dealers' Assn. Clubs: Press, Chicago Athletic, Ill. Athletic. Recreation: travel. Resi- dence: 5934 South Park Av. Office: Peoples Gas Building.
MORE, Clair Ellis, lawyer; b. at Buckingham, Wayne Co., Pa., Sept. 20, 1862; s. James M. and Rebecca (Van Horn) More; attended dist. schs. in northeastern Pa., and high schs. at Greeley, Colo., and Walton, N.Y .; Univ. of Mich .; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1885; m. Julia Stockwell, of Aurora, Ill., Aug. 27, 1895 (died Feb. 3, 1912) ; 1 son, Stuart (died July 3, 1911); m. 2d, Gertrude A. Houston, Oct. 27, 1913. Admitted to bar, 1885; clk. in law offices of Weigley, Bulkley & Gray until 1888, and later mem. firm; mem. firm Bulkley, Gray & More, 1905-12, Bulkley, Gray & Talmadge since 1912. Republican. Congregationalist. Club: Union League. Home: 3144 Sheridan Rd. Office: 137 S. LaSalle St.
MOREHOUSE, see also Moorhouse.
MOREHOUSE, Merritt J., architect; b. at Mt. Pleasant, Ja., Dec. 11, 1868; s. Josiah and Lovica (Call) Morehouse; ed. Iowa Wesleyan Univ .; Univ.
Ill., Feb. 22, 1902; 1 son, Merritt Dutton. Prac- ticed in Chicago since 1895. Mem. A.I.A., Ill. Soc. Architects. Vice pres. Boy Scouts of Evanston. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Union League, Evanston, Westmoreland Golf, Chicago Gun. Recreations: farming, shooting, golf. Home: 404 Greenwood Boul., Evanston, Ill. Office: 343 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
MORETON, David Penn, electrical engr .; b. Mos- cow, Clermont Co., O., Feb. 16, 1882; s. Charles Brown and Sarah (Penn) Moreton; Ohio State Univ., 1900-2; B.S., Armour Inst. Tech., Chicago, 1906, E.E., 1911; unmarried. Mem. faculty, since 1906, asso. prof. elec. engring. since 1910, Armour Inst. Tech .; also consulting elec. engr. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., Tau Beta Pi. Republican. Prot- estant. Mason. Author: Practical Applied Elec- tricity; Electrical Measurements and Meter Test- ing; Direct and Alternating Current Motors; Tele- phone Hand Book; Electrical Equipment of the Motor Car. Recreations: boating, motoring. Home: 3815 Michigan Av.
MOREY, Charles William, engineer; b. Quincy, Mich., Mar. 26, 1875; s. John R. and Amanda E. (Bickford) Morey; B.S. in M.E., Purdue Univ., La- fayette, Ind., 1897; m. Dollie N. Cosper, of Cold- water, Mich., Sept. 20, 1899; 3 children: Leslie, Eleanor and Francis. Pres. Chicago Tech. Coll., since 1903; also sr. mem. Charles W. Morey & Co., engrs. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs., Chicago Assn. Commerce. K.P. Recreation: golf. Home: 6122 St. Lawrence Av. Office: 116 S. Michigan Av.
MORF, Paul Frederick, physician; b. Blue Island, Cook Co., Ill., Oct. 26, 1871; s. C. F. and Katherine (Walz) Morf; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1897; m., Chicago, July 9, 1903, Louise E. Paulus; children: Karl F. P., Thedoore F., Paula K. House phys., Cook Co. Hosp., June, 1897-Dec:, 1898; prof. surgery, Chicago Policlinic; formerly instr. sur- gery, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch .; attending surgeon, Evangelical Deaconess and Cook Co. hosps. Mem. Ill. State, German and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Acad. Medicine, Chicago Surg. Soc. Republican. Mason. Presbyterian. Recreations: hunting and fishing. Home: 910 Dakin St.
MORGAN, Anna (Miss), teacher; b. at Auburn, N.Y .; d. Allen Denison and Mary Jane (Thornton) Morgan; ed. at Auburn. Began professional career as a public reader in Chicago, 1879, in connection with Mrs. Scott Siddons; in 1883 began to teach; in 1897 founded the Anna Morgan School of Ex- pression, producing plays by Ibsen, Maeterlinck and other foreign and native dramatists. Author: Art of Speech and Deportment, 1909; also other books on dramatic art. Compiled, Selected Read- ings, 1909. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 825 Fine Arts Bldg., Chicago.
MORGAN, Franklin W., bond dealer: b. Cold- water, Mich., Sept. 7, 1864; s. Franklin E. and Harriet (Houghton) Morgan; ed. pub. schs., Cold- water; m. Kate Pike, of Chicago, Feb. 22. 1900. With Armour & Co., 1898-1911; in business for self since 1911; pres. F. W. Morgan & Co .; dir. Denni- son Clay Co., Abingdon Clay Co., Postville Clay Products Co., Whitewater Brick & Tile Co., Mead- ows Co. Mem. Sales Mgrs.' Assn. Clubs: Hamil- ton. Rotary. Recreation: reading. Home: 200 E. 55th St. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
MORGAN, Otho Herron, varnish mfr .: b. Law- renceburgh, Ind., Aug. 11, 1838; s. Elisha and Catharine (Coit) Morgan: ed. Williston Sem., Easthampton, Mass .; m., Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 19, 1864, Julia Potwin; children: William P .. Anson C., Elisha, Catharine C. (Mrs. R. C. Day), Helen V. (Mrs. T. W. Bellhouse), Julia P. (Mrs. F. S. North). Entered Union Army as 2d lt., 7th Ind. Battery, Dec., 1861; promoted capt. of same. Apr., 1864; mustered out, Dec., 1864; entire service in the Army of the Cumberland. With A. C. Potwin. in 1866, established the Chicago Varnish Co., inc. several years later, when became vice pres .. and later pres. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (32°, K.T.). Club: Union League. Recreation: fishing. Residence: Highland Park, III. Office: 2100 Elston Av., Chicago.
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MORGAN, Thomas John, lawyer, socialist lead- Norman C. Coombs). Clk. in store, Aurora, 1867- er; Oct. 27, 1847-Dec. 10, 1912. (See Who's Who in America, 1912-13.)
MORGAN, William Edward, surgeon; b. Madi- son, Wis., July 23, 1858; s. Charles E. and Naomi (Seymour) Morgan; student Univ. of Wis., 1876-9; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1882; m. Chicago, Sept. 3, 1885, Frank C. Jamieson (died 1890) ; 1 son, Charles Woodward. Interne, Cook Co. Hosp., 1882-4; with surgical dept. of alma mater from graduation, and for 17 yrs. past emeritus prof. operative surgery and clinical surgery, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A., Chicago Surgical Soc. (charter mem.). Re- publican. Home: 1016 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 2526 Calumet Av.
MORGAN, William Thorne, pres. Raymond Lead Co .; b. N.Y. City, Nov. 23, 1857; s. Charles Jackson and Miriam Josephine (Thorne) Morgan; ed. Oak- ley's Acad., Mt. Vernon, N.Y .; grad. Selleck's Prep. Acad., Norwalk, Conn., 1873; m. Isabel H. Wiley, of Montreal, Can., Apr. 6, 1893 (died May 21, 1905) ; m. 2d, Ada Sheldon Booth, of Chicago, Nov. 26, 1907. Began as boy in employ of John Merry & Co., New York, later becoming head bookkeeper and cashier until firm failed in 1883; identified with J. N. Raymond and his successor, the Ray- mond Lead Co., since May 1, 1883, serving in vari- ous positions until becoming pres. and mgr., 1905. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Kenwood, South Shore Country. Recreatons: golf and fish- ing. Home: 4959 Lake Park Av. Office: 735 S. Washtenaw Av.
MORIARTY, Daniel, county commr .; b. in Ire- land; s. Maurice and Mary (Toomey) Moriarty; ed. nat. schs., Brosna, Co. Kerry, Ireland; m. Deb- orah O'Connor, of Co. Kerry, Feb. 28, 1889; chil- dren: Maurice Joseph, Mary Bridget, Deborah Jo- hanna. Clk. in Election Commr.'s Office, 1891-1911; elected county commr., Nov., 1912. Served as It. col. 7th Ill. Vols. during Spanish-Am. War, 1898; col. 7th Ill. Inf. and Mexican border, 6 mos., 1916. Home: 11722 Longwood Drive. Office: 539 County Bldg.
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