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PHELPS, William Lee, milling; b. Springfield, O., Apr. 5, 1868; s. Cyrus A. and Caroline (Paige) Phelps; A.B., Princeton, 1890; m. Martha Briggs, of Chicago, Feb., 1900; 1 daughter, Sarah. Was in the stock and bond business until Jan., 1911; then elected pres. Star & Crescent Milling Co. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, University, Saddle and Cycle, Bob o' Link Golf. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 160 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
PHEMISTER, Dallas B, surgeon; b. Carbondale, Ill., July 15, 1882; s. John T. and Elizabeth (Fox) Phemister; ed. Univ. of Chicago; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1904; m. Katherine Gannon, of Chicago, Dec. 10, 1914; 1 son, Dean Bevan. Practiced in Chicago since 1904; instr. surgery, Rush Med. Coll .; asso. attending surgeon, Presbyn. Hosp. Mem. Draft Registration Bd., 1917. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. Am. Surg. Assn., A.M.A., Ill. State and Chi- cago med. socs., Chicago Surg. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Interurban Surg. Club. Rationalist. Club: University. Home: 5465 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.
PHILBRICK, Allen E., mural painter; b. Utica, N.Y., Nov. 19, 1879; s. Albert Francis and Susan A. (Timmons) Philbrick; ed. high schs., Racine and Elgin, Ill .; Art Inst. Chicago; Julien and Colarossi acads., Paris, France; m. Edith L. Kellogg, of Chi- cago, June 24, 1908; 2 children: Jane William, Allen Kellogg. Exhibited at Paris Salon, 1905; prin. works: Juvenile Court decorations for Municipal Art League, Chicago, 1909; mural decorations, Peo- ples Bank, Cedar Rapids, Ia., 1912; portrait of Peter B. Wight (1st portrait for portrait gallery of Ill. Chapter Am. Inst. Architects); etc. Instr. artistic anatomy, also in figure composition and drawing, Art Inst. Chicago. Mem. Chicago Soc. Artists. Clubs: Cliff Dwellers, Arts of Chicago. Studio: 1019 Fine Arts Bldg.
PHILBRICK, Herbert Shaw, professor mech. en- gring .; b. Waterville, Me., Apr. 13, 1875; s. Frank B. and Addie F. (Shaw) Philbrick; A.B., Colby Coll., Waterville, 1897; S.B. in Mech. Engring., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1906; m. Grace E. Mathews, of Newton Center, Mass., June 23, 1904; children: Benjamin Mathews, Shailer Shaw, Herbert Shaw, Jr., Frances Elisabeth. Submaster and master, Calais (Me.) High Sch., 1897-1902; draftsman Wa- terville Iron Works, Keyes Fiber Co., summers, 1905, 06; engr. Lombard Log Hauler Co., 1906-7; asst. prof. mech. engring., Univ. of Mo., 1907-12; prof. mech. engring., Northwestern Univ., since 1912. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Soc. Promotion Engring. Edn. Baptist. Club: University of Evans- ton. Home: 2130 Sherman Av., Evanston, Ill.
PHILLIP, George P., banking; b. Chicago, Sept. 11, 1887; s. Peter and Catherine (Petry) Phillip: student Notre Dame Univ., Ind., 1897-1900, De Paul Univ., 1900-4, graduating in commercial course: m. Helen Mackenzie. Has been actively identified with the Phillip State Bank since 1904. now asst. cashier; also in dry goods business, 1911-15, as a side line. Democrat. Mem. K.C., Royal League. Home: 7033 Ridge Boul. Office: 7005-7007 N. Clark Street.
PHILLIP, Peter, banker; b. Rogers Park (now part of Chicago), Apr. 16, 1853; s. Jacob and Cath- erine (Kohlhass) Phillip; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Catherine Petry, of South Evanston, Ill., Sept. 21, 1875: 5 children: Frank, George, Philip, Lizzie and Celia. In grain and coal business as sr. mem. PHELPS, Robert Graeme, lawyer; b. Atlantic, la., Sept. 21, 1889; s. of Ralph Gurley and Alice firm of Phillip Grain & Coal Co., 1880-1908: in pvt. banking business since Feb. 14. 1895; now pres. (Haardenbergh) Phelps; grad. liigh sch., Atlantic, Phillip State Bank. Democrat. Mem. Knights of
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Columbus, Royal Arcanum. Recreation: motoring. Co., mfrs. neckwear, 1895-7; salesman for S. Glass Home: 1812 Lunt Av. Office: 7005 N. Clark St.
PHILLIPPS, Henry Godfrey, mfr. of bottles; b. Ottawa, Can., Aug. 9, 1879; s. Rev. Thomas D. and Katherine Edith (Myer) Phillipps; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Kenwood Acad .; degree Certified Pub. Ac- countant, Univ. of Ill., 1907; m. Beatrice Marie Modica, of Chicago, Nov. 25, 1902; children: Henry Godfrey, Frank Modica, Thomas Dowell, Leonard George. With The Audit Co. of New York, 1901-5; auditor Am. Bottle Co., 1905-11; vice pres. and gen. mgr. same, 1911-17, now vice pres .; mgr. of Am. factories of The Owens Bottle Machine Co .; dir. Ill. Mfrs.' Casualty Assn. Mem. Inst. of Ac- countants of U.S., Ill. Soc. Certified Pub. Account- ants, Western Econ. Soc. Republican. Episcopa- lian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Chi- cago Engineers', Skokie Country; Toledo (Toledo O.); Streator (Streator, Ill.) ; Mound Builders' Coun- try (Newark, O.). Recreations: golf, billiards, yachting. Home: 240 Sheridan Rd., Hubbard Woods, Ill. Office: 609 1st Nat. Bank Bldg., Chicago.
PHILLIPS, Alfred Edward, civil engr .; b. Rouses Point, N.Y., June 18, 1863; s. John and Jane Annie (Irwin) Phillips; A.B. and C.E., Union Univ., Sche- nectady, N.Y., 1887, A.M., 1890, Ph.D., 1894; m. Liz- zie Langdon, of Lafayette, Ind., June 19, 1895; 2 daughters: Jane Ann Langdon and Laura Langdon. Prof. civil engring., Purdue Univ., Lafayette, Ind., 1887-94; in pvt. practice, specializing in sewers, water works, street paving, irrigation, etc., at In- dianapolis, 1894-9; was also acting prof. bridge and hydraulic engring., Univ. of Wis., 1895-6; prof. civil engring., Armour Inst. Technology, since 1899. Author: Stresses in Bridges and Roof Trusses, 1901; Plane Surveying, 1904; Highway Construc- tion (with A. H. Byrne), 1904; Masonry Construc- tion (with same), 1904; Irrigation, 1907. Republic- an. Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, and Phi Delta Theta fraternities. Club: University. Home: Evanston, Ill.
PHILLIPS, Arthur Edward, teacher, author, lec- turer; b. Sheerness-on-Sea, Eng., Jan. 31, 1867; s. William and Eliza (Newton) Phillips; brought to U.S. in infancy; ed. pub. and spl. schs .; m. Abbie Birdsall, of Rockford, Ill., July 8, 1896; 1 daugh- ter, Eveline Maude (Mrs. Elmer Campbell, Cleve- land, O.). Prin. Phillips Sch. of Oratory, since 1894; dir. dept. of pub. speaking, Theol. Sem. of the Evang. Luth. Ch. since 1895. Originator of the "Tone System" in the pedagogics of pub. speaking. Author: The Tone System, 1899, revised edit., 1910; Effective Speaking, 1908; Natural Drills in Expres- sion, with Selections, 1909; also (plays) Tyrant Nature; His Wife's Idolater; A Cromwellian Con- spiracy (with Charles W. Phillips); A Patent Eraser; An Interrupted Rehearsal; The Heart Is Mightier than the Head; A Remarkable Cure; One for You and Two for Myself. Home: 427 E. 41st St. School: 300 S. Wabash Av.
PHILLIPS, Cropley George, vice pres. Am. Ac- counting Co .; July 30, 1859-Apr., 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
PHILLIPS, Edward Jerome, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)
PHILLIPS, Edward Oliver, newspaper man; b. Virginia, Cass Co., Ill .; s. of Henry and Emma E. (Burrows) Phillips; ed. Ill. Coll., Jacksonville; m. Helen M. Matheny, of Springfield, Ill., Nov. 20, 1912; 1 son, Charles Edward. On staff Virginia (Ill.) Gazette, 1894-9, Monmouth Atlas, 1899-1903, St. Louis Republic, 1903-6, Chicago Record-Herald, 1906-9, Chicago Tribune since 1909. Mem. I.N.G. since 1897, now capt. and mem. General Staff. Episcopalian. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Press (Chicago) ; Sangamo (Springfield). Home: 902 Air- drie Pl.
PHILLIPS, George Harshaw, grain and provi- sions; Jan. 11, 1869-Apr. 18, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
furs, 1897-1907; mem. Grossman & Phillips, mfrs of furs, since 1907. Mem. Knights of Pythias B'nai B'rith, I.O. Free Sons of Israel. Club: Cove nant. Recreations: reading, walking. Home: 371 E. 56th St. Office: 7 E. Jackson Boul.
PHILLIPS, Lunie Jesse, oil mcht. (See vol 1911.)
PHILLIPS, Thomas P., retired mfr. and banker; Sept. 4, 1846-Dec. 12, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
PHILLIPS, William Allen, clergyman. (See vol. 1911.)
PHILLIPS, William Eugene, paving contractor; b. Bloomington, Ill., Aug. 28, 1870; s. Thomas P. and Frances E. (Flagg) Phillips; ed. Northwest. ern Coll., Naperville, Ill .; m. Helen A., d. of O. H. Allerton, of Newark, N.Y., Nov. 15, 1900; 1 son, William E., Jr. Pres. and gen. mgr. Dolese & Shep- ard Co. until 1913; pres. and gen. mgr. Contracting & Material Co., street paving and public improve- ments, since 1913. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, South Shore Country, Union League, Chicago Ath- letic. Recreation: shooting. Home: 5036 Wood- lawn Av. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St.
PHILLIPSON, Emanuel Burton, wholesale gen. mdse .; b. Chicago, Jan. 15, 1893; s. Samuel and Rachael (Burton) Phillipson; ed. pub. schs .; Lewis Inst., 2 yrs., Bryant and Stratton Business Coll. 1 yr .; m. Ruth Harrison, of Chicago, Aug., 1914. Iden- tified with Samuel Phillipson & Co., wholesale gen. mdse., since 1909, sec. and treas. since 1914. Jew- ish religion. Federated Orthodox Jewish Charities, Chicago Hebrew Inst. Mem. Oriental Hillel Lodge B'nai B'rith, Keystone Lodge No. 639 A.F. and A.M. Recreations: motoring, athletics. Home: 2837 Lo- gan Boul. Office: 828 W. 12th St.
PHILLIPSON, Paul Herman, teacher; A.M., Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, O., 1901; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1911. Asst. in German, 1909-13, instr. since 1913, Univ. of Chicago. Translator: Germany's Isolation, 1915; First German Gram- mar (with Philip S. Allen), 1916. Home: 5711 Kim- bark Av.
PHILLIPSON, Samuel, wholesale mcht .; b. Rus- sian Poland, June 1, 1865; s. Phillip and Sarah Ra- chael Phillipson; ed. pub. schs. and Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., Chicago; m. Rachael Bur- ton, of Elgin, Ill., Feb. 2, 1891; 4 children: Eman- uel, Sidney, Libbie, Silvian. Began in 1882, as si- lent partner in firm of Joseph Phillipson; continu- ing until company dissolved, 1906, when estab- lished Samuel Phillipson & Co., wholesale general merchandise, and is now sole owner of the com- pany. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Chicago Assn. Credit Men. Treas. and dir. Chicago Hebrew Inst .; vice pres. Federated Jewish Charities; mem. B'nai B'rith, Bikur Cholim. Recreations: motor- ing, social diversions. Home: 631 Sheridan Rd. Office: 828 W. 12th St.
PHILPOTT, Thomas Waters, auctioneer and ap- praiser; b. (of English parents) at Marietta, Ga., May 10, 1859; s. Richard and Catherine (Clarke) Philpott; ed. Blair Lodge Acad., Sterling, Scotland; college, Granville, Normandy, France; Victoria Coll., Jersey, Channel Islands, 1869-79; m. Gertrude Handford, of Liverpool, Eng., Dec. 4, 1890; 2 chil- dren: Arthur Reginald, Muriel Gertrude. On leav- ing college went to West Coast of Africa in employ of Charles De Cardi & Co., of Liverpool, as a trader in all ports from Liberia to the Congo; continued there 5 yrs. but compelled to return to Eng. on account of health; entered business, 1880, in Liver- pool, as auctioneer and commn. mcht .; returned to U.S., 1889; engaged in real estate business about 3 yrs., then as auctioneer and appraiser, in which continues; owner Thomas W. Philpott & Son. Re- publican. Mason; treas. Composite Lodge No. 879 A.F. and A.M .; treas. and dir. Composite Temple Assn. Club: Chicago Motor. Recreation: motoring. Home: 4037 Drexel Boul., Chicago, and Lake Shore Drive, St. Joseph, Mich. Office: 601-603 E. 63d St., Chicago.
PHILLIPS, Leopold F., wholesale furs; b. Loe- bau, Germany, Sept. 12, 1867; s. Isidor and Henri- etta (Donig) Phillips; ed. pub. schs., Loebau, and PIANKO, Mendel, leather decorator. (See vol. 1911.) 11/2 yrs. in acad .; came to U.S., 1880; m. Mrs. Fan- nie Gellner, of Chicago, Jan. 23, 1912. Held various positions, 1880-7; salesman for Herman Alschuler, PIAZZA, Julius Vincent, fruit importer; b. N.Y. clothing, 1887-95; city salesman for J. C. Ackley & City, Aug. 25, 1863; s. Joseph and Effezia (Con-
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erno) Piazza; ed. pvt. prep. sch., Vicksburg, Miss., ntil 16; East Tenn: Mil. Coll., Knoxville, 2 yrs .; Ta. Mil. Inst., Lexington, Va., 2 yrs .; commercial ourse at Poughkeepsie, N.Y .; m. Kansas City, Mo., Oct., 1892, Elizabeth A. Head. Entered fruit job- ing business as partner Rocco Bros. & Co., Kan- as City, and Omaha, Neb., 1889-93, and was mgr. f the Kansas City house; removed to Chicago, 893, and has since engaged in the importing and obbing of fruits. Assisted in organizing the Vicks- urg Rifles, serving as 1st lt. and capt., 1883-6; apt. 3d Regt. Mo. N.G., 1889-93. Democrat. Club: Southern. Recreation: fishing. Home: 823 Junior Terrace. Office: 236 N. Clark St.
PICK, Albert, hotel equipment; b. Chicago; ed. Notre Dame, Ind .; m. Gertrude Frank, of Chicago, Dec. 27, 1892; children: Pauline, Albert, Jr., Law- ence Mercer, Dorothy. Engaged as wholesale lealer in hotel and restaurant equipment and sup- lies since 1892, incorporating Albert Pick & Co., 894, of which has since been pres. and treas .; also ir. Central Manufacturing District Bank. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce; life mem. Art Inst. Chi- ago. Clubs (life mem.): Hamilton, Illinois Ath- etic, Idlewild Country. Home: 7229 Sheridan Rd. Office: 212 W. Randolph St.
PICK, George, life underwriter; b. Milwaukee, Vis., Feb. 4, 1869. Began in insurance with the Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. Co. at Milwaukee, as lerk, 1887, and remained with that company in arious capacities until 1907; was gen. agt. for Northwestern at Milwaukee to 1905, and at Chi- ago, 1905-7; became associate gen. agt., 1907, and s now gen. agt. of Mutual Benefit Life Ins. Co. Dir. Chicago Morris Plan Bank. Home: Sheridan Rd., Highland Park, Ill. Office: 111 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
PICKARD, Charles Ernest, lawyer; June 29, 855-June 24, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
PICKELS, William Dobson, engineer, inventor; . nr. Leeds, Yorkshire, England, Apr. 12, 1839; s. James D. and Sarah (Fielding) Pickels; came to J.S. with parents, 1846; self-educated; m. Wil- nington, Del., Mar. 3, 1864, Mary J. Moore. Be- ame mech. expert, especially in the use of exhaust team for heating water and buildings; invented und was the first to adopt the thermostatic valves n heating apparatus, known as the Webster sys- em of low-pressure steam heating; removed to Chicago to establish the Webster business in the West, 1889; identified with Warren Webster & Co., und The Pneumatic Tube Co., Chicago. Specially nterested in Long Distance Tube Transmission by acuum method. Served in Civil War in 2d Del. Battery, U.S.V. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs. Re- publican. Christian Scientist, and Christian Scien- ist practitioner. Office: 715 Monadnock Blk.
PICKETT, Robert Jewell, hardware specialties; . Chicago, Nov. 4, 1880; s. William Stanley and Adelade J. (Bates) Pickett; ed. grammar and high chs., Chicago; m. Dorothy Eilenberger, of Chi- ago, June 25, 1909; 3 children: Lawrence, Howard, Ruth. Upon leaving school was employed as sales- nan by William Pickett, Son & Co., mfrs. hard- vare specialties, Chicago (business established by grandfather, William Pickett, and his father, W. Stanley Pickett, 1872); mgr. Chicago office of the company since 1901. Republican. Recreation: golf. lome: River Forest, Ill. Office: 21 E. Lake St., Chicago.
PIERCE, see also Pearce, Pearse, Peirce.
PIERCE, Charles B., grain commn .; b. Boston, Teb. 11, 1861; s. George B. and Adeline E. (Dunck- ce) Pierce; ed. pub. schs. In a dry good store at Boston until 1881; came to Chicago and engaged n the dry goods business; became connected with
Bartlett, Frazier & Co., grain commn. mchts., 1884, and was associated with the succeeding houses of Bartlett, Frazier & Carrington and Bartlett, Pat- ten & Co., and has been 1st vice pres. of the Bart- lett, Frazier Co. since its incorporation, 1910. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Club: Union League. Home: Riverside, Ill. Office: 111 W. Jackson Boul., Chi- cago.
PIERCE, Charles Ingals, coal mining; b. Kewa- nee, Ill., Mar. 24, 1871; s. John H. and Sarah (In- gals) Pierce; ed. pub. schs .; Univ. of Ill .; m. Louise Lyman, of Kewanee, Feb. 20, 1896 (died June 17, 1901); children: Katherine L., Adelaide L .; m. 2d, Grace V. McCarthy, of Chicago, June 8, 1911; 1 son, Charles I., Jr. Actively engaged in mfg. or coal mining since 1891; identified largely with coal min- ing since 1906; now pres. Big Creek Colliery Co. of Chicago, miners and shippers of coal. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republic- an. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Chicago Athletic. Home: 1337 Astor St. Office: 1223 Peoples Gas Bldg.
PIERCE, Edwin Frank, contractor, builder; b. Voluntown, Conn., Aug. 20, 1852; s. Edwin Martin and Martha Ann (Kenyon) Pierce; ed. common and pvt. schs., Putnam, Conn .; m. Delia Jane Whipple, of Griswold, Conn., July 29, 1873; children: Ezra Franklin, John Hadly, Delia Edna (Mrs. Benjamin Putnam), Virginia Owsley (Mrs. William A. Brod- korb), Martha (Mrs. William McCaffry), Eva Clark, Frank Coleman, Henry Harris. Entered building business at Putnam, 1870; removed to Chicago, 1891; pres., treas. C. Everett Clark Co., gen. contractors, since 1899. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Build- ers'. Recreation: golf. Home: 4416 Oakenwald Av. Office: 69 W. Washington St.
PICK, Pichard, mfr. leather; b. Vienna, Austria, PIERCE, Frank Ellis, M.D .; b. Kewanee, Ill., Feb. 20, 1873; s. of John H. and Sarah (Ingals) Pierce; B.S., Univ. of Wis., 1895; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1898; post-grad. study in Europe, 1900-1; m. Chicago, Apr. 12, 1899, Georgia B., d. W. C. Brown; 3 sons: William Brown, John Henry and Frank Ellis, Jr. Interne, Presbyn. Hosp., 1898-1900; be- uly 20, 1867; s. Joseph and Leonora (Schneider) Pick; received high sch. and univ. edn. in Vienna; n. Jennie Mautner, of Chicago, May 22, 1892; chil- ren: Katherine Leonora, Leah Nora, Joseph Rich- rd. Came to Chicago, 1887; was pres. Chicago Decorative Leather Co. before organizing the Richard Pick Mfg. Co., inc., 1901, of which is pres. gan pvt. practice in Chicago in Fall of 1901; sur- Republican. Mason. Home: 3941 Pine Grove Av. Office: 224 N. 5th Av.
geon for L.S.&M.S.Ry., 1902-8, chief surgeon since 1908; asso. surgeon Mercy Hosp .; mem. faculty of Rush Med. Coll., 1901-6; mem. faculty Northwest- ern Univ. Med. Sch. since 1906 (dept. of surgery). Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Surg. Assn., Physicians' Club, Psi Upsilon, Nu Sigma Nu. First It. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., since 1913. Repub- lican. Protestant. Contbr. to med. mags. and revs. Recreation: golf. Clubs: South Shore, University. Home: 4958 Dorchester Av. Office: 901, 104 S. Michigan Av.
PIERCE, Frank Martin, manager Manhattan Elec. Supply Co .; b. Grand Rapids, Mich., Dec. 1. 1859; s. Francis Marion and Malvina (Summers) Pierce; descendant of Michael Pierce, who settled near Scituate, Mass., about 1635, and was killed in battle with Indians about 1676; ed. pub. schs., Mon- roe Co., N.Y .; m. Blanch Dorothy Rosenhaupt. of Chicago, Oct. 30, 1896; 1 child, Marion Dorothy. Engaged in farming until 1880; with Am. Express Co., 1880-3; traveling for Borden-Selleck Co .. 1884- 85; with Wells Fargo Co. Express, 1886-7; Gleason & Baily (western branch E. P. Gleason, of New York), gas and elec. fittings, 1884-90; traveling salesman, Ansonia Elec. Co., 1890-3; sales mgr. Central Electric Co., 1893-1900; mgr. since 1900, of Manhattan Elec. Supply Co., of which is also a dir. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce (ways and means com.). Mem. Founders and Patriots of America, S.A.R. Republican. Mason (32°, Shriner); Past Comdr. Apollo Commandery, K.T. Dir. Woodlawn Masonic Temple. Clubs: Union League. Hamilton. Beverly Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 5133 Ellis Av. Office: 112-114 S. 5th Av.
PIERCE, Gerald, publisher. Removed to Minne- apolis, Minn., 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
PIERCE, Henry Dutton, manager Vermont Mar- ble Co .; b. Cavendish. Vt., May 26, 1846; s. Nathan- iel B. and Eliza A. (Fisk) Pierce; grad. Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, N.H., 1872; m. Toledo, O., July 2, 1873, Mary E. Hill; children: Henry K., Helena E.
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Served in Civil War as private 7th Vt. Veteran serve Univ., 1882; M.D., Dunham Med. Coll., Chi- Vols. Began as mgr. Toledo (O.) Marble Co., 1875; mgr. at Chicago for Vermont Marble Co. since 1888. Republican. Was mayor Town of Cicero, 1895-6, 1896-7; pres. of Bd. of Edn. of Oak Park 5 terms; mem. Scoville Library trustees. Episcopalian. Mem. S.R. Club: Oak Park. Office: 404 E. North Water St.
PIERCE, Norval H., M.D .; b. Washington, D.C., May 13, 1863; s. Harvey Linsley (surgeon U.S.V.) and Katherine Elizabeth (Purington) Pierce; ed. pub. schs. of Phila .; Pa. Sch. of Anatomy; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., 1885; post-grad. courses in Royal Univ., Wurzburg, Bavaria, and Imperial Univ., Vienna, Austria; m. at Milwaukee, Wis., Drucilla Wahl, 1895. Prof. and head of dept. of laryngology, rhinology and otology, Coll. of Medi- cine of Univ. of Ill .; surgeon (ear, nose and throat), Ill. Eye and Ear Infirmary, and Michael Reese, St. Luke's, Chicago Passavant hosps .; has served as prof. otology, Chicago Post-Grad. Med. Sch. and Chicago Policlinic. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons, Chicago Acad. Medicine, Inst. of Medicine Chicago; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Am. Laryngol., Rhinol. and Otol. Soc. (pres. 1903- 1904), Am. Laryngol. Assn., Am. Otol. Soc., Chi- cago Laryngol. and Otol. Soc. (pres. 1902-3), Chi- cago Medico-Legal Soc., Physicians' Club; mem. com. of arrangements Internat. Otol. Congress, 1904. Was surgeon Ill. Naval Reserve, 1896-1900; passed asst. surgeon, with rank of It. (sr. grade), in U.S.N. during Spanish-Am. War; apptd. 1st lt. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., Feb., 1911, capt., Apr. 9, 1917. Republican. Clubs: University, City. Ex- tensive contbr. to med. jours. and med. lit .; trans. from the German Eichelberger's Bacteriology, 1900. Home: 137 E. Chicago Av. Office: 22 E. Washington St.
PIERCE, William Lewis, real estate; b. Albany, N.Y., Oct. 13, 1843; s. William B. and Elizabeth Frances (Peck) Pierce (direct descendant of Mary, sister of Benjamin Franklin; and on mother's side, descendant of Capt. Henry D. Peck, propr. of first transportation line of steamers on the Hudson) ; came to Chicago, 1857; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1865; enlisted in 134th Regt., U.S.V., 1862; m. Chi- cago, 1876, Carrie L. Lyman; children: Bessie Ly- man (Mrs. Ira R. Hutchinson), Florence Dennis (Mrs. Howard R. Le Vally) and William Blake
adelphia, Washington, Pittsburgh and Baltimore commercial agencies of Tappan, McKillop & Co .; in real estate business since 1869; was mem. Wil- liam H. Sampson & Co., Pierce & Ware, and now mem. William L. Pierce & Co. Was trustee old Univ. of Chicago; one of organizers Chicago Real Estate Bd., and its vice pres., 1884. Mem. Royal Arcanum (Grand Regent of Ill. 1887), Thomas Post G.A.R., Zeta Psi (presiding officer of U. S. and Can- ada 1884). Republican. Unitarian. Clubs: Union League, Calumet Heights Shooting and Fishing (pres. 2 terms). Recreations: hunting, fishing and music. Home: 4434 Clifton Av. Office: 40 N. Dear- born St.
PIERPONT, Henry Edwards, freight traffic mgr .; b. Two Rivers, Wis .; s. Henry S. and Lydia (Gardner) Pierpont; ed. pub. schs .; m. Mrs. Mattie K. Simpson, of Lexington, Mo., Dec. 18, 1894. Be- gan as telegraph operator, in employ C.,M.&St.P. Ry., May, 1883; continued with same rd. succes- sively in station and auditing depts. and frt. agt. at Kansas City, Mo., until 1892; div. frt. agt. and pass. agt. at LaCrosse, Wis., 1892-6; asst. gen. frt. agt. at Chicago, 1896-1907; gen. frt. agt., 1907-13; frt. traffic mgr. since Jan. 15, 1913. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Wis. Soc. of Chicago. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country, Calumet Coun- try, Traffic. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: 5436 S. Michigan Av. Office: 1321, 80 E. Jackson Boulevard.
PIERSON, see also Pearson.
PIERSON, Hermon Wilfrid, M.D .; b. at Mecca, Trumbull Co., O., July 14, 1856; s. Daniel Arthur and Sarah Elvira (Knapp) Pierson; ed. Western Reserve Sem., Farmington, O .; student Univ. of Wis., 1876; Med. Dept. Univ. of Mich., 1879-80; M.D., Med. Dept. Univ. of Wooster, Cleveland, O., 1881; M.D., ad eundem, Med. Dept. Western Re-
cago, 1895; m. Dixie Pepper, of Lexington, Ky., June 28, 1910; 3 children by former marriage: Al- fred D., Jeanette (Mrs. Frank Pollock), Ruth. Con- verted to homœopathy in 1890; moved to Chicago, 1892; prof. pathology and dir. of laboratory, Her- ing Med. Coll., 1892-5; prof. materia medica and clin. medicine, Dunham Med. Coll., 1895-1902. Ed- itor and pub. Medical Advance, 1893-5, Hahneman- nian Advocate, 1895-1910. Mem. Am. Inst. Homœ- opathy, Internat. Hahnemannian Assn., also state and local med. socs. Congregationalist. Club: In- tercollegiate (Chicago). Contbr. to med. jours. and for 20 yrs. writer of editorial articles. Recreation: golf. Home: 821 Sheridan Rd. Office: 24 E. Wash- ington St.
PIERSON, Louis J., lawyer; July 27, 1857-Mar. 19, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
PIESER, Isaac, wholesale flour; b. Chicago, Jan. 8, 1857; s. Jacob and Rosa (Samter) Pieser; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Rebecca Livingston, of Chicago, Mar. 5, 1879; 1 son, Jacob G. Has been engaged in wholesale flour business since May, 1877; now pres. Pieser-Livingston Co .; also pres. American Carton Sealing Machinery Co. Democrat. Home: 4858 Michigan Av. Office: 1527-1533 S. Halsted St.
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