The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 178

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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PLUMBE, George Edward, statistician; Oct. 29, 1837-Apr. 24, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)

PLUMMER, Daniel Clarence, retired mcht .; b. Windsor, Ont., Jan. 1, 1861; s. of James and Julia Plummer; ed. pub. schs .; m. Hamilton, Ont., 1895, Jessie Turnbull (now deceased) ; children: Daniel C., Jr., Jean, James T. Began as telegraph opera- tor in office of Berry Bros., at Detroit, Mich., be- coming regularly identified with the paint, oil and varnish business, 1876; continued with the factory and main office at Detroit until 1894, when was apptd. resident mgr. at Chicago (retired, 1915). Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Paint, Oil and Var- nish Club. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Flossmoor Country. Recreations: golf and other outdoor diversions. Home: 1023 E. 45th St., Chi- cago; (country) "Ridgemoor," Torch Lake, Mich.

PLUMMER, George Washington, lawyer: b. at Tyrone, Pa., Dec. 23, 1844; s. William R. and Cath- arine (Traister) Plummer; A.B., Allegheny Coll .. Meadville, Pa., 1869; studied law with Judge Der- ickson, at Meadville, and S. S. Blair, of Hollidays- burg, Pa .; admitted to Pa. bar, 1870; m. Emily E. McClintock, of Meadville, Pa. July 14. 1870: 2 sons, Ralph (surgeon U.S. Navy). Earle; m. 2d. Mary R. Redfield, Nov. 22, 1892; 1 daughter, Phyllis. Re- moved to Chicago, 1871, admitted to Ill. bar. and has since engaged in practice. Republican. Metho- dist. Mason. Recreation: farming at Tyrone, Pa .. on the old homestead. "The Mountain." Residence: Plaza Hotel. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.

PLUMMER, Samuel C., surgeon; b. Rock Island. Il1., Apr. 27, 1865; s. Samuel C. and Julia (Hayes) Plommer: A.B., Augustana Coll .. Rock Island. 1853: M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1886; m. Mary Louise Middleton, of Davenport, la., Mar. 18, 1902; chil-

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dren: Susan M., William M., Samuel C., Jr. Has since then in practice of medicine and surgery practiced surgery, Chicago, since 1891; surgeon to Chicago; prof. obstetrics, 1904-6, prof. medici St. Luke's Hosp .; chief surgeon, C.,R.I.&P.Ry., since 1906, and dir. and sec. of faculty and boa since 1902. Apptd. 1st lt. Med. Reserve Corps, of trustees, Bennett Med. Coll .; attending phy U.S.A., 1911. Mem. Am. Surg. Assn., Am. Acad. Jefferson Park Hosp .; mem. consulting staff, Co Medicine, Western Surg. Assn., Chicago Surg. Soc., A.M.A., Ill State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Flossmoor Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 4539 'Oakenwald Av. Office: 25 E. Washington St.

PLUMMER, Wharton, lawyer; b. Tyrone, Pa., May 26, 1862; s. James S. and Charlotte (Wharton) Plummer; A.B., Allegheny Coll., Meadville, Pa., 1884; m. Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 3, 1891, Claire Plum- mer; children: Wharton, Jr., Dorothy Jean, Rich- ard Peyton. Admitted to bar, 1886, and since in practice at Chicago. Was capt. and adj. Mil. Bat- talion at Allegheny Coll .; It. provisional regt. or- ganized in Chicago by Col. J. F. Waters for service in Spanish-Am. War, 1898. Mem. Delta Tau Delta (was gen. sec. and editor of its journal, "The Rain- bow"). Republican. Congregationalist. Recreation: baseball. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 137 S. La Salle St., Chicago.

POAGUE, see also Pogue.

POAGUE, Charles Martin, real estate, banking; b. Greene Co., O., Aug. 23, 1856; s. Robert Davis and Mary E. (Goode) Poague; attended Miami Univ., Oxford, O., 1873-4; A.B., Kenyon Coll., Gam- bier, O., 1878; LL.B., Cincinnati Law Sch., 1880; m. Mt. Vernon, O., July 11, 1883, Catherine Walker, d. of Dr. H. W. Smith; children: Walter S., Catherine B. Admitted to Ohio bar, 1880; practiced at Cin- cinnati until 1889, when removed to Chicago, and established real estate business with William D. McKey, as McKey & Poague; pres. Woodlawn Trust & Savings Bank; also pres. Woodlawn Safety De- posit Co. Republican. Home: 5100 Kimbark Av. Office: 1206 E. 63d St.

PODSTATA, Vaclav H., M.D. Removed to Liver- more, Cal. (See vol. 1911.)

POEHLMANN, August F., wholesale florist; b. Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 21, 1869; s. John George and Caroline (Hafemeister) Poehlmann; ed. gram- mar schs., Milwaukee; m. Lulie V. Miller, of Chi- cago, Apr. 18, 1895; 3 children: Earl Franklin, Ro- land Morton, Virginia L. Began as florist's appren- tice at 17; entered greenhouse business on own ac- count at 201/2 yrs., in partnership with brothers, Adolph and John; now pres. and treas. Poehlmann Bros. Co., wholesale florists and supplies; awarded many prizes in competitive exhbns .; vice pres. Morton Grove Trust & Savings Bank; dir. Old Col- ony Life Ins. Co. Pres. village bd. of Morton Grove since 1908; pres. school trustees of Niles Tp. Mem. Speedway Park Assn. Republican. Lutheran. Ma- son. Home: Morton Grove, Ill.

POGUE, see also Poague.

POGUE, Joseph Ezekiel, geologist; b. Raleigh, N.C., June 6, 1887; s. of Joseph E. and Henrietta (Kramer) Pogue; A.B., Univ. of N.C., 1906, M.S., 1907; Ph.D., Yale, 1909; spl. student, Heidelburg Univ., 1911; unmarried. Asst. curator, div. of min- eralogy and petrology, U.S. Nat. Mus., Washington, 1909-13; asso. geologist, U.S. Geol. Survey, since 1913; asso. prof. geology and mineralogy, North- western Univ., since 1914; spl. scientific collabo- rator, Div. of Mineral Technology, Smithsonian Instn., since July 1, 1917. Scientific exploration work in Navajo Indian Reservation, 1911, Alaska, 1913, Colombia, S.A., 1915. Fellow Geol. Soc. Amer- ica, Am. Geog. Soc .; mem. Am. Inst. Mining Engrs., A.A.A.S., Ill. Acad. Science, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Tau Omega. Club: University of Evans- ton. Author: The Turquois (U.S. Govt. publ.), 1915; also about 40 papers on mineral., geol., tech- nol. and geog. subjects, and mag. articles on travel. Recreations: tennis, canoeing, camping. Address: University Club, Evanston, Ill.

POLLOCK, William John, M.D .; b. Hebron, Wis., May 17, 1871; s. William John and Jane (Boyd) Pollock; ed. pub. schs. of Wis. and Whitewater (Wis.) State Normal Sch .; M.D., Bennett Med. Coll., Chicago, 1901; m. Mittie Van Voorhis, of Fair- dale, Ill., June 24, 1903; 1 son, Robert John. House phys., St. Gerard's Hosp., Chicago, 6 mos., 1901;

Co. Hosp. Pres. Ill. State Eclectic Med. Soc., 190 07; mem. Ill. State Med. Soc., Nat. Med. Soc. R publican. Presbyterian. Mason. Recreation: m toring. Home: 2247 Iowa St. Office: 2100 W. Cl cago Av.

POLLOCK, William Wallace, fuel merchant; Chicago, July 12, 1872; s. of William and Nan (Clark) Pollock; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; m. Ude Ia., June 9, 1900, Zoe Elsbeth Stuckey; 3 son Robert, William James and Frederick. After lea ing sch. was with the lumber firm of Nathan & H. Mears, 2 yrs., then 2 yrs. with W. W. Kimba Co., pianos and organs, and 1 yr. with J. V. Farw & Co., wholesale ary goods; with The Commerci Lumber Co., as mgr. of one of its yards 2 yr: then took charge of Chicago office same firm und name of The Eastman Fuel Co .; then in wholesa fuel business with the East Chicago Wood Co. t 1898; with the Jones & Adams Co., 1897-1901; c ganized, 1901, The Soo Fuel Co., of which was pre: vice pres. Northern Wood Co. till 1910; pres. t Neal Pollock Co., wood, fuel, wholesale lumbe since 1913; dir. Ravenswood Nat. Bank. Republi an. Mason (K.T.). Club: Hamilton. Home: 45 N. Paulina St. Office: 343 S. Dearborn St.

POMEROY, Edward Dwight, lawyer; b. Cryst Lake, Ill., Oct. 11, 1872; s. Eleazar L. and Mary (Hastings) Pomeroy; grad. Union High Sch., Cry tal Lake, Ill., 1892; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 189 married. Admitted to the bar at Ann Arbor, Mic and Springfield, Ill., 1894; in employ of Bang Wood & Bangs, attys., 1894-7; mem. Pomeroy Martin since 1908. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Cl cago Law Inst. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Cit Home: 938 Glengyle Pl. Office: 1316 Fisher Bldg.

POND, Alembert Lucion, manager Fort Way: Electric Works. Removed to Milwaukee, Wis. (S vol. 1911.)

POND, Allen Bartlit, architect; b. Ann Arb Mich., Nov. 21, 1858; s. Elihu Bartlit and Ma Barlow (Allen) Pond; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 18 (hon. A.M., 1911); taught. Latin, 3 yrs .; studi architecture; unmarried. Practiced at Chicago sin 1886; mem. Pond & Pond. Trustee Hull Hou Assn .; mem. Nat. City Planning Conf., Nat. Hou ing Assn., Bur. of Pub. Efficiency, Municipal Vote) League. Fellow A.I.A. Clubs: Union League, Col mercial, City, Cliff Dwellers, Little Room. Re: dence: Congress Hotel. Office: 64 E. Van Buren {

POND, Irving Kane, architect; b. at Ann Arb( Mich., May 1, 1857; s. Elihu Bartlit and Mary Ba low (Allen) Pond; ed. pub. schs., Ann Arbor; C.J Univ. of Mich., 1879 (A.M., 1911). Came to Chicag 1879; head draftsman in office of S. S. Beman du ing construction of Town of Pullman, of which la ter was architect; went abroad for year of trav and study, 1883-4, visiting France, Spain, Tangi Italy, Switzerland, Germany, the Low Countri England and Scotland, contributing sketches a: articles to The Inland Architect; again head c signer for S. S. Beman, 1884-6; partner with brot er, Allen B., in firm of Pond & Pond, architec since 1886; firm architects for Hull House, Chica. Commons, Northwestern Univ. Settlement, Cl cago, besides social settlement buildings and ins tutional buildings in various cities; also re. dences, commercial buildings, etc. Independe Democrat. Apptd. mem Bd. of Art Advisers Ill., 1917. Fellow A.I.A., pres. 1910-11, dir. 3 yr chmn. 3 yrs. of com. examination for admissi and com. on allied arts, A.I.A., whose report h been separately published by the Institute; repr sented the Institute and the U.S. Govt. at the I ternat. Congress of Architects, in Rome and Ve ice, Oct., 1911; ex-pres. Ill. Chapter A.I.A .; ex-pr Chicago Architects' Business Assn .; one of four. ers and hon. mem. and vice pres. Architectur Sketch Club (now the Architectural Club); hc mem. San Francisco, Los Angeles and South Be architectural clubs; mem. Nat. Inst. Arts and L- ters. Gold medallist (Pond & Pond) of Ill. Chapt A.I.A., for most meritorious work of architectu

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ected in Ill. by Ill. architects and exhibited at chitectural Club exhibit, 1909. Served on jury U.S. Treasury Dept. (supervising architects) in e matter of the Denver Post Office and U.S. urts. Independent Democrat. Interested in meas- es and orgns. for civic and social betterment and the advancement of the fine arts. Clubs: Uni- rsity, City, Chicago Literary, Little Room (a under), Cliff Dwellers (a founder). Contbr. to chitectural jours. and of architectural and art ticisms and reviews to The Dial. Recreations: hletics and study of acrobatics from an art andpoint. Office: 1107, 64 E. Van Buren St.

POND, Walter Elmer, architectural iron and uctural steel; b. Chicago, Oct. 6, 1870; s. Walter rritt and Sarah Ann (Webb) Pond; grad. gram- r schs., Chicago; student Holbrook's Sch., Os- ing, N.Y., 5 yrs .; m. Etta Louise Smith, of Kan- s City, Mo., Oct. 16, 1896. In employ of First Nat. nk, Chicago, 1886-93; entered lumber business th father, 1893, as W. M. Pond & Co., Wichita, n., with line of 32 local yards in Kan., Okla. and M .; sold out 1913 on account of death of father, t. 6, 1912, and returned to Chicago; sec. Holmes, ott & Co. since 1914. Republican. Methodist. son (32°, Shriner). Club: Mystic Athletic. Rec- ations: golf, motoring, fishing. Home: 1125 Far- ll Av., Rogers Park. Office: 159 N. Jefferson St. POND, Walter Merritt, lumber merchant; May 1842-Oct. 6, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)

POND, Walter Shoemaker, clergyman; b. Aurora, ., Dec. 24, 1883; s. Frederick Lewis (M.D.) and rriet (Pierce) Pond; prep. edn. Shattuck Sch., ribault, Minn .; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1908; B.D., estern Theol. Sem., 1911; unmarried. Deacon and iest, 1911, P.E. Ch .; dean Cathedral of S.S. Peter d Paul since Mar. 1, 1915, also supt. Episcopal ty Missions. Mem. Kappa Sigma. Prohibitionist. ub: University. Recreations: walking, swimming. me: 117 N. Peoria St.

POOL, Marvin Bemis, general manager Butler os .; b. Janesville, Wis., Aug. 21, 1869; s. James adison and Elizabeth (Bemis) Pool; ed. high sch., nesville; m. Edith Emerson Butler, of Boston, ass., Jan. 16, 1909. Began in retail mercantile use, Clinton, Ia., 1886, acquiring ownership of me, 1891; opened a wholesale house, but con- qued retail stores until became identified with tler Bros., wholesale gen. merchandise, Chicago, n. 8, 1900. Mem. Soc. Colonial Wars. Clubs: ion League, Chicago Athletic, Forty, Industrial, dlothian Country, South Shore Country, Old m. Recreations: golf, traveling and outdoor life. me: 5116 Blackstone Av., Chicago; (country) oolacres," Blue Island, Ill. Office: 426 W. Ran- lph St., Chicago.

POOLE, Abram, artist; b. Chicago, Jan. 12, 1883; Abram and Mary (Howe) Poole; studied Royal ad., Munich, 1906-12, and with Lucien Simon, ris, 1912-16. Exhibited at Art Inst. of Chicago, rnegie Art Gallery, Pittsburgh. Awarded bronze d. silver medals, Royal Acad., Munich. Repre- nted in Art Inst. of Chicago. Mem. 343d Inf. Nat. my, 1917. Clubs: Chicago, University, Onwent- , Cliff Dwellers, Art. Home: 2704 Lake View Av. POOLE, Charles Clarence, patent lawyer; Nov. , 1856-Dec. 3, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

League, Mid-Day, Chicago Automobile, Chicago Golf, Flossmoor Country. Recreations: travel, mo- toring, golf. Office: 110 S. Dearborn St.

POOLE, Horace Stephens, investments; b. Du- buque, Ia., Feb. 3, 1879; s. Horace and Frances (Langworthy) Poole; ed. pub. schs. of Dubuque; m. Florence Dennis, of Dubuque, Nov. 8, 1905 (died 1914); 3 children: Horace Langworthy, Elizabeth Gardner, Robert Goodwin. Entered business in Du- buque, 1898; removed to Chicago, 1908, and became associated with Clark L. Poole & Co., timber land bonds; sec. of the company since 1912; mem. Us- sing, Poole & Simmons, Inc. Episcopalian. Mason (K.T.). Recreations: hunting and outdoor sports. Home: 939 Asbury Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 110 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.

POOLE, Ralph Hutchinson, real estate; b. Chi- cago, Mar. 14, 1878; s. Abram and Mary (Howe) Poole; grad. University Sch., Chicago, 1896; C.E., Princeton, 1900; m. Marie Richards, of Phila., Aug. 20, 1907. With engring. corps C.&N.W.R.R., 1900-1; mem. Chicago Bd. Trade, 1902-3; in farm mortgage business since 1904. Presbyterian. Dir. Chicago Nursery and Half Orphan Asylum, Municipal Vo- ters' League, Allendale Assn., Military Training Camp Assn. Clubs: University, Cliff Dwellers, On- wentsia, City. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 111 W. Monroe St., Chicago.

POOR, Fred Arthur, railway supplies; b. at An- dover, Me., Apr. 16, 1870; s. William C. and Hattie (Smith) Poor; grad. high sch., Port Chester, N.Y., 1887; m. Chicago, June 20, 1894, Nettie, d. R. N. Baylies; children: Natalie, Betty. Began with Ad- ams Express Co., with which held various positions until 1892; with engring. dept., Hall Signal Co., 1892-3; with engring. dept. I.C.R.R., 1893-1900; western representative Weber Rail Joint Mfg. Co., 1900-7; European representative Rail Joint Co., 1907-9, and its western representative, 1909-14; pres. The P.&M. Co. since 1914. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Midlothian, South Shore Country. Recreations: yachting and other outdoor sports. Home: 4800 Grand Boul. Of- fice: 641 Railway Exchange.

POPE, Charles Evans, lawyer; Aug. 11, 1847- Mar. 29, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)

POPE, George J., lumber mcht .; b. Chicago, Dec. 21, 1866; s. George G. and Susan J. (Peirce) Pope; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Almyra Van Wyck, of Chicago, Oct. 15, 1891; 4 sons: George V., Henry P., Thomas B., John L. Became associated with Chase & Pate, lumber dealers, Chicago, Apr., 1884; was admitted to firm, 1896; vice pres. D. S. Pate Lumber Co. since 1912; pres. Stuart Lumber Co., Brinson, Ga. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Lumbermen's Assn. Chicago. Republican. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Skokie Country. Home: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 1221 Lumber Exchange, Chi- cago.

POPE, Howard Walter, clergyman; b. New Ha- ven, Conn., Jan. 21, 1849; s. Charles R. and Mary F. (Treat) Pope; A.B., Yale, 1871, B.D., 1874; m. Alice S. Gray, of New Haven, May 19, 1875; 2 children: Edith Gray (Mrs. M. Carter Holt), and Charles Au- gustine. Ordained Congl. ministry, 1874; pastor Bridgeport, Conn., 1874-81, Manchester, Conn., 1881- 86, Palmer, Mass., 1886-92, Somersworth, N.H., 1892-4; sec. Internat. Christian Workers' Assn., 1894-8, Conn. Home Missionary Soc., 1898-9, North- field Extension Work, 1899-1907; supt. of men at Moody Bible Inst. of Chicago, since Mar. 1, 1907. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi (Yale). Author: What Every Christian Needs to Know, 1905; II Timothy 2:15. 1910. Home: 1002 N. Dearborn St. Office: 153 In- stitute Pl.

POOLE, Charles Henry, patent lawyer; b. Evans- n, Ill., Jan. 11, 1888; s. of Charles Clarence and ine (Poole) Poole; Racine (Wis.) Coll., 1906; B.S. Engring., Univ. of Mich., 1911; LL.B., North- estern Univ., 1915; unmarried. Associated in actice with father from 1912 until death of lat- r, Dec., 1914; mem. firm of Poole & Wann since 15. Mem. Sigma Phi, Phi Delta Phi. Home: Ev- ston, Ill. Office: 1302 Marquette Bldg., Chicago. POPE, William A., contractor; b. Chicago, May, 1867; s. Samuel I. and Elizabeth (Carter) Pope; ed. pub. schs .; m. Laura Daniels, of Chicago. In con- tracting business in own name since 1898. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Mason (Shriner). Clubs: Press (life), Chicago Athletic, Oak Park, Oak Park Coun- try. Home: River Forest, Ill. Office: 26 N. Jeffer- son St., Chicago. POOLE, Clark L., investment banker; b. at Du- que, Ja., July 12, 1868; s. Horace and Frances angworthy) Poole; ed. pub. schs .; m. Evelyn chards, of Dubuque, Ia., June 8, 1892. Engaged bond business in Chicago 10 yrs .; associated th H. C. Barroll and Edward C. Cronwall, in or- nizing firm of H. C. Barroll & Co., bankers, of hich was mem. until 1905, when that firm was POPHAM, George M., lawyer; b. Warsaw, Ind .. cceeded by Clark L. Poole & Co., of which is Nov. 23, 1866; s. Joseph and Frances Mary (Byron) es .; also vice pres. Ussing, Poole & Simmons. Re- Popham; ed. pub. schs .; LL.B., Univ. of Wis., ISss; iblican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Union m. Sarah A. Argyle, of Black River Falls, Wis., Oct.

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12, 1893; children: Kathryn, Byron Argyle, George lican. Mason (K.T., Shriner) ; mem. O.E.S. Recr Alfred. Admitted to Wis. bar, 1888; dist. atty. tions: fishing, motoring. Home: 161 Gale Av., Ri Forest, Ill. Office: 1425 Conway Bldg., Chicago. Jackson Co., Wis., 1893-9; city atty. Black River Falls, 1893-4; came to Chicago, Feb. 1, 1900, and was associated with Dupee, Judah, Willard & Wolf, until 1902; mem. Morrow & Popham several years from 1902; asst. state's atty. of Cook Co., under State's Attys. Healy and Wayman; later mem. Popham, Wolfner & Rittenhouse; practicing alone since 1914. Republican. Methodist. Mason, Odd Fellow, K.P., Forester, Modern Woodman. Home: 6809 Ridgeland Av. Office: 112 W. Adams St.

POPPENHUSEN, Conrad Herman, lawyer; b. at Long Island, N.Y., July 21, 1871; s. Herman C. and Caroline S. (Funke) Poppenhusen; ed. Flushing (N.Y.) High Sch .; 8 yrs. in schs. and univs. in Eu- rope, and later at Union Coll. of Law, 1891-2; m. Harriet G. Gunn, of Evanston, Ill., June 25, 1895. Admitted to bar, 1893; mem. firm of Gregory, Pop- penhusen & McNab, Chicago, 1899-1914, Newman, Poppenhusen & Stern since 1914. Republican. For- merly sec. and chief examiner, Civil Service Com- mn., Evanston, Ill .; alderman, Evanston, 1896-8; formerly mem. and pres. Evanston High Sch. Bd. Mem. Chicago, Ill. State and Am. bar assns., Phi Delta Phi, Law Club (Chicago). Presbyterian. Clubs: City, Engineers' (New York); Chicago, Union League, Onwentsia, Glen View Golf, Chicago Athletic, Press, City, Evanston, Old Elm, West- moreland. Home: 1741 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Lumber Exchange Bldg., Chicago.

POPPENHUSEN, Herman A., treasurer Green Engring. Co .; b. Long Island, N.Y., Jan., 1875; s. Herman C. and Caroline S. (Funke) Poppenhusen; ed. pub. schs., Northwestern Univ., and Mass. Inst. Tech .; m. Phila., 1898, Clara C. Dittrich; children: Caroline, Eleanor, Marie Louise (deceased), Clara Malvine. In 1898 became conected with the Green Engring Co. (mfrs. of chain grate stokers, etc.) as chief engr., of which is now treas. and gen. mgr. Mem. Northwestern Soc. M.I.T .; pres. Bd. of Edn., Dist. No. 76, Ill., 1908-9, and mem. bd., 1909-12. Clubs: Ill. Athletic (Chicago); Mo. Athletic (St. Louis) ; Engineers' (New York). Offices: East Chi- cago, Ind., and 14 E. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

POPPENHUSEN, Paul Albert, president Green Engring. Co .; b. College Point, L.I., N.Y., Nov. 4, 1873; s. Herman C. and Caroline S. (Funke) Pop- penhusen; ed. Kiel, Germany, 1883-9; Evanston High Sch., 1889-90; Northwestern Univ., 1890-1. Engaged in various enterprises, 1891-7; organized, 1897, and since pres. Green Engring. Co., mfrs. of the Green traveling link grates (automatic stok- ers). Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Adventurers' (Chicago) ; Engineers', Rail- road (New York). Residence: Chicago Athletic Assn. Office: 14 E. Jackson Boul.

PORONTO, Halsey Earl, vice president Union Stock Yard & Transit Co. and Chicago Junction Ry. Co .; b. West Rutland, Vt., Dec. 19, 1872; s. Edward D. and Irena (Baldwin) Poronto; ed. Univ. of Vt., and Albany (N.Y.) Business Coll .; m. Grace Bart- let Kershaw, of Rutland, Vt., June 12, 1900; 1 son, Halsey Earl, Jr. Was connected with N.Y. Central R.R. Co., at Albany and New York, 1893-9; came to Chicago with the Union Stock Yard & Transit Co., Apr., 1899; dir. Chicago Junction Ry. Co., Chicago Junction R.R. Co., Live Stock Exchange Nat. Bank, Central Mfg. Dist. Bank, The Midland Warehouse & Transfer Co .; industrial agt. for the Central Mfg. Dist. Clubs: Mid-Day, University, Saddle and Sir- loin, Indian Hill. Recreations: golf, motoring, fish- ing. Home: 901 Elmwood Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.

PORTER, Charles M., contractor; b. at Proviso, Ill., Aug. 11, 1863; s. of Irving A. and Sarah H. (Steele) Porter; ed. common schs. and business coll., Chicago; m. Harriet E. Foster, of Melrose Park, Ill., Mar. 25, 1886; 7 children: Irving D., Sarah H., Ella M., Charles A., Mabel, Dorothy, Ruth. Began as paving contractor at Maywood, Ill., 1892; removed to Chicago, 1896; pres. Charles M. Porter Co., sewer and water pipe contractors, since 1909; also pres. Ariz. Ironite Co., Ill. Ironite Co. Town collector, Town of Proviso, Ill., 1888-93; trustee River Forest Bd. of Edn., 1902-8. Repub-

PORTER, Fred D., publisher; b. Chicago, 18 s. Henry A. and Lucilla (Sayre) Porter; student State Coll., Ames, 1891-2; m. Flora L. Mowbray, Chicago, Jan. 13, 1906; 1 son, Hugh Sayre. In € ploy Met. Nat. Bank, 1891-8; publisher of The 1 tional Builder since 1899; pres. and treas. Port Hodgson Co., pubs. Pres. Chicago Trade Pr Assn., 1912, 13, Federation Trade Press As 1914. Commodore Columbia Yacht Club, 1900; pr Lake Michigan Yachting Assn., 1912. Republic Mem. R.E. Ch. Clubs: City, Advertising, Exe tives, Lincoln Park Yacht, Jackson Park Yac Recreation: sailing. Home: Ravinia, Ill. Office: S. Dearborn St., Chicago.

PORTER, George French; b. Chicago, July 1881; s. Henry Homes and Eliza (French) Port prep. edn. University Sch., Chicago, and Lawren ville (N.J.) Sch .; B.A., Yale, 1903; unmarried. ] gan active career in Chicago, 1904; sec. and tre until 1911, now dir., Chicago Transfer & Cleari Co .; sec. and treas. until 1915, now dir. Juds Mining Co. Now in Washington acting as asst. the director, Council of National Defense. Clu Chicago, University, Onwentsia, Old Elm; also U versity (New York). Home: 1336 N. State St.

PORTER, Gilbert Edwin, lawyer; b. Eau Clai Wis., Dec. 9, 1863; s. of Gilbert Edwin and K; (Tewkesbury) Porter; ed. pub. schs., Eau Clai and Univ. of Wis., and Union Coll. of Law, C cago; m. Edith, d. Rev. George C. Lorimer, D.D., Chicago; children: Gilbert Edwin, 3d, Burford. A mitted to bar, 1884; mem. law firm of Isham, L coln & Beale since 1899. Mem. Ill. State and C cago bar assns. Clubs: Chicago, Law, Universi Home: Elmhurst, Ill. Office: 1600 Edison Bld Chicago.

PORTER, Henry Hobart; s. Henry Homes a Eliza (French) Porter; E.M., Columbia Univ., 188 asst. in geology there, 1886-7. Chmn. bd. dirs. a exec. com. C.&E.I.R.R., since 1913; also pres. C cago Transfer & Clearing Co .; dir. Am. Shipbui ing Co., First Nat. Bank, First Trust & Savin Bank, Nat. Safe Deposit Co. Clubs: Chicago, C' cago Athletic, University, Union, Saddle and C cle. Home: 1520 N. State St. Office: 1005, 38 ; Dearborn St.

PORTER, John H., steel mfr .; b. Ottawa, I Jan. 4, 1873; s. Joseph E. and Margaret (Hossac Porter; M.E., Univ. of Mich., 1896; m. Gertrude Stephens, of Moline, Ill., Oct. 15, 1902. Began employ of Inland Steel Co., 1893; with Buffalo St Co., 1899-1908; pres. Calumet Steel Co., Chica: since 1908; dir. J. E. Porter Co., Ottawa, Ill. Me Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Republican. Mason. Clubs: U1 versity, Exmoor Country. Recreation: golf. Hon 5454 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.

PORTER, John Lincoln, orthopedic surgeon; Alstead, N.H., 1864; s. Samuel H. and Harriet (E. erson) Porter; academic edn .; M.D., Northweste Univ., 1894; m. Ethel, d. David Quigg, of Chicag Feb. 9, 1899; 2 sons: David Quigg, John Lincoln, Interne, St. Luke's Hosp., 1894-5; prof. orthoped surgery, Univ. of Ill. Med. Sch .; attending orth pedic surgeon, St. Luke's Hosp. Apptd. mem. a visory bd. on orthopedics U.S.A., Aug., 1917. Me A.M.A., Am. Orthopedic Assn., Ill. State and Cl. cago med. socs., Chicago Orthopedic Soc. Repu lican. Clubs: University, Illini, Quadrangle, Flos moor Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 5116 Ke wood Av. Office: 907, 7 W. Madison St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 178

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