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RICHARDSON, Benjamin Franklin, lumberma (See vol. 1911.)
RICHARDSON, Edwin Chapin, president O. ' Richardson & Co., rugs, furniture; b. Centervil Mich., Dec. 19, 1855; s. Dr. Silas D. and Lura (Choate) Richardson; ed. pub. schs. and Brya. and Stratton Business Coll., Davenport, Ia .; Mary T. Ely, of Peoria, Ill., June 12, 1889; 3 ch dren: Howard E., Janet L. (Mrs. Ernest H. Young Lura Belle (Mrs. Eugene Mathis). Began in f ther's gen. store at Long Grove, Ia., 1873; came Chicago, 1882, and joined brother, Orlo W., in ca pet business, under firm name of O. W. Richar son & Co., inc. June 8, 1900, when became vi pres., pres. since 1912. Mem. Chicago Assn. Cor merce. Republican. Baptist. Recreation: horticy ture. Home: 5341 Cornell Av., Chicago; (summe Antioch, Ill. (Channel Lake). Office: 436 S. W bash Av., Chicago.
RICHARDSON, Frank Martin, dentist; b. Chi pewa Falls, Wis., Nov. 10, 1866; s. William al Mary (Martin) Richardson; ed. Chippewa Fal schs .; D.D.S., Chicago Dental Coll., 1900; M.D., Du ham Med. Coll., 1901; m. Carrie Keller, of Chi pewa Falls, June 1, 1893; 1 son, Keith. Life ir business 4 years; asst. postmaster at Chippev Falls, 1887-92; dental practice at Chicago sin 1900. Mem. Chicago Odontographic Soc., Chical Dental Soc. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Suburba of LaGrange, Edgewood Golf. Home: 74 7th A LaGrange, Ill. Office: 25 E. Washington St., Ch cago.
RICHARDSON, Frederick T., marine insuranc b. Ontario, Can., Nov. 19, 1868; s. William Richa and Mary A. C. (Bogart) Richardson; ed. pub. sch Chicago; m. Sadie A. Gleason, May 26, 1917. E tered ins. business, 1890, established by father 1872 (father retired 1915 and now living in St Diego, Cal.); became partner firm of William Ric ardson & Co., gen. agents for Ins. Co. of N. Ame ica, of Phila., 1894. Club: Chicago Motor. Recre tions: outdoor life, motoring. Home: 119 E. 29 St. Office: 1763 Insurance Exchange.
Lucy Olivia (Howlett) Richardson; ed. pub. sch of Hills boro, N.H .; m. Quincy, Mass., June 28, 187 Isabel Lorana Adams; 1 daughter, Isabelle Mari Reared on farm; came to Chicago, 1871, and e gaged with T. F. Phillips, tailors' trimmings; the with Belding Bros. & Co. until 1887; sec., trea Richardson Silk Co., 1887, until upon the death James L. Woodward, succeeded as pres. and treas dir. Belding Bros. & Co .; vice pres. of Winst (Conn.) Silk Co. Mem. Silk Assn. of Americ Clubs: Union League, Glen View; Transportati(
RICHARDSON, George Parker, mfr. of silk; RICHARDS, John Wayne, educator; b. Hillsboro, Hillsboro Bridge, N.H., Dec. 14, 1850; s. Albert alt Highland Co., O., Aug. 10, 1878; s. Azel Freeman and Sarah Jane (Chapman) Richards; A.B., Ohio Northern Univ., Ada, O., 1901, A.M., 1902; A.B., Yale, 1906; m. Maybird Gibson Owsley, of Me- ridian, Miss., Dec. 23, 1912. Teacher pub. schs., Highland Co., 1896-7; prin. New Vienna (O.) High Sch., 1901-5; master in physics and mathematics, Hotchkiss Sch., Lakeville, Conn., 1906-13; head- master Lake Forest Acad. since 1913. Mem. Ch. of Christ. Clubs: University (Chicago); Winter (Lake Forest). Address: Lake Forest, Ill.
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(New York). Recreations: golf, music, travel. 15; Rep. nominee judge of Circuit Court, 1915; spl. Home: 4536 Sheridan Rd. Office: 305 W. Adams St. counsel for City of Chicago gas rate litigation, 1915; master in chancery, Circuit Court of Cook Co., 1916. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Legal Club of Chicago, Phi Gamma Delta; former dir. Legal Aid Soc. of Chicago. Clubs: Uni- versity, City, Quadrangle. Contbr. (largely on le- gal topics) to various publs., including Atlantic Monthly, Outlook and New Republic; wrote, The Shadow Men, etc. Recreations: golf, tennis. Home: 1511 E. 54th St. Office: 1916, 111 W. Monroe St.
RICHARDSON, John, judge; b. Chicago; ed. pub. schs .; admitted to Ill. bar, 1895. Justice of the peace, South Town, Chicago, 11 yrs .; served as po- lice magistrate Harrison St. Court, also at 35th and Halsted Sts .; asst. city prosecutor, 1916; asso. judge Municipal Court, term 1917-22. Republican. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Ill. Lawyers' Assn. Club: Forty. Home: 3119 Calumet Av. Office: City Hall.
RICHARDSON, John Rayner, M.D., surgeon; July 10, 1843-1911. (See vol. 1911.)
RICHARDSON, Orlo Wright, carpet merchant; Jan. 5, 1844-Jan. 1, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
RICHARDSON, Ralph R., president Chicago Car- ton Co .; b. St. Joseph, Mo., June 6, 1879; s. John D. and Maria Cartlidge (Ferguson) Richardson; grad. St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N.H., 1894-7; A.B., Yale, 1901; m. Georgia Walker, of St. Louis, Dec. 22, 1903; children : Bluford, Frances Walker, John Don- ald. In employ of Nat. Biscuit Co., 1901-4; asst. mgr. Howe & Davidson Co., 1904-8; organizer, 1908, and since pres. and gen. mgr. Chicago Carton Co., mfrs. folding paper packages. Republican. Episco- palian. Home: Riverside, Ill. Office: 4433 Ogden Av., Chicago.
RICHARDSON, Robert Tiffany, secretary O. W. Richardson & Co .; b. Chicago, Dec. 20, 1873; s. Orlo Wright and Katherine (Tiffany) Richardson; ed. pub. schs., Chicago Manual Training Sch., Cornell Univ., N.Y., 1893-5; m. Nell Ashley Rice, of North Adams, Mass., May 28, 1896; children: King, Kath- erine (now deceased), Jane. Began with O. W. Richardson & Co., Sept., 1895, becoming asst. sec. and asst. treas., upon incorporation of the com- pany, June 8, 1900, and sec. in 1903. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Sigma Phi. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, LaGrange Country. Recreation: golf, ca- noeing, automobiling. Home: 201 7th Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 436 S. Wabash Av., and 3633-3645 S. Ra- cine Av., Chicago.
RICHARDSON, William D., chemical engineer; b. Jackson, Mich., Nov. 24, 1876; s. William L. and Elna (Dyer) Richardson; ed. high sch., and spl. course chemistry, Univ. of Chicago, 1894-9; m. Flora May Slack, of Rushville, Ill., Nov. 28, 1901. Chemist, 1899-1901, chief chemist, since 1901, Swift & Co., packers, Chicago. Editor, 1908-11, mem. bd. editors, since 1911, Jour. Industrial and Engring. Chemistry. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Chem. Soc. (pres. Chicago Sect., 1908), Am. Electrochem. Soc., Soc. Chem. Industry, Am. Geog. Soc., Psi Upsilon. Clubs: City, Camera, Prairie. Contbr. Cyclo. of Am. Agr., Allen's Commercial Organic Analysis, and chem. jours. Home: 4215 Prairie Av.
RICHARDSON, William H., lawyer; b. nr. Buf- falo, N.Y., June 14, 1840; s. of Charles and Anne (Stratton) Richardson; direct descendant of Eze- kiel Richardson, who landed at Charleston, Mass., from England in 1630; prepared for Harvard at Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass .; left Harvard, 1861, to go into the Union Army, in which served until retired on account of poor health; m. Harriette H. Barnard, of Leroy, N.Y., Apr. 20, 1872; 1 daughter, Harriette A. Admitted to bar, 1863; asst. state's atty., 1863-70; connected with city govt., Chicago, 1872-6; since engaged in gen. practice. Republic- an. Episcopalian. Mason (K.T.). Home: 5308 Black- stone Av. Office: 338 S. Michigan Av.
RICHARDSON, William Herbert, railway offi- cial; b. Bloomington, Ill., Jan. 25, 1862; s. Luns- ford P. and Elizabeth Wallace (Wilson) Richard- son; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; unmarried. Began in employ of C., B.&Q.R.R., 1880; stenographer pass. dept., 1882-9, rate clk., 1890-6, chief clk., 1896-1900, gen. pass. agt. since Nov., 1900, C.&E.I.R.R. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Mason. Club: Chi- cago Athletic. Office: 934 McCormick Bldg.
RICHBERG, Donald Randall, lawyer; b. Knox- ville, Tenn., July 10, 1881; s. John Carl and Eloise Olivia (Randall) Richberg; grad. Hyde Park High Ich., 1897; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1901; LL.B .. Harvard, 1904. Admitted to Ill. bar, Oct., 1904, and ince practiced in Chicago; mem. firm of Richberg, [ckes, Davies & Lord. Spl. asst. state's atty., 1913-
RICHBERG, John Carl, lawyer; b. Romrod, Ger- many; s. Louis and Katharina (Mesz) Richberg; ed. Knox Coll., Galesburg, Ill .; U.S .- Naval Acad .; (LL.D., Knox Coll., 1909); m. Eloise Olivia, d. Dr. Nathaniel Randall, of Woodstock, Vt .; 5 children: Elsinore, Fanelia, Donald Randall, Windsor V., Leda B. Midshipman U.S. Navy, 1864-7; practiced law at Chicago many yrs. until retired from prac- tice, 1915. Mem. Bd. of Edn., Chicago, 3 terms, pres. 2 terms, 1874-6, and 1879-81; ex-pres. Ill. Commn. on Uniform State Laws; mem. Bd. of Vis- itors to U.S. Naval Acad., 1896; counsel Bd. of As- sessors. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Nat. Civic Federation, G.A.R., Farragut Na- val Veterans' Assn. Clubs: Press, Iroquois. Home: 2227 Calumet Av. Office: 111 W. Monroe St.
RICHIE, see also Ritchie, also Ritchey.
RICHIE, Bruce Edward, insurance; b. Louis- ville, Ky., Dec. 2, 1864; s. William F. and Lucetta P. (McGinnis) Richie; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Oct. 13, 1886, Edmaressa C. Clarke; children: Wil- liam F., Jr., Clarke, Jeanette. Engaged in real estate and ins. business until Jan., 1895; since in ins. business only; became mem. of firm of Lyman, Otis Co., and vice pres. of its successor, Lyman, Richie & Co., fire ins. and surety bonds. Democrat. Episcopalian. Clubs: Hinsdale, Hinsdale Golf. Rec- reation: golf. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
RICHMOND, Park, lumber mcht .; b. at Chicago, June 12, 1868; s. Fred and Jane (Crandall) Rich- mond; ed. grammar and high schs. of Chicago to 1882; m. Carlotta Armstrong, of Sycamore, Ill., July 22, 1897; 1 son, Park, Jr. Began in employ of the Pullman Co., 1882; then became connected with Hayden Bros., lumber; vice pres. Hayden Bros. Lumber Co., 1896-1902; head of firm Park Richmond & Co., 1902-4, of Richmond, Slimmer & Co., 1904-6; head of Park Richmond & Co., hard- wood lumber, since 1906. Mem. Chicago Hardwood Lumber Exchange, Nat. Hardwood Lumber Assn. Republican. Recreations: motoring, fishing. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 53 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
RICHOLSON, Benjamin F., lawyer; b. Ottawa, LaSalle Co., Ill .; ed. common schs. and Jennings Sem., Aurora, Ill .; married; 1 daughter, Edna Lu- cille (Mrs. Walter R. Sollitt). Began study of law at Ottawa, Ill., with brother and Judge T. Lyle Dickey (afterward chief justice of Ill.) ; city prose- cuting atty., 1886-8; asst. corpn. counsel, Chicago, 1889-91, and tried the numerous and important via- duct cases; candidate for judge Superior Court of Cook Co., 1892; asst. city atty., 1892-6; since then trial atty. for West Chicago St. R.R. Co., Cicero & Proviso St. Ry. Co., Consolidated Traction Co., and Jefferson Urban Ry. Co., Chicago City Ry. Co., Aurora & Elgin R.R. Co., C., B.&Q. R.R.Co. and Trav- elers Ins. Co .; atty. for West Park, 1905-10. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Episcopalian. Club: Illinois. Home: 5119 Sheridan Rd. Office: 1234. 38 S. Dearborn St.
RICHTER, August F., retired. (See vol. 1911.)
RICHTER, Harry Mortimer, surgeon: b. Chicago, 1872; s. Morris and Cecilia (Loewenthal) Richter; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1894. Asst. prof. surgery, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch .; at- tending surgeon to Wesley. Maimonides, and Cook Co. hosps. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons: mem. A. M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Miss. Valley Med. Assn., Chicago Surg. Soc. Home: 5117 University Av.
RICKARDS, William Thomas; b. at Phila., Pa., Aug. 19, 1849; s. William and Eliza A. (Tucker) Rickards; ed. pub. schs. of Phila,; m. Mary E. Har- bert, of Des Moines, Ia., Sept. 24, 1872. Began dealing in commercial paper in Chicago, 1876; pres.
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W. T. Rickards Co., 1910-14; now retired from ac- ard. Practiced as structural engr., 1900-10; me tive business. Republican. Congregationalist. Ma- son. Clubs: Union League, Evanston, Glen View. Recreations: travel (visited nearly every country of the globe), photography (took thousands of views during travel), golf. Home: 1324 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 329 The Rookery, Chicago.
RICKCORDS, George Edward, title abstractor; b. New York, Nov. 28, 1845; s. George and Sarah Rickcords; academic edn .; came to Chicago, 1867; m. Chicago, May 6, 1875, Adelaide E. Stanley; 1 son, Frank Stanley. Engaged in preparing ab- stracts of titles of Cook Co. property since 1868; pres. Security Title & Trust Co., 1881-1901; identi- fied with Chicago Title & Trust Co., of which is a dir., since 1901; dir. State Bank of Chicago. Repub- lican. Club: Union League. Recreations: books and country life. Home: 1500 Dearborn Parkway. Of- fice: 69 W. Washington St.
RICKERT, (Martha) Edith (Miss), author; b. at Canal Dover, O., July 11, 1871; d. Francis E. and Josephine (Newburgh) Rickert; A.B., Vassar Coll., 1891; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1899. Taught Lyons Tp. High Sch., Cook Co., Ill., 1891-4, Hyde Park High Sch., Chicago, 1894-6; studied abroad, chiefly in England, 1896-7; instr. English, Vassar Coll., 1897-1900. Author: Marie de France-Seven of her Lays done into English, 1901; Out of the Cypress Swamp, 1902; The Old English Offa Saga, 1904-5; The Reaper, 1904; Folly, 1906; The Golden Hawk, 1907; Emare (edited) ; Early English Text Society, 1907; The Babies' Book, Early English Romances, Ancient English Christmas Carols, 1400-1700 (translated and edited for the Medieval Library), 1908-9; The Beggar in the Heart, 1909; American Lyrics (with Jessie Paton), 1910, 12. Contbr. to mags. Address: 5403 University Av.
RICKLEFS, Charles George, vice president of Beardslee Chandelier Mfg. Co .; b. Jever, Olden- burg, Germany, Sept. 23, 1854; s. Jacob and Emma (Altona) Ricklefs; ed. pub. schs. in Germany and at Galena, Ill .; m. Bloomington, Ill., Nov., 1889, Minnie Pierson; 2 children: John C. (by previous marriage) and Althea Irene. Resided at Galena, Ill., 1866-7; came to Chicago, 1867; engaged in mfg. and sale of brass goods since 1880; became con- nected, 1888, with David J. Braun Mfg. Co. (estab- lished 1874, inc. 1888), mfrs. of gas, electric and combination fixtures, etc., of which was vice pres. and treas. until May, 1915, when consolidated with the Beardslee Chandelier Mfg. Co., of which has since been vice pres. Republican. Mem. Royal League. Club: Jovian League. Recreations: fishing, motoring. Home: 5506 Winthrop Av. Office: 216 S. Jefferson St.
RIDDELL, Charles; b. Allegheny, Pa., July 4, 1867; s. Samuel and Jennie (Boyd) Riddell; grad. grammar schs., Haddonfield, N.J., 1882; m. Sunol, Alameda Co., Cal., Dec. 22, 1898, Lucy Ellis; chil- dren: Elizabeth Frances, Jean Dinsmore, Helen Roberta, Grahame Ellis, Lucy Ellis, Jr. Entered employ of Standard Steel Works of Phila., 1882, and has been associated with those works ever since, and from Aug., 1896, Western rep .; has also been Western rep. Baldwin Locomotive Works of Phila. since 1901. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic; Oak Park (Oak Park); Minnesota (St. Paul). Recreation: golf. Home: 227 N. Kenil- worth Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 625 Railway Ex- change, Chicago.
RIDDIFORD, William Henry, brush mfr .; b. at Cambridgeshire, Eng., Dec. 10, 1860; s. George E. and Martha (Behogg) Riddiford; ed. pub. schs. of Brantford, Ont .; m. Queenstown, Ont., 1890, Mary E. Wray; 1 daughter, Rubie (Mrs. F. A. Hill, Jr.). Learned trade of brushmaker (beginning 1874) from father; business was removed to Chicago, 1883, and in 1884, with brothers, George and Ar- thur B., succeeded to ownership, under style of Riddiford Bros. Mason. Clubs : Wilmette Country, North Shore Golf. Recreations: motoring, hunting, horseback riding. Residence: Edgewater Beach Ho- tel. Office: 30 S. 5th Av.
RIDDLE, Lewis Wetmore, architect; b. Chicago, Feb. 3, 1877; s. Hugh and Althea (Wetmore) Rid- dle; B.S. in Naval Architecture, Mass. Inst. Tech., 1899; m. Elisabeth Emmons, of Northboro, Mass., Sept. 5, 1907; children: Hugh, Emmons, Anne Shep-
Riddle & Riddle, architects, Chicago, since 191 Mem. Ill. Soc. Architects. Republican. Congreg tionalist. Clubs: University, Kenwood, Quadra gle, Chicago Engineers'. Recreations: motorir golf, swimming. Home: 5622 Woodlawn Av. Office 122 S. Michigan Av.
RIDGELY, Charles Albert, railway supplies; Baltimore, Md., Nov. 22, 1863; s. Charles W. a: Mary L. (Hopper) Ridgely; ed. Stewart Hall, Ba timore, and Univ. of Md. Practiced law at Bal more 5 yrs .; came to Chicago, Dec., 1892, as Chica mgr. of the Springfield Iron Co .; May 1, 1896, esta lished in business as a jobber of iron, steel and I supplies under present firm name of Charles Ridgely & Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Club Chicago, Calumet, Onwentsia, Chicago Golf, Skok Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 609 Rush : Office: Old Colony Bldg.
RIDGWAY, Amos Caryl, railway official; b. Del ware Water Gap, Pa., Apr. 16, 1860; high sch. ec Began as roadmaster's clk. and section labor Kan. Pacific R.R., 1877; frt. brakeman and wo conductor, U.P.R.R., 1878-80; chief clk. to eng M.,K.&T.Ry., 1880-1; became connected with D.& G.Ry., 1881; asst. supt. 2d and 3d divs., same, 188 96; supt., later gen. supt., Florence & Cripple Cre Rd. and associated cos., 1896-9; gen. mgr. Co Springs & Cripple Creek Dist. Ry., 1899-1902; ge mgr. Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Ry., 1902- gen. mgr. D.&R.G.Ry. System, 1905-9; asst. ge mgr. and asst. 2d vice pres., 1910-12, 2d vice pre 1913, and chief operating officer C.,R.I.&P.R Home: 4038 Clarendon Av. Office: LaSalle Static
RIDLON, John, surgeon; b. Clarendon, Vt., Nc. 24, 1852; s. Noel P. and Nancy (Hulett) Ridlo A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1875, A.M., 1878; M.D., Cc Phys. and Surg. (Columbia), 1878; (hon. A.I Tufts, 1899); m. Emily C. Robinson, of Newpo R.I., June 4, 1879. Prof. orthopedic surgery, Nort western Univ., 1892-1908, Chicago Post-Grad. Me School, 1902-3, Northwestern Woman's Med. Sc 1898-1902, Rush Med. Coll., 1909-12; consulting ( thopedic surgeon, Mercy, Michael Reese, and E anston hosps., and Newport (R.I.) Hosp .; chf. st geon, Convalescent Home for Children; consulti orthopedic surgeon, Home for Disabled Childr and Home for Friendless. Commd. capt. Med. O: cers' Reserve Corps, U.S.A., April 2, 1917. Me Am. Orthopedic Assn., Congress Am. Physicia and Surgeons, A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago m. socs. Clubs: University (Chicago) ; Army and Na (Washington). Home: 516 Surf St .; (summe Newport, R.I. Office: 7 W. Madison St., Chicag
RIES, Emil, M.D .; b. Stuttgart, Germany, July 1865; s. I. and P. (Hoechstaedter) Ries; ed. Eb hard-Ludwig Coll., Stuttgart, 1874-84; univs. Tübingen, Strassburg and Munich, 1884-9; M. Strassburg, 1889; m. Dr. Gay K. Durbin, of C. cago, Apr. 13, 1899; 1 son, Emil Durbin. Asst. chair of gynecology, Univ. of Strassburg, 1891 served in German Army; came to Chicago, 18 Am. citizen since 1899; prof. gynecology, Po Grad. Med. Sch. of Chicago, since 1896. Mem. M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chica Gynecol. Soc. (pres. 1903-4), Chicago Pathol. Se Inst. of Medicine Chicago. Home: 4419 Greenwo Av. Office: 77 E. Washington St.
RIESE, Bernhart Louis, M.D .; b. Brussels, E gium, Dec. 31, 1865; s. Jacob and Lenora (Shi man) Riese; brought to U.S. in infancy; M. Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1887; studied Ur of Berlin, 1888, Univ. of Munich, 1889; unmarri Began practice in Chicago, 1887. Mem. A.M.A., State, Chicago and German med. socs. Home: 5 Michigan Av. Office: Peoples Gas Bldg.
RIESER, Herman, cigars and tobacco; b. at ] chau, Württemberg, Germany, Dec. 5,1860; s. Le hard and Mina (Wallensteiner) Rieser; ed. schs. Buchau; m. Minnie Moos, of Chicago, Mar., 18 children: Leonard, Caroline. Came to U.S., 18 mem. firm of J. & B. Moos, wholesale cigars & tobaccos, 1894-5, was sec. and treas. same cor] 1895-1915 and pres. since 1915; also treas., North Shore Health Resort, Winnetka, Ill. Rep lican. Mason. Mem. Nat. Union. Clubs: Hampd Ill. Athletic. Recreations: tennis, bowling. Hor 548 Oakdale Av. Office: 211 W. Randolph St.
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RIGBY, William Cattron, lawyer; b. Waterloo, a., May 11, 1871; s. William Titus Rigby (see Who's Who in America) and Eva (Cattron) Rigby; .B. and Ph.B., Cornell Coll., Ia., 1892, A.M., 1897; L.B., Northwestern Univ., 1893; m. Grace Gilruth, f Davenport, Ia., Oct. 25, 1893; 3 children: Cecil ollin, Evelyn Cattron, Grace Carol. Admitted to 1. bar, 1893, Cal. bar, 1909; entered law office of tephen G. Swisher, later office of F. H. Trude; em. firm of Dennis (Albert E.) & Rigby, 1897-9; ecame trial lawyer for Rubens, Dupuy & Fischer, 899; mem. Rubens, Fischer, Mosser & Rigby, 904-10; now mem. Ninde, Potter & Rigby. Tried or Russian Govt., 1908, extradition case against hristian Rudovitz, which attracted wide atten- on. Trustee Cornell (Ia.) Coll., since 1912. Mem. m., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Delta Chi. hmn. exec. com. Evanston War Council. Commd. apt. vols. Spanish-Am. War, 1898. Mem. Conf. on riminology, Chicago, 1909; del. from Ill. to Am. rison Congress and Internat. Prison Congress, ct., 1910. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Ill. Com- andery Loyal Legion (2d Class). Mason (Evans- on Commandery, K.T.). Clubs: University, Chicago thletic. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 208 S. La alle St., Chicago.
RIGGS, George W., insurance; Apr., 1861-Dec. 25, 913. (See vol. 1911.)
RIGHT, Christian C., insurance. (See vol. 1911.) RILEY, see also Reilly.
RILEY, Harrison Barnett, president of Chicago 'itle & Trust Co .; b. at Ovid, N.Y., July 1, 1862; s. ohn Manning and Anna (Tripp) Riley; ed. Osh- osh Normal Sch .; law dept., Lake Forest Univ .; n. Alice C. D. Riley, of Creston, Ia., Apr. 3, 1889; children: Donald H. B. and Dorothy. In the ab- tract and title business, 1882-1901; vice pres. of 'itle Guarantee & Trust Co., Chicago, 1901; sec. Chicago Title & Trust Co., 1901-7, pres. since May, 907. Dir. State Bank of Evanston, Evanston Hos- ital Assn. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Issn. Clubs: Chicago, Commercial (pres.), Union League, Industrial, Bankers', Evanston, Glen View Golf (pres. 1916). Recreations: golf, bowling, hunt- ng. Home: 1822 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Ill. Of- ice: 69 W. Washington St., Chicago.
RILEY, John Dobson, supt. of maps, City of Chi- ago; b. Lancashire, Eng., Dec. 29, 1870; s. Rich- rd and Jane (Dobson) Riley; ed. in old country; n. Elizabeth Loughman, of Chicago, Apr., 1896; children: Leone Elizabeth, Edith Alice. Came to J.S., 1887; employed by R. W. Dobson, surveyor und civ. engr., Chicago, 1887-9; draftsman, Town of Lake, Jan .- June, 1889; with City of Chicago since June, 1889, as follows: draftsman map, sewer and bridge depts .; chief draftsman, spl. water pipe extension; engr. of water pipe extension; now supt. of maps. Responsible for new house number sys- em, City of Chicago, and elimination and system- atization of street names. Mem. Am. Assn. En- grs. Democrat. Mason; mem. Royal Arcanum. Club: Fox Lake Country. Recreations: hunting, ishing. Home: 4410 Malden St. Office: 410 City Hall.
*RINAKER, Lewis, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)
RINGER, Charles, real estate; b. Lake May, N.S., Teb. 17, 1873; s. of Alburn C. and Sarah Ringer; rought to Chicago, 1882; ed. pub. schs .; m. Lillian May Nord, of Chicago, June 14, 1898; 1 daughter, Marion Louise. With Knickerbocker Ice Co., 1889- 13; in real estate business since 1896; mem. Bd. of Assessors of Cook Co., 1917-19. Mem. Cook Co. Real Estate Bd. (chmn. pub. utility com.), South Chicago Business Men's Assn. (dir.). First sec. 'rogressive Party Cook Co. Central Com. Congre- rationalist. Mem. Triluminar Lodge No. 767, A.F. ind A.M .; Cheltenham Lodge No. 113, I.O.O.F .; Friendship Council Royal League; Invincible Lodge No. 353, K. of P. Clubs: Hamilton, South Chicago. Recreations: public welfare and politics. Home: 716 Saginaw Av. Office: 315 Court House and 2924 Cast 79th St.
RINGER, Jacob, lawyer; b. Chicago, Jan. 3, 1869: Philip and Violet (Schnadig) Ringer; student at ohns Hopkins Univ .; Ph.B., Univ. of Mich., 1890; n. Laura Rau, of Chicago, Mar. 2, 1897; children: Marion Louise, Philip Edward, Alice. Admitted to
Ill. bar, 1891, and since practiced at Chicago; sr. mem. firm of Ringer, Wilhartz & Concannon; dir. Leyser, Green Co., Wm. F. Chiniquy Co., George Wagner Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Jewish religion. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe Coun- try. Recreation: golf. Home: 5611 Blackstone Av. Office: Ft. Dearborn Bank Bldg.
RINGLEY, Fred J., printer; b. Chicago, July 24, 1868; s. Frederick and Mary A. (O'Neil) Ringley; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Dorothy J. McHale, of Chicago, June 16, 1897; 2 sons: Frederic, Francis. In employ of J. M. W. Jones Stationery & Printing Co., 1884-93; with Keen & DeLang, printers, 1893- 99; established business on own account, 1899, inc., 1904, and since pres. The Fred J. Ringley Co. Treas. Lincoln Park Police Pension Fund, 1917. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Democrat. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Clubs: Chicago Automobile, South Shore Country. Recreations: golf, motoring, ath- letics. Home: 4145 Kenmore Av. Office: 621 Ply- mouth Ct.
RINN, George P., sash, doors, etc .; b. Chicago, May 1, 1870; s. Philip and Barbara (Kober) Rinn; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Jan. 31, 1893, Mae Montrose, of Rock Island, Ill .; children: Ma- rion Montrose, Jackson Philip. Grew up in busi- ness established in 1864 by his father (who died Dec., 1903), and is now sec. and treas. of the Philip Rinn Co., sash, doors, etc. Republican. Clubs: Germania Männerchor, Chicago Athletic, Indus- trial. Recreation: motor-boating. Home: 58 Belle- vue Pl. Office: 719 W. Division St.
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