The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 188

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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ROBERTSON, Charles Moore, M.D .; b. Colu bus City, Ia., Feb. 1, 1865; s. William Stephens and Anna Elizabeth (Charlton) Robertson; B Univ. of Ia., 1885, A.M., 1888, M.D., 1888; m. Jes Van Wortz Arundell, of New York, Apr. 7, 1 (died 1913); m. 2d, Mary Van Houten, of Ea Pass, Tex., June 3, 1915. Practiced at Davenp( Ia., 1888-1901, since at Chicago; prof. diseases the ear, nose and throat, Univ. of Ia., 1896-19 prof. diseases of the nose and throat since 19 and now chief of dept. of operative and patholo surgery, Chicago Policlinic; asso. prof. otolo Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1906-9; chief € nose and throat, Alexian, Henrotin Memorial, Chicago Policlinic hosps. Fellow Am. Laryng Rhinol. and Otol. Soc .; mem. Ill. State Med. S Chicago Med. Soc. (vice pres. 1910, pres. No Shore br. 1910), Chicago Ophthal. and Otol. S Chicago Climatol. and Laryngol. Soc. (pres. 19 12), Ia. and Ill. Central Dist. Med. Soc. Was mo Ia. N.G., 1882-5; surgeon (maj.) 2d Ia. N.G., 18 98; maj. surgeon, 50th Ia. Vols., Apr .- July, 18 maj. and chief surgeon of vols., July-Sept., 18 apptd. 1st lt. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., F 1911; capt. Med. Officers' Reserve Corps, Apr 1917. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Calun University, South Shore Country. Home: 712 Bu Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.

ROBERTSON, David, architect; b. London, Ej Feb. 18, 1873; s. David and Jane (Key) Roberts removed to Chicago, 1886; ed. pvt. sch., Lond 1878-80; Willesden Coll., Eng., 1880-6. Began in fice of Handy & Cady, 1892-5; then with Cha S. Frost, 1895-6, Pond & Pond, 1896-9; with Sh ley, Rutan & Coolidge until Dec. 1, 1903; in pr tice for self since Jan. 1, 1904; consulting ar( tect for White City; architect of Woodlawn I sonic Temple, Calumet Country Club, South £ Tennis Club, etc. Mem. Ill. Soc. Architects. E] L

copalian. Mem. Woodlawn Park Lodge, A.F. ; A.M., Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Chicago Athle

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South Side Tennis. Recreations: tennis, curling. bookkeeper, J. L. Perkins & Co., dealers in tin Home: 6548 University Av. Office: 155 N. Clark St.

ROBERTSON, David Allan, professor English; b. Chicago, Oct. 17, 1880; s. of John and Christina (Mitchell) Robertson; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1902, grad. student in English, 1902-5, fellow in Eng- lish, 1904-5; m. Anna Victoria Knobel, of Chicago, Dec. 26, 1906; 1 son, David Allan, Jr. Asst. Eng- lish, 1904-5, asso., 1905-6, instr., 1906-10, asst. prof., 1910-14, asso. prof. since 1914, Univ. of Chicago; sec. to pres. since 1906; also served as head of Snell House and now head of Hitchcock House. Editor The University Record since 1915. Mem. Renaissance Soc., Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Beta Kappa. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Univer- sity, Quadrangle. Recreation: photography. Home: 6035 Kimbark Av.

ROBERTSON, Donald, actor; b. at Edinburgh, Scotland, Dec. 12, 1860; s. John and Agnes Robert- son; ed. George Watson's Collegiate Inst., Edin- burgh, and Poly. Inst., Brooklyn. On the stage since 1879; came to America, 1873; dir. Donald Robertson Company of Players. Has appeared in leading rôles in all the prin. cities of U.S. Upon invitation of bd. of dirs. of Art Inst. of Chicago, has made Fullerton Hall, of the Art Inst., the pro- ducing home of his company since Oct., 1908 (the first honor of this kind ever awarded in America). List of plays includes: Ibsen's John Gabriel Bork- man, Hedda Gabler, Ghosts; Milton's Comus; Gol- dini's A Curious Mishap; Moliere's Tartaffe and The Miser; Lamb's the Intruding Widow; Brown- ing's A Blot on the Scutcheon; Voltaire's The Prodigal, etc. Organized, 1912, and since star and mgr., The Drama Players. Author: Rhymes, 1884; Impressions in Rhyme, 1896; Beauty's Lady, 1910. Address: 3339 N. Hamilton Av.

ROBERTSON, Egbert, lawyer; b. Cairo, Ill., Dec. 8, 1881; s. Alexander Shaw and Lucretia (Wal- bridge) Robertson; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1902; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1905. Admitted to Ill. bar, Mar., 1905; with law dept. C.&N.W.Ry. Co., 1905-7; with firm of Pringle, Northup & Ter- williger, 1907-8; mem. firm of Felsenthal, Foreman & Beckwith, 1908-11, later of Foreman, Levin & Robertson, and now of Foreman, Robertson & Blumrosen. Mem. Troop F, 1st Cav. I.N.G. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Delta Phi. Sec. Civil Service Reform Assn. of Chicago, 1907-9, Republican. Episcopalian. Club: Kenwood Country. Recreations: horseback riding, tennis. Home: 655 Buena Av. Office: First National Bank Building.

ROBERTSON, John Dill, surgeon; b. Indiana Co., Pa., Mar. 8, 1871; s. Thomas Sanderson and Me- linda M. (McCurdy) Robertson; B.S., Rockford Coll., 1893; M.D., Bennett Med. Coll., Chicago, 1896; interne Cook Co. Hosp., 1896-7; m. Bessie M. Foote, of Victor, Colo., June 15, 1899; 1 son, Thomas San- lerson. Pres. Bennett Med. Coll. (Loyola Univ.), 1905-15, and prof. practice of surgery same, since 1905; surgeon in chief Jefferson Park Policlinic Hosp., 1904-15; attending surgeon to Cook Co. Hosp., 1898-1913; health commr. City of Chicago since Apr. 26, 1915. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Club: Hamilton. Recrea- ions: teaching and organizations. Home: 1400 W. Monroe St. Office: City Hall.

ROBERTSON, John Walter, insurance; b. Alex- andria, Va., Sept. 9, 1856; s. Thomas Bolling and Martha L. (Fairfax) Robertson; ed. pvt. schools, Alexandria, and courses in law and literature, Jniv. of Va. Began in ins, business at Chicago, 1879; spl. agt. Ill. and Wis. for Nat. Fire Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn., 1882-7; spl. agt. Ill., Mich. and Wis., London & Lancashire Fire Ins. Co., 1887- 1902; spl. agt. Fire Assn. of Phila., 1902-7, asst. ngr. Western dept., 1907, mgr., 1909-11; now gen. gt. fire dept., The Automobile Insurance Co. of Hartford. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, linsdale Golf. Residence: New Brevoort Hotel. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.

ROBERTSON, Robert Roy, mfr .; b. Van Buren "o., Ia., Apr. 9, 1878; s. John S. and Elizabeth (Gil- bert) Robertson; ed. Ia. Wesleyan Univ .; m. Mus- atine, la., Nov. 12, 1903, Alice Warfield Hayes; 3 children: Robert H., Lillian R., Helen M. Began is clerk for Fairbanks, Morse & Co., 1896; later as

plate, etc., until 1902, and was sec. of the company until 1905; pres. Robertson Bros. Mfg. Co., since 1905; also pres. Am. Sheet Metal Elbow Co. Inde- pendent Republican. Congregationalist. Mason (32°, Shriner). Recreations: music, fishing, social diversions. Home: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 1036 W. 37th St., Chicago.

*ROBERTSON, William Grant, secretary J. H. Bell &. Co. (See vol. 1911.)

ROBIE, Frederick Carleton, merchant. (See vol. 1911.)

ROBINS, see also Robbins.

ROBINS, Margaret Dreier (Mrs. Raymond Rob- ins), social economist; b. Brooklyn; d. of Theodor and Dorothea (Dreier) Dreier (cousins); ed. pvt. sch. and under tutors; m. at Brooklyn, Raymond Robins, June 21, 1905. A founder of Women's Mu- nicipal League, New York, chmn. legislative com., 1903-4; pres. New York Assn. for Household Re- search, 1904-5; pres. New York Women's Trade Union League, 1905, Chicago Women's Trade Union League, Jan., 1907-14, Nat. Women's Trade Union League since 1907; chmn. Industrial com. Ill. Fed- eration of Women's Clubs, 1907-8; mem. exec. bd. Chicago Federation of Labor, since 1908; mem. Com. on Industrial Edn. Am. Federation of Labor; mem. exec. com. Ill. sect. Am. Assn. for Labor Leg- islation. Mem. Am. Acad. Polit. and Social Sci- ence; mem. of Cook Co. Central Com. Progressive Party and mem. State Exec. Com. (Ill.) from for- mation of party. Apptd. by gov. Unemployment Commn., 1915, and advisory commn. of Illinois State Free Employment Offices. Congregationalist. Home: 1437 W. Ohio St. Office: 139 N. Clark St.

ROBINS, Raymond, social economist; b. in S.I., N.Y., Sept. 17, 1873; s. Charles Ephraim and Han- nah Matilda (Crow) Robins; ed. at home and in country schs., Ohio, Ky., and Fla .; LL.B., Colum- bian (now George Washington) Univ., 1896; m. Margaret Dreier, June 21, 1905. Supt. Chicago Municipal Lodging House, 1902-5; head worker Northwestern Univ. Settlement, 1903-5; mem. Chi- cago Bd. of Edn., 1906-9; mem. Chicago Charter Conv .; social service expert The Men and Re- ligion Forward Movement campaign, 1911-12, and world tour, 1913; chmn. State Central Com. Prog. Party in Ill .; Prog. party candidate for U.S. sena- tor, 1914. Advocate of organized labor and land value taxation. Congregationalist. Leader Nat. Christian Social Evangelistic campaign. 1915. Clubs: City (Chicago and New York). Home: 1437 W. Ohio St.

ROBINSON, Albert Fowler, civil engineer: b. at Henry, Marshall Co., Ill., Oct. 12, 1853; s. William Durgin and Ruth (Fowler) Robinson: prep. edn. Maroa (Ill.) High Sch .; grad. Univ. of Ill., 1880; post-grad. course, same univ., in bridge engring., 1881-2, C.E., 1891; m. Loretta Kate Elder, of To- peka, Kan., Dec. 31, 1885; 4 sons: Raymond Elder, Philip Edward (died Apr. 5, 1891), Albert William, Donald Bruce. Began ry. service as chainman D.& R.G.Ry., 1881; bridge engr., C.&A.R.R., 1882-3; asst. calculator and estimator with Kellogg & Maurice, Athens, Pa., 1883-4; bridge engr., A.,T.&S.F.R.R., 1884-5, C.,B.&Northern R.R., 1885-9; chief designer for E. L. Corthell, civil engr., Chicago, 1889-91, for Purdy & Phillips, engrs., 1891-2; asst. engr. C .. R.I. &P.R.R. lines west of Mo. River, 1892-4; in pvt. practice, 1894-6; bridge engr. A.,T.&S.F.Ry. System since 1896. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Ry. Engring. Assn., Am. Soc. for Testing Materials, Western Soc. Engrs. Congregationalist. Mason (K.T., Shrin- er). Club: Chicago Engineers'. Recreation: golf. Home: 166 N. Scoville Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1033 Ry. Exchange, Chicago.

ROBINSON, Argyle E., architect; b. Blooming- ton, Il1., May 15, 1872: s. Colin and Ann (Eggles- ton) Robinson: ed. Hyde Park High Sch .: Chi- cago Manual Training Sch .; Armour Inst. Tech .. 1894-5; Mass. Inst. Tech., 1896-7; m. Elizabeth Burleson, of Chicago, 1897 (died 1903) : 1 daughter, Margaret: m. 2d, at Grand Rapids, Mich., Maude Leonard Towson, of Chicago, Sept. 30, 1911. Began gen. practice at Chicago, 1900; consultant for 1. Steel Co., Nat. Lead Co., Universal Portland Ce- ment Co., Underwriters Laboratories, Union Pe-

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troleum Co. Mem. Ill. Chapter A.I.A., Ill. Soc. Ar- Chicago, jobbers in blacksmiths' supplies, irc chitects (bd. of arbitration), Chicago Assn. Com- steel and heavy hardware, automobile accessorie merce; ex-pres. Chicago Architects' Business Assn. (now Ill. Soc. Architects). Republican. Club: Ken- wood. Recreation: golf. Home: 5227 Harper Av. Office: 1301, 108 S. LaSalle St.

ROBINSON, Charles H., editor; b. Guernsey Co., O., Feb. 3, 1843; s. William M. (M.D.) and Cynthia (McCracken) Robinson; ed. acad. and normal sch., leaving latter to enlist in Union Army; served 3 enlistments, 2 in Ohio regts. and 3d in Co. C, 136th Ill. Vols .; hon. mustered out as 2d lt. County audi- tor Marion Co., Ia., 6 yrs., while studying law; m. Helen M. Mathews, of Knoxville, Ia., June 16, 1874 (now deceased). Was mayor of Knoxville, Ia., 2 terms; mem. 24th and 25th Gen. Assemblies of Ia .; asst. atty. in office of Interior Dept., Washington, 1888-90; U.S. pension agt. for Ia. and Neb., 1894- 98; practiced law in Ia. 30 yrs .; identified with fra- ternal ins., since 1899; editor Western Review, Chicago; pres. Eidson Pub. Co. Pres. Assn. Fra- ternities of America 3 terms and sec .- treas. 6 yrs. Mem. of Loyal Legion, G.A.R. Author: Primitive Man of Iowa, 1898; The First Fire; Hawk, the Young Osage; also numerous mag. articles. Home: 1432 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 917 Ashland Blk.

ROBINSON, Charles O., live stock commn .; b. Middletown, Ia., May 6, 1861; s. Joseph M. and Mar- garet J. (Jones) Robinson; ed. schs. of Burlington, Ia., and Chicago; m. Minnie Mueller, of Chicago, Nov. 17, 1886. Began with J. M. Robinson & Co., 1877; mem. Clay, Robinson & Co., since 1886. Ap- ptd. mem. Live Stock Control Bd., Aug., 1917. Mem. Chicago Live Stock Exchange. Clubs: Chicago, Chi- cago Athletic, Midlothian, Saddle and Sirloin, South Shore Country. Home: 4406 Oakenwald Av. Office: Bank Bldg., U.S. Yards.

ROBINSON, Edward Henry, mfr. furnaces; Nov. 2, 1862-Apr. 23, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

ROBINSON, Emma A., religious worker; b. at Dubuque, Ia., Feb. 3, 1863; d. Wilbur E. and Al- mira E. (Norris) Robinson; descendant of Abra- ham Robinson, first male child born in Gloucester, Mass .; grad. Chicago Training Sch. for City, Home and Foreign Missionaries; Garrett Bibl. Inst., Ev- anston, Ill .; (A.M., Baker Univ., Baldwin, Kan., 1908). Gen. sec. Junior Epworth League M.E. Ch. since 1904; spl. student of religious training of children; teacher of training and child study; edi- tor Junior Workers' Quarterly. Author: Making Men and Women; Short Studies of Old Testament Heroes; Bible Stories for the Primary Section; Stories of Bible Victories; Short Studies of Heroes of the Early Church; Short Studies of Christ, the Ideal Hero; The Story of Our Bible; The Junior Worker and His Work; Martha's Decisions; Our Own Church. Home: 9828 Winston Av. Office: 740 Rush St.

ROBINSON, George Livingstone, theologian, archæologist; b. W. Hebron, N.Y., Aug. 19, 1864; s. William and Mary Elizabeth (Archibald) Robin- son; A.B., Princeton, 1887, A.M., 1890; studied at Princeton Theol. Sem., 1890-3, Univ. of Berlin, 1893- 94, Univ. of Leipzig, Ph.D., 1895; m. Jessie Patton Lee Harvey, of Cairo, Egypt, Mar. 27, 1894. Trav- eled and taught in Syrian Protestant Coll., Beirut, Syria, 1887-90; prof. O.T. lit. and exegesis, Knox Coll., Toronto, 1896-8, and McCormick Theol. Sem., Chicago, since 1898. Explorer of Sinai Peninsula and Kadesh-Barnea; discoverer of the sixth and seventh wells of Beersheba and the original "High Place" at Petra, the capital of Edom. Mem. Am. Oriental Soc., Soc. of Bibl. Lit. and Exegesis, Irving Club, Chicago. Author several vols., for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: 2312 N. Halsted Street.

ROBINSON, Harry Allston, consulting engineer. (See vol. 1911.)

ROBINSON, Hayden, heavy hardware; b. Ver- sailles, O., Jan. 9, 1856; s. Edward and Anna M. (Atwood) Robinson; ed. pub. schs., Versailles; m. Anna May Ballard, of Indianapolis, Ind., May 4, 1886; 1 daughter, May Irene. Lived on farm until 18; began in employ of Maxwell, Frey & Thurston, hardware mchts., Indianapolis, 1874; with Van Camp Hardware Co., Indianapolis, 1878-1901; be- came identified, 1901, with E. D. Kimball & Co.,

etc., of which was vice pres. 11 yrs .; pres. sar since death of Mr. Kimball, Jan., 1912. Mem. Cl cago Assn. Commerce. Progressive Republica Methodist. Mason (32°, Shriner), K.P. Clubs: Har ware, Ridge Country. Recreations: gardening (ct tivating flowers, shrubs and plants), golf. Hom 10817 S. Wood St., Morgan Park. Office: 159 Market St.

ROBINSON, John C., contractor; b. Nova Scot Aug. 3, 1846; s. John and Parmelia (Goodwin) Ro inson; removed with parents to Eastport, Me., a in 1856, to Akron, O .; attended pub. schs., and lat learned profession of architect at Detroit, Mich m. Marie Tourtelot, of Phila., Pa., Aug. 5, 187 children: Edna (Mrs. Frank E. Mera), Roy Heni Came to Chicago, 1872, and practiced until 1875; contracting and bldg., 1875-82; partner in contra( ing and bldg. firm of Robinson & Minor, 1882-8; ; mem. firm of J. C. Robinson & Son since 19( Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 1126 E. 52d : Office: 79 W. Monroe St.

ROBINSON, Lewis A., railway service; b. Gle Falls, N.Y., July 5, 1856; ed. pub. schs. Began paymaster's clk. C.&N.W.Ry., 1873, and advanced paymaster of the rd .; auditor C., St.P.,M.&O.R 1886-96, and became comptroller; comptroller C N.W.Ry. since May 1, 1910. Home: Evanston, ] Office: 608, 226 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

ROBINSON, Maurice M., investment banker; Bay City, Mich., Nov. 18, 1891; s. Meyer and Pea (Golden) Robinson; ed. pub. schs. and busine coll., Bay City; m. Sadie Mayer, of Detroit, Mic Jan., 1913. Began in investment business, Detro 1910; removed to Chicago, 1913; pres. of Weste Bankers Trust Co. since 1914; pres. Bankers Mo: gage & Trust Co. (Cleveland, O.), Cleveland Ho ing Co. (New York), Maurice M. Robinson & ( (Chicago and New York). Mem. Mich. Soc. of C. cago. Republican. Jewish religion. Recreati( golf. Home: 1147 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 80 Jackson Boul.

ROBINSON, Michael Waller, lawyer; Oct. 1837-July 23, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)

ROBINSON, Oscar Ellsworth, musical cond tor; b. Dunkirk, Ind., Mar. 25, 1871; s. Ludwill M ton and Hannah M. (Tomlinson) Robinson; ed. music at Am. Conservatory, Chicago; Univ. of C cago and other instns .; m. Annabel McGill, Owensboro, Ky., June 28, 1905; 3 children: Em Moreland, Annabel Ellsworth, Margaret. Beg teaching music in Ft. Wayne, Ind., 1891; remov to Chicago, 1893; spl. teacher of music, high scl Chicago, 17 yrs .; dir. dept. pub. sch. music, A Conservatory, since 1898, also mem. advisory b head dept. of music, Hyde Park High Sch .; ( Chicago Teachers' Chorus, 1913-17. Mem. Soc. A Musicians, Music Teachers' Club of Chicago P Schs. Republican. Methodist. Home: 6518 K wood Av. Studio: Kimball Hall.

ROBINSON, Roy Henry, contractor; b. Chica Dec. 9, 1882; s. John C. and Marie (Tourtelot) R inson; grad. Chicago Manual Training Sch., 19 A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1904; unmarried. On le: ing college became connected with father's c tracting business and in 1906 was admitted to pa nership in firm of J. C. Robinson & Son; pres. Ma Pink Granite Co., Milford, Mass. Clubs: Univ sity, Chicago Athletic. Recreations: horseback I ing, hunting, fishing. Home: 1126 E. 52d St. Offi 79 W. Monroe St.

ROBINSON, Theodore Winthrop, iron and ste b. Boston, June 7, 1862; s. Theodore and Susanı Snelling (Powell) Robinson; S.B., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1884; m. Joliet, Ill., 1891, Frances Steel children: Edgar Steel, Frances Louise, San Powell, Theodore Winthrop. Chemist, Joliet St ! Co., 1885-9; mgr. blast furnaces of Ill. Steel ( Milwaukee, 1889-92; gen. supt. Colo. Fuel & I Co., Pueblo, 1892-9; with Ill. Steel Co. since 18 1st vice pres. since 1901; dir. Central Trust Co .. Ill., South Chicago Savings Bank, Chicago Mon.]3 Plan Bank. Mem. Corpn. Mass. Inst. Tech .; m. Chicago Bd. of Edn., 1907-11; mem. Draft Exer tion Bd., 1917. Mem. Am. Inst. Mining Engrs., I ! and Steel Inst. of England; mem. bd. of mgrs. :

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chmn. of Ill. State com. of Nat. Soc. for Promotion Industrial Edn. Clubs: Commercial, Chicago, Union League, University, Mid-Day, Glen View. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

ROBINSON, William Colin, mechanical engr .; b. Bloomington, Ill., Apr. 27, 1868; s. of Colin and Ann E. (Eggleston) Robinson; prep. edn. Chicago Manual Training Sch .; Cornell Univ., 1887-9; m. Maude Heron, of Chicago, Oct. 25, 1894; 2 children: Hugh, Paul. Identified with insurance laboratories since 1891; chief engr. Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., Chicago, since 1901, and vice pres. since 1915. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs. Republican. Presbyte- rian. Clubs: South Shore Country, Midlothian Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 5116 Woodlawn Av. Office: 207 E. Ohio St.

ROBISON, John Albert, M.D .; b. Richland, Ind., July 26, 1855; s. William Alexander and Mary Su- san (Graham) Robison; A.B., Monmouth Coll., 1877; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1880; m. Adeline Jessie Py- ott-Love, of Chicago, May 19, 1890. Began practice at Chicago, 1880, in partnership with Dr. Joseph P. Ross; attending phys. to throat and chest dept., Central Free Dispensary, 1880-8; attending phys. to Cook Co. Hosp., 1884-8, and 1890-2; prof. materia medica and therapeutics, Woman's Med. Coll., 1888- 90, and lecturer in same branch at Rush Med. Coll., 1880-8; consulting phys. to Presbyn. and Mary Thompson hosps .; dir. Chicago Tuberculosis Inst .; attending phys. Tribune Hosp., Algonquin, Ill .; practice limited to internal medicine. Commd. maj. Med. Officers' Reserve Corps, U.S.A., Apr., 1917. Pres. Ill. State Bd. of Health. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. (ex-pres.). Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Chicago Motor, City. Contbr. to med. jours. on health topics, and has delivered many addresses on similar topics. Recreation: travel. Home: 706 Kenesaw Terrace. Office: 922, 30 N. Michigan Av.

ROCHE, Martin, architect. Mem. firm of Hola- bird & Roche; firm was architect for Marquette, Old Colony, south end of Monadnock, Atwood, Tribune, Venetian, Champlain, McCormick, Otis, North American, Monroe, Rand McNally bldgs., Cook Co. Court House, City Hall, County Infirm- ary, Boston Store, Mandel Bros. store, military post at Ft. Sheridan, and many other notable struc- tures at Chicago and elsewhere. Apptd. mem. Bd. of Art Advisers of Ill. by Governor Lowden, July, 1917. Fellow A.I.A. and Ill. Chapter same. Home: 3614 Grand Boul. Office: 104 S. Michigan Av.

ROCHESTER, Alexander S., M.D .; b. Logan, O., June 1, 1883; s. Frank C. and Jennie (Sands) Roch- ester; ed. Ohio State Univ .; M.D., Jefferson Med. Coll., Phila., 1906; post-grad. study Univ. of Vi- enna; m. Harriet C. Carnahan, of Columbus, O., Apr. 18, 1914. Med. inspector Bur. of Health, P.I., 1906-9; chief of San Lazaro Leprosy Hosp., Manila, 1909; studied diseases of eye at Fuchs Clinic, Vi- enna, Austria, 1909-10; practice of ophthalmology and otology, Chicago, since 1910; adj. ophthalmolo- ist and otologist to St. Luke's Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., [11. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Ophthal. Soc. Recreations: hunting, fishing. Home: 823 Lawrence Av. Office: 7 W. Madison St.

ROCHESTER, Harry R., railway supplies; b. in Ontario, Can., Apr. 10, 1872; s. Robert and Mar- garet (Kendall) Rochester; ed. pub. schs. in Can. and U.S .; m. Maude Routzahn, of Franklin, O., June, 1899; 2 children: Elizabeth, Robert. Began in employ of Pullman Co., Chicago, 1885; with Buck- ye Iron & Brass Works, Dayton, O., 1889-92; with Barney & Smith Car Co., Dayton, 1892-1912; asst. o the president, Hale & Kilburn Co., mfrs. ry. sup- lies, since 1912, and in charge of Chicago office since 1914. Independent Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Railroad, Transportation, Machinery (New York); Dayton City, Dayton Country (Dayton). Tome: 1718 E. 56th St. Office: 1661 McCormick Bidg.

ROCKHOLD, Frank Augustus, lawyer; b. Wyo- ning, Ill., Jan. 26, 1869; s. Samuel N. and Mary 'Lewis) Rockhold; student Univ. of Neb., 1889-92; L.L.B., Univ. of Mich., 1894; m. Katherine M. Mc- Jeod, of San Francisco, Sept. 24, 1896; children: frank D., Gordon M. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1894, und since practiced at Chicago; mem. Rockhold &

Busch, 1905-14; vice consul of Russia at Chicago, 1911-13; has served as gen. atty. Russian, Italian and Austro-Hungarian consuls, at Chicago. Mem. Am. and Ill. State bar assns. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Westmoreland Country, Evanston Gun. Home: 1014 Elmwood Av., Wil- mette, Ill. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

ROCKWELL, Harold H., trust official; b. Lyons, Wis., Aug. 17, 1868; s. Frank M. and Helen (Ken- drick) Rockwell; ed. pub. grammar and high schs., Oak Park, Ill .; studied Chicago Coll. of Law; m. Anna M. Schlapp, of Burlington, Ia., Nov. 2, 1909; 2 children: John H., Caroline. Began as clk. with Preston, Kean & Co., bankers, 1885; with S. A. Kean & Co., 1887-91; then with The Northern Trust Co., becoming asst. sec., Jan., 1902. Trustee Vil- lage of Oak Park, Ill., 1908-10. Republican. Trus- tee First Congl. Ch., Oak Park. Clubs: Union League, City (treas.), Bankers', Oak Park Country. Home: 629 N. Oak Park Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 50 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

ROCKWOOD, Frank Bradford, grocer; Mar. 10; 1840-Feb. 14, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

ROCKWOOD, Frederick S(prague), grocer; Mar. 10, 1840-May 22, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

ROCKWOOD, Frederick Thomas, bond dealer; b. Chicago, Apr. 17, 1877; s. Frank Bradford and Lucy Cornelia (Truesdale) Rockwood; B.S., Cornell Univ., 1900; m. Ruth, d. John R. Markley, of Elm- hurst, Ill., June 15, 1911. Identified with N. W. Halsey & Co., bond dealers, 1904-10; assisted in or- ganizing firm of Emery, Peck & Rockwood, of which has been mem. since 1910. Mem. Delta Kap- pa Epsilon. Clubs: University, Elmhurst Golf. Home: Elmhurst, Ill. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

ROCKWOOD, Harvey Truesdale, wholesale gro- cer; b. Oak Park, Ill., May 4, 1873; s. Frank Brad- ford and Lucy Cornelia (Truesdale) Rockwood; ed. grammar, and North Div. High Sch., Chicago; m. Marion Belle Philo, of LaGrange, Ill., June 21, 1899; 1 daughter, Belle Philo. Began with Rock- wood Bros. Co., wholesale grocers, in 1891, becom- ing dir., treas. and mgr., 1911, and pres., 1914. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Club: Union League. Home: 3653 Pine Grove Av. Office: 26 W. Austin Avenue.

RODATZ, Jacob, builder; b. Grabow, Germany, Oct. 30, 1854; s. Albrecht G. Charles and Maria (Hermes) Rodatz; ed. pub. schs., Germany; came to Chicago, 1871; m. Talitha Howard, of Kingston, Can., June 25, 1882; 2 children: Marie Margaret, Louise Talitha. Learned trade with Louis Weick, 1871-5; in employ of Burling & Adler, architects, 1875-81; then with John F. Barney as supt., becom- ing mem. Barney & Rodatz, 1883; in bldg. and con- tracting business alone since 1893. Mem. Builders' Club. Mason (K.T.). Home: Palos Park, Ill. Of- fice: 868 The Rookery, Chicago.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 188

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