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RODE, A(ugustus) Maxwell, banker; b. Bloom- ington, Ill., Nov. 19, 1882; s. Charles R. and Mar- garet (Stuart) Rode; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Chi- cago Manual Training Sch .; LL.B., John Marshall Law Sch., 1914; m. Edith A. Hewett, of Chicago (formerly Emporia, Kan.), Apr. 30, 1913; 2 chil- dren: Maxine, Barbara. Cashier Railway Exchange Bank, Chicago, 1906-11; asst. cashier. 1911-14, sec. since July, 1914, Peoples Trust & Savings Bank. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Presbyterian. Clubs: Bankers', Ill. Athletic. Recreation: golf. Home: 5635 Wayne Av. Office: 138 S. Michigan Av.
RODEN, Carl Bismarck von, librarian; b. Kan- sas City, Mo., June 7, 1871; s. Charles Ernest Lud- wig and Louisa Henrietta (Strack) von Roden; ed. high sch., Chicago; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law (Lake Forest Univ.), 1891; admitted to bar but never practiced; m. Harriette Amy Johnson, of Chicago, June 2, 1909; 1 daughter, Mary Louise. Entered service of Chicago Pub. Library as page, 1886; progressed through various positions, to supt. of cataloguing dept., 1908; acting librarian, May 1-Oct. 10, 1909; asst. librarian since 1909. Mem. A.L.A. (treas. and mem. Institute), Bibliog. Soc. America, Chicago Library Club (twice pres.). 111. Library Assn. (ex-pres.). Republican. Episco- palian. Club: City. Author of numerous articles
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on professional topics in library mags. Home: dren: Sylvia, Ruth, Mildred. Came to U.S. in 1 3610 Pine Grove Av. Address: Public Library. and settled at Chicago; after leaving sch. was c nected with dry goods trade until 1893, when tered the Grossfeld & Roe Co., wholesale groce of which is sec. Mem. Wholesale Grocers' Assn. Chicago (dir.). Republican. Mason (Turner Low No. 409, A. F. and A.M.); ex-pres. and dir. Trav ers' Protective Assn. of America. Mem. B' B'rith. Mem. Emanuel Temple (dir.). Club: C enant. Recreations: golf, bowling. Home: 551 S St. Office: 833 W. Randolph St.
RODENBACH, Charles Humbert, investments; b. Lyons, N.Y., Feb. 1, 1859; s. Nicholas and Lena (Humbert) Rodenbach; ed. high sch., Cedar Falls, Ia .; m. 2d, Bessie I. Hackett, of Parker, S.D., Sept. 16, 1908; 2 sons by 1st marriage: Rodney F. and C. Clark. In grocery business with father until 1900; dealer in farm mortgages, Cedar Falls, 1900-10; pres. Cedar Falls Nat. Bank, 1900-10, and Cedar Falls Trust Co., 1900-10; came to Chicago, Nov., 1910, and since engaged in handling farm mort- gages; now vice pres. The Day & Hansen Security Co. (Spokane, Wash.), Cedar Fall's (Ia.) Nat. Bank, Cedar Falls Trust Co. Republican. Methodist. Ma- son (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Hamilton, Hawk- eye Fellowship. Home: 515 Wrightwood Av. Office: 1456 First Nat. Bank Bldg.
RODERUS, Frank, editor, publisher; b. Terre Haute, Ind., June 14, 1857; s. Friederich and Anna K. (Kraft) Roderus; ed. pub. schs. until age of 9; m. Margarethe Schmidt, of Terre Haute, Ind., May 15, 1882. Began as stripper in cigar factory at Terre Haute, Ind .; came to Chicago, 1882; editor of American Sugar Industry and Beet Sugar Gazette, 1899-1916; now mgr. Chicago Banker. Author: American Sugar Beet Growers' Annual, 1908. Club: Press. Recreation: farming. Home: Glen Ellyn, Ill. Office: 407 Monadnock Blk., Chicago.
RODIGER, William, mfr. writing inks; Jan. 19, 1858-1914. (See vol. 1911.)
ROE, see also Rowe, also Row.
ROE, Abraham Saul, wholesale grocer; b. Wir- ballen, Russia, July 20, 1866; s. Joseph and Minnie (Fink) Roe; ed. Russia and Germany; m. Annie Phillips, of Chicago, Sept. 9, 1900; 3 children: Ben- jamin F., Maurice, Grace Jean. Came to Chicago, in 1884, attending sch., 1884-5; in dry goods trade, 1885-8, wholesale dry goods and notions, 1888-95; entered wholesale grocery business, 1895, in the Grossfeld & Roe Co., of which is vice pres. Mem. Merchants' Exchange. Vice pres. Marks Nathan Jewish Orphan Home; trustee Old People's Home; ex-pres. Talmud Torah; dir. Denver (Colo.) Con- sumption Hosp., Federated Charities of Chicago. Mem. B'nai B'rith. Republican. Mason, Odd Fel- low. Club: Covenant. Recreation: charitable work; master of 8 languages. Home: 2832 Cambridge Av. Office: 833 W. Randolph St.
ROE, Clifford Griffith, lawyer, lecturer, author; b. Rolling Prairie, Ind., June 26, 1875; s. George Washington and Marietta (Drummond) Roe; B.L., Univ. of Mich., 1899, LL.B., 1902; m. Elsie Martha Hercock, of Chicago, Mar. 7, 1910; 1 daughter, Mar- jorie Helen. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1903; asst. state's atty., Cook Co., Ill., 1906-9; spl. prosecutor against panders ("white slave traders") since Sept., 1909; asst. corpn. counsel, City of Chicago, since 1915. Pres. Am. Bur. Moral Edn. since Dec., 1909; three times U.S. del. Internat. Purity Congress; atty. for com. headed by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., during New York investigation, 1911-12; father of the first pandering ("white slave") law in America; former gen. counsel Am. Vigilance Assn. Mem. faculty Ill. Coll. of Law. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Delta Upsilon. Mem. Disciples of Christ. Mason. Clubs: University, Quadrangle, City (Chicago) ; City (New York). Author: Panders and Their White Slaves; The Prodigal Daughter; The Girl Who Disappeared; The Great War on White Slav- ery. Home: 5700 Drexel Av. Offices: 105 N. Clark St. and County Bldg.
ROE (Rosenberg), Emil W. K., railway supplies; b. Stolp, Germany, May 7, 1874; s. Charles and Jo- hanna Rosenberg; came to U.S. in childhood; ed. pub. schs. of Appleton, Wis .; m. Chicago, Dec. 25, 1899, Charlotte V. Jerklin; children: Grace, Willis. Identified with the ry. supply business since 1889; pres. Aldon Co. since 1904. Was mem. Co. L, 1st Ill. Vols., in Spanish-Am. War. Mem. Soc. of San- tiago de Cuba. Republican. Home: 4140 N. Ash- land Av. Office: Monadnock Blk.
ROE, Harry Nathaniel, wholesale grocer; b. Wir- ballen, Russia, Mar., 1870; s. Joseph and Minnie (Fink) Roe; ed. pub. schs. in Russia and Chicago and in Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., Chica- go; m. Lena Roe, of Chicago, Aug. 17, 1897; 3 chil-
ROE, Julian, electrician; b. Switzerland, June 1869; ed. Polytechnical Coll .; m. Chicago, M 1900. Electrician in shops for Electrical Const Co., Chicago, 1887-91; erecting engr. with C. & Electric Co., New York and Chicago, 1891-4; C cago dist. mgr. for the Crocker-Wheeler Co., mi and electrical engrs., since 1894. Home: 902 P St., Winnetka, Ill. Office: 37 W. Van Buren Chicago.
ROECKER, H(enry) Leon, artist; b. Burlingt Ia., July 22, 1860; s. Rev. John William and M gareth (Engler) Roecker; ed. pub. schs., Chica studied at Royal Acad., Munich, under Prof. N olas Gysis; unmarried. Exhibited in Phila., Pit burgh, Buffalo, N.Y., annual rotary exhbns., C, cago, San Francisco, Expn., 1915; etc. Hon. m tions, Munich, 1888 and 1889; Yerkes prize landscape, 1894; Arche Club prize, 1897; Chica Soc. of Artists Medal of Honor, 1909; The Clyde Carr prize for best landscape in exhbn., 1911; A ists' Guild prize for best painting, 1916. Pictu in collection of Univ. of Tenn .; municipal coll tion, Chicago; but mostly in pvt. collections. M. Chicago Soc. of Artists (dir.), Artists' Guild, A Club (Chicago). Club: Cliff Dwellers. Home : Studio: 444 E. 42d Pl.
ROEHLING, Otto Gustave, banker; b. Cansta Germany, Sept. 16, 1880; s. of Carl and Em (Schaeffer) Roehling; brought to U.S. at age of ed. Logan Sch. and West Div. High Sch., Chica student in banking and foreign exchange, UI of Chicago; m. Thora Marie Nyquist, of Chica June 12, 1906; 1 daughter, Helen Marie. Has b identified with banking business since 1899; a: cashier North Av. State Bank, 1906-15, cashier & dir. since 1915. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commer Cook Co. Real Estate Bd., Chicago Assn. Cre Men. Evangelical Lutheran. Mason (Lincoln P Lodge No. 611, Oriental Consistory, Medinah Te ple, A.A.O.N.M.S.). Clubs: Hamilton, Cook Cour Bankers' (sec. and treas.), German. Recreatio golf, motoring. Home: 940 Edgecomb Pl. Offi 600 W. North Av.
ROEHR, Clarence J., wholesale jeweler; b. Pr idence, R.I., Mar. 9, 1876; s. Ludwig J. and Isabe Frances (Bannister) Roehr; ed. high sch., Newa N.J .; m. Agnes Brown Reid, of Elizabeth, N Sept. 3, 1898; 2 children: Eldridge T., Louis Identified with the Bassett Jewelry Co., Pro dence, R.I., since 1893, in charge of Western of at Chicago since 1898, and has been vice pres. : treas. since 1912. Mem. Chicago Jewelers' As Mason (32°, Shriner). Club: Chicago Athle Home: 5729 Winthrop Av. Office: 31 N. State S:
ROENITZ, Frank Louis, leather mfr .; b. Sheb gan, Wis., June 30, 1856; s. Charles T. and Mag lene (Maas) Roenitz; ed. Sheboygan schs .; m. Sheboygan, Oct. 25, 1881, Magdalene Plath; c dren: Severa, Magdalene, Frankie. In 1889 he came pres. of C. T. Roenitz Leather Co. (est lished by his father, 1851); in 1899, with ot large tanners, consolidated business in the Hide & Leather Co., of which he is now 3d pres .; also pres. Chicago Hide & Tallow Co .; Michigan Leather Co. Resident of Chicago, co ing from Sheboygan, 1900. Republican. Ma (Sheboygan Lodge A.F. and A.M.). Clubs: Chic. Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: 1 toring and reading. Home: 1724 E. 54th St. Off 1320 Elston Av.
ROEPSTORFF, Frederick W., dry goods; b. M dorf, Germany, July 18, 1858; s. of John F. : Magrette Roepstorff; ed. pub. schs. of Germa came to America, Sept., 1874; m. Annie L. Fisc! of Racine, Wis., Sept. 18, 1884; 3 children: F W., Jr., Edward H., Dorothy. Dry goods busin 1890-1904, and in firm of Roepstorff & Co., 190
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now head of F. W. Roepstorff & Sons; dir. Engle- diagnosis, Chicago Coll. Dental Surgery, 1901-8; wood Stock Co. (owners of Nat. Theatre), Con- cordia Bldg., Loan & Homestead Assn., Englewood Business Coll .; treas. Englewood Hosp. Assn. Re- publican. Lutheran. Recreation: travel. Home: 658 Englewood Av. Office: 6128 S. Halsted St.
ROESCH, Daniel, mechanical engr .; b. Aurora, Ill., May 7, 1882; s. John and Mary (Guhl) Roesch; ed. pub. schs., East Aurora, Ill .; B.S. in M.E., Ar- mour Inst. Tech., 1904, M.E., 1908; m. Lillian C. Schwyn, of Chicago, Jan. 5, 1907; children: Mary Dorothy, Robert Daniel. Asst. mech. engr. West- inghouse Machine Co., East Pittsburgh, Pa., 1904- 07; chief engr. Citizens Gas & Electric Co., Lorain, O., 1907-10; teacher Armour Inst. Tech. since 1910, now asso. prof. gas engring. Mem. Soc. Automo- tive Engrs., Am. Soc. for Testing Materials. Re- publican. Methodist. Recreation: motoring. Home: 6153 St. Lawrence Av.
ROESSLER, Carl Conrad, secretary Internat. Hotel Co .; b. Langenburg, Germany, Feb. 8, 1872; ed. in pub. and Latin sch. in Germany; m. Milwau- kee, Wis., 1896, Frederika Roessler; 1 son, Ernst. Has been identified with hotel business more than 30 yrs .; came from Vienna to Chicago, 1894; was asst. mgr. of the Bismarck Hotel 8 yrs .; then was vice pres. and, with Max L. Teich, mng. dir. Con- gress Hotel Co .; sec. and mgr. Internat. Hotel Co. and mem. firm Roessler & Teich, owner Hotel At- lantic (formerly the Kaiserhof), since 1902. Ma- son. Mem. Chicago Sharpshooters' Assn., Schwa- ben Verein. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, German. Rec- reations: hunting and fishing. Home: 6301 Win- throp Av. Office: 316 S. Clark St.
ROGERS, Arthur, clergyman; b. Providence, Oct. 26, 1864; s. Horatio and Lucia (Waterman) Rog- ers; A.B., Brown Univ., 1886; B.D., Cambridge Theol. Sch., 1889; (D.D., Brown, 1909) ; m. Cornelia, d. Hon. Samuel G. Arnold, Newport, R.I., June 16, 1892. Ordained priest P.E. Ch., 1889; rector St. George's Ch., Central Falls, R.I., 1892-9, Holy Trin- nity Ch., West Chester, Pa., 1899-13, St. Mark's Ch., Evanston, Ill., since 1913. Bohlen lecturer, Phila., 1909. Member Phi Beta Kappa, R.I. Soc. of the Cincinnati. Author: Men and Movements in the English Church, 1898; Prophecy and Poetry; Stud- ies in Isaiah and Browning, 1909. Address: 1501 Ridge Av., Evanston, Ill.
ROGERS, Bernard Fowler, fire ins .; b. Louis- ville, Ky., Nov. 8, 1864; s. Joseph Martin and Kath- erine Mary (Gamble) Rogers; ed. Williston Sem., Easthampton, Mass .; m. Chicago, Sept. 9, 1889, Adele Waller; children: Bernard F., Jr., James Waller. Started in ins. business in gen. office of Phenix Fire Ins. Co., of New York, Chicago office, 1878; afterward went back to sch .; entered ins. again, 1882; now mem. firm of Klee, Rogers, Wile & Loeb. Vice pres. Bd. of Underwriters, 1915-16; twice apptd. mem. Chicago Bd. of Edn. (resigned) ; first pres. Chicago Bd. of Local Improvements (re- signed); pres. Local Agents' Club. Democrat. Clubs: Chicago, Saddle and Cycle, University, On- wentsia, Shore Acres. Recreations: athletic sports, travel. Home: 1341 N. State St. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
ROGERS, Buell Sumner, M.D .; b. Ripon, Wis., June 9, 1863; s. Charles Franklin and Arabella (Barnum) Rogers; ed. Ripon (Wis.) Coll .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1892; unmarried. Instr. genito- urinary and venereal diseases, Coll. Medicine Univ. of Ill., nearly 4 yrs .; clin. instr. Post-Grad. Sch., in West Side Hosp., 2 yrs. Apptd. 1st lt. Med. Re- serve Corps, U.S.A., Feb., 1911. Mem. Assn. Mil. Surgeons U.S., Ill. Assn. Mil. Surgeons, A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Physicians' Club. Served 5 yrs. as pvt. in 2d Regt., Co. F, Wis. N.G. (hon. dis- charged); capt. and asst. surgeon 2d Regt. I.N.G., about 3 yrs., then maj. surgeon; now asst. surgeon gen. I.N.G. Republican. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Army and Navy (New York), National Rifle. Office: 25 E. Washington St.
ROGERS, Cassius Clay, surgeon; b. Minonk, Ill., July 17, 1869; s. Alma and Johannah (Kerrick) Rogers; B.S., Valparaiso (Ind.) Univ., 1890, A.B., 1891 (A.M., 1907); M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1896; m. Rena B. Richards, Chicago, Apr. 17, 1901. Head of dept. of surgery, Chicago Coll. Medicine and Sur- gery, 1906-14; prof. and head of dept. of physical
asst. surgeon, Chicago Clin. Sch., 1898-1906; sur- geon to Frances Willard Hosp., 1905-15, Robert Burns and West Suburban Deaconess Evang. hosps. Studied in Vienna and London, Summer of 1907 and 1909, in Paris, Summer of 1910; visited med. schs. or hosps. in 13 European countries. Formerly mem. hosp. corps, 2d Regt. I.N.G .; apptd. 1st lt. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., Feb., 1911 (resigned 1915). Del. from Chicago Med. Soc. to 16th Inter- nat. Med. Congress, Budapest, Hungary, 1909; at- tended 17th Internat. Med. Congress, London, 1913; mem. council Chicago Med. Soc .; fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons, Chicago Surg. Soc., Assn. Mil. Surgeons, U.S .; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State, Tri-State, Fox River and N. Central Ill. med. socs., Chicago Assn. Com- merce, Chamber Commerce U.S.A., Art Inst. Chi- cago (life), Alliance Française, Alpha Kappa Kap- pa, Y.M.C.A. Clubs: Hamilton, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Republican. Methodist. Ma- son (32°, Shriner), K.P. Recreation: travel. Home: 507 Roscoe St. Office: 1109, 25 E. Washington St.
ROGERS, Charles Marshall, insurance; b. Phila., Apr. 30, 1856; s. Charles Marshall and Rebecca (Deacon) Rogers; ed. pub. schs .; m. Harrie L. Mer- chant, of Chicago, 1877; children: Grace L. (Mrs. James S. Lewis), Charles M., Jr., Edith Winans. Began in ins. office of Rollo & Naghten, Chicago, 1872-80; with A. H. Darrow until 1884; alone in a local fire ins. agency business until 1899; mem. firm of Rogers & Rollo since 1899. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Evanston Country, Evanston Golf, Edgewater Golf. Recreations: golf, travel- ing. Home: 1039 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
ROGERS, Daniel Weston, M.D .; b. at Holbrook, Mass., Aug. 16, 1866; s. John Calvin and Deborah (Beals) Rogers; descendant of Peregrine White, the first white child born in Mass. Colony, and of Gov. Winslow of Mass. Colony; A.B., Amherst, 1887; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1894; univs. of Berlin and Vienna, 1894-5; m. Helen Ser- rell Wainwright, of Chicago, Apr. 14, 1903; 2 sons: Robert Wainwright (born Apr. 9, 1904), Daniel Curtis (Nov. 5, 1907). Prin. Hopkins Acad., Had- ley, Mass., 1887-8; instr. sciences, Harvard Sch., Chicago, 1888-91; in gen. med. practice at Chicago since 1895. Mem. A.M.A., Am. Acad. Medicine, Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Am. Urol. Assn., Chicago Pediatric Soc., Assn. Mil. Surgeons of U.S. Mem. 1st Regt. I.N.G. 4 yrs .; surgeon Veteran Corps, I.N.G .; maj. and chief sanitary officer, The Division, I.N.G., 1910-14; assigned 7th Inf. I.N.G., 1914; apptd. 1st lt. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., Mar., 1911; in Mexican Border Service, with 7th Ill. Inf., 1916. Mem. New England Soc. of Chicago, Foresters, K.P., Red Men, Masons. Republican. Mem. Grace Episcopal Ch. Clubs: Chicago Yacht, Adventurers; Army and Navy (New York). Has contributed to med. jours. and has pub. articles on mil. subjects. Recreations: outdoor diversions. Home: 5120 Greenwood Av. Office: 2204 S. Michi- gan Av.
ROGERS, Edward Kendall, coal and iron mcht. (See vol. 1911.)
ROGERS, Edward Sidney, lawyer; b. Castine, Me., Apr. 15, 1875; s. James Harriman (capt. U.S. R.C.S.) and Susan Hayden (Fisher) Rogers; ed. Mich. Mil. Acad., Orchard Lake; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1895 (LL.M., honoris causa, 1910); m. Eva Thompson, of Chicago, Sept. 21, 1901; 2 sons: James Harriman, Edward Alden. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1895, and since practiced at Chicago, specializ- ing in the law of unfair competition, trade-marks and copyright. Non-resident lecturer on law of trade-marks and copyright, Univ. of Mich. Contbr. to legal jours. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Patent Law Assn. Chicago, Am. Patent Law Assn. Washington, Phi Delta Phi. Order of Coif, Loyal Legion, Soc. of War of 1812, S.A.R., Soc. of Colonial Wars. Clubs: University (Chica- go and Washington); Law, Indian Hill; Columbia Country (Chevy Chase, Md.). Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: Peoples Gas Bldg., Chicago.
ROGERS, Elmer Ellsworth, lawyer; b. on farm in Venango Co., Pa., June 18, 1863; s. David and Hannah (Gibbons) Rogers; ed. Olivet Coll .; was teacher in pub. schs. and business coll., and was
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supt. of pub. schs. in Mich .; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1893; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1893. Mem. Internat. Law Assn. Republican. Presby- terian. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Recreation: ath- letics. Author: First Code of Ethics for the Judi- ciary; Rogers on President Lincoln; also a writer on economic, Masonic and patriotic subjects, and a pub. speaker. Home: 3979 Drexel Boul. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.
ROGERS, Fred A., electrical engr .; b. Kent Co., Mich., Sept. 26, 1869; s. Chauncey L. and Emma Jane (Currier) Rogers; ed. high sch., Grand Rap- ids; B.S. in E.E., Univ. of Mich., 1894; m. Jennie I. Birdsall, of Chicago, Dec. 18, 1899; 1 son, Frederick Andrew. Instr. physics and elec. engring., 1896- 1902, asst. prof., 1902-7, prof. since 1907, Lewis Inst., Chicago. Has carried on commercial work independently in various lines of engring. since 1896. Fellow A.A.A.S .; asso. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs .; mem. Illuminating Engring. Soc. Home: 618 N. Elmwood Av., Oak Park, Ill.
ROGERS, George Mills, lawyer; Apr. 16, 1854- Apr. 15. 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
ROGERS, George T., lawyer; b. Eureka, Kan., Oct. 25, 1875; s. George C. and Josie (Carey) Rog- ers; B.A., Lake Forest Univ., 1902; Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1905; m. Belle Joyce Bartlett, of South Bend, Ind., June 24, 1908; 3 children: George B., Eleanor B., Charles B. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1905, and since practiced at Chicago; mem. Ten- ney, Harding & Sherman since Jan. 1, 1911; dir. First Nat. Bank of Lake Forest; mem. advisory bd. State Bank of Lake Forest. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Clubs: City (Chicago) ; Winter, Young Men's (Lake Forest). Recreations: outdoor sports, civic matters. Home: 116 Wells Rd., Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 801, 137 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
ROGERS, Henry William, grain commn .; b. at Bath, Steuben Co., N.Y., Mar. 27, 1832; s. Gustavus A. and Susan Ann (Campbell) Rogers; ed. pub. schs. Established in business as a ship chandler in Buffalo, N.Y., continuing until 1860, subsequently in mercantile business at Clinton, Ia .; came to Chi- cago, 1862, and began as a commn. mcht. in grain, later joined by brother, James C., and the firm of H. W. Rogers & Bro. was formed; also pres. Rog- ers Grain Co. Mem. and ex-pres. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Democrat. Congregationalist. Home: 1554 Dearborn Parkway. Office: 140 W. Van Buren St.
ROGERS, Hopewell Lindenberger, business mgr. The Chicago Daily News; b. Chicago, Dec. 19, 1876; s. Joseph Martin and Katherine Mary (Gamble) Rogers; academic edn. Lake Forest and Evanston, Ill .; Ph.B., Sheffield Scientific Sch. (Yale Univ.), 1897; LL.B., John Marshall Law Sch., Chicago, 1906; m. Agnes Bourne, d. W. D. C. Street, of Chi- cago, Jan. 3, 1917. Began as collector, advertising dept., The Chicago Daily News, Nov. 1, 1897, and served in various depts. until became business mgr., Dec. 29, 1907; dir. Belden Mfg. Co. Pres. Am. Newspaper Pubs. Assn., 1916, 1917. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Real Estate Bd. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Saddle and Cycle, City, Legal. Home: 1315 Astor St. Office: The Chicago Daily News.
ROGERS, James Campbell, grain commn .; b. at Bath, Steuben Co., N.Y., July 16, 1841; s. Gustavus A. and Susan Ann (Campbell) Rogers; ed. pub. schs .; m. Lockport, Ill., May 3, 1865, Mary C. Colt; children: Ellen D. (Mrs. Wm. G. Atwood), Susan (Mrs. Frank W. Thomas). Clerk in a ship chan- dlery store, Buffalo, N.Y., 1856-60; came West and engaged in merchandising business in Ia. until spring of 1863; removed to Chicago and engaged in the grain business in firm of H. W. Rogers & Bro .; also vice pres. Rogers Grain Co. Democrat. Odd Fellow. Home: 203 Wisconsin Av., Oak Park, Il1. Office: 140 W. Van Buren St., Chicago.
ROGERS, Luther Calvin, printer; b. at Dunlap, Peoria, Co., Ill., Nov. 13, 1866; s. James H. and Sarah (Blake) Rogers; ed. Knox Coll., Galesburg, Ill. Taught sch .; came to Chicago, 1888, and until 1891 engaged in bookkeeping and teaching; started in the printing business, 1891; organized Rogers & Hall Co., 1898, of which is pres. Mason. Clubs: Press, Ben Franklin. Recreation: traveling. Home: 5734 Indiana Av. Office: 124 Polk St.
ROGERS, Orin Crandall, retired jeweler. (; vol. 1911.)
ROGERS, Sampson, merchant; b. Cornwall, Er May 20, 1852; s. Thomas P. and Mary (Tresidd Rogers; ed. nat. schs. in England until 14; came U.S., 1866, settling at Mineral Point, Wis .; 2 win terms in Mineral Point High Sch .; 1 term nig sch. in Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., C cago; m. Clara Viola Hoover, of Freeport, Ill., Se 1, 1880; children: Stella May (Mrs. J. B. Forbes, Oak Park, Ill.), Charles Bolles, Myrtle Hoo (Mrs. Frank W. Swett), Mary Tresidder, Howa Herbert, Maurice Pearce, Dorothy Viola, Samps Jr., Helen Elberta. Farmed until 1873; in cat business in Kan. for short time and then enter hide and wool business at Mineral Point; came Chicago, 1876, and was traveling buyer for w. and hide house until 1880; mem. Bolles & Roge hides, wool, etc., since 1880; dir. Nat. Produce Ba of Chicago, Avenue State Bank of Oak Park, Republican. Methodist. Dir. Y.M.C.A., Oak Pa Club: Westward Ho. Recreation: golf. Home: { N. Euclid Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 129 W. Kin St., Chicago.
ROGERS, Walter Alexander, railway contract b. Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 19, 1868; s. Alexander and Martha M. (Ross) Rogers; C.E., Univ. of W. 1888; m. Julia Cushing, of Wauwatosa, Wis., Ji 1, 1891; 6 children: Lester, Margaret, Ross, Ca Walter, John. In engring. dept. Wis. Central R. 1889-91; asst. engr. N.P.R.R., 1891-2; asst. en bridge and bldg. dept., C.,M.&St.P.Ry., 1892-8; en of subways on track elevation, same road, at C. cago, 1898-9; engr. of permanent constrn., brid and bldg. dept., same rd., 1899-1901; pres. Bates Rogers Constrn. Co., contractors, since 1901. Me Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs. Republici Clubs: Union League, University, Engineers', Ci Oak Park Country; Spokane (Spokane, Wash University (Madison, Wis.). Recreations: tenn golf. Home: Warwood Farm, Lisle, Ill. Office: W. Van Buren St., Chicago.
ROGERS, Walter Stowell; b. Chicago, Oct. 1877; s. Charles A. and Ella D. (Stowell) Roger prep. edn. West Div. High Sch. and Lewis Ins Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1902; LL.B., Chicago-Ke Coll. of Law, 1905; m. Edith M. Carey, of Grange, Ill., June 17, 1904. Identified with t Crane Co., Chicago, several yrs. from 1901 a later rep. of Charles R. Crane; elected mem. ex com. and asst. sec. Municipal Voters' League, Cl cago, 1906; chmn. "Committee of Seven" apptd. Peoria Conf., 1910. Republican. Episcopalian. Me Delta Tau Delta and Delta Chi. Clubs: City, U: versity. Home: LaGrange, Ill.
*ROGERS, Zimri Von, supt. R. L. Polk & ( (See vol. 1911.)
ROGERSON, Edward John, undertaker; b. C. cago, Sept. 19, 1859; s. Joseph and Eliza (Dar Rogerson; ed. pub. schs. and old Chicago Hi Sch .; married; 2 children. Began as asst. in 1 ther's undertaking business and later became mem. of the firm of Rogerson & Son; father die 1904, and business inc., 1910, under same title, which is pres. Republican. Clubs: Illinois, Chica Athletic. Recreation: travel. Office: 1502 W. Mar son St.
ROHM, Virtus Charles, city purchasing ager b. Davenport, Ia., June 22, 1874; s. David a Elizabeth (Kelly) Rohm; m. Elizabeth M. Barcla of Chicago, Jan. 1, 1902. Engaged in printing a. pub. business 15 yrs. and was editor Austin R corder; city purchasing agent by appmt. of May Thompson since Apr. 26, 1915. Republican. Hom 4903 West End Av. Office: Room 3, City Hall.
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