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SMITH, William Clifford, hide merchant; b. Chi- cago, June 17, 1870; s. William D. and Margaret J. (Hamnett) Smith; A.B., Williams Coll., Mass., 1892. After leaving college entered the business founded by his father, incorporated 1893, as the Wm. D. Smith Co., of which has been pres. since father's death, 1900. Republican. Mem. Zeta Psi. Clubs: University, Edgewater Golf. Recreations: motoring, music, athletic sports. Home: 742 Gor- don Terrace. Office: New York Life Building.
SMITH, William Sooy, civil engineer; July 22, 1830-Mar. 4, 1916. (See Who's Who in America, 1914-15.)
cago, June 18, 1878, Ada F. Stone. Began in life ins. business at Chicago, 1875; mgr. for Ill., Wis. and Ia. of Mass. Life Ins. Co., 1889-1903; then in lumber business as sec. and treas. P. G. Dodge Lumber Co., until retired. Mem. Beta Theta Phi. Republican. Mason. Club: Union League. Home: 4134 Sheridan Road.
SMITH, Willis, lawyer; b. near Decatur, Ill., Mar. 20, 1854; s. William C. and Leacy J. (Pope) Smith; brother of John W. Smith, who was a writer of law books that have been of nat. circu- lation; ed. dist. and high schs. of Decatur, and Lincoln (Ill.) Univ .; m. Ada B. Gray, of Decatur, June 2, 1880; 1 son, Raymond Melville. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1880; in employ of Edwin F. Bayley, 1878-84; with Knickerbocker & Holdom, 1884-90; partnership with John J. Knickerbocker, 1890-8; mem. firm of Smith & Wallace since 1906. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Democrat. Presbyterian. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Iroquois. Rec- reation: motoring. Home: 6950 Perry Av. Office: Majestic Bldg.
SMITHIES, Frank, consulting physician; b. El- land, Yorkshire, Eng., Dec. 21, 1879; s. John and Alice (Tattersall) Smithies; ed. pub. schs. of N.Y .; grad. Calumet High Sch., Chicago; M.D., Univ. of Mich., 1904; studied Univ. of Berlin and Guy's Hosp., London, 1906; dept. of arts, Univ. of Mich., 1909; m. Mary Louise Kellam, of Topeka, Kan., Sept. 25, 1909; 3 children: John Tattersall, Thomas Holliday, Katherine Jameson. Clin. asst. Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1904-5; instr. medicine and demonstrator of clin. medicine, Univ. of Mich., 1906-10; asst. pathologist, Moabit Hosp., Berlin, 1906; gastro-enterologist, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., 1911-14; same, Augustana Hosp., Chicago, since 1914, also asso. dir. of laboratories; chief med. dir. Central Business Men's Assn .; mem. bd. dirs. Gen. Underwriting Co. Asso. editor The Physician and Surgeon (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Inter- state Medical Journal (St. Louis), Am. Jour. of Syphilis (St. Louis), Medicine and Surgery (St. Louis). Fellow Am. Coll. Physicians; mem. A.M. A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Am. Gastro- Enterol. Assn., Chicago Soc. Internal Medicine, Chi- cago Pathol. Soc., Mayo Clinic Alumni Assn., Anglo-Am. Med. Assn. (Berlin), Phi Rho Sigma, Sigma Xi; mem. exec. com. in medicine, Grad. School of Medicine, Chicago. Republican. Episco- palian. Club: Press (life). Author: Cancer of the Stomach, 1916; also numerous monographs on med. topics. Home: 419 Belmont Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
SMOOT, Harry Edward, lawyer; b. Sweetwater, Ill., Jan. 27, 1880; s. Charles Edwin and Tempe (Clark) Smoot; ed. Petersburg (Ill.) High Sch .; Eureka Coll .; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1903, LL.B., 1907; married. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1906; mem. MacChesney & Becker. Asst. atty. Legal Aid Soc., 1906-7; atty. for Juvenile Protective Assn. since Jan. 15, 1908. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Am. Inst. Criminal Law and Criminol- ogy, Delta Upsilon, Delta Chi. Club: University. Author: Manual of Juvenile Laws, 1909, 1916. Recreation: outdoor diversions. Home: 1702 Estes Av. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St.
SMULSKI, John Franklin, banker, lawyer; b. Posen, Poland, Feb. 4, 1867; s. William and Euphe- mia (Balcer) Smulski; ed. Govt. Mil. High Sch., Germany, 5 yrs .; St. Jerome's Coll., Berlin, Can., 2 yrs .; Law Dept., Northwestern Univ., Chicago; m. Harriet Mikitynski, of Chicago, June 7, 1899. Was 5 yrs. in the newspaper and publishing busi- ness with his father, who established, 1869, the first Polish newspaper in the U.S .; admitted to bar, 1890; mem. law firm of David. Smulski & McGaf- fey to 1905; organizer, 1906, and president North Western Trust & Savings Bank; pres. Pulaski Lum- ber Co .; dir. Depositors State & Savings Bank, Fullerton-Southport State Savings Bank. Alder- man, Chicago, 1898-1903; city atty., 1903-5; state treas. of Ill., 1905-7; candidate for Rep. nomination for mayor of Chicago, primary election, Feb., 1911. Mem. Bd. of West Park Commrs., Chicago, 1907-13 (ex-pres.). Treas. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, 1911 (chmn. Conv. Bur., 1914). Apptd. Knight of
SMITH, W (illiam) Treese, retired; b. Greenfield, Ind., Jan. 31, 1850; s. David E. and Elizabeth Smith; early edn. in pub. schs .; enlisted in 128th Ind. Vols., Oct., 1863, and served with Gen. Sherman in the Atlanta campaign and with Gen. Thomas in Nashville campaign, and was mustered out with his regt. at Indianapolis, Apr., 1865; resumed stud- les at Northwestern Univ., class of 1875; m. Chi- the Order of Franz Joseph by Emperor of Austria,
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1910. Clubs: Press, Chicago Athletic, Union League. silon. Republican. Mem. Garden City Lodge, No. Home: 2138 Pierce Av. Office: 1201 Milwaukee Av.
SMYLY, Arthur Leopold, gas engr .; b. Garvagh, Co. Derry, Ireland, Mar. 30, 1884; s. William Archi- bald and Annie Calvert (Brown) Smyly; ed. in old country; m. Florence Raymond, of Chicago, June 19, 1915; 1 son, Arthur Beresford. Served as junior clerk in British Civil Service, in Ireland; then mgr. of estates in Jamaica, B.W.I., for 4 yrs .; came to U.S., 1906; spent 1 yr. in shops of Western Electric Co., N.Y. City; mgr. and sales engr. Connelly Iron Sponge & Governor Co. since 1907. Mem. Am. Gas Inst., also gas assns. of Ill., Ind., Wis., Mich., Ia., Neb. and Dak. Episcopalian. Mem. Brotherhood of St. Andrew. Recreations: tennis, swimming, rowing, fishing. Home: 7030 Chappel Av. Office: 1000-26 W. 22d St.
SMYTH, see also Smith, also Smythe.
SMYTH, John McDonnell, merchant; b. Chicago, Sept. 29, 1882; s. John M. (died 1909) and Jane A. (Hand) Smyth; ed. St. Ignatius Coll., Chicago, Lewis Inst. and business coll .; married. Began with John M. Smyth Co. (established by father in 1867) and served in several depts. in various capac- ities until Jan., 1903, when became sec. and dir. of the corpn., and gen. mgr. of the John M. Smyth Mail Order Co. Republican. Catholic. Home: 3639 Pine Grove Av. Office: 721 W. Madison St.
SMYTH, Thomas Alexander, real estate, insur- ance; b. Chicago, Sept. 27, 1848; s. Michael K. and Bridget (McDonnell) Smyth; ed. pub. schs., Chi- cago; m. Boston, Aug. 27, 1879, Sarah Elizabeth Usher (died Feb., 1894) ; 7 children, 4 living: Agnes A., John U., S. Angela, Joseph E. Was for a time engaged in the retail furniture business with his brother, John M. Smyth (now deceased), but sold his interest, 1888, and engaged in real estate and ins. business. Mem. bd. trustees Sanitary District of Chicago, 1895-1905, and pres. bd., 1903-4 and 1910-16; apptd. by Gov. Yates one of Ill. commrs. to Pan-Am. Expn., Buffalo, 1901. Mem. K.P., Royal Arcanum, Knights of Columbus, Nat. Union, Royal League. Democrat. Club: South Shore Coun- try. Recreations: golf, fishing, hunting. Home: 2022 Jackson Boul.
SNOW, Edgar Morton, real estate; b. Whately, SMYTH, Thomas McDonnell, merchant; Nov. 4, Franklin Co., Mass., Sept. 16, 1856; s. Rev. Porter 1872-June 28, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
SMYTH, William Patrick, treasurer John M. Smyth & Co .; July 2, 1880-Jan. 11, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
SMYTHE, Edwin Hutchison, patent expert; b. Freeport, Ill., Sept. 3, 1873; s. William W. and Emily (Hutchison) Smythe; ed. pub. schs. and Morgan Park (Ill.) Acad .; unmarried. In engring. dept. of Chicago Telephone Co., 1891-4; with Cen- tral Union Telephone Co., 1894-7; in patent and engring. dept. of the Western Electric Co., 1897 -. 1904; patent expert and engr. since 1904. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., Am. Electrochem. Soc., Western Soc. Engrs., Inst. of Radio Engrs. Pres- byterian. Club: Union League. Home: Hubbard Woods, Ill. Office: 954 Monadnock Blk., Chicago.
SNASHALL, Carlton Hosmer, clergyman. Re- moved to Ft. Wayne, Ind. (See vol. 1911.)
SNELLING, Fred David Perry, real estate; b. Kinmundy, Marion Co., Ill., Oct. 11, 1869; s. David Perry and Hannah ( Alexander) Snelling; grad. high sch., Kinmundy, 1887; m. Martha A. Rutherford, of Chicago, Oct. 11, 1897. Salesman with E. W. Zander & Co., real estate, 1890-4; agt. Unity Bldg., 127 N. Dearborn St., 1894-7; later mem. firm Mul- holland & Snelling; mem. F. D. P. Snelling & Co. since Apr. 1, 1910. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd. Mason. Odd Fellow. Democrat. Clubs: Ill. Ath- letic, Westmoreland, Birchwood Country. Recrea- tion: golf. Home: 1432 Fargo Av. Office: 111 W. Washington St.
SNITE, Francis Joseph, lawyer; b. Chicago, Aug. 16, 1877; s. Albert and Josephine (Goss) Snite; ed. West Div. High Sch., 1890-4; Univ. of Chicago, 1894-5; A.B., Harvard, 1899, LL.B., 1901; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1901, and since practiced at Chicago; asst. corpn. counsel and trial atty., City of Chicago, 1907-11; representative from 2d Sena- torial Dist., 48th Gen. Assembly, 1913-14; mem. firm of Snite & Clements. Mem. Sigma Alpha Ep-
145, K. of P .; Chicago Temple, No. 128, D.O.K.K .; Siloam Lodge, No. 780, A.F. and A.M .; York Chapter, No. 148, R.A.M .; Grand Tribune Knights of Pythias. Clubs: Mystic Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Jackson Park Yacht. Recreation: yachting; owner of yacht Intrepid, winner of Chicago-Mackinac race, 1914 and 1916. Home: 2072 Ogden Av. Office: 110 S. Dearborn St.
SNODGRASS, Lulu Race (Mrs. Edward G. Snod- grass) ; b. Chicago, 1869; d. Luther E. and Rebecca Jane (Kellogg) Race; grad. Austin High Sch., 1887; m. Edward G. Snodgrass (D.D.S.), of Ohio, 1893. Vice Regent Keokuk Chapter, D.A.R .; an officer or chmn. of a dept., Woman's Club, Austin, 1904-15; active in other clubs and in philanthropic, polit., social and ch. organizations; mem. Chicago Spl. Parks Commn., 1915-16; apptd. mem. Bd. of Edn., Chicago, 1917. Home: 5734 Race Av.
SNOW, Bernard Willis, crop expert; b. Coleraine, Franklin Co., Mass., Sept. 19, 1864; s. Asaph L. and Teresa L. (Mckinney) Snow; attended night school at Washington, D.C .; LL.M., Nat. Univ., Washing- ton, 1887; m. Lizzie E. Sinnett, of Phila., Pa., Dec. 27, 1887; 1 daughter, Teresa Marie. Entered U.S. Dept. of Agr .; assigned to Bur. of Statistics and passed through all grades of clerkship until apptd. asst. statistician by Sec. of Agr. Jeremiah Rusk; resigned, 1892, to enter employ of Swift & Co., as statis. expert; organized pvt. bureau of crop re- porting, 1894. In connection with Col. Clark E. Carr, former U.S. minister to Denmark, organized, 1900, at Paris Expn., the Am. Corn Kitchen, to exploit the use of Indian corn as food; visited S. America, 1901 and 1911, to study agrl. resources of Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil; now mem. firm of Orange Judd Co., pubs. agrl. periodicals and books. Mem. A.A.A.S., Ill. Assn. Agrl. Editors. Repub- lican; alderman from 7th Ward, 1902-10. Mem. S.A.R. Clubs: South Shore Country, Woodlawn Park. Recreation: fishing. Home: 6423 Drexel Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
SNOW, Charles Goodrich, packer; moved to Cal. (See vol. 1911.)
Howard and Asenath F. (Leonard) Snow; ed. Todd Sem., Woodstock, Ill., and pub. schs., Chicago; m. Chicago, Sept. 16, 1878, Florence Louise Weaver (died Oct. 20, 1906); m. 2d, Oct. 31, 1908, May L., d. Seaman P. and Lizzie M. (Dane) Richards, of Riverside, Ill .; children (by second marriage) : Edgar Morton, Jr., and Florence May. Came to Chicago, 1870; engaged in real estate business, 1873; became mem. firm of H. C. Morey & Co., Jan., 1881, and of Snow & Dickinson, May 1, 1884; organ- ized real estate firm of Edgar M. Snow & Co., Nov. 1, 1892. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd. from its organization, 1883 (sec. 1886, vice pres, 1900, chmn. valuation com. 1897, 1904 and 1911); mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Chicago Bd. of Underwriters, Art Inst. of Chicago, Chicago Hist. Soc., New England Soc. of Chicago, Soc. Mayflower Descendants (May- flower ancestors, John Alden, William Mullins and Stephen Hopkins), Soc. Colonial Wars, Garden City Council Royal Arcanum. Republican. Presbyte- rian. Clubs: Union League, Highland Park, Ex- moor. Recreation: trout fishing. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: Title & Trust Bldg., Chicago.
SNOW, John Edwin, educator; b. Athens, O., Apr. 4, 1866; s. Elijah W. and Elizabeth (Bougher) Snow; A.B., Ohio Univ., 1892, M.S., 1896, A.M., 1904; E.E., Armour Inst. Tech., 1901; m. Fannie E. Rose, of Athens, O., June 27, 1895. Teacher, Armour Inst. Tech., Chicago, since 1894, now asso. prof. elec. engring. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs. Re- publican. Methodist. Club: University. Home: 7001 Vernon Av., Chicago; (summer) Athens, O.
SNOW, Samuel Dexter, lawyer; b. Madison, Wis., Aug. 26, 1862; s. Charles Backus and Henrietta Bel- den (Leonard) Snow; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1887; m. Daisy Juliana Dorman, of Brooklyn, N.Y., Aug. 19, 1896. Admit- ted to Ill. bar, 1887, to Supreme Court of U.S., 1914; engaged in practice at Chicago; became one of attys. for Internat. Harvester Co., 1902; vice pres. and atty. for Ill. Northern Ry., Deering South-
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western Ry. (Mo.) and Chicago, W. Pullman & Univ. of Chicago, 1894, D.B., 1897; (D.D., Knox Southern R.R. Co. since 1908. Republican. Recre- Coll., Ill., 1901); m. Lillian May Martin, of Minne- ations: outdoor diversions. Home: 4452 Beacon St. Office: 606 S. Michigan Av. apolis, July 10, 1894. Ordained Bapt. ministry, 1894; pastor Rockford, Ill., 1894-9, Galesburg, 1899- 1902, Oak Park, 1902-5; univ. extension lecturer on Bibl. lit., 1899-1905, prof. homiletics, 1906-8, prof. homiletics and religious edn. since 1908, head of dept. of practical theology, Univ. of Chicago. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Quad- rangle, University, Beverly Country. Contbr. to Bibl. and ednl. dictionaries; mem. bd. editors Bib- lical World, Am. Jour. of Theology. Pres. council Religious Edn. Assn., 1914-16. Author several vols., for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: 5541 University Av.
SNOW, Taylor Alvin, real estate; b. at Auburn, Geauga Co., O., Aug. 29, 1847; s. Alvirus and Mary Gay (Read) Snow; A.B., Hiram Coll., 1871; m. Price's Mills, Trumbull Co., O., June 29, 1871, Ella M. Calender; children: Albert T., James C., Adin C., Mary Ava, Shirley C. Taught school at Burton, O., 1871-2; moved to Chicago, 1872; studied law under Judge Booth, 1872-3; in real estate business since 1873; dir. Austin State Bank since its organi- zation, 1891. Assessor Town of Cicero, 1876, 1890, 1891. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Mem. First Presbyn. Ch., Austin. Recreations: Biblical studies, gardening. Home: 60 N. Central Av., Aus- tin. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St.
SNYDACKER, Alfred M., real estate; b. Chicago, Dec. 7, 1857; s. Moses and Bertha Snydacker; ed. ub. schs .; unmarried. After leaving school entered the business of his father, then, as now, known as Snydacker & Co .; later succeeded his father in the business and still continues it. Dir. Chicago Musi- al Coll .; chmn. supply com. of Michael Reese HIosp .; treas. of United Hebrew Charities. Repub- ican. Club: Standard. Recreation: music. Resi- lence: Standard Club. Office: 156 W. Washington Street.
SNYDER, Charles E., editor; b. at Norwalk, O., May 30, 1886; s. Edmund P. and Annette (Tillson) Snyder; B.Sc. in Agr., Ohio State Univ., 1909; teaching, Univ. of Minn., 1911; m. Mary Virginia Makepeace, of Columbus, O., Sept. 5, 1913; 2 chil- ren: Stanley M., William L. With the National Stockman and Farmer, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1909, U.S. Dept. of Agr., 1914; editor Farmers' Review, Chi- ago, since 1914. Republican. Presbyterian. Rec- eation: gardening. Home: LaGrange, Ill. Office: 14 E. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
SNYDER, Franklyn Bliss, prof. English; b. at Middletown, Conn., July 26, 1884; s. Peter Miles and Grace (Bliss) Snyder; A.B., Beloit (Wis.) Coll., 1905; A.M., Harvard, 1907, Ph.D., 1909; m. Winifred P. Dewhurst, of Chicago, June 15, 1909; 1 son liv- ng, Franklin Bliss, Jr. Fellow in English, Beloit Coll., 1905-6; Thayer scholar, Harvard, 1908-9; nstr. English, 1909-11, asst. prof., 1911-13, asso. prof., since 1913, Northwestern Univ. Mem. Sigma Chi, Phi Beta Kappa. Congregationalist. Club: Chicago Literary. Editor, with R. G. Martin, of A Book of English Literature. Home: 614 Clark St., Evanston, Ill.
SNYDER, Frederick Titcomb, engr .; b. Chicago, July 5, 1868; s. Frederick Lefevre and Catherine Titcomb) Snyder; B.S., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1891; m. illian Jackson, of Denver, Colo., Apr. 6, 1899; 3 children: Elizabeth, Kathryn, Eleanor. Engineer Colo. Iron Works, Denver, 1891-6; with E. P. Allis Co., Milwaukee, Wis., 1896-8, Hamilton Mfg. Co., Peterborough, Ont., 1898-1902; consulting engr. ince 1902; pres. Electric Furnace Corpn. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Am. nst. Mining Engrs., Am. Electrochem. Soc., Delta Kappa Epsilon. Club: Union League. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: Monadnock Blk., Chicago.
SNYDER, John Frazier, lawyer; Jan. 16, 1849- ct. 14, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)
SNYDER, John Wesley, contractor; b. Parkville, t. Joe Co., Mich., Feb. 26, 1869; s. William and Mary (Artley) Snyder; ed. pub. schs., Mendon, Mich .; m. Catherine McGraw, of Chicago, Sept. 5, 895; 4 children: John W., Jr., D. Victor, Clarence 7., Katherine M. Bricklayer by trade, settling at Chicago, 1886; began as contractor, 1891; now pres. nd treas. J. W. Snyder Co., gen. contractors. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Carpenters' Assn., Ma- ons' and Builders' Assn., Bldg. Constrn. Employ- rs' Assn. Republican. Methodist. Scottish Rite lason (Shriner). Clubs: Ill. Athletic, South Shore 'ountry, Builders', Colonial, Beverly Country. Rec- eations: motoring, golf. Home: 4330 Grand Boul. Office: 1852 Peoples Gas Bldg.
SOARES, Theodore Gerald, theologian; b. at bridge, Essex, Eng., Oct. 1, 1869; s. Augusto and athleen Mary (Carbery) Soares; came to America, 886; A.B., Univ. of Minn., 1891, A.M., 1892; Ph.D.,
SOHM, Otto Frederick, paper stock; b. Buffalo, N.Y., Sept. 10, 1859; s. Otto and Lena (Fischer) Sohm; ed. pub. schs. and Bryant & Stratton Busi- ness Coll., Chicago; m. Chicago, July 19, 1884, Mary M. Baumann. In 1875 became identified with the paper stock dept. of Bradner Smith & Co., which, in 1887, was separately organized as the Pioneer Paper Stock Co .; has continued with the latter company, and has been its vice pres. and sec. since 1894. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Elmhurst Golf, Mara- sotaria Golf (Marseilles, Ill.). Recreations: golf, motoring, fishing. Home: 1702 Humboldt Boul. Office: 438-448 W. Ohio St.
SOLLITT, Oliver, contractor; b. Chicago, Oct. 16, 1860; s. Thomas and Eleanor (Nelson) Sollitt; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. at Fox Lake, Ill., Eleanor Heinking, of Cincinnati, O., 1898. Entered into partnership with father, and after father retired, organized, 1890, the corpn. of Oliver Sollitt Con- struction Co., of which is pres. Mem. 45th and 46th Ill. Gen. Assemblies. Republican. Univer- salist. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton. Home: 4020 Prairie Av. Office: 209 S. LaSalle St.
SOLLITT, Ralph Thomas, contractor; b. Chicago, Jan. 13, 1867; s. Thomas and Eleanor (Nelson) Sollitt; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Chicago, June 4, 1890, Gertrude L., d. George W. Shannon; chil- dren: Ralph Shannon, George Thomas, Lincoln Abbott, Oliver Gerton. Engaged in contracting business for self in 1889, and in 1894 joined with Sumner Sollitt in establishing Ralph & Sumner Sollitt Co., builders and contractors, inc., 1899, of which was pres., 1894-1913; founded, 1913, corpn. of Ralph Sollitt & Sons Constrn. Co., gen. contract- ing and building, of which is pres. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Hamilton, Colonial, Kenwood. Home: 4526 Woodlawn Av. Office: 140 S. Dearborn St.
SOLLITT, Sumner, contractor; b. Chicago, June 27, 1873; s. Thomas and Eleanor (Nelson) Sollitt; ed. South Div. High Sch., Chicago; m. Grace, d. George W. Shannon, of Chicago, June 10, 1896; children: Elanette, Sumner, Jr., Grace Harriet. Continuously in building business since 1888; asso- ciated with brother Ralph until 1910; now. pres. and treas. Sumner Sollitt Co. Trustee Lincoln Center Bd. Mem. Builders' Assn., Chicago. Repub- lican. Mem. Kenwood Lodge, A.F. and A.M .; Mont- joie Comandery, K.T .; Medinah Temple. Clubs: Union League, Calumet Golf, Chicago Yacht, Ham- ilton, Colonial, Pullman, Kenwood. Home: 3995 Ellis Av. Office: 807 Pullman Bldg.
SOMERS, see also Summers.
SOMERS, Albert Louis, grain commn .; b. Blue Island, Ill., Jan. 8, 1861; s. Frederick and Marie (Krueger) Somers; ed. high sch., Chicago, and at business coll .; in. Chicago, 1883, Louise Fox; chil- dren: Elsa Louise, Helen Wheeler. About 1877 be- gan in grain commn. business on Bd. of Trade with firm of Foss, Strong & Co., as salesman on the floor; since 1888 in business for self, first alone, then in firm of A. I .. Somers & Co., and in summer of 1904 in Somers, Jones & Co., inc., of which is pres. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Luther- an. Mason (32°, Shriner). Club: Kenwood. Rec- reations: reading, home life. Home: 4544 Forrest- ville Av. Office: 89 Board of Trade.
SOMERS, George Horace, M.D .; b. in Ohio, Aug. 6, 1858; s. Jonas Harsh and Margaret Ann (Bishop) Somers; student Ohio Wesleyan Univ., Delaware, O., 1876-8; Univ. of Wooster, 1878-9; Phila. Coll. of Pharmacy, 1879-80; M.D., Cleveland Coll. Phys.
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and Surg. (Univ. of Wooster), 1890; M.D., Long Island Coll. Hosp., 1891; m. Fannie May Fletcher, of Morris, Ill., May 31, 1887; 1 daughter, Ruth Fletcher. Began practice, Aurora, Ill., 1891; set- tled at Chicago, 1892; asso. prof. medicine, Chicago Coll. Medicine and Surgery; prof. physical and electro diagnosis, Ill. Sch. of Electro-Therapy. Re- publican. Methodist. Club: Press. Home: 3514 Adams St. Office: 32 N. State St.
SOMERS, Lucius Michael, teacher; b. Kildare, Ireland, Dec., 1865; s. Michael and Anna (Hines) Somers; came to U.S., 1876; grad. Westchester (N.Y.) Normal Inst .; later taught in various ednl. instns. in U.S., Europe, India, and China; m. Eliza- beth Cooper, of Columbus, O., May 21, 1904. Teacher and student since beginning of active career; trav- eled over the world, especially throughout Europe and the Far East, acquiring various langs., includ- ing French, Spanish, Malay, and some Chinese; was for some years headmaster St. Joseph's Coll., Singapore; teaching at Chicago since 1902, formerly at St. Cyril's Coll., now prof. of English, Cathedral Coll. Democrat. Catholic. Mem. Irish Choral Soc. Clubs: Mediaevalist, Irish Fellowship. Editor of Merchant of Venice, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Ham- let. Home: "Somersdale," Hollywood, Ill.
SOMERVILLE, Thomas Alexander, merchant; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., July 26, 1856; s. of James and Eliza (Meharry) Somerville; ed. in primary and grammar schs., N.Y. City; m. Selina Snape, of N.Y. City, July 26, 1880; 3 children: Esther, John Snape, Mrs. Helen Somerville Chambers. Became con- nected with Hunter, Walton & Co., wholesale but- ter, cheese and eggs, 1873, and is now mem. of firm; opened branch house at Chicago, 1899, and continues in charge same; also vice pres. Central Cold Storage Co. Independent Republican. Con- gregationalist. Clubs: Union League, University of Evanston, Westmoreland Golf. Home: 1228 For- est Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 33-35 W. Kinzie St., Chicago.
SONNE, Edward John Slee, clergyman; b. Engle- wood, Chicago, Jan. 5, 1890; s. Christian L. and Esther Sonne; ed. grammar schs. and Englewood High Sch., Chicago; grad. Ref. Episcopal Sem., Phila., 1915. Was connected with treasurer's dept. Am. Radiator Co., 1906-11; ordained R.E. ministry, 1915; rector Trinity Ch., Hamilton Park, Chicago, since May 30, 1915. Home: 132 W. Marquette Rd.
SONNENSCHEIN, Edward, lawyer; b. Chicago, July 6, 1881; s. Leopold and Charlotte (Stein) Son- nenschein; ed. lit. dept. Univ. of Mich .; LL.B., same, 1904; m. Louise Burnstine, of Chicago, Mar. 30, 1910. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1904; mem. Sonnen- schein, Blumenthal & Berkson, 1906-8, Sonnen- schein, Berkson & Fishell, 1909-17, now Sonnen- schein, Berkson & Lautmann. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Mason (32°, Shriner), Odd Fellow. Club: City. Recreations: horseback riding, fishing. Home: 4452 Grand Boul. Office: Stock Exchange Bldg.
SONNENSCHEIN, Robert, M.D .; b. at Chicago, July 10, 1879; s. Leopold and Charlotte (Stein) Sonnenschein; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1901; married. Practiced at Chicago since 1901; asst. prof. ear, nose and throat dept., Rush Med. Coll .; prof. laryn- gology, Post-Grad. Med. Sch. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Am. Acad. Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryn- gology, Chicago Laryngol. and Otol. Soc. (sec.), Chicago Pathol. Soc. Recreation: golf. Home: 4534 Michigan av. Office: 29 E. Madison St.
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