The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 216

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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SUKER, George Francis, M.D., ophthalmologist; b. Detroit, Mich., Oct. 12, 1869; s. Herman and Emilie (Toelle) Suker; prep. edn. at German-Am. Sem., Detroit; M.D., Univ. of Mich., 1892. Engaged in practice at Chicago since 1901; specialist in ophthalmology; prof. ophthalmology, Post-Grad.

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Med. Sch. since 1901; ophthalmologist to Post- Grad. Hosp .; ophthalmic surgeon to Cook County Hosp .; capt. Med. Officers' Reserve Corps, U.S.A. Fellow Am. Acad. Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryn- gology, A.M.A .; mem. Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Acad. Medicine, Chicago, Miss. Valley Med. Assn., Chicago Ophthal. Soc. Contbr. on med. top- ics. Home: 5358 Winthrop Av. Office: 1215, 25 E. Washington St.

SULLIVAN, David, lawyer; Apr. 3, 1856-Feb. 28, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

SULLIVAN, Denis Emmet, judge; b. Kewanee, Ill., Nov. 16, 1869; s. Mortimer and Ellen (Hurley) Sullivan; ed. pub. schs .; LL.B., Chicago Law Sch., 1895; m. Pittsfield, Ill., Jan. 17, 1900, Marie Carlisle Mullins; 3 children: Marie Carlisle, Denis E., Jr., Edmond M. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1894, and prac- ticed alone until 1901; mem. firm of McDannold, Sullivan & Jarrett, 1901-4, and on death of Mr. McDannold title changed to Sullivan & Jarrett; mem. of 40th (regular and spl. sessions), 41st and 42d General Assemblies of Ill .; asst. corpn. coun- sel of Chicago, 1897-1901; judge Superior Court for term ending 1917. Democrat. Mem. Am. Irish Hist. Soc. Mem. Elks, Knights of Columbus, Moose, Am. Brotherhood. Clubs: Irish Fellowship, South Shore Country. Home: 6009 Winthrop Av.

SULLIVAN, Edward J., theatrical manager. Re- moved from Chicago. (See vol. 1911.)

SULLIVAN, John J., judge; b. Chicago, Dec. 20, 1880; s. James P. and Anne (Doheny) Sullivan; prep. edn. South Div. High Sch .; grad. Chicago Normal Sch., 1898; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1905; m. Katherine F. Britain, of Chicago, June 25, 1913; children: John J., Jr., Frances Ma- rie. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1906, and began practice at Chicago; master in chancery of Superior Court, 1911; judge Municipal Court, 1912-16; judge Supe- rior Court of Cook Co. since 1916. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Democrat. Catholic. Home: 950 W. Garfield Boul. Office: County Bldg.

SULLIVAN, Louis Henry, architect; b. Boston, Sept. 3, 1856; s. Patrick and Andrienne Sullivan; ed. pub. schs., Boston; spl. courses in Mass. Inst. Tech. and École des Beaux Arts, Paris, France; m. Margaret Hattabough, of Chicago, July 1, 1899. Practicing architecture at Chicago since 1880; with late Dankmar Adler until 1895, since alone. Archi- tect for Transportation Bldg., Chicago Expn., 1893, Auditorium (theatre, hotel and office bldg.), Car- son, Pirie, Scott & Co., Stock Exchange Bldg. (Chi- cago), Condict Bldg. (New York), Prudential Bldg. (Buffalo), Terminal Sta. (New Orleans), Wain- wright Bldg., Union Trust Bldg. (St. Louis), Grand Opera House Bldg. (Pueblo, Colo.), and many oth- ers. Fellow Am. Inst. Architects; mem. various local tech. socs. Gold medal, Union Centrale des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, 1894. Contbr. of numerous monographs and articles to tech. publs. Address: 1600 Auditorium Tower.

SULLIVAN, Mortimer, varnish; b. Somonauk, Ill., Dec. 11, 1859; s. Mortimer and Ellen (Hurley) Sullivan; ed. pub. schs., Kewanee, Ill .; grad. Par- ish Business Coll., Peoria, Ill., 1886; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1896; m. Minnie Brown Sidley, of Thompson, O., Feb. 24, 1892; children: Marie, Hel- en, Mortimer, Jr., Sidley. Began with Murphy Varnish Co., Chicago, 1886, with which remained as salesman until 1903, when organized the Sulli- van Varnish Co., of which has since been pres. and dir. Democrat. Catholic. Mem. of K.C., Royal League, Yeomen of America. Home: 141 S. Park- side Av. Office: 410 Hart St.

SULLIVAN, Thomas John, M.D .; b. Ann Arbor, Mich., June 1, 1857; s. of Jeremiah T. and Mary (Roche) Sullivan; ed. Ann Arbor High Sch .; M.D., Univ. of Mich., 1880; m. Catherine McManus, of Ann Arbor, Aug. 26, 1884; 5 children: Dr. Thomas J., Jr., Dr. Walter J., Elliott M., Joseph E., Marie R. Began practice at Ann Arbor as asst. to prof. sur- gery and instr. in clin. surgery, Univ. of Mich .; re- moved to Chicago, Nov., 1887; prof. surgery, Post- Grad. Med. Sch. Maj. surgeon Ill. Vol. Inf. Span- ish-Am. War; surgeon 7th Inf. I.N.G., 1896-1916; lt. col. Med. Corps, I.N.G., since 1916; apptd. 1st lt. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., Feb., 1911. Mem. A.M. A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Assn. Mil. Surgeons of U.S. Home and Office: 4709 S. Michi- gan Boul.

SULLIVAN, Thomas Tilden, public accountant; b. Chicago, July 14, 1877; s. James and Margaret A. (Kane) Sullivan; ed. Northwestern Univ .; B.A., Yankton (S.D.) Coll., 1899; C.P.A., Univ. of Ill., 1910; m. Marjorie Hoard, of Alester, S.D., June 5, 1902; 3 children: Margaret Alathea, Robert Sid- ney, Thomas Hoard. Began as accountant Repub- lic Iron & Steel Co., 1899-1904; treas. M. A. Staley Co., 1904-7; gen. auditor Western Foundry Co., 1907-12; vice pres. and treas. Stewart-Warner Speedometer Co. since 1912; also vice pres. M. A. Staley Co. Trustee Yankton Coll. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Home: 1424 Berteau Av. Office: 1828 Diversey Boul.

SULZBERGER, Solomon Lindauer, president of Enterprise Paint Mfg. Co .; b. Phila., Pa., Feb. 5, 1857; s. Leopold and Sophia (Lindauer) Sulzber- ger; grad. Central High Sch., Phila .; m. Chicago, Feb. 1, 1887, Clara Frank; children: Frank, Louise (Mrs. R. J. Rosenthal). Helen. Came to Chicago, 1876, and was employed with Lindauer Bros. & Co. until 1893; pres. Enterprise Paint Mfg. Co. since 1893. Pres. Paint Mfrs.' Assn. of U.S., 1917. Mem. Chicago Paint, Oil and Varnish Club, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Ex-pres. Jewish Aid Soc .; dir. Associated Jewish Charities. Repub- lican. Clubs: City, Ill. Athletic, Standard (ex- pres.), Ravisloe Country, Lake Shore Country. Home: 4404 Michigan Av. Office: 848 W. Van Bu- ren Street.

SUMMERS, see also Somers.

SUMMERS, Leland Laflin, engineer; b. Cleves, O., Mar. 6, 1871; s. Charles H. and Emma (Porter) Summers; m. London, Ont., Apr. 4, 1899, Eva H. Brodlique. Asst. electrician, Western Union Tele- graph Co., 1889-92; electrician Postal Telegraph- Cable Co., western div., 1892-4; consulting engr. since 1894; mem. L. L. Summers & Co. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Mid-Day, South Shore Country: St. Andrews Golf, Bankers' (New York). Offices: First Nat: Bank Bldg., Chicago, and 141 Broadway, New York.

SUMMY, Clayton Frick, music publisher; b. Lan- disville, Pa., Dec. 9, 1852; s. of Daniel and Ann (Frick) Summy; ed. pub. schs., Pa., and Sterling, Ill .; made spl. study of music; m. Mina Rommeiss, Chicago, Nov. 9, 1880; children: Edna Emma (Mrs. William G. Purcell), Dorothy (Mrs. William A. Dennis). Worked in music store in Sterling. Ill., 2 yrs .; taught music until 1872; studied music in Boston Music Sch .; returned to Sterling and taught music. 1876-7; returned to Boston for a year for further study of music; taught in Hershey Music Sch., Chicago, 1877-9; with Lyon & Healy. 1879-SS; in sheet music business for self since 1SSS; pres. Clayton F. Summy Co. since 1895. Republican. Clubs: City, Cliff Dwellers. Recreations: outdoor diversions. Home: 524 Oakdale Av. Office: 64 E. Van Buren St.

SULLIVAN, Roger C., politician; b. Belvidere, Ill., Feb. 2, 1861; s. Eugene and Mary Sullivan; ed. SUMNER, Walter Taylor, bishop. Removed to Portland, Ore. (See Who's Who in America.) pub. schs .; m. Helen M. Quinlan, of Chicago, 1885; 5 children: Boetius H., Mary (Mrs. Robert N. SUNDAY, William Ashley, evangelist. Home: Winona Lake, Ind. (See Who's Who in America.) SUNDERLIN, Newton Austin, clergyman. Re- moved to Woodstock, Ill. (See vol. 1911.) Wolf), Helen (Mrs. William P. McAvoy), Frances (Mrs. L. P. Cummings), Virginia. Pres. Ogden Gas Co. since 1902; dir. Peoples Trust & Savings Bank. Clerk of Probate Court of Cook Co., 1890-4; mem. Cook Co. Dem. Com. since 1890; mem. Dem. Nat. Com. from Ill. since 1904. Catholic. Clubs: Union Brooklyn, May 22, 1856; s. Bernard and Margaret League, Chicago Athletic, Iroquois, Mid-Day, South Shore Country. Home: 2950 Washington Boul. Of- fice: 122 S. Michigan Av.

SUNNY, Bernard Edward, telephone official; b. Sunny; pub. sch. edn .; (Dr. Engring., Armour Inst. Tech., 1908); m. Ellen Clifton Rhue, of Brooklyn, 1878; children: Mrs. George W. Mckibbin, Arthur

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E. Telegraph operator, night mgr. and mgr. Chi- Sutter; ed. pvt. schs., Detroit; m. Adrienne Louise cago office Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Co., 1875-9; Denney, of Chicago, June 14, 1898. Identified with supt. Chicago Telephone Co., 1879-88; pres. Chi- the tobacco business since 1871; until 1903 was stockholder and dir. of Sutter Bros., Inc., leaf to- bacco dealers; since 1903 vice pres. and treas. A. Hussey Leaf Tobacco Co. Republican. Catholic. Clubs: Midlothian Country, South Shore Country. Recreations: golf, reading. Home: 1722 E. 56th St. Office: 191-193 N. LaSalle St. cago Arc Light & Power Co., 1888-91; western mgr. for Thomson-Houston Electric Co. and western mgr. and also a vice pres. of its successor, the General Electric Co., 1892-1908 (continues to be a dir. in latter) ; pres. Chicago Telephone Co. since May, 1908; also since May, 1911, pres. Central Union, Mich. State, Wis. and Cleveland telephone cos .; pres. Central Power Co .; dir. First Nat. Bank, First Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago City Ry., Public Securities Corpn., Standard Gas & Electric Co., Northern States Power Co. Served 1 yr. as dir. Chicago Expn., but declined reëlection in order to become pres. of Intramural R.R. at the World's Fair. Del. Rep. Nat. Conv., Phila., 1900. Pres. Civic Federation of Chicago, 1901-4; pres. bd. trustees Ill. Eastern Hosp. for Insane, 1904-8; trustee Cen- tral Church. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Ham- ilton, Traffic, Commercial, Mid-Day, Glen View, Flossmoor. Home: 4933 Woodlawn Av. Office: 212 W. Washington St.

SURGHNOR, Valentine Harrison, real estate; b. Taylor Co., Va .; s. of Valentine H. and Mary E. (Brashear) Surghnor; ed. dist. schs. in Va .; m. Liz- zie Moffett, of Quincy, Ill., Nov., 1878 (died Aug. 20. 1890). In dry goods business, Hannibal, Mo., 1869-75; then in wholesale ice business until the plant was swept away by the flood of 1881; in real estate business at Chicago since 1881. Mem. Chi- cago Real Estate Bd. (sec. 1894, vice pres. 1903, pres. 1917). Democrat. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner), K.P., Elk; mem. S.A.R. Clubs: Calumet, Chicago Athletic. Recreation: reading. Home: 2626 Indi- ana Av. Office: 25 N. Dearborn St.

SUTCLIFFE, John, architect; Mar. 28, 1853-Oct. 23, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

SUTHERLAND, George, publisher; b. at Suther- landshire, Scotland, Apr. 26, 1859; s. of John and Christina (Mann) Sutherland; Dornoch Sch., Suth- erlandshire, and Aberdeen schs .; m. Margaret Mac- kay, of Embro, Ont., June 21, 1891 (died Apr. 16, pres .; now pres. Swaby Mfg. Co. Club: South 1916); children: Alice C., Margaret G., George Shore Country. Recreation: motoring. Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel. Office: 2010 Marshall Boul. Ross. Came to Chicago, 1880; with Field, Leiter & Co., 1880-5; resided in Can. about 2 yrs .; returned to Chicago, 1888, and established the Western Brit- ish American, later acquiring the Canadian Amer- ican, and since pub. of both. Republican. Presby- terian. Clubs: Union League, Traffic, Ridge Coun- try. Recreation: golf. Home: 7248 Yale Av. Office: 542 S. Dearborn St.

SUTHERLAND, Thomas Jefferson, lawyer; b. at Wallington, Vt., Oct. 31, 1848; s. Gen. Thomas J. and Hannah (Packer) Sutherland; father died when son was 1 yr. of age; student Ft. Edward (N.Y.) Collegiate Inst. and Union Coll., Schenec- tady, N.Y., 1868; Albany (N.Y.) Law Sch., 1870; m. 1872, Adelaide K. Beman, of Rutland, Vt .; chil- dren: Blanche B., Robert P., Walter E. Resident of Chicago since 1870, in practice of law. Asst. corpn. counsel of Chicago, 1897-1908. Home: 529 Bryant Av. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St.

SUTHERLAND, William Jesse, vice president of Mooney & Boland Agency of New York and Chi- cago; b. Logansport, Ind., Nov. 3, 1863; s. George C. and Esther A. (Gerhart) Sutherland; ed. pub. schs .; m. Ella M. Minnick, of Chicago, May 30, 1888. Began as clk. in grocery store of A. H. Mc- Donald, at Logansport, Ind., 1878-9; came to Chi- cago, 1880, and was employed as a clk. in the Moo- ney & Boland Agency, the largest of its kind in the country, looking after the confidential matters of the largest corpns. and most prominent individ- uals; subsequently became a partner and is now vice pres. and gen. mgr. of the Western div .; also vice pres. and gen. mgr. Employers' Protective & Bonding Assn. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Republican. Methodist. Mason (32°), Elk. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, Press, Chicago Yacht, Chicago Riding and Driving, South Shore Country, Ill. Athletic, Chicago Automobile, Beverly Coun- try, Business Men's Prosperity. Recreations: mo- toring, yachting, horseback riding. Home: 4628 Drexel Boul. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St.

SUTTER, Louis Philip, leaf tobacco; b. village nr. Strassburg, France, Nov. 30, 1846; s. Victor Urso and Appolonia Sutter; came to U.S. in boy- hood; ed. pub. schs., Detroit, Mich .; m. Buffalo, N.Y., Oct. 25, 1871, Louise Grimard. Was employed by Francis Eccard & Co., Detroit, 1860-6; started in cigar business at Detroit, 1866; removed to Chi- cago and established, July, 1876, business of Sut- ter Bros., later incorporated as Louis P. Sutter & Bros., of which has been pres. since 1904; also pres. A. Hussey Leaf Tobacco Co. Republican. Catholic. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreation: farm- ing. Home: Delavan, Wis. Office: 139 W. Lake St., Chicago.

SUTTON, Frederic William, railway official; b. Springfield, Ill., Oct. 16, 1855; s. Goyn A. and Sarah M. (Fulkerson) Sutton; ed. at Springfield, Ill .; m. Springfield, Clara Minna Gehrmann, June 12, 1895. Auditor Springfield & Northwestern R.R., 1876-82; sec. Ellsworth Coal Co., Danville, Ill., 1882-5; in auditing and pass. dept. C.,B.&Q.R.R., at Chicago, 1885-6; in comptroller's dept. Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf R.R., Kansas City, Mo., Mar .- Aug., 1886; auditor and dir. E.,J.&E.Ry. since Aug., 1886, and of Chicago, Lake Shore & Eastern Ry. since June 22, 1899. Home: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 1796, 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

SWABY, William Arthur, pumps; b. at Seneca Falls, N.Y., Dec. 4, 1863; s. William A. and Amelia S. (Gould) Swaby; ed. high sch., Seneca Falls, N.Y. Entire business experience has been in the line of pumps and well supplies; became identified with the Gould Co., Sept. 1, 1893, of which was

SWADENER, Edward Elliott, vice pres. F. A. Hardy & Co .; b. Dayton, O., Oct. 25, 1875; s. of Charles Edward and Leila L. (Deuel) Swadener; ed. pub. and pvt. schs., Dayton, O., and St. Paul's Sch., Garden City, L.I .; studied law, Columbia Law Sch., New York; m. Mae Morse, of Chicago, Apr. 16, 1898; 1 son, John Fairfield. Identified with F. A. Hardy & Co., wholesale optical goods, since begin- ning of business career, Nov. 4, 1896, and now vice pres. same. Vice pres. foreign trade div. Chicago Assn. Commerce, 1910-11. Republican. Club: Chi- cago Athletic. Home: 1133 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 10 S. Wabash Av., Chicago.

SWAN, Charles F., M.D .; b. Byron, Ill., Oct. 5, 1852; s. Henry W. and Rachael M. (Westlake) Swan; ed. pvt. schs .; M.D., Med. Coll. of Ohio, Cin- cinnati, 1875; m. Hulda Austerman, of Waukesha, Wis., Nov., 1878; 1 child, Nellie R. (Mrs. William W. Loomis). Began practice at South Chicago, 1875; trustee Village of Hyde Park, 1887-8; alderman City of Chicago, 1889; mem. Chicago Plan Commn. Fellow A.M.A .; mem. Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Mason (K.T.). Club: Ill. Athletic. Office: 9139 Commercial Av.

SWAN, C(harles) Joseph, M.D .; b. Mansfield, Pa., Sept. 25, 1865; s. Charles F. and Catherine (Mor- ris) Swan; grad. Mansfield State Normal Sch., 1885; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1890, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1909; m. Elizabeth Washburn, of Chicago, 1895. Began practice at Chicago, 1892, as a specialist in diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat; eye and ear surgeon, Evans- ton Hosp .; former eye and ear surgeon, Chicago Bapt. Hosp .; nose and throat surgeon, Chicago Nursery and Half Orphan Asylum. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons, A.M.A .; mem. Ill. State Med. Soc., Am. Acad. Ophthalmology, Laryngology and Otol- ogy, Chicago Ophthalmol. Soc., S.R. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: University of Evanston, Ev- anston Country, Union League, Mid-Day, Glen

SUTTER, Eduard Anthony, leaf tobacco; b. De- View. Home: 1818 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill. Of- troit, Feb. 19, 1856; s. Victor Urso and Appolonia fice: 30 N. Michigan Av., Chicago.

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*SWAN, Thomas Walter, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.) Sweet; grad. Coldwater (Mich.) High Sch., 1864; SWANSON, Arthur Emil, professor economics; student Univ. of Mich .; M.D., Eclectic Med. Coll., 1870; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1884; m. Florence A. MacGee, of Chicago, Dec. 12, 1893; children: Florence V., Jerome Edwards. Practiced at Grand Rapids, Mich., several years; at Muske- gon, Mich., 4 yrs .; came to Chicago, 1885. Dir. Ill. Coffee & Rubber Co. Mem. Am. Inst. Homœopathy, Ill. Homœ. Med. Assn., Chicago Homœ. Med. Soc. Republican. Protestant. Mason. Home: 5619 South Boul. Office: Masonic Temple. b. DeKalb, Ill., Jan. 16, 1885; s. Peter Magnus and Marie Charlotte (Holmes) Swanson; B.A., Augus- tana Coll., Rock Island, Ill., 1908; M.A., Univ. of Ill., 1909, Ph.D., 1911; m. Lucie Marie Vick, of Evanston, Ill., June 10, 1915. Instr., 1911-13, asst. prof., 1913-16, asso. prof., 1916-17, prof. since 1917, Northwestern Univ. Sch. of Commerce; was apptd. dir. evening classes, 1913, served as acting dean, 1>15-16. Consulting expert in efficiency and busi- ness organization to several business firms since 1915. Mem. Am. Econ. Assn., Western Econ. Soc., Chicago Sales Mgrs.' Assn. (sec., dir.). Clubs: City, Executives (Chicago) ; University (Chicago and Evanston). Contbr. on economics to mags. Recre- ation: golf. Home: 1926 Sherman Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 31 W. Lake St., Chicago.

SWANSON, Herman Alenius, mining. (See vol. 1911.)

SWANSON, John A., judge; b. Chicago, Apr. 14, 1874; s. John and Anna G. (Johnson) Swanson; ed. pub. schs .; Chicago Coll. of Law, 1893-5; m. Cecile A. Leason, of Oshkosh, Wis., June 17, 1896; 2 chil- dren: Charlotte Anna, Ruth Henrietta. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1895, and practiced at Chicago; mem. Ill. Ho. of Rep., 1910-12, Senate, 1914-16; elected judge of the Municipal Court of Chicago, 1916. Re- publican. Protestant. Mem. Lawyers' Assn. of Ill., Ill. State Bar Assn. Club: Hamilton. Mason, K.P., Odd Fellow, Moose. Home: 7217 Crandon Av. Ad- dress: City Hall.

SWANSON, Joseph E., real estate; b. Chicago, July 15, 1883; s. Gustave G. and Josephine Swan- son; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Esther A. Lundell, of Chicago, Apr. 24, 1906; 2 children: Joseph Ber- nal, Ralph Edward. Engaged in real estate busi- ness at Chicago since 1903; mem. Willoughby & Co., real estate, and management of central busi- ness property. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Building Mgrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Home: 3122 Sheri- dan Rd. Office: 7 W. Madison St.

SWANSON, William E., secretary and treas. Chi- cago Coach & Carriage Co .; b. Chicago, Mar. 8, 1880; s. August E. and Emily E. (Peterson) Swanson; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Alexander Hamilton Inst., New York; m. Sarah Ellen Nethery, of Hebron, Ind., June 26, 1906; 2 children: Frances Virginia, Sarah Helen. Began in employ of Miehle Printing Press & Mfg. Co., 1894-8; with retail dept. of Car- son, Pirie, Scott & Co. short time, 1899; in employ of H. G. Selfridge & Co., Chicago, 1899-1906; with Chicago Coach & Carriage Co. since 1906, now sec., treas. and dir .; sec. and dir. Chicago & Northern Interurban Ry. Served in Cuba in Spanish-Am. War, with 2d Inf. I.N.G., 1898-9; 1st lt. and battal- ion adj., later capt. and adj .; retired, Sept. 16, 1914; now mem. Officers' Reserve Corps, U.S.A. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Spanish War Vets. (past comdr.), etc. Republican. Pres- byterian. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Club: Chi- cago Motor. Recreation: golf. Home: 6447 Lake- wood Av. Office: 1223 S. Michigan Av.

SWARTS, Harry Louis, tailor to the trade; b. Cincinnati, O., Mar. 8, 1863; s. J. Louis and Caro- line (Stix) Swarts; ed. pub. schools, Cincinnati; Charlier Inst., New York; m. Amanda Rose, of Chicago, Oct. 15, 1891. Began in shoe business at St. Louis, 1884-93; removed to Chicago, 1893; asso- ciated with Edward Rose in organizing Edward Rose & Co., Inc., wholesale tailors, of which is now pres. and treas. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, etc. Republican. Mem. Dr. Hirsch's Sinai Congre- gation. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago Motor, Lake Shore Country. Recreations: golf, motoring, farm- ing. Home: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 628 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

SWEET, Ada Celeste, writer. Removed to San Francisco, Cal. (See Who's Who in America.)

SWEET, Albert L., coal; Aug. 21, 1831-Jan. 18, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)

SWEET, Charles Albert, coal. (See vol. 1911.)

SWEET, E. C., M.D .; b. Lundy's Lane, Pa., Mar. 30. 1846; s. George S. and Nancy Jane (Hopkins)

SWEETLAND, Edward Coates, fire underwriter; b. Chicago, Jan. 23, 1873; s. Edward and Amelia R. (Coates) Sweetland; ed. pub. schs .; m. Evanston, Ill., Apr. 25, 1901, Alice A. Aiken. Began as office boy in fire ins. office of James A. Miller & Co., Chi- cago, about 1887; became mem. firm of George Herrmann & Co., 1900, of which is now sec. Sergt. Co. K, 1st Inf. I.N.G. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recrea- tions: athletic sports. Home: 1559 Maple Av., Ev- anston, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

SWEITZER, Robert M., county clerk; b. at Chi- cago, May 10, 1868; s. Martin J. and Sarah (Lamp- ing) Sweitzer; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; St. Patrick's Commercial Acad .; (A.M., Christian Brothers Coll., St. Louis, Mo.); m. Alice Jane Kevil, of Chicago, Aug. 3, 1904; children: Robert M., Jr., Alice, Mar- garet. Began as clk. with W. F. McLaughlin & Co., 1884; then gen. salesman for James H. Walker & Co., 1885-93; similar position with John V. Farwell & Co., 1893-1910; elected county clk. of Cook Co., Nov., 1910, now serving 2d term. Dem. nominee for mayor of Chicago, 1915. Dir. Ill. Commercial Men's Assn., Ill. Traveling Men's Health Assn. Mem. Elks, Knights of Columbus. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago Automobile, Iroquois, Westward Ho Golf, Chicago Schützen Verein, German. Recreations: golf and other outdoor sports. Home: 2958 Jack- son Boul. Office: County Bldg.

SWENSON, William, clergyman; b. Centre City. Minn., Feb. 5, 1863; s. Peter and Kesia Stina (Pe- terson) Swenson; ed. pub. schs., Centre City, and Marine Mills, Minn .; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1890; grad. Swedish Theol. Sem., Evanston, Ill., 1891; m. Sarah Elizabeth Hanson, of Chicago, Sept. 7, 1891 (died Feb. 20, 1897); 1 daughter, Phoebe Ingeborg Constantia; m. 2d, Emma Lillian Rydell, of Chicago, Sept. 17. 1902; children: Irene Lillian, Frances Louise. Began preaching at Minneapolis, 1881; ordained M.E. ministry, 1885; pastor N.Y. City, 1885-6, Chicago, 1886-91, Mckeesport, Pa., 1891-3, Donovan, Ill., 1893-6, Chicago, 1896-1905; dist. supt., Galesburg (Ill.) Dist., 1905-9; pastor Jamestown, N.Y., 1909-12; dist. supt. Chicago Dist. since 1912. Pres. bd. dirs. City and Immigrant Missionary Soc .; dir. Susanna Wesley Home. Rec- reations: croquet, gardening. Home: 1260 Winne- mac Avenue.

SWETT, Arthur H., mfr .; b. Worcester, Mass., Nov. 22, 1867; s. William O. and Charlotte M. (Heath) Swett; Revolutionary ancestry; ed. Engle- wood High Sch .; Cook County Normal Sch .; m. Emma Monroe, of Chicago, 1893 (deceased); chil- dren: Arthur H., Jr., Donald M., William, Eleanor Monroe; m. 2d, Alice Beardsley, of Chicago, Jan. 11, 1911; 1 son, Robert Wheeler. Began as sec. and treas. Am. Playing Card Co., Kalamazoo, Mich., 1890-4; vice pres. and mgr. Acme Steel Goods Co., Chicago, 1894-8; pres. and mgr. Am. Tag Co. since 1897. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Republican. Unitarian. Club: Chicago Ath- letic. Recreation: motoring. Home: 10560 Long- wood Drive. Office: 6133 S. State St.

SWETT, Frank Wentworth, lawyer; b. on farm nr. Bloomington. Il1., Oct. 13, 1876; s. John Adams and Jennie (Sands) Swett; grad. Lawrence High Sch., 1895; student Univ. of Kan., 1896-8: LL.B .. Northwestern Univ., 1901; m. Myrtle Hoover, d. Sampson Rogers, of Oak Park, 111., 1911; 2 chil- dren: Elizabeth. Leonard. Admitted to 111. bar. 1901: sec. to Justice B. D. Magruder, Supreme Court of Ill., 1901-6. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Le- gal Club, Beta Theta Pi. Republican. Methodist. Club: City, Oak Park Country. Home: River For- est, Ill. Office: 1040 Otis Bldg., Chicago.

SWIFT, Charles Henry, packer; b. at Lancaster. Mass., Dec. 27. 1872; s. Gustavus Franklin and An-

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 216

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