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TAYLOR, Benjamin Franklin, investment bank- er; b. Battle Creek, Mich., Jan. 1, 1873; s. Henry P. and Aimee (Bell) Taylor; ed. pub. schs. of Battle Creek, and under pvt. tutors; m. Josephine Lee Marks, of Lake Geneva, Wis., July 14, 1897; 1 son, Stanly Newton. In employ of Marshall Field & Co., Chicago, 1888-90; then in coal business 6 mos .; with James H. Walker Dry Goods Co., 1890-4; with J. V. Farwell Co., 1894-1905, Mason, Lewis & Co., bonds, 1905-10, Finley Barrell & Co., 1911; vice pres. Yard, Otis & Taylor, 1911-17; pres. Taylor, Ewart & Co. since Apr. 1, 1917. Served in 1st Regt. I.N.G., 1891-4. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Skokie Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 1449 N. Dearborn St. Office: 105 S. La Salle St.
TAYLOR, Bert Leston ("B. L. T."), author; b. Goshen, Mass., Nov. 13, 1866; s. A. O. and Kath- erine (White) Taylor; ed. Coll. City of New York; m. Emma Bonner, of Providence, R.I., Nov. 16, 1895. Conducts column "A Line o' Type or Two" in Chicago Tribune. Author: The Well in the Wood, 1904; The Charlatans, 1906; A Line-o'-Verse or Two, 1911; The Pipesmoke Carry, 1912; Motley Measures, 1913; also booklets The Bilioustine and The Book Booster, 1901. Home: 40 E. Schiller St.
TAYLOR, Charles Henry, grain commn .; b. Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 2, 1844; s. Rev. Charles Coffin and Henrietta Sophia Tryon (Smith) Taylor; ed. pub. schs., Kalamazoo, Mich., and Blasdell's Acad., Newton Lower Falls, Mass .; m. Jane Fitzhugh, of Bay City, Mich., Oct. 16, 1877; 2 children: Fitzhugh and Katharine Tryon (deceased). Came to Chi- cago, 1865, and was bookkeeper and cashier for Bradner Smith & Co., until 1866; with George C. Smith Bros., bankers, 1866-8; grain commn. mcht. since 1869; mem. firm of Taylor & Hurlbut, 1869- 72; C. H. Taylor & Co., 1872-7; now in business alone. Served in 2d Mich. Vol. Inf. in Civil War; in I.N.G., with rank of capt., 1877-8. Republican. Episcopalian. Commander George H. Thomas Post No. 5 G.A.R., 1903; pres. G.A.R. Memorial Assn. of Cook Co., 1904; pres. Western Soc. Army of Po- tomac, 1910-11; dir. G. A. Hall and Memorial Assn .; mem. Am. Hist. Assn., Chicago Hist. Soc .; treas, Chicago Astronomical Soc. since 1915. Mem. Chi- cago Bd. of Trade since 1868 (dir. 1902-4). Recrea- tions: music, mountaineering. Home: 4402 Green- wood Av. Office: 501, 140 W. Van Buren St.
TAYLOR, Dudley, lawyer; b. Owosso, Mich., Feb. 7, 1873; s. Benjamin Franklin and Louisa Jane Taylor; ed. high sch., Owosso, Mich., and lit. dept. Univ. of Mich .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1896; m. Eva Bennett, of Chicago, Feb. 10, 1903; 3 children: Ben- nett, Elizabeth, Franklin (deceased). Admitted to Ill. bar, 1897; mem. firm Taylor, Ingraham & Sad- ler, 1900-1, Job & Taylor, 1902-12, since practicing alone. Atty. for Associated Employers of Ill., Em- ployers' Assn. of Chicago, Building Construction Employers' Assn., etc. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Unitarian. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Westward Ho Golf. Home: 215 N. Central Av. Office: 1818, 139 N. Clark St.
TAYLOR, Edward Henson, lawyer; b. on farm in Douglas Co., Ill., Sept. 25, 1867; s. Abraham Bon- nett and Nancy Jane (Gill) Taylor; ed. common schs. of Douglas Co .; Tuscola (Ill.) High Sch .; Northwestern Univ. Law Sch .; m. Helen H. Hebel, of Chicago, Sept. 24, 1902; children: Edward L., Paul H., Ruth. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1893, and practiced at Chicago, alone until 1904; mem. firm Garrison & Taylor, 1904-6; asst. state's atty. of Cook County, 1906-11; resumed practice; now asst. atty. gen. of Ill., at Chicago. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Mason, Odd Fellow. Club: Hamilton. Home: 119 Maple St. Office: 140 N. Dearborn St.
TAYLOR, Francis Winthrop, real estate; b. Chi- cago. Aug. 16, 1878; s. Samuel Gale and Marian J. (Winthrop) Taylor; grad. St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N.H., 1898. With Aldis & Co. from Sept., 1898, part- ner in the firm, 1903-13; in real estate business under own name since 1914; also vice pres. S. G. Taylor Chain Co. Elected alderman 21st Ward. 1907, reëlected, 1909; chmn. of com. on city hall and public buildings, in charge of building the new City Hall; mem. com. on local industries, building, health, and chmn. com. on high pressure water: mem. Special Park Commn .; mem. exec. com. of Chicago Plan Commn .; chmn. Milk Commn. Sec. to the Sec. of the Treasury, Washington, D.C., 1911- 13. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Chicago Real Estate Bd., Chicago Building Mgrs.' Assn., Nat. Assn. Building Mgrs. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason. Clubs: Chicago, Hamilton, City, Saddle and Cycle. Recreations: canoeing, travel and outdoor sports. Home: 73 E. Division St. Office: 640, 140 S. Dearborn St.
TAYLOR, George Halleck; b. Terre Haute, Ind., Sept. 25, 1865; s. Robert A. and Matilda (Piper) Taylor; grad. high sch., Terre Haute. 1883; spent 4 yrs. in spl. study and in newspaper work: came to Chicago and entered the Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., and at same time was a student in the law office of Hon. Leonard Swett and Hon. P. S. Gross- cup; m. Katharine Rinehart Prince, of Blooming- ton, Ill., Feb. 6, 1904. Admitted to bar, 1889; asso- ciated with Hon. Leonard Swett until latter's death, then with Walter C. Larned in several im- portant railroad foreclosure cases; afterward with James C. Hutchins, was mem. of firm of Taylor & McWilliams, making splty. of real estate law; now engaged solely in the management of estates and gen. real estate and mortgage loans, representing several large ins. companies in making real estate loans, and a number of New York and Phila. own- ers of Chicago real estate. Dir. Standard Trust & Savings Bank. Pres. Chicago Real Estate Bd .. 1915; dir. Ill. State Real Estate Assn. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Saudle and Cycle, Onwentsia. Home: 69 E. Division St. Office: 515 Royal Insurance Bldg.
TAYLOR, George Hooper, banker; b. Norridge- wock, Me .; s. Joshua R. and Lydia (Eaton) Taylor: ed. pub. grammar and high schs. in Me .; m. Lucille Aida Gouldin, of San Francisco, Cal .; 2 sons: Wal- ter S. and George Hooper, Jr. Engaged as con- tractor for puh. works for a number of years prior to 1879; moved to Colo., Oct., 1879; mem. Leadville City Council, 1882-3; located in Denver, 1884; asso- ciated with E. H. Rollins & Sons, Investment bank- ers, 1884, vice pres. since 1893; in charge of Den- ver office for several years; came to Chicago in 1903, mgr. of Chicago branch: dir. Standard Trust & Savings Bank. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Mid-Day, South Shore
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Country; Denver Athletic, Denver Club. Home: 4430 Drexel Boul. Office: 234 S. LaSalle St.
TAYLOR, George Hooper, Jr., investment bank- er; b. Thorold, Can., Mar. 14, 1878; s. George Hoop- er and Jennie (Malbon) Taylor; A.B., Princeton, 1902; m. Cecil Sargent, of London, Eng., Dec. 5, 1906. With E. H. Rollins & Sons, investment bank- ers, Boston, 1902-12; pres. Stanwood, Taylor & Co., 1912-16; pres. Taylor, Dodge & Ross since 1916; dir. Ky. Light & Power Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Episcopalian. Elk. Clubs: Hamilton, Chicago Yacht, Exmoor Country. Rec- reations: golf, fishing, hunting. Home: 5062 Sheri- dan Rd. Office: 704-708 Harris Trust Bldg.
TAYLOR, Graham, sociologist; b. Schenectady, N.Y., May 2, 1851; s. Rev. William James Romeyn and Katharine (Cowenhoven) Taylor; A.B., Rut- gers Coll., 1870, A.M., 1873; grad. Ref. Theol. Sem., New Brunswick, N.J., 1873; (D.D., Rutgers, 1888; LL.D., Ill. Coll., 1897); m. Leah. d. Prof. David D. Demarest, D.D., of New Brunswick, 1873. Ordained (Dutch) Ref. ministry, 1873; pastor, Ref. Ch., Hopewell, Dutchess Co., N.Y., 1873-80, Fourth Con- gl. Ch., Hartford, Conn., 1880-92; prof. practical theology, Hartford Theol. Sem., 1888-92; prof. so- cial economics, Chicago Theol. Sem., since 1892. Founder and resident warden. Chicago Commons Social Settlement, since 1894. Pres. Chicago Sch. of Civics and Philanthropy; asso. editor The Sur- vey. Mem. Draft Registration Bd., 1917. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. Commerce. Clubs: Union League, Uni- versity, City. Author: Religion in Social Action, 1913. Editorial contbr. Chicago Daily News, The Survey, etc. Address: Chicago Commons, 955 Grand Avenue.
TAYLOR, Harry N., coal. (See vol. 1911.)
TAYLOR, Hart, stocks and bonds; b. Hickman, Ky., Aug. 12, 1858; s. Thomas H. and Sarah (Blan- ton) Taylor; student Agrl. & Mech. Coll., Lexing- ton, Ky., 1870-1; U.S. Naval Acad., Annapolis, Md., 1872-3; m. Julia A. Pease, of Louisville, Ky., Sept. 22, 1885. Began as clerk in Fifth Av. Hotel, Louis- ville; came to Chicago, 1880; cashier Northern Transit Co. several months; with J. T. Lester & Co., stock brokers, Dec., 1880, serving as cashier and in other positions; became mgr. Walker & Co., 1890; mgr. stock and bond dept. Bartlett, Frazier & Co., 1898-1910; became mem. S. B. Chapin & Co., 1910. Mem. Bd. of Trade, Chicago Stock Exchange. Catholic. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, South Shore Country, Chesapeake Bay Yacht (Md.), Talbot County Country (Md.). Recreation: fishing. Home: 5653 Kenmore Av. Of- fice: 6, The Rookery.
TAYLOR, Henry Alfred, western manager Am. Screw Co .; b. Providence, R.I., Aug. 6, 1856; s. James Alfred and Julia Eddy (Arnold) Taylor; de- scendant of Martin Seaman, of Providence, R.I., 1737; ed. pub. schs., Providence, until 1875; m. Jessie McArthur French, of Fond du Lac, Wis., June 16, 1886; children: Margaret Arnold (Mrs. A. H. Yates, of Parma, Ida.), Dorothy Earl, Jose- phine Gordon. Began with Am. Screw Co. at Prov- idence, R.I., 1875; opened Chicago branch for the company, 1880; now gen. sales agt. and western mgr. Pres. Oak Park Library, 1902-10; pres. Park Bd. of Oak Park; mem. advisory com. Legislative Voters' League. Republican. Mem. S.A.R. Mason (Siloam Commandery). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Westward Ho. Recreations: golf, hunting, civic affairs. Home: 331 S. Grove Av., Oak Park, Ill. Of- fice: 69 E. Lake St., Chicago.
TAYLOR, Herbert Halliday, coal operator; b. at Columbus, O., Aug. 14, 1876; s. David and Hannah (Halliday) Taylor; student Emporia (Kan.) Coll .; m. Lida B. Irwin, of Hutchinson, Kan., Dec. 27, 1899; children: Herbert Halliday, Jr., Alice, Helen, Margaret. Identified with coal business since 1897; now pres. Taylor Coal Co., Taylor Collieries Co., Taylor Mining Co., Pocahontas Coal Co. Mem. S.A.R., Ohio Soc. of Chicago. Republican. Presby- terian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Flossmoor Coun- try. Recreations: golf, tennis. Home: 6123 Kim- bark Av. Office: 1215 Old Colony Bldg.
TAYLOR, Howard S., lawyer. Removed to the East, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
TAYLOR, James Edward, vice pres. Thomson & Taylor Spice Co .; Jan. 24, 1844-Jan. 6, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
TAYLOR, J(ames) Hall, steel water pipes; b. at Paris, Ky., Aug. 3, 1877; s. Irwin and Elizabeth (Hall) Taylor; ed. pub. schs., manual training sch. and Lewis Inst .; m. at Chicago, Nina K. Atkinson, of Henderson, Ky., Feb. 5, 1902; 2 sons: Edward Hall, James Letcher. Designer and draughtsman with The Aeromotor Co., mirs. of windmills, 1895- 1900; organized American Spiral Pipe Works, 1900, of which is sec., dir. and gen. mgr. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Union League. Recreation: motoring. Home: 405 N. Euclid Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 14th St., cor. Cicero Av., Chicago.
TAYLOR, Jesse Reade, president United Cigar Stores Co. of Ill .; b. Spencer, Henry Co., Va., June 25, 1880; s. Ryland Reade and Jeanette (Reade) Taylor; ed. high sch., Mobile, Ala., and Richmond (Va.) Coll .; m. Richmond, Oct. 12, 1904, Bessie Blair Ellyson; 2 children: Elizabeth Walker, Jeanette May. Taught in Stephens Coll., Columbia, Mo., 1898-1900; with Allen & Ginter Branch of Am. Tobacco Co., Richmond, Va., 1900-1; with United Cigar Stores Co. at New York, 1901-8; came to Chi- cago, 1908, as 1st vice pres. of United Cigar Stores Co. of Ill., and has been pres. since 1913. Mem. Phi Gamma Delta. Democrat. Recreations: out- door diversions. Home: N. Y. City. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
TAYLOR, Lillian E., surgeon; b. St. Albans, Eng .; d. Edward and Elizabeth (Wheatley) Tay- lor; ed. Moulton Coll., Toronto, Ont .; B.A., Univ. of Toronto, 1899; M.D., C.M., 1906; interne, Woman's Hosp., Phila., New England Hosp., Boston. Instr. Univ. of Ill. Med. Sch. 4 years; specializes in sur- gery of ear, nose and throat; pres. of staff and chief in oto-laryngology, Mary Thompson Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Am. Acad. Oto-Laryngology, Polit. Equality League. Clubs: Med. Women's (vice pres.), Woman's City, Winnetka Woman's, Chica- go College, Cordon. Home: 590 Lincoln Av., Win- netka, Ill. Office: 25 E. Washington St., Chicago.
TAYLOR, Lloyd Berthrong, mfr. trunks; b. Chi- cago, June 17, 1874; s. Charles A. and Eleanor (Long) Taylor; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Clare Roesing, of Chicago, Apr. 26, 1896; children: Louise, Virginia. Began as office boy with J. K. Armsby & Co., dried fruits; became identified, 1890, with father in the trunk mfg. business; firm in- corporated, 1892, as the C. A. Taylor Trunk Works, of which was sec. and treas., 1892-8, since pres. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Glen View Country. Rec- reations: golf, motoring. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 678-682 N. Halsted St., Chicago.
TAYLOR, Louis Sherman, comptroller Pullman Co .; b. Chicago, July 18, 1872; s. George and Julia A. (Sherman) Taylor; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Mary E., d. late William J. Campbell, of Riverside, Ill., Nov. 1, 1898; 2 children: Helen Campbell, Wil- liam Campbell. Began in employ the Pullman Co., Sept. 19, 1889, serving in various capacities in the financial dept., becoming treas., 1909, and comp- troller, Feb. 7, 1917. . Served in 1st Inf. I.N.G. 3 yrs. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Mid-Day, Indian Hill. Home: 35 E. Division St. Office: 212 Pullman Bldg.
TAYLOR, Orville James, Jr., lawyer; b. Sioux City, Ia., Sept. 8, 1885; s. Orville James and Elean- or Sarah (Harris) Taylor; ed. grammar and high schs., Sioux City; student, Univ. of Chicago, 1904- 05; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1908; m. Saide Prescott Pettit, of Chicago, June 30, 1915. Served apprenticeship of 1 yr. with Judah, Willard, Wolf & Reichmann; then associated with Gardner, Foote & Burns, and in 1912 became jr. mem. of that firm; resigned, 1916; practiced alone, 1 yr .; then formed partnership with John S. Miller, Jr., firm of Taylor and Miller; gen. counsel Corporation Finance Co,, United Engring. Co .; mem. faculty and prof. law of pvt. corpns., Chicago Law Sch. Mem. Am., Ill.' State and Chicago bar assns., Beta Theta Pi, Phi Delta Phi. Mem. Co. F, 1st Ill. Cav., 1 yr. Trustee Emerson House Assn. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: University, City, Indian Hill Country; Beta Theta Pi (New York). Recreation: golf. Home:
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TAYLOR, Samuel Gale, Jr., chain mfr .; b. Chi- cago, June 5, 1870; s. Samuel Gale and Marian J. (Winthrop) Taylor; ed. pub. grammar schs., Chi- cago, and Racine (Wis.) Coll. Grammar Sch .; m. Anna J. Mead, of Chicago, Oct. 11, 1893 (died Mar. 14, 1912); 4 children: E. Winthrop, Florence J., Marian W., Samuel Gale, 3d; m. 2d, Emma J. Mead, Sept. 2, 1915. Began in his father's chain factory, 1888; mem. firm of S. G. Taylor & Son, 1891-04; pres. S. G. Taylor Chain Co. since 1904. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Clubs: City, Church; Berrien County (Mich.) Country. Recreations: farming, golf. Home: 3662 Pine Grove Av. Office: 140 S. Dearborn St.
TAYLOR, Thomas, Jr., judge; b. in Eng., Nov. 18, 1859; s. Thomas and Jane (Holloway) Taylor; came to U.S. when very young; B.S., Knox Coll., 1882; LL.B., Harvard, 1885; also studied civil law at univs. of Berlin and Vienna; m. 1891, Florence, d. John Thorne Clarkson; children: Thorne Clark- son, Wilberforce. Began practice at Boston; came to Chicago, 1887; master in chancery Circuit Court, 1893-1915; judge Circuit Court for term 1915-21; now justice Appellate Court. Republican. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. (treas. 1894-7), Chicago Hist. Soc. Clubs: University, Chicago Literary, Chicago, Onwentsia, Harvard of Chicago (pres.). Home: Hubbard Woods, Ill. Chambers: 30 N. Michigan Av., Chicago.
TAYLOR, William Annan, lawyer; b. on farm nr. Tallula, Menard Co., Ill., Dec. 31, 1870; s. John Lawrence and Mary Elizabeth (Ayers) Taylor; parents removed to Johnson Co., Neb., 1877, and to Nodaway Co., Mo., 1882; ed. pub. schs. in Ill., Neb., and Mo., and at Teachers' Normal Sch. in Mo .; ad- mitted to Mo. bar, 1892; came to Chicago, Feb. 20, 1893; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1894; admitted to Ill. bar, Mar., 1894, and since in practice at Chi- cago; m. Ella Louise Palmer, of Chicago, Aug. 1, 1900; children: William Palmer, Louise, Lawrence M., Elizabeth, Sheldon A. Mem. Ill. State and Chi- cago bar assns. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: City. Home: 9516 S. Winchester Av. Office: 155 N. Clark St.
TAYLOR, William Dana, engineer; Jan. 22, 1859- Aug. 26, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)
TEBBETTS, Henry Hubbard, coal and ice; b. Rochester, N.H., June 21, 1840; s. Edward and Har- iett (Newel) Tebbetts; ed. pub. schs., Rochester; m. Anna Clark, of Rochester, Dec. 9, 1864; 2 chil- dren: Henry E., George E. Served in Civil War 5 yrs., 3 yrs. at the front and 2 yrs. in quartermas- ter's dept. Army of the Cumberland. Settled at Chi- cago, 1865, and engaged in carpentering and build- ing; in coal and ice business since 1871. Royal Arch Mason. Address: 2226 Millard Av.
TEEPLE, Frank Walker, pianos; b. Champaign, Ill .; ed. pub. schs. Pres. Price & Teeple Piano Co. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Emily A. (Mrs. John F. Price). Identified with Glen View, South Shore Country. Residence: Chi- cago Athletic Assn. Office: 218 S. Wabash Av.
TEGTMEYER, Charles William, box mfr .; b. Chicago, Dec. 15, 1866; s. Christopher and Chris- tina (Meyerding) Tegtmeyer; ed. pub. schs. and business coll .; m. Chicago, Apr. 21, 1897. Henrietta Nachtway; children: Mildred, Henrietta, Charlotte. At age of 15 entered business (established by father in 1872) in mfr. of packing boxes; on death of father, 1886, the business was incorporated as the Tegtmeyer Lumber & Box Co., of which was sec. until 1893, when the corpn. was dissolved and he became sole owner. Republican. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Club: Ill. Athletic. Home: 5955 Wash- ington Boul. Office: 1812 S. Canal St.
TEICH, Max L., treasurer International Hotel Co .; b. Greiz, Germany, Feb. 21, 1873; s. Christian and Elisa Teich; ed. pub. schs. and at univ. sch., Dresden, also business colls. in Dresden and Chi- cago; m. Chicago, 1896, Sophie Roessler; children: Frederick, Ella. After leaving school was engaged as a bookkeeper in Dresden, Berlin and Hamburg; came to Chicago, direct from Germany, in 1892, and was asst. mgr. of the Bismarck Hotel 11 yrs .; then with Carl C. Roessler was mng. dir. Congress
mem. firm Roessler & Teich, owner Hotel Atlantic (formerly the Kaiserhof), since 1902. Mem. Less- ing Lodge A.F.&A.M., Lincoln Park Chapter. Clubs: Edgewater Golf, German, Swan Lake. Recrea- tions: fishing, hunting, "hiking." Home: 2725 Pine Grove Av. Office: 316 S. Clark St.
TEMPLE, Alice (Miss), kindergartner; b. Chi- cago; d. John F. and Eliza Ann (Johnston) Tem- ple; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; diploma, Chicago Free Kindergarten Assn., 1887; Ed.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1908. Critic teacher, 1887-90, asst. supt., 1891-4, critic teacher, 1894-5, acting prin., 1899-1901, prin., 1901-4, Chicago Free Kindergarten Assn .; instr., Chicago Kindergarten Inst., 1907-10; instr. kinder- garten edn., 1909-14, asst. prof. since 1914, Coll. of Edn. of Univ. of Chicago. Mem. N.E.A., Internat. Kindergarten Union (1st vice pres. 1911-13), Univ. of Chicago Settlement League. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chicago Woman's, Chicago Kindergarten. Home: 1360 E. 58th St.
TEMPLE, Arthur, railway service. (See vol. 1911.)
TEMPLE, Morris D., president Temple Pump Co. (See vol. 1911.)
TEMPLE, Ralph, automobiles; b. Galesburg, Ill., May 19, 1865; s. Morris and Mary (Brien) Fried- berg; ed. high schs., Galesburg. Ill .; m. Vincennes, Ind., Sept. 3, 1891, Ella Liebshutz. Traveled ex- tensively in Europe, 1887-1900; noted as the first Am. bicyclist, 1887-9, winning the championship of the world 14 times in foreign countries under the nom de guerre of "Ralph Temple"; a dealer in bi- cycles, 1890-1900; entered the automobile trade, 1901, being the first automobile dealer in Chicago; now pres. of the Ralph Temple Automobile Co. Republican. Jewish religion. Clubs: Standard, Chi- cago Motor. Recreations: travel, golf. Home: 4524 Grand Boul. Office: 2425 Michigan Av.
TEMPLETON, Herbert, printer, engraver; b. Chi- cago, Dec. 14, 1869; s. William Thomas and Agnes T. (Clapperton) Templeton; ed. pub. schs., and busi- ness coll .; m. Kate Padelford, of Maywood, Ill., Jan. 30, 1892; 2 children: Doris Agnes (Mrs. J. S. Weston), Elizabeth Grace. Began as salesman for J. W. Butler Paper Co., 1887-1902; with Binner Wells Co., 1902-10 and as vice pres., 1910-15; pres. Wells & Co. since Nov., 1915. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Photo-Engravers' Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic. Riverside Golf, Chicago Golf, Oak Park Country, Wausaukee, Colonial of Oak Park, Chicago Gun, Riverside Gun. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 2501 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
TEMPLETON, James Stuart, grain merchant: b. Glasgow, Scotland, Jan. 2, 1853; s. William and Martha Templeton; ed. pub. schs. of old country: came to America, 1866; m. Emily Albertson, of Cincinnati, 1881; children: James E., Kenneth Stu- art, Wallace N., Ethel M. (Mrs. Harry G. Morrow),
grain commn. business in Chicago for 40 years; began in employ of Colvin & Co .; then with Rum- sey & Buell; founded firm of J. S. Templeton & Sons, 1890; retired from active business. 1913. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Presby- terian. Recreation: sailing. Home: 1245 Jarvis Av. Office: 924 Postal Telegraph Bldg.
TEMPLETON, William, lumber: b. at Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 2, 1854; s. William T. and Annie (Newlands) Templeton: came to U.S. with family, 1866; ed. pub, schs., Chicago; m. Fanny Cleary, of Chicago, May 24, 1881; 5 children: Frank, Stuart. William, Fanny, Mary. Began as clk. for Bd. of Trade firm, 1868; in freight dept., P .. F.W.&C.Ry., 1869-74; identified with lumber interests since 18;4. first with Thompson Bros. & Lowe and later with Kelley, Lowe & Co., and Perley Lowe & Co., becom- ing a mem. latter firm in isss; pres. Peshtigo Iam- ber Co .; sec. Miss. Lumber Co. Republican. Meth- odist. Clubs: Union League. Oak Park Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 642 Washington Boul .. Oak Park, Ill. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
TENINGA, Herman, real estate: b. in Holland. Apr. 19, 1867; s. Arjen H. and Renskje (Metalar) Teninga; ed. in Holland; m. Rnelske Aalfs, of
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Bedum, Holland, May 8, 1891; 6 children: Renzina H., Cornelius, Arthur, Alfred John, Tonnetta, John Albert. Taught school in Holland, 1886-92; came to America, 1892; clk. in office of J. H. Van Vlissingen & Bros., 1892-6; mem. Teninga Bros. & Pon since Jan. 1, 1896; dir. Roseland State Savings Bank. Pres. South End Business Men's Assn., 1908, 09 (now dir.); mem. Chicago Plan Commn. Repub- lican. Trustee and elder Bethany Ref. Ch. of Rose- land. Home: 311 E. 113th St. Office: 11227 S. Mich- igan Av.
TENNANT, William Gray, automobiles; b. Glas- gow, Scotland, Jan. 3, 1877; s. Robert Gray and Mary M. (Gardner) Tennant; came to U.S. with parents, May, 1885; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and Evanston; m. Julliette Lufkin, June 5, 1915; 1 daughter, Isabelle. Began in hog, beef and sheep packing, 1893; ins. broker, 1899-1904; in sales dept. Winton Motor Carriage Co., 1904-5; western mgr. Mercedes Import Co., 1905-6; vice pres. Northern Motor Car Co., 1906-8; became pres. Tennant Motor Limited, 1908, and continued as pres. of its suc- cessor, the Tennant-Oakland Co .; also mem. firm of Robert G. Tennant & Son. Sec. Chicago Auto- mobile Trade Assn., 1916-17. Republican. Presby- terian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automo- bile, South Shore Country. Recreations: music, outdoor sports. Home: 5828 Kenmore Av. Office: 2426 S. Michigan Av.
TENNEY, Alonzo C., M.D .; b. at Plano, Ill., Aug. 13, 1873; s. Nason M. and Mary Elizabeth (Tolman) Tenney; ed. high sch .; also taught pub. sch., 2 yrs .; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1895; spl. courses at Chicago Clin. Sch., Chicago Sch. of Electro-Therapeutics, Univ. of Chicago, and Cornell Coll .; post-grad. work, New York Post- Grad. Med. Sch., Post-Grad. Sch. of Harvard Med. Sch .; m. Elona L. West, of Beloit, Wis., July 5, 1896; 1 child, Phylis E .; m. 2d, Honore Conley, of St. Louis, Feb. 28, 1906. Engaged in practice of medicine since 1895; adjunct prof. theory and practice of medicine, Hahnemann Med. Coll., 1906- 16; prof. physical diagnosis, Ill. Post-Grad. Med. Sch .; mem. med. examining bd. State Civil Service Commn. of Ill. Mem. Am. Inst. Homoeopathy, Ill. Homoe. Med. Assn. (ex-pres.), Chicago Homoe. Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, City, Elks. Recreations: travel, hunting. Home: 6548 Lafayette Av. Office: 25 E. Washington St.
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