The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 223

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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TRISTRAM, Fred H., general passenger agent. (See vol. 1911.)

TRITSCHLER, Charles Frederick, secretary and treas. Columbus Shirt Co .; May 24, 1863-Dec. 25, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

TRITSCHLER, Frank Joseph, mfr .; b. Bollsch- weil, Germany, Dec. 5, 1861; s. Kasimir and Pau- lina (Schneider) Tritschler; ed. pub. schs., Bollsch- weil, Germany, and at business coll. in Freiburg; m. Chicago, June 10, 1887, Anna Friedrichs; chil- dren: Elsa (died 1910), Florence (Mrs. M. R. Tul- ler), Lorraine, Frank, Arnold. Started at 16 in a furnishing goods store and factory as an ap- prentice in Freiburg; came to Chicago, June, 1880; worked as shirt cutter for 5 yrs .; started shirt mfg. on own account, 1885, inc., 1900, as Columbus Shirt Co., of which is pres. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., etc. Republican. Cath- olic. Clubs: Germania, Edgewater Golf. Recrea- tion: golf. Home: 822 Junior Terrace. Office: 732 Sherman St.

TROEGER, John Winthrop, educator; b. Oswe- go, Ill., Aug. 20, 1849; s. George A. and Catherine B. (Opel) Troeger; B.S., Northwestern Coll., Naper- ville, Ill., 1875; m. Elizabeth Rassweiler, of Naper- ville, June 15, 1876. Taught dist. sch., Clayton Co., Ia., 1869, LaSalle Co., Ill., 1874-6; prin. Paw Paw, Ill., Classical Sem., 1876-80; supt. schools, Blue Island, Ill., 1881-5, Hinsdale, Ill., 1885-6; prin. of Irving Grammar Sch., Chicago, since 1893. Author: Troeger's Science Book, 1892; Hand Book of Geog- raphy, 1893; Key to New Model Arithmetic, 1893; Harold's Discoveries, 1897; Harold's Rambles, 1899; Harold's Quests, 1899; Harold's Explorations, 1900; Harold's Discussions, 1902. Editor of Herds and Flocks (jour. devoted to thoroughbred stock), 1888-9. Home: LaGrange, Ill.

TROOP, J(ared) G(rassie) Carter, college prof. Removed to New York. (See Who's Who in Amer- ica.)

TROSTLER, I. S., M.D .; b. Omaha, Neb., Aug. 16, 1869; s. Simon and Bertha (Reinhardt) Trost- ler; ed. grammar and high schs., Omaha; M.D., Coll. of Medicine Univ. of Neb., 1904; m. Ruphelle E. Luce, of New Vineyard, Me., Aug. 16, 1906. Be- gan practice at Omaha, 1904; removed to Chicago, 1907; roentgenologist, St. Joseph's, and American hosps. and Olivet Inst. Dispensary; prof. roentgen- ology, Grad. Sch. of Medicine. Mem. A.M.A., Į11. State and Chicago med. socs., Western Roentgen Soc. (exec. com.), German Med. Soc. of Chicago, Roentgen Soc. (London, Eng.), etc. Republican. Congregationalist. Home: 615 Garfield Av.

TROUT, Frost L., live stock commn .; b. Craw- fordsville, Ind., Oct. 30, 1876; s. David L. and Car- oline (Gray) Trout; ed. Wabash Coll., class of 1896; unmarried. Engaged in live stock commn.

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business at Chicago since June, 1893; co-partner of Trout Live Stock Commn. Co .; also sec. Trout- Minch Land Co., of Monticello, Ind. Republican. Mem. Phi Gamma Delta. Clubs: South Shore Coun- try, Chicago Yacht. Recreations: motoring, ten- nis. Home: 443 E. 46th St. Office: Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.

TROUT, George William, hardware; b. Maquo- keta, Ia., Feb. 4, 1862; s. Thomas and Amanda (Knittle) Trout; ed. Maquoketa High Sch .; m. at Maquoketa, Jan. 5, 1884, Grace Wilbur; 4 sons: Thomas Wilbur, Philip Wilbur, Ralph Belden (de- ceased), John Vernon (deceased). Clerked in fa- ther's hardware store at Maquoketa, 6 yrs., then purchased the business and continued same for 9 yrs. before coming to Chicago; mem. firm of Trout & Sacket, 1893-6; then George W. Trout & Co .; character of business changed, fall of 1915, to merchandise and real estate brokerage. Republic- an. Mason (K.T.). Club: Oak Park. Recreation: travel. Home: 414 Forest Av., Oak Park, Ill. Of- fice: 17 E. Lake St., Chicago.

TROUT, Grace Wilbur (Mrs. George W. Trout) ; b. Maquoketa, Ia .; d. Thomas and Anne (Belden) Wilbur; ed. pub. schs., specializing under pvt. tu- tors in elocution and expression; m. George W. Trout, Jan. 5, 1884; 4 sons: Thomas Wilbur, Philip Wilbur, Ralph Belden (deceased), John Vernon deceased). Removed to Chicago shortly after mar- riage; made an exhaustive study of Mormonism; widely known as suffrage orator; pres. Ill. Equal Suffrage Assn. since Oct., 1912; was leader of cam- paign by which woman suffrage for many offices was enacted by Gen. Assembly of Ill., spring of 1913; leader, 1917, in securing passage of resolu- tion in Ill. legislature, calling for Constl. Conv. Mem. Chicago Polit. Equality League (pres., 1910- 12), Chicago Chapter D.A.R. Clubs: Chicago Wom- an's; Nineteenth Century, Woman's Auxiliary of Oak Park Club (ex-pres.). Author: A Mormon Wife, 1896. Lecturer on suffrage. Home: 414 For- est Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 6 N. Michigan Av., Chicago.

TROW, John Fowler, investment securities; b. Yonkers, N.Y., Jan. 13, 1881; s. John F. and Cora Welles (Munn) Trow; ed. grammar and high schs., Yonkers; Packard Business Coll., N.Y. City; m. Genevieve L. Pack, of N.Y. City, June 6, 1906; 1 son, John Fowler, Jr. Began active career in First Nat. Bank, Yonkers, 1897; spent a number of years in banks, and finally became connected with Wil- liam Morris Imbrie & Co., investment bankers, N.Y. City, 1909; western mgr. for the company, at Chi- cago, since 1913; made resident partner, Jan. 1, 1917. Mem. Investment Bankers' Assn. Republic- an. Episcopalian. Clubs: Mid-Day, Evanston Coun- try, Bond Men's. Recreations: motoring, fishing. Home: 1240 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

TROWBRIDGE, Cornelius Miller, merchant; b. Hudson, N.Y., Jan. 21, 1869; s. Hobart and Kather- ine Van Wagenen (Miller) Trowbridge; ed. Hud- son Acad., Lake Forest (Ill.) Acad., Lake Forest Univ .; m. Harriet A., d. Calvin Durand, of Lake Forest, Sept. 14, 1897; 4 children: Calvin Durand, Cornelius Miller, Jr., Katherine Van Wagenen, Jane. Began as office boy for French, Potter & Wil- son, chinaware, 1886, succeeded by French & Pot- ter Co., 1891; in charge of hotel business of the firm, 1891-7; entered employ of Burley & Co., 1897, elected dir., 1904, and vice pres., 1905; in 1907 firm became Burley & Tyrrell Co., crockery, glass and chinaware, of which is vice pres .; sec. and treas. Lake Forest Water Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Ill. Ath- letic. Recreations: outdoor sports. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 7 N. Wabash Av., Chicago.

TROWBRIDGE, Edward Gilbert, M.D., surgeon; b. Tompkins Co., N.Y., Feb. 7, 1855; s. David and Joanna (Doyle) Trowbridge; ed. Cortland (N. Y.) Normal Sch., 1878-81; grad. Mich. State Normal Sch., 1881; M.D., Bennett Med. Coll., 1897; m. Lydia Hayes Jones, of Chicago, Apr. 26, 1898. Prin. Mich. pub. schs., 10 yrs. after graduating from normal sch .; in practice since May, 1897, specializing in treatment of eye, ear, and throat diseases. Lec- turer before city, state and internat. socs. on sub- jects pertaining to his specialty. Mem. Nat. Leclec-

tic Med. Assn., Ill. State Eclectic Med. Soc .; hon. mem. Wis. State Eclectic Soc. Republican. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 1404 Heyworth Bldg., Chi- cago.

TROWBRIDGE, Lucius Atwater, bonds; b. at Danbury, Conn., Apr. 19, 1847; s. Matthew Thomas and Agnes K. (Sherman) Trowbridge; went to Rockford, Ill., with parents, 1861; ed. Rockford High Sch .; m. Caroline Frances Cobb. June 12, 1881; children: Lucie Alice (Mrs. William F. Hanchett), Jessie Gray (Mrs. William B. Pope), Carolyn. Began in employ James B. Howell, propr. of the "County Book Store" at Rockford; book- keeper in pvt. bank of Spafford & Penfield, 1863; bank was reorganized same year as 3d Nat. Bank of Rockford, with which remained 27 yrs., 10 yrs. as cashier; resigned, 1891, to establish bond and banking business at Chicago; incorporated, 1895, as Trowbridge & Co., becoming Trowbridge-Niver Co., in 1900, of which was pres. until 1907; organ- ized, 1910, The Hanchett Bond Co., of which is pres. Republican. Club: Union League. Home: Ev- anston, Ill. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

TROWER, William George, clergyman. (See vol. 1911.)

TRUAX, Charles Henry, physicians' supplies; b. Milton, Wis., Sept. 24, 1852; s. Dr. Galloway and Mary (Stiles) Truax; ed. pub. schs., Maquoketa, Ia .; m. Feb. 6, 1876, Mary Wolff, Maquoketa, Ia .; children: Ruth (Mrs. George Nagle), Charles, Jr. Entire business career has been in physicians' and hosp. supplies; now pres. Chas. Truax (inc.). Pres. Nat. Peace Jubilee, Chicago, 1898, and Chicago Fall Festival, 1899. Mem. Assn. Military Surgeons, U.S. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Bob o'Link Golf. Recreations: golf and other outdoor diver- sions. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 141 N. Wabash Av., Chicago.

TRUDE, Alfred Samuel, lawyer; b. on the At- lantic Ocean, Apr. 21, 1847; s. Samuel and Sallie (Downs) Trude; parents English; childhood in Lockport, N.Y .; studied Union Coll. of Law. Chi- cago; m. Algenia D. Pearson, of Lockport, Apr. 7, 1868; 5 children: Algenia A. (Mrs. Jacob J. Kern), Percy (deceased), Daniel P., Walter S., Cecelia S. (Mrs. Harold E. Wilkins). Admitted to bar, 1871; is especially noted as a criminal lawyer: also as counsel for many corpns .; prosecuted P. E. J. Prendergast, who was convicted and hanged for murder of Carter H. Harrison, Sr .; also tried num- ber of celebrated will cases, among which were the Wilbur F. Storey will contest and the Henri- etta Snell will contest. Democrat. Home: 4960 Drexel Boul. Office: 139 N. Clark St., Chicago.

TRUDE, Daniel Pearson, lawyer; b. at Chicago, July 20, 1877; s. Alfred Samuel and Algenia D. (Pearson) Trude; student Dartmouth Coll., and Univ. of Chicago; LL.B., Northwestern Univ .. 1904: m. Daisy V. Wilson, of Chicago, June 28, 1903: 2 daughters, Virginia, Jane. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1904, and since practiced at Chicago. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Delta Kappa Ep- silon, Legal Aid Soc. (dir.), Kenwood Improve- ment Assn. (pres.). Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Midlothian, South Shore Country. Recre- ation: golf. Home: 4950 Ellis Av. Office: 139 N. Clark St.

TRUDE, George Arthur, lawyer: b. Lockport, N.Y., Feb. 5, 1866; s. Samuel and Sallie (Downs) Trude; prep. edn. Chicago High Sch .; I.L.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1888; m. Chicago, June 15, 1899, Fan- nie, d. Judge Sydney Smith: 1 son. Sydney Smith. Resident of Chicago since 1875; admitted to bar, 1888; city atty., 1892-6; judge Superior Court of Cook Co., 1897-8; since engaged in gen. practice. Democrat. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 4.14 Grand Boul. Office: 139 N. Clark St.

TRUDE, Samuel Henry, judge; s. Henry and Charlotte Trude; reared on father's farm in I.a Salle Co., Ill .; ed. Normal Sch., Morris, Ill., Knox Coll .; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago. Prac- ticed at Chicago, 1889-1914; judge of Municipal Court of Chicago, term 1914-20. Republican. Club: South Shore Country. Home: 5413 Harper Av. Ad- dress: City Hall.

TRUE, Albert William, lumber; h. Ottawa, Ill .. Oct. 30, 1856; s. William Mariner and Mary ( Mat-

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son) True: ed. pub. schs. of Ottawa and Chicago; 79; in soap mfg., Covington, Ky., 1879-82; became grad. old Central High Sch., 1876; attended North- connected with Hall's Safe and Lock Co., of Cin- cinnati, O., as asst. to mgr. of sales dept., 1882, removed to Chicago and was treas. Chicago br., same company, until Feb. 28, 1898; organizer, 1898, and since pres. and treas. Trumbull Safe & Vault Co. Democrat. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Cath- olic Order of Foresters, Royal Arcanum, Royal League, Nat. Union, North Am. Union. Recreation: baseball. Home: 4547 Dover St. Office: 77 W. Lake Street. western Univ., 1876-7; m. Frances, d. Charles E. Munger, of Chicago, Sept. 21, 1898. Held business positions at Chicago since 1878; with Methodist Book Concern 3 yrs .; Phoenix Ins. Co. 1 yr .; Hair & Odiorne, lumber dealers, 1 yr .; Hintze & Baker Co., wholesale dealers in sash and doors, 3 yrs .; sec. and treas. True & True Co., sash, doors, etc., 1887-1917; sec. and treas. True & True Lumber Co., retail lumber yards, 1912-17. Republican. Clubs: Hinsdale, Hinsdale Golf. Lived at Hinsdale, Ill., several years, prior to removing to Cal., June. 1917.

TRUE, Anthony S., wholesale diamonds; b. at Lower Salem, O., May 15, 1860; s. Joel and Louisa (Magruder) True; ed. pub. schs .; m. Addie L. Brownscombe, of Port Hope, Ont., May 8, 1884. Be- gan active career in Lower Salem, O., as book- keeper, later salesman; removed to Chicago, 1880; with George E. Marshall & Co., diamonds, 1894- 1911; in business on own account since 1911; dir. Blue Island State Bank. Protestant. Mason (Nor- mal Park Lodge, Chicago Chapter, St. Bernard Commandery, Oriental Consistory, Medinah Tem- ple, A.A.O.N.M.S.). Recreations: fishing, motor- ing. Home: 53 W. 66th St. Office: 31 N. State St.

TRUE, Charles Jackson, lumber; b. Ottawa, Ill., Apr. 21, 1859; s. William Mariner and Mary (Mat- son) True; ed. pub. schs. of Ottawa and Chicago, grad. old Central High Sch., 1876; student North- western Univ., 1876-7; m. Laura Walbridge Daley, d. of E. E. Walbridge, of Chicago, Apr. 25, 1908. Was employed with Lord, Owen & Co., wholesale druggists, 1877-82; with Hair & Odiorne, lumber, 1882-3; in retail drug business, Chicago, 1883-91; became pres. of True & True Co., 1891; pres. True & True Lumber Co. since 1912. Republican. Ves- tryman St. Paul's Episcopal Ch. Clubs: Union League, Glen View, Kenwood. Mem. Lumbermen's Golf Assn .; formerly pres. Riverside Golf Club. Recreations: travel, golf, motoring. Home: 4839 Dorchester Av. Office: 11 S. LaSalle St.

TRUMAN, Malcolm George, lumber; b. Chicago, July 15, 1876; s. John Henry and Georgia T. (Cow- dery) Truman; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago; m. Jane Mackintosh, of Chicago, Jan. 19, 1904; 3 children: Gordon M., John Henry, David B. In clerical posi- tion in commercial houses until 1895; then entered employ of The Marsh & Bingham Co. (timber), later becoming sec. of the corpn .; vice pres. Marsh & Truman Lumber Co. since 1911. Republican. Christian Scientist. Club: Union League. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 322 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.

TRUMAN, Percival Henry, patent atty .; b. Chi- cago, Apr. 28, 1875; s. John Henry and Georgia T. (Cowdery) Truman; A.B., Williams Coll., 1898; read law at Providence, R.I .; m. Leonora, d. Fran- cesco and Mélanie (Durfee) Mariotti, of Rome, Italy, June 27, 1907; 2 children: Mélanie Boughton, Francis Mariotti. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1904, and since engaged in practice of patent law at Chi- cago; mem. firm of Barnett & Truman. Mem. of Patent Law Assn. Chicago; asso. mem. Western Soc. Engrs. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Uni- versity, City. Recreations: reading, travel. Home: 2602 Harrison St., Evanston, Ill. Office: Monadnock Blk., Chicago.

TRUMBULL, Donald Shurtleff, lawyer; b. Se- dalia, Mo., Apr. 19, 1875; s. of Morris and Emily (Shurtleff) Trumbull; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1897; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1901; m. Gertrude Ma- vor, of Chicago, June 11, 1910. Admitted to Ill. bar in 1901; became identified with the firm of Judah, Willard, Wolf & Reichmann, of which has been a mem. since 1908. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Legal Club. Republic- an. Congregationalist. Club: University. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 134 S. LaSalle St., Chi- cago.

TRUMBULL, George Thomas, merchant; b. at Boston, Apr. 17, 1858; s. James and Julia (Gillick) Trumbull; ed. Boston pub. schs. and Boston Coll .; m. Cincinnati, Nov. 18, 1878, Laura McKee; chil- dren: Laura (Mrs. Jacob Weimer), Kate Emily (Mrs. George Krebs), Jennie (Mrs. George D. Crowley), Mary (deceased). Bookkeeper with Lou- don, Tower & Co., railroad supplies, Boston, 1874-

TUCKER, Henry Stevens, M.D .; b. Kane Co., Ill., May 1, 1853; s. John R. and Margaret Thompson Tucker; grad. high sch .; attended Wheaton Coll. 2 yrs .; M.D., Bennett Med. Coll., Chicago, 1879; m. Emma, d. Joseph Kronenberg, hardware mcht., of Hamburg, N.Y .; 1 daughter, Inez. Practiced at Chicago since 1879; demonstrator anatomy, Ben- nett Med. Coll., 1879-83 (prof. surgery, attending and consulting phys. in the coll. hosp., 1889-1900); dean, 1902-14, and prof. surg. gynecology, Chicago Coll. of Medicine and Surgery (now prof. emeri- tus); attending surgeon, Cook Co. Hosp., 6 yrs .; mem. staff Frances Willard Hosp. until 1913. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Repub- lican. Methodist. Mason (Ashlar Lodge, Lafay- ette Chapter, Montjoie Commandery, Oriental Con- sistory, Medinah Temple). Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreations: travel, fishing. Has lectured exten- sively, also contbr. to med. jours. Home: 4534 Michigan Av. Office: 25 E. Washington St.

TUCKER, Irwin St. John, clergyman, editor; b. Mobile, Ala., Jan. 10, 1886; s. Rev. Gardiner C. and Melville Leigh (Eckford) Tucker; grad. high sch., Mobile, 1901; grad. Gen. Theol. Sem., 1912, B.D., 1913; m. Ellen Dorothy O'Reilly, of Chicago, July 4, 1914. Reporter or editor, various papers, South .. ern and Northern States, 1902-9; deacon, 1912, priest, 1913, P.E. Ch .; began as preacher in St. Mark's, N.Y. City, also lecturing on socialist plat- form; mng. editor Christian Socialist, Chicago, since Feb., 1914. Mem. 1st Troop Cav., La. N.G., 1905. Author: The City of Dreams, 1909; Poems of a Socialist Priest, 1915; Hero-Prophets of the Poor, 1916. Home: 2352 Wilson Av. Office: 5344 Ellis Av.

TUCKER, Joseph Francis, chairman of Central Freight Assn .; Sept. 29, 1835-July 25, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)

TUFTS, James Hayden, professor philosophy; b. Monson, Mass., July 9, 1862; s. Rev. James and Mary E. (Warren) Tufts; A.B., Amherst, 1884, A.M., 1890; B.D., Yale, 1889; student Freiburg and Berlin, 1891-2; Ph.D., Freiburg, 1892; (LL.D., Am- herst, 1904); m. Cynthia Hobart Whitaker, of Lev- erett, Mass., Aug. 25, 1891. Instr. mathematics, Amherst, 1885-7; instr. philosophy, Univ. of Mich., 1889-91; asst. prof. philosophy, 1892-4, asso. prof., 1894-1900, prof. since 1900, head of dept. since 1905, dean Sr. Coll., 1899-1904 and 1907-8, Univ. of Chicago. Mem. Am. Psychol. Assn., Am. Philos. Assn. (pres. 1914), Western Philos. Assn. (pres. 1906, 1914). Editor The School Review, 1906-9, In- ternational Journal of Ethics, since 1915. Clubs: Quadrangle, City. Author or editor and translator of several vols., for titles see Who's Who in Amer- ica. Home: 5551 University Av.

TUNISON, Henry Cuthbert, map publisher; Feb. 5, 1855-Dec. 5, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)

TUNNICLIFF, Ruth, M.D .; research work in in- fectious diseases; b. Macomb, Ill., 1876; d. Damon G. and Sarah A. (Bacon) Tunnicliff; A.B., Vassar, 1896; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1903. Engaged in re- search work, Chicago Memorial Inst. for Infectious Diseases, since 1903. Mem. Soc. Bacteriologists and Pathologists, Chicago Pathol. Soc., A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Alpha Epsilon Iota, Woman's Nat. Agrl. and Hort. Soc. Episcopalian. Club: Col- lege. Contbr. articles on bacteriology and immunity in Jour. of Infectious Diseases and Am. Med. Jour., both of Chicago. Home: 6018 Stony Island Av. Of- fice: 637 S. Wood St.

TURCK, Fenton Benedict, M.D. (See vol. 1911.) TURNER, Arthur Clarence, chairs; b. Gardner, Mass., Jan. 8, 1867; s. Andrew W. and Christiana Turner; ed. at Gardner; m. Alice H. Horton, Gard- ner, Mass., June 8, 1893; 1 son, Harold H. Gen. western mgr. John A. Dunn Co. a number of years

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from 1895; sales mgr. at Chicago, Standard Chair Co., since 1910. Home: 6415 Kimbark Av. Office: 1319 Michigan Av.

TURNER, August, mfr .; b. in Russia, 1865; married; 6 children: Clara (Mrs. Dr. Bernard De- Koven), Kate, Oscar, Bella (Mrs. Eli Daiches), Minnie (Mrs. Emanuel Dressner), Jack. Came to Chicago, 1885, and began work in a picture frame factory at a very small salary; started business on own account, June, 1886; now pres. Turner Mfg. Co., the largest picture frame mfg. company in the U.S. One of the organizers of the Hebrew Literary Assn .; mem. bd. Jewish Home for the Aged (was chmn. building com., and pres., 1902) ; mem. bd. Federated Jewish Charities; mem. He- brew Inst., "Bikir Cholim," B'nai B'rith. Club: Covenant. Home: 1318 Independence Boul. Office: 931 W. 14th Pl.

TURNER, Charles M., vice president of Federal Life Ins. Co .; Nov. 4, 1850-Feb. 19, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

TURNER, Edgar A., mfr .; b. St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 29, 1884; s. Henry S. and Ada S. (Ames) Turner; grad. Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1904; student Mass. Inst. Tech., 1904-7; unmarried. Began as asst. on engr. corps, P.,C.,C.&St.L.Ry., at Indian- apolis, Ind., Oct., 1907; then with Vandalia Line, Terre Haute, 1908-9; roundhouse foreman, Tenn. Central R.R., Nashville, 1910; became asst. supt., Northwestern Expanded Metal Co., Chicago, Feb., 1911, supt., 1911, asst. sec., 1912, and vice pres. since 1915. Mem. Soc. Automotive Engrs. Demo- crat. Catholic. Clubs: Chicago Automobile; White- hall (New York). Recreations: motor sports. Home: 1234 N. State St. Office: 407 S. Dearborn St.

TURNER, Edward A., capitalist; b. Marietta, O., Aug. 27, 1849; s. Samuel R. and Hannah (Butler- Potter) Turner; ed. Marietta pub. schs. and Mari- etta Coll .; m. 1872, Amelia Haigh, of N.Y. City; children: Grace, Louise, Gertrude, Fanny. After leaving coll., asst. teller, Marietta Bank; clk. in Cincinnati dry goods store, 1 yr .; afterward in New York, until 1872; in St. Louis 18 mos .; then again in New York until 1878; came to Chicago and established a branch of the Eagleton Mfg. Co .; in winter of 1880, with W. D. Ewart and Frank I. Pearce, organized the Link-Belt Machin- ery Co., of which was sec. and treas. until 1887; established Dodge Cold Storage Co. in Phila., 1887, and conducted it until 1892, when returned to Chi- cago; pres. Link-Belt Machinery Co. (now the Link- Belt Co.), 1892-1906. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Commercial. Residence: Kenwood Hotel.

TURNER, Laurin Hilliard, dry goods commn .; b. Chicago, Sept. 26, 1845; s. John M. and Hannah M. (Hamilton) Turner; ed. pub. schs. and old Univ. of Chicago; m. Mary Wrenn Duffield, of Chicago, Oct. 14, 1873; 2 children: L. Hamilton, Mary Adele (Mrs. Charles D. W. Halsey). Mem. firm of E. H. & L. H. Turner, lumber, 1870-83, Turner Bros. & Co .; dry goods commn., 1883-96; mgr. of J. Spen- cer Turner Co., 1896-1906; mem. The Laurin H. Turner & Co., 1906-15; mgr. Turner, Halsey Co. since 1915. Republican. Baptist. Mason. Club: Union League. Home: 4923 Blackstone Av. Office: 160 W. Jackson Boul.

TURNER, Tracy Lay, stock and bonds; b. Chi- cago, Aug. 26, 1879; s. Edward H. and Ida B. (Fos- ter) Turner; ed. pvt. schs .; m. Chicago, Oct. 3, 1899, Claribel Countiss; 4 sons: Tracy L., Jr., Fos- ter, Robert C., John Edward. Began in Marshall Field & Co.'s wholesale house, 1896, and later was with Whiteside & Wentworth, real estate; in 1897 entered employ of Chapin & Gaylord, stock and bond brokers, of which later became office mgr., and in Feb., 1901, partner in the firm of S. B. Cha- pin & Co., bankers and brokers. Republican. Epis- copalian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League, South Shore Country, Glen View. Home: 4512 Drexel Boul. Office: The Rookery.

time before coming to Chicago in the spring of 1916, as manager of the local branch of the Bank of Montreal. Mem. Am. Bankers' Assn., Ill. State Bankers' Assn., Chicago Board of Trade. Clubs: The Bath (London) ; Royal N.S. Yacht (Halifax, N.S.); Toronto (Toronto); Onwentsia (Lake For- est, Ill.). Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 108 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

TURNEY, Robert E., judge; b. Chicago, Sept. 9, 1873; s. Robert and Anna (Cunningham) Turney; ed. grammar schs., Lake View High Sch .; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, 1896; m. Maude M. Rulison, of Hancock, Mich., June 25, 1902. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1896, and entered gen. practice at Chicago; asst. city atty., 1902-5; asst. state's atty., 1905-8; asst. county judge, 1909-10; resumed practice, 1910; elected judge Superior Court for period, 1915- 17 (chief justice, Jan .- Dec., 1916). Mem. of Chi- cago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Republican. Mason (Shriner). Club: Hamilton. Recreations: fishing, baseball. Home: 1353 Wilson Av. Office: 111 W. Washington St.

TUTEUR, Edwin B., M.D .; b. LaCrosse, Wis., Nov. 9, 1867; s. Isaac and Fanny (Berman) Tuteur; grad. LaCrosse High Sch., 1883; Ph.G., Univ. of Cincinnati Sch. of Pharmacy, 1887; M.D., Jefferson Med. Coll., Phila., 1890; m. Emma Crossman, of Cincinnati, 1893; 1 daughter, Frances Pauline C'ril- ly. Practiced at Chicago since 1892; consulting phys. Daily News Sanitarium, Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium; attending phys. to St. Luke's Hosp .; dir. Valmora Sanatorium for Tuber- culosis. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Southern Dist. Med. Soc. (ex-pres.), Robert Koch Soc. for Stuay of Tuberculosis. Clubs: Phy- sicians' (ex-pres.), X Club, Illinois Athletic. Home: 4538 Drexel Boul. Office: 31 N. State St.

TUTHILL, Frank Hall, vehicle springs; b. at St. Louis, Mo., June 7, 1849; s. George M. and Anna Haines (Hall) Tuthill; ed. Pontiac (Mich.) High Sch. until 1864; later finished freshman year at the Univ. of Mich., leaving June, 1870; m. Oct. 6, 1885, Isabella Heath Hall. of N.Y. City; children: Stella Weston, Margaret Hall (Mrs. Frank L. Venning) ; m. 2d, Chicago, May 10, 1893, Emma Holt. Began as bookkeeper in the First Nat. Bank of Kalama- zoo; came to Chicago, 1880, and established the present business of the Tuthill Spring Co., of which is pres. For 8 yrs. the works of the company were at Hammond, Ind., where he resided; city clk. of Hammond, 1887-8; removed residence and works to Chicago, 1892. Established and managed the First Nat. Bank of Hammond, 1886-92; was engaged in World's Fair branch of the Northern Trust Co.'s bank during 1893. Republican. Congregationalist: life dir. Am. Bible Soc .; hon. life mem. Am. Bd. of Commrs. for Foreign Missions; life mem. Am. Mis- sionary Assn. Mem. Congregational Club; mem. Geographic Soc. of Chicago, Chicago Peace Soc .. Am. Free Trade League; pres. Prairie Club. 1916, 17. Recreation: walking. Home: 6973 N. Ashland Av. Office: 760 W. Polk St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 223

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