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TUTHILL, Richard Stanley, judge: b. Vergennes, Jackson Co., III., Nov. 10, 1841; s. Daniel Braley and Sally (Strong) Tuthill; A.B., Middlebury Coll., Vt., 1853, A.M., 1868: (L1.1)., Ill. Coll., 1901, St. 1g- natius Coll., 1898, Middlebury Coll., 1909); entered army, 1863, served as scout attached to command Gen. John A. Logan, later 2d and 1st It. Battery H. 1st Mich. Light Arty., 3d Div., 17th Army Corps, Army of Tenn .; resigned. May 29, 1865, at close of war; m. Jane Frances Smith, of Vergennes. Vt .. Aug. 24, 1868 (died, 1872); m. 2d. Harriet, d. Ed- ward McKey, of Janesville, Wis., Jan. 2. 1877 (she died, Apr. 29. 1909) ; m. 3d. Susan Payne Trimble. Sept., 1911. Was admitted to the bar, 1866; prac- ticed at Nashville, Tenn., 1866-73: state's atty. Nashville Circuit, 1867-71; located at Chicago, 15:3; city atty., 1875-9; U.S. dist. atty., 1584-6; judge Circuit Court Cook Co. since 1887; Republican. Under juvenile court law of 1899 Was chosen oy brother judges to organize and holl juvenile court. in addition to other duties; hold this court for 6 yrs. This was the original "Juvenile Court," which has extended throughout the U.S. and the world. Organizer and mem. bd. of trustees (state) St. Charles (III.) Sch. for Boys, until change of law.
TURNER, William, banker; b. Edinburgh, Scot- land; ed. Royal High Sch., Edinburgh, and pri- vately; unmarried. Began business career as an officer in the Bank of Montreal, and has held im- portant positions at Halifax, N.S., in Mexico, and at Toronto, where was asst, manager for some pres. Chicago Law Sch. Chubs: Illinois, Hamilton,
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Church, University. One of 306 who in Rep. Nat. ophthalmology, rhinology and oto-laryngology, Conv. of 1880 voted to the last for Gen. Grant. also surgeon, Chicago Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Mem. Loyal Legion (comdr. 1903), G.A.R., Soc. of Coll. and Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chi- Army of the Tennessee, Memorial Hall Assn., Chi- cago med. socs., Am. Acad. Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryngology, Chicago Ophthal. Soc. Democrat. Presbyterian. Clubs: Physicians', College. Home: 932 Wilson Av. Office: 31 N. State St. cago. Mason (82°). Episcopalian. Home: 1316 Lake St., Evanston, Ill. Address: 412 County Bldg., Chicago.
TUTTLE, Charles R., fire ins .; b. Fulton, Mo., Mar. 22, 1867; s. Warren W. and Susan C. (Dyer) Tuttle; ed. Westminster Coll., Fulton, Mo .; m. Fan- nie A. Carter, of Worcester, Mass., June 12, 1894; 1 son, Elwood Carter (born June 9, 1896, died Jan. 30, 1898). Spl. agt. Home Ins. Co., New York, 1887- 91; became connected in same capacity with Conti- nental Ins. Co., 1891; promoted asst. gen. mgr., 1898, 2d vice pres., 1916; resigned, Aug. 1, 1916, to become gen. mgr. Western dept. Insurance Co. of North America. Alliance Ins. Co. of Phila., and Phila. Underwriters. Presbyterian. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Kenwood, South Shore. Residence: Parkway Hotel. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.
TUTTLE, Emerson B., lawyer, real estate; b. at Chicago, Nov. 26, 1860; s. Nelson and Charlotte Louise (Emerson) Tuttle; ed. pvt. schs. of Chicago; studied law in offices of Isham & Lincoln, Chicago. Admitted to bar, 1884, but engages principally in real estate business. Clubs: Chicago, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle, Commercial. Recreations: out- door sports. Residence: Chicago Club. Office: Mar- quette Bldg.
TUTTLE, Henry Nelson, lawyer; b. 153 Michigan Av., Chicago, Nov. 17, 1858; s. Nelson (came to Chicago, 1837) and Charlotte Louise (Emerson) Tuttle; ed. Chicago Acad., Palmer's Acad., Chicago, Greylock Inst., S. Williamstown, Mass .; A.B, Yale, 1881; m. Chicago, Nov. 8, 1888, Fannie, d. John V. Farwell; children: Henry Emerson, Arthur Far- well, Grace Emeret. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1883; practiced alone, 1883-7; mem. law firm Marston, Augur & Tuttle, 1887-1901, Marston & Tuttle, 1901- 07, since practiced alone. Republican. Presbyte- rian. Clubs: Chicago, University, Onwentsia; Uni- versity, Yale (New York). Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 137 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
TUTTLE, John M., mfr .; b. Des Moines, Ia., Oct. 8, 1873; s. Martin and Harriet (Moulton) Tuttle; prep. edn. Des Moines High Sch .; Univ. of Ia .; m. Flora Kurtz, of Des Moines, Apr. 27, 1899; 2 chil- dren: John M., Jr., Elizabeth Catherine. In the printing ink business during entire active career; vice pres. Philip Ruxton, Inc., mfrs. printing and lithographing inks, since 1900. Mem. Beta Theta Pi. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, University, Exmoor Country, Highland Park. Recreation: golf. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 161 W. Harrison St., Chicago.
TUTTLE, William Franklin, secretary Art Inst. of Chicago; b. Lowell, Mass., Nov. 13, 1879; s. of Frank Pierce and Mary (Masterson) Tuttle; grad. Phillips Exeter Acad., 1895; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1910; m. Emily May Willson, of Chi- cago, July 7, 1910; 1 son, Willson. Newspaper work at Boston, Mass., and Manchester, N.H., 1897-1902; identified with the Art Inst. of Chicago since 1903, asst. sec. until 1916 and secretary since 1916. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Mason. Mem. Phi Delta Phi. Club: Cliff Dwellers. Recreations: golf, fishing, baseball. Home: 3801 Grand Boul. Office: fice: 247 Monadnock Blk. The Art Institute of Chicago.
TWICHELL, James O., pianos and organs; b. Westminster, Mass., 1846; s. Reuben W. and Nancy (Puffer) Twichell; ed. pub. schs., Brookfield, Mass .; m. Geraldine Wright, of Chicago. Began as dry goods salesman at New York; removed to Chicago, 1872, and engaged in sale of sewing machines; be- came identified with piano and organ business, 1880, and now sole propr. firm of J. O. Twichell, pianos and organs. Republican. Congregationalist. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 3631 Grand Boul. Office: 332 S. Wabash Av.
TYE, John James, hides, wool, tallow; b. West Chicago (then Turner Junction), Ill., Jan. 21, 1861; s. John and Esther (Gallagher) Tye; ed. West Chi- cago High Sch., and business coll .; m. Clinton, Ia., Aug. 15, 1894, Katie Farrell; children: Frank E., Willie L., Paul F., Allen J. Began as office boy for Bolles & Rogers, later clk. and bookkeeper; admit- ter to partnership in the firm, 1890. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Mem. Sch. Bd. of West Chicago since 1905. Republican. Catholic. Home: West Chicago, Ill. Office: 129 W. Kinzie St., Chicago.
TYLER, Albert Smith, glass; b. Chicago, Mar. 4, 1846; s. Orson and Amelia (Farrant) Tyler; ed. pvt. and pub. schs., Chicago and Milwaukee; m. Chicago, Oct. 5, 1876, Addie L. Spring (died Jan. 27, 1917); 1 daughter, Irna Clayton. In 1862 en- tered employ of the C.,M.&St.P., general freight dept., at Milwaukee; returned to Chicago, 1866, and was in employ of J. W. Doane & Co., wholesale grocers, until 1872, when entered employ of P. C. Hanford & Co., paints and oils; then cashier of George F. Kimball & Co., glass dealers, 1879-87; in 1887, with Louis A. Hippach, established firm of Tyler & Hippach, plate and window glass, which was later incorporated as Tyler & Hippach Co., of which is pres .; also treas. Federal Plate Glass Co., Ottawa, Ill .; dir. Western Glass Co., Streator, Ill. Republican. Episcopalian. Address: 366 W. Ohio Street.
TYLER, Harvey Ainsworth, M.D .; b. at Boston, Apr. 30, 1869; s. William H. and Mary Jane (Frel- lick) Tyler; grad. West Div. High Sch., Chicago, 1886; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1889; m. Alice E. Ru- therford, of Chicago, Nov. 22, 1892; 1 son, William R. Taught gynecology and obstetrics, Rush Med. Coll., 1893-8; prof. gynecology, Chicago Policlinic and Hosp .; gynecologist to House of Correction. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Ma- son. Republican. Presbyterian. Home: 4610 N. Ra- cine Av. Office: 25 E. Washington St ..
TYRRELL, Albert H., lawyer; Aug. 12, 1863-Dec. 28, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
TYRRELL, Henry Grattan, civil engineer. (See Who's Who in America.)
TYSON, Russell, real estate; b. Shanghai, China, Dec. 1, 1867; s. George and Sarah H. (Anthony) Tyson; A.B., Harvard, 1890; m. Sarah Merry Brad- ley, of Brattleboro, Vt., June 17, 1891. Began with Luce & Manning, wool commn., Boston, 1890; with Bradley & Storer, real estate, Boston, 1892-3; with Aldis & Co., Chicago, since 1893, becoming a mem. of firm in 1901; dir. Greater New York Develop- ment Co., Brooklyn Development Co., Brooklyn As- sociates; trustee Western Cities Trustees, Chicago Real Estate Trustees, City Real Estate Trustees; dir. Chicago Morris Plan Bank. Republican. Uni- tarian. Clubs: Chicago, University (pres. 1916), City, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia, Lake Forest; University, Harvard (New York). Recreations: hunting and fishing. Home: 20 E. Goethe St. Of-
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UFER, Walter, artist; b. Louisville, Ky., July 22, 1876 ; s. Peter and Alvina (Mauseer) Ufer; grad. pub. schs., Louisville, 1891; apprenticed to lithog- raphy, Louisville, 1892; left for Europe, 1893; stu- dent Royal Applied Art Schs., Dresden, 1895-6, Royal Acad., Dresden, 1897-8; artist with Louis- ville Courier-Journal, 1899; came to Chicago, 1900; student Art Inst. Chicago; J. Francis Smith Art Sch., Chicago, 1901-3 (gold medal, 1903), teacher same, 1904-5; m. at Chicago. Mary Monrad Freder- iksen (an American), of Copenhagen, Denmark, May 5, 1905. With advertising dept. Armour & Co., Chicago, 1905-11; studied with Prof. Walter Thor, Munich, 1911-12; painted in Paris, Italy and North-
TWISS, Richard Bentley, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.) TYDINGS, Oliver, M.D .; b. St. Margarets, Anne Arundel Co., Md., May 1, 1854; s. Henry and Mar- garet A. (Stinchcomb) Tydings; M.D., Univ. of Md., 1877; m. Mrs. C. A. Williams, of Cincinnati, O., Mar. 3, 1891. Settled at Chicago, 1901; prof. ern Africa, 1913; returned to Chicago, 1913; spends
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ULLMAN, Gustave Samson, wholesale tailoring; b. Carlisle, Ill., July 1, 1869; s. Jacob and Sarah Ull- man; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Genevieve Raab, of Richmond, Va., June 28, 1900; children: Raab, Virginia. Has been a resident of Chicago since 1882; formerly with Kahn, Schoenbrun & Co .; in busi- ness on own account since 1893; now propr. Ull- cago, 1916; first Logan medal, Chicago, 1917. Works man & Co., tailors to the trade. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Club: Standard. Home: 4320 Drexel Boul. Office: 911 W. Jackson Boul.
part of each year at Taos, N.M. Exhibited Louis- ville Artists' League; Chicago Soc. Artists; Amer- ican Contemporary Painters' Exhbn., Chicago; Pa. Acad. Fine Arts; San Francisco Expn., 1915; San Diego Expn., 1916; Modern Soc. of Artists, Los An- geles; Nat. Acad., New York; Munich, Nurnberg and Dessau, Germany. Martin B. Cahn prize, Chi- in pvt. galleries of Boston, New York, Chicago, Dayton, O., Louisville, Ky., Santa Fe, N.M., London and Munich. Mem. Am. Federation of Arts, Louis- ville Artists' League, Chicago Soc. Artists, Taos Soc. of Artists; hon. mem. Modern Soc. Artists, Los Angeles, Artists Guild, Chicago. Clubs: Arts, Palette and Chisel of Chicago (pres. 1917), Salma- gundi (New York). Studios: 85412 N. State St., Chicago, and Taos, N.M.
UHL, Edward Henry, musical instruments; b. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 18, 1870; s. Peter Henry and Katherine Uhl; ed. grammar and high schs., Indianapolis; m. Louise M. Calhoun, of Marshall- town, Ia., Dec. 20, 1899. Identified with The Ru- dolph Wurlitzer Co. since 1895; vice pres. and gen. mgr. same since 1901; also sec. Rudolph Wurlitzer Mfg. Co. Republican. Mason (32°). Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, South Shore Country, Birchwood Country, Edgewater Golf. Home: 7619 Sheridan Rd. Office: 329 S. Wabash Av.
UHLIR, Joseph Z., judge; b. in Bohemia, Dec. 9, 1872; s. Joseph and Mary Uhlir; brought to Chi- cago, 1875; ed. pub. schs .; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1893. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1894; elected al- derman from 12th Ward, 1894, 1906, 08; judge Municipal Court since 1908, present term expires 1920. Republican. Club: Hamilton. Home: 2410 Clifton Park Av.
UHLMANN, Fred, grain and elevator business; b. Fuerth, Bavaria, Germany, May 19, 1864; s. Sig- mund and Emma (Rosenfeld) Uhlmann; ed. in old country; m. Hattie Abt, of Chicago, May 9, 1893; children: Alice, Richard. Came to U.S., 1888; en- tered grain and elevator business, 1901; now sec. J. Rosenbaum Grain Co. Republican. Jewish reli- gion. Clubs: Standard, Lake Shore Country. Rec- reations: golf, motoring, reading. Home: 5115 Ellis Noldi, opera singer), Gertrude, Lela (Mrs. Morti- Av. Office: 417 Postal Telegraph Bldg.
UHRLAUB, Francis Adolph Edward, banker; re- moved to Pasadena, Cal. (See vol. 1911.)
UIHLEIN, Edward Gustav, brewer; b. at Wert- heim-on-the-Main, Baden, Germany, Oct. 19, 1845; s. Benedict and Katherine (Krug) Uihlein; grad. Wertheim Gymnasium, 1861; came to U.S., June, 1864; m. Jan., 1875, Augusta Manns, St. Louis, Mo .; children: Edgar, Clara (Mrs. A. O. Trostel, Mil- waukee), Olga (Mrs. Henry Beneke, Chicago), Ella (Mrs. E. A. Seipp), Melita. Was employed in gro- cery business at St. Louis 3 yrs .; mfr. of oils at Chicago, 1867-71; since Jan. 1, 1872, in charge of the Chicago agency of the Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co., of Milwaukee, and now vice pres. of the com- pany. Was West Park Commr. 3 yrs. under Gov. Altgeld. Pres. Chicago Horticultural Soc .; pres. of German Hosp. Mason (32°). Has a notable collec- tion of tropical palms and orchids from all parts of the world, which is considered one of the best in America. Clubs: Germania, Orpheus, Teutonia, Maennerchor, German Press. Recreations: garden- ing and farming. Summer home: Forest Glenn, on Lake Geneva. Home: 2041 Pierce Av., Chicago. Of- fice: 660 W. Ohio St.
ULEN, Henry Charles, investment banker; b. in Boone Co., Ind., June 12, 1871; s. Henry C. and Katherine (Pinnell) Ulen; ed. graded schs. of Leb- anon, Ind .; m. Thorntown, Ind., Sept. 1, 1890, Mary M. Dutch. Admitted to Ind. bar, 1894, and prac- ticed law in Boone Co., 1894-1900; moved to Indi- anapolis, 1900; pres. American Light & Water Co., 1900-9; pres. 1908-11, of Ulen, Sutherlin & Co., of Kansas City, Mo., and after 1909 of Chicago; head of Ulen & Co., bonds, and pres. Ulen Contracting Co. since 1911. Democrat. Methodist. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Hamilton, Ill. Athletic, New Ev- anston Golf; Bankers of America (New York). Recreations: golf, hunting. Home: 4145 Sheridan Rd. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
ULLMANN, Herbert James, insurance; b. Ra- cine, Wis., Nov. 9, 1855; s. James J. and Rosina (Hovey) Ullmann; ed. Chicago High Sch .; m. Vin- cennes, Ind., Apr. 30, 1884, Clara R. Williams; chil- dren: Ralph Williams, James Wilson, Herbert Sat- terlee. In fire ins. business since 1875; mem. Bow- mar & Ullmann, 1877-85, O. W. Barrett & Co.,-1885- 94. R. A. Waller & Co., 1894-1901; later successive- ly a mem. of Marsh, Ullman & Co. and H. J. Ull- mann & Co .; not now in active business. Mem. Vet- erans Corps, 1st Inf. I.N.G., S.A.R. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Oak Park Country. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
ULLRICH, Albert H., artist, mcht .; b. Berlin. Germany; s. Karl and Clara (Toms) Ullrich; came to U.S., 1870; ed. Franklin and Newberry pub. schs., Chicago, also under tutors; studied at Art Inst. of Chicago 7 yrs., and at Paris, Munich and Rome; m. Hattie Edsall Thorp, of Evanston, Ill., Feb. 6, 1894 (died 1911) ; 2 daughters: Dorothy, Beatrice; m. 2d, Alice Breytspraak, of Evanston, Aug. 28, 1915. Ex- hibited at Art Inst. Chicago; Albright Gallery, Buffalo, N.Y .; art galleries, St. Louis, Denver, Colo., etc .; pres. and treas. Lord's (dept. store ). Mem. Palette and Chisel Club, The Arts Club, Chi- cago Soc. Artists. Home: 932 Judson Av. Office: Lord's, Fountain Sq., Evanston, Ill.
ULRICH, Bartow Adolphus, lawyer, author; b. Fishkill, N.Y., Feb. 12, 1840; s. Augustus Louis and Henriette (von Riesenkampf) Ulrich; ed. public schs., Springfield, Ill .; Univ. of Heidelberg: at Winbourne, Dorsetshire, Eng .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1864; m. Helen Amelia Russell, of Brighton, Mich., Mar. 31, 1864; 7 children: Victoria (Mrs. E. E. Noyes), Helen R. (Mrs. A. Alberti, known as mer C. Grover), Russell, Perry, Bartow A., Jr. (died 1905). Admitted to Ill. bar, 1864, and engaged in practice until 1870; later in real estate business. firm of Ulrich & Sons. Went to Europe in 1893, and investigated the various forms of municipal govt., articles subsequently published in Am. newspapers and mags. Club: Press. Author: Treatises on Gov- ernment, 1865; Victor-Dramatic Cantata. 1580; Political Influence of Germans and Destiny in America, 1884; How Should Chicago Be Governed? 1893;Essays on Christ Jesus, 1909; Abraham Lin- coln and Constitutional Government. 1916. Home: Jarvis and Rogers Avs. Office: 40 N. Dearborn St.
ULRICH, Henry, chief grain sampler Chicago Bd. of Trade; b. Chicago, Feb. 10, 1858; s. John Henry and Lina (Staats) Ulrich: ed. pub. schs .; m. Margaret Moran, of Chicago, Dec. 1. 1878; chil- dren: Harry J., Chest A., Lester B., J. Dellmere. George Glen, Myrtle (Mrs. Frank Burke). Marie. Began in employ of 111. State grain dept., 1878, con- tinuing until 1914: asst. grain sampler, Chicago Bd. of Trade, 1914-16, chief grain sampler since July 1, 1916. Republican. Protestant. Mem. Royal Arcanum, Royal League. Recreation: motoring. Home: 1421 Clifton Park Av. Office: Bd. of Trade.
ULRICH, Perry, real estate; b. Chicago. Aug. 26. 1870; s. Bartow Adolphus and Helen Amelia (Rus- sell) Ulrich; ed. grammar and high schs. Hyde Park (Chicago); m. Anna Hamilton Fairbairn, of Chicago, Apr. 28, 1909; 3 daughters: Lela F., Jean F., Rosemary F. Engaged in real estate business at Chicago since 1889. Mem. Chicago Assn. Com- merce. Republican. Christian Scientist. Club: Ham- ilton. Home: 2200 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, III. Of- fice: 407 Title & Trust Bldg., Chicago.
UMBERGER, Robert Bruner, banking; b. New- ark, Del., June 12, 1886; s. James B. and Ella G. (Bruner) Umberger; grad. Blair Acad., 1904; R.A., Yale, 1908; m. Cherrie Royal, of Denver, Colo .. Jan. 15, 1910: 1 daughter, Betty, Mgr. savings dept. la. Nat. Bank, 1910-16; sec. and mgr. Des
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Moines Morris Plan Co., 1916-17; sec. and credit 1913. Mem. New England Soc. Congregationalist. mgr. Chicago Morris Plan Bank since July, 1917. Mason. Republican. Recreation: golf. Home: 5724 Treas. Des Moines Chapter Am. Red Cross. Mem. Blackstone Av. Office: 222 N. Wabash Av. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Democrat. Presbyterian. Mason. Office: 21 N. LaSalle St.
UNDERWOOD, Arthur Waring, lawyer; b. Ft. Edward, N.Y., June 6, 1863; s. Jarvis A. and Eunice (Shapleigh) Underwood; grad. Glens Falls (N.Y.) Acad., 1880; A.B., Williams, 1884; at law sch. Univ. of Wis., 1888; Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1889; m. Lucy C. Cronkhite, of Chicago, Oct. 17, 1893; 3 children: Pierson, Eunice Shapleigh, Josephine Cronkhite. Admitted to bar, 1890; practiced suc- cessively in firms of Conover, Shedd & Underwood, Smith, Shedd & Underwood, and Smith, Shedd, Un- derwood & Hall; now mem. Underwood & Smyser. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst., Law Club. Republican; alderman 2d Ward, Evanston, Ill., 1888-91. Congregationalist. Clubs: Union League, Skokie Country; Clearwater (Fla.) Golf, Bellevue Country, University of Ev- anston, Phi Beta Kappa. Recreations: golf, fish- ing. Home: 1745 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill. Of- fice: Marquette Bldg., Chicago.
UNDERWOOD, George Walter, lawyer; b. Belle- ville, St. Clair Co., Ill., Sept. 22, 1860; s. Joseph Brown and Mary Letitia (McKee) Underwood; came to Chicago, 1867; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; was with E. A. Cummings & Co. and William Hale Thompson, Sr., 5 yrs. in management of real es- tate; admitted to Ill. bar, 1887; LL.B., Chicago Law Sch., 1901; m. Mary Terhune, of Chicago, Feb. 3, 1892; 3 children: George, Jr. (deceased), Mae, Jr., and William Edward. South Town justice, 1894-1906 (6 yrs. as police justice); asst. state's atty., 1908-10; during term in this office had sole charge of indictment dept. and grand jury; organ- ized firm of Underwood, Harding & Manning, later Underwood, Manning & Tracy and after death of Mr. Manning, title became Underwood, Stevens & Timm, which still continues; specializes in tax matters; among important causes tried as justice may be named the Iroquois Fire case, the Mus- cagni case, the Brandenbury forgery case, etc .; now village atty. for Village of Elmwood Park. Mem. Am., Ill. and Chicago bar assns. Republican; del. to many convs. and many years mem. exec. com. of home ward organization. Mem. bd. South Park M.E. Ch. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Ham- ilton (one of 4 original organizers and life mem.), Jackson Park Yacht (hon.). Contributed to The Hamiltonian, to London "Light," on war, death, and life thereafter, to Chicago Law Bulletin, Chi- cago Daily News, on question of adoption of Mu- nicipal Court Act, Practice and Procedure, and against abolishing the grand jury (the defeat of the Municipal Court Act which conferred most of the powers of the grand jury upon the Municipal Court was largely due to the sentiment created by these articles). Home: 3639 Grand Boul. Of- fice: 814 Tacoma Bldg.
UNDERWOOD, J(onathan) Platt, timber lands; b. Auburn, N.Y., Sept. 14, 1849; s. George and Char- lotte A. (Platt) Underwood; A.B., Hamilton Coll., 1870; m. Caroline Trumbull, of Chicago, Nov. 5, 1890; 3 children: Eleanor, Dorothea, Morgan P. In lumber mfg., 1870-98; dealing in timber lands since 1898. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago, Chicago Athletic, University; Al- pha Delta Phi, Transportation (New York) ; Mis- quamicut Golf (Watch Hill, R.I.). Recreation: Michigan Av.
UNDERWOOD, William Jackson, railway mgr. (See vol. 1911.)
UNRATH, Charles Fred, provision dealer; b. S. Germany, Sept. 11, 1847; s. of John and Regina Unrath; ed. pub. schs. in Germany; m. Watertown, Wis., 1878, Ernestine Moser; children: Charles F., Jr., Robert M. Came to Chicago, 1867, and engaged in the butcher business; inc., Oct., 1903, the Fulton Packing Co., beef and pork packers, of which is pres. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Home: 1808 Millard Av. Office: 820 Fulton St.
UPHAM, Clarence Curtis, wholesale grocer; b. at Hillsdale, Mich., July 30, 1876; s. Charles E. and Hattie P. (Curtis) Upham; ed. grammar and high schs., Detroit; m. Frances Marion Macbeth, of De- troit, Aug. 20, 1899; 3 children: Marion Curtis, Charles Macbeth, Donald Frederick. In wholesale grocery business since 1896; pres. and gen. mgr. Manufacturers & Retailers Co .; chmn. bd. of dirs. Marco Stores Co. Episcopalian. Clubs: City, Chi- cago Motor, Central Mfg. Dist. Recreations: mo- toring, fishing. Home: 7236 Paxton Av. Office: 3515 S. Ashland Av.
UPHAM, Frederic William, business man; b. Ra- cine, Wis., Jan. 29, 1861; s. Calvin H. and Amanda E. (Gibbs) Upham; A.B., Ripon (Wis.) Coll .; m. Helen Hall, of Cedar Rapids, Ia. With Upham Mfg. Co., Marshfield, Wis., 1880-94; removed to Chicago, 1894, and entered lumber business; prin. owner Upham & Agler Lumber Co .; pres. Consumers Co .; dir. Peabody Coal Co., Am. Surety Co., U.S. Realty & Improvement Co., Chicago & Ill. Midland Ry. Del. Rep. Nat. convs., 1892-1912; vice chmn. Com. on Arrangements, Rep. Nat. Conv., 1904, chmn. of same com., 1908 and 1912. and asst. treas. in West for Taft campaign; elected alderman 22d Ward, Chicago, 1898 (resigned); mem. Cook Co. Bd. of Review, 1899-1913. Mem. State Council of Defense, 1917. Pres. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., 1908-9 (now dir.); chmn. exec. com. Nat. Business League of Amer- ica since 1906. Mem. Soc. Colonial Wars, S.A.R., N.E. Soc., Loyal Legion. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Commercial, Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, Mid-Day, Saddle and Cycle, City, Press, South Shore Country, Glen View Golf (Chicago); Union League, The Lambs, Automobile of America (New York); Metropolitan (Washington). Home: Golf, Ill. Office: Conway Bldg., Chicago.
UPHAM, Robert Bradford, banker; b. Chicago, July 9, 1877; s. Abel P. and Frances A. (Brown) Upham; ed. Hyde Park High Sch .; student law dept. Univ. of Mich., 1895-8; m. La Visa Keller, of Emmetsburg, Ia., Dec. 19, 1903; 1 son, Robert B., Jr. Began as asst. purchasing agt. Joy Morton Co. (Internat. Salt Co.), 1898, continuing 1 yr .; asst. cashier Railway Exchange Bank, 1906-10; asst. cashier and mgr. bond dept., 1910-14, vice pres. and mgr. bond dept. since Oct., 1914, Peoples Trust & Savings Bank. Mem. Beta Theta Pi. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Bankers', Bond Men's, South Shore Country (treas. 1914, 15, 16), Chicago Ath- letic, Evanston Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 945 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Ill. Office: 138 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
golf. Home: 4843 Lake Park Av. Office: 332 S. Lake Forest Acad .; m. Marion Burton, of Wauke-
UPTON, Edward Lytton, lawyer; b. Barre, Vt., Sept. 10, 1850; s. Clark Warren and Harriet (Sher- man) Upton; ed. pub. schs., Waukegan, Ill., and gan, Oct. 27, 1875; 1 son, Edward Clark (died Oct. 30, 1909). Studied law in office of Blodgett & Up- ton; admitted to Ill. bar, 1871, to U.S. courts, 1873. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Lawyers' Inst. Republican. Recreation: golf. Home: Wau- kegan, Ill. Office: 64 W. Randolph St., Chicago.
UNDERWOOD, Sidney Lawrence, treasurer of Sprague Canning Machinery Co .; b. Town of Har- wich, Cape Cod, Mass., Sept. 11, 1840; s. Sidney and Lucy (Sherman) Underwood; ed. Pine Grove Sem., Harwich, Mass .; m. Fannie Farrington, of Chicago, Feb. 25, 1864 (now deceased); 1 son, Sidney Far- UPTON, George Putnam, journalist, author; b. Boston, Oct. 25, 1834; s. Daniel P. and Lydia N. Upton; ed. Roxbury (Mass.) Latin Sch .; A.M., Brown Univ., 1854; m. Georgiana S. Wood, of Adri- an, Mich., Sept. 22, 1880. On staff Native Citizen, Chicago, 1855-6; city editor Evening Journal, 1856- 62; city editor and war corr., 1862-3, musical crit- ic, 1863-81, asso. editor, 1872-1905, editorial writer since 1870, Chicago Tribune. Mem. Archæol. Inst. rington. Began in grocery business at Burlington, Ia., in 1855; came to Chicago, 1856. and engaged in commn. business on the Board of Trade; became mem. Underwood & Co., about 1860, continuing many years; this firm recruited Co. D of the 72d Ill. Inf. for service in the Civil War. Became iden- tified with Omaha Packing Co. about 1890 and was treas. from the early 90s until company liquidated, 1912; treas. Sprague Canning Machinery Co. since America; corr. mem. Chicago Hist. Soc., Wis. Hist.
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