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Soc. Author of numerous books, for titles see with Felix & Marston, jobbers in woodenware, Who's Who in America. Home: 5491 Hyde Park Boulevard.
URION, Alfred R., lawyer; b. Salem, N.J., Sept. 29, 1863; s. John and Mary (Randolph) Urion; ed. South Jersey Inst. and Central High Sch., Phila., Pa .; studied law at St. Paul, Minn., and in N.D .; m. 1885, Mabel. d. Henry M. Kimball, then editor of the Carlinville (Ill.) Democrat; children: Fran- ces, Henry, Alfred, Jr., Virginia. Admitted to bar on examination in N.D., 1885; later admitted to Minn. bar, at St. Paul, and in 1888 came to Chi- cago, to enter legal service of Armour & Co., for which he is now gen. counsel. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Edn. (pres. June, 1909-Jan. 1, 1911); trustee of Blackburn Coll., Carlinville, Ill. Mason. Clubs: Press, Union League, Hamilton. Home: 839 E. 40th St. Office: Armour & Co., Union Stock Yards.
USHER, Thomas James, builders' hardware; b. Cincinnati, May 28, 1863; s. Samuel and Elizabeth (Hughes) Usher; ed. pub. schs. of Brooklyn, N.Y .; m. Brooklyn, Jan. 13, 1886, Jessie S. Van Valken- burgh; children: Harold L., Thomas J., Jr., Louis C. In employ of Sheepshead Bay & Coney Island Ry. Co. 2 yrs .; then with Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co., 1880, as clk. and traveling salesman until be- came mgr. Chicago office, 1904; company inc., 1908, as the Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co. of Chicago, of which was vice pres. until 1914; mgr. Russell & Erwin Div. of Am. Hardware Assn. since 1914. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Elk. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, South Shore Country. Home: 6406 Kenwood Av. Office: 168 N. Michigan Av.
UTLEY, George Burwell, librarian; b. Hartford, Conn., Dec. 3, 1876; s. George Tyler and Harriet Ella (Burwell) Utley; Colgate Univ., Hamilton, N.Y., 1 yr .; Ph.B., Brown Univ., 1899; m. Lou Mabel Gilbert, of Fairfield, Vt., Sept. 4, 1901. Asst. libra- rian, Watkinson Library, Hartford, Conn., 1899- 1901; librarian Md. Diocesan Library, Baltimore, 1901-5; librarian Pub. Library, Jacksonville, Fla., 1905-11; sec. and exec. officer Am. Library Assn. and its pub. bd., Chicago, since Jan., 1911. Mem. A.L.A., Am. Library Inst., Am. Hist. Assn., Bibliog. Soc. America, N.E.A., Nat. Inst. Social Sciences, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Baptist. Clubs: City, Chi- cago Library (pres. 1912-13). Author: The Life and Times of Thomas John Claggett, 1913; also papers on libraries and library work in various professional jours. Recreations: fishing, tennis. Home: 1306 E. 54th St. Office: 78 E. Washington Street.
UTLEY, John Butler, lumber mcht .; b. Sterling, Ill., Feb. 22, 1885; s. Henry Butler and Martha (Harden) Utley; ed. pub. schs .; m. Alice Hazel, d. George D. Eddy, of Chicago, Feb. 6, 1908; children: John Eddy, Mary Alice. Began in employ of Ed- ward Hines Lumber Co., Iron River, Wis., 1906, continuing 11/2 yrs .; with W. O. King Co., 1 yr .; then sec. and treas. Kerns-Utley Lumber Co. until 1914; pres. Utley-Holloway Co. since 1914. Mem. Chicago Lumber Assn. Clubs: Hamilton (Chicago), Lumbermen's (Memphis, Tenn.). Home: 605 Jud- son Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 111 W. Washington St., Chicago.
UTT, Nathan Enoch, lawyer; b. Platteville, Wis .; s. Elias and Abigail (Borah) Utt: ed. State Normal Sch., Platteville; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1876; un- married. Practiced law at Dubuque, Ia., 1876-1900, since at Chicago. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Repub- lican. Mason. Home: 851 N. Dearborn St. Office: Fort Dearborn Bldg.
UTT, William Henry, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)
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VAIL, Charles Winfield, clerk Supreme Court of Ill .; b. on farm 7 miles southwest of Fairbury, Ill., Mar. 14, 1861; s. John D. (Sr.) and Harriet A. (Mc- Nulty) Vail; attended country sch. until 18; 2 win- ters in Lincoln (pub.) Sch., Chicago; grad. Met. Business Coll., Chicago, 1884; m. Evansville, Ind., Dec., 1896, Clara J. Barton; children: Edna C., Charles Winfield, Jr., Marjorie. Bookkeeper for Chicago Gas Light & Coke Co., 1884-6; traveling salesman for Gardner Ladder Co., 1886-8; then
1888-91; entered mortgage brokerage business, 1891; clk. Superior Court of Cook Co., 1905-14; clk. Supreme Court of Ill. since Jan., 1915. Formerly mem. Rep. State Central Com .; Rep. Nat. Conv., 1912; mem. 32d Ward Rep. Club. Mason (K.T., Oriental Consistory, Shrine), Odd Fellow, Moose, Woodman. Clubs: Hamilton, Englewood Men's. Home: 6934 Stewart Av., Chicago. Office: Supreme Court Bldg., Springfield, Il1.
VAIL, Edward P., lawyer; b. Frederick, Schuy- ler Co., Ill., July 30, 1849; s. Samuel P. and Weal- thy (Farwell) Vail; ed. common schs. at Frederick. and Ill. Coll., Jacksonville, Ill .; served in Civil War as a pvt. in Co. F, 18th Ill. Vol. Inf .; m. Rushville, Ill., Oct. 4, 1876, Carrie M. Putman; children: Rob- ert P., Bryant E., Karl V., V., Dorothy, Donald. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1870; practiced law at Rush- ville, Ill., 7 yrs .; state's atty. of Schuyler Co. 4 yrs .; moved to Decatur, Ill., 1877; was state's atty. of Macon Co. 31/2 years; judge of Circuit Court, 1888-1903; removed to Chicago to engage in gen. practice of law; now mem. Vail & Vette. Republic- an. Mem. G.A.R. Club: Union League. Home: 702 Sheridan Rd. Office: Title & Trust Bldg.
VAIL, Edwin E., banker; b. Fairbury, Ill., Nov. 22, 1866; s. John D. and Harriet A. (McNulty) Vail; ed. pub. schs., Fairbury, Ill .; Met. Business Coll., Chicago; m. Ella E. Anderson, of Fairbury, Ill., Dec. 25, 1901; 2 children: Melissa H., Glen E. Mem. bd. dirs. Donaldson & Fisher Machinery Co. (Chi- cago), Western Live Stock Ins. Co. (Peoria, Ill.); formerly pres. Kimbark State Bank, Kimbark Com- mercial & Savings Bank, consolidated with Stony Island Trust & Savings Bank, 1917, and vice pres. latter. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason. Recrea- tions: golf, tennis. Home: 6718 East End Av. Of- fice: 6822 Stony Island Av.
VAIL, Henry Sherman, actuary; b. nr. Janes- ville, Wis., Apr. 23, 1847; s. James Wellington and Rebecca Austin (Sherman) Vail; g. g. grandson of Roger Sherman, signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence; ed. grammar schs., Milwaukee, and Avo- ca, Wis .; Richland County (Wis.) Inst .; Ripon (Wis.) Coll. (service in Civil War prevented fin- ishing coll. course); m. Jenny C. McCullock, of Chicago, Mar. 4, 1880; 4 children: Carleton M., Roger Sherman, Malcolm D., Cecile Vail Follans- bee. Enlisted in Co. D, 38th Wis. Vols., at age of 16, 1863; served as colonel's orderly, corpl. and 1st sergt .; commd. maj. and asst. adj. gen. by Gov. Hartranft of Pa .; maj. and a.d.c. staff of Gov. Cul- lum of Ill .; instrumental with others in securing first legislation creating Nat. Guard of Ill. Entered actuarial dept., home office of Nat. Life Assurance Co. of U.S., Phila., Aug. 1, 1868; apptd. asst. actu- ary, serving 12 yrs .; was actuary ins. depts. of Ill., Ind., Ia., Wis. and Minn., covering a period of 12 or 14 yrs. (probably made as many official exam- inations of life, fire, marine and accident com- panies as any actuary living) ; served as actuary for Wis. Legislative Investigating Commn., etc .: now sr. mem. H. S. Vail & Sons, independent actu- aries. Chmn. bd. of trustees Nat. Cadet Corps League; chmn. finance com. Universal Mil. Train- ing League; was vice chmn. Rep. Nat. Finance Com. during Pres. Taft's first candidacy; chmn. Mayor's Relief Com. under Mayors Harrison, Sr. and Jr., and Mayors Swift and Dunne. Assisted in organizing Am. Inst. Actuaries, also the Nat. League for Life Assurance Edn. Instrumental in organizing the Ins. Dept. of Ill. and tendered po- sition of ins. supt .; organized and commanded the ballot box guards at time of reform movement in Chicago, 1876; also Cook Co. S.S. Assn., of which was. sec. and treas. 8 yrs. His report on accident prevention and old age pensions, 1911, largely in- fluenced favorable legislation in 17 states. Men. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mem. S.A. R., G.A.R. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic. City, Hamilton, Highland Park. Author of Inven- tory System in Life Insurance (20 leaflets). Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 110 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
VALLENTYNE, James W., clergyman: b. Can- nington, Ont., Oct. 5, 1870; s. Thomas and Eunice ( Way) Vallentyne: ed. Hamline Univ., St. Paul. Minn., 1894-7: m. Tryphena Grace Allin, of Lind- say, Ont., June 18, 1895: 1 son, Allin W. Ordained
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Congl. ministry, 1902; pastor Buffalo, Minn., 1897- 1902. Marshall, Minn., 1902-6, Glen Ellyn, Il1., 1907- 11, California Av. Ch., Chicago, since Jan. 1, 1915. Served as postmaster, Glen Ellyn; was asst. cash- ier Du Page County State Bank, also mem. Bd. of Edn., Glen Ellyn. Mem. St. Andrew's Soc .; York and Scottish Rite Mason. Home: 36 N. Albany Av.
VAN ALKEMADE, Cornelius Van Ryn, steam- ship transportation; b. at London, Eng., Sept. 15, 1868; s. Leendert Willem and Tonia (Van Ameyden Van Duym) Van Alkemade; ed. schs. in Holland; m. Chicago, July 14, 1896, Sebella De Bey; chil- dren: Leendert Willem, Eva Cornelia, Cornelia Pe- tronella, Johanna. Began in service of the Hol- land-Am. Line, steamers between New York and Rotterdam, at the Rotterdam office, 1888, and has been with the company ever since, serving con- secutively at Rotterdam office, at the New York office, the Rotterdam office again, the office at Boulogne-sur-Mer, and since 1893 in charge of the office at Chicago as general western agent. Vice consul of the Netherlands, 1909-15. Clubs: Ill. Ath- letic; Netherland (New York). Recreations: boat- ing, fishing. Home: 5312 Woodlawn Av. Office: 138 N. LaSalle St.
VAN BENSCHOTEN, William Crowell, M.D .; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Jan. 10, 1870; s. Samuel and Mary (Crowell) Van Benschoten; Ph.B., Northwestern Univ., 1891, A.M., 1896; A.B., Harvard, 1892; stud- ent Ill. Coll. of Pharmacy, 1892-3; M.D., North- western Univ. Med. Sch., 1896; m. Chicago, Kath- erine Louise Parr, June 21, 1899; 3 children: Ruth, William Parr, Marjory. Interne, St. Luke's Hosp., Chicago, 1896-8; surgeon to Ill. Steel Co., 1898 -. 1900. Fellow Am. Acad. Medicine; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Sigma Chi, Nu Sigma Nu. Mason (Jackson Park Chapter, Wood- lawn Council, Oriental Consistory 32°). Republic- an. Episcopalian. Club: Chicago Motor. Recrea- tion: automobiling. Home: 6516 Kimbark Av. Of- fice: 1230 E. 63d St.
VAN BERGEN, William Fred, railway auditor; b. Troy, N.Y., Aug. 27, 1849; s. Frederick S. and Pamelia A. Van Bergen; ed. Dearborn (pub.) Sch., Chicago; m. Lansing, Mich., Feb. 9, 1875, Ella Wood; children: William Charles, John Shellette, Frank Gerrittson, Jessie Pamelia. In service of C.&N.W.Ry. since June 1, 1865, beginning as office boy in telegraph dept., to June, 1866; clk. in audi- tor's office to June, 1871; clk. and chief clk. gen. ticket office to 1882; ticket auditor to May 1, 1910, since then auditor passenger accounts. Republic- an. Mem. of First Congl. Ch., Oak Park, Ill. Club: Oak Park. Home: 532 Fair Oaks Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1303, 226 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
VAN BUSKIRK, William Franklin, banker; b. at Hatboro, Pa., July 29, 1860; s. Silas Yerkes and Katherine (Troy) Van Buskirk; pub. sch. edn .; m. Elma L. Root, of Somerset, Mich., Aug. 6, 1884; 2 children: Troy (deceased), William Dana. Began with Bank of Odell, Odell, Ill., 1883; cashier same, 1885-99; cashier Pontiac (Ill.) State Bank, 1899- 1907; vice pres. Colonial Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago, 1907-10; vice pres. Standard Trust & Sav- ings Bank, Chicago, 1910-14; pres. Bank of Com- merce & Savings, 1916-17. Mem. Draft Registra- tion Bd., 1917. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Modern Woodmen of America. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Bankers', Hyde Park Men's. Recreations: hunting and outdoor sports. Home: 5218 Kimbark Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
VANCE, Joseph Anderson, clergyman. Removed to Detroit, Mich. (See Who's Who in America.)
VANCE, William Little, broker. (See vol. 1911.) VAN CLEEF, Elliott Earle, contracting engr .; b. New Brunswick, N.J., June 18, 1877; s. Howard Mason and Anna Augusta (Earle) van Cleef; ed. pub. schs., New Brunswick; B.S., Rutgers Coll., 1898; m. Marion Gertrude Terry, of Coushatta, La., Apr. 5, 1911 (died Sept. 7, 1916). With constrn. dept. of Western Electric Co., N.Y. City, 1899-1912; western mgr. at Chicago of L. K. Comstock & Co. since 1912. Mem. Co. F, 7th Regt. N.G.N.Y., 1906- 12, now mem. Veteran Assn. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Mid-Day (Chicago); Delta Kappa Epsi- lon (New York). Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 1028 Lawrence Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
VANDER COOK, Hale A., bandmaster; b. Ann Arbor, Mich., 1864; s. Michael and Clarissa (Lit- tel) Vander Cook; ed. pub. schs., Allegan, Mich .; m. Emily Emmons, of Allegan, July 20, 1890. Pres. Vander Cook's Cornet Sch. Composer of many cor- net solos, also military grand marches; among lat- ter are Royal Potentate March, Hoosier Slide, Our Colonel, Matator, Euphonic, Colossean, etc. Mason. Elk; mem. O.E.S. Home and Studio: 1652 Warren Avenue.
VANDERKLOOT, Adrian, mfr .; Dec. 7, 1849- 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
VANDERKLOOT, Mathias R., president South Halsted St. Iron Works; b. in Netherlands, Apr. 12, 1860; s. Marinus L. and Meis (Koning) Vander- kloot; came to America with parents, 1867; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Olive Cantine, of Chicago, Nov. 13, 1883; 2 children: Lura Meis (Mrs. John Wallace Lamb), Helen Cantine (Mrs. William Young Plat- ner). Began in employ of M. Vanderkloot & Son, founders, 1875; learned the moulder's trade and be- came foreman, 1878; firm inc., 1885, as the South Halsted St. Iron Works; was made sec. and treas., 1892, vice pres., 1907, pres. since 1912. Republican. Methodist. Mason. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: hunting, fishing. Residence: Hotel Del Prado. Office: 2611 S. Halsted St.
VANDERKLOOT, William J., secretary and treas. South Halsted St. Iron Works; b. Chicago, Aug. 20, 1879; s. Adrian and Elizabeth Bertha (Burnett) Vanderkloot; prep. edn. pub. grammar sch. and South Div. High Sch., Chicago; C.E., Univ. of Wis., 1901; m. Florence Cary, of Chicago, Mar. 24, 1903. Connected with South Halsted St. Iron Works since 1901, and sec. and treas. since Dec. 1, 1906. Mayor of Lake Bluff, Ill. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs., Builders' and Traders' Ex- change, Chicago Assn. Commerce; hon. mem. Chi- cago Estimators' Club. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Lake Bluff Country, etc. Home: Lake Bluff, Ill. Office: 2611 S. Halsted St., Chicago.
VANDERPOEL, John Henry, artist; 1857-May 2, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)
VAN DORN, William Tolbert, inventor and mfr .; b. LaPorte, Ind., Sept. 26, 1843; s. William Groff and Margaret (Tolbert) Van Dorn; ed. pub. sch., Miami Co., Ind .; m. Emma Bowman, of Fisher, Ill., Jan. 1, 1885; 3 children: Edith Alice (Mrs. Ste- phen Gavin), Herbert Earl, William Ewart. Served in Union Army short time, 1863; equipped ox-team and drove across the plains from Ind. to Denver, 1864, returning, Jan., 1865; went to Neb., May, 1865, and again crossed and recrossed plains; re- turned to Ind., 1866; went to Omaha, 1867, and employed on Union Pacific Ry. until 1874; in com- mn. and nursery business in Utah, 1874-80; lived at Lincoln, Neb., 1880-95, Chicago since 1895. As- sisted in organizing the Fitzgerald-Van Dorn Co., Chicago, 1891, which in 1896 changed to the W. T. Van Dorn Co., couplings and car supplies, of which has since been the head; firm inc., June, 1914, as Van Dorn Coupler Co., of which he has since been pres. Republican. Christian Scientist. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. Commerce. Recreation: travel. Home: 5125 Harper Av. Office: 2325 S. Paulina St.
VAN DUSEN, Frank W., organist; b. Montfort, Wis., Apr. 2, 1878; s. of Dr. Wilson H. and Elsie (Montgomery) Van Dusen; grad. Am. Conserva- tory of Music, Chicago; later studied in Paris, or- gan with Alex. Guilmant, and piano with Maurice Moszkowski; m. Marion, d. Myron J. Carpenter, of LaGrange, Ill. Inst. of piano and organ, Am. Con- servatory, since 1905; organist at Sunday morning services at Bush Temple of Music, 4 yrs .; now or- ganist Eighth Ch. of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. Mem. Chicago Chapter Am. Guild Organists. Com- poser of "Course of Study for Reed-Organ"; also of many compositions for organ and piano. Home: 6205 Langley Av. Studio: 304 S. Wabash Av.
VAN DYKE, George Alfred, coal operator; b. at Holland, Mich., Apr. 7, 1869; s. Henry and Anna (Vrieling) Van Dyke; grad. high schs., Grand Rap- ids, Mich .; m. Esther May Powers, of Grand Rap- ids, Sept. 7, 1892; 2 children: Alva Bertrand, George Albert, Jr. Began in employ of Pere Marquette R.R., Chicago, 1886, and was gen. western frt. agt.
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of that road, 1893-1902; gen. mgr. Harrisburg & pres. Republican. Clubs: Illini, City, Hinsdale, Big Muddy Coal Co., Chicago, 1902-5; now pres. Hinsdale Golf. Recreations: golf, automobiling, Harrisburg-Franklin Coal Co., Chicago-Carlisle music. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: Racine Av. at Coal Co. Republican. Congregationalist. Mason. 21st St., Chicago. Clubs: Hamilton, Congregational, Wilmette Coun- try. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 610 Wash- ington Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 28 E. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
VAN DYKE, John H., grain commn .; b. Chicago, Aug. 25, 1875; s. Henry and Gertrude (Meyer) Van Dyke; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Lina DeWolf, of Rochester, N.Y., Sept. 15, 1897; 1 son, Henry James. Began in employ of George Thomas & Co., grain commn., Chicago, 1890; with Nye & Jenks Grain Co. since 1896, now sec .; sec. Midland Elevator Co., Rialto Elevator Co. Republican. United Presby- terian. Home: 47 N. Menard Av. Office: 907 Postal Telegraph Bldg.
VAN GELDER, Mozes, president Empire Mat- tress Co .; b. Leyden, Netherlands, May 17, 1861; s. Solomon and Celia (Duitz) Van Gelder; ed. pub. schs. of native land; m. Marie Alida Kulker, of Amsterdam, June 15, 1888; 4 children: Celia, Jacob, Sarah, Solomon. Started in manufacture of mat- tresses in Chicago, 1890; now pres. and treas. Em- pire Mattress Co. Republican. Mason, Odd Fel- low; mem. B'nai B'rith. Clubs: Illinois Athletic," Hamilton, Edgewater Yacht. Home: 5747 Sheridan Rd. Office: 2231 W. Madison St.
VAN HAGEN, George Ely, mfr .; b. Hamilton, Ont., Sept. 4, 1873; s. Isaac and Almira H. (Ely) Van Hagen; grad. South Division High Sch., Chi- cago, 1891; m. Chicago, Oct. 27, 1897, Mary Wake- field Lewis; 1 son, George E., Jr. Associated with the Chicago Forge & Bolt Co., 1891-1900, with American Bridge Co., 1900-3; identified with Stand- ard Forgings Co., since July 15, 1903 (works at Indiana Harbor, Ind.), and is now pres. Republic- an. Baptist. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Ath- letic, South Shore Country. Home: Barrington, Il1. Office: Railway Exchange, Chicago.
VAN HOOK, Weller, surgeon; b. Greenville, Ind., May 14, 1862; s. William Russell and Tillie (Wel- ler) Van Hook; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1884; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1885; studied univs. of Berlin and Vienna, 1894-5; m. Anna Charles Whaley, of St. Louis, June 16, 1892; 1 son, Hubert. Has held chairs of surgery in Coll. Phys. and Surg. and Chicago Post-Grad. Med. Sch .; surgeon to Wesley Hosp. Mem. Draft Registration Bd., 1917. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Surg. Soc., Chicago Gynæcol. Soc., etc. Home: 7124 Coles Av. Office: 31 N. State St.
VAN HOOSEN, Bertha, M.D., surgeon; b. Roch- ester, Mich., Mar. 26, 1863; d. Joshua and Sarah Ann (Taylor) Van Hoosen; B.A., Univ. of Mich., 1884, M.D., 1888 (M.A., 1914); unmarried. Prac- ticed at Chicago since 1892; attending gynecologist to Cook Co., Mary Thompson, and Provident hosps. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Chicago Woman's Med. Soc., Woman's Nat. Med. Assn. (pres.), Eugenic Soc. Clubs: Chicago Woman's, Woman's City. Editor Woman's Medical Journal. Contbr. on "twilight sleep," etc. Home: 4845 Calumet Av. Office: 32 N. State St.
VAN HORNE, William McCadden, brigadier-gen- eral U.S.A .; b. in Ohio, Aug. 22, 1842. Enlisted as pvt. Co. E, 2d Ohio Inf., Aug. 14, 1861; discharged, Oct. 10, 1864; commd. 2d It. 184th Ohio Inf., Jan. 4, 1865; transferred to 195th Ohio Inf., Mar. 17, 1865; capt., Mar. 17, 1865; hon. mustered out, Dec. 18, 1865; apptd. from Ohio, 2d lt. 17th U.S. Inf., Feb. 23, 1866; 1st It., Feb. 23, 1866; capt., Dec. 31. 1872; maj. 22d Inf., May 23, 1896; transferred to 8th Inf., Oct. 24, 1898; lt .- col. 18th Inf., Nov. 1, 1898; col. 29th Inf., Feb. 2, 1901; retired on account of dis- ability incurred in line of duty, Oct. 16, 1901; ad- vanced to rank of brig .- gen. retired, by act of Apr. 23, 1904. Address: 5945 Midway Park, Austin.
VAN INWAGEN, Frank, vice president Ill. Engi- neering Co .; b. Hinsdale, Ill., July 1, 1886; s. Fred and Lucia J. (Irish) Van Inwagen; prep. edn. Hins- dale High Sch. and Momence High Śch .; B.S., Univ. of Ill., 1908; unmarried. With Ill. Engineering Co., power plant specialties and vacuum and vapor systems of heating, since June 29, 1908, now vice
VAN NATTA, John Edward, lawyer; b. on farm (now Armitage and N. Cicero Avs.), Chicago, Aug. 11, 1872; s. James and Martha E. (Allen) Van Natta; ed. Kelvyn Grove Sch .; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1896; m. Dorothy Vail Heegaard, of Chicago, June 1, 1908; children: Vail Allen, William Hee- gaard. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1896, and practiced in Mich., Porto Rico and Chicago; atty. for Old Port- age Park Dist. since Oct., 1915; gen. counsel Chi- cago & Northern Interurban Ry .; dir. Western Brass Mfg. Co., F. W. Hochspeier, Inc. Served as 1st lt., 2d Ill. Vol. Inf., Spanish-Am. War; now maj. of inf., Officers' Reserve Corps. Home: 5008 Pensacola Av. Office: 127 N. Dearborn St.
VAN NESS, Frank Colgate, sugar refiners' agt .; b. Chicago, Feb. 25, 1868; s. Isaac R. and Caroline A. (Bailey) Van Ness; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Mayfair, Ill., Aug. 24, 1893, Mabel Harbert Clark; children: Harbert Bailey, Mabel Ruth. Began as office boy at 13; with Reid, Murdoch & Fischer. 1884, and about 2 yrs. later worked for E. A. Schoyer & Co., remaining 2 yrs .; then in the mer- chandise brokerage business for a year or so; later had a working interest in the brokerage firm of E. M. Endicott & Co., about 2 yrs .; mem. firm of Mer- rill & Van Ness, sugar brokers, until 1899; since then in business alone, representing the Nat. Sugar Refining Co. of N.J., and the leading domestic beet sugar refining companies. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Evanston Golf, Wilmette Country; Hanover (Brooklyn, N.Y.). Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: 611 Forest Av., Wilmette, Ill.
VAN NESS, Gardiner B., grain commn .: b. Chi- cago, Mar. 4, 1871; s. Isaac R. and Caroline A. (Bailey) Van Ness; ed. pub. schs .; m. Edith Rad- ford, of Chicago, Jan. 3, 1905; 2 sons: Gardiner B., Jr., Carroll Radford. Entire business life in the grain commn. trade on Chicago Bd. of Trade; now head of firm of Gardiner B. Van Ness & Co. Mason; Royal League. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Edgewater Golf. Home: 6117 Kenmore Av. Office: 642, 140 W. Van Buren St.
VAN NORMAN, George B., live stock; b. Elmira, N.Y., Nov. 25, 1842; s. Jacob and Mary (Parks) Van Norman; moved with parents to Wis., settling in Iowa Co., 1855; ed. district schs .; farming until 1861; enlisted Co. H, Sth Wis. Vols. (Live Eagle Regt.), for 3 yrs., and reënlisted and served 412 yrs .; commd. 2d Ít. Co. H, 1864, and was apptd. drill master of regt. for remainder of service: was in 42 engagements, and wounded at Red River and again at Nashville, Tenn .; m. Dec. 15, 1865, Eliza- beth Atkinson; children: Jennie (Mrs. A. Wild, stage name, Jane Payton), Alma (Mrs. J. H. Stew- art), Lizzie (Mrs. B. C. Waite). In hardware busi- ness at Spring Green, Wis., 1865; then in butcher business and shipping live stock: opened live stock commn. house at Milwaukee Stock Yards, 1874; since 1894 has also been in same business at Union Stock Yards, Chicago; sr. partner and gen. mgr .. G. B. Van Norman & Co .; now pres. Van Norman, Lawler & Co .; also pres. and gen. mgr. South Mil- waukee Co., South Milwaukee, Wis .: also vice pres. Plankington Packing Co. 7 yrs .; pres. Eagle Horse Shoe Co., South Milwaukee. Mem. E. B. Wolcott Post G.A.R., Milwaukee, Wis. Clubs: Saddle and Sirloin, South Shore Country. Home: 4917 Wash- ington Park Ct. Office: Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.
VAN NOSTRAND, John James, grain broker; b. Wayne Co., O., Jan. 26, 1844; s. Isaac and Catherine (Rose) Van Nostrand; ed. dist. schs., Wayne Co., O., and Washington Co., la .; m. Martha George, of Cadiz, O., and Des Moines, Ia., Aug. 23, 1871; 2 children: Myra B., John J., Jr. Enlisted in Co. H. 2d Ia. Vol. Inf., Sept. §, 1862; was with rest. ex- cept while a detailed forager in Sherman's army from Savannah to Goldsboro; hon. discharged, June 15, 1865; engaged in buying and selling live stock, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, and in la, for self and others, 1865-80; engaged in buying and selling grain contracts on Chicago Bd. of Trade since 1880. Mem. Nat. Union, George H. Thomas Post, G.A.R. Club: Hawkeye Fellowship. Author:
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