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VAN SANT; Edgar Sands, coal; b. Ellicott City, Howard Co., Md., Feb. 20, 1874; s. James Edgar and Henrietta (Helm) Van Sant; ed. pub. schs. and Rock Hill Coll., Ellicott City, Md .; m. Baltimore, Md., Apr. 22, 1896, M. Louise Miller. Entered ry. service, 1890, as messenger B.&O.R.R., Baltimore; was in various clerkships, same road, until Aug., 1899; apptd., Sept. 1, 1899, coal and coke agent, with headquarters at Chicago; resigned, Feb. 1, 1902, and was apptd. traffic mgr. Jones & Adams Co. (wholesale coal and coke), serving until May 14, 1903, when purchased interest in Globe Coal Co., of which is now. vice pres. Clubs: South Shore Country, Chicago Gun, Chicago Motor. Recrea- tions: baseball, shooting, fishing, motoring. Home: 7360 Sheridan Rd. Office: McCormick Bldg.
VAN SCHAACK, Cornelius P., wholesale drugs; b. Manlius, Onondaga Co., N.Y., May 26, 1863; s. of Peter and Louisa (Smith) Van Schaack; ed. pub. schs .; registered pharmacist by examination; m. Maude H. Byford, July 1, 1890 (now deceased) ; m. 2d, Beatrice Harding, Feb. 4, 1904; 3 sons. En- gaged in drug business at Chicago since 1881; vice pres. and sec. Peter Van Schaack & Sons. Demo- crat. Methodist. Club: Hamilton. Home: 614 Lin- den Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 116 W. Lake St., Chicago.
VAN SCHAACK, Robert Hubbard, wholesale drugs; b. Deseronto, Can., Mar. 21, 1862; s. Peter and Louisa (Smith) Van Schaack; ed. pvt. schs., Chicago; m. Carrie Libby, of Chicago, Nov. 5, 1887; 3 children: Robert Hubbard, Jr., Louis L., Albione L. Began in wholesale drug business, "The Old Salamander Drug House," established by father, in 1867, becoming pres. Peter Van Schaack & Sons, 1896, and pres. and treas., 1897. Mayor of Kenil- worth, Ill., 1903-4. Republican. Mem. R.E. Ch. Mem. Holland Soc. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 1028 Greenwood Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 116 W. Lake St., Chicago.
VAN SCHAICK, Gerard, president Universal Ry. Supply Co. (See vol. 1911.)
VAN SCHAICK, Guy, lawyer; b. Gilroy, Cal., Dec. 6, 1876; s. Holmes David and Mary Alabama (Wright) Van Schaick; descended from Gozen Ger- ritse Van Schaick, who settled early in 17th cen- tury at Albany, N.Y., and died 1676; B.S., Univ. of Cal., 1898; J.D., Univ. of Chicago Law Sch., 1909; m. Esther Knapp, of Jamestown, N.Y., Sept. 16, 1905; 1 son, Harold Guy. Taught in high sch. in Cal., 1899-1901; went to Philippines, 1901, as teach- er; made div. supt. schs., 1902. continuing as such 4 yrs .; admitted to Ill. bar, 1909, and since prac- ticed at Chicago. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Lawyers' Assn., Cal. Soc. of Ill., Sociedad Hispano Americana. Republican. Mason (Garden City Lodge, Jackson Park Chapter). Club: City. Home: 5811 Maryland Av. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.
VAN SICKLEN, Norton Harding, Sr., motor cars. (See vol. 1911.)
VAN STEENDEREN, Frederick Cornelius Leon- ard, college prof .; b. Arnhem, Netherlands, Mar. 13, 1864; s. Cornelius and Aleida (Volkers) Van Steen- deren; came to America. 1881; traveled and stud- ied in Europe, 1884-90; M.A., Penn Coll., Ia., 1893; Ph.D., State Univ. of Ia., 1905; m. Jessie E. S. Meachem, of Racine, Wis., Dec. 31, 1891. Teacher modern langs., Vianen Inst., 1888-90, Racine Coll. Grammar Sch., 1890-1; prof. modern langs., Penn Coll., 1891-4; prof. Romance langs., State Univ. of Ia., 1894-1905; master modern langs. and history, Lake Forest (Ill.) Acad., 1905-6; prof. Romance langs., Lake Forest Coll., since Sept., 1906. Mem. Modern Lang. Assn. America, Nat. Inst. Social Sci- ences. Author several vols., for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: Lake Forest, Ill.
VAN TUYL, Charles Henry, educator; b. Lodi, Seneca Co., N.Y., June 15, 1863; s. Andrew Jackson and Sarah Martha (Jackson) Van Tuyl; grad. of Cortland (N.Y.) Normal Sch., 1885; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1902; post-grad. work, Univ. of Mu-
nich, Germany, 1907-8; m. Mary Elizabeth Blod- gett, of Cortland, N.Y., Dec. 8, 1886. Prin. high sch., Chenango Forks, N.Y., 1885, 6; same, Hamil- ton, N.Y., 1887-1900; teacher of classics, Chicago Manual Training Sch., 1902-3; teacher and asst. dean Univ. High Sch. (Univ. of Chicago), since 1903. Mem. N.E.A., Middle West Classical Assn. Presbyterian. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: University, Quadrangle. Author various Latin books for be- ginners. Recreations: golf, tennis, baseball. Home: 6128 Greenwood Av.
VAN TUYL, Harry Isaac, dentist and oral sur- geon; b. Ypsilanti, Mich., Apr. 3, 1869; s. Henry and Jennie E. (Markell) Van Tuyl; B.S., Univ. of Mich., 1894; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1898, D.D.S., 1904; m. Avonia Damon, of Ypsilanti, Aug. 11, 1896; 3 children: Muriel, Ronald, Sibyl. In practice at Chicago since 1904; prof. anatomy, Northwest- ern Univ. Dental Sch. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason, K.P. Recreations: rifle shooting, boating, driving. Home: 1222 E. 61st St. Office: 1230 E. 63d Street.
VAN VALKENBURG, John LeRoy, M.D., obstet- rician; b. Little Falls, N.Y., May 2, 1870; s. An- drew and Ellen (Snell) Van Valkenburg; student Union Univ., Schenectady, N.Y., 1893; M.D., Long Island Coll. Hosp., 1895; Univ. of Berlin, 1896-7; m. Lenora Lewinkind, of Chicago, May 6, 1914. Practiced at Chicago since 1897; instr. in clin. medicine, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1897-1900; prof. clin. medicine, Chicago Post-Grad. Med. Sch., 1897-1906; examiner Hartford Life Ins. Co., 1897- 1900. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Epis- copalian. Recreations: art, athletics. Home: 7 N. Homan Av. Office: 31 N. State St.
VAN VECHTEN, Ralph, banker; b. Mattawan, Mich., Aug. 29, 1862; s. Charles D. and Ada A. (Fitch) Van Vechten; ed. pub. schs., Cedar Rapids, Ia., and Minneapolis, Minn .; m. Fannie Maynard, of Tama, Ia., Oct. 19, 1887; 1 daughter, Duane. Newspaper work Cedar Rapids, 1878-80; bank clk., 1880, becoming cashier Cedar Rapids Nat. Bank to 1905; 2d vice pres., 1905-9, vice pres., 1909-10, Com- mercial Nat. Bank, Chicago, and of its successor Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank since 1910; also vice pres. and dir. Continental & Commercial Safe Deposit Co .; dir. Continental & Commercial Trust & Savings Bank. Mem. Am. Bankers' Assn. (was chmn. exec. com. Clearing House Sect. and mem. exec. council). Mem. Holland socs. of New York and Chicago, Mich. Soc., Hawkeye Soc., etc. Clubs: Chicago, Mid-Day, Chicago Athletic, Glen View, South Shore Country, Chicago Golf, Cliff Dwellers, Caxton. Recreation: golf. Home: 1507 N. State St. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.
VAN VLISSINGEN, James Henry, real estate; b. in The Netherlands, Feb. 16, 1857; s. Pieter and Trijntje (Van Pernis) Van Vlissingen; ed. pub. schs. of native village, 1862-72; came to America, spring of 1872; m. Etta D. Moore, of Benton Har- bor, Mich., Sept. 6, 1891; 2 children: Eleanor D., Frank. With W. D. Kerfoot & Co., 1875-9; in real estate business for self since 1879. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Pro- gressive. Unitarian. Clubs: Union League, Evans- ton, Glen View, Mid-Day. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.
VAN WIE, Chester Forseyth, hay and grain commn .; b. Central Bridge, N.Y., Aug. 26, 1868; s. George and Frances (Forseyth) Van Wie; ed. pub. schs., New York; m. Holland Patent, N.Y., Dec. 12, 1884, Georgia Putnam; children: Frances May, Murnie Louise, Virginia Putnam. Became a mem. of Kilmer Commn. Co., 1893; with W. H. Moorhead, established firm of Van Wie & Moorhead, 1894, which still continues. Democrat. Mem. Christian (Disciples) Ch. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Recrea- tions: reading, music, motoring. Home: 330 N. Normal Parkway. Office: Board of Trade.
VAN WINKLE, John Wesley, M.D .; b. William- son, N.Y., Mar. 19, 1850; s. John and Abby (How- ell) Van Winkle; M.D., Univ. Med. Sch. (New York Univ.), 1878; m. Anna E. Keys, of Bellefontaine, O., Aug. 19, 1891. Began practice at Rochester, N.Y., 1878; settled at Chicago, 1892. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Home: 6958 N. Ashland Av.
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VANZWOLL, Henry Benjamin; b. Chicago, June 27, 1870; s. Arnold Henry and Clara Maie (Walker) Vanzwoll; grad. grammar sch., 1883, and West Div. High Sch., 1887; m. Grace Treat Sheldon, of Chicago, Mar. 7, 1899 (died Jan. 25, 1905) ; 1 son, Sheldon Walker. Began with Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., 1887-95, when became identified with the Sunbeam Incandescent Lamp Co. as sec. and dir., and was elected pres., 1910; company is now the Sunbeam Incandescent Lamp Div. of the Nat. Lamp Works of Gen. Electric Co. Independ- ent Republican. Mem. Nat. Union, Columbian Knights. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Automo- bile. Home: 6023 Kenmore Av. Office: 500 S. Clin- ton St.
VARNUM, Clark, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)
VASTINE, Sedgwick Sherman, insurance; b. El- gin, Ill., Mar. 28, 1867; s. George Boone and Effie Delia (Sedgwick) Vastine; ed. grammar sch. and 1 yr. in high sch., Wheaton, Ill .; m. Jeannette Den- niston, of Chicago, June 12, 1889; 2 children: Mar- jorie Jeannette (Mrs. John A. Marshall), Sherman Sedgwick. Began as newsboy, at Wheaton, 1876; worked in postoffice, Wheaton, 1882-3; in employ of A. H. Darrow, ins., Chicago, 1883-6; then with Pel- let & Hunter, 1886-7; with Fred S. James & Co., 1887-91; again with Pellet & Hunter, 1891-1904; en- tered ins. business on own account, Aug., 1904; mem. firm of Herrick, Auerbach & Vastine since July 1, 1910. Assessor Town of Cicero, Cook Co., Ill., 1897-8. Treas. exec. com. Ill. Y.M.C.A .; mem. boys' work com. Chicago Y.M.C.A. Mem. First Bapt. Ch., Austin; mem. Chicago Bapt. Exec. Coun- cil. Republican. Mem. Royal League. Clubs : Ham- ilton, City. Recreation: home life. Home: Elm- hurst, Ill. Office: Insurance Exchange, Chicago.
VATTMANN, Edward J., chaplain U.S. Army; b. Haarbrueck, Westphalia, Sept. 11, 1840; s. Conrad and Elizabeth (Auffenberg) Vattmann; grad. state schs., and Univ. of Paderborn, 1864. Ordained priest R.C. Ch., 1865; came to U.S., 1865; apptd. chaplain U.S. Army, Dec. 6, 1890; maj., June 14, 1904; now retired. Served as asst. supt. Philippine govt. students. Now mem. Bd. of Edn., New Trier, Wilmette Park Bd. Medals and badges Indian Wars, Spanish-Am. War, Philippine Insurrection. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Catholic Benevolent Legion, Catholic Mutual Benefit Assn. Club: Union League. Home: Wilmette, Ill.
VAUGHAN, Elmer E., surgeon; b. at Woodbury, Washington Co., Vt., Aug. 18, 1865; s. Isaac Chace and Lucinda Thare (Blake) Vaughan; descendant of Samuel Vaughan, one of the earliest settlers of Phila. and a friend of George Washington; ed. La- moille Central Acad., Hyde Park, Vt .; Boston City Hosp. Training Sch .; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1889; post-grad. work, Rush Med. Coll., 1898, 99; m. Lydia Eldora Beecher, Johnson, Vt., Dec. 25, 1890; 1 daughter, Ruth V. Practiced, Chi- cago, since 1889; pres. bd. dirs. Chicago Union Hosp .; pres. Chicago Union Hosp. Training Sch. for Nurses. Ex-pres. Chicago Homo. Med. Soc .; pres. Hahnemann Med. Coll. Alumni; pres. Baptist Social Union of Chicago, 1916-17; pres. for 2 yrs., Parent Teachers' Assn. of Waller High Sch .; pres. Monocqua Tennis Club. Republican. Home: 2235 Fremont St. Office: 22 E. Washington St.
VAUGHAN, Franklin Egbert, lawyer; b. Chica- go, Oct. 1, 1876; s. Charles Egbert and Emma Jane (Rice) Vaughan; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1898; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law (Lake Forest Univ.), 1900; m. Jessie Nea Spray, of Chicago, June 6, 1900. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1900; associated in of- fices of Dupee, Judah, Willard & Wolf, 1901-3, with William D. Washburn, 1903-11; now mem. McGil- vray, Eames & Vaughan. Republican. Baptist. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst., Beta Theta Pi. Clubs: University, Law. Recreations: hunting, fishing. Home: 4408 Vincennes Av. Office: 69 W. Washington St.
VAUGHAN, John Charles, seedsman; b. in Pa., 1851; s. O. C. and Sylvia (Magee) Vaughan; ed. high sch., Chicago, and Hillsdale (Mich.) Coll .; m. Martha Throop, of Chicago, 1877; 2 sons: Roger Throop (M.D.), Leonard H. Engaged in seed busi- ness at Chicago since 1876, incorporating Vaugh- an's Seed Store, 1901, of which has since been pres .; established Am. Florist (trade paper), 1885;
dir. Mt. Greenwood Cemetery, Bowmanville Nat. Bank. Dem. nominee for Congress, 2d Ill. Dist .. 1910. Mem. Am. Seed Trade Assn., Soc. Am. Flor- ists, Hort. Soc. of Chicago; organized Internat. Congress of Horticulture, Chicago Expn., 1893, and aided same at Jamestown Expn., 1907. Clubs: Union League, Quadrangle, Press, South Shore Country. Home: 4610 Ellis Av. Office: 31 W. Ran- dolph St.
VAUGHAN, Roger Throop, surgeon; b. Chicago, May 1, 1878; s. John Charles and Martha (Throop) Vaughan; grad. Chicago Manual Training Sch., 1894; Chicago Acad., 1895; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1899; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1903; Johns Hopkins Univ. Med. Dept., 1900-1; Harvard Med. Sch., sum- mer, 1901; Univ. of Vienna, 1907-9; m. Frances Louise Lord, of Omaha, Neb., Nov. 9, 1911; 3 chil- dren: Martha Louise, John Lord, David Throop. Interne, St. Elizabeth's Hosp., Chicago, 1904-5, Cook Co. Hosp., 1905-7, sr. phys. hospital ward at Dunning, 1907; adj. surgeon, St. Luke's Hosp., 1910-15; instr. surgery, Coll. Phys. and Surg., 1911, 1912, Rush Med. Coll., since 1913; attending phys .. Cook Co. Hosp., since 1913, now night warden and attending surgeon. Capt. Med. Officers' Reserve Corps, U.S.A. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. Chicago Surg. Soc., Western Surg. Assn., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Deutsche Medizinische Gesellschaft (Chicago), Alpha Delta Phi, Nu Sigma Nu, Alpha Omega Alpha, Omicron Kappa Pi, etc. Universal- ist. Clubs: University, South Shore Country. Home: 4610 Ellis Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
VAUGHAN, Sanford Scribner, president Vaughan & Bushnell Mfg. Co .; b. Chicago, Nov. 22, 1870; s. Alexander and Elizabeth (Scribner) Vaughan; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Grace Evelyn Adams, of Chicago, Oct. 9, 1894; 2 sons: Alexander Sanford, Howard Adams. Began in employ of Vaughan & Bushnell Mfg. Co., hardware and tools, upon leav- ing sch., and has since been identified with the company in various capacities, becoming dir. and gen. mgr. in 1890, and on death of father, 1905, be- came vice pres .; pres. same company since 1912. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Oak Park, Lake Geneva Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 530 Linden Av., Oak Park, Ill .; (summer) Lake Geneva, Wis. Office: 2114 Carroll Av., Chicago.
VAUX, Frederick T., vice pres. and treas. The Adams & Westlake Co .; b. Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 29, 1858; s. Thomas and Mary (Hawkins) Vaux; ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago; m. Chicago, Nov. 4, 1884, Caroline T. Mayhew: 1 daughter, Geraldine (Mrs. Wm. deB. Whyte, of N.Y. City). After leaving sch. became connected with The Adams & Westlake Co., of which is now vice pres. and treas .; pres. Am. Stove Board Co., New York and. Chicago; dir. U.S. Headlight Co., Curtain Sup- ply Co. Mem. Art Inst. Chicago (life), Chicago Hist. Soc., Wisconsin Soc. of Chicago. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, Glen View Golf, Arts Club. Recreations: art, motoring, golf. Home: 1520 Astor St. Office: 319 W. Ontario St.
VAWTER, William Arthur, business systems; b. Lafayette, Ind., May 22, 1858; s. Achilles J. and Elizabeth (Richardson) Vawter; ed. pub. schs. of Ind .; m. Plainfield, Ind., Sept. 24. 1881. Alice R. Hadley; children: Cora C., William A., George H. Learned trade of compositor at Indianapolis in the printing office of Wright, Baker & Co., beginning in 1872, and advanced to position of foreman of the composing room, until 1881; in gen. merchan- dise business at Plainfield and Danville, Ind., 1881- 86; came to Chicago, 1886, and became a partner in printing business under style of Baker. Vawter & Co .; firm inc., May, 1888, as the Baker-Vawter Co .. which finally abandoned the gen. printing business and took up present line as devisers of complete business systems and as mfrs. of loose-leaf bind- ing and filing devices and supplies. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Glen View Golf, Berrien County (Mich.) Country. Recrea- tions: golf, hunting, fishing. Home: St. Joseph. Mich. Office: Continental and Commercial Bank Bldg., Chicago.
VEATCH, Byron Elbert, author: b. nr. Spring- field, Ill., Aug. 1, 1868; 8. Dr. William H. and Eliza- beth Harney (Sweet) Veatch; ed. pub. scha; m. Fanny Elizabeth Roworth, of Denver, Colo., Jan.
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24, 1882; 1 daughter, Marie. Spent early life in Ariz. and Colo .; cattle and mercantile business at Pueblo, Colo., until 1884; treas. and mgr. the Toka- lon Vineyard Co., Chicago, since 1896; vice pres. Smith Motor Truck Corpn., 1917. Republican. Ma- son (32°). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Rotary, Olym- pia Fields Country. Author: Men Who Dared, 1909; The Islander, 1910; (booklets) Next Christ- mas, 1913, The Two Samurai, 1913. Home: 5119 Dorchester Av. Office: 323 W. Randolph St.
VEEDER, Albert Henry, lawyer; Apr. 1, 1844- July 13, 1914. (See Who's Who in America, 1914- 1915.)
VEEDER, Henry, lawyer; b. Galva, Ill., May 13, 1867; s. late Albert Henry and Helen L. (Duryea) Veeder; ed. common schs., Englewood, Ill., 1874-80; prep. dept. Univ. of Chicago, 1880-6; B.A., Yale, 1890; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1892; m. Darlene Gibons, of Chicago, Ill., Dec. 29, 1892; children: Albert Henry, Helen Frances. Admitted to Ill. bar, July 1, 1892; mem. firm of Albert H. and Henry Veeder. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Law Club. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Ath- letic, Mid-Day, University. Home: 4900 Greenwood Av. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.
VEHMEYER, Christian Henry, capitalist; b. in Germany, June 26, 1847; s. Christian Frederick and Elizabeth (Mierding) Vehmeyer; came to America with parents, 1850; ed. in pub. schs. of Chicago and Bryant and Stratton Business Coll .; m. Chicago, Oct. 12, 1869, Alice Elizabeth Weston; children: Christian Frederick, Alice A. (Mrs. Charles A. Newton), Robert H., Arthur T. Began as clk., Laflin, Smith & Boies, 1863; became agt., Laflin Powder Co., 1869; mgr. Laffin & Rand Pow- der Co., 1871-1905; mgr. DuPont Powder Co., 1905- Jan. 1, 1908-45 yrs. and 8 mos. in gun powder trade (resigned). In coal business, 63d St. and Lake Shore tracks, 1880-1900; started Englewood Bank, 1886; inc. Englewood State Bank, 1905, of which was pres. until 1911 (retired). Mem. Cook Co. Bd. of Edn., 1881, 2, 3; mem. bd. of trustees Town of Lake, 1884, 6, 7. Republican. Presbyte- rian. Mason (32°, Shriner). Home: 5208 Dorches- ter Av.
VEHMEYER, Henry Frederick, president Chica- go Dock Co. (See vol. 1911.)
VEHON, Joseph, tailor to the trade; b. in Ger- many, Feb. 8, 1834; ed. pub. schs. in Germany; came to America, 1853, and settled at Chicago, 1854; m. Rebecca Friedman, of Syracuse, N.Y., Nov. 3, 1864; children: Emma, Morris. Engaged in tailoring business at Chicago since 1886, and in 1889 incorporated as The Royal Tailors, of which has since been pres. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Com- merce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., etc. Home: 3638 Grand Boul. Office: 731 S. 5th Av.
VEHON, Morris, tailor to the trade; b. Peoria, Ill., Sept. 30, 1867; s. Joseph and Rebecca (Fried- man) Vehon; ed. pub. schs. at Monticello, and Ce- dar Rapids, Ia .; came to Chicago, 1886; unmar- ried. Upon leaving sch. entered the tailoring busi- ness established by father, 1886, and inc. 1889, as The Royal Tailors, of which has been sec., treas. and gen. mgr. since 1892. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., etc. Clubs: Ill. Ath- letic, Standard, Idlewild Country. Home: 3638 Grand Boul. Office: 731 S. 5th Av.
VENNEMA, John, lawyer; b. at Holland, Mich., Oct. 2, 1871; s. Ame Borgman and Johanna J. (De Swarte) Vennema; ed. Holland High Sch .; Hope Coll .; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, 1896; m. Sybell S. Meyers, of Chicago, Oct. 22, 1902. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1895; mem. firm of Harris, Vennema & Bird, 1904-9, Hyde, Vennema & Bird, 1909-14, alone since 1914; dir. Fresto Publishing Co., Lumber World Review Co., Ft. Bayou Fruit Co., Henry Bosch Co., Benedetto Allegretti Co., Hollis & Duncan. Consul gen. at Chicago for The Netherlands. Republican. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Mem. Kenil- worth Union Ch. Mem. Holland Soc. of Chicago. Mason (32°). Clubs: Union League, Kenilworth, North Shore Golf. Lecturer under auspices of Daily News. Recreation: golf. Home: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 140 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
VENT, Thomas Goodman, lawyer; b. Cincinnati, Dec. 8, 1875; s. Charles F. and Emily (Goodman)
Vent; ed. pub. schs. of Cincinnati and Chicago, and Chicago Manual Training Sch .; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law (Lake Forest Univ.), 1899; later LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch .; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, Oct., 1899; practiced with firm of Runnells & Burry, 1899-1903; practiced alone until 1916; formed law partnership Jan. 1, 1916, with William S. Warfield, 3d, under firm name of Vent & Warfield. Asst. state's atty. under John J. Healy, 1908-9. Went on professional mission to Hawaiian Islands, 1904, spending 5 mos. there; has also traveled extensively in the U.S. as well as in Europe, which has visited several times. During the McKinley campaign of 1900, made speaking tour in Ia. and Ill., under Rep. Nat. Com .; has made frequent speeches since, in campaigns, both local and nat. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Phi Delta Phi. Mem. Kenwood Evangelical Ch. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Kenwood. Recrea- tions: horseback riding, tennis, general outdoor sports. Home: 1122 E. 44th St. Office: 1539 First Nat. Bank Bldg.
VERNON, Harvey Curtis, banking; b. Chicago, Aug. 10, 1871; s. David and Julia Root (Graves) Vernon; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and spl. course in accounting; m. Grace Thomas, of Chicago, Apr. 25, 1891; 4 children: Lillian (Mrs. Preston C. Rob- erts), Mildred, Ralph, David. Began with Com- mercial Nat. Bank, 1890, and continued with its successor, the Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank, of which has been asst. cashier since 1901; sec. B. & H. Fibre Mfg. Co. Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Clubs: City, Bankers', Birchwood Coun- try. Recreations: golf, billiards. Home: 1318 Kenil- worth Av. Office: Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank.
VETTE, John Lyle, lawyer; b. Ottawa, Ill., Feb. 23, 1879; s. John F. and Julia F. (Peck) Vette; grad. West Div. High Sch., Chicago, 1895; Chicago Coll. of Law; m. Elsie Louise Pratt, of Chicago, Mar. 18, 1903; 3 children: Myrtle Louise, Mary Emma, John Lyle, Jr. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1900; mem. Vail & Vette since 1908; atty. for Chicago Real Estate Bd. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Delta Chi. Congregationalist; dir. Chicago City Mission- ary Soc. Republican. Clubs: Union League, City, Oak Park Country. Recreations: golf, tennis, hand- ball, motoring. Home: 308 Forest Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 329, 69 W. Washington St., Chicago.
VIAL, Frederic Ketchum, engineer; b. Lyons- ville, Ill., Apr. 22, 1864; s. of Robert and Mary (Ketchum) Vial; B.S.Agr. and B.S. in Natural His- tory, Univ. of Ill., 1885, later C.E .; m. Apr. 29, 1902; 3 children: Harold C., Charles R. (died July 18, 1902), Mary H. Began as rodman A.,T.&S.F. Ry .; asst. engr. C.&A.R.R., 1888-91, Chicago & Western Ind. R.R., 1892-3; chief engr. Ajax Forge Co., Chicago, 1895-6; prin. asst. engr. C.&W.I.R.R., 1897-1902; chief engr. Griffin Wheel Co., Chicago, since 1902. Mem. Am. Soc. Testing Materials. Con- gregationalist. Author: (brochures) The Railroad Transition Spiral; The Chilled Iron Car Wheel; Irregularities in the Breaking Power of Freight Cars; A General Survey of the Mechanics of the Chilled Iron Car Wheel; Standardization of Chilled Iron Crane Wheels. Home: 312 Madison Av., La Grange, Ill. Office: 445 N. Sacramento Boul., Chi- cago.
VIAL, George McNaughten, glass and paints. Deceased. (See vol. 1911.)
VICKERS, John Alexander Dunbar, vice presi- dent American Express Co .; b. Toronto, Ont., May 22, 1858; s. John J. and Catharine Mary Vickers; ed. Upper Can. Coll., Toronto; m. Miss E. F. Tench, of Chippawa, Ont., Mar. 27, 1889; children: John N., Margaret D., Murray A. Became identified with the American Express Co. as Canadian rep. at Toronto, 1884, and has since been connected with it in various capacities, becoming vice pres. and gen. mgr. in charge of the western lines in 1914. Also dir. Chicago Savings Bank & Trust Co. Clubs: Union League, Traffic, Flossmoor Coun- try; also Albany, and Royal Canadian Yacht (To- ronto). Home: 5739 Blackstone Av. Office: 29 W. Monroe St.
VIERBUCHEN, William Charles, manager the Palmer House; b. Washington, D.C., July 31, 1863;
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s. John P. and Willimina C. (Botke) Vierbuchen; ed. pub. schs. and Spencerian Business Coll., Wash- ington; m. Ida Hesselbach, of Washington, 1862; 2 daughters (twins): Wilma and Anita. Entered employ of the late Potter Palmer, 1891; started as pvt. bookkeeper and later was chief clk .; mgr. of the Palmer House since 1904, and pres. The Chi- cago Hotel Co., lessee, since 1903. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. of Chicago Assn. Commerce, Chicago Hotel Assn. (pres. 1909), Ill. State Hotel Assn. (vice pres.). Club: Ill. Athletic. Recrea- tions: billiards and bowling. Office: Palmer House.
VIERLING, Louis, mfr .; b. Chicago; s. Francis and Caroline Vierling; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Charlotte Bowen Molthop, of Chicago, Feb. 7, 1900; children: Caroline Julia, Josephine Roberta, Rob- ert Louis. Began in Union Iron Works of N. S. Bouton & Co., 15th and Dearborn Sts., 1872, and in 1882 became connected with the Vierling, McDow- ell & Co., as sec. and treas., later succeeding broth- er Robert (deceased Dec. 20, 1906), as pres .; the company name now changed to Vierling Steel Works, mfrs. of structural and ornamental iron and steel; also sec. and treas. Paxton & Vierling Iron Works, Omaha, Neb. Republican. Mem. 7 yrs. and capt. of I.N.G. Mem. Art Inst. Chicago. Mem. Second Presbyn. Ch. Clubs: Union League, Ken- wood, South Shore Country. Home: 4849 Kenwood Av. Office and Works: 23d St. and Stewart Av.
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