The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 228

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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VULLMAHN, Frederick, western mgr. Am. Malt- ing Co .; b. Bremen, Germany, Sept. 25, 1858; s. of Christ and Sophie Vullmahn; ed. pub. schs .; m. Wa- tertown, Wis., Sept. 26, 1885, Helen Buchheit; chil- dren: Ernest F., Hilda H. First employment was at Milwaukee, for C. Hennecke & Co., ornamental pottery, as shipping clk., Feb., 1874; went with C. Manegold & Son as bookkeeper, about 10 yrs., and becoming a partner, the business bringing him to Chicago; in 1887 went to Watertown, Wis., where was active in the grain business for the Buchheit Malting Co., and later conducted the business for the Am. Malting Co., going to Milwaukee, Jan. 9, 1899; returned to Chicago, June, 1901, as western mgr. same company. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Citi- zens League. Clubs: Germania, Ill. Athletic, Edge- brook Country, Pottawattomie. Home: 6177 Mc- Clellan Av. Office: 160 W. Jackson Boul.

b. N.Y. City, June 1, 1862; s. Thomas Andrew and Eliza A. (Power) Vyse; ed. pvt. schs. and St. Louis Coll., N.Y. City, followed by 3-yr. course at Nice, France, and Berlin, Germany; m. Milwaukee, Jan. 26, 1901, Fannie C. Babcock; 2 sons: Arthur F., Jr., T. A. Elbert. Was 13 yrs. in business on the New York Stock Exchange; came to Chicago, with Ar- mour & Co., in 1893, and served that company in the Northwest and Chicago until 1900; then as mgr. in Boston for 2 yrs., resigning in 1902 to take his present position as Chicago mgr. for the Am. Glue Co. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Edgewater Golf, Wausaukee. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 6246 Winthrop Av. Office: 125 W. Kinzie St.

VYSE, Arthur J., insurance; b. Nunda, Ill., Mar. 28, 1875; s. John and Myra (Hooker) Vyse; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Irene Phelps, of Chicago, Nov. 21, 1900; 1 daughter, Frances. Cashier, First Nat. Bank, Sanborn, Ia., 1890-1900; asst. mgr. ins. dept. Armour & Co., 1900-2; vice pres. Lyman, Richie & Co., gen. ins., since 1902. Republican. Episcopa- lian. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 3204 Sheridan Rd. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.

WACKER, Charles Henry, capitalist; b. Chicago, Aug. 29, 1856; s. Frederick and Catharine (Hum- mel) Wacker; ed. Chicago pub. schs. and Lake For- est (Ill.) Acad. and at Stuttgart, Germany; m. Ot- tilie M., d. H. O. Glade, 1887 (died Oct. 26, 1904) ;

children: Frederick G., Charles H., Jr., Rosalie. Traveled in U.S., Europe and Africa, 1876-9; joined father, 1880, in establishing the malting firin of F. Wacker & Son, which later became Wacker & Birk Brewing & Malting Co., of which was pres., 1884-1901; was also pres. McAvoy Brewing Co. several years; pres. Chicago Heights Land Assn., Chicago Heights Gas Co., Chicago Heights Termi- nal Transfer R.R. Co., Chicago Heights St. Ry. Co .; dir. Corn Exchange Nat. Bank, Calumet & Chicago Canal & Dock Co., N. Am. Trading & Transporta- tion Co. Was dir. and mem. com. on ways and means, Chicago Expn .; dir., 1897-1907, pres., 1907-9, Chicago Relief and Aid Assn .; pres. United Chari- ties of Chicago, 1909-12; dir. Chicago Chapter Am. Red Cross; chmn. Chicago Plan Commn .; mem. of Cook County Forest Preserve Commn .; governing mem. Art Inst. Chicago. Mem. State Council of De- tense. Mem. Am. Civic Assn., Am. Hist. Soc., Nat. Inst. Social Sciences, Ill. Chapter Am. Inst. Archi- tects, Civic Music Assn. (dir.), Chicago Hist. Soc., Chicago Assn. Commerce; pres. Chicago Singverein. Clubs: Chicago, Commercial, University, Union League, Bankers', Germania, Chicago Athletic, Press, Mid-Day, Iroquois, German, Onwentsia, City, Cliff Dwellers, Lake Geneva Country, Lake Geneva Yacht. Home: 1431 N. State St. Office: 817, 134 S. LaSalle St.

WACKERBARTH, Henry von, publisher; b. New York, July 30, 1850; s. Count Teut and Mathilde (von Weber) von Wackerbarth; ed. in schs. of Narrowsburg, N.Y., St. Joseph, Mo., and Christian Brothers, St. Louis; also high sch., Dresden, gym- nasia at Cottbus and Görlitz, and Cassel Mil. Coll., Germany. Commissioned 2d lt. in Prussian Army, 1872, 1st lt. in Saxon Army, 1876, and capt. in Brit- ish Army, 1879; participated in the Franco-Prus- sian War, 1870-1, and in the Zulu War, South Africa, 1879; awarded medals for services in both wars; returned to U.S., 1880; m. Ida Sehnert, of Chicago, 1886; 1 daughter, Flora. Has been iden- tified with the Sanborn Map Co. of New York since 1882, being transferred to the central branch at Chicago, Feb., 1883; has been mgr. Chicago of- fice since 1890. Evang. Lutheran. Vice pres. Ger- man-Am. Hist. Soc. of Ill. Mem. Empire State Soc. of Chicago, Royal League, Nat. Union, Ill. State Hist. Assn., Am. Hist. Assn., Nat. Geog. Soc. Rec- reations: literary work, history. Home: 9737 Long- wood Drive. Office: 676 St. Clair St.

WADDELL, Frank Wilson, executive officer of Armour & Co .; b. Bellefonte, Pa., Mar. 24, 1868; s. James Calvin and Susan C. (Wagner) Waddell; VYSE, Arthur Faulkner, manager Am. Glue Co .; . grad. Lock Haven (Pa.) High Sch., 1885 (class honors); m. Lyda J. Austin, of Holly, Mich., Aug. 22, 1896. Came to Chicago from Lock Haven, Sept., 1889; has been identified with Armour & Co., Chi- cago, since beginning of active career, Aug. 4, 1890; started as clk. and worked to head of provi- sion business of the company; also head of hog buying all over the country; also head of the com- pany's Bd. of Trade provision transactions; pres. North American Provision Co. since July, 1912; pres. Wabash Packing Co., Indianapolis, Ind .; vice pres. Fowler Packing Co., Kansas City; dir. Anglo- Am. Provision Co. (Chicago), Hammond (Ill.) Packing Co. Republican. Protestant. Club: South Shore Country. Home: 4152 Lake Park Av. Office: Armour & Co., Union Stock Yards.

WADE, James Joseph, mfr .; b. Waterford, Ire- land, Nov. 7, 1843; s. of John and Mary (Towler) Wade; ed. pub. schs. of Hartford, Conn .; m. Lewis- ton, N.Y., 1864, Alice Shean; children: Thomas Pat- rick, Catherine, Emily (Mrs. Thomas Mulvey, of Ottawa, Can.), James J., Jr., Edward T., Clement H., George A. (deceased). Began in the plumbing trade at Hartford, Conn., 1858; came to Chicago, 1864, and worked at trade until 1866; established business on his own account, inc., 1899, under the style of J. J. Wade & Son Co., of which was pres. until 1907; now pres. Wade Iron Sanitary Mfg. Co., mfrs. plumbing and drainage specialties. Was sec. Nat. Assn. of Master Plumbers of U.S., and served on Nat. Executive Bd. 2 terms; ex-pres. Chicago Master Plumbers' Assn. Republican. Home: 5234 Michigan Av. Office: 551-553 Fulton St.

WADE, Thomas Patrick, mfr. plumbing special- ties; b. Chicago, Mar. 7, 1868; s. James Joseph and

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Alice (Shean) Wade; ed. St. Ignatius Coll., Chi- cago, to 1883; m. Chicago, Oct. 28, 1903, Catherine London, Eng., May 9, 1859; s. Henry V. and Vir- ginia (Blanc) Wagner; removed with parents to Chicago, 1864; grad. high sch., Chicago, 1878; un- married. After leaving sch. was in business with his father (H. V. Wagner & Co.); joined Frank L. Linden in the Linden Glass Co., 1886, inc., 1911, as The Linden Co., of which is sec. and treas. Repub- lican. Club: Chicago Automobile. Recreations: theatre, music, baseball. Home: 4923 Sheridan Rd. Office: 1216 Michigan Av.

Clare; children: James Clare, Winnifred Mary. On leaving sch. in 1883 entered business established by father in 1868, as a contractor for plumbing work; on its incorpn., Nov., 1899, as J. J. Wade & Son Co., became sec .; withdrew from J. J. Wade & Son Co., 1907, and is now sec. and gen. mgr. Wade Iron Sanitary Mfg. Co. Democrat. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Catholic Benevolent Legion. Clubs: South Shore Country, Wheaton Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 3220 Michigan Av. Office: 551-553 Ful- ton St.

WADHAMS, John Adelbert, banker, educator; b. in a log house in Bremen, Cook Co., Ill., Nov. 17, 1845; s. David, Jr., and Ruey (Crandall) Wadhams; genealogy of Wadhams family traced back to 1066 in England (town of Wadham, and Wadham Coll., Oxford, Eng.); grad. Cook Co. Normal Sch., 1872; M.S., Hillsdale (Mich.) Coll., 1869; m. Lucinda Morrell, of Oswego, N.Y., Aug. 11, 1875 (died Jan. 10, 1907) ; m. 2d, Susan C. Stevens, of Morton Park, Ill., Jan. 14, 1908. Spent boyhood on farm; began teaching country sch., 1869; asst. county supt. of schs., 1882; became prin. of a Chicago sch., 1890; spent nearly 40 yrs. in schs. of Cook Co., Ill .; re- signed, 1913, to devote attention to pvt. business and as pres. Irving Park Nat. Bank. Prohibitionist. Presbyterian. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Has spent vacations in traveling; has visited every state and territory of U.S. except 2, also Can., Cuba, Panama, Alaska and Mexico, besides making 2 trips to Eu- rope. Home: 4008 Lowell Av. Office: 4201 Irving Park Boul.

WAGNER, Carl, M.D .; b. Worms, Germany, Apr. 14, 1863; s. Philip Henry and Katharina (Blanken- horn) Wagner; ed. pub. sch., Latin sch., and at univs. of Berlin, Geneva, Halle, Strassburg, Paris, Vienna, Bonn, Göttingen; M.D., Univ. of Heidel- berg, 1891, and was voluntary asst. at the Univ. Clinic at Halle; m. Chicago, Dec. 22, 1894, Louise Carll; children: Louise, Carl Richard. Attending surgeon, St. Joseph's, and Columbus hosps .; mem. consulting staff, Cook Co. Hosp .; formerly prof. surgery and demonstrator anatomy, Post-Grad. Med. Sch .; surgeon-in-chief, Columbian Dispensary. Mem. Internat. Congress of Physiology at Berne; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Chicago Acad. Sciences, Cir- colo Dante Alleghieri, Club Française, etc. Mason (K.T., 32°, Shriner). Clubs: Germania, Germania Männerchor. Recreations: motoring, boating. Office and Home: 1532 N. Dearborn Parkway.

WAGNER, Edwin Leavitt, banker; b. Polo, Ill., Dec. 22, 1868; s. of Reuben and Leah (Brubaker) Wagner; grad. pub. grammar and high schs .; m. May Leslie, of Lincoln, Ill., July 26, 1893; 2 chil- dren: Miriam, Leslie. Began as clk. in Met. Nat. Bank, Chicago, 1886, resigning as paying teller, 1901; became asst. cashier Federal Trust & Sav- ings Bank, 1902; this bank was merged with the Am. Trust & Savings Bank, 1905, and he continued with the latter in same capacity until 1907; as- sisted in organizing, 1907, and has since been pres. Nat. Produce Bank; also pres. Berwyn State Bank; vice pres. Riverside State Bank, South Chicago Sav- ings Bank, and Cicero State Bank, Hawthorne, Ill .; dir. West McHenry (111.) State Bank, Cary (Ill.) State Bank, Northern Paper Mills (Green Bay, Wis.). Treas. Village of Berwyn, 1902-5. Trustee and sec. Wesley Memorial Hosp. Republican. Meth- odist. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Bankers', Westmoreland Country. Home: 1831 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: S.W. cor. Clark and Lake Sts., Chicago.

WAGNER, Emil W., grain and stock broker; b. Chicago, Sept. 2, 1864; s. Dr. William and Matilda (Brentano) Wagner; ed. Germany; m. Chicago, Jan. 7, 1901, Anna, d. Harry Rubens, lawyer; 1 daughter, Wilhelmina. In 1887 engaged in grain commn. business, and since 1906 also in stock bro- kerage, under firm name of E. W. Wagner & Co. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade (dir. 1903-6), Chicago Stock Exchange. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Germania Maennerchor. Recreations: read- ing, walking. Home: 221 E. Walton Pl. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.

WAGNER, Ernest John, interior decorator; b. at

WAGNER, Frank Effinger, merchant; b. Port Clinton, Pa., Sept. 15, 1861; s. George M. H. and Sophia (Albright) Wagner; ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago; m. Mary E. White, of DeKalb, Ill .. Oct. 16, 1887. Began in father's firm. Watts & Wagner (1879), which was succeeded by G. M. H. Wagner & Sons, fruits and vegetables, 1885, of which has since been a mem. Pres. Nat. League of Commission Merchants of the U.S., 1906-7. Re- publican. Mason. Recreations: fishing, motoring. Club: Glen Oak Country. Office: 123 W. South Water St.

WAGNER, Fritz, mfr. (See vol. 1911.)

WAGNER, Guy Watts, M.D .; b. Glen Ellyn, Ill., Dec. 14, 1873; s. William H. and Lavina S. (Hoff- man) Wagner; grad. pub. schs., Glen Ellyn, 1888; grad. Wheaton (Ill.) High Sch., 1891; grad. North- Western Univ. Sch. of Pharmacy, 1895; M.D., North- western Univ., 1899; m. Mabel L. Standidge, of Chicago, Dec. 5, 1900; 1 daughter, Margaret Evelyn. Practiced at Chicago since 1899; in charge dispen- sary dept. (ear, nose and throat) Municipal Tuber- culosis Sanitarium. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago and North Shore med. socs. Prohibitionist. Protestant. Mason. Club: Social Service. Home: 1336 Argyle St. Office: 677 N. Clark St.

WAGNER, Hugo Carl, mfr .; b. Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 25, 1873; s. Robert and Alwine (Ehlert) Wag- ner; ed. 16th Ward Sch .; East Side High Sch .; Spencerian Business Coll. (all in Milwaukee) ; m. Gertrude Louise Boynton, of Milwaukee, Dec. 10. 1902; 3 children: John P., Marie (Mrs. Louis S. Ritter), Helen E. With J. C. Iversen & Co., Mil- waukee, 1890-2; then with Forster Lumber Co., 1892-4; in employ Milwaukee Furniture Co., 1894- 7; salesman for Simmons Co., mfrs. brass and iron bedsteads, Kenosha, 1897-1906; St. Louis mgr. same company, 1906-12; Chicago mgr. for same company since 1912. Republican. Protestant. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Kenosha Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 1209 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1347 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.

WAGNER, Louis C., banker and real estate; b. Lancaster, N.Y., Nov. 29, 1861; s. Jacob and Cath- erina D. (Stoltz) Wagner; ed. pub, grammar and high schs., Lancaster; m. Mary Gantjert, Dwight, 111., Jan. 1, 1885; 2 sons: Alvin L., Percy E. En- gaged in building business, 1889-1905; pres. Engle- wood Safety Deposit Co. since 1905; treas, River- side Lime & Stone Co., 1907-10; pres. Washing- ton Park Nat. Bank, 1910-11; pres. of Englewood State Bank since 1911: dir. Englewood Masonic Temple. Republican. Christian Scientist. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic. South Shore Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 6556 Ken- wood Av. Office: 6236 Cottage Grove Av.

WAGNER, Robert E., printer; b. in Ireland, Feb. 20, 1869; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago. Learned print- ing trade in Chicago and worked in different shops until 1894, when organized the Wagner & Hanson Co. of which has since been pres. Mem. Chicago Typothetæ. Republican. Club: Illinois. Home: 625 N. Leamington Av. Office: 1143 Fulton St.

WAGNER, William Lincoln, merchant; b. Port Clinton, Pa., Oct. 16, 1865; s. George M. H. and Sophia (Albright) Wagner; grad, grammar sch., Chicago, and attended Wheaton (111.) Coll .; L.L.B .. Lake Forest Univ., 1900; m. Lillie E. Graves, of Chicago, Oct. 23, 1890; 1 son, George Neil. Began in father's firm, Watts & Wagner, 1882, which was succeeded in 1885 by G. M. H. Wagner & Sons. fruits and vegetables, of which has since been a mem. Pres. Internat. Apple Shippers' Assn., 1907- 11. Republican. Congregationalist. Mason (R.T .. Shriner). Clubs: Hamilton, Glen Oak. Recreations:

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motoring. Home: 147 N. Menard Av. Office: Dis- of Coe Coll., Cedar Rapids; Drake Univ., of Des tributers Bldg., S. Water and Clark Sts.

WAHL, Albert, real estate; b. Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 30, 1855; s. Christian and Caroline (Schap- pecher) Wahl; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1889; m. Dora Ingersoll, of Chicago, June 30, 1885; children: Orlin 1., Bert, Dorothy, Ethel. In real estate busi- ness at Chicago since 1885; now associated with son, Orlin. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Cook Co. Real Estate Bd. (ex-pres.), Chicago Assn. Com- merce. Republican. Ex-pres. Lincoln Club. Home: 4060 Kenmore Av. Office: 111 W. Washington St.

WAHL, Robert, president Wahl-Henius Insti- tute; b. Milwaukee, Wis., May 20, 1858; s. Chris- tian and Caroline Schapbacher Wahl; ed. pub. schs. of Milwaukee until 15 yrs. of age, then at Engelmann's Acad. 3 yrs .; studied chemistry for 3 yrs. at Hanover, Germany, and 2 yrs. at Univ. of Marburg, Germany, from which was grad .; m. at Hamburg, 1886, Marie J. Schoof; children: Mabel E., Richard W., Arnold S., Eleanor B. Returned to U.S., and in 1886 formed a co-partnership with Dr. Max Henius, as Wahl & Henius, analytical chem- ists; afterward established a brewing acad., which drew pupils from all parts of the U.S., and from which developed the present Wahl-Henius Insti- tute, of which is pres. Author: American Handy- Book of the Brewing, Malting and Auxiliary Trades. Asso. editor Chemical Journal; editor of American Brewers' Review. Mem. Soc. Chemical Industry, Am. Chem. Soc., Chicago Acad. of Sci- ences, Art Inst .; hon. mem. Am. Soc. of Brewing Technology, U.S. Brewers' Assn., U.S. Brewmas- ters' Assn. Clubs: Press, German Press, Verein Deutsche Studenten. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 1135 Fullerton Av., Chicago.

WAIT, Henry Heileman, electrical and mech. engr .; b. Chicago, Oct. 27, 1869; s. Horatio Loomis and Chara Conant (Long) Wait; grad. of Chicago Manual Training Sch., 1886; B.S. in Elec. Engring., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1891. In employ Western Elec- tric Co., 1892-1905; pres. Rateau Turbine Co. Spe- cially identified with devolpment of both bipolar and multipolar dynamos, including the type L, Western Electric multipolar direct current genera- tors. Patentee of a varipolar motor or dynamo, and a semi-automatic machine for winding small armatures, spools, etc .; patentee of improvements on arc lamps; also inventor and patentee of Wait Turbo-Generator; designer and builder Wait "Bul- dog" Steam Turbines, Wait "Buldog" Dynamos. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Am. Inst. Elec. En- grs., Instn. of Elec. Engrs. (London), Société Inter- nationale des Electriciens, Paris, Verein Deutscher Ingenieure, Berlin, Soc. of Cincinnati. Lt. Ill. Naval Reserves. Republican. Episcopalian. Club: Union League. Home: 4919 Madison Av., Chicago; (summer) Waverly and St. Joe Rds., Chesterton, Ind. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St., Chicago.

WAIT, Horatio Loomis, lawyer; Aug. 8, 1836- July 15, 1916. (See Who's Who in America, 1916- 17.)

WAIT, James Joseph, transportation; b. Chi- cago, Mar. 1, 1861; s. Horatio Loomis and Chara Conant (Long) Wait; ed. Hyde Park High Sch. and in New York Nautical Sch., receiving first medal, 1879; m. Chicago, 1890, Ada Waldron; 1 son, Conant. After some years' service in mer- chant marine, beginning 1879, was consecutively receiving clerk Sprague, Warner & Co., foreign freight agt. of Canada Southern Fast Freight Line, traffic mgr. of N. Chicago Rolling Mill Co., and asst. to 2d vice pres. Ill. Steel Co .; then commer- cial agt. G.N.Ry., St. Paul; since 1892 mgr. freight dept. Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., wholesale hardware; was also for 7 yrs. mgr. freight dept. Reid, Murdoch & Co .; pres. Merchants' Lighterage Co. since 1905; dir. B.&O. Chicago Terminal R.R. Co. Writer on transportation and nautical sub- jects. Republican .. Companion Loyal Legion (by inheritance). Clubs: Union League, Chicago Lit- erary, South Shore Country. Recreations: golf, sailing. Residence: Hyde Park Hotel. Office: State St. Bridge.

WAITE, Roy Elmer, editor; b. Cedar Rapids, Ia., Jan. 22, 1879; s. Henry Clay and Cornelia (Shu- gart) Waite; ed. pub. schs., Cedar Rapids; Acad.

Moines, Ia .; m. Grace Irene Taylor, of N.Y. City, Oct. 17, 1901. Began as reporter on The Presto, Chicago, 1898; became asso. editor, Chicago Musi- cal Times, 1905; owner and editor, Piano Magazine, 1913, Piano Trade Magazine, 1914; now pres. New York Music Industry Corpn., pubs. Piano Trade Magazine and industrial mags. Served in 5th Ia. Battery, Spanish-Am. War, 1898. Republican. Mem. Christian (Disciples) Ch. Clubs: Piano, Ill. Ath- letic, Olympia Fields Country. Recreations: golf, billiards. Home: 6733 Ridgeland Av. Office: 64 E. Van Buren St.

WAKELEE, Harry Wibirt, lawyer; b. Wheaton, Ill., Dec. 27, 1866; s. William H. and Electa A. (Wibirt) Wakelee; B.L., Univ. of Mich., 1890; Chi- cago Coll. of Law, 1893; m. Wheaton, Ill., Jan. 29, 1898, May E. Scoville; children: Goodwin Scoville, William Wibirt. In office of Judge Elbert H. Gary, 1893-6; associated with George S. Steere, 1896-9; mem. firm of Steere & Furber, 1899-1903; with Henry J. Furber, Jr., in law firm of Furber & Wakelee, since May 1, 1904. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn. Republican. Methodist. Home: Wheaton, Ill. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

WAKEM, J(ames) Wallace, warehouseman; b. Callao, Peru, S.A., Apr. 9, 1859; s. James Ogilivie and Mary Janepha (Nancarrow) Wakem; ed. pvt. schs. and Shrewsbury Sch., Eng .; m. Chicago, Nov. 26, 1889, A. Mabel Johnston; children: Wallace Sel- don, Madeline. Served 5 yrs. office apprenticeship in Liverpool, Eng .; came to Chicago and in 1886 formed copartnership with George D. Mclaughlin as J. Wallace Wakem & Co., which was terminated by the collapse of the warehouse. In 1887 a new copartnership was formed, Wakem & Mclaughlin, which was incorporated, Mar. 5, 1903, as Wakem & Mclaughlin, Inc., of which is pres. Episcopalian. Clubs: Onwentsia, University, Saddle and Cycle. Recreations: golf, tennis. Home: 234 E. Pearson St. Office: 225 E. Illinois St.

WALCOTT, Erastus Loring, mfr .; b. Barrington, R.I., Sept. 18, 1869; s. Erastus L. and Harriet A. (Pratt) Walcott; ed. pvt. schs. and Providence (R.I.) High Sch .; m. Ethel Huntington, of Aurora, Ill., Dec. 12, 1900. Pres. of the Flush-Tank Co., 1896-1900; pres. Modern Iron Works, Quincy, Ill., 1900-10; vice pres. and mgr. Pacific Flush-Tank Co. since 1910. Episcopalian. Clubs: Evanston, West- moreland Country, Evanston Golf. Home: 929 Elm- wood Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 4241-4243 Ravens- wood Av., Chicago.

WALDECK, Herman, banker; b. in Germany, Nov. 19, 1871; ed. in Germany; came to America, 1892; m. Gertrude Schwab, Chicago, Apr. 22, 1903. Clk. Internat. Bank, Chicago, 1893-7; became con- nected with the Continental Nat. Bank, 1897, asst. cashier, 1903, vice pres., 1909; vice pres. Continen- tal & Commercial Nat. Bank since consolidation of Continental Nat. Bank with Commercial Nat. Bank, Aug., 1910, and now also dir .; dir. Chicago Morris Plan Bank, Peoples Trust & Savings Bank. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, South Shore Country, Bankers', Lake Shore Country. Residence: Black- stone Hotel. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.

WALDO, George Edward, patent lawyer; b. at Prattsburg, Steuben Co., N.Y., Feb. 8, 1863; s. Wil- liam W. and Dorothy F. (Wood) Waldo; B.M.E., Univ. of Wis., 1885, LL.B., 1888; m. Verona V. La Rose, of Chicago, Dec. 3, 1906. Began practice as mem. firm of Dwinnell & Waldo, Black River Falls, Wis., later firm of Castle & Waldo; dist. atty. of Jackson Co., Wis., under appmt. of Gov. Rusk, 1890- 91; removed to Chicago, 1891. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Engineers', Edgewater Golf. Rec- reation: golf. Home: 4008 Sheridan Rd. Office: 634 Monadnock Blk.

WALES, Henry Whitwell, lawyer; b. at Lanark, Ill., Oct. 8, 1875; s. Henry Whitwell and Elizabeth (Muir) Wales; ed. pub. schs., Lanark; Hyde Park High Sch .; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1896; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1899; m. Mabelle Willett, of Chicago, June 19, 1901; 3 children: Henry Whit- well, Jr., Robert Willett, Lois Elizabeth. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1899, and since practiced at Chicago; mem. Miller, Gorham & Wales. Republican. Was mem. LaGrange Bd. of Edn. Mem. Beta Theta Pi,

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Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi. Mason Shriner). Club: University. Recreations: woods, fishing. Home: 434 S. Waiola Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 1021 N.Y. Life Bldg., Chicago.

WALKER, Amos William, lawyer, capitalist; b. Connersville, Ind., Dec. 23, 1850; s. of Joseph and Sarah (Dorsey) Walker; student Univ. of Mich. and Yale Coll .; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1895; m. M. Elizabeth Curyea, of Mattoon, Ill., Dec. 14, 1882; children: Waldo Curyea, Amos Wendell, Mel- vina Elizabeth. Admitted to Ill. bar and practiced at Chicago, 1895-9; located at Shelbyville, Ill., 1899, because of pvt. property interests there; returned to Chicago and resumed practice, 1907. Republic- an. Episcopalian. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Recreations: travel, study. Home: 6037 Har- per Av. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.

WALKER, Charles Morehead, judge; b. in Ky., 1859; s. of Samuel J. and Amanda M. (Morehead) Walker; grad. Lake View High Sch .; B.A., Yale, 1884; studied law under William C. Goudy and at Union Coll. of Law; m. New York, Apr. 4, 1888, Harriet Warner; 4 children: Amy, Harriet, Charles, Carolyn. Admitted to bar, 1886, and engaged in practice at Chicago until 1903; alderman from 24th Ward, 1896-9; apptd. corpn. counsel, 1899, reapptd., 1901; won many notable cases, among them the Ill. Central R.R. case in Supreme Court of U.S., affirm- ing title of the people to made lands along shores of Lake Mich .; elected judge Circuit Court of Cook Co., 1903, reëlected, 1909, 1915; present term ex- pires 1921; served as chief justice 3 yrs. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Union (pres. 1903, 04, 05), University, Iroquois, Onwentsia. Home: 1128 N. LaSalle St. Address: 711 County Bldg.

WALKER, Curtis Howe, professor history; b. at Orange, Conn., Aug. 14, 1877; s. James and Martha Hall (Johnstone) Walker; A.B., Yale, 1899, Ph.D., 1905; m. Lillian Luke, of San Antonio, Tex., Aug. 22, 1912; 1 daughter, Virginia Johnstone. Instr. history, Amherst Coll., 1893-4; same, Yale, 1905-9; instr. history, 1909-11, asst. prof. since 1911, Univ.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 228

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