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WALTER, Frank William, live stock commn .; b. Chicago; s. William Harrison and Mary Richard- son (Chrimes) Walter; ed. pub. schs. and Orr's Business Coll. Mem. Walter Bros. since 1908. Re- publican. Mem. Friends Ch. (Quaker). Mason. Home: 4526 Wabash av. Office: 88-90 Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.
WALTER, Harry Chrimes, live stock commn .; b. Chicago; s. William Harrison and Mary Richard- son (Chrimes) Walter; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Laura Ruth Summers, of Sioux City, Ia., June 18, 1913; children: William Harry, Howard Summers. Identified with live stock business at the Union Stock Yards since 1903; mem. Walter Bros., live stock commn .; pres. Faulkton Live Stock Co., of Faulkton and Redfield, S.D. Republican. Mem. Friends Ch. (Quaker). Mason (K.T., Shriner). Home: 6343 S. Paulina St. Office: 88-90 Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.
WALTER, Lincoln W., publisher; b. Kingwood, Pa., Mar. 4, 1865; s. Alexander W. and Mary A. (Cramer) Walter; ed. pub. and normal schs. of Ursina, Somerset Co., Pa .; m. Garnett, Kan., May 11, 1899, Laura H. Scott, of Cincinnati, O .; 1 son, Russell Lincoln. Became gen. mgr. Phila. br. L. P. Miller & Co., pubs., Chicago, 1887; came to Chi- cago, May, 1893, becoming owner of Monarch Book Co., which was succeeded in 1907 by the L. W. Walter Co., of which is pres. Republican. Trustee Rogers Park M.E. Ch. Mem. Publishers Club of America. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Birchwood Coun- try. Recreations: golf, hunting, fishing. Home: 10906 S. Hoyne Av. Office: 633 Plymouth Ct.
WALTER, William Blauvelt, investments; b. at Richfield Springs, N.Y., June 2, 1879; s. of Horace Everett and Anna Maria (Blauvelt) Walter; ed. at pub. schs. of N.Y .; Sussex House Sch., Streatham, Eng .; Evanston (Ill.) High Sch .; m. Mary Curtis Woolfolk, of Chicago, Nov. 26, 1914. Engaged in steel business, 1902-7, supply business, 1907-8; with H. T. Holtz & Co., bonds, 1908-11; investment business on own account since 1911; pres. Vicks- burg (Miss.) Light & Traction Co., Shreveport (La.) Natural Gas Co .; dir. New York & Richmond Gas Co., Staten Island, N.Y. Republican. Club: Evanston Country. Recreations: tennis, winter sports. Home: 5316 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 1530, 11 S. LaSalle St.
WALTER, William Harry, live stock commn .; b. Fayette Co., Ind., Sept. 5, 1860; s. Alexander and Anna (Anderson) Walter; ed. pub. schs. of Fayette Co., Ind .; m. Chicago, 1885, Mary Chrimes; chil- dren: Harry, Lydia, Frank, Laura, Ralph, Byron. Came to Chicago, 1882, and was with Mallory Com- mn. Co. until 1888, when established with brother, Edward D., the present firm of Walter Bros. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mason (K. T., Shriner). Home: 4526 Wabash Av. Office: Ex- change Bldg., Union Stock Yards.
WALTERS, Charles Everett, commission mcht .; b. Watseka, Iroquois Co., Ill., Feb. 26, 1865; s. of Ephraim and Jemima (Good) Walters; ed. pub. schs .; m. Watseka, Jan. 30, 1888, Della Hyatt. In 1891 joined his brother, John G., in firm of Walters Bros., grain, hay and seeds, of which is vice pres. Mem. Nat. Hay Assn. (1st vice pres. 1916-17), Chi- cago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Home: 6740 Clyde Av. Office: 75 Bd. of Trade Bldg.
*WALTERS, Harris Ames, special representa- tive Thompson-Starrett Co. (See vol. 1911.)
WALTERS, John Good, grain commn .; b. Perry Co., O., Apr. 13, 1858; s. of Ephraim and Jemima (Good) Walters; ed. pub. schs .; m. Algona, Ia., Apr. 17, 1887, Anna Sample; children: Lulu (Mrs. John L. Davidson), Ethel, Josephine. Reared on farm until 1886, when came to Chicago; in employ of L. Everingham & Co., until 1890; then with W. R. Mumford & Co., and later was with Walters & Jordan, buying the interests of Mr. Jordan and becoming pres. Walters Bros. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Oak Park. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 75 Board of Trade Bldg., Chicago.
WALTON, Lyman Azariah, banker; b. at Alexan- dria Bay, N.Y., Sept. 30, 1861; s. Charles and Har- riet (Truesdale) Walton; ed. Potsdam (N.Y.) Nor- mal Sch., 1880; Rochester Business Coll., 1880-1; m. Pope's Mills, N.Y., June 5, 1884, Abigail Wood- worth; children: Harriet W., Louise F., Mark W. Clerk and bookkeeper, Union Stock Yards Nat. Bank, Chicago (now Nat. Live Stock Bank), 1881- 85; cashier First Nat. Bank, Anthony, Kan., 1885- 87; cashier Wichita (Kan.) Nat. Bank, 1887-90; formerly vice pres. Equitable Trust Co. Apptd., Mar. 19, 1902, reapptd. Feb. 24, 1904, South Park commr. (pres. of bd., 1905-6). Democrat. Clubs: Quadrangle, Chicago, Lake Geneva Country. Rec- reation: golf. Home: 5737 Woodlawn Av.
WALTON, Seymour, accountant; b. New Or- leans, La., Feb. 15, 1846; s. John Stephenson and Sophia (Clark) Walton; A.B., Williams Coll., 1868; m. Mary Emily Pollok, of Lyons, N.Y., Sept. 21, 1870; children: Edward S., Emma Lee, Frank R., Albert. Was first cashier Ft. Dearborn Nat. Bank; professional accountant in Chicago since 1893; mem. firm of Walton, Joplin, Langer & Co .; mem. faculty Sch. of Commerce of Northwestern Univ. until 1912; dean, Walton Sch. of Commerce. Was mem. Washington Arty., New Orleans. Ex-pres. Ill. Soc. Certified Pub. Accountants; ex-vice pres. Am. Assn. Pub. Accountants; mem. Sigma Phi (ex- pres. Sigs of the Northwest), Phi Beta Kappa. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Hamilton, Press. Recreation: whist. Home: Lessing Apartments. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.
WALTZ, Merle Bowman, lawyer; b. at Golden, Colo., Oct. 30, 1873; s. Rev. Henry Clay and Helen Finlay (Carrott) Waltz; grad. Quincy (Ill.) High Sch., 1890; A.B., Wesleyan Univ., Conn., 1895; fel- low in polit. economy, Univ. of Chicago, 1895-6;
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student Chicago Coll. of Law, 1898-1900, North- western Univ. Law Sch., part of 1900-1; m. Emma, d. Martin A. DeLany, of Chicago, Sept. 4, 1901; 4 Sarah Ann (Miller) Ware; M.A., Ill. Wesleyan children: Elizabeth, Emelyn, Jane Bell, Charlotte. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1901; practiced in partnership with M. A. DeLany, 1901-8, since alone. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Republican. Methodist. Club: University. Recreations: motor- ing, canoeing. Home: 554 Longwood Av., Glencoe, Ill. Office: 105 N. Clark St., Chicago.
WAMPOLD, Leo, insurance adjuster; Sept. 5, 1865-Feb. 4, 1916. (See vol. 1916.)
WANDER, Edmund W., stationer, printer; b. at N.Y. City, Oct. 2, 1865; s. Kuno F. and Pauline (Teichert) Wander; g.s. Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander (of Hirschberg-Schlesien, Germany), au- thor of Wander's Deutsches Sprichwoerter-Lexi- con. Ed. grammar schs., Cleveland and Pittsburgh; Rubovits Business Sch., Chicago, 1881-5; m. Helen M. Daub, of Milwaukee, Jan. 12, 1904; 4 children: Valeska Romana, Alfred Karl Ernst, Helen Edna Carola, Beatrice Hilda Virginia. City buyer and collector for E. Rubovits & Bro., printers, 1885-90, Stolba & Wander, 1890-3; served as official printer for the Imperial German Commn. of the World's Columbian Expn., 1893; gen. mgr. Union Stationery Co. since 1893; sec. and dir. Wander-Heinemann Hat Co. since 1913. Mem. Chicago Stationers' Assn .. Chicago Turners' Soc. Republican (nationally) and for the best man locally. Mem. German Evangel- ical Ch. Mem. Equity Lodge No. 878, A.F. and A.M .; charter mem. Globe-Athol Lodge No. 315, K. of P. (ex-Master of Exchequer). Publisher: Southern Cipher Code, 1900; Florida Citrus Code, 1914. Recreations: reading, physical culture exer- cises, golf. Home: 1917 Belle Plaine Av. Offices: 139 and 192 N. Clark St.
WARBRICK, John Clarke, M.D .; b. Bolton, Ont., Apr. 30, 1868; s. Joseph Firth and Mary (Brown) Warbrick; M.D., C.M., Trinity Univ., Toronto, Ont., 1894; M.D., ad eundem gradum, Univ. of Toronto, 1904; studied at London and Paris; licentiate State Bd. of Health, Ill., 1900, Univ. State of N.Y., 1901. Surgeon for nose, throat and ear to Out-patient Dept., Fort Dearborn Hosp., Chicago. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Republican. Pres- byterian. Club: Physicians'. Contbr. med. and lit. articles to press. Office: 306 E. 43d St.
WARD, A. Montgomery, merchant; 1844-Dec. 7, 1913. (See Who's Who in America, 1912-13.)
WARD, Francis Edward, railway official; July 29, 1867-Oct. 6, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
WARD, Frank Gibson, dean theol. sem .; b. Graf- ton, Vt., Nov. 9, 1869; s. Earl Johnson and Julia rich) Warfield; ed. Northwestern Univ .; m. Chi- Eliza (Batchelder) Ward; A.B., Univ. of Vt., 1891; B.D., Chicago Theol. Sem., 1894; A.M. and Ph.D., Univ. of Halle, 1898; m. Jessie Middlekauff, of Sioux City, Ia., Aug. 10, 1899. Ordained Congl. min- istry, 1894; pastor 1st Ch., Emporia, Kan., 1899- 1905, Plymouth Ch., Lansing, Mich., 1905-10; prof. religious edn. since 1910, dean since 1912, Chicago Theol. Sem. Mem. Delta Psi. Club: University. Home: 5717 Kimbark Av.
WARD, George Thomas, live stock commn. (See vol. 1911.)
WARD, James Riley, lawyer; b. on farm in Mad- ison Co., Ill., May 7, 1851; s. Mckinley and Eliza Ann (Jones) Ward; student Lincoln Univ., 1867-8; A.B., Illinois Coll., Jacksonville, 1873; studied law under Philemon Bliss (formerly Chief Justice of Mo.) at Columbia, Mo .; m. 1880, Laura B. Cornett; children: Nellie Simms, Ina Bea. Admitted to Mo. bar, May 21, 1873, to Il1. bar, June 23, 1874, and by Supreme Court of U.S., 1890; practiced at Carroll- ton, 111., 1874-93; state's atty. of Greene Co., 1876- 80; was also city atty. of Carrollton, about 8 yrs .; removed to Chicago, July 14. 1893. Democrat. Catholic. Home: 433 Diversey Parkway. Office: 82 W. Washington St.
WARD, Morris Evan, railway supplies. (See vol. 1911.)
WARDER, John Haines, secretary Western Soc. of Engrs .; Jan. 21, 1846-Aug. 31, 1915. (See Who's Who in America, 1914-16.)
WARE, Edward Newell, clergyman; b. at Rich- mond, Ky., July 2, 1860; s. of Samuel Cowell and
Univ., Bloomington, 1887; grad. McCormick Theol. Sem., Chicago, 1889; post-grad. work, Princeton Theol. Sem., 1902-3; (D.D., Richmond [O.] Coll., 1904); m. Cora N. Willis, of Enfield, Ill., May 21, 1889; 4 children: Willis Craig, Edward Newell, Jr., Jean Stewart, Marion Chalmers. Ordained Pres- byn. ministry, 1889; pastor Florence, Wis., 1889-96, Bedford, Ia., 1896-1902, Endeavor Ch., Chicago, 1903-11; chaplain Presbyn. Hosp., Chicago, since 1912. Stated clk., Winnebago (Wis.) Presbytery, 1894-6, Corning (Ia.) Presbytery, 1899-1902; per- manent clk., Synod of Wis., 1895, Presbytery of Chicago since 1916. Recreations: tennis, golf. Home: 1430 Howard St.
WARE, John Herbert, commission mcht .; b. at Brantford, Can., Feb. 2, 1862; s. Paul Taylor and Louisa (Dudley) Ware; moved with parents to Chi- cago, 1868; grad. high schs., Chicago, 1878; m. Chi- cago, 1887, Louise M. Stevens; 3 children: Louise S. (Mrs. Walter Lytton), Ruth (Mrs. G. Thomsen- von Colditz), and J. Herbert, Jr. Entered office of Fowler Bros., 1878; afterward with Irwin, Orr & Co. and Irwin, Green & Co., until Jan. 1, 1898, when, with Edward F. Leland, established present firm of Ware & Leland; dir. Columbia Mills. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade, Chicago Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, St. Louis Merchants Exchange. Clubs: Chicago, South Shore Country, Press, Chicago Athletic; also New York Yacht. Recreations: yachting, swimming. Home: 674 Rush St. Office: Royal Ins. Bldg.
WARE, Lyman, M.D .; Nov. 11, 1841-June 1, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
WARE, Sidney Nahm, lawyer; b. Louisville, Ky., June 12, 1882; s. Oscar W. and Clemmie (Nahm) Ware; paternal grandfather was soldier in Napo- leon's Army; came to Chicago with parents, 1885; grad. Douglas Grammar Sch., 1897; student Hyde Park High Sch., 1 yr .; attended evening sch. until completion of preliminary edn., 1900; LL.B., Chi- cago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1903; unmarried. In em- ploy of law firm of Burley & McSurely, 1898-1901; with Gregory, Poppenhusen & McNab 1 yr., and with Musgrave, Vroman & Lee, 1903-7; practiced alone since Apr., 1907. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Independent Democrat. Charter mem. Emblem Lodge No. 984, A.F. and A.M. Club: Southern. Rec- reations: tennis, golf, skating, baseball, football, basket ball, track, rowing, sailing. Home: 4537 Woodlawn Av. Office: 140 S. Dearborn St.
WARFIELD, Edwin A., real estate; b. Ravenna, O., Sept. 25, 1869; s. Edwin A. and Marie C. (Ald-
cago, Aug. 4, 1894, Carra Christman; 1 daughter. Audrey. Was with his father until the latter's death, 1901, when he organized E. A. Warfield Sons. real estate; one of the trustees of the George T. Cline estate. Veteran Ill. State Militia, having served during Spanish-Am. War. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ridge Country, Press. Recrea- tion: golf. Home: 10300 Longwood Drive. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
WARFIELD, John David, spices; b. Bridgeport. O., Apr. 6, 1861; s. William S. (of Quincy, Ill.) and Malvina A. (Howell) Warfield; ed. pub. schs. of Quincy, and Univ. of Mich .; m. Versailles, Ky .. Nov. 24, 1887, Mary Scott Graves: children: Wil- liam Smith, Robert Graves, John David, Jr., Kath- erine Scott. With Warfield Grocer Co., Quincy (except 2 yrs. when treas. Wellman-Dwire Tobacco Co. of St. Louis), for 20 yrs. before coming to Chi- cago, 1901, to become pres, of the Thomson & Tay- lor Spice Co. Republican. Mason (El Aksa Com- mandery, K.T., of Quincy). Club: Kenwood Coun- try. Recreations: reading. outdoor diversions. Home: 4831 Kenwood Av. Office: 536 W. 22d St.
WARFIELD, William Smith, 3d, lawyer; b. at Quincy, Ill., Aug. 21, 1888; s. John David and Mary Scott (Graves) Warfield; Litt.B., Princeton, 1910; I.I.B., cum laude, Harvard Law Sch., 1913; m. Hildegarde Ware, Sept. 9, 1916. Admitted to Ill. bar, July, 1913; in law offices of Rosenthal & Ham- ill, 1913-15; in partnership with Thomas @. Vent,
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as Vent & Warfield, since Jan. 1, 1916. While at Harvard Law Sch. brought a mandamus proceed- ing securing an adjudication by the Supreme Jud. Court of Mass. that a student is domiciled at the place where he is residing while procuring an edu- cation, and is entitled to be registered there as a voter. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican gen- erally. Presbyterian. Clubs: The Tiger Inn, Prince- ton, N.J .; Lincoln's Inn, Cambridge, Mass .; Har- vard Choate Club (formerly Choate Chapter of Phi Delta Phi); Princeton Club of Chicago (asst. sec. 1913-15, sec. 1915-17); Harvard Club of Chicago; Kenwood Country. Treas. and asso. editor Har- vard Law Review, 1911-13. Recreations: tennis, golf. Home: 1130 E. 46th St. Office: 1539 First Nat. Bank Bldg.
WARNER, Anthony Kimmel, M.D., surgeon; b. Baltimore, Md., Aug. 30, 1863; s. Dr. John Edward and Elizabeth (Wilks) Warner; ed. Baltimore City Coll. and Johns Hopkins; M.D., Univ. of Md., 1885; m. Baltimore, Oct. 1, 1890, Mary Esther Ogle. Practiced at Baltimore, 1886-90; since at Chicago; surgeon for Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York; medical examiner Royal Arcanum, Columbian Knights, The General Accident Assurance Corpn. of Perth, Scotland. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Maryland Soc. of Chicago (pres. 1901-2, 1st vice pres. 1902-6), Royal Arcanum, Columbian Knights. Democrat. Mason. Recreations: travel, hist. and theol. literature. Home: 855 Grace St. Office: 1056 Belmont Av.
WARNER, Charles Damuth, editor. (See vol. 1911.)
WARNER, Ezra Joseph, Jr., wholesale grocer; b. Lake Forest, Ill., Mar. 10, 1877; s. Ezra Joseph and Jane Elizabeth (Remsen) Warner; grad. Lake For- est Acad., 1895; B.A., Yale Univ., 1899; m. Marion Aline Hall, of Lake Forest, Ill., Nov. 26, 1902; 3 children: Marion, Jane and Ezra Joseph; III. Iden- tified with Sprague, Warner & Co. (wholesale gro- cers) since 1899, of which has been sec. and dir. since 1902, and is now chm. bd., sec. and dir .; also dir. Northern Trust Co .; sec., treas. and dir. Bata- via Preserving Co. Dir. Ill. Children's Home and Aid Soc .; sec., trustee Chicago Sunday Evening Club. Presbyterian. Mem. Zeta Psi fraternity. Clubs: Chicago, University, City (Chicago); Yale (New York); Onwentsia, The Winter (Lake For- est); Shore Acres. Recreations: hunting, fishing, golf. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 600 W. Erie St., Chicago.
WARNER, George Lyman, real estate broker; Feb. 19, 1851-June 14, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
WARNER, Samuel William, insurance; b. Lon- don, Eng., May 17, 1859; s. John and Catherine (Warren) Warner; ed. pub. schs. of London and Chicago; m. Chicago, May 17, 1882, Nellie A., d. of Peter Collins; children: Eleanor M. (Mrs. Lee H. Douglas), Lillian A., William C., Arthur W., Flor- ence C. In the fire ins. business in Chicago since 1878; mem. firm of R. W. Hosmer & Co. Republic- an. Home: 2936 W. Adams St. Office: 175 W. Jack- son Boul.
WARNER, Sidney Hiller, grain commn .; b. Men- dota, Ill., Oct. 9, 1862; s. Abram J. and Angeline (Hiller) Warner; ed. pub. schs., Mendota and Comp- ton, Ill., and Chicago; m. Matilda Miller, of Chi- cago, Nov., 1882; 1 daughter, Georgiana M. Became mem. firm of Warner & Wilbur, 1885. Mem. Bd. of Trade. Republican. Universalist. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreation: reading. Residence: Plaza Hotel. Office: 140 W. Van Buren St.
WARREN, Allyn Dura, dry goods commn .; b. at Chicago, Feb. 9, 1873; s. Charles D. and Rachel Helen (Brown) Warren; ed. Adelphi Acad., Brook- lyn; pub. schs. and Manual Training Sch., Chicago; m. Margaret Isabel Walker, of Chicago, Feb. 22, 1898. Removed to Chicago, 1886; became connected with Curtiss & Warren, 1891, mem. of firm, 1900, and upon father's retirement, in 1904, assumed control of the business; vice pres. Rock River Woolen Mills. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Clubs: Union League, City, Exmoor Country, South Shore Country. Recreations: golf, horseback rid- ing. Home: 223 E. Delaware Pl. Office: 223 W. Jackson Boul.
WARREN, Clarke Edward, mechanical engr .; b. Chicago, Mar., 1883; s. Edward Savage and Kath- arine (Clarke) Warren; prep. edn. Lewis Inst., Chicago; B.S. in Mech. Engring., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1906; m. Louise Newcomb, of LaGrange, Ill., June 1, 1910; children: Janet, C. Edward, Richard New- comb, David Lee. Treas. Seymour & Peck Co., packing drums, since 1909, mgr. since 1916; dir. Waetjen Ingram Veneer Co. Episcopalian. Recre- ations: fishing, motoring, tennis. Home: LaGrange, Ill. Office: 917 W. 20th Pl., Chicago.
WARREN, Edward Savage, vice pres. Seymour & Peck Co .; b. Aurora, Ill., Apr. 21, 1859; s. Edward Savage and Maria (Spalding) Warren; came to Chicago, 1867, from Davenport, Ia .; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago; m. Chicago, Sept. 29, 1881, Katharine Clarke; children: Clarke Edward, Louise (Mrs. Clark S. Jennison), Robert Clarke. First engaged in grain business; later as sr. partner in Warren & Co., 1877-86; engaged in farming in Lake Co., Ill., and in the mfr. of candles, red oil and glycerine, at Chicago, 1886-8; retired, 1888, until May, 1897, when entered the Seymour & Peck Co., mfrs. of veneer drums for packing purposes, of which is vice pres. Republican. Recreation: fishing. Home: LaGrange, Ill. Office: 917 W. 20th Pl., Chicago.
WARREN, Irene (Miss), librarian; b. Rochelle, Ill., 1875; d. Solon Francis and Anna Francis (Dun- ning) Warren; grad. Armour Inst. Tech. Library Sch., Chicago, 1896; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1910. Began as organizer of libraries, Armour Inst. Tech., 1895; librarian, Sch. of Edn., Univ. of Chi- cago, since 1900; lecturer on sch. libraries and al- lied subjects. Life mem. A.L.A .; mem. Ill. Library Assn., Drama League America, N.E.A. (chmn. li- brary sect. 1915-16). Clubs: Chicago Library, Cor- don, Francis W. Parker Club (pres. 1915). Home: 6056 Stony Island Av.
WARREN, J. Latham, printer; b. New Orleans, La., Mar. 16, 1867; s. John Marvin and Harriet (Latham) Warren; ed. pub. schs .; m. Emily Gun- thorp, Sept. 8, 1893; 2 children: Paul Gunthorp, Jeanne. Identified with printing business since 1881; founder The Gunthorp-Warren Printing Co., 1894, and since sec. Mem. Chicago Assn. Com- merce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Protestant. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago Auto- mobile, Southern, Riverside Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: Riverside, Ill. Office: 132 S. Clark St., Chi- cago.
WARREN, Maude Radford, author. (See Who's Who in America.)
WARREN, William Herbert, contractor. (See .vol. 1911.)
WARREN, William Seymour, fire underwriter; b. Cleveland, O., May 10, 1848; s. William and Mary Anne (Seymour) Warren; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chi- cago, 1883, Fannie R. Parsons; children: L. Par- sons, Marion Parsons (Mrs. Sanger B. Steel). Since leaving sch., in 1866, has been in the service of Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. Co. (of which father was resident sec. from 1875 until his death in Nov., 1889); after serving in minor positions became Chicago local mgr. for the company until his father died; then apptd., with George Crooke, to succeed his father until, upon the withdrawal of Mr. Crooke in Dec., 1892, was apptd. resident sec., in charge of western dept. Clubs: Union League, Skokie Country. Recreations: golf, bil- liards. Home: 50 Cedar St. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
WARREN, William Spalding, grain commn .; May 21, 1853-Aug. 20, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
WARVELLE, George William, lawyer, author; b. Kenosha, Wis., May 3, 1852; s. William and Eliza (Gorry) Warvelle; ed. common and high schs., Kenosha; studied law under Senator Quarles at Kenosha, 1871-6; (LL.D., St. Ignatius, Chicago, 1891; D.C.L., DePaul Univ., Chicago, 1914); m. Lydia Bangs, of Kenosha, Dec. 31, 1877; children: Effie, Florence (deceased), Gerald (deceased), Mar- jorie. Admitted to bar, 1876; practiced at Chicago. Dean Chicago Law Sch., 1896-1901; prof. law of real property, Ill. Coll. of Law, 1902-8. Mem. Am. and Ill. State bar assns. Clubs: Press, Illinois. Mason (33°; past presiding officer Masonic Grand Council and Grand Chapter of Illinois). Author: A
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Treatise on Abstracts of Title, 1883; Law of Ven- dor and Purchaser of Real Property, 1890; A Com- pendium of Freemasonry in Illinois, 1896; Princi- ples of the Law of Real Property, 1896; Essays in Legal Ethics, 1902; A Treatise on Ejectment, 1908. Has also written numerous monographs on Ma- sonic law, cryptic Masonry and other Masonic sub- jects. Home: 1743 W. Monroe St. Office: 1901 Ma- sonic Temple.
WASHBURN, James Murray, M.D .; b. Chicago, Dec. 6, 1873; s. Edward S. and Deborah B. (Mur- ray) Washburn; A.B., Harvard, 1895; M.D., North- western Univ., 1899; m. Helen B. Van Brunt, of Kansas City, Mo., June 29, 1901; children: Edward S., James Murray, Jr., Alice Van Brunt, Richard. Practiced at Chicago since 1903; asst. prof. medi- cine, Rush Med. Coll., since 1912; asso. attending phys., Presbyterian Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Soc. Internal Medicine, Chicago Inst. Medicine. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle. Home: 18 Bellevue Pl. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.
WASHBURN, Reginald, mfr .; b. at Worcester, Mass .; s. Charles Francis and Mary Elizabeth (Whiton) Washburn; A.B., Harvard, 1894; m. Dor- cas Lockwood Bradford, of Springfield, Mass., Aug. 26, 1903; 3 children: Dorcas, Phoebe, Mary Eliza- beth. Pres. and treas. The Wire Goods Co., Worces- ter, Mass .; also pres. Cassady-Fairbanks Mfg. Co., Chicago. Republican. Episcopalian. Club: Univer- sity. Residence: University Club. Office: 6102 La Salle St.
WASHBURN, William Dow, lawyer; b. Bond Co., Ill., Apr. 4, 1854; s. Joseph S. and Elizabeth (Cline) Washburn; removed to Platteville, Wis., 1865; grad. Platteville State Normal Sch., 1875; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1879; married; children: Ludlow J., Sarah E., Hester S., William D., John P. ' Prin. Muskegon (Mich.) High Sch., 1880-1; admitted to bar, 1882, in which year came to Chicago; admitted to practice in N.Y. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chi- cago bar assns. Progressive. Clubs: Union League, Law. Home: 1014 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Ill. Office: 35 N. Dearborn St., Chicago.
WASHBURNE, Mrs. Charles S., social worker; see BROOKS, Virginia.
WASHBURNE, Hempstead, lawyer; b. Galena, Ill., Nov. 11, 1852; s. Hon. Elihu B. (statesman and constl. lawyer) and Adele (Gratiot) Washburne; early edn. at Kent's Hill, Me .; studied metaphysics at Univ. of Bonn; returned, 1871, and studied law in office of Gregory & Pinney, Madison, Wis .; in the law sch. of Univ. of Wis .; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1876; m. Chicago, June, 1883, Annie M. Clarke. Admitted to bar of Wis., 1874; came to Chicago, 1875, and entered office of Barber & Lack- ner; partner with Henry S. Robbins, 1876-83; then with Hon. Lyman Trumbull as Trumbull, Wash- burne & Robbins; now practicing alone. Dir. Hi- bernian Banking Assn. Apptd. master in chancery Superior Court, 1880; elected city atty., 1885, and mayor of Chicago, 1891. Republican. Clubs: Chi- cago, Marquette, Saddle and Cycle. Home: 1448 Astor St. Office: 35 N. Dearborn St.
WASHICK, Joseph Anthony, mfr .; b. Chicago, Sept. 25, 1872; s. Michael John and Johana Frances (Cverna) Washick; ed. pub. schs. and business coll., Chicago; m. Anna E. Sandkoetter, of Chicago, June 28, 1904; 1 daughter, Emmeline Esteline. In employ of Pa.R.R.Co. and B.&O.R.R., 1890-8; re- organized the Am. Ballast Co., 1899, and was sec. until 1909; now pres. and treas. Chicago Granite Mfg. Co., mfrs. laundry trays and water troughs. Republican. Mason, Elk. Clubs: Press, Palette and Chisel, Beseda Bohemian, Red, White and Blue Club, Beverly Golf. Home: 648 Woodland Park. Office: 3619 Wall St.
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