The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 231

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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WATERBURY, Charles Dann, architect; b. San- dusky, O., July 27, 1868; s. Charles and Ellen (Net- tleton) Waterbury; ed. common schs., Ohio and Minn .; high sch., Polo, Ill .; Mass. Inst. Tech., 1893- 95; m. Mary Louise Dickerman, of Boston, Sept. 20, 1905. Began practice at Minneapolis, 1888; re- moved to Chicago, 1890; with Pond & Pond since 1901. Mem. A.I.A., and Ill. Chapter same, Soc. for Preservation of New England Antiquities. Inde- pendent Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs:

City, Technology. Home: 425 S. Spring Av., La Grange, Ill. Office: 64 E. Van Buren St., Chicago.

WATERLOO, Stanley, author; May 21, 1846-Oct. 11, 1913. (See vol. 1905.)

WATERMAN, Alonzo Higbee, M.D .; b. Minne- apolis, Minn., 1880; s. Alonzo E. and Katharine A. (Krum) Waterman; grad. Latin and science, Min- neapolis Acad., 1899; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll. and Hosp., Chicago, 1906; married. House phys. and surgeon, Metropolitan Hosp., dept. pub. chari- ties, N.Y. City, 1906-7; studied hosps. of London, Dublin, Edinburgh, Paris, etc., 1907-10; resident phys., Hotel Sherman, Chicago, since 1911. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Phi Alpha Gamma. Club: Chicago Yacht. Residence: Hotel Sherman. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.

WATERMAN, Arba Nelson, judge; Feb. 5, 1836- Mar. 16, 1917. (See Who's Who in America, 1916- 1917.)

WATERMAN, George Clifton, surveyor; b. West Barnstable, Mass., Apr. 24, 1855; s. Charles Henry and Ellen (Gray) Waterman; ed. pub. schs .; m. Ella Otter, of N.Y. City, Sept. 18, 1881. In employ of F. H. Earle, surveyor, Jersey City, N.J., 1874-7; then with N.Y. Elevated R.R., 1877-80, N.Y., West Shore & Buffalo R.R., 1880-4; asst. engr. in Street Dept., City of Chicago, 1884-7; practicing as sur- veyor at Chicago since 1887; county surveyor of Cook Co., 1892-6 and 1912-16; asst. engr. with Chi- cago Guarantee Survey Co., 1916; in charge sur- veys of Forest Preserve of Cook Co. since Jan. 1, 1917. Democrat. Mason. Recreations: music, books. Home: 2827 W. Madison St. Office: 547 County Building.

WATERMAN, George Waldo, lawyer; b. Law- rence, Mass., Oct. 8, 1867; s. George Rowland and Lucretia Stickney (Bordman) Waterman; descend- ant of Richard Waterman, Salem, Mass., 1629; ed. Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass .; Harvard Univ., class of 1889 (prevented by illness from securing degree) ; m. Claribel Moulton, of Newburyport, Mass., Oct. 24, 1908. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1894, and since in practice at Chicago. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Har- vard, Hamilton. Recreation: outdoor exercise. Home: 5314 Blackstone Av. Office: 106 N. LaSalle Street.

WATERMAN, Harry Hale, architect; b. Oregon, Wis., July 10, 1869; s. John W. and Emma (Hale) Waterman; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago, prep. dept. of old Chicago Univ., and at Northwestern Univ .; m. Chicago, Oct. 28, 1891, Ida Vierling (now de- ceased) ; 1 daughter, Louise Hale; m. 2d, Chicago, Oct. 28, 1902, Carrie Rowse. In practice since 1893. Mem. A.I.A., and Ill. Chapter same. Republican. Clubs: Architectural, Kenwood. Home: 3929 Vin- cennes Av. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St.

WATERMAN, Samuel Arthur, surgeon; b. at Minonk, Ill., June 28, 1868; s. Collins Palmer and Lydia (Knowles) Waterman; grad. Minonk High Sch., 1888; grad. Northwestern Univ. Acad., 1891: M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1894: m. Lena Dibbs, of Brooklyn, N.Y., Aug. 20, 1894; children: Marian, Layton, Charles. Began practice at Auburn Park, Chicago, 1894; surgeon to Englewood Hosp. since 1900; surgeon to C.,R.I.&P.R.R.Co., The Morava Constrn. Co .; chief surgeon to Auburn Park Hosp. Trustee Auburn Park M.E. Ch., Methodist Old Peo- ple's Home. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Republican. Mason (Auburn Park Lodge, Normal Park Chapter. Englewood Com- mandery, K.T.). Home: 7845 winneconne St.

WATERS, Frank Richardson, M.D .: b. Clinton, Ill., Jan. 10, 1855; s. Orin and Mary F. (Richard- son) Waters; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll. and Hosp., Chicago, Feb. 16, 1858; m. Mary M. Heaton. of Bloomington, 111., Sept. 5, 1877 (died Oct. 14. 1914). Went from sch. to serve apprenticeship as a printer; was foreman printer 12 yrs., perfecting himself in wood engraving and designing: has practiced medicine at Chicago since graduation: dist. examiner, Maccabees. Mem. Am. Inst. Homæ- opathy, Regular Homm. Med. Assn., Ill. Homo. Med. Asan., Chicago Home. Med. Soc. Recreations: art, wood engraving. Home: 4800 Indiana Av. Of- fice: 32 N. State St.

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WATERS, John Edward, lawyer; b. Fond du Lac, Wis., June 23, 1861; s. John and Susan (Kelly) Waters; ed. pub. schs. and Univ. of Minn .; student Columbia Law Sch., New York, class of 1883; Chi- cago Coll. of Law, 1895; unmarried. Admitted to bar, 1883; practiced at Fond du Lac, Wis., until 1884, Minneapolis, 1884-94, and at Chicago since 1894. Served in Wis. and Minn. N.G. 9 yrs .; 2d lt. Co. I, 1st Minn. Inf. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst. Democrat. Club: South Shore Country. Recreations: golf, bowling. Residence: Hotel del Prado. Office: 1009 Chamber of Commerce.

WATERS, Oren Judson, M.D .; b. Butler, Pa .; s. Asa Harris and Hannah C. Cope (Steck) Waters; A.B., Thiel Coll., 1881; M.D., Jefferson Med. Coll., Phila., 1891; m. Luta B. Shugert, of Phila., 1887; 1 daughter, Catherine (deceased). Surgeon to Pas- savant Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Sec. bd. of mgrs. Instn. of Protestant Deaconesses; trustee Luth. Theol. Sem. Republic- an. Lutheran. Recreations: fishing, bowling. Home and Office: 3 W. Delaware Pl.

WATERS, Raymond Terry, steel factory equip- ment; b. Chicago, June 19, 1883; s. Frank Stanley and Jennie E. (Terry) Waters; ed. Brown Sch. and Lewis Inst., Chicago; m. Florence Edelmann, of Chicago, Oct. 9, 1913; 1 son, Raymond T., Jr. Con- nected with F. S. Waters Co., bicycles, 1902-4; with D. B. Fisk & Co., millinery, 1904-6; became identi- fied with the Lyon Metallic Mfg. Co., mfrs. steel factory equipment, 1906, mgr. since 1912. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republic- an. Club: Olympia Fields Country. Recreations: motoring, outdoor diversions. Home: 4182 Claren- don Av. Office: 835 Peoples Gas Bldg.

WATERS, William Otis, clergyman; b. North Norwich, Chenango Co., N.Y., Sept. 4, 1861; s. of Charles Sayres and Mary Jeanette (Lyon) Waters; B.A., Hobart Coll., Geneva, N.Y., 1884, M.A., 1896 (D.D., 1909); m. Anna Bianchi Freeman, of Sher- burne, N.Y., Oct. 18, 1886. Deacon, 1890, priest, 1891, P.E. Ch .; asst. St. Andrew's Ch., Ann Arbor, Mich., 1890-1; rector St. Andrew's Ch., Detroit, 1891-1903, Grace Ch., Chicago, since Feb. 15, 1903. Deputy to Gen. Conv. P.E. Ch., 1901-13. Trustee St. Luke's Hosp., Nashotah Theol. Sem., Wis. Mem. Theta Delta Chi, Soc. Mayflower Descendants (gov. Ill. Soc. 1914-16). Club: University. Home: 2001 Prairie Av.

WATKINS, Frank Alonzo, mfr .; b. Fairfield, Her- kimer Co., N.Y., July 8, 1875; s. Albert B. and Mar- tha A. (Mather) Watkins; grad. Albany (N.Y.) Acad., 1892; B.A., Amherst Coll., 1896; m. Julia Herren, Sept., 1915. Teacher Cathedral Choir Sch., Fond du Lac, Wis., Sept., 1896-June, 1897; sec. and treas. Travel Publishing Co., Chicago, 1897; sub- scription mgr. The National Builder, Chicago, 1897- 98; with W. H. Hutchinson & Son, bottlers' sup- plies, 1898-1901; sec. S. G. Taylor & Son, 1901-4; sec. S. G. Taylor Chain Co., 1904-13; treas. Mather Stock Car Co. since 1913. Republican. Episcopa- lian. Club: University. Recreation: tennis. Home: 945 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 501, 122 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.

WATKINS, Jesse Mather, vice pres. Mather Stock Car Co .; b. Fairfield, N.Y., Oct. 10, 1868; s. Albert Barnes and Martha A. (Mather) Watkins; attended Hungerford Collegiate Inst., Adams, N.Y., and Albany (N.Y.) Acad .; A.B., Amherst Coll., 1889; m. Chicago, Oct. 5, 1897, Katharine F. Still- well; 2 children. On leaving coll. in 1889 entered the service of the Mather Stock Car Co., and has been vice pres. of the company since 1896. Repub- lican. Clubs: Union League, Traffic, Edgewater Golf. Home: 529 Stratford Pl. Office: 501 Peoples Gas Bldg.

WATKINS, Minnie A. Edison (Mrs. George Wat- kins), club woman; b. Cleveland, O., June 4, 1854; d. George W. (M.D.) and Mary E. (Harris) Edison; descendant of Mathew Marvin and William Good- rich, of Hartford, Conn., Thomas Harris, Provi- dence, R.I., and John Ogden and John Edison, of N.J., and Samuel Boardman, of Ipswich, Mass .; ed. Chapin Sem., Quincy, Ill .; m. at Quincy, George Watkins, of Chicago and Toledo, Jan. 24, 1878 (died Aug., 1912). Engaged in club work since

1890; ex-pres. Ill. State Federation of Women's Clubs, South Side Woman's Club; ex-chmn. legis- lative com. for Gen. Federation and State Federa- tion; ex-chmn. pub. health com. of Ill. Federation; frequently del. to Nat. Conf. Charities and Correc- tion; del. from Ill. to Internat. Tuberculosis Conf., Washington, D.C .; vice pres. Ill. State Suffrage Assn .; etc. Now active mem. Chicago Woman's Club. Episcopalian. Address: Chicago Woman's Club, Fine Arts Bldg.

WATKINS, Rachel, M.D .; b. Numidia, Pa .; d. of Edward and Martha P. (Myers) Watkins; ed. Knox County Normal Sch .; Cambridge High Sch .; Lin- coln Normal Univ .; M.D., Coll. of Medicine Univ. of Ill., 1906; post-grad. work in Europe, 1914; be- gan teaching sch. at 15; physician, Bellevue Sani- tarium, 1906; mem. staff Peoria State Hosp., 1906- 10; in gen. practice since 1910; asst. in neurology, Coll. of Medicine Univ. of Ill. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Med. Women's Club (sec.), Nu Sigma Phi. Republican. Methodist. Mem. State Federation of Women's Clubs, of Ill., Polit. Equality League, O.E.S., Rebekas, Royal Neighbors. Has written several articles on obstet- rics pub. in journals of Wyo. and Neb., also an article on goitre and several articles on hygiene, public health, eugenics, and occupational diseases; has delivered many lectures on similar subjects, also on European travel; performed original re- search work for the U.S. Govt. on pellagra and food experiments. Office: 25 E. Washington St.

WATKINS, Thomas James, gynecologist; b. at Utica, N.Y., July 6, 1863; s. Robert and Eleanor (Williams) Watkins; prep. edn., Holland Patent (N.Y.) Acad. and Adams (N.Y.) Collegiate Inst .; student Med. Dept., Univ. of Mich., 1880-3; M.D., Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll. (New York Univ.), 1886; m. Catherine Corman, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., May 4, 1892. Interne St. Peter's Hosp., Brooklyn, 1886-8, Woman's Hosp. of N.Y. State, 1888-9; asst. gyne- cologist, 1890-6, asst. prof. gynecology, 1896-1900, clin. prof. since 1900, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch .; attending gynecologist St. Luke's Hosp. since 1894, Wesley Hosp., 1896-14, Mercy Hosp., 1900-9. Apptd. 1st 1t. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, Feb., 1911. Mem. Am. Gynecol. Assn., A.M.A., Chicago Gynecol. Soc. (ex-pres.), Nu Sigma Nu, etc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Flossmoor Country. Home: 5436 Hyde Park Boul. Office: Monroe Bldg.

WATKINS, William Thomas, lumber mcht .; b. Chautauqua Co., N.Y., Jan. 30, 1860; s. Sherman Sheldon and Julia Jane (McGlashen) Watkins; ed. pub. schs. of Red Wing, Minn .; m. Louise Gene- vieve, d. G. D. Williston, of Lake View, Ill., Sept. 3, .1884; 4 children: Louise Genevieve (Mrs. Ricker Van Metre), Carrie Armine (Mrs. A. R. Joyce), William Wynne, Sherman Sheldon. Began as pur- chasing agt. of the "Soo Line" (M.,St.P.&S.S.M. Ry.), 1886, continuing until 1895; became vice pres. Bradley-Watkins Co., 1897 (now liquidated) ; pres. Pillsbury-Watkins Co. since 1902; vice pres. Joyce-Watkins Co., 1906-9, pres. since 1909; pres. Watkins Creosoting Co., Arrow Transportation Co., Carpenter, Watkins Co., ship builders, Brunswick, Ga. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason; mem. Roy- al Arcanum. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, Chi- cago Athletic, Chicago Yacht. Recreations: horse- back riding, yachting. Home: 1046 Ridge Av., Ev- anston, Ill. Office: 660 McCormick Bldg., Chicago.

WATRY, Joseph, M.D., surgeon; b. Ozaukee Co., Wis., Oct. 18, 1860; s. J. Pierre and Susan (Wolf) Watry; ed. Wis. pub. schs. and St. John's Univ., Stearns Co., Minn., followed by 3 yrs.' study in Belgium and France; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1883; m. Anna Hand, of Chicago, Apr. 10, 1894; children: Oliver P., Maria (deceased), Fe- licita M., Dorothy A. Began practice, 1883, but after a year went to New York, and spent 6 mos. in eye and ear instns. there; then went abroad and continued studies in the hosps. of Vienna and Ber- lin, giving spl. attention to the pathology of the eye, ear, nose and throat. Was apptd. prof. otology and ophthalmology, Hahnemann Med. Coll. Mem. Am. Inst. Homoeopathy, Ill. Homo. Med. Soc. Rec- reation: motoring. Home: 4518 Sheridan Rd. Office: Masonic Temple.

WATRY, Nicholas, optician; b. Belgium, Wis., Apr. 18, 1849; s. John P. and Susanna (Wolf) Wa-

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try; ed. State Normal Sch., Whitewater, Wis .; m. Louise Heidkamp, of Port Washington, Wis., Dec. 7, 1882. Began as teacher in grammar grades of pub. schs., Manitowoc, Wis., 1872; in jewelry and optical business at Quito, South America, 1876-9; returned to U.S. and engaged in same line of busi- ness at San Francisco, Cal., title of Barteling & Watry, 1879-83; settled at Chicago, 1883, and es- tablished firm of Watry & Heidkamp. Home: 936 Montrose Av. Office: 11 W. Randolph St.

WATSON, Charles H., lawyer; b. Monon, Ind., Jan. 13, 1887; s. James S. and Hettie A. (Martin) Watson; grad. Monon High Sch., 1903; A.B., North- western Univ., 1909, A.M., 1912, LL.B., 1912; m. Estelle O. Clark, of Highland Park, Ill., May 27, 1916. Became jr. mem. law firm of Hyde, West- brook & Watson, July 1, 1914; apptd. instr. in in- ternat. law and lecturer on internat. relations for the Carnegie Endowment, Northwestern Univ., Sept. 1, 1916. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Am. Soc. Internat. Law, Dry Chicago Federation (dir.), Delta Sigma Rho, The Scribblers. Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Club: City. Home: 2944 Mildred Av. Of- fice: 711, 112 W. Adams St.

WATSON, Fred Lester, treasurer Am. Steel & Wire Co. (See vol. 1911.)

WATSON, Frederick A., shoe mfr .; Oct. 3, 1854- 1912. (See vol. 1911.)

WATSON, George Edward, paint mfr .; b. Bos- ton, Mass., June 9, 1859; s. William and Phebe Ade- laide (Morgan) Watson; grad. Hyde Park (Mass.) High Sch .; m. Mary Ella Crowell, of Boston, 1887; children: George Morris, Harold Ernest, Chester Crowell, Dorothy Isabelle. Pres. George E. Wat- son Co., paint and color mfrs., since 1889. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Episcopa- lian. Clubs: Chicago Paint and Oil, Chicago Ath- letic, Edgewater Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 6249 Winthrop Av. Office: 62 W. Lake St.

WATSON, Harold B., wholesale fruit; b. Almont, Mich .; s. Charles A. and Inez W. Watson; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Grace L. Jackson, of Chicago; children: Anita Jane, Louise Wayte. Mem. C. A. Watson & Sons, fruits and produce; officer Watson Fruit Co .; mem. C. A. Watson & Co .; sec. and treas. Mesa Irrigated Lands Co. Republican. Presbyte- rian. Club: Kenilworth. Home: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 55 W. South Water St., Chicago.

WATSON, James Verree, railway supplies; b. at Battle Creek, Mich., Nov. 24, 1866; s. William Jo- seph and Amelia Ester (Gould) Watson; ed. pub. and pvt. schs., Chicago; m. Louise, d. Charles W. Allen, of Chicago, Nov. 9, 1891. Clk. Met. Nat. Bank, Chicago, 1885-7; with Ajax Forge Co., 1887- 89; treas. Griffin Wheel & Foundry Co., 1889-91; sec. and treas. Hewitt Mfg. Co., 1891-1902; pres. United Supply & Mfg. Co., ry. supplies, since 1902. Republican. Protestant. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Mid-Day; The Lambs (New York). Rec- reation: farming. Home: 1362 Astor St. Office: 1509 Railway Exchange.

WATSON, John Stuart, president John Stuart Watson & Co., bonds. (See vol. 1911.)

WATSON, Oliver Lincoln, real estate; b. Ridge Farm, Ill., July 4, 1864; s. Owen H. and Martha (Clark) Watson; ed. State Normal Sch., Normal, Ill., and DePauw Univ., Greencastle, Ind .; m. New- man, Ill., Sept. 1, 1892, Lucy Dayton; children: Ruth, Roland. Taught country sch. 2 yrs .; farmed about 4 yrs .; came to Chicago and worked in ship- ping room of R. S. Peale & Co. about a year and a half; with Keeney, McIlroy, Campbell & Co., real estate, 1892-3, then with G. B. Cruikshank until 1898; in business alone, 1898-1900; mem. firm of Watson & Bartlett, 1900-5; in business in own name since 1905. Dir. Irving Park Nat. Bank. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd. Republican. Meth- odist. Mason (32°), K.P. Clubs: Hamilton, Union League. Recreations: motoring, gardening. Home: 3832 N. Keeler Av., Irving Park. Office: 69 W. Washington St.

WATSON, William Joseph; b. Phila., Pa., Mar. 26, 1843; s. James V. and Elizabeth M. Watson; descendant of Thomas Watson, who settled in Phila., 1705; grad. Central High Sch., Phila .; mar- ried; 1 son, James Verree. Began active career at

Battle Creek, Mich., 1863; went to St. Louis, Mo., 1870, as representative of the Middleton Car Spring Co. of Phila .; removed to Chicago for same com- pany, May 1, 1873, of which became pres., 1890; organized the Buda Foundry & Mfg. Co., 1884, the Hewitt Mfg. Co., 1886, and the Ft. Madison Iron Works Co., 1887, serving as pres. of these corpns. Has been identified with banking interests since coming to Chicago; was a dir. and vice pres. Met. Nat. Bank; now dir. First Nat. Bank, First Trust & Savings Bank, Security Bank of Chicago, Second Security Bank of Chicago, Chicago Transfer & Clearing Co. Pres. bd. of mgrs. of the Old People's Home of Chicago. Republican. Clubs: Mid-Day. Bankers'. Home: 2640 Prairie Av. Office: 1252 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

WATSON, William Ralph, Chicago mgr. the Cor- poration Trust Co .; b. Guelph, Ont., May 29, 1880; S. William R. and Martha (Morris) Watson; ed. pub. schs. in Guelph; Guelph Collegiate Inst., 1898; m. Rose Sleeman, of Guelph, Oct. 3, 1906; 2 chil- dren: Walter, Rosemary. Began in employ of the Corporation Trust Co., 1901, and has been mgr. at Chicago since 1911; company organizes corpora- tions, etc., in leading cities of U.S. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Hamilton, Skokie Country. Recreations: fishing, shooting, golf. Home: Wil- mette, Ill. Office: 112 W. Adams St., Chicago.

WATT, Charles E., editor; b. Lima, O .; s. Jacob Downs and Harriet P. (McGervey) Watt; ed. high sch., Lima; musical edn. Cincinnati Coll. of Music and pvt. tutors and schs., Chicago; m. Myra James Kenworthy, of Mendota, Ill., Apr. 11, 1893; 4 daughters: Dorothy M., Louise M., Emily K., Lois. Music teacher, Chicago, 5 yrs .; taught in western schs. 5 yrs .; founded, 1895, and conducted until 1910, Chicago Piano Coll .; publisher and editor The Music News, Chicago, since Nov., 1909. Corr. and spl. writer for nearly every music paper in U.S. Ch. organist 10 yrs. Congregationalist. Recrea- tions: good books, theatre. Home: 3232 Walnut St. Office: 216 S. Wabash Av.

WATT, Elihu De Forest; b. Galva, Ill., June 7, 1874; s. Charles R. and Mary Charissa (Ward) Watt; ed. pub. schs. and Ia. Wesleyan Univ .; m. Florence S. Rockwell, of Cedar Falls, Ia., Sept. 12, 1899; 3 children: Richard Rockwell, Margaret and Charles Robertson. Began in printing office at 13; entered ins. office, Cedar Falls, 1894: mgr. provi- dent dept. Nat. Life Ins. Co. of U.S.A., Chicago. 1905-6; contracting agt. Chicago office Raymond Concrete Pile Co. since Nov., 1906, also dir. same. Republican. Presbyterian. Recreation: motoring. Home: 102 S. Stone Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 1912 Harris Trust Bldg., Chicago.

WATT, George Frederick; May 27, 1867-Aug. 19. 1917. (See vol. 1905.)

WATT, William Edward, educator; b. Pittsfield, Mass., July 8, 1859; s. William and Jane Charlotte (Churchill) Watt; A.M., Mt. Hope Coll., Rogers, O., 1897; Ph.D., Taylor Univ .. Upland, Ind., 1900; m. Mary Churchill Thompson, of Chicago, July 16. 1888; 4 daughters: Esther May, Jane Churchill, Dorothy Thompson, Emily Hubbard. Prin. Graham (pub.) Sch., Chicago, 1885-1911: pres. Nature Study Pub. Co., 1896-9; editor and pub. The School Week- ly, 1899-1907; editor in chief The Little Chronicle and pres. The Little Chronicle Co. since 1907. Dir. Open Air Sch. for Tuberculous Children, 1909; opened first fresh air sch. for well children at Graham Sch., 1909. Invented means of separating vitiated air from pure air and making low tem- perature comfortable, 1909; has addressed many societies upon this subject and has corrected the ventilation of many ednl. and business bldgs. Trustee Swift Memorial Parish House: pres. Nat. Pure Air Assn. Republican. Methodist. Mason (32°; first Eminent Commander Mizpah Command- ery, K.T.). Club: City. Author: Conversation and Effectual Ready Utterance, 1900: The Glug Family (a play) ; Things in Educational Psychology, 1900; Open Air, 1910. Home: 1930 Sheridan Rd., Evans- ton, Il1. Office: 542 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.

WAUGH, J(ames) Milton, president Waugh Draft Gear Co .; b. Watkins, N.Y., Oct. 13, 1853; 8. David and Mary Elizabeth (Van Duzer) Waugh; B.S., Ia. State Coll., 1879; m. Chicago, Feb. 6, 1596,

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Alice M. Macfarlane. Reared on farm in Delaware Co., Ia .; bookkeeper Belleville (Ill.) Nail Co., 1880; name of firm changed to Waugh Steel Works, 1886, and was sec., 1886-9; came to Chicago in 1889 and engaged in iron and steel brokerage business; sec. and gen. mgr. National Car Coupler Co., 1898-1901; now pres. Waugh Draft Gear Co. Home: 1529 Ken- ilworth Av. Office: 809 Peoples Gas Bldg.

WAUGH, William Francis, M.D. Removed to Muskegon, Mich. (See Who's Who in America.)

WAY, Henry J., M.D., obstetrician; b. Toronto, Ont., Mar. 25, 1866; s. James and Margret Way; M.D., Univ. of Toronto, and Coll. Phys. and Surg., Toronto, 1892; m. Loretto Turlay, of Chicago, June 19, 1901; children: Raymond, Miriam, Evelyn. Prac- ticed at Chicago since 1892; prof. obstetrics, Ill. Post-Grad. Med. Sch., since 1913; asso. obstetrician, Chicago Coll. Medicine and Surgery; obstetrician, West Side Hosp .; apptd. 1st It. Med. Officers' Re- serve Corps, May 19, 1917. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Democrat. Catholic. Clubs: Chicago Yacht, Speedway Park Auto. Home: 3501 Jackson Boul. Office: 2310 Ogden Av.

WAYMAN, John E. W., state's atty. of Cook Co .; 1872-Apr. 18, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

WAYMAN, John S., wagon mfr .; b. Chicago, Apr. 21, 1858; s. William (arrived in Chicago, 1837) and Jane (Outhet) Wayman (arrived in Chicago, 1833) ; attended old Scammon and Skinner schs .; m. Joliet, Ill., Oct. 31, 1887, Lucy M. Whittier; 1 son, John Whittier. Began carriage and wagon business, 1878, entering into partnership, 1883, in the firm of Wayman & Murphy; firm inc., 1912, as Wayman & Murphy Co., of which is pres. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner); mem. Royal League. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Glen Oak Country. Home: 724 N. Pine Av., Austin. Office: 179 N. Sangamon St., Chicago.

WAYNE, Henry Law, fire, liability and work- men's compensation ins. and surety bonds; b. at Johnstown, N.Y., Nov. 8, 1868; s. Capt. Thomas and Sarah Jane (Hubbard). Wayne; ed. pub. schs. of Johnstown; m. Sarah P. Shadbolt, of Chicago, Feb. 7, 1895. Came to Chicago, Oct., 1887, and entered office of Moore & Janes, gen. ins., remaining until 1904; continued in same line of business and is now pres. of H. L. Wayne Co., gen. ins., surety bonds, representing a number of fire, liability, casualty and accident companies. Mem. Vet.Corps, 1st Inf., I.N.G. Mem. Empire State Soc., Ill. Soc. S.A.R. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Edgewater Golf. Recreations: fishing, hunting, golf. Home: 5842 Kenmore Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.

WEAN, Frank Lincoln, lawyer; b. Williamsfield, Ashtabula Co., O., Aug. 6, 1860; s. Ira E. and Mal- vina (Belnap) Wean; ed. Caro (Mich.) pub. schs .; grad. Corunna (Mich.) High Sch., 1880; law dept. Univ. of Mich., 1885-6; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1887; m. Bertha M. Coombs, of Chicago, Dec., 1887; 1 daughter, Evangeline. Taught school in Mich., winters, 1887-9; prin. high sch., Alpena, Mich., and student of law, 1881-5; admitted to Chicago.

Mich. bar, 1886, Ill. bar, 1887; mem. firm Swett, Grosscup & Wean, Chicago, 1888; Grosscup & Wean, 1890-2; admitted to bar of U.S. Supreme Court, 1895; referee in bankruptcy, Northern Dist. of Ill., since 1898. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Law, Exmoor Country. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 434 Monadnock Blk., Chicago.

WEARY, Edwin Delos, bank interiors, mosaics; b. Akron, O., Dec. 25, 1855; s. Simon B. and Eliza (Frank) Weary; ed. pub. schs. of Akron, O., fol- lowed by tech. training at Cleveland, O .; m. at Cleveland, May 20, 1885, Zella Redman, of Woos- ter, O .; children: Edwin F., Leslie A., Rollin D. Began with Weary, Snyder & Wilcox Mfg. Co., Ak- ron, as a boy, becoming foreman; went west, 1876, and was with Hallack & Howard Co., Denver, Colo., several years; came to Chicago, 1882; designer, and later mgr., cabinet dept. A. H. Andrews & Co., until 1892; designer and mfr. bank interiors and furniture since 1892, and now pres. Weary & Al- ford Co. Also pres. Weary & Beck, contractors for mosaics and tiles, and Athey Co., weather strips. Contbr. to trade jours. Mem. Chicago Assn. Com-

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 231

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