The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 232

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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merce; pres. Nat. Weather Strip Mfrs.' Assn. since 1914; pres. Ohio Soc. of Chicago, 1916. Episcopa- lian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Chi- cago Motor, South Shore Country, Midlothian Coun- try, Bugs; also Denver (Denver); Family (San Francisco); Los Angeles (Cal.) Athletic. Recrea- tion: motoring. Home: 5620 Blackstone Av. Office: 1907 Michigan Av.

WEATHERSON, John, M.D .; b. Chicago, June 14, 1873; s. of Christopher and Sarah Jane (Pepper) Weatherson; attended grammar schs., Chicago; grad. Chicago Manual Training Sch., 1891; C.E., Cornell Univ., 1895; M.D., Univ. of Ill., 1900; m. Agnes Guerard Robertson, of Bluffton, S.C., Oct. 23, 1895; 2 children: Alice Dorothy, John, Jr. Gen. practice, 1900-10; specialized in internal diseases since 1910; instr. in medicine, 1901-11, asst. prof. since 1911, sec. med. faculty since 1913, Coll. of Medicine, Univ. of Ill. Served as cadet at Cornell 4 yrs .; Ft. Sheridan Citizens' Training Camp, 1915; Plattsburg Training Camp, 1916; maj. provisional vol. regt., 1916; apptd. 1st lt. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A .; commd. maj. U.S. Reserve (inf.), 1917. Mem. governing bd. U.S. Training Camp Assn. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and. Chicago med. socs., Am. Acad. Medicine, Chicago Pathol. Soc., Physi- cians' Club (dir.), Nu Sigma Nu, Alpha Omega Alpha. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Contbr. to med. jours. Home: 5758 Grand Boul. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.

WEAVER, Charles Henry, produce commn. mer- chant; b. Whitesboro, Oneida Co., N.Y., Jan. 10, 1843; s. Uri and Phila A. (Dorand) Weaver; came west with parents, passing through Chicago, 1847; lived at Aurora, Ill., 2 yrs .; then located on farm in LaSalle Co .; ed. dist. sch. and 2 terms in select sch. at Ottawa, Ill .; taught dist. sch. at 20 yrs. of age; m. Chicago, Feb. 18, 1869, Carrie A. Edmonds; 1 son, C. Arthur. Came to Chicago, Oct., 1863, to go into commn. business with H. H. Marsh; bought him out, Oct., 1868, and has since conducted the business under the style of C. H. Weaver & Co. Dir. Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank of Chi- cago. Ex-pres. Internat. Apple Shippers' Assn. Re- publican. Club: Illinois. Recreation: travel. Home: 2943 Washington Boul. Office: 65 and 67 W. South Water St.

WEAVER, George Howitt, M.D .; b. Sussex, Wis., Oct. 22, 1866; s. of William and Mary (Howitt) .Weaver; ed. Carroll Coll., 1882-5, Univ. of Wooster, 1885-6; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1889; m. Carolyn Earle, of Chicago, June, 1901. Prof. pathology, Woman's Med. Coll. of Northwestern Univ., 1893- 97; asst. prof. pathology, Rush Med. Coll., since 1899; asst. pathologist, Memorial Inst. for Infec- tious Diseases, since 1902; attending phys. chil- dren's and contagious diseases, Cook Co. Hosp., 1905-13; attending phys. Durand Hosp. since 1913. Mem. Assn. Am. Physicians, Am. Assn. Patholo- gists and Bacteriologists, A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Pathol. Soc. (sec.). Home: Wilmette, Ill. Address: 629 S. Wood St.,

WEBB, George Dayton, insurance; b. Anamosa, Ia., May 9, 1866; s. James B. and Clara (Spicer) Webb; ed. Oak Park (Ill.) High Sch .; m. Oak Park, June 13, 1889, Jessie Wallace; children: Dorothy, Marion Elizabeth and John. Engaged in insurance business since 1885; mem. Conkling, Price & Webb since 1893. Dir. Oak Park Trust & Savings Bank. Methodist. Clubs: Union League, City, Chicago Yacht, Oak Park Country. Recreations: golf, mo- toring. Home: 600 N. Euclid Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1423, 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

WEBB, Thomas Joseph, coffee mcht .; b. in Lake Co., Ill., June 1, 1860; s. Patrick and Johanna (Flan- nery) Webb, both natives of Ireland; ed. Chicago sch .; m. Mary F. Garrity, of Chicago, 1886; 1 daughter, Ellen (Mrs. Thomas Sexton). Began in firm of Puhl & Webb in 1883, and in 1896 organized the Puhl-Webb Co., of which is now pres. Elected trustee Sanitary Dist. of Chicago, 1900; elected mem. Bd. of Review, Nov. 8, 1910, for term of 6 yrs. Clubs: Iroquois, Edgewater Golf. Recrea- tions: golf, fishing. Home: 5256 Sheridan Rd. Office: 624-628 W. Randolph St.

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WEBB, William Joshua, M.D .; b. at Milford, Del., Apr. 29, 1851; s. John and Elizabeth S. (Truitt) Webb; ed. pub. and pvt. schs. in Del. and Wyoming (Del.) Coll .; M.D., Univ. of Mich., 1878; post-grad. Jefferson Med. Coll., Phila., 1883-4; m. Albion, Mich., Nov. 16, 1887, Arletta R. Camburn; children: Warren C., John T., Myron R. In practice in Lowell, Mieh., Oct., 1878; came to Chieago, 1884; examiner for Union Mutual and John Haneock Mutual life ins. cos. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., A.M.A. Democrat. Office and Home: 4053 N. Avers Av.

WEBER, Bernard F., real estate, ete .; b. Chi- cago, Jan. 6, 1853; s. Michael and Anna M. Weber; ed. pub. sehs., Chieago, and Dyrenforth Coll .; m. Anna M. Kransz, of Lake View, Ill., Oet. 14, 1884; children: Clarenee J., Cassius M., Cressie O., Ber- nard F., Jr., and 3 others now deceased. In real estate business since 1874; acquired interest in Jefferson Briek Co., and was its pres. until forma- tion of Ill. Brick Co., 1900; organized Weber-La- bahn Co., 1891, and was pres., but later disposed of interest and established own works, of which was vice pres. until 1905, when resigned to accept presi- dency Nat. Briek Co. During 3 yrs. built over 200 residenees in territory between Graceland Av. and the Evanston line; also built several miles of rail- road extending from Oakton Av. to Peterson Av. Mem. 32d and 33d Gen. Assemblies of Ill. from old 6th Dist .; was 2 terms assessor and mem. bd. of trustees of Town of Lake View, and 2 terms in Chicago City Council after annexation of Lake View to Chieago, 1895; apptd. election commr. by Judge Scales, resigning that office to beeome Lin- coln Park commr. under appmt. of Gov. Altgeld. Mem. Chieago Assn. of Commeree. Mem. Catholie Order of Foresters, Knights of Columbus. Home: 4423 N. Ashland Av. Office: 6101 N. Clark St.

WEBER, Carl, engineer, constructor; b. Osna- brück, Germany, Aug. 12, 1872; s. Johann and Au- gusta Louise (Froeschuer) Weber (father one of the largest railroad contractors in Europe, died 1913); tech. edn. Royal Tech. Inst., Breslau, Ger- many; m. Anna Boettger, of Koenigsee, Thuringia, Aug. 20, 1894; children: Paula (Mrs. Curt Bach- nitz), Friedrich. Came to U.S., 1901; invented re- inforced conerete chimney, 1903; organized Weber Chimney Co., Chicago, and built up internat. busi- ness, selling out, 1909; lived at Los Angeles and Sacramento, Cal., 1909-13, specializing in irrigation work and constructed largest oil reservoirs in the world in Cal. and Mexico; now largely identified with rys., mines and industrial coneerns (highly specialized construction work) in America and Eu- rope, mainly developing own inventions; pres. Ce- ment-Gun Construetion Co. since May 1, 1914, of- fices New York, Chicago and Atlanta, Ga .; also pres. Torcrete Shipbuilding Co. Mem. Am. Soc. Engring. Contractors (dir.), Western Soc. Engrs., Concrete Inst .; hon. mem. German Concrete Prod- ucts Assn. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Republic- an. Lutheran. Home: 423 Webster Av. Office: 900 S. Michigan Av.

WEBER, George Welsh, journalist: b. Spring- field, Ill., Nov. 27, 1850; s. George Riehard and Catherine (Welsh) Weber; ed. pub. sehs., Spring- field; m. Emily R. Shumway, of Taylorville, Ill., Apr. 27, 1876; 5 children: Nellie S., Augusta K., Georgema, Phyllis, John O. Was Ill. State printer, Springfield, 1878-80; editor State Register, Spring- field, 1878-81; came to Chicago, 1881; sec. Lincoln Park Bd., 1893-7; supt. North Div. Postal Station, 1885-7; editorial writer, Times, 1881-5, Morning News, 1887-93. Reeord, 1888-1901; on staff Hearst's papers, 1891-3; since then free-lance writer on statis., economic and polit. questions, and since 1903, publr. and editor Weber's Weekly. Repub- lican. Methodist. Clubs: Press, Adventurers', Roc- reations: outdoor sports. Address: 917 Eastwood Avenue.

WEBER, Harry Perkins, lawyer; b. Kingston. Ill., Nov. 9, 1869; s. John and Rose (Perkins) Web- er; ed. Ill. State Normal Univ., 1885-9; L.L.B., Co- lumbian Univ. Law Seh., 1893, LL.M., 1894; 1.L.B., Harvard Univ., 1897: unmarried. Admitted to bar, Dec., 1896; asst. atty. gen. of H.I., 1898-9; mem. law firm of Shope, Mathis, Zane & Weber, Chicago, 1901; now mem. Busby, Weber & Miller. Men.

Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Clubs: Uni- versity, Quadrangle, Harvard, Law, Lake Zurich Golf, South Shore Country, Midlothian. Home: 5759 Kenwood Av. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

WEBER, Henry L., merchant; b. Chicago, Sept. 20, 1870; s. Louis and Julia (Weber) Weber; eG. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Alice Moss, of Melbourne, Australia, July 22, 1894; 2 children: Jerry H., James M. Has been identified with Louis Weber & Co. (Weber's Dept. Store) since 1888, mem. of com- pany since 1904, now pres .; business founded by father in Nashville, Tenn., 1863, removed to Cum- berland, Ind., 1865, to Chicago, 1876. Republican. Mem. Dearborn Lodge, A.F. and A.M. Clubs: Press, Ill. Athletie. Recreation: tennis. Home: 4801 Vin- cennes Av. Office: 83 W. Van Buren St.

WEBER, Jacob, merchant; b. Chicago, May 20, 1874; s. Louis and Julia (Weber) Weber; ed. pub. schs., Chieago; m. Minnie Newberger, of Chicago, Aug. 19, 1902; 2 children: Herbert, Florence. Iden- tified with Louis Weber & Co. (Weber's Dept. Store) sinee 1891, treas. since 1906. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Clubs: Press, Ill. Athletic. Home: 4548 Grand Boul. Office: 83 W. Van Buren Street.

WEBER, Otto G., lithographer; b. Chicago, June 9, 1879; s. John and Sophie (Horn) Weber; ed. pub. schs., Chieago; m. Alma Raithel, of Chicago, Oct. 28, 1914. Began in employ of William Zeuche & Co., Chicago, 1896; then successively with the Sherwood Lithographing Co., the Carqueville Lith- ographing Co. and the Merchants Lithographing Co .; organized The Weber Lithographing Co., 1901, inc., 1906, and sinee pres. and treas. of company. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Employing Litho- graphers (treas. 1917), Chicago Assn. Credit Men. Republican. Lutheran. Mem. Garden City Lodge No. 141, A.F. and A.M .; Oriental Consistory; Shrine; I.O. Red Men. Club: German. Reereations: motor- ing, music. Home: 446 Aldine St. Office: 426 S. Clinton St.

WEBER, Samuel Louis, M.D .; b. Kaschau, Hun- gary, Aug. 1, 1861; s. Louis and Julia Weber; came to Chicago in childhood; grad. Chicago grammar and high schs .; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Co- lumbia Univ.), 1888; spl. scientific studies at Har- vard 2 yrs .; m. Sylvia Raphael, of Chicago, 1898. Was mem. 1st Inf. I.N.G., 5 yrs., and 2d It. Co. D, 1st Inf. I.N.G. Mem. Chieago Med. Soc. Home: 4336 Grand Boul. Offiee: 32 N. State St.

WEBER, William Henry, member Cook County Bd. of Assessors; b. Orland Tp., Cook Co., Ill., Aug. 7, 1856; grad. Cook Co. Normal Sch., 1875; m. Min- nie A. Schoentgen, of Chicago. 1878 (died July 20, 1914); 3 children; m. 2d, Mrs. Kate M. Longfellow, of Blue Island, Ill., Nov. 16, 1916. Taught sch. in Cook Co., 1875-80: tax clk. in office of county treas., 1880-3; sec. to collector of internal revenue, 1883- 86; chief clk. and record writer to clk. of Criminal Court, 1887-90; chief clk. in sheriff's office under Sheriffs Gilbert and Pease; elected Nov .. 1898. mem. Cook County Bd. of Assessors, and now sec. of the Bd. Republican. Mason: meni. Royal Ar- canum. Clubs: 111. Athletic, Chicago Automobile. Blue Island Liederkranz. Home: Blue Island, Ill. Office: County Bldg., Chicago.

WEBSTER, Charles Ripley, lawyer: b. Hopkin- ton, Mass., May 12, 1862; s. of Rev. John Calvin (D.D.) and Elizabeth Ripley (Bonton) Webster: A.B., Dartmouth, 1882; read law in various offices, 1882-4; m. Laura Ames Orcutt, of Boston, Dec. 20. 1893. Admitted to bar, Nov., 1884; mem. Tatham & Webster, 1888-95; since mem. firni Bayley & Web- ster. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns .. Chicago Law Inst., S.A.R., Dartmouth Alumni Assu. Chicago, Chicago Assu. Commerce. Del. Rep. State Conv., 1900, 04. Clubs: University, City, Law. Glen View. Recreations: golf, cultivation of flow- ers. Home: 926 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, III. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

WEBSTER, David Victor, banking; b. Chicago, Dec. 12, 1865; s. Sidney Thomas and Caroline Re- becca (Bailey) Webster: grad. of Evanston High Sch., 1881; L.L. B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1892: ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1892; ni. Margaret Coxe. of Chi- CARO, Oct. 11, 1893; 3 children: Dorothy Webster. David Coxe. Philip Sidney. Began as messenger

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boy Preston, Kean & Co., 1881; discount clk. Met- ropolitan Nat. Bank, 1884-7; foreign exchange mgr., 1887-94, chief clk., 1894-1902, discount and collec- tions, 1902, First Nat. Bank; sec. First Trust & Savings Bank since 1903. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Bankers', City, Wilmette Coun- try. Recreations: yachting, golf. Home: 419 Bel- mont Av. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.

WEBSTER, Frank Barton, teacher and musical dir .; b. Richwood, O., Apr. 8, 1867; s. Charles Wes- ley and Harriet E. (Slough) Webster; ed. at Van Wert, and Ada, O., and at London, Eng .; m. Sarah M. Kimbell, of Hinsdale, Ill., June 2, 1902; chil- dren: Almira K., Charles Barton, Celene Ann, Pris- cilla (deceased), Jane. Taught piano and singing for several years after settling at Chicago, 1899; basso in Linden Male Quartet 8 yrs .; sang as solo- ist in recitals, concerts, and oratorios; has devoted time largely to teaching singing, directing choruses and choir work since 1895. Republican. Methodist. Mason; mem. Royal Arcanum. Club: Mystic Ath- letic. Home: 43 Walnut St., Hinsdale, Ill. Studio: 1427 Kimball Hall, Chicago.

WEBSTER, Frederick Norton, stock and bond broker; b. Dixon, Ill., Oct. 4, 1885; s. Eugene Carl- ton and Adie Ford (Norton) Webster; ed. gram- mar schs. and Hyde Park High Sch .; Univ. of Wis., class of 1908; m. Mabel Katherine Compton, of Charleston, Ill., Sept. 15, 1909. In brokerage busi- ness at Chicago since 1908; partner F. M. Zeiler & Co. since 1913. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange, Chi Psi. Recreations: outdoor sports. Home: 7730 East- lake Terrace. Office: 929 The Rookery.

WEBSTER, George Huntington, capitalist; Aug. 31, 1838-Nov. 5, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

WEBSTER, George Washington, M.D .; b. Winne- shiek Co., Ia., July 4, 1857; s. William and Mary Ann (Todd) Webster; prep. edn., Breckenridge's Prep. Sch., Decorah, Ia .; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1882; m. Ida M. Piper, of Chicago, 1884; 2 children: George W., Jr., and Ivan. Practicing medicine at Chicago, since 1882; prof. physiology, 1885, and later of physical diagnosis until 1904, prof. clin. medicine since 1895, Northwestern Univ. Pres. Ill. State Bd. Health since 1900; apptd. 1st lt. Med. Re- serve Corps, U.S.A., Feb., 1911. Mem. of Chicago Acad. Sciences, A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chi- cago Med. Soc., Physicians' Club, N.E.A. Repub- lican. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Chicago Literary, Chicago Athletic, Flossmoor Country, Social Serv- ice, City. Recreations: golf, hunting. Home: 560 E. 36th St. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.

WEBSTER, Henry Kitchell, author; b. Evans- ton, Ill., Sept. 7, 1875; s. Towner Keeney and Emma Josephine (Kitchell) Webster; grad. of Hamilton Coll., 1897, Ph.M .; instr. rhetoric, Union Coll., Schenectady, N.Y., 1897-8; m. Mary Ward Orth, of Evanston, Ill., Sept. 7, 1901. Clubs: Cliff Dwellers (Chicago), Players (New York). Author of a num- ber of vols., for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: 1411 Maple Av., Evanston, Ill.

WEBSTER, Herman Armour, artist; b. at New York, Apr. 6, 1878; s. late George Huntington and Ellen Frances (Pickford) Webster; Ph.B., Yale, 1900; studied at Julien Acad., Paris, under Jean Paul Laurens; m. Doriane Delors, of Paris, France. Engaged in painting since 1905; exhibited at Paris Salon, Soc. Western Artists (Chicago), Rouen (France), Am. Art Assn. (Paris), Royal Acad., London, etc. Represented in permanent collections of Musée Nationale du Luxembourg (Paris), Vic- toria and Albert Mus. (London), Congressional Li- brary (Washington), Art Inst. Chicago, Boston Mus. Fine Arts, Fogg Mus., etc. Gold medal, Pan- ama P.I. Expn., 1915. Fellow Royal Soc. of Paint- er-Etchers, London; associé Société Nationale des Beaux Arts, Paris; mem. Am. Art Assn. (Paris), Chelsea Arts Club (London). Asst. sect. dir. and later asst. insp. field ambulance service with French Army at the front, 1915-16. Home: 2821 Prairie Av.

WEBSTER, John Calvin, M.D. (See vol. 1911.)

WEBSTER, John Clarence, surgeon; b. Shediac, N.B., Oct. 21, 1863; s. James and Roslin Elizabeth (Chapman) Webster; ed. Mt. Allison Coll., N.B., and univs. of Edinburgh, Leipzig, and Berlin; B.A., 1882, M.D., 1890 (Edinburgh), F.R.C.P.E., F.R.S.E .;

m. Alice, d. late Dr. William Lusk, of New York, 1899. First asst. dept. of midwifery and gynecol- ogy, Edinburgh, 1890-6; lecturer gynecology, Mc- Gill Univ., 1897-9; asst. gynecologist, Royal Vic- toria Hosp., Montreal, 1897-9; obstetrician and gyne- cologist, Presbyn. Hosp., since 1899; prof. of ob- stetrics and gynecology, Rush Med. Coll., since 1899. Fellow Am. Gynecol. Soc .; corr. mem. Italian Obstet. and Gynecol. Soc., Royal Acad. Medicine, Palermo, Italy. Clubs: University, Cliff Dwellers. Author several med. works, for titles see Who's Who in America. Office: 104 S. Michigan Boul.

WEBSTER, Ralph Waldo, M.D., chemist, toxicol- ogist; b. Monmouth, Ill., Apr. 16, 1873; s. John Randolph and Susan Isabella (Nye) Webster; Ph. B., Univ. of Chicago, 1895, Ph.D., 1901; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1898; post-grad. study at Vienna, Ber- lin, Frankfort, Paris and London; m. Grace Bur- leigh, d. James Warren Nye, of Chicago, Dec. 16, 1903; 2 sons: James Randolph, Ralph Waldo, Jr. Asst. in physiol. chemistry, Univ. of Chicago, 1901- 04; asso. in chemistry, 1901-6, instr., 1906-8, asst. prof. therapeutics since 1908, Rush Med. Coll .; pathol. chemist to Cook Co. Hosp., 1905-12; dir. of Chicago Laboratory since 1905. Apptd. 1st lt. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., Feb., 1911. Mem. A.A.A.S., Am. Assn. of Pathologists and Bacteriologists, Am. Assn. Biological Chemists, A.M.A., Delta Kappa Epsilon, Theta Nu Epsilon, Nu Sigma Nu. Club: University. Recreations: golf, fishing, and outdoor sports. Author: Diagnostic Methods, 1909; also numerous articles on med. subjects. Home: 4644 Lake Park Av. Office: 25 E. Washington St.

WEBSTER, Towner Keeney, mfr .; b. at Ithaca, N.Y., July 31, 1849; s. Henry Keeney (M.D.) and Sarah Elizabeth (Haviland) Webster; ed. pub. schs. of Ithaca, N.Y .; m. Evanston, Ill., July 7, 1874, Emma Josephine, d. Silas H. Kitchell; children: Henry Kitchell, Henrietta Seymour (Mrs. Arthur W. Bass), Towner Keeney, Jr., Josephine Haviland (wife of Walter A. Strong, connected with Chicago Daily News), Ronald Fabius (editorial writer Chi- cago Tribune), Maurice Hillis. Clk. in gen. store in Ithaca until 17; came to Chicago and worked in dry goods store of Simpson & Norwell; then went to Evanston and engaged in grocery and drug business (Goebel & Webster) until 1876; estab- lished on Kinzie St., Chicago, Oct., 1876, under name of Webster & Co., sheet metal workers; aft- erward built factory at Ontario and Franklin Sts. and incorporated as The Webster & Comstock Mfg. Co .; moved to Western Av. and 15th St., 1890; in- corporated as Webster Mfg. Co., of which was pres. until 1913; pres. Webster Electric Co., Racine, Wis., since 1907; also pres. Webster Engineering Co. since 1913, and Am. Steam Conveyor Corpn .; vice pres. Greene Home Movie Camera Co .; dir. of Pfanstiehl Co., North Chicago, since 1914. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Mem. Chicago br. Nat. Civic Federation, Legislative Voters' League (exec. com.), Civil Service Assn. (exec. com. 2 yrs.) ; pres. Council Northwestern University Settlement 8 yrs. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: City (pres. 1906- 07), Union League, University of Evanston. Rec- reation: motoring. Home: 1403 Maple Av., Evans- ton, Ill. Office: 326 W. Madison St., Chicago.

WEBSTER, William Clarence, college prof. Re- moved to Milwaukee, Wis. (See Who's Who in America.)

WEBSTER, W(illiam) Dix, fire underwriter; b. Toronto, Ont., June 11, 1873; s. James and Agnes (Howe) Webster; came to U.S. with parents in childhood; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Chicago, June 9, 1897, Katherine E. Chalmers. At age of 15 en- tered a local fire ins. office on LaSalle St .; at 21 began business for himself; became a mem. of firm of W. E. Rollo & Co., 1897, which later changed to present firm of Rollo, Webster & Co., general ins. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason (32°, K.T., Shrin- er). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League. Recre- ations: boating, fishing. Home: Evanston, Ill. Of- fice: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

WEBSTER, William Grant, lawyer; b. Kingston, Ill., Feb. 24, 1866; s. Rev. Calvary Morris and Ann Catherine (Parker) Webster; 9th in descent from Gov. John Webster, one of 7 founders of Hartford, 1636; A.B., Harvard, 1886; LL.M., Columbian (now George Washington) Univ., 1888; unmarried. Ad-

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mitted to D.C. bar, 1888, to Supreme Court of U.S., Ill. Athletic. Recreation: automobiling. Home: 439 1893; in U.S. civil service, Washington, 1883-5, E. 48th St. Office: 178 W. Lake St. 1887-93; practiced law in office of Hon. Robert T. Lincoln, Chicago, 1893; organizer and dean Cleve- land Law Sch., 1897, R.I. Law Sch., 1898-1901, John Marshall Law Sch., Chicago, 1899; Rep. candidate for U.S. senator, Ill., 1906, 08, 12; for congressman- at-large, Ill., 1912, 14; for pres. of U.S. in primaries of 1916; nominated by Ore. for vice pres. of U.S. in Rep. Nat. Conv., Chicago, 1916. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Home: 2524 N. Sawyer Av. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St.

WECKLER, Adam John, retired brick mfr .; b. at St. Joseph, Mich., Apr. 2, 1842; s. John and Bar- bara (Berg) Weckler; parents married in Chicago in 1841, and moved to Chicago, 1843; ed. Kinzie Sch., St. Joseph's pvt. sch. and St. Mary's of the Lake Coll .; m. Chicago, Feb. 26, 1867, Catharine Diversy; children: Mrs. Gertrude Prussing (de- ceased), Adam F. At 13 worked in John L. Gray's retail grocery store; then in retail dry goods store of Mills, Bowen & Dillenbeck Bros .; in employ of G. and C. W. Church, wholesale grocers, 1857-69; in business for self, wholesale and retail liquors and cigars, 1869, until burned out in Chicago fire, Oct. 9, 1871; in Oct., 1871, was employed by Lill's Chicago Brewery Co., of which was sec., later one of executors of William Lill, and settled up his estate; in brick mfg. business, Lill & Weckler, 1874; after William Lill's death, 1875, pres. and treas. Weckler Brick Co .; also pres. and treas. Weckler-Prussing Brick Co., until sold out to Ill. Brick Co., of which was for a time vice pres .; pres. and treas. Weckler Boat Co. Former mem. Chicago Light Guards. Was assessor and ex-officio mem. bd. trustees Town of Lake View, 1873-80. Demo- crat. Catholic. Club: Pistakee Yacht. Recreation: motor-boating. Home: 706 Sheridan Rd., Chicago; (summer) Pistakee Bay, McHenry Co., Ill.

WEDDELL, Thomas Robinson, insurance jour- nalist; b. Wooster, O., Oct. 26, 1864; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1886; m. Mary G. Coy, of Chicago, 1891; children: Iris, John, MacMillan, Julian, William, Richard. Engaged in newspaper work; reporter and night city editor Chicago Inter-Ocean, 1886-91; polit. editor 1 yr., and editor and prin. owner, 1892- 99, Peoria (Ill.) Transcript; since then in ins. jour- nalism; ins. editor the Chicago Herald; editor and pub. the Insurance Post, and ins. corr. of various papers. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Clubs: Press, Hinsdale. Recrea- tion: gardening. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 160 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

WEDELES, Edward Leopold, wholesale grocer; b. in Austria, Oct. 16, 1855; s. Leopold and Anna Wedeles; ed. pub. schs. and in Realschule, Austria; m. Chicago, Mar. 12, 1903, Rose Reinhard; 1 daugh- ter, Josephine Anna. Came to Chicago, 1871, and entered employ of Steele, Wedeles & Co., as clk. and bookkeeper; became treas. and dir. of Steele- Wedeles Co. upon incorporation, 1885. Ex-pres. Chicago Assn. Credit Men. Clubs: Standard, Idle- wild Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 919 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 151 W. South Water St.

WEDELES, Emil, leaf tobacco; b. Pilsen, Bo- hemia, Mar. 10, 1861; s. William Wedeles; ed. in old country; m. Fanny Stein, of Chicago, June 19, 1885. Began in leaf tobacco business at Chicago, 1878, and advanced to salesman; associated with brother, Joseph, 1888, and organized firm Wedeles Bros., dealers and packers of leaf tobacco, which still continues. Mem. Nat. Credit Men's Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mem. B'nai B'rith. Mem. B.P.O.F. Home: 4958 Grand Boul. Office: 178 W. Lake St.

WEDELES, Joseph, dealer in leaf tobacco; b. at Pilsen, Bohemia, Mar. 3, 1868; s. William Wedeles; ed. pub. schs., Pilsen; came to U.S., 1882; m. Dila Stein, of Chicago, Oct. 4, 1892; 4 children: Elmer, Roy, Blanche (wife of Dr. Samuel Goodman, of Kansas City, Mo.), Lucille. Began as stock boy in leaf tobacco business in 1882, and advanced to salesman; entered business with brother Emil, 1888, title of Wedeles Bros., now one of the largest houses of the kind in Chicago; also interested in tobacco plantation, at Quincy, Fla. Mem. of Nat. Credit Men's Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Re- publican. Mem. B'nai Brith. Mason, Elk. Club:

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 232

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