The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 234

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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WELLS, Edward F., M.D .; b. nr. Dayton, O., May 14, 1853; s. Robert S. and Eliza (Saunders) Wells; early edn. in pub. schs .; M.D., Med. Coll. of Ohio, 1874; m. Shelbyville, Ind., June 27, 1876, Maria J. Billman; 1 son, Michael B. Engaged in practice since 1874, at Chicago since 1891. Commd. capt. Med. Officers' Reserve Corps, U.S.A., Apr. 9, 1917. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Inst. of Medicine, Chicago Pathol. Soc., Chicago Soc. Inter- nal Medicine, etc. Club: Kenwood. Home and Of- fice: 4744 Woodlawn Av.

WELLS, Fred Amasa, contractor; b. at Mitchell, Ia., July 26, 1859; s. Warren A. and Sarah (Harris) Wells; ed. grammar and high schs. of Chicago; m. 1882, Sarah Holton; m. 2d, Grand Rapids, Mich'., 1888, Ida Kerr; 1 daughter, Edith Sarah (Mrs. R. W. Porteus). Began at age of 18 as timekeeper for Fowler Bros., packers; later associated with father and brother in contracting business as mem. firm of W. A. & A. E. Wells, inc., 1901, as Wells Bros. Co .; now vice pres. and treas. Wells Bros. Constrn. Co .; dir. Chapman & Smith Co. Chmn. exec. com. Internat. S.S. Bd. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Westmoreland Country. Recreations: golf, automobiling. Home: 2306 Orrington Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 914 Monadnock Blk., Chicago.

WELLS, H(arry) Gideon, pathologist; b. at New Haven, Conn., July 21, 1875; s. Romanta and Emma Townsend (Tuttle) Wells; Ph.B., Sheffield Scien- tific Sch. (Yale), 1895; A.M., Lake Forest Univ., 1897; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1898; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1903; interne, Cook Co. Hosp., 1898-9; studied in Berlin, 1904-5; (hon. A.M., Yale, 1912); m. Bertha Robbins, of Newington, Conn., Apr. 2, 1902. Asso. in pathology, 1901-2, instr., 1903-4, asst. prof., 1904-9, asso. prof., 1909-13, prof. since 1913, dean in med. work since 1904, Univ. of Chi- cago. Dir. of med. research, Otho S. A. Sprague Memorial Inst., Chicago, since 1911. Mem. Red Cross commn. to Roumania, 1917. Mem. Assn. Am. Physicians, Cancer Research Soc., A.M.A., Chicago. Pathol. Soc., Am. Assn. Pathologists and Bacteriol- ogists, A.A.A.S., Assn. Am. Bacteriologists, Soc. Biol. Chemistry. Author: Chemical Pathology, 1907. Home: 1233 E. 56th St.

WELLS, Harry Lord, contractor; b. Janesville, Wis., Apr. 14, 1880; s. Addison E. and Alice (Co- nant) Wells; A.B., Harvard, 1902, LL.B., 1905; m. Helen F., d. Judge Christian C. Kohlsaat, of Chi- cago, Mar. 2, 1908; 2 children: Harry Lord, Jr., Frances. In contracting business at Chicago since 1900; sec. and dir. Wells Bros. Constrn. Co., 1905, vice pres. since 1915; admitted to Ill. bar, 1905. Mem. Wis. Soc. of Chicago. Republican. Baptist. Clubs: University; Harvard (Chicago, Boston and New York); Oak Park Country, River Forest Ten- nis. Recreations: golf, tennis. Home: 642 N. Elm- wood Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 914 Monadnock Blk., Chicago.

WELLS, Hosea Williams, judge; b. Delaware, O., Jan. 27, 1856; s. Joseph and Lucinda Ann (Case) Wells; ed. Ohio Wesleyan Univ. and law dept. of Northwestern Univ .; m. Virginia I. Hammond, of Brunswick, Mo., Sept. 30, 1884; 1 son, George H. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1889; active in local politics for many years; elected judge of Municipal Court of Chicago and reelected for term expiring 1914; reëlected for the unexpired term (ending 1916) of Thomas F. Scully, and for the full term expiring 1922. Republican. Clubs: Illinois, Hamilton. Home: 1943 W. Adams St.

WELLS, Marshall Williams, railway mgr. (See vol. 1911.)

WELLS, Robert Moses, hardware mcht .; Aug. 30, 1848-Sept. 8, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

WELLS, William Leonidas, artist. (See vol. 1911.)

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WELLS, Willis John, retired; b. Geneva, Ill., Oct. 17, 1857; s. Charles B. and Marietta (Pierce) Wells; ed. pub. schs., Geneva; m. Cranford, N.J., Sept. 7, 1881, Kate Patten; children: Gladys, Marjorie, Douglas. Came to Chicago, 1872; in printing busi- ness with Culver, Page, Hoyne & Co., 1872-82; in publishing business with L. H. Everts & Co., Phila- delphia, 1882-5; returned to Chicago, 1885, and was mem. firm of Pettibone, Wells & Co., and after- wards Rogers & Wells until 1902, when joined in organization of the Binner-Wells Co., designers, engravers and printers, of which was pres. until retired from business. Was mem. 1st Ill. Inf. 16 yrs. and served with that regt. in the Cuban Cam- paign as battalion adjutant. Mem. Soc. of Santiago, Military Order of Foreign Wars. Mason. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreations: books, hunting, fishing. Home: 3753 Ellis Av.

WELSH, see also Welch.

WELSH, John Wallace, clergyman. (See vol. 1911.)

WENDELL, Julius A., banker; removed to New- berg, Ore. (See vol. 1911.)

WENDNAGEL, Eugene, mfr .; b. Chicago, July 24, 1865; s. Louis and Salome (Braesch) Wend- nagel; ed. pub. schs. and business coll .; m. Chicago, Nov. 30, 1898, Bessie Woodruff; children: Charles Eugene, Mary Elizabeth. With Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. about 9 yrs .; associated with broth- er, 1891, as mem. firm of Wendnagel & Co., mfrs. and builders of tanks and steel towers (business established by father in 1856 under the name of Louis Wendnagel & Co.). Home: 4526 Greenwood Av. Office: 600 W. 22d St.

WENDNAGEL, William (John Ernst), tank mfr .; b. Chicago, Sept. 9, 1870; s. Louis and Salome (Braesch) Wendnagel; ed. pub. grammar and night schs., Chicago; m. Edith Conover, of Chicago, June 5, 1905; 1 son, William. Mem. firm of Wendnagel & Co. since 1889. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Colonial, Chicago Athletic. Home: 5200 University Av. Office: 600 W. 22d St.

WENTER, Frank; b. in Bohemia, of German parentage, June 7, 1854; came to America and di- rectly to Chicago at 12 yrs. of age; attended night and pvt. schs. several years. In 1873 began on a small scale the mfr. of furniture, in which line continued 25 yrs., the F. Wenter Co. becoming one of the largest in the trade; was pres. of Chicago Furniture Expn., 1891. Apptd. by the elder Mayor Harrison, 1883, mem. Bd. of Edn., and twice re- appointed, resigning in 1890; father of physical culture in the pub. schs. of Chicago, having in- duced the bd. to introduce it experimentally in 4 schs .; with the result of its subsequent general adoption. Mem. bd. trustees Sanitary Dist. of Chi- cago, elected at the first election in 1889, and re- elected in 1885 and 1900; pres. of the bd., 1891-5; under his 1st term as pres. ground was broken by him on the canal, and while pres. of the bd. the principal construction of the canal was accom- plished. Dem. nominee for mayor of Chicago, 1895. Home: 4807 Sheridan Rd.

WENTWORTH, Edward Chichester, real estate; b. Charlestown, N.H., Nov. 6, 1859; s. Henry C. and Rebecca S. (White) Wentworth; ed. Skinner Sch., and West Div. High Sch., Chicago; m. Hettie Cur- rier, of Chicago, Apr. 12, 1883; children: Carolyn (Mrs. George S. Parker), Robert, Hester. Began in real estate business, 1884, in employ of Mead & Coe; engaged in business for self, 1892; now mem. Whiteside & Wentworth; treas. and dir. Hartford Deposit Co. Home: 2817 Indiana Av. Office: 8 S. Dearborn St.

WENTWORTH, Frank Warren, printer; b. Chi- cago, May 14, 1868; s. Willard Francis and Mary Ann (Warren) Wentworth; Ph.B., Sheffield Scien- tific Sch. (Yale), 1887; m. Bessie Louise, d. Forrest F. Cooke, of Galesburg, Ill., Oct. 2, 1907. Was civil engr. on bd. of Sanitary Dist., Chicago, 1889-91; with Milwaukee Lithographing Co., 1891-1914, as 2d vice pres. and dir. 1909-14; organized, 1909, and since vice pres. The Shirley Press; pres. Went- worth & Rice Co., printers, since 1914. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Unitarian. Pres. Central Assn. of the Amateur Athletic Assn., 1897; mem. Chi Phi. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic

(sec. 1896, 97), Chicago Yacht, South Shore Coun- try, Glen View Golf, Atlas, Yale. Recreations: mo- toring, golf, swimming. Home: 5031 Dorchester Av. Office: 727 S. Dearborn St.

WENTWORTH, Moses Jones, capitalist; b. Sand- wich, N.H., May 9, 1848; s. Joseph and Sarah Pay- son (Jones) Wentworth; grad. Phillips Acad., An- dover, Mass., 1863; A.B., Harvard Coll., 1868, A.M., 1872; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1871; m. Chicago, Dec. 7, 1891, Lizzie Shaw Hunt; children: John, Hunt. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1871, but never practiced law, devoting attention to the care of property. Dir. Merchants Loan & Trust Co., State Bank of Chicago. Democrat; mem. Ill. Legislature, 3 terms. Presbyterian. Trustee Newberry Library. Life mem. New England Historic-Geneal. Soc. Clubs: Calumet (pres. 3 terms), University, Saddle and Cycle. Home: 1240 Lake Shore Drive.

WERMUTH, William Charles, Jr., lawyer; b. at Chicago, Jan. 28, 1888; s. William Charles (M.D.) and Emma (Ulrich) Wermuth; grad. of Evanston Acad., 1905; B.S., Northwestern Univ., 1909, M.S. and LL.B., 1911; m. Phyllis R., d. William J. Don- lin, of Chicago, June 18, 1913; 2 children: William Charles, 3d, Phyllis Kathryn. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1911, and since practiced at Chicago; vice pres. Blackstone Inst. Lecturer Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1912-14. Mem. Am. and Chicago bar assns., Sigma Nu, Phi Beta Kappa. Republican. Author of Law of Contracts, in Modern American Law (Blackstone Inst.), 1914; Legal Necessity of Con- sent to Operations (A.M.A. Jour.), 1914. Asso. edi- tor Modern American Law. Club: Rotary. Recrea- tions: music, literature. Home: 4030 Sheridan Rd. Office: 1203 Transportation Bldg.

WERNER, Frank A., portrait painter; b. Akron, O., Apr. 15, 1877; s. Paul E. and Lucy (Denaple) Werner; prep. edn. Kenyon Mil. Acad., Gambier, O .; student Mass. Inst. Tech., 1895-9; studied painting in Germany pvtly. for 5 yrs., living there for 10 yrs .; m. Laura Wilhelmina, d. Frederick W. Rueck- heim, of Chicago, Jan. 23, 1910; 1 son, Philip M. Has exhibited in leading cities of Europe and America. Dir. Kansas City Tire & Rubber Corpn. Ex-sec. Commn. for Encouragement of Local Art; mem. Chicago Soc. Artists (dir., ex-pres.), Artists' Guild (pres.), Sigma Chi. Clubs: The Arts (dir.), Cliff Dwellers, Calumet Country, Olympia Fields. Home: 5121 Drexel Boul. Studio: 408 Michigan Av.

WERNER, Frank William, sec., treas. Joyce- Watkins Co .; b. Fond du Lac, Wis., Jan. 31, 1870; s. Henry and Minnie (Glasow) Werner; ed. pub. schs .; m. Rose M. Ribble, of Minneapolis, Minn., June 12, 1894. In lumber and railway tie business several years; with Joyce-Watkins Co., dealers in railway ties, since 1906, now sec., treas. and dir. of the, company; also sec., treas. and dir. Watkins Creosoting Co., Arrow Transportation Co. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Mason. Recreation: motor- ing. Home: 858 Lawrence Av. Office: 332 S. Michi- gan Av.

WERNO, Charles, lawyer; b. Chicago, Nov. 17, 1859; s. Matthias and Caroline Werno; ed. Chicago pub. schs. and Chicago Athenæum; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1885; m. Martha Scheunemann, of Chicago, July 25, 1888; 1 daughter, Irene. Was em- ployed in wholesale mfg. house of J. W. Griswold & Co., 1876-83; attended law coll., and on gradua- tion, 1885, was admitted to the bar; since in active practice. Elected alderman 21st Ward of Chicago, 1899 (afterward changed to the 23d Ward), and re-elected in 1901, 03 and 05; was chmn. Judiciary Com. 4 yrs., chmn. Local Transportation Com. yrs. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Clubs: German, Edgewater Country. Home: 5910 Sheridan Rd. Office: 139 N. Clark St.

WERT, Albert Alva, druggist; b. Chicago, July 24, 1860; s. Aaron Peter and Mary (Aldworth) Wert; grad. pub. sch., Chicago, 1876; m. Chicago, Apr. 23, 1889, Hattie J. Ledward; children: Alva Ledward, Thomas Chester, Albert A., Jr. (died in infancy ). In employ of Fuller & Fuller Co., whole- sale druggists, Sept., 1877-May, 1894; purchased half interest in the Auditorium Pharmacy Co., of which is treas, and dir .; pres. Ashland Drug Co .; treas. Congress Drug Co. Episcopalian. Club: Edge- water Country. Recreations: baseball and fishing. Home: 1044 Loyola Av. Office: Ashland Blk.

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WESCOTT, see also Westcott.

WESCOTT, Cassius D., M.D .; b. Salisbury Cen- ter, N.Y., May 25, 1861; s. Austin B. and C. Ermina (Byington) Wescott; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1883; m. Ada Virgil, of Chicago, Dec. 31, 1890; children: Virgil, Helen. While still a student, began teaching at Rush Med. Coll. as asst. in chem. laboratory; demonstrator of chemis- try, 1883-4; resident physician at Ill. Eastern Hosp. for the Insane, Kankakee, 1884-6; began practice in Chicago, 1886, continuing until 1894, when gave up general practice for ophthalmology. In 1886 began spl. study of diseases of the eye and ear; asst. surgeon, Ill. Charitable Eye and Ear Infirm- ary, 1887-8; apptd. surgeon to eye and ear dept. Central Free Dispensary, 1887, in connection with Rush Med. Coll .; oculist to Cook Co. Hosp., 1891-3; lecturer on eye at Ill. Training Sch. for Nurses, 1891-1915; instr. ophthalmology, 1894-1900, asst. prof., 1900-7, Rush Med. Coll .; ophthalmologist to C.,M.&St.P.Ry. since 1894; attending oculist Wash- ington Boul. Hosp. since 1900; asst. ophthalmolo- gist Presbyterian Hosp., 1900-7; consulting oph- thalmologist St. Anthony's Hosp., 1900-10; attend- ing ophthalmologist St. Luke's Hosp., 1907-15. Ap- ptd. 1st 1t. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, Feb., 1911. Mem. Am. Ophthal. Soc., A.M.A., Am. Assn. Ry. Surgeons, Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Ophthal. Soc. (pres., 1900), Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc. (pres., 1893), C.,M.&St.P.Ry. Surgeons' Assn., Chicago Inst. Medicine, Chicago Physicians' Club. Trustee 3d Unitarian Church, 1901-6. Clubs: University, City. Recreations: shooting, fishing, motoring. Contbr. numerous articles to periodical med. lit. Home: 1360 E. 58th St. Office: 22 E. Wash- ington St.

WESENER, John Alfonzo, consulting chemist; b. Saginaw, Mich., Mar. 14, 1865; s. Hugo and Bertha (Weingart) Wesener; ed. pub. schs., Saginaw and Owosso, Mich .; Mich. Agrl. Coll., 1886; Ph.C., Univ. of Mich., 1888; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1894; m. Delilah Patty, of Owosso, Mich., Mar. 2, 1891. Began practice as chemist at Chicago, 1889; pres. Columbus Laboratories. Mem. A.M.A., Chi- cago Med. Soc., Physicians' Club, Am. Chem. Soc., Soc. Chem. Industry; fellow Acad. of Medicine. Club: Chicago Athletic. Protestant. Home: 4608 Malden St. Office: 1406, 31 N. State St.

WESLEY, Allen A., M.D .; b. Dublin, Ind., Sept. 25, 1856; s. Edward E. and Elizabeth Ann (Davis) Wesley; ed. pub. schs., Cincinnati, O .; Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., Chicago; teacher mathe- matics and Latin, Fisk Univ., Nashville, Tenn., 1878-83; A.B., Fisk Univ., 1884; studied medicine under William Mussey, Cincinnati, and Ralph N. Isham, Chicago; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1887; un- married. One of the founders of Provident Hosp. and vice pres. since 1900; served as dist. physician for Cook Co. Capt. and asst. surgeon, 9th Battalion, I.N.G., 1898; maj. surgeon, 8th Ill. Inf. U.S. Vols., 1898-9; served in Cuba; major surgeon 8th Inf., I.N.G. since 1902. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chi- cago med. socs., Assn. Mil. Surgeons of U.S. (life), Assn. Ill. Mil. Surgeons. Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Mason, K.P .; mem. John R. Tanner Camp, No. 11, Sons of Veterans. Club: Appomattox. Home: 3149 Prairie Av. Office: 3102 State St.

WESSLING, Milton Phillip, wholesale general mase .; b. Northfield, Cook Co., Ill., May 7, 1876; s. Jacob and Harriett (Rapp) Wessling; ed. at pub. schs., Cook Co .; m. Nora J. Fuchs, of Chicago, Oct. 10, 1902. With Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., 1894-6; then with the Wells & Nellegar Co., which was succeeded, Feb. 1, 1907, by the McVoy-Wess- ling Hardware Co., of which was vice pres. and sec. until 1912; became connected with the American Merchants Syndicate, 1912, vice pres. since 1914. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreation: bowling. Home: 412 Randolph St., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 155 E. Su- perior St., Chicago.

WEST, Charles Lake, president and treasurer of Schweizer & West Mfg. Co .; b. nr. Elkhorn, Wis., May 5, 1861; s. Steven G. and Martha A. (Lake) West; ed. pub. sch., Elkhorn, and business coll., Milwaukee; m. Jessica A. Chapman, of New York, July 8, 1890; 2 daughters: Laura S., Muriel E. En- gaged in building and hardware business at Perry, Ia., 1882-7; organized, and was sec. and mgr. Fre-

mont (Neb.) Mfg. Co., 1887-94; came to Chicago, 1894, and was sec. Edmunds Mfg. Co., until 1909, when reorganized the C. Schweizer Mfg. Co. as the Schweizer & West Mfg. Co., interior finish and cabinet work, of which has been pres. and treas. since May 1, 1909; also pres. Florists' Pub. Co. Mem. Builders' and Traders' Exchange, Chicago, Master Carpenters' Assn. of New York, Wis. Soc. of Chicago. Democrat. Episcopalian. Mason (K.T.), K.P. Clubs: Union League, City, Builders', Oak Park, Glen Oak Country. Recreations: golf, fish- ing. Home: 540 Linden Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 310 N. Ada St., Chicago.

WEST, George Nelson, dentist; b. Chicago, Nov. 26, 1864; s. Nelson N. and Tamson (Jamison) West; prep. edn. high sch., Chicago; D.D.S., Chicago Coll. Dental Surgery, 1887; m. Annie S. Brown, of Flor- ence, Ala., June 15, 1898; 2 sons: Lonsdale, Robert. Engaged in dental practice at Chicago since 1886; mem. faculty of Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery 7 yrs. Mem. Nat. Dental Assn., A.M.A., Ill. State Dental Soc., Chicago Dental Soc. (ex-pres.); chmn. com. on colleges of the Dental Ednl. Council of America; Past Supreme Grand Master Delta Sigma Delta. Republican. Mason. Home: 1363 E. 50th St. Office: 32 N. State St.

WEST, Roy Owen, lawyer; b. Georgetown, Ver- milion Co., Ill., Oct. 27, 1868; s. Pleasant and Helen Anna West; A.B., DePauw Univ., 1890, A.M., 1893, LL.B., 1890; studied law at Chicago; m. Louisa Augustus, of Paris, Ill., June 11, 1898 (died Nov. 4, 1901); m. 2d, Louise McWilliams, of Dwight, Ill., June 8, 1904. Admitted to bar, 1890; now head of law firm of West & Eckhart. Asst. county atty., 1894; city atty., Chicago, 1895-7; mem. Bd. of Re- view of Cook Co., 1898-1914; elected chmn. Rep. State Central Com., 1904, 06, 08, 10, 12; mem. Rep. Nat. Com., 1912-16. Mem. Delta Tau Delta, Phi Beta Kappa. Vice pres. trustees DePauw Univ. Methodist. Mason. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Law, Hamilton, Quadrangle, Exmoor Country, Windsor Park Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 5633 Woodlawn Av. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

WESTCOTT, see also Wescott.

WESTCOTT, Charles, lumber mcht .; b. Kendall Co., Ill., Sept. 24, 1865; s. Prof. O. S. and Laura W. (Johnson) Westcott; ed. pub. grammar and high schs .; m. Jennie A. Wells, of LaCrosse, Wis., May 22, 1890; 3 sons: Ralph W., Philip S. and Harold J. (deceased). Came to Chicago, 1867; began with the Internat. Harvester Co., 1882, remaining in va- rious positions for more than 24 yrs .; assisted in organizing the Hayden & Westcott Lumber Co., 1907, of which has since been vice pres. and sec. Pres. Village of Maywood, Ill., 3 terms, 1898-1901. Republican. Clubs: Ill. Athletic (dir.), Chicago Whist. Recreations: outdoor diversions. Home: 154 N. Scoville Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 823 Railway Exchange, Chicago.

WESTERVELT, Louise St. John, singer, teach- er; b. Brooklyn, N.Y .; d. John Corley and Mary Hibbard (St. John) Westervelt; ed. Ithaca, N.Y .; studied music under masters in New York and Paris. Mem. faculty of Columbia Sch. of Music; condr. Columbia Sch. Chorus, Sherman Park Choral Club; musical dir. Chicago Kindergarten Inst .; for- merly dir. at Davenport, Ia., of Harmonie Chorus, Trinity Cathedral Choir and voice teacher of St. Katharine's Sch. Mem. Soc. Am. Musicians. Club: Cordon. Home: 1355 N. State St. Studio: 509 S. Wabash Av.

*WESTFALL, Albert Henry, railway manager. (See vol. 1911.)

WESTMAN, Edward C., designer, engraver and electrotyper; b. Princeton, Ill., Oct. 11, 1861; s. of John and Eva Westman; ed. pub. schs. of Prince- ton; m. Elizabeth Linerson, of Chicago, Feb. 28, 1884; children: Arline (Mrs. Edward L. Kunze), Ethel. Began, 1880, with Blomgren Bros. & Co. (established, 1875) and vice pres. same, 1889-1906, pres. since 1906. Gas insp. under Mayor George B. Swift, 1895-7. Pres. Swedish Hist. Soc. of Amer- ica, 1917; mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Republican. Mem. King Oscar Lodge, A.F. and A.M .; Oriental Con- sistory ; Medinah Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. Clubs : Union League, Hamilton, Advertising. Home: 1547 Chase Av. Office: 512 Sherman St.

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WESTON, Charles Valentine, civil engr .; b. at Kalamazoo, Mich., Feb. 14, 1857; s. John and Cath- erine (Clark) Weston; ed. pub. schs., Kalamazoo, Mich .; m. Catherine Dyer, of Whitewater, Wis., Nov. 12, 1889; 1 daughter, Florence. Entered em- ploy of Texas Trunk Ry. Co. as transitman in sur- veying corps; asst. engr., M.,K.&T.R.R. in Texas, 1880-1, K.C.,S.&M., 1881-2; asst. engr., C.&N.W.Ry., 1882-4, K.C.,C.&S., 1884-6; division engr. in charge constrn. G.,C.&S.F.R.R., 1886-8; located in Chicago, 1888; in charge constrn. of intake crib and water- supply tunnel under Lake Michigan for Town of Lake View, and after annexation of that munici- pality to Chicago, 1889, completed work for the greater city. In charge constrn. of tunnel for West Chicago St. Ry., 1890-4; chief engr. Northwestern Elevated R.R. Co., Lake St. Elevated Ry. Co., Union Elevated, etc .; mem. Weston Bros., consulting and constructing engrs., 1901-3; chief engr. South Side Elevated R.R. Co., 1903-7, and pres. and gen. mgr. same, 1908-11; vice pres. and gen. mgr. Mascot Copper Co. of Ariz., 1912-15; consulting engring. practice since 1915. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs., etc. Clubs: Union League (Chicago), Engineers' (Chicago and New York). Recreations: music, literature. Home: 934 Lincoln Parkway. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av.

WESTON, George, engineer; b. at Kalamazoo, Mich., Jan. 30, 1861; s. John and Catherine (Clark) Weston; ed. schs. of Kalamazoo. Joined engring. corps of M.,K.&T.R.R.Co., 1880, as rodman in con- strn. work south from Ft. Worth, Tex .; in mercan- tile business, 1882-3; rodman to asst. engr. G.,C.& S.F.R.R.Co., 1885-7; entered employ of Charles T. Yerkes, 1887, in full charge of constrn. of Clybourn Av., Milwaukee Av., Blue Island Av. and Halsted St. cable lines of N. and W. Chicago St. railroads; rebuilt about 75 miles of horse car lines into elec- tric lines on West Side; resigned, July, 1896, and became mgr. of constrn. dept. Naugle, Holcomb & Co., having charge of constrn. of lines of Suburban R.R. Co. of Chicago, the changing from steam to electric road of Chicago Terminal Transfer Co., and constrn. of Tenn. Central Ry .; mem. firm of Weston Bros. (with . Charles V. Weston), consult- ing and constructing engrs., 1901-3; asst. chief engr. and mem. bd. of supervising engrs., Chicago Traction Co., 1907-14; engr. same since July, 1914; specializes as transportation engr. and in valua- tion of public utilities. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Engineers' (New York and Chicago), Chicago Athletic. Home: 6138 Sheri- dan Rd. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St.

WESTON, Lorin Wentworth, grain commn. (See vol. 1911.)

WESTON, William S., civil engr. (See vol. 1911.) WESTWOOD, Ephraim C., lawyer; b. at Rock Island, Ill., Mar. 12, 1866; s. Joseph and Phebe (Meese) Westwood; student at Wesleyan Univ., Bloomington, Ill., 1888-9; m. Mildred E. Robb, of Chicago, Nov. 7, 1907; 1 daughter, Mary Esther. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1891, since practiced at Chi- cago; pres. Chicago Correspondence Sch. of Law. Republican. Methodist. Mason (K.T.). Recrea- tion: automobiling. Home: 221 S. Humphrey Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 502 Reaper Blk., Chicago.

*WETHERBEE, Frank Irving, artist. (See vol. 1911.)

WETMORE, Ethelbert R., fire insurance; b. at Peninsula, O., 1863; s. F. C. and Emily A. (Wet- more) Wetmore; cd. pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Nov. 19, 1890, Hertha Roesch; 2 children: Marjorie, Doris. Began with Western dept. Germania Fire Ins. Co., 1883; later spl. agt. Orient Ins. Co. in Kan., Mo., Okla., and Ind. Ty., and in 1894 became Cook Co. spl. agt. for New York Underwriters' Agency; in 1903 joined in organization of firm of Munger, Vokoun, Wetmore & Witherbec. Mason. Clubs: Germania Maennerchor, Edgewater Golf. Home: 4836 Sheridan Rd. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.

WETMORE, Frank O., banker; b. Kalamazoo, Mich., Nov. 12, 1867; s. Charles I. and Jennie (Or- ton) Wetmore; attended schs. of Adrian, Mich., until 1883; worked in father's hardware store, 1883- 86; m. Marie Louise Barlow, of Chicago, Apr. 22, 1890; children: Orville C., Horace O. Came to Chi-

cago, 1886, and has since been connected with the First Nat. Bank; auditor same, 1897-1904, cashier, 1904-8, vice pres. 1908-16, pres. since Jan. 11, 1916; dir. First Nat. Bank, First Trust & Savings Bank, Nat. Safe Deposit Co., Chicago City Ry. and Asso- ciated Cos., Chicago Surface Lines, Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co., Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern Ry., Ill. Southern Ry. Mem. Art inst. Chicago. Clubs: Chicago, Mid-Day, Bankers', Chicago Golf, South Shore Country. Recreations: golf, motoring, travel. Home: 5027 Drexel Boul. Office: First Nat. Bank.

WETTEN, Albert Hayes, real estate; b. at Chi- cago, July 26, 1869; m. Marion, d. Judge John H. Batten, of Chicago. Engaged in real estate busi- ness at Chicago since 1888; mem. firm of Rounds & Clough, 1888-96, Rounds & Wetten, 1896-1913 (being alone, 1902-13), and Albert H. Wetten & Co. since 1913. Pres. Chicago Real Estate Bd., 1909; mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country, Flossmoor Country, Beverly Country, Kenwood. Home: 4810 Ellis Av. Office: 108 S. LaSalle St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 234

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