The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 235

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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WETTEN, Emil C., lawyer; b. Chicago; ed. Lake Forest Univ .; LL.B., Univ. of Michigan, 1895; m. Louise Walton, of Chicago, Jan. 19, 1910; 1 son, Walton. Admitted to bar, 1893; now mem. law firm of Eddy, Wetten & Pegler; was 1st asst. corpn. counsel of Chicago. Republican. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Delta Chi. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Union League, Hamilton (ex-pres.), Chicago Yacht. Recreations: yachting, golf, hunting. Home: 190 E. Chestnut St. Office: The Temple.

WHALEN, Charles Joseph, M.D .; b. Madison, Wis., Dec. 11, 1868; s. James and Mary (Barry) Whalen; M.A., Watertown (Wis.) Univ., 1887; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1891; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1896; m. Carrie Teresa de Vry, of Chicago, July 11, 1899; children: Romana Marion, Virginia Louise, Charles J., Jr., Donald J., Dorothy de V. Practiced at Chicago since 1891; health commr. of Chicago, 1905-7; pres. med. dept., Loyola Univ .; connected with Am. Theatrical Hosp. and Train- ing Sch. for Nurses, St. Joseph's and Cook County hosps. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc. (pres. 1913-14), Chicago Med. Soc. (pres. 1915-16), Am. Acad. Medicine, Am. Pub. Health Assn., Chicago Laryngol. and Climatol. Soc., Physicians' Club. Home: 4647 Dover St. Office: 25 E. Washington Street.

WHAMOND, Alexander A., M.D., surgeon: b. at Dundee, Scotland, Mar. 1, 1871; s. David and Jane (MacDougall) Whamond; ed. pub. grammar and high schs., Dundee, Scotland; came to America, 1889; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1896; m. Jemima Mur- ray Soutar, of Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, July 26, 1896; 4 children: Alexander Russell. Jean MacDougall, Esther Victoria, Donald Sinclair. Practiced at Chicago since 1896; dir. Grace Hosp .. 1904-6; founder, pres., treas. and surgeon in chief Robert Burns Hosp. Mem. Draft Registration Bd .. 1917. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc. Mason. Home: 4359 Washington Boul. Office: 3955 W. 12th Street.

WHARTON, Charles S., lawyer; b. at Aledo, Ill .. Apr. 22, 1875; s. Henry and Aurilla (Whitelaw) Wharton; grad. Graham (pub.) Sch .. Chicago, 1894; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1896. Admitted to the Ill. bar, 1896; active in politics in the Town of Lake; apptd. atty. of Town of Lake, 1899; asst. city atty. of Chicago, 1903-4; mem. of 59th Congress (1905- 07), 4th Ill. Dist. Republican. Methodist. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 633 W. 43d Pl. Office. Tribune Bldg.

WHEATON, Clarence Loyd, M.D .; h. Fort Pem- bina, N.D., May 27, 1873; s. Gen. Loyd (U.S.A.) and Charlotte Frances (Flower) Wheaton: M.D., Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll. (New York Univ.). 1896; 11. Caroline Wilt, of Chicago, 1899 (died Mar., 1904). Came to Chicago, 1897, and was surg. asst. to late Dr. Fernand Henrotin until 1899; attending phys., dept. of tuberculosis, Rush Med. Coll. and Iroquois Memorial Hosp .; mem. of staff Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium; appointed 1st It. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., Feb., 1911, and maj., Aug .. 1917. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. SOC8. Mem. Loyal Legion. Episcopalian. Mason (32°), Elk. Club: City. Contbr. numerous mono-

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graphs on tuberculosis to scientific mags. Home: Home: 5441 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 3912 Langley 2738 Pine Grove Av. Office: 2733 N. Clark St. Avenue.

WHEATON, Loyd, major-general U.S.A .; b. at Pennfield, Mich., July 15, 1838; s. William G. and Amanda M. (Parker) Wheaton; m. Mrs. Charlotte Frances Flower Derby, of New York, Dec. 17, 1867 (died Oct. 20, 1905), descendant of Flower family and of Gov. William Bradford, Plymouth. For military record see Who's Who in America. Ad- dress: 2738 Pine Grove Av.

WHEDON, James P., life insurance; b. at Port Washington, Wis., Oct. 9, 1851; s. of Milo M. and Charlotte Augusta (Porter) Whedon; ed. at pub. schs .; m. New York, Oct. 18, 1877, Clara Louise White; children: Clara L. (Mrs. James C. Jeffery), Frances E. Came to Chicago, 1867; and was con- nected with the McCormick Harvesting Co. from boyhood, and was mgr. of the real estate interests of the Leander J. McCormick estate, 1889-1907; vice pres. and treas. The American Bankers Ins. Co. since 1910. Commr. of the Northern Ill. Peni- tentiary, 1900-3. Republican. Christian Scientist. Residence: Virginia Hotel. Office: 43 E. Ohio St.

WHEELER, Albert Gallatin, capitalist; Apr. 27, 1854-Sept. 24, 1917. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)

WHEELER, Arthur Dana, lawyer; 1861-Aug. 29, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)

WHEELER, Charles Gilbert, chemist, mining geologist; July 23, 1836-Jan. 30, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)

WHEELER, Charles Martin, real estate. (See vol. 1911.)

WHEELER, Charles Pinckney, pig iron, iron ore and coke; b. Mt. Carroll, Ill., May 5, 1856; s. David H. and Sophia E. (Seymour) Wheeler; A.B., North- western Univ., 1876, A.M., 1879; student Columbia Law Sch., New York, 1878-9; m. Chicago, Nov. 10, 1881, Martha S. Seymour; children: Seymour, Cath- arine, Elliot, Leslie. Associated with Meeker, Hed- strom & Co. (coal), and sec. and mgr. Eureka Coal Co., 1879-85; in metal business, 1885-8; became a partner firm of Pickands, Brown & Co., 1888, of which is now vice pres. and treas. Trustee North- western Univ. since 1900. Pres. of Northwestern Univ. Alumni Assn., 1892-3. Clubs: Chicago, Uni- versity, Old Elm, Onwentsia. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 221 Dempster St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.

WHEELER, Edwin Stewart, varnish mfr .; b. at Oregon, Ogle Co., Ill., Apr. 5, 1858; s. Edwin R. and Harriet P. (Stewart) Wheeler; ed. pub. schs. and Northwestern Univ .; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago; m. Nora Springs, Ia., Sept. 29, 1879, Chloe Irene Gaylord; 4 sons: Edwin Gaylord, Arthur Stewart (deceased), Wilberforce Richard, Henry Duncan. After leaving coll., practiced law at Ma- son City and Nora Springs, Ia., and conducted pvt. banking business (Shepardson & Wheeler); came to Chicago, 1888, and was connected with the New- ark Fire Ins. Co., of Newark, N.J., as spl. agt. and adjuster, having charge of the entire business in 8 states; continued with that company until July 1, 1904, when, with W. H. Noake and R. W. Clough, purchased the business of the Watts-De Golyer Co., reorganizing it as the Noake-Wheeler-Clough Co., and later becoming Wheeler-Clough Co. (mfrs. of varnishes and japans under the "Rock" brands), of which is pres. Republican. Veteran of the 1st Inf. I.N.G .; was adjutant in 7th Regt. Ia. N.G., resign- ing on coming to Chicago. Elk (Minneapolis Lodge No. 4); Mason (Oak Park Lodge 540 A.F. and A.M., Oriental Consistory, Siloam Commandery 54, and Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine). Clubs: Ill. Ath- letic (life mem.), Rotary, Pistakee Country, and Min-Dako-Wis Tribe. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: 200 S. Grove Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 2260 Elston Av., Chicago.

WHEELER, Frank Pomeroy, lumber and inte- rior finish; b. Brattleboro, Vt., Mar. 7, 1853; s. of Franklin Hoar and Elisabeth (Pomeroy) Wheeler; B.S., Cornell Univ., 1874; m. Elizabeth F. Triming- ham, of Baltimore. Has been identified with mfr. of lumber and interior finish, in Chicago, since 1881; now pres. and treas. Cottage Grove Mfg. Co.

WHEELER, Fred Monroe, wholesale fish; b. at Davisburg, Mich., Jan. 18, 1870; s. Henry Monroe and Emma E. (Pride) Wheeler; ed. common schs., Alden, N.Y .; Chicago Manual Training Sch., class of 1890; m. Anna M. Kienzle, of Bloomington, Ill., Aug. 18, 1894; 4 children: Doris, Monroe, Helen (deceased), Richard Freeman. Began in employ of Platt Co., Chicago, 1892-6; then with C. West & Co., 1896-1904; has been identified with Charles W. Triggs Co., wholesale fish, as mem. bd. of dirs. since 1905, vice pres., 1909-14, pres. since 1914; pres. Lake Superior Fish Co. Mem. Oyster Grow- ers' and Dealers' Assn. of North America (dir.), Chicago Wholesale Fish Dealers' Assn. (pres. since 1914), Chicago Assn. Commerce. Mem. Troop B, Cav., I.N.G., Bloomington, 1892. Democrat nation- ally, non-partisan locally. Mem. Nat. Union. Clubs: City, Traffic. Recreations: amateur bookbinding, fishing, golf, tennis. Home: 639 Forest Av., Evans- ton, Ill. Office: 546 Fulton St., Chicago.

WHEELER, Harris Ansel; b. Orrington, Me., July 30, 1850; s. John D. and Sarah J. Wheeler; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chicago, June 2, 1884, Anna M. Ayer. Began as clk. for a wholesale dry goods firm at Bangor, Me., 1865-9; clk. for a Detroit (Mich.) dry goods house, 1869-71; in service of First Nat. Bank, Bangor, Me., 1871; in 1872 was apptd. 2d lt. in regular army, but resigned, 1874; pvt. sec. to N. K. Fairbank from 1880 until latter's death, 1903; financial management of the Mich. Military Acad., Orchard Lake, Mich., 1878-80; pres. Orchard Lake Military Acad., for a time following July, 1902; now mfrs.' agent. Inventor of the Wheeler Coach and Car Seats. Served as Grand Recorder Grand Commandery K.T. of Ill. Aide-de-camp on staffs of Govs. Cullom and Hamilton, 1881-4, later col. 2d Regt., I.N.G., until 1890; brig .- gen. comdg. 1st Bri- gade, I.N.G., 1893-8 (resigned). Home: 1741 W. Monroe St.

WHEELER, Harry A., banker; b. at Brooklyn, N.Y., May 26, 1865; s. Andrew Martin and Theresa (VonLoon) Wheeler; ed. pub. schs. of Brooklyn; (LL.D., Northwestern, 1913); m. Emma Lindsay, of Brooklyn, Sept. 7, 1887; 2 children: Lindsay, Mildred. Left New York, 1886, and went to Minn .; entered gen. ins. business; settled at Chicago, 1894, as dist. mgr. of the Credit Clearing House, of which was vice pres., 1899-1901, and pres., 1901-10; vice pres. Union Trust Co. since 1910; vice pres. Mercantile Trust & Savings Bank since 1912; dir. Credit Clearing House. Pres. Chicago Assn. Com- merce, 1911 (gen. sec. 1906-7, chmn. ways and means com., 1908, vice pres. 1909, chmn. exec. com. 1910); chmn. Chicago Pub. Library Commn., 1909; mem. exec. com. Chicago Plan Commn., 1910. Ap- ptd. by Pres. Taft as mem. Commn. on Second Class Mail Matter, June, 1911; pres. Chamber of Commerce of U.S.A., 1912-13; declined appmt. on Federal Reserve Bd., 1914; chmn. Permanent Com. on Relation between U.S. and Uruguay; apptd. food administrator for Ill., Aug., 1917. Trustee North- western Univ. since 1913; trustee Garrett Bibl. Inst. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Industrial (pres.), Commercial, Hamilton, City, South Shore Country, Wayfarers. Home: 5235 University Av. Office: Tribune Bldg.

WHEELER, John Tunis, real estate; b. Minne- apolis, Minn .; s. James H. and Sadie Hunter (Bald- win) Wheeler; ed. grammar schs. and English High Sch., Chicago; m. Mary Edith Blades, of Chicago, June 20, 1900. In real estate business at Chicago since 1907; mem. Baird & Warner. Republican. Trustee Buena Memorial Presbyn. Ch .; supt. of Sunday School. Mason. Club: Union League. Rec- reations: athletics, motoring. Home: 939 Sunnyside Av. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

WHEELER, Newton Calvin, lawyer; b. Bristol, Kendall Co., Ill., Aug. 21, 1849; s. Dr. Calvin and Sarah J. (Hoyt) Wheeler; ed. pub. schs .; Clark's Sem., Aurora, Ill .; Beloit Coll .; old Univ. of Chi- cago; tutor at Washington Univ., St. Louis; then for short time prin. Winnetka Acad .; returned to Univ. of Chicago, A.B., 1873, later A.M .; student Union Coll. of Law, 1873-4; completed law studies in office of Lyman & Jackson; m. Nov. 12, 1881, Lizzie M., d. late Richard Stiles, of Chicago; chil-

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dren: Arthur Newton, Harold Calvin, Edna Wini- Englewood & Chicago Electric St. Ry .; sr. mem. fred. Admitted to Ill. bar, at Ottawa, Sept., 1875; A. J. Whipple & Co., brokers in pub. utility bonds, 1910-15; mgr. metropolitan dept. Atlas Portland Cement Co. since 1915; gen. sales mgr. Marquette Cement & Mfg. Co. Clubs: Union League, Engi- neers'. Recreation: golf. Home: Evanston, Ill. Of- fice: 140 S. Dearborn St., Chicago. was asst. to Huntington W. Jackson, receiver of the Third Nat. Bank of Chicago; began practice in Chicago, 1878, as sr. mem. firm of Wheeler & Twiss, and later, Wheeler, Bellamy & Holden; mem. of Munn & Wheeler, 1881-1905, now practicing alone. Republican. Pres. bd. of trustees Woodlawn Park Presbyn. Ch. several years; mem. University Con- gregation 6 yrs. Mem. Psi Upsilon. Clubs: Wood- lawn Park (twice pres.), Olympia Fields Golf. Home: 6611 Woodlawn Av. Office: 25 N. Dearborn Street.

WHEELER, Ralph Hurlburt, surgeon; b. Janes- ville, Wis., Nov. 1, 1863; s. Guy and Ann L. Wheel- er; ed. pub. schs .; M.D., Bennett Med. Coll., 1889; m. Joan MacDonald, of Chicago, Dec. 6, 1893; 2 children: Marie Mabel, Ralph Hurlburt, Jr. Prac- ticed at Chicago since 1889; now mem. firm of Wheeler, Sinclair & Gotchy. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Protestant. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner) ; Grand Master A.F. and A.M., of Ill., 1916-17. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 531 Briar Pl. Office: 108 N. State St.

WHEELOCK, Harry Bergen, architect; b. Gales- burg, Ill., July 12, 1861; s. George I. and Sylvia M. (Field) Bergen; after parents' death, 1869, was adopted by O. L. Wheelock, of Chicago; ed. gram- mar and high schs., Chicago; C.E. course, Univ. of Mich., 1881-3; m. Irene Frances Grosvenor, of Monroe, Mich., June 15, 1886; children: Sara Gros- venor, Loyal Bergen. Engaged in practice since 1886. Fellow A.I.A. and of Ill. Chapter same; pres. Chicago Architects' Business Assn., 1898. Repub- lican. Presbyterian. Home: 1040 Hinman Av., Ev- anston, Ill. Office: 64 W. Randolph St., Chicago.

WHEELOCK, Irene Grosvenor (Mrs. Harry B. Wheelock), author; b. Monroe, Mich., Nov. 10, 1867; d. Col. Ira R. and Sarah A. Grosvenor; ed. Univ. of Mich., 1881-2, 1884-5; m. Monroe, Mich., Harry Ber- gen Wheelock, June 15, 1886; children: Harry Ber- gen, Jr. (died in infancy), Sara Grosvenor, Loyal Bergen, Elliot Winthrop (died in infancy). Dir. Ill. State Audubon Soc .; mem. Am. Ornithologists' Union, Drama League America, Cooper Ornithol. Club, Wilson Ornithol. Soc. America. Author: Nest- lings of Forest and Marsh, 1902; Birds of Califor- nia, 1904. Contbr. to popular and scientific mags. Address: Evanston, Ill.

WHEELOCK, William W., lawyer; b. Felts Mills, Jefferson Co., N.Y., Sept. 24, 1864; s. Washington and Eunice L. (Howard) Wheelock; ed. Canton (N.Y.) High Sch., St. Lawrence Univ., Northwest- ern Univ .; studied law after leaving coll .; m. Mar- garet F. Bullock, of Chicago, June 12, 1901; 3 chil- dren: Florence, Rebecca, Ralph. Admitted to bar, 1888; now sr. mem. firm of Wheelock, Newey & Mackenzie. Mem. Ill. Ho. of Rep., 1893-5. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst., Empire State Soc. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Union League, University, Law, Skokie Country, Duck Island Preserve, Kenilworth. Home: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 1307 Marquette Bldg., Chi- cago.

WHERRITT, David Henry, surgeon; b. Cynthi- ana, Ky., Oct. 18, 1871; s. David Henry and Mary (Rutherford) Wherritt; student Harrison (Ky.) Coll .; Chicago Coll. Pharmacy; M.D., R.P.H., Rush Med. Coll., 1902; m. Elizabeth Griffith, of New Or- leans, June 19, 1914; 1 daughter, Mary Nell. In- terne, St. Joseph's Hosp., 1902, mem. surg. staff, 1903-5; prof. surgery, Loyola Med. Coll., 1904-7; now attending surgeon Columbus Hosp. Mem. A. M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Acad. Surgeons. Democrat, Mem. Ch. of Christ. Club: Southern. Has read articles on surgery before Chicago Med. Soc. Home: 4017 Sheridan Rd. Office: 30 N. Michi- gan Av.

WHIFFEN, Wilson Thomas, stoves and fur- naces. Removed to Joliet, 111. (See vol. 1911.)

WHIPPLE, Arthur J., sales mgr .; b. at Winona, Minn., June 4, 1869; s. William Jay and Cornelia (Foster) Whipple; ed. pub. schs. of Winona, and Shattuck Mil. Acad .; m. Sept. 25, 1895, Myrtie Northam, Chicago; children: Jay Northam, Eliza- beth. Came to Chicago, 1892, as sec. and treas. Calumet Electric St. Ry .; later vice pres. and treas.

WHIPPLE, Charles Backus, retired; b. Chicago, June 24, 1859; s. Rodney M. and Abbie A. (Backus) Whipple; ed. old West Div. High Sch .; m. Almira E. Hayward, of Chicago, Sept. 29, 1881; 3 children: Charles John, Edith Hayward (Mrs. Frank Mil- christ), Walter G. Was connected with Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., 1877-1914 (sec. and dir. 1908-14), when retired. Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Union League, Kenwood. Recreations: golf, fishing. Residence: Hyde Park Hotel, Chicago, and Algonquin, Ill.

WHIPPLE, Enoch A., manager Grand Pacific Hotel; Dec. 21, 1851-Jan. 12, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

WHISE, Melchior, M.D .; b. in Hungary, Nov. 18, 1869; foster s. Morris and Rosalia Vogel; ed. Royal Gymnasium, Budapest; came to U.S., 1889; M.D., Bennett Med. Coll., 1892, Rush Med. Coll., 1893; post-grad. work Royal Frauen Klinic of Hungarian Univ .; m. Maymie C. Ganschow, of Chicago, July 1, 1913; adopted son, Herbert. Practiced at Chicago since 1893. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chi- cago Acad. Surgery. Democrat. Mason. Home: 1618 Humboldt Boul. Office: 31 N. State St.

WHITAKER, Henry Charles, publisher; b. at Hinesburg, Vt., Apr. 23, 1874; s. Elroy Bidwell and Jennie (Patrick) Whitaker; prep. edn. Goddard Sem., Barre, Vt .; A.B., Dartmouth, 1896; m. Bes- sie A. Sayles, of Richmond, Vt., Sept. 11, 1901; children: Elroy Howard, Lucy Jane, Dorothy Ruth, Mary Elisabeth, Henry C., Jr. Publisher Barre Evening Telegram, 1898-1903; entered trade maga- zine field in 1903; organized the Allied Arts Pub- lishing Co., 1913, with O. H. Sample as equal part- ner, publishing the Monumental News and Park and Cemetery, both of which were founded in 1889 by R. J. Haight; vice pres. and gen. mgr. Allied Arts Publishing Co. Mem. Theta Delta Chi. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Recreations: motoring, hunting, outdoor life. Home: 406 Augusta St., Oak Park, Il1. Office: 536 S. Clark St., Chicago.

WHITAKER, Jonathan Orville, president Whita- ker Mfg. Co .; b. Butler Co., O., Dec. 1, 1859; s. of Jonathan W. and Nancy C. (Cox) Whitaker; ed. pub. and high schs., Cincinnati, to 1876. In 1876 became one of the partners of the Western Supply Co., Cincinnati, which sold out to the Whitman & Barnes Mfg. Co., 1886; mgr. Chicago and Cincin- nati houses of the Whitman & Barnes Mfg. Co., 1886-98, and in 1898 was made general sales mgr., with headquarters at Akron, O .; elected 3d vice pres. and dir., 1901, serving until Sept. 1, 1903, when resigned and organized the Whitaker Mfg. Co., of which has since been pres .; also dir. Lake- side Forge & Wrench Co., Mich. Twist Drill Co. Mason (32°). Clubs: Union League, Chicago Ath- letic, Exmoor, South Shore Country. Recreations: golf, motoring. Residence: Chicago Athletic Club. Office: 409 S. Green St.

WHITCOMB, Franklin L., president Griffin Wheel Co .; b. Worcester, Mass., Mar. 5, 1862; s. Carter and Emilie Augusta (Spring) Whitcomb; ed. pub. sch. at Worcester, Mass., and Williston Sem., East- hampton, Mass .; m. Pittsburgh, Pa., May 15, 1893, Marie P. Vandergrift; children: Carter P., Franklin L., Jr., Pemberton. Began in commn. wool busi- ness, Boston, about 3 yrs., when went to Cleve- land and for about 3 yrs, was a mem, of the firm of George W. Cady & Co., jobbers of boots and shoes, then in purchasing dept. of A., T.&S. F.Ry. at Topeka, Kan., about 4 yrs. In isss came to Chi- cago and was general sales agt. Griffin Wheel Co. until 1909, when became vice pres, and is now pres. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Mid-Day, South Shore Country, Riverside Golf; also Detroit (De- troit, Mich.); Columbus (Columbus, O.). Recrea- tions: golf, motoring, fishing. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.

WHITE, see also Whyte.

WHITE, A(Ifred) Stamford; b. Liverpool, Eng .. Feb. 9, 1851; s. Henry and Mary ( Fricker) White;

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ed. grammar and high schs., Liverpool; m. Birken- Medicine, since 1914; prof. diseases of stomach and head, Eng., Nov. 2, 1887, Florence Broomhall; chil- intestines, Hering Med. Coll., 1898-1913; attending surgeon Lakeside Hosp .; mem. staff Ft. Dearborn Hosp. Mem. Am. Inst. Homeopathy, Ill. Homo. Med. Assn., Chicago Home. Soc., Chicago Regular Homœ. Soc. Republican. Methodist. K.P. Club: Chicago Motor. Contbr. to med. jours. Home: 4927 Champlain Av. Office: 233 E. 47th St. dren: Henry (deceased), Dorothy, Stamford (Mrs. H. Earl Hoover). Began in Liverpool as mem. S. White & Co., grain and provisions; came to Chica- go, 1881, and established in the same line, being sr. mem. of the firm of A. S. White & Co .; dir. Quaker Oats Co. since 1909; dir. Chicago Savings Bank & Trust Co. since 1912. Pres. Chicago Bd. of Trade, 1910; pres. Western British Com. of Prince of Wales Fund. Episcopalian. Mem. bd. of mgrs. Y.M.C.A .; trustee Chicago Home for Boys. Clubs: Chicago, Flossmoor Country, Press (life mem.), Union League. Home: 5217 University Av. Office: 1115, 160 W. Jackson Boul.

WHITE, Augustus John, grain commn .; b. Pala- tine, Ill., Apr. 16, 1862; s. John M. and Sarah (Hig- gins) White; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Chicago, Jan. 25, 1899, Lucy M. Smith. Began in grain com- mn. business, 1880, in employ of G. P. Comstock, and established for self in latter part of 1884, as A. J. White & Co. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade, Chi- cago Stock Exchange. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Swan Lake Fishing and Shooting. Recreations: hunting, fishing, golf. Home: 1629 Hyde Park Boul. Office: Board of Trade Bldg.

WHITE, Carleton, wholesale upholstery and cab- inet hardware; b. Cincinnati, O., Sept. 24, 1860; s. Carleton and Elizabeth H. (Dunn) White; came to Chicago, 1868; ed. Cincinnati and Chicago schs .; m. Belding, Mich., Oct. 17, 1887, Alice Luther; 1 son, Carleton Luther; m. 2d, Chicago, Apr. 21, 1896, Louise A. White. Began with Waterbury Needle Co .; entered employ of J. L. Wayne & Son, dealers in cabinet hardware and upholstery goods, 1874; became connected with W. D. Gibson, 1878, who was succeeded by Gibson, Parish & Co., and the latter by Lussky, Payn & Co., 1889; firm became Lussky, White & Coolidge, 1903, later inc. as Lus- sky, White & Coolidge, Inc., of which is pres. Re- publican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic (pres. 1912), Flossmoor Country, South Shore Country (bd. govs.), Chicago Yacht. Recreations: outdoor diver- sions. Home: 4839 Dorchester Av. Office: 69 W. Lake St.

WHITE, Charles Elmer, Jr., architect; b. Bos- ton, May 18, 1876; s. Charles E. and Agnes Eliza- beth (Safford) White; ed. mostly in offices of Bos- ton architects; spl. course Mass. Inst. Tech .; m. Alice M. Roberts, of Oak Park, Ill., Nov. 26, 1901; children: Charles Safford, Elizabeth Whipple, James Roberts. Began in architect's office at Bos- ton, 1894; architect for Swift Bros. & Co., Boston, 1897-8, Am. Gas Co., Phila., 1899-1900, building va- rious plants, amusement parks and office bldgs. throughout country; independent practice, Boston, 1900-2, Chicago since 1902; mem. firm White & Christie. Mem. A.I.A., etc. Republican. Episcopa- lian. Mason. Clubs: Cliff Dwellers, Oak Park. Au- thor: Successful Houses and How to Build Them, 1912. Home: 717 Columbian Av., Oak Park, Il1. Office: 916 City Hall Sq. Bldg., Chicago.

WHITE, Edward Henry, lawyer; b. Mooltan, E. India, Sept. 15, 1873; s. of Martin and Catherine (Goodman) White; ed. in London, Eng., pub. schs., and under pvt. tutors, Chicago; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1897; m. Ellen Agnes Hanley, of Chicago, Oct. 26, 1910; 1 son, Edward Henry, Jr. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1897, and since practiced in Chicago. Served as officer U.S. Inf., Spanish-Am. War and in Philippine insurrection; retired as capt. regimen- tal adj. of inf. Pub. prosecutor City of Manila, 1901; assisted in establishing civil govt. in Manila and other cities of the Philippines. Asst. to insp. gen. I.N.G. 4 yrs .; organized and commanded as col. 1st Ill. Provisional Regt., U.S. Vol. Inf., known as "White's Gringo Scouts." Democrat. Catholic. Home: 4732 Prairie Av. Office: 1202, 105 W. Mon- roe St.

WHITE, Elmer T., M.D .; b. Wapello, Ia., Dec. 4, 1861; s. of Amzi Benton and Mary R. (Thomas) White; ed. grammar and high schs., New Castle, Pa .; M.D., Cleveland Homœ. Coll., 1883; m. Grace Palmer, of Chicago, June 2, 1908; 2 children: Elma Byers (deceased), Alonzo B. Began practice at Uniontown, Pa., 1883; removed to Chicago, 1890; prof. diseases of intestines, Chicago Hosp. Coll. of

WHITE, Frank Edson, packer; b. Peoria, Ill., Sept. 9, 1873; s. Frank C. and Lillian Gertrude (Hunt) White; ed. pub. schs., Peoria; m. Lillian Pearson, of Collingwood, Ont., Can., Oct. 19, 1900; children: Gertrude Lillian, Georgina Hester, Frank Edson, Jr. Started in packing business with E. Godel & Sons, Peoria, 1890; dept. mgr. for West- ern Meat Co., San Francisco, 1893-5; entered em- ploy of Armour & Co., Chicago, 1895, as dept. mgr .; elected dir. Jan., 1912, and vice pres. Nov., 1914; also vice pres. Armour Leather Co .; dir. Live Stock Exchange Nat. Bank. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Exmoor Country (pres. 1916-17), South Shore Country, Old Elm. Home: Whitehouse Farms, Waukegan, Ill. Office: Armour & Co., Union Stock Yards, Chicago.

WHITE, Frank Newhall, clergyman. Removed to Walla Walla, Wash. (See Who's Who in Amer- ica.)

WHITE, George Henry, lawyer; b. Easton, N.Y., Sept. 12, 1855; s. James and Caroline E. (Cunning- ham) White; Ph.B., Northwestern Univ., 1875; read law privately; m. Cora H. Arndt, of Sandusky, O., Feb. 17, 1885 (now deceased) ; 2 children: Vernon A. (sec. and treas. Pure Food Baking Powder Co.), Gladys C. (wife of Dr. W. A. Stuhr). Admitted to Ia. bar, 1880, and began practice at Marshalltown, but removed to Stevens Point, Wis., in same year and practiced there until 1882; practiced at Minne- apolis, 1882-98, and Chicago since 1898; mem. law firm of White, Spooner & Mabie, 1898-9, White, Ma- bie & Coupey, 1900-11; since practiced alone, spe- cialty corpn. law. Pros. atty. for City of Chicago since 1907; lecturer on law of corpns., Chicago Law School, since 1904. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Press, Hamilton, Three Score and Ten. Office: 516 Ashland Blk.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 235

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