The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 237

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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WIGGIN, Twing Brooks, M.D .; b. Allegheny City, Pa .. Jan. 8, 1865; s. Richard and Rebecca Howe (Johnson) Wiggin; student Vanderbilt Univ .. Nashville, Tenn., 1883; M.D., Coll. of Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1886; post-grad. courses at New York Post-Grad. Sch., London, Vienna, and Johns Hopkins; m. Louise Adele Merril, of Janesville, Wis., Nov. 23, 1887. Began practice at Chicago. 1886; prof. physiology, Am. Dental Sch., 1889-94; prof. physiology and gen. pathology. Northwestern Univ. Dental Sch., since 1894: prof. physiology, 1896-9, prof. microscopical and chemical diagnosis, 1899-1901, adj. prof. practice of medicine and clini- cal medicine since 1901, prof. physical diagnosis since 1908, Coll. of Phys. and Surg .; mem. asso. staff of phys. to Cook Co. Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Chi- caro and Ill. State med. socs. Republican. Bap- tist. Author: Outlines of Physiology: Lectures on Pathology; etc. Clubs: Physicians', South Shore Country. Home: 442 K. 48th St. Office: 30 N. Mich- igan Av.

WIGGINS, John Benjamin, engraver and sta- tioner; h. Chicago, Nov. 14, 1842; s. William and Eliza (Swaine) Wiggins: ed. pub. scha .; m. Sarah Jane Kirby, of Worcester, Mass., Dec. 26, 1866;

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children: James Kirby, Maud ( Mrs. M. L. Pratt), Mrs. Mabel Stanton, Genevieve (Mrs. George L. Franklin). Arthur Davis, Frederick Taylor. Has been identified with printing and stationery busi- ness since 1857: pres. and treas. The John B. Wig- gins Co., inc., 1902; pres. The Seminole Develop- ment Co. Mem. Nat. Assn. Stationers and Mfrs., Nat. Assn. Steel and Copper Plate Engravers, Chi- cago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Protestant. Clubs: Windsor Golf, Seminole Country. Recrea- tions: golf, fishing, hunting. Home: 4625 Green- wood Av. Office: 1104 S. Wabash Av.

WIGGLESWORTH, Albert Wesley, machinery; b. Walworth, N.Y., Dec. 21, 1872; s. Albert W. and Ella M. (Griswold) Wigglesworth; prep. edn. high sch., Palmyra, N.Y .; M.E., Cornell Univ., 1893; m. Helen Gifford, of Newark, N.J., Dec. 31, 1895; chil- dren: Albert G., James D., Robert G., Thomas S., Helen. Began as machinist in C.,B.&Q.Ry. shops at Havelock, Neb .; chemist, Utah Sugar Co. (Lehi, Utah), 1893: engr. at Eugenie Teresa, Manzanilla, Cuba, 1894-5; became clk. in 1895, salesman, 1896, mgr., 1902, dir. and treas., 1905, Hill, Clarke & Co .; pres. Universal Boring Machine Co. and Chicago Machine Tool Co. Republican. Methodist. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Wilmette Country, North Shore Golf. Recreations: motor- ing, golf, tennis. Home: 426 Central Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 625 W. Washington St., Chicago.

WIGGS, George Washington, grain broker. (See vol. 1911.)

WIGHT, Byron William, lawyer; b. in Lagrange Co., Ind., Apr. 5, 1864; s. Elias and Sophia Ann (Telfer) Wight; grad. Lagrange High Sch., 1883; removed to Chicago, 1885; grad. business coll., Chi- cago, 1886; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1903; m. Margaret Luella Moore, of Goshen, Ind., Dec. 28, 1892. Credit mgr. Devoe & Raynolds Co., 1887- 95; with Peter Van Schaack & Sons, wholesale drugs, 1895-1903; admitted to bar, 1903. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn., Delta Chi. Republican. Presbyte- rian. Recreation: travel. Home: 5540 Cornell Av. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

WIGHT, Peter Bonnett, architect; b. New York, Aug. 1, 1838; s. Amherst and Joanna G. (Sander- son) Wight; A.B., Coll. City of New York, 1855; m. Marion Onley, of Norwich, Eng., Mar. 19, 1882. Practiced architecture, New York, 1861-71, Chica- go, since 1871; sec. Ill. State Bd. Examiners of WILCOX, Fred Wallace, mfr .; b. Surrey, N.H., Sept. 1, 1864; s. George H. and Celudy (Tufts) Wilcox; came to Ill. in childhood; ed. pub. schs .; Architects, 1897-1914. Editor the Fireproof Maga- zine, 1904-8. Fellow A.I.A. (pres. Ill. Chapter, 1911); sec. Municipal Art League of Chicago, 1900- . m. Margaret Muir, Chicago, Dec. 18, 1887; 1 daugh- 05. Contbr. to architectural and other jours. Home: 1225 E. 47th St.

WIGHTMAN, Charles Addison, real estate. (See vol. 1911.)

WIGMORE, John Henry, dean law school; b. San Francisco, Mar. 4, 1863; s. of John and Harriet (Joyner) Wigmore; A.B., Harvard, 1883, A.M., LL.B., 1887; (LL.D., Univ. of Wis., 1906, Harvard, 1909); m. Emma Hunt Vogl, of Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 16, 1889. Practiced at Boston, 1887-9; prof. Anglo-Am. law, Keio Univ., Tokyo, Japan, 1889-92; prof. law since 1893, dean faculty of law since Sept., 1901, Northwestern Univ. Pres. Am. Inst. Criminal Law and Criminology, 1909-10. On staff judge advocate gen. U.S.A. with rank of maj., 1917. Apptd. mem. U.S. sect. of the Internat. High Com- mn. Author or editor of a number of legal works, for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: 207 Lake St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 31 W. Lake St., Chi- cago.

WILBER, Marshall D., treasurer Wilber Mer- cantile Agency; b. Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Nov. 19, 1864; s. John D. and Jennie M. (Marshall) Wilber; attended pub. schs., Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and To- wanda, Pa., and grad. Eastman Business Coll., Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 1883; m. Chicago, June 19, 1888, Isadora Ludlow Runyon; 2 daughters, Marcia Dodge and Jeannette Runyon. Entered the service of the Wilber Mercantile Agency, Chicago, upon leaving sch., 1883; became treas. upon its incorpo- ration, 1890, and its gen. mgr. shortly thereafter. Commodore Chicago Yacht Club, 1904-5. Club: Chi- cago Athletic. Recreation: yachting. Home: 5757 Woodlawn Av. Office: Ashland Blk.

WILBUR, Jacob Herrick, grain commn .; Sept. 30, 1833-Nov. 30, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

WILCE, E(dmund) Harvey, lumber; b. Chicago, Dec. 6, 1862; s. Thomas and Jane (Carlisle) Wilce; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; m. Chicago, 1903, Mrs. Dor- othy Deming; 1 son. At age of 15 entered father's office as clk .; became partner, 1883, and since 1897 has been pres. the T. Wilce Co., mfg. hardwood flooring. Was vice pres. Lumbermen's Exchange, 1890; dir. Chicago Hardwood Dealers' Assn .; mem. Builders' and Traders' Exchange. Clubs : Builders', Hamilton, Illinois. Home: Empire, Mich. Office: 2209 Throop St., Chicago.

WILCE, George Carlisle, lumber; b. at Chicago, Dec. 7, 1864; s. Thomas and Jane (Carlisle) Wilce; ed. pub. schs. and in Bryant and Stratton Business Coll .; m. Mar. 14, 1910, Maxine Patenaude. Began in lumber trade, 1878, as asst. in the business owned by his father; now vice pres. and treas. T. Wilce Co., mfrs. hardwood flooring, etc. Dir. Kas- par State Bank. Mem. Lumbermen's Assn., Build- ers' Club, Builders' and Traders' Exchange. Club: Illinois Athletic. Republican. Methodist. Recrea- tion: motoring. Home: 1704 E. 56th St. Office: 2209 Throop St.

WILCE, Thomas Ernest, lumber; b. at Chicago, Feb. 14, 1867; s. Thomas and Jane (Carlisle) Wilce; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and business coll. At age of 17 entered the business of his father; became sec. T. Wilce Co., mfrs. hardwood flooring, etc., 1898. Baptist. Home: 1639 W. Harrison St. Office: 2209 Throop St.

WILCOX, Charles Edward, wholesale grocer; b. Elgin, Ill., Apr. 23, 1851; s. Daniel S. and Sarah A. (Ballard) Wilcox; ed. grammar schs., Elgin, and Elgin Acad .; m. Emma Pattison, of Janesville, Wis., Nov. 30, 1871; 3 children: Nellie M. (Mrs. John R. Washburn), Sadie W., Nanie (deceased). Began as bookkeeper Phoenix Iron Works, 1871-4; with Shearer & Parsons, wholesale grocers, Chi- cago, 1874-80; engaged in grocery business, Du- rango, Colo., 1880-4; became identified with firm of Sprague, Warner & Co., wholesale grocers, Chi- cago, Aug., 1884, of which has been vice pres. since 1915; also dir. Downey, Farrel Butterine Co., Pa- cific Am. Fisheries. Republican. Universalist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Exmoor Country. Recre- ation: golf. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 600 W. Erie St., Chicago.

ter, Margaret. Began in the shops of W. W. Wil- cox & Co., mfrs. ry. supplies, Chicago, 1880; firm was incorporated as W. W. Wilcox & Co., 1908, of which became pres .; also vice pres. Wilcox & Har- vey Mfg. Co .; now treas. Nat. Metallic Sash Co. Democrat. Presbyterian. Clubs: Westward Ho Golf, Oak Park. Recreation: golf. Home: 319 Wes- ley Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 2012 W. Kinzie St., Chicago.

WILCOX, George Guy, retired lumberman. (See vol. 1911.)

WILCOX, Guy Maurice, physicist; b. at Kansas City, Kan., Feb. 2, 1870; s. Charles Edward and Abbie Ripley (Reynolds) Wilcox; A.B., Carleton Coll., Northfield, Minn., 1891; A.M., Univ. of Wis., 1902; m. Lillian Eliza Spencer, of Northfield, Aug. 15, 1893; 4 children: Maurice L., Margaret S., Ruth L., Dorothy. Prin. high sch., Faribault, Minn., 1894-6; instr. science, high sch., Albert Lea, Minn., 1896-1900; instr. physics, Univ. of Wis., 1901-3; prof. physics, Armour Inst. Tech., Chicago, since 1903. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Physical Soc. Republican. Presbyterian. Home: 5225 Ingleside Avenue.

WILCOX, Henry Seward, laundry machinery; b. Albany, N.Y., Dec. 23, 1861; s. Gaylor Sheldon and Margaret Witt (Wilson) Wilcox; ed. pub. schs .; m. Katherine Brownell, of Troy, N.Y., June, 1887; 1 daughter, Gretchen (Mrs. Robert W. Martin). Con- nected with Troy Laundry Machinery Co., Ltd., since 1882; held various positions, coming to Chi- cago as treas. and gen. mgr., 1901; became pres. and treas., 1913. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Founders and Patriots of Amer-

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ica, S.A.R. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chi- 1908-9; m. Caroline Smith Peabody, of Columbus, cago Athletic, Glen View Golf, South Shore Coun- O., Aug. 21, 1895; 2 sons: Seargent P., Payson S., try; Union League (New York). Residence: Black- stone Hotel. Office: LaSalle and 23d Sts.

WILCOX, John William, merchant; b. Allens- ville, O., Aug. 31, 1847; s. Dr. Joseph and Mary J. (McClanahan) Wilcox; ed. pub. schs .; entered Union Army, Nov. 12, 1863, at 16 yrs. of age, and served 11 mos .; taught in pub. sch. 11/2 yrs. after leaving army; m. Hamden, Vinton Co., O., Sept. 29, 1871, Mary E. Hurtt; 2 children (both deceased). Began as clk. in country store; operated gen. store, at Hamden, Springfield, and Marysville, Union Co., O., 1872-84; removed to Pratt, Kan .; organized, and was cashier of the Farmers & Merchants Bank; with Pond's Extract Co., of New York, at Montreal, Can., and afterward at Chicago; resigned, 1897, and became sec. and treas. C. M. Barnes Co. which, in 1908, changed to C. M. Barnes-Wilcox Co., whole- sale sch. and coll. text books. Republican. Pres- byterian. Club: City. Recreations: reading, walk- ing. Home: 5029 Kenmore Av. Office: 1018 S. Wa- bash Av.

WILCOXON, Howard Thomas, lawyer; b. Free- port, Ill., Jan. 11, 1869; s. Thomas D. and Ellen E. (Mennig) Wilcoxon; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1893; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1896; m. Faerie D. Bartlett, of Evanston, Ill., May 17, 1899; 2 chil- dren: John T. (deceased), Elizabeth. Engaged in law practice since 1897; now asst. gen. solicitor Pullman Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Phi Delta Phi. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Evanston. Home: 1030 Maple Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 400 Pullman Bldg., Chicago.

WILCZYNSKI, Ernest Julius, college prof .; b. Hamburg, Germany, Nov. 13, 1876; s. of Max and Friederike (Hurwitz) Wilczynski; A.M., Ph.D., Univ. of Berlin, 1897; m. Countess Ines Macola, of Verona, Italy, Aug. 9, 1906. Computer, Nautical Almanac Office, Washington, 1898; instr. math., summer session, Columbian (now George Washing- ton) Univ., 1898; instr., asst. prof. and asso. prof. math., Univ. of Cal., 1898-1907; asso. prof. math., Univ. of Ill., 1907-10; asso. prof. math., 1910-14, prof. since 1914, Univ. of Chicago. Research asst. and asso., Carnegie Instn., 1903-5; lecturer New Haven Colloquium, 1906. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Math. Soc. (ex-mem. council, ex-vice pres., asso. editor Trans., since 1898), Circolo Matemat- ico di Palermo; laureate, Royal Belgian Acad. Sci- ences; mem. Sigma Xi. Club: Quadrangle. Author several vols., for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: 5638 Kenwood Av.

WILD, Harrison Major, organist, conductor; b. Hoboken, N.J., Mar. 6, 1861; s. Thomas Samuel and Georgina Hannah Wild; mus. edn. under Arthur J. Creswold, and, 1878-9, at Leipzig; studied in Chi- cago, 1879-83; m. Gertrude Younglove Cornell, of Chicago, Oct. 29, 1884. Five yrs. organist Ascen- sion Ch., Memorial Ch., 1 yr., at Unity Ch., 13 yrs., now at Grace P.E. Ch., Chicago. Conductor since Dec., 1895, Mendelssohn Mænnerchor; also conduc- tor of Apollo Club, Chicago. Mem. Chicago Manu- script Soc., Am. Guild of Organists, New York; etc. Home: 3263 Groveland Av. Office: 304 S. Wa- bash Av.

WILD, John Daniel, real estate, lawyer; b. New- port, Vt., Jan. 24, 1875; s. Edward Payson (D.D.) and Ruth Sibley (Nichols) Wild; prepared for coll. at Burr and Burton Sem., Manchester, Vt .; A.B., Williams, 1895; m. Fanny Eggleston, of Man- chester, June 19, 1901; 2 children: John D., Jr., Frances. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1896, and since prac- ticed at Chicago; associated with Hoyne, Follans- bee & O'Connor, 1896-9; counsel for Henry A. Knott & Co., and Knott, Chandler & Co., 1899-1908; mem. Chandler, Hildreth & Co. since 1908; treas, and dir. Southern 111. Improvement Co., First Realty Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Real Estate Bd., Chicago Assn. Commerce, Delta Upsilon. Unitar- ian. Clubs: University, Chicago Literary, Calumet Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 5344 Dorchester Av. Office: 56 W. Washington St.

WILD, Payson Sibley; b. North Craftsbury, Vt., May 25, 1869; s. Edward Payson (D.D.) and Ruth Sibley (Nichols) Wild; prep. edn. St. Johnsbury (Vt.) Acad .; A.B., Williams, 1891; grad. student Univ. of Chicago, 1904-8, fellow in classical dept.,

Jr. Instr., 1892-6, headmaster, 1896-8, St. John's Sch., Manlius, N.Y .; dean Princeton-Yale Sch., Chi- cago, 1898-1902; asso. prin. Harvard Sch., Chicago, 1902-4; now engaged in spl. hist. and classical re- search. Pres. Southern Ill. Improvement Co. Mem. Classical Assn. of Middle West and South, Delta Upsilon. Clubs: Chicago Literary, Quadrangle, City, Cliff Dwellers. Home: 5533 University Av.

WILD, Theodore, Jr., oculist, aurist; b. Chicago, Nov. 17, 1875; s. of Theodore and Louise (Fritze) Wild; ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago; Ph.G., Northwestern Univ. Sch. of Pharmacy, 1893; M.D., Rush Med. Coll. (Univ. of Chicago), 1898; post- grad. work New York and univs. of Vienna and Berlin; m. Emiliè Louise Freund, of Chicago, Oct. 1, 1901. Practiced at Chicago since 1898; oculist to German Hosp. since 1913. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Deutsche Medizinische Gesellschaft (Chicago), Nu Sigma Nu. Clubs: Germania, Ger- man. Residence: Kellshore Hotel, 738 Irving Park Boul. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.

WILDE, Arthur Herbert, college prof. Removed to Needham, Mass. (See Who's Who in America.)

WILDER, John Emery, business man; b. Lan- caster, Mass., Apr. 16, 1861; s. Charles Lewis and Harriet Ellen (Harris) Wilder; B.S., Mass. Agrl. Coll., 1882; m. Laura Hurlbut, of Oak Park, Ill., Apr. 14, 1886; children: Lawrence Russell, Emory Hurlbut, Lois, Antoinette. Began as clerk for Wilder & Hale, Nov. 1, 1882; became salesman, 1883, partner, 1886, name of firm changed, 1887, to Wilder & Co. (bro., Thomas E., sr. mem.), tanners and leather mchts .; vice pres. since incorpn., Dec. 31, 1906; pres. Wilder Tanning Co., Waukegan, Ill .; dir. and vice chmn. J. W. & A. P. Howard Co., Ltd., Corry, Pa .; dir. Nat. City Bank of Chicago. Trus- tee Beloit Coll. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Glen View. Home: 1211 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 226 \V. Lake St., Chicago.

WILDER, Loren, M.D., surgeon; b. nr. Gridley, Livingston Co., Ill., Jan. 21, 1873; s. Edson Llew- ellyn and Jane (Watson) Wilder; ed. Eureka (Il1.) Coll .; Valparaiso (Ind.) Normal Sch .; Pontiac High Sch .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1901; m. Mae Cody, of Detroit, Mich., Feb. 20, 1907 (died 1916). First med. practice began with corpn. surgery at Halsted and Harrison Sts .; work has been mostly confined to surgery ever since; has done a great deal of brain surgery and considerable experimen- tal work along that line; mem. staff Robert Burns Hosp .; mem. surg. staff Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Democrat. Mem. Christian (Disciples) Ch. Mem. Union Park Lodge, A.F. and A.M .; Fair- view Chapter; Woodlawn Council; Montjoie Com- mandery, K.T .; Knights of Pythias. Club: Mystic Athletic (ex-pres.). Recreations: outdoor athletics. Home: 4729 N. Drake Av. Office: 7 W. Madison St.

WILDER, Ralph Everett, cartoonist. Removed to Coldwater, Mich. (See Who's Who in America, 1914-15.)

WILDER, Thomas Edward, tanner; b. Lancas- ter, Mass., Aug. 15, 1855; s. of Charles Lewis and Harriet Ellen (Harris) Wilder; descended from Thomas Wilder, Lancaster, Mass., 1640; prep. edn. Lancaster Acad .; M.E., Worcester (Mass.) Poly. Inst., 1874; m. Anna G., d. William F. Tucker, of Chicago, Sept. 2, 1880; children: Marjorie (Mrs. William H. Emery), Edward Tucker, Erskine Phelps, Harold, Paul, Harris Emory. Taught sch., 1874-5; came to Chicago, 1875, as clk. with Walker. Oakley & Co .; started in commn. leather business, 1878, and in 1879 became mem. Johnson & Wilder. mfrs, of cut soles, etc .; firm of Wilder & Hale suc- ceeded, 1880, changing in 1887 to the present style of Wilder & Co., of which was sr. mem., and pres. since incorporation, Dec. 31, 1906; vice pres. Wilder Tanning Co., of Waukegan, Ill .; chmn. bd. of mars. J. W. & A. P. Howard Co., Ltd., Corry, Pa .; dir. Conselman & Co., investment bankers. One of or- ganizers of Chicago Assn. Commerce, of which was mem. bd. of dirs. and mem. exec. com., and ways and means com., also ex-chin, publicity com. and ex-gen. sec. Ex-chmn. Waterway Com .: ex-vice pres. Nat. Congress of Rivers and Harbora for State of Ill. (now dir.); chmn. Am. delegation 6th

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Internat. Congress Chambers of Commerce, Paris, 1914; mem. Nat. Conservation Congress. Trustee Worcester Poly. Inst. since 1907. Vice pres. Chi- cago Band Assn .; dir. Infant Welfare Soc. Repub- lican. Unitarian. Ex-pres. Massachusetts Soc .; ex- pres. New England Soc. Clubs: Union League, Uni- versity, Aero (vice pres.), Chicago Golf, Elmhurst Golf (ex-pres.), Cross Country Saddle and Bridle (vice pres.). Interested in philanthropic and civic work. Recreations: golf, horseback riding, flowers. Home: Elmhurst, Ill. Office: 226 W. Lake St., Chi- cago.

WILDER, William Hamlin, M.D .; b. Covington, Ky., Dec. 16, 1860; s. Josiah and Emma (Morse) Wilder; descendant of Edward Wilder, who set- tled in Plymouth Colony, 1638; A.B., Belmont Coll., Cincinnati, 1878; M.D., Med. Coll. of Ohio, 1884; resident phys. Cincinnati Hosp., 1883-4; student Univ. of Göttingen, 1889, Univ. of Vienna, 1890; studied also in hosps. of Berlin and London, 1890- 91; m. Ella Taylor, of Cincinnati, June 10, 1884 (died 1898); children: Russell Morse, Laura Car- roll (died 1914); m. 2d, Carrie Rothschild, Dec. 25, 1907; children: William Hamlin, Margaret. Prac- ticed at Cincinnati, 1884-9; specialist in diseases of the eye and ear at Chicago since 1892; prof. ophthalmology, Rush Med. Coll., and Chicago Poli- clinic; surgeon Ill. Charitable Eye and Ear Infirm- ary; ophthalmologist to Presbyn. Hosp. Apptd. 1st It. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., Feb., 1911. Mem. Am. Ophthal. Soc., A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Ophthal. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc. Independent Republican. Clubs: Quadrangle, Chicago Athletic, Flossmoor Country, University, Physicians'. Author of a monograph in Ophthalmic Surgery System; contbr. many articles to med. jours. and mags .; collaborated in several books on ophthalmology. Recreation: golf. Home: 5811 Ken- wood Av. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.

WILE, see also Weil.

WILE, Eugene I., insurance; Jan. 2, 1868-Sept. 6, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)

WILE, Joseph M., insurance; b. LaPorte, Ind., Feb. 17, 1861; s. Jacob and Henrietta (Guggen- heim) Wile; ed. pub. schs., LaPorte; m. Ida David- son, of LaPorte, Feb. 6, 1890; children: Harold D., Ruth J. Identified with ins. business since 1877; resident of Chicago since 1887; mem. Wile, Loeb & Gutman, 1904-16; mem. Klee, Rogers, Wile & Loeb since May 1, 1916. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Club: Idlewild Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 4927 Lake Park Av. Of- fice: 175 W. Jackson Boul.

WILES, see also Wyles.

WILES, Alice Bradford (Mrs. Robert Hall Wiles), club woman; b. Boston, Mass .; d. Joseph Russell and Sarah Jane Toppan (Woodman) Brad- ford; descendant of James Chilton, of the May- flower, and John Haynes, gov. of Mass. Colony, and first gov. of Conn .; ed. Mt. Holyoke Sem .; B.S., Cornell Univ., 1875; m. Robert Hall Wiles, of Free- port, Ill., Aug. 22, 1876 (died 1907) ; children: Brad- ford (died in infancy), Russell, Edith Bradford. Served as vice pres. Ill. World's Fair Bd., 1891-4; chmn. ednl. dept. Chicago Woman's Club, 1895-6, and chmn. philosophy and science dept., 1911-13; pres. Ill. Federation of Women's Clubs, 1896-8; mem. Bd. of Edn., Freeport, 1905-7. Regent Chi- cago Chapter D.A.R., 1899-1901; State Regent D.A. R., 1901-2; founder and first pres. U.S. Daughters of 1812 of Ill., 1903-11; nat. pres. U.S. Daughters of 1812, 1915-17, 1917-19. Chmn. Ill. State Commn., 1914, to place bronze memorial in State House for Ill. Soldiers of War of 1812. Founder and first pres. Freeport Woman's Club. Wrote: History of the Work of the Illinois Women at the Columbian Exposition, 1894. Residence: Hotel Del Prado.

WILES, Russell, patent lawyer; b. at Freeport, Ill., Aug. 22, 1881; s. Robert H. and Alice (Brad- ford) Wiles; ed. schs. of Freeport and Chicago; S.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1901; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1904, also M.S .; m. Oct. 26, 1904, Ethel, d. Dr. R. N. Foster, of Chicago; children: Russell, Jr., Alice Bradford, Bradford. Began practice in office of H. Bitner, 1901-4; mem. firm of Bitner, Wiles & Sherrey, 1904-6, Dyrenforth, Lee, Chritton & Wiles, patent and copyright law, since 1906. Mem. Chicago Patent Law Assn., Phi Gamma

Delta, Delta Chi. Mason. Clubs: Hamilton, River- side Golf. Recreations: canoeing, camping. Home: Riverside, Ill. Office: 1508 Marquette Bldg., Chi- cago.

WILEY, Edward Norris, insurance; b. Hartford, Conn., Mar. 8, 1855; s. William H. and Miranda (Griswold) Wiley; ed. pub. schs. of Hartford; m. at Chicago, 1883, Jennie E. Moore (died July 15, 1903); children: Silas Moore, Edward N., Jr .; m. 2d, Mrs. Alice Kelsey Teall, Aug. 31, 1909. In em- ploy of Weatherby, Knaus & Pelton, wholesale dry goods, Hartford, 9 yrs .; came to Chicago, Jan., 1881, and engaged in fire ins. business with firm of S. M. Moore & Co .; title later became Webster, Wiley & Co., then Wiley, Jennings, Corlies & Ma- gill, in 1901, and in 1908, present firm of Wiley, Magill & Johnson was organized. Republican. Was mem. of Co. K, 1st Regt. Conn. N.G. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Midlothian. Recreations: golf, whist. Home: 4552 Greenwood Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.

WILEY, Lyman Augustus, secretary of Peoples. Gas Light & Coke Co .; b. Hartford, Conn .; s. Wil- liam H. and Miranda (Griswold) Wiley; ed. pub. high sch., Hartford; m. Jeanie H. Burkett, of Hart- ford, Oct. 19, 1880; 2 children: Lillian (Mrs. F. Harold Schmitt), Ralph. Began in minor position in Charter Oak Nat. Bank, Hartford, 1874; then cashier of L. & C. H. Bull, bankers, Quincy, Ill., which was later changed to State Savings, Loan & Trust Co., of which was cashier until coming to. Chicago, 1891; cashier Chicago Gas Light & Coke Co., 1891-4; elected vice pres. Consumers Gas Co., 1894, and sec. Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co., 1897. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chicago. Athletic, Kenwood, Midlothian, Chicago Club of Charlevoix, Mich. Recreation: golf. Home: 4709; Woodlawn Av. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.

WILEY, Silas Moore, lawyer; b. Chicago, Mar. 15, 1884; s. Edward Norris and Jennie E. (Moore) Wiley; ed. pub. and pvt. schs., Chicago; Litt.B., Princeton, 1906; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1909; un- married. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1909, and since prac- ticed at Chicago; mem. Sears, Meager & Whitney until Jan., 1916; now mem. Sears, Wiley & Sher- win. Mem. Phi Delta Phi. Republican. Congrega -- tionalist. Clubs: University, Kenwood. Home: 4554 Greenwood Av. Office: 1614 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

WILHARTZ, William, lawyer; b. Louisville, Ky., Oct. 1, 1868; s. Louis and Rosa (Sonnenschein) Wilhartz; B.Litt., Univ. of Mich., 1891, LL.B., 1893; m. Eliza Stein, of Chicago; 3 children: Ruth S., Leland J., Edna R. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1892, and; to the U.S. Supreme Court, 1903; became mem. of the firm of Ringer, Wilhartz & Lowenhaupt, 1895,. later Ringer & Wilhartz, Ringer, Wilhartz & Louer, and now Ringer, Wilhartz & Concannon; dir. and gen. counsel of Mandel Brothers; vice pres. and. gen. counsel Federal Cement Tile Co. Financial sec. Chicago Home for Jewish Orphans; treas. B'nai B'rith Free Employment Bur. Republican. Past Master Chicago Lodge No. 437 A.F. and A.M .; mem. gen. com. and constn. Grand Lodge· I.O.B.B .. Clubs: Standard, Idlewild Country. Rec- reations: fishing, baseball, reading, and participat- ing in the endeavor to solve the larger Jewish questions. Home: 5200 South Park Av. Office: 76: W. Monroe 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 237

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