The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 239

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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WILLIAMS, George Charles, transportation agt. (Removed to Duluth, Minn. (See vol. 1911.)

WILLIAMS, George Philip, clergyman. (Sce vol. 1911.)

WILLIAMS, Harris F., lawyer: b. nr. Spring- feld, Mo., Mar. 1, 1869; s. L. H. and Delinda J. (Skeen) Williams; classical edn. at Univ. of Chi- cago; legal edn. at Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., but not a graduate of either sch .: m. Marie Owen. of St. Louis, July 20, 1898; 3 daughters: Helen. Jane. Martha. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1824, Mem. Ill.

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State and Chicago bar assns. Club: Ill. Athletic. Author of work on commercial law. Home: 6910 Sheridan Rd. Office: 111 W. Monroe St.

*WILLIAMS, Harvey Spencer, grain broker. cago, Mar. 30, 1867; s. John Marshall and Elizabeth (See vol. 1911.)

WILLIAMS, Hemmerle B., mfr. pianos and or- gans; b. Centerville, Ia., July 28, 1856; s. John W. and Mary Elizabeth (Bradley) Williams; ed. pub. schs., Centerville; m. Lulu Corkhill, of Bloomfield, Ia., Feb. 14, 1883; 2 children: John C. (died 1910), Lucy Marie (Mrs. Emmett Kent). Has been iden- tified entire business career with manufacture of pianos and organs, established by father as J. W. Williams, at Centerville, Ia., 1855; title of firm changed to J. W. Williams & Sons, 1884, and inc., 1889; moved to Chicago, 1893; now vice pres. Wil- liams Piano & Organ Co. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mem. Gen. Conf. M.E. Ch., Omaha, and Baltimore; ex-vice pres. Meth. Social Union. Club: Westmoreland Country. Home: 1940 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Ill. Office: 14 W. Washington St., Chicago.

WILLIAMS, Herbert Evan, president Ill. Bridge Co .; b. Columbus, O., Jan. 9, 1870; s. Evan and Har- riet (Stimson) Williams; ed. at Granville, O. En- gaged in contracting business at Milwaukee, Wis., many years before coming to Chicago, 1890, to continue in the same line; pres. Ill. Bridge Co. since 1897. Independent in politics. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs. Clubs: Union League, Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country; also Ohio Club of Columbus, O. Recreations: motoring, hunting and fishing. Home: 2243 Calumet Av. Office: Monadnock Blk.

WILLIAMS, Hugh Blake, M.D .; Mar. 12, 1860- Dec. 4, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)

WILLIAMS, John Charles, lawyer; May 8, 1873- Sept. 25, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)

WILLIAMS, John Falkenburg, surgeon; b. at Centre Co., Pa., May 6, 1837; s. George and Mary (Adams) Williams; ed. pvt. and pub. schs .; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1865. Served as a pvt. in Civil War, Jan .- June, 1862; asst. surgeon 2d U.S. Vol. Inf., Mar .- Dec., 1865; m. Turtle, Wis., Mar. 13, 1867, Frances E. Raymond; 1 daughter, Elizabeth A. (Mrs. H. A. E. Chandler, Tucson, Ariz.). Prac- ticed at Ashton, Lee Co., Ill., 1866-9, Chicago since 1869; med. insp. Chicago Bd. of Health for North Div., 1872-7. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Republican. Mem. and surgeon Colum- bia Post G.A.R. Episcopalian. Recreations: me- chanics, gardening. Home and Office: 311 Center Street.

WILLIAMS, John Rede, insurance; June 29, 1871-Jan. 21, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

WILLIAMS, Lawrence, president Oliver Type- writer Co .; b. Cincinnati, O., Oct. 23, 1859; s. of Simeon B. and Cornelia Williams; removed to Lake Forest, Ill., 1864; grad. Phillips Acad., Exeter, N.H., 1879; Ph.B., Yale, 1882; m. Adele H. Wheeler, of New York, 1883; children: Cornelia (Mrs. George A. Ranney), Dorothy, Lawrence, Wheeler. Engaged in real estate business, 1882-91; gen. mgr. Glad- stone Co., 1891-6; sec. and treas. Oliver Typewriter Co., 1896-8, vice pres. until 1900, and since then pres. Clubs: Chicago, University, Saddle and Cycle; Yale (New York) ; Graduates (New Haven, Conn.). Home: 56 Bellevue Pl. Office: 159 N. Dearborn St.

WILLIAMS, Lynn A., patent lawyer; b. Fond du Lac, Wis., Feb. 27, 1878; s. Orren T. and Anna E. (North) Williams; grad. East Side High Sch., Mil- waukee, Wis., 1896; B.S. in Elec. and Mech. En- gring., Univ. of Wis., 1900; fellow Coll. of Engring., same univ., 1900-1, also student in Coll. of Law; m. Helen Harvey, of Madison, Wis., Sept. 23, 1903; 2 children: Lynn A., Jr., Gordon H. Entered office of Charles A. Brown, Cragg & Belfield, Chicago, 1901; admitted to Ill. bar, 1903; mem. Brown & Williams, 1907-12, Brown, Williams, Bell, Hanson & Boettcher, 1912-14, Williams & Bradbury, 1915- 16, Williams, Bradbury & See since May 1, 1916; dir. Chrono Accounting Co. Mem. Am. Patent Law Assn., Patent Law Assn. of Chicago, Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., Sigma Chi, Wis. Soc. of Chicago. Con-

Park, Evanston, Ill. Office: 1315 Monadnock Blk., Chicago.

WILLIAMS, Nathan Wilbur, real estate; b. Chi-

Caroline (Smith) Williams; ed. pub. schs., Chi- cago; m. Elizabeth Mae Cook, of Chicago, Feb. 17, 1894; children: Elizabeth, Bronson. Engaged in real estate business since 1888; now principally occupied with management of estate of John Mar- shall Williams. Republican. Clubs: Evanston, Ex- moor, Onwentsia. Home: 1201 Sheridan Rd., Ev- anston, Ill. Office: 205 W. Monroe St., Chicago.

WILLIAMS, Norman, mfr .; b. Chicago, Feb. 23, 1873; s. Norman and Caroline Sherill (Caton) Wil- liams; A.B., Yale, 1896; m. Joan, d. of William J. Chalmers, of Chicago, Dec. 3, 1902. Identified with Chalmers & Williams since organization, 1904, be- coming vice pres. and treas., upon incorporation, 1907. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, University, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia. Home: 199 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 72 W. Adams St.

WILLIAMS, Orva Gilson, advertising novelties; b. Salineville, O., Apr. 25, 1865; s. Richard Gilson and Elmira (Frost) Williams; ed. Mt. Union Coll., Alliance, O .; student Cincinnati Law Sch .; m. Jo- sephine Stack Ryan, of Denver, 1894; 3 children: Elsie, Dorothy, Orva Gilson, 2d. In novelty adver- tising business at Coshocton, O., until 1899, since at Chicago; pres. and treas. The O. G. Williams Co. An organizer and 1st pres. Ohio Soc. of Chicago. Democrat. Presbyterian. Mason (32°, K.T.), Elk, K.P. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Iroquois, Kenwood, Caxton. Home: 6345 University Av. Office: 64 W. Randolph St.

WILLIAMS, Oscar Eugene; b. Henry Co., Ill., Jan. 24, 1856; s. Andrew and Mary (Blair) Wil- liams; ed. pub. schs., Henry Co., Ill .; m. Rock Island, Ill., Nov. 6, 1880, Louise Cass; children: Eugenie, Mabel, Clark, Bernice, Stanley, Gladys. Taught sch., 1874-87; supt. pub. schs., North Hen- derson, Ill., 2 yrs .; engaged in grain business at Woodhull, Ill., 1887-1902; vice pres. W. A. Fraser & Co., grain commn., 1902-10 (resigned). Mem .. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Royal Arch Mason. Home: 6350 Ellis Av.

WILLIAMS, Walter Howard, district sales mgr .; b. Camden, N.J., Sept. 29, 1880; s. Arthur Howell and Ida Maria (Milliette) Williams; descendant of Thomas Williams, who came to Phila., Pa., from Austle in Cornwall, 1733, and married Rachel War- ner, whose ancestor, William Warner, came to America, 1658, from Druycot in the Parish of Blockley-in, Worcestershire, Eng .; grad. Camden High Sch., 1897; grad. elec. engring. course, Drexel Inst., Phila., 1902; m. Amelia Shryock Nicely, of Phila., June 1, 1905; 1 daughter, Virginia. Has been, connected with The Electric Controller & Mfg. Co. of Cleveland, O., since 1910; in charge branch office- of the company at Chicago since July 1, 1913. Episcopalian. Mem. Electric Club-Jovian League .. Elk. Recreations: motoring, golf, fishing. Home: 524 Oakdale Av. Office: 53 W. Jackson Boul.

WILLIAMS, Wilbur Herschel, author. Removed. to Boston, Mass. (See Who's Who in America.)

WILLIAMS, William Carver, singer and teacher- of singing; b. Kent, O., July 8, 1867; s. Charles Tu- dor and Mary Priscilla (Carver) Williams; student. Yale; B.A., Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, O.,. 1889, M.D., 1892; m. Eliza T. Dunn, of Elmira, N.Y., Aug. 9, 1896; 3 children: Mary Carver, Pris- cilla, Charles Tudor. Began as professional singer and teacher at Cleveland, 1890; removed to Chi -- cago, 1892; pres. and dir. Cosmopolitan Sch. of Mu -- sic and Dramatic Art; conductor Kankakee (Ill.) Choral Club. Trustee Starrett Sch. for Girls. Mem. Soc. Am. Musicians, Nat. Music Teachers' Assn.,. Ill. Music Teachers' Assn., Delta Tau Delta. Pres- byterian. Club: Cliff Dwellers. Recreations: arch -. ery, fishing. Home: 1039 E. 49th St. Studio: Kim- ball Hall.

WILLIAMS, William Erastus, consulting engr .;. b. Wernerville, Wis., Sept. 24, 1858; s. William and. Mary Elizabeth (Williams) Williams; ed. high sch.,. Fort Dodge, Ia .; studied civil engring. in pvt. of- gregationalist. Clubs: University (Chicago and fices; read law in offices of Judge E. H. Williams, .. Evanston) ; Chicago Automobile, Evanston Golf. of Ia .; married. Learned machinist's trade as a. Recreations: golf, yachting. Home: 568 Ingleside boy; began civil engring. work on railroads, 1878 ;.

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chief engr. Chicago, Hannibal* & Springfield Ry., 1889; began practice as patent solicitor and mech. expert, 1891; engaged in mfr. of matches and match making machinery, 1892-1903; became pres. Auto Machine Works Co., 1899; pres. Williams Biscuit Co., Park Match Co .; expert in patent causes. Has taken out several patents on labor-saving machin- ery. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs. Republican. Spir- itist. Mason. Recreation: study of the science of the mind. Home: 1515 E. 65th St. Office: 28 E. Jackson Boul.

WILLIAMS, William Porter, ex-assistant U.S. treasurer, mcht .; b. Pompey, Onondaga Co., N.Y., July 2, 1855; s. Porter B. and Mary H. Williams; grad. Union Coll., 1881; m. 1892, Grace Greenwood Jackson, of Glenwood, Ia .; 1 son, Porter. Pres. Art Marble Co., Chicago, since 1889; mgr. S. W. Aller- ton Estate since 1914; vice pres. and treas. Pitts- burgh Provision & Packing Co., Pittsburgh Union Stock Yards Co. Was asst. U.S. treasurer at Chi- cago several yrs. following Dec. 20, 1907. Repub- lican; one of the original Mckinley men; delivered first Mckinley speech in Chicago, at Marquette Club banquet, Dec., 1895, published as campaign literature (with several other of his speeches) in 1896; one of organizers, 1896, and chmn. finance com. William McKinley Business Men's Club; one of organizers and vice pres. Mckinley and Hobart Nat. Wheelmen. Hon. mem. Chicago Jewelers' Assn. (toastmaster since 1891). Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Forty (vice pres.), Univer- sity of Evanston, Evanston, Evanston Country. Recreations: golf, tennis, music, horses. Home: 1837 Asbury Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 38 S. Dear- born St., Chicago.

WILLIAMSON, Charles Spencer, M.D .; b. Cincin- nati, O., May 15, 1872; s. William F. and Mary Louise (Spencer) Williamson; B.S., Univ. of Cin- cinnati, 1893; M.D., Med. Coll. of Ohio, 1896; m. Josephine Gillette Stilwell, of Chicago, Oct. 15, 1903; 3 daughters: Mary Josephine, Isabel Gillette, Elizabeth Spencer. Resident physician Cincinnati Hosp., 1896-7; in practice in Chicago since 1901; adj. prof. medicine, Coll. Phys. and Surg., 1901; prof. clin. medicine in same, 1903; asst. prof. dis- eases of stomach, Chicago Policlinic, 1901, prof. same since 1907; consulting physician to Cook Co. Hosp., 1906, and to Cook Co. Instns., 1906; now prof. medicine and clin. medicine and head of the dept., Univ. of Ill. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., A.M.A., Physicians' Club, Chicago Pathol. Soc., Soc. of In- ternal Medicine, Deutsche Medicinische Gesell- schaft, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Nu Sigma Nu. Episcopalian. Recreation: equestrian- ism (charter mem. and 1st sec. Chicago Equestrian Assn.). Contbr. articles on med. topics, among them: The Value of the Loeffler Method of Sputum Examination, Jour. A.M.A., 1912; Treatment of Cir- culatory Diseases (Forcheimer's System), 1913; The Functional Testing of the Cardiac Powers, The Lancet, 1914; Influence of Age and Sex on Haemoglobin, Jour. A.M.A., 1915, and Archives of Internal Medicine, Oct., 1916; The Effects of Exer- cise on the Normal and Pathological Heart, Am. Jour. Med. Sciences, 1915; etc. Editor French's Practice of Medicine, 1910. Home: 1517 Dearborn Parkway. Office: 25 E. Washington St.

WILLIAMSON, Oliver Robison, publisher The Continent; b. Covington, O., May 6, 1871; s. Oliver and Sarah (Robison) Williamson; ed. two terms elementary pub. sch., one term pvt. sch .; m. Nina Marie Bolt, of Chicago, June 26, 1895; 1 daughter, Ruth. Learned printer's trade; country newspaper business, Ohio, Ala., Ind .; reporter, editorial writer daily papers; mng. editor The Continent, 1910, pub. same since 1912; sec. and mgr. McCormick Pub. Co. Pres. Chicago Presbyn. Social Union, 1914; pres. Western Ch. Press Club; sec. Denominational Pubs.' Assn. of America; dir. Dubuque Coll. and Sem., Chicago Presbyn. Training Sch., Olivet Inst., Christian Industrial League. Mem. Am. Hist. Assn., Ohio Soc. of Chicago, Irving Soc. Republic- an. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, LaGrange Country. Recreations: golf, boating. Home: 317 7th Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 509 S. Wabash Av., Chicago.

WILLIAMSON, William George, architect; b. at Wick, Scotland, Apr. 19, 1861; s. Robert B. and

Elizabeth (Phimister) Williamson; came to Chica- go in boyhood; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Alice B. Boyington, of Chicago, Nov. 13, 1881 (now de- ceased) ; m. 2d, Jennie M. Matson, of Chicago, Mar. 26, 1904. Began as a draftsman at Chicago, 1876, and afterward in various cities; formed partner- ship with W. W. Boyington, 1884, as W. W. Boy- ington & Co .; succeeded to the business upon death of Mr. Boyington, 1897. Erected the Columbus Me- morial Bldg., Royal Insurance Bldg., the Ill. State Bldg. at the World's Columbian Expn., bank and ins. bldg. at Dubuque, Ia .; also the Millikin Bank Bldg., Decatur, Ill., Hahnemann Coll. and Hosp., Chicago, and many others. Mem. Chicago Archi- tectural Club. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreation: sailing. Home: 3901 W. Van Buren St. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St.

WILLING, Mark Skinner, capitalist; s. of late Henry J. and Frances (Skinner) Willing; B.A., Yale Univ., 1902; m. Quincy, Ill., Margaret, d. of Robert D. McFadon, of Chicago, Oct. 2, 1905. En- gaged principally in investments involving owr estate; mem. firm Cramer & Willing, mine sup- plies. Clubs: Chicago, University, Union League, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia, South Shore Country. Home: 630 Rush St. Office: 1114 Monadnock Blk.

WILLIS, Lloyd Manley, real estate; b. Liberty. Delaware Co., O., Feb. 17, 1862; s. Jay Bartlett and Lavinia (Buell) Willis; ed. Galena High Sch. and course at Ohio Wesleyan Univ .; m. Martha D. Broadbent, of Chicago, Oct. 31, 1894; 1 son, Howe Broadbent. Came to Chicago, 1888, and engaged in real estate business; mem. firm of Willis & Frank- enstein since 1894. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Ill. Athletic, Kenilworth. Recreations: hor- ticulture, collecting antique furniture. Home: Es- sex Rd., Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 110 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.

WILLIS, Paul, president Kenwood Bridge Co .; b. East Orange, N.J., Dec. 21, 1863; s. George H. and Harriet T. Willis; M.E., Stevens Inst., Hoboken, N.J., 1885; m. Daisy J. Hubbard, of Chicago, Apr. 12, 1900. In employ Wallace Iron Works, Jersey City, N.J., 1885-6; was with Morison & Corthell, and later with George S. Morison. as inspector, draughtsman and engr., 1886-90; with F. W. Bar- ker organized, 1890, the Kenwood Bridge Co., Chi- cago, of which was sec., dir. and engr. until 190S. since pres. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. En- grs. Clubs: Union League, University, Kenwood, Flossmoor Country. Home: 4857 Dorchester Av. Office: 1416, 38 S. Dearborn St.

WILLIS, Thomas Hite, real estate; b. at "Rock Hall," Jefferson Co., W. Va., Nov. 14, 1872; s. Na- thaniel Hite and Jane Charlotte (Washington) Willis; ed. Charles Town (W.Va.) Male Acad .; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1900: m. Josephine Bangs, of Louisville, Ky., Oct. 10, 1903; 4 children. Admitted to Ill. bar, Oct., 1901, but never prac- ticed; mem. firm of Henry H. Walker & Co., real estate, since 1901. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chi- cago Real Estate Bd. Democrat. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Hinsdale Golf. Home: Hins- dale, Ill. Office: 201 Tacoma Bldg., Chicago.

WILLISTON, Charles Stoddard, lawyer; b. at Flushing, N.Y., July 21, 1871; prep. edn. pub. gram- mar and high schs., Davenport, Ia .; A.B., Ia. (now Grinnell) Coll., 1893; LL.B., Northwestern Univ .. 1895. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1895, and engaged in practice at Chicago: identified with the law firm of Runnells & Burry, 1895-7; then mem. firm of Holt. Freeman & Williston; claims atty. for the Pullman Co. since 1903. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Mason. Club: Hamilton. Home: Elmhurst, Ill. Office: 400 Pullman Bldg., Chicago.

WILLISTON, Samuel Wendell, paleontologist: b. Boston, July 10. 1852; s. Samuel and Jane A. (Turner) Williston: B.S., Kan. Agrl. Coll., 1872. A.M., 1875; M.D., Yale, 1880, Ph.D., 1885; (hon. Sc.D., Yale, 1913); m. Annie 1. Hathaway, of New Haven, Conn .. Dec. 20, 1880. Asst. in palæontology and osteology, 1876-85, demonstrator of anatomy. 1885-6, prof., 1886-90. Yale; prof. hist. geology and anatomy and dean Med. Sch., Univ. of Kan., 1890- 1902; prof. paleontology, Univ. of Chicago, since 1902, and dir. Walker Museum, same, since 1916. Asst. paleontologist. U.S. Geol. Survey, 1882-5: asst. editor Science, 1885-6; health officer, New Ha-

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ven. Conn., 1888-90; mem. Kan. State Bd. Health, pendent Republican (naturalized U.S. citizen since 1898-1900, Bd. Med. Examiners, 1900-2. Mem. Nat. 1875). Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Acad. Sciences; fellow Am. Acad. Arts and Sci- Automobile, Skokie Country. Recreation: travel- ing. Home: 3030 Sheridan Rd. Office: 624 W. Adams St. ences; foreign corr. London Geol. Soc., London Zo- ol. Soc .; pres. Sigma Xi, 1901-5, Kan. Acad. Sci- ence. 1897, Soc. Vertebrate Palæontology, 1903. Author of several vols., for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: University of Chicago.

WILLITS, Ward Winfield, mfr .; b. Mercer Co., Ill., Oct. 26, 1859; s. Job E. and Caroline Baxter Willits; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; m. Cecelia M. Ber- ry, of Chicago, Oct. 25, 1897; 4 children: Helen Baxter, John McGregor, Caroline M. and Ward Winfield, Jr. With Adams & Westlake Co. since 1879, and now pres. and gen. mgr .; also vice pres. and treas. Curtain Supply Co., vice pres. and dir. U.S. Headlight Co. Republican. Protestant. Royal Arch Mason. Clubs: Union League (since 1886), Chicago Athletic (from organization), Industrial, Highland Park, Exmoor; also Machinery Club, New York. Recreation: golf. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 319 W. Ontario St., Chicago.

WILLOUGHBY, Edward Mckean, real estate; b. Buffalo, N.Y., Mar. 23, 1874; s. Ferson M. and Amie C. (Robinson) Willoughby; ed. pub. schs. of Chi- cago and Highland Mil. Acad., Worcester, Mass .; m. Chicago, Oct. 27, 1898, Harriette M. Gobel; 3 daughters: Dorothy Mae, Eleanor Marie, Betty Jane. After leaving sch. employed in clothing house of Willoughby, Hill & Co .; then went to St. Louis and took charge of property interests of C. L. Willoughby; afterwards in Boston in the gen. real estate business 3 yrs .; returned to Chicago and became connected with Aldis, Aldis, Northcote & Co., later, again engaged in business for self; mem. firm of Farnham, Willoughby & Co., real es- tate and management of office bldgs., 1899-1911, Willoughby & Co. since 1911. Mem. Building Man- agers' Assn., Chicago Real Estate Bd. Republican. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Glen View Golf, South Shore Country. Rec- reations: golf, motoring. Home: 5419 Kenmore Av. Office: Chicago Savings Bank Bldg.

WILLS, Charles Massey; b. Greenfield, Ind., Apr. 15, 1877; s. Marshall Fletcher and Melvina Henri- etta (Ryon) Wills; grad. grammar and high schs., Greenfield, 1894; attended Butler Univ., Irvington, Ind., 1894-6; m. Huldah Eva Tate, of Centralia, Ill., Nov. 4, 1911; 2 children: Jackson Tate, Sarah Elea- nor. Began as supt. collections, Central Union Telephone Co., Indianapolis, June 5, 1905, continu- ing 6 yrs. in this and other capacities; connected since May 16, 1911, with The Prest-O-Lite Co., Inc .; successively salesman at Indianapolis, May- Nov., 1911, mgr. at Dallas, Tex., 1911-12, Canadian mgr. at Toronto, 1912-14, mgr. at Chicago since June 13, 1914. Republican. Mem. Christian Ch. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Motor; Marion (Indianap- olis, Ind.). Home: 5225 Calumet Av. Office: 2613 S. Michigan Av.

WILLSON, see also Wilson.

WILLSON, Charles Crum, banker; b. Tallula, Ill., Oct. 16, 1869; s. John F. and Sarah M. (Crum) Willson; ed. pub. schs., Tallula; Ill. Wesleyan Univ., Bloomington; Chicago Coll. of Law; m. Sarah Williams, of Lawrenceburg, Ky., Nov. 1, 1910. Began in employ of Bankers Nat. Bank, Chi- cago, 1892, and advanced to asst. cashier, continu- ing until 1909; asst. cashier Commercial Nat. Bank, 1909-10; cashier Continental & Commercial Trust & Savings Bank since Aug. 1, 1910. Republican. Baptist. Mem. Phi Gamma Delta. Mason. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic, Bankers', South Shore Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: Hotel Windermere. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.

WILLSON, Henry, first vice pres. The Tablet & Ticket Co .; b. High-Hall, Hertfordshire, Eng., Apr. 17, 1838; s. of James and Eliza (Moore) Willson; brought to Can. at age of 6; ed. pub. schs. in Can .; married Jane Blue, 1860; children: Howard H. (de- ceased), Ernest (deceased), Jean (Mrs. George Hughes), Bertha (Mrs. Adolph Spielmann). Came to Chicago from Can., 1869, and in 1870 engaged in business at 55 Clark St .; burned out in the great fire of 1871; re-established the business, later in- corporated as the Tablet & Ticket Co., of which was pres. until 1912, since 1st vice pres. Inde-

WILMOT, Victor, power transmitting machy .; b. Fenton, Mich., Jan. 4, 1868; s. George W. and Ma- ria F. (Denton) Wilmot; high sch. edn .; m. Bertha E. Schotte, of Chicago, July 10, 1891; 5 children: Forrest C., Louise M., Victor, Jr., George W., John R. Was with the Link Belt Co. 7 yrs .; with Dodge Mfg. Co., mfrs. pulleys, gearing, shafting, etc., since 1893, Chicago mgr. since 1913; sec. and dir. Dodge Sales & Engring. Co. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Episcopalian. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreation: motoring. Home: 1501 Hood Av. Office: 208 S. Clinton St.

WILMS, William, investments; b. Lübeck, Ger- many, Sept. 11, 1868; s. Adolph H. and Wilhelmine (Schlichting) Wilms; ed. high sch. in Germany; served in German Army 1 yr .; came to America, 1893; m. Lydia, d. Hermann Paepcke, of Chicago, Sept. 20, 1904; 2 children: Hermann Paepcke, Paula Elizabeth. Began in lumber business in Tex., 1896; came to Chicago, 1901; became vice pres. Paepcke- Leicht Lumber Co., Chicago Mill & Lumber Co., Helena Lumber & Box Co .; dir. Chicago Packing Box Co. of Ill., Am. Box Co .; now engaged in in- vestments. Home: 1046 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.

WILSON, see also Willson.

WILSON, Albert Edward, lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., May 29, 1874; s. William White and Irene Mayhew (Ladd) Wilson; A.B., Hobart Coll., 1895, A.M., 1896; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1897; m. Freda M. Clary, Chicago, Oct. 25, 1905; 4 children: Genevieve G., Frances E., Phyllis W., Albert E., Jr. Teacher in Lake High Sch., 1895-8; law clk., 1898- 1901; in legal dept. Ill. Telephone Constrn. Co., 1901-6; atty. for Automatic Electric Co .; dir. South Bend Home Tel. Co., Automatic Enunciator Co. Instr. in law of pvt. corpns. and other subjects, John Marshall Law Sch. Mem. Delta Theta Phi. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 307 The Rookery, Chicago.

WILSON, Alonzo Edes, president Lincoln Chau- tauquas, journalist; b. Madison, Wis., Feb. 5, 1868; s. James V. and Charlotte (Plants) . Wilson; ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago; m. Rockford, Ill., June 14, 1897, Anna Marie, d. P. and Kate Nel- son; 3 children: Grace Esther, Virginia Hale, James Voorhis. Editor St. Paul (Minn.) Times, 1886, Chi- cagò Lever, 1890-5; corr. and writer for various papers. Active worker in Prohibition Party; has been sec. or chmn. 7 state and 3 nat. convs .; candi- date for clk. Appellate Court, Cook Co., Ill., 1890, receiving largest vote ever given any Prohibition candidate in the county; candidate for sec. of state, 1896; sec .- treas., 1891-1902, chmn. 1902-11, Ill. State Prohibition Com .; elected as prohibition- ist, 1904, to Ill. Gen. Assembly from 41st Dist .; candidate for U.S. Senate, 1912; vice pres. World's Prohibition Confederation, London, Eng .; sr. mem. Bd. of Temperance, M.E. Ch., Washington, D.C. Pres. Nat. Lincoln Chautauqua System. Author: Prohibition Hand Book, 1900; American Prohibi- tion Year Book, 1901-10. Clubs: City, Advertising. Home: Wheaton, Ill. Office: 106 N. LaSalle St., Chicago.

WILSON, Benjamin Snyder, commission mcht .; b. Chicago, Dec. 20, 1865; s. of Henry and Ellen (Dean) Wilson; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Chica- go, 1894, Alice Borland; children: Benjamin, Doro- thy, Leonard. Began in employ of J. C. Howell, commn. mcht. in grain, 1879-96; with T. E. Wells, 1896-1902; admitted to firm of T. E. Wells & Co., commn. grain, provisions, etc .; also a dir. of sev- eral other corpns. of which Mr. Wells is pres. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Mason (33º); sec. and dir. Englewood Masonic Temple. Club: Ill. Ath- letic. Home: 7240 Yale Av. Office: 327 S. LaSalle Street.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 239

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