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WILSON, Carolyn Anne (Miss), newspaper corr .; b. Beverly, Mass., July 28, 1889; d. Joseph Austin and Anne (Embery) Wilson; B.A., Wellesley, 1910; studied Univ. of Berlin, 1910-11, Sorbonne, Paris, 1912. With Chicago Tribune since 1913; Paris corr.,
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1914, war corr., in France and Germany, Aug., reations: automobiling, golf. Home: 4517 Beacon 1914-Mar., 1916. Clubs: Cordon, College, Welles- St. Office: 1232 Monadnock Blk. ley. Home: 5200 Harper Av.
WILSON, J(ohn) Gordon, M.D .; b. Edinburgh, WILSON, Eugene Smith, lawyer; b. Bloomfield, Scotland, Dec. 10, 1866; s. John and Grace (Glass) N.J., May 30, 1879; s. Robert Patterson and Mary Wilson; M.A., Edinburgh Univ., 1885, M.B. and C.M., 1889; student univs. of Vienna and Berlin, 1890-1; m. Lilias Aimers, of Dublin, Ireland, Sept. 8, 1900. Dispensary surgeon to Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland, 1894-1900; came to Chicago, 1901; mem. faculty Univ. of Chicago, and instr. and asst. prof. anatomy, 1901-8; prof. otology and head of dept., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., since Oct., 1908. Mem. Am. Anatom. Assn., Am. Laryn- gol. Assn., Am. Otol. Soc. Clubs: University, Quad- rangle. Home: 5755 Kenwood Av. Office: 104 S. Michigan Av. Jennette (Smith) Wilson; grad. Adelphi Acad., Brooklyn, N.Y., 1898; A.B., Amherst, 1902; LL.B., Washington Univ., 1904; m. Margaret Grey White- law, of St. Louis, Sept. 20, 1904; children: Eugene Smith, Jr., Robert Whitelaw, Wells Patterson. Practiced at St. Louis, 1904-14; spl. counsel Am. Telephone & Telegraph Co., 1914-16; gen. counsel Wis., Cleveland, Mich. State and Chicago telephone companies since Sept. 1, 1916. Mem. Pub. Recrea- tion Commn., St. Louis, 1907-9. Mem. Am. and Ill. State bar assns., Psi Upsilon, Phi Delta Phi. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Clubs: University, Psi Upsilon, Southern, Exmoor Country. Recrea- tions: golf, handball, ice skating. Home: 304 N. Sheridan Rd., Highland Park, Ill. Office: 212 W. Washington St., Chicago.
WILSON, Everett Broomall, civil engr .; b. Elk- ton, Md., Oct. 2, 1874; s. of John E. and Hannah (Broomall) Wilson; ed. Delaware Coll., Newark, Del .; m. Katharyn Melloy, of Phila., Pa., July 12, 1899; children: Everett B., Katharyn, Helen E. Be- gan as axeman with Pa. R.R., 1894, continuing as rodman, asst. engr. and engr. until 1904; connected with Am. Bur. Inspection & Tests, consulting and inspection engrs., since 1904; was sec. of company until 1911, since pres. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., West- ern Soc. Engrs., Wis. Soc. Engrs. Independent Re- publican. Clubs: Chicago Engineers'; University of Evanston. Recreation: outdoor life. Home: 1318 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 53 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
WILSON, Francis Servis, lawyer; b. Youngs- town, O., Feb. 7, 1872; s. Hon. David M. (lawyer) and Grisselda E. (Campbell) Wilson; ed. Western Reserve Acad., Hudson, O .; LL.B., Western Re- serve Univ., Cleveland, 1896; m. Caroline E. Sieg- fried, of Youngstown, Nov. 18, 1903; 2 children: David, Francis Servis, Jr. Admitted to Ohio bar, 1896; nominated for judge of Probate Court, Ma- honing Co., O., 1896; removed to Chicago, 1897; nominated for judge Municipal Court of Chicago on independent ticket, 1906; county atty., Cook Co., 1911-12; for a number of yrs. a mem. firm of Dar- row, Masters & Wilson; now mem. Felsenthal & Wilson. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Legal Club of Chicago, Chicago Law Inst., Delta Kappa Epsilon, S.A.R., Ohio Soc. (dir.). Democrat. Clubs: University, Flossmoor Country. Recrea- tions: golf, automobiling. Home: 6028 Stony Island Av. Office: 810 Title & Trust Bldg.
WILSON, George H., banker; b. LaPorte, Ind .; ed. pub. schs., Pennville, Ind .; m. Ethel Jones, of Pennville, Oct. 7, 1903; 2 children: Hugh H., Rob- ert C. Identified with Ft. Dearborn Nat. Bank since 1909, cashier, 1913-16, vice pres. since Jan. 1, 1917. Dir. Woodlawn Trust & Savings Bank. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Clubs: Ham- ilton, Bankers', Flossmoor Country, South Shore Country, Woodlawn Park. Home: 1521 E. 65th St. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.
WILSON, George Landis, efficiency engr. (See vol. 1911.)
WILSON, Horatio Reed, architect; Dec. 5, 1858- Aug. 14, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
WILSON, Huntington, diplomat. (See Who's Who in America.)
WILSON, Ira J., patent lawyer; h. Ripon, Wis., Nov. 8, 1881; s. Fred J. and Ella A. (Gardner) Wil- son; grad. Ripon High Sch., 1901; student Univ. of Wis., 1902-4; LL.B., George Washington Univ., Washington, 1908, M.P.L., 1909; m. Anne H. Hol- brook, of West Roxbury, Mass., Apr. 7, 1910; 1 daughter, Jane. Employed in engring. dept. of Am. Telegraph & Telephone Co. in N.Y., 1904-5; asst. examiner U.S. Patent Office, 1905-9: with Linthi- cum, Belt & Fuller, 1909-14; mem. Pond & Wilson since Mar., 1914; admitted to practice Supreme Court of U.S., Court of Appeals D.C., Supreme Court of Ill. Republican, Protestant. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn., Chicago Patent Bar Assn., Alpha Chi Sigma, Phi Delta Phi. Clubs: Hamilton, Chi- cago Motor; University (Washington, D.C.), Rec-
WILSON, John P, lawyer; b. on farm, White- side Co., Ill., July 3, 1844; s. Thomas and Margaret (Laughlin) Wilson; A.B., Knox Coll., Ill., 1865 (LL.D., 1912); taught sch. and studied law, 1865-7; m. Margaret C., d. J. D. McIlvaine, of Chicago, Apr. 25, 1871; children: Margaret C. (deceased), Martha, John P, Jr., Anna M. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1867; sr. law firm Wilson, Moore & McIlvaine. Drafted the law creating the Sanitary Dist. of Chicago, and successfully carried to the Supreme Court the liti- gation in which the validity of the law was estab- lished. Was gen. counsel World's Columbian Expn. and prepared the constl. amendment and legisla- tion relating thereto passed at the Gen. Assembly, 1890; representative of many leading corpns. and bus. interests. Apptd. mem. Ill. Tax Commn., Mar., 1910. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, University. Home: 1450 N. Dearborn St. Office: 140 S. Dearborn St.
WILSON, John P, Jr., lawyer: b. Chicago, Oct. 7, 1877; s. John P and Margaret C. (McIlvaine) Wil- son; grad. St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N.H., 1896; A.B., Williams Coll., 1900; LL.B., Harvard, 1903; m. July 15, 1916. Alice B. Kup, d. Edmund Burke; 2 children by previous marriage: John P, 3d, Cyn- thia C. Practiced in Chicago since 1903; mem. firm of Wilson, Moore & McIlvaine. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst., Alpha Delta Phi. Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle. Home: 1350 N. State St. Office: 140 S. Dearborn St.
WILSON, Joseph Charles, pres. Excelsior Laun- dry Co .; b. Westerly, R.I., Mar. 28, 1860: s. George and Eleanor (Bothrood) Wilson: ed. pub. schs. of Westerly, completing edn. in England; m. Apple- ton, Wis., 1891, Alice Wilcox; 4 children. Began in a woolen mill, but later engaged in mercantile business and farming; came to Chicago, 1885. and spent 4 yrs. acquiring a knowledge of the laundry business, and in 1889, with $700 capital, established on his own account; admitted A. P. Green as a partner, 1891, and in 1893 the business was incor- porated as the Excelsior Laundry Co., of which is. pres. and treas. Was a mem. Chicago Hussars; resigned, 1897, and enlisted Troop A. 1st Cav., I.N. G .; promoted 2d lt., Mar. 12, 1898; served as 2d lt. Troop A, 1st Cav., Ill. Vols., during Spanish-Am. War; capt. Troop A, 1st Cav .. Dec. 22, 1898: maj. 1st Squadron, 1st Cav., I.N.G., Mar. 12, 1903. Apptd. one of officers of I.N.G. to attend U.S. Army maneu- vers in Tex., 1911. Mem. Naval and Mil. Order Spanish-Am. War. Home: LaGrange, Ill. Office: 66 E. 22d St., Chicago.
WILSON, Milton Hollyday, president of Wilson Bros., wholesale men's furnishing goods; dir. Con- tinental & Commercial Nat. Bank. Trustee North- western Univ. Clubs: Union League. Twentieth Century, Evanston, Glen View, Evanston Country. Home: 1100 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 528 S. 5th Av.
WILSON, Ralph Chase, real estate loans; b. La- fayette. Ind., Aug. 12. 1867: 8. Frank G. and .Jennie M. (Chase) Wilson; ed. grammar schs., Englewood. Chicago; m. Chicago, May 13, 1893. Laura O. Pres- ton: children: Chase Curtiss, Preston, Byron A .. Ralph (., Jr. Began as messenger for Chicago Jour- nal, 1881; clerk with Lord, Owen & Co., 1883: book- keeper Atlas Nat. Bank, Aug., 1890; general mgr. Bankers Nat. Bank, 1896, later discount teller, and Jan., 1904, asst. cashier; asst. cashier Commercial Nat. Bank, Sept., 1909, and asst. cashier Conti- nental & Commercial Nat. Bank, Aug., 1910. vice pres. Old Colony Trust & Savings Bank from May.
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1911. Chmn. Executive Council Am. Inst. of Bank- turer, St. Luke's Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State ing, 1909-10. Mason, Odd Fellow. Republican. Treas. Village of LaGrange, Ill., 1905-9. Recrea- tions: gardening and reading. Home: LaGrange, Ill. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St., Chicago. and Chicago med. socs., Am. Acad. Medicine, Phi Rho Sigma. Republican. Methodist. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Physicians', Chicago Motor. Home: 146 1st St., Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 2027 Mar- Marshall Field Annex, Chicago.
WILSON, Thomas Edward, packer; b. London, Can., July 22, 1868; s. Moses and Mary Ann (Wil- son) Wilson; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Elizabeth L. Foss, of Chicago, Nov. 1, 1899; children: Helen and Edward. Identified with Morris & Co., pack- ers, many years from 1890, vice pres., 1906-13, pres., 1913-15; now pres. Wilson & Co., packers (successor to Sulzberger & Sons Co.); also pres. St. Louis Nat. Stock Yards, Okla. Nat. Stock Yards; dir. First Nat. Bank, First Trust & Savings Bank, Live Stock Exchange Nat. Bank. Nat. Safe Deposit Co., Morris & Co., Nat. Box Co., Guaranty Trust Co. of N.Y. Served in 1st Inf., I.N.G., 7 years. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Kenwood, Saddle and Sirloin. Home: 4815 Woodlawn Av. Office: 4100 S. Ashland Av.
WILSON, Walter Herbert, real estate; b. Boston, Mass., May 15, 1856; s. William Henry and Elvy (Margarette) Wilson; fitted for Harvard Coll. at a prep. pub. sch., Chelsea, Mass., but gave up studies in 1873 for business; m. 1882, Mary B., d. Judge Lucius B. Otis; 4 children. Entered wholesale crockery and glassware house of Abram French. & Co., Boston; advanced to responsible position, and when, in 1879, that firm established a branch house in Chicago, was taken into the firm, which became French, Potter & Wilson; disposed of inter- est, Jan. 1, 1888, and since engaged in real estate business and in banking; head of firm of Walter H. Wilson & Co .; vice pres. and dir. Central Trust Co. of Illinois; dir. Chicago Morris Plan Bank. City comptroller for term 1907-11. Governing mem. Art Inst. Chicago. Clubs: Commercial, Chicago, Onwentsia, University, Church, Mid-day, City, Old Elm. Recreations: golf and baseball. Home: 2619 Prairie Av. Office: 520 The Rookery.
WILSON, W (illiam) Carleton, men's furnishings, b. Evanston, Ill., Jan. 29, 1886; s. of S. Frank and Nellie (Hutchins) Wilson; Hill Sch., Pottstown, Pa .; student law dept. Univ. of Mich., 1904-5; m. Mich., 1893; studied law in Ky., 1894; pres. and Susan Saul, of Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 10, 1909; 2 chil- mgr. Nat. Art Studio, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1893-4; M.D., Univ. of Ill., 1899; post-grad. work in same, 1900; m. Leona Louena Fancher, of Hamlet, Ind., 1907; 1 daughter, Helen. Interne, Ill. Northern dren: Susanne, Eloise. Sec. and treas. S. F. Wilson & Co., retail men's furnishings, Chicago, since 1904. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Westmoreland Country. Recreation: golf. Hosp. for the Insane, Elgin, 1900-1; spl. instruction Home: 915 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 21 E. in diseases of eye, ear, nose and throat, 1901-2; Jackson Boul., Chicago.
WILSON, W (illiam) Henry, M.D .; b. in Ontario, Can., Oct. 26, 1866; s. Samuel and Elizabeth (Errett) Wilson; B.S., Univ. of Mich., 1893; M.D., Hahne- mann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1898; m. Maude Fillmore, . of Monticello, Minn., 1894. Prof. science, Ft. Smith (Ark.) High Sch., 1893-6; practiced, Chicago, 1898; registrar, and prof. pathology, Hahnemann Med. Coll., since 1900; consulting pathologist, Chicago Bapt. Hosp., 1900-1; pathologist Cook Co. Hosp., 1903-4. Vice pres. Alliance of Home. Colls. Amer- ica. Mem. Am. Inst. Homo., Ill. Homo. Med. Soc. (pres. legislative com.), Chicago Homo. Med. Soc., Sigma Alpha Epsilon (Alumni Chapter), Phi Rho Upsilon. Republican. Home: 3129 Rhodes Av. Office: 2811 Cottage Grove Av.
WILSON, William James, mfr., inventor; b. at Boston, Mass .; s. of James W. and Jane Wilson; moved to Chicago, 1854. Inventor and patentee of present process, and the can used therewith, for compressing and preserving meats and other foods in cans; was pres. Wilson Packing Co., packers of compressed meats, etc., under his own patents, un- til retired from active business, 1883. Pres. Bd. W. Park Commrs., 1897. Republican. Club: Illinois (pres. 1890, 1899, 1900, 1901). Address: 211 Ash- land Boul.
WILSON, William Louis, M.D .; b. at Centerville, N.Y., July 19, 1869; s. Andrew William and Anna Jane (Rutledge) Wilson; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1892, M.S., 1893, M.D., 1896; m. Julia Tyndale Mil- ligan, of Oak Park, June 29, 1900; 2 children: Paul Rutledge, Dorothy. Fellow in chemistry, North- western Univ., 1892-3; interne, St. Luke's Hosp., 1896-8; asst. prof. medicine, Rush Med. Coll., 1900- 10; asso. in medicine, Cook Co. Hosp., 1906-9; lec-
WILSON, William Warfield, congressman; b. at Ohio, Bureau Co, Ill., Mar. 2, 1868; s. of Joseph G. and Sarah A. Wilson; ed. high sch., Ohio, Ill .; stu- dent Univ. of Mich .; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1893; (LL.D.); m. Sarah M. Moore, of Ohio, Ill., Oct. 11, 1892. In practice at Chicago. Mem. 58th to 62d Congresses (1903-13), and 64th and 65th Congresses (1915-19), 3d Ill. Dist, Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Union League. Home: 456 Nor- mal Parkway.
WILSON, William White, clergyman; died Sept. 6, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
WILT, Charles Theodore, trunk mfr .; b. at St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 22, 1859; s. Charles T. (Sr.) and Emerette A. (Babcock) Wilt; came to Chicago in childhood; grad. pub. schs .; m. Chicago, July 31, 1888, Charlotte D. Fairbairn; children: Charles T., Jr., Collin D., Robert Lloyd Wheaton, Elmer Ells- worth, John and Charlotte (twins). In 1878 en- tered trunk mfg. business (founded by father, 1862), and is now head of firm (still conducted as Charles T. Wilt). Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Mem. Draft Registration Bd., 1917. Served as capt. 1st Ill. Vol. Inf. in Santiago campaign of Spanish-Am. War. Mem. Vet. Corps, 1st Regt. Inf. I.N.G., Soc. Army of Santiago, Naval and Mil. Order Spanish-Am. War, United Spanish War Vets., S.A.R., Holland Soc. of Chicago. Re- publican. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreations: fish- ing, hunting. Home: 2474 Lake View Av. Offices: 221 W. Madison St. and 226 S. Michigan Av.
WINANS, Edward Clark, M.D., surgeon; b. Ben- ton Harbor, Mich., Sept. 24, 1869; s. Dr. Richard and Sarah (Atkinson) Winans; descendant of Rev. Denham ("Good-Man"), of the Mayflower; ed. pub. schs. until 1888, and Benton Harbor Coll., 1889; post-grad. and curator same, 1890; A.B., Univ. of
attending surgeon, Brainard Polyclinic, 1902; spe- cialist in diseases of eye, ear, nose and throat; prof. otology and clin. otology, Harvey Med. Coll., 1902-5; now asst. surgeon Ill. Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary; prof. otology, laryngology and rhin- ology, Chicago Hosp. Coll. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Alpha Upsilon, Nu Sigma Nu. Republican. Congregationalist. Mason. Composer of songs, and has published some that have had an extensive circulation. Recreations: music, paint- ing, golf, hunting. Home: 6228 Harper Av. Office: 31 N. State St.
WINCHELL, Benjamin La Fon, railway official; b. Palmyra, Mo., July 8, 1858; s. Joseph Rice and Kate Anna (La Fon) Winchell; ed. ward and high schs., Hannibal, Mo., 1867-74; m. Jeanette Helm, of Hannibal, Sept. 15, 1880; 1 son, Benjamin La Fon, Jr. Was employed in Burlington ry. shops, Han- nibal, July, 1874; transferred to auditor's office, same line, 1876; chief clk. gen. frt. office Atchison & Neb. R.R., Atchison, Kan., Nov., 1877-80; asst. gen. pass. agt., Kansas City, Ft. Scott & Memphis R.R., Kansas City, 1880-95; gen. pass. agt .. U.P., Denver & Gulf Ry., Denver, 1895-8; gen. pass. agt. St.L.&S.F.R.R., St. Louis, 1898-9; vice pres. and traffic mgr. C.&S. Ry., Denver, Jan., 1899-1900; pres. Kansas City, Ft. Scott & Memphis R.R., Oct. 15, 1900-1; vice pres. and gen. mgr. "Frisco" Sys- tem, Sept., 1901-3; 3d vice pres. C.,R.I.&P. Ry., and 1st vice pres. "Frisco" System, Oct., 1903-4; pres. C.,R.I.&P.Ry., 1904-9; vice chmn. exec. com., Apr. 14-Dec. 1, 1909, pres. Dec. 1, 1909-May 28, 1913, St.L.&S.F.R.R.Co. (Frisco System) and C.&E.I.R.R. Co .; apptd. receiver St.L.&S.F. Lines, May 28, 1913; resigned July 15, 1913; since dir. of traffic, U.P. System. Apptd. mem. Ill. Tax Commn., Mar., 1910. Clubs: Kansas City Country (Kansas City); Rail-
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road, Racquet and Tennis (New York); Chicago, Onwentsia, Old Elm, Saddle and Cycle, Chicago Golf (Chicago). Home: 1100 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 58 E. Washington St.
WINCHELL, Benjamin LaFon, Jr., western mgr. The Kerite Insulated Wire & Cable Co .; b. Kansas City, Mo., Apr. 24, 1882; s. Benjamin LaFon and Jeanette (Helm) Winchell; ed. Manual Training High Sch., Denver; Ph.B. in civil engring., Sheffield Scientific Sch. (Yale), 1905; m. at Paris, France, Elisabeth Winslow, of Stockholm, Sweden, Sept. 27, 1909; 1 son, Benjamin LaFon, 3d (b. Aug. 20, 1916). After graduation worked in shops of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, Phila., and Am. Car & Foundry Co., Chicago; vice pres. Watson Insulated Wire Co., 1908-11; western mgr. The Kerite Insu- lated Wire & Cable Co. since 1911. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Engineers', Chicago Golf, University, Sad- dle and Cycle, Onwentsia; Yale (New York). Rec- reations: golf, motoring. Home: 439 Arlington Pl. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.
WINDES, Thomas G., judge; b. Morgan Co., Ala., Jan. 19, 1848; s. Rev. Enoch and Mary A. (Ryan) Windes; ed. Morgan Co., Ala., schs., 1853-63; acad. at Huntsville, Ala., 1866-7; studied law at Univ. of Va. and privately at Huntsville, Ala., and Jasper, Tenn .; m. Sallie C. Humphrey, of Madison, Ala., Dec. 3, 1868; children: Frank A., Zel F., Susan A., Thomas Guy. Served cav. div. C.S.A., 1864-5; school teacher, 1868-70; farmer, 1871-2; law clerk and practicing lawyer, 1873-92; master in chancery, Circuit Court of Cook Co., 1880-92; judge Circuit Court of Cook Co., since 1892; present term expires 1921; chief justice, 1908. Mem. Am., Ill State and Chicago bar assns. Democrat. Home: Winnetka. Ill. Chambers: County Bldg., Chicago.
WINDSOR, Henry Haven, editor; b. in log cabin in Mitchell, Ia., Nov. 13, 1859; s. of Rev. William (D.D.) and Harriet Butler (Holmes) Windsor: ed. Ia. Coll .; m. Marengo, Ill., June 25, 1889, Lina B. Jackson; 1 son, Henry Haven, Jr. Was city editor Times-Republican, Marshalltown, Ia., 1879-80; pvt. sec. to official N.P.Ry., St. Paul, 1881-2; sec. Chi- cago City Ry. Co., 1883-91; founder, editor and pres. Street Railway Review, 1892-1901; founder, 1901, and since editor and pres. Popular Mechanics magazine. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Press, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Chi- cago Automobile, Evanston, Evanston Country ; Na- tional Press (Washington, D.C.); Atlantic Yacht; Camden (Me.) Yacht; mem. first board of dirs. of the Hamilton Club. Recreations: motoring and motor-boating. Home: 1026 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 6 N. Michigan Av., Chicago.
WINDSOR, John Edward, coal; b. Saco, Me., Nov. 22, 1867; s. J. H. and Lucy E. (Libby) Wind- sor; ed. pub. schs. and 1 yr. in Beloit (Wis.) Coll .; m. LaGrange, Ill., Mar. 25, 1897, Eliza L., d. Myron J. Carpenter; children: Esther, John. Came from Belvidere, Ill., to Chicago, 1889, and was engaged in real estate business until 1897; gen. sales agt. . Kelleyville Coal Co., 1897-1905; now coal traffic mgr. Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern Ry. Pres. Village of LaGrange, 1909-11. Republican. Mason (Siloam Commandery K.T., Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine). Clubs: LaGrange Country, Sub- urban of LaGrange. Home: LaGrange, Ill. Office: 215 Grand Central Station, Chicago.
WINEFIELD, Samuel W., real estate; b. Warsaw, Russia, Dec. 6, 1870; s. Victor and Elka (Ringel- heim) Winefield; ed. in Warsaw and N.Y. City; m. Helen Greenafield, of Lublin, Poland, May, 1892; children: Alexander, Harry, Dorothy. Came to U.S., 1886; engaged in retail and jobbing clothing busi- ness; was identified with New York Life Ins. Co. 10 or 12 yrs .; settled at Chicago, 1892; real estate investments and building operations since 1908, title of S. W. Winefield & Co. Mem. Cook Co. Real Estate Bd., Chicago Real Estate Bd., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Art Inst. Chicago. Jewish religion. Home: 5030 Michigan Av. Office: 8 S. Dearborn St
WING, Frank Everett, general supt. Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium of Chicago. (See vol. 1911.)
WING, Frederick Merritt, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)
WING, Luman Rueben, canned goods; b. at N.Y. City, Apr. 10, 1855; s. Rueben W. and Catherine E. (Sherman) Wing; ed. pub. schs., and Coll. City of New York; m. New York, Feb. 20, 1878, Coralie E. Wood; children: Luman Rueben, Harold Wood, Walter Paterson. Was employe of H. K. Thurber & Co., New York, 1875-90, Delafield, McGovern & Co., Chicago, 1890-4; in business for self as Luman R. Wing & Co. since Jan. 1, 1894. Pres. Canned and Dried Fruit Assn. of Chicago. Republican. Ma- son. Clubs: Union League, Westmoreland Coun- try, University of Evanston. Recreation: golf. Home: 428 Greenwood Boul., Evanston, Ill. Office: 326 W. Madison St., Chicago.
WING, Russell Merritt, lawyer; b. in Big Grove Tp., Kendall Co., Ill., June 2, 1850; s. Russell and Mary (Hoag) Wing; ed. Hillsdale Coll .; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1875; m. Amelia De Land, of Lisbon, Kendall Co., Ill., May 10, 1876: 4 children: Frederick Merritt, Albert De Land, Stella Electa and Bessie De Land. Admitted to bar, 1875; practiced at Morris, Ill., later at Joliet, Ill .; now mem. firm Hartnett & Wing. Democrat. Mason. Club: Iroquois. Home: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 155 N. Clark St., Chicago.
WING, Thomas William, architect; Jan. 1, 1854- Mar. 2, 1916. (See vol. 1905.)
WINGET, Benjamin, denominational sec .; b. at Town of Huron, Wayne Co., N.Y .. Jan. 27, 1845; s. Aaron and Lovina (York) Winget; ed. pub. schs .; also course of study for preachers, Susquehanna Ann. Conf. Free Meth. Ch .; m. Mary E. Spencer, of Blodgett Mills, N.Y., Sept. 28, 1868 (died Apr. 5, 1884); m. 2d, Ida R. Collins, of Rose. Wayne Co., N.Y., Aug. 5. 1885. Joined Susquehanna Conf. Free Meth. Ch., 1865; pastor circuit embracing Albany, etc., 1865-6, Liberty, N.Y., 1866-7, McGrawville, Dryden and Summerhill, 1867-9, Rome and New London, 1869-71, Cortland and Ithaca, 1871-2, Bing- hamton and Union, 1872-4, Utica, 1874-5, Saratoga Springs, also chmn. and presiding elder Saratoga dist., 1875-7, Binghamton and Union, 1877-8, Rome, 1878-80, Watertown and Black River. 1880-2. Web- ster and Ontario, 1882-4; presiding elder Bingham- ton, Dansville and Tioga dists., 1884-5, Dansville. Clyde and Fulton dists., 1885-6, Dansville. Clyde and Syracuse dists., 1886-7; local chmn. Black River dist. and pastor in charge of circuit, 1887-S; chmn. Clyde and Syracuse dists., 1888-9. Binghamton. Tioga and Dansville dists., 1889-90; pastor Cort- land, 1890-2; joined Genesee Conf., Sept. 28. 1892: pastor Virginia St. Ch., Buffalo, also East Side Mission, and chmn. Buffalo dist., 1892-3; chmn. or presiding elder Buffalo and Chautauqua dists .. 1893-4; pastor Rochester, 1894-5; elected gen. mis- sionary sec. Free Meth. Ch .. fall of 1894, but re- signed; reëlected (after death of incumbent), July. 1895, and since served. Gen. sec. Bd. of Conf. Claimants and Ch. Extension Bd. Was mem. Gen. Conf., Chicago, 1890; del. World's Missionary Conf .. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1910; has visited leading mis- sionary fields of the world. Prohibitionist. Home: 1527 Congress St. Office: 1132 Washington Boul.
WINKLER, Frederick Wightman, lawyer; b. at Milwaukee, Wis .. Sept. 22. 1875; s. Gen. F. C. and Frances (Wightman) Winkler; grad. Shattuck Sch., Faribault, Minn., 1893: attended Rensselaer Poly. Inst., Troy, N.Y., 1 yr., and Univ. of Mich. Law Sch., 1 yr. Admitted to Ill. bar Jan 1. 1896; city atty. of Pontiac, Ill., 1897-9: referee in bankruptcy, Livingston and Iroquois counties, Ill., 1898-1900: came to Chicago, 1901, and engaged in practice: mem. firm Winkler, Baker & Holder. 1904-9; prac- ticed alone since 1909. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason. Clubs: Ham- ilton, Beverly Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 810 N. Euclid Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 208 S. La Salle St., Chicago.
WINN, James Herbert; b. Newburyport. Mass .. Sept. 10. 1866: 8. James Madison and Elizabeth (Leverton) Winn: ed. high school, Newburyport; studied painting and sculpture. Art Inst. Chicago; m. Frances Adelia Kelly, of Chicago, June 6. 18SS: 1 son, Chester Vernon (deceased). In jewelry bust- ness, Chicago, 1894-1901: designer and mfr. jew. elry since 1902; vice pres. Artists' Guild (fine arts shop); Instr. In metal work and jewelry. Art Inst Chicago. Mem. Chicago Soc. Artists, Arthur Heun
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