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WOODNICK, George W., surgeon; b. Birming- ham, Eng., Aug. 24, 1876; s. of Morris and Fanny Woodnick; ed. grammar schs. and Duke's Acad., London; came to U.S., 1900; M.D., Coll. of Medi- cine (Univ. of Ill.), 1906; m. Susan Davis, of Lon- don, Dec. 24, 1905; children: Mildred, Arthur, Doro- thy. Practiced at Chicago since 1906; formerly chief surgeon and med. examiner, B.&O. Chicago Terminal R.R. Co .; ex-surgeon and med. exam., Pere Marquette R.R .; asst. surgeon Ill. Eye and Ear Infirmary since 1913; instr. in ophthalmology, Coll. of Medicine Univ. of Ill. First It. Med. Officers' Reserve Corps, U.S.A .; mem. bd. examiners Avia- tion Sect. Signal Enlisted Reserve Corps, U.S.A. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Phi Beta Pi. K.P. Home: 1025 S. Sacramento Boul. Office: 1306 Consumers Bldg.
WOODRUFF, Anne Helena (Miss), author; b. St. David's Ont., Can., Dec. 28, 1850; d. William Henry and Mary D. (Secord) Woodruff; attended pub. sch. until 14, Brockport (N.Y.) State Normal Sch. 6 mos. Resident of Chicago, since 1897. Au- thor: Betty and Bob, 1903; The Pond in the Marshy Meadow, 1906; Three Boys and a Girl, 1906. Writes mainly for juvenile readers. Address: 643 Grace Street.
WOODRUFF, Harvey T., newspaper man; b. at Brazil, Ind., Apr. 9, 1875; s. Amos H. and Julia K. (Trunkey) Woodruff; attended West Div. High Sch .; Chicago Acad .; Univ. of Chicago, 1895-7; m. Eva P. Hammon, of Chicago, Apr. 28, 1909; chil- dren: Alberta E., Julia H. Began newspaper work on Chicago Times-Herald, 1897; sporting editor Chicago Record, 1898-1901; reporter Chicago Her- ald, 1901, Chicago Tribune, 1901-3; sec. and treas. Western Jockey Club, 1903-8; sporting editor Chi- cago Tribune since 1908. Mem. Phi Delta Theta. Home: 2754 Broadway, Evanston, Ill. Office: 342 Tribune Bldg., Chicago.
WOODRUFF, John Samuel, lumber and real es- tate; Sept. 9, 1841-1916. (See vol. 1911.)
WOODRUFF, Joseph Burdett, real estate; b. at Hartford, Conn., Nov. 23, 1863; s. Joseph Smith and Eliza M. (Loomis) Woodruff; ed. pub. schs. of Hartford; m. Maud P. Buck, of Chicago, June 3, 1891. Began in real estate business at Fargo, N.D., 1881; removed to Chicago, 1885; now head of Woodruff & Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 170 E. Pearson St. Office: 605, 69 W. Wash- ington St.
WOODRUFF, Robert Eastman, general agent Erie R.R. Removed to Marion, O. (See vol. 1911.)
WOODRUFF, Thomas Adams, ophthalmologist; b. St. Catharines, Ont., June 4, 1865; s. Samuel De Veaux and Jane Caroline (Sanderson) Woodruff; descendant of Matthew Woodruff, who settled in Conn., 1636; matriculated Univ. of Toronto; M.D., C.M., McGill Univ., Montreal, 1888; attended hosps. and clinics, London, Berlin, Göttingen, 1888-90; L.R.C.P., London, 1890; in gen. practice, Chicago, 1890-4; in attendance eye and ear hosps., Vienna, Berlin, London, 1894-5; m. Caroline Wright Ogden, of Chicago, Feb., 1914. Specialist in ophthalmol- ogy and otology, Chicago, since 1895; formerly ophthalmic surgeon, St. Luke's, St. Anthony, and Post-Grad. Med. Sch. hosps. Apptd. 1st It. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., Feb., 1911. Fellow Am. Acad. Medicine, A.M.A. (3d vice pres. 1908), Am. Coll. Surgeons, Inst. of Medicine of Chicago; mem.
WOODS, Robert Mann, editor, pub .; b. Green- ville, Pa., Apr. 17, 1840; s. William J. and Sarah Lyon (Mann) Woods; student Knox Coll., Gales- burg, Ill., 1854-8; Amity Coll., College Springs, Ia., 1858-60; m. May Florence Miner, of Chicago, Sept. 9, 1867 (died 1900); 2 children: Alice Woods (de- ceased), Miner Robert. Began as editor of Daily Union Herald, Springfield, Ill., 1863; editor and pub. Daily Republican, Joliet, Ill., 1879-93; sec. and treas. St. Louis Paving Brick Co., Galesburg, 1893; vice pres. Peerless Portland Cement Co., Union City, Mich., 1896; dir. Purington Paving Brick Co. until 1906 (retired). Served as adj., bvt. capt. and maj. 64th Ill. Vols., 1864-5; commissary of musters, 4th Div., 17th Army Corps, 1864, 65. First adj. gen. G.A.R .; comdr. Dept. of Ill., G.A.R., 1904-5; mem. Loyal Legion. Republican. Author of Constitution and By-Laws Grand Army of the Republic, 1866. Home: 6622 University Av.
WOODWARD, Arthur Herbert, mfr .; b. Chicago, Oct. 27, 1870; s. James Little and Hannah Green- leaf (White) Woodward; grad. of Cottage Grove Grammar Sch., 1885, Chicago Manual Training Sch., 1888; M.E., Sibley Coll. of Engring. (Cornell Univ.), 1892; m. Jefferson, O., May 20, 1896, Edith M. Norton; children: Julian Laurence, Elinor Maude, Herbert Norton. Treas. Internat. Register Co., 1895-7, and pres. since Jan., 1898. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Republican. Congregationalist. Club: Union League. Home: Altadena, Cal. Office: 15 S. Throop St., Chicago.
WOODWORTH, Laurence Conger, scrivener of Brothers of the Book; b. Gouverneur, N.Y., Jan. 26, 1874; s. Albert Linden and. Lydia Elizabeth (Conger) Woodworth; attended pub. schs. and Gou- verneur High Sch. until 17. Entered employ of First Nat. Bank of Gouverneur; came to Chicago, 1902, to take position with Central Trust Co. of Ill .; cashier Manufacturers' Bank, 1903-6; cashier Monroe Nat. Bank, 1906-11; founded, 1898, and be- came head of the publishing book soc., "Brothers of the Book." Clubs: Cliff Dwellers, Brothers of the Book, American Canoe Assn. Recreation: book collecting. Home: 1148 N. LaSalle St. Office: 504 Sherman St.
WOODWORTH, Philip Bell, electrical engr .; b. Auburn, N.Y., Oct. 19, 1865; s. Thomas Bell and Gertrude (Smith) Woodworth; B.S., Mich. Agrl. Coll., 1886; M.E., Cornell Univ., 1890; student Univ. of Berlin, 1891-2; m. Lucy Merrylees Clute, of Lansing, Mich., Aug. 11, 1893; 4 children: Paul, Robert, and Gertrude and Marion (twins). Asst. to chief engr. Brush Electric Co., Cleveland, Ohio, 1889-90; in charge of physics and elec. engring., Mich. Agrl. Coll., 1890-9; prof. elec. engring. since Sept. 1, 1899, dean since 1907, Lewis Inst., Chicago; also mem. firm Rummler & Rummler, mech. ex- perts and patent attys., Chicago. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs., Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., Chicago Coun- cil of Engrs., Tau Beta Pi, Phi Delta Theta. Re- publican. Mason. Clubs: Electric-Jovian, Inter- collegiate. Recreation: farming. Home: 5809 Race Av. Office: 1212 Tribune Bldg., and Lewis Inst.
WOODWORTH, Plumer Morton, M.D. (See vol. 1911.)
WOODYATT, Rollin Turner, M.D .; b. Chicago, June 3, 1878; s. William Henry and Clara (Burn- ham) Woodyatt; ed. pub. schs., Chicago and Ev- anston; grad. Chicago Manual Training Sch., 1897; student Cornell Univ., 1897-8; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1902; B.S., Univ. of Chicago, 1906; studied European laboratories, 1906-7; spl. work Univ. of Chicago, 1908, 09; unmarried. Interne, Presbyn. Hosp., 1902-4, later asso. attending phys. same; mem. consulting staff, Evanston Hosp .; asst. prof. internal medicine, Rush Med. Coll., since 1912; dir. Otho S. A. Sprague Memorial Inst Lab. for Clin.
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Research. Mem. A.M.A., Assn. Am. Physicians, Am. Soc. Clin. Investigation, Am. Soc. Biol. Chem- ists, Am. Chem. Soc., Sigma Xi, Sigma Chi, Phi Rho Sigma. Clubs: University, Cliff Dwellers, Literary. Contbr. studies in metabolism and nu- trition. Home: 231 Dempster St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 104 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
WOOF, Joseph Thomas, M.D., surgeon; b. Chi- cago, Apr. 17, 1872; s. William and Ellen (Fitz- gerald) Woof; M.D., Harvey Med. Coll., Chicago, 1905, Jenner Med. Coll., Chicago, 1906; m. Eudora Dosch, of Richland Center. Wis., Mar. 16, 1908. Practiced at Chicago since 1906; visiting phys., St. Ann's Hosp., Frances Willard Hosp .; staff surgeon, West End Hosp .; prof. surgery, Chicago Coll. Med- icine and Surgery, and Jenner Med. Coll. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Physi- cians' Econ. Club of Ill. (pres.). Home: 5644 Madi- son St.
WOOLFOLK, Clinton Swallow, lawyer; May 16, 1874-Mar. 26, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
WOOLLEY, Celia Parker, minister; b. Toledo, O., June 14, 1848; d. Marcellus Harris and Harriet Maria (Sage) Parker; grad. of Coldwater Female Sem .; m. Dr. J. H. Woolley, Dec. 29, 1868. Removed to Chicago, 1876; minister Unitarian Ch., Geneva, Ill., 1893-6, Independent Liberal Ch., Chicago, 1896- 98; lecturer and writer; active worker in women's clubs. Early in 1904 organized at 3032 Wabash Av., Frederick Douglass Center, for settlement work among the colored people in Chicago. Au- thor: Love and Theology (republished in paper as "Rachael Armstrong"), 1887; A Girl Graduate, 1889; Roger Hunt, 1893; The Western Slope, 1903. Address: 3032 Wabash Av.
WOOLLEY, Clarence Mott, president Am. Radi- tor Co. Removed to N.Y. City. (See vol. 1911.)
WOOLLEY, Edward Mott, author. Removed to Passaic, N.J. (See Who's Who in America.)
WOOLLEY, Erving Yale, clergyman; b. Meriden, Conn .; s. Joseph J. and Mary A. (Ferris) Woolley; prep. edn. University Sch., Providence, R.I .; A.B., Brown Univ., 1888; m. Mary E. Davis, of Paw- tucket, R.I., Oct. 12, 1897; 2 children: Paul, Mary E. Spent several years after graduation, in cotton mills at Pawtucket, New Bedford and Fall River, learning the milling business; associated for 16 yrs. with Stoddard, Haserick, Richards Co., Bos- ton, in equipment of mills for mfr. of spl. lines of cotton goods; gave up sale of machinery, 1907, and joined Dr. Dixon, as asst. pastor, of Moody Ch., Chicago; became acting pastor same ch. when Dr. Dixon went to London, Eng., 1911; asso. pastor with Rev. Paul Rader, at Moody Ch., and the Moody Tabernacle, North Av. and Clark St. Home: 157 Eugenie St.
WOOLLEY, Francis James, lawyer; b. Milwau- kee, Wis., Feb. 17, 1865; s. James T. and Mary A. of U.S. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar
(Shearman) Woolley; Ph.B., Univ. of Mich., 1887;' m. Cora B. Low, of Kalamazoo, Mich., June 28, 1892; 2 children: Francis L. and Alice. Admitted to bar, 1890; mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., etc. Episcopalian. Mason (K.T.). Recreations: out- door exercise, boating. Home: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 815, 118 N. LaSalle St., Chicago.
WOOLLEY, Jefferson Henry, dentist; b. Phila., Pa., Aug. 4, 1838; s. George W. (M.D.) and Mari- etta (Royce) Woolley; ed. pvt. and pub. schs. in Phila., San Francisco and Sacramento, Cal .; m. Coldwater, Mich., Celia Parker, Dec. 29, 1868. Was student in dentistry, Sacramento, 1854-6, San Fran- cisco, 1856-60; practiced at Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, 1860-4; then at Coldwater, Mich .; came to Chicago, 1876; retired from practice, 1917; formerly instr. Chicago Dental Coll. Ex-pres. Chi- cago Dental Soc., Chicago Odontol. Soc. Republic- an. Mason (K.T.). Home: 3032 Wabash Av.
WOOLSTON, Wesley John, M.D., surgeon; b. at Geneva, Ill., Apr. 1, 1883; s. Joseph L. and Isabelle (Newton) Woolston; prep. edn. Chicago Manual Training Sch .; M.D., Coll. of Medicine, Univ. of Ill., 1905; post-grad. work, at Vienna; m. Edna Chapell, of Chicago, June 28, 1911; 1 daughter, Jane. Practiced at Chicago since 1905; interne, West Side Hosp., 1905-7; externe St. Mary's Hosp .; now asst. gynecologist, Coll. of Medicine, Univ. of
Ill .; same, Chicago Policlinic Hosp .; pension exam- iner, City of Chicago; examiner Mut. Life Ins. Co. of New York. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Miss. Valley Med. Assn., Med. Soc. of Vienna. Home: 1514 Pratt Boul. Office: 25 E. Wash- ington St.
WOOSTER, Lorraine Elizabeth, author. (See Who's Who in America.)
WORCESTER, Charles Henry, lumberman; b. at Detroit, Mich., Sept. 23, 1864; s. Ira and Caroline C. (Cooper) Worcester; ed. pub. schs., Detroit; m. Chicago, Jan. 3, 1894, Mary F. Southwell. In em- ploy Farrand, Williams & Co., wholesale druggists, Detroit, 1882-9; mgr. Peninsula White Lead and Color Works, Detroit, 1889-92; investment securi- ties and real estate business, Chicago, 1892-5; in lumber business since 1895; now pres. C. H. Wor- cester Co .; also pres. Worcester Lumber Co. (Chas- sell, Mich.), Greenwood Lumber Co. (Ontonagon, Mich.), Montezuma (Ind.) Brick Works; vice pres. Munising Paper Companies. Mem. advisory commn. Council of Nat. Defense. Life governing mem. of Art Inst. Chicago. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Skokie Country. Recrea- tions: golf, motoring. Homes: 1323 N. State St .. Chicago, and Chassell, Mich. Office: 1409, 19 S. La Salle St., Chicago.
WORK, Andrew S., financial agent. (See vol. 1911.)
WORK, John McClelland, socialist; b. nr. West Chester, Ía., Jan. 3, 1869; s. John Henry and Rose Anna (McClelland) Work; A.B., Monmouth (I11.) Coll., 1891; LL.B., Columbian (now George Wash- ington) Univ., 1892; m. Monmouth, Ill., Lucie Hoi- sington, June 24, 1896. Practiced law, Des Moines. Ia., 1892-1900; del. to conv. that organized Socialist party, and to all other nat. convs. of party since; mem. Socialist Nat. Exec. Com., 1903-10; Socialist candidate for mayor of Des Moines, 1902, for gov. of Ia., 1903, 10, for elector-at-large, 1900 and 1904, for U.S. Senate, 1908. Nat. lecturer and organizer Socialist party, 1904-10; nat. sec. Socialist Party, Sept., 1911-May, 1913. Author: What's So and What Isn't, 1905 (Socialist propaganda book); Where You Get Off, 1913 (same) ; The Key to the Mystery, 1914 (same). Writer for Socialist and other labor publs. Address: 1217 Rosedale Av.
WORMSER, Leo Falk, lawyer; b. Chicago, July 6, 1884; s. David and Frida (Falk) Wormser; grad. Armour Inst. Tech., 1901; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago. 1905; student of Harvard Law Sch., 1904-6; J.D., Univ. of Chicago Law Sch., 1909; m. Helen E. Gold- smith, of Cincinnati, O., Oct. 23, 1911; 1 daughter. Elaine. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1909, and since prac- ticed at Chicago; began practice with Rosenthal & Hamill and became mem. of firm July 1, 1911. now Rosenthal, Hamill & Wormser; practices in state and federal courts, including Supreme Ct. assns., Am. Soc. Judicial Settlement Internat. Dis- putes, Chicago Soc. of Advocates, Phi Beta Kappa. Mem. bd. trustees Associated Jewish Charities of Chicago. Independent Republican. Clubs: City. Law, Standard, Harvard. Recreation: walking. Home: 4745 Kimbark Av. Office: 105 W. Monroe Street.
WORRELL, Edwin Reed, clergyman; b. Avon. Fulton Co., Ill., Jan. 22, 1858; s. Rev. Benjamin Franklin and Matilda Jane (Griffin) Worrell: A.B .. Wheaton (Ill.) Coll., 1885, A.M., 18SS; (D.D., Grove City Coll., Pa., 1906); m. Clara E. Pickens, Bloom (now Chicago Heights), Ill., Nov. 26. 1885: 5 chil- dren living: Paul Benjamin, Dwight Edwin, Wil- lard Parker, Caris B., Doris Naomi. Prin. pub. sch .. Thornton, 111., 2 yrs .; ordained to ministry by Chi- cago Presbytery, 1888; pastor Chicago, 1588-93. Waverly, Kan., 1893-7. Butler, Pa .. 1897-1906; field sec. Gen. Assembly's Com. on Temperance, Chi- cago (traveling in Middle West). 1906-8; pastor Brookline Ch., Chicago, since 1908. Mem. Prohi- bition State Central Com. of Ill., Chicago Presbyn Ministers' Assn. Recreations: hunting, baseball. basketball, chess, gardening. Home: 7239 Evans Avenue.
WORTH, William P., coal; b. Chanahan. III .. Jan. 7, 1870; s. George W. and Sarah (Worthy) Worth; ed. high sch., Joliet, Ill .; m. Chicago, Jan.
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1, 1895, Ella J. Cruver; 2 children: George W., Ger- inson) Wright; ed. Campbell Coll., Belfast, Ireland; ald Pitkin. In a banking house at Chicago, 1888- Royal Univ. of Ireland; came to U.S., 1893; grad. McCormick Theol. Sem., Chicago, 1915; m. Kate Orwall, of St. Joseph, Mo., Jan. 23, 1911. Ordained Presbyn. ministry, 1915; pastor Endeavor Ch., Chi- cago, since May, 1915. Mem. The Gideons Chris- tian Commercial Traveling Men's Assn. America. Republican. Home: 3553 N. Paulina St. 96; pres. Garden City Fuel Co. until Nov., 1909; company then merged into the Lill-Robinson Coal Co., of which was sec. and treas. till merged with Consumers Co .; pres. Worth-Huskey Coal Co., Franklin Coal Co., Worth Motor Service Co .; sec. and treas. The Ridge Coal Mining Co. Mem. Chi- cago Coal Men's Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mem. Garfield Lodge A.F. and A.M. Clubs: Chicago Athletic; Colonial, Oak Park Coun- try (Oak Park); Lake Geneva Yacht. Recreations: yachting, motoring, sports, golf. Home: 232 S. Eu- clid Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 37 W. Van Buren St., Chicago.
WORTHINGTON, Gerrit Hazard, fire ins .; b. at Summit, Wis., Apr. 29, 1854; s. Hon. Denison and Mary (LaGrange) Worthington; grad. high sch., Chicago, 1871; m. Sue Ingman, of Madison, Wis., Apr. 15, 1884; 3 children: LaGrange, Virginia, Rob- ert Ingman. Began in fire ins. business, 1871; ex- aminer in western dept. Continental Fire Ins. Co., 1881-92; chief clk. western dept. Conn. Fire Ins. Co., 1892-1905; supt. agencies of Delaware Ins. Co., 1905-12; chief examiner Commercial Union Assur- ance Co. since 1912. Republican. Episcopalian. Charter mem. 1st Regt. I.N.G., and served 8 yrs. Mem. Nat. Union. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 800, 76 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
WORTHY, Sidney Winsor, lawyer; b. Chicago, May 29, 1876; s. John and Martha E. (Johnson) Worthy; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and Highland Mil. Acad .; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1899; m. Suz- anne Preston Waller, of Chicago, June 25, 1913. Admitted to the Ill. bar; associated in practice with W. W. Gurley since 1899. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Chicago, University, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia. Home: 1032 N. Dearborn St. Office: 914 Marquette Bldg.
WRAY, James Glen, electrical engr .; b. Janes- ville, Wis., May 19, 1872; s. James and Helen (Ed- gar) Wray; B.S. in Elec. Engring., Univ. of Wis., 1893; m. Clara May, d. S. L. Williams, of Chicago, Sept. 25, 1895; 7 children: Florence Vivian, Ernest Lee (died 1897), Alice May, Ethel Lois, Helen Nor- ma, James Glen, Jr., Clara Grace. Entered employ Chicago Telephone Co. (engring. dept.), June, 1893, and served as asst. chief engr., asst. supt. of main- tenance, supt. of maintenance, electrician, supt. of equipment and chief engr., 1902-16; chief engr., Wis. Telephone Co., Mich. State Telephone Co., Cleveland Telephone Co., 1911-16; chief engr., Cen- tral Union Telephone Co., 1911-15; with Hagenah & Erickson, consulting engrs. and pub. utility ex- perts and statisticians, since 1916. Pres. St. Louis Blue Print & Supply Co .; dir. Wray Publishing Co., The Technical Data & Appliance Co. Fellow Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs. (chmn. Chicago Sect. 3 yrs.); mem. Western Soc. Engrs., Illuminating Engring. Soc., Chicago Electric Club-Jovian League, Soc. Promotion Engring. Edn., A.A.A.S., Tau Beta Pi, Wis. Soc. of Chicago (sec. and treas.), Univ. of Wis. Alumni Assn. (exec. com.). Mem. bd. visitors Univ. of Wis., 1909. Formerly mem. Wis. N.G. Pres. Bd. of Edn., Wilmette. Republican. Congre- gationalist; dir. Chicago City Missionary Soc. Ma- son, Royal Arcanum. Clubs: University, City, Ouil- mette Country, Univ. of Wis. Club of Chicago (pres., sec. and treas.), also University of Madison, Wis. Home: 618 Washington Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
WRENN, Everts, life ins .; b. Chicago, Mar. 16, 1869; s. George L. and Eliza (Everts) Wrenn; grad. Cambridge Latin Sch., 1888; A.B., Harvard, 1892; m. Goodrich Manvel, of Chicago, Oct. 29, 1895; 2 children: Allen Manvel, Anna. Engaged in ins. business since 1893; gen. agt. State Mutual Life Ins. Co., Chicago, since 1901. Clubs: University, Chicago, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia, Casino; Racquet (New York). Recreations: tennis, golf. Home: 1362 Astor St. Office: 511, 122 S. Michigan Avenue.
WRENN, John H., banker and broker; died May 13, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)
WRIGHT, Archibald Robinson, clergyman; b. at Newtownards, County Down, Ireland, Oct. 22, 1881; s. William (D.D.) and Charlotte McWilliam (Rob-
WRIGHT, Arthur Bethuel, lawyer; b. Meriden, Conn., Feb. 23, 1864; s. Gen. Dexter Russell and Maria (Phelps) Wright; B.A., Yale, 1882, LL.B., 1884; m. Florence Henderson, of Minneapolis, May 14, 1900. Admitted to Conn. bar, 1884, and prac- ticed law with father until latter's death in 1886; went to New York and was in practice with Platt & Bowers until 1894; came to Chicago, 1894; asso- ciated with Eugene E. Prussing, 1903-15; with Levinson, Becker & Schwartz since 1915. Was mem. New Haven Grays, 2d Regt., Conn. N.G., 5. yrs. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Mil. Order Loyal Legion. Republican. Recreations: flowers, country life. Home: (summer) Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 76 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
WRIGHT, Chester Whitney, economist; b. Cam- bridge, Mass., May 27, 1879; s. James Edward and Julia Ann (Whitney) Wright; A.B., Harvard, 1901, A.M., 1902, Ph.D., 1906; unmarried. Instr. eco- nomics, Cornell Univ., 1907-8; instr. polit. economy,. 1907-10, asst. prof., 1910-13, asso. prof., since 1913, Univ. of Chicago. Unitarian. Mem. Am. Econ. Assn. Clubs: University, Quadrangle. Author: Wool-Growing and the Tariff, 1910. Joint Author: Outlines of Economics, 1910; Materials for the- Study of Elementary Economics, 1913. Address: Univ. of Chicago.
WRIGHT, Frank, M.D., chemist; b. Somonauk, Ill., Jan. 23, 1878; s. Harrison and Mary (Potter) Wright; Ph.G., Northwestern Univ., 1895, Ph.C.,. 1897, M.D., magna cum laude, 1904; m. Helen M. Knight, of Somonauk, Aug. 1, 1901; 2 children: Elisabeth Wylda, Frank, Jr. Asst. prof. physiol. and physical chemistry, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., since 1908; jr. attending phys. Michael Reese. Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Phi Delta Chi, Alpha Kappa Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha. Republican. Congregationalist. Ma- son. Club: Ill. Athletic. Home: 4021 Lake Park Av. Office: 5 S. Wabash Av.
WRIGHT, Frank G., commercial paper; b. Pax- ton, Ill., Oct. 7, 1867; s. George and Cordelia E. (Day) Wright; ed. pub. schs. and Paxton (Ill.). Collegiate and Normal Inst., and at business coll., Chicago; m. Katherine, d. William B. and Kather- ine (Woods) Dunlap, of Mattoon, Ill., Feb. 6, 1895; 2 children: Norman Bartlet, Rosalind. Began in. father's bank at Paxton, later working on stock farm during summers; came to Chicago, 1890, and engaged in note brokerage business, inc., 1903, as Frank G. Wright & Co., of which has since been pres. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Quad- rangle, Union League. Recreations: hunting, fish- ing. Home: 5740 Kimbark Av. Office: 39 S. La Salle St.
WRIGHT, Frank Solomon, cement; July 27,. 1846-Apr. 1, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
WRIGHT, George Deming, clergyman; b. Huron, O., Jan. 17, 1857; s. of Franklin Hugh and Mary Amelia (Deming) Wright; A.B., Univ. of Mich.,, 1879; B.D., Gen. Theol. Sem., 1886. Ordained dea- con, 1885, priest, 1886, P.E. Ch .; asst. St. John's Ch., Saginaw, Mich., 1885-90; in charge Morgan. Park, Ill., 1890, Cathedral, Chicago, 1890-7; chap- lain St. Luke's Hosp., Chicago, since 1897; also in charge Ch. of the Holy Cross since 1902. Life mem. S.R. (chaplain). Address: 1426 Indiana Av.
WRIGHT, George Reed, mfr. container board. and paper; b. Merton, Wis., Nov. 21, 1859; s. Pe- ter and Betsy C. (Reed) Wright; ed. at Wayland Acad., Beaver Dam, Wis .; student Univ. of Chi- cago, 1882-6; m. Mattie M. Beebe, of Beaver Dam, Dec. 26, 1887; 1 son, George Reed, Jr. Newspaper reporter 1 yr .; organizer, and mgr. City Press Assn., Chicago, 1888-98; in real estate brokerage· business, 1898-1908; organizer, 1908, and pres. and treas. Louisiana Fibre Board Co. Mem. Chicago- Assn. Commerce, Art Inst. Chicago. Republican. Baptist. Clubs: Hamilton, Press (Chicago); Delta.
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Kappa Epsilon Club (New York). Recreations: mo- toring, fishing. Home: 851 Drexel Sq. Office: 1041, 76 W. Monroe St.
WRIGHT, Henry Wilkes, educator, author; b. at St. James, Mich., Aug. 16, 1878; s. Henry and Jes- sie Victoria (Wilkes) Wright; Ph.B., Cornell Univ., 1899, Ph.D., 1904; m. Alia Evelyn Morgan, of Char- lotte, Mich., Sept. 4, 1903; 3 children: Sherman Wilkes, Henry Wilkes, Jr., Fidelia Ann. Instr. philosophy, Cornell Univ., 1903-7; prof. philosophy, Lake Forest (Ill.) Coll., since Sept. 20, 1907. Fel- low A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Philos. Assn., Western Philos. Assn., Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Presbyterian. Author: Self-Realization, 1913; Faith Justified by Progress, 1916. Collaborated in writing "Philosoph- ical Essays in Honor of J. E. Creighton," 1917. Contbr. numerous articles in Philos. Rev., Jour. of Philosophy, Internat. Jour. of Ethics, Am. Jour. of Theology, etc. Investigations looking toward harmony of science and religion. Home: Lake For- est, Ill.
WRIGHT, John Frost, grain mcht .; b. Esper- ance, Schoharie Co., N.Y., July 13, 1838; s. John C. (ex-comptroller of N.Y. State) and Louisa (Marsh) Wright; ed. Albany Boys' Acad., Poughkeepsie Col- legiate Inst. and in Naval Acad., 1854-7 (resigned) ; m. McGregor, Ia., May 16, 1859, Clara Safford; children: Fannie Louise, George Safford. Was in employ of C.,M.&St.P.R.R. at Prairie du Chien and Milwaukee, Wis., 1857-62; with C. C. Moeller & Co., grain, as solicitor, 1862-5; in same capacity with J. G. Smyth & Co., 1865-8; with Elmendorf, Watte & Co., on joint account, 1868-88; with Wright & Haughey, on joint account, 1888-91; founded house of Haughey, Wright & Co., 1891; Wright & Taylor, grain, 1894-1904, and in Apr., 1904, Mr. Taylor hav- ing died, organized Wright, Bogert & Co., of which was vice pres. until 1906; since then as John F. Wright & Co. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Dem- ocrat. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
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