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WRIGHT, Joseph, lawyer; May 27, 1839-Jan. 6, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
WRIGHT, Thomas Aiken, real estate. (See vol. 1911.)
WRIGHT, Warren, baking powder; b. Spring- field, O., Sept. 25, 1875; s. William Monroe and Clara Lee (Morrison) Wright; ed. pub. grammar and high schs. and business coll. Began as office boy with the Calumet Baking Powder Co., 1890, and has since been identified with the company in various capacities, becoming sec. and treas., 1899. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, South Shore Country, Midlothian Country, Exmoor Country. Recreations: golf, fishing. Resi- dence: Chicago Athletic Assn. Office: 4100 Fill- more St.
WRIGHT, William Van Doren, steel mfr .; b. at Indianapolis, Sept. 5, 1871; s. Mansur H. and Jennie (Van Doren) Wright; ed. pub. schs., Indianapolis; m. Lake Placid, N.Y., Sept. 25, 1898, Louise Brier Stephens; children: Jane Van Doren, Redmond Ste- phens, Louise Brier, Marion Stephens. Came to Chicago, 1884; in business since 1890; in iron and steel business since 1899; pres. of Wright-Thiffault Co., jobbers of iron and steel, 1904-9; treas. Inter- Ocean Steel Co., 1909-11; mgr. Chicago office Rail- way Steel Spring Co., 1911-16; now vice pres. Edge- water Steel Co., of Pittsburgh, Pa. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Onwentsia, Sad- dle and Cycle. Recreations: outdoor diversions. Home: 52 Bellevue Pl.
WRIGLEY, Claude Arthur; b. Kenosha, Wis., July 21, 1876; s. of Walter and Lillian E. (Henry) Wrigley; ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago; m. Elizabeth D. Mathews, of Toledo, July 2, 1906. Salesman to the grocery trade, 1894-1900; in the grocery brokerage business, 1900-8; engaged in sale of shipping containers and products since 1908; Chicago sales mgr. Am. Paper Products Co. since 1912, also asst. sec. since 1917. Mem. bd. di- rectors Partings of the Ways Home. Mason, Elk. Clubs: Oak Park, Chicago Rotary, Mystic Athletic. Recreations: motoring, flower culture. Home: 226 Washington Boul., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 130 N. 5th Av., Chicago.
WRIGLEY, William, Jr., mfr. chewing gum; b. Phila., Pa., Sept. 30, 1864; s. William and Mary A.
(Ladley) Wrigley; ed. pub. schs. of Phila .; m. Ada E. Foote, of New York, Sept. 17, 1885; 2 children: Dorothy W., Philip K. Began in business with fa- ther at Phila., 1882; removed to Chicago and en- tered business for self, 1893, under firm name of W. Wrigley, Jr., & Co., inc., 1904; on Jan. 1, 1911, the plant of the Zeno Mfg. Co. was absorbed and the name of the corpn. changed to Wm. Wrigley, Jr., Co., of which is pres .; pres. Chicago Copper Refining Co., Big Ten Products Co. (Phila.); vice pres. California & Massachusetts Copper Mining Co .; dir. First Nat. Bank, First Trust & Savings Bank. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mem. Loyal Legion. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ham- ilton, South Shore Country, Glen View Golf; Lambs (New York). Recreations: horseback riding, mo- toring. Home: 2466 Lake View Av. Office: 5 N. Wabash Av.
WRISLEY, Allen Barnard, mfr. soaps and per- fume; b. Gill, Mass., Sept. 20, 1837; s. Alvah and Clarissa (Barnard) Wrisley; ed. Oberlin, O., 1857- 61; m. Lucy Clark (deceased); m. 2d, Anna Cady Merrell, of Rome, N.Y., 1894; children: Alvah (de- ceased), and Mrs. Elisabeth C. Oleson. Resident of Chicago since 1862; now pres. Allen B. Wrisley Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Club: Glen Oak Country. Home: Lombard, Ill. Office: 925 5th Av., Chicago.
WROE, William E., paper; b. Lexington, Ill., Sept. 27, 1870; s. William O. and Margaret (Daw- son) Wroe; ed. grammar and high schs .; m. Edna Best, of Topeka, Kan., Jan. 26, 1898; 2 children: Gerald D., Kathryn. Identified with wholesale pa- per business since 1892; now pres. W. E. Wroe & Co., Inc. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Edgewater Golf. Home: 541 Haw- thorne Pl. Office: 208 E. Illinois St.
WURTS, Charles Pemberton, insurance. (See vol. 1911.)
WYATT, Edith Franklin (Miss), author; b. at Tomah, Wis., Sept. 14, 1873; d. Franklin Osmon and Marian (LaGrange) Wyatt; ed. Higher Sch. for Girls, Chicago, 1884-91, Bryn Mawr Coll., Pa., 1891-3. Mem. Ethical Soc., Consumers' League. Club: Chicago Woman's. Author: Every One His Own Way, 1901; True Love, 1903; Making Both Ends Meet, 1911. Address: 4632 Sheridan Rd.
WYATT, Franklin Osmon, coal; deceased. (See vol. 1911.)
WYETH, Harry Bissell, advertising; b. at St. Louis, Mo., June 6, 1868; s. J. H. and Elizabeth A. (Rodehaver) Wyeth; ed. pub. schs., St. Louis; Univ. of Mich., 1885-8; m. Ann Arbor, Mich., Helen Daisy Richardson; children: Arthur Richardson, Harry Bissell, Jr., Alice E. In lumber business in Wis., and Ark., and at St. Louis, 1889-94; gen. agt., at , Phila., of Am. Arithmometer Co., of St. Louis, 1894-1901; was pres. Morley Pharmaceutical Co., of Phila., 11/2 yrs .; came to Chicago and organ- ized, 1902, the Comptograph Co., of which is pres. and gen. mgr .; sec. and treas. Co-operative Adver- tising Co. since 1916. Republican. Mem. Psi Up- silon. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Union League, Evans- ton. Recreations: motoring, golf, tennis. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 140 N. Dearborn St., Chicago.
WYETH, Newton, lawyer; b. New Way, O., Oct. 28, 1854; s. Stillman S. and Elizabeth (Wright) Wyeth; A.B., Oberlin Coll., 1879: student law dept. Univ. of Mich., 1881-3; m. Adelaide W. Heald, of Canton, Ill., June 24, 1884; 3 children: Lorna A. (Mrs. M. F. Brinker, Morgan Park, Ill.), Walter H., Harold D. Admitted to Ind. bar, iss3, and practiced at Fort Wayne 1 yr .; at Chicago, 1884- 94, Peoria, Ill., 1894-1900, and at Chicago since 1900; mem. firm Wyeth & Jones. Republican. Royal Arch Mason. Club: Union League. Recreations: fishing, billiards. Home: 1305 Carmen Av. Office: Monadnock Blk.
WYLES, see also Wiles.
WYLES, Tom Russell, paint mfr .; b. Prince Ed- ward Co., Va., 1872; s. Tracy Robert and Ann (Trickett) Wyles; ed. at Allesley, Warwickshire. Eng .; m. Mary Richards, of St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 12. 1900; children: Tom Russell, Jr., Mary Caroline. Ann, Eben Richards. Began as clk, with Wabash R.R. Co., 1890, later with the M.P. Ry. until 1897; salesman, with Detroit Graphite Co., paint mfrs.,
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1897, vice pres. since 1916; pres. Dominion Paint Works, Ltd. Capt. q.m. Officers' Reserve Corps, U.S.A. Progressive Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Engineers', Union League, Exmoor. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 1646 Monadnock Blk., Chicago.
WYMAN, Vincent D., lawyer; b. Sycamore, Ill., Jan. 23, 1877; s. Byron F. and Nettie (Lowell) Wyman; grad. Sycamore High Sch., 1893, Chicago Coll. of Law, 1898; m. Ida Phelps Wyman, of Can- ton, O., Aug. 31, 1898; 3 children: Austin Lowell, Virginia Ruth, Burnham Phelps. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1898, and since practiced at Chicago; sr. mem. Wyman, Kinne & Carpenter. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Real Estate Bd. Re- publican. Mem. William B. Warren Lodge No. 209, A.F. and A.M .; Washington Chapter No. 43, R.A.M .; Palestine Council No. 66, R. and S.M .; Chicago Commandery No. 19, K.T .; Oriental Consistory A.A.S.R .; Medinah Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. Clubs: Edgewater Golf, Press. Home: 1454 Fargo Av. Of- fice: 1501-1504 City Hall Square Bldg.
WYNE, William Benjamin, vice president of Brink's Chicago City Express; b. Rushville, Ill., May 15, 1848; s. Benjamin Franklin and Cynthia Florina (Potter) Wyne; ed. pub. schs. of Platte- ville, Wis .; m. Chicago, Apr. 11, 1891, Olive M. Lee. Began as clk. in gen. store at Platteville; after- ward entered service of Am. Express Co., for which was route agt. 10 yrs .; has lived in Chicago since 1883; supt. Brink's Chicago City Express Co., 1891-1912, vice pres. since 1912. Republican. Ma- son (32°, K.T.). Home: 320 Erie St., Oak Park, Ill. Bldg., Chicago. Office: 711 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
WYNEKOOP, Gilbert Haven, surgeon; b. Wol- cott, Ind., Oct. 20, 1879; s. William and Helen M. (Haynes) Wynekoop; B.S., Northwestern Univ., 1903; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), 1906; m. Nov. 20, 1913, Lucile Megohan. Interne, Augustana Hosp., 1906-8; attending surgeon, Lake View Hosp. Sec .- treas. Lake View Hosp. Assn. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Physicians' Club, Delta Upsilon, Nu Sigma Nu. Mason. Home and office: 4500 Sheridan Rd.
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XELOWSKI, Thaddeus Zigmund, surgeon; b. La Salle, Ill., Jan. 11, 1877; s. Henry (M.D.) and Hen- rietta (Tyssowski) Xelowski; ed. Wells Sch .; No. Div. High Sch .; Ph.G., Chicago Coll. of Pharmacy (Univ. of Ill.), 1896; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), 1903; m. Lina Bliss, of Chicago, June 18, 1907; 3 children: Theddeus Zigmund, Ma- rie Louise, Lina May. Mgr. mail order business, 1896-1900; druggist and owner of drug store until 1903; interne, St. Mary's of Nazareth Hosp., 1903- 05; practiced since Jan. 1, 1905; demonstrator of anatomy, Coll. of Phys. and Surg., 1899, 1900; drug- gist of Coll. Phys. and Surg. Dispensary, 1899- 1903; asst. prof. chemistry, Jenner Med. Coll., 1905; surgeon St. Mary's of Nazareth Hosp. since 1907. Mem. of A.M.A., Tri-State, Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Acad. Surgery, Chicago Pathol. Soc., Polish Med. Assn. America. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Polish Nat. Alliance, Polish Nat. Catho- lic Union of America, Foresters. Club: Lincoln Park Golf. Home: 728 Waveland Av. Office: 1053 Milwaukee Av.
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YAFFE, Samuel, mfr .; b. Chicago, Oct. 21, 1886; s. Charles and Pauline (Kaplan) Yaffe; ed. gram- mar and high schs., Chicago; m. Florence Schein- man, of N.Y. City, Dec. 12, 1911; children: Leona, Helen. Began in advertising business for self about 1903; founded Nature's Rival Co., mfrs. of brassières and corset accessories, 1905, inc. 1909, and since pres. of corpn. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Garment Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Cred- it Men, Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Republican.
Jewish religion. Clubs: Press, Buena Shore. Rec- reations: golf, motoring. Home: 914 Ainslie. St. Office: 306 S. Franklin St.
YAGER, Louis E., fire ins .; b. Alton, Ill., Apr. 15, 1869; s. of John Henry and Ida Elizabeth (Hess) Yager; ed. pub. schs., Alton; m. Pearl Hewitt, of Upper Alton, Ill., 1890 (died 1893) ; m. 2d, Narcissa E. Harrison, of Massillon, O., Oct. 14, 1897; chil- dren: Anna Harrison (Mrs. Robert E. Cantwell, Jr.), Narcissa Elizabeth, Louise Eugenia. Entered ry. service at Alton, 1889; in employ Ill. Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago, 1892-5; with Munger, El- bert & Co., fire ins., 1895-1900; representing Han- over Fire Ins. Co. of New York, 1900-4; mem. Hig- ley & Yager, gen. ins., 1904-10; head of L. E. Yager & Co. since 1910. Republican. Congregationalist. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Oak Park, Oak Park Country. Recreations: golf, hunting, motoring. Home: 300 Forest Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: Insurance Exchange, Chicago.
YAGER, William A., vice pres. Arms Car Co .; b. Piqua, Miami Co., O., Jan. 14, 1864; s. George and Mary Frances (Statler) Yager; ed. high sch .; Piqua; m. Ella H. Nimocks, of Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 17, 1910. Was one of incorporators of the Arms Car Co., 1883, and has since continued with the company, first as sec. and treas., now vice pres. in charge of administration. Republican. Presby- terian. Clubs: Transportation, Chicago Athletic; Mid-Day, South Shore Country, Exmoor, Saddle and Sirloin. Recreations: golf, fishing, driving. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 614 McCormick
YALE, Lucius Pride, general contractor; b. Osh- WYNEKOOP, Mrs. Alice Lois Lindsay, see Lind- kosh, Wis., July 21, 1865; s. Colin Warner and say-Wynekoop, Alice Lois.
Emily (Pride) Yale; ed. high sch., Geneva, Ill .; Univ. of Mich., 1887-8; m. Myrtle Lake, of Minne- apolis, Minn., Dec. 16, 1890; 7 children: Gertrude E., Colin W., Helen, Mildred, Myrtle, Ruth, Lucius P., Jr. Began in engring. dept., C.&N.W.Ry., 1884; civil engr. with Homestake Mining Co., Deadwood, S.D., 1888-90; div. engr. C.&N.W.Ry., 1895-1900; chief engr. Mo., Kan. & Okla. R.R., 1900-3; pres. Yale & Reagan Co., gen. contractors, Chicago, since 1903. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Engineers', LaGrange Country, Suburban of LaGrange. Rec- reations: golf, motoring. Home: 344 6th Av., La Grange, Ill. Office: 1662-1664 Conway Bldg., Chi- cago.
*YAMASAKI, Keichi, consul of Japan. (See vol. 1911.)
YARD, Frederick Augustus, banker; b. Phila., Pa., May 5, 1880; s. Fred A. and Julia S. (Jones) Yard; ed. pub. schs .; m. Sarah F. Miller, of Cran- ford, N.J., Oct. 5, 1904. Entered bond business at N.Y. City, 1902; removed to Chicago, 1904; mgr. Chicago office of Swartout & Appenzellar, of New York, 1904-8; with Finley Barrell & Co., 1908-11; pres. Yard, Otis & Taylor, investment bankers, 1911-17; vice pres. and dir. Union Trust Co., Chi- cago, since Mar., 1917. Republican. Trustee 1st Presbyn. Ch., Evanston. Clubs: Union League, Country of Evanston, Westmoreland Golf. Recrea- tion: golf. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 9 S. Dear- born St., Chicago.
YARGER, Henry Lee, clergyman; b. Hartleton, Union Co., Pa., Feb. 22, 1862; s. John and Lucinda (Huntington) Yarger; A.B., Pa. College, Gettys- burg, 1883, A.M., 1886; grad. Gettysburg Theol. Sem., 1886; (D.D., Carthage Coll., Ill., 1898); m. Mildred Rose Hammer, of Blairsville, Pa., July 15, 1886. Ordained Luth. ministry, 1886; pastor in Ellsworth and Lincoln counties, Kan., 1886-9, Law- rence, Kan., 1889-93, Braddock, Pa., 1893-4; field sec. Bd. of Ch. Extension Luth. Ch., Atchison, Kan., 1895-1914; gen. supt. home missions and ch. exten- sion, Chicago, since 1914. Pres. Kan. Synod, 1901-3, Gen. Synod Evang. Luth. Ch. in U.S., 1913-14; trus- tee Tabitha Home (Lincoln, Neb.), Midland Coll. (Atchison, Kan.). Member Phi Delta Theta. Home: 4744 N. Rockwell St. Office: 1304 Masonic Temple.
YARROW, Philip (Walter), clergyman; b. Lon- don, Eng., Apr. 7, 1872; s. Rev. William Henry and Emma (Radwell) Yarrow; A.B., Princeton Univ., 1896; B.D., Hartford (Conn.) Theol. Sem., 1899; m. Georgiana Robinson, of Manchester, N.H., Aug. 8, 1900; 3 children: Paul Warren, Dorothy Dunbar
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Brook, Philip. Ordained Congl. ministry, Aug. 30, 1899; pastor Fosston, Minn., 1899, Montevideo, Minn., 1900-2, Olive Branch Ch., St. Louis, 1902-8; also supt. St. Louis (Mo.) City Missionary Soc., 1902-8; pastor Waveland Av. Ch., Chicago, 1908-12; asso. supt. Chicago City Missionary Soc., 1912-14; pastor Morgan Park Ch., since 1914. Pres. Chicago Young People's Civic League since 1915; gen. supt. Dry Chicago Federation since 1916. Home: 2243 W. 113th Pl. Office: 112 N. LaSalle St.
YATTER, Samuel, clothing mfr .; b. in Austria, Oct. 9, 1875; s. Simon and Emma (Stitzberg) Yat- ter; brought to U.S. at age of 8; ed. pub. schs., Milwaukee, Wis .; m. Eva Simon, of Chicago, Jan. 16, 1907; 1 son, Harold. In printing business, 1889- 94; in employ of Rosenwald & Co., clothing, 1894- 95; with Rosenwald & Weil, 1895-1909; mem. of Schoenfeld-Yatter Co. since 1909, pres. since 1913. Jewish religion. Mason. Club: Ill. Athletic. Home: 5224 Michigan Av. Office: 400 S. Market St.
YAXLEY, Ernest Everett, mfr .; b. at Hillsdale, Mich., June 20, 1860; s. of William and Fidelia (Noyes) Yaxley; ed. pub. schs., Hillsdale; m. Leona Coquerelle, of Chicago, Sept. 6, 1887; 2 children: William Ernest, Leona (Mrs. William J. Risteau). Began in employ of Phelps & Petitt, machinists, Hillsdale, 1877; then with Studebaker Bros. Co., wagon makers, South Bend, Ind., 1880-2; removed to Chicago, 1883, and was connected with Tibbles Sewing Machine Co .; took up engring., also design- ing for Troy Laundry Machinery Co .; later was with the Western Electric Co., and with Columbian Machine Works, 1891-4; became partner and sec. Phoenix Telephone Mfg. Co. which merged into the Victor Telephone Mfg. Co., 1898; organized the Monarch Telephone Mfg. Co., 1901, and became its treas .; title changed, 1912, to the Yaxley Mfg. Co., mfrs. Monarch time system apparatus, of which is pres. Republican. Christian Scientist. Recreations: motoring, fishing. Home: 3215 Lexington St. Of- fice: 1103 W. Monroe St.
YEGGE, Charles Frederick, lumberman; b. Boone, Ia., May 5, 1871; s. John K. and Elizabeth (Mul- holland) Yegge; ed. pub. schs., Boone; Northwest- ern Univ .; m. Peru, Ill., Jan. 1, 1898, Ida, d. Gustav Lassig; 2 sons: Harold Francis, Charles Frederick, Jr. Since leaving sch. engaged in lumber and box mfg. business and sale of timber lands; sec. and dir. Chicago Mill & Lumber Co. since Aug., 1898; pres. Detroit (Mich.) Wirebound Box Co .; vice pres. Cincinnati (O.) Wirebound Box Co .; dir. Chi- cago Mill & Lumber Co. of Tenn .; mgr. shook dept. Paepcke-Leicht Lumber Co. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Glen View Golf, Evanston Golf. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 1550 Oak Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 2037 Conway Bldg., Chicago.
YEOMANS, Charles, mfr. pumps; b. Orange, N.J., Nov. 16, 1877; s. Alfred and Elizabeth B. (Ramsay) Yeomans; prep. edn. Lawrenceville (N.J.) Sch .; A.B., Princeton Univ., 1900; m. Maud Gernon, of Madison, Wis., May 1, 1907. Entered the firm of Yeomans Bros., mfrs. pumping machinery, Chica- go, 1900, of which is sec. and treas. Clubs: Uni- versity, City. Recreation: sailing. Home: 185 E. Chestnut St. Office: 331 Institute Pl.
YEOMANS, Edward, mfr. of pumps; s. Alfred and Elizabeth B. (Ramsay) Ycomans; A.B., Prince- ton Univ., 1888. Identified with Yeomans Bros., mfrs. pumping machinery, Chicago, of which is now pres. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 231 Insti- tute Pl., Chicago.
YEOMANS, George Green, railway official. Re- moved to Boston, Mass. (See vol. 1911.)
YERKES, Charles Edward, broker; b. at Phila., Aug. 25, 1863; s. late Charles Tyson and Susanna G. (Gamble) Yerkes; ed. Friends' Central Sch., Phila., followed by a year of study abroad; m. N. Y. City, Apr. 26, 1898, Mabel T. Guerin. Started in father's banking office at Phila. and later admit- ted to firm of Charles T. Yerkes, Jr. & Co .; was pres. Siemens & Halske Electric Co. of America, 1895-8; came to Chicago and formed a partnership with Alexander L. Dewar, as Dewar & Yerkes, and later established present firm of Charles E. Yerkes & Co. Clubs: Glen View, Evanston Country, Edge- water Golf. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 112 W. Adams St., Chicago.
YONDORF, Charles, retired mcht .; b. Gölheim, Bavaria, Germany, May 20, 1849; family emi- grated to U.S., 1852, settling at New York; ed. pub. schs .; m. Grace A. Mayer, of Chicago, Mar. 2, 1880; children: Alma (Mrs. S. Hirshberg, Cincinnati), Nettie (Mrs. Bertram H. Rice, Cincinnati), Edna (Mrs. Simon Lazarus). Came to Chicago, 1872; en- gaged in retail clothing business as sr. mem. firm of Yondorf Bros, many yrs. from 1872; now re- tired. Independent in politics. Jewish. Mason. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 4552 Michigan Av.
YONDORF, David, clothing mcht .; b. N.Y. City, Feb. 12, 1862; s. Meyer and Caroline (Michaelis) Yondorf; ed. pub. schs., New York and Chicago, and Dyrenforth Coll., Chicago; m. Chicago, Feb. 2, 1902, Ida Mayer. Began with H. F. Hahn & Co., jewelers, 1875; with O. R. Keith & Co., 1877-9; traveling salesman for A. L. Singer & Co. 2 yrs .; then with Strauss, Yondorf & Rose, until 1894, when, with brother, C. Yondorf, established in clothing business; bought brother out, 1896; pres. and treas. Yondorf Clothing Co .; vice pres. Modern Belt Mfg. Co. Mem. Associated Jewish Charities. Clubs: Standard, Ill. Athletic, Ravisloe Country. Recreations: motoring, fishing. Home: 5009 Ellis Av. Office: Van Buren and Halsted Sts.
YONDORF, Simon, real estate; died Jan. 14, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
YORE, Thomas William, grain mcht .; b. Chica- go, Mar. 3, 1876; s. Lawrence and Anna (Anderson) Yore; ed. St. Ignatius Coll., Chicago; m. Florence Rogers, of St. Paul, Minn., June 28, 1911; 1 son, James Rogers. Identified with the Rogers Grain Co. since 1891, sec. and dir. since 1912. Democrat. Catholic. Home: 5507 W. Adams St. Office: 439-445 Postal Telegraph Bldg.
YORK, George Washington, editor and pub. (See vol. 1911.)
YOUNG, Aaron Nelson, retired grain mcht .; b. Union Grove, Whiteside Co., Ill., Apr. 3, 1838; s. Daniel · Beers and Betsy (Jackson) Young; ed. pub. schs., Union Grove; m. Sterling, Ill., Mar. 26. 1867; Anna Marie Corell; children: Albert Joseph (de- ceased), Paul Corell (deceased), Ruth, Helen, Wil- liam Sanborn, Ralph Blaisdell. Was mem, firm of S. H. McCrea & Co., 1862-80; of Young & Nichols, 1882-1902 (retired). Was pres. Bd. of Edn. of Ev- anston, 12 yrs. Clubs: Evanston, Glen View Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 1417 Hinman Av., Evans- ton, Ill.
YOUNG, Abram Van Eps, chemist; b. Sheboygan, Wis., June 5, 1853: s. Van Eps and Arlisle (Sea- man) Young; Ph.B., Ph.C., Univ. of Mich., 1875; fellow, Johns Hopkins, 1878-80; unmarried. Asst. in chemistry, Univ. of Mich., 1875-7, Harvard, 1884- 85; prof. chemistry, Northwestern Univ., since 1885. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Chem. Soc. Au- thor: The Elementary Principles of Chemistry. Ad- dress: Evanston, Ill.
YOUNG, Charles Herbert, clergyman: b. Man- hattan. Will Co., Ill., Sept. 26, 1867; s. Edward and Ann Eliza (Hoyt) Young: B.A., Trinity Coll., Hart- ford, Conn., 1891, M.A., 1894; studied at Seabury Div. Sch., Faribault, Minn., 1 yr .; Gen. Theol. Sem .. New York, 1894; m. Omaha, Neb., June 7. 1898. Sarah Hillhouse Bowen; children: Theodora, Mar- garet Bowen, Katharine Storrs. Elizabeth Wil- liams. Taught in Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., and later was in service of Pa. R.R. until en- tering coll. Deacon and priest P.ES. Ch., 1894; head of Associate Mission of Omaha, sec. of diocese of Neb. until 1903; rector Christ Ch .. Chicago, since 1903. Pres. Diocesan Bd. of Religious Edn. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, S.A.R. Home: 6441 Woodlawn Av.
YOUNG, Charles Raymond, lawyer: b. Buchanan Co., Mo., July 28, 1870; s. James Surreldo and Phoebe Jane (Howard) Young; ed. pub. schs., War- saw, Ill.m. Eulalia Just, of Sheldon, Ill., May 30. 1897. Admitted to Ill. bar, June. 1892, and began practice at Warsaw; settled at Chicago, July. 1893; associated in practice with Underwood & Smyser. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Edn., 1915. 16, 17. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Republican. Mason, Odd Fellow. Chib: City. Recreation: mo- toring. Home: 7107 Normal Boul. Office: 100; Mar- quette Bldg.
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YOUNG, Edward Clinton, silk mfr .; b. St. Joseph, Mo., Mar. 1, 1862; s. William H. and Lucinda (Rick- ets) Young; ed. pub. schs. of St. Joseph; taught sch. and studied law; grad. U.S. Mil. Acad., 1887; remained in U.S. Army only a few months; m. Apr. 5, 1SSS, Mary E., d. H. H. Belding; children: Wil- liam H., Elizabeth L., Alice B., Edward C. En- tered employ of the silk house of Belding Bros. & Co., 1887, at St. Paul, Minn .; Jan. 1, 1888, became connected with the Chicago house of same firm; later admitted to the firm and became a dir., asst. treas., and now vice pres. Military record: Cadet, West Point, 1883-7; 2d lt., U.S.A., until Oct. 1, 1887; capt. 1st Inf. I.N.G., 1890-3; maj. 1st Cav. I.N.G., 1896-8; col. 1st Ill. Vol. Cav. in Spanish War; col. 1st Cav. I.N.G., 1899; now maj .- gen. commanding IN.G. Clubs: Union League, Midlothian, Univer- sity. Home: 9215 Pleasant Av. Office: 201 W. Monroe St.
YOUNG, Ella Flagg, ex-supt. of schs. Removed to New York. (See Who's Who in America.)
YOUNG, Frank Richards, insurance; b. Chicago, May 23, 1880; s. Edward E. and Ella (Megrue) Young; ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago; m. Norma Wightman, of Chicago, Oct. 25, 1905; 1 daughter, Jane. Began in ins. business with the Employers' Liability Assurance Corpn., 1902; mem. firm of Childs, Young & Wood since 1907. Trustee Village of Kenilworth. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Kenilworth, North Shore Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
YOUNG, Herbert William, engineer and mfr. electric equipment; b. Hamilton, Can., Sept. 4, 1873; s. Don E. and Matilda (Fisher) Young; ed. Holyoke, Mass .; m. Dorothy Spafford, of Chicago, Sept. 4, 1913. Came to U.S., 1875; in employ of sales and engring. depts., Gen. Electric Co., Lynn, Mass., and Schenectady, N.Y., 1897-9; then with Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., Boston and Pittsburgh; sales mgr. Central Electric Co., Chica- go, 1908-10; pres. Delta Star Electric Co., mfrs. high pressure elec. equipment, since 1910. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs. Re- publican. Christian Scientist. Home: 707 Bitter- sweet Pl. Office: 2433-2443 Fulton St.
YOUNG, Hobart Paul, lawyer; b. Chicago, Mar. 31, 1876; s. George Washington and Mary (McDon- ough) Young; A.B., St. Ignatius Coll., 1895; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1897; m. Isabel Chandler, of Chicago, June 5, 1915; 1 son, Hobart Paul, Jr. Ad- mitted to bar, 1897, and since practiced at Chicago; mem. Alden, Latham & Young 15 yrs .; asst. state's atty. of Cook Co., 1906-8. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Law Club, Legal Club. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Glen View, Exmoor Country. Recrea- tions: outdoor exercises. Home: 744 Rush St. Of- fice: Corn Exchange Bank Bldg.
YOUNG, Jacob William Albert, college prof .; b. York, Pa., Dec. 28, 1865; s. Rev. Jacob and Mary (Lentz) Young; A.B., Bucknell Univ., 1887, A.M., 1890; Univ. of Berlin, 1888-9; Ph.D., Clark Univ., 1892; m. Dora Louise Schafer, 1896. Instr. mathe- matics, Bucknell, 1887-8; asso. in mathematics, 1892-4, instr., 1894-7, asst. prof., 1897-1908, asso. prof. pedagogy of mathematics since 1908, Univ. of Chicago. Studied methods in pedagogy of mathe- matics, Germany, 1897-8, France, 1901, France and England, 1904-5, Austria, 1906, Italy, 1908; mem. Internat. Commn. on Teaching of Mathematics. Mem. Am. Math. Soc. Club: Quadrangle. Author and co-author of several vols., for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: 5422 Blackstone Av.
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