The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 38

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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BUTZ, Theodore Caspar, mortgage investments; b. Chicago, Aug. 16, 1888; s. Otto Charles and Alice (Rogers) Butz; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Rugby Sch., Kenilworth, Ill .; Lewis Inst., Chicago, Athe- næum Business Coll .; m. Jean Hitchcock, Feb. 14, 1912; 1 son, Howard Hitchcock. Began active ca- reer in 1904; then went to Robertson & Lackner and was admitted to the firm, Jan., 1908; Mr. Rob- ertson withdrew and name changed to Lackner & Butz Sons, which continues; dir. Northwestern De- benture Bond Co. Mem. Mfrs.' and Dealers' Club, Chicago Assn. Commerce, Cook Co. Real Estate Bd., Art Inst. of Chicago. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Exmoor Country, Highland Park. Recreations: athletic sports. Home: 822 Sheridan Rd., Highland Park, Ill. Office: 111 W. Washington St., Chicago.

BUTZOW, Arthur M., M.D .; b. Chicago, Nov. 7, 1874; s. C. H. and Emma Mary (Kraul) Butzow; grad. high sch., Chicago, 1894; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1898; m. Chicago, Nov. 27, 1901, Mary A. Arens. Interne, St. Joseph's Hosp., 1898-9; since then in gen. practice; personal asst. to late Nicho- las Senn, 1898-1907, at St. Joseph's Hosp .; instr. bandaging, 1 yr., instr. anaesthetics, 1 yr., Rush Med. Coll .; attending phys. and surgeon, St. Jo- seph's Hosp. Dispensary, 1900-4; attending surgeon, St. Joseph's Hosp., since 1904. Mem. A.M.A., Chi- cago, Ill. State and German med. socs. Office and Home: 1704 Otto St.

BUXBAUM, Emanuel, wholesale clothing; b. at Eibechheim, Baden, Germany, Feb. 2, 1855; s. of Moses and Malka (Schlesinger) Buxbaum; ed. New York; m. Chicago, Nov. 12, 1889, Julia, d. Abraham Kuh (died July 10, 1899) ; m. 2d, Apr. 22, 1903, Car- rie L. Hart; children: Myra C., Louise R. Came to U.S., 1860; engaged in clothing business, and 1889, became connected with the wholesale house of Kuh, Nathan & Fischer Co., of which he has been pres. since 1901. Hebrew religion. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe Country. Home: 4418 Michigan Av. Office: 330 S. Franklin St.

BUZZELL, Edgar Augustus, lawyer; b. Lowell, Mass., Oct. 10, 1860; s. Rev. Oliver Augustus and Mary Adelaide (Merrill) Buzzell; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1886; m. Apr. 4, 1888, Jennie Isetta Gib- son, of Chicago; children: Edgar Gibson, Althea May, Harold Winfield, Merrill Elliott, Miriam Do- rothea. Admitted to bar, Oct., 1888; mem. firm of Holden (William H.) & Buzzell, 1890-1915; practic- ing alone since 1915. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chi- cago Law Inst., Phi Kappa Psi (pres. Chicago Alumni Assn.), Art Inst. of Chicago (life). Re- publican. Club: University. Recreation: farming. Home: 6136 Ellis Av .; (summer) Delavan Lake, Wis. Office: Hartford Bldg., Chicago.

BYERS, John Wesley, live stock; b. York Co., Pa., Dec. 12, 1844; s. Jacob and Sarah (Myers) Byers; ed. pub. schs. of Pa .; m. Harrisburg, Pa., 1868, Frances M. Mohler; children: Nellie A., Pina B., Daisy M., Ralph M. Born and reared on a farm; at the age of 19 came to Ill. and engaged with his brother in the live stock commn. business for sev- eral years. Salesman at the Union Stock Yards with Denney & Redman, live stock commn., till 1876; associated with brother and others in the live stock commn. business, first under firm name of Patterson, Byers & Co., later under the name of Byers, Moon & Byers, and since 1890 under the style of Byers Bros. & Co., with branches at South Omaha, Neb., South St. Joseph, Mo., and Kansas City, Mo. Mem. Chicago Live Stock Exchange. Re- publican. Home: 426 Oakwood Boul.

BYFORD, Henry Turman, gynecologist; b. Ev- ansville, Ind., Nov. 12, 1853; s. Dr. William H. and Anne (Holland) Byford; grad. Berlin (Germany) High Sch., 1868, and Williston (Mass.) Sem., 1870; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll. (Northwestern Univ.), 1873; m. Lucy Richard Larned, of Chicago, Nov. 8, 1882; children: Genevieve (Mrs. Charles S. Rob-

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erts), Mary (deceased), Heath Turman, William in practice at Chicago from 1894; interne, St. Eliz- Holland. Engaged in practice in Chicago; prof. abeth's Hosp., 1895; asst. in anatomy, Rush Med. gynecology, Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago (Univ. Coll., 1896-7; formerly attending phys. to St. Eliza- beth's Hosp .; surgeon to Cook Co. Hosp .; at present surgeon to Columbus Hosp .; prof. of surgery, Ben- nett Med. Coll. (Loyola Univ.). Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Wis. Soc. of Chicago. Home: 454 Mel- rose St. Offices: 29 E. Madison St. and 3203 N. Clark St. of Ill.), since 1892; surgeon to St. Luke's Hosp., Chicago. Apptd. 1st It. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., 1911. Hon. pres. Internat. Congress Gynecology, 1896; F.R.C.M., England; fellow Am. Coll. Sur- geons; pres. Chicago Gynecol. Soc., 1887-8; mem. Am. Gynecol. Soc., A.M.A., Western Surg. and Gynecol. Soc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Kenwood Country, South Shore Country, Chicago Literary, Physicians' (Chicago) ; Authors' (London). Au- C thor: Manual of Gynecology; Diseases of Women (with late Dr. William Heath Byford). Joint Au- thor: American Text Book of Gynecology; Keating CABLE, Benjamin Stickney, assistant sec. of commerce and labor .; Sept. 24, 1872-Sept. 27, 1915. (See vol. 1911.) and Coe's Clinical Gynecology; Kelly and Noble's Operative Gynecology; To Panama and Back, 1908. Contbr. over a hundred papers on gynecol. subjects. Recreations: art, literature and modern languages. Home: 1411 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 112 S. Michi- gan Av.

BYLLESBY, Henry Marison, electrical engr .; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 16, 1859; s. Rev. DeWitt Clin- ton and Sarah (Mathews) Byllesby; ed. Lehigh Univ., Pa .; m. Margaret Stearns Baldwin, of Ro- selle, N.J., June 15, 1882. Was associated with Thomas A. Edison in the early days of electric lighting in N.J., and has been identified with many movements and advances in elec. enterprises. Now pres. of H. M. Byllesby & Co., engrs., Chicago; also officer and dir. Mobile (Ala.) Electric Co., Ft. Smith (Ark.) Light & Traction Co., Okla. Gas & Electric Co. (Okla. City, Okla.), Enid (Okla.) Elec. & Gas Co., Muskogee (Okla.) Gas & Elec. Co., Ottumwa (Ia.) Ry. & Light Co., San Diego (Cal.) Consolidat- ed Gas & Elec. Co., Standard Gas & Electric Co., Ark. Valley Ry., Light & Power Co. (Colo.), Appa- lachian Power Co. (Va. and W.Va.), Securities Ex- change Co .; dir. Pub. Service Co., London, Eng. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., West- ern Soc. Engrs., Nat. Electric Light Assn., Nat. Civic Federation (exec. com.), Chicago Civic Fed- eration (treas.), Universal Mil. Training League (exec. com.). Mem. exec. com. St. Luke's Hosp. (Chicago); dir. Chase House. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, University, Automobile, Glen View Golf (Chicago); Metropolitan, Bankers', Recess, Lawyers', Railway (New York); Minnesota (St. Paul) ; Tavern, Pendennis (Louisville) ; Minneapo- lis (Minneapolis) ; Arlington (Portland, Ore.); Lake Geneva (Wis.) Country, Lake Geneva Yacht. Re- publican. Home: 4358 Drexel Boul., Chicago; (sum- mer) Lake Geneva, Wis. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

BYRAM, Harry E., railway vice-pres .; b. Gales- burg, 111., Nov. 28, 1865; s. Maynard and Cornelia Byram; common sch. edn .; m. Estella Berquist, of Galesburg, Ill., May 26, 1891 (died June, 1909) ; 2d, Mrs. L. T. Morrison, Oct., 1910. Entered service of C.,B.&Q.R.R. Co. as call boy at Galesburg, at 16; was stenographer and clk. at Chicago until 1889; clk. in gen. mgr.'s office and chief clk. in vice pres.' office G.N.Ry., St. Paul, 1894-8; asst. gen. supt. Mont. Central Ry., Great Falls, Mont., Mar., 1898- Oct., 1899; supt. Cascade div. G.N. Ry., Everett, Wash., 1899-1902; asst. to 1st and later to 4th vice pres. C.,R.I.&P. Ry., Chicago, 1902-4; gen. supt. Southwestern dist. C.,R.I.&P., Topeka, Kan., Feb .- July, 1904; gen. supt. Neb. dist., C.,B.&Q.R.R., Sept., 1904-May 15, 1909, asst. to 2d vice pres., May 15, 1909-Feb. 1, 1910, 2d vice pres., Feb. 1, 1910-Sept., 1917, C.,B.&Q.R.R.Co .; pres. C.,M.&St.P.Ry. since Oct. 1, 1917. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: Railway Exchange, Chicago.

BYRNE, see also Burn.

BYRNE, John Henry, M.D. (See vol. 1911.)

BYRNE, Miriam (Miss), author; b. Chicago, Jan. 13, 1886; d. James and Hannah (Elliott) Byrne; grad. West Div. High Sch., 1902. Author: The Would-Be Witch, 1906; House of the Red Fox, 1908. Home: 4337 Wilcox Av.

BYRNES, see also Burns.

BYRNES, Frank, M.D., surgeon; b. Fond du Lac, Wis., May 4, 1863; s. Maurice and Rose (Reilly) Byrnes; ed. common schs. and commercial coll. at Fond du Lac; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1894: m. Chicago. Sept., 1897, Annie M. Burns. Engaged

CABLE, Fayette S., piano mfr .; b. Cannonsville. N.Y., Mar. 18, 1855; s. Silas and Mary (Goodrich) Cable; ed. pub. schs. and at Delaware Lit. Inst., Franklin, N.Y .; m. Kate Elting, of Ellenville, N.Y., Oct. 16, 1879; children: Anne S. (Mrs. Thomas L. Powell), Rachel Elting (Mrs. J. L. Hench), Gladys Goodrich, Dorothy Roselle. Was in the sch. book business with A. S. Barnes & Co., N.Y. City, 1876- 80; then came to Chicago and represented Porter & Coates, of Philadelphia, in same line until 1890; became connected with the Chicago Cottage Organ Co. and was sec. of the same until 1899, when name was changed to The Cable Co., of which was pres. until 1903; then established the Fayette S. Cable Piano Co., and in July, 1904, the business was re- organized as the Cable-Nelson Piano Co., mfrs. of the Cable-Nelson pianos, with factory at South Haven, Mich., of which is pres. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Clubs: Union League, Hinsdale. Recreation: farming. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 209 S. State St., Chicago.

CADMAN, James Piper, writer. Removed to Cal- ifornia. (See vol. 1911.)

CADY, Jeremiah Kiersted, architect; b. Indian- apolis, Ind., June 29, 1855; s. Charles Warner and Abigail Aikman (Kiersted) Cady; B.Arch., Cornell Univ., 1876; m. Madison, Wis., Oct. 8, 1891. Paget Daniels (died 1914); 2 children: Jessica and Paget Kiersted. Came to Chicago, 1883; in employ of Burnham & Root, 1883-7; mem. Handy (Frank W.) & Cady, architects, 1887-1909, since alone. Episco- palian. Club: University. Recreations: golf and walking. Home: 1217 Astor St. Office: 179 W. Washington St.

CAHILL, Edward T., lawyer. (See vol. 1911.) CAHN, see also Kahn.

CAHN, Benjamin Robert, stock and bond broker: b. Chicago, Aug. 26, 1862; s. Aaron and Ida (Lorie) Cahn; ed. Allen Acad., Chicago, and Cornell Univ .: m. Chicago, Dec. 8, 1891, Belle Austrian; 1 son. Alvin Robert. Since 1887 actively and successfully engaged in present business. Mem. New York Stock Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange (pres. 1905-7), Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Treas. Michael Reese Hosp., Chicago Lying-in Hosp. and Dispensary. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Standard (ex- pres.), Ravisloe Country. Home: 4720 Greenwood Av .; (summer) Oconomowoc, Wis. Office: 38 N. La Salle St., Chicago.

CAHN, Bertram Joseph, secretary and treas. B. Kuppenheimer & Co .; h. Chicago, Nov. 10, 1875; s. Joseph and Miriam (Schwab) Cahn; A.B., Yale. 1896; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1898: m. Irma B., d. Jonas Kuppenheimer, of Chicago, Nov. 5. 1907: children: Terese Isabel, Bertram J., Jr. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1898, and practiced at Chicago until 1913: sec, and treas. B. Kuppenheimer & Co., mfrs. clothing, since 1913. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago har assns. Republican. Clubs: Yale. City. Lake Shore Country. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 415 S. Franklin St., Chicago.

CAHN, Louis M., secretary Progress Tailoring Co .; b. Ashland, O., Apr. 16, 1874; s. Jacob and Re- gina (Tillman) Cahn: A.B., Harvard, 1895. L.L.R .. 1897: unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar. 1898; in ofllces of Newman. Northrup & Levinson, 3 yrs .: mem. firm of Holzheimer & Cahn. 1900-4, Rosen- baum & Cahn. 1905-13; sec. Progress Tailoring Co. since 1913. Republican. Active in the promulga- tion of social settlement and charitable work. Mem.

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Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Standard, City, Ravis- loe Country. Home: 4907 Grand Boul. Office: 161 W. Harrison St.

CAHN, Morton David, broker; b. Chicago, Sept. 28, 1880; s. Joseph and Miriam (Schwab) Cahn; A.B., Yale Univ., 1901. After leaving college em- barked on own account as broker in stocks, bonds and investment securities. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange. Republican. Clubs: Ravisloe Country, City, Lake Shore Country. Home: 4809 Grand Boul. Office: 1068 The Rookery.

CAIN, see also Kane.

CAIN, Louis Perkins, clergyman; b. Danville, Ill., Dec. 31, 1866; s. Charles R. and Eliza (Smith) Cain; B.A., Wabash Coll., Crawfordsville, Ind., 1890, M.A., 1900 (D.D., 1907); m. Lillian M. Dieter, of Sedalia, Mo., Sept. 20, 1900. Ordained Presbyn. ministry, 1894; pastor Sheldon, Ill., 1894-6, Sedalia, Mo., 1896-9, Edgewater Ch., Chicago, since 1899. Moderator Presbytery of Chicago, 1910-11; dir. Chicago Law and Order League; mem. Council of Federated Churches of America. Mem. Beta Theta Pi. Club: University. Recreation: golf. Home: 5546 Kenmore Av.

CAIRNS, Charles Andrew, railway official; b. at Cleveland, O .; s. Peter and Ann M. Cairns; ed. pub. schs., Cleveland. Began as messenger in gen. of- fices Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianap- olis Ry., at Cleveland, 1878; stock clk., later chief clk., pass. dept. combined C.,C.,C.&I., Indianapolis & St. Louis and Dayton & Union rys., 1889; chief clk. pass. dept., 1889-90; asst. gen. pass. and tkt. agt., 1890-2, Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City Ry .; in gen. pass. dept. C.&N.W.Ry., 1892-5, becoming asst. gen. pass. and tkt. agt., 1895-1903, and gen. pass. and tkt. agt. since 1903. Home: 5403 Dor- chester Av. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul.

CALDWELL, Charles Peter, M.D .; b. Chicago, Nov. 8, 1856; s. Peter and Ann (Roach) Caldwell; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1876, Rush Med. Coll., 1877, Göttingen Univ., 1879, Univ. of Dublin, 1880; m. Elizabeth S. O'Neill, of Chicago, July 21, 1881. Formerly consulting phys., St. Ber- nard's and People's hosps .; med. dir. Chicago Ex- ternes' Sanatorium; apptd., Apr., 1916, by Mayor Thompson, with unanimous approval of the City Council, to succeed the late Dr. Theodore B. Sachs as supt. Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium of Chi- cago (350 beds). Mem. Draft Exemption Bd. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. (ex- pres.), British Med. Assn. Democrat. Catholic. Clubs: University, Mediævalists'. Home: 4429 Michigan Av. Address: Bryn Mawr St. and N. Crawford Av.

CALDWELL, Frank Bevis mfr .; b. at Chicago, Mar. 26, 1890; s. Frank Congleton and Grace (Be- vis) Caldwell; M.E., Sibley Coll. (Cornell Univ.), 1912; married. Sec. and dir. H. W. Caldwell & Son Co., mfrs. machinery. Mem. 5th Div. Engrs., Ill. Naval Reserve. Republican. Presbyterian. Home: 300 N. Oak Park Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 17th St. and Western Av., Chicago.

CALDWELL, Frank Congleton, mfr .; b. Indian- apolis, June 22, 1866; s. Henry Wallace and Han- nah Ann (North) Caldwell; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law (Northwestern Univ.), 1887; m. Grace Bevis, of St. Louis, Jan. 4, 1888; children: Frank Bevis, Henry Wallace, Adelaide, Constance. Admitted to Ill. bar, and practiced, Chicago, 1887-92; vice pres. H. W. Caldwell & Son Co., engrs. and machinists, 1892-1908, and pres. since 1908. Dir. Oak Park Trust & Savings Bank. Republican. Presbyn. Mem. Oak Park Sch. Bd .; mem. S. A. R. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League; also Engineers' (New York). Home: 445 N. Kenilworth Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 17th St. and Western Av., Chicago.

CALDWELL, John Davis, railway official; b. at Lynn, Mass., July 4, 1863; s. John Lord and Sarah (Davis) Caldwell; descendant of John and Sarah (Dillingham) Caldwell, Ipswich, Mass., 1654; ed. pub. schs., Easton, Md .; m. Susan Cook, of Jack- son, Mich., Oct. 23, 1890; 3 children: Louis Golds- borough (in Am. field service in France), Marga- ret (Mrs. Benjamin L. Dall), Edward Cook. Tele- graph operator Pa.R.R., 1880-3; operator, 1883, sec.

to supt. of motive power, 1883-5, D.&R.G.R.R .; identified with the C.&N.W.Ry.Co. since 1885, as sec. to the pres., 1885-1909, and sec. of the corpn. since Jan. 12, 1909; also sec. C.,St.P.,M.&O.Ry. since Oct. 21, 1910; sec. and dir. since Oct. 20, 1909, of 25 subsidiary companies of the C.&N.W.Ry.Co. Mem. S.A.R. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Railroad (New York); Oak Park Country. Recreations: au- tomobiling, golf. Home: 130 East Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

CALDWELL, Oliver North, mfr .; b. Indianapo- lis, Ind., Feb. 2, 1869; s. Henry W. and Hannah Ann (North) Caldwell; grad. West Div. High Sch., Chi- cago, 1887; m. Chicago. Oct. 14, 1896, Amelia A. Taylor; 1 son, Wiley North. Continuously connect- ed with H. W. Caldwell & Son Co., engrs., found- ers and machinists, of which is now vice pres., treas. and dir. Dir. Mercantile Trust & Savings Bank. Presbyterian. Clubs: Oak Park, Chicago Athletic (Chicago) ; Machinery (New York). Home: 531 Linden Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 17th St. and Western Av., Chicago.

CALDWELL, Otis William, botanist; b. at Leba- non, Ind., Dec. 18, 1869; s. Theodore Robert and Belle Caldwell; B.S., Franklin (Ind.) Coll., 1894; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1898; m. Cora Burke, of Portland, Ind., Aug. 25, 1897. Prof. botany, East- ern Ill. State Normal Sch., 1899-1907; asso. prof. botany, 1907-15, prof. same and supervisor of nat- ural science since 1915, Sch. of Edn. of Univ. of Chicago; was dean Univ. Coll., 1913-16. Prof. bot- any, Univ. of Ind. Summer Sch. of Biology, 1904. Fellow A.A.A.S. Author several botanical works. Contbr. to science jours. Home: 5524 Kimbark Av.

CALHOUN, William James, lawyer, diplomat; Oct. 5, 1848-Sept. 19, 1916. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)

CALKINS, Harvey Reeves, clergyman; b. Valpa- raiso, Ind., Apr. 11, 1866; s. William Thomas and Arabella Thurza (Reeves) Calkins; A.B., North- western Univ., 1888, A.M., 1891; B.D., Garrett Bibl. Inst., 1890; traveled and studied in Europe,. 1890-1, and 1896; m. Helen M. Pearsons, of Evanston, Ill., July 8, 1890 (died Mar. 27, 1893); m. 2d, Ida Von Holz, of Cincinnati, O., Oct. 3, 1894. Ordained M.E. ministry, 1892; pastor Castle Rock, Colo., 1891; Haymarket Ch., Denver, 1892-3; Sheffield Av. Ch., Chicago, 1894-8; missionary field evangelist, 1898- 1900; missionary in India, 1900-10; stewardship sec. Commn. on Finance, M.E. Ch., since 1912. Mem. Beta Theta Pi. Author: Victory of Mary Christopher, 1903; Mind of Methodism, 1905; A Man and His Money, 1914; The Human East, 1916; The Pagan West, 1916; various pamphlets and re- view articles. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 1020 S. Wabash Av., Chicago.

CALKINS, Lucius Allen, grain commn .; b. Chi- cago, Aug. 14, 1860; s. Allen C. and Sophia J. (Lar- rabee) Calkins; ed. high sch., Chicago; m. Chicago, 1898, Henrietta Harland; 2 daughters: Henrietta Mary and Elinor Harland. On leaving school en- tered employ of D. W. Irwin & Co., grain commn .; then with various firms until entering business on own account, 1899; mem. firm of Wrenn, Calkins & Egan, stock and grain brokers, until 1909; since then mem. of L. A. Calkins & Co. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Clubs: Hamilton, City, Edgewater Golf, Edgewater Country, Skokie. Recreation: golf. Home: 5857 Kenmore Av. Office: Board of Trade.

CALLAGHAN, James Edward, law publisher; b. Boston, Oct. 26, 1857; s. Bernard and Mary (King) Callaghan; A.B., Georgetown (D.C.) Univ., 1880; m. Ann Arbor, Mich., 1886, Mary Donnelly; children: Bernard, Edward, James (all now deceased), Mary S., Emma Margaret. On graduation from coll., en- tered law pub. house of Callaghan & Co. (of which father was founder, 1864), and since 1881 has been a partner in the firm, and now pres. of the corpn. Club: Chicago Athletic. Homes: 5502 Hyde Park Boul., Chicago; (summer) Williams Bay, Wis. Of- fice: 401 E. Ohio St., Chicago.

CALLAHAN, Charles H., lawyer. (See vol. 1911.) CALLAWAY, William L., M.D .; b. Fulton, Mo., Dec. 11, 1869; s. William L. and Sarah J. Callaway; prep. edn. State Normal Sch., Kirksville, Mc : M.D., Barnes Med. Coll., St. Louis, 1897; m. Martha Ter-

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ry, of Fulton, Mo., June 10, 1900; 2 children: Wil- liam Terry, Thomas Russell. Engaged in practice at Chicago since 1898; prof. clin. medicine, Ill. Post-Grad. Med. Sch., since 1908; prof. internal medicine and head of dept., Ill. Post-Grad. Med. Sch .; clin. prof. medicine, Chicago Coll. Medicine and Surgery; attending physician West Side Hosp. Contbr. to med. jours. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Mason (Union Park Lodge No. 610, Corinthian Chapter, St. Bernard Com- mandery, Medinah Temple). Recreations: motor- ing and fishing. Home: 3015 Warren Av. Office: Suite 1400, 32 N. State St.

CALLENDER, Joseph Eliot, insurance; b. Peo- ria, Ill., Nov. 19, 1866; s. Eliot and Mary (Frye) Callender; ed. pub. schs., Peoria, Ill .; m. Florence G. Hewitt, of Peoria, 1888; 1 son, Hewitt. Mfg. chemist at Peoria, 3 yrs .; then asst. cashier Dime Savings Bank until 1898; came to Chicago and en- gaged in the ins. business; was sec. of the Mac- donell, Baker, Callender Co., 1901-5; since resident mgr. The Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corpn. of London, Eng. Republican. Baptist. Mem. Loyal Legion, Naval Order of the U.S. Club: Chicago Automobile. Home: St. Charles, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

CALVERT, Thomas Elwood, chief engr. C.,B.& Q.R.R .; b. nr. Phila., Sept. 10, 1849; s. Isaac and Phoebe (Rhodes) Calvert; Ph.B., Yale Univ., 1870; widower. Began ry. service in engring. dept. of C., B.&Q.R.R., 1871, and was supt. lines west of the Mo. River, 1875-1905, and chief engr. of the entire system since 1905. Republican. Office: 547 W. Jack- son Boul.

CALVEY, John J., hotel manager; b. Sligo, Ire- land, Aug. 15, 1876; s. Patrick and Delia (Doherty) Calvey; ed. nat. sch., Co. Sligo, Ireland; unmarried. Came to World's Fair, Chicago, 1893; went to work in Auditorium Hotel as bell boy; promoted through various depts. and was elected mgr., 1914. Repub- lican. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Club: Hinsdale Golf. Recreations: golf, motoring. Address: Auditorium Hotel.

CAMBRIDGE, William Boyd, district sales mgr .; b. Ellsworth, Me., Mar. 10, 1889; s. Arthur Adams and Belle (Southerland) Cambridge; ed. grammar and high schs. in and around Boston, but circum- stances made it necessary to leave high sch., in 3d term, before graduating; unmarried. Entered em- ploy of Hersey Mfg. Co., water meters, South Bos- ton, Mass., 1904, as office boy, and has since con- tinued with the company; advanced to timekeeper, asst. shipping clk., then in charge of shipping and order depts .; started on road as salesman early in 1910, and dist. mgr. in Chicago since 1911. Liberal Republican. Protestant. Mem. Chicago Sharpshoot- ers' Assn. Recreation: horseback riding. Home: 4832 Broadway. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St.

CAMERON, Anson, M.D .; b. at Millersburg, O., Mar. 19, 1874; s. Robert Matthews and Rachel (Mayers) Cameron; grad. Millersburg High Sch., 1892; A. M., Bethany Coll., W. Va., 1895; M. D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Philadelphia, 1900. Resi- dent physician Hahnemann Hosp., Philadelphia, 1900-1; in practice in Chicago since 1901; prof. pediatrics and clin. asst. in pediatrics, Hahnemann Coll. and Hosp., Chicago. Mem. Am. Inst. Homo- opathy, Ill. Homœ. Med. Soc., Chicago Homœ. Med. Soc. Mem. Christian Church. Clubs: University, Chicago Yacht. Home: 25 E. Elm St. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.

CAMERON, Dan Uhl, dentist; b. Millersburg, O., Aug. 14, 1876; s. of Robert Matthews and Rachel (Mayers) Cameron; ed. pub. schs. of Millersburg and Dayton, O .; D.D.S., Phila. Dental Coll., 1899; student Benning Sch. of Anatomy, Phila., 1894-8; Garretson Hosp. of Oral Surgery; m. Anna Barton Doverspike, of Kittanning, Pa., Aug. 3, 1908; chiil- dren: John Wheaton, Gordon, Dan, Jr., Barton. Practiced at Chicago since 1899. Mem. Nat. Den- tal Assn., Ill. State and Chicago dental socs., Gar- retsonian Soc., Psi Omega, Art Inst. Chicago, Chi- cago Hist. Soc., S.A.R. Mason. Club: Chicago Yacht. Home: 23 E. Goethe St. Office: 25 E. Elm St.

CAMERON, Daniel Ross, stationer, printer. Re- moved to Altadena, Cal. (See vol. 1911.)

CAMERON, Dwight Foster, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)

CAMERON, Edgar Spier, painter; b. Ottawa, Ill., May 26, 1862; s. John Rush and Emily (Spier) Cameron; ed. pub. schs., Chicago Acad. Design, Art Students' League, New York, Académie Julien and École des Beaux Arts, Paris; m. Marie Gelon, of Chicago, 1890. Art critic, Chicago Tribune, 1891- 1900; exhibitor Paris Salon; hon. mention, Yerkes Prize Competition, 1892; worked on decoration for Chicago Expn., 1893; mem. Internat. Jury, Paris Expn., 1900; silver medal, Paris, 1900. Most impor- tant work is "Dreamland" and group of paintings awarded M.A.L. prize and later exhibited in spl. Am. exhbn. at Royal Acad., Berlin; represented in collections of Chicago Hist. Soc., Union League, Arché and Woman's Aid clubs, Chicago; mural dec- orations in Supreme Court Library, Springfield, Ill .; Butler Prize, Art Inst., Chicago, 1913. One of founders Municipal Art League, Chicago; mem. Chicago Soc. of Artists. Club: Cliff Dwellers. Ad- dress: 10 E. Ohio St.

CAMERON, John Hillyard, bonds. (See vol. 1911.) CAMERON, John M., lawyer; b. Ottawa, Can., Sept. 18, 1867; s. Neil and Mary (McRae) Camer- on; ed. grammar and high schs .; m. Anna M. Iver- son, Jan. 1, 1895 (died June 12, 1917); children: Alan C., Juliette A. (deceased), Anita C. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1889; associated, 1889, with law firm of Campbell & Custer, and, 1896, with Custer, God- dard & Griffin until formation of firm of Custer, Griffin & Cameron, in 1903; since May 1, 1908, the firm name has been Custer & Cameron. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. (treas.). Republican. Episcopalian. Resident of Chicago, 1869-96, since that time of Riverside, Ill .; trustee Village of Riverside, 1901-5, and pres. of the village, 1905-9. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Hamilton, Church, Prairie, Riverside Golf. Home: Addison Rd., Riverside, Ill. Office: 818 The Rook- ery, Chicago.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 38

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