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CAMERON, Marie Gélon, portrait painter; b. at Paris, France; educated in Paris; m. Edgar Spier Cameron, of Chicago, 1890. Has exhibited at Salon, Paris; Art Inst. of Chicago; St. Louis Expn., 1904; etc. Mem. Chicago Soc. of Artists; hon. mem. Le Cercle Français. Club: The Cordon. Recreation: sketching outdoors. Studio: 10 E. Ohio St.
CAMERON, Ossian, lawyer; b. Montreal, Can., Mar. 22, 1868; s. Colin and Annie (Munro) Cam- eron; ed. pub. schs., O'Fallon Inst., St. Louis, 1876- 87; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law (Lake Forest Univ.), 1893; m. Rosamond M. Gilbertz, of Chicago, Aug. 31, 1910; 2 sons : Ossian, 2d, Alan Donald. Ad- mitted to bar, 1893; mem. Ill. State Bar Assn .. Chi- cago Bar Assn. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shrin- er). Author: Illinois Criminal Law and Practice. 1898; Illinois City and Village Laws, 1905. Revised and enlarged Jones' and Binmore's General Legal Forms, Pleading and Precedents, 1902. Home: 1255 Rosedale Av. Office: Otis Bldg.
CAMERON, Peter Ferguson, insurance; b. Glas- gow, Scotland, Feb. 7, 1859; s. John and Mary (Fer- guson) Cameron; ed. Hyde Park High Sch .; m. Cin- cinnati, Apr. 11, 1889, Mary A. Wynne; children: Mary A., Florence W. In Chicago branch office of the Northwestern Nat. Fire Ins. Co. of Milwaukee. 1876-88; with Fred S. James & Co., 1SSS-92; since mem. firm of P. F. Cameron & Co. Democrat. Pres- byterian. Mem. St. Andrew's Soc. Recreations: flower gardening and other outdoor diversions. Home: 5748 Blackstone Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
CAMERON, William Allan, mfr .; b. at Detroit. Mich., Aug. 9, 1876; s. Alexander and Sarah Kath- leen (Saunders) Cameron; ed. pub. sch. and St. Paul's Sch., Detroit. On leaving sch., 1894, became connected with the kellogg-Mackay-Cameron Co., mirs. of boilers and radiators, of which was treas. and dir. many years; now pres. Cameron-Schroth Co. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Exmoor, Midlothian. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 415 Rush St., Chicago.
CAMMACK, Herbert M., investment securities; b. Oakland, La., July 12, 1875; s. Addison and Frances ( Harrison) Cammack; ed. pub. schs. at Waco and St. Mary's Sch., San Antonio, Tex .; m.
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Lena Chloe Thomas, of Batavia, N.Y., Sept. 4, 1902; 1 daughter, Frances Addison. Admitted to bar at Waco, Tex., 1899; practiced at Waco until 1902; judge Corporation Court, 1902-6; removed to Chi- cago, 1906, and engaged in bond and investment securities business; mgr. of Chicago office of Weil, Roth & Co., of Cincinnati and New York, since 1915. Club: Union League. Recreations: cross country walking. Home: 1029 Washington Boul., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 901 Borland Blk., Chicago.
CAMP, Walter Mason, editor; b. Camptown, Pa., Apr. 21, 1867; s. Treat B. (capt. Co. F, 52d Pa. Vols., Civil War) and Hannah A. (Brown) Camp; C.E., Pa. State Coll., 1891; m. Blue Island, Ill., May 2, 1898, Emeline Sayles. After leaving coll. was surveyor and draftsman with Southern Pacific Co. in Cal .; chief engr. and supt. Rainier Av. Electric (interurban) Ry., Seattle, Wash .; work train fore- man and section foreman, Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern R.R .; post-grad. student in electricity and steam, Univ. of Wis., 1895-6; with Englewood & Chicago Electric (storage battery) Ry., as insp. of materials in 1896 and as supt. of constrn., 1897; chief editor Railway Review since 1897. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Ry. Engring. Assn., Roadmasters' and Maintenance of Way Assn., Ry. Signal Assn., Chicago Engineers' Club. Recreations: farming, and visiting western Indian reservations. Author and pub. Notes on the Track. Home: 7740 Union Av. Office: 537 S. Dearborn St.
CAMPANINI, Cleofonte, musical director; b. at Parma, Italy, Sept. 1, 1860; studied at Royal Con- servatory, Parma; m. Eva Tetrazzini, of Florence, Italy, May 15, 1887. First conducted at Parma, 1881; prin. condr. Royal Opera, Covent Garden, London, 1897-1906; first came to America, 1883; dir. Manhattan Opera Co., New York, 1906-9; gen. mus. dir. Chicago and Phila. opera companies, 1910-13, gen. mgr. since 1913; notable in productions of "Salome," "Natoma," "The Secret of Susanne," "'Cendrillon," "Le Jongleur de Notre Dame," "Thais," "Louise," "Pelleas et Melisande," "Sam- son and Delilah," "Dejanire," "Cleopatre," "Monna Vanna," etc. Hon. citizen of Parma, and recipient of many orders from crowns of Italy, Austria, Spain and Portugal, also from govts. of Brazil and Argentina. Mason. Home: Parma, Italy. Address: Auditorium Theatre, Chicago.
CAMPBELL, Alexander Fergus, agent for Chi- cago Underwriters' Assn .; May 20, 1852-Dec. 23, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
CAMPBELL, Archibald Matthew, building con- tractor. (See vol. 1911.)
CAMPBELL, Daniel Alexander, ex-postmaster; b. Elgin, Ill., June 23, 1863; ed. high schs., Winne- bago Co., Ill., and in law at Union Coll. of Law, Chicago. Admitted to bar, Mar. 5, 1886. Mem. 38th Gen. Assembly of Ill .; postmaster of Chicago, Apr. 16, 1907-17. Republican. Home: 5646 Sheridan Rd.
CAMPBELL, Date Scott, vehicle springs; b. at Greenleaf, Kan., Aug. 10, 1886; s. George S. and Ruth (Scott) Campbell; grad. Topeka (Kan.) High Sch., 1905; unmarried. Has been identified with ve- hicle spring mfg. business continuously since 1905; sec. Tuthill Spring Co .; vice pres. Wales-Adamson Co. Mem. Soc. Automotive Engrs. Mason (Shrin- er). Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Englewood. Home: 6432 Yale Av. Office: 760 Polk St.
CAMPBELL, Mrs. David Allen (Ola Barnes Campbell), editor The Musical Monitor; b. Platts- mouth, Neb .; d. Hon. J. W. and Martha D. (Gage) Barnes; ed. high sch., Plattsmouth; Ladies' Sem., Mt. Pleasant, Ia .; musical study, Chicago, New York and London, Eng .; m. David Allen Campbell, of Plattsmouth, Neb., June 28, 1882; 3 children: James Patterson, Newton Colin, Paul. For many years a contralto singer, prominent in church and oratorio work; editor and owner The Musical Mon- itor, official organ of Nat. Federation of Musical Clubs. Especially interested in philanthropic work and in assisting deserving girls in developing their musical talent. Charter mem. and hon. vice pres. Nat. Federation of Musical Clubs; hon. pres. Mati- nee Musical, Coffeyville, Kan .; hon. pres. Musical Research, Lander, Wyo .; hon. mem. Matinee Musi- cal, also Fortnightly Club, Lincoln, Neb., and Tues- day Club, Bartlesville, Okla .; chmn. community
music of Nat. Council of Women. Progressive Re- publican. Presbyterian. Home: 616 S. Michigan Avenue.
CAMPBELL, David C., real estate and invest- ments; b. Wheeling, W.Va., 1834; ed. pub. schs. of W.Va .; m. Iowa, 1862, Mary A. Shonts; children: John A., Charles P., David S. Was in banking in Centerville, Ia., 1871-93, when removed to Chicago; now pres. Campbell Investment Co. Home: 9204 S. Robey St. Office: 230 S. LaSalle St.
CAMPBELL, Donald Francis, college prof., ac- tuary; b. East River, St. Mary's, N.S., Can., Apr. 26, 1867; s. George and Ellen Esther (Gunn) Camp- bell; B.A., Dalhousie Coll., Halifax, N.S., 1890; B.A., Harvard, 1894, M.A., 1895, Ph.D., 1898; m. Lou Rena Bates, of Danielson, Conn., Mar. 28, 1906; 2 children: Donald, Elizabeth. Instr. mathematics, Harvard Univ., 1897-1900; prof. and head dept. mathematics, Armour Inst. Tech., Chicago, since 1900; lecturer on ins., Northwestern Univ. Sch. of Commerce, 1909-11; sec. and actuary, Ill. Pension Laws Commn. Mem. Am. Math. Soc .; fellow Am. Inst. of Actuaries. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: University, Faculty, Elks. Author: The Ele- ments of the Differential and Integral Calculus, 1904; A Short Course in Differential Equations, 1907; A Short Course in Life Insurance, 1909. Home: 1134 Oak Av., Evanston. Office: 76 W. Mon- roe St., Chicago.
CAMPBELL, Edmund Schureman, teacher and painter; b. Freehold, N.J., Oct. 28, 1884; s. James Wall Schureman and Mary (Valentine) Campbell; ed. Freehold High Sch .; Stevens Prep. Sch .; S.B. in Architecture, Mass. Inst. Tech., 1906, S.M., 1907; studied École des Beaux Arts, Paris. Mem. fac- ulty, Carnegie Inst. Tech., Pittsburgh, Pa., 1907-14, Armour Inst. Tech., Chicago, since 1914; now prof. architectural design and acting head Dept. of Ar- chitecture. Water color painter; has exhibited for a number of years at the important exhbns. of U.S. Mem. New York Water Color Club, Pittsburgh Assn. Artists, Artists' Guild. Clubs: The Arts (Chi- cago), Park Ridge Men's. Home and Studio: 36 E. Center St., Park Ridge, Ill.
CAMPBELL, Edward Taylor, railway official; b. Lansingburgh, N.Y .; ed. pub. schs. Engaged in ex- press service until 1893; sec., 1893-6, chmn., 1896-9, Southwestern Traffic Assn .; purchasing agt. Minne- apolis & St. Louis R.R., at Minneapolis, 1900-1; purchasing agt. at New York City, 1902-9, gen. traffic mgr. at Chicago, since 1909, Erie R.R. Dir. Midland Paper Co. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade, Chicago Assn. Commerce, Empire State Soc. of Chi- cago. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, South Shore Yacht, Midlothian Country (Chicago); Union League (New York). Home: 1116 E. 46th St. Office: 1303 Transportation Bldg.
CAMPBELL, Frank James, publisher; b. Pike Co., Ill., 1868; s. Archibald and Elizabeth (Fisher) Campbell; ed. pub. schs .; m. Emmaline Hawkins, of Scranton, Ia., June 15, 1893; 1 son, Frank James, Jr. (2d lt. U.S.M.C.). In newspaper work before entering publishing business, 1899; pub. Fine Arts Journal. Republican. Protestant. Club: Illinois Athletic. Recreations: motoring, outdoor sports. Home: 6649 Kimbark Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
CAMPBELL, H(ilary) Erskine, lawyer; b. Hava- na, Ill., Oct. 3, 1876; s. Washington Hilary and Elisabeth (Conwell) Campbell; ed. Racine Coll. Grammar Sch., Univ. Sch., of Wis., Univ. of Chi- cago, Leland Stanford Jr. Univ., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch .; m. Lorraine, d. Howard J. Decker, of Chicago, June 25, 1901. Admitted to Ill. bar, Oct., 1902; associated first in practice with firm of Parker & Pain; later in office of Charles E. Pain; now mem. firm of Pain, Campbell & Kasper. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst., Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Edgewater Golf, Edge- water Country. Home: 1066 Berwyn Av. Office: Room 1301, 38 S. Dearborn St.
CAMPBELL, Homer Charles, lawyer, mgr. Re- tail Credit Co .; b. Akron, O., Jan. 19, 1881; s. Jacob Riley and Mary (Begeman) Campbell; grad. Akron High Sch., 1899; A.B., Adelbert Coll., Cleveland, 1903; LL.B., Western Reserve Law Sch., Cleveland, 1905; m. Lottie Durbin, of Cuyahoga Falls, O., Feb.
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7, 1911. Practiced law in Cleveland as mem. Camp- town, Ia., May 1, 1905 (now deceased). Traveling bell & Waite, 1905-10; became mgr. Cincinnati of- agt. and insp., Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co., 1891-4; chief clk. to lines sales agt., 1894-6, chief clk. to gen. mgr. and to 2d vice pres., 1896-9, Phila. & Reading Ry. Co .; gen. western frt. agt. Phila. & Reading Ry. Co. since 1899, to Central R.R. Co. of N.J. since 1910. Independent Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Sigma Phi. Club: Traffic. Home: Elgin, Ill. Office: 500 Old Colony Bldg., Chicago.
fice of Retail Credit Co. (life ins. and individual reports), July, 1910; mgr. same company at Chi- cago since Jan. 1, 1913. Mem. Western Efficiency Soc. Republican. Lutheran. Mason (Lodge, Chap- ter, Commandery, Al Sirat Grotto and Al Koran Temple, all of Cleveland). Clubs: Mystic Athletic, Kiwanis. Recreations: motoring, fishing, golf. Home: 1112 Pratt Boul. Office: 1349-1351 Conway Bldg.
CAMPBELL, James Tweedie, M.D .; b. Whitby, Ont., Can., Nov. 9, 1865; s. James and Rebecca (Tweedie) Campbell; ed. pub. and high schs., Whit- by, Can .; M.B., Univ. of Toronto, Med. Faculty, 1889; M.D., Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll. (New York Univ.), 1889; M.R.C.S., Royal Coll. Surgeons of England, 1890. Engaged in practice in Chicago since 1890; laryngologist to St. Luke's Hosp., and prof. laryngology, rhinology and otology, Post- Grad. Med. Sch. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Coll. of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Laryngol. Soc. Clubs: University, South Shore Country. Home: 4621 Woodlawn Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Boul.
CAMPBELL, John F., commission mcht .; b. at Hamilton, Ont., Can., Oct. 27, 1864; s. Robert and Annie (McMurray) Campbell; ed. pub. schs. and Collegiate Inst., Can .; m. Laura A. Lindsay, of Toronto, Dec. 21, 1892; 5 children: Stuart McMur- ray, John Harold, Norman Lindsay (deceased), Marion Laura, Ronald Kenneth. Came to Chicago, 1886; with D. B. Scully Syrup Co., 1886-90; book- keeper and pvt. sec. for O'Neill & Williams, whole- sale syrups and molasses, 1890-8; commn. mcht. in groceries, under name of John F. Campbell, 1898- 1910; pres. John F. Campbell Co., wholesale commn. sugar, rice, etc., since 1910. Recreations: fishing, boating. Home: Hubbard Woods, Ill. Office: 326 W. Madison St., Chicago.
CAMPBELL, John Franklin, oculist, aurist; b. at Thornhill, Ont., Can., Jan. 17, 1864; s. John and Caroline Matilda (Clay) Campbell; M.D., C.M., Vic- toria Coll. (Univ. of Toronto), 1886; L.R.C.P., L.R. C.S., Edinburgh, Scotland, 1890; m. Inez Olds, of Springfield, Ill., Aug., 1908. In practice since 1886; settled in Chicago, 1890. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Author: Education of the Blind in the Public Schools, 1904. Home: 856 E. 65th St. Office: 1823 Field Annex Bldg.
CAMPBELL, John Gailey, M.D .; b. Fonda, N.Y., Dec. 6, 1869; s. of John D. and Mary (McLaury) Campbell; A.B., Hamilton Coll., 1893, A.M., 1896; M.D., Northwestern University, 1896; m. Nelle M. Hawksworth, of Chicago, June 25, 1900; 2 daugh- ters: Margaret, Mary Louise. Interne, St. Luke's Hosp., 1896-8; since then engaged in practice of internal medicine and obstetrics; clinical instr. medicine, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch .; med. ref- eree Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York, and exam- iner for Mo. State Life Ins. Co. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Physicians' Club, Theta Delta Chi, Phi Beta Kappa, Nu Sigma Nu. Republican. Presbyterian. Home: 7143 Prince- ton Av. Office: 6914 Wentworth Av.
CAMPBELL, John Gladstone, lawyer; b. Whitby, Ont., Can., Jan. 28, 1869; s. James and Rebecca (Tweedie) Campbell; grad. Toronto Univ., 1890; took course in law at Osgood Hall, Toronto, 1890-1; came to Chicago, 1891. Admitted to bar, 1892; as- sociated with the firm of Aldrich, Payne & Defrees, and when that firm was succeeded by Defrees, Brace & Ritter, became a partner in the latter; then mem. Defrees, Buckingham, Ritter & Camp- bell, now Campbell & Fischer. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Legal, Law, Chicago Golf, South Shore Country. Recreation: golf. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.
CAMPBELL, Richard Cobden, railway official; b. Ada Kate (Campbell) Campbell; A.B., Williams Coll., Mass., 1890; m. Maude Goodwin, of Marshall-
CAMPBELL, Robert Willis, lawyer; b. Frank- fort, Clinton Co., Ind., July 30, 1874; s. Joseph C. and Lena (Nicoll) Campbell; B.A., Leland Stan- ford Jr. Univ., 1896; Hastings Coll. of Law, San Francisco, 1897-8; read law in offices of Reddy, Campbell & Metson (father a partner), San Fran- cisco; m. Bertha Gary, of Wheaton, Ill., Sept. 10, 1901; 1 daughter, Julia Elizabeth. Admitted to Cal. bar, 1899; removed to Chicago, 1904; mem. firm of Knapp & Campbell; gen. counsel Ill. Steel Co. and other corpns .; mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Methodist. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: University, Union League, Law, Westmore- land Country. Home: 1733 Hinman Av., Evanston. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
CAMPBELL, Robert Wilson, secretary Brownell Improvement Co .; b. Phila., Pa., Apr. 21, 1872; s. James Hayden and Theresa (Logan) Campbell; ed. pub. schs., Phila .; Girard Coll., Phila .; unmarried. In the steel and wire business, 1889-98; sec. Brown- ell Improvement Co. since 1898, also dir. Mem. Betsy Ross Flag Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Modern Woodmen; Chicago Lodge No. 4, B.P. O. Elks; Loyal Order of Moose. Clubs: Hamilton, Traffic; Old Colony (New York). Recreations: out- door sports. Residence: Strand Hotel. Office: 1220 Chamber of Commerce Bldg.
CAMPBELL, William Lorne, druggist; b. Toron- to, Ont., Can., Dec. 23, 1871; s. John and Caroline Matilda Campbell; ed. pub. schs., Toronto, and at- tended Wellesley High Sch., 1885; grad. Ontario Coll. of Pharmacy, 1890; m. Chicago, 1891, Laura Augusta George. Began as druggist in Toronto, 1885, and continued there until after graduation in pharmacy; came to Chicago and in 1896 joined in the organization of the Economical Drug Co., of which was vice pres. until 1916, since pres. and mgr. Presbyterian. Mason (K.P., Shriner), Knight of Khorassan. Club: Mystic Athletic. Recreations: athletic sports. Home: 5300 Blackstone Av. Office: 122 N. State St.
CAMPBELL, William Patterson, safety deposit mgr .; b. Bath, N.Y., Nov. 30, 1846; s. Charles W. and Harriet (Hoyt) Campbell; ed. pub. sch., Bath, N.Y., and Acad. of Canandaigua, N.Y .; m. Chicago, Feb. 13, 1871, Alice Ten Eyck. Was clerk in Pay Dept., U.S.A., during last 2 yrs. of Civil War; clerk in wholesale drug house of Smith, Cutler & Co .. Chicago, 1866-8; entered govt. service as ry. postal clerk, Feb., 1868, promoted through grades and be- came asst. gen. supt. in Washington, 1890; re- signed, Feb. 28, 1893, and became connected with Am. Surety Co., in Chicago; connected with that and other surety companies until July, 1901; mgr. Chicago Safe Deposit Co. since Jan. 1. 1902. Re- publican. Mason. Home: 5704 Dorchester Av. Of- fice: 125 W. Monroe St.
CAMPION, John, fire marshal. (See vol. 1911. )
CANAVAN, Austin Augustus, lawyer; b. Phila .. Pa., Nov. 5, 1852; s. Anthony and Ann (Hughes) Canavan; removed with parents to Ill., 1857; grad. St. Viator's Coll., Kankakee Co., Ill., 1874; LL.B .. Yale Law Sch., 1876; m. Chicago, Dec., 1881, Emma Valliquette. Admitted to bar of Conn., 1876, and to bar of Ill. same year. Catholic. Home: 4512 Indi- ana Av. Office: 25 N. Dearborn St.
CANBY, Caleb Harlan, broker: b. Massillon, O .. Dec. 7, 1856; s. of Caleb and Mary D. (Preswick) Canby; ed. Brooklyn, N. Y., and Colora, Md .; m. Jane Lynch, of Brooklyn, Nov. 13, 1884; children: Caleb CAMPBELL, Ralph Rankin, M.D. Removed to California. (See vol. 1911.) Harlan, Jr., Mary, Joseph L., Lloyd, Stuart M. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade since 1890, and since engaged in commn. business under firm name of C. H. Canby & Co., of which is sr. mem. Was pres Davenport, Ia., Sept. 2, 1866; s. James Daniels and Chicago Bd. of Trade 2 terms, 1914-16; mem. Chi cago Stock Exchange. Club: Chicago, Home: 4521 Ellis Av. Office: 8 Board of Trade.
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CANBY, Caleb Harlan, Jr., commission mcht .; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Jan. 20, 1886; s. Caleb Harlan and Jane (Lynch) Canby; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Ruth M. Cudney, of Chicago, Apr. 16, 1914. Identi- tied since beginning of active career, 1903, with grain commn. business established by father; now jr. partner C. H. Canby & Co., grain and provisions. Capt. Officers' Reserve Corps, U.S. Army, by appmt. of Pres. Wilson, Nov. 6, 1916. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Club: Chicago. Home: 5142 University Av. Office: 8 Board of Trade.
CANDLISH, William James, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)
CANFIELD, Mrs. George Edwin, author; see Gordon, Elizabeth.
CANNON, John Cornelius, general mgr. Cregier Signal Co .; b. Chicago, Sept. 11, 1863; s. Cornelius and Ellen (Dooner) Cannon; ed. Franklin and Jones schs., Chicago, graduating at 14; m. Chicago, Nov. 19, 1890, Anna Redell; children: Irene, Clara. Upon leaving sch., 1877, entered employ of Western Electric Co .; promoted at different periods until, at time of leaving that company, May 18, 1903, was in city trade; with Western Electric Co., altogether, 26 yrs .; mgr. of the Consolidated Fire Alarm Co., 1903-6; gen. mgr. Cregier Signal Co. since 1906. Chmn. Bd. of Election Commrs., July 9, 1906-May, 1909; chief clerk Bd. Election Commrs., May 1, 1909-Dec. 6, 1910; supt. of employment for Commrs. of Lincoln Park, 1911-17; supt. and sec. same, 1917. Represented 26th Ward in Chicago City Council, Apr., 1897-Apr., 1899; candidate for nomination for city clerk, 1911. Republican. Mem. Irish Fellow- ship Club. Recreations: baseball, fishing. Home: 4047 Hermitage Av. Address: Care Commrs. of Lincoln Park.
CANNON, Thomas Henry, lawyer; b. Chicago, Jan. 23, 1864; s. Thomas and Mary (Walsh) Can- non; ed. pub. schs .; grad. Chicago High Sch., 1881; Chicago Coll. of Law, 1892; m. Catherine A. Mul- len, of Chicago, Aug. 7, 1906. Began practice, 1892; associated, May, 1897, with James H. Poage in firm of Cannon & Poage which still continues. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Lawyers' Assn., Chicago Law Inst., Chicago Hist. Soc. Re- publican. Catholic. Mem. Catholic Order of For- esters (sec., 1892, and high chief ranger since 1894), Knights of Columbus, Columbian Knights, Royal League, Royal Arcanum, Modern Woodmen; ex-pres. Nat. Fraternal Congress of America. Clubs: Hamilton, Ill. Athletic. Home: 4326 Sheri- dan Rd. Office: Stock Exchange Bldg.
CANTELOU, Robert C., wholesale coal; b. in Lowndes Co., Ala., July 4, 1866; s. William LaMar and Josephine (Conolly) Cantelou; ed. pub. schs., Birmingham, Ala .; m. Belle Coben, of Newport, Ky., Sept. 28, 1892; 1 son, Stanley David. Moved with parents to Birmingham at age of 6; began ac- tive career as sec. to Col. J. W. Sloss, pres. Sloss Furnace Co., Birmingham, 1887; traveled succes- sively for Hall Bros. & Co., pig iron (Louisville, Ky.), Forsyth, Hyde & Co. (Chicago), McFarlane & Co. (Louisville), Castner, Curran & Bullitt, whole- sale coal (Phila.), Consolidation Coal Co. (succes- sor to Fairmont Coal Co.); western mgr. Houston Coal Co. since 1907. Protestant. Mason (K.T., Con- sistory, Shrine); mem. O.E.S., Elks, K.P. Club: Chicago Automobile. Recreations: athletic exer- cises. Home: 347 E. 45th St. Office: 700 Old Colony Bldg.
CANTILLON, William David, railway official; Aug. 5, 1861-Dec. 13, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
CANTY, Francis James, general atty. London Guarantee & Accident Co .; b. Erie, Pa., July 3, 1862; s. Jeremiah H. and Mary (Hendricks) Canty; ed. Erie (Pa.) pub. schs. up to 1877; Stratford (Ont.) High Sch., 1878; Lawrence Univ., Appleton, Wis., 1879; Milwaukee (Wis.) High Sch., 1880-1; Chicago Coll. of Law, 1893-6; m. Mary H. Coulson, of Wash- ington, D.C., Nov. 23, 1897; children: Francis Coul- son, Mary Loyola, Laura Mercedes. Worked for Wis. Central Ry. and C.,M.&St.P.Ry., in gen. freight and claim offices, and on the road as agent, 1881- 92; last position, 1891-2, in charge of freight for latter ry. in Chicago; with Am. Casualty Co., as adjuster, 1893; had charge of claim dept., London Guarantee & Accident Co., 1893-6; since gen. atty.
for same company. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Inde- pendent Democrat. Catholic. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Chicago Yacht, Chicago Automobile, Beverly Country. Home: 11228 Longwood Drive. Office: 134 S. LaSalle St.
CAPITAIN, Henry D., mfr., alderman; b. in Eng- land, 1862; educated in Germany; came to Chicago in 1879; married. Pres. Western Leather Mfg. Co. Alderman of the 25th Ward since 1911; (chmn. lo- cal transportation com.). Republican. Was instru- mental in organizing old Village of West Ridge, and the Ridge Av. Park Dist. and served as clk., trustee and treas. at various times; was sch. trus- tee in old Village of Rogers Park. Was pres. Rog- ers Park Improvement Assn. several terms; vice pres. Ways and Means Com. of North Shore Im- provement Assn. Home: 1508 Estes Av. Office: 184 W. Lake St.
CAPPER, John Sheville, merchant; b. Phila., Pa., Nov 19, 1867; s. Henry and Sarah Jane (Sheville) Capper; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Apr. 25, 1888, Nellie Ebersole; children: Howard Chislett, Emma Bessie (deceased), Marion Nell, Marguerite Ger- trude (Mrs. E. B. Beaver), John Sheville, Jr. Be- gan business career as cash boy with C. W. and E. Partridge; then 5 yrs. with C. R. Harshberger, and 3 yrs. with W. B. Blackman & Bro .; pres. and treas. Capper & Capper of Ill., mfrs. and retailers men's furnishing goods; also pres. Capper & Capper of Minn. (Minneapolis), Capper & Capper of Mich. (Detroit). Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce (dir. 1917), South West Mich. Breeders' Assn. Demo- crat. Universalist. Mason (Consistory, Shrine). Clubs: Prosperity, Chicago Athletic. Recreations: breeding high grade cattle (Guernsey), books and outdoor diversions. Home: 5652 South Park Av., Chicago; (summer) Roseheath Orchards, Oster- haut Lake, Grand Junction, Mich. Office: 100 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
CAPPS, Joseph Almarin, M.D .; b. Jacksonville, Ill., Feb. 28, 1872; s. Stephen R. and Rhoda S. (Tomlin) Capps; A.B., Ill. Coll., 1891; M.D., Har- vard Univ. Med. Sch., 1895; A.M., Harvard Univ., 1897; m. E. Christy Brooks, of Chicago, 1904; chil- dren: Richard, Frances, Robert. Fellow in pathol- ogy, 1895-6, house physician, 1 yr. (1895), McLean Insane Hosp., Waverley, Mass .; house physician in Boston Lying-In Hosp., 1897; house physician, Mass. Gen. Hosp., Boston, 2 yrs .; in gen. practice in Chicago, since 1897; instr. and asso. prof. medi- cine, Rush Med. Coll., since 1898; asst. visiting physician Presbyterian Hosp .; attending physician Cook Co. Hosp. since 1906. Apptd. 1st It. Med. Re- serve Corps, U.S.A., 1911. Mem. Am. Assn. of Phy- sicians, A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Soc. Internal Medicine. Republican. Club: University. Home: 2532 Prairie Av. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.
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