The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 4

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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ADKINSON, see also Atkinson.

ADKINSON, Elmer Williams, lawyer; b. East Enterprise, Switzerland Co., Ind., Nov. 28, 1844; s. Samuel and Jane (McHenry) Adkinson; A.B., Hillsdale (Mich.) Coll., 1868; studied law in Law- renceburg, Ind .; m. Ella R. Magee, of Chicago, 1870; children: Henry M., Laura R. Admitted to bar at Lawrenceburg, Nov., 1868; practiced at Au- rora, Ind., 1869-73, since in Chicago; mem. Magee, Oleson & Adkinson, 1873-7, Magee & Adkinson, 1877-83; since in practice alone. Atty. for Town of Lake two terms, 1883-4 and 1886-7. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Republican. Mason (K.T.); mem. Royal Arcanum, Royal League. Rec- reation: baseball. Home: 5540 Wentworth Av. Office: 179 W. Washington St.

ADLAND, P. Grant, secretary John A. Tolman & Co., wholesale grocers; b. Raymond, Racine Co., Wis., May 19, 1866; s. Knude and Phoebe (Drought) Adland; ed. pub. schs., Raymond and Rochester (Wis.) Acad .; m. Alice S. Holland, of Chicago, Oct. 6, 1894; 1 daughter, Vera Lucile. Began active career in gen. mdse. store, at Raymond, title of K. Adland & Sons, 1883, continuing there 7 yrs .; came to Chicago, 1890, and was employed as book- keeper with S. Peterson & Co., wholesale grocers, continuing 1 yr .; then became connected with John A. Tolman & Co., wholesale grocers, as accountant and held that position for 15 yrs .; has served as sec. of the company since Jan. 1, 1907; also sec. and dir. King's Model Laundry Co., Chicago. Mem. Wholesale Grocers' Assn. Republican. Methodist. Recreation: motoring. Home: 714 N. Lotus Av. Office: 84 E. Lake St.

ADLER, Abraham Kohn, architect; Sept. 13, 1873-Oct. 29, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

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ADLER, Herman Morris, psychiatrist; b. New York, Oct. 10, 1876; s. Isaac and Frieda (Gram- bacher) Adler; A.B., Harvard, 1897; A.M., M.D., Columbia Univ., New York, 1901; m. Frances Por- ter, of Hubbard Woods, Ill., Mar. 17, 1917. Asst. prof. psychiatry, Med. Sch. of Harvard Univ., 1912- 17; was chief of staff Boston Psychopathic Hosp. until coming to Chicago, Oct., 1916, to make a study of the facilities in Cook Co. for detection and care of mental diseases and mental deficiency, under auspices Rockefeller Foundation and Nat. Soc. Mental Hygiene. Designated by Judge Scully, Feb., 1917, to make a survey of Cook County's psy- chopathic cases and to act as med. adviser to the county bd .; apptd. state criminologist of Ill. by Gov. Lowden, June 30, 1917; dir. Juvenile Psycho- pathic Inst. since Feb. 10, 1917. Fellow A.M.A .; mem. Am. Assn. Pathologists and Bacteriologists, Am. Medico-Psychol. Assn., Am. Neurol. Assn., Am. Chem. Soc., A.A.A.S., N.E. Soc. of Psychiatry, Boston Soc. Psychiatry and Neurology, New York Acad. Medicine, Soc. Advancement of Clinical In- vestigation, Am. Biochem. Soc. Home: 119 E. Hu- ron St. Offices: 771 Gilpin Pl. and Juvenile Court, County Bldg.

ADLER, John George, live stock commn .; b. at Joliet, Ill., July 12, 1874; s. Albert and Frances (Lott) Adler; ed. pub. schs. of Ill .; unmarried. Identified with live stock commn. business at Chi- cago since 1894; mem. Adler, Son & Co. since Sept. 1, 1902. Mem. Chicago Live Stock Exchange. Home: 840 E. 51st St. Office: Union Stock Yards.

ADLER, Sidney, lawyer; b. Chicago, June 13, 1871; s. Joseph S. and Emma Adler; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and studied law in offices; m. Sara Schoen- brun, of Chicago, Sept. 24, 1895; children: Joseph, Irving. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1892; mem. firm of Adler, Lederer & Beck. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Club: Chicago Au- tomobile. Home: 5710 Woodlawn Av. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St.

ADOLPHUS, Philip, M.D .; b. Berlin, Prussia, 1829; s. Aaron and Isabella (Goldschmidt) Adolph- us; M.D., Univ. of Md., 1853; (hon. M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1873); m. Lebanon Springs, N.Y., Xyrissa M. Bates; 3 children: Norman P., Philip Sidney, Edah. Began practice of medicine, 1858; asst. surgeon U.S.A., serving during Civil War; med. insp. Bd. of Health, Chicago, 1866-73; attending phys., supt. and dir. Brainard Free Dis- pensary, 1868-73; attending phys., financial supt., med. supt., med. dir. and one of the directors of Central Free Dispensary, 1873-1902; lecturer on obstetrics, spring course, Rush Med. Coll., 1873; lecturer on clin. gynecology, spring course, same, 1875; clinical adjunct to chair of gynecology, 1875- 94, and clinical prof. of gynecology, 1894-1902, Rush Med. Coll .; attending gynecologist, 1886-9, consulting phys. since 1893, 1 resbyn. Hosp. Mem. central com. and of the west div. consulting com. of the charity organization, 1884-9; mem. west div. consulting com. of the Bureau of Charities, 1892- 1906. Mem. A.M.A. and state and local med. socs. Mem. P.E. Ch. Home: 1639 Washington Boul.

ADOLPHUS, Wolfe, capitalist and mfr .; died Feb. 11, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)

ADSIT, Charles C., broker; b. Chicago, July 14, 1855; s. James M. and Arville S. Adsit (father was Chicago's first banker); ed. old Chicago Univ. and at Cornell Univ .; m. 1890, Mary B. Ashby, of Louis- ville, Ky .; children: Charles C., Elizabeth. Began business career, 1877, with Merchants Loan & Trust Co., later becoming receiving teller Com- mercial Nat. Bank, and afterward paying teller Northwestern Nat. Bank until 1887; since then broker in stocks, bonds and investment securities; dir. Chicago Rys. Co., Hibernian Banking Assn. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange (pres., 1897-8), N.Y. Stock Exchange. Clubs: Chicago, University, Onwentsia, Lake Forest. Home: 1322 Ritchie Pl. Office: The Rookery.

AFFELD, Charles Ernest, insurance; b. Stettin, Prussia, Mar. 10, 1843; s. Carl Gottlieb and Louise Agnes (Dinse) Affeld; came to Chicago, Oct., 1847; attended Dearborn Sch. and Bryant and Stratton Business Coll .; clerked in drug store 1 yr. and in law office of Arrington & Dent; enlisted in Bat-

tery B, 1st Ill. Light Artillery, May, 1861, and served 3 yrs. and 3 months; m. Chicago, July 5, 1868, Helen Waite; children: Helen Emelia, Charles Ernest, Jr., William C., Olive L. Canvasser for books and later kept books for publishing house; insurance broker, 1868-71; surveyor for New York Underwriters' Agency, 1872-3; mem. insurance firm of Witkowsky & Affeld, 1873-1914; mem. firm Af- feld, Tonk & Co. since Apr., 1914. Mem. Chicago Board of Underwriters, Chicago Bd. of Trade, Chicago Assn. Commerce; trustee Acad. Sciences. Republican. Mem. George H. Thomas Post, G.A.R. Clubs: Union League, City. Recreation: horticul- ture. Home: 1210 Michigan Av., Evanston, Il1. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

AFFELD, Charles Ernest, Jr., insurance; b. Chi- cago, Feb. 28, 1876; s. Charles Ernest and Helen (Waite) Affeld; ed. University Sch., Chicago; Ur- bana (O.) Univ .; Rensselaer Poly. Inst., Troy, N.Y .; m. May Sanders, of Urbana, O., Apr. 4, 1900; children: Christina McDonald, Charles Ernest, 3d. Engaged in inspection work for Hamburg-Bremen Fire Ins. Co., also as spl. agt. in Cook Co., Ill., for same company, 1900-14; partner Affeld, Tonk & Co., Cook Co. mgrs. for Hamburg-Bremen Fire Ins. Co. since Apr. 3, 1914; firm also represents large Am. companies. Mem. Fire Insurance Club of Chicago, Central Y.M.C.A. Clubs: Press, City. Home: 2612 Hampden Ct. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.

AFFLECK, Benjamin Franklin, mfr. Portland cement; b. Belleville, Ill., Mar. 1, 1869; s. James and Anna (Richardson) Affleck; ed. pub. schs., Belleville; m. Agnes H. Adams, of St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 20, 1899; 1 daughter, Mildred. Salesman Ill. Steel Co., 1896-1906; sales mgr. Universal Port- land Cement Co. (subsidiary to U.S. Steel Corpn.), 1906-15, pres. since 1915; pres. Cement Products Exhbn. Co., Chicago, Calumet Supply Co., Gary, Ind .; dir. First Nat. Bank, Wilmette, Ill. Pres. of Portland Cement Assn .; mem. Western Soc. Engrs., Sheridan Rd. Improvement Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, En- gineers', Rotary, Chicago Automobile, Southern. Mem. com. on raw materials of Council of Nat. Defense, 1917. Home: 827 Greenwood Av., Wil- mette, Ill. Office: 210 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

AGAR, James Scanlon, packer; b. Chicago, May 17, 1864; s. John and Ellen (Scanlon) Agar; ed. Lincoln (pub.) sch., Chicago, to 1878; m. Chicago, Sept. 15, 1887, Minnie A. Dye; children: Eleanor, Ruth, John, Louise, Kathryn. After leaving sch. was 5 yrs. in employ of Nat. Bank of Ill. In 1885 formed firm of Agar Brothers (with William G. Agar), wholesale dealers in meats, until 1899, when consolidated with the Agar-Marshall Pack- ing Co., under style of Agar Packing Co., of which has since been vice pres. and treas .; also pres. Western Packing & Provision Co. Home: 1316 Madison Park. Office: 310 N. Green St.

AGAR, John, packer; b. Carlow Co., Ireland, Oct. 3, 1838; s. John and Mary (Hollingsworth) Agar; ed. by private tutor; m. in Ireland, 1862, Ellen Scanlon; children: James S., William G., Woodbury S., John T., Ellen. Established in 1869 as a pork packer and sausage mfr .; now pres. Agar Packing Co. Home: 416 Arlington Pl. Office: 310 N. Green St.

AGEE, Joseph Alvey, coal merchant. (See vol. 1911.)

AGLER, Oliver Oscar, lumber; deceased. (See vol. 1911.)

AHERN, Mary Eileen, editor; b. on farm nr. In- dianapolis, Ind .; d. William and Mary (O'Neill) Ahern; grad. Spencer (Ind.) High Sch., 1881; Cen- tral Normal Coll. of Ind., 1882; Library Sch., Ar- mour Inst. Tech., Chicago, 1895-6. Teacher pub. schs. of Bloomfield, Spencer and Peru, Ind .; asst. state librarian of Ind., 1889-93, state librarian, 1893-5; an organizer, 1896, and since editor, "Pub- lic Libraries" (library jour.). Lecturer in several library schs. and before assns., clubs, etc. Organ- izer Ind. Library Assn. (sec., 1889-96) ; an organ- izer, 1896, and sec., 1896-1907, library dept., N.E.A. Fellow Am. Library Inst .: life mem. A.L.A .; mem. Ill. Library Assn., Chicago Library Club, Am. Peace League, Nat. Playgrounds Assn., Nat. Assn. Charities and Correction. Clubs: Chicago Wom-

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an's, Indianapolis Fortnightly. Home: 5854 Ro- salie Ct. Office: 6 N. Michigan Av.

AHLSWEDE, Edward, merchant; b. Walsrode, Germany, May 2, 1855; s. Henry and Dorothea (Meier) Ahlswede; ed. pub. schs .; came to Amer- ica, 1872; m. Rosa Prinzing, Chicago, July 6, 1876; 8 children: Edward, Herbert, Arthur, Ada, Roland, Ruth, Irving and Carl. Began active career as clerk for L. Klein, Chicago, and later became man- ager for J. W. Kindt; entered business for self, 1878, with E. A. Lange; became successor to the firm, 1884, and had 3 retail stores for several yrs .; organized the Globe Dept. Store, 1899; bought the entire interest, 1902. In 1910 organized the Ed. Ahlswede Co., of which is pres. Republican. Bap- tist. Pres. German Baptist City Soc., German Western Baptist Assn .; treas. Old People's Home Soc. Mem. Retail Merchants' Assn .; also mem. Chicago Plan Commn. Home: 2029 Ewing Pl. Office: 2500 W. North Av.

AHRENS, John Paulsen, lawyer; b. Hamburg, Germany, Oct. 1, 1851; s. Edward A. and Elizabeth M. Ahrens; family removed to U.S., 1855, settling in Davenport, Ia .; ed. high schs .; studied law in office of Gen. J. B. Leake, 1868; taught sch .; came to Chicago, 1872; m. 1877, Fanny, d. of Edward and Mary J. Hamblin, of Portland, Me .; children: Edith Louise (Mrs. Robert E. Kenyon), Leila M., Edward H., John P., Jr. Admitted to Ill. bar, June 7, 1873; deputy clerk Superior Court of Cook Co., 1873-5; engaged in law practice since 1875; ad- mitted to bar of U.S. Supreme Court, 1882. Was vice pres. Chicago Ry. Equipment Co. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Republican. Baptist. Mason. Club: Hamilton. Home: 3218 Ver- non Av. Office: 105 N. Clark St.

AHRENS, Mary A., lawyer; b. Staffordshire, Eng., Dec. 29, 1836; d. William H. Jones; came to U.S. and settled in Ill., 1854; studied at Galesburg Acad .; m. 1st, 1857; then studied medicine and earned her diploma; m. 2d, 1886, Louis Ahrens (died, 1907). Grad. Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1889. Opened the first relief sta. for starving men, 1893-4, and was instrumental in feeding and lodg- ing thousands of homeless people. Promoter and founder of the Mary A. Ahrens Mission, a home for destitute women; vice pres. Protective Agency for Women and Children; a suffrage advocate for years; chmn. Woman's Sch. Suffrage Assn. of Cook Co., which secured for women the right to vote in sch. elections in Ill .; vice pres. Ill. Women's Press Assn. Home: 5484 Cornell Av.

AIKEN, William James, insurance; b. Fayette- ville, Tenn., June 2, 1848; s. Lorenzo Dow and Elizabeth (Foster) Aiken; ed. Dickinson Coll., Tenn .; m. Madison, Jefferson Co., Ind., Sallie E. Boyd; children: Florence B., Howard B. (both deceased). Entered Union army at 16 as private Co. G, 29th Ill. Inf., serving 1864-5. Studied law, but never practiced; returned to Ill., 1867; was en- gaged in mercantile business in Kankakee, Ill .; came to Chicago, May, 1869, and engaged in com- mission business ; in employ American Express Co., 1869-87, and was acting supt. of the company in Wis., with headquarters at Milwaukee; returned to Chicago, Mar., 1885, as chief clerk and asst. to gen. supt. of same company; gen. mgr. Preferred Accident Ins. Co. since Aug., 1889. Presbyterian. Mem. Columbia Post, G.A.R .; Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Hamilton, Illinois. Recreations: fishing, hunting. Home: 2150 Monroe St .; (summer) Lake Geneva, Wis. Office: The Rookery, Chicago.

AINSLIE, James Stuart, clergyman; b. Otsego Co., N.Y., May 6, 1856; s. William and Jeannette Ainslie; A.B., Cornell Univ .; studied Yale Div. Sch .; m. Kate Hopkins, of Ithaca, N.Y., 1883. Or- dained Congl. ministry, 1882; pastor Ogdensburg, N.Y., 1882-90, Plymouth Ch., Ft. Wayne, Ind., 1890-1900; organizer and pastor North Shore Congl. Ch., Chicago, 1900-15; now pastor Argyle Com- munity Ch. (independent), which organized 1916. Home: 5057 Kenmore Av.

AINSWORTH, Franklin Fessenden, publisher; b. Boston, Mass., Sept. 5, 1856; s. Joseph F. and Emeline Frances (Gilmore) Ainsworth; ed. Bos- ton Latin Sch., and Polytechnic Inst. of Brooklyn;

m. at Syracuse, N. Y., Oct. 20, 1881, Carrie, d. of William Gilbert. Began business with Potter, Ains- worth & Co., publishers, 1873; remained with firm until its consolidation with A. S. Barnes & Co., and later merged with Am. Book Co .; now with C. G. Ainsworth, in firm of Ainsworth & Co., publish- ers of school books. Episcopalian. Trustee and treas. Western Theol. Sem. and of Church Home for Aged Persons; treas. Bd. of Missions Diocese of Chicago; agent of the bishop of Chicago; treas. Diocese of Chicago; mem. bd. of trustees Endow- ment Fund Diocese of Chicago. Republican. Served as corporal Boston Latin School Regt. Rec- reation: fishing. Home: 4432 Drexel Boul. Office: 629 S. Wabash Av.

AISHTON, Richard Henry, railway official; b. Evanston, Ill., June 2, 1860; s. R. H. and E. Aish- ton; ed. Evanston pub. schs .; m. Rosa B. Whitbeck, of Tama, Ia., Oct. 11, 1881. Entered ry. service, 1878, as axman engr. corps C. & N. W. Ry., with which has since been identified; various duties un- til 1895; asst. supt., 1895-7; div. supt., 1897-9; gen. supt., 1899-1902; asst. gen. mgr., 1902-6; gen. mgr. lines east of Mo. River, 1906-10; vice pres. in charge of operation and maintenance, Oct. 20, 1900- Dec., 1914, and pres. since May 23, 1916. Mem. Federal Industrial Relations Commn. since 1914. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago, Ill.

ALABASTER, John Lewis, school furniture; re- moved to Riverside, Cal. (See vol. 1911.)

ALBAUGH, George Sylvanus, mfr .; b. Johnson Co., Mo .; s. Jacob Preston and Rebecca (Petry) Al- baugh; ed. Ansonia (O.) High Sch .; Earlham Coll., Richmond, Ind .; Ohio Northern Univ., Ada; m. Ma- bel Harvey, of Jacksonville, Fla., Apr. 25, 1917. Teacher in pub. schs. of Ohio 5 yrs .; sales mgr. for Powers, Higley & Co. 2 yrs .; associated with brother and founded the Albaugh-Dover Co., mfrs. "Butterfly" cream separators, farm tractors and cut gears, Chicago, of which is pres., treas. and gen. mgr .; also founder Western Thread Co. (El- gin, Ill.) and Sheboygan (Wis.) Couch Co. Mem. Chamber of Commerce of U.S.A., Am. Defense League, Art Inst. Chicago, Geog. Soc. Chicago. Pro- gressive Republican. Methodist. Club: Berwyn. Homes: 7117 34th St., Berwyn, Ill .; (summer) Fox Lake and lodge in Northern Mich. Office: 2100 Marshall Boul., Chicago.

ALBAUGH, Henry Preston, sales manager; b. in Johnson Co., Mo., Oct. 9, 1869; s. Jacob P. and Re- becca (Petry) Albaugh; removed with parents to Darke Co., O., at age of 6; ed. Nat. Normal Univ., Lebanon, O .; m. Darke Co., O., Aug. 27, 1891, Carrie E. Sullenbarger; children: Forrest R., Hazen L., Kathryn R., Anthal E., Liston L., Merton V., David L. and Margaret E. Taught school 6 years; moved to North Manchester, Ind., 1896; salesman for Chi- cago firm, 1896-8; pres. Manchester Coll., North Manchester, 1899-1900; moved to Chicago, 1900, and organized the corporation of Albaugh, Dover Co., mail order and mfg. business, of which was pres. 9 years. Republican; has taken active part in all campaigns since a voter; candidate for congress 4th Ill. dist., 1910. Gives some time to special work in sales management and business organiza- tion for large corps., balance of time in travel, lec- ture and polit. work. Home: Berwyn, Ill. Office: 2100 Marshall Boul., Chicago.

ALBERT, Allen Diehl, sociologist; b. Williams- port, Pa., Oct. 3, 1874; s. Allen D. and Sarah Ann (Faber) Albert; ed. pub. schs .; read law in offices of Heber J. May, Washington, D. C .; attended lec- tures in law and polit. science, Columbian (now George Washington) Univ .; m. Janet Clark Jones, of Paris, Ill., June 20, 1901. Reporter, Washing- ton Post, 1895-7; various New York newspapers, 1898; corr. in Cuba, Spanish-Am. War, 1898; Wash- ington bureaus, Baltimore Sun and New York Sun, 1899-1902, Washington Star, 1902-4; musical and dramatic critic, Washington Times, 1904-6; city editor, mng. editor, etc., same, 1906-10; pub. Columbus (Ohio) News, 1910-11; editor Minneapo- lis Tribune, 1912-16, asso. pub., 1914-16. Specializ- ing since 1906 on polit. economy and sociology, especially subjects pertaining to growth of cities; has visited and studied more than 400 cities of

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U.S., Can., Mexico and Cuba, and lectured widely for extension depts. of state univs .; as foreman of grand jury, Minneapolis, 1914, exposed failure of the city government to suppress organized vice; made extensive investigation of industrial condi- tions of Atlanta, Ga., 1917; active many yrs. in service of organized charity, playgrounds, pub. health and city planning; author of law regulating savings banks in Dist. of Columbia, now in force. Pres. Internat. Assn. Rotary Clubs, 1915-16; vice pres. Minn. State Art Commn., 1913-16; mem. Minn. State Hist. Soc., Minn. Acad. Social Sciences (pres., 1914-15), etc. Progressive. Episcopalian; pres. Ch. Club, Diocese of Minn., 1914-17. Contbr. series biog. sketches, Munsey's Mag., 1905-10, also edito- rials for various mags .; wrote (brochure) "The Crown of the World" (Canadian Rocky Moun- tains). Expert in Japanese and Chinese porcelains and Oriental rugs. Home: 1044 Hollywood Av.

ALBRIGHT, Adam Emory, artist; b. at Monroe, Wis., Aug. 15, 1862; s. Zachariah and Catherine (Kepler) Albright; art edn., Art Inst. of Chicago, 1881-3, Pa. Acad. Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1883-6, Munich and Paris, 1887-8; m. Clara Amelia Wilson, of St. Louis, Dec. 24, 1888. Painter of Am. country children; has exhibited at many exhbns. in Amer- ica; represented at Chicago Expn., in 1893, and since in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Washing- ton, Carnegie Inst. (Pittsburgh), Buffalo, St. Louis, Chicago, Paris Salon, Panama-Pac. I. Expn., San Francisco, etc. Represented in permanent collec- tion of City Art Mus., St. Louis, Toledo (O.) Mus. of Art, pub. libraries, clubs, schools, etc. Awarded Grower Prize, Art Inst. of Chicago, 1907, 1914; Martin B. Cahn Prize, Chicago, 1908. Del. for Chi- cago Soc. Artists and Soc. Western Artists, at 1st Nat. Art Conv., Washington, 1909, for Chicago Soc. Artists to Am. Federation of Arts, Chicago, 1914. Mem. Soc. Western Artists, Fellowship of Pa. Acad. Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Chicago Soc. Artists (pres., 1915-16), Chicago Water Color Club (dir., ex-pres.), Chicago Acad. Design, Am. Water Color Soc., New York (life); asso. mem. Am. Federation of Arts. Home: Hubbard Woods, Ill.

ALBRIGHT, Charles Edgar, life underwriter; b. Dancyville, Tenn., Jan. 1, 1867; s. George Nicholas and Barbara Ellen (Thompson) Albright; ed. com- mon and high schs., Tenn .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1889; m. Laura Uihlein, of Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 21, 1899; 3 children: Lorraine, Marion, David. Interne, Presbyterian Hosp., Chicago, 1889- 91; became an asst. med. dir. Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. Co. of Milwaukee, 1891; resigned, 1903, and traveled in Europe 18 months; then again be- came connected with the company as solicitor of life insurance; for 11 consecutive yrs., up to June, 1916, was the largest producer of life ins. for this company, ranging as high in a single year as $2,294,500 (which exceeds by more than $1,000,- 000 the record of any other representative of the company; now dir. Wis. Nat. Bank, Wis. Trust Co., Wis. Securities Co., Lavine Gear Co., Wis. Sugar Co., U.S. Refining Co., all of Milwaukee. Presbyte- rian. Mason (32°). Clubs: Milwaukee, University, Deutscher, Town, City, Milwaukee Country (Mil- waukee); University, Mid-Day (Chicago); Union League (New York); Duquesne (Pittsburgh) ; Union (Cleveland). Recreations: golf, horseback riding, swimming. Home: 501 Back Bay, Milwau- kee, Wis. Main Office: Northwestern Mutual Life Bldg., Milwaukee. Chicago Office: 900 The Rookery.

ALBRITTON, Josiah Luke, clergyman; b. May- field, Ky., Sept. 13, 1847; s. Luke and Elizabeth (At- kinson) Albritton; ed. pub. schs., Ky .; m. Lydia J. O'Rourk, of Louisa, Ky., March 6, 1872; children: Fred L., Elmer Sanford; m. 2d, Mrs. Margurite MacLaggan, of Williamsport, Pa., Jan. 20, 1903. Ordained M.E. ministry, Mar., 1868; pastor Ky. cir- cuits, 1868-76, Covington, 1876-79, Louisville, 1879- 82, Ludlow, 1883, Lima, O., 1884, Toledo, 1884-6, Bellefontaine, 1886-90, Fremont, 1891-5; presiding elder, 1895-8; pastor Butte, Mont., 1898-01, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1902, Williamsport, Pa., 1902-03, Lewisburg, 1903-05, Dallas, Tex., 1905-07, Ottawa, Ill., 1908-09, Chicago, since 1909. Del. Gen. Conf. M.E. Ch., Cleveland, O., 1896. Mem. G.A.R. Pro- gressive Republican. Mason, Odd Fellow. Home: 2016 Evergreen Av.

ALBRO, Merlin Zeno, M.D., oculist; b. Pough- keepsie, N.Y., Oct. 8, 1865; s. Zeno and Mary A. (Clark) Albro; ed. high sch., Poughkeepsie; M.D., Coll. of Phys. and Surg. (Columbia Univ.), New York, 1887; m. Harriet M. Dimmick, of Cazenovia, N.Y., July 5, 1905. Began practice at Scranton, Pa., 1887; outdoor phys. Scranton Poor Bd., 1887-8; 1st lt. asst. surgeon 13th Regt. N.G. Pa., 1887-91; asst. prof. ophthalmology, Post-Grad. Med. Sch., Chica- go, 1904-8; attending oculist and aurist, Provident Hosp., 1906-8; same, Practitioners' Hosp .; clin. prof. ophthalmology, Ill. Med. Coll., 1908-11; prof. ophthalmology, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Coll., since 1916. Councillor-at-large Chicago Med. Soc., 1909-12, councillor, 1906-7, sec., 1908-9; mem. A.M. A., Ill. State Med. Soc. Home: 3335 Western Av. Boul. Office: 4658 S. Ashland Av.

ALDEN, Frank Albert, bank cashier; b. Janes- ville, Wis., Aug. 21, 1870; s. Albert Warner and Caroline (Case) Alden; descendant of John and Priscilla Alden, of the Mayflower; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Caroline S. Larsen, of Chicago, June 16, 1891; 4 children: Charles Frank, Earle Russel, Priscilla Ruth, Mildred Gladys. Began with Com- mercial Nat. Bank, 1888, continuing 12 yrs .; con- nected with coal business, 1900-7; entered employ of Prairie State Bank, 1907, and continued with its successor, the Central Trust Co., 1912-13; dir. and cashier Liberty Trust & Savings Bank since 1913. Trustee California Av. Congl. Ch. Sec. Alden Kin- dred of America; mem. A.O.U.W., Nat. Union. Re- publican. Clubs: West Side Bankers' (pres.), Illi- nois. Home: 210 S. Sacramento Boul. Office: 3158 W. 12th St.

ALDEN, William Tracy, lawyer; b. Pleasanton, Decatur Co., Ia., Sept. 20, 1870; s. of William and Leah (Rock) Alden; Ph.B., Northwestern Univ., 1891, LL.B., 1893; unmarried. Admitted to bar, 1893; law clerk, Chicago, 1893-5; mem. law firm of Wilber, Eldredge & Alden, 1895-9, Alden, Latham & Young, since Oct. 1, 1899. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Law Club, Legal Club. Demo. crat. Clubs: University, Union League, Chicago Athletic Assn., Iroquois, South Shore Country. Glen View Golf. Recreations: golf, racquet and swimming. Residence: University Club. Office: 134 S. LaSalle St.

ALDERMAN, Frank Rogers, tropical lands. (See vol. 1911.)

ALDIS, Arthur Taylor, real estate; b. St. Albans, Vt., July 7, 1861; s. Judge Asa Owen and Mary Townsend (Taylor) Aldis; St. Paul's Sch .. Con- cord, N.H .; spl. student, Harvard, 1880-2; studied, Harvard Law Sch .; m. Mary Reynolds, of Chicago, June 8, 1892; 1 son, Arthur Graham. Engaged in ranching in Wyo., 1885-9; in real estate business, and trusteeships, Chicago, as mem. firm of Aldis, Aldis & Northcote and subsequently, Aldis & Co., since 1890. Republican. Episcopalian. Sec. Friends of Am. Art Assn .; trustee Art Inst. of Chicago. Clubs: University, Chicago, City, Cliff Dwellers, Onwentsia. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: Monad- nock Blk., Chicago, Il1.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 4

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