The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 40

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 784

USA > Illinois > Cook County > Chicago > The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917 > Part 40

Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).

CARBAUGH, Harvey Clarence, army officer; b. Fulton Co., Pa., Apr. 11, 1858; s. Jacob and Julia Ann (Verdier) Carbaugh; grad. U.S. Mil. Acad., 1882; grad. Arty. Sch., 1896; m. Ethel Greene, of Brooklyn, N.Y., June 9, 1885 (now deceased) ; 2 children (both deceased). Commd. 2d lt. 5th Arty., June 13, 1882; 1st lt., Apr. 25, 1888; capt. asst. adj. vols., May 12, 1898; lt. col. judge advocate vols., Nov. 15, 1898; hon. discharged and apptd. maj. vols., serving Apr. 17, 1899-Mar. 28, 1901; capt. 4th Arty., U.S.A., Mar. 2, 1899; maj. judge advocate, Feb. 2, 1901; lt. col., Dec. 18, 1902; col. judge advo- cate, June 14, 1909; retired at own request, over 30 yrs.' service, Feb. 19, 1913. Served as adj. gen. 2d Div., 5th Army Corps, Santiago Campaign, 1898. Supt. of employment for South Parks, Chicago, since Aug. 27, 1913. Admitted to N.Y. bar, 1886. Mem. Alumni Assn. Northwestern Univ. Law Sch. Clubs: Chicago; Army and Navy (Washington, D.C.); Chevy Chase (Chevy Chase, Md.). Author: Human Welfare Work in Chicago, 1917. Home: Ely Drive, Wheaton, Ill. Office: E. 57th St. and Cottage Grove Av., Chicago.

CARD, William Dinsmoor, broker. (See vol. 1911.) CARDEN, John, grain dealer; b. Phelps, Ontario Co., N.Y., Dec. 10, 1855; s. John and Bridget (O'Con- nor) Carden; ed. Chicago pub. schs. and St. Mary's of the Lake (parochial); m. Chicago, Dec. 29, 1878, Ann Reynolds; children: John (deceased), William H., James L., Mary Rosina. Began as a maltster in

117

THE BOOK OF CHICAGOANS

the employ of Union Brewing Co., Chicago, 1871; later, with father, rented a malt house of Doyle Brewing Co., and operated it for several years; in- terested in the Carden Malting Co., 1880-90; in malting business on own account, 1890-7, which he sold to the Am. Malting Co. in 1897 and was buyer for that corpn. until 1908; mem. firm of Brennan & Carden, commn. mchts., since 1908. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Home: 426 Belmont Av. Office: 160 W. Jackson Boul.

CARDONA, Raymond, banker; b. Detroit, Mich., July 8, 1868; s. Joseph and Eleanor Cardona; ed. St. Patrick's Acad., Chicago; m. Julia O'Connor, of Chicago, June 22, 1890. Engaged in banking busi- ness at Chicago since 1888; now pres. Reliance State Bank (organized 1917). Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Westward Ho Golf. Home: 3026 Washington Boul. Office: Madison St. and Ashland Boul.

CARDWELL, James Robert, president of Union Draft Gear Co .; b. Concord, Va., Oct. 27, 1873; s. Charles Wesley and Dolly Ming (Franklin) Card- well; grad. manual training sch. of Washington Univ., St. Louis, 1893; m. Zonella, d. of W. L. Dur- bin, of Chicago, Mar. 14, 1904; children: Dorothy, Virginia. With Am. Cotton Oil Co., in various ca- pacities, 1893-1905; organized, Apr., 1905, and since pres. Union Draft Gear Co .; also pres. Cardwell Mfg. Co. Has invented a number of devices now in use, including the friction draft gear. Guarantor Northwestern Univ. Republican. Clubs: Union League, City, Western Railway, Edgewater Golf. Recreations: outdoor sports. Home: 2100 Pratt Av. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av.

CAREW, James, actor. (See vol. 1911.) CAREY, see also Carry, also Cary.

CAREY, William P., vice pres. Carey-Lombard Lumber Co .; Aug. 25, 1861-Mar. 8, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)

CARHART, George Tappen, commission mcht .; b. Chicago, Oct. 17, 1871; s. Richard L. and Lucinda A. (Smith) Carhart; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Sept. 19, 1894, Susie P. Page; 2 daughters: Dorothy Murray, Margaret. After leaving sch. in 1888, en- tered employ of Montague & Co., commn. grain, etc., of which became pres. upon incorporation, 1896; now pres. Carhart-Code-Harwood Co. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Mason. Home: Waukegan, Ill. Office: 35 Board of Trade, Chicago.

CARLILE, William Buford, postmaster; b. Le- banon, ky., Jan. 21, 1870; s. Charles Robert and Mary Prudence (Spalding) Carlile; ed. pvt. schs., Lebanon, St. Mary's Coll., Ky., and Louisville Busi- ness Coll .; m. Memphis, Tenn., Apr. 26, 1893, Vir- ginia Fontaine. Entered ins. business, 1890, and was apptd. spl. agt., traveling from the home office of the Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York; was made insp. of agencies for the U.S. and Can., 1896, and came to Chicago, 1899, to organize the western spl. dept. and was mgr. Chicago agency, 1900-17; post- master of Chicago since 1917. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Chicago Golf, Chicago Yacht, Mid-Day. Residence: Virginia Hotel. Office: The Post Office.

CARLIN, Nellie (Miss), lawyer; b. at Chicago, June 24, 1869; d. Stephen and Catherine (Smith) Carlin; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Chicago Athenæ- um; Bryant and Stratton Business Coll .; Chicago Musical Coll .; grad. Chicago Coll. of Law, 1896. Began as stenographer and bookkeeper with J. C. Grant Baking Powder Co., 1892, continuing 2 yrs .; same position with Graham & Sons, bankers, 1894- 95; with Darrow, Thomas & Thompson, and Alt- geld, Darrow & Thompson, lawyers, 1895-1910; pvt. practice, 1910-13; pub. guardian of Cook Co., by appmt. of Gov. Dunne, since May 23, 1913. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Lawyers' Assn. of Ill. (chmn. bd. dirs.), Women's Bar Assn. of Ill. (chmn. board). Pres. Women's Protective Assn .; chmn. municipal courts com. Chicago Polit. Equality League. Club: Woman's City. Author of essays on reform work in courts, and social better- ment that have been published in various mags. Recreations: Irish and philosophical literature. Home: 4314 Vista Terrace. Office: 722 County Bldg.

CARLSON, Anton Julius, physiologist; b. Bo- huslän, Sweden, Jan. 29, 1875; s. Carl and Hedwig (Anderson) Jacobson; came to America, 1891; B.S., Augustana Coll., Ill., 1898, M.S., 1899; Leland Stan- ford Jr. Univ., 1899-1903, Ph.D., 1902; m. Esther Sheagren, of Rock Island, Ill., Sept. 26, 1905. Asst. in physiology, Stanford Univ., 1903; research asst. Carnegie Instn., 1904; instr., Woods Hole labs., 1904-7; asst. prof. physiology, 1904-9, asso. prof., 1909-16, prof. since 1916, Univ. of Chicago. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem, council and sec. Am. Physiol. Soc .; mem. Soc. Experimental Biology and Medicine. Progressive. Clubs: Quadrangle, City. Contbr. to Am. and German jours. of physiology. Home: 5228 Greenwood Av.

CARLSON, Gustaf Henry, civil engr. and sur- veyor; Apr. 16, 1848-Feb. 10, 1912. (See vol. 1911.) CARLSON, Martin, clergyman. (See vol. 1911.) CARLTON, William Newnham Chattin, libra- rian; b. Gillingham, Kent Co., Eng., June 29, 1873; s. of William Thomas Chattin and Alice Isabel (Newnham) Carlton; came to America, 1882; ed. Holyoke (Mass.) High Sch., 1887-9, Mt. Hermon Sch., Mass., 1890-1; pvt. study, aided by Rev. Sam- uel Hart, D.C.L., 1893-5; (hon. M.A., Trinity Coll., Conn., 1902; L.H.D., Trinity, 1915); m. Sara Hay- den, of East Hartford, Connecticut, June 24, 1903: 2 daughters: Sara Newnham and Patricia Hayden. Assistant in the Public Library at Holyoke, Mass., 1887-90; asst. librarian, Watkin- son Library of Reference, Hartford, Conn., 1892-9; librarian, Trinity Coll., Hartford, 1899-1909, and instr. in English, same, 1901-3; librarian, New- berry Library, Chicago, since July 1, 1909. Mem. A.L.A. (council), Bibliog. Soc. America, Soc. for Advancement of Scandinavian Study, Am. Hist. . Assn. Episcopalian. Clubs: Little Room, Cliff Dwellers, University. Publications: A reissue in facsimile of Short Catechism Drawn Out of the Word of God (by Samuel Stone), with intro., 1899; Relation of the Pequot Warres (written in 1660 by Lieut. Lion Gardener), printed from the original manuscript, with hist. intro., 1901; Charles Jeremy Hoadly, LL.D., A Memoir, 1902; Bibliography of the Official Publications of Trinity College, 1824- 1905, 1905; Poems and Letters of Lord Byron, 1911; Origin and Character of the Icelandic Sagas, 1912. Contributor to The Library Journal, Encyclopedia Americana, Educational Review, Modern Language Notes, Bibliographical Society Papers. Home: 2820 Sheridan Rd. Address: The Newberry Library.

CARMACK, Edgar H., life underwriter; b. Mo- nongahela, Washington Co., Pa., July 10, 1852; s. Josiah W. and Margaret Carmack; ed. Pittsburgh (Pa.) pub. schs., Western Univ. of Pa., 1865; m. Clara Vrooman, of Chicago, June 29, 1887. Book- keeper in life ins. office, Mar., 1870; sec. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of Chicago, 1873-6; western mgr. Con- tinental Life Ins. Co. of Hartford, 1876-Jan., 18SS; with Mutual Life of New York to 1896; with State Mutual Life Ins. Co. of Worcester, Mass., since Feb., 1896, gen. agt. since June 1, 1898. Treas. and dir. Stevens Partition and Floor Deadener Co. Was Democrat until 1896, since then Republican. Epis- copalian. Mem. Life Underwriters of Chicago, Chi- cago Assn. of Commerce, Penna. Soc. of Chicago. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Press (life), Evanston Golf, Germania, Exmoor Country. Recreations: golf, billiards. Residence: Virginia Hotel. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.

CARMAN, George Noble, educator; b. Walworth, N.Y., July 18, 1856; s. John and Electa (Camburn) Carman; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1881; m. Ada J. Mac- Vicar, of Toronto, Can., July 25, 1883. Prin. Ypsi- lanti (Mich.) High Sch., 1880-2; supt. schs., Union City, Mich., 1882-5; prin. grammar sch. No. 15, Brooklyn, 1885-9, high sch., St. Paul, Minn., 1889- 93; dean Morgan Park Acad. of Univ. of Chicago, 1893-5; dir. Lewis Inst., Chicago, since 1895. Clubs: Chicago Literary, Union League, Illinois, City. Ad- dress: 1951 W. Madison St.

CARNAHAN, Charles Calvin, lawyer; b. Coch- ran's Mills, Armstrong Co., Pa., Apr. 3, 1868; s. William H. and Maria L. (Mckee) Carnahan; ed. pub. schs. of Armstrong Co., Pa., Hillsdale ( Mich.) Coll. and Chicago Coll. of Law; m. Chicago, June 15, 1894, Katherine A. Hawkes; 1 daughter, Made- leine R. Came to Chicago in 1891; admitted to Il1.

118

THE BOOK OF CHICAGOANS

bar, 1892, and since engaged in gen. practice; now senior mem. Carnahan, Elsdon & Slusser; identified with a number of corpns .; vice pres. Mich. Power Co. Rep. nominee for Congress, 5th Ill. Dist., 1900. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst. Mason (32°, Oriental Consistory, Medi- nah Temple Mystic Shrine); mem. National Union. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League, Ouilmette Country, Westmoreland Country, Men's of Wil- mette (ex-pres.). Recreations: golf, hunting, fish- ing. Home: 700 Central Boul., Wilmette, Ill. Of- fice: 1200, 110 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.

CARNEY, William James, lumber; b. in County Mayo, Ireland, Sept. 20, 1855; s. John and Bridget (Fahey) Carney; family came to Chicago from Ireland, 1866; ed. old Kinzie Sch .; m. at Chicago, 1883, Teresa E. Cunningham (died Dec. 22, 1914); children: Otis (died 1899), William R. In employ of W. J. Frawley & Co., lumber, until 1874, with Eggleston, Hazelton & Co., 1874-7; then with the Mackinaw Lumber Co., 1877-85; while still with that firm, joined his brother, B. J., in the firm of Carney Bros., from which developed the Carney Bros. Co., of which was pres., 1911; pres. What- com (Wash.) Timber Co., Carney Coal Co., Man- hattan Lumber Co., Carney Cherokee Coal Co., John A. Logan Coal Co., Scandia Coal Co., Saylor Coal Co .; dir. Edward Hines Lumber Co., Standard Trust & Savings Bank. Catholic. Clubs: Automo- bile, South Shore Country. Recreations: automo- biling and golf. Home: 4411 Grand Boul. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.

CAROLAN, Joseph, county commissioner; b. Os- wego, N.Y., Feb. 25, 1852; s. George Henry and Katherine (Hoey) Carolan; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chi- cago, Oct. 9, 1891, Fannie M. Drake; children: Jo- sephine Lucille, Ethel Fannie, Penn Nixon; m. 2d, Kenosha, Wis., June 5, 1894, Lida J. Robinson; children: George Francis, Florence Mary. Learned printer's trade; worked on Inter Ocean, 1872-80; deputy sheriff, 1880-6; chief deputy criminal dept., 1886-98; county commr., 1898-1912; reelected, 1914, term of 4 yrs. Home: 277 Park Av., River Forest, Ill. Office: 537 County Bldg., Chicago.

CARPENTER, Allen Ray, teacher and tenor so- loist; b. Lamar, Mo., Dec. 18, 1887; s. Allen Mayor and Sybil Florine (Collins) Carpenter; studied with Frederic W. Root, Chicago, and Jean de Resz- ke and Claude Debussy, Paris, France; m. Recarda May Cheshier, of Chicago, Aug. 25, 1915. Began singing as a child; teacher since 1906; has ap- peared in Paris, France, Chicago, San Francisco and San Diego expns., Minneapolis, Los Angeles. Concertized all over America; soloist Tenth Ch., Scientist; head of vocal dept., Wesleyan Univ., Bloomington, Ill .; engaged as soloist with leading choral societies nationally. Repertoire in English, French, German and Italian. Contbr. to musical mags. Republican. Mason. Home: 5430 Woodlawn Av. Studio: Kimball Hall.

CARPENTER, Augustus Albert, lumber; b. Chi- cago, Feb. 9, 1868; s. Augustus Alvord and Eliza- beth (Kempton) Carpenter; ed. pvt. schs., Chicago, and prep. schs .; m. Alice Keith, of Chicago, Nov. 17, 1897; children: Keith, Alice Elizabeth. Began business career, 1889, with the Kirby-Carpenter Co., lumber, of which was gen. mgr .; became vice pres. Ayer & Lord Tie Co., mfrs. and contractors for railroad ties, 1903, and now also dir .; also dir. Nat. Regulator Co., First Nat. Bank, First Trust & Savings Bank, Nat. Safe Deposit Co., Security Bank of Chicago. Clubs: Chicago, University, On- iventsia, Saddle and Cycle, Commercial, Old Elm. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: Railway Exchange, Chicago.

CARPENTER, Augustus Alvord, capitalist; June 8, 1825-Aug. 19, 1911 . (See vol. 1911.)

CARPENTER, Benjamin, merchant; b. Chicago, Sept. 16, 1865; s. George B. and Elizabeth Curtis (Greene) Carpenter; grad. Harvard, 1888; m. Helen Graham Fairbank, of Chicago, Sept. 18, 1893; chil- dren: Benjamin, Jr., Cordelia Fairbank, Elizabeth Webster, Fairbank. In business since 1888; pres. George B. Carpenter & Co., railroad, mill and ves- sel supplies, and Great Lakes Supply Co .; vice pres. Anniston (Ala.) Cordage Co .; dir. Elk Rapids (Mich.) Iron Co., Corn Exchange Nat. Bank, Com- monwealth Edison Co. (Chicago). Ex-pres. bd. of

trustees St. Charles Sch. for Boys; dir. United Charities of Chicago. Clubs: Harvard (New York), Chicago, Commercial (pres.), University, Chicago Yacht, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle (Chicago). Home: 33 Bellevue Pl. Office: 430 Wells St.

CARPENTER, Charles Milo, engineer and pro- moter; b. New Lisbon, Juneau Co., Wis., Dec. 10, 1863; s. Dwight Worcester and Sarah Delphine (McWhorter) Carpenter; ed. grammar sch., New Lisbon; Fox Lake (Wis.) Acad .; Beloit (Wis.) Coll. Prep. Sch .; Ph.B., Sheffield Scientific Sch. (Yale), 1883; m. Florence Merrit King, of Minneapolis, May 12, 1886; 2 children: Thomas King, David Dwight. In employ of engring. dept. C.,B.&Q.Ry., in Neb., 1883; with Minn. Transfer Packing Co., Minneapolis, 1884-9; then with the Warren-Scharf Asphalt Paving Co., 1889-97; sec. Ayers Asphalt Paving Co., Zanesville, O., 1897-1900; western agt. Barber Asphalt Paving Co., at Chicago, 1900-6; western mgr. A. L. Barber Asphalt Co., 1906-9; in business as engr. and promoter since 1909. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Mason. Club: Yale (Chicago). Recreation: books. Home: 1237 Granville Av. Of- fice: 234 S. LaSalle St.

CARPENTER, Edward Farrington, wholesale boots and shoes; b. Barre, Vt., Sept. 23, 1853; s. Dr. Augustus B. and Martha (Farrington) Carpen- ter; ed. Northwestern Univ .; m. Evanston, III., 1880, Belle Reed; children: Ruth (Mrs. James Chester Woodley), Farrington, Kenneth, Willis V. (deceased), Marion Eunice. Entire business life in shoe trade, first with Wiswall & Thompson, in mi- nor position, in 1872; then with Greenfelder, Ros- enthal & Co., as traveling salesman in Iowa; in business for self since 1882; pres. Guthmann, Car- penter & Telling. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, and University (Evanston). Home: 1314 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 301 W. Monroe St., Chicago.

CARPENTER, Frank De Groat, coal merchant; b. Bowersville, O., Sept. 22, 1869; s. Nathan and Mary Jane (Davis) Carpenter; ed. pub. schs., Bow- ersville, and Wilt's Business Coll., Dayton, O .; m. Harriet Fee Bennett, of Macon, Mo., Apr. 27, 1901. Salesman for Nichols Coal Co., 1895-1905; sec. and treas. Dow, Carpenter Coal Co., Inc., since 1905. Republican. Methodist. Mason (32°, K.T.). Home: 6446 Minerva Av. Office: 1215 £. 63d St.

CARPENTER, Frederic Ives; born Monroe, Wis., Nov. 29, 1861; s. William O. and Lucetta (Spencer) Carpenter; A. B., Harvard, 1885; student France and Germany, 1885-6, Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1886-7; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1895; m. Emma, d. C. W. Cook, of Chicago, Dec. 12, 1888. Docent, 1895- 97, instr., 1897-1902, asst. prof., 1902-4, asso. prof. English, 1904-10, prof., 1910-11, Univ. of Chicago. In land and investment business since 1911. Mem. Modern Lang. Assn. America, Am. Hist. Assn., Bibliog. Soc. America, London Bibliog. Soc .; fel- low Am. Geog. Soc. Clubs: University, Quadrangle, Cliff Dwellers, Harvard, Lake Zurich Golf, Au Sa- ble, Cosmopolitan, Country (Santa Barbara). Trus- tee Newberry Library, Chicago. Author or editor of a number of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: Barrington, Ill. Office: 5533 Woodlawn Av., Chicago.

CARPENTER, George Albert, judge; b. Chicago, Oct. 20, 1867; s. George B. and Elizabeth Curtis (Greene) Carpenter; A.B., Harvard, 1888, LL.B., 1891; m. Harriet Isham, of Chicago, May 10, 1894; children: Katherine Snow, George Benjamin, Isham. Admitted to bar, Oct., 1890; entered law office of Abram M. Pence, Chicago, 1891; admitted to part- nership, 1892, under firm name of Pence & Carpen- ter, which continued until Mr. Pence's death, Sept., 1905; practiced under same name; elected judge Circuit Court of Cook Co., 1906; reëlected, 1909; ap- ptd. judge U.S. Dist Court, Jan. 11, 1910. Mem- Am. Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chicago, University, Law, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle, Lake Geneva Country. Home: 945 N. Dearborn St. Address: Federal Bldg.

CARPENTER, George B., ship chandler; Mar. 12, 1834-Dec. 12, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)

CARPENTER, Henry Clay, vice president N. Z. Graves Co .; b. Phila., Mar. 2, 1865; s. Henry C. and

119

THE BOOK OF CHICAGOANS

Frances (Barlow) Carpenter; grad. pub. school, Phila .; engaged in business in 1882; m. Feb. 17, 1886, Louise Love Gill; 1 daughter, Beatrice Gill. Came to Chicago in 1901. Republican. Episcopa- lian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Calumet, Exmoor Country. Residence: Virginia Hotel. Office: 72 W. Adams St.

CARPENTER, Hubbard (Foster), merchant; b. Park Ridge, Ill., Sept. 29, 1874; s. George B. and Elizabeth Curtis (Greene) Carpenter; A.B., Har- vard, 1897; m. Lake Geneva, Wis., June 9, 1898, Rosalie Sturges; children: Mary Delafield, George Sturges. Since 1898 mem. of George B. Carpenter & Co., mfrs. and jobbers of railroad, mill and con- tractors' supplies, and sec. since incorporation, 1909. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Ath- letic, Mid-Day, University, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle; Harvard (New York). Recreations: motor- ing, golf, other out-of-door diversions. Home: 677 Lincoln Parkway. Office: 430 N. Wells St.

CARPENTER, John Alden, composer; b. Park Ridge, Ill., Feb. 28, 1876; s. George B. and Elizabeth Curtis (Greene) Carpenter; A.B., Harvard, 1897; studied music under Bernard Ziehn and Sir Ed- ward Elgar; m. Rue Winterbotham, of Chicago, Nov. 20, 1900. Entered business of George B. Car- penter & Co., mill, ry. and vessel supplies, 1897, becoming vice pres., 1909. Dir. Ill. Children's Home and Aid Soc. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle. Composer: (with wife) When Little Boys Sing, 1904; (same) Improv- ing Songs for Anxious Children, 1907; Sonata (for violin and piano), 1912; Gitanjali (song offerings), 1913; Adventures in a Perambulator (suite for or- chestra), 1914; Concertino (for orchestra and pi- ano), 1915; also numerous published songs. Home: 710 Rush St. Office: 430 Wells St.

CARPENTER, Myron Jay, railway president; b. Caledonia, Ill., Apr. 12, 1850. Entered ry. service, 1869, as operator C.,M.&St.P.Ry .; has been agt., traveling auditor, storekeeper, cashier on various rys .; division supt., Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City Ry .; gen. mgr., and later pres., Duluth & Iron Range R.R .; pres. of C.&E.I.Ry. until Dec., 1902; vice pres. and gen. mgr. Pere Marquette R.R.Co., Dec., 1902-Sept., 1904; receiver Southern Ind. Ry. and Chicago Southern Ry., Aug., 1908-Dec., 1910, and pres. of their successor Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern Ry. since Dec., 1910. Clubs: Chi- cago, Mid-Day, Traffic. Home: LaGrange, Ill. Of- fice: Grand Central Station, Chicago.

CARPENTER, Newton Henry, business mgr. Art Inst. of Chicago; b. Olmsted Falls, O., May 17, 1853; s. William S. and Lucina (Horr) Carpenter; first paternal ancestor in America settled in R.I., 1638; ed. pub. schs., followed by studies at West Point Mil. Acad .; m. Hattie Lewis, of Sandwich, Ill., Dec. 25, 1879; children: Lewis, Gladys. Came to Chicago in Sept., 1876, and entered employ of the Chicago Acad. of Design, with which continued until the Art Inst. of Chicago was organized in 1879; became connected with latter instn. and in Dec., 1881, was elected sec. of the Art Inst., in which position continued until 1916 (dir. pro tem., 1914-16) ; resigned as sec. and was elected business mgr. and so continues. Mem. Municipal Art League (dir.), Chicago Soc. of Artists, Chicago Horticul- tural Soc. (treas.). Served in 1st Regt., I.N.G., Chicago, 1877-82. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Cliff Dwellers, City, Congregational. Home: 4319 Champlain Av. Office: Art Inst. of Chicago.

CARPENTER, Paul, patent attorney; b. Cincin- nati, O., Dec. 3, 1877; s. Samuel Sangston and Mary (Macy) Carpenter; ed. Acad. of the New Church, Bryn Athyn, Pa .; m. Elsie Helen Ryckoff, of Chi- cago, Oct. 10, 1906; children: Philip Samuel Paul, Carola Julie Maric, Nathalie Suzanne. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1908, and since practiced in Chicago. Mem. Am. and Chicago bar assns. Swedenborgian. Clubs: Mid-Day, Chicago Automobile. Recreations: horticulture, horses, automobiles. Home: Glen- view, Ill. Office: 14 E. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

CARPENTER, William Montelle, vice president American Cross-Arm Co .: b. Wooster. O., Oct. 15, 1866; s. Charles and Mary (Blanchard) Carpenter; ed. Northwestern Coll., Naperville, III .; m. Lucile, d. oť Spencer Russell, of Hudson, Mich., July 27,

1898; 3 children: Hubert Montelle, Mary Blanchard (Westman) and Russell. Pres. Am. Jobbers' Sup- ply Co. (New York); vice pres. Am. Cross-Arm Co .. Jobbers' Supply Co. (St. Paul, Minn.), Walworth & Neville Mfg. Co. Republican. Mem. Brothers of the Book (Chicago), Bibliophile Soc. (Boston). Clubs: Union League, Caxton, Evanston, Skokie Country; Railroad, Engineers', Old Colony (New York); Rainier (Seattle, Wash.). Recreations: golf, billiards, books. Home: 2010 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Ill. Office: McCormick Bldg., Chicago.

CARQUEVILLE, Walter Max, lithographer; b. at Chicago, Feb. 18, 1868; s. Edward and Laura (Hanke) Carqueville; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Mamie Bigsby, of Chicago, Sept. 15, 1886; 1 son, Charles E. Entered employ of the Shober & Car- queville Lithographing Co., 1884, and has since re- mained with that company and its successor, the Walter M. Carqueville Co., of which has been pres. since 1898. Home: 815 Galt Av. Office: 125 W. Ohio Street.

CARR, Camillo Casatti Cadmus, brigadier-gen. U.S.A .; Mar. 3, 1842-July 24, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

CARR, Clyde Mitchell, merchant; b. (of Va. par- entage) in Will Co., Ill., July 7, 1869; s. Richard Baxter and Margaret (Mitchell) Carr; prepared for Princeton at Lake Forest Acad .; student North- western Univ., 2 yrs .; m. Lillian Van Alstyne, of Evanston, Ill., 1894. Pres. Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Chicago; dir. C.G.W.R.R., Corn Exchange Nat. Bank. Trustee Art Inst. of Chicago, Orchestral Assn., Chicago Plan Commn. Democrat. Presbyte- rian. Mem. Am. Iron and Steel Inst. Clubs: Com- mercial (pres. 1912-13), Chicago, Onwentsia (pres. 1912-14), University, Cliff Dwellers, Princeton, Saddle and Cycle, Up-Town, Wayfarers. Homes: Lake Forest, Ill., and 1130 Lake Shore Drive. Of- fice: 2558 W. 16th St., Chicago.

CARR, George Russell, mfg. chemist; b. Argen- ta, Ill., Jan. 23, 1878; s. Dr. Robert Franklin and Emily A. (Smick) Carr; B.S., Univ. of Ill., 1901; m. Katherine M. Mortenson, July 15, 1913; 1 daughter. Katherine. Began business career as city sales- man for Dearborn Drug & Chemical Works in 1901. becoming asst. gen. mgr., 1905, and vice pres. and gen. mgr., 1908; name of company changed to Dear- born Chemical Co., 1912. Mem. Kappa Sigma. Re- publican. Mason (32°). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, University, Chicago Automobile, Exmoor Country. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 936 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 2005 McCormick Bldg.

CARR, George Wagner, lawyer; b. West Leba- non, Warren Co., Ind., Dec. 16, 1860; s. Henry New- ell and Abigail (Mace) Carr; A.B. and LL.B., Val- paraiso (Ind.) Univ., 1886; m. Grace Craig, of Jacksonville, Ill., 1886; children: Helen (died Sept. 30, 1908), Paul, Aurelia. In abstract and bldg. and loan business in Ind. in 1888, and was admitted to bar; came to Chicago, 1891, and continued prac- tice; sec. Loan & Investment Co. of North Amer- ica, 1892-6; sec. Citizens' Loan & Trust Co .. 1896 -.. established, 1896, the Perfection Legal Blank Co .. of which was sec. and trcas., 1896-1909, pres. since 1909. Justice of the peace, Maywood, since 1913. Pres. Ill. Justices' Assn .; mem. Ill. State Bar Assn .. Lawyers' Assn. of Ill. Served 3 yrs. in Ind. N.G. Past Grand Pres. Protected Home Circle for Ill .. ex-pres. Chicago Alumni Assn. of Valparaiso Univ. Republican. Methodist. Royal Arch Mason. Ed- itor Illinois Justices' Bulletin. Author: Forms and Procedure for Justices (in preparation). Home. 636 S. 15th Av., Maywood, Ill. Office: 172 W. Wash- ington St., Chicago.

Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.

The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 40

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