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CARR, George Wallace, architect; b. Milwaukee. Wis., Mar. 19, 1879; s. Henry Moore and Sarah (Burke) Carr; ed. pub. and pvt. schs., Milwaukee; spl. student in architecture, Art Inst. of Chicago. 1899-1900; studied abroad, 1903-4: m. Helen Dem- crest Taylor, of Chicago, May 3, 1905; 1 daughter. Janet. Draughtsman in office of Crane & Bark- hausen, Milwaukee, 1893-9, and in office of Pond & Pond, Chicago, 1901-13: chief of staff in office of George C. Nimmons, 1913-17; mem. George C. Nim- mons & Co. since 1917. Mem. Am. Inst. Architects. Clubs: City. Cliff Dwellers. Recreations: billiards and gardening. Home: Ravinia, Ill. office: 200; Peoples Gas Bldg., Chicago
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CARR, Henry H., grain commn. Removed to Cal., ch. extension bd. of Presbytery of Chicago since 1911. (See vol. 1911.)
CARR, Homer Joseph, newspaper man. Removed to Gary, Ind. (See vol. 1911.)
CARR, James Gray, M.D .; b. Holmesville, O., July 22, 1876; s. Edmund Cone and Anna Mary (Jack) Carr; A.B., Ohio State Univ., 1897; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1902; m. Esther Margaret Foxcroft, of Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 18, 1907; 3 children: Elizabeth Foxcroft, Edmund Al- bert, James Gray, Jr. Practiced in Chicago since 1902; instr. in medicine, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., and Post-Grad. Sch. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc. Methodist. Ma- son; mem. Loyal Legion. Home: 3923 Gladys Av. Offices: 104 S. Michigan Av., and 2209 W. 22d St.
CARR, John H., fire insurance; b. at Cooper Co., Mo., May 1, 1865; s. Francis and Ella (Chandler) Carr; ed. pub. schs., Rocheport, Mo .; m. Sara An- derson, of Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 25, 1900; chil- dren: Helen Edna, Louise Chandler. Began in ins. business in Mo., 1885; removed to Chicago, 1911; gen. agt. Hartford Fire Ins. Co. since 1911. Mem. S.A.R. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Hinsdale Golf. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
CARR, Patrick J., trustee Sanitary Dist .; b. Chi- cago, Sept. 4, 1880; s. James and Bridget (Bolger) Carr; ed. grammar schs., and De LaSalle Inst., Chicago; m. Agnes McAuley, of Chicago, Aug. 9, 1905; 1 daughter, Margaret. Newsboy for 9 yrs .; sidewalk inspector, City of Chicago, about 6 yrs .; elected alderman from 5th Ward, 1911, and reëlect- ed, 1913; elected mem. bd. of trustees Sanitary Dist. of Chicago, Dec., 1914, term of 6 yrs .; pres. Patrick J. Carr & Co., real estate. Democrat. Cath- olic. Mem. Royal Arcanum, Knights of Columbus, Hibernians. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreation: hand ball. Home: 3508 S. Western Av. Office: 700 Kar- pen Bldg.
CARR, Robert Franklin, mfg. chemist; b. Ar- genta, Ill., Nov. 21, 1871; s. Robert Franklin and Emily A. (Smick) Carr; B.S., Univ. of Ill., 1893; m. Louise S. Smiley, of Chicago, 1906; 3 children: Louise, Florence, Robert, Jr. Came to Chicago after graduation from college and entered into chemical mfg. business with Dearborn Chemical Co., of which has been pres. since 1907. Trustee Univ. of Ill. for term 1916-22. Clubs: University, Union League, Chicago Athletic, Illini, Exmoor Country (pres. 1915, 1916); also Railroad, Engi- neers' Country (New York); Midwick Country (Pasadena). Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av.
CARR, Walter Everett, president Ashbrook Elec- tric Co .; b. Beloit, Wis., Apr. 20, 1858; s. Joseph H. and Azubah (Cheney) Carr; A.B., Beloit (Wis.) Coll., 1878; m. Marion Morgan, of Chicago, 1892; 1 daughter, Catherine. Came to Chicago in 1881; engaged in mfg. freight and passenger elevators. 1883-96; assisted in organization of the John M. Ewen Co., engrs. and builders, 1905, of which was sec .; pres. of Ashbrook Electric Co. Republican. Clubs: Union League, University. Recreation: golf. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 4111 Ravens- wood Av., Chicago.
CARRIER, Augustus Stiles, clergyman; b. Rip- ley, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., Dec. 30, 1857; s. Augus- tus Hart and Susan A. (Bandelle) Carrier; A.B., Yale, 1879; Andover Theol. Sem., 1881-2; grad. Hartford Theol. Sem., 1884; univs. of Leipzig and Berlin, 1885-7, Semitic langs. a splty .; (D.D., 1893, LL.D., 1913, Parsons Coll.); m. Bloomington, Ind., Anne C. Dennis, of West Chester, Pa., July 15, 1885. Ordained Presbyn. ministry, 1884. Instr. in Hebrew, 1887-92, prof. Hebrew and cognate langs. since 1892, McCormick Theol. Sem. Republican. Address: 2304 N. Halsted St.
CARRIER, Wilbur Oscar, clergyman; b. at Mar- shall, Mich., Feb. 28, 1860; s. Edwin burt and Cor- nelia Clarcy (Root) Carrier; A.B., Albion Coll., 1883, A.M., 1895; grad. Auburn Theol. Sem., 1886; (D.D., Ripon, 1898) ; m. Myrtle Jene Pitts, Owosso, Mich., May 5, 1885. Ordained Presbyn. ministry, 1886; pastor at Shortsville, N.Y., 1886-8, Wausau, Wis., 1889-1900, Belden Av. Ch., Chicago, 1900-4; pres. Carroll Coll., Waukesha, Wis., 1904-17; supt.
1917. Moderator Presbyn. Synod of Wis., 1894. Dir. McCormick Theol. Sem. Republican. Mem. Delta Tau Delta. Club: Union League. Address: 509 S. Wabash Av.
CARROLL, John Alexander, banker; b. Ontario, Can., Feb. 6, 1875; s. Nicholas and Bridget (Don- nelly) Carroll; ed. Canadian high schs .; Univ. of Chicago; LL.B., LL.M., Chicago Law Sch. (Lake Forest Univ.), 1898; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1898; organized real estate firm of John A. Carroll & Bro., 1899, of which is sr. mem .; organ- ized Hyde Park State Bank, 1912, and since pres .; also pres. Hyde Park Real Estate Co., Hyde Park Safe Deposit Co .; sec. Empire Storage Co. Chmn. valuation com. South Div. of Chicago Real Estate Board; mem. Hyde Park Business Men's Assn. (ex- pres.), South Side Renting Agents' Assn. (pres.). Clubs: Cook County Bankers', South Shore Coun- try. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 1363 Mad- ison Park. Office: 53d St. and Lake Park Av.
CARROLL, John Joseph, priest; deceased. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)
CARROLL, Lester Scott, railway purchasing agt .; b. Hemlock Lake, N.Y., Aug. 24, 1865; s. Ed- win Morgan and Sarah A. (Thurston) Carroll; ed. high sch., Hillsdale, Mich .; m. Alice V. Igel, of Chi- cago, Nov. 9, 1890; 1 daughter, Dorothy. Began ry. service with C.&N.W.Ry.Co., 1884, with which has since been identified, as agt., 1884-6, traveling au- ditor, 1886-91, gen. traveling auditor, 1891-1901, purchasing agt., 1901-11, and gen. purchasing agt. C.&N.W.Ry., since Jan. 2, 1911. Republican. Mem. Royal League. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Au- tomobile, Skokie Country. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
CARRUTHERS, Arthur Stearns, real estate; b. Wyoming, O., Nov. 19, 1885; s. William Hethering- ton and Margaretta (Williamson) Carruthers; ed. pvt. and pub. schools, St. Louis and Chicago; m. Grace Constance, of Dayton, O. Occupied after leaving coll. handling father's interests and prop- erty in Ill. and Mo .; moved with parents to Pacific Coast and continued there for several years; re- turned to Chicago, 1910, and estab. firm of Arthur S. Carruthers & Co., real estate and loans, specializ- ing in management of estates and non-resident and corporate interests, real estate dept., Univ. of Notre Dame, etc. Mem. R. E. bds. Presbyn. Prog. Republican. Recreations: motoring and hunting. Home: 5948 South Park Av. Office: 40 N. Dear- born St.
CARRY, see also Carey, also Cary.
CARRY, Edward Francis, mfr .; b. Fort Wayne, Ind., May 16, 1867; s. Joseph J. and Margaret (Stoops) Carry; ed. pub. schools; m. Mabel D. Underwood, of Chicago, Nov. 28, 1893; children: Mary Ermina, Margaret. Came to Chicago, 1888; sec. Wells & French Co., until 1899, then with Am. Car & Foundry Co., terminating connection with it as 1st vice pres. and mgr., 1915; pres. Haskell & Barker Co., Inc., since Jan., 1916. Republican. Catholic. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Com- mercial, Mid-Day, Onwentsia, Old Elm, Saddle and Cycle, Shore Acres; also Metropolitan, Sleepy Hol- low (New York). Home: 1100 Lake Shore Drive; (summer) Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 507 Railway Exchange, Chicago.
CARRY, Mabel D. Underwood (Mrs. Edward F. Carry), author; m. Edward F. Carry, of Chicago, Nov. 28, 1893; children: Mary Ermina, Margaret. Republican. Catholic. Author: Betty Moore's Jour- nal, 1912. Homes: (summer) Lake Forest, Ill .; (winter) 1100 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago.
CARSE, Matilda Bradley, W.C.T.U. worker; died June 3, 1917. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.) CARSON, Frank Martin, clergyman. (See vol. 1911.)
CARSON, Frank Wesley, newspaper man; b. at Chicago, Mar. 16, 1881; s. John and Anne (Elliott) Carson; ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago; m. Elinore Powers, of Chicago, Feb. 20, 1912. Began newspaper career on City Press Assn., 1906; on Chronicle, 1907-8; asst. city editor, Tribune, 1908- 13; day city editor, Examiner, 1913-15; asst. city editor, Herald, 1915; day city editor, Tribune, since
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1915. Club: Press. Mason. Home: 1148 North Shore moor Country. Recreations: tennis, golf. Home: Av. Office: Chicago Tribune. 1411 N. State St. Office: 501 The Rookery.
CARSTENS, Henry M. S., surgical instruments; b. Flensburg, Germany, Mar. 3, 1859; s. of Adolph Heinrich Johan Carstens; ed. pub. schs., gymna- sium and tech. sch .; m. Dagmar Winkelman, of Roskihle, Denmark, Sept. 30, 1886; 2 children: Ella, Herbert. Came to U.S., 1881; worked for 2 yrs. as coppersmith, machinist, boilermaker, painter, etc .; opened small shop as locksmith, 1883; organized the Metal Novelty Works Co., 1885; title changed, 1908, to H. Carstens Mfg. Co., mfrs. surgical and veterinary instruments, of which is pres. and gen. mgr. Served in 84th Inf. Regt. in Germany. Re- publican. Mason (32°, Shriner). Club: Chicago Motor. Home: 413 S. Oak Park Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 567-571 W. Lake St., Chicago.
CARTER, Allan John, lawyer; b. at Morris, Ill., Sept. 11, 1885; s. Judge Orrin Nelson and Nettie J. (Steven) Carter; A.B., Univ. of Ill., 1906; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1909; m. Ruth Neely, of Clare- mont, Cal. (formerly of Evanston, Ill.), Jan. 29, 1916. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1909; associated in prac- tice with Tenney, Harding & Sherman, 1910-13; asst. U.S. atty. at Chicago, 1913-16; elected mem. Ill. Ho. of Rep. from 6th Senatorial Dist., Nov .; 1916. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Clubs: City, Social Service. Home: 620 Emerson St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 112 W. Adams St., Chicago.
CARTER, Byron B., mechanical engr .; b. Lan- caster, Grant Co., Wis., May 30, 1860; s. William E. and Ellen E. (Rowden) Carter; ed. State Nor- mal School, Platteville, Wis .; B. M. E., Univ. of Wis., 1883; m. Cora B. Walbridge, of Bara- boo, Wis., Aug. 3, 1886; children: Fanny W. (Mrs. F. A. Edson), Doris E. and Persis. Supt. Mason Car & Foundry Co., Chattanooga, Tenn., 1885; act- ing asst. supt., M. O. Bullock Mfg. Co., Chicago, 1886-91; practice since confined to bridge ma- chinery work. Independent Republican. Unitarian. Club: Engineers'. Recreations: golf, amateur pho- tography. Home: 59 N. Washington St., Hinsdale, Ill. Office: Monadnock Blk., Chicago.
CARTER, Donald M., lawyer; b. Collinsville, Madison Co., Ill., Sept. 12, 1868; s. Henry T. and Marium (Smith) Carter; ed. Collinsville high sch .; grad. Ia. State Coll., course of mechanical engring., with special course in electricity and degree of B.M.E .; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law (Lake Forest Univ.), 1896. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1895, and since in practice at Chicago; now in part- Parker, Jr., firm of Parker & Carter, making a specialty of patent law. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, South Shore Country, Rotary, City. Speaker and writer on va- rious subjects; has contributed to elec. jours., daily papers and popular periodicals. Home: 1361 E. 50th St. Office: 1410 Marquette Bldg.
CARTER, Edward Carlos, civil engr .; b. Waver- ly, Ill., Jan. 11, 1854; s. George and Louisa J. (Smith) Carter; C.E., Rensselaer Poly. Inst., 1876; m. Fannie G. Fairbank, of Jacksonville, Ill., Dec. 16, 1880. Rodman, draftsman and mech. engr., 1870- 77; asst. engr. on Kansas City extension, C.&A. R.R., 1877-8; prin. asst. engr. on Miss. River ob- servations, U.S. engrs., 1878; asst. engr. constrn., Indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield Ry., 1879-80; resident engr., 1880-4, asst. to chief engr., 1884-5, Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Ry .; asst. and con- tracting engr., Detroit Bridge & Iron Works, 1885- 87; prin. asst. engr., 1887-99, chief engr., Dec. 30, 1899-June 1, 1914, C.&N.W.Ry .; consulting engr. at Evanston, Ill., since June 1, 1914. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs. (pres. 1905-6). Clubs: Union League, Glen View, Camp Fire. Address: 412 Greenwood Boul., Evanston, Ill.
CARTER, Ford R., stocks and bonds; b. High- land Park, Ill., Oct. 30, 1876; s. Rodman and Jose- phine (Allen) Carter; ed. pub. schs .; m. Fay M. 'Thompson, of Chicago, Feb. 12. 1901; children: Ford R., Jr., Robert T. In stock and bond busi- ness since 1895; mem. Lester, Carter & Co. since 1914. Pres. Chicago Stock Exchange, 1916-17. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic. Casino, Onwentsia, Ex-
CARTER, Fred Mason, president Carter White Lead Co .; b. Beardstown, Ill., Dec. 20, 1868; s. of Eliphalet Stephen and Ellen Elizabeth (Carter) Carter; ed. pub. schs. of Mendota, Ill .; m. Milwau- kee, Wis., Mabel Claire Robinson, of Independence. Ia., July 24, 1893. Pres. Carter White Lead Co. since Jan. 1, 1908. Republican. Christian Scientist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Midlothian Country, South Shore Country, Chicago Automobile, Chicago Mo- tor. Recreation: motoring. Home: 12207 Stewart Av. Office: 12040 Peoria St.
CARTER, Henry Wallace, mechanical engr. and expert in patent causes; b. Chicago, June 5, 1866: s. Consider B. and Emma (Marsh) Carter; ed. Chi- cago pub. and high schs., Worcester (Mass.) Poly- technic Inst., and Nat. Coll. of Law, Washington, D.C .; m. Washington, June 1, 1898, Anna Macauley : children: Macauley, Henry Wallace, Jr., Warren Gillette, James Sage. Was asst. examiner of pat- ents U.S. Patent Office, Washington, 1889-92; en- gaged in practice as expert and counselor in patent causes since 1892. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs. Club: City. Mem. Chicago Society for Ethical Cul- ture. Home: 6132 Winthrop Av. Office: 635 Mon- adnock Blk.
CARTER, Howard Marshall, lawyer; b. Chicago, May 31, 1869; son Consider B. and Emma (Marsh) Carter; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; LL.B., Northwest- ern Univ. Law Sch., 1890; m. Louise Johnson, of Newark, N.J., Oct. 10, 1893. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1890. Home: 726 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 140 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
CARTER, James Benajah, hay and grain; b. Jef- ferson Co., N.Y., Oct. 16, 1849; s. Benajah Carter. Jr., and Isabel (Cole) Carter; ed. pub. schs., N.Y. and Ill .; m. Chicago, Dec. 29, 1873, Emma Cham- bers; children: Edith, Anna, Nettie. Coming to Chi- cago, was driver of an ice wagon for 1 yr., for W. T. B. Reed; then engaged in the grocery business and, in 1877, in the grain business with his brother Zina and with E. W. Fisher, to which the present business under the style of Z. R. Carter & Bro. are the successors. Baptist. Home: 4605 Sheridan Rd. Office: 813 W. 16th St.
CARTER, James Madison Gore, M.D. Removed to Los Angeles, Cal. (See Who's Who in America.)
CARTER, James Swift, president of Chapin & Gore; Oct. 17, 1834-Oct., 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
CARTER, Oliver Clinton, traffic and accounting; nership with Francis W. Parker and Francis W. b. Bloomington, Ind., Mar. 29, 1864; s. John Clin-
ton and Theresa Lucretia (Cron) Carter; ed. pub. schs. Began Apr. 1, 1885, in service of Louisville. New Albany & Chicago Ry., and its successor, the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Ry. (Monon Route), as messenger, clk., baggageman, and asst. agt., Bloomington, to 1887; clk., local frt. office. Chicago, 1887-9; asst. traveling auditor, 1889-90: asst. traveling auditor and local agt. Southern Ry. (L.,N.A. & C. Ry. Co., lessee), Lawrenceburg, Ky .. 1890-2; traveling auditor L.,N.A. & C. Ry. Co. and its successor, C., I. & L. Ry. Co., 1892-1900; gen. stone agt., C.,I. & L. Ry. Co., 1900-2; gen. frt. agt .. same rd., Aug. 15, 1902-Oct. 1, 1915: since engaged in expert traffic and accounting. Mem. Am. Assn. Freight Traffic Officers, Indiana Soc. of Chicago. 32° Mason. Clubs: Illinois Athletic. Traffic, Chi- cago Transportation. Home: 5411 University Av.
CARTER, Orrin Nelson, judge; h. Jefferson Co., N.Y., Jan. 22, 1854: s. Benajah and Isabel (Cole) Carter; A.B., Wheaton (Ill.) College, 1877 (LL.D., 1899): m. Nettie J. Steven, of Ransom, Ill, Aug 1, 1881; children: Allan J., Ruth G. Admitted to bar, 1880; co. supt. schs., Grundy Co., Ill., 1882-4; state's atty., Grundy Co., 1884-8; removed to Chi- cago, 1889; atty. for Sanitary Dist. of Chicago. 1892-4; co. judge, Cook Co., 1894-1906; justice Su- preme Ct. of III., since June 18, 1906; present terni expires 1924. Republican. Congregationalist. Chmn. Charter Conv., Chicago, 1905-6. Mom. Am. Bar Assn. (chmn. judicial sect., 1913-16), Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assu., Chicago Law Inst., Am. Inst. Criminal Law and Criminology (pres. 1912- 13). Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Law, Con- grogational (ex-pres.). Apptd. dir. of coal, of Ill.
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by Gov. Lowden, Aug., 1917. Home: Evanston, Il. Address: Court House, Chicago.
CARTER, William Harding, major gen .; comdr. Central Dept. U.S.A. (See Who's Who in America.) Address: Federal Bldg., Chicago.
CARTER, Zina R., grain and feed meht .; b. in log cabin, Jefferson Co., N.Y., Oct. 23, 1846; s. Be- najah and Isabel (Cole) Carter; worked on farm and attended school for a brief period; removed to DuPage Co., Ill., at 18, and worked on farm several years; came to Chicago and opened a store on the west side, firm now being Zina R. Carter & Bro. Has been alderman; candidate for mayor of Chi- cago, 1899; mem. bd. of trustees, Sanitary Dist. of Chicago. 1895-1905 (pres. 1903-5). Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade since 1872 (pres. 1898). Republican. Home: 1817 Trumbull Av. Office: 813 W. 16th St.
CARTON, Alfred Thomas, lawyer; b. Chicago, June 16, 1884; s. Laurence A. and Edith (Thomas) Carton; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; grad. Chicago Manual Training Sch., 1900; Lawrenceville (N.J.) Sch., 1901; A.B., Princeton, 1905, A.M., 1908; LL.B., Harvard, 1908; m. Mildred Wells, of Chicago, Dec. 1, 1910; 1 daughter, Catharine. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1908, and since practiced in Chicago; mem. Gardner & Carton. Sec. and dir. Husband & Thom- as Co., Fidelity Brass Mfg. Co .; dir. Chicago Steel & Wire Co. Mem. bd. dirs. Chicago Boy Scouts of America. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Presbyte- rian. Clubs: Chicago, University, City, Onwentsia. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 76 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
CARTON, Laurence Arthur, treasurer and dir. Swift & Co., Swift Fertilizer Works, Franklin Salt Co .; vice pres. Swift Refrigerator Transportation Co .; dir. Libby, McNeill & Libby, Nat. Packing Co., Ill. Cattle Co. Clubs: Chicago, Kenwood, Floss- moor Country, Chicago Literary. Home: 4923 Greenwood Av., Chicago; (summer) Lake Geneva, Wis. Office: Union Stock Yards, Chicago.
CARTWRIGHT, Charles Merritt, insurance jour- nalist; b. Waynesville, O., Nov. 2, 1869; s. Seth Levering and Emma F. Cartwright; began edn. in country schs .; grad. Waynesville High Sch., 1886; attended Nat. Normal Univ., Lebanon, O .; B.A., magna cum laude, Princeton Univ., 1894, receiving the Boudinot fellowship in history; m. Oak Park, Aug. 28, 1902, Kathryn B. Abbott; children: Stan- ley Levering and Helen Louise. Began newspaper work as reporter on staff of Chicago Inter Ocean, 1894, insurance editor in 1895 (resigned 1898) ; was made managing editor of the Western Underwriter (then published in Cincinnati); a Chicago office was opened in 1899; mgr. Western Underwriter Co. since 1899 (now the National Underwriter), and its vice pres .; insurance editor, Chicago Tribune, 1904. Club: City. Republican. Christian Scientist. Home: 2215 Lincoln St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
CARUS, Paul, editor, author; b. Ilsenburg, Ger- many, July 18, 1852; s. Dr. Gustav and Laura (Krueger) Carus; ed. in Gymnasium at Stettin, Univ. of Strassburg; Ph.D., Univ. of Tübingen, 1876; m. Mary Hegeler, Mar. 29, 1888. Editor, The Open Court, and The Monist, Chicago. Club: Au- thors. Author of many volumes, for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: LaSalle, Ill. Of- fice: 122 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
CARY, see also Carey, also Carry.
CARY, Frank, M.D .; b. Calumet, Wis., Oct. 21, 1857; s. Amzi B. (M.D.) and Ellen E. Cary; student Cornell Univ., class of 1881; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1882; m. Harriet Heyl (A.B., Cornell, M.D., Blackwell Med. Coll., New York), Aug. 13, 1885; children: Eugene, Louis, Clara. Asst. to Dr. Wal- ter Kempster (Wis. State Asylum) for 6 months; interne St. Luke's Hosp., Chicago, 18 months; ap- ptd. pathologist to St. Luke's Hosp .; later lecturer, and subsequently prof. pathology and still later prof. internal medicine, Woman's Med. Coll .; ob- stetrician to St. Luke's Hosp. since 1891; also ob- stetrician to Michael Reese Hosp., Chicago Lying- in Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Medico- Legal Soc. Mem. Loyal Legion. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic. Recreation: farming. Home: 2536 Prairie Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
CARY, French Strother, M.D .; b. Richmond, Va., Nov. 1, 1879; s. William and Katherine (Field) Cary; ed. pub. schs., Baltimore, Md .; St. John's Coll., Annapolis, Md .; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., Baltimore, 1906; post-grad. study Johns Hopkins Med. Sch. and Hosp .; m. Edith Jones, of Baltimore, Jan. 4, 1908; 1 son, French Strother, 2d. Began practice in Baltimore, 1906; removed to Chicago, 1913; asso. prof. urology and urological surgery, and head of the dept., Coll. of Med., Univ. of Ill., since 1915; attending urologist, Univ. Hosp., West Side Free Dispensary; sec. Dept. of Urology, Grad. Sch. of Medicine. Served in U.S.N. during Spanish- Am. War, 1898; adj. 4th Md. Inf., 1902-6. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. Am. Urol. Assn., A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Urol. Soc. (sec. and treas.), Phi Chi. Club: South Shore Country. Contbr. to med. jours. on urology. Home: 1213 E. 53d St. Office: 922-927 Michigan Boulevard Bldg.
CARY, Henry Nathaniel, newspaper man; b. Ra- cine, Wis., Feb. 11, 1858; s. Lucius C. and Emile (Kenea) Cary; ed. pub. schs., La Cygne, Kan .; m. Susie L. Wustenfeldt, of Gurnee, Ill., Sept. 9, 1885. Learned printer's trade on La Cygne Journal, 1872- 76; removed to Milwaukee, Wis., 1876; reporter, 1880-2, mng. editor, 1882-3, Milwaukee Sentinel; mng. editor Chicago Times, 1889-92; gen. western mgr. New York Associated Press, 1892; mng. edi- tor New York Times, 1893-6, St. Louis Post-Dis- patch, 1897; in Cuba in charge of field staff New York World, Spanish-Am. War, 1898; publisher The Verdict, New York, 1899-1900; mng. editor New York Morning Telegraph, 1903, later pub. same; gen. mgr. Detroit Free Press, 1907-8; gen. mgr. St. Louis Republic, 1908-10; gen. mgr. Chicago News- paper Publishers' Assn. since 1911. Democrat. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Adventurers, Press (Chi- cago), Detroit (Detroit), Lotos (New York). Home: 20 Chalmers Pl. Office: Tribune Bldg.
CARY, Robert John, lawyer; b. Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 6, 1868; s. Alfred L. and Harriet Maria (Van Slyke) Cary; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1890, A.M., 1892; m. Fanney Caruthers, of Chicago, Jan. 18, 1913; 1 daughter, Catherine. Came from Milwaukee in 1892 and entered office of Johnson & Morrill; in 1894 entered office of Charles H. Aldrich; formed partnership with Bertrand Walker, 1895, as Cary & Walker; firm is now Glennon, Cary & Walker. Gen. counsel N.Y.C.R.R .; firm is gen. counsel for Ind. Harbor Belt Co .; local attys. for N.Y.,C.&St.L.R.R., C.,C.,C.&St.L., and Pere Marquette Ry. Co. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Presbyterian. Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia. Recreations: golf, tennis. Home: 50 Banks St. Office: LaSalle St. Station.
CASE, Calvin Suveril, orthopedic dentist; b. at Jackson, Mich., Apr. 24, 1847; s. Calvin R. and Lois P. (Meade) Case; grad. from Jonesville (Mich.) High Sch .; D.D.S., Ohio Dental Coll., 1871; M.D., Univ. of Mich., 1884; m. Jonesville, Mich., July 2, 1869, Florence Baxter; children: Elisabeth Lois, Carl B. Began practice of dentistry, 1868, as part- ner of Dr. J. A. Robinson, Jackson, Mich .; demon- strator of prosthesis, Univ. of Mich., 1881-6; prof. of prosthetic dentistry and orthodontia, Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery, 1890-5, prof. of orthodontia in same, since 1895; prof. orthodontia, Western Re- serve Univ., Ohio, 1898-1902. Mem. Nat. Dental Assn., Internat. Dental Assn., Ill. State Med. Soc., Internat. Med. Soc., Chicago Dental Soc., etc. Re- publican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, North Shore Golf. Recreations: yachting, archery, golf. Home: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 108 N. State St., Chicago.
CASE, Charles Center, Jr., lawyer; b. Flora Twp., Boone Co., Ill., Dec. 14, 1878; s. Charles Center and Charlotte (Hayden) Case; ed. country schs .; Cher- ry Valley (Ill.) High Sch .; Rockford (Ill.) High Sch .; Northwestern Univ .; Harvard Univ .; North- western Univ. Law Sch .; m. Elizabeth Hodgson, of Rockford, Ill., Sept. 23, 1908; children: Elizabeth Center, Winifred. Came to Chicago, 1901; admitted to Ill. bar, 1903; chief clerk Circuit Court of Cook Co. 1 yr .; was connected with two law firms in Chicago 8 yrs .; practiced alone 2 yrs .; asst. state's atty. since 1912; ex-officio Cook Co. atty. and coun- sel for county officers. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Democrat.
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