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Baptist. Mason (32°, Shriner). Home: 4828 Ken- Nu Epsilon. Republican. Clubs: Press, Palette and more Av. Office: 507 County Bldg.
CASE, Charles Hosmer, underwriter; Sept. 8, 1829-Apr. 22, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
CASE, Edward Beecher, insurance; Feb. 2, 1853- July 30, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
CASE, Elisha W., president Case & Martin Co .; Jan. 3, 1833-Apr. 5, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
CASE, James Thomas, surgeon, Roentgenologist; b. San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 5, 1882; s. James Henry and Fannie Elizabeth (Robertson) Case; student Univ. of Cal .; M.D., Am. Med. Missionary Coll. (Univ. of Ill. Med. Sch.), 1905; m. Helena Margaret Kellogg, of Battle Creek, Mich., Sept. 1, 1908. House surgeon Battle Creek Sanitarium, 1908-10, asso. surgeon since 1910; dir. Roentgen dept. Bat- tle Creek Sanitarium and St. Luke's Hosp., Chica- go; prof. Roentgenology, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch. since 1912; 1st It. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A. Editor Am. Jour. Roentgenology (New York) since 1916. Fellow A.M.A., Royal Soc. Medicine, Eng- land, Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. Chicago Roentgen Soc., La Socièté de Radiologie de France. Repub- lican. Club: City (New York). Author: X-Ray Ex- amination of the Alimentary Tract (4 vols.). Home: 124 Manchester St., Battle Creek, Mich. Office: Battle Creek Sanitarium, Battle Creek, and St. Luke's Hosp., Chicago.
CASE, Lorenzo D., clergyman. (See Who's Who in America, 1914-15.)
CASE, Shirley Jackson, educator; b. at Hatfield Point, N.B., Can., Sept. 28, 1872; s. George F. and Maria (Jackson) Case; A.B., Acadia Univ., Wolf- ville, N.S., 1893, A.M., 1896; B.D., Yale, 1904, Ph.D., 1906 (D.D., 1917); studied Univ. of Marburg, Ger- many, 1910; m. Evelyn Hill, of Tilton, N.H., June 29, 1899. Teacher mathematics, St. Martin's (N.B.) Sem., 1893-5, Horton Collegiate Acad., Wolfville, 1895-7; teacher of Greek, New Hampton (N.H.) Lit. Instn., 1897-1901; instr. in N.T. Greek, Yale, 1905-6; prof. history and philosophy of religion, Bates Coll., Lewiston, Me., 1906-8; asst. prof. N.T. inter- pretation, 1908-13, asso. prof., 1913-15, prof., since 1915, Univ. of Chicago. Mng. editor American Jour- nal of Theology, since 1912. Baptist. Mem. Soc. Bibl. Lit. and Exegesis. Author: The Historicity of Jesus, 1912; The Evolution of Early Christian- ity, 1914. Contbr. to leading religious mags. and revs. Address: Faculty Exchange, University of Chicago.
CASE, Theodore Gibbs, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.) CASE, William Warren, lawyer; b. Worthington, O., Mar. 5, 1857; s. William Phelps and Fredonia Whiting (Burr) Case; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1879; Harvard Law Sch., 1881-3; m. St. Paul, Minn., June 15, 1892, Marian Ward Ingersoll; children: Eliza- beth, Isabel, Winthrop Warren, Emily. Admitted to bar at St. Paul, Minn., Oct., 1883; removed to Chicago, Dec. 24, 1884, and since engaged in gen. practice; mem. firm of Willits, Robbins & Case, Sept., 1891, Green, Willits & Robbins, May 1, 1893, Willits, Case & Odell, June 1, 1894-June 1, 1896; now mem. firm of Matz, Fisher & Boyden. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Law Club. Republican. Clubs: City, University. Home: Hubbard Woods, Ill. Of- fice: 134 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
CASEY, Howard Darst, lumber. (See vol. 1911.) CASEY, John Dominick, lawyer; Aug. 4, 1864- May 10, 1915. (Sce vol. 1911.)
CASS, De Lysle Ferree, editor, writer; b. Chi- cago, Mar. 14, 1887; s. of Bayard Taylor and Ida Adele (Ferree) Cass; student West Div. High Sch., Chicago, 1907-8; Amherst Coll., Mass., class of 1912; spl. work, Wesleyan Univ., Conn. (left in 1910); m. Norma B. Dorgan, of Chicago, June 1, 1916. Successively, asso. editor The Novelty News; editor The Office Outfitter; Wis. mgr. Towns Mag .: northwest rep. Hardwood Record; asst. western mgr. Boot and Shoe Recorder; gen. mgr. and editor Cook County Real Estate Bd .; western mgr. Dry Goods Guide; mgr. spl. service bureau of Municipal Engineering; editor The Scoop; pres., pub. and unng. editor The Dead-Line (semi-monthly mag. for newspaper men) since June 20, 1917. Mem. N.E.A., Chicago Trade Press Ass., Brothers of the Book, Am. Book-Plate Soc., Phi Delta Theta, Theta
Chisel. Author: Airship Boys in the Great War, 1915. Extensive contbr. since 1902, of fiction to mags., including The Trend, Munsey publs., Short Stories, Ainslie's, Smart Set, The Bookman, etc .; also contbr. features for newspaper syndicates since 1913. Home: 1278 Victor Av. Office: 189 W. Madison St.
CASSADY, Harry James, mfr .; b. Phila., Sept. 3, 1857; s. James and Jane (Morgan) Cassady; ed. pub. schs., Boston; m. Margaret I. Fitzpatrick, of Somerville, Mass., Oct. 4, 1892; children: Dorothy, Ethel, Edith and (adopted) Harry, Annie. Began with Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., wholesale hardware, continuing 12 yrs., 1878-90; mgr. for mills of Federal Mfg. Co., 1897-1905; organized the Cassady-Fairbank Mfg. Co., of, which was pres .. 1905-15; vice pres. Jefferson Electric Co .; dir. Steel Car Co. (Cleveland), Groveland Coal Co. (Chicago). Democrat. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Formerly mem. Montgomery Light Guards, Bos- ton. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore (Chica- go), Engineers' (New York). Recreations: collie dogs, microscope, automobile. Home: 4833 Kim- bark Av. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av.
CASSELBERRY, William Evans, M.D .; Sept. 6. 1858-July 11, 1916. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)
CASSELL, Byron, railway official; b. Clark Co .. Ind., Apr. 21, 1854; s. Apollos H. and Emeline (Hal- let) Cassell; ed. pub. schs .: m. Solon, O .. Aug. 27. 1877, Florence Adelaide Rhoads; children: Ada (Mrs. H. C. Heaton), Mayne (deceased), Marjorie. Began as telegraph operator, New Albany, Ind., Feb. 20, 1870; promoted to clk. in treasurer's dept .. L.,N.A.&C.Ry.Co., 1875, chief clk., 1880; treas. and asst. sec., C.,I.&L.Ry. (Monon Route), since May 12, 1906. Also dir. and asst. sec. Indianapolis & Louisville Ry .; dir., sec. and treas. Indiana Stone R.R. Co .; dir. and sec. Consolidated Stone Co .; sec. and treas. Terminal & Warehouse Co., of Louis- ville. Mem. Indiana Soc. of Chicago, S.A.R. Bap- tist. Club: Traffic. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 3445 Ivison Av., Berwyn, Ill. Office: 608 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
CASSELS, Edwin Henry, lawyer; b. at Tomah. Wis., Oct. 6, 1874; s. William Beveredge and Mary (Wilson) Cassels; A.B., Univ. of Wis., 1895; A.M .. Harvard, 1900; Harvard Law Sch .; m. May van Steenwyk, of La Crosse, Wis., Nov. 25, 1903; 3 children: Mariette van Steenwyk, Edwin Henry. Jr., Elizabeth Starr. Admitted to Wis. bar and he- gan practice at LaCrosse, 1900; removed to Chi- cago, 1903; asst. corpn. counsel, Chicago, 1907-9: special counsel to Chicago City Council Com. on Harbors, Wharves and Bridges, 1909-10; mem. law firm of Wilkerson, Cassels & Potter. Pres. 111. Short Ballot Assn. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chi- cago bar assns., Law Club, Legal Club, Delta Up- silon. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Univer- sity, City, Chicago Literary, Skokie Country, also Harvard (Chicago and New York). Home: Glencoe. Ill. Office: 1141 The Rookery, Chicago.
CASTERTON, Eda Nemoede (Mrs. William J. Casterton), miniature painter: b. Brillion, Wis .; d. Edward and Mary (Bastien) Nemoede; studied art at Minneapolis Art Sch .; Frank Holme Sch. of 11- lustration, Chicago; Chicago Acad. Fine Arts; Art Inst. of Chicago; Students' Hostel, Paris; m. Wil- liam J. Casterton, of Chicago, June 29, 1911; 2 daughters: Jane, Virginia. Exhibited at Art Inst. of Chicago: St. Louis Expn., 1904; Salon, Paris. France, 1908; New York, Phila., Boston, Washing- ton, D.C., etc. Hon, mention Internat. Art Union exhbns., Paris, 1907, 1908; silver medal, San Fran- cisco Expn., 1915. Mem. Am. Soc. Miniature Paint- ers, Chicago Soc. Miniature Painters, Club: The Cordon. Home: 801 S. Euclid Av., Oak Park, IN Studio: 1028 Fine Arts Blog., Chicago.
CASTLE, Charles Houston, bank accountant. (See vol. 1911.)
CASTLE, Charles Sumner, banker: b. Barring- ton, Cook Co., 111., May 13, 1859: s. Lester D. and Lucy A. (Taylor) Castle; high sch. edn .; married children: Ward C., Sidney I .. , Charles S., Jr., Ruth Anna. Taught district sch., Palatine, 111., 1877-8. clerk in treasurer's office, C., R. L.A.P. Ry.Co., 1875.
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80; bookkeeper John V. Farwell Co., 1881-9; post- master, Austin, Ill., 1889-94; treas. Town of Cicero, 1894-7; pres. Austin State Bank since 1895; vice pres. Federal Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago, 1902- 05; cashier Am. Trust & Savings Bank, 1905-9; pres. Standard Trust & Savings Bank since 1910; dir. Des Plaines State Bank, Niles Center State Bank. Kee & Chapell Dairy Co., U.S. Ball Bearing Mfg. Co. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Bank- ers', Mid-Day, Chicago Golf, Westward Ho. Recre- ations: golf, fishing. Home: 627 N. Central Av., Austin. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
CASTLE, Clarence Fassett, college prof .; b. at Granville, O., Oct. 12, 1856; s. William Augustus and Sarah (Fassett) Castle; A.B., Denison Univ., Granville, 1880; Ph.D., Yale, 1888; m. Mary Shirk, of Greensburg, Ind., July 26, 1883. Prof. Greek, Bucknell Univ., Lewisburg, Pa., 1888-92; asst. prof. Greek, 1892-5, asso. prof. since 1895, dean Junior Colls., 1898-1905, Univ. of Chicago. Mem, Am. Philol. Soc., Beta Theta Pi. Club: Quadrangle. Au- thor: Inductive Greek Primer, 1894; Greek Prose Composition, 1894. Home: 5715 Kenwood Av.
CASTLE, Howard Percy, lawyer; b. on farm nr. Barrington, Cook Co., Ill., Feb. 4, 1878; s. Arthur L. and Grace E. (Wood) Castle; ed. pub. schs., Dundee and Elgin, Ill .; grad. Elgin High Sch., 1895; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1901; m. Sarah E. Edwards, of Adrian, Mich., Sept. 17, 1908; 1 daughter, Grace Elinor. Mem. law firm of Castle, Williams & Smith, 1904-5, Castle, Williams & Cas- tle, 1905-6, Castle, Williams, Long & Castle since May 1, 1906. Village atty. of Barrington, Ill. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst., Ill. Soc. S.R., Phi Delta Phi. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: The Oaks, Hamilton, Elgin Tennis, Barring- ton Tennis. Recreations: tennis and other outdoor exercises. Home: Barrington, Ill. Office: 105 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
CASTLE, Percy V., lawyer; b. Barrington, Cook Co., Ill., Feb. 15, 1857; s. Lester D. and Lucy A. (Taylor) Castle; ed. Palatine (Ill.) High Sch .; Northern Ind. Normal Sch., Valparaiso, Ind., and Union Coll. of Law, Chicago; m. Chicago, Jan. 3, 1888, Jessie Dunlap; children: Ina, Dunlap. Prin. of school at Arlington Heights, Ill., 2 yrs .; became resident of Chicago, 1882; taught school 5 yrs .; ad- mitted to bar, 1884; mem. firm of Manning & Cas- tle, 1884-91, after that of Cutting & Castle, Castle, Williams & Smith, and now sr. mem. of Castle, Williams, Long & Castle. Inheritance tax atty. for Cook Co., 1906-9. Dir. Austin State Bank. Has been mem. Austin Bd. of Edn. Clubs: Oaks (Austin), Westward Ho, Hamilton, Union League. Home: 314 N. Waller Av., Austin. Office: 105 W. Monroe Street.
CASTLE, Perley de Los, banker; b. Barrington, Cook Co., Ill., Mar. 2, 1863; s. Lester D. and Lucy A. (Taylor) Castle; ed. pub. schs. of Barrington; m. Ridgefield, Ill., 1890, Edith A. Davis; children: Har- old A., Lester D., Dorothy I. Engaged in gen. mer- chandise business at McHenry, Ill., 1884-90; came to Chicago, 1890, and has since been engaged as cashier of the Austin State Bank, now also vice pres. and dir .; also dir. Standard Trust & Savings Bank. Republican. Clubs: Oaks, Westward Ho Golf. Home: 5914 Midway Park. Office: 5645 South Boul.
CASTOR, Hiram Charles, life insurance; b. In- dianapolis, Ind., Apr. 11, 1866; s. of Edwin A. and Samantha (Graham) Castor; ed. in pub. schs. of Indianapolis; M.D., Med. Coll. of Ind., 1890; m. Daisy Holl, of Indianapolis, June 22, 1896; 2 daugh- ters: Mildred M., Kathryn F. Practiced in Indi- anapolis, 1890-7, then removed to Chicago, continu- ing in practice 3 yrs .; in life ins. business since 1900; mgr. Conn. Gen. Life Ins. Co. since 1907. Mem. Life Underwriters' Assn. of Chicago. Repub- lican. Mem. Wellington Av. Congl. Ch. Capt., re- tired, Ind. N. G .; now lt. col. Q.M. Corps, Ill. N.G. Recreation: motoring. Home: 600 Elmwood Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
practice; now mem. firm of Caswell & Mabee. Pres. Caswell Bond & Mortgage Co. of Chicago, Central Liquidation Co. of Chicago; vice pres. The Atla. Exchange Nat. Bank. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Art Inst. of Chicago (life mem.), Citizens' Assn., Chicago Band Assn. Served for 4 yrs. as mem. of Co. H, 1st Inf., I.N.G., includ- ing service in the Pana strike, 1893, and the Pull- man strike, 1894. Republican. Mason (Chevalier Bayard Commandery, K.T.). Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, South Shore Country. Home: 4537 Ellis Av. Office: 139 N. Clark St.
CATHERWOOD, Robert, patent lawyer; b. at Hoopeston, Ill., Aug. 7, 1874; s. Allen Thompson and Cornelia (Hartwell) Catherwood; ed. Hoopes- ton pub. and high schs .; Rossville, Ill., High Sch., 1890-2; B.S., Northwestern Univ., 1896; student law sch. of same, 1896-9; m. Chicago, June 4, 1902, Lucy Cotton Morris. Admitted to bar, 1896. Pres. Chicago Civil Service Reform Assn .; trustee Alli- ance Française. Mem. Delta Upsilon, Delta Chi. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: University, City, Legal, Hamilton. Home: 4442 Grand Boul.
CATTELL, Archibald, lawyer; b. Davenport, Ia., July 14, 1870; s. Archibald and Elizabeth Stuart (Mills) Cattell; ed. pub. schs. of Davenport, Ia .; A.B., Iowa Coll., Grinnell, 1891; student Law Dept., Univ. of Mich., 1892-3; m. Rose Haskell, of Fort Dodge, Ia., Nov. 15, 1893; children: Jean Haskell, Judith Haskell. Was city editor Davenport (Ia.) Daily Leader, 1891-2; admitted to Ill. bar at Chi- cago, 1893, and has since been in practice. Trustee and legal adviser Iowa Coll .; dir. Quaker Mfg. Co., Wm. H. Wise & Co., Coahuila Mining & Smelting Co., Hannifin Mfg. Co., Anguera Lumber & Tie Co., etc. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst., Phi Beta Kappa. Republican. Clubs: Hawkeye, City, Flossmoor Country, Law. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 5474 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 111. W. Monroe St.
CAVANAGH, see also Cavanaugh, also Kava- nagh.
CAVANAGH, John R., mfr. automobiles, trucks. and wheels; b. Glasgow, Scotland, Dec. 31, 1861; s. John and Jane (Robertson) Cavanagh; brought to U.S., in 1866; ed. pub. schs., Pittsburgh, Pa .; m., Margaret C. Cavanagh, of Altoona, Pa., Apr. 26,. 1893; children: Agnes, Ross, Regina, John, Paul, Regis, Margaret. Credit mgr. for Edmondson & Perrine, furniture, Pittsburgh, 1890-3; stock brok- erage business, 1893-1903; mfg., 1903-5; pres. Public Trust Co., Pittsburgh, 1905-7; head of John R. Cavanagh & Co., brokers in stocks and bonds, Chi- cago; Chicago mgr. Am. Truck & Wheel Corpn. since 1917. Republican. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Mutual Aid Soc. Clubs: Irish Fellow- ship, Shore Acres. Home: 6802 Lakewood Av. Of- fice: 10 S. LaSalle St.
CAVANAUGH, John Algernon, M.D., surgeon; b. Nevada, Ill., Apr. 16, 1879; s. John A. and Catherine (O'Leary) Cavanaugh; ed. St. Ignatius Coll., 1892- 97; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), 1904: m. Mary Irene Cummings, of Rock Valley, Ia., Sept. 12, 1906. Practiced in Chicago since 1904; specializes in treatment of the ear, nose and throat; prof. oto-laryngology, Chicago Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Coll .; prof. oto-laryngology, Med. Dept., Univ. of Ill .; attending oto-laryngologist to St. Anthony's Hosp. and St. Joseph's Home. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Laryngol. Soc., Acad. Oto-Laryngology, Physicians' Club. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Co- lumbus. Club: Chicago Motor. Author of Non-Sup- purative Ethmoid Disease in Relation to the Eye, Ill. Med. Jour., 1915; Topography of the Tympanic Cavity, Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryn- gology, 1913; Topography of the Larynx, Ill. Med. Jour., 1914; The Inferior Turbinate, Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, 1915. Home: 817 Lafayette Parkway. Office: 7 W. Madison St.
CAVANAUGH, Joseph B., coal mcht .; Nov. 29, 1861-1914. (See vol. 1911.)
CASWELL, Charles Lee, lawyer; b. Chicago, Dec. 10, 1874; s. Charles Lee and Edith (Alison) Cas- CAVERLY, John Richard, judge; b. at London, Eng., Dec. 6, 1861; s. James and Mary (Boulter) Caverly; ed. Annunciation Parish Sch .; grad. St. Patrick's Acad .; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1897; well; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago; LL.B., Northwest- ern Univ. Law Sch., 1896; m. Ruth E. Vincent, of New York, June 18, 1912; 1 daughter, Ruth Alison. Admitted to bar, 1896, and since engaged in gen. m. Chicago, Sept. 15, 1898, Charlotte J. Cochran.
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Asst. city atty. of Chicago, 1897-May, 1903; justice gen. mgr. Pilsen Brewing Co. since 1903; also dir. of the peace and police magistrate, May 18, 1903- American State Bank. Dir. Bohemian Charitable Assn. Home: 2438 S. Lawndale Av. Office: 3049 W. 26th St. Dec. 1, 1906; apptd. city atty. Jan. 1, 1907; judge Municipal Court since 1910; present term expires 1922. Democrat. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Chi- CHACE, see also Chase. cago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn. Clubs: Iro- quois, Ill. Athletic. Office: City Hall.
CAVETTE, Scott Osten, lawyer; b. Ky., Oct. 31, 1869; s. Winfield Scott and Maria Jane (Cushen- berry) Cavette; grad. State A. and M. Coll. (Mil. Sch.), Lexington, Ky., 1889; A.B., Univ. of Ky., 1890; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., Chi- cago, 1892; m. Florence Gray, of East Orange, N.J., Dec. 5, 1909. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1892, and since practiced in Chicago. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chi- cago bar assns., Lawyers' Assn. of Chicago. Dem- ocrat. Episcopalian. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner) ; recorder Grand Lodge K. of P. Recreations: golf, stock breeding. Home: 5054 Washington Park Court. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St.
CAVEY, Arthur Thomas; b. Chicago; s. Thomas John and Sarah (Hillier) Cavey; ed. pub. schs. of Austin (now part of Chicago); m. Bessie Morgan Cavey, of Chicago, Dec. 10, 1903; 2 children: Elean- or Louise, Sarah Elizabeth. Formerly salesman for Marshall Field & Co. and John V. Farwell Co .; since 1905 with Barber Asphalt Paving Co., first as traveling salesman, and asst. sales mgr. since 1909; also propr. men's furnishing goods business at 31 W. Monroe St., established by father in 1880. Republican. Baptist. Mason (Siloam Commandery, Oak Park, Ill .; Medinah Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S., Chi- cago). Clubs: Hamilton (Chicago), Colonial (Oak Park), Missouri Athletic (St. Louis), Glen Oak Country, Paw Paw Lake Golf, Elks. Home: 134 S. Ridgeland Av., Oak Park, Ill. Offices: Tribune Bldg. and 31 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
CAWARD, Olin Mason, clergyman, lecturer; b in Ontario Co., N.Y., May 17, 1876; s. John Robert and Elizabeth Ann (Hall) Caward; grad. Franklin Acad., Prattsburg, N.Y., 1899; B.A., Wesleyan Univ., Middletown, Conn., 1903; M.A., Harvard, 1905; m. Edith V. Shults, of Prattsburg, 1898 (died 1907) ; m. 2d, Clarita Hammond, of Peoria, Ill., Jan. 6, 1909. Ordained Congl. ministry, 1905; asso. pas- tor Bethesda Ch., Brooklyn, N.Y., 1905-6; pastor First Ch., Mattoon, Ill., 1906-8, Normal Park Pres- byn. Ch., Chicago, since Jan., 1909. Dir. Citizens' League, Chicago. Mem. Delta Tau Delta. Mason (32°, K.T.), Elk. Clubs: University, Beverly Coun- try. Chautauqua lecturer (4th season). Commd. Chaplain, 1st Regt. Engrs. (Ill.), July, 1917. Rec- l'eation: golf. Home: 7153 Princeton Av.
CAYLOR, Worth Ernest, lawyer; b. at Arcadia, Hamilton Co., Ind., Aug. 25, 1867; A.B., DePauw Univ., Greencastle, Ind., 1890, LL.B., 1891; m. Katherine Mary Vaughan; 1 daughter, Miriam. Chief clerk for a law firm, 1891-5; asst. city atty., 1895-7; practiced alone, 1897-1904; 'mem. Healy & Caylor, 1904-6, since alone. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst. Clubs: Quadrangle, South Shore Country. Home: 5756 Blackstone Av. Office: 69 W. Washington St.
CERMAK, Anton Joseph, bailiff; b. in Bohemia, May 9, 1873; s. Anton and Catherine (Frank) Cer- inak; came to America with parents, 1874; ed. pub. schs. and Bohemian sch., Braidwood, Ill .; m. Mary Horeys, of Chicago, Dec. 15, 1895; children: Lillie, Ella, Helen. Engaged in coal mining in Ill. until 1892; removed to Chicago and entered coal and wood business, continuing until 1908; mem. firm of Cermak & Serhaut, real estate. Sec. United Socie- ties and Liberty League since 1906; pres. Lawn- dale Bldg. & Loan Assn. since 1907. Mem. 43d, 44th, 15th and 46th General Assemblies of Ill .; mem. of City Council, Apr., 1909-Dec., 1912 (resigned) ; chief bailiff Municipal Court of Chicago since Dec., 1912. Chmn. Cook Co. Dem. Com. and mem. mng. com. of same. Home: 2532 S. Trumbull Av. Office: 804 City Hall.
CERVENKA, James, mfr .; deceased. (See vol. 1911.)
CERVENKA, John Albert, brewer; b. Bohemia, Feb. 5, 1870; s. John and Marie Cervenka; ed. in grammar schs., Bohemia; came to Chicago, 1882; in. Antonie Bolek, of Chicago, May 31, 1890; chil- dren: John A., Jr., Alice ( Mrs. Rhode). Pres. and
CHACE, Charles C., auditor; b. Port Jervis, N.Y., Aug. 30, 1858; s. Ephraim D. and Sophia C. (Hoge- boone) Chace; ed. common schs .; m. Indianapolis, Jessie M. Tinney; 1 daughter, Margaret. Became cashier L.E.&W.R.R. at Lafayette, Ind., 1876, and agt. same rd. at Findlay, O., 1886; apptd. traffic mgr. the G. H. Hammond Co., packers, at South Omaha, Neb., 1891; auditor Chicago, Hammond & Western Ry., 1892-6; auditor Chicago Junction Ry. since 1896, and of the Union Stock Yard & Transit Co. since 1899. Home: 11542 Longwood Drive. Of- fice: Administration Bldg., U. S. Yards.
CHAFFEE, Arthur Billings, college prof .; b. at Phila., June 19, 1852; s. James and Harriet S. (Bil- lings) Chaffee; moved to Saratoga Springs, 1866; A.B., Princeton, 1876, A.M., 1880; Rochester Theol. Sem., 1876-9; student Harvard, 1888; student in so- ciology, Univ. of Chicago, 1895; (D.D., Franklin [Ind.] Coll., 1894); m. Laura Putnam, of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 1879. Ordained Bapt. ministry, 1884; prof. Latin, 1879-88, chemistry and physics, 1888-9, Franklin Coll .; pastor Seymour and South Bend, Ind., 1889-96; pres. Central Univ. of Ia., 1895-9; pastor Mason City, Ia., 1899-1900; prof. philosophy and history, Des Moines Coll., 1900-1; pres. Bishop Coll., Marshall, Tex., 1901-7; prof. history, Kala- mazoo Coll., 1907-11; returned to ministry, 1911. Home: 1053 Foster Av.
CHAFFEE, James Foster; b. at Franklin, Ind., June 9, 1883; s. Arthur Billings and Laura (Put- nam) Chaffee; A.B., Denison Univ., Granville, O., 1905; m. Jean Compton, of Chicago, Apr. 30, 1910; 2 children: Elizabeth, June. Was western mgr. for Stollwerck Bros., Inc., cocoa and chocolate mfrs., 1906-16; gen. western representative Ideal Cocoa & Chocolate Co. and the Puritan Chocolate Co., of Lititz, Pa., since Feb., 1916. Mem. Beta Theta Pi. Republican. Baptist. Clubs: Hamilton, Calumet Country. Home: 6103 Kenwood Av. Office: 222 N. Wabash Av.
CHAFFIN, Howard Albert, coal. (See vol. 1911.) CHAFIN, Eugene Wilder, temperance advocate. Removed to Tucson, Ariz. (See Who's Who in America.)
CHALLEN, Charles Henry, Chicago mgr. of The Northwestern Miller; b. Waverly, Morgan Co., Ill., Feb. 2, 1869; s. Joseph and Cornelia (Peet) Chal- len; ed. pub. sch .; m. Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 10, 1894, Eva Frances Parke. Began business career Sept. 2, 1886, as an asst. in the publishing office of The Northwestern Miller, at Minneapolis, and has continued with that business, advancing steadily to more responsible positions, and in 1894 was made mgr. of the Chicago office of the company. Treas. Millers' Nat. Federation. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Club: Flourmen's Club of Chicago. Recreation: golf. Residence: Hotel Melbourne. Office: 1114 Royal Insurance Bldg.
CHALMERS, Thomas Stuart, mfr .; b. Chicago. Sept. 21, 1881; s. William James and Joan ( Pinker- ton) Chalmers; grad. St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N.H., 1899; student mech. engring. course, Cornell Univ .. 1899-1904; unmarried. Pres. Chalmers & Williams. Inc., mining and crushing machinery; vice pres. Fraser & Chalmers, Inc. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Inst. Mining Engrs., Sigma Phi. Clubs: Chicago, Alta (Salt Lake City, Utah), Engineers' (New York). Home: Chicago Heights, Ill. Office: 72 W. Adams St., Chicago.
CHALMERS, William James, mfr .; b. Chicago. July 10, 1852; s. Thomas and Janet (Telfer) Chal- mers; ed. pub. grammar and high schs., Chicago; m. Joan, d. late Allan Pinkerton, Oct., 1878; chil- dren: Joan, Thomas Stuart. After leaving sch. was apprenticed to the Eagle Works Mfg. Co., of which his father was then gen, supt .; in 1872 became as- sociated with his father in the new firm of Fraser & Chalmers, which became largest mfrs. of mining machinery in the world; in 1901, united with the great Allis Engine Works at Milwaukee, and other plants, as the Allis-Chalmers Co., of which was
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vice pres., resigning 1905. Dir. and mem. exec. com. Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank; dir. Conti- nental & Commercial Trust & Savings Bank, Fra- ser & Chalmers, Ltd., London, Eng. Republican. Ex-mem. Chicago Bd. of Edn .; ex-dir. World's Co- lumbian Expn .; life mem. and trustee Field Mus. of Natural History. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Chicago Athletic, Commercial, South Shore Coun- try, Lake Geneva Country, Saddle and Cycle, Old Elm; also Engineers' (New York). Home: 1100 Lake Shore Drive. Office: Edison Bldg.
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