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CHAMBERLAIN, Charles Joseph, botanist; b. at (Spencer) Chamberlain; A.B., Oberlin, 1888, A.M., 1894; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1897; research at Bonn, 1900-1; m. Mary E. Life, of Oberlin, O., July 30, 1888. Prin. Crookston (Minn.) High Sch., 1889- 93; student Univ. of Chicago, 1893-6; asst. and asso. in botany, 1897-1901, instr., 1901-7, asst. prof. morphology and cytology, 1908-11, asso. prof., 1911-15, and prof., since 1915, Univ. of Chicago. Am. editor of cytology in Botanisches Centralblatt, since 1902. Mem. Bot. Soc. America, Assn. Inter- nationale des Botanistes, Deutsche Botanische Ge- sellschaft, A.A.A.S .; hon. mem. Naturforscher ge- sellschaft an der K. Universität zu Kiew. Contbr. to Botanical Gazette, since 1895. Has collected Cycadaceæ in Mexico, Australia and Africa, and has published numerous researches upon this fam- ily. Home: 6130 Greenwood Av.
CHAMBERLAIN, Frederic William, secretary, treas. The Warren Featherbone Co., dry good spe- cialties; b. Oberlin. O., Sept. 2, 1876; s. of William Benton and Emily E. (Peck) Chamberlain; ed. prep. dept. Oberlin Coll .; m. Lydia Warren, of Three Oaks, Mich., Jan. 11, 1906; 4 children: Mary Louise, William Benton, Cynthia, Lucy. With The Warren Featherbone Co. in various' capacities since 1895, except for 1 yr. of travel and 1 yr. in Phila. as mng. editor of the Sunday School Times. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mem. exec. com. of Vat. Congl. Council; dir. Chicago Theol. Sem. Club: Union League. Recreation: farming. Home: 2845 Sheridan Place, Evanston, Ill .; (summer) "Tower Hill," Sawyer, Mich. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
CHAMBERLAIN, Oscar Pearl, civil engr .; b. at Pittstown, Rensselaer Co., N.Y., Nov. 26, 1870; s. Alonzo Bradner and Laura Arceville (Munson) Chamberlain; A.B., Central High Sch., Phila., 1885; A.B., Univ. of Pa., 1889; unmarried. Rodman and Herald; mng. editor Record-Herald, Dec. 7, 1910- asst. engr., Pa. R.R., 1889-1902; asst. engr., C.G.W. Ry., 1902-4; div. engr., N.P.Ry., 1904-5; chief engr. C.&I.W.R.R., since 1905; chief operating engr. of . tor and pub. Chamberlin's Magazine, and of The Dolese & Shepard Co .; gen. mgr. Union Paving Co .; vice pres. and gen. mgr. Dolese & Shepard Co., 1913. Republican. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs. (pres. 1911- 12), Ill. Soc. Engrs. and Surveyors, Engineers' Club, Chicago. Home: LaGrange, Ill.
CHAMBERLAIN, Paul Mellen, consulting engr .; h. Three Oaks, Mich., Feb. 28, 1865; s. Henry and Rebecca (Van Devanter) Chamberlain; B.S., Mich. Agrl. Coll., 1888; M.E., Cornell, 1890; m. Olivia Langdon Woodward, Apr. 23, 1891; children: Re- becca Van Devanter (Mrs. Elmer J. Baker, Jr.), Wheelock, Olivia, Julia. Asst. engr. Frick Co., Waynesboro, 1890-2; mech. engr. Hercules Iron Works, Aurora, Ill., 1892-3; asst. prof. mech. en- gring., Mich. Agrl. Coll., 1893-6; head of engring. work from opening in 1896, and prof. mech. engring., 1899-1906, Lewis Inst., Chicago; consult- ing practice, Los Angeles, 1906-7; chief engr. Un- derfeed Stoker Co. of America, 1907-9; mem. of Chamberlain & Howell, consulting engrs., 1909-14, since alone. Inventor of various devices and en- gring methods. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Delta Tau Delta, Tau Beta Pi, A.A.A.S., Soc. Colonial Wars. Club: City. Author of engring. monographs published in engring. transactions and tech. press. Recreation: collecting watches. Home: 427 Diver- sey Parkway. Office: Marquette Bldg.
CHAMBERLAIN, William A., mfr .; b. Cortland, N.Y., Aug. 26, 1861; s. Norman and Kate (Jordan) Chamberlain; grad. State Normal Sch., Cortland, N.Y., 1879; m. Grace Dailey, of Port Huron, Mich., Nov. 12, 1897. Began as traveling salesman at Rochester, N.Y., 1880-99; came to Chicago in 1899, and organized and was pres. and treas. Chamber-
lain Co., and in 1905 organized the Photo Products Co., both of which consolidated in 1908 under the latter name, of which has since been pres., treas. and gen. mgr. Clubs: Windsor Golf (pres.), Ro- tary (dir.). Recreation: golf. Home: 1437 I. 65th Pl. Office: 6100 LaSalle St.
CHAMBERLIN, George M., M.D. (See vol. 1911.) CHAMBERLIN, Georgia Louise (Miss), exten- sion of Biblical and religious study; b. Great Bend, Pa .; d. Orlando E. and Mary H. (Cram) Chamber- lin; descended from pre-Revolutionary settlers in Conn. and N.H .; grad. high sch., 1878; continuous
Sullivan, O., Feb. 23, 1863; s. Esdell W. and Mary, study in Semitics, English Bible, and religious edu-
cation in Univ. of Chicago since 1892. Sec. Am. Inst. of Sacred Literature, Univ. of Chicago, and also engaged in promotion of graded work in re- ligious education in chs. and schs .; asst. dir. reli- gious work, Chautauqua Instn., N.Y. Progressive Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Woman's City, Chicago College. Editor: Ordered to China (Let- ters of W. J. Chamberlin), 1901. Author: An Intro- duction to the Bible, for Teachers of Children, 1904; Child Religion in Song and Story, Vol. I, 1907, Vol. II, 1909; The Hebrew Prophets, or Pa- triots and Leaders of Israel, 1911. Contbr. to re- ligious periodicals. Home: 5523 University Av.
CHAMBERLIN, Henry Barrett, editor, publisher; b. Washington, D.C., Mar. 10, 1867; s. Arthur Scho- field and Maria Louise (Barrett) Chamberlin; ed. pub. schs., Mansfield, O., and Chicago; studied at Union Coll. of Law, Northwestern Univ .; m. Irene Celene Byrne, Aug. 17, 1903. Editor and publisher The Guardsman (mil. newspaper), 1886-92; repor- torial work on Herald, Tribune, Inter-Ocean, Times, Record, all of Chicago; night mgr. City Press Assn., 1891, with Laffan Bur. and New York Sun, 1894; in charge various depts. Omaha World-Her- ald, 1895-6. In charge dispatch boat Hercules of the Chicago Record during Spanish-Am. War, 1898; was between the fire of the fleets off Santiago, July 3, only newspaper boat there during battle; cruised 35,000 miles, covering news and stories: throughout Cuba, P.R. and W.I .; city editor Chi- cago Record, 1898-1901; editor The Voter (mag.); asst. sec. Municipal Voters' League, 1901-4; sec. state legislation com. City Council of Chicago, 1906-8; asst. sec. Chicago Charter Conv., 1906-9; sec. Chicago Plan Commn., 1909-10; asst. sec. Cleveland Memorial Assn. Writer of "Stories of the Streets and of the Town," in Chicago Record- 13; editor in chief same, Apr. 1, 1913-May 9, 1914; mem. Chicago Commn. on the Liquor Problem; edi- Hearthstone; founder of Chamberlin Service (writ- ing craftsmen and factors in publicity). Col. insp. gen. I.N.G. Episcopalian. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Rotary, Press (pres., 1909-10). Home: The Walton, 878 N. Clark St., Chicago; (summer) "Sunset Shack" nr. Benton Harbor, Mich. Office: 326 W. Madison St., Chicago.
CHAMBERLIN, Joseph Henry, insurance; b. at Schenectady, N.Y., Nov. 24, 1850; s. George Anson and Mary Caroline (Brown) Chamberlin; direct de- scendant on paternal side of John Chamberlin, It. in Colonial Army; on maternal side descendant of Anneka Jants or Janc, who in 1652 obtained a Dutch grant of 130 acres on Manhattan Island (now N.Y. City) ; ed. Lutheran Coll., Mendota, Ill., 1868; Union Coll., Chicago, 1878; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1882; m. Round Grove, Ill., 1878, Kate Win- nie Simonson; children: Mabel May, James Percy, Jessie Lavinia, Joseph Frederick. Removed with parents to Ill. in Apr., 1856, settling on a farm near Sterling, on which was reared; taught sch. before taking law course; entered real estate and ins. business at Sterling, Ill., 1882; removed to Chicago, 1887, and since engaged in ins. business; now part- ner in firm of Letterman & Chamberlin. Republic -. an. Methodist. Mason; Royal Arcanum. Recrea- tions: hunting, fishing. Home: 519 N. Central Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
CHAMBERLIN, Rollin Thomas, geologist; b. at Beloit, Wis., Oct. 20, 1881; s. Thomas Chrowder and Alma Isabel (Wilson) Chamberlin; student univs. of Geneva and Zürich, Switzerland, 1899- 1900; S.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1903, Ph.D., 1907; un- married. Mem. U.S. Geol. Survey, 1907-8; mem.
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Univ. of Chicago Oriental Educational Investiga- tion Commn. to China, 1909; research asso., Univ. of Chicago, 1909-11; investigation of Brazilian iron ore resources, 1911-12; instr. in geology, 1912-14, asst. prof. since 1914, Univ. of Chicago. Fellow Geol. Soc. America, A.A.A.S., British A.A.S .; mem. Ill. Acad. Science, Wis. Soc. of Chicago. Republic- an. Clubs: University, Quadrangle. Recreations: tennis, mountain climbing, photography. Resi- dence: Hyde Park Hotel.
CHAMBERLIN, Thomas Chrowder, geologist; b. Mattoon, Ill., Sept. 25, 1843; A.B., Beloit Coll., 1866, A.M., 1869; grad., science, Univ. of Mich., 1868-9; (Ph.D., Univs. of Mich. and Wis., 1882; LL.D., Univ. of Mich., Beloit Coll., and Columbian Univ., 1887, Univ. of Wis., 1904, Toronto Univ., 1913; ScD., Univ. of Ill., 1905); m. Alma Isabel Wilson, 1867. Prof. natural science, State Normal Sch., White- water, Wis., 1869-73; prof. geology, Beloit, 1873-82, Columbian, 1885-7; pres. Univ. of Wis., 1887-92; prof. and head dept. of geology and dir. Walker Mus., Univ. of Chicago, since 1892. Asst. state ge- ologist, Wis., 1873-6, chief geologist, 1876-82; stu- died glaciers of Switzerland, 1878; U.S. geologist in charge of glacial div., 1882-1907; geologist Peary Relief Expdn., 1894; consulting geologist, Wis. Geol. Survey; commr. Ill. Geol. Survey; consulting geologist U.S. Geol. Survey; investigator funda- mental problems of geology, Carnegie Instn., since 1902; mem. Commn. for Oriental Ednl. Investiga- tion, 1909. Mem. Nat. Acad. Sciences; pres. A.A. A.S., 1908; pres. Chicago Acad. Sciences, 1898-1915 (pres. emeritus since 1915); pres. Ill. Acad. Sci- ence, 1907. Author: Geology of Wisconsin; Gen- eral Treatise on Geology (with R. D. Salisbury) ; The Origin of the Earth, 1916; etc. Editor of The Journal of Geology. Address: University of Chi- cago.
CHAMBERLIN, Walter Howard, lawyer; b. De- troit, Feb. 9, 1866; s. Lewis H. and Charlotte A. (LeSeur) Chamberlin; ed. Detroit; learned me- chanics practically in machine shop of Detroit Stove Works; m. Detroit, June 4, 1889, Ida May Church; children: Edith May, Lewis Church, Fred- eric Walter, Helen Alice. Admitted to bar at De- troit, Jan., 1890; removed to Chicago, Jan., 1891; asst. commr. of patents of U.S., 1900-1; now mem. law firm of Chamberlin & Freudenreich. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn., Law Club, Michigan Soc. (pres.). Mem. Loyal Legion. Mason (K.T.). Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Birchwood Country (pres. 1917), Edgewater Golf; Cosmos (Washington, D.C.); Engineers' (N.Y.). Home: 1227 Sherwin Av. Office: Marquette Bldg.
CHAMBERS, Edward, railway official; b. Wau- kegan, Ill., Feb. 16, 1859; ed. pub. schs. With A.,T. &S.F.Ry. since 1878; freight handler, clk., foreman and cashier at, Pueblo, Colo., agt., San Diego and Los Angeles, Cal., asst. gen. freight agt., Los An- geles, and gen. freight agt. lines west of Albu- querque, to 1905; apptd. asst. freight traffic mgr. Coast Lines, San Francisco, 1905; now vice pres. in charge of traffic, at Chicago. Apptd. transporta- tion director of wheat purchasing div. of the fed- eral food corpn., Aug., 1917. Office: Railway Ex- change, Chicago.
CHAMPLIN, Daniel H., printing machinery; b. Westerly, R.I., Aug. 7, 1861; s. Charles and Eliza A. (Cottrell) Champlin; ed, pub. schs. of Westerly and Hopkinton, R.I., and at Alfred Univ., 1877-9; m. Anna L. Stanton, of Westerly, Aug. 25, 1880; 1 daughter, Marjorie Stanton (deceased). Began in employ of C. B. Cottrell & Sons Co., printing press mfrs., Westerly; mgr. western office of the firm, with headquarters in Chicago, 1889-97; vice pres. and mgr. D. H. Champlin & Co., mfrs. and dealers in printing machinery, 1898-9; mem. firm of Cham- plin & Smith, in same business, 1899-1906; pres. and treas. Champlin Mfg. Sales Co .; western agent for eastern printing machinery houses. Mem. Co. E, Westerly Rifles, R.I. State Militia, 1880-9. Re- publican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Exmoor. Rec- reations: billiards, golf. Home: 1125 Davis St .. Evanston, Ill. Office: 343 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
CHANCELLOR, Justus, lawyer: b. Oxford, Ind .. Oct. 12, 1863; s. John Cooper and Elizabeth Jennic (Justus) Chancellor; ed. common schs, of Ind .; grad. Vincennes (Ind.) High Sch., 1881; LL. B.,
Union Coll. of Law (Northwestern Univ.), 1886; m. Hattie Theodotia Lincoln Harper, of Hartford, W. Va., May 2, 1889; 2 children: Leola (Mrs. Neal H. Gates), Justus, Jr. Practiced in Chicago since 1886; mem. firm of Thornton & Chancellor. Mem. Internat., Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Real Estate Bd., Cook Co. Real Estate Bd. Republican. Scottish Rite Mason (K.T., Shriner), K.P. Club: Playgoers. Recreations: automobiling, farming, mfg. Residence: Palmer House. Office: 1101 Tower Bldg.
CHANDLER, Buckingham, real estate; b. Flor- ence, Italy, Feb. 22, 1878; s. Frank Randolph and Anna Sophia (Buckingham) Chandler; ed. Ogden (pub.) Sch., Chicago, 1889-90; University Sch., Chi- cago, 1890-6; A.B., Harvard, 1900; m. Rebecca El- mer Smith, Feb. 21, 1914; 2 children: Charlotte Sar- gent, Buckingham, II. With real estate firm, Chan- dler & Co., 1900-1; mem. same firm, 1902; then mem. Knott, Chandler & Co .; mem. Chandler, Hil- dreth & Co. since 1908. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Chicago Assn. of Commerce, New England Soc. of Chicago, Western Efficiency Soc. Clubs: University, City, Chicago Literary, Harvard (Chicago); Harvard (N.Y.). Recreation: motoring. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 56 W. Washington St., Chicago.
CHANDLER, Charles, educator; b. at Pontiac, Mich., Jan. 15, 1850; s. Jonathan and Vashti (Lam- din) Chandler; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1871, A.M .. 1874; Univ. of Berlin, 1891-2; m. Adelaide Isadore Murray, of Pontiac, Aug. 16, 1876. Teacher langs., high sch., Pontiac, 1871-4; instr. Latin, 1874-6, prof., 1876-91, Denison Univ., Granville, O .; prof. Latin, 1892-1915, prof. emeritus since 1915, Univ. of Chicago. Republican. Baptist. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Home: 5717 Monroe Av.
CHANDLER, Charles H., artists' materials: b. Detroit, Mich., Dec. 8, 1859; s. Henry B. and Mary (Watson) Chandler; came to Chicago, 1861; ed. in grammar and high schs. of Chicago; m. Mary. d. Judge George Gardner, of Chicago, 1883 (she died Mar., 1903). Began as clk., 1880; assisted in organ- izing, and in 1905 incorporated Thayer & Chandler, artists' materials, of which is sec. and treas .; also dir. Mackie-Lovejoy Mfg. Co. Episcopalian. Rec- reation: motoring. Home: 1733 Asbury Av .. Evans- ton, Ill. Office: 913 W. Van Buren St., Chicago. .
CHANDLER, Charles Thomas, fire ins .; b. Ga- lena, 111., Sept. 2, 1856; at age of § came to Chicago with parents; ed. pub. schs .; mn. Alice Edwards Chandler, of Mineral Point, Wis., Nov. 22, 1893: children: Lucy Ingalls, Edith Eleanor, Horatio Henry. Entered fire ins. business, 1877. and was 4 yrs. in Chicago office of North British and Mercan- tile Ins. Co., and 2 yrs. in gen. agency of Phenix of Brooklyn; 1 yr. with gen. agency of Niagara Ins. Co .; then went to Minneapolis as asst, of inspec- tion and ratings, 1884-5; inspector Chicago Fire Underwriters' Assn., 1885, and later supt. of the Cook Co. Compact: returned to agency field, 1889. as spl. agent for Cook Co. for Nat. Fire Ins. Co. of Hartford; in charge Chicago agency Carlisle. Chandler & Co., 1900-5; local agency business as Waller, Chandler & Grey, 1905-14, when firm con- solidated with Critchfield, Miller, Whitney & Bar- bour. Republican. Protestant. Baptist. Clubs: Union League, Kenilworth, Skokie Golf. Home! Kenilworth, 111. Office: Insurance Exchange, Chi- eago.
CHANDLER, Frank Randolph, retired; b. Put- ney, Windham Co., Vt., Oct. 2, 1840: s. Peyton Ran- dolph and Levinah (Knight) Chandler: ed. Sax- ton's River (Vt.) Acad., 1853: Ward Sem., West- minster, Vt., 1855: Ft. Edward (N.Y.) Inst., 1856; Claverack Inst. (N. Y.), 1857: Williston Sem., East- hampton, Mass., 1858; m. Chicago, Feb. 4, 186.s. Anna Sophia Buckingham: children: Buckingham. Isabel Buckingham. Clerk in Bank of Bellows Falls, Vt., 1858; clerk in ins, office of S. H. Price. Chicago, 1860; clerk in J. Y. Scammon's marine banking company, 1861; asst. mgr. E. I. Tinkham's clearing house for IN, bank currency. 1862; paying teller Solomon Sturges & Sons, bank, 1863; treas. Chicago Dock Co., 1865; asst. cashier Third Nat. Bank, 1866; agent Red River Iron Mfg. Co., 1867! mem, firm of Chandler, Pomeroy & Noyes, grain
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commn. mchts., 1869, changing to Chandler, Pom- Chicago, Nov. 28, 1883 (died Nov. 1, 1894); chil- eroy & Co., on retirement of E. H. Noyes, 1871; mem. firm of Chandler & Co. (with Peyton R. Chandler), first mortgages on real estate, and loan agents of Hetty H. R. Green, 1873; pres. Chandler Mortgage Co., 1897, until May 1, 1902, when sold out to Knott, Chandler & Co., and retired from ac- tive business; pres. Cottage Grove Mfg. Co. Mem. Chicago Hist. Soc., Art Inst. of Chicago, Field Mus. of Natural History, Citizens' Assn. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union, Union League. Edited and published Assessors' Land Valuations of City of Chicago, 1908. Home: 744 Rush St. Office: 56 W. Washington St.
CHANDLER, Fremont Elmer, M.D. (See vol. 1911.)
CHANDLER, Hannibal Harlow, publisher; b. at Freleighsburg, Que., Can., July 22, 1844; s. Harlow and Olive Porter (Hibbard) Chandler; ed. pub. schs. of Quebec; m. Chicago, July 1, 1869, Mary Jane Jenning Wilce; children: Edwin Wilce, Mary Olive, Jessie Jane, Hannibal Harlow, Jennie Hib- bard (Mrs. Johnson). Employed on Chicago Times under Wilbur F. Storey, as bookkeeper, 1865, and later as asst. mgr. until 1870, when established a newspaper advertising agency under firm name of H. H. Chandler & Co. In 1878 established The Chi- cago Grocer, and in 1879 The Western Druggist; also established the Chicago Medical Review; in 1883 bought The Farmers' Review; in 1907, estab- lished the Revista Agricola (Spanish agricultural magazine), for circulation in Mexico and S. Am. republics; was pres. H. H. Chandler & Co., publish- ers; retired from business, 1909. Mem. Kenwood Evangelical Ch., Agricultural Press League. Clubs: Highland Park, Exmoor. Home: 507 S. Sheridan Rd., Highland Park, Ill.
CHANDLER, Homer Weed, lumber; b. Oshkosh, Wis., Jan. 1, 1865; s. Homer S. and Caroline (Weed) Chandler; came to Chicago, 1872; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Jan. 5, 1893, Mary Stryker; 1 daughter, Gloria. Began with lumber firm of Waldo, Schillo && Chandler, and later became sec. and treas. of the Home Lumber Co .; sec. and treas. Chandler Lum- ber Co., 1901-8, which was originally the Central Lumber Co., organized in 1891, changing to its present name in 1902; Chandler Lumber Co. merged with Rittenhouse & Embree Co., Apr. 1, 1908, of which has since been treas. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Glen View. Home: 5479 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 3500 S. Racine Av.
CHANDLER, Joseph Harvey, lawyer; b. Niles, Cayuga Co., N.Y., July 30, 1842; s. Samuel and Eliza Chandler; ed. pub. schs., Moravia, N.Y .; re- moved to Ann Arbor, Mich., 1857, and taught sch. until 1861; pvt. 6th Mich. Cav., 1862-4; capt. 115th U.S.C.T., 1864-6, serving through Civil War; m. Ed- monia M. Holland, of Indianapolis, Oct. 9, 1870; 2 daughters: Mary M. (Mrs. Hiram S. Bronson), Sarah F. (Mrs. John O. Knight). Admitted to Mich. bar, 1869; was atty. for some of the leading copper companies; removed to Chicago, 1887, as gen. so- licitor for a mining and railroad syndicate. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Mem. Loyal Legion, G.A.R. Club: Chicago. Home: 2926 Burling St. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.
CHANDLER, Joseph Hayes, clergyman, writer; b. Brattleboro, Vt., Aug. 14, 1854; s. Rev. Joseph and Gertrude Matilda Chandler; A.B., Yale, 1877; B.D., Andover Theol. Sem., 1882; post-grad. studies, Yale and Univ. of Chicago; m. Elizabeth Farrar, of St. Cloud, Minn., Oct. 21, 1884. Ordained Congl. ministry, 1882; pastor St. Cloud and St. Paul, Minn., 1882-93; Rhinelander and Fond du Lac, Wis., 1894-1907; western editor The Congregationalist and Christian World, 1908-12; exec. sec. Ill. Inter- Ch. Federation, 1913-14; resigned to reëngage in lit. work, preaching and lecturing; gave courses of studies in sociology and ethics, John Marshall Law Sch., Chicago; studied social conditions in the cop- per country, Mich .; was exec. sec. Chicago Ch. Fed- eration Council, 1911-12. Progressive. Club: City. Home: 5535 Dorchester Av.
CHANDLER, Reuben Grigsby, broker; b. Rock- bridge Co., Va., Dec. 16, 1852; s. Norborne E. and Lucy (Grigsby) Chandler; ed. pvt. schs. and Va. Mil. Inst., class of 1873; m. Virginia Hamilton, of
dren: Virginia, Ruby, Walter. Came to Chicago in 1875 and in employ of Rumsey & Walker until 1880; then engaged in grain commn. business with J. Frank Rumsey under the firm name of Rumsey & Chandler, which continued until 1885 when the firm dissolved and he continued in the same line for 20 yrs .; assisted, 1905, in organizing firm of Hulburd, Warren & Chandler, stock brokers and commn. mchts., of which has since been a mem. Pres. Chicago Bd. of Trade, 1903. Organized and was 1st lt. of Co. K, 1st Regt. Inf., I.N.G. Demo- crat. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Onwentsia, Exmoor Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 106 Bellevue Pl. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.
CHANDLER, St. Lawrence, banker. (See vol. 1911.)
CHANDLER, Walter Temple, wholesale grocer; b. Rockbridge Co., Va., Mar. 5, 1855; s. Norborne E. and Lucy (Grigsby) Chandler; ed. pvt. schs. of Rockbridge Co. and Washington and Lee Univ., Lexington, Va. Came to Chicago, Mar., 1872; was first employed as office boy with E. H. Noyes & Co., grain commn. mchts .; entered house of Frank- lin MacVeagh & Co., July, 1872, first as office boy, then in receiving and shipping dept. as clerk, from that to salesman and dept. mgr., and, in 1882, was admitted to partnership in the firm; became vice pres. on incorporation, 1909. Democrat. Clubs: University, Chicago Golf. Home: 1219 N. State St. Office: 333 W. Lake St.
CHANDLER, William Blackmar, underwriter; Jan. 5, 1871-Jan., 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
CHANNELL, Charles Arthur, mfr. of O-Cedar products; b. Montreal, Can., Mar. 15, 1876; s. of Charles Edward and Emily B. (Benton) Channell; ed. at Wesleyan Coll., Stanstead, P.Q .; m. Amela Plamteck, of Copenhagen, Denmark, Nov. 2, 1903; 2 children: Edward Charles, Emily Dorothea. En- gaged in manufacture of O-Cedar products in Chi- cago since 1906; now pres. Channell Chemical Co. Methodist. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Arts, South Shore Country, Evanston Country. Recrea- tion: golf. Home: 406 Barry Av. Office: 1419 Car- roll Av.
CHANNON, Harry, railway supplies; b. Chicago, Nov. 9, 1868; s. Henry (of Bridgewater, Eng.) and Elizabeth (Smith) Channon; ed. North Division High Sch., Chicago; m. London, Eng., Vesta Miller Westover, of Chicago, Aug., 1893; 1 son, Henry, 3d. In the ship-chandlery business, 1886-1915, since pres. of McMaster-Carr Supply Co., ry. supplies. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Golf. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 1434 Astor St. Office: 174 N. Market St.
CHANNON, Henry, machinery and supplies; b. Bridgewater, Eng., Feb. 24, 1834; s. Henry and Elizabeth (Dyer) Channon; ed. schs. in England; m. Chicago, Dec. 24, 1860, Elizabeth Smith; chil- dren: James H., Harry, Grace. After leaving sch. became a sailor and visited the principal ports of the world; came to Chicago, 1858, and sailed the Great Lakes in command of vessels for 8 yrs .; then was engaged in business connected with lake- carrying traffic; began to deal in ship and railroad supplies, 1876, and in 1881 incorporated H. Chan- non & Co., of which is pres. Republican. Mason. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 1515 Dearborn Parkway. Office: 150 N. Market St.
CHANNON, James Harrison, mfr .; b. Chicago, July 24, 1866; s. of Henry and Elizabeth (Smith) Channon; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Oct. 7, 1891, Leigh Ashton Arey; children: Katherine, Elizabeth, Dorothy, Ruth, Mary Letitia. In 1882 entered service of H. Channon Co. and later was vice pres .; now pres. James H. Channon Mfg. Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Forty. Recreation: golf. Home: 672 Rush St. Office: 227-233 W. Erie Street.
CHAPELL, George Ernest, president of Kee & Chapell Dairy Co .; b. Belvidere, Ill., May 20, 1855; s. Stephen Sage and Eunice Jane (Babbitt) Chap- ell; ed. pub. schs., and Oberlin (O.) Coll., 1872-3; m. Kate Johnston, of Toronto, Can., June 2, 1886; 1 daughter, Alice Edna (wife of ] r. W. J. Woolston). Engaged in dairy business since June, 1873; now
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pres. and treas. Kee & Chapell Dairy Co .; also pres. and treas. Chapell Ice Cream Co. Mem. El- gin Butter Board. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Birchwood Country, Ridgemoor Golf; also Century (Elgin). Home: 1514 Pratt Boul. Office: 1101 N. Franklin St.
CHAPIN, Edward Fisher, commission mcht .; b. Brookline, Mass., June 21, 1846; s. Nathaniel G. and Harriet Louisa (Fisher) Chapin; ed. Brookline (Mass.) High Sch. and Harvard Coll .; m. Chicago, Sept. 25, 1879, Mary C. Whitney; children: Louisa (Mrs. I. Telling), Elizabeth (Mrs. L. R. Greene), Edward F., Jr., Mary W. (Mrs. Joseph L. White). In Boston was mem. Fishers & Chapin; came to Chicago, 1876; mem. firm of Chapin & Edwards, grain commn. mchts., until 1912, since with Rum- sey & Co. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republic- an. Club: City. Recreation: music. Home: 721 Rush St. Office: 91 Board of Trade Bldg.
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