The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 44

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

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CHAPIN, Gardner S., automobile supplies. Re- moved to New Mexico, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

CHAPIN, Rufus Fisher, banker; b. Chicago, May 6, 1867; s. Rufus and Julia (Fisher) Chapin; ed. in Elizabeth St. (now Tilden) Sch., and West Div. High Sch., graduating, 1885; unmarried. Entered Union Trust Co. as messenger, 1885; has since held clerkships, bookkeepers' and tellers' positions until May, 1902, since which time he has been sec. of the company. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Yacht, Ill. Athletic, Rotary. Recreation: billiards. Home: 1041 Rush St. Office: Tribune Bldg.

CHAPIN, Simeon Brooks, banker and broker; b. Milwaukee, Wis., May 31, 1865; s. Emory D. and Marietta (Armour) Chapin; ed. pub. schs., Milwau- kee, and Harvard Sch., Chicago; m. Chicago, Oct. 5, 1892, Elizabeth E. Mattocks; children: Marietta L., Elizabeth M., Simeon Brooks, Jr. Started with Armour Bros. Banking Co., Kansas City, Mo., 1881, as messenger; with Armour & Co., Chicago, in va- rious depts., 1882-91; banker and broker in stocks, bonds and grain under style of S. B. Chapin & Co. since 1892. Republican. Mem. Plymouth Congl. Ch. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Calumet, Chi- cago Athletic; also Metropolitan and Midday of New York. Home: 930 5th Av., New York. Offices: 111 Broadway, New York, and The Rookery, Chi- cago.

- CHAPMAN, Benjamin Edar, clergyman; b. Ham- burg, Ia., Oct. 8, 1877; s. John and Fannie (Hick- lin) Chapman; worked his way through the Ham- burg High Sch., and Mo. State Univ., 1903-5; m. Mary C. Leftwich, of St. Louis, Apr. 25, 1906. In ministry of M.E. Ch. South, 1900-6; lay curate St. James Memorial, St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 1, 1906 to Easter, 1907; missionary, Marysville and Seneca, Kan., 1907-9; rector St. Matthew's Ch., Newton, Kan., 1909-14, Christ Ch., Harvard, Ill., 1914-15, St. Andrew's Ch., Chicago, since 1916. Mason. Club: Illinois. Recreations: golf and hard work with rest. Home: 3438 W. Adams St.

CHAPMAN, Charles Arthur, consulting engr .; b. Copley, O., Jan. 25, 1875; s. Willis D. and Ella A. (Marriner) Chapman; ed. in pub. schools and at Buchtel Coll., Akron, O .; m. Besse C. Bailey, of Chicago, June 30, 1897; children: Dorothy and Charles Arthur, Jr. Began as elec. engr. with Ak- ron Elec. Mfg. Co., and with Bailey & Kirn, of Akron, O .; then elec. engr. for the Walker Co. of Cleveland, and consulting engr. for the Akron St. Ry. & Illuminating Co .; later with Union Traction Co., Chicago; in practice in Chicago as consulting engr. since 1898; pres. C. A. Chapman, Inc., since 1908. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Hinsdale Golf, Western Springs Club. Home: Western Springs, Ill. Office: 28 E. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

CHAPMAN, Chauncey Franklin, M.D. (See vol. 1911.)

CHAPMAN, Frederick Leslie, journalist, pub- lisher; b. nr. Elgin, Kane Co., 111., Apr. 21, 1864; s. Samuel and Margaret (Spittal) Chapman; B.A., at Amherst (Mass.) Coll., 1888, M.A., 1891; m. Louise Lovett Sewall, of Chicago, May 11, 1891; 6 chil- dren: Louise, Frederick L., Jr., Edmund S., Mar- garet, Helen and John W. Immediately after grad- uation became managing editor of The Interior, with which remained, 1891-3; established The

Ram's Horn, 1893, and published and edited it un- til he sold it in 1906, at which time it had the sec- ond largest circulation of any periodical of its kind in the world; editor of the Farm Press, since 1908, pres. of Farm Press Pub. Co .; also conducts model farms at Lake Geneva, Wis. Trustee of Wheaton (Ill.) Coll. Independent Democrat. Presbyterian. Mem. Psi Upsilon. Recreation: farming. Home: Lake Geneva, Wis. Office: 141 W. Ohio St., Chicago.

CHAPMAN, James Rounseville, banker; b. at Westfield, Mass., July 31, 1855; s. James L. and Louise J. (Rounseville) Chapman; ed. pub. schs., Hartford, Conn .; m. Chicago, 1885, Helen Farwell. Began as messenger in Nat. Exchange Bank, Hart- ford, Conn., 1875; came to Chicago, 1882, asst. teller First Nat. Bank, and was promoted, 1886, to note teller; became asst. cashier-Am. Trust & Sav- ings Bank, 1889, cashier, 1891-1902, and vice pres. until consolidation with Continental Nat. Bank, now Continental & Commercial, of which has been vice pres. since consolidation. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Clubs: Union League, Indian Hill, Bankers'. Recreations: golf, gardening. Home: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

CHAPMAN, John Adams, bonds and investment securities; b. Chicago, June 29, 1873; s. John E. and Mary Adams (Chapman); ed. University Sch., Chicago, and later at St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N.H., 2 yrs .; Princeton Coll., class of 1895; m. Eleanor T. Stickney, of Baltimore, Oct. 24, 1908; 1 daughter, Eleanor Beatrice. Began with Fraser & Chalmers Co., mfrs. of mining machinery, 1893; became con- nected with Great Western Mfg. Co., 1894, and was afterwards apptd. receiver of the company when it failed; was with Chicago Telephone Co., 1895-8; began with the McCormick interests, 1898, taking charge of the Reaper Blk., and, 1899, became iden- tified with McCormick Harvesting Machine Co., continuing until it was merged with the Internat. Harvester Co .; had charge of the C. H. McCormick Estate real estate properties, 1905-16; connected since Jan. 1, 1917, with William A. Read & Co., bonds; dir. International Harvester Co., Ludowici- Celadon Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chi- cago, University, Onwentsia. Home: Green Bay Rd., Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 234 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

CHAPMAN, Theodore S., lawyer; b. Jerseyville, Ill., Sept. 27, 1877; s. Theodore S. and Sarah (Lan- don) Chapman; grad. pub. grammar and high schs., Jerseyville; read law in office of James C. Hutch- ins, Chicago, and was admitted to the Ill. bar, 1900; unmarried. In legal dept. of Ill. Trust & Sav- ings Bank, 1900-4; in active practice on own ac- count for 1 yr .; entered legal dept. of Harris Trust & Savings Bank, 1907, becoming the counsel for the corpn. in 1909, and later gen. counsel; also in pvt. practice since 1913. Mem. Ill. State and Chi- cago bar assns. Republican. Baptist. Clubs: Union League, Chicago, South Shore Country. Residence: Union League Club. Office: 111 W. Monroe St.

CHARLES, J (ohn) Joseph, wholesale hardware; b. Williamsport, Md., Feb. 5, 1856; s. John Joseph and Martha (Cowton) Charles; ed. Racine (Wis.) Coll .; m. Evanston, Ill., Apr. 8, 1885, Ida E. Sher- man; children: Sherman A., Martha (Mrs. Benson A. Talbot), Frances, John Joseph, Jr. Began with J. V. Farwell's retail store, and in 1873, was em- ployed for a time with Pullman Palace Car Co .; en- tered the service of Hibbard & Spencer, as a boy, 1873; later became buyer and salesman, and a dir. in the corpn. of Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co .; on Jan. 17, 1911, was elected 2d vice pres. of the company, and has been pres. since Nov., 1915. Dir. State Bank of Evanston. Republican. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Evanston, Evanston Golf, Glen View. Recreation: golf. Home: 1310 Hinman Av., Evans- ton, Ill. Office: 303 N. State St., Chicago.

CHARLTON, George James, railway official; b. Hamilton, Ont., Sept. 9, 1860; s. James and Mary Charlton; ed. pub. and pvt. schs. of Hamilton, Ont .; m. Oak Park, Ill., 1883, Elizabeth Hilton; children: Katherine, Dorothy, Elvira. Since 1875 continuous- ly in the service of the C.&A. R.R. and its successor. the C.&A. Ry., beginning as messenger boy in the gen. pass. dept. and advanced successively until became asst, gen. pass. agt., Mar. 14, 1885, gen. pass. agt., Jan. 1, 1900, and pass, traffic mgr., Dec.

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1. 1909. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League, Mid-Day, Chicago Yacht, South Shore Country, Automobile (Chicago) ; Kansas City (Kansas City) ; Missouri Athletic (St. Louis). Home: 163 N. Sco- Ville Av., Oak Park, 111. Office: Transportation Bldg., Chicago.

CHARLTON, James, railway official; May 15, 1832-Nov. 19, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

CHARTER, James Adams, mechanical engr .; b. Sterling, Ill., July 24, 1865; s. John and Rachel (Adams) Charter; ed. pub. school and pvt. tutor. Took up engring. with Sterling Gas Co., 1885; with Charter Gas Engine Co., 1887; with H. W. Caldwell & Co., of Chicago, 1892-4; mech. engr. Fairbanks, Morse & Co., 1894-1908; designing engr. Austin Mfg. Co. since 1908; pres. Charter Sleeve Motor Co., Chicago. Has taken out many patents and is designer and inventor of the "Fairbanks-Morse" gas and gasoline engines. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automo- bile. Home: 1438 E. 65th St.

CHASE, see also Chace.

CHASE, Audrie Alspaugh (Mrs. Al Chase), news- paper writer; b. in Kan., Oct. 24, 1887; d. Daniel W. and Mary (Willford) Alspaugh; ed. West Des Moines High Sch .; A.B., State Univ. of Ia., 1910 (Phi Beta Kappa); m. Al Chase, of Chicago Tri- bune, Oct. 30, 1915. Began as book reviewer for Chicago Tribune, 1910, later with The Continent and Rand, McNally & Co .; returned to Tribune, Feb., 1914, to start motion picture dept., of which was editor, writing under name "Kitty Kelly" un- til Oct., 1916; then did some sociol. work on the divorce question, writing under own name; joined Examiner's staff as motion picture editor, Mar., 1917, writing again under name of "Kitty Kelly." Mem. Collegiate Alumnæ Assn. Club: Cordon (charter mem.). Home: Glen Ellyn, Ill. Address: Chicago Examiner, Chicago.

CHASE, Charles Warren, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.) CHASE, Frank David, industrial engr .; b. River- side, Cook Co., Ill., Aug. 2, 1878; s. David Fletcher and Emily Frances (Tabor) Chase; prep. education Evanston High Sch .; B.S. in C.E., Mass. Inst. of Tech., 1901; m. Louise Charlotte Lombard, of Min- neapolis, Minn., Aug. 13, 1906. Specialist in design of industrial plants and mercantile bldgs., operat- ing throughout U.S. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Inst. Architects. Clubs: Union League, Engineers'. Rec- reation: motoring. Home: 612 Stratford Pl. Office: Peoples Gas Bldg.

CHASE, Horace Gair; July 9, 1827-Feb. 4, 1913. (See vol. 1905.)

CHASE, John Calvin, socialist organizer. Re- moved to Omaha, Neb. (See vol. 1911.)

CHASE, Mary Wood, president of The Mary Wood Chase School of Musical Arts; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Jan. 21, 1868; d. Alonzo and Cordelia M. (Wood) Chase; grad. high sch., Ithaca, N.Y., 1884; grad. New England Conservatory, Boston, 1887; artist pupil of Oscar Raif, Berlin, Germany, 1893-6. Début as concert pianist, Boston Music Hall, 1886; dir. Music Dept., Logan Coll., Ky., 1889-93; asst. to Oscar Raif, Berlin, 1894-6; début with Theodore Thomas Orchestra, under baton of Frederick Stock, 1902, reengaged, 1903-4; with Kneisel Quartette, Brooklyn Inst., 3 consecutive seasons; co-dir Co- lumbia Sch. of Music, 1902-6; visiting dir. Univ. of Ia. Sch. of Music, 1906-8; pres. and dir. The Mary Wood Chase Sch. of Musical Arts since 1906; sum- mer sch., Epworth, Ludington, Mich. Clubs: Chi- cago Woman's, The Cordon. Mem. Lakeview Mu- sical Soc., Chicago Artists' Assn., Ill. Music Teach- ers' Assn., Nat. Woman's Party, Am. Red Cross, Nat. Council of Defense. Home: 5630 Winthrop Av. Address: 800 Lyon & Healy Bldg.

CHASE, Samuel Thompson, life ins .; b. Chicago, Sept. 24, 1867; s. Samuel Blanchard and Emma E. (Thompson) Chase; ed. pub. and high schs., under pvt. tutor and at Harvard Univ .; m. Chicago, Apr., 1896, Mary, d. of B. F. Ayer, atty. for I.C.R.R .; 3 daughters: Mary Ayer, Emma Elizabeth, Jannette Hopkins. Began in grocery store at Duluth, Minn., 1892; treas. Kilmer Wire Mfg. Co., Chicago, 1893-6; spl. agt. Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co., 1897- 1900; pres. Royal Gas Light Co., 1901-4; mgr. Conn.

Mutual Life Ins. Co. for Ill. since 1905. Independ- ent in politics. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Uni- versity, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle. Recreations: athletic and outdoor sports. Was intercollegiate double lawn tennis champion, 1890, western lawn tennis champion, 1889-93, Harvard champion for 2 yrs. and Northwestern champion about 1886. Home: 3204 Sheridan Rd. Office: 414 Monadnock Blk.

CHATFIELD, Eli Perry, retired mfr .; b. Pratts- ville, Green Co., N.Y., Aug. 14, 1846; s. Ira D. and Eliza (Case) Chatfield; ed. dist. sch. and acad., of Prattsville, N.Y .; pub. schs. at Boston, Mass., and Albany, N.Y .; m. Chicago, Feb. 13, 1873, Ida M. Parker; children: Anna W. (Mrs. P. V. Bright), Max P. Came to Chicago, 1868, and was first em- ployed by Gurdon S. Hubbard as bookkeeper, and later as supt. until the great fire of 1871; after fire, business mgr. with C. & A. Price, building contrac- tors, and later mgr. of br. house and western busi- ness for C. S. Maltby, of Baltimore, Md., until 1889; sec. J. E. Tilt Shoe Co., 1889-1906; now retired. Re- publican. Mem. Lake View Board of Edn., 1878; trustee and assessor Lake View, 1879-85; presdl. elector for Ill., 1900. Mason. Clubs: Edgewater Country, Edgewater Golf. Recreations: fishing and outdoor diversions. Office: 512 W. Huron St.

CHATFIELD, George Lewis, manager The Me- chanical Mfg. Co .; b. Tunbridge, Vt., Mar. 27, 1844; s. Lorenzo Dow and Maria (Morse) Chatfield; ed. pub. schs. of Lockport, N.Y .; m. Susie Ellen Cun- ningham, Trenton, N.J., Sept. 10, 1884; 2 children: George Cunningham, Susie Ida. Came to Chicago, 1869. Entered service of the C.,R.I.&P.R.R.Co., 1863, as foreman in the car shops at Davenport, Ia., and remained with that company over 27 yrs., re- signing as asst. gen. supt. of motive power, 1890, to become mgr. and dir. of The Mechanical Mfg. Co., mfrs. ry. supplies and machinery, Chicago, with which has since been identified. Was pres. bd. of trustees Town of Lake, 1881-7; was also wa- ter commr. of same township for 3 yrs. Republic- an. Episcopalian. Mason (32°, Shriner). Club: South Shore Country. Home: 434 E. 48th St. Office: Packers Av. and 41st St.

CHATFIELD-TAYLOR, Hobart C., author; b. at Chicago, Mar. 24, 1865; s. Henry Hobart and Ade- laide (Chatfield) Taylor; B.S., Cornell Univ., 1886; (Litt.D., Lake Forest [Ill.] Coll., 1913) ; m. Rose, d. late Senator Charles B. Farwell, of Ill., June 19, 1890; children: Adelaide, Wayne, Otis, Robert. Ed- itor America, 1888-90; consul of Spain at Chicago, 1892-4; Chevalier Legion of Honor and Officier de l'Instruction Publique, France; Chevalier Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus and Chevalier Order of the Crown, Italy; Chevalier Order of Isabella the Catholic, Spain; Chevalier Order of St. James (for artistic, lit. and scientific merit), Portugal; Officer Order of the Bust of the Liberator, Venezu- ela. Fellow Royal Geog. Soc., Eng .; pres. Soc. Mid- land Authors; mem. Nat. Inst. Arts and Letters, N.H. Soc. of the Cincinnati, Ill. Soc. Colonial Wars, Kappa Alpha. Clubs: Union, Century, Players (New York), Authors' (London), Metropolitan (Wash- ington), Chicago, University, Cliff Dwellers (Chi- cago). Author: With Edged Tools, 1891; An Amer- ican Peeress, 1893; Two Women and a Fool, 1895; The Land of the Castanet, 1896; The Vice of Fools, 1898; The Idle Born, 1900; The Crimson Wing, 1902; Molière, a Biography, 1906; Fame's Pathway, 1909; Goldoni, a Biography, 1913. Contbr. to vari- ous mags. and periodicals. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 69 W. Washington St., Chicago.

CHATTELL, Bertram Mathews, banker; Nov. 12, 1856-July 27, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)

CHATTEN, Melville Clarke, architect; b. Quincy, Ill., Sept. 29, 1873; s. Enoch R. and Alice Louise (Miller) Chatten; B.S. in Architecture, Univ. of Ill., 1896; studied in Paris, France, 1905-7; m. Anne A. Coleman, of Chicago, Sept. 17, 1910; 1 daughter, Janet McCormick. Was with firm of Frost & Gran- ger, architects, 1899-1905; practiced in Chicago since 1907 as mem. firm of Chatten & Hammond. Mem. Am. Inst. Architects, Ill. Soc. Architects, Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Clubs: City, Illini. Home: 1151 Oakley Av., Hubbard Woods, Ill. Office: 64 E. Van Buren St., Chicago.

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CHAUVET, Frank, M.D .; b. in Mich., 1878; s. of Kelly, as Thomas Kelly & Co., iron pipe, etc .; was Anthony and Catherine (Diry) Chauvet; ed. R. T. also in the electrical mfg. business. Devoted to real estate since 1898. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recrea- tions: fishing, traveling. Home: 5802 South Park Av. Office: 28 E. Jackson Boul. Crane High School, Chicago; Notre Dame Univ .; École Say of Univ. of Paris; M.D., Coll. of Medi- cine Univ. of Ill., 1907; m. Alla C. Coleman, of Chi- cago, Aug. 18, 1908; children: Mary Elise, Mary Joan, Richard Francis, Martha Denise. Practiced at Chicago since 1907; instr. medicine, 1910-12, instr. physical diagnosis, 1912-16, Coll. of Medicine Univ. of Ill .; asst. prof. medicine, Chicago Poly- clinic Sch., 1910-12; asst. in medicine, Univ. Hosp., 1914-16; attending phys., Cook Co. Hosp., 1912-16. Mem. Draft Registration Bd., 1917. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc. Home: 726 S. Crawford Av. Of- fice: 619 S. Crawford Av.

CHEEVER, Dwight Bissell, patent atty .; b. Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 23, 1868; s. Henry Sylvester and Laura Edna (Bissell) Cheever; grad. Ann Arbor High Sch., 1887; B.S. in Mech. Engring., Univ. of Mich., 1891, LL.B., 1896; m. Arline H. Vallette, of Pasadena, Cal., Sept. 1, 1904; children: Dwight Martin, Bruce Bissell. Practiced engring. work ex- clusively for 3 yrs., then in gen. practice of law, 1896-7; chief clk. in patent law office of Robert H. Parkinson, Chicago, Jan. 1, 1897-May 1, 1901; in patent law practice alone until Nov. 15, 1904, since then with Howard M. Cox as Cheever & Cox, pat- ent law, trade marks and copyright exclusively. Lecturer on patent law at Chicago Law Sch. Mem. Am. and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Patent Law Assn. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Ham- ilton, Kenwood, Union League, Law, Legal, Floss- moor Country, South Shore Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 5491 Hyde Park Boul .; (summer) Floosmoor, 111. Office: 1133 Monadnock Blk.

CHENERY, William Ludlow, newspaper man; b. "The Meadow," Caroline Co., Va., June 26, 1884; s. James Hollis and Ida Burnley (Taylor) Chenery; ed. Randolph-Macon Coll., Ashland, Va .; Univ. of Chicago, Chicago Sch. of Civics and Philanthropy; m. Dai Consuelo Smith, of Chicago, Apr. 30, 1913. Reporter and spl. writer, Chicago Evening Post, 1910-March, 1914; chief editorial writer, Rocky Mountain News, Mar .- Aug., 1914; column conduc- tor and editorial writer Chicago Herald since Sept., 1914. Home: 5642 Kimbark Av. Office: 163 W. Washington St.

CHENEY, Charles Edward, bishop; Feb. 12, 1836- Nov. 15, 1916. (See Who's Who in America, 1916- 17.)

CHENEY, Edwin Henry, electrical engr .; b. Shel- byville, Ill., June 13, 1869; s. James Wilson and Armilla (Perkins) Cheney; B.S. and E.E., Univ. of Mich., 1892; m. June 15, 1899, Mamah Bouton Borth- wick; children: John Borthwick, Martha. With Chi- cago Edison Co. as elec. engr., 1892-7; mgr. Mutual Electric Co., elec. constrn., 1897-1900; vice pres. and mgr. Ill. Maintenance Co. since 1900; pres. Krehbiel Co. since 1905; dist. mgr. Wagner Electric Co. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, River Forest Tennis. Recreations: sailing, music. Home: 520 N. East Av., Oak Park, Ill. Of- fice: 918 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.

CHENEY, Henry William, M.D .; b. Fond du Lac, Wis., Sept. 17, 1869; s. Seymour H. and Adelaide (Grenell) Cheney; grad. Fond du Lac High Sch., 1887; Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1892; post- grad. work, Chicago Univ., 1903; post-grad. work, Vienna, Austria, and Berlin, Germany, 1906; m. Fond du Lac, Wis., 1896, Flora Sylvester; children: Kathryn Winifred, Harold Sylvester (died July 16, 1916). Engaged in practice at Chicago since 1892; attending phys. to St. Luke's Hosp .; asso. in pedi- atrics, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch. Mem. Draft Exemption Bd. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chi- cago med. socs., Physicians' Club. Baptist. Mason. Home: 6041 Kenwood Av. Office: 25 E. Washington Street.

*CHENEY, Maynard Asa, retired. (See vol. 1911.) CHESROWN, Mervin Milton, real estate; b. in Ashland Co., O., Dec., 18, 1866; s. Wesley and Lu- cetta (Finlay) Chesrown; brought up on farm in Ashland Co .; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Nov. 23, 1892, Maude Powers Babbitt; 1 daughter, Virginia. Came to Chicago in 1889; pvt. sec. to Ernest R. Graham, gen. mgr. of the World's Columbian Expn. Co., 1890-4; later in partnership with Thomas

CHETLAIN, Arthur Henry, lawyer; b. Galena, Ill., Apr. 12, 1849; s. Gen. Augustus L. and Emily (Tenney) Chetlain; A.B., Univ. of Wis., 1870; Uni- versité Libre, Brussels, Belgium, B.S., 1871; stud- ied law under William Lathrop, Rockford, Ill .; m. 1892, Lottie Lillieberg, of Chicago (formerly of Stockholm, Sweden); children: Edith M., Arthur L., Frederick H., John Francis, Kent G. Admitted to bar at Rockford, 1873, but continued studies at Chicago in law office of Edward A. Small, 1873-4; partner in practice with Stephen S. Gregory, 1874- 79; firm was consolidated with Tenney & Flower, 1879; withdrew on account of ill health, 1881, and traveled a year and a half; again practiced, 1883- 91; first asst. corpn. counsel, City of Chicago, 1891- 93; defeated for judge Superior Court of Cook Co., 1893; elected, 1894, last term expiring 1910; prac- ticing alone since 1910, specializing in chancery and corpn. law. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Repub- lican. Ex-pres. Marquette Club. Clubs: Hamilton, Birchwood Country, Ill. Athletic. Home: 7414 Sheridan Rd.

CHETLAIN, Augustus Louis, soldier; Dec. 26, 1824-Mar. 15, 1914. (See Who's Who in America, 1914-15.)

CHEW, John H., physician; M.D., Univ. of Md., 1863; m. Alice Meadowcroft, of Chicago, May 26, 1880; 1 daughter, Mrs. Theodore W. Forbes, of Bal- timore. Engaged in gen. practice of medicine at Chicago since 1882; pres. and emeritus prof. medi- cine Chicago Policlinic; attending phys. St. Jo- seph's and Henrotin Memorial hosps. Fellow A. M.A .; mem. Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Soc. of Internal Medicine, Chicago Med. Examiners' Assn. Club: Saddle and Cycle. Address: 1223 Astor St.

CHICKERING, Clifford Cummings, piano mfr .: b. Cincinnati, Aug. 19, 1863; s. Josiah and Sarah Mariah (Browne) Chickering; ed. Chickering Inst., Cincinnati; m. Lucile Parish, of Chicago, June 1. 1898. Began in piano mfg. business, Boston, 1881: removed to Chicago, 1890; established firm of Chickering Bros., 1893, of which has since been sr. mem. Clubs: South Shore Country, Kenwood, Mid- lothian Country. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 1344 E. 48th St. Office: 2260 South Park Av.

CHICKERING, Fred Wilby, pianos; b. Cincin- nati, O., Mar. 1, 1865; s. Josiah and Sarah (Browne) Chickering; ed. by father, who was a lifelong edu- cator at Cincinnati; m. Margarita Davidson, of St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 23, 1893; 2 children: Carol Lucile, Miriam. Began in piano mfg. business of Chicker- ing Sons, Boston, 1882; came to Chicago, 1891, and. in 1893, assisted in organizing firm of Chickering Bros., mfrs. of pianos. Republican. Congregation- alist. Clubs: Kenwood, South Shore Country. Rec- reations: bowling, fishing. Home: 1348 E. 48th St. Office: 2260 South Park AV.

CHILD, Charles Manning, biologist; b. Ypsilanti, Mich., Feb. 2, 1869, of Conn. parentage; s. Charles Chauncey and Mary Elizabethi (Manning) Child; Ph.B., Wesleyan Univ., Conn., 1890, M.S., 1892; Ph. D., Univ. of Leipzig, Germany, 1894; m. Lydia Van Metre, of Baltimore, Md., Aug. 15, 1899. Grad. asst. Wesleyan Univ., 1890-2; Naples Zoöl. Sta., 1894 and 1902; asst. in zoology, 1895-7, asso., 1897-8, instr .. 1898-1905, asst. prof., 1905-9, asso. prof .. 1909-16. and prof. since 1916, Univ. of Chicago. Fellow A.A. A.S .; mem. Am. Soc. Zoölogists, Chicago Inst. of Medicine. Home: 1307 E. 60th St.

CHILD, Samuel Penny, thread. (See vol. 1911.) CHILDS, Albert Henry, stationer: b. Chicago, Dec. 19, 1862; s. Shubael Davis, Jr., and Mary A. (Wright) Childs; ed. pub. schs. of Evanston; m. Philadelphia, May 29, 1884, Florence H. Johnson: 1 daughter, Helen (Mrs. H. J. Coon). Began in 1878 with S. D. Childs & Co., as errand boy; repre- sented the firm as traveling salesman, 1880, and from 1882-6 was house salesman. From the death of his father in 1886, represented the interests of latter in the business until 1902, when firm was in- corporated as S. D. Childs & Co., of which was vice

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pres. until 1908, when became pres. Republican. Mem. National Union. Recreation: automobiling. Home: 1563 Oak Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 136 S. Clark St., Chicago.

CHILDS, C(harles) Frederick, banker, bond deal- er; b. Brattleboro, Vt., Nov. 22, 1875; s. Walter Henry and Clara Maria (Davis) Childs; grad. Brat- tleboro High Sch., 1894; B.A., Yale, 1899; m. Edith Harris Newell, of Kenosha, Wis., Dec. 31, 1900; 3 children: Madeleine, Claire, Frederick Newell. Rep- resented F. M. Tucker & Co. and Mason, Lewis & Co. in Boston, 3 yrs .; came to Chicago, 1904; mgr. western office of Fisk & Robinson, bankers, New York, until 1910; mgr. bond dept. Continental & Commercial Trust & Savings Bank of Chicago, 1910-11; pres. C. F. Childs & Co., bonds, since 1911. Alderman, Lake Forest, Ill., 1908-9; mayor of Lake Forest, 1910-11. Democrat. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, University, Onwentsia, Yale, Mid-Day, Shore Acres (Chicago) ; Bankers', Yale (New York). Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

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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