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CHILDS, Frank Hall, lawyer; b. at Findlay, O., Feb. 16, 1859; s. Judge Nathaniel Emmes and Emily (Hall) Childs; moved to Republic, O., 1867, and there received normal sch. edn .; m. Amy, d. of late Edwin Hunt, of Chicago, Feb. 18, 1886. Began work in govt. printing office, Washington, D.C., Mar. 1, 1878; entered pension office, Jan., 1880; em- ployed in office of supt. of ry. mail service, Chi- cago, 1880-90; promoted to postoffice insp., Sept. 1, 1890; apptd. chief clk. of New Orleans Div., Feb., 1892; studied law at night, grad. Kent Coll. of Law, Chicago, and was admitted to Ill. bar, 1884; began practice in Chicago, 1893; teacher of law in various schs. since 1898. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Author: Childs on Surety- ship and Guaranty, 1907; Childs on Personal Prop- erty, 1914; American Business Law, 6 vols., 1917. Editor: Ewell on Fixtures, 2d edit., 1905. Contbr. to Cyclopedia of Law and Procedure (Cyc.). Home: 2241 Calumet Av.
CHILDS, George Washington, fire underwriter; b. Hinsdale, Ill., May 18, 1880; s. Hon. Robert A. and Mary E. (Coffeen) Childs; prep. edn. pub. schs. and Beloit Coll. Acad .; B.S., Univ. of Pa., 1903; m. Elizabeth L. Steele, of Highland Park, Ill., June 18, 1908; children: George Frederick, Robert L., Wil- liam C. Engaged in ins. business since 1903; mem. firm Childs, Young & Wood. Republican. Presby- terian. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Exmoor Country. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
CHILDS, Lester C., lawyer; b. Hinsdale, Ill., Oct. 11, 1874; s. Hon. Robert A. and Mary E. (Coffeen) Childs; grad. Hinsdale High Sch., 1892; student Beloit (Wis.) Coll. Acad .; A.B., Beloit Coll., 1898; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1901; m. Ce- line Lilly, of Hinsdale, Ill., Aug. 31, 1903; 3 chil- dren: Lester J., David C., Mary E. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1901; with law firm of Tenney, McConnell, Coffeen & Harding, 1901-3; in practice alone, 1903- 1905; mem. firm of Childs & Childs since 1905. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Hinsdale, Hinsdale Golf, Hinsdale Gun. Recreations: shooting, fishing. Home: 186 3d St., Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
CHILDS, Robert A., lawyer; Mar. 22, 1845-Dec. 19, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
CHILDS, Robert William, lawyer; b. Hinsdale, DuPage Co., Ill., Sept. 27, 1876; s. Hon. Robert A. and Mary E. (Coffeen) Childs; A.B., Beloit (Wis.) Coll., 1899; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1902; m. Katherine Barton, of Chicago, June 8, 1905. Apptd. asst. U.S. atty. for Northern Dist. of Ill., immedi- ately after graduation from law sch .; served as spl. asst. to the U.S. atty. gen., 1914; in gen. prac- tice since 1914, firm of Childs & Childs. Republic- an. Clubs: Union League, Ill. Athletic, Hinsdale Golf. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
CHILDS, Theron Walstein, mfr .; b. at Hudson, Mich., Apr. 28, 1887; s. Francis Marion and Abigail A. (Colton) Childs; prep. edn. Hudson High Sch .; student Univ. of Mich .; unmarried. Entered em- ploy of Chicago Label & Box Co., Nov. 19, 1909; elected sec. of the company Dec. 12, 1912. Repub-
lican. Congregationalist. Recreations: golf, motor- boating. Home: 2141 Cleveland Av. Office: 312-328 N. May St.
CHINDBLOM, Carl Richard, lawyer; b. Chicago, Dec. 21, 1870; s. Carl P. and Christine (Engel) Chindblom; A.B., Augustana Coll., Rock Island, Ill., 1890; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1898; (hon. A.M., Bethany Coll., Lindsborg, Kan., 1905) ; m. Christine Nilsson, of Minneapolis, Apr. 27, 1907; 2 children: Richard Nelson and Ruth Christine. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1900; with law firm of Deneen (Charles S.) & Hammill (Charles H.), 1904-5, and mem. firm of Brecher (Oscar W.) & Chindblom since 1910. Atty. for Ill. State Bd. of Health, 1906; mem. Bd. Co. Commrs., 1907-10; co. atty., 1912-14; master in chancery Circuit Court since 1916. Re- publican. Lutheran. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Club: Swed- ish. Recreations: reading, walking. Home: 1744 Foster Av. Office: 410, 69 W. Washington St.
CHIPMAN, George Ernest, lawyer; July 14, 1868-June 4, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
CHISLETT, Howard Roy, surgeon; b. Salt Lake City, Utah, Apr. 6, 1862; s. John and Mary Ann (Stockdale) Chislett; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll. and Hosp., Chicago, 1888; post-grad. work in Lon- don, Berlin and Vienna, and at Johns Hopkins Hosp .; m. Maude A. Codington, of Chicago, 1896. Interne in Hahnemann Hosp., 1888-9; lecturer on minor surgery, Hahnemann Med. Coll., 1889-91; prof. surgery and clin. surgery since 1897, also dean, 1903-9, pres. 1910-16, Hahnemann Med. Coll .; attending surgeon to Cook Co. Hosp., 1893-1900, to Hahnemann Hosp., since 1893, to Chicago Bapt. Hosp., 1897-8, to Streeter's Hosp. since 1900; mem. Draft Exemption Bd. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons, Chicago Surg. Soc .; mem. Am. Inst. Homoeopathy, Ill. Homœ. Med. Soc., Wis. Homœ. Soc. (hon.), Cen- tral Ill. Homo. Soc. (hon.), Chicago Homo. Med. Soc. (pres., 1901), Clinical Soc. of Hahnemann Hosp. Republican. Clubs: South Shore Country, Press (Chicago) ; Midwick Country (Los Angeles, Cal.). Address: 3604 Grand Boul.
CHRISTENSON, August Neilt, wholesale cloth- ing. (See vol. 1911.)
CHRISTIAN, Palmer, musician (organist) ; b. at Kankakee, Ill., May 3, 1885; s. David Warren and Cora (Palmer) Christian; prep. edn. Kankakee High Sch .; studied in Chicago; in Leipzig under Straube and Schreck, 1909-11; later in Paris, under Guilmant; m. Lois Wilkinson, of Kankakee, Nov. 21, 1911. Organist St. Paul's Ch., Kankakee, 1904- 06, Grace M.E. Ch., Chicago, 1906-7; organist and condr. Hyde Park Presbyn. Ch., Chicago, 1907-9; organist and condr. Am. British Union Ch., Leip- zig, 1909-10; now organist and director Kenwood Ch., Chicago. Mem. Am. Guild Organists, Soc. Am. Musicians, Chicago Artists' Assn. Republican. Club: Cliff Dwellers. Home: 1140 E. 44th St. Stu- dio: Kimball Bldg.
CHRISTIE, Jane Johnstone (Mrs. John H. Chris- tie); b. Armagh, Ireland, 1860; d. James Hughes (M.A.) and Mary (Carlyle) Johnstone; ed. in Ire- land and Can .; m. Dr. John H. Christie, of Can., 1878 (died 1886). Episcopalian. Author: The Ad- vance of Woman, 1912. Lecturer on the Bible. Home: 221 E. Erie St.
CHRISTOPH, Eugene Otto, M.D .; b. Worms-on- Rhine, Germany, Oct. 12, 1861; s. Henry and Chris- tine (Kaege) Christoph; ed. pub. schs., Wiesbaden, Germany, 1867-73; coll. of Wiesbaden, 1873-6; high sch., Berne, Switzerland, 1876-9; Univ. of Geneva, Switzerland, 1879-84; med. sch. of Munich, Ger- many, 1884-6; M.D., Univ. of Freiburg, Germany, 1887; m. Wiesbaden, Germany, Oct. 12, 1887, Lilly Schram; children: Carl H., Lilly C. Came to Chi- cago, 1887, and since engaged in gen. practice. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., German Med. Soc. Repub- lican. Catholic. Mem. Germania Männerchor, Ger- man Colonial Soc. Home: 3662 Michigan Av. Office: 5058 S. Ashland Av.
CHRISTY, Robert Curtis, hats and furs; b. at Brownsville, Pa., Feb. 22, 1848; s. Robert and Han- nah (Buckious) Christy; removed to Des Moines, Ia., 1857; ed. pub. schs. of Des Moines; m. Milwau- kee, Wis., 1878, Margaret Denning; 1 daughter, Lillian (now Mrs. William H. Mann, of New York).
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Came to Chicago from Des Moines, Sept., 1872; be- came an employe of A. Bishop & Co., hatters and furriers, 1878, and vice pres. and gen. mgr. Chicago house, 1889-1915, pres. since 1915; also pres. The Bishop Fur Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Royal Arcanum, Nat. Union. Club: Chicago Ath- letic. Recreation: reading. Home: 6230 Kenmore Av. Office: 12 W. Washington St.
CHRITTON, George Alvah, lawyer; b. Fountain Co., Ind., June 4, 1870; s. John W. and Sarah Ann (Brown) Chritton; ed. dist. schs., Fountain Co., Ind., and Sedgwick Co., Kan .; Wichita (Kan.) Busi- ness Coll .; State Normal Sch., Emporia, Kan .; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1896; Chicago Coll. of Law (Lake Forest Univ.), 1897; m. Laura Fair, of Chicago, Feb. 24, 1897; 2 sons: Ernest Fairfax and George Alvah, Jr. In law dept. of Met. Elevated R.R. Co., 1894-1904; went south, 1904, in lumber business; mem. law firm of Dyrenforth, Lee, Chritton & Wiles since 1905. Dir. Suburban Trust & Savings Bank, Pelham-Craft Co., Wm. A. Spinks & Co., The Hoskins Co., Lammers-Shilling Co., American Gas-Tool Co., Am. Briquet-Machine Co .; sec. Fair-Chritton Lumber Co. (Chritton, Miss.). Pres. Oak Park Sch. Bd. Republican. Pres. Chicago Bapt. Social Union, Chicago Bapt. Broth- erhood; mem. exec. com. Nat. Bapt. Brotherhood; dir. Chicago Bapt. Exec. Council, Bapt. Old Peo- ples' Home. Clubs: Hamilton, Oak Park, Oak Park Country, Delavan Lake Golf. Recreations: driving, motoring, sailing, golf, book collecting. Home: 223 S. Elmwood Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: Marquette Bldg., Chicago.
CHURAN, Charles Adelbert, lawyer; b. Aug. 13, 1869; s. Adelbert and Sophia (Churan) Churan; grad. Univ. Sch., Chicago, 1889; A.B., Beloit (Wis.) Coll., 1893; Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1895; m. July 18, 1895; children: Jessamine Blossom, Charles A., Jr. Atty. for Lincoln Park Commrs., 1907-13; atty. for a number of building, loan and homestead assns. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Sigma Chi. Mason; mem. Royal Arcanum, Nat. Union. Republican. Episcopalian. Home: 2125 Bradley Pl. Office: 127 N. Dearborn St.
CHURCH, Archibald, M.D .; b. Fond du Lac, Wis., Mar. 23, 1861; s. George W. and Susan (Pearse) Church; M.D., Coll: Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1884; m. Margaret Finch, of Maysville, Ky., Mar. 28, 1894; 1 son, Archibald, Jr. Prof. nervous and men- tal diseases and med. jurisprudence, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., since 1892; neurologist to St. Luke's, Wesley, Mercy and Michael Reese hosps. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Am. Neurol. Soc., Chicago Medico-Legal Soc. Clubs: University, Homewood Country, Chicago Automobile. Author: Textbook on Nervous and Mental Diseases, 1898. Contbr. to med. jours. Home: 4858 Dorchester Av. Office: 79 E. Adams St.
CHURCH, Emma Marion (Miss), educator; b. at Apple River, Ill .; d. Albert M. and Georgiana (Sher- man) Church; descended from Benjamin Church, of Plymouth, Mass., 1630; ed. high sch., Chicago; Pratt Inst., Brooklyn. Founder, 1908, and dir. The Chicago Sch. of Applied and Normal Art. Frequent lecturer on art and education. Pres. Western Draw- ing and Manual Training Assn., 1912-13; active mem. N.E.A., Eastern Art and Manual Training Teachers' Assn. Home: 136 S. Humphrey Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 606 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.
CHURCH, Myron Henry, architect; b. Detroit, Mich., Oct. 18, 1852; s. E. M. and Mary A. (Wilson) Church; ed. pub. schs. of Detroit, Mich .; m. Detroit, Jan., 1873, Julia A. Robinson; children: Frank Wil- son, Walter S. Began in shipyards of the Wyan- dotte Iron & Ship Building Works; then went into the offices of architects in Detroit, coming to Chi- cago, 1876, and establishing in practice as archi- tect, 1889. Mem. Il1. Soc. Architects, Chicago Ar- chitectural Club. Republican. Home: 5748 Ken- more Av. Office: Marquette Bldg.
CHURCH, Robert Freeman, steamboat company official. (See vol. 1911.)
CHURCH, William E., lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 7, 1841; s. John R. and Anstiss (Howard) Church; A.B., Williams Coll., 1861; studied law at Morristown, N.J., 1861-2, and New York, 1865-6; m. Mary Jones, of Brooklyn, Nov. 2, 1870. Enlisted in
11th N.Y. Cav., Aug., 1862; served in Md., Va., and La .; apptd. asst. adj .- gen. vols. with rank of capt., Mar. 29, 1865, and assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Div., 13th Army Corps; went with his command, in May, 1865, to occupy Shreveport, La., and to receive the surrender of Kirby Smith's army; was post adj. of Shreveport until Aug. and afterward on staff of Gen. Sheridan until mustered out, Oct. 23, 1865. Admitted to N.Y. bar, 1866; practiced there until 1872; at Morristown, N.J., 1872-83; asso. justice Supreme Court of Dak. Ty., 1883-7; settled in Chi- cago, 1890; sr. mem. firm of Church & McMurdy; now retired from active practice. Republican. Ap- ptd. judge advocate, Dept. of Ill., G.A.R., July, 1913. Home: St. Joseph, Mich. Office: 69 W. Washington St., Chicago.
CHURCH, William T., lawyer; b. Wabash, Ind., Oct. 4, 1866; s. Freeman S. and Adrienna (Thorne) Church; B.S., Grand Prairie Sem., Onarga, Ill., 1888; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1890; m. Helen O. Shoemaker, of Massillon, O., Dec. 2, 1903; 1 daughter, Julia. Admitted to bar, 1890; mem. firm of Barker, Church & Shepard, 1892-1912 (firm name was retained, although Joseph N. Barker, the sr. mem., died May 13, 1902); mem. Church, Shepard & Day since 1912; specializes in ins. and real estate law. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Mem. Camp No. 100, Sons of Veterans; Loyal Legion; commander Ill. Div. Sons of Veterans, 1898-9, dur- ing which term 2 regts., fully organized and equipped, were tendered by this division to the govt., one of which was mustered into state serv- ice; commander-in-chief Sons of Veterans U.S.A., 1916-17. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Au- tomobile, Chicago Gun, Ridge, Beverly Country. Home: 9300 Longwood Drive. Office: 108 S. La Salle St.
CHURCHILL, Frank Spooner, M.D .; b. Milton, Mass., Aug. 28, 1864; s. Charles Marshall Spring and Susan Elizabeth (Spooner) Churchill; A.B., Harvard, 1886, M.D., 1890; grad. Mass. Gen. Hosp., Boston, 1891; m. West Medford, Mass., Lucretia Mott Hallowell, Dec. 31, 1894. Surgeon Calumet & Hecla Mining Co., 1891-2; removed to Chicago. 1892; specialist in diseases of children; former med. insp. Bd. of Health, Chicago; asso. prof. pedi- atrics, Rush Med. Coll .; until 1906 visiting physi- cian Cook Co. Hosp .; now attending phys. Chil- dren's Memorial Hosp. Mem. Am. Pediatric Soc. (pres.), Chicago Pediatric Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Chmn. Sect. Diseases of Children, A.M.A., 1914. Editor (one of six) Am. Jour. Diseases of Children. Mem. City Club. Unitarian. Clubs: University, Harvard. Address: 1259 N. State St.
CHVATAL, James Ferdinand, M.D .; b. Voderad, Co. of Tabor, Bohemia, Sept. 23, 1865; s. John and Marie (Krames) Chvatal; ed. St. Prokopius Bene- dictine Coll .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1893; m. Chi- cago, Oct. 25, 1893, Mary Silhanek; children: Ray- mond W., Elleonore M., James P. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Bohemian Med. Soc. (ex-pres.). Has been physician-in-chief St. Agnes Hosp. Den- ocrat. Catholic. Club: Bohemia. Office and Home: 1862 S. Millard Av.
CHYTRAUS, Axel, lawyer; b. Province of Werm- land, Sweden, Sept. 15, 1859; s. Gustaf E. and Ma- ria (Johnson) Chytraus; came to Chicago, 1869; ed. schs. in Sweden, and in Chicago pub. schs .; m. Laura Haugan, June 22, 1892. Admitted to bar, 1881; was for 2 yrs. in office of Francis Lackner; mem. Blanke & Chytraus, 1885, later of Blanke. Chytraus & Deneen, and on election of Mr. Blanke as judge Superior Court, 1893, firm became Chy- traus & Deneen; in 1898, became judge Superior Court of Cook Co .; apptd. judge of the Appellate Court, Oct., 1908; later presiding justice of the Branch Appellate Court; mem. law firm of Chy- traus, Healy & Frost since 1911. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Mason: Odd Fellow. Club: Union League. Home: 422 Ar- lington PI. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.
CIGRAND, Bernard John, dentist; b. Fredonia, Wis., Oct. 1, 1866; s. Nicholas and Susan Cigrand; B.S., Northern Ind. Normal Sch., Valparaiso, Ind., 1886 (M.S., 1898) ; D.D.S., Lake Forest Univ., 1888; grad. Chicago Sch. of Sciences, 1891: Haskell Sch. of Prosthetics, 1892; took non-resident course in industrial, educational and political economy, Univ.
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of Chicago, 1892-3; m. Chicago, 1889, Allie Need- ham Crispe: children: Bernie, Joice, Elroy, Elaine, Virginia, Clyde. Engaged in practice of dentistry in Chicago from 1888; prof. prosthetic dentistry, 1892-6, and several years pres. Am. Coll. of Dental Surgery; prof. dental prosthesis, Northwestern Univ. Dental Sch., 1896-9; then prof. dental pros- thesis and history, Ill. Sch. of Dentistry; prof. den- tal prosthesis, technics and history, 1901, and dean dental dept., Univ. of Ill., 1902. Mem. Ill. State Dental Soc., Chicago Dental Soc., etc. Del. to Inter- nat. Congress of Educators, 1900, and to Paris In- ternat. Dental Congress. Dir. Chicago Public Li- brary. Lecturer in Chicago Daily News Public Sch. Lecture Course. Mem. Masons, Odd Fellows, Nat. Union, Knights of the Maccabees. Author several books; contbr. to dental and lit. jours. Home: Ba- tavia, Ill.
CLABAUGH, Hinton Graves, division supt. Dept. of Justice; b. Talladega, Ala., Oct. 4, 1882; s. John Henry and Martha Hinton (Graves) Clabaugh; ed. pub. schs., Birmingham, Ala., Cleburne and Arling- ton, Tex .; m. Mary Louise Farson, of Chicago, Aug. 16, 1909; 2 children: Louise Farson, Hinton Graves, Jr. Began active career in employ of the Sloss Iron & Steel Co., Birmingham, 1897; removed to Chicago and became connected with Franklin MacVeagh & Co., 1903; returned to Birmingham and engaged in business on own account until 1908; entered U.S. Govt. service as spl. agt. Dept. of Justice, May, 1910; asst. supt. at Chicago, 1911, 1912; in charge at Cincinnati, 1913; asst. supt., N.Y. City, 1914; div. supt. at Chicago since Sept., 1914. Served as mem. Jefferson Vols .. (state troops), Birmingham, 1897. Baptist. Club: Southern. Recreations: baseball, automobiling. Home: 4509 Dover St. Office: Fed- eral Bldg.
CLAIR, see also Clare.
CLAIR, John C., industrial commr. Removed to Boston. (See vol. 1911.)
CLANCY, William, president and treasurer Lum- berman's Credit Assn .; b. Simcoe, Ont., Can., Apr. 5, 1859; s. Cornelius B. and Elizabeth Clancy; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Amelia C. Schoenthaler, of Chicago, Nov. 11, 1885; children: Minnie E. (Mrs. William W. Renshaw), William C., Bernice E. In 1875 accepted a position as clerk with M. D. Tal- cott, sec. and treas. of Furniture Mfrs.' Exchange, which published a rating book for furniture busi- ness. At the suggestion of Mr. Talcott compiled a rating book for lumber dealers, which was the means of establishing the Lumberman's Mercan- tile Assn. in 1876; in 1884 bought Mr. Talcott's in- terest in that concern, the association was incor- porated Mar. 24, 1893, under name of Lumberman's Credit Assn., of which he is pres. and treas. Clubs: Press, City, Kenwood, South Shore Country. Rec -. reations: motoring, traveling. Home: 4530 Wood- lawn Av. Office: 608 S. Dearborn St.
CLAPP, Clement Long, envelope mfr .; b. Mon- roeville, O., May 12, 1852; s. Rev. Prof. Charles Welles and Jane Pray (Bassett) Clapp; grad. Iowa (now Grinnell) Coll., Grinnell, Ia., 1871; grad. stu- dent in history and economics 1 yr. at Yale Univ .; (hon. A.M. of Iowa Coll., and also of Ill. Coll.); m. New Haven, Conn., Mar. 21, 1876, Emma Elizabeth Allan; 2 children: Allan Charles, Rosalie Clement. Immediately after graduation was prin. of schs. and coll. tutor; mem. of editorial staff of daily pa- per; editor and pub. country weekly, 1875-88; sec., 1888-94, and since 1894, pres. Sewell-Clapp Mfg. Co., now Sewell-Clapp-Envelopes. Congregational- ist. Clubs: University, Chicago Literary. Home: 5310 University Av. Office: 23 N. Desplaines St.
CLAPP, John Mantel, college prof. Removed to New York. (See Who's Who in America.)
CLARE, see also Clair.
CLARE, John Francis, lawyer; b. Chicago, Sept. 19, 1865; s. James and Winifred (Coughlin) Clare; ed. St. John's Coll., Fordham, N.Y .; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1891; m. at Chicago, Oct. 9, 1895, Nellie G., d. James and Kate Stenson; chil- dren: Katherine, James, Joseph, John, Helen. Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1891; 1st asst. pros. atty. for City of Chicago under administration of Mayor John P. Hopkins, 1894-5; since then engaged in gen. pvt. practice. Mem. Lawyers' Assn. of Ill.
Democrat. Catholic. Club: Wheaton Golf. Recrea- tion: golf. Home: 3123 Michigan Av. Office: 54 W. Randolph St.
CLARK, see also Clarke.
CLARK, A. Sheldon; b. Chicago, Aug. 29, 1876; s. Sheldon Adelbert and Nannie A. Clark; grad. of George F. Martin's Sch., Phila., 1894; student of Univ. of Colo., 1895-7; married; 4 children: Shel- don A., Harry, Carrington, Bonnie-Jean. With Callaghan & Co., law pubs., 1897-1916, as sec., 1905- 09, and vice pres. and gen. mgr., 1909-16; asst. to the 1st vice pres. Sinclair Oil & Refining Corpn. since July, 1916. Rep. presdl. elector, 1916; sec. Nat. Rep. Conv. Com., Chicago, 1916; mem. legis- lative com. Chicago Assn. Commerce, 1915-16; sec. North Central Business Dist. Assn., 1914-16. Mem. Delta Tau Delta, Delta Chi; pres. of Lake Mich. Yachting Assn., 1911. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Forty, Chicago Yacht (treas. 1915); also Royal Automobile (Lon- don). Home: 2036 Orrington Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 111 W. Washington St., Chicago.
CLARK, Albert Charles, dental supplies; b. Mat- toon, Ill., Feb. 7, 1868; s. E. M. and Nancy Jane Clark; ed. Mattoon pub. schs. and Loxa's Teachers Inst. to 1884; m. Chicago, 1887, Providence May Smith; children: Beth, Prudence, Albert. Came to Chicago, 1884; in insurance, 1885-90; salesman for a dental supply house, 1890-2; started in a small way in 1892 and is still sole owner of the business of A. C. Clark & Co., dental supplies. Mem. Ill. Senate, 13th dist., 1902-6; chmn. Rep. caucus 43d Assembly; had charge of drainage bill, which con- nected the Calumet dist. with the Sanitary Dist. of Chicago; instrumental in passing Park bills for the Park Board and had charge of much other im- portant legislation. Club: Hamilton (life mem.). Home: 7137 Euclid Av. Office: 1035 E. 76th St.
CLARK, Alson Skinner, painter; b. Chicago, Mar. 25, 1876; s. late Alson Ellis and Sarah Morse (Skin- ner) Clark; ed. Art Inst., Chicago, 1898; Chase Art Sch., New York, 1898-9; Whistler and Mucha schs., Paris, 1900-1; m. Atta Medora McMullin, of Water- town, N.Y., Sept. 30, 1902. Principal works: "The Coffee House," "The Bridge Builders," "The Song of the Nightingale." Awards: Martin Cahn Prize, Chicago Art Inst., 1906; medal, St. Louis Exposi- tion, 1904. Clubs: American Art (Paris), Cliff Dwellers (Chicago). Address: 2229 Calumet Av.
CLARK, Arthur Regay, general contractor; b. at Xenia, Green Co., O., Mar. 7, 1860; s. Daniel G. and Mary Ann (Potter) Clark; ed. grammar sch. and business coll .; m. Viola Adele Wright, of Freder- icktown, O., May 25, 1887; 2 children: Carroll W., Helen. Began in furnishing goods business for self in 1879; entered contracting and building busi- ness, 1882; has been identified with a number of other enterprises as officer or dir .; mem. firms of Clark Bros., and Clark & Findlay; pres. and treas. A. R. Clark & Co. Trustee and pres. Desplaines Camp Grounds Assn .; dir. and treas. Chicago Bible Soc .; dir. and treas. Kenwood Improvement Assn .; dir. Hyde Park Protective Assn., Dry Chicago Fed- eration. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Ham- ilton. Recreations: outdoor sports. Home: 4330 Ellis Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
CLARK, Charles C., surgeon; b. nr. Mattoon, Ill., June 10, 1879; s. James and Lucinda W. (Buchan- an) Clark; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), 1905; m. Clerza E. Redman, of Plainville, Ill., Aug. 30, 1912; 2 children: Elizabeth Lucile, Doro- thy Alice. Instr. clin. surgery, Coll. of Medicine (Univ. of Ill.); lecturer on surgery, Univ. Hosp. Training Sch .; asst. surgeon Univ. Hosp .; attend- ing surgeon, Lakeside Hosp. Fellow Am. Coll. Sur- geons; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Alpha Kappa Kappa. Republican. Pres- byterian. Mason; K.P. Home: 4031 Ellis Av. Office: 459 E. 43d St.
CLARK, Charles William, baritone singer; b. at Van Wert, O., Oct. 15, 1865; s. William Asbury and Virginia Adelia (Mahan) Clark; ed. High Sch., Van Wert; Methodist Coll., Ft. Wayne, Ind .; studied music with F. W. Root, Chicago, and George Hen- schel and A. Randagger, London; m. Jessie Baker, Nov. 7, 1888. Appeared first with Theodore Thomas Orchestra, Chicago, 1897; made 6 tours in America,
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reengaged, 1913, 1914; toured Germany twice, also England, Ireland, Scotland, Italy and Portugal. Sang at Birmingham Festival, Liverpool Philhar- monic concerts, Halle Orchestra, many times; also Broadwood concerts, Boosey Ballad concerts, etc .; has given about. 50 recitals in London and was first American to sing for Nat. Conservatoire, Paris. Dir. vocal dept. Bush Conservatory. Home: 652 Gordon Terrace.
CLARK, Dwight Freeman, M.D .; b. in Ohio, Mar. 29, 1878; s. Orrin Benner and Mary Elizabeth (Mor- ris) Clark; grad, Hyde Park High Sch., Chicago, 1897; student Univ. of Mich. 3 yrs .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1903; m. Anna Kuttler, of Ia., June 30, 1903; 3 children: Dwight, Jr., Virginia Car- oline, Anna Barbara. Practiced at Evanston since 1903; attending surgeon, Evanston Hosp .; surgeon in charge Ill. Children's Home (Evanston); sur- geon C.,M.&St.P.Ry. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Am. Assn. Ry. Surgeons, Psi Upsilon. Republican. Epis- copalian. Mason. Clubs: University, Evanston, Ev- anston Golf. Home: 1423 Judson Av. Office: 800 Davis St., Evanston, Il1.
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