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CLAUSSENIUS, George W., banker and steam- ship agt .; b. New York City, Nov. 19, 1860; s. Henry Claussenius (German consul until 1877 and consul of Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1882 until 1894 in Chicago) and Johanna (von Tilly) Claussenius; ed. pub. schs., New York and Chicago, and 3 yrs.' study in Germany. After leaving sch. engaged in the business of H. Claussenius & Co. (founded by his father), in banking, foreign exchange and agts. for the North German Lloyd Steamship Co., in which business has ever since continued. Clubs: Germania, Chicago Athletic. Recreations: athletic sports. Home: 2236 Lincoln Parkway. Office: 100 N. LaSalle St.
CLAY, John, live stock commn .; b. Winfield, Ber- wick-on-Tweed, Scotland, Apr. 24, 1851; s. John and Patricia (Thompson) Clay; ed. Wellfield Acad., Duns, Scotland; St. Andrews, Scotland, and Edin- burgh Univ .; m. Highland Park, Ill., Jan. 5, 1881, Euphemia Forrest; 1 son, John Clay, 3d. Worked on Scotch farm, 1867; came to America, 1879; set- tled in Canada, becoming mgr. of Canada West Farm Stock Assn., Bow Park, Brantford, Ont .; came to Chicago, 1882; organized the firm of Clay & Forrest, May 1, 1883, which was succeeded, Jan. 1, 1900, by firm of John Clay & Co., bankers; or- ganized, Sept., 1886, the live stock commn. firm of Clay, Robinson & Co. Clubs: Chicago, Midlothian, etc. Recreations: hunting, golf. Home: 4030 Lake Park Av., Chicago, and Finisterre, Eastern Pt., Gloucester, Mass. Office: 763 The Rookery, Chicago.
CLAY, William Wilson, architect; b. N.Y. City, May 2, 1849; s. George and Mary Elenor (Martine) Clay; ed. Taylor's Primary Sch. and 13th St. Gram- mar Sch., New York; Coll. City of New York, 1869; m. Alice Gray, of New York, Dec. 17, 1876; 1 son, Wharton. Mem. firm of Wheelock & Clay, 1876-86, Clay & Dutton, 1886-8, Beers, Clay & Dutton, 1888- 94, since alone. Fellow Am. Inst. Architects and ex-pres. Ill. Chapter of same; ex-pres. Chicago Ar- chitects' Business Assn. Club: City. Home: 5716 Kenwood Av. Office: 226 S. LaSalle St.
CLELAND, Jonas Marshall, piano mfr .; Mar. 4, 1852-Jan. 22, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
CLELAND, Mckenzie, lawyer; b. at Delhi, N.Y., Oct. 8, 1860; s. William J. and Judith (Wilson) Cleland; A.M., Monmouth (Ill.) Coll., 1882 (LL.D., 1911) ; LL.B., Washington Univ., St. Louis, 1884;
(Mrs. R. G. Phelps), De Witt, Esther. Admitted to bar, June 15, 1884; mem. law firm of Phelps & Cle- land, 1897-1906; judge Municipal Court of Chicago, 1906-10; mem. firm of Cleland, Lee & Phelps since 1911. Pres. Nat. Probation League, Mothers' Pen- sion League; vice pres. Anti-Capital Punishment Soc. of America; dir. Moody Bible Inst. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. United Presbyterian. Was pres. Englewood Y.M.C.A. 6 yrs. Author of first mothers' pension law; founder of "Parting of the Ways Home." Chicago; editor of Newer Justice Magazine. Home: 6439 Normal Boul. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
CLEM, John Lincoln, army officer. Removed to Washington, D.C. (See Who's Who in America.)
CLEMENT, Allan Montgomery, broker; b. Chi- cago, Oct. 31, 1869; s. Austin and Sarah (Mont- gomery) Clement; grad. Chicago Manual Training Sch., 1886; m. Chicago, 1894, Grace Groves; chil- dren: Austin Arthur, Franklin Groves. Began busi- ness career in 1886, and was in the house of Clem- ent, Bane & Co. for 15 yrs .; partner Raymond, Pynchon & Co., stock brokers, 3 yrs .; then partner in Lester, Kneeland & Co., 1 yr., which firm, after the death of Mr. Lester, was succeeded by Knee- land, Clement & Curtis, and in Jan., 1907, became Clement, Curtis & Co. Mem. New York and Chi- cago Stock exchanges, New York Coffee Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago, Exmoor, Glen View, Midlothian, South Shore Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 196 E. Delaware PI. Office: 209 S. LaSalle St.
CLEMENT, Arthur Austin, president Am. Wire Fence Co .; b. Chicago, Mar. 7, 1873; s. Austin and Sarah (Montgomery) Clement; B.S. in Chem. En- gring., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1894. With the Am. Cot- ton Oil Co. of N.J., as chemist and chem. engr. at its different plants, 7 yrs .; sec., treas. Am. Wire Fence Co., 1902-16, since pres .; dir. Page Woven Wire Fence Co., Adrian, Mich. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, University, Exmoor. Home: 196 E. Delaware St. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St.
CLEMENT, Charles C., M.D .; b. Brighton, Ill., Oct. 6, 1878; s. Franklin A. (M.D.) and Leonora S. (Metcalf) Clement; ed. pub. schs., Greenfield, Ill .; Whipple Acad .; A.B., Illinois Coll., 1901; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), 1906; Ill. Charita- ble Eye and Ear Infirmary, 1907; unmarried.' Prac- ticed in Chicago since 1907; instr. in ophthalmol- ogy, Coll. Phys. and Surg., 1908-16; asst. surgeon, Ill. Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary, since 1908. Mem. Am. Acad. Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryn- gology, Chicago Ophthal. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Methodist. Mason. Clubs: University, Hamilton. Residence: Hotel Del Prado. Office: 15 E. Washington St.
CLEMENT, Nathan L., retired mfr .; b. Ludlow, Vt., Aug. 22, 1849. Came to Chicago in 1870 and engaged in retail clothing business under the firm name of Clement & Co., conducting a store for more than 20 yrs .; assisted in organizing Am. Wire Fence Co., and became pres. upon its incorpora- tion, continuing, 1902-13 (retired). Club: Hamil- ton. Address: 10 S. LaSalle St.
CLEMENT, Willard Kimball, advertising mgr .; b. Boston, Mass., July 1, 1863; s. Job S. and Mary (Kimball) Clement; A.B., Colby Coll., Waterville, Me., 1884, A.M., 1887; grad. student univs. of Jena and Leipzig, 1884-8; Ph.D., Univ. of Mich., 1892. Prof. Latin and Greek, Ferry Hall Sem., and instr. in Lake Forest (Ill.) Univ., 1888-90; instr. Latin, Univ. of Mich., 1890-3; prof. Latin and Greek, Univ. of Ida., Moscow, 1893-9; acting prof. Latin, North- western Univ., 1900-2; advertising mgr. Troy Laun- dry Machinery Co., Ltd., since 1908. Author: Revi- sion of Smith's Latin Selections, 1892; Wagner's Plato's Phædo, 1894; The Use of Enim in Plautus and Terence, 1898. Contbr. to philol. and ednl. jours. and reviews. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa and Delta Upsilon. Republican. Presbyterian. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 2261 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
CLEMENTS, Thomas, mfr .; b. Rochester, N.Y., Oct. 31, 1866; s. John and Mary (Wilson) Clements; ed. high sch., Rochester; m. Louise M. Morrison, of Connersville, Ind., Nov. 22, 1899; 2 children: Rob- ert M., John M. Engaged in mfr. of vehicles with
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James Cunningham, Son & Co., 1880-1909; vice pres. Woods Motor Vehicle Co. since 1909. Mason. Club: Exmoor Country. Recreation: golf. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 2501 Calumet Av., Chi- cago.
CLENNY, James Edison, mfr. Removed to New York. (See vol. 1911.)
CLEVELAND, Charles Benson, life ins .; b. Ma- sonville, N.Y., Feb. 4, 1845; s. Festus P. and Mary (Lyon) Cleveland; grad. Rockford High School; served in 153d Ill. Vols. in Army of the Cumber- land in Civil War; m. Theodosia Garrison, of Rock- ford, Oct. 15, 1867; 1 daughter, Edith Grace. After leaving army was cashier in a wholesale dry goods store in Rockford until 1868; cashier in office of gen. agt. New England Mutual Life Ins. Co., Rock- ford; came to Chicago, 1869, and served as cashier until 1885; gen. agt., 1885-1916 (retired). Method- ist. Mem. John A. Logan Post G.A.R., Evanston, Ill. Mason (Evanston Commandery K.T.). Clubs: Union League, Glen View, Evanston. Recreations: golf, traveling. Home: 1508 Hinman Av., Evans- ton, Ill.
CLEVELAND, Chester Emery, lawyer; b. Wat- sonville, Cal., Oct. 30, 1865; s. Chester E. and Har- riet M. (Crenshaw) Cleveland; ed. district schs. of Warren Co., Ill .; Hedding Coll., Abingdon, Ill., until 1883; m. Abingdon, July 26, 1893, Frances E. Mer- ricks; children: Theo. Frances, Chester Emery, Jr., and William Merricks. Studied law in office of Wil- liams, Lawrence & Bancroft, Galesburg, Ill., and of Grier & Dryden, Monmouth, Ill .; admitted to Ill. bar, 1886; practiced at Abingdon, Ill., until 1891, when came to Chicago; became mem. of firm of Cratty, Jarvis & Cleveland, and later practiced alone until Mar., 1904, when became partner in the law firm of Newman, Northrop, Levinson & Beck- er; afterwards, until Jan., 1916, mem. firm of Lev- inson, Becker, Cleveland & Schwartz; now first asst. corpn. counsel of City of Chicago. Democrat. Mason (Ravenswood Lodge, Columbia Chapter); Abingdon Lodge, I.O.O.F. Home: 6953 Sheridan Rd. Office: 511 City Hall.
CLEVELAND, George Henry, editor, pub .; b. at Adrian, Mich., Feb. 13, 1862; s. Charles Monroe and Susan Amanda (Jennings) Cleveland; ed. pub. schs .; M.D., Univ. of Mich., 1882; m. Ann Arbor, Mich., May 18, 1880, Jane Ann Jolly; children: Charles William, Carlton Edward. Practiced at Coleman, Mich., until about 1885, then at Pent- water, Mich .; came to Chicago, 1890; editor and pub. Clinical Review, 1892-1907; now engaged in the publication of med. books. Mem. Chicago Pathol. Soc., Therapeutic Club, Soc. Med. History of Chicago. Episcopalian. Democrat. Home: 1246 Farwell Av. Office: 328 W. Kinzie St.
CLEVELAND, John Durham, life ins .; b. Otta- wa, Ill., Aug. 4, 1861; s. Festus P. and Mary (Lyon) Cleveland; ed. grammar schs., Chicago High Sch., Chicago Coll. of Pharmacy; m. Bertha L. Craig, of Chicago, Feb. 21, 1888; 2 daughters: Antoinette and Mary. Began as clerk in Ill. agency New England Mutual Life Ins. Co., 1885; later became agt. and then cashier, 1902-11; gen. agt. Ill. Life Ins. Co. since Sept. 1, 1911. Republican. Methodist. Mason (32°); Past Grand Comdr. K.T. of Ill .; pres. Tri- ennial Com. 31st Triennial Conclave K.T., 1910; Shriner. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 6977 N. Ashland Boul. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St.
CLEVELAND, Josiah Francis, land commr., C.& N.W.Ry.Co .; b. Masonville, N.Y., June 19, 1847; s. Rev. F. P. and Mary (Lyon) Cleveland; high sch. edn .; sergt. Co. H, 153d 111. Inf., Jan .- Sept., 1865; m. Newark, N.J., Nov. 2, 1869, Electa G. Price; m. 2d, Chicago, Sept. 25, 1873, Mary E. Frisbie; m. 3d, New Haven, Conn., Aug. 13, 1902, Kate Bradley; children: Augustus Frisbie, Eva May, Josiah Jud- son. Clk. in dry goods store, Rockford, 111., 1866-8; bookkeeper for planing mill, N.Y. City, 1868-70; with Jones & Sellers, abstractors, Chicago, until the great Chicago fire, Oct. 9, 1871; then with Baird & Bradley, conveyancers, to Oct., 1872; chief clk. Howe Sewing Machine Co., 1872-80, handling large line of country collections; since Apr., 1880, with C.&N.W.Ry.Co .; right of way agt. to Apr., 1882; asst. land commr., 1882-97; land commr. since July 1, 1897. Mem. Bd. of Edn., Oak Park, 1891-7. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chicago Golf,
Oak Park Country. Home: 709 Superior St., Oak Park. Ill. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
CLEWORTH, Gilbert Drake, clergyman. (See vol. 1911.)
CLIFFORD, Edward, corporation finance; b. at Virginia, Cass Co., Ill., Dec. 21, 1873; s. James H. and Eliza Jane (Kikendall) Clifford; Ph.B., Illinois Coll., Jacksonville, 1896; LL.B., Washington Univ., St. Louis, 1900; m. Anne W. Lambert, of Jackson- ville, Ill., Jan. 1, 1901; 3 children: Edward Lam- bert, Helen Elizabeth, Robert. Admitted to Ill. bar, Dec., 1900, and practiced at Virginia, Ill., firm of Mills & Clifford; came to Chicago in 1903, and prac- ticed 4 yrs .; mgr. Chicago office of Hornblower & Weeks, bankers and brokers, New York and Bos- ton, 1907-12; mem. Elston, Clifford & Co., bond deal- ers, 1912-16 (retired); dir. and officer in several public utilities companies. Mem. Phi Delta Phi. Episcopalian. Republican; del. to nat., state-and county convs. Clubs: University, Bankers', Glen View, Country Club of Evanston, Sea View Golf. Recreations: golf, outdoor sports. Home: 1714 As- bury Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
CLIFFORD, Edwin, theatrical mgr .; b. Oshkosh, Wis., May 4, 1872; s. Edward William and Melvina (Biddles) Clifford; ed. pub. schs., Oshkosh; m. Ma- rion L. Townsend, of Louisville, Ky., Oct. 17, 1905. Engaged in theatrical business since 1896; now pres. Rowland & Clifford, Inc., also Rowland, Clif- ford & Gates, Inc., National Theatre Co., Central States Theatre Co .; treas. Gazzolo, Gates & Clifford. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner), Elk. Clubs: Ill. Ath- letic, Press. Recreations: fishing, hunting, motor- ing. Home: 5826 Sheridan Rd. Office: 1610 Masonic Temple.
CLIFFORD, James Orra, railway auditor; b. at Salem, Kenosha Co., Wis., Dec. 8, 1856; s. Emery and Mary Jane (Osgood) Clifford; ed. country schs .; m. Clinton, Ia., Nov. 7, 1883, Mary Elizabeth Dannatt; children: Grace, Edith, Lewis Dannatt. Olive, Marshall Emery, Alice, John Osgood (de- ceased). Went to Delmar, Clinton Co., Ia., 1873, and became messenger boy and apprentice under his uncle, who was agt. for the C.&N.W.Ry.Co. there; telegraph operator and agt. at various sta- tions on the Iowa division C.&N.W.Ry., 1874-80; traveling auditor, 1880-7, and since Nov. 7, 1887, has been auditor freight accounts C.&N.W.Ry. Pres. Assn. of Am. Ry. Accounting Officers, 1905-6. Served 2 terms in the City Council, Wheaton, Ill .; also 2 terms on the Bd. of Edn. Republican. At- tends Episcopal Ch. Mem. various Masonic bodies, Modern Woodmen, Royal League. Club: 111. Ath- letic. Recreations: gardening, golf, hunting, fish- ing. Home: Wheaton, Ill. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
CLIFFORD, Oliver Charles, electrical engr .; b. Wadsworth, O., Feb. 4, 1870; . s. Charles Thomas and Olivia Catherine (Schneider) Clifford; A.B .. Oberlin Coll., 1893; Cornell Univ., 1893-5; studied Univ. of Pa .; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1907; m. Jennie Roberta Coltman, of Warrenton, Va., Oct. 11, 1898; children: Mary Roberta, Oliver Charles. Jr., Helen Rees. After graduation from coll., went to China for Chinese Govt., teaching in univs. of Tientsin and Shanghai, 1895-1904; studied at Univ. of Chicago, 1904-7; with Armour Inst. Tech. since 1906, now asso. prof. elec. engring. Republican. Presbyterian. Recreation: walking. Home: 6053 Woodlawn Av.
CLIFTON, Theodore; died Aug. 18, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
CLINCH, Richard Floyd, coal and iron; b. in Georgia, 1865; s. Duncan L. and Susan A. (Hop- kins) Clinch; ed. pvt. schs. in Ga. and Cheltenham Acad., Pa .; m. Katherine S. Lay, of Chicago, 1890; children: Duncan L., Margaret I .. Connected with the Joliet Steel Co., 1883-9; mem. firm of Crerar, Clinch & Co., coal and iron, since 1889; pres. Chi- cago Auditorium Assn., Equitable Coal & Coke Co .; vice pres. Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee R.R., Chamber of Commerce Safety Vault Co., Hannah & Lay Co., Hannah & Lay Mercantile Co., Traverso City (Mich.) State Bank; dir. Central Trust Co. of 111. (Chicago), North Am. Accident Ins. Co. Demo- crat. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Chicago Golf, Indian Hill. Recreations: golf and
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horseback riding. Home: Hubbard Woods, Ill. Of- Ill., Sept. 18, 1910; 1 son, Paul Mitchell, JI. En- fice: The Rookery, Chicago.
CLINGMAN, George Franklin, vice pres. and gen. mgr. Tobey Furniture Co .; b. Chicago, Aug. 27, 1857; s. William and Harriet E. (Hoffman) Cling- man; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Chicago, July 3, 1880, Stuarta K. Watson; children: Elizabeth Stu- arta (wife of Dr. C. J. Schofield), James Stuart, Louisa (wife of Dr. Stephen Barat), George F., Jr., Lucy Bassett (Mrs. George W. Abel), Ruth, Wil- liam Herbert. Began as bookkeeper for William M. Murfin & Co., produce commn., 1876-7; with John A. Colby as a designer in furniture, 1877-88; with To- bey Furniture Co., as designer of furniture, 1888- 94, since then gen. mgr. of the company, also vice pres. since 1912. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, South Shore Country. Recreations: hunting, fishing and golf. Home: 7210 Euclid Av. Office: 33 N. Wabash Av.
CLINTON, James Arthur, manager of Chicago house of Janeway & Carpender, wall paper mfrs .; b. Menasha, Wis., June 23, 1872; s. Alric Duane and Harriet (Fessenden) Clinton; ed. Chicago public grammar schs., and West Div. High Sch .; m. Susan J. Swenson, of Chicago, Oct. 3, 1896. Became con- nected with Janeway & Carpender, 1890, and was made mgr. of the Chicago house, Feb. 11, 1908. Republican. Trustee Warren Av. Congl. Ch. Mem. Royal League. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Rotary. Recre- ations: athletic sports. Home: 3538 Adams St. Office: 520-526 Canal St.
CLIPPINGER, David Alva, singing teacher and conductor; b. in Ohio, 1860; s. Samuel Augustus and Joanna (Valentine) Clippinger; ed. Northwest- ern Ohio Normal Univ .; studied music in Ft. Wayne (Ind.) Coll. and Ft. Wayne Conservatory; later at Chicago and at Berlin and London; m. Geneva Mary Nichols, of Lafayette, Ind., 1899. Began teaching singing at Van Wert, O., 1883; at Chicago since 1887; conductor of Chicago Madrigal Club since 1900. Pres. Ill. Music Teachers' Assn., 1910- 11. Mason. Club: Cliff Dwellers. Author: Develop- ment of the Singing Voice, 1900; Studio Notes No. 1, 1902; Studio Notes No. 2, 1904; Studio Notes No. 3, 1906; Elements of Voice Culture, 1907; Sys- tematic Voice Training, 1910; The Head, Voice and Other Problems, 1917. Recreation: literature. Home: 5032 Washington Av. Studio: 304 S. Wa- bash Av.
CLISSOLD, Henry Rowland, editor; b. Stroud, Eng., Nov. 13, 1842; s. Samuel Henry and Ann. (Rowland) Clissold; family came to Canada, 1843; ed. common schs., and Watson's Sch., London, Can., 1849-56; m. Emma I. Smith, Oct. 15, 1872; children: Edward T., Stella J. (deceased), Ethel (Mrs. H. W. Thayer), Rowland S., Judson B. Employed in print- ing offices, 1856-65; came to Chicago, 1863; mem. firm Guilbert & Clissold, printers, 1865-79; sec. Bapt. S.S. Work for Ill., 1879-84; in charge of publ. work for the late Pres. William R. Harper, Univ. of Chicago, 1884-7; pub. and editor The Bakers' Help- er since 1887; pres. Bakers' Helper Co .; vice pres. Calumet Trust & Savings Bank. Served as pres. Bd. of Edn. and mem. bd. of trustees, Village of Morgan Park, Ill. Sec. Nat. Assn. of Master Ba- kers, 1897-1908; pres. Chicago Trade Press Assn., 1899-1900. Pres. Ill. Bapt. State Conv., 1894-7 and 1905-8; pres. Ill. S.S. Assn., 1902-3. Republican. Author: Pocket Lessons for Sunday Schools, 1886. Home: 2321 W. 111th Pl. Office: 327 S. LaSalle St.
CLITHERO, Delbert Anthony, lawyer; b. on farm in Grundy Co., Ill., Nov. 11, 1870; s. Edward S. and Eliza M. (Scott) Clithero; removed with parents to Iroquois Co., Ill., when 2 yrs. of age, and to Chicago in 1885; ed. pub. schs., Iroquois Co., and Chicago; grad. Chicago-Kent Law Sch. (Lake Forest Univ.), 1894; m. Wheaton, Ill., June 29, 1889, Harriet A. Johnson; 1 daughter, Helen Elizabeth. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1895; mem. Warvelle & Clith- ero, until 1907, since alone. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1040 Otis Bldg., Chicago.
CLIVER, Paul Mitchell, M.D .; b. Canton, Ill., Jan. 3, 1880; s. Wilber T. and Mary E. Cliver; ed. pub. schs., LaPlata, Mo .; New Mexico Agrl. Coll .; Univ. of N. Mex .; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1907; m. Nellie C. Myers, of Galesburg,
gaged in practice at Chicago since 1907; asso. prof. surgery, Hahnemann Med. Coll., since 1907; mem. surg. staff and clinician, Hahnemann Hosp., since 1909. Mem. Am. Inst. Homœopathy, Ill. Homœ. Med. Assn., Chicago Homœ. Med. Soc., etc. Mason. Republican. Home: 616 Woodland Park. Office: 765 Oakwood Boul.
CLOIDT, Francis Xavier, fire underwriter; b. at Westphalia, Germany, Dec. 1, 1858; s. Carl and Christina (Stueve) Cloidt; ed. pub. schs. in Ger- many; came to America, 1877; m. Caroline Holz- schuh, of Chicago, Apr. 27, 1882; 2 sons: George W., Edmund J. In retail grocery business at Chi- cago, 1882-97; fire ins. broker, 1897-1908; mem. Corlies & Co., fire underwriters, 1908-13; mem. Cor- lies & Cloidt since 1913. Was alderman of the old Fifth Ward, 1897-9; mem. bd. trustees Sanitary Dist. of Chicago, 1900-6. Republican. Clubs: Ham- ilton, German, Chicago Motor. Recreation: motor- ing. Home: 6120 St. Lawrence Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
CLORE, Wallace Bondurant, commission mcht .; b. Louisville, Ky .; s. William Thomas and Lou (Bondurant) Clore; ed. pub. schs., Louisville; m. Margaret Edith Ward, Oct. 12, 1899; children: Wal- lace Bondurant, Jr., William Ward, Elizabeth Ar- ney, John Taylor, Robert Taliaferro. Mgr. Haw Creek Security Co., Crescent City, Fla., 1893-1902; became associated as salesman with Crutchfield & Woolfolk, commn. mchts., Pittsburgh, Pa., 1902; removed to Chicago as mgr. branch house, 1907, and now vice pres. and gen. mgr. Crutchfield, Wool- folk & Clore, commn. mchts. and wholesale dealers in fruits and vegetables; also sec. and dir. Chicago Green Fruit Auction Co., Inc. Democrat. Episco- palian. Mason. Home: 467 Linden St., Winnetka, Ill. Office: 11 W. South Water St., Chicago.
CLOUGH, Richard William, varnish mfr .; b. at Newark, N.J., Aug. 7, 1860; s. Richard and Martha (Collins) Clough; came to Chicago in childhood; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chicago, May 10, 1880, Carrie Peters; children: Julia (Mrs. R. R. Brown), Rich- ard, William. Began with Grace & Co., varnish mfrs., with which remained until 1890, as supt. of the mfg. dept .; held similar position with the Am. Varnish Co., 1890-July 1, 1904, when, with W. H. Noake and E. S. Wheeler, purchased the business of the Watts De Golyer Co. and reincorporated it as the Noake-Wheeler-Clough Co., of which was vice pres. until 1908, and vice pres. of its succes- sor, Wheeler-Clough Co., 1908-11; pres. Lion Var- nish Co. since 1911. Republican. Recreation: mo- toring. Home: 4701 Malden St. Office: 2215 N. Crawford Av.
CLOVER, Burtt B., real estate; b. Taberg, N.Y., Mar. 4, 1876; s. Williston T. and Maria D. (Taft) Clover; ed. Clinton Liberal Inst., Fort Plain, N.Y .; m. Abigail C. LaVake, of Brookline, Mass., June 18, 1908; children: Sallie Mowry, Williston L. In real estate business in Chicago since Jan., 1900; sr. mem. firm of B. B. Clover & Bro. since Jan. 1, 1904; vice pres. Clark Coal Co. Mem. Chicago Real Es- tate Bd. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Skokie Golf. Recreations: golf, fishing. Office: 69 W. Washing- ton St.
CLOW, Harry Beach, president Rand, McNally & Co .; b. Allegheny, Pa., Feb. 11, 1869; . s. James B. and Matilda (Ross) Clow; ed. pub. schs .; grad. North Div. High Sch., Chicago, 1885; m. Elizabeth F. McNally, of Chicago, Jan. 6, 1892; children: Helen, Marion, Harry B., Jr. On leaving sch., 1885, took a minor position with James B. Clow & Sons, and was sec. until 1907, now dir .; pres. Rand, Mc- Nally & Co., publishers, since 1907. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Industrial, Onwentsia, Shore Acres, Old Elm. Rec- reations: hunting, golf. Home: 2114 Lincoln Park West. Office: 536 S. Clark St.
CLOW, James C., vice president James B. Clow & Sons, Jan. 29, 1874-Dec. 25, 1914. (See vol. 1911.) CLOW, William Ellsworth, president James B. Clow & Sons; b. Industry, Pa., Sept. 23, 1860; s. James B. and Matilda (Ross) Clow; ed. pub. schs., Pittsburgh, Pa .; m. Pittsburgh, June 1, 1882, Mar- garet A. Sarver; children: William E., Jr., Kent S., Martha M. Began business life at Pittsburgh with his father in 1877, and in 1878, when the business
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of James B. Clow & Sons was established in Chi- cago, became a mem. of the firm; upon the subse- quent incorporation of the company was elected vice pres., and after father's death in 1907, became pres. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Commercial, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle, Shore Acres. Recrea- tions: hunting, fishing, golf. Home: Sunset Lane, Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 534 S. Franklin St., Chi- cago.
CLOW, William Ellsworth, Jr., mfr .; b. Chicago, Apr. 5, 1886; s. William Ellsworth and Margaret A. (Sarver) Clow; grad. University School, Chicago, 1903; B.A., Yale, 1907; m. Isabelle Mann, of Troy, N.Y., Oct. 3, 1908; 2 children: Beatrice, Francise Norton. Has been identified with James B. Clow & Sons, mfrs. water works, plumbing and heating supplies, since Sept., 1907, vice pres. since Feb. 1, 1915. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Universi- ty, Chicago, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia, Shore Acres. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 534 S. Franklin St., Chicago.
CLOYES, William Elijah, lawyer; b. Atchison Co., Kan., Dec. 31, 1867; s. Gideon H. and Amanda M. (Stevenson) Cloyes; ed. pub. schs .; LL.B., Har- vard Law Sch., 1893; m. Grace Edith Gruber (A.B., Wellesley, 1892), of Malden, Mass., June 27, 1895; children: Leone, Edith Field. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1893, and since practiced in Chicago; mem. Plum & Cloyes, 1895-9; practiced alone, 1899-1909; mem. McCabe, Cloyes & Kull, 1909-12, Huttman, Cloyes & Carr since Jan., 1915. Republican. Protestant. Mem. Edgewater Lodge No. 901, A.F. and A.M .; Lincoln Park Chapter No. 177, R.A.M. Club: Edge- water Country. Recreations: outdoor life, golf, bowling. Home: 1316 Norwood St. Office: 1518 Harris Trust Bldg.
CLYNE, see also Klein, Kline.
CLYNE, Charles Francis, lawyer; b. Maple Park, Kane Co., Ill., July 26, 1877; s. J. and Mary (Fitz- gerald) Clyne; prep. edn. Geneva (Ill.) High Sch .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., Dept. of Law, 1902; unmar- ried. Began practice at Aurora, Ill., 1904; city atty., Aurora, 1906-11; spl. asst. atty. gen. of Ill., 1913; mem. Ill. House of Rep., 1914-15; was mem. Economy and Efficiency Commn., State of Ill .; U.S. atty. Northern Dist. of Ill., by appmt. of President Wilson, since Sept., 1914. Dir. 1st State Bank, Ma- ple Park, Ill. Democrat. Catholic. Mem. Ill. State, Chicago and Kane County bar assns. Club: Union League. Home: 5436 Harper Av. Office: Federal Bldg.
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