The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 51

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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COOK, Ernest Clarence, lumber; b. Galesburg,

Cook; ed. in Chicago pub. schs .; m. 1st, Clara Nel- son (died July 4, 1898) ; m. 2d, Minerva Griffith, of Chicago, Aug. 2, 1902; 1 son, Roy Almeron. Resi- dent of Chicago since 1871; office boy and later bookkeeper with Waldo, Schillo & Chandler; later employed by Dean, Bader & Co., and City Lumber Co., until 1901; sec. Kurz & Cook Lumber Co., 1901- 04; engaged in lumber business with John Bader and Peter Peterson, wholesale lumber, under the firm name of E. C. Cook & Co., since 1904. Repub- lican. Mem. K.P. Club: Wauksaink Country. Rec- reation: golf. Home: Desplaines, Ill. Office: 1014 Hooker St., Chicago.

COOK, Ezra Asher, stationer, publisher; Nov. 5, 1841-Sept. 15, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)

COOK, Frank B., automobile specialties; b. Mon- roe, Mich., Oct. 18, 1855; s. Stephen V. and Eliza- beth J. (Andrews) Cook; ed. pub. schs., Monroe; m. May H. Redmon, of Peoria, Ill., Sept. 30, 1890; chil- dren (by previous marriage) : H. Roy, Mabel V., Bessie C. (Mrs. D. G. Ramsay), Blanche B. (Mrs. C. C. Newburn). Entered telephone constrn. busi- ness in Toledo, O., 1879; removed to Chicago as chief engr. Central Union Telephone Co., 1886; en- tered business on own account as mfr. telephone apparatus, 1897, incorporating, 1914, as Frank B. Cook Co., of which was pres. until 1917, now dir .; pres. of Cook Muffler Co. Mem. Telephone Pioneers' Assn. Republican. Christian Scientist. Clubs: Electric, Jovian League. Home: 929 Argyle St. Office: 162 N. Clinton St.

COOK, George Cram, author. Removed to Prov- incetown, Mass. (See Who's Who in America.)

COOK, George Washington, dentist. (See vol. 1911.)

COOK, Harold S., investments; b. Lily Lake, Kane Co., Ill., Aug. 28, 1881; s. Harry B. and Mary A. (Saunders) Cook; ed. Lewis Inst., Chicago; left sch., 1898, and enlisted in 1st Cav., I.N.G .; m. Ina Gray, of Chicago, 1906; 1 daughter, Margaret. Be- gan with Russell, Brewster & Co., investment bankers, Chicago, 1898; in employ of King, Farn- ham & Co., in same line of business, 1909-12; part- ner S. M. Earling & Co. since 1912; treas., dir. Bur- dette Oxygen Securities Co .; dir. Burdette Oxygen Co. Republican. Mem. Ref. Episcopal Ch. Clubs: Hamilton, Chicago Yacht. Recreations: hunting, motoring. Home: 2609 Hampton Ct. Office: 507 Marquette Bldg.

COOK, Richard C., automobiles; b. Chicago, Oct. 11, 1884; s. Richard and Julia (Rooney) Cook; ed. pub. schs. and Chicago Preparatory Coll .; m. Flor- ence J. Hughey, of New Haven, Conn., Oct. 20, 1909. In real estate business with McKey & Poague, 1904; identified with sale of automobiles since 1905; sec. Western Motor Car Co., 1906-14; mgr. at Chicago for the Fiat Motor Co. of Ill. since 1915. Mem. Ill. N.G., 1900. Catholic. Clubs: Chicago Mo- tor (dir. 1914-18), Chicago Motor Pals (vice pres. 1917). Recreations: motoring, hunting, golf. Home: 5132 Drexel Boul. Office: 2239 Michigan Boul.

COOK, Theodore Philander, general supt. West- ern Union Telegraph Co. (See vol. 1911.)

COOK, W. Eben, secretary and manager Eugene Dietzgen Co., mfrs. drawing materials, etc .; b. at Chicago, Sept. 2, 1877; s. Jay L. Cook; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and LaGrange High Sch .; m. Helen Bertha Jacobs, of Buffalo, N.Y., Apr. 23, 1902. Be- gan in employ of a drawing material house in Chi- cago, 1894, continuing 8 yrs .; has been identified with Eugene Dietzgen Co., mfrs. drawing mate- rials, measuring tapes and surveying instruments, since 1902, mgr. at Chicago since 1910. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. Commerce, Art Inst. of Chicago. Prot- estant. Clubs: Hardware, Ill. Athletic, Westward Ho Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 300 N. Oak Park Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 166 W. Monroe St., Chicago.

*COOK, Walter Wheeler, professor law. (See Who's Who in America.)

COOK, Wells M., judge; b. Mendota, Ill., June 30, 1872; s. Dr. Edgar P. and Catharine (Morrison) Cook; ed. Northwestern Univ .; Law Dept. Lake Forest Univ .; m. Margery T. Allen, of Polo, Ogle

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Co., Ill., Feb. 4, 1903. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1897, and since practiced in Chicago; spl. asst. to Atty. Gen. W. H. Stead, whom he represented in courts of Cook Co., 1908-13; asso. judge Municipal Court of Chicago. 1916-22. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chi- cago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst. (bd. mgrs.), Chicago Law Club, Ill. Hist. Soc. Republican. Ma- son, Elk. Clubs: University, Union League, Hamil- ton. Recreations: music and water sports. Home: 5541 Winthrop Av. Office: City. Hall. .

COOK, William Champion, banker; b. Dickinson Center, N.Y., Aug. 18, 1869; s. Charles and Louisa (Champion) Cook; ed. Hiram (O.) Coll., and West- ern Reserve Univ., Cleveland, O .; m. Tiffin, O., June 28, 1894, Matilda Elizabeth Miller; children: Mar- garet Ruth, Lois Clara Marie, Florence Matilda and Esther. First experience in banking was in 1893, during panic times, at Tiffin, O., in the ac- counting dept., advancing through various posi- tions to cashier; came to Chicago in 1898; was cashier of the Produce Exchange Bank, which was COOLEY, Julia, author; b. Seymour, Conn., 1893; d. Harlan Ward and Nellie (Wooster) Cooley; prep. edn. University High Sch., Chicago; A.B., Vassar Coll., 1914 (Phi Beta Kappa). Mem. Soc. Midland Authors, Poetry Soc. America. Methodist. Clubs: Chicago College, Cordon, Young Fortnightly. Au- thor: Poems of a Child, 1904; The Dance of Youth and Other Poems, 1917. Home: 5318 Greenwood Av. consolidated with the Western State Bank, in which became asst. cashier, and when that bank was merged in the Western Trust & Savings Bank, was made cashier of the latter; vice pres. same un- til Dec. 24, 1912, when bank merged with Central Trust Co., of which is vice pres. Republican. Mem. Memorial Ch. of Christ. Clubs: Union League, Chi- cago Athletic, Bankers', South Shore Country, Bev- erly Country. Recreations: travel, fishing, hunting COOLEY, Lyman Edgar, civil engr .; Dec. 5, 1850- and golf. Home: 7232 Euclid Av. Office: 125 W. Feb. 2, 1917. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.) Monroe St.

COOKE, Andrew, banker; May 9, 1878-Oct. 20, Cooley), club woman; b. Torrington, Conn .; A.B., 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

COOKE, Charles F., brewer. (See vol. 1911.)

COOKE, Flora Juliette (Miss), principal; b. at Bainbridge, O .; d. Rev. Sumner and Rosetta (Ellis) Hannum; adopted daughter of Charles E. and Lu- ella (Miller) Cooke; ed. pub. and high schools of Youngstown, O., Chicago Normal Sch. and Univ. of Chicago Extension. Teacher Chicago Normal Sch. and Chicago Inst., under Francis W. Parker, 1891- 1900; prin. Francis W. Parker Sch. since 1900. Mem. N. E. A., Nat. Soc. for Scientific Study of Edn., Northern Ill. Teachers' Assn., Audubon Soc., Po- lit. Equality League, Acad. Science. Methodist. Author: Nature Myths, 1895. Contbr. on ednl. sub- jects. Home: 616 York Pl.

COOKE, Marcus Eber, grain commn. (See vol. 1911.)

COOKE, Marjorie Benton, author. Removed to New York. (See Who's Who in America.)

COOKE, William James, contractor. (See vol. 1911.)

COOKINGHAM, Edna Winifred (Miss), pianist and teacher; b. Wawaka, Ind .; d. Theron Wilbur and Anna Eliza (Adkins) Cookingham; ed. gram- mar and high schs., Chicago; grad. Am. Conserva- tory of Music, Chicago, 1905 (1st gold medal) ; post-grad. course in same instn., 1905-6 (highest honor-that of playing with Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1906); studied with Emil Liebling, Hen- iot Levy, 1905-12, Harrison Wild, and in Berlin, Germany, with Josef Lhevinne, 1912-13. Began teaching in Chicago about 1900; pianist, pipe or- ganist, teacher of piano and composer; mem. fac- ulty Am. Conservatory of Music since 1906 (ex- cept while abroad) ; dir. Irving Park Woman's Club Chorus, 1904-11; founder, 1914, and pres. Edna Winifred Cookingham School of Music. Mem. Am. Conservatory of Music Alumnæ, Sigma Alpha Iota Sorority. Republican. Methodist. Club: Irving Park Woman's. Composer: The Rose-Tree, 4-part song for women's voices; Canzonetta (piano), and oth- ers. Home: 3747 N. Harding Av. Studio: 4240 Ir- ving Park Boul.

COOLEY, Edwin Gilbert, educator; b. at Straw- berry Point, la., Mar. 12, 1857; s. Gilbert and Mar- tha Cooley; student State Univ. of Ia .; Ph. B., Univ. of Chicago, 1895; life diploma as teacher in la., 1889; (L.L.D., Univ. of Ill., 1905) ; m. Lydia A. Stan- ley, of Strawberry Point, Ia., Jan. 1, 1878; children: Bertha, Susie, Dean, Bessie, Gilbert, Edwin. Began teaching in Ia., 1879; supt. schs., Cresco, Ia., 1885- 91, Aurora, III., 1891-3; prin, high sch., LaGrange, Ill., 1893-1900; supt. schs., Chicago, 1900-9; pres. D. C. Heath & Co., Boston, Mar. 1, 1909-10; ednl.

commr. of Commercial Club of Chicago studying industrial schs. in Europe and America, since 1910. Decorated Order Franz Josef (Austria), 1905. Pres. Ill. State Teachers' Assn., 1904; pres. N.E.A., 1907-8 (pres. dept. superintendence, 1904). Clubs: Union League, University. Home: 5540 Cornell Av. Of- fice: Ry. Exchange.

COOLEY, Harlan Ward, lawyer; b. Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 1866; s. D. N. and Clara (Aldrich) Cooley; grad. Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1884; A.B., Yale, 1888; studied Yale Law Sch. and Chi- cago Coll. of Law; m. Seymour, Conn., Sept. 22, 1892, Nellie Wooster; children: Julia, Harlan Woos- ter. Engaged in gen. practice of law in Chicago since 1890; gen. agt. Am. Indemnity Co. of Galves- ton, Tex. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Phillips Andover Alumni Assn., S.A.R. Clubs: Law, Yale, Hamilton, Twentieth Century, University, Quad- rangle. Home: 5318 Greenwood Av. Office: 1443 Insurance Exchange.

COOLEY, Nellie Wooster (Mrs. Harlan Ward

Vassar Coll., 1886; studied in Germany, 1888, Paris, 1889; m. Harlan Ward Cooley (lawyer), of Chicago, Sept. 22, 1892; children: Julia, Harlan Wooster. Ex-pres. of Vassar Alumnæ Assn. Club: Chicago Woman's (ex-pres.). Contbr. original poems and transls. to mags. Home: 5318 Greenwood Av.

COOLEY, William Henry, mfr .; b. Chicago, Sept. 15, 1866; s. William T. and Mary (Smith) Cooley: ed. pub. schs. of Chicago; m. Annie Butler, of Ev- anston, May 14, 1891; 6 children: Alice M., Edward H., Arthur W., Maude E., William T., Harold B. After leaving sch., 1882, entered his father's snop, where learned the business of mfg. parquet and hardwood floors, and, upon the death of his father, in 1901, succeeded as sole proprietor. Republican. Methodist. Mason. Home: 1032 Maple Av., Evans- ton, Ill. Office: 2741 Clybourn Av., Chicago.

COOLIDGE, Clarence Argyle, lawyer; b. Niles, Mich., Apr. 13, 1873; s. Orville W. and Katie (Pet- tengill) Coolidge; Ph.B., Univ. of Mich., 1896; LL. B., Chicago Law Sch., 1899; unmarried. Came to Chicago, 1898, and entered law offices of Strong, Milsted & Ehle; admitted to Ill. bar, 1899, but con- tinued with same firm until 1901, since alone. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Club: University. Recreation: golf. Home: 6416 Monroe Av. Office: 110 S. Dearborn St.

COOLIDGE, Frank Wellington, draperies, furni- ture coverings; b. Cincinnati, O., Dec. 30, 1853; s. John K. and Catherine M. (Hedgeland) Coolidge: ed. pub. schs., Cincinnati; m. Inez B. Hastings, of Sandusky, O., Dec. 18, 1884; children: Frank Wel- lington, Jr., John Kittredge, Wellington, Hastings (died 1901). Began in photograph business in Cin- cinnati, 1872; then with J. L. Wayne & Sons, hard- ware, 10 yrs .; traveled for Gibson, Parrish & Co., of Chicago, hdqrs. in Detroit, Mich., 1880 until firm failed, 1889; associated, 1889, with Lussky, Payne & Co., successors of Gibson, Parrish & Co., and be- came mem. of firm; title changed to Lussky, White & Coolidge, incorporated, 1910, jobbers of cabinet hardware and upholstery material, of which has since been vice pres. Mem. Chicago Assn. Com- merce, Ohio Soc. of Chicago. Republican. Mem. of William B. Warren Lodge, A.F. and A.M .; York Chapter, R.A.M .; St. Bernard Commandery, K.T .; Oriental Consistory; Medinah Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. Club: Kenilworth. Recreation: fishing. Home: Ken- ilworth, III. Office: 65-71 W. Lake St., Chicago.

COOLIDGE, Walter Griggs, engineer; b. Brook- line, Mass., Feb. 23, 1844; s. David S. and Caroline (Griggs) Coolidge; B.S., Lawrence Scientific Sch. ( Harvard), 1863; m. Spring Valley, N. J., Nov. 26, 1872, Georgette Robinson; children: Winthrop,

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Constance, Helen, Louisa (deceased), Hazel. Asst. Cooper; attended pub. schs. and completed his edn. engr. on the Hoosac Tunnel, 1864-6; asst. engr. C., by home study; unmarried. Engaged in business as a wholesale dealer in tobacco and cigars; took active interest in politics and was pres. of the 12th Ward Republican Club; clerk of Probate Court of Cook Co., 1894-8; was admitted to bar and has since been engaged in active practice; formerly sr. mem. law firm of Cooper & Wolfe, now practicing alone. Home: 2440 W. Taylor St. Office: 105 N. Clark St. R.I.&P.R.R., Chicago, 1869; then engr. Am. Bridge Co. until 1879; mem. firm of Rust & Coolidge, 1879- S4, and of W. G. Coolidge & Co., 1884-8, engrs. and bridge bldrs .; pres. and treas. Chicago Copper Re- fining Co., 18SS-1911 (retired). Mem. Am. Inst. Mining Engrs. Republican. Club: Union League. Home: 4752 Kimbark Av.

COON, Albert Edson, mfr. of collars and cuffs. Removed to South Bend, Ind. (See vol. 1911.)

COONES, George Duncan, heating and ventilat- ing; b. Toronto, Ont., Can., Sept. 18, 1849; s. Nich- olas and Margaret (Macdonald) Coones; ed. pub. schs. and business coll .; m. Mary D. Carr, of Chi- cago, Nov. 29, 1888; 1 daughter, Margaret. Began in the heating and ventilating business as a boy with Albert Willey, until 1876; mgr. for Murray Bros. in same line, 1876-91; with the Hart & Crouse Co., mfrs. of heating apparatus, Utica, N.Y., since 1891, and mgr. Chicago branch of the company since 1899. Democrat. Mason (K. T., Shriner). Home: 6040 Princeton Av. Office: 155 N. Clark St.

COONLEY, Avery; b. Rochester, N.Y., Oct. 10, 1870; s. John Clark and Lydia Arms (Avery) Coon- ley; A.B., Harvard, 1894; student Mass. Inst. Tech., 1894-5; m. Queene Ferry, of Detroit, Mich., 1901; 1 daughter, Elizabeth Ferry (b. 1903). Began in mfg. business with Nat. Malleable Castings Co .; later in publishing business several years; actively inter- ested in and dir. of the C B Live Stock Co., Chi- cago; also dir. Coonley Mfg. Co., Clyde, Ill. Mem. Bd. of Commrs. of Cook Co., 1912-14. Progressive. Christian Scientist; constitutes the Christian Sci- ence Com. on Publication for Ill. since 1914. Trus- tee Gads Hill Center (social settlement). Mem. Pi Eta (Harvard). Clubs: Union League, University, Harvard, City. Home: Riverside, Ill. Office: 220 and 332 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.

COONLEY, Henry Ellis, law and real estate; b. Alcove (formerly Stephensville), Albany Co., N.Y., Jan. 16, 1865; s. George Traver and Ann B. Ste- phens) Coonley; descendant of old Colonial ances- try of N.Y .; prep. edn. high sch., Chenoa, Ill .; Wes- leyan Univ., Bloomington, Ill .; San Diego (Cal.) Business Coll .; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1907, and admitted to bar same year; m. Gertrude A. Bullard, of Ill., Aug. 21, 1887; children: Edith Gertrude, George Theron, Marjorie H. Taught sch. in Ill. 6 yrs .; in mercantile business, San Diego, Cal., 1887-97; entered real estate business in Chi- cago, 1897, also engaged in practice of law; mgr. loan dept. Berkshire Life Ins. Co. since 1916. Mem. Chicago Plan Commn. First pres. Cook Co. Real Estate Bd .; mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Presbyterian. Mem. Irving Literary Soc. Club: City. Recreations: fishing, photography. Home: 6055 Harper Av. Office: 11 S. LaSalle St.

COONLEY, Howard, mfr. Removed to Boston. (See vol. 1911.)

COONLEY, John Stuart, mfg. and ranching; b. Louisville, Ky., Feb. 20, 1872; s. John Clark and Lydia Arms (Avery) Coonley; A.B., Harvard, 1895; m. Louise Sherwood, d. Frederic W. Root, of Chi- cago, June 12, 1895; 3 children: Lydia Avery, John Stuart, Jr., Frances Root. Pres. C B Live Stock Co .; sec., treas. Coonley Mfg. Co. (Clyde, Ill.) ; pres. Crosbyton (Tex.) Southplains Townsite Co .; dir. Ill. Mfrs.' Casualty Assn. Mem. exec. com. Legis- lative Voters' League several years. Republican. Christian Scientist. Clubs: University, City, Har- vard. Home: 1245 Astor St., Chicago. Office: Cicero, Cook Co., Ill.

COONLEY, Prentiss Loomis, mfr .; b. Chicago, July 10, 1880; s. of John Clark and Lydia Arms (Avery) Coonley; prep. edn. Chicago Latin Sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1903; m. Mary Lord, of Chicago, Nov. 15, 1905; children: Alice Lord, Eleanor. Ac- tively identified with Coonley Mfg. Co., mfrs. enameled ware, 1903-5; vice pres. Link Belt Co. since 1905; also vice pres. Coonley Mfg. Co. and sec. and treas. Electric Steel Co. Republican. Epis- copalian. Clubs: Chicago, Onwentsia, University, Casino. Recreation: polo. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 329 W. 39th St., Chicago.

COOPER, Abijah Orrin, lawyer; b. Burlington, Ia., Mar. 9, 1858; s. Edwin H. and Agnes C. (Abbey)

COOPER, Henry Noble, vice pres. FitzSimmons & Connell Dredge and Dock Co .; b. Salem, Ill., May 2, 1861; s. John E. and Helen E. (Noble) Cooper; ed. common and high schs. and later taught sch .; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1885; m. Julia L. Par- dee, Apr. 24, 1888; children: Theron Pardee, Ken- neth Lupton, Elizabeth, Henry N., Jr. Practiced law, 1885-7; then engaged in real estate business and has been identified with a large number of im- portant deals, operating for personal account and for others; vice pres. FitzSimons & Connell Dredge & Dock Co., contractors for pub. works, since 1909; also vice pres. Hydraulic Sand & Transit Co .; sec. Lake Shore Drive Improvement Assn. Democrat. Episcopalian. Mem. Phi Delta Phi. Club: City. Recreation: golf. Home: 737 Bittersweet Pl. Of- fice: 10 S. LaSalle St.

COOPER, John Sidney, commission merchant in horses and mules; b. Chicago, Mar., 1842; s. John Wellington and Mary (Murphy) Cooper; ed. Wilder Sch., Chicago; m. Chicago, Nov. 19, 1868, Mary Walsh (died Feb. 3, 1880) ; children: Robert Walsh, Mary Grace (deceased). Began as brakeman on the I.C.R.R., and afterward passenger conductor on the C.&A.R.R. for 14 yrs .; engaged as a contractor for street cleaning for 14 yrs. and then established barns at 321 Indiana St., from which conducts gen. teaming business, working 150 horses; engaged in a strictly commn. business for the sale of horses and mules at the Chicago Union Stock Yards since 1885. Democrat. Clubs: Iroquois, Saddle and Sir- loin, South Shore Country. Home: 54 E. Elm St. Office: 1 Dexter Park Av., Union Stock Yards.

COOPER, Joseph Iredell, bank cashier; b. Polo, Ill., June 15, 1863; s. Bolivar and Mary (Iredell) Cooper; ed. pub. schs., Polo, and Phila., Pa .; m. Sarah E. Parish, of Washington, D.C., June 15, 1911. Has been identified with the Ill. Trust & Sav- ings Bank since 1882; successively receiving teller, paying teller, gen. clerk, asst. cashier, 1902-13, cashier since 1913. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Art Inst. of Chicago (life). Clubs: Bankers', South Shore Country, Flossmoor Country. Recreations: golf, gardening. Home: Flossmoor, Ill. Office: 233 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

COOPER, Joseph R. W., lawyer; b. Toledo, O., Jan. 16, 1873; s. William M. and Rebecca (Wil- liams) Cooper; great-great-grandson of John Langdon, Revolutionary gov. of N.H. and first pres. U.S. Senate; ed. Mohegan Lake (N.Y.) Sch .; Berke- ley Sch., Providence, R.I .; grad. J. H. Morse's Sch., N.Y. City, 1889; Columbia Coll., class of 1893 (non- grad.); m. Clara M. Munding, of Toledo, O., Mar. 15, 1904; 1 son, George Langdon. Mem. staff of To- ledo Blade (founded by grandfather, Joseph R. Williams) 5 yrs., successively city editor, news editor, legislative and polit. corr .; deputy collector U.S. internal revenue, Toledo, 1893; admitted to bar, 1895; served 1 term as judge City Court, To- ledo, 1897-1900, being presiding judge at time of its organization (declined reelection); associated in practice with L. C. Cole and Brand Whitlock (now minister to Belgium), title of Cole, Whitlock & Cooper; councilman at large, Toledo, 1903-5, pres., 1905; led successful fight in City Council against renewal of street car franchise during mayoralty of Samuel M. Jones; a leader in inde- pendent movement in Toledo which controlled the municipal govt. for 16 yrs .; with Whitlock had large criminal practice in northwestern Ohio; re- moved to Chicago, 1911, and has since appeared in many criminal causes; prof. criminal law, John Marshall Law Sch. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Delta Chapter of Delta Phi. Democrat and non-partisan; was mem. Non-Partisan and Fusion Com., Chicago, 1915. Uni- tarian. Clubs: City, Delta Phi of Middle West, Irish Fellowship. Has been a contbr. to newspa-

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pers on various topics; author of an article on Prison Conditions that attracted considerable com- ment. Recreation: politcial history. Home: 444 E. 46th St. Office: 35 N. Dearborn St.

COOPER, William Dayton, real estate; 1846-July 2, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)

COOPER, William Fenimore, judge; b. Peters- burg, Va., Aug. 4, 1860; s. John W. and Fanny Ag- nes (Bass) Cooper; ed. schs. at Richmond, Va., and Washington, D.C .; St. Matthews Inst., Washing- ton; Sadler's Southern Coll., Baltimore; LL.B., Co- lumbian Univ. Law Sch., Washington, 1880, LL.M., 1881; m. Chicago, Feb. 25, 1895, Kate M. Adams. As boy was page in the U.S. Ho. of Rep., and later to Supreme Court of U.S. under Chief Justice Waite, and, 1876-7, to the electoral commn. apptd. to decide the Hayes-Tilden presidential contro- versy. Admitted to bar, 1881; came to Chicago and engaged in gen. practice; master in chancery Cir- cuit Court of Cook Co., 1892-1910; elected judge Superior Court of Cook Co., Nov., 1910; present term expires, 1922. Dem. nominee for justice Su- preme Court of Ill., 1906. Residence: Newberry Hotel. Address: 805 County Bldg.

COOPER, William Tweed, president Hoops Tea Co .; b. N.Y. City, June 1, 1869; s. William Coe and Emma Louise (Renton) Cooper; ed. New York Univ. to jr. year; m. Catherine Polan, of Montreal, Can., Oct. 17, 1898; 3 children: Warren Polan, Wil- liam Russell, Edna Corinne. Engaged in tea busi- ness at Chicago since 1898; pres. Hoops Tea Co. Mason, Odd Fellow. Clubs: Chicago Athletic (dir. 1914), Chicago Yacht, South Shore Country. Home: 644 Woodland Park. Office: 3513 S. Halsted Street.

COPE, Henry Frederick, educator; b. at London, Eng., June 17, 1870; s. Albert and Elizabeth (Da- vies) Cope; ed. elementary schs., London, Govt. Boys' Sch., Enfield, S. Kensington, Dept. Sciences and Arts, London, and pvt. tutors; came to U.S., 1891; studied theology, Southern Bapt. Theol. Sem., Louisville, Ky .; A.B., Ripon Coll., 1908; (hon. A.M., Oberlin Coll., 1911; D.D., Washburn Coll., 1911); m. Elizabeth Erwin, of Hornby, N.Y., Aug. 9, 1893. Ordained Bapt. ministry, 1893; pastor Rochester, N.Y., 1894-5, Plano, Ill., 1895-8, Dillon, Mont., 1898- 1903; engaged in teaching and spl. lit. work, Chi- cago, 1903-4; asst. sec., 1905-7, gen. sec., since Feb. 7, 1907, of Religious Edn. Assn. Editor Religious Education (mag.) since 1906. Author or editor of a number of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Clubs: Union League, City, Chicago Lit- erary. Home: 5523 University Av. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av.

COPELAND, Adolph, display equipment; b. Rus- sia, Oct. 15, 1871; s. Jacob and Sarah R. (Brown) Copeland; ed. pub. schs. of Russia, also Normal Sch .; obtained teacher's certificate and taught sch. in old country; studied medicine; m. Fannie D. Lewison, Mar. 18, 1902; children: David (by previ- ous marriage), Isidore, Ruth, Arnold and Evelyn. Came to U.S., 1888; taught sch. in U.S. 3 yrs .; set- tled in Chicago, 1896; became connected, 1897, with the Superior Brass & Fixture Co., mfrs. of display equipment for all classes of stores and shops, and has been pres. and treas. of the company since its organization. Pres. Chicago br. Jewish Theol. Sem. of America, 1917; mem. bd. dirs. Hebrew Federated Charities; pres. Hebrew Sheltering Home. Repub- lican. Recreations: social and settlement work. Home: 1117 Independence Boul. Office: 316-318 and factory at 733 W. Jackson Boul.

COPELAND, Frederick Kent, president Sullivan Machinery Co .; b. Lexington, Mass., Aug. 22, 1855; s. Robert Morris and Josephine G. (Kent) Cope- land; C.E., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1876; m. Anna L. Boyd, of Monroe, Mich., Dec. 7, 1884; 2 children: Margaret Boyd (Mrs. N. H. Blatchford, Jr.), Fred- erick Winsor. With operating dept. C., B.&Q.R.R., 1876-8; coal mining engr. in Iowa, 1878-80; retired on account of ill health, 1880-2; mining engring. in Colo., 1882-4; organized Diamond Prospect Co., 1884, which was merged with the Sullivan Ma- chinery Co., 1892, mining and quarrying machin- ery, of which is pres. Mem. Am. Inst. Mining En- grs., Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs.

Trustee Corpn. Mass. Inst. Tech. 4 yrs .; trustee Village of Winnetka 1 yr. Democrat. Clubs: Uni- versity, Chicago; Engineers' (Chicago and New York). Recreations: gardening, golf. Home: Win- netka, Ill. Office: 413 Peoples Gas Bldg., Chicago.

COPELAND, Thomas Agar, wool; b. Chicago, Sept. 12, 1876; s. William and Elizabeth (Eyre) Copeland; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Nellie E. Rogers, of Chicago, June 15, 1902; children: Vir- ginia, John, Gertrude, Thomas. Formerly with Swift & Co., Chicago; identified with the wool business since 1897, now pres. Chicago Wool Co .; also pres. Claybourne Wool Scouring Co. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Club: Wil- mette Country. Home: 807 Ashland Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 18 W. Austin Av., Chicago.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 51

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