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CROWE, Robert Emmet, judge; b. Peoria, Ill., Jan. 22, 1879; brought to Chicago, 1882; grad. of grammar and high schs .; LL.B., Yale, 1901; m. Rosa, d. Lawrence Cuneo, of Chicago, 1912; 3 chil- dren: Robert C., Lawrence C., Patricia. Admitted to bar, 1901, and began practice in offices of Mo- ran, Mayer & Meyer until 1903; in practice with Judge George F. Barrett, 1903-16. Asst. state's atty., Cook Co., 1909-14; asst. corpn. counsel of Chicago, 1915-16; elected judge Circuit Ct. of Cook Co., 1916, for term 1916-21 (elected chief justice, 1917). Republican. Home: 3850 W. Adams St. Chambers: County Bldg.
CROSS, William Thomas, general sec. Nat. Conf. of Social Work; b. nr. Mexico, Mo., May 1, 1887; s. John Newton and Olivia Mcclure (Harris) Cross; A.B., Univ. of Mo., 1908, A.M., 1909; studied Univ. of Chicago; unmarried. Connected with St. Louis Sch. of Philanthropy and research work of Russell Sage Foundation, New York, 1908-9; sec. Mo. State Bd. Charities and Corrections, also instr. sociology, CROWE, Thomas Stanley, M.D .; b. in Ireland, Univ. of Mo., 1909-13; gen. sec. Nat. Conf. Chari- Mar. 20, 1866; s. Martin and Mary (O'Brien)
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Crowe; ed. St. Flannan's Coll. and Ireland Univ., Ireland; M.D., Ill. Med. Coll., 1897; m. Nellie L. Mullen, of Chicago, 1904; children: Thomas Clare, Shiela, Ita Maria. Came to America, 1886; assisted in organizing Loyola Univ. Med. Sch., and now prof. psychiatry and psychology. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Loyola Univ. Alumni Assn. Catholic. Club: Ill. Athletic. Home: 5458 Magnolia Av. Office: 1121 N. State St.
CROWELL, Henry Parsons, mfr .; b. Cleveland, O., Jan. 27, 1855; s. Henry L. and Anna (Parsons) Crowell; ed. Greylock Inst., S. Williamstown, Mass .; m. Susan Coleman, of Cleveland, July 10, 1888; children: Henry Coleman, Annie Bayard. Be- came pres. of the Quaker Mill Co. at Ravenna, O., 1881; when was sold to Am. Cereal Co., of Akron, O., 1891, became vice pres. and gen. mgr. of latter until Feb., 1898, when was made pres .; also pres. the Quaker Oats Co .; vice pres. the Cleveland Foundry Co. Trustee McCormick Theol. Sem., Ill. Coll .; pres. bd. trustees Moody Bible Inst. Mem. exec. com. Presbyn. Gen. Assembly and coms. on evangelistic work, men's work and vacancy and supply; gen. chmn. Laymen's Evangelistic Council, of Chicago. Clubs: Chicago, Onwentsia, Skokie. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: Railway Exchange, Chicago.
CROWLEY, Jerome Joseph, lawyer; b. Chicago, Sept. 3, 1877; s. Jeremiah Jerome and Eleanor Ce- cilia (Sullivan) Crowley; grad. Lake View High Sch., 1897; student Univ. of Notre Dame, Ind., 1897-8; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1900; m. Henrietta L. O'Brien, of South Bend, Ind., Feb. 22, 1908; 2 sons: Jerome J., Jr., Patrick F. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1900; in practice at Chicago as mem. firm of Barry & Crowley since 1901. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Phi Sigma, Delta Upsilon. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Royal League, Royal .Arcanum. Clubs: City, South Shore Country, Traffic. Recreations: motoring, travel. Home: 742 Junior Terrace. Office: 1427, 39 S. LaSalle St.
CROXTON, H(ugh) W(orthington), real estate; b. Jackson, Mich., Sept. 11, 1879; s. W. A. and Clara S. (Miller) Croxton; grad. Ft. Wayne (Ind.) High Sch., 1897; m. Ruth M. Lytle, of Oak Park, Ill., Nov. 14, 1908; 1 son, William M. Began in real es- tate business in Chicago, 1901. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd., Cook Co. R.E. Bd. Mem. Ind. Soc., S.R., Delta Sigma Nu. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Hamilton. Mason (K.T.). Recreations: golf, fish- ing. Home: 912 Margate Terrace. Office: 111 W. Washington St.
CROZIER, Frank, lawyer; b. Madison, Ind., May 18, 1872; s. James H. and Anna (Cordrey) Crozier; B.S., Hanover (Ind.) Coll., 1892, A.M., 1895; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1894; m. Clara A. Pope, of Roches- ter, N.Y., Jan. 31, 1899; 4 daughters: Marion, Frances, Mildred, Janet. Practiced in Chicago since 1894. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Mason. Club: City. Home: 945 E. 53d St. Office: 343 S. Dear- born St.
CRUICE, see also Cruise, also Cruse.
CRUICE, Daniel Larkin, lawyer; b. Buffalo, N.Y., June 30, 1868; s. Martin and Maria (Cannon) Cruice; grad. high sch., 1888; LL.B., Chicago Coll. Law (Lake Forest Univ.), 1894; m. Celia M. Mc- Andrews, of Vinton, Ia., Dec. 26, 1913. Entered postoffice at Buffalo, N.Y., 1888; was transferred to the ry. mail service and continued in that service until 1900; admitted to bar, 1894; in gen. practice since 1900. Democrat; nominated by labor men for mayor of Chicago, 1903; has been affiliated with the progressive movements of the city; organized the Referendum League in 1901. Mem. Lawyers' Assn. of Ill., Municipal Ownership League. Catho- lic. Home: 707 Montrose Av. Office: 127 N. Dear- born St.
CRUIKSHANK, Charles Eli, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)
CRUISE, see also Cruice, also Cruse.
CRUISE, Robert Joseph Stanislaus, dentist; b. Dublin, Ireland, June 2, 1868; s. Sir Francis Rich- ard (M.D., D.L.) and Lady Mary Frances (Power) Cruise; ed. Beaumont Coll., Berkshire, Eng., 1879- 81; Tullabeg Coll., Tullamore, King's Co., Ireland, 1881-6; Royal Univ., Ireland, 1886-90; D.D.S., Chi-
cago Coll. of Dental Surgery, 1898. Engaged in practice of dentistry in Chicago from 1895. Mem. Ill. State Dental Soc., Chicago Dental Soc., Delta Sigma Delta. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Colum- bus. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Olympia Fields Coun- try. Office and Home: 3327 W. Jackson Boul.
CRUMB, William Hanford, engineer. (See vol. 1911.)
CRUMP, William R., tobacco mcht. (See vol. 1911.)
CRUNELLE, Leonard, sculptor; b. Lens, Pas-de- Calais, France, July 8, 1872; s. Alberic and Marie (Strady) Crunelle; pupil of Lorado Taft and Art Inst. of Chicago; m. Augusta Waughop, of Wash- ington Heights, Chicago, Sept., -1893. Sculptor in Chicago since 1891; medal and diploma, Atlanta Expn., 1895; spl. prize, Fall exhibit, Art Inst. of Chicago, 1904; bronze medal and diploma, St. Louis Expn., 1904. Mem. Soc. Western Artists, Chicago Soc. Artists. Republican. Club: Cliff Dwellers. Home: 2034 E. 73d St. Address: 6016 Ellis Av.
CRUSE, see also Cruice, also Cruise.
CRUSE, Milton, dentist; b. at Sterling, Ill .; s. Charles Robert and Alice Elizabeth (Zendt) Cruse; ed. pub. schs., Sterling; Brown's Business Coll .; Univ. of Ill., 1909-11; D.D.S., Northwestern Univ. Dental Sch., 1914; m. Ruth Sara Monroe, of Chi- cago, June 8, 1916. Practiced in Chicago since Apr. 21, 1914; clin. demonstrator and asst. in materia medica and therapeutics, Northwestern Univ. Den- tal Sch., 1914-15. Mem. Delta Sigma Delta. Repub- lican. Congregationalist. Home: 2202 W. 110th Pl. Office: 1973 W. 111th St.
CRUSINBERRY, James Arnot, newspaper man; b. Hopkinton, Ia., Dec. 11, 1878; s. William A. and Mary B. (Aitchison) Crusinberry; ed. pub. schs., Des Moines, Ia .; Drake Univ., Des Moines, 1900-2; Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, 1902-3; m. Harriet Jane MacConnell, of Chicago, Oct. 11, 1911; 1 daughter, Patricia Jane. Reporter, Chicago Chronicle, 1903- 06; baseball writer, Chicago Examiner, 1906, Chica- go American, 1907, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1908- 10, Chicago Tribune since 1911. Republican. Home: 7714 Eastlake Terrace. Office: Chicago Tribune.
CRUTCHFIELD, George Alburtis, chief U.S. naturalization examiner. (See vol. 1911.)
CRUTTENDEN, Thomas Spencer, dry goods commn .; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Jan. 24, 1847; s. Thomas and Hannah (Patten) Cruttenden; ed. pub. schs. and Free Acad., New York City; m. at Brooklyn, N.Y., Oct. 25, 1871, Susie Rebecca Smith; children: Mrs. John Stuart Frasher, Edmund Spencer, Wal- ter Wemple, Susie, Arthur Thomas. In 1866, en- tered employ of Garner & Co., mfrs. cotton goods: started business in Chicago in 1874, firm of Thorn & Cruttenden, agents for Garner & Co .; sole agent for that company, 1876-1909; connected with Bliss, Fabian & Co. during 1910; representing Catlin & Co. of New York since 1911. Republican. Episco- palian. Recreation: golf. Home: 5059 Blackstone Av. Office: 160 W. Jackson Boul.
CRUVER, Curtis Leroy, president Cruver Mfg. Co .; b. Diamond Lake, Ill., Nov. 26, 1869; s. Salem P. and Hannah Ann (Pelton) Cruver; ed. high sch .. Spencer, Ja .; m. at Detroit, June 26, 1895. Addie J. Smith. Clerk in father's store, 16 to 21: on road selling goods to the trade and canvassing, 2 yrs .: removed to Chicago, 1893, and engaged in mfg. satin spar jewelry under firm name of Cruver & Hammond, 1893-6: started the Photo Jewelry Mfg Co., 1896, inc., 1902; changed name to Cruver Mfg. Co., 1906; dir. Photo Products Co. Clubs: Advertis- ing, Rotary, Executives. Home: 249 S. Kenilworth Av., Oak Park. Office: 2456 W. Jackson Boul., Chi- cago.
CUBBINS, William Robert, surgeon; b. Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 6, 1874; s. John and Miriam (Windi- ate) Cubbins; ed. Memphis Inst., 1888-91, Hanover (Ind.) Coll., 1891-2; B.S., Centre Coll., Danville, Ky., 1896; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1900; m. Cora Hott Brindley, of Washington, Ia., Sept. 18, 1901; 2 sons: Lawrence B. (died Apr. 13, 1905), William Robert, Jr. Interne, Cook Co. Hosp., 1900-2: asst. prof. surgery, Northwestern Unfv. Med. Sch., since 1910; prof. surgery, Post-Grad.
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Med. Sch., since 1905; surgeon to Post-Grad. Hosp .; Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Therapeutic Club, Sig- adj. surgeon to Wesley Hosp .; attending surgeon ma Chi, Theta Nu Epsilon, Pi Beta Phi. Club: Army and Navy (Washington, D.C.). Edited chap- ter in "A New System Gynecology"; mem. edi- torial staff "International Abstract of Surgery." Contbr. stories to mags. and articles to med. jours. Recreations: golf and literature. Home: 3545 W. Adams St. Office: 30 N. Michigan Boul. Cook Co. Hosp. since 1913; surgeon Fidelity & Cas- ualty Co. of New York. An editor of Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics. Fellow Am. Coll. Sur- geons; mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Surg. Soc. (sec., 1912-15, inclusive, vice pres., 1915- 16), Chicago Pathol. Soc., Phi Delta Theta, Nu Sig- ma Nu, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch. Alumni CULLEN, John Wesley, manager Main Belting Co .; b. Dover, Del., June 11, 1874; s. Hezekiah and Margaretta (Kimmey) Cullen; ed. pub. schs. of Del .; m. Camden, Del., Jan. 21, 1903, Elizabeth Schabinger; 4 children: John W., Jr., Elizabeth, Edward Ray, Richard Longfellow. Began in the employ of the Main Belting Co .; started as clerk, became mgr. of Boston office, Jan., 1902, and Feb., 1909, was apptd. western mgr. at Chicago. Repub- lican. Quaker. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Wilmette Coun- try. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 15 N. Jefferson St., Chicago. Assn. (pres., 1915-16), Cook Co. Alumni Assn. (sec., 1912-15, pres., 1915-16). Club: University. Recrea- tion: fishing. Author of A Study of Wounds of the Ureter (in Surgery, Gynecology and Otology), 1906; A Contribution to the Surgery of Hernia (same), 1911; Intussusception with the Technique of a New Operation (same), 1915; Gen. Plastic Peritonitis with Report of a Case (same), 1913; A Compilation of the Methods Used and the Re- sults Obtained by Fellows of the Surgical Society in Brain Surgery; The Effect of Foreign Sub- stances in the Peritoneal Cavity. Home: 3928 Grand Boul. Office: 29 E. Madison St.
CUDAHY, Edward A., Jr., packer; b. Chicago, Aug. 22, 1885; s. Edward A., Sr., and Elizabeth (Murphy) Cudahy; ed. pub. schs .; Creighton Univ., Omaha, Neb .; Chicago Latin Sch .; unmarried. Has been identified with packing business with father ever since beginning of active career, beginning in Omaha, 1905; removed to Chicago, 1910; vice pres. The Cudahy Packing Co. since 1915; vice pres. and sec. Puritan Food Products Co .; dir. Union Stock Yards Nat. Bank, Omaha, Omaha Nat. Bank. Cath- olic. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Coun- try, Glen View Golf, Chicago Golf, Saddle and Cycle. Commd. Capt. of Cav., Officers' Reserve Corps, U. S. A., Aug., 1917. Home: 22 Banks St. Office: 111 W. Monroe St.
CUDAHY, Edward Aloysius, Sr., packer; b. Mil- waukee, Wis., Feb. 1, 1860; s. Patrick and Eliza- beth (Shaw) Cudahy; ed. pub. schs., Milwaukee; m. Elizabeth Murphy, of Milwaukee, Nov. 27, 1884; 5 children: Edward A., Jr., Eugenia (Mrs. Frank E. Wilhelm), Helen (Mrs. Austin H. Niblack), Florence (Mrs. Vaughan C. Spalding), Alice. Be- gan in employ of Armour Packing Co., Chicago, 1875; associated with brother, Michael, and or- ganized the Armour-Cudahy Packing Co., South Omaha; title changed later to The Cudahy Pack- ing Co., of which was elected vice pres., 1884, pres., 1910. Also pres. Puritan Food Products Co., Inc., Wichita Cattle Feeders' Loan Co .; vice pres. of Omaha Cattle Feeders' Loan Co .; dir. Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank, Omaha Stock Yards Nat. Bank, Chicago Great Western R.R. Catholic. Clubs: Union League, Chicago, Chicago Golf, Glen View, Old Elm, South Shore Country, Saddle and Cycle, The Casino. Home: 22 Banks St. Office: 111 W. Monroe St.
CUDAHY, Edward I., treasurer Callaghan & Co., law book pubs .; also dir. The Cudahy Pack- ing Co. Home: Telegraph Road, Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 401 E. Ohio St., Chicago.
CUDAHY, John, packer; Nov. 2, 1843-Apr. 23, 1915. (See Who's Who in America, 1914-15.)
CUDAHY, Joseph M., packer; m. Jean, d. Joy Morton, of Chicago. Identified with the packing industry since beginning of active career; now pres. and treas. Cudahy Packing Co .; also pres. Cudahy Refining Co .; dir. Nat. Bank of the Re- public, Drake Hotel Co. Homes: Deerpath Av., Lake Forest, Ill., and 1415 Astor St., Chicago. Of- fice: 111 W. Washington St., Chicago.
CULBERTSON, Carey, M.D .; b. Piper City, Ill., Oct. 5, 1871; s. Samuel D. (M.D.) and Clara Kate (Culver) Culbertson; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1895, grad. student in pathology, 1897-8; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1898; studied at Vienna, 1903; m. Katherine Graham, of Manitowoc, Wis., June 20, 1900; 2 children: John Carey and Virginia Graham. Interne, Chicago Lying-In Hosp., 1898-9; practiced medicine at Piper City, 1899-1902, Chicago since 1903; asst. prof. obstetrics and gyne- cology, Rush Med. Coll., since 1904; asst. attending obstetrician and gynecologist, Presbyn. Hosp .; at- tending gynecologist, Cook Co. Hosp. Capt. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med.
CULLERTON, Edward F., alderman; b. Chicago, Oct. 14, 1842; s. Edward and Catherine (Ryan) Cul- lerton; ed. pub. schs .; m. Winifred Dyer, of Chi- cago, Jan. 2, 1867 (died 1910). Engaged as contrac- tor and insurance broker at Chicago during entire business life; now mem. Shane & Cullerton, in- surance. Alderman since 1871; was mem. Ill. State Bd. of Equalization, 1892-6; mem. 28th General As- sembly of Ill., 1872-4. Democrat. Catholic. Mem. North Am. Union. Home: 1632 W. 20th St. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
CULVER, Alvin Howard, lawyer; b. at Chicago, Mar. 9, 1873; s. Morton and Eugenia M. (Taylor) Culver; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1893, LL.B., 1895; m. Jean Gehan, of Chicago, 1907; children: Alvin S., Jean, Eleanor. Taught night sch., 1894-5; in law office of Paden & Gridley, 1895-1902; mem. law firm of Gridley, Culver & King, 1902-10, later Culver & King, Culver, Andrews & King, Culver, Andrews, King & Cook, now Culver, Andrews, King & Stitt. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Univer- sity, Skokie Country, Wilmette Country. Recrea- tions: golf and gymnasium. Home: 103 Broadway, Wilmette, Ill. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
CULVER, Forest Eugene, M.D .; b. Byron, Fond du Lac Co., Wis., Oct. 3, 1874; s. of Orange and Diantha (Barrows) Culver; ed common schs., Wis. and Ill., and high sch., Sandwich, Ill .; M.D., Chi- cago Homo. Med. Coll., 1903; m. Grace Deane Smith, of Sheridan, Ill., Dec. 26, 1898; 1 son, For- est Eugene, Jr. (deceased). Practiced at Chicago since 1903; asso. prof. anatomy and lecturer on surgery, Hahnemann Med. Coll .; attending phys. Daily News Sanitarium. Served 1 yr. as sergt. Hosp. Corps of Battery B, 1st Arty. I.N.G. Mem. Am. Inst. Homoeopathy, Ill. Homo. Med. Assn., Chicago Homœ. Med. Soc. Republican. Methodist. Mason (Blue Lodge and Chapter); mem. O.E.S. Home: 919 Belden Av. Office: 1042 Wilson Av.
CULVER, Helen (Miss), philanthropist; b. Little Valley, N.Y., Mar. 23, 1832; d. Lyman and Emeliza (Hull) Culver; grad. Randolph (N.Y.) Acad., 1853. Established pvt. sch., Sycamore, Ill., 1853; prin. primary sch. and teacher in grammar and high schs., Chicago, 1854-61; matron mil. hosps. at Mur- freesboro, Tenn., under U.S. Sanitary Commn., 1863; entered real estate business, 1868, with her rela- tive, Charles J. Hull, in Chicago, operating exten- sively in properties in the city and all over the West. After death of Charles J. Hull she built and endowed (1895) the four Hull Biol. Laboratories for Univ. of Chicago. Trustee Hull House Assn. from its organization, 1895. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 1642 W. Lake St., Chicago.
CULVER, Morton Taylor, lawyer; b. at Chicago, Dec. 2, 1870; s. Morton and Eugenia M. (Taylor) Culver; ed. prep. dept., Northwestern Univ .; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1890; m. Geneva, Ill., June 17, 1899, Florence M. Hawkes. Admitted to bar, Jan., 1892; engaged in practice and also in real estate business with father and brother, Harry N .; in 1894 entered law practice exclusively with Harry N. Culver and so continued until 1898; then practiced alone until Jan. 1, 1909, when associated in part- nership with George B. Byron and Harry N. Cul- ver, as Culver, Byron & Culver, dissolved May 1, 1915; practiced alone since 1915. Mem. Glencoe Re-
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publican Club. Mem. of 1st Inf., I.N.G., 1887-96; served at Pana and Pullman strikes, 1894; dis- charged as sergeant; qualified as Distinguished Sharpshooter and as "Candidate"; now a mem. Veteran Corps, 1st Inf., I.N.G. Pres. Village of Glencoe, 1900-2; atty. for village, 1898-1900 and 1902-9. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Cook Co. Real Estate Bd. Mason (A. O. Fay Lodge No. 676, Evanston Chapter). Recreation: study of local improvement and tax matters. Club: Press. Home: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 111 W. Washington St., Chicago.
CUMMINGS, see also Cummins.
CUMMINGS, D (avid) Mark, capitalist; b. Pekin, Ill., Feb. 18, 1866; s. late Columbus R. and Sarah M. Cummings; A.B., Yale, 1887; m. Ruth Dexter, of Chicago, 1893; children: Edith, Dexter. Began as a banker and broker, Chicago, with Watriss, Breese & Cummings; on the death of father, 1897, succeeded him in the management of many of his large financial enterprises. Dir. Union Nat. Bank, 1897, until it consolidated with First Nat. Bank, of which has since been a dir .; dir. First Trust & Sav- ings Bank. Clubs: Chicago, University, Chicago Athletic. Home: 1550 N. State Parkway. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
CUMMINGS, Edmund A., real estate; b. Lowell, Mass., Nov. 29, 1842; s. Edmund and Clarissa Cum- mings; ed. pub. schs .; m. Ellen M. Merrill, of Chi- cago, Sept. 11, 1867; 6 children (none living). Came to Chicago, 1864; established real estate business, 1867, and has since been at the head of the firm of E. A. Cummings & Co .; dir. Avenue State Bank (Oak Park), Chicago Title & Trust Co., Harlem State Savings Bank, River Forest State Bank, West Chi- cago (Ill.) State Bank. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd. (pres. 1886), Chicago Assn. Commerce. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, Oak Park, Oak Park Coun- try. Home: 163 N. Lombard Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 40 N. Dearborn St., Chicago.
CUMMINGS, Edmund Stephen, lawyer; b. Auro- ra, Ill., July 1, 1863; s. William and Catherine (Kavanagh) Cummings; A.B., Niagara Univ., 1883; m. Delia Winter, of Negaunee, Mich., 1894; chil- dren: Gertrude, Joseph, Edmund. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1885, and since in practice of law in Chicago; master in chancery Superior Court of Cook Co., 1893-6. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Democrat. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Exmoor. Home: 4628 Beacon St. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.
CUMMINGS, Edward M., real estate; b. Mon- treal, Que., Mar. 17, 1856; s. Thomas A. and Emily J. (Milward) Cummings; ed. Montreal, in French Normal Sch., 1865-70, and Jesuit Coll., 1870-3; m. Chicago, Dec. 31, 1884, Emma Maud Lewis (now deceased) ; children: Aleen (Mrs. Charles O'Don- nell), Adeline (Mrs. William Kennedy), Bernice, Thomas, Edna, Clarisse, Valerie, Bonita, Granville, Edward. Came to Chicago, 1879, and held various positions under the city government; was mem. Ill. House of Rep., 42d and 43d General Assem- blies and active in support of the Mueller bill for municipal ownership; city oil insp., 1903-5; city gas insp., 1905-7; sec. Builders' Club, 1907-12; sec. Dept. of Police and sec. to chief of police, 1912- 15; since in real estate business. Democrat. Cath- olic. Mem. Royal Arcanum, Nat. Union. Home: 5441 S. May St. Office: 133 W. Washington St.
CUMMINGS, John James, car mfr .; b. Christian Co., Ill., July 25, 1875; s. of Walter J. and Mary (Doyle) Cummings; ed. Auburn (Ill.) grammar and high schs. and course of engring .; m. Marion Ormsby Gregg, Jan. 29, 1910; 3 children: John J., Jr., Jane Gregg, David Gregg. After leaving sch. became connected with the McGuire-Cummings Mfg. Co., mfrs. street and interurban cars, trucks, etc., of which has been pres. since Jan. 1, 1904. Mem. Draft Exemption Bd. Catholic. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Union League, Edgewater Golf. Rec- reation: golf. Home: 4254 Hazcl Av. Office: 111 W. Monroe St.
CUMMINGS, Robert Fowler, grain mcht .; June 17, 1848-Dec. 31, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
CUMMINGS, William C., president of Drovers Trust & Savings Bank and Drovers Nat. Bank. Home: 4921 Dorchester Av. Office: 4201 S. Halsted Street.
CUMMINS, see also Cummings.
CUMMINS, Benjamin Franklin, mfr .; b. Greene Co., Pa., Sept. 4, 1856; s. Thomas Layton and Sarah (Baird) Cummins; ed. pub. schs. of Green Co., Pa .; studied law in offices of Mcclellan & Cummins; m. Chicago, Jan. 17, 1882, Helen Mcclellan; children: Julie, Edward Mcclellan. Studied and practiced law in Chicago, 1878-93; pres. B. F. Cummins Co. (incorporated in 1887), mfrs. of hand perforating machines. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Onwentsia. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 4740 W. Ravenswood Park, Chicago.
CUMMINS, James Sheldon, lawyer; Mar. 22, 1857-Mar. 23, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
CUMMINS, Joseph, lawyer; b. Superior Tp., Wil- liams Co., O., Sept. 13, 1862; s. Joseph and Mary Jane (Van Fossen) Cummins; B. A., Hillsdale (Mich.) Coll., 1885; Law Sch. and Sch. of Polit. Economy, Columbia, 1889-90; m. Hattie Carr-Flem- ing, of Chicago, June 9, 1896. After graduation from Hillsdale Coll., traveled for ednl. dept. of Harper & Bros., New York, and for Ginn & Co., Boston, and then farmed for 2 yrs. in Ohio before entering law sch .; admitted to Ill. bar, 1891, and since engaged in practice in Chicago. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Trustee Hillsdale Coll. Mem. Art Inst. of Chicago. Clubs: City, Delta Tau Delta. Home: 530 Diversey Parkway. Office: 123 W. Madison St.
CUMMINS, William George, dentist; b. Elder- ton, Armstrong Co., Pa., Oct. 8, 1844; s. William S. and Isabel (Mccullough) Cummins; ed. Westmin- ster Coll., New Wilmington, Pa .; taught in com- mon schs. at Alexandria, Pa., 1860; engaged in mer- cantile clerkship at Perryville, 1861-62; enlisted in 1863 in Co. E, 54th Pa. Vols. and also served in 1st Battalion Pa. Vols. in 1864; participated in capture of John Morgan's raiders in Ohio, and also in driv- ing Confederates from Chambersburg, Pa .; studied for dental profession at Elkhart, Ind., 1866, and later graduated from Ohio Dental Coll., Cincinnati; m. Elizabeth Neal Kessler, of Bristol, Ind., May 1, 1867; children: Isabel M. (Mrs. George S. Crilly), Alberta B., Elizabeth M. (Mrs. H. E. Mahoney), William S. Practiced dentistry at Bristol, Ind., 1 yr., and at Sturgis, Mich., 11 yrs .; elected mayor of Sturgis, 1877; removed to Chicago, 1879, and since engaged in practice of dentistry. Mem. Am. Dental Assn. Democrat. Episcopalian. Mason (32°), Odd Fellow. Office: 500, 140 N. State St.
CUMNOCK, Robert McLean, college prof .; b. in Scotland, May 31, 1844; s. Robert McLean and Margaret (Goodlet) Cumnock; A.B., Wesleyan Univ., 1868, A.M., 1871; (L.H.D., Dickinson Coll., 1903); m. Annie Webster, of Evanston, Ill., June 27, 1877; 2 sons: Wallace W., Claude B. Prof. rhetoric and elocution, Northwestern Univ., since 1868; also prof. of elocution and oratory, Garrett Bibl. Inst .; dir. and instr. vocal expression and dramatic action, and Shakespearian and bible read- ing, Sch. of Oratory of Northwestern Univ. Au- thor: Cumnock's Choice Readings, 1881; Cumnock's School Speaker, 1887. Methodist. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Upsilon. Home: 1804 Hinman Av., Evanston, Il1.
CUNEO, Andrew, wholesale fruits and nuts; b. Genoa, Italy, April 6, 1856: s. John B. and Kath- erine (Lagomarcino) Cuneo; ed. pub. schs .. Chi- cago; m. Mary Arado, of Chicago, Jan. S. 1878: children: Carrie (Mrs. Andrew Querolli). Minnie (Mrs. Frederick Wetterer), Jessie (Mrs. Dominick Rocca), Jennie, Lora, Marie. Became connected with Garibaldi & Arata, 1879; was made partner. 1882 and in 1883, with brother, Lawrence, and Louis Boitano, formed firm of Cuneo & Boitano. which, on withdrawal of Mr. Boitano, 1893, as- sumed style of Cuneo Brothers. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Italian Chamber of Commerce. Western Fruit Jobbers' Assn .. Nat. League of Commn. Merchants. Republican. Mem. Catholic Order of Foresters and Societa Cristoforo Colombo. Recreation: motoring. Home: 1364 N. State St. Office: 51 and 53 W. South Water St.
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