The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 56

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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CUNEO, Frank, wholesale fruits and nuts; b. Chicago, Jan. 6, 1862; s. John B. and Katherine (Logomarcino) Cuneo; educated pub. schs. of Chi- cago; widower; children: John F., Lawrence 1 .. ,

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Columbus F., Americo F. Engaged since 1880 as mem. of the firm of Garibaldi & Cuneo; pres. Leon Fig & Date Co. Pres. Italian Chamber of Com- merce, 1908-17. Republican. Recreation: billiards. Home: Sheridan Rd. and Castlewood Terrace. Of- fice: 1 W. South Water St.

CUNEO, Lawrence, wholesale fruits and nuts; b. Genoa, Italy, Mar. 4, 1854; s. John B. and Kath- erine (Logomarcino) Cuneo; ed. in Chicago pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Jan. 1, 1877, Carrie Cuneo; chil- dren: John B., Lillie (Mrs. Chas. Cassaretto), Ma- mie, Katherine, Carrie, Amelia (Mrs. Thomas Cot- trel), Lawrence, Rosa (wife of Judge Robert E. Crowe), Frances, Vera. Associated with brother, Andrew, and Louis Boitano, 1883, and formed firm of Cuneo & Boitano; assumed style of Cuneo Bros., 1893. Mem. Catholic Order of Foresters. Home: 1350 N. LaSalle St. Office: 51 W. South Water St.

CUNNINGHAM, Secor, fire underwriter; b. Al- toona, Pa., May 24, 1864; s. Thomas S. Cunning- ham; ed. pvt. schs., Chicago; m. Althea Stone, of Chicago, Jan. 3, 1887; children: Elizabeth Stone (Mrs. Aldis J. Browne), Secor, Jr. Came to Chicago in 1873 and since engaged in fire ins. business. Republican. Episcopalian. Recreations: motoring, golf. Clubs: Chicago, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle, Casino. Home: 999 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.

CUNNINGHAM, Theodore Ellis, broker; b. at Lima, O., Aug. 7, 1868; s. Theodore E. and Eliza- beth (Hyatt) Cunningham; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chi- cago, Oct. 4, 1894, Harriet Whiteman; 1 daughter, Mary Elizabeth. Began with J. F. Harris & Co., Lincoln, Neb., 2 yrs .; came to Chicago for same firm, 1891, and continuing until 1898, when became a mem. of the Chicago Bd. of Trade and assisted in forming the corporation of Harris, Scotten Co., of which was sec. and treas .; mem. Harris, Win- throp & Co., stock and bond brokers, since 1907. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Glen View Golf, Evanston Country. Recreations: outdoor diversions. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: The Rookery, Chicago.

CURETON, George Wilbur, mfg. jeweler; b. Chi- cago, June 27, 1881; s. Albert and Ella (Osborn) Cureton; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Ada Ripple, of Denver, Colo., Oct. 16, 1911; 1 son, Wilbur Rip- ple. Began in jewelry business with Benjamin Allen & Co., 1899, continuing 4 years; then with J. Ayers & Son, 1903-5; became connected, 1905, with the Newall Mfg. Co., of which has been pres. and treas. since 1909, factories in Newark, N.J., and Providence, R.I. Mem. Chicago Jewelers' Assn. Protestant. Mason. Club: Mystic 'Athletic. Recre- ations: fishing, hunting, golf. Home: 801 Home Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 29 E. Madison St., Chi- cago.

CURLETT, Allen Simms, president United Cigar Stores Co. of Ill .; Sept. 17, 1860-1914. (See vol. 1911.)

CURME, George Oliver, philologist; b. Rich- mond, Ind., Jan. 14, 1860; s. Arthur A. and Eliza- beth Jane (Nicholas) Curme; student De Pauw Univ., irregularly, 1876-81, A.M., 1885; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1882; student Univ. of Berlin, 1890; m. Caroline C. Smith, of Perrysville, Ind., July 14, 1881. Instr. German and French, Jennings Sem., Aurora, Ill., 1882-4; prof. modern langs., Univ. of Wash., 1884-6; instr. German and French, 1886-7, prof. German lang. and lit., 1887-96, Cornell Coll., Ia .; prof. Germanic philology, Northwestern Univ., since 1896. Mem. Simplified Spelling Bd. of Amer- ica, Modern Lang. Assn. America, Nat. Inst. Social Sciences. Author of several books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Contbr. to Am. and Ger- man philol. jours. Address: 629 Colfax St., Evan- ston, Ill.

CURRAN, Harry Remington, steel merchant; b. Peru, Ind., Oct. 22, 1882; s. John Henry and Caro- line C. (Marshman) Curran; ed. Peru High Sch .; Purdue Univ .; m. Nanette L. Lowenstine, of Val- paraiso, Ind., Oct. 1, 1907; 1 son, Harry R., Jr. Engaged in steel business at Chicago since 1904; pres. Central Steel & Wire Co .; pres. Indiana Steel Products Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Vice pres. Western Steel Inst. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 433 Wellington Av. Office: 119 N. Peoria St.

CURRAN, John McCollum, lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., July 28, 1868; s. Hugh M. and Isabella (Da- vidson) Curran; A.B., Hamilton Coll., Clinton, N.Y., 1892, A.M., 1895; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1894; m. Mae R. Fuller, at Glasgow, Scotland, Sept. 11, 1901; 6 children: Frances F., Katherine M., Rita, John D., Barbara, Carlene. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1893, and since engaged in practice in Chicago. Alderman, Evanston, Ill., 1899-1903; mem. bd. of trustees, Winnetka, Ill., 1906-8; mem. 48th Gen. Assembly of Ill., 1912-14. Second It., Co. H, 1st Ill. Vol. Inf., and of Co. A, 1st Provisional Bat- talion of Engrs., Spanish-Am. War, 1898. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Upsilon. Clubs: University, Law, City, In- dian Hill. Recreation: golf. Home: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St., Chicago.

CURREY, J(osiah) Seymour, author; b. Peeks- kill, N.Y., Oct. 2, 1844; s. James and Eliza (Ferris) Currey; ed. Northwestern Univ., 1 year; m. Mary Corell, of Portland, N.Y., Nov. 24, 1875. Moved with parents to Will County, Ill., 1857; enlisted in 67th Ill. Vols., 1862, and again, 134th Ill. Vols., 1864, serving about 8 mos .; became an accountant, and has been connected with several Chicago business houses; largely engaged in hist. writing in later yrs. Trustee Evanston Pub. Library, 1886-08 (ex- pres. bd.); an organizer, 1898, and pres. Evanston Hist. Soc .; Ill. State Hist. Soc. (hon. vice pres.) ; G.A.R .; corr. mem. Chicago Hist. Soc. Progressive. Congregationalist. Club: University (Evanston). Author: Chicago-Its History and Its Builders, 1912; The Story of Old Fort Dearborn, 1912; Mak- ers of Illinois, 1913. Home: 1308 Judson Av., Evan- ston, Ill.

CURRIER, Albert Dean, lawyer; b. Osceola, Stark Co., Ill., July 29, 1861; s. Jonathan T. and Martha J. (Hoblit) Currier; B.S. (spl. honors), Northwestern Univ., 1884; spl. work in Mass. Inst. Tech., 2 yrs., and at same time attending Boston Univ. Law Sch .; also studied law in offices of John H. Hamline and Elbridge Hanecy, and fin- ished law studies with law firm of Gardner, Mc- Fadon & Gardner, Chicago; m. Anna D., d. Allen Thomas, of Ellicott City, Md., Nov. 22, 1910; chil- dren: Mariana, Martha Josephine. Wrote for Chi- cago Times and Chicago Evening Journal, 1884-5 and 1886-7; admitted to bar, 1889; was several yrs. mem. firm of Boutell, Currier & Freeman; re- ceiver of John Alexander Dowie under appmt. of U. S. Dist. Court, Dec., 1903. Mem. com. Ill. Tariff Reform League, 1889-90; dir. Am. Acad. in Rome. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Sigma Chi. Clubs: Chicago, University. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 137 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

CURRIER, George Harvey, publisher; b. Derry, N.H., May 7, 1875; s. George C. and Ione (Wood) Currier; ed. pvt. schools, Dallas Tex .; m. Helen Brander, of Halifax, N.S., Oct. 19, 1912. In pub- lishing business during entire active career; pub. The Home Magazine (monthly); pres. George H. Currier Co. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreation: books. Home: 4217 Sheridan Rd. Office: 141 W. Ohio St.

CURRY, Alonzo C., grain commn .; b. Iowa Co., Ia., Dec. 15, 1861; s. John T. and Viana (Conn) Curry; ed. pub. schs., Iowa Co., and univ. at Ia. City; m. Mary Lyle, of Chicago, 1885; 1 son, John Clifford. Resident of Chicago since 1882; began in employ of Chandler, Brown & Co., then with Mc- Courtie, Hill & Co .; vice pres. Mueller & Young Grain Co. since 1915. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Episcopalian. Mason (St. Bernard Commandery, K.T.). Recreations: shooting and other outdoor sports. Home: 947 Euclid Av., Oak Park, Ill. Of- fice: 140 W. Van Buren St., Chicago.

CURTIS, see also Curtiss.

CURTIS, Arthur Hale, surgeon; b. Portage, Wis., May 20, 1881; s. Henry H. and M. E. (McNown) Curtis; grad. high sch., Madison, Wis., 1898; B.S., Univ. of Wis., 1902 (Phi Beta Kappa); post-grad. work in Vienna and Berlin; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1905; m. Mary Hawkins, of Lake Forest, Ill., Jan. 27, 1915. Interne Cook Co. Hosp., 1906-8; practiced in Chicago since 1909; with gynecol. dept., North- western Univ., since 1910; gynecologist, St. Luke's Hosp. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A.,

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Chicago Med. Soc., Am. Gynecol. Soc., Chicago

Bazar, Harper's Round Table, and to leading Cath- Gynecol. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Chicago Inst. olic mags. in U.S. Editor Am. Catholic Who's Who, Medicine, Delta Upsilon, Nu Sigma Nu. Club: 1911. Address: 5000 N. Ashland Av. University. Home: 1026 E. 46th St. Office: 104 S. Michigan Av.

CURTIS, Augustus Darwin, patentee and mfr .; b. Hawley, Pa., Oct. 14, 1865; s. George Boardman (M.D.) and Augusta (Cook) Curtis; ed. academic dept., Honesdale (Pa.) Sch .; removed to Chicago, 1882; m. Marette Hotchkin, of Chicago, Dec. 22, 1890; children: Kenneth, Darwin. Engaged in lum- ber and box business until 1890; removed to Mari- nette, Wis., 1890, and established the M.&M. Box Co., acting as sec. and mgr. until 1900; founded Curtis Cattle Co., of S. Dak., 1896; removed from Wis. to Chicago, 1900; established and became pres. and treas. of Curtis-Leger Fixture Co .; pres. Nat. X-Ray Reflector Co., Chicago, also X-Ray Reflector Co., Inc .. N.Y. City; owner of the Curtis Bldg., 1119-1121 W. Jackson Boul. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Chicago Brass Mfrs. Assn., Illuminat- ing Engring. Soc. Republican. Was mem. 1st Regt., Ill. N.G., 6 yrs. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Hamilton (ex-dir.), South Shore Country (bd. of governors), Midlothian, Kenwood. Recreations: traveling and fishing. Home: 5528 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 235 W. Jackson Boul.

CURTIS, De Witt H., grain maltster; b. Oxford, Chenango Co., N.Y., Feb. 25, 1839; s. Charles H. and Frances (Holmes) Curtis; came with parents to Chicago, Oct. 6, 1842; ed. pub. schs. and acads. in Chicago; m. Oriskany Falls, N.Y., Sept. 11, 1860, Almira Holmes (died Jan. 29, 1908); 4 children: Frances H., Charles H., George P., Leonard D. After leaving sch. became identified with distilling and malting interests in Chicago; was for years sec. Haler & Curtis Malting Co., and engaged in numer- ous commercial and mfg. enterprises; now dir. Northwestern Malt & Grain Co. Was mem. and foreman of Engine Co. No. 9 in the old volunteer fire dept. of Chicago, from 1857 until its disband- ment in 1865. Republican. Unitarian. Trustee Vol- unteer Firemen's Benevolent Assn. Home: 1302 Washington Boul. Office: Room 52, 120 S. State St.

CURTIS, Edward Harvey, ciergyman; b. Madi- son, Ind., May 4, 1843; s. Harvey (D.D.) and Julia Ann (Roberts) Curtis; A.B., Knox Coll., Galesburg, Illinois, 1863, A.M., 1866 (D.D., 1887) ; grad. Union Theol. Sem., New York, 1867; m. Mary C. Wheeler, of Waukegan, Ill., Sept. 18, 1877; 2 children: Rich- ard Harvey, Elizabeth (Mrs. Felix T. Hughes). Or- dained Presbyn. ministry, 1868; stated supply La- con, Ill., 1867-71, Geneseo, 1871-73, Waukegan, 1873- 79; invalid from Oct., 1879-Feb., 1883, but supply- ing churches at Georgetown, Colo., La Porte, Ind., Jacksonville, Fla., Peoria, Ill .; pastor, Lincoln, Neb., 1883-95, Woodlawn Park Ch., Chicago, June, 1895-May, 1917; since pastor emeritus. Home: 6329 Woodlawn Av.

CURTIS, Fred Amasa, hardwood lumber; b. at Warren, Ill., Mar. 21, 1870; s. Amasa and Mary Ann (Jones) Curtis; ed. common schs. at Lena and Freeport, Ill., and at Chicago Athenæum; m. Chicago, July 20, 1891, Irene Green; children: Mil- dred Irene, Linsley Warren. Began with Henney Buggy Co., Freeport, 1886; was with Kelley, Maus & Co., 1887-1900; partner firm of Houston & Cur- tis, vehicle wood material, 1901-5; sec. and treas. the Vehicle Woodstock Co., Chicago, since 1903; with George T. Houston & Co., 1903-16; mem. firm J. S. Houston & Co., hardwood lumber and ve- neers, since 1916. Republican. Clubs: City, Chi- cago Aero; The Oaks (Austin). Recreation: fish- ing. Home: 243 N. Pine Av., Austin. Office: Kar- pen Bldg.

CURTIS, Georgina Pell (Miss), writer; b. New York, Feb. 19, 1859; d. Alfred Leonard and Maria Elizabeth (Hill) Curtis; descendant of Peregrine White, who came over in the Mayflower; ed. pvt. tutors and St. Mary's (P.E.) Sch .. New York; con- vert to R.C. Ch. Editor: Some Roads to Rome in America, 1909; Beyond the Road to Rome, 1914; Early Conversions to the Catholic Church in Amer- ica, 1915. Author: The Romance of a Chap Book, 1914; The Bridge of Victory, 1914. Wrote, "Tram- mellings," and other stories; contbr. to Harper's

CURTIS, Henry Rowland, local treas. The Nat. Malleable Castings Co .; b. Marion, Ala., Dec. 23, 1867; s. Judson Morris and Mary Virginia (Pied- mont) Curtis; grad. John Brown High Sch., Louisi- ana, Mo .; m. Helen Townsley, of Chicago, Apr. 23, 1896; 1 daughter, Ida. Began business in pine forests of Northern Michigan, at Duncan, Cheboy- gan Co., 1882-7; sec. Chicago Tire & Spring Co., 1892-6; cashier, 1897-1907, asst. to pres., 1907-9, Latrobe Steel & Coupler Co .; local treas. The Nat. Malleable Castings Co. since 1909; also vice pres. Nickerson & Collins Co .; dir. Maywood State Bank, Melrose Park State Bank, Merchants' Record Co. Democrat. Episcopalian. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Western Railway, Oak Park, Chicago Golf, River Forest Tennis. Recreations: golf, ten- nis. Home: 315 N. Euclid Av., Oak Park, Ill. Of- fice: Melrose Park, Ill., and 311 Ry. Exchange, Chi- cago.

CURTIS, John F. L., stock and grain broker; b. Chicago, Dec. 20, 1865; s. John F. and Harriet S. (Wilson) Curtis; m. Chicago, June, 1897, Frances E., d. John H. Witbeck; 2 children: John Guern- sey, Dorothy Frances. Engaged in various busi- ness ventures until 1901; then became mem. firm of Kneeland, Clement & Curtis, which changed, 1907. to Clement, Curtis & Co., stock brokers. Republic- an. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, On- wentsia, Exmoor; also Metropolitan (New York). Recreation: golf. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Of- fice: The Rookery, Chicago.

CURTIS, Walter Whaley, consulting engr. Re- moved to Colorado. (See vol. 1911.)

CURTISS, see also Curtis.

CURTISS, Charles Chauncey, director Fine Arts Bldg .; b. Chicago, July 31, 1847; s. James (twice mayor of Chicago) and Mary (Kimball) Curtiss; ed. public schs. and under pvt. tutelage; m. Addie Louise Miller, of Chicago, May 24, 1877. Began as messenger in telegraph office at Champaign, Ill., 1862; clerk in dry goods store, Champaign, 1863-4; pvt. Co. B., 135th Ill. Vol. Inf., May-Oct., 1864; clerk ordnance depot, Nashville, Tenn., 1864- 66; salesman Field, Palmer & Leiter, Chicago, 1866-7; clerk at Pittsburg, Pa., 1867-8; in co. re- corder's office, Chicago, 1868; bookkeeper, Lyon & Healy, Chicago, 1869-72; partner in music pub. house of F. S. Chandler & Co. and Chandler & Curtiss, 1872-5; mgr. and treas. Root & Sons Music Co., 1875-81, Curtiss & Mayer, 1881-9; pres. Manu- facturers' Piano Co., 1890-5; projector of Fine Arts Bldg., completed May 1, 1898, and since vice pres., treas. and mgr. An organizer of Ill. Civil Service Reform League; mem. Citizens' Assn., Municipal Voters' League, Legislative Voters' League, etc. Charter mem. and ex-sec. Apollo Mus. Club: mem. Archæol. Inst. America, Am. Hist. Assn .. Chicago Hist. Soc., Chicago Acad. Science, Loyal Legion. Clubs: Chicago Literary, Caxton, Chicago, Univer- sity, Cliff Dwellers, City, Edgewater Golf (Chi- cago), Players (New York), Union Internationale des Beaux Arts et des Lettres (Paris, France). Home: 1404 Astor St. Office: Fine Arts Bldg.

CURTISS, David Raymond, mathematician; b. Derby, Conn., Jan. 12, 1878; s. Hamilton Burton and Emily Wheeler (Curtiss) Curtiss; A.B., Univ. of Cal., 1899, A.M., 1901; Ph.D., Harvard, 1903, trav- eling fellow, 1903-4; studied École Normale Supé- rieure, Paris, France; m. Sigrid Eckman, of Boston, June 25, 1907. Instr. in mathematics, Yale, 1904-5; asst. prof. mathematics, 1905-7, asso. prof., 1907-2, prof. since Sept., 1909, Northwestern Univ. Mem. Am. Math. Soc. (council, and chimn. Chicago sect.), Société Mathematique de France, Circolo Matema- tico di Palermo, Delta Tau Delta, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi. Mem. editorial bd. Trans. Am. Math. Soc., also Am. Math. Monthly. Club: University. Address: 720 Milburn St., Evanston, Ill.

CUSACK, Thomas, advertising; b. Ireland, Oct. 5, 1858; s. John and Dehlia (McMahon) Cusack; came to New York with parents when 3 yrs. old; lost parents 2 yrs. later; came to Chicago, 1863:

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attended pub. and pvt. schs., Chicago, and St. Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Episcopalian. Home: 221 W. 61st Pl. Office: 5901 Wentworth Av.

Xavier's Coll., New York; m. Elinor Ross, 1891 (died 1894); m. 2d, Mary E. Greene, at Yonkers, N.Y., July 10, 1895; children: Anna, Thomas, Charles, Francis and Evelyn. Learned sign paint- ing trade and in Dec., 1875, started in the adver- tising sign business as Thomas Cusack & Co., in- corporated 1903, as Thos. Cusack Co., of which has since been pres. Was mem. Chicago Bd. of Edn., 1891-8 (vice pres. of board, 1896, 97, 98); on staff of Gov. Altgeld, with rank of col., 1893-7; mem. 56th Congress, 1899-1901, 4th Ill. Dist. Has served as mem. of the State Central Dem. Com .; del. to Dem. Nat. Conv., Denver, 1908. Mem. Art Inst. Chicago, Chicago Assn. Commerce. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Westward Ho Golf. Recreations: handball, golf. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1312 W. Harrison St., Chicago.

CUSHING, Francis John, investment securities; Jan. 23, 1849-Dec. 20, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)

CUSHING, George Holmes, editor and writer; b. Goshen, O., May 3, 1873; s. of Matthew and Mary (Wade) Cushing; ed. grammar and high schs., Springfield, O., grad. from latter, June, 1892; m. Ciel Adams Crooke, d. of Cassius and Celia Adams, of Louisville, Ky., Feb. 28, 1904. Reporter on Re- public-Times, Springfield, 1893-6; city editor The Gazette, Springfield, 1896-7, The Herald, Dayton, O., 1897-8; asst. city editor Ohio State Journal, Columbus, 1898-9; marine and railroad editor The Leader, Cleveland, 1899-1903; financial editor Cleveland Leader, 1903-7; editor The Black Dia- mond since Mar. 5, 1907. Writer for tech. jours., business and popular magazines on business topics. Independent Republican. Presbyterian. Home: Ken- ilworth, Ill. Office: 1114 Manhattan Bldg., Chicago.

CUSHING, Guy Maynard, surgeon; b. Kendall- ville, Ind., Dec. 25, 1877; s. William M. and Julia Ann (Ellenwood) Cushing; student Northern Ind. Normal Sch., Valparaiso; attended Bennett Med. Coll., sessions 1897-8, and 1898-9; passed examina- tion, Ill. State Bd. of Health, 1899; M.D., Hahne- mann Med. Coll. and Hosp., Chicago, 1900; interne Hahnemann Hosp., 1900-1; M.D., Coll. of Medicine Univ. of Ill., 1904; married. Engaged in practice at Chicago since 1899; attending surgeon to St. Ber- nard's, Pullman and Washington Park hosps .; su- pervising med. insp., Chicago Dept. of Health. Mem. State Bd. of Med. Registration and Edn .; mem. Draft Registration Bd., 1917. Mem. of Ill. Homo. Med. Assn. (sec.), Chicago Homo. Med. Soc., Englewood Home. Med. Soc., Clin. Soc. of Hahnemann Med. Coll. and Hosp. Republican. Clubs: South Shore Country, Beverly Country, En- glewood Men's. Office and Home: 6400 Harvard Avenue.

CUSHING, Royal Barrows, lawyer; b. Provi- dence, Ill., Jan. 23, 1875; s. George Barrows and Hannah Wolcott (Pomeroy) Cushing; A.B., Knox Coll., Galesburg, Ill., 1897; LL.B., Columbia Univ. Law School, 1902; m. Inez Griswold, of Princeton, Ill., Sept. 1, 1903. Began practice in N.Y. City, 1902; removed to Chicago, 1908; now mem. Knapp & Campbell. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: University (Chicago), Elks' (Benton, Ill.). Recre- ations: golf, tennis. Home: Riverside, Ill. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

CUSHMAN, Herman, shoe mfr .; b. Buckfield, Me., June 1, 1863; s. Alexander and Ruth (Bolster) Cushman; ed. pub. schs .; m. Bertha Howell, of Traverse City, Mich., Mar. 16, 1887; 3 children: Helen Ruth, Clifford Howell, Ralph Dudley. En- gaged in shoe business since 1883; vice pres. The A. S. Kreider Co. since 1907. Pres. City Council, Cedar Rapids, Ia., 1908; mem. Sch. Bd. of Cedar Rapids, 1909. Democrat. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Union League, Skokie Golf. Home: 434 Greenleaf Av., Glencoe, Ill. Office: 312-318 W. Mon- roe St., Chicago.

CUSHWAY, Bertram C., M.D .; b. Mackinac Island, Mich., Oct. 25, 1880; s. Alfred G. and Emma (Dingman) Cushway; grad. high school, Cheboy- gan, Mich., 1895; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. School, 1903; unmarried. Practiced in Chicago since 1903; clin. asst. in surgery, Post-Grad. Med. Sch., also radiographer same school. Mem. A.M.A.,

CUSTER, Jacob R., lawyer; May 27, 1845-Feb. 22, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)

CUTHBERTSON, Hugh A., M.D .; b. St. Thomas, Can .; s. George and Mary Ann (De Con) Cuthbert- son; prep. edn. Petrolea High Sch .; M.B., Univ. of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, 1894; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1894; unmarried. Prac- ticed at Chicago since 1894. Fellow A.M.A .; mem. Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Republican. Presbyterian. Odd Fellow, Forester. Club: Quad- rangle. Home: 6242 Woodlawn Av.

CUTHBERTSON, William, M.D .; b. Winterbourn, Ont., Can., Mar. 15, 1860; son. George and Mary A. (De Cou) Cuthbertson; ed. St. Thomas (Ont.) High Sch .; grad. M.B., Univ. of Toronto, M.D.C.M., Univ. of Victoria Coll., and mem. Coll. of Physicians and Surg., Ont .; m. Marie L. Davis, of Dubuque, Ia., Mar. 7, 1897; 1 son, William, Jr. Asst. physician Toronto Asylum for the Insane, 1883-4; in private practice in Whitby and Brooklyn, Ont., 1884-7; asst. physician Northern Hosp. for the Insane, Elgin, Ill., 1887-9; since 1889 practicing in Chicago; prof. surgery, Chicago Clin. Sch., 1896-9; attending gyne- cologist, St. Luke's Hosp., from 1900. Capt. and surgeon 1st Ill. Cav., 1896-8; major and surgeon 1st Ill. Vol. Cav. in Spanish-Am. War; capt. Med. Offi- cers' Reserve Corps, U.S.A., 1917. Pres. Chicago Acad. Medicine, 1896-9, Southern Dist. Med. Soc., 1903, 1st Civil Service Med. Bd. of Chicago, 1896; mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Acad. Medicine, Miss. Valley Med. Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: South Shore Country. Home: 1027 E. 46th St. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.

CUTLER, Alonzo J., commission mcht .; b. at Montpelier, Vt., Mar. 24, 1852; s. David W. and Maria (Marshall) Cutler; while infant, his father died; ed. in country sch. until 16; came to Chi- cago, 1869; m. Jessie Estelle, d. O. B. Warner, of Peoria, Ill., Dec. 26, 1881; children: E. Warner, Fanchon T. (Mrs. Charles H. Taylor, of Omaha, Neb.); m. 2d, Miss Ethel Connely, of Lawrence, Kan., May 1, 1904. On arrival at Chicago secured employment with Singer Sewing Machine Co., as driver of a wagon for a few weeks, then as sales- man and soon as head salesman of the Chicago agency; then became wholesale dealer in sewing machines; in 1883 became broker for O. H. Roche, bd. of trade operator; and when Mr. Roche retired from business, 1884, estblished brokerage busi- ness for himself; was chief broker for Ed. Par- dridge during the latter's extensive operations. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Republican. Home: 6460 Minerva Av. Office: 300 Postal Telegraph Building.

CUTLER, Harry Gardner, writer; b. Dexter, Me .; S. William G. and Mary (Gardner) Cutler; g.s. Maj. Gen. Lysander Cutler, of Wis. Vol. Inf. and comdr. of the "Iron Brigade," Army of the Poto- mac, in Civil War; ed. pub. schs., Milwaukee and Ripon (Wis.) Coll .; m. Clara Metzel, of Milwaukee, 1885; 2 sons: Stanley Gardner, Marshall Beck. Be- gan newspaper work at 18; connected with Mil- waukee Evening Wisconsin and Sentinel as re- porter, editorial writer, legislative corr., etc .; came to Chicago in 1884, and since engaged in newspaper and lit. work. Author: From Sky to Earth (juve- nile); The Grimms (a novel), 1887; Panorama of Nations, 1888; The World's Fair, 1891; Medical Colleges of the West, 1896; What, When and How, 1903. Joint author: Encyclopedia of Illinois, 1892; Bancroft's Book of the Fair, 1893; Ellis's Standard History, 10 vols., 1899; Russo-Japanese War, 1905; History of the Western Reserve, 1910. Collabora- tor on numerous state histories and contbr. arti. cles Chicago and Milwaukee and other Wis. cities to Baedeker's Guide to U.S. and Canada, 1894; also contbr. to newspaper press, hist. and other peri- odicals. Made trip to southern South America, 1913, and contributed special articles to the Coun- try Gentleman, Railway Age Gazette, Motor Age, Cement World, Am. Forestry, Am. Carpenter and Builder, Grain Dealers' Jour., Am. Sheep Breeder, Ice and Refrigeration, The Trained Nurse and Hos- pital Review and other standard periodicals. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Home: Glen Ellyn, Ill.

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CUTLER, William Seth, Chicago mgr. Ranney Refrigerator Co .; b. Wentworth, N.H., Feb. 10, 1856; s. Harris and Annie (Jameson) Cutler; ed. pub. schs .; m. Cora Iles Abbott, of Springfield, Ill., Sept. 15, 1883; 2 children: Sam Colly, Annette Wood (Mrs. Edward Benson). Came to Chicago, 1871; shipping clk. with J. F. Temple Pump Co., 1871-7; asst. credit man with Belding Bros. & Co., 1877-83; sec. Belding Mfg. Co., 1883-93; vice pres. and mgr. Chicago office of Ranney Refrigerator Co., mfrs. household refrigerators and ice boxes, since 1894. Republican. Mason, Elk; mem. North Am. Union. Club: Chicago Gun. Recreations: hunting, fishing. Home: 224 20th Av., Maywood, Ill. Office: 59 W. Lake St., 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 56

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