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DAVID, Frank Elmer, M.D .; b. Sandwich, Ill., June 4, 1871; s. Van Rensselaer and Maria Eliza- beth (Davies) David; D.D.S., Chicago Coll. Dental Surgery (Lake Forest Univ.), 1892; M.D., Univ. of Ill. Med. Dept., 1904; m. Elizabeth Wyatt Abbott, of Sandwich, June 27, 1894. Practiced in Chicago since 1904; mem. firm of David & David. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Physi- cians' Club. Progressive Republican. Congregation- alist. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Automobile, West- moreland Country. Recreations: outdoor sports, music. Home: 4528 Clarendon Av. Office: 25 E. Washington St.
DAVID, Henri Charles-Edouard, college prof .; b. Paris, France, Apr. 17, 1873; s. Henri Auguste and Alice Julie (Blot) David; student École Monge, Paris, France, 1881-9; French-Am. Coll., Spring- field, Mass., 1897-1900; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1902; grad. student same, also Univ. of Berlin; m. Char- lotte Tenney, of Morrisville, Vt., Sept. 5, 1903. In- str. in French, The Oxford Sch., Chicago, 1900-2; asst. in French, 1902-4, asso., 1904-7, instr., 1907- 10, asst. prof., 1910-17, asso. prof. French lit. since 1917, Univ. of Chicago. Clubs: Chicago Literary, University, Cliff Dwellers. Recreations: camping and tramping in the mountains. Home: 5469 Dor- chester Av.
DAVID, Joseph Bradley, judge; b. at Louisville, Ky., Oct. 27, 1863; s. Theobald and Adelaide David; ed. pub. schs. of native state; m. Aug. 14, 1888, Emma, daughter of Salmon Siesel, of Chicago; children: Sigmund Walker, Louisa Siesel, Adelaide Caroline, Cecil Theobald. Came to Chicago, 1881; clerk in the banking house of Felsenthal & Koz- minski until 1883; then began legal studies in office of Judge Stein, and later was connected with the offices of Forrester & Felsenthal and of B. M. Shaffner; admitted to bar, 1885, and engaged in gen. practice; was head of the law firm of David, Smulski & McGaffey, and of David & Zillman; elected judge Superior Court of Cook Co., June, 1916, and chief justice, Dec., 1916. Democrat. Jew- ish religion. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Mem. Royal Arcanum, Royal League, Nat. Union, B'nai B'rith, Hebrew Inst. Clubs: Ill. Ath- letic, Iroquois. Home: 4359 Grand Boul. Office: County Bldg.
DAVID, Vernon C., M.D .; b. Sheridan, Ill., June 9, 1882; s. Cyreneus A. and Anna A. (Knight) David; grad. Lake View High Sch., 1901; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1905; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1907; m. Mar- guerite Record, of Minneapolis, Oct. 16, 1915. Prac- ticed in Chicago since 1907; instr. surgery, Rush Med. Coll .; asst. attending staff, Presbyn. Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Surg. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Inst. of Medicine; Phi Kappa Psi, Alpha Omega Alpha. Clubs: University, Evanston Town, City. Home:
1900 Orrington Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Marshall
DAVIDSON, see also Davison.
DAVIDSON, Asa Adams, commission mcht .; b. Cleveland, O., Nov. 21, 1867; s. Charles A. and Mary E. (Adams) Davidson; ed. pub. schs. of Cleveland, O .; m. Cleveland, O., June 3, 1890, May Conger Wright; 2 children: Lorene, Theodore A. Entered the commn. business in packing house and cotton- seed by-products, soon after incorporating as the Davidson Commn. Co., of which is pres. Mem. Chi- cago Bd. of Trade, Cotton-Seed Crushers' Assn., Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Republican. Mason. Home: 6646 Perry Av. Office: 521 Postal Tele- graph Bldg.
DAVIDSON, Frank E., architect and engr .; b. at Hillsborough, Ia., June 7, 1867; s. of Robert and Mary Louise (DeSollar) Davidson; ed. Ia. State Coll., Ames, 1887-90; m. Emilie H. Hardie, of Chi- cago, Sept. 20, 1906. Mem. Bd. of Local Improve- ments and supt. dept. of sewers, Chicago, 1898-9; structural engr., Ill. Steel Co., 1899-1904; architect and engr. of constrn. Western Electric Co., 1905-8; mem. firm Patterson & Davidson, constructing and industrial engrs., since 1909. Dem. nominee for alderman of 34th Ward, 1898; apptd. mem. Bd. of Park and Bldg. Advisers of Ill., July, 1917. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs. Mason (Shrin- er). Clubs: Chicago Engineers', Chicago Estima- tors (hon.). Home: 7436 Kimbark Av. Office: 1448 Monadnock Blk.
DAVIDSON, George Alexander, coal and coke; b. Chicago, Jan. 27, 1864; s. William B. and Agnes (Alexander) Davidson; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Ellen E. Williams, of Chicago, Dec. 19, 1907. Be- gan in employ of W. E. Johnson Coal, Coke & Sand Co., Adams St. bridge, Chicago, Aug. 3, 1880; then for 25 yrs. at Harrison St. bridge, and became mem. succeeding firm, D. H. Preston & Co., Jan. 1, 1894; bought out the business July 1, 1904, and changed title to G. A. Davidson & Co., coal, coke and molding sand. Mem. United Commercial Travelers'. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (32°, Shriner) ; mem. Royal League. Home: 4400 Jack- son Boul. Office: 353 N. Elizabeth St.
DAVIDSON, George Mathiot, chemist and engr .; b. Newark, O., Dec. 8, 1858; s. George M. and Cor- nelia Curtis Davidson; grad. scientific dept. Dart- mouth Coll., 1880; m. Oak Park, Ill., 1888. Began as asst. chemist Cambria Steel Co., Johnstown, Pa .; in 1886 became chemist of the C.&N.W.Ry., and in 1888 other duties were added and he as- sumed present position as chemist and engr. of tests for same company; also engr. of tests C.,St. P.,M.&O.Ry. Mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Soc. of Chem- ical Industry of England, Franklin Inst. (Phila.), Am. Inst. Mining Engrs., Am. Soc. for Testing Ma- terials, Western Soc. Engrs., Am. Ry. Engring. Assn. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: Chicago shops C.&N.W.Ry.
DAVIDSON, William Joseph, theological prof .; b. Warsaw, Ill., Mar. 22, 1869; s. William Henry and Hannah (West) Davidson; B.Sc., Chaddock Coll., Quincy, Ill., 1893; A.B., Ill. Wesleyan Univ., 1894; S.T.B., Garrett Bibl. Inst., Evanston, Ill., 1897; spl. student mathematics, Cornell, 1892, and philosophy, Boston Univ., 1898; teacher Greek and Hebrew, Garrett Bibl. Inst., 1900-2, also asst. libra- rian; (D.D., Garrett, 1908; LL.D., Neb. Wesleyan Univ., 1913); m. Katharine Elizabeth Doolittle, of Carrollton, Ill., Feb. 21, 1900. Ordained M.E. minis- try, 1896; pastor, Roodhouse, Ill., 1897, Greenfield, 1898-9, First Ch., Decatur, 1902-7 (one of the larg- est churches of the denomination in the world); chancellor Neb. Wesleyan Univ., 1908-10; prof. sa- cred rhetoric, 1910-11, prof. religious edn. since 1912, Garrett Bibl. Inst. (Northwestern Univ.). Mem. N.E.A., Chicago Soc. Bibl. Research, Chicago Theol. Faculties Union, Gen. Conf. M.E. Ch., 1908, 12, 16; commn. on religious edn. of Federal Council of Chs. of Christ in America; com. on edn., Inter- nat. S.S. Assn. Club: University. Republican. Ad- dress: Evanston, Ill.
DAVIE, see also Davey.
DAVIE, George F., iron and steel; b. Boston, 1861; s. George and Emma E. (Bayers) Davie; ed. Englewood (Ill.) High Sch .; m. Elinor H. Evans,
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of Chicago, Nov. 1, 1893; 3 children: Weston Evans, Gertrude Evans, George F., Jr. Entered iron trade, at 18, as bookkeeper for an iron metal firm; in same line of business for self, 1887-1905; an or- ganizer of the Interstate Iron & Steel Co., 1905, of which has since been vice pres. and treas. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Re- publican. Baptist. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Chicago Automobile, Midlothian Country, Un- dercliff Sportsmen's Assn. Recreations: golf, hunt- ing, fishing, motoring. Home: 5907 Sheridan Rd. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.
DAVIES, Charles Francis, real estate; b. Ur- bana, Ill., Feb. 20, 1865; s. Benjamin M. and Eliz- abeth (Cook) Davies; early edn. in pub. schs .; grad. Washburn Coll., 1884; LL.B., Yale Law Sch., 1886; m. Lena Tipton, of Jacksonville, Ill., 1886; children: Nallah Frances, Lubeth Margurite. Ad- mitted to bar, 1886, and settled in practice in Chi- cago same year; now engaged in real estate busi- ness. Club: Union League. Recreation: automobile. Home: 6117 Vernon Av. Office: Hartford Bldg.
DAVIES, David Charles; b. in Wales, June 23, 1866; s. Robert Joseph and Frances (Humphreys) Davies; ed. Univ. College Sch., London, Eng .; Univ. College of Wales, Aberystwyth; came to America, 1888; m. Abbie Stuart Poole, of Chicago, Dec. 18, 1912. Began as clk. with Marshall Field & Co., 1889-94; became connected with Field Museum of Natural History, Feb., 1894, and now asst. sec., au- ditor and recorder same. Mason. Club: Windsor Golf. Home: 6835 Chappel Av.
DAVIES, Edgar Thomas, formerly chief factory inspector of the State of Ill. (See vol. 1911.)
DAVIES, Morgan Lloyd, lawyer ; b. Dixon, Ill., Mar. 4, 1880; s. Thomas G. and Mary L. (Davies) Davies; grad. Northern Ill. Normal Sch., 1895; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1900; spl. course, law dept., same, 1900- 02; m. Esther Ayres Dement, of Dixon, Ill., Oct. 18, 1913; 2 children: Anne, Mary. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1903; associated in practice with Defrees, Brace & Ritter, 1903-4; gen. atty. South Chicago City Ry. Co., 1904-7; in gen. practice since 1907; atty. for Crime Committee of City Council, 1914; spl. asst. to U.S. atty. gen. in anti-trust cases, 1913- 17; mem. firm of Richberg, Ickes, Davies & Lord. Democrat. Methodist. Club: University. Home: 150 E. Superior St. Office: 1916 Harris Trust Bldg.
DAVIES, Ray H., surgeon; b. Camden, Me., Feb. 11, 1877; s. Thomas M. and Ella F. (Russ) Davies; Trinity Coll., Hartford, Conn .; M.D., Boston Univ. Sch. of Medicine, 1903; post-grad. work, New York and Paris, France; m. Kathryn Rainey, of New- port, Ky., Aug. 4, 1910; 1 daughter, Virginia. Prac- ticed in Chicago since 1906; attending surgeon West Side Hosp .; prof. surgery (gynecology), Ill. Post-Grad. Med. Sch .; med. referee Travelers' Ins. Co., Conn. Mut. Life Ins. Co., Germania Life Ins. Co. First It. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A .; 1st 1t. Med. Corps, Ill. N.G. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Assn. Mil. Surgeons of U.S., Phi Gamma Delta. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Club: Union League. Home: 5828 Kenmore Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
DAVIES, William Burt, patent lawyer; b. Chi- cago, July 1, 1879; s. late William John and Anna Jane (Ross) Davies; prep. edn. Chicago pub. schs .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1900; m. Louise Blanche Greenlee, of Chicago, June 23, 1906. Admitted to 111. bar, 1900; mem. patent law firm of Dyrenforth, Lee, Chritton & Wiles. Mem. Patent Bar Assn. of Chicago. Republican. Clubs: City, Suburban of La Grance (sec.), Edgewood Golf. Recreation: out- door diversions. Home: La Grange, Ill. Office: Marquette Bldg., Chicago.
DAVIS, Abel, vice pres. Chicago Title & Trust Co .; b. Chicago, Dec. 26, 1874; s. Peter and Keile (Hochsberger) Davis; ed. Chicago pub. high schs .; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1901. Admitted to Il1. bar, 1901; mem. firm Gardner, Stern, Anderson & Davis until 1904, Stern, Anderson & Davis, 1910-12. Mem. lower house, 43d Ill. Gen. Assembly, 23d Dis- trict, 1902-4; Cook County recorder, 1904-12; now vice pres. Chicago Title & Trust Co. Mem. Chicago Plan Commn. Republican. Mem. Sinai Congrega- tion. Mason. Was maj. 1st Inf. I.N.G. Mem. Soc.
of the Army of Santiago, Chicago Real Estate Bd., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Hamilton, Ravisloe Country. Recreations: military and golf. Home: 5125 Ellis Av. Office: 69 W. Washington St.
DAVIS, Arthur Joseph, fire ins .; b. Alton, Ill., Jan. 16, 1881; s. Levi and Mary E. (Wise) Davis; ed. pvt. sch. and Alton High Sch .; m. Emily G. Drury, of Alton, Feb. 7, 1905; 1 son, Arthur Drury .. Started in ins. business as mem. firm of Edgar M. Davis & Co., St. Louis, 1901; assisted in organiz- ing St. Louis Fire Ins. Co .; then and now gen. agent Arizona Fire Ins. Co. for 6 Central states, as Central Dept. (Ill., Ind., Ohio, Mich. and Wis.); also gen. agent Guardian Fire Ins. Co. of Salt Lake City, Utah, for Ill., Wis., Ohio, Ind. and Mich. Has resided in Chicago since 1911; mem. A. J. Davis & Co., ins. Republican. Roman Catholic. Mem. of the Fire Underwriters' Assn. of the North West. Club: Illinois Athletic. Recreations: hunt- ing and fishing. Home: 1624 Chase Av. Office: 2019 Ins. Exchange.
DAVIS, Brode Bedford, lawyer; b. Lewis, Ia., Jan. 15, 1868; s. Mahlon J. and Priscilla K. (Shu- man) Davis; ed. Univ. of Ia .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1890; m. Bertha Peacock, of Chicago, Feb. 6, 1901. Admitted to bar in Mich. and Ill., 1890; mem. of law firm of Walker & Davis, 1892-1900; then office asso. of Col. Frank O. Lowden, with whom was associated until his election as gov. of Ill. Pres. Battle Creek Breakfast Food Co. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Clubs: Union League, Calumet, Hamilton, City, Law, Ill. Athletic, Uni- versity, Mid-Day, South Shore. Home: 5324 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 1011 The Rookery.
DAVIS, Carl Braden, surgeon; b. Chicago, Oct. 9, 1877; s. Dr. Charles Gilbert and Isabella (Braden) Davis; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1900; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1903; m. Elsie Florence Booth, of Chicago, Dec. 10, 1907; 3 children: Carl, 2d, Dorothy, John B. Practiced in Chicago since 1903; asst. prof. surgery, Rush Med. Coll .; asso. attending surgeon, Presbyn. Hosp. Lt. Med. Re- serve Corps, U.S.A. Member A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Coun- try. Home: 4830 Lake Park Av. Office: Peoples Gas Bldg.
DAVIS, Carl Henry, obstetrician, gynecologist; b. Halsey, Linn Co., Ore., Aug. 6, 1883; s. Henry Clinton and Clara Bell (Penland) Davis; A.B., Univ. of Ore., 1905; S.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1906: M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1909; unmarried. Instr. obstetrics and gynecology, Rush Med. Coll., and Central Free Dispensary; asst. attending obstetri- cian and gynecologist to Presbyn. Hosp. First lt. Med. Officers' Reserve Corps, U.S.A. Fellow A.M.A .: mem. Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Gynecol. Soc., Alpha Kappa Kappa. Club: Quad- rangle. Methodist. Author: Painless Childbirth. Eutocia and Nitrous Oxid-Oxygen Analgesia, 1916 (2 edits.). Contbr. articles on obstetrics and gyne- cology to Jour. A.M.A., Modern Hospital, Am. Jour. Surgery, Jour. Mich. Med. Soc., Surgery, Gyne- cology and Obstetrics, etc. Residence: Windermere Hotel. Office: 25 E. Washington St.
DAVIS, Cecil C(lark) (Mrs. Richard Harding Davis), artist; d. John Marshall and Louise (Quay) Clark; ed. pvt. schs., Farmington, Conn .; m. Rich- ard Harding Davis (novelist), Apr. 4. 1899 (died Apr. 12, 1916). Exhibited New York, Chicago, San Francisco. Progressive Republican. Clubs: Wo- man's City, Casino, Arts (Chicago); Colony (New York). Home: 847 Lincoln Parkway. Studio: 19 E. Pearson St.
DAVIS, Charles Edwin, pres. Rothschild & Co., dept. store; b. Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 27, 1861; s. Charles and Sarah (Moulton) Davis; attended Harvard, class of 1883; m. Sarah Gordon, of Chi- cago, Mar., 18S8; 1 son, Gordon. Came to Chicago in 1883, and was with John A. Tolman & Co .. wholesale grocers, until 1887; became pvt. sec. with Nelson Morris & Co., 1887; gen. mgr. Roth- schild & Co., 1895-1901, pres. since 1901. Republic- an. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Midlothian, South Shore Country, Chicago Athletic. Mid-Day.
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Recreations: golf and shooting. Residence: Hotel Metropole. Office: State and Van Buren Sts.
DAVIS, Charles Gilbert, physician; b. Clay Co., Mo., Oct. 14, 1849; s. Dr. George W. and Mary W. (Brooks) Davis; grad. Western Christian Univ., Ottumwa, Kan., at 17; grad. Cincinnati Eclectic Med. Inst .; resumed studies and grad. Univ. of Va., 1873; asst. physician Quarantine Hosp., St. Louis, 1 yr .; M.D., ad eundem, Mo. Med. Coll .; prac- ticed 1 year at Mulberry, Mo .; studied in France. 1892-3. Practiced in Chicago since 1876; attending physician Cook Co. and Lakeside hosps .; clinic Washington Park Hosp., Wednesdays; pres. Wan- nita (Colo.) Radium Sanitarium. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Tri-State Med. Soc. United Presbyterian. Clubs: Hamilton, Commer- cial, Illinois, Ill., Athletic. Author: Philosophy of Life. Home: 4630 Grand Boul., Chicago; (sum- mer) Wannita, Colo. Office: 22 E. Washington St., Chicago.
DAVIS, Edgar George, M.D .; b. Crawfordsville, Ind., Aug. 15, 1870; s. of James and Elizabeth (Thompson) Davis; . B.S., Wabash Coll., 1893, M.S., 1898; M.D., Chicago Homo. Med. Coll., 1896; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1900; m. Hoopeston, Ill., Jan. 31, 1911, Eva Dallstream. Engaged in practice since 1896; specialist in cutaneous and urogenital dis- eases; asso. prof. dermatology, Hahnemann Med. Coll .; formerly dermatologist and attending phys. in contagious diseases, Cook Co. Hosp .; dermatolo- gist to Hahnemann Hosp. Home: 640 York Pl. Office: 209 S. State St.
DAVIS, Edwin Scott; b. Greenville, Pa., Dec. 24, 1877; s. of Abram R. and Mary E. Davis; came to Chicago with parents, 1887; ed. grammar schs., Chicago; m. Grace Brown, of Crown Point, Ind., Oct. 20, 1903; 2 sons: Edwin Clark, John Brown. Began as sec. and treas. Lake Shore Sand Co .; pres. Ideal Crushed Stone Co. since 1916; also pres. Davis Electric Equipment Co. since 1915. Repub- lican. Elected pres. Chicago Bd. of Edn., 1917. Club: Builders'. Home: 6740 Bennett Av. Office: 1120 City Hall Sq. Bldg.
DAVIS, Effa V., M.D .; b. in Ill .; d. Frederick Jenkins and Nancy Janet (Foot) Davis; ed. Morris (Ill.) Normal Sch .; M.D., Woman's Med. Sch. (Northwestern Univ.), 1891. Practiced in Chicago since 1891; formerly clin. asst. prof. of obstetrics, Rush Med. Coll .; now phys. in chief, Chicago Ma- ternity Hosp. and Training Sch. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Woman's Pro- tective Assn., Polit. Equality League. Club: Wo- man's City. Home: 2314 N. Clark St.
DAVIS, Elmer Joseph, supt. Chicago Dist. Anti- Saloon League of Ill .; b. N. Eaton, Lorain Co., O., Apr. 9, 1869; s. Thomas Jefferson and Mary Naomi (Brooks) Davis; ed. common schs. of N. Eaton, and Avalon (Mo.) Coll .; m. Mary Minton Smith, of Brookfield, Mo., Nov. 27, 1894; children: Nelson Louis, Rollo Joseph, James Brooks, Raymond Hoyt, William Mead. Engaged as sash and door mfr., 1893-1907. Pres. Englewood Law and Order League, 1905-10; one of founders of Chicago Law and Order League and County Voters' League; assisted in movement to close saloons in Chicago on Sunday; supt. Chicago Dist. Anti-Saloon League of Ill. since Sept., 1911. Independent Republican. Mem. Disciples of Christ. Recreation: home life. Home: 2018 W. 101st Pl. Office: 189 W. Madison St.
DAVIS, George Coit, president G. M. Davis Reg- ulator Co .; b. Austin, Ill., June 6, 1875; s. George Mortimer and Henrietta (Dales) Davis; grad. Aus- tin High Sch., 1895; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1900; m. Jamie Barns Dunklin, of Little Rock, Ark., June 6, 1900. Has been identified with G. M. Davis Regu- lator Co., established by his father, since begin- ning of active career, and became pres. in 1908. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 422 Milwaukee Av., Chicago.
DAVIS, George Gilbert, surgeon; b. Chicago, Jan. 4, 1879 ; s. Dr. Charles Gilbert and Isabella ( Braden) Davis; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1901; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1904; post-grad. work in Vienna and Berlin. Began practice in Chicago, 1904; instr.
surgery, Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, since 1907; surgeon to Presbyn. Hosp .; asso. prof. surgery, Univ. of Philippines, and surgeon to Philippine Gen. Hosp., 1913; surgeon to Canton (China) Gen. Hosp., 1914; It. col. Royal Army Med. Corps and operating surgeon at 23d Gen. Hosp., British ex- peditionary force, in France, 1915-16; capt. 1st Ill. Field Hosp. Med. Corps, Ill. N.G .; maj. Med. Officers' Reserve Corps U.S.A., and chief in sur- gery No. 13 Base Hosp. Fellow Am. Coll. Sur- geons; mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Surg. Soc. Clubs: University, South Shore Coun- try. Residence: University Club. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.
DAVIS, George Thompson Brown, author. Re- moved to New York. (See Who's Who in Amer- ica.)
DAVIS, Haim Iddell, M.D .; b. Kovno, Russia, July 21, 1865; s. Peter and Catherine Davis; ed. pub. schs. and gymnasium in Russia, and grad. from Imperial Univ. of Kharkoff, Russia, M.D., 1891; m. Agnes Davis, of Chicago, Apr. 21, 1894; children: Ethel Mildred, David Harold. Came to Chicago from Russia in 1891; asso. prof. of psy- chiatry, Univ. of Ill. Coll. of Medicine; attending neurologist of Michael Reese Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago and Ill. State med. socs. Republican. Home: 5811 Calumet Av. Office: 25 E. Washing- ton St.
DAVIS, James Ewing, lawyer; b. Maidsville, W.Va., Mar. 19, 1868; s. Lorenzo and Cynthia (Mil- ler) Davis; A.B., and LL.B., W.Va. Univ., Morgan- town, 1891; m. Katharine Irwin, of Chicago, Feb. 24, 1902; children: Ruth Olivia, Eloise Cynthia, James Irwin. Admitted to W.Va. bar, 1891; came to Chicago in 1893, and since engaged in practice; mem. firm of Short, Davis & Rust. Mem. Bd. Civil Service Commrs. of Cook Co., 1898-9. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Mason (32°, Shriner), Odd Fellow (Grand Master Grand Lodge of Ill., 1910), K.P. Club: Hamilton. Recre- ation: swimming. Home: 5819 Michigan Av. Of- fice: 155 N. Clark St.
DAVIS, James Henry, heating and ventilating engr .; b. Oswego, N.Y., Oct. 12, 1853; s. Richard A. and Susan A. (Sinclair) Davis; ed. pub. grammar and high school, Oswego, N.Y .; m. Chicago, Oct. 18, 1882, Emily E. Simmons; children: Richard J., Edith O. Came to Chicago, 1873, and shortly after engaged in the heating and ventilating business with Barker & Smith Co., of which was sec .; after- ward with F. W. Lamb & Co., Standard Radiator Co. and Warren Webster Co., succeeded in busi- ness, Mar., 1901, by the Am. Engring. Specialty Co., of which was vice pres. and mgr .; now dept. mgr. American Radiator Co. Republican. Chris- tian Scientist. Mem. Am. Soc. Heating and Ven- tilating Engrs. Mason (K.T.) Club: Mystic Ath- letic. Home: 5227 Dorchester Av. Office: 816 S. Michigan Av.
DAVIS, James L., commercial paper; b. Shelby- ville, Ill., Sept. 25, 1869; s. James P. and Caroline (Johnston) Davis; ed. pub. schs. of Shelbyville, and Freeport, Ill .; m. Elinor Julie Follett, of Schenevus, N.Y., Aug. 18, 1897. Clerk for Burn- ham, Trevett & Mattis, Huron, S.D., 1890-5; came to Chicago and in employ of C.&N.W.Ry.Co. until 1902; asst. to the mgr. of Morley Bros., wholesale saddlery, 1902-4; became identified with Frank G. Wright & Co., commercial paper, Feb. 1, 1904, as sec. and treas., vice pres. since 1913. Republican. Presbyterian. Recreations: tennis, fishing. Home: 4736 Magnolia Av. Office: New York Life Bldg.
DAVIS, John F., sales mgr .; b. Piqua, O., July 18, 1870; s. John and Georgia (Wright) Davis; ed. pub. schs. of Piqua; Eastman Nat. Business Coll., Poughkeepsie, N. Y .; m. Elizabeth Ann Tappe, of Sidney, O., Aug., 1892; children: John Eugene, Naomi Wright. Identified with various depts. of boiler business since 1891; removed to Chicago, 1905; with the E. Keeler Co., mfrs. high pressure steam boilers, as dist. sales mgr. at Chicago since 1913. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason. Club: Hamilton. Recreations: motoring, fishing, hunt-
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DAVIS, John Scudder, surgeon; b. nr. Lexington, Ky., Oct. 20, 1862; s. of William Hope and Rachael Ann Davis; M.D., Eclectic Med. Inst., Cincinnati, O., 1883; m. Harriette Prescott, of Santa Barbara, Cal., Oct. 6, 1888. Practiced in Chicago since 1883; mem. surg. staff, South Chicago Hosp .; surgeon to B.&O.Ry., I.C.R.R., Belt Ry. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Home: 9029 Exchange Av. Office: 9119 Commer- cial Av.
DAVIS, Lyndall Llewellyn, dentist; b. Yeovil, Eng., Sept. 7, 1858; s. Albert and Anna (Foan) Da- vis; D.D.S., Univ. of Mich., 1884; m. Macon, Ga., 1894, Annie Laurie Harris; m. 2d, Chicago, Dec. 4, 1904, Miss A. Johnson. Engaged in practice of den- tistry in Chicago since 1884; demonstrator of his- tology, Chicago Dental Coll., 1884-8; prof. histolo- gy and embryology, Am. Dental Coll., 1892-3; sec. State Bd. of Dental Examiners, 1893-7; dean North- western Coll. of Dental Surgery, 1897-9. Mem. Chi- cago Dental Soc. (ex-sec.), Chicago Odontographic Soc. (sec.), Chicago Odontological Soc. (ex-pres.), Ill. State Dental Soc., Nat. Dental Assn., North Shore Dental Soc. (pres.), Chicago Dental Research Club. Asso. editor Dental Review, 1885-91; editor Delta Sigma Delta Desmos, 1892-4. Mem. Chicago Hussars, 1892-4, and City Troop, afterward mus- tered into Nat. Guard as Troop C, 1st Ill. Cav. Clubs: City, Intercollegiate, Rogers Park Yacht and Boat. Comdr. Rogers Park Vol. Life Saving Station. Author of essays in dental mags., also pa- pers read before dental orgns. Recreations: hunt- ing and dogs. Home: 1307 Pratt Av. Office: Wil- loughby Bldg., cor. Michigan Av. and Madison St.
DAVIS, Nathan Smith, M.D .; b. Chicago, Sept. 5, 1858; s. Dr. Nathan Smith and Anna Maria (Park- er) Davis; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1880, A.M., 1883; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1883; post-grad. course in Heidelberg, and Vienna, 1885; m. Jessie B. Hopkins, of Madison, Wis., Apr. 16, 1884. Asso. prof. pathology, 1884-6, prof. principles and prac- tice of medicine and of clin. medicine since 1886, and formerly dean, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch .; phys. to Mercy, Wesley and St. Luke's hosps. Mem. 9th Internat. Med. Congress, Pan-Am. Med. Con- gress, etc .; vice pres. U.S. Pharmacopoeia Conv., 1910; formerly chmn. sect. of therapeutics and pharmacology and sec. of sect. of medicine, A.M.A .; chmn. sect. of medicine, Ill. State Med. Soc. Trus- tee Northwestern Univ., Chicago Y.M.C.A., Wesley Hosp .; chmn. bd. scientific govrs., Chicago Acad. Science; mem. many nat. and local med. and scien- tific socs. Author: Consumption, How to Prevent It and How to Live With It; Diseases of the Lungs, Heart and Kidneys; Dietetics, or Alimento-Thera- py. Recreations: gardening and natural history. Home: 8 E. Huron St. Office: 7 W. Madison St.
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