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DAVIS, Ozora Stearns, theologian; b. Wheelock, Vt., July 30, 1866; s. Alexander Warner and Caro- line (Burroughs) Davis; A.B., Dartmouth, 1889; grad. Hartford (Conn.) Theol. Sem., 1894; A.M., Ph.D., Univ. of Leipzig, 1896; (D.D., Ia. Coll., 1906, Dartmouth, 1909); m. Grace Emeline Tinker, of White River Junction, Vt., Nov. 17, 1896. Ordained Congl. ministry, 1896; prin. White River Junc- tion High Sch., 1889-91; pastor First Ch., Spring- field, Vt., 1896-9, Central Ch., Newtonville, Mass., 1899-1904, South Ch., New Britain, Conn., 1904-8; pres. Chicago Theol. Sem. since Apr. 15, 1909. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Theta Delta Chi. Clubs: Univer- sity, City. Author: John Robinson, the Pilgrim Pastor, 1903; An Invested Life: Butler Winfield Firman, 1912; The Pilgrim Faith, 1913. Home: 5725 Blackstone Av.
DAVIS, Robert Latham, real estate officer; b. on farm, Mercer Co., Ky., Oct. 9, 1862; s. Henry H. and Anna (Latham) Davis; ed. private schs. at Harrodsburg, Ky., up to age of 14, then 2 years in Danville (Ky.) Military Acad., and sophomore and junior years in Lake View High School, Chicago; also term at Met. Business Coll., Chicago; m. at "Lynnwood," nr. Danville, Ky., Apr. 29, 1891, Belle Ro Bards; children: Augusta Burton (deceased), Dorothy Belle, Robert Latham, Jr. (deceased),
with parents to Chicago, 1879; in real estate office of Baird & Bradley, 1880-91; with Dibblee & Ma- nierre, 1891-1906; with First Trust & Savings Bank as real estate officer, since March, 1906. Mem. Chi- cago Real Estate Bd., Building Mfrs.' Assn. Demo- crat. Episcopalian. Clubs: Mid-Day, Church, Sko- kie Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 501 Wash- ington Av., Glencoe, Ill. Office: 30 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
DAVIS, Thomas Archibald, surgeon; b. Inger- soll, Ont., Dec. 22, 1858; s. Thomas and Catherine (Kennedy) Davis; moved in early life to Wis .; ed. pub. schs., followed by partial collegiate training; taught sch .; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., 1885; in- terne, Cook Co. Hosp., 1885-6; m. 1893, Jennie, d. J. L. McKee, of Three Oaks, Mich. In practice at Chicago since 1887. Apptd. lecturer on surgery, 1887, adj. prof. surgery, 1892, asso. prof., 1894, prof. surgery, 1896, Coll. Phys. and Surg. First asst. to Dr. Christian Fenger 8 yrs .; surgeon at Cook Co. Hosp. from 1874; also surgeon West Side Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago and Ill. State med. socs., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Chicago Surg. Soc. Ma- son (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Illinois, Physicians'. Home: 2344 Jackson Boul.
DAVIS, Will(iam) J(ames), retired theatrical mgr .; b. on farm, Washtenaw Co., Mich., Feb. 8, 1844; s. Thomas Gleason and Ann Isabella Mc- Whorter) Davis; ed. pub. schs., Elkhart, Ind .; m. Jessie Bartlett, 1880 (died May 14, 1905); 2d, Mary Ellen O'Hagan, June 12, 1907. Served U.S. Navy, 1861-5; in business offices, Chicago, 1866-9; in in- ternal revenue service in Miss., 1869-73; later in ry. service, Chicago; became advance agt. and mgr. of theatrical cos .; leased Haymarket Theatre, Chi- cago, 1887; mgr. of Columbia Theatre, Chicago, 1890-1900; mem. Hayman & Davis Co., owners of new Illinois Theatre, Chicago; retired from ac- tive theatricals, 1914; was one of the owners and mgrs. of the ill-fated Iroquois Theatre; was prose- cuted for this disaster, but after tedious trial was acquitted. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Ath- letic, Fellowship, The Green Room, South Shore Country, Indiana Soc., The Strollers. Country home: Willowdale Farms, Crown Point, Ind. Home: 4740 Grand Boul., Chicago.
DAVIS, William Walley, manager By Products Coke Corpn .; b. Tredyffin, Chester Co., Pa., May 7, 1868; s. Isaac Henry and Sydney Christine (Bowman) Davis; ed. under pvt. tutors: Lauter- bach Acad., Phila .; B.S. in chemistry, Lafayette Coll., 1889; m. Lillian Hodgson, of Norfolk, Va., Apr. 21, 1911; children: Jean, Dorothy. Chemical mfr., Easton, Pa., 1889-92; chemist Secaucus (N.J.) Iron Co., 1892-3, Crozier Iron Co., Roanoke, Va., 1893-6, Norfolk & Western Ry. Co., 1896-S; chief chemist and furnace supt., Va. Iron, Coal & Coke Co., Bristol, Tenn., 1898-1903; supt. various plants, Semet Solvay Co., 1903-8; dist. supt., same, Steel- ton, Pa., 1908-16; mgr. By Products Coke Corpn. since Feb. 1, 1916; also 2d vice pres. and supt. Calumet, Hammond & S.E. R.R. Co. Clubs: Union League, Edgewater Golf, Bob o' Link Golf. Recre- ation: golf. Home: 1218 Sherwin Av. Office: 1501 McCormick Bldg.
DAVISON, see also Davidson.
DAVISON, Charles, surgeon; b. on farm, Lake Co., Ill., Jan. 13, 1858; s. Peter and Martha Maria (Whedon) Davison: acad. edn .: M.D., Northwest- ern Univ. Med. Sch., 1883 (hon. A.M., Northwestern, 1917); interne Cook Co. Hosp., 1883-4; m. Mary Lavinia Kidd, of Chicago, Oct. 20, 1887; 1 son. Charles Marshall. In practice at Chicago since 1884; asst. surgeon, Ill. Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary, 1887-92; attending surgeon, Cook Co. Hosp., since 1894, West Side Hosp., 1896-07, and University Hospital since 1908: prof. surgery, Chicago Clin. Sch., 1896-06; prof. surg. anatomy. 1899-1900, adj. prof. clin. surgery, 1900-3, adj. prof. surgery and clin, surgery, 1903-4, prof. same since 1905, Coll, of Medicine of Univ. of Ill., Chicago. One of founders of West Side and University hosps .; trustee Univ. of Ill., 1905-11; mem. Draft Exemption Bd. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Medical Soc., Chicago Surg. Soc .. Physicians' Club, Alpha Kappa Kappa, Alpha
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Omega Alpha: Mason (K.T., Shriner). Methodist. Republican. Author: Autoplastic Bone Surgery, 1915; also numerous surgical papers. Home: 2320 Jackson Boul. Office: 30 N. Michigan Boul.
DAWES, Charles Gates, financier; b. Marietta, O., Aug. 27, 1865; s. Gen. Rufus R. and Mary Be- man (Gates) Dawes; A.B., Marietta Coll., 1884, A.M., 1887; LL.B., Cincinnati Law Sch., 1886; m. Caro D. Blymyer, of Cincinnati, Jan. 24, 1889; chil- dren: Rufus Fearing (deceased), Carolyn (Mrs. Melvin B. Ericson). Admitted to bar, 1886; in prac- tice, Lincoln, Neb., 1887-94; since then interested in gas business in many cities of the U.S. Was executive of Mckinley movement in Ill., resulting in Mckinley instructions at Springfield Conv., 1896; mem. exec. com. of Rep. Nat. Com. in cam- paign of 1896; comptroller of the currency, 1897- 1902; pres. Central Trust Co. of Ill., Chicago. since 1902; was vice pres. Chicago Clearing House Assn. (resigned June, 1917), vice pres. Chicago Opera Assn .; pres. Rufus F. Dawes Hotel Assn. Commd. lt. col. 7th Regt. Engrs., May, 1917, to assist in rebuilding railroads in France. Author: The Bank- ing Systems of the United States, 1892. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, University, Onwentsia, Commercial, Cliff Dwellers, Hamilton, Glen View, Evanston, Evanston Country, Evanston Golf. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: Central Trust Co. of Ill., Chicago.
DAWES, Chester Mitchell, lawyer; b. N. Adams, Mass., July 14, 1855; s. late U.S. Senator Henry Laurens and Electa (Sanderson) Dawes; A.B., Yale, 1876; LL.B., Boston Univ., 1878; m. Ada B. Laflin, of Chicago, May 12, 1881. Admitted to bar, 1878; gen. solicitor, 1900-9, gen. counsel since June, 1909, C.,B.&Q.R.R.Co. Presdl. elector, 1896; mem. Chicago Bd. of Edn., 1899-1902, and 1907-10. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Clubs: University, Chicago, Wayfarers, Dofobs. Home: 731 Rush St. Office: 547 W. Jackson Boul.
DAWES, Henry May, public utilities; b. Mari- etta, O., Apr. 22, 1877; s. of Rufus R. and Mary (Gates) Dawes; B.A., Marietta Coll., 1896; m. Helen Curtis Dawes, of Marietta, Apr. 5, 1905; 2 children: Harry Curtis, Mary Gates. Pres. South- western Gas & Electric Co .; vice pres. and treas. Metropolitan Gas & Electric Co., Union Gas & Electric Co .; treas. Dawes Bros., Inc .; dir. Chicago Morris Plan Bank. Pres. Christopher House Assn. (social settlement). Mem. Delta Upsilon, Loyal Legion. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Evanston, Glen View, Evanston Country. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: Harris Trust Bldg., Chicago.
DAWES, Rufus Cutler, public utilities; b. Mari- etta, O., July 30, 1867; s. Gen. Rufus R. and Mary Beman (Gates) Dawes; B.A., Marietta Coll., 1886, M.A., 1889; m. Helen V. Palmer, of Washington C.H., O., June 3, '1893; children: William Mills, Charles Cutler, Jean Palmer, Palmer, Margaret Gates, Helen Buckner. Business life has been spent in organizing and managing gas and electric light cos .; pres. Union Gas & Electric Co., Met. Gas & Electric Co., Central Ind. Gas Co., Mobile (Ala.) Gas & Electric Co., Shreveport (La.) Gas & Electric Co .; vice pres. Dawes Bros., Inc., Seattle (Wash.) Lighting Co., Pulaski Gas Light Co., Beaumont (Tex.) Gas Light Co., Jackson County Light, Heat & Power Co. Pres. Bd. of Edn., Evan- ston, Ill. Mem. Soc. Mayflower Descendants, S.A.R. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, University, Commer- cial, Glen View, Evanston, Evanston Country. Home: 411 Clark St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 111 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
DAWES, William Ruggles, banker; b. at Ripon, Wis., Oct. 5, 1862; s. Hector and Jane (Ruggles) Dawes; grad. Ripon Coll., 1884; m. Margaret Book- er, of Whitewater, Wis., Aug. 20, 1885; children: Neil Booker, Eleanor, Marian. With Spink County Bank, Redfield, S.D., 1884-9; sec., treas. Dawes Business Blk. Co., Lincoln, Neb., 1890-8; sec., treas. Lincoln Coal Co., 1893-6; cashier Chicago Post Of- fice, 1899-1902; cashier Central Trust Co. of Ill., Chicago, since 1902, also vice pres. since 1912; pres. North Side State Savings Bank since 1909; vice pres. Mechanics and Traders State Bank since 1912. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. K.P.,
A.O.U.W. Clubs: University (Chicago and Evans- ton), Bankers', Evanston, Glen View, Wis. Soc. of Chicago. Recreation: golf. Home: 1803 Chicago Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 125 W. Monroe St.
DAWSON, Arthur, president Robert Stevenson & Co., wholesale drugs. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Of- fice: 22 E. Lake St., Chicago.
DAWSON, Edwin Alexander, railway official; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. 22, 1845; s. William and Susannah (Scott) Dawson; ed. pub. and private schs. at Pittsburgh; m. Columbus, O., Oct. 16, 1884, Mary Osborn; children: Horace Lathrop, Edwin Scott, Mary Osborn. Entered the service of the Pa. R.R. System in Dec., 1863, and held various po- sitions in the traffic dept. at Pittsburgh, Colum- bus, O., and Chicago; removed to Chicago, 1888, and served as western supt. same rd. until 1896; then mgr. Union Line Bureau of the Pa. Lines; retired, 1915. Republican. Served as private in Co. B, 193d Pa. Vols., 1864. Club: Traffic. Home: 1225 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill.
DAWSON, George Ellis, lawyer; b. Loami, San- gamon Co., Ill., June 23, 1847; s. Charles H. and Julia (Meacham) Dawson; grad. Springfield (Ill.) High Sch., 1864; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1870, A.M., 1873; taught school 10 yrs. and studied law at same time; m. Chicago, Sept. 29, 1885, Eva Ma- nierre; children: Manierre, Mitchell, Lovell. Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1881; mem. firm of Pedrick & Dawson, 1882-1904; then alone till 1915; now mem. Dawson & Dawson. Asst. atty. and atty. for Sani- tary Dist. of Chicago 312 years. Mem. Ill. State and Cook Co. bar assns., Chicago Law Inst. Demo- crat. Clubs: City, Chicago Literary. Home: 216 E. 24th St. Office: 1st Nat. Bank Bldg.
DAWSON, Thomas Jefferson, lawyer; b. Chicago, July 31, 1868; s. John and Mary (Carney) Dawson; grad. North Division High Sch., 1886; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1894; m. Mary E. Moran, of Chicago, 1898; 1 daughter, Mary Kathleen. In gen. prac- tice in Chicago since 1894; sec., dir. Martin Daw- son Co., mfg. confectioners. Democrat; has served as co. central committeeman from 26th Ward; chief asst. pros. atty. under Mayor Harrison, 1897-1900; state senator 6th Senatorial Dist., 1900-4 (declined renomination); now atty. for Bd. of Review of Cook Co .; Dem. State Central Committeeman, 10th Congressional Dist .; mem. Draft Exemption Bd. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Mem. Cook Co. Democracy, Ravenswood Mannerchor; ex-pres. Lake View Irish-Am. Club. Mem. Knights of Co- lumbus. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 945 Argyle St. Office: 111 W. Washington St.
DAY, Albert M., retired. Many years mem. Bd. of Trade firm of Counselman & Day. Mem. bd. of trustees since 1903, vice pres., 1905-6, pres. bd. since 1906, Presbyn. Hosp. of Chicago. Clubs: Chi- cago, Chicago Athletic, Onwentsia, Caxton. Home: Lake Forest, Ill.
DAY, Chapin Adelbert, treasurer Marshall Field & Co. Removed to Ogden, Utah. (See vol. 1911.)
DAY, Charles Earl, live stock broker; b. Carroll Co., Ind., Apr. 10, 1880; s. Edward and Sarah Ma- lissa Day; prep. edn., high sch., Monon, Ind .; stud- ent DePauw Univ., 1899-1900; m. Bessie Pearl Gray, of Monon, Ind., July 15, 1900; children: Mary Lucile, Robert Edward, Charles Earl, Jr., Dorothy Helen. Came to Chicago, 1900, and entered employ of Lawler Bros., live stock brokers in stockers and feeders; continued with firm after change of title which is now John J. Lawler; owns and operates stock and grain farm in Ind. and one in Ill. Apptd. mem. Live Stock Control Bd., Aug., 1917. Mem. Traders Exchange (Chicago and Kansas City, Mo.). Republican. Trustee Garfield Boul. M.E. Ch. and active worker in Unity Club, same ch. Mason (K.T.). Recreation: motoring. Home: 1054 W. Gar- field Boul. Office: 163 Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.
DAY, Charles Wesley, M.D. Removed to New York. (See vol. 1911.)
DAY, Clyde L., lawyer; b. Paxton, Ill., 1869; ed. Ogden (pub.) Sch. and North Div. High Sch., Chi- cago; m. Margaret Gillespie, of Chicago, June 21, 1894; children: Mark G., Paul L., John W. Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1890, and engaged in practice at
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Chicago; asst. corpn. counsel of Chicago, 1907-10; city atty., 1910-11; mem. firm of Church, Shepard & Day since 1912. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Law Club. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Coun- try. Home: 5620 Kenwood Av. Office: 108 S. La 39 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
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DAY, Darby A., life insurance; b. Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 27, 1877; s. William T. and Rosalie L. (Morris) Day; ed. Acad. of Arts, Charlestown, W. Va .; m. Elizabeth Kennedy, of Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 9, 1897; 1 son, Darby A., Jr. At age of 23 entered employ of Mutual Life Ins. Co .; gen. agent at Albu- querque, N.M., 1902-5, El Paso, Tex., 1905-6; agency supervisor for central west, 1906-11; mgr. for com- pany at Chicago since 1911. Dir. Insurance Feder- ation. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner), Odd Fellow, Elk. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Mid-Day. Home: 5717 Sheridan Rd. Office: 108 S. LaSalle St.
DAY, Edwin Charles, real estate; b. LaSalle, Ill., Aug. 15, 1853; s. William B. and Julia Ann (Quack- enboss) Day; ed. pub. schs., mil. acad., Nazareth, Pa., and Univ. of Zurich, Switzerland, as civil engr., class of 1874; m. Elise Gross, of Chicago, Oct. 12, 1899; 3 children: E. Winfield, Margaret, Victorine. In civil engring. practice at Chicago a short time, 1875; since then identified with real estate operations, appraisements and trust busi- ness and reorganization of commercial and finan- cial institutions. Republican. Episcopalian. Club: Union League. Recreations: connoisseur of art, hunting, fishing, whist. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
DAY, Elias Vaughan, president Lyceum Arts Conservatory; b. Belvidere, N.J .; s. George B. and Orilla (Vaughan) Day; Univ. of Mich .; m. Oranne Truitt, of Tuscola, Ill., Apr. 12, 1905. Lyceum and chautauqua lecturer and entertainer for 20 yrs .; teacher and coach, musical and dramatic com- panies 12 yrs .; pres. and dir. Lyceum Arts Con- servatory, Chicago, since Sept. 1, 1913. Republican. Christian Scientist. Clubs: Playgoers, Oak Park Country, River Forest Tennis. Home: 40 Quick Av., River Forest, Ill. Office: 600-610 Lyon and Healy Bldg., Chicago.
DAY, James B., varnish mfr .; b. Niles, Ill., June 24, 1872; s. Rodney and Isabel (Brown) Day; ed. pub. schs., Niles; jr. course Northwestern Univ .; m. Elizabeth Thomson, of Chicago, June 24, 1896; children: Arthur T., Dorothy, James B., Jr. Began in employ of M. L. Barrett & Co., mfr. shellac var- nish, etc., 1892, continuing 9 yrs .; entered business on own account, 1901, inc., 1909, as James B. Day & Co., of which is pres. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chi- cago Assn. Commerce. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Ravenswood Masonic. Recre- ations: golf, motoring. Home: 4526 N. Seeley Av. Office: 214 W. Ohio St.
DAY, Leonidas A. L., oculist, aurist; b. Belmont Co., O .; s. Israel H. and Catherine (Wise) Day; M.D., Pulte Med. Coll., Cincinnati, O., 1885, New York Homoe. Med. Coll., 1890; Coll. of New York Ophthalmic Hosp., degree of Ocular and Aural Surgeon, 1891; unmarried. Located in Martins- burg, W. Va., in 1885, Chicago since 1892. Mem. Am. Inst. Homoeopathy, Internat. Hahnemannian Assn. Residence: Wychmere Hotel. Office: 29 E. Madison St.
DAY, Stephen A., lawyer; b. Canton, O., July 13, 1882; s. Justice William Rufus (Supreme Court of U.S.) and Mary Elizabeth (Schaefer) Day; ed. Uni- versity Sch., Cleveland, O .; Asheville (N.C.) Sch .; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1905; m. Mary Thayer Day, of Canton, Nov. 14, 1905; 3 children: Mary, Elizabeth, Helen. Served as pvt. sec. to Chief Justice Mel- ville W. Fuller, of the Supreme Court of U.S., 1905- 07; admitted to Ohio bar, 1907, and practiced in Cleveland; with Pam, Hurd & Day, Chicago, 1908- 12; practiced alonc, 1912-14; partner of Judge Pe- ter S. Grosscup since May 1, 1914. Devotes spl. attention to federal court matters and corpn. or- ganization and reorganization; counsel for numer- ous large companies; sec., dir. and gen. counsel, Dawes Bros., Inc. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Psi Upsilon. Pres. Nat. Industrial Peace League. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Hamil-
ton, Glen View. Revised and annotated "Appellate Jurisdiction and Procedure in all Courts of the United States," 1917. Recreations: hunting, golf. Home: 2206 Orrington Av., Evanston, Ill. Office:
DAY, William Baker, college prof .; b. Peru, Ill., Feb. 15, 1871; s. Minthorne M. and Caroline M. (Stockdale) Day; prep. edn. Wheaton (Ill.) High Sch .; Ph.G., Chicago Coll. Pharmacy (now Univ. of Ill. Sch. of Pharmacy), 1892; (hon. Phar. M., Phila. Coll. Pharmacy, 1917) ; m. Bertha P. Quinn, of Chi- cago, June 10, 1895 (died 1916); 2 children: Helen May, Charlotte. Prof. histol. botany, 1900-13, prof. botany and materia medica and acting dean since 1913, Univ. of Ill. Sch. of Pharmacy. Mem. Am. Pharm. Assn. (gen. sec.), Ill. Pharm. Assn. (sec.). Progressive Republican. Recreations: botanizing. Home: 221 S. Lombard Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 701 S. Wood St., Chicago.
DAY, Winfield Scott, grain and stocks; b. Peru, Ill., Sept. 20, 1880; s. Minthorne M. and Caroline M. (Stockdale) Day; ed. parochial schs., Chicago; m. Imelda Grace Boyle, of Chicago, Apr. 10, 1901; chil- dren: Clarisse L., Virginia J., Winfield S., Jr. With W. H. Beebe & Co., grain, Chicago, 1896-8, Church- ill & Co., 1898-1902, Logan & Bryan, 1902-6; in real estate business with Regelea, Jenson & Co., and Day, Scheuck & Co., 1906-7; with Pringle, Fitch & Rankin, grain commn., 1907-14; mem. Mackenzie & Day, 1914-16; dir., sec. Simons, Day & Co., since Jan. 1, 1917; pres. States Chemical Co .; dir. Atlas Auto Supply Co. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Clubs: Union League, Chi- cago Automobile, Elmhurst Golf. Recreations: horseback riding, fishing. Home: Elmhurst, Ill. Office: 330 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
DEAGAN, John C., mfr. musical bells, chimes, tubes, etc .; b. Hector, N.Y .; s. Michael and Mary (Maher) Deagan; ed. pub. and parochial schs .; m. Sophia K. Tunk, of Belleville, Ill., 1884; children: Claude, Waldo, Roy, Vita. Professional musician; entered manufacture of percussion instruments at N.Y. City, 1878; now pres. and treas. J. C. Deagan Musical Bells, Inc .; inventor and mfr. line of mu- sical instruments, new, original and unique. Au- thority on acoustics and writer on science and philosophy of musical tone. Home: 4132 N. Her- mitage Av. Office: 1770 Berteau Av.
DEAN, Albert Flandreau, fire insurance; b. Mad- ison, Ind., July 30, 1842; s. M. W. and Ruth H. (Beck) Dean; descendant of early Colonial ances- try; collegiate edn., Burlington, Ia .; m. Elizabeth Pope, of Ohio, June 18, 1866; 2 children: Bessie (Mrs. George K. Owsley), Walter M. Enlisted in 1st Ia. Cav. U.S.V., 1861, and promoted through the various grades to 2d lt .; served in Mo. and Ark., participating in various engagements; hon. mus- tered out, Oct., 1862. Began in employ of a com- mercial house at St. Louis, 1875; then came to Chi- cago as cashier western dept. Springfield (Mass.) Fire & Marine Ins. Co., becoming asst. mgr. in 1886 and mgr., Oct .. 1912. Ex-pres. Western Fac- tory Assn. Republican. Mem. Mil. Order Loyal Legion. Clubs: Union League, Country of Evans- ton, Evanston Golf. Home: 1106 Church St., Ev- anston, Ill. Office: Corn Exchange Bank Bldg., Chicago.
DEAN, George Robinson, architect; b. Satara. Bombay Presidency, India, Aug. 11, 1864; s. Samuel Chase and Augusta Elizabeth (Abbott) Dean: Doane Coll., Crete, Neb., 1880-5: Atelier Henri Du- ray, Paris, France, 1892-3; m. Emily Washburn, of Chicago, Oct. 22, 1903. With W. Channing Whitney. architect, Minneapolis, 1886-9; with Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge, Boston, 1889-91; in Europe, 1891-3; with Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge, in Chicago, 1893-5: be- gan practice for self in Chicago, 1895; in partner- ship with Arthur R. Dean, since 1903, as Dean & Dean; firm architects for U.S. Steel Corpn.'s houses, Gary, Ind .; Village of Morgan Park, Duluth, Minn .: Alpha Delta Phi Chapter House, Cornell Univ. and Univ. of Mich .; Sigma Alpha Epsilon House. Univ. of Ill., etc. Mem. Am. Inst. Architects, Chamber of Commerce, U.S., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Pi Kappa Delta. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Cliff Dwell- ers. Recreations: hunting, motor-boating. Home:
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Montgomery Av., Highland Park, Ill. Office: 137 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
DEAN, John Marvin, clergyman; b. Cobleskill, N. Y., Oct. 14, 1875; s. John Marvin and Eva (Muller) Dean; ed. pub. schs .; m. Alice Beatrice Fisken, of Seattle, Wash., Jan. 19, 1903. Entered Bapt. minis- try, 1894; evangelistic work, 1894-6; pastor, Rey- noldsville, Pa., 1897-8; spl. work under Internat. Com. Y.M.C.A. among U.S. troops in P.I., 1899- 1901; pastor Tabernacle Ch., Seattle, 1902-9, First Ch., San Jose, Cal., 1910-11; with Men and Religion Forward Movement of N. America, 1911-12; pas- tor 2d Bapt. Ch., Chicago, since May 1, 1912, and pres. Northern Bapt. Theol. Sem., since 1913. Au- thor: The Cross of Christ in Bolo Land, 1902; The Promotion, 1906; Rainier of the Last Frontier, 1911; Evangelism and Social Service, 1913. Home: 3549 W. Monroe St.
DEAN, Marvin Ansel, wholesale grocer; b. Ca- naan, Conn., Nov. 13, 1852; s. Henry and Almira (Munson) Dean; ed. schs. of Canaan, and law office of Peet & Dean; m. Falls Village, Conn., Dec. 31, 1876, Carrie A. Canfield; children: William Dwight, Frances Caroline (Mrs. Robert J. Bassett, of Ev- anston, Ill.). Was clk. Nat. Iron Bank, Falls Vil- lage, 14 to 18 yrs. of age; asst. treas. and treas. Falls Village Savings Bank, 18 to 26 yrs. of age; sec. State Assn. of Savings Banks of Conn., 1877; came west, 1878; resided Sparta, Wis., 2 yrs .; with Sprague, Warner & Co., wholesale grocers, since 1881, now vice pres. and treas. Republican. Con- gregationalist; corporate mem. A.B.C.F.M. Club: Union League. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 600 W. Erie St., Chicago.
DEAN, Maurice S., railway official; b. Blakeley, Minn., May 28, 1871; s. Isaac Newton and Rebecca Jane (Jones) Dean; ed. Le Sueur (Minn.) . High Sch .; normal and high schs., Mankato, Minn .; m. Hester Orr Woods, of St. Peter, Minn., Oct. 30, 1896; 1 son, Burt Winsor. Began as clk. in supt.'s office, C.,St.P.,M.&O.Ry., 1889, continuing 7 yrs .; sec. to vice pres., later purchasing agt., Ohio River R.R., Parkersburg, W.Va .; 1st vice pres. Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Ry., at Anaconda, Mont., also traffic mgr. Anaconda Copper Mining Co., 1900-4; at Chicago in same positions since 1904; also traf- fic mgr. Internat. Smelting Co., Internat. Lead Re- fining Co. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Traffic, Calumet Country (Chicago); Rocky Mountain (New York). Recreation: golf. Home: 6203 Lundy Av. Office: 1825 Peoples Gas Bldg.
DEAN, Richmond, vice pres. Pullman Co .; b. St. Av. Office: 32 N. State St.
Louis, Mo., Nov. 2, 1862; s. Thomas A. and Jennie W. (MacDonald) Dean; ed. pub. schs .; m. Marie L. Daly, of St. Louis; 7 children: John Richmond, Katherine W., Anne M., Thomas A., Dorcas B., Philip D., Charles D. Began with the Boatmen's Bank, St. Louis, 1875, remaining several yrs .; then with the Mo. Pacific R.R. until 1882; identified with the Pullman Co., at St. Louis, 1882-8, and at Chi- cago, 1888-94; asst. to the vice pres. M.,K.&T.R.R., 1894-9; asst. to the vice pres., 1899-1905, gen. mgr., 1905-14, vice pres. since 1914, Pullman Co. Dir. Union Trust Co. Republican. Mem. Catholic Ch. Extension Soc. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Golf, Exmoor, South Shore Country (Chi- cago); Manhattan (New York). Recreation: golf. Home: 4438 Greenwood Av. Office: Pullman Bldg.
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