The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 65

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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DORMAN, Albert D., steel; b. 1867; married. Pres. Steel Sales Corpn., Chicago Pulley & Shaft- ing Co .; vice pres. B. F. Gump Co .; western mgr. Union Drawn Steel Co. Mem. Soc. Automobile En- grs. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ill. Athletic, Riverside Golf. Home: Riv- erside, Ill. Office: 129-139 S. Jefferson St., Chicago.

DORNBLASER, Thomas Franklin, clergyman; b. Clintondale, Pa., June 27, 1841; s. Peter and Eliz- abeth (Schaeffer) Dornblaser; entered Susque- hanna Univ., Pa., 1865-8, Wittenberg Coll., Spring- field, O., 1868-72; Theol. Sem., Springfield, 1871-3; m. Annie S. Shannon, of Center Hall, Pa., Sept. 13, 1872; 5 children: John S., Thomas Franklin, Mabel Elizabeth, Josephine Alberta and Paul Logan. Served as sergt. in Co. E, 7th Pa. Vet. Vol. Cav., 1861-5; participated in battles of Stone River, Chickamauga, Atlanta campaign, Kilpatrick's raid, Wilson's raid, and a score of cav. fights; was twice wounded and had 3 horses shot under him; partic- ipated in capture of Jefferson Davis, May 10, 1865. Ordained Evang. Luth. ministry, 1872; pastor Lu- cas, O., 1872-4, Kansas City, Mo., 1874-8; synodical missionary for Kan. Synod, 1878-82; pastor To- peka, Kan., 1882-91, Bucyrus, O., 1891-5, Dixon, Ill., 1895-1903, Grace Ch., Chicago, since 1903. Pres. Kan. Synod, 1877-80, Northern Ill. Synod, 1903-5. Trustee Carthage (Ill.) Coll. Mem. G.A.R .; Odd Fellow, K.P. Author: Sabre Strokes, 1880; Christian Liberty, 1886; God in Our History, 1895; Moral Influence of the Public School, 1905; also pamphlets, and articles in Lutheran church papers, etc. Home: 3743 Wilton Av.

DORNEY, Maurice J., clergyman; died Mar. 15, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

DORR, Hervey Hause, mercantile agency; b. on farm, Columbia Falls, Washington Co., Me., April 14, 1858; s. Leonard W. and Cynthia I. (Magee) Dorr; grad. high sch., Jonesport, Me., 1882; grad. Chautauqua, 1888; m. Chicago, June 30, 1898, Frances Edna, d. of Dr. P. R. H. Sawyer; 1 daugh- ter, Frances Cynthia. Began as salesman in Cal .; pres. the Merchants' Credit Guide Co., of Chicago, since 1899. Mem. Ill. Soc. S.A.R. Republican. Methodist. Home: 6520 University Av. Office: 1013, 19 S. LaSalle St.

DORRANCE, Charles Johnson, mfr .; July 27, 1846-Sept. 16, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

DORSEY, George Amos, anthropologist; b. Heb- ron, O., Feb. 6, 1868; s. Edwin Jackson and Mary Elma (Grove) Dorsey; A.B., Denison Univ., 1888 (LL.D., 1909); A.B., Harvard, 1890, Ph.D., 1894; m. Ida Chadesy, of Kansas City, Dec. 8, 1892. Travel- ed and conducted anthrop. investigations in S. America, for Chicago Expn., 1891-2; supt. archæ- ology, dept. anthropology, same, 1892-3; asst. in an- thropology, 1894-5, instr., 1895-6, Harvard; asst. curator anthropology, 1896-8, curator, 1898-1915, Field Mus. of Natural History, Chicago; prof. com- parative anatomy, Northwestern Univ. Dental Sch., 1898-1913; asst. prof. anthropology, 1905-8, asso. prof. since 1908, U. of Chicago; pres. United Photo- Plays Co. since 1915. Made motion pictures in Japan, China and India, 1914-15. Visited Europe, Egypt, India, Ceylon, Java, Australia, Bismarck Arch., New Guinea, P.I., China and Japan, for Field Mus., 1908; mem. edit.staff and foreign commr. Chicago Tribune, 1909-12, investigating sources of emigration in Italy, Austria, Hungary, Roumania, Servia and Bulgaria, and studying polit. conditions in India, China, Japan, Australia and South Africa. U.S. del. Internat. Congress Anthropology and Pre- historic Archæology, Paris, 1900; mem. Jury Awards, Dept. Anthropology, St. Louis Expn., 1904. Fellow A.A.A.S. (vice pres.); mem. Boston Soc. Natural History, Am. Folk-Lore Soc. (pres. 1903), Am. Soc. Naturalists, Am. Assn. of Museums (sec. 1906-7), Anat. Soc. America, Am. Anthropol. Assn. (vice pres.), Chicago Geog. Soc. (pres. 1908-9) ; corr. mem. Anthrop. socs. of Stockholm, Paris and Berlin, Société des Americanistes de Paris, Am. Numismatic and Antiq. Soc .; mem. Phi Beta Kap- pa, Sigma Xi, Sigma Chi. Clubs: University, Cliff Dwellers. Author of over 70 papers relating to

DOUBT, Thomas Eaton, professor physics; b. Louisville, Ky., Feb. 15, 1870; s. John Columbus and Sarah (Aldrich) Doubt; B.S., Neb. Wesleyan Univ., 1892; M.A., Univ. of Neb., 1896; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1904; m. Ruth Pratt, of Seattle, Wash., Sept. 10, 1902; children: Dorothea Galer, Marian Aldrich, Ray Pratt. Prof. physics, Univ. of Wash., 1897-1902; asso. prof. physics, Armour Inst. Tech., Chicago, since 1904. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Physical Soc., Sigma Xi. Republican. Methodist. Home: 5402 Drexel Av.

DOUD, James Morgan, live stock commn .; b. at Turin, Lewis Co., N.Y., May 30, 1864; s. Royal Hor- ton and Mary Cornelia (Sheldon) Doud; ed. pub. schs .; m. Nottoway Court House, Va., Sept. 17, 1887, Anna Isabella Rice; 1 daughter, Anna Isa- bella. Entire business life in live stock trade, be- ginning as cash boy for Hotchin, Palmer & Co., 1877-8; stock clk. Towle & Roper, 1878-9; clk. for Hately Bros., 1880-4; hog buyer for T. J. Lipton, 1884-7; since 1887 in business for self, and since 1893 sr. mem. of firm of J. M. Doud & Co., live stock commn. Democrat. Clubs: Saddle and Sir- loin, Colonial. Home: 5720 South Park Av. Office: Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.

DOUGALL, Arthur St. George, branch mgr. Acme White Lead & Color Works. (See vol. 1911.)

DOUGHERTY, Charles Lyell, grain mcht .; b. at Newark, N.J., Dec. 10, 1859; s. Alex N. (M.D.) and Henrietta (Arrowsmith) Dougherty; ed. pub. schs., Newark; Sch. of Mines (Columbia); m. Maud Mil- ler, of Newark, N.J., Apr. 26, 1905; 1 son, Donald R. Came to Chicago, 1882; has been identified since beginning of active career with grain business, and on own account since 1887; sole propr. C. L. Dougherty & Co. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade, Art Inst. Chicago (life). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Flossmoor Country. Recrea- tions: golf, fishing, hunting. Home: 4500 Ellis Av. Office: 140 W. Van Buren St.

DOUGHERTY, Thomas E., piano mfr .; b. Port Byron, N. Y., Aug. 25, 1856; ed. Port Byron High Sch. and Acad .; m. Chicago, June 12, 1894, Grace Holden; children: Ruth E., Holden M., Olive H. Started in business, 1880, at Port Byron, N.Y., as mfr. of New England Condensed Mince Meat; es- tablished branch factory at Chicago, 1890; sold out that business, 1896; bought, 1897, business of Schaeffer Piano Mfg. Co., which had factory at Riverview; factory burned Jan., 1903, and later same year built new factory at Kankakee, Ill .; still associated with this co. Mem. Chicago Assn, Commerce. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Glen View. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 218 S. Wabash Av., Chicago.

DOUGLAS, Henry Trovert, Jr., civil engr .; b. at Richmond Co., Va., June 16, 1863; s. William Wal- ter and Betty Landon (Chinn) Douglas; ed. pub. schs. of U.S. and Eng., and under pvt. tutors; m. Ella Merryman Todd, of Baltimore Co., Md., Nov. 15, 1899. Began as civ. engr., Baltimore, Md., 1883; chief engr. Wheeling & Lake Erie and Wabash & Pittsburgh Terminal rys., 1902-12; chief engr. C.& A.R.R. since 1912; vice pres. Joliet & Chicago R.R .; dir. Miss. River Bridge Co. Commissioned maj. Engr. Officers' Reserve Corps, U.S.A., June 14, 1917. Mem. Am. Ry. Engring. Assn. Episcopalian. Home: 664 Irving Park Boul. Office: 1006 Trans- portation Bldg.

DOUGLAS, James H., vice pres. Quaker Oats Co .; b. Norham, Ont., Dec. 15, 1858; s. Alexander and Margaret (Henderson) Douglas; ed. common schs., Canada; m. Inez Boynton, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Sept. 15, 1891. Became identified with the Quaker Oats Co., 1895, and has been vice pres. and dir. since 1905. Clubs: Kenwood, Midlothian Coun- try, Flossmoor Country, South Shore Country. Home: 4830 Woodlawn Av. Office: 1600 Railway Exchange.

DOUGLASS, John Watkinson, stock broker; b. Washington, D.C., June 29, 1879; s. George Lyon and Elizabeth Newton (Stone) Douglass; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Ruth Merrill Kimball, of Evan- ston, Ill., July 27, 1903; children: Dorothy, George

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Lyon, Susanne. Has been connected with the stock brokerage business in Chicago since 1899; was with S. B. Chapin & Co., 1906-12; partner firm of F. M. Zeiler & Co. since 1912. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange. Mem. St. Andrews' Soc. of Ill. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League (Chi- cago), Evanston (Evanston), Westmoreland Golf. Recreations: golf, hunting. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: The Rookery, Chicago.

DOUGLASS, Thomas James, contractor; b. near Hamilton, Ont., Can., Aug. 31, 1855; s. James and B. E. Douglass; ed. pvt. schs. London, Ont., Can .; m. St. Thomas, Ont., Aug. 30, 1881, Ellen C. Pur- cell; children: Gertrude E., Frank J., Evelyn L., Clotilda, Thomas C., Norman J., Theresa, Marjorie. After leaving sch., Aug. 15, 1870, learned steam fitting; came to Chicago, 1890, and established bus- iness under style of Thomas J. Douglass & Co., in steam engring. work. Mem. Am. Soc. Heating and Ventilating Engrs. Democrat. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Canadian. Recreation: fishing. Home: 6714 Glenwood Av. Office: 441 N. Dearborn St.

DOUGLASS, William Angus, manager mercan- tile agency; b. New York City, Aug. 16, 1852; s. Benjamin and Elizabeth (Dun) Douglass; ed. Co- lumbia Coll. Grammar Sch., New York, high sch. at Easton, Pa .; B.A., Lafayette Coll., 1872, later M.A .; attended Union Theol. Sem., New York, 1872- 73; m. Eliza Kingman, of Auburndale, Mass., June, 1889 (died Feb., 1898); children: Elizabeth Dun, Caro Anderson (died 1893), William Angus, Jr. (died Nov., 1909), Abner Kingman; m. 2d, Eva B. Markoe, of Oak Park, Ill., Oct., 1900 (died May, 1911); m. 3d, Mrs. Lillian Pollock McNutt (mother of Donald E. McNutt), of High Point, N. C., 1913; 1 child, Benjamin Pollock. In commn. dry goods business, New York City, 1873-6; in 1876 entered employ of R. G. Dun & Co. (the mercantile agency) in Chicago; asst. mgr. Chicago office, 1880-9; mgr. Chicago office, 1889-1903, and in 1903 was made gen. mgr. of the Chicago Dist. Presbyterian; one of original mems. and still serving on bd. of mgrs. Presbyn. Hosp. Clubs: Union League (since 1881), City, Chicago Golf, Oak Park Country. Recrea- tions: golf, motoring. Home: 317 N. Kenilworth Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: New York Life Bldg., Chicago.

DOVENMUEHLE, Henry Christoph, wholesale shoes; b. Chicago, Aug. 29, 1862; s. Henry Fred- erick Christoph and Margaret (Brandt) Douven- muehle; ed. Northwestern Univ. (Lutheran), Wa- tertown, Wis .; m. Louise K. Hoffmann, of Chicago, June 5, 1890; children: Edna Anna, George Henry. Clerk and later salesman in the wholesale boot and shoe house of H. F. C. Dovenmuehle; became partner in the business in 1883, the firm becoming H. F. C. Dovenmuehle & Son; since father's death has continued the business without change of firm name. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ridgemoor Country. Recreations: outdoor diver- sions. Home: 616 Arlington Place. Office: 321 W. Monroe St.

DOVER, Otto T., mail order merchant. (See vol. 1911.)

DOW, Fred Henry, cheese merchant. Removed to Plymouth, Wis. (See vol. 1911.)

DOW, Harry Augustus, lawyer; b. Pittsfield, Ill., Apr. 30, 1877; s. Augustus and Judith White (Mor- ton) Dow; grad. Pittsfield High Sch., 1894; A.B., Yale, 1900; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1903; m. Florence E. Batchelder, of Ypsilanti, Mich., Sept. 21, 1904; 2 children: Walter Batchelder, Harry Augustus, Jr. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1903, and began practice in Pittsfield; came to Chicago as confidential man to N. W. Harris; asst. sec. and atty., Harris Trust & Savings Bank, since 1908; dir. Terre Haute (Ind.) Water Works Co. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Legal Club. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: University (Chicago), Evanston Country, Evanston Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 1236 Jud- son Av., Evanston, 111. Office: 111 W. Monroe St., Chicago.

DOW, Lorenzo Everett, lawyer; b. Gray, Me., 1859; s. William M. and Mehitable T. (Libby) Dow; ed. Normal Sch., Gorham, Me .; A.B., Hills- dale (Mich.) Coll .; Univ. of New York; Union Coll. of Law; married; 1 daughter, Dorothy; m. 2d, Eldora Lockwood; 1 son, Carl. Teacher in pvt. boys' sch., Montclair, N.J., and Boys' High Sch., Brooklyn, N.Y., 1884-9; came to Chicago from Brooklyn, 1899; read law under Wallace Heckman until 1891, admitted to Ill. bar, and since in prac- tice in Chicago; sec. and treas. Wabash Vault Co .; village atty., Glen Ellyn, Ill. Trustee Hillsdale Coll. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Delta Tau Delta. Republican. Recreation: gardening. Home: Glen Ellyn, Ill. Office: 123 W. Madison St., Chicago.

DOWDALL, Guy Grigsby, surgeon; b. Peoria, Ill., Mar. 9, 1875; s. William Tecumseh and Delle (Mason) Dowdall; A.B., Univ. of Mo., 1897; M.D., Coll. Phys. & Surg., Chicago, 1900; studied Univ. of Vienna, Austria, 1907; m. Winifred, d. Hon. Ves- pasian Warner, of Clinton, Ill., June 3, 1905; 1 daughter, Winifred Elizabeth. Began practice at Clinton, 1901; removed to Chicago, 1908; associated with late Dr. John B. Murphy, 1909-10; chief sur- geon I.C.R.R.Co. since Mar. 1, 1911. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Beta Theta Pi, Theta Nu Ep- silon, Nu Sigma Nu. Clubs: South Shore, Ill. Ath- letic, Flossmoor Country. Office: 207 Central Sta- tion.

DOWDLE, John, contractor; b. Manchester, Eng., Dec. 24, 1853; s. Patrick H. and Anna (Hughes) Dowdle; father died when son was 5 yrs. old; re- moved with mother from Ireland to Chicago; ed. pub. schs .; m. Dec. 29, 1887, Margaret, d. of Thomas and Mary Nash; children: Mary (Mrs. C. E. Byrne), Thomas, John, Raymond. Worked at stone cutter's trade until 1886; entered contracting firm of Rob- inson, Dowdle & McWhirter, 1886, changing to Dowdle & McWhirter, 1888; with father-in-law, Thomas Nash, formed contracting firm of Nash & Dowdle, which was incorporated in 1905, and in 1906 changed to Nash-Dowdle Co., of which has since been pres. Firm erected Owen Bldg. (first "skyscraper" in Chicago), Germania Club, Chicago Sem., St. Thomas Catholic Ch., Wilson Av. bridge on North Branch; Municipal Dock, at Sacramento and 31st Sts. (1200 feet concrete), etc. Catholic. Mem. Cook Co. Democracy; candidate for county commr., 1886. Clubs: Builders', Ill. Athletic. Rec- reation: baseball. Home: 3010 Washington Boul. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

DOWLING, George J., pianos; b. Cambridge, Mass., May 17, 1864; s. Martin C. and Mary A. (Kernan) Dowling; ed. pub. schs. of Mass .; m. Chicago, Emma Elliott, of Boston, Sept. 2, 1899. Began with Vose & Sons, piano mfrs., Boston, in 1880, and with them at Boston; came to Chicago, 1902, and assumed management of Chicago office of the company until 1907; identified with The Ca- ble Co., pianos, since 1907, of which is now pres .; also pres. Conover Piano Co. Club: Union League. Residence: Hotel Windermere. Office: 301 S. Wa- bash Av.

DOWNEY, David George, clergyman. Removed to New York. (See Who's Who in America.)

DOWNEY, Joseph, retired contractor; b. Kings Co., Ireland, Apr. 23, 1849. Came to Chicago, 1856: m. 1885, Lena Kleine, Chicago. On leaving sch. en- tered employ of James McGraw, builder and con- tractor, to learn trade; became his partner, 1874: now retired from active business and time devoted to managing own property; was commr. of bldgs. and commr. of public works during Mayor Swift's administration; later mem. Board of Edn. under Mayor Harrison. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Clubs: Union League. South Shore Country, Edgewater Golf. Home: 6205 Sheridan Rd. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St.

DOWNING, Elliot Rowland, editor; b. Boston. Nov. 21, 1868; s. Orrien Elliot and Mary Jane (Rowland) Downing: B.S., Albion (Mich.) Coll .. 1889, M.S., 1894; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1901; Co- lumbia, 1907-8; Univ. of Würzburg. Naples Aqua-

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rium, 1908; m. Grace Emma Manning, of Anderson, Ind., June 24, 1902. Instr. science, Ft. Payne (Ala.) Acad., 1890-1, Beloit (Wis.) Coll. Acad., 1891-6; supt. Brooklyn Training Sch. for Boys, 1896-8; sec. Brooklyn Children's Aid Soc., 1898-9; fellow in zo- ology, Univ. of Chicago, 1899-1901; instr. embryol- ogy, summer sessions same, 1900, 01; prof. biology, Northern State Normal Sch., Marquette, Mich., 1901-11; asst. prof., 1911-13, asso. prof. and asst. dean Sch. of Edn. since 1913, Univ. of Chicago. Editor Nature Study Review since 1911. Pres. Mich. State Non-Game Bird Commn., 1907-11. Re- publican. Baptist. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Chicago Geog. Soc., Ill. Acad. Science, Am. Nature Study Soc. (sec .- treas.), Sigma Xi, Alpha Tau Omega. Club: Quadrangle. Contbr. on tech. subjects. Home: 9317 S. Robey St.

DOWNS, Walter Bishop, wholesale grocer; b. at Chicago, June 2, 1861; s. Myron Day and Lydia Elizabeth (Allen) Downs; ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago; m. Grace Virginia Comfort, of Chi- cago, Oct. 4, 1892; 1 son, Myron Day. Began as er- rand boy in a book store, Nov., 1878; entered em- ploy of H. C. & C. Durand, wholesale grocers, 1879, continuing with successors, the Durand & Kasper Co., of which has been sec. and dir. since Oct. 1, 1904. Republican. Presbyterian. Recreations: gar- dening, church work. Home: 250 N. Ashland Av., River Forest, Ill. Office: 170 N. Union St., Chicago.

DOWST, Charles, editor and pub .; b. Waukegan, Ill., July 23, 1853; s. Samuel M. and Jane (Cleaver) Dowst; ed. pub. schs. of Waukegan and Lake For- est Acad .; m. Miss J. Wallace, of Chicago (now de- ceased). Established, 1878, the National Laundry Journal, the first publication devoted to that in- dustry, and still continues as editor and pub .; pres. Dowst Bros. Co., mfrs. metal goods. Republican. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago Press (life), Chicago Laundrymen's. Recreation: motoring. Home: 927 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 120-124 Ann St., Chicago.

DOX, Charles Edward, underwriter; b. at Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. 11, 1861; s. William A. and Ophe- lia A. (Smith) Dox; ed. common and high schs. of Terre Haute; m. Brooklyn, N.Y., Nov. 10, 1890, Mary E. Bell; 1 daughter, Dorothy. Engaged in fire ins. business since 1881; came to Chicago in Sept., 1900, and has since been mgr. of London & Lancashire Fire Ins. Co. and Orient Ins. Co. Mem. Western Union. Mem. Southern Soc. of New York. Clubs: Chicago, Mid-Day, Old Elm, Glen View, On- wentsia; also New York (New York). Recreation: golf. Residence: Virginia Hotel, Chicago; (sum- mer) Golf, Ill. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

DOYLE, Joseph P., president E. A. Armstrong Mfg. Co .; b. Grayville, Ill., Aug. 20, 1860; s. Capt. Marston M. and Angeline J. (Covington) Doyle; ed. Grayville High Sch .; m. Elizabeth Hannah Free- man, of Springfield, Ill., Oct. 14, 1897; 1 daughter, Florence F. Representative and state mgr., with M. C. Lilly & Co., mfrs. mil. uniforms and regalia, Columbus, O., 20 yrs .; now pres., gen. mgr. E. A. Armstrong Mfg. Co., mfrs. mil. uniforms and equip- ment, also secret soc. uniforms and regalia. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Mason (Woodlawn Com- mandery No. 76, K.T., Shriner), Odd Fellow, K.P., Elk. Clubs: Hamilton, Rotary, Hyde Park Men's. Home: 5231 Cornell Av. Office: 434-440 S. Wabash Avenue.

DOYLE, William Andrew, lawyer; b. Winches- ter, Ill., Oct. 11, 1863; s. Michael and Mary Doyle; ed. Winchester (Ill.) High School, and Christian Brothers' Coll., St. Louis; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1887; (LL.D., Christian Brothers' Coll.); m. Mary Gertrude Edwards, of Chicago, Sept. 17, 1890; 1 son, Edward Andrew. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1887, and since practiced in Chicago; mem. Starrett, Doyle & Moore, 1 yr., since alone; master in chancery, Circuit Court, since 1910. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Catholic. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Iroquois, South Shore Country. Home: 3220 Washington Boul. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.

DRAKE, Chester Tuttle, insurance; b. Sturgis, St. Joseph Co., Mich., Feb. 22, 1851; s. Wear L. and Amelia Lydia (Gurney) Drake; grad. Northwest- ern Univ., 1874; m. Coldwater, Mich., Oct. 5, 1876, Albertine E. Hudson (died Apr. 19, 1898) ; children: Harriet A. (Mrs. C. F. Forshee), Florence H .; m.

2d, Sept. 15, 1910, Laura N. Newton, of Chicago. In 1880 established and in 1899 incorporated the Drake Standard Machine Works, of which was pres. and treas .; now ins. broker. Republican. Ma- son: 33º, Master Golden Rule Lodge, 1885; M.E. High Priest Wiley M. Egan Chapter, 1890; Emi- nent Commander Chicago Commandery, 1893; M.E. S.P.G. Master Chicago Council Princes of Jerusa- lem Oriental Consistory, 1894-5; Illustrious Poten- tate Medinah Temple, 1895-6; Puissant Sovereign of Red Cross of Constantine, No. 1, 1898; now commander-in-chief Oriental Consistory. Club: South Shore Country. Recreations: fishing, hunt- ing. Home: 4571 Lake Park Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.

DRAKE, David Gibson, life ins .; b. and reared on farm in Brown Co., O .; B.S., Nat. Normal Univ., Lebanon, O., 1878; married; 1 daughter. Supt. pub. schs., Mt. Washington, Hamilton Co., O., and later prin. of an intermediate sch., Cincinnati; mem. of Cincinnati Bd. of Sch. Examiners 4 yrs .; in life ins. business since 1889; with the Nat. Life Ins. Co., Montpelier, Vt .; was gen. agt. and organized agen- cy work in State of Ky .; came to Chicago in 1893 to become gen. mgr. for State of Ill. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Glen View, Kenwood. Recre- ation: golf. Home: (summer) Golf, Ill. Office: 424 Marquette Bldg., Chicago.

DRAKE, John B., vice pres. Drake Hotel Co .; b. Chicago, May 19, 1872; s. late John B. and Joseph- ine C. (Corey) Drake; ed. Harvard Sch., Chicago, St. John's Military Acad., Ossining, N.Y., Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass .; m. Middletown, O., June 3, 1897, Jessie K., d. of Samuel Mcclellan; children: John B., 3d, William McClellan, Elizabeth, Kathe- rine. Traveled around the world after leaving sch .; began active career with Grand Pacific Hotel, con- tinuing 2 yrs .; with Ill. Trust & Savings Bank 11/2 yrs .; mgr. of Drake estate, 1900-7; vice-pres., dir. The Drake Hotel Co .; vice pres., treas. The Black- stone Co., and mgr. The Blackstone Hotel. Repub- lican. Presbyterian; dir. Presbyn. Hosp. Clubs: Chicago, Hamilton, South Shore Country, Onwent- sia, Tolleston (sec., treas.), Grand Island Lodge. Recreation: shooting. Home: 2106 Calumet Av. Office: The Blackstone.

DRAKE, Lyman Manley, fire underwriter; b. Be- loit, Wis., Sept. 8, 1867; s. Manley and Mary E. (Tucker) Drake; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; m. Chi- cago, June 7, 1894, Jennie M. Keith; children: Ly- man M., Jr., Keith, Robert Tucker. Started in fire ins. business in 1883, with R. S. Critchell & Co., as office boy; became mem. of firm, 1899; consolidated with Smith, Miller, Whitney & Barbour, in 1901, Fleetwood & Pellet, in 1907, Waller, Chandler & Grey and N. J. Bennett Agency in 1913, into firm of Critchell, Miller, Whitney & Barbour. Repub- lican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League, Ouilmette Country, Westmoreland Golf, Wausau- kee. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

DRAKE, Tracy Corey, president Drake Hotel Co .; b. Chicago, Sept. 12, 1864; s. late John B. and Josephine C. (Corey) Drake; ed. Vt. Episcopal Inst., Burlington, 1877-9, Trinity Mil. Inst., Tivoli, N.Y., 1879-82; B.S., Rensselaer Poly. Inst., Troy, N.Y., 1886; m. St. Louis, Jan. 12, 1893, Annie Daughaday; children: Carlos Corey, Francis Au- gustus. Spent some months in European travel after leaving coll .; then entered employ of Drake, Parker & Co., proprs. Grand Pacific Hotel, as asst. market and storeroom keeper; studied hotel busi- ness in all its depts. during following years, until hotel closed, 1895; finally admitted to partnership in the firm, having charge of steward's dept .; spent 2 yrs. in European and Oriental travel, 1896-8. In stock and bond brokerage business, 1898-1900; management of estate of John B. Drake until 1907; with brother, organized The Drake Hotel Co. and built The Blackstone, also the Blackstone Theatre, 1907-10. Built summer residence at Lake Geneva, Wis., 1900, known as "Aloha Lodge." Pres. The Drake Hotel Co., The Blackstone Co. Sec. and treas. Northwestern Alumni Assn. D.K.E. Repub- lican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Ath- letic, Lake Geneva Country. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: Lake Geneva, Wis. Office: The Blackstone, Chicago.

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DRAPER, Arthur William, real estate; b. Lon- don, Eng., July 31, 1869; s. Thomas Winter and Sarah Jane (Venner) Draper; grad. King Sch. and Met. Business Coll .; m. Chicago, June 28, 1893, Henrietta E. Olson; children: Arthur W., Jr., Laura Albertina. In real estate business since Oct., 1886; mem. firm Draper & Kramer since 1893. Mem. Chi- cago Real Estate Bd. Republican. Mason (K.T.). Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreations: motoring and fishing. Home: 6840 Bennett Av. Office: 25 N. Dearborn St.

DRAPER, Herman Lyman, pianos; b. Hastings, Minn., July 19, 1864; s. Nelson C. and Asenath M. (Ballard) Draper; has lived in Chicago since age of 3 yrs .; grad. Chicago High Sch., 1882, Williams Coll., 1886; m. Oak Park, Ill., Aug. 6, 1897, Mary E. Caldwell; 1 son, Nelson C. Began on the Chicago Bd. of Trade; later sec. Western Stone Co .; became sec. and treas. Cable Company, mfr. pianos, 1895, and is now vice pres. and treas .; also vice pres. Conover Piano Co. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Zeta Psi fraternity, Royal Arcanum. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreations: arts and crafts, motoring. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 57 E. Jack- son Boul., 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 65

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