The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 66

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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DRAY, Gail, lawyer; b. Havana, Ill., Jan. 10, 1872; s. Walter S. and Louise (Allen) Dray; B.S., Princeton, 1895; studied law at Northwestern Univ. Law Sch .; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1897, and since engaged in practice in Chicago; atty. for Union Trust Co., 1907-10; now in gen. practice. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst., Phi Delta Phi. Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Chicago, Kenwood, Exmoor Country, South Shore Country. Home: 3249 Michigan Av. Office: 140 S. Dearborn Street.

DREHER, Herbert C., general contractor; b. at Tamaqua, Pa., Aug. 15, 1879; s. Charles B. and Sarah (Brode) Dreher; B.S. in C.E., Pa. State Coll., State Coll., Pa., 1900; m. Sarah Ditchey, of Tama- qua, Pa., July 3, 1909; 2 children: Anabel V., Charles B. Was connected with frog and switch dept. Pa. Steel Co., at Steelton, Pa., 1900-3; then with Am. Bridge Co., Brooklyn, N. Y., 1903-5; mgr. electric and gas plant, Tamaqua, Pa., 1905-7; in gen. contracting business, Tamaqua, 1907-9; re- moved to Chicago, 1909, and since pres. George W. Stiles Constrn. Co. Mem. Am. Assn. of Engrs. Mem. B.P.O. Elks. Recreation: motoring. Home: 1433 Melville Pl. Office: 619 Lumber Exchange Bldg.

DRENNAN, John G., lawyer; b. in Caldwell Co., Ky., Dec. 3, 1854; s. John L. and Henrietta (Wim- burley) Drennan; ed. common schs .; m. Margaret Slater, of Taylorville, Ill., May 26, 1881; 3 chil- dren: Leonard H., Walter R., Helen L. Admitted to bar, 1880; mem. firm of Jones & Drennan, Tay- lorville, 1879-81, alone, 1881-7, Drennan & Hogan, 1887-92; mem. Palmer, Shutt & Drennan, Spring- field, Ill., 1892-6; local atty. I.C.R.R.Co. at Chicago, 1896-9, since dist. atty. same rd .; gen. atty B.&O. S .- W. Ry. Co. for Ill., 1892-6; local atty. Wabash Ry. at Taylorville, 1881-92. Master in chancery, Christian Co., Ill., 1879-81; state's atty., same co., 1880-8; corpn. counsel, Springfield, 1896-8; special atty. for Chicago Sanitary Dist. in suit of State of Mo. vs. State of Ill. and Sanitary Dist .; by appmt. of Supreme Court of Ill. mem. advisory bd. law dept. Univ. of Ill. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn. Served in I.N.G., 1876-94; was col. and judge advocate 2d Regt. (resigned) ; col. and judge advocate Ill. Bri- gade U.R.K.P., 1889-1914; was lt. col. 17th Regt., 111. Vols., Spanish-Am. War. Democrat. Method- ist. Mason, Knight of Pythias. Club: South Shore. Recreations: hunting, fishing. Home: 5110 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 819 Ill. Central Station.

DREXMIT, William F., Chicago mgr. Keystone Watch Case Co .; b. Chicago, Aug. 7, 1872; s. Henry and Emma (Stuenkel) Drexmit; ed. pub. schs., Chi- cago, and business coll .; m. Rose M. Diener, of Chicago, Aug. 25, 1896; 2 children: Lillian, Ray- mond. Has been identified with the Keystone Watch Case Co., of Phila., ever since beginning of active career; mgr. at Chicago since July 1, 1911. Mem. Chicago Jewelers' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Westmoreland Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 5637 Glenwood Av. Office: 1003 Heyworth Bldg.

DREYER, Samuel, clothing mfr .; b. Chicago, Feb. 16, 1867; s. David and Catherine Dreyer; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and Met. Business Coll .; m. Grace Israel, of Cedar Falls, Ia., Dec. 31, 1907; 2 children: Robert Marx, Josephine Blanche. Served apprenticeship with local tailors for 5 yrs .; then became connected with Hart, Abt & Marx, later with Cahn, Wampold & Co .; entered wholesale mfg. on own account, 1902; assisted in organizing Alschuler, Dreyer & Co., 1906, inc., 1916, now pres. of company. Republican. Mason. Recreation: golf. Home: 6023 St. Lawrence Av. Office: 307 W. Van Buren St.

DREYFUS, Moise, president United States Crushed Stone Co .; b. Alsace, France, Oct. 20, 1861; early edn. in France and later at Gymnase Protes- tant and College, Belley, Strassburg; m. Carolyn Stern, of Chicago, Feb. 12, 1901; children: Emily Clara (deceased), Marie Louise, Philip S. Came to U.S., 1880, and settled in Cleveland, O., from which place removed to Chicago in 1898; established as iron and steel mcht., 1881, in which has since con- tinued; pres. Ohio Iron & Metal Co., Chicago, and branches in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Montreal and N.Y. City; pres. U.S. Crushed Stone Co. since 1913. Hon. mem. 1st Regt., I.N.G. Republican. Clubs: Standard, Builders', Lake Shore Country, Ravisloe Country; Criterion, Railway (New York). Recrea- tions: travel, golf. Home: 2914 Prairie Av. Office: 108 S. LaSalle St.

DRILL, Thomas Taylor, musician. (See vol. 1911.)

DRIVER, John Merritte, lecturer, writer; s. of James Ransom and Matilda Caroline Driver; B.Sc., Ill. Agrl. Coll., 1876; A.B., Boston Univ., 1884, S.T.B., 1885; (hon. A.M., Baker Univ., 1885; D.D., Rust Univ., 1893; Ph.D., Am. Univ., 1899; LL.D., Ill. Coll. of Law, 1909) ; m. Elsie Wiley, of Casey, Ill., 1899. Ordained M.E. ministry; pastor People's Ch., Chicago, 1902-7. Mem. Am. and Asiatic Archæol. socs. Author: Bible Temperance Hymns, 1879; Songs of the Soul, 1885; Samson and Shylock, 1892; Nepenthe, 1896; Purple Peaks Remote, 1905; Amer- icans All, 1911; Memories of Italy, 1915. Home: 1531 E. 61st St.

DROZDOWITZ, David, clothing mcht. (See vol. 1911.)

DRUECK, Charles John, M.D., surgeon; b. North Liberty, Ind., June 20, 1873; s. Gustavus Philip and Sarah Ann (Parsons) Drueck; ed. high schs., Chicago; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1896; m. Chicago, Oct. 22, 1902, Helen Mabel, d. of Capt. Nicholas Martin; 3 children: Margaret Sarah, Charles Martin, Helen Alice. Interne at Mercy Hosp. 18 months; was prof. physiology, Ill. Den- tal Sch. to 1901; gynecologist to Lakeside Hosp .; rectal surgeon to People's Hosp .; prof. proctology, Chicago Hosp. Coll. of Medicine, since 1916; rectal surgeon, Fort Dearborn Hosp., since 1916. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Reformed Epis- copalian. Home: 438 E. 46th St. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.

DRUMMOND, Alfred Cookman, clergyman; b. at Phila., Pa., July 24, 1875; s. Edmund Witmer and Emma (Jillard) Drummond; ed. Drexel Inst., Phila .; Bucknell Univ .; Crozer Theol. Sem .; Theol. Sem. of Ref. Episcopal Ch .; m. Iva Gertrude Par- ris, of Phila., Nov. 6, 1901; 1 son, Alfred Cookman, Jr. Ordained Bapt. ministry, 1906; pastor White- hall Ch., Phila., 1906-9, 1st Ch., Warren, Pa .. 1909- 12, 1st Ch., Oakmont, Pittsburgh, 1912-14, Western Av. Ch., Chicago, since Oct. 1. 1914. Teacher of ethics, Northern Bapt. Theol. Sem., Chicago. Home: 2142 Warren Av.

DRUMMOND, Finlay Mackay, china importer; b. Ballarat, Australia, Mar. 1, 1868 ; s. John and Annie (Mackay) Drummond; ed. Univ. of Edinburgh, Scotland, and in pvt. schs .; m. Mary Eva Holland, of Ithaca, N.Y., Sept. 3, 1912; 2 children: Finlay True, Donald Holland. Before coming to U.S., in 1892, was identified with the wool and frozen mut- ton industry in Australia: engaged as importer of china in Chicago since 1892; pres. The J. H. Stouf- fer Co. since 1913; sec. and treas. Utica Clay Min- ing and Transportation Co .; treas. Utica Fire Brick Co .: spl. representative of gov. of Ill. on Canal Commn .; addressed commercial bodies in Peoria,

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Ottawa and other cities as to importance of water- way from Chicago to the Gulf, also author of pam- phlets on same topic. Mem. Chicago Assn. Com- merce (ways and means com.), Chicago Jewelers' Assn., Art Inst. of Chicago. Served 3 yrs. in militia in Scotland. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner); mem. Red Cross of Constan- tine. Elk. Clubs: South Side Tennis; Circumnavi- gators' (New York). Has made two trips around the world. Recreations: fishing, hunting, tennis. Home: 6837 East End Av. Office: 3231 Calumet Av.

DRURY, Edwin, abstract-maker; Nov. 12, 1842- 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

DRURY, Frank Henderson, patent lawyer; b. at Worcester, Mass., Apr. 1, 1860; s. Ephraim L. and Maria (Henderson) Drury; B.S. in Civ. Engring., Worcester (Mass.) Poly. Inst., 1879; post-grad. course in State Normal Sch. of Mass .; LL.B., Chi- cago Law Sch., 1898; m. Jennie E. Andrews, 1884 (died 1896); m. 2d, Sarah E. Gloss, of Evanston, Ill., Dec. 24, 1898; children: Aldana A., Miner L., Mary H. Began as civil engr., Boston, 1879-80; in- spector of masonry, N.Y.&N.E.R.R., 1880; asst. to road-master, Providence & Worcester R.R., 1881-2; asst. roadmaster Ill. Midland (now Vandalia) R.R., 1883; prin. in pub. schs., Worcester, 1884; chief clerk in freight auditor's office, C.&N.W.Ry., 1885- 96; began practice of law, 1896; admitted to bar, 1898, and practices exclusively in federal courts, now making a specialty of patent and corpn. law. Mem. Chicago Patent Law Assn., Am. Assn. Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs. Republican. Methodist. Ma- son, Odd Fellow; mem. Modern Woodmen, National Union. Home: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 1610, 105 W. Monroe St., Chicago.

DRURY, Horace Greeley, real estate; b. Gage's Lake, Lake Co., Ill., Nov. 22, 1847; s. George Albert and Mary Elizabeth (Heald) Drury; ed. country sch., Gage's Lake, and in 1865-6 at Bryant & Strat- ton Business Coll., Chicago; m. Nov. 22, 1870, Jean- nette, d. George Stickney, of Nunda, McHenry Co., Ill .; children: Lillian May, George Edward, Clar- ence Howard, Marion, Adella, Florence Evangeline. In contracting and bldg. business, 1869-73, except about 12 months in 1870-71 at McHenry, Ill .; be- gan work for Carne & Drury in tax abstract busi- ness in 1873; acquired interest in the business in 1875; formed firm of Drury Bros. in real estate and tax abstract business, 1886; associated with real estate firm of Quinlan & Tyson since 1906. Repub- lican; mem. Sch. Bd. at Wilmette, 9 yrs., village trustee, 2 yrs., and pres. Village of Wilmette, 2 terms. Mem. S.A.R. Former regent Ouilmette Council, No. 1107, Royal Arcanum, and 5 times rep- resentative of Grand Council of Order. Christian Scientist. Home: 622 Central Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 40 N. Dearborn St., Chicago.

DRZYMALSKI, Paul, coal; b. Poland, Germany, Dec. 16, 1877; s. Andrew and Rose (Piotrowski) Drzymalski; brought to U.S., 1881; grad. St. Stan- islaus Sch., Chicago, 1890; Chicago Business Coll .; m. Susan, d. Thomas and Mary Schweda, May 29, 1907; 3 children: Raymond, Alvin, George. En- tered coal business at Division and Cherry Sts., Chicago, 1898; purchased the yard at 1360 W. North Av., 1900, and entered into partnership with A. P. Behnke, under title of A. P. Behnke & Co .; dissolved partnership, 1907, and incorporated un- der name of Polonia Coal Co., of which has since been pres. and treas .; dir. Home Bank & Trust Co. Dir. Chicago Coal Merchants' Assn., North West Side Commercial Assn. Republican. Mem. K.C., Catholic Order of Foresters, Polish Nat. Alliance, Roman Catholic Union. Home: 2124 Cortez St. Office: 1360 W. North Av.

DUBIA, Harry Amos, banker. (See vol. 1911.) DuBROCK, Hugo, shirt waist mfr .; b. on farm in Ill., Nov. 20, 1857; s. Charles J. and Elisabeth (Hoffman) DuBrock; ed. pub. schs .; m. Carlinville, Ill., June 20, 1892, Myrtle Masters; 2 children: Richard, Dorothy. Came to Chicago from farm at 14 and entered employ of Phelps, Dodge & Palmer, shoe mfrs., serving in various capacities; then con- ducted a dry goods store at Carlinville, Ill .; also mfg. shirt waists, located in Chicago, 1893; estab- lished DuBrock Mfg. Co., incorporated, 1904, as Hugo DuBrock & Co., of which is pres. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. Commerce, Garment Mfrs.' Assn. of

Chicago. Recreation: motoring. Home: 811 Wind- sor Av. Office: 219 W. Monroe St.

DUDDLESTON, George, merchant; July 30, 1851-Nov. 13, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

DUDLEY, Emelius Clark, M.D .; b. at Westfield, Mass., May 29, 1850; s. John Harmon and Marana P. (Mason) Dudley; descendant of William Dud- ley, Guilford, Conn., 1638; A.B., Dartmouth, 1873; M.D., L.I. Coll. Hosp., 1875; (hon. A.M., Ia. Coll., 1892); m. Anna M. Titcomb, of Winnetka, Ill., June 29, 1882; children: Katharine, Dorothy (Mrs. H. B. Harvey), Helen, Prescott, Caroline. Engaged in practice in Chicago since 1875; prof. gynecology, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., since 1882. Apptd. 1st lt. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., 1911. Mem. Chi- cago Bd. Edn., 1901-6. Fellow Am. Gynecol. Assn. (pres. 1904), British Gynecol. Soc., S.A.R. Repub- lican. Unitarian. Clubs: University, Huron Moun- tain, Wayfarers; Army and Navy (Washington, D.C.); Marquette (Marquette, Mich.). Author: Principles and Practice of Gynecology (5th edit.), 1908. Home: 1545 Astor St. Office: 122 S. Michi- gan Av.

DUDLEY, Frank Virgil, artist; b. Delavan, Wis .; s. James A. and Flora C. (Virgil) Dudley; ed. high sch., Delavan, Wis .; studied at Art Inst. of Chi- cago; m. Maida Lewis, of Chicago, May 21, 1913; 1 son, Paul B. Awarded Municipal Art League Prize, Chicago, 1907; Municipal Art League Purchase Prize, 1914; Butler Purchase Prize, 1915; repre- sented at Art Inst. of Chicago, Nicholas Senn High Sch., and Woman's Aid Soc., Chicago; St. Louis High Sch. collection; Los Angeles (Cal.) Country Club; Municipal collection of Owatonna, Minn .; Cedar Rapids (Ia.) Art Soc .; etc. Mem. Soc. West- ern Artists, Soc. of Wis. Painters and Sculptors, Artists' Guild, Chicago Soc. Artists, Chicago Water Color Club, The Arts Club. Home: 6356 Greenwood Av. Studio: 6224 Greenwood Av.

DUDLEY, Henry Walbridge, merchant; Mar. 28, 1840-Jan. 2, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)

DUDLEY, Lawrence Howard, fire insurance; b. Chicago, Sept. 10, 1880; s. late Henry Walbridge and Mary Walton (Darrow) Dudley; ed. Shattuck Mil. Sch., Faribault, Minn .; Lake Forest Acad .; Univ. of Colo. class of 1903; m. Edith Counselman, of Chicago, June 27, 1916. Entered office of Lyman, Otis & Co., ins., Chicago, 1903; was made mem. of firm of Lyman, Richie & Co., 1905; organized, 1913, firm of Purnell, Conover & Dudley, which was changed in 1915 to the Purnell-Dudley Co., general ins., of which is pres. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Ill. Soc. S.R. Clubs: Union League, South Side Tennis. Recreations: tennis, golf. Home: 5035 Greenwood Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.

DUDLEY, Raymond Carleton, railway supplies; b. Chicago, May 10, 1874; s. Henry Walbridge and Mary Eliza (Darrow) Dudley; ed. high sch .; Mor- gan Park Acad .; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1896; m. Lillian C. McCarthy, of Chicago, Dec. 2, 1903; 1 daughter, Lillian M. Vice pres. H. W. Dudley Co., importers of teas and coffees, 1896-1906; identified with ry. supply business since 1906; now pres. Chi- cago-Cleveland Car Roofing Co. Republican. Pres- byterian. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Midlothian Country. Recreations: golf, tennis, hunting, automobiling. Home: 4800 Kimbark Av. Office: 535 Railway Exchange Bldg.

DUFOUR, Frank Oliver, civil engr .; b. Washing- ton, Jan. 1, 1873; s. John Francis Ruter and Florida E. (Everett) Dufour; C.E., Lehigh Univ., Pa., 1896; m. Sarah Breisch, of S. Bethlehem, Pa., Sept. 2, 1901. Instr. civ. engring., Lehigh Univ., 1898-1902; prof. civ. engring., Univ. of Cincinnati, 1902-4; act- ing prof. bridge engring., Univ. of Wis., 1904-5; asst. prof. structural engring., Univ. of Ill., 1905- 13; prin. asst. engr. with D. A. Keefe, 1913; con- sulting engr., Athens, Pa., 1913-14; sr. structural engr., central dist. Div. of Valuation, Interstate Commerce Commn., Chicago, since 1914. Asso. mem. Am. Soc. C.E .; mem. Am. Ry. Engring. Assn., Soc. Promotion Engring. Edn., Ill. Soc. Engrs. and Surveyors, Sigma Xi, Theta Delta Chi, etc. Au- thor: Bridge Engineering, 1908; Roof Trusses, 1908; Structural Drafting, 1911. Contbr. to various tech. mags. Home: 6558 Minerva Av.

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DUGAN, A. G., fire underwriter; b. Louisville, Ky., Mar. 14, 1861; s. James W. and Mary J. (Gray) Dugan; ed. pub. schs. of Louisville and at Forrest Acad., Anchorage, Ky .; m. Mary Helen Gates, of Louisville, Ky., Apr. 25, 1899; children: Forrest, A. G., Jr., Hugh, Joseph. Began in the ins. busi- ness in gen. office of the Southern dept. of the Queen Ins. Co., Louisville, Ky., for 4 yrs .; then be- came spl. agent and adjuster for the Springfield Ins. Co. for Ky. and Tenn., and after that gen. agt. for same company at San Francisco, until 1894; returned to Louisville, 1894, engaging with the Hartford Fire Ins. Co. as spl. agent and adjuster, and in Oct., 1903, was made gen. agent, removing to Chicago as mem. of Cofran & Dugan, gen. agents for the western dept. of the company; succeeded Cofran & Dugan as gen. agent, Jan. 1, 1910; mem. firm Dugan & Carr. Mem. Chicago Assn. Com- merce. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Mid- Day, Hinsdale Golf, LaGrange Motor. Recreation: golf. Home: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

DUGGER, Jarrot Prator, mechanical engr .; b. Carlinville, Ill., Sept. 11, 1854; s. Samuel B. and Catherine Miller (Odell) Dugger; ed. pub. schs. and Blackburn Univ., Carlinville; m. Ida O. Town- send, of Kankakee, Ill., May 15, 1878 (died 1897) ; m. 2d, Mrs. M. G. Bullen, of Chicago, Apr. 9, 1908. Bookkeeper in St. Louis, Mo., 1874-7; mgr. for gas company at Kankakee, Ill., 1877-80; mech. engr. with the John Davis Co., 1880-9; Chicago mgr. for Henry R. Worthington Steam Pump Co., 1889; with Western Tube Co., Kewanee, Ill., 1890-1; sec. and dir. Kewanee Boiler Co. since 1892. Mem. Am. Soc. Heating and Ventilating Engrs. Mason (K.T.). Republican. Episcopalian. Club: Calumet Coun- try. Recreations: golf, hunting, fishing. Home: Homewood, Ill. Office: 328 W. Washington St., Chicago.

DUHA, Frank William, clergyman; b. Chicago, Apr. 28, 1871; s. Frank and Mary (Palma) Duha; ed. common schs., Wis. and Chicago; Christie and Walker's Acad .; student Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1888-9; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1890; m. Mar- garet, d. of John J. and Anna Vollertsen, of Chi- cago, Aug. 15, 1895; children: Ruth Elizabeth, Anna Vollertsen, Helen Mary, Margaret Stella. Clerk in office of Northern Assurance Co., 1885-9; admitted to Ill. bar, 1893, and practiced law 8 yrs .; ordained ministry M.E. Ch., 1904; pastor John Hus Bohemian Ch., Chicago, since Oct., 1901. Republic- an. Compiler: Bohemian Gospel Hymns, 1908. Home: 2542 S. Sawyer Av.

DULL, Raymond William, mechanical engr .; b. Newark, O., Apr. 29, 1874; s. Uriah and Orlinda (Ramey) Dull; attended Kan. State Agrl. Coll .; B.S., Univ. of Ill., 1897; m. Edna M. Pope, of Du Quoin, Ill., Jan. 17, 1901; 4 children: Raymond Lawrence, Florence, Claremont, John Richard. Was chief draftsman for Swift & Co. 21/2 yrs .; then es- timator Link Belt Co. 21% yrs .; chief engr. Kings- land, Kay, Cook Co., 1901, Stephens, Adamson & Co., 1902-7; mem. Raymond W. Dull & Co., 1907, and pres. The Raymond W. Dull Co. since incorpn., 1910. Introduced several patents in machinery. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs. Republican. Congregationalist. Recreations: mu- sic, tennis, motoring. Home: 133 6th Av., La Grange, Ill. Office: 111 W. Washington St., Chicago.

DUMBLE, William Henry, Chicago mgr. Dunlap & Co., hatters. (See vol. 1911.)

DUMONT, Henry, Chicago mgr. Pacific Coast Borax Co .; b. San Francisco, Cal., Mar. 17, 1878; s. Frederick and Jane (Dougal) Dumont; ed. pub. grammar and night business schs., San Francisco; m. Eleanor M. Larkin, of Alameda, Cal., Mar. 27, 1904; children: John Keats, Martha Jane. Began with Holt Bros. Co., carriage materials, San Fran- cisco, 1891-7; became identified with Pacific Coast Borax Co., 1897, with which has since remained, becoming cashier and chief accountant, 1901-2, sec. and Pacific Coast mgr., 1902-8, and mgr. Chi- cago office since Aug. 1, 1908. Rationalist. Clubs: Traffic, Advertising, LaGrange Country, Author: A Golden Fancy (poems), 1910; The Average Man (prose), 1910. Recreations: baseball, tennis, golf.

Home: 322 8th Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 2295 Lumber St., Chicago.

DUNAVAN, Louis William, M.D .; b. Jackson- ville, Ill., June 2, 1866; s. Jesse Monroe and Julia Ann (Self) Dunavan; B.S., Ill. Coll., Jacksonville, 1887; grad. Peoria Business Coll., 1888; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1892; m. 2d, Mrs. Elizabeth Margaret Wright, of Chicago, Apr. 17, 1916; 2 chil- dren (by first marriage): Stuart Julian, Blanche Louise (deceased). Interne, Mercy Hosp., Chicago, 1892-3; in pvt. practice since 1893. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Am. Acad. Medi- cine, Physicians' Club. Republican. Methodist. Maccabee. Home: 4142 Indiana Av. Office: 4653 Michigan Av.

DUNBAR, Arthur J., merchant; b. Cleveland, O., Apr. 8, 1860; s. George E. and Eliza (Reid) Dun- bar; ed. Western Reserve Univ., Hudson, O .; m. Chicago, Dec. 15, 1882, Carrie Zacher; 1 daughter, Cora Irene. Came to Chicago, Dec., 1880; worked at trade as wiredrawer until 1887, when estab- lished in present business as a retail dealer in hardware, furniture and gen. housefurnishing sup- plies. Republican; apptd., 1901, by Gov. Yates, a commr. from the State of Ill. to the S.C. Inter- State and West Indian Expn. Home: 1425 W. Gar- field Boul. Office: 1150 W. 69th St.

DUNBAR, Thomas, manager mech. dept. Pull- man Co. Removed to Arizona. (See vol. 1911.)

DUNCAN, John Alexander, wholesale paper; Sept. 22, 1852-July 6, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

DUNCAN, Joseph S., mfr .; b. nr. Pittsburgh, Pa., Apr. 5, 1858; s. Joseph S. and Mary E. (Guy) Dun- can; ed. pub. schs. of Allegheny Co., Pa .; m. Ade- laide V. Yockey, of Stafford, O., Feb. 9, 1888. En- gaged in business since 1881, formerly in Ia. and the Dakotas; came to Chicago 1893; entered manu- facture of addressographs 1893; pres. Addresso- graph Co. since 1896. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Mem. Art Inst. Chicago (life), Chicago Hist. Soc. Clubs: City, Union League, Chicago Automobile, Chicago Motor, Chi- cago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: motoring, travel. Home: 4418 Drexel Boul. Office: 901 W. Van Buren St.

DUNCAN, William Edward, M.D .; b. at North Clove, Dutchess Co., N.Y., Apr. 22, 1852; s. Daniel and Sarah E. (Brush) Duncan; grad. Wilbraham (Mass.) Acad., 1873; A.B., Wesleyan Univ., Middle- town, Conn., 1878, A.M., 1881; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1881; m. Mt. Carroll, Ill., June 8, 1887, Adelaide Courtney. Interne Cook Co. Hosp., 1881-2; since in gen. practice; med. examiner Aetna Life Ins. Co. since 1900. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Physicians' Club, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Republican. Methodist. Club: City. Home: 6058 Kimbark Av. Office: 111 W. Monroe. St.

DUNCAN-CLARK, Samuel John, editorial writ- er; b. Toronto, Can., Jan. 26, 1875; s. Samuel Clark and Keturah S. B. (Murray) Duncan; ed. Univ. of Toronto, 1898; m. Blanche Goldstone Hamilton, of Quebec, Can., Dec. 23, 1901. Pastor Christian Ch., Toronto, until 1903; editorial staff Louisville Her- ald, 1905-13, Chicago Evening Post since 1913. Progressive. Author: The Progressive Movement, 1913. Home: 808 Reba Parkway, Evanston, Ill. Office: Chicago Evening Post, Chicago.

DUNCOMBE, Herbert Sydney, lawyer. Removed to New York. (See vol. 1911.)

DUNHAM, Arthur, orchestral conductor: b. at Bloomington, Ill., Mar. 8, 1875; s. John B. and Min- nie (Hoyt) Dunham; ed. in Chicago and Paris, France; pupil of Eddy and Widor; m. Florence A. Fairchild, of Chicago, June 1, 1904; children: Ar- thur, Jr., Leonora. Organist and dir. of music. Sinai Congregation, since 1895; solo organist, St. Louis Expn., 1904; conductor Chicago Assn. of Commerce Glee Club, Lyric Glee Club, Milwaukee, at Edelweiss (Midway) Gardens, summer 1916, Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra. Fellow Am. Guild Organists. Republican. Club: Cliff Dwellers. Composer: Symphonic Fantasy, for organ and or- chestra, first performed by Theodore Thomas Or- chestra, Chicago, Nov. 12, 1909: Symphonic Idylle. Marpessa; also various other works for organ, and

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numerous anthems and songs. Home: 5806 Harper Avenue.

DUNHAM, Robert James, vice pres. Armour & Co .; b. Chicago, Mar. 12, 1876; s. James Sears and Mary E. (Brown) Dunham; grad. Harvard Univ., 1897; m. Ethel L. Richardson, of Chicago, Dec. 6, 1899; 4 children: Caryl, Robert J., Jr., Josephine, A. Phelps. Sec. Dunham Towing & Wrecking Co., 1897-1901; in vessel brokerage and marine ins. business, 1901-3; pres. Shipowners' Dry Dock Co., 1903-6; treas. Western Cold Storage Co., Jan .- July, 1907; entered employ Armour & Co., July, 1907, becoming asst. treas., Nov., 1909, now vice pres .; chmn. bd. of dirs. Kansas City Rys. Co .; pres. Sioux City Service Co., Union Stockyards Co. (Omaha, Neb.), Fort Worth (Tex.) Stockyards Co .; dir. Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank (Chicago), Continental & Commercial Trust & Sav- ings Bank, Stock Yards Nat. Bank (Ft. Worth), Stock Yards Nat. Bank (Omaha), C.,B.&Q.R.R.Co. Republican. Clubs: Mid-Day, Marquette, Onwent- sia, Harvard, Chicago, University, Old Elm, Saddle and Cycle, Casino (Chicago) ; Harvard (New York). Recreations: golf, motoring. Homes: 1521 N. State St., Chicago, and Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

DUNLAP, DeClermont, consulting engr .; b. in Cook Co., Ill., 1851; s. George and Almeda Dunlap; ed. pub. and high schs. and in Univ. of Ill., gradu- ating 1873; m. Chicago, Dec. 25, 1878, Stella Smith; children: Myrtle, Hazel, Gladys. After graduation, with the C.&N.W.Ry., C., M.&St.P.Ry., and U.P.R.R. for 15 yrs., as locating and constrn. engr. City engr. 3 yrs .; asst. chief engr. Chicago Drainage Chan- nel; engr. South Side Elevated R.R., Chicago, and chief engr. several short ry. lines; was city engr. of Rockford, Ill., and 1 yr. in Dept. of Pub. Works, Chicago. Apptd. asst. chief engr. Sanitary Dist. of Chicago, Apr. 13, 1892, and asst. supt. of constrn., June, 1893, and resigned, Jan., 1895; examinations, estimates, reports, plans, surveys made for invest- ors or others on steam and electric ry. lines; su- perintends drainage, irrigation, water power and constrn. work. Now pres. Dunlap Engring. Operat- ing Co., Elgin Belt Ry. Co., Elgin Terminal Ry. Co .; dir. and engr. Nat. Suspended Monorail Co., General Silica Co. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E. Home: 727 Laurel Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 820, 30 N. Michi- gan Av., 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 66

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