The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 69

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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ECKHART, Bernard Albert, mfr .; b. Alsace, France, 1852; s. Jacob and Eva (Root) Eckhart; arrived with parents in U.S., in infancy; grad. from a coll. at Milwaukee, 1868; m. Katie L. John-

ston, of Cincinnati, Dec. 25, 1874. Chicago rep. of Eagle Milling Co., Milwaukee, 1870-4; founded firm of Eckhart & Swan, which later became Eckhart & Swan Milling Co., of which was pres .; now pres. B. A. Eckhart Milling Co .; dir. Continental & Com- mercial Nat. Bank, Continental & Commercial Trust & Savings Bank, Northwestern Trust & Sav- ings Bank, Harris Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago Title & Trust Co. Mem. Ill. Senate, 35th and 36th Gen. Assemblies (1887-9); mem. bd. trustees Sani- tary Dist. of Chicago, 1891-1900 (pres. bd. 1896- 1900); pres. bd. West Chicago Park Commrs., 1905- 08; del. and chmn. Com. on Rules, Procedure and Gen. Plans Chicago Charter Conv., 1905. Assisted in organizing and officer 1st Regt. Ill. N.G .; a .- d .- c. with rank of col. on staff of Gov. Deneen, 1906-13. Republican. Dir. Chicago Bd. Trade, 1888-91; 1st pres. Millers' Nat. Federation, 1902-4; pres. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., 1903; vice pres. Nat. Council of Com- merce, 1908. U.S. del. Internat. Congress Edn., Vienna, 1910; trustee Lewis Inst. Tech .; mem. Ill. State R.R. and Warehouse Commn., 1907-13. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Onwentsia, Com- mercial (vice pres., 1912), Old Elm. Homes: Lake Forest, Ill., and 1530 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. Office: 1300-1332 Carroll Av.

ECKHART, John William, flour miller; b. West Bend, Wis., Nov. 20, 1855; s. Jacob and Eva (Root) Eckhart; ed. high sch., Viroqua, Wis .; m. Mary J. Buchanan, of Chicago, Aug. 12, 1884; children: Eunice (Mrs. O. T. Tuchbreiter, Chicago), Paul, John W., Jr., James and Mary. In flour milling business since Apr. 3, 1873; pres. of John W. Eck- hart & Co. Pres. Chicago Public Library Bd., 1900- 07; was mem. Bd. of Edn. several years and vice pres. 4 yrs. Democrat. Clubs: Illinois, Iroquois (ex-pres.), Chicago Athletic. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 1903 W. Monroe St. Office: 311 N. Carpenter St.

ECKHART, Percy Bernard, lawyer; b. Chicago, Jan. 20, 1877; s. Bernard A. and Katie L. (John- ston) Eckhart; grad. Brown Sch., Chicago, 1891, Chicago Manual Training Sch., 1894, Chicago Acad., 1895; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1899 (hon. mention) ; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1902; m. Char- lotte Briggs Capen, of Bloomington, Ill., June 6, 1903; 4 children: Eleanor, Charlotte Capen, Marion West, Elizabeth. Formed law partnership with Roy O. West, firm of West & Eckhart, 1902, chang- ing, 1903, to West, Eckhart & Taylor, and in 1910 to present style of West & Eckhart. Chicago atty. Western Union Telegraph Co. Lecturer on pub. service corpns. and law of damages, Univ. of Chicago Law Sch., 1903-15. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Law Club, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Delta Phi. Republican. Presbyte- rian. Clubs: Union League, Cliff Dwellers, Ex- moor Country, Kenilworth. Recreations: golf, mo- toring. Home: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg., Chicago.

ECKSTEIN, Henry Gottlieb, treasurer Rueck- heim Bros. & Eckstein; b. Chicago, Jan. 15, 1860; s. Charles and Julia Eckstein; ed. pvt. and pub. schs .; m. Apr. 19, 1883, Emily L. Wegner (died July 25, 1885) ; 1 daughter, Lillian B. (Mrs. W. W. Lampert); m. 2d, July 9, 1887, Louisa M. Rau; 2 children: Henry G., Jr., Myrtle L. (Mrs. Lester G. Baldwin). Began at age of 12, in employ of N. K. Fairbank Co .; in 1883 invented the Filter Press Steaming Process for the extraction of fats from Fuller's Earth; in 1885 was placed in charge of soap mfg. dept .; in 1888 became gen. asst. supt. of all manufactured products in Chicago factory; in 1891 invented the Eckstein Process for deodor- izing cotton seed oil, and in 1898 was made gen. supt. of the various mfg. depts. of Chicago, St. Louis and Canada factories; retired Oct., 1898, be- cause of ill health. In 1899 bought an active in- terest in firm of F. W. Rueckheim & Bro., makers of "Cracker Jack" and candies, shortly afterward incorporated as Rueckheim Bros. & Eckstein, of which has since been treas. Inventor of the Eck- stein "Triple Proof Package," a dust, germ and moisture proof paper package. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country, Diana Hunting and Fishing. Recreations: hunting, fishing, travel. Home: 5528 Everett Av. Office: 530 S. Peoria St.

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ECKSTEIN, Louis, merchant; b. Milwaukee,

Wis., Feb. 10, 1865; s. Samuel E. and Anna (Bloch) Eckstein; ed. pub. schs., Milwaukee; m. Elsie Snydacker, of Chicago, 1900. Was in ry. service with Wis. Central R.R. for 10 years, until entering firm of Stumer, Rosenthal & Eckstein, millinery; firm since changed into various corpns .; dir. Emporium-World Co., Am. Restaurant Co., Rector's and the Public Drug Co .; pres. and treas. Red Book Corpn., Blue Book Corpn., Story-Press Corpn., Buck & Rayner's, Buck & Rayner Branch, Consumers' Drug Co., Owl Drug Co .; one of the owners of the North American Bldg., and Metro- politan Bldg. Clubs: Standard, Lake Shore, Ravis- loe Country. Recreation: motoring. Home: 5105 Drexel Boul. Office: 1908 North American Bldg.

ECKSTEIN, William F., automobile mfr .; b. Galena, Ill., May 6, 1874; s. John and Mary (Moyle) Eckstein; ed. pub. schs. of Galena; m. Maude Kirkpatrick, of Chicago, Jan. 15, 1905. Be- gan in employ of Cunningham & Co., carriage mfrs., Chicago, 1891; became associated with the Chicago Coach & Carriage Co., 1895, which changed to automobile body making, 1902, also mfrs. auto tops, equipment, etc .; has been supt. same since 1909 and dir. since 1913. Methodist. Recreations: motoring, hunting. Home: 7737 S. Morgan St. Office: 1223 S. Michigan Av.

EDDY, Alfred Delavan, lawyer; b. Bellona, N.Y., June 3, 1846; s. of Rev. Alfred and Catherine H. (Wilcox) Eddy; removed to Ill., 1856; served 6 mos. in Co. D, 134th Ill. Inf., 1864; student Univ. of Chicago; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1879; m. Caroline H. Silvey, of Chicago, Oct. 7, 1869. In practice in Chicago since 1878; was gen. counsel in the northwest for Standard Oil Co. of Ind. many yrs. from 1889. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State bar assns. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Midlothian Golf. Home: 3836 Ellis Av.

EDDY, Arthur Jerome, lawyer; b. Flint, Mich., Nov. 5, 1859; s. Jerome and Ellen M. Eddy; studied law at Harvard; m. Lucy C. Orrell, of Flint, June 3, 1890; 1 son, Jerome Orrell. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1890, and since in practice at Chicago. Gold Dem- ocrat. Clubs: Chicago, Saddle and Cycle (Chi- cago); Valley Hunt (Pasadena, Cal.); Metropoli- tan, New York Athletic, Recess (New York); Los Angeles Athletic; The Tuna (Cal.). Author: The Law of Corporations, 1901; Two Thousand Miles in an Automobile; Delight, the Soul of Art; Recol- lections of James McNeill Whistler; Tales of a Small Town; Ganton & Co. (novel), 1908; The New Competition, 1912; The Warning (play) ; Cubists and Post-Impressionism, 1914. Home: 4152 Sheridan Rd., Chicago; also Pasadena, Cal. Office: 800 The Temple, Chicago.

EDDY, Charles Mortimer, secretary and treas. R. M. Eddy Foundry Co .; b. Chicago, May 6, 1878; s. of late Albert Marshall and Sarah A. (Emery) Eddy; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Mabel M. Car- penter, of Chicago, Dec. 18, 1900; children: Jean- ette M., Charles M., Jr. Was with the Dearborn Chemical Co. 10 yrs .; identified with R. M. Eddy Foundry Co. since 1906, of which is now sec. and treas .; also dir. Goss Printing Press Co., Makutch- an Roller Bearing Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Com- merce. Republican. Mason. Club: Chicago Ath- letic. Home: 5612 Kenmore Av. Office: 372 W. Grand Av.

EDDY, Clarence, organist. Removed to San Francisco, Cal. (See Who's Who in America.)

EDDY, George Day, foundryman; b. at Buffalo, N.Y., Aug. 18, 1849; s. Robert M. and Sarah M. (Quackenbush) Eddy; descendant early Colonial ancestry; ed. pub. schs., Bryant and Stratton Bus. Coll., Buffalo; came to Chicago with parents, 1865; m. 1871, Adaline Charbonneau, Chicago (died Dec. 31, 1881); 1 son, George Albert; m. 2d, Nov. 26, 1884, Mary V. Riley, Lake Geneva, Wis .; 2 daugh- ters: Alice Hazel (Mrs. John B. Utley), Harriet Ellen (Mrs. Harry E. Parker). Coming to Chicago, went to work in the Globe Foundry (established by father, 1865); was entrusted with the manage- ment for some time before his father's death, Feb. 23, 1884; became pres. of the R. M. Eddy Foundry

Co. upon its incorpn., 1885. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner) ; has held high offices in lodge, command- ery, consistory and temple. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Edgewater Golf. Recreations: golf, bowling, au- tomobiling. Home: 5852 Sheridan Rd. Office: 372 w. Grand Av.

EDDY, George Spencer, real estate; b. Brighton, Washington Co., Ia., June 16, 1844; s. Ebenezer Cheney and Margaret Ann (Gale) Eddy; ed. pub. schs., Buffalo, N.Y., Brighton, Ia., and Washing- ton Coll. (pvt. sch.); m. Harriet Lester Rigdon, of Chicago, Oct. 5, 1869; 1 son, Henry Cheney. En- listed in Co. E, 30th Ia. Vol. Inf., Aug., 1862, and advanced to q.m. sergt. of the regt .; mustered out June 5, 1865; held various positions until 1869; in banking business, 1869-82; real estate broker in Chicago since Nov. 1, 1882; mem. firm of H. G. Young & Co. until death of Mr. Young, and since in same business under own name. Treas., dir. Soldiers' Memorial Assn. Mem. Chicago Real Es- tate Bd. Republican. Universalist. Mem. G.A.R. Recreation: motoring. Home: 6811 Wentworth Av. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St.

EDDY, Henry Clay, insurance; b. Providence, R. I., May 9, 1848; ed. Highland Military Acad., Wor- cester, Mass. Entered employ of an ins. agency at Providence, R.I., at age of 16, and in 1867 became connected with the Home Ins. Co., of New York, as a clerk, continuing until 1871; spl. agent for Ger- man-Am. Ins. Co. and for Phenix Ins. Co., of New York, until 1883; became resident sec. at Chicago of the Commercial Union Assurance Co., of Lon- don, in 1883; pres. Underwriters' Laboratories since 1901, Underwriters' Western Salvage Co .; vice pres. Western Adjustment Co. Mem. Fire Un- derwriters' Assn. of the Northwest (pres., 1890- 91). Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country. Recreations: motoring and fishing. Home: 4225 Sheridan Rd. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.

EDDY, Spencer (Fayette), diplomatist; b. Chi- cago, June 18, 1874; s. Augustus and Abby Louise (Spencer) Eddy; A.B., Harvard, 1896; post-grad. studies univs. of Berlin and Heidelberg; m. at Paris, France, Lurline Elizabeth Spreckels, of San Francisco, Apr. 28, 1906. Pvt. sec. to late Hon. John Hay, while ambassador to Great Britain, 1897-8; clerk, Dept. of State, 1898-9; 3d sec. Am. Embassy, London, 1899; 2d sec., Paris, 1899-1901; 1st sec. Constantinople, 1901-3 (chargé d'affaires, 1 yr.), St. Petersburg, 1903-6 (chargé d'affaires, 1 yr.), Berlin, 1906-7; E.E. and M.P. to Argentine Re- public, 1908-9, to Roumania, Servia and Bulgaria, Jan .- Sept., 1909; resigned. Clubs: Chicago (Chi- cago); Metropolitan (Washington); Brook (New York). Address: Chicago Club.

EDELSON, Joseph H., lawyer; b. Odessa, Rus- sia, May 15, 1875; s. David and Anna (Shapiro) Edelson; came to U.S., 1892; ed. pub. schs., Chi- cago; LL.B., Ill. Coll. of Law, 1910; m. Sarah Trotsky, of Novogrudok, Russia, Apr. 3, 1898: children: Pearl, Mitchel, Beatrice, Myrtle, Clar- ence. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1910, and since prac- ticed in Chicago. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chi- cago Lawyers' Assn. Pres. Jewish Ednl. Alliance: mem. Progressive Order of the West. Club: Lawn- dale. Recreation: outdoor sports. Home: 1410 N. Hoyne Av. Office: 1009 Conway Bldg.

EDENS, William Grant, banking; b. Richmond, Wayne Co., Ind., Nov. 27, 1863; s. Hervey D. Wash- ington and Elsie Jane (Fought) Edens; attended pub. and dist. schs. of Lebanon, Ind., and Boone Co., Ind .; m. Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 9. 1896. Lillian Maud Bruner; 1 son, William Mckinley. Began at 14 as messenger boy for Western Union Telegraph Co .; mail carrier and asst. to station master of 1.C.&L.R. R., at Lebanon, 3 yrs .: consecutively frt. and pass. brakeman, train baggage man. express messenger, frt. and pass. conductor. 1850-7: vice grand master of national organization. Brother- hood of R.R. Trainmen, Oct., 1887-Jan., 1890; chief clk. and cashier at nat. headquarters, Galesburg. 111., until 1896; state organizer of the Ill. Rep. League, 1896, and in fall of same year, on staff of Rep. Nat. Com. under Chairman Marcus A. Hanna. with supervision of organization of railroad vot- ers; asst. gen. supt. of the free delivery system.

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Post Office Dept., 1897-1904; resigned June 30, 1904, to serve in same capacity as in 1896, in the national campaign; entered employ Central Trust Co. of Ill., Sept., 1905, as mgr. dept. new business; asst. sec. same since July, 1909. Apptd. mem. Bd. of Highway Advisers of Ill., July, 1917. Sec. of Group Four Ill. Bankers' Assn .; mem. Ill. Hist. Soc. K.P. (Grand Chancellor of Ill., 1903-4; mem. finance com. Supreme Lodge); hon. mem. of Nat. Assn. of Letter Carriers. Mem. Woodlawn Park M.E. Ch. Mem. of Ohio Society, Indiana Society. Clubs: Hamilton, Ill. Athletic. Is interested and active in the development of organized efforts to secure better legislation for the protection and care of the women and children of working people. Office: Central Trust Co., 125 W. Monroe St.

EDERHEIMER, Max, clothing; now deceased. (See vol. 1911.)

EDGAR, Maxwell, lawyer; June 5, 1871-Apr. 29, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)

EDGARTON, A. Lewis, rubber type. (See vol. 1911.)

EDGCOMB, Robert Franklin, flour merchant. (See vol. 1911.)

EDLER, Francis, merchant; b. Bielefeld, Ger- many, Dec. 15, 1859; s. Morris and Emily Vavasour (Sanford) Edler; ed. Gymnasium, Germany; lived in Belgium, Holland and France, 1879-83; m. Mar- garet Haefner, of Kansas City, Mo., May, 1898; 3 children: Alfred and Francis (twins), Florence. Came to U.S., 1883; has been engaged in mfg. and importing pipes and smokers' articles since 1889; pres. Francis Edler & Co. since 1893. Presbyte- rian. Home: 5429 Winthrop Av., Edgewater, Ill. Office: 123-125 N. Wabash Av., Chicago.

EDMONDS, Howard Owen, banker; b. Pottsville, Pa., Jan. 27, 1867; s. Howard and Elizabeth (Owen) Edmonds; ed. pub. schs .; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., Chicago, 1892; m. Mary Addison Sechler, of Moline, Ill., Oct. 3, 1894; 1 son, Thomas S. Reporter, Wash- ington Evening Star, 1886-8; came to Chicago; ad- mitted to bar, 1892; was sec. World's Columbian Expn .; at close of expn. became connected with the estate of Cyrus H. McCormick, continuing un- til 1896; vice pres. Northern Trust Co. since 1896; dir. D. M. Sechler Carriage Co. (Moline, Ill.). Asso. mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd. Progressive. Epis- copalian. Companion Mil. Order Loyal Legion. Clubs: Union League, Bankers', Indian Hill. Home: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: The Northern Trust Co., Chicago.

EDWARDS, Arthur Robin, M.D .; b. Chicago, June 26, 1867; s. Arthur (D.D.) and Caroline M. (Whitehead) Edwards; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1888, A.M., 1891; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll. (North- western Univ.), 1891; m. Rome, Italy, Susannah Taylor Harrison, of Troy, N.Y., Feb. 15, 1900. In- terne Cook Co. (Ill.) Hosp., 1891-2; prof. princi- ples and practice of medicine and clin. medicine and head of dept. since 1897, dean since 1906, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch. Attending phys. to Cook Co., Mercy, Michael Reese and St. Luke's hosps. Mem. Assn. Am. Physicians, A.M.A., etc. Club: University. Author: Principles and Practice of Medicine. Home: 4824 Kimbark Av. Office: 104 S. Michigan Av.

EDWARDS, Charles, lithographer; July 6, 1846- Sept. 23, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)

EDWARDS, Eugene Phelps, shoes. (See vol. 1911.)

EDWARDS, Fred W., grain commn. merchant; died Nov. 24, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)

EDWARDS, James Augustus, grain merchant; deceased. (See vol. 1911.)

EDWARDS, Jesse, motorcycles, etc .; b. McMinn- ville, Tenn., Mar. 8, 1862; s. David and Lavinia (Colville) Edwards; ed. pub. schs., McMinnville; U.S. Mil. Acad., 1883-7; m. Lotta Julia Eaton, of Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 11, 1888; children: Lotta Lavinia, Amelia Beatrice (Mrs. Maurice Tassau- court, of Paris, France). In employ of Gregory, the grocer, Kansas City, 1890-1907; mgr. Henry Horner & Co., wholesale grocer, Chicago, 1907-8; in elec. business as Birtman, English & Edwards, 1909; pres. Edwards-Crist Mfg. Co., since 1910;

also pres. Hendee Mfg. Co. of Ill., Indian Motor- cycle Guaranty Co. Democrat. Recreation: fish- ing. Home: 5124 Michigan Av. Office: 1255 Michi- gan Av.

EDWARDS, John Herbert, clergyman; b. New London, Oneida Co., N.Y., July 24, 1854; s. Ger- shom and Emeline White (Ingalls) Edwards; grad. Dixon (Ill.) High Sch., 1873; Ph.B., Univ. of Mich., 1878; B.D., General Theol. Sem., 1882; m. Ottawa, Ill., Jan. 7, 1890, Susan Bushnell; children: Wil- liam Bushnell, Herbert Bushnell. Deacon, June 4, 1882, priest, Sept. 25, 1883, P.E. Ch .; in charge of missions at Rochelle and DeKalb, Ill., 1882-4, at Maywood and Elmhurst, Ill., 1884-7; rector Christ Ch., Ottawa, Ill., 1887-95, Ch. of Our Savior, Chi- cago, 1895-1912, Ch. of the Holy Spirit, Lake For- est, since 1912. Pres. Standing Com .; rural dean Chicago Deanery. Home: Lake Forest, Il1.

EDWARDS, Kenneth Paine, grain and provi- sions; b. Chicago, Mar. 9, 1886; s. James Augustus and Minnie (Paine) Edwards; ed. pub. schs., Chi- cago; Hill Sch., Pottstown, Pa., 2 yrs .; m. Cora A. Bohlen, of Indianapolis, Ind., Apr. 21, 1917. Be- gan in employ of wholesale dept. of Marshall Field & Co., 1906, continuing 2 yrs .; became partner, 1908, of J. A. Edwards & Co. (established by fa- ther, 1875); now sole propr. of business. Mem. of Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Midlothian Country. Recreations: golf, shooting. Home: 2614 Lake View Av. Office: 333-334 Postal Telegraph Bldg.

EDWARDS, Morgan Frederick, publisher and advertising. (See vol. 1911.)

EDWARDS, Sherman Thayer, grain and feed; b. N. Fairfield, Huron Co., O., Aug. 27, 1865; s. Sher- man Wright and Julia H. (Thayer) Edwards; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Chicago, May 24, 1892, Lucy Shaw; children: Daphne M., Sherman Wal- den. Became interested with father in grain busi- ness, 1884, under the name of S. W. Edwards & Son, and continued with him until his death, Jan. 2, 1893; Edward J. Loomis and Fred W. Edwards were admitted to membership, 1894, title continu- ing as before; firm incorporated, 1907, as Edwards & Loomis Co., of which was pres .; business con- solidated with Kasota Elevator Co. and Hales Ele- vator Co., Jan. 1, 1916, under name of Hales & Edwards Co., of which is vice pres. Dir. Am. Feed Mgrs,' Assn .; mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Pres- byterian. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Union League, Glen Oak Country. Home: 163 N. Euclid Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 327 S. LaSalle St., Chi- cago.

EDWARDS, William Sprague, gas fixtures. (See vol. 1911.)

EGAN, Charles Wiley, commn. merchant. (See vol. 1911.)

EGAN, Claude R., banker; b. Rome, N.Y., Dec. 11, 1878; s. Joseph C. and Ella (Mallery) Egan; ed. pub. schs .; LL.B., John Marshall Law Sch., Chi- cago, 1894; m. Bessie Tilford Christian, of Chi- cago, Apr. 13, 1902. Sec. and trust officer The Pull- man Trust & Savings Bank since 1894; also dir. and sec. Pullman Emergency Hosp .; dir. Roseland Safe Deposit Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Ma- son (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Kenwood, Pull- man. Address: 11041 South Park Av.

EGAN, Dennis J .; b. Chicago, Apr. 2, 1873; s. of Dennis and Bridget Egan; ed. parochial and pub. schs .; m. Sophia Roppe, of Chicago, Oct. 21, 1915. Mem. Ill. Ho. of Rep., 44th and 45th Gen. Assem- blies; mem. Chicago Library Bd., 1894-6; alder- man 9th Ward, 1907-13; candidate for Dem. nom- ination for coroner of Cook Co., 1912, and for mem. Bd. Assessors, 1914; clk. Bd. Election Com- mrs. since Dec. 7, 1914. Catholic. Home: 654 W. 18th St. Office: 308 City Hall.

EGAN, James J., architect. (See vol. 1911.)

EGAN, William Constantine, retired merchant; b. N.Y. City, Apr. 1, 1841 (family returning from Europe); s. William Bradshaw (M.D.) and Eme- line (Mabbet) Egan; father settled at Chicago, 1835, and built the second house erected west of Canal St .; ed. high school, Chicago; m. Sarah O. Chandler, of Chicago, Jan. 9, 1878; children: Evva Rockwell (Mrs. Sewall Truax), William Bradshaw

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(of R. E. Wilsey & Co., stock brokers, Chicago), Henry Chandler (nat. and western golf champion, now of Medford, Ore.). In mercantile business, Chicago, 1865-91; retired as mem. of firm of Henry H. Shufeldt & Co. Has served as park commr. of Highland Park ever since its organization (pres. 4 yrs., declining reëlection). Interested in paleon- tology; discovered several new crinoids, viz .: Pe- riechocrinus Egani, Thysanocrinus Egani, Eu- calyptocrinus Egani, and a trilobite, Aspidaspis Egani; presented a large collection of specimens to the Chicago Acad. of Science; Prof. Ashe named a new hawthorn Crataegus Egani; a climbing rose raised at the Arnsloe Arboretum is named W. C. Egan; a hardy garden phlox is named W. C. Egan; a chrysanthemum has been named after Mrs. W. C. Egan and a canna called "Egandale"; the Egan homestead, one of the best-known country places in America. Dir. Chicago Acad. of Science 15 yrs .; dir. Humane Soc .; ex-sec. Horticulture Soc. of Chicago. Republican. Episcopalian. Hon. mem. of Garden Club of Ill., Highland Park Garden Club, Lake Forest Gardeners Club. Author: Making a Garden of Perennials, 1912. Contbr. to Country Life in America, Gardening, The Garden, House and Garden, etc .; also to H. Bailey's Standard Cy- clopedia of Horticulture. Home: "Egandale," High- land Park, Ill.

EGGERS, George William, acting director Art Inst. of Chicago; b. Dunkirk, N.Y., Jan. 31, 1883; s. George A. H. and Josephine (Smith) Eggers; ed. grammar and high schs., Dunkirk; Pratt Inst., of Brooklyn, N.Y .; European travel; m. Cornelia Bingham, of Chicago, Apr. 24, 1909. Instr. Pratt Inst .; head of art dept., Chicago Normal Coll., 1906-16; acting dir. Art Inst. of Chicago, 1916, 17. Instr. and lecturer Chautauqua (N.Y.) Instn., sev- eral years. Pres. art sect. N.E.A., 1907-8. Club: Cliff Dwellers. Home: 428 Normal Parkway. Ad- dress: Art Institute of Chicago.

EGGERT, Archibald Eastman, card index and filing systems. Removed to Detroit. (See vol. 1911.)

EHLE, Louis Carl, lawyer; b. Fort Plain, N.Y., Sept. 18, 1868; s. Peter and Anna (Dockstader) Ehle; B.L., Cornell Univ., 1890; LL.B., North- western Law Sch., 1893; m. Mabel Robbins, of Chi- eago, Oct. 17, 1894; 2 daughters: Katharine and Carlene. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1893; began practice in 1894 in firm of Strong, Struckmann & Ehle, and later firm became Strong, Struckmann, Ehle & Mil- sted, continuing until 1901; practiced alone since 1901. Clubs: Law, Kenwood. Home: 1360 E. 49th St. Office: 811 Harris Trust Bldg.

EHLERS, Albert J., leather merchant; b. Chi- cago, Dec. 12, 1869; s. Adolph and Henrietta (Wal- litz) Ehlers; ed. pub. schs. of Cary Station, Ill., Hortonville, Wis., and Chicago; night sch. of Bry- ant and Stratton Business Coll .; m. Clara Schur, of Kankakee, Ill., June 11, 1901; children: Arthur Clarence, Eunice Dorothea. Left school at 14; worked for State St. store, 31/2 yrs .; in employ of Joseph B. Lapham, leather, 1886-97; joined in or- ganization, 1897, and became mem. of the Thomp- son, Ehlers Co., leather and findings, of which is now pres. and treas .; dir. Logan Square Trust & Savings Bank. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Chicago Assn. of Credit Men. Scoutmaster Troop I, 39th Corps, Northwest Side. Lutheran. Mason (K.T., Shriner); mem. Royal Arcanum. Recrea- tions: traveling, golf. Home: 2745 Logan Boul. Office: 321 W. Lake St.

EIDMANN, Henry Frederick, banker; b. at St. Louis, Dec. 11, 1862; s. Adam and Louise (Kloster- man) Eidmann; ed. pub. and pvt. schs. and at Elm- hurst (Ill.) Coll .; m. Hebron, N.D., 1887, Emma M. Schill; children: Herbert W., Esther B. Resided in N.Dak. 3 yrs. and was a county commr. of Mor- ton Co. there; removed to Chicago, 1888, and has since been actively engaged in real estate and banking; pres. Halsted Street State Bank. Repub- lican. Alderman from 31st Ward, 1899, 32d Ward in 1905; trustee Sanitary Dist. of Chicago, 1905-10. Vice pres. and dir. Englewood Hosp. Clubs: Ham- ilton, Beverly Country. Recreations: travel, golf. Home: 6735 Union Av. Offices: Chamber of Com- merce, and 6910 S. Halsted St.

EIGER, Emil, hats; b. Posen, Germany, Oct. 27, 1866; s. Leon and Sarah Eiger; ed. high sch. in Germany; m. New York, June 21, 1896, Tonie Rob- bins. Came to U.S., 1891, and to Chicago, 1893; started, 1894, as a mfr. of straw and felt hats, and 2 yrs. later was joined by his brothers, Jo- seph and Oscar S., forming the present firm of Eiger & Bros. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Club: Ill. Athletic. Home: 5006 Grand Boul. Office: 1249 Wabash Av.

EIGER, Joseph, hats. (See vol. 1911.)

EIGER, Oscar S., hats. (See vol. 1911.)

EIKER, Charles F., fireproofing contractor; Nov. 16, 1860-June 7, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)

EISELEN, Frederick Carl, college prof .; b. Mun- delsheim, Germany, Nov. 25, 1872; s. Christian and Elizabeth (Veigel) Eiselen; prep. edn. Gymnasium, Landsberg, Germany; A.M., New York Univ., 1899; B.D., Drew Theol. Sem., 1900; student Univ. of Pa., 1901-2; Ph.D., Columbia, 1907; Univ. of Berlin, 1908; (D.D., Cornell Coll., Ia., 1906); m. Lillian R. Robinson, of Copenhagen, N.Y., Oct. 23, 1901. Prof. Semitic langs., Garrett Bibl. Inst., since 1902. Methodist. Mem. Deutsche Morgenlaendische Ge- sellschaft, Deutsche Orient Gesellschaft, Deutscher Palaestina Verein, Vorderasiatische Gesellschaft, Am. Oriental Soc., Religious Edn. Assn., Soc. Bibl. Lit. and Exegesis, Chicago Soc. of Bibl. Research, Lesson Com. Internat. S.S. Assn., Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Westmoreland Country, University of Evanston. Author of several books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: 2340 Orrington Av., Evanston, Il1.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 69

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