The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 72

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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EMRICK, Mortimer E., surgeon; b. at Chicago, Sept. 17, 1879; s. George Monroe and Naomi (Hile- man) Emrick; ed. grammar and high schs., Chi- cago; Colorado State Sch. of Mines, Golden: Univ. of Chicago; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1904; unmarried. Asst. Chicago Lying-in Hosp., 1904; interne Augustana Hosp., 1905; asst. surgeon Washington Park Hosp., 1906; pres. staff Vesta Circle Hosp., 1913-14; mem. surg. staff Lakeside Hosp .; surgeon for Univ. of Chicago, London & Lancashire Ins. Co. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. . Soc., Ill. State Surg. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. (coun- cilor, and chmn. contract practice com.), Chicago Acad. Surgery (sec.), Alpha Kappa Kappa. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Club: Mystic Athletic (a founder). Home: 5700 Kimbark Av. Office: 22 E. Washington St.

ENGALITCHEFF, Nicholas Wladimirowitch, Prince, Imperial Russian vice-consul. Removed to Paris, France. (See vol. 1911.)

ENGDAHL, John Louis, editor: b. Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 11, 1884; s. Lars J. and Louisa Eng- dahl; student Univ. of Minn., 1903-7; m. Pauline Grace Levitin, of Chicago, June 27, 1914. Served as city editor and telegraph editor, Minneapolis Daily News, editor Chicago Daily Socialist, mng. editor Chicago Daily World and labor editor and field corr. Milwaukee Leader; editor, The American Socialist (official publ. Socialist Party) since 1914. Del. Internat. Socialist Congress, Copenhagen, Den- mark, 1910. Author: Saving the Nation's Bread; The Trade Unions and the Social Crisis. Home: 1400 N. Kedzie Av. Office: 803 W. Madison St.

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ENGEL, Edward J., railway official; b. Havana, O., July 28, 1874; ed. pub. schs. and business coll., Sandusky, O .; m. Nellie E. Grover, of South Mil- waukee, Wis., July 1, 1902 (died 1905); 1 son; m. 2d, Louisa C. DeCew, Apr. 3, 1912. With A.,T.& S.F.Ry. since Mar. 23, 1899; successively stenog- rapher in purchasing dept. until Nov. 29, 1900, ste- nographer to pres., 1900-3, chief clk. president's office, 1903-10, asst. to pres. since Sept. 1, 1910. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Chicago Traffic, Olympia Fields Country, Windsor Golf. Home: 6646 Woodlawn Av. Office: 1015, 80 E. Jackson Boul.

ENGELHARD, Benjamin Max, diamond and pearl mcht .; b. Westerly, R.I., Apr. 22, 1868; s. of Abraham and Nannie (Ullman) Engelhard; ed. pub. schs. and Coll. of City of New York; m. Chi- cago, Feb. 15, 1893, Minnie Silverstein; 1 son, Al- fred Benjamin. Since 1886 in diamond business, beginning as a salesman, and is regarded as an ex- pert on pearls and diamonds; mem. E. Karelson Co., 1890-1904; now representing Henry Boden- heimer & Co., and Wormser & Mayers, diamond and pearl mchts. of New York. Republican. Vice pres. Temple Sholom, Chicago. Club: Buena Shore (sec.). Home: 2636 Lake View Av. Office: 31 N. State St.

ENGELHARD, George P., publisher; b. Brook- lyn, N.Y., Jan. 29, 1854; s. George M. and Sophia L. Engelhard; moved with parents to Wis., 1857; ed. pub. schs .; m. Lexington, Ill., 1883, Caroline S. Scrogin; children: Dorothy L., George, Margaret. Learned printing business; removed to Chicago, 1875, and became a printer, later reporting and edi- torial work; became mgr. of the Mercantile Re- view; established, 1879, firm of G. P. Engelhard & Co., publishers of periodicals and books. Del. Rep. Nat. Conv., St. Louis, 1896; chmn. Citizens Cam- paign Com., which led to the final defeat of the Humphrey street ry. bills in the legislature of 1897; Rep. candidate for Ill. Senate against John Humphrey in 1898. Ex-pres. Civic Federation of Evanston. Clubs: Trade Press, Press, Drug Trade. Recreations: traveling, fishing. Home: 524 Sheridan Sq., Evanston, Ill. Office: 538 S. Clark St., Chicago.

ENGELHARD, Paul R., fire insurance; b. Er- furt, Germany, Oct. 2, 1866; s. Bruno G. and Au- gusta (Schmidt) Engelhard; ed. in pvt. and pub. schs .; m. Hulda Dalmar, of Chicago, June 21, 1892; children: Hope (Mrs. A. M. Branum), Clotilde, Willard, Muriel, Eugene, Blanche. Came to Amer- ica, 1870; mfr. chocolates, 1886-8; employed by the Crane Co. in various capacities for 18 yrs., in Chicago, Salt Lake City and Kansas City; mem. firm of H. Dalmar & Co., insurance, since 1906. Recreation: gardening. Home: Hollywood, Ill. Of- fice: 1425 Insurance Exchange, Chicago.

ENGELSMANN, Franz, sculptor. (See vol.

1911.)

ENGLE, Augustus, retired mfr .; b. Province of Alsace, France, Aug. 1, 1841; s. Daniel and Caro- line (Krieger) Engle; ed. local schs. of birthplace; served apprenticeship in tanning trade; came to U.S., 1859; m. Dec. 18, 1869, Charlotte, d. John D. Vette, of Ottawa, Ill .; 1 son, Walter. Worked in leather trade at Boston, 1859-60; came west 1860, settling at Ottawa, Ill., where was employed by his brother, Edward, and William Quirin, who were in leather business there as William Quirin & Co .; when that firm dissolved, 1862, went with Mr. Quirin to Boston and was supt. of his leather mfg. business until 1866; came to Chicago and was supt. of Bristol & Engle (in which his brother was part- ner) until 1868; then partner with his brother un- til 1880; after that retired for a time, later becom- ing interested in corpn. of Grey, Clarke & Engle, of which was vice pres. until 1906, when company dissolved. Club: Germania. Recreations: walking, reading. Home: 1444 N. State Parkway.

ENGLISH, William John, lawyer; b. Kenosha, Wis., May 16, 1845; s. John and Elizabeth (Hill) English; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1867, A.M., LL.B., 1869; m. Clara Sutro, of San Francisco, Dec. 25, 1898. Admitted to bar, 1869; asst. to J. M. Walker, counsel for C.,B.&Q., M.C. and other rys., 1869-71; then partner with Judge Thomas A. Moran until latter's election as circuit judge in 1879; later of Hynes, English & Dunne, and of English & Heffer-

an; now practicing alone. Has been atty. for Hi- bernian Bank, Catholic Bishop of Chicago, Chicago City Ry. Co., Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co., Chi- cago Sch. Bd., etc. Was election commr. 3 yrs., during which time the Australian ballot was intro- duced; mem. sch. bd. many terms, beginning 1874; was later candidate for circuit judge. Democrat. Mem. and ex-pres. Chicago Bar Assn. Club: Chi- cago Athletic. Recreations: comparative etymol- ogy, inventions. Residence: Gladstone Hotel.

ENNIS, Callistus Sexton, real estate; b. at Chi- cago; s. James and Mary A. (Sexton) Ennis; ed. high sch., Chicago; m. Clara F. Ceperly, of Chi- cago, Mar. 11, 1890; children: Callistus James, Es- ther Frances, Paul. Studied law; engaged in com- mercial pursuits until 1890; in 1890 became asso- ciated with Dunlap Smith in the real estate busi- ness, and continued in that business and firm until the death of Dunlap Smith, when, in 1902, he be- came a partner in the firm of George W. Cobb & Co., and later head of Callistus S. Ennis & Co., real estate investments and mortgages. Democrat. Served 5 yrs. in 1st Regt., I.N.G .; afterward mem. for several years, Veteran Corps, 1st Regt. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd. (pres., 1914), Chicago Assn. Commerce. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recrea- tions: golf, swimming. Home: 1437 Pratt Av., Rogers Park. Office: 79 W. Monroe St.

ENWALL, Hasse Octavius, clergyman. Removed to Geneva, Ill. (See vol. 1911.)

EPPSTEIN, Aaron Rudolph, lawyer; b. Cham- paign, Ill., Dec. 30, 1878; s. Rudolph M. and Irene (Beidler) Eppstein; matriculated Univ. of Chicago about 1901; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1905; un- married. Admitted to bar, 1904, and since engaged in practice; asst. city atty., May 1, 1907-Nov. 1, 1910. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Mem. I.O.O.F., Royal League, Delta Chi. Club: Hamil- ton. Home: 4315 Greenwood Av. Office: 111 W. Washington St.

EPSTEIN, Hugo, provision mcht. (See vol. 1911.) EPSTEIN, Max, freight transportation official; b. in Germany, Feb. 6, 1875; s. Morris and Caecilia (Wertheimer) Epstein; ed. New York City pub. schs. and Coll. of City of New York. Was former- ly a mem. of the Chicago Bd. of Trade; pres. Ger- man-Am. Car Lines, and of its successor, General Am. Tank Car Corpn., since 1901. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe, Ill. Athletic. Home: 5329 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 111 W. Monroe St.

ERBY, William, president of Erby Carriage & Wagon Co. (See vol. 1911.)

ERICKSON, Alfred Olney, lawyer; b. Scandina- via, Wis., Feb. 25, 1870; s. Ingebret and Ingeborg (Solvrud) Erickson; ed. village sch., Scandinavia; stenographic and commercial course, Valparaiso, Ind., 1893; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1899; for- ensics and debating, Chicago Conservatory (eve- nings), 1906-7; m. Louise H. Gentz, of Shawano Co., Wis., June 10, 1899; 1 son, Herbert Olney. Ap- ptd. trial lawyer, City of Chicago, by E. J. Brun- dage, to recover damages from ry. cos. and others for reimbursement of damages sustained by city through their negligence; originator of "Action Over" dept. by which the city has recovered many thousands of dollars from corpns. and others; ap- ptd. by Mayor William Hale Thompson atty. for Dept. of Track Elevation, City of Chicago, 1915. Mem. Am. and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Lutheran. Mem. Wis. Soc. of Chicago, Loyal Order of Moose. Mason (32º, Shriner). Clubs: Hamilton, Chicago Equestrian Assn. Recreations: automobil- ing, horseback riding, swimming. Home: 653 Wel- lington Av. Office: City Hall.

ERICKSON, Edward Arthur, banker; Jan. 23, 1860-July 22, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)

ERICKSON, O. Gordon; musical educator; b. at Pontiac, Ill., Feb. 8, 1884; s. O. A. and Julia (Kleng- son) Erickson; student Univ. of Chicago, 1906-9; pupil of Bernard Ziehn, of Chicago, and Hugo Kaun, of Berlin, Germany; m. Edna Pool, of Ash- land, Wis., Oct. 17, 1911. Teacher of singing in Chicago since 1909; condr. Philharmonic Choral Soc. and Sunday Evening Club Choir; dir. of music, Oak Park and River Forest High Sch. Recrea- tions: tennis, fishing. Home: 3621 Pine Grove Av. Studio: Lyon & Healy Bldg.

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ERICSON, John Ernst, engineer; b. Stockholm Co., Sweden, Oct. 21, 1858; s. Andrew and Sophia (Lind) Ericson; C.E., Royal Poly. Inst., Stockholm, 1880; m. Inez Malmgren, of Chicago, July 11, 1888 (died 1893); 1 daughter, Mildred Inez (Mrs. Ralph H. Quinlan) ; m. 2d, Esther Malmgren, of Chicago, June 30, 1896. Bridge constr. in Stockholm, 1880- 81; came to U.S., 1881; resident engr., T.,C.&St.L. (Clover Leaf) R.R. until Apr., 1882; designer Hop- kins & Co., bridge builders, St. Louis, summer of 1882; on U.S. Govt. canal surveys (Ill. and Miss. Canal) until summer of 1883; draftsman, City Hall, Chicago, 1884-6; asst. engr., 1886-9, asst. chief engr., designing $2,000,000 water works for Seattle, Wash., 1889-90; asst. engr., Sanitary Dist. of Chi- cago, 1890-2; asst. engr., tunnel work, etc., City of Chicago, 1892-3; first asst. city engr., 1893-7, city engr. since July 6, 1897. Consulting engr. for wa- ter works, etc., in various cities; mem. Bd. Local Improvements, Chicago, July 1, 1903-Apr. 12, 1904, having leave of absence as city engr .; chmn. Chi- cago Subway and Harbor Commn., 1911-14. Deco- rated, Royal Order of Vasa, Sweden, 1909. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs., Am. Water Works Assn., Swedish Engrs. Soc. of Chicago. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Swedish. Home: 848 Lakeside Pl. Office: City Hall.

ERICSON, Otto Christian, merchant; b. Faaberg, Norway, Aug. 29, 1852; s. Christen and Olea (Ols- datter) Erichsen; grad. grammar and high schs., Hamar, Norway; came to Chicago, 1868; m. Eda Louise Johnson, of Chicago, May 25, 1876; chil- dren: Grace Olivia, Elmer O., Norman W., Chester F., Willard E., Melvin B., Ruth D., Edith M. En- tered employ of C. Jevne, grocer, as cashier and bookkeeper, 1868; became mgr., 1880, and partner in firm of C. Jevne & Co., 1887-1904; bought it out Apr. 30, 1904, and inc. the business May 1, 1904, as C. Jevne & Co., of which he was pres. until 1916, when retired. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Re- publican. Mem. First Congl. Ch., Evanston, Ill. Clubs: Union League, Press (life). Recreations: literature, fishing. Home: 823 Michigan Av., Ev- anston, Ill.

ERICSSON, Henry, general contractor; b. Torp, Moheda, Sweden, Aug. 3, 1861; s. Carl and Martha (Nilson) Ericsson; ed. colls., in Vexio and Nykop- ing, Sweden; Stockholm Tech. Sch .; m. Lena M. Johnson, of Moheda, May 8, 1886; 7 children: Wal- ter Henry, Florence Winnifred (Mrs. F. V. Pra- ther), Clarence Einar, Martha Marguerite, Hazel Harriet, Dewey, Virginia Corina Ingeborg. Came to U.S., 1881; commr. of bldgs., Chicago, 1911-15; dir. Sheridan Trust & Savings Bank, Union Bank of Chicago; pres. Henry Ericsson Co. since 1908. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs., Swedish Engineers' Soc., Builders' Assn., Masons and Builders' Assn., Builders' Club. Democrat. Methodist. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Mystic Athletic. Recreations: fishing, hunting, motoring. Home: 534 Surf St. Office: 139 N. Clark St.

ERICSSON, Walter H., building contractor; b. Chicago, Feb. 22, 1887; s. Henry and Lena (John- son) Ericsson; ed. Crane Tech. Sch .; studied archi- tecture at Armour Inst. Tech .; unmarried. Has been identified since beginning of active career with Henry Ericsson Co., gen. bldg. contractors, founded by father in 1882; pres. of the company since 1911. Methodist. Mason (32°, Shriner). Club: South Shore Country. Home: 534 Surf St. Office: 139 N. Clark St.

ERNST, Charles Emil, brewer. (See vol. 1911.) ERNST, Leo, brewer; b. Baden, Germany, Nov. 6, 1853; s. Matthias and Victoria (Huck) Ernst; ed. pub. schs. in Germany, then came to Chicago and finished edn. in Dyrenforth's Business Coll .; m. Chicago, July 12, 1893, Louise C. Furst; children: Norman, Hilmar, Wainwright, Matthew. Clerk in bank of Henry Greenebaum about 3 yrs .; then bookkeeper in brewery of Bartholomae & Leicht, remaining 8 yrs. and learning the brewing busi- ness; foreman in a brewery at Phila., 1882-4; re- turned to Chicago, 1884, and joined brothers, Charles E. and Otto, in organizing the Ernst Bros. Brewing Co., of which was pres. until 1890; since 1896 pres. Independent Brewing Assn. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Clubs: Un-

ion League, Germania. Home: 2340 Lincoln Park West. Office: 821 Blackhawk St.

ERNST, William Edward, publisher; b. at Men- don, Mich., Dec. 28, 1863; s. George and Eva (Faul- stich) Ernst; ed. pub. schs. of Mendon; m. Chi- cago, Nov. 19, 1900, Nellie J. White. After leaving school engaged with The Werner Co., pubs., Chi- cago, and afterward became sec. and treas. of The University Assn., pubs .; founded mag. The World To-Day in 1901, which published several years; pres. The Library Press; vice pres. and treas. Syl- van Mfg. Co. Home: 7067 N. Ashland Av. Office: 168 N. Michigan Av.

ERRANT, Joseph Washington, lawyer; Apr. 3, 1860-June 29, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)

ERSKINE, Albert DeWolf, real estate; b. Chica- go, Nov. 3, 1873; s. Albert and Cecilia (DeWolf) Erskine; Ph.B., Yale Univ., 1894; m. Marion Brow- er, of Chicago, Jan. 2, 1902; 3 children: Marion, Albert DeWolf, Jr., John Brower. Began as asst. supt. East Chicago Land Cos., 1894, later becoming sec. and treas. until 1898; organized, 1898, and was pres. The East Chicago Co. until 1904; founded town of Indiana Harbor, Ind., 1901; organized, 1903, First Nat. Bank, of East Chicago, and the In- diana Harbor State Bank, pres. of both until 1907; since engaged in real estate operations. Republic- an. Episcopalian. Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia, Casino; Yale (New York). Rec- reations: sailing, tennis, motoring. Home: 33 E. Division St. Office: 226 S. LaSalle St.

ERSKINE, David McMichan, real estate, bank- ing; Oct. 5, 1855-Oct. 26, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)

ERWIN, Charles Roswell, advertising; b. Otta- wa, Ill., 1858; s. Lt. Col. William Erwin (of 20th Ill. Vols., killed at battle of Ft. Donelson) and Al- thea L. (Goodell) Erwin; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Oak Park, Ill., 1884, Rachel M. Ingalls. Began in 1876, as messenger in Commercial Nat. Bank of Chicago; resigned as receiving teller, 1884, and en- tered the employ of Lord & Thomas, later becom- ing vice pres. of the company; now pres. Erwin & Wasey Co., adv. agency. Mem. Ill. Soc. S. A. R. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automobile, Oak Park. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 58 E. Washing- ton St., Chicago.

ESPERT, Frederick, secretary and treas. of the Monarch Refrigerating Co .; b. Chicago, Jan. 10, 1862; s. Michael Frederick and Fredericka (Linsen- barth) Espert; ed. pub. schs. and business coll., Chicago; unmarried. Began with Parliament & Espert, South Water St., cheese mchts., as book- keeper, 1877, later becoming a mem. of the firm; sec. and treas. Monarch Refrigerating Co., cold storage, since 1894. German Lutheran. Republic- an. Home: 1423 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 40 E. Austin Av.

ESPERT, Michael, president Monarch Refriger- ating Co. (See vol. 1911.)

ESSEX, George S., retired grain broker; b. Louis- ville, Ky., Sept. 2, 1845; s. William and Mary (Dor- sey) Essex; descendant on paternal side of William Essex, who settled in Lexington, Ky., 1795, and was associated in practice of law with Henry Clay; on maternal side descendant of Col. Edward Dor- sey, who settled in Md., 1612; ed. New Orleans, La .; m. Ella C. Robe, of Chicago, Dec. 3, 1893. En- listed in Ky. Regt., C.S.A., Sept. 2, 1861, and served 4 yrs. in Civil War, advancing to lt. col .; partici- pated in battles of Shiloh, Vicksburg, Jackson, Miss., Chattanooga, Chickamauga, and various bat- tles in the Atlanta campaign. Came to Chicago, 1870, and engaged in real estate business; joined Chicago Bd. of Trade, 1879, and was identified with it for 36 yrs .; now retired. Independent Democrat. Episcopalian. Recreations: books, music. Home: 39 E. Oak St.

ESSLEY, Elisha L., machinery and tools; b. at New Boston, Ill., Oct. 21, 1866; s. Elisha L. and Avarilla M. (Noble) Essley; ed. pub, schs., New Boston; m. Mary J. Clark, of Fond du Lac, Wis .. Sept. 24, 1895; 1 son, Elisha P. (by previous mar- riage). Lived on farm until 1886; machinery sales- man, St. Louis, 1886-9; removed to Chicago and became connected with Lodge, Davis & Co., ma- chinery, 1889-91; with Manning, Maxwell & Moore, 1891-1900, McDowell-Stocker Co., 1900-8; estab-

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lished, 1908, The E. L. Essley Machinery Co., ma- chine tools, of which is pres. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Belmont, Westmoreland Country. Recrea- tions: bowling, golf, hunting. Home: 1242 Pratt Boul. Office: 551-557 Washington Boul.

ESTELL, William Shackford, mfr .; b. N.Y. City; s. Samuel Fennimore and Margaret Lester (Dal- bey) Estell; m. Eleanor Kellogg Williams, of Chi- cago, 1882; children: Richard E., Edna W., Leroy W. Has been identified with the Adams & West- lake Co., hardware specialties, etc., since 1886, of which is now sec. and dir. Mem. Chicago Assn. Credit Men, Mechanics' Inst. (vice pres.). Repub- lican. Congregationalist. Mason (32°). Clubs: Mystic Athletic (sec. and dir.), Business Men's Progressive. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 319 W. Ontario St., Chicago.

ESTERMAN, Albert F. X., clergyman; b. Cincin- nati, O., Dec. 1, 1869; studied classics, St. Xavier Coll., Cincinnati; theology, St. Louis Univ. Joined Soc. of Jesus (Jesuits), 1888. Ordained priest R.C. Ch., 1903; connected with Loyola Univ. since 1905, now treas. and trustee; also treas. and trustee St. Ignatius Coll. Address: 1076 W. 12th St.

ESTES, Clarence Everett, banker; b. Mechanics Falls, Me., Dec. 15, 1871; s. Alfred L. and Mary (Greenwood) Estes; ed. grammar schs., Auburn, Me .; grad. Edward Little High Sch., Auburn, 1889; m. Emilie Josephine Frick, of Winona, Minn., Feb. 20, 1909. Entered employ Merchants Loan & Trust Co., Chicago, as messenger, Mar. 5, 1890; became auditor, 1903, asst. cashier, 1908, vice pres. since Feb., 1916. Republican. Clubs: Bankers', Hamil- ton. Home: 919 Buena Av. Office: 112 W. Adams St.

ESTILL, Thomas, commissioner Salvation Army; b. Whitby, Yorkshire, Eng., Mar. 13, 1859; s. Wil- liam and Margaret (Philpot) Estill; m. Mary A. Barber, of London, Eng., Feb. 5, 1883; 6 children: William Thomas, Herbert Bramwell, Reuel Cape, Olive Bernice, Katherine Ithiel and Neriah Hol- land. Became an officer in Salvation Army, 1878, with rank of It .; promoted capt. within 10 days; staff capt., 1885, and maj. same year; col. 1889,. completing 11 yrs. service in Great Britain; in command in South Africa, 1889-94, in New South Wales, Australia, 1894-8, New Zealand, 1898-1902; promoted to rank of commr. (highest in the army), Nov., 1902; in command in Holland, 1902-7, Japan, 1907-8; apptd. commr. and chief officer of all Sal- vation Army operations in the Western States and the Hawaiian Islands, with hdqrs. at Chicago, July, 1908. Home: 111 Washington Boul., Oak Park, Il1. Office: 108 N. Dearborn St., Chicago.

ETTELSON, David L., lawyer; b. in Russia, Mar. 1, 1862; s. N. B. and Dora Ettelson; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; LL.B., Chicago Law Sch. (Lake Forest Univ.), 1897; m. Juliet Raphael, of Chicago; 1 son, Geoffrey C. Began active career in insurance busi- ness, 1888; practiced law in Chicago since 1897; dir. Schiff & Co. State Bank, Samuel Phillipson & Co. Republican. Mason; mem. Montefiore Council Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Hamilton, City, Press, Jackson Park Yacht, Idlewild Country. Home: 5438 East View Park. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

ETTELSON, Samuel A., corporation counsel; b. Chicago, Nov. 19, 1874; s. of Benjamin and Flora (Philipson) Ettelson; ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago, Harvard Univ., 1893; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1897; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1897, and since in practice at Chicago; was mem. law firms of Schuyler, Jamieson & Ettelson, and later of Schuyler, Ettelson & Weinfeld, until apptd. cor- poration counsel of Chicago, by Mayor Thompson, Nov. 8, 1915. Mem. Ill. Senate since 1906, repre- senting 3d Senatorial Dist. Republican. Mem. Chi- cago and Ill. State bar assns. Clubs: Hamilton, Ill. Athletic, Players, South Side Tennis. Home: 3659 Michigan Av. Office: 511 City Hall.

EUSTIS, Percy Sprague, railway official; b. Mil- ton, Mass., Feb. 16, 1857; s. Alexander Brooks and Aurora (Greland) Eustis; ed. pvt. schs., Phila., until 1870; m. Eliza Russell Griffitts, of Phila., Apr. 3, 1883. Entered ry. service, 1876, with B.&M. R.Ry. in Neb .; chief clerk pass. dept. same, 1880-1, gen. pass. and ticket agt. same, 1881-8; gen. pass. agt. Chicago, 1888-1902, pass. traffic mgr. since

Apr. 8, 1902, entire system C.,B.&Q. Ry. Co. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, University. Home: 1145 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 547 W. Jackson Boul.

EVANS, Arthur Maybury, newspaper man; b. Glinton, Northamptonshire, Eng., Aug. 30, 1874; s. John and Anne Elizabeth (Cooper) Evans; came to America, 1884; ed. Lawrence Coll., Appleton, Wis .; Northwestern Univ .; Univ. of Mich .; m. Charity Martin, of Chicago, Dec. 6, 1906. Entered Chicago newspaper work 1900; with City Press Assn., 1900- 01; Chicago Chronicle, 1901-3; Chicago Record-Her- ald (now the Chicago Herald) since 1903; polit. editor and legislative corr., 1905-11, traveling corr., 1911-14, polit. writer since 1914. Republican. Home: Avenue House, Evanston, Ill. Address: Chicago Herald.

EVANS, Charles, librarian, bibliographer; b. at Boston, Nov. 13, 1850; s. Charles P. and Mary (Ew- ing) Evans; ed. Boston pub. schs .; m. Lena Young, of Ft. Worth, Tex., Apr. 8, 1883. Asst. Boston Athenæum Library, 1866-72; organized, and was li- brarian, Pub. Library of Indianapolis, 1872-80 and 1889-92; organized Enoch Pratt Free Library, Bal- timore, and 4 of its branches, 1884-7; reorganized Omaha Pub. Library, 1887-8; classified the New- berry Library, Chicago, 1892-5; organized the Vir- ginia Library of the McCormick Theol. Sem., Chi- cago, 1895-6. Mem. A.L.A. (a founder), Library Assn. of United Kingdom (hon.), Chicago Hist. Soc. (sec. and librarian, 1896-1901), Am. Antiq. Soc., In- dianapolis Lit. Club (a founder). Author: Ameri- can Bibliography, a chronol. dictionary of all books, pamphlets and period. publs. printed in U.S. of America from 1639 to 1820, of which 8 quarto vols., bringing the record down to 1794, have been issued. Address: 1413 Pratt Av., Rogers Park.

EVANS, Clinton Buswell, editor, publisher; b. at Fryeburg, Me., Aug. 3, 1848; s. John and Mary A. (Adams) Evans; A.B., Dartmouth, 1873; m. Chi- cago, June 3, 1886, Emma R., d. of William Towns- end, of Cheltenham, Eng .; children: Marion R. Clinton B., Jr. Reporter and night editor Spring- field (Mass.) Republican, 1873-83; financial editor Chicago Tribune, 1883-8; established The Econo- mist, a weekly journal devoted to finance, com- merce and real estate, Oct. 20, 1888, and is now pres. of the Economist Pub. Co .; dir. Riverside State Bank. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League (Chicago), Wausaukee (Athelstane, Wis.). Recreations: history, archaeology, and hunt- ing. Home: Riverside, Ill. Office: 108 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

EVANS, David, steel mfr .; b. Marion, S.C., Oct. 16, 1874; s. Chesley Daniel and Sarah Jane (Hazel- ton) Evans; ed. private schs., S. C. Mil. Acad., Charleston, and Oak Ridge Inst .; m. Emma Hardy McAllister, of Toronto, Ont., Aug. 30, 1899; chil- dren: Chesley McAllister and Mary E. Began busi- ness career as pig iron salesman for the Iroquois Furnace Co., at Chicago, Feb. 17, 1895; sales agent Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co., of Birmingham, Ala., at Chicago, 1901-3; pres. Field, Evans Iron Co., Chicago, 1903-5; organized in 1905 and since senior mem. of David Evans & Co., pig iron and steel castings; organized in 1906 and since pres. and treas. Chicago Steel Foundry Co. Mem. Am. Iron and Steel Inst., Am. Foundrymen's Assn., Chi- cago Foundrymen's Club. Served in 1st Ill. Vol. Cav. during Spanish-Am. War; commd. capt. Offi- cers' Reserve Corps, Mar., 1917 (resigned). Demo- crat. Episcopalian. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Yacht, Midlothian Country; Southern (Bir- mingham, Ala.). Recreations: automobiling, golf. Home: 4371 Oakenwald Av. Office: 806 The Rook- ery.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 72

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