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FYFE, James L., architect, engineer; b. Portage, Wis., Dec. 27, 1869; s. James and Marion (Cron) Fyfe; B.S., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1897; m. Hannah Beye, of Oak Park, Ill., Oct. 26, 1907; 2 children: James B., William B. Practice of architecture and structural engring. since 1897; mem. von Holst & Fyfe. Trustee Village of Oak Park. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Chicago Engineers' Club, Nat. Electric Light Assn. Mason. Clubs: Technology, Wisconsin, Riv- er Forest Tennis. Recreation: golf. Home: 316 S. Euclid Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 72 W. Adams St., Chicago.
FYFFE, Colin Campbell, lawyer; b. Dublin, Ire- land, June 10, 1860; s. John and Mary L. (Heslop) Fyffe; grad. Racine (Wis.) Coll., 1882; LL.B., Har- vard Law Sch., 1887; unmarried. Upon leaving the law sch. in 1887 became a law clerk, and in 1888 was admitted to the bar; began practice as a part- ner with P. S. Fuller, continuing until 1893; then practiced alone and was asst. corpn. counsel of Chicago, 1899-1903; associated with Henry Chan-
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cellor Wood in law firm of Wood & Fyffe, 1903-7; with E. D. Adcock, as Fyffe & Adcock, 1907-16; mem. Fyffe, Ryner & Dale since 1916; gen. counsel Ill. Mfrs.' Assn .; atty. for Bd. of Election Commrs. of Chicago. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Law Inst. Mem. bd. of dirs. Chicago Pub. Library, 1903-6. Democrat. Clubs: University, Chi- cago, Chicago Golf. Has been contbr. to legal and other jours. Home: 1446 N. Dearborn St. Office: 111 W. Monroe St.
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GABELMAN, Julius G., civil engr .; b. Okaw- ville, Ill., Mar. 18, 1873; s. Henry and Christina (Gransche) Gabelman; ed. pub. schs. and Univ. of Ill .; m. Margaret M. Egan, of Chicago, Aug. 3, 1897. Began as rodman, with Calumet & Blue Island Ry., 1895; rodman, on tunnel, Met. Elevated Ry., 1896; engr. same, on track elevation, 1897; engr. Commonwealth Edison Co., on underground constrn., 1898; left this position June 2, 1898, to enter service of City of Chicago as rodman; now chief street engr. Bd. of Local Improvements. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs., Ill. Soc. Engrs. Repub- lican. Roman Catholic. Recreations: hunting, fish- ing, music. Home: 4455 Malden St. Office: 207 City Hall.
GABRIEL, Albert Washburne, sales executive Hazard Mfg. Co .; b. Plymouth, Pa., Sept. 30, 1883; s. Harry and Marie S. (Washburne) Gabriel; ed. pub. schs., Wilkes-Barre, Pa .; m. Nina Courtright, of Wilkes-Barre, June 18, 1913; 2 children: Doris Alberta, Albert Washburne. Began in minor posi- tion in offices of Hazard Mfg. Co., mfrs. wire rope and insulated wire products, at mills, Wilkes- Barre, Sept., 1900, and has since continued with the company; western mgr. for same in Chicago since 1913. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason. Clubs: Illinois Athletic, Evanston Golf. Recrea- tion: golf. Home: 5246 Kenmore Av. Office: 552 W. Adams St.
GADSDEN, James S., insurance; Jan. 28, 1835- Sept. 16, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)
GAERTNER, Frederick Charles, real estate; b. Hanover, Germany, Oct. 5, 1866; s. Carl and Caro- line (Schwiecker) Gaertner; ed. Gymnasium at Lüneburg; served in German army 1 yr .; engaged in banking in Germany 5 yrs .; came to Chicago, 1891; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1901; m. Amelia Kochs, of Chicago, Nov., 1899; children: Elsa, Dorothy, Ruth. Engaged in selling farming prop- erties in Minn. and the West, 1891-1901; practiced in Chicago, 1901-14; real estate broker since 1914. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Hamilton, Germania (pres., 1903-4). Home: 503 Wellington Av. Office: 133 W. Washington St.
GAGE, Albert Seth, president Gage Hotel Co. Removed to Holland, Mich. (See vol. 1911.)
GAGE, Fred Wallace, osteopathic physician. (See vol. 1911.)
GAGE, Henry Howard, real estate; June 28, 1834-Jan. 3, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
GAGE, Lavius Chapman, president Gage Struc- tural Steel Co .; b. Vergennes, Vt., Mar. 1, 1852; s. Walter and Delia (Chapman) Gage; ed. pub. schs., Hannibal, Mo., and Hamilton, Ill .; m. Mary Alice Honeyman, of Hannibal, May 22, 1879; 2 children: Ralph Hawes, Doris (Mrs. A. D. Trunkey). Was with Jones & Laughlin Steel Co., 1885-1903; with A. Bolters Sons, 1903-9; pres. Gage Structural Steel Co. since 1909. Republican. Mason. Club: Subur- ban (LaGrange). Home: 345 S. 8th Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 3125 S. Hoyne Av., Chicago.
GAGE, Ralph Hawes, engineer; b. at Hannibal, Mo., Aug. 12, 1880; s. Lavius Chapman and Mary Alice (Honeyman) Gage; ed. grammar and high schools, Chicago; B.S. in C.E., Univ. of Ill., 1903, C.F., 1908; m. Nell J. Davidson, of Champaign, Il1., June 1, 1904; children: Jerome Davidson, Jane. Engr. and chief draftsman with A. Bolter's Sons, structural works, 1903-9; engr., sec. and dir. Gage Structural Steel Co. since 1909. Republican. Epis- copalian. Club: Suburban of LaGrange. Home: 301 S. 8th Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 3141 S. Hoyne Av., Chicago.
GAITHER, Otho Spilsbury; b. Tremont, Taze- well Co., Ill., Mar. 1, 1847; s. William and Eliza Coleman (Garrett) Gaither; ed. pub. schs., Tre- mont and Pekin, Ill .; m. Mary Ella Chance, of Phila., Oct. 6, 1881; 1 daughter, Nellie Gertrude (Mrs. Clarence Urling-Smith, of Spokane, Wash.). Eegan as accountant with Peoria, Pekin & Jack- sonville R.R. Co .; sec., treas. Calumet & Chicago Canal & Dock Co., 1883-91; later sec., treas. Calu- met & S. Chicago Ry. Co .; now dir. Morden Frog & Crossing Works. Republican. Presbyterian. Home .. 4455 Champlain Av. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.
GALE, E. Vincent, leather mcht .; b. Chicago, Sept. 4, 1861; s. Edwin Oscar and Julia Esther (Hart) Gale; ed. Oak Park -High Sch .; m. Minnie Louise Seymour, of Chicago, Feb. 20, 1886; 2 daughters: Margarette (Mrs. A. C. Scully), Kath- erine. In leather business at Chicago since 1878; now pres. E. V. Gale Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Com- merce. Home: 75 E. Division St. Office: 217 W. Lake St.
GALE, Edwin Oscar, druggist; May 7, 1832-Mar. 22, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
GALE, Fred M., farm implements; b. at Barre, Vt., 1839; s. Julius C. and Almira (Drury) Gale; ed. pub. schs .; m. Feb., 1867, Helen A., d. of Abel Putnam, of Johnson, Vt .; children: Fred, George B., Helen M. (Mrs. John C. Leonard). Enlisted, Aug., 1862, in 13th Vt. Inf., for 9 mos .; re-enlisted, Dec., 1863, in 8th Vt. Inf., in which served until end of the war. Came to Chicago, 1870, and until the great fire was with Emerson, Stafford & Co., implement dealers; then with W. H. Banks & Co., and successors; joined E. S. Bristol in the imple- ment business, 1877, under style of E. S. Bristol & Co., inc. as Bristol & Gale Co., of which was sec. and treas., 1887-1906, and pres. since 1906. Mem. G.A.R. Mason. Recreation: whist. Home: West- ern Springs, Ill. Office: 156 Carroll Av., Chicago.
GALE, Henry Gordon, physicist; b. Aurora, Ill., Sept. 12, 1874; s. Eli Holbrook and Adelaide (Park- er) Gale; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1896, grad. stu- dent, 1896-7, fellow in physics, 1897-9, Ph.D., 1899; m. Agnes Spofford Cook, of DeKalb, Ill., Jan. 5, 1901. Asst. in physics, 1899-1900, asso., 1900-2, instr., 1902-7, asst. prof., 1907-11, asso. prof., phys- ics since 1911, dean in Junior Colleges since 1908. dean of science in the colleges since 1912, prof. same since 1916, Univ. of Chicago. Physicist, Solar Observatory, Mt. Wilson, Cal., 1906; research asso. of Carnegie Instn. at Mt. Wilson, 1909, 10, 11; mem. Internat. Commn. on Annual Tables of Con- stants since 1912. Editor Astrophysical Journal since 1912. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Phys. Soc., Central Assn. of Science and Mathematics Teach- ers, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Sigma Xi. Clubs: Quad- rangle, University, Lake Zurich (Ill.) Golf. Re- publican. Unitarian. Home: 5646 Kimbark Av.
GALE, Joseph C., paint mfr .; b. N.Y. City, Oct. 23, 1855; s. Page Thomas and Laura (Chamber- lain) Gale; ed. pub. schs .: unmarried. Has been identified with Adams & Elting Co., mfrs. paints and fillers, since 1892, vice pres. since 1904. Mem. Il1. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Club: Hamilton. Recreation: motoring. Home: 6713 New- gard Av. Office: 726 Washington Boul.
GALE, Oliver Marble, author; b. Chicago. Apr. 2, 1877; s. Edwin Oscar and Julia Esther (Hart) Gale; ed. Throop Poly. Inst., Pasadena, Cal .: Univ. of Cal., 1900-1; m. Permelia Newby, of Ventura, Cal., June 30, 1903. In business and newspaper work until 1908, since writer of hist. novels and juveniles. Mem. Beta Theta Pi. Club: Cliff Dwell- ers. Author: Princess and Cavalier, 1909; On Sav- age Shores, 1909: The Red Frontier, 1909; A Res- cued Destiny, 1909; Duelling for Empire, 1909; The Knight of the Wilderness, 1909; The Stars and Stripes, 1910: Valor and Victory, 1910; The Great Republic, 1910. Homes: 218 N. Kenilworth Av., Oak Park, Ill., and Ventura, Cal.
GALLAGHER, Michael Francis, lawyer: h. Ster- ling, Whiteside Co., 11., Apr. 2, 1874; s. Michael 14. and Mary (Morris) Gallagher: ed. Northwest Div. High Sch., Chicago: Univ. of Chicago; LL .. B .. Chicago Coll. of Law, 1895; m. Eleanor Garrigue. of Berkeley, Cal .. Dec. 16, 1909; 2 sons: David, Garrigue. Admitted to Il1. bar, 1895; mem. firm
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of Kretzinger, Gallagher, Rooney & Rogers, 1898- 1909, Guerin, Gallagher & Barrett, 1909-14; since practiced alone, specializing in interstate com- merce law; prof. corpn. law, John Marshall Law Sch. 4 yrs .; gen. counsel Chicago Coal Merchants' Assn. Mem. Troop F, 1st Cav. I.N.G. Mem. Chi Psi. Clubs: Law, City, Twentieth Century, Uni- versity, Evanston Golf. Author of article, Fed- eral Trade Commissions (Ill. Law Review, May, 1915). Home: 315 Davis St., Evanston, Ill. Office: Tribune Bldg., Chicago.
GALLAGHER, Thomas, congressman; b. at Con- cord, N.H., July 6, 1850; s. John and Margaret (Tighe) Gallagher; came to Chicago, 1866; ed. pub. schs .; m. Mrs. Margaretta Borsh, of Chicago, Oct. 12, 1886. Engaged in hat business, Chicago, 1878- 1911; dir. Wendell State Bank. Mem. City Council, 1893-7; mem. Chicago Bd. Edn., 1897-1903 (vice pres. 3 yrs.); ex-pres. Cook Co. Democracy; ex- chmn. Cook Co. Central Com .; mem. 61st to 65th Congresses (1909-19), 8th Ill. Dist. Catholic. Home: 522 S. Sangamon St.
GALLAGHER, Thomas E., insurance; b. Dans- ville. N.Y., July 31, 1848; s. Owen and Catherine (Fergus) Gallagher; ed. pub. schs., Dansville; m. Sarah A. McCurdy, of Dansville, Apr., 1874; chil- dren: Elsie (Mrs. William A. Earls, Cincinnati, O.), Margaret (wife of Prof. John Morris, of Univ. of Ga.), Grace (Mrs. Francis H. Mckeever), Vincent. Engaged in mercantile business, Dansville, 14 yrs .; with local ins. agency, Elmira, 1883-6; state agt. and adjuster for various companies in N.Y., 1886- 97; asso. gen. agt. Aetna Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn., at Cincinnati, 1897-1900; apptd. gen. agt. and moved branch hdqrs. to Chicago, 1900. Mem. "Western Union," Chicago Underwriters' Assn., Underwriters' Assn. of Northwest, Chicago Assn. Commerce. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Club: Union League. Recreation: country life. Home: 629 Sheridan Rd. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
GALLAND, William H., M.D .; b. Fond du Lac, Wis., Dec. 17, 1878; s. William and Sarah (Arnold) Galland; grad. Waupun (Wis.) High Sch., 1897; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1902; unmar- ried. Asst. supt. Lake Geneva (Wis.) Sanatorium, 1903-4; settled in Chicago, 1904; chief surgeon Chicago Tunnel Co. Apptd. by Gov. Deneen as mem. staff of physicians to establish a state quar- antine, at the time of the yellow fever outbreak, 1905. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Phi Rho Sigma. Republican. Clubs: Illinois Athletic, Hinsdale Golf. Home: 5525 Cornell Av. Office: 25 E. Washington St.
GALLERY, Daniel Vincent, lawyer; b. Chicago, July 19, 1865; s. Daniel J. and Mary A. (Daly) Gal- lery; ed. pub. and high schs., Chicago; B.A., St. Ignatius Jesuit Coll., 1885, later M.A .; Chicago Coll. of Law, 1893 (LL.D., Loyola Univ.); m. Mary Josephine Onahan, of Chicago, Sept. 5, 1898; chil- dren: Daniel V., Jr., John Ireland, William Onahan, Mary , Margaret, Phillip Daly, Martha Nancy. In practice in Chicago since 1893. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst. Democrat. Catholic. Home: 1256 Macalester Pl. Office: 1110, 69 W. Washington St.
GALLIE, Donald Mackay, dental surgeon; b. at Oakville, Ont., Can., May 8, 1866; s. John Muirhead and Catharine Campbell (Mackay) Gallie; ed. grammar and high schs., Oakville; Normal Sch., Toronto; D.D.S., Chicago Coll. Dental Surgery (Lake Forest Univ.), 1891; m. Harriet Hastings Puddefoot, of Oakville, Ont., Mar. 1, 1892; 1 son, Donald Muirhead. Began practice in Chicago, 1891; lecturer on dental anatomy, Chicago Coll. Dental Surgery, 1893-1901; mem. State Bd. Dental Exam- iners, 1901-4; mem. commn. 4th Internat. Dental Congress, 1904; prof. operative dentistry, Univ. of Ill., since 1904. Dir. Research Inst. of Nat. Dental Assn .; treas. Dental Protective Assn. of U.S .; mem. Wilmette (Ill.) Plans Commn. Mem. Nat. Dental Assn. (pres. 1914), Ill. State Dental Assn. (pres. 1910), Am. Assn. Dental Teachers (pres. 1911), Chicago Odontographic Soc. (pres. 1897), Chicago Dental Soc. (pres. 1903), Delta Sigma Delta (Grand Master, 1915). Republican. Presbyterian. Mason. Clubs: Wilmette Country, Westmoreland Country. Contbr. and lecturer on health and dental topics.
Recreations: golf, gardening. Home: 1115 Elm- wood Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 32 N. State St.,. Chicago.
GALLOWAY, Charles Herbert, mfr .; Oct. 6, 1856- Nov. 9, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
GALT, Arthur Thomas, lawyer; b. Chicago, Sept. 8, 1876; s. Azariah T. and Isabelle A. (Mason) Galt; B.A., Yale, 1898; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1901; m. Ida May Cook, of Woonsocket, R.I., June 25, 1907; 3 children: Arthur Thomas, Jr., Raymond Masson, William Carlchester. Admitted to Ill. bar,. 1901, and since mem. firm of Galt, Birch & Galt. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: 1013 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 69. W. Washington St., Chicago.
GALT, Azariah T., lawyer; b. Lancaster Co., Pa., Sept. 25, 1834; s. William and Mary Ann (Thomas). Galt; A.B., Yale, 1857, A.M., 1860; m. Isabelle A .. Mason Bross, of Chicago, Nov. 25, 1875; children: Arthur Thomas, Victor (deceased). Came to Chi- cago, 1857; studied law with the firm of Hervey &. Anthony; admitted to Ill. bar, 1859, and mem. firm of Hervey, Anthony & Galt until 1877; then Her- vey, Galt & Magruder; now sr. mem. Galt, Birch &. Galt. Republican. Presbyterian. Home: 1432 Dear- born Av. Office: 69 W. Washington St.
GALT, Hubert, merchant; b. Toronto, Can., Apr. 2, 1866; s. Sir Thomas and Lady Galt (father was chief justice); ed. Upper Canada Coll., Toronto; m. Madeleine Noyes; 2 children: Madeleine, Eliza- beth. Began at Winnipeg, Man., in employ of his relatives, G. F. and J. Galt, wholesale grocers; came to Chicago, 1893, as agt. for James Finlay & Co., of Glasgow, and manages the business of the Anglo-Am. Direct Tea Trading Co., Ltd .; pres. of Sherman Bros. & Co., Ltd .; represents Scotch capi- talists. Independent in politics. Club: University. Home: 28 Scott St. Office: 207 E. Grand Av.
GAMBLE, William Elliott, oculist and aurist; b. Palermo, Carroll Co., O., Apr. 9, 1860; s. G. W. C. and Margaret (Cotter) Gamble; ed. grammar sch., Millersburg, Ia .; Hyatt's Acad., Iowa City, Ia., 1883; med. dept. Univ. of Ia., 1884; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1886; B.S., Iowa State Coll., Ames, 1886; m. Clara Daisy Bixby, of What Cheer, Ia., 1889; chil- dren: Celia Martin, Raleigh Welch, Richard Cotter, Josephine Margaret, Elisabeth. Taught sch. dur- ing part of years, 1880-3; practiced medicine at What Cheer, 1887-92; in Chicago, since 1892; has. limited practice to diseases of the eye and ear since 1898; acting head dept. of ophthalmology and prof. clin. ophthalmology, med. dept. of Univ. of Ill., Chicago; was for some years ophthalmic sur- geon to Cook Co. Hosp .; also asst. surgeon Ill. Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary; oculist and aurist University Hosp .; oculist St. Anne's Hosp. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons, Inst. of Medicine, Chi- cago; mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago. Ophthal. Soc. (ex-pres.), Chicago Otol. Soc., Acad. of Ophthalmology and Otology; ex-pres. Chicago Alumni Assn. of Ia. State Coll. Republican. Mason (Universe Lodge, No. 212; hon. mem. A.K.K. Chap- ter). Author of Iritis Tuberculosa as Diagnosed and Treated by Tuberculin (Jour. A.M.A.), 1906; A Contribution to Study of Visual Disturbance in. Brain Surgery (same); The Architecture of the Cerebrovisual Apparatus (Ann. of Ophthalmol- ogy), 1905; Albumin with Special Reference to the Eye (Colorado Congress of Ophthalmology), 1905; Albuminism with Special Reference to the Eye. (same), 1915; Treatment of Tuberculosis of the Eye (Ophthalmic Record), Dec., 1915; etc. Recrea- tions: nature study, golf. Home: 5535 Kenwood Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.
GAMBLE, William Magner, music dealer and. pub .; b. Woodhull, Ill., Sept. 19, 1868; s. Stephen A. and Anna (Widney) Gamble; ed. Woodhull High Sch .; m. Clara Stenger, of Bellingham, Wash., June · 7, 1893; children: Zita Annette, Wilfred M., Eugene E. Began as mfr. shoulder braces, Everett, Wash., 1890; removed to Chicago, 1894, and continued in .. same line of business; entered music business, 1909, as dealer and pub. sheet music; pres. Gamble · Hinged Music Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Prosperity (Chicago). Home: 1865 S. Avers Av .. Office: 67 E. Van Buren St.
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GAMBRILL, Richard, grain commn .; b. Fred- erick, Md., Aug. 28, 1861; s. James H. and Antoi- nette F. (Staley) Gambrill; ed. Frederick (Md.) Coll .; m. Cumberland, Md., 1894, Mary S. Semmes; children: Richard, Mary. Was in real estate busi- ness at Minneapolis 5 yrs .; then with Thomas Leisheir & Co., Baltimore, 1892-7; came to Chicago and was mgr. for Smith, Gambrill & Co .; succeeded to the business, which has since conducted in his own name since 1904. Democrat. Formerly mem. of 1st Regt., Minn. N.G. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht. Recreations: music, hunting, fish- ing. Home: 815 Buena Av. Office: 226 S. LaSalle Street.
GAMET, Clayton Earl, lumber merchant; b. at Paw Paw, Ill., Nov. 16, 1868; s. Albert Eugene and Alice (Bartlett) Gamet; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Adele M. Russ, of Chicago, Apr. 10, 1895; 3 children: Clayton Earl, Jr., Kenneth Russell, Mer- rill. Bookkeeper with Charles H. Mears & Co., Dec., 1890, later office mgr. and in charge of cred- its; was made sec. of the company upon its incor- poration, 1907, as Mears-Slayton Lumber Co. and later was elected dir. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Speedway. Park Assn. Mason (K.T., Shrin- er), K.P. Club: Birchwood Country. Home: 557 Michigan Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1237 Belmont Av., Chicago. ,
GAMMAGE, Arthur Edison, surgeon; b. Chat- ham, Ont., Can., Oct. 18, 1881; s. Edwin and Eliza C. (Snell) Gammage; ed. grammar and high schs., Chatham; M.D., Bennett Med. Coll. (Loyola Univ.), Chicago, 1906; m. Myra M., d. Heber Gillis, of Rio, Ill., Nov. 4, 1909. Interne, Cook Co. Hosp., 1906-8; prof. junior surgery, Bennett Med. Coll., 1906-14; mem. attending staff, Chicago Union, Jefferson Park, Sheridan Park, and St. Francis hosps .; trus- tee Jefferson Park Hosp. Mem. Chicago Acad. Sur- gery, A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. (councilor 1915, 16, 17; sec. North Shore Br. 1914-15), Alumni Assn. Bennett Med. Coll. (pres. 1913-14), Phi Delta. Republican. Methodist. Ma- son (K.T., Shriner). Residence: The Highlands Hotel, 7455 Greenview Av. Office: 1200 Thorndale Av., cor. Broadway.
GAMMON, Robert William, clergyman; b. Cali- fornia, Mo., July 15, 1867; s. Noah and Adaline (Buchanan) Gammon; A.B., Earlham Coll., Rich- mond, Ind., 1895; B.D., Chicago Theol. Sem., 1899; (D.D., Tabor, 1912); m. May E. Thomas, of Vanda- lia, Mich., Aug. 27, 1891; 1 daughter, Marie Eliza- beth. Ordained Congl. ministry, 1899; pastor White- water Friends' Meeting, Richmond, Ind., 1892-6, Big Rock, Ill., 1896-1901, Pilgrim Ch., Pueblo, Colo., 1901-5, First Ch., Decatur, Ill., 1905-11; ednl. sec. for the interior Congl. S.S. and Pub. Soc. since 1911; western editor Congregationalist. Republic- an. Mason (K.T.). Club: Congregational. Recrea- tion: motoring. Home: 1111 Erie St., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 19 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
GANIERE, George Etienne, sculptor; b. Chicago; s. John George and Margaret (Weiand) Ganiere; ed. Clark, Doré, Skinner and Brothers' schs., Chi- cago; Art Inst. Chicago; unmarried. Exhibited, Buffalo Expn., 1901; St. Louis Expn., 1904; San Francisco Expn., 1915; Chicago. Highest award for ideal sculpture, Art Inst. Chicago, 1909. Principal works: Statues of Lincoln, Burlington, Wis., and Webster City, Ia .; Lincoln tablet, Starved Rock, Ill .; Gen. Anthony Wayne equestrian statue, Fort Wayne, Ind .; etc .; designed fountain for Arché Club, at intersection of Lincoln Highway and Dixie Trail, Chicago Heights, Ill. Formerly instr. sculp- ture, Art Inst. Chicago. Mem. 2d Regt. Cav., I.N.G., 5 yrs. Mem. Chicago Soc. Artists, Western Soc. Sculptors. Club: Cliff Dwellers. Home: 1155 E. 62d St. Studio: 6016 Ellis Av.
GANN, David B., lawyer; b. Bellevue, O., Oct. 28, 1866; ed. Western Reserve Acad., Hudson, O., and Univ. of Mich. Admitted to bar, 1892, and since in practice in Chicago; now sr. mem. Gann & Peaks. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Ill. State and Chi- cago bar assns. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Mid-Day, South Shore Country, Exmoor, Hinsdale Country. Home: 12 S. Michigan Boul. Office: 105 S. LaSalle Street.
GANNON, Richard C .; b. Dublin, Ireland, Dec. 19, 1847; s. Patrick and Elizabeth (Lowe) Gannon; ed. univs., St. Mary of the Lake, Chicago, and Notre Dame, Ind .; m. Mary Anna Hildreth, Feb. 8, 1876; 2 sons: Richard C., Jr., Edward R. Identified with Franklin MacVeagh & Co., wholesale grocers, since 1887. Pres. Central Council Soc. of St. Vin- cent de Paul of Chicago since 1888; mem. K.C .; vice pres. Ill. Commercial Men's Assn. since 1911 and pres. Ill. Commercial Men's Health Assn. since 1912. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Edn. since June, 1917. Home: 123 S. Throop St.
GANNOTT, Charles P., launderer; b. Berlin, Ger- many, Oct. 9, 1877; s. William and Helen (Giersch) Gannott; brought to U.S., 1880; ed. pub. schs., Chi- cago; m. Jennie Lockman, of Balaton, Lyon Co., Minn., Oct., 1902. Began in laundry business at Hyde Park plant of Munger Laundry Co., Chicago, 1892; with Cornell Hand Laundry, 1894-7; went to Ariz. and was with Tucson Steam Laundry 3 mos .; on farm in Minn., 1898-1902; returned to Chicago and in employ Hyde Park Hotel Laundry, 1902-12; established Up To Date Laundry, 1913; mgr. Chi- cago office of Lutis-Sinclair Co., 1914-15; now treas. Quality First Laundry Co .; also treas. Up To Date Laundry Co., Up To Date Linen Supply Co., Quality Linen Supply Co .; also deals in real estate and farm lands as Reel & Gannott. Democrat. Luther- an. Mason (Blue Lodge and Chapter), K.P. Club: Chicago Laundrymen's. Home: 1650 Vincennes Av., Chicago Heights, Ill. Office: 11023 Michigan Av., Chicago.
GANS, Leopold, merchant. (See vol. 1911.)
GANSBERGEN, Frederick H., lawyer; Jan. 28, 1867-Feb. 20, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
GANSCHOW, William, gears; b. Chicago, June 24, 1875; s. William and Caroline (Consoer) Gans- chow; ed. pub. schs. and Chicago Manual Train- ing Sch .; m. Anna Lenke, of Chicago, July 17, 1901; 1 son, William Omar. In 1890 entered his father's employ, becoming a partner on father's death, Feb. 6, 1904, the William Ganschow Co., of which he is pres. and gen. mgr., succeeding to the business, 1906. Republican. Mason (32°); mem. Royal Ar- canum. Club: 111. Athletic. Recreation: motoring. Home: 2156 Pierce Av. Office: 1001 Washington Boul.
GANSSLEN, Hermann, mechanical engineer; b. Goeppingen, Germany, Jan. 11, 1877; s. Heinrich Philip and Nanette (Haas) Gansslen: ed. State Building Trade Sch. and Engring. Coll. of State Polytechnic Schools, Stuttgart, Germany (grad. 1899); married. Asst. instr. in Engring. Coll., Stuttgart, 1898-9; works engr. of Engring. Re- search Laboratory, Berlin, 1899-1902; engr. and draftsman for steel works in England, 1902-3: came to U.S., 1903, and was engr. in machine shops, New York and Chicago, until 1908; consult- ing mech. engr. since 1908; also pres. Cook & Chick Co. since 1910. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs. Luth- eran. Home: 258 Wisconsin Av., Oak Park, Ill. Of- fice: 18 E. Kinzie St., Chicago.
GARARD, Elzy Anderson, investment bonds; b. Elvaston, 111., Feb. 19, 1884; s. John Henry and Sarah Alice (Browning) Garard; ed. pub. schs .; business dept. Northern Ill. Normal Sch., Dixon; m. Grace Cecelia Palmer, of Carthage, Ill., May 10, 1905; children: James Levering, Sarah Virginia. Came to Chicago, 1903, and was employed at gen. offices of Swift & Co., Union Stock Yards, about 6 mos .; with New York Life Ins. Co., 1903-7; associated with H. T. Holtz & Co., municipal and pub. utility bonds, as salesman, mgr. sales dept. and mem. firm. 1907-13; one of organizers, 1913, of Powell, Garard & Co., dealers in municipal and pub. utility bonds, of which is sec. and treas. and in charge of sales dept. Republican. Methodist. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Ridgeway, Flossmoor Country. Home: 5306 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.
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