The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 87

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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GESTEFELD, Ursula Newell (Mrs.), author; b. Augusta, Me. Founder of system of thought known as the Science of Being; instr. for Exodus Club or- ganized in Chicago, 1897, which later became Ch. of the New Thought and Coll. of the Science of Being (both incorporated); 1st pastor of the ch. and head of the coll. Author: The Woman Who Dares, 1891; A Modern Catechism, 1892; How We Master Our Fate, 1895; And God Said, 1895; The Breath of Life, 1896; How to Control Circum- stances, 1896; The Metaphysics of Balzac, 1898; The Builder and the Plan, 1898; Reincarnation or Immortality, 1899; The Science of The Larger Life, 1905; The Master of the Man, 1907; also Sci- ence of Being Lesson Leaflets. Home: 5328 Kim- bark Av.

GETCHELL, Edwin Franklin, real estate and in- vestments. (See vol. 1911.)

GETHRO, Fred William, dentist; b. at Dedham, Mass., May 28, 1873; s. Alexander and Margaret (Denning) Gethro; ed. pub. schs. and Rice Train- ing Sch., Boston; D.D.S., Northwestern Univ., 1899; m. Hazel Harper, of Chicago, Aug. 10, 1910; chil- dren: Frances, Margaret. Resided in Bloomington, Ill., 4 yrs .; came to Chicago, 1897, and since 1899 has been engaged in practice of dentistry; prof. operative dentistry and dental anatomy, North- western Univ. Dental Sch. Mem. Nat. Dental Assn., Ill. State Dental Soc., Chicago Dental Soc., Delta Sigma Delta. Republican. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Chicago Automobile, South Shore Country, Floss- moor, Kenwood, Chicago Athletic. Home: 4730 Kimbark Av. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.

GETZ, George Fulmer, coal and coke; b. Mechan- icsburg, Pa., Dec. 26, 1865; s. John and Amanda Getz; reared on farm; ed. country sch., Cumber- land Co., Pa .; m. Susan D. Rankin, of Henderson, Ky., Dec. 7, 1904; 2 sons: George F., Jr., James R. Came to Chicago at 14; with the B.&O.R.R. until 1885; then with Weaver, Todd & Co. (coal), until 1890; mem. Weaver, Getz & Co., 1890-4; in business on own account since 1894; pres. Eureka Coal & Dock Co., Globe Coal Co .; vice pres. Federal Coal Co. Republican. Baptist. Clubs: Chicago, Ken- wood, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Rec- reations: baseball, horseback riding and farming. Residence: Chicago Club. Office: 332 S. Michigan Avenue.

GEWEKE, Julius Henry, lawyer; b. Town of Main, Cook Co., Ill., Jan. 8, 1873; s. William, who came to America from Schaumburg-Lippe, 1846, and Hannah (Bruedigam) Geweke, who came to

America from Mecklenburg, 1849; ed. Lutheran parochial school, Niles, Ill., and pub. schs., Main; entered Lutheran Coll., Watertown, Wis., 1890, and completed sophomore year, 1895; LL.B., North- western Univ., 1897; m. Winnie J. Kramp, of Wa- tertown, Dec. 5, 1901; children: Paula (deceased), Lenore Hilda, Anita Lydia, Robert August. In practice at Chicago since 1897; village atty. of Morton Grove and Niles Centre, Ill .; practice con- sists mostly of municipal and chancery matters. Mem. Ill. Lawyers' Assn. Republican. Trustee of Lutheran Coll., Watertown; annual del. to Luther- an Synod of Wis. Mem. German-Am. Alliance. Clubs: Concordia League (Chicago), Milwaukee Club of Watertown Coll. (hon.). Author of many articles appearing in "Black and Red" (Lutheran College paper). Recreation: gardening. Home: Morton Grove, Ill. Office: 103 N. Clark St., Chi- cago.

GEYLER, Louis, automobiles; b. Phila., Dec. 18, 1865; s. Rudolph and Pauline Geyler; ed. pub. schs. Engaged in automobile business since 1904; pres. Louis Geyler Co., distributors of Hudson automo- biles. Clubs: South Shore Country, Beverly Coun- try. Home: 5032 Michigan Av. Office: 2500 Michi- gan Av.

GHISLIN, Walter Vail, silverware; b. Chicago, Mar. 2, 1867; s. George and Ann (Lloyd) Ghislin; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago; m. Angeline E. Guess, of Chicago, July 9, 1894; 1 son, Walter L. In Nov., 1882, entered employ of the Chicago branch of the Gorham Mfg. Co., silversmiths, Providence, R.I., and after serving in various capacities for nearly 17 yrs. was apptd., in 1899, mgr. at Chicago. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Park Ridge Country. Recreations: outdoor diversions. Home: Park Ridge Ill. Office: 10 S. Wabash Av., Chicago.

GIANNINI, Joseph R., designer and mfr. of art glass; b. Covington, Ky., Apr. 5, 1886; s. Arthur and Emma (O'Ray) Giannini; ed. grammar and high schs. of Norwood, O .; Cincinnati Art Sch., 1903-4; m. Annette L. Henderson, of Chicago, Apr. 5, 1910. Designer and mfr. of art glass in Chicago, since 1905; partner firm of Giannini & Hilgart, since 1908; also mem. James Corday Co., electric fixtures. Recreations: fishing, hunting. Home: 6122 South Park Av. Office: 222 W. Madison St.

GIAVER, Joachim G., civil engr .; b. in Norway, Aug. 15, 1856; s. Jens H. and Hanna Birgitte (Holmbae) Giaver; C.E., Throndhjems Technical Coll., Throndhjem, Norway, 1881; came to America, 1882; m. Louise C. Schmedling, Throndhjem, Sept. 3, 1885; 5 children: Astrid (Mrs. Ralph Holmbae), Birgit (Mrs. A. C. Bull), Erling, Finn J., Einar. Draughtsman bridge dept. N. P. R. R., St. Paul, Minn., 1882-3; draughtsman, 1883-5, chief engr., 1885-90, Shiffler Bridge Co., Pittsburgh; asst. chief engr., World's Columbian Expn., Chicago, 1892-3; gen. contracting, 1893-6; bridge designer for Sani- tary Dist. of Chicago, 1896-8; chief engr., D. H. Burnham & Co., Chicago, 1898-1915; consulting engr., Chicago, since 1915; mem. Giaver & Dinkel- berg, architects and engrs., since 1916. Among Chicago bldgs. for which designed steel structure and foundations are: First Nat. Bank Bldg., Con- tinental & Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg., Peoples Gas Bldg., Railway Exchange, Heyworth Bldg., Field bldgs., Conway Bldg., etc. Trustee Tabitha Hosp. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Structural Engr. Assn. of Ill. (pres. 1916-17), Western Soc. Engrs. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Norske Klub, Svenska Klubben, Lincoln Park Yacht, Engineers'. Home: 4632 Beacon St. Office: 751 Railway Exchange.

GIBBONS, Floyd Phillips, war correspondent; b. Washington, D.C., July 16, 1887; s. Edward Thomas and Emma Theresa (Phillips) Gibbons; ed. Gon- zaga Coll. and Georgetown Univ., D.C .; m. Isabella Pehrman, of Minneapolis, Feb. 5, 1914. Began newspaper work on Minneapolis Daily News, 1907; later on Milwaukee Free Press and Minneapolis Tribune; on staff Chicago Tribune since 1912. Be- gan as war corr. at Battle of Naco on Ariz .- Sonora frontier, Dec., 1914, when over 50 Americans on Ariz. side of border were killed or wounded; trav- eled with Francisco Villa in Mexico as corr., 1915; instrumental in preliminaries that brought about Pan-Am. Conf. on Mexican question; with Wash- ington bureau of Chicago Tribune, Dec., 1915, and

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accompanied Pres. and Mrs. Wilson on their honey- Dark Secret, 1888; A Woman's Triumph, 1888; moon trip; reported Villa's raid on Columbus, N.M., Songs of Red Rose Land (poems), 1901; Famous Lovers (historical sketches), 1901; Zauberlinda, the Wise Witch, 1902. Songs: The Anthem of the Free, Our Old Commander; also many poems and serial and short stories. Address: 1505 Morse Av. Mar., 1916, and accompanied Gen. Pershing on dash into Mexico, later credited by War Dept. as corr. with punitive expdn. in Mexico; wrote widely pub. series of articles exposing conditions of poor- ly trained civilian troops on Mexican border, GIBSON, Samuel Martin, clergyman; b. Phila., Aug. 6, 1881; s. William and Anna Maria (Martin) Gibson; ed. pub. schs., Phila .; Brown Coll. prep. sch., 1901; grad. Reformed Episcopal Theol. Sem., 1905 (D.D., 1915); m. Florence Irene Gerhart, of Phila., Nov. 2, 1905; 1 daughter, Elinor Gerhart. Ordained ministry R.E. Ch., Phila., 1905; asst. to Rt. Rev. Charles Edward Cheney, Christ Ch., Chi- cago, 1905-9, elected asso. rector, 1909; succeeded Bishop Cheney as rector, Nov., 1916. Mem. exec. com. Federal Council Chs. of Christ in America; trustee Ref. Episcopal Publ. Soc., Chicago Ch. Federation Council; pres. Neighborhood Guild of Chicago. Republican. Home: 2409 Michigan Av. quoted extensively in campaign for universal mil. training in U.S .; accompanied Gen. Funston on his last inspection of Am. militia and regulars on bor- der and in Mexico; apptd. London corr., Chicago Tribune, Feb., 1917, sailing from New York on La- conia which was torpedoed by German submarine on night of Feb. 25, 200 miles off Irish Coast, with loss of 2 Am. women and 11 other persons; spent night in open boat, but picked up by British mine sweeper and landed at Queenstown, Ireland; filed 4,000-word cable story of the torpedoing, regarded as one of the remarkable newspaper feats of mod- ern times. Mem. Congressional Press Gallery, Washington, D.C. Clubs: Nat. Press (Washing- ton) ; Chicago Press, Adventurers Club of America. GIBSON, William Andrew, executive sec. Chi- cago Assn. of Commerce. (See vol. 1911.) Author: How the Laconia Sank and the Militia Mobilization on the Mexican Border, 1917. Home: 4410 N. Racine Av. Address: Care Chicago Tribune.

GIBBONS, John, judge; Mar. 28, 1848-Feb. 11, 1917. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)

GIBBS, Fletcher Barker, stationer; b. at Boston, May 7, 1861; s. Amory Thompson and Augusta (Hoyt) Gibbs; ed. pub. schs. of Cambridge, Mass .; m. Chicago, May 10, 1886, Annie Hyde Richardson; children: Charles Amory, Fletcher Barker, Jr., Robert Hoyt, Frederick Richardson, Dorothy. Be- gan with the A.,T.&S.F.Ry., in land dept., New England office, and later at Topeka; then with a Boston banker and broker; came to Chicago, 1883, and was partner in E. A. Snell & Co., stationers, later Gibbs & Brown, and partner in Skeen, Mc- Clear & Co., stationers; became connected with Shea Smith & Co., 1886, vice pres. since 1909. Pres. Chicago Stationers' Assn. 10 terms; ex-pres. Nat. Assn. Stationers and Mfrs. of U.S.A. Ex-Pres. Oak Park Bd. of Edn. (served 7 terms); ex-pres. Mass. Soc. in Chicago (now inc. in New England Soc.) ; ex-pres. Oak Park Chapter S.A.R .; mem. New Eng- land Soc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Oak Park. Home: Pleasant and S. Elmwood Avs., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 322 Federal St., Chicago.

GIBBS, George Aaron, lawyer; b. Chicago, 1857; s. Aaron and Catherine (Gulliver) Gibbs; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Cornell Univ., 1872-3; studied law in offices of Waite & Clark, Chicago; m. Chicago, June, 1881, Belle, d. James P. Smith; 1 daughter, Laura. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1872. Was mem. Ill. Senate several terms. Republican. Club: Union League. Home: 2305 Commonwealth Av. Office: 115 S. Dearborn St.

GIBBS, Platt P., musical instruments. (See vol. 1911.)

GIBSON, Arthur Henry, clergyman. (See vol. 1911.)

GIBSON, Charles Brockway, chemist; b. Masena, N.Y., Aug. 6, 1854; s. Otis and Chloe (Brockway) Gibson; B.Sc., Univ. of Ill., 1877; M.D., Coll. of Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1885; student of Univ. of Berlin, 1891-3, Royal Mining Acad., 1891-3; m. Eva Katherine Clapp, June 29, 1891. With G. A. Mar- iner and C. G. Wheeler, chemists, 1879-82; prof. chemistry, Coll. of Phys. and Surg., 1882-90; prof. chemistry and metallurgy, Chicago Coll. Dental Surgery, 1888-96, and 1 yr. each in Hahnemann Med. Coll. and Northwestern Dental Coll .; in prac- tice since 1879 as assayer, chemist, metallurgist and mining engr .; has done much expert and legal work. Mem. Am, Chem. Soc., Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft, Berlin Zuchverein. Served 3 yrs. in Vt. militia and 7 yrs. in Ill. N.G., rank of capt. Writes and talks on nat. preparedness and univer- sal military training. Mason (32°). Home: 1505 Morse Av.

GIBSON, Eva Katherine Clapp (Mrs. Charles Brockway Gibson), author; b. Bradford, Ill .; d. of Henry and Ann (Ely) Clapp; acad. edn .; m. Dr. Charles Brockway Gibson, June 29, 1891. Most of her books were published under her maiden name; in lit. work since 1880. Author: Her Bright Future, 1884-8; A Lucky Mishap, 1886; Mismated, 1888; A

GIFFIN, William M., school prin .; 1850-Apr. 6, 1912. (See Who's Who in America, 1912-13.)

GIFFORD, Heman, investment banker; b. New York, Nov. 15, 1877; s. Heman and Alice Stickney (Whann) Gifford; ed. pub. schs. of N.Y. City; un- married. Began active career in Wall Street, 1894; became connected with C. I. Hudson & Co., mem- bers New York Stock Exchange, 1898, continuing until 1902; went with banking house of William Salomon & Co., New York, 1902; opened office for the house in Chicago, 1904, and was its mgr. until Jan., 1915, since then resident partner. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Clubs: Saddle and Cycle, Mid-Day, Onwentsia, Casino; also City Midday (New York). Recreations: horseback rid- ing, sailing. Home: 750 N. Michigan Av. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St.

GIFFORD, Robert Ladd, consulting engineer and inventor; b. Smithfield, O., Sept. 12, 1867; s. William and Lydia (Ladd) Gifford; C.E., Cornell Univ., 1891; m. Chicago, Oct. 12, 1898, Evelyn A. Brooks; 1 son, Brooks. Practiced as consulting engr., 1897-1900; since 1900, pres. Ill. Engineering Co., consulting engrs., with offices in principal cities of U.S. and Canada. Inventor of numerous steam specialties. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs., Am. Soc. of Heating and Ventilating Engrs. Mem. Am. Hu- mane Assn .; dir. Anti-Cruelty Soc. Independent Republican. Friend (Quaker). Clubs: University, City; Midwick Country (Los Angeles); also Alpha Delta Phi (New York). Home: Oak Knoll, Pasa- dena, Cal. Office: N.E. cor. 21st St. and Racine Av., Chicago.

GILBERT, Allan Arthur, lawyer; b. at Sumter, S.C., Aug. 23, 1866; s. Allan A. and Sarah Ellen Gilbert; lineal descendant of Matthew Gilbert, 2d, dep. gov. of New Haven Colony; French Huguenot on mother's side; ed. Rutherford Coll., S.C., and Univ. of Nashville, Tenn .; LL.B., Yale, 1890; m. Grace J. Thurston, of Chicago, Jan. 2, 1894; 1 son, Allan Arthur, Jr. Admitted to Conn. bar, 1890, to Ill. bar, Nov., 1890, and settled in Chicago; clerked for several law firms until 1894; with brother, John T., as Gilbert & Gilbert until 1910, since alone. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Re- publican. Pres. Chicago Methodist Social Union, 1903-4; dir. Trinity Boys' Club. Mason (officer Dearborn Lodge and Lafayette Chapter; K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Union League, Hamilton (life), Southern. Recreations: golf and society of family. Home: 819 E. 47th Pl. Office: 110 S. Dearborn St.

GILBERT, Charles Champion, lawyer; deceased. (See vol. 1911.)

GILBERT, Charles T., real estate: b. at Battle Creek, Mich., Aug. 31, 1852; s. Platt and Elizabeth S. (Bills) Gilbert; ed. pub. schs. of Mich .: m. Ade- laide A. Cochrane, of Chicago, Nov. 27. 1879: 1 son. Ross W. Resident of Chicago since 1867; with wholesale dept. Marshall Field & Co., 1868-90; en- tered real estate business for self, 1890; became connected with Baird & Warner, 1898, mem. firm since 1910. Republican. Recreations: motoring. golf. Home: 435 E. 48th Pl. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

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GILBERT, George A., insurance mgr .; b. Clark Center, Clark Co., Ill., Apr. 24, 1859; s. Dr. Samuel S. and Mary (Fredenberger) Gilbert; ed. pub. schs. and in Asbury (now DePauw) Univ., Greencastle, Ind .; taught in pub. schs. of Coles Co., Ill., 1876-9, meantime reading law at Mattoon, Ill .; m. Mat- toon, Apr. 20, 1881, Carrie Scott; children: Rowena, Charles R. Began ins. business in local agency of Jackson & Spitler, Mattoon, Mar. to Oct., 1879; spl. agent Travelers Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn., Oct. 7, 1879-June 1, 1887; since then resident mgr. at Chi- cago, Employers' Liability Assurance Corpn., Ltd. Republican. Mason (32°). Clubs: Union League, Hamilton. Home: 5121 Washington Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.

GILBERT, Henry Kidder, assistant to pres. Oli- ver Typewriter Co .; b. Quincy, Mass., Jan. 12, 1869; s. Albert M. and Helen W. (Bascom) Gilbert; ed. University Sch., Chicago; m. Anne C. Sargent, of Evanston, Ill., Sept. 19, 1895; children: John, Hen- ry, Horace. Was successively sec. to the 1st vice pres. of C.,B.&Q. R.R. Co., auditor for Crane Co., treas. and vice pres. the Sargent Co., treas. Am. Brake Shoe & Foundry Co., then pres. the Ry. Ap- pliances Co. until 1906; became sec. of the Buda Foundry & Mfg. Co., 1906, then vice pres .; now asst. to the pres. Oliver Typewriter Co. Republic- an. Clubs: Chicago, Onwentsia. Homes: 87 E. Elm St., Chicago, and Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 159 N. Dearborn St., Chicago.

GILBERT, Hiram Thornton, lawyer; b. at Troy Grove, LaSalle Co., Ill., May 9, 1850; s. Dr. Alson I. and Mary C. (Hapeman) Gilbert; ed. Cornell U., 1869-71; Univ. of Leipzig, Germany, 1871-3; m. Georgiana J. Leland, of Ottawa, Ill., Oct. 16, 1877; children: Helen S. (Mrs. James S. Hess), Geor- giana G. Hess (Portland, Ore.). Admitted to bar, Sept., 1875, and practiced at Ottawa until 1888; since at Chicago; county judge of LaSalle Co., 1882-6. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Author: Railroads and the Courts, 1885. Drafted municipal court act under which Municipal Court of Chicago is now operating; also practice acts for Ill., introd. in Gen. Assembly, but not passed; etc. Home: 5234 Woodlawn Av. Office: 828 Otis Bldg.

GILBERT, John Thornton, lawyer; b. at Sumter, S.C .; s. Allan A. and Sarah Ellen Gilbert; lineal de- scendant of Matthew Gilbert, 2d deputy gov. of New Haven Colony; ed. Gaffney City (S.C.) Mil. Acad., 1888-90; course in classics Wofford Coll., Spartanburg, S.C., 1891; removed to Chicago, 1892; grad. Lake Forest Univ., 1895; read law in office of Judge Kirk Hawes, 1893-4; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1895; mem. firm of Gilbert & Gilbert un- til 1910, since alone. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Methodist. Mason. Club: Kenwood. Residence: Hyde Park Hotel. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.

GILBERT, Paul Thomas, editor; b. at Lansing, Minn., May 15, 1878; s. Rev. Dr. Levi Gilbert and Annie (Murphy) Gilbert; A.B., Yale, 1901 (class poet); m. Louise Dainty, of Chicago, July 3, 1905 (died 1912); m. 2d, Ilse Forster, Chicago, Aug. 26, 1913; 2 sons: Paul Thomas, Jr., Peter L. U.S. ednl. service in P.I., 1901-3; teacher English lit., high sch., Princeton, Ind., 1903-4; on staff of Chicago Tribune and Chicago Post, 1904-6; editorial and feature writer, Cincinnati Times-Star, also editor current events in Western Christian Advocate and dramatic critic Cincinnati Post, 1906-12; editor variety column, Chicago Inter-Ocean, 1912-13; mng. editor Cartoons Magazine since May, 1914. Republican. Address: 2058 Aubert Av. Office: 6 N. Michigan Av.

GILBERT, Simeon, clergyman; b. Pittsford, Vt., June 19, 1834; A.B., Univ. of Vt., 1854; grad. Ando- ver Theol. Sem., 1860; (D.D., Univ. of Vt. and Be- loit Coll., 1882). Ordained Congl. ministry, 1863; pastor Hopkinton, N.Y., 1861-5, Chateaugay, N.Y., 1865-7, Ames, Ia., 1868-9, Lyndon, Ill., 1869-70; resident at Chicago since 1871; asso. editor Ad- vance, 1873-82 and 1886-95; western editor Con- gregationalist, 1882-6. Contbr. to newspapers and religious press. Home: 12 Scott St.

GILBERT, William Candee, lawyer; b. Cairo, Ill., Jan. 7, 1870; s. William B. and Kate (Barry) Gil- bert; A.B., Racine Coll., 1889; LL.B., Harvard, 1893;

m. Ethel Tracy Ogden (now deceased), of Ft. At- kinson, Wis., Oct. 8, 1902; 1 daughter, Kate Ogden; m. 2d, Esther McDowell Miller, at Pasadena, Cal., Sept. 14, 1916. Began practice of law in office of Green, Willits & Robbins, in fall of 1893; mem. firm of Gilbert Bros., 1896-9, practiced alone since 1899; gen. counsel Blytheville, Leachville & Ark. Southern R.R. Co., also for Paepcke-Leicht Lumber Co. and Chicago Mill & Lumber Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Episcopalian. Ma- son (K.T.), Modern Woodman. Clubs: Hamilton, Westmoreland Country; Evanston, University (Ev- anston). Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 2022 Lincoln St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 111 W. Washing- ton St., Chicago.

GILCHRIST, John Foster, vice pres. Common- Wealth Edison Co .; b. Chicago, Mar. 14, 1868; s. James M. and Mary (Foster) Gilchrist; ed. Chicago high schs. and law dept. Lake Forest Univ .; m. Emma Lock Boyd, Nov. 19, 1896; children: John M., Marian B., Dorothy F. Entered service of the Chi- cago Edison Co. as office boy, 1887; asst. to mgr. of electricity, sales dept., 1894-6; contract agt., 1896- 1906; asst. to pres., 1906-14; vice pres. (in charge of purchasing stores, transportation and statisti- cal dept.) Commonwealth Edison Co. since Feb., 1914; vice pres. Middle West Utilities Co., West Penn. Power Co .; asst. to pres. Public Service Co. of Northern Ill .; treas. Federal Sign System (Elec- tric). Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange. Democrat. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Ath- letic, Chicago Yacht, Flossmoor Country, South Shore Country, Industrial (Chicago); Engineers' (Chicago and New York). Home: 5406 Blackstone Av. Office: 72 W. Adams St.

GILES, William Alexander, retired; Oct. 6, 1836- Dec. 17, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)

GILES, William Frederic, real estate; b. Chi- cago, Dec. 26, 1868; s. William A. and Elizabeth (Harper) Giles; ed. pub. and pvt. schs., and univs. abroad; unmarried. In the Union Nat. Bank, Chi- cago, as clk. and teller from 1882 until it was merged into the First Nat. Bank; since then in real estate. Clubs: University of Chicago, Lake Zurich (Ill.) Golf. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: 2537 Michigan Av. Office: 449 The Rookery.

GILKEY, Charles Whitney, clergyman; b. Water- town, Mass., July 3, 1882; s. James Henry and Mary Lottie (Johnson) Gilkey; A.B., Harvard, 1903, A.M., 1904; student sec., Internat. Com. Y.M.C.A., 1903-5; B.D., Union Theol. Sem., 1908; univs. of Berlin and Marburg, 1908-9; United Free Ch. Coll., Glasgow, New Coll., Edinburgh, and Oxford Univ., 1909-10; m. Geraldine Gunsaulus Brown, of Hins- dale, Ill., July 26, 1915. Ordained Bapt. ministry, 1910; pastor Hyde Park Ch., Chicago, since Dec. 1, 1910. Trustee Bapt. Theol. Union (Div. Sch. Univ. of Chicago), Grenfell Assn. of Chicago. Progress- ive. Mem. Delta Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa (Har- vard). Clubs: University, City, Harvard, Quadran- gle. Univ. preacher at Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Cornell. Home: 6031 Kimbark Av.

GILKEY, Roscoe Reed, manager American Sure- ty Co. Removed to New York. (See vol. 1911.)

GILL, James Cornelius, M.D .; b. Madison, Wis., Oct. 12, 1865; s. Hilaire and Margaret (Byrne) Gill; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1890; m. Ellen Frances Gos- sage, of St. Thomas, Can., Dec. 28, 1892; children: Terence Alister, Norman Gossage. Practiced in Chicago since 1890; asso. prof. medicine, Rush Med. Coll., since 1903; asso. prof. neurology and psy- chiatry, Chicago Policlinic. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Neurol. Soc., Physicians' Club. Anglican. Club: Ill. Athletic. Home: 3545 W. Monroe St. Office: 104 S. Michigan Avenue.

GILL, John Joseph, M.D .; b. Mt. Pulaski, Ill., Aug. 19, 1872; s. Edward and Susan (Hatcher) Gill; ed. Havana (Ill.) pub. schs., 1877-8; D.D.S., North- western Univ. Sch. of Pharmacy, 1893; student in chemistry, Univ. of Chicago, 1898; M.D., North- western Univ. Med. Sch., 1905; m. Estelle Brent, of Havana, Feb. 14, 1895; 2 children: Donald Brent, Clarence Rhodes. Clk. in drug store, 1888-95; pres. Rosalie Drug Co., 1895-1902; propr. Rosalie Phar- macy, 1902-8; propr. John J. Gill Pathol. Lab., 1903- 10; practice of medicine and surgery since 1905;

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mem. attending staff, Jackson Park Sanitarium; lecturer on pediatrics, Lakeside Hosp. for Nurses. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Pediatric Soc. Mason, Royal Arcanum. In- dependent Democrat. Methodist. Home: 5708 Har- per Av.

GILLAN, John C., clergyman; b. Chicago, July 22, 1862; s. John and Ellen (Redmond) Gillan; ed. Holden Sch., St. Ignatius Coll., Chicago; A.B., St. Vincent's Coll., Cape Girardeau, Mo., 1882, A.M., 1884 (LL.D., 1909). Ordained priest Catholic Ch., 1884; pastor All Saints Ch., Chicago, since Dec. 28, 1893. Mem. Foresters of America, Knights of Co- lumbus. Address: 2542 Wallace St.

GILLESPIE, Robert Henry, lumber; b. Chicago, Apr. 6, 1871; s. John and Margaret (Murray) Gil- lespie; ed. pub. schs. and Chicago Manual Train- ing Sch .; m. Chicago, Sept. 20, 1894, Clara Meinel; children: Frances, Clara, John. Clerk Loomis & Gillespie, lumber, 1888-93, for John Gillespie, 1893- 1902; pres. and treas. John Gillespie Lumber Co. since 1902. Pres. Lumbermen's Assn. of Chicago, 1909, 10. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Hamilton, Chicago Athletic. Recreation: fishing. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: W. 22d, cor. Laflin St., Chicago.

GILLET, Harry Orrin, teacher; b. Norwalk, O., July 25, 1879; s. Orrin E. and Myra L. Gillet; S.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1901, and teacher in lab. schs. same, 1900-3; m. Helen Collins, of Chicago, July 6, 1914. Teacher, 1903-9, asst. prin., 1909-10, super- visor, 1910-13, principal since 1913, University Ele- mentary Sch. (Univ. of Chicago). Mem. N.E.A., A.A.A.S., etc. Clubs: Quadrangle, City. Joint au- thor: Oral and Written English, Books I and II; Practical English, Books I and II. Home: 6117 Evans Av.

GILLETT, Charles N., banker; b. Perry, N.Y., Aug. 4, 1860; came to Chicago with parents in childhood; ed. Hyde Park pub. schs .; m. Carrie E. Bragg, May, 1883; children: Florence (Mrs. Her- ford White), Laura (Mrs. John P. Todd), Edwina (Mrs. Walter C. Biddle). Employed in wholesale paper house until 1881; then became a messenger in the First Nat. Bank; with bank ever since in va- rious capacities; paying teller 5 yrs., chief clerk 5 yrs., asst. cashier, 1900-7, cashier, 1907-10, vice pres. and cashier, 1910-12, since vice pres .; also treas. Nat. Safe Deposit Co. Clubs: Bankers', Ill. Athletic, Homewood Country. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 1724 E. 54th St. Office: First Nat. Bank.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 87

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