The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 88

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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GILLETT, Charles Warren, motor trucks and automobile locks; b. Chicago, Jan. 12, 1876; s. Eg- bert W. and Mary (Gaffney) Gillett; ed. Sheffield Scientific Sch. (Yale), 1897; m. Chicago, Mar. 5, 1902; 2 children: Elizabeth and Charles W., Jr. Ad- vertising mgr., 1898; mgr. of Champion Chemical Works and of Champion Can Works, New York and Chicago, 1899-1900, and at same time promoted Champion Iron & Steel Co., Muskegon, Mich., which he sold to the U.S. Steel Corpn., 1900. Started an unlisted bond and stock dept. for Chapin & Gay- lord, Chicago, 1900-1; mem. C. H. Canby & Co., commn. mchts. on Chicago Bd. of Trade and N.Y. Stock Exchange, 1901-3; formed firm of Gillett & Denniston, brokers, 1903, which dissolved Mar. 1, 1904, the firm of Charles W. Gillett & Co., of which he is head, succeeding; also pres. E. W. Gillett Co., of Chicago and Toronto, mfrs. of baking powders, etc .; organized, 1907, the Wis. Pea Canners' Co., of which is pres. and gen. mgr .; pres. Central Guar- antee Co., Lakeside Motor Truck Co., Perry Auto Lock Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Was mem. 1st Regt. I.N.G. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Yale, Mid-Day, Onwentsia, Chicago Golf; also Bankers' (New York). Recreations: motoring, shooting, ten- nis, polo. Homes: 1342 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, and Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 1240 S. Michigan Av., Chicago.

GILLETT, Walter Cook, president Chicago Pa- per Co .; b. Albany, N.Y., Aug. 10, 1852; s. Truman S. and Hannah (Noble) Gillett; grad. West Div. High Sch., 1869; m. Chicago, Sept. 3, 1873, Adnah Miller; children: Evis (Mrs. S. P. Hayward), Wal- ter Noble. Began in employ of Gillett & Vernon, paper mchts., 1869; then in firm of Clark, Friend, Fox & Co., 1875-81; organized, 1881, the Chicago

Paper Co., of which has been pres. since 1896. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Repub- lican. Mason, Elk; mem. Royal League. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Edgewater Golf. Recreations: golf, motoring and fishing. Home: 2074 Pratt Av. Office: 801 S. 5th Av.

GILLETTE, Edwin Fraser, architect and estate mgr .; b. Chicago, Oct. 19, 1863; s. Edwin Lewis and Josephine Mighill (Perley) Gillette; ed. pvt. sch. at Chateau de Lancy, Geneva, Switzerland, 1875-8; Allen's Acad., Chicago, 1879-80; Rensselaer Poly. Inst., Troy, N.Y., 1880-5; Chicago Sch. of Architec- ture; Armour Inst. Tech., Chicago, 1904-6, B.S., 1906; m. Mabel Hyde, of San Francisco, Oct. 27, 1902; children: Hyde, Edwin, Helen and Marietta. Engaged in real estate business in Chicago since 1885, and mgr. of the estate of E. L. Gillette since 1892. Republican. Unitarian. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic (charter mem.), Chicago -Archi- tectural. Recreations: yachting, tennis. Home: 1138 N. Dearborn St. Office: 8 S. Dearborn St.

GILLETTE, Halbert Powers, editor, engr .; b. at Waverly, Ia., Aug. 5, 1869; s. Theodore Weld and Laetitia S. (Powers) Gillette; grad. Hammond Hall Acad., Salt Lake City, 1886; E.M., Sch. of Mines (Columbia), 1892; m. Julia Washburn Scranton, of Phila., Apr. 28, 1897; children: Edward S., Louis. In practice as mining and civil engr., 1892; asst. N.Y. State engr., 1896-8; contractor, 1898-1902; asso. editor, Engineering News, 1903-5; mng. editor, En- gineering-Contracting, since 1906; pres. Myron C. Clark Pub. Co. Chief engr. Washington R.R. Com- mn., 1906-7. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Inst. Mining Engrs., Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Am. Soc. Engring. Contractors (vice pres.), Soc. Promotion Engring. Edn. Author: Economics of Road Construction, 1901; Rock Excavation-Methods and Cost, 1904; Handbook of Cost Data, 1905; Concrete Construc- tion-Methods and Cost (with Charles S. Hill), 1908; Cost Keeping and Management Engineering (with Richard T. Dana), 1909; Handbook of Earth Excavation, 1916; Handbook of Rock Excavation, 1916. Home: 4407 Price St., Philadelphia, Pa. Of- fice: 608 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.

GILLETTE, Howard Frank, broker in commer- cial paper; b. Chicago, Apr. 9, 1872; s. James F. and Jennie (Parker) Gillette; descendant of Nathan Gillette, Dorchester, Mass., middle of 17th century; ed. Harvard Sch., Chicago; Lake Forest Acad .; Ber- lin Univ., Germany; Harvard Coll .; LL.B., North- western Univ., 1896; m. Cornelia Forbes Brook- mire, of St. Louis, Sept. 12, 1911; 1 son, Howard F., Jr. Began practice of law in 1897; associated with the firm of Hoyne, Follansbee & O'Connor 3 yrs .; vice pres. C. W. Dempster & Co., wholesale hatters, 1901-2; traveled abroad and in 1904 established as a broker in commercial paper, representing the eastern firm of W. O. Gay & Co .; elected pres. of Merrill, Cox & Co., commercial paper, Apr. 1, 1909. Clubs: Chicago, University, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle; also Harvard and Racquet (New York), Racquet (Philadelphia), Kedgewick Game (P.Q.). Recreations: racquets and tennis. Home: 1350 N. State St. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.

GILLICK, James T., railway official. Entered service of .C.,M.&St.P.Ry. as a boy, 1884, with which has since remained; telegraph operator and train dispatcher, 1890-1903: trainmaster, 1903-6; supt. div., 1906-13; asst. to the gen. mgr., 1913-17, and asst. gen. mgr. since July 5, 1917. Home: 1404 Estes Av. Office: Railway Exchange.

GILLMORE, see also Gilmore.

GILLMORE, Robert Tracy, M.D .; b. at Chicago, Sept. 9, 1867; s. Robert A. and Isadore Frances (Wilson) Gillmore; ed. pub. schs .; attended two courses of med. lectures, Univ. of Mich., 1889; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1892; m. Dr. Emma Wheat Hastings, of Quincy, Branch Co., Mich., June 21, 1900. Asst. prof. gynecology. Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons, Inst. of Med- icine of Chicago; mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc .. Chicago Gynecol. Soc. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago Motor, Camp Fire. Contbr. to med. jours. Recrea- tions: hunting, saddle and motoring. Home: 6541 Woodlawn Av. Office: 1308, 30 N. Michigan Av.

GILLSON, Louis Kossuth, patent atty .; b. Hud- son, O., Jan. 15, 1852; s. Joseph and Ann (Depere) Gillson; ed. pub. schs .; read law in offices of Spen-

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cer Ward, Chicago; m. Ida Bartholomew, of Cleve- land, O., June 10, 1874; 2 sons: Charles B. and Jo- seph L. Admitted to Ill. bar in 1894; mem. firm of Gillson & Gillson since 1908. Mem. Patent Bar Assn. Club: Union League. Home: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 1236 Monadnock Blk., Chicago.

GILMAN, John Ellis, M.D .; July 24, 1841-June 21, 1916. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)

GILMAN, Owen D., commission mcht .; b. Good- land, Ind., Sept. 23, 1889; s. Frederick D. and Lo- rena (Wilson) Gilman; Northwestern Univ .; Univ. of Mich .; unmarried. Was employed as buyer for Friedman Mfg. Co., U.S. Yards, Chicago, about 7 yrs., 1906-13; sec. and treas., then pres., Peoples Packing Co., 1913-14; vice pres. and pres. Bennett- Howard Co., 1914-15; now pres. O. D. Gilman & Co., wholesale dealers and brokers in butter, eggs and poultry. Mem. Phi Gamma Delta, Indiana Soc. of Chicago. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Floss- moor Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 919 E. 44th St. Office: 212 N. 5th Av.

GILMER, Thomas Lewis, M.D., dentist; b. Lin- coln Co., Mo., Feb. 19, 1849; s. Dr. F. G. and Sarah Jane (Loving) Gilmer; acad. edn. in Mo. and Ill .; D.D.S., Mo. Dental Coll., St. Louis, 1881; student St. Louis Med. Coll .; M.D., Quincy (Ill.) Coll. of Medicine, 1885; (Sc.D., Northwestern, 1912); m. Ella M. Bostick, of Scottville, Ill., Sept. 29, 1868; children: Mrs. Virginia Gilmer Ames, Frank Bos- tick. Practiced medicine and dentistry in Chicago from 1889; specialist in oral surgery; prof. oral surgery, Northwestern Univ. Dental Sch., since 1891 and dean since 1915; oral surgeon, St. Luke's Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State, Chicago and Adams Co. med. socs., Nat., Ill. State and Chicago dental socs., etc. Clubs: University, Chicago Automobile. Home: 3220 Lake Park Av. Office: Peoples Gas Bldg.

GILMORE, see also Gillmore.

GILMORE, Charles Wood, coal mcht .; b. Madi- son, Ind., Aug. 31, 1868; s. Thomas W. and Jane (McCartney) Gilmore; grad. pub. schs., Chicago, 1884; m. Mary, d. Walter S. Bogle, of Chicago, Jan. 3, 1895; children: Delia May and Ruth Bogle. Vice pres. Crescent Coal & Mining Co., 1905-14; vice pres. W. S. Bogle & Co., Inc., since 1914. Republic- an. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Recreations: golf, mo- toring. Home: 2126 Lincoln Park W. Office: 343 S. Dearborn St.

GIMBEL, Charles A., hats and gloves; b. Chi- cago, Mar. 26, 1868; s. Moses and Sarah (Gold- smith) Gimbel; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and Racine (Wis.) Coll .; m. Rose Stern, of Chicago, Feb., 1896. Identified with M. Gimbel & Sons since 1883, mem. firm, 1891, and vice pres. and sec. since 1896; also pres. Fashion Cap Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Com- merce. Jewish religion. Clubs: Standard, Lake Shore Country. Residence: Congress Hotel. Office: 132 S. Market St.

GIMBEL, Jacob William, hats and gloves; b. Rock Island, Ill., May 18, 1860; s. of Moses and Sarah (Goldsmith) Gimbel; ed. pub. schs., Chi- cago; m. Pauline Karger, of Chicago, Dec. 9, 1895; children: Ruth, J. William, Jr. Pres. and treas. M. Gimbel & Sons. Dir. Home for Aged Jews. Clubs: Standard, Lake Shore Country. Home: 4550 Michigan Av. Office: 132 S. Market St.

GINDELE, Charles William, builder and con- tractor; b. Schweinfurth, Bavaria, Apr. 19, 1847; s. John George and Louisa (Hirschheimer) Gindele; came to U.S., Oct., 1850, and to Chicago, Sept., 1852 (father was pres. Board of Pub. Works, Chicago, 1861-7; pres. Ill. & Mich. Canal Bd., 1867-9; coun- ty clk. Cook Co., 1869-71); ed. pub. schs., Chicago; enlisted, 1863, as pvt. Co. G, 8th Ill. Cav .; promoted to corporal and honorably discharged, June, 1865; then took course in Bryant and Stratton Business Coll .; m. Chicago, Mar. 26, 1880, Lucy Elliott Ash (now deceased). In spring of 1866 became street numbering clk., Bd. of Pub. Works; became asso- ciated in spring of 1868 with his father (who es- tablished business, 1857) in building and contract- ing firm of J. G. Gindele & Sons, from which has been developed the present corpn. of Charles W. Gindele Co., engrs. and gen. contractors, of which is pres. Has executed many large contracts for pvt. enterprises and ry. corpns., and also many

structures for the U.S. Govt., such as court house, custom house and postoffice buildings; constructed the battleship "Illinois" at the World's Columbian Expn., etc. Mem. Builders' and Traders' Exchange (pres. 1893-9), Masons' and Builders' Assn. (pres. 2 terms); was on joint arbitration com. which set- tled the lockout strike of 1887, and one of dele- gates at large of the Building Contractors' Coun- cil, which successfully fought the strike of 1900; was dir. Nat. Assn. of Builders. Mem. U.S. Grant Post G.A.R. and Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Builders' (pres. 1901), Hamilton (life mem.), Press (life mem.), South Shore Country. Home: 3745 Prairie Av. Office: 3333 LaSalle St.

GINOCCHIO, Louis, fruits; b. Genoa, Italy, Dec. 27, 1853; s. Peter and Catherine (Marre) Ginoc- chio; ed. Italy; came to Chicago, 1874; m. 1881, Emelia Rizzi; children: Andrew, Charles, Jennie, Rosa, Lydia, Joseph, Flora. Engaged in the fruit business since 1877; in 1896, with P. Costa and A. M. Meyer, established firm of Ginocchio, Costa & Co., wholesale dealers in foreign and domestic fruits; also the United Fig & Date Co. Home: 3021 Jackson Boul. Office: 33 W. South Water St.

GIRARD, Alfred Conrad, brigadier-general U.S. Army; July 31, 1841-Jan. 31, 1914. (See Who's Who in America, 1912-13.)

GIRARDIN, Jules, life ins .; b. Galveston, Tex., June 6, 1855; s. Victor and Emelie (Fournie) Gi- rardin; ed. pub. schs. and at Christian Brothers' Coll. Began active career as clerk in gen. ins. agency, at Galveston, 1872; mem. firm of Beers, Kenison & Co., Galveston, 1881-7; in fire ins. busi- ness, in New York, 1887-90; came to Chicago, 1890, as mgr. Phoenix Mutual Life Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn., in which continues. Pres. Life Underwrit- ers' Assn. of Chicago, 1910-17. Home: 4818 Dor- chester Av. Office: 11 S. LaSalle St.

GIRTEN, Michael Francis, lawyer; b. at Lemont, Cook Co., Ill., Aug. 20, 1871; s. Peter and Anna Maria (Theis) Girten, both natives of Germany; ed. Univ. of Notre Dame (no degree); LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1896; unmarried. Clerk for J. H. Tedens & Co., Lemont, until 1889; bookkeeper for M. Theis & Co., Lemont, 1889-93; then mem. firm of Starshak & Girten, gen. mchts., Lemont, until 1896; began practice in Chicago, 1896; upon inception of Chicago Municipal Court, 1906, was elected an asso. justice and served 4 yrs .; on ac- count of linguistic attainments was apptd. chief justice to sit in branches where cases of foreign- speaking people were heard, and was particularly successful in cases heard in German, Polish, Bohe- mian, Lithuanian and French; now mem. faculty law dept., Loyola Univ. Formerly clerk and atty. Bd. of Edn., Lemont; dir. Marquette Life Ins. Co. of Ill. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Pres. German (Aid) Soc. of Chicago (founded, 1854); vice pres. Central Verein; mem. Royal League, sev- eral Catholic fraternal socs., German-Am. Nat. Al- liance, German Catholic Central Soc., Am. Federa- tion of Catholic Socs., Nat. Conf. of Catholic Char- ities. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Press, Germania. Rec- reations: bowling, walking. Especially interested in civic life of Chicago; had bills for housing in- troduced in the state legislature, 1910-11, 1912-13, 1914-15. Home: 5827 Princeton Av. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.

GITHENS, Walter Lee, motor securities; b. Men- dota, Ill., Feb. 4, 1862; s. Alonzo M. and Perlonia J. Githens; ed. grammar and high schs., Richmond, Ind .; m. Kathryn Lathrop, of New York, Dec. 26, 1891; 1 daughter, Laura J. Became resident of Chicago, 1870; identified with wholesale mfr. of clothing, firm of A. L. Singer & Co., 1883-94; mgr. Hyde Park Electric Light Co., 1894-1902; pres. Githens Bros. Co., motor securities, Chicago, since 1902; pres. Kenwood Motors Co. Mem. Chicago Automobile Trade Assn. Republican. Clubs: Ken- wood, Chicago Automobile. Recreation: motoring. Home: 5340 Kimbark Av. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St.

GLAMANN, Eugenie F. (Mrs. August Frederick Glamann), artist; b. St. Joseph, Mo .; grad. Art Inst. of Chicago, 1897; studied with Emmanuel Fremiet, Lucien Simon and Charles Cottet, Paris, also at Calderon's Sch. of Animal Painting, Lon- don, and with Briton Rivière; m. August Frederick Glamann, of Wellington, Kan., Feb. 16, 1895; chil-

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dren: Frederick (died in infancy, 1906), Johanna. Exhibited, Art Inst. of Chicago; Acad. of Design, New York; St. Louis Expn., 1904; Carnegie Exhbn., Pittsburgh; Pa. Acad. Fine Arts; etc. Bronze med- al, St. Louis Expn .; E. B. Butler Prize, Art Inst. of Chicago, 1913. Prin. works: The Old Sheepfold, purchased by Chicago Commn., 1914; Two Friends, Union League Club, Chicago; also represented in collections of Mr. E. B. Butler, R. F. Goodman, Charles H. Swift, Edmund D. Hulbert, William O. Goodman, etc., Chicago; F. L. Gilbert, Duluth, Minn .; Capt. James Hoatson, Calumet, Mich .; G. L. Berg, Seattle, Wash .; etc. Mem. Chicago Soc. of Artists. Clubs: The Cordon, Artists' Guild. Home: 2850 Lexington St., Chicago.

GLASER, Edward L., grain commn .; b. Cincin- nati, Oct. 23, 1861; s. Lewis and Adaline Glaser; ed. Haven Sch. and S. Div. High Sch., Chicago; m. Etta, d. Morris Rosenbaum, of Chicago, Sept. 21, 1893; 1 son, Morris Rosenbaum. Became mem. of the Chicago Bd. of Trade, 1894; in same year was elected sec. and dir. of Rosenbaum Bros. (Inc.), grain commn. (established 1874), and after death of Morris Rosenbaum was elected pres. Repub- lican. Mem. Sinai Congregation. Clubs: Standard, Lake Shore Country, City, Chicago Traffic. Rec- reations: golf, walking, books. Residence: Black- stone Hotel, Chicago; (summer) Glencoe, Ill. Of- fice: Board of Trade, Chicago.

GLENDON, George L., flags and bunting; b. at Covington, Ky., June 13, 1874; s. George and Har- riet (Herbert) Glendon; ed. pub., schs., Covington; m. Ruth V. Mckinney, of Grand Junction, Colo., 1913. Entered flag and decorating business as the Glendon Flag & Decorating Co., Cincinnati, 1898; removed business to Chicago, 1904, and continues under title of Chicago Flag & Decorating Co. Ma- son (32°, K.T., Shriner). Club: Hamilton. Home: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 1345 Wabash Av., Chicago.

GLENN, Frederick L., M.D., surgeon; b. Janes- ville, Wis., Apr. 17, 1872; s. Albert M. and Carrie Althea (Taylor) Glenn; grad. teachers' course, Mil- ton (Wis.) Coll., 1892; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), 1896; m. Georgia Richardson, of Alpha, Ia., Apr. 14, 1897; 4 children: Fred Harold, Dorothy May, Grace Mildred, Albert William. Prac- ticed in Chicago since 1896; attending surgeon, West Suburban Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. (councilor). Dir. Austin Y.M.C.A. Republican. Trustee, and treas. Lamon Av. M.E. Ch. Mason (K.T.), Odd Fellow, K.P .; mem. and examiner for Nat. Union, Knights and Ladies of Security, Columbian Circle and Red Men. Home: 533 N. Pine Av. Office: 442 N. Cicero Av.

GLENN, John McGaw, secretary Illinois Mfrs.' Assn .; b. Fort Wayne, Ind., Nov. 14, 1859; s. Judge John J. and Mary Jane Patterson (McGaw) Glenn; A.M., Monmouth (Ill.) Coll., 1883; m. Jeanie M., d. of N. A. Chapin, of Kirkwood, Ill., May 24, 1888; 4 children: Mary Chapin, Helen, John J. and Robert. Began on reportorial staff of Monmouth Atlas, 1883-6; removed to Chicago and was on staff of Chicago Inter Ocean, Tribune, and Times-Herald, until 1897; sec. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. since Feb. 28, 1898; pub. Manufacturers' News. Sec. civil service com- mn., Chicago, 1897-8. Mem. Indiana Soc. of Chicago. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Mid-Day, Glen View, Press, Traf- fic; Evanston Country, University (Evanston) ; Sangamo and Illini (Springfield, Ill.). Recreation: golf. Home: 1131 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 76 W. Monroe St., Chicago.

GLENNON, Edward Thomas, lawyer; b. Wood- stock, Ill., Aug. 21, 1856; s. Thomas Glennon; ed. pub. schs. of McHenry Co., Ill., and then was, for 11 yrs., engaged in journalism, being at one time proprietor of the Woodstock Sentinel; left jour- nalism to take up study of law, 1881; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1884; m. Woodstock, 111., 1885, Julia Donnelly. Admitted to bar, June, 1884, and engaged in practice at Chicago; asst. spl. as- sessment atty. under Oliver H. Horton, corpn. counsel, Apr., 1887-Dec., 1888; then asst. state's atty. under Joel M. Longenecker until May 1, 1891; police magistrate, 1891-6; apptd. master in chan- cery, Circuit Court of Cook Co., 1897; mem. of law firm of McFaden & Glennon, representing L.S.& M.S.Ry.Co., 1896-7; mem. of firm of Pam, Donnelly

& Glennon, and its successor, Pam, Calhoun & Glennon, 1898-1904; now Glennon, Cary & Walker; is now asst. vice pres. N.Y.C.R.R. at Chicago. Firm is gen. counsel for Ind. Harbor Belt Co., and local attorneys for N.Y.,C.&St.L.R.R., C.,C.,C.&St.L. and Pere Marquette rys. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Hamilton. Home: 3827 Michigan Av. Of- fice: LaSalle Station.

GLENNY, Ernest Centennial, lawyer; b. at New Orleans, La., Apr. 16, 1876; s. William West and Katharine (Scobee) Glenny; direct descendant of Daniel Boone on mother's side; ed. pub. schs., Eu- reka Springs, Ark .; Univ. of Ark., 1890-1; Nat. Nor- mal Univ., Lebanon, O., 1891-2; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1904; LL.M., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1908; m. Lena M. Everson, of Chicago, Oct. 17, 1914; 1 son, William West. Spl. agt. Central Pas- senger Assn., 1897-1906; admitted to bar, 1904, and since in practice in Chicago; chief deputy clerk and an alternate asst. to judge of Probate Court, 1906- 10; sec. and trust officer Fort Dearborn Trust & Savings Bank, 1911-16; gen. law practice since 1916. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Phi Delta Phi. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Club: Hamilton (treas. 1914-15, vice pres. 1915-16). Editor of the "Hamiltonian" (official organ of the Hamilton Club), 1910-11. Recreation: baseball. Home: 5319 Kenmore Av. Office: Tribune Bldg.

GLESSNER, Arthur Wellesley, furnace mfr .; b. Elizabeth, Jo Daviess Co., Ill., Apr. 30, 1861; s. Henry and Mary (Heathman) Glessner; ed. pub. schs., Galena, Ill .; grad. high sch., 1878; m. Galena, July 21, 1885, Abbie M. Brown; children: Arthur Brown, Margaret (Mrs. John A. Brown), Herbert Carr. Went to Clinton, Ill., Oct., 1878, to learn printing trade in office of the Clinton Register, pub. by W. L. Glessner (a cousin); came to Chi- cago, May, 1879; took position in office of N. Haw- kins & Co., mfrs. of mill and elevator machinery; partner with H. L. Thornburgh in firm of Thorn- burgh & Glessner, mfrs. of mill and elevator ma- chinery, Feb. 14, 1881-Mar. 3, 1891; organized, July 1, 1886, Excelsior Steel Furnace Co., being at first sec., treas. and later securing control of the com- pany, of which is now pres., treas .; vice pres. Cold Spring Gold Mining & Tunnel Co. of Gold Hill, Colo. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mem. Kenwood Evangelical Ch. Clubs: Hamilton. Chicago Press, Ill. Athletic, City, Traffic, South Shore Country, Rotary, Kenwood, Midland, Nor- wood Country. Recreation: travel. Home: 4630 Greenwood Av. Office: 118 S. Clinton St.

*GLESSNER, John George Macbeth, treasurer The Commonwealth Commercial Co. (See vol. 1911.)

GLESSNER, John Jacob, vice pres. Internat. Harvester Co .; b. Zanesville, O., Jan., 1843; s. Jacob and Mary (Laughlin) Glessner; ed. pub. schs. and in the newspaper business at Zanesville, O .; in. Springfield, O., Dec., 1870, Frances, d. James R. and Nancy (Bayard) Macbeth; children: John G. M., George M., Frances (Mrs. Blewett Lee). En- tered business as a mfr. of harvesting machinery at Springfield, O., in 1864, becoming mem. of the firm of Warder, Bushnell & Glessner; came to Chi- cago, 1870, and managed the business from here. retaining the factory at Springfield, O .; the great success of the original firm of Warder, Bushnell & Glessner was principally due to his efforts, and when the business combined with other leading harvester interests in organizing the Internat. Har- vester Co., became vice pres, of the company and was elected chmn. exec. com .; vice pres., dir. İnter- nat. Harvester Co. of N.J. Independent in politics. Was pres. Citizens' Assn. when that body prepared drainage canal bill and secured its passage by the legislature; dir. Chicago Relief and Aid Soc. 15 yrs .; pres. trustees Rush Med. Coll .: trustee Chi- cago Orphan Asylum, Chicago Orchestral Assn .. Art Inst. Clubs: Commercial (pres. 1896), Chicago. Union League, Quadrangle, Chicago Literary, Cliff Dwellers, Caxton. Home: 1800 Prairie Av. Office: 606 S. Michigan Av.

GLICK, Emanuel Moses, nifr .; b. Budapest. Aus- tria-Hungary, July 10, 1873; s. Jacob and Hannah (Greenbaum) Glick; brought to America, 1880; ed. pub. schs., N.Y. City: m. Hattie Sherman, of Han- over, Germany, 1902. Began as boy with Gustave

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Blum & Bro., N.Y. City; then with Meyer, Jonason & Co .; removed to Chicago and became connected with Enterprise Cloak Co., 1899; partner, Kohn & Glick, 1902-S; founder E. M. Glick & Co., 1908, in- corporated Jan. 1, 1917, as E. M. Glick & Co., Inc., mfrs. cloaks and suits, of which is pres .; pres. of J. M. Kaufman Cloak & Suit Dept., Champaign, Ill .; sec. and treas. Sheridan Smart Shop. Mem. of Chicago Assn. Commerce. Mem. of Dr. Hirsch's Sinai Congregation. Elk. Home: 4556 Grand Boul. Office: 216 W. Adams St.

GLICKAUF, Edward Seymour, mfr. (See vol. 1911. )

GLIDDEN, Henry Hubbard, insurance; b. Lith- opolis, O., July 2, 1844; s. Timothy Holden and Mary (Tomlinson) Glidden; ed. common schools. Served as mem. Co. H, 73d Ind. Vol. Inf., July, 1862- July, 1865. Engaged in mercantile business, 1866- 74; in fire ins. as local agt., 1874-82; spl. agt. N. British & Mercantile Ins. Co., 1882-87; asst. supt. western dept., 1887-89, and resident sec. Chicago branch, same co., 1889-94; mgr. Chicago Under- writers' Assn., 1894-1906; mgr. Chicago Bd. of Un- derwriters since 1906. Club: Union League. Home: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

GLOGAUER, Fritz, newspaper man. Removed to Munich, Germany. (See Who's Who in America.)

GLOVER, Lyman Beecher, theatrical mgr .; Feb. 10, 1846-Apr. 6, 1915. (See Who's Who in America, 1914-15.)

GODDARD, James (H.), operatic basso; b. Mary- ville, Tenn., May 15, 1884; s. James A. and Mary C. (Bowles) Goddard; ed. Maryville Coll .; unmarried. Went west at 18, and sang in 1st M.E. Ch., Taco- ma, Wash., 2 yrs .; removed to Chicago and studied with William Clare Hall, and 2 yrs. with Jean de Reszke, in Paris, France; début in Covent Garden, London, Oct. 19, 1911; sang King Mark in "Tristan and Isolde," Landgraf Hermann, in "Tannhauser," and other leading rôles; has appeared in principal cities of Germany, England, U.S. and Can .; with Chicago Grand Opera Co., 1915. Home: 948 Edge- comb Pl.

GODDARD, Leroy Albert, banker; b. Marion, Ill., June 22, 1854; s. James T. and Winifred (Spiller) Goddard; attended pub. schs. of Marion several winter terms, working at odd jobs summers; at- tended 1 term Ill. State Normal; m. Anna Briden- thal, of Vincennes, Ind., Nov. 14, 1888. Bought half interest in small dry goods store, Marion, 1875, at age of 21, conducting it until 1879; then estab- lished in Marion as a pvt. banker; in 1890, sold out that bank (which is now 1st Nat. Bank of Marion) and organized 1st Nat. Bank of Mt. Carmel, Ill., and was its pres. until Aug. 1, 1892; then became cashier of Ft. Dearborn Nat. Bank, of Chicago, continuing until Jan., 1903, when he was elected its pres .; resigned June 1, 1908, to accept office of vice pres. State Bank of Chicago, and in May, 1909, was elected its pres. Pres. Chicago Clearing House Assn., 1911-12. Was elected city treas. of Marion, at age of 21, and mayor at age of 23; reëlected 2 yrs. later. Pres. bd. trustees Northern State Nor- mal Sch., 1911-15; pres. Chicago Peace Soc., 1911- 15; treas. Chicago Stock Exchange, 1913-14. Ma- son; treas. Supreme Council 33°; Grand Master of Masons of Ill. 2 terms, 1894, 95, and Grand Treas. since 1903. Clubs: Bankers' (pres. 1911), Union League (pres. 1908), South Shore Country, Midlo- thian. Recreations: golf and motoring. Home: 1419 N. State Parkway. Office: 135 W. Washington Street.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 88

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