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LESH, Llewellyn Boyd, pres. and treas. Lesh & Matthews Lumber Co .; b. Pierceton, Ind., June 20, 1867; s. Gabriel B. and Melissa C. (Matthews) Lesh; ed. public schools of War- saw, Ind., and grad. from DePauw Univ., Greencastle, Ind., in class of 1889; m. Chicago, June 14, 1903, Florence E. Forkner. Began business career with the G. B. Lesh Mfg. Co., Warsaw, Ind., until 1890; in 1890 became mgr. of the Chicago branch of the G. B. Lesh Mfg. Co., and in 1891 organized and incorpor- ated the Lesh & Matthews Lumber Co., manu- facturers of hardwood lumber, of which he is pres. and treas. Also dir. of the Chicago Em- bossed Moulding Co., and partner in firm of Olson & Lesh, at Memphis, Tenn. Republican. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi. Mason, Office: Mar- quette Bldg. Residence: 4144 Grand Boul.
LESHER, Jacob Henry, wholesale dealer in woolens and tailors' trimmings; b. Dayton, O., Jan. 3, 1844; s. Henry and Sarah (Waltz) Lesher; ed. Dayton public schools. At age of 20, in 1864, engaged in dry goods business at Miamisburg, O .; sold out, 1865; in merchant tailoring in Tippecanoe and New Carlisle, O., until 1868; moved to Lima and continued mer- chant tailoring until 1879, when came to Chi- cago and engaged in wholesale tailors' trim- mings business, with John L. Bobo as partner, under firm name of J. H. Lesher & Co .; added a woolen dept., 1890, and continued until 1902, when the firm was dissolved by mutual con- sent; Mr. Lesher taking woolen dept., now under name of Lesher Woolen Co. Built Lesh- er Blk., 1902. Republican. Club: Chicago Ath- letic. Office: 319-327 Franklin St. Residence: Chicago Athletic Club.
LESLIE, John Hampton, merchandise bro- ker; b. Montrose, Scotland, Nov. 4, 1851; s. George and Jean (Hampton) Leslie; came to Chicago with parents, in childhood; ed. Chicago public schools; worked as Western Union mes- senger from 12 to 14, and as errand boy in wholesale grocery house from 14 to 16; then took short course at an acad .; m. 1st, 1875, Sallie L., daughter of ex-Mayor Jas. H. Wood- worth; m. 2d, Flora C. Dodson; children: Jean Agnes, John Woodworth, Almyra Virginia, Elianor Irene. After leaving the acad. held clerkship in a wholesale grocery house until he was 21; then joined his father in merchan- dise brokerage, later becoming partner and finally head of the firm, now known as John II. Leslie & Co., adding to the brokerage busi- ness that of an importer of foreign dried fruits and commission merchant in domestic dried fruits and canned goods. Was candidate for treas. on Citizens' ticket, 1891. Republican. Baptist; for many years supt. of Sunday School in Calvary 1st Baptist Church, and deacon of Calvary Baptist Church. Office: 29 Michigan Av. Residence: 3344 Rhodes Av.
LESTER, Albert G., broker; b. Boston, Feb. 11, 1857; s. Albert G. and Maria A. (Storrs) Lester; father died, 1857; mother mar- ried Renslow S. Parker, 1859; family moved to Chicago; ed. public and high schools; m. Chi- cago, Apr. 5, 1881, Fanny I. Boggs; children: Helen, Ruth. In 1891 entered board of trade firm of L. Everingham & Co .; in 1893 went with Lobdell, Farwell & Co., stocks and bonds, etc., and has since remained with that firm and its sucessors, Granger Farwell & Co., established Jan. 1, 1899. Republican. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Stock Ex- change. Clubs: Union League, Quadrangle,
Bankers. Office: 226 LaSalle St. Residence: 5737 Madison Av.
LETOURNEAU, Robert Antoine, physician; b. Kankakee, Ill., Feb. 9, 1862; s. George R. and Eladie (Langlois) Letourneau; ed. public schools and St. Viateur's College, and in Northwestern Univ. Med. School, graduating, M.D., class of 1895; m. New York City, 1898, Cornelia A. Ferguson; children: Raymond, Florence, Robert A., Jr. Surgeon to Chicago Baptist Hosp .; gynecologist to Provident Hosp. and Dispensary; surgeon to Cook Co. Hosp., 1902-3. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Illinois State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Republi- can. Office: 100 State St. Residence: 3601 Ellis Av.
LETTERMAN, Edmund R., insurance; b. Pekin, Ill., Sept. 24, 1863; s. Fred and Mary A. Letterman; ed. public schools of Pekin, Ill .; m. Apr. 1, 1893, Milwaukee, Wis., Minnie L. Parker; 1 daughter: Helen Minda. Connected with insurance business in Chicago since 1882. Now mem. insurance firm of Letterman & Chamberlin. Republican. Clubs: Menoken, Chi- cago Fly Casting. Office: 159 LaSalle St. Resi- dence: 934 Walnut St.
LETTON, Theodore W., fire insurance. Re- moved with parents to Quincy, Ill., 1842; ed. private schools in Quincy; was for several years capt. of a military company called the "Quincy Cadets," and in 1861 enlisted in 15th Ill. Infy. as 1st lieut. of Co. C; later promoted to adjt. of regt .; served 3 years. Entered insur- ance business in 1871, in local agency, and became western mgr. of the Fire Insurance Assn. of London, and afterward U. S. mgr. of the same company, with headquarters at New York; the western mgr. of the Union In- surance Co., of San Francisco, with headquar- ters in Chicago; since Oct., 1891, U. S. mgr. of the Prussian Nat. Insurance Co. of Stettin, Prussia. Clubs: Union League, Kenwood. Of- flee: Monadnock Blk. Residence: 4846 Kimbark Av.
LETTS, Frank Crawford, pres. Western Gro- cer Co .; b. Magnolia, Ill., Apr. 28, 1861; s. Noah H. and Herma (Cowen) Letts; ed. public schools; m. Washington, D. C., 1897, Cora Perkins; children: Fred C., Herma, Courtney, Hollis. Began business life as clerk in store at Afton, Ia., 1876-8; in employ of A. T. Stewart & Co., Chicago, dry goods, 1878-81. In 1881 went to Marshalltown, Ia., and was in retail dry goods business 4 years; wholesale grocer- ies, Marshalltown, Ia., 1885, as the Letts- Fletcher Co., later establishing houses also at Mason City and Oskaloosa, Ia .; St. Joseph, Mo .; Kansas City, Mo., and Albert Lea, Minn., all of which are now branches of the Western Grocer Co., incorporated, 1898, with headquar- ters at Chicago; also 1st vice-pres. and finan- cial mgr. of the Nat. Grocer Co., wholesale grocers, with branches at Detroit, Jackson, Saginaw, Bay City, Grand Rapids, Traverse City, Sault Ste. Marie, Lansing, Port Huron. and Durand, Mich .; South Bend, Ind., and De- catur, Ill. Also dir. of the Am. Pacifle Fisher- ies of Puget Sound. Republican; on military staffs of Govs. Jackson, Drake and Shaw, of Iowa, as col. Mason, K. T. and Shriner. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Glen View, Evanston Country. Office: 42 Madison St. Residence: Evanston. Ill.
LEVERING, Mortimer, vice-pres. and mgr. Mallory Commission Co .; h. Philadelphia, Pa .. Apr. 25, 1849; s. William H. and Irene (Smith) Levering; grad., 1872, Lafayette (Ind.) Col- legiate Institute: m. Lafayette. Ind .. Oct. 2. 1872, Julia Henderson; 1 son: Richmond. Was engaged as private banker at Lafayette, Ind., 1875-99; pres. Columbia Nat. Bank. Indianap- olis, Ind., 1899-1904. Came to Chicago from Indianapolis, 1904. to become vice-pres, and gen. mgr. of the Mallory Commission Co. (es- tablished 1862), live stock. Also pres. of the Lea Electric Mfg. Co .; sec .- treas. Am. Shrop-
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shire Register Assn., and of the Am. Shetland Pony Club; treas. International Live Stock Exposition; sec. Am. Wool Growers' Assn .; dir. Inter-State Life Assurance Co. Republi- can. Baptist. Mem. S. A. R. Scottish Rite Ma- son; past Eminent Commander, Indiana Com- mandery, No. 3, K. T. Past Noble Grand Odd Fellows, No. 22, Indiana, past chancellor Pa- triarchs' Encampment, and past commander Canton, I. O. O. F .; mem. K. P., B. P. O. Elks, order of Ben Hur, Royal Arcanum, etc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Saddle and Sirloin, Riding and Driving (Chicago); University, Columbia, Country, Commercial, Contemporary (Indian- apolis); Lafayette (Lafayette, Ind.). Office: Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards. Resi- dence: 4759 Lake Av.
LEVERING, Richmond, manufacturer; Lafayette, Ind., June 15, 1881; s. Mortimer and Julia (Henderson) Levering; ed. public and high school, Lafayette, Ind .; Peekskill (N. Y.) Military Acad .; Andover (Mass.) Acad. and Yale University, graduating Ph.B. Since its incorporation, Nov., 1902, has been actively engaged, as pres. of the Indian Asphalt Co., in the refining of crude oils, asphalt, and lubri- cating and fuel oils. Is also dir. of the Co- lumbia Nat. Bank. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: University, Midlothian; also a mem. of the New York Yale Club. Office: Ry. Exchange Bldg. Residence: 4759 Lake Av.
LEVINSON, Harry Charles, lawyer; b. Maryampol, Russia, Mar. 12, 1878; s. Isaac and Sophia (Reichseligman) Levinson; ed. New York and Chicago public schools; Medill High School (grad. 1894); Lake Forest Univ., LL.B., 1900; m. Chicago, Dec. 17, 1902, Fannie Cohn. Admitted to bar in May, 1900; mem. of the law firm of Hofheimer & Levinson. Republi- can. Jewish religion. Office: 79 Dearborn St. Residence: 483 44th St.
LEVINSON, Salmon Oliver, lawyer; b. No- blesville, Ind., Dec. 29, 1865; s. Newman D. and Minnie (Newman) Levinson; ed. Nobles- ville public and high schools and old Univ. of Chicago, 1883-5; Yale Univ., graduating, A.B., 1888; grad. law dept. of Lake Forest Univ., LL.B., 1891; while attending law school also read law in office of Moses, Newman & Pam; m. Chicago, Aug. 9, 1894, Helen Bartlett Haire (now deceased) ; children: Horace C., Ronald B., Helen W. Admitted to bar by Supreme Court of Illinois, 1891, and since then engaged in general practice of law; since 1892, partner in present law firm of Newman, Northrup, Levinson & Becker. Dir. of Woods Motor Vehi- cle Co. Republican. Sec. and treas. Rubinkam Lecture Assn. Clubs: Hamilton, Chicago Yale. Office: Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Residence: 4049 Lake Av.
LEVIS, John Mitchell, manufacturer; b. Al- ton, Ill., Apr. 30, 1857; s. Edward and Mary (Moffitt) Levis; ed. public schools of Alton, Ill .; m. Edwardsville, Ill., May 10, 1880, Julia Ida Cotter; children: Albert C., Mary K. Began business life in 1872 with Illinois Glass Co., of which is now the treas. and mgr. Also pres. Western Bottle Mfg. Co., the U. S. Bottle and Supply Co., and of the Sheldon-Foster Glass Co. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Washington Park, Marquette, Hamilton, Woodlawn. Office: 212-214 Randolph St. Resi- dence: 6427 Kimbark Av.
LEVY, Alexander H., manufacturer; b. Richmond, Va., Sept., 1850; s. A. A. and Frances (Phillip) Levy; ed. White Plains, N. Y .; m. Los Angeles, Calif., July 18, 1895, Juana F. Neal. Began business life with John Lucas & Co., paint manufacturers, Philadel- phia, Pa .; opened their Chicago branch in 1892; resigned, Dec., 1896, to accept a position with the Alston Mfg. Co. Since Jan., 1897, pres. and treas. of the Alston Mfg. Co., manufacturers of paints, dry colors, and crushers of flax seed. Clubs: Chicago Paint, Oil and Varnish, Chica- go Athletic; also Rushmere, of Detroit. Office:
Wade, Currier and Crittenden Sts. Residence: 1225 Winthrop Av.
LEVY, David Rose, lawyer; b. Kansas City, Mo., Apr. 27, 1867; s. Z. and Rose (Benjamin) Levy; ed. public and high schools, Springfield, Ill. Teacher in Springfield, Ill., 1885-6; in em- ploy of Wabash R. R. and was successively in claim, engineering and transportation depts., 1887-93; admitted to bar of Indiana, 1893; of Illinois, 1896; asst. sec. Illinois R. R. and Warehouse Commission, 1893-5; sec. to Hon. John P. Altgeld, gov. of Illinois, 1895-6; since 1896 engaged in practice of law in Chicago, making a specialty of corporation law; part- ner in law firm of Prentiss, Gregg & Levy, 1896-8; since Dec. 15, 1902, asst. corporation counsel of the City of Chicago. Democrat. Mem. Democratic Co. Central Committee, be- ing senatorial committeeman of 5th Senatorial District; re-elected June, 1904. Jewish religion. Clubs: Lakeside, Iroquois, Illinois Athletic, Jefferson. Office: Ashland Blk. Residence: 4325 Calumet Av.
LEVY, Simon Henry, treas. of Lanz, Owen & Co., manufacturers of leather traveling goods; b. Berlin, Ger., Aug. 8, 1869; s. Henry and Eva (Crocker) Levy; came to Chicago in boyhood; ed. public schools; m. Kenosha, Wis., May 10, 1892, Hattie Quitman; children: Lu- cille, Maurice, Dorothy, Hortense. Began with the Stein Mfg. Co. as an office boy, 1881-2, and in 1882 became connected in the same capacity with Lanz, Owen & Co .; promoted from time to time until the incorporation of the firm in 1895, when was elected sec., and more recently, on reorganization, necessitated by the retire- ment of Messrs. George and William Lanz from the firm, was elected to present position as treas .; has been credit man and financial mgr. for the company since 1895. Republican. Jewish religion. Mem. Germania Männerchor. Club: Hampden. Office: 183-189 Lake St. Resi- dence: 1931 Deming Pl.
LEWALD, Frank, wholesale jeweler; b. New York City, Sept. 29, 1854; s. Solomon and in infancy with parents, to Milwaukee, Caroline (Docter) Lewald; removed Wis., and was educated in public schools of that city; m. Mar. 7, 1883, Bertha Kohn, of Rock Island, Ill .; 1 son: Clarence. Came to Chicago, 1868, and was employed with E. Devide in painting business until 1871; then in employ with C. E. Webber & Co., produce commission merchants, 1871-81; went to St. Louis, Mo., and engaged in jewelry business, 1881-3; since 1883 in wholesale jewelry busi- ness in Chicago (F. Lewald & Co.). Club: Standard. Office: 185 Adams St. Residence: La- kota Hotel.
LEWIS, David R., vice-pres. Hibernian Banking Assn .; vice-pres. and treas. Mansion Co. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange. Clubs: Chi- cago, University, Evanston Country, Edge- water, Onwentsia. Office: Clark and Monroe Sts. Residence: 1504 Oak Av., Evanston, Ill.
LEWIS, Edward B., mem. firm Mason, Lew- is & Co., bankers. Mem. Chicago Stock Ex- change. Club: Union League. Office: Monad- nock Blk. Residence: 4413 Oakenwald Av.
LEWIS, Edwin Herbert, prof. English, Lew- is Institute, Chicago; b. Westerly, R. I., Nov. 28, 1866; s. A. Herbert and Augusta (Johnson) Lewis; grad. Alfred Univ. (A.M.), 1887; Ph.D., in Latin, Syracuse Univ., 1892; fellow, 1892-3; Ph.D., in English, 1894, Univ. of Chicago; m. Plainfield, N. J., 1890, Elizabeth Loxley Tay- lor. Senior teacher and vice-principal, Plain- field (N. J.) High School, 1887-8, 1889-90; studied in Italian libraries; prof. Latin, Alfred Univ., 1890-2; asst. in rhetoric, 1893-4; instruc- tor in English, 1895-6; associate prof. English, 1896-9, Univ. of Chicago. (For books, etc., see Who's Who in America.) Address: Lewis In- stitute, Chicago.
LEWIS, Francis Hervey, manufacturer's
agent; b. Hardingstone, Northamptonshire,
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Eng., Oct. 19, 1856; s. Francis and Elizabeth Hannah (Ferris) Lewis; academic education; m. Dolton, Ill., Nov. 28, 1882, Minnie E. Dol- ton; children: Marguerite Dolton, Gertrude Vivian. Since 1892 mgr. western sales dept. of Fred Rueping Leather Co., tanners, Fond du Lac, Wis. Office: 205 Lake St. Residence: 816 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill.
LEWIS, George, gen. mgr. C. F. Blanke Tea and Coffee Co .; b. San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 10, 1867; s. S. J. and Caroline (Helwig) Lewis; ed. public schools in Oakland and San Fran- cisco, Calif .; College in Oakland, and Califor- nia Military Acad .; m. Waukegan, Ill., May 2, 1896, Florence Lorenz de Castro; 1 son: Gay- nard Spencer. Early in life worked for the Pa- cific Steamship Co .; afterward became an offi- cer on their ships; and still later entered firm of Bernard & Mantel, teas and coffees, San Francisco, to manage their branch at Stockton, Calif .; then managed San Francisco branch for Thomson & Taylor Spice Co., of Chicago, for 6 years; joined Carter, Macy & Co, teas; of New York, Japan and China, and had charge of their western offices outside of Chicago; in 1896 opencd Chicago branch for C. F. Blanke Tea and Coffee Co., of St. Louis, of which has since been gen. mgr. In 1889 was mem. Cali- fornia Drill Corps, N. S. G. W .; recently capt. 1st Cav. Regt., I. N. G., q. m. and commissary. Republican. Episcopalian. Has been an exten- sive traveler in this and foreign countries. Clubs: Washington Park, Chicago Yacht, Fox Lake Yacht. Office: 25 E. Lake St. Residence: 5229 Cornell Av.
LEWIS, Harry Albert, co. atty. Cook Co .; b. Berwick, Ill., Aug. 20, 1869; s. John V. and Anna (Humiston) Lewis; ed. public schools; Elliott's College, Burlington, Ia., class of 1891, and Northwestern Univ. Law School; m. Chi- cago, June 18, 1895; children: Ethel, Esther. Admitted to Illinois bar in 1896, and engaged in general practice for 5 years. In Sept., 1901, was appointed as asst. State's atty. of Cook Co., holding that position until Dec., 1904, when was appointed by the Co. Board to pres- ent position as county atty. of Cook Co. Resi- dence: 438 W. 65th St.
LEWIS, Henry Foster, physician; b. Chica- go, Feb. 15, 1864; s. Joseph Briggs and Mary Elizabeth (Foster) Lewis; ed. public school (Kenwood School), Hyde Park High School, Harvard College, A.B., 1885; Harvard Med. School, M.D., 1888; post-graduate work at Univ. of Chicago. 1898; Univ. of Berlin, 1902; m. Cedar Rapids, Ia., July 9, 1890, Minnie Dows Naa, of Bangkok, Siam; children: Kath- arine, Maude, Josephine, Henry Foster, Jr. In- terne, Boston City Hosp., 1888; interne Cook Co. Hosp., 1888-90; curator Pathological Mu- seum in same, 1892; prof. of physical diagno- sis, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Chi- cago, 1892-3; instructor in medicine, Chicago Post-Graduate Med. School, 1891; asst., 1899; associate, 1900; instructor since 1901, in ob- stetrics and gynecology. Rush Med. College; asst. obstetrician, Presbyterian Hosp., since 1900. Mem. Am. Med. Assn .. Am. Acad. of Medicine, Mississippi Valley Mcd. Assn .. Illi- nois State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chica- go Medico-Legal Soc., Cook Co. Hosn. Alumni Assn., Chicago Gynecological Soc., Physicians' Club. Democrat. Club: Kenwood. Office: 103 State St. Residence: 4426 Lake Av.
LEWIS, Isaac John, fire insurance; b. Ma- haska Co., Ia., June 9, 1845; s. William J. and Elizabeth (Jenkins) Lewis; ed. public schools, Burlington, Ja., and Cleveland, O .; m. Cleve- land, O., June 18, 1867, Anna F. Loud. Entered insurance business, 1862, at Cleveland, O., as offlee boy with May & Coc; came to Chicago, 1866, representing the Cleveland Insurance Co. and the Commercial Mutual Insurance Co .. of Cleveland, O., and became associated with C. H. Hinckley, as C. H. Hinckley & Co., until 1870; since 1870 in business under his own
name, as fire and marine insurance agent and adjuster of fire losses; since Apr., 1888, repre- sentative of the Detroit Fire and Marine In- surance Co., of Detroit, Mich. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Clubs: Washington Park, Chi- cago Athletic. Office: 159 LaSalle St. Resi- dence: 3335 Indiana Av.
LEWIS, James Hamilton, lawyer; b. Dan- ville, Va., May 18, 1866; removed to Augusta, Ga., 1866; ed. Houghton College and Univ. of Virginia; studied law, Savannah; admitted to bar, 1884; m. Nov., 1896, Rose Lawton Doug- las, of Georgia. Located at Seattle, Wash., Nov., 1886; elected to territorial senate; de- clined nomination for Congress, 1890; candi- date for gov., 1892; nominee for U. S. Senator, 1894; State of Washington candidate for Vice- presidential nomination, Dem. Nat. Conven- tion, 1896; mem. of Congress, 1897-9, Wash- ington, at large; caucus nominee for U. S. Senator, 1899; was author resolution in Con- gress, 1897, for recognition Cuban independ- ence; candidate for vice-pres., 1900, Demo- cratic Nat. Convention, Kansas City; endorsed by the Pacific Coast States. Democrat. Served on staff Gen. F. D. Grant in Spanish-Am. War in Cuba, 1898. Removed to Chicago, 1902. Ad- dress: Home Insurance Bldg.
LEWIS, James Henry, mgr. Walter M. Lowney Co .; b. W. Winterport, Me., Nov. 27, 1860; s. James H. and Arletta Lewis; ed. pub- lic schools, Swanville, Me .; m. Boston, Mass., June, 1888, Ellen E. Eastman. Since Mar., 1892, Chicago mgr. for the Walter M. Lowney Co., of Boston, Mass., chocolates. Office: 1222-1226 Wabash Av. Residence: 560 45th Pl.
LEWIS, John Calvin, supt. for N. K. Fair- bank & Co .; b. North Bend, Hamilton Co., O .. Apr. 17, 1836; s. Joseph and Mary (Wakefield) Lewis; grad. Miami Univ., Oxford, O., 1860; studied law, 1860-1; m. 1863, Alice E., daughter of Dr. John H. F. Thornton, of North Bend. O., and granddaughter of Pres. William Henry Harrison. While studying law in the office of his uncle, S. F. Lewis, of Clinton, Ill., the war broke out, and in July, 1861, mustered into U. S. service as 2d lieut .: Aug. 5, 1861, pro- moted 1st lieut. just after the surrender of Ft. Donelson, and capt., Apr. 3, 1862; was in num- erous battles, but because of ill health re- signed Oct., 1862, and returned North. Came to Chicago, 1870, and was connected with the lumber firms of Newman & Summalt, and Holmes & Co., becoming identifled, 1875. with N. K. Fairbank & Co .; superintended the St. Louis branch, 1876-80, asst. supt. at Chicago, 1880-90; . supt. since 1890, having general charge over the company's operations in the manufacture of cottolene, soap, etc .. at the Chicago works. Republican. Office: 225 19th St. Residence: 4140 Ellis Av.
LEWIS, Thomas Henry, physician: h. Cht- cago, June 3. 1872; s. Martin and Jossio (Rogers) Lewis: ed. Evanston Twp. High School, Yale Univ., Ph. R., 1893: Northwestern TIniv. Med. School. 1896. Was interne at St. Luke's Hosp., 1896-9: now gynecologist. St. Luke's Hosp. Dispensary: instructor in gyno- cology. Northwestern Univ. Med. School: regu- Iar examiner Mutual Life Insurance Co .. Now York. Mom. Am. Med. Assn., Chicago Med. Soc., Illinois Stato Med. Soc .. Chicago Med. Examiners' Assn. Club: Evanston Country. Of- fico: 103 State St. Residence: 251 Dearborn AV.
LEWIS. William Henry: h. New York City. May 30, 1836: s. Isaac Lewis and Cornelia Donaldson Lowis; ed. New York private schools: m. New Albany. Ind .. 1862. Julia F. Snively: children: Edward M. (capt .. U. S. A.). Arthur H., Francis S., Adelaide La. Began rail- road career as treas. for trustee of Now Al- bany & Salem R. R. Co., 1858, to Sent- 1. 1568. and after that see. and treas, of the Louisville. New Albany & Chicago Ry. until July, 1897: since then treas. and asst. sec. of the Chicago.
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Indianapolis & Louisville Ry. Also sec. and treas. Indiana Stone R. R. Co .; sec. and dir. of the Consolidated Stone Co .; dir. Art Marble Co. Mem. Sons of the Revolution. Office: 198 Custom House Pl. Residence: Windermere Ho- tel.
LIBBY, George Mifflin Dallas, pres. of Lib- by & Sherwood Printing Co .; b. Cape Eliza- beth, Me., Feb. 9, 1845; s. George Washington and Sarah J. (Thrasher) Libby; ed. public schools of Maine; m., 1st, 1870, Chicago, Ella M. Brown (died 1881); m., 2d, Caledonia, Wis., 1883, Adaline E. Brown; children: Lucretia T., Dallas M., Cornelia. Served in 25th Me. Infy. and 30th Me. Vet. Vols. 3 years in Civil War in Army of the Gulf and in the Shenandoah Valley. Learned printing trade in St. John, N. B., and Portland, Me .; came to Chicago in 1866; was with H. C. Tiffany as supt. for some years, and in 1884 mem. of firm of Libby & Russell, which later became successively G. M. D. Libby, and Libby & Sherwood, 1891, incorporated, 1893, as Libby & Sherwood Print- ing Co., of which has since been pres. Mem. Chicago Typothetæ. Republican; was pres. of Board of Education, Maplewood and Humboldt District, before annexation to Chicago. Mem. G. A. R., Royal Arcanum. Office: 142 Monroe St.
LICHTENBERGER, Charles, Jr., publisher; b. Chicago, Apr. 8, 1854; s. Charles and Fannie (List) Lichtenberger; ed. Chicago public schools; m., 1st, Anna Hickey (died 1902) ; m., 2d, 1904, Mrs. Anna Lichtenberger. On leaving school, 1869, entered the office of Howard, Bartels & Co. (established 1867), and in 1875 became a mem. of the firm, publishers of Daily Trade Bulletin. Republican. West Park Commissioner (ex-pres. of board); ex-pres. 11th Ward and 20th Ward Republican Clubs. Mason; mem. Hesperia Lodge (past master), York Chapter, and Chicago Commandery, K. T. Club: Illinois. Office: 28 Sherman St. Resi- dence: 488 Dearborn Av.
LIDGERWOOD, Robert Elliot, knit goods; b. Putnam, Washington Co., N. Y., Jan. 19, 1847; s. John A. and Isabella (Willey) Lidger- wood; academic education, Putnam, N. Y. Li- censed to teach at 18 years of age, and taught 2 years in common schools in New York State; engaged in dry goods trade in Minnesota, 1872- 1877; was with A. T. Stewart & Co., dry goods, in Chicago, 1877; with Field, Leiter & Co., wholesale, 1878-81; with Wilson Bros., whole- sale house, as salesman, 1882-90; since 1890 mem. of the Lewis Knitting Co., of Janesville, Wis., and vice-pres. 12 years, company mfg. finest grades of wool, silk and wool and pure silk underwear. Republican. Was officer in 1st Regt., I. N. G., 1878-82. Has done some writing for newspapers, and wrote and published book for Republican campaign of 1896. Office: Me- dinah Temple. Residence: Pullman Bldg.
LIEBENSTEIN, Sigmund, stock broker; b. Chicago, Feb. 10, 1876; s. Charles and Rosa (Feinberg) Liebenstein; ed. Germany and Switzerland and then attended the Univ. of Chicago until 1894; m. Chicago, 1900, Leona Hartman; 1 son: Sigmund, Jr. Since 1896 en- gaged in successful business as a broker in stocks and bonds. Mem. Chicago Stock Ex- change. Club: Standard. Office: 199 LaSalle St. Residence: Lakota Hotel.
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